ACTIVE D-III Coaches – Top 25 with at least 120 wins
If you notice a mistake, omission or possible change that should be included please let us know at martinkfleming@gmail.com. The following is what we have so far for active Division III coaches.
- Bill Racich (Ursinus College) 541 – deceased after season2018
- Ned McGinley (King’s College) 458
- Roger Crebs (LycomingCollege) 392
- Don Murray (SUNY-Brockport) 344
- Lonnie Morris (Johnson & Wales) 325
- Bruce Haberli (New York University) 322
- Ron Beaschler (Ohio Northern Univ.) 318
- Dave Mitchell (Luther College) 269
- Martin Nichols (Ithaca College) 251
- JonLaudenslager (Wilkes University) 234
- Jay Jones(Rhode Island College) 230
- BradBruhn (SUNY-Cortland) 216
- JohnOostendorp (Coe College) 215
- DrewBlack (Wesleyan Univ.) 201
- BryanBrunk (Messiah College) 200
- JohnnyJohnson (Wisconsin-Stevens Point) 182
- DaveMalecek (Wisconsin-LaCrosse State) – 173
- MikeHoward (SUNY-Oswego State) – 164
- DuaneRitter (SUNY Oneonta State) – 158
- MikeDuroe (Cornell College) 145 deceased after season 2018
- JonMcGovern (Dubuque University) – 136
- BrianAnderson (Wabash College) – 133
- LeoKocher (University of Chicago) 130- incomplete
- CraigThurber (Thiel College) – 130 –
- SteveMarianetti (Elmhurst College) – 125 –
Iowa Hawkeyes Earn 1,000th Win in Dual Sweep
KENT, Ohio – The University of Iowa Wrestling team opened the 2018-19 season with a sweep of Cal State Bakersfield and Kent State on Friday night in Kent, Ohio.
The Hawkeyes won nine-of-10 bouts in the opener to top CSUB, 36-3. The Hawkeyes won twice by technical fall, five times by major decision, and held a 37-4 advantage in takedowns. The win against the Roadrunners was the 1,000th dual win in program history. Iowa is one of four schools in NCAA history to reach the 1,000 win plateau. The Hawkeyes swept 10 matches against the Golden Flashes, stringing together four pins from 141-165 and adding a technical fall at 125.
Rest of the story at https://hawkeyesports.com/news/2018/11/9/wrestling-hawkeyes-earn-1-000th-win-in-dual-sweep.aspx?mc_cid=30b74f007b&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
ACTIVE D-II Coaches – Top 11 with at least 150 wins
Why 11? Well as that intellectual giant Nigel Tufnall of Spinal Tap would say “we go one louder as we go to eleven.” Besides, it is close between two coaches for the 10th spot. Now if you think your coach has been neglected and could qualify please e-mail us at martinkfleming@gmail.com.
- Pat Pecora (Pitt-Johnstown) 581
- Mike Denney (Maryville Univ./Nebr.-Omaha) 356
- Jim Makovsky (Minn. St.-Mankato/Valley City St.) 293
- Steve Costanzo (St. Cloud Univ.&Dana College) 249
- Doug Henry (Gannon Univ.) 199
- Robert Fisher (Kutztown Univ.) 195
- Miles Van Hee (Western State College) 182
- Heath Grimm (Upper Iowa Univ.) 179
- Lars Jensen (Calif. State San Francisco) 176
- Mike Wehler (Mercyhurst, West Liberty State) 168
- Jason Reitmeier (Augustana College-S.D.) 165
Utah Valley’s upset over Rutgers moves Wolverines into NWCA Top 25
Manheim,Pennsylvania – For just the second time in school history, Utah Valley University finds itself ranked in the Top 25 as the NWCA Division I Wrestling Coaches Poll was released on Tuesday.
The Wolverines (2-1) weren’t flawless this past weekend at the Journeymen My House Northeast Duals in Troy, New York, but they were good enough to beat then-No. 15 Rutgers 24-14. The only other time Utah Valley was ranked in the Top 25 in school history came last season, when they appeared at No. 25 on February 8. Utah Valley enters this week at No. 21, the highest in the program’s 15-year history.
The top 14 schools remained unchanged as seven of them saw action in the second full week of Division I competition.
No. 1 Penn State (1-0) opened up the season with its 46th consecutive dual meet victory, a 52-3 pounding of Kent State (3-5). Kent State wrestled three ranked Big Ten teams over the weekend. The Nittany Lions earned seven falls, including six in a row from 149-197 pounds to please the sold-out crowd at Rec Hall. Third-ranked Iowa (2-0)opened up on the road at Kent State for the Frenzy at the Fieldhouse. The Hawkeyes lost one individual bout in beating CSU Bakersfield 36-6 and host Kent State 45-0. Returning NCAA champion Spencer Lee of Iowa was dominant, picking up a pair of technical falls.
Fifth-ranked Michigan (1-0) started the Sean Bormet era with a 32-12 win on the road against rebuilding Central Michigan. The Wolverines earned five bonus victories to give the first-year head coach his first dual meet victory.
Seventh-ranked Missouri (2-0) continued its domination over Old Dominion (0-1),winning nine of 10 matches and earning six bonus victories in a 40-3 rout in Norfolk. In a matchup of All-Americans at 141 pounds, Missouri’s Jaydin Eierman pinned Sa’Derian Perry in the third period. Perry transferred from Eastern Michigan after the school unceremoniously dropped its rapidly improving wrestling program last spring.
No. 11 Arizona State (1-0) topped No. 19 South Dakota State (0-1) 30-9 in front of over 1,800 fans at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Both national champions in the dual – Seth Gross at 133 pounds for South Dakota State and Zahid Valencia at 174 pounds for Arizona State – were impressive in their victories.
Along with Utah Valley’s win, the lion’s share of the ranked teams competing this past weekend were at the Northeast Duals. No. 12 Nebraska went 3-0,getting past Utah Valley 19-15, Virginia 21-15 and Drexel 28-9. Rutgers (4-1)picked up a 26-9 win over Appalachian State, while No. 17 Purdue (2-0) opened the season with a 35-5 win over Bloomsburg and a 25-14 win over Drexel.
Rest of the story and rankings at http://bit.ly/coachespollNov13
NC State’s Hidlay Named Co-ACC Wrestler of the Week
#2 ranked 157-pounder won Hokie Open title
RALEIGH, N.C. – NC State redshirt-sophomore Hayden Hidlay was named co-ACC Wrestler of the Week after winning the 157-pound title at the Hokie Open this past weekend.
In the first tournament of the season, the 2018 NCAA finalist went 4-0 at the Hokie Open. He outscored his foes 71-29 (with 23 of his points given up being escape points) and tallied 27 takedowns and only gave up one.
In the finals, he notched a top-10 win, defeating #7 Monday of North Carolina 10-7, scoring four takedowns to Monday’s one.
Last season, he was named ACC Wrestler of the Week a league-best three times.
Hidlay is ranked #2 at 157 pounds in every poll, and will be leaving next week to compete at the U23 World Championships in Romania.
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