2024 ACTIVE Coaches – Top Dual Wins – D-II
TDR Editor’s Notes ; The following are Active head coaches grouped by divisions. This listing is for coaches of NCAA Division II college teams. We welcome, input such as corrections and additions. Please contact us at the editor’s email … martinkfleming@gmail.com so we can update these lists accurately after each season. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Top 25 Division II ACTIVE Coaches with at least 75 wins
1.) Pat Pecora (Pitt-Johnstown) 661 dec. 9-8-24
2.) Mike Denney (Maryville Univ./Nebr.-Omaha) 389 retired 2023
3.) Steve Costanzo (St. Cloud Univ.&Dana College) 333
4.) Jim Makovsky (Minn. St.-Mankato/Valley City St.) 326
5.) Robert Fisher (Kutztown Univ.) 241
6.) Doug Henry (Gannon Univ.) 233 retired 2023
7.) Heath Grimm (Upper Iowa Univ.) 229
8.) Jason Reitmeier (Augustana College-S.D.) 225
9.) Mike Wehler (Mercyhurst, West Liberty State) 214
10.) James Kisgen (McKendree College) – 152
11.) R.C. LaHaye (Lander U./Grand Canyon U.) 135 – II
12.) Othello ‘O.T.’ Johnson (U. N.C.-Pembroke) 133
13.) Jason Warthan (Indianapolis Univ.) 132
14.) Jason Ramstetter (Adams State College) 131
15.) Chuck Piper (Colorado Mesa) 129 retired 2023
16.) Kenn Caudell (Belmont-Abbey College) 127 retired 2023
17.) Dalton Jensen (Nebraska-Kearney) 112
18.) Shawn Nelson (Findlay Univ.) 107 inc.
19.) Seth Bloomquist (Shippensburg State) 105
20.) Todd Steidley (Central Oklahoma) 101
21.) Dax Charles (Colorado State-Pueblo) 94
22.) Dock Kelly (Anderson) 93 ** now at NAIA school
23. Brett Hunter (Chadron State) 88
24.) Brian Tucker (Seton Hill) 87
25.) Kris Nelson (SW Minnesota State) 74
2024 ACTIVE Coaches – Top Dual Wins – D-III
TDR Editor’s Notes ; The following are Active head coaches grouped by divisions. This listing is for coaches of NCAA Division III college teams. We welcome, input such as corrections and additions. Please contact us at the editor’s email … martinkfleming@gmail.com so we can update these lists accurately after each season. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
ACTIVE Coaches(D-III)– Top 35 (or so) with at least 100 wins
1.) Roger Crebs (Lycoming College) 450
2.) Lonnie Morris (Johnson & Wales) 446
3.) Ron Beaschler (Ohio Northern Univ.) 391
4.) Bruce Haberli (New York University) 345
5.) Dave Mitchell (Luther College) 327
6.) Tim Fader (Wis.-Eau Claire,Whitewater, LaCrosse) 319
7.) Martin Nichols (Ithaca College) 313
8.) Jon Laudenslager (Wilkes University) 290
9.) John Oostendorp (Coe College) 278
10.) Jay Jones (Rhode Island College) 274
11.) Bryan Brunk (Messiah College) 266
12.) Dave Malecek (Wisconsin-LaCrosse State) 232
13. Drew Black (Wesleyan Univ.) 227
14.) Duane Ritter (SUNY Oneonta State) 207
15.) Jon Egan (Roger Williams) – 193
16.) Mike Howard (SUNY-Oswego State) 189
17.) Eric Keller (Wartburg College) – 183
18.) Jon McGovern (Dubuque University) – 178
19.) Craig Thurber (Thiel College) – 171
20.) Jamie Gibbs (Baldwin-Wallace) – 169
21.) Brian Anderson (Wabash College) – 167
22.) Joe Galente (College of New Jersey) 158
23.) Leo Kocher (University of Chicago) 154 – inc. retired 2024
24.) Steve Marianetti (Elmhurst College) – 152
