Gloucester County College WRESTLING

2012-13 Program NJCAA National Champions

1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2007

Location ............................................................................................................................. Sewell, NJ

Enrollment .................................................................................................................................. 6,400

Founded ....................................................................................................................................... 1969

President ............................................................................................................. Frederick Keating

Director of Athletics ....................................................................................................... Ron Case

Affiliation ............................................................................................................ NJCAA Region 19

Conference ......................................................................... Garden State Athletic Conference

Nickname .....................................................................................................................Roadrunners

Colors ............................................................................................................ Royal Blue and Gold

Head Coach .................................................................................................................... .Pete DiPol

Assistant Coaches ................................................................................................ Todd Palmisano

............................................................................................................ Van Lynch

Wrestling Office Phone .......................................................................................... 856-415-2207

Fax ................................................................................................................................ 856-468-0280

Email .................................................................................................................... .pdipol@gccnj.edu

Website....................................................................................................www.gccnj.edu/athletics

Mailing Address .............................................................................................. 1400 Tanyard Road

................................................................................................................................. Sewell, NJ 08080

Gloucester County Times Press of Atlantic City

Phone: (856) 845-9478 Phone: (609) 272-7180

Fax: (856) 845-5480 Fax: (609) 272-7191

Philadelphia Inquirer Courier Post

Phone: (215) 854-2583 Phone: (856) 486-2424

Fax: (215) 854-456 Fax: (856) 663-3190

Quick Facts

Media Information

Coach Di Pol took over the GCC

Wrestling Program in 2011-12.

225-67 record as a High School Coach

(Edgewood, Schalick, Camden Catholic,

Haddonfield)

19-3 as Head Coach at Gloucester

County College

5x High School Coach of the Year – 2x

College Coach of the Year.

Haddonfield #1 Team – Region 7 -

2010 and 2011 – Haddonfield (2011)

Ranked #8 NJ

Camden Catholic Head Coach 2006-

2008 – Camden Catholic #1 Team Region 7

2006 and 2007. Top 10 NJ all three seasons.

2 Nationally Ranked Teams at Camden

Catholic – 3 NJ State Championships

2 Courier Post Cups and #1 South Jersey Rankings at Camden Catholic

Coached 36 District Champions

Coached 7 Region Champions

Coached 11 State Place Winners

Coached 3 State Finalists

Coached 1 State Champion

Coached 1 Beast of the East Champion

Coached 1 High School All-American

Coached 10 College National Qualifiers – JUCO, 1 JUCO National Runner-Up,

and 1 JUCO Academic All-American

Pete Di Pol, Head Coach

Todd Palmisano

Van Lynch

Assistant Coaches

Chuck Williamson

24 years

300-73-4

1996 NJCAA National Championship

Chuck Lucas

4 years

45-24

Mike Lamb

4 years

54-6

1998, 1999, 2000, 2002 NJCAA National

Championships

Mario Iraldi

5 years

31-11

2007 NJCAA National Championship

Dan Calhoun

4 years

21-11

Former GCC Head Coaches

2012-13 Roster

NAME WT.

CLASS YR. HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL

Cole Cameron 149 Fr Howell, NJ/Howell HS

Brett Carrero 174 Fr Deptford, NJ/Deptford HS

Cody Croce 141 Fr Gibbstown, NJ/Paulsboro HS

Carmen DiTore 174 Fr Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill East HS

Cody Fobes 141 So Howell, NJ/Howell HS

Gregorio Garcia 149 Fr Sicklerville, NJ/Timber Creek HS

Peter Hando Jr. 149 Fr Manville, NJ/Manville HS

Charles Huff 133 So Sewell, NJ/Washington Twp HS

Grant Kircher 125 Fr Pennsville, NJ/Pennsville HS

Robert Lanno 133 Fr Manahawkin, NJ/Southern Regional HS

Tyler Layton 157 Fr Philadelphia, PA/Cherry Hill West HS

Brian Lussier 197 So Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill East HS

Rick McIlvaine 285 So Pitman, NJ/Pitman HS

Hugh Nawn 125 So Mount Laurel, NJ/Lenape HS

Jancel Nunez 165 Fr Glassboro, NJ/Nottingham HS

Joe Renard 174 Fr Kingsway Regional HS/Swedesboro, NJ

Jeremy Reese 184 So Marlton, NJ/Cherokee HS

Colin Walsh 157 So Turnersville, NJ/Washington Twp HS

GCC WRESTLING

Dominance by the Numbers

Team Years Wins Losses Ties Pct. Nat’l Champs Wrestling 41 461 126 4 .783 6

Ronald H. Case has presided over a run of unprecedented success since

becoming Gloucester County College's Director of Athletics in 1991.

