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SETTING THE SCENENo. 9 Lehigh returns to Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall for the fi rst time in more than a month to close out the regular season with duals against Oklahoma and Pitt. The returns to the lineup for juniors Scott Parker, Cortlandt Schuyler and Ryan Preisch helped propel the Mountain Hawks to an impressive 22-13 win at then-No. 8 Arizona State last week in Tempe, a win that vaulted Lehigh back into the top 10 in the polls. Lehigh won six of 10 bouts at Arizona State with Schuyler and Preisch contributing bonus points with wins by major decision. Schuyler was particularly impressive in an 11-3 major over two-time All-American and former national champion Jason Tsirtsis. Freshman Chris Weiler clinched the victory with a technical fall win at 197. Lehigh will honor its four-wrestler senior class prior to Sunday’s regular season fi nale versus Pitt.

FAST FACTS• In the last seven seasons, Lehigh has produced two NCAA champion, seven NCAA fi nalists, 19 All-Americans and 13 EIWA champions.• Lehigh lost 12 of its fi rst 13 duals against Oklahoma, but the Mountain Hawks are 4-1-1 against the Sooners in the last six meetings.• Lehigh head coach Pat Santoro was a two-time NCAA Champion at Pitt and is the Panthers’ only four-time All-American.

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WRESTLINGNo. 9 LEHIGH VS. OKLAHOMA/PITT

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157 Ian Brown (Jr., Hanover, Pa.) 15-7 165 No. 19 Gordon Wolf (Jr., Lawrenceville, N.J.) 12-7 174 No. 4 Jordan Kutler (So., Sparta, N.J.) 18-3

184 No. 4 Ryan Preisch (Jr., New Columbia, Pa.) 8-2 197 Chris Weiler (Fr., Biglerville, Pa.) 11-5

285 No. 12 Jordan Wood (Fr., Gilbertsville, Pa.) 13-5

Rankings: InterMat (2/13/18)

LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (10-3, 7-1 EIWA)

VS. OKLAHOMA SOONERS (8-10, 3-6 BIG 12)• FEB. 16, 2018 • 7:00 PM

VS. PITT PANTHERS (3-10, 1-3 ACC)• FEB. 18, 2018 • 2:00 PM

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LEHIGH HEAD COACH PAT SANTOROCoach Santoro is in his 10th season as the Lawrence White ‘64 Head Coach of Wrestling at Lehigh. In nine-plus seasons Santoro, a three-time EIWA Coach of the Year, has led the Mountain Hawks to a 133-44-1 dual meet record. He has coached 13 individuals to a total of 16 EIWA titles, 11 Mountain Hawks to a total of 20 All-American medals, and two national champions, Zach Rey in 2011 and Darian Cruz last season. A former Lehigh assistant, Santoro returned to Bethlehem in 2008 after a fi ve-year stint resurrecting the program at Maryland, where he guided the Terrapins to an ACC title in 2008. A 1992 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, Santoro won a pair of NCAA titles and is the Panthers’ only four-time All-American.(For Santoro’s complete bio, see page 12)

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IN THE POLLS\ ] ^ _ ` a ^ b c d e f ^g h i j k l j m n o m n p q1. Penn State2. Ohio State3. Missouri4. Michigan5. Oklahoma State6. North Carolina State7. Iowa 8. Virginia Tech9. Lehigh10. Arizona State11. Cornell12. South Dakota State13. Northern Iowa14. Nebraska15. Wyoming16. Illinois 17. Northwestern18. Wisconsin19. Minnesota20. Central Michigan21. Rutgers22. Purdue23. Lock Haven24. North Carolina25. Drexelr d _ s t u ^ __ ` \ t d ^ u s d _ ] _ t s d v _ wg h i n k l j m n o m n p q1. Penn State2. Ohio State 3. Iowa4. Missouri5. Michigan6. North Carolina State7. Lehigh8. Oklahoma State9. Arizona State10. Virginia Tech11. Illinois12. Wyoming13. Rutgers14. South Dakota State15. Cornell

x y z { { | } ~ x ~ � | � � } ~ { � � x y � � } y� ~ � ~ } � ~ � � � � � � � � � � � � } y � � � � x y �x ~ � | � � � � � � � x y � � } y �In its fi nal dual action of 2015, No. 13 Lehigh posted an impressive 30-7 win over No. 8 Oklahoma at McCasland Field House. The Mountain Hawks won eight bouts, scoring bonus points in three, and knocking off four ranked wrestlers along the way. The dual began at 125 with sophomore Darian Cruz defeating Ryan Millhof in a battle of ranked wrestlers. Cruz scored takedowns in each of the fi rst two periods on his way to a 6-2 decision. After a loss at 133, Lehigh won four straight bouts to take control, with Randy Cruz posting a major decision at 141 and Mitch Minotti winning by fall at 157 and Laike Gardner and Ryan Preisch knocking off ranked opponents at 149 and 165, respectively.

125 Darian Cruz (L) dec. Ryan Millhof (OU) 6-2133 Cody Brewer (OU) major dec. Mason Beckman (L) 14-5141 Randy Cruz (L) major dec. Trae Blackwell (OU) 8-0149 Laike Gardner (L) dec. Davion Jeffries (OU) 6-5157 Mitch Minotti (L) Fall Shayne Tucker (OU) 6:02165 Ryan Preisch (L) dec. Clark Glass (OU) 5-2174 Matt Reed (OU) dec. Gordon Wolf (L) 7-5184 Nathaniel Brown (L) tech fall Andrew Dixon (OU) 20-5, 6:10197 Ben Haas (L) dec. Brad Johnson (OU) 6-2285 Max Wessell (L) dec. Ross Larson (OU) 10-8

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125 Darian Cruz (L) major dec. LJ Bentley (P) 10-2133 Dom Forys (P) dec. Scott Parker (L) 9-4141 Randy Cruz (L) dec. Robert Lee (P) 3-0149 Laike Gardner (L) dec. Mike Racciato (P) 8-4157 Jordan Kutler (L) dec. Jake Wentzel (P) 4-1165 Te’Shaun Campbell (P) tech fall Drew Longo (L) 16-1, 2:44174 Ryan Preisch (L) major dec. Christian Dietrich (P) 12-0184 Kyle Gentile (L) major dec. Mat Carr (P) 10-2197 Ben Haas (L) major dec. Zach Bruce (P) 9-0285 Doug Vollaro (L) dec. Ryan Solomon (P) 3-1, sv


SERIES HISTORYLehigh and Oklahoma will meet for the 20th time and the fi rst time in Grace Hall since 1978. The Mountain Hawks are 4-1-1 in the last six duals with the Sooners after Oklahoma won 12 of the fi rst 13 duals. Lehigh and Pitt will meet for the 62nd time with the Mountain Hawks holding a 43-17-2 advantage. The Mountain Hawks have won 17 of the last 20 duals against the Panthers. Pat Santoro is 7-2 versus his alma mater.

Meets Record First Most recentLehigh vs. Oklahoma 19 5-13-1 1960 2015 (Dec.)Lehigh vs. Pitt 62 43-17-2 1916 2016 (Nov.)

Lehigh-Oklahoma series continued:Last Lehigh win: 12/20/15 - Lehigh 30, Oklahoma 7 (at OU)Last Oklahoma win: 1/29/12 - Oklahoma 22, Lehigh 16 (at OU)Last dual at Lehigh: 1/25/13 - Lehigh 21, Oklahoma 14 (Stabler)

Lehigh-Pitt series continued:Last Lehigh win: 11/18/16 - Lehigh 28, Pitt 8 (at Pitt)Last Pitt win: 11/22/13 - Pitt 16, Lehigh 15 (at Lehigh)Last dual at Lehigh: 11/20/15 - Lehigh 27, Pitt 7

NCAA CHAMPIONSTwenty two Lehigh Wrestlers have won 28 NCAA champion-ships, ranking sixth nationally. Darian Cruz captured Lehigh’s most recent title with his triumph at 125 in 2017.

Rank School Championships1. Oklahoma State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1422. Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 823. Iowa State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 694. Oklahoma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 675. Penn State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376. Lehigh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287. Michigan State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258. Illinois . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249. Minnesota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Ohio State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2212. Northern Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 13. Cornell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1914. Wisconsin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1815. Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

ALL-AMERICAN HEROESLehigh has produced 19 All-Americans over the last seven sea-sons including two last season, to rank eighth among Division I schools. Lehigh teams have fi nished in the top fi ve at the NCAA Championships a remarkable 16 times.

Rank School All-Americans1. Oklahoma State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4582. Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3243. Iowa State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2914. Oklahoma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2725 Penn State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2066. Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1877. Minnesota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1838. Lehigh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1479. Michigan State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13610. Illinois . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

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LEHIGH DUALS BY MONTH...November: ...........................................3-0December: ............................................3-1January: ................................................3-2February: .............................................1-0

LEHIGH IN DUALS DECIDED...By 5 points or fewer: ..........................1-2By 6-9 points: .....................................1-1By 10-20 points ...................................3-0By over 20 points: ...............................5-0

LEHIGH BY THE NUMBERS...Dual matches at home: .....................4-1At Grace Hall ......................................4-0At PPL Center .....................................0-1Duals on the road: ..............................6-2Duals at a neutral site: .......................0-0Duals in Pennsylvania: ......................7-1

Day Matches: ......................................5-1Night Matches: ...................................5-2

When winning opening bout: ..........9-3When losing opening bout: ...............1-0

When leading after fi ve bouts: .......10-1When trailing after fi ve bouts:..........0-2When tied after fi ve bouts: ................0-0

LEHIGH DUALS BY WEIGHT CLASS...125 (Cruz, Burkett): .........................12-1133 (S. Parker, Farro): ......................10-3141 (Karam): ......................................11-2149 (Mele, Schuyler): ..........................6-7157 (Brown): .........................................8-5165 (Wolf, Walter): .............................7-6174 (Kutler): .......................................11-2184 (Preisch, Price, Dunn, Ammerman): ..6-7197 (Jakobsen, Weiler): ......................8-5285 (Wood, Colucci): ........................10-3

ANYONE, ANYTIME, ANYWHERELehigh will once again face one of the nation’s toughest dual meet schedules. The Mountain Hawks’ win over Arizona State evened their record against teams ranked in the USA Today/NWCA Top-25 at 3-3. Both of this weekend’s opponents spent time in the Top 25 earlier this season. Lehigh also owns a 21-20 win over Drexel, which recently entered the Top 25 for this season.

