SUN DEVIL WRESTLING RECORD BOOK Mission and Values Sun Devil Wrestling
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SUN DEVIL WRESTLING RECORD BOOK Mission and Values Sun Devil Wrestling Arizona State Wrestling Vision To create and develop a world class wrestling program in a university environment by developing all members of the program into outstanding leaders in our community while helping them obtain advanced degrees in higher education and positioning them to win NCAA, world, and Olympic gold medals. ASU Wrestling Mission and Goals •Build a program where there is no ceiling in the program. You can become as good as you want to become. •Deliver the highest possible service to our student-athletes and be a productive member of our university and our athletic department. The New American Wrestling Program - Arizona State •1 | Leverage our Place | To build an overall program of success. •2 | Transform the Wrestling Model | From the youth level to the Olympic podium, ASU Wrestling will assist wrestlers through the pipeline from sport introduction to the Olympic gold medal. •3 | Value Wrestling Creativity | ASU Wrestling uses its world class knowledge and encourages strategic wrestling innovation. •4 | Enable Student Success | ASU Wrestling is committed to the success of the unique student-athlete. •5 | Build a bridge amongst Olympic Disciplines | ASU Wrestling partners with the National Team to develop an overall strategic program. •6 | Be Socially Embedded | ASU Wrestling connects with wrestling communities through social media to build its fan base and support. •7 | Engage Locally and Globally | ASU Wrestling understands the global wrestling model and use it as a catalyst to excellence. In addition, we service our wrestling community by engaging the Tempe, Phoenix, and Arizona fan base. •8 | Character and Ethical Responsibility | ASU Wrestling encourages strong decision making skills and builds the program around solid character. •9 | Leaders of our Communities | ASU Wrestling is building leaders for the future. 1988 NCAA Champions Sun Devil Wrestling Seven Competitors, Seven All-Americans 1988 NCAA Championships Roster Weight Name Final Placement 118 ............... Zeke Jones* .......................... 6th 126............... Chip Park* ............................3rd 142............... Thom Ortiz* .......................... 4th In 1988, Arizona State wrestling, led 158............... Dan St. John* .......................3rd by legendary head coach 167............... Jim Gressley .........................3rd Bobby Douglas, did something that no other program west of the Rocky 190............... Mike Davies* ........................ 2nd Mountains had done before, or has 275............... Rod Severn* ......................... 