Top 52 All-Time Division I Coaches

1. Dale Thomas (Oregon State)                            616 – I
2. John G. Reese (Wilkes Univ.)                          515 – I  (some wins at D-III)
3. Harold Nichols (Iowa St.)                    456 – I
4. Bobby Douglas (Iowa St./Ariz. St.)      436 – I
5. Jack Childs (Drexel)                           423 – I 
6. T.J. Kerr (U. Calif. Bakersfield/San Jose St.)  421 – I
7. Wally Johnson (Minnesota Univ.)       392 – I
8. J Robinson (Minnesota)                     388  – I
9. John Johnston (Princeton)                   382 – I
10. Gary Taylor (Rider)                           380– I
11. Bill Lam (North Carolina Univ.)          378 – I
12. Lonnie Timmerman (Drake)                364 — I
13. Bob Guzzo (N.C. State)                       356 – I
14. Dan Gable (Iowa)                                355 – I
15. Dave Amato (Brown)                          353  – I
16. Russ Hellickson (Ohio St./Wisc.)         350 – I
17. Paul Mance (App. State)                      348 – I
18. John Smith (Oklahoma State)                          328 – I
19. Gray Simons (ODU, Tenn, L Haven, IndSt.)   327 – I
20. Bob Bubb (Clarion)                             322 – I
21. Jack Spates (Oklahoma / Cornell)        322  — I
22. Joe Seay (Okla.St., Ca.-Bak., U.Tenn.-Chatt.)   319 – I
23. Dennis Deliddo (Cal. St. Fresno)         313 — I
24. Ron Finley (Oregon)                            311  – I
25. Ed Peery (US Naval)                            311  – I
26. Carl Adams (Boston Univ./Rhode Island)       307 – I
27. Stan Abel (Oklahoma / Cincinnati)      302 – I
28. Roger Sanders (Bloomsburg /N.Y. Un.)   300 – I
29. Dick Bonacci (Clev. State)                   296 – I
30. Rande Stottlemeyer (Pittsburgh)         295– I
31. John McHugh (Maryland, Catholic, American)   288 – I
32. Joe Beglia (Kent State)                                     282 – I
33. Ed Carlin (Syracuse)                                        280  – I
34. Cliff Keen (Michigan)                                     274 – I
35. Craig Turnbull (West Virginia)           274 – I
36. Dave McCuskey (Iowa & Northern Iowa)  262 – I
37. Tom Borelli (Central Mich./Lake Sup. St.)     260 – I
38. Ron Gray (Kent St./Franklin & Marsh.)    253 – I
39. Duane Goldman (Indiana Univ.)         253 – I
40. Roger Sanders (Bloomsburg)               250 – I
41. Arnold “Swede” Umbach (Auburn)     249 – I
42. Red Watkins (App. St. / Maryville)      239 — I
43. Ed Steers (Army/E.C.U./William&Mary)  235 – I
44. Oscar Gupton (Virginia Military Inst.)   232 – I
45. Mark Johnson (Illinois & Oregon St.)    231 – I
46. Tommy Chesbro (Oklahoma State)         227 – I
47. Harry Houska (Ohio Univ.)                    224 – I
48. W. “Billy” Sheridan (Lehigh & Penn)     222 – I
49. Dale Bahr (Michigan Univ.)                    221 –I
50. Bob Carlson (Utah State)                        221 – I
51. Fred Powell (Slippery Rock Univ.)         221 – I
52. Bill Harvey (Duke Univ.)                       220 – I 

Gray highlight indicates ties.                Bold = active coaches

August 11, 2012 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Top 30 Active Division I Coaches in Wins

All-Time Coaches Records — Active Coaches in wins at Division I level         As of August 7th, 2012