Date Opponent Rank (Then) Current Rank Result11/17 Edinboro 24 NR W, 27-1411/19 Michigan 4 4 W, 27-812/3 Penn State 1 1 L, 23-191/19 at Cornell 12 11 L, 23-141/26 at Virginia Tech 10 8 L, 20-172/9 at Arizona State 8 10 W, 22-13


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POSITIVE REINFORCEMENTSThe return of three injured starters to Lehigh’s lineup pro-pelled the Mountain Hawks to a big 22-13 win at No. 8 Arizona State Feb. 9. Juniors Scott Parker, Cortlandt Schuyler and Ryan Preisch all returned after missing time with Parker and Preisch competing in duals for the fi rst time since early December, while Schuyler was sidelined for two weeks. All three wrestlers won their bouts against the Sun Devils, highlighted by Schuy-ler’s 11-3 major decision over former NCAA Champion and All-American Jason Tsirtsis. Parker battled back for an overtime win over Ali Naser at 133, while Preisch posted a major decision over Kordell Norfl eet at 184. Lehigh built an early 13-0 lead and won six of ten bouts in the dual at Arizona State.

SENIOR SEND-OFFLehigh will recognize its fi ve-member senior class prior to Sun-day’s dual with Pittsburgh. The class includes three fi fth-year senior wrestlers, one fourth-year grappler and manager Kacie Bogar. Here are some notes on the four wrestlers in Lehigh’s class of 2018.

Darian Cruz 110-18 record, 2017 NCAA Champion, ‘14 and ‘17 All-American, ‘16 and ‘17 EIWA 1stCamden Fischer 34-25 record, 18 career bonus winsDrew Longo 40-36 record, 3x Southern Scuffl e place winner, wrestled at ‘15 EIWAsJonathan Mele 31-29 record (20-20 at Lehigh), 6-9 dual record

POWER OF 10Lehigh’s victory at Arizona State was its 10th dual win this season, marking the 19th consecutive season that the Mountain Hawks won at least 10 duals. The victory also snapped Arizona State’s 10 match winning streak and was Lehigh’s second dual win this season over a team ranked in the top 10.

HOLDING CORTJunior Cortlandt Schuyler has emerged as Lehigh’s top option at 149. Schuyler defaulted with an injury in Lehigh’s Jan. 21 win at Army West Point but returned to action with an impressive 11-3 major decision over Arizona State’s top 10-ranked Jason Tsirtsis that gave the Mountain Hawks a 13-0 lead over the Sun Devils. Schuyler scored an early takedown and two-point near fall with a throw and racked up an impressive 5:11 riding time advantage. While Schuyler owns just a 7-8 record this season, fi ve of his seven wins have come against wrestlers who either have been ranked or are currently ranked in InterMat’s top 20 at 149. The win over Tsirtsis moved Schuyler back into the national rankings.

TWO CAPABLE FRESHMEN AT 197Lehigh has enjoyed the luxury of having capable deferred freshmen Jake Jakobsen and Chris Weiler share time at 197 this season, with both wrestlers enjoying strong moments. Jakobsen owns a win over Penn’s ninth-ranked Frank Mattiace and has two pins while placing eighth at the Southern Scuffl e. Weiler has a pair of top 20 wins along with some narrow losses against ranked foes, while eight of his 11 wins have produced bonus points. Weiler captured a head-to-head matchup with Jakobsen at the Edinboro Open and earned the start at Arizona State, clinching the dual for the Mountain Hawks with a technical fall victory.

SECOND COACHES PANEL RANKINGS ANNOUNCEDThe NCAA released the second of four Coaches’ Panel rankings and the fi rst RPI for the 2017-18 season on February 8. The Coach-es’ Panel rankings will be one of the tools used as part of the selec-tion process to determine the qualifi ers for the NCAA Champion-ships. A panel of coaches ranked the top 33 in each weight class. Lehigh has wrestlers ranked in the top 33 in all 10 weight classes with Chris Weiler replacing Jake Jakobsen at 197 in the second ranking. Ryan Preisch also joined the second ranking at 184 as he was not eligibie for the fi rst ranking due to inactivity. Wrestlers need a minimum of 17 Division I matches to appear in the RPI.

Wt. - Wrestler First ranking Second ranking RPI125 - Darian Cruz 1 1 9 133 - Scott Parker 9 10 ------ 141 - Luke Karam 16 14 18149 - Cortlandt Schuyler 18 22 -----157 - Ian Brown 25 24 15165 - Gordon Wolf 17 18 9174 - Jordan Kutler 5 5 5184 - Ryan Preisch ----- 9 1197 - Jake Jakobsen 26 ----- -----197 - Chris Weiler ----- 25 -----285 - Jordan Wood 12 12 9

RANK AND FILEEight Mountain Hawks appear in the latest InterMat rankings while seven are ranked by FloWrestling, Amateur Wrestling News and The Open Mat. Four Mountain Hawks: senior Dari-an Cruz, juniors Scott Parker and Ryan Preisch and sophomore Jordan Kutler, are all ranked in the top 10 by all four outlets, with Cruz ranked no lower than second in any of the four polls. Freshmen Jordan Wood and Luke Karam are also ranked across the board. Junior Cortlandt Schuyler now appears in three of the four polls at 149, while junior Gordon Wolf is ranked by InterMat only, and freshman Chris Weiler recently entered the Amateur Wrestling News rankings at 197.

Weight Wrestler IM FLO AWN TOM 125 Darian Cruz 2 2 1 1133 Scott Parker 7 9 3 7141 Luke Karam 11 18 12 12149 Cortlandt Schuyler 19 20 ----- 18165 Gordon Wolf 19 ----- ----- -----174 Jordan Kutler 4 3 6 4184 Ryan Preisch 4 4 4 4197 Chris Weiler ----- ----- 19 -----285 Jordan Wood 12 13 12 15

SEASON/CAREER RECORDS FOR LEHIGH PROBABLESWt. Name Season Career Duals Bonus Wins125 Darian Cruz 20-0 110-18 48-9 58133 Scott Parker 13-2 52-18 26-6 27141 Luke Karam 16-4 16-4 11-2 5149 Cortlandt Schuyler 7-8 38-17 10-6 24157 Ian Brown 15-7 49-21 10-8 28165 Gordon Wolf 12-7 35-21 10-9 21174 Jordan Kutler 18-3 31-4 18-2 12184 Ryan Preisch 8-2 50-18 22-9 22197 Chris Weiler 11-5 11-5 3-2 8285 Jordan Wood 13-5 13-5 8-3 3


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BONUS, BABY! Lehigh’s ability to generate bonus points has keyed the Mountain Hawks’ 10-3 dual record and nearly led the Brown and White to an upset over No. 1 Penn State. The Mountain Hawks have won 89 of 130 bouts in dual competition (68%) and have scored bonus points in 44 of those 89 wins (49%). Lehigh has 14 falls in dual competition, with junior Scott Parker leading the way with four, senior Darian Cruz adding two and eight others each adding one. The Mountain Hawks had just two falls in 14 duals last season (Ryan Preisch vs. Drexel, Randy Cruz vs. Virginia Tech).

TOP OF THE MOUNTAINDarian Cruz won Lehigh wrestling’s 28th individual national championship last March, capping a 31-2 junior campaign with his title at 125. Cruz won his second straight EIWA title and avenged his most recent loss to Minnesota’s Ethan Lizak with a 6-3 win in the NCAA fi nals to win Lehigh’s fi rst national title since heavyweight Zach Rey in 2011. He was also named EIWA Wrestler of the Year. A two-time EIWA Champion and two-time All-American, Cruz went 5-0 to win the 125-pound title at the Southern Scuffl e, picking up his 100th career victory in the process. He now owns a 110-18 career record and is riding a 41 bout winning streak. Cruz will bid to become Lehigh’s 17th three-time All-American and its fi rst two-time national champi-on since Darryl Burley (1979, 1983). The last Lehigh wrestler to win NCAA titles in consecutive seasons was Mark Lieberman, who did so in 1978 and 1979.

CRUZ CLIMBING THE LADDERWith a 5-0 showing at the Southern Scuffl e, senior Darian Cruz became the 16th member of Lehigh’s 100-win club. With fi ve wins post-Scuffl e, Cruz is up to 110 wins, ranking seventh on Lehigh’s career wins list. Cruz needs one wins to tie Steve Cassi-dy ‘95 for sixth place. Jon Trenge ‘05 holds Lehigh’s career wins record at 133.

SCOTTY STEPS UPComing off a deferred year in 2015-16, Scott Parker enjoyed a breakout campaign in 2016-17, posting a 20-5 record and win-ning an EIWA title at 133 before joining Darian Cruz in earning All-America honors with an eighth place fi nish. Parker had an impressive 16-2 mark in the regular season and came back strong after missing time with an injury suffered in the fi nals of the Southern Scuffl e. He is now a two-time NCAA qualifi er with a 52-18 career record. Parker also won the Scholar-Athlete Award for Lehigh at last year’s Lewis Wrestling Dinner and was a member of the NWCA All-Academic Team. He posted three wins over ranked opponents at the Journeymen Collegiate Classic, a showing which earned him the Hammer Award as the event’s outstanding wrestler. Parker opened this season with eight wins in eight bouts and returned to Lehigh’s lineup with a sudden victory win over Ali Naser in the Arizona State dual.

DRIVE FOR FIVELehigh’s roster features three fi fth-year seniors, including two who have already earned their undergraduate degrees. Drew Longo earned his degree in IDEAS (Integrated Degree in Engi-neering and Arts and Sciences) and is pursuing his Master’s in Management. Jonathan Mele earned his degree in Finance and is now studying in the Technical Entrepreneurship program. Darian Cruz is fi nishing up his degree in English.

A STRONG FALL IN THE CLASSROOMLehigh wrestlers enjoyed a strong fall semester in the classroom, with 17 Mountain Hawks posting a grade point average of 3.20 or better last semester. Sophomore David Pipa led the Mountain Hawks with a perfect 4.0 semester in behavioral neuroscience. Sophomore Chase Gallik (3.94 in civil engineering) and junior Scott Parker (3.93 in fi nance) were not far behind, giving Lehigh three wrestlers over 3.9 in the fall. Gallik leads Lehigh with a 3.91 cumulative GPA. Eight of the 17 wrestlers with a 3.20 or better in the fall have wrestled in a dual meet already this season.