During his tenure, the Roadrunners have achieved top 3 national finishes

on a total of thirty-three occasions. The Roadrunners have won twenty-

two NJCAA Division III National Championships: Wrestling(1996,

1998,1999, 2000, 2002, and 2007), Baseball (1992, 1993, 1999, 2000, 2005

and 2010), Men's Basketball (1994), Men's Cross Country (1995), Women’s

Cross Country (2007, 2012), Men’s Tennis (2010), Softball (2011, 2012)

and Women’s Tennis (2012).

In 2010, the Gloucester County College Athletic program was recognized

as the top Division III Junior College Athletic program in the Country. A

true accomplishment for an overall successful athletic department. The

Roadrunners went on to repeat this honor in both 2011 and 2012. The

Gloucester County College Athletic Program was recognized as the top

community college program in the state of New Jersey during the 1997-98 school year, when it was awarded

the inaugural CAANJ Cup which is presented by the Collegiate Athletic Administrators of New Jersey and the

New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority. The Roadrunners continued this tradition by winning the CAANJ

Cup in 1998-99, 1999-2000, 2001-02, 2005-06 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-2009, 2009-2010, 2010-2011 and 2011-

2012. Furthermore, in 2009 Ron Case was inducted into the Gloucester County Sports Hall of Fame.

A strong supporter of women's athletics and gender equity, Case has been instrumental in the development

of intercollegiate programs in women's soccer and softball (1994-95) and the re-birth of women's basketball

during the 1998-99 school year. Under Case's guidance, the women's tennis program has prospered and the

women's cross country and track & field programs have risen to national prominence.

Gloucester County College's facilities have undergone a major face-lift during Case's tenure. A new fitness/

wellness center, gymnasium and locker room renovations, installation of an outdoor irrigation system, and

major improvements to all outdoor playing fields are all part of the improvement in athletic facilities that have

occurred at the college under Case's supervision.

In 1998, Ron Case was elected to a four-year term as a member of the National Association of Collegiate

Directors of Athletics (NACDA) Executive Committee. He received NACDA's National Athletic Director of

the Year Award for the Northeast Region in 2003. Case is a Past-President of the National Alliance of Two-

Year College Athletic Administrators, has served as a member of NATYCAA's Executive Committee since

1993 and received that organization's highest award, the L. William Miller Award in 2002. Case also served as

the President of the Collegiate Athletic Administrators of New Jersey during the 2000-01 school year and has

served on the CAANJ Executive Committee since 1995.

Case served as the Garden State Athletic Conference President from 1996-98 and as the GSAC's secretary

from 1994-96. He was the NJCAA Region XIX Wrestling Chair 1992-2003 and Baseball Chair from 1994-2003.

In 2003 Ron Case became the Region XIX Women's Director for all Women's Sports.

Prior to coming to GCC, Case was the Women's Head Soccer and Softball Coach at Colgate University from

1987-91. From 1979-87 he served as the Men's Head Soccer and Basketball Coach and Athletic Director at Penn

State University's Delaware County Campus. Case received his Master's Degree in Physical Education from the

State University of New York at Cortland in 1979. He earned his Bachelor's Degree from Cortland in 1974.

Ron Case, Athletic Director

Mr. Rowan joined the GCC staff full-time in the fall of 2008 as the Assistant

Director of Athletics. Prior to joining the GCC full-time staff he spent the last

4 seasons as the men’s tennis coach while teaching history and coaching the

Varsity boys’ basketball team at Triton Regional High School in Runnemede, NJ.

Mr. Rowan also enjoyed stints as the Varsity boys’ tennis coach and assistant

football coach while at Triton RHS.

