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TDR Update 2024 – TDR # 31 – 71 : Top 100 All-Time College Coaches in Dual Wins

2024  ALL-TIME Coaches – Top 500 w/ at least 100 wins    Wins &-Level  
After 2023-2024 season       Division I Schools unless noted otherwise     as of 03/31/24
Coaches in bold are active head coaches.

1. Pat Pecora (Pitt-Johnstown)                        661 – II     (15 wins in 2024)
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. John Smith (Oklahoma State Univ.)           490 – I   (14) up 2 spots
10. Max Servcies (Wabash)                                  487 – III
11. Doug Parker (Springfield, Mass)                    485 – II
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. Roger Crebs (Lycoming College)                450 – III   (11) up 4 spots
18. John Sacchi (Middlesex Jr. Coll./Rutgers Un.)   447- JuCo/I
19. Lonnie Morris (Johnson & Wales)              446 – III (24) up 5 spots
20. Gary Taylor (Rider)                                        442 – I
21. Bobby Douglas (Iowa St/CSSB/ArizSU)       440 – I
22. J Robinson (Minnesota)                                  440 – I
23. John Johnston (Princeton/Stevens Tech.)      431 – I/JuCo
24. Mike Olson (UNC-Pembroke, Upper Iowa, Monmouth)  428 – II 
25. T.J. Kerr (U. Calif. Bakersfield/San Jose St.)  421– I
26. Tom Jarman (Manchester/Northwest./Taylor)  415-III/I/NAIA
27. Tom Borrelli (Central Michigan/Lake Superior St.)   414 – I/II (8) up 2 spots
28. Phil Grebinar (Worcester Poly Tech.)            414 — III
29. Jim Miller (Wartburg)                                    413 – III
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. Bruce Haberli (New York Un./Manhattan Coll.)  394 – III/I   (10) up 3 spots
35. Bob Guzzo (N.C. State/Canton Jr. Coll.)       393 – I/JuCo
36. Ron Beaschler (Ohio Northern Univ.)        391 – III  (17) up 7 spots
37. Mike Denney (Maryville Univ./Nebr.-Omaha)    389 – II   retired in 2023
38. Paul Mance (Appalachian St./Herkimer Co.CC)  387 – I/JuCo
39. Eric Knuutila (Niagara City C.C.)                  383 – JuCo
40. Dave Amato (Brown/SUNY Potsdam/U.Mass)  381  – I/II/III
41. Bill Lam (North Carolina Univ.)                    378 – I
42. Al Baxter (Buena Vista Univ.)                       376 – III
43. Budd Whitehill (Lycoming Coll.)                  376 – III
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. Rob Koll (UNC/Stanford/Cornell Univ.)    338  (11) up 2 spots
51. Brian Smith (Missouri/Syracuse)                 336  (10) up 4 spots
52. Steve Costanzo (St. Cloud Univ.& Dana College) 333 – II (14) up 10 spots
53. Ron Gaffner (Muskegon C.C.)                       331- JuCo
54. Roy Minter (Ridgewater C.C.-Willmar)        329- JuCo 
55. Dave Mitchell (Luther College)                   327 – III (12) up 10 spots
56. Gray Simons (ODU, Tenn, L. Haven, Ind. St.)   327
57. Jim Makovsky (Minn. St.-Mankato/Valley City St.)   326 – II  (2) up 1 spot
58. Carl Adams (Boston Univ./Un. Of R.I.)        326 
59. Tom Ryan (Ohio State/Hofstra)                  322  (15) up 12 spots
60. Bob Bubb (Clarion Univ.)                             322
61. Jack Spates (Oklahoma & Cornell)                322
62. Jeff Swenson (Augsburg Coll.)                      321 – III
63. Tom Kessler (York College)                          321 – III
64. Tim Fader (Wisc.-Eau Claire, Whitewater,& Lacrosse) 319– III (19) up 19 spots
65. Joe Seay (Okla.St., Ca.-Bak., U.Tenn.-Chatt.)     319 – I/II
66. Jody Thompson  (Labette C.C.-Ks.)               318- JuCo
67. Mark Manning (Nebraska/Northern Iowa)   317  (12) up 6 spots
68. Steve Eldridge (U.S. Coast Guard Ac.)          317 – III  – Inc.,
69. Bob Ericson  (Diablo Valley College)            315
70. Martin Nichols (Ithaca College)                  313 – III (14) up 16 spots
71. Dennis Deliddo (Cal. St. Fresno)                   313
72. Ron Finley (Oregon Univ.)                             311 
73. Ed Peery (U.S. Naval Academy)                    311 
74. Bob Del Rosa (Case Western Reserve)          310 – III
75. Randy Stottlemyer (Pittsburgh)                      304
76. Kerry Volkmann (John Carroll)                     304 – III
77. John Owen (North Idaho Jr. Coll.)                 304- JuCo
78. Stan Abel (Oklahoma, Cincinnati)                 302
79. Daryl Arroyo (Springfield, Mass)                  301 – III
80. Willie Myers (Wisconsin-Whitewater)          301 – III
81. Dave Pacheo (Sacramento City College)       301 – Calf. Jr. Col.
82. Ed Kringstad (Bismark State Coll.)           301- JuCo
83. Chuck Williamson (Gloucester Co. Coll.)  300- JuCo
84. Roger Sanders (Bloomsburg, New York Univ.)  300
85. Robert “Rummy” Macias  (Minn. St.-Mankato)        299 – II
86. P.J. Smith (UNC-Pembroke, Campbell)   299 – II
87. Duane Goldman (Indiana Univ.)                    297  –
88. Byron James (Wisc.-River Falls)                    297 – III
89. Dick Bonacci (Cleveland State)                     296
90. Tom Brands (Iowa & Virginia Tech)          294 (12) up 8 spots
91. Jim Zalesky (Jamestown, Oregon State/Iowa)- 293 I(274) NAIA(19) (6) up 1 spot
92. Neil Boyd (Waldorf College)                         291 – NAIA
93. Jon Laudenslager (Wilkes University)       290 – III (8) up 6 spots
94. Paul Keysaw (Fresno City/Moorpark)       287 – Calf. J.C. (9) up 7 spots
95. John McHugh (Maryland, Catholic, American)  287
96. Craig Turnbull (West Virginia Univ.)            287
97. Vince Monseau (West Liberty St./Peru St.)               286 – II
98. Al Sosa (SUNY-Oneota State)                       284 – III
99. Kenneth Ober (Elizabethtown College)          282 – III
100. Joe Begala (Kent State Univ.)            282

