2025-26 USA Wrestling Membership now available
As the new wrestling season approaches, USA Wrestling is excited to announce that the 2025-26 membership year is now officially open. The membership period runs from September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2026.
Now is the perfect opportunity to secure your membership and stay connected with the sport throughout the entire year.
For the first time ever, members of USA Wrestling will be able to purchase an exclusive USA Wrestling member-only shirt from RUDIS, which is the exclusive official licensee and supplier to USA Wrestling of merchandising services in the categories of footwear, apparel, and accessories.
In addition to USA Wrestling membership being available, registration for several key upcoming USA Wrestling events will be opening.
Once you have secured your 2025-26 membership, you will be able to sign up for upcoming USA Wrestling events. Mark your calendar, as these events will open for registration on September 1:
2025 Offseason Coaching Carousel (8/27/2025)
The biggest coaching related news of the last couple of weeks came on Monday when Binghamton announced that Ryan LeBlanc will be the Bearcats next head coach. We wrote a bit about LeBlanc’s background here.
With LeBlanc’s hire, it opens up the head coaching position at The Citadel very late in the game – so we have another head coaching vacancy. Related to the Bulldogs, InterMat was recently told that they were looking to hire an assistant coach, as well. This will be a new position. One might assume that this would get pushed to the backburner until the head coaching job is filled.
In other coaching news, Teyon Ware rounded out his first coaching staff at the University of Northern Colorado by hiring Charles Jones Jr. Jones Jr. wrestled collegiately at Oklahoma and Fresno State and served in the United States Army from 2010 to 2022. He comes to Greeley after leading the girls high school program at Edmond North in Oklahoma.
Troy Nickerson also completed his first coaching staff at Army West Point with the hiring of Alan Clothier. The two are very familiar with each other as … more at … https://intermatwrestle.com/articles.html/college/the-2025-offseason-coaching-carousel-8272025-r100473/
ACTIVE Women’s Coaches– Top 35 with 25 or more wins
- Jason Moorman (Georgetown/King University) 172
- Lee Miracle (Campbellsville) 129
- Ashley Sword-Buster (Life University) 109
- Paul Rademacher (Indiana Institute of Tech./South. Oregon) 80
- Donnie Stephens (Newberry/Univ. of the Cumberlands) 78
- Link Davis (Emmanuel) 74 – inc
- Joe Norton (North Central College) 61
- Carl Murphree (Missouri Valley College) 60 — inc
- Nick Goebel (Tiffin Univ.) 60
- Travis Mercado (Colorado Mesa Univ.) 56
- Aaron Meister (Friends/Wayland Baptist) 55
- Bryce Killian (Emmanuel College) 50
- Pauline Biega (Sacred Heart University) 50
- Devane Dodgens (Brewton-Parker) 46
- Angelo Crinzi (Grand View Univ.) 45 – inc.
- Tony DeAnda (Presbyterian Jamestown) 43 – inc.
- Annabel Nieves (East Stroudsburg Univ.) 42
- Cole Spree (Indian Hills C.C.-Centreville) 36
- Clarissa Chun (Iowa University) 35
- Matt Stevens (Oklahoma City Univ.) 34
- Alexio Garcia (McKendree College) 33
- Cody Griswold (Elmira College) 32
- Cliff Cushard (Adrian College) 31
- Matt Lackey (Lock Haven University) 30
- Breonnah Neal (Frostburg/Gannon U./Ferrum C.) 29
- Jake Kadel (William & Penn/Iowa Wesleyan) 27
- Chuck Kearney (St. Mary, University of) 27
- Joe Jamison (Ursinus College) 26
- Kirwyn Adderley (Missiouri Baptist) 26
- Cheyenne Carden (Western New England Coll.) 26
- Terry Pack (Southeast Comm. Coll./Neosho C.C.) 25
- Ross Taylor (Snow Community College) 25
- Jeff McGinness (Simpson College) 25
- Sarah Cumberland (Univ. of Cumberlands) 25
- Dan Willis (Univ. of Mount Olive) 24
- Jimmy Eggemeyer (Quincy University) 24
ACTIVE Coaches Juco – Top 20 with at least 30 wins
- Joe Renfro (NE Okla. A&M/Labette, Kan.) 253
- Luke Moffitt (Iowa Central Comm. Coll.) 216
- Art Castillo (Western Wyoming) 123 inc.
- Jim Zeigler (Northwest Wyoming) 119 inc.
