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2002-03Chattanooga Wrestling

19-Time Southern Conference Champions 1

Table of ContentsFast Facts ............................................................ 12002-03 Mocs Wrestlers ...................................2-82002-03 Rosters .................................................. 9Head Coach Terry Brands ................................. 10Assistant Coach Lee Fullhart............................. 11Assistant Coach Heath Eslinger ........................ 11All-Time UTC Coaching Records ...................... 112001-02 Results ................................................ 122001-02 Individual Results ................................ 122001-02 Match-by-Match Results...................... 132002 Southern Conference Championships...... 142002 NCAA Championships .............................. 14NCAA Team Finishes ......................................... 15NCAA Individual Top Eight Finishes .................. 15Recent NCAA Qualifiers .................................... 15Southern Conference Team Championships ..... 15Career Victory Leaders ...................................... 15Mocs Honor Roll ................................................ 16Year-by-Year Records ....................................... 16All-Time Southern Conference Champions ....... 17All-Time SEIWA Champions .............................. 17The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga .... 18Chattanooga, Tennessee ................................... 19Dr. Bill W. Stacy, Chancellor .............................. 20Steve Sloan, Athletics Director .......................... 20

CreditsThe 2002-03 Chattanooga Wrestling Media Guide is a publica-tion of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Department of Athletics and the Sports Information Office.

Printing by Tennant Printing, DeLand, Fla. Photography by Brian Everhart, Michael Hampton, Rachel Sullivan, Don Harris, Jeff Romero, Chattanooga Free-Press and UTC University Relations.

Mission StatementThe athletic program shall serve to inspire the pursuit of excel-lence through honest effort, fair play, and personal integrity. Our highest priority is to enhance the educational growth of our young men and women. The primary purpose of the athletic department shall be to provide a successful, quality, competitive intercollegiate athletic experience for UTC students which will enrich their lives, provide the necessary training ground for life growth, enhance the image of the institution and build upon the academic mission of the University.

The athletic experience of the student-athletes should be posi-tive, rewarding, and enjoyable while achieving their degree. The provision of excellent coaching, facilities, and services shall enable these students to maximize their potential. In this matter, the athletic program will be a source of pride to all associated with the University. The department will fulfill its unique position within the educational and public efforts of the institution.

UTC Fast FactsOfficial Name............The University of Tennessee at ChattanoogaCommon Reference .................Chattanooga or UTCNickname...................Mocs (NOT Moccasins or Mockingbirds)Mascot ..........................................................ScrappySchool Colors ...................Navy, Old Gold and SilverFounded ............................................................1886Enrollment .....................................8,485>>>>>>>>>Arena/Capacity ............ Maclellan Gymnasium/4,177NCAA Affiliation .............................................NCAA IConference ................................................. SouthernSystem President .......................Dr. John ShumakerChancellor ....................................... Dr. Bill W. StacyNCAA Faculty Representative ...... Dr. Michael JonesAthletics Web Page .....................www.GoMocs.com

Athletics AdministrationAthletics Director ................................... Steve SloanAssistant AD/Internal Affairs>>>>>>>> .... Matt PopeAssistant AD/Marketing and Promotions .............Neil MagnussenAssistant AD/Facilities ..........................Mike RoysterAssistant AD/Senior Woman Administrator Laura MincyAssistant AD/Compliance ............. Pegjohngy MosesDirector of Academic Services............ Molly KotarskiAssistant AD/Media Relations ............... Jeff RomeroAssistant AD/Development ................... Nancy NoblitDirector of Tickets ...................................David CopeDirector of Sports Medicine ........................ Jeff AllenStrength and Conditioning Coach...........Scott BrinksWomen’s Sports Information Director .......Don HarrisSports Information Assistant ................ Anne Wehunt

Wrestling StaffHead Coach..................... Terry Brands (Iowa, 1992)Record at UTC (years) ....................... 0-0 (first year)Overall Record (years) ....................... 0-0 (first year)Assistant Coach.................Lee Fullhart (Iowa, 1999)Assistant Coach............ Heath Eslinger (UTC, 2000)Athletic Trainer.......................................Alex EubankSecretary ............................................ Cheri Thomas

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action/Title IX/Section 504/

ADA/ADEA institution.

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2002-03 Chattanooga Wrestling

19-Time Southern Conference Champions2

MATT ARRINGTONFreshman, 149-157Clarksville, Tenn./Montgomery Central HS

Two-time state qualifier at Mont-gomery Central High School ... Named All-Midstate Dream Team as a junior and senior ... Wrestled at 152 pounds ... All-Region honoree ... Voted team captain twice ... Coached at Montgomery Central by Jason Maples ... Earned four letters in football as a nose guard and line-backer ... Also lettered in track. Matthew Stephen Arrington ... Born Oct. 13, 1983 in Clarksville, Tenn. ... Son of Stephen and Judy Arrington.

BRANDON ARTILESSophomore, 174-184Nashville, Tenn./Father Ryan HS

2001-02: Went 3-15 as a true freshman, including a 3-9 record at 184 pounds … Also wrestled at 174 pounds … Owned an 0-6 dual match record at 174 and 1-2 mark at 174 … Went 1-2 at Ashland Open and 1-3 at Cliff Keen Open … Also competed at The Citadel Invitational … Notched dual victory against Cumberland College. State champion at 189 pounds as a senior at Father Ryan High School … Recorded a 36-2 mark … Placed third at state junior year and forged a 32-7 record … Helped Fa-ther Ryan to Division II State Runner-up title senior season and state crown junior year … Coached at Father Ryan by Pat Simpson. Brandon Christopher Artiles … Born March 8, 1983 in Nashville, Tenn. … Son of Joe and Caryn Artiles.

Year WT Tourn Dual Total Pins2001-02 174 0-0 0-6 0-6 0 184 2-7 1-2 3-9 0Totals 2-7 1-8 3-15 0

MATT BAKERFreshman, HWTGardendale, Ala./Gardendale HS

Gardendale High School … Three-time State Champion at 215 pounds … Set state record senior year for most individual victories with 60 … Team MVP … Placed ninth at U.S. Senior Nationals in 2002 … Winner of Dave Shultz Excel-lence Award … Finished fifth at NHSCA National Open during junior year … Helped Rockets to a four-year record of 66-16 … Coached at Gardendale by

Ed Franks … Lettered three years in football … Played offensive and defensive line … Nominated for the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game … Earned Honors Award in Government/Economics. Matthew B. Baker … Born April 16, 1984 in Columbia, Tenn. … Son of Les and Judy Baker.

JOE BARRILESenior, 157Jensen Beach, Fla./Martin County HS

2002 State Freestyle Champion ... Won conference as a senior ... Picked up two letters for the Fighting Tigers ... Coached at Martin County by Mike Hatcher ... Also received one letter for weight lifting. Joseph Martin Barrile ... Born July 26, 1984 in Mt. Prospect, Ill. ... Son of Linda and Bernard Barrile.

QUENTIN BELLJunior, 149-157Choctaw, Okla./North Carolina/Choctaw HS

2001-02: Ranked second on the team with 27 individual victories … Finished 27-14 on the season wrestling at 157 pounds … Went 16-5 in tourna-ment action and 11-8 in dual matches … Sported a 4-1 SoCon record … Placed third in the Southern Conference Championships with wins over UNC Greensboro’s Nate Parmenter and Davidson’s Jeff Bender … Placed second at The Citadel Invitational (3-1) … Was third at Cliff Keen Open (5-1) and fourth at Ashland Open (6-2) … Defeated Justin Denison of Carson-Newman by major decision … Notched 5-3 win over Eastern Illinois’ Clay French … Registered wins against Northwestern and Duke … Edged P.J. Boccia of Appalachian State 3-2 … Pinned Tanner Barnes of Anderson College … Scored major deci-sions over UNCG’s Parmenter, Davidson’s Bender and The Citadel’s Vince Bartges in successive matches. 2000-01: Compiled a 2-2 record wrestling at 165 pounds ... Only action came in tournament competition. 1999-2000: Sat out after transferring from North Caro-lina. Three-time state champion at Choctaw High School ... Claimed state titles sophomore, junior and senior years ... All-State wrestler as a senior.

Year WT Tourn Dual Total Pins2000-01 165 2-2 0-0 2-2 02001-02 157 16-5 11-8 27-13 1Totals 18-7 11-8 29-15 1

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CHRIS BIRDSenior, 157Chattanooga, Tenn./East Ridge HS

2001-02: Collected a 14-16 overall record, including a 10-6 mark at 157 pounds … Also competed at 174 pounds … Worked a 10-8 tournament ledger and a 4-8 dual record … Went 1-2 in the So-Con Championships … Tallied 4-2 mark in Ashland Open … Was 2-2 in Cliff Keen Open … Earned fourth place at The Citadel Invitational (3-2) … Posted wins against Cumberland College and Anderson College … Defeated Ron Williams of UNC Greensboro. 2000-01: Compiled a 2-4 overall record wrestling at 165 pounds ... Went 1-2 in tournaments ... Had a 1-2 dual mark with one pin ... Pinned Cleveland State’s Jeff Polk at Buckeye Duals. 1999-2000: Redshirted. 1998-99: Went 0-2 wrestling at 149 pounds ... Com-peted in West Virginia Open. State runner-up in 1997 at East Ridge High School. Christopher Andrew Thomas Bird … Born Feb. 12, 1980 in East Ridge, Tenn. … Son of James and Libby Bird.

Year WT Tourn Dual Total Pins1998-99 149 0-2 0-0 0-2 02000-01 165 1-2 1-2 2-4 12001-02 157 9-6 1-0 10-6 0 174 1-2 3-8 4-10 0Totals 11-12 5-10 16-22 1

ROBERTBUCKHAULTSFreshman, 149Savannah, Ga./Benedictine Military

Won Most Outstanding Wrestler Award for two years at Benedictine Mili-tary School ... Finished fourth in the state as a junior ... Team captain last two seasons ... Earned King Pin Award junior and senior year ... Coached at Benedictine Military by Joe Turdy ... National Honor Student ... Named in “Who’s Who Among American High School Students.” Robert Buckhaults, Jr. ... Born Dec. 11, 1983 in Savan-nah, Ga. ... Son of Robert and Kathy Buckhaults.

AUSTIN DAVIDSophomore, 197Locust Grove, Okla./Locust Grove HS

2001-02: Southern Conference Champion and NCAA Qualifier at 197 pounds … Went 14-14 as a true fresh-man … Had a 10-8 dual match record and was 4-6 in tournaments … Defeated

UNC Greensboro’s Ryan Midgett and The Citadel’s Jordan Everett to win the SoCon title … Boasted an undefeated record in conference duals … Won two matches at the Cliff Keen Open … Notched a major decision over Carson-Newman’s Scott Bailey and Eastern Illinois’ Ross Bracey … Scored a major decision over Jared Linderman of Ap-palachian State … Won by tech fall over Anderson’s Antoine Robinson … Out-pointed Midgett, Everett and VMI’s Brian Toney in SoCon matches. Voted Outstanding Wrestler at 2001 State Tournament of Oklahoma in Class 3A ... Won state championship se-nior season ... All-State honoree ... Led Locust Grove High School to tie for third place in state in 2001 ... Placed at state tournament junior year ... Helped school to second-place finish in 2000 ... Coached at Locust Grove by Johnny Cook ... Also lettered three years in football. Austin David ... Born March 21, 1983 in Tulsa, Okla. ... Son of Brad and Cindy David.

Year WT Tourn Dual Total Pins2001-02 197 4-6 10-8 14-14 0

JOHN DAVISSophomore, 197Gainesville, Fla./George Mason/Gainesville HS

Member of squad at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va., last season. State champion as a senior in 2001 at Gainesville High School ... Went un-defeated at 44-0 in final year ... Boasted 40-3 record junior season ... State qualifier ... Four-year letterwinner for Hurricanes ... Coached at Gainesville by Jim Zaruba. John Davis ... Born May 15, 1983 in Gainesville, Fla. ... Son of Jeff and Donna Davis.

