Maroon Outlasts White in Cumberland Intrasquad Battle
LEBANON, Tenn. - James Casadaban, Mikey Davis, Eric Metzler, Adam Myers and BJ Stewart all posted victories, leading the Maroon over the White, 24-21, Saturday during the Cumberland wrestling team's best-of-three intrasquad scrimmage at the practice facility.
Casabadan defeated Brian DeCormier in the 157-pound weight class, while Davis was victorious at 141 over Matt Craig. Myers defeated Miles Taylor at 174 and Metzler posted a win at 184 against Landon Barabas. Stewart registered the final victory for the Maroon, at 285 over Justin Virtue.
Desean Willis was victorious for the White at 125 over Bryan Waller, while Anthony Melillo posted a win at 133 against Nathan Godsey. Corey Bleaken triumphed at 149 over Andy Shoultz, and Adam Myers collected a victory at 165 over Nick Sasfy. Kyle Studer also won for the White team, at 197 against Tyson Loy.
Head coach Jarad Swint and the Bulldogs will have one more intrasquad scrimmage on Saturday, October 25 at 10:30 a.m. in the practice facility. The squad opens the season on Sunday, November 2 at the University of the Cumberlands. The Bulldog JV squad will participate in the University of the Cumberlands Open on November 1.
Maroon 24, White 21
125 Desean Willis, SR (White) def. Bryan Waller, FR (Maroon)
133 Anthony Melillo, FR (White) def. Nathan Godsey, JR (Maroon)
141 Mikey Davis, SO (Maroon) def. Matt Craig, SO (White)
149 Corey Bleaken, JR (White) def. Andy Shoultz, r-FR (Maroon)
157 James Casabadan, r-SO (Maroon) def. Brian DeCormier, FR (White)
165 Adam Myers, r-FR (White) def. Nick Sasfy, SO (Maroon)
174 Trey Myers, r-JR (Maroon) def. Miles Taylor, FR (White)
184 Eric Metzler, SO (Maroon) def. Landon Barabas, JR (White)
197 Kyle Studer, JR (White) def. Tyson Loy, r-SO (Maroon)
285 BJ Stewart, SO (Maroon) def. Justin Virtue, FR (White)
Cumberland's Wrestling Brothers
Cumberland University wrestling has three sets of brothers for the Fall 2008 school year; Adam and Estil (Trey) Myers, Cody and Corey Bleaken, and Andrew and James Casadaban. Adam and Trey Myers were true freshman and a junior last year and both redshirted in the 2007-2008 season. This year they will be redshirt freshman and redshirt junior at 157 and 174 respectively. The Myers brothers went to Vandalia Butler High school in Dayton, Ohio. Trey Myers is a two-time NAIA national qualifier and led all freshmen in 2005-2006 with 21 wins. Adam is a two-time state alternate and will compete for a starting spot this season at 157 or 165.
This season two more sets of brothers will be added to the roster as Cody and Andrew will join their brothers Corey and James. Cody and Corey Bleaken are from Clifton High school in Clifton, New Jersey. Cody will compete at the 133 or141 weight class and Corey will compete at the 149 or157 weight class. Cody was high school athlete of the year last year at Clifton High. Corey was 3rd in the NAIA national tournament in 2007 as a true freshman at 149 and had a school record 40 wins that season and was a national qualifier in 2008.
Andrew and James Casadaban are from Brother Martin High School in New Orleans, Louisiana. Andrew will compete at 133 or 141 weight class and James will compete at 157 weight class. Andrew was a 2008 state champion for Brother Martin last year. James was a redshirt freshman last year and was a NAIA national qualifier.
Head coach Jarad Swint said "It is pretty unique to have three sets of brothers. It is great to see the family support that these young men get. They are all very different but one thing is for sure they all get good family support. We see each of their families during the season every year. The Myers family started things off this year by being at the first conditioning run. Adam and Trey's younger brother Jesse and Mr. Myers ran with us and Mrs. Myers was also present supporting the guys. Mr. Bleaken has been out to the national tournament every year and you can see how much he enjoys the sport. The Casadaban family is like an entire crew. Their parents, grandparents, girlfriends and other family members will show up at any number of tournaments. I know all of the families are excited about the season and we are looking forward to all of the family support. We had great family support at the national tournament in 2008 and we look forward to having that kind of support again and hopefully even better from the entire team. Our success is very dependent on the family support these young men receive each year. I know one thing for sure most of our guys wrestle better when their family is around. Even a phone call to see how they did helps them!"
Cumberland Wrestling Breaks into the Top Ten
(Chappa All-Academic)
The NWCA announced that Cumberland University wrestling program placed ninth on the NWCA All-Academic Team among top team GPA's in the NAIA. This is Cumberland's 4th appearance in the top ten in five years since 2003. In 2003-2004 season the Bulldogs had four Academic Scholar Athletes which led the NAIA that year. The team cumulative gpa was 2.910 for the Cumberland, TN Bulldogs. Joshua Chappa became a member of the NWCA Individual Academic team for the Bulldogs finishing 12th out of 33 among top GPA's. He did so by becoming a national qualifier and achieving a gpa above 3.3. Chappa from Plainfield, WI has a 3.5 GPA and is a freshman majoring in Biology/Pre-Med for the Bulldogs.
Redshirt Junior, two-time NAIA Academic Scholar Athlete Kyle Knox led the way for the Bulldogs in 2007-2008 with a 3.51 GPA. In the past five years the Bulldogs have earned 10 NAIA Academic Scholar Athlete awards which requires the following: A 3.5 gpa on a 4.0 scale, junior or senior status academically, minimum of 12 of the institution's regularly scheduled matches. Knox was number nine and ten over the past two years.
Chappa Pins Down 3rd at Region to Lead Cumberland to a 6th Place Finish
Lebanon, TN- Cumberland scored 57 points for a 6th place finish at the NAIA east region. Freshman Joshua Chappa at 125 earned 16.5 team points to lead Cumberland. Chappa wrestled much of the season at 133 to help the team in dual meets. He earned a third place finish with all three of his wins coming by fall, taking his season record to 21-14. Chappa unseeded in the tournament pinned the #4 seed Caleb Myers from King College 5:23, PJ Martinez from the University of Cumberlands 1:16, and Tyler Savage from Notre Dame College 1:03. The Wisconsin native won the East region most falls in the least amount of time getting three pins in 7:43. He scored more team points than five east region champions. His three pins in the tournament take his season total to 15 and closed within three pins of the NAIA leader for 2008 Calvin Devault from Embry Riddle. He broke Cumberland University's season record of 10 pins previously a tie with former All-American Stephen Westbeld and last year's heavyweight Xavier Taylor.
Junior Jordan Powers at 184 was the only Bulldog finalist. Powers continues to prove he will contend for national honors. Unseeded in the tournament Powers defeated #4 seed Neil Kemp from Lindenwood University 6-1, #1 seed Tanner Wolk from McKendree University 7-5 and fell short of a regional championship losing to the #2 seed Rob Nuskabel from the University of the Cumberlands 9-7 in the finals. Powers had 12 team points on the day.
