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Pete Willson Wheaton Invitational

About this programThis program was written and designed by the Wheaton College Sports Information Office. Content for this program was writ-ten and edited by Rusty Lindsey and Brett Marhanka of the Wheaton College Athletics Communication Office. Special thanks to Pete Willson for all of his assistance with this program and this tournament. Some photos by Michael Hudson Photography.

Table of ContentsAbout Pete Willson ............................................ ..........................................Front inside coverAbout Wheaton College ................................ 1Tournament personnel ................................... 1Tournament participants ............................... 2Tournament schedule .................................... 2Tournament rules and format ..................... 2Tournament scoring ........................................ 2Past Invitational champions ......................... 32014 Invitational team results ..................... 32014 Invitational individual champs .......... 32014 Invitational award winners ................. 3Past Wheaton College Invitationalchamps from Wheaton ................................ 4Wheaton College All-Americans ............... 4Wheaton National Champions ................... 4Wheaton Hall of Famers ............................... 4Wrestlers in Wheaton’s Hall of Honor ........ ............................................................................... 4Wheaton’s CCIW Champions .................... 5Wheaton coaching bios ................................. 62014-15 Wheaton roster ................................. 7Wheaton wrestler bios ............................ 8-10Feature Story: Scott Torppey ................. 11-12Wheaton’s National Champions ............... 12Wheaton’s Sports & Rec Center .................. ..............................................Back inside cover

About Wheaton College

Tournament PersonnelTournament Ambassador ................................................................................................................ Pete WillsonAnnouncer ......................................................................................................................................... Sandy StevensComputer Scoring .......................................................................Jeff Kreider of Kreider PC TournamentsHead Referee ....................................................................................................................................... Fred FeeneyWheaton College Athletics Director .............................................................................................. Julie DavisAssistant Athletics Director ................................................................................................................Bill StukesInvite Athletic Trainers ................................... Tricia Deter, Allan Prasil, Mark Demchak, Tonya Baker, Photographer ......................................................................................................................................Mike Hudson*Note - This is just a brief list of the dozens of people it takes to successfully run this great tournament. The many referees, hospitality coordinators, weigh-in staff, student facility sup-port staff, student trainers, maintenance workers and others are thanked for their efforts.

About the Cover

Tournament CommitteeRon Beaschler, Ohio Northern University

Todd Hibbs, Alma CollegeNed Shuck, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

Wheaton College is a coeducational college of liberal arts and science, combining high scholastic standards with evangelical Christian faith and practice.

Located 25 miles west of Chicago, Wheaton College is a non-denominational independent school owned and operated by a self-perpetuating board of trustees.

Interdenominational in constituency, the student body represents nearly all 50 states, some 50 countries, and about 40 church denominations. Seventy percent of the students are from outside Illinois. The faculty of approximately 150 members, about 80% with earned doctorates, comes from a variety of universities and colleges, both in the United States and abroad. As active Christians, they are personally interested in the spiritual and intellectual development of students.

Wheaton’s 80-acre campus is located in Wheaton, Illinois, a city of nearly 50,000 residents, and is the county seat of DuPage County. Other college-owned campuses include the 50-acre Black Hills Science Station near Rapid City, South Dakota, for field studies in geology and biology, and Honey Rock Camp, a 500-acre youth counseling laboratory in Wisconsin.

Wheaton College sponsors 22 varsity sports, as well as nine club sports and a strong intramural program. Wheaton is a member of the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW), and all Thunder teams compete at the NCAA Division III level.

In recent years, Wheaton athletes have won 30 individual NCAA national championships in eight Division III sports and have earned All-American honors in eight others. In addition, the 1957 men’s basketball team won the NCAA College Division championship, the men’s soccer program won Division III National Championships in 1984 and 1997 and Wheaton won the 2004, 2006, and 2007 NCAA Division III Women’s Soccer National Championship.

Front Cover: Wheaton senior Mark Savenok earned All-American honors in 2013-14 at 157-pounds. Back Cover: Sophomore Stephen Aiello picked up All-American recognition in 2013-14 for Whea-ton at 165-pounds.

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Alma College; Augustana College; Case Western Reserve; University of Chicago; Concordia University (Wis.); Eliza-bethtown College; Elmhurst College; Ferrum; Heidelberg University; John Carroll University; Knox College; Lakeland College; Manchester College; Messiah College; College of Mount St. Joseph; University of Mount Union; MSOE; Musk-ingum University; North Central College; Ohio Northern University; Olivet College; Trine University; UW-Eau Claire; UW-LaCrosse; UW-Oshkosh; UW-Parkside; UW-Stevens Point; UW-Whitewater; Wabash College; Wheaton College; Western New England University and Pacific University.

Tournament ScheduleFriday, Jan. 30, 11 AM

Prelims and quarterfinals, wrestlebacks; six mats, eight officials

Saturday, Jan.31, 9 AM Semifinals and wrestlebacks; seventh-place matches; six mats, eight officials

Saturday, Jan.31, 12:15 PM (Approximately)Championship finals, consolation finals and fifth-place matches after completion of previous round on three mats.

