Takedown Report

Pennsylvania College & University Wrestling programs

The last state we have listed is one with a long and wide tradition in wrestling.  It has the second most number of schools after California.  The top three teams of Lehigh, Penn State and Wilkes University.

Pennsylvania College Wrestling Programs
Top Teams in wins
No. School Lev. Wins Losses Ts Pct. First Yr. (fall) Latest Year Yrs. Most Wins Coach Years Wins 2015
1 Lehigh University I 885 413 23 0.679 1910-1911 2015 105 Sheridan, Billy 1912-1952 222 (14-6) a
2 Penn State University I 881 303 36 0.737 1908-1909 2015 108 Speidel, Charlie 1927-42,47-64 191 (11-4) a
3 Wilkes University III 817 380 14 0.680 1946-1947 2015 69 Reese, John G. 1953-1995 514 (15-5) a
4 Lycoming College III 724 291 7 0.712 1956-1993 2015 59 Whitehill, Budd 1956-1993 376 (13-3) a
5 Lock Haven Univ. I 709 349 13 0.668 1939-1940 2015 72 Poff, Carl 1990-2002 167 (7-12) a
6 Ursinus College (PA) III 679 350 21 0.657 1929-1930 2015 85 Racich, Bill 1980-2015 499 (11-2) a
7 Franklin & Marshall I 649 554 23 0.539 1933-1934 2015 89 Mayser, Charles W. 1923-1944 145 (3-8) a
8 Delaware Valley College III 610 175 8 0.774 1962-1963 2015 53 Marshall, Robert (Floyd?) 1974-2002 363 (11-3) a
9 Bloomsburg University I 600 329 15 0.644 1936-’39, ’54- 2015 63 Sanders, Roger 1972-1993 250 (0-12) a
10 East Stroudsburg I 598 546 21 0.522 1930-’42, -’46- 2015 81 Whitman, Clyde H. (Red?) 1961-71,’72-79 180 (5-10) a
11 Pennsylvania I 595 558 32 0.516 1904-1905 2015 111 Reina, Roger 1986-2005 205 (9-4) a
12 York College (PA) III 582 279 4 0.675 1968-1969 2015 47 Kessler, Tom 1992-2013 321 (21-5) a
13 Drexel University I 553 464 15 0.543 1946-1947 2015 69 Childs, Jack 1976-2011 423 (8-14) a
14 Pittsburgh-Johnstown II 552 156 5 0.778 1974-1975 2015 41 Pecora, Pat 1976-2015 540 (12-2) a
15 Millersville Univ. of Penn. At I 538 445 17 0.547 1946-1947 2015 69 Hitchcock, Floyd “Shorty” 1984-2002 180 (6-9) a
16 Pittsburgh, University of I 535 396 19 0.573 1914-15, 1950- 2015 73 Stottlemyer, Randy 1979-2013 304 (8-8) a
17 Clarion Univ. I 531 371 13 0.587 1959-1960 2015 56 Bubb, Bob 1966-1992 322 (1-16) a
18 Edinboro Univ. I 517 307 13 0.625 1940-’41,’46- 2015 70 Flynn, Tim 1998-2014 184 (14-5) a
19 Gettysburg College III 496 634 22 0.440 1930-1931 2015 85 Sauve, James 1969-1977 78 (9-8) a
20 Shippensburg State II 472 489 17 0.491 1948-50,’56- 2015 61 Corman, William ‘Bill’ 1956-1983 243 (7-13) a
21 Kutztown University II 458 350 14 0.566 1940-43,64-65 2015 54 Fisher, Robert 2000-2015 163 (12-6) a
22 King’s College (PA) III 442 415 1 0.516 1969-1970 2015 46 McGinley, Ned 1969-2015 442 (6-16) a
23 Elizabethtown College (PA) III 441 401 9 0.524 1958-1959 2015 57 Ober, D. Kenneth 1964-1992 282 (5-12) a
24 Waynesburg College (PA) III 428 282 13 0.601 1928-’42, ’46- 2015 83 Ketterling, Clayton P. 1963-1977 144 (17-7) a
25 Bucknell Univ. I 401 462 15 0.465 1946-’02, ’06- 2015 65 Ferraro, Bob 1974-1997 169 (15-4) a
26 Muhlenberg (PA) III 394 540 16 0.423 1923-’25,’42- 2015 75 Schleicher, Tom 1996-2009 108 (4-9) a
27 Messiah College III 390 330 4 0.541 1973-1974 2015 42 Brunk, Bryan 2003-2015 148 (20-1) a
28 Slippery Rock University I 361 296 7 0.549 1958-1959 2006 48 Powell, Fred 1969-1991 221 xxx x
29 Lafayette College I 330 332 16 0.499 1924-1925 1989 62 Piper, John 1973-1984 93 xxx x
30 Thadeus Stevens College of Tech. JUCO 302 254 0 0.543 1970-1971 2014 44 Schoelkoph, Les 2000-2008 160 E-M a
31 Scranton University III 276 473 5 0.369 1968-1969 2015 47 Hopkins, John 1968-87,’88-98 183 (6-13) a
32 Temple University I 239 184 8 0.564 1933 1986 53 Rogers, John 73 xxx x
33 West Chester State III 230 111 5 0.672 1946 1987 41 Collier, Milton 1968-1980 112 xxx x
34 Thiel College III 226 152 4 0.597 1958-1959 2015 57 Thurber, Craig 2003-2015 111 (12-6) a