The Bulldogs had three more wrestlers' place 5th. Sophomore Kyle Studer at 197, freshman BJ Stewart at 285, and senior Theo Dotson at 141 all placed 5th. Studer led the way with 9.5 team points getting a 13-4 major decision over West Virginia Tech's Jamie Salisbury, and a fall in 6:54 over University of Cumberlands Travis Lovett. Stewart went 3-2 getting a fall in 4:12 over Joe Johnson from Missouri Baptist University, a 3-2 decision over Anthony Watson from Notre Dame College, and a 6-4 win in sudden victory over #4 seed Frankie Morgan from King College. Stewart also went the distance with defending national champion Lance Shunia from Lindenwood falling short with a 6-5 loss. Junior Eddie Sanchez at 149, Freshman David Wiese, and freshman Pat Banks all had a win. Wiese had a notable 5-4 loss to returning All-American and national runner-up David Clemens from Campbellsville that he lost in the last ten seconds of the match.
The Bulldogs wrestled eight in the regional tournament, submitting five medical waivers for junior Desean Willis at 125, freshman Mikey Davis at 141, freshman James Casadaban at 149, returning All-American sophomore Corey Bleaken at 157 and Junior Luke Borneman at 174. All five will have the opportunity to wrestle in the national tournament because they made the qualification standards within the 2007-2008 season. According to head coach Jarad Swint "we had 14 guys that made the national qualifying standards which is the most in the schools history. After regionals we know which 12 will go to nationals. For the guys that wrestled we did a nice job. It has been a struggle with the injuries but that is wrestling. We have to do what we can to get ready for nationals. I am looking forward to seeing if we can get some of these guys healthy enough to compete and represent all the hard work that they put into preparing themselves."
Wiese Leads Bulldogs, but Cumberland Loses the Battle of the Cumberlands
Cumberland University lost to the University of the Cumberlands, 25-17. The Bulldogs gave up a forfeit at 125 and also had dual meet starters out at 133, 141, 149, 157 and 174.
The match started at 174 by virtue of the coaches' choice to draw a weight class. The Bulldogs were led by freshman David Wiese. Wiese defeated two-time All-American Dustin Center by major decision, 15-6. Others picking up wins were freshman Matt Craig at 133 by major decision, junior Eddie Sanchez at 149 by decision and freshman B.J. Stewart changed the momentum of the dual with a pin at 285 at the half-way point and brought the team score to 12-6. Sanchez avenged an earlier season loss to Steele, who is ranked fifth in the east region rankings.
Cumberland, TN 17 - Cumberland, KY 25
Location: Lebanon,TN
1/30/2008
Starting Weight Class: 174
Weight
Winning Wrestler
Win Type
Losing Wrestler
Score
125
Peter Martinez
(U. of the Cumberlands)
FRFT
Forfeit
(Cumberland U.)
133
Matt Craig
(Cumberland U.)
MD
David Overy
(U. of the Cumberlands)
12-4
141
Michael Brooks
(U. of the Cumberlands)
DEC
Theo Dotson
(Cumberland U.)
9-6
149
Eddie Sanchez
(Cumberland U.)
DEC
Jeff Steele
(U. of the Cumberlands)
7-2
157
David Wiese
(Cumberland U.)
MD
Dustin Center
(U. of the Cumberlands)
15-6
165
Damion Stevenson
(U. of the Cumberlands)
MD
Eric Metzler
(Cumberland U.)
14-1
174
Chuck Simmons
(U. of the Cumberlands)
FALL
Luke Borneman
(Cumberland U.)
1:35
184
Rob Nusekabel
(U. of the Cumberlands)
DEC
Jordan Powers
(Cumberland U.)
4-1
197
Travis Lovett
(U. of the Cumberlands)
DEC
Kyle Studer
(Cumberland U.)
5-3
285
BJ Stewart
(Cumberland U.)
FALL
David Dierken
(U. of the Cumberlands)
1:10
Official: Chris Coover
Approx Attendance:
Highlights:
Cumberland Goes 1-2 at National Duals
Cedar Falls, IA- The Cumberland University wrestling team opened its NWCA national tournament with a loss Saturday to #4 ranked Embry Riddle 38-12. In the match red shirt freshman James Casadaban at 149 and freshman BJ Stewart were the only victories in the match. Casadaban picked up a fall in 1:24 and Stewart received a forfeit.
Embry-Riddle (ERA) 38 vs. Cumberland Univ. (CU) 12
125 Scott Mahon (ERA) WBF FORFEIT F FOR
133 Franky Villaescusa (ERA) WBD Joshua Chappa (CU) D 8-2
141 Tyler Chang (ERA) WBF Mikey Davis (CU) F 6:27
149 James Casadaban (CU) WBF Dennis Abramov (ERA) F 1:24
157 Trace Billet (ERA) WBF Corey Bleaken (CU) DEF
165 Eli Arismendez (ERA) WBF Eric Metzler (CU) F 1:45
174 Hayden Harrison (ERA) WBD Cory Freeland (CU) M 23-9
184 Calvin DeVault (ERA) WBD Jordan Powers (CU) D 6-2
197 Travous DeGroat (ERA) WBD Kyle Studer (CU) M 13-5
285 BJ Stewart (CU) WBF FORFEIT F FOR
In there second match the Bulldogs tasted victory with a 33-15 victory over #10 ranked Northwestern College. Red shirt freshman David Wiese at 157, freshman Eric Metzler at 165, Junior Jordan Powers at 184, and freshman BJ Stewart led the way in the 33-15 win.
Cumberland Univ. (CU) 33 vs. Northwestern Coll. (NWC) 15
125 Desean Willis (CU) WBF FORFEIT F FOR
133 Joshua Chappa (CU) WBF FORFEIT F FOR
141 Mikey Davis (CU) WBF FORFEIT F FOR
149 Levi Price (NWC) WBD Patrick Banks (CU) D 7-5
157 David Wiese (CU) WBD DeAlonzio Jackson (NWC) D 11-6
165 Eric Metzler (CU) WBD David Carter (NWC) D 8-4
174 Tom Eaton (NWC) WBF Cory Freeland (CU) F 2:53
184 Jordan Powers (CU) WBD Cole Spree (NWC) D 2-1
197 Enock Francois (NWC) WBF Kyle Studer (CU) F 6:06
285 BJ Stewart (CU) WBF Martin Beeler (NWC) F 1:17
In there final match the Bulldogs fell in a very close 21-15 dual against #8 ranked Southern Oregon. Powers, Wiese and Stewart led the way for the Bulldogs. Powers picked up an 8-2 win over Ricky Farrell ranked 8th in the NAIA national poll.