Tournament Rules and Format--- All matches will be according to NCAA regulations---

--- The tournament is double-elimination ------ Trophies are awarded to places one through eight ---

--- Placewinners will be recorded for places one through eight ------ All NCAA policies and rules will be enforced ---

Tournament ScoringFall .................................................................................... two pointsForfeit .............................................................................. two pointsDefault............................................................................. two pointsDisqualification ............................................................ two pointsTechnical fall (with near fall) ................................... 1 1/2 pointsTechnical fall (without near fall) .............................. one pointMajor decision ............................................................... one point

AdvancementChampionship bracket ............................................... one pointWrestle-back bracket .....................................................1/2 point

Bye followed by a winChampionship bracket ............................................... one pointWrestleback bracket ......................................................1/2 point

Match ScoringFall - The match is terminated when any part of both shoulders are held in continuous contact with the mat for one second.

Near fall - Three points (When a wrestler holds his op-ponent’s shoulders on or near the mat for five seconds).

Near fall - Two points (When a wrestler holds his opponents shoulders on or near the mat for less than five seconds).

Takedown - Two points (When a wrestler goes from a neu-tral position to a position of control).

Reversal - Two points (When a wrestler goes from being controlled to a position of control).

Escape - One point (When a wrestler goes from being controlled to a neutral position)

Riding Time - One point (When a wrestler accumulates 60 seconds or more riding time in excess of his opponent’s riding time).

Stalling - One point (When a wrestler makes no effort to wrestle).

2015 Pete Willson Wheaton Invitational Participants

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Year Champion1938 Wheaton College1939 Wheaton College1940 Illinois State University1941 University of Dubuque1942 University of Dubuque1943 No tournament held1944 No tournament held1945 No tournament held1946 No tournament held1947 Wheaton College1948 Wheaton College1950 Wheaton College1951 Illinois State University1952 Great Lakes College1953 Northern Illinois University1954 University of Illinois – Chicago1955 Illinois State University1956 Southern Illinois University1957 Southern Illinois University1958 Southern Illinois University1959 Southern Illinois University1960 Southern Illinois University1961 Wheaton College1962 Wheaton College1963 Augustana College (Ill.)1964 MacMurray College (Ill.)

1965 Augustana College (Ill.)1966 MacMurray College (Ill.)1967 Augustana College (Ill.)1968 Augustana College (Ill.)1969 Augustana College (Ill.)1970 Augustana College (Ill.)1971 Augustana College (Ill.)1972 Marquette University1973 Marquette University1974 Marquette University1975 Marquette University1976 Marquette University1977 Marquette University1978 Drake University1979 Drake University1980 Drake University1981 Drake University1982 Drake University1983 Drake University1984 Augustana College (Ill.)1985 Central College (Iowa)1986 Drake University1987 Drake University1988 Drake University1989 Drake University1990 UW-Parkside

1991 UW-Parkside1992 Marquette University1993 UW-Parkside1994 UW-Parkside1995 Lindenwood University1996 Missouri Valley1997 Missouri Valley1998 Missouri Valley1999 Missouri Valley2000 Missouri Valley2001 UW-La Crosse2002 Embry Riddle (Ariz.)2003 Lindenwood University2004 Missouri Valley2005 UW-La Crosse2006 Truman State2007 UW-La Crosse2008 UW-La Crosse2009 UW-Parkside2010 UW-Parkside 2011 Lindenwood University2012 UW-Parkside2013 UW-Parkside2014 UW-Whitewater

Past Wheaton College Invitational Team Champions

Place Team Points 1 UW-Whitewater 155.5 2 UW-La Crosse 120.5 3 Messiah 100.5 4 Mount Union 93 5 Olivet College 85 6 Heidelberg 75.5 7 Augustana (Ill.) 75 8 UW-Parkside 69 9 North Central 6610 Alma College 59.511 UW-Oshkosh 5812 John Carroll 55

2014 Pete Willson-Wheaton Invitational Individual Champions125-pounds: Lucas Malmberg (Messiah)133-pounds: Jeremy Border (Mount Union)141-pounds: Kaleb Loht (Messiah)149-pounds: Daniel Mirman (John Carroll)157-pounds: Nazar Kulchytskyy (UW-Oshkosh)165-pounds: Cedric Gibson (UW-Whitewater)174-pounds: Dan Schiferl (UW-Oshkosh)184-pounds: Eric Twohey (UW-La Crosse)197-pounds: Shane Siefert (UW-Whitewater)285-pounds: Jacob Minske (UW-La Crosse)

Year Champion Year Champion

Place Team PointsT13 Baldwin Wallace 53T13 Ohio Northern 5315 UW-Stevens Point 52.516 Wheaton College 51.517 Concordia (Wis.) 35.518 MSOE 33.519 Univ. of Chicago 30.020 Mount St. Joseph 28.521 Lakeland College 25.5T22 Case Western 25T22 Western New England 2524 UW-Eau Claire 14.5

2014 Pete Willson-Wheaton Invitational Team ResultsPlace Team Points25 Elizabethtown 13.526 Trine University 8.527 Ferrum 828 Wabash College 6T29 Knox College 3.5T29 Muskingum 3.531 Manchester 232 Maranatha Baptist 1.5

2014 Pete Willson-Wheaton Invitational Award Winners

George Olson Outstanding Wrestler AwardNazar Kulchytskyy (UW-Oshkosh)

Pete George Sportsmanship AwardDan Olsen (Wheaton)

Jack Swartz Most Falls/Least Time Award Thomas Reyhons (Augustana)- Five falls in 14:46

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WrestlerMickey Best

Wes BerghousePaul Carlson

Clyde CiccarelliGerard Cozette

Jim ElliotTed Evans

Julie FliehlerJohn Franz

Ray Gingrich

Wheaton Invitational Champions From Wheaton College*Wrestler

Carl GundersonJim GustafsonWendy Harris

Roy HessBuzz Hill

David HirtWinston Hurlburt

Tom JarmanJohn Jeffery

WrestlerPaul LancasterDave McDowell

Henry NussJohn O’NeilBob OuryHarry Pett

Spencer SawyerHowie SchoonDick Simons

Dave Skonberg

WrestlerBrett Stamm

Robert TaussigHal TaussigKai Togami

Scott TorppeyGil Waterman

Jim WattDan Weber

Manly WilcoxPete Willson

*List may be incomplete due to unavailable records.

