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S I M P S O N S TOR M 0-1, 0-0 A-R-C
WARTBURG KNIGHTS 0-0, 0-0 A-R-C
TONIGHT’S PROJECTED LINEUP
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Kanin Hable
125
James Levy
Zach Westerfield
133
Joe Pins
Ethan Riesselman
141
Tre Wells / Josh Gervey
Noel Torres
149
Tre Wells / Josh Gervey
Riley Kovaleski
157
Blain Christie
Trey Kellow
165
Nathan Fuller
Jonathan Casaus
174
Zane Mulder
Caden Elliott
184
Matthew Doyle
Shane Mathias
197
Massoma Endene
Open
285
Darius Mynar
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2023-24 schedule
Day
Date
Opponent
Location
Time
Thursday
Nov. 2
Cornell
Mount Vernon, Iowa
L, 52-0
Saturday
Nov. 4
Luther Hill Invitational
Blake Fieldhouse
9 a.m.
Wednesday Nov. 8
Wartburg*
Cowles Fieldhouse
7 p.m.
Saturday
Nov. 18
Coe Open
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
9 a.m.
Thursday
Nov. 30
Augustana
Rock Island, Ill.
6:30 p.m.
Saturday
Dec. 2
Buena Vista Open
Storm Lake, Iowa
9 a.m.
Saturday
Dec. 9
North Central Invite
Naperville, Ill.
9 a.m.
Saturday
Jan. 6
Central Under Armour Invitational Pella, Iowa
Saturday
Jan. 13
Cliff Keen-Mike Duroe Invitational Mount Vernon, Iowa
Saturday
Jan. 20
Coe*
Decorah, Iowa
TBD
Loras*
Decorah, Iowa
TBD
Luther*
Decorah, Iowa
TBD
Nebraska Wesleyan*
Decorah, Iowa
TBD
Friday
Feb. 2
Buena Vista*
Indianola, Iowa
7 p.m.
Thursday
Feb. 8
Central*
Indianola, Iowa
7 p.m.
Wednesday
Feb. 15
Dubuque*
Indianola, Iowa
7 p.m.
Sat.-Sun.
Feb. 24-25
Jim Fox Open
Dubuque, Iowa
1 p.m.
Fri.-Sat.
March 1-2
Lower Midwest Regional
TBD
9:30 a.m. 9 a.m.
TBD
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SIMPSON STORM Name
Wt.
Cl.
Hometown/High School
Isaiah Burney
133
Fr.
Fountain Valley, Calif. / Fountain Valley
Jonathan Casaus
184
Fr.
Albuquerque, N.M. / Atrisco Heritage Academy
Caden Elliott
174
So.
Moore, Okla. / Moore
Victor Flores-Banuelos
197
Fr.
Des Moines, Iowa / East
Troy Galloway
197
So.
Ohatchee, Ala. / Ohatchee
Trace Goemaat
285
Fr.
New Sharon, Iowa / North Mahaska
Kanin Hable
125
So.
Owatonna, Minn. / Owatonna
Sam Johnson
157
Fr.
Omaha, Neb. / Westside
Trey Kellow
165
So.
Indianola, Iowa / Indianola
Riley Kovaleski
157
So.
Dallas Center, Iowa / Dallas Center-Grimes
Shane Mathias
197
Sr.
Muscatine, Iowa / Muscatine
Nyle Pascasio
184
Jr.
Oak Park, Ill. / Oak Park River Forest
Ethan Riesselman
141
Fr.
Dallas Center, Iowa / Dallas-Center Grimes
Nicholas Silva
125
So.
Edinburg, Texas / Robert Vela
Noel Torres
149
So.
Mission, Texas / Sharyland
Zach Westerfield
133
So.
Midland, Ga. / Pacelli
Owen Willers
285
Fr.
St. Louis, Mo. / Bishop DuBourg
Andrew Wolff
197
Sr.
