Top ACTIVE Division III College Coaches in Dual wins Top 25 w/ at least 100 wins
ACTIVE Coaches (D-III)– Top 25 (or so) with at least 100 wins
- Roger Crebs (Lycoming College) 406
- Don Murray (SUNY-Brockport) 350
- Lonnie Morris (Johnson & Wales) 347
- Ron Beaschler (Ohio Northern Univ.) 324
- Bruce Haberli (New York University) 294
- Dave Mitchell (Luther College) 277
- Martin Nichols (Ithaca College) 262
- Jon Laudenslager (Wilkes University) 253
- Jay Jones (Rhode Island College) 234
- John Oostendorp (Coe College) 229
- Brad Bruhn (SUNY-Cortland) 223
- Bryan Brunk (Messiah College) 216
- Drew Black (Wesleyan Univ.) 194
- Johnny Johnson (Wisconsin-Stevens Point) 194
- Dave Malecek (Wisconsin-LaCrosse State) – 184
- Mike Howard (SUNY-Oswego State) – 171
- Duane Ritter (SUNY Oneonta State) – 168
- Jon McGovern (Dubuque University) – 144
- Leo Kocher (University of Chicago) 140 – incomplete
- Brian Anderson (Wabash College) – 139
- Craig Thurber (Thiel College) – 134
- Steve Marianetti (Elmhurst College) – 130
- Jason Garriques (Centenary College) 107
- Sean Gibbs (Baldwin-Wallace) – 102
- Eric Van Kley (Central College,) – 100
Recent Retired Coaches
Bill Racich (Ursinus College)
540 – deceased after season
2018
Ned McGinley (King’s College)
458 – III retired in 2017
Mike Duroe (Cornell College) 145
– III – deceased July ’18
Bruce Shumaker (Apprentice School) 138 –
III – retired in 2017
Augsburg to add women’s wrestling as varsity sport
TDR Ed’s Note ; First women’s college team in Minnesota as the opportunities keep expanding.
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FACTS ABOUT WOMEN’S WRESTLING
MINNEAPOLIS — Augsburg University is continuing its tradition of being a pioneer in women’s athletics by creating a varsity women’s wrestling team, which will begin competition in the 2019-20 school year with Max Mejia as its first head coach, the university has announced. By being the only collegiate institution in Minnesota to currently sponsor a varsity women’s wrestling program, Augsburg continues to lead the field in adding athletic opportunities for women. Women’s wrestling will be the 22nd varsity sport offered at Augsburg, and the 12th Auggie women’s sport. In 1995, Augsburg was the first college or university in the Midwest to sponsor a varsity women’s ice hockey team, and in 2014, Augsburg became the first collegiate institution in Minnesota to sponsor a varsity women’s lacrosse team. “I am proud that our outstanding intercollegiate athletics program will once again set a new standard for offering competition opportunities for women,” said Augsburg President Dr. Paul Pribbenow. “Women’s wrestling is one of the fastest growing sports in the country, and it is especially fitting that Augsburg — with its nationally recognized men’s wresting program — will join this movement. I look forward to our women’s wrestling program recruiting top-notch student-athletes from across the country and competing at the highest level.” Rest of the story at https://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2019/4/15/wres041519.aspx
Ocean Springs Greyhounds fighting to keep wrestling alive in Mississippi
TDR Ed.’s Note ; Student-Athletes in Mississippi need to have more wrestling opportunities.
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The Greyhounds are currently the only high school wrestling team in MS.
By Tristan Ruppert| April 22, 2019 at 5:31 PM CDT – Updated April 23 OCEAN SPRINGS, MS (WLOX) – Mississippi is the only state in the country without high school sanctioned wrestling but one Coast school is trying to change that. WLOX Reporter Tristan Ruppert once wrestled as an Ocean Springs Greyhound but his time with the team was anything but easy. Ruppert didn’t know if each year he wrestled would be the last year for the program. That was five years ago and the team is still fighting to keep wrestling alive in Mississippi. “Getting your hand raised on the mat is the greatest feeling because you know you’ve worked hard to get to that position and you came out on top,” said wrestler Bryce Bizzack. Rest of the story at http://www.wlox.com/2019/04/22/ocean-springs-greyhounds-fighting-keep-wrestling-alive-mississippi/?mc_cid=b1438612e8&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
‘Hard work always pays off.’ Fresno State athlete has found success in wrestling and football
By Anthony Galaviz April 22, 2019
Fresno State junior Josh Hokit, the Bulldogs’ dual-sport standout, almost gave up on wrestling. Good thing he didn’t: He placed fifth at last month’s NCAA wrestling championships to earn All-American honors. After finishing up spring football practice, Hokit revealed what pushed him: “I became obsessed with the sport and everything that came along with that with weight lifting, wrestling, film. I took it all in and that’s all I thought about everyday. That’s what I really wanted to accomplish was be on that podium in March. Hard work always pays off.”