Mr. Rowan earned his associates degree from Gloucester County College in the spring of 1997

before moving on to Rutgers University-Camden. While at GCC, Mr. Rowan was a member of

both the men’s basketball team and the men’s tennis team. He continued his basketball career

at Rutgers-Camden after finishing at GCC. In 2005, Mr. Rowan earned his Master’s Degree in

Educational Leadership from the University of Phoenix.

Also in 2005, Mr. Rowan was hired to upgrade the men’s tennis program here at GCC as the

new tennis courts were opened. Since 2005, the team has won its first Region XIX Championship

(2007) and compiled the best single season record in school history, a 13-3 mark in 2008. He has

also been named NJCAA Region XIX Coach of the Year five times ( 08, 09, 10, 11, 12). In 2010,

the men’s tennis team won their first team National Championship in program history. The Road-

runners repeated that feat in 2011 and won their third National title in 2012.

Mr. Rowan will continue to monitor the academic progress system for student athletes that is

in place for all student athletes at GCC. The academic progress monitoring system enables the

GCC staff to work closer with the student athletes and assist and direct them with their

academic needs.

Mr. Rowan is a native of southern New Jersey. He graduated from Gateway Regional High School

in 1994 and currently resides in Blackwood, NJ with his wife and two daughters.

Brian Rowan, Assistant Athletic Director

Athletic Department Staff

Lynn Kindrachuk

Fitness Center Administrator

Leanne Schoening

Administrative Assistant to

the Director of Athletics

Ellise Spaulding

Athletic Trainer

Robert Fredrick

Fred Swartz

Wayne Murschell

Part-time Support Staff

The concept of a community

college in Gloucester County

dates back to 1965 when the

county electorate approved

referendum to establish a community college. Some 600 charter students

were the first to enroll at GCC in September, 1968, attending classes at

Deptford High School and Monongahela Junior High School. In February,

1970, ground was broken for the first buildings on the new campus.

That May, GCC held its first graduation for 180 men and women. Today,

Gloucester County College offers more than 70 associate degree programs

and certificates and serves nearly 5,000 credit students. The Lifelong Learning

division provides non-credit, continuing education and training programs to

an additional 5,000 area residents. GCC's cutting-edge academic programs are

geared toward current market demands.

Network Management and E-Commerce prepare students for immediate

employment or transfer. Paralegal and Ford ASSET students complete

internships and graduate ready to excel in the workforce. The Teachers 2000

cohorts of education majors are getting ready to meet the state's shortage of

teachers in the coming decade. A Quality faculty is key to the success of

GCC's programs. They are experts in their fields, enthusiastic about sharing

their knowledge and know-how. In addition, services for students are second

to none. financial aid, scholarships, career assistance and transfer counseling

enrich every student's experience.

Growth of the Gloucester County College campus has kept pace with

program and service enhancements. In autumn 1970, students began attending

classes in the Instructional Center, the first building completed on campus.

The College Center, Physical Education Center and Fine Arts Center opened

in 1971. In 1988, GCC dedicated the Library and Student Services Center.

In 1993, the College constructed the Early Childhood Education Center

and the Nursing, Allied Health and Technology Center. Also included in the

expansion program was an addition to the Physical Education Center housing

the Gloucester County Police Academy, Fitness Center and enhanced physical

education programs. In 1997, GCC dedicated the Learning Resource Center.

This $3 million project includes the ground-level Barnes & Noble College

Store, an interactive TV classroom, a large academic services lab with

60 computers and two classrooms. An $8.1 million expansion program began

in 2001, including construction of Scott Hall, a $6.5 million Science &

Technology Center housing chemistry and biology facilities and state-of-the-

art computer labs and classrooms. A separate project involved a $1 million

conversion of the concrete Grand Plaza into a gently sloping green area, with

walkways linking most major campus buildings.

Gloucester County College

The 2011-12 team, the first under new Head Coach Pete Di Pol, started the

GCC climb back into the ranks of the top programs in the country. Led by All

-American Justin Pencook, the team was an impressive 10-1 in dual match

competition. The Roadrunners overwhelmed Bergen CC and Middlesex CC

on January 19th to win the Garden State Athletic Conference Championship.

