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All-Time Coaching Wins Top 200 – TDR #31-5

The All-Time College Coaching Wins Project::  We are seeking dual meet records from schools that had wrestling from before 1942.  We welcome insights, news, records and history shared to us.   This includes all coaching dual meet wins at any college level.  Send inputs and insights to martinkfleming@gmail.com
The following list is an audited and updated listing from previous lists. Names in bold are active head coaches.

After the 2022-2023 season             as of October 2023
ALL-TIME Coaches – Top 200  with at least 204 wins    
Division I Schools unless noted otherwise     

1. Pat Pecora (Pitt-Johnstown)                        646 – II     (15 wins in 2023)
2. Dale Thomas (Oregon State)                        616 – I
3. Jare Klein (Olivet College)                            569 – III
4. Bill Racich (Ursinus College)                        540 – III
5. David Icenhower (College of New Jersey)    534 – III
6. John Reese (Wilkes Univ.)                             515 – III 
7. Jack Childs (Drexel/Thad. Stevens Tech)     512 – I/JuCo
8. Harold Nichols (Iowa St.)                              493 – I
9. Max Servcies (Wabash)                                 487 – III
10. Doug Parker (Springfield, Mass)                   485 – II
11. John Smith (Oklahoma State Univ.)           476 – I   (14) up 1 spot
12. Arthur “Bucky” Maughn (N Dak State)         467 – II
13. Milton Martin (Westmar)                             462 – NAIA
14. Don Elia (Carson-Newman/Maryville)          461 – II
15. Ned McGinley (King’s College)                    458 – III
16. Ron Mirikitani (St. Louis C.C.-Meramec)     457 – JuCo
17. John Sacchi (Middlesex Jr. Coll./Rutgers Un.)  447- JuCo/I
18. Gary Taylor (Rider)                                       442 – I
19. Bobby Douglas (Iowa St/CSSB/ArizSU)       440 – I
20. J Robinson (Minnesota)                               440 – I
21. Roger Crebs (Lycoming College)               439 – III   (10) up 1 spot
22. John Johnston (Princeton/Stevens Tech.)    431 – I/JuCo
23. Mike Olson (UNC-Pembroke, Upper Iowa, Monmouth)  428 – II 
24. Lonnie Morris (Johnson & Wales)             422 – III (30) up 11 spots
25. T.J. Kerr (U. Calif. Bakersfield/San Jose St.)  421– I
26. Tom Jarman (Manchester/Northwest./Taylor)  415-III/I/NAIA
27. Phil Grebinar (Worcester Poly Tech.)           414 — III
28. Jim Miller (Wartburg)                                  413 – III
29. Tom Borrelli (Central Michigan/Lake Superior St.)   406 – I/II (6) up 2 spots
30. Bob Skelton (Western New England College) – 402 III
31. Wally Johnson (Minnesota Univ./S.D. State/Luther Coll.)   400 – I
32. Robert Marshall (Del. Valley Coll./Dickinson) – 396 III
33. David James (Cent. Oklahoma)                    396 – II
34. Bob Guzzo (N.C. State/Canton Jr. Coll.)       393 – I/JuCo
35. Mike Denney (Maryville Univ./Nebr.-Omaha)    389 – II   (8) up 4 spots
36. Paul Mance (Appalachian St./Herkimer Co.CC)  387 – I/JuCo
37. Bruce Haberli (New York Un./Manhattan Coll.)  384 – III/I   (12) up 8 spots
38. Eric Knuutila (Niagara City C.C.)                  383 – JuCo
39. Dave Amato (Brown/SUNY Potsdam/U.Mass)  381  – I/II/III
40. Bill Lam (North Carolina Univ.)                    378 – I
41. Al Baxter (Buena Vista Univ.)                       376 – III
42. Budd Whitehill (Lycoming Coll.)                  376 – III
43. Ron Beaschler (Ohio Northern Univ.)        374 – III  (20) up 5 spots
44. Dean Sensenbaugh (Modesto Jr. Coll.)       374 – Calif. Jr. C.
45. Lonnie Timmerman (Drake)                        364
46. Don Murray (SUNY-Brockport)                   359 – III  
47. Dan Gable (Iowa)                                        355
48. Vaughn Hitchcock (Cal-Poly-SLO)               353 – II
49. Russ Hellickson (Ohio St./Wisc.)                  342
50. Ron Gaffner (Muskegon C.C.)                      331- JuCo

For the complete list check the TDR Page at the top of the Blog page and click on the Top 200 link.

December 1, 2023 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized