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College Wrestling News – # 110

TDR Editor’s Notes ; An update on various college programs with new head and new assistant coaches being named. Also the last article is about another new college team in Iowa that will provide opportunities for wrestlers.
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1 } – Tom Molony Named Head Wrestling Coach at Calumet College of St. Joseph
WHITING, Ind. – Rick Torres, Athletic Director, is excited to hand over the reins of the Calumet College of St. Joseph wrestling program to Tom Molony. Molony comes to Whiting with a wealth of wrestling experience – ranging from youth to collegiate, spanning 30 years.

“When I began my journey in wrestling more than 30 years ago, I had no idea where it would lead. I am honored beyond words to become the new head coach at Calumet College,” Molony stated. “I am excited to be part of the rich, deep history that is wrestling in the state of Indiana, specifically in the northwest region. I look forward to building this program to the potential it has always deserved to fulfill.”

Most recently, Molony has been on the sidelines at Elmhurst College, serving as an assistant coach in his second of two stints with Blue Jays. During his three seasons at the NCAA Division II level, he coached four College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) champions, seven NCAA DII National Championship qualifiers and two NCAA DII All-Americans. While serving as the Head Assistant Coach at Triton College (Ill.), Molony had the honor of coaching 15 wrestlers who advanced to the NJCAA IV National Championship, including one All-American. He also co-founded the Triton Wrestling Club. Molony’s competitive experience includes three years of Olympic Freestyle at Whiteman Air Force Base, while serving our country in the US Air Force. Prior to that, he competed at Downers Grove Community High School South. Prior to coming to CCSJ, Molony served as the Associate Director of Military Veteran Student Services at Loyola University (Ill.). Molony holds a Bachelor’s Degree in English from Northern Illinois University and an Associated Degree in General Studies from the College of DuPage. Malony’s wrestling resume also includes assistant coaching stints at numerous area high schools, including Fenwick Catholic High School (Oak Park, Illinios), Montini Catholic High School (Lombard, Illinois), St. Ignatius College Prep (Chicago) … rest of story at http://baseball.victorysportsnetwork.com/Clip/news/tom-molony-named-crimson-wave-head-wrestling-coach.htm?mc_cid=45fdbe861d&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

2 } – Coach’s Corner: Guesseppe Rea
Former Division III All-American Guesseppe Rea joined the Muhlenberg wrestling coaching staff in 2018 and has been an instrumental part of the program’s success, which includes a national ranking and three national qualifiers in 2020. Here’s a closer look at the Mule assistant:
What do you like most about coaching? What I like most about coaching is the relationships I build with my athletes and the joy I get watching them succeed.
What do you like most about coaching at Muhlenberg? Coaching here at Muhlenberg has been great. The number one thing I like is the support athletics gets. Our Athletic Department does a great job at showcasing our sports and athletes.
What is your most memorable Muhlenberg coaching moment? My most memorable coaching moment here has to be experiencing the “switch.” The Muhlenberg wrestling program has flipped and become a national quality program. 
Fill in the blank: If I wasn’t a coach, I would probably be _______: A Spanish teacher. … rest of story at https://muhlenbergsports.com/news/2020/8/26/wrestling-coachs-corner-guesseppe-rea.aspx?mc_cid=1f5a8a16f5&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

3 } – Gillespie Named Lakeland University Head Women’s Wrestling Coach
Gillespie is a former NCAA Division I All-American wrestler and an experienced coach and competitor with more than 30 years of national and international experience in the sport. Most recently he was the head coach at Homewood-Flossmoor High School in Flossmoor, Ill., where he spent the past three years.
Gillespie also has considerable experience as a coach and advocate for women’s wrestling. At Homewood-Flossmoor, he coached boys and girls wrestling teams and organized and hosted the two largest girls high school wrestling tournaments in Illinois to date. He also was head of the Illinois Girls Wrestling Coaches Alliance, leading a successful push to make girls wrestling a championship sport in Illinois starting in 2021-22.
Before his time at Homewood-Flossmoor, Gillespie was an assistant coach with the men’s wrestling program at NAIA member Lincoln (Ill.) College for one year. His coaching experience also includes eight years from 2004-12 at the U.S. Olympic Education Center at Northern Michigan University in Marquette, Mich. He was a national team staff coach for USA Wrestling, training players and coaches for international competition.
In all, Gillespie by his count has coached at 34 national championships, 12 international tournaments and camps, four world championships and one Pan American championship. … rest of story at https://portal.nwcaonline.com/articles/NWCA_News/Gillespie-Named-Lakeland-University-14-9-2020?lId=00n00000000001D00da&lname=NWCA%20Articles