The Roadrunners then went on to avenge their only dual match loss of the

season when they won the District Championship upsetting the title hopes of

rival Nassau CC. Standout performances by Anthony Dawson, Lou Shearer,

Brian Lussier, Josh Ploof, Alex Green, Hugh Nawn, Charlie Huff , and Jon

Chillem along with Pencook led to the title.

The Roadrunners achieved another goal of Coach Di Pol’s when sophomore

Jon Chillem was named to an NJCAA Academic All-American.

At the National Championship Tournament in Rochester, MN the team

competed well enough to earn 4th place overall. The highlight was the

performance of sophomore Justin Pencook. Pencook competed in several of

the tournament’s most exciting matches and nearly completed his run at a

National Championship with a near fall early in his championship bout.

Pencook eventually lost the match but had a great season and earned All-

American status.

Garden State Athletic Conference Champions

NJCAA Eastern District II Champions

4th Place NJCAA Division III National Championships

2011-12 Season in Review

The top performer on the 2011-12

lineup, Justin Pencook gave

Roadrunner fans a reason to cheer all

the way up to the final day of the sea-

son last year. After putting together an

excellent regular season, Pencook

helped lead the team to an NJCAA

Eastern District II Championship

before heading off to the National

Tournament in Rochester, MN.

Pencook had one of the most exciting

matches of the entire tournament in

his semifinal bout scoring a 4-3 win over Micheal Perez of Iowa

Central and ensuring himself of an All-American finish for the

second year in a row. Check some highlights of his matches on

our NJCAA TV page.

Pencook is currently wrestling at The University of North

Caroline-Pembroke.

2011-12 NJCAA All-American—Justin Pencook

2011-12

Jon Chillem

Academic All-American

THANK YOU 2012-13 ROADRUNNER

WRESTLING BOOSTERS

Van Lynch

Kathi Lynch

Mike Lynch

Kristi Lynch

Jesse Lynch

Charlie Huff

Sophomore

Washington Township HS

Returning National Qualifier

Hugh Nawn

Sophomore

Lenape Regional HS

Returning National Qualifier

Brian Lussier

Sophomore

Cherry Hill West HS

Returning National Qualifier

The Roadrunner Athletic

Program has a strong history of

participating in Community

Service Activities. In 2010, the

Athletic Program received the Region 19 Champions of Character Award for

Outstanding Service to the Community.

The Roadrunner Wrestling Program under Head Coach Pete Di Pol has also

made this a priority. For the past two years the team has participated with

other teams in the Gloucester County Autism Walk (see photo below). Last

season the team also raised funds for the a local family affected by a hit and

run accident. The team put on a clinic this year that raised money for families

effected by the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School.

Community Service

1996

1998

1999

2000

2002

2007

National Championship Teams

Greg Van Brill

1988

190 lbs

John Garriques

1998

157 lbs

Billy Gibbs

2001

133 lbs

Brian Brittingham

2002

174 lbs

Jimmy Rollins

2002

125 lbs

Nick Vinciguerra

2002

197 lbs

Dakota Moore

2010

174 lbs

Individual National Champions

Al Sye 1970

177-2

Al Sye 1971

177-2

Williard Bryant1972

Hwt-2

Hans Van Brill 1973

126-6

Sam Allen 1974

190-2

Chris Moffa 1974

150-6

John Wychinski1981

126-5

Hal Braber 1981

190-7

Al Aires 1982

142-4

Pete DiBenedett1985

158-2

Barry Mahon 1985

134-6

Greg McDonald1986

177-8

Bob Brown 1987

150-8

Greg Van Brill 1988

190-1

Greg Van Brill 1989

190-3

Joe Hollywood 1988

134-2

Joe Hollywood 1989

134-5

Mike Lamb 1988

150-3

John Doran 1989

126-6

Mark White 1989

150-3

Demea Haywoo1992

126-8

Tim McAuliffe 1992

150-6

Jeff Chatman 1993

150-7

Randy Pataky 1993

134-

Larry DeVault 1994

167-4

Vince Layton 1994

177-7

Tom McAleer 1994

158-7

Joe LaMalfa 1996

118-5

Shane Darnell 1996

126-5

Mike Saul 1996

134-7

Mike Saul 1997

150-5

Larry Simpson 1996

150-5

Dan Calhoun 1996

167-3

Dan Calhoun 1997

167-4

Jason Hendricks1996

190-8

Seneca Cooper 1997

134-7

Seneca Cooper 1998

134-2

Todd Trampe 1998

118-7

Todd Trampe 1999

125-5

John Young 1998

126-6

Paul Hess 1998

142-6

John Garriques 1998

157-1

Dave Ritz 1999

Hwt-5

Curt Pace 1999

149-6

Junior Cotto 1999

165-7

Luke Bialy 1999

174-8

Nick Cottone 2000

125-6

John Geary 2000

141-8

Derrick Warfle 2000

149-5

Chris Carlino 2000

165-5

Nick Lopez 2000

197-3

Nick Lopez 2001

197-3

Andrew Polillo 2000

Hwt-6

PJ Ryan 2001

125-8

PJ Ryan 2003

133-8

Manny Aquilera2001

141-5

Manny Aquilera2002

141-4

Brian Brittingha2001

174-4

Brian Brittingha2002

174-1

Billy Gibbs 2001

133-1

Nick Vinciguerra2002

197-1

Jimmy Rollins 2002

125-1

Jimmy Rollins 2004

133-6

Joe Attich 2004

Hwt-6

Vince Lipsey 2004

125-7

Vince Lipsey 2005

125-4

NJCAA All-Time GCC Wrestling All Americans

Alex Binder 2005

141-3

Alex Binder 2006

141-2

James Sorrentin2005

165-7

Sal Barbuto 2006

184-6

Mark Peiffer 2006

174-5

Mark Peiffer 2007

197-3

Clint Collins 2006

141-6

Clint Collins 2007

141-5

Brain Buodro 2007

174-5

Mike Wilcox 2007

184-3

Randy Moore 2007

157-4

Randy Moore 2008

165-4

Dakota Moore 2010

174-1

Kirk Kiriazis 2010

157-6

Justin Pencook 2011

157-3

Justin Pencook 2012

157-2

NJCAA All-Time GCC Wrestling All Americans

The GCC

Sports Hall of

Fame held its

bi-annual

induction on

September

27th at

Adelphia’s in

Deptford. At

the induction

former GCC

wrestler Joe

Hollywood

became the 5th member of the GCC Wrestling family to go into the Hall.

Hollywood joins other wrestling standouts Al Sye, John Garriiques, Williard

Bryant, Robert Fuller, Hans Van Brill, and Mark Morgan as well as coaches

Chuck Williamson and Mike Lamb.

Hollywood was a standout for the Roadrunners in 1987-88 and 1988-89. He

was a two-time All-American and, just as impressively, a two-time Academic

All-American as well. Hollywood has a career record of 54-10-2 as a 143lb’er

at Gloucester CC.

He is currently the Head Wrestling Coach at Deptford High School.

Alumni Update—Joe Hollywood

Over the past two decades, the GCC Athletic Program has been recognized at the state, regional and national levels as one of the most outstanding programs in the country. In 2011-12, the Roadrunners received the NATYCAA Cup Award for having the best non-scholarship NJCAA program in the country for the third year in a row. This marked the sixth con-secutive year that GCC has finished in third place or higher in this prestigious national awards program. The Roadrun-ners also received their eleventh CAANJ Cup for having the best two-year college athletic program in the state of New Jersey and won this award for the seventh consecutive year.

GCC teams have won 22 NJCAA Division III National

Championships including women’s softball, men’s tennis, women’s tennis, and women’s cross country teams during 2012. The Athletic Department has had 55 teams finish in the top three in the country over the past 20 years.

The Roadrunners compete in the Garden State Athletic

Conference against other two-year schools from New Jersey as well as Region 19 of the NJCAA, which consists of colleg-es from Delaware, Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

Intercollegiate sports offered at GCC include: • Cross Country (Men and Women) • Tennis (Men and Women) • Outdoor Track and Field (Men and Women) • Basketball (Men and Women) • Soccer (Men and Women) • Baseball (Men) • Softball (Women) • Wrestling (Men) To find out more about GCC’s athletic program and how to

become a Roadrunner, contact the Athletic Department at 856-415-2207 or visit the website at gccnj.edu/athletics.

Program History

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