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Effort underway to bring college wrestling back to Washington state

Both the University of Washington and Washington State University dropped their wrestling programs in 1980 and 1986, respectively.
The Oregon State Beavers and Simon Fraser Clansmen held a wrestling dual in Covington Friday night in the gym of the old Tahoma High School. It was a rare chance to see Division 1 college wrestling because, well, Washington state doesn’t have it. Both the University of Washington and Washington State University dropped their wrestling programs in 1980 and 1986 respectively. J.J. Dixon attended Lincoln High School in Tacoma and won two state championships. Because there’s no four-year option for college wrestling, he went to Oregon State instead where he’s a redshirt freshman. “I’m representing the whole state that doesn’t have a wrestling program,” he said. Brandon Kaylor, known as B.K.,  is from Puyallup. He said Friday’s event was important to remind people wrestling is still very big in Washington state. “We have Washington kids who are a big deal, who are really insanely talented,” B.K. said.
The numbers back up what he’s saying: According to the national federation of state high school associations, wrestling participation for the 2018-19 school year in Washington state was up 3% for men, and 52% for women. The lack of options for college wrestling makes those numbers more baffling to Kiley Hubby, who wrestles at Lake Stevens High School. “Washington is one of the best wrestling states, and it’s just kind of crazy to not have any colleges besides one or whatever that has wrestling.” Tahoma High School’s Associate Principal Chris Feist also happens to be the school’s wrestling coach. He stressed the importance Friday’s event can have on bringing college wrestling back to Washington state. He also said they need to enhance women’s wrestling which is also highly successful in this state. “So, if we work hand in hand with women’s wrestling and help promote that side of our sport, then I think more opportunities for men’s wrestling as well,” Feist said. Full Story and video at https://www.king5.com/article/sports/effort-underway-to-bring-college-wrestling-back-to-washington-state/281-5bd18a28-63bc-411e-9a25-01ef0a16cd36?mc_cid=21372cd7df&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

November 30, 2019 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

13th College News & Notes

John Smith Collects Win No. 427 in Cowboy Season Opener
PHILADELPHIA– Coach John Smith tied Bobby Douglas for fifth on the list of all-time NCAA Division I coaching wins on Friday night in Oklahoma State’s 30-6 victory over Drexel. Smith is the only active NCAA DI coach in the top five.  “Bobby Douglas was an Oklahoma State guy,” Smith said. “That’s special for me to reach that milestone. He was my coach at the ’92 Olympics and has been a great mentor. I feel like I shouldn’t be passing him, with what he’s done for the sport and all the people he really made a difference for.” Full story at https://okstate.com/news/2019/11/15/wrestling-john-smith-collects-win-no-427-in-cowboy-season-opener.aspx?mc_cid=f4a6a198f0&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Rider Stuns #6 Minnesota, 21-17
Sherry pins #6 Devin Skatzka; Broncs win 6-of-10 matches
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – Dean Sherry (Brick, NJ/Brick Township) pinned the No. 6 wrestler in the nation, Devin Skatzka, as the Rider University wrestling team earned a statement dual victory tonight, upsetting the nationally-ranked No. 6 Minnesota Golden Gophers, 21-17, at Williams Arena. Rider got off to a quick start with decisions at 125 and 133 from Jonathan Tropea (Harrington Park, NJ/Saint Joseph (Montvale)) and Chris Wright (Harrisburg, PA/Central Dauphin) to take a 6-0 lead. Minnesota surged ahead with a fall from nationally-ranked No. 4 Mitch McKee at 141 and another decision from No. 9 Brayton Lee. Jesse Dellavecchia’s (Great River, NY/East Islip [Binghamton]) decision over Carson Brolsma knotted the match at 9-9 through five bouts.
Full story at https://gobroncs.com/news/2019/11/16/wrestling-stuns-6-minnesota-21-17.aspx?mc_cid=f4a6a198f0&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Short Time Shots: Rider’s John Hangey (11-15-19)
By Jason Bryant
Full report and audio at http://www.mattalkonline.com/podcast/shots/short-time-shots-11-15-19-featuring-rider-coach-john-hangey/?mc_cid=f4a6a198f0&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

35-year-old Army combat veteran ready for record-breaking start as Arizona State wrestle
Full story and match results at https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/college/asu/2019/11/15/34-year-old-army-vet-ready-record-breaking-start-asu-wrestler/4196647002/?cid=twitter_azcentral&mc_cid=f4a6a198f0&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

OHIO STATE WINS TOP-15 BATTLE AT PITT
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 3 Ohio State University wrestling team (2-0) seized a 23-12 road victory at No. 15 Pittsburgh (1-1) Friday afternoon. Chase Singletary impressed in his season debut, earning a decisive 8-3 win over ninth-ranked Demetrius Thomas in the heavyweight bout.
Full Results at https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ohio-state-wins-top-15-battle-at-pitt/?mc_cid=f4a6a198f0&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Marlee Smith blazes her own path on ASU wrestling team
TEMPE – Walk into the Arizona State wrestling room during a practice session, and dozens of wrestlers will be sparring on the mats. Coach Zeke Jones is likely to be sitting on his exercise ball along the padded wall, chirping instructions to his athletes. Working in a far corner of the room, there will be one wrestler who stands out from the rest. To an outside observer, Marlee Smith may seem to have a calm and quiet demeanor, but on the mat she is as fierce and skilled as any of the men wrestling beside her. Smith is only the second female walk-on in ASU wrestling history, and much of the time she is the only woman in the room. For her, that’s nothing new. Full story at https://cronkitenews.azpbs.org/2019/11/15/female-wrestler-arizona-state-marlee-smith/?mc_cid=f4a6a198f0&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

10 Reasons Why Kids Should Wrestle
Worth listing again. Full story at https://nwhof.org/blog/10-reasons-why-kids-should-wrestle/?mc_cid=f4a6a198f0&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

November 30, 2019 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Active Coaches Top 40s Lists – Part One

Coaches’ Top 40 Lists
As of late October or in other words before the start of this season the following are the top 25 Active coaches in each category. Keep in mind that there are some coaches tied with the same number of wins and thus if one sees that just note that they rank at the highest level of the two. This first posting looks at Coaches across divisions and then Division I coaches. We welcome input, information and corrections, – please send
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Top 40 ACTIVE Coaches – Top 40 w/ at least 180 wins    Wins &-Level   as of July 2019

