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1 NCAA Army Wrestling 75th NCAa championships march 17, 18 & 19, 2005 Savvis Center St. louis, mo Army Schedule November Sat. 13 at Oklahoma Gold 5th of 11 Sat. 20 at Cornell Invitational 5th of 11 Tue. 23 WAGNER W, 56-0 December Sun. 5 vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga# W, Sun. 5 vs. Ohio University# W, Sun. 5 vs. American# W, Wed. 8 EAST STROUDSBURG* W, 29-6 January Thur. 6 at Oklahoma L, Sat. 8 vs. Nebraska-Kearney^ W, 27-9 vs. Michigan^ L, 9-35 vs. Eastern Michigan^ W, Fri. 14 MONTCLAIR STATE W, 44-0 Sat. 15 at Hofstra L, 9-28 Fri.-Sat at N.Y. State Championships 1st of 16 Wed. 26 at Sacred Heart W, 34-3 Fri. 28 BROWN* W, Fri. 28 HARVARD* W, 29-9 February Sat. 5 at Academy Championships 3rd of 8 Fri. 11 at Lehigh* L, 7-32 Sun. 20 NAVY* L, Thur. 24 at Rutgers* W, March Fri.-Sat. 4-5 at EIWA Championships 7th of 13 Thur. 17 at NCAA Championships All Day Fri. 18 at NCAA Championships All Day Sat. 19 at NCAA Championships All Day Home contests in ALL CAPS * EIWA Matches # Northeast Duals ^ Lone Star Duals Quick Facts Location... West Point, N.Y Founded... March 16, 1802, by an Act of Congress Enrollment... 4,000 Superintendent... Lt. Gen. William J. Lennox Jr. Athletic Director...Kevin Anderson Nicknames...Black Knights, Cadets Colors...Black, Gold and Gray Conference... EIWA Head Coach... Chuck Barbee (Oklahoma State 93) Record at Army (5th season) Career Record... Same Record Assistant Coach... Mike Clayton (Navy 95) Assistant Coach... Bill Maldonado (Iowa State 02) Media Relations Assoc. AD/Media Relations...Bob Beretta Wrestling Contact... Christian Anderson Anderson s Phone... (845) Anderson s ... wc2949@usma.edu Media Relations FAX... (845) Army at the ncaa championships (under barbee) Year Name Weight Finish Final Record 2005 Phillip Simpson 149?????? 2004 Phillip Simpson 157 8th* Luke Calvert 184 N/A Phillip Simpson 141 3rd* John Paxton HWT N/A Bernard Gardner 133 N/A Phillip Simpson 141 7th Maurice Worthy 174 2nd* 34-1 * Earned All-America Honors The last time out - eiwa championships ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Senior Phillip Simpson won his third straight individual crown to lead Army s 23rd-ranked wrestling team to a seventh-place finish at the 101st Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association Championships Saturday, March 5, at Navy s Alumni Hall. The Black Knights, who produced five placewinners for the second straight season, accumulated 61 total points. Simpson, the No. 2 seed at 149 pounds, used a 5-0 decision over third-seeded John Cox of Navy to reach the championship final for the third straight year. In the title bout, Simpson, the third-ranked wrestler in the national polls upended top-seeded and second-ranked Dustin Manotti of Cornell, 8-7, in a thrilling match between two of the top three wrestlers in the country at 149 pounds. Simpson, who upped his team-best record to 25-1 on the season, extended his Academy-record career wins total to 130. He won the 141-pound title as a sophomore and claimed the 157-pound crown as a junior. The Nashville, Tenn., product sports an impressive 6-1 mark versus ranked opponents this year. The four-year performer will be Army s lone entrant at this year s NCAA Championships. simpson notables Senior Phillip Simpson is Army s all-time leader in victories (130). Simpson is looking to become the first Army wrestler to earn three NCAA All-America certificates in a career. Simpson is vying to become Army s first NCAA National Champion since Mike Natvig won back-to-back championships at 147 pounds in 1962 and Simpson won his third straight EIWA individual title last weekend to become just the fourth grappler in the 101-year history of the EIWA Championships to win a title at three different weight classes. Simpson leads Army with a 25-1 record and also paces the club with 11 wins by fall. Simpson has already won three tournament titles this season. He became the first wrestler to ever win four straight crowns at the New York State Championships in January. He won the 149-pound title at the All-Academy Championships in February, and he captured the EIWA title earlier this month. 1