OLIVER DAVISFreshman, 165Danville, Ky./Danville HS

Two-time state qualifier at Danville High School ... Finished seventh in the state as a senior ... Earned three letters ... Coached at Danville by Jeff Selby ... Also lettered three years in football and played offensive guard ... Member of state championship football teams in 2000 and 2001. Oliver Hearne Davis ... Born Nov. 18, 1983 in Bowling Green, Ky. ... Son of Mark and Elaine Davis.



ANDREW DiPAOLOSophomore, 149Houston, Texas/U.S. Coast Guard Academy/Kinkaid HS

Competed at the United States Coast Guard Academy prior to coming to UTC … Coached at USCGA by Steve Eldridge. The Kinkaid School … State champion as a junior in 1999 and as a senior in 2000 … Collected a 79-5 record in his final two years … Lettered for four years … Coached at Kinkaid by Steve Leisz … Picked up two letters in football … Team captain as a fullback … Received school’s Archi-tecture Award. Andrew I. DiPaolo … Born Dec. 26, 1981 in Houston, Texas.

LOUIS FAVORITEFreshman, 125Delran, N.J./Delran HS

Delran High School … Recorded 65 career victories … District runner-up as a junior and senior … Went 26-6 as a se-nior and finished fifth in the region … Was 19-11 junior year … Voted Second-Team All-League as a senior and First-Team as a junior … Second-Team All-County junior year … Claimed Overbrook Christmas Tournament title senior season and was runner-up as a junior … Pinebarrons Tournament runner-up in 2002 … Bears were 18-3 in 2001 and 19-2 in 2002 … Team won Patriot Division championship his final two years … Coached at Delran by Dennis Smith … Earned two letters in track and one in football … Ran the 400 and 800 meters and the 4x400 relay … Played receiver and defensive back in football … Member of the National Honor Society … Received U.S. Marine Corps Outstanding Athlete Award … Also won Culinary Arts Award, Principle’s Award and the Delran Wrestling Club Scholarship … Graduated with Honors. Louis Favorite … Born Feb. 11, 1983 in Point Pleasant, N.J. … Son of Christine and Tim Costello.

JACOB HARRISSophomore, 149Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga./Ridgeland HS

2001-02: Redshirted … Wrestled unattached at 157 pounds … Went 2-2 on the season … Competed at the Cliff Keen Open at 157 pounds and was 2-2.


BRAD HETTICHFreshman, 165Trussville, Ala./Hewitt-Trussville HS

Two-time state champion at Alabama Class 6A ... Rang up a 49-0 record senior season ... Went 42-3 as a junior and 42-4 as a sophomore ... Voted State Tourna-ment’s Most Valuable Wrestler in 2001 ... Collected three-year record of 133-7 ... Placed second in state sophomore season ... Four-year letterwinner for Huskies ... Coached at Hewitt-Trussville by Mark Snider ... Earned three letters in football ... Played offensive guard and linebacker ... Ranked second on team in tackles in final season ... National Honor Society. Bradley Scott Hettich ... Born Nov. 12, 1983 in Birming-ham, Ala. ... Son of Lynne Barden and Randy Hettich.

CRAIG JOHNSONSenior, 165Seymour, Tenn./Seymour HS

2001-02: SoCon runner-up at 165 pounds … Earned spot in NCAA Cham-pionships as a wildcard … Team leader with 29 victories, sporting a 29-12 record … Went 16-6 in tournament action and 13-6 in dual matches … Defeated The Citadel’s Mike Regner in SoCon Championships before falling to Appalachian State’s Mark Fee in finals … Dropped a 7-6 match to eighth-seeded Johnny Clark of Ohio State in NCAA first round … Eliminated by Nate Lawrenz of Northern Iowa … Picked up third-place honors at Ashland Open (6-1), Cliff Keen Open (4-1) and The Citadel Invitational (3-1) … Registered a major decision over Kent State’s Mark Lensman … Defeated Eastern Michigan’s Brett Filmore and Eastern Illinois’ Sam Smith … Scored a major decision over Jason Bader of Indiana and Kane of Northwestern … Notched wins over Purdue and Duke … Beat Terry Garbis of UNC Greensboro by major decision … Won by tech fall over Davidson’s Mo Idlibi … Out-pointed The Citadel’s Braxton Harrison … Earned a major decision over VMI’s Jason Kontopedes. 2000-01: Placed third at Southern Conference Champi-onships ... Ranked second on squad in victories ... Compiled a 17-5 overall mark at 165 pounds ... Had a 6-3 dual record and an 11-2 tournament record ... Boasted 4-1 SoCon mark ... Was 3-0 at Indian Open ... Went 6-1 at the Orange Bowl Sunshine Open ... Defeated Ohio’s John Wervey 7-5 in overtime ... Outpointed Tim Hoff of Eastern Michigan 5-4 ... Posted a major decision over J.D. Kirby of Appalachian State ... Defeated Mark O’Hair of Davidson 8-3 ... Edged The Citadel’s Keith Clifton 3-2 ... Notched 6-1 victory over UNCG’s Nate Parmenter ... Went 2-1 in SoCon Tournament




with wins over O’Hair and Clifton. 1999-2000: Went 3-1 in dual matches with one pin ... Wrestled at 157 ... Notched dual match wins against Cum-berland, Kent and Gardner-Webb ... Pinned Kenny Wince of Gardner-Webb. 1998-99: Redshirted ... Earned a 4-2 overall record wrestling unattached. Compiled a career record of 178-10 at Seymour High School … Two-time state finalist … State champion as a se-nior … State runner-up junior season … Regional champion three times ... Outstanding Wrestler at Region Tournament in 1998 ... Coached at Seymour by Darrel Lauderdale. Craig Scott Johnson … Born Jan. 10, 1980 in Tipton, Ind. … Majoring in Exercise Health and Leisure Studies.

Year WT Tourn Dual Total Pins1999-00 157 0-0 3-1 3-1 12000-01 165 1-2 1-2 2-4 12001-02 165 16-6 13-6 29-12 1Totals 17-8 17-9 34-17 3

QUANTAL LANGFORDJunior, 174Cleveland, Tenn./Cleveland HS

2001-02: Southern Conference Champion at 184 pounds … NCAA Qualifer … Collected a 20-19 overall record … Went 10-9 at 174 pounds and 10-10 at 184 … Placed fourth at Ashland Open (5-2) and at Cliff Keen Open (3-2) … Finished fifth at The Citadel Invitational (2-2) … Defeated Eastern Illinois’ Kyle Bracey … Edged UNC Greensboro’s Matt Dunn and The Citadel’s John Bohren … Beat Appalachian State’s Sean McIntosh and VMI’s Jason Cox to win SoCon title … Beaten by 10th-seeded Ben Heizer of Northern Illinois and Boise State’s Tony D’Amico in the NCAA Tournament. 2000-01: Placed second at SoCon Championships ... Ranked fourth on team in victories with 15 ... Registered an overall record of 15-9 with two pins at 174 pounds ... Went 8-3 in tournaments and 7-6 in dual matches ... Was 4-1 in SoCon duals ... Took first place at Georgia Tech Open and Indian Open ... Defeated Buffalo’s Garrett Bontempo 7-4 ... Posted a 14-3 major decision over Appalachian State’s Kyle Spencer ... Won by tech fall over Davidson’s Brian Werstler, 19-2 ... Outscored UNCG’s Terry Garbis 10-4 ... Beat VMI’s Adam Maneen 12-2. 1999-2000: Redshirted ... Went 2-2 at 165 pounds as an unattached competitor ... Saw only action at West Virginia Open ... Collected 2-2 mark in the tournament. Three-time state qualifier at Cleveland High School ... State runner-up as a senior ... Three-time region champion ... All-Area as a senior ... Coached at Cleveland by Al Miller and Howard Langford … Lettered four years in track and field … Ran 200 meters, 400, 4x100 and 4x200 relays … Member of Beta Club … Two-time Martin Luther Dream Keeper Award … Winner of 100 Black Men Academic Award.

Quantal Dorez Langford … Born Aug. 27, 1980 in Cleveland, Tenn. … Son of Shellery and Douglas Rudolph … Cousin, Howard, is a member of the UTC Sports Hall of Fame ... Won SoCon wrestling titles at 158 pounds in 1989 and 1992 ... An All-America in 1992.

Year WT Tourn Dual Total Pins2000-01 174 8-3 7-6 15-9 22001-02 174 10-6 0-3 10-9 0 184 2-2 8-8 10-10 0Totals 20-11 15-17 35-28 2

B.J. MALONESophomore, 125Oakland, Tenn./Oakland HS

2001-02: Compiled a 9-14 overall record … Wrestled at 125, 141 and 149 pounds … Had an 8-7 tournament record … Went 1-7 in dual matches … Registered a 3-2 mark at Ashland Duals at 125 pounds and a 3-2 record at Cliff Keen Open (125) … Earned sixth place at The Citadel Invi-tational, going 2-3 at 125 pounds … Southern Conference victory came against Davidson. 2000-01: Redshirted ... Wrestled unattached and was 1-2 in tournaments. Finished fourth in state as a senior … Helped Oakland High School to 46-4 record in his final year … Team went 69-10 his sophomore and junior seasons … Coached at Oakland by Rob Salty … Also competed in cross country, track and football … Member of football state championship squad. Robert Haley Malone, Jr. … Goes by the name B.J. … Born March 9, 1982 in Murfreesboro, Tenn. … Son of Lillian and Robert Malone.

Year WT Tourn Dual Total Pins2001-02 125 8-7 0-1 8-8 0 133 0-0 1-6 1-6 0Totals 8-7 1-7 9-14 0

RYAN MAYSJunior, 133Claremore, Okla./Carson-Newman

2001-02: Injured, did not compete. 2000-01: Ranked second on squad with 16 victories ... Registered 16-13 overall mark at 133 pounds ... Went 8-8 in tournaments and 8-5 in duals ... Had a 4-1 SoCon record ... Placed third in SoCon Championships after going 2-1 ... Finished second at the Indian Open ... Went 2-2 with a pin at the Oklahoma Open .. Was 2-2 with one pin at Orange Bowl Sunshine Open ... Won by fall over Eastern Michigan’s Tim Vanduzen ... Beat Cleveland State’s Nick Boucher 8-7 ... Notched 9-4 victory over Steven Root of Davidson ... Scored an 8-0 major decision over Andrew Norris of The Citadel ... Edged UNCG’s Wade Cecil 1-0 ... Defeated VMI’s



Levin Spellman 8-6 ... Posted wins over Cecil and Norris in SoCon Tournament ... Transferred to UTC from Carson-Newman in the fall. 1999-2000: Competed at Carson-Newman College in Jefferson City, Tenn. State runner-up senior year at Claremore High School … Led Zebras to second-place team finish at state tourna-ment … State qualifier as a junior and was Region cham-pion … Team finished fourth in state tournament his junior season … Coached at Claremore by Brian Young … Picked up three letters in cross country … Student Council District President … Member of the National Honor Society. Ryan Justin Mays … Born Sept. 11, 1980 in Miami, Okla. … Son of Randy and Kae Mays … Member of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity.


