2010 ncaa wrestling championships notes

American University WrestlingAmerican University Wrestling

2009-10 Schedule

NovemberSat. 7 at Clarion Open ................................NTSSun. 15 at ACC Challenge ..............................0-3 Sun. 22 at Keystone Classic ................. .........2ndSat. 28 at Northeast Duals .............................2-1 DecemberTues. 29 at Midlands Championships ............... 8thWed. 30 at Midlands Championships ............. 10th JanuaryFri. 8 NAVY* ........................................L, 18-17Sat. 16 at Indiana Duals .................................1-1Sat. 23 DUKE ..........................................W, 38-7Sun. 24 OHIO .........................................W, 27-18Tues. 26 DREXEL ......................................W, 40-6Thurs. 28 at Binghamton ...........................W, 69-59

FebruaryFri. 12 at Maryland ................................L, 22-17Sat. 13 RUTGERS* ................................L, 26-12 Mon. 15 at Old Dominion .........................L, 20-15Sat. 20 at Bucknell* ................................L, 23-16

MarchSat. 6 at EIWA Championships .................... 5thSun. 7 at EIWA Championships .................... 5thThurs. 18 at NCAA Championships .............All Day Fri. 19 at NCAA Championships .............All DaySat. 20 at NCAA Championships .............All Day

BOLD CAPS indicates home match* indicates EIWA Opponent

2010 NCAA Championships Qualifi er

NAME NCAA WGT YR RECORDJordan Lipp 1 141 RS Sr. 23-19Kyle Borshoff 3 149 Sr. 24-5Steve Fittery 1 157 Jr. 30-2Mike Cannon 4 184 RS Sr. 25-1 Danny Mitchell 1 197 Fr. 5-5

2010 NCAA Championships

Thursday - Saturday, March 18-20, 2010Qwest Center • Omaha, Neb.

TV: Finals - March 20, 7:30 p.m. - ESPN2nd, 3rd & 4th Sessions - March 19-20 - ESPNU

Web: 1st & 2nd Sessions - March 18 - NCAA.com

The American University wrestling team is sending a program-record fi ve student-athletes to the 2010 NCAA Championships in search of the teams best-ever fi nish at the event. The Eagles will be led into action by two-time All-American Mike Cannon, the fourth seed at 184 lbs., and 157-pounder Steve Fittery who is seeded fi fth. American’s lineup will also boast 2009 All-American Kyle Borshoff as well as fi rst time qualifi ers Jordan Lipp and Daniel Mitchell. This year’s tournament is being held at the Quest Center in Omaha, Neb., March 18-20.

What to Watch ForAmerican will send two national championship contenders and three potential All-American’s onto the mat in Omaha in search of the program’s best-ever fi nish at the tournament. The Eagles have previously fi nished as high as 17th, doing so in both 2006 and 2007.

Cannon and Fittery will both be in the hunt for a national championship as the fourth seed at 184 lbs. and the fi fth seed at 157 lbs., respectively. Cannon will carry a 25-1 overall record into the tournament and has won each of his last 14 matches. 11 of his victories during this stretch have come with bonus points including six falls, two tech-falls and three major decisions. The senior will be making his fourth appearance at the tournament and is a two-time All-American.

Fittery boasts a 30-2 overall record which includes a 22-match winning streak and 26 wins with bonus points. The 2009 Midlands Champion of Champions has posted eight wins by fall, six tech-falls and 12 major decisions. He was a two-time NCAA Division II National Runner-Up at Shippensburg University and this year will be making his fi rst appearance at the NCAA Division I Championships.

Senior Kyle Borshoff will be making his third appearance at Nationals and is a leading contender to earn All-America status at 149 lbs. Borshoff became American’s eighth All-American at last year’s tournament with a seventh-place fi nish and will carry a 24-5 mark into Omaha.

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American University WrestlingAmerican University WrestlingHow To WatchThe 2010 NCAA Championships will be broadcast live in its entirety. NCAA.com will provide a live video stream of sessions I and II on Thursday, March 18. The ESPN family of networks will begin its coverage of the tournament on Friday, March 19, and will air sessions III, IV and V live on ESPNU and ESPN360.com. The fi nals will air live on ESPN and ESPN360.com on Saturday, March 20, at 7:30 p.m.

Building a TraditionHead Coach Mark Cody has created a new tradition of excellence at American University, building champions both on the mat and in the classroom. Under his guidance, eight student-athletes have earned All-America status since 2005 and in 2007, Josh Glenn, ‘08, captured the program’s fi rst national championship. Cody’s leadership has also extended beyond the wrestling room as 11 student-athletes have earned Academic All-America status since 2005 and the team has been named the NWCA Champions of the Classroom each of the last two years.

Setting a New StandardAmerican has placed as high as 17th at the NCAA Championships, doing so in both 2006 and 2007, and this year will be looking for a new program-best fi nish. The Eagles will send two returning All-Americans to the tournament in Mike Cannon and Kyle Borshoff for the fi rst time ever, with Cannon earning the honor each of the last two years and Borshoff for the fi rst time in 2009. American’s lineup will also include two-time NCAA Division II National Runner-Up Steve Fittery as well as fi rst time qualifi ers Jordan Lipp and Daniel Mitchell.

