David Devine, 2010 NCWA National Champion
2010-11 WRESTLING
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
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Contact Information
1............................................................................................. Cover 2..........................................................................2010-11 Schedule 3....................................................... Chancellor Vaughn Vandegrift 4.................................................... Director of Athletics Brad Hewitt 5...................................................................................This is SIUE 6.................................................................................... SIUE Facts 7........................................................................Vadalabene Center 8................................................................. Head Coach David Ray 9..........................................Associate Head Coach Alan Grammer 9...........................................................All-Time Coaching Records 10-22 ........................................................................ 2010-11 Roster 23................................................................All-Time Series Records 24-25 ................................................................. 2010-11 Opponents 26............................................................................ 2009-10 Results 27...................................................... NCAA Division I All-Americans 28..................................................... NCAA Division II All-Americans 28...................................................................... National Champions 29......................................................................... Wrestling Records 30-32 ..............................................................Athletics Hall of Fame
Head Coach...................................................................... David Ray Phone/E-mail ...................................618-650-2949/daray@siue.edu Associate Head Coach .............................................. Alan Grammer Phone/E-mail .............................618-650-3275/agramme@siue.edu Intercollegiate Athletics ............................................... 618-650-2871 Tickets ........................................................................ 618-650-2841 University Housing...................................................... 618-650-3931 Academic Advising ..................................................... 618-650-3722 Financial Aid ............................................................... 618-650-3880 SIUE Web site ............................................................ www.siue.edu SIUE Athletics Web site .................................www.siuecougars.com
Media Information Sports Information Director................................................ Eric Hess Phone/E-mail .................................. 618-650-3608/ehess@siue.edu SID FAX ...................................................................... 618-650-2296 Follow SIUE Wrestling Live at ................................. www.siuetv.com
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2010-11 Schedule Date Thu., Nov. 4 Sat., Nov. 13 Iowa Duals Fri., Nov. 19
Fri., Dec. 3 Sat., Dec. 4 Sun., Dec. 12 Cougar Duals Sun., Dec. 19
Fri., Jan. 7 Indiana Duals Sun., Jan. 9
Sat., Jan. 15 Fri., Jan. 21 Eagle Duals Sat., Jan. 29
Opponent / Event Red and Black Intrasquad Central Missouri Open
Location Vadalabene Center Warrensburg, Mo.
Time / Result 7:00 p.m. CT 9:00 a.m. CT
vs. Coe vs. Cornell vs. Iowa Central Cliff Keen Invitational Cliff Keen Invitational vs. Northern State at South Dakota State
Iowa City, Iowa Iowa City, Iowa Iowa City, Iowa Las Vegas, Nev. Las Vegas, Nev. Brookings, S.D. Brookings, S.D.
2:00 p.m. CT 4:00 p.m. CT 6:00 p.m. CT 9:00 a.m. MT 9:00 a.m. MT 2:00 p.m. CT 4:00 p.m. CT
vs. Findlay vs. Northwestern
Fitness Center Fitness Center
12:00 p.m. CT 2:00 p.m. CT
at Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa
7:00 p.m. CT
vs. Gardner-Webb vs. Cleveland State at Indiana vs. Chattanooga at Missouri at Illinois
Bloomington, Ind. Bloomington, Ind. Bloomington, Ind. Columbia, Mo. Columbia, Mo. Champaign, Ill.
1:00 p.m. ET 3:00 p.m. ET 5:00 p.m. ET 12:00 p.m. CT 3:45 p.m. CT 7:00 p.m. CT
Ypsilanti, Mich. Ypsilanti, Mich. Ypsilanti, Mich. Vadalabene Center Vadalabene Center Warrensburg, Mo. Fitness Center Fitness Center Vadalabene Center Macon, Ga. Macon, Ga. Macon, Ga.
11:00 a.m. ET 1:00 p.m. ET 3:00 p.m. ET 6:30 p.m. CT 8:00 p.m. CT 7:30 p.m. CT 12:00 p.m. CT 3:00 p.m. CT 9:00 a.m. CT All Day All Day All Day
vs. Tiffin at Eastern Michigan vs. Oakland Thu., Feb. 3 vs. Truman State vs. Rend Lake Tue., Feb. 8 at Central Missouri Sat., Feb. 12 vs. Knox vs. Northern Illinois Sat., Feb. 26 NCWA North Central Conf. Thu., Mar. 10 NCWA National Tourn. Fri., Mar. 11 NCWA National Tourn. Sat., Mar. 12 NCWA National Tourn. HOME matches in BOLD
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Chancellor Vaughn Vandegrift Dr. Vaughn Vandegrift was appointed the seventh chancellor of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville on July 1, 2004. As chancellor, Dr. Vandegrift has been instrumental in guiding the University toward fulfillment of its vision to be recognized nationally as a premier Metropolitan University for the excellence of its programs and development of professional and community leaders. He has instituted a plan for achievement of the vision by the year 2015 that incorporates the values and long-term strategic goals of the University. Under his leadership, SIUE has been recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of 77 up-and-coming universities in the United States, appearing on the list among the top five in the Midwest. SIUE has also been recognized by U.S. News and the American Association of Colleges and Universities for its Senior Assignment program, a culminating experience required of all graduating seniors. Since 2004, SIUE has attained a record enrollment of nearly 14,000 students, completed $140 million of a planned $250 million construction and infrastructure program, and is reclassifying to NCAA Division I athletics. Emphasizing teaching, research and public service programs, SIUE is a fullyaccredited public institution—beautifully situated in Edwardsville on 2,660 acres just 25 miles from St. Louis—awarding degrees in 44 baccalaureate and 69 graduate programs encompassing the arts and sciences, nursing, education, business and engineering. The Schools of Pharmacy and Dental Medicine award first professional degrees, the Pharm.D. and the D.M.D. The main campus includes University Park, a research park established to enhance economic development. The Edwardsville campus also is supplemented by campuses in East St. Louis and Alton. Dr. Vandegrift currently serves as Chairman of Leadership Council Southwestern Illinois. In addition, he is a member of St. Louis Civic Progress and the Boards of Directors of Innovate St. Louis; St. Louis Regional Commerce and Growth Association; United Way of Greater St. Louis; the Southern Illinois Collegiate Common Market; the Executive Council of The Alliance of Edwardsville-Glen Carbon; and University Park, SIUE. The author of numerous articles and publications in protein/nucleic acid biochemistry, Dr. Vandegrift is a member of the American Chemical Society and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He has been elected into the honor societies of Omicron Delta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Beta Gamma Sigma and Phi Kappa Phi. He has been listed in American Men and Women of Science and Who’s Who in Frontier Science and Technology. He received his Ph.D. in biochemistry from Ohio University and his baccalaureate and master’s degrees in chemistry from Montclair State University. Dr. Vandegrift previously served as Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Georgia Southern University, Dean of Science and Mathematics at Montclair State University and on the faculties of Murray State University, Illinois State University and Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Dr. Vandegrift and his wife, Sue, are the parents of three adult children. Beth is an attorney, while David and Mark are employed in private business. In addition, Vaughn and Sue are the proud grandparents of two granddaughters, Vaughn and Camilla, and one grandson, Fletcher.
