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Nov. LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (5-3, 2-1 EIWA) AT (3-0, 1-0 EIWA) 3 Sun. at Clarion Open all day 9 Sat. BUCKNELL* (Grace) L, 18-17 (4,473)• ITHACA, N.Y. 15 Fri. No. 15 BLOOMSBURG (Grace)W, 22-13 JANUARY 12, 2014 • 2:00 PM 17 Sun. No. 1 PENN STATE (Stabler) L,22-12 22 Fri. No. 13 PITTSBURGH (Grace) L, 16-15 30 Sat. vs. Central Michigan@ W, 24-9 SETTING THE SCENE vs. No. 11 Virginia@ W, 19-14 In its fi rst action of 2014, No. 19 Lehigh heads to Ithaca, N.Y. to battle EIWA rival and vs. Columbia*@ W, 25-9 sixth-ranked Cornell at Newman Arena. Both teams enjoyed success in recent holiday Dec. tournament action. The Mountain Hawks fi nished ninth at the Midlands Championships, 8 Sun. at Penn* W, 21-12 with four place winners, led by freshman Mitch Minotti who claimed the 149 pound title 29-30 Sun.-Mon.at Midlands Championships 9th to become Lehigh’s fi fth undergraduate Midlands champ and its fi rst freshman Midlands Jan. champ. Sophomores Mason Beckman and John Bolich also placed and are expected to 12 Sun. at No. 6 Cornell* 2:00 17 Fri. NAVY* (Grace) 7:00 compete against Cornell. The Big Red fi nished fourth at the Southern Scuffl e with two 23 Thu. at Oregon State 10:00 individual champions: top ranked Nahshon Garrett at 125 and Gabe Dean at 184. 26 Sun. at Boise State 2:00

Feb. FAST FACTS 8 Sat. RUTGERS* (Grace) 7:00 • Freshman Mitch Minotti became the fi fth Lehigh wrestler (and the fi rst freshman) to 14 Fri. IOWA (Stabler) 7:00 win an undergraduate Midlands title with his championship at 149 on December 30. 22 Sat. at Brown* 7:00 23 Sun. at Harvard* 12:00 • The Mountain Hawks (2002-06) and Big Red (2007-13) have combined to win the last 12 EIWA team championships. Mar. • In the last 12 years, Lehigh and Cornell have combined for 16 top ten NCAA fi nishes, 8-9 Sat.-Sun. at EIWA Championships (at Penn) 13 individual national champions, 71 All-Americans and 59 individual EIWA titlists. 20-21 Thu-Sat.at NCAA Championships (Oklahoma City) PROBABLE MATCHUPS * - EIWA Opponent @ - Northeast Duals (Troy, N.Y.) LEHIGH CORNELL 125 Darian Cruz (Fr., Allentown, Pa.) vs. No. 1 Nahshon Garrett (So., Chico, Calif.) 133 No. 6 Mason Beckman (So., Greenville, Pa.) MEDIA INFORMATION vs. No. 9 Mark Grey (Fr., Rockaway, N.J.) Contact 141 No. 18 Laike Gardner (So., Biglerville, Pa.) Steve Lomangino vs. No. 7 Mike Nevinger (Sr., Perry, N.Y.) Offi ce: ...... (610) 758-3174 149 No. 12 Mitch Minotti (Fr., Easton, Pa.) Cell ...... (917) 579-0976 vs. No. 6 Chris Villalonga (Sr., Totowa, N.J.) E-mail: ...... [email protected] 157 Joey Napoli (Sr., Boiling Springs, Pa.) Web: ...... www.lehighsports.com vs. No. 7 Brian Realbuto (Fr., Somers, N .Y.) Twitter: ...... @LehighSports 165 Brian Brill (Fr., Lock Haven, Pa.) ...... @LehighWrestling vs. No. 12 Dylan Palacio (Fr., Long Beach, N.Y.) Facebook: ...... 174 No. 15 Elliot Riddick (Fr., Whitehall, Pa.) ...... Facebook.com/LehighAthletics vs. Duke Pickett (So., Culpeper, Va.) OR Jesse Shanaman (Sr., Blairstown, N.J.) Broadcast Coverage: 184 Zach Diekel (Fr., Whitehall, N.Y.) vs. No. 2 Gabe Dean (Fr., Lowell, Mich.) Television: None 197 No. 17 John Bolich (So., Willow Grove, Pa.) vs. Jace Bennett (Jr., Amarillo, Texas) Radio : WLVR-FM (91.3) beginning at 285 Doug Vollaro (Fr., Springfi eld, Mass.) 1:45 p.m. with Steve Lomangino and vs. Stryker Lane (Sr., Redvale, Colo.) OR Gary Brownell. Jacob Aiken-Phillips (Jr., Lawrenceville, Ga.)