2 2 The Chuck Barbee File In the midst of his fifth season as head coach, Chuck Barbee has helped push Army s wrestling program back into the national spotlight. Barbee, who began his tenure at West Point in 2000, was brought in to restore the prominence of the wrestling team by developing All-American talent. Barbee got off to a strong start in his first season by guiding Maurice Worthy to an EIWA championship and an appearance at the NCAA Tournament in St. Louis, Mo. Worthy s successful season ended after finishing as the national runner-up at 174 pounds, becoming the Black Knights first All-America wrestler in 14 years. In , Barbee s resume of success stories was lengthened by the addition of Phillip Simpson. Despite being a highly touted rookie, Simpson could never have been expected to produce the amazing season that he did. Under the tutelage of Barbee, Simpson qualified for the NCAA Tournament after completing his plebe year with 37 wins (20 by pinfall). Simpson would finish just one win short of All- America recognition. Boosted by the performances of Simpson, Jeremy Conner and John Paxton, the wrestling team enjoyed one of its best seasons, finishing with an 8-8 dualmatch record. Never one to reject a challenge, Barbee loaded the season with a number of nationally-recognized opponents such as Penn State, North Carolina, Hofstra and Lehigh. The Black Knights stayed competitive throughout the season and even pulled an upset over the No. 19 Wisconsin Badgers, The following year, Simpson returned to the NCAA Tournament, improving enough to take third in the 141-pound weight class. His third-place showing locked up his first All-America nod. The sophomore was joined by teammates Bernard Gardner and John Paxton in Kansas City. Barbee has led five different Black Knight wrestlers to four NCAA Tournament appearances during his four-year tenure at the helm. In , Simpson became Army s first two-time All-American since Bob Robbins, capturing the honors at the 157-pound weight class. Sophomore Luke Calvert also qualified for the NCAA Championships. The team finished 7-7 in dual matches. Barbee continues to schedule some of the best teams in the country. This season, Army is slated to face Oklahoma, Michigan and Hofstra, along with the challenging EIWA schedule, which includes Lehigh. Before arriving at West Point, Barbee coached seven All-Americans and four national finalists during his tenure at the University of Oklahoma, helping the Sooners build one of the country s top wrestling programs. The Sooners placed 10th, sixth and fourth at the NCAA Championships during Barbee s stay on the coaching staff. Barbee s Coaching Record Year Team W L Pct Army Army Army Army Army Totals All-time wins leader All-American Simpson Senior Phillip Simpson, who enters the NCAA Championships ranked third nationally at 149 pounds, is trying to become the first Army grappler to earn three NCAA All-America certificates in a career. The Nashville, Tenn., native earned his first citation at 141 pounds as a sophomore and picked up his second honor at 157 pounds last season. Phillip Simpson has been chasing several Academy records this season. At the EIWA Championships, Simpson surpassed one of them when he took over sole possession of first place on Army s all-time wins list (130), passing Brad Fenske s school standard. Simpson s 53 career pins rank second all-time. He is just five pins shy of matching Dave Warnick s Academy standard. Army at the eiwa championships Army finished seventh at the EIWA Championships March 4-5. The Black Knights produced five placewinners for the second consecutive year and racked up 61 total points. Phillip Simpson won his third straight conference crown, taking the 149-pound title. to become just the fourth wrestler to ever win three individual titles at three different weight classes in the 101-year history of the EIWA Championships. 125 Robbie Preston, So. (Harvard) Mike Mormile, Jr. (Cornell) Jeff Sato, Jr. (Columbia) Mason Lenhard, Sr. (Penn) Jeff Schell, Fr. (Brown) Andrew Rizzi, Sr. (Lehigh) 133 Travis Lee, Sr. (Cornell) Matt Ciasulli, So. (Lehigh) Sam Gray, Sr. (Navy) Matt DeLorenzo, So. (Col.) Tony Severo, Jr. (Army) Jeff Eveleth, Sr. (Penn) 141 Cory Cooperman, Jr. (LU) Nate Gulosh, Sr. (Navy) Jordan Leen, Fr. (Cornell) Anthony Constantino, So. (Col.) Doug McGraw, Sr. (Penn) Patrick Simpson, Jr. (Army) 2005 EIWA Placewinners 149 Phillip Simpson, Sr. (Army) Dustin Manotti, Jr. (Cornell) Matt Anderson, So. (Lehigh) John Cox, So. (Navy) Ricky Turk, So. (Columbia) Kyle Bernholz, Sr. (Penn) 157 M. Abdurakhmanov, Jr. (American) Derek Zinck, Jr. (Lehigh) Devin Mesanko, Jr. (Columbia) Gene Zannetti, So. (Rutgers) Mike Parziale, Jr. (F&M) Pat Lukanich, Sr. (Navy) 165 Troy Letters, Jr. (Lehigh) Matt Palmer, So. (Columbia) Craig Dziewiatkowski, Jr. (Navy) Joey Hooker, So. (Cornell) Keith Smith, Jr. (ESU) Rich Ferguson, Sr. (Penn) 174 Joe Mazzurco, Sr. (Cornell) Andy Roy, Sr. (Rutgers) Travis Frick, Jr. (Lehigh) Daniel Waters, Sr. (American) Dustin Wiles, Jr. (Penn) Matt Stolpinski, Fr. (Navy) 184 Tyler Baier, Sr. (Cornell) Josh Glenn, Fr. (American) Chris Ressa, Sr. (Rutgers) Brian Lamay, Sr. (Lehigh) Luke Calvert, Jr. (Army) Doran Heist, Jr. (Brown) 197 Jon Trenge, Sr. (Lehigh) Jerry Rinaldi, So. (Cornell) Thayer Paxton, Sr. (Navy) Todd Wisman, Jr. (Army) Jake Butler, Jr. (Prin.) Marcus Schontube, Sr. (Penn) HWT Matt Feast, Sr. (Penn) Tanner Garrett, Jr. (Navy) Adam LoPiccolo, Fr. (Amer.) Tyler Shovlin, Sr. (Cornell) Bode Ogunwole, So. (Harvard) Paul Weibel, So. (Lehigh)