25.) Eric Van Kley (Central College,) – 148
26.) James Holder (Springfield College) 145
27.) Brandon Bissette (Olivet College) 138
28.) Jason Garriques (Centenary College) 130
29.) Greg Ilaria (U.S. Merchant Marine) – 127
30.) Al Russomano (Scranton Univ.) 119
31.) Joe Favia (Stevens Institute of Tech.) 116
32.) Duane Bastress (York College, Pa.) 109
33.) Keith Norris (John Hopkins Univ.) 105
34.) Nathan Shearer (Washington & Lee) 103
35.) Bill Schindel (Adrian/Mount Union) 100
36.) Scott Honacker (Williams College) 98
37.) Mike DeRoehn (Wisc-Platteville, Oshkosh, Lakeland) 94
2024 ACTIVE Coaches – Top Dual Wins – NAIA
TDR Editor’s Notes ; The following are Active head coaches grouped by divisions. This listing is for coaches of NAIA college teams. We welcome, input such as corrections and additions. Please contact us at the editor’s email … martinkfleming@gmail.com so we can update these lists accurately after each season. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
ACTIVE Coaches – Top 20 with at least 50 wins
1.) Franky James (Campbellsville) 251
2.) Nick Mitchell (Grand View College) 182
3.) Corey Ruff (Cumberlands/Lindsey-Wilson) 142
4.) Tyson Thivierge (Montana State Northern) 121
5.) Omi Acosta (Life University) — 109
6.) Jake Stevenson (Morningside College) — 104
7.) Jeff Bedard (Reinhardt Univ.) — 101
8.) K.C. Rock (Embry-Riddle College) – 98
9.) Thomas Pompei (Indiana Institute of Tech.) 96
10.) Rik Dahl (Northwestern College) 90
11.) Joey Martinez (Menlo) 88
12.) James Hicks (Cumberland Univ./Darton 77
13.) Dana Vote (Doane, Midland, Concordia) 68
14.) James Kisgen (McKendree College) 66 now a Div. II school
15.) Steven Bradley (Marian Univ.) 66
16.) Joe Privitere (Briar Cliff) 62
17.) Lennie Zalesky (Calif. Baptist Univ.) 55 – now a D-I school
18.) Beau Vest (Dana-Midland) 55 – coaching at another level
19.) Dustyn Azure (Eastern Oregon) 54
20.) Zach Mullins (Graceland Univ.) 52
2024 ACTIVE Coaches – Top Dual Wins – Junior Colleges
TDR Editor’s Notes ; The following are Active head coaches grouped by divisions. This listing is for coaches of Junior College teams, Nationally and in California as they have seperate seasons. We welcome, input such as corrections and additions. Please contact us at the editor’s email … martinkfleming@gmail.com so we can update these lists accurately after each season. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
ACTIVE Coaches– Top 20 JUCO with at least 28 wins
- Joe Renfro (NE Okla. A&M/Labette, Kan.) 244
- Luke Moffitt (Iowa Central Comm. Coll.) 205
- Josh Rhoden (Clackamas Comm. Coll.) 169 – ret. 2022
- Jim Zeigler (Northwest Wyoming) 109 inc.
- Keith Maute (Niagara County C.C.) 100
- Josh Watts (Iowa Western Comm. Coll./Darton) 90 inc.
- Art Castillo (Western Wyoming) 84 inc.
- Cole Spree (Indian Hills C.C./Ellsworth) 79
- Cody Alesch (Iowa Lakes Comm. Coll) 67
- Ken Kepley (Pratt Comm. Coll.) 61
- Adam Whitlach (S.Wern Oregon C.C.) 56 – inc.
- Steve Kelly (North Iowa C.C.) 54
- Justin Signorelli (SUNY-Alfred/SUNY-Ulster) 41
- Paul Schmidt (Nassau Comm. Coll.) 39 inc.
- Chris Leese (Penn State Mont Alto) 38 inc.
