National Wrestling Hall of Fame
I visited the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in Stillwater, Oklahoma for the second time on June 29th. I took several hundred of pictures as I only had 3 hours to enjoy this long awaited destination. Here are a few;


ALL-TIME Coaches – Top 100 (or so) with at least 240 wins Wins &-Level
After the 2015 season. Please send input, info and corrections to martinkfleming@gmail.com
- Dale Thomas (Oregon State) 616 – I
- Jare Klein (Olivet College) 569 – III
- Pat Pecora (Pitt-Johnstown) 540 – II
- David Icenhower (College of New Jersey) 534 – III
- John Reese (Wilkes Univ.) 515 – I/III
- Jack Childs (Drexel) 512 – I / JC
- Bill Racich (Ursinus College) 499 – III
- Harold Nichols (Iowa St.) 493 – I
- Max Servies (Wabash) 487 – III
- Doug Parker (Springfield, Mass) 485 – III
- Arthur “Bucky” Maughn (N Dak State) 467 – II / I
- Milton Martin (Westmar) 462 – NAIA
- Don Elia (Carson-Newman) 461 – II
- Ron Mirikitani (Meramec –St. Louis) 457 – JUCO
- John Sacchi (Rutgers/Middlesex) 447 – I/Juco
- Ned McGinley (King’s College) 442 – III
- Bobby Douglas (Iowa St/CSSB/ArizSU) 440 – I
- John Johnston (Princeton/Stevens Tech) 431 – I/Juco
- J Robinson (Minnesota) 430 – I
- Mike Olson (UNC-Pembroke, Upper Iowa, Monmouth) 428 – II/III
- T.J. Kerr (U. Calif. Bakersfield/San Jose St.) 421 – I
- Gary Taylor (Rider) 417 – I
- Tom Jarman (Manchester, Nwern U., Taylor) 415 – I/III
- Phil Grebinar (Worcester Poly Tech.) 414 III
- Jim Miller (Wartburg) 413 – III
- Bob Skelton (Western New England College) – 402 III
- Wally Johnson (Minn./S.D. St., Luther Coll.) – 400 I/III
- Robert Marshall (Del. Valley Coll./Dickinson) – 396 III
- Bob Guzzo (N.C. State / Canton C.C.) 393 – I/JUCO
- Paul Mance (App. St./Herkimer C.C.) 387 – I/JUCO
- David James (Cent. Oklahoma) 384 – II
- Eric Knuutila (Niagara C.C.) 383 – JUCO
- Dave Amato (Brown) 381 – I / III
- Bill Lam (North Carolina Univ.) 378 – I
- Al Baxter (Buena Vista Univ.) 376 – III
- Budd Whitehill (Lycoming Coll.) 376 – III
- John Smith (Oklahoma State Univ.) 369 – I
- Lonnie Timmerman (Drake) 364 — I
- Dan Gable (Iowa) 355 – I
- Vaughn Hitchcock (Cal-Poly-SLO) 353 – II
- Russ Hellickson (Ohio St./Wisc.) 350 – I
- Roger Crebs (Lycoming College) 348 – III
- Ron Gaffner (Muskegeon C. C.) 344 – JUCO
- Tom Borelli (Central Michigan) 342 – I
- Mike Denney (Maryville Univ./Nebr.-Omaha) 333 – II
- Roy Minter (Ridgewater C.C.-Wilmar) 329 – Juco
- Gray Simons (ODU, Tenn, L. Haven, Ind. St.) 327 – I
- Carl Adams (Boston Univ.) 326 – I ** = just retired
- Bob Bubb (Clarion Univ.) 322 – I
- Jack Spates (Oklahoma & Cornell) 322 – I
- Don Murray (SUNY-Brockport) 322 – III