Satoshi Abe, Fr./Fr., Arts and Sciences 3.42Paul Dunn, Jr./So., Supply Chain Management 3.32Chase Gallik, Jr./So., Civil Engineering 3.94Tyler Hazard, Fr./Fr., Arts and Sciences 3.26Brock Herring, Fr./Fr., Arts and Engineering 3.21Jordan Kutler, Jr./So., Behavioral Neuroscience 3.33Kent Lane, Jr./So., Supply Chain Management 3.60Andrew McDonald, So./Fr., Business 3.56Jonathan Mele, Gr./Sr., Technical Entrepreneurship 3.49Scott Parker, Sr./Jr., Finance 3.93David Pipa, Jr./So., Behavioral Neuroscience 4.0Ryan Preisch, Sr./Jr., Environmental Engineering 3.25Andrew Price, Jr./So., Mechanical Engineering 3.89Luke Resnick, Fr./Fr., Engineering 3.52Cortlandt Schuyler, Sr./Jr., IDEAS 3.61Charlie Sell, Jr./So., Supply Chain Management 3.46Gordon Wolf, Sr./Jr., Finance 3.72

BOLD - Appeared in a dual meet this season

LEHIGH-PITTSBURGH CONNECTIONSLehigh head coach Pat Santoro wrestled for the Panthers from 1985-1989, under the guidance of the late Rande Stottlemyer, who retired following the 2012-13 season and passed away last month. Pittsburgh’s only four-time All-American, Santoro amassed a 167-13 record in four seasons for the Panthers, and won national titles at 142 in 1988 and 1989. A three-time EWL Champion, Santoro is also the Panthers’ career leader with 43 falls and posted an incred-ible 97-3 record over his fi nal two seasons. Pittsburgh assistant coach Drew Headlee returned to his alma mater in 2014 after two seasons as Lehigh’s volunteer assistant coach. First-year Panthers head coach Keith Gavin is also a Pitt graduate. After graduation, Gavin trained and competed in freestyle with the Lehigh Valley Athletic Club (now Lehigh Valley Wrestling Club) before moving on to coaching positions at Virginia and Oklahoma.

LEHIGH WRESTLING: THE OVER-50 CLUBSchool No. of meets LU Record First1. Penn State 106 34-69-3 19112. Navy 98 51-47-0 19103. Cornell 96 60-33-3 19104. Syracuse 68 55-13-0 19265. Army 66 54-9-3 19226. Pittsburgh 62 43-17-2 19167. Princeton 60 54-5-1 19118. Penn 57 46-10-1 1912


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HOME SWEET HOMELast time Lehigh competed in Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall, the Mountain Hawks cruised to pair of EIWA victories over American and Navy Jan. 12-14 to kick off the 2018 portion of its dual meet schedule. The Mountain Hawks won a com-bined 18-of-20 bouts on the weekend with eight bonus point victories and outscored the Eagles and Midshipmen 70-5 over the two victories. Senior Darian Cruz went 2-0 on the weekend with a pair of falls to move into the top 10 on Lehigh’s career wins list. Junior Cortlandt Schuyler knocked off a pair of na-tionally-ranked wrestlers at 149, wins that moved him into the national rankings.

CRUZ WINS TITLE TO LEAD LEHIGH AT SOUTHERN SCUFFLESenior Darian Cruz won the 125-pound title to lead the Moun-tain Hawks at the Southern Scuffl e, Jan. 1-2 in Chattanooga, Tenn. Cruz went 5-0 across the two-day tournament, picking up his 100th career win with a second period pin in his opening round match and scoring bonus points in his fi rst four victories. As a team, Lehigh scored 102 points to fi nish third for the third straight year. Eight of Lehigh’s 16 entrants placed in the top eight, with three others fi nishing just one victory shy of place-ment. Sophomore Jordan Kutler joined Cruz as a fi nalist but dropped a 4-0 decision to Penn State’s Mark Hall in the fi nals at 174. The Mountain Hawks had two place winners at 165 with junior Gordon Wolf placing fi fth and senior Drew Longo claim-ing eighth. Other place winners included freshman Luke Karam (sixth at 141), junior Ian Brown (seventh at 157) and freshmen Jake Jakobsen (eighth at 197) and Jordan Wood (eighth at 285). Fourteen of Lehigh’s 16 entrants won at least one match.

MEANWHILE, IN CHICAGOWhile Lehigh sent 16 wrestlers to the Southern Scuffl e, 10 Moun-tain Hawks competed at the 55th Ken Kraft Midlands Cham-pionship, Dec. 29-30 near Chicago. Deferred freshman Dylan Ammerman led the way for the Mountain Hawks, pinning his fi rst two seeded opponents to reach the quarterfi nals at 184 and eventually falling one win shy of placement. Also competing for the Mountain Hawks were juniors Camden Fischer and Thomas Murray, sophomores Paul Dunn, Ryan Pomrinca, Joe Lobeck and Kyle Gentile, and freshmen Matt Parker, Dan Moran and Jimmy Hoffman.

BEEN THROUGH IT BEFORELehigh’s roster features a solid mix of experience and young talent. While the Mountain Hawks have 19 freshmen (deferred and true combimed) on their 2017-18 roster, Lehigh also features a pair of returning All-Americans and EIWA Champions in NCAA Champion Darian Cruz and Scott Parker, and a total of fi ve wrestlers who have qualifi ed for the NCAA Championships at least once. In addition to the returning All-Americans and EIWA champions, Lehigh’s returning NCAA qualifi ers include juniors Ryan Preisch and Gordon Wolf and sophomore Cole Walter. Three other Mountain Hawks (Ian Brown, Kyle Gentile and Drew Longo) have represented Lehigh at EIWAs.

THE THREE CAPTAINSHead coach Pat Santoro has named three captains for the 2017-18 season. Fifth-year seniors Darian Cruz (Allentown, Pa.) and Drew Longo (Ardsley, N.Y.) and fourth year junior Scott Parker (Sellersville, Pa.) will lead this year’s squad. Longo is serving as a captain for the second straight year.

TOURNAMENT TESTEDLehigh has sent wrestlers to fi ve open tournaments so far this season: the Princeton, East Stroudsburg and Wilkes Opens in the fall semester, the Jan. 13 Shorty Hitchcock Memorial Classic at Millersville and most recently the Feb. 3 Edinboro Open. Eight wrestlers have won a total of 11 open tournament titles, withsophomore Kyle Gentile capturing the 197 pound title at Edinboro for his second championship this season. Freshman Matt Parker won all three fall semester tournaments at 125, while sophomore Ryan Pomrinca won 141 at Princeton and Wilkes. Lehigh’s ESU Open champions were sophomore Brandon Paetzell (133), fresh-man Jimmy Hoffman (141) and Gentile (197), while sophomore Christian Coloucci (285) was the Mountain Hawks’ third champ at Wilkes. Sophomore Joe Lobeck won the title at 141 at the Shorty Hitchock Classic. After lengthy injury layoffs, juniors Scott Parker (133) and Ryan Preisch (184) returned to action at the Edinboro Open. Both grapplers wrestled (and won) one bout before medi-cally forfeiting out.

Princeton Open - Princeton, N.J. - Nov. 4, 2016Lehigh entrants: 17Place winners: seven, Matt Parker (1st, 125); Ryan Pomrinca (1st, 141); Nick Farro (3rd, 133); Kyle Gentile (3rd, 197); Brandon Paetzell (4th; 133); Jimmy Hoffman (4th, 141); Andrew Price (4th, 184)Others who competed: 125 - Luke Resnick; 133 - Brock Herring, Satoshi Abe; 141 - Dan Moran; 149 - Camden Fischer, David Pipa; 157- JT Cooley, Trey Cornish; 174 - Charlie Sell; 184 - Paul Dunn

East Stroudsburg Open - East Stroudsburg, Pa. - Nov. 12, 2017Lehigh entrants: 14Place winners: six, Matt Parker (1st, 125); Brandon Paetzell (1st, 133); Jimmy Hoffman (1st, 141); Kyle Gentile (1st, 197); David Pipa (3rd, 149); Charlie Sell (4th, 174)Others: 125 - Aaron Burkett, Luke Resnick; 133 - Brock Herring, Satoshi Abe; 149 - Camden Fischer; 157 - Trey Cornish; 197 - Andrew McDonald; 285 - Victor Lacombe

Wilkes Open - Wilkes-Barre, Pa. - Dec. 22, 2017Lehigh entrants: 14Place winners: 11, Matt Parker (1st, 125); Ryan Pomrinca (1st, 141); Christian Colucci (1st, 285); Joe Lobeck (2nd, 133); Kent Lane (2nd, 149); Kyle Gentile (2nd, 197); Luke Resnick (4th, 125); Dylan Ammer-man (4th, 184); Dan Moran (5th, 133); Jimmy Hoffman (5th, 141); Tom Murray (6th, 197)

Others: 125 - Aaron Burkett; 133 - Satoshi Abe; 197 - Eli Grape.

Shorty Hitchcock Memorial Classic - Millersville, Pa. - Jan. 13, 2018Lehigh entrants: 8Place winners: 2, Joe Lobeck (1st, 141); Brandon Paetzell (3rd, 133)Others: 125 - Aaron Burkett; 157 - Brandon Diaz, Trey Cornish; 165 - Tyler Casamenti; 184 - Eli Grape; 197 - Andrew McDonald

Edinboro Open - Edinboro, Pa. - Feb. 13, 2018Lehigh entrants: 17Place winners: 6, Kyle Gentile (1st, 197); Brandon Paetzell (2nd, 133); David Pipa (3rd, 149); Jimmy Hoffman (4th, 141); Chris Weiler (4th, 197); Joe Lobeck (6th, 141).Others: 125 - Luke Resnick; 133 - Scott Parker, Satoshi Abe; 141 - Brock Herring, Dan Moran, Ryan Pomrinca; 149 - Camden Fischer; 157 - JT

Cooley; 184 - Eli Grape, Ryan Preisch; 197 - Jake Jakobsen


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LOTS OF LOCALSSeveral Lehigh wrestlers didn’t have to venture far from home to wrestle collegiately for the Brown and White. Senior Darian Cruz and freshman Luke Karam both wrestled for nearby Beth-lehem Catholic High School, the same program that produced Lehigh head coach Pat Santoro. Sophomore Charlie Sell (Bangor) and freshman Dan Moran (Northampton) are also from the wrestling-rich Lehigh Valley. Deferred freshman Jake Jakobsen hails from Stroudsburg, which is part of District XI and three Mountain Hawks: junior Scott Parker, sophomore Kyle Gentile and freshman Matt Parker wrestled for Pennridge High School, which is located just south of the Lehigh Valley.

