PITT WRESTLING No. 11 Pitt Panthers vs. No. 6 Michigan Nov. 19, 2011 Fitzgerald Field House, 7 p.m.

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1 PITT WRESTLING No. 11 Pitt Panthers vs. No. 6 Michigan Nov. 19, 2011 Fitzgerald Field House, 7 p.m Pitt Wrestling Schedule NOVEMBER Nov. 6 at Buffalo Open Buffalo, N.Y. All Day Nov. 12 at Lehigh Bethlehem, Pa. W Nov. 13 at Drexel Philadelphia, Pa. W Nov. 19 MICHIGAN Pittsburgh, Pa. 7 p.m. DECEMBER Dec. 2 Cliff Keen Invitational Las Vegas, Nev. All Day Dec. 3 Cliff Keen Invitational Las Vegas, Nev. All Day Dec. 9 OHIO STATE Pittsburgh, Pa. 7 p.m. Dec. 11 at Cleveland State Cleveland, Ohio 2 p.m. Dec. 29 at Lock Haven Invitational Lock Haven, Pa. All Day JANUARY PITT DUALS Jan. 7 COLUMBIA Pittsburgh, Pa. 9 a.m. Jan. 7 EASTERN MICHIGAN Pittsburgh, Pa. Jan. 7 PRINCETON Pittsburgh, Pa. Jan. 7 VMI Pittsburgh, Pa. Jan. 13 LOCK HAVEN Pittsburgh, Pa. 7 p.m. Jan. 15 at Bloomsburg Bloomsburg, Pa. 2 p.m. Jan. 20 CLARION Pittsburgh, Pa. 7 p.m. FEBRUARY Feb. 4 at West Virginia Morgantown, W.Va. 7 p.m. Feb. 10 HOFSTRA Pittsburgh, Pa. 7 p.m. Feb. 17 EDINBORO Pittsburgh, Pa. 7 p.m. Feb. 19 at Penn State State College, Pa. 2 p.m. MARCH March 4 EWL Championships Clarion, Pa. All Day March 15 NCAA Championships St. Louis, Mo. All Day March 16 NCAA Championships St. Louis, Mo. All Day March 17 NCAA Championships St. Louis, Mo. All Day NWCA/USA Today Coaches Poll RANK SCHOOL (FIRST-PLACE) TOTAL LAST 1 Iowa (6) Penn State (3) Oklahoma State (1) Minnesota Cornell Michigan Illinois Lehigh Missouri Ohio State Pitt Oklahoma Maryland 125 T11 14 American 121 T11 15 Virginia Tech Rutgers 108 T15 17 Northwestern Oregon State Wyoming 67 T15 20 Penn Virginia Stanford Iowa State T24 Nebraska 22 HM T24 Central Michigan This Week For The Panthers Pitt looks to build on its momentum from the previous weekend when it went 2-0 with an upset at then No. 6 Lehigh (11/12/11) and a win over Drexel the following day. The Panthers will host No. 6 Michigan in their home opener on Saturday at Fitzgerald Field House. A win for Pitt, currently ranked 11th in the NWCA/USA Today Coaches Poll, could mean an appearance in the top 10 of the national polls. Moving Up In The Polls The Panthers made the biggest jump of any team in the national rankings this week, moving up six spots from No. 17 to No. 11 in the NWCA/USA Today Coaches Poll. Pitt is the only team from the Eastern Wrestling League in the top-25. Edinboro is listed as an honorable mention. The Big Ten is the dominant conference in the polls early on with the top two teams (Iowa and Penn State) and another four (Minnesota, Michigan, Illinois and Ohio State) in the top 10. Nauman Selected For NWCA All-Star Classic Redshirt senior Tyler Nauman has been selected to compete in the NWCA All-Star Classic Presented by the Marines. The event features some of the best wrestlers in the country as all 20 participants are ranked in the top six of their weight class. The Classic will be held at Arizona State University on Monday, Nov. 21, 2011, at 7:30 p.m. It can be viewed live on Nauman, ranked fifth at 149 pounds, will take on No. 3 Jamal Parks (Oklahoma State). The two met in the 2010 NCAA Tournament, where Nauman won 5-3 to clinch All- American honors. Nauman is just the third Pitt wrestler to compete in the All-Star Classic. Two-time national champion Pat Santoro defeated Sean O Day (Edinboro) in Keith Gavin, also a national champion for the Panthers, topped Matt Stolpinski (Navy) 8-4 in Win Streak On The Line The Panthers are on a roll heading into their match with the Wolverines. They have won seven consecutive dual meets dating back to last season. 1/30/11 - Pitt 22, Bloomsburg 8 (at Pitt) 2/04/11 - Pitt 21, West Virginia 14 (at Pitt) 2/10/11 - Pitt 32, Clarion 9 (at Clarion) 2/11/11 - Pitt 41, Cleveland State (at Pitt) 2/19/11 - Pitt 19, Edinboro 16 (at Edinboro) 11/12/11 - Pitt 18, Lehigh 16 (at Lehigh) 11/13/11 - Pitt 25, Drexel 13 (at Drexel)

