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TOPPER PRIDE

WEST LIBERTY TO HOST 2015 NCAA DII SUPER

REGION ONE WRESTLING TOURNAMENTThe NCAA has selected West Liberty University

as the host site for the 2015 NCAA Division II Super

Region One Wrestling Championships.

The 2015 regional will be held Feb. 27-28 at the

ASRC on the West Liberty University campus. The

top four wrestlers in each weight class will advance to

the 2015 NCAA Division II National Championships,

scheduled for March 13-14 at Chaifetz Arena in St.

Louis, Mo.

"We are excited and honored to be selected to

host the NCAA Division II Wrestling Regionals in

February 2015 here in the ASRC," West Liberty

athletic director Jim Watson said.

"We look forward to conducting another first-

class event, as we have done with the NCAA Division

II Men's Basketball Regionals, the NCAA Div. II Golf

Super Regionals, the 2002 NCAA Division II Wrestling

Regional and the 2003 NCAA Division II National

Wrestling Championships."

The announcement came as part of the NCAA's

massive rollout of 523 sites as hosts for 82 of its 89

championships for the 2014-15 year through

2017-18. It was the largest collection of host site

announcements in NCAA history.

The sites were selected by the respective sport

committees, made up of coaches and administrators

from NCAA member schools and conferences, and

ultimately approved by the appropriate divisional

championships cabinets or committees.

"We really want to thank everyone who put in a

bid," said Mark Lewis, NCAA executive vice president

o f c h a m p i o n s h i p s a n d a l l i a n c e s . " T h e

competitiveness of the bids made it extremely di"cult

for the sport committees to select sites as there just

weren't spots for all of the great bids we received.

Ultimately the sites that were selected will provide our

student-athletes, coaches and fans the best

experience possible."

The

Super Region One

Tournament is

scheduled for

Feb. 27 & 28, 2015

in the ASRC.

September 8, 2014

West Liberty University Wrestling Newsletter Issue #1

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Words from

Coach Davis

The 2014-2015

season is almost

upon us! With

eight starters and

some key back-ups

returning, and a nice recruiting

class, we are excited for the

upcoming season. Along with

our regular coaching sta# of

myself, Branden Hinkle, Roger

Seeber, and Brian Edison, we

have former Hilltopper Brian

Leggett on board this year.

Our schedule includes some

of our traditional events, such

as the Ohio Northern Invitational

and the Midwest Classic, along

with some new tournaments like

the Brockport Invitational. For

dual meets there has been a

slight change, as we have been

forced to drop a few non-

regional opponents, and replace

them with regional foes. This

will hopefully prove beneficial in

our postseason for regionalseeding.

There are some events I'd

like to draw your attention to.

They are listed at the end of this

newsletter and include the

induction of WL Wrestling family

member Bryan Bunch ('87) into

the Hilltoppper Athletic Hall of

Fame on 9/20, Homecoming on

the Hilltop on 10/11, and

Wrestle-o#s followed by a fun

Night at the Races/Spaghetti

Dinner fundraiser on 10/25.

We hope to see you at these

events as well as some matches

this year. GO TOPPERS!

Preseason Workouts Underway

The team started their 'Fall

Strength Training & Conditioning'

program on September 2nd. Pre-

season workouts will run through

October 3rd and are Monday through

Thursday, 3:30-5:30 PM each week.Under the direction of Assistant

Coach Branden Hinkle, the athletes

start each workout with an intense

warm up before hitting the weight

room. Team lifts are followed up

with various cardio workouts such

as sprints, hill runs, and some

traditional distance runs such as

'Jingle Bells' and 'The Tower Run'

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LEGGETT JOINS MAT STAFF

Former West Liberty University wrestling

standout Brian Leggett is coming back to the

hilltop as part of Coach Brian Davis' mat sta#.

A 2012 West Liberty graduate with a degree

in Social Studies Education, Leggett returns to

his alma mater after spending the past two

years as a Graduate Assistant at NCAA Division

III Waynesburg (Pa.) University. Leggett earned

a Masters Degree in Educational Technology

while at Waynesburg.

Leggett was a fixture in West Liberty's line-up

from 2007-11, serving as a team captain each

of his last two seasons, and as a student

assistant for Coach Davis during the 2011-2012

season.

He had a career-high 22 wins as a redshirt

freshman and went on to a solid career that saw

him etch his name in the Hilltopper record book.

By the time Leggett hung up his singlet for

good, he ranked No. 1 all-time at West Liberty in

career reversals (87) and escapes (173).

Leggett wrestled for three years at

Waynesburg (Pa.) Central High School before

transferring to Parkersburg, W.Va. for his senior

season. He went 25-9 with the Big Reds and

was the runner-up at 130 pounds in the West

Virginia Class AAA state tournament.

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