2014-15 Simpson Wrestling Team Guide

WRESTLING | 2014-15

A T R A D I T I O N O F S U CC E S S

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165

149

DEVAN BERRIAN

BRIAN HAYNES

JACOB MIZE

Freshman Brandon, Fla. Brandon High School

Senior Gladstone, Mo. Oak Park High School

Sophomore Moville, Iowa Woodbury Central High School

197

NOTES 1-year letterwinner ... 17-19 career record ... did not wrestle as a sophomore or junior.

NOTES 1-year letterwinner ... 15-17 career record ... fourth on the team in wins as a freshman.

ETHAN CALVERT

125

184

Senior St. Charles, Iowa Interstate 35 High School

ZACH JOHNSTON

RYAN POLICHERI

Freshman Des Moines, Iowa Norwalk High School

Freshman Downers Grove, Ill. North High School

149

141

184

JASON CLARK

DALTON KENIG

ERIC QUADOR

Junior Waukee, Iowa Waukee High School

Freshman Blue Springs, Mo. Blue Springs High School

Freshman Kansas City, Mo. Staley High School

149

133

149

JONATHAN MELTON

SAM REICHENBACKER

CLAY HARRIS

Freshman Kansas City, Mo. Staley High School

Junior Ankeny, Iowa Ankeny High School

NOTES 1-year letterwinner ... 2-3 career record ... also a member of the football team, did not wrestle as a junior in 2013-14.

NOTES 1-year letterwinner ... 11-16 career record ... missed 201314 season due to injury.

Sophomore Carson, Iowa Riverside High School

NOTES 2-year letterwinner ... went 3-23 as a sophomore ... has gone 4-53 during career.

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174

157

BRETT ROBERTS

SPENCER WARD

BRYCE WIGNALL

Junior Ottumwa, Iowa Eddyville High School

Junior Mundelein, Ill. Mundelein High School

Sophomore Monroe, Iowa Prairie City-Monroe High School

NOTES 2-year letterwinner ... 32-25 career record ... led team in wins as a sophomore, going 20-15 ... went 12-10 as a freshman before season was cut short due to injury.

NOTES 2-year letterwinner ... 5-27 career record ... went 0-10 as a freshman and 5-17 as a sophomore.

COACHI N G STAFF

157 SHANE SWANK Sophomore Benton, Iowa Mount Ayr High School

NATE HANSEN

KIP FENNELLY

Head Coach 3rd Season

Assistant Coach 3rd Season

MATT HANSEN

KURT BACKES

Assistant Coach 3rd Season

Assistant Coach 2nd Season

JOE SKOW

GARRETT SOUTH

Assistant Coach 1st Season

Assistant Coach 4th Season

NOTES 1-year letterwinner ... 13-10 career record ... finished fifth on the team in wins as a freshman.

157 DEVIN SYLER Sophomore Rock Island, Ill. Rock Island High School

285 COLBY VLIEGER Sophomore Indianola, Iowa Indianola High School NOTES 1-year letterwinner ... 11-22 career record.

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HI STO RY , REC O RDS & A WA RDS UNDEFEATED SEASONS Corey Christensen 28-0 1997-98 Jerome Stewart 27-0 1975-76

Cory Christensen

Travis Young

NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 1991 Travis Young 1992 Travis Young 1998 Cory Christensen 2001 Nick Ackerman

150 150 158 174

ALL-AMERICANS 1975 Jerome Stewart* 1976 Jerome Stewart 1982 Mitch Anderson 1984 Wayne Cole 1985 Rick Rhum 1988 Gary Ridout 1989 Travis Young 1990 Travis Young

Gary Ridout 1991 Travis Young

Gary Ridout

Randy Rowray 1992 Travis Young

Randy Rowray

Brad Henry 1993 Don Finch

Randy Rowray 1997 Jeremy Whalen

John Hatfield

Garth McGraw 1998 Cory Christensen

John Hatfield

Britt Marolf 1999 Matt Young 2001 Nick Ackerman 2003 Clint Manny

Bart George 2004 Clint Manny

Dustin Brewer

Quentin Christensen

Bart George 2005 Clint Manny

Dustin Brewer

Brett Christensen 2006 Dustin Brewer

Brett Christensen * NAIA

3rd, 158 5th, 158 2nd, 150 8th, Hwt. 5th, Hwt. 6th, 167 6th, 150 4th, 150 5th, 167 1st, 150 6th, 167 8th, 118 1st, 150 5th, 118 6th, Hwt. 2nd, Hwt. 8th, 118 6th, Hwt. 8th, 134 8th, 190 1st, 158 5th, 134 7th, 118 3rd, 142 1st, 174 4th, 149 7th, 197 2nd, 149 3rd, 125 7th, 133 8th, 197 2nd, 149 4th, 141 6th, Hwt. 2nd, 141 6th, Hwt.

