man roster competed in open competi-

tions throughout the year. The Chargers

wrestled over 400 matches, very valuable

mat time for the freshmen and sopho-

mores as they continue to improve.

Pictured above Coach Privitere and Jake

Baker at the yearly team banquet. This

year the team went rock climbing at Long

Lines Family Rec Center.

The Briar Cliff Wres-

tling team had a year of growth

and development as the roster of

all but 2 upper classmen gained

both dual meet and tournament

experience. While Freshmen

Kyle Robison and Skylar Robision

collected All-GPAC honors the

team collected dual meet wins

over Regina, Northwestern, and

Concordia.

Skylar Weber also won

the team MVP award leading the

team in wins and win percentage

on his way to an appearance at

the NAIA national tournament in

Des Moines.

Luis Flores a sopho-

more won the teams Charger

award for his outstanding leader-

ship on and off the mat. Flores, a

national qualifier a year ago has

made gains in the classroom as

well and takes pride in living the

wrestling lifestyle as an example

for his teammates.

Dan Harvey a 184

pound sophomore won the

teams Most Improved award.

After a less than favorable fresh-

men campaign Dan was competi-

tive in his weight class, picking

key wins in dual meets through-

out the 2012-2013 season.

Kyle Robison also rep-

resented Briar Cliff University at

the NAIA national tournament.

Kyle went 1-2 suffering a loss to

the eventual champion. Kyle had

an exceptional freshmen cam-

paign and shows a lot of promise

as he continues to develop.

Outside of dual meets

and national competition the 30+

Head Coach Joe Privitere was

the man in charge of the Campus

Clean Up Event on Tuesday April

16th. Students, faculty, and

administrators alike. Athletic

teams including the BCU Wres-

tling chipped in with other

groups like Knights of Columbus,

and academic departments to

clean different areas around cam-

pus. It was an opportunity for

everyone to take pride in part of

something that everyone shares.

The turnout from campus was

great and the event will continue

to be held as long as there is

such a high interest in the activi-

ty.

2012-2013 Wrestling Campaign

Wrestling Heads Campus Clean-Up

B C U W R E S T L I N G

Briar Cliff Wrestling Q U A R T E R L Y N E W S L E T T E R V O L U M E 1 I S S U E 4

I N T H I S I S S U E :

Season Recap

North Regional

NAIA Nationals

Campus Clean-Up

New Website

Strength Program

Team GPA

Commitments

Coach Mullins

Team Banquet

P A G E 2

New Web Pages for BCU

Coach Mullins Moving On

NAIA North Region Saturday Feb. 16th NAIA

Championship berths were on

the line. Under the new qualifi-

cation system it comes down

to the regional qualifier. Each

of the Chargers competed for

automatic bids from the top

four at their weights along

with wildcards decided by the

coaches. BCU Wrestling took

the maximum 12 wrestlers at

the 10 different weight classes.

125– Kyle Robison & Devon

Jackson

133– Alex Markle

141– Devin Derocher

149– Skylar Weber

157– Dylan Kavanaugh

165– Curtis Bright

174– Thomas Patterson

184– Dan Harvey

197– Jordan Watkins

285– Brian Ervin & Abram

Reynolds

The 11 team Field was the

deepest of any qualifier includ-

ing Briar Cliff, Concordia, Da-

kota Wesleyan, Dickinson

State, Hastings, Jamestown,

Midland, Morningside, North-

western, Waldorf and York.

At the end of the day two of

the BCU grapplers (Weber &

Robison) advanced to the na-

tional tournament in Des

Moines Ia. March 1-3.

The 2013 National Champion-

ships freatured 210 qualifiers

from 37 programs. Skylar

Weber was awarded with a

Champion of Character award

as the pair finished their sea-

sons on the national stage.

Coach Mullins has accepted a

head coaching position at

Graceland University in Lem-

oni, Ia. Coach Mullins is the

among the first class of gradu-

ate assistants to graduate from

Briar Cliff.

We as a program are proud to

produce graduates at the un-

dergrad and graduate levels.

Graduate Assistant Coach

Zachary Mullins has completed

his second year of his two year

contract here at BCU. Gradu-

ating with a Master’s Degree in

May. Coach Mullins was a 4

time national qualifier at Briar

Cliff from 2007-2011 as well as

winning a GPAC conference

championship his senior year.

