Titan Mercury Wrestling Club - Recognition Awards

Transcription

1 The Titan Mercury Wrestling Club Rally 4 Wrestling Weekend **Frank Lipoli** Master of Ceremonies National Director of Rally 4 Wrestling **Wayne Boyd** NCAA National Champion, Director of Operations Titan Mercury Wrestling Club **Ron Reider** President of the Washington Club **Lydell Henry** Director Beat the Streets Baltimore **Teague Moore** Head Wrestling Coach American University Espoir and Univ. National Champ, NCAA National Champ. **Kerry McCoy** Head Wrestling Coach University Maryland, 5x National Freestyle Champ, 2x NCAA National Champ. **Mike Moyer** Executive Director National Wrestling Coaches Association **Rob Koll** Head Wrestling Coach Cornell University, 2x National Freestyle Champion, NCAA National Champion Titan Mercury Wrestling Club - Recognition Awards TMWC- Maryland Lifetime of Service Award, 2013, Haswell Franklin Beat the Streets- Baltimore Wrestler of the Year, 2013, Tyshawn Williams Junior Terps- 1st Annual Wrestler of the Year, 2013, Danny Bertoni Junior Terps- 1st Annual Hall of Fame, 2013, Anthony Cimorosi Junior Terps- 3x NHSCA National Champion, Quinn Devaney Win Magazine- Maryland Wrestlers of the Year, 2013, Alfred Bannister Win Magazine- Maryland Wrestlers of the Year, 2013, Kyle Snyder National Wrestling Hall of Fame- Dave Schultz HS Excellence Award, Garrett Lineberger NWCA- Maryland High School Wrestler of the Year, 2013, Garrett Lineberger NWCA- Maryland High School Assistant Coach of the Year, 2013, Matt Wachter NWCA- Maryland High School Head Coach of the year, 2013, Skylar Saar TMWC- Univ. of Maryland, NCAA All-American (6th) D I, 2013, Jimmy Sheptock TMWC- Johns Hopkins Univ. NCAA All-American (2nd) D III, 2013, Paul Marcello TMWC- Univ of Maryland, Baltimore Co., All-American (3rd) NCWA, 2013, Daniel Carr

2 National Director of Rally 4 Wrestling Executive Director, Virginia Challenge Wrestling Frank Lipoli State Freestyle Champion, State High School Champion Former Assistant Coach Temple University Wrestled Internationally in Europe VA AAA State Team Champions, Coach Bethel HS, Hampton, VA 2x Eastern Region Champions Coach 5X Norfolk City Champions, Coach Blair Middle School, Norfolk, VA Executive Director of the Virginia Challenge Wrestling Titan Mercury WC, National Director Rally 4 Wrestling Member Virginia Chapter National Wrestling Hall of Fame Frank strength is promotions and event planning. He has a background in marketing and media with over 30 years of TV broadcast experience. The exposure that wresting is receiving worldwide is unprecedented. We in Virginia USA Wrestling can capitalize on this momentum and promote the opportunities that USA Wresting brings to each and every Virginia wrestler. I look forward to the challenge and am excited about the future growth of Virginia USA Wrestling. Frank Lipoli stated upon his appointment as VA / USAW Director of Promotions / Clubs.

3 Titan Mercury Wrestling Club - TMWC Co-Founder & Director of Operations Wayne Eric Boyd Temple University, 1970, BS Degree in Communications Produced and starred in: One More Shot, Champions of Champions, and has Blood Guts Glory Wrestling coming out in 500 theaters soon Temple University Hall Of Fame 1st NCAA Champion st EIWA Champion x MAC Champion 1967, 68, 69 Pinned his opponent in the finals of each championship in 1969 Undefeated in dual meet competition in college career Norview High Schools only 3x Virginia State Champion 1963, 64, 65 Participated in 6 Olympic Trials from 1964 to 1984 Only man to ever pin Victor the 680 lb, 8 foot tall wrestling bear in 1981 Director of Wrestling Operations Titan Mercury Wrestling Club Father of Ann Chapman Boyd and Frank Martin Boyd and lives with 4 dogs and 2 horses