- Jeff Swenson (Augsburg Coll.) 321 – III
- Tom Kessler (York College) 321 – III
- Joe Seay (Okla.St., Ca.-Bak., U.Tenn.-Chatt.) 319 – I
- Jody L. Thompson (Labette Ks. C.C.) 318 – Juco
- Steve Eldridge (U.S. Coast Guard Ac.) 317 – III – Incomplete total, retired 2014
- Dennis Deliddo (Cal. St. Fresno) 313 – I
- Ron Finley (Oregon Univ.) 311 – I
- Ed Peery (U.S. Naval Academy) 311 – I
- Bob Del Rosa (Case Western Reserve) 310 – III
- Kerry Volkmann (John Carroll) 304 – III
- Randy Stottlemyer (Pittsburgh) 304 – I
- John Owen (North Idaho Jr. Coll.) 304 – Juco
- Stan Abel (Oklahoma, Cincinnati) 302 – I
- Daryl Arroyo (Springfield, Mass) 301 – III
- Ed Kringstad (Bismark State College) 301 – Juco
- Willie Myers (Wisconsin-Whitewater) 301 – III
- Roger Sanders (Bloomsburg, New York Univ.) 300 – I
- Chuck Williamson (Gloucester Co. Coll. NJ) 300 – Juco
- Robert “Rummy” Macias (Minn. St.-Mankato) 299 – II
- P.J. Smith (UNC-Pembroke, Campbell) 299 – I /II
- Byron James (Wisc.-River Falls) 297 – III
- Dick Bonacci (Cleveland State) 296 – I
- Neil Boyd (Waldorf College) 291 – Juco
- John McHugh (Maryland, Catholic, American) 288 – I
- Ron Beaschler (Ohio Northern Univ.) 287 – III
- Craig Turnbull (West Virginia Univ.) 287 – I
- Vince Monseau (West Liberty St./Peru St.) 286 – II
- Al Sosa (SUNY-Oneota State) 284 — III
- Joe Begala (Kent State Univ.) 282 – I
- Kenneth Ober (Elizabethtown College) 282 – III
- Ed Carlin (Syracuse Univ.) 280 — I
- Bruce Haberli (New York Univ./Manhattan Coll.) 278 – I/III
- Jim Koch (Wisconsin-Parkside) 277 – II
- Duane Goldman (Indiana Univ.) 275 – I
- Clifford Keen (Michigan Univ.) 274 – I
- John Elton (St. John’s {Minn.} 272 — III
- Bob Riehm (Southern Oregon St.) 270 — NAIA
- Jim Makovsky (Minn. St.-Mankato/Valley City St.) 266 — II
- Art Kraft (Triton Comm. Coll.) 264 — Juco
- Bruce Pfutzenreuter (Bakersfield Coll.) 264 – Calf. Jr.
- Lonnie Morris (Johnson & Wales) 264 – III
- Dave McCuskey (Iowa / Univ. Northern Iowa) 262 –I
- Frank Millard (SUNY Delhi/SUNY-Potsdam) 261 — Juco
- Frank Cheek (Humboldt State) 261 — III
- Rob Koll (Cornell Univ.) 260 – I
- Ed Michael (Buffalo/Corning Comm. Coll.) 258 – I/Juco
- Norm Lovelace (Harper, William Rainey Coll. {ILL} 257 — Juco
- Jack Crider (St. Louis C.C. at Forest Park) 255 — Juco
- Mike Sterner (SW Minnesota St.) 254 — II
- Ron Gray (Kent St./Franklin & Marshall) 253 — I
- Neil Turner (Messiah Coll./Lock Haven) 251 – III/I
- Dave Kemmy (Roger Williams) 251 – III
- David Pacheco (Sacramento City College) 250 – Calf. Jr.
- Arnold ‘Swede’ Umbach (Auburn Univ) 249 – I
- Pat Whitcomb (North Idaho Jr. Coll.) 247 – Juco.
- Bill Musick (Fresno City Coll.) 247 — Calf. Jr.
