DUKE
T EA M N OT ES
B L UE D E VI L S
DUKE
• Four Duke wrestlers are featured in the NCAA rankings with Mitch Finesilver, Zach Finesilver, Jake Faust and Conner Hartmann each earning recognition.
• Redshirt senior Conner Hartmann is attempting to become Duke’s first three-time All-American and just the eighth Blue Devil to win at least two ACC titles.
• Conner Hartmann enters the ACC Championships with 92 career victories to rank sixth overall in Duke history, while his .767 win percentage is ninth in program
history.
• Sophomore Mitch Finesilver, one year after qualifying for NCAA Championships as a true freshman, bumped up two weight classes and hasn’t missed a beat
with a team-best 25-6 overall record.
• Redshirt junior Jake Faust wrestled top 15 opponent Jim Wilson of Stanford three times this season and has won each of the three times. He is 5-0 this
season against top 15 opponents.
NORTH CAROLINA
Name
Joey Abbate
Trey Adamson
Thayer Atkins
Connor Bass
Alex Belaia-Martiniouk
Evan Botwin
Andrew DeHart
Brian Dorsey
Jake Faust
Mitch Finesilver
Zach Finesilver
Conner Hartmann
Bailey Jack
Jacob Kasper
Owen Lawrie
Wt.
149
184
125
157
184
141
165
174
165
149
141
197
133
HWT
141
Yr.
Jr.
RSr.
So.
Jr.
Jr.
RJr.
RSr.
RJr.
RSo.
So.
So.
RSr.
So.
Jr.
Fr.
Hometown
Tracy, Calif.
Riverton, Utah
Dallas, Texas
Yorkville, Ill.
North Olmsted, Ohio
Chestnut Hill, Pa.
Covington, Ohio
Austin, Texas
Bellville, Ohio
Greenwood Village, Colo.
Greenwood Village, Colo.
Port Orchard, Wash.
Lowell, Mich.
Lexington, Ohio
Las Vegas, Nev.
Name
Brandon Leynaud
Michael Monica
Spencer Neff
Tyler Patrick
Xaviel Ramos
Randy Roden
Araad Sarrami
Alec Schenk
Brendan Walsh
Michael Wright
Wt.
133
149
184
184
133
174
HWT
174
HWT
165
Yr.
Fr.
Fr.
Jr.
Jr.
Jr.
Gr.
Fr.
So.
RSr.
RJr.
Hometown
Lexington, Ohio
Montville, N.J.
Darnestown, Md.
Ellicott City, Md.
Hopatcong, N.J.
Rome, Ga.
Durham, N.C.
Perry, Ohio
Garnet Valley, Pa.
Edmond, Okla.
NC STATE
Head Coach: Glen Lanham
Assistant Coach: Ben Wissel
Assistant Coach: Will Rowe
NORTH CAROLINA
• Carolina finished 13-5 in duals this season, its highest win total since the 2008-09 campaign.
• Redshirt senior Evan Henderson has nine pins on the year and 45 for his All-America career. He currently ranks fourth in school history in career falls and is
just five shy of the UNC record of 50 set by three-time NCAA champ T.J. Jaworsky.
• Henderson is one of five Tar Heels ranked nationally by InterMat. In addition to Henderson, who has been ranked as high as No. 5 at 149 pounds, Ethan Ramos
(No. 2 at 174), Joey Ward (No. 6 at 141), John Michael Staudenmayer (No. 11 at 165) and Alex Utley (No. 19 at 184) have been in the polls throughout the
season.
• Carolina is led by first-year head coach Coleman Scott. Scott, who came to UNC as an assistant in 2014, was an NCAA champion in 2008 and an Olympic
bronze medalist in London in 2012.
• NC State finished 23-1 in duals in 2015-16, setting a new school record for most wins in a single season. The 23 wins led the nation, and NC State finished
ranked No. 2 nationally, the highest ranking in program history.
• NC State finished 9-1 against ranked foes in 2015-16, outscoring those opponents 239-122. The Pack was a perfect 3-0 against top-five opponents; winning
at No. 4 Oklahoma State and at No. 2 Iowa, and defeating No. 5 Missouri at home.