3 Army s All-Time Bests Most Wins/Career 1. Phillip Simpson Brad Fenske Dave Warnick Nick Mauldin Matt Marciniak Jarret Mathews Dennis Semmel Maurice Worthy John Rippley Bill Barrow Most Wins/Season 1. Brad Fenske (95-96) 2. Brad Fenske (96-97) 2. Todd Thornburg (96-97) 4. Phillip Simpson. 37 (02-03) 4. Phillip Simpson. 37 (01-02) 4. Dave Warnick (90-91) 7. John Rippley (88-89) 8. Bill Barrow (89-90) 8. Dennis Semmel (85-86) 10. Maurice Worthy. 34 (00-01) 10. Jarret Mathews.. 34 (96-97) 10. Matt Marciniak.. 34 (93-94) Most Pins/Career 1. Dave Warnick Phillip Simpson Maurice Worthy Brad Fenske Mark Palzer John Paxton Mike French David Wimberly Troy Yegge Dave Bottcher Jeremy Conner Todd Thornburg Most Pins/Season 1. Dave Warnick (89-90) Phillip Simpson (01-02) Dave Warnick (90-91) John Paxton (02-03) Maurice Worthy (99-00) Brad Fenske (96-97) Mark Palzer (81-82) Brad Fenske (95-96) Dave Bottcher (87-88) Phillip Simpson (04-05) Phillip Simpson (03-04) Phillip Simpson (02-03) Maurice Worthy (00-01) David Wimberly (97-98) David Wimberly (96-97). 11 *Individual Records Since 1978 AL PAULEKAS 1953 Placed second in 177-pound weight class at 1953 NCAA Tournament. Won 177-pound title and led Army to fourth-place finish at EIWA Championships. Defeated Navy s Peter Blair in championship bout. AL RUSHATZ 1960 Earned a third-place finish at the 1960 NCAA Tournament in the 177-pound weight class. Advanced to NCAAs after winning EIWA title with a 6-4 decision over Yale s Hardy Will. MIKE NATVIG 1962 & 1963 Handed Lehigh great Kirk Pendleton one of only two career losses in the 147-pound finals in Became Army s only two-time national champion with a 7-2 win over Minnesota s Lonnie Rubis at 147. MARK SCUREMAN 1965 Along with Bob Robbins, led Army to a tenth-place finish in 1965 NCAA Tournament with a third-place showing in the 147-pound weight class. Placed second at EIWA Championships after falling to Pittsburgh s Dino Boni, 6-4. BOB ROBBINS 1965 & 1966 One of two Army All-Americans in 1965 after finishing sixth in 137-pound weight class at NCAA Tournament. Defeated Georgia Tech s Jerry Bond in 1966 to place fifth at 145 pounds. BOB STEENLAGE 1966 Teamed with Bob Robbins to lead Army to a second straight Top-Ten NCAA finish. After going during the regular season, worked way through 123-pound consolation bracket to place third. JIM HARTER 1967 Captured 177-pound crown at EIWA Championships. Continued success in NCAA Tournament, advancing to semifinals before falling to eventual champion Fred Fozzard of Oklahoma State. Ended competition in fourth place. Army all-americans MIKE NARDOTTI 1968 Led Army to a fourth-place team showing at the EIWA Championships with a thirdplace trophy. Captured fifth place in the 160-pound weight class at the NCAA Tournament. BILL JAMES 1971 Joined four other Army wrestlers at the NCAA Tournament. Top finisher of the five wres tlers, placing sixth in th 134- pound weight class. Earned a second-place finish at the EIWA Championships. DARREL NEROVE 1986 Earned a seventh-place medal in the142-pound weight class at the NCAA Tournament. Placed third at EIWA Championships at 142. DENNIS SEMMEL 1986 Reached NCAA finals in 126- pound weight class, the first Army grappler to do that since Compiled a 35-4 mark and finished career with a record to rank sixth in career wins at Army. DAN COSTIGAN 1987 Led seven Army wrestlers that advanced to the NCAA Tournament with a sixth-place showing at 190 pounds. Tallied four consecutive victories at NCAAs after dropping first match of competition. MAURICE WORTHY 2001 Finished season with a 34-1 record. Only loss came in the 174-pound title-bout at the NCAA Championships. Won EIWA Championship and was named EIWA Wrestler of the Year. PHILLIP SIMPSON 2003 & 2004 Tallied 105 wins in first three years at West Point. Captured 141-pound EIWA Championship title as a sophomore. Won 157-pound EIWA Championship title as a junior. 3