35 Lebanon Valley College III 222 221 8 0.501 1958-1959 2000 42 Petrofes, Jerry 1963-1988 214 xxx x
36 Washington & Jefferson III 221 180 9 0.550 1932-1933 2015 82 White, James A. 1964-1992 132 (2-12) a
37 Swarthmore College III 220 201 15 0.522 1942-1945 2000 58 Davies, Gomer H. 1952-1977 147 xxx x
38 Keystone Jr. Coll, PA JUCO 216 151 5 0.587 1965-1966 1990 25 Fornicola, Larry 1965-1990 216 xxx x
39 California University of Pennsylvania I 190 165 9 0.534 1959 1996 37 Vulcano, Frank 1968-1978 82 xxx x
40 Gannon University PA II 185 235 3 0.441 1968-71,’84- 2015 34 Henry, Don 1984-2015 179 (7-5) a
41 Mercyhurst College II 176 91 2 0.658 2001-2002 2015 14 Wehler, Mike 2007-2015 109 (18-1) a
42 Duquesne Univ. I 171 202 8 0.459 1968-1974, ’91 2010 25 Hartupee, John 1997-2010 101 xxx x
43 Susquehanna University III 163 165 6 0.497 1966-1967 1996 30 Kunes, Charlie 1966-1991 163 xxx x
44 Albright College III 150 461 5 0.248 1956-1957 2006 50 Ford, Robert M. 1960-1964 26 xxx x
45 Indiana Univ. (Pa.) II 127 148 3 0.462 1940-1941 1984 33 Blacksmith, Bill 1968-’76, ’77-80 81 xxx x
46 Haverford College III 113 173 9 0.398 1940-1943 1965-19’78 38 Hartmann, Fred 1965-19’78 58 xxx x
47 Allegheny College III 104 124 3 0.457 1958-1959 1993 35 McElhaney, Harold 1970-1976 32 xxx x
48 Mansfield State University II 104 126 2 0.453 1967-1968 1999 32 Shaw, Hank 1967-’74, ’78-95 74 xxx x
49 St. Francis College (Pa.) I 101 59 4 0.628 1961-1962 1974-1975 14 Vaux, Thomas 1961-1975 101 xxx x
50 Williamsport Area Comm. Coll. JUCO 95 39 1 0.707 1968-1969 1983 15 Wassan, Max 1969-1982 95 xxx x
51 Juniata College III 81 134 5 0.380 1959-1960 1995 36 Berrier, Bill 1962-1993 67 xxx x
52 Dickinson College III 76 62 9 0.548 1958-1959 1971-1972 14 Marshall, Robert 1964-1971 33 xxx x
53 Grove City College III 73 91 5 0.447 1962-1963 1966-1978 16 Kopnisky, Joe 1965-1978 61 xxx x
54 Widener U.(PMC’66-72),Penn Mil.to’66 III 67 168 3 0.288 1946-1947 1972-1973 26 Sveinbjornsson, H. 1956-1966 31 xxx x
55 Seton Hill II 54 96 0 0.360 2007-2008 2015 8 Elliott, Chris 2007-2011 31 (12-5) a
56 Lincoln University (Penna) III 50 157 3 0.245 1952-1967 1974-1976 24 Gardner, Robert N. 1952-1967 32 xxx x
57 Williamson Free School of Mechanical Trades JUCO 43 20 2 0.677 2004-2005 2015 11 Harner, Steve 2004-2008 27 (1-1) a
58 Penn State DuBois JUCO 36 41 0 0.468 ?-1979,2009- 2015 6 Park, Matt 2009-2015 36 (10-5) a
59 Pennsylvania Coll. of Tech. (Williamsport) III 22 36 0 0.379 2010-2011 2015 5 Schuyler Frey 2010-2015 22 (2-11) a
60 Mercyhurst North East JUCO 20 36 3 0.364 2005-2007 2015 9 Cooper, Aaron 2007-2015 25 (3-5) a
61 LaSalle University I 12 9 0 0.571 1979-1980 1998 19 Murt, Tom 0 xxx x
62 Westminster College III 12 18 0 0.400 1968-1969 1971-1972 4 Nicholson, Eugene 1969-1972 8 xxx x
63 St. Vincent’s III 11 47 0 0.190 1959-1960 1973 14 Harbert, Thomas P. 1963-1970 11 xxx x
64 Cheyney Univ. PA II 10 20 0 0.333 1966-1967 1986-1995 9 Johnson, Harold ? xxx x
65 Penn State Mont Alto JUCO 9 5 0 0.643 1980s, 2012-2013 2014 3 Kocsis, Bruce 2011-2014 9 E-M a
66 Penn State Beaver NCWA 7 28 0 0.200 1960s-1980s 2014 3 Winkle, Jeff 2011-2014 7 (2-11) a
67 Penn State Altoona JUCO 5 0 1 0.917 1979 1980s ?????? 0 xxx x
68 Penn State Fayette JUCO 4 6 0 0.400 1960s-1980s 2014 3 Simon, Jerry 2011-2012 4 E-M a
69 Carnegie-Mellon III 3 33 0 0.083 1921 1972-1974 53 Steva, Paul F. 1972-1974 3 xxx x
70 Philadelphia Biblical Univ. III 2 8 0 0.200 1967-1968 1967-1968 1 Magill, Richard 1967-1968 2 xxx x
71 Valley Forge Military College NCWA 1 8 0 —— 2015 1 Howell, Kurt 0 (1-8) a
72 Penn State Greater Allegheny JUCO 2 8 0 0.200 1960s-1980s 2015 1 Karadus, Clay 2013-2014 0 (2-5) a
73 Penn State New Kensington NCWA 0 10 0 0.000 ? – 1975, 2010- 2014 3 Darby, Bob 2010-2011 0 E-M a

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