For a complete List contact the TDR at martinkfleming@gmail.com

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Wyoming wrestler who saved teammate during grizzly bear attack gets national honor

POWELL – Kendell Cummings, the Wyoming wrestler who rescued his college teammate during a grizzly bear attack, was recently recognized with a national award.
The award, called the Carnegie Hero Fund, is considered to be the highest civilian honor for heroism on the continent, according to the group’s website. It recognizes those who risk their own lives in an attempt to save another.
Cummings was one of 17 selected for the award. He will receive a medal as well as a sizable financial grant at a banquet later this year. “I thought it was pretty crazy when I was even being considered,” Cummings said in an online interview Monday afternoon. “I didn’t even know what to say.”
The award would never have been given had it not been for the attack on Oct. 15, 2022. That was the day Cummings and his friends surprised the bear, and he said it’s a day he’ll never forget. “It was like unreal almost,” Cummings said. “It was so crazy. You just never expect that to happen.”
Cummings recounted the incident Monday, which began when he and three other teammates were shed hunting in the Shoshone National Forest. Cummings and one teammate, Brady Lowry, were split up from the group when suddenly a grizzly bear came out of the forest lunging at Lowry.
Without a second thought, Cummings jumped into action to try and save his friend. “I jumped down there and grabbed the bear,” Cummings said. “I pulled it off of Brady and then the bear started attacking me. There wasn’t a whole lot of thought or anything. It just kind of happened.”
Both Cummings and Lowry suffered serious injuries, but miraculously both men have since recovered, even managing to make it back on the wrestling mat in just six months. “It was awesome, and I’m super grateful,” Cummings said. “It’s been awesome watching Brady do what he did.”
Lowry ended up earning All-American status, which means he was one of the top eight wrestlers in his weight class at the national tournament. Cummings was able to compete again for Northwest College in Powell this year. While he didn’t qualify for the national tournament, he said his recent accolade along with Lowry’s success makes the whole ordeal worth it. “It feels good to know that people recognize that it was a good thing,” Cummings said. … story at … KTVQ.com/Wrestler-who-saved-teammate-during-grizzly-bear-attack-gets-national-honor

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TDR Update 2024 – TDR # 31 – 70 : Top 12 & Awards

Packages of TDR Top 12 Plaques were sent out today to Laney, C.B. Aycock, Northside (Jax), Cleveland Croatan, Rolesville, Wake Forest and Wakefield. We ask that the coaches and/or wrestlers let us know when they receive them. Would hate for an award to be lost in the mail or front office. The Roy Heverly Award for the Top Underclassman wrestler will be presented to Ian Fritz of Topsail and Ryan Mann of North East Carolina Prep. Details to be released later.
The Michael Stokes will be presented to Jason Kennedy of Rosewood. As previously announced the Lee Carroll Award will be presented to Holton Quincy of North East Carolina Prep. The Olivia Neal Award for the top senior female wrestler will be presented to seniors Lillian Prendergast of South Brunswick and Kamilah Brooks of Pasquotank County.
The TDR will announce the 2024 winners of the James Johnson Memorial Award for the most outstanding senior later this week.
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The 2024 Dan Hodge Trophy Presented by ASICS Fan Vote