MOVIN’ ON UPTwo returning Lehigh starters are wrestling up at new weight classes. Sophomore Jordan Kutler went 13-1 as a freshman including a Southern Scuffl e title at 157 before running into late-season weight issues. He bumped two weight classes to 174. Junior Ryan Preisch enjoyed a breakout season at 174, going 25-6 overall, fi nishing second in the EIWA and reaching the All-America round of 12 at the NCAA Championships. Pre-isch is now up at 184, his third weight class in as many seasons (165 and 174 in 2015-16 and 2016-17). Kutler and Preisch are a combined 26-5 this season. Kutler is 18-3, while Preisch returned to Lehigh’s dual lineup at Arizona State after missing nearly two months and posted a major decision win. Both wrestlers picked up key wins over top fi ve-ranked opponents in Lehigh’s victory over Michigan.

BRAND NEW HEAVYLehigh has enjoyed a run of quality heavyweights under Pat Santoro, beginning with NCAA Champion and three-time All-American Zach Rey, All-American Max Wessell and last year Doug Vollaro, who reached the round of 12 in his senior campaign. Deferred freshman Jordan Wood has taken the reins at heavyweight and owns a 13-5 record and No. 12 ranking. Wood went 11-3 competing unattached in open tournaments last season, highlighted by a runner-up fi nish at the prestigious Midlands Championships. The Gilbertsville, Pa. native was Lehigh’s Deferred Eligibility Wrestler of the Year last season. On the freestyle circuit, Wood was a Cadet World silver medalist in 2014 and represented the United States at the Junior World Championships in 2016.

MEN IN THE MIDDLELast year 165 was one of Lehigh’s deepest weights, with four different wrestlers seeing action in duals and all four winning at least one dual match. With three of those four wrestlers return-ing, 165 is once again Lehigh’s deepest weight. Junior Gordon Wolf is 6-3 in duals and is ranked by InterMat, while sopho-more Cole Walter, a NCAA qualifi er a season ago, wrestled in Lehigh’s other three duals. The Mountain Hawks also have fi fth-year senior Drew Longo, who represented Lehigh at 149 in the 2015 EIWA tournament and has seen a fair amount of action at 157 and 165 over the last two seasons. For the second straight year Lehigh had two place winners at 165 at the Southern Scuffl e as Wolf fi nished fi fth and Longo placed eighth.

PACKING THE HOUSEA Lehigh home dual meet-record 9,896 fans witnessed Lehigh’s 23-19 loss to No. 1 Penn State Dec. 3 at PPL Center in Allentown. The record crowd saw Lehigh race to a 15-0 lead behind pins from Darian Cruz and Scott Parker, only to see the Nittany Lions rally to win six of the fi nal seven bouts, claiming several close decisions in the fi nal four bouts to seal their 35th straight dual win. Four of the top fi ve home dual crowds for Lehigh have now come against Penn State. The previous attendance record was 5,909 for Penn State’s visit to Stabler Arena on Feb. 12, 2016. The Grace Hall re-cord attendance is 4,650 from a Lehigh-Navy dual on Feb. 4, 1967.

Date Opponent Attendance Result12/3/17 Penn State (PPL) 9,896 L, 23-192/12/16 Penn State 5,909 L, 28-92/13/05 Oklahoma State 5,828 L, 24-912/9/11 Penn State 5,584 L, 24-1211/13/09 Penn State 5,254 W, 23-14

LEHIGH HAMMERS NO. 4 MICHIGANLehigh capped its opening home weekend with a dominant 27-8 win over then-No. 4 Michigan Nov. 19 inside Leeman-Turner Are-na at Grace Hall. The Mountain Hawks won eight bouts against the Wolverines, including three wins over nationally-ranked op-ponents. Junior Scott Parker earned his second pin of the season, while junior Ian Brown upset nationally-ranked Alec Pantaleo to help stake Lehigh to an 18-0 lead at intermission. Sophomore Jor-dan Kutler and junior Ryan Preisch added wins in battles of top 10 wrestlers at 174 and 184, respectively. The win over Michigan was Lehigh’s third against a top-5 team in 10 seasons under Pat Santoro. The Mountain Hawks also topped No. 1 Cornell in 2010-11 and No. 3 Ohio State in 2014-15.

A FRESH STARTSeven deferred freshmen have now season action in duals for the Mountain Hawks. Three debuted in Lehigh’s opener at Bucknell with Luke Karam dropping a close decision at 141 and Jake Jakobsen and Jordan Wood winning decisions at 197 and 285, respectively. Chris Weiler made his dual debut at Princeton before picking up his fi rst dual win over No. 20 Stephen Loiseau of Drexel. Nick Farro debuted with a win at Penn. Aaron Burkett also subbed for Darian Cruz against Edinboro. Most recently, Dylan Ammerman competed at 184 at Virginia Tech. Lehigh had three true freshmen compete in attached competition last season with Kyle Gentile manning 184 in the postseason and Joe Lobeck fi lling in for Scott Parker midseason at 133. Brandon Paetzell was the starter for Rutgers at 125 last season before transferring to Lehigh.

CRUZ, WOLF COMPETE IN ALL-STAR CLASSICSenior Darian Cruz and junior Gordon Wolf represented Lehigh in the 52nd NWCA All-Star Classic, Nov. 5 at Princeton’s Jadwin Gym. Cruz held an early 2-1 lead in his exhibition bout versus Oklahoma State’s Nick Piccininni but a six-point reversal was the difference in an 8-5 loss. Wrestling close to his hometown of Lawrenceville, N.J., Wolf took on former youth teammate May Bethea of Penn in one of two showcase bouts. Wolf trailed 8-5 in the second period before hitting a six-point move of his own to rally or a 17-9 major decision. The Mountain Hawks have had at least one wrestler compete in the NWCA All-Star Classic in fi ve of the last six seasons. Lehigh wrestlers now own a 17-16 record in main card bouts at the All-Star Classic.


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SCOUTING THE SOONERSOklahoma visits Bethlehem for the fi rst time since 2013 and will wrestle in Grace Hall for the fi rst time since 1978. The Sooners own an 8-10 dual record after splitting action last weekend. Oklahoma edged Edinboro 19-16 last Saturday before dropping its annual Bedlam rivalry match at Oklahoma State 31-6 on Sunday. Two Sooners appear in the latest InterMat rankings, Yoanse Mejias, who is ranked 10th at 174 and Christian Moody, who is ranked 16th at 125. Three other Sooners appear in the latest NCAA Coaches Panel rankings, with Mike Longo (141), Davion Jeffries (149) and Dawaylon Barnes (165) joining Moody and Mejias. Long time Ohio State assistant Lou Rosselli is in his second season as Oklahoma’s head coach.

OKLAHOMA PROBABLE STARTERS125 - No. 16 Christian Moody, So., Collinsville, Okla.133 - Jake Rubio, Jr., Amarillo, Texas141 - Mike Longo, Sr., Corona, Calif.149 - Davion Jeffries, Jr., Broken Arrow, Okla. OR Noah Teaney, Jr., Kansas City, Mo.157 - Justin Thomas, Fr., Santa Ana, Calif.165 - Dawaylon Barnes, Sr., Muskogee, Okla. OR Jeremy Thomas, Fr., Santa Ana, Calif.174 - No. 10 Yoanse Mejias, Sr., Miami, Fla.184 - Matt Waddell, Fr., Ellijay, Ga.197 - Andrew Dixon, Sr., Edmond, Okla.285 - Connor Webb, Fr., Davis, Okla.

SCOUTING THE PANTHERSThe Pitt Panthers enter the weekend with a 3-10 dual mark. Pitt will host Virginia Friday night before making the trek to Beth-lehem on Sunday. The Panthers split a pair of home duals last weekend, falling 25-13 to South Dakota State before bouncing back with a 23-10 win over Duke. Pitt’s other wins were in its season opener at CSU Bakersfi eld and a 19-18 win over Oklaho-ma on January 7. The Panthers have just one wrestler in the lat-est InterMat rankings, Dom Forys, who is ranked 11th 133, but four others appear in the latest NCAA Coaches Panel rankings: Nick Zanetta (141), Taleb Rahmani (157), Gregg Harvey (184) and Ryan Solomon (285). Solomon clinched the Oklahoma win with a fall in the fi nal bout. Former Pitt NCAA Champion Keith Gavin is in his fi rst season as head coach at his alma mater.

PITT PROBABLE STARTERS125 - LJ Bentley, Jr., Twinsburg, Ohio133 - No. 11 Dom Forys, Sr., Pittsburgh, Pa.141 - Nick Zanetta, Sr., Pittsburgh, Pa.149 - Robert Lee, Jr., Kaukauna, Wis.157 - Taleb Rahmani, So., Marysville, Ohio165 - Jake Wentzel, Fr., South Park, Pa.174 - Tommy O’Brien, Fr., Reading, Pa.184 - Gregg Harvey, Fr., Boyertown, Pa.197 - Kellan Stout, So., Pittsburgh, Pa. OR Zach Bruce, Jr., Seneca, Pa.285 - Ryan Solomon, Sr., Milton, Pa.

2017-18 RESULTSNovember 10, 2017Sojka Pavilion - Lewisburg, Pa.No. 10 Lehigh 36, Bucknell 2

125 – Darian Cruz (LU) dec. Jakob Campbell (BU) 6-1133 – Scott Parker (LU) MD David Campbell (BU) 13-4141 – Tyler Smith (BU) dec. Luke Karam (LU) 5-3149 – Jonathan Mele (LU) MD Seth Hogue (BU) 15-6157 – Ian Brown (LU) MD Christian Bassolino (BU) 13-5*165 – Gordon Wolf (LU) TF D.J. Hollingshead (BU) 19-4, 3:44174 – Jordan Kutler (LU) Fall Nick Stephani (BU) 2:36184 – Ryan Preisch (LU) major dec. Chad Reese (BU) 10-0197 – Jake Jakobsen (LU) dec. Garrett Hoffman (BU) 9-5285 – Jordan Wood (LU) dec. Eric Chakonis (BU) 4-0*Bucknell docked team point for unsportsmanlike conduct at 157

November 17, 2017Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace HallNo. 10 Lehigh 27, No. 24 Edinboro 14285 – Jordan Wood (LU) MD Jon Spaulding (EU) 9-0125 – Sean Russell (EU) TF Aaron Burkett (LU) 19-4, 5:29133 – Scott Parker (LU) Fall Korbin Myers (EU) 5:33141 – Luke Karam (LU) dec. Nate Hagan (EU) 6-1149 – Peter Pappas (EU) dec. Jonathan Mele (LU) 11-10157 – Andrew Shomers (EU) dec. Ian Brown (LU) 5-3165 – Gordon Wolf (LU) MD Austin Matthews (EU) 16-8174 – Jordan Kutler (LU) MD Fritz Hoehn (EU) 14-5184 – Dylan Reynolds (EU) dec. Andrew Price (LU) 5-2197 – Jake Jakobsen (LU) Fall Aaron Paddock (EU) 0:52

