No. 18 Wilkes (19-4) at Metropolitan Conference Championships 2011-12 Schedule Sunday, February 26, 2012 November Nov

No. 18 Wilkes (19-4) at Metropolitan Conference Championships 2011-12 Schedule Sunday, February 26, 2012 November Nov. 5 at Monarch Invitational 1st of 13 Start Time: 9:30 a.m. (Wilkes-Barre, PA - King’s College) Thompson Gymnasium • Elizabethtown, Pa. Nov. 12 John Reese Duals No. 23 Centenary W 27-16 Colonels Notebook No. 13 Cortland State L 9-28 • Wilkes, ranked No. 18, will face tough competition from a very strong field as NYU W 38-9 it competes in the 2012 Metropolitan Conference Wrestling Championships this Plymouth State W 33-15 Sunday, hosted by Elizabethtown College. Nov. 18 No. 21 Elizabethtown W 39-3 • WU concluded its regular season schedule with a 32-14 win over cross-town Nov. 19 at Oneonta Red Dragon Invitational 4th of 11 rival King’s College on Senior Night. The Colonels finish the 2011-12 campaign Nov. 21 at East Stroudsburg L 14-23 winners of 15 of their last 16 dual matches dating back to the North/South Duals in early January. December • Senior All-American Anthony Dattolo stands with 104 career wins, seven behind Dec. 2-3 at Messiah Petrofes Tournament 2nd of 12 the school’s all-time leader John Conte who finished with 111 victories. Dattolo Dec. 10 Muhlenberg No Team Score remains unbeaten on the season at 27-0 at 149-pounds. He became only the fifth No. 15 York L 13-22 Wilkes wrestler to reach the 100-win plateau in the programs rich history earlier delaware Valley W 26-15 this year. Dec. 28 Wilkes Open 1 champion, • Rookie Michael Fleck is four wins short of tying the school record for wins in a 2 individual place-winners single season held by John Conte (36 wins, 1999-00). Fleck holds the most wins of any wrestler of any weight class in the Metropolitan Conference. January • Wilkes features one ranked wrestler, two contenders, and three honorable men- Jan. 7 North South Duals (Collegeville, Pa. - Ursinus) tions according to d3wrestle.com rankings (2/20/12). Dattolo is tabbed 5th at 149, vs. USMMA W 24-13 unbeaten at 27-0. Myzar Mendoza (26-6) and Ryan Wilson (24-7) are listed as vs. Stevens Institute of Technology W 32-6 contenders at 133 and 141 pounds respectively. Michael Fleck (125), Nathan White vs. No. 24 Messiah W 19-18 (165), and Dustin Stough (174) all garnered Honorable Mention selections in the vs. West Chester W 36-12 poll. Jan. 11 vs. Scranton W 51-0 • Nine Colonels wrestling Sunday are seeded fourth or better, most of any school at Hunter W 27-6 in the field. Jan. 21 at Messiah Open 6 Champions • In total, 10 wrestlers this weekend are ranked nationally, including Mike Denver (Grantham, PA) of TCNJ who is ranked No. 1 at 184. Jan. 28 Gettysburg W 26-15 No. 18 Wilkes University Colonels Trinity W 46-9 Weighing In 2011-12 rIT W 32-9 Weight Name Year hometown Record 125 Michael Fleck Fr. Easton, PA 33-6 February 133 Myzar Mendoza So. Westminster, MD 26-6 Feb. 3 at No. 30 TCNJ W 27-10 141 Ryan Wilson Sr. Manasquan, NJ 24-7 Feb. 10 No. 5 Ithaca L 16-20 149 #5 Anthony Dattolo Sr. Succasunna, NJ 27-0 Feb. 11 at McDaniel W 33-6 157 Matt Ellery Sr. Somerset, NJ 19-15 vs. Ursinus W 24-18 165 Nathan White Jr. Ellicott City, MD 26-14 vs. UMBC W 20-15 174 Dustin Stough Jr. Friendsville, MD 25-12 Feb. 17 King’s W 32-14 184 Buddy Gouger Jr. Saylorsburg, PA 20-17 Feb. 26 at Metro Conf. Championships 9:30 a.m. 197 Dave Oberrender So. Freeland, PA 25-12 (Elizabethtown, PA - Elizabethtown College) 285 William Fletcher Fr. Ottsville, PA 18-15