- Al Hanke (Elmhurst Coll./Lake Forest Coll.{ILL}) 246 — III
- William “Bill” Corman (Shippensburg State) 243 — II
- Dennie Friederichs (Iowa Central C.C.) 240 – Juco
- Jim Zalesky (Oregon State/Iowa) 239 — I
** = just retired
Top 10 Active Women’s College Wrestling Coaches
- Archie Randall (Oklahoma City Univ.) 125
- Johnny Cobb (Wayland Baptist College) 37
- Brian Jackson (Missouri Baptist) 27
- Sam Schmitz (McKendree Univ.) 26
- Nate Moorman (King Univ.) 25
- Tony DeAnda (Jamestown) 25
- Lee Miracle (Campbellsville) 20
- Donnie Stephens (Univ. of the Cumberlands) 13
- David Mathews (Life University) 7
- Kevin Carter (Lyon College) 6
The number of colleges with Women’s Wrestling Teams continues to grow rapidly and our records have not kept pace with all the coaches and records. We welcome input, corrections and data about teams and their dual meet records. Please feel free to send us the information at martinkfleming@gmail.com
NAIA Top 22 Active Coaches in Career Dual Meet Wins (22 or more)
- Mike Ritchey (Southern Oregon) 193
- Mike Machholz (Missouri Valley) 168
- Franky James (Campbellsville) 124
- Thadd O’Donnell (Dickinson State) 121 * = retired at end of season
- Caleb Schaeffer (Great Falls Univ.) 104
- Archie Randall (Oklahoma City Univ.) 81
- Nick Mitchell (Grand View) 76
- Corey Ruff (Lindsey-Wilson) 47
- Tyson Thivierge (Montana State Northern) 46
- Mike Ester (Indiana Tech) 44
- Beau Vest (Dana-Midland) 44
- Shawn Kelley (Hastings/SiTanka) 37
- Joe Baranik (St. Andrews) 36
- Rik Dahl (Northwestern College) 31
- Jake Stevenson (Morningside College) 31
- Johnny Cobb (Wayland Baptist) 29
- Joey Martinez (Menlo) 28
- Todd Allen (Cumberland Univ.) 28
- Jimmy May (Kansas Wesleyan/Baker) 24
- Brian Jackson (Missouri Baptist) 23
- Samuel Gardner (West Virginia Inst. Tech.) 22
- Pete DiPol (Baker) 22
Top 30 Active D-III College Coaches (at least 90 dual meet wins)
- Bill Racich (Ursinus College) 499
- Ned McGinley (King’s College-PA) 442
- Roger Crebs (Lycoming College) 348
- Don Murray (SUNY-Brockport) 322
- Steve Eldridge (U.S. Coast Guard Acad.) 317 (inc.) * = retired before 2014-15
- Kerry Volkmann (John Carroll) 304 ** = retired after the season
- Ron Beaschler (Ohio Northern) 287
- Lenny Morris (Johnson & Wales) 264
- Dave Mitchell (Luther College) 236
- Randy Stewart (Loras College) 233
- Tim Fadar (Wisc.-Whitewater & LaCrosse) 230 * = retired before 2014-15
- Martin Nichols (Ithaca College) 209
- Jay Jones (Rhode Island College) 209
- Jon Laudenslager (Wilkes Univ.) 187
- John Oostendorp (Coe College) 180
- Brad Bruhn (SUNY-Cortland) 178
- Drew Black (Wesleyan ) 170
- Johnny Johnson (Wisc.-Stevens Point) 168
- Mike Howard (SUNY Oswego) 149
- Bryan Brunk (Messiah Coll.) 148
- Dave Malecek (Wisc.-La Crosse St.) 139
- Duane Ritter (SUNY-Oneota St.) 125
- Mike Duroe (Cornell College) 120
- Chris Walter (Wisc.-Platteville) 117 ** = retired after the season
