No. 18 Wilkes (19-4) at Metropolitan Conference Championships 2011-12 SCHEDULE Sunday, February 26, 2012 NOVEMBER Nov. 5 at Monarch Invitational 1st of 13 Start Time: 9:30 a.m. (Wilkes-Barre, PA - King’s College) Thompson Gymnasium • Elizabethtown, Pa. Nov. 12 John Reese Duals No. 23 Centenary W 27-16 Colonels Notebook No. 13 Cortland State L 9-28 • Wilkes, ranked No. 18, will face tough competition from a very strong field as NYU W 38-9 it competes in the 2012 Metropolitan Conference Wrestling Championships this Plymouth State W 33-15 Sunday, hosted by Elizabethtown College. Nov. 18 No. 21 Elizabethtown W 39-3 • WU concluded its regular season schedule with a 32-14 win over cross-town Nov. 19 at Oneonta Red Dragon Invitational 4th of 11 rival King’s College on Senior Night. The Colonels finish the 2011-12 campaign Nov. 21 at East Stroudsburg L 14-23 winners of 15 of their last 16 dual matches dating back to the North/South Duals in early January. DECEMBER • Senior All-American Anthony Dattolo stands with 104 career wins, seven behind Dec. 2-3 at Messiah Petrofes Tournament 2nd of 12 the school’s all-time leader John Conte who finished with 111 victories. Dattolo Dec. 10 Muhlenberg No Team Score remains unbeaten on the season at 27-0 at 149-pounds. He became only the fifth No. 15 York L 13-22 Wilkes wrestler to reach the 100-win plateau in the programs rich history earlier Delaware Valley W 26-15 this year. Dec. 28 Wilkes Open 1 champion, • Rookie Michael Fleck is four wins short of tying the school record for wins in a 2 individual place-winners single season held by John Conte (36 wins, 1999-00). Fleck holds the most wins of any wrestler of any weight class in the Metropolitan Conference. JANUARY • Wilkes features one ranked wrestler, two contenders, and three honorable men- Jan. 7 North South Duals (Collegeville, Pa. - Ursinus) tions according to d3wrestle.com rankings (2/20/12). Dattolo is tabbed 5th at 149, vs. USMMA W 24-13 unbeaten at 27-0. Myzar Mendoza (26-6) and Ryan Wilson (24-7) are listed as vs. Stevens Institute of Technology W 32-6 contenders at 133 and 141 pounds respectively. Michael Fleck (125), Nathan White vs. No. 24 Messiah W 19-18 (165), and Dustin Stough (174) all garnered Honorable Mention selections in the vs. West Chester W 36-12 poll. Jan. 11 vs. Scranton W 51-0 • Nine Colonels wrestling Sunday are seeded fourth or better, most of any school at Hunter W 27-6 in the field. Jan. 21 at Messiah Open 6 Champions • In total, 10 wrestlers this weekend are ranked nationally, including Mike Denver (Grantham, PA) of TCNJ who is ranked No. 1 at 184. Jan. 28 Gettysburg W 26-15 No. 18 Wilkes University Colonels Trinity W 46-9 Weighing In 2011-12 RIT W 32-9 Weight Name Year Hometown Record 125 Michael Fleck Fr. Easton, PA 33-6 FEBRUARY 133 Myzar Mendoza So. Westminster, MD 26-6 Feb. 3 at No. 30 TCNJ W 27-10 141 Ryan Wilson Sr. Manasquan, NJ 24-7 Feb. 10 No. 5 Ithaca L 16-20 149 #5 Anthony Dattolo Sr. Succasunna, NJ 27-0 Feb. 11 at McDaniel W 33-6 157 Matt Ellery Sr. Somerset, NJ 19-15 vs. Ursinus W 24-18 165 Nathan White Jr. Ellicott City, MD 26-14 vs. UMBC W 20-15 174 Dustin Stough Jr. Friendsville, MD 25-12 Feb. 17 King’s W 32-14 184 Buddy Gouger Jr. Saylorsburg, PA 20-17 Feb. 26 at Metro Conf. Championships 9:30 a.m. 197 Dave Oberrender So. Freeland, PA 25-12 (Elizabethtown, PA - Elizabethtown College) 285 William Fletcher Fr. Ottsville, PA 18-15 MARCH Team Ranking: Brute-Adidas NWCA (2/21/12) Mar. 10-11 at NCAA Championships TBA Individual Ranking: Brute-Adidas NWCA (2/21/12) / d3wrestle.com (2/20/12) (LaCrosse, WI) Head Coach: Jon Laudenslager Home Matches in Bold Asst. Coaches: Mitch Marcks, Alex Wilson, Jaime Miller, Rubin Prophete All Home Matches at the Marts Center Grad. Asst.: Dave Shafer Head Coach Jon Laudenslager 2011-12 Wilkes University Roster Jon Laudenslager enters his ninth season at the Wrestler Yr. Wt. Hometown / High School helm of the Wilkes University wrestling program in the 2011-12 season. During his eight years Lucas Dise Fr. 125 Slatington, PA / Northern Lehigh as head coach, Laudenslager has led Wilkes to a dual match record of 135-66-5, including seven Michael Fleck Fr. 125 Easton, PA / Wilson Area winning seasons, and has posted at least 13 wins six times. Myzar Mendoza So. 133 Hampstead, MD / Winters Mill Under Laudenslager’s guidance, the Colonels Griffin Panicucci So. 133 Wantage, NJ / High Point have become a consistent force in Division III, ranking has high as 13th nationally during the Ryan Wilson Sr. 141 Manasquan, NJ / Wall Township 2010-11 season. With four Metropolitan Con- ference place-winners, including conference Matthew Gaines Jr. 141 Cherry Hill, NJ / Cherry Hill East champion and All-American Anthony Dattolo, Laudenslager led Wilkes to a 15-10-2 record. Jeff Peterson Jr. 141 Edison, NJ / Edison Township Climbing as high as 15th nationally during the Sean Lombardi Fr. 149 Newton, NJ / Kittatiny 2009-10 season, the Colonels finished the year with a school record 22 wins and a second place Anthony Dattolo Sr. 149 Ledgewood, NJ / Roxbury Metropolitan Conference finish. Wilkes boasted seven place-winners, with Frank Heffernan and Tyler Lauchaire So. 149 Stroudsburg, PA / Stroudsburg Zach Pizarro taking home individual titles, while Pizarro earned All-American status. John Lynch Fr. 149 Hellertown, PA / Saucon Valley On January 30 of that season, Laudenslager Phillip Racciato So. 149 Pen Argyl, PA / Pen Argyl earned his 100th career dual victory, the second to ever achieve the feat at Wilkes after legendary Stephen Turner Fr. 149 Plains, PA / Coughlin coach John Reese (514 career wins). Shane Everett Sr. 157 Saylorsburg, PA / Pleasant Valley In 2008-09, Laudenslager guided the Colonels to a 17-6-2 record, winning the Metropolitan team Kyle Hinton So. 157 Lorton, VA / Hayfield championship. The Colonels placed seven wres- tlers into the conference tournament finals, with Matthew Ellery Sr. 157 Somerset, NJ / Middlesex 133 Josh Pauling, 149 Erik Smith and 197 Zach Pizarro claiming titles. The Colonels ranked as Brandon Dixon Jr. 165 Factoryville, PA / Riverside high as 12th in the NWCA polls that season, and qualified five wrestlers to the national tourna- Nathan White Jr. 165 Ellicott City, MD / River Hill ment in Iowa. Nicholas Lynch So. 165 Horsham, PA / Hatboro-Horsham In the summer of 2010, Laudenslager was se- lected by the NWCA as a mentor for the 2010 Benjamin Marich Sr. 165 Kempton, PA / Northwestern Lehigh Leadership Academy. He also served on the Division III NCAA Committee from 2006-2010. Dustin Stough Jr. 174 Friendsville, MD / Northern Garrett Laudenslager is a former standout wrestler for Chase Martino Fr. 174 Hixson, TN / The McCallie School the Colonels, earning four varsity letters from 1994 to 1998 while wrestling at the Division Eric Bach Fr. 184 Newton, NJ / Kittatiny I level. He broke onto the scene as a rookie when he fashioned an overall record of 24-7 Raymond Dungee Jr. 184 Morristown, NJ / Morristown while wrestling at both 126 and 134 pounds. Laudenslager finished fifth at the EIWA Cham- Marlon Duque Fr. 184 Boonton, NJ / Boonton pionships and earned EIWA Rookie of the Year honors. His performance helped Wilkes fashion Seth Gray So. 184 Quakertown, PA / Quakertown a dual match record of 14-10-1 and cop a tenth place finish at the EIWA Championships. He also Tyler Suruskie Fr. 184 Sinking Spring, PA / Wilson ended his freshman season with a team-leading nine wins by fall. Buddy Gouger Jr. 184 Saylorsburg, PA / Pleasant Valley As a junior Laudenslager concluded the season Lucas Homeijer Fr. 197 Boonton, NJ / Morris Knolls with an overall record of 17-10 at 134 pounds. He posted six wins by fall and came close to knock- David Oberrender So. 197 Freeland, PA / Hazleton ing off EIWA champion Carl Keske from Cornell University, dropping a hard-fought 11-9 decision. Matthew Transue So. 197 Stroudsburg, PA / Stroudsburg He also earned a second-place finish at the West Point Open, while claiming the team’s Shawn Louis Orem So. 285 Westminster, MD / Winters Mill Galbreath Academic Coaches Award. Jonathon Slack So. 285 Washington, NJ / Warren Hills A graduate of Wilkes with a degree in Psychol- William Fletcher Fr. 285 Ottsville, PA / Palisades ogy, Laudenslager is only the seventh head coach in the long and storied history of the Colonels Michael Shannon So. 285 Montvale, NJ / Northern Valley Regional wrestling program. 2011-12 Individual Records (thru 2/25/12) Wt. Class Name Season Record/Tournaments 125 Michael Fleck 33-6 3rd Kings/3rd Petrofes/1st Messiah Open 125 Lucas Dise 13-8 6th Oneonta 133 Myzar Mendoza 26-6 1st Petrofes/2nd Wilkes Open 133 Mark Uliano 9-8 133 Griffin Panicucci 8-11 2nd Messiah Open 133 Anthony Peterson 8-8 141 Ryan Wilson 24-7 Kings Champion/6th Petrofes 141 Jeff Peterson 14-6 2nd Kings/8th Petrofes/1st Messiah Open 141 Matthew Gaines 4-9 149 Anthony Dattolo 27-0 1st Kings/1st Petrofes/1st Wilkes Open 149 Sean Lombardi 8-6 5th Oneonta 149 John Lynch 23-13 7th Petrofes 149 Stephen Turner 8-9 157 Matthew Ellery 19-14 3rd Kings/1st Messiah Open 157 Shane Everett 19-9 3rd Oneonta/4th Petrofes/2nd Messiah Open 157 Tyler Lauchaire 21-10 2nd Kings (149)/5th Oneonta 157 George Simms III 12-9 6th Oneonta 157 Philip Racciato 8-8 157 Kyle Hinton 5-9 165 Benjamin Marich 2-3 165 Nathan White 26-14 2nd Kings/2nd Oneonta/6th Petrofes/1st Messiah Open 165 Brandon Dixon 10-11 165 Nicholas Lynch 8-15 174 Dustin Stough 25-12 4th Kings/4th Petrofes/1st Messiah Open 174 Chase Martino 15-11 8th Petrofes 174 Joshua Rodriguez 3-2 184 Eric Bach 9-3 3rd Kings 184 Buddy Gouger 20-17 2nd Oneonta/3rd Messiah Open 184 Raymond Dungee 11-10 3rd Oneonta 184 Marlon Duque 17-9 184 Seth Gray 11-10 5th Petrofes/4th Messiah Open 184 Tyler Suruskie 7-10 197 David Oberrender 25-12 3/4 Kings/5th Petrofes/2nd Messiah Open 197 Lucas Homeijer 6-11 285 Matt Transue 5-2 1st Messiah Open 285 William Fletcher 18-14 2nd Oneonta/4th Messiah Open 285 Jonathan Slack 9-8 5th Kings 285 Mike Shannon 6-9 285 Louis Orem 0-2 Wilkes Quick Facts Metro Conference Individual Seedings Location ......................................................................Wilkes-Barre, Pa.