March Team Ranking: Brute-Adidas NWCA (2/21/12) Mar. 10-11 at NCAA Championships TBA Individual Ranking: Brute-Adidas NWCA (2/21/12) / d3wrestle.com (2/20/12) (LaCrosse, WI) Head Coach: Jon Laudenslager Home Matches in Bold Asst. Coaches: Mitch Marcks, Alex Wilson, Jaime Miller, Rubin Prophete All Home Matches at the Marts Center Grad. Asst.: Dave Shafer Head Coach Jon Laudenslager 2011-12 Wilkes University Roster Jon Laudenslager enters his ninth season at the Wrestler Yr. Wt. Hometown / High School helm of the Wilkes University wrestling program in the 2011-12 season. During his eight years Lucas Dise Fr. 125 Slatington, PA / Northern Lehigh as head coach, Laudenslager has led Wilkes to a dual match record of 135-66-5, including seven Michael Fleck Fr. 125 Easton, PA / Wilson Area winning seasons, and has posted at least 13 wins six times. Myzar Mendoza So. 133 Hampstead, MD / Winters Mill Under Laudenslager’s guidance, the Colonels Griffin Panicucci So. 133 Wantage, NJ / High Point have become a consistent force in Division III, ranking has high as 13th nationally during the Ryan Wilson Sr. 141 Manasquan, NJ / Wall Township 2010-11 season. With four Metropolitan Con- ference place-winners, including conference Matthew Gaines Jr. 141 Cherry Hill, NJ / Cherry Hill East champion and All-American Anthony Dattolo, Laudenslager led Wilkes to a 15-10-2 record. Jeff Peterson Jr. 141 Edison, NJ / Edison Township Climbing as high as 15th nationally during the Sean Lombardi Fr. 149 Newton, NJ / Kittatiny 2009-10 season, the Colonels finished the year with a school record 22 wins and a second place Anthony Dattolo Sr. 149 Ledgewood, NJ / Roxbury Metropolitan Conference finish. Wilkes boasted seven place-winners, with Frank Heffernan and Tyler Lauchaire So. 149 Stroudsburg, PA / Stroudsburg Zach Pizarro taking home individual titles, while Pizarro earned All-American status. John Lynch Fr. 149 Hellertown, PA / Saucon Valley On January 30 of that season, Laudenslager Phillip Racciato So. 149 Pen Argyl, PA / Pen Argyl earned his 100th career dual victory, the second to ever achieve the feat at Wilkes after legendary Stephen Turner Fr. 149 Plains, PA / Coughlin coach John Reese (514 career wins). Shane Everett Sr. 157 Saylorsburg, PA / Pleasant Valley In 2008-09, Laudenslager guided the Colonels to a 17-6-2 record, winning the Metropolitan team Kyle Hinton So. 157 Lorton, VA / Hayfield championship. The Colonels placed seven wrestlers into the conference tournament finals, with Matthew Ellery Sr. 157 Somerset, NJ / Middlesex 133 Josh Pauling, 149 Erik Smith and 197 Zach Pizarro claiming titles. The Colonels ranked as Brandon Dixon Jr. 165 Factoryville, PA / Riverside high as 12th in the NWCA polls that season, and qualified five wrestlers to the national tourna- Nathan White Jr. 165 Ellicott City, MD / River Hill ment in Iowa. Nicholas Lynch So. 165 Horsham, PA / Hatboro-Horsham In the summer of 2010, Laudenslager was se- lected by the NWCA as a mentor for the 2010 Benjamin Marich Sr. 165 Kempton, PA / Northwestern Lehigh Leadership Academy. He also served on the Division III NCAA Committee from 2006-2010. Dustin Stough Jr. 174 Friendsville, MD / Northern Garrett Laudenslager is a former standout wrestler for Chase Martino Fr. 174 Hixson, TN / The McCallie School the Colonels, earning four varsity letters from 1994 to 1998 while wrestling at the Division Eric Bach Fr. 184 Newton, NJ / Kittatiny I level. He broke onto the scene as a rookie when he fashioned an overall record of 24-7 Raymond Dungee Jr. 184 Morristown, NJ / Morristown while wrestling at both 126 and 134 pounds. Laudenslager finished fifth at the EIWA Cham- Marlon Duque Fr. 184 Boonton, NJ / Boonton pionships and earned EIWA Rookie of the Year honors. His performance helped Wilkes fashion Seth Gray So. 184 Quakertown, PA / Quakertown a dual match record of 14-10-1 and cop a tenth place finish at the EIWA Championships. He also Tyler Suruskie Fr. 184 Sinking Spring, PA / Wilson ended his freshman season with a team-leading nine wins by fall. Buddy Gouger Jr. 184 Saylorsburg, PA / Pleasant Valley As a junior Laudenslager concluded the season Lucas Homeijer Fr. 197 Boonton, NJ / Morris Knolls with an overall record of 17-10 at 134 pounds. He posted six wins by fall and came close to knock- David Oberrender So. 197 Freeland, PA / Hazleton ing off EIWA champion Carl Keske from Cornell University, dropping a hard-fought 11-9 decision. Matthew Transue So. 197 Stroudsburg, PA / Stroudsburg He also earned a second-place finish at the West Point Open, while claiming the team’s Shawn Louis Orem So. 285 Westminster, MD / Winters Mill Galbreath Academic Coaches Award. Jonathon Slack So. 285 Washington, NJ / Warren Hills A graduate of Wilkes with a degree in Psychol- William Fletcher Fr. 285 Ottsville, PA / Palisades ogy, Laudenslager is only the seventh head coach in the long and storied history of the Colonels Michael Shannon So. 285 Montvale, NJ / Northern Valley Regional wrestling program. 2011-12 Individual Records (thru 2/25/12) Wt. Class Name Season Record/Tournaments 125 Michael Fleck 33-6 3rd Kings/3rd Petrofes/1st Messiah Open 125 Lucas Dise 13-8 6th Oneonta 133 Myzar Mendoza 26-6 1st Petrofes/2nd Wilkes Open 133 Mark Uliano 9-8 133 Griffin Panicucci 8-11 2nd Messiah Open 133 Anthony Peterson 8-8 141 Ryan Wilson 24-7 Kings Champion/6th Petrofes 141 Jeff Peterson 14-6 2nd Kings/8th Petrofes/1st Messiah Open 141 Matthew Gaines 4-9 149 Anthony Dattolo 27-0 1st Kings/1st Petrofes/1st Wilkes Open 149 Sean Lombardi 8-6 5th Oneonta 149 John Lynch 23-13 7th Petrofes 149 Stephen Turner 8-9 157 Matthew Ellery 19-14 3rd Kings/1st Messiah Open 157 Shane Everett 19-9 3rd Oneonta/4th Petrofes/2nd Messiah Open 157 Tyler Lauchaire 21-10 2nd Kings (149)/5th Oneonta 157 George Simms III 12-9 6th Oneonta 157 Philip Racciato 8-8 157 Kyle Hinton 5-9 165 Benjamin Marich 2-3 165 Nathan White 26-14 2nd Kings/2nd Oneonta/6th Petrofes/1st Messiah Open 165 Brandon Dixon 10-11 165 Nicholas Lynch 8-15 174 Dustin Stough 25-12 4th Kings/4th Petrofes/1st Messiah Open 174 Chase Martino 15-11 8th Petrofes 174 Joshua Rodriguez 3-2 184 Eric Bach 9-3 3rd Kings 184 Buddy Gouger 20-17 2nd Oneonta/3rd Messiah Open 184 Raymond Dungee 11-10 3rd Oneonta 184 Marlon Duque 17-9 184 Seth Gray 11-10 5th Petrofes/4th Messiah Open 184 Tyler Suruskie 7-10 197 David Oberrender 25-12 3/4 Kings/5th Petrofes/2nd Messiah Open 197 Lucas Homeijer 6-11 285 Matt Transue 5-2 1st Messiah Open 285 William Fletcher 18-14 2nd Oneonta/4th Messiah Open 285 Jonathan Slack 9-8 5th Kings 285 Mike Shannon 6-9 285 Louis Orem 0-2 Wilkes Quick Facts Metro Conference Individual Seedings

