2022 NCAA All-American Cole Matthews (photo courtesy of Tony Rotundo; WrestlersAreWarriors.com)Welcome to a new, regular feature for InterMat! Every day, for the next few months, we'll look into the recent history of a DI wrestling program with our "Ten Years of…" feature. Even if you're a die-hard supporter of a particular school, there will be good information you may have forgotten. For others, it's a quick way to learn about a program you may not be familiar with. We're going in alphabetical order for this one, so next up is...Pittsburgh!
NCAA Qualifiers (59)
2022
#12 Micky Phillippi (133 lbs), #6 Cole Matthews (141 lbs), #20 Elijah Cleary (157 lbs), #10 Jake Wentzel (165 lbs), #28 Gregg Harvey (184 lbs), #5 Nino Bonaccorsi (197 lbs)
2021
#5 Micky Phillippi (133 lbs), #16 Cole Matthews (141 lbs), #3 Jake Wentzel (165 lbs), #30 Gregg Harvey (184 lbs), #6 Nino Bonaccorsi (197 lbs)
2020
#4 Micky Phillippi (133 lbs), #27 Cole Matthews (141 lbs), #23 Taleb Rahmani (157 lbs), #11 Jake Wentzel (165 lbs), #22 Gregg Harvey (184 lbs), #10 Nino Bonaccorsi (197 lbs), #7 Demetrius Thomas (285 lbs)
2019
#4 Micky Phillippi (133 lbs), #12 Taleb Rahman (157 lbs), #13 Nino Bonaccorsi (184 lbs), #23 Kellan Stout (197 lbs), #8 Demetrius Thomas (285 lbs)
2018
#11 Dom Forys (133 lbs), Nick Zanetta (141 lbs), Taleb Rahmani (157 lbs), Ryan Solomon (285 lbs)
2017
#6 Dom Forys (133 lbs), Taleb Rahmani (157 lbs), #10 TeShan Campbell (165 lbs), #15 Ryan Solomon (285 lbs)
2016
LJ Bentley (125 lbs), #11 Dom Forys (133 lbs), Cody Wiercioch (165 lbs), TeShan Campbell (174 lbs), Nick Bonaccorsi (197 lbs), Ryan Solomon (285 lbs)
2015
Dom Forys (125 lbs), #16 Mike Racciato (149 lbs), Troy Reaghard (165 lbs), #8 Tyler Wilps (174 lbs), #2 Max Thomusseit (184 lbs), Ryan Solomon (285 lbs)
2014
#15 Anthony Zanetta (125 lbs), Shelton Mack (133 lbs), #14 Edgar Bright (141 lbs), Mike Racciato (149 lbs), #7 Tyler Wilps (174 lbs), #4 Max Thomusseit (184 lbs), Nick Bonaccorsi (197 lbs), PJ Tasser (285 lbs)
2013
Shelton Mack (133 lbs), Ronnie Garbinsky (149 lbs), Donnie Tasser (157 lbs), Tyler Wilps (165 lbs), Nick Bonaccorsi (174 lbs), Max Thomusseit (184 lbs), #3 Matt Wilps (197 lbs), #9 Zac Thomusseit (285 lbs)
NCAA Champions
None
NCAA All-Americans
2022: Cole Matthews (141 - 5th)
2021: Jake Wentzel (165 - 2nd), Nino Bonaccorsi (197 - 2nd)
2015: Tyler Wilps (174 - 2nd)
2014: Tyler Wilps (174 - 7th)
2013: Matt Wilps (197 - 3rd), Zac Thomusseit (285 - 5th)
NWCA All-Americans
Micky Phillippi (133 - First Team)
Jake Wentzel (165 - Second Team)
Nino Bonaccorsi (197 - Second Team)
Demetrius Thomas (285 - First Team)
NCAA Round of 12 Finishers
Micky Phillippi (2019, 2021, 2022 - 133)
Jake Wentzel (2022 - 165)
Nino Bonaccorsi (2019, 2022 - 184/197)
Taleb Rahmani (2019 - 157)
Ryan Solomon (2017 - 285)
Dom Forys (2016 - 133)
Max Thomusseit (2013, 2014, 2015 - 184)
Anthony Zanetta (2014 - 125)
Nick Bonaccorsi (2014 - 197)
Conference Champions
ACC
2022: Cole Matthews (141), Jake Wentzel (165), Nino Bonaccorsi (197)
2021: Jake Wentzel (165), Nino Bonaccorsi (197)
2020: Micky Phillippi (133), Jake Wentzel (165), Demetrius Thomas (285)
2019: Micky Phillippi (133), Demetrius Thomas (285)
2017: Dom Forys (133), Taleb Rahman (157), TeShan Campbell (165)
2015: Mikey Racciato (149), Tyler Wilps (174), Max Thomusseit (184)
2014: Tyler Wilps (174)
EWL
2013: Nick Bonaccorsi (174), Max Thomusseit (184), Matt Wilps (197), Zac Thomusseit (285)