4 } – Drendel named assistant coach with Lakeland men’s wrestling program
Nick Drendel has been named the graduate assistant coach with the Lakeland University men’s wrestling program, head coach Ben Rosen has announced.
Drendel is a recent college graduate who comes to Lakeland after having twice been an All-American at the collegiate level. He earned All-America honors at the NCAA Division III level as a freshman at the University of Dubuque (Iowa) in 2014, and later was an NAIA All-American at Williams Baptist (Ark.) University in 2018 as the Eagles finished as NAIA runners up.
Drendel completed his degree in history at Williams Baptist in May. A native of North Aurora, Ill., he also was a successful high school and USA Wrestling Greco-Roman grappler and has more than 20 years of experience in the sport. Drendel was an Illinois Class 3A state finalist as a junior and as a senior finished third at state with a 43-1 record. … rest of story at https://lakelandmuskies.com/news/2020/9/8/09-08-20MWRDrendel.aspx?mc_cid=99708d813d&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

5 } – KIMBALL BASTIAN JOINS UVU WRESTLING COACHING STAFF
OREM, Utah – Utah Valley University head wrestling coach Greg Williams has announced the hiring of former standout UVU wrestler Kimball Bastian to his coaching staff.  
Bastian, who was a three-time NCAA qualifier and a four-time NWCA Scholar All-American on the mat for the Wolverines at 174 pounds, will now move into the coaching ranks as the team’s volunteer assistant. 
 “We are excited to have Kimball join the UVU coaching staff. He is a great addition,” Williams said. “Not only has he been a successful wrestler for us the past five years, he has also been a great example to his teammates. … rest of story at https://gouvu.com/news/2020/9/4/kimball-bastian-joins-uvu-wrestling-coaching-staff.aspx?mc_cid=72ed629a09&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

6 } – Is there a better way to track college wrestling dominance?
In a sport that values domination, high school and college wrestling seem out of touch with its own standard. We call it a blowout if a football team beats another team, 70-0. If a basketball team wins 100-50, we call it improbable. If a wrestler wins, 1-0, 10-5, 11-4, 14-7, 3-2, or 8-1 we call it a decision. Regardless of how competitive a wrestling match is, one team gets all the points and the other team gets nothing.
The above sports comparisons are a bit skewed, of course. A 7-6 win in wrestling equates to a 70-60 win in football, and basketball allows its participants to score more points throughout the course of a 48-minute game. Regardless, there is no denying this: A 1-0 win in college wrestling is worth as many points as a 14-7 win (3 team points), and a 14-0 win is worth as much as a 16-8 win (4 team points). Although dual and tournament scoring is antiquated and amiss, there is a solution to add more excitement to our sport and to add a meaningful statistic to a sport that values a win-loss record above all else.
The NCAA currently awards the most dominant wrestler of the year. The highest possible score is a 6, which means a wrestler went undefeated and pinned everyone he faced. Every decision is worth 3, a major decision is 4, a technical fall is worth 5 and a fall is worth 6, while the opposite is true if you lose by the predetermined amounts. … rest of story at https://www.trackwrestling.com/PortalPost.jsp?TIM=1599103750581&twSessionId=qldjtnbeil&postId=864531135&mc_cid=48f6ce54f3&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

7 } – St. Cloud State wrestling update from Coach Costanzo
(The following is an open letter to SCSU wrestling fans and followers from head coach Steve Costanzo)
As we start the 2020-21 school year and complete the first week of classes, I thought it would be appropriate to recap and pass along what we currently know about our upcoming season!
It’s hard to believe that almost six months ago to the day, we shut down our training rooms on campus ending the 2019-20 season. Not only did we miss our NCAA championship tournament, we also missed recognizing this teams amazing run and last year’s senior class. Unfortunately, we won’t get the championship back nor will those athletes get relief from the NCAA to get that season back. However, we were able to provide a virtual season recap, recognize top performances and hear from our seniors regarding their careers as Huskies. It was very important for us to recognize these young men and this team.  They were much more deserving of their accomplishments than a virtual presentation, but we tried to make the best of it.   Going forward … rest of story at https://scsuhuskies.com/news/2020/8/29/st-cloud-state-wrestling-update-from-coach-costanzo.aspx?mc_cid=45fdbe861d&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

