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1 PITT WRESTLING #25 Pitt Panthers 6-1-1, 0-0 EWL Jan. 9, 2010 Eastern Michigan/Columbia/Waynesburg Pittsburgh, Pa. Fitzgerald Field House 10 a.m./noon/2 p.m Pitt Wrestling Schedule NOVEMBER Nov. Open Buffalo, N.Y. No Team Score Nov. 5 Blue & Gold Matches Pittsburgh, Pa. No Team Score Nov. 13 vs. Sacred Heart Philadelphia, Pa. W, W, Nov. #17 Lehigh Bethlehem, Pa. L, 24-9 Nov. & Brawl Duals Binghamton, N.Y. #17 Illinois W, Davidson W, 49-0 Rider W, 30-9 DECEMBER Dec. State Open State College, Pa. All Day Dec. 12 Rutgers Pittsburgh, Pa. W, #14 Penn State T, Dec. 29 Midlands Championship Evanston, Ill. All Day Dec. 30 Midlands Championship Evanston, Ill. 12th pts. JANUARY Jan. 9 Eastern Michigan Pittsburgh, Pa. 10 a.m. Columbia Noon Waynesburg 2 p.m. Jan. 15 Lock Haven Pittsburgh, Pa. 7 p.m. Jan. Bloomsburg, Pa. 2 p.m. Jan. State Cleveland, Ohio 7 p.m. Jan. 23 Penn Pittsburgh, Pa. 2 p.m. Jan. Lancaster, Pa. 5 p.m. FEBRUARY Feb. Morgantown, W.Va. 7 p.m. Feb. 11 Clarion Pittsburgh, Pa. 7 p.m. Feb. 19 Edinboro Pittsburgh, Pa. 7 p.m. MARCH March 7 EWL Championships Morgantown, W.Va. All Day March 18 NCAA Championships Omaha, Neb. All Day March 19 NCAA Championships All Day March 20 NCAA Championships All Day Pitt Probables Wrestler... Dual Record 125 Anthony Zanetta Jimmy Conroy or Zach Grove...1-1/ Tyler Nauman Eric Albright Mark Powell or Kyle Patton...3-4/ Karl DeCiantis David Sullivan Zac Thomusseit Matt Wilps or A.J. Hunte...8-0/ Ryan Tomei Looking At The Panthers The 25th-ranked Pitt squad sits at on the dual season with its only loss coming to No. 17 Lehigh and the tie to then No. 14 Penn State. The Panthers, however, defeated No. 17 Illinois, 18-15, at the Sprawl & Brawl Duals. Pitt is led by sophomore Tyler Nauman, who is ranked 19th by InterMat at 141 and has enjoyed a nearly perfect season entering the weekend with a 20-3 record. Nauman is perfect in dual matches with an 8-0 mark. Also having an outstanding year for Pitt are junior heavyweight Ryan Tomei with a 20-4 record on the season and freshman Anthony Zanetta at 22-6 in the 125 weight class. Tomei had possibly the most impactful day of his career on Dec. 12 when he earned a fall (4:02) over No. 8-ranked Dominc Russo of Rutgers for the Pitt win, and turned around to solidify the tie against Penn State with a major decision in the final bout of the day. Pitt vs. Eastern Michigan Eastern Michigan will travel to Seton Hill Friday night prior to visiting the Panthers on Saturday. The Eagles are on the dual season entering the weekend. Pitt is 5-0 all-time against the Eagles incluidng a in the season -- the teams most recent meeting. Pitt vs. Columbia Columbia enters the weekend with a record on the dual season including a 41-3 win over Sacred Heart. The Panthers also defeated Sacred Heart, 35-6, earlier this season. Saturday will mark the first meeting between the two schools. Pitt vs. Waynesburg Waynesburg holds a 4-3 record entering the weekend. The Jackets