All-Time Division I Coaches – Top 80 w/at least 190 wins {2021}
TDR Blog Post # 3023 (11/25/21)
Notes ; The following are the top 80 Division I College Head Coaches, ranked by dual meet wins. The list includes coaches who retired in 2020 and coaches with incomplete totals are marked by (inc). We welcome corrections and input so that the deserving coaches will be recognized. Contact us at martinkfleming@gmail.com Keep on wrestling!
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ALL-TIME Coaches(D-I)– Top 80 with at least 190 Wins
- Dale Thomas (Oregon State) 616
- Harold Nichols (Iowa St.) 493
- John Smith (Oklahoma State Univ.) 449 up 3
- Gary Taylor (Rider) 442
- Bobby Douglas (Iowa St/CSSB/ArizSU) 440
- J Robinson (Minnesota) 440
- Jack Childs (Drexel) 423
- T.J. Kerr (U. Calif. Bakersfield/San Jose St.) 421
- Wally Johnson (Minnesota Univ.) 392
- John Johnston (Princeton) 382
- Bill Lam (North Carolina Univ.) 378
- Lonnie Timmerman (Drake) 364
- Bob Guzzo (N.C. State ) 356
- Dan Gable (Iowa) 355
- Russ Hellickson (Ohio St./Wisc.) 350
- Paul Mance (Appalachian State.) 348
- Tom Borelli (Central Michigan) 342
- Gray Simons (ODU, Tenn, L. Haven, Ind. St.) 327
- Carl Adams (Boston Univ.) 326
- Bob Bubb (Clarion Univ.) 322
- Jack Spates (Oklahoma & Cornell) 322
- Dave Amato (Brown) 319
- Joe Seay (Okla.St., Ca.-Bak., U.Tenn.-Chatt.) 319
- Rob Koll (Cornell Univ.) 316
- Dennis Deliddo (Cal. St. Fresno) 313
- Ron Finley (Oregon Univ.) 311
- Ed Peery (U.S. Naval Academy) 311
- Brian Smith (Missouri/Syracuse) 307 up 4
- Randy Stottlemyer (Pittsburgh) 304
- Stan Abel (Oklahoma, Cincinnati) 302
- Roger Sanders (Bloomsburg, New York Univ.) 300
- Duane Goldman (Indiana Univ.) 297 – ** retired in 2018
- Dick Bonacci (Cleveland State) 296
- John McHugh (Maryland, Catholic, American) 288
- Craig Turnbull (West Virginia Univ.) 287
- Tom Ryan (Ohio State/Hofstra) 285
- Mark Manning (Nebraska/Northern Iowa) 285
- Joe Begala (Kent State Univ.) 282
- Ed Carlin (Syracuse Univ.) 280
- Jim Zalesky (Oregon State/Iowa) 278
- Clifford Keen (Michigan Univ.) 274
- Dave McCuskey (Iowa / Univ. Northern Iowa) 262
- Tom Brands (Iowa & Virginia Tech) 253
- Ron Gray (Kent St./Franklin & Marshall) 253
- Arnold ‘Swede’ Umbach (Auburn Univ) 249
- Red W. Watkins (Appalachian State/Maryville) 239
- Joe McFarland (Michigan/Indiana) 238
- Tim Flynn (Edinboro State Univ.) 238
- Ed Steers (Army, E.C.U. William&Mary) 235
- Barry Davis (Wisconsin) 234
- Oscar Gupton (Virginia Military Institute) 232
- Mark Johnson (Illinois & Oregon State) 231
- Joel Greenlee (Ohio Univ.) 231
- Tommy Chesbro (Oklahoma State) 227
- Roger Reina (Pennsylvania, Univ. of) 225
- Harry Houska (Ohio University) 224
- William Sheridan (Lehigh & Penn) 222
- Bob Carlson (Utah State) 221
- Fred Powell (Slippery Rock State) 221
- Dale Bahr (Michigan) 221
- Bill Harvey (Duke) 220
- Chuck Patten (Northern Iowa Univ.) 217
- Grady Peninger (Michigan State Un.) 213
- Ed Michael (Buffalo) 213
- Fred Davis (Brigham Young Un.) 210
- Bill Koll (Penn State, Northern Iowa, Cornell Coll.) 208
- Pat Santoro (Lehigh University, Maryland) 207
- William “Sully” Krouse (Maryland) 207
- Paul Billy (Delaware Univ.) 206
- Pat Popolizio (North Carolina St., SUNY-Bing.) – 204
- Jimmy Miller (Cornell Univ.) 203
- Linn Long (So. Illini-Carbondale/Colorado) 203
- Cael Sanderson (Penn State, Iowa State) 202
- Tim Neumann (Nebraska) 199
- Kevin Dresser (Iowa St./Virginia Tech Un.) 197
- Charles Sherwood (Cent. Mich. Un.) 195
- Jerry Cheynet (Virginia Tech) 194
- Charlie Speidel (Penn State) 191
- Jim Andrassy (Kent State Univ.) 190
- Greg Strobel (Lehigh University) 189
All-Time Division II Coaches – Top 60 w/at least 100 wins {2021}
TDR Blog Post # 3022 (11/22/21)
Notes ; The following are the top College Head Coaches, in Division II, ranked by dual meet wins. The list includes coaches who retired in 2020 and coaches with incomplete totals are them marked by (inc). We welcome corrections and input so that the deserving coaches will be recognized.