MATT PITTSSophomore, 125Calhoun, Ga./Gordon Central HS

2001-02: Voted Southern Confer-ence Freshman of the Year … SoCon Champion and NCAA Qualifier at 125 pounds … Defeated UNCG’s Tony Stew-art and The Citadel’s Brandon Gates for SoCon title … Lost to Cornell’s Travis Lee and Lehigh’s Ma-rio Stuart in NCAA Championships competition … Ranked third on squad with 25 victories … Finished season with 25-9 record and three pins … Went 13-5 in dual matches and 12-4 in tournaments … Boasted a perfect 5-0 confer-ence record … Finished third at Cliff Keen Open (4-1) … Placed fifth at The Citadel Invitational (2-1) … Pinned Josh Gunterman of Eastern Michigan … Decisioned No. 12 Greg Schaefer of Indiana, 7-4 … Notched 7-5 win over Northern Illinois’ Marlon Felton … Posted a 15-8 major decision over Appalachian State’s Nick Gates … Won by fall over Tony Stewart of UNCG … Blanked Gates 7-0 in regular season … Scored a 17-6 major decision over Juan Sanchez of VMI. 2000-01: Redshirted. State champion at 130 pounds as a senior at Gordon Central High School … Wrestling USA All-American and Region Wrestler of the Year … Named to Chattanooga Times Free Press Best of the Preps … Won state title as a junior at 125 pounds … Region Wrestler of the Year and All-Area … Undefeated in final two years with 88-0 mark … Finished third in state as a sophomore at 125 pounds … Coached at Gordon Central by Walter Pitts, his father … Wrestling captain as a senior … Earned four letters in soccer and three in football … All-Area selections in both sports … Highest Honor Graduate in 2000 … Member of National Honor Society … Two-time Bard Award Winner.

Matthew Walter Pitts … Born Nov. 10, 1981 in Atlanta, Ga. … Son of Walter and Anne Pitts.


ADAM RAINSFreshman, 125Cleveland, Tenn./Bradley Central HS

Bradley Central High School … Helped Bears to state championship in three of four years … State Champion at 119 pounds as a senior … Registered 43-0 record in final season … State runner-up junior year (112) and third-placer sophomore year (103) … Four-year letterwinner … Coached at Bradley Central by Steve Logsdon … Received Senior Physical Education, Health and Wellness Award. Adam Jarrett Rains … Born March 23, 1984 in Chat-tanooga, Tenn. … Son of Kenny and Beth Rains.

DREW ROBERTSSophomore, 197Knoxville, Tenn./Carson-Newman College/Halls HS

Carson-Newman College … Competed second season after a red-shirt year … Coached at Carson-Newman by Don Elia. Halls High School … Helped Devils to a 22-4 mark his junior year … Team went 61-29 during three-year career … Four-year letterwinner … Coached at Halls by Chris Vandergriff and Gary Shephard … Also played center and defensive end for the football team … Earned Memorial Scholarship and Business and Professional Association Scholarship awards. Andrew W. Roberts … Born July 12, 1981 in Knoxville, Tenn. … Son of Suzanne Cowan.

T.J. SAYERSFreshman, 157Hueytown, Ala./Hueytown HS

Hueytown High School … Placed second in the state as a senior and third as a junior … Won Jefferson County title sophomore and senior seasons and was third in the county as a freshman … Coached at Hueytown by Willi Wyatt … Three-year letterwinner in football as a guard. Timothy A. Sayers … Born Oct. 19, 1983 in Birmingham, Ala. … Son of Tim and Becky Sayers.




MATT SEABERGSophomore, 285Franklin, Tenn./Ashland University/Franklin County HS

Transferred to UTC from Ashland fol-lowing Spring 2002 semester ... Worked with the Mocs football team in 2002 season as an offensive lineman Ashland University ... Spent freshman year at Ashland, Ohio, school ... Competed on Eagles’ wrestling team ... Wrestled at 285 pounds. Franklin County High School ... Earned four wrestling letters ... Two-time region champion ... Placed third at the National High School Wrestling Championships ... All-Mid-State lineman on football team ... Three-time All-Region and All-County honoree ... Starter in Tennessee-Kentucky All-Star Game. Matthew Hunt Seaberg ... Born Sept. 18, 1981 in Frank-lin, Tenn. ... Son of Claudia Seaberg.

BEN SMITHJunior, 133Cleveland, Tenn./Bradley Central HS

2001-02: Posted an 8-16 record with two pins wrestling at 133 pounds … Went 6-6 in tournament action and 2-10 in duals … Placed second at the Ashland Open … Recorded a 2-2 mark at Cliff Keen Open … Defeated Ryan Sabin of Kent State, 9-7 in overtime … Pinned Anderson College’s Michael Hogan … Wrestled Gibson of UNC Greensboro and Oliver Ruiz of VMI in SoCon Championships. 2000-01: Collected a 3-6 overall record with two pins ... Wrestled at 133 pounds ... Went 3-4 in tournament action and 0-2 in dual matches ... Was 1-2 with a pin at the Indian Open. 1999-2000: Redshirted. Two-time Region champion … Went 39-5 as a senior and placed third in the state at Bradley Central High School … Also finished third as a junior and recorded a 35-5 mark … BCHS went 74-10 over his last two years and won state titles both years … Region runner-up and state qualifier as a sophomore … Two-time State Freestyle runner-up … Coached at Bradley Central by Steve Logsdon … Also lettered in cheerleading, cross country, soccer and tennis … Graduated with honors … Three-time National Honor Student. Benjamin Michael Smith … Born June 1, 1981 in John-son City, Tenn. … Son of Vickie and Lebron Smith.


JARED SULLIVANJunior, 141Hanover, Pa./South Western Senior HS

2001-02: Southern Conference Champion and NCAA Qualifier at 141 pounds … Pinned The Citadel’s Mike Martinez in the SoCon semifinals and defeated VMI’s Mark DiSalvo, 5-2, to win conference title … Wrestled top-seeded Mark Conley of Navy and Eastern Michigan’s Darnell Ruffin at NCAA Championships … Team leader with 12 pins … Owned a 23-7 overall record … Went 13-2 with seven pins in dual matches … Recorded a 10-5 tournament mark with five pins … Was 4-0 versus conference competition … Placed fourth at Ashland Open (4-2) … Put together a 3-1 record for second place at The Citadel Invitational … Defeated Kent State’s Ryan Simmons, 11-3 … Blanked Indiana’s Steve Wartner, 6-0 … Won by fall over Eastern Illinois’ Nick Cirrincione … Registered 3-0 shutout of Northern Illinois’ Oliver Vasquez … Out-pointed Appalachian State’s Jason Jones, 8-1 … Pinned The Citadel’s Mike Martinez and VMI’s DiSalvo. 2000-01: Southern Conference Freshman of the Year ... Ranked sixth nationally among freshmen ... Placed second at SoCon Championships ... NCAA Championships Quali-fier as an alternate ... Went 1-1 at NCAAs ... Team leader with 21-5 overall record ... Also led squad with nine pins ... Went 18-4 at 141 pounds and 3-1 at 149 ... Was 13-3 with six pins in tournaments ... Had an 8-2 dual match record and was undefeated in SoCon competition ... Went 3-1 with two pins at Indian Open ... Compiled 9-1 mark with three pins for third place at Wilkes Open ... Pinned Ohio’s Shane Hartzler and Howard’s Aaron Dorsey ... Decisioned Appalachian State’s Jeremy Hart 8-3 ... Beat Davidson’s Grant Doornbos ... Blanked Justin Byczek of The Citadel 8-0 ... Pinned Cory Williams of UNCG ... Pinned Doornbos at SoCon Championships ... Outpointed Lehigh’s Matt Goldstein 9-4 in NCAAs. 1999-2000: Redshirted. Attended Naval Academy Prep School after high school. High School All-America at South Western Senior High School ... Compiled a career mark of 118-14 ... Finished second in the state tournament as a junior and senior ... District champion both years ... Went 33-2 as a senior and 34-1 as a junior ... Named Wrestler of the Year his senior season ... Most Valuable Athlete all four years ... Coached at South Western by David Cox and Greg Sprankle ... Also lettered four years in cross country and four years in track and field ... School record holder in cross country ... Member of National Honor Society and Distinguished Honor Roll. Jared Scott Sullivan ... Born Oct. 13, 1979 ... Son of Fred and Beth Widdowson ... Married his wife, Rachel, August 11, 2001.

Year WT Tourn Dual Total Pins2000-01 141 10-2 8-2 18-4 7 149 3-1 0-0 3-1 22001-02 141 10-5 13-2 23-7 12Totals 23-8 21-4 44-12 21



BRANDT WARDSophomore, 197Blackwell, Okla./Blackwell HS

Sat out last season after transferring from Oklahoma ... Wrestled unattached and compiled a 4-3 record. State champion as a senior and a sophomore at 189 pounds at Blackwell High School ... Went 40-1 as a senior and 39-0 as a sophomore ... Led Maroons to a 74-5 four-year mark ... Two-time winner of the Josh Olmstead Award, the Ted Pierce Award and the Harold Cotton Award ... Voted Most Improved Wrestler as a sophomore ... Coached at Blackwell by Scott Mattison ... Earned four letters in football ... Played fullback, defensive back and middle linebacker ... Boys State delegate ... Two-time member of Faculty Honor Roll and Principle’s Honor Roll ... Participated in Fellowship of Christian Athletes for four years. Brandt Ward ... Born Dec. 31, 1981 in Blackwell, Okla. ... Son of Bill and Jeanie Ward.


SHAWN WELTZINJunior, 141Pelham, Ala./Anderson College/Pelham HS

Also attended Jefferson State Com-munity College, Anderson College and Wallace State Community College prior to transferring to UTC. Pelham High School … State qualifier as a junior and senior … Became first sectional champion for Panthers … Helped PHS to a 32-4 ledger as a senior … Earned three letters … Coached at Pelham by Bob Parker … Lettered three years in track and cross country … Named All-State in cross country. Shawn Thomas Weltzin … Born Nov. 18, 1978 in Val-paraiso, Ind. … Son of Tom and Bonnie Weltzin.


JAKE YOSTFreshman, 149Soddy Daisy, Tenn./Soddy Daisy HS

Soddy Daisy High School ... Two-time State Champion ... Placed sixth at the Senior Nationals in final season ... Went 54-1 as a senior and 53-2 as a junior ... Collected a career record of 199-16 ... Was fifth in the state as a freshman and sophomore ... Coached at Soddy Daisy by Steve Henry. Jacob Yost ... Born April 26, 1984 in Libertyville, Ill. ... Son of Kim and Tim Yost.

Wrestlers in theUTC AthleticsHall of Fame

Randy Batten, 1992John Timothy Brennan, 1995Charlie Buckshaw, 1998William Burnside, 1993Charles R. Faires, 1993George FarrJames E. Glasser, 1993Charlie Heard, 1992Jon Kalvelage, 1994Howard Langford, 1999Byron McGlathery, 1992Jim Morgan, 1992Joseph Patrick Murphy, 1993Bob Myers, 1997David Noblit, 2001David J. Weeks, 1993Ralph Zigner, 1995