feature two of the top wrestlers in Division III including junior wrestlers Nick Garber (141) and Corbin Semple (184), who both hold lofty rankings in the latest polls. Waynesburg is also coached by current Pitt wrestler Ethan Headlee s father, Ron. Ethan s brother, and former Pitt wrestler, Drew serves as an assistant. Drew was a three-time NCAA qualifier and 2005 All-American for the Panthers. Pitt holds a 7-5 record in the all-time series with Waynesburg. The 2010 meeting is the first since a 41-3 Pitt win in The series is one of the oldest in Pitt history with the first match

2 coming in the season. Rankings Respect In the latest InterMat poll, Pitt holds the following individual rankings: #19 Anthony Zanetta #19 Tyler Nauman #19 Matt Wilps #7 Ryan Tomei Movin On Up Redshirt sophomore Tyler Nauman entered the season No. 15 on the all-time pins list in Pitt history. Nauman has climbed to sole possesion of eighth on the list with six falls this season. Last year, Nauman won over a third of his matches by fall, finishing the year with 11 - the seventh most in a single season by a Pitt wrestler. So far this season, Nauman has notched six pins in 19 matches wrestled. Oh Brother... Pitt currently has two sets of brothers on the squad including sophomore Chris Albright and his brother, redshirt senior Eric Albright; as well as freshman P.J. Tasser and his brother, redshirt freshman Donnie Tasser. In addition, in Pitt s signing class, two more sets of brothers are set to join the squad. Sophomore Zac Thomusseit s brother Max signed a letter of intent with the panthers, as well as Matt Wilps brother Tyler. Open Success After a successful appearance at the Buffalo Open, the Panthers continued to make a mark at the Penn State Open on Dec. 6, where heavyweight Ryan Tomei (285) claimed a second place finish and five others placed. Anthony Zanetta (125) and Tyler Nauman (141) both captured ROSTER PITT BY WEIGHT Chris Albright SO 133 York, Pa./Red Lion Area Eric Albright RS SR 141 York, Pa./Red Lion Area (Virginia) Jimmy Conroy SR 133 South Plainfield, N.J./South Plainfield Adam Counterman JR 165 Nazareth, Pa./Nazareth Karl DeCiantis SO 165 Pittsburgh, Pa./North Allegheny Christian Fagan JR 141 North Easton, Mass./Oliver Ames Zach Grove SO 125 York, Pa./Central York Ethan Headlee JR 174 Waynesburg, Pa./Waynesburg Ian Heist FR 149 Allentown, Pa./Parkland A.J. Hunte SR 197 Brookline, Mass./Brookline Dane Johnson FR 141 New Kensington, Pa./Shady Side Academy Chris Kochinsky SO 125 Middletown, Pa./Middletown Victor Konno SO 141 Kempton, Pa./Northwestern Lehigh Tyler Nauman RS SO 141 Middletown, Pa./Middletown Daniel Nickoli SO 285 Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin Kyle Patton JR 149 Johnstown, Pa./Westmont Hilltop Mark Powell RS SR 149 Washington, Pa./Trinity (Purdue) Phil Sorrentino JR 157 Glassport, Pa./South Allegheny David Sullivan RS SR 174 Dingmans Ferry, Pa./East Stroudsburg Donnie Tasser RS FR 149 Belle Vernon, Pa./Belle Vernon P.J. Tasser FR 