  1. Pat Pecora (Pitt-Johnstown)                 597 – II
  2. John Smith (Oklahoma State Univ.)      426– I
  3. Roger Crebs (Lycoming College)          406 – III
  4. Tom Borelli (Central Michigan, Lake Superior State) –  375 – I, II
  5. Mike Denney (Maryville Univ./Nebr.-Omaha)    365 – II
  6. Don Murray (SUNY-Brockport)                    350 – III
  7. Lonnie Morris (Johnson & Wales)                  347 – III
  8. Bruce Haberli (New York Univ./Manhattan Coll.)  336 – III
  9. Ron Beaschler (Ohio Northern Univ.)            324 – III
  1. Rob Koll (Cornell Univ.)                                305 – I
  2. Jim Makovsky (Minn. St.-Mankato/Valley City St.)   302 – II
  3. David Pacheco (Sacramento City College)    301 – Calf. Jr.
  4. Brian Smith (Missouri/Syracuse)                    285– I
  5. Dave Mitchell (Luther (IA)                            277 – III
  6. Pat Whitcomb (North Idaho Jr. Coll.)   273 – Juco. – resigned in Jan. 2019
  7. Tom Ryan (Ohio State/Hofstra)                     270 – I
  8. Steve Costanzo (St. Cloud St. Univ./Dana College)   269 – II
  9. Mark Manning (Nebraska/Northern Iowa)   267 – I
  10. Jim Zalesky (Oregon State/Iowa)                   266 — I
  11. Martin Nichols (Ithaca College)                     262 – III
  12. Jon Laudenslager (Wilkes University) –   253  –  III
  13. Tom Brands (Iowa, Va. Tech) –               235  –  I
  14. Jay Jones (Rhode Island College) –          234  –  III
  15. Mike Ritchey (Southern Oregon State) –  231  –  NAIA
  16. John Oostendorp  (Coe College)             229  –  III
  17. Tim Flynn (West Virginia Un./Edinboro Univ.)  –  227  –  I
  18. Brad Bruhn (SUNY-Cortland) –              223  –  III
  19. Joel Greenlee (Ohio University) –           221  –  I
  20. Roger Reina (Pennsylvania, Univ. of)    219  – returned in 2017 – I
  21. Bryan Brunk (Messiah College) –           216  –  III
  22. Robert Fisher (Kutztown University) –    209  –  II
  23. Don Henry (Gannon University) –          208 –  II
  24. Mike Machholz (Missouri Valley) –        206  –  NAIA
  25. Drew Black  (Wesleyan Univ., Phoenix Coll.)  –  205  – III
  26. Joe Renfro  (Northeastern Oklahoma, Labette Jr. Coll.)  204  –  JuCo
  27. Frank Romano (Notre Dame College, Kent State) – 196  –  II/NAIA/I
  28. Johnny Johnson (Wisconsin-Stevens Point)  –  194  –  III
  29. Pat Santoro (Lehigh University, Maryland)  –  192  –  I
  30. Cael Sanderson (Penn State, Iowa State) –  184  –  I
  31. Dave Malecek (Wisconsin-LaCrosse State) –  184  –  III
  32. Pat Popolizio (North Carolina State, SUNY-Binghampton) –  183  –  I
  33. Jason Reitmeier (Augustana College, S.D.) –  181  –  II
  34. Jim Andrassy (Kent State Univ.)  –  180 –  I

ACTIVE Coaches (D-I)– Top 30 (or so) with at least 100 wins    

  1. John Smith (Oklahoma State Univ.)               411
  2. Tom Borelli (Central Michigan)                      329 
  3. Rob Koll (Cornell Univ.)                                305
  4. Duane Goldman (Indiana Univ.)                    297 – retired in 2018
  5. Brian Smith (Missouri/Syracuse)                    285
  6. Tom Ryan (Ohio State/Hofstra)                     270
  7. Mark Manning (Nebraska/Northern Iowa)     267
  8. Jim Zalesky (Oregon State/Iowa)                   266
  9. Joe McFarland (Michigan/Indiana)                 238 –  retired in 2018
  10. Tom Brands (Iowa & Virginia Tech)              235
  11. Barry Davis (Wisconsin)                                 234 –  retired in 2018
  12. Tim Flynn (Edinboro State Univ.)                  227
  13. Joel Greenlee (Ohio Univ.)                             221
  14. Roger Reina (Pennsylvania, Un. Of)              219  – returned in 2017
  15. Pat Santoro (Lehigh University, Maryland)   192
  16. Cael Sanderson (Penn State, Iowa State) –     184
  17. Pat Popolizio (North Carolina St., SUNY-Binghampton) –  183
  18. Jim Andrassy (Kent State Univ.)                    180 
  19. Kevin Dresser (Iowa State/Virginia Tech Univ.)        178
  20. Scott Goodale (Rutgers University) –             173
  21. Steve Martin (Old Dominion University) –     159
  22. Steve Garland (Virginia University)               158
  23. John Stutzman (Buffalo SUNY, Bloomsburg) –  143
  24. Dan Wirnsberger (Bucknell, Bloomsburg)     142
  25. Rob Hjerling (The Citadel) –                           140
  26. Jay Weiss (Harvard Univ.) –                           136
  27. Kerry McCoy (Maryland, Stanford) –            131
  28. Mark Branch (Wyoming Univ.) –                   114
  29. Mark Cody (Presbyterian, Oklahoma U., American U.) – 113 – I – returned 2018
  30. Heath Eslinger (Tennessee-Chattanooga) –    108

November 29, 2019 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Coaches Top 40s Lists Part 3

Coaches’ Top 40 Lists
As of late October or in other words before the start of this season the following are the top 40 coaches in each category. Active Coaches in bold. Keep in mind that there are some coaches tied with the same number of wins and thus if one sees that just note that they rank at the highest level of the two. This is the last posting looks of all All-Time Coaches. We welcome input, information and corrections, – please send
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Top 40 All-Time Division NAIA

