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Old Dominion University Athletics OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY WRESTLING TABLE OF CONTENTS ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATION Athletic Director Jim Jarrett ............................ 25 Athletic Staff Phone Numbers ........................ 25 President Dr. Roseann Runte .......................... 25 COACHING STAFF Head Coach Steve Martin ................................ 2-3 Martin’s Year-by-Year Record ........................... 3 Assistant Coaches ............................................ 4 2006-07 IN REVIEW Colonial Athletic Association Standings ........ 24 2006-07 Wrap-Up ............................................. 4 2006-07 Statistics ............................................. 5 OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY Wrestling Room ............................................... 7 Monarch Reachout ........................................... 11 Media List ......................................................... 23 Quick Facts School: ........................................................Old Dominion Academic Support ........................................... 26 Location: ....................................................Norfolk, VA. Athletic Facilities .............................................. 27 Founded: ....................................................930, as the Norfolk Division of .....................................................................the College of William & Mary University Information .................................... 28 Enrollment: ................................................2,500 President: ...................................................Dr. Roseann Runte (SUNY New Palz) OPPONENTS Athletic Director: .......................................Dr. Jim Jarrett (SIU-Carbondale) Colors: .......................................................Slate Blue, Sky Blue & Silver 2007-08 Opponent Information....................... 2-3 Nickname: ..................................................Monarchs All-Time vs. Opponents .................................. 22 Conference: ...............................................Colonial Athletic Association Home Facility: ...........................................Ted Constant Convocation Center Colonial Athletic Association .......................... 24 Head Coach: ..............................................Steve Martin (Iowa, 99) Career Record: ..........................................35-9-2 (3 years) PLAYER INFORMATION Record at ODU: .........................................35-9-2 (3 years) Outlook ............................................................. 5 Assistant Coaches: ....................................Mike Dixon (Indiana ’0) .....................................................................Jon Sioredas (UT-Chattanooga) Rosters .............................................................. 6 .....................................................................Matt Storniolo (Oklahoma ’06) Monarch Wrestler Bios .................................... 7-0 2006-07 Overall Record: ............................2-7-0 Honored Monarchs .......................................... 6 2006-07 Conference Record: .....................5--0 CAA Championship Finish: .......................2nd Place Monarchs in NCAA’s ........................................ 8 Starters Returning/Lost: ............................9/ Letterwinners ................................................... 9 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ..................5/ Year-by-Year Records ....................................... 20-2 SPORTS INFORMATION All-Time ODU Wrestling Records ................... 22 Sports Information Director: ....................Carol Hudson, Jr. 2007-08 Schedule ............................................. Back Cover Email: .........................................................chudson@odu.edu Assistant SID: ............................................Rob Silsbee Email: .........................................................rsilsbee@odu.edu Office Phone: .............................................757-683-3372 Office Fax: ..................................................757-683-3119 CREDITS The 2007–08 Old Dominion University Wrestling Guide is a publication of the Old Dominion University Athletic Public Relations Office. Written by: Rob Silsbee, Assistant Sports Information Director. Edited and Designed by: Chrisie Henn Assistant Director of Publications and Creative Services. Special Assistance from: Debbie White, Senior Associate Athletic Director; Carol Hudson, Jr., Sports Information Director, Tina Price, Director of Athletic Publications and Creative Services. Photography by: Rick Voight (RSVP Media), Jason Bryant, Steve Boyle, Paul Swisher and the Old Dominion Athletic Public Relations Office. Printing: Jones Printing of Chesapeake, VA. Old Dominion University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity institution. This publication was printed without the support of tax dollars from the Commonwealth of Virginia. Steve Martin • FOURTH SEASON • IOWA ‘91 • NORFOLK, VA Winning is all that Old “We had this emphasis Dominion wrestling in college, where you broke coach Steve Martin has somebody,” Steve Martin told ever known. From his the Virginian-Pilot in 200. days as a high school “You won by 5 points, or wrestler at Kempsville you pinned them, and at High School in Virginia the end of the match, they Beach, as a three-time crawled off the mat mentally Virginia high school state and physically destroyed and champion, to his days at they never wanted to step on the University of Iowa the mat again with you.” where he was an all- Martin coached 40 high American and Midlands school state champions, 98 Champion, and as the state place-winners, 35 All- head coach at Great Americans (freestyle and Bridge High School, all folkstyle) and six high school Steve Martin has ever national champions. He also known is winning. coached NCAA Division I In his fourth year at Old National Champion Carl Dominion, that winning tradition he has always had has Perry to three high school already broken through. He has raised the level of expectation state championships at Great at ODU and already has two second place finishes at the Bridge. Perry is currently an CAA Tournament and has sent eight wrestlers to the NCAA assistant at Illinois. Tournament in three years. He was awarded the National Wrestling Coaches Association state and regional coach of Last season, ODU had three NCAA Qualifiers, including the year in 995 and 2000. The Norfolk Sports Club named him the Bob Bates Award winner coaching a wrestler mere seconds away from All-American as the Outstanding Metropolitan Coach of the Year. status. The team also boasted its first ever Academic All- On the high school level, Martin has been active in Virginia USA Wrestling, coaching at American in Ryan Williams (PA), and an alternate on the Junior the Junior Nationals in Fargo, N.D. and has coached with the Wrestling USA Magazine Dream World team, James Nicholson (IA). Team Classic and the Dapper Dan Classic in Pennsylvania. Coach Martin also led Old Dominion in two wins in the At Old Dominion, Martin will have more of a challenge and he readily accepts it. Making first two matches ever held at The Ted Constant Convocation the Monarchs program one of the top programs on the East Coast and in the nation is Center. ODU will continue to host wrestling matches at The paramount. Ted under the direction of Martin. “Virginia high school wrestling is making a name for itself on the national level. While It was the second season in a row ODU finished second we will be recruiting nationally, it will be goal of our staff to keep these Virginia kids at home in the CAA Tournament and this season, for the first time in his in front of their family and friends,” Martin said. coaching tenure at Old Dominion, the Monarchs will boast a Martin’s drive is to make Old Dominion a national powerhouse and the foundations are potential NCAA Qualifier in every weight class. All ten weight formed right now. The new wrestling room will be operational by 2007 and by then, Monarch classes will have either a former NCAA Qualifier, High School wrestlers, under the new coaching regime, will be thriving. All-American or Junior National All-American starting. His goal to become a coach was the first step, and with the administration supporting For the third straight season ODU won double-digit duals the program, becoming a winning program will be only a matter of time, Martin says. and last season, in one of the toughest schedules in ODU “The school has made a nice commitment to the wrestling program,” said Martin in an program history, the Monarchs received an RPI ranking 23rd interview with Ron Good of Amateur Wrestling News in September of 2004. in the nation. Also, the team received votes in the national Martin graduated from the University of Iowa in 99 and got his master’s degree from rankings. George Washington University in 996. Steve and his wife Lori live in Chesapeake, Va. They This season, he again recruited one of the top recruiting have four children; Madison (11), Macy (9), McKenna (8) and Max (4). classes in the nation. His third straight top twenty recruiting Martin enjoys the outdoors and spending time with his family. When he is not on the class has the Monarch wrestling program in line for success. mat, you can find him at the beach or at the Martin’s farm on Knott’s Island, N.C. After back-to-back top eight recruiting classes, Martin’s third incoming class was ranked 6th by Intermat. The foundation for Martin’s winning resume was The Dan Gable Connection also built on his pedigree. His
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