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Wrestling USA (ISSN) 0199-6258Wrestling USA Magazine, Inc. is published tentimes yearly as follows: September, Fall Buyer’sGuide, October, November, December, January,February, March, April and May.Editorial Office: 590 Royal Oak Dr. #18, Pass Christian, MS 39571All contributions are welcome. Please enclose postagewith manuscripts, illustrations and photographssubmitted if they are to be returned. We assume noresponsibility for unsolicited materials. All rights,in letters and photos sent to Wrestling USA, will betreated as unconditionally assigned for publication andcopyright purposes. They are subject to WrestlingUSA’s unrestricted right to edit and to commenteditorially. Printed in USA; entire contents © 2017Wrestling USA; reprinting in whole or in part isforbidden except by written permission of publisher.Subscriptions: One year (10 issues) $35 in UnitedStates and Possessions. All other countries $60 inUS currency or international money order. Send to:Wrestling USA Magazine, 590 Royal Oak Dr. #18,Pass Christian, MS 39571Send National Record Proposals:Cody Bryant590 Royal Oak Dr. #18Pass Christian, MS 39571E-Mail: [email protected] All-American Nominations or Correspondenceon High School and College Wrestling: Dan Fickel, 10757 Woodrun Dr., Strongsville, OH 44136 E-Mail: [email protected] of Address: Six weeks are required tochange your mailing address. Forwarding postageis paid by you and lost copies cannot be replaced.To ensure delivery, send us your old and newaddress at least six weeks before moving. Includeyour new zip code.Advertising: Rates available upon request. ContactCody Bryant, Managing Editor.phone (406) 360-9421.Postmaster: Send address changes to WrestlingUSA Magazine, Inc., 590 Royal Oak Dr. #18, PassChristian, MS 39571. Periodical postage paid atMissoula, MT 59802 and at additional offices.PRINTED IN THE USAE Mail: [email protected] Site: http://www.wrestlingusa.comName: wusa2Password: Shane2

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nother great year of high school and college wrestling is right around the corner andthe National Federation of State High School Associations have come out with their2016-17 athlete participation numbers. Overall high school participation numbershave increased for the 28th consecutive year. Wrestling participation numbers on theother hand have decreased for the six straight year with 244,804 participants. Theseparticipation numbers rank wrestling as the seventh most popular sport behind

football (1,057,407 - decline), track & field - outdoor (600,136), basketball (550,305 - decline),baseball (491,790), soccer (450,234) and cross country (266,271) Rounding out the top ten includetennis (158,171), golf (141,466 - decline) and swimming and diving (138,364). Wrestling continuesto rank eighth with 10,629 high schools. Golf is offered in more high schools but falls behindwrestling in participation numbers.

The top ten states for wrestling participation are California (22,383 - decline) Illinois (14,210 -decline), Texas (11,784), New York (11,650), Ohio (11,550), Pennsylvania (9,720 - decline), Michigan(9,355 - decline), New Jersey (9,220), North Carolina (8,362 - decline) and Minnesota (8,197). Texascontinues to move up as it’s now the third most popular wrestling state.

It’s not a surprise to see girls wrestling at the high school level to continue to grow with 14,587participants, an increase of 1,091 from last year. California leads the pack with 4,505, followed byTexas (4,140), Washington (1,514), Hawaii (562), Florida (358), Oregon (348), Tennessee (294),Alaska (271), Arizona and Michigan with 243 girl participants. There are six states that have sanc-tioned girls wrestling as part of their athletic associations; Alaska, California, Hawaii, Tennessee,Texas and Washington.

College wrestling for women is not new in the United States, with almost a quarter century ofhistory on college campuses. The first women’s varsity team was the University of Minnesota-Morris, which was formed in 1993-94. There have been 14 years of college national women’schampionships, starting in 2004 with the first event at Missouri Valley College. The women’s col-lege wrestling community formed the Women’s Collegiate Wrestling Association (WCWA) in2008, which has hosted national championships ever since. Currently, there are 36 college pro-grams which will compete in the WCWAin the upcoming season, including institutions from theNCAA, the NAIA and the NJCAA.

Please note that in the Fall Buyer’s Guide we usually have our individual ranking form whichis crucial for Dan Fickel’s high school rankings. Now you can go to our web site atwww.wrestlingusa.com and find the ranking form under the category bar across the top of thehome page named “Inform Us”. Once you click on it, a new page will appear. On the left hand sideyou will see a link called “Ranking High School Individual Form”. Click on the link and the formwill appear. It is very important to understand that we use Dan Fickel’s final senior rankingpublished in our February 15th issue to help determine our 2018 USA Dream Team Classic dualteam. The 2018 Dream Team Classic wrestling dual is scheduled to go to the great state of Indianafor the first time.

Don’t forget to mail the individual ranking nomination form to Dan Fickel no later thanDecember 15th! On page 31 you will see Dan Fickel’s top ten high school seniors and the fulllisting in our October 15th issue (top 30 in each weight class). If you feel you have a deservingwrestlers not seen in this year’s high school rankings, always feel free to email Dan [email protected] with the proper credentials.

Coaches, your dedication to this great sport allows wrestling to continue to prosper at alllevels. Wrestling USA Magazine would like to wish you and your wrestlers a successful wrestlingseason. A huge Thank You for your support that has allowed us to promote this great sport ofwrestling for fifty-three years now!As Always, let’s be “On The Go Together,"Cody

AAWrestling seventh most popular sport

By Cody Bryant, Managing Editor

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3 LETTER FROM THE EDITOR Wrestling Seventh Most Popular SportBy Cody Bryant, Managing Editor

6 COACHING TIPSVarious Sized Schools Have Specific NeedsBy Scot Davis

15 MAT MUSES... on Tips for the Wrestling ParentBy Dr. Bill Welker

16 GIRLS WRESTLINGChanging the Face of Girls WrestlingBy Joan Fulp

18 WRESTLING RECORDSScholastic National Wrestling Records By Cody Bryant

28 NATIONAL WRESTLING COACHES ASSOCIATIONPrinceton University Selected as Host of 52nd NWCA All-Star ClassicBy Jason Bryant

30 HIGH SCHOOL ACTIONBest 2017-18 High School SeniorsBy Dan Fickel

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t has been my great fortune to have coached wrestling for45 years now. As I look back at these many years of coach-ing I realize I have had possibly one of the most variedcoaching careers ever! What’s most positive for me thoughis I am still doing this and receiving the same enjoyment I

had when I started. With the above said, I thought I should share some of the unique

experiences I encountered at these various sized schools I coached atalong the way. These included 3 years as a head junior high 7th &8th grade coach, 2 years as a head 9th grade coach, 39 years as a headhigh school coach and one year as a head college coach. In total, 45years of coaching the great sport of wrestling. I thought my manyexperiences might be worth sharing to help young coaches starting

out in deciding what needs to be done in looking at a certain sizeschool, and building a solid wrestling program there.

Let me start with my earliest experience and progress to my latest,year by year:

PORTLAND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL-BLOOMINGTON, MINNESOTA (1971-72 – 1972-73):

While still wrestling in college, I took on the additional task of serv-ing as head 7th & 8th grade coach at Portland Junior High School inmy hometown of Bloomington, Minnesota.

To gain interest I posted signs all over school asking for students togive us a try. I also had some connections already knowing some ofthe friends of my little brother, Clark, which helped! This also helped

that I had coached some of these kids in t-ball and baseball in the summer months.Word spread from student to student andwe soon had over 60 kids out for 7th & 8thgrade wrestling.

Since I still competed in college, Icoached my team during practices held inthe morning before school. Since most ofour college meets were on Saturdays backin those days, I had the opportunity toattend my young team’s meets, held onFridays. It got my start and feel for coach-ing!

From that very first year we started theBloomington Amateur Wrestling Club forall kids in Bloomington Schools, butaccepted kids from surrounded schooldistricts as well. The head coach of theclub was a successful veteran coach thathad the head junior High Coach positionat another Junior high in town, and laterwould become a Hall of Fame coach atBloomington-Kennedy High School. Itwas a great experience as we traveledaround the country in the spring and sum-mer wrestling in Freestyle and/or Greco-Roman style tournaments. We traveled toNational Tournaments in Casper,Wyoming; Omaha, Nebraska; Missoula,Montana and Long Beach, California.This helped strengthen the interest in thewrestling program. It also provided metraveling experiences neither the kids or Ihad ever had. It was a fun time!TEAM RECORD: 10-2-1


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PENN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL,BLOOMINGTON, MINNESOTA (1973-74 – 1974-75):

The Athletic Director at the cross-town Penn Junior High Schoolcalled me one night asking if I would be interested in coaching attheir school. He said he had heard good things about me and theywere interested in re-building their junior high 7th & 8th grade pro-gram. Since I felt things were in good hands with the other coach Iserved with at Portland Junior High School, I took on the new chal-lenge.

I started by having a meeting with the wrestlers and asked fornames of possible kids we could get out. I also posted advertisingsigns around school. In addition, I bought T-Shirts for the kids towear around school. These were a bright green color, so they couldnot help but be noticed.

We did not have the numbers I had at cross-town Portland JuniorHigh, but the kids expressed good interest. We also defeated my for-mer Portland 7th & 8th grade team that year in a meet. Keep in mindthough, it’s all about matchups at that level. We just happened tomatch up with the weights we wrestled. They had far morewrestlers than us.

I was promoted a year later to head 9th grade coach. This wasgreat for me because I would be coaching the same kids I had as 8thgraders the year before in the junior high 7th & 8th grade program.We then went 12-3 that season and the longtime athletic director toldme that had to be a school record. He could not remember any 9thgrade wrestling team having done better than that at Penn JuniorHigh School. Our “Home Meets” became very popular and not onlyattended by parents and fans, but teachers too. TEAM RECORD: 4-2

NICOLLET JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, BURNSVILLE, MINNESOTA (1975-76):

The head coach at Burnsville High School-Burnsville, Minnesotacalled me and asked if I would be interested in serving as headwrestling coach at one of their two junior high schools, at NicolletJunior High. I had that option or that ofserving as an assistant coach atMinneapolis-Roosevelt High School. Iasked my college coach what I should doand he said if I got in at Burnsville with itbeing a growing school district at the timeI might land a teaching job too, so I tookthe Burnsville job!

