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NCAA History (1924-1988)

Most wins in a season: 16 (16-1), 1977-78
Most consecutive wins: 14, 1977-78

Most wins in a season: 27 (27-3-1), Jim Dicker in 1983-84
25 (25-4-2) Lenny Artigliere in 1979-80
Most wins in a career: 84 (84-18-2), Jim Dicker from 1981-85
76 (76-25-4), Lenny Artigliere from 1977-81
69 (69-16-4), Rob Yoos from 1983-87
69 (69-18-4), Dave Pletcher from 1974-78
Most consecutive wins: 29 by Fred Braun, Jr. in 1954-55 seasons
Most Conference championships: 3 by Robert Downing from 1951-53 in the Middle Atlantic Conference
Highest NCAA finish: 4th by John Thomas (Unl.) in 1941
4th by C.W. Larue Dillon (157) in 1956
Most times qualified for NCAA's: 3 by Rob Yoos (142), 1985, 1986, 1987
2 by Dave Pletcher (Unl.), 1977, 1978
2 by Jim Dicker (190), 1984, 1985
Most pins in a career: 45 by Dave Pletcher from 1974-78
Wrestlers in Lafayette's Hall of Fame: Don Sayenga (Unl.) '56
Dave Pletcher (Unl.) '78
Fred Braun '55
Wrestlers in National Wrestling Hall of Fame Don Sayenga (Unl.) '56
Don Sayenga was selected by the Distinguished Members of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame for the Order of Merit award in 1993 as the nation's foremost historian of the sport.


Jim Dicker '85 earns backpoints.

Year Name (Weight)
1925 Fred Appell
1926 Tamehara Munakata
1931 Bliss Sargent
1936 Charles Yost (118)
Dave Gerhart (155)
William Deutsch (Unl.)
1937 Charles Yost (118)
Dave Gerhart (165)
1938 * Sid Doolittle (155)
Frank May (Unl.)
1939 * James Bryant (155)
William Perry (165)
Frank May (Unl.)
1940 James Bryant (155)
* William Perry (165)
John Thomas (Unl.)
1941 William Farmer (145)
Paul Bergman (165)
Terry Overton (175)
1942 J.R. Brad Maddock (175)
1943 Robert Gibson (175)
1947 Robert Shimer
1951 Alexander Maitland (137)
Robert Downing (147)
William Downing (157)
1952 Willard Snyder (130)
Robert Downing (157)
1953 Robert Downing (157)
1954 Fred Braun, Jr. (177)
1955 Ralph Hutchinson (147)
* Fred Braun, Jr. (177)
Don Sayenga (Unl.)
1956 C.W. Larue Dillon (157)
1957 Tom Carlson (123)
1977 Dave Pletcher (Unl.)
1978 Joe Brugger (158)
Dave Pletcher (Unl.)
1985 Jim Dicker (190)
1986 Rob Yoos (142)
1987 Rob Yoos (142)
1988 Kurt Bowman (190)
* Outstanding Wrestler in Conference Meet
Note: Prior to 1974 Lafayette competed in the Middle Atlantic Conference, then the East Coast Conference until 1989.

Coach Seasons Years Won Lost Tied Pct.
Chief Levin 1926-29 4 8 14 0 .364
* Michael Miller 1925, 1930-36, 1947-48 10 26 33 2 .443
C. J. Gallagher 1937-43 7 41 24 3 .625
** Frank Eisenhower 1949-62 14 88 48 7 .640
Paul Billy 1963 1 0 10 0 .000
Ken Campbell 1964-65 2 3 17 1 .167
*** George Azar 1966-70 5 33 26 1 .558
*** Art Statum 1971-73 3 15 23 0 .395
John Piper 1974-84 11 93 89 2 .511
Barry Snyder 1985-89 5 23 48 0 .324
Totals 1926-1989 62 330 332 16 .499
* Mike Miller was listed as a coach with Chief Levin in the 1925-26 season.
** Frank Eisenhower was listed as a coach with Mike Miller in the 1947-48 season.
*** During the 1970-71 season, George Azar left his coaching position to move on to a coaching position at the U. of Penn and Art Statum finished the season and is listed as the 1971 coach.
Note: Lafayette did not wrestle in the 1944,45,46 seasons during WWII.

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