2 Pitt Wrestling Notes Notes Continued Winning On Their Feet One thing is clear so far this season, when the Panthers win individual matches, they do it from the neutral position. Pitt won 13 of the 20 individual bouts in its victories over Lehigh and Drexel. In those 13 wins, the Panthers have posted a 36-7 advantage in takedowns, totaling a edge in points scored from neutral. Shelton Mack and Anthony Zanetta have been dominant on their feet in their two dual wins apiece. Mack has yet to be taken down in dual competition, outscoring his opponents 22-0 from neutral. Zanetta has been nearly as flawless, outscoring his opponents 16-2 on his feet. Galloway Wins Title At East Stroudsburg Erik Galloway won the title at the East Stroudsburg Open on Saturday, Nov. 12, posting a 4-0 record in the 133-pound bracket. The sophomore from State College, Pa. was impressive in his first competition of the season, recording a technical fall over Anthony Abidin (Nassau) in the finals. He also had a pin in the opening round and a 13-0 major decision in the semifinals. Ronnie Garbinsky also had a good showing at East Stroudsburg, recording a runner-up finish with a 3-1 record. The Panther newcomer registered three straight wins, including a 12-8 win over Bryan Pearsall (Penn State) in the semifinals, before falling to Luke Frey (Penn State) in the championship match. Garbinsky improved to 7-3 on the season and placed in his second consecutive tournament. He finished seventh at the Buffalo Open on Sunday, Nov. 6. Nauman Moves Up Pitt Wins List Tyler Nauman is 10th on Pitt s all-time wins list with a career record of The redshirt senior entered the season in 13th with 110, but with six wins this year he has passed Mike Zisko (111), Chad Jesko (111) and J.J. Fasnacht (114). With a win against Michigan, he would tie Scott Hovan (117) for ninth all-time. Nauman also moved into a tie for third in all-time pins, matching Justin Nestor s total of 35 with a fall in his first match of the season. He is five pins away from tying Ryan Tomei for second. Redshirt senior Ethan Headlee is ninth on the list with 26. Three Pitt Wrestlers Win Titles At Buffalo Open Three Pitt wrestlers opened the season by winning titles at the Buffalo Open. Anthony Zanetta, Tyler Nauman and Zac Thomusseit all placed first, while another five Panthers finished as runner-up. Zanetta rolled to the title at 125 pounds, outscoring his four opponents The junior opened the tournament with a pair of 23-6 technical falls before advancing to the finals with a 4-2 win over Caleb Richardson. He wrapped up a perfect 4-0 day with a 6-2 win over third-seeded Korey Mines (Edinboro) in the championship match. Nauman, ranked third in the nation at 149, won his bracket with a 10-3 win over second-seeded Kyle Rosser (Lehigh). The senior s only close match of the day came in the semifinals where he edged Edinboro s David Habat 6-5. Prior to that, he had pinned Korey Gillen (Lock Haven) in the first period and posted a 12-3 