It was a newer school with a nicewrestling room. We had plenty of kidsand I had a longtime assistant coach thereto work with. My assistant helped in thepromotion of the program and we hadplenty of kids out for the team. The highschool head coach also invited us to theirpost-season banquet and we gave ourawards out, some comical gag awards too.This was a unique experience for mecoaching in a different school district forthe first time. I enjoyed the experience andwe had good enthusiasm with goodcrowds attending our meets. I made abooklet with all our wrestling stats to handout at the post-season banquet. I also invit-ed these Burnsville wrestlers to take part in

our Bloomington Amateur Wrestling Club for someFreestyle/Greco-Roman wrestling in the spring. Some did comeover and participated. TEAM RECORD: 7-4

TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL,BELCOURT, NORTHDAKOTA (1976-77):SCHOOL SIZE: 500 students

This certainly was a complete change for me from the life and loca-tion I was accustomed to. I was moving out of state to an IndianReservation in northern North Dakota, just 14 miles from the“International Peace Gardens,” shared by Canada and the UnitedStates. To say the least, it was a culture change for a boy havinggrown up in the suburbs of Twin Cities.

This was to be my first head high school coaching and teachingposition. Needless to say, I was motivated! I was also to serve asassistant coach in football. The new head football coach was alsofrom Minnesota, a small town in the Southeastern part of the state.So, this was quite a change for the both of us. Anyway, after the com-pletion of the football season we started wrestling. Our practiceroom was on a stage off the gymnasium. Mats were rolled out andcould be left that way overnight, unless the stage was being used forsomething the next day.

In North Dakota travel was far-reaching to find meets and tourna-ments to participate in. We could travel well over 200 miles oneweekend to Williston, or the next weekend to Fargo. The wind blewhard and the snow forecast was important to find out before travel-ing.

Wrestling had a good following there at Belcourt and they haddone well competing in Class B with the smaller schools. But nowthey were put in Class A with the larger schools like Bismarck,Mandan, the Fargo schools, etc. They supported wrestling thoughwith good fan turnouts for meets, and they had a “mat lamp” towrestle our meets under in the gym which gives an added arenaeffect. The kids were tough and enjoyed the individual competition.

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What also helped is that it was a strong family centered communitywith generally large families, so all the boys wrestled, dad had wres-tled and maybe grandpa had wrestled too. One of the highlights wasan “All-Comers” Tournament prior to the season for all “Alumni.” Iwas encouraged by my wrestlers to enter. I did, and won the tourna-ment, but received a pinched nerve which bothered me the rest of theseason. Anyway, this ‘All-Comers’ tourney meant there were NOSEPARATE WEIGHT CLASSES…JUST ONE! This meant I had towrestle a guy as big as 280 pounds! (I wrestled 177 in college). I defi-nitely had my hands full, but fortunately I still had enough left in mefrom my All-American college wrestling days at Augsburg to getthrough the tournament. I received a super huge trophy for myefforts, but the pinched nerve resulting probably wasn’t worth myhaving competed…ha, ha. The wrestlers loved having their coachwin though, and I’m glad I did so I did not lose confidence in the eyesof our wrestlers. Of course, I think most of the teaching staff were allpulling for me to win too…I think?!

For our post-season banquet, I made banquet book with copies ofall the articles from the season and had all the stats compiled so thekids and parents could have a good memory of the season. By theway, we had the team’s highest placing ever at State in the Class A-Large School Class, placing 9th. We had Belcourt’s first Class A StateChampion, another was runner-up (losing in the last couple seconds)and a 6th place finisher. I will always have great lasting memories ofmy time spent there. I even made a return visit many years later andreceived a warm reception of visits with former team members. TEAM RECORD: 8-3

BIRD ISLAND-LAKE LILLIAN HIGH SCHOOL, BIRD ISLAND, MINNESOTA(1977-78 – 1978-79):SCHOOL SIZE: 250 students

This was a small-town farmingcommunity with some very well-to-do farms with plenty of hard-working “farm boys” which Ifound advantageous to the sportof wrestling. I also served as anassistant football coach whichhelped me get to know thewrestlers sooner, and even recruitsome new ones! Something acoach should keep in mind if youwant to have an advantage in get-ting kids out for the other sportthat you coach. I think multi-sport participation is a goodthing!

At Bird Island we struggled alittle my first year with a toughschedule, but finished strongplacing as runner-up in our dis-trict tourney. The next yearthough was historic! We went onto placing 3rd in State (Class A-Small Schools) in the then “Two-Class” system. It was a huge stepfor the program. A fire truck ledus in a parade through mainstreet of the two towns upon ourreturn from the state tournament.

People stood on the sidewalks with signs in the freezing cold ofearly March in Minnesota! It reminded me of the movie“Hoosiers.” Anyway, it was fun!

The other aspect of living in a small community like BirdIsland is how the people come together. My wife and I had a fireand lost everything we own (January 25, 1979), plus our belovedSamoyed dog named “Kiska.” It was a tough situation. Anyway,we had a meet that night and the people passed around a hat andcollected several hundred dollars. They then threw us a “TownShower” in the high school gymnasium the following week.Such generosity and thoughtfulness is something to considerand respect from people in a “small town” community. It’s suresomething we will never forget! A little over a month later wewould capture the Region Title to qualify our team for State. Firsttime in the school’s history! We of course went on to place 3rdin State. We also had a State Champion, and two others place 3rdand 5th. We defeated 9 different District Championship teamsthat year…tough schedule! Funny, the head basketball coachwas our athletic director who made that schedule for us! I stillwonder about that?! TEAM RECORDS: 26-7-2

HUTCHINSON HIGH SCHOOL, HUTCHINSON, MINNESOTA (1979-80 – 1984-85):SCHOOL SIZE: 800 students

The athletic director from Hutchinson High School recruitedme for this job. My wife and I were hesitant in leaving BirdIsland, but I talked with our Principal and Superintendent thereand they gave me support in advancing my career to take this

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job. Anyway, the athleticdirector was the former headwrestling coach and had twosons wrestling in the pro-gram. This school was alarger community of over10,000+ people, so it hadsome farming, but plenty ofpeople lived in town too.There were a number ofcompanies people workedat in town. This was a beau-tiful community with theCrow River runningthrough it. Sports wereimportant, they had a strongfootball program. I came inas an assistant in that sporttoo. We had some great par-ent help in Hutch and start-ed the “Hutch Open”Wrestling Tourney in thehockey arena, drawingsome 1500 participants com-peting on 16 mats. It wasthe largest “Open Tourney”of its kind in the state at thatpoint. We offered competi-tion in grades K-12, college& Old Timers. Everybodycame to wrestle!

In addition to my assistant coaching in football, I coachedsome girls volleyball and junior high track. It was good to getto know other students in this way. You just get to know thembetter as a coach, than just a teacher in the classroom.

Hutchinson I had a challenging experience that really helpeddevelop me as a coach. Our wrestling room was a small 30' X30.' With some 50 kids out for wrestling (grades 9-12) I had todesign practices that kept all our wrestlers active. This includ-ed technique sessions in the room, weight training in theweight room, running in the halls, etc. This also kept my wholecoaching staff active and involved! I truly believe this experi-ence really developed my skills as a coach. I had to learn to becreative!

About this time video became popular and I started using itextensively to review matches and help our wrestlers learnfrom mistakes. I also made a team video recap of our season.Video certainly started playing a strong role in my coaching. Ialso started collecting video of technique from well-knowncoaches to improve my knowledge.

At Hutchinson High School we also had the lights turneddown with spot lights in the ceiling for dual meets. I started an“Alumni Night” there and we invited alumni to return and rec-ognized them at the meets. I also produced a media guide thatwon recognition in Wrestling USA Magazine’s annual “promo-tions contest.” Great fun there, but we were lowest in studentsize of the large school class and I wanted to compete for a statetitle. We did win a Conference Title and Region Runner-up fin-ish, and had some state place-winners.TEAM RECORD TOTAL: 64-15-1.

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, SUPERIOR-SUPERIOR, WISCONSIN (1985-86):SCHOOL SIZE: 2400 students

The passing of the legendary head wrestling coach at University ofWisconsin-Superior got me thinking about coaching at the college level.I sent a letter of inquire and was granted an interview. I found a nicesmall college and some gorgeous parks and Lake Superior…beautiful!Anyway, the wrestling program had gone downhill in recent years andhad not won but 4 meets total in the previous 5 years combined…wow!I definitely had my work cut out for me!

I contacted some high school coaches I knew, and I was able to recruita few good freshmen, even though it was already early August. To pro-mote, without much money at all, I had a “Team Poster” made that weput up around campus. We also found houses of individuals we knewto sleep over at for some away tournaments. That’s how limited ourbudget was. A local high school coach who was a big supporter andwho had wrestled for UW-Superior donated some money from theirwrestling club and we were able to buy some new warmups. A crowdof supporters started to turn out and wrestling was talked about again!We produced 3 All-Americans by season’s end (one an Academic All-American) and placed 20th in the NAIA National Tournament. Ourteam won 7 duals finishing at 7-7. Doesn’t sound great until you com-pare it to the 4 dual wins combined the previous 5 years!

At UW-Superior I also taught in the Health/PE department and I hada class for wrestling, coaching of wrestling and officiating of wrestling.It all helped promote our sport within the community and university. Ialso served as defensive line coach in football and helped with sometrack events. TEAM RECORD: 7-7

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OWATONNA HIGH SCHOOL, OWATOINNA, MINNESOTA (1986-87 – 2010-11): SCHOOL SIZE: 1600 students

I enjoyed working with the college students but with a young fam-ily it just wasn’t the right fit. Too many hours at the office recruitingwrestlers, etc. I wanted to experience my kids growing up and partof that being at the school I taught in. So, a job I was in the finals forthe previous year called me and asked if I would still be interested.The coach they hired the previous year was not going to return. So,I got hired there and that began a great 25 year run in a communitywhere we still live.

The Owatonna Wrestling Club had had$3000 in their savings when I got there, butthrough various fundraising projects wewere making $100,000 to $150,000 when Ileft 25 years later. One major source ofincome eventually came from “CharitableGambling” (pull tabs). A group like ourswas allowed a maximum of 3 establish-ments within the community. This sourceof income became astronomical!! Wenever looked back for money from thattime on!

