2011-12 Appalachian State Wrestling Media Guide

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ContentsQuick Facts / Contents ................................................................................12011-12 Schedule.........................................................................................22011-12 Opponents ....................................................................................3Season Preview .........................................................................................4-5Head Coach JohnMark Bentley ...............................................................6Assistant Coaches .........................................................................................72011-12 Roster ..........................................................................................8-9125 Pounds .................................................................................................. 10133 Pounds .................................................................................................. 11141 Pounds ............................................................................................11-12149 Pounds ............................................................................................13-14157 Pounds ............................................................................................14-15165 Pounds .................................................................................................. 16174 Pounds ............................................................................................16-17184 Pounds ............................................................................................17-18197 Pounds .................................................................................................. 18285 Pounds .................................................................................................. 18Support Staff ............................................................................................... 19Team Photo .................................................................................................. 202010-11 Results and Statistics .............................................................. 212011 Postseason Tournament Results ............................................... 22Mountaineer History Book ...............................................................23-28Southern Conference ............................................................................... 29Appalachian Administrators / Sports Information ........................ 30About the University ..........................................................................31-39

university informationName ............................................................ Appalachian State UniversityLocation .........................................................................................Boone, N.C. Founded ..................................................................................................... 1899Enrollment ..............................................................................................17,222Nickname .................................................................................MountaineersColors .......................................................................................Black and GoldConference........................................................................................ SouthernHome Wrestling Venue ............................................. Varsity GymnasiumChancellor ...............................................................Dr. Kenneth E. PeacockAthletic Director .......................................................................Charlie CobbSWA/Sr. Assoc. AD .......................................................Debbie RichardsonWrestling Administrator ........................................................ Doug Justice

CoaChing staffHead Coach .....................................................................JohnMark BentleyAlma Mater .................................................................North Carolina, 2001Record at ASU ........................................................ 17-22-1 (Two seasons)Career Record ..........................................................................................SameBentley’s Email ...............................................bentleyjmo@appstate.eduAssistant Coach ................................................................................Matt FiskAlma Mater ................................................................................ Lehigh, 2010Fisk’s Email .................................................................fiskmj@appstate.eduAssistant Coach ...........................................................................Josh PearceAlma Mater ............................................................................Edinboro, 2002Pearce’s Email .......................................................pearcejd@appstate.eduOffice Phone ............................................................................ 828-262-3082Office Fax .................................................................................. 828-262-4056

sports informationIntern/Wrestling Contact ................................................. Paul BlascovichPhone ....................................................................................... (828) 262-7166 Email................................................................blascovichpj@appstate.eduSports Information Director .................................................... Mike FlynnEmail........................................................................ [email protected] .........................................................................................GoASU.comMailing Address ............................................................................ Box 32116..............................................................................................Boone, N.C. 28608Overnight Address ............................. Appalachian Athletics Complex...................................................................................... 425 Jack Branch Drive..............................................................................................Boone, N.C. 28608

Paul BlascovichSports Information Intern

(828) [email protected]

media policy All coach and student-athlete interviews should be directed through the sports information office. Interviews must be ar-ranged at least 24 hours in advance. Cell phone numbers for stu-dent-athletes will not be supplied to the media. Locker rooms are closed to the media, as are training and practice areas. After home events, players will be available for interview after a brief cooling-off period. Except for tournaments, interviews will not be permitted until the conclusion of the meet. Media must direct interview requests through Blascovich and should not ap-proach student-athletes or coaches without explicit permission.

creditsThe 2011-12 Appalachian State wrestling media guide is a publication of the Appalachian State University sports information office.editor/Design: Paul Blascovich. Contributing editing and Writing: Justin Bohn, Ryan Bower, Charles Cochrum, Deshawn Collins, Mike Flynn, Christina Hilliard, Nathan Mathis, Reuban Singleton, Megan Wrinn.Cover Design: Paul Blascovich.Photography: ASU Creative Services (Marie Freeman, Amanda Getty, Troy Tuttle), ASU Public Affairs (Mike Rominger), Keith Cline, Meghan Gay, Dave Mayo, David Scearce, SoCon Photos, Edinboro Athletics.

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2011-12 SchedUle

Date event/opponent Location timeSun., Nov. 6 Hokie Open at Salem, Va. All Day sun., nov. 13 anderson Boone, n.C. 1 p.m. sun., nov. 13 Belmont abbey Boone, n.C. 3 p.m. Sun., Nov. 20 Keystone Classic at Philadelphia, Pa. All Day Thurs., Dec. 1 Virginia Tech at Blacksburg, Va. 7 p.m. Mon., Dec. 5 Gardner-Webb * at Boiling Springs, N.C. 7 p.m. Sat., Dec. 10 Ohio at Athens, Ohio 12 p.m. Sun., Dec. 18 Reno Tournament of Champions at Reno, Nev. All Day January 1 - 2 Southern Scuffle at Chattanooga, Tenn. All Day Thu., Jan. 5 George Mason at Fairfax, Va. 7 p.m. Mon., Jan. 9 Cleveland State at Buies Creek, N.C. 3:45 p.m. Mon., Jan. 9 Campbell * at Buies Creek, N.C. 7:15 p.m. Sat., Jan. 14 Lone Star Duals at Grand Prairie, Texas All Day Fri., Jan. 20 Citadel * at Charleston, S.C. 7 p.m. sat., Jan. 28 appalachian open Boone, n.C. all Day Sun., Feb. 5 Chattanooga * at Chattanooga, Tenn. 2 p.m. fri., feb. 10 VMi * Boone, n.C. 6:30 p.m. sat., feb. 11 Virginia Boone, n.C. 6:30 p.m. sat., feb. 18 Duke Boone, n.C. 6 p.m. sun., feb. 19 Davidson * Boone, n.C. 2 p.m. Sat., March 3 SoCon Tournament at Chattanooga, Tenn. All Day March 15 - 17 NCAA Tournament at St. Louis, Mo. All Day

Home matches in BoLD* indicates Southern Conference match

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2011-12 opponentS

anDeRsonNov. 13 • Boone, N.C. • 1 p.m.

Location ......................Anderson, S.C. Head Coach .................. Dock Kelly III2010-11 Record ............................8-17Conference...... South Atlantic (D-II)SID .....................................Randy JonesWebsite ......................AUTrojans.com

BeLMont aBBeYNov. 13 • Boone, N.C. • 3 p.m.

Location ........................Belmont, N.C. Head Coach ................. Kenn Caudell2010-11 Record ............................8-11Conference................ Carolinas (D-II)SID .......................................Chris PooreWebsite ........... AbbeyAthletics.com

ViRginia teChDec. 1 • Blacksburg, Va. • 7 p.m.

Location ..................... Blacksburg, Va. Head Coach .................Kevin Dresser2010-11 Record ............................19-7Conference..................Atlantic CoastSID ...................... Bryan “BJ” JohnstonWebsite ................. HokieSports.com

gaRDneR-WeBBDec. 5 • Boiling Springs, N.C. • 7 p.m.Location ...........Boiling Springs, N.C. Head Coach ............... Richard Wince2010-11 Record ........................6-15-1Conference..........................southernSID .......................................Kevin DavisWebsite ...................GWUSports.com

ohioDec. 10 • Athens, Ohio • Noon

Location .........................Athens, Ohio Head Coach .................Joel Greenlee2010-11 Record ............................10-6Conference................. Mid-AmericanSID ................................. Tom SymondsWebsite ................ OhioBobcats.com

geoRge MasonJan. 5 • Fairfax, Va. • 7 p.m.

Location ..............................Fairfax, Va. Head Coach ...............Joseph Russell2010-11 Record ............................0-21Conference............................. ColonialSID ..................................Robbie ShiverWebsite .......................GoMason.com

CLeVeLanD stateJan. 9 • Buies Creek, N.C. • 3:45 p.m.Location ................... Cleveland, Ohio Head Coach ................... Ben Stehura2010-11 Record ............................3-13Conference.....................................EWLSID ............................................Tim ErtleWebsite ................... CSUVikings.com

CaMPBeLLJan. 9 • Buies Creek, N.C. • 7:15 p.m.Location ..................Buies Creek, N.C. Head Coach .............. Joe Boardwine2010-11 Record ............................4-18Conference..........................southernSID ....................................Daniel SmithWebsite ......................GoCamels.com

the CitaDeLJan. 20 • Charleston, S.C. • 7 p.m.

Location ....................Charleston, S.C. Head Coach ...................Rob Hjerling2010-11 Record ............................8-12Conference..........................southernSID ......................................................TBDWebsite ...............CitadelSports.com

VMiFeb. 10 • Boone, N.C. • 6:30 p.m.

Location .......................Lexington, Va. Head Coach ..............John Trudgeon2010-11 Record ............................4-10Conference..........................southernSID ......................................................TBDWebsite .................. VMIKeydets.com

DUKeFeb. 18 • Boone, N.C. • 6 p.m.

Location ........................ Durham, N.C. Head Coach ............... Clar Anderson2010-11 Record .......................... 2-6-1Conference..................Atlantic CoastSID ............................. Meredith RiederWebsite ..........................GoDuke.com

DaViDsonFeb. 19 • Boone, N.C. • 2 p.m.

Location ......................Davidson, N.C. Head Coach .................Bob Patnesky2010-11 Record ............................5-13Conference..........................southernSID ...........................Mark BrumbaughWebsite ...... DavidsonWildcats.com

ViRginiaFeb. 11 • Boone, N.C. • 6:30 p.m.

Location .............. Charlottesville, Va. Head Coach ................Steve Garland2010-11 Record ............................19-7Conference..................Atlantic CoastSID .....................Andy FledderjohannWebsite ..............VirginiaSports.com

ChattanoogaFeb. 5 • Chattanooga, Tenn. • 2 p.m.Location ............Chattanooga, Tenn. Head Coach ...............Heath Eslinger2010-11 Record ............................11-9Conference..........................southernSID ...................................Jay BlackmanWebsite ..........................GoMocs.com


SeASon previeWAfter a season that saw two Mountaineers win Southern Conference titles, Appalachian State wrestling is back for more, as the Apps look to return to the NCAA Champion-ship and dethrone seven-time Southern Conference cham-pion Chattanooga.

“I’m very excited for the season,” comments head coach JohnMark Bentley, who enters his third year at the Appa-lachian helm. “We return upperclassmen with great experi-ence and maturity, and I’ll be disappointed if we don’t win the conference.”

The Mountaineers welcome back several wrestlers who are capable of winning conference titles and a few with the po-tential to reach all-American status.

“Our last all-American was in 2003,” reflects Bentley. “We hope to break that drought this year, but we have a lot of work to do between now and March.”

Joining the coaching staff this season is assistant coach Josh Pearce, who will specialize in the heavier weight class-es. A conference champion and national qualifier at Edin-boro, Pearce brings a wealth of wrestling experience to the ASU weight room.

Assistant Matt fisk will complement Pearce at the lower weights. Now in his second year, Fisk has already demon-strated himself as a great motivator, influence and role-model to his athletes. The Appalachian State coaching trio has already begun to mesh and will lead the Mountaineers in this season’s campaign.

125At the lightest weight, Appalachian returns 2010 SoCon champion tony gravely, who looks to defend his starting position this season. Gravely’s biggest challenger, freshman Dominic Parisi, had a phenomenal redshirt season and has built a reputation as one of the hardest workers on the team. Weston haney has also demonstrated the ability to push for a starting role.

133While Appalachian does not lack talent at this weight, no clear frontrunner has yet been established. Junior Brett Boston and sophomore Chris Johnson split time in the slot last year, and both have matured in the offseason. The class should be competitive, and coach Bentley expects that one of these two could have a breakthrough season.

141Mike Kessler was selected as preseason all-conference by the SoCon coaches and came seconds away from a league crown and a trip to nationals last season. Now entering his senior season, Kessler has repeatedly beaten tough com-petition and could make a run into the NCAA tournament. Sophomore acton Pifer and senior Kyle Benson are also strong candidates to represent the Mountaineers at the weight.

149The advantage in this class goes to senior savva Kostis, who has started in the class for two seasons and had a pro-ductive offseason. Sophomore Russ Benner is right on Ko-stis’ heels and could battle for a starting role. Either wrestler has shown the ability to win competitive matches and could find himself atop the SoCon podium in the spring.

157Fifth-year senior Chip Powell returns from a valuable red-shirt season and looks to go out with a bang. The 2010 So-Con runner-up has done the necessary preparation for the season and returns with greater confidence and motivation. Freshman Zack strickland looks to be a future contender at the weight class and might have the skill to steal the start-ing role from Powell.

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SeASon previeW197True freshman Paul Weiss had a great high-school season in Florida, and his athleticism and physical abilities have improved throughout preseason practice. Once he matures and grows into the collegiate level, he has the potential to push for a SoCon title.

285At the top weight, ASU has experience in junior Brock Durfee, who has demonstrated improvement in past sea-sons and will begin with an edge in the competition for the starting role. Newcomer Joe Cummings will also push for the spot, and both have potential as league contenders.

freshmenAccording to Bentley, this year’s freshman class could pan out to be one of the best in recent history. “It’s obviously too early to tell, but I’m already impressed by the talent, tough-ness and potential of the class.”

Pennsylvanians Strickland (157) and Hedash (174) had nota-ble high school careers, as did twin brothers Jake Johnson (174) and Jesse Johnson (184) out of North Carolina. Joe Morrison (133) and tevin Cooke (157) will make their presence known, while any of the 13 newcomers could breakout with one of the Mountaineers’ next big careers.

165Senior Kyle Blevins had a tremendous 2011 season that saw him win the SoCon championship and tie a program re-cord of 38 wins. Named Outstanding Wrestler at the league meet, Blevins has come into his own and has learned how to win matches. As a preseason all-conference selection, Blevins is expected to be back on top of the podium and has already beaten many top wrestlers in his career.

174The Mountaineers do not have an established starter at this weight, but junior Carter Downs is a preseason pick. Red-shirt freshman nick Vetell had a great preseason and fresh-man Colin hedash could push both for a starting role. Any could take the starting role and Bentley will consider rotat-ing the three until a claim is staked.

184Two time defending SoCon champion austin trotman has dominated the league at this weight and is the favorite again this year. A three-time national qualifier, 2010 SoCon Outstanding Wrestler and 2011 SoCon Wrestler of the Year, the senior has beaten several all-Americans in his career and stands a chance to reach national podium in March.

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JohnMark BentleyHead CoachThird Season

North Carolina, 2001

JohnMark Bentley enters his third season as head coach of the Mountaineers after joining the program as assistant coach in 2006. In each of his two seasons as head coach, Bentley had multiple wrestlers win Southern Conference titles and advance to the national championships. Tony Gravely, Dylan Temple and Austin Trotman were SoCon champions in 2010, while Trotman and Kyle Blevins won their classes in 2011. Bentley was an assistant coach for two seasons at ASU before being named associate head coach in 2008. Before ascending to the helm of the program, Bentley assisted 2009 title-winner Frank Celorrio and two-time SoCon champion Scott Ervin, who graduated as ASU’s career leader in wins with 114. Since 2006, two Mountaineers have received the league’s Wrestler of the Year honors: Ervin in 2008 and Trotman in 2010. Trotman also received Freshman of the Year accolades in 2008, and both Ervin and Blevins were recognized as the SoCon Tournament Outstanding Wrestler during Bentley’s coaching tenure. Coach Bentley has seen the Black and Gold capture 13 SoCon Wrestler of the Week awards and his wrestlers have captured five spots on all-SoCon teams and another five slots on the all-Freshman honor roll. A graduate of the University of North Carolina, Bentley came to Appalachian with vast experience as a coach and wrestler. At North Carolina, Bentley was a three-time Atlantic Coast Conference champion and was twice named team MVP. He was the 2001 ACC Wrestler of the Year and a 2000 University Nationals Freestyle All-American. He ranks ninth in UNC single-season win percentage with a mark of .919, when he went 31-2 in 2000-01.