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LAST TIME THEY MET IN THE POLLS JANUARY 6, 2013 - BETHLEHEM, PA. CORNELL 20 - LEHIGH 13 USA TODAY/NWCA/AWN Top 25 (1/7/14) On a day in which six of the ten matches were decided by two points or less, No. 4 Cornell won seven of ten bouts hand No. 12 Lehigh a 24-12 setback at Newman Arena. 1. Penn State The Big Red built a 17-0 lead at intermission and clinched the dual when Steve Bosak 2. Minnesota upset top-ranked Robert Hamlin 2-1 at 184. The Mountain Hawks fi nally pieced together 3. Iowa a pair of hard-fought wins after intermission as senior Sean Bilodeau and freshman Nate 4. Oklahoma Brown won in sudden victory at 165 and 174 respectively. In the fi nal bout of the dual, 5. Oklahoma State Zach Rey returned to the mats with a second period fall over Maciej Jochym. The 6. Cornell was Rey’s 98th career victory. 7. Missouri 125 Nahshon Garrett (Cornell) tech. fall Alex Abreu (Lehigh) 18-3, 7:00 8. Nebraska 133 Bricker Dixon (Cornell) dec. Randy Cruz (Lehigh) 2-1 9. Ohio State 141 Mike Nevinger (Cornell) dec. Laike Gardner (Lehigh) 11-5 10. Northern Iowa 149 Shane Welsh (Lehigh) dec. Ryan Dunphy (Cornell) 5-4, tb 11. Illinois 157 Joey Napoli (Lehigh) major dec. Chris Dowdy (Cornell) 11-3 12. Pittsburgh 165 Jesse Shanaman (Cornell) dec. Albert Woody (Lehigh) 5-0 13. Virginia 174 Kyle Dake (Cornell) dec. Nathaniel Brown (Lehigh) 9-3 14. Edinboro 184 Robert Hamlin (Lehigh) dec. Steve Bosak (Cornell) 3-1, sv 15. Virginia Tech 197 John Bolich (Lehigh) dec. Jace Bennett (Cornell) 1-0 16. Northwestern 285 Stryker Lane (Cornell) dec. Jack Delia (Lehigh) 3-1 17. Iowa State LEHIGH HEAD COACH PAT SANTORO 18. Michigan Coach Santoro is in his sixth season as the Lawrence White ‘64 Head Coach of Wrestling 19. Lehigh at Lehigh. In fi ve-plus seasons Santoro, a two-time EIWA Coach of the Year, has led the 20. Purdue Mountain Hawks to a 81-25-1 dual meet record. He has coached nine individuals to a to- 21. Stanford tal of ten EIWA titles, four Mountain Hawks to a total of nine All-American medals, and 22. Bloomsburg one national champion, Zach Rey in 2011. He spent fi ve years resurrecting the Maryland program, as he went 48-41-1 in duals and guided the Terrapins to an ACC title in 2008. 23. Wisconsin Prior to his stint at Maryland, Santoro spent nine seasons as an assistant coach at Lehigh. 24. Oregon State He was named NWCA Assistant Coach of the Year in 2003 after helping guide the Brown 25. Boise State and White to its third EIWA title in four years, and a fourth place fi nish at the NCAA Championships. A 1992 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, Santoro won a pair of NCAA titles and is the Panthers’ only four-time All-American. INTERMAT (For Santoro’s complete bio, see page seven) TOURNAMENT STRENGTH Top 15 (1/7/14) CORNELL HEAD COACH ROB KOLL Coach Koll is in his 21st year as the head coach of the Big Red. In 20 seasons Koll has 1. Penn State guided Cornell to 14 Ivy League titles and the last seven EIWA team championships. He 2. Iowa has mentored 11 NCAA Champions, 49 All-Americans and 42 Individual EIWA Cham- 3. Oklahoma State pions. Koll led the Big Red to runner-up fi nishes at the 2010 and 2011 NCAA Champi- 4. Minnesota onships. Koll, who was EIWA Coach of the Year in 2010 and 2011, and InterMat’s 2010 National Coach of the Year, is a 1989 graduate of North Carolina. 5. Oklahoma 6. Cornell 7. Ohio State SCOUTING THE BIG RED Cornell, the seven-time defending EIWA Champions, brings a 3-0 dual record into to- 8. Nebraska day’s match. While Lehigh was at the Midlands Championships, Cornell competed at the 9. Edinboro Southern Scuffl e, Jan. 1-2 in Chattanooga, Tenn., where the Big Red fi nished fourth out 9. Northern Iowa of 34 teams. The Big Red claimed a pair of individual titles, with sophomore Nahshon 11. Missouri Garrett winning at 125 and freshman Gabe Dean making waves throughout the wrestling 12. Illinois world with a win over Penn State’s to claim the 184-pound title and snap Ruth’s 13. Maryland 84-match winning streak. Cornell’s projected lineup features seven wrestlers ranked 14. Michigan by Amateur Wrestling News, including Garrett, who is No. 1 at 125 and Dean, who is 15. Virginia ranked second at 184. The Big Red lineup features four nationally-ranked freshmen, 23. Lehigh including Dean, plus ranked seniors Mike Nevinger (141) and Chris Villalonga (149). Cornell owns dual wins over Binghamton, Maryland and Illinois. The Big Red also won the N.Y. State Collegiate Tournament and placed fourth at the Las Vegas Invitational.