- Beau Vest (Cowley Comm. Coll.) 36
- Mike Bammes (Barton Comm. College) 35
- Francis Beaujon (Lassen Comm. Coll.) 34
- Tim Duggan (Triton C.C.) 32
- John Chillem (Camden County Comm. Coll.) 28 inc.
ACTIVE Coaches– California Junior Colleges – Top 5 with 100 wins
1.) Paul Keysaw (Fresno City/Moorpark College) 281
2.) Jake Fitzpatrick (Santa Rosa College) 250 — inc.
3.) Dan Garriott (Cerritos College) 177
4.) Vince Silva (Santa Ana College) 143
5.) Joe Dansby (Cuesta College) 116
6.) Steve Siroy (Chabot College) 85 – inc
2024 ACTIVE Coaches – Top Dual Wins – Women’s
TDR Editor’s Notes ; The following are Active head coaches grouped by divisions. This listing is for coaches of Women’s college teams. We welcome, input such as corrections and additions. Please contact us at the editor’s email … martinkfleming@gmail.com so we can update these lists accurately after each season. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
ACTIVE Women’s Coaches– Top 30 with 20 or more wins
1.) Jason Moorman (King University) 172 recently retired
2.) Lee Miracle (Campbellsville) 112
3.) Donnie Stephens (Univ. of the Cumberlands) 89
4.) Link Davis (Emmanuel) 74
5.) Ashley Sword-Buster (Life University) 73
6.) Paul Rademacher (Indiana Institute of Tech./South. Oregon) 65
7.) Aaron Meister (Friends/Wayland Baptist) 55
8.) Brian Jackson (Missouri Baptist) 54 – inc.
9.) Carl Murphree (Missouri Valley College) 52 — inc
10.) Joe Norton (North Central College) 48
11.) Nick Goebel (Tiffin Univ.) 44
12.) Travis Mercado (Colorado Mesa Univ.) 43
13.) Pauline Biega (Sacred Heart University) 40
14. Tony DeAnda (Presbyterian Jamestown) 39 – inc.
15.) Mahdi Bigdely (Ottawa Univ.) 36
16.) Joel Gibson (Southern Oregon) 35
17.) Joey Bareng (Menlo College) 33 – inc.
18.) Angelo Crinzi (Grand View Univ.) 31
19.) Devane Dodgens (Brewton-Parker) 30
20.) Cliff Cushard (Adrian College) 29
21.) Shaunna Isbell Kent (Jamestown) 29
22.) Matt Stevens (Oklahoma City Univ.) 29
23.) Bryce Killian (Emmanuel College) 28
24.) Annabel Nieves (East Stroudsburg Univ.) 26
25.) Cody Griswold (Elmira College) 25
26.) Tucker Black (William Penn College) 23
27.) Kirwyn Adderley (Missiouri Baptist) 22
28.) Brianna Delgado (Central Methodist Univ.) 21
29.) Dominic Adams (Sienna Heights College) 21
30.) Chuck Kearney (St. Mary, University of) 20
Jones, McBryde sisters secure pins in women’s division at NWCA All-Star Classic
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – The women’s division at the 2024 NWCA All-Star Classic got the marquee college event off to an explosive start with three pins across the five NCAA versus NAIA themed matchups. Top ranked NCAA wrestler and returning NCWWC champion Amani Jones of North Central struck fast with an inside trip to the back in the opening seconds of her 124-pound bout against Grand View’s Maya Davis. Jones pounced with a claw-ride finish for a pin in 1:20 over the two-time NAIA All American.
Jones is a two-time age-group World medalist for Team USA with bronze medal wins at the 2023 U20 World championships and the 2024 U23 World Championships. The Life duo of Jamilah and Latifah McBryde, both ranked No. 1 in the NAIA ranks, joined Jones with pinning combinations on Saturday evening at Penn State’s famed Rec Hall. It only took 48 seconds for Jamilah McBryde to end things against NCAA No. 2 Aine Drury of King at 145 pounds. Drury went for an over-under body lock toss, and nearly landed it, but McBryde was able float her hips over and wind up on top for the pin.