We had large tournaments in Owatonna.One of those was the “Owatonna Open,”which was similar to the one I had startedin Hutchinson, only now in a strongerwrestling part of the state. It drewextremely well! I believe we had 1800 par-ticipants one year. My wife, a good seam-stress, made a huge banner 60’ X 15’ and ithung in the Four Seasons Centre, site of thehockey arena where our tournament washeld; We had a media guide that wonWrestling USA Magazine’s annual contestseveral times; I also made “TradingCards” for our returning lettermen, alsonationally recognized by Wrestling USAMagazine; We promoted by giving anyonewho wrestled complimentary stockingcaps and t-shirts when they signed up, butshorts and sweat clothing could be easilyearned as well; We started a cable TV“Owatonna Wrestling Show” (aired 18times a week) and most of our meets werebroadcast on the local radio station too;Another aspect to fundraising was askingfor a “Worker’s Deposit,” a rather smalldonation which started at $10 I think andgradually increased to more over theyears. This so-called deposit could bepicked up right after that tourney that dayyou worked at. My wife, Mary, was theone to see for their deposit. It was good tohave just one “trustworthy” person controlthe money. My wife kept very accurateaccounting of this too for all to see. If youdecided you did not want to help at a tour-ney we kept the fee. It worked great!Some people even donated more than the

requested deposit! Besides the fundraising we started a “YouthProgram” that even had cheerleaders. Heck, we wanted everybodyinvolved in our program! At one point, we had over 300 kidsinvolved in youth wrestling! Over 60 kids in our 7th & 8th grade jun-ior high and over 70 kids (grades 9-12) at the high school.

For our high school wrestlers, I always tried to make the season aspecial experience by traveling to overnight tournaments and doingsomething extra along the way that they would remember.Examples of this were a tour of “Lambeau Field” in Wisconsin(Home to the Green Bay Packers); traveling to Cleveland, Ohio and



wrestling St. Edward’s High School, one of the premier wrestlingprograms in the country; traveling to the “Disney Duals” in Orlando,Florida; traveling to Florida for a tournament during Winter Break;traveling to Wisconsin Rapids and wrestling the then #1 team in theState and Glenbard North High School, a nationally ranked team outof Illinois; We were also a “Charter Team” in The Clash-NationalDuals in Rochester, Minnesota (we finished 2nd in 2005, losing toCarl Sandburg out of Illinois. Sandburg finished the season ranked#3 in the USA, we finished #6). These and other events made ourprogram special and we always finished the season off with a “First-Class” banquet. Anybody that came to our program could notbelieve what we had, and I think our kids got somewhat spoiledtoo…ha, ha. All this fundraising and promotion helped get morekids out, better athletes and the ultimate result was “WINNING!”Our teams were ranked in the “Top 25” in the USA at least 10 times,and our state championship teams (1998 & 2005) were ranked in the“Top Ten,” respectively #8 and #6. It was a great fun, and tremen-dous community support!25-YEAR TEAM RECORD: 886-124-1

FLATHEAD HIGH SCHOOL, KALISPELL, MONTANA (2012-2013):SCHOOL SIZE: 1500 students

After a year off from coaching I saw the head wrestling coach jobwas open at Flathead High School in beautiful Kalispell, Montana.This once nationally ranked team had fallen on hard times. Thecoach that built the program was still teaching there but quit tospend more time with his wife and young kids. He was a former 3-time state champion in Montana and wrestled for the University ofMinnesota. He was definitely a great resource to utilize. Anyway, Ineeded to recruit wrestlers because the numbers had dropped signif-icantly in the last few years. They told me there might be as few as 11wrestlers in the high school and there were 23 wrestlers that finishedthe season at the middle school last year. I visited the lunchrooms torecruit wrestlers and we got our high school numbers up to 46 andthe middle school to 68.

I came early in the summer and did a lot of painting in thewrestling room. I have somewhat of an art background. Anyway, Iwanted to get the wrestling room looking nice. I also painted with

some special paint on the wall mats. Ourathletic director was a great guy and totallysupportive and bought a new mat for ustoo. The wrestling club bought us newwarmups as well. I also started a wrestlingcamp and invited former Blair Academycoach Jeff Buxton (who I befriended when Iwas 2009 Dream Team coach) to come outand he came with an assistant coach. Wetook them whitewater rafting and fishing.These two “New Jersey Boys” loved it! Ialso utilized the former great coaching staffat Flathead and invited them in wheneverthey could. I also welcomed the Kalispellhead wrestling club coach as an assistant. Itworked out well and turned into a rebuild-ing year for the future. A number of theyoung kids I helped recruit from the middleschool that year were part of their 2017 statechampionship team (Class A-LargeSchools) this past season. TEAM RECORD: 12-11

EDEN PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL, EDEN PRAIRIE,MINNESOTA(20013-14 – 2015-16):SCHOOL SIZE: 3000 students

I took over a program that had a poor his-tory in the past several years previous. Thecoach prior to me worked hard to try andbuild it, but there was still work to be done!In the 3 years I was there we set single sea-son win totals which were program records,going 19-11 in 2013-14, 31-5 in 2014-15 and28-4 in 2015-16. We also produced a statechampion and national champion at FargoJunior Nationals.

The local wrestling club worked hard toraise funds for things we needed, such asnew singlets, a new mat and a media guide.A “Golf Tournament” was the major


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fundraiser. There were other projects like “Fundraiser Cards” andsome smaller projects. I also did some painting of logos and put upsigns with quotes, as well as nice banners of previous state championsin the wrestling room. Eden Prairie had the largest wrestling room inthe state, so plenty of room to work with.

Eden Prairie was a large community of 60,000+ with a large highschool of almost 3,000 students. The athletic facilities were like that of amajor university…simply outstanding! Football was “king” with coachMike Grant, son of former Minnesota Vikings coach Bud Grant. Mikeinvited me to come to all levels of his football practices to talk aboutwrestling as a good Winter Sport for football players to try. This was awealthy community though and most athletes dreamed of one dayplaying for the professional teams, like Minnesota’s Vikings, Twins,Wild or Timberwolves. Wrestling was not on many people’s radar I’mafraid. I tried though by visiting every “Lunch Period” at the middleschool and high school, talking about and promoting wrestling. 3-YEAR TEAM RECORD: 78-20

BISHOP HEELAN HIGH SCHOOL, SIOUX CITY, IOWA (2016-17):SCHOOL SIZE: 500 students

My one year stop at Bishop Heelan High School in Sioux City, Iowacame about from a phone call in the spring from a strong wrestlingsupporter who was looking for a coach. The more he talked the moreinterested I became! I took a trip down there and I was treated “FirstClass” in every respect! The people there were friendly and reallywanting a good program. They remodeled a room, making it into anew wrestling room. They were also in the process of building a newhigh school. With the help of a wealthy parent, we were able to pur-chase new uniforms purchased, new wrestling mats, a new supportfloor put in the wrestling room, etc. It was a good setup!Unfortunately, not everything I had hoped for came about. However,

I would have to say the people weregreat and I developed several friend-ships that will last a lifetime I think.We had a longstanding Tournament,named the “Heelan Duals” that wasextremely well run, and I think hasroom to expand in the future, especial-ly when the new school is completed.The commitment from the parents arephenomenal at a private school likethat. However, the funding is totallyrelied on from the parents and com-munity. This can be stressful and notalways able to meet the goals, dreamsand promises made.

My one year there we did establish anew team win record of 29 victories.This was done with a very youngteam too, so this next year’s teamlooks promising and the team maymake a state tournament run. I hopethey do!TEAM RECORD: 29-7

WESTWOOD COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL,SLOAN, IOWA (2017-2018):SCHOOL SIZE: 240 students

I am looking forward to returning to a “small town” atmosphere.It will be like circling back in time for me. My visit there reminded ofmy days in Bird Island-Lake Lillian (Minnesota) over 40 years ago.They even have the same colors (royal blue & gold). They have hadsuccess recently winning their conference the past 4 years and theteam placing 6th in state (Class A) in 2016. Their team record is 99-18the past 4 years. I welcome back that “small town” atmosphere andthe enthusiasm for the sport of wrestling in the state of Iowa!LAST YEAR’S TEAM RECORD: 25-2

In summary, I found some common themes that run true forall schools and programs, no matter what their size. These are:1-Fundraising, 2-Wrestling Clubs for support, 3-Promotions,4-Recruitment of Wrestlers with-in the school system, 5-Off-seasonprograms for development, such as camps, etc., 6-Weight trainingprograms, 7-Solid coaching staff at all levels of the program,8-Multi-Sport participation for variety, 9-Additional activities for“fun” to keep the interest, 10-Reward system: Including trophies,plaques, photo’s in wrestling room, etc.., 11-Communication throughmedia guides, newsletters and weekly emails, twitter, etc.

Best of luck to you and your program!

Coach Scot Davis is the winningest coach in amateur wrestling history witha high school career coaching record of 1103-187-4. He is a two-time NationalHigh School “Coach of the Year” (1998 NHSCA and 2007 Wrestling USAMagazine). He was USA Dream Team coach in 2009, and he also receivedthe 2009 “Master of Wrestling Award.” In 1986, he was named one of the TopRookie College Coaches in the USA by Amateur Wrestling News and NCAANews. Also in 1986, he received the distinguished Bob Dellinger Award for“Outstanding Wrestling Writer” in the USA.

2017 Dream Team Classic - 195 lbs. Jacob Warner (Illinois) on top and in control in this matchagainst Andrew Davison (Indiana). Warner won by technical fall 22-6. Photo by G Wyatt Schultz.


MAT Muses

restling parents must make a total commitment!In my opinion, no other athletic contest asks as

much from its parents as wrestling. Why do I feelthis way? Well, in the mat sport, it is imperative thatmom and dad learn the unique roles played by their

son (the wrestler), the coach, and the official. Below are somehelpful hints for dealing with these three individuals.

The WrestlerOf utmost importance is making sure that your son eats the

proper foods throughout the season. Moreover, do not placeundue pressure on your boy during competition. Individualsports (especially wrestling) have a way of doing that themselves;you needn't add to it. Finally, and here is the tough one, teachyour son to accept the consequences of his actions, allowing himno false crutches to stand on.

The CoachParental trust is the cornerstone in reference to the coach. Keep

in mind that the coach is responsible for doing what he thinksbest for the team and your son. If you are upset with a decisionmade by the coach, ask him about it. You'll probably find out thathe has legitimate reasons for his action. But most importantly,support your coach; he deserves all the help you can give him.

The OfficialAs wrestling parents, try to keep in prospective the fact that

the referee is faced with over 100 judgment calls per dual meet,and certainly many times that amount during tournament com-petition. Thus, you can not expect the official to be right on themoney with every single call. So, acquire a satisfaction in know-ing that he cares deeply about the safety of your boy, attempts tobe as consistent as possible, and truly concerns himself withdoing a fair and unbiased job.

To be totally honest, wrestling parents have quite a burden tobear. However, by following the above suggestions, thewrestling experience can be just as rewarding to them as it is fortheir son.