Lehigh Athletic Media Relations • 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA • Phone 610-758-3174 • Fax 610-758-4407 No. 19 LEHIGH AT No. 6 CORNELL • PAGE THREE SERIES HISTORY LEHIGH DUALS BY MONTH... Lehigh and Cornell will meet for the 91st time this afternoon. November: ...... 4-3 The Big Red serve as Lehigh’s third most often wrestled op- December: ...... 1-0 ponent, behind just Penn State and Navy. The Mountain Hawks January: ...... 0-0 have won seven of the last 11 duals in the series. February: ...... 0-0

Meets Record First Most recent LEHIGH IN DUALS DECIDED... Lehigh vs. Cornell 90 59-28-3 1910 2013 By 5 points or fewer: ...... 1-2 By 6-9 points: ...... 2-0 Lehigh-Cornell series continued... By 10-20 points ...... 2-1 Last Lehigh win: 1/20/11 - Lehigh 17 Cornell 15 (at Lehigh) By over 20 points: ...... 0-0 Last Cornell win: 1/6/13 - Cornell 20 Lehigh 13 (at Lehigh) Last meeting at Cornell: 1/8/12 - Cornell 24 Lehigh 12 Last Lehigh win at Cornell: 1/25/04 - Lehigh 17 Cornell 16* LEHIGH BY THE NUMBERS... *Lehigh wins on criteria Dual matches at home: ...... 1-3 At Grace Hall ...... 1-2 NCAA CHAMPIONS At Stabler Arena ...... 0-1 Duals on the road: ...... 1-0 Twenty one Lehigh Wrestlers have won 27 NCAA champion- Duals at a neutral site: ...... 3-0 ships, ranking fi fth nationally. Zach Rey captured Lehigh’s most Duals in Pennsylvania: ...... 2-2 recent title with his triumph at heavyweight in 2011. Day Matches: ...... 4-1

Rank School Championships Night Matches: ...... 1-2 1. Oklahoma State ...... 136 2. Iowa ...... 80 When winning opening bout: ...... 4-0 3. Iowa State ...... 68 When losing opening bout: ...... 1-3 4. Oklahoma ...... 66 5. Lehigh ...... 27 When leading after fi ve bouts: ...... 5-3 Penn State ...... 27 When trailing after fi ve bouts:...... 0-0 7. Michigan State ...... 25 8. Michigan ...... 22 Minnesota ...... 22 LEHIGH DUALS BY WEIGHT CLASS... 10. Northern Iowa ...... 21 125 (D. Cruz, Timchenko): ...... 4-4 Illinois ...... 21 133 (Beckman): ...... 8-0 12. Wisconsin ...... 18 141 (Gardner): ...... 5-3 13. Pittsburgh ...... 16 149 (Minotti): ...... 5-3 Cornell ...... 16 157 (Napoli, Switzer): ...... 7-1 Ohio State ...... 16 165 (Brill, Ramsey, Stepien): ...... 3-5 174 (Riddick): ...... 5-3 ALL-AMERICAN HEROES 184 (Meys, Diekel): ...... 4-4 197 (Bolich): ...... 3-5 Lehigh has produced eight All-Americans over the last three 285 (Wessell, Vollaro): ...... 4-4 seasons including four in 2012, the most for the Mountain Hawks at one tournament since crowning fi ve in 2004. Last year. Robert Hamlin helped the Mountain Hawks move into eighth ANYONE, ANYTIME, ANYWHERE place in total All-American medals won. Lehigh teams have Lehigh will once again face one of the nation’s toughest dual meet fi n ished in the top fi ve a remarkable 16 times. schedules. The Mountain Hawks are 2-2 against ranked foes so far this season and will have face more teams currently ranked in the Rank School All-Americans NWCA top 25 beginning with Cornell today. 1. Oklahoma State ...... 435 2. Iowa ...... 301 Date Opponent Rank (Then) Current Rank Result 3. Iowa State ...... 284 11/15 Bloomsburg 15 22 W, 22-13 4. Oklahoma ...... 266 11/17 Penn State 1 1 L, 22-12 5 Penn State ...... 182 11/22 Pittsburgh 13 12 L, 16-15 6. Michigan ...... 174 11/30 vs. Virginia 11 13 W, 19-14 7. Minnesota ...... 165 8. Lehigh ...... 136 Date Opponent Rank ‘12 NCAA Finish 9. Michigan State ...... 135 1/12 at Cornell 6 5 10. Illinois ...... 120 1/24 at Oregon State 24 8 1/26 at Boise State 25 19 2/14 Iowa 3 4

