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2013 157lb Division III National Champion, Devin Biscaha
For episode 19, 2014 Springfield College alumnus, and 2013 157lb Division III National Champion, Devin Biscaha joins the PrideCast!
Despite a lack of competition entering the postseason of his junior year, Devin managed to navigate a seemingly insurmountable national bracket where he was an unseeded wrestler that knocked off No. 6 seed Reece Lefever of Wabash, No. 3 seed Cole Welter of Wartburg, No. 2 seed Chris Burdge of Centenary, and No. 4 seed, Kris Krawchuk of Wilkes to capture gold.
Devin is a Jackson, N.J. native and a 2010 graduate of perennial powerhouse Jackson Memorial High School. With the Jags, Biscaha was part of a contingent that was the No. 1 team in New Jersey in 2007, and consistently ranked in the top 10 in the state during his high school career.
Biscaha was the first Springfield wrestler to compete in the national championship bout since John Roden was the national runner up at 174 in 2000. Biscaha became Springfield Wrestling’s first ever NCAA Division III title and only second national champ in the program’s long history next to Olympic gold medalist and the late Jeff Blatnick ’79, who won a pair of NCAA Division II national titles at heavyweight in 1978 and 1979.
After graduating from Springfield with a bachelor’s degree in Movement and Sport Studies, Biscaha began his coaching career as an Assistant Coach at Powerhouse Christiansburg High School in Christiansburg, Virginia. While on staff, Biscaha helped lead Christiansburg to 3 team state titles, two team state runner-up finishes, coached 11 individual state champions that combined for 19 titles, and coached 20 state placewinners. He recently returned to his hometown of Jackson, New Jersey where he is now the head coach at Jackson Liberty High School.
Following Devin’s title run, Springfield finished 8th in Cedar Rapids, Iowa at the 2013 Division III tournament. It was the highest team finish for the Pride since the 1998 team took seventh. Alongside Bischaha, Derek Adams and Joe Grippi wrapped up their seasons by earning All-America honors. This is the first time since 1999 that Springfield has produced three All-Americans. That year, Mike Gaydos (197-6th), Craig Vedrani (157-6th), and John Roden (174-4th) all took home the national honor.
You can watch highlight’s of Devin’s national title run here: 2013 National Champion, Devin Biscaha
If you would like to reach out to Devin, you can email him at [email protected] Keep up with Springfield College Wrestling on Facebook (facebook.com/scpridewrestle), Instagram (@scpride_wrestle), and Twitter (@scpride_wrestle).
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For episode 19, 2014 Springfield College alumnus, and 2013 157lb Division III National Champion, Devin Biscaha joins the PrideCast!
Despite a lack of competition entering the postseason of his junior year, Devin managed to navigate a seemingly insurmountable national bracket where he was an unseeded wrestler that knocked off No. 6 seed Reece Lefever of Wabash, No. 3 seed Cole Welter of Wartburg, No. 2 seed Chris Burdge of Centenary, and No. 4 seed, Kris Krawchuk of Wilkes to capture gold.
Devin is a Jackson, N.J. native and a 2010 graduate of perennial powerhouse Jackson Memorial High School. With the Jags, Biscaha was part of a contingent that was the No. 1 team in New Jersey in 2007, and consistently ranked in the top 10 in the state during his high school career.
Biscaha was the first Springfield wrestler to compete in the national championship bout since John Roden was the national runner up at 174 in 2000. Biscaha became Springfield Wrestling’s first ever NCAA Division III title and only second national champ in the program’s long history next to Olympic gold medalist and the late Jeff Blatnick ’79, who won a pair of NCAA Division II national titles at heavyweight in 1978 and 1979.
After graduating from Springfield with a bachelor’s degree in Movement and Sport Studies, Biscaha began his coaching career as an Assistant Coach at Powerhouse Christiansburg High School in Christiansburg, Virginia. While on staff, Biscaha helped lead Christiansburg to 3 team state titles, two team state runner-up finishes, coached 11 individual state champions that combined for 19 titles, and coached 20 state placewinners. He recently returned to his hometown of Jackson, New Jersey where he is now the head coach at Jackson Liberty High School.
Following Devin’s title run, Springfield finished 8th in Cedar Rapids, Iowa at the 2013 Division III tournament. It was the highest team finish for the Pride since the 1998 team took seventh. Alongside Bischaha, Derek Adams and Joe Grippi wrapped up their seasons by earning All-America honors. This is the first time since 1999 that Springfield has produced three All-Americans. That year, Mike Gaydos (197-6th), Craig Vedrani (157-6th), and John Roden (174-4th) all took home the national honor.
You can watch highlight’s of Devin’s national title run here: 2013 National Champion, Devin Biscaha
If you would like to reach out to Devin, you can email him at [email protected] Keep up with Springfield College Wrestling on Facebook (facebook.com/scpridewrestle), Instagram (@scpride_wrestle), and Twitter (@scpride_wrestle).
#WinTheMoment