- Joe Pistone (Southern Maine) 114
- Craig Thurber (Thiel College) 111
- Steve Marianetti (Elmhurst College) 109
- Jon McGovern (Dubuque Univ.) 107
- Brian Anderson (Wabash College) 106
- Eric Van Kley (Central Coll./Great Falls Univ.) 92
- Todd Hibbs (Alma College/Olivet) 90
Active – Top 20 Coaches in Division II (at least 80 wins) after 2014-2015 season
- Pat Pecora (Pitt-Johnstown) 540
- David James (Central Oklahoma) 384
- Mike Denney (U.N.O.-Maryville Un.) 333
- Jim Makovsky (Minn. St.-Mankato) 266
- Robin Ersland (Central Missouri) 225
- Marc Bauer (Nebraska-Kearney) 201
- Don Henry Gannon Univ.) 179
- Jason Valek (Newberry) 174
- Robert Fisher (Kutztown Univ.) 163
- Lars Jensen (San Francisco St.) 159
- Miles Van Hee (Western St. Coll.) 153
- Heath Grimm (Upper Iowa Univ.) 146
- Steve Costanzo (St. Cloud State) 136
- Mike Wehler (Mercyhurst/West Liberty St.) 136
- Jason Reitmeier (Augustana College, SD) 135
- Dave Schutter (Truman State) 105
- James Kisgen (McKendree College) 101
- James Ramstetter (Adams St.) 90
- Doc Kelly (Anderson) 83
- Pat Timm(Northern State) 81
Active DI – Top 36 (at least 100 wins) after 2015 season
- J Robinson (Minnesota) 430
- Gary Taylor (Rider) 417
- John Smith (Oklahoma State) 369
- CarlAdams (Boston Univ.) 326
- Tom Borelli (Central Mich.) 296
- Craig Turnbull (West Virginia) 287 – retired prior to 2015 season
- Duane Goldman (Indiana) 275
- Rob Koll (Cornell) 260
- Jim Zalesky (Oregon St./Iowa) 239
- Bruce Haberli (New York University) 236
- Brian Smith (Missouri) 225
- Tom Ryan (Ohio St./Hofstra) 222
- Mark Manning (Nebraska/Nor.Iowa) 222
- Barry Davis (Wisconsin) 216
- Joe McFarland (Michigan/Indiana) 206
- Tim Flynn (Edinboro) 198
- Joel Greenlee (Ohio U.) 189
- Tom Minkel (Mich. St./Cent. Mich) 185
- Tom Brands (Iowa/Va.Tech) 180
- Pat Santoro (Lehigh/ Maryland) 148
- Jim Andrassy (Kent State) 143
- Steve Martin (Old Dominion) 131
- Rob Hjerling (Citadel) 129
- Steve Garland (Virginia Univ.) 126
- Cael Sanderson (Penn St./Iowa St.) 126
- Kevin Dresser (Virginia Tech) 126
- Scott Goodale (Rutgers Univ.) 125
- Greg Randall (Boise State) 117
- Jay Weiss (Harvard) 117
- Kerry McCoy (Maryland/Stanford) 117
- Pat Poplizio (N.C. State/SUNY Bing.) 116
- Dan Wirnsberger (Bucknell/Bloomsburg) 111
- C.D. Mock (Univ. North Carolina) 108
- Derek DelPorto (East. Mic./Slip. Rock) 106 – retired prior to 2015 season
- John Stutzman (Bloomsburg/Buffalo) 105
- Mark Cody (Oklahoma/American) 103
Top 60 Active Coaches by Career Dual Wins (at least 142 wins) All Levels
All-Time Coaches Records — Active Coaches in wins at that level as of 07/30/15
- Pat Pecora (Pitt-Johnstown) 540 – II (3rd – All Time)
- Bill Racich (Ursinus College) 499 – III (7th)
- Ned McGinley (King’s College) 442 – III (16th)
- J Robinson (Minnesota) 430 – I (19th)
- Gary Taylor (Rider) 417 – I (22nd)
- David James (Cent. Okla.) 384 – II (31st)
- John Smith (Oklahoma State) 369 – I (37th)