Indianola, Iowa / Indianola
Head Coach: Dylan Peters (fifth season) Assistant Coaches: Joe Skow, John Gioffredi, Chris Guest, Colton Kinnison
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WARTBURG KNIGHTS Name Zean Alobaidi Landon Arends Dillon Bailey Zein Bazzi Josh Bean Colton Berg Brett Birchman Jordan Bushey Seth Butler Brendan Carroll Jamal Chakkour Trevon Cheatham-Wells Blain Christie Adrian Coello John Colburne Alex Crawford Zack Crawford Juan Diaz Kale DiMarco Charlie Dojan Matthew Doyle Kiefer Duncan Massoma Endene Nathan Fuller Greyson Gardner Julian Garnica Garrett Geigner Josh Gervey Raio Hamaguchi Case Harmston Nate Hartman Levi Henry Greg Hotaling Logan James Zak Kozumplik James Levy Emiliano Lopez Tristen Lorraine Daniel Meeker Brooks Meyer Troy Monahan Zane Mulder Caden Mumme Darius Mynar Peyton Nixon Caleb Nobiling Devin Nobiling Reese Osborne Rudy Osborne David Papach Joe Pins Seamus Poynton Carter Proffitt Jacob Rahn Matt Rogge Kyler Romero Adrian Rosas Kasey Ross Michael Schliem Stone Schmitz Phillip Sims Brady Stille Ezekiel Taylor Alexis Tellez Perez Cale Tucker Tony Ulaszek Jake Walker Zach Weidler Dalton Whitehall-Gikes Hunter Worthen
Cl. Fr. So. So. Fr. So. Jr. Fr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Jr. So. Jr. So. So. Fr. Jr. So. Fr. Jr. Jr. Jr. So. Jr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Jr. So. So. Jr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr. So. So. Fr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr.
Hometown/High School Wheaton, Ill. / Wheaton Warrenville South St. Paul, Minn. / Tartan Corning, Calif. / Corning Dearborn Heights, Mich. / Crestwood Londonderry, N.H. / Londonderry Sycamore, Ill. / Sycamore Fennimore, Wis. / Fennimore Peru, N.Y / Peru Hells Canyon, Ore. / Pine Eagle Wappingers Falls, N.Y. / Roy C. Ketcham Detroit, Mich. / Crestwood Grimes, Iowa / Dallas Center Grimes Kankakee, Ill. / Bishop McNamara Bridgeport, Conn. / McMahon Philadelphia, Penn. / Martin Luther King Sycamore, Ill. / Sycamore Sycamore, Ill. / Sycamore Estherville, Iowa / Estherville Mason City, Iowa / Mason City Mounds View, Minn. / Irondale Independence, Iowa / Independence Mattoon, Ill. / Mattoon Dallas, Texas / James Bowie River Falls, Wis. / River Falls Dyersville, Iowa / Western Dubuque Arlington, Texas / Arlington Manhattan, Ill. / Lincoln-Way West Lafayette, NJ / High Point Izumiotsu, Osaka, Japan / Namisho Stockton, Ill. / Lena Winslow Stockton Omaha, Neb. / Millar West Foley, Minn. / Foley Richmondville, N.Y / Colbeskill-Richmondville Council Bluffs, Iowa / Underwood Sycamore, Ill. / Sycamore Hilton Head, SC / Hilton Head West Chicago, Ill / West Chicago Bakersfield, Calif. / Frontier Oakville, Iowa / Wapello Denver, Iowa / Denver Mason City, Iowa / Mason City Grimes, Iowa / Dallas Center-Grimes New Orleans, La. / Holy Cross Makawao, Hi. / Kamehameha Maui Bouton, Iowa / Woodward Granger Antioch, Ill / Antioch Antioch, Ill. / Antioch Sheridan, Wy. / Sheridan Sheridan, Wy. / Sheridan Towanda, Ill. / Coal City Dubuque, Iowa / Hempstead Solon, Iowa / Solon Waverly, Iowa / Waverly-Shell Rock Fairmont, Minn. / Fairmont Eastman, Wis. / Prairie du Chein Toppenish, Wash. / Toppenish Southgate, Mich. / Southgate Anderson Urbandale, Iowa / Urbandale Brooklyn, Wis. / Milton La Porte City, Iowa / Union Aurora, Ill. / Metea Decorah, Iowa / Decorah Denver, Colo. / Vista Peak Prep El Monte, Calif. / Arroyo Pelham, Ala. / Vestavia Hills Greeley, Colo. / Greeley West Waverly, Iowa / Waverly-Shell Rock Sunrise, Fla. / Cypress Bay Auburn, Wash. / Auburn La Porte City, Iowa / Union
Head Coach: Eric Keller (14th season) Assistant Coach: Landon Williams
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ISAIAH BURNEY Freshman • 133 Fountain Valley, Calif.