Before ’12-’13            Active – Top 30           D-I

1. 1.      J Robinson (Minnesota)                 388
2. 2.      Gary Taylor (Rider)                                   380
3. 3.      Dave Amato (Brown)                    362
4. 4.      John Smith (Oklahoma State)        328
5. 5.      CarlAdams (Boston Univ.)                        307
6. 6.      Randy Stottlemeyer (Pittsburgh)    295
7. 7.      Craig Turnbull (West Virginia)       274
8. 8.      Tom Borelli (Central Mich.)           260
9. 9.      Duane Goldman (Indiana)             253
10. 10.  Rob Koll (Cornell)                         216
11. 11.  Jim Zalesky  (Oregon St./Iowa)      203
12. 12.  Barry Davis (Wisconsin)                187
13. 13.  Tom Ryan (Ohio St./Hofstra)         185
14. 14.  Mark Manning (Nebraska/Nor.Iowa) 185
15. 15.  Bruce Haberli (New York Uniersity) 183
16. 16.  Joe McFarland (Michigan/Indiana)            178     
17. 17.  Brian Smith (Missouri)                   175
18. 18.  Tom Minkel (Mich. St./Cent. Mich)  168
19. 19.  Tim Flynn (Edinboro)                    163
20. 20.  John Trudegeon (V.M.I.)               158
21. 21.  Joel Greenlee (Ohio U.)                 158
22. 22.  Jim Beichner (SUNY-Buffalo)      151
23. 23.  Tom Brands (Iowa/Virginia Tech)    128
24. 24.  Jim Andrassy (Kent State)                 114
25. 25.  Bruce Burnett (U.S. Navy Acad.)      107
26. 26.  Rob Hjerling (Citadel)                       104
27. 27.  Pat Santoro (Lehigh/Maryland)         102
28. 28.  Jay Weiss (Harvard)                           101
29. 29.  Clar Anderson (Duke Univ.)              101
30. 30.  Greg Randall (Boise State)                 101

 Gray shading is to indicate ties in number of wins

August 10, 2012 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

All-Time Coaches Records — Active Coaches in wins

Before ’12-’13            Active – Top 45           Overall-All-Levels

1. Pat Pecora (Pitt-Johnstown)                 500 – II
2. Bill Racich (Ursinus College)               461 – III
3. Ned McGinley (King’s College)                       428 – III
4. J Robinson (Minnesota)                                  388 – I            
5. Gary Taylor (Rider)                             380 – I
6. Jim Miller (Wartburg)                          379 – III
7. Dave Amato (Brown/Potsdam/MassAmherst)  372 – I / III
8. David James (Cent. Okla.)                   351 – II
9. John Smith (Oklahoma State)                          328 – I
10. Mike Denney (UNO)                           314 – II
11. Roger Crebs (Lycoming College)         314 – III
12. Steve Eldridge (U.S. Coast Guard Ac.)   309 – III
13. Carl Adams (Boston Univ.)                 307 – I
14. Don Murray (SUNY-Brockport)          306 – III
15. Tom Borelli (Central Michigan)           306 – I / II
16. Tom Kessler (York College)                303 – III
17. Randy Stottlemyer (Pittsburgh)                        295 – I
18. Kerry Volkmann (John Carroll)                       289 – III
19. Craig Turnbull (West Virginia)             274 – I
20. Jim Makovsky (Minn. St.-Mankato)    254 – II
21. Duane Goldman (Indiana Univ.)                     253 – I
22. Dave Kemmy (Roger Williams)                       251 – III
23. Ron Beaschler (Ohio Northern)                       247 – III
24. Steven Lampe (NW Kansas Tech)       237 – Juco   ** = uncertain if active in ’12-‘13
25. Jason Liles (SD St./Montana St.-Northern)  236 – II    ** = uncertain if active in ’12-‘13
26. Bruce Haberli (New York Univ./Manhattan)  232 – I/III
27. David Pacheco (Sacremento City)           220 – Calif.CC
28. Robin Ersland (Minot St./Cent. Miss. Etc.)    216 – II
29. Rob Koll (Cornell)                               216 – I
30. Lonnie Morris (Johnson & Wales)       211 – III
31. Pat Whitcomb  (North Idaho Jr. Coll.) 207 – Juco
32. Jim Zalesky  (Oregon St./Iowa)                        203 – I
33. Randy Stewart (Loras College)                        203 – III
34. Tim Fadar (Wisc.-Whitewater & LaCrosse)  196 – III
35. Dave Mitchell (Luther College)                        193 – III
36. Barry Davis (Wisconsin)                      187 – I
37. Mark Manning (Nebraska/North. Iowa)  185 – I
38. Tom Ryan (Ohio St./Hofstra)               185 – I
39. Martin Nichols (Ithaca College)               179 – III
40. Joe McFarland (Michigan/Indiana)          178 – I
41. Brian Smith (Missouri/Syracuse)             175 – I
42. Jay Jones (Rhode Island College)        172 – III
43. Mike Duroe (Cornell Coll./North. Mich.) 168
44. Tom Minkel (Michigan St./Cent. Mich.)  168 – I
45. Marc Bauer (Nebraska-Kearney)               165 – II