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Director of Athletics Dr. Brad Hewitt Dr. Bradley L. Hewitt has served as the Director of Intercollegiate Athletics at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville since August of 2002. Dr. Hewitt previously served 13 years in numerous positions at SIUE before stepping in as the seventh director of athletics in the school’s history. Hewitt’s initial charge was to regain SIUE’s storied national success of the ’70s and ’80s (16 national championships) and expand that success across a broad-based athletic program. During the first six years of his athletic directorship, 48 Cougar teams competed in their respective Division II NCAA individual or team championships. Additionally, Hewitt helped elevate SIUE’s previous best 131st-place finish in the U.S. Sports Academy Directors’ Cup to three top-15 and one top-10 finish in the last three years of SIUE’s Division II competition. For the 2006-07 seasons, the Cougars won both the prestigious Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) All-Sports Trophy and the Commissioner’s Cup. The Cougars won the All-Sports Trophy with 141.5 points, the highest total points recorded in a single season since the award was conceived more than 25 years ago. The pinnacle of SIUE’s Division II achievement was a national championship in 2007 for Softball--SIUE’s first national championship since May 1989. Beginning in the Fall of 2007, Hewitt’s new charge became preparing the Department to enter NCAA Division I play and securing conference affiliation. With the guidance of the SIUE Reclassification Workgroup and the lead role played by Chancellor Vandegrift, Hewitt was able to secure department-wide membership in the Ohio Valley Conference in July 2008 and in November of 2008 an affiliate membership for Men’s Soccer in the Missouri Valley Conference. Men’s Soccer and Softball are now active members in NCAA Division I and eligible for post-season championships. The remaining sports will become active in Fall 2012. Dr. Hewitt is extremely proud of the academic performance continuing to be achieved by the SIUE student-athletes as the program has transitioned to Division I. This past spring represented the eighth straight semester when the Department’s cumulative GPA exceeded 3.0. During the transition to Division I, nearly 60 percent of the student-athletes had cumulative 3.0 or higher GPAs, more than 25 percent made deans’ lists, and no student-athlete has been placed on academic probation. Dr. Hewitt began his SIUE career in 1989 as an assistant athletic director. In that role, he played a major part as the University’s venue manager for the United States Olympic Festival ‘94 track and field and wrestling events. Since the fall of 1994, Hewitt has held several positions at SIUE including Acting Chief Executive Officer of the SIUE Foundation and Acting Vice Chancellor of University Relations (1998-2000), adjunct graduate professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Health Education (1996-present), Acting Alumni Director twice, and two stints as an Assistant Vice Chancellor for University Relations (1994-1998 and 2000-present). Dr. Hewitt has a diverse background in intercollegiate athletics. Before coming to SIUE, he was the director of sports marketing and associate head football coach at Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa; the recruiting coordinator and assistant football coach at Southern Illinois University Carbondale; and recruiting coordinator, track event manager, and assistant football coach at his alma mater The University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg, Missouri. Hewitt earned a bachelor’s degree in mathematics in 1981 from the University of Central Missouri as well as a master’s degree in athletic administration in 1982. Hewitt completed his Ph. D. in education specializing in leadership theory and organizational competence at SIUC in 1994. Dr. Hewitt has been a highly-active member of the area community serving as a member of the board of directors for the St. Louis Sports Commission, a member of the board of directors for the Edwardsville Glen Carbon Chamber of Commerce, a member of the Board of Governors for the Prairie State Games, and as a member of the State Games of America Board of Directors. He is presently serving in his fourth term as a member of the Edwardsville District 7 School Board. Dr. Ed Hightower, Superintendent of District 7 and well-known NCAA basketball referee, describes Hewitt as a 24/7 guy. “Brad gives his university, his colleagues, his student-athletes, his community and his friends’ enthusiasm, dedication, commitment and energy 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.” In 2006, Hewitt graduated from the executive management program at the Sports Management Institute which provides specialized executive programs for sports management professionals. The Sports Management Institute was developed in 1989 as a joint venture of the athletic departments and business administration schools of the University of Southern California, the University of Notre Dame, and the University of North Carolina. A member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals and the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education, Hewitt has made leadership presentations multiple times for SIUE’s Kimmel Leadership Center as well as conferences and universities around the country. Significant fund-raising success (especially in facility development) has been a capstone of Hewitt’s professional career. From 1998 to 2007 Hewitt was directly responsible for securing several multimillion dollar facility gifts and pledges ($10 million plus in total) for the University. These gifts helped build the 12,000 sq. ft. Birger Hall (SIUE’s Foundation and Alumni Building), the 1,500 seat Simmons/Cooper Baseball Complex, and the 6,000 sq. ft. softball stadium/clubhouse. He was a significant member of the SIUE Foundation team that saw exponential growth in the Foundation’s annual giving campaign and endowments from 1995-2002. Since rejoining Cougar Athletics in 2002, he has focused fund-raising efforts on increasing the athletic endowment, doubling the number of endowed scholarships and enhancing the facilities with the objective of recruiting nationally-competitive Division I student-athletes. During the past two years, Dr. Hewitt has overseen the planning, renovation, and expansion of the Korte Soccer and Track Stadium ($3 plus million), the Vadalabene Center Gymnasium and office renovation ($5 plus million), the baseball locker room project ($350,000), and the Vadalabene Center athletic locker room project ($1.2 million).
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SIUE Facts
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www.linkedin.com SIUE Athletic Alumni Academics • 72 graduate and professional programs • 50 undergraduate minors • 82% of full-time instructional faculty have a terminal degree appropriate to their discipline • Seven academic units: Arts & Sciences, Business, Education, Engineering, Nursing, Dental Medicine and Pharmacy What Does It Cost To Attend SIUE? Undergraduates, Fall and Spring semester 15 hours* (2009/10 AY) Illinois Non-Illinois Tuition/Fees $8,336.40 $17,637.90 Room & Board $7,461.00 $7,461.00 Total $15,797.40 $25,098.90 *12 hours is considered full time. Cost is subject to change.
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Location .........................................................Edwardsville, Illinois Founded ................................................................................ 1957 Enrollment .......................................................................... 14,107 Nickname......................................................................... Cougars School colors ......................................................... Red and White Facility ............................................................ Vadalabene Center Capacity................................................................................ 4,000 Affiliation ...................................... NCAA Division I (Reclassifying) Conference ................................................................ Independent Chancellor .................................................. Dr. Vaughn Vandegrift Athletics Director ...................................................Dr. Brad Hewitt Faculty Representative ......................................... Dr. John Meisel SIU Edwardsville Minutes from downtown St. Louis.............................................. 25 Acres .................................................................................... 2,660 Student/Faculty ratio........................................................... 16 to 1 Average class size..................................................................... 25 Percent of full-time instructional faculty who have a terminal degree ...................................................... 82 Accredited by The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association SIU Edwardsville Students Students who reside on campus .......................................... 3,500 Average freshman ACT score ................................................ 22.6 Financial aid ................................................... $116 million (AY09) Total Alumni ........................................................................ 82,300 Program History First year of wrestling ............................................................ 1969 All-time record .............................................................227-288-14 No. yrs. in NCAA Tourn./last ....................................36/2006-2007 Team Information Overall Record last year ......................................................1-15-1 Final ranking last year (poll) ..................................................... n/a Letter winners returning/lost: .................................................. 15/5 SIU Edwardsville Staff Head Coach.................................................................. David Ray Alma Mater, Yr. ..............................Simpson College ’90, Iowa ’92 Record at school (Yrs.) ...................................................4-6 (1 yr.) Career Record (Yrs.) ........................................ 145-51-4 (13 yrs.) Best time of day to reach Coach ....................................... 10 a.m. Head Athletic Trainer ............................................Gerry Schlemer
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Vadalabene Center The grand opening of the Sam M. Vadalabene Center was Dec. 5, 1984. In May 2008, the Vadalabene Center gymnasium was shut down so that construction could begin on a $6 million renovation that included new seating, expanded restrooms, office space, storage space and two new classrooms. The new seating includes nearly three times as many chair back seats than the previous configuration. The Vadalabene Center has been the site of some of the area’s top wrestling events. It includes the U.S. Olympic Festival-’94 wrestling event. The facility set a Festival record for wrestling attendance. SIUE also was the site of the 2004 NWCA (National Wrestling Coaches Association) All-Star Classic. The event, which included a motivational speech by wrestling legend Dan Gable, featured the top wrestlers in each weight class in a head-to-head battle to open the season. SIUE wrestling has a premier 4,000-seat facility to showcase the Cougars.
SIUE Wrestling Room
The SIUE wrestling room has been the home to national champions and NCAA standouts over the years. The room is adjacent to the Vadalabene Center’s main gymnasium and gives the Cougars a practice facility which is conducive to maintaining focus on wrestling. New mats were installed in the wrestling room in 2009.