  1. Milton Martin (Westmar)                                462
  2. Bob Riehm (Southern Oregon)                       270
  3. Gerald E. “Jerry” Hampton (Graceland U.)   238
  4. Mike Ritchey (Southern Oregon)                231
  5. Mike Machholz (Missouri Valley)                206
  6. Vern Tate (Huron – SD Si Tanka)                  201
  7. Bill Hughes (Black Hills State)                       187
  8. Franky James (Campbellsville)                    170
  9. Clayton Ketterling (Waynesburg/Dickinson St.)  170  inc.
  10. James Kisgen (McKendree College)            163
  11. Don Lemnus (Valley City State)                    158
  12. Mike Jones (Simon Fraser)                              162
  13. David Ray (So. Illinois-Edwardsville, Montana State)  134
  14. Caleb Schaeffer (Providence Univ./Great Falls)  133
  15. Fran Hummel (Northern State, Midland Lutheran)  131
  16. Milo Trusty (Univ. of Mary)                           128
  17. Tom Jarman (Taylor College)                          128
  18. Nick Mitchell (Grand View College)           128 – NAIA
  19. Rodger Jehlicka (Adams State)                      127
  20. Thadd O’Donnell (Dickinson State)               121
  21. Arnold Brandt (Morningside College)           121
  22. Caleb Schaeffer (Great Falls Univ.)               104
  23. Jess Wilder (Univ. of Cumberlands)              101
  24. Archie Randall (Oklahoma City Univ.)            97
  25. Corey Ruff (Lindsey-Wilson)                         89
  26. Tyson Thivierge (Montana St. Northern)     81
  27. K.C. Rock  (Embry-Riddle College)                62
  28. Jake Stevenson (Morningside College)             58
  29. Rik Dahl (Northwestern College)                     58
  30. Beau Vest (Dana-Midland)                            55  – now at another level
  31. Lenny Zalesky (Calif. Baptist)                       55
  32. Joey Martinez (Menlo)                                    53
  33. Keith Spataro (Menlo College)                         52
  34. Aaron Meister (Wayland Baptist)                     51
  35. Joe Baranik (St. Andrews)                             50
  36. Kerry Regner (Williams Baptist College)         47
  37. Brian Jackson (Missouri Baptist)                      46 — inc.
  38. Thomas Pompei (Indiana Institute of Tech.)    44
  39. Mike Ester (Indiana Institute of Tech.)            44
  40. Jake Stevenson (Morningside College)         43

Top 40 All-Time Division Junior College

  1. Ron Mirikitani (St. Louis C.C.-Meramec)      457
  2. Eric Knuutila (Niagara City C.C.)                  383
  3. Ron Gaffner (Muskegon C.C.)                       344
  4. Roy Minter (Ridgewater C.C.-Willmar)         329
  5. Jody Thompson  (Labette C.C.-Ks.)               318
  6. John Owen (North Idaho Jr. Coll.)                 304
  7. Ed Kringstad (Bismark State Coll.)                301
  8. Chuck Williamson (Gloucester Co. Coll.)      300
  9. Neil Boyd (Waldorf College)                         291
  10. John Sacchi (Middlesex Jr. Coll.)                   280
  11. Pat Whitcomb (North Idaho Coll.)              273
  12. Art Kraft (Triton C.C.-Illinois)                       264
  13. Norm Lovelace (Harper William Rainey College)  257
  14. Jack Crider (St. Louis C.C.-Forest Park)        255
  15. Frank Millard (SUNY-Delhi)                         251
  16. Dennie Friederichs (Iowa Central C.C.)         240
  17. Steven Lampe  (Colby C.C.-NW Ks. Tech.)  237  inc.
  18. Jim Teem (Arizona West. Jr. Coll.)                 232  inc. ?
  19. Al Kaltofen (College of DuPage)                   230
  20. Steve Babcock (SUNY-Alfred St.)                217
  21. Larry Fornicola (Keystone Jr. College)           216
  22. John DeVencenzo (SUNY-Morrisville)          215
  23. Chuck Henke (Nassau Comm. Coll.)              211
  24. Larry McDaniel (N.D. State Sch. Of Sci.)    210
  25. Stanley C. Nevins (SUNY-Cobleskill, Orange C.C.)  209
  26. Robert Christiansen (Ricks Jr. College)          209
  27. Joe Renfro (Labette, Kan.NE Okla.)          204
  28. Mike Rybeck (Itasca C.C., Ridgewater (Mn.) 202
  29. Dave Klemm (Lincoln, MacMurray)              186
  30. Robert S. Hartman (SUNY-Farmingdale/Long Island Aggies)  184
  31. Henry Pillard (Joliet Jr. Coll.)                         183
  32. John Philo (Rochester Comm. & Tech. Coll.) 180
  33. John Borszcz (Cuyahoga Comm. Coll.)          178
  34. Ron “Tune” Eastin (Phoenix College)            166
  35. Howard “Doc” Westcott (Portland State)      162 – JUCO (all but 2 yrs. As JuCo)
  36. Les Schoelkoph  (Thaddeus Stevens Coll. Of Tech.)    160
  37. Luke Moffitt (Iowa Central Comm. Coll.) 158
  38. Stan Hotzler (Minn. West-Worthington)        157
  39. Jerry Jansen (Minn. West-Worthington Bethany)  149
  40. Josh Rhoden (Clackamas Comm. Coll.)     141

Top 18 All-Time Division California Junior Colleges

  1. Dean Sensenbaugh (Modesto Jr. Coll.)       374
  2. Bob Ericson  (Diablo Valley College)              315
  3. Dave Pacheo (Sacramento City College)    301
  4. Bruce Pfutzenreuter (Bakersfield College)                264
  5. Bill Musick  (Fresno City College)                    247
  6. John Keever (Moorpark College)                   244
  7. Paul Keysaw (Moorpark College)                  238
  8. Jake Fitzpatrick (Santa Rosa College)          232 inc.
  9. John Woods (Palomar Comm. Coll.)             179
  10. Bill Hickey (Sacramento City College)           155
  11. Zack Papachristos  (Chabot Coll.-Hayward)                152
  12. Dan Garriott (Cerritos College)                      140
  13. Frank Addleman (Santa Ana College)           135
  14. Vince Silva (Santa Ana College)                     131
  15. Tuck Halsey (De Anza College)                        124
  16. Bob Thomsen (Chabot Coll.-Haywood)       117
  17. Joe Dansby (Cuesta College)                           112
  18. Dale Deffner (Golden West College)            103