Starting FiveAmerican will be sending a program record fi ve student-athletes to the 2010 NCAA Championships, topping the previous record of four set in 2006 and 2008. Seniors Kyle Borshoff and Mike Cannon will be making their third and fourth appearance at the tournament, respectively, while senior Jordan Lipp, junior Steve Fittery and freshman Daniel Mitchell will each be making their fi rst appearance.

Moving on UpSenior Mike Cannon will be looking to become an All-American for a third straight year and by doing so will become just the 13th student-athlete under the current weight class structure to do so in three different weight classes. Cannon fi rst became an All-American in 2008 when he placed sixth at 165 lbs. and last year he took the honor with an eighth-place fi nish at 174 lbs. This year, Cannon will enter the tournament as the #4 seed at 184 lbs.

Joining Elite CompanyBy earning All-America status at this year’s NCAA Championships, senior Mike Cannon will become just the second student-athlete behind Josh Glenn, ‘08, to earn the distinction three times. Cannon and Glenn are currently the only multiple time All-Americans in program history but could be joined this year by senior Kyle Borshoff, a 2009 All-American at 149 lbs. Cannon and Glenn are also the only student-athletes in program history to qualify for four NCAA Championships.

Going Out on TopSenior Mike Cannon won the 184 lbs. title at the 106th EIWA Championships to fi nish his EIWA career on a high note. Cannon also claimed the 174 lbs. title at the conference tournament last year and was a three-time fi nalist. He never placed lower than third at the tournament and concluded his EIWA Championships career with a 14-2 record.

American Universityat the NCAA Championships

Year Place Points

2009.................................T-29 .................... 19.5

2008.................................... 23 .................... 22.0

2007.................................... 17 .................... 33.0

2006.................................... 17 .................... 40.0

2005.................................... 32 .................... 12.5

American UniversityNational Champions

Name Weight Year

Josh Glenn ...............197 lbs. ................... 2007

American UniversityAll-Americans

Name Weight Place Year

Daniel Waters ...174 lbs. .... 8th ....2005Muzaffar Abdurakhmanov 165 lbs. .... 3rd ....2006Josh Glenn .......184 lbs. .... 4th ....2006Josh Glenn .......197 lbs. .....1st ....2007Josh Glenn .......197 lbs. .... 5th ....2008Mike Cannon .. 165 lbs. .... 6th ....2008Mike Cannon .. 174 lbs. .... 8th ....2009Kyle Borshoff . 149 lbs. .... 7th ....2009

American UniversityAcademic All-Americans

Name Year

David Lombardy ..1998, Honorable MentionDaniel Waters ..............................2005Muzaffar Abdurakhmanov ............2006Matt Morkel ..................................2006Mike Cannon ..........2007, 2008, 2009Damian Swietlik ...........................2007Jasen Borshoff ..........................2008Josh Glenn ..................................2008Christopher Stout.........................2008Andrew Silber ..............................2009

Bob Bubb CoachingExcellence Award

Name Year

Mark Cody ...................................2009

American University WrestlingAmerican University WrestlingOwning the PodiumThe Eagles placed a team record seven student-athletes on the podium at the 106th EIWA Championships en route to a program best fi fth-place fi nish. American had four top-four fi nishers, including 184 lbs. champion Mike Cannon and 141 lbs. runner-up Jordan Lipp. Junior Steve Fittery placed third at 157 lbs. while freshman Daniel Mitchell took fourth at 197 lbs. Other placewinners included 149-pounder Kyle Borshoff (5th), 125-pounder Jasen Borshoff (6th) and 133-pounder Thomas Williams (7th). American previously had placed six student-athletes on the podium at last year’s EIWA Championships.

Champion of ChampionsJunior Steve Fittery won the 157 lbs. title at

the 2009 Midlands Championships and was named the Champion of Champions for his performance. Fittery picked up three major decisions, one tech-fall and one fall over the two-day tournament while becoming just the third student-athlete in American history to win a Midlands title. The junior was joined on the podium by seniors Mike Cannon and Kyle Borshoff who placed second and seventh, respectively, at 184 lbs. and 149 lbs.

Climbing the ChartsSeniors Mike Cannon and Kyle Borshoff rank second and fi fth, respectively, on American’s career wins list. Cannon is one of only four wrestlers in school history to reach 100 wins and his career record of 117-18 is second only to Marc Hoffer, ‘02, who posted a 125-34 career mark. Borshoff holds a 98-36 career record and could become the fi fth American wrestler to eclipse 100 wins.

One of a KindSenior Kyle Borshoff was selected to compete in the 2009 NWCA All-Star Classic this past November, becoming the fi rst student-athlete in American history to be chosen for the prestigious event. Borshoff defeated three-time All-American Lance Palmer from Ohio State in the exhibition bout, 3-2, with an escape and takedown in the third period.