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No. 19 LEHIGH AT No. 6 CORNELL • PAGE FOUR RANK AND FILE MINOTTI MASTERS THE MIDLANDS, LEHIGH FINISHES NINTH Five Mountain Hawks are ranked in the latest Amateur Wres- Mitch Minotti became the fi rst Lehigh freshman to win an under- tling News poll with freshman Mitch Minotti and sophomore graduate Midlands title, leading a contingent of four Mountain John Bolich joining the rankings following strong showings at Hawks who placed at the 51st Ken Kraft Midlands Champion- the Midlands Championships. Senior Joey Napoli was removed ships last weekend. The No. 6 seed at 149, Minotti went 6-0 to from the AWN rankings after missing Lehigh’s last two com- claim the title, scoring a late takedown to edge Michigan’s Eric petitions, but should return after he competes against Cornell. Grajales 5-4 in the tiebreakers to claim Lehigh’s sixth undergradu- Lehigh has fi ve wrestlers ranked by FloWrestling, four by W.I.N. ate Midlands title overall. Minotti’s win improved his season Magazine and three by InterMat. record to 15-4 and vaulted the Easton native into the top 12 in the national rankings. As a team the Mountain Hawks fi nished Weight Wrestler A.W.N. IM W.I.N. FLO in ninth place. Mason Beckman fi nished fi fth at 133, while John 133 Mason Beckman 6 7 6 6 Bolich had a strong tournament, placing fourth at 197. Nathaniel 141 Laike Gardner 18 ------Brown competed unattached and fi nished in third place at 184. 149 Mitch Minotti 12 10 10 13 157 Joey Napoli ----- 8 8 7 174 Elliot Riddick 15 ----- 17 15 MASON MAKES HIS MARK 197 John Bolich 17 ------18 Sophomore Mason Beckman made the most of his deferred eligibility season in 2012-13 posting an impressive 39-4 record competing unattached in open tournaments. Beckman won fi ve ALL-STARS SHINE BRIGHT open tournament titles last season and placed in three others. In November, sophomore Mason Beckman and senior Joey including a fourth place fi nish at the prestigious Midlands Cham- Napoli opened their seasons by competing in the NWCA All- pionships in late December. Beckman is off to a 13-2 start this sea- Star Classic at George Mason’s Patriot Center in Fairfax, Va. son, which includes a fi fth place fi nish at the Midlands. He is the Beckman scored takedowns in each of the fi rst two periods to only Mountain Hawk to compete and win in all eight of Lehigh’s defeat A.J. Schopp of Edinboro 5-1 in a battle of top ten wres- duals so far this season. tlers at 133. For his efforts, Beckman was named Outstanding Wrestler for the blue team. Napoli was a late replacement for top NAPOLI EXPECTED TO RETURN ranked Derek St. John of Iowa and used a third period reversal Senior Joey Napoli is one of the most experienced wrestlers on an to edge Nestor Taffur of Boston University 2-1. Lehigh was the otherwise young Lehigh team. Napoli enjoyed a breakout junior only school with two individual winners at the All-Star Classic. campaign, winning 18 of his fi rst 20 bouts en route to an EIWA Lehigh wrestlers now own a 16-13 career record in the NWCA title at 157. He fi nished last season with an 18-4 record and with All-Star Classic and have won their last four bouts. a 7-0 start to this season, owns a 64-29 mark for his career. A Mechanical Engineering major, Napoli is a two-time NCAA quali- FAMILY TIES fi e r and a two-time member of the NWCA All-Academic Team. Lehigh’s roster features several wrestlers with noteworthy fam- Napoli missed the Penn match and the Midlands due to injury, ily connections. The Mountain Hawks have one set of brothers but is expected to return to Lehigh’s lineup today. in sophomore Randy Cruz and freshman Darian Cruz. Sopho- more Max Wessell’s brother Axel signed with Lehigh as part of ACADEMIC SUCCESS its 2013 recruiting class but deferred his enrollment. Freshman Lehigh enjoyed another strong season on the mats, but the Zach Diekel’s father Paul ’86 transferred to Lehigh from Okla- Mountain Hawks were equally impressive in the classroom. The homa and went on to become a three-time All-American and Mountain Hawks posted a cumulative team GPA of 3.23 to tie three-time EIWA Champion from 1984-86. for sixth nationally among Division I programs on the NWCA’s All-Academic Team’s List. In addition, 2013 graduates Robert FROM GOLDEN HAWKS TO MOUNTAIN HAWKS Hamlin and Shane Welsh along with current senior Joey Napoli Three Lehigh wrestlers didn’t have to venture far from home to were named to the NWCA All-Academic Team. Napoli, an EIWA wrestle collegiately for the Brown and White. Sophomore Randy Champion at 157 a year ago, boasts a 3.30 GPA in Mechanical Cruz, deferred freshman Elliot Riddick and true freshman Engineering. A former CoSIDA Academic All-American, Hamlin Darian Cruz all wrestled for nearby Bethlehem Catholic High was named Lehigh’s graduating Scholar-Athlete of the Year at the School, the same program that produced Lehigh head coach Pat year-end Honors Convocation. Santoro. Last year, Randy Cruz became Lehigh’s fi rst true fresh- man EIWA Champion since Jim Reilly in 1980. Add in freshman SEASON/CAREER RECORDS FOR LEHIGH PROBABLES Mitch Minotti (Easton) and the Mountain Hawks’ roster features Wt. Name Season Career Duals Bonus Wins four grapplers from the wrestling-rich Lehigh Valley. 125 Darian Cruz 12-5 12-5 4-3 1 133 Mason Beckman 13-2 40-13 20-5 14 FROM COAST TO COAST 141 Laike Gardner 9-5 15-11 9-7 3 Lehigh prides itself in bringing in student-athletes from across 149 Mitch Minotti 15-4 15-4 5-3 3 the nation. This season, ten different states are represented 157 Joey Napoli 7-0 64-29 39-12 24 among the 30 men on the Mountain Hawks roster, including 165 Brian Brill 9-5 9-5 3-3 3 Colorado, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, , 174 Elliot Riddick 12-7 12-7 5-3 4 Oregon, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Virginia. Freshman heavy- 184 Zach Diekel 13-8 13-8 4-3 6 weight Doug Vollaro wrestled in high school in Florida, but now 197 John Bolich 14-7 29-21 11-14 8 claims Springfi eld, Mass. as his hometown. 285 Doug Vollaro 6-5 6-5 4-3 0