• NC State became the first team in NCAA history to win at Oklahoma State (19-15) and at Iowa (21-17) in the same season. The Pack is also the first ACC team
to beat the Hawkeyes at any location.
• Two-time defending NCAA heavyweight champion Nick Gwiazdowski enters the ACC Championship with an NCAA-best 82 match winning streak. He recently
finished his NC State dual career a perfect 55-0.
• NC State has four wrestlers ranked in the top-10 in every major publication entering the ACC Championship. Those four have combined to go 83-5 this season,
and a perfect 19-0 in ACC duals.
TAR HEELS
PITT
• The Pitt wrestling team completed the regular season 10-7 overall and 2-3 as third-year members of the ACC.
• Three different Pitt wrestlers were named ACC Wrestler of the Week throughout the season. Those Panthers included Mikey Racciato (141), Dom Forys (133)
and Cody Wiercioch (165).
• Throughout the season seven different Pitt wrestlers were ranked at one time or another by one of six major wrestling publications.
• As a team, Pitt was ranked in the USA Today/NWCA Coaches top 25 nine times and was ranked as high as No. 16.
• Seven Pitt wrestlers were included in the second NCAA Coaches’ Panel, which was released Feb. 11. That list was comprised of LJ Bentley (125), Dom Forys
(133), Mikey Racciato (141), Cody Wiercioch (165), TeShan Campbell (174), Nick Bonaccorsi (197) and Ryan Solomon (285).
• Sophomore Dom Forys concluded the regular season with a 24-2 record, which includes a 15-2 mark in duals and 5-0 in ACC matches. Forys enters the
postseason riding a six-match win streak.
VIRGINIA
Name
Lance Armenta
Christian Barber
Joshua Bauer
Anthony Bosco
Jack Clark
Kyle Coniker
Benjamin Cournoyer
Cory Daniel
Isaac Florell
Bryant Halsch
A.C. Headlee
Troy Heilmann
Evan Henderson
Robert Henderson
Cody Karns
Cody Karstetter
Elijah Kerr-Brown
Tyrone Klump
Scott Marmoll
Joey Moon
Wt.
174
157
149
125
157
174
157
285
184/197
157
125/133
149
149
157
125
125
165
125
197
149
Yr.
Fr.
RSr.
Jr.
RFr.
RFr.
RFr.
So.
RFr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Jr.
RSr.
RSr.
RSo.
Fr.
Fr.
RFr.
RJr.
RJr.
Hometown
North Topsail Beach, N.C.
Westfield, N.J.
Katonah, N.Y.
St. Charles, Ill.
Glassboro, N.J.
Steubenville, Ohio
Charlotte, N.C.
Fulton, Md.
Ham Lake, Minn.
McLeansville, N.C.
Waynesburg, Pa.
South Plainfield, N.J.
New Florence, Pa.
New Florence, Pa.
Mooresville, N.C.
Sand Springs, Okla.
Rome, Ga.
Nazareth, Pa.
Marietta, Ga.
Haw River, N.C.
N C STAT E
Name
P.J. Bernstein
McKinnon Bowen
Michael Boykin
Marshall Brown
Will Clark
Lee Davis
Roderick Davis
Jake DeAngelo
Beau Donahue
Sean Fausz
Cohl Fulk
Tommy Gantt
Nick Gwiazdowski
Nicky Hall
Brian Hamann
Kevin Jack
Tyler Johnson
Mike Kosoy
Wt.
165
125
197
125
141
165
184
149
149
125
149
157
285
174
157
141
197
285
Yr.
Fr.
Fr.
So.
Jr.
Fr.
RJr.
Fr.
RSo.
RSo.
RFr.
RJr.
RSr.
RSr.
So.
Jr.
So.
Fr.
RJr.
Name
Corbin Allen
Tyler Askey
Andrew Atkinson
Fox Baldwin
Zak DePasquale
George DiCamillo
Dusty Floyd
Patrick Gillen
Cam Harrell
Ethan Hayes
Nick Herrmann
Drew Hull
Ben Hutchins
Austin Knies
Sam Krivus
Tyler Love
Emilio Martinez
Joseph Martinez
Wt.
