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Name............................................................. Appalachian State University Location..........................................................................................Boone, N.C. Founded...................................................................................................... 1899 Enrollment...............................................................................................17,838 Nickname..................................................................................Mountaineers Colors........................................................................................Black and Gold Conference........................................................................................ Southern Home Wrestling Venue.............................................. Varsity Gymnasium Chancellor..........................................................................Dr. Sheri N. Everts Interim Director of Athletics...................................................Rick Beasley SWA/Sr. Assoc. AD........................................................Debbie Richardson Wrestling Administrator................................................. Jonathan Reeder

Quick Facts / Contents.................................................................................1 2014-15 Schedule.........................................................................................2 2014-15 Opponents.....................................................................................3 Season Outlook..........................................................................................4-5 Head Coach JohnMark Bentley................................................................6 Assistant Coaches......................................................................................7-8 2014-15 Roster...............................................................................................9 Photo Roster................................................................................................. 10 The Mountaineers................................................................................11-16 2013-14 Results and Statistics............................................................... 17 2014 Postseason Tournament Results................................................ 18 Mountaineer History Book................................................................19-21 All-Time Results.....................................................................................22-23 All-Time Series............................................................................................. 24 About the University...........................................................................25-31

Coaching Staff Head Coach......................................................................JohnMark Bentley Alma Mater..................................................................North Carolina, 2001 Record at Appalachian State............................. 45-40-1 (Five Seasons) Career Record...........................................................................................Same Bentley’s Email................................................bentleyjmo@appstate.edu Assistant Coach.................................................................................Matt Fisk Alma Mater................................................................................. Lehigh, 2010 Fisk’s Email.................................................................. fiskmj@appstate.edu Assistant Coach.....................................................................Frank Hickman Alma Mater...................................................................... Bloomsburg, 2013 Hickman’s Email..............................................hickmanfw@appstate.edu Student Assistant Coach........................................................Joe Morrison Wrestling Office Phone........................................................ 828-262-3082 Wrestling Office Fax............................................................... 828-262-4056

Sports Information Intern/Wrestling Contact............................................................Dan Butler Phone........................................................................................(828) 262-7166 Email..................................................................... Butlerdp1@appstate.edu Asst. A.D. / Sports Information Director............................... Mike Flynn Email........................................................................ flynnmh@appstate.edu Website.......................................................................... appstatesports.com Twitter................................................................................@appstate_sports Wrestling Twitter.................................................................@AppWrestling Mailing Address............................................................................. Box 32116 ..............................................................................................Boone, N.C. 28608 Overnight Address.............................. Appalachian Athletics Complex ...................................................................................... 425 Jack Branch Drive ..............................................................................................Boone, N.C. 28608

Dan Butler

Sports Information Intern (828) 262-7166 • (704) 526-8274 Butlerdp1@appstate.edu

Media Policy

All coach and student-athlete interviews should be directed through the sports information office. Interviews must be arranged at least 24 hours in advance. Cell phone numbers for student-athletes will not be supplied to the media. Locker rooms are closed to the media, as are training and practice areas.

After home events, players will be available for interview after a brief cooling-off period. Except for tournaments, interviews will not be permitted until the conclusion of the meet. Media must direct interview requests through Sports Information Intern, Dan Butler or the App State Sports Information Department and should not approach student-athletes or coaches without explicit permission.

Credits The 2014-15 Appalachian State wrestling media guide is a publication of the Appalachian State University sports information office.

Editor/Design: Dan Butler Contributing Editing and Writing: Ben Winterrowd, Ryan Bower, Kelsey Campbell and Mike Flynn Cover Design: Ben Winterrowd Photography: App State Creative Services (Marie Freeman, Amanda Getty, Troy Tuttle), App State Public Affairs (Mike Rominger), Keith Cline, Meghan Gay, Dave Mayo, David Scearce, SoCon Photos.

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SCHEDULE Date Event/Opponent Nov 02 Cumberland University Nov 02 Buffalo Nov 14 Cal State Bakersfield Nov 14 Illinois Nov 16 Roadrunner Open Nov 23 Keystone Classic Nov 30 North Carolina Dec 05 Ohio University Dec 05 Belmont Abbey Dec 18 N.C. State Jan 01 -Jan 02 Southern Scuffle Jan 07 SIUE * Jan 11 Campbell * Jan 11 Binghamton University Jan 18 The Citadel * Jan 24 Appalachian Open Jan 30 Gardner Webb * Jan 31 Duke Feb 08 Chattanooga * Feb 16 VMI * Feb 22 Davidson * Mar 07 SoCon Championships Mar 19 -Mar 21 NCAA Championships

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Location Time Boone, N.C. 12:00 AM Boone, N.C. 1:30 PM at Gilroy, Calif.

2:00 PM at Gilroy, Calif.

4:00 PM at Fresno, Calif.

All Day at Philadelphia, Pa. All Day Boone, N.C. 2:00 PM Boone, N.C. 6:00 PM Boone, N.C. 7:30 PM at Raleigh, N.C. 7:00 PM at Chattanooga, Tenn.

All Day at Edwardsville, Ill. 7:00 PM Boone, N.C. 2:00 PM Boone, N.C. 3:30 PM Boone, N.C. 2:00 PM Boone, N.C. All Day Boone, N.C. 6:30 PM at Durham, N.C. 5:00 PM Boone, N.C. 2:00 PM at Lexington, Va. 7:30 PM at Davidson, N.C. 2:00 PM at Ashevile, N.C. All Day at St. Louis, Mo. All Day

Home matches in BOLD * indicates Southern Conference match

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Nov. 2 • Boone, N.C. • 12 p.m.

Location..................... Lebanon, Tenn.

Head Coach....................... Todd Allen 2013-14 Record.......................... 12-10 Conference...........Mid-South (NAIA) SID.................................. Jo Jo Freeman Website.........GoCumberlandAthletics.com

BUFFALO

Nov. 2 • Boone, N.C. • 1:30 p.m.

Location............................ Buffalo, N.Y. Head Coach...............John Stutzman 2013-14 Record.............................3-17 Conference..................Mid American SID....................................... Louie Spina Website.............................. Ubbulls.com

CSU BAKERSFIELD

OPPONENTS BELMONT ABBEY

Dec. 5 • Boone, N.C. • 7:30 p.m.

Location....................... Charlotte, N.C. Head Coach.....................Ken Caudell 2013-14 Record.............................6-13 Conference........................... Carolinas SID........................................Chris Poore Website............ AbbeyAthletics.com

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GARDNER WEBB

Jan. 30 • Boone, N.C. • 6:30 p.m.

Location............Boiling Springs, N.C. Head Coach................... Daniel Elliott 2012-13 Record...................6-17 (2-5) Conference..........................Southern SID......................................... Marc Rabb Website.................... GWUsports.com

DUKE

Dec. 18 • Raleigh, N.C. • 7 p.m.

Location...........................Raleigh, N.C. Head Coach...................Pat Popolizio 2013-14 Record.............................14-7 Conference..................Atlantic Coast SID................................Brian Reinhardt Website............................Gopack.com

Jan. 31 • Durham, N.C. • 5 p.m.

Location......................... Durham, N.C. Head Coach............... Glenn Lenham 2012-13 Record.............................6-15 Conference..................Atlantic Coast SID.............................. Meredith Rieder Website........................... Goduke.com

SIUE

CHATTANOOGA

Feb. 8 • Boone, N.C. • 2 p.m.

Location.................. Bakersfield, Calif. Location.................... Edwardsville, Ill. Location.............Chattanooga, Tenn.

Head Coach............... Mike Mendoza Head Coach................Jeremy Spates Head Coach................Heath Eslinger 2013-14 Record............................... 6-8 2013-14 Record...................5-19 (2-5) 2010-11 Record...................16-7 (7-0) Conference................................ Pac-12 Conference..........................Southern Conference..........................Southern SID............................................Matt Turk SID............................................. Eric Hess SID....................................Jay Blackman Website.....................GoRunners.com Website.................. SIUEcougars.com Website.......................... Gomocs.com Nov. 15 • Gilroy, Calif. • 2 p.m.

ILLINOIS

Nov. 14 • Gilroy, Calif. • 4 p.m.

Location......................Champaign, Ill. Head Coach.................Jim Heffernan 2013-14 Record.............................11-8 Conference............................... Big Ten SID........................................... Paul Hurd Website..................FightingIllini.com

NORTH CAROLINA

Nov. 30 • Boone, N.C. • 2 p.m.

Location.................... Chapel Hill, N.C. Head Coach.........................C.D. Mock 2013-14 Record.............................7-12 Conference..................Atlantic Coast SID................................Bobby Hundley Website...........................Goheels.com

OHIO

Dec. 5 • Boone, N.C. • 6 p.m.

Location..........................Athens, Ohio Head Coach..................Joel Greenlee 2013-14 Record.............................11-4 Conference................. Mid-American SID.............................Elizabeth Conard Website................. Ohiobobcats.com

Jan. 7 • Ewardsville, N.C. • 7 p.m.

CAMPBELL

Jan. 11 • Boone, N.C. • 2 p.m.

Location...................Buies Creek, N.C. Head Coach........................ Cary Kolat 2013-14 Record..................... 5-3 (4-1) Conference..........................Southern SID................................ Jonathan Stout Website....................... Gocamels.com

BINGHAMTON

Jan. 11 • Boone, N.C. • 3:30 p.m.

Location...............................Vestal, N.Y. Head Coach.................. Matt Dernlan 2013-14 Record.............................5-13 Conference................................... EIWA SID.................................Terrence, Lollie Website.................... BUbearcats.com

VMI

Feb. 16 • Lexington, Va. • 7:30 p.m.

Location........................Lexington, Va. Head Coach..........Chris Skretkowicz 2013-14 Record...................3-16 (1-6) Conference..........................Southern SID..........................................John Stark Website....................vmikeydets.com

DAVIDSON

Feb. 16 • Boone, N.C. • 2 p.m.

Location.......................Davidson, N.C. Head Coach..................Bob Patnesky 2013-14 Record...................5-14 (1-6) Conference..........................Southern SID................................Meghan Moore Website........Davidsonwildcats.com

THE CITADEL

Jan. 18 • Boone, N.C. • 2 p.m.

Location.....................Charleston, S.C. Head Coach....................Rob Hjerling 2013-14 Record...................11-3 (6-1) Conference..........................Southern SID..................................Brian Gargone Website................ Citadelsports.com

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Season Preview After finishing the 2013-14 season at 7-8 overall and 4-3 in the Southern Conference, the Mountaineers went on to place fourth at the SoCon Championships. The Apps saw Dominic Parisi and Dylan Cottrell win their respective weight classes at 125 and 149-pounds, respectively, earning spots at the 2014 NCAA Championships in Oklahoma City.

Appalachian returns both of its NCAA Qualifiers in Parisi and Cottrell for the 2014-15 season where they will look to build on its successes last season and advance even further this time around. Zack Strickland is another Mountaineer to keep and eye on. Strickland was a 2013 NCAA Qualifier at the 165-weight class but has decided to cut down to 157 for the upcoming season where head coach JohnMark Bentley believes he will be competitive at the conference and national level.

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125 The Mountaineers have one of their most seasoned veterans returning at the 125 weight class in three-year starter Dominic Parisi. Parisi is a two-time national qualifier, and has been to the round of 12 at the NCAA Championships. As a team leader and captain, Parisi brings a wealth of experience to a team that will be looking for him to lead them throughout the season. Bentley believes Parisi only gets better as the season goes on and wrestles his best at the end of the year when it matters most. Backing up Parisi is true-freshman Jacob Grigg. Grigg is an extremely talented wrestler coming out of high school where he was a two-time N.C. State Champion and All-American. Bentley has confidence in Grigg stepping in if Parisi has to miss a match.

Also returning to Bentley’s squad is heavyweight Denzel Dejournette. Dejournette returns as a team captain who is primed to have a breakout season after an impressive campaign a year ago.

Bentley enters his fifth season as the head coach of the Mountaineers with an overall record of 45-40-1. Assistant coach Matt Fisk returns for his fifth year as a part of the Mountaineer coaching staff.

Appalachian added Frank Hickman as an assistant coach.

Hickman was a standout wrestler for Bloomsburg University and spent last season as an assistant coach for the Compound Wrestling Club.

The Mountaineers are set to be highly competitive in several weight classes and contenders in the Southern Conference as well as at the national Level.

133 Probable starter at the 133 weight class is going to be redshirt-sophomore Vito Pasone. Pasone has been behind Parisi at 125 in previous years but is now moving up. Bentley believes although a little under-sized, Pasone will be competitive because of the experience he gained last season. Challenging Pasone for the spot will be a pair of freshmen, Payton Shuford and Demetreus Kostis.

141 True-freshman Michael Longo will look to headline the 141 spot. Longo was a high school All-American and top100 recruit in the nation. Bentley says the Mountaineers are fortunate to be able to bring a wrestler of his caliber into the program and expects him to be competitive right away. Backing him up will either be Javon Johnson who saw some mat time last season or Kostis if he is unble to crack the 133 lineup spot.

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149 Highligting this class is No. 10 nationally ranked redshirtsophmore Dylan Cottrell. Cottrell, a team captain, was a Southern Conference Champion last season and starts the year ranked highly at the 149 weight class. He comes into the season with a chip on his shoulder after last season’s national tournament, where he felt he under-achieved. Cottrell has put in the off-season work and is ready to make some noise in the upcoming season.

157 Zack Strickland a two-year returning starter decided during the off season to cut down into the 157 class from 165, where he was a national qualifier in 2013. Bentley believes that Strickland will be a force to be reckoned with at 157 and will form a good one-two punch with him and Cottrell back-toback. Fighting for the spot to back him up are two freshmen, Dain Steffany and Drake Patrum.

him into the lineup.

184 The Mountaineers will start senior Nick Vetell who is a returning starter from last season. Bentley credits Vetell with lots of growth in the off season and expects him to be in contention for a conference championship in his senior season.

197 Tyler Radford will reclaim his starting role at 197 after injurying his ankle last season. The redshirt-sophomore has improved a lot of his weaknesses and is expected to vie for a conference championship.