... on Wrestling BoosterOrganizations

Wrestling booster clubs should boost, not boss! With the start of every wrestling season, I believe that there is

a need to review some timely points to parents who are activemembers of such organizations. Today's dedicated wrestlingcoach needs all the support he can get, especially in the area ofmoney-making ventures. But your coach wants people who areworkers, not complainers. In my opinion, the ideal booster clubmember should:

1. Help the coach acquire the funds needed toequip team members with the finest wrestlinggear available.

2. Let the coach run the wrestling program,whether it be determining who wrestles varsityor scheduling matches.

3. By all means, support the coach whole-heartedly – win or lose.

Of course, if you have a problem, talk to the coach in private.There's no better way to turn-off new booster club members thanby publicly airing your gripes during a meeting that's supposedto be devoted to more constructive endeavors.

Remember, "Any fool can condemn, criticize, andridicule--and most fools do!"

WRESTLING WORDS OF WISDOM“Progress always involves risk; you can’t steal

second base and keep your foot on first.”- Frederick Wilcox

Editor’s Note: A former Pennsylvania State Champion, Dr. Welker is anationally recognized authority on amateur wrestling who has pub-lished hundreds of articles and two best-selling books (The WrestlingDrill Book, 1st & 2nd Editions) on the subject in which 1000s of copieshave been sold nationwide. His drill book can be purchased atwww.Amazon.com or www.HumanKinetics.com.

... on Tips for the Wrestling Parent

By Dr. Bill Welker

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GIRLS Wrestling

hat is your state’s plan for creating a girls high school wrestlingdivision?

For the past 19 years, girls high school wrestling pro-grams have moved slowly towards sanctioning. Beginning withHawaii in 1998 and most recently Tennessee in 2015, there are onlysix states that have committed to official girls state championships.Those states are Hawaii 1998, Texas 1999, Washington 2007,California 2011, Alaska 2014, and Tennessee 2015. While each statemay have taken a different course of action or philosophy in approv-ing an official state tournament for girls, all have observed interest,participation and enthusiasm grow. Coaches and administrators willagree that the excitement of girls wrestling is infectious. Nationwidethe sport is proclaimed as the fasted growing sport on the high schoollevel for girls. The NFHS* reported numbers growing from 13,496girls in 2015-2016 season to 14,587 in 2016-2017 season. California,Texas and Washington alone account for 10,159 of those participantsrespectively with 4505, 4140, and1514 girls wrestling. It is extremelytelling that when states provide theopportunity to girls, their numbersflourish.

According to Jason Bryant's MatTalk Almanac, the 2017 U.S. MarineCorps Cadet and Junior Nationals inFargo, North Dakota had the largestnumber of girls in attendance. 242athletes competed in the cadet divi-sion and 432 in the junior divisionfrom over 39 states. Competition hasbecome more fierce, as many statesbrought their largest girls teams onrecord. These high school aged com-petitors get to see the largest andtoughest female competition all yearat this event. But once these ladiesreturn home to the far corners oftheir states, what opportunitiesawait them for head to head femalecompetition? Does the energy of theFargo Dome fade until next July?Too often that energy will go onhold until more states make thecommitment to create a girlswrestling division at the scholasticlevel. Until there is active progresson this front, the wave of interestthat requires and demands a fair and

equitable playing field is not being addressed. Two years ago at the World Championships in Las Vegas, USA

Wrestling acknowledged and celebrated our women pioneersand alumni as well as toasting the future movement of women’swrestling. From there discussions to create active steps towardsstate sanctioning began to grow. Inspired by Kyra Barry’s (USAWrestling Women’s Team Leader/Rio Olympic Games) push togrow girls wrestling at the high school level, a committee wasformed. Myself and Andrea Yamamoto, Women’s World Teammember 1995, took up the task. We created a resource web pageto support coaches, parents and communities who want to facili-tate sanctioning girls wrestling in their state. This body of infor-mation was launched on April 7, 2017 as the High SchoolSanctioning Resources under the Women’s tab on the USAWwebsite. For details you can go to:http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Women/High-School-Sanctioning-Resources

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Changing the Face ofGirls Wrestling

By Joan Fulp

2017 Junior National Women’s Freestyle Wrestling Championship Final - 100 lbs. GenaeSampract (Illinois) countering a single leg attack by Emily Osseo (Minnesota). Osseo won by fallin 4:44. Photo by G Wyatt Schultz.

In brief, here are the top five resource areas created to putinformation at your fingertips on the national landscape ofgirls wrestling:

1. USAW and NFHS growth statistics from 1991 -2017. 2. Support letters for girls wrestling from Terry Steiner,

Simon Fraser University, Assistant Executive Director MarkReeves of the Tennessee Secondary School AthleticAssociation, and a parent/coaches/community support lettertemplate.

3. A history of the six sanctioned states holding officialgirls state championships.

4. USA Wrestling Executive Committee’s Resolution No. 14Support for Sanctioning Women’s High School Wrestling.

5. A “tool kit” or planning outline to support collaborationwith your state's interscholastic committee to work towardcreating a girls wrestling division and state championship.

As Andrea and I move forward, collecting data and workingwith more coaches and staff at the interscholastic level, wefound the following points to be paramount and should beconsidered as you pursue a girls division in your state:

• Interest + Opportunity = Growth. To grow girls wrestling,the opportunity to learn the sport and then compete againstother females is critical. We must acknowledge both theparental objections and the hesitancy to compete against malecounterparts as roadblocks keeping girls from stepping on themat.

• Acknowledging there are different situations where neg-ative attitudes toward girls has created a less than invitingopen door to the mat room.

• We must actually put into place and demonstrate a will-ingness to agree to support the safety and well being of eachathlete in the competitive arena. Safety is often a risk for theaverage athlete in a male vs female competitive scenario.

• Coaches education is vital to creating an open door poli-cy. We need to provide coaches with training models that pro-mote a positive environment, therefore allowing boys andgirls to practice together and have quality opportunities toseek and experience their athletic potential.

• Visual, visual, visual! No matter how small the numbersof girls at a tournament, we must promote female vs femalecompetition. Showcase girls competition at every opportunitypossible. We need coaches, parents, male wrestlers and otherfemales to see that women’s wrestling is not an anomaly,especially in states where girls only have opportunities towrestle the boys.

Quoting Andrea Yamamoto about improving the growth ofour sport: “Growing girls wrestling is good for WRESTLING,PERIOD”. Instead of little Susie’s younger brother watchingher play basketball and waiting to get old enough to playhimself, he will be spending hours in the mat room; learningto walk and talk and roll on the mats. How many young boyswill take to the mats as a result of an older sister?

I’ll end this article with a quote from Katherine Fulp-AllenShai- Wrestle Like a Girl Board Member, 5X National USAWTeam Member, 2008 World University Champion and Founderof LuchaFit.com. Throughout Katherine’s high school careershe only wrestled girls.

“I want to emphasize the importance of sanctioning girlswrestling throughout the United States. It is imperative that girls

wrestle against their own gender. We should not require young girlsto test themselves against males in this sport in order to be a com-petitive wrestler or to be valued as a good wrestler. It is a tough anddemanding sport as it is, and young girls deserve the right to com-pete with other tough female wrestlers. The longer we force girls tocompete against boys, the more we prevent the growth of women’swrestling.”

The time is now to grow girls high school wrestling! Andreaand I are open to your questions, suggestions, and support toprovide more opportunities for exposure and growththroughout our communities for girls and boys! Let’s makethis happen together!

Joan Fulp attended her first World Wrestling Championshipsin 1978. Her late husband, Lee Allen, 2x Olympian in Freestyleand Greco Roman Wrestling, was the World and Olympic coachfrom 1977- 1980. Lee continued his career supporting women’swrestling in California and at the national and internationallevel for over 25 years. Joan’s two daughters, Sara andKatherine Fulp-Allen, have 12 years between them on theWomen’s National Freestyle team. Joan has been working as avolunteer along side Andrea Yamamoto for the past year and ahalf to develop the girls high school sanctioning resource tool kithoused on the USAW website. You can contact Joan or Andreaat [email protected]




roposals for new records shouldbe sent to:Cody BryantWrestling USA Magazine590 Royal Oak Dr. #18Pass Christian, MS 39571

All proposals should be submitted onschool letterhead and signed by the coachand athletic director or principal. Anyapplicable documentation (e.g., copies ofscore sheets, etc.) should also be sent.Continuing records such as coaching dualwins should be updated at the end of eachseason. Record proposals can be acceptedby email with the proper signatures andhard copy documentation as describedabove. We do our best to protect theintegrity of the records.

*Indicates new or updated records at timeof last entry.

TEAM STATE CHAMPIONSHIPSMost All-Time

40 Perry, OK (1952-2014)35 Bismarck, ND (1960-2016)33 Delta, UT (1955-2015)

31 Bennington Mt. Anthony Union, VT(1969-2017)*

31 Lakewood St. Edward, OH(1978-2017)*

30 Tucson Sunnyside, AZ (1979-2013)28 Paulsboro, NJ (1983-2011)

Dual Meet Format28 New Orleans Holy Cross, LA

(1945-2017)*28 Brandon, FL (1977-2017)*24 Bloomington South, IN (1924-1978)*

Most Consecutive29 Bennington Mt. Anthony Union, VT

(1989-2017)*25 Paulsboro, NJ (1983-2007)

Dual Meet Format18 Coventry, RI (1982-1999)17 Brandon, FL (2001-2017)*14 Overland Ritenour, MO (1948-1961)14 New Orleans Holy Cross, LA

(1952-1965)14 Tucson Sunnyside, AZ (1998-2011)13 Butte, MT (1980-1992)13 Lakewood St. Edward, OH

(1997-2009)

13 New Cumberland Oak Glen, WV(1997-2009)

13 Omaha Skutt Catholic, NE(1998-2010)

Most Individual State Champions240 New Orleans Holy Cross

(1945-2017)*217 Bennington Mt. Anthony Union, VT

(1969-2017)*165 Perry, OK (1942-2017)*162 Delta, UT (1951-2017)*154 Parkersburg, WV (1948-2017)*153 Bismarck, ND (1960-2017)*117 Brandon, FL (1974-2017)*106 Aztec, NM (1959-2017)*106 Lakewood St. Edward, OH

(1978-2017)*

DUAL MEETS Consecutive Victories

459 Brandon, FL (1973-2008)266 Winston Salem Parkland Magnet, NC

(2006-2012)221 Weaver, AL (1991-1999)217 LaGrange Troup County, GA

(1988-2001)175 Bismarck, ND (1972-1986) 150 Elma Iroquois Central, NY (1957-1967)140 Boone Appalachian, NC (1952-1965)138 Cary, NC (2007-2010)136 West Des Moines Dowling, IA

(1986-1992)135 Evansville Mater Dei, IN (1991-1998)

Consecutive Unbeaten468 Brandon, FL (1973-2008)252 LaGrange Troup, GA (1988-2002)221 Weaver, AL (1991-1999)175 Bismarck, ND (1972-1986)159 Delta, UT (1962-1971)156 Poway, CA (1974-1991)150 Elma Iroquois Central, NY (1957-1967)140 Boone Appalachian, NC (1952-1965)130 Long Island Merrick Mepham, NY

(1946-1955)123 Tucson Sunnyside, AZ (1976-1989)122 Peru Central, NY (1964-1973)

Average Dual Meet Victory Margin - Season67.38 Winston-Salem Parkland Magnet, NC

(2007-2008)63.14 Aztec, NM (1993-1994)

PPBy Cody Bryant

Scholastic National Wrestling Records

WRESTLING Records

2017 Dream Team Classic - 132 lbs. Brian Courtney (Pennsylvania) whizzering hardto prevent a takedown by Jason Renteria (Illinois). Renteria won by major decision 13-5.Photo by G Wyatt Schultz.


