American Eagles wrestling

American Eagles
University	American University
Conference	EIWA
Location	Washington, DC
Head Coach	Teague Moore[1] (5th year)
Arena	Bender Arena (Capacity: 3,044)
Nickname	Eagles
Colors	Red and Blue

The American Eagles men's wrestling team represents American University in Washington, D.C. in NCAA Division I competition. The school's team competes in the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (the Patriot League, the Eagles' primary conference, does not sponsor wrestling) and have their home matches in Bender Arena.

Through the 2015-16 season, American can claim nine All-Americans with a combined seventeen honors.

Present Action

Category	2013-14
Record	0-0
Team Tournament Ranking	NA
Individual Rankings	NA
Next Competition	TBA
Captains	Daniel Mitchell, Blake Herrin

Current Wrestlers

• John Boyle
• Devon Bradley
• Chris Brienza
• Zach Brown
• Keithen Cast
• Mark Cirello (EIWA Placewinner)
• Matt Crockett
• Esteban Gomez-Rivera
• Blake Herrin (EIWA Finalist & NCAA Qualifier)
• Ben Krakower
• Cristian Masaya
• Daniel Mitchell (3X NCAA Qualifier and 2012 Elite 89 Winner)
• Cole Moseley
• Brad Mutchnik
• Thomas Page
• Marcos Peralta
• David Terao (NCAA All-American, winningest wrestler in program history)

Line-Up

• 125: David Terao
• 133:
• 141:
• 149:
• 157: Mark Cirello
• 165:
• 174:
• 184:
• 197: Daniel Mitchell
• 285: Blake Herrin

History

Cody Era (2001-2011)

In the Years

When Mark Cody began coaching at American, he transformed an almost extinct team into a nationally-ranked team. Because of him, the Eagles were able to gain a National Champion and 14 All-Americans. Here's a breakdown of the years starting with Cody's 1st All-American.

In 2004-05, Daniel Waters received All-American status by placing 8th at Nationals, becoming the first wrestler in AU history to gain that honor.

In 2005-06, Muzaffar Abdurakhmanov placed 3rd at Nationals while Josh Glenn placed 6th. It was the first time AU had two All-Americans in the same year and the first time in AU wrestling history that American broke the Top 20 at Nationals with a 17th-place finish.

In 2006-07, Josh Glenn beat Kurt Backes from Iowa State 6-4 in the NCAA Finals. Glenn became not only the first AU wrestler to win nationals, but the first AU athlete to win a National Title. The last time an AU sport was in the finals was in 1985 when the AU Men's Soccer team lost in the NCAA Finals.

In 2007-08, Josh Glenn got 4th place at Nationals, becoming the first 3X All-American in American University Wrestling history. In addition, Michael Cannon placed 6th at Nationals.

In 2008-09, Michael Cannon placed 8th at Nationals, earning the honor a second time. In addition, Kyle Borshoff placed 7th at Nationals.

In 2009-10, for the first time in AU wrestling history, the Eagles had three All-Americans in the same year. Michael Cannon placed 3rd at Nationals, becoming the 2nd wrestler to earn 3 All-American titles. Kyle Borshoff placed 8th at Nationals, earning his 2nd All-American title in his career. Finally, Steve Fittery placed 5th at Nationals. The Eagles also placed 14th at Nationals.

In 2010-11, the American University Wrestling team not only broke multiple records, but also did the best they ever did at Nationals. Ganbayar Sanjaa placed 4th at Nationals, earning his 1st All-American title. Steve Fittery placed 3rd at Nationals, earning his 2nd All-American title in his career. Fittery also only lost one match that year. Finally, Ryan Flores became the 2nd wrestler in AU history to make it to the NCAA Finals. Unfortunately, Flores lost to Zach Rey of Lehigh 1-0. Team wise, American University placed 5th, right behind Penn State, Cornell, Iowa, and Oklahoma State. This is the best that American University have ever did in school history. Mark Cody earn National Coach of the Year, the first time he has ever earned it in is career. Here is the roster for AU Wrestling Team's historic Year

• Nick Arujau
• Phillip Barreiro
• Thomas Barreiro
• Corey Borshoff
• Chris Brienza
• Mark Cirello
• Glenn Donatelli
• Matt Dorf
• Steve Fittery
• Ryan Flores
• Bubby Graham
• Jake Henson
• Blake Herrin
• Ben Krakower
• Matt Mariacher
• Sean McCarty
• Daniel Mitchell
• Ganbayar Sanjaa
• Tanner Shaffer
• Kevin Tao
• Udit Thakur
• Thomas Williams

Italicized: Current Wrestlers on AU's Team

A month after Nationals, Mark Cody took the head coaching job at the University of Oklahoma.

