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D3wrestle.com Wrestler of the Year is Riley Lefever
The 2017 d3wrestle.com Wrestler of the Year is Riley Lefever of Wabash College. Lefever also won the 2016 version of the award, and his season this year proved he deserved to win it again. He put a cap on an outstanding career with a fall in the 197 lbs. NCAA finals, scoring bonus points in every match at the championships for the second year in a row. The win made him the second wrestler to ever win four NCAA Division III Championships. He finished the season with a 39-3 record and 25 falls. He was the champion of the Harold Nichols Open, Indiana Little State, Spartan Mat Classic, John Summa Invitational, Mid-States Invitational, Midwest Regional, and NCAA Championships. He was named Outstanding Wrestler at the Little State, Spartan Mat Classic, Midwest Region, and NCAA Championships. He also finished 2nd at the Eastern Michigan Open, losing only to the eventual 3rd place finisher at the NCAA Division I Championships. During the year, he defeated the eventual 5th place finisher at the DI championships. Finally, he earned the NCAA’s Most Dominant award, scoring an average of 5.79 team points per match against Division III competition.
Lefever compiled a career record of 158-6 with 92 falls. He was 129-0 against Division III competition with 73 falls and 18 tech falls. He won NCAA championships at 184 lbs. in 2014, 2015, and 2016 before moving up to 197 lbs. for his senior year. 2017 marked the third year in a row that he was named the Most Dominant wrestler in Division III. In 2014, Lefever was named the d3wrestle.com Freshman of the Year after an undefeated opening campaign that proved to be a harbinger of the three years to follow.
Lefever was an Indiana state runner-up and a Junior National freestyle runner-up before coming to Wabash. He continued wrestle freestyle in college, placing 5th at the 2016 University Nationals and placing 3rd at both the 2015 UWW Junior Nationals and UWW Junior World Team Trials. He is from Fort Wayne, Indiana, and two of his older brothers, Reece and Conner, also wrestled at Wabash with Conner winning the 2015 NCAA Championship at 174 lbs. and Reece becoming the first wrestler ever for the Little Giants to become an All-American in three consecutive seasons. Riley is an English major and History minor, and he recently became a three time NWCA Scholar All-American.
After Lefever won his fourth title, Wabash head coach Brian Anderson had this to say, “It was phenomenal, what a wonderful way to go out, and to boost our team into third place is unbelievable. That’s Riley’s humble way there. He’s always team first, and he goes out and does everything possible to help our team. He’s a seasoned veteran. He’s been on that stage three times before tonight and it shows. He keeps comfortable. His dominance doesn’t surprise me because his mindset of constantly trying to score points just wears people down to the point where the points keep coming easier and easier as the match goes. The kid is a complete game changer, a program changer. He has been a huge part of taking Wabash College wrestling to the level we’re at now, an expectation to come home with a team trophy.” Congratulations to Riley Lefever, the 2017 d3wrestle.com Wrestler of the Year.
Previous Wrestlers of the Year
2016 – Riley Lefever, Wabash
2015 – Mike Fuenffinger, Augsburg
2014 – Nazar Kulchytskyy, Oshkosh
2013 – Nazar Kulchytskyy, Oshkosh
2012 – Byron Tate, Wartburg
2011 – Minga Batsukh, St. John’s
2010 – Clayton Rush, Coe -
Riley Lefever finished 7th for Intermat Wrestler of the Year Award!
http://intermatwrestle.com/articles/18046
Another great acknowledgment for an awesome person & student-athlete!
I know he enjoyed his time at the Mishawaka RTC, so I would encourage anyone running practices this spring to bring him in! He is awesome with kids and does a phenomenal job demonstrating technique/ running workouts!
Coach Irwin
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Big weekend for our program as we won our 2nd straight Midwest Regional Title qualifying 7 student-athletes to the National Championships in Lacrosse, WI
Wartburg qualified 10
Augsburg qualified 8
Wabash qualified 7
Ithaca qualified 6 along with a few other schools
Nationals is March 10th & 11th
Coach Irwin
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This Friday and Saturday Manchester University host the 2017 NCAA Midwest Regional at the Fort Wayne Coliseum!