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Head Coach David Ray David Ray enters his third year as the head coach of the Cougar Wrestling Program. During his second year, the demanding schedule included five Big Ten Teams. The Cougars finished the dual season with a 1-15-1 record but placed first in the NCWA North Central Conference, knocking off nine-time consecutive winner Grand Valley State University. SIUE placed third in the NCWA National Championships, improving from the 20th place the previous year. Prior to coming to SIUE, Ray was the head wrestling coach at Montana State University-Northern for 12 years. In his time at MSU-Northern, Ray produced 85 AllAmericans and 21 national champions from 1993-2005. Ray led the Northern Lights to four NAIA national team titles and was named the NAIA National Coach of the Year four times. He was also named the Northern Region Coach of the Year 10 of his 12 years. While coaching at MSU-Northern, Coach Ray’s wrestlers received the “Outstanding Wrestler” Award six times at the national championships, and he had a wrestler place in the prestigious Midlands Tournament six times. Ray coached one of only six individual four-time national champions in the 58-year history of the NAIA Championships. In 2004 his team tied a 46-year-old record with five individual national champions. One of Ray’s most thrilling achievements was the development of 2004 Dan Hodge Trophy-winner Emmett Willson. The Dan Hodge Trophy, often referred to as the “Heisman of college wrestling,” is given to the most outstanding wrestler of the year. The 2004 season was the first and only time a non-NCAA Division I wrestler has received the Dan Hodge Trophy. Ray, who holds a career dual meet record of 146-66-5, served three years as the tournament director and coordinator of the NAIA National Wrestling Championships in Great Falls, MT from 2002-2004. He also served as the president of the NAIA National Wrestling Coaches Association from 2001 to 2003 and as chair for the NAIA national team and individual rankings for six years. Ray served two years as an assistant coach at Simpson College and two years as a graduate assistant under coach Dan Gable at Iowa. He earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Simpson College in 1990 and a master’s degree in exercise science in 1992 from Iowa. In 2008, Ray received his administrative endorsement from the University of Montana. He began his collegiate career as a wrestler for the University of Iowa and then wrestled one year for Edinboro University. Ray was a Division I and Division II All-American in 1986, finishing second at the Division II tournament and third at the Division I tournament. He was 37-7 his final season at Edinboro. Ray had a successful Freestyle and Greco Roman career; twice he was a Junior National Greco Champion and Freestyle runner-up. He finished fourth in the U.S. Greco National Championships in 1982 and 1983, and at the age of 21 he finished fourth in the 1984 U.S. National Greco Olympic Trials. Ray is married and has four daughters: Kathryn, Alexiss, Michelle and Brooklyn; a son: Taylor and one granddaughter: Aleya. His wife, Kim, is employed with the SIUE Head Coach David Ray chats with Randy Karraker Edwardsville School District.
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Associate Head Coach Alan Grammer Alan Grammer, a member of the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Athletics Hall of Fame, returns to his alma mater to serve as the associate head coach for the wrestling program and corporate relations officer. Grammer, who won individual national championships in 1985 and 1986 and was a two-time NCAA Division I All-American, will bring his wealth of knowledge back to the SIUE wrestling room under Head Coach David Ray. This dual role will enable Alan to assist the external affairs staff with corporate development.. Grammer has been highly successful since leaving SIUE with a career wrestling record of 119-17-1. He was named the SIUE Athletics Hall of Fame in 2006. He has been the owner of Commercial Lawn Care and Irrigation, Inc.; Gateway Dog Fence; Gateway Landscape and Sprinkler Systems, Inc.; and most recently with MetroEast Dogwatch. He has been instrumental in promoting numerous lasting relationships with a diverse clientele in Southwestern Illinois.
All-Time Coaching Records Year
Record
Coach
Larry Kristoff
1982-1983
15-1-1
Larry Kristoff
3-7
Larry Kristoff
1981-1982
10-4-2
Larry Kristoff
1994-1995
1-10
Larry Kristoff
1980-1981
5-13
Larry Kristoff
Khris Whelan
1993-1994
4-6
Larry Kristoff
1979-1980
5-7
Larry Kristoff
0-12
Khris Whelan
1992-1993
2-9
Larry Kristoff
1978-1979
9-8
Larry Kristoff
2004-2005
0-13
Khris Whelan
1991-1992
4-4-1
Larry Kristoff
1977-1978
6-5-1
Larry Kristoff
2004-2005
4-14-1
Khris Whelan
1990-1991
7-8
Larry Kristoff
1976-1977
11-7
Larry Kristoff
2003-2004
7-13
Booker Benford
1989-1990
3-14
Larry Kristoff
1975-1976
7-7
Larry Kristoff
2002-2003
2-17
Booker Benford
1988-1989
4-10-2
Larry Kristoff
1974-1975
10-3-1
Larry Kristoff
2001-2002
4-9
Booker Benford
1987-1988
7-9
Larry Kristoff
1973-1974
14-4-1
Larry Kristoff
2000-2001
0-16
Booker Benford
1986-1987
8-6
Larry Kristoff
1972-1973
4-2-1
Larry Kristoff
1999-2000
0-9-1
Booker Benford
1985-1986
11-8
Larry Kristoff
1971-1972
10-1
Larry Kristoff
1998-1999
1-10
Larry Kristoff
1984-1985
20-3
Larry Kristoff
1970-1971
9-4
Larry Kristoff
1997-1998
1-15
Larry Kristoff
1983-1984
14-5-1
Larry Kristoff
1969-1970
2-0-1
Larry Kristoff
Year
Record
Coach
Year
Record
2009-2010
1-15-1
David Ray
1996-1997
3-10
2008-2009
4-6
David Ray
1995-1996
2007-2008
1-11
Pat McNamara
2006-2007
3-10
2005-2006
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2010-2011 Roster NAME Yr. Weight Class Hometown/ High School Jordon Bakley Jr. 174 Huntley, Ill./Harper College Eric Biehl So. 141 Waynesville, Ill./Olympia Lawrence Blackful Fr. 133 Sauk Village, Ill./Bloom Trail Cole Brandt Fr. 184 Avon, Ind./Avon Nick Capozzoli Fr. 149 Vernon Hills, Ill./Vernon Hills Seth Chamberlain Fr. 149 Dixon, Ill./Dixon Terrence Connors So. 184 Belleville, Ill./Belleville East Robert Cooney So. 197 East Moline, Ill./United Township Michael Dace Jr. 174 Fox Lake, Ill./Harper College Alex Davis Fr. 149 Linden, Mich./Linden David Devine So. 285 Petersburg, Ill./Porta Steve Driscoll So. 165 Addison, Ill./Driscoll Catholic Isaac Ervin Fr. 157 Morganfield, Ky./Mt. St. Joseph College Dalton Fleck So. 285 Springfield, Ill./Lanphier Robert Furman Fr. 184 Waynesville, Ill./Olympia Chase Grafton So. 285 Alexandria, Va./West Potomac Gabe Hocum So. 165 Clarkston, Wash./Clarkston Kyle Lowman So. 149 Naplate, Ill./Ottawa Brendan Murphy So. 133 Palos Park, Ill./Marian Catholic Matt Murphy Fr. 197 Streator, Ill./Streator Patrick Myers Fr. 125 Cresson, Pa./Penn Cambria Paul Myers Jr. 125 Cresson, Pa./Pittsburgh-Johnstown John Petrov Fr. 125 Cedar Lake, Ind./Hanover Central Derrick Pousson Jr. 149 Round Lake, Ill./Augustana Dillon Pousson Jr. 141 Round Lake, Ill./Round Lake Senior Scott Prause Jr. 184 Effingham, Ill./McKendree Eric Pretto Jr. 157 Orland Park, Ill./Carl Sandburg Tyler Rice Fr. 165 Pinckneyville, Ill./Pinckneyville Steve Ross Jr. 157 Carlock, Ill./Normal Community West Austin Rymarz Fr. 141 Linden, Mich./Linden Grant Sullivan Fr. 157 Chugiak, Alaska/Chugiak Logun Taylor Fr. 149 Russiaville, Ind./Western Kris Treat So. 125 Anna, Ill./Anna-Jonesboro Cameron Vance Fr. 133 Port Byron, Ill./Riverdale Deshoun White Fr. 174 Champaign, Ill./Champaign Central Dustin Young So. 133 Anna, Ill./Anna-Jonesboro David Ray - Head Coach Alan Grammer - Associate Head Coach
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2010-2011 Roster Jordan Bakley Class: Junior Weight: 174
Hometown: Huntley, Ill. High School: Huntley Major: Mathematics
Previous: 2009-10 All-American with third-place finish at Harper College ... Named Male Athlete of the Year and Wrestling Most Valuable Player in 2009-10 ... Two-time national qualifier ... Twice named Academic All-American. Prep: Standout at Huntley High School.
Eric Biehl Class: Sophomore Hometown: Waynesville, Ill. High School: Olympia Weight: 141 Major: Physical Education 2009-2010: Finished the season with a 3-14 record at 141 pounds in his first season at SIUE ... Collected a win at the UCM Denker Open over Luke Greco in a 7-1 decision ... Recorded two pins for the season, one against Nick Bowman of Missouri Baptist and one against J.R. Logan of Missouri Valley. Prep: Named All-Conference three times in wrestling at Olympia High School ... Twice selected team captain ... Finished with a 105-44 prep record ... Received four varsity letters in wrestling ... Qualified for the National High School Coaches Association (NHSCA) national tournament twice ... Named All-Conference in cross country.