W r e s t l i n g U S A . c o m62.57 Brandon, FL (1991-1992)62.54 Cary, NC (2006-2007)61.27 Winnemucca Lowry, NV (1989-1990)59.88 Willits, CA (1986)59.60 Page, AZ (1984)59.50 Tucson Sunnyside, AZ (1984)59.38 El Cajon Valhalla, CA (2004-2005)59.31 New Orleans Brother Martin, LA

(2000-2001)

Most Team Points Season (Duals and Tournaments)

5432.5 Winston-Salem Parkland Magnet, NC(2007-2008)

5038.5 Winston-Salem Parkland Magnet, NC(2006-2007)

4240.0 Morehead, Eden, NC (2005-2005)4187.5 New Orleans Brother Martin, LA

(1999-2000)4,024.0 Owatonna, MN (2004-2005)3,979.0 Virgil Grissom HS, Huntsville, AL

(2010-2011)3,951.5 Afton Star Valley, WY (2005-2006)3,881.5 New Castle, IN (1995-1996) 3,787.0 Monticello Wayne County, KY

(2007-2008)3,773.0 New Orleans Brother Martin, LA

(2000-2001)

FALLS AND TAKEDOWNSMost Takedowns, Season, All Meets

2,188 Durham Riverside, NC (2001-2002)1,912 Virgil Grissom HS, Huntsville, AL

(2010-2011)1,905 Lakewood St. Edward, OH

(1981-1982)1,783 Owatonna, MN (2004-2-05)1,735 Owatonna, MN (2001-2-02)1,726 Durham Riverside, NC (2006-2007)1,617 Virgil Grissom HS, Huntsville, AL

(2002-2003)1,557 Virgil Grissom HS, Huntsville, AL

(2005-2006)1,555 Durham Riverside, NC (2002-2003)1,542 Nashville Hunters Lane, TN

(1990-1991)

Most Takedowns, Season, Dual Meets Only1,465 Owatonna, MN (2001-2002)1,465 Owatonna, MN (2004-2005)1,365 Virgil Grissom HS, Huntsville, AL

(2002-2003)1,253 Virgil Grissom HS, Huntsville, AL

(2005-2006) 1,252 Owatonna, MN (2002-2003)1,236 Virgil Grissom HS, Huntsville, AL

(2010-2011) 1,145 Owatonna, MN (2003-2004)1,109 Owatonna, MN (2000-2001)

1,109 Owatonna, MN (2005-2006) 1,063 Richmond, MI (2005-2006)

Most Takedowns, Single Dual Meet129 Homestead South Dade, FL (1/12/08)

97 Owatonna, MN (2/7/02)85 Fairbanks West Valley, AK (3/31/89)85 Platte County R-III, MO (1/26/89)82 Kansas City Lincoln Academy, MO

(1/16/92)82 New Bern, NC (1/31/95)72 Platte County R-III, MO (1/31/89)72 Bethlehem Liberty, PA (1/15/97)71 Nashville Hunters Lane, TN (12/13/89)71 Albermarle, NC (1/10/91)

Most Falls, Season542 Winston-Salem Parkland Magnet, NC

(2007-2008)504 Winston-Salem Parkland Magnet, NC

(2006-2007)452 Morehead, Eden, NC (2005-2006)402 Afton Star Valley, WY (2005-2006)392 Monticello Wayne County, KY

(2007-2008) 381 East Gaston, NC (2000-2001)379 Lakewood St. Edward, OH (1981-1982)364 Lapeer West, MI (2000-2001)361 Winnemucca Lowry, NV (1989-1990)358 Raleigh Leesville Road, NC (2005-2006)

COACHINGMOST DUAL MEET VICTORIES

Over 500 (including dual tournaments)1103 Scot Davis (Belcourt, ND; Bird Island Lake Lillian,

MN; Hutchinson, MN; Owatonna, MN; Kalispell,MT; Eden Prairie, MN; Sioux City, IA) 1977-2017*

966 Rex Peckinpaugh (New Castle, IN) 1981-2017*889 Danny Upchurch (Wayne County,

Monticello KY) 1983-2017*864 Russell Riegel (Hunterdon Central, NJ;

Harrison County, KY) 1956-2011864 Jim Husk (Miami Southridge, Christopher

Columbus, Southwest, Archbishop Curley FL)1964-2013

855 Bruce Bittenbender (Stevensville, Lakeshore, MI)1971-2015

760 Bill Sutter (Goodhue, MN) 1969-2008751 Jim Glasser (The Lovett School, Atlanta, GA)

1975-2011746 Carl Schnellenback (Folsom Ridley, PA) 1960-2013734 Mike Rodriquez (Detroit Kimball, River Rouge,

Detroit Catholic Central, MI) 1956-2007718 Murray Rose (Allegan, MI) 1986-96, 1999-2015715 Scott Marry (Hudson, MI) 1989-2015712 Lewie Benitz (Menomonie, Wisconsin Rapids

Lincoln, WI) 1965-2008712 Bill Mayhew (Troutman, NC; Statesville South

Iredell, NC) 1963-2011710 Tom Lehman (Middleville, Thornapple, Kellogg, MI)

1972-2009705 John Grillo (Pavilion, NY; Holley, NY) 1974-2016698 Scott Legacy (Bennington Mt. Anthony Union, VT)

1985-2016687 Bill Weick (Maquoketa, IA; Chicago Tilden,

Chicago Mt. Carmel, IL) 1956-2003685 William Ray Arthur (Petoskey, MI) 1979-2010681 Marty Hutsell (McDonough Henry County, GA) 1975-2017*676 Donald Mekeel (Sterling, IL) 1949-2003662 Michael Young (Franklin, Higland, CA) 1974-2005661 Virg Vagle (Paynesville Area, MN) 1966-2004660 Dave Robertson (Corunna, MI) 1978-2013657 Rick Ortega (El Paso Burges, Dallas St. Mark’s, TX) 1972-2012651 Dave Castricone (Triton, Methuen, Masconomet,

North Andover, MA) 1975-2011650 Larry Tremblay (North Reading, MA, Winchester, MA) 1979-2015646 Neil Buckley (Haverford School, PA) 1947-1994644 Charles Farina (Leyden, East Leydon, Chicago Gordon Tech, IL)

1955-1993642 Jerry Winterton (Raleigh East Wake and Cary, NC) 1978-2010640 Brian Southworth (Decatur, MI) 1985-2015633 Todd Cheney (Hartland, MI) 1992-2015629 Tom Miller (Harrison, Tri-Central, Lafayette Jefferson, IN)

1977-2016615 Paul Molina (Paulsboro, NJ) 1986-2015609 Jim Morisette (Algonac, New Baltimore Anchor Bay) 1986-89,

1992-2015611 George Bossi (Hampton Minnacunnet, NH and Lowell, MA)

1960-2003605 Greg Frey (Eden Morehead, Kinston, Madison Mayodan,

Douglas Byrd, NC) 1976-2011605 Tom Bluhm (Trenton, MI) 1971-2011

605 Joe Bena (Newburgh Free Academy, Niskayuna, DelansonDuanesburg, NY) 1966-2011

602 William “Red” Schmitt (Alton Western, MA, Granite City South, IL) 1946-1949; 1951-1985

601 Ralph Ross (Triton Red, Highland, NJ 1964-2000588 Gary Hindt (Wabasso, MN) 1968-2008582 Rusty Parks (Woodford County, Versailles, KY) 1979-2006572 Tim Haak (Harvard, IL) 1988-2009559 Jerry Lajoie (Gaylord, MI) 1996-2015557 Don Rinehart (Rockford, MI) 1981-2009557 Dennis Smith (Delran, NJ) 1976-2010553 Larry Nelson (Vacaville, CA) 1961-1993551 George Hamblin (Richmond, MI) 1991-2012542 Duane Wohlford (Fenton, MI) 1964-2000535 Dick Glover (Jacksonville, NC; Blue Ridge, VA;

Woodberry Forest, VA) 1967-2003532 Kent Kersten (Arlington, SD; Logan-Magnolia, IA) 1979-2013528 Bob Coppola (Central Square, NY) 1980-2012522 Robert Threloff (Ithaca, MI) 1971-2008519 Dan Mashek (Don Bosco and Eldridge North Scott, IA) 1974-2006514 Bill Dushane (St. Thomas, TX, Notre Dame Prep, MI, Cinco Ranch, TX)

1985-2017*513 Bob Craig (Newport, Cedar Cliff, PA) 1958-1998504 Norm Davis (Middleton, ID; Caldwell, ID; Sweet Home, OR)

1962-1996501 Steve Vlcek (Manchester, MI) 1991-2015500 William Regnier (Temperance Bedford, MI) 1966-1995


WRESTLING Records

2017 Dream Team Classic - 285 lbs. Brandon Metz (North Dakota) fight-ing to stay off his back against Zach Muller (Illinois). Metz won by decision3-2 SV2. Photo by G Wyatt Schultz.

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WRESTLING RecordsMOST TOURNAMENT VICTORIES

(not including dual tournaments)174 Jim Husk (Miami Southridge, FL)

1964-2013166 Jerry Winterton (Raleigh East Wake

and Cary, NC) 1978-2010166 Scott Legacy (Bennington, VT, Mt.