StreakingJunior Steve Fittery posted 22 consecutive wins between November 15 and March 6 with 20 of those victories coming with bonus points. Fittery’s streak included four falls, six tech-falls, nine major decisions and one forfeit. Senior Mike Cannon is currently riding a 14-match winning streak with 11 bonus point victories and began the year by winning each of his fi rst 11 bouts. Fellow senior Kyle Borshoff earned 12 straight wins from December 30 to February 20.

EIWA Wrestler of the WeekJunior Steve Fittery was named the EIWA Wrestler of the Week on January 4 after being crowned Champion of Champions at the 2009 Midlands Championships. Fittery also received the weekly award from the conference on November 23 after being named the Outstanding Wrestler at the 2009 Keystone Classic.

106th EIWA Championships

Place Team Points1 Cornell 160.52 Pennsylvania 1133 Lehigh 109.54 Bucknell 103.55 American 966 Rutgers 877 Navy 81.58 Army 65 Columbia 6510 Brown 5511 Harvard 52.512 Princeton 2413 Franklin & Marshall 2

EIWA Wrestler of the YearJosh Glenn ................................................. 2007

EIWA Most Outstanding Wrestler

Muzaffar Abdurakhmanov ........................... 2006

EIWA Fletcher AwardJosh Glenn ................................................. 2008

EIWA Freshman of the YearJosh Glenn ................................................. 2005

EIWA Champions Name Weight YearMike Cannon ............184 lbs. ................... 2010Mike Cannon ............174 lbs. ................... 2009Josh Glenn .................197 lbs. ................... 2008Josh Glenn .................197 lbs. ................... 2007Josh Glenn .................184 lbs. ................... 2006M. Abdurakhmanov.....165 lbs. ................... 2006M. Abdurakhmanov.....165 lbs. ................... 2005

EIWA PlacewinnersName Weight Place YearM. Abdurakhmanov.....157 lbs. .......1st ...... 2005M. Abdurakhmanov.....165 lbs. .......1st ...... 2006Daniel Waters .............174 lbs. .......4th ...... 2005Adam LoPiccolo..........285 lbs. .......3rd ...... 2005Adam LoPiccolo..........285 lbs. .......4th ...... 2006Matt Morkel .................125 lbs. .......6th ...... 2006Jasen Borshoff ........125 lbs. ...... 6th ...... 2007Jasen Borshoff ........125 lbs. ...... 4th ...... 2008Jasen Borshoff ........133 lbs. ...... 6th ...... 2009Jasen Borshoff ........125 lbs. ...... 6th ...... 2010Kyle Borshoff ...........141 lbs. ...... 4th ...... 2007Kyle Borshoff ...........141 lbs. ...... 6th ...... 2008Kyle Borshoff ...........149 lbs. ...... 3rd ...... 2009Kyle Borshoff ...........149 lbs. ...... 5th ...... 2010Mike Cannon ............165 lbs. ..... 2nd ...... 2007Mike Cannon ............165 lbs. ...... 3rd ...... 2008Mike Cannon ............174 lbs. .......1st ...... 2009Mike Cannon ............184 lbs. .......1st ...... 2010Josh Glenn .................184 lbs. ......2nd ...... 2005Josh Glenn .................184 lbs. .......1st ...... 2006Josh Glenn .................197 lbs. .......1st ...... 2007Josh Glenn .................197 lbs. .......1st ...... 2008Rudy Rueda................174 lbs. .......5th ...... 2007Damien Swietlik ..........149 lbs. .......5th ...... 2007Christopher Stout........157 lbs. .......5th ...... 2008Christopher Stout........165 lbs. .......6th ...... 2009Matt Mariacher .........141 lbs. ...... 6th ...... 2009Andrew Silber .............197 lbs. .......5th ...... 2009Steve Fittery .............157 lbs. ...... 3rd ...... 2010Jordan Lipp ..............141 lbs. ..... 2nd ...... 2010Daniel Mitchell .........197 lbs. ...... 4th ...... 2010Thomas Williams .....133 lbs. ...... 7th ...... 2010


Career 09-10 Dual EIWA Wrestler, Wt. Record Record Record Record Major Dec. Tech-Falls FallsJasen Borshoff, 125 71-55 21-9 12-4 6-4 2 2 0Glenn Donatelli, 125 0-4 0-4 0-0 0-1 0 0 0

Corey Borshoff, 133 0-4 0-4 0-0 0-1 0 0 0Thomas Williams, 133 38-29 23-16 8-8 6-9 5 2 6

Jordan Lipp, 141 62-47 23-19 7-8 3-6 4 0 5 Nick Pitas, 141 4-22 0-5 0-1 0-0 0 0 0Uditinder Thakur, 141 3-4 3-4 0-0 0-3 0 1 0

Kyle Borshoff, 149 98-36 24-5 16-0 7-2 2 4 4Nick Kilstein, 149 8-19 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0Matt Mariacher, 149 * 48-29 11-4 0-0 3-4 1 1 2 Sean McCarty, 149 3-6 3-6 0-1 0-1 0 0 0