Latifah McBryde was pushed a little harder by top-ranked NCAA athlete Cheyenne Bowman of King. Bowman took a 4-0 lead just over one minute into the 160-pound contest with a takedown-to-turn sequence. McBryde took the momentum in the back half of period one with a step out and takedown heading into the break. Early in the second period, McBryde went high-flyer off a Bowman single leg to get the pin in 3:40. Earning decision wins were athletes representing the NCAA division … more at … https://www.themat.com/news/2024/november/16/jones-mcbryde-sisters-secure-pins-in-women-s-division-at-nwca-all-star-classic?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
Starocci stakes claim to 184 with sudden victory win over Keckeisen to cap eventful NWCA All-Star Classic
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – Round one to Carter Starocci. The four-time NCAA champion for Penn State defeated returning NCAA champion Parker Keckeisen of Northern Iowa in sudden victory overtime to punctuate an eventful night of wrestling at the 2024 NWCA All-Star Classic.
The 184-pound showdown at Rec Hall was a match of positioning and patience. Starocci and Keckeisen dueled to a 1-1 stalemate at the end of regulation, both men earning an escape point. The only difference in the match to that point was negligible, Starocci escaping in seven seconds compared to Keckeisen’s 35-second escape time.
In the two-minute sudden victory period, it was Starocci who controlled the center of the mat, doing well with his underhook tie. Starocci fought through a lengthy finish from an outside single leg attempt to end the match, 4-1, with 27 seconds left in overtime and send the Penn State faithful home on a positive note. Starocci bumped up from 174 pounds where he has won the last four NCAA tournaments and came into the season ranked No. 1 at 184 pounds. Keckeisen is the reigning 184-pound national champion and has finished in the top three of the weight class the past four years.
Another Nittany Lion made the decision to bump up in weight and declared themselves a top contender with an impressive win on Saturday night. Levi Haines, last year’s NCAA champion at 157 pounds, took out No. 3 Cade Devos of South Dakota State, 7-0, to solidify his No. 2 ranking at 174 pounds. Haines looked every bit his normal self up two weight classes.
Also picking up wins for the top-ranked Nittany Lions were No. 2 Shayne Van Ness at 149 pounds and No. 4 Tyler Kasak at 157 pounds, both of whom are past third-place finishers at the NCAAs. Van Ness put it on No. 3 Ty Watters of West Virginia with a 16-4 major decision win. Kasak emerged with a controlled, 4-2, win against No. 5 Peyten Kellar of Ohio. The 141-pound NCAA finals rematch between Ohio State’s Jesse Mendez and Penn State’s Beau Bartlett had a similar tenor to their previous matches. … more at … https://www.themat.com/news/2024/november/16/starocci-stakes-claim-to-184-with-sudden-victory-win-over-keckeisen-to-cap-eventful-nwca-all-star-classic?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
Taye Ghadiali defeats #3 Nick Feldman at All-Star Classic
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – Campbell heavyweight Taye Ghadiali earned an 8-3 victory over Ohio State’s Nick Feldman at the 2024 NWCA All-Star Classic Saturday night at Penn State’s Rec Hall.
Ghadiali, ranked ninth in Intermat’s current rankings, and Feldman (No. 3) faced off for the third time in the last two seasons.
In the 2023-24 season, Ghadiali defeated Feldman at the Cliff Keen Invitational, and Feldman responded with a win in the NCAA Championships.
Ghadiali scored a takedown in the first period and again in the third period to score the bulk of his points. He also recorded an escape to begin the third period and was awarded the riding time point with 1:51 accumulated. Feldman’s points came from two escapes and a stall call late in the third period on Ghadiali. Ghadiali becomes the second Camel wrestler to compete in, and win, at the NWCA All-Star Classic. He joins Nathan Kraisser, who did so during the 2016-17 season.
