NCAA.com | March 10, 2015
DIII championship participants announced
INDIANAPOLIS -- The NCAA Division III Wrestling Committee announced on Monday the participants in the 2015 NCAA Division III Wrestling Championship.
The championships will be held March 14-15 at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Elizabethtown will serve as the host.
A total of 180 participants will compete in the championships. Student-athletes qualified for the championship by placing top three in their respective weight classes at one of the six NCAA regional tournaments held on Feb. 28 and March 1. NCAA.com will stream all sessions.
| Qualifier | School | Weight | Wrestler | Qual. Place | Wins | Losses | Coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central | Central College (Iowa) | 125 | Daniel Page | 2 | 24 | 6 | Eric Van Kley |
| Central | Coe College | 125 | Jan Rosenburg | 3 | 19 | 16 | John Oostendorp |
| Central | Wartburg College | 125 | Jake Agnitsch | 1 | 24 | 5 | Eric Keller |
| Central | Cornell College | 133 | Nathan Shank | 3 | 13 | 16 | Michael Duroe |
| Central | Luther College | 133 | Evan Obert | 2 | 23 | 6 | David Mitchell |
| Central | Wartburg College | 133 | Connor Campo | 1 | 24 | 4 | Eric Keller |
| Central | Buena Vista University | 141 | Nashid Barrow | 2 | 23 | 7 | Jeff Breese |
| Central | Loras College | 141 | Nick Steger | 3 | 25 | 1 | Randy Steward |
| Central | Luther College | 141 | Drew Van Anrooy | 1 | 22 | 2 | David Mitchell |
| Central | Cornell College | 149 | Trevor Engle | 3 | 31 | 8 | Michael Duroe |
| Central | Luther College | 149 | Dakota Gray | 2 | 27 | 11 | David Mitchell |
| Central | Wartburg College | 149 | Kenneth Martin | 1 | 26 | 3 | Eric Keller |
| Central | Loras College | 157 | Steven DeWitt | 1 | 31 | 2 | Randy Steward |
| Central | Luther College | 157 | Reed Van Anrooy | 3 | 11 | 4 | David Mitchell |
| Central | Wartburg College | 157 | Drew Wagenhoffer | 2 | 26 | 6 | Eric Keller |
| Central | Coe College | 165 | Farai Sewera | 2 | 25 | 2 | John Oostendorp |
| Central | Luther College | 165 | Blake Letney | 3 | 19 | 11 | David Mitchell |
| Central | Wartburg College | 165 | Andrew Steiert | 1 | 16 | 3 | Eric Keller |
| Central | Coe College | 174 | Ryan Harrington | 3 | 17 | 4 | John Oostendorp |
| Central | Cornell College | 174 | Brent Hamm | 1 | 26 | 10 | Michael Duroe |
| Central | Wartburg College | 174 | Brandon Welter | 2 | 20 | 7 | Eric Keller |
| Central | Coe College | 184 | Ryan Sheldon | 2 | 23 | 12 | John Oostendorp |
| Central | Luther College | 184 | Jayden DeVilbiss | 3 | 29 | 5 | David Mitchell |
| Central | Wartburg College | 184 | Devin Peterson | 1 | 13 | 3 | Eric Keller |
| Central | Central College (Iowa) | 197 | Matt Seabold | 2 | 22 | 5 | Eric Van Kley |
| Central | Coe College | 197 | Donnie Horner | 3 | 27 | 9 | John Oostendorp |
| Central | Wartburg College | 197 | Gerard Roman | 1 | 28 | 4 | Eric Keller |
| Central | Augustana College (Illinois) | 285 | Jack Seaman | 2 | 31 | 11 | Eric Juergens |
| Central | Luther College | 285 | Conner Herman | 3 | 14 | 5 | David Mitchell |
| Central | Wartburg College | 285 | Benjamin Nagle | 1 | 27 | 2 | Eric Keller |
| Qualifier | Team | Weight | Wrestler | Qual. Place | Wins | Losses | Coach |
| East | Johns Hopkins University | 125 | Paul Bewak | 3 | 32 | 3 | Keith Norris |
| East | New York University | 125 | Jacob Donato | 2 | 10 | 9 | Corey Luce |
