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University of Northern Iowa UNI ScholarWorks Athletics Media Guides Athletics 1984 1984-85 Panther Wrestling University of Northern Iowa Let us know how access to this document benefits ouy Copyright ©1984 Athletics, University of Northern Iowa Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/amg Part of the Higher Education Commons Recommended Citation University of Northern Iowa, "1984-85 Panther Wrestling" (1984). Athletics Media Guides. 129. https://scholarworks.uni.edu/amg/129 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Athletics at UNI ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in Athletics Media Guides by an authorized administrator of UNI ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact [email protected]. ' ...... Target .. Oklahoma City .. March 14-16, 1985 ..... University of Northern Iowa 1984-85 Panther Wrestling 1984-85 UNI Wrestling Roster Name Weight Year Exp. Hometown/High School Marty Anderson 134 FR RS Clarion, IA/Clarion Dave Bossard 190 FR RS Clarion, IA/Clarion Jeff Bradley 190 JR TR Le Mars, IA/Le Mars Comm. Jeff Clutter 150 FR RS Patterson, IA/Winterset David Crees HWT so NVL Waterloo, IA/West Dennis DeBolt 190 so NVL Dubuque, IA/Hempstead Jack Denholm 167 FR Parkersburg, IA/Parkersburg Todd Deutsch 150 SR 1VL Columbia City, IN/Columbia City Jeff Enrietto 167 FR RS Fort Wayr)e, IN/Homestead Dave Grant 167 SR 1VL Lexington, KY!Tates Creek Joel Greenlee 190 FR Waverly, IA/Waverly-Shell Rock Joe Gribben 134 so NVL Mason City, IA/Mason City Bruce Hammel 158 JR TR Decorah, IA/Decorah Tony Hanson 167 FR Waterloo, IA/West Pat Hogan 134 FR Washburn, IA/Don Bosco Dan Huff 158 so NVE Waterloo, IA/West Kevin Kahl 150 FR Durant, IA/Durant Dan Kelly 150 JR NVL Dubuque, IA/Wahlert Ken Kolthoff HWT FR Cedar Falls, IA/Cedar Falls Tony Koontz HWT FR McSherrystown, PA/Delone Paul Kreimeyer 118 SR 2VL Wilton, IA/Wilton Comm. Chris Lembeck 134 FR Bloomington, MN/Kennedy Scott Leonard 190 so NVE Granger, IA/Dowling Mike Llewellyn 167 FR RS Cedar Falls, IA/Cedar Falls Dan Majewski 150 JR TR Evansdale, IA/Columbus Jeff Marcks 118 FR Council Bluffs, IA/Jefferson Keith Massey 142 FR RS Council Bluffs, IA/Lewis Central Scott Morningstar 142 SR 3VL Lisbon, IA/Lisbon Comm. Kurt North 167 FR Waterloo, IA/Central Dave Olmsted 134 FR Sumner, WA/Sumner Pat Pickford 126 JR NVL Ft. Madison, IA/Ft. Madison Mike Schwab 126 FR RS Osage, IA/Osage Comm. Larry Shaffer 134 so NVE West Des Moines, IA/Valley Kevin Shedenhelm 150 FR Belle Plaine, IA/Belle Plaine Kurt Shedenhelm 142 so 1VL Belle Plaine, IA/Belle Plaine Lewis Sondgeroth 142 SR 1VL Aurora, CO/Central Perry Summitt 118 FR RS Bloomington, IN/North Jeff Weatherman 177 so 1VL Cambridge, IA/Ballard Head Coach: Don Briggs (Iowa, 1971) Assistants: Jim Miller (UNI , 1975) John Kriebs (UNI, 1984) Experience: #VL - Number of Varsity Letters; NVE - No Varsity Experience; TR - Transfer; RS - Redshirt; NVL - Varsity Experience, Non-Letterwinner. Contents UNI Quick Facts 1984-85 UNI Wrestling Roster . ...................... ... IFC Location: Cedar Falls, IA 50614 UNI Quick Facts, 1984-85 Schedule ......... ............ ... 1 Enrollment: 11 ,200 Season Outlook ......... ................... ........... 2-3 Founded: 1876 Wrestling Coaching Staff .......... .. ... ..... ... ........ 4-5 Nickname: Panthers Weight-by-Weight ....................................... 6-15 Colors: Purple and Old Gold The Panthers' Opponents . .... ......... .. ...... .. .... 16-20 Facility: West Gymnasium (3,500) 1983-84 Results ... ......................... ......... 21-23 UNI-Dome (7,200) All-Time Dual Results .............. ............ ...... 24-26 Conference: Association of Mid-Continent Universities Year-by-Year Records ... ................ ................ 27 Affiliation: NCAA Division I UNI in the NCAA Division I ................ ............... 28 President: Dr. Constantine Curris The Panthers' Wrestling Tradition ................ ....... 29-30 Athletic Director: Bob Bowlsby All-Time Records vs. Opponents ................ ........... 31 Sports Info. Director: Nancy Justis UNl's NCAA Placewinners ................................. 32 Assistant SID (Wrestling): Michael Madsen Wrestling Dictionary ............... ... .... ........ ........ 33 Sports Info. Office: (319) 273-3642 Panther Mat Aides . ........ ................ .. .......... 34 or 273-6354 University Information . ................. ... ... ...... .. 35 Madsen at home: (319) 277-8204 Media Information .. ......... ...... ...... ... ............ 36 Team Photo ...... .. ....... ... .. ............. ... ...... IBC Credits Editor ....................................... Michael Madsen On the Cover: Head Coach Don Briggs (front), Front Row: Production ...... .... Beth LaVelle, Debbie Lenius, Steve Welter Assistant Coach Bob Hallman, Kurt Shedenhelni, Assistant Coach Photography ......... ..... ... ... .... .. Bill Witt, Betsy Wheeler John Kriebs, Lewis Sondgeroth, Back Row: Assistant Coach Jim Printing ................................... Woolverton Printing . Miller, Dave Grant, Todd Deutsch, Jeff Weatherman. Not pictured: Contributor ........... ........... Cpt. Bernard Fox, UNI ROTC Returning lettermen Scott Morningstar and Paul Kreimeyer. 