HWT Redshirt-sophmore Denzel Dejournette had an oustanding season last year with several quality wins, including a regular season win over the eventual SoCon champion. Dejournette is a team captain and will lead the team from the heavyweight spot. Bentley is expecting big things from the North Carolina native in his second campaign at Appalachian.

Final Word from Coach Bentley “Overall, our team outlook with all the pieces that we have in place, will allow us to compete for a conference championship in the SoCon. We have a really good lineup of starting guys and some talented young guys that we are excited about.”

165 The front runner for the starting 165 spot is redshirt-freshman Nick Kee. Kee is coming off of a great redshirt year after winning several open tournaments and placing at the redshirt national open championship. Kee competed most of his matches at 174 last season, but is dropping down to 165 where coach Bentley is confident that he will compete for a Southern Conference championship. David Peters-Logue and Colton Jackson are two true-freashmen who are looking to see mat time behind Kee. 174 Forrest Przybysz is going to fill the starting role at 174 as a redshirt-freshman. Przybysz was a high school All-American and three-time state champion. He attended Naval Academy Prep School before redshirting his first season at Appalachian.

The Mountaineer coaching staff is looking forward to getting

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JohnMark Bentley Head Coach Fifth Season North Carolina, 2001

JohnMark Bentley enters his fifth season as head coach of the Mountaineers after joining the program as assistant coach in 2006.

Bentley coached the 2013-14 Mountaineers to a fourth-place regular season and tournament finish in the Southern Conference. For the second consecutive year, Bentley had two wrestlers advance to the NCAA Wrestling Championships. Both Dylan Cottrell and Dominic Parisi were individual SoCon Champions at 149 and 125 pounds, respectively, while also earning all-Conference.

Cottrell earned SoCon Freshman of the Year and was a two-time Wrestler of the Week for his efforts. Cottrell and Vito Pasone were named to the all-Freshman team.

Coming off of a SoCon title in 2012, Bentley led the Mountaineers to an 8-6 overall mark and a 5-2 record within the conference – good for a second-place regular season finish. Both Dominic Parisi and Zack Strickland advanced to the 2013 NCAA Wrestling championships as at-large selections for their seasons at 125 and 165 pounds, respectively.

Bentley led the Mountaineers to the 2012 Southern Conference Championship with a 6-0 record. The squad also finished 21st place at the NCAA tournament. Because of his efforts, Bentley with was named the 2012 SoCon ‘Coach of the Year’ and finished third in the voting for NCAA National Coach of the Year in 2012.

In each of his first two seasons as head coach, Bentley had multiple wrestlers win

Southern Conference titles and advance to the national championships. Tony Gravely, Dylan Temple and Austin Trotman were SoCon champions in 2010, while Trotman and Kyle Blevins won their classes in 2011.

Bentley was an assistant coach for two seasons at App State before being named associate head coach in 2008. Before ascending to the helm of the program, Bentley assisted 2009 title-winner Frank Celorrio and two-time SoCon champion Scott Ervin, who graduated as App State’s career leader in wins with 114.

Since 2006, two Mountaineers have received the league’s Wrestler of the Year honors: Ervin in 2008 and Trotman in 2010.

Trotman also received Freshman of the Year accolades in 2008, and both Ervin and Blevins were recognized as the SoCon Tournament Outstanding Wrestler during Bentley’s coaching tenure.

Coach Bentley has seen the Black and Gold capture 13 SoCon Wrestler of the Week awards and his wrestlers have captured five spots on all-SoCon teams and another five slots on the all-Freshman honor roll.

A graduate of the University of North Carolina, Bentley came to Appalachian with vast experience as a coach and wrestler.

At North Carolina, Bentley was a threetime Atlantic Coast Conference champion and was twice named team MVP. He was the 2001 ACC Wrestler of the Year and a 2000

University Nationals Freestyle All-American.

He ranks ninth in UNC single-season win percentage with a mark of .919, when he went 31-2 in 2000-01.

He is sixth all-time with an .851 career winning percentage at Carolina and finished with 92 career wins. He was a three-year member of the UNC Student-Athletic Council and earned a degree in communications in 2001. In 2008 he earned a masters degree in school administration from App State.

He began his career as the top assistant at Davidson College in 2002-03. From 20032006, he was head coach at Watauga High School in Boone, leading the Pioneers to a third-place finish at the North Carolina State Championships with three individual state titlists in 2006.

A three-sport athlete at Avery High School in nearby Newland, N.C., Bentley was the second wrestler in North Carolina high school history to win four state championships. He finished his high school career with a perfect 144-0 record, capped by a National Championship in 1997.

Bentley’s brother, Matthew, wrestled at Appalachian from 1992-96.

He and his wife, Aaron, reside in Seven Devils, N.C. with their daughter, Katie Elizabeth and son, Luke Franklin.

Bentley’s Coaching PROFILE Year(s) School Position 2003 Davidson College Assistant coach 2003-06 Watauga HS Head coach 2006-08 Appalachian State Assistant coach 2008-09 Appalachian State Associate head coach 2009-pres. Appalachian State Head coach

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Assistant Coaches Matt Fisk

Assistant Coach Fifth Season Lehigh, 2010

Matt Fisk begins his fifth season after an outstanding career at Lehigh, where he was a three-time team captain and a four-time NCAA qualifier for the Mountain Hawks.

Fisk amassed a career record of 88-37, led his team in wins and recorded the second-most falls during in his final season. Fisk was a four-time NCAA qualifier and a three-time team captain.

In 2006, Fisk became the first true freshman for Lehigh to qualify for the NCAA championships since 1992. Fisk obtained a B.A. in biology from Lehigh in 2010.

The native of Wyalusing, Pa. wrestled for his father, Walt, at Wyalusing High School, where he was a two-time state champion.

Fisk, who previously owned the Pennsylvania high school record for career wins and falls, compiled a 175-9 record with 117 falls and finished as the most winningest wreslter in Pennsylvania history following the completion of his senior year. Fisk’s 117 pins are the second most all-time in Pennsylvania history and he was a two-time Pennsylvania state champion.

Fisk and his wife, Tonette, reside in Seven Devils, N.C. The couple has one daughter, Leah, born April 24, 2012 and one son, Noah, born January 23, 2014.

Frank Hickman

Assistant Coach First Season Bloomsburg, 2013

Frank Hickman joins the Appalachian State wrestling coaching staff for the 2014-15 season after a stint with the Compound Wresting Club in 2013-14.The Compund Club is a club that attracts high school state placers, high school state champions and national collegiate placers.

A North Carolina native, Hickman went to E.A Laney High School in Wilmington. During his senior campaign at E.A. Laney, Hickman posted a 57-5 record and saw top-five finishes in the state championships three times in his four years there. He was recruited and went to wrestle for the Huskies of Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania.

After redshirting one year at Bloomsburg, Hickman wrestled the 141, 149 and 157-pound weight classes, winning 103 matches in his career. In his redshirt-sophomore year, Hickman placed second at the Eastern Wrestling League Conference Tournament and was named an NCAA Division I national qualifier for the first time in his career.

In his final season, he won the EWL title at 157, and qualified for his third national tournament. He wrestled to the Round of 12 before ending his collegiate career. For his efforts on the mats, Hickman earned the Bloomsburg Upperclassman Male Athlete of the Year Award in 2012 and 2013.

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Joe Morrison Student Assistant Coach

Second Season

Joe Morrison enters his second season as a student assistant coach for the Appalachian State wrestling team in 2013.

As a sophomore, Morrison wrestled in one match and defeated Zach Isenhour of George Mason by decision, 6-3.

During his freshman year, Morrison went 17-8 competing unattached and notched eight pins, the team’s third-most when compared to attached wrestlers. Morrison placed in four of six tournament appearances and captured The Citadel Open title (50) in his first collegiate tournament. Morrison finished in second place at Pembroke Classic (2-1) and earned fourth-place honors at Davidson Open (4-2) while also taking second at the Appalachian Open (3-1).

In high school at Panther Creek, Morrison was a four-time N.C. state placewinner, finishing as high as runner-up as senior. He was a four-time all-conference selection and was picked as the Most Outstanding Wrestler after winning 130-pound title at 2011 Tri-Nine league championship. Morrison held a 166-22 career record.

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By Weight Class Name Jacob Grigg Heath Gleaton Dominic Parisi Demetreus Kostis Vito Pasone Payton Shuford Javon Johnson Alex Lewis Michael Longo Dylan Cottrell Drake Patrum Zack Strickland Colton Jackson Nick Kee

Wt. 125 125 125 133 133 133 141 141 141 149 157 157 165 165 David Peters-Logue 165 Dain Steffeny 165 Forrest Przybysz 174 Marcus Johnson 184 Aaron Mattioni 184 Nick Vetell 184 Elijah Farmer 197 Tyler Radford 197 Denzel Dejournette Hwt Kacee Hutchinson Hwt

Cl. Ht. Hometown (Previous School) Fr. 5-6 Gastonia, N.C. (East Gaston) Fr. 5-4 Concord, N.C. (Central Cabarrus) Sr. 5-8 Concord, N.C. (Jay M. Robinson) Fr. 5-3 Boone, N.C. (Watauga) So. 5-4 Wilkes-Barre, Pa. (E.L. Myers) Fr. 5-6 Statesville, N.C. (West Iredell) So. 5-8 Holly Springs, N.C. (Holly Springs) Fr. 5-9 North Mrytle Beach, S.C. (North Myrtle) Fr. 5-5 Corona, Calif. (Santiago) So. 5-10 Spencer, W. Va. (Roane County) Fr. 5-11 High Point, N.C. (Southern Guilford) Jr. 6-0 Muncy, Pa. (Muncy) Fr. 5-10 Lady Lake, Fla. (The Villages) R-Fr. 5-11 Laurinburg, N.C. (Scotland) Fr. 6-1 Hillsborough, N.C. (Orange) Fr. 5-6 Granville, Ohio (Granville) R-Fr. 6-0 Jefferson, Ga. (Jefferson) R-Fr. 6-0 Mohnton, Pa. (Governor Mifflin) Fr. 5-10 Milford, Del. (Cape Henlopen) Sr. 6-0 Trinity, N.C. (Trinity) Jr. 6-0 Virginia Beach, Va. (Salem) So. 6-3 Marion, N.C. (McDowell) So. 6-2 Winston-Salem, N.C. (R.J. Reynolds) So. 5-11 Candler, N.C. (Enka)

Alphabetical

Name Wt. Dylan Cottrell 149 Denzel Dejournette Hwt Elijah Farmer 197 Heath Gleaton 125 Jacob Grigg 125 Kacee Hutchinson Hwt Colton Jackson 165 Javon Johnson 141 Marcus Johnson 184 Nick Kee 165 Demetreus Kostis 133 Alex Lewis 141 Michael Longo 141 Aaron Mattioni 184 Dominic Parisi 125 Vito Pasone 133 Drake Patrum 141 David Peters-Logue 165 Forrest Przybysz 174 Tyler Radford 197 Payton Shuford 133 Dain Steffeny 165 Zack Strickland 157 Nick Vetell 184

Pronunciation guide Nick Vetell VUH-tell Denzel Dejournette DEE-jor-nay Vito Pasone PAH-zone Forrest Przybysz Pribish

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Photo Roster

JohnMark Bentley

Heath Gleaton

Demetreus Kostis

Forrest Przybysz

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Matt Fisk

Frank Hickman

Joe Morrison

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Dylan Cottrell Denzel Dejournette Javon Johnson

Jacob Grigg Kacee Hutchinson Colton Jackson Javon Johnson Marcus Johnson Nick Kee

Alex Lewis

Michael Longo

Tyler Radford Payton Shuford

Dominic Parisi Vito Pasone

Dain Steffany

Zach Strickland

Drake Patrum

David Peters-Logue

Nick Vetell

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Heath Gleaton

Jacob Grigg

Freshman • 5-4 Concord, N.C. Central Cabarrus

Freshman • 5-6 Gastonia, N.C. East Gaston

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Central Cabarrus High School: Three-time all conference...two-time regional champion...two-time state champion...four-time Holl/Angels champion, senior All-American, placed third at NCHSAA in 2014...ninetime most outstanding wrestler including three at the conference tournament and one at the regional tournament...Overall record of 174-14 Personal: Full Name: Heath Gene Gleaton...Son of Dalena and Ron Gleaton...Born: 11-7-1995...Wrestled with the Darkhourse Wrestling Club... plans to major in Exercise Science

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East Gaston High School: Won the 2014 state championship at the 132-pound weight class beating future teammate Payton Shuford Personal: Son of Spencer and Teresa Grigg...Has four siblings, Jared 25, Jesse 23, John 21, Rebekah 15

Demetreus Kostis Dominic Parisi Senior • 5-8 Concord, N.C. Jay M. Robinson

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2013-14: 18-6 overall ... NCAA Qualifier ... placed 2nd at Roadrunner Open ... Won SoCon at 125 ... NWCA All-Academic team 2012-13: Finished 24-10 overall ... placed third at the Hokie Open ... placed third at the Keystone Classic ... earned a round of 12 finish at the NCAA’s last season.

2011-12: Went 5-3 before season was cut short due to an knee injury… in only dual meet, defeated Anderson’s Brad Myers with a 5:00 pin … also picked up one pin en route to a second-place showing at Hokie Open (3-1)

Freshman • 5-3 Boone, N.C. Watauga

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Watauga High School: 2014 4A state champion at the 132-pound weight class....four-time all conference and four-time conference champion...Most outstanding wrestler at regionals and conference...Won the Old Appalachian tournament twice and the Falcon Frenzy tournament twice...MVP of high school team twice Personal: Full name: Demetreus George Kostis...Son of Tina and George Kostis....younger brother to Savva Kostis, who was a two-time all conference champion and on the all-time wins list.

2010-11: Posted 1-2 record in open competition with only matches coming in the Nov. 7 Virginia Tech Open... season cut short due to an elbow injury.

Jay M. Robinson: Member of 2010 3A State Championship squad … four-time conference champion … three-time state champion … all-American at 119-pounds … career record of 219-11 with 134 pins … also member of cross country team, earning all-conference and all-county honors.