Lawrence Blackful Class: Freshman Hometown: Sauk Village, Ill. High School: Bloom Trail Weight: 133 Major: Undeclared Prep: Prep: Finished second place at the Illinois state meet for Bloom Trail High School ... Turned in third-place finish at regional meet ... Placed first at Bloom Township, Rich East Rocket, and Wisconsin Dells tournaments ... Wrestled with Trojan Wrestling Club ... All-Area cornerback in football ... Named to Honor Roll ... Four-year letter winner in wrestling.
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2010-2011 Roster Cole Brandt Class: Freshman Weight: 184
Hometown: Avon, Ind. High School: Avon Major: Undeclared
Prep: Placed second at Indiana state meet in freestyle at Avon High School ... State qualifier as a junior and senior ... Named AAU All-American at Disney Duals ... Turned in fourth-place finish at Asics Freestyle Nationals ... Selected to Team Indiana Cadet National Team ... Finished wrestling career at Avon with record of 65-13 while receiving two varsity letters.
Nick Capozzoli Class: Freshman Hometown: Vernon Hills, Ill. High School: Vernon Hills Weight: 141 Major: Undeclared 2009-2010: Redshirted Prep: Finished his prep career with a 96-39 record at Vernon Hills High School ... Qualified for the sectional tournament three times ... Selected All-Conference as a senior ... Finished fourth place at the Whitewater Invitational.
Seth Chamberlain Class: Freshman Hometown: Dixon, Ill. Weight: 149
High School: Dixon Major: Undeclared
2009-2010: Redshirted High School: Finished his high school career with a 68-52 overall record ... Received four varsity letters at Dixon High School.
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2010-2011 Roster Terrence Connors Class: Sophomore Hometown: Belleville, Ill. High School: Belleville East Weight: 184 Major: History 2009-2010: Redshirted 2008-2009: Finished the season with a 6-18 record at 184 pounds in his first season at SIUE ... Accumulated two pins for the season, one against Nick Bowman of Missouri Baptist and one against JR Logan of Missouri Valley. High School: Letter winner for Belleville East High School.
Robert Cooney Class: Sophomore Hometown: East Moline, Ill. High School: United Township Weight: 197 Major: Undeclared 2009-2010: Finished seventh at the National Collegiate Wrestling Association’s national championships ... Recorded one technical fall and collected two pins for the season ... Pinned Daniel Trygstad of Northern International University at the NCWA North Central Conference Championships ... Posted an 8-24 record in his first season at SIUE. High School: State qualifier as a senior at United Township High School after winning regional tournament ... Finished his high school career with a 120-39 record ... Selected All-Conference, All-Metro and team Most Valuable Player as a senior ... Won first place at the Geneseo-Bi State Tournament, Palatine-Berman Tournament, the Lyons Township and Morton tournaments ... Named football team captain and Most Valuable Player ... Senior Class President ... Earned Deere Harvester Leadership Award, Quad City Times Leadership Award and Junior Rotarian Community Award.
Michael Dace Class: Junior Hometown: Fox Lake, Ill. High School: Grant Weight: 174 Major: Sociology Previous: Attended Harper College for three years ... Turned in third and fourth place finishes at NJCAA Nationals. Prep: Placed sixth at Illinois state wrestling meet for Grant High School.
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2010-2011 Roster Alex Davis Class: Freshman Hometown: Linden, Mich. High School: Linden Weight: 149 Major: Undeclared Prep: Concluded high school wrestling career with a combined record of 123-73 ... Named Athlete of the Week ... A member of the Honor Roll at Linden High School.
David Devine Class: Sophomore Hometown: Petersburg, Ill. High School: Porta Weight: 285 Major: Undeclared 2009-2010: Won a heavyweight national championship at the National Collegiate Wrestling Association’s national event in Virginia ... Recorded three pins in his five matches at the national championships ... Defeated Ed Backus of Hudson Valley Community College 7-5 in the championship match ... Helped Cougars to a third-place team finish at the national championships ... One of five champions at the NCWA North Central Conference tournament, leading SIUE to first place as a team ... Finished the first season at SIUE with a 22-13 record ... Ranked third on the team in wins ... Recorded eight pins overall. High School: Won state championships for Petersburg Porta High School his junior and senior years ... Won the championship match as a junior in overtime ... Finished his prep career with a 137-9 overall record, including 98 pins ... Ranked third at Porta High School in career wins ... Also competed in football and track and field at Porta.
Steve Driscoll Class: Sophomore Hometown: Addison, Ill. High School: Driscoll Catholic Weight: 165 Major: Civil Engineering 2009-2010: Finished his first season with an 0-8 record at 165 pounds. High School: Finished his prep wrestling career with a 17-24 record at Driscoll Catholic High School ... Helped Driscoll Catholic to a 4A Illinois state championship in football.
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2010-2011 Roster Isaac Ervin Class: Freshman Hometown: Morganfield, Ky. High School: Morganfield Weight: 157 Major: Undeclared Previous: Dean’s List in 2009 fall semester at College of Mount Saint Joseph Prep: Kentucky State Champion as a senior capping perfect 32-0 season at Union Country High School ... Placed third at Kentucky state meet as freshman, sophomore, and junior ... Finished high school wrestling career with record of 180-18 ... Earned bronze medal at Disney Duals ... Mother, father, and uncle all attended SIUE ... A member of the National Honor Society at Union County.
Dalton Fleck Class: Sophomore Hometown: Springfield, Ill. High School: Lanphier Weight: 285 Major: Undeclared 2009-2010: Posted a 1-4 record in his first season at SIUE. High School: Completed his prep career with a 66-37 record at Lanphier High School ... Qualified for the Illinois sectionals twice ... Named Illinois state alternate as a senior ... Received the team Lineman of the Year award ... Earned three varsity letters in wrestling and football.
Robert Furman Class: Freshman Hometown: Waynesville, Ill. High School: Olympia Weight: 184 Major: Undeclared Prep: Finished high school wrestling career with record of 40-26 at Olympia High School ... Member of National Society for High School Seniors ... Also earned varsity letters in football, basketball, and baseball.
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2010-2011 Roster Chase Grafton Class: Sophomore Hometown: Alexandria, Va. High School: West Potomac Weight: 285 Major: Exercise and Wellness 2009-2010: Won one match in the 235-pound weight class at the National Collegiate Wrestling Association’s national championships, helping the Cougars to a third-place team finish ... One of five Cougars at the NCWA North Central Conference Championships to win his weight class ... Posted an 11-14 record in his first season at SIUE ... Recorded pins against Chris McMullin of Meramec Community College, Jorge Rosario of Missouri Valley, and Tanner McCleary from Labette Community College. Prep: Placed third in district tournament and regional qualifier at West Potomac High School as a senior ... Competed at 189-pound weight class, earning second place at Oceanview Tournament ... Named the Parkview Tournament Most Valuable Wrestler as a senior ... Previously attended high school at Belleville East, placing fourth at regionals as a sophomore ... Awarded Marine Corps scholarship.
Gabe Hocum Class: Freshman Hometown: Clarkston, Wash. High School: Clarkston Weight: 165 Major: Undeclared 2009-2010: Redshirted Prep: Won the 2009 Washington state championship at 171 pounds for Clarkston High School ... Posted a 42-1 record his senior season ... Qualified for the Washington state tournament his junior season ... Finished prep career with a 107-46 record ... Received varsity letters in wrestling all four years and two letters for cross country ... Member of National Honor Society.
Kyle Lowman Class: Sophomore Hometown: Naplate, Ill. High School: Ottawa Weight: 149 Major: Computer Engineering 2009-2010: Won two matches at the National Collegiate Wrestling Association’s national championships in Virginia ... Placed third at the NCWA North Central Conference Championships in the 149-pound weight class ... Finished with a 10-24 record, including eight pins. 2008-2009: Redshirt. High School: Placed fourth at 140 pounds at the Illinois state championships as a senior at Ottawa High School ... Two-time qualifier for the Illinois state tournament in the 135 and 140 weight classes ... Four-year letter winner in wrestling ... Also lettered in football, track and cross country ... Participated in the NHSCAA Championships, finishing fifth in 2007 ... Finished seventh in nationals in 2008.