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2013-14 RESULTS November 30, 2013 November 9, 2013 Hudson Valley CC - Troy, N.Y. Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall Lehigh 24, Central Michigan 9 Bucknell 18*, No. 22 Lehigh 17 125 – Cory Keener (CMU) dec. Artem Timchenko (LU) 7-3 125 - Paul Petrov (BU) dec. Darian Cruz (LU) 6-5, t.b. 133 – Mason Beckman (LU) dec. Joe Roth (CMU) 2-1 133 - Mason Beckman (LU) MD Grim Gonzalez (BU) 10-2 141 – Zach Horan (CMU) dec. Laike Gardner (LU) 3-1 141 - Laike Gardner (LU) dec. Victor Lopez (BU) 3-2 149 – Mitch Minotti (LU) dec. Scott Mattingly (CMU) 5-4 149 - Alex Pellicciotti (BU) dec. Mitch Minotti (LU) 5-4 157 – Joey Napoli (LU) Fall Luke Smith (CMU) 2:51 157 - Joey Napoli (LU) MD Logan Kerin (BU) 14-3 165 – Brian Brill (LU) dec. Nick Becker (CMU) 7-3 165 - Brian Brill (LU) dec. Rustin Barrick (BU) 6-4, s.v. ** 174 – Elliot Riddick (LU) dec. Mike Ottinger (CMU) 3-1 174 - Stephen McPeek (BU) dec. Elliot Riddick (LU) 10-5 184 – Zach Diekel (LU) dec. Austin Severn (CMU) 6-2 184 - Tyler Greene (BU) dec. Austin Meys (LU) 7-2 197 – Jackson Lewis (CMU) dec. John Bolich (LU) 3-1 197 - John Bolich (LU) dec. Tyler Lyster (BU) 3-2 285 – Doug Vollaro (LU) dec. Adam Robinson (CMU) 4-3 285 - Joe Stolfi (BU) inj. def. Max Wessell (LU) 0:54 * - Bucknell wins on second criteria (most combined 6 pt. wins) November 30, 2013 ** - Bucknell docked one team point for unsportsmanlike con- Hudson Valley CC - Troy, N.Y. duct Lehigh 19, No. 11 Virginia 14

November 15, 2013 125 – Darian Cruz (LU) dec. Nick Hermann (UVa) 4-2 Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall 133 – Mason Beckman (LU) MD. Joe Martinez (UVa) 10-1 Lehigh 22, No. 15 Bloomsburg 13 141 – Laike Gardner (LU) dec. Joe Spisak (UVa) 7-5, s.v. 149 – Gus Sako (UVa) dec. Mitch Minotti (LU) 3-2 141 - Laike Gardner (LU) MD Matt Rappo (BU) 11-3 157 – Joey Napoli (LU) dec. Blaise Butler (UVa) 8-7 149 - Bryce Busler (BU) dec. Mitch Minotti (LU) 3-1 165 – Nick Sulzer (UVa) TF5 Brian Brill (LU) 20-5, 6:28 157 - Joey Napoli (LU) Fall Kevin Hartnett (BU) 5:13 174 – Elliot Riddick (LU) dec. Stephen Doty (UVa) 4-3 165 - Josh Veltre (BU) MD Brian Brill (LU) 16-6 184 – James Suvak (UVa) dec, Zach Diekel (LU) 5-4 174 - Elliot Riddick (LU) dec. Mike Dessino (BU) 5-1 197 – Zach Nye (UVa) dec. John Bolich (LU) 3-1, t.b. 184 - Zach Diekel (LU) dec. Sam Shirey (BU) 9-5 285 – Doug Vollaro (LU) dec. Ethan Hayes (UVa) 4-2, s.v. 197 - Richard Perry (BU) dec. John Bolich (LU) 3-2 285 - Justin Grant (BU) dec. Doug Vollaro (LU) 8-2 November 30, 2013 125 - Darian Cruz (LU) dec. Sean Boylan (BU) 3-1 Hudson Valley CC - Troy, N.Y. 133 - Mason Beckman (LU) dec. Nick Wilcox (BU) 2-0 Lehigh 25, Columbia 9

