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Us Air Force Academy TABLE OF CONTENTS/QUICK FACTS AIR FORCE QUICK FACTS GENERAL INFORMATION Location . .USAF Academy, Colo. Founded . .1954 Enrollment . .4,400 Nickname . .Falcons Colors . .Blue and Silver Affiliation . .NCAA Division I Superintendent . .Lt. Gen. John F. Regni Athletic Director . .Dr. Hans J. Mueh COACHING STAFF Head Coach . .Joel Sharratt Alma Mater . .Iowa (1995) Office Phone . .(719) 333-2811 Office Fax . .(719) 333-2599 Coach’s E-mail: . [email protected] Career Record (Yrs) . .15-19/2 Air Force Record (Yrs) . .Same Assistant Coaches . .Bart Horton . .Maj. Tom Tingley Volunteer Assistant Coach . .Sam Barber TEAM INFORMATION Home Venue . .Clune Arena Conference . .Western Wrestling 2007-08 Dual Record . .9-9 2007-08 Conference Record . .3-2 2007-08 West Regional Finish . .Second Junior Tyler French, 2008 West Regional champion and Letterwinners R/L . .10/8 NCAA qualifier at 174 pounds Starters R/L . .4/6 NCAA Qualifiers Returning . .Stephen Crozier (165), TABLE OF CONTENTS . .Tyler French (174) NCAA Qualifiers Lost . .Jake Kriegbaum (141), Table of Contents/Quick Facts.....................................................................1 . .Jacob Devlin (184) Head Coach Joel Sharratt..............................................................................2 Assistant Coach Bart Horton .......................................................................3 ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Assistant Coach Maj. Tom Tingley..............................................................3 Assoc. Athletic Director, Communications . .Troy Garnhart Support Staff...................................................................................................4 Wrestling Contact . .Melissa McKeown 2008-09 Roster ...............................................................................................5 Office Phone . .(719) 333-9025 2008-09 Season Outlook...............................................................................6 Office Fax . .(719) 333-3798 Meet The Falcons .....................................................................................7-11 E-mail address . [email protected] 2007-08 Season Review.........................................................................12-13 Official website . .GoAirForceFalcons.com 2007-08 Dual Results ..................................................................................14 Year-By-Year Results....................................................................................15 Western Wrestling Conference ..................................................................16 All-Americans ..............................................................................................17 Honors & Awards ........................................................................................18 Air Force Legends........................................................................................19 Wrestling Facilities.......................................................................................20 CREDITS The Academy..........................................................................................21-24 The 2008-09 Air Force wrestling media guide was written and designed by assistant media relations director Melissa McKeown, using QuarkXPress. Editorial assistance provided by the Air Force ath- letic media relations office, as well as the Air Force wrestling staff. Photos courtesy of DenMar Services, Ken Mellott, Ralph Clark and David Lipp. Printing by Madeline McGuire, Air Force Athletic Communications. 2008-09 AIR FORCE WRESTLING 1 COACHING STAFF JOEL SHARRATT HEAD COACH • THIRD SEASON • IOWA (‘95) Joel Sharratt is currently in his 2006. "My goals for the Air Force wrestling program are for every athlete third season at the helm of the Air Force to graduate and be commissioned as an Air Force officer, for our wrestlers wrestling program. to be leaders in the Cadet Wing, and for each individual to reach his full In just two years, Sharratt has potential on the mat." already made his mark on the Falcons’ Sharratt came to the Academy after spending six seasons as the head program. Last season, Air Force, which assistant wrestling coach at the United States Naval Academy. In 2005-06, put together a 9-9 overall dual record, Sharratt helped lead the Midshipmen to a 13-2 dual record, their best win had a solid season. The Falcons captured a second-place finish at the 2008 total since the 1990-91 season, while also sending five wrestlers to the NCAA West Regional, matching their best-ever showing at the tourna- NCAA Championships. Sharratt was also a tenured assistant professor at ment (also finishing second in 2003). Jake Kriegbaum, named the the Naval Academy, teaching physical education courses in wrestling, Outstanding