Another month later, the head coach of Clarion came in to fill in the spot.

Cody's Key Wrestlers

These are wrestlers who were under Cody's guidance

• Daniel Waters: Originated from Germany. Back in high school, Daniel was a two-time Delaware State Champ. After High School, he went to Penn State to wrestling for the Lions. At Penn State, he was one win away from NCAA Qualifiers after sitting out with an injury during the fall. He transferred to wrestle for the Eagles in 2003. During that year, he finished with a 32-5 record at 184 lbs. He strung together win streaks of seven and nine matches. He also finished the season ranked first in the NCAA in wins with 32. Also, he won the West Virginia Open and took second at the Cortland Open. In addition, he won the Wilkes Open and was named Outstanding Wrestler. In 2004-05, he made his mark in AU Wrestling history in becoming the 1st All-American. In 2005, he placed 8th at the NCAA Tournament. He finished the regular season with a 27-5 record, including 13 wins in duals. He also placed fourth at the Midlands Championships, won the Keystone Classic, and finished second at the Mat Town Invitational. He was ranked nationally in the Top-15 and fourth in the EIWA.
• Muzaffar Abdurakhmanov: Currently the Assistant Coach of Harvard Wrestling Team. MORE INFO COMING SOON
• Josh Glenn: Originated from Johnson City, NY. Back in High School, Josh was ranked No. 4 in the nation. He won the state championship in 2003 and was a three-time sectional champion. He also took fourth place at the NHSCA Tournament in 2003. After high school, Josh went straight to American. As a Freshman, He was named EIWA Freshman of the Year and was a runner-up at the 2005 EIWA Tournament, earning a bid to the NCAA Championships. He earned 29 wins over the course of the season including a 16-1 record in dual meets. He finished with a team-high nine pins, five tech falls and five major decisions. In addition, he was ranked in the top-20 nationally and second in the EIWA. As a Sophomore, he earned All-America honors when he placed fourth at the NCAA Championships in the 184 lbs. It was the first time an AU wrestler has won the award as an underclassman. He had the second most pins in the country and set a new school record with 21. Josh was ranked No. 1 by Intermat for most of the year and entered the NCAA Tournament as the No. 1 seed. Josh won his first EIWA Championship, taking a 4-0 decision over Cornell's Joe Mazzurco who was then ranked No. 2. During his Junior Year, he marked accomplish that is considered the greatest accomplishment in AU History. In the 197lbs NCAA Finals, he defeated Kurt Backes of Iowa State, 6-4, in overtime He was also named EIWA Co-Wrestler of the Year Josh finished the season with a 27-1 overall record, a 13-0 mark in dual meets and nine falls. He also placed third at the Midlands Tournament with a 4-1 record and defeated then No. 10 Wynn Michalak of Central Michigan, 9-7, in the consolation finals. Josh won the 197 lbs. EIWA championship with a 4-0 record that included two wins by bonus points. He earned a 5-0 record at the NCAA Tournament en route to the national championship In the Finals Match, he shot early in overtime of his championship match with Backes and earned the takedown to win the national championship, 6-4
• Michael Cannon: Originated from Mechanicsville, Maryland. He was born to Matt and Eva Cannon. As a weelad, Mike was often picked on at the local water hole at his school ground. Michael's family all think Southern Maryland have a history of wrestling. As Michael grew up, he was faced with festive by his father and uncles; making Michael strong, and giving him the strong desire to win. From a young age, Michael started to show himself as an elite wrestler in Southern Maryland. Although he lost his first match to Julia Ferrariti by fall, he pushed himself to become one of the greatest wrestlers in Maryland History. As a wrestler for Chopitcan HS, he became a state champion and an all-American; leading to his recruitment at American University where he decided to compete for the next 5 years. While at American, he was a 2008 Midlands Champion, a 4X Team Captain, 3X NCAA All-American, and 4X Academic All-American. Currently, he is working at an Accounting Firm in Virginia and is continuing to help out the Eagles on his free time; especially with Danny Mitchell.