Steve Fittery, 157 30-2 30-2 12-1 8-1 12 6 8

Tanner Shaffer, 165 7-25 7-25 2-14 3-7 0 0 1

Philip Barreiro, 174 5-16 5-16 4-9 1-6 0 0 1Thomas Barreiro, 174 0-3 0-3 0-3 0-0 0 0 0

Mike Cannon, 184 117-18 25-1 14-0 8-0 9 2 9

Kenneth Clessas, 197 2-16 2-16 1-10 0-3 0 0 2Danny Mitchell, 197 5-5 5-5 3-3 4-2 0 0 2

Mingo Grant, HWT 15-9 15-9 5-3 5-3 0 0 0Blake Herrin, HWT 11-8 11-8 3-4 2-2 0 0 1 Totals 527-357 208-163 87-69 56-55 35 18 41* Indicates Current Redshirt (Wrestled Unattched in 09-10)

2009-10 Individual Statistics

Wins No.Steve Fittery 30Mike Cannon 25Kyle Borshoff 24Jordan Lipp 23Thomas Williams 23

Major Decisions No.Steve Fittery 12Mike Cannon 9Thomas Williams 5Jordan Lipp 4Kyle Borshoff 2Jasen Borshoff 2

Tech-Falls No.Steve Fittery 6Kyle Borshoff 4Jasen Borshoff 2Mike Cannon 2Thomas Williams 2

Falls No.Mike Cannon 9Steve Fittery 8Thomas Williams 6Jordan Lipp 5Kyle Borshoff 4

2009-10 Team Leaders


2009-10 RosterName Weight Year Hometown Previous SchoolPhillip Barreiro 165 RS FR Hogansburg, N.Y. Massena CentralThomas Barreiro 157 RS FR Hogansburg, N.Y. Massena CentralCorey Borshoff 133 RS FR Rochester, N.Y. Pittsford SutherlandJasen Borshoff 125 RS SR Rochester, N.Y. Pittsford SutherlandKyle Borshoff 149 SR Rochester, N.Y. Pittsford SutherlandMike Cannon 184 RS SR Mechanicsville, Md. ChopticonKenneth Clessas 197 FR Alexandria, Va. Thomas A EdisonGlenn Donatelli 125 RS FR Bayport, N.Y. Blue PointSteve Fittery 157 JR Denver, Pa. Shippensburg UniversityPatrick Graham 165 SO Annapolis, Md. AnnapolisMingo Grant HWT RS SR Elkridge, Md. Sierra CollegeJacob Henson 141 FR Huntsville, Ala. HuntsvilleBlake Herrin HWT FR Huntsville, Ala. HuntsvilleNick Kilstein 149 SR Pennington, N.J. Hopewell Valley CentralBenjamin Krakower 174 FR Middle Grove, N.Y. Blair AcademyJordan Lipp 141 RS SR Beachwood, Oh. BeachwoodMatt Mariacher 149 JR Buffalo, N.Y. IroquoisSean McCarty 149 RS FR Germantown, Md. NortheastDaniel Mitchell 197 FR Broomfi eld, Colo. LegacyNick Pitas 141 SR Falls Church, Va. George MasonTanner Shaffer 165 RS FR Charlotte Hall, Md. La Plata High SchoolUditinder Thakur 141 FR Valley Cottage, N.Y. NyackThomas Williams 133 SO San Dimas, Calif. South Hills

Front Row (L to R): Phillip Barreiro, Nick Pitas, Thomas Williams, Uditinder Thakur, Glenn Donatelli, Jasen Borshoff, Steve Fittery, Jordan Lipp, Nick Kilstein, Matt Mariacher, Thomas Barreiro.Back Row (L to R): Jake Henson, Patrick Graham, Tanner Shaffer, Mingo Grant, Mike Cannon, Danny Mitchell, Kenneth Clessas, Blake Herrin, Ben Krakower, Sean McCarty, Corey Borshoff, Kyle Borshoff.


Head Coach Mark Cody is the man behind the American University Wrestling team’s rise to national prominence. In just seven years of coaching, Cody has rebuilt a program that was on the brink of elimination from collegiate

athletics into a team producing both athletic and academic All-Americans, EIWA Champions, and the program’s fi rst ever National Champion.

Cody led three Eagles to the 2009 NCAA Championships where juniors Mike Cannon and Kyle Borshoff earned All-America status. As a team, American fi nished in 29th place at nationals, sixth at the EIWA Championships and eighth at the Midlands Championships. The Eagles were also named the NWCA Champions of the Classroom for the second-consecutive year, having attained the highest team GPA in all Div. I wrestling with a combined 3.28 GPA while Cannon and Andrew Silber were named NWCA Academic All-Americans. American is the only school to earn NWCA All-Academic team honors and fi nish in the top-30 of the NCAA Championships in each of the last four years. American’s dual meet record of 11-5 from the 2008-09 season marked its best record since the 2005-06 campaign.