More Info: http://www.memorialcoliseum.com/event-calendar/event-details?EventID=13743
Read a preview here: http://www.d3wrestle.com/?p=11513
Hope to see many of you this weekend for what will be an exciting two days of wrestling!
Coach Irwin
Wabash Wrestling
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John Smith will be back to Indiana this summer for the Wabash Wrestling Camp along with:
TOM BRANDS
1996 Olympic Gold Medalist
1993 World Champion
University of Iowa Head Coach
3x NCAA National Champion
TERVEL DLAGNEV
2x World Bronze Medalist
Head Coach of Ohio RTC
Assistant Coach of The Ohio State University
2x NCAA National Champion
4x NCAA All-American
DAVID TAYLOR
2X National Champion
4X All-American
US World Team Member
ANDY BISEK
2x World Bronze Medalist
4x US World Team Memeber
2016 Olympic Team Member
J ROBINSON
Coached University of Minnesota to 3 NCAA and 6 Big 10 Championships
1972 Olympian
4x US Open Champion
Army Airborne Ranger
RICHARD PAULIUKONIS
2x Olympian
10x National Champion
Wrestled for Belarus & Lithuania
JOHN SMITH
2x Olympic Gold Medalist
4x World Champion
Oklahoma State Head Coach
2x NCAA National Champion
3x NCAA All-American
at Wabash College:
June 6-10th Overnight Youth/ Middle School Camp
June 10-15th Intensive Camp
June 11-15th Team/Technique Camp
June 11-14th Youth Commuter Camp
For more information checkout the Camps/Clinics part of the forums!
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4 Champs and 3 Runner-ups at the Indiana Little State this past weekend. All of the Indiana schools that are DIII, DII, NAIA or Juco were in attendance except for Trine. Lots of familiar names were in the brackets.
Here is the article on the weekend: http://sports.wabash.edu/news/2016/12/4/wrestling-wabash-places-18-with-four-champs-at-little-state.aspx?path=wrestling
New NWCA Coaches Rankings came out today with Wabash Wrestling coming in at #2 Nationally
http://intermatwrestle.com/rankings/d3/Team
We travel to North Central College this weekend for their team scored invite.
Looking forward to seeing many of you in the weeks to come at all the different Holiday tournaments!
Coach Irwin
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This past Friday night we took out Manchester University 38-7 on the varsity side and won 5 of the 6 JV bouts! Take a chance to read all about it and hear from Coach Anderson, Doster, Brummett and Maldonado.
Riley wrestled the Harold Nichols Open yesterday out at Iowa State going 5-0 on the day along with a win over 2x National Qualifier and #6 ranked Studebaker from Nebraska to finish 1st.
http://sports.wabash.edu/news/2016/11/13/wrestling-lefever-wins-197-pound-title-at-cyclone-open.aspx
We have a big test this weekend up at the Concordia Open in Wisconsin where we will see Wartburg College the defending National Champs along with a number of other ranked teams in DIII & DII.
Best of luck to all the teams opening up this weekend with their 1st competitions,
Coach Irwin
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Here is a season preview from our SID: http://sports.wabash.edu/news/2016/11/3/talented-mix-of-veterans-freshmen-make-up-2016-17-wabash-wrestling-team.aspx
Here is a preview from d3wrestle.com: http://www.d3wrestle.com/?p=9213
We are very excited about this year's team. We have had excellent practices thus far and are as healthy as a team can be for this time of the year.
Our goal is to be the 2017 Team National Champs and we believe we can do that with the firepower that we have returning along with getting our freshmen transitioned correctly.
Hope to see a good crowd this Friday at our opening dual vs Manchester University at 7pm in N. Manchester, IN
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Latest article on Reece Lefever joining the staff full time! His brother Conner Lefever (National Champ) is also an assistant along with long time assistant Eracleo Vallejo who was a 3x National Qualifier and 1x All-American. This is Coach Vallejo's 7th year with us!