165 Belle Vernon, Pa./Belle Vernon Zac Thomusseit SO 184 St. Paris, Ohio/St. Paris Graham Ryan Tomei RS JR 285 Irwin, Pa./Penn-Trafford Andy Vaughan JR 174 Gibsonia, Pa./Pittsburgh Central Catholic Matt Wilps SO 184 Pittsburgh, Pa./Chartiers Valley Anthony Zanetta FR 125 Pittsburgh, Pa./Keystone Oaks Weight Players 125 Grove Kochinsky Zanetta 133 C. Albright Conroy 141 Fagan Johnson Konno Nauman 149 E. Albright Heist Patton Powell D. Tasser 157 Sorrentino 165 Counterman DeCiantis P. Tasser 174 Headlee Sullivan Vaughn 184 Thomusseit Wilps 197 Hunte 285 Nickoli Tomei COACHES: Head Coach: Rande Stottlemyer Assistant Coach: Jason Peters Assistant Coach: Matt Kocher PRONUNCIATIONS C. Kochinsky... ka-chin-sky V. Konno... ko-no T. Nauman... now-man D. Tasser... tass-er Z. Thomusseit... tom-u-site R. Tomei...toe-may

3 Panther Quick Facts GENERAL INFORMATION School: University of Pittsburgh Location: Pittsburgh, PA Founded: 1787 Enrollment: 33,574 Nickname: Panthers Colors: Blue and Gold Facility (Capacity): Fitzgerald Field House (6,798) Affiliation: NCAA - Division I Conference: Eastern Wrestling League Chancellor: Mark A. Nordenberg (Thiel '70) Athletic Director: Steve C. Pederson (Nebraska '80) Athletic Department Phone: (412) COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Rande Stottlemyer (Pittsburgh '78) Record at School (Yrs.): (30 years) Overall Record (Yrs.): (30 years) Assistant Coaches: Jason Peters, Matt Kocher, Bryan Stout Wrestling Office Phone: (412) TEAM INFORMATION Overall Dual Record: EWL Record (Dual Finish): EWL Championships Finish: Fourth, 84.5 points 2009 NCAA Championships Finish: 38th, 13.0 points Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 22/1 Starters Returning/Lost: 9/1 Returning NCAA Qualifiers: Name Yr. Wt. Record Jimmy Conroy SR Tyler Nauman SO* Ethan Headlee JR MEDIA RELATIONS INFORMATION Media Relations Contact: Mendy Nestor Mendy s Address: mnestor@athletics.pitt.edu Media Relations Phone: (412) Media Relations Fax: (412) Web Address: fifth place finishes while in State College after falling to the consolation bracket. After winning his first two matches of the day, Zanetta captured his fifth place finish with a marginal 9-8 decision over Matthew Snyder of Virginia. Nauman entered the open with a previously undefeated record, falling to Penn State s Colby Pisanni, 9-3, in his third match of the day. Mark Powell (157) completed the day with a 6-2 record to clinch a seventh place finish after a 3-0 decision over Bucknell s Corey Lear. Ethan Headlee (174) wrestled unattached and finishws sixth following a 14-6 major decision over Navy s Michael Billings. At 197, sophomore Matthew Wilps captured a fourth place finish at the Penn State Open when he tallied a 10-1 major decision over former Panther A.J. Brentzel of Pitt-Johnstown. Ryan Tomei continued to make his presence known when he claimed the Panthers best place of the day, finishing second in the heavyweight class. Tomei accrued four consecutive wins before appearing in