He is sixth all-time with an .851 career winning percentage at Carolina and finished with 92 career wins. He was a three-year member of the UNC Student-Athletic Council and earned a degree in communications in 2001. In 2008 he earned a masters degree in school administration from ASU. He began his career as the top assistant at Davidson College in 2002-03. From 2003-2006, he was head coach at Watauga High School in Boone, leading the Pioneers to a third-place finish at the North Carolina State Championships with three individual state titlists in 2006. A three-sport athlete at Avery High School in nearby Newland, N.C., Bentley was the second wrestler in North Carolina high school history to win four state championships. He finished his high school career with a perfect 144-0 record, capped by a National Championship in 1997. Bentley’s brother, Matthew, wrestled at Appalachian from 1992-96. He and his wife, Aaron, reside in Seven Devils, N.C. with their daughter, Katie Elizabeth.

BentLeY’s CoaChing PRofiLeYear(s) school Position2003 Davidson College Assistant coach2003-06 Watauga HS Head coach2006-08 Appalachian State Assistant coach2008-09 Appalachian State Associate head coach2009-pres. Appalachian State Head coach

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Matt FiskAssistant CoachSecond Season

Lehigh, 2010

Second-year assistant coach Matt Fisk came to Appalachian after an outstanding career at Lehigh, where he was a three-time team captain and a four-time NCAA qualifier for the Mountain Hawks. Fisk amassed a career record of 88-37, led his team in wins and recorded the second-most falls during in his final season. In 2006, Fisk became the first true freshman for Lehigh to qualify for the NCAA championships since 1992. Fisk obtained a B.A. in biology from Lehigh in 2010. The native of Wyalusing, Pa. wrestled for his father, Walt, at Wyalusing High School, where he was a two-time state champion. Fisk, who previously owned the Pennsylvania high school record for career wins and falls, compiled a 175-9 record with 117 falls. Fisk and his wife, Tonette, reside in Seven Devils, N.C.

Josh PearceAssistant Coach

First SeasonEdinboro, 2001

First-year assistant coach Josh Pearce brings nine years of coaching experience to the Mountaineer program. He began his coaching career at Edinboro in 2002 and later served another one year stint as assistant with the Fighting Scots. More recently, the Greenville, Pa. native served as coach in his hometown at Commodore Perry High School and at Greenville High School. He also completed one year as head trainer at House of Speed in Youngstown, Ohio. As a student-athlete, Pearce was the 2000 Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) heavyweight champion and a two-time NCAA Division I Wrestling Championship qualifier for Edinboro. At Commodore Perry High School, Pearce had a career record of 111-13 and was a two-time Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association state finalist.


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BY Weight CLassname Wt. Cl. ht. hometown (Previous school)Austin Annas 125 Sr. 5-4 Connelly Springs, N.C. (East Burke)Tony Gravely 125 Jr. 5-5 Martinsville, Va. (Magna Vista)Weston Haney 125 Sr. 5-5 Robbinsville, N.C. (Robbinsville)Dominic Parisi 125 R-Fr. 5-8 Concord, N.C. (Jay M. Robinson)Brett Boston 133 Jr. 5-7 Morganton, N.C. (Freedom)Chris Johnson 133 So. 5-7 Hillsborough, N.C. (Orange)Joe Morrison 133 Fr. 5-5 Apex, N.C. (Panther Creek)Kyle Benson 141 Sr. 5-4 Morganton, N.C. (Robert L. Patton)Mike Kessler 141 Sr. 5-9 Bay City, Mich. (Western)Acton Pifer 141 So. 5-9 Marietta, Ga. (Lassiter)Tom Puckett 141 Fr. 5-9 Matthews, N.C. (David W. Butler)Caleb Swinson 141 So. 5-9 Concord, N.C. (Jay M. Robinson)Russ Benner 149 So. 5-7 Roselle Park, N.J. (Roselle Park)Collins Creech 149 So. 5-9 Smithfield, N.C. (Smithfield-Selma)Jacob Freeman 149 Fr. 5-11 Salisbury, N.C. (South Rowan)Riley Keen 149 So. 5-9 Dunwoody, Ga. (Dunwoody)Savva Kostis 149 Sr. 5-7 Boone, N.C. (Watauga)Aaron Scott 149 So. 5-9 Ashe County, N.C. (Ashe County)John Blakely 157 Jr. 5-10 Birmingham, Ala. (Oak Mountain)Tevin Cooke 157 Fr. 5-9 Haymarket, Va. (Battlefield)Kaleb Forrest 157 So. 5-11 Lexington, N.C. (North Davidson)Chip Powell 157 R-Sr. 5-10 Greensboro, N.C. (S.W. Guilford)Zack Strickland 157 Fr. 6-0 Muncy, Pa. (Muncy)Kyle Blevins 165 Sr. 5-10 Sapulpa, Okla. (Sapulpa)Carter Downs 174 R-Jr. 6-0 Jupiter, Fla. (Jupiter Christian)Colin Hedash 174 Fr. 6-0 Slatington, Pa. (Northern Lehigh)Jake Johnson 174 Fr. 6-2 Lexington, N.C. (Central Davidson)Alex Morales 174 Fr. 5-11 Lexington, S.C. (Lexington)Nick Vetell 174 R-Fr. 6-0 Trinity, N.C. (Trinity)Jon Hartley 184 Jr. 5-10 Lenoir, N.C. (South Caldwell)Jesse Johnson 184 Fr. 6-2 Lexington, N.C. (Central Davidson)Austin Trotman 184 Sr. 5-10 Winston-Salem, N.C. (Mount Tabor)Paul Weiss 197 Fr. 6-0 Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas HS) Joe Cummings 285 Fr. 6-0 Valley Cottage, N.Y. (Nyack HS)Brock Durfee 285 Jr. 6-2 Sherrills Ford, N.C. (Bandys)

aLPhaBetiCaLname Wt.Austin Annas 125Russ Benner 149Kyle Benson 141John Blakely 157Kyle Blevins 165Brett Boston 133Tevin Cooke 157Collins Creech 149Joe Cummings 285Carter Downs 174Brock Durfee 285Kaleb Forrest 157Jacob Freeman 149Tony Gravely 125Weston Haney 125Jon Hartley 174Colin Hedash 174Chris Johnson 133Jake Johnson 165Jesse Johnson 174Riley Keen 141Mike Kessler 141Savva Kostis 149Alex Morales 174Joe Morrison 133Dominic Parisi 125Acton Pifer 141Chip Powell 157Tom Puckett 141Aaron Scott 149Zack Strickland 157Caleb Swinson 141Austin Trotman 184Nick Vetell 174Paul Weiss 197

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Acton Pifer PIE-furSavva Kostis SAH-vuh COST-issColin Hedash hid-ASHNick Vetell VUH-tellPaul Weiss WEES

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John Mark Bentley Matt Fisk Josh Pearce Austin Annas Russ Benner Kyle Benson John Blakely

Kyle Blevins Brett Boston Tevin Cooke Collins Creech Joe Cummings Carter Downs Brock Durfee

Kaleb Forrest Jacob Freeman Tony Gravely Weston Haney Jon Hartley Colin Hedash Chris Johnson

Jake Johnson Jesse Johnson Riley Keen Mike Kessler Savva Kostis Alex Morales Joe Morrison

Dominic Parisi Acton Pifer Chip Powell Tom Puckett Aaron Scott Zack Strickland Caleb Swinson

Austin Trotman Nick Vetell Paul Weiss


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austin annasSenior • 5-4

Connelly Springs, N.C.East Burke

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tony GravelyJunior • 5-5

Martinsville, Va.Magna Vista

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Weston haneySenior • 5-5

Robbinsville, N.C.Robbinsville

125

DoMinic ParisiR-Freshman • 5-8

Concord, N.C.Jay M. Robinson

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2010-11: Earned first career MD with 12-4 win over Richard Williams (King).

2009-10: Tallied a 1-2 record at Michigan State Open.

2008-09: Won his first career match with a 6-2 decision over Limestone’s Brendan Conti … defeated Virginia’s Wyatt Anderson 5-4 for his first dual match vicory … beat VMI’s Johnathan Pope 3-0 and finished in fourth place at the Southern Conference tournament.

east Burke: Placed twice at the state tournament … earned team MVP honors in 2007.

Personal: Son of Rick and Patricia Annas … two brothers, Justin and Jon-athan, and sister, Nikki … majoring in exercise science.

2010-11: Posted 3-2 record at Keystone Classic … earned wins over SoCon opponents in duals against

UNCG (16-5, MD) and Davidson (21-5, TF5, 7:00) … second on team in major decisions (six) and tech. falls (two).

2009-10: Became first ASU 125-pounder to win a conference champion-ship since Rich Caisse in 2003 … won first four bouts of his career … went on a six-match win streak to win his SoCon crown … fell to then-No. 4 Anthony Robles (Arizona State) in NCAA championship.

Magna Vista: A four-time all-state performer … three-time all-American … two-time state and regional champion and four-time district champ … finished career with 137 wins and two undefeated seasons.

Personal: Son of Gale and Harold Gravely … one sister, Shakina … major-ing in construction management with minor in business.

2010-11: Posted 7-6 record in open competition … had fifth most pins on team with four.

Jay M. Robinson: Member of 2010 3A State Championship squad … four-time conference champion … three-time state champion … all-American at 119-pounds … career record of 219-11 with 134 pins … also member of cross country team, earning all-conference and all-county honors.

Personal: Originally from Syracuse, N.Y. … son of Maria and Dave Parisi … has two siblings, David and Francesca … majoring in recreation man-agement with minor in special education.

2010-11: Posted 6-9 record in tourna-ment competition … earned a deci-sion over Davidson’s Matt Zarth (7-3).

2009-10: Split time between the 125 and 133 weight class … first career pin came against Kenny Porter (Newberry) in 3:49.

2008-09: Finished 2-2 on the season with both wins coming at the Da-vidson Tournament.

Robbinsville: Earned varsity letters in five sports: football, baseball, cross country, track and field and wrestling.

Personal: Son of Janie and David Haney … two siblings, Wren and Jess … majoring in building science with minor in business.annas’ CaReeR tournament

season overall Collegiate Duals soCon Pins soCon nCaa2008-09 4-12 3-10 2-8 0-4 - 1-2 -2009-10 2-4 - - - - - -2010-11 2-5 1-2 - - - - -Career 8-21 4-12 2-8 0-4 - 1-2 -

gRaVeLY’s CaReeR tournamentseason overall Collegiate Duals soCon Pins soCon nCaa2009-10 15-11 12-11 6-5 2-1 3 3-0 1-22010-11 13-20 13-20 6-10 2-3 3 0-2 -Career 28-31 25-31 12-15 4-4 6 5-2 1-2

haneY’s CaReeRseason overall Collegiate Duals soCon Pins2008-09 2-2 - - - -2009-10 2-9 0-5 0-3 0-2 12010-11 6-9 0-3 - - 3Career 10-20 0-8 0-3 0-2 4

PaRisi’s CaReeRseason overall Collegiate Duals soCon Pins2010-11 (RS) 7-6 0-2 - - 4

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Brett BostonJunior • 5-7

Morganton, N.C.Freedom

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chris JohnsonSophomore • 5-7

Hillsborough, N.C.Orange133

Joe MorrisonFreshman • 5-5

Apex, N.C.Panther Creek

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kyle Benson Senior • 5-4

Morganton, N.C.Robert L. Patton

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2010-11: Posted second-most pins on team with five … two TF’s were second most on team … notched dual-meet

wins over Belmont Abbey (6-4) and Gardner-Webb (F, 5:18) at 125 pounds … had 15-13 record at 125 before making the jump to 133 pounds in February.

2009-10: Competed in both the 125 and 133 weight class with majority of action at 125 … First collegiate win came against Matt Peters of Cleve-land State at the Michigan State Open (MD, 13-5).

freedom: A three-time state placer, finished high school with a record of 176-19 … wrestled for coach Clay Reynolds and the club Arrichion.

Personal: Son of Lisa and Lief Boston … one brother, Marc and one sister, Kristin … exercise science major.

Boston’s CaReeR tournamentseason overall Collegiate Duals soCon Pins soCon nCaa2009-10 9-17 5-12 3-6 0-2 2 0-2 -2010-11 15-20 10-19 2-7 0-4 5 0-2 -Career 24-37 15-31 5-13 0-6 7 0-4 -

C. Johnson’s CaReeRseason overall Collegiate Duals soCon Pins2010-11 12-18 5-16 4-10 0-1 2

2010-11: Won seven of first eight career matches … won The Citadel Open, including first career pin in 1:31

over Travis Trey (Darton) … recorded 3-0 day at Mountaineer Duals.

orange: Lettered four years at Orange, compiling an overall record of 184-30 … state runner-up as a freshman and sophomore and broke through during junior and senior campaigns to notch back-to-back state championship titles … lettered in cross country and track & field.

Personal: Son of Jodie and Bill Johnson … has one sister, Kayla … major-ing in actuarial sciences.

Panther Creek: Four-time N.C. state placewinner, finishing as high as runner-up as senior … four-time all-conference …Most Outstanding Wrestler after winning 130-pound title at 2011 Tri-Nine league champi-onship … 166-22 career record.

Personal: Son of Sue and Bob Morrison … has one brother, Matt.

2010-11: Picked up dual win over An-derson’s (now ASU’s) Caleb Swinson, 7-3 … earned first MD with win over Damien Kinnerly (Spartanburg Methodist), 12-3.

2009-10: Rattled off back-to-back wins at the Michigan State Open against Jerald Weidner (The Citadel), 10-5, and David Hardy (Spartanburg Methodist), 12-10 … defeated Franklin & Marshall’s Matt Murray by fall (2:19) to earn his first pin and dual-meet win.

2008-09: Posted 0-2 record in debut season.

Robert L. Patton: Earned four varsity letters in wrestling and one in foot-ball.

Personal: Son of Kirk and Marcia Benson … two brothers, Brad and Ja-cob, and one sister, Olivia … majoring in building sciences with minor in business.

Benson’s CaReeRseason overall Collegiate Duals soCon Pins2008-09 0-2 - - - -2009-10 5-6 1-2 1-0 - 12010-11 3-8 1-5 1-0 - -Career 8-16 2-7 2-0 - 1


141 poUndS

Mike kessler Senior • 5-9

Bay City, Mich.Western

141

toM Puckett Freshman • 5-9Matthews, N.C.David W. Butler

141

caleB sWinsonSophomore • 5-9

Concord, N.C.Jay M. Robinson

141

2010-11: Finished runner-up at SoCon tournament … his 12 dual-meet wins

were third-most on team … beginning in January, went 14-6 to close out the season … posted three wins in conference duals, including The Cita-del (11-5), UNCG (7-2) and VMI (12-3, MD) … tied for fifth-most falls on team with four.

2009-10: Posted an 8-7 record on the year after suffering an injury in late November … went 3-2 at the Michigan State Open to take fifth place in the open division … went 3-2 at the Keystone Classic to finish fourth.

2008-09: Finished fifth on the team with 17 wins while wrestling at 141-pounds … earned Southern Conference all-freshman honors … earned his first win by pinning Spartanburg Methodist’s Michael Mew … picked three-straight victories with wins over Duke, Davidson and VMI … went 3-1 at the SoCon tournament, earning third-place.