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2010-2011 Roster Brendan Murphy Class: Sophomore Hometown: Palos Park, Ill. High School: Marian Catholic Weight: 133 Major: Undeclared 2009-2010: Finished third in the 133-pound weight class at the National Collegiate Wrestling Association’s national championships in Virginia ... Defeated Central Florida’s Steve DeAugustino in the third-place match 6-4 ... Helped Cougars to a third-place finish at the national championships ... One of five Cougars to win weight class at the NCWA North Central Conference Championships ... Recorded a team-leading 30-18 record ... Tied for second on the team in pins with 12. High School: Qualified for state championships in Illinois three times at 135 pounds for Marian Catholic High School ... Finished his high school career with a 110-24 overall record ... Received a bronze medal in 2009 and a copper medal in 2008 at the Disney Duals ... Placed second at the the ASICA/USA Wrestling Folkstyle Nationals in 2007.
Matt Murphy Class: Freshman Hometown: Streator, Ill. High School: Streator Weight: 197 Major: Psychology Prep: NCIC Conference champion ... Named wrestling team Most Valuable Player at Streator Township High School ... Received Most Pins and Most Aggressive Wrestler awards ... Finished high school career with 57-16 record.
Patrick Myers Class: Freshman Hometown: Cresson, Pa. High School: Penn Cambria Weight: 125 Major: Undeclared Prep: State champion in both freestyle and Greco at Penn Cambria High School ... LHAC All-Conference selection ... Finished wrestling career at Penn Cambria with a 140-24 record ... Competed with Young Guns and Bruise Brothers Wrestling Club ... Member of Honor Roll.
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2010-2011 Roster Paul Myers Class: Junior Hometown: Cresson, Pa. High School: Penn Cambria Weight: 125 Major: Undeclared Previous: Transfer from Pittsburgh-Johnstown. Prep: Finished wrestling career at Penn Cambria High School with a record of 92-42 ... LHAC All-Conference selection in both soccer and baseball ... Competed with Young Guns and Bruise Brothers Wrestling Club ... Member of Honor Roll.
John Petrov Class: Freshman Hometown: Cedar Lake, Ind. High School: Hanover Central Weight: 125 Major: Undeclared Prep: Concluded senior season with sixth-place finish at Indiana state meet for Hanover Central High School ... State qualifier as a sophomore and a junior ... Two-time state champion in freestyle ... Posted career prep record of 146-20 ... Graduated with academic honors ... Competed with Overtime and twice was a member of the Indiana Junior Dual Team ... Also received letters in soccer and volleyball from Hanover Central.
Derrick Pousson Class: Junior Hometown: Round Lake, Ill. High School: Round Lake Senior Weight: 149 Major: Pre-Dentistry 2009-2010: Redshirted 2008-2009: Finished the season with a 19-17 record at 149 pounds ... Posted three pins this season against Bryce Jones of Southern Indiana, Steve Miller of Pratt College, Hunter Samuels of Dana College ... At the NCWA tournament, he recorded three pins against Wayne Leonard of Grand Valley State, Josh Dubman of UW Milwaukee, and Saunders Hamilton. Previous: Transfer from Augustana. High School: Multi-sport athlete in cross country and wrestling at Round Lake Senior High School ... Three-time team captain ... Qualified for sectionals ... Finished ninth in sectionals ... Three-time conference champion.
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2010-2011 Roster Dillon Pousson Class: Junior Hometown: Round Lake, Ill. High School: Round Lake Senior Weight: 141 Major: Physical Education 2009-2010: Placed fifth at 141 pounds at the National Collegiate Wrestling Association’s national championships ... Helped Cougars to a third-place finish at the NCWA national championships as a team ... Placed third at the NCWA North Central Conference (NCC) Championships ... Posted a 19-12 overall record ... Recorded team-leading 13 pins and one technical fall. 2008-2009: Finished the season with a 27-13 record at 141 pounds ... Recorded a team-leading 22 pins ... Recorded four pins at the NCWA North Central Conference tournament ... Placed third at the Art Kraft Invitational. Prep: Four-year team captain in wrestling ... Two-time conference champion and All-Sectional selection ... Two-time regional champion ... Qualified twice for state tournament ... Named All-Conference and All-Regional four times ... Named Senior of the Year ... Wrestled for Pinicle ... Three-time Fargo National qualifier ... State champion in freestyle and greco styles.
Scott Prause Class: Junior Hometown: Effingham, Ill. High School: Effingham Weight: 184 Major: Undeclared Previous: Transfer from McKendree. Prep: Named to Effingham High School Athletic Hall of Fame ... Finished high school wrestling career with a record of 102-36.
Eric Pretto Class: Junior Hometown: Orland Park, Ill. High School: Carl Sandburg Weight: 157 Major: Special Education 2009-2010: Worked his way through the 165-pound wrestlebacks and finished eighth at the National Collegiate Wrestling Assciation’s national championships ... Helped Cougars to a third-place team finish at the NCWA national meet ... Finished season with an 11-9 record. 2008-2009: Sat out season. 2007-2008: Advanced to the NCAA Tournament, dropping a pair of close matches before being eliminated ... Worked his way back through the bracket to true fourth place at the NCAA Regional ... Led the team in victories with a 21-17 record ... Recorded two technical falls. Prep: Four-time state qualifier ... USAW Folkstyle National Champion ... USAW Freestyle All-American ... Wrestled for the Overtime Club wrestling team.
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2010-2011 Roster Tyler Rice Class: Freshman Hometown: Pinckneyville, Ill. High School: Pinckneyville Weight: 165 Major: Mathematics Prep: Named to Illinois All-South wrestling team ... Placed sixth at Illinois state meet for Pinckneyville High School ... Selected to East West All-Star team ... Received wrestling team Most Valuable Player in 2009-10 season ... Earned Most Pins Award ... Finished high school career with a record of 96-34 ... Picked up four wrestling, three football, and two track letters at Pinckneyville.
Steve Ross Class: Junior Weight: 157
Hometown: Carlock, Ill. High School: Normal West Major: Political Science
2009-2010: Took fifth place at 157 pounds at the National Collegiate Wrestling Association’s national championships in Virginia ... Helped Cougars to a third-place finish as a team at the national championships ... One of five Cougars to win his weight class at the NCWA North Central Conference Championships ... Finished the season with a 16-21 record ... Recorded two technical falls and two pins. 2008-2009: Finished the season with a 15-20 record at 157 pounds ... Recorded two pins at the NCWA national tournament ... Placed sixth place at the Art Kraft Invitational ... Also finished fifth place at the NCWA conference tournament. Prep: Multi-sport athlete at Normal Community West High School... Three-year letter winner in wrestling ... Team captain in wrestling, cross country, and track and field ... Finished second in Big 12 Conference, regionals, and sectionals during 2008 wrestling season ... Big 12 Conference Scholar-Athlete ... Three-time sectional qualifier ... State alternate as a senior with a 33-6 record.
Austin Rymarz Class: Freshman Hometown: Linden, Mich. High School: Linden Weight: 141 Major: Undeclared Prep: Placed eighth at the Michigan state wrestling meet as a junior and improved to sixth during senior season at Linden High School ... Finished high school career with a record of 157-63, including a 53-10 record as a senior at Linden.
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2010-2011 Roster Grant Sullivan Class: Freshman Hometown: Chugiak, Alaska High School: Chugiak Weight: 157 Major: Undeclared Prep: Three-time Alaska state individual champion ... Also placed third at state meet as a freshman ... Concluded Chugiak High School career with a 136-18 record ... Second-place senior nationals finalist ... Spanish Two State Champion.
Logun Taylor Class: Freshman Hometown: Russiaville, Ind. High School: Western Weight: 149 Major: Undeclared Prep: AAU state champion in 2010 ... Conference wrestling champion in 2010 at 140 pounds ... 2010 Western High School Athlete of the Year ... Finished high school career with a record of 119-34 ... AllConference linebacker and Defensive Most Valuable Player in football ... Received Academic Honors Diploma.
Kris Treat Class: Sophomore Hometown: Anna, Ill. High School: Anna-Jonesboro Weight: 125 Major: Undeclared 2009-2010: Posted a 0-14 record at 125 pounds in his first season at SIUE ... Finished sixth at the National Collegiate Wrestling Association’s North Central Conference Championships. Prep: Posted 92-34 record in four seasons at Anna-Jonesboro High School ... Finished ninth at Brute Adidas Nationals ... Selected Senior Class President.