2002-03 MOCS ROSTERS

WT WRESTLER CL HOMETOWN/LAST SCHOOL125 Josh Craft So. East Ridge, Tenn./East Ridge HS125 Louis Favorite Fr. Delran, N.J./Delran HS125 B.J. Malone So. Oakland, Tenn./Oakland HS125 A. Michael Moharreri Jr. Brentwood, Tenn./Brentwood HS125 Matt Pitts So. Calhoun, Ga./Gordon Central HS125 Adam Rains Fr. Cleveland, Tenn./Bradley Central HS133 Josh Keefe Fr. Ringgold, Ga./Ringgold HS133 Ryan Mays Jr. Claremore, Okla./Carson-Newman College133 Ben Smith Jr. Cleveland, Tenn./Bradley Central HS141 Bobby Bossardet Jr. Flagler, Fla./Flagler Palm Coast HS141 Mike Keefe Fr. Ringgold, Ga./Ringgold HS141-149 Derrell Stephens Jr. Augusta, Ga./Josey HS141 Jared Sullivan Jr. Hanover, Pa./South Western Senior HS141 Shawn Weltzin Jr. Pelham, Ala./Anderson College149-157 Matt Arrington Fr. Clarksville, Tenn./Montgomery Central HS149-157 Quentin Bell Jr. Choctaw, Okla./North Carolina149 Robert Buckhaults Fr. Savannah, Ga./Benedictine Military School149 Jason Finnell So. Ooltewah, Tenn./The McCallie School149 Jacob Harris So. Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga./Ridgeland HS149 Jake Yost Fr. Soddy Daisy, Tenn./Soddy Daisy HS157 Joe Barrile Sr. Jensen Beach, Fla./Martin County HS157 Chris Bird Sr. Chattanooga, Tenn./East Ridge HS157 T.J. Sayers Fr. Hueytown, Ala./Hueytown HS165 Oliver Davis Fr. Danville, Ky./Danville HS165 Brad Hettich Fr. Trussville, Ala./Hewitt-Trussville HS165 Craig Johnson Sr. Seymour, Tenn./Seymour HS165 Daniel Peterson So. Pittsburg, Kansas/Pittsburg HS174-184 Brandon Artiles So. Nashville, Tenn./Father Ryan HS174 Quantal Langford Jr. Cleveland, Tenn./Cleveland HS184 Josh Ward Jr. Red Bank, Tenn./Red Bank HS197 Drew Roberts So. Knoxville, Tenn./Carson-Newman College197 Austin David So. Locust Grove, Okla./Locust Grove HS197 John Davis So. Gainesville, Fla./George Mason University197 Brandt Ward So. Blackwell, Okla./Blackwell HSHWT Matt Baker Fr. Gardendale, Ala./Gardendale HSHWT Matt Seaberg So. Franklin, Tenn./Ashland University

WRESTLER WT CLMatt Arrington 149-157 Fr.Brandon Artiles 174-184 So.Matt Baker HWT Fr.Joe Barrile 157 Sr.Quentin Bell 149-157 Jr.Chris Bird 157 Sr.Bobby Bossardet 141 Jr.Robert Buckhaults 149 Fr.Josh Craft 125 So.Austin David 197 So.John Davis 197 So.Oliver Davis 165 Fr.Louis Favorite 125 Fr.Jason Finnell 149 So.Jacob Harris 149 So.Brad Hettich 165 Fr.Craig Johnson 165 Sr.Josh Keefe 133 Fr.Mike Keefe 141 Fr.Quantal Langford 174 Jr.B.J. Malone 125 So.A. Michael Moharreri 125 Jr.Daniel Peterson 165 So.Matt Pitts 125 So.Adam Rains 125 Fr.Drew Roberts 197 So.Ryan Mays 133 Jr.T.J. Sayers 157 Fr.Matt Seaberg HWT So.Ben Smith 133 Jr.Derrell Stephens 141-149 Jr.Jared Sullivan 141 Jr.Brandt Ward 197 So.Josh Ward 184 Jr.Shawn Weltzin 141 Jr.Jake Yost 149 Fr.

By Weight Class Alphabetical

AlabamaMatt Baker, GardendaleBrad Hettich, TrussvilleT.J. Sayers, HueytownShawn Weltzin, Pelham

FloridaJoe Barrile, Jensen BeachBobby Bossardet, FlaglerJohn Davis, Gainesville

GeorgiaRobert Buckhaults, SavannahJacob Harris, Ft. OglethorpeJosh Keefe, RinggoldMatt Pitts, CalhounDerrell Stephens, Augusta

KansasDaniel Peterson, Pittsburg

KentuckyOliver Davis, Danville

New JerseyLouis Favorite, Delran

OklahomaQuentin Bell, ChoctawAustin David, Locust GroveRyan Mays, ClaremoreBrandt Ward, Blackwell

PennsylvaniaJared Sullivan, Hanover Tennessee

Mocs by StateMatt Arrington, ClarksvilleBrandon Artiles, NashvilleChris Bird, ChattanoogaJosh Craft, East RidgeJason Finnell, OoltewahCraig Johnson, SeymourQuantal Langford, Adam Rains, Ben Smith, ClevelandB.J. Malone, OaklandA. Michael Moharreri, BrentwoodDrew Roberts, KnoxvilleMatt Seaberg, FranklinJosh Ward, Red BankJake Yost, Soddy Daisy



If it is possible for a collegiate wrestling program, which has won 19 conference champion-ships since 1978, to take a huge step forward with the hiring of a new head coach, then the Chatta-nooga wrestling program did just that. Terry Brands was hired Jan. 28, 2002, to take over the reigns as the head wrestling coach at UTC. The former NCAA champion and na-tionally and internationally

known wrestler brings a wealth of wrestling knowledge and know-how to Chattanooga, as well as instant cred-ibility to the program. Brands, in his first head coaching position, comes to UTC after serving 10 years as an assistant at some sto-ried wrestling schools and a legendary head coach. Prior to his arrival at UTC, he served as an assistant to David Ray for one year at Montana State-Northern. He worked under head coach Mark Manning at Nebraska from 2000 to 2001 and was an assistant at national-power Iowa for Jim Zalesky from 1997-2000 and for Dan Gable from 1992-97. “Terry Brands brings an outstanding background in intercollegiate, Olympic and Freestyle wrestling,” athlet-ics director Steve Sloan said. “His background with Dan Gable, one of the top wrestlers in the history of the sport, provides us with a coach who has tremendous experi-ence. That experience will be evident in our program.” Brands is a 1992 graduate of the University of Iowa with a degree in Human Development and Sport. He wrestled for Coach Gable and won an NCAA Individual Wrestling title in 1990 and 1992 and was a Big Ten Con-ference Wrestling Champion in 1990, 1991 and 1992 for the Hawkeyes. As a senior, Brands ran through the season with a perfect 35-0 match record. He was named the Outstand-ing Wrestler at the Big Ten Championships and was ranked No. 1 nationally the entire season by Amateur Wrestling News. In 1991, he posted a 43-2 overall record and finished second in the NCAAs. He went 33-2 as a sophomore and 26-3 as a freshman. Brands ended his career at Iowa with a 137-7 record, ranked fifth in career wins, sixth in career pins (48) and third in career winning per-centage (.951). Brands’ participation in national and international competition is almost unmatched. He was the Olympic Freestyle Wrestling Bronze Medallist at the 2000 Sum-mer Games in Sydney, Australia, and was the 2000

Olympic Team Trials Champion. He is a two-time World Freestyle Wrestling Champion (1993, 1995), a five-time World Team Trials Champion (1993, 1994, 1995, 1997 and 1999), a three-time U.S. Freestyle Nationals Champion (1994, 1997, 1999) and a two-time World Cup Champion (1994, 1995). He also won his division at the 1995 Pan American Games. Brands, 34, has extensive experience working with young wrestlers and student-athletes toward enhancing talent, building motivation and developing winning at-titudes. He has served as a counselor and technician at the prestigious Dan Gable Wrestling Camps since 1988, teaching competitive techniques and leading training demonstrations. The Sheldon, Iowa, native has also been featured at other national camps including the Pagosa Springs Wrestling Camp, the Stevens Point Wrestling Camp, the Iowa Elite Wrestling Camp and Wrestle the World Train-ing Camp. Brands was born April 9, 1968 in Omaha, Neb. He is married to the former Michelle Vanderpool of Indianola, Iowa. The couple has a son, Nelson, 3, and a daughter, Sydney, 2.

TERRY BRANDSHEAD COACH – FIRST YEAR

(UNIVERSITY OF IOWA, 1992)

TERRY BRANDSBorn April 9, 1968 in Omaha, Neb. ... Married to the former Michelle Vanderpool of Indianola, Iowa ... Has a son, Nelson, 3, and a daughter, Sydney, 2.

EDUCATION: B.S. degree in Human Development and Sport, University of Iowa, 1992.

COACHING CAREER: Assistant coach, Iowa, 1992-2000; assistant coach, Nebraska, 2000-01; assis-tant coach, Montana State-Northern, 2001-02; head coach, UT-Chattanooga, Jan. 28, 2002-present.

WRESTLING HONORS: NCAA Champion, 1990, 1992 ... NCAA runner-up, 1991 ... Big Ten Confer-ence Champion, 1990, 1991, 1992 ... Outstanding Wrestler, Big Ten Championships, 1992 ... Perfect 35-0 record, 1992 ... Olympic Freestyle Bronze Medallist, 2002 Summer Games, Sydney, Australia ... Olympic Team Trials Champion, 2000 ... World Freestyle Champion, 1993, 1995 ... World Team Tri-als Champion, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999 ... U.S. Freestyle Nationals Champion, 1994, 1997, 1999 ... World Cup Champion, 1994, 1995 ... Division win-ner, Pan American Games, 1995.



LEE FULLHARTASSISTANT COACHFIRST YEAR(University of Iowa, 1999)

Lee Fullhart is a former NCAA Wrestling Champion who has joined first-year head coach Terry Brands as an assistant coach for the Chattanooga wrestling program. Fullhart and Brands worked to-gether as assistants at Montana State-Northern during the 2001-02 season. Fullhart is a 1999 graduate of the University of Iowa with a degree in

Computer Science. He worked on his master’s degree in Electronics Engineering at Montana State-Northern. While at Iowa, Fullhart earned wrestling All-America status four times. He won the NCAA Wrestling title at 197 pounds his sophomore year in 1997. He placed second as a senior, third as a junior and fourth as a fresh-man. Fullhart was the Big Ten Conference runner-up three times, in 1996, 1998 and 1999. He finished third in the conference in 1997. The Hesper, Iowa, native compiled a career record of 107-18 for the Hawkeyes and registered 17 pins. Following his college career, Fullhart was a 2000 Olympic alternate for the Sydney, Australia, games and a 2002 World Team Alternate. Fullhart, 26, has taught wrestling techniques at the University of Iowa Wrestling Camp for seven years. He was born June 10, 1976 in Prarie du Chien, Wis.

UTC’S ALL-TIMEDUAL MEET

COACHING RECORDS

HEATH ESLINGERVOLUNTEERFIRST YEAR(UT-CHATTANOOGA, 2000)

Heath Eslinger is the all-time leader in career victories in UTC wrestling history. Eslinger recorded a 120-18 overall record during his career from 1996-2000. Now serving as a volunteer assistant coach on head coach Terry Brands’ staff, Eslinger is a valuable resource for the Mocs program. Eslinger was a three-time NCAA

Qualifier and a three-time Southern Conference Cham-pion. He won the SoCon titles in 1998, 1999 and 2000, winning the title at 150 pounds his sophomore year, 157 as a junior and 165 as a senior. He was voted the SoCon Wrestler of the Year in 2000. Eslinger broke the school’s career wins record with a pin of The Citadel’s Tommy Bell on Feb. 12, 2000. He surpassed the former record of 116 wins set by Turner Jackson from 1972-76. The Cleveland, Tenn., native was named the SoCon Tournament’s Most Outstanding Wrestler in 2000 after earning his third straight trip to the NCAAs with a 2-1 victory over VMI’s Matt Erwin in the finals. As a senior, Eslinger reached a national ranking as high as No. 7. That year, he went 23-3 with eight pins. During his junior year, Eslinger went 32-4 overall includ-ing a 2-2 showing at the NCAAs. Eslinger was 29-5 as a sophomore and 19-6 as a freshman.

WRESTLING STAFF

ALEX EUBANKSTUDENT ATHLETIC TRAINER

Alex Eubank is in his second season as the student athletic trainer for the wrestling team .. He is responsible for the health and wellness of the UTC wrestlers ... A native of McKenzie, Tenn., he is participating in the Athletic Training program for the second year ... He is majoring in Physical Therapy.

