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Wrestling All-Americans

EIU Panthers that earned Division I & II honors at NCAA Championship

The Eastern Illinois Panther wrestling squad had at least one student-athlete advance to the NCAA Championship from 1971 to 2007 (final year as an EIU intercollegiate sport).

NCAA Division I All-Americans
Year Athlete Weight Place
1997 David Pena 118 8th
Matt Hughes 158 5th
1996 Matt Hughes 158 8th
1989 Marty Molina 177 6th
1987 Demetrius Harper HWT 8th
1985 Mark Ruettiger 134 6th
1983 Jeff Dillman 190 8th
1982 Derek Porter 126 8th
Geno Savegnago 190 6th
1981 Geno Savegnago 190 3rd
1980 Geno Savegnago 190 3rd
1979 Bob Holland 158 4th
Geno Savegnago 190 8th
Dave Klemm HWT 2nd
NCAA Division II All-Americans
Year Athlete Weight Place
1981 Brian Murphy 118 6th
Derek Porter 126 4th
Doug Schafer 134 6th
Mike Polz 158 2nd
Mark Gronowski 167 1st
Dennis McCormick 177 2nd
1980 Randy Blackman 118 5th
Bob Stout 167 2nd
Sam Carson 177 8th
Geno Savegnago 190 2nd
Dave Klemm HWT 2nd
1979 Randy Blackman 118 8th
Bob McGuinn 134 1st
Ralph McCausland 142 4th
Bob Holland 158 1st
Bob Stout 167 2nd
Geno Savegnago 190 2nd
Dave Klemm HWT 3rd
1978 Bob McGuinn 134 6th
Ralph McCausland 142 1st
Ken Lewis 177 4th
Robin Ayres 190 2nd
1977 Ralph McCausland 142 6th
Barry Hintze 150 5th
Ed Torrejon 158 1st
Bob Stout 167 5th
Dave Klemm HWT 1st
1976 Rex Branum 142 3rd
Ed Torrejon 158 2nd
1975 Al Ordonez 158 4th
Gene Pouliot HWT 5th
1974 Al Ordonez 150 4th
Gene Pouliot HWT 3rd
1973 Duayne Nyckel 126 6th
Al Ordonez 150 3rd
1972 Bob Perez 177 5th
1971 Duayne Nyckel 126 5th






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