| East | Wilkes University | 125 | Guesseppe Rea | 1 | 33 | 2 | Jon Laudenslager |
| East | Delaware Valley College | 133 | Zach Haynes | 3 | 26 | 7 | Steve Cantrell |
| East | New York University | 133 | Nathan Pike | 2 | 21 | 6 | Corey Luce |
| East | Wilkes University | 133 | Matthew Grossmann | 1 | 31 | 6 | Jon Laudenslager |
| East | Hunter College | 141 | Cary Palmer | 3 | 31 | 1 | Chris Mazzatta |
| East | McDaniel College | 141 | Alvontae Drummond | 2 | 24 | 5 | Davey Blake |
| East | New York University | 141 | Brandon Jones | 1 | 21 | 3 | Corey Luce |
| East | Delaware Valley College | 149 | Vincent Fava | 2 | 23 | 3 | Steve Cantrell |
| East | Ursinus College | 149 | Derek Arnold | 1 | 35 | 1 | William Racich |
| East | Wilkes University | 149 | Josh Evans | 3 | 21 | 12 | Jon Laudenslager |
| East | Stevens Institute Of Technology | 157 | Michael Polizzi | 3 | 32 | 3 | Joseph Favia |
| East | The College Of New Jersey | 157 | Antonio Mancella | 2 | 25 | 9 | R. Joseph Galante |
| East | Ursinus College | 157 | Richie Jasinski | 1 | 27 | 2 | William Racich |
| East | Delaware Valley College | 165 | Alec Horan | 3 | 16 | 7 | Steve Cantrell |
| East | Hunter College | 165 | Jesse Bader | 2 | 33 | 4 | Chris Mazzatta |
| East | Stevens Institute Of Technology | 165 | CJ Caserta | 1 | 41 | 7 | Joseph Favia |
| East | Centenary College (New Jersey) | 174 | Joshua Sibblies | 2 | 29 | 8 | John Garriques |
| East | The College Of New Jersey | 174 | Zach Zotollo | 1 | 19 | 1 | R. Joseph Galante |
| East | Wilkes University | 174 | Kyle Diesel | 3 | 23 | 8 | Jon Laudenslager |
| East | Delaware Valley College | 184 | Conner Gabriel | 3 | 21 | 11 | Steve Cantrell |
| East | New York University | 184 | Patrick Sheehan | 1 | 23 | 3 | Corey Luce |
| East | Ursinus College | 184 | Daniel Manganaro | 2 | 24 | 3 | William Racich |
| East | Delaware Valley College | 197 | Aaron Karns | 1 | 29 | 3 | Steve Cantrell |
| East | The College Of New Jersey | 197 | Nathaniel Leer | 3 | 19 | 9 | R. Joseph Galante |
| East | U.s. Merchant Marine Academy | 197 | Ricky Fisher | 2 | 29 | 9 | Greg Ilaria |
| East | Delaware Valley College | 285 | Zachery Roseberry | 1 | 29 | 3 | Steve Cantrell |
| East | Stevens Institute Of Technology | 285 | Chris Florek | 2 | 33 | 8 | Joseph Favia |
| East | Ursinus College | 285 | Matan Peleg | 3 | 8 | 2 | William Racich |
| Qualifier | Team | Weight | Wrestler | Qual. Plac | Wins | Losses | Coach |
| Mideast | Baldwin Wallace University | 125 | Jesse Gunter | 2 | 3 | 1 | Jamie Gibbs |
| Mideast | Messiah College | 125 | Lucas Malmberg | 1 | 37 | 2 | Bryan Brunk |
| Mideast | The College at Brockport, State University of NY | 125 | Asher Kramer | 3 | 23 | 7 | Donald Murray |
| Mideast | University Of Mount Union | 133 | Jeremy Border | 2 | 22 | 1 | William Schindel Jr |
| Mideast | Washington And Jefferson College | 133 | Jacob Spearman | 3 | 26 | 6 | Thomas Prairie |
| Mideast | York College (Pennsylvania) | 133 | Ryan Flynn | 1 | 41 | 9 | Duane Bastress |
| Mideast | Baldwin Wallace University | 141 | Joshua Decatur | 3 | 4 | 1 | Jamie Gibbs |
| Mideast | Messiah College | 141 | Kaleb Loht | 1 | 35 | 0 | Bryan Brunk |
| Mideast | University Of Mount Union | 141 | Bryant Roby | 2 | 28 | 11 | William Schindel Jr |
| Mideast | John Carroll University | 149 | Dan Mirman | 1 | 25 | 1 | Kerry Volkmann |