November 19, 2017Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace HallNo. 10 Lehigh 27, No. 4 Michigan 8

125 – Darian Cruz (LU) dec. Drew Mattin (UM) 7-0133 – Scott Parker (LU) Fall Michael Volyanyuk (UM) 5:33141 – Luke Karam (LU) dec. Sal Profaci (UM) 9-2149 – Cortlandt Schuyler (LU) dec. Malik Amine (UM) 8-3157 – Ian Brown (LU) dec. Alec Pantaleo (UM) 7-5165 – Logan Massa (UM) TF Cole Walter (LU) 18-2, 4:56174 – Jordan Kutler (LU) dec. Myles Amine (UM) 5-4184 – Ryan Preisch (LU) dec. Domenic Abounader (UM) 3-1197 – Jake Jakobsen (LU) dec. Jackson Striggow (UM) 2-0285 – Adam Coon (UM) dec. Jordan Wood (LU) 6-2

December 1, 2017Jadwin Gym - Princeton, N.J.No. 5 Lehigh 25, Princeton 13

125 – Darian Cruz (LU) MD Jonathan Gomez (PU) 18-6133 – Scott Parker (LU) Fall Trey Aslanian (PU) 3:23141 – Luke Karam (LU) dec. Pat D’Arcy (PU) 7-0149 – Matt Kolodzik (PU) dec. Cortlandt Schuyler (LU) 4-2157 – Mike D’Angelo (PU) MD Ian Brown (LU) 17-6165 – Jonathan Schleifer (PU) dec. Gordon Wolf (LU) 19-12174 – Jordan Kutler (LU) TF Carlin Powell (PU) 16-1, 6:30184 – Ryan Preisch (LU) MD Kendall Elfstrom (PU) 11-1197 – Patrick Brucki (PU) dec. Chris Weiler (LU) 8-7285 – Christian Colucci (LU) dec. Michael Markulec (PU) 6-3


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2017-18 RESULTSNovember 10, 2017Sojka Pavilion - Lewisburg, Pa.No. 10 Lehigh 36, Bucknell 2

125 – Darian Cruz (LU) dec. Jakob Campbell (BU) 6-1133 – Scott Parker (LU) MD David Campbell (BU) 13-4141 – Tyler Smith (BU) dec. Luke Karam (LU) 5-3149 – Jonathan Mele (LU) MD Seth Hogue (BU) 15-6157 – Ian Brown (LU) MD Christian Bassolino (BU) 13-5*165 – Gordon Wolf (LU) TF D.J. Hollingshead (BU) 19-4, 3:44174 – Jordan Kutler (LU) Fall Nick Stephani (BU) 2:36184 – Ryan Preisch (LU) major dec. Chad Reese (BU) 10-0197 – Jake Jakobsen (LU) dec. Garrett Hoffman (BU) 9-5285 – Jordan Wood (LU) dec. Eric Chakonis (BU) 4-0*Bucknell docked team point for unsportsmanlike conduct at 157

November 17, 2017Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace HallNo. 10 Lehigh 27, No. 24 Edinboro 14285 – Jordan Wood (LU) MD Jon Spaulding (EU) 9-0125 – Sean Russell (EU) TF Aaron Burkett (LU) 19-4, 5:29133 – Scott Parker (LU) Fall Korbin Myers (EU) 5:33141 – Luke Karam (LU) dec. Nate Hagan (EU) 6-1149 – Peter Pappas (EU) dec. Jonathan Mele (LU) 11-10157 – Andrew Shomers (EU) dec. Ian Brown (LU) 5-3165 – Gordon Wolf (LU) MD Austin Matthews (EU) 16-8174 – Jordan Kutler (LU) MD Fritz Hoehn (EU) 14-5184 – Dylan Reynolds (EU) dec. Andrew Price (LU) 5-2197 – Jake Jakobsen (LU) Fall Aaron Paddock (EU) 0:52

November 19, 2017Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace HallNo. 10 Lehigh 27, No. 4 Michigan 8

125 – Darian Cruz (LU) dec. Drew Mattin (UM) 7-0133 – Scott Parker (LU) Fall Michael Volyanyuk (UM) 5:33141 – Luke Karam (LU) dec. Sal Profaci (UM) 9-2149 – Cortlandt Schuyler (LU) dec. Malik Amine (UM) 8-3157 – Ian Brown (LU) dec. Alec Pantaleo (UM) 7-5165 – Logan Massa (UM) TF Cole Walter (LU) 18-2, 4:56174 – Jordan Kutler (LU) dec. Myles Amine (UM) 5-4184 – Ryan Preisch (LU) dec. Domenic Abounader (UM) 3-1197 – Jake Jakobsen (LU) dec. Jackson Striggow (UM) 2-0285 – Adam Coon (UM) dec. Jordan Wood (LU) 6-2

December 1, 2017Jadwin Gym - Princeton, N.J.No. 5 Lehigh 25, Princeton 13

125 – Darian Cruz (LU) MD Jonathan Gomez (PU) 18-6133 – Scott Parker (LU) Fall Trey Aslanian (PU) 3:23141 – Luke Karam (LU) dec. Pat D’Arcy (PU) 7-0149 – Matt Kolodzik (PU) dec. Cortlandt Schuyler (LU) 4-2157 – Mike D’Angelo (PU) MD Ian Brown (LU) 17-6165 – Jonathan Schleifer (PU) dec. Gordon Wolf (LU) 19-12174 – Jordan Kutler (LU) TF Carlin Powell (PU) 16-1, 6:30184 – Ryan Preisch (LU) MD Kendall Elfstrom (PU) 11-1197 – Patrick Brucki (PU) dec. Chris Weiler (LU) 8-7285 – Christian Colucci (LU) dec. Michael Markulec (PU) 6-3

December 3, 2017PPL CenterNo. 1 Penn State 23, No. 5 Lehigh 19

125 – Darian Cruz (LU) Fall Devin Schnupp (PSU) 1:13133 – Scott Parker (LU) Fall Domenic Giannangeli (PSU) 4:12141 – Luke Karam (LU) dec. Jered Cortez (PSU) 2-0149 – Zain Retherford (PSU) Fall Cortlandt Schuyler (LU) 1:27157 – Jason Nolf (PSU) TF Ian Brown (LU) 23-8, 6:40165 – Gordon Wolf (LU) MD Bo Pipher (PSU) 24-12174 – Mark Hall (PSU) dec. Jordan Kutler (LU) 3-2184 – Bo Nickal (PSU) dec. Ryan Preisch (LU) 3-2197 – Anthony Cassar (PSU) dec. Jake Jakobsen (LU) 8-3285 – Nick Nevills (PSU) dec. Jordan Wood (LU) 2-0

December 10, 2017The Palestra - Philadephia, Pa.No. 5 Lehigh 41, Penn 6

174 – Jordan Kutler (LU) TF Khamari Whimper (UP) 15-0, 3:08184 – Joe Heyob (UP) injury default Ryan Preisch (LU) 5:28197 – Jake Jakobsen (LU) dec. Frank Mattiace (UP) 3-0285 – Jordan Wood (LU) Fall Tyler Hall (UP) 2:45125 – Darian Cruz (LU) won by forfeit133 – Nick Farro (LU) dec. Gianni Ghione (UP) 5-1141 – Luke Karam (LU) dec. Jacob Lizak (UP) 8-2149 – Cortlandt Schuyler (LU) Fall Joe Oliva (UP) 0:31157 – Ian Brown (LU) dec. Jon Errico (UP) 6-2165 – Cole Walter (LU) Fall Ryan Farber (UP) 1:11

December 10, 2017Daskalakis Athletic Center - Philadelphia, Pa.No. 5 Lehigh 21, Drexel 20 (Lehigh wins on criteria - bouts won)

174 – Jordan Kutler (LU) dec. Austin Rose (DU) 5-1184 – Owen Brooks (DU) Fall Paul Dunn (LU) 6:12197 – Chris Weiler (LU) MD Stephen Loiseau (DU) 8-0285 – Jordan Wood (LU) dec. Vincenzo Pelusi (DU) 5-1125 – Darian Cruz (LU) dec. Zack Fuentes (DU) 3-2133 – Austin DeSanto (DU) TF Nick Farro (LU) 22-6, 3:00141 – Luke Karam (LU) MD Chandler Olson (DU) 9-1149 – Trevor Elfvin (DU) dec. Cortlandt Schuyler (LU) 14-7157 – Ian Brown (LU) dec. Evan Barczak (DU) 3-2165 – Ebed Jarrell (DU) Fall Cole Walter (LU) 6:33

January 12, 2018Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace HallNo. 6 Lehigh 36, American 2

197 – Jeric Kasunic (AU) dec. Jake Jakobsen (LU) 3-1285 – Jordan Wood (LU) dec. Brett Dempsey (AU) 8-1125 – Darian Cruz (LU) Fall Gage Curry (AU) 4:56133 – Nick Farro (LU) Fall Garrett Clifford (AU) 3:41141 – Luke Karam (LU) dec. Kizhan Clarke (AU) 2-1, tb*149 – Cortlandt Schuyler (LU) dec. Michael Sprague (AU) 16-12157 – Ian Brown (LU) dec. Eric Hong (AU) 3-1165 – Gordon Wolf (LU) MD Anthony Wokasch (AU) 17-6174 – Jordan Kutler (LU) MD Michael Eckhart (AU) 20-7184 – Andrew Price (LU) MD Prince Hyeamang (AU) 13-3* - American docked a team point for failure to control mat area


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2017-18 DUAL RESULTS CONTINUED

January 14, 2018Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace HallNo. 6 Lehigh 34, Navy 3

125 – Darian Cruz (LU) Fall Aslan Kilic (Navy) 6:36133 – Nick Farro (LU) dec. Cody Trybus (Navy) 7-4141 – Luke Karam (LU) Fall Nicholas Gil (Navy) 3:21149 – Cortlandt Schuyler (LU) dec. Jared Prince (Navy) 8-6157 – Ian Brown (LU) dec. Zack Davis (Navy) 7-3165 – Gordon Wolf (LU) dec. Drew Daniels (Navy) 7-2174 – Jordan Kutler (LU) MD A.J. Alford (Navy) 11-3184 – Michael Coleman (Navy) dec. Andrew Price (LU) 5-1197 – Jake Jakobsen (LU) dec. Steban Cervantes (Navy) 6-1285 – Christian Colucci (LU) dec. Austin Faunce (Navy) 2-0

January 19, 2018Friedman Wrestling Center - Ithaca, N.Y.No. 12 Cornell 23, No. 7 Lehigh 14