major decision over Josh Micek (Buffalo). Thomusseit wrestled unattached and went 3-0 to win his first competition at heavyweight. A returning national qualifier at 197, Thomusseit proved he can have success moving up a weight as he was in control the entire tournament. After easy 8-1 and 7-0 wins in his first two matches, he topped Ernest James, a returning starter for Edinboro, 3-2 in the finals. Pitt had wrestlers in seven of the 10 championship matches. Shelton Mack (133), Donnie Tasser (157), P.J. Tasser (174), Andy Vaughan (184) and Matt Wilps (197) all came up one match short with second-place showings. In all, Pitt had 12 wrestlers place in the tournament. Rounding out the Panther place-winners were freshman Travis Shaffer (4th at 141), freshman Nick Bonaccorsi (5th at 174), senior Zach Grove (7th at 133), freshman Ronnie Garbinsky (7th at 141) and senior Victor Konno (7th at 157). Four-time National Qualifiers In the nearly 100-year history of Pitt wrestling, only 12 wrestlers have qualified for nationals in all four of the seasons with the Panthers. Included in that list is head coach Rande Stottlemyer ( ) and assistant coach Matt Kocher ( ). That number may increase to 14 at the end of this season as both Tyler Nauman and Ethan Headlee entered the season as threetime national qualifiers. Double Trouble This season, the Panthers roster features three sets of brothers, including Donnie and P.J. Tasser, Max and Zac Thomusseit, and Matt and Tyler Wilps. Tough Schedule Pitt s non-conference schedule includes four teams ranked in the top 11 in the country in the preseason, including No. 2 Penn State, No. 6 Lehigh, No. 8 Michigan and No. 11 Ohio State. The Panthers schedule also includes a conference matchup with No. 24 Edinboro. Welcome to the Hall of Fame Pitt Head Coach Rande Stottlemyer was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame on April 18, Stottlemyer received a Lifetime Service to Wrestling Award. A week later, Stottlemyer was inducted into the Pennsylvania Wrestling Coaches Association Hall of Fame. Ringing in the Championship The wrestling team and staff were honored at Heinz Field during the Pitt football game against Utah on Oct. 15 for winning the EWL regular season and tournament titles. Each member received a championship ring. The team now has captured three EWL titles (2 regular season, 1 tournament) in the past two seasons.

3 Pitt Wrestling Notes Pitt at Lehigh Pitt Probable Starters Weight Wrestler Record Dual Record 125: No. 15 Anthony Zanetta : No. 20 Shelton Mack : Travis Shaffer : No. 5 Tyler Nauman : No. 32 Donnie Tasser : Tyler Wilps : P.J. Tasser OR No. 16 Ethan Headlee : Andy Vaughan OR Max Thomusseit : No. 6 Matt Wilps : Joel Yahner *Rankings according to Wrestling Report (11/14/11) Michigan Probable Starters Weight Wrestler Record Dual Record 125: No. 13 Sean Boyle (Jr) OR Grant Pizzo : No. 12 Zac Stevens (Sr) : No. 1 Kellen Russell (RS Sr) : No. 10 Eric Grajales (RS So) OR Mike Hillock (RS So) : No. 28 Brandon Zeerip (RS So) OR Jake Salazar (RS Fr) : No. 16 Dan Yates (RS So) : No. 7 Justin Zeerip (RS Sr) : Collin Zeerip (RS Fr) : No. 24 Max Huntley (RS Fr) : No. 12 Ben Apland (RS Jr) *Rankings according to Wrestling Report (11/14/11) Series History: Michigan leads Last Meeting: Nov. 14, 2010, at Ann Arbor. Michigan defeated Pitt, Pitt Record: 2-0 Michigan Record: 0-0 Pitt Record vs. Big Ten: PITT Current streak Won 7 Ranked 11th nationally Six wrestlers ranked nationally Ranked 