WIN Magazine has announced the five finalists for the 2024 WIN Magazine | Culture House Dan Hodge Trophy, presented by ASICS.
Hodge Trophy Voting Criteria:

1 – Record
2 – Dominance/Bonus-Point Percentage
3 – Quality of Competition
4 – Sportsmanship
Vote Now!
How the Hodge Trophy Selection Process Works:
Like the Heisman Trophy, all past Hodge winners get an official Hodge Vote for each year they won the award. The additional Hodge Trophy Votes from the Hodge Trophy Voting Committee made up of national wrestling media, a retired college coach from each region, a representative of each national wrestling organization, and the Official Fan Vote on WIN’s website, which accounts for (5) Official First-Place Ballots.

2024 Hodge Trophy Candidates:

Levi Haines

157 pounds • Sophomore • Penn State • Arendtsville, Pa.

Record: 23-0
Bonus %: 65.2
Pins: 5
Technical Falls: 5
Major Decisions: 5

Carter Starocci

174 pounds • Senior • Penn State • Erie, Pa.

Record: 17-2 (both losses Inj. Def.)
Bonus %: 64.7
Pins: 3
Technical Falls: 6
Major Decisions: 1

Parker Keckeisen

184 • Senior • Northern Iowa  • Glendale, Wisc.

Record: 31-0
Bonus %: 90.3
Pins: 2
Technical Falls: 12
Major Decisions: 14 … story and full list at … WIN-magazine.com/2024/03/26/fanvote

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TDR Update 2024 – TDR # 31 -69 : JuCo Records

The records listed below are what we could find for the dual meet records of Junior College schools for the 2023-2024 season. We were not able to find the records for several schools and we ask for records to be sent in. We seek your input so that our totals can be complete. Send to martinkfleming@gmail.com +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

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Penn State wins the 2024 DI men’s NCAA wrestling championship

Just as they have done 10 times before under head coach Cael Sanderson, the Penn State Nittany Lions captured the Division I national title.
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This time, though, Penn State made a little extra history in its victory. 
The Nittany Lions put eight athletes on the podium including four national champions, two runner-ups and two additional place winners. 
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Carter Starocci and Aaron Brooks headlined the success for the Blue and White, winning their fourth NCAA titles to become the sixth and seventh athletes to do so in NCAA wrestling. Starocci’s win came by way of a 2-0 decision against No. 6 Rocco Welsh of Ohio State via an escape point and a stall point, but that was all he needed to finish on top once again. Aaron Brooks followed Starocci’s footsteps, becoming the seventh four-time NCAA champ in history and the second for Penn State with his win over Hidlay 6-1.  Heavyweight Greg Kerkvliet added a title at heavyweight, his first, with a 13-4 major decision of Lucas Davison in a match in which he did not give up a single offensive point. He set a tone of total domination. 
The Nittany Lions produced another national champ at 157 pounds as No. 1 Levi Haines completed his undefeated season with a strategic 4-0 shutout against No. 2 Jacori Teemer. 
Penn State’s No. 2 Beau Bartlett and No. 2 Mitchell Mesenbrink finished as runner-ups, as No. 1 Jesse Mendez of Ohio State topped Bartlett 4-1 at 141 pounds, and Mesenbrink fell to Iowa State’s No. 4 David Carr at 165 pounds 9-8. Carr’s win gave him his second title for the Cyclones, the first of which came in his freshman season at 157 pounds. 
The Nittany Lions weren’t the only team with historic moments on Saturday night, though. The Virginia Tech Hokies crowned just the second national champion in program history as No. 4 Caleb Henson turned up the offense at 149 pounds and earned a 15-7 bonus-point win over Michigan’s No. 6 Austin Gomez, the 2024 Olympic rep for Mexico at 65kg. Henson is not only the second Hokie to finish on top of the podium in program history, but he is also the first national champion in NCAA wrestling history from the state of Georgia. His win is one of four podium finishers for the Hokies as part of their standout weekend in Kansas City. 
Arizona State, Cornell and Northern Iowa will also leave the Show-Me State with one champ each. Sun Devil 125-pounder Richard Figueroa earned his first national championship by way of a 7-2 victory against Iowa’s Drake Ayala, while Cornell’s No. 6 Vito Arujau topped four-time NCAA finalist No. 1 Daton Fix of Oklahoma State at 133 pounds 5-3 for his second title and No. 1 Parker Keckeisen bonused No. 3 Dustin Plott of Oklahoma State at 184 pounds. 
Complete results below: 