165
174/184
149
174
165
133
197
HWT
157
HWT
125
157
141
HWT
141
197
125/133
133
Yr.
Fr.
RSo.
RSo.
Fr.
So.
RJr.
RJr.
RSr.
Fr.
RSr.
Sr.
RSo.
So.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Jr.
RSr.
Wt.
197
157
174
174
133
157/165
184
125/133
165
133
285
184
141
141
285
Yr.
So.
RSo.
Fr.
RSo.
So.
Fr.
Jr.
Fr.
RSr.
Fr.
Jr.
RSr.
RJr.
RJr.
RSr.
Hometown
Duluth, Ga.
Cedar Grove, N.C.
Bronx, N.Y.
Hawthorne, N.J.
Columbia, N.J.
Oak Park, Ill.
Apex, N.C.
Little Falls, N.J.
Plymouth Meeting, Pa.
Shoreham, N.Y.
Hartland, Mich.
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
Cincinnati, Ohio
Apex, N.C.
Greensboro, N.C.
Head Coach: Coleman Scott
Assistant Coach: Bryce Hasseman
Assistant Coach: Neil Erisman
Assistant Coach: Braden Atwood
• Virginia is led by captains George DiCamillo (133 pounds) and Zach Nye (197 pounds), both of whom have been ranked all season at their respective weight
classes.
• DiCamillo is closing in on 90 wins for his career, while Nye has passed the 70-win mark this season.
• DiCamillo leads the way for Virginia this season, posting at least 10 wins in dual meets and seven falls on the season.
• The Cavaliers have wrestled a challenging schedule, facing nine opponents who have been nationally-ranked in 13 dual meets this season.
VIRGINIA TECH
• Fifth-ranked Virginia Tech (16-2, 5-0 ACC) enters the 2016 ACC Championship on a nine-dual match win streak and hasn’t lost since the finals of the Virginia
Duals in January.
• The Hokies’ squad features eight ranked wrestlers, including seven in the top 10, and three wrestlers with four previous ACC championship titles.
• Tech closed out the regular season with a 24-11 victory over No. 8 Michigan in the 2016 National Duals Championship Series, one of two ACC teams to receive
invitations to the series.
• Redshirt junior Ty Walz (22-1) and junior Joey Dance (25-1) enter the league championship with just one loss each, both coming at the top-ranked wrestler in
their weight classes.
• Tech completed back-to-back undefeated ACC seasons to win consecutive ACC Dual Meet titles, finishing the year at 5-0 against league competition.
P IT T
WO LF PAC K
Hometown
Raleigh, N.C.
Ashburn, Va.
Coatesville, Pa.
Watkinsville, Ga.
Cary, N.C.
Powder Springs, Ga.
Powder Springs, Ga.
Burlington, N.C.
Centreville, Va.
Alexandria, Ky.
Mount Pleasant, N.C.
Cahokia, Ill.
Delanson, N.Y.
Coram, N.Y.
Jackson, N.J.
Danbury, Conn.
Lockport, Ill.
Boca Raton, Fla.
VIRGINIA
Name
Chip Ness
Anderson Pope
Adis Radoncic
Ethan Ramos
Alex Rinaldi
Matthew Rundell
Michael Silk
Sonny Simonetti
John Michael Staudenmayer
James Szymanski
Mitchel Thomas
Alex Utley
Joey Ward
Matt Williams
David Woody
Name
Michael Macchiavello
Malik McDonald
Sam Melikian
Jamal Morris
Jamel Morris
Chad Pyke
Chandler Pyke
Pete Renda
Robbie Rizzolino
Max Rohskopf
Rodney Shepard
Sam Speno
Wt.
184
197
149
133
125
157
149
184
141
165
149
141
Yr.
Jr.
RFr.
So.
RFr.
So.
RSo.
RFr.
Jr.
Jr.
Jr.
RSo.
Sr.
Hometown
Monroe, N.C.
Hope Mills, N.C.
Mohegan Lake, N.Y.
