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All-Time College Coaching Wins Top 160

The Page with the list of the Top 160 college coaches all-time across all college divisions has been updated. This update is much closer to the end of the season than has been done in other seasons. This posting only shows the top 82 that have 300 or more wins. To see the rest of the list, check out the list on our home page.

After the 2022-2023 season             as of March 2023

ALL-TIME Coaches – with at least 300 wins    
Division I Schools unless noted otherwise     

1. Pat Pecora (Pitt-Johnstown)                        646 – II     (15 wins in 2023)
2. Dale Thomas (Oregon State)                          616 – I
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 – 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 – II
11. John Smith (Oklahoma State Univ.)           476 – I   (14) up 1 spot
12. Milton Martin (Westmar)                               462 – NAIA
13. Don Elia (Carson-Newman/Maryville)          461 – II
14. Ned McGinley (King’s College)                    458 – III
15. Ron Mirikitani (St. Louis C.C.-Meramec)     457 – JuCo
16. John Sacchi (Middlesex Jr. Coll./Rutgers Un.)   447- JuCo/I
17. Gary Taylor (Rider)                                        442 – I
18. Bobby Douglas (Iowa St/CSSB/ArizSU)       440 – I
19. J Robinson (Minnesota)                                  440 – I
20. Roger Crebs (Lycoming College)                439 – III   (10) up 1 spot
21. John Johnston (Princeton/Stevens Tech.)      431 – I/JuCo
22. Mike Olson (UNC-Pembroke, Upper Iowa, Monmouth)  428 – II 
23. Lonnie Morris (Johnson & Wales)             422 – III (30) up 11 spots
24. T.J. Kerr (U. Calif. Bakersfield/San Jose St.)  421– I
25. Tom Jarman (Manchester/Northwest./Taylor)  415-III/I/NAIA
26. Phil Grebinar (Worcester Poly Tech.)            414 — III
27. Jim Miller (Wartburg)                                    413 – III
28. Arthur “Bucky” Maughn (N Dak State)         408 – II
29. Tom Borrelli (Central Michigan/Lake Superior St.)   406 – I/II (6) up 2 spots
30. Bob Skelton (Western New England College) – 402 III
31. Wally Johnson (Minnesota Univ./S.D. State/Luther Coll.)   400 – I
32. Robert Marshall (Del. Valley Coll./Dickinson) – 396 III
33. David James (Cent. Oklahoma)                      396 – II
34. Bob Guzzo (N.C. State/Canton Jr. Coll.)       393 – I/JuCo
35. Mike Denney (Maryville Univ./Nebr.-Omaha)    389 – II   (8) up 4 spots
36. Paul Mance (Appalachian St./Herkimer Co.CC)  387 – I/JuCo
37. Bruce Haberli (New York Un./Manhattan Coll.)  384 – III/I   (12) up 8 spots
38. Eric Knuutila (Niagara City C.C.)                  383 – JuCo
39. Dave Amato (Brown/SUNY Potsdam/U.Mass)  381  – I/II/III
40. Bill Lam (North Carolina Univ.)                    378 – I
41. Al Baxter (Buena Vista Univ.)                       376 – III
42. Budd Whitehill (Lycoming Coll.)                  376 – III
43. Ron Beaschler (Ohio Northern Univ.)        374 – III  (20) up 5 spots
44. Dean Sensenbaugh (Modesto Jr. Coll.)          374 – Calif. Jr. C.
45. Lonnie Timmerman (Drake)                          364
46. Don Murray (SUNY-Brockport)                    359 – III  
47. Dan Gable (Iowa)                                           355
48. Vaughn Hitchcock (Cal-Poly-SLO)               353 – II
49. Russ Hellickson (Ohio St./Wisc.)                   350
50. Ron Gaffner (Muskegon C.C.)                       344- JuCo
51. Rob Koll (Stanford/Cornell Univ.)             334  (6) up 1 spot
52. Roy Minter (Ridgewater C.C.-Willmar)        329- JuCo 
53. Gray Simons (ODU, Tenn, L. Haven, Ind. St.)   327
54. Carl Adams (Boston Univ./Un. Of R.I.)        326 
55. Brian Smith (Missouri/Syracuse)               326  (8) up 7 spots
56. Jim Makovsky (Minn. St.-Mankato/Valley City St.)   324 – II  (5) up 4  spots
57. Bob Bubb (Clarion Univ.)                             322
58. Jack Spates (Oklahoma & Cornell)                322
59. Jeff Swenson (Augsburg Coll.)                      321 – III
60. Tom Kessler (York College)                          321 – III
61. Joe Seay (Okla.St., Ca.-Bak., U.Tenn.-Chatt.)     319 – I/II
62. Steve Costanzo (St. Cloud Univ.& Dana College) 319 – II (15) up 10 spots
63. Jody Thompson  (Labette C.C.-Ks.)               318- JuCo
64. Steve Eldridge (U.S. Coast Guard Ac.)          317 – III  – Inc.,
65. Dave Mitchell (Luther College)                  315 – III (14) up 14spots
66. Dennis Deliddo (Cal. St. Fresno)                   313
67. Ron Finley (Oregon Univ.)                            311 
68. Ed Peery (U.S. Naval Academy)                    311 
69. Bob Del Rosa (Case Western Reserve)          310 – III
70. Tom Ryan (Ohio State/Hofstra)                 307  (13) up 19 spots
71. Randy Stottlemyer (Pittsburgh)                      304
72. Kerry Volkmann (John Carroll)                     304 – III
73. John Owen (North Idaho Jr. Coll.)                 304- JuCo
74. Mark Manning (Nebraska/Northern Iowa)   303  (12) up 15 spots
75. Stan Abel (Oklahoma, Cincinnati)                 302
76. Daryl Arroyo (Springfield, Mass)                  301 – III
77. Willie Myers (Wisconsin-Whitewater)          301 – III
78. Dave Pacheo (Sacramento City College)       301 – Calf. Jr. Col.
79. Ed Kringstad (Bismark State Coll.)           301- JuCo
80. Chuck Williamson (Gloucester Co. Coll.)  300- JuCo
81. Roger Sanders (Bloomsburg, New York Univ.)  300
82. Tim Fader (Wisc.-Eau Claire, Whitewater,& Lacrosse) 300– III (17) up 13 spots