Dual Record:
2021-22: 8-6
2021: 3-4
2019-20: 10-4
2018-19: 13-3
2017-18: 4-11
2016-17: 11-5
2015-16: 10-7
2014-15: 8-8
2013-14: 13-3
2012-13: 9-6
Conference Tournament Placement
ACC
2021-22: 3rd
2021: 5th
2019-20: 2nd
2018-19: 4th
2017-18: 6th
2016-17: 3rd
2015-16: 6th
2014-15: 2nd
2013-14: 2nd
EWL
2012-13: 1st
NCAA Tournament Team Placement
2021-22: 24th (20.5 points)
2021: 11th (40.5 points)
2019-20: No Tournament
2018-19: 34th-tie (9.5 points)
2017-18: 31st-tie (10.5 points)
2016-17: 32nd-tie (9.5 points)
2015-16: 39th-tie (7.5 points)
2014-15: 21st (23 points)
2013-14: 20th (22 points)
2012-13:15th-tie (34 points)
Head Coaching History
Keith Gavin (2017 - Present)
Jason Peters (2013- 2017)
Best Lineup (Comprised of wrestlers from 2013-22)
125 - Dom Forys: 4x NCAA Qualifier (#6 and #11 x2 seeds), 2016 NCAA Round of 12 Finisher, 2017 ACC Champion
133 - Micky Phillippi: 4x NCAA Qualifier (#4 x2, #5 and #12 seeds), 2020 NWCA First Team All-American, Three-time NCAA Round of 12 finisher, 2x ACC Champion
141 - Cole Matthews: 3x NCAA Qualifier (#6 and #16 seeds), 2022 NCAA All-American (5th), 2022 ACC Champion
149 - Mikey Racciato: 2x NCAA Qualifier (#16 seed), 2015 ACC Champion
157 - Taleb Rahmani: 4x NCAA Qualifier (#12 and #20 seeds), 2019 NCAA Round of 12 finisher
165 - Jake Wentzel: 3x NCAA Qualifier (#3, #10, and #11 seeds), 2021 NCAA All-American (2nd), 3x ACC Champion
174 - Tyler Wilps: 3x NCAA Qualifier (#7 and #8 seeds), 2x NCAA All-American (2nd, 7th), 2x ACC Champion
184 - Nino Bonaccorsi: 4x NCAA Qualifier (#5, #6, #10, and #13 seeds), 2021 NCAA All-American (2nd), 2x NCAA Round of 12 finisher, 2x ACC Champion
197 - Matt Wilps: 3x NCAA Qualifier (#3 seed x2), 2x NCAA All-American (3rd, 4th), 3x EWL Champion
285 - Zac Thomusseit: 3x NCAA Qualifier (#7 and #9 seed), 2013 NCAA All-American (5th), 2x EWL Champion
Recruiting
Number of Big Boarder's per Year
2022: #27 Mac Stout (PA), #40 Dayton Pitzner (PA), #97 Jared Kesler (PA), #137 Codie Cuerbo (PA), #150 Briar Priest (PA), #231 Kelin Laffery (PA)
2021: #35 Luca Augustine (PA), #75 Brock McMillen (PA), #130 Ethan Finch (PA), #244 Cole Hivnor
2020: #53 Mick Burnett (OH), #109 Colby Whitehill (PA), #114 Tyler Badgett (CA), #131 Luke Montgomery (PA)
2019: #79 Austin Cooley (MA), #95 Jared McGill (PA)
2018: #43 Cole Matthews (PA)
2017: #30 Nino Bonaccorsi (PA)
2016: #41 Jake Wentzel (PA), #57 Christian Dietrich (NY), #65 Austin Bell (PA)
2015: #96 TeShan Campbell (PA), #117 Eli Seipel (OH), #146 Robert Lee (WI)
2014: #105 Jake Gromacki (PA), #145 Dom Forys (PA)
2013: 11 Cody Weircioch (PA), #22 Mikey Raccatio (PA) #24 Ryan Solomon (PA), #26 Edgar Bright, #187 Aaron Rothwell (PA)
For past teams:
Air Force
American
Appalachian State
Arizona State
Army West Point
Binghamton
Bloomsburg
Brown
Bucknell
Buffalo
Cal Poly
Campbell
Central Michigan
Chattanooga
Clarion
Cleveland State
Columbia
Cornell
CSU Bakersfield
Davidson
Drexel
Duke
Edinboro
Franklin & Marshall
Gardner-Webb
George Mason
Harvard
Hofstra
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Iowa State
Kent State
Lehigh
Lock Haven
Maryland
Michigan
Michigan State
Minnesota
Missouri
Navy
NC State
Nebraska
North Carolina
North Dakota State
Northern Colorado
Northern Illinois
Northern Iowa
Northwestern
Ohio
Ohio State
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
Oregon State
Penn
Penn State
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