Cumberland Univ. (CU) 15 vs. Southern Oregon (SOU) 21
125 Desean Willis (CU) WBF FORFEIT F FOR
133 Trevor Lofstedt (SOU) WBD Joshua Chappa (CU) M 11-3
141 Barry Johnson (SOU) WBD Mikey Davis (CU) D 6-5
149 Tomas Rosa (SOU) WBD James Casadaban (CU) D 4-3
157 David Wiese (CU) WBD Seth Roy (SOU) D 4-0
165 Jimmy Ulrey (SOU) WBD Stephen Medina (CU) M 14-6
174 Jason Appleton (SOU) WBD Stephen Medina (CU) M 16-4
184 Jordan Powers (CU) WBD Richard Farrell (SOU) D 8-2
197 Chase Locke (SOU) WBD Kyle Studer (CU) D 10-3
285 BJ Stewart (CU) WBD Skyler Massey (SOU) D 8-5
Head coach Jarad Swint said "We started off a little flat this weekend in our first match. In the second match we wrestled better but not our best. We are making good decisions at times. In the third match I thought we wrestled well we just needed a few more breaks here or there and we would have placed in the top eight. We lost 21-15 and had two one point matches that didn't go our way at 141 and 149. Had we won one of those two matches we would have tied and ended up moving on in the tournament because of the tiebreaker criteria. The nice thing about the weekend is that we actually got better in each match. People stepped up when they were needed to step up. The effort was there it's just the little mistakes we need to take care of to prepare ourselves better. We had a great weekend with the exception of possibly losing our captain and returning All-American Sophomore Corey Bleaken for the season."
The Bulldogs are at home this weekend for the second annual Cumberland University open. The tournament starts at 9am on Saturday. Last year's tournament included The University of Tennessee Chattanooga, UNC-Greensborough, Newberry College, King College, and Campbellsville University. It is expected to be a much bigger tournament this year.
Cumberland Wrestler's Finish 11th at ONU
Ada, OH- The Cumberland University wrestlers finished up the semester with an eleventh place showing at the twenty-seventh annual Ohio Northern Invitational. The tournament included eighteen colleges that could enter their entire roster in the tournament; nine of these teams are ranked in the top twenty nationally in there respective NAIA, NCAA II and NCAA III divisions. Twenty-eight individuals on these teams are currently nationally ranked in the top eight in there respective division. Cumberland is currently ranked 17th as a team in the NAIA national poll with 3 ranked wrestlers in freshman Joshua Chappa 7th at 125, sophomore Corey Bleaken 5th at 157, and junior Jordan Powers 8th at 184. The tournament had 283 total participants. In the tournament the semifinals losers automatically wrestled for 3rd because of the size of the tournament. The Bulldogs finished with 53.5 points, while Limestone College won the tournament with 128.5 points.
Led by senior All-American Theo Dotson's 1st place finish Cumberland University placed 11th in the tournament. Dotson who wrestled his first competition of the season at the 141 pound weight class looked very strong. Dotson dropped down to 141 after last year's 8th place All-American performance at 149. Dotson the 5th seed in the tournament went 5-0 on the day. Dotson had a big win by decision in the semifinals against Doug Surra of West Liberty State University who is currently ranked 3rd in the NCAA II national poll.
Freshman Mikey Davis had the next highest placing for the Bulldogs taking 4th at 141 going 3-2. In the quarterfinals Davis avenged a loss from the dual meet a week ago by defeating Kyle Norred from Campbellsville University who currently is ranked fourth in the NAIA east region. Junior Desean Willis at 125 placed 6th going 4-1 before medical forfeiting his last match. Willis lost his quarterfinals match and came back with two more wins to finish his day.
The Bulldogs wrestled 15 wrestlers in the tournament. As a team they had 10 pins in the tournament. Freshman Kerry Dowell at 149 and Chappa at 133 each had two pins on the day. Dowell finished one match from placement going 3-2 and Chappa was 2-2 taking his pin total to 10 at the halfway point in the season. Chappa's 10 pins puts him in a three way tie for the schools single season record with All-American Stephen Westbeld and last years heavyweight Xavier Taylor.
Powers at 184 went 3-1 before medical defaulting out of the tournament. Others picking up wins were sophomore Kyle Studer at 197 2-2, redshirt freshman James Casadaban at 149 1-0 (before becoming ill and defaulting out of the tournament), junior Eddie Sanchez at 141 1-2, sophomore Stephen Medina at 165 1-2, sophomore Kurt Hamilton at 174 1-2, and freshman Calvin Grammer at 285 1-2.
Cumberland Move to Fourth in Regional Rankings
1. Lindenwood 107
2. McKendree 106
3. Campbellsville 80
4. Cumberland, TN 52
5. Cumberlands, KY 43
6. Notre Dame 40
7. King 26
8. Missouri Baptist 26
9. West Virginia Tech. 0
Cumberland University's wrestling program moved up one spot in the NAIA east regional poll to 4th, in a region that produced 28 All-Americans in 2007 out of the possible 80. The Bulldogs have seven wrestlers ranked in the top six. Freshman Joshua Chappa is ranked second and junior Desean Willis is ranked third in the region at 125; Eddie Sanchez at 141 moved into the rankings this week as the sixth ranked wrestler; Sophomore Corey Bleaken dropped one spot to second; Sophomore Kurt Hamilton at 174 moved into the rankings this week as the sixth ranked wrestler; Powers dropped one spot to third after a loss to All-American Tanner Wolk from McKendree; and freshman B.J. Stewart at 285 is ranked fifth.
Cumberland Go 0-2 at UTC
Chattanooga, TN- The Cumberland University wrestling team faced the 19th and 8th ranked NCAA I teams in University of Tennessee Chattanooga and the Ohio State University this weekend. The Bulldogs only won four matches. UTC defeated Cumberland 42-3 and OSU defeated the Bulldogs 39-16. Head coach Jarad Swint said "We gained valuable experience facing this caliber of teams. It gives us an opportunity to see where we are stack up against some of the best in the nation. I think once we get everyone in the right weight class we will be looking pretty good. Five of the ten weight classes we wrestled were guys that wrestle or will most likely wrestle in a lower weight class." In the Ohio State match the Bulldogs were only down 16-17 with four weight classes remaining in the match. Swint said "We wrestled well against Ohio State considering we bumped so many guys up in weight classes. These were two great teams that really humbled us today."
UT-Chattanooga 42- Cumberland,TN 3
Location: Chattanooga, TN
11/10/2007
Starting Weight Class: 125
Weight
Winning Wrestler
Win Type
Losing Wrestler
Score
125
Maldonado, Javier
(UT-Chattanooga)
FALL
Willis, Desean
(Cumberland U.)
6:30
133
Hromada, Stephen
(UT-Chattanooga)
TF5
Chappa, Joshua
(Cumberland U.)
22-7, 6:38
141
Cleveland, Cody
(UT-Chattanooga)
TF5
Sanchez, Edwardo
(Cumberland U.)
16-1, 1:51
149
Dotson, Theo
(Cumberland U.)