1st in the EWL Four wrestlers ranked first in the EWL Back-to-back EWL regular season champions Returning EWL Tournament champion Seven returning national qualifiers One returning All-American (Nauman) Tyler Nauman All-American Three-time NQ Quick Facts JOE MCFARLAND Michigan Head Coach University of Michigan, 1985 MICHIGAN Record at Michigan: (13th season) Current streak Won 1 Ranked 6th nationally Nine wrestlers ranked nationally (three in the top 10) One returning national champion (Russell - 2x) One returning All-American (Russell) Five returning national qualifiers Has won seven straight against Pitt Last Meeting Nov. 14, 2010 No. 18 Michigan 17, No. 14 Pitt Sean Boyle (M) dec, No. 14 Anthony Zanetta (P), Zac Stevens (M) maj. dec. Shelton Mack (P), Kellen Russell (M) maj. dec. Mike Tully (P), Dane Johnson (P) dec. Eric Grajales (M), 10-8 SV 157- Aaron Hynes (M) dec. Donnie Tasser (P), Dan Yates( M) dec. Adam Counterman (P), Ethan Headlee (P) dec. No. 16 Justin Zeerip (M), 3-1 SV Max Thomusseit (P) dec. Hunter Collins (M), No. 12 Zac Thomusseit (P) dec. No. 5 Anthony Biondo (M), HWT- No. 11 Ryan Tomei (P) dec. Ben Apland (M), 8-7

4 Pitt Wrestling Notes Season Statistics Wrestler W L Pins T-Falls MD Fastest Pins Dual Wins Dual Losses Dual Pts. Earned Bonaccorsi, Nick N/A DeCiantis, Karl N/A Galloway, Erik : Garbinsky, Ronnie : Gregory, Mike N/A Grove, Zach : Headlee, Ethan N/A Henry, Collin N/A Konno, Victor : Mack, Shelton N/A Moss, Jordan : Nauman, Tyler : Nelson, Derrick N/A Nutter, Eric : Pascazi, Josh N/A Pietropaolo, Dom N/A Reaghard, Troy : Shaffer, Travis N/A Shulman, Jordan N/A Small, Chace : Tasser, Donnie N/A Tasser, P.J : Thomusseit, Max N/A Thomusseit, Zac : Vaughan, Andy N/A Wilps, Matt : Wilps, Tyler N/A Yahner, Joel N/A Zanetta, Anthony N/A TEAM

5 Pitt Wrestling Notes Coaches/Roster RANDE STOTTLEMYER Head Coach University of Pittsburgh, 1992 Record at Pitt: (32nd season) Career Record: (32nd season) Thirty-one years at the helm of one of the most history-rich wrestling programs in the East is no small accomplishment. Pitt s head wrestling coach, Rande Stottlemyer, has done it the old-fashioned way: through dedication and commitment to one s principles and beliefs and a good day of hard work. Stottlemyer was able to see rewards of that hard work the past two seasons as Pitt captured back-to-back Eastern Wrestling League regular-season titles and its first-ever EWL Tournament title (2011). In each of the past two seasons, the Panthers have posted perfect 6-0 records against conference opponents. In 2011, Stottlemyer was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame by the Pennsylvania Chapter as he earned the Lifetime Service to Wrestling Award. In addition, he was also inducted into the Pennsylvania Wrestling Coaches Association Hall of Fame. Pitt s all-time winningest coach with 281 victories in 32 seasons, Stottlemyer still enjoys what he does and gets just as much of a thrill in seeing his team succeed as he did in taking the job back in His excitement and enthusiasm for a sport he has been a part of for over 30 years is contagious as he talks about his coaching duties with the Panthers. Coaching at the University of Pittsburgh has given me an opportunity to work with great young men and outstanding assistants, Stottlemyer said. It has also given me an opportunity to help student-athletes build character and acquire tools they will need in the future. During his tenure, Stottlemyer and his staff have produced a two-time national champion in Pat Santoro, one-time national champion in Keith Gavin, 20 NCAA All-Americans, 143 national qualifiers and 42 Eastern Wrestling League Champions. In 20 of the last 27 years of his career, they have coached at least one NCAA All-American. Pitt has finished in the nation s top-25 in seven of the last 14 seasons. Stottlemyer s strong ties and success in the sport of wrestling date back to his high school career at Hickory High School in nearby Hermitage, Pa., where he was a PIAA state runner-up and two-time Junior National Freestyle wrestling champion. Following a stellar scholastic career at Hickory, Stottlemyer enrolled at the University of Pittsburgh, where he became a three-time NCAA All-American, achieving that level of distinction only one year before becoming a full-time assistant coach to then Panther wrestling coach Dave Adams. JASON PETERS MATT KOCHER Assistant Coach East Stroudsburg University, 1998 Assistant Coach University of Pittsburgh, ROSTER PITT BY WEIGHT Name Yr. Wt. Hometown/High School Weight Wrestlers Nick Bonaccorsi FR 174 Bethel Park, Pa./Bethel Park Karl DeCiantis SR 165 Pittsburgh, Pa./North Allegheny Erik Galloway SO 133 State College, Pa./State College Ronnie Garbinsky FR 141 Tyrone, Pa./Tyrone Mike Gregory RS SO 285 Dracut, Mass./Greater Lowell Tech Zach Grove SR 133 York, Pa./Central York Ethan Headlee RS SR 174 Waynesburg, Pa./Waynesburg Collin Henry FR 133 Malvern, Pa./Great Valley Victor Konno SR 157 Kempton, Pa./Northwestern Lehigh Shelton Mack SO 133 Meadville, Pa./Meadville Jordan Moss RS FR 149 Sharon, Pa./Sharon Tyler Nauman RS SR 149 Middletown, Pa./Middletown Derrick Nelson FR 125 Spraggs, Pa./Waynesburg Eric Nutter FR 149 Pittsburgh, Pa./Pittsburgh Central Catholic Josh Pascazi SR 149 Butler, Pa/Duquesne Dom Pietropaolo RS FR 141 Pittsburgh, Pa./Plum Troy Reaghard RS FR 157 Oakdale, Pa./West Allegheny Travis Shaffer FR 141 Derry, Pa./Derry Jordan Shulman FR 197 Hampton, Pa./Hampton Chace Small FR 125 Latrobe, Pa./Latrobe Donnie Tasser RS JR 157 Belle Vernon, Pa./Belle Vernon P.J. Tasser RS SO 174 Belle Vernon, Pa./Belle Vernon Max Thomusseit SO 184 St. Paris, Ohio/St. Paris Graham Zac Thomusseit SR 197 St. Paris, Ohio/St. Paris Graham Andy Vaughan SR 184 Gibsonia, Pa./Pittsburgh Central Catholic Matt Wilps RS JR 197 Pittsburgh, Pa./Chartiers Valley Tyler Wilps SO 165 Pittsburgh, Pa./Chartiers Valley Joel Yahner FR 285 Brockway, Pa./Brockway Anthony Zanetta JR 125 Pittsburgh, Pa./Keystone Oaks 125 Nelson Small Zanetta 133 Galloway Grove Henry Mack 141 Garbinsky Pietropaolo Shaffer 149 Moss Nauman Nutter Pascazi 157 Konno Reaghard D. Tasser 165 DeCiantis T. Wilps 174 Bonaccorsi Headlee P.J. Tasser Vaughan 184 M. Thomusseit 197 Shulman Z. Thomusseit M. Wilps 285 Gregory Yahner

6 Pitt Wrestling Notes Individual Results NICK BONACCORSI Bethel Park, Pa./Bethel Park Season Record: 8-4 Career Record: 8-4 MIKE GREGORY RS Sophomore Dracut, Mass./Greater Lowell Tech Season Record: 0-2 Career Record: Nick Bonaccorsi dec. Patrick Brady (Buffalo), Louis Puca (SUNY Cortland) FALL Nick Bonaccorsi, 4: Nick Bonaccorsi dec. Adam Katz (Unrostered), Nick Bonaccorsi dec. Justin Lozano (Buffalo), Nathaniel Brown (Lehigh) dec. Nick Bonaccorsi, Nick Bonaccorsi dec. Louis Puca (SUNY Cortland), No. 23 Ryan Leblanc (Indiana) dec. Nick Bonaccorsi, Nick Bonaccorsi dec. George Markou (Trine), Nick Bonaccorsi dec, Bryant Craft (Michigan State), Nick Bonaccorsi inj. def. Michael