- Keith Maute (Niagara County C.C.) 106
- Josh Watts (Iowa Western Comm. Coll./Darton) 90 inc. now at NAIA
- Cole Spree (Indian Hills C.C./Ellsworth) 89
- Ken Kepley (Pratt Comm. Coll.) 68
- Steve Kelly (North Iowa C.C.) 60
- Adam Whitlach (S.Wern Oregon C.C.) 56 – inc. – now at
- Justin Signorelli (SUNY-Alfred/SUNY-Ulster) 46
- Vougar Oroudjov (Nassau Community College) 42 – inc.
- Derrick Booth (North Idaho Comm. College) 38
- Tim Duggan (Triton C.C.) 37
- Kimball Bastian (Snow Community College) 37
- Beau Vest (Cowley Comm. Coll.) 36 – now at NAIA
- Francis Beaujon (Lassen Comm. Coll.) 34
- Chris Guillot (Fort Hays Tech NW Kansas) 34 inc.
- John Chillem (Camden County Comm. Coll.) 34 inc.
- Brett Sanchez (Clackamas Comm. Coll.) 32
- Matt Hansen (Neosho Community College) 29
ACTIVE Coaches NAIA – Top 40 with at least 24 wins
- Franky James (Georgetown Coll./Campbellsville) 251
- Nick Mitchell (Grand View College) 197
- Corey Ruff (Cumberlands/Lindsey-Wilson) 161
- Tyson Thivierge (Montana State Northern) 124
- Omi Acosta (Life University) — 120
- Jake Stevenson (Morningside College) — 111
- Jeff Bedard (Reinhardt Univ.) — 111
- K.C. Rock (Embry-Riddle College) – 108
- Thomas Pompei (Indiana Institute of Tech.) 104
- Rik Dahl (Northwestern College) — 97
- Joey Martinez (Menlo) — 88 — Menlo now D-II school
- James Hicks (Cumberland Univ./Darton — 83
- Beau Vest (Mo. Valley/Dana-Midland) 83 (M & W)
- Dana Vote (Doane, Midland, Concordia) — 80
- James Kisgen (McKendree College) — 74 (school moved to Div. II)
- Steven Bradley (Marian University) — 71
- Brandon Jorge (Southeastern University) 71
- Joe Privitere (Briar Cliff) 65
- Dustyn Azure (Eastern Oregon) 61
- Zach Mullins (Graceland Univ.) 56
- Chuck Kearney (St. Mary, University of) 55
- Steve Komac (Providence Great Falls) 55
- Lennie Zalesky (Calif. Baptist University) 55 – now a D-I school
- Graham Karwath (Cent. Mo.U./Avila) 50 (M & W)
- Joel Gibson (Southern Oregon State) 49
- Doc Kelly (Lourdes University) 48
- Wesley Maskill (Rochester Christian University) 39
- Sam Hazewinkel (Oklahoma City) 38
- Jameel Bryant (Lindsey-Wilson College) 37
- Robert Parland (St. Andrews University) 33
- Thomas Carr (Oklahoma Wesleyan Univ./Central Christian) 31
- Eric Van Kley (Great Falls Univ.) 29 – now at a D-III school
- Eric Pack (Allen University) 28
- Michael Butterfield (Arizona Christian) 28
- Josh Erickson (Hastings College) 24
- Caleb Flores (Vanguard University) 24
- Casey Mouw (Dakota Wesleyan) 24
- Calb McElfresh (Missouri Baptist University) 24
- Justin Schlecht (Dickinson State) 23 — inc.