2007-08: Redshirted.

Western: Three-time all-state honoree and four-time conference cham-pion.

Personal: Son of Mark and Karen Kessler … has two siblings; Jason and Janelle … majoring in exercise science with minors in biology and psy-chology.

KessLeR’s CaReeR tournamentseason overall Collegiate Duals soCon Pins soCon nCaa2008-09 17-23 16-23 7-16 2-3 2 3-1 -2009-10 8-7 8-7 1-3 - 3 - -2010-11 27-17 19-16 12-7 3-2 4 2-1 -Career 52-47 43-46 20-26 5-5 9 5-2 -

acton PiFerSophomore • 5-9

Marietta, Ga.Lassiter141

2010-11: Posted 7-3 tournament record … first career pin and win was over Central Florida’s Ashton Griffin (2:25) at The Citadel Open.

Lassiter: Wrestled four years at Lassiter High School for Steve Day … Two-time state placer and state champion in the 125-pound weight class … Placed sixth at the Fargo Nationals.

Personal: Son of Steve Pifer and Kari Hunter … has two siblings, Camdyn and Bryson … majoring in chemistry with minor in Spanish.

PifeR’s CaReeRseason overall Collegiate Duals soCon Pins2010-11 7-4 0-1 0-1 - 2

David W. Butler: 2011 Southwestern 4A Wrestler of the Year … 2010 4-A state runner-up … four-time state placewinner … named Freshman of the Year in 2008.

Personal: Son of Connie and Mark Puckett … cousin of recent ASU wres-tler Travis Puckett.

2010-11: Posted 1-16 record at Anderson University … lone win was MD over Jarrett Humphries (Spartanburg Methodist), 9-1.

Jay M. Robinson: Took fourth place in state meet as a senior (130 lbs) … two-time state qualifier … career record of 166-43.

Personal: Son of Tam and Tim Swinson … majoring in history education.

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149 poUndS

russ Benner Sophomore • 5-7Roselle Park, N.J.

Roselle Park149

collins creech Sophomore • 5-9Smithfield, N.C.

Smithfield-Selma149

riley keenSophomore • 5-9Dunwoody, Ga.

Dunwoody149

2010-11: Recorded team’s second fastest fall, pinning Spartanburg Meth-odist’s Josh Montgomery in 52 seconds … notched dual-meet wins over Campbell (Fall, 2:11), Harvard (Fall, 1:28) and North Carolina (3-2) … won five straight bouts to start the season.

Roselle Park: Four-year letterwinner at Roselle Park High School for coach John Ranieri … named all-state and all-conference as a senior and three year all-conference and all-county performer … named Union County Wrestler of the Year and Most Outstanding Senior Wrestler … tal-lied a 39-3 record en route to leading team in points … only losses were to state finalists … left RPHS with 120 career victories.

Personal: Son of Liz and Mark Benner … has three siblings, Melissa, Aimee and Kenny … majoring in public relations with minor in business.

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2010-11: First career win was pin of Robbie Collum (unattached) in 6:00 … had three-bout winning streak and won five of seven early in the sea-son.

smithfield-selma: Compiled a 126-46 career record at Smithfield-Selma as a four-year letterwinner … tallied a school record for most wins in a season and overall … also lettered in cross country/track & field.

Personal: Son of Cindy and Greg Creech … major is undecided.

CReeCh’s CaReeRseason overall Collegiate Duals soCon Pins2010-11 8-8 - - - 1

2010-11: First career win was 7-3 decision over Belmont Abbey’s Loren Phillips … picked up falls over teammate Aaron Scott and UNC’s Chris Woltz in tournament action.

Dunwoody: Wrestled for four years at Dunwoody High School under coach Ed Winterstein … was two-time state placewinner and MVP of his school and county.

Personal: Son of Rhonda Keen … has two siblings, Donald and Hannah.

Keen’s CaReeRseason overall Collegiate Duals soCon Pins2010-11 6-8 - - - 2

aaron scottSophomore • 5-9Ashe County, N.C.

Ashe County149

2010-11: First career win was over Newberry’s Hunter Robinson (3-1) … his pin of John Vann (UNC Pembroke) in 1:16 was team’s sixth fastest fall of season.

ashe County: State champion as a junior … named Most Outstanding Wrestler at state tournament … three-time place winner at state cham-pionship.

Personal: Son of Sandy and Brad Sandy Scott … has one sister, Meghan … majoring in criminal justice.

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149/157 poUndS

savva kostisSenior • 5-7Boone, N.C.

Watauga149

John BlakelyJunior • 5-10

Birmingham, Ala.Oak Mountain

157

tevin cooke Freshman • 5-9Haymarket, Va.

Battlefield157

2010-11: Took third at SoCon championship … won eight of nine

matches to start the season … led team with six pins … after missing action in January, went 6-3 in February and March … picked up SoCon victories over Davidson (Fall, 2:04) and VMI (MD, 13-3)

2009-10: Tied for second on the team with 21 wins … had a team-best nine pins … took sixth place at the Michigan State Open … earned first-team all-conference honors after posting 5-0 SoCon dual record … placed second in the SoCon tournament.

2008-09: Took over the starting spot at 149 midway through the season … defeated Boston’s Andrew Swank, 8-2, for his first collegiate win … grabbed three wins at the SoCon tournament, earning third with an 11-5 decision over VMI’s Joseph Munno.

Watauga: Earned NW Conference Most Outstanding Wrestler … two-time state runner-up … three-time regional champion … career record of 147-25.

Personal: Son of George and Tina Kostis … one brother, Demetre … majoring in construction management with minor in busi-ness … father George wrestled at Appalachian State.

Kostis’ CaReeR tournamentseason overall Collegiate Duals soCon Pins soCon nCaa2008-09 10-15 7-13 3-7 2-2 2 3-1 -2009-10 21-16 21-16 12-8 5-0 9 1-1 -2010-11 26-11 26-11 9-3 2-1 6 3-1 -Career 57-42 54-40 24-18 9-3 17 7-3 -

JacoB FreeManFreshman • 5-11Salisbury, N.C.South Rowan

149

south Rowan: Four-time state qualifier … placed sixth at state champi-onship as senior … career record of 186-48.

Personal: Son of Diane and Wayne Freeman … planning a pre-engineer-ing curriculum.

2010-11: First dual win was 4-3 decision over Tanner Weiks of Northern Colorado … pin of Liberty’s Peter Crawford in 1:10 was team’s fourth fast-est of season … earned SoCon wins over UNCG (5-2), VMI (8-2) and Da-vidson (M. For.).

2009-10: First career win was over Limestone’s Nick Shappee, 5-3 … de-feated Newberry’s T.J. Cayruth for first career pin (6:00) … competed in four dual matches for the Mountaineers.

oak Mountain: A four-year letterwinner at Oak Mountain … wrestled for the Alabama Wrestling Club under coach Rod Gaddy.

Personal: Son of Susan and Barry Blakely … one brother, Barrett … ma-joring in construction management with minor in community & regional planning.

BLaKeLY’s CaReeR tournamentseason overall Collegiate Duals soCon Pins soCon nCaa2009-10 13-11 0-4 0-4 - 1 1-1 -2010-11 12-18 9-16 5-8 3-1 2 1-2 -Career 25-29 9-20 5-12 3-1 3 2-3 -

Battlefield: Two-time all-conference honoree … finished fourth in state as senior, concluding season with 38-6 record … named team MVP.

Personal: Son of Donald Cooke … major is undecided.

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157 poUndS

kaleB Forrest Sophomore • 5-11

Lexington, N.C.North Davidson

157

chiP PoWell R-Senior • 5-10

Greensboro, N.C.S.W. Guilford

157

Zack stricklanDFreshman • 6-0

Muncy, Pa.Muncy157

2010-11: Redshirted as an open-tournament wrestler … led the team in tech. falls (three) and had fifth-most pins (four) … pin of Pittsburgh’s Konno Victor in 1:14 was team’s fifth-fastest fall of season.

2009-10: Compiled a 13-15 mark during the season en route to claiming second place at 157 in the Southern Conference tournament … posted back-to-back wins after defeating VMI’s Joe Munno, 14-7, and Chattanoo-ga’s Josh Condon, 10-6, before falling to The Citadel’s Turtogtokh Luvsan-dorj in the final.

2008-09: Finished the year 18-17 after splitting the season wrestling at 149 and 157 … went 9-5 at 157 and 3-1 in the Southern Conference … started the season winning five of his first eight matches … concluded December with three-straight losses to ranked wrestlers … took over at 157 on Jan. 16 and defeated Campbell’s Jake Fose with a pin in the first period … won six-straight matches going in to the SoCon tournament … lost a tight first-round match to Chattanooga’s Joey Knox, 7-6, but came back to defeat Mike Long (VMI) and pinned Carl Sandercock (Davidson) to secure third place … was named Southern Conference Wrestler of the Month for February after going 4-0 in the month.

2007-08: Wrestled at 149 and went 4-6 on the season … won first ever collegiate match beating Vince Cina at the Keystone Classic.

guilford: Three-time all-conference honoree and three-time team cap-tain … earned team MVP honors as a sophomore, junior and senior.

Personal: Son of William and Terry Powell … has one sister, Jessica, and one brother, Isaac … majoring in physical education.

PoWeLL’s CaReeR tournamentseason overall Collegiate Duals soCon Pins soCon nCaa2007-08 4-6 2-6 - - 1 - -2008-09 18-17 18-17 10-11 3-1 5 3-1 -2009-10 13-15 10-12 8-9 1-4 3 2-1 -2010-11 (RS) 17-7 - - - 4 - -Career 52-45 30-35 18-20 4-5 13 5-2 -

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2010-11: First win was pin of James Green (Saint Andrews) in 2:55.

north Davidson: Wrestled four years at North Davidson High School un-der direction of coach Danny Crotts.

Personal: Son of Darena Pack and Kelly Forrest … has one sibling, Zach-ary … majoring in criminal justice with minor in Spanish.

Muncy: Named Heartland and Mid-Penn conference All-Star … 2011 state champion and All-American … career record of 136-17.

Personal: Son of Stacey Brown and Kevin Strickland … has four brothers (Josh, Heath, Gable and Nick) and two sisters (Alexandra and Lauren) … majoring in elementary education.


165/174 poUndS

kyle BlevinsSenior • 5-10

Sapulpa, Okla.Sapulpa

165

carter DoWnsR-Junior • 6-0Jupiter, Fla.

Jupiter Christian174

colin heDashFreshman • 6-0Slatington, Pa.

Northern Lehigh174

BLeVins’ CaReeR tournamentseason overall Collegiate Duals soCon Pins soCon nCaa2008-09 24-17 24-16 13-10 4-1 1 2-1 -2009-10 22-12 22-12 14-6 4-1 - 1-1 -2010-11 38-10 38-10 18-2 4-1 3 2-0 2-2Career 84-39 84-38 45-18 12-3 4 5-2 2-2

2010-11: Led team with 38 wins, tied for most ever by a Mountaineer … won 15 of final 16 regular-season bouts … only SoCon loss came to Tur-togtokh Luvsandorj of The Citadel, 6-5 … he avenged this defeat in the final of the SoCon tournament by beating Luvsandorj 4-3 after the first set of tiebreakers … in the NCAA Tournament, he notched a 7-5 sudden-victory decision over Pittburgh’s Ethan Headlee and a 3-1 decision over Virginia Tech’s Peter Yates … his five major decisions were third-most on team … was named SoCon Wrestler of the Week on Jan. 26 … he finished the season ranked No. 18 by the NWCA.

2009-10: Finished a solid sophomore campaign with a 22-12 record …Second on the team with 14 dual meet victories … notched fifth place at the Michigan State Open after going 4-2 … tallied third place at Keystone Classic after posting 3-1 record … runner-up in the Southern Conference tournament in the 165 weight class after winning first bout against Pierre Frazille (The Citadel), 6-3, and falling to Victor Hojilla (UNCG), 10-5 … posted a 12-4 record after the first of the year, including rattling off eight straight wins … earned SoCon Wrestler of the Week for the week of Janu-ary 17-24.

2008-09: Led the Mountaineers with a team-best 24 wins on his way to earning all-freshman accolades … tied for the team lead with five ma-jor decisions … started his collegiate off by winning six of his first seven matches, including his first three in ASU’s home opener against Gardner-Webb, Buffalo and Spartanburg Methodist … earned three wins at the Lone Star Duals, earning a major decision and a pin in two of the three wins … following a tough 7-5 defeat to No. 21 Seth Garvin of Chatta-nooga, Blevins won five of his next six matches heading into the SoCon tournament to give himself the No. 2 seed in the tournament … after falling in the first round, came back to defeat Yler Mullen (Davidson) and Derek Sickel (The Citadel) to capture third place.

sapulpa: Was first three-time state champion in school history … earned varsity letters in wrestling, football and golf.

Personal: Son of Nancy and Dewayne Blevins … has one brother, Cody, and sister, Amy … majoring in public relations with minor in business.

DoWns’ CaReeR tournamentseason overall Collegiate Duals soCon Pins soCon nCaa2009-10 14-18 9-15 6-8 2-3 - 2-2 -2010-11 9-19 7-18 3-15 1-4 - 3-1 -Career 23-37 16-33 9-23 3-7 - 5-3 -

2010-11: Notched three dual-meet wins, including 11-1 major decision over Davidson’s Christopher Cirenza … went 3-1 in the SoCon Tourna-ment en route to a third-place finish.

2009-10: Split time in between the 174 and 184 weight classes … placed fifth at the Michigan State Open after recording a 3-2 record and earning the major decision, 11-1, against Michigan State’s Neil Hyska in his final match … took fourth place at the Southern Conference wrestling tourna-ment in the 174 after winning two matches by major decision, but was edged by VMI’s Evan Dill, 6-5.

2008-09: Did not wrestle.

Jupiter Christian: Lettered in wrestling, football and cross country … took second place at the state tournament as a junior and won the state championship as a senior.

Personal: Son of Leslie and John Downs … has two brothers, Chris and Matt … majoring in political science with minor in criminal justice.

northern Lehigh: Three-time state placewinner … three-time district finalist and champion as senior … two-time regional champion … three-time Times News first team.

Personal: Son of Audrey and Joe Hedash … has three brothers, Casey, Craemer (both wrestlers at Army) and Connor.

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174/184 poUndS

alex MoralesFreshman • 5-11Lexington, S.C.

Lexington174

nick vetell R-Freshman • 6-0

Trinity, N.C.Trinity174

Jon hartley Junior • 5-10Lenoir, N.C.

South Caldwell184

Jesse JohnsonFreshman • 6-2Lexington, N.C.

Central Davidson184

Jake Johnson Freshman • 6-2Lexington, N.C.

Central Davidson174

Central Davidson: State champion at 160 pounds … three-time all-state …

four-time all-conference … three-time regional champion.

Personal: Son of Tonya and Dwight Johnson … twin brother of ASU wrestler Jesse Johnson … has two other siblings, Kylie and Cade … ma-joring in exercise science with minor in criminal justice.

Central Davidson: State champion as senior … state finalist as sopho-more and semifinalist as junior … four-time all-conference … three-time regional champion … regional MVP in 2009.

Personal: Son of Tonya and Dwight Johnson … twin brother of ASU wrestler Jake Johnson … has two other siblings, Kylie and Cade … major is undecided.

2010-11: First career win was 1:21 pin of Tyler Hayes (Darton) at The Citadel

Open … went 4-2 that at that tournament, including fall of Trevor Jones of South Carolina (2:41).

trinity: Two-time all-conference … tabbed Pedmont Conference Wres-tler of the Year and Most Valuable Wrestler in regional competition … tal-lied 196 career wins.

Personal: Son of Joe and Connie Vetell … two siblings, Joey and Connie.

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Lexington: 2010 state champion … two-time region champion and state

qualifier … Virginia Duals and Southern Slam Most Outstanding Wrestler … career record of 130-30.

Personal: Son of Mary and Bill Morales … has two siblings, Tony and Mi-kayla … majoring in exercise science.

2010-11: Recorded first major decision with 15-5 over The Citadel’s Andrew Dempsey … first dual victory was over Davidson’s Ike Crews, 7-1.

2009-10: First career win was over Logan Raabe (Limestone) in an 8-7 de-cision … first pin was over Limestone’s Trey Lightsey (2:00) … also picked up a 4-0 decision over Davidson’s Jeff Cote.

south Caldwell: A two-time all-county,all-region and all-conference per-former … earned team MVP as a senior and most improved as a junior … went 41-6 as a senior.

Personal: Son of Adrian Brown and Kenneth Hartley … one sister, Meghan, three brothers, Kyle, Tucker and Spencer … majoring in cell & molecular biology with a minor in chemistry.

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184/197/285 poUndS

austin trotManSenior • 5-10

Winston-Salem, N.C.Mount Tabor

184

Joe cuMMinGsFreshman • 6-0

Valley Cottage, N.Y.Nyack HS

285

Brock DurFee Junior • 6-2

Sherrills Ford, N.C.Bandys285

tRotMan’s CaReeR tournamentseason overall Collegiate Duals soCon Pins soCon nCaa2007-08 21-13 21-13 14-5 3-2 2 1-1 1-22008-09 (RS) 14-2 14-2 8-0 - 1 - -2009-10 23-6 23-6 15-3 5-0 3 2-0 0-22010-11 33-8 31-8 20-0 5-0 5 2-0 2-2Career 91-29 89-29 57-8 13-2 11 5-1 3-6

2010-11: Led team in major decisions (12) and had second-most tech. falls

(two) and falls (five) … he recorded two of the team’s three fastest falls, clocking pins of 47 and 56 seconds … perfect 5-0 league record led to second all-SoCon selection … defeated Chattanooga’s Jason McCroskey, 7-2, to win his second SoCon title … in his third NCAA Championship appearance, he defeated Purdue’s A.J. Kissel (7-4) and Rutgers’ Daniel Rinaldi (3-1, SV) … twice named SoCon Wrestler of the Week … finished the year ranked No. 19.

2009-10: Named SoCon Wrestler of the Year and all-SoCon … twice received SoCon Wrestler of the Week … started off the season with six-straight wins … capturing the 184 SoCon crown to cap a streak of 15-straight victories … finished the season ranked at No. 19.

2008-09: Suffered a season-ending injury in December … 14 wins in-cluded three-straight over wrestlers ranked in the top-25.

2007-08: Qualified for the NCAA Championships as a freshman at 184 after finishing second in the SoCon tournament … beat No. 20 Scott Fer-guson of Army at the NCAA Championships.

Mount tabor: Two-time state champion … 146-27 career record and a 46-0 record as a senior … senior national all-American.

Personal: Son of Lora and LeRoy Trotman … majoring in communica-tions studies with minor in sociology.

nyack: All-county selection as senior … two-time all-section and two-time all-league honoree … two-time sectional champion and state quali-fier.

Personal: Son of Wendy and Craig Cummings … one brother, Thomas, and sister, Carly … majoring in physical education … father, Craig, was 1984 U.S. Olympic Trials qualifier in marathon.

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2010-11: Saw limited action for the Mountaineers.

2009-10: First collegiate victory came against Tharon Allen (Mott CC) with a 40-second pin.

Bandys: A four-year letterwinner in wrestling and football … two-time all-state honoree in wrestling … finished with overall record of 137-40.

Personal: Son of Rhonda and Patrick Durfee … one sibling, Hunter … majoring in communication.

Paul WeissFreshman • 6-0

Fort Lauderdale, Fla.St. Thomas Aquinas HS

197

st. thomas aquinas: 2010 state champion with 50-0 record and 38

pins … Miami Herald and Sun-Sentinel Wrestler of the Year … ‘09 state placewinner … career record of 124-15.

Personal: Son of Suzanne and Matthew Weiss … Has three brothers (Luke, Mark and John) and one sister (Madeline).

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2010-11 reSUltS And StAtiSticS

DATe OppONeNT LOCATiON ReSuLT11/7 at Virginia Tech Open Blacksburg, Va. NTS

MOUNTAINEER DUALS11/14 anderson Boone, n.C. 31 - 3 (W)11/14 gardner-Webb Boone, n.C. 32 - 9 (W)11/14 Belmont abbey Boone, n.C. 27 - 6 (W)11/21 at Keystone Classic Philadelphia, Pa. 10th

NORTHERN QUAD11/27 vs. North Dakota State Rochester, Minn. 16 - 23 (L)11/27 vs. Central Michigan Rochester, Minn. 10 - 31 (L)11/27 at Minnesota Rochester, Minn. 6 - 30 (L)12/3 ohio Boone, n.C. 21 - 26 (L)12/19 at Tourn. of Champions Reno, Nev. 13th of 30 12/29-30 at Southern Scuffle Greensboro, N.C. 28th of 34 1/4 Virginia tech Boone, n.C. 7 - 39 (L)1/5 Campbell Boone, n.C. 33 - 12 (W)

DATe OppONeNT LOCATiON ReSuLT1/9 the Citadel * Boone, n.C. 7 - 26 (L)

LONE STAR DUALS1/15 vs. Harvard Arlington, Texas 22 - 17 (W)1/15 vs. Northern Colorado Arlington, Texas 28 - 12 (W)1/15 vs. Utah Valley Arlington, Texas 16 - 19 (L)1/21 at North Carolina Chapel Hill, N.C. 19 - 19 (T)1/26 at UNCG * Greensboro, N.C. 20 - 21 (L)1/29 appalachian open Boone, n.C. nts2/6 Chattanooga * Boone, n.C. 10 - 27 (L)2/11 at VMI * Lexington, Va. 26 - 11 (W)2/12 at Virginia Charlottesville, Va. 8 - 31 (L)2/20 at Davidson * Davidson, N.C. 36 - 9 (W)2/22 at Liberty Lynchburg, VA 17 - 25 (L)3/5 soCon tournament Boone, n.C. 3rd Place3/17-19 at NCAA Tournament Philadelphia, Pa. 56th NTS = No team score

Yr. Weight Overall Collegiate Dual SoCon Dec. MD TF Falls Fastest pin SV/TBAustin Annas SR 125 2-5 1-2 - - 1-2 1-2 0-1 - - -Tony Gravely SO 125 13-20 13-20 6-10 2-3 2-11 6-1 2-1 3-7 1:58 -Weston Haney JR 125 6-9 0-3 - - 1-6 2-1 0-1 3-1 4:40 -Dominic Parisi FR 125 7-6 0-2 - - 3-3 0-3 - 4-0 2:11 -Brett Boston SO 125/133 15-20 10-19 2-7 0-4 6-12 2-5 2-0 5-3 2:26 -Chris Johnson FR 133 12-18 5-16 4-10 0-1 6-12 3-3 0-1 2-2 1:31 -Acton Pifer FR 133 7-4 0-1 0-1 - 4-3 1-1 - 2-0 2:18 1-0Kyle Benson JR 141 2-8 1-5 1-0 - 1-2 1-3 0-1 0-2 - -Austin Brown FR 141 12-10 - - - 4-7 3-0 0-2 5-1 1:38 -Matthew Callahan SR 141 0-2 - - - 0-2 - - - - -Mike Kessler JR 141 27-17 19-16 12-7 3-2 18-15 3-2 1-0 4-0 2:00 -Collins Creech FR 149 8-8 - - - 5-5 1-3 - 1-0 6:00 -Riley Keen FR 149 6-8 - - - 4-2 0-3 - 2-3 4:47 -Savva Kostis JR 149 26-11 26-11 9-3 2-1 12-6 5-2 1-0 6-3 2:04 0-1Aaron Scott FR 149 4-8 - - - 3-5 - 0-1 1-2 1:16 -Russ Benner FR 149/157 10-9 3-7 3-5 0-2 6-3 0-4 - 3-2 0:52 -Kaleb Forrest FR 149/157 3-8 - - - 1-3 - 1-1 1-4 2:55 -John Blakely SO 157 12-18 9-16 5-8 3-1 7-9 2-7 0-2 2-0 1:10 -Chip Powell SR 157 17-7 - - - 8-3 2-0 3-0 4-2 1:14 -Travis Puckett JR 157/165 6-16 4-13 1-6 0-1 1-10 3-3 1-0 1-3 2:04 -Kyle Blevins JR 165 38-10 38-10 18-2 4-1 25-8 5-1 2-0 3-1 4:17 4-0Dominick Vetell FR 165 11-12 - - - 3-8 3-1 - 3-3 1:21 -John Weber SO 174 1-2 - - - 1-2 - - - - -Carter Downs JR 174/184 9-19 7-18 3-15 1-4 4-9 4-6 1-1 0-3 - -Branden Lietz FR 174/184 7-7 5-5 4-1 - 4-2 2-2 1-0 0-3 - -Austin Trotman R-JR 184/197 33-8 31-8 20-0 5-0 13-8 12-0 2-0 5-0 0:47 1-0Jon Hartley SO 184/197 2-15 1-11 1-5 - 1-8 1-3 0-1 0-1 - -Dylan Temple SR 197 8-5 - - - 3-4 3-1 - 2-0 1:32 -Paul Glover SO 197/285 6-14 6-14 3-8 0-2 6-5 0-4 - 0-5 - -Brock Durfee SO 285 2-4 0-2 0-2 0-1 2-3 0-1 - - - -Marc Tyson FR 285 20-19 13-15 9-9 2-2 17-14 0-2 - 0-2 - 2-0

Dual Record: 8-11-1 • SoCon: 2-3

Collegiate record excludes matches wrestled while unattached or against unattached opponents.


2011 poStSeASon toUrnAMent reSUltS

2011 soCon ChaMPionshiP ResULts

Points School 1st 2nd 3rd 4th1. 98.0 Chattanooga 4 4 1 12. 87.5 UNCG 3 3 1 23. 57.5 appalachian state 2 1 3 14. 44.5 The Citadel 0 2 2 25. 27.0 VMI 1 0 1 36. 18.0 Davidson 0 0 2 1

125 PoUnDsRichard Alarcon (The Citadel) dec. tony gravely, 8-2Johnathan Pope (VMI) maj. dec. tony gravely, 11-1

133 PoUnDsAlex Radsky (DAV) maj. dec. Brett Boston, 8-0Tyler Sim (The Citadel) dec. Brett Boston, 12-6

141 PoUnDsMike Kessler dec. Michael Crowley (UNCG), 2-0Mike Kessler dec. Vitaly Radsky (DAV), 6-2Cody Cleveland (UTC) dec. Mike Kessler, 9-5

149 PoUnDssavva Kostis pinned Scott Ray (DAV), 2:20Dean Pavlou (UTC) dec. savva Kostis, 9-7 (SV)savva Kostis maj. dec. Michael Long (VMI), 13-2savva Kostis dec. Derek Royster (The Citadel), 9-8

157 PoUnDsPierre Frazile (The Citadel) dec. John Blakely, 8-4John Blakely dec. Michael Burnett (VMI), 7-1Justin Rice (UNCG) dec. John Blakely, 11-4

165 PoUnDsKyle Blevins dec. Dan Waddell (UTC), 2-1Kyle Blevins dec. Turtogtokh Luvsandorj (The Citadel), 4-3 (TB)

174 PoUnDsCarter Downs dec. Matthew Brock (VMI), 4-2Brandon Wright (UTC) maj. dec. Carter Downs, 13-4Carter Downs maj. dec. Chris Cirenza (DAV), 12-1Carter Downs dec. Matthew Brock (VMI), 2-0

184 PoUnDsaustin trotman tech. fall Elijah Adams (UNCG), 28-10 (7:00)austin trotman dec. Jason McCroskey (UTC), 6-4

197 PoUnDsRonnie Ellsworth (VMI) dec. Jon hartley, 9-5Kelby Smith (The Citadel) dec. Jon hartley, 10-3

285 PoUnDsMarc tyson dec. Luke Johnson (The Citadel), 3-1Josh Wine (VMI) dec. Marc tyson, 4-0Marc tyson dec. Charlie Wolff (DAV), 5-3Marc tyson dec. Matt Lettner (UTC), 6-2 (TB)Peter Sturgeon (UNCG) dec. Marc tyson, 7-3

2011 nCaa ChaMPionshiP ResULts

165 PoUnDsJustin Lister (Binghamton) dec. Kyle Blevins, 2-1Kyle Blevins dec. Ethan Headlee (Pittsburgh), 7-5 (SV)Kyle Blevins dec. Peter Yates (Virginia Tech), 3-1Bekzod Abdurakhmonov (Clarion) dec. Kyle Blevins, 6-4

184 PoUnDsGrant Gambrall (Iowa) dec. austin trotman, 8-5austin trotman dec. A.J. Kissel (Purdue), 7-4austin trotman dec. Daniel Rinaldi (Rutgers), 3-1 (SV)Josh Ihnen (Nebraska) dec. austin trotman, 8-1

soCon teaM finishesT-52nd UNCGT-56th Appalachian StateT-65th The CitadelT-65th ChattanoogaT-65th VMI

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MoUntAineer hiStory

oLYMPians1948 Al Crawford1968 Herb Singerman1988 Ike Anderson (62 kg.) Dale Oliver (74 kg., alternate)1992 Ike Anderson (62 kg.)

nCaa aLL-aMeRiCans1941 Charles Parks 121 Al Crawford 1751992 Donnell Rawls 1182002 Mark Fee 1652003 Mark Fee 174

nCaa fReshMan aLL-aMeRiCans1982 Thomas Huthinson 1261997 David Hopper 126

naia aLL-aMeRiCans1960 Bill Cook 130 Don Cox 1571966 Jim Whitmer 1231968 George Sansone 123 Walt Braine 160 Bruce Schlegal Hwt1970 Herb Singerman 126 Bruce Schlegal Hwt1971 Bruce Schlegal Hwt

nCaa at-LaRge QUaLifieRs1972 Herb Singerman 1261977 Jim Polsinelli 1341978 Craig Cody 1581984 Chuck Jones 1181987 Lee Reitzel 1581993 Donnell Rawls 1181996 Jason Hooker 167 Eddy Clark 1771997 Erik Smith 1342002 P. J. Boccia 1572005 Jason Jones 1412007 Neal Martin 1742008 Terreyl Williams 133 Austin Trotman 184