Lybarger (Findlay) Nick Bonaccorsi maj. dec. Caleb Busson (N. Illinois), No. 23 Ryan Leblanc (Indiana) FALL Nick Bonaccorsi, 6:49 KARL DECIANTIS Pittsburgh, Pa./North Allegheny Season Record: 1-1 Career Record: Karl DeCiantis dec. Justin Lozano (Buffalo), 9-3) Nathaniel Brown (Lehigh) inj. def. Karl DeCiantis ERIK GALLOWAY Sophomore State College, Pa./State College Season Record: 4-0 Career Record: No. 21 Ernest James (Edinboro) FALL Mike Gregory, 3: Jacob Aiken-Phillips (Cornell) inj. def. Mike Gregory ZACH GROVE York, Pa./Central York Season Record: 3-2 Career Record: No. 11 A.J. Schopp (Edinboro) TF-5 Zach Grove, Zach Grove maj. dec. Ryan Reed (Brockport State), Zach Grove dec. Chris Dinnien (Lehigh), Dan Gormley (Buffalo) maj. dec. Zach Grove, Zach Grove FALL Devin Kramer (N.C.C.), 1:33 ETHAN HEADLEE RS Waynesburg, Pa./Waynesburg Career Record: Three-time national qualifier EWL champion COLLIN HENRY Malvern, Pa./Great Valley Career Record: Erik Galloway FALL Richard Trieto (Delaware Valley), 3: Erik Galloway dec. Craig Barker (Bloomsburg), Erik Galloway maj. dec. Jeremiah Biddle (Bloomsburg), Erik Galloway tech. fall Anthony Abidin (Nassau), 16-0 RONNIE GARBINSKY Tyrone, Pa./Tyrone Season Record: 7-3 Career Record: 7-3 VICTOR KONNO Kempton, Pa./Northwestern Lehigh Season Record: 4-2 Career Record: Ronnie Garbinsky maj. dec. Scott Bulzan (Gannon), Andrew Schutt (Buffalo) FALL Ronnie Garbinsky, 1: Ronnie Garbinsky FALL Ryan Baer (N.C.C), 2: Ronnie Garbinsky FALL Brian Bistis (SUNY Cortland), 3: Michael Depalma (Edinboro) dec. Ronnie Garbinsky, Ronnie Garbinsky dec. Derek Heyman (Binghamton), Ronnie Garbinsky maj. dec. Kyle Moran (Penn State), Ronnie Garbinsky dec. Eric McCann (Delaware Valley), Ronnie Garbinsky dec. Bryan Pearsall (Penn State), Luke Frey (Penn State) tech. fall Ronnie Garbinsky, Victor Konno FALL Lee Behnke (N.C.C.), 6: Victor Konno dec. Joe Chamish (Binghamton), Eric Hess (Lehigh) dec. Victor Konno, Victor Konno dec. Jesse Swink (Edinboro), Casey Fuller (Edinboro) dec. Victor Konno, Victor Konno med. forf. Troy Sterling (SUNY Cortland)

7 Pitt Wrestling Notes Individual Results SHELTON MACK Sophomore Meadville, Pa./Meadville Season Record: 4-1 Career Record: ERIC NUTTER Pittsburgh, Pa./Pittsburgh Central Catholic Season Record: 3-4 Career Record: No. 20 Shelton Mack dec. Chris Dinnien (Lehigh), No. 20 Shelton Mack dec. Dan Riggi (Binghamton), No. 11 A.J. Schopp (Edinboro) dec. No. 20 Shelton Mack, No. 20 Shelton Mack dec. Chris Dinnien (Lehigh), No. 20 Shelton Mack maj. dec. Franco Ferriana (Drexel), 18-5 JORDAN MOSS RS Sharon, Pa./Sharon Season Record: 7-4 Career Record: Eric Nutter FALL Michael Innes (Army Prep), 2: No. 24 Kyle Rosser (Lehigh) dec. Eric Nutter, Scott Bosak (Unrostered) dec. Eric Nutter, Eric Nutter dec. Andrew Ritchie (East Stroudsburg), Eric Nutter dec. Jackson Stabile (Kutztown), Anthony Salupo (Lehigh) dec. Eric Nutter, Zac Andrews (Delaware Valley) FALL Eric Nutter, 1:19 JOSH PASCAZI Butler, Pa./Butler Season Record: 1-2 Career Record: Jordan Moss maj. dec. Michael Krysiak (Gannon), Rickey Bronson (Buffalo) dec. Jordan Moss, Jordan Moss FALL Irvin Buck (N.C.C.), 6: Jordan Moss dec. Vincent Grella (Binghamton), Josh Micek (Buffalo) dec. Jordan Moss, Jordan Moss dec. Mac Malderelli (Nassau), Jordan Moss dec. Justin Heller (Kutztown), Andrew Alton (Penn State) maj. dec. Jordan Moss, Jordan Moss dec. Jared Ross (Army), Jordan Moss dec. Mac Malderelli (Nassau), Seth Beitz (Penn