November 17, 2013 125 – Darian Cruz (LU) dec. Penn Gottfried (CU) 3-1 Stabler Arena 133 – Mason Beckman (LU) dec. Angelo Amenta (CU) 4-2 No. 1 Penn State 22, Lehigh 12 141 – Matt Bystol (CU) dec. Laike Gardner (LU) 3-2 149 – Mitch Minotti (LU) dec. Connor Sutton (CU) 9-4 125 - Nico Megaludis (PSU) TF5 Darian Cruz (LU) 19-4, 6:48 157 – Joey Napoli (LU) dec. Markus Scheidel (CU) 3-2 133 - Mason Beckman (LU) dec. Jimmy Gulibon (PSU) 7-6 165 – Josh Houldsworth (CU) Fall Billy Ramsey (LU) 2:24 141 - Zain Retherford (PSU) dec. Laike Gardner (LU) 10-4 174 – Elliot Riddick (LU) dec. Shane Hughes (CU) 8-4 149 - Mitch Minotti (LU) dec. Zach Beitz (PSU) 4-3 184 – Zach Diekel (LU) MD Troy Hembury (CU) 13-5 157 - Joey Napoli (LU) dec. James Vollrath (PSU) 4-3 197 – John Bolich (LU) dec. Mike Fetchet (CU) 6-2, s.v. 2 165 - David Taylor (PSU) MD Brian Brill (LU) 20-7 285 – Doug Vollaro (LU) dec. Wyatt Baker (CU) 2-0 174 - Matt Brown (PSU) dec. Elliot Riddick (LU) 8-5 184 - Zach Diekel (LU) dec. James Frascella (PSU) 9-6 December 8, 2013 197 - Morgan McIntosh (PSU) dec. John Bolich (LU) 10-2 The - Philadelphia, Pa. 285 - Jon Gingrich (PSU) dec. Doug Vollaro (LU) 5-2 Lehigh 21, Penn 12

November 22, 2013 285 – Doug Vollaro (LU) dec. Steven Graziano (Penn) 5-1 Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall 125 – Darian Cruz (LU) dec. Caleb Richardson (Penn) 7-3 No. 13 Pittsburgh 16, Lehigh 15 133 – Mason Beckman (LU) dec. Ken Bade (Penn) 6-2 141 – Laike Gardner (LU) dec. Jeff Canfora (Penn) 8-7 125 – Anthony Zannetta (Pitt) dec. Darian Cruz (LU) 7-6 149 – Mitch Minotti (LU) dec. Andrew Lenzi (Penn) 2-0 133 – Mason Beckman (LU) dec. Shelton Mack (Pitt) 5-3 157 – Ray Bethea (Penn) dec. Will Switzer (LU) 7-6 141 – Laike Gardner (LU) dec. Edgar Bright (Pitt) 13-11 165 – Steve Robertson (Penn) dec. Mike Stepien (LU) 9-3 149 – Mitch Minotti (LU) dec. Mikey Racciato (Pitt) 8-2 174 – Elliot Riddick (LU) dec. Casey Kent (Penn) 4-3 157 – Joey Napoli (LU) dec. Cole Sheptock (Pitt) 5-2 184 – Lorenzo Thomas (Penn) Fall Zach Diekel (LU) 6:34 165 – Brian Brill (LU) dec. Geno Morelli (Pitt) 3-2 197 – John Bolich (LU) dec. Frank Mattiace (Penn) 1-0 174 – Tyler Wilps (LU) dec. Elliot Riddick (Lehigh) 4-2 184 – Max Thomusseit (Pitt) major dec. Zach Diekel (LU) 13-1 197 – Nick Bonaccorsi (Pitt) dec. John Bolich (LU) 3-1, s.v. 285 – P.J. Tasser (Pitt) dec. Doug Vollaro (LU) 4-2, s.v. 2

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Lawrence White ‘64 Head Coach: Pat Santoro (Pittsburgh ‘92), sixth season Assistant Coach: Brad Dillon (Lehigh ‘04), sixth season Assistant Coach: John Hughes (Penn State ‘02), sixth season Volunteer Coach: Drew Headlee (Pittsburgh ‘08), sixth season TOURNAMENT TESTED Lehigh wrestlers have competed in four open tournaments so far East Stroudsburg Open - East Stroudsburg, Pa. - Nov. 17, 2013 this season - the Clarion Knight Point Open, the Jonathan Kaloust Lehigh entrants: 7 Bearcat Open, the East Stroudsburg Open, and the Franklin & Place winners: fi ve, Nathaniel Brown (1st, 184), Artem Timchenko (3rd, 125), Randy Cruz (3rd, 141), Will Switzer (4th, 141), Jim Carucci Marshall Open. Sophomore Laike Gardner, junior Nathaniel (8th, 141) Brown and freshman Darian Cruz have claimed open tournament Others who competed: 125 - Dean Somers; 141 - Drew Longo titles while Mountain Hawk wrestlers have earned 18 places in - Ben Haas, Will Sullivan; 184 - Zach Diekel tournament competition. Franklin & Marshall Open - Lancaster, Pa. - Jan, 4 2014 Knight Point Open - Clarion, Pa. - Nov. 3, 2013 Lehigh entrants: 8 Lehigh entrants: 20 Place winners: three, Darian Cruz (1st, 125), Artem Timchenko (2nd, Place winners: eight, Laike Gardner (1st, 141), Mitch Minotti (2nd, 133), Drew Longo (7th, 141) 149), Max Wessell (2nd, 285), John Bolich (3rd, 197), Artem Timchenko Others who competed: 125 - Cody Kievman; 141 - Jim Carucci, Randy (4th, 125), Brian Brill (1st, 165), Elliot Riddick (4th, 174), Zach Diekel Cruz; 149 - Mike Stepien; 157 - Billy Ramsey (4th, 184)/ Others who competed: 125 - Darian Cruz, Cody Kievman, Dean Somers; 141 - Jim Carucci, Randy Cruz, Drew Longo, Will Switzer; 149 ON DECK.. - Michael Stepien; 157 - Billy Ramsey; 165 - Will Sullivan; 184 - Na- Lehigh returns home for the fi rst time in nearly two months to thaniel Brown, Austin Meys. host another EIWA foe, Navy inside Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall on Friday, January 17. The Mountain Hawks have won Jonathan Kaloust Bearcat Open - Binghamton, N.Y. - Nov. 10, 2013 the last two duals against the Mids. Following the Navy dual, Lehigh entrants: 11 Lehigh will embark on its longest road trip of the season, visiting Place winners: two, Will Switzer (2nd, 141), Nathaniel Brown (3rd, Oregon State on January 23 and Boise State on January 26. 184) Others who competed: 125 - Cody Kievman; 141 - Jim Carucci, Randy Cruz, Drew Longo; 149 - Michael Stepien; 157 - Billy Ramsey; 165 - Ben Haas, Will Sullivan; 184 - Zach Diekel Lehigh Athletic Media RelationsExperience • 641 Taylor Street, Lehigh Bethlehem, Football PA • Phone 2003 610-758-3174 • Fax 610-758-4407 No. 19 LEHIGH AT No. 6 CORNELL• PAGE SEVEN LAWRENCE WHITE HEAD COACH - PAT SANTORO