Ghadiali looks to carry this momentum into his next match against Minnesota on Sunday the 24th. He is projected to face off against Gable Stevenson in his return to collegiate wrestling. … more at … https://gocamels.com/news/2024/11/16/wrestling-taye-ghadiali-defeats-3-nick-feldman-at-all-star-classic.aspx
Women’s College Opens this past weekend: Albion, Blue Hose, Millersville, Mike Clock and Mile High Opens held
Each week as appropriate, USA Wrestling will post the results from women’s college open tournaments from the weekend. There were five more tournaments held across the nation during the third weekend of the season. This past weekend’s tournaments were the Albion Open in Michigan, the Blue Hose Challenge in South Carolina, the Millersville Open in Pennsylvania, the Mike Clock Open in Oregon and the Mile High Open in Arizona.
Albion Open (at Albion)
Sunday, November 17
Notes: NCAA No. 4 Grand Valley State had a strong performance at the Albion Open, with four individual champions: Ana Malovich (117), Hannah Palise (131), Elleni Johnson (145) and Aaliyah Grandberry (207). Johnson defeated teammate Skylar Little Soldier in the finals. NAIA No. 10 Indana Tech had three champions. Makayla Young (103), Tehani Soares (110) and Rose Kaplan (124). Bo Geibe, an Indiana Tech wrestler competing unattached, won the 160-pound title. The other champions were Madison Small of NCAA Trine (138) and Abbie Miles of NCAA Albion (180)
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1st Place Match – Makayla Young (Indiana Tech) won by tech fall over Kirsten Cortez (Carthage College) (TF 10-0)
3rd Place Match – Kyleigh Honaker (Manchester University) won by fall over Gabby Motz (Albion) (Fall 1:56)
5th Place Match – Abigail Alvarado (Manchester University) won by fall over Lexi Doerflinger (Hiram) (Fall 2:19)
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1st Place Match – Tehani Soares (Indiana Tech) won by fall over Kylee Bentley (Hiram) (Fall 0:40)
3rd Place Match – Allison Hancher (Indiana Tech) won by decision over Julia Snyder (Rochester Christian University) (Dec 7-4)
5th Place Match – Caroline Farris (Alma) won by decision over Lynsey Light (Albion) (Dec 6-2)
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1st Place Match – Ana Malovich (Grand Valley State) … more at … https://www.themat.com/news/2024/november/18/women-s-college-opens-this-past-weekend-albion-blue-hose-millersville-mike-clock-and-mile-high-opens-held
College wrestling notebook: Virginia Tech bests Missouri in top ten matchup, stars shine at NWCA All-Star Classic, Sasso wins in return to action
The third week of the college wrestling season is complete. Fans enjoyed the annual NWCA All-Star Classic that captivated the crowd at the Rec Hall on Penn State’s campus, top-10 dual matchups, and much more. Check out full recaps of the men’s and women’s cards at the All-Star Classic.
Here are a few things to note week three of the college wrestling season.
Dual of the Week
No. 7 Virginia Tech hosted No. 8 Missouri and picked up its first ranked win of the season. The Hokies secured seven victories en route to a 23-10 win over the Tigers at the Cassell Coliseum on Friday night, moving to 2-0 on the season.
No. 7 Virginia Tech – 23, No. 8 Missouri – 10
125 – No. 13 Eddie Ventresca (VT) dec. Gage Walker (Mizzou), 6-5
133 – No. 10 Connor McGonagle (VT) dec. No. 29 Kade Moore (Mizzou), 3-0
141 – No. 18 Sam Latona (VT) dec. No. 13 Josh Edmond (Mizzou), 4-2
149 – No. 1 Caleb Henson (VT) maj. dec. No. 24 Logan Gioffre (Mizzou), 9-0 … more at … https://www.themat.com/news/2024/november/18/college-wrestling-notebook-virginia-tech-bests-missouri-in-top-ten-matchup-stars-shine-at-nwca-all-star-classic-sasso-wins-in-return-to-action
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