PARISI’S CAREER Tournament Season Overall Collegiate Duals SoCon Pins SoCon NCAA 2010-11(RS) 7-6 0-2 - - 4 - 2011-12 4-2 2-2 1-0 - 1 - 2012-13 30-12 30-12 10-4 4-3 6 3-1 2-1 2013-14 18-8 16-7 10-1 5-0 6 3-0 0-2 Career 59-28 48-23 21-5 9-3 17 6-1 2-1

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Sophmore • 5-4 Wilkes-Barre, Pa. E.L. Meyers

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2013-14: Finished season at 12-12 ... had three wins at the Southern Scuffle including a maj. dec. against Army’s Hunter Wood followed by a pin of Oregon State’s Patrick Rollins 2012-13: Placed third at Wilkes Open ... took first at the Cumberland Open ... placed second at Newberry Open ... competed for AppStateRTC during the summer and earned All-American honors at the Fila Junior Nationals by placing fourth in greco ... one round away from earning All-American honors at University Nationals in Akron, Ohio.

E.L. Meyers: Earned All-America three times ... 2012 Senior National Champion ... four-time District 2 champion ... placed first at 2012 regional tournament ... runner-up at 2012 Pennsylvania State Tournament ... notched 147 wins in his high school career ... member of Keystone Brawlers.

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Sophmore • 5-8 Holly Springs, N.C. Holly Springs

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2013-14: 1-6 overall record ... defeated Davidson’s James McCord Holly Springs: Two-time conference champion ... regional champion ... North Carolina Dream Team member two-times ... compiled a record of 53-2 during senior season.

Personal: Son of Joseph and Rhonda Rogers ... born March 11, 1995 ... one sibling, Anneisia ... biology major ... plans to attend medical school after graduation.

JOHNSON’S CAREER Season Overall Collegiate Duals SoCon Pins 2013-14 1-6 1-6 1-2 1-2 0 Career 1-6 1-6 1-2 1-2 0

Personal: Son of Sharon and Vito Pasone ... has two siblings, Megan and Colin ...

PASONE’S CAREER majoring in history and secondary education.Duals SoCon Pins Season Overall Collegiate 2012-13 29-9 0-0 - 6-0 8 2013-14 12-12 11-11 4-5 3-1 1 Career 41-21 11-11 4-5 9-1 9

Alex Lewis

Freshman • 5-9 North Myrtle Beach, S.C.

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Payton Shuford Freshman • 5-6 Statesville, N.C. West Iredell

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West Iredell High School: (Through junior season)...three-time conference champion...Named North Piedmont Conference Wrestler of the Year...regional runner up as a freshman and state qualifier....regional champion and state runner up as a sophomore,... regional champion and state champion as a senior...NHSCA All-American...Disney Duals All-American..Held a 113-6 record through junior year Personal: Full Name: Payton Grant Shuford...Son of Timothy and Shelia Shuford...has two siblings, Colton 20, Landon 12...Born Oct. 17, 1995...also played football

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North Myrtle: Member of the North-South All Star team ... placed third at regionals in 2012 and 2013 ... placed third at South Carolina state tournament Personal: Son of Melissa and Darryl ... three siblings, Victoria, Brittany, and Natalie ... majoring in electronic engineering and physics

Michael Long Freshman • 5-5 Corona, Calif.

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Santiago: Four-year qualifier for the California state tournament...Placed sixth as a junior Personal: Full Name: Michael Austin Longo...Son of Robert and Joanne Longo...Has five siblings, Aaron 23, Matt 22, Amber 20, Noah 15, Emily 13

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2013-14: Southern Conference Freshman of the year ... NCAA Qualifier ...

26-3 overall record ... SoCon Champion at 149 ... placed first at Roadrunner Open ... placed third at Keystone Classic ... Ranked No. 10 nationally at 149 2012-13: Started off the year placing second at the Hokie Open, defeating No. 19 Mario Mason from Rutgers in the semis ... placed fifth at the Wolfpack Open ... champion at King College Open and the Cumberland Open ... went 3-2 at the Southern Scuffle ... ended the regular season by placing fourth at the National Collegiate Open in Richmond, Va. ... competed for the AppStateRTC during the summer at the Fila Junior Nationals in Las Vegas ... double All-American by placing fifth in freestyle and greco.

Roane County: Named first team all-state each year since his freshman season ... four-time state, conference and regional champion ... Won 2012 Dutton Award as the best high school wrestler in West Virginia ... named Most Outstanding Wrestler at A-AA State Tournament ... posted a school record 181 wins with just four loses.

Personal: Son of Debbie and Tim Cottrell ... has one sibling, Morgan ... majoring in pre-law.

COTTRELL’S CAREER Tournament Season Overall Collegiate Duals SoCon Pins SoCon NCAA 2012-13 27-9 - - - 5 - 2013-14 26-3 25-3 12-0 5-0 4 3-0 0-2 Career 53-12 25-3 12-0 5-0 9 3-0 0-2

Zack Strickland Junior • 6-0 Muncy, Pa. Muncy

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2013-14: wrestled at 165 ... Placed fourth at Roadrunner Open ... 16-15 overall record ... 1-2 at Southern Conference tournament 2012-13: Finished 22-10 on the season ... placed sixth at the Southern Scuffle ... finished in second place at Southern Conference tournament and qualified for NCAA Championships ... finished 1-2 at NCAA Championships.

2011-12: Went 17-11 on the season, competing exclusively unattached … placed in four of six tournament appearances … took third place at The Citadel Open (6-1) … finished sixth at Pembroke Classic (3-3) … won first title at Appalachian Open (4-2) … posted a sixth-place finish at National Collegiate Open (4-3), earning all-American honors among D-I athletes not competing in NCAAqualifying events.

Muncy: Named Heartland and Mid-Penn conference All-Star … 2011 state champion and All-American … career record of 136-17.

Personal: Son of Stacey Brown and Kevin Strickland … has four brothers (Josh, Heath, Gable and Nick) and two sisters (Alexandra and Lauren) … majoring in elementary education.

STRICKLAND’S CAREER Tournament Collegiate Duals SoCon Pins SoCon NCAA Season Overall 2011-12 17-11 - - - 2 - 2012-13 25-13 25-13 12-1 6-1 5 2-1 1-2 2013-14 16-15 16-15 7-7 3-4 2 1-2 Career 58-39 41-28 19-8 9-5 9 3-3 1-2

Colton Jackson Drake Patrum

Senior • 5-11 High Point, N.C. Southern Guilford

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Southern Guilford High School: Patrum was a state champion at the 152-pound weight class. He had a 25-2 record in his senior season in which 15 of those were by pins.

Freshman • 5-10 Lady Lake, Fla. The Villages

165

The Villages: Placed fifth in 2012 at the Florida state tournament at 152...2013 state champion at 160-pound weight class...six-time outstanding wrestler...From 2010-13, had a record of 12927 Personal: Full Name: Colton Lee Jackson...Son of Doug and Angie Jackson...has one sibling, Taylor Jackson, 20...Born Nov. 19, 1995...Plans to major in architectural technology and design and minor in Business

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2014-15 Mountaineers Nick Kee

Dain Steffeny

R-Freshman • 5-11 Laurinburg, N.C. Scotland

Freshman • 5-6 Granville, Ohio.

Granville

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165

2013-14: Redshirted with a 3-3 overall record ... wrestled the Southern Scuffle and Appalachian Open unat-

Granville High School: four time letter winner ... first team all-conference ... two-time state qualifer ... 142 career

tached Scotland: Four-time conference and regional champion ... three-time state qualifier ... three-time state champion ... five-time All-American ...

Third at NHSCA as a freshman, first as a sophomore and second as a junior ... 210-4 overall record.

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high school wins Personal: Son of Doug and Julie Steffeny ... born October 7, 1995 ... four siblings, Devyn, Dayton, Justin, Jaxtin ... health promotion major

Personal: Son of Nicolas and Susan Kee ... born June 27, 1994 ... one sibling, Jessica (17) ... major is undecided.

KEE’S CAREER Season Overall Collegiate Duals SoCon Pins 2013-14 3-3 - - - Career 3-3 - - - -

Forrest Przybysz R-Freshman • 6-0 Jefferson, Ga. Jefferson

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David Peter-Logue Freshman • 5-9 Hillsborough, N.C. Orange

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Orange High School: Four-year letterwinner...all-conference honors sophomore and junior year...Placed fifth in states as a sophomore...Placed second in states as a junior...Helped team to two undefeated state titles...coaches award as a junior...Placed eighth at the Super-32 Personal: Full Name: David Thor Peters-Logue...Son of Daphne Logue...

Has one sibling, Sarah 12...Born July 7, 1996

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2013-14: Redshirted with a 4-3 overall record ... wrestled unattached at the Southern Scuffle and Appalachian Open Jefferson: Three-time state champion ... placed seventh at Super 32 and sixth at NHSCA Junior Nationals ... GNWA Dream Team in 2012.

College Prep: Attended Naval Academy Prep School during 2012-13.

Personal: Son of Michael and Michelle Przybysz ... born June 16, 1994 ... two siblings, Austin (21) and Olivia (15) ...business major.

PRZYBYSZ’S CAREER Season Overall Collegiate Duals SoCon Pins 2013-14 4-3 - - - Career 4-3 - - - -

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Marcus Johnson

Senior • 6-0 Trinity, N.C. Trinity

R-Freshman • 6-0 Mohnton, Pa. Governor Mifflin

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2013-14: 5-15 overall record ... two wins at Roadrunner Open ... pinned (0:34) Hardy Hendren (VMI) at South-

2013-14: Redshirted Governor Mifflin: All-county wreslter ... District 3 all-star team ... finished fourth place at state tournament during senior season ... played one year of football and track and field ... four year wrestler.

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Personal: Son of David and Sharon Johnson ... born January 24, 1995 ... one sibling, Colin Johnson (16) ... major is undecided ... father David was a wreslter at Millersville University ... hobbies include fishing and hunting.

2011-12: Went 9-8, competing in four tournaments … won four of first five matches of the season at The Citadel Open … posted 2-2 record at both Davidson Open and Appalachian Open.

2012-13: Finished 4-9, competing in four tournaments (two unattached) ... posted one win in each tournament.

2010-11: Posted 11-12 record in open competition … first career win was 1:21 pin of Tyler Hayes (Darton) at The Citadel Open … went 4-2 that at that tournament, including fall of Trevor Jones of South Carolina (2:41).

Trinity: Two-time all-conference … tabbed Pedmont Conference Wrestler of the Year and Most Valuable Wrestler in regional competition … tallied 196 career wins.

Personal: Son of Joe and Connie Vetell … two siblings, Joey and Connie.

Aaron Mattioni Freshman • 5-10 Milford, Del. Cape Henlopen

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Cape Henlopen High School: Won the Henlopen conference championship and won the Delaware state championship at the 195-pound weight class. He has 113 career high school wins.

Personal: Son of Christopher and Jessica Mattioni ... one sibling, Owen ... born on December 6, 1995 ... majoring in business with a minor in mathematics

VETELL’S CAREER Season Overall Collegiate Duals SoCon Pins 2010-11 (RS) 11-12 - - - 3 2011-12 9-8 2-3 - - 3 2012-13 4-9 2-5 0-1 - 1 2013-14 5-15 5-15 3-9 2-5 Career 29-44 9-23 3-10 2-5 7

Elijah Farmer

Junior • 6-0 Virginia Beachm, Va. Salem

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2013-14: wrestled unattached in the Appalachian Open Salem: All-state as a senior ... four-time letterwinner ... most improved athlete as a senior.

Personal: Son of Starsky and Joyce Lee ... born September 14, 1994 ... exercise science major with a minor in leadership ... plans to work as a collegiate strength coach ... currently a resident assistant and is a Red Flag Educator.

FARMER’S CAREER Season Overall Collegiate Duals SoCon Pins 2013-14 0-2 - - - Career 0-2 - - - -

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Tyler Radford

Denzel Dejournette

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Hwt

Sophmore • 6-3 Marion, N.C. McDowell

2013-14: Went 5-3 overall with a 3-1 dual meet record ... recorded two wins at the Appalachian Open (unattached) 2012-13: Finished the season 9-9 overall, while competing exclusively unattached ... of the nine victories, five were by decision, one my major decision and one technical fall.

McDowell: Won state championship as a senior ... named to all-conference team after junior and senior seasons ... posted a school record 134 wins including a 54-0 record after senior season ... named captain for his sophomore senior and earned MVP honors his senior year.

Sophmore • 6-2 Winston-Salem, N.C. R.J. Reynolds

2013-14: Finished at 15-17 ... placed sixth at Roadrunner Open and Keystone Classic ... recorded one win at the Southern Conference Champion ... defeated 2014 Southern Conference Champion David Devine (SIUE) during the regular season 2012-13: Placed fourth at the Pembroke Open ... third at the King College Open ... second at the Cumberland Open ... ended the regular season by placing fifth at the National Collegiate Open in Richmond, Va. ... competed for the AppStateRTC during the summer and earned double All-American honors by placing fifth in greco and seventh in freestyle at Fila Junior Nationals in Las Vegas.

Personal: Son of Amanda and James Radford ... born October 16, 1993 ... majoring in business.

R.J. Reynolds: Earned all-state honorable mention honors as a junior and named to all-state team as a senior ... placed second in state tournament during senior season after taking fourth place a year earlier.

RADFORD’S CAREER Season Overall Collegiate Duals SoCon Pins 2012-13 9-9 - - - 2013-14 5-3 3-1 3-1 3-1 Career 14-12 3-1 3-1 3-1 -

DEJOURNETTE’S CAREER Tournament Collegiate Duals SoCon Pins SoCon NCAA Season Overall 2012-13 22-9 - - - 10 2013-14 15-17 15-15 8-7 4-3 3 1-2 Career 37-26 15-15 8-7 4-3 13 1-2 -

Kacee Hutchinson Sophmore • 5-11 Candler, NC. Enka

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2013-14: Finished at 3-9 overall ... recorded wins at Southern Scuffle and Southern Conference Championship Enka: Four-time all-conference, four-time state qualifiar and two-time state champion ... overall record of 204-24 while at Enka, including 58-0 during senior campaign ... 110 career pins.