Contact us at martinkfleming@gmail.com Keep on wrestling!
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ALL-TIME Coaches (D-II)– Top 60 (or so) with at least 100 wins Wins
- Pat Pecora (Pitt-Johnstown) 618
- 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) 375
- Vaughn Hitchcock (Cal-Poly-SLO) 353 – II
- Jim Makovsky (Minn. St.-Mankato/Valley City St.) 317
- Robert “Rummy” Macias (Minn. St.-Mankato) 299
- P.J. Smith (UNC-Pembroke, Campbell) 299
- Steve Costanzo (St. Cloud Univ.&Dana Coll.) 290
- Vince Monseau (West Liberty St./Peru St.) 286
- Jim Koch (Wisconsin-Parkside) 277
- 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
- Robert Fisher (Kutztown Univ.) 219
- Doug Henry (Gannon Univ.) 217
- Marc Bauer (Univ. of Nebraska-Kearney) 215
- Larry Kristoff (So. Illinois-Edwardsville, SW Mo. St.) 212
- Mike Palmisiano (Nebraska-Omaha, Ohio Northern) 200
- Tracy Borah (Western State College) 200
- Jason Valek (Newberry) 194
- Jason Reitmeier (Augustana College-S.D.) 194
- Heath Grimm (Upper Iowa Univ.) 194
- Mike Wehler (Mercyhurst, West Liberty State) 188
- Joe Seay (Cal. State Bakersfield) 187
- Allan Abraham (Calif. State San Francisco) 176
- Miles Van Hee (Western State College) 170
- Lars Jensen (Calif. State San Francisco) 170
- 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.) 151– inc.-retired 2020
- Bill Garland (Minnesota State-Moorhead) 147
- Roger Denker (Central Missouri State) 143
- Jack LaBonde (Northern Colorado, Col. St. Coll) 142
- John Sterner (Minnesota State-Moorehead) 137
- Scott Ritzen (Chadron State College) 135
- Warren Williamson (South Dakota State ) 134
- Dave Shutter (Truman State, NE Missouri State) 133
- Mike McGlinchey (Salisbury State) 133
- Jack Maughan (Northern Colorado) 129
- Martin Grahn (Portland State) 126
- Dan Hinkel (Kutztown) 124
- Mark Osgood (Ashland Univ.) 121
- Blaine Gorney (Livingstone) 121
- Chuck Piper (Colorado Mesa St.) 117
- Pat Timm (Northern State) 115
- Jesse Nelson (SW Minnesota/Ridgewater) 113 inc.
- Tony Cipollone (Mercyhurst) 112
- Jason Ramstetter(Adams State) 109
- Ken Caudell (Belmont-Abbey) 109
- Dock Kelly (Lourdes/Anderson Coll.) 107
- Jack Ramey (Kearney State/Fort Hays St.) 107
- Jason Warthan (Indianapolis) 100
- Othello ‘O.T.’ Johnson (U. N.C.-Pembroke) 100
- Shawn Nelson (Findlay Univ.) 99 inc.