Hope practices are off to a great start for everyone,
Coach Irwin
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The 1st set of NWCA Rankings were released with Wabash coming in at #4 in the nation!
Four individuals ranked: Broukal, Bova, Brummett & Lefever
Check them out: http://intermatwrestle.com/rankings/d3/Team
Also if you want our 2016-17 Poster mailed to you send me a message with your address!
Coach Irwin
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Looking forward to seeing all the coaches on the 20th & 21st!!!
Here are a few suggestions for future IHSWCA clinics that I think the state could definitely benefit from:
Heath Eslinger (Tenn-Chatanooga Coach)
- He presented down at the NWCA Coaches Convention this fall on 3D Coaching and it was one of the best sessions I have ever attended at a clinic
Coyte Cooper
- He is in our backyard (Noblesville, IN) and would be a valuable asset to all coaches in a number of different areas from marketing to self improvement
Zanetti Brothers
- I have attended several of their sessions over the years and they bring a great deal of knowledge to the mental side of wrestling
Josh Erickson (Former Nebraska Kearney Coach)
- I have heard him speak on a few different topics and would definitely challenge the way coaches look at their team structure
Danny Irwin
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It is another sold out camp at Wabash this upcoming week! We are pleased to announce that Dr. Coyte Cooper who runs the Best of Brands competition will be coming to speak to our coaches and part of our camp on Monday night! If you haven't had a chance to listen to his podcast, read his books or hear him present you are missing out!
He just currently relocated to Indiana from teaching at the University of North Carolina to pursue his passion of speaking and impacting others. He is a former All-American wrestler at Indiana University.
Looking forward to seeing everyone this weekend and having another awesome week of wrestling camp at Wabash College!
Safe travels,
Coach Irwin
http://www.coytecooper.com/#!about/c18py
Coyte Cooper Bio:
Dr. Coyte Cooper is an author, coach, and speaker committed to helping people pursue their highest aspirations so they can live remarkable lives. Passionate about helping people realize their full potential, Dr. Cooper uses his past experience as an elite athlete to help people understand what it takes to perform at a high level each day. His unique experience as a college professor in marketing at UNC-Chapel Hill allows him to package his presentations in a remarkable way while including research to take his delivery to a high level.
Philosophy: Dr. Cooper's philosophy is to strive to add CRAZY VALUE to people's lives every single day. Whether giving a presentation, writing a book, or posting on social media, he is passionate about delivering content that impacts followers in a meaningful way. This is done by finding innovative ways for people to live at their highest level.
Background: Dr. Cooper was an elite athlete for over 20 years of his life where he was an NCAA All-American and HS National Champion/World Team Member in the sport of wrestling. After finishing his college wrestling career, he transitioned into a career as a college professor, in which he established a line of research in the areas of branding and vision. He also excelled as a teacher, being named the EXSS Teacher of the Year at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
CREATION:
- The "Impressions: Power of Personal Branding in Living an Extraordinary Life" Book
- The "Impressions 29 Day Growth Challenge" Course
- The "Earn the Right to Live Your Dreams" Podcast
#MakeYourMark
EXPERIENCE:
- 41 peer reviewed research articles in the area of branding and vision
- 300+ presentations designed to help audience members live to full potential
- Experience working with over 250 programs on vision culture, and brand building
#Impressions
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Deadline for registration is printed as June 1st, however we will accept registrations past that like previous years.
We are up to 11 states now that will be represented at our Technique/ Team Camp that is expected to sell out again like every other year.
Our overnight youth camp which runs from June 7th - 11th still has several openings.
It is getting close and looking forward to hosting another great camp at Wabash!
Coach Irwin
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2016 Wabash College "LEARN FROM THE BEST" Wrestling Camps
Online registration and Information:http://sports.wabash.edu/wrestlingcamp
Questions??