4 TMWC- Lifetime of Service Award, 2013 Haswell M. Franklin (Dr. Pin) Although never a wrestler himself, Haswell lives and breathes wrestling and has promoted the sport in various capacities for over 40 years. Most notably, he served as Chairman of the Maryland State Wrestling Association (MSWA) for more than 20 years. During that time the MSWA grew tremendously and expanded their footprint from an organization that went to the Junior Nationals to one that offers a wide variety of programs allowing wrestlers of all ages and ability levels to participate in the sport. More recently, he has focused his attention on expanding opportunities for novice wrestlers and having more age/weight competitions to allow kids to compete on a more equal level. In 1984, Haswell started the Gilman Duals with the goal of bringing some of the top high schools from around the country to compete in a dual meet tournament, which was new at the time. The school renamed the event in his honor to the Haswell M. Franklin, 50 Gilman Duals in In 1986, he and the MSWA started the High School Senior Classic allowing the top seniors from the two public school classifications and the independent schools to compete against each other in a round robin event. Several years later the MSWA re-named that event in his honor as well. In 2002, Haswell was named recipient of the Outstanding American Award by the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. The honor recognizes a person who is prominent in the sport of wrestling and who has had significant achievement in their chosen profession.

5 Director Beat the Streets Baltimore Lydell Henry Lydell Henry is the co-founder and executive director for Beat the Streets Baltimore organization. Lydell has passionately led the Beat the Streets organization to securing numerous after-school programs that focus on amateur wrestling, character development, mentoring and tutoring. Lydell has created year round, valuable opportunities for over 400 underprivileged youth. His commitment to community leadership and development started at an early age while he worked and volunteered at the McKim Center, Union Baptist Church, Frederick Douglass High School and the Reach One Teach One program. Lydell went to Paul Laurence Dunbar High School where wrestling had a profound impact on his life and sparked his interest in going to college. He went on to attend Morgan State University where he earned a BS in Chemistry. After graduating, he excelled as a scientist and chemist for pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. One of his current projects is establishing the first ever hybrid academic focused wrestling camp for underprivileged youth. The program places an emphasis on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) and Wrestling.

6 Head Wrestling Coach, American University Teague Moore In addition to leading a very strong wrestling program, Coach Moore s wrestlers excel in the classroom. Moore's Eagles finished with a 3.32 team GPA, the third-highest in Division I wrestling. Moore was a four-year starter at Oklahoma State under Head Coach John Smith, winning the lbs. A three-time All-American, he also placed third in 1999, fourth in 1997 and qualified for Nationals as a freshman. Moore was a two-time BIG XII Champion and runner-up as a senior, and currently ranks 18 th in Cowboy history with a career record of Moore continued his wrestling career at the international level. Coach Moore was third at the 2000 and 2004 U.S. Olympic Team Trials. He was a three-time member of the National Team, earning a silver medal at the 2003 World Cup. Moore was inducted into the Pennsylvania Wrestling Hall of Fame in Wrestling for North Allegheny High School he was a three-time Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association placewinner and 1995 State Champion. He was also a three-time Pennsylvania State Freestyle Champion, three-time Junior National Freestyle Champion and National High School Champion in 1995.

7 Head Wrestling Coach, Univ. of Maryland Kerry McCoy Kerry McCoy became head coach for the University of Maryland wrestling program on May 12, Since then, the former All-American and Olympic wrestler has taken the program to new heights, guiding the Terps to three top-20 finishes at the NCAA Championships, three ACC titles and coaching seven Terps to All-America status, while being named ACC Coach of the Year three times. Kerry, the 2012 University of Maryland Male Coach of the Year, and the Terps compiled a 15-1 dual-meet record in and a school record.938 winning percentage culminating with the program's second consecutive ACC championship and third ACC Coach of the Year award for McCoy. Under McCoy's leadership, the Terps sent seven wrestlers to the NCAA Championships, which was the most since The summer of 2008 was a busy one for Coach McCoy. While getting ready for his new position at Maryland and moving across the country, he was also a coach for the Olympic Men's Freestyle Wrestling team. He attended all of the training camps and traveled to Beijing, China, where Henry Cejudo won a Gold Medal. Coach McCoy spent his collegiate wrestling career with the Nittany Lions and posted a record of in his four seasons. He captured a pair of NCAA Championships in 1994 and 1997 and won three Big Ten titles. After going in his first 36 matches at Penn State, McCoy lost just once in his final 132 with an 88-match winning streak. He earned his bachelor's degree in marketing in McCoy was also a two-time Olympian for the United States and took fifth place at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia, and seventh in 2004 in Athens. McCoy also won five straight U.S. National Freestyle Wrestling Championships from 2000 to 2004.

