Active Coaches Top 40s Lists – Part Two
Coaches’ Top 40 Lists
As of late October or in other words before the start of this season the following are the top Active coaches in each category. Keep in mind that there are some coaches tied with the same number of wins and thus if one sees that just note that they rank at the highest level of the two. This looks at Coaches in Divisions II and III. We welcome input, information and corrections, – please send.
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Top 20 ACTIVE Coaches (D-II) – Top 20 w/ at least 60 wins as of July 2019
- Pat Pecora (Pitt-Johnstown) 597
- 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. Colo., Col. St.) 150 incomplete
- Dave Shutter (Truman State, NE Missouri State) – 133
- Chuck Piper (Colorado Mesa) 104
- Jason Ramstetter (Adams State) 100
- Shawn Nelson (Findlay Univ.) 95 incomplete
- Chas Thompson (Fort Hays State) 86
- Seth Bloomquist (Shippensburg State) 85
- Jason Warthan (Indianapolis Univ.) 83
- Jesse Nelson (SW Minn. St. Un.) 66
- Brian Davis (West Liberty State) 63
- Brian Tucker (Seton Hill) 60
ACTIVE Coaches (D-III)– Top 40 (or so) with at least 60 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
- Jon Egan (Roger Williams) – 131
- Steve Marianetti (Elmhurst College) – 130
- Eric Keller (Wartburg College) – 116
- Ron Headlee (Waynesburg Univ.) 115
- Jason Garriques (Centenary College) 107
- Joe Galente (College of New Jersey) 104
- Sean Gibbs (Baldwin-Wallace) – 102
- Greg Ilaria (U.S. Merchant Marine) – 101
- Eric Van Kley (Central College,) – 100
- Brandon Bissette (Olivet College) 99
- James Holder (Springfield College) 91
- Keith Norris (John Hopkins Univ.) 88
- Dan Callahan (Trine Tri-State Univ.) 84
- Joe Favia (Stevens Institute of Technology) 79
- Al Russomano (Scranton Univ.) 77
- Scott Honacker (Williams College) 75
- Davey Blake (McDaniel College) 75 – retired in 2018
- Andrew Vogel (Gettysburg College) 74
- Tommy Prairie (Washington & Jefferson) 68
Effort underway to bring college wrestling back to Washington state
Both the University of Washington and Washington State University dropped their wrestling programs in 1980 and 1986, respectively.
The Oregon State Beavers and Simon Fraser Clansmen held a wrestling dual in Covington Friday night in the gym of the old Tahoma High School. It was a rare chance to see Division 1 college wrestling because, well, Washington state doesn’t have it. Both the University of Washington and Washington State University dropped their wrestling programs in 1980 and 1986 respectively. J.J. Dixon attended Lincoln High School in Tacoma and won two state championships. Because there’s no four-year option for college wrestling, he went to Oregon State instead where he’s a redshirt freshman. “I’m representing the whole state that doesn’t have a wrestling program,” he said. Brandon Kaylor, known as B.K., is from Puyallup. He said Friday’s event was important to remind people wrestling is still very big in Washington state. “We have Washington kids who are a big deal, who are really insanely talented,” B.K. said.
