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  • Eligh Rivera made his presence felt as a true freshman at Princeton

    2023-24 Season as a true freshman:

    Held a 17-12 record, wrestling at 149 ... placed 7th at his first EIWA Championships ... competed in 12 dual matches with a record of 8-4... placed 4th at the Navy Classic ... had three ranked opponent wins over No. 8 Graham Rooks (Indiana), No. 19 Kelly Dunnigan and No. 24 Quinn Kinner ... ranked as high as No.12 on WrestleStat and No. 21 in the NCAA Coaches' Poll ... 3-1 in sudden victories on the season
    Before Princeton: At Lake Highland prep; Had a 170-10 prep record ... won the 2022 and 2023 National Prep Championship titles, both at 138 pounds ... two time prep state champion ... won the 126-pound title at the NHSCA championship as a sophomore in 2021 and was runner-up at 138 pounds as a junior in 2022 ... earned All-American honors at the Super 32 and Powerade events and was a two-time All-American honoree at the Ironman tournament. ( Source Princeton )

    23 min
  • Devane Dodgens of Lindsey Wilson Women’s Wrestling

    Dodgens is currently in his first season as an assistant coach for the Lindsey Wilson men's wrestling program and will transition into the role on April 1. He came to Lindsey Wilson from Brewton-Parker College where he coached both the men's and women's programs. Dodgens led the Brewton-Parker women's program to several milestones, including the program's first dual victory. During the 2022 season, he led the Barons to an 11th-place effort at the NAIA National Tournament with six national qualifiers and three All-Americans. ( Source Lindsey Wilson )


    33 min
  • Daryl Thomas, Associate Head Coach at SIUE Wrestling.

    Daryl Thomas, a native of Edwardsville, was named the Associate Head Coach for SIUE wrestling in November 2021.

    Thomas returns to Edwardsville after spending last season as an assistant coach at Campbell, where he helped lead the Camels to one of the best seasons in program history. Seven Campbell wrestlers earned spots at the 2021 NCAA Championships in St. Louis.

    The Camels also claimed their third straight Southern Conference regular season and tournament championships. The team was ranked as high as 19th nationally by InterMat.
     
    Thomas holds significant experience in collegiate wrestling having two seasons as an assistant at Old Dominion. Prior to ODU, Thomas spent one year as the head coach at Lincoln College, leading the Lynx to a fourth-place finish in the NJCAA National Tournament. He was named NJCAA Midwest District Coach of the Year

    He also was an assistant coach at Northern Illinois during the 2015 and 2016 season. Five Huskies earned NCAA National Tournament qualifying spots during his tenure.
     
    Thomas was part of the Edwardsville High School coaching staff after completing his bachelor’s degree in communications at Illinois in 2013. He helped his alma mater advance four wrestlers to the Illinois state tournament while the Tigers finished the 2014 regular season with a school-record 28-0 dual mark and a Southwestern Conference title.
     
    At Illinois, Thomas was a two-time place winner at the Big Ten Championships in 2012 and 2013, finishing sixth each time. He completed his collegiate career with a 53-47 record with six pins. He advanced to the NCAA Championships as a senior and was ranked as high as seventh by WIN Magazine as a senior. He finished third at the 2012 ASICS USA Wrestling University Nationals to earn Freestyle All-American honors.
     
    A 2008 graduate of Edwardsville High School, Thomas was a three-time state qualifier with a career record of 111-23. He set records for single-season takedowns (183) and career takedowns (401).
    Thomas earned his bachelor's degree from Illinois in communications in the spring of 2013. In 2022, he received his master's degree in management and leadership from Western Governors University.

    ( Credit SIUE )

    26 min
  • Conor Beebe has built a small powerhouse in Tampa/St Pete.
    • 2010-2011 Division 1 Assistant Coach at Gardner-Webb University
    • Former BIG TEN Assistant Coach 4 years at Northwestern University
    • 1 NCAA Champion
    • 5 NCAA All-Americans
    • 15 NCAA Division 1 Qualifiers
    • 2 Junior World Team Medalist (Silver & Bronze)
    • Cadet World Champion
    • 3 Fargo National Champions
    • 6 Fargo All-Americans
    • 2 Ken Craft Midlands Champions
    • 13 FHSAA State Champions
    • 2 Florida High School State Runner-Up
    • 32 FHSAA State Placers
    • 4 Illinois High School State Champions
    • 7 Illinois High School State Placers
      • 41 min

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