DEC
Baron, Carlos
(UT-Chattanooga)
11-7
157
Garvin, Seth
(UT-Chattanooga)
MD
Bleaken, Corey
(Cumberland U.)
15-5
165
Davis, Nick
(UT-Chattanooga)
MD
Wiese, David
(Cumberland U.)
14-4
174
Rogers, Lloyd
(UT-Chattanooga)
FALL
Medina, Stephen
(Cumberland U.)
:28
184
Edmondson, Josh
(UT-Chattanooga)
DEC
Powers, Jordan
(Cumberland U.)
9-2
197
Koz, Matt
(UT-Chattanooga)
FALL
Studer, Kyle
(Cumberland U.)
1:49
285
Lettner, Matt
(UT-Chattanooga)
DEC
Stewart, Byron
(Cumberland U.)
4-3
Ohio State 39- Cumberland,TN 16
Location: Chattanooga, TN
11/10/2007
Starting Weight Class: 125
Weight
Winning Wrestler
Win Type
Losing Wrestler
Score
125
Chappa, Joshua
(Cumberland U.)
FALL
Triggas, Nikko
(Ohio State)
5:59
133
Humphrey, Reece
(Ohio State)
TF5
Willis, Desean
(Cumberland U.)
16-1
141
Jaggers, J
(Ohio State)
FALL
Sanchez, Edwardo
(Cumberland U.)
:34
149
Dotson, Theo
(Cumberland U.)
FRFT
(Ohio State)
157
Johnstone, Jason
(Ohio State)
FALL
Banks, Patrick
(Cumberland U.)
4:21
165
Bleaken, Corey
(Cumberland U.)
MD
Campbell, Robel
(Ohio State)
12-3
174
Picazo, Alex
(Ohio State)
FALL
Medina, Stephen
(Cumberland U.)
2:16
184
Pucillo, Mike
(Ohio State)
FALL
Powers, Jordan
(Cumberland U.)
4:10
197
Timbs, Nickolai
(Ohio State)
MD
Studer, Kyle
(Cumberland U.)
8-0
285
Bergman, James
(Ohio State)
FALL
Stewart, Byron
(Cumberland U.)
1:16
Cumberland University Alumni and Intrasquad Results
Cumberland University wrestling had three alumni matches over the weekend and immediately following had an Intrasquad match that will help determine the starting line up for the Bulldogs. The three alumni that attended were Jared Grindstaff, Jason Brewer, and Eric McCray. Grindstaff was a 2005 graduate, three time national qualifier and two-time academic All-American. Grindstaff is now a math teacher and head wrestling coach at Independence high school. Brewer was a 2002 graduate that was on the first team in 1997 and was the school's first national qualifier. Brewer is the Assistant Dean of Admissions and First-Year Programming at Cumberland University. McCray is believed to be the schools first four time national qualifier. McCray is a 2007 graduate and is pursuing his MBA degree while being the Head resident of Edward Potter dormitory and now joins the Bulldog coaching staff. The Bulldogs will open at the Lindenwood Open in St. Charles, MO Saturday at 9am.
Jared Grindstaff defeated Kerry Dowell
Coleman Mason defeated Jason Brewer
Eric McCray defeated Trey Myers
157 David Wiese defeated Pat Banks
125 Joshua Chappa defeated Desean Willis
133 Mikey Davis defeated Matt Craig
141 Jeff Price defeated Gabe Dalton
141 Eddie Sanchez defeated Nathan Godsey
149 James Casadaban defeated Theo Dotson
157 Cody Leger defeated Kyle Knox
174 Eric Metzler defeated Nick Sasfy
184/174 Jordan Powers defeated Kurt Hamilton
184 Cory Freeland defeated Will Stall
197 Tyson Loy defeated Kyle Studer
285 BJ Stewart defeated Calvin Grammer
Cumberland University Ranked 15th in Preseason National Poll
(three preseason All-Americans)
Desean Willis 125 Theo Dotson 149 Corey Bleaken 157
The Cumberland University wrestling team is ranked 15th in the NAIA preseason national poll released October 11 by the NAIA coaches association. Three wrestlers are ranked as preseason All-Americans. Junior Desean Willis, Senior Theo Dotson, and Sophomore Corey Bleaken are all ranked 5th respectively. Dotson and Bleaken are returning All-Americans and Willis is a returning national qualifier. Dotson placed 8th at last year's national tournament and Bleaken placed 3rd. Bleaken is moving up to the 157 weight class this season.
The Bulldogs have seven ranked in the east region. Willis is ranked 2nd and freshman Joshua Chappa is ranked 6th at 125. Freshman Mikey Davis is ranked 5th at 133. Dotson is ranked 4th at 149. Bleaken is ranked 2nd at 157. Junior Jordan Powers is ranked 5th at 174. Sophomore Kyle Studer is ranked 6th at 197. The next poll will be released the week of November 13. The Bulldogs open there schedule October 27 at the Lindenwood University Open Tournament. This weekend will be the Alumni/Intrasquad meet on Saturday at Dallas Floyd Gymnasium 1pm.
10 Cumberland Wrestlers Qualify for Nationals
(Bleaken and Borneman Regional Champions)
St. Charles, MO - Freshman Corey Bleaken at 149 and sophomore Luke Borneman at 184 won east regional championships at Lindenwood University on Friday night. Bleaken the fourth seed won his first round match over Dominic Angelo from McKendree by major decision 11-3. He went on to win his quarterfinal match over All-American Dustin Center by decision 12-8, and won his semifinals match over defending national champion Mark Dickman by decision 13-10. In the finals Bleaken received a medical forfeit over All-American Chris Seta from Campbellsville University improving his overall record to 34-8. Borneman the 3rd seed won his first round match over Rob Nusekabel from University of the Cumberlands by decision 5-3. He went on to win his semifinals match over the 2nd seed Tanner Wolk from McKendree by decision 5-3. In the finals Borneman defeated Earl Waller from McKendree by decision 2-0 improving his overall record to 22-6.
Cumberland had sophomore Desean Willis at 125 senior Eric McCray at 184, and freshman Kyle Studer at 197 place in the top 6. McCray placed 4th defeating All-American Nigel Kinworthy from Missouri Baptist by decision 8-2 in the consolation quarterfinals and then defeated Wolk from McKendree in the consolation semifinals by major decision 17-6. Willis placed 5th defeating PJ Puriefoy from King College by decision 9-3 in the consolation quarterfinals and pinned Mike Aitch from Missouri Baptist for the 5th place match. Studer received a medical forfeit from teammate freshman Ben Briscoe in the first round of consolation, and then defeated Alex Driggers from King College in the consolation quarterfinals by decision 7-5. Studer fell just short of qualifying for nationals in the consolations semifinals where he lost to 4-3 to Jason Flynn from Notre Dame College. The top four in the region qualified for the national tournament. Cumberland qualified ten wrestlers throughout the season and the following wrestlers will be headed to the national tournament in Sioux City, IA: Desean Willis at 125, sophomore Eric Rogers at 133, Corey Bleaken at 149, junior Theo Dotson at 149, sophomore Trey Myers at 165, sophomore Jordan Powers at 174, Luke Borneman at 184, Eric McCray at 184, Ben Briscoe at 197, and freshman Xavier Taylor at 285. This the largest number of qualifiers for the program since head coach Jarad Swint took over three years ago. "We are a very young team. I am looking forward to the future of this program."