• Kyle Borshoff: Originated from Pittsford, NY. Back in New York, Kyle was a 2006 New York State Champion and a 2005 New York State Champion in freestyle. He placed third and fifth in the state in 2004 and 2005. He was a two-time All-American as an Eagle, a two-time Midlands Placewinner and three-time NCAA Qualifier. He graduated with a career record of 102-39 and currently ranks fifth in career wins, fifth in career falls, fourth in career technical falls and sixth in career major decisions. Borshoff earned his first All-America honor in 2009, placing seventh at the NCAA Championships and recording a 33-7 overall record. He finished third at the EIWA Championships and fourth at the Midlands Championships. Borshoff first qualified for the NCAA Championships as a freshman after a fourth-place showing at the EIWA Championships, making him the first true freshman in American history to qualify for Nationals. In his last season with the Eagles, Borshoff earned his second consecutive All-America honor by placing eighth at the NCAA Championships to become one of only four student-athletes in American history to earn multiple All-America honors. He finished the 2009-10 season with an overall record of 28-8 and a dual meet record of 16-0, and recorded four tech falls and four falls. Borshoff placed fifth at the EIWA Championships and seventh at the Midlands Championships as a senior, and was ranked as high as third in the InterMat College Rankings. Currently, he is 1st Assistant Coach for the AU Wrestling Team under Teague Moore.
• Steve Fittery: Originated from Denver, Pennsylvania. Back in High School. Steve was 2X All-State and a State Finalist. After High School, he enrolled at Shippensberg University, where he was a Two-time NCAA Division II Finalist, a 2X NCAA Division II East Regional Champion, and a 2007 PSAC Champion. After two years, Steve transferred to American University, where he made history for AU Wrestling. Fittery finished his career with a 67-5 overall record, including 54 bonus point wins and a 32-1 dual meet record. He finished third in the 2011 NCAA Championships to earn All-America status for a second straight year. In 2009-10, Fittery earned NCAA All-America status after placing fifth at the NCAA Championships. He was named 2009 Midlands Champion of Champions after winning the 157 lbs. title, becoming one of only three American wrestlers to win the Midlands Championships. He placed third at the EIWA Championships and recorded 22 consecutive wins between November 15 and March 5 with 20 bonus point victories. During that campaign, he earned 14 major decisions, the most in program history in a single season. He ended the year with a 34-4 record. In his senior year, He was named American University Male Student-Athlete of the Year in 2011 and also selected as an NWCA Academic All-American for the second straight year. He ended with a 33-1 record, only lost came from All-American David Taylor. He captured the 157 lbs. EIWA Championship while leading the team with 33 individual wins, 14 falls and seven tech-falls in the 2010-11 campaign, the most in a single-season in program history. He also won the Keystone Classic two years in a row and had beaten seven nationally-ranked opponents in 2010-11 with three falls and one major decision. His 33 wins last season places him second for most single-season wins by an AU wrestler. Fittery also set a record with 20 dual meet wins in last season, a program record. In only two seasons at American, Fittery ranks first in career tech-falls with 13 and second in career major decisions with 19. Currently, Steve is the Volunteer Coach for the AU Wrestling Team with teammate Kyle Borshoff under Teague Moore.