Top 10 All-Time Division Women’s

  1. Archie Randall (Oklahoma City Univ.)        160
  2. Jason Moorman (King Univ.)                                  116
  3. Sam Schmitz (McKendree Univ.)                               62
  4. Lee Miracle (Campbellsville)                       55
  5. Brian Jackson (Missouri Baptist)                                   52 – incomplete
  6. Aaron Meister (Wayland Baptist College)  45
  7. Donnie Stephens (Univ. of the Cumberlands)   45
  8. Tony DeAnda (Jamestown)                                         33
  9. Johnny Cobb (Wayland Baptist College)          25
  10. David Mathews (Life University)                                  22
  11. Tony Champion (Southern Oregon State)         22

November 29, 2019 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Coaches’ Top 40 Lists part 2

Coaches’ Top 40 Lists
As of late October or in other words before the start of this season the following are the top 25 coaches in each category. Active Coaches in bold. Keep in mind that there are some coaches tied with the same number of wins and thus if one sees that just note that they rank at the highest level of the two. This first posting looks at all All-Time Coaches and then Division I coaches. We welcome input, information and corrections, – please send
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Top 40 All-Time Division II

  1. Pat Pecora (Pitt-Johnstown)                 597
  2. Don Elia (Carson-Newman)                     461
  3. Mike Olson (UNC-Pembroke, Upper Iowa, Monmouth)  428 – II  ??
  4. Arthur “Bucky” Maughn (N Dak State)  408     
  5. David James (Cent. Oklahoma)                396
  6. Mike Denney (Maryville Univ./Nebr.-Omaha)    365
  7. Vaughn Hitchcock (Cal-Poly-SLO)         353 – II
  8. Jim Makovsky (Minn. St.-Mankato/Valley City St.)   302
  9. Robert “Rummy” Macias  (Minn. St.-Mankato)        299
  10. P.J. Smith (UNC-Pembroke, Campbell)               299
  11. Vince Monseau (West Liberty St./Peru St.)         286
  12. Jim Koch (Wisconsin-Parkside)                            277
  13. Steve Costanzo (St. Cloud Univ.&Dana Coll.) 269
  14. Mike Sterner  (SW Minnesota St.)                        254
  15. William “Bill” Corman (Shippensburg State)      243
  16. Jason Liles (S.D. State/Montana St.-Northern)    236
  17. Terry Wetherald (Univ. of Indianapolis – Ind. Central)         230
  18. Robin Ersland (Minot St./Cent. Mo. St./Calif. (Pa.), N. Mich.  225
  19. Marc Bauer (Univ. of Nebraska-Kearney)                              215
  20. Larry Kristoff (So. Illinois-Edwardsville, SW Mo. St.)  212
  21. Robert Fisher (Kutztown Univ.)                              209
  22. Doug Henry (Gannon Univ.)                                   208
  23. Mike Palmisiano (Nebraska-Omaha, Ohio Northern)  200
  24. Tracy Borah (Western State College)                         200
  25. Jason Valek (Newberry)                                             194
  26. Joe Seay (Cal. State Bakersfield)                               187
  27. Jason Reitmeier (Augustana College-S.D.)             181
  28. Heath Grimm (Upper Iowa Univ.)                          179
  29. Mike Wehler (Mercyhurst, West Liberty State)     177
  30. Allan Abraham (Calif. State San Francisco)              176
  31. Miles Van Hee (Western State College)                     170 – moved to A.D.
  32. Lars Jensen (Calif. State San Francisco)                     170
  33. Stamatis Bulgaris (Wright State & Dayton)               169
  34. Ray Kowatch (Ashland College)                                167
  35. John Oxton (St. Cloud State Univ.)                           167
  36. Paul Kendle (Augustana College-S.D.)                      163
  37. Howard Westcott (Portland State)                             162
  38. John W. Hancock (Northern Col., Col. St. Coll)        152
  39. Doug Moses (N.M. Highlands, So. Color., Col. St.)  150 – incomplete
  40. Bill Garland (Minnesota State-Moorhead)                       147

Top 40 All-Time Division III

  1. Jare Klein (Olivet College)                             569 – III
  2. Bill Racich (Ursinus College)                         540 – III
  3. David Icenhower (College of New Jersey)    534 – III
  4. John Reese (Wilkes Univ.)                              515 – I/III  ????
  5. Max Servcies (Wabash)                                  487 – III
  6. Doug Parker (Springfield, Mass)                    485 – III
  7. Ned McGinley (King’s College)                     458 – III
  8. Mike Olson (UNC-Pembroke, Upper Iowa, Monmouth)  428 – II/III ???
  9. Phil Grebinar (Worcester Poly Tech.)             414 III
  10. Jim Miller (Wartburg)                         413 – III 
  11. Bob Skelton (Western New England College) – 402 III
  12. Robert Marshall (Del. Valley Coll./Dickinson) – 396 III
  13. Roger Crebs (Lycoming College)                406 – III
  14. Al Baxter (Buena Vista Univ.)                       376 – III
  15. Budd Whitehill (Lycoming Coll.)                   376 – III
  16. Don Murray (SUNY-Brockport)                 350 – III
  17. Lonnie Morris (Johnson & Wales)              347 – III
  18. Ron Beaschler (Ohio Northern Univ.)        324 – III
  19. Jeff Swenson (Augsburg Coll.)                      321 – III
  20. Tom Kessler (York College)                           321 – III
  21. Steve Eldridge (U.S. Coast Guard Ac.)         317 – III  – Inc.,
  22. Bob Del Rosa (Case Western Reserve)          310 – III
  23. Kerry Volkmann (John Carroll)                      304 – III
  24. Daryl Arroyo (Springfield, Mass)                   301 – III
  25. Willie Myers (Wisconsin-Whitewater)            301 – III
  26. Byron James (Wisc.-River Falls)                     297 – III
  27. Al Sosa (SUNY-Oneota State)                       284 — III
  28. Kenneth Ober (Elizabethtown College)         282 – III
  29. John Elton (St. John’s {Minn.}                      273 – III
  30. Martin Nichols (Ithaca College)                   262 – III
  31. Frank Cheek (Humboldt State)                      261 – III
  32. Jon Laudenslager (Wilkes University)       253 – III
  33. Dave Kemmy (Roger Williams)                      251 – III
  34. Al Hanke (Elmhurst Coll./Lake Forest Coll.{ILL})   246 – III
  35. Randy Steward (Loras College)                     235 – III
  36. Jay Jones (Rhode Island College)                234 – III
  37. James R. Howard (SUNY-Oswego State)     234 — III
  38. Tim Fader  (Wisc.-Whitewater & Wisc.-Lacrosse)  230 – III
  39. John Oostendorp (Coe College)                   229 – III
  40. John Davis  (Maryville College)                     224 – III