Tentative List as of August 7th, 2012

August 9, 2012 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

An Olympian at last after barely missing a chance to wrestle in ’92

By Chip Alexander – calexander@newsobserver.com The News and Observer
Tags: Olympics | London | James Johnson | Greco-Roman wrestling
James Johnson didn’t have a very memorable start in wrestling, posting a losing record as a junior at D.H. Conley High in Greenville.  A year later, he was an undefeated state champion. He would earn a full scholarship to Kentucky and later wrestle internationally for the U.S. He helped coach the late Tab Thacker to an NCAA title at N.C. State and has spent the past decade developing wrestling champions in Phoenix.  Now, Johnson is headed to the Olympics.
Read more here: http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/07/25/2221241/an-olympian-at-last.html#storylink=cpy

July 26, 2012 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Erik Wince Named Assistant Wrestling Coach at Davidson

By Mark Brumbaugh, Assistant Sports Information Director – Davidson College Wildcats  mabrumbaugh@davidson.edu
DAVIDSON, N.C. – Erik Wince will rejoin the Davidson wrestling program as an assistant coach, head coach Bob Patnesky announced Tuesday.  Wince previously served as an assistant on Patnesky’s staff for nearly three seasons after joining the Wildcats during the 2005-06 season. Working primarily with the upper weights, Wince coached five Southern Conference place winners and a two-time SoCon finalist.

“I want to first thank Jim Murphy, Scott Applegate, and Bobby Patnesky for giving me the opportunity to return to coaching at the Division I level and Davidson College,” said Wince. “This is a great institution rich in tradition both academically and athletically, and it is an honor to be a part of it all again after a five year hiatus. I look forward to working alongside Coach Patnesky as we continue to build the Wildcat wrestling program into what we both believe it can be. I greatly enjoy working with student-athletes of this caliber and Ihope that I can have a major impact on these wrestlers as they work toward their goals in the classroom and on the wrestling mat.”  Since 2007, Wince has been the head coach wrestling coach and head strength and conditioning coach at Forsyth Country Day School in Lewisville, N.C. He was an accomplished wrestler at Gardner-Webb, qualifying for the NCAA Championships in 2003.  “Erik is going to bring a great wealth of knowledge to the program,” said Patnesky. “He was my first assistant here when I took over the head coaching position, and I feel very comfortable with him coming back. We are not going to miss a beat, and I really feel that he is going to help take our program to the next level.”  In five years at Forsyth Country Day, Wince was named the Piedmont Athletic Conference of Independent Schools (PACIS) Wrestling Coach of the Year three times, as he guided his team to two NC Independent School Athletic Association state titles and one state runner-up finish. Over the past three seasons, his wrestlers reached the state finals 19 times. Wince also coached a three-time Prep National All-American and a two-time Prep National All-American. “Erik has been successful head coach at the national prep level and he has great connections for recruiting,” said Patnesky. “We recruit within the national prep level quite a bit, so those connections will help us out tremendously.” Wince was elected as the USA Wrestling State Chairman for North Carolina for the 2011-12 term and was previously elected to the National Prep Wrestling Advisory Board for the 2010-12 term. Wince also has national team head coaching experience, serving as the Junior National Duals coach in 2006, the Cadet Nationals coach in 2007, and as the Junior Nationals coach from 2008-10. Before his stint as an assistant coach at Davidson, Wince taught physical education and health at Hickory High School (2004-05) and was the head coach of both the wrestling and cross country teams. Wince graduated from Gardner-Webb in 2004 with a degree in physical education. During his career with the Runnin’ Bulldogs, Wince recorded more than 80 collegiate wins and finished his senior campaign ranked among the national leaders with an impressive 27-5 mark. He qualified for the NCAA Championships as a junior in 2003, finishing the season with a 21-14 overall mark. Wince is a certified USA Wrestling Bronze Level National Team Coach and USA Weightlifting Sport Performance Coach Level 1.  At Davidson he replaces Michael Childs, who was an assistant coach for the Wildcats the past two seasons.

