Takedown Report

All-Time Coaching Wins Top 200

The All-Time College Coaching Wins Project::  We are seeking dual meet records from schools with wrestling before 1990.  We welcome insights, news, corrections, records and history.  This includes all coaching dual meet wins at all college level.  Send input to martinkfleming@gmail.com
This list is an audited and updated listing from previous lists. Names in bold are active head coaches.

2025  ALL-TIME Coaches – Top 200 w/ at least 200 wins    Wins &-Level  
After the 2024-2025 season.   D-I Schools unless noted otherwise     as of 07/31/25
Coaches in bold are active head coaches.

1. Pat Pecora (Pitt-Johnstown)                        661 – II    
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   
10. Max Servcies (Wabash)                                  487 – III
11. Doug Parker (Springfield, Mass)                    485 – II
12. Arthur “Bucky” Maughn (N Dak State)         467 – II
13. Roger Crebs (Lycoming College)                465 – III   
14. Lonnie Morris (Johnson & Wales)              464 – III
15. Milton Martin (Westmar)                                462 – NAIA
16. Don Elia (Carson-Newman/Maryville)          461 – II
17. Ned McGinley (King’s College)                    458 – III
18. Ron Mirikitani (St. Louis C.C.-Meramec)     457 – JuCo
19. John Sacchi (Middlesex Jr. Coll./Rutgers Un.) 447- JuCo/I
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
28. Phil Grebinar (Worcester Poly Tech.)            414 — III
29. Jim Miller (Wartburg)                                    413 – III
30. Wally Johnson (Minnesota Univ./S.D. State/Luther Coll.)   408 – I
31. Bruce Haberli (New York Un./Manhattan Coll.)  408 – III/I 
32. Ron Beaschler (Ohio Northern Univ.)        407 – III  
33. Bob Skelton (Western New England College) – 402 III
34. Robert Marshall (Del. Valley Coll./Dickinson) – 396 III
35. David James (Cent. Oklahoma)                      396 – II
36. Bob Guzzo (N.C. State/Canton Jr. Coll.)       393 – I/JuCo
37. Mike Denney (Maryville Univ./Nebr.-Omaha)     389 – II 
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. Rob Koll (UNC/Stanford/Cornell Univ.)    348 
50. Steve Costanzo (St. Cloud Univ.& Dana College) 347 — II
51. Russ Hellickson (Ohio St./Wisc.)                   342
52. Brian Smith (Missouri/Syracuse)                 341 
53. Dave Mitchell (Luther College)                   340 – III
54. Tim Fader (Wisc.-Eau Claire, Whitewater,& Lacrosse) 336– III
55. Tom Ryan (Ohio State/Hofstra)                  335
56. Jim Makovsky (Minn. St.-Mankato/Valley City St.)   334 – II
57. Ron Gaffner (Muskegon C.C.)                       331- JuCo
58. Roy Minter (Ridgewater C.C.-Willmar)        329- JuCo 
59. Martin Nichols (Ithaca College)                  329 – III
60. Mark Manning (Nebraska/Northern Iowa)   328 
61. Gray Simons (ODU, Tenn, L. Haven, Ind. St.)   327
62. Carl Adams (Boston Univ./Un. Of R.I.)        326 
63. Bob Bubb (Clarion Univ.)                             322
64. Jack Spates (Oklahoma & Cornell)                322
65. Jeff Swenson (Augsburg Coll.)                      321 – III
66. Tom Kessler (York College)                          321 – III
67. Joe Seay (Okla.St., Ca.-Bak., U.Tenn.-Chatt.)     319 – I/II
68. Jody Thompson  (Labette C.C.-Ks.)               318- JuCo
69. Steve Eldridge (U.S. Coast Guard Ac.)          317 – III  – Inc.,
70. Bob Ericson  (Diablo Valley College)            315
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. Tom Brands (Iowa & Virginia Tech)          308