Three Cumberland University Wrestlers Place at Missouri
Corey Bleaken, Theo Dotson at 149, and Luke Borneman at 184 placed 2nd, 4th and 4th at the Missouri Va1ley College Open in Marshall, Missouri. Bleaken a freshman led the way going 3-1 on the weekend bringing his record to a team leading 30-8 record. Bleaken is six wins passed the single season record of 24 set by national champion Keith Cupp in 2005. Junior Theo Dotson went 3-2 bringing his overall record to 8-3 and sophomore Luke Borneman had a marathon weekend wrestling seven matches with a 5-2 record taking his overall record to 19-6.
Red shirt freshmen wrestling unattached, James Casadaban at 149 and David Wiese at 157 faired well. Casadaban and Wiese both went 3-2 for the weekend both ending their tournament runs in the round of 12. Freshman Ben Briscoe went 2-2 at 197 finishing in the round of eight. Kyle Knox at 157, Mike Barber at 165, and Kyle Studer at 184 all picked up a win on the weekend.
Head Coach Jarad Swint said "Our wrestling was a little disappointing this weekend overall. I blame myself for not preparing them well enough. We weren't mentally up for some matches and did not make adjustments soon enough within individual matches. We went in thinking we could place about 7 and only ended up with 3. But if you put things into perspective this is the best we have done at this tournament. We still don't like not performing well. Hopefully we will learn from this and get ourselves better prepared for our last three tournaments of the year. Next up for the Bulldogs is the Ed South Invitational on Saturday at Carson Newman College, then regionals in St. Charles Missouri, and nationals in Sioux City, Iowa
Long Van Ride Ends Well for Cumberland University Wrestlers
LAURINBURG, N.C.-The Cumberland University wrestling team won seven of ten matches on Thursday night in Harris Court to defeat St. Andrews Presbyterian College 34-18. After a scheduled seven hour van ride that turned into nine hours due to a few detours the Cumberland wrestlers were late for weigh-ins and three wrestlers did not make weight.
Bulldog sophomore Desean Willis (Lakewood, Wash.) opened up the match with a major decision over sophomore Kyle Craver (Lexington, N.C.). Willis posted the 17-6 victory at 125 which gave the Bulldogs a 4-0 lead. St. Andrews forfeited at 133 to Sophomore Eric Rogers to make the score 10-0. Cumberland then forfeited the next two weights to141-pound sophomore Gabriel Ortiz (Baltimore, Md.), and 149-pound freshman Bryan Seal (Orange County, Va.) to make the score 10-12. Sophomore Kyle Knox received a forfeit at 157 to bring the score to 16-12.
The next two bouts saw Cumberland win a pair of decisions. Redshirt freshman Kurt Hamilton (Hartselle, Ala.) won at 165-lbs, defeating junior Brian Roznowski (Yorktown, Va.) 6-2. Cumberland gave up a forfeit at 174 to freshman Will Harcum (Williamsburg, Va.). Freshman Kyle Studer (Sycamore, Ohio) followed at 184-pounds with a 6-1 decision over freshman DJ Chverchko (Loretto, Pa.).
In the final two matches the Bulldogs ended the night with two pin falls. 197-pound sophomore Luke Borneman (Carmel, N.Y.) pinned freshman Alex Mathews (LaGrange, Ga.) in 3:41. At the 285 weight class freshman Xavier Taylor (Swanton, Ohio) downed junior Charles Richardson (Virginia Beach, Va.) in 1:26 to give the Cumberland the 16-point victory.
Cumberland University Wrestlers Fall Short Against the University of the Cumberlands, KY
The 13th ranked Cumberland University Bulldogs fell short against the University of Cumberlands, KY ranked 5th in the NAIA team poll losing 13-27. The match started at the 133 weight class with unranked sophomore Eric Rogers losing in overtime 7-5 to Mikeal Brooks who is currently ranked 8th in the NAIA national poll. At 141 the Bulldogs gave up a forfeit due to an injury. Freshmen Corey Bleaken at 149 currently ranked 5th in the NAIA national poll continues to find a way to win, pinning All-American Dustin Center in 1:45. Sophomore Daniel Rosbottom at 157 lost in overtime to Josh Boggs 3-1. Sophomore Trey Myers stepped up his wrestling coming up with a major decision at 165 over Grant Hoppel 9-1 and brought the team score to within two at 10-12. Freshman Cory Freeland bumped up from 165 to wrestle 174 and lost by major decision to Matt Reis 2-13. Freshman Kyle Studer stepped in at 184 after getting his knee drained of fluid yesterday from his surgery in December. Studer battled getting the first takedown in the match but fell short losing by major decision 4-12 to Earl Waller. Sophomore Luke Borneman ranked 6th in the NAIA national poll bumped up to 197 from 184 and defeated Bobby Jablonski 8-3. Freshman Xavier Taylor at 285 lost 0-14 to Eric Flinchum ranked 1st in the NAIA national poll. Taylor did have Flinchum in danger of a fall but could not capitalize on his opportunity. Sophomore Desean Willis came out after Delirco Choates defending NAIA national champ, but fell short 3-10.
Head Coach Jarad Swint said "I was really proud of the way these guys battled tonight in every match, win or loss. They keep getting better with each match and hopefully we can put it all together by the end of the season when it counts most. We are very young, wrestling only freshmen and sophomores in this dual, so it is a good sign for the future."
1\20\07Cumberland University Open produces two champs
Sophomore Eric Rogers and Sophomore Jordan Powers both won titles in the first annual Cumberland University Open. Rogers wrestled 133 and defeated Andre Braima from Campbellsville University 9-5. In the finals Rogers defeated Derek Scott from Campbellsville University 2-1. Jordan Powers bumped up to 184 after weighing in at 174 to win the 184 weight class. Powers defeated Josh Hardin from King College 14-0 and in the finals defeated Nick Marable from University of Tennessee-Chattanooga(UTC) 3-1.
David Wiese, and Daniel Rosbottom both placed 3rd for the Bulldogs. Wiese a redshirt freshman wrestling unattached at 165 lost his first college match to Mark Rogers from UTC 5-9. Wiese rebounded with a 17-5 major decision over Chris Dice from UTC and defeated teammate Mike Barber 10-6 in the consolation finals. Rosbottom a sophomore wrestled at 157 and lost his first round match to Byron Sigmon from University of North Carolina-Greensboro by fall. Rosbottom then defeated Zach Davis from Campbellsville University 8-3 and Tyler Self from Newberry 1-0 in the consolation finals.
