Wilkes Preview
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Wilkes had a frustrating 2007 with the team missing four starters in the second half due to injury. Among these was 2006 3rd place finisher Brandon Kelly, whose talent was missed in duals and the Metro tournament. The team returns a nucleus of talented wrestlers that was ranked as high as #11 last year along with a nice freshman class that will look to crack the line-up. With good depth, Wilkes hopes to bounce back in 2007-2008 and improve both their record and conference finish. Coach Laudenslager has upgraded the schedule to include the East Stroudsburg Open, Bud Whitehill Duals and a date in February where they will test themselves against three Division I schools. The experience of the squad combined with talented newcomers should provide for an exciting year.
School: Wilkes University
Head Coach: Jon Laudenslager
Years at School: 5th
Assistant Coaches: Mitch Marcks, Rory Tobias, Alex Wilson
2006-2007 Dual Meet Record: 10-9
2007 NCAA Place: 47th
2007 National Qualifying Tournament Place: 5th Metropolitan
Returning NCAA Qualifiers and All-Americans: 125 Felipe Queiroz (’06 AA, ’07 Qual.)
Total Number of Returning Starters: 8
Notable Incoming Freshmen:
133 Ryan Wilson (Wall, NJ) NJ SQ 2006
133 Brandon Prentice (Wallkill Valley, NJ) NJ 7th
141 Tyler Perry (Berwick, PA) PA 4th
184 Chris Smith (High Point, NJ) NJ SQ
197 James Gonzalez (Pocono Mountain West, PA) District XI Champ
285 Levi Stern (Lehighton, PA) PA SQ
197 Zach Pizarro (Easton, PA) PA SQ 2005
Projected Lineup
125: Felipe Queiroz/Shaun Farnham
133: Josh Pauling/Brandon Prentice/Ryan Wilson
141: Donny Clark/Pete George/Tyler Perry
149: Adam Penberthy(141)/Erik Smith/Derek Brownmiller
157: Justin Barowski(165)/Andrew Franko/Joe Henshaw
165: Frank Heffernan(157)/Rich Clocker/Travis Davis
174: Josh Ballan/Josh Lamb/Tom Leggio
184: Colin Nagy/Devin Sassone-McHugh(197)/Chris Smith
197: Stan Brudnicki/Angelo DiLeo/James Gonzalez/Zach Pizarro
285: Andrew Feldman/Levi Stern/Jake Weinrich