- Stryder Davis (Wayland Baptist) 22
ACTIVE Coaches(D-III)– Top 50 with at least 80 wins
- Roger Crebs (Lycoming College) 465
- Lonnie Morris (Johnson & Wales) 464
- Ron Beaschler (Ohio Northern Univ.) 407
- Bruce Haberli (New York University) 359
- Dave Mitchell (Luther College) 340
- Tim Fader (Wis.-Eau Claire,Whitewater, LaCrosse) 336
- Martin Nichols (Ithaca College) 329
- Jon Laudenslager (Wilkes University) 303
- Jay Jones (Rhode Island College) 289
- John Oostendorp (Coe College) 288
- Bryan Brunk (Messiah College) 279
- Dave Malecek (Wisconsin-LaCrosse St.) 243
- Drew Black (Wesleyan Univ.) 236
- Sebastian Amato (Trinity College) 235
- Johnny Johnson (Wisc.-Stevens Point) 224
- Duane Ritter (SUNY Oneonta State) 223
- Jon Egan (Roger Williams) – 221
- Eric Keller (Wartburg College) – 197
- Mike Howard (SUNY-Oswego State) 192
- Jon McGovern (Dubuque University) – 186
- Jamie Gibbs (Baldwin-Wallace) – 182
- Craig Thurber (Thiel College) – 173
- Joe Galente (College of New Jersey) 172
- Kevin Bratland (U.S. Coast Guard/North Central) 169
- Eric Van Kley (Central College,) – 159
- Steve Marianetti (Elmhurst College) – 157
- James Holder (Springfield College) 157
- Brandon Bissette (Olivet College) 151
- Jason Garriques (Centenary College) 137
- Greg Ilaria (U.S. Merchant Marine) – 136
- Scott Legacy (Vermont St.-Castleton) 134
- Mark Harwald (John Carroll/Case West/Mt. Union) 131
- Al Russomano (Scranton Univ.) 128
- Joe Favia (Stevens Institute of Tech.) 123
- Eric Walker (Elizabethtown College) 119
- Nathan Shearer (Washington & Lee) 118
- Duane Bastress (York College, Pa.) 116
- Keith Norris (John Hopkins Univ.) 110
- Bill Schindel (Adrian/Mount Union) 109
- Scott Honacker (Williams College) 109
- Ryan Birt (Millikan College) 108
- Tim Fader (Wisc.-Eau Claire) 106
- Nate Yetzer (Roanoke/Ferrum Colleges) 105
- Mike DeRoehn (Lakeland /Wisc-Platteville, Oshkosh,) 98
- Jim Moulsoff (Augsburg College) 98 – III
- Tommy Prairie (SUNY-Courtland, Wash.&Jeff./Plymouth) 97 — III
- Blake Roulo (Averett Univ.) 96
- Matt Morin (Southern Maine) 95 — III
- Mike Sugarmeyer (Western New England) 87
- Pat Patrizi (Heidelberg College) 82 — III
- Jason McLean (Mulenberg College) 81
Top 30 Division II ACTIVE Coaches with at least 70 wins
- Steve Costanzo (St. Cloud Univ.&Dana College) 347
- Jim Makovsky (Minn. St.-Mankato/Valley City St.) 334
- Robert Fisher (Kutztown Univ.) 252
- Heath Grimm (Upper Iowa Univ.) 239
- Jason Reitmeier (Augustana College-S.D.) 235
- Mike Wehler (Mercyhurst, West Liberty State) 214 – ret. in 2025
- James Kisgen (McKendree College) – 160 – since joined D-II
- R.C. LaHaye (Lander U./Grand Canyon U.) 151
- Othello ‘O.T.’ Johnson (U. N.C.-Pembroke) 142
- Jason Warthan (Indianapolis Univ.) 139
- Jason Ramstetter (Adams State College) 134
- Dalton Jensen (Nebraska-Kearney) 122
- Todd Steidley (Central Oklahoma) 114
- Seth Bloomquist (Shippensburg State) 112
- Shawn Nelson (Findlay Univ.) 111 inc.
- Dax Charles (Colorado State-Pueblo) 103
- Josh Hutchens (Frostburg/Ashland/Col. School Mines) 100
- Brett Hunter (Chadron State) 93
- Josh Hutchens (Frostburg State) 90 — II
- Austin DeVoe (Colorado School of Mines) 89
- Joey Simcoe (Grand Valley St./Tiffin Univ.) 89
- Danny Irwin (West Liberty/Wheeling Jesuit) 87
- Dock Kelly (Anderson) 84 –now at NAIA school
- Adam Aho (University of Mary) 81
- Charles Piper (Western Colorado) 76
- Bryce Killian (Emmanuel College) 75 – II M & W
- Kris Nelson (Minnesota State-Moorhead) 73
- Anibal Nieves (East Stroudsburg & others) 71 inc. II – M & W
- Dan Willis (Mount Olive) 70 – II M & W
- Rocky Burkett (Northern State) 69 –
Top 55 Division I ACTIVE Coacheswith at least 50 Wins
- Rob Koll (North Carolina/Stanford/Cornell) 348
- Brian Smith (Missouri/Syracuse) 341
- Tom Ryan (Ohio State/Hofstra) 335
- Mark Manning (Nebraska/Northern Iowa) 328
- Tom Brands (Iowa & Virginia Tech) 308
- Jim Zalesky (Oregon State/Iowa) 278 now at D-II school
- Tim Flynn (West Virginia/Edinboro St.) 274
- Cael Sanderson (Penn State, Iowa State) – 262