We appreciate the service

Coach Mullins has provided in

his years as both a wrestler

and an assistant.

media guide, photo shop for

pictures of athletes, a scrolling

ticker of latest BCU events,

and links the Charger Sports

Network broadcasts.

The university homepage has

received an update as well, a

fresh and up to date feel allow

for students to apply online

with ease. Other additions

include a live stream updating

you on news of academic pro-

grams, keeping you connected

to Briar Cliff and the “True

Blue Gem” highlight the best

and brightest difference mak-

ers at BCU.

Both the home page for the

university www.briarcliff.edu

and the athletics page

www.bcuchargers.com re-

ceived major renovations over

the course of the year. The

pages have been organized and

developed to be more in

depth, user friendly, and easy

to navigate.

Some of the new benefits of

the athletics include a digital

B R I A R C L I F F W R E S T L I N G

Strength and Conditioning

P A G E 3 V O L U M E 1 I S S U E 4

After the 2012-2013 campaign end-

ed the team was allowed a break to

recuperate, set goals, and focus on

improvement moving forward.

Moving through the spring and into

the summer the team has been

lifting three days a

week. The lifting

program specifically

designed for wrestlers

by strength and condi-

tioning coach Brian

Fink focuses on the

wrestlers gaining

strength in sport spe-

cific lifts. As school lets out for

summer some of the team has

elected to stay in Sioux City to

continue their training. While oth-

ers will head back to their homes

from across the country for the

summer they will be sent with a

summer lifting and running program

to keep the wrestlers in shape,

build on the gains being made

through the spring, and help the

athletes achieve their goals.

133 Grant Jongerius KS

149 Leland Slawson NY

149 Thomas Falk MN

157 Daniel Edwards AL

184 Anthony Camacho TX

197 Cristian Valles AZ

As of the end of April BCU Wres-

tling has signed 8 incoming fresh-

men for 2014 the incoming class is

another national recruiting class

featuring 8 different states. The

committed incoming freshmen by

weight are as follows

Weight Name State

125 Dakota Ream TN

133 Brigg Butler UT

As our school year

comes to a close

many more seniors

are looking to make

their decisions, and

BCU wrestling is

looking forward to

signing a few more

incoming freshmen

before calling this

class complete.

tor Jim Giunta said. “As an associa-

tion that is all about providing life

opportunities through wrestling,

the NCWA has a very high regard

for those who achieve in the class-

room as well as in competition.

These are our future leaders.”

As our team continues to grow and

we continue to have more upper-

classmen they will provide leader-

ship off the mat in the classroom

and at study hall. It is our goal to

have student athletes that come in

compete and complete their course

work in four years.

The Chargers have working in the

classroom as well. BCU Wrestling

is in the running for All-Academic

Team honors courtesy of The Na-

tional Collegiate Wrestling Associa-

tion and in conjunction with the

National Wrestling Coaches Asso-

ciation.

“It’s always exciting for us to recog-

nize our top scholars and student-

athletes,” NCWA executive direc-

Team GPA

Team Commitments

We post results, links to live streams,

photos, information on commitments,

clothing orders and more. Some of

our featured content has been videos

of our preseason work outs and

some video interviews of athletes.

Keep up with the latest developments

at BCU along with the Chargers

Wrestling team on Facebook and

Twitter. Our program has their own

Facebook page “Briar Cliff Wrestling”

and our own Twitter handle

@BCUWrestling.

If you would like to receive more

information about the program, be-

come a regular recipient of our news-

letters, or invitations to our events

like youth camps and other BCU

Wrestling events feel free to contact

the office, or email Benja-

min.taylor@briarcliff.edu.

Briar Cliff University

3303 Rebecca St

Sioux City, IA

51104A

Phone: 712.279.5406

E-mail: joe.privitere@briarcliff.edu

Coach Privitere heads the Briar Cliff Wrestling

program as he moves into his third full recruit-

ing class. Over the past few years the team has

seen exciting growth including moving into a

new practice facility, development of the

strength and conditioning programs, and addi-

tions of two Graduate Assistants to the staff.

With Division I coaching experience and elite

level wrestling facilities the program is poised

to continue its growth and development.

Briar Cliff Wrestling

Joe Privitere

Follow BCU Wrestling Online