State) maj. dec. Jordan Moss, 16-4 TYLER NAUMAN RS Middletown, Pa./Middletown Season Record: 6-0 Career Record: All-American / Three-time national qualifier Three-time EWL champion No. 5 Tyler Nauman FALL Korey Gillen (Lock Haven), 1: No. 5 Tyler Nauman maj. dec. Josh Micek (Buffalo), No. 5 Tyler Nauman dec. No. 23 David Habat (Edinboro), No. 5 Tyler Nauman dec. No. 24 Kyle Rosser (Lehigh), No. 5 Tyler Nauman dec. No. 24 Kyle Rosser (Lehigh), No. 5 Tyler Nauman dec. Shane Fenningham (Drexel), 6-0 DERRICK NELSON Spraggs, Pa./Waynesburg Career Record: Josh Pascazi maj. dec. Daniel Palmerino (Brockport), Clay Reeb (Buffalo) dec. Josh Pascazi, James Loomis (Buffalo) dec. Josh Pascazi, 6-2 DOM PIETROPAOLO RS Pittsburgh, Pa./Plum Season Record: 2-4 Career Record: Chris Conti (Buffalo) dec. Dom Pietropaolo, Dom Pietropaolo dec. Nick Carberry (Gannon), Derek Heyman (Binghamton) dec. Dom Pietropaolo, Dom Pietropaolo dec. Felton Goodwin (Unrostered), Luke Frey (Penn State) tech. fall Dom Pietropaolo, Kyle Moran (Penn State) dec. Dom Pietropaolo, 2-1 TROY REAGHARD RS Oakdale, Pa./West Allegheny Season Record: 2-2 Career Record: Troy Reaghard dec. Sean Floor (Gannon), Troy Reaghard FALL Tyler Bruce (Brockport State), 1: Owen Scott (Unrostered) dec. Troy Reaghard, 5-3 SV Casey Fuller (Edinboro) dec. Troy Reaghard, 3-2

8 Pitt Wrestling Notes Individual Results TRAVIS SHAFFER Derry, Pa./Derry Season Record: 4-3 Career Record: 4-3 P.J. TASSER RS Sophomore Belle Vernon, Pa./Belle Vernon Season Record: 4-2 Career Record: Travis Shaffer TF-5 Brandon Heffernan (Unrostered), Travis Shaffer dec. Michael Depalma (Edinboro), No. 14 Kevin Smith (Buffalo) dec. Travis Shaffer, Travis Shaffer maj. dec. Joe Rendina (Unrostered), Michael Depalma (Edinboro) dec. Travis Shaffer, Travis Shaffer dec. Alex Abreu (Lehigh), Frank Cimato (Drexel) FALL Travis Shaffer, 2:19 JORDAN SHULMAN Hampton, Pa./Hampton Career Record: P.J. Tasser FALL Adam Katz (Unrostered), 5: P.J. Tasser dec. Chris Hrunka (Edinboro), P.J. Tasser dec. Nathaniel Brown (Lehigh), John-Martin Cannon (Buffalo) dec. P.J. Tasser, 3-1 SV Nathaniel Brown (Lehigh dec. P.J. Tasser, P.J. Tasser dec. Alex Rinaldi (Drexel), 6-5 MAX THOMUSSEIT Sophomore St. Paris, Ohio/St. Paris Graham Career Record: National Qualifier CHACE SMALL Latrobe, Pa./Latrobe Season Record: 4-4 Career Record: 4-4 ZAC THOMUSSEIT St. Paris, Ohio/St. Paris Graham Season Record: 5-2 Career Record: Two-time National Qualifier EWL Champion Max Soria (Buffalo) dec. Chace Small, Tyler Golba (Buffalo) FALL Chace Small, 1: Chace Small FALL Nick Kaiser (East Stroudsburg), 3: Nathan Santhanam (Army) dec. Chace Small, Chace Small FALL Jake Intrator (Unrostered), 1: Chace Small maj. dec. Adam Kolb (Unrostered), Chace Small dec. Zak Jones (East Strousburg), Joseph Deangelo (Nassau) dec. Chace Small, 10-3 DONNIE TASSER RS Junior Belle Vernon, Pa./Belle Vernon Season Record: 5-1 Career Record: National Qualifier No. 32 Donnie Tasser dec. Sam Brehm (Gannon), No. 32 Donnie Tasser m. dec. Jesse Shanaman (Unrostered), No. 32 Donnie Tasser dec. Johnny Greisheimer (Edinboro), Eric Hess (Lehigh) maj. dec. No. 32 Donnie Tasser, No. 32 Donnie Tasser dec. Shane Welsh (Lehigh), No. 32 Donnie Tasser dec. Austin Sommer (Drexel), Zac Thomusseit dec. Jacob Aiken-Phillips (Cornell), Zac Thomusseit dec. Jedd Mason (Buffalo), Zac Thomusseit dec. No. 21 Ernest James (Edinboro), Adam Chalfant (Harper) dec. Zac Thomusseit, Zac Thomusseit FALL Darren Gibbs (Unrostered), 2: Zac Thomusseit FALL Jerry Knapp (Heidelberg), 2: David Box (Eastern Michigan) FALL Zac Thomusseit, 3:41 ANDY VAUGHAN Gibsonia, Pa./Pittsburgh Central Catholic Season Record: 3-2 Career Record: Andy Vaughan dec. Zack Zelcs (Gannon), Andy Vaughan dec. No. 33 Jake Waste (Buffalo), No. 2 Robert Hamlin (Lehigh) dec. Andy Vaughan, No. 2 Robert Hamlin (Lehigh) maj. dec. Andy Vaughan, Andy Vaughan maj. dec. Ethan Keiser (Drexel), 10-0