76. Randy Stottlemyer (Pittsburgh)                    304
77. Kerry Volkmann (John Carroll)                     304 – III
78. John Owen (North Idaho Jr. Coll.)                 304- JuCo
79. Jon Laudenslager (Wilkes University)       303 – III
80. Stan Abel (Oklahoma, Cincinnati)                 302
81. Daryl Arroyo (Springfield, Mass)                  301 – III
82. Willie Myers (Wisconsin-Whitewater)          301 – III
83. Dave Pacheo (Sacramento City College)       301 – Calf. Jr. Col.
84. Ed Kringstad (Bismark State Coll.)           301- JuCo
85. Chuck Williamson (Gloucester Co. Coll.)  300- JuCo
86. Roger Sanders (Bloomsburg, New York Univ.)  300
87. Robert “Rummy” Macias  (Minn. St.-Mankato)  299 – II
88. P.J. Smith (UNC-Pembroke, Campbell)    299 – II
89. Duane Goldman (Indiana Univ.)                    297  –
90. Byron James (Wisc.-River Falls)                    297 – III
91. Dick Bonacci (Cleveland State)                     296
92. Jim Zalesky (Jamestown, Oregon State/Iowa)- 293 I(274) NAIA(19)
93. Paul Keysaw (Fresno City/Moorpark)        292 – Calf. J.C.
94. Neil Boyd (Waldorf College)                         291 – NAIA
95. Jay Jones (Rhode Island College)  289– III
96. John Oostendorp (Coe College)      288 – III
97. John McHugh (Maryland, Catholic, American)  287
98. Craig Turnbull (West Virginia Univ.)            287
99. Vince Monseau (West Liberty St./Peru St.)    286 – II
100. Al Sosa (SUNY-Oneota State)                       284 – III
101. Kenneth Ober (Elizabethtown College)         282 – III
102. Joe Begala (Kent State Univ.)            282
103. Ed Carlin (Syracuse Univ.)                 280
104. Bryan Brunk   (Messiah College)    279 – III  
105. Jim Koch (Wisconsin-Parkside)          277 – II
106. Tim Flynn (West Va. Un./Edinboro St. Un.) 274  
107. Clifford Keen (Michigan Univ.)         274
108. John Elton (St. John’s {Minn.}          273 – III
109. Pat Whitcomb (North Idaho Coll.)     273 – Jr. Coll.
110. Bob Riehm (Southern Oregon)           270 — NAIA
111. Art Kraft (Triton C.C.-Illinois)           264 – Jr. Coll.
112. Bruce Pfutzenreuter (Bakersfield College)   264
113. Dave McCuskey  (Iowa / Univ. Northern Iowa)  262
114. Cael Sanderson (Penn State, Iowa State)   262  
115. Frank Cheek (Humboldt State)          261 – III
116. Frank Millard (SUNY-Delhi/SUNY-Potsdam)  261- JuCo/III
117. Joel Greenlee (Ohio Univ.)                           260
118. Jake Fitzpatrick (Santa Rosa Coll.)              259 – inc. Calf. J.C.
119. Pat Popolizio (North Carolina St., SUNY-Bing.)-  258 
120. Roger Reina (Pennsylvania, Un. Of)           258  — retired in 2025
121. Ed Michael (Buffalo/Corning Comm. Coll.) 258 – I/JuCo
122. Norm Lovelace (Harper William Rainey College)  257- JuCo
123. Archie Randall (Oklahoma City)         257 – NAIA (97) & Women’s (160)
124. Jack Crider (St. Louis C.C.-Forest Park)        255- JuCo
125. Mike Sterner  (SW Minnesota St.)                 254 – II
126. Al Hanke (Elmhurst Coll./Lake Forest Coll.{ILL})  254 – III
127. Joe Renfro (Northeastern Ok./Labette, Kan.) 253- J.C.
128. Ron Gray (Kent St./Franklin & Marshall)      253
129. Kevin Dresser (Iowa State/Virginia Tech Univ.)   253  
130. Robert Fisher (Kutztown Univ.)                 252– II  
131. Dave Kemmy (Roger Williams)                     251 – III
132. Franky James (Campbellsville/Tenn.-Chatt.) 251 –NAIA/I
133. Neil Turner (Lock Haven/Messiah)                251 – I/III
134. Arnold ‘Swede’ Umbach (Auburn Univ)       249
135. Bill Musick (Fresno City College)                247 – Calif.
136. John Keever (Moorpark College)                   244 – Calf. Jr. Coll.
137. Dave Malececk (Wisc.-Lacrosse)                 243 – III  
138. William “Bill” Corman (Shippensburg St.)   243 – II
139. Dennie Friederichs (Iowa Central C.C.)         240- JuCo
140. Pat Santoro (Lehigh Univ., Maryland)       239 