Moore Era (2011-Present)

In 2011-12, Teague Moore took over the team. Kyle Borshoff stepped up from volunteer assistant coach to 1st assistant coach. Pete Friedl, 3X All-American of Illinois, become the 2nd Assistant coach. Moore helped lead the eagles to a 19th-place finish at the NCAAs. Moore also led the Eagles to a 3rd-place finish at the EIWA's, the highest finish AU has accomplished ever.

Moore's Key Wrestlers

• ^Ryan Flores: Flores transferred to American from Columbia University. At Columbia, Flores was a 2X NCAA Qualifier and an EIWA Champion. In 2010-11, Flores became a NCAA National Runner-Up and 1st time All-American. He earned NWCA Academic All-America honors and posted the third-highest grade-point average among Div. I wrestlers with his 3.94 cumulative GPA. Flores also captured his 2nd EIWA title. He defeated Central Michigan’s Jarrod Trice 3-1 at the NWCA All-Star Classic. In 2011-12, he earned All-America honors for the second straight season. Flores posted a 21-3 record with 17 falls and finished 20-1 in non-forfeited matches. His 17 single-season pins and 27 career falls are both second-most in program history. Flores finished sixth at the NCAA Championships after recording four pins and captured his third straight EIWA Championship and third of his career with a 3-1 sudden victory over No. 2 Zachery Rey of Lehigh; pinned his other three opponents at the EIWAs, all of which came in 1:36 or less. Flores was ranked No. 1 in the country for 16 straight weeks and earned the No. 1 seed at the NCAA Championships. Like last year, he participated in the NWCA All-Star Classic for the second straight year, posting an 11-2 major decision over No. 6 Spencer Myers of Maryland. Flores also named the 2011-12 AU Wrestling MVP of the Year, as well as 2012 American University Student-Athlete of the Year.
• ^Ganbayar Sanjaa: Originated from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Sanjaa transferred to American from Colby college, where he was a NJCAA National Champion and 2x NJCAA finalst. In 2010-11, Sanjaa placed fourth at the NCAA Championships to earn All-America status and 1st time All American. In addition, he was named an NWCA Academic All-American. He placed fourth at the EIWA Championships and was ranked fourth on the team with a 26-8 overall record, third with two tech-falls and fourth with six falls. In 2011-12, Sanjaa earned All-America honors for the second straight year after finishing in sixth place at the NCAA Championships. He registered a 25-6 record with five falls, four major decisions, and one technical fall. He came in third at the EIWA Championships. Sanjaa also placed second at the Midlands Championships, posting a 4-1 record and placed second at the Keystone Classic. He also competed in the NWCA All-Star Classic.

Achievements

Individual

Category	Amount	Individual(year)
NCAA Champion	1	*Josh Glenn (2007)
NCAA All-Americans	16	*Daniel Waters (2005), *Muzaffar Abdurakhmanov (2006), *Josh Glenn (2006–08), *Michael Cannon (2008–10), *Kyle Borshoff (2009–10), *Steve Fittery (2010–11), *Ganbayar Sanjaa (2011–12), *Ryan Flores (2011–12)
NCAA Academic All-American	21	*David Lombardy (1998), *Daniel Waters (2005), *Muzaffar Abdurakhmanov (2006), *Matt Morkel (2006), *Michael Cannon (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010), *Damian Swielik (2007), *Jason Borshoff (2008, 2010), *Josh Glenn (2008), *Christopher Stout (2008), *Andrew Silber (2009), *Steve Fittery (2010, 2011)), *Bubby Graham (2011), *Ryan Flores (2011-12), *Ganbayar Sanjaa (2011), *Matt Mariacher (2011–12), *Thomas Williams (2012) *Danny Mitchell (2011-12) *Kevin Tao (2012)
NCAA Qualifiers	62	*Rob Ferrara (1973) *Loren Danielson (1979) *Chuck Toler (1985) *Jim Dunne (1989) *Makr Shuffin (1989) *Chris Toth (1989-90) *Malone Chase (1993-94) *Rob Hjerling (1993-94) *Jacob Scott (1994-95) *Bret Ruth (1996-97) *Rob Chavez (1997) *Rob Puzio (1997-98) *Matt Esposito (1998-99) *Josh Schroeder (1999) *Marc Hoffer (1999, 2001-02) *Denis Alamplav (2000-01) *Ryan Palinger (2001) *Wille Harris (2002) *Daniel Waters (2005) *Muzaffar Abdurakhmanov (2005-06) *Adam LoPiccolo (2005-06) *Josh Glenn (2005-08) *Kyle Borshoff (2007, 2009-10) *Mike Cannon (2007-10) *Rudy Rueda (2007) *Jason Borshoff (2008) *Chris Stout (2008) *Andrew Silber (2009) *Jordan Lipp (2010) *Steve Fittery (2010-11) *Patrick Graham (2011) *Matt Mariacher (2011-12) *Ryan Flores (2011-12) *Ganbayar Sanjaa (2011-12) *Daniel Mitchell (2010–12) *Kevin Tao (2012-13) *Blake Herrin (2013) *David Terao (2013)
EIWA Champions	12	*Muzaffar Abdurakhmanov (2005–06), *Josh Glenn (2006–08), *Michael Cannon (2009–10), *Steve Fittery (2011), *Matt Mariacher (2011-12), *Ryan Flores (2011-12)
Midlands Champions	3	*Josh Glenn (2007), *Michael Cannon (2008), *Steve Fittery (2009/2011)
NWCA All-Star Classic Invitation	5	*Mark Hoffer (2001) *Kyle Borshoff (2009) *Ryan Flores (2010) *Ganbayar Sanjaa (2011) *Ryan Flores (2011) * Kevin Tao (2012)
National Coach of the Year	1	*Mark Cody (2011)
Elite 89	1	*Danny Mitchell (2012)
EIWA Wrestler of the Year	1	Josh Glenn (2007)
EIWA Most Outstanding Wrestler	1	Muzaffar Abdurakhmanov (2006)
EIWA Fletcher Award	1	Josh Glenn (2008)
EIWA Freshman of the Year	1	Josh Glenn (2005)
EIWA Billy Sheridan Memorial Award	1	Ryan Flores (2012)
AU Senior Student-Athlete of the Year	7	*Brian Sulmonatti (1979) *Jacob Scott (1995) *Matt Esposito (1999) *Josh Glenn (2008) *Mike Cannon (2010) *Steve Fittery (2011) *Ryan Flores (2012)