March 11, 2023 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

TDR Top 12 – 145 lbs.

TDR Editor’s Note; Well, admittedly falling behind in posting a weight class a day while traveling up to the Division III Nationals in the mountains of Virginia. Noah Thomas placed highest at the 4A State tournament and defeated all other eastern N.C. wrestlers that he faced. David Saunders did defeat J. Crump when they met at mid season so he will edge up to 3rd place here. We welcome input sent to us at martinkfleming@gmail.com
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March 11, 2023 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

TDR Top 12 – 152 lbs.

TDR Editor’s Note; Top wrestler Ethan Blevins finished the season with the highest winning percentage and a 3rd place medal. While Logan Haseley did place higher at 2nd in the same division he is ranked second here due to their last head to head match the week before in the Regional finals. Both were defeated at states by the same wrestler thus the 3rd place wrestler could challenge for a true 2nd place as is possible in some tournaments. The other rankings are also based on head-to-head results such as Theodore Yager taking the 3rd place finish in the TDR Top 12. We welcome input sent to us at martinkfleming@gmail.com
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March 8, 2023 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

TDR Top 12 – 160 lbs.

TDR Editor’s Note; Each of the top four wrestlers are from different divisions and thus they did not wrestle each other at the end of the season. In comparing head to head match results Cotto defeated Disbennett in their only match up. Disbennett topped Jones in both of their matches while Davis did not wrestle the top 3 wrestlers. The other rankings are also based on head-to-head results.
We welcome input and views sent to us at martinkfleming@gmail.com
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March 7, 2023 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

U.S. ARMY DEFEATS U.S. AIR FORCE, 38-9, TO CLAIM ARMED FORCES MEN’S FREESTYLE TITLE

BREMERTON, Wash. – The U.S. Army won nine of 10 bouts to defeat the U.S. Air Force, 38-9 and claim the men’s freestyle team title at the Armed Forces Championships on Sunday at Naval Base Kitsap on Sunday.