His obsession was a 180-degree turn from earlier thinking he might give up the sport to focus on football. What changed? “I had a gut feeling” there was more to prove in wrestling, Hokit said. Rest of the story at https://www.fresnobee.com/sports/college/mountain-west/fresno-state/bulldogs-football/article229496969.html?mc_cid=b1438612e8&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
Penn State Wrestling Season Review – Full Notes, Post-Season Stories, Videos and More!
The Penn State Nittany Lions stormed the national field on March 21-23, 2019, in Pittsburgh’s PPG Paints Arena. Head coach Cael Sanderson‘s squad won its eighth NCAA title in the last nine years and its fourth straight! Relive an amazing post-season run and the season in general with this one-stop click stop for the 2018-19 season review! Rest of the story and video at https://gopsusports.com/news/2019/4/22/wrestling-season-review-full-notes-post-season-stories-videos-and-more.aspx?mc_cid=b1438612e8&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
Top ACTIVE Division II College Coaches in Dual wins Top 12 w/ at least 100 wins
- Pat Pecora (Pitt-Johnstown) 598
- Mike Denney (Maryville Univ./Nebr.-Omaha) 365
- Jim Makovsky (Minn. St.-Mankato/Valley City St.) 302
- Steve Costanzo (St. Cloud Univ.&Dana College) 269
- Robert Fisher (Kutztown Univ.) 209
- Doug Henry (Gannon Univ.) 208
- Jason Reitmeier (Augustana College-S.D.) 181
- Heath Grimm (Upper Iowa Univ.) 179
- Mike Wehler (Mercyhurst, West Liberty State) 177
- Doug Moses (New Mex. Highlands, So. Colorado, Col. St.) 150 – inc.
- Dave Shutter (Truman State, NE Missouri State) – 133
- Jason Ramstetter (Adams State) 100
Recent Retired
Coaches
Lars Jensen (Calif. State
San Francisco) 170 – II –
resigned in 2017
Miles Van Hee (Western State College)
170 – II –moved to A.D. position in 2017
A-G’s Darden wins state title
By Jake Keator
The Daily Reflector
Saturday, February 16, 2019
GREENSBORO — After two days of intense competition leading up to Saturday night, Ayden-Grifton senior wrestler Ray Darden brought home the state championship crown at 195 pounds during 2-A action at the Greensboro Coliseum. Darden defeated Will Frady of Smoky Mountain via a 3-2 decision to claim the title. He is the first member of the Chargers’ program to win a state title since Diego Martinez in 2012.
“It feels really good to come out on top,” Darden said. “After cutting weight all season, the tournaments, it all paid off in the end. State champ, it feels pretty good.” Darden quickly took a slim lead to start the match, but neither wrestler could find a way to gain critical points on the other, leading to a scramble in the final round for Darden to shut the door and earn the title. With just 20 seconds remaining, Frady looked to score by pulling a reversal on Darden, but instead he was locked down with little mobility as time expired.
A-G coach Jeff Wooten gave Darden a simple plan heading into the match, leaving Darden’s experience to help him overcome adversity. “Coach told me in the beginning of the match to just get the first takedown and just go from there,” Darden said. Teammates and supporters who made the trip to the western part of the state cheered loudly for Darden as he walked over to celebrate with them. “I’m not alone,” he said. “I have my coach and my guys who help me and train me to be here. It’s an individual sport, but my guys coach me up to be this good.” Darden finished his senior season with a record of 32-1. Rest of the story at http://www.reflector.com/High-Schools/2019/02/16/Wrestling-season-closes-as-Darden-captures-title.html
Title IX creates inequities
Letter to the Editor in the Greenville Daily Reflector
Wednesday, February 13, 2019
Title IX has been a positive thing except where men’s programs have been canceled to create slots for women. You can call it Title IX “balance,” but ECU has 11 women’s sports and only nine for men. To create this disparity ECU added women’s lacrosse. Last time I checked, the state of North Carolina had 69 high school girls lacrosse teams and 330 boys wrestling teams. ECU once had nationally-ranked wrestling and dropped the sport. Wrestling at ECU would have been a deserved choice for the thousands of North Carolina high school wrestlers.
Milt Sherman, Greenville
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