the championship round where he fell to third-ranked Zachery Rey of Lehigh with a 3-2 decision. Stottlemyer s 30-Year Stint Pitt head coach Rande Stottlemyer is in his 31st season at the helm of the Panther program. In his 31st season, Stottlemyer is the winningest coach in Pitt history, recording a record, including a mark last season and this season in dual action. Stottlemyer helped guide four wrestlers to the NCAA Tournament last season, with three of those returning in Battle At 197 this season, head coach Rande Stottlemyer has a good problem on his hands. Stottlemyer has two successful wrestlers available for the lineup as Matt Wilps holds a 20-7 record on the year and A.J. Hunte has challenged all season with an 10-6 record. In the Clarion Open, Hunte earned a second place finish with a 3-1 mark. He s Back! Former Pitt wrestler Matt Kocher is back with the Panther program. This time, as an assistant coach. Kocher joined the Pitt staff this summer and has been an invaluable addition to the squad. While at Pitt, Kocher was a four-time NCAA qualifier and currently sits at second on the all-time wins list in Pitt history at Dual Record by Weight HWT Total

4 Dual Match Results: Pittsburgh 28, Drexel : Chris Kochinsky (P) dec. Josh Yurasits (D), : Steve Mytych (D) FALL Zach Grove (P), 2:15 141: Tyler Nauman (P) FALL Shane Fenningham (D), 4:19 149: Eric Albright (P), dec. Brent McCurdy (D), : Joe Booth (D) maj. Kyle Patton (P), : Alex Rinaldi (D) dec. Karl DeCiantis (P), : Dave Sullivan (P) dec. Dave Woodall (D), : Zac Thomusseit (P) maj. Justin Wieller (D), : Matt Wilps (P) dec. Jack Callender (D), : Ryan Tomei (P) FALL Kyle Frey (D), 4:22 Pittsburgh 35, Sacred Heart 6 125: Pat Feeley (SH) dec. Chris Kochinsky (P), : Zach Grove (P) dec. Justin Belanger (SH), : Tyler Nauman (P) dec. Cory Dunn (SH), : Eric Albright (P) maj. Zach Moran (SH), : Mark Powell (P) dec. Anthony Priore (SH), : Jonathan Rizzitello (SH) dec. Karl DeCiantis (P), : Dave Sullivan (P) dec. Michael Hartman (SH), : Zac Thomusseit (P) unopposed/foreit 197: Matthew Wilps (P) FALL Brandon Lapp (SH), 3:46 285: Ryan Tomei (P) FALL Paul Schweighardt (SH), 3:56 No. 24 Pitt 21, Rutgers : Anthony Zanetta (Pitt) dec. vs. Joseph Langel (Rutgers) (7-4) 133: No. 18 Billy Ashnault (Rutgers) FALL vs. Jimmy Conroy (Pitt) (6:53) 141: No. 13 Tyler Nauman (Pitt) dec. vs. No. 19 Trevor Melde (Rutgers) (8-7) 149: Eric Albright (Pitt) FALL vs. No. 19 David Greenwald (Rutgers) (2:06) 157: Cullen Isenberg (Rutgers) dec. vs. Mark Powell (Pitt) (2-1) 165: Gregory Zannetti (Rutgers) dec. vs. Karl DeCiantis (Pitt) (6-4) 174: Daniel Rinaldi (Rutgers) dec. vs. David Sullivan (Pitt) (3-2) 184: Zac Thomusseit (Pitt) dec. vs. Daniel Seidenberg (Rutgers) (8-3) 197: Lamar Brown dec. (Rutgers) dec. vs. No. 18 Matt Wilps (Pitt) (3-1, SV) 285: No. 12 Ryan Tomei (Pitt) FALL vs. No. 8 Dominick Russo (Rutgers) (4:02) No. 24 Pitt 19, No. 14 Penn State : Anthony Zanetta (Pitt) dec. vs. No. 7 Brad Pataky (PSU) (15-9) 133: Jimmy Conroy (Pitt) dec. vs. Bryan Pearsall (PSU) (7-3) 141: No. 13 Tyler Nauman (Pitt) dec. vs. Colby Pisani (PSU) (5-2) 149: No. 6 Frank Molinaro (PSU) MD vs. Eric Albright (Pitt) (12-4) 157: No. 3 Cyler Sanderson (PSU) TF4 vs. Mark Powell (Pitt) (26-11) 165: No. 9 Dan Vallimont (PSU) MD vs. Karl DeCiantis (Pitt) (16-5) 174: Justin Ortega (PSU) dec. vs. David Sullivan (Pitt) (3-1) 184: No. 14 David Erwin (PSU) MD vs. Zac Thomusseit (Pitt) (13-4) 197: No. 18 Matt Wilps (Pitt) wins by forfeit 285: No. 12 Ryan Tomei (Pitt) MD vs. Brendan Herlihy (PSU) (10-1) #17 Lehigh 24, Pittsburgh John McDonald (Lehigh) dec. Chris Kochinsky (Pitt) Matt Fisk (Lehigh) Fall Zach Grove (Pitt) 5: Tyler Nauman (Pitt) dec. Seth Ciasulli (Lehigh) Eric Albright (Pitt) dec. Brian Tanen (Lehigh) Sean Bilodeau (Lehigh) dec. Mark Powell (Pitt) Mike Galante (Lehigh) dec. Karl DiCiantis (Pitt) Robert Hamlin (Lehigh) dec. David Sullivan (Pitt) David Craig (Lehigh) dec. Zac Thomusseit (Pitt) Matt Wilps (Pitt) dec. Joe Kennedy (Lehigh) 3-1, s.v. 285 Zach Rey (Lehigh) dec. Ryan Tomei (Pitt) 3-2 Pittsburgh 18, #17 Illinois Anthony Zanetta (Pitt) dec. John Deneed (Illinois) Daryl Thomas (Illinois) dec. Zach Grove (Pitt) Tyler Nauman (Pitt) TECH FALL Ryan Prater (Illinois) Eric Terrazas (Illinois) dec. Eric Albright (Pitt) Mark Powell (Pitt) dec. Clint Arlis (Illinois) Conrad Polz (Illinois) dec. Karl DeCiantis (Pitt) Jordan Blanton (Illinois) dec. David Sullivan (Pitt) John Dergo (Illinois) dec. Zac Thomusseit (Pitt) Matt Wilps (Pitt) dec. Marty Smith (Illinois) Ryan Tomei (Pitt) MD Pat Walker (Illinois) 11-0 Pittsburgh 49, Davidson Anthony Zanetta (Pitt) MD Ben Altman (Davidson) Zach Grove (Pitt) dec. Scott Ray (Davidson) Tyler Nauman (Pitt) FALL Ben Thompson (Davidson) 1: Eric Albright (Pitt) dec. Dave DeCamp (Davidson) Mark Powell (Pitt) MD Joe McGinley (Davidson) Karl DeCiantis (Pitt) forfeit (Davidson) 174 David Sullivan (Pitt) TECH FALL Jorge Estrada (Davidson) Zac Thomusseit (Pitt) FALL Ike Crews (Davidson) 4: Matt Wilps (Pitt) FALL Mark Jeevaratnam (Davidson) 1: Ryan Tomei (Pitt) forfeit (Davidson) Pittsburgh 30, Rider Anthony Zanetta (Pitt) dec. Ilyass Elmasaouri (Rider) Zach Grove (Pitt) dec. Jimmy Kirchner (Rider) Tyler Nauman (Pitt) FALL Matt Bradley (Rider) 2: Mike Kessler (Rider) Triple OT Eric Albright (Pitt) Zac Cibula (Rider) dec. Mark Powell (Pitt) Rob Morrison (Rider) dec. Karl DeCiantis (Pitt) David Sullivan (Pitt) dec. Nick Resnick (Rider) Zac Thomusseit (Pitt) dec. Mike Miller (Rider) Matt Wilps (Pitt) FALL Tyler Smith (Rider) 3: Ryan Tomei (Pitt) forfeit (Rider)

5 Win Loss Decisions Maj. Decisions Tech Falls Falls Quickest Fall Pct. C. Albright :52 67% E. Albright :06 59% Conroy :53 58% Counterman :20 63% DeCiantis :38 39% Fagan 0 5 0% Grove :21 44% Headlee :21 82% Heist % Hunte :59 63% Johnson % Kochinsky :33 63% Konno :51 38% Nauman :28 87% Nickoli :20 50% Patton % Powell % Sorrentino % Sullivan % D. Tasser P. Tasser % Thomusseit :30 60% Tomei :09 83% Vaughan % Wilps :46 74% Zanetta :38 79%