NameStephen Aiello

Mickey BestToby Boltz

Caleb CampbellSean CollinsPaul Elsen

Everette “Buzz” HillDavid Hirt

Tom JarmanRob Kime

Paul LancasterTom Littauer

Dave McDowell

Wheaton College All-AmericansName

Steve McRobertsChris Moberly

Dan Olsen John O’Neil

Mark Savenok Dave Skonberg

Brett StammBrian Stamm

Richard SimmonsKai Togami

Gil WatermanDan Weber

Wheaton National ChampionsYear Wrestler Wt. Class1963 Tom Jarman 157-pounds1980 Brett Stamm 167-pounds1982 Brett Stamm 177-pounds1996 Paul Elsen 177-pounds1997 Paul Elsen 177-pounds2001 Dan Weber 165-pounds

Wheaton Alumni/Coaches in Division III Wrestling Coaches

Association Hall of FamePaul Elsen

Tom JarmanBrett Stamm

George OlsonPete Willson

Name Grad YearGreg Campbell 1970Caleb Campbell 1998Paul Elsen 1997Cy Faulkner 1967Julie Fliehler 1955Wendy Harris 1950Everette “Buzz” Hill 1968Tom Jarman 1965 Doug Johnston 1937Paul Lancaster 1984Les Malmquist 1936 Dave McDowell 1968 Steve McRoberts 1978 John O’Neil 1957Bill Scholl 1969 Dick Simmons 1950Dave Skonberg 1964 Brett Stamm 1982Hal Taussig 1951Kai Togami 1982 Scott Torppey 1982 Jon Tuin 1983 Gil Waterman 1976Pete Willson 1950

Wrestlers in Wheaton Athletics “Hall of Honor”

PiCTured above: in 2013, dan olsen was a division iii all-american in the 184-pound weight class. olsen became the first Wheaton wrestler to earn all-american accolades since 2009.

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Wrestler Wt. Class YearMatt Acker 150 1990Matt Acker 158 1989Stephen Aiello 165 2014Dan Albinson 167 1986Mickey Best 150 1989Mickey Best 158 1988Toby Boltz 174 2007Toby Boltz 174 2008Bryan Brunk 150 1996Greg Campbell 152 1969Caleb Campbell 167 1997Chase Campbell 285 2007Roy Carlson 191 1957Sean Collins 149 2002Sean Collins 149 2003John Dale 142 1987Chad Downie 126 1995Randall Ellison 190 1977David Elsen 167 1995Paul Elsen 177 1994Paul Elsen 177 1996Paul Elsen 177 1997Paul Elsen 190 1995Darren Faber 197 2012James Ferris 123 1958Scooter Hill 158 1997Scooter Hill 167 1996David Hirt 184 2001David Hirt 184 2002

College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Champions from Wheaton College

The College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin was formed on April 26, 1946, as the College Conference of Illinois. Charter members included Augustana, Carthage (then located in Illinois), Elmhurst, Illinois College, Illinois Wesleyan, Lake Forest, Millikin, North Central and Wheaton.

The Wheaton wrestling program has won five CCIW team championships through the years, the second most of any conference school. Wheaton’s championships have come in 1957, 1958, 1959, 1976 and 1977. On nine occasions, Wheaton grapplers have been named the conference’s “Outstanding Wrestler”: Randy Ellison (1977); Brett Stamm and Scott Torppey (1981); Brett Stamm (1982); Dave Meyer (1988); Matt Ecker (1990); Paul Elsen (1995 and 1997); and Sean Collins (2003). Below is a listing of Wheaton’s CCIW Champions through the years.

David Hirt 184 2003Doug Howard 142 1974Winston Hurlburt HWT 1957Winston Hurlburt 191 1958Brad Jarman 145 1968Rob Kime 190 1984Paul Lancaster 177 1983Paul Lancaster 177 1984Paul Lancaster 190 1981Paul Lancaster 190 1982Dave Leaman 115 1969David Leaman 123 1968David Lindberg 147 1957Tom Littauer 177 1977Mark Macy 158 1985Mark Macy 158 1986Kevin McCarthy 118 1977Matt McCrary 174 2014Steve McKenzie 150 1986Steve McRoberts HWT 1975Steve McRoberts HWT 1976David Meyer 118 1988Chris Moberly 126 1976Chris Moberly 126 1977Chris Moberly 126 1979Gil Mucher 167 1957Steve Myers 191 1968Steve Myers 191 1969Tony Nord 125 2001Tony Nord 133 2003

Henry Nuss 147 1958Henry Nuss 157 1957Dave Ober 167 1983Bob Oury 157 1958Brian Oxley 177 1971Doug Pound 167 1973Mark Savenok 157 2013Mark Savenok 157 2014Bill Scholl 177 1969Brent Skorup 141 2008Brett Stamm 167 1980Brett Stamm 177 1981Brett Stamm 177 1982Chuck Stuber 130 1957Chuck Stuber 137 1958Gene Taylor 123 1957Paul Teasdale 177 1957Kai Togami 134 1980Kai Togami 134 1981Scott Torppey 142 1979Scott Torppey 142 1981Scott Torppey 142 1982Gil Waterman 134 1976Dan Weber 157 2000Dan Weber 165 2001Steve Wilderson 167 1989Damian Wyman HWT 1999

Wrestler Wt. Class Year Wrestler Wt. Class Year

PiCTured LeFT: Paul Elsen was a four-time CCIW Champion (1994-97) in his outstanding Wheaton career and he was honored as the CCIW’s “Out-standing Wrestler” in 1995 and 1997.