Cody’s Eagles earned their fi rst NWCA Champions of the Classroom honor during the 2007-08 season. Jasen Borshoff, Cannon, Josh Glenn and Christopher Stout were each named NWCA Academic All-Americans, marking the most individual Academic All-America honors AU had ever received in a single year. The Eagles also excelled on the mat, sending all four Academic All-American’s to the NCAA Championships where Cannon and Glenn both earned All-America status. Cannon became just the second underclassmen in AU history to earn AA status with a sixth-place fi nish at 165 lbs. and Glenn earned the distinction for the third straight year with a fi fth-place showing at 197 lbs.

During the 2006-07 season, Cody’s wrestling team built upon their successes from the previous year to reach an unparalleled high. Junior Josh Glenn repeated as the EIWA Champion in the 197 lbs. weight class and swept through the fi eld at the NCAA Championships as the No. 2 seed, going 5-0 and earning a 6-4 overtime decision over No. 1 Kurt Backes of Iowa to capture American wrestling’s fi rst National Championship. Glenn was joined by freshmen No. 10 Mike Cannon and Kyle Borshoff and sophomore Rudy Rueda at the NCAA Tournament, making for American’s largest showing at the championship event and tying its best fi nish of 17th from a year earlier. At the EIWA Tournament, Cody’s squad tied for sixth place and put two wrestlers in the fi nals, Glenn and Cannon. The `06-’07 squad also included two Academic All-Americans, Damian Swietlik and Mike Cannon, and was awarded the Sportsmanship Award at the EIWA Tournament.

The foundation that was laid in Cody’s fi rst four years at American paid off during the 2005-06 season when two Eagles were recognized with All-America honors. Senior Muzaffar Abdurakhmanov took third place at 165 lbs. at the NCAA Championships and sophomore Josh Glenn became the fi rst underclassman to earn honors with his fourth-place fi nish at 184 lbs. The pair’s individual performances coupled with Adam LoPiccolo’s one win by fall earned the team a

program-best 17th-place fi nish at the NCAA Championships. At

the EIWA Championships, Abdurakhmanov was named Most Outstanding Wrestler as he and Glenn each won individual titles for the Eagles. In the classroom, Abdurakhmanov and Matt Morkel earned NWCA Academic All-America honors and the team earned the NWCA Team Academic All-America Award. In addition, the Eagles won 13 of their 19 dual matches and placed three wrestlers in the top-10 during the year.

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In the 2004-05 season, American earned its fi rst ever All-American award when senior Daniel Waters placed eighth at the NCAA Championships. After an injury-riddled career at Penn State, Waters fl ourished under the guidance of Cody. Joining Waters at the NCAA Championships that year was a then school-record three teammates, including AU’s fi rst-ever EIWA champion, fourth-ranked Abdurakhmanov. The EIWA 2004 Freshman of the Year and runner-up at 184 lbs., Glenn, and heavyweight LoPiccolo also qualifi ed for the big stage by way of their high placings at EIWAs. As a team the Eagles had their highest fi nish ever at EIWAs, placing sixth out of 13 teams in one of the country’s toughest conferences.

A year earlier, Cody led his Eagles team to many bright moments as the program continued to show improvement. Waters recorded the most wins in Division I that year, compiling a 32-5 overall record. Senior Jared Hyman fi nished his fi nal season with 24 wins, including fi nishing the season by winning 10 of 11 matches.

In his fi rst year, Cody led AU to the EIWA Tournament and was also a coach for the 2003 U.C. National Championship Gator Club team. That same year Cody introduced the highly successful Mark Cody Wrestling Camp, providing a series of individualized workouts for athletes of all ages and abilities.

Cody came to American after spending two seasons as an assistant coach at Oklahoma State, a national powerhouse and owner of more NCAA Championships than any other school. As an assistant, Cody helped Oklahoma State to a Big 12 Championship and a fi fth-place fi nish at the 2002 NCAA Championships, where the Cowboys crowned an individual national champion and four All-Americans. In addition to Oklahoma State’s success on the mat, the team’s wrestlers were profi cient in the classroom. The squad earned recognition from the NWCA as a top-25 academic team, and two Cowboys were named Academic All-America by the NWCA. Nine of Cody’s wrestlers were also named to the Academic All-Big 12 team.

Before joining the ranks at Oklahoma State, Cody served as upper-weights coach for 12 years at the University of Nebraska. During his time in Lincoln, Cody was responsible for bringing in some of the nation’s best recruiting classes, including two National Champions, heavyweight Tolly Thompson, who won the title in 1995, and 197-pounder Brad Vering, who won it in 2000. Vering later became a two-time Olympian and had Cody in his corner with him at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials when he qualifi ed for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. While at Nebraska, 23 Cornhuskers were named All-America.

Prior to his time as a member of the Nebraska staff, Cody spent a season in Stillwater, Okla., as an assistant coach of Oklahoma State for the 1986-87 season. Cody spent the 1985-86 season as an assistant at Bloomsburg University and for his alma mater, the University of Missouri in 1984-85. In his season with the Tigers, Cody helped develop Rulon Gardner, who later went on to capture the heavyweight gold medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, and trained with Matt Lindland, an Olympic silver medalist in 2000.