Cumberland University Wrestlers Drop Two Spots to Number 13
After going 0-3 at the national dual meet tournament, Cumberland University wrestling dropped to 13th in the 1/18/07 rankings. Corey Bleaken at 149 dropped one spot to 5th. Bleaken's only loss at national duals was in double overtime to Darren Cotton from William and Penn. Cotton is ranked number one in the country after a 3rd place finish last year ahead of Mark Dickman from Lindenwood who is the defending national champ. Luke Borneman at 184 and Ben Briscoe at 197 remained ranked 6th and 4th respectively. Borneman bumped up to 197 and had a clutch pin against McKendree at national duals but the Bulldogs still ended up falling a little short in the dual losing 20-25 giving up a forfeit at 141. Briscoe had a pin at 197 in the York College match. Another notable win for the Bulldogs was at 174. Jordan Powers beat Trey Jackson from York College 4-2. Jackson is currently ranked 2nd in the Central region ahead of two former All-Americans from Missouri Valley. Cumberland University will be in action this weekend when they host their first regular season tournament on Saturday at 9am.
NAIA TEAM WRESTLING RATING
1. Lindenwood (Mo.)
2. Dickinson State (N.D.)
3. Embry-Riddle (Ariz.)
4. William Penn (Iowa)
5. Dana (Neb.)
6. Missouri Valley
7. Cumberlands (Ky.)
8. Campbellsville (Ky.)
T-9. Great Falls (Mont.)
T-9. McKendree (Ill.)
11. Menlo (Calif.)
12. Northwestern (Iowa)
T-13. Cumberland (Tenn.)
T-13. Montana State-Northern
15. Jamestown (N.D.)
15. Missouri Baptist
17. Simon Fraser (B.C.)
18. Waldorf (Iowa)
19. York (Neb.)
T-20. Oklahoma City Univ.
T-20. Morningside (Iowa)
125
1. Richard Byrd, ERAU
2. Delrico Choates, Cumberlands (Ky.)
3. Mark Johnston, Dickinson State
4. Josh Sampo, Lindenwood
5. Craig Trampe, Dana
6. Cory Johnston, Dickinson State
7. Steve Costello, Montana State Northern
8. Dennis Kakrah, Lindenwood
133
1. Kyle Jahn, McKendree
2. Burke Barnes, Dana
3. Ryan Moyer, Lindenwood
4. Mike Miller, McKendree
5. John Gerhold, Missouri Valley
6. Jordan Keckler, Northwestern
7. Blake Risk, Great Falls
8. Mikeal Brooks, Cumberlands (Ky.)
141
1. Brad Cooper, Cumberlands (Ky.)
2. Terrence Almond, Dana
3. Gordo Villaescusa, ERAU
4. Zach Flake, Campbellsville
5. Brian Graham, Dana
6. Chris Smith, Montana State Northern
7. Kyle Norred, Campbellsville
7. Clint Leonard, Missouri Valley
149
1. Darren Cotton, William Penn
2. Mark Dickman, Lindenwood
3. Chris Seta Campbellsville
4. Brad Stockton Waldorf
5. Corey Bleaken Cumberland (Tenn.)
6. Grant Mehring Jamestown
7. Jairus Murton Campbellsville
8. Jason Mendez ERAU
157
1. Hayden Harrison, ERAU
2. Chad Jennings, Missouri Valley
3. David Clemens, Campbellsville
4. Wayne French, Great Falls
5. Jason Bilinski, Dana
6. Justin Wolfrum, Lindenwood
7. Brandon Graham, William Penn
8. Matt Gustafson, Morningside
165
1. Jake Diffenbach, Lindenwood
2. Nate Sturgis, William Penn
3. David Krawczyk, Simon Fraser
4. Shane Bennett, Dickinson State
5. Stephen Towne, Menlo
6. Marty Unsman, William Penn
7. Calvin Devault, ERAU
8. Randy Vanderveen, Lindenwood
174
1. Mike Kummer, Great Falls
2. Abe Trujillo, William Penn
3. John Salter, Lindenwood
4. Enoch Francois, Northwestern
5. Stanton Schlect, Dickinson State
6. David Waters, Montana State Northern
7. Brandon Wyms, McKendree
8. Jake Toavs, Dickinson State
184
1. Jasper Lockett, MissouriValley
2. Joeffre Lander, ERAU
3. Kyle Frawley, Lindenwood
4. Matt Michaelson, Dickinson State
5. Tyler Philips, York
6. Luke Borneman, Cumberland (Tenn.)
7. Alex Calvi, Great Falls
7. Tanner Wolk, McKendree
197
1. Justin Schlect, Dickinson State
2. Tyrell Blanche, Menlo
3. Glenn Jackson, Campbellsville
4. Andrew Lundgren, Northwestern
5. Ben Briscoe, Cumberland (Tenn.)
6. Wade Jordan, Dana
7. Brian Fritchman, Montana State Northern
8. Cory Johnson, Oklahoma City
HWT
1. Eric Flinchum, Cumberlands (Ky.)
2. Jared Bonnell, Missouri Baptist
3. Clay Rogers, Dickinson State
4. David Herman, Missouri Valley
5. Jacob Hallmark, Menlo
6. Sam Sand, Jamestown
7. Lance Shunia, Lindenwood
8. Chauncey Coleman, William Penn
Cumberland Wrestlers Go 0-3 at National Duals
After getting a last minute invitation to the national dual meet tournament the 11th ranked Bulldogs drew #3 seed William and Penn(ranked 3rd in the NAIA national poll) and lost 6-44. Cumberland then dropped into consolation and wrestled regional foe McKendree College, Illinois. McKendree (ranked 12th in the NAIA national poll) took Cumberland down 20-25 in a match that saw four lead changes. Cumberland then wrestled an exhibition match against York College, Nebraska (ranked 20th in the NAIA national poll)losing 25-27.
Some positives did come out of the weekend through individual accomplishments. In the William and Penn match sophomore Luke Borneman at 184 pinned Spencer Sharp in 1:03, freshman Corey Bleaken at 149 lost in double overtime to last years NAIA national runner-up Darren Cotton, and sophomore Jordan Powers at 174 lost a close 5-3 to Abel Trujillo who is currently ranked 2nd in the NAIA national poll. Against McKendree College, Ohio State University transfer junior Theo Dotson saw his first varsity action at 149 for Cumberland. Dotson defeated former All-American Josh Blackburn 6-3. Blackburn went on to defeat the #2 ranked 149 Dustin Center from the University of Cumberlands. Bleaken moved up to 157 in the McKendree match and technical falled Levi Haugen 17-1 in 6:30. Borneman moved up to 197 and pinned Ben Laux in 4:20. In the exhibition match against York Dotson got a major decision 12-4 over Jaltheus Palmer, Bleaken was at 157 received a medical forfeit over Weston Fleming, Powers won a 6-2 decision over Trey Jackson, Ben Briscoe at 197 won by pin in 1:57 over Bryan Irsik, and Xavier Taylor at 285 pinned Jamie Brisbin in 1:45.