5th done since: brought home the *Indicates Pac-10 individual champion NCAA wrestling trophy. With seven All-Americans--includ- ing one national runner-up in team captain Mike Davies--the Sun Devils amassed 93 points, beating out the previous year’s champion and its runner up, Iowa State and Iowa. Currently, three members of the championship team, along with its head coach, have been inducted into the Arizona State University Athletics Hall of Fame: Bobby Douglas, Mike Davies, Zeke Jones, and Dan St. John. Multi-Year All-Americans Sun Devil Wrestling FOUR-TIME ALL-AMERICANS SHAWN CHARLES ERIC LARKIN RAY MILLER MARKUS MOLLICA 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 1999 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 Along with Ray Miller, Charles became The first four-time winner of the new Miller was the program’s second four- Mollica earned his four honors split the first four-time All-American in the millenium, Larkin moved through three time Allt-American by viture of compet- between two weight classes and made history of Sun Devil wrestling. Charles weights for his awards. He made the ing at a higher weight class than that of two of his awards national champion- competed at 126 pounds all four years natural progression from fourth as a Charles with his honor in 1993. Miller ships. His awards were first then fifth finishing fifth and fourth in his first two freshman (133) to third as a sopho- finished fifth, fourth and second at 157 at 158 before claiming gold then fourth seasons before taking runner-up honors more (141) to second as a junior (141) pounds before closing his career as at 167 pounds. He, along with Dan St. in his final two years. before capping an undefeated senior the NCAA Champion at 167 pounds John, are the program’s lone multiple year (149) with the national title and in 1993. champions with both winning titles at earning the Dan Hodge Award. two different weight classes. THREE-TIME ALL-AMERICANS THREE-TIME ALL-AMERICANS Anthony Robles 2009 (4th/125) 2010 (7th/125) 2011 (1st/125) Thom Ortiz 1988 (4th/142) 1989 (7th/150) 1990 (2nd/142) Steve Blackford 1999 (4th/165) 2000 (3rd/165) 2001 (5th/165) Dan St. John 1988 (3rd/158) 1989 (1st/158) 1990 (1st/167) John Ginther 1986 (8th/177) 1987 (7th/177) 1989 (5th/190) Steve St. John 1994 (4th/134) 1995 (3rd/134) 1996 (2nd134) Zeke Jones 1988 (6th/118) 1989 (4th/118) 1990 (2nd/118) Rod Severn 1985 (7th/Hvy) 1987 (6th/Hvy) 1988 (5th/Hwt) Roye Oliver 1976 (5th/150) 1977 (5th/150) 1979 (8th/158) Zahid Valencia 2017 (3rd/174) 2018 (1st/174) 2019 (1st/174) TWO-TIME ALL-AMERICANS Mike Anderson 1991 (7th/Hvy) 1992 (5th/Hvy) Dan Severn 1979 (5th/190) 1981 (4th/Hvy) Ryan Bader 2004 (4th/197) 2006 (7th/197) Dave Severn 1979 (5th/177) 1980 (8th/177) Bill Cripps 1979 (7th/142) 1980 (3rd/142) Aaron Simpson 1996 (8th/177) 1998 (4th/177) Mike Davies 1987 (3rd/190) 1988 (2nd/190) Brian Stith 2005 (6th/157) 2006 (2nd/157) David Douglas 2001 (7th/133) 2002 (5th/133) Casey Strand 1997 (6th/167) 1998 (5th/167) Bubba Jenkins 2009 (2nd/157) 2011 (1st/257) G.T. Taylor 1990 (7th/167) 1991 (7th/177) Jackson Kistler 1981 (5th/150) 1982 (7th/158) Jeff Theiler 1994 (6th/150) 1995 (3rd/150) Glenn McMinn Sr. 1965 (2nd/115) 1967 (3rd/115) Eddie Urbano 1984 (3rd/150) 1985 (1st/150) Marco Sanchez 1992 (2nd/134) 1993 (8th/134) Cain Velasquez 2005 (5th/Hvy) 2006 (4th/Hvy) Townsend Saunders 1989 (2nd/142) 1990 (3rd/150) All-Americans (By Year) Sun Devil Wrestling 1965 McMinn Sr., Glenn 115 2nd Ortiz, Thom 142 2nd 2009 Robles, Anthony 125 4th Hayes, Buzz 147 4th Saunders, Townsend 150 3rd Drouin, Chris 141 6th Tribble, Charlie 177 3rd Miller, Ray 158 5th 2010 