November 22, 2019 Posted by | Uncategorized | 1 Comment

Coaches’ Top 40 Lists

As of late October or in other words before the start of this season the following are the top 25 coaches in each category. Active Coaches in bold. Keep in mind that there are some coaches tied with the same number of wins and thus if one sees that just note that they rank at the highest level of the two. This first posting looks at all All-Time Coaches and then Division I coaches. We welcome input, information and corrections, – please send
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ALL-TIME Coaches Wins &-Level  

  1. Dale Thomas (Oregon State)                     616 – I
  2. Pat Pecora (Pitt-Johnstown)                 597 – II
  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 – I/III 
  7. Jack Childs (Drexel/Thad. Stevens Tech)      512 – I/JuCo
  8. Harold Nichols (Iowa St.)                      493 – I
  9. Max Servcies (Wabash)                         487 – III
  10. Doug Parker (Springfield, Mass)               485 – III
  11. Milton Martin (Westmar)                                462 – NAIA
  12. Don Elia (Carson-Newman/Maryville)    461 – II
  13. Ned McGinley (King’s College)                     458 – III
  14. Ron Mirikitani (St. Louis C.C.-Meramec)        457 – JuCo
  15. John Sacchi (Middlesex Jr. Coll./Rutgers Un.) 447- JuCo/I
  16. Gary Taylor (Rider)                                    442 – I
  17. Bobby Douglas (Iowa St/CSSB/ArizSU)       440 – I
  18. J Robinson (Minnesota)                            440 – I
  19. John Johnston (Princeton/Stevens Tech.)      431 – I/JuCo
  20. Mike Olson (UNC-Pembroke, Upper Iowa, Monmouth)  428 – II  ??
  21. John Smith (Oklahoma State Univ.)            426 – I
  22. T.J. Kerr (U. Calif. Bakersfield/San Jose St.)  421– I
  23. Tom Jarman (Manchester/Northwest./Taylor)  415-III/I/NAIA
  24. Phil Grebinar (Worcester Poly Tech.)             414 — III
  25. Jim Miller (Wartburg)                                     413 – III
  26. Arthur “Bucky” Maughn (N Dak State)         408 – II
  27. Roger Crebs (Lycoming College)                406 – III
  28. Bob Skelton (Western New England College) – 402 III
  29. Wally Johnson (Minnesota Univ./S.D. State/Luther Coll.)   400 – I
  30. Robert Marshall (Del. Valley Coll./Dickinson) – 396 III
  31. David James (Cent. Oklahoma)                      396 – II
  32. Bob Guzzo (N.C. State/Canton Jr. Coll.)       393 – I/JuCo
  33. Paul Mance (Appalachian St./Herkimer Co.CC)  387 – I/JuCo
  34. Eric Knuutila (Niagara City C.C.)                                383 – JuCo
  35. Dave Amato (Brown/SUNY Potsdam/U.Mass)  381  – I/II/III
  36. Bill Lam (North Carolina Univ.)                     378 – I
  37. Al Baxter (Buena Vista Univ.)                       376 – III
  38. Budd Whitehill (Lycoming Coll.)                   376 – III
  39. Tom Borrelli (Central Michigan/Lake Superior St.)     375 – I/II
  40. Dean Sensenbaugh (Modesto Jr. Coll.)            374 – Calif. Jr. C.

Top 40 All-Time Division I

  1. Dale Thomas (Oregon State)                          616
  2. Harold Nichols (Iowa St.)                              493
  3. Gary Taylor (Rider)                                        442
  4. Bobby Douglas (Iowa St/CSSB/ArizSU)       440  
  5. J Robinson (Minnesota)                                  440
  6. John Smith (Oklahoma State Univ.)            426
  7. Jack Childs (Drexel)                                       423
  8. T.J. Kerr (U. Calif. Bakersfield/San Jose St.)  421
  9. Wally Johnson (Minnesota Univ.)                  392
  10. John Johnston (Princeton)                               382
  11. Bill Lam (North Carolina Univ.)                     378
  12. Lonnie Timmerman (Drake)                            364
  13. Bob Guzzo (N.C. State )                                356
  14. Dan Gable (Iowa)                                           355
  15. Russ Hellickson (Ohio St./Wisc.)                   350
  16. Paul Mance (Appalachian State.)                    348
  17. Tom Borelli (Central Michigan)                  329 
  18. Gray Simons (ODU, Tenn, L. Haven, Ind. St.)   327
  19. Carl Adams (Boston Univ.)                            326  
  20. Bob Bubb (Clarion Univ.)                             322
  21. Jack Spates (Oklahoma & Cornell)                 322
  22. Dave Amato (Brown)                                     319  
  23. Joe Seay (Okla.St., Ca.-Bak., U.Tenn.-Chatt.)     319
  24. Dennis Deliddo (Cal. St. Fresno)                   313
  25. Ron Finley (Oregon Univ.)                       311 
  26. Ed Peery (U.S. Naval Academy)                    311 
  27. Rob Koll (Cornell Univ.)                              305
  28. Randy Stottlemyer (Pittsburgh)                      304             
  29. Stan Abel (Oklahoma, Cincinnati)                  302
  30. Roger Sanders (Bloomsburg, New York Univ.)  300
  31. Duane Goldman (Indiana Univ.)                    297  – ** retired in 2018
  32. Dick Bonacci (Cleveland State)                     296
  33. John McHugh (Maryland, Catholic, American)   288
  34. Craig Turnbull (West Virginia Univ.) 287
  35. Brian Smith (Missouri/Syracuse)                 285
  36. Joe Begala (Kent State Univ.)                                    282
  37. Ed Carlin (Syracuse Univ.)                             280
  38. Clifford Keen (Michigan Univ.)                     274
  39. Tom Ryan (Ohio State/Hofstra)                   270
  40. Mark Manning (Nebraska/Northern Iowa) 267
  41. Jim Zalesky (Oregon State/Iowa)                   266

November 21, 2019 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Top 100 College teams in dual meet wins in history