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
McDonough, Ga.
McDonough, Ga.
Topton, Pa.
Easton, Pa.
Killbuck, Ohio
Durham, N.C.
Mount Kisco, N.Y.
Head Coach: Pat Popolizio
Associate Head Coach: Frank Beasley
Assistant Coach: Adam Hall
Volunteer Assistant Coach: Obe Blanc
Name
Riley Barth
LJ Bentley
Nick Bonaccorsi
Zach Bruce
TeShan Campbell
Lucas Chestnut
Dom Forys
Ronnie Garbinsky
Jake Gromacki
Nathan Hall
Cam Jacobson
Alexander Kail
Robert Lee
Donovan McAfee
Alex Murray
Jacob Parker
Wt.
149
125
197
184
165/174
HWT
133
157
125
157
174
165/174
141/149
174
149
197
Yr.
Fr.
Fr.
RSr.
RFr.
Fr.
So.
So.
RSr.
RFr.
Fr.
Fr.
Jr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Name
Will Mason
Chance McClure
TJ Miller
Zach Nye
Garrett Peppelman
M.J. Roberson
Dustin Roemer
Will Schany
James Suvak
Alex Uhre
Justin Van Hoose
Zach Watson
Chris Yankowich
Hometown
Doylestown, Pa.
Twinsburg, Ohio
Bethel Park, Pa.
Seneca, Pa.
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Mechanicsburg, Pa.
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Tyrone, Pa.
Erie, Pa.
Imperial, Pa.
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Venetia, Pa.
Kaukauna, Wis.
Gaithersburg, Md.
Green Brook, N.J.
Crofton, Md.
Name
Matt Patrick
Taleb Rahmani
John Rizzo
Ben Ross
Nathan Russell
Eli Seipel
Ryan Solomon
Joe Trovato
Dominic Vitale
Cody Wiercioch
Nick Zanetta
Wt.
125
197
149
197
165
157/165
157/165
174/184
184
125
141
133/141
149
Yr.
RJr.
So.
RSo.
RSr.
RFr.
RJr.
RJr.
RFr.
RJr.
RSo.
Sr.
RJr.
Sr.
Head Coach: Steve Garland
Assistant Coach: Jordan Leen
Assistant Coach: Keith Gavin
Volunteer Assistant Coach: Shelton Mack
Hometown
Virginia Beach, Va.
Commerce, Ga.
Medford, N.J.
Enola, Pa.
Harrisburg, Pa.
Richmond, Va.
Pinehurst, N.C.
Blair, Neb.
Parma Heights, Ohio
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Kirksville, Mo.
Chattanooga, Tenn.
Norristown, Pa.
Name
David Bergida
Nick Brascetta
Solomon Chishko
Mike Ciavarro
Dylan Cook
Joey Dance
Zach Epperly
Austin Gabel
Dan Garwood
Dennis Gustafson
Jake Harris
Ryan Haskett
Jared Haught
Cody Hughes
Paul Kalafos
Mattheos Lozier
Sal Mastriani
Wt.
165
157
141
165
197
125
174
184
285
141
184
125
197
165
157
149
149
Yr.
RJr.
RSr.
RFr.
So.
Fr.
Jr.
RSo.
RSr.
RSr.
RSo.
So.
Fr.
RSo.
Fr.
Fr.
RSo.
RJr.
Hometown
Belle Meade, N.J.
St. Paris, Ohio
Jeanette, Pa.
Pittstown, N.J.
Bluefield, Va.
Christiansburg, Va.
Christiansburg, Va.
Parker, Colo.
Mullica Hill, N.J.
Woodbridge, Va.
Ashland, Va.
Burke, Va.
Parkersburg, W.Va.
South Berwick, Maine
Severna Park, Md.
Stafford, Va.
Towaco, N.J.
Wt.
197
149
HWT
125
157
125/133
197/HWT
149
157
165
141
Yr.
Sr.
Fr.
Jr.
So.
So.
Fr.
RSo.
Fr.
Fr.
RSo.
RSo.
Hometown
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Marysville, Ohio
Johnstown, Pa.
Pipersville, Pa.