Robles, Anthony 125 7th 1967 McMinn Sr., Glenn 115 3rd St. John, Dan 167 1st 2011 Robles, Anthony 125 1st Culp, Curley HWT 1st Taylor, G.T. 177 7th Jenkins, Bubba 157 1st 1968 Seymour, Gary 190 6th 1991 Charles, Shawn 126 7th Cooper, Levi HWT 8th 1972 Trujillo, Kelly 142 5th Miller, Ray 158 4th 2015 Stauffer, Blake 184 4th 1976 Oliver, Roye 150 5th Taylor, G.T. 167 7th 2017 Valencia, Zahid 174 3rd 1977 Rosado, Billy 118 5th Anderson, Mike HWT 7th Hall, Tanner HWT 3rd Reed, Ricky 126 4th 1992 Charles, Shawn 126 2nd 2018 Valencia, Zahid 174 1st Oliver, Roye 150 5th Sanchez, Marco 134 2nd Shields, Josh 157 7th 1978 Jefferies, Tim 150 5th Miller, Ray 158 2nd Tsirtsis, Jason 149 7th Shuler, Don 177 4th Anderson, Mike HWT 5th 2019 Valencia, Zahid 174 1st 1979 Hoffman, Randy 118 7th 1993 Charles, Shawn 126 2nd Shields, Josh 165 6th Romero, Joe 134 4th Sanchez, Marco 134 8th Pagdilao, Christian 157 7th Cripps, Bill 142 7th Mollica, Markus 158 1st Most All-Americans in One Season Oliver, Roye 158 8th Miller, Ray 167 1st 1. 1990 Season 8 Severn, Dave 177 5th Lynch, Pat 177 8th 2. 1988 Season 7 1980 Ortiz, Eddie 126 4th 1994 St. John, Steve 134 4th 3. 1979, 1985, 1989, 1993 5 Cripps, Bill 142 3rd Theiler, Jeff 150 6th 7. 1980, 1991, 1992, 1995, Severn, Dave 177 8th Mollica, Markus 158 5th 1997, 2006 4 Severn, Dan 190 2nd 1995 Felix, Danny 118 7th Most Finalists in One Season THREE-TIME ALL-AMERICANS 1981 Kistler, Jackson 150 5th St. John, Steve 134 3rd 1. 1993 Season (2 champs) 3 Severn, Dan HWT 4th Theiler, Jeff 150 3rd 1992 Season (0 champs) 3 1982 Kistler, Jackson 158 7th Mollica, Markus 167 1st 1990 Season (1 champ) 3 1983 Bohay, Gary 126 2nd 1996 St. John, Steve 134 2nd 4. 2011 Season (2 champ) 2 1984 Urbano, Eddie 150 3rd Mollica, Markus 167 4th 1989 Season (1 champ) 2 1985 Barios, Gary 126 8th Simpson, Aaron 177 8th 5. 2006 Season (0 champs) 1 Urbano, Eddie 150 1st 1997 Heckel, Joey 134 6th 2003 Season (1 champ) 1 Draheim, Tom 158 5th Suter, Matt 158 8th 2002 Season (0 champs) 1 Kolopus, Tom 177 6th Strand, Casey 167 6th 1996 Season (0 champs) 1 Severn, Rod HWT 7th Faqir, Danny 190 7th 1995 Season (1 champ) 1 1986 Cohen, Adam 142 2nd 1998 Strand, Casey 167 5th 1988 Season (0 champs) 1 Ginther, John 177 8th Simpson, Aaron 177 4th 1986 Season (0 champs) 1 Liace, Rocco HWT 7th 1999 Larkin, Eric 133 4th 1985 Season (1 champ) 1 1987 Ginther, John 177 7th Blackford, Steve 165 4th 1983 Season (0 champs) 1 Davies, Mike 190 3rd 2000 Foster, Quinn 149 8th 1980 Season (0 champs) 1 Severn, Rod HWT 6th Blackford, Steve 165 3rd 1967 Season (1 champ) 1 1988 Jones, Zeke 118 6th 2001 Douglas, David 133 7th 1965 Season (0 champs) 1 Park, Chip 126 3rd Larkin, Eric 141 3rd Most Top Half (1st-4th) Finishes Ortiz, Thom 142 4th Blackford, Steve 165 5th 1. 1988 Season 5 St. John, Dan 158 3rd 2002 Douglas, David 133 5th 2. 1990 Season 4 Gressley, Jim 167 3rd Larkin, Eric 141 2nd 3. 1965, 1980, 1989, Davies, Mike 190 2nd 2003 Larkin, Eric 149 1st 1992, 1993, 1995 3 Severn, Rod HWT 5th Owen, Curtis 174 4th 9. 1967, 1996, 1999, 1989 Jones, Zeke 118 4th Fluckiger, Kellan HWT 5th 2003, 2006, 2011, Saunders, Townsend 142 2nd 2004 Bader, Ryan 197 4th 2017 2 Ortiz, Thom 150 7th 2005 Stith, Brian 157 6th 16.