Head Coach Jarad Swint said "I think that we are a much better tournament team right now than we are a dual meet team. I am looking forward to having everyone healthy. The future of this young team looks really good with freshmen and sophomores starting at every weight class right now."
Cumberland University wrestling will be in action this Thursday against University of the Cumberlands (ranked 5th in the NAIA national poll) in Williamsburg, KY at 7pm eastern. Then on Saturday at 9am will host the first annual Cumberland University Open tournament.
CU Ranked 11th in 12/21/06 Poll
(Bleaken, Borneman, and Briscoe ranked)
Cumberland University wrestling moves up three spots to 11th in the 12/21/06 NAIA national poll. This ranking is the highest in the programs nine year history. Corey Bleaken at 149 moved up one spot to 4th, Luke Borneman at 184 went up two spots to 6th, and Ben Briscoe catapulted into a 4th place ranking after not being ranked in the previous poll. Eric McCray at 184 fell out of the rankings after a tough loss to a regional opponent in the last tournament at Ohio Northern University. The wrestlers will start back up January 5-6 at the Midwest Classic at Indianapolis University, Indiana. The team will be headed to the national duals in Cedar Rapids Iowa the following week. The national duals are by invitation only and the Cumberland University wrestling team was recently invited due to another team dropping out.
NAIA Team Wrestling Rating
1. Lindenwood (Mo.)
2. Embry-Riddle (Ariz.)
3. William Penn (Iowa)
4. Dickinson State (N.D.)
5. Cumberlands (Ky.)
6. Dana (Neb.)
7. Missouri Valley
8. Campbellsville (Ky.)
9. Menlo (Calif.)
10. Great Falls (Mont.)
11. Cumberland (Tenn.)
12. McKendree (Ill.)
13. Jamestown (N.D.)
14. Montana State-Northern
15. Simon Fraser (B.C.)
15. Missouri Baptist
17. Oklahoma City Univ.
18. Bacone (Okla.)
18. Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.)
20. Waldorf (Iowa)
20. York (Neb.)
NAIA Individual Wrestling Ratings
125, Name, Institution
1, Delrico Choates, Univ. of Cumberlands (Ky.)
2, Richard Byrd, Embry-Riddle (Ariz.)
3, Josh Sampo, Lindenwood (Mo.)
4, Mark Johnston, Dickinson State (N.D.)
5, Craig Trampe, Dana (Neb.)
6, Jon Lloyd, Lindenwood (Mo.)
7, Steve Costello, Montana State-Northern
8, Trevor Lofstedt, Southern Oregon
8, Billy Exline, Missouri Valley
133, Name, Institution
1, Kyle Jahn, McKendree (Ill.)
2, Ryan Moyer, Lindenwood (Mo.)
3, Burke Barnes, Dana (Neb.)
4, Jason Moreno, Lindenwood (Mo.)
5, John Gerhold, Missouri Valley
6, Mike Miller, McKendree (Ill.)
7, Franky Villascusa, Embry-Riddle (Ariz.)
8, Scott Thompson, Jamestown (N.D.)
141, Name, Institution
1, Brad Cooper, Univ. of Cumberlands (Ky.)
2, Gordon Villascusa, Embry-Riddle (Ariz.)
3, Terrence Almond, Dana (Neb.)
4, Earl Robinson, William Penn (Iowa)
4, Kyle Norred, Campbellsville (Ohio)
6, Brian Graham, Dana (Neb.)
7, Chris Smith, Montana State Northern
8, Clint Leonard, Missouri Valley
149, Name , Institution
1, Darren Cotton, William Penn (Iowa)
2, Dustin Center, Cumberlands (Ky.)
3, Chris Seta, Campbellsville (Ky.)
4, Corey Bleaken, Cumberland (Tenn.)
5, Brad Maulan, Jamestown (N.D.)
6, Jason Mendez, Embry-Riddle (Ariz.)
7, Jon Carnes, Bacone (Okla.)
8, Jairus Murton, Campbellsville (Ky.)
157, Name, Institution
1, Hayden Harrison, ERAU (Ariz.)
2, Chad Jennings, Missouri Valley
3, David Clemens, Campbellsville (Ky.)
4, Wayne French, Great Falls (Mont.)
5, Justin Wolfrum, Lindenwood (Mo.)
6, Jason Bilinski, Dana (Neb.)
7, Chas Skelly, Missouri Baptist
8, Brandon Graham, William Penn (Iowa)
165, Name, Institution
1, Jake Diffenbach, Lindenwood (Mo.)
2, Nate Sturgis, William Penn (Iowa)
3, David Krawczyk, Simon Fraser (B.C.)
4, Calvin Devault, ERAU (Ariz.)
5, Shane Bennett, Dickinson State (N.D.)
6, Marty Unsman, William Penn (Iowa)
7, Randy Vanderveen, Lindenwood (Mo.)
8, Kevin Guinn, Waldorf (Iowa)
174, Name , Institution
1, Mike Kummer, Great Falls (Mont.)
2, Abe Trujillo, William Penn (Iowa)
3, John Salter, Lindenwood (Mo.)
4, Matt Cauley, Lindenwood (Mo.)
5, Jake Toavs, Dickinson State (N.D.)
6, John Wilcox, Oklahoma City
7, Stanton Schlect, Dickinson State (N.D.)
8, David Waters, Montana State-Northern
184, Name , Institution
1, Jasper Lockett, Missouri Valley
2, Joeffre Lander, ERAU (Ariz.)
3, Kyle Frawley, Lindenwood (Mo.)
4, Mariano Sanchez, Menlo (Calif.)
5, Matt Michaelson , Dickinson State (N.D.)
6, Luke Borneman, Cumberland (Tenn.)
7, Webster Farris, Dana (Neb.)
8, Tony Ponce, York (Neb.)
197, Name, Institution
1, Justin Schlect, Dickinson State (N.D.)
2, Matt Juncal, Lindenwood (Mo.)
3, Tyrell Blanche, Menlo (Calif.)
4, Ben Briscoe, Cumberland (Tenn.)
5, Wade Jordan , Dana (Neb.)
6, Glenn Jackson, Campbellsville (Ohio)
7, Brian Fritchman, Montana State-Northern
7, Wade Empting, Missouri Valley
HWT, Name , Institution
1, Eric Flinchum, Cumberlands (Ky.)
2, Clay Rogers, Dickinson State (N.D.)
3, Chauncey Coleman, William Penn (Iowa)
4, Sam Sand, Jamestown (N.D.)
5, Jacob Hallmark, Menlo (Calif.)
6, Jared Bonnell, Missouri Baptist
7, Lionel Riley, Dakota Wesleyan
8, Mike Hughes, Menlo (Calif.)