Contact:
Brian Anderson
Head Wrestling Coach / Camp Director
Wabash College
765-361-6190
or
Danny Irwin
Assistant Wrestling Coach
Wabash College
irwind@wabash.edu
765-361-6134
June 7-11th Overnight Youth Camp
June 11-16th Intensive Camp
June 12-16th Team/Technique Camp
June 12-15th Youth Commuter Camp
2016 Featured Clinicians: Intensive/Team/Technique/Youth Commuter Camps
ALL CLINICIANS LISTED WILL BE A PART OF ALL CAMPS LISTED ABOVE!!
CAEL SANDERSON
2004 Olympic Gold Medalist
Penn State Head Coach
4X NCAA National Champion
159-0 College record
3X Dan Hodge Trophy Winner
KYLE SNYDER
2015 World Champion
Youngest World Champion in U.S. History
NCAA All-American for Ohio State
Ranked #1 in UWW
Junior World Champion
TERRY BRANDS
2000 Olympic Bronze Medalist
2X World Champion
Associate Head Coach at Iowa
3X NCAA National Champion
4X NCAA All-American
BRANDON SLAY
2000 Olympic Gold Medalist
US National Freestyle Coach
US National Champion
2X NCAA All-American
SAMMIE HENSON
2000 Olympic Silver Medalist
West Virginia Head Coach
World Champion
4X US Open Champion
STEPHEN ABAS
2004 Olympic Silver Medalist
3X NCAA CHAMPION
4X NCAA All-American
Fresno State All-Time Win %
BOBBY DOUGLAS
Past Arizona State & Iowa State Head Coach
Coached Cael Sanderson
2X Olympian
2X World Medalist
5X US National Champion
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Back to back NCAA Team Trophy years, along with 6 straight years of Top 20 Academic Team Finishes!
Looking forward to seeing everyone at the Spring Clinic,
Coach Irwin
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This is by far our funniest Takedown Tuesday we have done! If you have any ideas or things for future episodes, just let us know.
Hope you enjoy, and we are looking forward to seeing everyone at all the Holiday tournaments in the coming weeks!
Coach Irwin
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The 2015 Wabash Wrestling Camps are sold out. Unless you have already registered or made prior arrangements with the coaching staff, you will have to wait until next summer to get a chance to train at one of the best camps in the nation.
Looking forward to seeing everyone this weekend and making this our best year of camps to date.
It is going to be awesome!
Coach Irwin
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We still have some spots available for camp. If you are interested in these spots contact us at your earliest convenience.
We are just 8 days out from an awesome week of wrestling at Wabash College!
Looking forward to seeing everyone,
Coach Irwin
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Compound Apparel joins forces with Wabash Wrestling Camps this year to make this an even better camp! Not only will they be providing some of the apparel, but they made CUSTOM FLIPS for camp.
Weight class champions for the week will now receive a custom singlet, along with custom FLIPS headphones for their efforts!
There is still time to sign up your group or to sign up as an individual: http://sports.wabash.edu/sports/2013/1/29/WREST_0129130755.aspx?path=wrestling
Check em out:
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Excited to announce that we have added Brent Metcalf to our camp!
Metcalf Bio:
Undefeated 4x State Champ in Michigan
2x NCAA National Champion at Iowa University
3x World Team Member
Current #1 USA wrestler at 65kg
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Just had teams from Tennessee, Missouri, and Michigan get their registrations in for camp.
We are just over 3 weeks away and we have the following states that will be represented at camp: IN, IL, OH, MI, MO, KY, TN, NH, FL, and CA
There is still time to get your team or yourself signed up to Learn From The Best!
Coach Irwin
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The camp is getting closer and in addition to the outstanding clinicians coming in, you will have a chance to train with numerous members of the team that just brought home 3rd place at the NCAA Championships!
Check out our 2014-15 Highlight Video to see em in action:
Hope you enjoy and looking forward to seeing everyone at Freestyle State!