4 WIN Magazine (Feb 22, 2005) 1. Oklahoma State 2. Illinois 3. Iowa State 4. Michigan 5. Lehigh 6. Nebraska 7. Oklahoma 8. Iowa 8. Minnesota 10. Central Michigan 11. Cornell 12. Northern Iowa 13. Wisconsin 14. Missouri 15. Hofstra 16. Indiana 17. Michigan State 18. Penn State 19. Northwestern 20. Arizona State 21. West Virginia 22. Navy 23. Northern Illinois 24. Army 25. Edinboro EIWA Teams in Bold National Team Rankings Wrestling Mall (March 8, 2005) 1. Oklahoma State 2. Iowa State 3. Illinois 4. Nebraska 5. Lehigh 6. Minnesota 7. Michigan 8. Oklahoma 9. Iowa 10. Central Michigan 11. Cornell 12. Wisconsin 13. Missouri 14. Arizona State 15. Indiana 16. Penn State 17. Northwestern 18. Hofstra 19. Northern Iowa 20. West Virginia 21. Navy 22. Bloomsburg 23. Edinboro 24. Chattanooga 25. Boise State NWCA (Feb. 15, 2005) 1. Oklahoma State 2. Iowa State 3. Illinois 4. Lehigh 5. Michigan 6. Nebraska 7. Oklahoma 8. Central Michigan 9. Iowa 10. Minnesota 11. Wisconsin 12. Northern Iowa 13. Penn State 14. Cornell 15. Hofstra 16. Missouri 17. Indiana 18. Northwestern 19. Michigan State 20. Arizona State 21. Navy 22. Northern Illinois 23. Army 24. Pennsylvania 25. West Virginia Individual Rankings Wrestler Weight WIN WM AWN NWCA Phillip Simpson Luke Calvert N/A Simpson in the National Polls Phillip Simpson has been ranked as high as No. 2 in the nation at 149 pounds this season. Entering the EIWA Championships, he listed as the third-ranked wrestler, Simpson knocked off second-ranked Dustin Manotti of Cornell and now stands No. 2 in the country. simpson Shines versus the nation s elite Phillip Simpson owns an impressive 6-1 mark versus ranked opponents this season. His biggest wins have come over No. 2 Dustin Manotti of Cornell (8-7 in EIWA championship bout), No. 4 Matt Storniolo of Oklahoma (5-0 in January dual match) and No. 14 Eric Tannenbaum of Michigan (4-3 in Cornell Invitational semifinal bout). winning at the all-academy championships Phillip Simpson won the 149-pound crown at the All-Academy Championships earlier this year. He used two pins and a major decision victory en route to the title. He was named Outstanding Wreslter at the tournament. four straight at New York State Championships Army won its second straight New York State Championship this January. The Black Knights became the first school to win consecutive crowns since Cornell in With his individual crown in the 149-pound weight bracket, Phillip Simpson became the first wrestler in the 36-year history of the event to ever win four career titles. For his efforts, Simpson was selected as the Outstanding Wrestler of the tournament. Army Starting Lineups (Bolded Won Match) Opponent W/L HWT RECORD Wagner 56-0 Featherstone Severo Simpson Simpson Anderson Marzec Lucero Calvert Wisman Thobaben Chattanooga Featherstone Severo Simpson Simpson Anderson Marzec Lucero Calvert Wisman Hollis Ohio Featherstone Severo Simpson Simpson Anderson Marzec Lucero Calvert Wisman Forsman American Featherstone Severo Simpson Simpson Anderson Marzec Lucero Calvert Wisman Hollis East Stroudsburg 29-6 Featherstone Severo Simpson Simpson Anderson Marzec Lucero Calvert Wisman Hollis Oklahoma Featherstone Severo Simpson Simpson Benson Marzec Lucero Calvert Sanders Forsman Neb.-Kearney 27-9 Featherstone Severo Simpson Simpson Anderson Marzec Ferguson Calvert Sanders Forsman Michigan 9-35 Featherstone Severo Simpson Forfeit Benson Marzec Lucero Calvert Sanders Forsman Eastern Michigan Featherstone Severo Simpson Forfeit Benson Marzec Lucero Calvert Wisman Forsman Montclair State 44-0 Featherstone Severo Simpson Wernimont Benson Marzec Ferguson Calvert Wisman Thobaben Hofstra 9-28 Featherstone Severo Simpson Wernimont Benson Marzec Ferguson Calvert Wisman Thobaben Sacred Heart 34-3 Featherstone Severo Gilsdorf Wernimont Benson Marzec Lucero Martin Sanders Thobaben Brown Featherstone Severo Simpson Simpson Anderson Marzec Lucero Martin Sanders Thobaben Harvard 29-9 Featherstone Baughan Simpson Simpson Benson Marzec Ferguson Martin Sanders Thobaben Lehigh 7-32 Featherstone Severo Simpson Simpson Benson Marzec Ferguson Martin Wisman Forsman Navy 7-32 Featherstone Severo Simpson Simpson Anderson Marzec Lucero Martin Wisman Forsman Rutgers Featherstone Baughan Simpson Simpson Benson Marzec Ferguson Martin Wisman Forsman 4