Anthony Union) 1989-2016139 Herb Stinson (Aztec, NM, Bayfield, CO)

1978-2012124 Marty Hutsell (Andrean HS, Feldwood HS,

McIntosh HS, Henry County HS, GA)1975-2011

107 Rusty Parks (Woodford County,Versailles, KY) 1979-2006

104 Bob Stoll (Columbus Bishop Ready, OH;West Chester Lakota, OH; DublinCoffman, OH) 1977-2002

104 Rex Peckinpaugh (New Castle, IN)1981-2004

99 Bob Smith (Wray, CO) 1958-1991 96 Chuck Deter (Gering, NE) 1967-1997

MOST INDIVIDUAL STATE CHAMPIONS185 Scott Legacy (Bennington Mt. Anthony

Union, VT) 1985-201674 Greg Urbas (Lakewood St. Edward HS,

OH) 1991-2017*68 Stephen Gaydosh (Waynesville, NC,

Vestavia Hills, AL) 1974-200867 Rick Ortega (El Paso Burges, Dallas St.

Mark’s, TX) 1972-200765 Herb Stinson (Aztec, NM, Bayfield, CO)

1978-201262 Jim Husk (Miami Columbus, Miami

Southridge, FL) 1964-201354 Scott Knowlen (Bismarck, ND) 1990-200854 Archie Randall (El Reno, OK) 1993-200652 Joe Handlan (Parkersburg, WV)

1975-200051 Joe Dasaro (Virgil Grissom HS,

Huntsville, AL) 1983-2003

INDIVIDUAL MOST VICTORIESCareer

422 Brandon Womack (Scottsboro, AL)2009-2014

329 Chad Pyke (Woodward Academy,College Park, GA) 2010-2013

324 Pete Baldwin (Life Academy & OsceolaHS, Kissimmee, FL) 2004-2011

312 Franco Valdes (Southwest Miami, FL)2013-2017*

311 Jake Brindley (Lake Highland Prep, FL)2013-2017*

304 Travis Sullivan (Monticello WayneCounty, KY) 2003-2008

304 Josh Johnson (Elizabethtown JohnHardin, KY) 2005-2010

301 Burke Paddock (Warsaw, NY)2009-2014

300 Zachary Van Alst (MontgomeryCatholic Prep, AL) 2012-2017*

285 Sean Fausz (Campbell County, KY)2009-2014

284 Colton Palmer (Durham Riverside, NC)2003-2007

279 Brady Berge (Kasson-Mantorville, MN) 2012-2017*

278 Evan Warrington (McDonough HenryCounty, GA) 2005-2009

278 Alfred Bannister (Bishop McNamara, MD)2010-2014

276 Andy Khair (College Park WoodwardAcademy, GA) 2007-2011

275 Kyle Cuthbertson (Scottsboro, AL)2003-2008

275 Zach Blindet (Salem McCook Central, SD)2003-2008

INDIVIDUAL MOST VICTORIESvarsity four years


329 Chad Pyke (Woodward Academy,College Park, GA) 2009-2013

284 Colton Palmer (Durham Riverside, NC)2003-2007

278 Evan Warrington (McDonough HenryCounty, GA) 2005-2009

278 Alfred Bannister (Bishop McNamara, MD)2010-2014

276 Andy Khair (College Park WoodwardAcademy, GA) 2007-2011

Consecutive260 Justin Zeerip (Hesperia, MI) 2003-2007236 Alex Tsirtsis (Griffith, IN) 2001-2004235 Travis Sullivan (Monticello Wayne

County, KY) 2005-2008228 Brent Metcalf (Davison, MI) 2001-2005223 Roger Kish (Lapeer West, MI)

2000-2003221 Taylor Massa (St. John’s, MI) 2009-2012219 Andy Simmons (Williamston, MI)

1999-2002

2017 Dream Team Classic - 145 lbs. Dominick Demas (Ohio) with the double underhookon Gavin Sutton. Demas would register the only pin of the dual in 4:23 to help lead teamUSA to a 29-20 win over Team Illinois. Photo by G Wyatt Schultz.

219 Eric Grajales (Brandon, FL) 2006-2009211 Nick Simmons (Williamston, MI) 1998-2001192 T.J. Sebolt (Centerville, Albia, IA) 2003-2006

Season91 Colton Palmer (Durham Riverside, NC) 2006-200789 Chad Pyke (College Park Woodward Academy, GA) 2012-201387 Chandler Pyke (College Park Woodward Acadmey, GA) 2012-201386 Sheldon Wilder (Durham Riverside, NC) 2006-200786 Chad Pyke (College Park Woodward Academy, GA) 2011-201285 Anthony Fretwell (McDonough Henry County, GA) 2006-200985 Brandon Womack (Scottsboro, AL) 2011-201285 Brandon Womack (Scottsboro, AL) 2013-201483 Cedric Carter (Durham Riverside, NC) 2006-200783 David Morgan (College Park Woodward Acadmey, GA) 2012-201382 Caleb Greer (College Park Woodward Acadmey, GA) 2012-201380 Garrett Gainey (College Park Woodward Academy, GA) 2008-2009 80 Chad Pyke (College Park Woodward Academy, GA) 2010-201178 Chandler Pyke (College Park Woodward Academy, GA)

2010-201177 Tommy Carney (College Park Woodward Academy, GA)

2007-200877 Billy Edwards (Raleigh Leesville Road, NC) 2006-200776 BJ Murray (Durham Riverside, NC) 2006-200776 Andy Khair (College Park Woodward Academy, GA) 2010-2011

MOST TEAM POINTS(Career)

1,670.0 Scott Holbrook (Sterling Newman Central Catholic, IL) 1983-19861,586.5 Nate Hansen (Gregory, SD)

1998-20031,423.0 Dan Bonte (Garretson, SD)

1999-20051,386.5 Jared Opfer (Sandusky St. Mary

Central, OH) 1995-991,385.5 Billy Edwards (Raleigh Leesville

Road, NC) 2003-20071,365.0 Brendan Prince (Huntsville

Grissom, AL) 2002-20071,340.5 Mac Taylor (New Castle, IN)

1992-19961,328.5 Mike Ellsworth (Caro, MI)

1987-19901,324.0 Mike Pedro (Danvers St. John’s

Prep) 1998-20021,311.0 Duane Woloszyk (Rogers City, MI)

1995-99

MOST FALLS(pins only) Career


242 Pete Baldwin (Life Academy & Osceola HS,Kissimmee, FL) 2004-2011

203 Justin Zeerip (Hesperia, MI) 2003-2007201 Alfred Bannister (Bishop McNamara,

MD) 2009-2014194 Burke Paddock (Warsaw, NY)

2009-2014192 Jacob Aiken Phillips (Lawrenceville

Central Gwinnett, GA) 2007-2011188 Steve Mocco (Blair Academy,

Blairstown, NJ) 1997-2001

188 Travis Sullivan (Montecello Wayne County, KY) 2003-2008183 Colton Palmer (Durham Riverside, NC) 2004-2007181 Casey Steffen (Flat Rock, MI) 2000-2003180 Jaxon Cole (North Summit, UT) 2014-2017*179 Brendan Prince (Huntsville Grissom, AL) 2002-2007178 Nick Simmons (Williamston, MI) 1997-2001177 Josh Johnson (Elizabethtown John Hardin, KY) 2005-2010

Consecutive72 Matt Clark (Syracuse-Dunbar-Avoca, NE) 2013-201567 Pat McDade (Winnemucca Lowry, NV) 1983-198554 Nick Simmons (Williamston, MI) 1999-200054 Jon Reader (Davison, MI) 2005-200651 Jacob Aiken Phillips (Lawrenceville Central Gwinnett, GA)

2010-201150 Curry Pickard (Eden Morehead, NC) 2000-200145 Sam O’Connell (Joseph City, AZ) 1974-197645 Randy Lewis (Rapid City Stevens, SD) 1974-197644 Roxie Shelvin (Franklin, LA) 1997-199843 Nick Gwiazdowski (Delanson Duanesburg, NY) 2010-201142 Bryan Mueller (Hillsboro, ND) 1996-1997 41 Scott Stara (David City, NE) 1991-199241 David Miller (Kearney, NE) 1996-1997

Season68 Anthony Fretwell (McDonough Henry Co., GA) 2006-200968 Brandon Womack (Scottsboro, AL) 2013-201464 Brandon Womack (Scottsboro, AL) 2011-201263 Colter Palmer (Durham Riverside, NC) 2006-0761 Brandon Womack (Scottsboro, AL) 2012-201358 Kyle Cuthbertson (Scottsboro, AL) 2007-2008



57 Nick Simmons (Williamston, MI) 1999-200057 Nick Simmons (Williamston, MI) 1998-199957 Brandon Womack (Scottsboro, AL) 2010-201156 Phil Millerov (Caro, MI) 1999-200056 Justin Zeerip (Hesperia, MI) 2003-200755 Nick Simmons (Williamston, MI) 1997-199854 Mike Pedro (Danvers St. John’s Prep) 2001-200254 Billy Edwards (Raleigh Leesville Road, NC) 2006-200753 Toby Heaton (Detroit Catholic Central, MI) 1987-1988

FASTEST FALLS90-95 lbs. Steve Gourgareas (91), Pleasantville (NY) HS, pinned J.F.Kennedy opponent in :04 (1/16/93) Coach Robert Bernarducci96-100 lbs. Kevin Dick (98), Montpelier (OH) HS, pinned LibertyCenter opponent in :05 (1970-71) Coach Daniel West101-105 lbs. Travis Sullivan (103), Monticello (KY) Wayne Co. HS,pinned Johnson Central opponent in :03.2 (2/11/06) Coach DannyUpchurch106-110 lbs. Danny Duff (106), Miami Coral Park HS, pinnedMiami Beach opponent in :05 (1/27/65) Coach Dwight Witty111-115 lbs. Landry McDuffie (112), Lumberton (NC) HS, pinnedopponent in :03 (E. A Laney Invitational, 1989-90) CoachesMatthew Lynch and Tal Dickerson.