125 – Darian Cruz (LU) MD Noah Baughman (CU) 19-6133 – Chaz Tucker (CU) dec. Nick Farro (LU) 3-1, sv141 – Yianni Diakomihalis (CU) MD Luke Karam (LU) 8-0149 – Will Koll (CU) dec. Cortlandt Schuyler (LU) 4-1157 – Ian Brown (LU) MD Adam Santoro (CU) 10-1165 – Jon Jay Chavez (CU) dec. Gordon Wolf (LU) 12-6174 – Jordan Kutler (LU) dec. Brandon Womack (CU) 4-1184 – Max Dean (CU) major dec. Andrew Price (LU) 10-1197 – Ben Darmstadt (CU) Fall Jake Jakobsen (LU) 2:35285 – Jordan Wood (LU) dec. Ben Honis (CU) 8-3

January 21, 2018Christl Arena - West Point, N.Y.No. 7 Lehigh 30, Army West Point 6

125 – Darian Cruz (LU) MD Trey Chalifoux (Army) 14-4133 – Nick Farro (LU) dec. Lane Peters (Army) 9-3141 – Luke Karam (LU) dec. Austin Harry (Army) 8-1149 – Will Lucie (Army) inj. default Cortlandt Schuyler (LU) 3:05157 – Ian Brown (LU) dec. Lucas Weiland (Army) 6-2165 – Gordon Wolf (LU) dec. Cael McCormick (Army) 10-8174 – Jordan Kutler (LU) dec. Ben Harvey (Army) 8-5184 – Paul Dunn (LU) dec. Noah Stewart (Army) 6-4197 – Chris Weiler (LU) MD Rocco Caywood (Army) 10-2285 – Jordan Wood (LU) MD Bobby Heald (Army) 11-2

January 26, 2018Cassell Coliseum - Blacksburg, Va.No. 10 Virginia Tech 20, No. 9 Lehigh 17

125 – Darian Cruz (LU) won by forfeit133 – Dennis Gustafson (VT) dec. Nick Farro (LU) 3-2141 – Luke Karam (LU) dec. Brent Moore (VT) 4-0149 – Ryan Blees (VT) MD Jonathan Mele (LU) 14-6157 – BC LaPrade (VT) dec. Ian Brown (LU) 3-2 tb165 – David McFadden (VT) dec. Gordon Wolf (LU) 9-2174 – Jordan Kutler (LU) TF Cody Hughes (VT) 24-9, 7:00184 – Zack Zavatsky (VT) MD Dylan Ammerman (LU) 10-1197 – Jared Haught (VT) dec. Chris Weiler (LU) 7-6285 – Jordan Wood (LU) dec. Andrew Dunn (VT) 4-0

February 9, 2018Wells Fargo Arena - Tempe, Ariz.No. 11 Lehigh 22, No. 8 Arizona State 13

125 – Darian Cruz (LU) dec. Ryan Millhof (ASU) 8-3133 – Scott Parker (LU) dec. Ali Naser (ASU) 6-4, sv141 – Luke Karam (LU) dec. Nikko Villarreal (ASU) 3-0149 – Cortlandt Schuyler (LU) MD Jason Tsirtsis (ASU) 11-3157 – Josh Shields (ASU) dec. Ian Brown (LU) 3-1165 – Anthony Valencia (ASU) MD Gordon Wolf (LU) 16-7174 – Zahid Valencia (ASU) dec. Jordan Kutler (LU) 11-4184 – Ryan Preisch (LU) MD Kendall Norfl eet (ASU) 8-0197 – Chris Weiler (LU) TF Cade Belshay (ASU) 15-0, 3:00285 – Tanner Hall (ASU) dec. Jordan Wood (LU) 3-3, tb2, rt

STRONG SHOWING AT JOURNEYMEN COLLEGIATE CLASSICEighteen Lehigh wrestlers competed at the Journeymen Collegiate Classic, Nov. 12 in Troy, N.Y. The Mountain Hawks enjoyed a strong showing in the modifi ed round-robin tournament for-mat, with fi ve Mountain Hawks posting 3-0 records to win their respective pools. Junior Scott Parker earned the Hammer Award as the event’s Outstanding Wrestler after beating three ranked wrestlers. Here’s a breakdown of who competed in which pools and how they fared in New York.

125B - Darian Cruz - 3-0, 1st 165A - Cole Walter - 2-1, 2nd133A - Scott Parker - 3-0, 1st 165A - Drew Longo - 1-2, 4th133B - Nick Farro - 2-1, 3rd 165B - Gordon Wolf - 2-1, 3rd141A - Luke Karam - 2-1, 2nd 174A - Jordan Kutler - 3-0, 1st141B - Ryan Pomrinca - 2-1, 3rd 184A - Ryan Preisch - 3-0, 1st149A - Cortlandt Schuyler - 1-2, 5th 184B - Paul Dunn - 1-2, 5th149B - Jonathan Mele - 1-2, 5th 197A - Jake Jakobsen - 1-2, 5th157A - Ian Brown - 3-0, 1st 197A - Chris Weiler - 2-1, 2nd157B - Kent Lane - 2-1, 2nd 285A - Jordan Wood - 2-1, 3rd

FAMILY TIESLehigh’s roster features several wrestlers with noteworthy family connections. All-American Randy Cruz graduated in May but Lehigh added a new set of brothers as freshman Matt Parker joins brother Scott, a fourth-year junior. Junior Cortlandt Schuy-ler’s father Pete ‘83 won two EIWA titles for Lehigh and earned All-America honors with a third place fi nish at 134 in 1983.

FROM COAST TO COASTLehigh prides itself in bringing in student-athletes from across the nation. This season, nine different states are represented among the 44 men on the Mountain Hawks’ roster. Pennsylvania leads the way with 25 wrestlers, followed by New Jersey (9) and New York (4). California, Maryland, Michigan, North Carolina, Tennes-see and Virginia are also represented.

COMING UP NEXT...Lehigh will shift focus to the 114th EIWA Championships, March 3-4 at Hofstra’s David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex in Hempstead, N.Y. The Mountain Hawks will be looking to win their fi rst EIWA title since 2006 while trying to deny Cornell a 12th straight crown. Darian Cruz will look to win his third straight EIWA title at 125, while Scott Parker will attempt to win his second straight at 133. Automatic berths to the NCAA Cham-pionships in Cleveland will also be at stake.



2017-18 LEHIGH WRESTLING ROSTERName Yr./El. Wt. Hometown/High School MajorSatoshi Abe Fr./Fr. 133 Putnam Valley, N.Y. /Putnam Valley Arts and Sciences Dylan Ammerman So./Fr. 184 Dushore, Pa./Sullivan County Mechanical EngineeringIan Brown Sr./Jr. 157 Hanover, Pa./Hanover Chemical EngineeringAaron Burkett So./Fr. 125 New Paris, Pa./Chestnut Ridge Pharmaceutical Chemistry Tyler Casamenti Jr./So. 157 Paramus, N.J./ Bergen Catholic Supply Chain Management Christian Colucci Jr./So. 285 Summit, N.J./St. Peter’s Prep EnglishJT Cooley Fr./Fr. 157 Gilbertsville, Pa./Boyertown EngineeringTrey Cornish So./Fr. 157 Raleigh, N.C./Athens Drive (STEM ECHS) Arts and EngineeringDarian Cruz Sr./Jr. 125 Allentown, Pa./Bethlehem Catholic EnglishBrandon Diaz Sr./Jr. 149 Saugerties, N.Y./Mercersburg Academy PhilosophyPaul Dunn Jr./So. 184 Bethel Park, Pa./Bethel Park Supply Chain Management Nick Farro So./Fr. 125/133 Morristown, N.J./Delbarton EngineeringCamden Fischer Sr./Jr. 149 Snow Hill, Md./Snow Hill Computer EngineeringChase Gallik Jr./So. 165 Hawley, Pa./Wallenpaupack Civil EngineeringKyle Gentile So./So. 184/197 Sellersville, Pa./Pennridge Earth and Environmental ScienceEli Grape Fr./Fr. 197 Pittsburgh, Pa. /Upper St. Clair BusinessTyler Hazard Fr./Fr. 165 Fairfax Station, Va./Robinson Arts and SciencesBrock Herring Fr./Fr. 133/141 Signal Mountan, Tenn./McCallie School Arts and EngineeringJimmy Hoffman Fr./Fr. 141 Drums, Pa./ Hazleton Arts and SciencesJake Jakobsen So./Fr. 197 Sciota, Pa./Stroudsburg Arts and SciencesLuke Karam So./Fr. 141 Bath, Pa./Bethlehem Catholic Arts and SciencesJordan Kutler Jr./So. 165/174 Sparta, N.J./Blair Academy Behavioral NeuroscienceVictor Lacombe Fr./Fr. 285 Whitehouse Station, N.J./Hunterdon Central BusinessKent Lane Jr./Fr. 149/157 Catawissa, Pa./Southern Columbia Supply Chain ManagementJoe Lobeck So./So. 133 Lancaster, Pa./Lancaster Catholic Arts and Sciences Drew Longo Gr./Sr. 165 Ardsley, N.Y./Ardsley Management (BS in IDEAS)Andrew McDonald So./Fr. 285 San Diego, Calif./La Costa Canyon BusinessJonathan Mele Sr./Sr. 149 Berkeley Heights, N.J./Gov. Livingston (Clarion) Technical Entrepeneurship (BS in Finance)Dan Moran Fr./Fr. 141 Bethlehem, Pa./Northampton Arts and SciencesThomas Murray Sr./Jr. 197 Yorktown Heights, N.Y./Yorktown Mechanical Engineering Brandon Paetzell So./So. 133 Phillipsburg, N.J./Phillipsburg (Rutgers) BusinessMatt Parker Fr./Fr. 125 Sellersville, Pa./Pennridge Arts and SciencesScott Parker Sr./Jr. 133 Sellersville, Pa./Pennridge FinanceDavid Pipa Jr./So. 149 Harrisburg, Pa./Bishop McDevitt Behavioral NeuroscienceRyan Pomrinca Jr./So. 141 Annadale, N.J./North Hunterdon Economics Ryan Preisch Sr./Jr. 174/184 New Columbia, Pa./Milton Area Environmental EngineeringAndrew Price Jr./So. 184 Rochester, Mich./Stoney Creek Mechanical Engineering Luke Resnick Fr./Fr. 125/133 Chester Springs, Pa./Owen J. Roberts EngineeringCortlandt Schuyler Sr./Jr. 149 Lancaster, Pa./Manheim Township IDEASCharlie Sell Jr./So. 174 Bangor, Pa./Bangor Supply Chain Management Cole Walter Jr./So. 157/165 Millmont, Pa./Miffl inburg BiologyChris Weiler So./Fr. 184/197 Biglerville, Pa./Wyoming Seminary BusinessGordon Wolf Sr./Jr. 165 Lawrenceville, N.J./Lawrence FinanceJordan Wood So./Fr. 285 Gilbertsville, Pa./Boyertown Arts and Engineering

Lawrence White ‘64 Head Coach: Pat Santoro (Pittsburgh ‘92), tenth seasonAssociate Head Coach: Brad Dillon (Lehigh ‘04), tenth seasonAssociate Head Coach: John Hughes (Penn State ‘02), tenth seasonVolunteer Coach: Darrius Little (NC State ‘12), third season

Pronunciation Guide:Abe - Ah-BAYColucci - co-LOU-cheeGentile - JEN-tillyPaetzell - PATE-zullPreisch - PRY-sh (rhymes with “price”)Schuyler - Sky-lurWeiler - WHY-lurr


No. 9 LEHIGH VS. OKLAHOMA/PITT • PAGE 12

Bethlehem native Pat Santoro enters his 10th season as the Lawrence White Head Coach of Wrestling at Lehigh.