July 26, 2012 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Former J.H. Rose Coach named College Coach

Growing up in East Longmeadow, Mass., Scott Honecker had always known that Williams College was one of the nation’s top liberal arts colleges and home to a strong wrestling program, but he never thought he would end up coaching the Ephs.  Honecker who served as an assistant to Williams head wrestling coach Rich Hasenfus last year will step up to interim head coach status the 2012-13 academic year, while Hasenfus is on a leave of absence to work on his Master’s and serve on National Wrestling Coaches Association Board of Directors.  After wrestling at Ithaca College, Honecker accepted an assistant coaching position at J.H. Rose High School in 2005 while he completed his degree at East Carolina University in Greenville, NC.  In 2006, Honecker was elevated to Head Wrestling Coach where his program experienced unprecedented success.  Throughout the course of his in career in Greenville, Honecker’s teams achieved over 100 dual meet victories in 5 seasons.  In 2007, Honecker founded the Greenville Wrestling Club, which grew to become one of the largest clubs in the Southeast and competed on a national level. Five consecutive years (2007-11), the Greenville Wrestling Club won the North Carolina state championship.  Rest of story at http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/wrest/coaches/index

July 25, 2012 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Cougars’ Jon Wiley receives James Johnson wrestling award

By Michael Paul, Sports Editor  Friday, June 1, 2012 at 4:30 pm
BOILING SPRING LAKES—Jon Wiley, South Brunswick High School’s state 3A wrestling champion at 152 pounds, received the 11th annual James Johnson Award Friday in South’s gymnasium in front of the junior and senior classes.  Rest of story with pictures at http://www.brunswickbeacon.com/content/cougars%E2%80%99-jon-wiley-receives-james-johnson-wrestling-award

June 2, 2012 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

2012 TDR Top 12 160 & 170 lbs. (Updated)

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2012 TDR Top 12 145-152 Lbs. (Updated)

June 2, 2012 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

East Carolina University Wrestling Update

ECU Wrestling on Facebook

For you Facebook people out there, here is a link to ECU’s new wrestling Facebook page for photos, comments, etc: https://www.facebook.com/ECUWrestlingClubFanPage   The best two people to contact about ECU wrestling are:
Milt Sherman – coach – shermanm@ecu.edu
Trey Wade – club president – wadet11@students.ecu.edu
We are obviously a walk-on program and are more than open to new blood in the program.  We are a way for NC wrestlers to stay active in college.  Further information can be found at:  www.ncwa.net – click on East Carolina University under “teams”
www.ecu.edu – click on Athletics and then Club Sports

May 27, 2012 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment