CBS NCAA Thank You copy.pdf 1 10/16/12 4:21 PM This official NCAA championship program is published by the National Collegiate Athletic Association and IMG with support from the NCAA’s official media partners and corporate champions/corporate partners. Official NCAA® Media Partners TABLE OF CONTENTS 2013 NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION P.O. Box 6222 Indianapolis, Indiana 46206 317/917-6222 www.ncaa.org President Mark Emmert Chief Operating Officer Jim Isch Executive Vice President, Championships and Alliances Mark Lewis Senior Vice President, Championships and Alliances Joni Comstock Championships and Alliances Staff Paula Buckhaulter and Levida Maxwell ©2012 Jeff Thompson/NCAA ©2012 Photos Jeff www.imgworld.com 888/484-4678 CHAMPIONSHIPS INFORMATION CORPORATE OFFICERS Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Officials . .2 Michael Dolan President, Sports and Entertainment George Pyne Schedule of Events . .3 IMG COLLEGE President Ben C. Sutton, Jr. Cornell College . .4 Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer Tony Crispino Senior Vice President, Chief Sales & Marketing Officer Qualifiers by School . .6 Roger VanDerSnick Senior Vice President, Business Development Hunter Nickell Senior Vice President, Chief Innovation Officer Qualifiers by Weight Class . .8-27 Mark Dyer Vice President, Strategic Communications Andrew Giangola Division III Wrestling Committee . .48 PUBLISHING Senior Vice President, Operations Joe Potter Championships History Vice President, Publishing John Justus From the Team Champions . .30 Director of Publishing Kirk Phillips Managing Editors Desk of Records . .32 Chad Laytham, Matt Coy, Jason Crisler Most Outstanding Wrestlers . .32 Editorial Division Mark Dan Peters, Richard Groves, Kara Schroyer, Todd Krise, Tommy Dillard, Brandon Brown, Individual Champions . .34-38 Kevin Fiorenzo, Jonathan Stark Emmert . .44 Creative Director 2012 Championships Recap . .40 Kristy Marques Design Studio Sarah Jane Snowden, Joy Chambers PUBLICATION ADVERTISING/MARKETING For more information on Director, Local/Regional Print Sales Doug Iler, 502/459-4346 Marketing Manager & Fulfillment Director this championship, click Matt Briggs, 859/226-4556 here to visit this sport’s To order select IMG Publications, please visit http://www.imgproducts.net page on NCAA.com. ©2013 NCAA and IMG NCAA.com 1 OFFICIALS 2013 NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships Mike Chase Tom Corey Curt Frost Mike Hagerty Gary Kessel Ken Ritchie Tim Shiels Matt Sorochinsky Rick Stahl Kevin Tann Matt Zeitz 2 NCAA.com SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 2013 NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13 5-8 p.m. Registration/entry verification THURSDAY, MARCH 14 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Registration/entry verification 2-3 p.m. Mandatory NCAA coaches meeting FRIDAY, MARCH 15 8:50 a.m. Medical checks 9 a.m. Weigh-ins 10:30 a.m. Grand March (opening ceremonies - parade of all teams) 11 a.m. Championships pigtail round; Championships preliminary (round one), and consolation pigtail rounds (six mats) 6 p.m. Championships quarterfinals (mats two, four and six) and consolation second-round wrestle-backs (mats one, three and five); consolation third-round (six mats) SATURDAY, MARCH 16 8:50 a.m. Medical checks 9 a.m. Weigh-ins 10 a.m. Championships semifinals (mats two and four) and consola- tion wrestle-back quarterfinals (mats one and three); consola- tion semifinals (four mats); seventh-, fifth- and third-place matches (three mats) 2-4 p.m. Participants’ social 6:30 p.m. Parade of All-Americans 7 p.m. Championships finals in weight class order (one mat) 9 p.m. Awards presentations (individual awards will tentatively be presented between finals matches; team awards and the 197 pounds and heavyweight classes will be presented after the completion of all wrestling) All times listed in the tentative schedule of events is based on Central time. NCAA.com 3 CORNELL COLLEGE Host of the 2013 NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships Cornell College’s campus was the first named entirely to the National Historic Register. ornell College is the home of a rich excelling in professional and personal life. Cornell draws students from nearly all 50 states wrestling tradition. Cornell wrestlers have Unique to Cornell are its dynamic Centers for and around the world, with 30 percent students of C participated in the Olympics since 1928, Extraordinary Opportunities, which provide life- color. It is recognized as one of the country’s 40 best and in 1947 Cornell become the first and only and career-changing connections for students inter- colleges in Colleges That Change Lives, and was small college to win an NCAA Division I Wrestling ested in pre-professional areas such as law, medicine, identified by the New York Times as one of 20 team championship. Cornell also claimed the AAU business, creative writing and leadership. Outside “stealth powerhouse” colleges. Cornell’s hilltop cam- national team title in 1947. the classroom, the residential community inspires pus was the first named entirely to the National His- Cornell is honored to have eight of its former quality interpersonal relationships and social engage- toric Register. It is located in Mount Vernon, Iowa wrestlers in the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. ment. The result is a four-year education that is rel- — recognized by Frommer’s as one of “America’s The college has produced 72 wrestling All- evant and life-changing for today’s students. Coolest Small Towns.” Americans, including eight NCAA individual champions. Cornell also holds 42 conference team championships, and has placed in the top 20 in five of the last six years at the NCAA championships. Cornell’s student-athletes represent nearly one- third of the student body, competing in 17 NCAA Division III intercollegiate sports. Wrestling plays a vital role in the student experience, from the train- ing and competition that teach team unity, the per- severance required to tackle a challenging task, and the satisfaction earned when a goal is achieved. Founded in 1853, Cornell College is today lead- ing the nation in reimagining the liberal arts educa- tion experience. A highly selective liberal arts college of 1,200 students, Cornell is distinguished by its One Course At A Time (OCAAT) curriculum. OCAAT promotes unparalleled academic immersion, flexibil- ity for experiential and off-campus study, and person- alized mentoring. Every class provides both course content and skills and capabilities essential for Cornell College has a rich wrestling tradition, producing 72 All-Americans. 4 NCAA.com Ad_Ad 2/6/12 2:06 PM Page 1 QUALIFIERS BY SCHOOL 2013 NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships Qualifiers Augsburg Gettysburg Pacific (OR) Washington and Jefferson Mike Fuenffinger Zach Thomson Caleb Malychewski Jacob Spearman Tossaporn Suparat Josh Etzel Tom Kuehn Heidelberg Roger Williams Kurt Knutsen Delian Schneider Collin Crowell Waynesburg Justin Bowland Richard Dowdley Shane Parcel Luke Lohr Josh Kohler Andrew Lovins Sam Guidi Matthew Hechsel Springfield Anthony Bonaventura Chad Johnson Hunter Tom Casper Musa DeReese Derek Adams Wesleyan (CT) Augustana (IL) Joseph Grippi Howard Tobochnik Matt Burns Ithaca Devin Biscaha Jefferson Ajayi Ricardo Gomez Derrick Longo Joshua Roometua Buena Vista Alex Gomez Jeremy Burns Brian Broll Dominick Giacolone Western New England Jules Doliscar St. Johns (MN) Jamison Sacco Centenary (NJ) Chris Stevermer Zachory Huxford John Carroll Ryan Arne Wheaton (IL) Cory Vernon Daniel Mirman Nicholas Schuler Daniel Olsen Chris Burdge Terner Gott Mitchell Hagen Darren Faber Owen Vernon Ryan Michaelis Joseph Zitone Johns Hopkins John Scepaniak Wilkes Paul Bewak Mark Hartenstine Central (IA) Paul Marcello St. Olaf Kristopher Krawchuk Daniel Page James Roach Matthew Transue Johnson & Wales (RI) William Fletcher Coast Guard Colin Lenhardt Stevens Institute of Technology Nathaniel Giorgio Michael Polizzi Williams King’s (PA) Joey Favia Ces Antista Coe Shane Stark Jorge Lopez Jimmy Gotto SUNY Brockport Tom Foote Dimitri Boyer Loras Matthias Ellis II Ethan Ball James Buss Jordan Dyer Wisconsin-Eau Claire John Wilkinson Nathaniel Behnke Concordia (WI) Luther Matt Rieckhoff Sean Ambrocio Evan Obert SUNY Cortland Greg Sanders Kyle Windquist Alec Dierna Wisconsin-La Crosse Garret Bonte Robert Dierna Isaac Balsiger Concordia-Moorhead Jayden DeVilbiss Troy Sterling Adam Sheley Will McCarthy Trent Flegel Lou Puca Kevin O’Brien Jacoby Bergeron Nick Pearch Jared Myhrberg William Mayer Jacob Long Corey James Kevin Fynboh McDaniel Wisconsin-Oshkosh Nathan Schmitz Ryan O’Boyle SUNY Oneonta Nazar Kulchytskyy Tom Bouressa Joe Camlin Shaun Gillen Dan Schiferl Cornell College Merchant Marine SUNY Oswego Wisconsin-Platteville Trevor Engle Brandon Yeik Blake Fisher Tyler Henken Alex Coolidge Messiah The College of New Jersey Wisconsin-Stevens Point Delaware Valley Ricardo Plummer John Darling Ben Strobel Charlie Frankel Ben Kramer Zach Zotollo Jordan Schulte Dale Fava Josh Thomson Brian Broderick Ryan Conat Emanual Ajagbe Travis Ebersole Dallas Winston Thiel Wisconsin-Whitewater Aaron Karns Milwaukee School of Engineering Jordan Powell Grant Sutter Austin Binish Jake Fredricksen Dubuque Trine Elroy Perkin Christopher Sokol Mount Union Brandon Preston Cade Sarbacker Brian Travis Jon Garrison Elias Larson Cedric Gibson Eric Powell Ryan Pieper Roland Dunlap Ryan Warczynksi New York University Shane Siefert Joseph Kubica Brandon Jones Ursinus Anthony Edgren Patrick Sheehan Christopher Donaldson Elizabethtown Wabash Worcester Polytechnic