Top ALL-TIME Div. II College Coaches in Dual wins Top 40 w/ at least 150 wins
- Pat Pecora (Pitt-Johnstown) 598
- Don Elia (Carson-Newman) 461
- Mike Olson (UNC-Pembroke, Upper Iowa, Monmouth) 428 – II ??
- Arthur “Bucky” Maughn (N Dak State) 408
- David James (Cent. Oklahoma) 396
- Mike Denney (Maryville Univ./Nebr.-Omaha) 365
- Vaughn Hitchcock (Cal-Poly-SLO) 353
- Jim Makovsky (Minn. St.-Mankato/Valley City St.) 302
- Robert “Rummy” Macias (Minn. St.-Mankato) 299
- P.J. Smith (UNC-Pembroke, Campbell) 299
- Vince Monseau (West Liberty St./Peru St.) 286
- Jim Koch (Wisconsin-Parkside) 277
- Steve Costanzo (St. Cloud Univ.&Dana College) 269
- Mike Sterner (SW Minnesota St.) 254
- William “Bill” Corman (Shippensburg State) 243
- Jason Liles (S.D. State/Montana St.-Northern) 236
- Terry Wetherald (Univ. of Indianapolis – Ind. Central) 230
- Robin Ersland (Minot St./Cent. Mo. St./Calif. (Pa.), N. Mich. 225
- Marc Bauer (Univ. of Nebraska-Kearney) 215
- Larry Kristoff (So. Illinois-Edwardsville, SW Mo. St.) 212
- Robert Fisher (Kutztown Univ.) 209
- Doug Henry (Gannon Univ.) 208
- Mike Palmisiano (Nebraska-Omaha, Ohio Northern) 200
- Tracy Borah (Western State College) 200
- Jason Valek (Newberry) 194
- Joe Seay (Cal. State Bakersfield) 187 ????
- Jason Reitmeier (Augustana College-S.D.) 181
- Heath Grimm (Upper Iowa Univ.) 179
- Mike Wehler (Mercyhurst, West Liberty State) 177
- Allan Abraham (Calif. State San Francisco) 176
- Miles Van Hee (Western State College) 170 – moved to A.D.
- Lars Jensen (Calif. State San Francisco) 170 – resigned in 2017
- Stamatis Bulgaris (Wright State & Dayton) 169
- Ray Kowatch (Ashland College) 167
- John Oxton (St. Cloud State Univ.) 167
- Paul Kendle (Augustana College-S.D.) 163
- Howard Westcott (Portland State) 162
- John W. Hancock (Northern Col., Col. St. Coll) 152
- Doug Moses (N.M. Highlands, So. Color., Col. St.) 150 – incomplete
- Bill Garland (Minnesota State-Moorhead) 147
‘Best-kept secret in wrestling’: Pac-12 seeks expansion
TDR Editor’s Notes ; We are proud to see that North Carolina is in the top three states (with New York and Pennsylvania) with 6 or more Division I wrestling teams. Sadly there are over a dozen states without any Division I teams. Yet in Division II, III, Women’s, NAIA and junior Colleges have shown growth and increasing opportunities for wrestling.
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PHOENIX – Reacting to concerns it could lose its automatic NCAA qualifier status in wrestling, the Pac-12, which features powerhouse Arizona State, is on the hunt for an affiliate school to join the conference. The league is challenged by the absence of a strong Division I wrestling presence in the western United States. Of the traditional Pac-12 schools, only three have programs: Arizona State, Stanford and Oregon State. The five-team conference is rounded out by affiliates Cal Poly and California State University, Bakersfield.
The governing body of college athletics requires a minimum of six schools in a conference for the conference champion in a weight class to automatically qualify for the NCAA Championship. “It’s the best-kept secret in wrestling,” ASU coach Zeke Jones said. “We need this automatic qualifier, or then we go into this wildcard pool and it’s too risky, so there’s three Pac-12 schools in wrestling that get hurt by that. So where’s the protection for us three within the conference? That’s the question people ask.” Cal Baptist in Riverside, California, is one program that some have speculated could jump to the Pac-12. Wrestling overall has seen a dip at the Division I level in recent memory. According to Forbes, as of 2016, 41 Division I wrestling programs had been cut since 1988-89. “There are good, solid numbers here,” Jones said. “It just stops at high school. The strength is excellent but at the collegiate level, it’s nonexistent. Rest of the story and numbers at
https://cronkitenews.azpbs.org/2019/05/03/pac12-wrestling-expansion/?mc_cid=9a1926c7e8&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
Men’s Freestyle Last Chance Qualifier: Heil defeats McKenna, nine others qualify for World Team Trials Challenge Tournament in Raleigh
A stacked 65 kg weight class was the highlight of the men’s freestyle division at the 2019 Last Chance Qualifier. Dean Heil took the title with a 5-2 decision over last year’s National Team No. 2 Joey McKenna. Heil upset McKenna last weekend at the US Open 12-9 and proved it was no fluke beating him again today. To reach the finals Heil defeated two-time NCAA finalist Bryce Meredith, 10-0 in the semifinals. Also of note, the Nittany Lion Wrestling Club sent two wrestlers to the Last Chance Qualifier who did not compete in the US Open, Mark Hall and Nick Nevills. Both wrestlers teched their ways through their brackets, and Hall did not allow a point to be scored on him. The winners of today’s tournament earned spots at the World Team Trials Challenge Tournament, May 16-19, in Raleigh, North Carolina. The winners in Raleigh will then have an opportunity to earn their spot on a World Team at Final X this June.
Finals Results:
57: Zach Sanders Minneapolis, MN (Minnesota Storm) dec David Terao Washington, DC (DCAC), 9-6
Rest of the results and story at
https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2019/May/03/MFS-Last-Chance-Qualifier?mc_cid=9a1926c7e8&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
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After 20 seasons of publicizing wrestling The TakeDown Report’s (TDR) focus has changed to the collecting of college coaching records from North America since 1903. We will continue to recognize and reward successful wrestlers in eastern North Carolina (east of Raleigh & Fayetteville), assist with schools in starting or re-starting a team and this blog. Join us on our FaceBook Page – “The TakeDown Report” for photos and news. Please send results, stories, links and news to pass along. E-mail us at takedownreport@gmail.com
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