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Name

Year

Hometown

Height


Ryan Warczynski

Freshman

Minooka, IL

6'0


Chris Schiewe

Senior

Chicago, Ill.

6-0

285


Josh Terrell

Senior

Beach Park, IL

5'10

165


Ben Watts

Senior

Dewitt, Iowa

5'6

141


Emilio Colecio

Freshman

Lake Zurich, IL

5'5

145


Taylor Bonie

Freshman

Morris, IL

5'7

163


Derick Smith

Freshman

Monticello, IA

5'5

137


Nicholas Guzman

Freshman

Tokyo, Japan

5'5

131


Sam Johnson

Freshman

River Falls, WI

6'0

205


Jake Hicks

Freshman

Stillman Valley, IL

5'7

149


Cody Smiley

Freshman

Coal Valley, IL

5'6.5

170


Anderson Sainci

Senior

Lakeland, FL

5'7

149


Chris Sokol

Sophomore

Lodi, WI

5'7

125


Benjamin Ellis

Junior

Princeton, IA

5'7

140


Ryan Lessner

Senior

Naperville, IL

5'6

140


Mark Schultz

Junior

Carol Stream, IL

5'10

133


Nick Hagen

Junior

Iowa City, IA

6'4

285


Justin Cedeno

Sophomore

Arlington, TX

5'10

174


Jonathan Heatherly

Freshman

Carlyle, IA

5'7

152


Evan Brown

Senior

Ames, IA

6'0

174


Jacob Durbin

Senior

Gilbert, IA

5'11

184


Andrew Knoll

Freshman

Mokena, IL

5'9

141


Name: Ryan Warczynski
Year: Freshman
Position:
High School: Minooka
Hometown: Minooka, IL
Major: Biology
College Accomplishments:
Prep Accomplishments: Scholar athlete.
2 time conference champion, 2 time regional champion, 2 time state qualifier, all-state 6th place, 6th place junior nationals.


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Name: Chris Schiewe
Year: Senior
Position:
High School: Shamrock
Hometown: Chicago, Ill.
Major: Health, Physical Education and Recreation
College Accomplishments:
Prep Accomplishments: National honor society, MVP (2009).

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Name: Josh Terrell
Year: Senior
Position:
High School: Round Lake
Hometown: Beach Park, IL
Major: Health, Physical Education and Recreation
College Accomplishments:
Prep Accomplishments: 3 year honor roll, 3 time conference champion, 2 time state qualifier, 100 wins, Currently hold take down record.

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Name: Ben Watts
Year: Senior
Position:
High School: Central-Clinton
Hometown: Dewitt, Iowa
Major: Health, Physical Education and Recreation
College Accomplishments:
Prep Accomplishments:

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Name: Emilio Colecio
Year: Freshman
Position:
High School: Lake Zurich
Hometown: Lake Zurich, IL
Major: Psychology
College Accomplishments:
Prep Accomplishments:

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Name: Taylor Bonie
Year: Freshman
Position:
High School: Morris
Hometown: Morris, IL
Major: Aviation Management
College Accomplishments:
Prep Accomplishments:

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Name: Derick Smith
Year: Freshman
Position:
High School: Monticello
Hometown: Monticello, IA
Major: Computer Graphics / Interactive Media
College Accomplishments:
Prep Accomplishments: Honors & high honors, academic letter, national scholars award, silver service award (300 hr of community service).
4 year letter winner & captain in wrestling, currently holds school record for most wins & pins in a season, 100 wins, Captain & leader in cross country and Tae Kwon Do.
2 year letter winner wrestling, 2 year letter winner cross country, 2 year letter winner soccer.