Club: Member of ‘Strong and Courageous’ for coach Norman Osteen ... three-time NHSCA All-American ... 2013 Freestyle and Greco All-American.

Personal: Son of Angie and Randy Hutchinson ... born March 15, 1995 ... history education major with plans of becoming a teacher post-graduaHUTCHINSON’S CAREER Season Overall Collegiate Duals SoCon Pins 2013-14 3-9 3-9 2-5 1-2 Career 3-9 3-9 2-5 1-2 -

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Date Opponent November 11/10 ANDERSON 11/10 CUMBERLAND 11/15 vs. Grand Canyon 11/15 at CSU Bakersfield 11/17 at Road Runner Open 11/24 at Keystone Classic December 12/15 at Ohio 12/19 CLEVELAND STATE 12/19 NC STATE January 1/1-2 at Southern Scuffle 1/10 at Campbell * 1/13 at Gardner Webb * 1/19 at The Citadel *

Dominic Parisi Vito Pasone Chris Johnson Colby Langford Jake Smith Javon Johnson Acton Pifer Dylan Cottrell Collins Creech Nick Hall Aaron Scott Aaron Dickson Adrian Soto-Perez Zack Strickland Colin Hedash Nick Kee Forrest Przybysz Nick Vetell Kaleb Forrest Collin Johnson Marcus Johnson Tyrece Jones Alex Kruklinski Ryland O’Brien Elijah Farmer Kacee Hutchinson Paul Weiss Tyler Radford Denzel Dejournette PJ Shuler

Dual Record: 8-6 • SoCon: 5-2 Result Date Opponent 1/22 DUKE BOONE, N.C. W, 43-9 1/25 APPALACHIAN OPEN BOONE, N.C. W, 32-12 February Bakersfield, Calif.

L, 12-22 2/2 at Chattanooga * Bakersfield, Calif.

L, 18-21 2/7 VMI * Fresno, Calif.

6th 2/16 DAVIDSON * Philadelphia 12th 2/23 SIUE * March Athens, Ohio L, 12-27 3/8 SoCon Championships BOONE, N.C. W, 21-13 3/21-23 NCAA Championships BOONE. N.C. L, 6-28 Location

Chattanooga, Tenn.

Blues Creek, N.C. Boiling Sprins, N.C. Charleston, S.C.

Yr.

Weight

JR SO SR FR R-FR FR. SR R-FR SR FR SR FR FR SO SO FR FR JR SR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR JR R-Fr R-FR FR

125 125/133 133 133 141 141/149 141 149 157 157 157 165 165 165 174 174 174 184 184 184 184 184 184 197 197 197 197 HWT HWT

Overall Collegiate 18-8 12-12 6-7 2-2 9-13 1-6 3-7 26-3 1-2 4-15 10-11 2-2 7-6 16-15 17-11 3-3 4-3 5-15 2-4 1-2 0-4 1-2 0-2 3-9 2-2 5-3 15-17 5-4

16-7 11-11 6-7 1-2 9-13 1-6 2-7 25-3 1-2 4-15 9-11 1-2 5-6 16-15 16-11 5-15 2-4 0-4 1-2 3-9 2-2 3-1 15-15 5-4

Location Result BOONE, N.C. L, 19-25 BOONE, N.C. NTS Chattanooga, Tenn.

BOONE, N.C. BOONE, N.C. BOONE, NC.

L, 8-35 W, 30-7 W, 35-7 W, 27-17

Blues Creek, N.C. Oklahoma City, Ok.

4th t-66th

30th L, 15-26 W, 29-3 L, 9-25 Dual

SoCon

Dec.

MD

TF

Falls

Fastest Pin

SV/TB

10-1 4-5 5-3 1-0 3-7 1-2 0-1 12-0 4-9 2-2 2-1 7-7 8-4 3-9 1-2 2-5 2-2 3-1 8-7 -

5-0 3-1 3-1 2-3 1-2 5-0 3-2 2-1 1-0 3-4 3-2 2-5 1-2 3-1 4-3 -

6-6 4-7 3-6 1-0 6-11 1-4 2-2 17-2 1-1 3-13 9-9 3-4 10-13 11-7 2-2 3-3 3-10 2-4 0-2 0-2 0-1 3-3 1-1 4-2 10-9 5-0

4-1 3-2 1-0 0-2 0-2 2-1 0-1 1-0 1-1 2-2 3-1 2-3 1-0 1-0 1-1 0-1 0-3 0-1 1-1 1-2 -

2-1 0-1 3-0 0-1 0-1 1-0 1-0 1-0 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-2

6-1 1-1 2-1 1-2 3-0 0-1 1-2 4-0 0-2 0-1 2-0 2-1 0-1 1-4 1-0 0-1 0-2 0-2 3-5 0-2

1:09 4:38 1:29 3:46 1:18 4:36 4:37 1:35 2:19 0:34 0:52 2:28 -

0-1 0-1 1-1 1-0 0-1 1-0 1-0

Collegiate record excludes matches wrestled while unattached or against unattached opponents.

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Points 88.0 78.5 54.0 36.0 32.5 30.5 29.0 13.5

School Chattanooga The Citadel Campbell Appalachian State Gardner-Webb SIUE Davidson VMI

125 Pounds Dominic Parisi maj. dec. Dalton Henderson (VMI), (9-1) Dominic Parisi dec. Cortez Starkes (GWU), 9-3 Dominic Parisi dec. Tyler Walker (CAM), 9-5 133 Pounds Anthony Elias (DAV) dec. Chris Johnson, 10-6 Chris Johnson pinned Michael Flora (VMI), 12-4 Aaron Hansen (CID) dec. Chris Johnson, (7-3) 141 Pounds Michael Pongracz (UTC) dec. Javon Johnson, (9-2) Michael Dalstrom (CAM) TF Javon Johnson, (17-2) 149 Pounds Dylan Cottrell maj. dec. Karsten Van Velsor (SIE, (14-4) Dylan Cottrell dec. Brent Jorge, (8-3) Dylan Cottrell dec. Kevin Birmingham (DAV), (11-5)

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Kenneth Radford (CID) dec. Colin Hedash, (11-6) 197 Pounds Kacee Hutchinson dec. Ian Solcz (DAV), (7-5) Scottie Boykin (UTC) dec. Kacee Hutchinson, (5-3) Boyce Cornwell (GWU) dec. Kacee Hutchinson, (4-2)

285 Pounds David Devine (SIE) dec. Denzel Dejournette, (3-2) Denzel Dejournette pinned Ed Isola (DAV), (2:28) Juan Adams (VMI) dec. Denzel Dejournette, (3-2)

2014 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP results 125 POUNDS Edward Kimara (OKST) dec. Dominic Parisi, (6-4) Darian Cruz (LEH) maj. dec. Dominic Parisi, (11-3) 149 Pounds James Eglish (PSU) dec. TB-1 Dylan Cottrell, (5-4) Bryce Busler (BLO) dec. Dylan Cottrell, (6-1) SoCon TEAM FINISHES 31th Citadel t-51th Chattanooga t-61th Gardner-Webb t-66th Appalachian State Campbell Davidson SIUE

157 Pounds Ted Gottwald (VMI) dec. Aaron Scott, (4-1) Grant Blumenthal (CAM) dec. Aaron Scott, (7-4) 165 Pounds Zack Strickland dec. Austin Trott (GWU), (3-1) Turtogtokh Luvsandorj dec. Zach Strickland, (9-3) Paul Duggan (CAM) dec. Zack Strickland, (5-1) 174 Pounds Kenneth Radford (CDI) dec. Colin Hedash, (5-2) Colin Hedash dec. Brett Stein (GWU), (8-7) Colin Hedash dec. Cody Ryba (CAM), (6-3)

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RECORD BOOK

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SOUTHERN CONFERENCE Champions

1948 Al Crawford 1974 Chris Jacobson 1975 Male Midkiff 1968 Herb Singerman 1977 Craig Cody 1988 Ike Anderson (62 kg.)

1978 Jim Polsinelli

Dale Oliver (74 kg., alternate)

NCAA ALL-AMERICANS 1941

1992 2002 2003 2012

Charles Parks Al Crawford Donnell Rawls Mark Fee Mark Fee Kyle Blevins Austin Trotman

121 175 118 165 174 165 184

NCAA FRESHMEN ALL-AMERICANS 1982 Thomas Hutchinson 126 1997 David Hopper 126

NAIA All-Americans 1960

1966 1968

1970

1971

Bill Cook Don Cox Jim Whitmer George Sansone Walt Braine Bruce Schlegal Herb Singerman Bruce Schlegal Bruce Schlegal

130 157 123 123 160 Hwt 126 Hwt Hwt

NCAA AT-LARGE QUALIFIERS 1972 Herb Singerman 1977 Jim Polsinelli 1978 Craig Cody 1984 Chuck Jones 1987 Lee Reitzel 1993 Donnell Rawls 1996 Jason Hooker Eddy Clark 1997 Erik Smith 2002 P. J. Boccia 2005 Jason Jones 2007 Neal Martin 2008 Terreyl Williams

Austin Trotman 2012 Kyle Blevins 2013 Dominic Parisi

Zack Strickland

126 134 158 118 158 118 167 177 134 157 141 174 133 184 149 125 165

Tom Lunsford 1979 Ike Anderson

Andre Massey

Lo Carmen 1980 Bob Hilfiger

Pat Cucci 1981 Tom Moore

Bob Hilfiger

Tom Sumter 1982 Thomas Hutchinson 1983 Chuck Jones

Steve Swan

Johnathan Hampton 1984 Larry Savides

Steve Swan

Johnathan Hampton

Thermus Briggs

Dave Besser 1985 Amaro Lamar

Marshall Irby

Johnathan Hampton 1986 Thomas Hutchinson

Amaro Lamar

Lee Reitzel 1987 Dave Sloan

Amaro Lamar 1988 Rock Burch 1989 Jevon Morris

Dave Sloan

Mike Maxam 1990 Antonio Calloway

Adrian Hines

Chris Zwilling

Rock Burch 1991 Antonio Calloway

Jevon Morris

Adrian Hines 1992 Donnell Rawls

Adrian Hines

Corey Creech

Melvin Crosby 1993 Victor Balmeceda

Corey Creech

Melvin Crosby

150 158 158 134 150 126 134 Hwt 142 150 118 * 142 150 126 118 158 177 134 * 158 * 167 190 Hwt 142 167 ** 177 * 133 * 142 158 134 ** 142 Hwt 126 * 142 167 118 150 190 * Hwt * 118 * 134 * 150 118 ** 150 158 Hwt 134 * 158 * Hwt

1994 Vince Zullo

Kyle Kuykendall

Shomari Rozier

Seth Myerson 1995 Mike Orris

Seth Myerson

Duke Howell 1996 Tony Hairston

Derek Strobel

Seth Myerson 1997 Tony Hairston

David Hopper

Derek Strobel 1999 Jeremy Hart 2000 Jeremy Hart

P.J. Boccia 2001 Rich Caisse

Travis Drake

Jeremy Hart

P.J. Boccia

Mark Fee 2002 Travis Drake

Mark Fee 2003 Rich Caisse

Travis Drake

Lee Roper

Mark Fee

Josh Carroll 2005 Ruebon Daniels 2007 Scott Ervin 2008 Scott Ervin 2009 Frank Celorrio 2010 Tony Gravely

Austin Trotman

Dylan Temple 2011 Kyle Blevins

Austin Trotman 2012 Tony Gravely

Mike Kessler

Austin Trotman 2014 Dominic Parisi

Dylan Cottrell

134 150 167 177 118 * 177 Hwt 118 158 ** 190 * 118 126 * 167 141 * 141 157 125 133 ** 141 * 157 165 * 133 * 165 * 125 ** 133 165 ** 174 197 Hwt 149 * 149 133 125 184 197 165 * 184 125 141 ** 184 125 149

* Indicates second SoCon Title ** Indicates third SoCon Title

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RECORD BOOK SoCon WRESTLER OF THE YEAR SoCon ALL-CONFERENCE 1993 2001 2002 2003 2008 2010 2012

Donnell Rawls Travis Drake Travis Drake Mark Fee Scott Ervin Austin Trotman Kyle Blevins

SoCon FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR 2014 Dylan Cottrell

SoCon TOURNAMENT MOST OUTSTANDING WRESTLER 1981 Todd Sumter 1985 Amaro Lamar 1987 Amaro Lamar 1993 Victor Balmeceda 1999 Jeremy Hart 2001 Jeremy Hart 2002 Mark Fee 2007 Scott Ervin 2011 Kyle Blevins

UNDEFEATED SEASONS 1947 1950 1958 1963 1964 1966

R.W. Watkins R.W. Watkins R.W. Watkins Frank Meyer Frank Meyer Steve Gabriel

6-0 13-0 9-0 10-0 7-0-2 9-0

SoCon COACH OF THE YEAR 1989 1993 1994 1996 2001 2003 2012

Paul Mance Paul Mance Paul Mance Paul Mance Paul Mance Paul Mance JohnMark Bentley

SoCon ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM 2012 Paul Weiss 2013 Colin Hedash

Zack Strickland 2014 Dylan Cottrell

Vito Pasone

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1993 Donnell Rawls

Corey Creech

Shomari Rozier

John Reynolds

Melvin Crosby 1994 Vince Zullo

Kyle Kuykendall

Shomari Rozier

Seth Meyerson 1995 Mike Orris

Daryk Moistner 1998 Rob Daly 2000 Jeremy Hart

Andy Putnam 2001 Rich Caisse

Travis Burke

Geoff McIntosh

Danny Misenheimer 2002 Travis Drake

Mark Fee

Lee Roper 2003 Rich Caisse

Travis Drake Eric Burns

Lee Roper

Mark Fee

Sean McIntosh

Josh Carroll 2004 Jason Jones 2005 Ruebon Daniels 2006 Eric Burns 2007 Scott Ervin 2008 Scott Ervin 2009 Frank Celorrio 2010 Savva Kostis

Austin Trotman 2011 Austin Trotman 2012 Mike Kessler

Savva Kostis

Kyle Blevins

Austin Troutman 2013 Zack Strickland 2014 Dominic Parisi

Dylan Cottrell

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SoCon TOURNAMENT 126 CHAMPIONSHIPS

158 167 190 Hwt 134 150 167 177 118 177 142 141 149 135 133 197 Hwt 133 165 174 125 133 141 165 174 184 197 149 Hwt 149 149 149 133 149 184 184 141 149 165 184 165 125 149

1984 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2001 2003

CAREER WINS LIST Name 1. Austin Trotman 2. Kyle Blevins 3. Scott Ervin 4. Jeremy Hart 5. Mark Fee 6. Travis Drake 7. Mike Orris 8. Mike Kessler 9. Amaro Lamar 10. Mike Maxam Tony Hairston Savva Kostis

Years Wins 2007-12 129 2008-12 124 2003-08 114 1996-01 108 1998-03 98 1998-03 94 1992-95 85 2007-12 84 1984-87 83 1986-89 82 1993-96 82 2008-12 82

SEASON WINS LIST

Name Season Wins 1. Kyle Blevins 2011-12 40 2. Scott Ervin 2007-08 38 Kyle Blevins 2010-11 38 Austin Trotman 2011-12 38 5. Mark Fee 2002-03 36 6. Travis Drake 2001-02 35 7. Donnell Rawls 1991-92 33 Austin Trotman 2010-11 33 9. Amaro Lamar 1986-87 32 Mike Kessler 2011-12 32

Prior to 1993, SoCon Meet champions earned all-conference honors.