1974 Chris Jacobson 1501975 Male Midkiff 1581977 Craig Cody 1581978 Jim Polsinelli 134 Tom Lunsford 1501979 Ike Anderson 126 Andre Massey 134 Lo Carmen Hwt1980 Bob Hilfiger 142 Pat Cucci 1501981 Tom Moore 118 Bob Hilfiger * 142 Tom Sumter 1501982 Thomas Hutchinson 1261983 Chuck Jones 118 Steve Swan 158 Johnathan Hampton 1771984 Larry Savides 134 Steve Swan * 158 Johnathan Hampton * 167 Thermus Briggs 190 Dave Besser Hwt1985 Amaro Lamar 142 Marshall Irby 167 Johnathan Hampton ** 1771986 Thomas Hutchinson * 177 Amaro Lamar * 142 Lee Reitzel 1581987 Dave Sloan 134 Amaro Lamar ** 1421988 Rock Burch Hwt1989 Jevon Morris 126 Dave Sloan * 142 Mike Maxam 1671990 Antonio Calloway 118 Adrian Hines 150 Chris Zwilling 190 Rock Burch * Hwt1991 Antonio Calloway * 118 Jevon Morris * 134 Adrian Hines * 1501992 Donnell Rawls 118 Adrian Hines ** 150 Corey Creech 158 Melvin Crosby Hwt1993 Victor Balmeceda 134 Corey Creech * 158 Melvin Crosby * Hwt

1994 Vince Zullo 134 Kyle Kuykendall 150 Shomari Rozier 167 Seth Myerson 1771995 Mike Orris 118 Seth Myerson * 177 Duke Howell Hwt1996 Tony Hairston 118 Derek Strobel 158 Seth Myerson ** 1901997 Tony Hairston * 118 David Hopper 1261999 Jeremy Hart 1412000 Jeremy Hart * 141 P.J. Boccia 1572001 Rich Caisse 125 Travis Drake 133 Jeremy Hart ** 141 P.J. Boccia * 157 Mark Fee 1652002 Travis Drake * 133 Mark Fee * 1652003 Rich Caisse * 125 Travis Drake ** 133 Lee Roper 165 Mark Fee ** 174 Josh Carroll 1972005 Ruebon Daniels Hwt2007 Scott Ervin 1492008 Scott Ervin * 1492009 Frank Celorrio 1332010 Tony Gravely 125 Austin Trotman 184 Dylan Temple 1972011 Kyle Blevins 165 austin trotman * 184

* Indicates second SoCon Title** Indicates third SoCon Title

soUtheRn ConfeRenCe ChaMPions


MoUntAineer hiStory

soCon WRestLeR of the YeaR1993 Donnell Rawls2001 Travis Drake2002 Travis Drake2003 Mark Fee2008 Scott Ervin2010 austin trotman

soCon toURnaMent MostoUtstanDing WRestLeR1981 Todd Sumter1985 Amaro Lamar1987 Amaro Lamar1993 Victor Balmeceda1999 Jeremy Hart2001 Jeremy Hart2002 Mark Fee2007 Scott Ervin2011 Kyle Blevins

UnDefeateD seasons1947 R.W. Watkins 6-01950 R.W. Watkins 13-01958 R.W. Watkins 9-01963 Frank Meyer 10-01964 Frank Meyer 7-0-21966 Steve Gabriel 9-0

soCon CoaCh of the YeaR1989 Paul Mance1993 Paul Mance1994 Paul Mance1996 Paul Mance2001 Paul Mance2003 Paul Mance

soCon aLL-ConfeRenCe1993 Donnell Rawls 126 Corey Creech 158 Shomari Rozier 167 John Reynolds 190 Melvin Crosby Hwt1994 Vince Zullo 134 Kyle Kuykendall 150 Shomari Rozier 167 Seth Meyerson 1771995 Mike Orris 118 Daryk Moistner 1771998 Rob Daly 1422000 Jeremy Hart 141 Andy Putnam 1492001 Rich Caisse 135 Travis Burke 133 Geoff McIntosh 197 Danny Misenheimer Hwt2002 Travis Drake 133 Mark Fee 165 Lee Roper 1742003 Rich Caisse 125 Travis Drake 133 Eric Burns 141 Lee Roper 165 Mark Fee 174 Sean McIntosh 184 Josh Carroll 197 2004 Jason Jones 1492005 Ruebon Daniels Hwt2006 Eric Burns 1492007 Scott Ervin 1492008 Scott Ervin 1492009 Frank Celorrio 1332010 savva Kostis 149 austin trotman 1842011 austin trotman 184

prior to 1993, SoCon Meet champions earned all-conference honors.

soCon toURnaMentChaMPionshiPs1984 1995 19961997 1998 19992001 2003

CaReeR Wins List name Years Wins1. Scott Ervin 2003-08 1142. Jeremy Hart 1996-01 1083. Mark Fee 1998-03 984. Travis Drake 1998-03 945. austin trotman 2007-11 916. Mike Orris 1992-95 857. Kyle Blevins 2008-11 848. Amaro Lamar 1984-87 839. Mike Maxam 1986-89 82 Tony Hairston 1993-96 82

season Wins List name season Wins1. Scott Ervin 2007-08 38 Kyle Blevins 2010-11 383. Mark Fee 2002-03 364. Travis Drake 2001-02 355. Donnell Rawls 1991-92 33 austin trotman 2010-11 337. Amaro Lamar 1986-87 328. Jeremy Hart 1999-00 31 Jason Jones 2002-03 31 Rich Caisse 2002-03 3111. Jason Hooker 1995-96 30

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season W L tCoach: R.W. “Red” Watkins1946-47 6 01947-48 10 21948-49 9 11949-50 13 01950-51 12 21951-52 4 21952-53 4 21953-54 no team1954-55 no team1955-56 5 11956-57 6 11957-58 9 01958-59 8 2Career 86 13

Coach: Joe edminsten1959-60 8 11960-61 4 4Career 12 5

Coach: Frank Meyer1961-62 4 2 11962-63 10 01963-64 7 0 2Career 21 2 3

Coach: Doug Crater1964-65 8 2

Coach: Steve Gabriel1965-66 9 01966-67 8 1 11967-68 8 4 11968-69 12 21969-70 13 41970-71 9 41971-72 11 31972-73 11 31973-74 9 3Career 90 24 2

Coach: Ken Koenig1974-75 6 71975-76 4 8 1Career 10 15 1

MoUntAineer hiStory

season W L tCoach: paul Mance1976-77 6 91977-78 7 8 11978-79 19 4 11979-80 15 101980-81 12 3 11981-82 17 71982-83 11 81983-84 18 21984-85 13 81985-86 12 11 11986-87 10 61987-88 9 6 11988-89 10 51989-90 15 41990-91 11 61991-92 15 3 11992-93 11 41993-94 12 4 11994-95 6 6 11995-96 10 81996-97 10 81997-98 6 71998-99 7 31999-00 7 102000-01 8 52001-02 6 82002-03 11 22003-04 6 42004-05 8 9 12005-06 11 8 12006-07 8 102007-08 14 72008-09 7 15Career 348 218 10

Coach: JohnMark Bentley2009-10 9 112010-11 8 11 1Career 17 22 1

YeaR-BY-YeaR ReCoRDs soCon ResULtsseason tournament Reg. seas.1972-73 3rd1973-74 2nd1974-75 3rd1975-76 6th1976-77 4th1977-78 2nd1978-79 2nd1979-80 3rd1980-81 2nd1981-82 2nd1982-83 2nd1983-84 1st1984-85 2nd1985-86 2nd1986-87 2nd1987-88 2nd1988-89 2nd1989-90 2nd1990-91 2nd1991-92 2nd1992-93 2nd 1st (4-0)1993-94 2nd t-1st (3-1)1994-95 t-1st 2nd (3-1)1995-96 1st 3rd (2-2)1996-97 t-1st 1st (5-0)1997-98 3rd t-1st (4-1)1998-99 4th t-1st (4-1)1999-00 2nd 3rd (3-2)2000-01 1st 1st (5-0)2001-02 4th 4th (2-3)2002-03 1st 1st (5-0)2003-04 4th t-3rd (2-3)2004-05 4th 5th (1-3-1)2005-06 4th 5th (1-4)2006-07 5th 4th (2-3)2007-08 2nd 2nd (4-1)2008-09 3rd 4th (2-3)2009-10 3rd 3rd (3-2)2010-11 3rd 4th (2-3)


yeAr-By-yeAr reSUltS1990-91 (11-6)11/29 Carson-newman W 25-1812/1-2 Rochester Invitational (1) 3rd of 1612/5 at Winston-Salem State W 42-812/8 at Old Dominion W 29-1812/29-30 Sunshine Open (2) 5th of 361/2 vs. Boston Univ. (3) W 23-151/4 The Citadel Duals (4) vs. Georgia Tech W 45-9 vs. Olivet (Mich.) W 37-6 vs. Duke L 16-251/8 Kent state L 18-201/19 at The Citadel W 25-15 vs. Davidson W 45-31/22 at Carson-Newman L 18-211/24 at UNC Pembroke L 17-221/25 at North Carolina L 11-281/30 furman W 26-202/1 Chattanooga L 12-262/8 at VMI W 28-152/9 at Liberty W 29-192/16 Southeast Invitational (4) 1st of 93/2 soCon tournament 2nd of 53/14-16 NCAA Tournament (5) DNS(1) Rochester, N.Y.; (2) Tampa, Fla.; (3) Punta Gorda, Fla.; (4) Charleston, S.C.; (5) Iowa City, Iowa

1991-92 (15-3-1)11/23 Carolina Open (1) NTS12/4 Carson-newman W 22-1312/7 Liberty t 19-1912/28-29 Sunshine Open (2) NTS1/4 The Citadel Duals (3) vs. So. Connecticut State W 23-21 vs. Gardner-Webb W 43-6 vs. Duke W 18-161/14 UNC Pembroke W 27-141/18 Wolfpack Duals (4) at N.C. State L 15-21 vs. Longwood W 24-14 vs. Morgan State W 24-13 vs. Coppin State W 37-91/21 at Carson-Newman W 26-121/24 at Clemson L 14-291/25 at Campbell W 31-10 vs. William & Mary W 30-101/28 gardner-Webb W 35-72/2 at Chattanooga L 16-262/7 VMi W 35-32/10 the Citadel W 31-62/15 Southeast Invitational (3) 1st of 52/21 Davidson W 53-03/8 SoCon Tournament (5) 2nd of 53/19-21 NCAA Tournament (6) 21st(1) Chapel Hill, N.C.; (2) Tampa, Fla.; (3) Charleston, S.C.; (4) Raleigh, N.C.; (5) Asheville, N.C.; (6) Oklahoma City, Okla.

1992-93 (11-4, 4-0 soCon)11/21 Carolina Open (1) NTS12/4-5 RIT Invitational (2) 1st of 1112/28-29 Sunshine Open (3) 4th of 481/2 Peach State Duals (4) vs. Clarion L 13-23 vs. Indiana (Pa.) L 18-22 vs. Simon Fraser W 27-16 vs. Slippery Rock W 34-9 vs. Douglas W 33-101/8-9 Virginia Duals (5) vs. Bloomsburg L 10-24 vs. VMI W 23-12 vs. Clemson L 16-201/19 Carson-newman W 30-91/23 at Clemson W 21-161/29 Chattanooga * W 24-152/5 at VMI * W 26-122/12 at The Citadel * W 33-82/13 Southeast Invitational (6) 1st of 52/16 at Davidson * W 44-62/18 Campbell W 47-03/7 SoCon Tournament (7) 2nd of 53/17-19 NCAA Tournament (8) 40th(1) Chapel Hill, N.C.; (2) Rochester, N.Y.; (3) Tampa, Fla.; (4) Atlanta, Ga.; (5) Charlottesville, Va.; (6) Charleston, S.C.; (7) Asheville, N.C.; (8) Ames, Iowa

* = Southern Conference • NTS = No Team Score • DNS = Did Not Score • DNQ = Did Not Qualify

1993-94 (12-4-1, 3-1 soCon)11/19-20 Ohio Open (1) NTS11/27 North Carolina Open (2) NTS12/4 at Liberty W 27-712/11 Wolfpack Duals (3) at North Carolina State W 22-19 vs. The Citadel W 34-9 vs. Georgia State W 26-10 vs. Pembroke State W 30-61/2 Peach State Duals (4) vs. Slippery Rock L 13-22 vs. Wisconsin-River Falls W 29-9 vs. Penn L 13-20 vs. Clarion L 3-361/8 vs. American W 33-14 at UNC Greensboro W 38-91/15 at Carson-Newman T 23-231/18 at Campbell W 17-151/30 at Chattanooga * L 15-162/4 VMi * W 18-162/12 Southeast Invit. (5) NTS2/16 Davidson * W 36-72/24 the Citadel * W 41-33/6 SoCon Tournament (6) 2nd of 53/17-19 NCAA Tournament (2) DNS(1) Athens, Ohio; (2) Chapel Hill, N.C.; (3) Raleigh, N.C.; (4) Atlanta, Ga.; (5) Charleston, S.C.; (6) Asheville, N.C.

1994-95 (6-6-1, 3-1 soCon)11/19 Mountaineer open nts11/26 North Carolina Open (1) NTS12/3 RIT Invitational (2) 3rd of 912/10 Wolfpack Duals (3) vs. Maryland L 15-24 at N.C. State L 10-2412/29-30 Sunshine Open (4) 6th of 141/3 at Georgia State L 13-301/13-14 Virginia Duals (5) vs. Syracuse L 15-23 vs. Clemson W 22-19 vs. Edinboro L 15-321/20 Campbell W 31-18 UnC greensboro t 19-191/24 Carson-newman W 23-131/29 Chattanooga * W 21-122/8 at The Citadel * W 32-122/14 Davidson * W 35-02/16 at VMI * L 13-233/4-5 SoCon Tournament (6) 1st of 53/16-18 NCAA Tournament (7) DNS(1) Chapel Hill, N.C.; (2) Rochester, N.Y.; (3) Raleigh, N.C.; (4) Tampa, Fla.; (5) Charlottesville, Va.; (6) Asheville, N.C.; (7) Iowa City, Iowa

1995-96 (10-8, 2-2 soCon) 11/18 Mountaineer open nts11/25 North Carolina Open (1) NTS12/2 Lock Haven Duals (2) vs. Millersville W 26-15 vs. East Stroudsburg W 18-17 at Lock Haven L 14-3512/9 Wolfpack Duals (3) vs. Maryland L 15-19 at N.C. State L 13-30 vs. Howard W 26-14 vs. UNC Pembroke W 32-612/29-30 Sunshine Open (4) 7th of 151/3 Peach State Duals (5) vs. Cuyahoga W 28-13 vs. Purdue L 12-281/6 at Ohio L 16-211/16 at Campbell W 24-131/20 at UNC Greensboro L 17-201/23 at Carson-Newman W 26-181/27 at Chattanooga * L 16-262/8 the Citadel * W 39-72/16 VMi * L 17-262/20 at Davidson * W 36-32/23 Virginia tech W 26-123/2 SoCon Tournament (6) 1st of 53/21-23 NCAA Tournament (7) 52nd(1) Chapel Hill, N.C.; (2) Lock Haven, Pa.; (3) Raleigh, N.C.; (4) Tampa, Fla.; (5) Atlanta, Ga.; (6) Greensboro, N.C.; (7) Minneapolis, Minn.