| Mideast | Rochester Institute Of Technology | 149 | Brad Mayville | 3 | 28 | 4 | Scott Stever |
| Mideast | Waynesburg University | 149 | Luke Lohr | 2 | 37 | 4 | Ron Headlee |
| Mideast | Thiel College | 157 | Sean Byham | 3 | 16 | 6 | Craig Thurber |
| Mideast | University Of Mount Union | 157 | Jon Garrison | 2 | 24 | 4 | William Schindel Jr |
| Mideast | Washington And Jefferson College | 157 | Nick Carr | 1 | 23 | 0 | Thomas Prairie |
| Mideast | John Carroll University | 165 | Terner Gott | 2 | 30 | 4 | Kerry Volkmann |
| Mideast | Lycoming College | 165 | Nolan Barger | 1 | 31 | 7 | Roger Crebs |
| Mideast | Waynesburg University | 165 | Sam Guidi | 3 | 40 | 4 | Ron Headlee |
| Mideast | Baldwin Wallace University | 174 | Garrett Chase | 2 | 3 | 1 | Jamie Gibbs |
| Mideast | Messiah College | 174 | Josh Thomson | 1 | 40 | 5 | Bryan Brunk |
| Mideast | Rochester Institute Of Technology | 174 | Tory Cain | 3 | 28 | 5 | Scott Stever |
| Mideast | Heidelberg University | 184 | Richard Dowdley | 3 | 36 | 2 | Tony Patrizi |
| Mideast | Messiah College | 184 | Ben Swarr | 1 | 18 | 1 | Bryan Brunk |
| Mideast | The College at Brockport, State University of NY | 184 | Jeff Palmeri | 2 | 28 | 8 | Donald Murray |
| Mideast | John Carroll University | 197 | Todd Gaydosh | 2 | 24 | 8 | Kerry Volkmann |
| Mideast | Lycoming College | 197 | Johnathan Secor | 1 | 32 | 7 | Roger Crebs |
| Mideast | University Of Mount Union | 197 | Brian Olson | 3 | 35 | 11 | William Schindel Jr |
| Mideast | Heidelberg University | 285 | Nino Majoy | 3 | 27 | 6 | Tony Patrizi |
| Mideast | Ohio Northern University | 285 | Cody Lovejoy | 1 | 4 | 0 | Ron Beaschler |
| Mideast | The College at Brockport, State University of NY | 285 | Cole Tristram | 2 | 29 | 8 | Donald Murray |
| Qualifier | Team | Weight | Wrestler | Qual. Place | Wins | Losses | Coach |
| Midwest | University Of Chicago | 125 | Devan Richter | 1 | 15 | 5 | Leo Kocher |
| Midwest | University Of Wisconsin-LaCrosse | 125 | Ryan Weinmann | 3 | 17 | 11 | Dave Malecek |
| Midwest | Wheaton College (Illinois) | 125 | Carlos Fuentez | 2 | 3 | 1 | James Gruenwald |
| Midwest | Trine University | 133 | Brandon Preston | 3 | 15 | 4 | Dan Callahan |
| Midwest | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater | 133 | Trevor Pruett | 1 | 3 | 0 | Ned Shuck |
| Midwest | Wabash College | 133 | Devin Broukal | 2 | 10 | 4 | Brian Anderson |
| Midwest | North Central College | 141 | Layten Binion | 3 | 13 | 3 | Joe Norton |
| Midwest | University Of Wisconsin-LaCrosse | 141 | Cody See | 2 | 11 | 8 | Dave Malecek |
| Midwest | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater | 141 | Matt Adcock | 1 | 3 | 0 | Ned Shuck |
| Midwest | North Central College | 149 | Nathan Segal | 2 | 9 | 5 | Joe Norton |
| Midwest | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater | 149 | Elroy Perkin | 3 | 5 | 1 | Ned Shuck |
| Midwest | Wheaton College (Illinois) | 149 | Mark Savenok | 1 | 3 | 0 | James Gruenwald |
| Midwest | Alma College | 157 | Shawn Brewer | 3 | 19 | 9 | Todd Hibbs |
| Midwest | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater | 157 | Tom Gerszewski | 2 | 2 | 1 | Ned Shuck |
| Midwest | Wabash College | 157 | Reece Lefever | 1 | 19 | 1 | Brian Anderson |
| Midwest | University Of Wisconsin-LaCrosse | 165 | Tyler Schneider | 1 | 20 | 5 | Dave Malecek |
| Midwest | Wabash College | 165 | Ethan Farmer | 3 | 13 | 3 | Brian Anderson |
