2025 North Carolina “HALL OF FAME DAY” CELEBRATION — May 18th
ONE OR MORE OF THE NORTH CAROLINA CLASS OF 2025 HONOREES AND THE NATIONAL WRESTLING HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM CORDIALLY INVITE YOU TO ATTEND THE 21st “HALL OF FAME Day” CELEBRATION ON MAY 18, 2025, AT THE FRIDAY CENTER IN CHAPEL HILL. THE SOCIAL WILL BEGIN AT 2:00 P.M. WITH DINNER SERVED AT 3:00 P.M. THE AWARD PRESENTATION WILL FOLLOW DINNER.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS BANQUET IS TO HONOR AND RECOGNIZE INDIVIDUALS FOR THEIR YEARS OF COMMITMENT AS POSITIVE ROLE MODELS TO OUR STUDENT ATHLETES. THE CLASS OF 2025 HAS GIVEN COUNTLESS HOURS OF THEIR TIME INSTILLING IN YOUNG PEOPLE THE SKILLS NEEDED TO SUCCEED IN ALL AREAS OF LIFE. THE LIFETIME SERVICE TO WRESTLING AWARD IS FOR YEARS OF DEDICATION TO THE SPORT OF WRESTLING AS A COACH, OFFICIAL, OR CONTRIBUTOR. THEY WILL BE PERMANENTLY RECOGNIZED AT THE NATIONAL WRESTLING HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM IN STILLWATER, OKLAHOMA.
The Class of 2025 “Lifetime service to wrestLing” award
Mike Carey Eddy Clark
John Getty T. J. Jaworsky
Larry Junkin Ron Mendenhall
This is an opportunity for you to honor these great individuals and promote the positive aspects of our oldest and greatest sport – “wrestling!” a registration form is encLosed for the “haLL of fame day” celebration.
Please complete the appropriate sections and return to the address listed.
We are looking forward to May 18th—a great day for North CaroLina’s outstanding individuals and the sport of wrestling. North Carolina can be proud of these deserving honorees.
Yours in wrestling,
Rex wells, President
North Carolina Chapter
Tickets can be purchased online at: https://www.ticketleap.events/tickets/nc-nwhof/2025
Please check-in at the registration table that day.
Top 40 ACTIVE Coaches in Division III
TDR Editor’s Notes ; We welcome input corrections and additions if needed. We are in the process of gathering the yearly records of all colleges and universities that have or have had wrestling. We have at least the names of the 1,400 men’s and women’s college teams. The discontinued programs are the hardest to compile complete records. This project also includes over 4,000 head coaches.
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ACTIVE Coaches(D-III)– Top 40 with at least 100 wins
- Roger Crebs (Lycoming College) 465
- Lonnie Morris (Johnson & Wales) 464
- Ron Beaschler (Ohio Northern Univ.) 407
- Bruce Haberli (New York University) 359
- Dave Mitchell (Luther College) 340
- Tim Fader (Wis.-Eau Claire,Whitewater, LaCrosse) 336
- Martin Nichols (Ithaca College) 329
- Jon Laudenslager (Wilkes University) 303
- Jay Jones (Rhode Island College) 289
- John Oostendorp (Coe College) 288
- Bryan Brunk (Messiah College) 279
- Dave Malecek (Wisconsin-LaCrosse St.) 243
- Drew Black (Wesleyan Univ.) 236
- Sebastian Amato (Trinity College) 235
- Johnny Johnson (Wisc.-Stevens Point) 224
- Duane Ritter (SUNY Oneonta State) 223
- Jon Egan (Roger Williams) – 209
- Eric Keller (Wartburg College) – 197
- Mike Howard (SUNY-Oswego State) 192
- Jon McGovern (Dubuque University) – 186
- Jamie Gibbs (Baldwin-Wallace) – 182
- Craig Thurber (Thiel College) – 173
- Joe Galente (College of New Jersey) 172
- Brian Anderson (Wabash College) – 170
- Eric Van Kley (Central College,) – 159
- Steve Marianetti (Elmhurst College) – 157
- James Holder (Springfield College) 157
- Brandon Bissette (Olivet College) 151
- Jason Garriques (Centenary College) 137
- Greg Ilaria (U.S. Merchant Marine) – 136
- Scott Legacy (Vermont St.-Castleton) 134
- Mark Harwald (John Carroll/Case West/Mt. Union) 131
- Al Russomano (Scranton Univ.) 127
- Joe Favia (Stevens Institute of Tech.) 123
- Nathan Shearer (Washington & Lee) 118
- Duane Bastress (York College, Pa.) 116
- Keith Norris (John Hopkins Univ.) 110
- Bill Schindel (Adrian/Mount Union) 109
- Scott Honacker (Williams College) 109
- Ryan Birt (Millikan College) 108
- Nate Yetzer (Roanoke/Ferrum Colleges) 105
- Dan Callahan (Trine University) 103
How Will NCAA Revenue Sharing Affect College Wrestling?
A primer for how the new revenue sharing model brought about by the House vs NCAA lawsuit will change college wrestling as we know it.
You’re probably going to get very familiar with the term ‘revenue sharing’ this summer, as the term is shorthand for a set of new rules and regulations that are set to transform high-level college athletics as we know it.
What is Revenue Sharing?
Revenue sharing, or rev share, is exactly what it implies: colleges and universities paying their student athletes directly from revenue generated from their sports programs. Revenue comes to the university by way of its athletic department and is then shared with that school’s student-athletes. Hence, rev share.
Revenue sharing is part of the settlement of the NCAA vs House lawsuit, which we first discussed here, back in July of 2024.
Will All NCAA Programs Participate in Rev Share?
No. Division II and Division III NCAA schools will not participate. The only schools that must participate are D1 Power 5 Conference programs. Other D1 schools can opt in. NAIA, Junior Colleges and other collegiate wrestling programs not in the NCAA will also not be subject to the new Rev Share rules.
The Ivy League has also already announced that they will not participate in rev share. Those schools with wrestling programs are Cornell, Harvard, Penn, Princeton, Columbia and Brown.
Which Programs Must Participate In Rev Share?
The full-time members of the Big Ten, ACC, Big 12, Pac-12 and SEC. Which are: … more at … https://www.flowrestling.org/articles/14039570-how-will-ncaa-revenue-sharing-affect-college-wrestling
TDR blog
After 20 seasons of publicizing wrestling The TakeDown Report’s (TDR) focus has changed to the collecting of college coaching records from North America since 1903. We will continue to recognize and reward successful wrestlers in eastern North Carolina (east of Raleigh & Fayetteville), assist with schools in starting or re-starting a team and this blog. Join us on our FaceBook Page – “The TakeDown Report” for photos and news. Please send results, stories, links and news to pass along. E-mail us at takedownreport@gmail.com
Martin Fleming, Editor
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