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Year-By-Year RECORDS Season W L T Coach: R.W. “Red” Watkins 1946-47 6 0 1947-48 10 2 1948-49 9 1 1949-50 13 0 1950-51 12 2 1951-52 4 2 1952-53 4 2 1953-54 no team 1954-55 no team 1955-56 5 1 1956-57 6 1 1957-58 9 0 1958-59 8 2 Career 86 13 Coach: Joe Edminsten 1959-60 8 1 1960-61 4 4 Career 12 5 Coach: Frank Meyer 1961-62 4 2 1 1962-63 10 0 1963-64 7 0 2 Career 21 2 3 Coach: Doug Crater 1964-65 8 2 Coach: Steve Gabriel 1965-66 9 0 1966-67 8 1 1 1967-68 8 4 1 1968-69 12 2 1969-70 13 4 1970-71 9 4 1971-72 11 3 1972-73 11 3 1973-74 9 3 Career 90 24 2 Coach: Ken Koenig 1974-75 6 7 1975-76 4 8 1 Career 10 15 1

SoCon Results Season Tournament Reg. Seas.

1972-73 3rd 1973-74 2nd 1974-75 3rd 1975-76 6th 1976-77 4th 1977-78 2nd 1978-79 2nd 1979-80 3rd 1980-81 2nd 1981-82 2nd 1982-83 2nd 1983-84 1st 1984-85 2nd 1985-86 2nd 1986-87 2nd 1987-88 2nd 1988-89 2nd 1989-90 2nd 1990-91 2nd 1991-92 2nd 1992-93 2nd 1st (4-0) 1993-94 2nd t-1st (3-1) 1994-95 t-1st 2nd (3-1) 1995-96 1st 3rd (2-2) 1996-97 t-1st 1st (5-0) 1997-98 3rd t-1st (4-1) 1998-99 4th t-1st (4-1) 1999-00 2nd 3rd (3-2) 2000-01 1st 1st (5-0) 2001-02 4th 4th (2-3) 2002-03 1st 1st (5-0) 2003-04 4th t-3rd (2-3) 2004-05 4th 5th (1-3-1) 2005-06 4th 5th (1-4) 2006-07 5th 4th (2-3) 2007-08 2nd 2nd (4-1) 2008-09 3rd 4th (2-3) Coach: JohnMark Bentley 2009-10 3rd 3rd (3-2) 2009-10 9 11 2010-11 3rd 4th (2-3) 2010-11 8 11 1 2011-12 13 4 2011-12 t-2nd 1st (6-0) 2012-13 6th t-2nd (5-2) 2012-13 8 6 2013-14 4th 4th (4-3) 2014-15 7 8 Career 45 40 1

Season W L T Coach: Paul Mance 1976-77 6 9 1977-78 7 8 1 1978-79 19 4 1 1979-80 15 10 1980-81 12 3 1 1981-82 17 7 1982-83 11 8 1983-84 18 2 1984-85 13 8 1985-86 12 11 1 1986-87 10 6 1987-88 9 6 1 1988-89 10 5 1989-90 15 4 1990-91 11 6 1991-92 15 3 1 1992-93 11 4 1993-94 12 4 1 1994-95 6 6 1 1995-96 10 8 1996-97 10 8 1997-98 6 7 1998-99 7 3 1999-00 7 10 2000-01 8 5 2001-02 6 8 2002-03 11 2 2003-04 6 4 2004-05 8 9 1 2005-06 11 8 1 2006-07 8 10 2007-08 14 7 2008-09 7 15 Career 348 218 10

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ALL-TIME RESULTS 1990-91 (11-6) 11/29 Carson-Newman W 25-18 12/1-2 Rochester Invitational (1) 3rd of 16 12/5 at Winston-Salem State W 42-8 12/8 at Old Dominion W 29-18 12/29-30 Sunshine Open (2) 5th of 36 1/2 vs. Boston Univ. (3) W 23-15 1/4 The Citadel Duals (4)

vs. Georgia Tech W 45-9

vs. Olivet (Mich.)

W 37-6

vs. Duke L 16-25 1/8 Kent State L 18-20 1/19 at The Citadel W 25-15

vs. Davidson W 45-3 1/22 at Carson-Newman L 18-21 1/24 at UNC Pembroke L 17-22 1/25 at North Carolina L 11-28 1/30 Furman W 26-20 2/1 Chattanooga L 12-26 2/8 at VMI W 28-15 2/9 at Liberty W 29-19 2/16 Southeast Invitational (4) 1st of 9 3/2 SoCon Tournament 2nd of 5 3/14-16 NCAA Tournament (5) DNS (1) Rochester, N.Y.; (2) Tampa, Fla.; (3) Punta Gorda, Fla.; (4) Charleston, S.C.; (5) Iowa City, Iowa

1993-94 (12-4-1, 3-1 SoCon) 11/19-20 Ohio Open (1) NTS 11/27 North Carolina Open (2) NTS 12/4 at Liberty W 27-7 12/11 Wolfpack Duals (3)

at North Carolina State W 22-19

vs. The Citadel W 34-9

vs. Georgia State W 26-10

vs. Pembroke State W 30-6 1/2 Peach State Duals (4)

vs. Slippery Rock L 13-22

vs. Wisconsin-River Falls W 29-9

vs. Penn L 13-20

vs. Clarion L 3-36 1/8 vs. American W 33-14

at UNC Greensboro W 38-9 1/15 at Carson-Newman T 23-23 1/18 at Campbell W 17-15 1/30 at Chattanooga * L 15-16 2/4 VMI * W 18-16 2/12 Southeast Invit. (5) NTS 2/16 Davidson * W 36-7 2/24 The Citadel * W 41-3 3/6 SoCon Tournament (6) 2nd of 5 3/17-19 NCAA Tournament (2) DNS (1) Athens, Ohio; (2) Chapel Hill, N.C.; (3) Raleigh, N.C.; (4) Atlanta, Ga.; (5) Charleston, S.C.; (6) Asheville, N.C. 1994-95 (6-6-1, 3-1 SoCon) 11/19 Mountaineer Open NTS 11/26 North Carolina Open (1) NTS 12/3 RIT Invitational (2) 3rd of 9 12/10 Wolfpack Duals (3)

vs. Maryland L 15-24

at N.C. State L 10-24 12/29-30 Sunshine Open (4) 6th of 14 1/3 at Georgia State L 13-30 1/13-14 Virginia Duals (5)

vs. Syracuse L 15-23

vs. Clemson W 22-19

vs. Edinboro L 15-32 1/20 Campbell W 31-18 UNC Greensboro T 19-19 1/24 Carson-Newman W 23-13 1/29 Chattanooga * W 21-12 2/8 at The Citadel * W 32-12 2/14 Davidson * W 35-0 2/16 at VMI * L 13-23 3/4-5 SoCon Tournament (6) 1st of 5 3/16-18 NCAA Tournament (7) DNS (1) Chapel Hill, N.C.; (2) Rochester, N.Y.; (3) Raleigh, N.C.; (4) Tampa, Fla.; (5) Charlottesville, Va.; (6) Asheville, N.C.; (7) Iowa City, Iowa

1996-97 (10-8, 5-0 SoCon) 11/23 Mountaineer Open NTS 11/30 North Carolina Open (1) NTS 12/7 RIT Invitational (2) 3rd of 13 12/29-30 Sunshine Open (3) 10th of 20 1/5 Central Michigan Duals (4)

vs. Missouri L 0-39

vs. Wisconsin L 3-29

at Central Michigan L 6-39

vs. Harvard L 7-31 1/11 Campbell W 42-5 1/18 Wolfpack Duals (5)

vs. American L 13-24

vs. Maryland L 6-37

vs. Delaware State W 43-6

at N.C. State L 18-21 1/21 Carson-Newman W 27-16 1/25 Chattanooga * W 25-10 2/1 UNC Greensboro * W 19-18 2/5 Georgia State W 29-7 2/8 at The Citadel * W 40-0 2/9 at North Carolina L 18-24 2/11 Davidson * W 37-9 2/14 at VMI * W 20-19 2/21 at Virginia Tech W 24-16 3/1 SoCon Tournament (6) T-1st of 6 3/20-22 NCAA Tournament (7) T-58th (1) Chapel Hill, N.C.; (2) Rochester, N.Y.; (3) Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.; (4) Mt. Pleasant, Mich.; 1991-92 (15-3-1) (5) Raleigh, N.C.; (6) Greensboro, N.C.; 11/23 Carolina Open (1) NTS (7) Cedar Falls, Iowa 12/4 Carson-Newman W 22-13 1997-98 (6-7, 4-1 SoCon) 12/7 Liberty T 19-19 11/15 VMI Freshman Tourn. (1) NTS 12/28-29 Sunshine Open (2) NTS 11/22 Mountaineer Open NTS 1/4 The Citadel Duals (3) 11/29 Carolina Open (2) NTS

vs. So. Connecticut State W 23-21 12/6 RIT Invitational (3) 2nd of 7

vs. Gardner-Webb W 43-6 12/18 at Campbell W 31-12

vs. Duke W 18-16 12/29-30 Sunshine Open (4) 5th of 23 1/14 UNC Pembroke W 27-14 1/9-10 Virginia Duals (5) 1/18 Wolfpack Duals (4)

vs. Oklahoma State L 0-46

at N.C. State L 15-21

vs. North Carolina L 10-33

vs. Longwood W 24-14 1/17 Wolfpack Duals (6)

vs. Morgan State W 24-13

vs. American L 17-25

vs. Coppin State W 37-9

at N.C. State L 9-25 1/21 at Carson-Newman W 26-12 1/20 at Carson-Newman L 12-20 1/24 at Clemson L 14-29 1/24 at Chattanooga * W 22-13 1/25 at Campbell W 31-10 1/30 at UNC Greensboro * L 18-20

vs. William & Mary W 30-10 2/7 The Citadel * W 37-2 1/28 Gardner-Webb W 35-7 2/11 at Davidson * W 33-12 2/2 at Chattanooga L 16-26 2/13 VMI * W 21-16 2/7 VMI W 35-3 2/18 at Georgia State W 28-13 2/10 The Citadel W 31-6 2/22 Virginia Tech L 6-33 2/15 Southeast Invitational (3) 1st of 5 2/28 SoCon Tournament (7) 3rd of 6 2/21 Davidson W 53-0 3/19-21 NCAA Tournament (8) DNS 3/8 SoCon Tournament (5) 2nd of 5 (1) Lexington, Va.; (2) Chapel Hill, N.C.; (3) Rochester, 3/19-21 NCAA Tournament (6) 21st 1995-96 (10-8, 2-2 SoCon) N.Y.; (4) Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.; (5) Hampton, Va.; (6) Ra(1) Chapel Hill, N.C.; (2) Tampa, Fla.; (3) Charleston, 11/18 Mountaineer Open NTS S.C.; (4) Raleigh, N.C.; (5) Asheville, N.C.; (6) Oklahoma 11/25 North Carolina Open (1) NTS leigh, N.C.; (7) Greensboro, N.C.; (8) Cleveland, Ohio City, Okla.

