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Top 70 All-Time Division II Coaches – TDR # 31 – 76

The coaches are ranked by the number of dual meet wins while they were a head coach at a Division II school. Totals include matches from the 2023-2024 season.
ALL-TIME Coaches (D-II)– Top 70 (or so) with at least 100 wins     Wins

  1. Pat Pecora (Pitt-Johnstown)                 661  (15)
  2. Doug Parker (Springfield, Mass)              485
  3. Don Elia (Carson-Newman)                     461
  4. Mike Olson (UNC-Pembroke, Upper Iowa, Monmouth)  428 – II  ??
  5. Arthur “Bucky” Maughn (N Dak State)                  408
  6. David James (Cent. Oklahoma)                                396
  7. Mike Denney (Maryville Univ./Nebr.-Omaha)    389 – retired in 2023
  8. Vaughn Hitchcock (Cal-Poly-SLO)                         353 – II
  9. Steve Costanzo (St. Cloud Univ.&Dana Coll.)     333  (14)  up 1 spot
  10. Jim Makovsky (Minn. St.-Mankato/Valley City St.)   326 (2)
  11. Robert “Rummy” Macias  (Minn. St.-Mankato)   299
  12. P.J. Smith (UNC-Pembroke, Campbell)               299
  13. Vince Monseau (West Liberty St./Peru St.)         286
  14. Jim Koch (Wisconsin-Parkside)                            277
  15. Mike Sterner  (SW Minnesota St.)                       254
  16. William “Bill” Corman (Shippensburg State)      243
  17. Robert Fisher (Kutztown Univ.)                       241  (5)  up 1 spot
  18. Jason Liles (S.D. State/Montana St.-Northern)    236
  19. Doug Henry (Gannon Univ.)                             233  – retired in 2023
  20. Terry Wetherald (Univ. of Indianapolis – Ind. Central)         230
  21. Heath Grimm (Upper Iowa Univ.)                          229  (19)  up 4 spots
  22. Jason Reitmeier (Augustana College-S.D.)            225  (13)  up 3 spots
  23. Robin Ersland (Minot St./Cent. Mo. St./Calif. (Pa.), N. Mich.  225
  24. Marc Bauer (Univ. of Nebraska-Kearney)                 215
  25. Mike Wehler (Mercyhurst, West Liberty State)    214  (7)  up 1 spot
  26. Larry Kristoff (So. Illinois-Edwardsville, SW Mo. St.)  212
  27. Mike Palmisiano (Nebraska-Omaha, Ohio Northern)  200
  28. Tracy Borah (Western State College)                         200
  29. Jason Valek (Newberry)                                             194
  30. Joe Seay (Cal. State Bakersfield)                               187
  31. Allan Abraham (Calif. State San Francisco)              176
  32. Miles Van Hee (Western State College)                     170
  33. Lars Jensen (Calif. State San Francisco)                    170
  34. Stamatis Bulgaris (Wright State & Dayton)               169
  35. Ray Kowatch (Ashland College)                                167
  36. John Oxton (St. Cloud State Univ.)                            167
  37. Paul Kendle (Augustana College-S.D.)                      163
  38. Howard Westcott (Portland State)                              162
  39. James Kisgen (McKendree College)  D-II – 2013  152  (14) up 4
  40. John W. Hancock (Northern Col., Col. St. Coll)        152
  41. Doug Moses (N.M. Highlands, So. Color., Col. St.)  151 – inc
  42. Bill Garland (Minnesota State-Moorhead)                 147
  43. Roger Denker (Central Missouri State)                      143
  44. Jack LaBonde (Northern Colorado, Col. St. Coll)      142
  45. John Sterner (Minnesota State-Moorehead)               137
  46. R.C. LaHaye (Lander/Grand Canyon)                   135  (17)  up 14
  47. Scott Ritzen (Chadron State College)                         135
  48. Warren Williamson (South Dakota State )                 134
  49. Othello ‘O.T.’ Johnson (U. N.C.-Pembroke)         133  (14)  up 11
  50. Dave Shutter  (Truman State, NE Missouri State)     133
  51. Mike McGlinchey (Salisbury State)                           133
  52. Jason Warthan (Indianapolis)                                 132  (9)  up 6
  53. Jason Ramstetter(Adams State)                              131  (6)  up 4
  54. Jack Maughan (Northern Colorado)                           129
  55. Chuck Piper (Colorado Mesa St.)                               129
  56. Ken Caudell (Belmont-Abbey)                                127  –– retired in 2023
  57. Martin Grahn (Portland State)                                    126
  58. Dan Hinkel (Kutztown)                                              124
  59. Mark Osgood (Ashland Univ.)                                   121
  60. Blaine Gorney (Livingstone)                                      121
  61. Jesse Nelson (SW Minnesota/Ridgewater)                         120 inc. (4)
  62. Dock Kelly (Lourdes/Anderson Coll.)           117 ** now at NAIA school
  63. Bob Dalling (East Stroudsburg State)                        115
  64. Dalton Jensen (Nebraska-Kearney)                       112  (18)  up 10 spots
  65. Tony Cipollone (Mercyhurst)                                     112
  66. Jack Ramey (Kearney State/Fort Hays St.)                107
  67. Shawn Nelson (Findlay Univ.)                                 107 inc.  (3)  up 1
  68. Seth Bloomquist (Shippensburg State)                   105   (1)
  69. Nathan Osur (Connecticut/Wesleyan Univ.)              103
  70. Richard Ulrich (Adams State Univ.)                          102
  71. Todd Steidley (Central Oklahoma)           101  (15)  up 10 spots

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