Location ...... Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 125 133 President...... Dr. Tim Gilmour 1. Will Bentley, Etown 1. Eric McCann, DVC Founded...... 1933 2. Joey Giaccio, York 2. Myzar Mendoza, WU Enrollment...... 2,300 3. Charlie Frankel, DVC 3. Dan Herr, TCNJ Athletics 4. Michael Fleck, WU 4. Ryan Gerondel, Hunter Affiliation...... NCAA Division III 5. Chris Parker, Cent 5. Chuck Glatz, York Conference...... Metropolitan Wrestling Conference 6. Joey DiCarlo, TCNJ 6. Mike Henning, Etown School Colors...... Dark Blue & Gold 7. Ollie Lopez, Hunter 7. Adam Swift, Cent Team Nickname...... Colonels Arena...... Marts Center 141 149 Capacity...... 3,500 1. Chris Albright, York 1. Zak Andrews, DVC Athletic Director...... Addy Malatesta 2. Brian Bollette, TCNJ 2. Anthony Dattolo, WU Athletics Web Site ...... GoWilkesU.com 3. Ryan Wilson, WU 3. Chris Gugliotti, York 4. Craig Montgomery, Cent 4. Chris Mazzochi, King’s 5. Sean Messina, Hunter 5. Chris Lombardi, TCNJ Brute-Adidas 6. James DeLillo, DVC 6. Don Miller, Cent NWCA Division III Top 30 7. Kevin Guenther, Scranton 7. Chris Gogatz, Hunter (as of 2/21/12) 8. Jordan Moser, Etown # Team Record Prev. 1. Wartburg College (IA) (19-1) (1) 157 165 1. Chris Burdge, Cent 1. Quint Eno, Etown 2. University of Wisconsin – La Crosse (18-2) (2) 2. John Darling, TCNJ 2. Nick Bach, Cent 3. Coe College (IA) (11-3) (3) 3. Emmanuel Ajagbe, DVC 3. Nathan White, WU 4. Augsburg College (MN) (10-3) (4) 4. Matt Ellery, WU 4. KC Murphy, TCNJ 5. Ithaca College (NY) (14-2) (5) 5. Matt Cartusciello, Hunter 5. Don Smith, DVC 6. Cornell College (IA) (11-4) (6) 6. Zack Sheridan, Etown 6. Jesse Bader, Hunter 7. Olivet College (MI) (18-5) (7) 7. Drew Spector, York 7. Trent Bond, York 8. Saint John’s University (MN) (8-7) (8) 174 184 9. University of Wisconsin – Whitewater (21-7) (9) 1. Julian Meaney, Etown 1. Mike Denver, TCNJ 10. Luther College (IA) (13-5) (10) 2. Matt Heisey, York 2. Alex Martocello, York 11. Springfield College (MA) (14-3) (11) 3. Dustin Stough, WU 3. Mike Reilly, King’s 12. Ohio Northern University (12-4) (12) 4. Shane Stark, King’s 4. Buddy Gouger, WU 13. Cortland State (NY) (17-3) (13) 5. Luke Pragdat, Hunter 5. Dylan Carmichael, Etown 6. Khalid Shakir, Cent 6. Kyle Tufts, DVC 14. Elmhurst College (IL) (12-4) (14)

15. York College (PA) (25-4) (15) 197 Heavyweight 16. University of Mount Union (OH) (10-4) (16) 1. Tim Lutke, Cent 1. JD Zitone, Cent 17. University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh (9-4) (17) 2. Mussa De’Reese, Hunter 2. George Saliba, York 18. Wilkes University (PA) (19-4) (19) 3. Bill Meaney, Etown 3. Leon Bodden, Hunter 19. State University of New York at Brockport (6-0) (20) 4. Dave Oberrender, WU 4. Peter Dwyer, King’s 5. Jeffrey Goldenhagen, York 5. Jeremy Rieth, Etown 20. Concordia College – Moorhead (MN) (7-11) (18) 6. William Fletcher, WU 21. University of Dubuque (IA) (5-6) (21) 22. Messiah College (PA) (16-6) (24) Competing Schools 23. Centenary College (NJ) (8-5) (23) 24. Ursinus College (PA) (12-1) (28) Centenary College University of Scranton Delaware Valley College TCNJ 25. Wabash College (IN) (12-3) (25) Elizabethtown College Wilkes University 26. University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point (7-15) (26) Hunter College York College 27. Johnson & Wales University (RI) (17-4) (27) King’s College 28. Elizabethtown College (PA) (11-6) (22) 29. Wesleyan University (CT) (11-6) (29) 30. The College of New Jersey (11-9) (30) No. 18 Colonels Capsules