| Midwest | Wheaton College (Illinois) | 165 | Stephen Aiello | 2 | 3 | 1 | James Gruenwald |
| Midwest | Olivet College | 174 | Nicholas Allen | 3 | 4 | 1 | Brandon Brissette |
| Midwest | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater | 174 | Jordan Newman | 2 | 2 | 1 | Ned Shuck |
| Midwest | Wabash College | 174 | Conner Lefever | 1 | 16 | 1 | Brian Anderson |
| Midwest | University Of Wisconsin-LaCrosse | 184 | Richard Carlson | 3 | 25 | 6 | Dave Malecek |
| Midwest | Wabash College | 184 | Riley Lefever | 1 | 16 | 0 | Brian Anderson |
| Midwest | Wheaton College (Illinois) | 184 | Daniel Olsen | 2 | 2 | 1 | James Gruenwald |
| Midwest | Alma College | 197 | Jared Groeneveld | 3 | 32 | 8 | Todd Hibbs |
| Midwest | University Of Wisconsin-LaCrosse | 197 | Eric Twohey | 1 | 31 | 1 | Dave Malecek |
| Midwest | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater | 197 | Shane Siefert | 2 | 3 | 1 | Ned Shuck |
| Midwest | Alma College | 285 | Trevor Maresh | 3 | 18 | 3 | Todd Hibbs |
| Midwest | Trine University | 285 | Mackenzie Green | 1 | 30 | 2 | Dan Callahan |
| Midwest | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater | 285 | Anthony Edgren | 2 | 3 | 1 | Ned Shuck |
| Qualifier | Team | Weight | Wrestler | Qual. Plac | Wins | Losses | Coach |
| Northeast | Ithaca College | 125 | James Kaishian | 1 | 29 | 6 | Martin Nichols |
| Northeast | Johnson And Wales University | 125 | Bobby Jordan | 2 | 35 | 12 | Lonnie Morris |
| Northeast | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 125 | Brian Amato | 3 | 12 | 4 | Steven Hall |
| Northeast | Ithaca College | 133 | Alex Gomez | 2 | 16 | 3 | Martin Nichols |
| Northeast | Johnson And Wales University | 133 | Justin Colon | 3 | 27 | 9 | Lonnie Morris |
| Northeast | U.S. Coast Guard Academy | 133 | Nathaniel Giorgio | 1 | 38 | 0 | Kevin Bratland |
| Northeast | Johnson And Wales University | 141 | Michael Ferinde | 2 | 33 | 8 | Lonnie Morris |
| Northeast | State University Of New York At Cortland | 141 | Adrian Berry | 1 | 24 | 13 | Brad Bruhn |
| Northeast | Williams College | 141 | Jake Savoca | 3 | 9 | 1 | Scott Honecker |
| Northeast | Ithaca College | 149 | Eamonn Gaffney | 1 | 26 | 7 | Martin Nichols |
| Northeast | University Of Southern Maine | 149 | Daniel Del Gallo | 2 | 36 | 3 | Joseph Pistone |
| Northeast | Williams College | 149 | Timothy Garripoli | 3 | 6 | 1 | Scott Honecker |
| Northeast | Ithaca College | 157 | Kevin Collins | 2 | 20 | 5 | Martin Nichols |
| Northeast | Roger Williams University | 157 | Tyler Herzog | 3 | 40 | 13 | Jon Egan |
| Northeast | Williams College | 157 | Jorge Lopez | 1 | 25 | 1 | Scott Honecker |
| Northeast | Ithaca College | 165 | Nick Velez | 2 | 31 | 10 | Martin Nichols |
| Northeast | Roger Williams University | 165 | Francisco Colom | 3 | 33 | 4 | Jon Egan |
| Northeast | Springfield College | 165 | Dylan Foley | 1 | 23 | 2 | Jason Holder |
| Northeast | Roger Williams University | 174 | Dan Ressler | 1 | 32 | 4 | Jon Egan |
| Northeast | U.S. Coast Guard Academy | 174 | Mike Shermot | 2 | 21 | 4 | Kevin Bratland |
| Northeast | Wesleyan University (Connecticut) | 174 | Ryan Sblendorio | 3 | 18 | 7 | Drew Black |
| Northeast | State University Of New York At Cortland | 184 | Tyler Beckwith | 2 | 23 | 4 | Brad Bruhn |
| Northeast | University Of Southern Maine | 184 | Jonathan Deupree | 1 | 25 | 3 | Joseph Pistone |