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Name: Nicholas Guzman
Year: Freshman
Position:
High School: Yokota
Hometown: Tokyo, Japan
Major: Computer / Information Systems
College Accomplishments:
Prep Accomplishments: outstanding wrestler (KD tournment), MVP

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Name: Sam Johnson
Year: Freshman
Position:
High School: River Falls
Hometown: River Falls, WI
Major: Elementary Education
College Accomplishments:
Prep Accomplishments: all- conference wrestling (2007 & 2008) state qualifier wrestling (2009), all-conference football defense (2009)  

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Name: Jake Hicks
Year: Freshman
Position:
High School: Stillman
Hometown: Stillman Valley, IL
Major: Physical Education
College Accomplishments:
Prep Accomplishments: 2 time all-conference (Big Northern), regional champion (Lena-Winslow). 4th sectionals (Byron).
3 year letter winner wrestling, 3 year letter winner football.


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Name: Cody Smiley
Year: Freshman
Position:
High School: Orion
Hometown: Coal Valley, IL
Major: Aviation Management
College Accomplishments:
Prep Accomplishments: Honor Roll

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Name: Anderson Sainci
Year: Senior
Position:
High School: George Jenkins
Hometown: Lakeland, FL
Major: Business
College Accomplishments:
Prep Accomplishments:

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Name: Chris Sokol
Year: Sophomore
Position:
High School: Lodi
Hometown: Lodi, WI
Major: Aviation Management
College Accomplishments:
Prep Accomplishments: Honor roll.
3 time conference champion, 122-21 career record, 1st team all-conference (cross country), 2 time state qualifier (wrestling), 5th (2008), 3 time team state qualifier, team state champion (2008), team captain (2008), 2 time junior dual team member.


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Name: Benjamin Ellis
Year: Junior
Position:
High School: North Scott
Hometown: Princeton, IA
Major: Health, Physical Education and Recreation
College Accomplishments:
Prep Accomplishments: 6th at Iowa High School wrestling tournament at 119lbs (2007).

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Name: Ryan Lessner
Year: Senior
Position:
High School: Naperville North
Hometown: Naperville, IL
Major: Physical Education
College Accomplishments:
Prep Accomplishments: 3 year varsity starter.

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Name: Mark Schultz
Year: Junior
Position:
High School: Glenbard North
Hometown: Carol Stream, IL
Major: Physical Education
College Accomplishments:
Prep Accomplishments: 3 time team state placers, captain, & state qualifier.

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Name: Nick Hagen
Year: Junior
Position:
High School: Iowa City West
Hometown: Iowa City, IA
Major: Aviation Management
College Accomplishments:
Prep Accomplishments: 2nd team all-conference.

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Name: Justin Cedeno
Year: Sophomore
Position:
High School: James Martin
Hometown: Arlington, TX
Major: Health, Physical Education and Recreation
College Accomplishments:
Prep Accomplishments:

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Name: Jonathan Heatherly
Year: Freshman
Position:
High School: Cahokia
Hometown: Carlyle, IA
Major: Undecided
College Accomplishments:
Prep Accomplishments: 4 year letter winner, 100 wins, 2 time state qualifier, 4th in state All-American, 4 year all-conference, Post dispatch athlete of the week, 3 year team captain.

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Name: Evan Brown
Year: Senior
Position:
High School: Nevada
Hometown: Ames, IA
Major: Accounting
College Accomplishments:
Prep Accomplishments:

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Name: Jacob Durbin
Year: Senior
Position:
High School: Gilbert
Hometown: Gilbert, IA
Major: Criminal Justice
College Accomplishments:
Prep Accomplishments:

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Name: Andrew Knoll
Year: Freshman
Position:
High School: Lincoln Way East
Hometown: Mokena, IL
Major: Physical Education
College Accomplishments:
Prep Accomplishments:

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University of Dubuque Wrestling Schedule
Date Opponent Location Time JV
Saturday, November 07 2009 Loras Open Loras, Dubuque, IA TBD
Friday, November 13 2009 Buena Vista Storm Lake, IA
Saturday, November 21 2009 Concordia Open Concordia, WI
Saturday, December 12 2009 UD Duals Dubuque, IA
Saturday, December 19 2009 Jim Fox Open Dubuque, IA 9:00am
Tuesday, December 29 2009 Midlands Open Evantson, IL 10:00am
Friday, January 08 2010 NCAA Natl Duals 8-9th Cedar Falls, IA
Friday, January 15 2010 Cornell Mt Vernon, IA 7:00pm
Saturday, January 16 2010 Moco Mercer JV Dubuque, IA CXLED
Saturday, January 23 2010 IIAC Duals Waverly, IA 10a Coe 11:45 Simpson 1p Wartburg
Thursday, January 28 2010 Loras Loras, Dubuque, IA new date due to weather
Tuesday, February 02 2010 Luther Dubuque, IA 7:00pm
Friday, February 05 2010 Central Dubuque, IA 7:00pm
Monday, February 15 2010 IIAC Tournament (JV) Storm Lake, IA http://www.iowaconference.com/
Tuesday, February 16 2010 IIAC Tournament Storm Lake, IA http://www.iowaconference.com/
Saturday, February 27 2010 NWCA National Duals (JV) Loras, Dubuque, IA TBD
Friday, March 05 2010 DIII NCAA WR Tournament (5th/6th) Cedar Rapids, IA http://www.iowaconference.com/
University of Dubuque Wrestling Coach's Profile
Jon McGovern
Jon McGovern
Head Wrestling Coach
MA, University of Iowa; BA, Central College

Email: jmcgover@dbq.edu 
Office Phone: (563) 589-3685
Fax: (563) 589-3425
Office Location: 309 Smith Hall
Biography - Click to close
Head Wrestling Coach
Jon McGovern joined the Spartans as Head Wrestling Coach for the University of Dubuque in 2002. Prior to joining the staff at the University of Dubuque, McGovern was the head assistant coach at the University of Chicago. His knowledge of the sport was shared around the Chicago area where he volunteered his time running a freestyle wrestling club for high school youth.

McGovern spent 2000 year training full time at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. Heplaced 4th in the finals of the 2000 Olympic Trials in Dallas Texas. He was a 1998 US National Team Member and placed third at the 1998 US National Tournament and third at the 1998 World Team Trials.

During the 1998-1999 season, he was the assistant head wrestling coach at the University of Pennsylvania where he helped coach the team to a school record 11th place finish in the NCAA Division I National Championships with three NCAA All-Americans and one NCAA Division I National Champion. In 1997-1998, he was the head assistant coach at the University of Virginia and helped coach the squad which set a school record of seven NCAA Division I National Qualifiers and a second place finish in the Athletic Coast Conference Championships.

McGovern graduated from Central College in 1992. As a Dutch, he earned the distinction of being a three-time NCAA Division III All-American,a three-time IIAC Champion, and a two-time NCAA Division III National Champion. He graduated with a Master's Degree in Education from the University of Iowa in 1996. The native of Riceville, Iowa, was a four-time state qualifer and a three-time place winner in high school.

Dual Meet Record at Univ. of Dubuque

  • 2008-09: 6-5 overall, 5-3 in IIAC tied for 3rd place - National Champion at 174 lbs. - 2 All-Americans
  • 2007-08: 11-8 overall, 5-3 in IIAC tied for 4th place - 1 All-American
  • 2006-07: 8-9 overall, 2-6 in IIAC tied for 7th place
  • 2005-06: 12-12 overall, 1-7 in IIAC 8th place
  • 2004-05: 10-11 overall, 2-6 in IIAC 6th place
  • 2003-04: 7-10 overall, 1-7 in IIAC 8th place
  • 2002-03: 3-11 overall, 0-9 in IIAC 9th place
  • Overall record: 51-61, 11-35 in IIAC

McGovern's Wrestling Highlights:

  • 3rd in prestigious Midlands Open (1992, 1993)
  • 3rd in Cerro Pelado Tournament in Cuba (1998, 1999)
  • 3rd in Henre Deglane Challenge in France (1998, 1999)
  • 2nd in Sunkist International Open (1997)
  • Gold Medal in US Olympic Festival
  • Competed with the Hawkeye Wrestling Club with Dan Gable (1993-1996)
  • US Olympic Training Center full-time resident athlete (1999-2000)
Bobby Larson
Bobby Larson
Assistant Wrestling Coach
Email: rlarson@dbq.edu 
Office Phone: (563) 589-3347
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