8 } – Eye Openers: Iowa, Minnesota cuts are only the beginning
You just knew when the University of Iowa eliminated four sports for budgetary reasons a few weeks ago, it was only the beginning of what likely will be an avalanche of reductions around the Big Ten Conference. Minnesota followed suit last week by also trimming four men’s sports: indoor track & field, outdoor track & field, gymnastics and tennis. The hits are going to keep on coming in the weeks and months ahead. Every Big Ten school is being decimated by the loss of millions of dollars in football revenue. How long before Michigan State and Wisconsin chop their men’s tennis and men’s swimming programs?
When will Indiana and Maryland, who get pummeled in wrestling by the powerhouse programs in the league, decide to just trash their programs? Will Michigan and Ohio State decide that having men’s lacrosse is a luxury they can’t afford? Will there be any men’s gymnastics programs left in the league when this is over? … rest of story at https://qctimes.com/sports/college/eye-openers-iowa-minnesota-cuts-are-only-the-beginning/article_131d24e2-eb91-584b-9d18-b5baa6069a74.html?mc_cid=26de816f3c&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

9} -Shannyn Gillespie named new Lakeland head women’s wrestling coach
Shannyn Gillespie has been named the new head women’s wrestling coach at Lakeland University, director of athletics April Arvan has announced. Gillespie is a former NCAA Division I All-American wrestler and an experienced coach and competitor with more than 30 years of national and international experience in the sport. Most recently he was the head coach at Homewood-Flossmoor High School in Flossmoor, Ill., where he spent the past three years. Gillespie also has considerable experience as a coach and advocate for women’s wrestling. At Homewood-Flossmoor, he coached boys and girls wrestling teams and organized and hosted the two largest girls high school wrestling tournaments in Illinois to date. He also was head of the Illinois Girls Wrestling Coaches Alliance, leading a successful push to make girls wrestling a championship sport in Illinois starting in 2021-22. … rest of story at https://lakelandmuskies.com/news/2020/9/14/09-14-20WWRGillespie.aspx?mc_cid=aa5954ac13&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

10 } – St. Ambrose University in Davenport to add men’s wrestling program in 2021-22
Another Iowa college is adding a wrestling program. St. Ambrose University announced Tuesday it will be adding a men’s wrestling program, as well as co-ed competitive winter guard, beginning during the 2021-22 academic year. The Davenport-based school will compete in the NAIA. “These programs make sense for St. Ambrose Athletics and they will bring their own unique energy to campus,” Mike Holmes, St. Ambrose’s athletic director, said in a release. “Wrestling has a vast footprint in Iowa and college wrestling has a storied history in this state and this region.”
St. Ambrose becomes the eighth NAIA wrestling program in Iowa — the others: Briar Cliff, Graceland, Grand View, Morningside, Northwestern College, Waldorf, William Penn — and the 28th overall across junior college, NAIA, and NCAA Divisions I, II and III. A national coaching search is currently underway so a hire can be made in an effort to bring in 2021 recruits. Holmes said he expects the initial roster to feature 20 athletes, and hopes for as many as 35 by the 2023-24 season. … rest of story at https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/iowa/wrestling/2020/09/08/st-ambrose-university-davenport-add-mens-wrestling-program/5749114002/?mc_cid=99708d813d&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
and at the official site of the St. Ambrose Fighting Bees http://www.saubees.com/article/4600.php?skipSplash=1&mc_cid=99708d813d&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b&skipSplash=1

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Ad Free: Five Point Move with Sam Hazewinkel and Jesse Porter
The 40th episode of the podcast sees Hall return from a brief hiatus to discuss why the US Nationals, despite talk of limited participation and general uncertainty, should be a tournament top athletes consider entering, as well as what his general approach might be as a competitor if faced with the same decision. Three-time U23 World Team member Jesse Porter then makes his first appearance on the program and shares a slew of inspirational insights related to his current training plan. After that, the one and only Sam Hazewinkel is welcomed back with open arms to break down the process behind our upcoming Greco-Roman rankings before delving into a few other peripheral topics affecting the sport. 
Another episode delves in this series includes ;
Show Notes: Short Time
One of the more underrated wrestling club coaches in the nation is past Division III All-American Johnny “J Rock” Johnson out of New Jersey. Picking up wrestling as a freshman in high school, Johnson placed three times for what was then known as Trenton State College at the NCAA Division III championships. After getting into college coaching at his alma mater under the legendary Dave Icenhower, Johnson ended up taking Brett Matter under his wing.
A few years later, RAW 241 was born and a new wrestling pedigree permeated wrestlers from New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Delaware with a ferocious style of wrestling that highlighted neutral wrestling. A long line of accomplished wrestlers came through RAW 241 and we find out how that all developed, as well as some chatter about marketing, mat size, singlets and the nuances of why the anklet is pointless. 
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