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QUICK FACTS MEDIA INFORMATION GENERAL INFORMATION IN-SEASON INTERVIEWS Location .........................................................................USAF Academy, Colo. All Air Force wrestlers and coaches are available for interviews Founded .........................................................................................................1954 during the week with the following guidelines: All interviews Enrollment ....................................................................................................4,000 must be made through Marcus Rodriguez in the media relations Nickname ..................................................................................................Falcons offi ce. (719-333-9025 or [email protected]). Requests Colors ...........................................................................................Blue and Silver must be made at least one day in advance so that the player and Affi liation ..................................................................................NCAA Division I coaches can be properly notifi ed. All interviews must be done be- Superintendent .............................................Lt. Gen. Michelle D. Johnson tween 1:00- 2:30 p.m. or 5-6:00 p.m. MST. Athletic Director .........................................................................Jim Knowlton POST-GAME INTERVIEWS COACHING STAFF Air Force head coach Sam Barber and athletes are available for Head Coach ......................................................................................Sam Barber interviews in the arena following the 10-minute period in which Offi ce Phone ..............................................................................(719) 333-1751 the head coach meets with the team. A member of the media Offi ce Fax ....................................................................................(719) 333-2599 relations staff will be available to assist you in the interview pro- Coach’s E-mail: ....................................................richard.barber@usafa.edu cess. Air Force Record (Yrs) ..........................................................................14-14 /2 DI Career Record (Yrs) ...............................................................................Same PRESS FACILITIES Assistant Coaches ............................................Bart Horton, Chris Heilman The press row at the Clune Arena has seating for visiting media ......................................................................................................... Dustin Kilgore members and radio. Match notes and fl ip-cards are available pri- or to each event. Upon receiving permission to broadcast the TEAM INFORMATION game, please contact the media relations offi ce. Home Venue ...................................................................................Clune Arena Seating Capacity .........................................................................................5,858 FOLLOW AIR FORCE ON THE WEB Conference.................................................................................................. Big 12 Wrestling news releases, roster, statistics and other information 2015-16 Overall Record ................................................................................8-6 is updated weekly on goAirForceFalcons.com. Match stats and 2015-16 Conference Record .............................................................2-3 (7th) recaps will be available following each match. Letterwinners R/L .........................................................................................12/6 Starters R/L........................................................................................................6/4 NCAA Qualifi ers R .....................Drew Romero (125), Dylan Hyder (133) NCAA Qualifi ers L ...........................................................Josh Martinez (133) TABLE OF CONTENTS Quick Facts/Media Info/Table of Contents ......................................... 1 TEAM HISTORY Head Coach ................................................................................................... 2 First Year......................................................................................................... 1956 All-Time Record................................................................................. 412-318-6 Assistant Coaches ................................................................................... 3-5 NCAA Champions ............................................... 1 (Don Henderson, 1967) Sports Physical Therapist .......................................................................... 6 All-Americans.................................................................................. 8 (11 Times) 2016-17 Roster ............................................................................................. 7 NCAA Qualifi ers ............................................................................................... 90 Team Captains .......................................................................................... 8-9 Senior Bios ............................................................................................ 10-12 ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS Assoc. AD, Communications/Information ........................Troy Garnhart Junior Bios ............................................................................................ 13-17 Asst. Media Relations Director (Wrestling SID) .......Marcus Rodriguez Sophomore Bios ................................................................................. 18-23 Offi ce Phone ..............................................................................(719) 333-9025 Freshmen Bios ..................................................................................... 24-26 E-mail address ..............................................marcus.rodriguez@usafa.edu Roster Extras ............................................................................................... 27 Offi cial website ........................................................GoAirForceFalcons.com 2016-17 Dual Opponents ................................................................ 28-29 Twitter .........................................................................................@AFAwrestling Facebook ...............................................Facebook.com/AirForceWrestling 2015-16 Overall Stats .............................................................................. 30 2015-16 Dual Results ............................................................................... 31 CREDITS 2015-16 Season Review ................................................................... 32-33 The 2017 Air Force wrestling information guide is a publica- 2015-16 Dual Stats ................................................................................... 34 tion of the Air Force athletic media relations offi ce. The guide 2015-16 Stat Extras .................................................................................. 35 was written and designed by assistant media relations director Marcus Rodriguez. Photography provided by Team DMI Photo- All-Americans ............................................................................................. 36 graphics and Marcus Rodriguez. Honors & Awards ...................................................................................... 37 All-Time NCAA Qualifi ers ................................................................. 38-39 ON THE COVER Air Force Legends ..................................................................................... 40 2016-17 team captains Parker Hines and Jerry McGinty. U.S. Air Yearly Records ............................................................................................ 41 Force Academy Chapel. All-Time Dual Results ........................................................................ 42-47 DIRECTIONS The Air Force Academy ........................................................................... 48 From Interstate 25 take exit 156 heading west (towards moun- Air Force Academy Senior Leadership ............................................... 49 tains) and enter through the North Gate of the Academy. Head Athletic Director ........................................................................................ 50 straight for approximately 1.5 miles, then turn left of Parade Vice Athletic Director/Athletic Department ................................... 51 Loop. At the top of the hill you will take the fi rst right. Clune Arena is located in Cadet Field House. Directional signs to the fi eld house are posted. Visitor parking is on the south and east side of the fi eld house. 1 2016-17 AIR FORCE WRESTLING HEAD COACH Sam Barber Head Coach Third Season | Upper Iowa ‘95 Sam Barber enters his third season at the helm of the Air Force wrestling program and his second season in the Big 12 wres- tling conference. Barber has coached 15 national qualifi ers at USAFA while also making his mark as a recruiter, bringing in a program-best 19th ranked recruiting class in the nation in 2015 and one of the top 25 classes in the nation in 2012. In 2015 Bar- ber led the Falcons to an All-Academy Championship team title for the fi rst time in 12 years and the fi fth time in program history. Barber spent fi ve years as a full-time assistant coach and recruiting coordi- nator for the Falcons after serving as a volunteer assistant during the 2008- 09 season. With more than 21 years of coaching experience, Barber’s resume also