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2010-2011 Roster Cameron Vance Class: Freshman Hometown: Port Byron, Ill. High School: Riverdale Weight: 133 Major: Undeclared Prep: Illinois Class A state champion at 125 pounds as a senior at Riverdale High School ... Finished third as a junior and second as a sophomore at the state championships ... Two-time sectionals champion and four-time regional champion ... Posted a 147-15 career record at Riverdale ... Named the Most Valuable Wrestler three years straight ... Named to the Three Rivers Conference team three years in a row ... Received a pre-season No. 1 ranking at 125 pounds in Class A by illinoismatmen.com and by Illinois Best Weekly ... Honored by Wrestling USA Magazine as among top 20 125-pounders in the nation ... Received the Scholastic Achievement Award in 2007-08 ... Led Riverdale Senior High School wrestling team as a senior with 19 pins ... Member of the National Honor Society.
Deshoun White Class: Freshman Hometown: Champaign, Ill. High School: Central Weight: 174 Major: Undeclared Prep: Completed Champaign Central High School wrestling career with a record of 81-25, including a 36-6 record as a senior ... Received Champaign News-Gazette Academic Honors Award ... Also lettered in football at Champaign Central.
Dustin Young Class: Sophomore Hometown: Anna, Ill. Weight: 133
High School: Anna-Jonesboro Major: Undeclared
2009-2010: Placed fifth at the National Collegiate Wrestling Association’s North Central Conference Championships ... Helped the Cougars to a team title at the NCC Championships ... Won over fellow SIUE wrestler Kris Treat to take fifth ... Posted a 4-18 record in his first season at SIUE. Prep: Recorded a 58-17 record over his final two seasons at Anna-Jonesboro High School ... Named Scholar-Athlete ... Selected to the Beta Club and Honor Society.
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All-Time Series Records Through 2009-2010 Season School Record Adams State 1-0 Air Force 1-0 Arizona 1-1 Arizona State 3-3 Ashland 0-2 Augustana (Ill.) 2-0 Augustana (S.D.) 2-1 Bloomsburg State 0-1 Briar Cliff 1-0 Brigham Young 0-2 California-Berkeley 1-0 California Poly-SLO 1-0 California St.-Bakersfield 0-3 California St.-Fullerton 1-0 Campbellsville 1-0 Carson-Newman 0-4 Central Missouri 12-20-2 Central Oklahoma 8-21-2 Chadron 0-3 Chicago State 1-0 Cincinnati 1-0 Clarion 0-2 Clemson 1-0 Cleveland State 0-1 Coe 0-1 Colorado 1-1 Concordia 1-0 Cornell (Iowa) 0-1 Cumberland 1-0 Drake 1-0 Eastern Illinois 9-27 Eastern Michigan 0-2 Embry-Riddle 0-1 Evansville 2-0 Findlay 0-1 Fort Hays State 2-8 Franklin Marshall 1-0 Fresno State 1-1 Grand Valley State 0-1 Harper 0-1
School Record Illinois 6-16-1 Illinois College 2-0 Illinois State 9-10 Illinois Wesleyan 0-0-1 Indiana 6-19 Indianapolis 3-7 Iowa 0-5 Iowa Lakes 0-1 Iowa State 0-1 Iowa Wesleyan 2-0 Kansas State 2-1 Kent State 1-1-1 Kentucky 3-3 Knox 2-0 Lincoln 0-1 Lindenwood 1-6 Louisiana State 0-2 MacMurray 5-0 Manchester 1-0 Marquette 1-1 Maryland 0-1 McKendree 1-4 Middle Tennessee St. 1-0 Minnesota 3-4-1 Minnesota St.-Mankato 0-2 Minnesota St.-Moorhead 0-1 Missouri Baptist 2-4 Missouri-Columbia 4-16 Missouri S&T 3-0 Missouri-St. Louis 1-0 Missouri State 19-2 Missouri Valley 3-9 Morgan State 1-0 Monmouth 1-0 Mt. St. Joseph 0-1 Nebraska 1-4 Nebraska-Kearney 0-2 Nebraska-Omaha 6-3-1 Newman (Kan.) 0-0-1 New Mexico 0-1
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School Record Northern Colorado 3-1 North Dakota State 0-1 Northern Illinois 2-21-1 Northern Iowa 1-7 Northern State 1-1 Northwest Missouri St. 3-0 Northwestern 1-3 Ohio 2-0 Oklahoma 0-3 Oklahoma State 0-8 Portland State 1-0-1 Purdue 5-6 Rend Lake 3-0 San Diego State 1-0 San Jose State 0-1 Slippery Rock St. 0-1 South Dakota State 0-0-1 Southeast Missouri St. 2-0 Southern Colorado 3-0 Southern Indiana 1-0 Southwest State 0-1 SW Minnesota State 2-1 Tennessee-Chattanooga 7-3 Tennessee-Knoxville 2-0 Tennessee-Martin 1-0 Truman St. 11-8-1 Utah State 0-1 Utah Valley State 0-1 Upper Iowa 0-3 Wabash 0-1 Wartburg 0-2 Washington U. 2-0 Western Illinois 14-0 Wisconsin-Eau Claire 1-0 Wisconsin-Parkside 0-3 Wisconsin-Stevens Point 1-0 Wisconsin-Whitewater 0-2 Wright State 4-2 Wyoming 0-4 William Penn 1-2
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Central Missouri Mules
Chattanooga Mocs
Cleveland State
Coe Kohawks
Tue., Feb. 8 • 7:30 pm at Warrensburg, Mo.
Sat., Jan. 15 • Noon at Columbia, Mo.
Sun., Jan. 9 • 3 pm ET at Bloomington, Ind.
Fri., Nov. 19 • 2 pm at Iowa City, Iowa
Location: Warrensburg, Mo. Affiliation: NCAA Division II Conference: MIAA School Colors: Red, Black, White Interim Head Coach: Justin Ensign www.ucmo.edu
Location: Chattanooga, Tenn. Affiliation: NCAA Division I Conference: Southern School Colors: Navy, Old Gold, Silver Head Coach: Heath Eslinger www.gomocs.com
Location: Cleveland, Ohio Affiliation: NCAA Division I Conference: Eastern School Colors: Forest Green, White Head Coach: Ben Stehura www.csuvikings.com
Location: Cedar Rapids, Iowa Affiliation: NCAA Division III Conference: Iowa Conference School Colors: Crimson, Gold Head Coach: John Oostendorp www.coeathletics.com
Cornell College Rams
Eastern Michigan Eagles
Findlay Oilers
Gardner-Webb
Fri., Nov. 19 • 4 pm at Iowa City, Iowa
Sat., Jan. 29 • 1 pm ET at Ypsilanti, Mich.
Sun., Dec. 19 • Noon at Edwardsville, Ill.
Sun., Jan. 9 • 1 pm ET at Bloomington, Ind.
Location: Mt. Vernon, Iowa Affiliation: NCAA Division III Conference: Iowa Conference School Colors: Purple, White Head Coach: Mike Duroe www.cornellcollege.edu
Location: Ypsilanti, Mich. Affiliation: NCAA Division I Conference: Mid-American School Colors: Green, White Head Coach: Derek DelPorto www.EMUEagles.com
Location: Findlay, Ohio Affiliation: NCAA Division II Conference: N/A School Colors: Orange, Black Head Coach: Shawn Nelson http://athletics.findlay.edu
Location: Boiling Springs, N.C. Affiliation: NCAA Division I Conference: N/A School Colors: Red, Black Head Coach: Richard Wince www.gwusports.com
Illinois Fighting Illini
Indiana Hoosiers
Iowa Hawkeyes
Iowa Central Tritons
Fri., Jan. 21 • 7 pm at Champaign, Ill.
Sun., Jan. 9 • 5 pm ET at Bloomington, Ind.
Fri., Jan. 7 • 7 pm at Iowa City, Iowa
Fri., Nov. 19 • 6 pm at Iowa City, Iowa
Location: Champaign, Ill. Affiliation: NCAA Division I Conference: Big Ten School Colors: Orange and Blue Head Coach: Jim Heffernan www.fightingillini.com
Location: Bloomington, Ind. Affiliation: NCAA Division I Conference: Big Ten School Colors: Cream, Crimson Head Coach: Duane Goldman www.iuhoosiers.com
Location: Iowa City, Iowa Affiliation: NCAA Division I Conference: Big Ten School Colors: Black, Gold Head Coach: Tom Brands www.hawkeyesports.com
Location: Fort Dodge, Iowa Affiliation: NJCAA Conference: N/A School Colors: Blue and Black Head Coach: Luke Moffitt www.iowacentral.edu
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Knox Prairie Fire
Missouri Tigers
Northern Illinois Huskies
Northern State Wolves
Sat., Feb. 12 • Noon at Edwardsville, Ill.
Sat., Jan. 15 • 3:45 pm at Columbia, Mo.