5 Nov. 23, 2004 Army 56, Wagner 0 Christl Arena, West Point, N.Y Travis Featherstone (A) maj. dec. Mike Rooney, Tony Severo (A) pinned Joe Eurell, 4: Patrick Simpson (A) maj. dec. Justin Ensign, Phillip Simpson (A) pinned Dan Gollin, 0: Jon Anderson (A) pinned Freddy Pontoriero, 3: Chad Marzec (A) pinned Patrick Larkin, 3: Gabriel Lucero (A) pinned Anthony Pontoriero, 2: Luke Calvert (A) won by forfeit Todd Wisman (A) won by forfeit HWT - Nathan Thobaben (A) pinned John Seashawn, 6: Match Results Dec. 5, 2004 Army 22, Ohio 16 Niskayuna High School, Niskayuna, N.Y Matt Smith (O) maj. dec. Travis Featherstone, Frank Brown (O) dec. Tony Severo, Patrick Simpson (A) dec. Jon Spires, Phillip Simpson (A) won by forfeit Jon Anderson (A) maj. dec. Aaron Gomoll, Chad Marzec dec. Mike Allen, Gabriel Lucero (A) dec. Ed Willis, Luke Calvert (A) dec. Brian Cesear, 2-1 (OT) Joel Weimer (O) dec Todd Wisman, 10-4 HWT - Jeremiah Beltran (O) won by injury default, 0:15 Dec. 5, 2004 Army 27, No. 18 Tennessee-Chattanooga 13 Niskayuna High School, Niskayuna, N.Y Matt Pitts (T) pinned Travis Featherstone, 6: Tony Severo (A) dec. Adam Raines, Michael Keefe (T) dec. Patrick Simpson, Phillip Simpson (A) tech. fall Wayne French, Jon Anderson (A) dec. Lloyd Rogers, Jon Sioredas (T) dec. Chad Marzec, Gabriel Lucero (A) dec. Justin Otis, Luke Calvert (A) dec. John Davis, Todd Wisman (A) dec. Josh Ward, 5-3 (OT) HWT - James Hollis (A) pinned Ciaz Edwards, 1:42 Dec. 5, 2004 Army 39, American 10 Niskayuna High School, Niskayuna, N.Y Travis Featherstone (Ar) won by forfeit Tony Severo (Ar) won by forfeit 141 -Patrick Simpson (Ar) won by forfeit Phillip Simpson (Ar) tech. fall Tom Kniezewski, 4: Muz. Abdurakhmanov (Am) maj. dec. Jon Anderson, Chad Marzec (Ar) tech. fall Duane Hash Barberis, Dan Waters (Am) dec. Gabriel Lucero, Josh Glenn (Am) dec. Luke Calvert, Todd Wisman (Ar) tech. fall Adam Montgomery, 24-7 HWT - James Hollis (Ar) won by forfeit Season Leaders Wins 1. Phillip Simpson Patrick Simpson Chad Marzec Tony Severo Luke Calvert Todd Wisman Dual Wins 1. Phillip Simpson Chad Marzec Luke Calvert Patrick Simpson Tony Severo... 8 Major Decisions 1. Phillip Simpson Luke Calvert Patrick Simpson Gabriel Lucero Travis Featherstone Tony Severo... 3 Falls 1. Phillip Simpson Nathan Thobaben Brandon Benson Jon Anderson Chad Marzec Patrick Simpson Charles Martin... 3 Tech Falls 1. Chad Marzec Phillip Simpson Todd Wisman Patrick Simpson Travis Featherstone Charles Martin Nathan Thobaben... 1 Dec. 8, 2004 No. 25 Army 29, East Stroudsburg 6 Christl Arena, West Point, N.Y Travis Featherstone (A) dec. Roberto Ramos, Tony Severo (A) dec. Ryan McCullum, Patrick Simpson (A) dec. Scott Heckman, Phillip Simpson (A) maj. dec. Mark Smith, Jon Anderson (A) pinned Keith Kleckner, 3: Chad Marzec (A) dec. Nick Rock, John Carr (ESU) dec. Gabriel Lucero, Luke Calvert (A) maj. dec. Sean McCracken, Todd Wisman (A) dec. Charles Deighton, 5-2 HWT - Adam Karasevicz (ESU) dec. James Hollis, 4-2 Jan. 6, 2005 No. 10 Oklahoma 19, No. 23 Army 12 Midwest City High School, Midwest City, Okla Sam Hazewinkel (O) maj. dec. Travis Featherstone, Joe Comparin (O) dec. Tony Severo, Teyon Ware (O) dec. Patrick Simpson, Phillip Simpson (A) dec. Matt Storniolo, Charles Jones (O) dec. Brandon Benson, Chad Marzec (A) dec. Randy Sulaver, E.K. Waldhaus (O) dec. Gabriel Lucero, Luke Calvert (A) dec. Justin Dyer, Connor Sanders (A) dec. Austin David, 8-3 HWT - Jake Hager (O) dec. Joe Forsman, 5-0 Jan. 8, 2005 No. 23 Army 27, Nebraska-Kearney 9 South Grand Prairie High School, Arlington, Texas Trevor Charbonneau (N) dec. Travis Featherstone, Tony Severo (A) dec. Bryce Abbey, Patrick Simpson (A) dec. Matt True, Phillip Simpson (A) pinned Pat True, 5: Lewis Hyatt (N) dec. Jon Anderson, Chad Marzec (A) dec. Aaron Dalton, Scott Ferguson (A) dec. Zac Rice, Luke Calvert (A) won by forfeit Jeff Sylvester (N) dec. Connor Sanders, 6-5 HWT - Joe Forsman (A) dec. Tervel Diagnev,

6 Nick Roy (M) dec. Gabriel Lucero, 5-2 Jan. 8, 2005 No. 3 Michigan 35 No. 23 Army 9 South Grand Prairie High School, Arlington, Texas Travis Featherstone won by forfeit Mark Moos (M) maj. dec. Tony Severo, Josh Churella (M) dec. Patrick Simpson, Eric Tannenbaum (M) won by forfeit Ryan Bertin (M) pinned Brandon Benson, 5: Ryan Churella (M) maj. dec. Chad Marzec (A), Luke Calvert (A) dec. Josh Weitzel, Willie Breyer (M) dec. Connor Sanders, 5-1 HWT - Greg Wagner won by medical forfeit Match Results Jan. 28, 2005 No. 25 Army 19, Brown 18 Gillis Field House, West Point, N.Y Jeff Schnell (B) pinned Travis Featherstone, 4: Tony Severo (A) dec. Dan Appello, Patrick Simpson (A) maj. dec. Ross Johnson, Phillip Simpson (A) pinned Shawn Cully, 6: Jon Anderson (A) dec. Mike Savino, Heath Lohrman (B) dec. Chad Marzec, Mike Pedro (B) dec. Gabriel Lucero, Charles Martin (A) dec. Doran Heist, Leo Saniuk (B) dec. Connor Sanders, 7-4 HWT - Lee Beane (B) dec. Nathan Thobaben, 7-3 Jan. 8, 2005 No. 23 Army 24, Eastern Michigan 15 South Grand Prairie High School, Arlington, Texas Travis Featherstone (A) won by forfeit Phillip Plowman (EMU) dec. Tony Severo, Patrick Simpson (A) dec. Ahmed Joumaa, Jermain Thompson (EMU) won by forfeit Brandon Benson (A) dec. Chad Roush, Chad Marzec (A) pinned Ryan Furniss, 5: J.J. Holmes (EMU) dec. Gabriel Lucero, Luke Calvert (A) maj. dec. Eddie Magrys, Todd Wisman (A) dec. Tony Lyssiotis, 3-1 HWT - Charlie Walker (EMU) dec. Joe Forsman, 4-1 Jan. 14, 2005 No. 23 Army 44, Montclair State 0 Christl Arena, West Point, N.Y Travis Featherstone (A) dec. Derrick Goduto, Tony Severo (A) dec. Anthony Iazetta, Patrick Simpson (A) pinned Michael Cilento, 3: Aaron Wernimont (A) maj. dec. Jason Galioto, Brandon Benson (A) maj. dec. Jason Brandt, Chad Marzec (A) tech. fall Steve Bradley, Scott Ferguson (A) won by forfeit Luke Calvert (A) won by medical forfeit, 3: Todd Wisman (A) dec. Mike Berger, 8-4 HWT - Nathan Thobaben (A) maj. dec. Daniel DeJesus, 10-0 Jan. 15, 2005 No. 7 Hofstra 28, No. 23 Army 9 Hofstra Arena, Hempstead, N.Y Dave Tomasette (H) maj. dec. Travis Featherstone, Charles Griffin (H) maj. dec. Tony Severo, Ricky LaForge (H) maj. dec. Patrick Simpson, Jon Masa (H) dec. Aaron Wernimont, James Strouse (H) maj. dec. Brandon Benson, Mike Patrovich (H) dec. Chad Marzec, Paul Siemon (H) dec. Scott Ferguson, Luke Calvert (A) dec. Joe Rovelli, Chris Stretkowicz (H) dec. Todd Wisman, 8-4 HWT - Nathan Thobaben (A) won by forfeit Jan. 28, 2005 No. 25 Army 29, Harvard 9 Gillis Field House, West Point, N.Y Robbie Preston (H) tech. fall Travis Featherstone, Frank Baughn (A) maj. dec. Brent Kakesako, Patrick Simpson (A) dec. Mike Baria, 3-2 (OT) Phillip Simpson (A) dec. Dominic DeNunzio, Brandon Benson (A) dec. Matt Button, Chad Marzec (A) dec. Jon Mankovich, Scott Ferguson (A) won by forfeit Charles Martin (A) dec. Billy Colgan, Connor Sanders (A) maj. dec. Andrew Dane, 19-5 HWT - Bode Ogunwole (H) maj. dec. Nathan Thobaben, 14-5 Feb. 11, 2005 No. 5 Lehigh 32, No. 24 Army 7 Grace Hall, Bethlehem, Pa Andrew Rizzi (L) dec. Travis Featherstone, Jeff Santo (L) dec. Tony Severo, Cory Cooperman (L) dec. Patrick Simpson, Phillip Simpson (A) maj. dec. Dave Nakasone, Derek Zinck (L) maj. dec. Brandon Benson, Troy Letters (L) tech. fall Chad Marzec, 19-3, 5: Travis Frick (L) maj. dec. Scott Ferguson, Charles Martin (A) dec. Dave Helfrich, Jon Trenge (L) maj. dec. Todd Wisman, 16-4 HWT - Paul Weibel (L) pinned Joe Forsman, 4:06 Feb. 20, 2005 No. 21 Navy 23, No. 23 Army 10 Christl Arena, West Point, N.Y Alex Usztics (N) dec. Travis Featherstone, Sam Gray (N) maj. dec. Tony Severo, Nate Gulosh (N) dec. Patrick Simpson, 7-6 (OT) Phillip Simpson (A) maj. dec. John Cox, Pat Lukanich (N) dec. Jon Anderson, Chad Marzec (A) dec. Craig Dziewiatkowski, Gabriel Lucero (A) dec. Matt Stolpinski, Jon Kane (N) maj. dec. Charles Martin, Thayer Paxton (N) dec. Todd Wisman, 7-2 HWT - Tanner Garrett (N) dec. Joe Forsman, 7-2 Jan. 26, 2005 No. 25 Army 34, Sacred Heart 3 William H. Pitt Center, Fairfield, Conn Travis Featherstone (A) maj. dec. Mike Arone, Tony Severo (A) dec. Kyle McCarthy, Lief Gilsdorf (A) dec. Chris Davis, Aaron Wernimont (A) dec. Anthony Hayes, Brandon Benson (A) pinned Jesse Fendryk, 5: Chad Marzec (A) dec. Sherwood Fendryk, 7-6 (OT) Gabriel Lucero (A) maj. dec. Andrew Silber, Charles Martin (A) tech. fall Dan Keefe, Connor Sanders (A) dec. Mike Ames, 7-4 HWT - Payam Zarrinpour (S) dec. Nathan Thobaben, Feb. 24, 2005 No. 23 Army 23, Rutgers 20 College Gym, Piscataway, N.J Ricky Ringel (R) maj. dec. Travis Featherstone, Dan Hilt (R) maj. dec. Frank Baughan, Patrick Simpson (A) maj. dec. Steve Adamcsik, Phillip Simpson (A) pinned Mike Ferrara, 3: Gene Zannetti (R) dec. Brandon Benson, Chad Marzec (A) dec. Joe Sacco, Andy Roy (R) pinned Scott Ferguson, 0: Chris Ressa (R) dec. Charles Martin, Todd Wisman (A) maj. dec. Ken Stiles, HWT - Joe Forsman won by forfeit