tle at 149 from the No. 6 seed. Lehigh’s three Before coming to Lehigh, Santoro spent championships were its most since 2006. For the 1993-94 season as an assistant coach at his efforts, Santoro was voted EIWA Coach Duquesne and the two seasons prior to that of the Year for the second time. as a graduate assistant at Penn State. In Santoro’s third season Lehigh re- Regarded throughout the community turned to the top ten at the NCAA Champi- as one of the sport’s top teachers and re- onships for the fi rst time since 2006 with an cruiters, Santoro has enjoyed success at ev- eighth place fi nish. The Mountain Hawks ery level of wrestling, both as a coach and a crowned three All-Americans for the fi rst competitor. After wrestling for Bethlehem time in fi ve years and placed two wrestlers Catholic High School and taking a post- in the NCAA fi nals for the fi rst time since graduate year at Blair Academy, Santoro 2003. Heavyweight Zack Rey became Santo- wrestled collegiately at the University of ro’s fi rst national champion and the 27th in Pittsburgh, where he became the Panthers’ Lehigh history with his triumph in Philadel- only four-time All-America while captur- phia. Lehigh enjoyed another strong dual ing national titles in 1988 and 1989 at 142 meet season, going 15-6 and fi nishing eighth pounds. A three-time Eastern Wrestling in the national rankings. League Champion, he was the recipient He played an integral role in the renais- In 2009-10, Santoro guided the Moun- of Pittsburgh’s Golden Panther Award in sance of the Lehigh wrestling program in tain Hawks to a 16-3-1 dual record and a 1989, recognizing the outstanding athlete of the late 1990s. In his fi rst year back, he led top-ten national dual meet ranking for most the year. the Mountain Hawks to a school-record of the season. Lehigh reached the fi nals at On the international scene, Santoro en- 23 dual wins, a second place EIWA fi n- the Virginia Duals for the second straight joyed a stellar career which spanned nearly ish, and was named EIWA Coach of the season. In March, Santoro guided Rey to an a decade. He was a four time member of Year. Now entering his sixth season as EIWA title and All-America honors with a the U.S. National Team between 1995 and head coach, Bethlehem native Pat Santoro third place fi nish at the NCAA Champion- 1999 and served as an alternate for the 1996 looks to return the Mountain Hawks to the ships, the program’s fi rst All-American in Olympic Team and the 1999 World Team. top of the EIWA, while molding Lehigh four years. Santoro placed fourth at the 2000 U.S. into a perennial top ten team and national Santoro produced an immediate Olympic Trials, third at the 1992 Olympic championship contender. Santoro was hired turnaround in his fi rst season back in Trials and was runner-up in the 1992 U.S. in April, 2008 as just the eighth head coach Bethlehem. The Mountain Hawks won their Open Freestyle Championships. in program history. He holds the title as the fi r st 15 duals to start the season. The team’s Santoro earned his bachelor’s degree in Lawrence White Head Coach of Wrestling 23-1 dual mark surpassed the school record psychology from Pittsburgh in 1992. In ad- at Lehigh. for dual wins in a season. Santoro guided dition to his Bethlehem roots and previous A two-time EIWA Coach of the Year, Seth Ciasulli and David Craig to individual coaching stint at Lehigh, Santoro’s father, Santoro has mentored one NCAA Cham- EIWA Championships, while the Mountain uncle and brother all wrestled for the pion at Lehigh. He has led nine individuals Hawks qualifi ed seven wrestlers for the Brown and White. to a total of ten EIWA titles, while guiding NCAA Championships. Santoro and his wife Julie have a four men to nine total All-American medals. Before returning to Lehigh, Santoro daughter, Leah and a son, Mack. In 2012-13, Santoro worked with a spent the previous fi ve years as the head young team that battled through injuries coach at the University of Maryland where SANTORO AT LEHIGH and a string of bad luck and helped guide he helped resurrect the Terrapins program, Year Dual EIWA NCAA the Mountain Hawks to ten dual meet wins. which in 2008 captured its fi rst ACC title in 2008-09 23-1 2nd(2) 28th[0] Three individuals won individual EIWA 35 years; a feat which earned Santoro ACC 2009-10 16-3-1 3rd (1) 17th[1] titles including Randy Cruz, who became Coach of the Year honors. Santoro posted 2010-11 15-6 2nd (1) 8th [3] Lehigh’s fi rst true freshman EIWA cham- a 48-41-1 record in fi ve seasons at College 2011-12 12-5 2nd (3) 8th [4] pion since 1980. Under Santoro’s guidance Park, including an impressive 33-9 dual 2012-13 10-7 4th (3) 25th [1] Robert Hamlin became Lehigh’s 16th three- mark his last two seasons. time All-American and reached the NCAA Prior to his stint at Maryland Santoro 2013-14 5-3 fi n als for the second time in his career. served as an assistant at Lehigh for nine Totals 81-25-1 Under Santoro’s direction, Lehigh years, including eight seasons as the top continued to make strides in 2011-12. The assistant on Greg Strobel’s staff. During his ( ) - EIWA Champions Mountain Hawks fi nished eighth at the initial tenure, Santoro was part of some of [ ] - All-Americans NCAA Championships for the second the most successful teams in school history. Santoro’s career overall record: 129-66-2 straight year and once again had two fi nal- In 2003, Santoro was named the national ists in Zack Rey and Brandon Hatchett. Le- Assistant Coach of the Year by the National high crowned four All-Americans, its most Wrestling Coaches Association, after help- since having fi ve in 2004. Robert Hamlin ing guide the Brown and White to its third won his second straight EIWA title, while EIWA title in four years, and a fourth place Hatchett won his fi rst. Shane Welsh was the fi n ish at the NCAA Championships, at the surprise of the tournament, capturing the ti- time the program’s best fi nish in 24 years.