1998-99 (7-3, 4-1 SoCon) 12/2 Lock Haven Duals (2)

vs. Millersville W 26-15 11/15 Keydet Freshman Open (1) NTS 1992-93 (11-4, 4-0 SoCon) vs. East Stroudsburg W 18-17 11/21 Mountaineer Open NTS 11/21 Carolina Open (1) NTS at Lock Haven L 14-35 11/28 N.C. DeWalt Open (2) NTS 12/4-5 RIT Invitational (2) 1st of 11 12/9 Wolfpack Duals (3) 12/4-5 Coast Guard Invitational (3) 1st of 8 12/28-29 Sunshine Open (3) 4th of 48

vs. Maryland L 15-19 12/29-30 Orange Bowl Sunshine Open (4) NTS 1/2 Peach State Duals (4) at N.C. State L 13-30 1/4 at N.C. State L 15-23

vs. Clarion L 13-23 vs. Howard W 26-14 1/13 Davidson * W 34-9

vs. Indiana (Pa.) L 18-22 vs. UNC Pembroke W 32-6 1/23 Chattanooga * W 29-13

vs. Simon Fraser W 27-16 W 29-9

vs. Slippery Rock W 34-9 12/29-30 Sunshine Open (4) 7th of 15 1/24 The Citadel * 1/28 UNC Greensboro * W 36-11

vs. Douglas W 33-10 1/3 Peach State Duals (5)

vs. Cuyahoga W 28-13 1/5 at Duke W 27-10 1/8-9 Virginia Duals (5) vs. Purdue L 12-28 2/12 at VMI * L 3-33

vs. Bloomsburg L 10-24 L 16-21 2/13 at James Madison L 15-27

vs. VMI W 23-12 1/6 at Ohio 1/16 at Campbell W 24-13 2/16 Carson-Newman W 25-20

vs. Clemson L 16-20 L 17-20 2/21 at Virginia Tech W 26-9 1/19 Carson-Newman W 30-9 1/20 at UNC Greensboro W 26-18 2/27 SoCon Tournament (5) 4th of 6 1/23 at Clemson W 21-16 1/23 at Carson-Newman 1/27 at Chattanooga * L 16-26 3/18-20 NCAA Tournament (6) T-48th 1/29 Chattanooga * W 24-15 W 39-7 (1) Lexington, Va.; (2) Chapel Hill, N.C.; (3) New London, 2/5 at VMI * W 26-12 2/8 The Citadel * L 17-26 Conn.; (4) Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.; (5) Greensboro, N.C.; 2/12 at The Citadel * W 33-8 2/16 VMI * 2/20 at Davidson * W 36-3 (6) University Park, Pa. 2/13 Southeast Invitational (6) 1st of 5 W 26-12 2/16 at Davidson * W 44-6 2/23 Virginia Tech 2/18 Campbell W 47-0 3/2 SoCon Tournament (6) 1st of 5 52nd 3/7 SoCon Tournament (7) 2nd of 5 3/21-23 NCAA Tournament (7) 3/17-19 NCAA Tournament (8) 40th (1) Chapel Hill, N.C.; (2) Lock Haven, Pa.; (3) Raleigh, N.C.; (4) Tampa, Fla.; (5) Atlanta, Ga.; (6) Greens(1) Chapel Hill, N.C.; (2) Rochester, N.Y.; (3) Tampa, boro, N.C.; (7) Minneapolis, Minn.

Fla.; (4) Atlanta, Ga.; (5) Charlottesville, Va.; (6) Charleston, S.C.; (7) Asheville, N.C.; (8) Ames, Iowa

#allforAPP 1999-00 (7-10, 3-2 SoCon) 11/20 Mountaineer Open NTS 11/27 Carolina Open (1) NTS 12/6 Kent State L 3-31 12/18 Buffalo Duals (2)

at Buffalo L 15-28

vs. Drexel L 10-27

vs. Binghamton W 27-16 12/29-30 Sunshine Open (3) 3rd of 31 1/8 Wolfpack Duals (4)

vs. Seton Hall L 6-30

vs. The Citadel W 37-4

at N.C. State L 15-26 1/11 Duke W 16-15 1/19 at North Carolina L 15-30 1/23 at Chattanooga * L 16-26 1/27 at UNC Greensboro * W 24-13 2/5 Davidson * W 39-6 N.C. State L 3-34 2/9 at Carson-Newman W 22-13 2/11 VMI * L 16-27 2/13 at The Citadel * W 31-7 2/19 James Madison L 16-25 2/26 SoCon Tournament (5) 2nd of 6 3/16-18 NCAA Tournament (6) T-47th (1) Chapel Hill, N.C.; (2) Buffalo, N.Y.; (3) Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.; (4) Raleigh, N.C.; (5) Chattanooga, Tenn.; (6) St. Louis, Mo. 2000-01 (8-5, 5-0 SoCon) 11/11 VMI Freshman Tournament (1) NTS 11/11 West Virginia Open (2) NTS 11/18 Cornell Open (3) 5th of 6 12/3 Penn State Open (4) NTS 12/6 at Campbell L 17-21 12/28-29 Sunshine Open (5) NTS 1/12 at Duke W 29-6 1/13 vs. Ohio (6) L 12-23 1/20 Chattanooga * W 24-14 1/21 The Citadel * W 34-6 1/27 North Carolina L 9-32 1/31 UNC Greensboro * W 23-11 2/3 at N.C. State L 12-29 2/7 at Davidson * W 40-3 2/9 at VMI * W 31-7 2/15 Carson-Newman W 25-15 Anderson W 34-13 2/18 James Madison L 17-18 3/3 SoCon Tournament (7) 1st of 6 3/15-17 NCAA Tournament (8) T-66th (1) Lexington, Va.; (2) Morgantown, W.Va.; (3) Ithaca, N.Y.; (4) University Park, Pa.; (5) Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.; (6) Raleigh, N.C.; (7) Chapel Hill, N.C.; (8) Iowa City, Iowa 2001-02 (6-8, 2-3 SoCon) 11/10 at N.C. State L 16-17 11/10 West Virginia Open (1) NTS 11/18 Keystone Classic (2) 6th of 9 11/24 Carolina-Sharpie Open (3) NTS 11/30-12/1 Cliff Keen Invitational (4) NTS 12/2 Penn State Open (5) NTS 12/28-29 Sunshine Open (6) 3rd of 18 1/5 Hitchcock Classic (7) 2nd of 15 1/11 Virginia Duals (8)

vs. Penn State L 0-38

vs. Wisconsin L 12-29 1/19 at Chattanooga * L 12-20 1/22 Davidson * W 40-3 1/27 Virginia Tech L 12-37 1/31 at UNC Greensboro * W 32-7 2/8 VMI * L 12-27 Anderson W 38-8 2/10 at The Citadel * L 17-20 2/15 at Carson-Newman W 35-6 2/19 Duke W 23-16 2/23 at North Carolina L 6-34

vs. Gardner-Webb W 36-12 3/9 SoCon Tournament (3) 4th of 6 3/21-23 NCAA Tournament (9) 28th (1) Morgantown, W.Va.; (2) Philadelphia, Pa.; (3) Raleigh, N.C.; (4) Las Vegas, Nev.; (5) University Park, Pa.; (6) Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.; (7) Millersville, Pa.; (8) Hampton, Va.; (9) Albany, N.Y.

* = Southern Conference • NTS = No Team Score • DNS = Did Not Score • DNQ = Did Not Qualify

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ALL-TIME RESULTS

#allforAPP 2002-03 (11-2, 5-0 SoCon) 11/9 West Virginia Open (1) NTS 11/24 Penn Invitational (2) NTS 11/30 Carolina Open (3) NTS 12/8 Nittany Lion Open (4) NTS 12/19 Reno Invitational (5) 13th of 22 12/28-29 Midlands Invitational (6) 46th of 50 12/28-29 Sunshine Open (7) NTS 1/4 Hitchcock Classic (8) 1st of 10 1/9 at Davidson * W 47-6

vs. Franklin & Marshall W 32-15 1/17 The Citadel * W 20-17 1/19 Chattanooga * W 36-6 1/26 UNC Greensboro * W 40-7 1/31 at Virginia Tech W 23-17 2/1 at James Madison W 27-13

vs. Kent State L 12-24

vs. Campbell W 34-9 2/7 at VMI * W 26-6 2/18 Carson-Newman W 33-12 Anderson W 43-3 2/23 North Carolina L 12-24 3/8 SoCon Tournament 1st of 6 3/20-22 NCAA Tournament (9) 33rd (1) Morgantown, W.Va.; (2) Philadelphia, Pa.; (3) Raleigh, N.C.; (4) University Park, Pa.; (5) Reno, Nev.; (6) Evanston, Ill.; (7) Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.; (8) Millersville, Pa.; (9) Kansas City, Mo.

2005-06 (11-8-1, 1-4 SoCon) 11/13 Mat Jam Duals North Carolina L 18-23 Duke W 21-16 Chattanooga T 21-21 11/20 Keystone Classic (1) 4th of 10 11/26 Carolina Open (2) NTS 12/4 James Madison W 25-12 12/18 Cleveland State Open (3) NTS 12/20 at Buffalo L 0-35

vs. Mercyhurst L 13-23 12/29-30 Southern Scuffle (4) 24th of 32 1/7 N.C. State Duals (5)

at N.C. State L 16-23

vs. Newberry W 28-9

vs. East Stroudsburg W 23-10 1/11 at Gardner-Webb W 26-18 1/21 UNC Greensboro * L 18-19 1/26 VMI * W 24-10 1/31 Davidson * L 17-23 Newberry W 24-10 2/4 at Chattanooga * L 4-29

vs. Cumberland (Ky.) W 40-9 2/9 at The Citadel * L 10-31 2/13 at Campbell W 33-12 2/16 Anderson W 35-15 Carson-Newman W 37-9 3/4 SoCon Tournament (6) 4th of 6 3/16-18 NCAA Tournament (7) DNQ 2003-04 (6-4, 2-3 SoCon) (1) Philadelphia, Pa.; (2) Chapel Hill, N.C.; (3) Cleveland, 11/8 West Virginia Open (1) NTS Ohio; (4) Greensboro, N.C.; (5) Raleigh, N.C.; (6) 11/23 Keystone Classic (2) NTS Lexington, Ky.; (7) Oklahoma City, Okla.

12/6 Rubbermaid Open (3) NTS 12/19 Beast of the East (4) 12th of 20 2006-07 (8-15, 2-3 SoCon) 12/28-29 Southern Scuffle (5) 12th of 23 11/10 Wagner W 46-3 1/3 Hitchcock Classic (6) 1st of 5 11/19 Keystone Classic (1) 5th of 10 1/13 Anderson W 37-0 11/25 Hoosier Duals (2) 1/17 at Chattanooga * L 12-27 at Indiana L 9-38 1/23 UNC Greensboro * W 22-12 vs. Cumberland (Ky.) L 20-22 1/27 at The Citadel * L 14-22 vs. Ohio L 3-34 1/31 at Gardner-Webb W 33-3 vs. Bucknell L 12-32 2/3 Davidson * W 39-9 vs. Oregon L 10-31 2/8 VMI * L 18-20 12/3 Nittany Lion Open (3) NTS 2/14 at James Madison W 34-3 12/17 at Pittsburgh L 9-31 2/22 Virginia Tech W 30-6 vs. Duquesne W 21-18 2/28 at North Carolina L 6-36 12/29-30 Southern Scuffle (4) 22nd of 32 3/6 SoCon Tournament (7) 4th of 6 1/6 Boilermaker Duals (5) 3/18-20 NCAA Tournament (8) DNQ vs. Cleveland State L 18-25

at Purdue L 9-28 (1) Morgantown, W.Va.; (2) Philadelphia, Pa.; vs. Eastern Illinois W 20-12 (3) Chapel Hill, N.C.; (4) Wilmington, Del.; (5) Greensboro, 1/9 Buffalo L 16-25 N.C.; (6) Millersville, Pa.; (7) Charlottesville, Va.; (8) St. Gardner-Webb W 31-15 Louis, Mo. 1/14 at UNC Greensboro * L 15-30 2004-05 (8-9-1, 1-3-1 SoCon) 1/21 Wendy’s Duals (6) 11/3 Black & Gold Invitational NTS

vs. Ohio L 14-25 11/13 Avalon Duals (1)

vs. Ohio State L 12-30

vs. Virginia L 21-25 vs. Kent State L 10-27

at Edinboro L 0-38 1/25 at VMI * L 17-21

vs. Findlay W 30-20 1/28 Chattanooga * L 3-35 11/17 vs. Virginia Tech (2) L 18-27 2/7 at Davidson * W 22-21 11/20 Keystone Classic (3) 6th of 23 2/11 The Citadel * W 25-9 12/4 Carolina Open (4) NTS 2/15 at Carson-Newman W 23-15 12/17 Beast of the East (5) 9th of 12 2/20 Campbell W 36-12 12/29-30 Southern Scuffle (6) 17th of 23 3/3 SoCon Tournament (7) 5th of 6 1/8 N.C. State Duals (7) 3/15-17 NCAA Tournament (8) T-49th

vs. North Dakota State L 3-34 (1) Philadelphia, Pa.; (2) Bloomington, Ind.;

vs. Campbell W 40-3 (3) University Park, Pa.; (4) Greensboro, N.C.; 1/11 Gardner-Webb W 19-15 (5) West Lafayette, Ind.; (6) Ashland, Ohio; 1/16 Wendy’s Duals (8) (7) Raleigh, N.C.; (8) Detroit, Mich.

vs. Kent State W 19-18

vs. Purdue L 6-26 2007-08 (14-7, 4-1 SoCon) L 16-21

vs. Central Michigan L 0-47 11/11 at Virginia Tech 2/21 at UNC Greensboro * L 7-27 11/18 Keystone Classic (1) 3rd of 10 2/27 at VMI * L 18-27 11/24 Northeast Duals (2) vs. Central Michigan L 6-30 2/1 at Davidson * W 29-16 vs. Bucknell W 24-12 2/5 Chattanooga * L 12-28 vs. Maryland L 7-31 Anderson W 27-15 vs. Binghamton W 9-35 2/10 The Citadel * T 21-21 12/15 at Buffalo L 16-19 vs. Bloomsburg W 23-17 2/17 at Carson-Newman W 32-9 2/23 Campbell W 53-0 12/18 Tourn. of Champions (3) 8th of 26 17th of 28 3/5 SoCon Tournament (6) 4th of 6 12/29 Southern Scuffle (4) 3/17-19 NCAA Tournament (9) T-63rd 1/5 Lone Star Duals (5)

vs. North Dakota State W 26-16 (1) Edinboro, Pa.; (2) Boiling Springs, N.C.;

vs. Eastern Michigan W 30-9 (3) Philadelphia, Pa.; (4) Chapel Hill, N.C.;

vs. Air Force W 25-9 (5) Wilmington, Del.; (6) Greensboro, N.C.;

vs. Michigan L 9-32 W 22-14 (7) Raleigh, N.C.; (8) Ashland, Ohio; (9) St. Louis, Mo. 1/13 UNC Greensboro * 1/19 Virginia L 10-24 1/27 at Chattanooga * L 9-27 1/29 at Gardner-Webb W 34-12 2/5 Davidson * W 37-8 2/9 The Citadel * W 31-8 2/13 Liberty W 30-9 2/17 VMI * W 42-4 Carson-Newman W 47-4 2/26 at Campbell W 41-0 3/8 SoCon Tournament (6) 2nd of 6 3/20-22 NCAA Tournament (7) 38th (1) Philadelphia, Pa.; (2) Troy, N.Y.; (3) Reno, Nev.; (4) Greensboro, N.C.; (5) Arlington, Texas; (6) Chattanooga, Tenn.; (7) St. Louis, Mo.