141. Heath Grimm (Upper Iowa Univ.)              239 – II  
142. Red W. Watkins (Appalachian State/Maryville)  239
143. Joe McFarland (Michigan/Indiana)                238
144. Gerald E. “Jerry” Hampton (Graceland U.)   238 – NAIA
145. Steven Lampe  (Colby C.C.-NW Ks. Tech.)  237- JuCo  inc.
146. Drew Black (Wesleyan U./Phoenix Coll.) 236– III/JuCo-inc.
147. Mike Ritchey (Southern Oregon)                   236 – NAIA
148. Jason Liles (S.D. State/Montana St.-Northern)  236 – II
149. Jerry Cheynet (Virginia Tech/Lake Superior St.)       236 – I/II
150. Brad Bruhn (SUNY-Cortland)                       236 – III  
151. Scott Goodale (Rutgers University)            235 
152. Jason Reitmeier (Augustana College-S.D.)   235 – II
153. Sebastian Amato (Trinity College)             235 – III  
154. Randy Steward (Loras College)                      235 – III
155. Ed Steers (Army, E.C.U. William&Mary)      235 – I
156. James Kisgen (McKendree College)           234 – II/NAIA  
157. James R. Howard (SUNY-Oswego State)     234 — III
158. Barry Davis (Wisconsin)                                 234
159. Don Henry (Gannon Univ.)                       233 – II
160. Jamie Gibbs (Baldwin-Wall./U.N.C.-Pemb.) 233 – III/II   
161. Oscar Gupton (Virginia Military Institute)     232
162. Jim Teem (Arizona West. Jr. Coll.)                232- JuCo  inc.?
163. Mike Machholz (Missouri Valley)                 232 – NAIA
164. Mark Johnson (Illinois & Oregon State)        231
165. Terry Wetherald (Univ.ofIndianapolis–Ind. Central)  230 – II
166. Al Kaltofen (College of DuPage)                   230- JuCo
167. Tommy Chesbro (Oklahoma State)                227
168. Robin Ersland (Minot St./Cent. Mo. St./Calif. (Pa.), N. Mich.  225 – II
169. Johnny Johnson (Wisc.-Stevens Point)       224 – III  
170. Harry Houska (Ohio University)                    224
171. John Davis  (Maryville College)                     224 – III
172. Duane Ritter (SUNY Oneonta State) –        223 – III 
173. Steve Stellner  (Montclair State)                    223 – III
174. Russell “Rusty” Carlsten (Rhode Island College)  222 – III
175. William Sheridan (Lehigh & Penn)                222
176. Mike Duroe (Cornell Coll./Nor. Mich.)          222 – III/II
177. Jon Egan (Roger Williams)                           221  –  III
178. Bob Carlson (Utah State)                               221
179. Fred Powell (Slippery Rock State)                 221
180. Dale Bahr (Michigan)                                     221
181. Bill Harvey (Duke)                                         220
182. Bob Gaudenzi  (Hunter College)                    218 – III
183. Chuck Patten (Northern Iowa Univ.)              217
184. Steve Babcock (SUNY-Alfred St.)                 217- JuCo
185. Paul Billy (Delaware U./Muhlenberg/Lafayette) 217-I/III
186. Luke Moffitt (Iowa Central Community College) – 216  –  JuCo 
187. Larry Fornicola (Keystone Jr. College)          216- JuCo
188. Marc Bauer (Univ. of Nebraska-Kearney)     215 – II
189. John DeVencenzo (SUNY-Morrisville)         215- JuCo
190. Mike Wehler (Mercyhurst, West Liberty St.) 214 – II  — retired in 2025
191. Jerry Petrofes (Lebanon Valley College)       214 – III
192. Tony DeCarlo (John Carroll Univ.)                213 – III
193. Grady Peninger (Michigan State Un.)            213
194. Larry Kristoff (So. Illinois-Edwardsville/SW Mo. St.)         212 – II
195. Donald Montgomery (Mount Union College) 212 – III
196. Larry Sciacchetano (Montclair St./NY-Maritime/L.S.U.)   211 – III/I – inc.
197. Chuck Henke (Nassau Comm. Coll.)             211- JuCo
198. Fred Davis (Brigham Young Un.)                  210
199. Larry McDaniel (N.D. State Sch. Of Sci.)    210- JuCo
200. Stanley C. Nevins (SUNY-Cobleskill, Orange C.C.)    209- JuCo
201. Robert Christiansen (Ricks Jr. College)         209- JuCo
202. Bill Koll (Penn State, Northern Iowa, Cornell Coll.)  208