1996-97 (10-8, 5-0 soCon)11/23 Mountaineer open nts11/30 North Carolina Open (1) NTS12/7 RIT Invitational (2) 3rd of 1312/29-30 Sunshine Open (3) 10th of 201/5 Central Michigan Duals (4) vs. Missouri L 0-39 vs. Wisconsin L 3-29 at Central Michigan L 6-39 vs. Harvard L 7-311/11 Campbell W 42-51/18 Wolfpack Duals (5) vs. American L 13-24 vs. Maryland L 6-37 vs. Delaware State W 43-6 at N.C. State L 18-211/21 Carson-newman W 27-161/25 Chattanooga * W 25-102/1 UnC greensboro * W 19-182/5 georgia state W 29-72/8 at The Citadel * W 40-02/9 at North Carolina L 18-242/11 Davidson * W 37-92/14 at VMI * W 20-192/21 at Virginia Tech W 24-163/1 SoCon Tournament (6) T-1st of 63/20-22 NCAA Tournament (7) T-58th(1) Chapel Hill, N.C.; (2) Rochester, N.Y.; (3) Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.; (4) Mt. Pleasant, Mich.; (5) Raleigh, N.C.; (6) Greensboro, N.C.; (7) Cedar Falls, Iowa

1997-98 (6-7, 4-1 soCon)11/15 VMI Freshman Tourn. (1) NTS11/22 Mountaineer open nts11/29 Carolina Open (2) NTS12/6 RIT Invitational (3) 2nd of 712/18 at Campbell W 31-1212/29-30 Sunshine Open (4) 5th of 231/9-10 Virginia Duals (5) vs. Oklahoma State L 0-46 vs. North Carolina L 10-331/17 Wolfpack Duals (6) vs. American L 17-25 at N.C. State L 9-251/20 at Carson-Newman L 12-201/24 at Chattanooga * W 22-131/30 at UNC Greensboro * L 18-202/7 the Citadel * W 37-22/11 at Davidson * W 33-122/13 VMi * W 21-162/18 at Georgia State W 28-132/22 Virginia tech L 6-332/28 SoCon Tournament (7) 3rd of 63/19-21 NCAA Tournament (8) DNS(1) Lexington, Va.; (2) Chapel Hill, N.C.; (3) Rochester, N.Y.; (4) Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.; (5) Hampton, Va.; (6) Raleigh, N.C.; (7) Greensboro, N.C.; (8) Cleveland, Ohio

1998-99 (7-3, 4-1 soCon)11/15 Keydet Freshman Open (1) NTS11/21 Mountaineer open nts11/28 N.C. DeWalt Open (2) NTS12/4-5 Coast Guard Invitational (3) 1st of 812/29-30 Orange Bowl Sunshine Open (4) NTS1/4 at N.C. State L 15-231/13 Davidson * W 34-91/23 Chattanooga * W 29-131/24 the Citadel * W 29-91/28 UnC greensboro * W 36-111/5 at Duke W 27-102/12 at VMI * L 3-332/13 at James Madison L 15-272/16 Carson-newman W 25-202/21 at Virginia Tech W 26-92/27 SoCon Tournament (5) 4th of 63/18-20 NCAA Tournament (6) T-48th(1) Lexington, Va.; (2) Chapel Hill, N.C.; (3) New London, Conn.; (4) Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.; (5) Greensboro, N.C.; (6) University Park, Pa.

1999-00 (7-10, 3-2 soCon)11/20 Mountaineer open nts11/27 Carolina Open (1) NTS12/6 Kent state L 3-3112/18 Buffalo Duals (2) at Buffalo L 15-28 vs. Drexel L 10-27 vs. Binghamton W 27-1612/29-30 Sunshine Open (3) 3rd of 311/8 Wolfpack Duals (4) vs. Seton Hall L 6-30 vs. The Citadel W 37-4 at N.C. State L 15-261/11 Duke W 16-151/19 at North Carolina L 15-301/23 at Chattanooga * L 16-261/27 at UNC Greensboro * W 24-132/5 Davidson * W 39-6 n.C. state L 3-342/9 at Carson-Newman W 22-132/11 VMi * L 16-272/13 at The Citadel * W 31-72/19 James Madison L 16-252/26 SoCon Tournament (5) 2nd of 63/16-18 NCAA Tournament (6) T-47th(1) Chapel Hill, N.C.; (2) Buffalo, N.Y.; (3) Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.; (4) Raleigh, N.C.; (5) Chattanooga, Tenn.; (6) St. Louis, Mo.

2000-01 (8-5, 5-0 soCon)11/11 VMI Freshman Tournament (1) NTS11/11 West Virginia Open (2) NTS11/18 Cornell Open (3) 5th of 6 12/3 Penn State Open (4) NTS12/6 at Campbell L 17-2112/28-29 Sunshine Open (5) NTS1/12 at Duke W 29-61/13 vs. Ohio (6) L 12-231/20 Chattanooga * W 24-141/21 the Citadel * W 34-61/27 north Carolina L 9-321/31 UnC greensboro * W 23-112/3 at N.C. State L 12-292/7 at Davidson * W 40-32/9 at VMI * W 31-72/15 Carson-newman W 25-15 anderson W 34-132/18 James Madison L 17-183/3 SoCon Tournament (7) 1st of 63/15-17 NCAA Tournament (8) T-66th(1) Lexington, Va.; (2) Morgantown, W.Va.; (3) Ithaca, N.Y.; (4) University Park, Pa.; (5) Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.; (6) Raleigh, N.C.; (7) Chapel Hill, N.C.; (8) Iowa City, Iowa

2001-02 (6-8, 2-3 soCon)11/10 at N.C. State L 16-1711/10 West Virginia Open (1) NTS11/18 Keystone Classic (2) 6th of 911/24 Carolina-Sharpie Open (3) NTS11/30-12/1 Cliff Keen Invitational (4) NTS12/2 Penn State Open (5) NTS12/28-29 Sunshine Open (6) 3rd of 181/5 Hitchcock Classic (7) 2nd of 151/11 Virginia Duals (8) vs. Penn State L 0-38 vs. Wisconsin L 12-291/19 at Chattanooga * L 12-201/22 Davidson * W 40-31/27 Virginia tech L 12-371/31 at UNC Greensboro * W 32-72/8 VMi * L 12-27 anderson W 38-82/10 at The Citadel * L 17-202/15 at Carson-Newman W 35-62/19 Duke W 23-162/23 at North Carolina L 6-34 vs. Gardner-Webb W 36-123/9 SoCon Tournament (3) 4th of 63/21-23 NCAA Tournament (9) 28th(1) Morgantown, W.Va.; (2) Philadelphia, Pa.; (3) Raleigh, N.C.; (4) Las Vegas, Nev.; (5) University Park, Pa.; (6) Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.; (7) Millersville, Pa.; (8) Hampton, Va.; (9) Albany, N.Y.

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yeAr-By-yeAr reSUltS2002-03 (11-2, 5-0 soCon)11/9 West Virginia Open (1) NTS11/24 Penn Invitational (2) NTS11/30 Carolina Open (3) NTS12/8 Nittany Lion Open (4) NTS12/19 Reno Invitational (5) 13th of 2212/28-29 Midlands Invitational (6) 46th of 5012/28-29 Sunshine Open (7) NTS1/4 Hitchcock Classic (8) 1st of 101/9 at Davidson * W 47-6 vs. Franklin & Marshall W 32-151/17 the Citadel * W 20-171/19 Chattanooga * W 36-61/26 UnC greensboro * W 40-71/31 at Virginia Tech W 23-172/1 at James Madison W 27-13 vs. Kent State L 12-24 vs. Campbell W 34-92/7 at VMI * W 26-62/18 Carson-newman W 33-12 anderson W 43-32/23 north Carolina L 12-243/8 soCon tournament 1st of 63/20-22 NCAA Tournament (9) 33rd(1) Morgantown, W.Va.; (2) Philadelphia, Pa.; (3) Raleigh, N.C.; (4) University Park, Pa.; (5) Reno, Nev.; (6) Evanston, Ill.; (7) Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.; (8) Millersville, Pa.; (9) Kansas City, Mo.

2003-04 (6-4, 2-3 soCon)11/8 West Virginia Open (1) NTS11/23 Keystone Classic (2) NTS12/6 Rubbermaid Open (3) NTS12/19 Beast of the East (4) 12th of 2012/28-29 Southern Scuffle (5) 12th of 231/3 Hitchcock Classic (6) 1st of 51/13 anderson W 37-01/17 at Chattanooga * L 12-271/23 UnC greensboro * W 22-121/27 at The Citadel * L 14-221/31 at Gardner-Webb W 33-32/3 Davidson * W 39-92/8 VMi * L 18-202/14 at James Madison W 34-32/22 Virginia tech W 30-62/28 at North Carolina L 6-363/6 SoCon Tournament (7) 4th of 63/18-20 NCAA Tournament (8) DNQ(1) Morgantown, W.Va.; (2) Philadelphia, Pa.; (3) Chapel Hill, N.C.; (4) Wilmington, Del.; (5) Greensboro, N.C.; (6) Millersville, Pa.; (7) Charlottesville, Va.; (8) St. Louis, Mo.

2004-05 (8-9-1, 1-3-1 soCon)11/3 Black & gold invitational nts11/13 Avalon Duals (1) vs. Virginia L 21-25 at Edinboro L 0-38 vs. Findlay W 30-2011/17 vs. Virginia Tech (2) L 18-2711/20 Keystone Classic (3) 6th of 2312/4 Carolina Open (4) NTS12/17 Beast of the East (5) 9th of 1212/29-30 Southern Scuffle (6) 17th of 231/8 N.C. State Duals (7) vs. North Dakota State L 3-34 vs. Campbell W 40-31/11 gardner-Webb W 19-151/16 Wendy’s Duals (8) vs. Kent State W 19-18 vs. Purdue L 6-26 vs. Central Michigan L 0-472/21 at UNC Greensboro * L 7-272/27 at VMI * L 18-272/1 at Davidson * W 29-162/5 Chattanooga * L 12-28 anderson W 27-152/10 the Citadel * t 21-212/17 at Carson-Newman W 32-92/23 Campbell W 53-03/5 SoCon Tournament (6) 4th of 63/17-19 NCAA Tournament (9) T-63rd(1) Edinboro, Pa.; (2) Boiling Springs, N.C.; (3) Philadelphia, Pa.; (4) Chapel Hill, N.C.; (5) Wilmington, Del.; (6) Greensboro, N.C.; (7) Raleigh, N.C.; (8) Ashland, Ohio; (9) St. Louis, Mo.

2005-06 (11-8-1, 1-4 soCon)11/13 Mat Jam Duals north Carolina L 18-23 Duke W 21-16 Chattanooga t 21-2111/20 Keystone Classic (1) 4th of 1011/26 Carolina Open (2) NTS12/4 James Madison W 25-1212/18 Cleveland State Open (3) NTS12/20 at Buffalo L 0-35 vs. Mercyhurst L 13-2312/29-30 Southern Scuffle (4) 24th of 321/7 N.C. State Duals (5) at N.C. State L 16-23 vs. Newberry W 28-9 vs. East Stroudsburg W 23-101/11 at Gardner-Webb W 26-181/21 UnC greensboro * L 18-191/26 VMi * W 24-101/31 Davidson * L 17-23 newberry W 24-102/4 at Chattanooga * L 4-29 vs. Cumberland (Ky.) W 40-92/9 at The Citadel * L 10-312/13 at Campbell W 33-122/16 anderson W 35-15 Carson-newman W 37-93/4 SoCon Tournament (6) 4th of 63/16-18 NCAA Tournament (7) DNQ(1) Philadelphia, Pa.; (2) Chapel Hill, N.C.; (3) Cleveland, Ohio; (4) Greensboro, N.C.; (5) Raleigh, N.C.; (6) Lexington, Ky.;(7) Oklahoma City, Okla.

2006-07 (8-15, 2-3 soCon)11/10 Wagner W 46-311/19 Keystone Classic (1) 5th of 1011/25 Hoosier Duals (2) at Indiana L 9-38 vs. Cumberland (Ky.) L 20-22 vs. Ohio L 3-34 vs. Bucknell L 12-32 vs. Oregon L 10-3112/3 Nittany Lion Open (3) NTS12/17 at Pittsburgh L 9-31 vs. Duquesne W 21-1812/29-30 Southern Scuffle (4) 22nd of 321/6 Boilermaker Duals (5) vs. Cleveland State L 18-25 at Purdue L 9-28 vs. Eastern Illinois W 20-121/9 Buffalo L 16-25 gardner-Webb W 31-151/14 at UNC Greensboro * L 15-301/21 Wendy’s Duals (6) vs. Ohio L 14-25 vs. Ohio State L 12-30 vs. Kent State L 10-271/25 at VMI * L 17-211/28 Chattanooga * L 3-352/7 at Davidson * W 22-212/11 the Citadel * W 25-92/15 at Carson-Newman W 23-152/20 Campbell W 36-123/3 SoCon Tournament (7) 5th of 63/15-17 NCAA Tournament (8) T-49th(1) Philadelphia, Pa.; (2) Bloomington, Ind.; (3) University Park, Pa.; (4) Greensboro, N.C.; (5) West Lafayette, Ind.; (6) Ashland, Ohio; (7) Raleigh, N.C.; (8) Detroit, Mich.

2007-08 (14-7, 4-1 soCon)11/11 at Virginia Tech L 16-2111/18 Keystone Classic (1) 3rd of 1011/24 Northeast Duals (2) vs. Central Michigan L 6-30 vs. Bucknell W 24-12 vs. Maryland L 7-31 vs. Binghamton W 9-3512/15 at Buffalo L 16-19 vs. Bloomsburg W 23-1712/18 Tourn. of Champions (3) 8th of 2612/29 Southern Scuffle (4) 17th of 281/5 Lone Star Duals (5) vs. North Dakota State W 26-16 vs. Eastern Michigan W 30-9 vs. Air Force W 25-9 vs. Michigan L 9-321/13 UnC greensboro * W 22-141/19 Virginia L 10-241/27 at Chattanooga * L 9-271/29 at Gardner-Webb W 34-122/5 Davidson * W 37-82/9 the Citadel * W 31-82/13 Liberty W 30-92/17 VMi * W 42-4 Carson-newman W 47-42/26 at Campbell W 41-03/8 SoCon Tournament (6) 2nd of 63/20-22 NCAA Tournament (7) 38th(1) Philadelphia, Pa.; (2) Troy, N.Y.; (3) Reno, Nev.; (4) Greensboro, N.C.; (5) Arlington, Texas; (6) Chattanooga, Tenn.; (7) St. Louis, Mo.

2008-09 (7-16, 2-3 soCon)11/16 Buffalo L 6-32 gardner-Webb W 43-6 spartanburg Methodist W 21-1811/23 Keystone Classic (1) 6th of 1011/29 Northeast Duals (2) vs. Bucknell L 8-26 vs. Drexel W 21-19 vs. Oklahoma State L 3-41 vs. Lehigh L 3-3612/7 ohio L 9-2512/18 Tourn. of Champions (3) 21st of 3012/29-30 Southern Scuffle (4) 19th of 281/3 Lone Star Duals (5) vs. Air Force W 30-6 vs. Army L 10-29 vs. Brown L 16-18 vs. Oklahoma L 3-431/11 at UNC Greensboro * L 7-361/16 Virginia tech L 4-36 Campbell W 34-121/18 at Virginia L 9-351/24 Chattanooga * L 12-251/31 Gardner-Webb Duals (6) vs. Duke L 18-22 vs. Eastern Michigan L 10-262/3 at Davidson * W 25-92/11 at VMI * W 31-152/15 the Citadel * L 15-172/23 at Liberty L 18-243/7 SoCon Tournament (7) 3rd of 63/19-21 NCAA Tournament (8) DNS(1) Philadelphia, Pa.; (2) Troy, N.Y.; (3) Reno, Nev.; (4) Greensboro, N.C.; (5) Dallas, Texas; (6) Boiling Springs, N.C.; (7) Charleston, S.C.; (8) St. Louis, Mo.

* = Southern Conference • NTS = No Team Score • DNS = Did Not Score • DNQ = Did Not Qualify

2009-10 (9-11, 3-2 soCon) 11/15 Michigan State Open (1) NTS11/22 Keystone Classic (2) 3rd of 911/28 Northeast Duals (3) vs. Binghamton L 16-28 vs. Pennsylvania L 12-22 vs. Sacred Heart W 34-9 vs. Nebraska L 6-4012/4 at Ohio L 9-26 vs. Cleveland State L 20-2812/29 Southern Scuffle (4) 24th of 311/4 at Virginia Tech L 16-321/9 at Campbell W 43-41/14 UnC greensboro * L 13-28 Virginia L 12-281/17 franklin & Marshall W 49-4 Belmont abbey W 47-01/20 at Gardner-Webb W 31-7 vs. N.C. State W 22-171/24 at The Citadel * W 21-162/6 at Chattanooga * L 9-30 vs. Northern Iowa L 9-302/9 Davidson * W 42-82/14 VMi * W 22-152/23 Liberty L 10-253/6 SoCon Tournament (5) 3rd of 63/18-20 NCAA Tournament (6) T-56th(1) East Lansing, Mich.; (2) Philadelphia, Pa.; (3) Troy, N.Y.; (4) Greensboro, N.C.; (5) Davidson, N.C.; (6) Omaha, Neb.

2010-11 (8-11-1, 2-3 soCon) 11/7 Virginia Tech Open (1) NTS11/14 Mountaineer Duals anderson W 31-3 gardner-Webb W 32-9 Belmont abbey W 27-611/21 Keystone Classic (2) 10th of 1211/27 Northern Quad (3) vs. North Dakota State L 16-23 vs. Central Michigan L 10-31 at Minnesota L 6-3012/3 ohio L 21-2612/19 Tourn. of Champions (4) 13th of 3012/29-30 Southern Scuffle (5) 28th of 341/4 Virginia tech L 7-391/5 Campbell W 33-121/9 the Citadel* L 7-261/15 Lone Star Duals (6) vs. Harvard W 22-17 vs. Northern Colorado W 28-12 vs. Utah Valley L 16-191/21 at North Carolina T 19-191/26 at UNCG* L 20-211/29 appalachian open nts2/6 Chattanooga* L 10-272/11 at VMI* W 26-112/12 at Virginia L 8-312/20 at Davidson* W 36-92/22 at Liberty L 17-253/5 soCon tournament 3rd of 63/17-19 NCAA Tournament (2) T-56th(1) Blacksburg, Va.; (2) Philadelphia, Pa.; (3) Rochester, Minn.; (4) Reno, Nev.; (5) Greensboro, N.C.; (6) Arlington, Texas;


All-tiMe SerieS (since 1946-47)

Active programsopponent W L tOklahoma 0 1Oklahoma State 0 2Old Dominion 12 3 1Olivet (Mich.) 1 0Penn State 0 1 Pennsylvania 0 2Pittsburgh 1 1Purdue 0 3Sacred Heart 1 0St. Andrews Presbyterian 1 0 Shippensburg 2 1Simon Fraser 1 0Slippery Rock 1 2Spartanburg Methodist 1 0Utah Valley 0 1 Virginia 2 6VMi 25 13Virginia tech 17 16 2Washington & Lee 2 1Waynesburg 0 1 West Virginia 0 1Wilkes 0 1Wisconsin 0 2

Discontinued/Non-Varsity programsopponent W L tAlabama 2 0Alma 3 0Arkansas State 1 2Auburn 5 3Ball State 0 1 Birmingham So. 1 0Broward 1 0California (Pa.) 1 1Carson-Newman 39 7 1Catawba 1 0 Central Florida 6 1Cincinnati 1 0Clemson 2 9Connecticut 1 0Coppin State 2 0 Delaware 1 0Delaware State 1 0Douglas 1 0Duquesne 1 0East Carolina 3 9 ETSU 1 0Eastern Illinois 1 0Eastern Kentucky 5 0Elizabeth City State 1 1Elon 2 0 Emory 1 0Emory & Henry 6 0Florida 0 1Florida International 2 0Furman 9 0 Georgia 4 4Georgia State 3 1Georgia Tech 11 2High Point 8 0

Active programsopponent W L tAir Force 2 0American 2 2anderson 7 0Apprentice School 5 0Army 0 1 Ashland 0 1Belmont abbey 2 0Binghamton 2 1Bloomsburg 1 6 1Boston U. 1 0 Brown 0 1Bucknell 1 2Buffalo 0 5Campbell 22 2Case 0 1 Central Michigan 0 4Chattanooga 16 33 1the Citadel 39 6 2Clarion 0 2Cleveland state 0 2 Cumberland (Ky.) 1 1Cuyahoga 1 0Davidson 26 1Drexel 1 1Duke 11 2 East Stroudsburg 2 1Eastern Michigan 1 1Edinboro 0 2Findlay 1 0Franklin & Marshall 2 0 gardner-Webb 13 0george Mason first meetingHarvard 1 1Illinois 1 0Indiana 0 1 Indiana (Pa.) 0 1Kent State 1 5Lehigh 0 1Lock Haven 0 5Lycoming 1 1 Maryland 0 5Maryville (Tenn.) 22 0Mercyhurst 0 1Michigan 0 1Millersville 3 1 Minnesota 0 1Minnesota State 0 1Missouri 0 2Navy 0 2Nebraska 0 1 Newberry 2 0North Carolina 3 17 2N.C. State 11 22 1UNC Pembroke 16 8 1UNC Wilmington 4 0 North Dakota State 1 2Northern Colorado 1 0Northern Iowa 0 1ohio 0 7Ohio State 0 1

Discontinued/Non-Varsity programsopponent W L tHoward 1 0Illinois State 0 1Indiana State 0 1Jacksonville State 1 0James Madison 5 5 Kansas State 1 0Liberty 7 6 2Livingstone 10 0 1Longwood 1 0Louisiana State 1 0 Loyola (Md.) 1 0Marshall 5 0 1Miami (Ohio) 0 1Middle Tennessee State 3 2Milligan 11 0 Morgan State 3 0Norfolk State 2 0North Carolina A&T 6 0UNCG 9 8 1Oregon 0 1 Pensacola Christian 2 0Pfeiffer 11 0Presbyterian 4 0Seton Hall 0 1South Carolina 1 0 South Carolina State 5 1SE Missouri State 1 0So. Connecticut State 1 0Stetson 3 0Syracuse 0 1 Tennessee 0 1Tennessee Tech 1 0Tennessee-Martin 1 0VCU 0 1Wagner 1 0 Wake Forest 3 0West Chester 0 2Western Carolina 17 0William & Mary 3 4Wilson 0 1 Winston-Salem State 17 1Wisconsin-River Falls 1 0Wright State 2 0

Miscellaneousopponent W L tAtlanta YMCA 2 0Baltimore YMCA 0 2Camp LeJeune 2 0Cherry Point Masters 3 0Fort Bragg 2 0 Japan Stars 0 1Knoxville YMCA 19 0Winston-Salem YMCA 1 0 0

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SoUthern conFerence The Southern Conference, which enters its 91st season of intercollegiate competition in 2011, has become known as one of the nations’s leaders in emphasizing the development of student-athletes and defining the league’s role in helping to build lifelong leaders and role models. The Southern Conference is the nation’s fifth-oldest NCAA Division I collegiate athletic association. Only the Big Ten (1896) , the Missouri Valley (1907), the Pacific 10 (1915) and the Southwestern Athletic (1920) conferences are older in terms of origination. Academic excellence has been a major part of the Southern Conference’s tradition. League athletes have been recognized countless times on CoSIDA Academic All-America and district teams. A total of 19 Rhodes-Scholarship winners have been selected from the conference. Today, the league continues to thrive with a membership that spans five Southeastern states. Current league members are Appalachian State, College of Charleston, The Citadel, Davidson, Elon, Furman, Geor-gia Southern, UNC Greensboro, Chattanooga, Samford, Western Carolina and Wofford. VMI is an associ-ate member in wrestling, as are new additions Campbell and Gardner-Webb. SIUE will join the league in wrestling in 2012-13. The SoCon also sponsors two all-sports awards, the Commissioner’s Cup for men’s programs and the Germann Cup for women’s teams. For an unprecedented eighth time, Appalachian State University athletics has swept the Southern Conference’s Commissioner’s and Germann Cups, in 2010-11. Appala-chian is the only school to ever win both the Commissioner’s Cup (SoCon’s top men’s all-sports program) and Germann Cup (SoCon’s top women’s all-sports program) in the same academic year, a feat it has now accomplished three times in the past six years and eight times since the inception of the Germann Cup in 1986-87. Appalachian’s Commissioner’s Cup title is its sixth-straight, 19th in the past 20 years, 26th in the past 28 years and 31st overall. No other conference school has won the Commissioner’s Cup more than five times since its inception in 1969-70 and no other current SoCon member has claimed it more than once. Thanks to championships in four of the 10 men’s sports, the Mountaineers cruised to this year’s Commissioner’s Cup crown with 91 points in the all-sports standings, 13 better than second-place UNC Greensboro. Appalachian was buoyed to the title by its record-tying sixth-consecutive SoCon football championship and its second-straight men’s cross country/indoor track and field/outdoor track and field triple crown.

socon Directory702 North Pine StreetSpartanburg, S.C. 29303

Commissioner ........................................................ John IamarinoSr. Assoc. Commissioner (External Affairs) .........Geoff CabeAssociate Commissioner (Internal Affairs) ..........Sue ArakasAssociate Commissioner (Media Relations) ... Jason YamanAssociate Commissioner (Compliance) ............... Doug KingAssistant Commissioner (Championships) ... Brandon NeffAssociate Director of Media Relations ..... Jonathan Caskey

Wrestling Contact ............................................ Jonathan CaskeyEmail.................................................................jcaskey@socon.org

2010-11 Commissioner’s Cup standings1. appalachian state 912. UNC Greensboro 783. Chattanooga 70.54. Furman 60t-5. Elon 59t-5. Samford 597. Wofford 58.58. Davidson 57.59. College of Charleston 54.510. Western Carolina 51.511. Georgia Southern 4312. The Citadel 40.5


AppAlAchiAn AdMiniStrAtorScharlie coBBDirector of athleticsnC state, 1990seventh YearIn his first six years at Appalachian State Univer-sity, Director of Athletics Charlie Cobb has led the department to unparalleled success.

The many achievements enjoyed by Appala-chian athletics during Cobb’s tenure include:

• Three NCAA Division I football national championships and the first NCAA football titles ever won by a team from the state of North Carolina at any level. • Shattering football attendance records at Kidd Brewer Stadium. • Six-consecutive Commissioner’s Cup championships — recogniz-ing the top overall men’s sports program in the Southern Conference. • Three Germann Cup championships — recognizing the top overall women’s sports program in the SoCon. • Thirty-five percent of the athletics department’s students making the Academic Honor Roll (minimum GPA of 3.25).

However, the most notable of Cobb’s many achievements has been the addition of first-class facilities that will give Appalachian the opportunity to be successful across the athletics spectrum for years to come.

Facility enhancements totaling $50 million were completed in 2009, headlined by the 120,000-square-foot Appalachian Athletics Center. The seven-story complex, located behind Kidd Brewer Stadium’s west stands, includes a strength and conditioning center, training facilities, academic study space and a computer lab for all ASU student-athletes.

Cobb’s peers recognized him for his efforts when the National Collegiate Athletics Directors Association (NACDA) named him the NCAA Division I FCS Southeast Region Under Armour Athletics Director of the Year in 2011.

Prior to his arrival in Boone, Cobb was a member of the athletics depart-ment at North Carolina State University from 1998-2005. A four-year football letterwinner at NC State from 1987-90, Cobb served as the Wolfpack’s Senior Associate Athletics Director for External Operations for seven years. In that role, he oversaw NC State’s marketing, ticket opera-tions, media relations and student-athlete development operations, as well as serving on the department’s compact strategic planning initia-tive, gender equity and facilities committees.

In addition, Cobb served as NC State’s administrator for baseball and women’s soccer, tournament manager for the 2004 NCAA men’s bas-ketball first and second rounds at the RBC Center and the chair for the southeast region of the NCAA women’s soccer committee.

Cobb graduated with honors with a B.A. in business administration from NC State in 1990. A second-team all-ACC honoree at center as a senior, Cobb was an academic all-ACC selection and collected the prestigious Jim Tatum Award, presented to the ACC football senior with the highest grade point average, and the Bob Warren Memorial Award, given to the Wolfpack football player that displays the highest integrity and sports-manship.

After receiving post-graduate scholarships from both the ACC and NFL Charities, Cobb earned a master’s degree in sports administration from Ohio University in 1992.

Cobb is married to the former Lindsay Brecher, who was an all-ACC goal-keeper for NCSU women’s soccer from 1988-90 and serves as an assistant coach for Appalachian’s women’s soccer program. The Cobbs have a 13-year-old son, Harrison, and a 10-year-old daughter, Branan.

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APPALACHIAN STATEUNIVERSITY

Nestled in the majestic Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, Appalachian State University combines the best attributes of a small liberal arts col-lege with those of a large research university. Known for its value and a�ordability, Appalachian enrolls about 17,200 students and o�ers more than 140 undergraduate and graduate majors. Small classes and close interactions between faculty and students create a strong sense of community, which has become an Appalachian hallmark.

WHO WE ARE

Appalachian State University is located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Boone, N.C. At an elevation of 3,333 feet, Boone began as a frontier outpost named af-ter pioneer Daniel Boone, who �rst explored the area in the 1760s. Boone now attracts those seeking a breathtaking location, adventure and a quality education. Appalachian is a member of the 16-campus University of North Carolina system and o�ers a challenging learning experience. The university combines a small-town atmosphere with a strong academic reputation. Appalachian’s academics are supported by an accomplished faculty, close, personal interaction between students and faculty, and intimate class sizes that average 25 students. Originally founded as a teachers college, Appalachian now cultivates leaders in business, science, the arts, communication, music, nursing, education and other careers. Innovation and creativity are hallmarks of Appalachian graduates, many of whom are leaders in communities in North Carolina and around the world. Appalachian also emphasizes the importance of sustainability and service to communities, both locally and globally. Today, Appalachian is a leader in the �elds of energy-focused green technology and the health sciences. Consistently ranked among U.S. News and World Report’s best public universities in the Southeast, Appalachian is also noted as a “best value” by Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine and other publications. Appalachian’s 411-acre main campus includes 19 academic buildings, 20 residence halls, four dining facilities and 11 recreational and athletic facilities. Ap-palachian also operates a living-learning center in New York City and o�-campus programs in 10 counties through collaboration with area community colleges. Appalachian supports a broad-based athletics program, featuring 10 men’s and 10 women’s intercollegiate teams. The Mountaineers hold NCAA Division I status and have been members of the Southern Conference since 1971. The Mountaineers won their 31st Southern Conference Commissioner’s Cup for overall excellence in men’s athletics during the 2010-11 academic year. Ap-palachian has claimed six-consecutive Commissioner’s Cups and eight total Germann Cups, recognizing overall excellence in women’s athletics. In football, the Mountaineers won three consecutive NCAA Division I FCS national championship titles in 2005, 2006 and 2007. Appalachian is the only school to ever win both the Commissioner’s Cup and the Germann Cup in the same academic year. Since joining the Southern Conference, the Mountaineers have earned league titles in football, men’s and women’s basketball, volleyball, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track, wrestling, baseball, men’s soccer and men’s tennis. Nearly 35 percent of Appalachian student-athletes earn a place on the department’s Honor Roll, with a minimum GPA of 3.25. Five athletic programs have received NCAA Public Recognition Awards for their Academic Progress Rate scores being ranked among the nation’s top 10 percent.