Sat., Feb. 12 • 3 pm at Edwardsville, Ill.
Sun., Dec. 12 • 2 pm at Brookings, S.D.
Location: Galesburg, Ill. Affiliation: NCAA Division III Conference: N/A School Colors: Purple, Gold Head Coach: Tony Islas www.knox.edu
Location: Columbia, Mo. Affiliation: NCAA Division I Conference: Big 12 School Colors: Black, Gold Head Coach: Brian Smith www.mutigers.com
Location: DeKalb, Ill. Affiliation: NCAA Division I Conference: Mid-American School Colors: Red, Black Head Coach: Dave Grant www.niuhuskies.com
Location: Aberdeen, S.D. Affiliation: NCAA Division II Conference: North Central School Colors: Red and Yellow Head Coach: Pat Timm www.nsuwolvesathletics.com
Northwestern Wildcats
Oakland Golden Grizzlies
Rend Lake Warriors
South Dakota St. Jacks
Sun., Dec. 19 • 2 pm at Edwardsville, Ill.
Sat., Jan. 29 • 3 pm ET at Ypsilanti, Mich.
Thu., Feb. 3 • 8 pm at Edwardsville, Ill.
Wed., Jan. 20 • 7 pm at Brookings, S.D.
Location: Evanston, Ill. Affiliation: NCAA Division I Conference: Big Ten School Colors: Purple, White Head Coach: Drew Pariano http://nusports.cstv.com
Location: Rochester, Mich. Affiliation: NCWA Conference: N/A School Colors: Black, Gold Head Coach: Roger Kish Sr. www.oaklandwrestling.com
Location: Ina, Ill. Affiliation: NJCAA Conference: N/A School Colors: Red, White Head Coach: Kevin Tate www.rlc.cc.il.us
Location: Brookings, S.D. Affiliation: NCAA Division I Conference: Western School Colors: Yellow and Blue Head Coach: Jason Liles www.gojacks.com
2010-11 Tournaments Sat., Nov. 13 Tiffin Dragons
Truman State Bulldogs
Sat., Jan. 29 • 11 am ET at Ypsilanti, Mich.
Thu., Feb. 3 • 6:30 pm at Edwardsville, Ill.
Location: Tiffin, Ohio Affiliation: NCWA Conference: N/A School Colors: Green, Yellow Head Coach: Doug Jesse www.tiffin.edu
Location: Kirksville, Mo. Affiliation: NCAA Division II Conference: MIAA School Colors: Purple, White Head Coach: David Schutter www.trumanbulldogs.com
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Central Missouri Open
Fri.-Sat., Dec. 3-4
Sat., Feb. 26
Las Vegas/Cliff Keen Invitational
NCWA North Central Conference
Thu.-Sat., Mar. 10-12
NCWA National Tournament
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2008-2009 Results
2009-2010 Statistics Wrestler Eric Biehl Robert Cooney David Devine Steve Driscoll Dalton Fleck Chase Grafton Nick Jones Lenny Kuspa Kyle Lowman
Wt. 141 184/197 285 165 285 285 149 157 149
W-L 3-14 8-24 22-13 0-8 1-4 11-14 4-15 8-17 10-24
Falls 0 1 8 0 0 3 0 3 8
TF 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wrestler Tim Mahoney Brendan Murphy Dillon Pousson Eric Pretto Blake Reed Steve Ross A.J. Smith Sawyer Smith Kris Treat Dustin Young
Wt. 165 149 141 157 165 157 184 197 125 125
W-L 7-24 30-18 19-12 11-9 1-6 16-21 24-15 1-12 0-14 4-18
Falls 2 12 13 2 0 2 12 1 0 0
TF 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0
Dual Record: 1-15-1 Date Fri., Nov. 6 Fri., Nov. 20
Event ^Central Missouri Open Iowa Duals vs. Iowa Lakes vs. Coe vs. Cornell at. Iowa Fri.-Sat, Dec. 4-5 *Las Vegas/Cliff Keen Invitational Sat., Dec. 12 Chicago Duals vs. Eastern Michigan vs. Indiana Sat., Dec. 20 Purdue Duals vs. Mount St. Joseph vs. Purdue vs. Indianapolis Fri., Jan. 8 at Illinois Sun., Jan. 17 ^UCM Denker Open Wed., Jan. 20 vs. South Dakota State Fri., Jan. 22 at Northwestern Thu., Jan. 28 vs. Central Missouri Thu., Jan. 28 at Northern Illinois Sat., Feb. 6 Missouri Valley Open Sun., Feb. 14 Greyhound Duals vs. Findlay vs. Campbellsville at Indianapolis Sat., Feb. 27 #NCWA North Central Conference Thu., Mar. 11 - Sat., Mar. 13 ^NCWA National Tournament ^ Warrensburg, Mo. *at Primm, Nev. #at Caledonia, Mich. ^at Hampton, Va. All HOME matches at Vadalabene Center
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Time/Result NTS L 33-9 L 44-3 L 31-9 L 31-0 7 pts./39 of 42 teams L 37-6 L 50-0 L 29-17 L 52-0 L 35-12 L 48-0 NTS T 23-23 L 28-15 L 29-9 L 42-0 NTS L 41-3 W 21-20 L 30-12 T 1st of 15 teams T 3rd of 79 teams
NCAA 2008-2009 Division I All-Americans Results
NCAA Division I All-Americans Mark Hattendorf
Booker Benford
Placed 8th (1978) Placed 8th (1979)
Placed 3rd (1984) Placed 3rd (1985)
Tom Reed Placed 4th (1980)
Alan Grammer Placed 3rd (1985) Placed 5th (1986)
Don Stevens
Al Sears
Placed 7th (1983) Placed 8th (1985)
Placed 8th (1985)
Tim Wright Placed 3rd (1987) Alan Grammer
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NCAA Division Series Records II All-Americans
NCAA Division II All-Americans Name Phil Janetas Barry Walsh Larry Pruitt Frank Savegnago Mike Taylor Jerry Washington Dennis Byrne Terry Mulrenin Dave Byrne Mark Hattendorf Dave Robinson Dru Meshes Tom Reed Tim Ervin Norm Mitchell Tim Napier Brett Means Don Stevens Booker Benford Joe Glasder Al Sears Ray Garcia Steve Stearns Mark Kristoff Tim Wright Alan Grammer Maurice Brown Ernie Badger Dan McGinnis Brian McTague Kip Kristoff Bob Dahm Phillip Johns Eric Morgan Steve Harmon Dwight Downs Russ Witzig Kurt Bednar Eric Roberson Kris Hayward Tom Blaha Chad Humphrey Trevor Clark Tom Chernich Harley Roesler Ben Foust Jayson Querciagrossa Mike Rogers Jason Carter Brian Anderson Jessie Montez Titus Taylor Zach Stephens
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Years 1971 1973 1974, 1975 1974, 1975, 1976 1974, 1975 1974, 1977 1974, 1975 1975, 1977, 1979 1976, 1977 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 1976, 1978 1977, 1978, 1979 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 1979, 1980, 1981 1979, 1980 1979 1980 1982, 1983, 1984 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985 1982, 1983 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985 1983 1983, 1985, 1986 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 1984, 1985, 1986 1984, 1985 1984, 1985, 1986 1985 1985, 1986, 1987 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990 1986, 1987 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 1988 1988, 1989 1988 1988, 1989, 1990 1988 1991, 1992 1992, 1994 1992 1992 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1997 1996, 1997 1998 1998, 2000 2003
Wt. Class 126 HWT 134 190 150 190 167 126 167 177 134 142 118 142 177 150 126 126 177 190 HWT 118 134 150 118 134 142 190 158 150 142 158 126 142 158 177 190 HWT 142 118 158 177 190 190 HWT 126 142 HWT 190 126 126 158/165 174
Four-Time All-Americans
Booker Benford
Mark Hattendorf
Kip Kristoff
Mark Kristoff
Al Sears
Tom Reed
Phillip Johns
Tim Wright
NCAA Division II National Champions Name Jerry Washington Mark Hattendorf Don Stevens Tim Wright Don Stevens Booker Benford Ernie Badger Tim Wright Alan Grammer Booker Benford Tim Wright Alan Grammer Steve Stearns Tim Wright Kip Kristoff Mark Kristoff Phil Johns Trevor Clark Titus Taylor
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Year 1977 1979 1983 1984 1984 1984 1984 1985 1985 1985 1986 1986 1986 1987 1987 1988 1991 1992 2000
Wt. Class 190 177 126 118 126 177 190 118 134 177 118 126 134 118 150 167 126 190 165
Record n/a n/a 30-9 32-8-1 40-10-2 45-8 33-10 39-5 45-7 53-4 41-2 28-3 28-10-1 36-3-1 25-12 15-4 19-1-1 25-10 33-4
SIUE Records Cougars in the NCAA Record Book Most Career Pins 112, by Al Sears (1981-85) Most Career Wins 161, by Booker Benford (1981-85) Most All-Americans in a season 9 (1985) Most NCAA-II Tournament finalists 6 (1984 &1985) SIUE season marks Most pins 30 by Al Sears (1985) Most wins 53 by Booker Benford (1985)
Most tournament championships 6 by Joe Glasder (1985) Most dual meets won as a team 20 (1984-85) Most team wins over NCAA-I 12 (1982-83, 83-84, 84-85) Most All-Americans 9 (1985) Most team tournament championships 5 (1984-85) Most NCAA-II Regional Champions 9 (1983)
Miscellaneous marks Largest dual match victory 57-0 over Truman State (1982-83) Largest dual match victory over NCAA-I 48-3 over Missouri State (1984-85) Fastest pin by a Cougar :09 by Bob Underwood (1971) Best winning percentage .953 by Tim Wright (41-2 in 1985-86) .933 by Jan Gitcho (28-2 in 1972-73) Most points in a match 47 by Don Stevens vs. Ron Holmes of Chicago State (47-14 in 1984)