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Jim Gruenwald is in his sixth year as the head coach for the Thunder wrestling team in 2014-15. He is also in his fourth year as Head Strength Coach for Wheaton Athletics.

Gruenwald, a two-time member of the

U.S. Olympic Greco Roman wrestling team, came to Wheaton after serving as an assistant coach for U.S. Greco Roman wrestling team at the U.S. Olympic Educa-tion Center in Marquette, Michigan from 2005-09. Gruenwald finished sixth at 60 kg in the Greco Roman competition at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney and was 10th at the 2004 Olympics in Athens. A three-time U.S. Champion, Gruenwald completed his competitive career on the mat in 2008 as a National Champion. He also won U.S. Titles in 2003 and 2004.

Gruenwald is a 1994 graduate of Ma-ranatha Baptist Bible College, earning a Bachelor’s Degree in Secondary Math Education in 1994. He compiled a four-year record of 154-19 on the mat in his career at Maranatha. Gruenwald was a three-time National Christian College Athletic As-sociation (NCCAA) National Champion, earning MVP honors in 1989 and 1991. A former Wheaton Invitational Champion, Gruenwald is a member of Northwestern University’s Midlands Championships 20-Win Club, with 22 career victories at the prestigious tournament.

Jim and his wife Rachel have six children: son Adin and five daughters, Arwyn, Ava, Autumn, Aleyse and Ashley.

Wheaton College Wrestling Head Coach Jim Gruenwald

Wheaton College Wrestling Assistant CoachesTim Fader, a long-

time wrestling coach at UW-La Crosse and UW-Whitewater joins the Wheaton coaching staff for the 2014-15 season.

Fader coached Di-vision III power UW-Whitewater from 2004-14. In 2013-14 he guided

the Warhawks to a second place finish at the NCAA Division III Championships, the highest finish in program history. Prior to coaching at UW-Whitewater, Fader was the head wrestling coach at UW-La Crosse. His La Crosse teams finished in the top-20 in the NCAA tournament and won the WIAC each year that he was there.

Fader wrestled collegiately at Augustana College (Ill.), where he graduated Summa Cum Laude with an undergraduate de-gree in Accounting and Finance-Business Administration. He earned his master’s degree in Sports Administration from UW-La Crosse in 1997. At Augustana, Fader was a two-time NCAA Division III All-American and was twice named Academic All-Amer-ican by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

Eric Terrazas is in his third year as an assis-tant coach for the Thun-der wrestling team. He is also an assistant coach for the Thun-der football program, serving as the special teams coordinator and linebackers coach.

A graduate of nearby Wheaton North High School, Terrazas competed in both football and wrestling for the Falcons. He was a two-time All-Conference selection on the gridiron and earned First Team All-Area recognition as a junior. In wrestling, he took third in Illinois in both his junior and senior seasons, also twice earning high school All-American recognition on the mat.

A graduate of the University of Illinois, he wrestled four seasons for the Fighting Illini. He qualified for the NCAA Division I Championships at 149-pounds in both 2010-11 and 2011-12. Terrazas was named the Big Ten Wrestler of the Week on Jan. 11, 2012 and he was a three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree.

Scott Torppey is in his fifth season as as-sistant wrestling coach for Jim Guenwald at Wheaton. In various stints as an assistant at Wheaton, Torppey has more than 10 years of experience under vari-ous head coaches.

Torppey is a 1982 graduate of Wheaton College where he was a decorated member of the wrestling team. He was named the 1981 CCIW “Outstanding Wrestler” and was an individual champion at the Wheaton Invitational. Other wrestling highlights for Torppey include 12 tournament champion-ships, three CCIW championships and three-years as a NCAA Division III National qualifier. He was inducted into the Whea-ton Athletics Hall of Honor in 1999.

Torppey has been the founder and owner of Central DuPage Orthotics since 1983. Scott and his wife Sherry (Class of 1983) have five children and live in the Wheaton area.