As a student-athlete, Cody was a three-time All-American. He spent his fi rst two years of college at the State University of New York at Delhi before transferring to Missouri in 1983. His greatest success came during his senior season, 1984-85, when he earned All-America status and was named the team’s Most Outstanding Wrestler. Cody still ranks in Missouri’s single season top-10 for falls (17) and winning percentage (.875). Cody graduated from Bellevue University with a Bachelor of Science degree in business.

Also a member of the New York Athletic Club, he was a 198 lbs. fi nalist at the 1988 U.S. Olympic Trials.

A native of Binghamton, N.Y., Cody and his wife Holly now reside in the Washington, D.C., metro area, with their sons George, Charlie and Henry.


• Will be making his fi rst appearance at the NCAA Championships after placing second at the EIWA Championships.

• Upset second-seeded Trevor Melde from Rutgers and third-seeded Seth Ciasulli from Lehigh to advance to the EIWA fi nals.

• Has posted a career-high 23 wins this season and placed at the EIWA Championships for the fi rst time in his career.

• Placed second at the 2009 Keystone Classic.

• Ranks fourth on the team in wins (23), fourth in falls (5) and fourth in major decisions (4).

jordan LIPP, 141 lbs.RS Senior Beachwood, OH • Beachwood

23-19 Overall • 7-8 Dual Record5 MD • 1 Tech-Falls • 5 Falls

Career Record: 62-47 • Career Dual Record: 27-236 Career MD • 2 Career Tech-Fall • 6 Career Falls

Date Opponent Result11/7 Charlie Croce (Bloomsburg) W, 12-3 MD11/7 Matt Maricher (American) L, 2-111/7 Bryan Smith (Clarion) W, 10-2 MD11/7 Jarred Kane (Maryland) W, 13-5 MD11/7 Kyle Rosser (Penn State Dubois) L, 6-011/15 Chris Diaz (Virginia Tech) L, 14-211/15 Mike Rappo (North Carolina) L, 3-211/15 Derek Valenti (Virginia) W, 6-211/22 David Yost (VMI) W, 21-6 MD11/22 Alex Counoyer (Boston) W, Fall (6:16)11/22 Scott Clymer (Liberty) W, 7-511/22 Zach Kemmerer (Penn) L, 5-411/28 Ryan Cubberly (Central Michigan) L, 3-111/28 Mark Weber (Michigan) L, 3-211/28 Kenny Hashimoto (Northern Colorado) L, 15-3 MD12/13 Tommy Churchard (Purdue) W, 19-3 TF12/13 Paul Viterisi (Indiana) W, 4-212/13 Jake Fleckenstein (Purdue) L, 4-312/13 Nick Nelson (Virginia) L, 5-312/29 Ryan Prater (Illinois) L, 12-2 MD12/29 Ben Lockett (San Francisco State) W, Forfeit12/29 Garrett Drucker (Oregon State) L, 6-41/8 Matt Pagan (Navy) W, 2-11/16 Danny Monaco (Indiana) W, 4-01/16 Mike Mencini (Cleveland State) W, Fall (5:57)1/17 Troy Dolan (Lock Haven) W, Fall (2:11)1/17 Casey Thome (Army) L, Fall (1:34)1/17 Ross Bollinger (Kutztown) W, Fall (1:30)1/17 Anthony Chiveroli (Thaddeus Stevens) W, Fall (0:37)1/17 Ian Desole (Bloomsburg) W, 16-3 MD1/17 Justin Loudon (Lock Haven) W, 6-11/17 Casey Thome (Army) L, 9-1 MD1/23 Mike Bell (Duke) W, 8-51/24 Germane Lindsey (Ohio) L, 3-21/28 Anwar Goeres (Binghamton) W, 6-4 SV2/12 Alex Krom (Maryland) L, 5-22/13 Trevor Melde (Rutgers) L, 3-12/15 Craig Wilson (Old Dominion) W, 6-52/20 John Regan (Bucknell) L, 7-33/6 Seth Ciasulli (Lehigh) W, 4-2 SV23/6 Trevor Melde (Rutgers) W, 6-33/7 Kyle Dake (Cornell) L, 9-2


• Earned All-America status at the 2009 NCAA Championships with a seventh-place fi nish at 149 lbs. and this year will look to become the third student-

athlete in American history to earn multiple All-America honors.

• Will be making his third NCAA Championships appearance as an at-large qualifi er after placing fi fth at the EIWA Championships. Is a four-time EIWA placewinner.

• Became the fi rst American wrestler to compete at the NWCA All-Star Classic earlier this year where he defeated three-time All-American Lance Palmer from Ohio State, 3-2.

• Placed seventh at the 2009 Midlands Championships with a 4-2 record. Is a two-time Midlands placewinner.