Al Sears
Tim Wright
NCAA Championships Year 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988
Team Place DNP DNP DNP 3rd 2nd 3rd 6th 5th 4th 6th 4th 3rd 4th 1st 1st 1st 2nd 3rd
SIUE All-Americans 1 0 1 4 5 4 5 4 7 4 2 4 7 8 9 8 4 8
Year 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
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SIUE All-Americans 3 3 2 5 1 2 1 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
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1984 Team With a team which featured just one senior in 126-pound Don Stevens, the SIUE wrestling program vaulted to national championship status with four individual national champions and eight All-Americans under NCAA Coach of the Year Larry Kristoff. Stevens, Tim Wright, Booker Benford and Ernie Badger all finished as national champions. Alan Grammer, Maurice Brown, Mark Kristoff and Al Sears also gained All-American status for a team which won the national title over five-time defending champion Cal State-Bakersfield by an astonishing 48.5 point advantage. SIUE’s 14-5-1 dual meet record included a number of victories over Division I competition, including No. 10 Missouri. Other valuable members of the national championship squad were Ray Garcia, John Eichelberger, Robert Ervin, Bob Lacefield, Dan McGinnis, Bob Dahm, Doug Zinzer, Brian McTague, Lewis Reed, John Ruffu, and John Borror.
1985 Team Coming off its first NCAA Division II crown, Coach Larry Kristoff and his Cougars were out to prove something at the 1985 Championships. The Cougars won by 48.5 points over Nebraska-Omaha with three national champions (Tim Wright at 118 pounds, Alan Grammer at 134 pounds and Booker Benford at 177 pounds). SIUE also produced six more All-Americans that season. The list includes Steve Stearns at 126 pounds, Maurice Brown at 142 pounds, Brian McTague at 150 pounds, Dan McGinnis at 158 pounds, Ernie Badger at 190 pounds, and Al Sears at heavyweight. SIUE made a splash at the NCAA Division I Championships with three All-Americans. Benford and Grammer placed third while Sears took eighth. Other key members of the national championship team included Bob Dahm, Robert Clarkston, Sean Wilkus, Steve Apicella, Robert Briggs, Robert Hall, David Crowe, Mark Kenny, Troy Juden, David Hansen, Mark Kristoff, Michael Parker, Todd King, John Ruffu, Robert Ervin and Assistant Coach Norm Dahm.
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1986 Team Coach Larry Kristoff and the Cougars repeated for a third straight season as the NCAA Division II team champions in 1986. The Cougars beat Edinboro by 13 points with three champions: Tim Wright at 118 pounds, Alan Grammer at 126 pounds, and Steve Stearns at 134 pounds. SIUE finished the season with an overall record of 11-8, including dual meet victories over Ohio, Illinois State, (Southwest) Missouri State, UT Chattanooga, Indiana State, and Eastern Illinois. During the season, SIUE produced eight All-Americans. These include Wright, Grammer, Stearns, Kip Kristoff at 142 pounds, Brian McTague at 150 pounds, Bob Dahm at 158 pounds, Mark Kristoff at 167 pounds, and Ernie Badger at 190 pounds. In addition, Grammer earned All-American status at the NCAA Division I Championships where he placed fifth. Other members of the national championship team included Steve Apicella, Kurt Bednar, Rob Clarkston, Robert Ervin, Steve Flucas, Dave Hansen, Eric Morgan, James Smith, Joel Surprenant, and Jon Wagner.
Coach Larry Kristoff A five-time world champion medalist and two-time Olympian as a heavyweight wrestler, Larry Kristoff joined the SIUE coaching staff in 1969. Kristoff built SIUE into an NCAA Division II powerhouse that included three consecutive national championships in 1984, 1985, and 1986. SIUE finished in the top 10 nationally 18 times under Kristoff, who spent 30 seasons as the team’s head coach. With Kristoff’s direction, SIUE posted 111 NCAA Division II All-Americans, including 18 national champions and 11 NCAA Division I AllAmericans. Kristoff has been inducted into numerous Halls of Fame including the pinnacle in his sport as a member of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.
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SIUE Athletics Hall of Fame Alan Grammer After a highly-successful high school career in Indiana, Alan Grammer proved to be among the nation’s finest wrestlers. Grammer wrestled in three NCAA Division II National Tournaments for the Cougars, and his teams won by a large margin each year. Grammer, a three-time NCAA Division II All-American, won individual national titles in 1985 and 1986. He earned All-American honors two other times by placing third in the 1985 NCAA Division I nationals and fifth in the 1986 NCAA Division I Nationals. During the 1986 season, he ranked No. 1 in the country and was selected to compete in the prestigious East-West All-Star Match, defeating the defending NCAA I National Champion 9-7. A Division II Wrestling Hall of Famer, Grammer’s career record was 119-17-1. His career extended to international competition where he posted an impressive 35-2 record. Grammer majored in psychology.
Don Stevens A two-time NCAA Division II individual champion in 1983 and 1984, Don Stevens ruled the 126-pound weight class. He also placed seventh at the 1983 NCAA Division I Championships and eighth at the 1984 NCAA Division I Championships. Stevens was the Division II runner-up in 1982. Posting a 101-252 record in his three seasons as a Cougar, Stevens helped guide SIUE to top four finishes as a team in each season. The Cougars placed third in 1982, fourth in 1983, and won the national team title in 1984. As a senior, Stevens was one of four Cougars to have their hands raised as national champions. It was the beginning of three straight team titles for SIUE. Stevens graduated with a bachelor of science in business administration in 1987.
Tom Reed The first four-time NCAA Division II All-American in wrestling at SIUE, Tom Reed competed in the 118-pound weight class for four seasons from 1977 to 1981. Reed also advanced to the NCAA Division I Championships in 1980 and completed that season as an All-American with a fourth-place finish. Reed also distinguished himself as a four-time winner of the Illinois University Invitational. The 1980-81 Most Outstanding Athlete by a vote of the SIUE coaching staff, Reed concluded with a career wrestling record of 130-15. He graduated from SIUE in 1983 with a bachelor’s degree in physical education and in 2007 with a master’s degree in special education.
Al Sears Known simply as the “Pin King,” Al Sears was clearly an automatic six team points for the SIUE wrestling team from 1982 to 1985. A four-time All-American in the heavyweight class, Sears holds the school record for falls in a season with 30. His 122 career falls were recognized as an NCAA record. Sears was a member of SIUE’s first two national championships in 1984 and 1985. He advanced to the 1985 NCAA Division I Championships, placing eighth. Sears graduated in 1987 with a bachelor of science in physical education.
Tim Wright The only four-time NCAA Division II champion at SIUE and the first in NCAA history, Tim Wright may have wrestled at 118 pounds, but his stature was among the sports giants. Wright was an NCAA Division I AllAmerican in 1987, finishing third in his final collegiate season. He continues to hold the school record for winning percentage at .953 with his 1985 mark of 41-2. Wright was the lead wrestler in the Cougars’ journey to three consecutive national championships from 1984 to 1986. Wright graduated in 1987 with a bachelor of science in business administration.
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