Huntingdon, Pa.
Saint Paris, Ohio
Milton, Pa.
Paramus, N.J.
Shickshinny, Pa.
Muse, Pa.
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Yr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
So.
So.
RJr.
RJr.
So.
So.
Fr.
RFr.
Hometown
West Milford, N.J.
Bettendorf, Iowa
McLean, Va.
Yardley, Pa.
Orlando, Fla.
Christiansburg, Va.
Cleveland, Ohio
Belfast, Maine
Gainesville, Va.
Upper St. Clair, Pa.
Latrobe, Pa.
Head Coach: Jason Peters
Head Assistant Coach: Matt Kocher
Assistant Coach: Drew Headlee
Volunteer Assistant Coach: Tyler Wilps
V IR G I N IA T EC H
CAVAL IERS
Hometown
Mechanicsville, Va.
Newnan, Ga.
Lynchburg, Va.
Kissimmee, Fla.
Fairfax, Va.
Highland Heights, Ohio
Alexandria, Va.
Shelton, Conn.
Arnold, Md.
New Lebanon, Ohio
Amarillo, Texas
Gasport, N.Y.
Virginia Beach, Va.
Westfield, Va.
Greensburg, Pa.
Clifton, Va.
Platteville, Colo.
Platteville, Colo.
PA NT HE RS
HO KI E S
Name
David McFadden
Dayton Racer
Brendan Ryan
Chad Saunders
Jake Spengler
Brandon Taylor
Ty Walz
Brent Waterman
Justus Weaver
Brooks Wilding
Zack Zavatsky
Wt.
165
157
141
149
157
285
285
141
157
174
184
Head Coach: Kevin Dresser
Associate Head Coach: Tony Robie
Assistant Coach: David Hoffman
Volunteer Assistant Coach: Mike Zadick
C H AM P I O N SH I P H ISTORY
BY THE NUM B ERS
2015 ACC CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS
Team Results
1. Virginia
2. Pitt
3. Virginia Tech
4. Duke
5. North Carolina
6. NC State
85.5
71.0
59.5
44.0
42.0
31.0
Individual Finalists
125 Joey Dance, VT dec. Nick Herrmann, VA
6-2
133 George DiCamillo, VA dec. Mitch Finesilver, DU
12-6
141 Devin Carter, VT major dec. Joey Ward, NC
11-3
149 Mikey Racciato, UP dec. Christian Barber, NC
SV-1, 3-1
157 Nick Brascetta, VT major dec. Andrew Atkinson, VA
13-4
165 Nick Sulzer, VA dec. Ethan Ramos, NC
5-2
174 Tyler Wilps, UP dec. Blaise Butler, VA
4-1
184 Max Thomusseit, UP major dec. Jacob Kasper, DU
14-6
197 Conner Hartman, DU dec. Zach Nye, VA
6-5
14-3
285 Nick Gwiazdowski, ST major dec. Ryan Solomon, UP
2015 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS — ACC TEAMS
Team Results
10. Virginia Tech
16. NC State
19. Virginia
21. Pitt
T24. North Carolina
28. Duke
NCAA All-Americans
Duke (1)
North Carolina (1)
NC State (2)
Pitt (1)
Virginia (1)
Virginia Tech (4)
56.0
34.0
26.5
23.0
18.0
14.0
Conner Hartmann
Ethan Ramos
Nick Gwiazdowski, Kevin Jack
Tyler Wilps
Nick Sulzer
Nick Brascetta, Zach Epperly,
Devin Carter, Ty Walz
.667
.787
1
3
elcome to the 2016 Atlantic Coast Conference Wrestling
Championship. As you enjoy our competition, you are
witnessing national-caliber student-athletes performing
at the highest level.
The overall non-conference winning percentage for
ACC teams. The ACC is 59-16 against non-conference
foes, with seven of the 16 losses coming at the hands
of ranked opponents, and four of those to teams ranked
fifth or better.
The ACC is coming off a successful fall season in which our
conference captured two NCAA team championships and one
individual title. We look forward to the 2016 winter postseason as our
Olympic Sports teams continue to build on a longstanding winning
tradition.