Coach Irwin
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Camp registrations are starting to roll in and we have numerous team commitments from Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Kentucky, Michigan & Tennessee. We are also starting to get quite a few Intensive Campers signed up including our 1st ever Intensive Camper from New Hampshire!
Contact myself, Coach Anderson or Coach Eppert if you have any questions or concerns on camp as we are just over two months away from having Sanderson, Gable, Brands, Cross, Stieber, Pico, Megaludis and Coach Kalika on campus!
Its gonna be a fun week of wrestling June 14th - 18th...
Coach Irwin
http://sports.wabash.edu/sports/2013/1/29/WREST_0129130755.aspx?path=wrestling
2017 Wabash Wrestling Camps
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2017 Wabash College "LEARN FROM THE BEST" Wrestling Camps
Online registration and Information:http://sports.wabash.edu/wrestlingcamp
Updated Camp Dates and Registration Links will be up shortly to website.
Questions??
Contact:
Brian Anderson
Head Wrestling Coach / Camp Director
Wabash College
765-361-6190
andersob@wabash.edu
or
Danny Irwin
Assistant Wrestling Coach
Wabash College
765-361-6134
irwind@wabash.edu
at Wabash College:
June 6-10th Overnight Youth/ Middle School Camp
June 10-15th Intensive Camp
June 11-15th Team/Technique Camp
June 11-14th Youth Commuter Camp
2017 Wabash Featured Clinicians: Intensive/Team/Technique/Youth Commuter Camps
ALL CLINICIANS LISTED WILL BE A PART OF ALL CAMPS LISTED ABOVE!!
JOHN SMITH
2x Olympic Gold Medalist
4x World Champion
Oklahoma State Head Coach
2x NCAA National Champion
3x NCAA All-American
TOM BRANDS
1996 Olympic Gold Medalist
1993 World Champion
University of Iowa Head Coach
3x NCAA National Champion
TERVEL DLAGNEV
2x World Bronze Medalist
Head Coach of Ohio RTC
Assistant Coach of The Ohio State University
2x NCAA National Champion
4x NCAA All-American
DAVID TAYLOR
2X National Champion
4X All-American
US World Team Member
ANDY BISEK
2x World Bronze Medalist
4x US World Team Memeber
2016 Olympic Team Member
J Robinson
Coached University of Minnesota to 3 NCAA and 6 Big 10 Championships
1972 Olympian
4x US Open Champion
Army Airborne Ranger
RICHARD PAULIUKONIS
2x Olympian
10x National Champion
Wrestled for Belarus & Lithuania
at Albion College, MI
June 24-29th Intensive Camp
June 25-29th Team/Technique Camp
June 25-28th Youth Commuter Camp
June 25-29th Commuter Camp
2017 Wabash Featured Clinicians at Albion College: Intensive/Team/Technique/Youth Commuter Camps
ALL CLINICIANS LISTED WILL BE A PART OF ALL CAMPS LISTED ABOVE!!
DAN GABLE
1972 Olympic Gold Medalist
1971 World Champion
2x NCAA National Champ
Coached Iowa to 15 NCAA and 21 Big 10 Championships
TERRY BRANDS
University of Iowa Associate Head Coach
2000 Olympic Bronze Medalist
2x World Champion
2X NCAA Champion
JEFF BUXTON
LVAC Head Coach
Coached Blair Academy to 30 National Prep titles
Coached 37 AA's & 10 NCAA Champions
STEPHEN ABAS
2004 Olympic Silver Medalist
3X NCAA Champion
4X NCAA All-American
Fresno State All-Time Win %
LOGAN STIEBER
2016 World Champion
4x NCAA National Champion
4x Big Ten Champion
NICK GWIAZDOWSKI
2x NCAA National Champ
4x NCAA All-American
2016 University Freestyle Champ
Middle School Camp at Wabash College:
Cliff Fretwell
Head Technician for Compound Training Facility in Georgia
Mike Krause
Flowrestling "Youth Coach of the Century"