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2014-15 Wheaton College Wrestling TeamName Wt. Class Yr. Hometown/High SchoolFrank Aiello 174 So. Centreville, Va./WestfieldStephen Aiello 165 So. Centreville, Va./WestfieldDavid Aiello 157 Fr. Centreville, Va./WestfieldTim Blicke 157 Fr. Rogers, Ark./RogersIsaac Bray 149 Sr. Wilmington, Ohio/WilmingtonJeremiah Brown 133 Fr. Allentown, Pa./Home SchoolGage Burt 141 Sr. Wichita, Kan./Home SchoolOwen Feenstra 141 Fr. Standfield, Ariz./Valley ChristianJared Fekete 157 So. Thompsonville, Mich./Benzie CentralTom Foy 125 Sr. Wappingers Falls, N.Y./Roy C. KetchemCarlos Fuentez 125 Fr. Lombard, Ill./Glenbard EastTaylor Gohn 285 So. Allendale, Mich./AllendaleZachary Harrell 149 So. McKinney, Texas/McKinney Christian AcademyTad Haugen 157 Fr. Sterling, Va./ Potomac Falls Campbell Morton 157 Fr. Loveland, Ohio/Archbishop MoellerCaleb Odell 165 Fr. Lincoln, Neb./Lincoln East Dan Olsen 184 Sr. Algonquin, Ill./Harry D. Jacobs/Elgin C.C.Levi Oury 141 Fr. Hartland, Wis.Mark Savenok 157 Sr. Wheaton, Ill./Wheaton Warrenville SouthMike Swider 197 Jr. Wheaton, Ill./Wheaton NorthHolden Thompson 149 Fr. Fullerton, Calif./Troy HighLogan Walkup 174 So. Des Moines, Iowa/JohnstonDavid Watson 133 Jr. Kent, Wash./Kent-MeridianMatthew Wiersema 165 Sr. Aurora, Ill./Wheaton AcademyAdam Willman 149 So. Lincoln, Neb./Lincoln East

Head Coach: Jim Gruenwald (Fifth year)assistant Coaches: Eric Terrazas, Scott Torppey and Tim Fader

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2014-15 Wheaton College Wrestler Bios

Frank AielloClass: Sophomore Hometown: Centreville, Va.High school: Westfield Weight class: 174 Major: undecided

2014-15: Has a 21-11 record on the season...finished second at the MSOE Invitational...placed third at the Concordia (Wis.) Open and Messiah Invi-tational. 2013-14: Earned first collegiate victory with a 9-0 major decision over Travis Keeling of Wabash at Concordia (Wis.) Open on Nov. 23. High School: Three-year varsity starter...named

All-District three times...Regional Champion...named All-State as a senior...also played football and lacrosse.

Stephen AielloClass: Sophomore Hometown: Centreville, Va.High school: Westfield Weight class: 165 Major: undecided

2014-15: Has a 17-4 record...champ at 165-pounds at the MSOE Invitational and the North Central Invitational...named the CCIW Wrestler of the Week on Dec. 10. 2013-14: A Division III All-American as a freshman at 165-pounds with a seventh-place finish at Nationals...compiled a

record of 45-13...CCIW Champion at 165-pounds...finished third at the NCAA-III Midwest Regional...took first place at season-opening Messiah Invitational. High School: Four-year varsity starter...named All-State four times...two-year team captain...State Runner-up as a senior...missions trips to West Virginia, Philadelphia and Mexico.

Gage BurtClass: Senior Hometown: Wichita, Kan. High school: Home School Weight class: 141 Major: Economics

2014-15: Has posted four wins this season...earned a pair of victories at the MSOE Invita-tional. 2013-14: Picked up two wins at the Messiah Invitational in November. 2012-13: Burt joined the Wheaton wrestling program for his first year of wrestling and saw action in 22 matches at 149 pounds. High School: Two years of varsity com-

petition while in high school.

Tim BlickleClass: Freshman Hometown: Rogers, Ark.High school: Rogers Weight class: 157 Major: International Relations

2014-15: Blickle has six wins in his debut season with the Thunder...earned three wins at the Mes-siah Invitational, his first collegiate tournament. High School: Three years as a varsity starter... ...conference Champion...district and county place-winner...All-State for freestyle in Florida... conference runner-up and third-place at state

in Arkansas...was a member of state teams at Nationals for both Florida and Arkansas...also a letterman in football and track....FCA...an Eagle Scout.

Jared FeketeClass: SophomoreHometown: Thompsonville, Mich.High school: Benzie Central Weight class: 157 Major: undecided

2014-15: Has a record of 18-9 this year...placed third at the MSOE Invite...fourth place at the Mes-siah Invitational...fifth place finish at the Pointer Open. 2013-14: Posted a record of 26-20 at 141-pounds...named CCIW Wrestler of the Week on Nov. 19...placed second at MSOE Invitational.

High School: Four-year varsity starter and a three-time captain...twice named All-Conference...two-time District Champion...two-time Regional Champ...All-State...also played football and ran track.

David AielloClass: Freshman Hometown: Centreville, Va.High school: Westfield Weight class: 157Major: undecided

2014-15: Has not competed in a match as a Thunder freshman this season. High School: A two-time district champion as a prep wrestler....12 years of wrestling.

Isaac BrayClass: Senior Hometown: Wilmington, Ohio High school: Wilmington Weight class: 149 Major: History

2014-15: Has picked up three wins this season, all at the Messiah Invitational. 2013-14: Compiled a 13-9 record as a junior...placed fifth at 149 pounds at the Spartan Mat Classic. 2012-13: Posted a record of 12-11 at 157-pounds as a sophomore...named CCIW Wrestler of the Week on Feb. 19...took first place at the Jim Fox Open on Feb. 16.

2011-12: Finished his first season with the Thunder with six wins at 157 pounds…took seventh place at the Spartan Mat Classic and the UW-Eau Claire Open. High School: Four-year varsity starter...team MVP...First Team All-League...three-time league MVP.

Jeremiah BrownClass: Freshman Hometown: Allentown, Pa.High school: Home School Weight class: 133 Major: Geology

2014-15: Has competed three times this season, including a pair of matches at the Concordia Open . High School: One year of varsity competi-tion on the mat...also competed in soccer for 12 years and two seasons of rugby.

Owen FeenstraClass: Freshman Hometown: Standfield, Ariz. High school: Valley Christian Weight class: 141 Major: Business/Economics

2014-15: Has tallied five wins in his debut season with the Thunder...picked up three wins at the MSOE Invitational. High School: Four years as a varsity starter at Valley Christian High School.