After a forfeit win at 55 kg for PV2 William Sullivan of the Army, 2LT Sidney Flores of the U.S. Air Force won by technical fall at 61 kg to close the Army team lead to 5-4. The Army closed the door from that point on, winning the final eight bouts.

2016 Olympian SPC Jesse Thielke scored a 20 second pin at 65 kg over A1C Mitch Brown, getting two falls in freestyle in a combined 68 seconds.

The rest of the U.S. Army wins were by technical falls from SPC Justus Scott (70 kg), SPC Britton Holmes (74 kg), CPT Michael Hooker (79 kg), SGT Isaac Dukes (86 kg), SPC Spencer Woods (92 kg), CPT Samson Imonode (97 kg) and PFC James Hustoles (125 kg).

The U.S. Army won the first six bouts in their opener against the U.S. Navy, going on to a 34-9 victory. 2016 Olympian SPC Jesse Thielke had a 48 second pin over PO3 Sheldon Ealy at 65 kg. The U.S. Army also had five technical fall victories and a forfeit win.

In the first dual meet of the day, the U.S. Air Force defeated the U.S. Navy 26-14. The Air Force was dominant early, winning the first five matches, with pins from 2Lt Alex Saylor (74 kg) and A1C Sam Adams (79 kg), plus technical falls from 2LT Sidney Flores (61 kg), A1C Mitch Brown (65 kg) and A1C Brenner Vogan (70 kg). The U.S. Navy won three of the last four bouts, but it was too late to close the margin. Included in the Navy run were pins by PO2 Austin Craig (92 kg) and 1stLt Courtney Freeman (125 kg).

The U.S. Army won seven individual titles … rest of story at Teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2023/February/26/Armed-Forces-freestyle

March 6, 2023 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

The 2023 Canadian Wrestling Championships 

(Senior, Junior, Cadet) are happening in Waterloo, ON March 9-12, 2023

WATERLOO, ON – The slate is now set for the 2023 Canadian Wrestling Championships (Senior, Junior, Cadet).

The Championships are happening March 9-12, 2023 at the RIM Park Manulife Sportsplex in Waterloo, ON and will showcase close to 600 of the country’s top wrestlers in Senior, Junior and Cadet categories.

This is a key event in determining the athletes who will go on to represent Canada at the upcoming Pan Am Games and World Wrestling Championships, as well as identifying the top Canadian wrestlers in each weight category. The 2023 Canadian Wresting Championships are also an opportunity to see future Olympians in action as they start on their path to the podium.

“Wrestling Canada Lutte (WCL) is excited to be hosting the 2023 Canadian Wrestling Championships in Waterloo,” said Tamara Medwidsky, WCL Executive Director. “We know the passion that the region has for sport and we are honoured to be part of it. This is such an important year for Canadian wrestling as it is the first step to Paris 2024. With the stakes being so high, it means the best wrestlers in the country will be competing, resulting in exciting action for fans, family and friends”

Wrestlers who will be competing at the Canadian Wrestling Championships include 2016 Olympic gold medalist Erica Wiebe. Wiebe, who now resides in Calgary, captured gold in Rio at 75kg.  After taking 2022 off, the 34-year-old is looking to once again represent Canada at the 2024 Olympics. Already this season, Wiebe won gold at the Klippan Open in Sweden in February. … rest of story at Wrestling.ca/the-2023-canadian-wrestling-championships-senior-junior-cadet-are-happening

March 6, 2023 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

TDR Top 12 – 170 lbs.

TDR Editor’s Note; Posting one weight class each day even while in Ohio. Melton’s selection as 1st at this weight is clear in that none of his losses are to another wrestler in eastern North Carolina. Brown comes in a strong 2nd with a 5th place at states and then the next three are all Regional Champions. Reece edged Brown the week before in overtime but was overcome at States.
We welcome input and views sent to us at martinkfleming@gmail.com
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March 6, 2023 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

TDR Top 12 – 182 lbs.