Coach Years Records Pct.Russ Scall 1952 3-5-0 .375Andy Nardo 1953-68 77-30-5 .710Jim Morgan 1969-84 181-62-4 .741Ethan Reeve 1985-90 57-38-2 .598Ralph Manning 1991-95 32-28-0 .533Mark Leen 1996-2001 43-35-1 .551Franky James 2001 9-8-0 .529

Jim Morgan1969-84

Ethan Reeve1985-90

Ralph Manning1991-95

Mark Leen1996-2001

Franky James2002



INDIVIDUAL RESULTS TOURNAMENT DUAL OVERALLWrestler Class Weight W-L-T Pins W-L-T Pins W-L-T PinsBrandon Artilles Fr. 174 0-0 0 0-6 0 0-6 0 184 2-7 0 1-2 0 3-9 0Artilles totals . . . 2-7 0 1-8 0 3-15 0Chris Bean Fr. 133 0-2 0 0-0 0 0-2 0 Quinten Bell So. 157 16-5 0 11-8 1 27-14 1Chris Bird Jr. 157 9-6 0 1-0 0 10-6 0 174 1-2 0 3-8 0 4-10 0Bird totals . . . 10-8 0 4-8 0 14-16 0Curtis Carter Fr. HWT 1-4 0 6-13 1 7-17 1 Andrew Carver Fr. 149 2-2 0 0-0 0 2-2 0Patrick Carr Fr. 149 8-7 0 7-6 0 15-13 0Austin David Fr. 197 4-6 0 10-8 0 14-14 0Chris Hanson Fr. 125 1-2 0 0-0 0 1-2 0Jacob Harris 2-2 0 0-0 0 2-2 0 Chonci Houston Fr. 125 1-2 0 0-0 0 1-2 0Craig Johnson Jr. 165 16-6 0 13-6 1 29-12 1 Quantal Langford So. 174 10-6 0 0-3 0 10-9 0 184 2-2 0 8-8 0 10-10 0Langford totals . . . 12-8 0 8-11 0 20-19 0B.J. Malone Fr. 125 8-7 0 0-1 0 8-8 0 133 0-0 0 1-6 0 1-6 0Malone totals . . . 8-7 0 1-7 0 9-14 0Michael Neely Fr. 141 3-4 0 0-0 0 3-4 0 149 0-0 0 1-6 0 1-6 0Neely totals . . . 3-4 0 1-6 0 4-10 0Matt Pitts Fr. 125 12-4 0 13-5 3 25-9 3Ben Smith So. 133 6-6 1 2-10 1 8-16 2Michael Stout 1-4 0 0-0 0 1-4 0Jared Sullivan So. 141 10-5 5 13-2 7 23-7 12Brandt Ward Fr. 197 4-3 0 0-0 0 4-3 0Josh West Jr. 125 6-6 0 0-0 0 6-6 0

Date Match Results RecordNov. 10 at Ashland Open No Team ScoreNov. 12 Cumberland College W 22-15 1-0Nov. 16-17 at Cliff Keen Open(1) No Team ScoreNov. 18 at No. 2 Oklahoma State L 49-0 1-1Nov. 30 Kent State(2) L 24-14 1-2Dec. 1 at The Citadel Invitational Team 5thDec. 13 Carson-Newman W 25-12 2-2Jan. 5 at Ohio State Duals (1-3) vs. Eastern Michigan L 25-9 2-3 vs. Indiana L 35-10 2-4 vs. Eastern Illinois W 19-17 3-4 vs. Northern Illinois L 30-10 3-5Jan. 13 at Wendy’s Classic(3) vs. No. 21 Purdue L 40-3 3-6 vs. Northwestern L 31-7 3-7 vs. Duke L 23-16 3-8Jan. 19 Appalachian State* W 20-12 4-8, 1-0Jan. 22 Anderson College W 44-3 5-8Feb. 3 UNC Greensboro* W 26-12 6-8, 2-0Feb. 8 vs. Davidson* W 48-3 7-8, 3-0 at The Citadel* W 22-18 8-8, 4-0Feb. 20 at VMI* W 20-16 9-8, 5-0Mar. 8-9 Southern Conference Championships(4) 1st of 6Mar. 21-23 NCAA Championships(5) 70th place

* Southern Conference opponent; (1)Tulsa, Okla.; (2)Charleston, S.C.; (3)Ashland, Ohio; (4)Raleigh, N.C.; (5)Albany, N.Y.

2001-02 RESULTS9-8 DUAL, 5-0 SOUTHERN CONFERENCE



ASHLAND OPEN, Nov. 10, Ashland, Ohio125 Josh West (2-2)125 B.J. Malone (3-2)125 Chris Hanson (1-2)133 Ben Smith, 2nd place141 Jared Sullivan (4-2), 4th place149 Patrick Carr (2-2)149 Mike Stout (1-2)157 Quentin Bell (6-2), 4th place157 Chris Bird (4-2)157 Mike Neely (0-2)165 Craig Johnson (6-1), 3rd place174 Quantal Langford (5-2), 4th place184 Brandon Artiles (1-2)197 Austin David (0-2)HWT Brandt Ward (3-2)

CLIFF KEEN OPEN, Nov. 17, Tulsa, Okla.125 Josh West (2-2)125 B.J. Malone (3-2)125 Matthew Pitts (4-1), 3rd place125 Chonci Houston (1-2)133 Ben Smith (2-2)141 Chris Bean (0-2)149 Michael Stout (0-2)149 Patrick Carr (4-2), 4th place149 Mike Neely (3-2), 4th157 Quentin Bell (5-1), 3rd place157 Chris Bird (2-2)157 Jacob Harris (2-2)157 Andrew Carver (2-2)165 Craig Johnson (4-1), 3rd place174 Quantal Langford (3-2), 4th place184 Brandon Artiles (1-3)197 Austin David (2-2)197 Brandt Ward (1-2)HWT Curtis Carter (0-2)

THE CITADEL INV., Dec. 1, Chston., S.C.125 Matt Pitts (2-1), 5th place125 B.J. Malone (2-3), 6th place125 Josh West (2-2)133 Ben Smith (0-2)141 Jared Sullivan (3-1), 2nd place149 Patrick Carr (1-3), 6th place157 Quentin Bell (3-1), 2nd place157 Chris Bird (3-2), 4th place165 Craig Johnson (3-1), 3rd place174 Quantal Langford (2-2), 5th place184 Brandon Artiles (0-2)TEAM 5th place, 69 pts.

UTC 22, Cumberland College 15,Nov.11, ChattanoogaHWT-R. Richardson (CC) pinned Curtis Carter, :58125-Matt Pitts maj. dec. Wyatt Wilkie (CC), 15-7133-Andy Medders (CC) dec. Ben Smith, 6-5141-Jared Sullivan pinned Chuck Bailey (CC), 3:29149-Patrick Carr dec. David Gay (CC), 3-1157-Chris Bird dec. Ernie Spritzer (CC), 11-6165-Craig Johnson dec. David Destefano (CC), 5-1174 -Thelton Detry (CC) dec. Quantal Langford, 5-3184-Brandon Artiles dec. Chris Butler (CC), 3-1197-Michael Irving (CC) dec. Austin David, 10-5

No. 2 Oklahoma State 49, UTC 0,Nov. 18, Stillwater, Okla.184-Pat Popolizo (OSU) maj. dec. B. Artiles, 25-18197-W. Gruenwald (OSU) maj. dec. A. David, 17-7HWT-J. Huml (OSU) tech. fall C. Carter, 6:00, 22-7125-S. Holman (OSU) tech. fall M. Pitts, 4:49, 18-1133-Johnny Thompson (OSU) fall Ben Smith, 2:40141-Ronnie Delk (OSU) fall Jared Sullivan, 1:09149-Jerrod Sanders (OSU) maj. dec. P. Carr, 15-4157-Shane Roller (OSU) fall Quentin Bell, 4:05165-Tyrone Lewis (OSU) maj. dec. C. Johnson, 15-5174-Ty Wilcox (OSU) maj. dec. Q. Langford, 8-0

Kent State 24, UTC 14, Nov. 30, Charleston, S.C.149-Patrick Carr dec. Nate Daugherty (KSU), 8-5157-Mike Tolar (KSU) dec. Quentin Bell, 7-4165-C. Johnson maj. dec. M. Lensman (KSU), 10-0174-Nick Nemeth (KSU) dec. Quantal Langford, 4-2184-Ben Rings (KSU) dec. Brandon Artiles, 4-3197-Zeb Miller (KSU) won by forfeitHWT-Tim Swetner (KSU) won by forfeit125-Jared Opfer (UTC) dec. Matt Pitts, 7-4133-Ben Smith dec. Ryan Sabin (KSU), 9-7 ot141-J. Sullivan maj. dec. Ryan Simmons (KSU), 11-3

UTC 25, Carson-Newman 12, Dec. 13, Chatta-nooga174-Nate Moorman (CN) dec. Brandon Artiles, 3-1184-Quantal Langford, dec. Dante Lawson (CN) 3-1197-Austin David maj. dec. Scott Bailey (CN) 12-4HWT-Celeste O’Garro (CN) dec. Curtis Carter 10-6125-Matt Pitts tech. fall Antwan Allen (CN) 15-3133-Ben Sprunger (CN) dec. Ben Smith 5-4 ot141-Jared Sullivan by fall Shane Arnold (CN) 1:05149-Patrick Carr maj. dec. Mike Church (UTC) 14-5157-Quentin Bell maj. dec. Justin Denison (CN) 16-5165-Tony Morgan (CN) dec. Craig Johnson 2-0

Eastern Michigan 25, UTC 9,Buckeye Duals, Jan. 5, Columbus, Ohio157-Derrick Keasley (EMU) dec. Quentin Bell 8-2165-Craig Johnson dec. Brett Filmore (EMU) 8-3174-Ed Magrys (EMU) dec. Chris Bird 8-5184-Dane Bonningson (EMU) dec. Q. Langford 8-6197-Eric Kraft (EMU) dec. Austin David 5-1HWT-Jason Johnson (EMU) dec. Curtis Carter 4-1125-Matt Pitts fall Josh Gunterman (EMU) 3:15133-Zac Pyles (EMU) maj. dec. Ben Smith 8-0141-Darnell Ruffin (EMU) dec. Jared Sullivan 9-3149-Keon Suggs (EMU) dec. Mike Neeley 6-4

Indiana 35, UTC 10,Buckeye Duals, Jan. 5, Columbus, Ohio157-Rocky Mantella (IU) maj. dec. Quentin Bell, 12-4165-Craig Johnson, maj. dec. Jason Bader (IU) 11-3174-Andrew Wolf (IU) maj. dec. B. Artiles, 19-5184-No. 1 Victor Sveda (IU) fall Q. Langford, 3:29197-No. 13 Ty Matthews (IU) fall Austin David, 2:35HWT-D.J. Radnovich (IU) fall Curtis Carter, 1:01125-Matt Pitts dec. No. 12 Greg Schaefer (IU) 7-4133-Brian Smiley (IU) dec. Ben Smith, 9-2141-Jared Sullivan dec. Steve Wartner (IU) 6-0149-Steve Amy (IU) fall Mike Neely, 2:40

UTC 19, Eastern Illinois 17,Buckeye Duals, Jan. 5, Columbus, Ohio157-Quentin Bell dec. Clay French (EIU) 5-3165-Craig Johnson dec. Sam Smith (EIU) 5-3174-Lewis Taylor (EIU) dec. Chris Bird, 12-5184-Quantal Langford dec. Kyle Bracey (EIU) 6-2197-Austin David maj. dec. Ross Bracey (EIU) 12-4HWT-Joe Gliessner (EIU) dec. Curtis Carter, 6-2125-Mike Stanley (EIU) dec. B.J. Malone, 4-3133-No. 19 Pat Dowty (EIU) maj. dec. B. Smith, 9-0141-Jared Sullivan fall Nick Cirrincione (EIU) 3:37149-Tim Loeffel (EIU) maj. dec. Mike Neely, 14-4