125 • Michael Fleck • Freshman 165 • Nathan White • Junior Easton, PA / Easton Ellicott City, MD / River Hill Fourth Seed Third Seed Overall Record: 33-6 Overall Record: 26-14 Division III Record: 29-6 Dual Meet Record: 23-11 Pins: 3 Pins: 4 Major Decisions: 7 Major Decisions: 7 Comments: Has enjoyed one of the finest rookie seasons in program Comments: Messiah Open champion going 4-0...Took second at the history just three wins shy of tying the school’s all-time single season Oneonta Red Dragon Invitational and Monarch Invitational...Posted victory mark...25 matches earning bonus points or better...8-2 against 13 wins in his last 15 matches to end regular season...8-1 this year Metro competition including a win over top seeded Will Bentley. against Metro competition (only loss against second seeded Nick Bach). 133 • Myzar Mendoza • Sophomore Westminster, MD / Winters Mill 174 • Dustin Stough • Junior Second Seed Friendsville, MD / Northern Garrett Overall Record: 26-6 Third Seed Division III Record: 22-5 Overall Record: 25-12 Pins: 7 Division III Record: 22-10 Major Decisions: 5 Pins: 6 Comments: Has posted 10 straight victories to finish the regular Major Decisions: 2 season and wins in 16 of his last 18 matches dating back to early Comments: Messiah Open champion (4-0, including three pins)...Took December...Went 5-0 to capture first place at the Messiah Petrofes...8-2 fourth at the Monarch Invitational and Messiah Petrofes...Has gone 8-2 against Metro competition, falling 6-4 against top seeded Eric McCann against Metro competition. earlier in the year. 184 • Buddy Gouger • Senior 141 • Ryan Wilson • Senior Saylorsburg, PA / Pleasant Valley Manasquan, NJ / Wall Township Fourth Seed Third Seed Overall Record: 20-17 Overall Record: 24-7 Division III Record: 17-14 Division III Record: 24-4 Pins: 3 Pins: 6 Major Decisions: 0 Major Decisions: 2 Comments: Took second place at the Oneonta Red Dragon Invita- Comment: Went 4-0 to claim Monarch Invitational Championship... tional and third at the Messiah Open...Has gone 3-4 against Metro Sixth place finish at Messiah Petrofes...7-2 against Metro competition, competition this year. falling to the top two seeds earlier this season (L 9-0 against Chris Albright) (L 4-3 against Brian Bollette). 197 • Dave Oberrender • Sophomore Freeland, PA / Hazleton 149 • Anthony Dattolo • Junior Fourth Seed Succasunna, NJ / Roxbury Overall Record: 25-12 Second Seed Division III Record: 21-10 Overall Record: 27-0 Pins: 9 Division III Record: 22-0 Major Decisions: 5 Pins: 8 Comments: Claimed third place at the Monarch Invitational and Major Decisions: 5 fourth second place at the Messiah Open...Three of his nine pins have Comments: Ranked fifth in the nation by d3wrestle.com and NWCA... come under 2:00...8-2 against Metro competition. Tied with top seeded Zak Andrews for most wins in the Metro at 149... Went 4-0 at Monarch Invitational claiming first place...Went 5-0 at 285 • William Fletcher • Sophomore Messiah Petrofes capturing the title...Wilkes Open champion (4-0)... Ottsville, PA / Palisades Returning Metro champion at 149... 6-0 against Metro competition. Sixth Seed Overall Record: 18-14 157 • Matt Ellery • Senior Division III Record: 14-11 Somerset, NJ / Middlesex Pins: 8 Fourth Seed Major Decisions: 1 Overall Record: 19-14 Comments: Placed second at the Oneonta Red Dragon Invitational... Division III Record: 19-10 Took fourth at the Messiah Open...Is 3-2 against Metro competition Pins: 1 this year. Major Decisions: 5 Comments: Placed third at the Monarch Inviational...Messiah Open champion, going 4-0...5-5 against Metro competition, including decision losses against top three seeds at 157.