Former Wyoming wrestler, coach Steven Suder passes away
LARAMIE, Wyo. — The University of Wyoming was saddened to hear of the passing of UW Athletics Hall of Famer Steven Suder. Suder passed away on Wednesday. Steven SuderSuder wrestled for the Cowboys from 1975-79 and earned All-America honors as a senior in 1979. He returned to UW to lead the Wyoming wrestling program as head coach from 1989-2008. On Aug. 31, 2018, Suder was inducted into the University of Wyoming Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame — the highest honor bestowed by UW Athletics. He concluded his UW coaching career with 127 dual wins, which ranks second in program history to only the legendary Everett Lantz. Suder led Wyoming to two Western Athletic Conference team titles. He was named conference Coach of the Year four times, and earned NCAA West Regional Coach of the Year honors twice.
“We were shocked and saddened to hear of Coach Suder’s passing,” said Tom Burman, University of Wyoming Athletics Director. “We respect and appreciate the commitment and leadership Coach Suder brought to his time as both a Cowboy student-athlete and coach. He not only accomplished great things as a coach and athlete, but he was a great role model for young people. He was highly respected as a member of the Laramie community for decades and will be missed by so many. Rest of the story at https://intermatwrestle.com/articles/21954
All-Time Divison III Coaches in Dual Meet Wins
ALL-TIME Coaches (D-III)– Top 70 (or so) with at least 140 wins
- Jare Klein (Olivet College) 569 – III
- Bill Racich (Ursinus College) 540 – III
- David Icenhower (College of New Jersey) 534 – III
- John Reese (Wilkes Univ.) 515 – I/III ????
- Max Servcies (Wabash) 487 – III
- Doug Parker (Springfield, Mass) 485 – III
- Ned McGinley (King’s College) 458 – III
- Mike Olson (UNC-Pembroke, Upper Iowa, Monmouth) 428 – II/III ???
- Phil Grebinar (Worcester Poly Tech.) 414 III
- Jim Miller (Wartburg) 413 – III
- Bob Skelton (Western New England College) – 402 III
- Robert Marshall (Del. Valley Coll./Dickinson) – 396 III
- Roger Crebs (Lycoming College) 406 – III
- Al Baxter (Buena Vista Univ.) 376 – III
- Budd Whitehill (Lycoming Coll.) 376 – III
- Don Murray (SUNY-Brockport) 350 – III
- Jeff Swenson (Augsburg Coll.) 321 – III
- Tom Kessler (York College) 321 – III
- Steve Eldridge (U.S. Coast Guard Ac.) 317 – III – Incomplete total,
- Bob Del Rosa (Case Western Reserve) 310 – III
- Ron Beaschler (Ohio Northern Univ.) 324 – III
- Lonnie Morris (Johnson & Wales) 347 – III
- Kerry Volkmann (John Carroll) 304 – III
- Daryl Arroyo (Springfield, Mass) 301 – III
- Willie Myers (Wisconsin-Whitewater) 301 – III
- Byron James (Wisc.-River Falls) 297 – III
- Al Sosa (SUNY-Oneota State) 284 — III
- Kenneth Ober (Elizabethtown College) 282 – III
- John Elton (St. John’s {Minn.} 273 – III
- Martin Nichols (Ithaca College) 262 – III
- Frank Cheek (Humboldt State) 261 – III
- Jon Laudenslager (Wilkes University) 253 – III
- Dave Kemmy (Roger Williams) 251 – III
- Al Hanke (Elmhurst Coll./Lake Forest Coll.{ILL}) 246 – III
- Randy Steward (Loras College) 235 – III
- Jay Jones (Rhode Island College) 234 – III
- James R. Howard (SUNY-Oswego State) 234 — III
- Tim Fader (Wisc.-Whitewater & Wisc.-Lacrosse) 230 – III
- John Oostendorp (Coe College) 229 – III
- John Davis (Maryville College) 224 – III
- Steve Stellner (Montclair State) 223 – III
- Brad Bruhn (SUNY-Cortland) 223 – III
- Russell “Rusty” Carlsten (Rhode Island College) 222 – III
- Bob Gaudenzi (Hunter College) 218 – III
- Bryan Brunk (Messiah College) 216 – III
- Jerry Petrofes (Lebanon Valley College) 214 – III
- Tony DeCarlo (John Carroll Univ.) 213 – III
- Donald Montgomery (Mount Union College) 212 – III
- Ron Zalokar (Carthage College) 204 – III