As the current 2019-2020 college wrestling season rolls into November and the tournament and dual meet results roll in let us review a list of the colleges and universities who have had long term activity and success in dual matches.  While it is no surprise that Oklahoma State is the top school in wins with 1,120 in their 100 seasons of competition some of the other top schools may not be as well known.  Unless otherwise noted the following schools are in Division I (D-I). Admittedly our totals and numbers may be incomplete and input will be gladly received.
There are four other schools with more than 1,000 wins.  Iowa State and then Oregon State are next in line with 1,075 and 1,034 respectively.  The 4th place team overall, and the top Division III (D-III) program, with 1,029 wins is Springfield College.  University of Iowa passed the 1,000 win mark this season to become the 5th team.
As can be seen in the list below the next five schools, Minnesota, Penn State, Lehigh, Naval Academy and Oklahoma compete in Division I.  Wilkes University is in 11th place and the 2nd D-III school with 883 wins.  Michigan University is a distant 12th with 826 wins.  Close behind are Cornell University and Wartburg College that moved up to tie Cornell with 821 wins for 13th place.  Appalachian State and Kent State complete the list of 16 teams with more than 800 wins.  Close behind are two schools who will earn their 800th win this season in Olivet College (D-III) and Ohio State.  Lycoming College, (D-III) with 782 wins, moved past Northern Iowa into 19th place last season.
Closely packed are Indiana, Wisconsin and Lock Haven who are just 2 wins apart,  The College of New Jersey (D-III) is only six behind Lock Haven.  Further back are Ursinus College (D-III) and University of Illinois with 726 and 722 respectively.  North Carolina State moved up to 27th place with 718.  They were tied with Nebraska University, now with 714, before last season.  Three more teams scored their 700th win last year. They are Princeton, North Idaho which is the top junior college in dual meet wins and the U.S. Military Academy at West Point for 31st spot.
Over 20 more teams have over 600 wins.  They are led by Augsburg College and North Carolina University who will probably pass 700 wins this season.  The top two Division II (D-II) teams are Minnesota- Mankato State and East Stroudsburg State with 624 and 621 wins respectively and place 46th and 47th overall.  Hofstra, Pitt.-Johnstown (D-II) and Central Michigan scored their 600th win last season.  Close behind them and looking to pass 600 wins this year are Ohio University, Missouri University, W.P.I.,(D-III) Drexel, Purdue, and Wyoming.
The top NAIA school is Southern Oregon State with 559 wins to place 73rd out of the top 100.  The 100th school with 492 wins is also the top school in the California Junior College league which competes in a fall schedule apart from other leagues is Sacramento City College.  There may be other California schools above that number and if so we welcome your input.  Some of the schools included have incomplete records and we still are seeking information from the early years at Virginia Military Institute, Case Western, Heidelburg College, Northwestern University and Wisconsin-Whitewater.  The top inactive teams, who unwisely dropped their program, are Nebraska-Omaha and Oregon University with 584 and 497 wins to rank 62nd and 98th respectively.
Hope that interest in a more complete record will prompt input and information from wrestling fans and coaches and officials. The list of the 100 is posted on a page so named on this site.

November 21, 2019 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Best Wrestling News Summaries

TDR Notes ; The following are three of the latest Podcasts from Jason Bryant at Mat Talk Online. Jason does an incredible job monitoring and communicating out coverage of wrestling news from all over our country and beyond. These can also be quite entertaining as he ‘keeps it real’.
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Short Time Shots: Illinois beat No. 13 Missouri (11-14-19)
Someone, anyone, please tell me why Party in the U.S.A. is stuck in my head. I don’t own that song, but I believe the reason for this is the fact I live in a house with three females and one of them might actually own one of the NOW music CDs. I actually own NOW, when there wasn’t a volume. NOW, Volume 1, which is not its real name, had some rock on it. It also had some sappy late 90s R&B that I fell out of favor with once I discovered how badass Phil Anselmo and Pantera was. Walk on home, boy. This is Short Time Shots, your mostly daily look at the scores and news from the world of wrestling. I’m Jason Bryant. So far, this will be 14 straight episodes. There likely won’t be one on Friday night, since I’ll be covering the Gopher dual and putting out an episode of The Guillotine Grapevine. Maybe I’ll record it on Saturday morning for you guys as you make the last mow of the season, or in some cases, the first snow shovel of the year worth it.
Dual Meets: 
Unranked Illinois, fresh off getting beat by Army West Point last weekend, rebounded with a 19-14 win over border rival and 13th ranked Missouri at Francis Howell High School in St. Louis on Thursday night. Missouri did have the services of All-American Grant Leeth at 141, but were without Dylan Wisman at 184. Illinois had key wins at 125 as Justin Cardani beat Dack Punke and then three in a row from 165-184 to take the lead heading into the dual’s final two weights. Freshman heavyweight Luke Luffman prevailed 9-7 over Rodrigo Diaz to give Illinois the upset.
Division II Colorado School of Mines shut down Northeastern Junior College 34-9. Also out in Colorado, Western Colorado beat Chadron State 28-13 in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. Rest of the story and audio at http://www.mattalkonline.com/podcast/shots/short-time-shots-11-14-19/?mc_cid=a5eb58b391&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Short Time Shots: Rider’s John Hangey (11-15-19)
Sometimes you have to pivot. I had every intention of putting together another episode of The Guillotine Grapevine here on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, but sometimes things don’t go as planned, as you’re about to find out. This is Short Time Shots, a mostly daily look at the scores and more from the world of wrestling, I’m Jason Bryant.
Dual Meets: 
The biggest upset of the night and one of the bigger upsets in the past several years saw unranked Rider come into Williams Arena in Minneapolis and knock off No. 6 Minnesota 21-17. The key wins came from Jonathan Tropea at 125 pounds and Dean Sherry at 174 pounds. Sherry pinned All-American Devin Skatzka in one of the most exciting three minutes of wrestling. Instead of talking you through it, I talked with Rider coach John Hangey about the match and its impact on the Rider program. Rider’s Ryan Cloud won an absolutely not thrilling bout 1-0 at 285 over Bobby Steveson to lock up the win for the Broncs. (Hangey Interview)
In other Top 25 action, No. 3 Ohio State won six out of 10 at No. 15 Pittsburgh, but it was bonus points that blew the match open for coach Tom Ryan’s Buckeyes. Ohio State prevailed 23-12. Kollin Moore opened the dual with a major at 197, Chase Singletary scored a mild upset over Demetrius Thomas at heavyweight, Luke Pletcher, no, that’s not a typo, got a major at 141 pounds over Cole Matthews, while Sammy Sasso picked up a fall at 149 pounds. The Buckeyes return home to face No. 11 Virginia Tech on Sunday. Rest of the story at http://www.mattalkonline.com/podcast/shots/short-time-shots-11-15-19-featuring-rider-coach-john-hangey/?mc_cid=f4a6a198f0&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Short Time Shots: Garage Days (11-19-19)
I’m Jason Bryant, and this is Short Time Shots, a mostly daily look at the scores and more from around the world of wrestling. My wife’s asleep, so I’m doing something different and recording this using the Backpack app on my phone. I’m standing in my 44-degree garage. And of course, this is now the second time I’m recording it, since stupid me tested it, changed a setting, but didn’t re-test it. So now I’m back in the garage. This isn’t my initial script, so screw it.
Dual Meets: 
As noted in the Monday episode, there was a dose of Division III wrestling in Ohio where No. 4 Mount Union beat Muskingum 54-0, highlighted by seven falls from the Purple Raiders, including a 10-second fall from returning All-American and top-ranked Antwon Pugh. No. 1 Jordin James, last year’s national champion at 133, picked up one of the other six falls. John Carroll beat Heidelberg 25-15, No. 9 Baldwin Wallace beat Ohio Northern 28-6 and
No. 15 Otterbein beat Wilmington 53-0. Of note with Wilmington, this is the second year the team has been active since reinstatement, but with no home duals last year with an abbreviated schedule, Tuesday was the first home dual in seven years for the Fighting Quakers – yes, I say again, Fighting Quakers. All-American heavyweight and top-ranked Drew Kasper had a fall in 94 seconds there for Otterbein.
In the NAIA, Baker beat Graceland 32-12. Rest of this story and audio at http://www.mattalkonline.com/podcast/shots/short-time-shots-garage-days-11-19-19/?mc_cid=4c42a27e7e&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