116-120 lbs. Larry Smith (119), Batavia (OH)HS, pinned Williamsburgh opponent in :04(2/13/87) Coach Dennis Wells121-125 lbs. Scott Hatcher (125), Anaconda(MT) HS, pinned Livingston opponent in:04 (2/2/90) Coach Jim Janosko126-130 lbs. Todd Milhoan (130), Phoenix(AZ) Greenway HS, pinned Glendale oppo-nent in :04 (1/10/96) Coaches MikeChildress and Bill Rader131-135 lbs. Spencer Manley (135),Chattanooga (TN) McCallie School, pinnedKnoxville Catholic opponent in :04(1/21/03) Coach Gordon Connell136-140 lbs. Blair Renfrow (140), Brunswick(GA) Glynn Academy, pinned Tift Countyopponent in :04 (12/06/03) Coach TomBartolotta141-145 lbs. Brian Murray (145),Wilmington (MA) HS, pinned Littletonopponent in :04 (12/30/89) Coach MichaelNee146-150 lbs. Ryan Alfau (147), Homestead(FL) South Dade HS, pinned Port St. Lucieopponent in :05 (1/9/98) Coach VictorBalmeceda151-155 lbs. Anthony Cross (155), Ossining(NY) HS, pinned Woodlands opponent in:04 (1985) Coach Ken Calao156-160 lbs. Barrett Lee (160), Dallas (TX)Bishop Lynch HS, pinned Woodrow WilsonHS opponent in :04 (1/10/96) Coach TimMathews

161-165 lbs. Chris Testerman (161), Chilhowie (VA) HS, pinnedGeorge Wythe opponent in :05 (01/072009) Coach Shane Keith166-170 lbs. Robert Scavage (167), Mt. Carmel (PA) HS, pinnedMillerburg opponent in :04 (1968-69) Coach Frank Pecaitis171-175 lbs. Steve Barr (171), Yale (MI) HS, pinned Dryden oppo-nent in :03 (2/10/96) Coach Jim Peltier 176-180 lbs. Joe Amaral (180), San Diego (CA) University HS,pinned Claremont opponent in :03 (1968-69)181-185 lbs. Bill Knighton (185), Lancaster (OH) Fairfield UnionHS, pinned Bloom Carroll opponent in :05 (1/16/79) Coach FrankPoling186-190 lbs. Kyle Foyt-Bridges (189), Monmouth (ME) MonmouthAcademy, pinned Matt McGloughlin in :03 (2/2011)*191-200 lbs. Roger Erickson (198), Troy (MI) Athens HS, pinnedFlat Rock opponent in :05 (12/5/81) Coach William Wilde201-220 lbs. Jason Reedy (215), Chilhowie (VA) HS, pinnedDamascus Holston HS opponent in :04 (1/20/99) Coach Bill Clear221-285 lbs. Andy Cross (275), Morgantown (WV) HS, pinnedopponent in :04 (2/21/72) Coach Robert DeAntonis


WRESTLING Records

2017 Dream Team Classic - 126 lbs. Zach Villarreal (Illinois) looking to roll through witha bar and half nelson on Connor Brown (Missouri). Brown won by decision 5-2. Photo byG Wyatt Schultz.

MISCELLANEOUSMOST VICTORIES BY AN INDIVIDUAL, 3 YEARS VARSITY255 Chad Pyke, College Park Woodward Academy, GA (2011-2013)Coach Pete Fritts239 Chandler Pyke, College Park Woodward Academy, GA(2011-2013) Coach Pete Fritts236 Brandon Womack, Scottsboro, Al (2012-14) Coach Daryle Qualls212 Garrett Gainey, College Park Woodward Academy, GA(2009-2011) Coach Pete Fritts212 Andy Khair, College Park Woodward Academy, GA(2009-2011) Coach Pete FrittsMOST VICTORIES BY AN INDIVIDUAL, 2 YEARS VARSITY159 Brandon Womack, Scottsboro, Al (2011-2013) Coach Daryle Qualls

MOST COMBINED CAREER WINS BY TWINS542 Chase and Kyle Cuthbertson, 267 & 275 wins, Scottsboro (AL) HS(2003-2008) Coach Chris Staton

MOST VICTORIES BY BROTHERS IN ONE YEAR176 Chad and Chandler Pyke, College Park Woodward Academy, GA(2012-2013) Coach Pete Fritts

MOST FALLS BY AN INDIVIDUAL, 3 YEARS VARSITY193 Brandon Womack, Scottsboro, Al (2011-14) Coach Daryle Qualls

MOST FALLS BY AN INDIVIDUAL, 2 YEARS VARSITY132 Brandon Womack, Scottsboro, Al (2012-14)Coach Daryle Qualls

MOST TOURNAMENT FALLS IN LEASTACCUMULATIVE TIME

10 in 17:56 Max Vickers (119 lbs), MingusUnion HS, Cottonwood (AZ), Moon ValleyInv, 12/18-19/98) Coach Tom Wokasch

FASTEST FALL BY A FEMALEWRESTLER IN AN OFFICIAL FEMALE

STATE TOURNAMENT:06 Heather Robertson (130 lbs), Honolulu(HI) Radford HS, vs Leilehue HS opponent(1998)

FASTEST CONSECUTIVE FALLS BY AWRESTLER

:12 William Felton (177 lbs) Rockville Centre(NY) South Side HS, (:06/:06 on 1/16 &1/19/96) Coach Michael Davey

FASTEST CONSECUTIVE FALLS BYBROTHERS, NOT TWINS

:11/:07 Mike (103 lbs) and Pat (112 lbs)Kroner, Aquinas HS, LaCrosse WI (12/6/97)Coach John Wissing

FASTEST CONSECUTIVE FALLS BY 3BROTHERS, SAME TEAM

1:13 Shane (103), Scott (112) and Seth (119)Webber, Farmington Mt. Blue (ME) HS(:11/:42/:20 on 1/12/02). Coach NatePhillips

FASTEST CONSECUTIVE FALLS BY 4BROTHERS, SAME TEAM

3:47 Kirk (132 lbs), Tony (112 lbs), Jeff (119lbs) and Nathan (98 lbs) Foo, San Jose (CA)Leland HS, (1981) Coach Alfred Awong

FASTEST CONSECUTIVE FALLS BY TWINS:17/:12 Phil (185 lbs) and Greg (HWT) Gulsvig, Libertyville (IL) HS,Coach Bob Bilberg

FASTEST CONSECUTIVE FALLS BY TRIPLETS:10/:53/:32 Jimmy, Bobby, and Billy Eggleston (132, 138, 145 lbs),Ridgeway (VA) Drewry Mason HS, (12/14/82) Coach Richard Spritz

MOST FALLS BY BROTHERS, SINGLE SEASON108 Kyle(58) and Chase (57) Cuthbertson, Scottsboro (AL) (2007-2008)Coach Chris Staton

MOST TOTAL POINTS IN A MATCH67 Dan Samaniego and Ernesto Japien, Carlsbad (NM) and Gadsen(NM) HS’s, (1/20/78)

MOST TAKEDOWNS IN ONE SEASON BY A WRESTLER559 Karson Hill, Trenton HS (MO), (2011-2012) Coach Bill Hill

MOST CAREER VARSITY TAKEDOWNS BY AN INDIVIDUAL WRESTLER

1637 Brendan Prince, Huntsville, AL Grissom HS, (2002-2007)Coach Joe DasaroMOST TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS BY A WRESTLER,

SINGLE SEASON14 Scott Duncan (138 lbs), Marion (OH) Pleasant HS, (1981-82)Coach Dave Camp


WRESTLING Records

2017 Dream Team Classic - 160 lbs. Johnny Mologousis (Illinois) looking to score near-fall points on Georgio Poullas (Ohio). Poullas won by decision 5-4. Photo by GWyatt Schultz.

MOST TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS BY A WRESTLER,CAREER

45 Nate Hansen, Gregory (SD) HS, (1998-2003) Coach John HansenMOST STATE TITLES BY BROTHERS, SAME YEAR

3 Lee (105 lbs), Jay (112 lbs) and Sean (132 lbs) Schaufele, Baltimore(MD) Mount St. Joseph HS, (1983) Coach Allen Smith3 Dillon (103 lbs), Paul (119 lbs) and Preston (125 lbs) Gentry,Meridian (ID) HS (2005) Coach Patrick Owens

MOST FALLS BY A TEAM, SINGLE TOURNAMENT47 Lakewood (OH) St. Edward HS, (1981-82) Coach Howard Ferguson

MOST CONSECUTIVE FALLS BY A TEAM, SINGLE TOURNAMENT

17 Concord (CA) Clayton Valley HS, (Coast Classic Tourney,12/17/79) Coach William Smith

HIGHEST TOURNAMENT SCORE BY A SINGLE TEAM404.5 Graham HS (St. Paris, OH) (GMVA Tournament, Vandalia,OH, 12/28-29/07) Asst. Coach Michael ApwischMOST CONSECUTIVE TEAM TOURNAMENT VICTORIES

82 Lakewood (OH) St. Edward HS, (1977-88) Coach Howard FergusonMOST TAKEDOWNS BY A TEAM,

SINGLE SEASON DUALS AND TOURNAMENTS1905 Lakewood (OH) St. Edward HS, (1981-82, 10 duals/11 tournaments) Coach Howard FergusonMOST CONSECUTIVE DUAL VICTORIES, JUNIOR VARSITY413 Evansville (IN) Mater Dei HS, (1978-2003) Coach Randy Helfrich

MOST CONSECUTIVE DUAL VICTORIES, JUNIOR HIGH131 New York (NY) The Buckley School (1990-2001) Coach William Trauth

HIGHEST DUAL TEAM SCORE, 12 WEIGHTS72-0 War (WV) Big Creek HS, 12 pins, (12/12/74) Coach Fred Schram

HIGHEST DUAL TEAM SCORE, 13 WEIGHTS78-0 Randolph (MA) HS, 13 falls in 16:14, (1/24/90)

HIGHEST DUAL TEAM SCORE, 14 WEIGHTS84-0 Marquette (MI) HS, 14 falls in 14:07, (2/1/97) Coach Tim Schultz

HIGHEST QUADRANGULAR TEAM SCORE, 12 WEIGHTS201-3 Gilbertville (IA) Don Bosco HS, vs Jesup 68-0, N. Fayette 65-3,E. Waterloo 68-0, (1/31/81) Coach Dan Mashek

HIGHEST QUADRANGULAR TEAM SCORE, 13 WEIGHTS231-0 Grundy (VA) HS, vs Lebanon 75-0, Graham 78-0,Castlewood 78-0, (12/11/86) Coaches Ben Ward and W.J. Caudill

HIGHEST JUNIOR HIGH DUAL SCORE, SINGLE TEAM

173 Locust Valley (NY) Junior High, vs Harbor Fields Junior High(3/9/88) Coach Steve Leone

HIGHEST JUNIOR HIGH DUAL SCORE, COMBINED TEAMS

247 Locust Valley (NY) Junior High vs Harbor Fields Junior High(173-74, 3/9/88) Coach Steve Leone



NATIONAL Wrestling Coaches Association

ith over 50 years of wrestling excellence under itsbelt, there’s still two things the NWCA All-StarClassic had never done -- come to New Jersey andhave a full set of women’s All-Star bouts.

