General Information GENERAL INFORMATION TABLE OF CONTENTS 2004-05 SCHEDULE Quick Facts 1 Day Date Opponent Location Time 2004-05 Schedule 1 Sat. Nov. 6 INTRA-SQUAD WRESTLE-OFFS College Park, Md. 10 a.m. This is Maryland Wrestling 2 Sat.-Sun. Nov. 20-21 Body Bar Invitational Ithaca, N.Y. 10 a.m. Sat Nov. 27 Mat Town Invitational Lock Haven, Pa. 9 a.m. Fear The Turtle Campaign 4 Sun. Dec. 5 Penn State Open University Park, Pa. 9 a.m. Coaching Staff 5 Sat. Dec. 11 at Rutgers Piscataway, N.J. 11 a.m. Head Coach Pat Santoro 5 Sat. Dec. 11 at Rider Lawrenceville, N.J. TBA Assistant Coach Shane Mack 6 Tues. Dec. 28 Southern Scuffle Greensboro, N.C. 9 a.m. Assistant Coach Brad Dillon 6 Sun. Jan. 2 vs. Southern Illinois Columbia, Mo. 1:30 p.m. Administrative Assistant Kevin Kearns 6 Sun. Jan. 2 vs. Utah Valley St. Columbia, Mo. 3 p.m. 2004-05 Season Outlook 7 Sun. Jan. 2 at Missouri Columbia, Mo. 5 p.m. 2004-05 Roster Information 8 Sat. Jan. 8 at Duke* Durham, N.C. 10 a.m. Sat. Jan. 8 at North Carolina* Chapel Hill, N.C. 1:30 p.m. Alphabetical Roster 8 Thu. Jan. 13 NAVY College Park, Md. 7 p.m. Roster By Weight 8 Fri. Jan. 21 at Virginia Military Institute Lexington, Va. 7 p.m. Pronunciation Guide 8 Sat. Jan. 22 at Virginia Tech* Blacksburg, Va. 5 p.m. Terps By State 8 Sat. Jan. 29 DUQUESNE College Park, Md. Noon Terps By Class 8 Sat.-Sun. Jan. 29-30 UNC-GREENSBORO College Park, Md. TBA Terrapin Profiles 9 Sat. Feb. 5 vs. Lehigh Charlottesville, Va. 4 p.m. 2003-04 Season Review 16 Sat. Feb. 12 NC STATE* College Park, Md. 3 p.m. Sun. Feb. 13 at American Washington, D.C. Noon Season Review 16 Fri. Feb. 18 GEORGE MASON College Park, Md. 7:30 p.m. Season Results 16 Sat. Feb. 19 VIRGINIA* College Park, Md. 1 p.m. Individual Records 16 Sat. Mar. 5 at ACC Championships Greensboro, N.C. 11 a.m. Match Results 17 Thu-Sat. Mar. 17-19 at NCAA Tournament St. Louis, Mo. All Day ACC Season Review 18 NCAA Tournament 18 Home matches in BOLD CAPS at Comcast Center Pavilion Maryland Wrestling History 19 * Atlantic Coast Conference match All-Time Results 19 All-Time Honors 19 Coaching History 19 QUICK FACTS University Information Top Returnees ACC Champions 20 Location College Park, Md. Jason Gribschaw, 141 (17-16 in 2003-04) Terps of Distinction 21 Founded 1807 Adam James, 157 (redshirt 2004-05, 15-13 in 2002-03) Opponent Capsules 22 Enrollment 34,801 Comcast Center 23 Nickname Terrapins University Profile 24 Coaching Information Affiliation NCAA Division I Head Coach Pat Santoro (Pittsburgh, ‘92) Athletic Director Deborah A. Yow 26 Conference Atlantic Coast Conference Overall Record/Years 4-9 (.444)/1 Distinguished Alumni 28 Arena Comcast Center Pavilion (1,500) Record at Maryland/Years 4-9 (.444)/1 Academic Support & Career Development 29 School Colors Red, White, Black, Gold Assistant Coaches Shane Mack (Maryland, ‘98) Staff Directory 30 President Dr. C.D. Mote, Jr. (California, ‘59) Brad Dillon (Lehigh, ‘04) Athletic Administration 30 Athletic Director Deborah A. Yow (Elon, ‘74) Wrestling Office Phone (301) 314-7003 Atlantic Coast Conference 31 Wrestling Fax (301) 405-0955 Media Information 32 Team Information 2003-04 Record 4-9 Media Information ACC Record/Finish 0-4/5th Wrestling Contact Adam Zundell, Asst. Director ACC Tournament Points/Finish 32/5th Office Phone (301) 314-7066 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 10/5 Cell Phone (304) 657-0388 Starters Returning/Lost 5/5 e-mail [email protected] 2004 NCAA Qualifiers None Office Fax (301) 314-9094 Associate A.D./Media Relations Doug Dull Website www.umterps.com Media Guide Credits The 2004-05 Maryland wrestling media guide was written by Adam Zundell of the Athletic Media Relations Department. Editing by Doug Dull and Mark Fratto. Design and layout by Patrick Fischer, Publications Coordinator/Assistant Director of Media Relations. Cover design by John Schaffhauser. Photography by Bill Vaughan and Andrew Shurtleaff. Printing by Multi-Ad. Additional copies of this media guide can be purchased for $5, plus $1.50 for shipping and handling, by writing the Athletic Media Relations Office, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, 20742, or by calling 301-314- 7064. 