8 Executive Director, National Wrestling Coaches Association Mike Moyer Mike Moyer, is currently in his fourteenth year as the Executive Director of the National Wrestling Coaches Association, based in Manheim, Pennsylvania. Mike competed in 3 PIAA State Wrestling Tournaments and finished with a high school record of He continued his wrestling career at West Chester State College (now known as West Chester University) where he participated in 3 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships. In 1985, he began his ten year coaching career at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. During that time, Moyer advanced 27 wrestlers to the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, four of those wrestlers went on to earn All-American Honors, one of them was a two-time All-American. Coach Moyer ended his GMU coaching career with an overall record of In 1995 Moyer transitioned from coaching to fundraising, where he was the Executive Director of the GMU Patriot Club until During this time he also served as the Chairman of the NCAA Wrestling Committee from 1997 to Mike was named the Executive Director of the National Wrestling Coaches Association, a non profit organization founded in The NWCA s primary role is to increase the number of wrestlers, coaches, and teams at every level. The three primary focuses of the NWCA is coaching development, student-athlete welfare, and the promotion of wrestling. In his time as Executive Director, Moyer has grown the membership from 1,700 to 10,000 members and the gross annual revenue from $100,000 to $1.4 million dollars annually. He has also developed educational programs that serve 230,000 student-wrestlers annually. The NWCA has also helped to establish 95 new intercollegiate wrestling programs since Moyer also serves on the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and USA Wrestling Board of Directors.

9 Head Coach Cornell University (20 th year) Rob Koll 13 Ivy League titles and 39 individual EIWA Champions Crowned 10 NCAA National Champions and 45 NCAA All-Americans 6 top 5 team finishes at the NCAAs and 6 straight EIWA titles. Rob Koll has the most dual meet wins in Big Red wrestling history. He is currently (.739) career record, including (.843) over the last four years. Coach Koll was named the 2005 NWCA Division I Coach of the Year. He was awarded the prestigious Dan Gable Coach of the Year award that same season. Additionally, he has been named the New York State Coach of the Year four times during his career at Cornell. Rob Koll graduated in 1989 from North Carolina with a degree in communications. He set the standard for excellence at Chapel Hill, winning a NCAA National Championship at 158 pounds in Koll graduated as the most winning wrestler in school and Atlantic Coast Conference history, posting a record. He was North Carolina s first four-time All-American and second wrestler in Tar Heel history to win a national title. Rob Koll was the 1988 recipient of the Patterson Medal, given to the most outstanding senior athlete at North Carolina. And a three-time ACC champion. Rob was also an alternate on the 1992 U.S. Olympic team. He was a 1992 World Cup Grand Prix Champion. Rob placed fifth at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo and was the 1989 Pan-Am Games champion. He won national freestyle championships in 1990 and 1991 and was the runner-up at the 1989 Olympic Festival in Oklahoma City. A native of State College, Pa., Rob was a Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association champion at State College Area HS. His father, the late Bill Koll, was a three-time NCAA champion at Iowa State Teachers College (Northern Iowa) and was twice named the tournament s Outstanding Wrestler. Bill Koll was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 1977.

10 Beat the Streets Baltimore, Wrestler of the Year Tyshawn Williams Tyshawn Williams is a sophomore at Archbishop Curley High School where he carries a 3.0 grade point average and excels as one of the state s best wrestlers. At the age of 7, Tyshawn started wrestling for Mckim Baltimore City and Woodlawn Warriors youth wrestling programs. He had immediate success while winning three MD/VA League Championships. He was a sought after recruit by many high schools and he accepted a scholarship to attend Boys Town in Lincoln, Nebraska. He did not disappoint as he went on to win a state championship as a true freshman. He is a 2x NUWAY National Champion, Eastern National Champion, National Prep and NHSCA National All-American. Tyshawn is a dedicated scholar athlete and he has career goals being an Olympian and a professional Sports Agent. Tyshawn resides in Baltimore, MD with his mother, Teresa Chance, father, Phillip Williams and five brothers/sisters.