1984-85 Wrestling Schedule Nov. 17 at UNO Open 9:00 a.m. Nov. 24 at Northern Open 9:00 a.m. Nov. 27 Wisconsin 7:30 p.m. Nov. 30 Southwest Missouri 7:30 p.m. Dec.1 UNI Open 10:00 a.m. Dec. 6 at SIU-Edwardsville 7:30 p.m. Dec. 8 at Missouri 1:30 p.m. Dec. 9 at Eastern Illinois 1:30 p.m. Dec. 11 at Iowa Central (JV) 7:30 p.m. Dec. 14 *Iowa 7:30 p.m. Dec. 29-30 at Midwest Championships Jan.4 North Carolina 7:30 p.m. Jan. 9 at Cal.-Poly 7:30 p.m. Jan. 10 at Fresno State 7:30 p.m. Jan. 12 at New Mexico 7:30 p.m. Jan. 15 at Oklahoma State 7:30 p.m. Jan. 17 Minn.-Morris (JV) 7:30 p.m. Jan. 19 at Wisconsin 7:30 p.m. Jan.24 Athletes-In-Action 7:30 p.m. Feb. 1 at Drake 7:30 p.m. Feb. 9 at Michigan 7:30 p.m. Feb. 14 Wyoming 7:30 p.m. Feb. 15 at Iowa State 7:30 p.m. Feb. 23 at Nebraska 2:00 p.m. Mar. 2-3 NCAA West Regional Mar. 14-16 NCAA Championships *All UNI home meets at West Gymnasium, except December 14 at UNI-Dome. 1984-85 Season Outlook by Russ L. Smith If he were managing a baseball team instead of coaching a NCAA runnerup at 118 pounds; two-time All-American heavyweight wrestling team, Northern Iowa's Don Briggs could look at his lineup and John Kriebs, now a fulltime member of Briggs' coaching staff; and 134- start thinking pennant. pounder Dave Morkel. "We're strong down the middle," is Brigg's appraisal of the 1984-85 Senior Paul Kreimeyer, who has done most of his wrestling at 126, Panther wrestling lineup. But Briggs isn't predicting a pennant - and a freshman redshirt, Perry Summitt, are strong contenders at 118 merely a finish among the top five teams nationally. while a pair of Iowa high school champions, junior Pat Pickford and To do that will take some successful blending of talent in the lower freshman redshirt Mike Schwab, will battle at 126. and upper weights that were hit heaviest by graduation losses. How It's almost a cinch there'll be a rookie at 134 since the decision has ever, the improvement won't need to be dramatic. been made to redshirt sophomore Kurt Shedenhelm. It could be Pat The Panthers finished 10th two years ago and 11th last year and Hogan, the two-time Don Bosco of Gilbertville state champion, or Chris their program is in such an advanced state of development that they Lembeck, like Summitt a recruit from Bloomington, Indiana. Dave can truly call the latter a disappointment. The difference between 11th Olmsted, the national junior Greco-Roman champion from the state of and fifth last year, however, might have been no more than the Washington, also will be in the race, but could be redshirted. difference between a healthy Lew Sondgeroth and a Sondgeroth Dave Bossard, a freshman redshirt, figures in the conversation at whose season ended with a knee injury early in February. 'both 190 and heavyweight. Bossard, who weighed about 220 pounds Sondgeroth, ranked as high as second among the nation's 142- before practice started this fall, will have Waverly-Shell Rock High pounders before he was hurt last year, is back, healthy, and should be School state champion Joel Greenlee as his chief competition at 190. the wheelhorse of the Panthers' Murderer's Row which runs from 142 At heavyweight, sophomore Dave Crees of Waterloo will vie with through 177 pounds. Sondgeroth, may however, wrestle at 150 this Bossard early in the season. Ken Kolthoff, a former Cedar Falls High year, at least in the early dual meets, while senior Scott Morningstar, School all-stater, will join the wrestling team for the first time after the four-time Iowa high school champion, goes at 142. football season ends and contend for heavyweight as well. Kolthoff is in Senior Dave Grant, who earned All-American recognition with an his second year in school, but did not go out for wrestling last year. eighth place finish in he NCAA nationals last spring should start at 167. One of the Panthers' top recruits, two-time national junior heavy Sophomore Jeff Weatherman, who wrestled much of last year at 190 weight champion Tony Koontz of Pennsylvania, will sit out the season and has had success pver the summer in international freestyle to work on academics and join the mat club next year. competition, is expected to be at 177 this year. "It's going to be an interesting year," Briggs says. "My goals are to The only break in that block of veteran talent comes where former get in the top five, nationally. Eliminating unforeseen injuries, I think we All-Americans Jay Llewellyn and Dion Cobb held forth last year. The can do it. I can even see five guys being in the top five in their weights." leading candidate at 158 pounds appears to be junior Bruce Hammel, a Briggs, obviously, is thinking Sondgeroth, Morningstar, Grant and transfer from Waldorf Junior College.