* = Southern Conference • NTS = No Team Score

2008-09 (7-16, 2-3 SoCon) 2011-12 (13-4, 6-0 SoCon) 11/16 Buffalo L 6-32 11/7 Hokie Open (1) NTS Gardner-Webb W 43-6 11/14 Anderson W 32-12

W 50-0 Spartanburg Methodist W 21-18 Belmont Abbey 2nd of 11 11/23 Keystone Classic (1) 6th of 10 11/21 Keystone Classic (2) 12/1 at Virginia Tech L 16-24 11/29 Northeast Duals (2) W 41-2

vs. Bucknell L 8-26 12/5 at Gardner-Webb* L 15-20

vs. Drexel W 21-19 12/10 at Ohio

vs. Oklahoma State L 3-41 12/18 Tourn. of Champions (3) 12th of 20 8th of 22

vs. Lehigh L 3-36 1/1-2 Southern Scuffle (4) at George Mason W 42-0 12/7 Ohio L 9-25 1/5 vs. Cleveland State (5) W 31-6 12/18 Tourn. of Champions (3) 21st of 30 1/9 W 37-6 12/29-30 Southern Scuffle (4) 19th of 28 1/9 at Campbell* 1/14 Lone Star Duals (6) 1/3 Lone Star Duals (5) vs. Brown W 41-4

vs. Air Force W 30-6 vs. Harvard W 22-21^

vs. Army L 10-29 L 0-41

vs. Brown L 16-18 vs. Oklahoma W 21-19

vs. Oklahoma L 3-43 1/20 at The Citadel* 1/11 at UNC Greensboro * L 7-36 1/28 Appalachian Open NTS W 21-17 1/16 Virginia Tech L 4-36 2/5 at Chattanooga* W 37-9 Campbell W 34-12 2/10 VMI* L 12-29 1/18 at Virginia L 9-35 2/11 Virginia W 29-6 1/24 Chattanooga * L 12-25 2/18 Duke 2/19 Davidson* W 39-10 1/31 Gardner-Webb Duals (6)

vs. Duke L 18-22 3/3 SoCon Tournament (7) t-2nd of 7 t-21st

vs. Eastern Michigan L 10-26 3/17-19 NCAA Tournament (8) 2/3 at Davidson * W 25-9 (1) Salem, Va..; (2) Philadelphia, Pa.; (3) Reno, Nev.; 2/11 at VMI * W 31-15 (5) Buies Creek, N.C.; (6) Grand Prairie, Texas; 2/15 The Citadel * L 15-17 (7) Chattanooga, Tenn.; (8) St. Louis, Mo.; ^ Tiebreak 2/23 at Liberty L 18-24 3/7 SoCon Tournament (7) 3rd of 6 2012-13 (8-6, 5-2 SoCon) 3/19-21 NCAA Tournament (8) DNS 11/4 Hokie Open (1) NTS 11/11 George Mason W 23-22^ (1) Philadelphia, Pa.; (2) Troy, N.Y.; (3) Reno, Nev.; W 40-6 (4) Greensboro, N.C.; (5) Dallas, Texas; (6) Boiling Springs, Anderson

Belmont Abbey W 39-9 N.C.; (7) Charleston, S.C.; (8) St. Louis, Mo. 11/18 Keystone Classic (2) 12th of 15 2009-10 (9-11, 3-2 SoCon) 12/4 Gardner-Webb* W 21-19 L 10-28 11/15 Michigan State Open (1) NTS 12/8 Ohio 11/22 Keystone Classic (2) 3rd of 9 12/16 Tourn. of Champions (3) 15th of 27 1/1-2 Southern Scuffle (4) 18th of 24 11/28 Northeast Duals (3) W 28-9

vs. Binghamton L 16-28 1/6 at SIUE* vs Northern Illinois L 12-26

vs. Pennsylvania L 12-22 1/6 W 16-15

vs. Sacred Heart W 34-9 1/15 Campbell* L 13-25

vs. Nebraska L 6-40 1/18 The Citadel* L 15-24 12/4 at Ohio L 9-26 1/23 at Duke L 9-29

vs. Cleveland State L 20-28 2/3 Chattanooga* L 0-42 12/29 Southern Scuffle (4) 24th of 31 1/9 at Virginia W 22-12 1/4 at Virginia Tech L 16-32 1/20 at VMI* W 26-15 1/9 at Campbell W 43-4 1/24 at Davidson* 1/14 UNC Greensboro * L 13-28 3/3 SoCon Tournament (5) 6th of 7 Virginia L 12-28 3/15-17 NCAA Tournament (6) t-49th 1/17 Franklin & Marshall W 49-4 (1) Salem, Va..; (2) Philadelphia, Pa.; (3) Reno, Nev.; Belmont Abbey W 47-0 (4) Chattanooga, Tenn.; (5) Lexington, Va.; (6) Des 1/20 at Gardner-Webb W 31-7 Moines, Iowa; ^ Tiebreak

vs. N.C. State W 22-17 2013-14 (7-8, 4-3 SoCon) 1/24 at The Citadel * W 21-16 W 43-9 2/6 at Chattanooga * L 9-30 11/10 Anderson W 32-12

vs. Northern Iowa L 9-30 11/10 Cumberland 11/15 Grand Canyon (1) L 12-22 2/9 Davidson * W 42-8 L 18-21 2/14 VMI * W 22-15 11/15 CSU Bakerfield (1) 11/17 Road Runner Open (2) 6th of 24 2/23 Liberty L 10-25 3/6 SoCon Tournament (5) 3rd of 6 11/24 Keystone Classic (3) 12th of 13 L 12-27 3/18-20 NCAA Tournament (6) T-56th 12/15 at Ohio 12/19 Cleveland State W 21-13 (1) East Lansing, Mich.; (2) Philadelphia, Pa.; (3) Troy, 12/19 NC State L 6-28 N.Y.; (4) Greensboro, N.C.; (5) Davidson, N.C.; (6) 1/1-2 Southern Scuffle (4) 30th of 33 Omaha, Neb. 1/10 at Campbell* L 15-26 2010-11 (8-11, 2-3 SoCon) 1/13 at Gardner-Webb* W 29-3 L 9-25 11/7 Virginia Tech Open (1) NTS 1/19 at The Citadel* 1/22 Duke L 19-25 11/14 Mountaineer Duals Anderson W 31-3 1/25 Appalachian Open NTS L 8-35 Gardner-Webb W 32-9 2/2 at Chattanooga* Belmont Abbey W 27-6 2/7 VMI* W 30-7 11/21 Keystone Classic (2) 10th of 12 2/16 Davidson* W 35-7 11/27 Northern Quad (3) 2/23 SIUE* W 27-17

vs. North Dakota State L 16-23 3/8 SoCon Tournament (5) 4th of 7

vs. Central Michigan L 10-31 NCAA Tournament (6) t-66th

at Minnesota L 6-30 (1) Bakersfield, Calif.; (2) Fresno, Calif.; (3) Philadel12/3 Ohio L 21-26 phia, Pa.; (4) Chattanooga, Tenn.; (5) Blues Creek, 12/19 Tourn. of Champions (4) 13th of 30 N.C; (6) Oklahoma City, Ok. 12/29-30 Southern Scuffle (5) 28th of 34 1/4 Virginia Tech L 7-39 1/5 Campbell W 33-12 1/9 The Citadel* L 7-26 1/15 Lone Star Duals (6)

vs. Harvard W 22-17

vs. Northern Colorado W 28-12

vs. Utah Valley L 16-19 1/21 at North Carolina T 19-19 1/26 at UNCG* L 20-21 1/29 Appalachian Open NTS 2/6 Chattanooga* L 10-27 2/11 at VMI* W 26-11 2/12 at Virginia L 8-31 2/20 at Davidson* W 36-9 2/22 at Liberty L 17-25 3/5 SoCon Tournament 3rd of 6 3/17-19 NCAA Tournament (2) T-56th (1) Blacksburg, Va.; (2) Philadelphia, Pa.; (3) Rochester, Minn.; (4) Reno, Nev.; (5) Greensboro, N.C.; (6) Arlington, • DNS = Texas Did Not Score • DNQ = Did Not Qualify

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ALL-TIME SERIES Active Programs Opponent Air Force American Anderson Apprentice School Army Ashland Belmont Abbey Binghamton Bloomsburg Boston U. Brown Bucknell Buffalo Campbell Cal State Bakersfield Case Central Michigan Chattanooga The Citadel Clarion Cleveland State Cumberland (Ky.) Cumberland (Tenn.)

Cuyahoga Davidson Drexel Duke East Stroudsburg Eastern Michigan Edinboro Findlay Franklin & Marshall Gardner-Webb George Mason Grand Canyon (Ariz.)

Harvard Illinois Indiana Indiana (Pa.) Kent State Lehigh Lock Haven Lycoming Maryland Maryville (Tenn.)

Mercyhurst Michigan Millersville Minnesota Minnesota State Missouri Navy Nebraska Newberry North Carolina N.C. State UNC Pembroke UNC Wilmington North Dakota State Northern Colorado Northern Illinois Northern Iowa

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Ohio Ohio State

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Active Programs Opponent Oklahoma Oklahoma State Old Dominion Olivet (Mich.)

Penn State Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Purdue Sacred Heart St. Andrews Presbyterian Shippensburg Simon Fraser Slippery Rock SIUE Spartanburg Methodist Utah Valley Virginia VMI Virginia Tech Washington & Lee Waynesburg West Virginia Wilkes Wisconsin

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Discontinued/Non-Varsity Programs Opponent W L T Alabama 2 0 Alma 3 0 Arkansas State 1 2 Auburn 5 3 Ball State 0 1 Birmingham So. 1 0 Broward 1 0 California (Pa.) 1 1 Carson-Newman 39 7 1 Catawba 1 0 Central Florida 6 1 Cincinnati 1 0 Clemson 2 9 Connecticut 1 0 Coppin State 2 0 Delaware 1 0 Delaware State 1 0 Douglas 1 0 Duquesne 1 0 East Carolina 3 9 ETSU 1 0 Eastern Illinois 1 0 Eastern Kentucky 5 0 Elizabeth City State 1 1 Elon 2 0 Emory 1 0 Emory & Henry 6 0 Florida 0 1 Florida International 2 0 Furman 9 0 Georgia 4 4 Georgia State 3 1

#allforAPP Georgia Tech 11 2 High Point 8 0 Discontinued/Non-Varsity Programs Opponent W L T Howard 1 0 Illinois State 0 1 Indiana State 0 1 Jacksonville State 1 0 James Madison 5 5 Kansas State 1 0 Liberty 7 6 2 Livingstone 10 0 1 Longwood 1 0 Louisiana State 1 0 Loyola (Md.) 1 0 Marshall 5 0 1 Miami (Ohio) 0 1 Middle Tennessee State 3 2 Milligan 11 0 Morgan State 3 0 Norfolk State 2 0 North Carolina A&T 6 0 UNCG 9 8 1 Oregon 0 1 Pensacola Christian 2 0 Pfeiffer 11 0 Presbyterian 4 0 Seton Hall 0 1 South Carolina 1 0 South Carolina State 5 1 SE Missouri State 1 0 So. Connecticut State 1 0 Stetson 3 0 Syracuse 0 1 Tennessee 0 1 Tennessee Tech 1 0 Tennessee-Martin 1 0 VCU 0 1 Wagner 1 0 Wake Forest 3 0 West Chester 0 2 Western Carolina 17 0 William & Mary 3 4 Wilson 0 1 Winston-Salem State 17 1 Wisconsin-River Falls 1 0 Wright State 2 0 Miscellaneous Opponent Atlanta YMCA Baltimore YMCA Camp LeJeune Cherry Point Masters Fort Bragg Japan Stars Knoxville YMCA Winston-Salem YMCA

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Educating Quality Citizens and Leaders Appalachian State University is located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Boone, N.C. At an elevation of 3,333 feet, Boone began as a frontier outpost named after pioneer Daniel Boone, who first explored the area in the 1760s. Boone now attracts those seeking a breathtaking location, adventure and a quality education.

Appalachian is one of the 17 institutions in the University of North Carolina system and offers a challenging learning experience. The university combines a small-town atmosphere with a strong academic reputation. Appalachian’s academics are supported by an accomplished faculty, close, personal interaction between students and faculty, and intimate class sizes that average 26 students.

Originally founded as a teachers college, Appalachian now cultivates leaders in business, science, the arts, communication, music, nursing, education and other careers. Innovation and creativity are hallmarks of Appalachian graduates, who are leaders in communities in North Carolina and around the world. Appalachian also emphasizes the importance of sustainability and service to communities, both locally and globally. Today, Appalachian is a leader in the fields of energy-focused sustainable technology and the health sciences.

Consistently ranked among U.S. News and World Report’s best public universities in the Southeast, Appalachian is also noted as a “best value” by Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine and other publications.

Appalachian’s 410-acre main campus includes 22 academic buildings, a 210,000-square-foot library, 19 residence halls, three dining facilities and 11 recreational and athletic facilities. Appalachian also operates a living-learning center in New York City and off-campus programs in 10 counties through collaboration with area community colleges.

Appalachian STATE Athletics Mission Statement The Department of Athletics at Appalachian State University believes in maintaining the intercollegiate athletics program as an integral part of the University’s overall program of education, with emphasis on and priority given to high academic quality and standards and the complete development of the student.

Appalachian State University provides opportunity and encouragement for studentathletes to progress toward degrees of their choice and to develop athletic abilities in an environment consistent with high standards of academic scholarship, leadership and institutional loyalty. The Department of Athletics is committed to ensuring the general welfare of the student-athlete and to encouraging the highest standards of sportsmanship on behalf of student-athletes, the student body and the University’s supporters. The intercollegiate athlete representing Appalachian is both a bona-fide student pursuing a degree program and an amateur competitor.

