Takedown Report

Top 40 Division I ACTIVE Coaches

The following is a listing of the Top 40 Active (including rece3ntly retired) Division I Head coaches by dual meet wins. We welcome input, questions and corrections.
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1. John Smith (Oklahoma State Univ.)               490   retired 2024
2. Tom Borelli (Central Michigan)                     368   retired 2024
3. Rob Koll (North Carolina/Stanford/Cornell) 348
4. Brian Smith (Missouri/Syracuse)                    341
5. Tom Ryan (Ohio State/Hofstra)                     335
6. Mark Manning (Nebraska/Northern Iowa)     328
7. Tom Brands (Iowa & Virginia Tech)             308
8. Jim Zalesky (Oregon State/Iowa)                   278  now at D-II school
9. Tim Flynn (West Virginia/Edinboro St.)       274
10. Cael Sanderson (Penn State, Iowa State)     262
11. Joel Greenlee (Ohio Univ.)                           260
12. Roger Reina (Pennsylvania, Un. Of)              258 
13. Pat Popolizio (North Carolina St., SUNY-Binghampton)   256
14. Kevin Dresser (Iowa State/Virginia Tech Univ.)  253
15. Pat Santoro (Lehigh University, Maryland)    239
16. Scott Goodale (Rutgers University) –             235
17. Jim Andrassy (Kent State Univ.)                    204 
18. Steve Garland (Virginia University)              194
19. John Stutzman (Buffalo SUNY, Bloomsburg) – 190
20. Dan Wirnsberger (Bucknell, Bloomsburg)     183
21. Chris Bono (Wisconsin/South Dakota/U.Tenn.Chatt.)  158
22. John Mark Bentley (Appalachian State)        152
23. Jay Weiss (Harvard Univ.) –                           151
24. Jason Borelli  (American/Stanford Univ.)  –   150
25. Mark Branch (Wyoming Univ.) –                    149
26. Zeke Jones (Ariz. St., Univ. Of Penn.)           127
26. Doug Schwab (Northern Iowa)                     127
28. Mark Cody (Presbyterian, Oklahoma U., American U.) 124
29. Roger Kish (Oklahoma/N. D. St.)                –   122
30. Ryan Ludwig (Northern Illinois)                 –    113
30. Matt Azevedo (Drexel Un.)                             113
32. Greg Williams (Utah Valley State)                110 — Inactive
33. Chris Ayres (Princeton)                                   105
34. Scott Moore (Lock Haven)                               95
35. Tony Ersland (Purdue)                                      90
36. Brandom Eggum (Minnesota)                         84
37. John Hangey (Rider Un.)                                  83
38. Tony Robie (Virginia Tech/SUNY-Bing.)       80
39. Kevin Ward (U.S. Army Acad.)                       78
40. Daniel Elliott (Gardner-Webb)                         77

April 8, 2025 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | news, sports