In 2015, NC State’s Nick Gwiazdowski became only the third ACC
grappler to win multiple NCAA titles. An eighth-place finisher as
a freshman at Binghamton, he has a chance this year to be a fourtime All-American and become the ACC’s first three-time national
champion.
Four of the top 13 wrestlers ranked by InterMat in the 141-pound
weight class are from the ACC. NC State’s Kevin Jack leads the
way at No. 3, followed by North Carolina’s Joey Ward (6th), Virginia
Tech’s Solomon Chishko (8th), and Pitt’s Mikey Racciato (13th).
4
9
10
23
26
W
The non-conference winning percentage for ACC
schools against nationally ranked opponents. ACC
teams are 14-7 against teams ranked in the NWCA top
25 this year.
For the first time in its history, NC State earned an invitation to the
NWCA National Duals Championship Series. Both State, which
defeated No. 2 Iowa, and Virginia Tech, which defeated No. 8
Michigan, represented the ACC in the Duals.
NC State has wrestled 10 nationally ranked teams this year and
has won nine of them, including downing No. 2 Iowa, No. 4
Oklahoma State and No. 5 Missouri.
82
ACC SO C I AL H U B
DE AR ACC FANS , F R I EN DS & A LU M N I :
Virginia Tech, which clinched its second straight ACC regularseason title with a 5-0 record in duals, has now won 10
straight dual matches against ACC teams.
NC State set a school record earlier this year with its 20th dual
match win of the season, downing West Virginia, 24-9. State
is currently 23-1.
No fewer than 26 ACC wrestlers are currently ranked in their
respective weight categories this week by InterMat Magazine.
Seventeen ACC grapplers are currently ranked in InterMat’s
Top 10 in their respective weight classes, nine of them among
the Top Five nationally.
Last season saw ACC Wrestling cap off an excellent year with
Virginia capturing the conference title, followed by all six of the
league’s teams placing among the top 28 of the NCAA
Championships. Virginia Tech led the way with a 10th-place team
finish. The ACC had an all-time high of 10 wrestlers earn All-America
honors at the NCAA Championships, led by two-time heavyweight
national champion Nick Gwiazdowski of NC State. Gwiazdowski
became just the third wrestler in conference history to earn multiple
national titles.
The ACC has long stood for excellence on the mat and in the
classroom. That commitment was demonstrated last season, when
85 wrestlers were named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll, having
earned a 3.0 GPA or better for the school year. That was one of
several highlights in a year that 82 ACC teams in all sports received
Academic Progress Rate recognition awards from the NCAA, once
again the most of any Power 5 conference.
Our congratulations and best wishes go out to all of our studentathletes, our coaches and programs, and my sincere thanks to you
for your support of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Sincerely,
John D. Swofford, Commissioner
Atlantic Coast Conference
NC State’s Nick Gwiazdowski has won 82 consecutive
matches, including a perfect 35-0 mark in 2014-15 and a
27-0 record this year. He has the longest current win streak
of any wrestler in Division 1 in the nation.
20 16 ACC W RE ST L ING C HAM PIO NSHIP
DON’T FORGET TO TAG YOUR TWEETS AND
PHOTOS FROM TODAY’S ACC WRESTLING
CHAMPIONSHIP USING
#ACCWRESTLE
HOSTED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
JOHN PAUL JONES ARENA | CHARLOTTESVILLE | VIRGINIA
MARCH 6, 2016
SUNDAY, MARCH 6
10:00 A.M.
DOORS OPEN
11:00 A.M.
FIRST ROUND MATCHES
1:00 P.M.
SEMI-FINALS
3:30 P.M.
CONSOLATION SEMI-FINALS
5:00 P.M.
CONSOLATION FINALS
7:00 P.M.
FINALS
AWARDS PRESENTATION
TM
F AC E BO OK . COM / TH E ACC
A SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL OF THE ACC’S CORPORATE CHAMPIONS
@ TH E ACC
@ACC WR E STLI NG
@ACC S POR TS
@ACC S P OR TS
CORPORATE PARTNERS
EVENT SPONSORS