Wrestler at the West Regional, and Tyler French both won martial arts, judo and hand-to-hand combat, while additionally serving as their respective weight classes at the NCAA West Regional/WWC the faculty chair of the USNA combative courses. Championships, while three others—Jacob Devlin, Stephen Crozier and A 1995 graduate of the University of Iowa, Sharratt was a three-time Tony Dorward—placed second. All-American, earning three trips to the NCAA Finals, winning the cham- For helping orchestrate Air Force’s remarkable turnaround, Sharratt pionship in 1994. Training under the tutelage of legendary coach Dan was named the Western Wrestling Conference Coach of the Year. Gable during his college career, Sharratt was a four-year letterwinner for Kriegbaum and French were honored as first-team All-WWC selections, the Hawkeyes, and was twice selected as the team captain. Sharratt led his while Devlin, Crozier and Dorward were named to the second team. team to the 1995 Big Ten and NCAA titles, winning the Big Ten individ- To cap off the season, the Falcons also sent four wrestlers— ual championship that season. Sharratt also competed as a member of the Kriegbaum, French, Devlin and Crozier—to the NCAA Championships 1993 and 1994 Big Ten Championship teams, as well as the 1992 and 1994 for the third time in the past NCAA Championship teams. THE SHARRATT FILE four seasons. All four won at Following his college career, Sharratt was a two-time member of the least one match at the national U.S. National Team, earning the bronze medal at both the 1996 Olympic HOMETOWN meet, with Kriegbaum and Trials and 1997 Pan American Championships. While competing on the Bloomington, Minn. Devlin each bringing home international level, Sharratt represented the United States around the two victories. world including trips to Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Italy, EDUCATION Although faced with a France and Canada. Accomplishments as a coach in the freestyle arena Undergraduate: rebuilding task in his first sea- included cadet national champions and junior national champions, as well Iowa, 1995 son as head coach, Sharratt as multiple national team members and world medalists. B.S. in Leisure Studies helped lead Air Force to a 3-1 Sharratt has also served as a graduate assistant at the University of Graduate: mark in its inaugural season in Minnesota, where he earned his master’s degree in sports administration Minnesota, 2000 the Western Wrestling in 2000, serving a two year position as the Developmental Freestyle Coach M.Ed.. in Sports Administration Conference. With the Falcons for the state of Minnesota. Sharratt also worked as an assistant coach at earning a sixth-place team fin- Lehigh from 1996-98 and as a graduate assistant at his alma mater during COLLEGE ATHLETICS ish at the NCAA West the 1995-96 season. University of Iowa Regional, Crozier and Devlin Sharratt and his wife, Jamie, live in Monument, Colo., with their • NCAA champion led Air Force as third-team all- three daughters, Tori (5), Taylor (3) and Carly, who was born in January • Two-time NCAA runner-up conference selections. 2008. • Three-time All-American Sharratt’s influence has • Big Ten champion been notable off the mat as well. The Falcons are in the top OTHER WRESTLING 10 percent of the NCAA APR EXPERIENCE (Academic Progress Rate) • Two-time USA National team rankings among all Division I member (1996-97) wrestling institutions. Air Force’s top student-athlete, COACHING EXPERIENCE team captain Stephen Crozier, Iowa was named to the NWCA All- Grad. Asst. Coach (1995-96) Academic team in 2008 and is Lehigh also a two-time member of the Assistant Coach (1996-98) WWC All-Academic team. Minnesota Already, the goals that Grad. Asst. Coach (1998-2000) Sharratt set upon his arrival U.S. Naval Academy seem to be coming to fruition. Head Asst. Coach (2000-06) "Air Force has a great program U.S. Air Force Academy and a great staff and I'm look- Head Coach (2006-pres.) ing forward to the chance to get it going," said Sharratt in 2 2008-09 AIR FORCE WRESTLING COACHING STAFF BART HORTON ASSISTANT COACH • SECOND SEASON • IOWA STATE (‘97) Bart Horton is now in his second year as an assistant wrestling coach for the Academy. Horton, the newest member of the Air Force wrestling staff, was an direct contributor to the program’s- success during the 2007-08 season. His contribution has surged with his impact on the recruiting coordination and communication. After a sixth-place finish at the NCAA West Regional in 2007, the Falcons turned things around last year, capturing a second-place finish at the 2008 NCAA West Regional. Air Force’s finish matched their best-ever showing at the tournament (as they also placed second in 2003). In addition, the Falcons sent four wrestlers to
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