IIAC MOST OUTSTANDING WRESTLERS 1976 Jerome Stewart 1995 Shannon McLaughlin 1998 Cory Christensen 2004 Dustin Brewer IIAC CHAMPIONS 1962 Steve Weber 1963 Steve Weber

Lee Corbin 1964 John Barakat 1965 Bob Baier 1974 Mark Schillerstrom 1975 Jerome Stewart 1976 Jerome Sterwart 1980 Wayne Cole 1982 Mitch Anderson 1983 Rod Brown 1988 Gary Ridout 1989 Travis Young 1990 Travis Young 1991 Travis Young 1993 Don Finch

123 123 177 167 Hwt. 142 158 158 Hwt. 150 150 167 150 150 150 Hwt.

1995

1996 1997

1998

2004

Nick Ackerman

Shannon McLaughlin Phil Grimm Garth McGraw Cory Christensen Jeremy Whalen Cory Christensen Jeremy Whalen Dustin Brewer

150 190 190 150 Hwt. 158 Hwt. 125

IIAC ALL-ACADEMIC 1994 Mike Gipple 1995 Tyson Grover 1996 Michael Fry 1997 Michael Fry

Matt Young 1998 Matt Young 1999 Matt Lindholm

Matt Young 2009 Caleb Brus 2010 Caleb Brus 2011 Caleb Brus 2012 Cory Stratton 2013 Justin Broberg

TOP NCAA TEAM FINISHES 1976 30th 1980 42nd 1984 32nd 1988 31st 1989 37th 1990 15th 1991 10th 1992 12th 1993 16th 1994 38th 1995 42nd 1996 41st 1997 17th 1998 5th 1999 27th 2000 40th 2001 14th 2002 53rd (T) 2003 14th 2004 5th 2005 6th 2006 9th (T) 2007 53rd (T)

158 150

8 3/4 3 8 11 1/2 6 23 1/4 33 3/4 34 17 5 3 4 17 1/2 44 11 1/2 2 24 0 24 55 1/2 38 1/2 30 0

TEAM DUAL RECORDS Most Shutouts 2 1993-94 Highest Score 60 1994-95, 60-0 vs. William Penn Most Wins in a Season 28 2004-05 Most Consecutive Pins in a Dual 4 1995-96 vs. MacMurray

IIAC TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS 1991 Head Coach, Bob Darrah IIAC COACH OF THE YEAR 1991 Bob Darrah CAREER WINS LEADERS Clint Manny 148-24-0 2001-05 Travis Young 146-17-1 1989-92 Matt Young 141-54-0 1995-99 Brett Christensen 137-42-0 2002-06 Bart George 136-45-0 2000-04 Garth McGraw 131-41-0 1993-97 John Hatfield 112-63-0 1994-98 Britt Marolf 103-55-0 1996-00 Quent Christensen 101-48-0 2001-05 Caleb Brus 98-64-0 2007-11 Tim Norton 98-44-0 1995-98 Randy Rowray 97-46-0 1990-94 Shannon McLaughlin 96-39-0 1991-95 Nick Ackerman 95-41-0 1997-01 Kellen Delaney 89-47-0 2003-07 Jeremy Whalen 88-22-0 1995-98

149 150 126/42 Hwt. 197 190 134 118/25 133 141/49 167 118 150 174 141/57 Hwt.

SINGLE SEASON WINS LEADERS John Hatfield 47-6-0 1997-98 Matt Young 44-6-0 1998-99 Dustin Brewer 43-3-0 2003-04 Clint Manny 42-3-0 2003-04 Matt Young 41-15-0 1996-97 Travis Young 39-1-1 1990-91 Bart George 38-11-0 2002-03 Nick Ackerman 38-4-0 2000-01 Tim Norton 38-14-0 1997-98 Travis Young 37-1-0 1991-92 Clint Manny 37-4-0 2003-04 Brett Christensen 37-8-0 2005-06 John Hatfield 37-16-0 1996-97 Jason Decker 37-19-0 1989-90 Clint Manny 36-6-0 2002-03 Clint Manny 36-8-0 2001-02

134 142 125 149 126 150 197 174 167 150 149 Hwt. 134 142 149 149

COACHING RECORDS Career Wins 196 Ron Peterson 1995-2008 Most Seasons 13 Ron Peterson 1995-2008 Most Conference Titles 1 Bob Darrah 1991 Highest Winning Percentage 0.772 Bob Darrah 1989-95 Most NCAA Qualifiers 41 Ron Peterson 1995-08 Most Wins in a Season 28 Ron Peterson 2004-05

4 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS | 36 ALL-AMERIC ANS | 4 IIAC MOST OUTSTANDING WRESTLERS