A three-time EIWA Coach of the Year, Santoro has mentored two NCAA Champions at Lehigh, the second of which, Darian Cruz won the 125-pound title in 2017. He has led 13 individuals to a total of 16 EIWA titles, while guiding 11 men to 20 total All-American medals.

Darian Cruz’s national title capped a successful campaign for the Mountain Hawks in 2016-17. Lehigh went 10-4 in duals and competed in the NWCA National Duals Championship Series for the second consecu-tive season, avenging a loss to Rutgers a year prior with a 23-10 win. Darian Cruz and Scott Parker won individual EIWA titles at the fi rst two weights and both wrestlers went on to earn All-America honors, with Parker fi nishing eighth at 133 in addition to Cruz’s national title. Lehigh fi nished 12th at the NCAA Cham-pionships. Seven Mountain Hawks qualifi ed for the NCAA Championships with all seven winning at least one match.

Santoro earned his third EIWA Coach of the Year award in 2015-16. He led the Moun-tain Hawks to a 13-3 dual record that included Lehigh’s fi rst win over rival Cornell since 2011. The Mountain Hawks fi nished second at the EIWA Championships with lineup bookends Darian Cruz and Max Wessell winning their fi rst career titles.

Lehigh crowned three All-Americans at the NCAA Championships for the third straight year with Wessell and Randy Cruz earning their fi rst career All-America medals, while Nathaniel Brown became a two-time All-American.

In 2014-15, Santoro earned his 100th victo-ry as Lehigh’s head coach when the Mountain Hawks upset eventual NCAA Champion Ohio State at National Duals.

Lehigh’s lineup featured just two seniors but a strong core of sophomores and juniors

continued to impress. Randy Cruz won his second EIWA title to help lead Lehigh to a sec-ond place conference fi nish. Nathaniel Brown reached the NCAA fi nals at 184 while Mason Beckman and Mitch Minotti earned All-Ameri-ca honors for the second straight year.

Santoro led the 2013-14 Lehigh squad through the ups and downs that come with a young roster. The young Mountain Hawks soared at the NCAA Championships with freshmen Darian Cruz and Minotti joining Beckman in earning All-America honors. Cruz and Minotti were Lehigh’s fi rst freshmen All-Americans since 2003 with Cruz also be-coming Lehigh’s fi rst true freshman All-Amer-ican in 34 years.

In 2012-13, Santoro helped guide a young Mountain Hawk team to ten dual meet wins. Three individuals won individual EIWA titles including Randy Cruz, who became Lehigh’s fi rst true freshman EIWA champion since 1980. Under Santoro’s guidance Robert Hamlin became Lehigh’s 16th three-time All-American and reached the NCAA fi nals for the second time in his career.

Lehigh continued to make strides in 2011-12. The Mountain Hawks fi nished eighth at the NCAA Championships for the second straight year and once again had two fi nalists in Zack Rey and Brandon Hatchett. Lehigh crowned four All-Americans, its most since having fi ve in 2004. Robert Hamlin won his second straight EIWA title, while Hatchett won his fi rst. Shane Welsh was the surprise of the tournament, capturing the title at 149 from the No. 6 seed. Lehigh’s three champion-ships were its most since 2006. For his efforts, Santoro was voted EIWA Coach of the Year for the second time.

In Santoro’s third season Lehigh returned to the top ten at the NCAA Championships for the fi rst time since 2006 with an eighth place fi nish. The Mountain Hawks crowned three All-Americans for the fi rst time in fi ve years and placed two wrestlers in the NCAA fi nals for the fi rst time since 2003. Heavyweight Zack Rey became Santoro’s fi rst national champion and the 27th in Lehigh history.

In 2009-10, Santoro guided the Mountain Hawks to a 16-3-1 dual record and a top-ten national dual meet ranking for most of the sea-son. In March, Santoro guided Rey to an EIWA title and All-America honors with a third place fi nish at the NCAA Championships, the pro-gram’s fi rst All-American in four years.

Santoro produced an immediate turn-around in his fi rst season back in Bethle-hem. The Mountain Hawks’ 23-1 dual mark surpassed the school record for dual wins in a season. Santoro guided Seth Ciasulli and Da-vid Craig to individual EIWA Championships, while the Mountain Hawks qualifi ed seven wrestlers for the NCAA Championships.

Before returning to Lehigh, Santoro spent

the previous fi ve years as the head coach at the University of Maryland where he helped resurrect the Terrapins program, which in 2008 captured its fi rst ACC title in 35 years; a feat which earned Santoro ACC Coach of the Year honors.

Prior to his stint at Maryland Santoro served as an assistant at Lehigh for nine years, including eight seasons on Greg Strobel’s staff. During his initial tenure, Santoro was part of some of the most successful teams in school history. In 2003, Santoro was named the national Assistant Coach of the Year by the National Wrestling Coaches Association, after helping guide Lehigh to its third EIWA title in four years, and a fourth place fi nish at the NCAA Championships.

Before coming to Lehigh, Santoro spent the 1993-94 season as an assistant coach at Duquesne and the two seasons prior to that as a graduate assistant at Penn State.

Santoro has enjoyed success at every level of wrestling, both as a coach and a com-petitor. After wrestling for Bethlehem Catholic High School and taking a post-graduate year at Blair Academy, Santoro wrestled colle-giately at Pittsburgh, where he became the Panthers’ only four-time All-America while capturing national titles in 1988 and 1989 at 142 pounds. A three-time EWL Champion, he was the recipient of Pittsburgh’s Golden Pan-ther Award in 1989, recognizing the outstand-ing athlete of the year.

On the international scene, Santoro was a four time member of the U.S. National Team between 1995 and 1999 and served as an alternate for the 1996 Olympic Team. Santoro earned his bachelor’s degree in psychology from Pittsburgh in 1992. In addition to his Bethlehem roots and previous coaching stint at Lehigh, Santoro’s father, uncle and brother all wrestled for the Brown and White.

Santoro and his wife Julie have a daugh-

ter, Leah and a son, Mack.

SANTORO AT LEHIGHYear Dual EIWA NCAA2008-09 23-1 2nd(2) 28th[0]2009-10 16-3-1 3rd (1) 17th[1]2010-11 15-6 2nd (1) 8th [3]2011-12 12-5 2nd (3) 8th [4]2012-13 10-7 4th (3) 25th [1]2013-14 10-6 2nd (1) 18th [3]2014-15 14-6 2nd (1) 13th [3]2015-16 13-3 2nd (2) 14th [3]2016-17 10-4 2nd (2) 12th [2]2017-18 10-3 Totals 133-44-1

( ) - EIWA Champions[ ] - All-AmericansSantoro’s career overall record: 181-85-2

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125

DARIAN

CRUZSr./Sr.

English

Allentown, Pa.

Bethlehem Catholic

Year Record Falls Bonus Wins2013-14 28-9 3 82015-16 31-7 4 202016-17 31-2 6 152017-18 20-0 4 15Totals 110-18 17 58

2017-18 Match-by-match resultsDate Opponent (School) Result Score/Time11/10 Jakob Campbell (Bucknell) W 6-111/12 Patrick Kearney (Citadel)! W TF, 16-1, 2:48 Jacob Martin (Hofstra)! W MD, 16-5 Luke Werner (L. Haven)! W TF, 20-5, 5:1911/19 Drew Mattin (Michigan) W 7-012/1 Jonathan Gomez (Prin.) W MD, 18-612/3 Devin Schnupp (PSU) W Fall, 1:1312/10 Penn W Forfeit Zack Fuentes (Drexel) W 3-21/1 Sean Cannon (N. Colo.)@ W Fall, 4:12 John Martin (Cle. St.)@ W MD, 22-10 Thayer Atkins (Duke)@ W MD, 17-81/2 Louie Hayes (Virginia)@ W MD, 11-0 Jay Schwarm (UNI)@ W 11-41/12 Gage Curry (American) W Fall, 4:561/14 Aslan Kilic (Navy) W Fall, 6:361/19 Noah Baughman (Cornell) W MD, 19-61/21 Trey Chalifoux (Army) W MD, 14-41/26 Virginia Tech W Forfeit2/9 Ryan Millhof (Ariz. St.) W 8-3

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133

SCOTT

PARKERSr./Jr.

Finance

Sellersville, Pa.

Pennridge

Year Record Falls Bonus Wins2014-15 19-11 3 82016-17 20-5 3 11 2017-18 13-2 4 8Totals 52-18 10 27

2017-18 Match-by-match resultsDate Opponent (School) Result Score/Time11/10 David Campbel (Bucknell) W MD, 13-411/12 Josh Terao (American)! W 6-4 Dennis Gustafson (VT)! W 3-1, sv Kaid Brock (Okla. St.)! W 9-811/17 Korbin Myers (Edinboro) W Fall, 5:3311/19 Mike Volyanyuk (Mich.) W Fall, 5:3312/1 Trey Aslanian (Princeton) W Fall, 3:2312/3 Dom Giannangeli (PSU) W Fall, 4:121/1 Isaac Jimenez (Air Force)@ L 8-6, sv Colton Landers (Chatt.)@ W TF, 16-1, 3:00 Cody Trybus (Navy)@ W 6-1 Josh Finesilver (Duke)@ W MD, 19-101/2 Rico Montoya (N. Colo.)@ L 11-92/3 Derek Spann (Buffalo)# W MD, 17-32/9 Ali Naser (Arizona St.) W 6-4, sv

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141

LUKE

KARAMSo./Fr.