Lehigh Athletic Media RelationsExperience • 641 Taylor Street, Lehigh Bethlehem, Football PA • Phone 2003 610-758-3174 • Fax 610-758-4407 LEHIGH INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS (1/6/14)

Wt. Name Record Duals Dual Pts. Falls Dec. M.Dec. T-Falls Other Quick 125 Darian Cruz 12-5 4-3 12-11 0-0 11-2 0-1 1-2 0-0 0:00 Cody Kievman 6-6 0-0 0-0 1-1 4-5 1-0 0-0 0-0 1:24 Dean Somers 1-4 0-0 0-0 0-2 1-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0:00 Artem Timchenko 10-4 0-1 0-3 1-0 5-4 1-0 2-0 1-0 4:12

133 Mason Beckman 13-2 8-0 26-0 0-0 10-2 2-0 1-0 0-0 0:00

141 Jim Carucci 8-9 0-0 0-0 0-1 7-8 1-0 0-0 0-0 0:00 Randy Cruz 14-8 0-0 0-0 4-0 6-7 3-1 0-0 1-0 1:01 Laike Gardner 9-5 5-3 16-9 1-0 6-4 1-1 1-0 0-0 4:02 Drew Longo 11-10 0-0 0-0 0-0 10-9 1-1 0-0 0-0 0:00 Will Switzer 9-6 0-1 0-3 1-1 7-3 1-0 0-0 0-2 2:25

149 Mitch Minotti 15-4 5-3 12-9 2-0 12-4 1-0 0-0 0-0 1:50 Mike Stepien 4-6 0-1 0-3 1-1 2-4 0-1 0-0 1-0 0:57

157 Joey Napoli 7-0 7-0 28-0 2-0 4-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 2:51 Billy Ramsey 1-7 0-1 0-6 0-3 1-2 0-2 0-0 0-0 0:00 Dillon Smith 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0:00 Cal Stack 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0:00

165 Brian Brill 9-5 3-3 9-13 0-0 6-2 1-2 0-1 2-0 0:00 Ben Haas 3-4 0-0 0-0 0-2 3-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0:00 Will Sullivan 0-4 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-0 0:00

174 Elliot Riddick 12-7 5-3 15-9 1-0 8-7 2-0 1-0 0-0 3:24

184 Nathaniel Brown 15-3 0-0 0-0 1-0 8-3 1-0 2-0 3-0 2:13 Zach Diekel 13-8 3-4 10-16 1-1 6-6 4-1 0-1 1-0 2:42 Austin Meys 2-1 0-1 0-3 2-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 2:35

197 John Bolich 14-7 3-5 9-16 1-0 10-6 1-1 0-0 2-0 0:26

285 Doug Vollaro 6-5 4-3 12-9 0-0 6-5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0:00 Max Wessell 4-2 0-1 0-6 1-0 2-1 0-0 1-0 0-1 3:31