Team

Category	Times	Year(place)
NCAA Top 5 Finish	1	2011 (5th)
NCAA Top 20 Finish	3	2006 (17th), 2007 (17th), 2010 (14th), 2011(5th) 2012 (19th)
Champions of the Classroom	2	2007-08, 2008-09

Individual Records

Category	Record Holder (Total)[Year]	2nd Highest (Total)[Year]	3rd Highest (Total)[Year]	Current Wrestlers (Total)
Career Wins	Marc Hoffer (125)[1997-02]	Michael Cannon (122)[2006-10]	Josh Glenn (110)[2004-08]	XXXX
Single Season Wins	Josh Glenn (35)[2005-06]	Kyle Borshoff (33)[2008-09], Michael Cannon (33)[2008-09], Steve Fittery (33)[2010-11], Matt Mariacher(33)[2010-11], Daniel Mitchell (33)[2010-11]	Daniel Waters (32)[2003-04]	XXX
Career Duel Meet Wins	Michael Cannon (64)[2006-10]	Josh Glenn (55)[2004-08]	Kyle Borshoff (53)[2006-10]	XXX
Single Season Duel Meet Wins	Steve Fittery (20) [2010-11]	Josh Glenn (18) [2005-06]	Michael Cannon (17) [2007-08 & 2008-09], Ganbayar Sanjaa (17)[2010-11]	XXXXX
Career Falls	Josh Glenn (44)[2004-08]	Ryan Flores (27) [2010-12]	Michael Cannon (26)[2006-10]	CURRENT WRESTLERS WILL BE SHOWN AFTER FIRST MATCH
Single Season Falls	Josh Glenn (21)[2005-06]	Ryan Flores (17)[2011-12]	Steve Fittery (14)[2010-11]	XXX
Career Major Decisions	Michael Cannon (26)[2006-10]	Steve Fittery (19)[2009-11] Matt Mariacher (19) [2008-12]	Josh Glenn (18)[2004-08]	XXXX
Single Season Major Decisions	Steve Fittery (14)[2009-10]	Chris Stout (11)[2007-08]	Michael Cannon (9)[2008-09 & 2009-10]	XXX
Career Tech-Falls	Steve Fittery (13)[2009-11]	Michael Cannon (12)[2006-10]	Josh Glenn (10)[2004-08]	CURRENT WRESTLERS WILL BE SHOWN AFTER FIRST MATCH
Single Season Tech-Falls	Steve Fittery (7)[2010-11]	Steve Fittery (6)[2009-10]	Josh Glenn (5)[2004-05], Nick Arujau (5)[2010-11]	XXX

Italicized: Current AU Wrestlers

References

1. "2015-16 Wrestling Roster". aueagles.com.

External links

• American University Wrestling Site
• American University
• DCAC Wrestling
• EIWA
• Intermat
• Teague Moore's Official Website