Northern Illinois 30, UTC 10,Buckeye Duals, Jan. 5, Columbus, Ohio157-Scott Owen (NIU) tech fall Quentin Bell, 23-7165-B. Hasserman (NIU) dec. C. Johnson, 3-3 TB174-Bill Lowery (NIU) fall Brandon Artiles, 1:08184-Ben Heizer (NIU) dec. Quantal Langford, 8-0197-Jack Dennis (NIU) dec. Austin David, 7-2HWT-Jon Lovrich (NIU) dec. Curtis Carter, 6-0125-Matt Pitts dec. Marlon Felton (NIU) 7-5133-Sam Hiatt (NIU) DQ Ben Smith, default141-Jared Sullivan dec. Oliver Vasquez (NIU) 3-0149-Mike Neely maj. dec. Alex Nelson (NIU) 12-4

No. 21 Purdue 40, UTC 3,Wendy’s Classic, Jan. 13, Ashland, Ohio125-Fleeger (PU) fall Matt Pitts, 2:55133-Hernandez (PU) dec. B.J. Malone, 11-4141-Pursley (PU) wins by forfeit149-Jankowski (PU) dec. Mike Neely, 21-10157-Harper (PU) dec. Quentin Bell, 6-2165-Craig Johnson dec. Groski (PU), 7-6174-Lange (PU) fall Brandon Artiles, 4:36184-Fitch (PU) dec. Quantal Langford, 10-4197-Kapp (OU) dec. Austin David, 4-2HWT-Vercellie (PU) fall Curtis Carter, 5:16

Northwestern 31, UTC 7,Wendy’s Classic, Jan. 13, Ashland, Ohio125-Potashnick (NU) dec. Matt Pitts, 14-11133-Vargas (NU) maj. dec. B.J. Malone, 15-2141-Giacche (NU) wins by forfeit149-Cumbee (NU) fall Mike Neely, 2:46157-Quentin Bell dec. Kimberlin (NU), 3-2165-Craig Johnson maj. dec. Kane (NU), 13-3174-Erwinski (NU) dec. Brandon Artiles, 8-4184-A. Curran (NU) dec. Quantal Langford, 5-0197-B. Curran (NU) dec. Austin David, 5-0HWT-Little (NU) dec. Curtis Carter, 1-0

Duke 23, UTC 16,Wendy’s Classic, Jan. 13, Ashland, Ohio125-Hoang (DU) dec. Matt Pitts, 15-10133-Holzer (DU) maj. dec. B.J. Malone, 17-4141-Clarke (DU) wins by forfeit149-Mike Neely fall Palmisano (DU), 3:30157-Quentin Bell maj. dec. Anderson (DU), 11-3165-Craig Johnson dec. Mitchell (DU), 5-3174-Marcantonio (DU) dec. Brandon Artiles, 8-3184-Cornely (DU) maj. dec. Quantal Langford, 13-4197-Smith (DU) dec. Austin David, 9-1HWT-Curtis Carter dec. Karnehm (DU), 7-2

UTC 20, Appalachian State 12,Jan. 19, Chattanooga174-Lee Roper (ASU) dec. Chris Bird, 7-2184-Sean McIntosh (ASU) dec. Q. Langford, 7-5197-A. David maj. dec. Jared Linderman (ASU), 12-2HWT-Curtis Carter dec. Caleb Smith (ASU), 3-1125-Matt Pitts maj. dec. Nick Gates (ASU), 15-8133-Travis Drake (ASU) dec. Ben Smith, 2-0141-Jared Sullivan dec. Jason Jones (ASU), 8-1149-Patrick Carr dec. Carl Elliott (ASU), 5-3157-Quentin Bell dec. P.J. Boccia (ASU), 3-2165-Mark Fee (ASU) dec. Craig Johnson, 8-4

UTC 44, Anderson College 3,Jan. 22, Chattanooga141-Jared Sullivan fall Steve Valponi (AC), 4:32149-Derrell Stephens (AC) dec. Patrick Carr, 10-6157-Quentin Bell fall Tanner Barnes (AC), 6:48165-Craig Johnson dec. Buck Buhler (AC), 3-1174-Chris Bird dec. Chris Bailey (AC), 11-5184-Quantal Langford dec. Cliff Poynter (AC) 12-6197-A. David tech fall A. Robinson (AC), 22-7 6:33HWT-Curtis Carter fall Tim Gutierrez (AC), 2:44125-Matt Pitts won by forfeit133-Ben Smith fall Michael Hogan (AC), 4:32

UTC 26, UNC Greensboro 12, Feb. 3, Chattanooga197-Austin David dec. Ryan Midgett (UNCG), 9-4HWT-Greg Forbes (UNCG) dec. Curtis Carter, 7-3125-Matt Pitts by fall Tony Stewart (UNCG), 4:40133-Wes Gibson (UNCG) dec. B.J. Malone, 9-3141-Anthony Warren (UNCG) won by forfeit149-Patrick Carr dec. Keith Ritter (UNCG), 9-4157-Q. Bell maj. dec. Nate Parmenter (UNCG), 18-7165-C. Johnson maj. dec. T. Garbis (UNCG), 16-2174-Chris Bird dec. Ron Williams (UNCG), 8-6184-Quantal Langford dec. Matt Dunn (UNCG), 3-1

UTC 48, Davidson 3, Feb. 8, Charleston, S.C.125-Matt Pitts by forfeit133-B.J. Malone by forfeit141-Jared Sullivan by forfeit149-Patrick Carr dec. Grant Doornbos (DAV), 6-3157-Quentin Bell maj. dec. Jeff Bender (DAV), 16-3165-Craig Johnson tech. fall Mo Idlibi (DAV), 18-3174-Mark O’Hair (DAV) dec. Chris Bird, 6-1184-Quantal Langford by forfeit197-Austin David by forfeitHWT-Curtis Carter by forfeit

UTC 22, The Citadel 18, Feb. 8, Charleston, S.C.157-Quentin Bell maj. dec. Vince Bartges (CIT), 10-2165-Craig Johnson dec. Braxton Harrison (CIT), 6-2174-Mike Regner (CIT) dec. Chris Bird, 3-2184-Quantal Langford dec. John Bohren (CIT), 4-1197-Austin David dec. Jordan Everett (CIT), 5-2HWT-Billy Linane (CIT) dec. Curtis Carter, 2-1125-Matt Pitts dec. Brandon Gates (CIT), 7-0133-Sean Markey (CIT) fall B.J. Malone, 2:34141-Jared Sullivan fall Mike Martinez (CIT), 2:24149-Wayne Watts (CIT) fall Patrick Carr, 2:45

Chattanooga 20, VMI 16, Feb. 20, Lexington, Va.184-Jason Cox (VMI) dec. Quantal Langford, 8-3197-Austin David dec. Brian Toney (VMI), 8-6HWT-Curtis Carter dec. David Walker (VMI), 3-1125-Matt Pitts maj. dec. Juan Sanchez (VMI), 17-6133-Oliver Ruiz (VMI) dec. B.J. Malone, 7-4141-Jared Sullivan fall Mark DiSalvo (VMI), 2:29149-Mike Parsons (VMI) dec. Patrick Carr, 6-2157-Adam Britt (VMI) dec. Quinten Bell, 5-4165-C. Johnson maj. dec. J. Kontopedes (VMI), 12-3174-Matt Erwin (VMI) maj. dec. Chris Bird, 10-2

Tournaments & Opens

2001-02 MATCH-BY-MATCH



SoCon Team ResultsCHATTANOOGA 72VMI 70The Citadel 62.5Appalachian State 61.5UNC Greensboro 28Davidson 16.5

Chattanooga Individual Results 125 – Matt PittsMatt Pitts dec. Tony Stewart (UNCG), 10-6Matt Pitts dec. Brandon Gates (CIT), 5-3(Pitts SoCon Champion and NCAA Qualifier)

133 – Ben SmithGibson (UNCG) dec. Ben Smith, 8-7Oliver Ruiz (VMI) dec. Ben Smith, 3-1

141 – Jared SullivanJared Sullivan pinned Mike Martinez (CIT), 1:57Jared Sullivan dec. Mark DiSalvo (VMI), 5-2(Sullivan SoCon Champion and NCAA Qualifier)

149 – Patrick CarrGrant Doornbos (DAV) pinned Patrick Carr, 1:43Patrick Carr dec. Keith Ritter (UNCG), 6-4Grant Doornbos (DAV) dec. Patrick Carr, 6-5

157 – Quentin BellP.J. Boccia (ASU) dec. Quentin Bell, 5-4Quentin Belldec. Nate Parmenter (UNCG), 8-2Quentin Bell dec. Jeff Bender (DAV), 7-4(Bell finished in third place)

165 – Craig JohnsonCraig Johnson maj. dec. Mike Regner (CIT), 16-2Mark Fee (ASU) maj. dec. Craig Johnson, 8-0(Johnson finished in second place, NCAA wildcard)

174 – Chris BirdMark O’Hair (DAV) dec. Chris Bird, 8-4Chris Bird dec. James Rose (CIT), 8-7Mark O’Hair (DAV) dec. Chris Bird, 7-1

184 – Quantal LangfordQuantal Langford dec. Sean McIntosh (ASU), 6-4Quantal Langford dec. Jason Cox (VMI), 8-5(Langford SoCon Champion and NCAA Qualifier)

197 – Austin DavidAustin David dec. Ryan Midgett (UNCG), 5-2Austin David dec. Jordan Everett (CIT), 4-2 OT(David SoCon Champion and NCAA Qualifier)

HWT – Curtis CarterBilly Linane (CIT) dec. Curtis Carter, 2-1Curtis Carter dec. Caleb Smith (ASU), 7-5 otDavid Walker (VMI) dec. Curtis Carter, 3-1 ot

2001-02 MOCS POSTSEASON2002

Southern Conference Championships

March 9, Raleigh, N.C.

2002NCAA Championships

March 21-23, Albany, N.Y.

Team Placed 70th125 - (11)Travis Lee (Cornell) dec. Matt Pitts, 6-3125 - Mario Stuart (Lehigh) maj. dec. Matt Pitts, 11-2

141 - (1)Mark Conley (Navy) dec. Jared Sullivan, 8-3141 - Darnell Ruffin (Eastern Michigan) dec. Jared Sullivan, 6-2

165 - (8)Johnny Clark (Ohio State) dec. Craig Johnson, 7-6165 - Nate Lawrenz (Northern Iowa) dec. Craig Johnson, 2-0

184 - (10)Ben Heizer (N. Illinois) maj. dec. Q. Langford, 11-1184 - Tony D’Amico (Boise State) dec. Quantal Langford, 6-3

197 - (10)Tom Grossman (Oklahoma) maj. dec. A. David, 12-3197 - Chris Skretkowicz (Hofstra) maj. dec. Austin David, 14-1

2002 All-Southern Conference125 - Matt Pitts, UTC133 - Travis Drake, Appalachian State141 - Jared Sullivan, UTC149 - Mike Parsons, VMI157 - Adam Britt, VMI165 - Mark Fee, Appalachian State174 - Lee Roper, Appalachian State184 - Jason Cox, VMI197 - Austin David, UTCHWT - Greg Forbes, UNC Greensboro SoCon Wrestler of the Year

2002 Southern Conference Awards

Most Outstanding WrestlerMark Fee, Appalachian State

Freshman of the YearMatt Pitts, UTC

Coach of the YearFranky James, UTC



Individual Career Leadersby percentage

Name Record Pct.Charlie Heard (1982-84) 113-10-0 .919Randy Batten (1974-77) 80-10-0 .889Turner Jackson (1972-76) 116-15-0 .886Heath Eslinger (1996-00) 120-18-0 .870Charlie Buckshaw (1986-89) 112-21-0 .840John Kalvelage (1972-76) 77-15-0 .837Tom Sell (1986-89) 90-29-0 .756Ben Reichel (1985-89) 109-37-2 .743John Feldhacker (1982-85) 68-24-3 .732Tim Brennan (1972-76) 84-43-2 .708Jeff Rufolo (1984-88) 73-32-3 .690Chris Thornbury (1986-89) 101-46-2 .685

