Thursday, January 15, 2015

Gone, Lost and Forgotten Part 12: Pennsylvania and South Carolina





Lafayette
Dropped in 1989
2 All Americans


La Salle
No information

Slippery Rock
Dropped in 2006 due to Financial Crisis
1 National champion
12 All Americans

Slippery Rock Wrestler Bill Shuffstall with a title from the Kutztown Tournament
Oklahoma Wrestling Coach Jack Spates was a two time NCAA champion for Slippery Rock




Slippery Rock Wrestler Robert Henry

Chris Clarke
NCAA qualifier Chris Clark who finished up his career at American

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NCAA Corey Muncuso who finished up his career at EMU

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MMA Star Jason Cardillo was a two time NCAA qualifier for Slippery Rock

Brad Cieleski
Brad Cieleski qualified for the NCAA championships four times. Three for Slippery Rock and once for Missouri

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1999 All American (8th place @ HWT) Derek Delporto. Also coached at Slippery Rock as well as Eastern Michigan

Don Henry
Gannon University head coach Don Henry was a two time NCAA qualifier for Slippery Rock

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1996 All American (6th @ 118 lbs)

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Legendary Hauppauge High School wrestling coach Chris Messina was an NCAA qualifier for Slippery Rock.

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1976 Olympic Bronze Medalist & 1977 World Games Gold Medalist Stan Dziedzic was a three time All American at Slippery Rock placing 3rd, 1st & 2nd between 1970 & 1972. 



St. Francis
No Information

Villanova
Dropped in 1986






Villanova Wrestler Tad Thormodoagaard


Three Time NCAA Champion (Oklahoma) and Olympic Gold Medalist Mark Schultz Coached wrestling at Villanova

Temple
Dropped Wrestling in 1986 Due to Title IX
2 NCAA champions
10 All Americans

West Chester
Dropped Wrestling in 1986 Due to Title IX
3 All Americans

Clemson
Dropped in 1995 Due to NCAA violations
Finished in 7th Place at the 1994 NCAA tournament
3 NCAA Champions
8 All Americans
59 NCAA qualifiers


NCAA Champion Sammie Henson

NCAA Champion Sammie Henson




NCAA Champion Noel Lobani

Troy Bouzakis
Troy Bouzakis a successful operations change agent in the Healthcare industry won an ACC Title for Clemson in 1993

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1986 All American Joey McKenna



South Carolina State
Dropped in 1989
Wrestling program ran from 1971-1989
4 Team Conference Championships
3 Team Conference Runner Up Finishes

A South Carolina State wrestling team

Winthrop College
Dropped in 1985
1985 was actually the only season that Winthrop had wrestling.  Ironically Eric Boyd was their NCAA qualifier that year.  They dropped wrestling after the Conference tournament and the school refused to allow Boyd to wrestler at the NCAA championships.

Presbyterian
Ran from 1948-1951

Furman
Dropped in 1991
Ran from 1964-1991

Furman Wrestling Team 1970

Furman Wrestling Coach Tony Caterisano








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