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2006–2007 Wrestling Jordan Lipp Josh Glenn Returning All-American and EIWA Champion AMERICAN UNIVERSITY • WASHINGTON, D.C. 2006-07 WRESTLING AMERICAN AMERICAN UNIVERSITY EAGLES AU Athletic Communications: (202) 885-3030 Fax: (202) 885-3033 Contact: Patrick MacAdie, Athletic Communications Assistant ([email protected]) Table of Contents 2006-07 Schedule Coaching Staff 3-6 Date Opponent Time 11/19 Keystone Classic All Day 2006-07 Eagles 7-20 11/25 Princeton (Northeast Duals) 10 a.m. 2005-06 Review 21-24 11/25 Hofstra (Northeast Duals) Noon 11/25 Minnesota (Northeast Duals) 2:30 p.m. Record Book 25-30 11/25 Central Michigan (Northeast Duals) 4:30 p.m. School Info 31-36 12/08 Navy 7 p.m. 12/10 Harvard 1 p.m. School Information 12/29 Midlands Tournament All Day Location ..............................................Washington, DC 20016 12/30 Midlands Tournament All Day Founded ........................................................................... 1893 01/07 Arizona State (ASU Duals) 4:30 p.m. Enrollment .......................5,250 undergraduate men & women 01/07 Lehigh (ASU Duals) 6 p.m. 01/07 Cal-State Fullerton (ASU Duals) 7:30 p.m. Nickname ...................................................................... Eagles 01/10 Delaware State TBD Colors ..........................................................Red, White & Blue 01/10 Campbell TBD Affi liation ..........................................................NCAA Division I 01/12 University-Tennessee Chattanooga TBD 01/14 George Mason Noon Conference ...................................................................... EIWA 01/26 Sacred Heart University 7 p.m. Arena (Capacity) ....................................Bender Arena (1,500) 01/28 Pittsburgh-Johnstown 1 p.m. President (Interim) ............................................Dr. Neil Kerwin 02/04 Rutgers Noon 02/09 University Maryland 7 p.m. Director of Athletics ........................................................... TBA 02/11 Old Dominion 5 p.m. Assoc. Dir. of Athletics / Business & Operations . Jon Palumbo 02/17 East Stroudsburg 1 p.m. Assoc. Dir. of Athletics / SWA ..................Athena Argyropoulos 02/18 Binghamton 1 p.m. 03/02 EIWA Championships All Day Assoc, Dir. of Athletics / Development ..............David Bierwirth 03/03 EIWA Championships All Day Assoc. Dir. of Athletics / Compliance .....................Rob Acunto 03/15 NCAA Championships All Day Assistant Dir of Athletics / Communications ...Anthony Wilson 03/16 NCAA Championships All Day 03/17 NCAA Championships All Day Director of Marketing and Corporate Sales ....Robert Sherman Bold indicates home contest Athletic Department Phone ..............................(202) 885-3001 Wrestling Info Academic Coordinator ......................................Meredith Basil Head Coach .................... Mark Cody (Missouri ‘84) Head Athletic Trainer .............................................. Sean Dash Assistants ........Joe Henson, Ruslandbek Madjinov, Director of Facilities and Operations ....................Jordan Tobin .............................................................. Brad Vering Wrestling Offi ce Phone ......................202-885-3066 Facilities Manager ............................................James Stevens 2005-06 EIWA Finish ..........................................8th Operations Manager ...............................................Pete Webb 2005-06 NCAA Finish .......................................17th Equipment Manager .............................................Bryan Cornn Letterwinners Returning / Lost ......................... 8 / 3 Starters Returning / Lost .................................. 6 / 3 Athletic Communications Newcomers............................................................ 7 Athletic Comm. Assistant/Wrestling Contact .. Patrick MacAdie Returning NCAA Qualifi ers ....................................2 Returning EIWA Champions ..................................1 Offi ce ...........................................................(202) 885-3030 Returning All-Americans ........................................ 1 Cell ..............................................................(202) 531-0152 Fax ...............................................................