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Mark SavenokClass: Senior Hometown: Wheaton, Ill. High school: Wheaton-Warrenville South Weight class: 149 Major: Business/Economics

2014-15: Has opened the year with a 18-3 record...finished first at 157-pounds at the MSOE Invita-tional...third at the Messiah Invitational and the Pointer Open. 2013-14: Compiled a record of 33-7...Division III All-American with a seventh- place finish at Nationals at 157-pounds...CCIW Champion...took first at the Messiah Invitational

and the MSOE Invitational...placed fifth at the Pete Willson-Wheaton Invitational. 2012-13: Finished the season 34-6 at 157-pounds...won the CCIW Championship at 157-pounds...won the Spartan Mat Clas-sic...placed second at the Messiah Invitational and at the Concordia Open...took third place at the Pete Willson Wheaton-Invitational 2011-12: Tallied a 19-5 record in his debut season at Wheaton…started career by winning nine-straight matches, including the UW-Stevens

2014-15 Wheaton College Wrestler Bios

Zach HarrellClass: Sophomore Hometown: McKinney, Texas High school: McKinney Christian Academy Weight class: 149 Major: Business/Economics

2014-15: Earned a win against Claudio Malicdem of Johns Hopkins at the Messiah Invitational. 2013-14: Competed in six matches as a freshman. High School: Four year varsity starter...two-time All-State honoree...earned State Runner-up and Third place honors...also played football...mission trip to Costa Rica.

Tom FoyClass: Senior Hometown: Wappingers, N.Y. High school: Roy C. Ketchum. Weight class:125. Majors: English/Secondary Education.

2014-15: Has earned five wins this season...picked up a pair of wins at the MSOE Invitational. 2013-14: Earned 12 wins at 125-pounds in his junior campaign...earned two wins at the MSOE Invita-tional...earned two wins at the Wheaton Duals. 2012-13: Won eight matches as a sophomore at

125-pounds...placed third at the CCIW Championships. 2011-12: Won seven matches…fifth at UW-Eau Claire Open on Feb. 4…placed sec-ond at the CCIW Championships. High School: Four-year starter...three-year team captain...90-48 career record...2011 All-League...2011 Ketchum Wrestling Hall of Fame...state qualifier.

Carlos FuentezClass: Freshman Hometown: Lombard, Ill. High school: Glenbard East Weight class:125. Major: Applied Health Science

2014-15: Is 15-11 in his debut season with the Thunder...finished second at UW-Stevens Point’s Pointer Open...fourth place finishes at the MSOE and Messiah Invitationals. High School: Four-year starter...an All-State honoree...three-time freestyle National All-American...twice a State qualifier...Academic All-Conference.

Taylor GohnClass: Sophomore Hometown: Allendale, Mich. High school: Allendale Weight class: 285 Major: Applied Health Science

2014-15: Has been out with an injury this season. 2013-14: Posted a 25-15 record in his debut sea-son...won 17 matches by fall...CCIW Wrestler of the Week on Jan. 21...placed first at Knox Invite...third at MSOE Invitational. High School: Four-year varsity starter...two-time All-State honoree...State Runner-up as a senior...named team MVP.

Tad HaugenClass: Freshman Hometown: Sterling, Va.High school: Potomac Falls Weight class: 157 Major: undecided

2014-15: Earned a win at the season-opening Messiah Invitational, his first collegiate tourna-ment...has a pair of wins by fall this season. High School: A three-year varsity starter...conference champion in 2014...earned All-State recognition twice in his high school career.

Campbell MortonClass: Freshman Hometown: Loveland, OhioHigh school: Archbishop Moeller Weight class: 157

2014-15: Has tallied 11 wins in his debut season with the Thunder...defeated Michael Lammer of Elizabethtown in his collegiate debut, helping him finish third at the Messiah Invitational.

Caleb OdellClass: Freshman Hometown: Lincoln, Neb.High school: Lincoln EastWeight class: 165 Major: undecided

2014-15: Has earned four wins this season, includ-ing a victory in his first collegiate match. High School: A four-year varsity starter...a three--time state qualifier...state medalist...Spartan Wrestling Award...District Champion...conference cham-pion...Academic All-Conference award.

Dan OlsenClass: Senior Hometown: Algonquin, Ill. High school: Harry D. Jacobs Weight class: 184

2014-15: Opened the season with a 21-4 record...won the 197-pound weight class at the Messiah Invitational...champion at the Pointer Open...won his first 11 matches of the season. 2013-14: Posted a record of 25-8 at 184-pounds...CCIW Wrestler of the Week on Dec. 10...won the MSOE Invitational...placed third at the Messiah Invita-

tional...finished fourth at the NCAA-III Regional...honored with the Pete George Sportsmanship Award at the Pete Willson-Wheaton Invitational. 2012-13: Tallied a 36-7 record at 184-pounds in his first season with the Thunder...earned All-American honors by finishing seventh at the NCAA Championships...took third at Great Lakes Regional...named CCIW Wrestler of the Week on Jan. 29 and Nov. 13...won the Knox Invitational and the Spartan Mat Classic...placed third at the Messiah Invitational...had a streak of 26 consecutive vic-tories...finished second in the 84 KG Greco Roman at the 2013 ASICS University Nationals and competed at the World University Games. High School: Four-year varsity starter...state qualifier...team captain...two-time national greco-roman qualifier.