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Gardner-Webb Wrestling at Nationals

Anderson Advances to Day 2 at NCAA Wrestling Championships
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – After dropping his opening match, Gardner-Webb’s Jha’Quan Anderson won his second match to advance to day two in the consolation bracket of the 184-pound weight class at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri.  
In his first match of the day, Anderson lost by technical fall, 20-5 (6:29), to fourth-seeded Trey Munoz of Oregon State University. Anderson, who is competing at the national championships for the third time in his career, rebounded with a 9-6 victory over Binghamton University’s Jacob Nolan in the night session.
Anderson will meet (19) James Conway of Franklin & Marshall College in his next consolation match on Friday, March 22.
Wrestling in the 141-pound weight class, senior Todd Carter went 0-2, concluding his season on day one of the championships. Carter lost his opening match by technical fall to top-seeded Jesse Mendez of Ohio State University (19-4, 5:31) and then fell by a narrow 8-6 decision to Dylan Chappell … story at … GWUsports.com/Anderson-advances-to-day-2-at-ncaa-wrestling-championships

Anderson & Carter Earn At-Large Bids into NCAA Championships
INDIANAPOLIS – Two Gardner-Webb wrestlers were announced as at-large selections to compete at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships later this month. Jha’Quan Anderson was selected to wrestle at 184 pounds and Todd Carter was selected to compete at 141 pounds. Anderson and Carter are two of 47 total at-large selections, who join the 283 student-athletes who previously qualified through placement at conference tournaments.
“I am proud of these two to get into the national tournament,” said Head Wrestling Coach Daniel Elliott. “They both were pretty disappointed after not qualifying through the conference tournament last week, but their body of work throughout the season showed they deserve this.
“They both have wins over guys who have qualified and deserve to be there. For Jha’quan to finish his career at the national tournament, it is special. Todd sets the tone for how work hard in our program. These two are so deserving of this opportunity and we are proud to represent Gardner-Webb in the national tournament!”
2024 marks Anderson’s third career at-large selection into the national tournament. He enters with an overall mark of 27-7 after a fourth career top-three finish at the Southern Conference Championships last weekend. Earlier this season, Anderson became the first Gardner-Webb wrestler to be named Most Outstanding Wrestler at the prestigious Southern Scuffle, after claiming the title in the 184-pound weight class.  
This year marks Carter’s first career selection into the national tournament. He enters off of a runner-up finish at the SoCon tournament and holds a record of 21-9 … story at … GWUsports.com/Anderson-carter-earn-at-large-bids-into-ncaa-championships

Gardner-Webb Places Fourth in SoCon Wrestling Championships
BOONE, N.C. – The Gardner-Webb University wrestling squad was placed fourth in the Southern Conference Wrestling Championships on Saturday with a team score of 49.5.  
Todd Carter and Drew West both finished second in their respective weight classes, and Jha’Quan Anderson and Zach Price each finished third.  
For more information on the Gardner-Webb wrestling team, fans can follow the team on X at @GWUWrestling or on Instagram at @gwuwrestling.
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Drew West (2-0) placed 2nd and scored 13.0 team points.
Quarterfinal – Drew West (Gardner-Webb) 2-0 won by fall over Malik Hardy (The Citadel) 1-2 (Fall 7:43)
Semifinal – Drew West (Gardner-Webb) 2-0 won by fall over Anthony Molton (Campbell) 21-5 (Fall 5:30)
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Tyson Lane (2-2) placed 4th and scored 6.5 team points.
Quarterfinal – Dyson Dunham (VMI) 3-1 won by major decision over Tyson Lane (Gardner-Webb) 2-2 (MD 16-5)
Cons. Round 1 – Tyson Lane (Gardner-Webb) 2-2 won by tech fall over Brayden Adams (Presbyterian College) 0-2 (TF-1.5 4:28 (17-2))
Cons. Semi – Tyson Lane (Gardner-Webb) 2-2 won by fall over Blake Boarman (Chattanooga) 1-2 (Fall 4:57)
3rd Place Match – Dyson Dunham (VMI) 3-1 won by decision over Tyson Lane (Gardner-Webb) 2-2 (Dec 8-5)
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Todd Carter (2-0) placed 2nd and scored 10.5 team points. … complete GWU results at … GWUsports.com/Gardner-webb-places-fourth-in-socon-wrestling-championships
 

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