- Roger Crebs (Lycoming College) 348 – III (42nd)
- Tom Borelli (Central Michigan) 342 – I (44th)
- Mike Denney (UNO-Maryville) 333 – II (45th)
- Carl Adams (Boston Univ.) 326 – I (48th)
- Don Murray (SUNY-Brockport) 322 – III (49th)
- Kerry Volkmann (John Carroll) 304 – III (61st)
- Ron Beaschler (Ohio Northern) 287 – III (77th)
- Bruce Haberli (New York Univ./Manhattan) 278 – I/III (84th)
- Duane Goldman (Indiana Univ.) 275 – I (86th)
- Jim Makovsky (Minn. St.-Mankato/Valley City St.) 266 – II (90th)
- Lonnie Morris (Johnson & Wales) 264 – III (91st)
- Rob Koll (Cornell) 260 – I (97th)
- Dave Pacheo (Sacramento City College) 250 – CaCC (105th)
- Pat Whitcomb (North Idaho Jr. Coll.) 247 – Juco (107th)
- Jim Zalesky (Oregon St./Iowa) 239 – I (112th)
- Dave Mitchell (Luther College) 236 – III (117th)
- Randy Steward (Loras College) 233 – III (121st)
- Brian Smith (Missouri) 225 – I (t-130th)
- Robin Ersland (Minot St./Cent. Miss. Etc.) 225 – II (t-130th)
- Tom Ryan (Ohio St./Hofstra) 222 – I (t-136th)
- Mark Manning (Nebraska/Nor.Iowa) 222 – I (t-136th)
- Barry Davis (Wisconsin) 216 – I (147th)
- Jay Jones (Rhode Island College) 209 – III
- Martin Nichols (Ithaca College) 209 – III
- Joe McFarland (Michigan/Indiana) 206– I
- Marc Bauer (Nebraska-Kearney) 201 – II
- Tim Flynn (Edinboro St.) 198 – I
- Mike Duroe (Cornell Coll./Nor. Mich.) 197 – III/I
- Steve Costanzo (St. Cloud St./Dana Coll.) 197 – II/NAIA
- Mike Ritchey (Southern Oregon State) 193 — NAIA
- Joel Greenlee (Ohio Univ.) 189 – I
- Jon Laudenslager (Wilkes Univ.) 187 — III
- Tom Minkel (Mich. St./Cent. Mich.) 185– I
- Drew Black (Wesleyan / Phoenix Coll.) 181 – III/Juco (incomplete)
- John Oostendorp (Coe College) 180 – III
- Tom Brands (Iowa, Va. Tech) 180 — I
- Don Henry (Gannon Univ.) 179 – II
- Brad Bruhn (SUNY-Cortland) 178
- Jason Valek (Newberry) 174 — II
- Johnny Johnson (Wisc.-Stevens Point) 168 — III
- Mike Machholz (Missouri Valley) 168 — NAIA
- Frank Romano (Notre Dame College/Kent St.) 167 – NAIA/I
- Robert Fisher (Kutztown Univ.) 163 — II
- Mike Jones (Simon Fraser) 162 – NAIA (incomplete)
- Lars Jensen (San Francisco St.) 159 – II
- Miles Van Hee (Western State College) 153 – II
- Mike Howard (SUNY-Oswego St.) 149 – III
- Joe Renfro (NE Oklahoma A&E/Labette) 149 -Juco
- Pat Santoro (Lehigh/Maryland) 148 – I
- Brian Brunk (Messiah College) 148 – III
- Heath Grimm (Upper Iowa Uni.) 146 – II
- Archie Randall (Oklahoma City Univ.) 144 – NAIA
- Jim Andrassy (Kent State) 143 – I
Top Teams by All-Time Dual Wins
| All Time College Wrestling Teams – Years of Competition | |||||||
| No. | School | State | Lev. | Wins | Losses | Ties | Pct. |
| 1 | Oklahoma State (A & M) | OK | I | 1066 | 123 | 22 | 0.889 |
| 2 | Iowa State University | IA | I | 1046 | 398 | 19 | 0.721 |
| 3 | Oregon State University | OR | I | 1007 | 327 | 28 | 0.750 |
| 4 | Springfield College MA | MA | III | 986 | 449 | 26 | 0.684 |