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2014-15 Wheaton College Wrestler BiosSavenok continued...

Logan WalkupClass: Sophomore Hometown: Des Moines, Iowa High school: JohnstonWeight class: 174 Major: Business/Economics

2014-15: Has posted a 10-6 record this year, wres-tling in three different weight classes...named the CCIW Wrestler of the Week on Dec. 24...finished fourth at the Messiah Invitational at 174-pounds. 2013-14: Has posted a 17-13 record across 165, 174

and 184-pounds...finished second at the Dubuque open at 184-pounds...placed fifth at 174-pounds at MSOE Invitational and the Spartan Mat Classic. High School: Four-year varsity starter...placed second at State Tournament...missions trips to South Dakota, Belize, Dominican Republic, and Spain...National Honor Society.

Point Open title on Nov. 5…took second at Knox College Invitational on Nov. 12…won the MSOE Invitational on Dec. 3…placed second at Manchester’s ‘Spartan Mat Classic’. High School: Four-year varsity starter...team captain...three years All-Conference...state runner-up in 2011...fifth at state meet in 2010.

Mikey SwiderClass: Junior Hometown: Wheaton, Ill. High school: Wheaton North Weight class: 197 Major: Communication

2014-15: Debuted with wins against Gregory Duvall (Ithaca) and Aburough Abegesah (Cornell) at the NWCA National Duals. 2013-14: Missed the season due to injury. 2012-13: Missed his freshman season with an injury. Other Sports: Also is a member of the Thunder football team, earning All-CCIW and All-North Region hon-

ors at linebacker in 2014. High School: Illinois state freestyle and greco-roman champion as a senior...second place at Junior Freestyle National Championships in Fargo, North Dakota...seventh place at Junior Greco-Roman National Championships in Fargo...selected to Team Illinois which won National Dual Meet...81-5 two-year record with 50 pins.

Adam WillmanClass: Sophomore Hometown: Lincoln, Neb. High school: Lincoln East Weight class: 149 Major: Applied Health Science

2014-15: Has competed in three matches this sea-son, earning a win at 149-pounds at the Messiah Invitational. 2013-14: Transferred to Wheaton in January from the University of Nebraska...com-piled a 3-4 record in his debut with the Thunder, earning a pair of wins at the Dubuque Open on

February 15. High School: A two- time state medalist and twice earned state runner-up honors.

DaviD WatsonClass: Sophomore Hometown: Kent, Wash. High school: Kent-Meridian Weight class: 133 Major: Secondary Education/History

2014-15: Participated in two matches on Decem-ber 6 at the MSOE Invitational. 2013-14: Compted in a pair of matches at the Concordia (Wis.) Open on November 23. 2012-13: Wrestled in 13 matches between the 133 and 141-pound weight classes.

High School: Four-year varsity starter...team captain.

Holden ThompsonClass: Freshman Hometown: Fullerton, Calif. High school: Troy High Weight class: 149 Major: Biblical Studies

2014-15: Has recorded five wins in his debut season with the Thunder, wrestling at 141 and 149-pounds. High School: First Team All-League...National Honor Society...FCA President.

Matthew WiersmaClass: Senior Hometown: Aurora, Ill. High school: Wheaton AcademyWeight class: 165 Major: Anthropology

2014-15: Has competed in eight matches for the Thunder this season, all at 165-pounds. High School: Competed in two seasons as a wrestler at Wheaton Academy.

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By Rusty Lindsey, Wheaton College Sports Information Assistant

Scott Torppey arrived on the campus of Wheaton College in the fall of 1978 as a bit of a stranger to the Wheaton wrestling program. That would be the last time anyone associated with the Wheaton wrestling program would consider Scott a stranger. Since his graduation in 1982, he has continued to serve the wrestling program in a number of different roles including the tournament announcer for the Pete Willson-Wheaton Invitational for 25 years. Today, Scott works locally as an orthotist but contin-ues to serve the program as an assistant coach under Jim Gruenwald.

Scott arrived from New Jersey in 1978 having never visited Wheaton’s campus. “My family didn’t have money for college visits,” he recalls. “But I felt confident I was making the right deci-sion. I strongly believe that attending Wheaton College set the course of my life.”

His college coach Pete Willson agreed, re-membering a talented young wrestler that ar-rived at Wheaton that came with a lot to offer,

“Scott came with a real commitment to Jesus Christ and that was also a very strong growth in his life in his time at Wheaton.”

“He was quick, smart, knowledgeable and came with as many tools as I’ve ever seen in someone who has come to Wheaton to wrestle,” Willson contin-ues. “He was very talented.”

Throughout his career, his fiery competitive spirit and consistent approach provided Torppey with plenty of success but also with high expectations. “I can remember a time he wrestled a kid down at the Knox Tournament and was beating the kid pretty good,” Willson recalls. “I finally yelled at him to pin the kid. So Scott would turn the kid over and every time the kid would get away. I yelled it to him a couple times and he couldn’t get the kid down long enough to pin him, but he came off the mat so angry at me and rightfully so. He beat the kid about 13-9 but it wasn’t enough for him. He was feisty like that.”

Scott had a career that saw him win three CCIW Championships and he was honored as a Co-CCIW Outstanding Wrestler in 1981. He also won a Wheaton Invitational championship in his career and made three appearances at the NCAA Division III Wrestling Championship. “He was the best wrestler I ever had that never placed at Nationals,” Willson recalls. “Scott was a lean 142-pounder and there were several years I thought he would place but he always seemed to run into someone who was a little sturdier and would cause him problems.”