JONATHAN CASAUS Freshman • 184 Albuquerque, N.M.
CADEN ELLIOT Sophomore • 174 Moore, Okla.
VICTOR FLORES-BANUELOS Freshman • 197 Des Moines, Iowa
TROY GALLOWAY Sophomore • 197 Ohatchee, Ala.
TRACE GOEMAAT Freshman • 285 New Sharon, Iowa
KANIN HABLE Sophomore • 125 Owatonna, Minn.
SAM JOHNSON Freshman • 157 Omaha, Neb.
TREY KELLOW Sophomore • 165 Indianola, Iowa
RILEY KOVALESKI Sophomore • 157 Dallas Center, Iowa
SHANE MATHIAS Senior • 197 Muscatine, Iowa
NYLE PASCASIO Junior • 184 Oak Park, Ill.
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ETHAN RIESSELMAN Freshman • 141 Dallas Center, Iowa
NICHOLAS SILVA Sophomore • 125 Edinburg, Texas
NOEL TORRES Sophomore • 149 Mission, Texas
ZACH WESTERFIELD Sophomore • 133 Midland, Ga.
OWEN WILLERS Freshman • 285 St. Louis, Mo.
ANDREW WOLFF Junior • 197 Indianola, Iowa
Wrestler, Wt. Riley Kovaleski, 157 Shane Mathias, 197 Kanin Hable, 125 Ethan Riesselman, 141 Trey Kellow, 165 Isaiah Burney, 133 Zach Westerfield, 133 Noel Torres, 149 Andrew Wolff, 197 Caden Elliot, 174 Nicholas Silva, 125 Troy Galloway, 197 Jonathan Casaus, 184 Victor Flores-Banuelos, 197 Trace Goemaat, 285 Sam Johnson, 157 Nyle Pascasio, 184 Owen Willers, 285 Team Totals
Overall Record 3-2 2-3 2-2 2-3 1-3 1-2 1-3 1-3 0-0 0-3 0-2 0-0 0-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 13-29
Dual Record 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-9
A-R-C Record 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
Pins W-L 0-1 1-1 2-0 1-1 0-2 1-1 0-2 1-0 0-0 0-3 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 6-13
Tech. Fall W-L 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-6
Maj. Dec. Career W-L Record 0-0 18-25 0-0 37-70 0-0 24-24 0-1 2-3 0-1 2-6 0-0 1-2 0-0 1-15 0-0 1-3 0-0 19-42 0-0 8-20 0-1 3-12 0-0 3-2 0-1 0-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-4 119-227
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head coach DYLAN PETERS
THE PETERS FILE PERSONAL INFORMATION Hometown: Denver, Iowa Spouse: Haley Peters
COACHING EXPERIENCE 2019-present: Simpson College Head Coach 2017-19: Central Michigan Univ. Assistant Coach
WRESTLING EXPERIENCE
2012-17: University of Northern Iowa
EDUCATION
University of Northern Iowa, 2017 B.S., Human Movement & Exercise Science
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PETERS AT SIMPSON • Enters fifth season in 2023-24 • Record of 17-35 (6-26 A-R-C) in first four seasons • Guided the Storm to a 7-7 record in 2021-22, tying the team’s win total from the 2014-15 campaign as the highest in a season since 2005-06 • Coached Dylan McChesney to All-American honors in 2021, the program’s first since 2006 • Hired on Aug. 10, 2019 as the 18th head coach in program history BEFORE SIMPSON • Served as an assistant coach at Central Michigan University from 2017-19 • Helped lead 10 wrestlers to the NCAA Tournament during his time with the Chippewas • Worked under head coach Tom Borrelli WRESTLING CAREER • A two-time All-American at the University of Northern Iowa from 2012-17 • Qualified for four NCAA Tournaments during his time in Cedar Falls • Graduated fifth all-time in program history with 38 career pins while tallying 19 pins in one season • Won the Mid-American Conference Championship at 125 pounds as a redshirt freshman • Had an impressive 195-1 career record while wrestling at Denver-Tripoli High School • Won three state titles in four appearances
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AROUND THE AMERICAN RIVERS CONFERENCE 2023-24 STANDINGS Team Buena Vista Central Coe Dubuque Loras Luther Neb. Wesleyan Wartburg Simpson
A-R-C 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
Pct. .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000
Overall 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1
Pct. .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000
Home 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
Away 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1
WRESTLER OF THE WEEK AWARDS
TODAY’S SCHEDULE
WEEK 1 (NOV. 6) WEEK 11 (JAN. 8) Pierre Baldwin, 141, Central
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 8
WEEK 2 (NOV. 13)
Streak
L1
Wartburg at Simpson 7 p.m. Central at Neb. Wesleyan, 7 p.m.