Arts and Sciences

Bath, Pa.

Bethlehem Catholic

Year Record Falls Bonus Wins2017-18 16-4 1 5Totals 16-4 1 5

2017-18 Match-by-match resultsDate Opponent (School) Result Score/Time11/10 Tyler Smith (Bucknell) L 5-311/12 Chance Driscoll (Kent St.)! W MD, 8-0 Kyle Shoop (L. Haven)! W 7-1 Dean Heil (Okla. St.)! L 8-211/17 Nate Hagan (Edinboro) W 6-111/19 Sal Profaci (Michigan) W 9-212/1 Pat D’Arcy (Princeton) W 7-012/3 Jered Cortez (PSU) W 2-012/10 Jacob Lizak (Penn) W 8-2 Chandler Olson (Drexel) W MD, 9-11/1 Will Clark (NC State)@ W MD, 10-1 Jake Hodges (UNI)@ W TF, 18-1, 3:38 Nicholas Gil (Navy)@ W 5-01/2 Kaden Gfeller (Okla. St.)@ L 2-11/12 Kizhan Clarke (AU) W 2-1, tb1/14 Nicholas Gil (Navy) W Fall, 3:21 1/19 Y. Diakomihalis (Cornell) L MD, 8-01/21 Austin Harry (Army) W 8-11/26 Brent Moore (Va. Tech) W 4-02/9 Nikko Villarreal (ASU) W 3-0

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CORTLANDT

SCHUYLERSr./Jr.

IDEAS

Lancaster, Pa.

Manheim TownshipYear Record Falls Bonus Wins2015-16 17-5 7 132016-17 14-4 3 82017-18 7-8 1 3 Totals 38-17 11 24

2017-18 Match-by-match resultsDate Opponent (School) Result Score/Time11/12 Tyler Buckiso (Citadel)! L 3-2 Solomon Chishko (VT)! L 6-4 Michael Sprague (AU)! W 9-411/19 Malik Amine (Michigan) W 8-312/1 Matt Kolodzik (Princeton) L 4-212/3 Zain Retherford (PSU) L Fall, 1:2712/10 Joe Oliva (Penn) W Fall, 0:31 Trevor Elfvin (Drexel) L 14-71/1 Colin Glorioso (LHU)@ W MD, 14-2 Max Thomsen (UNI)@ L 10-61/12 Michael Sprague (AU) W 16-121/14 Jared Prince (Navy) W 8-61/19 Will Koll (Cornell) L 4-11/21 Will Lucie (Army) L Injury def., 3:052/9 Jason Tsirtsis (ASU) W MD, 11-3

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157

IAN

BROWNSr./Jr.

Chemical Engineering

Hanover, Pa.

HanoverYear Record Falls Bonus Wins2015-16 25-10 6 152016-17 9-4 4 52017-18 15-7 3 7Totals 49-21 13 27

2017-18 Match-by-match resultsDate Opponent (School) Result Score/Time11/10 Christian Bassolino (Buck) W MD, 13-511/12 Ricky Stamm (Hofstra)! W Fall, 2:33 Alex Klucker (L. Haven)! W 11-10 Luke Weiland (Army) W MD, 12-211/17 Andrew Shomers (Edin.) L 5-311/19 Alec Pantaleo (Michigan) W 7-512/1 Mike D’Angelo (Prin.) L MD, 17-612/3 Jason Nolf (PSU) L TF, 23-8, 6:4012/10 Jon Errico (Penn) W 6-2 Evan Barczak (Drexel) W 3-21/1 Tyler Kinn (N. Colo.)@ W Fall, 0:24 Fred Green (Virginia)@ W MD, 13-4 Garrett Hammond (Drex)@L 9-31/2 Logan Ryan (UNI)@ W 7-5 Zack Davis (Navy)@ L 3-2 Laken Cook (App. St.)@ W Fall, 2:161/12 Eric Hong (American) W 3-11/14 Zack Davis (Navy) W 7-31/19 Adam Santoro (Cornell) W MD, 10-11/21 Luke Weiland (Army) W 6-21/26 BC LaPrade (Va. Tech) L 3-2, tb2/9 Josh Shields (Ariz. St.) L 3-1 ! - Journeymen Collegiate Classic (1st - 157A)@ - Southern Scuffl e (7th)

2017-18 Match-by-match resultsDate Opponent (School) Result Score/Time11/10 D.J. Hollingshead (Buck) W TF, 19-4, 3:4411/12 Isaac Bast (Kent St.)! W TF, 15-0, 2:47 David McFadden (VT)! L 11-7 Sage Heller (Hofstra) W MD, 13-311/17 Austin Matthews (Edin.) W MD, 16-812/1 Jon Schleifer (Princeton) L 19-1212/3 Bo Pipher (PSU) W MD, 24-121/1 Dan Kelly (UNI)@ W 9-5 Andrew Atkinson (UVa)@ W MD, 11-3 Drew Daniels (Navy)@ W 9-61/2 Vincenzo Joseph (PSU)@ L TF, 19-3, 5:53 Mekhi Lewis (VT)@ L MD, 13-4 Ebed Jarrell (Drexel)@ W Inj. Def., 1:371/12 Anthony Wokasch (AU) W MD, 17-61/14 Drew Daniels (Navy) W 7-21/19 Jon Jay Chavez (Cornell) L 12-61/21 Cael McCormick (Army) W 10-8 1/26 David McFadden (VT) L 9-22/9 Anthony Valencia (ASU) L MD, 16-7

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165

GORDON

WOLFSr./Jr.

Finance

Lawrenceville, N.J.

Lawrence

Year Record Falls Bonus Wins2015-16 14-10 2 82016-17 9-4 0 52017-18 12-7 0 8Totals 35-21 2 21



2017-18 Match-by-match resultsDate Opponent (School) Result Score/Time11/10 Nick Stephani (Bucknell) W Fall, 2:3611/12 Willie Smith (Rutgers)! W MD, 9-1 Cody Hughes (VT)! W MD, 16-6 Jacobe Smith (Okla. St.)! W 5-411/17 Fritz Hoehn (Edinboro) W MD, 14-511/19 Myles Amine (Michigan) W 5-412/1 Carlin Powell (Princeton) W TF, 16-1, 6:3012/3 Mark Hall (PSU) L 3-212/10 Khamari Whimper (Penn) W TF, 15-0, 3:08 Austin Rose (Drexel) W 5-11/1 Gabe Stark (Cle. St.)@ W MD, 11-2 Kimball Bastian (UVU)@ W 8-5 F. Przybysz (App. St.)@ W 4-01/2 Taylor Lujan (UNI)@ W 8-4 Mark Hall (PSU)@ L 4-01/12 Michael Eckhart (AU) W MD, 20-71/14 A.J. Alford (Navy) W MD, 11-31/19 Brandon Womack (Corn.) W 4-11/21 Ben Harvey (Army) W 8-51/26 Cody Hughes (Va. Tech) W TF, 24-9, 7:002/9 Zahid Valencia (ASU) L 11-4

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JORDAN

KUTLERJr./So.

Behavioral Neuroscience

Sparta, N.J.

Blair AcademyYear Record Falls Bonus Wins2016-17 13-1 0 22017-18 18-3 1 10Totals 31-4 1 12

2017-18 Match-by-match resultsDate Opponent (School) Result Score/Time11/10 Chad Reese (Bucknell) W MD, 10-011/12 Cory Damiana (Hofstra)! W TF, 18-0, 2:51 Jack Wedholm (Army)! W MD, 8-0 Zack Zavatsky (VT)! W 4-2, sv11/17 D. Abounader (Michigan) W 3-112/1 Kendall Elfstrom (Prin.) W MD, 11-112/3 Bo Nickal (PSU) L 3-212/10 Joe Heyob (Penn) L Inj. Def. 5:282/3 Stanley Smeltzer (VT)# W 8-32/9 Kendall Norfl eet (ASU) W MD, 8-0 ! - Journeymen Collegiate Classic (1st - 184A)# - Edinboro Open (dnp)

184

RYAN

PREISCHSr./Jr.

Environmental Engineering

New Columbia, Pa.

MiltonYear Record Falls Bonus Wins2015-16 17-10 1 42016-17 25-6 3 132017-18 8-2 0 5Totals 50-18 4 22



197

CHRIS

WEILERSo./Fr.

Business

Biglerville, Pa.

Wyoming Seminary


2017-18 Match-by-match resultsDate Opponent (School) Result Score/Time11/12 Jeric Kasunic (AU)! W 7-5 Tristan Sponseller (LHU)! W 8-7 Jared Haught (VT)! L 6-312/1 Patrick Brucki (Princeton) L 8-712/10 Stephen Loiseau (Drexel) W MD, 8-01/1 A. McLaughlin (AFA)@ L 9-6 Ben Stacey (Chatt.)@ W TF, 18-0, 3:00 Tanner Orndorff (UVU)@ W Fall, 1:08 Tanner Davis (N. Colo.)@ W TF, 16-0, 4:221/2 Scottie Boykin (Chatt.)@ L 11-81/21 Rocco Caywood (Army) W MD, 10-21/26 Jared Haught (Va. Tech) L 7-62/3 Jake Jakobsen (Lehigh)# W 6-4 Landon Pelham (CMU)# W MD, 11-2 Sam Schuyler (Buffalo)# W MD, 15-22/9 Cade Belshay (ASU) W TF, 15-0, 3:00

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285

JORDAN

WOODSo./Fr.

Arts and Engineering

Gilbertsville, Pa.

Boyertown


2017-18 Match-by-match resultsDate Opponent (School) Result Score/Time11/10 Eric Chakonis (Bucknell) W 4-011/12 Thomas Haines (LHU)! W 4-1 Derek White (Okla. St.)! L 3-2 Brett Dempsey (AU)! W 4-3, tb211/17 Jon Spaulding (Edinboro) W MD, 9-011/19 Adam Coon (Michigan) L 6-212/3 Nick Nevills (PSU) L 2-012/10 Tyler Hall (Penn) W Fall, 2:45 Vincenzo Pelusi (Drexel) W 5-11/1 Matt Voss (G. Mason)@ W 8-4 Dustin Dennison (UVU)@ W 5-3, sv Nate Butler (Stanford)@ L 4-2, sv21/2 Blake Andrews (Ok. St.)@ W 4-01/12 Brett Dempsey (AU) W 8-11/19 Ben Honis (Cornell) W 8-31/21 Bobby Heald (Army) W MD, 11-21/26 Andrew Dunn (Va. Tech) W 4-02/9 Tanner Hall (ASU) L 3-3, tb2, rt

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