Quakertown Wrestling Preview

12/04/18 9:34am Posted by editor

QUAKERTOWN WRESTLING PREVIEW

Coach:  Kurt Handel 18thyear

Assistant coaches: 
BJ Poster, Dan Ziegler, Eddie Williams, Chuck Yarnall, Collyn Dorney

Last year’s record:  13-7 Overall Dual Meet Record
7-0 League CHAMPIONS! 2 years in a row!

Notable losses
No seniors in our starting lineup last year
12          Josh Stahl          State Qualifier Lost for season due to injury
12          Michael Terra     195 Lost for season due to injury
9            Todd McGann     Lost for season due to injury

Key returners:
12          Corey Cope          120 Regional Qualifier
12          Trent Nielson        138
12          Jake Wheeler        152 District Qualifier
12          Stone Snyder        126
12          Max Russell          195 District Qualifier
11          Vinny DeSpirito     120/126 Regional Qualifier
11          Zach Lewis           126/132
11          Ralph Martin         220 District Qualifier
11          Kyle Miller            113 Regional Qualifier
11          Kyle Goodwin       160 District Qualifier
11          Jeremy McGuigan  285 injured last season
10          Domenic DeFalco  138 State Qualifier
10          Micah Kunkle        182
10          Patrick McCoy       132 District Qualifier
10          Hans Muse           195

Strengths/Question Marks: 
“A big strength for us we have an experienced balanced lineup from 106 to 285. We need to stay healthy and injury free for our team to reach its goals this season.  With the key loses of our 2 seniors and freshman, we have had many wrestlers stepping up to fill the open spots in our lineup. We have 10 freshmen on the roster who are working hard in hopes to be the next man up in the varsity lineup!”

Outlook:  “We are excited to be back in the Continental Conference. There are many teams in the Continental who are capable of winning the league title - we are looking forward to compete for our third league title in three years. I am looking for senior regional qualifier Corey Cope and sophomore state qualifier Domenic DeFalco to anchor the team’s lineup in the lower weights. Kyle Miller, Vinny DeSpirto, Zach Lewis, Patrick McCoy, Trent Neilson and Stone Snyder will be competing for varsity spots between 113 and 132. This will be the strength of our lineup. The top of our lineup will also be solid with returning upperclassmen Jake Wheeler, Kyle Goodwin, Micah Kunkle, Max Russell, Ralph Martin and Jeremy McGuigan. 

WRESTLING PROGRAM SOCIAL MEDIA ADDRESSES/LINKS (TWITTER, FACEBOOK, WEBSITE):
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