- Joel Greenlee (Ohio Univ.) 260
- Roger Reina (Pennsylvania, Un. Of) 258 – retiring in 2025
- Pat Popolizio (North Carolina St., SUNY-Binghampton) – 258
- Kevin Dresser (Iowa State/Virginia Tech Univ.) 253
- Pat Santoro (Lehigh University, Maryland) 239
- Scott Goodale (Rutgers University) – 235
- Jim Andrassy (Kent State Univ.) 204 – retiring in 2025
- Steve Garland (Virginia University) 194
- John Stutzman (Buffalo SUNY, Bloomsburg) – 190
- Dan Wirnsberger (Bucknell, Bloomsburg) 183
- Chris Bono (Wisconsin/South Dakota/U.Tenn.Chatt.) 158
- John Mark Bentley (Appalachian State) – 152
- Jay Weiss (Harvard Univ.) – – 151
- Jason Borelli (American/Stanford Univ.) – 150
- Mark Branch (Wyoming Univ.) – 149
- Zeke Jones (Ariz. St., Univ. Of Penn.) – 127
- Doug Schwab (Northern Iowa) – 125
- Mark Cody (Presbyterian, Oklahoma U., American U.) – 124
- Roger Kish (Oklahoma/N. D. St.) – 122
- Ryan Ludwig (Northern Illinois) – 114
- Matt Azevedo (Drexel Un.) – 113
- Chris Ayres (Princeton) – 102
- Scott Moore (Lock Haven) – 95
- Tony Ersland (Purdue) – 90
- Brandom Eggum (Minnesota) – 84
- John Hangey (Rider Un.) – 83
- Tony Robie (Virginia Tech/SUNY-Bing.) – 80
- Kevin Ward (U.S. Army Acad.) – 78
- Daniel Elliott (Gardner-Webb) – 77
- Keith Ferraro (Clarion Un.) – 75
- Damion Hahn (South Dakota State) – 72
- Mike Rogers (Franklin & Marshall) – 71
- Dennis Papadates (Hofstra) – 69
- Cary Kolat (Navy Academy/Campbell) – 69
- Keith Gavin (Pittsburgh) – 68
- Troy Nickerson (Northern Colorado) – 65
- Frank Beasley (George Mason) – 65
- Roger Chandler (Michigan State) – 65
- Sean Bormet (Michigan) – 63
- Glen Lanham (Duke) – 63
- Samuel Barber (U.S. Air Force Acad,) – 63
- Scot Sentes (Campbell Un.) – 60
- Jeremy Spates (So. Illinois-Edwardsville) – 58
- Kyle Ruschell (Tenn.-Chattanoga) – 57
- Kyle Borschoff (SUNY-Binghampton) – 56
- Joe Patrovich (Long Island University) – 56
- Matt Storniolo (Northwestern Un.) – 52
TDR Top Coaches Lists Updated
The Lists of Top coaches by Dual Meet Wins are being updated on the TDR Blog Pages which are linked to the right. We welcome input, questions and corrections. The updates are starting on Aug. 21st and will continue during the next week.
OSU Cowgirl Wrestling Club Adds John Smith as Volunteer Assistant
Smith will continue to impact the future of the sport.
Smith will continue to impact the future of the sport. on August 17, 2025 By Marshall Scott
John Smith has found a new way to impact the future of wrestling.
The OSU Cowgirl Wrestling Club on Sunday announced that Smith, legendary wrestler-turned-legendary coach, has agreed to help out as a volunteer assistant coach. This comes a little more than a year removed from when Smith retired as the Oklahoma State Cowboys’ coach after a coaching career that saw him lead OSU to five NCAA team titles, 33 NCAA individual titles and 490 dual wins. Not a bad resume for a volunteer assistant.
Former OSU All-American Izzak Olejnik is the Cowgirls’ head coach. He was a two-time MAC champion and one-time NCAA All-American at Northern Illinois before transferring to OSU for his final season (and Smith’s final season as OSU’s coach). He wrestled to a seventh-place finish at the NCAA championships under Smith, beating future Cowboy national champ Dean Hamiti in the process.
Smith was a two-time national champ for OSU during the 1980s and finished his Cowboy career with a record of 154-7-2. As good as he was on a collegiate mat, Smith was even more heralded internationally. He won gold at the World Championships on four occasions between 1987 and 1991. Smith also won gold at the Olympics in 1988 and 1992.
To go with the coaching acumen listed above, Smith also produced 153 All-Americans, 23 team conference titles, 132 individual conference champions and two Hodge Trophy winners in his 33-year run coaching the Cowboys. … more at … https://pistolsfiringblog.com/osu-cowgirl-wrestling-club-adds-john-smith-as-volunteer-assistant/
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