• His 98 career victories rank fi fth all-time at American and put him two victories shy of reaching the 100-win plateau.

kyle BORSHOFF, 149 lbs.SeniorRochester, N.Y. • Pittsford Sutherland

2009-10 Overall: 24-5 • 2009-10 Dual Record: 16-02 MD • 4 Tech-Fall • 4 Falls

Career Record: 98-36 • Career Dual Record: 32-19 Career MD • 5 Career Tech-Falls • 10 Career Falls

Date Opponent Result11/15 Pete Yates (Virginia Tech) W, 6-3

11/15 Tyler St. Louis (North Carolina) W, 3-2

11/15 Kellon Balum (Virginia) W, 3-2

11/22 Lance Palmer (Ohio State) * W, 3-2

11/28 Tony D’Alie (Central Michigan) W, 8-2

11/28 Mark Beaudry (Michigan) W, 10-2 MD

11/28 Justin Gonzales (Northern Colorado) W, 15-0 TF

12/29 Benn Garcia (California Baptist) W, 4-1

12/29 T.J. Hepburn (Nebraska Kearney) W, 2-0

12/29 Anthony D’Alie (Central Michigan) L, 5-3 SV

12/30 James Fleming (Clarion) W, 7-3

12/30 Mitch Mueller (Iowa State) L, 3-1 SV

12/30 David Cheza (Michigan State) W, 4-3

1/8 Glenn Shober (Navy) W, 4-1

1/16 Matt Coughlin (Indiana) W, Fall (2:25)

1/16 Dan Castillo (Cleveland State) W, 24-9 TF

1/23 Chris Piccolello (Duke) W, 18-2 TF

1/24 Josh Speelman (Ohio) W, Fall (6:59)

1/26 John McDermott (Drexel) W, Fall (1:48)

1/28 Donnie Vinson (Binghamton) W, 6-2

2/12 Jon Kohler (Maryland) W, 14-7

2/13 David Greenwald (Rutgers) W, 8-2

2/15 Cam Watkins (Old Dominion) W, Fall (3:29)

2/20 Kevin LeValley (Bucknell) L, 2-1

3/6 David Greenwald (Rutgers) W, 6-2

3/6 Cesar Grajales (Penn) L, 3-2

3/6 Philip Marano (Brown) W, 16-1 TF (6:51)

3/6 Hicks Manson (Cornell) W, 3-2

3/7 Glenn Shober (Navy) L, 4-3

3/7 Steve Santos (Columbia) W, 9-1 MD

* - denotes exhibition match at the NWCA All-Star Classic and does not count towards season or career records.


• Will be making his fi rst appearance at the NCAA Championships after placing third at the EIWA Championships.

• Was named the 2009 Midlands Champion of Champions after capturing the 157 lbs. title. Fittery joined teammate Mike Cannon and Josh Glenn, ‘08, as one of only three wrestlers in American history to win a Midlands title and is the fi rst to be named Champion of Champions.

• Won the 157 lbs. title at the 2009 Keystone Classic and was named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Wrestler. Also won the 2009 Clarion Open.

• Was named the EIWA Wrestler of the week on January 4 and November 23.

• Recorded 22 consecutive wins between November 15 and March 6 with 20 bonus point victories.

• Leads the team in wins (30), tech-falls (6) and major decisions (12) while ranking second in falls (8).

• Two-time NCAA Division II runner-up at Shippensburg University where he was also a two-time East Region Champion.

steve FITTERY, 157 lbs.Junior Denver, Pa. • Shippensburg University

2009-10 Overall: 30-2 • 2009-10 Dual Record: 12-112 MD • 6 Tech-Falls • 8 Falls


Date Opponent Result11/7 Josh Fitch (Lehigh) W, Fall (4:04)

11/7 Isaac Fagbuyi (American International) W, Fall (0:43)

11/7 Scott Sechler (Bucknell) W, 16-5 MD

11/7 Hadley Harrison (Clarion) W, Fall (7:41)

11/7 James Vollrath (Penn State) W, 13-4 MD

11/15 Jesse Dong (Virginia Tech) W, 15-6 MD

11/15 Thomas Scotton (North Carolina) L, 5-4

11/15 Dan Gonsor (Virginia) W, 17-5 MD

11/22 Matthew Brock (VMI) W, 23-5 TF (5:21)

11/22 Ben Mandelbrant (Boston) W, 17-1 TF (3:29)

11/22 Shaun Smith (Liberty) W, 18-5 MD

11/28 Steve Brown (Central Michigan) W, 8-4

11/28 Dave Johnson (Michigan) W, Fall (4:19)

11/28 Justin Gaethje (Northern Colorado) W, 17-2 TF

12/29 Andrew Sorenson (Iowa State) W, 14-1 MD

12/29 Derek St. John (Iowa) W, 10-0 MD

12/29 Hadley Harrison (Clarion) W, 17-1 TF (4:56)

12/30 Keegan Davis (Oregon State) W, 15-5 MD

12/30 Jake Patacsil (Boiler Elite Wrestling Club) W, Fall (2:52)

1/8 Bryce Saddoris (Navy) W, 9-3

1/16 Kurt Kinser (Indiana) W, 17-1 TF

1/16 Corey Carlo (Cleveland State) W, Fall (3:37)