1 2 BEGINNING OF A NEW ERA IN PatMARYLAND Santoro begins his second season as the Terps’ headWRESTLING coach with a mission of returning a winning tradition back to Maryland. Santoro has already added a nationally-ranked recruiting class to go along with the talented veterans on the team. The Terps will take on some of the top competition across the country in preparation for the conference and national tournaments in March. To support these goals, the Terps are surrounded by state-of-the-art facilities located within the Comcast Center. It’s a good time to be a Terp! 3 FEAR THE TURTLE CAMPAIGN A Campaign FOr Athletic Scholarships The Fear the Turtle campaign was launched Mrs. Bella A. Carter in the Fall of 2003 with the goal of raising $1.2M FULL SCHOLARSHIP GIFTS Mr. Kevin L. Colabucci Mr. William Chesley to annually fund scholarships for the eight men’s Ms. Beth Deskins teams at the University of Maryland that do not Mr. David J. Diehl have the maximum number of scholarship allowed HALF SCHOLARSHIP GIFTS Mr. William P. Ferencz by the NCAA. These men’s sports – Baseball, Cross Mr. Alan J. Gebhart Mr. Paul Fitzmaurice Country, Golf, Swimming, Tennis, Indoor Track and Mr. Petch Gibbons Mr. Patrick M. Flynn Field, Outdoor Track and Field, and Wrestling – need Mr. and Mrs. Andy Gribschaw Mrs. Louise H. Gilman additional scholarships in order to recruit talented Mr. Jim Guzzio student-athletes to compete for the Terrapins. Mr. Raymond J. Haney Maryland Athletics and the wrestling coaching staff QUARTER SCHOLARSHIP Ms. Karla Harlan would like to extend their sincere appreciation to all GIFTS Mr. Ted Harlan letter winners and friends of the program who have Mr. Mark A. Anderson Lorraine and Monika Haylek contributed to the Fear the Turtle campaign. Your Mr. Stephen P. Hayleck generosity has provided Maryland Wrestling with 4 Mr. Steven K. Heger additional scholarships, bringing our current total POOLED SCHOLARSHIP Mr. John B. Henderson to 9 full scholarships! GIFTS Mr. Scott Herfel Our success is directly related to your support. Mr. Ryan Abbott Mr. Wayne Hicks Together, we are returning Maryland Wrestling to Mr. Humphrey O. Atiemo Mr. Richard D. Hitchens, Jr. national prominence and causing all of our opponents Mr. Tom Bailey Mr. Kevin Kearns to Fear the Turtle! Mr. Richard Besnier Mr. Richard F. Konop Mr. Robert E. Booth Mr. David Land Mr. Robert W. Booth Mr. Luke Leary MARYLAND WRESTLING Mr. Charles E. Bowler Jr. Mr. Michael Lipitz Mr. Christopher Brodmerkel M Club Foundation, Inc. SCHOLARSHIPS Mr. Allen F. Brown Mr. Shane Mack 2003-04 2004-05+ NCAA Max* Mr. Philip G. Brown Mr. Chuck Maier 5.0 9.0 9.9 Mr. Keith J. Burgess Mr. John McHugh + Number of Scholarships Currently Funded by Maryland Mr. Edward Burlas Mr. Craig McHugh * NCAA Maximum Number of Scholarships Mr. Curt Callahan Col. Paul McNeil Mr. and Mrs. James R. Meehan Alan and Amy Meltzer Family Foundation Mary and Chuck Ming We welcome additional gifts in support of wrestling scholarships. To make a tax-deductible gift to the Mr. Vincent Mona Fear the Turtle campaign to benefit Maryland Wrestling, please contact the Athletics Major Gifts office Mr. Grant Newman at 301-314-7020, or toll free at 800-653-7667. Mr. Steven D. Nickolaus Mr. Robert C. Papa Mr. Joseph H. Pruitt Mr. Alan Ptak FRIENDS OF MARYLAND WRESTLING Mr. Thornton C. Race Friends of Maryland Wrestling is a sport-specific fundraising group that provides a tangible and Mr. Tom Reese consistent way to focus fan enthusiasm and support into specific initiatives to benefit Maryland Wrestling. Mr. Pat Santoro Members of Friends of Maryland Wrestling include former wrestlers, parents of current wrestlers, faculty Mr. Melvin E. Schwarz and staff, and fans of wrestling. Mr. Curtis R. Scovel The goals of Friends of Maryland Wrestling are to: (1) raise money for special projects and services for Mr. Saul S. Seltzer the wrestling program not provided for in the annual athletic department budget; (2) sponsor and conduct Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Sherlock activities which foster a positive family atmosphere Mr. Thomas A. Sinibaldi and spirit; and (3) ensure good communication Mr. Peter Sokowski and exchange of information between the Mr. Robert Takseraas coaching staff and its core group of Mr. Joseph Tomaino supporters. All funds earned through Ms. Barbara Turanchik Friends of Maryland Wrestling are managed Mr. Randall L. Umberger by the University of Maryland College Park Mr. Thomas VanGorder Foundation, Inc., for the benefit of Maryland Mr. Jeff Whalen Wrestling. Mr. Malcolm D. Wilson Please contact the Maryland Wrestling coaching staff at 301-314-6677 for information on how you can become a Friend of Maryland Wrestling. Thank you for your support. 4 HEAD COACH PAT SANTORO Second season at Maryland • Pittsburgh 1992 2003 National Assistant Coach of the Year Pat Santoro, a two-time NCAA national assistant coach, I’m grateful and excited about having the opportunity to champion and four-time All-American, become a head coach.” returns for his second season at the helm of Santoro graduated with a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the Maryland program. Santoro has already Pittsburgh in 1992. While there he was a two-time team captain and a created a buzz around the Terrapin program member of Athletes in Action and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.