WEEK 12 (JAN. 15)
23-24 PRESEASON POLL WEEK 3 (NOV. 20)
WEEK 13 (JAN. 22)
WEEK 4 (NOV. 27)
WEEK 14 (JAN. 31)
WEEK 5 (DEC. 4)
WEEK 15 (FEB. 5)
WEEK 6 (DEC. 11)
WEEK 16 (FEB. 12)
1. Wartburg (8 first-place votes) 2. Coe 3. Loras (1 first-place vote) 4. Luther 5. Central 6. Dubuque 7. Simpson 8. Buena Vista 9. Nebraska Wesleyan
64 points 54 points 53 points 40 points 35 points 33 points 20 points 15 points 10 points
LEAGUE HISTORY CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS
WEEK 7 (DEC. 18) WEEK 8 (DEC. 25) WEEK 9 (JAN. 1)
WEEK 17 (FEB. 21)
School Wartburg Luther Buena Vista Central Loras Simpson Coe Dubuque Neb. Wesleyan
Titles 40 11 8 4 1 1 0 0 0
Last 2023 1979 1990 1992 2020 1991 ----------
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honor roll NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 1991 Travis Young 1992 Travis Young 1998 Cory Christensen 2001 Nick Ackerman ALL-AMERICANS 1975 Jerome Stewart* 1976 Jerome Stewart 1982 Mitch Anderson 1984 Wayne Cole 1985 Rick Rhum 1988 Gary Ridout 1989 Travis Young 1990 Travis Young Gary Ridout 1991 Travis Young Gary Ridout Randy Rowray 1992 Travis Young Randy Rowray Brad Henry 1993 Don Finch Randy Rowray 1997 Jeremy Whalen John Hatfield Garth McGraw 1998 Cory Christensen John Hatfield Britt Marolf 1999 Matt Young 2001 Nick Ackerman 2003 Clint Manny Bart George 2004 Clint Manny Dustin Brewer Quentin Christensen Bart George 2005 Clint Manny Dustin Brewer Brett Christensen 2006 Dustin Brewer Brett Christensen 2021 Dylan McChesney#
150 150 158 174 3rd, 158 5th, 158 2nd, 150 8th, Hwt. 5th, Hwt. 6th, 167 6th, 150 4th, 150 5th, 167 1st, 150 6th, 167 8th, 118 1st, 150 5th, 118 6th, Hwt. 2nd, Hwt. 8th, 118 6th, Hwt. 8th, 134 8th, 190 1st, 158 5th, 134 7th, 118 3rd, 142 1st, 174 4th, 149 7th, 197 2nd, 149 3rd, 125 7th, 133 8th, 197 2nd, 149 4th, 141 6th, Hwt. 2nd, 141 6th, Hwt. 5th, 125
* NAIA #NWCA CONFERENCE MOST OUTSTANDING WRESTLERS 1976 Jerome Stewart 1995 Shannon McLaughlin 1998 Cory Christensen 2004 Dustin Brewer
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CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS 1962 Steve Weber 1963 Steve Weber Lee Corbin 1964 John Barakat 1965 Bob Baier 1974 Mark Schillerstrom 1975 Jerome Stewart 1976 Jerome Stewart 1980 Wayne Cole 1982 Mitch Anderson 1983 Rod Brown 1988 Gary Ridout 1989 Travis Young 1990 Travis Young 1991 Travis Young 1993 Don Finch 1995 Shannon McLaughlin Phil Grimm 1996 Garth McGraw 1997 Cory Christensen Jeremy Whalen 1998 Cory Christensen Jeremy Whalen 2004 Dustin Brewer ALL-CONFERENCE* 2015 Jonathan Melton 2016 Jason Clark 2017 Colby Vleiger 2018 John Gioffredi Noah Robinson 2020 Dylan McChesney 2021 Dylan McChesney ACADEMIC ALL-CONFERENCE 1994 Mike Gipple 1995 Tyson Grover 1996 Michael Fry 1997 Michael Fry Matt Young 1998 Matt Young 1999 Matt Lindholm Matt Young 2009 Caleb Brus 2010 Caleb Brus 2011 Caleb Brus 2012 Cory Stratton 2013 Justin Broberg 2015 Clay Harris 2016 Jason Kiehne 2017 Clay Harris Jason Kiehne 2022 Andrew Wolff 2023 Andrew Wolff