TDR Editor’s Note; Posting one weight class each day even while attending the Southern Conference Tournament at Appalachian State University in Boone, N.C. Enthusiastic fans, intense coaches and exciting wrestling action. Great chance to see some of the best in college wrestling. It is the time of tournaments this month.
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March 4, 2023 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

TDR Top 12 – 195 lbs.

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March 3, 2023 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Pre-Seeds and Brackets Set for 2023 ACC Wrestling Championship

GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) — The Atlantic Coast Conference has announced pre-seeds and brackets for the 2023 ACC Wrestling Championship, which will be held this Sunday (March 5) at NC State’s Valvano Arena at Reynolds Coliseum.
Pitt leads with four No. 1 seeds in their respective weight class brackets, including defending champions Cole Matthews at 141 pounds and Nino Bonaccorsi at 197.
Four-time defending ACC team champion NC State and Virginia Tech each boast two No. 1 seeds, while Duke and North Carolina have one each.
Other defending champions in this year’s field include NC State’s Ed Scott (157) and Trent Hidlay (184), and Virginia Tech’s Mekhi Lewis (174). Lewis won the 2019 NCAA title at 165 pounds and North Carolina’s Austin O’Connor – seeded No. 1 at 157 in this year’s field – was the 2021 NCAA champion at 149.

ACC pre-seeds for this year’s tournament were generated by WrestleStat.com.
Complete 2023 ACC Wrestling Brackets may be found at https://theacc.co/23WRbrackets
Each weight class champion and runner-up at the 2023 ACC Championship will earn All-ACC recognition. In addition to ACC honors, student-athletes will be vying for berths and seeding in the 2023 NCAA Wrestling Championships, which will be held March 16-18 at BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The ACC has been allotted 33 automatic berths and is hopeful of earning several more at-large selections. 
NC State finished the regular season ranked No. 3 in the NWCA Coaches Poll, with Virginia Tech at No. 10 and Pitt at No. 15. Those three teams shared the ACC 2022-23 regular-season dual meet championship, as each finished 4-1 in conference matches.
Tickets are now on sale for Sunday’s all-day championship, and all seats are general admission.. Tickets are priced at $10 for adults (ages 19 and older; ACC students get in free with school ID) and $7 for youth ages 18 and under. Group sales (15 or more) are priced at $5 – please contact the NC State ticket office directly for group sales. Tickets may be purchased online at https://theacc.co/23ACCtix.
First-round action kicks off Sunday’s Championship at 11 a.m. … THEACC.com/news/pre-seeds-and-brackets-set-for-2023-acc-wrestling-championship

Bellarmine’s Nance named SoCon Wrestler of the Week
Sophomore grabbed four wins in the final week of the regular season

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Bellarmine’s Cole Nance has been named the Southern Conference Wrestler of the Week for the final week of the regular season. The selection is made by the league office.
Nance went 4-0 last week at 165 pounds. The Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, native defeated Presbyterian’s Tyler Chittum with a pin 2:31 into the match on Thursday to wrap SoCon competition. Two days later, Nance won three matches during the NWCA Great Lakes Championships to claim the title in his weight class. Nance’s first victory of the day came via pin over Akron wrestler Hamza Sawalha in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals, the sophomore got a 12-0 major decision win against Ohio State’s Jake Gooding. Nance concluded his day by earning his third pin of the week in the finals against Ohio State wrestler Yury Pozdneev.
Bellarmine (12-4, 4-4 SoCon) defeated Presbyterian (4-11, 1-7), 22-20, to set a school record for wins in a season. Nance and six others were champions during the NWCA Great Lakes Championships as the Knights placed second in points out of nine teams with 132. … rest of story at SOconsports.com/wrestling-bellarmines-nance-named-socon-wrestler-of-the-week

March 3, 2023 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment