2021 NCAA Finalist Jesse Dellavecchia (photo courtesy of Tony Rotundo; WrestlersAreWarriors.com)Welcome to a new, regular feature for InterMat! Every day, for the next few months, we'll look into the recent history of a DI wrestling program with our "Ten Years of…" feature. Even if you're a die-hard supporter of a particular school, there will be good information you may have forgotten. For others, it's a quick way to learn about a program you may not be familiar with. We're going in alphabetical order for this one, so next up is...Rider!
NCAA Qualifiers (44)
2022
#30 Richie Koehler (133 lbs), #16 Quinn Kinner (141 lbs)
2021
#31 Jonathan Tropea (125 lbs), #24 Richie Koehler (133 lbs), #17 McKenzie Bell (141 lbs), #4 Jesse Dellavecchia (157 lbs), #27 Jake Silverstein (165 lbs), #7 Ethan Laird (285 lbs)
2020
#4 Jesse Dellavecchia (157 lbs), #23 Dean Sherry (174 lbs), #16 Ethan Laird (197 lbs), #31 Ryan Cloud (285 lbs)
2019
#27 Anthony Cefolo (133 lbs), #14 Jesse Dellavecchia (165 lbs), #30 Dean Sherry (174 lbs), #32 Ethan Laird (197 lbs)
2018
JR Wert (125 lbs), #4 Chad Walsh (165 lbs), Dean Sherry (174 lbs)
2017
BJ Clagon (157 lbs), #5 Chad Walsh (165 lbs), Michale Fagg-Daves (184 lbs), #8 Ryan Wolfe (197 lbs)
2016
Rob Deutsch (133 lbs), BJ Clagon (149 lbs), #15 Chad Walsh (157 lbs), #12 Conor Brennan (165 lbs), Ryan Wolfe (197 lbs), Mauro Correnti (285 lbs)
2015
Rob Deutsch (133 lbs), Chuck Zeisloft (141 lbs), #15 BJ Clagon (149 lbs), #14 Chad Walsh (157 lbs), Conor Brennan (165 lbs), Ryan Wolfe (197 lbs)
2014
#11 Rob Deutsch (133 lbs), Chuck Zeisloft (133 lbs), Ramon Santiago (165 lbs), Conor Brennan (174 lbs), Clint Morrison (184 lbs)
2013
Jimmy Morris (133 lbs), Zac Cibula (157 lbs), Ramon Santiago (165 lbs), Donald McNeil (197 lbs)
NCAA Champions
None
NCAA All-Americans
2021: Jesse Dellavecchia (157 - 2nd)
2017: Chad Walsh (165 - 7th), Ryan Wolfe (197 - 7th)
2016: Chad Walsh (157 - 5th)
2015: BJ Clagon (149 - 5th)
NWCA All-Americans
Jesse Dellavecchia (157 - First Team)
Ethan Laird (197 - Honorable Mention)
NCAA Round of 12 Finishers
Ethan Laird (2021 - 285)
Chad Walsh (2018 - 165)
BJ Clagon (2017 - 157)
Conor Brennan (2016 - 165)
Ryan Wolfe (2016 - 197)
Conference Champions
MAC
2022: Richie Koehler (133), Quinn Kinner (141)
2021: Jesse Dellavecchia (157)
2020: Jesse Dellavecchia (157)
EWL
2019: Dean Sherry (174), Ethan Laird (197)
2018: Chad Walsh (165), Dean Sherry (174)
2017: BJ Clagon (157), Chad Walsh (165), Ryan Wolfe (197)
2016: Rob Deutsch (133), Conor Brennan (165), Ryan Wolfe (197)
2015: Rob Deutsch (133), BJ Clagon (149), Chad Walsh (157), Connor Brennan (165), Ryan Wolfe (174)
2014: Rob Deutsch (125), Ramon Santiago (165), Conor Brennan (174)
CAA
2013: Ramon Santiago (165)
Dual Record
2021-22: 4-10
2021: 4-1
2019-20: 12-3
2018-19: 8-5
2017-18: 13-5
2016-17: 13-1
2015-16: 12-9
2014-15: 13-8
2013-14: 14-8
2012-13: 10-8
Conference Tournament
MAC
2021-22: 8th
2021: 3rd
2019-20: 4th
EWL
2018-19: 2nd
2017-18: 2nd
2016-17: 2nd
2015-16: 1st
2014-15: 2nd
2013-14: 4th
CAA
2012-13: 2nd-tie
NCAA Tournament Team Placement
2021-22: 35th (5.5 points)
2021: 20th (22 points)
2019-20: No Tournament
2018-19: 37th-tie (7 points)
2017-18: 45th-tie (3 points)
2016-17: 21st-tie (20 points)
2015-16: 24th (19 points)
2014-15: 27th (15.5 points)
2013-14: 37th (9 points)
2012-13: 40th (4.5 points)
Head Coaching History
John Hangey (2017 - Present)
Gary Taylor (1978 - 2017)
Best Lineup (Comprised of wrestlers from 2013-22)
125 - Rob Deutsch: 3x NCAA Qualifier (#11 seed), 3x EWL Champion
133 - Richie Koehler: 2x NCAA Qualifier, 2022 MAC Champion
141 - Quinn Kinner: 2022 NCAA Qualifier (#16 seed), 2022 MAC Champion
149 - BJ Clagon: 3x NCAA Qualifier (#15 seed), 2015 NCAA All-American (5th), 2x EWL Champion, 2017 NCAA Round of 12 Finisher
157 - Jesse Dellavecchia: 3x NCAA Qualifier (#4 x2 and #14 seeds), 2021 NCAA All-American (2nd), 2020 NWCA First Team All-American, 2x MAC Champion
165 - Chad Walsh: 4x NCAA Qualifier (#4, #5, #14 and #15 seeds), 2x NCAA All-American (5th, 7th), 3x EWL Champion
174 - Conor Brennan: 3x NCAA Qualifier (#12 seed), 2016 NCAA Round of 12 Finisher, 3x EWL Champion
184 - Clint Morrison: 2014 NCAA Qualifier
197 - Ryan Wolfe: 3x NCAA Qualifier (#8 seed), 2017 NCAA All-American (7th), 3x EWL Champion, 2016 NCAA Round of 12 Finisher
285 - Ethan Laird: 3x NCAA Qualifier (#7 and #16 seeds), 2020 NWCA Honorable Mention All-American, 2021 NCAA Round of 12 Finisher, 2019 EWL Champion
Recruiting
Number of Big Boarder's Per Year
2022: #24 Hunter Mays (NJ)
2021: #27 David Szuba (NJ), #178 Matt Hoelke (NJ)
2020: #104 Shane Reitsma (NJ), #147 Angel Garcia (PA), #196 Tyler Klinsky (NJ)
2018: #31 Frankie Gissandanner (NY)
2016: #125 Evan Fidelbus (PA)
2013: #12 BJ Clagon (NJ), #80 Wayne Stinson (NJ), #98 Chad Walsh (NJ), #157 JR Wert (VA)
For past teams:
Air Force
American
Appalachian State
Arizona State
Army West Point
Binghamton
Bloomsburg
Brown
Bucknell
Buffalo
Cal Poly
Campbell
Central Michigan
Chattanooga
Clarion
Cleveland State
Columbia
Cornell
CSU Bakersfield
Davidson
Drexel
Duke
Edinboro
Franklin & Marshall
Gardner-Webb
George Mason
Harvard
Hofstra
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Iowa State
Kent State
Lehigh
Lock Haven
Maryland
Michigan
Michigan State
Minnesota
Missouri
Navy
NC State
Nebraska
North Carolina
North Dakota State
Northern Colorado
Northern Illinois
Northern Iowa
Northwestern
Ohio
Ohio State
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
Oregon State
Penn
Penn State
Pittsburgh
Princeton
Purdue
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