(202) 885-3033 E-Mail [email protected] Assistant AD for Communications ...................Anthony Wilson Asst. Athletic Communications .........................Alison Luberski Website ............................................................. AUEagles.com Offi ce of Athletic Communications, 4400 Massachusetts Ave., NW • Washington, DC 20016 (202) 885-3030 • (202) 885-3033 • AUEagles.com • AU Sports Hotline: (202) 885-DUNK 2006-07 Eagles Media Information The 2006 American Wrestling be granted to daily newpapers FOR OTHER INFORMATION: guide was prepared by the Ameri- and television/radio stations that The address of the American can University Offi ce of Athletic cover American wrestling on a University Athletic Communica- Communications to assist the me- regular basis. American Athletics tions Offi ce is: Athletic Commu- dia in its coverage of the Eagles requests that any media cover- nications, Bender Arena, Room this season. AU welcomes your at- ing the Eagles for a match contact 224, American University, 4400 tention to the 2006-07 Eagles. Any the Offi ce of Athletic Communica- Massachusetts Avenue, NW, questions concerning AU Wrestling tions 48 hours prior to the event. Washington, D.C. 20016-8005. should be directed to Pat MacAdie, Athletic Communications Assistant, MEDIA PARKING: INTERNET ACCESS: at (202) 885-3030. Requests for in- Complimentary parking is avail- The American University Ath- terviews, statistics or general infor- able in the Sports Center Parking letic Website (AUEagles.com) is a mation concerning student-athletes Garage adjacent to Bender Arena. comprehensive source of the lat- or Coach Cody should also be han- Parking is available on a fi rst-come, est information of American Uni- dled through the Offi ce of Athletic fi rst-serve basis. Photographic versity athletics. It contains the Communications. Thank you for and television equipment may be latest news releases, schedules, your interest in American Wrestling. unloaded on the south side of the biographies and updated statistics arena. However, all vehicles, with and results throughout the season. ENTRANCE & CREDENTIALS: the exception of mobile television In addition, live video and radio Admission to regular season AU rigs, must be parked in the garage. broadcasts of all home matches home matches is subject to a will be available through Eagle Vi- charge. Season credentials will sion All*Access on AUEagles.com. Bender Arena Located on the campus of American University, Bender Arena is home to the AU Eagles Wrestling team. The arena, which also hosts the women’s volleyball and the basketball teams, is no stranger to big time wrestling. In April 2003 the arena hosted the Team USA vs. Team Germany dual. This year Bender will play host to duals against Navy, Harvard, Delaware State, Campbell, George Mason, Rutgers and the University of Maryland. Named after alumni benefactors John and Sondra Bender, the arena holds up to 4000 fans. 2 American www.AUEagles.com Wrestling 2006-07 Eagles AMERICAN Coaching Staff American www.AUEagles.com Wrestling 3 2006-07 Eagles The hard work from the previous riddled career at Penn State, Wa- Mark Cody four years paid off in 2005-06 as ters fl ourished under the guidance Head Coach the team had its best individual and of Cody and had the opportunitiy to Missouri ‘84 team performance in program histo- wrestle for an even higher-place at Fifth Season ry. For the fi rst time in AU wrestling the NCAA Championships, but had history two Eagles earned All-Amer- to default because of injury. Joining ican honors. Senior Muzaffar Abdu- Waters at NCAAs that year was a rakhmanov took third at 165 and school-record three teammates, in- sophomore Josh Glenn became the cluding AU’s fi rst-ever EIWA cham- Coaching Staff fi rst underclassmen in AU wrestling pion, fourth-ranked Abdurakhman- history to earn All-American honors ov. Abdurakhmanov compiled a with his fourth-place fi nish at 184. 22-1 regular season record, but The pair’s individual performances fell in the opening rounds of NCAA coupled with Adam LoPiccolo’s one where he was hampered by a knee win by fall earned the team a pro- injury. EIWA 2004 Freshman of the gram-best 17th-place at the NCAA Year and runner-up at 184 Glenn Championships. Two weeks prior, and heavyweight LoPiccolo also at the EIWA Championships, Ab- qualifi ed for the big stage by way durakhmanov was named Most of their high placings at EIWAs. As Head Coach Mark Cody is the ar- Outstanding Wrestler as he and a team the Eagles had their high- chitect behind the American Uni- Glenn won individual titles for the est fi nish ever at EIWAs, placing versity Wrestling team’s rise to Eagles. In the classroom, Abdura- sixth out of 13 teams in one of the national prominence. In just four khmanov and Matt Morkel earned country’s toughest conferences. years of coaching, Cody has re- NWCA Academic All-American built a program that was on the honors and the team earned the A year earlier, Cody led the Eagle brink of elimination from colle- NWCA Team Academic All-Ameri- team to many bright moments as giate athletics into the multiple can award. In addition, the Eagles the program continued to show All-American 17th place-team at won 13 of their 19 dual matches improvement. Waters had the the 2006 NCAA