11 Junior Terps Wrestler of the Year, 2013 Danny Bertoni Seasoned Junior Terp veteran, Danny Bertoni, is our inaugural Junior Terp of the Year. Danny s 2012/2013 season has been spectacular. In the two toughest events on the Junior Terps schedule (the VAC Holiday Duals and the McDonogh Duals) Danny was a perfect Danny surrendered only 2 total escape points during those entire 18 victories. In addition, the VAC coaches voted Danny the Junior Terps OW for the VAC Holiday Duals. When you add to those two events the NUWAY National Duals, Danny finished our 3 toughest duals events with a 26-1 record. Over the years and again in 2013, Danny has represented Maryland in four Mason/Dixon Quad events. This past February Danny added his 7 th Maryland State Youth State Championship. He actually pinned his way to that 7 th State Championship. Thus far, Danny s 2012/2013 record is Danny is a terrific example of how to prepare for a high school folkstyle career. For many years, he supported the Junior Terps National Teams. Danny seeks out the best duals competitions and the best individual competitions in the USA. We wish Danny much future success.

12 Junior Terps Hall of Fame Anthony Cimorosi With great pleasure, we welcome Anthony Cimorosi as our inaugural member of the Junior Terps Hall of Fame. His participation and contribution to our Junior Terps program help set a standard for our future wrestlers to follow. Anthony s high school accomplishments (4x finalist, 2x Champion) are a terrific example of what the Junior Terps help wrestlers achieve. Anthony is a great example for our current 8 th graders as they enter high school in the fall. High School Career: 4x State Finalist First wrestler in Cecil County History to go to the finals all 4 years 2x State Champ 2012, 2013 Career Record 140 wins, Falls 81 Off Season Wrestling during High School: 2x Greco All American 4 th Place in the Junior Greco World Duals on the USA All-Star Team Future Plans: Anthony will continue his career with a definite plan. He will be wrestling for Ellsworth College in Iowa Falls, Iowa. His study goal is for an Associate s Degree in Physical Education/Coaching/Sports Management. Anthony intends to transfer to a University after his two years with Ellsworth for his Bachelor s. We wish him well.

13 Junior Terps, NHSCA National Champion Quinn Devaney Currently an 8th Grader, at the McDonogh School located in Owings Mills, Quinn has been recognized as one of the top Junior High wrestlers in the nation and one of the top incoming high school freshman. Quinn is a 4X Finalist and a 3X NHSCA National Champion. Of this 2013 victory, Youth 1 Wrestling said it was the toughest bracket in the tournament. On his way to becoming Maryland s only 3X NHSCA National Champion, Quinn defeated a National Champion and a World Team member. Quinn is also a 6x Maryland State Champion and a Super 32 Finalists While Quinn remains focused on the wrestling mat, he also excels in the classroom. He has maintained honor roll status during his 2 years at McDonogh. Quinn also recognizes that the Junior Terps have made it possible to wrestle the very best kids that America has to offer. He has made dozens, of new friends, along the way. Quinn is looking forward to starting his high school career and we fellow Marylanders wish him well.

14 W.I.N. Magazine s Co-Maryland Wrestlers of the Year Alfred (Baby J.) Bannister (138), Junior, Bishop McNamara Kyle Snyder, (220), Junior, Our Lady of Good Counsel Perhaps no state boasted two more dominate National Prep Champions. Alfred Bannister (64-0) finished a spectacular season by winning his second National Prep Championship. His Outstanding Wrestler award, in that meet, was his fifth OW award this season. Kyle Snyder (63-0) cemented his position, as the nation s top 220 pounder, by pinning his first nine post-season opponents. He won his 3 rd National Prep Championship by technical fall. Alfred s lifetime high school record is Kyle s lifetime high school record is

15 Garrett Lineberger, NWHOF Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award Garrett Lineberger, NWCA Maryland High School Wrestler of the Year Garrett began wrestling, with the Laplata Blue Knights from 1st to 8th grade. He was coached by his father, Joe Lineberger. As an 8 th and 9 th grader, Garrett also wrestled for Junior Terps and Team Rampage where he won the CAWL League Championship and the MSWA State Championships with either a fall or tech fall in every match. Garrett Lineberger has a career record of 111-4, and is 2x MPSSAA State H.S. Champ. In 2012 & 2013, Garrett had a spotless 79-0 record with 51 victories by fall. Garrett is also a 2X NHSCA National All-American. Garrett has committed to Notre Dame College of Ohio to continue his education. Matt Wachter, NWCA Maryland High School Assistant Coach of the Year 3 year letter winner at Western Maryland College Assistant Coach at Walkersville Assistant Coach at South Carroll High School Assistant Coach at Winters Mill High School Winters Mill was 2x Dual meet Chamipions and 3x Tournament Champions Skylar Saar, NWCA Maryland High School Coach of the Year Skylar Saar is a 1998 graduate of Our Lady of Good Counsel High School. Additionally, he graduated from James Madison University He returned to Good Counsel in the Physical Education Department. Coach Saar has been the head coach at Good Counsel High School for 9 years. Over that time, Coach Saar and his assistant coaches have revived the Good Counsel wrestling program. Coach Saar has coached 10 State Champions, in 9 years and won 2 Conference Championships. In 2013, Good Counsel won the first Maryland State Wrestling Title in school s history. This team was 17-0 in dual meets. They finished the season ranked #1, in Maryland, and #38 in the nation.

16 TMWC- Univ. of Maryland. Div. 1 All-American (6 th ), Jimmy Sheptock Jimmy Sheptock had a terrific high school career while wrestling for Northampton High School. In his preparation for college wrestling, Jimmy Sheptock was a 3X Pennsylvania State Place Winner. Jimmy won the NHSCA Sophomore Nationals (2007) and the NHSCA Junior Nationals (2008) Jimmy is a current junior at the Univ. Of Maryland and the John C. McHugh Most Outstanding Wrestler of the Year for He has a lifetime record while wrestling for Coach Kerry McCoy. This includes a 40-6 record for the 2012/2013 season. Jimmy is a 2X ACC Conference Champion. With his 6 th place finish, Jimmy is a 2013 NCAA All-American. There is one more outstanding feature of Jimmy s college career. We don t want to jinx anything, but Jimmy Sheptock is a perfect 34-0 in NCAA Dual Meet Competitions TMWC=Johns Hopkins Univ., Div. 3 All-American (2 nd ), Paul Marcello Paul is a graduating senior with a college Major of Materials Science & Engineering 4X Centennial Conference Champ. and a 4X NCAA Qualifier. Eastern Regional Champ Paul was the NCAA runner-up at 141 pounds First four-time NCAA qualifier in school history and the first Johns Hopkins wrestler to advance to the national championship match in school history Ranked among JHU's top five in career victories (76) Compiled a 24-2 record in Centennial Conference action during his career, including a perfect 12-0 mark in the Centennial Conference Tournament Driving force behind the elevation of the Johns Hopkins wrestling program - JHU finished last at the Centennial Conference Championships the year prior to his arrival at Homewood, but he helped JHU to the first Centennial Conference team title in school history (2012) and a pair of runner-up finishes as well (2011, 2013) We wish Marcello well as he moves forward into his future. TMWC- UMBC, NCWA All-American (3 rd ), Daniel Carr As a graduating senior, this past season Daniel earned 35 wins. He has a school record of 132 career wins. His 3 rd place finish, in the NCWA National Championship Tournament, is Daniel s 3 rd time being an All-American. He is tied for most All-American finishes in school history He was twice the Mid-East Conference Champ which is also the most in UMBC s history Daniel s 132 wins and 50 career pins also earned him a spot as UMBC s Team Captain We all know that college scholar/athletes have little free time. Daniel spends his free time as a volunteer in the Booker T. Middle School "Beat the Streets" program. We wish Daniel well as he moves forward into his future.

17 Ron Reider President of the Washington Wrestling Club. Maryland State Wrestling Association (MSWA) Started the MSWA with Haswell Franklin and others. Ron wrote the Original Constitution and By-Laws. Setup the association to simultaneously govern both USA Wrestling and the AAU operations in Maryland. Ron was the first State Chairman of the MSWA for 7 years. Ron organized numerous wrestling tournaments and events. He personally ran two events at the Naval Academy for 17 years. Currently developing an international exchange programs