Appalachian Athletics is committed to insuring equitable recruitment, participation and treatment of individuals including members of under-represented populations through its

Athletics excellence More than 450 student-athletes compete in 20 NCAA Division I varsity sports at Appalachian State University, 10 for men and 10 for women. Appalachian was a dominant force in the Southern Conference for more than 40 years before joining the Sun Belt Conference in July 2014 – one of 10 conferences that are members of the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS).

Nearly half of Appalachian’s student-athletes typically earned inclusion on the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll, which requires a 3.0 grade-point average or higher while completing at least 24 hours in two semesters.

SoCon success Before joining the Sun Belt Conference in July 2014, the Mountaineers won 34 Southern Conference Commissioner’s cups for overall excellence in men’s athletics, with 2013-14 being its ninth-straight year to win. No other school claimed the Commissioner’s Cup more than five times since it was first awarded in 1970.

While in the Southern Conference, the Mountaineers earned league titles in football, men’s and women’s basketball, volleyball, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track, wrestling, baseball, men’s soccer, softball and men’s tennis. In football, the Mountaineers won three consecutive NCAA Division I FCS national championship titles in 2005, 2006 and 2007.

• 96 – number of student-athletes earning Academic all-Conference honors • 42% – percentage of Appalachian student-athletes earning a place on the department’s Honor Roll, with a minimum GPA of 3.25 • 3.03 – student-athletes’ overall cumulative GPA following the conclusion of the 2013-14 academic year • 13 of 20 – the number of varsity programs at Appalachian with multi-year APR scores that exceeded the national averages for their respective sports (beginning with the 2009-10 academic year and ending in 2012-13) athletics administration, staff, coaches, programs and policies. The University’s policy of nondiscrimination represents a moral and ethical, not merely a legal, imperative.

The University has determined that its athletics program will meet the necessary qualifications, guidelines and funding to hold membership in Division I of the NCAA. The athletics administration, the faculty athletics representative and the Athletics Council work together to insure that all teams and coaches follow the rules and regulations governing this division.

A sound program of intercollegiate athletics should benefit the institution through its effects on students, alumni ad the institution itself. Specifically, it should maintain and improve the loyalty and esprit de corps of the student body, and in strengthening the pride and enthusiasm of the alumni; it should serve as a favorable public relations factor and provide benefits to the participants.

Appalachian STATE Athletics Diversity Statement Appalachian athletics promotes an inclusive culture that fosters equitable participation for student-athletes and equitable career opportunities for coaches, administrators and support staff from diverse backgrounds and perspectives.

WHO ARE WE?

Nestled in the majestic Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, Appalachian State University combines the best attributes of a small liberal arts college with those of a large research university. Known for its value and affordability, Appalachian enrolls more than 17,500 students and offers more than 150 undergraduate and graduate majors. Small classes and close interactions between faculty and students create a strong sense of community, which has become an Appalachian hallmark.

WHY CHOOSE APPALACHIAN? The most common reasons students come to Appalachian are: • Academic reputation, both overall and in specific majors • Location and the opportunities for outdoor activities • Size, including small classes and small-town atmosphere • Affordability when compared to other schools

Solid Accolades (2013 and 2014) • 3rd among top regional public universities in the South in U.S. News and World Report’s “America’s Best Colleges Guide” • 18th in Forbes magazine’s “Best Value Colleges” • 18th in Sierra magazine’s list of “Coolest Schools” • 4th in U.S. for number of students who participated in short-term study abroad for credit (Institute for International Education) • 30th in Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine’s “Best Values in Public Colleges” • Included in Princeton Review’s “Best in the Southeast” and “Guide to 332 Green Colleges”

APPALACHIAN TIMELINE 1899 Dougherty brothers found Watauga Academy 1903 North Carolina legislature recognizes The Appalachian Training School

APPALACHIAN TODAY Enrollment 17,838 students 16,025 undergraduate 1,813 graduate

of Teachers as a state institution

1921 North Carolina legislature authorizes the Appalachian State Normal

School two-year college program

1929 North Carolina legislature authorizes the Appalachian State Teachers

College four-year program

1948 North Carolina Commission on Higher Education authorizes the ASTC

Graduate School

1967 North Carolina legislature authorizes Appalachian State University,

with three undergraduate colleges

1971 University of North Carolina system created; Appalachian named one

of its regional campuses

1982 Enrollment exceeds 10,000 students 2001 TIME Magazine named Appalachian a College of the Year 2005 Football team wins first of three consecutive NCAA Division I-AA National Championships

2008 Enrollment exceeds 16,000 2009 State’s largest electricity-generating wind turbine installed on campus 2010 One graduate became the 100,000th living alumnus when he received his

diploma; New College of Health Sciences opened, the first new college in nearly 40 years

2011 Reich College of Education building opens 2011 The $200 million Campaign for Appalachian was launched 2013 Brad and Carole Wilson Honors and Engagement Community opened 2014 Dr. Sheri N. Everts named chancellor

Top Represented N.C. Counties Wake Mecklenburg Watauga Guilford Forsyth Catawba

States most represented North Carolina Georgia Virginia Florida

Tennessee South Carolina Academics College of Arts and Sciences Walker College of Business Reich College of Education College of Fine and Applied Arts College of Health Sciences Hayes School of Music University College Cratis D. Williams Graduate School More than 150 undergraduate and graduate majors, plus a doctoral program in educational leadership Fall 2013 Average Freshman SAT: 1139 Student/Faculty Ratio: 16-to-1 Estimated 2013-14 Undergraduate Expenses $13,438 for in-state students and $26,605 for out-of-state students.

Includes tuition, fees, room, standard meal plan and textbook rental

BOONE, NORTH CAROLINA Boone lies in a small valley in the heart of the Southern Appalachians. It is named after the hunter and explorer Daniel Boone, who spent time in the region during the 1760s. Watauga County was formed in 1849 and the Town of Boone incorporated in 1872.

Among its accolades are inclusion in National Geographic Adventure magazine’s “Best Places to Live and Play,” Norman Crampton’s “100 Best Small Towns in America,” USA Today’s “10 Great Small Towns with Huge Backyards,” U.S. News and World Report’s “10 Best Places to Retire in the U.S.” and SafeWise.com’s “50 Safest Cities in North Carolina.”

Boone is a college town, home to Appalachian State University. Originally Watauga Academy, the institution was formed to educate the mountain children and to ultimately prepare teachers for service through western North Carolina. It became Appalachian State Teachers College in 1929 and joined the University of North Carolina system in 1971. The university serves as a top economic driver followed by a combination of tourism, small business and residential home construction.

The Boone area is characterized by mountain culture and casual living. Outdoor activities, cultural events, local dining and unique shops attract visitors from all over the world year-round. From breathtaking scenic views to Boone’s eclectic downtown area, known as King Street, there is something for everyone.

One of the highlights of downtown Boone is the university’s Turchin Center for the Visual Arts. It features six gallery spaces and a community education and outreach program. Its exhibitions focus on a blend of recent and historically important artwork and feature nationally and internationally renowned artists as well as many of the finest artists of the region.

A wide array of quality arts and cultural events enhance the Boone community. The university’s month-long celebration of performing and visual arts, known as An Appalachian Summer Festival, has brought notable performers such as Paul Taylor Dance Company, London City Opera, Charlie Daniels and the Glenn Miller Orchestra. During the academic year, Appalachian hosts the Performing Arts Series with artists such as Garrison Keillor and the National Symphony Orchestra.

Boone offers an uncommon quality of life – that’s why many visitors come for a weekend and stay for a lifetime.

BOONE AT A GLANCE The county seat of Watauga County Population: approximately 17,000 Incorporated in 1872 Named for its most famous seasonal visitor, Daniel Boone 19th in SafeWise.com’s “50 Safest Cities in North Carolina” One of four North American Adventure Destinations – Adventure Sports magazine • The “Choose and Cut” Christmas tree industry in Watauga County sells approximately 15,000 Fraser fir trees annually.

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WHAT’S VISIBLE FROM KIDD BREWER STADIUM? State’s Largest Wind Turbine – This community-scale, 100-kilowatt wind turbine stands 153 feet and feeds enough electricity directly to the grid to power 15 homes. It was paid for primarily through student funds and in partnership with the university-affiliated utility, New River Light and Power. Aside from producing clean energy, the turbine serves as an educational monument to Appalachian’s ethic of sustainability.

Howard Knob – Located just a half mile from downtown Boone, this peak has an elevation of 4,420 feet and is known more commonly as Howard’s Knob. It was named for Benjamin Howard, a Revolutionary War loyalist who fled to a cave there to escape American patriots. Source: North Carolina Gazetteer: A Dictionary of Tar Heel Places Rich Mountain – One of 20 North Carolina mountains bearing this name, the Watauga County ridge extends northwest from Boone. It is named for its unusually fertile though rugged slopes.

Source: North Carolina Gazetteer: A Dictionary of Tar Heel Places

CHANCELLOR DR. SHERI N. EVERTS

Dr. Sheri N. Everts joined Appalachian State University as its seventh leader in July 2014. Previously, she had been provost and vice president for academic affairs at Illinois State University since 2008.

A Nebraska native who attended elementary school in a one-room schoolhouse, Everts graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1980 with a bachelor’s degree in English instruction and secondary education. After teaching middle school and high school English in Kansas and Nebraska, she returned to UNL, where she earned a master’s degree in literacy education and English (1991) and a doctorate in administration, curriculum and instruction (1994).

Everts began her higher education career in 1994 as an assistant professor in the Department of Teacher Education at the University of Nebraska Omaha. Rising through the academic and administrative ranks at UNO, she was named assistant vice chancellor for academic and student affairs in 2000, promoted to associate vice president in 2003, and named interim senior vice chancellor for academic and student affairs in 2006. She served in that interim capacity until June 30, 2008, when she left Nebraska to become provost and vice president for academic affairs at Illinois State University.

In accepting her position as chancellor, Everts said she is fortunate to be able to build on the strength of Chancellor Peacock’s legacy and that the Appalachian Family and Appalachian’s tradition of excellence in undergraduate experience will continue under her leadership.

ATHLETICS REPRESENTATIVE

DR. ALAN HAUSER

Dr. Alan J. Hauser is in his 29th year as Faculty Chairperson of Athletics at Appalachian State University. Appointed to the position in October 1986, Hauser has served on the Athletic Council since 1979.

In his role, Hauser acts as the liason between academics and athletics, representing the voice of Appalachian’s faculty in its dealings with the athletic department as well as speaking on behalf of student-athletes when dealing with faculty members.

He often accompanies many athletic programs on road trips and is a regular at home events.

Hauser came to Appalachian as an assistant professor of philosophy and religion in 1972. He served as chairperson of Appalachian’s Philosophy and Religion Department from 1982 until 1997.

A member of numerous committees since joining the faculty, Hauser served 12 years on the Faculty Senate, including two years as chairperson.

He also chaired the Faculty Assembly for three years.

A 1967 graduate of Concordia Teachers College, Hauser earned a master’s degree from Concordia Seminary in 1968 and his doctorate from the University of Iowa in 1972. Hauser currently chairs the NCAA Academics, Eligibility and Compliance cabinet and is also a member of its Degree Completion committee. He formerly served as the Southern Conference’s delegate to the NCAA Division I Management Council.

Hauser and his wife Gail have four daughters: Debi, Staci, Elizabeth and Jacqueline.

UNIVERSITY LEADERSHIP ChaNCellor

INTERIM Provost/Executive Vice ChaNCellor

Dr. Sheri N. Everts

Dr. Stan Aeschleman

CHAIR Michael A. Steinback Operating Partner Stonebridge Partners Asheville, N.C.

Donald C. Beaver President and Owner Rock Barn Golf & Spa Hickory Baseball, Inc. Conover, N.C.

VICE CHAIR Avery B. Hall, Sr. Senior Vice President/Business Banker Wachovia Bank Kernersville, N.C.

Frank A. Daniels, Jr. Former President Southern Newspaper Publishers Association N.C. Press Association Raleigh, N.C.

Secretary Bradley T. Adcock CEO Blue Cross and Blue Shield of NC Durham, N.C.

H. Martin Lancaster Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan, LLP Falls Church, Va.

James M. Barnes President NAI Carolantic Realty, Inc. Raleigh, N.C. M. Lee Barnes President and Director M.M. Fowler, Inc. Durham, N.C.

Carson D. Rich President • Student Government Association Boone, N.C. Carole P. Wilson Former Teacher Co-Chair - Campaign for Appalachian Raleigh, N.C. Brenda White Wright Former President and CEO Girls Incorporated Kingsport, Tenn.

Charles V. Murray President Murray Supply Company Winston-Salem, N.C. Alice G. Roess Real estate/mortgage investor/ community volunteer Blowing Rock, N.C.

EX OFFICIO REPRESENTATIVES (NON-VOTING) Andy M. Koch Faculty Senate Chair Department of Government & Justice Studies

James K. Reeves Alumni Council President Senior Vice President - BB&T

Amy A. Sanders Staff Senate Chair Conference and Camp Services

Assistant Secretary Kathy B. Roark Office of the Chancellor

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2014-15 Schedule

NOvember 2 Cumberland Noon 2 Buffalo 1:30 p.m.

14 CSU Bakersfield ^ 14 Illinois ^ 16 Road Runner Open % All Day 23 Keystone Classic # All Day 30 North Carolina 2 p.m.

December 5 Ohio 5 Belmont Abbey 18 NC State

6 p.m.

7:30 p.m.

7 p.m.

January 1-2 Southern Scuffle ! All Day 7 SIUE * 7 p.m.

11 Campbell * 2 p.m.

11 Binghamton 3:30 p.m.

18 The Citadel * 2 p.m.

24 Appalachian Open All Day 30 Gardner-Webb * 6:30 p.m.

31 Duke 5 p.m. iFebruary 8 Chattanooga * 16 VMI * 22 Davidson *

2 p.m.

7:30 p.m.

2 p.m.

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march 7 SoCon Championship $ All Day 19-21 NCAA Championship & All Day * - Southern Conference Matches ^ - Bakersfield, Calif. % - Fresno, Calif. # - Philadelphia, Pa. ! - Chattanooga, Tenn. $ - Asheville, N.C. & - St. Louis, Mo.

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