Those pieces of trivia will be tossed aside as thestart of the college wrestling season will kick off on November 5at 3 p.m. as historic Jadwin Gym at Princeton University inPrinceton, New Jersey. Princeton University will stage the 52ndannual NWCA All-Star Classic hosted by Wrestlers in BusinessNetwork and sponsored by Princeton Brain and Spine andNorthwestern Mutual Life.

“When you look at the historic athletic facilities, not just in NewJersey, but on the East Coast, Jadwin Gym ranks near the top,”said NWCA Executive Director Mike Moyer. “We’ve had tremen-dous EIWA Championships, NCAA Championships and NewJersey state wrestling championships held in Jadwin as well assome of the most notable Garden State dual meets. We’re excitedto finally get off the turnpike and do some wrestling in NewJersey.”

Since moving to the beginning of the season, the All-StarClassic has served as the ribbon-cutting for the start of the colle-giate wrestling season, showcasing dozens of All-Americans each

year in a dual meet format. It’s now time for big-time collegewrestling events to #ComeBackToJadwin.

“What’s unique about the All-Star Classic is where else, in onesingle dual, can you find upwards of 15-16 college All-Americansannually? You can’t,” said Moyer. “We have NCAA finals pre-views, but what we’re most excited about is doing something elsethat’s never been done before.”

For the first time in the history of the event, the All-Star Classicwill pair men’s and women’s wrestling duals known as “OneSport: HisStory and HerStory.”

“With the push from groups like Wrestle Like A Girl, theNWCA, USA Wrestling and the National Wrestling Hall of Fameto get the application process started to get women’s wrestlinglisted as an NCAA emerging sport, we’re going to capitalize onthat effort and show everyone the value of what wrestling meansfor everyone, not just our boys and young men,” said Moyer.

Women’s wrestlers have been featured in showcase events inthe past with Olympic champion Helen Maroulis and Olympicbronze medalist Randi Miller previously taking part in the eventprior to the 10 main event matches.

“We have so much planned for this stellar day of wrestling, all ofwhich wouldn’t be possible without the Wrestlers in Business

Network and the Wrestlers in BusinessNetwork’s Princeton chapter along withPrinceton Brain and Spine and NorthwesternMutual Life,” said Moyer. “They’re the oneswho really made this a reality.”

Prior to the event, Princeton associate headcoach Joe Dubuque will be joined byOlympic champions Brandon Slay, HelenMaroulis and Kyle Snyder as instructors forthe Olympian Youth Clinic from 11-1 p.m.There will also be a unique pre-event socialfeaturing dozens of wrestling celebritiesfrom the past and present.

“This truly has become not just a greatwrestling event in terms of the competition,but a history-making one that fans of all agescan not just watch, but be included as well,”said Moyer.

The NWCA brings the wrestling coachingcommunity together to advance the sport andensure that current and future generations havethe opportunity to engage in a safe and educa-tionally based wrestling experience. This is pri-marily done by strengthening existing programs,creating new programs, and providing coacheswith progressive educational opportunities.

2017 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships - 149 lbs. Zain Retherford (PennState) picking up back points on Lavion Mayes (Missouri). Retherford won bytechnical fall 18-2. Photo by G Wyatt Schultz.

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Princeton University selected ashost of 52nd NWCA All-Star Classic

By Jason Bryant

1061. Christopher Trelli (Bristol Central, CT)2. Jonathan Prata (Downey, CA)3. Reese Fry (Manchester, MI)4. Justin Cardani (Centennial, IL)5. Anthony King (East St. Louis, IL)6. Devin Sweeney (Potomac, VA)7. Brian Gates (Hutchinson, KS)8. Jon Charles (Central Valley Academy, NY)9. Jacob Allen (Poway, CA)

10. Josh Boozel (Mount Union, PA)

1131. Malik Heinselman (Castle View, CO)2. Brandon Kaylor (Bonney Lake, WA)3. Cody Phippen (Platte County, MO)4. Jaret Lane (Southern Columbia, PA)5. Ben Kamali (Detroit Catholic Central, MI)6. Andres Lucero (Pueblo East, CO)7. Doug Zapf (Downingtown West, PA)8. Kyle Biscoglia (Waukee, IA)9. Eddie Flores (Northview, CA)

10. Dylan Ryder (Half Hollow Hills West, NY)

1201. Patrick McKee (St. Michael-Albertville, MN)2. Joey Melendez (Montini Catholic, IL)3. Aaron Cashman (Shakopee, MN)4. Tommy Hoskins (Legacy Christian, OH)5. Rhett Golowenski (Tuttle, OK)6. Ty Smith (Virgin Valley, NV)7. Jace Koelzer (Olathe South, KS)8. Antonio MIninno (Gateway, NJ) 9. Nic Aquilar (Gilroy, CA)

10. Drew Bennett (Fort Dodge, IA)

1261. Pat Glory (Delbarton, NJ)2. Brody Teske (Fort Dodge, IA)3. Jakob Camacho (Danbury, CT)4. Malik Johnson (Christian Brothers, MO)5. Jared Van Vleet (Stillman Valley, IL)6. Ethan Leake (Buchanan, CA)7. Chris Wright (Central Dauphin, PA)8. Aaron Schulist (Mukwonago, WI)9. Robbie Precin (Andrew, IL)

10. Austin Macias (Burlington Central, IL)

1321. Gavin Teasdale (Jefferson-Morgan, PA)2. Joey Silva (Lake Highland Prep, FL)3. Real Woods (Montini Catholic, IL)4. Alex Thomsen (Underwood, IA)5. Atilano Escobar (Liberty, AZ)6. Jarrett Trombley (Lake Fenton, MI)7. Matt Fields (Brunswick, OH)

8. Alex Cruz (Orting, WA)9. Chase Zollmann (Poway, CA)

10. Weston DiBlasi (Park Hill, MO)

1381. Roman Bravo-Young (Sunnyside, AZ)2. Mitch Moore (St. Paris Graham, OH)3. Quinn Kinner (Kingsway, NJ)4. Anthony Madrigal (Oak Park River-Forest, IL)5. Malcolm Robinson (Blair Academy, NJ)6. Grant Aronoff (St. Thomas Aquinas, FL)7. Alex Felix (Gilroy, CA)8. Marshall Keller (Christiansburg, VA)9. Michael Millage (New Hampton, IA)

10. Jack Davis (Wyoming Seminary, PA)

1451. Jacori Teemer (Long Beach, NY)2. Brayton Lee (Brownsburg, IN)3. Sammy Sasso (Nazareth, PA)4. Alex Lloyd (Shakopee, MN)5. Cole Matthews (Reynolds, PA)6. Jeremy Schoenherr (Stratford, WI)7. Tyler Eischens (Anoka, MN)8. Justin McCoy (Chesnut Ridge, PA)9. Jake Silverstein (Hauppauge, NY)

10. Jake Benner (Ocean Township, NJ)

1521. Will Lewan (Montini Catholic, IL)2. Anthony Artalona (Tampa Prep, FL)3. Josiah Rider (Grand Junction, CO)4. Peyton Robb (Owatonna, MN)5. Frankie Gissendanner (Penfield, NY)6. Brock Hardy (Box Elder, UT)7. Justin Ruffin (Union Grove, GA)8. Brock Mauller (Father Tolton, MO)9. Mason Phillips (Stanwood, WA)

10. Kevon Freeman (Lake Catholic, OH)

1601. David Carr (Massillon Perry, OH)2. Joe Lee (Mater Dei, IN)3. Shane Griffith (Bergen Catholic, NJ)4. Jaden Mattox (Central Crossing, OH)5. Jared Franek (West Fargo, ND)6. Andrew Merola (Blair Academy, NJ)7. Phil Conigliaro (Belmont Hill, MA)8. Ryan Thomas (St. Paris Graham, OH)9. Jarrett Jacques (Father Tolton, MO)

10. Nelson Brands (Iowa City West, IA)

1701. Aaron Brooks (North Hagerstown, MD)2. Trent Hidlay (Mifflin County, PA)3. D.J. Shannon (Christian Brothers, MO)

4. Rocky Jordan (St. Paris Graham, OH)5. Tyler Dow (Stoughton, WI)6. Bill Janzer (Delsea, NJ)7. Emil Soehlen (Massillon Perry, OH)8. Joey Baughman (Wadsworth, OH)9. Michael O’Malley (Hasbrouck Heights, NJ)

10. Zac Braunagel (Althoff Catholic, IL)

1821. Travis Wittlake (Marshfield, OR)2. Ryan Karoly (Malvern Prep, PA)3. Jack Jessen (Willowbrook, IL)4. Erich Byelick (Lake Highland Prep, FL)5. Lucas Davison (Chesterton, IN)6. Jared Krattiger (Waterford, WI)7. Anthony Montalvo (Buchanan, CA)8. Cody Mulligan (Saegertown, PA)9. Josh Ramirez (Archbishop Rummel, LA)

10. Braeden Redlin (Allen, TX)

1951. Michael Beard (Malvern Prep, PA)2. Gavin Hoffman (Montoursville, PA)3. Brandon Whitman (Dundee, MI)4. Nick Casperson (Beresford, SD)5. Joel Shapiro (WDM Valley, IA)6. Anthony Walters (Bishop McCort, PA)7. Jared Ball (Hilliard Darby, OH)8. Cody Howard (St. Edward, OH)9. Tony Andrade (Gilroy, CA)

10. Tony Wuest (Smyrna, DE)

2201. Mason Parris (Lawrenceburg, IN)2. Zach Elam (Staley, MO)3. Francis Duggan (Iowa City West, IA)4. Josiah Jones (Bishop McCort, PA)5. Karl Lightner (Delaware Valley, NJ)6. Pete Acciardi (Don Bosco Prep, NJ)7. Antonio McCloud (Cincinnati Elder, OH)8. Ben Goldin (Lake Highland Prep, FL)9. Bryce Esmoil (West Liberty, IA)

10. Tyrell Gordon (Waterloo East, IA)

2851. Gable Steveson (Apple Valley, MN)2. Seth Nevills (Clovis, CA)3. Anthony Cassioppi (Hononegah, IL)4. Isaac Reid (Kiski, PA)5. Austin Emerson (Bedford, MI)6. Keaton Kluever (Kaukauna, WI)7. Terrese Aaron (Mexico, MO)8. Paul Robinson (Bremen, GA)9. River Henry (McCallie, TN)

10. Jake Levengood (Vacaville, CA)

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By Dan Fickel,National Editor

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