APPALACHIAN ATHLETICS MISSION STATEMENT The Department of Athletics at Appalachian State University believes in maintaining the intercollegiate athletics program as an integral part of the University’s overall program of education, with emphasis on and priority given to the high academic quality and standards and the complete development of the student. Appalachian State University provides opportunity and encouragement for student-athletes to progress toward degrees of their choice and to develop athletic abilities in an environment consistent with high standards of academic scholarship, leadership and institutional loyalty. The Department of Athletics is committed to ensuring the general welfare of the student-athlete and to encouraging the highest standards of sportsmanship on behalf of student-athletes, the student body and the University’s supporters. The intercollegiate athlete representing ASU is both a bona-�de student pursuing a degree program and an amateur competitor. Appalachian Athletics is committed to insuring equitable recruitment, participation and treatment of individuals including members of under-represented populations through its athletics administration, sta�, coaches, programs and policies. The University’s policy of non-discrimination represents a moral and ethical, not merely a legal, imperative. The University has determined that its athletics program will meet the necessary quali�cations, guidelines and funding to hold membership in Division I of the NCAA. The athletics administration, the faculty athletics representative and the Athletics Council work together to insure that all teams and coaches follow the rules and regula-tions governing this division. A sound program of intercollegiate athletics should bene�t the institution through its e�ects on students, alumni ad the institution itself. Speci�cally, it should maintain and improve the loyalty and esprit de corps of the student body, and in strengthening the pride and enthusiasm of the alumni; it should serve as a favorable public relations factor and provide bene�ts to the participants.

APPALACHIAN ATHLETICS DIVERSITY STATEMENT Appalachian athletics promotes an inclusive culture that fosters equitable participation for student-athletes and equitable career opportunities for coaches, administra-tors and support sta� from diverse backgrounds and perspectives.

EDUCATING NORTH CAROLINA’S CITIZENS AND LEADERS

RELEVANT DEGREE PROGRAMS Originally founded as a teachers college, Appalachian now cultivates leaders in business, science, the arts, communication, music, nursing, education and other careers. Today, Appalachian is a leader in the �elds of energy-focused green technology and the health sciences.

QUALITY ACADEMICS In its 2011 America’s Best Colleges Guide, U.S. News & World Report ranked Appalachian No. 3 among the top public master-degreegranting universities in the South. Appalachian was also included in The Princeton Review’s 2011 “The Best 373 Colleges” publication based on academics as well as student surveys that praised the accessibility of the university’s faculty, quality of academic programs and value.

VALUE AND AFFORDABILITY Appalachian has been named a best value by Forbes, The Princeton Review, Consumer’s Digest and Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Magazine for providing a high quality education at the lowest cost to students. Committed to making higher education a�ordable for every N.C. student, Appalachian o�ers the ACCESS scholarship program, which has supported students from the state’s lowest-income families by o�ering a debt-free, four-year university education. The university also includes a textbook rental program that saves a student hundreds of dollars over four years.

OUTSTANDING FACULTY Ninety-nine percent of Appalachian’s full-time faculty hold doctorate, �rst professional degree, or other terminal degrees.

SMALL CLASSES, PERSONAL ATTENTION Personal attention from faculty is a hallmark of the Appalachian experience. Classes average 25 students. This close-knit “community of learners” contributes to Appalachian having a freshman-to-sophomore retention rate of nearly 87 percent.

INTERNATIONAL CONNECTIONS With study abroad opportunities on nearly every continent, Appalachian students have access to approximately 200 foreign sites for semester and year-long programs of study.

CONTRIBUTORS TO KNOWLEDGE Each year, Appalachian receives nearly $20 million in external grants and contracts, which fund research projects that improve lives in North Carolina, across the nation and around the world. Appalachian values undergraduate research, so many of these projects generate special opportunities for students. The number of students engaging in research activities has increased 127 percent since 2005.

ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE CAMPUS Appalachian was included in The Princeton Review’s 2010 “Guide to 286 Green Colleges” among the nation’s most environmentally responsible campuses, as well as Sierra Club Magazine’s 2010 list of 100 “Cool Schools,” a list of schools doing the most for the planet. Appalachian has an electricity-generating wind turbine on campus, a biodiesel-powered public transportation system and research and academic degree programs that focus on issues related to energy, economics and the environment. It also has a commitment to new buildings that are e�ciently designed and LEED® certi�ed and that use 100 percent green housekeeping supplies.

PASSIONATE AND SUCCESSFUL ALUMNI Appalachian has more than 100,000 living alumni with 73 percent remaining in North Carolina after graduation. They are leaders in their communities and professions, exemplifying how Appalachian can and does make a di�erence in the world.

POINTS OF PRIDE

Dr. Kenneth E. Peacock became Appalachian State University’s sixth chancellor in July 2004. During his tenure, Appalachian has experienced signi�cant growth in several areas, and the quality of the university’s academic programs has continued to advance, directing extensive national attention to Appalachian. The university has become a destination of choice among the brightest and best high school graduates, with freshman SAT scores averaging 1136 and grade point averages 3.92 in the 2010-11 academic year. Since Chancellor Peacock assumed o�ce, Appalachian has raised more than $93.5 million in private funding. Appalachian ACCESS, a university scholarship program o�ering North Carolina’s low-income students living at or below the poverty level a four-year university education debt free, was �rst awarded to members of the freshman class in 2007. Capital improvements and new construction under Chancellor Peacock’s leadership have included the Student Recreation Center, Central Dining Facility, Athletics Center, new on-campus housing as well as residence hall renovations, steam system upgrades, and the opening of Belk Library and Information Commons and a new college of education building. Construction is under way on a new facility for the Honors College and an expansion to Plemmons Student Union. Prior to his appointment as chancellor, Peacock served at Appalachian as interim provost and executive vice chancellor. He joined the faculty in Appalachian’s Walker College of Business in 1983, was appointed assistant dean of the business school in 1987, associate dean in 1989, and served as dean of the college from 1992-2003.Previously, he taught at the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia and worked for the accounting �rm of Price Waterhouse & Co. in their Winston-Salem and Charlotte o�ces. Chancellor Peacock received his undergraduate degree in accounting at Mars Hill College and his master’s and doctorate degrees in accounting at Louisiana State University. In September 2006, he received the Outstanding Alumnus Award from Mars Hill College.

Chancellor Peacock is a native of Rocky Mount. He and his wife, Rosanne, have two grown sons. Chancellor Peacock serves on the NCAA Division I Presidential Advisory Group, Appalachian Regional Healthcare Foundation Board of Directors, Homes for Children Board of Directors, Leadership North Carolina Board of Directors, and he chairs the North Carolina Campus Compact Executive Board. He has been named a Paul Harris Fellow by the Rotary Foundation of Rotary International. He also is the recipient of the Golden Eagle Award for Leadership from AdvantageWest and the L. Richardson Preyer Alumni Award from Leadership North Carolina. In addition, the Peacocks are involved in a variety of civic/community programs and activities.

DR. KENNETH E. PEACOCKCHANCELLOR

Enrollment17,222 students in Fall 2010

15,137 undergraduate and 2,085 graduate

Top Represented N.C. CountiesMecklenburg

WakeWataugaGuilfordForsyth

Catawba

States most representedNorth Carolina

GeorgiaVirginiaFlorida

TennesseeSouth Carolina

AcademicsCollege of Arts and Sciences Walker College of Business Reich College of Education

College of Fine and Applied Arts College of Health Sciences

Hayes School of MusicUniversity College

Cratis D. Williams Graduate School

More than 140 undergraduate and graduate majors, plus a doctoral program in educational leadership

Fall 2010 Average Freshman SAT1136

Student/Faculty Ratio16-to-1

Estimated 2010-11 Undergraduate Expenses$11,220 for in-state students and $22,532 for out-of-state students. Includes tuition, fees, room, standard

meal plan and textbook rental

1899 Dougherty brothers founded Watauga Academy

1903 North Carolina legislature recognized The Appalachian Training School of Teachers as a state institution

1921 North Carolina legislature authorized the Appalachian State Normal School two-year college program

1929 North Carolina legislature authorized the Appalachian State Teachers College four-year program

1948 North Carolina Commission on Higher Education authorized the ASTC Graduate School

1967 North Carolina legislature authorized Appalachian State University, with three undergraduate colleges

1971 University of North Carolina system created; Appalachian named one of its regional campuses

1982 Enrollment exceeded 10,000 students

1993 Dr. Francis T. Borkowski became chancellor

2001 TIME Magazine named Appalachian a College of the Year

2004 Dr. Kenneth E. Peacock became chancellor

2005 Football team won NCAA Division I-AA National Championship

2006 Enrollment exceeded 15,000; football team won NCAA Division I-AA National Championship a second time

2007 Football team won NCAA Division I National Champion a third time

2008 Enrollment exceeded 16,000

2009 State’s largest electricity-generating wind turbine installed on campus

2010 New College of Health Sciences opened in July

2011 New College of Education building opened in August

APPALACHIAN TIMELINE

ASU TODAY

CHANCELLORKenneth E. Peacock

PROVOST AND EXECUTIVE VICE CHANCELLORLori Gonzalez

BOARD OF TRUSTEESBradley T. Adcock

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North CarolinaDurham, N.C.

J. Edgar Broyhill Businessman

Winston-Salem, N.C.

Jeannine Underdown Collins Underdown and Associates

Boone, N.C.

John E. Cooper, Jr.Mast General StoreBoone, N.C.

Lauren M. EstesStudent Government Association

Boone, N.C.

Hughlene B. FrankCommunity volunteer

Greensboro, N.C.

Avery B. Hall Sr. Wachovia Bank

Kernersville, N.C.

Helen A. PowersRetired businesswoman

Asheville, N.C.

Alice RoessReal estate/mortgage investor/community volunteer

Blowing Rock, N.C.

James M. Rose, Sr.Leasing Services II, Inc.

Shelby, N.C.

Michael A. SteinbackStonebridge Partners

Asheville, N.C.

G. A. SywassinkStandard Holding Corporation

Hilton Head, SC

Matthew J. SzulikRetired businessman

Raleigh, N.C.

CONSTITUENCY REPRESENTATIVES (NON-VOTING):Jill R. Ehnenn

Department of English

Bill H. DurhamAlumni Association

Cathy ZieglerO�ce of Institutional Research, Assessment & Planning

LEADERSHIP

Dr. Alan J. Hauser is in his 26th year as Faculty Chairperson of Athletics at Appalachian State University. Appointed to the position in October 1986, Hauser has served on the Athletic Council since 1979. Hauser came to Appalachian as an assistant professor of philosophy and religion in 1972. He served as chair-person of Appalachian’s Philosophy and Religion Department from 1982 until 1997. A member of numerous committees since joining the faculty, Hauser served 12 years on the Faculty Senate, including two years as chairperson. He also chaired the Faculty Assembly for three years. A 1967 graduate of Concordia Teachers College, Hauser earned a master’s degree from Concordia Seminary in 1968 and his doctorate from the University of Iowa in 1972. Hauser currently chairs the NCAA Academics, Eligibility and Compliance cabinet and is also a member of its Degree Completion committee. He formerly served as the Southern Conference’s delegate to the NCAA Division I Management Council. Hauser and his wife Gail, who is the Assistant Director of Summer Sessions at Appalachian State University, have four daughters: Debi, Staci, Elizabeth and Jacqueline.

FACULTY ATHLETICS REPRESENTATIVEDR. ALAN HAUSER

ONCE A MOUNTAINEER,ALWAYS A MOUNTAINEER The Appalachian Alumni Association encourages fellowship among its members, promotes goodwill toward Appalachian, and assists Appalachian by carrying out projects to support the university. The non-dues paying Association provides a number of events and programs for the over 90,000 Appalachian alumni, including:

Homecoming and fan gatherings for athletic eventsRegional and a�nity chapters as part of the Appalachian Family NetworkThe Gold Book online alumni communityTravel tour opportunitiesAPPdate electronic newsletter Black & Gold Reunion and Spring Alumni weekendsAlumni awards and scholarship programsAppalachian alumni e-mail addressesSpecial o�ers such as Appalachian NC license tags, discount insurance programs and a�nity merchandiseAlumni website including online alumni directory, event information and registration, alumni blog, down-loadable screensavers/wallpapers, online photo album and more at www.alumni.appstate.edu

Appalachian Alumni Association McKinney Alumni Center

ASU Box 32015Boone, NC 28608

Toll Free 866-756-ALUM (2586) [email protected]

www.alumni.appstate.edu

Boone lies in a small valley in the heart of the Southern Appalachians. It is named after the hunter and explorer Daniel Boone, who spent time in the region during the 1760s. Watauga County was formed in 1849 and the Town of Boone incorporated in 1872. Among its accolades are inclusion in National Geographic Adventure magazine’s “Best Places to Live and Play,” Norman Crampton’s “100 Best Small Towns in America,” USA Today’s “10 Great Small Towns with Huge Backyards” and U.S. News and World Report’s “10 Best Places to Retire in the U.S.” Boone is a college town, home to Appalachian State University. Originally Watauga Academy, the institution was formed to educate the mountain children and to ultimately prepare teachers for service through western North Carolina. It became Appalachian State Teachers College in 1929 and joined the University of North Carolina system in 1971. The university serves as a top economic driver followed by a combination of tourism, small business and residential home construction. The Boone area is characterized by mountain culture and casual living. Outdoor activities, cultural events, local dining and unique shops attract visitors from all over the world year-round. From breathtaking scenic views to Boone’s eclectic downtown area, known as King Street, there is something for everyone. One of the highlights of downtown Boone is the university’s Turchin Center for the Visual Arts. It features six gallery spaces and a community education and outreach program. Its exhibitions focus on a blend of recent and historically important artwork and feature nationally and internationally renowned artists as well as many of the �nest artists of the region. A wide array of quality arts and cultural events enhance the Boone community. The university’s month-long celebration of performing and visual arts, known as An Appalachian Summer Festival, has brought notable performers such as Paul Taylor Dance Company, London City Opera, Charlie Daniels and the Glenn Miller Orchestra. During the academic year, Appalachian hosts the Performing Arts Series with artists such as Garrison Keillor and the National Symphony Orchestra. Boone o�ers an uncommon quality of life — that’s why many visitors come for a weekend and stay for a lifetime.

BOONENORTH CAROLINA

BOONE AT A GLANCE…The county seat of Watauga CountyPopulation: 14,942Incorporated in 1872Named for its most famous seasonal visitor, Daniel BooneOne of four North American Adventure Destinations – Adventure Sports magazineAverage summer temperature: 70 degrees“Choose and Cut” Christmas tree industry sells approximately 13,000 Fraser Fir trees annuallyOne of the lowest annual unemployment rates in the Southeast

State’s Largest Wind Turbine This community-scale, 100-kilowatt wind turbine stands 153 feet and feeds enough electricity directly to the grid to power 15 homes. It was paid for primarily through student funds and in partnership with the campus utility, New River Light and Power. Aside from producing clean energy, the turbine serves as an educational monument to Appalachian’s ethic of sustainability.

Howard’s Knob Located just a half mile from downtown Boone, this peak has an elevation of 4,420 feet. It was named for Benjamin Howard, a Revolutionary War loyalist who �ed to a cave there to escape American patriots.

Rich Mountain One of 20 North Carolina mountains bearing this name, the Watauga County ridge extends northwest from Boone. It is named for its unusually fertile though rugged slopes.

Source: North Carolina Gazetteer: A Dictionary of Tar Heel Places

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