9 Pitt Wrestling Notes Individual Results MATT WILPS RS Junior Pittsburgh, Pa,/Chartiers Valley Season Record: 6-1 Career Record: National Qualifier EWL Champion No. 6 Matt Wilps m. dec. Dave Quackenbos (Lehigh), No. 6 Matt Wilps FALL Paul Glover (Brockport State), 3: No. 6 Matt Wilps maj. dec. Bryce Barnes (Army Prep), No. 6 Matt Wilps dec. No. 8 Joe Kennedy (Lehigh), 2-1 TB No. 3 Chris Honeycutt dec. No. 6 Matt Wilps, No. 6 Matt Wilps dec. No. 8 Joe Kennedy (Lehigh), No. 6 Matt Wilps dec. No. 27 Brandon Palik (Drexel), 8-5 TYLER WILPS Sophomore Pittsburgh, Pa./Chartiers Valley Season Record: 0-2 Career Record: Matt Wilps No. 4 Brandon Hatchett (Lehigh) dec. Tyler Wilps, No. 20 Joe Booth (Drexel) dec. Tyler Wilps, 3-2 JOEL YAHNER Brockway, Pa./Brockway Career Record: No. 1 Zach Rey ((Lehigh) FALL Joel Yahner, 1: No. 17 Kyle Frey (Drexel) maj. dec. Joel Yahner, 10-2 ANTHONY ZANETTA Junior Pittsburgh, Pa./Keystone Oaks Season Record: 6-0 Career Record: Two-time national qualifier Two-time EWL champion No. 15 Anthony Zanetta TF-5 Matthew Turek (Gannon), No. 15 Anthony Zanetta TF-5 Mike Soria (Buffalo), No. 15 Anthony Zanetta dec. Caleb Richardson (Unrostered), No. 15 Anthony Zanetta dec. Kory Mines (Edinboro), No. 15 Anthony Zanetta dec. Mason Beckman (Lehigh), No. 15 Anthony Zanetta TF-5 Michael Gomez (Drexel), 27-9 Anthony Zanetta

10 Pitt Wrestling Notes Team Leaders/Stats Bonaccorsi (8) Nauman (6) WINS: Garbinsky (7) Zanetta (6) PINS: Moss (7) M. Wilps (6) Pitt Season Stats Category Value Scored Value Allowed Wins 2 0 Losses 0 2 Ties 0 0 Individual Wins Individual Losses Pins 15 8 Forfeits 0 1 Disqualifications 0 0 Defaults 1 2 Tech Falls 5 3 Major Decisions 15 5 Decisions Takedowns Escapes Reversals pt Nearfalls pt Nearfalls pt Nearfalls 0 0 Does not include open tournaments Garbinsky (2) Z. Thomusseit (2) Small (2) FASTEST PINS: DUAL WINS: Nauman (1:21) Grove (1:33) Small (1:46) Nauman (2) Mack (2) D. Tasser (2) DUAL POINTS: M. Wilps (2) Zanetta (2) Zanetta (8) Mack (7)

11 Pitt Wrestling Notes Results 18 No. 17 Pitt 18, No. 6 Lehigh No. 15 Anthony Zanetta (P) dec. Mason Beckman (L), No. 20 Shelton Mack (P) dec. Chris Dinnien (L), Travis Shaffer (P) dec. Alex Abreu (L), No. 5 Tyler Nauman (P) dec. Kyle Rosser (L), No. 32 Donnie Tasser (P) dec. Shane Welsh (L), No. 4 Brandon Hatchett (L) dec. Tyler Wilps (P), Nathaniel Brown (L) dec. P.J. Tasser (P), No. 2 Robert Hamlin (L) maj. dec. Andy Vaughan (P), No. 6 Matt Wilps (P) dec. No. 8 Joe Kennedy (L), 4-3 HWT- No. 1 Zach Rey (L) FALL Joel Yahner (P), 1: No. 17 Pitt 25, Drexel No. 15 Anthony Zanetta (P) TF-5 Michael Gomez (D), No. 20 Shelton Mack (P) maj. dec. Franco Ferraina (D), Frank Cimato (L) FALL Travis Shaffer (P), 2: No. 5 Tyler Nauman (P) dec. Shane Fenningham (D), No. 32 Donnie Tasser (P) dec. Austin Sommer (D), No. No. 20 Joe Booth (D) dec. Tyler Wilps (P), P.J. Tasser (P) dec. Alex Rinaldi (D), Andy Vaughan (P) maj. dec. Ethan Keiser (D), No. 6 Matt Wilps (P) dec. No. 27 Brandon Palik (D), 8-5 HWT- No. 17 Kyle Frey (D) maj. dec. Joel Yahner (P),