| 5 | Iowa University of | IA | I | 958 | 225 | 29 | 0.802 |
| 6 | Minnesota, University of | MN | I | 925 | 432 | 25 | 0.678 |
| 7 | Lehigh University | PA | I | 885 | 413 | 23 | 0.679 |
| 8 | Penn State University | PA | I | 881 | 303 | 36 | 0.737 |
| 9 | U.S. Naval Academy | MD | I | 865 | 293 | 26 | 0.742 |
| 10 | Oklahoma University | OK | I | 859 | 375 | 33 | 0.691 |
| 11 | Wilkes University | PA | III | 817 | 380 | 14 | 0.680 |
| 12 | Michigan, University of | MI | I | 781 | 346 | 26 | 0.689 |
| 13 | Cornell University | NY | I | 776 | 389 | 20 | 0.663 |
| 14 | Appalachian State | NC | I | 770 | 436 | 24 | 0.636 |
| 15 | Kent State University | OH | I | 764 | 316 | 12 | 0.705 |
| 16 | Northern Iowa Univ. (IA St. Teachers, St. Coll. Of Iowa) | IA | I | 748 | 400 | 29 | 0.648 |
| 17 | Wartburg | IA | III | 748 | 241 | 20 | 0.751 |
| 18 | Olivet College (Mich) | MI | III | 747 | 232 | 8 | 0.761 |
| 19 | Ohio State University | OH | I | 745 | 515 | 28 | 0.589 |
| 20 | Lycoming College | PA | III | 724 | 291 | 7 | 0.712 |
| 21 | Indiana University | IN | I | 722 | 559 | 29 | 0.562 |
| 22 | Wisconsin University | WI | I | 722 | 490 | 37 | 0.593 |
| 23 | Lock Haven Univ. | PA | I | 709 | 349 | 13 | 0.668 |
| 24 | Illinois, University of | IL | I | 691 | 482 | 28 | 0.587 |
| 25 | Army (USMA-West Point) | NY | I | 682 | 445 | 37 | 0.602 |
| 26 | New Jersey, The College of (Trenton St. Coll.) | NJ | III | 681 | 149 | 7 | 0.818 |
| 27 | North Idaho Jr. Coll. | ID | JUCO | 680 | 93 | 4 | 0.878 |
| 28 | Ursinus College (PA) | PA | III | 679 | 350 | 21 | 0.657 |
| 29 | Princeton | NJ | I | 676 | 650 | 30 | 0.510 |
| 30 | Nebraska University | NE | I | 669 | 540 | 29 | 0.552 |
| 31 | Calf. State POLY SLO | CA | I | 668 | 409 | 18 | 0.618 |
| 32 | North Carolina State | NC | I | 651 | 473 | 22 | 0.578 |
| 33 | Franklin & Marshall | PA | I | 649 | 554 | 23 | 0.539 |
| 34 | North Carolina University | NC | I | 646 | 492 | 19 | 0.567 |
| 35 | Augsburg College | MN | III | 645 | 151 | 3 | 0.809 |
| 36 | Wabash College | IN | III | 635 | 220 | 9 | 0.740 |
| 37 | Rutgers University | NJ | I | 631 | 416 | 24 | 0.600 |
| 38 | St. John’s University | MN | III | 618 | 314 | 14 | 0.661 |
| 39 | Maryland, University of | MD | I | 611 | 363 | 21 | 0.625 |
| 40 | Delaware Valley College | PA | III | 610 | 175 | 8 | 0.774 |
| 41 | Cornell College | IA | III | 602 | 445 | 11 | 0.574 |
| 42 | SUNY Cortland | NY | III | 601 | 369 | 8 | 0.619 |
| 43 | Bloomsburg University | PA | I | 600 | 329 | 15 | 0.644 |
| 44 | East Stroudsburg | PA | I | 598 | 546 | 21 | 0.522 |
| 45 | Pennsylvania | PA | I | 595 | 558 | 32 | 0.516 |
| 46 | Ohio Northern University | OH | III | 594 | 301 | 11 | 0.662 |
| 47 | West Virginia University | WV | I | 591 | 434 | 17 | 0.575 |
| 48 | Michigan State University | MI | I | 588 | 499 | 27 | 0.540 |
| 49 | Minnesota State-Mankato | MN | II | 588 | 360 | 19 | 0.618 |