- John Summa (Baldwin-Wallace College) 201 – III
- Earl Fuller (Rochester Inst. Of Tech.) 197 – III
- Gary Franke (Washington & Lee) 196 – III
- Ron Peterson (Simpson College) 195 – III
- Larry Shank (Heidelburg College/Capital) 194 – III
- Drew Black (Wesleyan Univ.) 194 – III
- Johnny Johnson (Wisc.-Stevens Point) 194 – III
- George Olson (Wheaton College) 192 – III
- Richard Walker (Wartburg College/Grinnell College) 191
- Sebastian Amato (Trinity College) 189
- Sam Case (McDaniel College (West. Maryland)& John Hopkins) 189
- Rich Achtzehn (York College, Penna.) 184
- Dave Malececk (Wisc.-Lacrosse) 184
- Richard Walker (Wartburg College) 183
- John Hopkins (Scranton University) 183
- Tom Jarman (Manchester, College) 179
- Mike Howard (SUNY-Oswego State) – 171
- Duane Ritter (SUNY Oneonta State) – 168
- Mike Duroe (Cornell College) 145
- Jon McGovern (Dubuque University) – 144
- Leo Kocher (University of Chicago) 140 – incomplete
Little Rock’s Neil Erisman gives an update on the end of year zero
With four months to go until a new school year starts, Little Rock head coach Neil Erisman will return to the Short Time Wrestling Podcast. Episode 510 talks with Erisman about the construction of the Hatcher Wrestling Facility as well as the recent news the Trojans wrestling program will be wrestling in the Pac-12 Conference this upcoming season. Coach Erisman also talks about the process of hiring an assistant coach, which will be coming shortly, as well as the difficulties of building a schedule in year one and who they’ll be wrestling for the first home dual in school history on November 22. We also talk about the development of the Little Rock podcast, Rocked Up, and how it chronicles ….. Rest of the story at http://www.mattalkonline.com/podcast/short-time/little-rocks-neil-erisman-gives-an-update-on-the-end-of-year-zero/?fbclid=IwAR34GlcpAm9ZhQhtxueTw2WQrOK3P92hPchgP9j6EpVo4vs8QWcNCiEWxcI
Lock Haven announces plans to add women’s wrestling
LOCK HAVEN, Pa. — Lock Haven University has announced plans to add women’s wrestling as a varsity sport. The addition of women’s wrestling brings LHU’s sport-sponsorship to 20 sports and the team will compete next year during the 2019-20 academic year. LHU currently sponsors 17 intercollegiate athletic programs including NCAA Division I field hockey and men’s wrestling. All other sports compete at the NCAA DII level and within the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC). In August 2018, Lock Haven announced plans to add women’s tennis and women’s golf. Women’s tennis will begin competition next year (2019-20) and women’s golf will begin competition in 2020-21.
Currently, there are 58 other women’s collegiate wrestling programs throughout the United States and since 2004, women’s wrestling has been recognized as an Olympic Sport. Fellow PSAC institutions Gannon and East Stroudsburg currently sponsor women’s wrestling. The Women’s Collegiate Wrestling Association (WCWA) serves as the governing body for women’s college wrestling and competes under international freestyle rules. “Interest in competitive women’s wrestling is on the rise,” said LHU President Robert Pignatello. “With Lock Haven’s long history of wrestling success, the expansion of our wrestling program to include women’s wrestling makes LHU athletics even more competitive. We’re excited to provide additional opportunities for current and future women student-athletes to compete at a high level.” Lock Haven’s support of women’s wrestling follows national trends as over a dozen states now sponsor a state women’s wrestling high school championship. Rest of the story at https://intermatwrestle.com/articles/21947
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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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