Individual Career Leadersby victories

Name Record Pct.Heath Eslinger (1996-00) 120-18-0 .870Turner Jackson (1972-76) 116-15-0 .886Charlie Heard (1982-84) 113-10-0 .919Charlie Buckshaw (1986-89) 112-21-0 .840Ben Reichel (1985-89) 109-37-2 .743Chris Thornbury (1986-89) 101-46-2 .685Tom Sell (1986-89) 90-29-0 .756Tim Brennan (1972-76) 84-43-2 .708Randy Batten (1974-77) 80-10-0 .889John Kalvelage (1972-76) 77-15-0 .837Jeff Rufolo (1984-88) 73-32-3 .690John Feldhacker (1982-85) 68-24-3 .732

Chattanooga’s NCAA Team Finishes1978 Chattanooga T47th1979 Chattanooga 31st1980 Chattanooga T40th1982 Chattanooga 38th1983 Chattanooga T14th1984 Chattanooga 29th1985 Chattanooga T55th1986 Chattanooga T59th1987 Chattanooga T62nd1988 Chattanooga T27th1989 Chattanooga 35th1991 Chattanooga 27th1992 Chattanooga 22nd1997 Chattanooga T73rd1998 Chattanooga T58th1999 Chattanooga 41st2000 Chattanooga 47th2001 Chattanooga 51st2002 Chattanooga 70th

Chattanooga’s NCAA IndividualTop Eight Finishers

1979 Byron McGlathery (126) 5th1983 Charlie Heard (118) 2nd1984 Charlie Heard (118) 7th1991 Bret Gustafson (177) 5th1992 Guy Harris (142) 8th1992 Howard Langford (158) 8th

1999 NCAA Qualifiers125 Adrian Tramutola133 Bobby Hanson157 Heath Eslinger

2000 NCAA Qualifiers125 Adrian Tramutola133 Bobby Hanson165 Heath Eslinger174 Adam Duncan (wildcard)197 Josh LambrechtHWT Kevin Baltz

2001 NCAA Qualifiers141 Jared Sullivan184 Adam Duncan197 David Tyner

2002 NCAA Qualifiers125 Matt Pitts141 Jared Sullivan165 Craig Johnson (wildcard)184 Quantal Langford197 Austin David

Chattanooga’sSouthern Conference

Championships

(19) 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981,1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002

MOCS WRESTLING HISTORY



SOCONYEAR W L T PCT FINISH COACH1952 3 5 0 .375 Russ Scall1953 0 6 0 .000 Andy Nardo1954 7 1 0 .875 Andy Nardo1955 4 2 1 .571 Andy Nardo1956 3 4 1 .375 Andy Nardo1957 4 1 1 .667 Andy Nardo1958 6 1 0 .857 Andy Nardo1959 6 1 0 .857 Andy Nardo1960 7 0 0 1.000 Andy Nardo1961 9 0 0 1.000 Andy Nardo1962 6 2 0 .750 Andy Nardo1963 6 0 1 .929 Andy Nardo1964 8 1 0 .889 Andy Nardo1965 6 4 0 .600 Andy Nardo1966 3 3 0 .500 Andy Nardo1967 2 4 0 .333 Andy Nardo1968 0 0 0 .000 Andy Nardo1969 9 5 0 .643 Jim Morgan1970 9 7 0 .563 Jim Morgan1971 12 1 0 .923 Jim Morgan1972 16 3 0 .842 Jim Morgan1973 13 2 1 .844 Jim Morgan1974 13 5 0 .722 Jim Morgan1975 19 1 0 .950 Jim Morgan1976 15 1 0 .938 Jim Morgan1977 10 8 0 .556 Jim Morgan1978 12 8 0 .600 1st Jim Morgan1979 16 2 0 .889 1st Jim Morgan1980 10 2 0 .833 1st Jim Morgan1981 6 12 0 .333 1st Jim Morgan1982 0 0 0 .000 1st Jim Morgan1983 13 6 0 .684 1st Jim Morgan1984 8 5 0 .615 2nd Jim Morgan1985 6 7 0 .462 3rd Ethan Reeve1986 6 10 0 .382 1st Ethan Reeve1987 10 9 0 .526 1st Ethan Reeve1988 15 1 0 .938 1st Ethan Reeve1989 12 5 1 .972 1st Ethan Reeve1990 8 6 0 .571 1st Ethan Reeve1991 9 5 0 .642 1st Ralph Manning1992 10 5 0 .667 1st Ralph Manning1993 4 6 0 .400 1st Ralph Manning1994 5 5 0 .500 1st Ralph Manning1995 4 7 0 .367 3rd Ralph Manning1996 6 4 0 .600 3rd Mark Leen1997 7 9 0 .438 4th Mark Leen1998 7 8 1 .469 1st Mark Leen1999 7 5 0 .583 1st Mark Leen2000 10 2 0 .833 1st Mark Leen2001 6 7 0 .462 2nd Mark Leen2002 9 8 0 .529 1st Franky James

Year-by-Year Wrestling RecordsMocs Honor Roll

David Barden (126)Southern Conference Wrestler of the Year, 1996

Randy Batten (118 pounds)NCAA Outstanding Wrestler, 19753-time NCAA II Champion

Tim Brennan (167 pounds)NCAA II All-American, 1976

Bill Burnside (118/126 pounds)NCAA II All-American, 1974

Gerald CarrSouthern Conference Freshman of the Year, 1993

Heath Eslinger (165 pounds)Southern Conference Wrestler of the Year, 2000Southern Conference Tournament Most Outstanding Wrestler, 2000

Charlie Heard (118 pounds)Three-time NCAA All-American1982, 1983, 1984

Bret Gustafson (177 pounds)NCAA All-American, 1991

Guy Harris (142 pounds)NCAA All-American, 1992

Turner Jackson (158 pounds)Two-time NCAA All-American, 1975-76

Franky JamesSouthern Conference Coach of the Year, 2002

John Kavelage (134 pounds)Two-time NCAA II All-American, 1975-76

Josh Lambrecht (197 pounds)Southern Conference Freshman of the Year, 2000

Howard Langford (158 pounds)NCAA All-American, 1992

Byron McGlathery (126 pounds)NCAA All-American, 1980

Ralph ManningSouthern Conference Coach of the Year, 1991, 1992

Jim MorganNCAA Coach of the YearSouthern Conference Coach of the Year, 1978, 1981, 1983

Matt Pitts (125 pounds)Southern Conference Freshman of the Year, 2002

Ethan ReeveSouthern Conference Coach of the Year, 1987, 1988, 1990

Jared Sullivan (141 pounds)Southern Conference Freshman of the Year, 2001

David Weeks (177 pounds)Two-time NCAA II Champion, 1975, 1976

Ralph Zigner (Heavyweight)NCAA All-American, 1992




Chattanooga’s IndividualSouthern Conference Champions

Mark Allison (134) 1988Clarence Arrington (134) 1989, 1990Kevin Baltz (HWT) 2000David Barden (118) 1993David Barden (126) 1994, 1995 Randy Batten (126) 1978Charlie Buckshaw (177) 1986, 1987, 1988Charlie Buckshaw (190) 1989Gerald Carr (190) 1993Leonard Champaign (126) 1983Bobby Cook (134) 1998Scott Corcoran (126) 1988Austin David (197) 2002Chad Dennis (158) 1996Chad Dennis (177) 1993Adam Duncan (184) 2001Ron Ensign (126) 1985Heath Eslinger (150) 1998Heath Eslinger (157) 1999Heath Eslinger (165) 2000Jack Feldhacker (150) 1982, 1984, 1985Tom Flanagan (177) 1978, 1979Bryan Flint (167) 1990, 1991 Bret Gustafson (167) 1988Bret Gustafson (177) 1990, 1991, 1992Bobby Hanson (126) 1998Bobby Hanson (133) 1999, 2000Guy Harris (142) 1992Guy Harris (150) 1993Charlie Heard (118) 1982, 1983, 1984Tom Herring (118) 1988Tom Herring (126) 1987Rod Horner (190) 1991Jason Laflin (118) 1994Josh Lambrecht (197) 2000Howard Langford (158) 1989, 1992Quantal Langford (184) 2002Mike Marino (118) 1979Byron McGlathery (118) 1978Byron McGlathery (126) 1980Larry Meierotto (167) 1980, 1982Larry Meierotto (177) 1981Daryk Moistner (190) 1995Billy Moss (142) 1983Pat Murphy (190) 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983Bobby Orand (177) 1980Bobby Orand (190) 1978, 1979Warren Osbourn (190) 1992Warren Osbourn (HWT) 1991Anthony Parris (158) 1978Matt Pitts (125) 2002Ben Reichel (118) 1986, 1987, 1989


Chattanooga’s IndividualSoutheastern Intercollegiate

Wrestling Association ChampionsRandy Batten (118) 1975Bill Berg (177) 1949Tom Braly (158) 1947Ron Bratcher (158) 1948, 1949Abe Cohen (190) 1954Abe Cohen (HWT) 1955, 1956Rex Cox (158) 1960Rex Cox (167) 1961Tom Drake (190) 1951, 1952, 1953John Dyer (177) 1956, 1957George Farr (134) 1963, 1964John Farr (134) 1966Randy Faires (126) 1969Randy Faires (134) 1970, 1971Wayne Farmer (190) 1962Drue Franklin (167) 1982John Feldhacker (150) 1982Marvin Gates (167) 1957Jim Glasser (150) 1969, 1970, 1971Bill Goetz (150) 1954Steve Gross (158) 1972, 1974Butch Harless (158) 1962, 1963Charlie Heard (118) 1982, 1983, 1984Tom Hubbach (177) 1964Lloyd Hubbard (HWT) 1958, 1959Turner Jackson (150) 1973Turner Jackson (158) 1975John Kalvelage (134) 1975Ed Krupka (HWT) 1981, 1982Fred Lilly (118) 1957John Matowski (190) 1957Byron McGlathery (118) 1978Byron McGlathery (126) 1980Fred McKenny (190) 1971Larry Meierotto (177) 1982Billy Moss (150) 1983Pat Murphy (190) 1982, 1983George Owens (118) 1949Lance Parker (177) 1959Dean Smith (142) 1977Henry Sorrell (HWT) 1966David Strickland (158) 1982Randall Wilder (142) 1982Charles Wright (134) 1961Ralph Zigner (HWT) 1977, 1978

Jeff Rufulo (190) 1985, 1987, 1989Tom Sell (150) 1988, 1989David Strickland (158) 1980, 1982Jared Sullivan (141) 2001, 2002Ricky Talley (134) 1983Chris Thornbury (190) 1986Chris Thornbury (HWT) 1987, 1989Adrian Tramutola (125) 1999, 2000David Tyner (197) 2001Mike Wallace (HWT) 1986Cary Waller (142) 1979Cary Waller (150) 1981, 1983Rick Waller (134) 1980, 1981Randel Wider (142) 1982Ralph Zigner (HWT) 1978

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THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEEAT CHATTANOOGA

Famous UT-Chattanooga Alumni• Dennis Haskins, Actor• Gerald Wilkins, NBA Basketball Player• Marilyn Marks, CEO of Dorsey Corp. – Fortune 500 Company• Robin Hood, Pulitzer Prize winner in photography• Tom Griscom, former U.S. Press Secretary• Russell Ward, NBC News Broadcaster• Dan Howard, former special assistant to the President of the U.S. and Deputy Press Secretary for Foreign Affairs• Tom Drake, speaker emeritus of Alabama House of Representatives• Dr. Joel Cunningham, president of the University of the South

experience. Innovative programs, such as our University Honor Program, serve exceptionally talented students. Off campus, the University offers credit and noncredit instruction for professional and intellectual development, extending its educational mission to an even broader range of citizens.

UTC has taken the land grant spirit and applied it in Ten-nessee and the surrounding region to effect positive social and economic change. In its constant pursuit of academic excellence, UTC is committed to several strategic, impera-tives:

• Claiming the assets of technology • Recruiting, retaining, and celebrating diversity in faculty, staff, and students • Demonstrating accountability • Enhancing partnerships • Enhancing the learning environment • Using evaluation to drive change

As UTC looks to its future and the emerging needs of the metropolitan region, it will continue its commitment to quality education, excellent research, and dedicated ser-vice.