November 21, 2019 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

College News & Results (12th)

TDR Editor’s Notes ; Fresno State hosted a large number of fans for their first home dual. Illinois also boosted their fan base by taking a home dual on the road to another location. Keep seeking ways to bring in fans!
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Match Results
Dogs fall in home opener to Rutgers, 23-13
FRESNO, Calif. – Despite picking up four individual wins, the Fresno State Wrestling team fell to Rutgers, 23-13 on Friday evening in its home opener at the Save Mart Center. Fresno State (0-4) got a major decision from redshirt junior Greg Gaxiola at 149 pounds and decisions from redshirt junior DJ Lloren at 141 pounds, redshirt freshman Adam Kemp at 165 pounds and redshirt sophomore Jackson Hemauer at 174 pounds. Rutgers (4-0) countered with six victories, including three by bonus points, as the Scarlet Knights used wins in the final two matches to seal a 10-point win over the Bulldogs.
How It Happened
With the dual getting started at heavyweight, Bulldog sophomore Randy Gonzlaez battled No. 19 Christian Colucci tough before falling 8-0. Rest of the story at https://gobulldogs.com/news/2019/11/15/rutgers-vs-fresno-state-wrestling.aspx

No. 12 Mizzou Wrestling Falls to Illinois at Francis Howell High School
SAINT CHARLES, Mo. – In front of a near-capacity crowd of 1,877 at Francis Howell High School, No. 12 Mizzou Wrestling lost its dual with Illinois, 19-14, Thursday night (Nov. 14). The Tigers fall to 0-2 on the season while Illinois improves to 2-1 on the year. Mizzou got wins at 141, 149, 157 and 197 pounds, including bonus-point wins at 141 and 149. However, the Illini won six of the 10 bouts and escaped with the narrow victory. It all came down to heavyweight as Mizzou trailed, 16-14, going into the evening’s final bout and Rodrigo Diaz and Illinois Luke Luffman put together a spirited battle. A late takedown by Huffman, however, ended the dual as he claimed a 9-7 decision. Rest of the story at https://mutigers.com/news/2019/11/14/no-12-mizzou-wrestling-falls-to-illinois-at-francis-howell-high-school.aspx?mc_cid=a5eb58b391&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

#20 Mines Wins Dual Debut Over Northeastern JC
GOLDEN, Colo. – Bonus points in five of eight bout wins helped #20 Colorado School of Mines win their dual opener, 34-9, over Northeastern JC on Thursday. #6 Robert Gambrell and #7 Weston Hunt started their seasons with pins while #12 Noah Ottum picked up a tech fall and #11 Skyler Lykins and Nolan Funk notched majors as the Orediggers cruised to a 1-0 dual record on the season. Rest of the story at https://minesathletics.com/news/2019/11/14/wrestling-20-mines-wins-dual-debut-over-northeastern-jc.aspx?mc_cid=a5eb58b391&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Elmhurst Bluejay Wrestlers Topple Chicago 33-19
ELMHURST, Ill. – The Elmhurst wrestling team evened its dual record at 1-1 for the season by defeating the University of Chicago 33-19 at R.A. Faganel Hall. Chicago (0-1) forfeited matches to the Bluejays at the 125, 141 and 174 pound weight classes to account for 18 points. Rest of the story at https://elmhurstbluejays.com/news/2019/11/14/wrestling-bluejay-wrestlers-topple-chicago-33-19.aspx?mc_cid=a5eb58b391&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

NWCA Division III Pre–Season Ranking #2
Manheim, PA – The latest 2019 – 2020 National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III team and individual rankings compiled by the ranking committee on Thursday, November 14, 2019. Freshmen and transfers have been included in the individual rankings.  Since many NCAA Division III wrestling programs have not competed at this point of the season, this team ranking is based on a tournament point system based on where individuals are ranked.  The next team ranking to be released later this month will reflect a dual meet team ranking. Rest of the story at http://www.nwcaonline.com/nwca-division-iii-pre-season-tournament-team-ranking-2/?mc_cid=a5eb58b391&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Signings
Indiana Wrestling Adds Four for 2020 Signing Class
BLOOMINGTON, Ind.– IU head coach Angel Escobedo has announced the addition of four signees for the 2020 class. Jacob Moran, Derek Gilcher, Nico Bolivar and Santos Cantu will be joining the Hoosiers in the 2020 class.
“My staff and I are very excited to announce this 2020 recruiting class,” IU head coach Angel Escobedo said.  Rest of the story and news at https://iuhoosiers.com/news/2019/11/14/wrestling-adds-four-for-2020-signing-class.aspx?mc_cid=a5eb58b391&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Six to join Stanford Cardinal in fall 2020
By: Stanford Athletics
STANFORD, Calif. – Stanford head coach Jason Borrelli and his staff have signed six promising high school seniors to wrestle for the Cardinal starting next season. Stanford’s incoming class consists of Charlie Darracott (Flowery Branch, Ga.), Marshall Kools (Neenah, Wis.), Peter Ming (Elk Grove, Calif.), Jason Miranda (Poway, Calif.), Kyle Rowan (Perry, Ohio) and Nick Stemmet (Yorkville, Ill.). Rest of the story at https://gostanford.com/news/2019/11/13/wrestling-stanford-inks-six.aspx

Nebraska Natives Sign On
Kearney, Neb. – Nebraska-Kearney head wrestling coach Dalton Jensen announced today that Grant Lyman (Lincoln East H.S.) and Gage Krolikowski (Valentine H.S.) have signed on with the Lopers and will take to the mats next winter.  UNK has six seniors  on this year’s team of 31 wrestlers. Jensen noted the Lopers will add more newcomers throughout 2019-20 season. Projected to be at 165/174 pounds for UNK, Lyman enters his senior season with an 89-41 record. Rest of the story at https://lopers.com/news/2019/11/14/wrestling-nebraska-natives-sign-on.aspx?mc_cid=a5eb58b391&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Oklahoma WRESTLING ADDS THREE FOR 2020
NORMAN – Oklahoma wrestling head coach Lou Rosselli announced this week the signing of three wrestlers to National Letters of Intent. Cam Picklo will join the Sooners in January 2020. Cabe Dickerson and Greyden Penner will join the Sooners for the 2020-21 season. Dickerson, out of Altus, Okla. is a three-time member of Oklahoma’s junior national team, a three-time state finalist and a member of the 2019 national championship team. 
A Super 32 National Champion, Penner joins the Sooners from Kansas City, Mo., where he attends Liberty High School. The signee is ranked number three in the nation at 170 and is a two-time Missouri State Champion.  Rest of the story at https://soonersports.com/news/2019/11/14/wrestling-adds-three-for-2020.aspx?mc_cid=a5eb58b391&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Lock Haven signs seven
The LHU wrestling team has announced that seven student-athletes have signed National Letters of Intent, committing to LHU.
LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – The nationally-ranked Lock Haven University wrestling team has announced that seven student-athletes have signed National Letters of Intent, committing to LHU to further their athletic and academic careers.
Meet the class and hear what head coach Scott Moore has to say.
Rest of the story at https://www.golhu.com/news/2019/11/14/wrestling-signs-seven-during-early-signing-period.aspx?mc_cid=a5eb58b391&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Wyoming Branch Welcomes Three New Signees
LARAMIE, Wyo. (Nov. 13, 2019) – Head Coach Mark Branch has announced the signings of three student-athletes that will join the Wyoming wrestling team beginning next fall. Darren Green, Gage Hockett and Brett McIntosh all signed their National Letters of Intent Wednesday. “We have a very diverse group of young men coming to Wyoming who can really make a positive impact on our program,” said Branch. “Coming from Ohio, Oklahoma and Colorado, these guys have competed in some of the toughest states in the country and have been very successful.  Rest of the story at https://gowyo.com/news/2019/11/14/wrestling-branch-welcomes-three-new-signees.aspx?mc_cid=a5eb58b391&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

November 21, 2019 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Wrestling History

From student to coach, Roger Reina has lived and breathed Penn wrestling for 40 years

Reina is entering his 22nd season at the helm
By Tyira Bunche 

Forty years ago, freshman Roger Reina stepped foot on Penn’s campus as a starting member of the wrestling team. That was only the beginning of his lifelong commitment and dedication to the sport that has made him a legend in the wrestling community.  After graduating in 1984, he served as head coach Larry Lauchle’s assistant at Penn for two years. In his time as an assistant coach, Reina was thinking about his future, which at the time did not include wrestling.  “I had no intention to coach full time,” Reina said. “I was taking some final classes I needed to take to apply to veterinary school, and that’s what I thought I was going to be — a veterinarian.” After Lauchle announced his retirement in 1986, Reina was presented with what he thought was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity: to become the head coach of his alma mater. He jumped at the chance, and with that move he became the youngest Division I wrestling head coach at age 24. Rest of the story at https://www.thedp.com/article/2019/11/penn-wrestling-roger-reina-coach-profile-legacy-veterinarian-student-athlete?mc_cid=c2d2591d06&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Michigan Hall of Honor Q&A: John Fisher (Wrestling)
11/13/2019
By Leah Howard
On Friday (Nov. 15), John Fisher will become the 15th member of the wrestling program to be inducted into the University of Michigan Athletics Hall of Honor. Quick, always aggressive and possessing an outstanding leg attack, John Fisher (1985, ’87-89) was a dominant force in the Wolverine wrestling room — and on the national scene — through the latter half of the decade. Fisher remains among Michigan’s most decorated wrestlers, listing as one of only six four-time NCAA All-Americans (1985, ’87-89) in program history. He was a three-time Big Ten champion at 134 pounds. Boasting a career record of 183-21, he still holds the U-M school record for all-time wins, a mark that will likely remain untouched for a very long time. After graduation, Fisher embarked on a long, successful international career as one of the country’s top freestyle wrestlers. He was crowned a U.S. champion in 1992, won a World Cup title five years later, and twice served as an Olympic alternate. The 15th Michigan wrestler to be inducted into the Hall of Honor, Fisher is also a member of the Michigan Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame, the Greater Flint Area Sports Hall of Fame, the Greater Flint Afro-American Hall of Fame and, as a four-time Midlands champion, the Midlands Hall of Fame. A longtime teacher within Ann Arbor Public Schools, Fisher was named a Celebration of Excellence award winner by the Ann Arbor Board of Education in 2010. Rest of the story at https://mgoblue.com/news/2019/11/13/hall-of-honor-q-a-john-fisher-wrestling.aspx?mc_cid=c2d2591d06&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

November 20, 2019 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

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