123 123 177 167 Hwt. 142 158 158 Hwt. 150 150 167 150 150 150 Hwt. 150 190 190 150 Hwt. 158 Hwt. 125 3rd, 149 3rd, 157 3rd, Hwt. 3rd, 133 3rd, 184 3rd, 125 3rd, 125
honor roll
CORY CHRISTENSEN
TRAVIS YOUNG
CONFERENCE TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS 1991 Head Coach, Bob Darrah CONFERENCE COACH OF THE YEAR 1991 Bob Darrah NCAA TEAM FINISHES 1976 30th 1980 42nd 1984 32nd 1988 31st 1989 37th 1990 15th 1991 10th 1992 12th 1993 16th 1994 38th 1995 42nd 1996 41st 1997 17th 1998 5th 1999 27th 2000 40th 2001 14th 2002 53rd (T) 2003 14th 2004 5th 2005 6th 2006 9th (T) 2007 53rd (T)
8 3/4 3 8 11 1/2 6 23 1/4 33 3/4 34 17 5 3 4 17 1/2 44 11 1/2 2 24 0 24 55 1/2 38 1/2 30 0
TEAM DUAL RECORDS Most Shutouts 2 1993-94 Highest Score 60 1994-95, 60-0 vs. William Penn Wins in a Season 28 2004-05 Consecutive Pins (dual) 4 1995-96 vs. MacMurray COACHING RECORDS Career Wins Most Conference Titles Winning Percentage Most NCAA Qualifiers Most Wins in a Season
196 1 0.772 41 28
Ron Peterson, 1995-2008 Bob Darrah, 1991 Bob Darrah, 1989-95 Ron Peterson, 1995-08 Ron Peterson, 2004-05
NICK ACKERMAN
CAREER WINS LEADERS Clint Manny, 149 Travis Young, 150 Matt Young, 126/142 Brett Christensen, Hwt. Bart George, 197 Garth McGraw, 190 John Hatfield, 134 Britt Marolf, 118/25 Quent Christensen, 133 Caleb Brus, 141/49 Tim Norton, 167 Randy Rowray, 118 Shannon McLaughlin, 150 Nick Ackerman, 174 Kellen Delaney, 141/57 Jeremy Whalen, Hwt.
148-24-0 146-17-1 141-54-0 137-42-0 136-45-0 131-41-0 112-63-0 103-55-0 101-48-0 98-64-0 98-44-0 97-46-0 96-39-0 95-41-0 89-47-0 88-22-0
2001-05 1989-92 1995-99 2002-06 2000-04 1993-97 1994-98 1996-00 2001-05 2007-11 1995-98 1990-94 1991-95 1997-01 2003-07 1995-98
SINGLE SEASON WINS LEADERS John Hatfield, 134 47-6-0 Matt Young, 142 44-6-0 Dustin Brewer, 125 43-3-0 Clint Manny, 149 42-3-0 Matt Young, 126 41-15-0 Travis Young, 150 39-1-1 Bart George, 197 38-11-0 Nick Ackerman, 174 38-4-0 Tim Norton, 167 38-14-0 Travis Young, 150 37-1-0 Clint Manny, 149 37-4-0 Brett Christensen, Hwt. 37-8-0 John Hatfield, 134 37-16-0 Jason Decker, 142 37-19-0 Clint Manny, 149 36-6-0 Clint Manny, 149 36-8-0
1997-98 1998-99 2003-04 2003-04 1996-97 1990-91 2002-03 2000-01 1997-98 1991-92 2003-04 2005-06 1996-97 1989-90 2002-03 2001-02
UNDEFEATED SEASONS Corey Christensen, 158 Jerome Stewart, 150
1997-98 1975-76
28-0-0 27-0-0
* Beginning in 2012-13, the conference named an all-conference team consisting of the top three league place-winners at the NCAA Division III Central Region Championships.
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