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga will serve as a national model of an engaged metropolitan university whose faculty, staff, and students, in collaboration with exter-nal partners, employ the intellectual resources of the liberal arts and professional programs to enrich the lives of those we serve.

UTC MISSION STATEMENT

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga educates students to assist in the enlightening and disciplining of their minds and their preparation for ethical and active leader-ship in civic, cultural, and professional life. To achieve this, the University engages in the complementary and mutually supportive activities of teaching, research, and service. The University combines the advantages of a strong private tradition with those of a state-assisted institution. Dedicated to providing quality education to a diverse popu-lation of approaching 9,000 students, UTC seeks to meet its responsibilities as an emerging metropolitan university, actively involved with regional municipalities, schools, busi-ness, and industry and offering expanded instructional opportunities that respond to area needs. The University’s ability to fulfill this role is enhanced by continuing support from its alumni, community, and the University of Chatta-nooga Foundation, a public, nonprofit organization which administers most of UTC’s private endowment. The hallmark of the University is outstanding teaching by a talented and committed faculty. Small classes, person-alized advising, and frequent opportunities to interact with faculty provide a student-oriented learning experience. Research is a priority for the campus. Effective teach-ing and faculty involvement in scholarship, research, and creative activities are interdependent. These activities foster the intellectual growth of the faculty, provide students with opportunities to participate in the development and applica-tion of new knowledge, and enhance the region’s growth. A program of well-endowed centers and chairs, (including a significant number of Chairs of Excellence), and profes-sorships builds upon a tradition of faculty research. The University’s programs provide both a firm ground-ing in the liberal arts and strong professional preparation. Bachelor’s and master’s degrees as well as several post-master’s specialists degrees are awarded through our Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Business Administration, Education and Applied Professional Studies, Engineering and Computer Science, and Health and Human Services. Education at UTC goes beyond the traditional class-room and laboratory as befits an institution where service is also a high priority. UTC faculty members continue to bring their professional expertise to bear on the concerns of the larger community. Moreover, the University takes advan-tage of its metropolitan location to provide firsthand learn-ing experiences to students through career-related work



CHATTANOOGA - THE SCENIC CITY Chattanooga lies in the Tennessee Valley, surrounded by the southern end of the Appalachian Mountains. The city was born on the Tennessee River as a trading post. Cherokee Chief John Ross established the post in the early 1800s, and it was known as Ross’ Landing. The area where the trading post was developed is still known as Ross’ Landing and is just 200 yards from where the Tennessee Aquarium stands today. The city was incorporated in 1838, and the name was changed to Chattanooga. The word Chattanooga is believed to be a Native American word meaning “rock coming to a point,” in reference to Lookout Mountain, which overlooks the downtown area. Several major battles of the Civil War took place in the Chat-tanooga area such as Lookout Mountain and Chickamauga. It was the Confederate loss at Missionary Ridge that opened the way to Georgia and William T. Sherman’s “March to the Sea.” In the 1850s, railroads began to develop heavily in the area, and Chattanooga became a major rail hub of the South. However, it was not until 1941, when The Glenn Miller Orchestra recorded “The Chattanooga Choo Choo,” that the city received its famous moniker. The rail tradition still has influence on the area. The Chat-tanooga Choo Choo Hotel and Convention Center is one of the top tourist attractions in the city. The nickname of The McKenzie Arena is called the “Roundhouse” because it is round in nature, but also because of the building that housed the mechanism to turn locomotives around when it reached the terminal was known as the roundhouse.

Chattanooga, with its population of about 165,000 and a metro population of around 450,000, has other claims to fame. It was home to the world’s first bottler of Coca-Cola in 1899. The Ten-nessee Aquarium opened to nearly 1.5 million visitors in 1992, and the following year, the Walnut Street Bridge was renovated to become the largest pedestrian parkway in the world. Both of these attractions are part of the renaissance to develop 22 miles of the riverfront in Chattanooga. In the April 25, 1999, edition of Parade magazine, Chattanooga was recognized as one of five American Restored Cities. The Scenic City has also earned men-tion in Newsweek and Southern Living magazines.

Chattanooga’s appeal is based on its diversity. The city has grown from Ross’ Landing into a place of distinction and popular-ity. Over the years, Chattanooga has kept many traditions despite modern development, traditions like Ross’ Landing Park and Plaza and Walnut Street Bridge. The arts play an important part in Chattanooga’s cultural life. Chattanooga ranks first in the nation per capita giving to the united arts fund. Chattanooga boasts the country’s oldest community theatres. They offer eight live shows each season ranging from musicals to dramas to comedies. The Chattanooga Symphony and Opera Association offer pre-sentations like symphony, opera, chamber music, pops programs, young people’s concerts, opera for children and a youth orchestra. From the Hunter Museum to the Chattanooga Regional History Museum, historians and art enthusiasts can absorb cultural his-tory to their hearts’ content. Coca-Cola and Dupont are a couple of industry leaders located in Chattanooga. Chattanooga is striving to become a model environment city and is committed to improving the quality of life encouraging clean industries to expand or relocate to the area, returning environmen-tal awareness throughout the city.

City of Chattanooga Interesting Facts• Chattanooga is home to the first Coca-Cola Bottling Plant in the world. Last year marked the 100th anniversary of the first bottled beverage by Coca-Cola that was made in Chattanooga.• Sports legends Venus Lacy and Reggie White are natives of Chat-tanooga.• The annual Riverbend Festival held in June brings more than 100,000 visitors to the city.• Chattanooga is within two hour drives of Knoxville, Atlanta, Birming-ham and Nashville. All totaled, 13 professional sports franchises are in the five-city area.



Steve Sloan was courted by the Uni-versity of Tennessee at Chattanooga to be the school’s athletics director for about five years, and the man who was one of the most decorated athletes to ever play sports in Southeast Tennessee finally decided to return to his roots. On April 5, 2002, nearly five years after Sloan was first offered the job to be UTC’s Director of Athletics, he took over the reins of Chattanooga’s athletics program much to the delight of an overflow crowd in the McKenzie Arena’s Hall of Fame Room. The announcement was in conjunction with the hiring of much-heralded Mocs basketball coach Jeff Lebo. The throng cheering Sloan’s announcement recalled his prowess in football, basketball and golf at Bradley Central High School in nearby Cleveland, Tenn., in the early 1960s. The versatile and personable Sloan eventually earned a football scholarship to the University of Alabama, where he became an All-America quarterback for legendary coach Paul “Bear” Bryant. Sloan brings 15 years of experience as a collegiate athletics director and some long-standing ties to the Chattanooga community and the surrounding area, which made him Stacy’s top choice among an extremely qualified pool of candidates. Prior to joining the Mocs’ program, Sloan spent nine years as director of athletics at the Univer-sity of Central Florida in Orlando, and he served in a similar capacity at the University of Alabama from 1987-89 and at the University of North Texas from 1990-92. While at UCF, he oversaw the Golden Knight football program’s elevation to the NCAA Division I-A level, a task completed in 1996. UCF captured 36 Atlantic Sun Conference Championships during his tenure, and its teams boasted 26 NCAA Tournament berths. Under Sloan, the Golden Knights’ sports programs pulled off an outstanding feat, as UCF became only the second school in Atlantic Sun history to win both the men’s and women’s all-sports titles in the same academic year, 1995-96. UCF duplicated that feat during the 1998-99 school year as well. Overall, he led UCF to three men’s all-sports trophies and four women’s awards. Not losing sight of the academic side of the student-athlete equation, Sloan’s leadership was instrumental in UCF capturing the 1998 A-Sun Academic Trophy. Sloan, who also took the North Texas football program to Division I status, began his collegiate administrative career as an assistant football coach at his alma mater, the University of Alabama. He coached under Bryant from 1968-71 while also working as the Tide’s men’s golf coach in 1969. Sloan served as an assistant football coach at Florida State in 1971 and at Georgia Tech in 1972 before becoming Vanderbilt’s head coach in 1973. Sloan directed the Commodores’ football program for two seasons and was named the Southeastern Conference Coach of the Year in 1974. The 58-year-old Sloan also had head football-coaching stints at Texas Tech University from 1974-77, at the University of Mississippi from 1978-82 and at Duke University from 1983-86. While at Ole Miss, he also served as assistant athletics director. Sloan is a graduate of Alabama with a degree in business and education. He played quarterback for Bryant from 1963-65. In 1965, he earned All-America honors and guided the Tide to an Orange Bowl victory and the National Championship. The NFL’s Atlanta Falcons drafted him in 1966 where he played for two seasons. Born August 19, 1944, in Austin, Texas, Sloan had an outstanding high school athletic career at Bradley Central High School in Cleve-land, Tenn. In 1961-62, he earned All-State honors in football and basketball and was named one of the top prep golfers in the state. In the summer of 1995, Sloan fulfilled a lifelong dream of compet-ing in a major golf championship when he qualified for, and played in, the U.S. Senior Open at The Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Md. He was inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame on March 3, 2000, and was selected as one of the top athletes of the Century from the state of Tennessee by Sports Illustrated. Sloan is also the author of two books, Calling Life’s Signals (1966) and A Whole New Ballgame (1975). He is married to his former high school sweetheart, Brenda, and they have two sons, Stephen Jr., 32, and Jonathan, 30.

DR. BILL W. STACYChancellor

Dr. Bill W. Stacy began his ser-vice as Chancellor at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in 1997, becoming the 14th individual to lead the institution. Since coming to Chattanooga and UTC, Dr. Stacy has led an enormous and successful effort to reposition the University as a vital academic, intellec-tual, and pivotal planning force for stra-tegic change within the Chattanooga area. An effective long-range campus plan has been developed to include a facilities master plan, a budget and financial plan, and a curriculum revitalization plan at the Uni-versity. Under Stacy’s leadership, the University is experiencing the largest facilities growth in the history of the institution with more than $180 million of construction projects to be completed within three years. A new Engineering, Math, and Computer Science building, the University Center expansion, and $100 million of new residence halls are under construction. These projects will provide much needed improvements in campus facilities and services as well as an economic stimulus to the Chattanooga economy. Named Chattanooga Manager of the Year in 2002, Stacy has become an exemplary example of leadership in the region. His leadership has enabled the university to engage in outreach initiatives and partnerships on a unprecedented level. Two new downtown elementary schools to improve the quality of education within the Hamilton County area and the potential expansion of the University curriculum to include doctoral programs in engineering, business, education and physical therapy are indicative of the many positive changes his leadership has provided the institution. Stacy earned a Bachelor of Science in Education, speech Communication from Southeast Missouri State University in 1960. He went on to earn a Master of Science, Speech Communication in 1965 and a Doctorate of Philosophy, Contemporary Public Address and Communication Theory, in 1968 from the University of Illinois. He has completed many post-doctoral seminars and conferences at the University of Denver, University of Georgia, University of Tennessee, University of Maryland, and M.I.T. Stacy came to Chattanooga from California State University, San Marcos, where he was the Founding President from 1989 to 1997. Before his presidency in California, Stacy was president of Southeast Missouri State University (1979-89) and served as a faculty member there beginning in 1967. Among many leadership positions, Stacy has served as a member of the board of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities, vice chair of the North American Council of the International Association of University Presidents, president of the Missouri Council on Public Higher Education, and a commissioner on colleges for the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. In Chattanooga, he is active with Allied Arts, First Things First, the Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce, Junior Achievement, the Tennessee Aquarium, United Way, and others. A native of Bristol, Tenn., Stacy is married to Dr. Sue Varnon Stacy, a faculty member in the UTC College of Business Admin-istration. He has three children and five grandchildren.

STEVE SLOANAthletics Director

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