| Northeast | Williams College | 184 | Christoper Chorzepa | 3 | 38 | 1 | Scott Honecker |
| Northeast | Roger Williams University | 197 | David Welch | 2 | 34 | 2 | Jon Egan |
| Northeast | Springfield College | 197 | Hunter Ayen | 3 | 22 | 6 | Jason Holder |
| Northeast | State University Of New York At Cortland | 197 | Joe Giaramita | 1 | 27 | 1 | Brad Bruhn |
| Northeast | Rhode Island College | 285 | Terrance Jean-Jacques | 2 | 31 | 1 | Jay Jones |
| Northeast | Roger Williams University | 285 | Kyle Foster | 3 | 30 | 5 | Jon Egan |
| Northeast | State University College At Oneonta | 285 | James Bethel | 1 | 36 | 4 | Duane Ritter |
| Qualifier | Team | Weight | Wrestler | Qual. Plac | Wins | Losses | Coach |
| West | Augsburg College | 125 | Mike Fuenffinger | 1 | 29 | 1 | Jim Moulsoff |
| West | Concordia College (Moorhead) | 125 | Jakob Stageberg | 3 | 26 | 11 | Matt Nagel |
| West | University Of Wisconsin-Platteville | 125 | Cole Ferguson | 2 | 27 | 7 | Mike DeRoehn |
| West | Augsburg College | 133 | Chad Bartschenfeld | 3 | 27 | 11 | Jim Moulsoff |
| West | Concordia College (Moorhead) | 133 | Gabe Foltz | 2 | 14 | 11 | Matt Nagel |
| West | Pacific University (Oregon) | 133 | Eric Harder | 1 | 26 | 11 | Severin Walsh |
| West | Augsburg College | 141 | Marcus Hamer | 3 | 28 | 18 | Jim Moulsoff |
| West | Concordia College (Moorhead) | 141 | Jacoby Bergeron | 1 | 35 | 6 | Matt Nagel |
| West | St. John`s University (Minnesota) | 141 | Ben Henle | 2 | 26 | 8 | Tony Willaert |
| West | Augsburg College | 149 | Will Keeter | 1 | 30 | 11 | Jim Moulsoff |
| West | Concordia College (Moorhead) | 149 | Jake Kostik | 3 | 14 | 13 | Matt Nagel |
| West | University Of Wisconsin-Platteville | 149 | Mason Bohm | 2 | 22 | 11 | Mike DeRoehn |
| West | Augsburg College | 157 | Gable Frandsen | 3 | 18 | 12 | Jim Moulsoff |
| West | Concordia College (Moorhead) | 157 | Ben Cousins | 2 | 19 | 20 | Matt Nagel |
| West | St. Olaf College | 157 | Carl Elmer | 1 | 22 | 5 | Sean Ahrar |
| West | Augsburg College | 165 | Eric Hensel | 3 | 18 | 12 | Jim Moulsoff |
| West | Concordia College (Moorhead) | 165 | Jake Krogstad | 1 | 21 | 8 | Matt Nagel |
| West | Lakeland College | 165 | Mitchell Fucile | 2 | 21 | 11 | Quincy Osborn |
| West | Augsburg College | 174 | Tyrell Martin | 1 | 18 | 4 | Jim Moulsoff |
| West | Concordia College (Moorhead) | 174 | Sebastian Gardner | 2 | 23 | 7 | Matt Nagel |
| West | Concordia University (Wisconsin) | 174 | Mason Mergener | 3 | 20 | 9 | Corey VanGroll |
| West | Augsburg College | 184 | Tom Teigen | 1 | 26 | 9 | Jim Moulsoff |
| West | University Of Wisconsin-Eau Claire | 184 | Matt Rieckhoff | 3 | 13 | 10 | Steven Wozniak |
| West | University Of Wisconsin-Platteville | 184 | Michael Cole | 2 | 13 | 12 | Mike DeRoehn |
| West | Augsburg College | 197 | Matt Hechsel | 1 | 27 | 9 | Jim Moulsoff |
| West | Concordia College (Moorhead) | 197 | Danny Pike | 3 | 11 | 10 | Matt Nagel |
| West | St. John`s University (Minnesota) | 197 | Ryan Michaelis | 2 | 12 | 2 | Tony Willaert |
| West | Augsburg College | 285 | Donny Longendyke | 1 | 27 | 0 | Jim Moulsoff |
| West | Concordia College (Moorhead) | 285 | Justice Davis | 2 | 24 | 10 | Matt Nagel |
| West | University Of Wisconsin-Eau Claire | 285 | Justin Karkula | 3 | 20 | 12 | Steven Wozniak |
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