Torppey notes that the trips to Nationals were important building blocks in his life, “Three times I didn’t wrestle well at the NCAA Tournament. My sophomore season ended very early with a knee injury and subsequent surgery. These disappointments stuck with me for a while. It wasn’t until a few years had passed that I began to fully understand and accept the Sovereignty of God that if I was living a life of obedience to Him, then my wrestling memories should not be dominated by the disappointments.”

Wrestling repaid Torppey by helping to set him for life after Wheaton. He has now been married to his wife Sherry for 32 years, but remembers their first date being at his wrestling banquet following his junior season. In the years following his graduation, Scott continued to serve the program as an assistant coach under Pete Willson. When Jim Gruenwald arrived as the Thunder head coach and the youngest of Scott’s five children were almost out of high school that Torppey was able to get involved in the wrestling room again on a regular basis.

When asked why he continues to volunteer his time with the program, Torppey simply responded, “I love Wheaton College and I love the sport of wrestling. I believe that being involved in sports teaches life lessons and builds character. And there is no sport better at building character than wrestling. Character will serve you the rest of your life.”

Gruenwald quickly welcomed Torppey’s assistance and knowledge, “ I don’t think Scott has ever not been involved with the pro-gram from the time he wrestled here until the time that I’ve been here,” states Gruenwald. As Pete Willson notes, “I had a few guys who have come through the program and have stuck around and helped out for a couple of years but Scott has never left and his heart has always been with the program.”

For a young coach in his first role as a head coach, Gruenwald sees Torppey as a valuable resource, “He just has a wisdom about him that has been so valuable to the team and myself. As a younger coach, sometimes I don’t always see the big picture. And Scott will come to me and tell me maybe we need to pull back a little or that we’re doing good things. The council that he gives me and the guys, you can’t buy that kind of stuff.”

Distinguished Former Wheaton Wrestler: Scott Torppey

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Wheaton College’s Wrestling Legacy - The National ChampionsWheaton College has a long tradition of wrestling though the years. The school has seen 24 wrestlers earn NCAA All-American

honors through the years, including four individuals who won National Championships: Tom Jarman, Brett Stamm, Paul Elsen and Dan Weber. Stamm and Elsen are the two wrestlers among Wheaton’s 11 athletes to win multiple individual National Championships.

In 1963, Tom Jarman became the first athlete from Wheaton to win an indi-vidual national championship. Jarman won the title in the 157-pound weight class at the NCAA Small College Division Championships. Wrestling stayed with Jarman following his graduation from Wheaton. In 1969, he took the head wrestling coach position at Taylor University. After a ten-year stay at Taylor he was named the head wrestling coach at Northwestern University for another ten-year stint. In 1989 Jarman was named the head wrestling coach and athletic director at Manchester College, where he has served both roles until his retire-ment in 2007. In March of 2003 he was inducted into the Division III Wrestling Hall of Fame.

Brett Stamm became Wheaton’s second National Champion in wrestling and the first wrestler from the school to win the title twice. The Danville, Pa., native placed fourth as a freshman at the 1979 NCAA Division III National Champion-ships at 167 pounds. He won the national championship the next year in that weight class. In his junior year he again took fourth place, this time at 177 pounds, and, true to form, won the national championship in that weight class his senior year. Following his Wheaton years, Brett was awarded an NCAA Postgraduate Academic/Athletic Scholarship, which he used while completing his master’s degree in teaching at Augustana (S.D.) College from 1982-84. He was also an assistant wrestling coach during his time at Augustana. Brett has returned to Pennsylvania where he teaches and has also coached wrestling there.

Paul Elsen compiled a career record of 109-19, earning Division III All-American honors in wrestling three times. Elsen recorded a record of 55-3 in his junior and senior seasons (1995-97), winning the Division III National Championship at 177-pounds in 1996 and 1997. In March of 2003, Elsen was inducted into the Division III Wrestling Hall of Fame, the same year that fellow Wheaton alumnus Tom Jarman was inducted. Jarman and Elsen joined Stamm in the Hall of Fame, alongside longtime Wheaton coaches Pete Willson and George Olson.

Dan Weber transferred into Wheaton from Indiana University in 1999 and made an immediate impact in his two seasons in orange and blue. As a junior in 1999-2000, he compiled a record of 29-4, finishing third at the National Championships. In 2000-01 he amassed a flawless record of 25-0 to win the Division III National Championship at 165-pounds. Weber won 93 percent of his matches in his two seasons at Wheaton with an astonishing career record of 54-4.

PiCTured above: Tom Jarman became the first Wheaton Col-lege wrestler to win an individual national championship when he won the 157-pound weight class at the NCAA Small College Division Championships in 1963.

Distinguished Former Wheaton Wrestler: Scott TorppeyPete Willson, the namesake of the Wheaton Invi-

tational, values his relationship with Scott for much more than just his impact on the wrestling program. “Several years ago my wife June and I celebrated our 65th wedding anniversary,” Pete Willson re-membered, “Scott wanted to host an event for us, so he had about 150-200 people over to his house and he took care of everything. There’s a special feeling in our hearts for Scott. I don’t know a better person than Scott,” he concluded. “He has a pure heart and he loves wrestling and he loves the guys. If I had a son, I would want him to be like Scott.”

PiCTured LeFT: Scott Torppey (bottom row, third from the left) is pictured with the other weight class champions at the 1979 Wheaton Invitational, following his title at 142-pounds.

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