Wrestlers Take 15th With Five at ONU
The Cumberland University Wrestling team had three placers at the Ohio Northern Invitational. Cumberland's first team consisted of five wrestlers and they still managed to take 15th place. There were over 60 teams out of 24 schools that competed in the tournament. Each school was allowed to bring all of there wrestlers in every weight class. Cumberland only brought senior Eric McCray as an extra wrestler at 184 who ended up placing eighth. The majority of Cumberland University wrestlers stayed back home and study for final exams. Exams started on Friday at Cumberland University.
Freshman Ben Briscoe at 197 led the way going 4-1 taking 2nd place. Briscoe placed ahead of NAIA All-American Glenn Jackson from Campbellsville University. Briscoe pinned Cody Johnson from Wabash College in :27 seconds and Johnson beat Jackson 8-6. Briscoe also had a :41 second fall over Nick Lofty from Mt. St. Joseph, an 11-2 major decision over Tobin Bolton from Rose Hulman, and a 5-2 decision over Josh Fox from the University of Findlay to reach the finals.
Freshman Corey Bleaken at 149 was the other placer for Cumberland taking 5th after losing 8-6 in the quarterfinals to NCAA III All-American Jason Roush from Mt. St. Joseph. Bleaken on had one loss on the day going 5-1 on the day. Bleaken lost before the semifinals and according to the tournament rules/size of the tournament he was only able to come back and place 5th.
The other wrestlers competing over the weekend for Cumberland University were: freshman Xavier Taylor at 285 who went 3-2 and was one match from placing. Sophomore Luke Borneman at 184 went 1-0 and medical defaulted after suffering an injury in his first match. Sophomore Trey Myers at 165 was 1-2.
Magruder
Gives $120000 for a Wrestling Facility
Ron Magruder Group President of an Ontario based company donated
$60000 to help start construction of a Wrestling facility for
Cumberland University. In 1997 Magruder also helped start the
wrestling program. When he was the CEO of Cracker Barrel in Lebanon,
he bought Cumberland University wrestling mats and started a $100000
endowment for the budget.
Magruder was a Conference champion in wrestling at Central high
school in Wheaton, Illinois then entered business without attending
college. Magruder joined General Mills in 1972 as part of the
Red Lobster operating team and advanced rapidly through various
management positions. In 1981, he was named vice president for
International Growth and Development, responsible for the expansion
of Red Lobster in Japan and Canada. He became president of Casa
Gallardo Mexican Restaurants in 1982 and president of York Steakhouse
a year later.
In 1987, Magruder was named executive vice president of General
Mills Restaurants and president of The Olive Garden, and became
senior vice president of General Mills two years later.
He was named Restaurant Operator of the Year in 1991, and received
the Gold Chain Award that year and the Silver Plate Award in 1993.
He is a frequent keynote speaker for hotel and restaurant conferences,
and serves on business school advisory boards at three universities.
Magruder was general chairman of the United Negro College Fund
Campaign in 1994, and chairman of Scouting for Food, a Boy Scouts
of America project. He endowed a chair in restaurant management
at the University of Central Florida. In 1994 Magruder was inducted
into the Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum Stillwater, Oklahoma.
In August 2001 he was named Chief Executive of Hops Restaurant
Bar and Brewery, after building Orlando, Olive Garden and the
Lebanon, Cracker Barrel into nationally prominent brands. He then
moved to Buffalo New York with his current company.
The Cumberland University Head Wrestling Coach Jarad Swint and
his staff have a goal of building a wrestling facility within
Swint,s first three years at Cumberland University. In July he
will have been employed at Cumberland University for two years.
In the past two years the coaching staff at Cumberland University
has produced the schools first individual national champion, three
All-Americans and six Academic All-Americans. Today Cumberland
University received a check for $60000. This contribution is half
of a two year commitment of $120000 from Magruder.
Cumberland University is now looking to get another $80000 to
$100000 to complete the project. "We are looking at building
a facility that would be close to 10000 square feet to include
a wrestling room, locker room, weight room, aerobic machines,
laundry room, and coach,s offices. The facility would enable us
to have our home duals inside of the building. The donation from
Ron should get the building erected and another $80000 to $100000
would enable us to complete the project. "I cannot thank
Ron enough for his continued support of this program. Last year
Swint named the outstanding wrestler award "the Ron Magruder
Award. "Ron is definitely an outstanding individual and deserves
more than just an award named after him for his contribution to
this wrestling program. I think the first time I meet him in person
I will have to give him a great big bear hug. He has helped make
our dream of building a wrestling facility a reality. Again, I
can,t thank him enough.
Jarad Swint begins his inaugural season at Cumberland
Jarad Swint begins his inaugural season as the head coach of the Bulldog wrestling program. Before arriving at Cumberland, he was a Student Assistant Coach at the University of Findlay, Ohio in 1995. Swint returned to Findlay from 1998-2003 as the head recruiter, fundraiser, alumni relations' coordinator, and assisted in all phases of the operation. In 1995, Findlay captured the NAIA National Championship, and the Head Coach was voted National Coach-of-the-Year. In 1999 Findlay finished as NAIA National Runners-up. After switching to NCAA II in 2001, Findlay finished 6th and 5th at the National tournament. Since 1995 he helped produce 11 individual Champions, 78 All-Americans, and 12 Academic All-Americans.
In Swint's three-year career in college he was a three-time
National Qualifier and 1994 All-American at 177. Two weight classes
above his original weight class at the beginning of the season.
In his career he defeated a NCAA III National Champ, a NAIA National
Champ, and a NCAA II National Champ. He was a member of the 1994
NAIA National Dual Meet Championship team. He competed in the
following international exchanges: Sri Lanka (1991); Soviet Union
(1991); Turkey(1992); Finland(1995); Sweden(1995).
Swint is a 1995 graduate of The University of Findlay, where he
majored in Environmental Hazardous Materials Management with an
emphasis in Biology. He is currently working to complete his MBA
coursework in Sports and Event Management.
2003-2004
Bulldog Wrestling Schedule 8 WVU Open Morgantown, WV TBA
14-15 Pembroke Open Pembroke, NC 5pm 9am
21 MTSU Lebanon, TN TBA?
December 7 Carson-Newman Quad. Jefferson City, TN TBA
13 Ohio Northern Invitational Ada, OH 9am
January 3-4 Midwest Classic Indianapolis, IN 10am 9am
10 Cincinnati Duals Cincinnati, OH TBA
13 Carson-Newman Jefferson City, TN 6pm
17 Washington & Lee Lexington, VA 10am
22 Cumberland College Willamsburg, KY 7pm
27 Carson-Newman Lebanon, TN 6pm
30 McKendree College Marshall,MO 7pm
31 Missouri Valley Open Marshall, MO 9am
February 4 Cumberland College Lebanon, TN 7pm
14 Regionals Marshall, MO 10am
27-28 Nationals Great Falls, MT TBA
Bolded matches are home