The numbers back up what he’s saying: According to the national federation of state high school associations, wrestling participation for the 2018-19 school year in Washington state was up 3% for men, and 52% for women. The lack of options for college wrestling makes those numbers more baffling to Kiley Hubby, who wrestles at Lake Stevens High School. “Washington is one of the best wrestling states, and it’s just kind of crazy to not have any colleges besides one or whatever that has wrestling.” Tahoma High School’s Associate Principal Chris Feist also happens to be the school’s wrestling coach. He stressed the importance Friday’s event can have on bringing college wrestling back to Washington state. He also said they need to enhance women’s wrestling which is also highly successful in this state. “So, if we work hand in hand with women’s wrestling and help promote that side of our sport, then I think more opportunities for men’s wrestling as well,” Feist said. Full Story and video at https://www.king5.com/article/sports/effort-underway-to-bring-college-wrestling-back-to-washington-state/281-5bd18a28-63bc-411e-9a25-01ef0a16cd36?mc_cid=21372cd7df&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
13th College News & Notes
John Smith Collects Win No. 427 in Cowboy Season Opener
PHILADELPHIA– Coach John Smith tied Bobby Douglas for fifth on the list of all-time NCAA Division I coaching wins on Friday night in Oklahoma State’s 30-6 victory over Drexel. Smith is the only active NCAA DI coach in the top five. “Bobby Douglas was an Oklahoma State guy,” Smith said. “That’s special for me to reach that milestone. He was my coach at the ’92 Olympics and has been a great mentor. I feel like I shouldn’t be passing him, with what he’s done for the sport and all the people he really made a difference for.” Full story at https://okstate.com/news/2019/11/15/wrestling-john-smith-collects-win-no-427-in-cowboy-season-opener.aspx?mc_cid=f4a6a198f0&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
Rider Stuns #6 Minnesota, 21-17
Sherry pins #6 Devin Skatzka; Broncs win 6-of-10 matches
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – Dean Sherry (Brick, NJ/Brick Township) pinned the No. 6 wrestler in the nation, Devin Skatzka, as the Rider University wrestling team earned a statement dual victory tonight, upsetting the nationally-ranked No. 6 Minnesota Golden Gophers, 21-17, at Williams Arena. Rider got off to a quick start with decisions at 125 and 133 from Jonathan Tropea (Harrington Park, NJ/Saint Joseph (Montvale)) and Chris Wright (Harrisburg, PA/Central Dauphin) to take a 6-0 lead. Minnesota surged ahead with a fall from nationally-ranked No. 4 Mitch McKee at 141 and another decision from No. 9 Brayton Lee. Jesse Dellavecchia’s (Great River, NY/East Islip [Binghamton]) decision over Carson Brolsma knotted the match at 9-9 through five bouts.
Full story at https://gobroncs.com/news/2019/11/16/wrestling-stuns-6-minnesota-21-17.aspx?mc_cid=f4a6a198f0&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
Short Time Shots: Rider’s John Hangey (11-15-19)
By Jason Bryant
Full report and audio at http://www.mattalkonline.com/podcast/shots/short-time-shots-11-15-19-featuring-rider-coach-john-hangey/?mc_cid=f4a6a198f0&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
35-year-old Army combat veteran ready for record-breaking start as Arizona State wrestle
Full story and match results at https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/college/asu/2019/11/15/34-year-old-army-vet-ready-record-breaking-start-asu-wrestler/4196647002/?cid=twitter_azcentral&mc_cid=f4a6a198f0&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
OHIO STATE WINS TOP-15 BATTLE AT PITT
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 3 Ohio State University wrestling team (2-0) seized a 23-12 road victory at No. 15 Pittsburgh (1-1) Friday afternoon. Chase Singletary impressed in his season debut, earning a decisive 8-3 win over ninth-ranked Demetrius Thomas in the heavyweight bout.
Full Results at https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ohio-state-wins-top-15-battle-at-pitt/?mc_cid=f4a6a198f0&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
Marlee Smith blazes her own path on ASU wrestling team
TEMPE – Walk into the Arizona State wrestling room during a practice session, and dozens of wrestlers will be sparring on the mats. Coach Zeke Jones is likely to be sitting on his exercise ball along the padded wall, chirping instructions to his athletes. Working in a far corner of the room, there will be one wrestler who stands out from the rest. To an outside observer, Marlee Smith may seem to have a calm and quiet demeanor, but on the mat she is as fierce and skilled as any of the men wrestling beside her. Smith is only the second female walk-on in ASU wrestling history, and much of the time she is the only woman in the room. For her, that’s nothing new. Full story at https://cronkitenews.azpbs.org/2019/11/15/female-wrestler-arizona-state-marlee-smith/?mc_cid=f4a6a198f0&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
10 Reasons Why Kids Should Wrestle
Worth listing again. Full story at https://nwhof.org/blog/10-reasons-why-kids-should-wrestle/?mc_cid=f4a6a198f0&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
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