7 Phillip Simpson 149 Senior 5-9 Nashville, Tenn./Montgomery Bell Academy Simpson s Career Statistics Year W L Pins TF MD Totals : Took over sole possession of first-place on Army s alltime wins list (130)... ranked second in the nation at 149 pounds... wrestling in a different weight class for the third straight season... sports a 25-1 record overall, including an unblemished 12-0 mark in dual matches... boasts 6-1 mark versus ranked opponents... has won 11 matches via pinfall... surpassed Brad Fenske s schoool record by pinning Kyle Bernholz of Penn in the opening round of the EIWA Championships... won his third straight EIWA crown this season... went 4-0 with two wins by fall, a 5-0 decision in the semifinals and an 8-7 upset victory over second-ranked Dustin Manotti in the championship bout... became just the fourth wrestler in the 101-year history of the EIWA to win titles at three different weight classes... placed first in the 149-pound bracket at the New York State Championships to become the first wrestler to capture four career titles in the 36-year history of the event... notched three pins en route to the record-setting victory... named Outstanding Wrestler at the New York States... won the 149-pound division at All-Academy Championships... notched two pins and a major decision victory en route to being named Outstanding Wrestler. fastest pin (0:52) came versus Dan Gollin of Wagner... notched five major decisions and a pair of technical falls as well... opened senior campaign with a second-place showing at Cornell Invitational... scored an 11-1 major decision in opening bout, recorded a pin in his second match and downed 14th-ranked Eric Tannenbaum of Michigan, 4-3, to reach title bout... fell in the finals to No. 2 Dustin Manotti of Cornell... earned a 17-1 technical fall victory over No. 17 Wayne French of Tennessee-Chattanooga... blanked No. 4 Matt Storniolo of Oklahoma, : Finished season with 105 career wins to stand fifth on Army s career list... qualified for third consecutive NCAA Championships... earned second straight All-America honor... posted a 3-3 record... advanced to second round with technical fall win over Pittsburgh s Justin Nestor... followed with 4-3 victory opposite 10th-seeded Travis Paulson of Iowa State... lost to eventual champion Matt Gentry from Stanford, 8-4, in the quarterfinals... defeated seventh-seeded Matt Lebe in consolation bracket to earn All-America honors... captured second consecutive EIWA crown... top seed in 157-pound bracket... won final over second-seeded Derek Zinck of Lehigh by medical forfeit... won 13 consecutive bouts before dropping final match of season to Navy s Pat Lukanich... defeated Lukanich earlier in the season in the finals of the All-Academy Championships, eight of final 11 regular-season wins were by pinfall... finished with a team-high 11 pins this season... opened season with 11 consecutive victories before falling to Missouri s Kenny Burleson at the Las Vegas Invitational... won the Brockport Oklahoma Gold Classic, Cornell Invitational and New York State Wrestling Championships... posted a 4-2 record versus ranked opponents... defeated No. 20 Ryan Yates (Edinboro) and No. 15 Scott Roth (Cornell) on way to Cornell Invitational title... scored an 8-3 decision over No. 14 B.J. Wright of Nebraska at the Las Vegas Invitational... won by a 12-5 decision over No. 9 Derek Zinck in dual match versus Lehigh... two of three losses on season came versus ranked foes... nine dual wins ranks second on the squad : Became Army s 14th All-American by placing third at the NCAA Championships in the 141-pound weight class... defeated Penn State s Scott Moore, the ninth-ranked wrestler, 6-0, to claim third place... pinned Moore in 6:58 earlier in the tournament... posted 6-1 mark at NCAAs... lone loss came at the hands of eventual champion Teyon Ware of Oklahoma... upset No. 2 Zack Esposito of Oklahoma State... compiled a 4-0 record en route to winning the 141-pound title at the EIWA Championships... downed Brown s No. 11 ranked wrestler Clinton Frease (MD, 14-5) to win the title... won a total of four tournament championships and earned an invitation to the National Coach s Wrestling Association All-Star Classic... became the first Army grappler to compete in the prestigious event... lost to the nation s second-ranked wrestler, Dylan Long of Northern Iowa, captured the SUNY Brockport/Oklahoma Gold Classic 149-pound title with a 6-1 win over Cleveland State s Anthony Coleman... slipped past No. 19 Josh Daugherty of Ohio State, 5-3 (OT), in the semifinals... took second place in the 149-pound bracket at the Cornell Invitational... opened the tournament with three consecutive pins before falling, 7-5, to No. 8 Dustin Manotti of Cornell in the finals... rolled through the competition at both the New York State Wrestling Championships and the All-Academy Championships... selected as the NYSWAC s Most Outstanding Wrestler... during a ten-match