1/23 Duke Forfeit

1/24 Clay Tucker (Ohio) W, Fall (4:04)

1/26 Joe Booth (Drexel) W, 18-4 MD

1/28 Justin Lister (Binghamton) W, 10-0 MD

2/12 Kyle John (Maryland) W, 9-0 MD

3/6 Bryan Tracy (Brown) W, 18-1 TF (3:46)

3/6 Brantley Hooks (Bucknell) W, 15-4 MD

3/6 Bryce Saddoris (Navy) L, 3-2

3/7 Matt Dragon (Penn) W, Fall (4:35)

3/7 Daryl Cocozzo (Rutgers) W, 2-1


• Is a two-time All-American and this year will look to join Josh Glenn, ‘08, as one of two wrestlers in American history to earn All-America status three times.

• Could become the 13th student-athlete under the current weight class structure to earn All-America status at three different weights. He fi rst became an All-American in 2008 at 165 lbs. and last year earned the distinction at 174 lbs.

• Will be making his fourth NCAA Championships appearance after capturing the 184 lbs. title at the EIWA Championships. Is a four-time EIWA placewinner and one of only two student-athletes in American history to qualify for four NCAA Championships.

• Placed second at the 2009 Midlands Championships with a 4-1 record. Is a three-time Midlands placewinner.

• Captured the 174 lbs. title at the 2009 Keystone Classic, marking his fourth championship at the tournament in three different weight classes.

• His 117 career wins rank him second all-time at American.

• Is American’s only three-time NWCA Academic All-American.

mike CANNON, 184 lbs.RS Senior Mechanicsville Md. • Chopticon

25-1 Overall • 14-0 Dual Record9 MD • 2 Tech-Falls • 9 Falls


Date Opponent Result11/15 Tommy Spellman (Virginia Tech) W, 7-2

11/22 Harrison Cook (Penn) W, Fall (1:25)

11/22 Diego Bencomo (Duke) W, 10-1 MD

11/22 Bran Crudden (Brown) W, 9-0 MD

11/28 Raylen Davis (Central Michigan) W, Fall (1:51)

11/28 Hunter Collins (Michigan) W, 10-2 MD

11/28 Eric Brennan (Northern Colorado) W, Fall (0:28)

12/29 Craig Kelliher (Central Michigan) W, 18-7 MD

12/29 Clint Podish (Clarion) W, 14-4 MD

12/29 Boaz Beard (Iowa State) W, 11-0 MD

12/30 Phillip Keddy (Iowa) W, 7-1

12/30 John Dergo (Illinois) L, 11-9 SV

1/8 Mike Billings (Navy) W, 16-0, TF

1/16 Eric Cameron (Indiana) W, 17-0 TF

1/16 Nick Anthony (Cleveland State) W, Fall (1:52)

1/23 Diego Bencomo (Duke) W, Fall (2:27)

1/24 Brian Discoll (Ohio) W, Fall (1:46)

1/26 Justin Wieller (Drexel) W, Fall (4:19)

1/28 Matt Berretta (Binghamton) W, 22-8 MD

2/12 Corey Paltier (Maryland) W, 12-4 MD

2/13 Jesse Boyden (Rutgers) W, Fall (1:07)

2/15 Joe Budi (Old Dominion) W, 9-3

2/20 Rob Waltko (Bucknell) W, 12-2 MD

3/6 Collin Wittmeyer (Army) W, Fall (1:02)

3/6 Steve Bosak (Cornell) W, 6-0

3/7 Louis Caputo (Harvard) W, 5-1


• Will be making his fi rst appearance at the NCAA Championships after placing fourth at the EIWA Championships.

• Defeated fourth-seeded Joseph Kennedy from Lehigh and seventh-seeded Lamar Brown from Rutgers at the EIWA Championships to qualify for the NCAA Championships.

• Has posted a 5-5 record as a true freshman with a 5-4 record at 197 lbs.

• Pinned Drexel’s Jack Callendar at the 1:56 mark in his fi rst career match.

daniel MITCHELL, 197 lbs.Freshman Broomfi eld, Colo • Legacy

2009-10 Record: 5-5 • 2009-10 Dual Record: 3-30 MD • 0 Tech-Falls • 2 Falls


Date Opponent Result1/26 Jack Callendar (Drexel) W, Fall (1:56)

1/28 Nate Schiedel (Binghamton) L, 7-6

2/12 Patrick Gilmore (Maryland) @ 285 lbs. L, 10-2 MD

2/13 Lamar Brown (Rutgers) W, 7-4

2/15 Jesse Strawn (Old Dominion) L, 9-6

2/20 Jay Hahn (Bucknell) W, 6-5

3/6 Joseph Kennedy (Lehigh) W, 10-7

3/6 Cam Simaz (Cornell) L, 19-7 MD

3/7 Lamar Brown (Rutgers) W, Fall (6:53)

3/7 Richard Starks (Army) L, 7-2

2010 ncaa wrestling championships notes

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allamerican kyle borshoff