winning streak, collected six majority decisions, two wins by pinfall and one by technical fall... second Army wrestler to earn All-America honors under head coach Chuck Barbee (Maurice Worthy, 2001) wins equaled career-high total... tied for fourth most single-season wins in Academy history versus nationally ranked opponents... began season wrestling at 149 pounds and competed in 13 bouts, going of final 28 bouts came at 141 pounds : Enjoyed one of the most successful rookie seasons in Army wrestling history... finished among the Top 12 at the 2002 NCAA Wrestling Championships, falling one win shy of earning All-America recognition victories set a new rookie season record at the Academy and were the fourth most wins ever recorded in one season pins were tops in the EIWA and were the second highest single-season total at Army career pins placed him ninth in the Army record books... captured EIWA Wrestler of the Week accolades twice... was named Army Athletic Association Athlete of the Week on three separate occasions... racked up an impressive 15-1 ledger in dual matches... finished first for the Black Knights with an.822 overall winning percentage and 65 bonus points... had a streak of 16 consecutive victories snapped in the championship final of the All- Academy Championships... six losses came against opponents ranked in the Top 10 in the nation... was 3-0 with three pins in a home quad meet against Sacred Heart, Columbia and Franklin & Marshall... pinned three nationally-ranked opponents during season: Shane Cunanan (West Virginia), Nate Parker (Oklahoma), Jon Masa (Hofstra)... individual champion at the New York State Intercollegiates and the Body Bar Invitational... finished second at the All-Academy Championships... recorded fastest pin of the season in 43-second victory against Scott Mohr of Drexel... was 3-2 with two pins at the 2002 NCAA Wrestling Championships... defeated No. 13 Gabe Vigil (Boise State), Rob Becker (George Mason) and Darren McLane (Duquesne), collecting the pins against Becker and McLane... finished third overall at the Oklahoma Gold Invitational after a three-pin performance... posted an unblemished 4-0 record at the Virginia Duals... opened tournament by handling No. 13 Grant Hoerr of Wisconsin... wrapped up weekend with wins over Marat Tomaev (Penn State), Mark Hamrick (Wyoming) and Brad Byers (North Carolina). High School: Graduated from Montgomery Bell Academy in high school All-American who was ranked No. 1 in the nation by the National High School Coaches Association... lost only one match his entire prep career... four-time Tennessee state champion... finished second at the high school national championships... posted an overall ledger of Personal: Phillip Martin Simpson... born Jan. 28, son of Frank and Margaret Simpson... brother, Patrick, is a junior at West Point and wrestles in the 141-pound weight class... sports heroes include his father, Frank, and Dan Gable... majoring in Human and Regional Geography. 7

8 Phillip Simpson Sr. 149 Nashville, Tenn. Date Wt. Class W L Opponent Institution Competition/Place 11/ MD 11-1 Mike Reish Cornell Cornell Invitational 11/ F 4:24 Paul Dunstan UVA Cornell Invitational 11/ Eric Tannenbaum Michigan Cornell Invitational 11/ Dustin Manotti Cornell Cornell Invitational/2nd 11/ F 0:52 Dan Gollin Wagner Wagner 12/5 149 TF Wayne French UTC Northeast Duals 12/5 149 Forfeit N/A Ohio Northeast Duals 12/5 149 TF 4:18 Tom Kniezewski American Northeast Duals 12/8 149 MD 16-5 Mark Smith East Stroudsburg East Stroudsburg 1/ Matt Storniolo Oklahoma Oklahoma 1/8 149 F 5:31 Pat True Nebraska-Kearney Lone Star Duals 1/ F 1:55 Zach Gottschling Maritime New York State Championships 1/ F 5:36 Ben Sills Morrisville New York State Championships 1/ Ricky Turk Columbia New York State Championships 1/ F 4:53 Pat Lloyd Buffalo New York State Championships/1st 1/ F 6:43 Shawn Cully Brown Brown 1/ Dominic DeNunzio Harvard Harvard 2/5 149 F 4:17 Justin Andrews Coast Guard All-Academy Championships 2/5 149 F 4:59 Levi Duyn The Citadel All-Academy Championships 2/5 149 MD 14-0 Matt Gulosh Navy All-Academy Championships/1st 2/ MD 16-2 Dave Nakasone Lehigh Lehigh 2/ MD John Cox Navy Navy 2/ F 3:00 Mike Ferrara Rutgers Rutgers 3/4 149 F 2:18 Kyle Bernholz Penn EIWA Championships 3/4 149 F 3:11 Tom Kniezewski American EIWA Championships 3/ John Cox Navy EIWA Championships 3/ Dustin Manotti Cornell EIWA Championships/1st Bold - dual match Italics - exhibition match Overall Dual vs. Nationally Record Record Pins TF Major Ranked Opponents