RICHMOND WRESTLING
A STORIED PROGRAM, STEEPED IN TRADITION,
RICH WITH PRIDE AND FILLED WITH PROMISE!
A STORIED PROGRAM, STEEPED IN TRADITION,
RICH WITH PRIDE AND FILLED WITH PROMISE!
RICHMOND WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY
1994
MHSAA DIVISION III STATE QUARTER FINALIST
1995
MHSAA DIVISION III STATE SEMI FINALIST
1996
MHSAA DIVISION III STATE RUNNER-UP
2000
MHSAA DIVISION III STATE CHAMPIONS
2001
MHSAA DIVISION III STATE SEMI FINALIST
2002
MHSAA DIVISION III STATE CHAMPIONS
2004
MHSAA DIVISION III STATE RUNNER-UP
2006
MHSAA DIVISION III STATE CHAMPIONS
2007
MHSAA DIVISION III STATE RUNNER - UP
2009
MHSAA DIVISION III STATE QUARTER FINALIST
2010
MHSAA DIVISION III STATE CHAMPIONS
2011
MHSAA DIVISION III STATE CHAMPIONS
2012
MHSAA DIVISION III STATE CHAMPIONS
2013
MHSAA DIVISION III STATE RUNNER-UP
2014
MHSAA DIVISION III STATE RUNNER-UP
2015
MHSAA DIVISION III STATE CHAMPIONS
2016
MHSAA DIVISION III STATE QUARTER FINALIST
2017
MHSAA DIVISION III STATE CHAMPIONS
2018
MHSAA DIVISION III STATE RUNNER-UP
2019
MHSAA DIVISION III STATE RUNNER-UP
2020
MHSAA DIVISION III STATE RUNNER-UP
2021
MHSAA DIVISION III STATE SEMI FINALIST
,Richmond Wrestling History
Team Championships
League Championships (30 total – 21 since 1991)
Southern Thumb Association (STA):
1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979
St. Clair Athletic League (SCAL):
1994, 1995, 1996
Southern Thumb Association (STA):
2000, 2001, 2002
Blue Water Area Conference (BWAC):
2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
Team District Championships – Class ‘B’ (in italics) or Division III (28 total)
1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Team Regional Championships – Class ‘B’ (in italics) or Division III (21 total)
1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
Division III Team State Runner – up (8 total)
1996, 2004, 2007, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2020
Division III Team State Champions (8 total)
2000, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017
Team Championships
League Championships (30 total – 21 since 1991)
Southern Thumb Association (STA):
1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979
St. Clair Athletic League (SCAL):
1994, 1995, 1996
Southern Thumb Association (STA):
2000, 2001, 2002
Blue Water Area Conference (BWAC):
2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
Team District Championships – Class ‘B’ (in italics) or Division III (28 total)
1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Team Regional Championships – Class ‘B’ (in italics) or Division III (21 total)
1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
Division III Team State Runner – up (8 total)
1996, 2004, 2007, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2020
Division III Team State Champions (8 total)
2000, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017
BLUE DEVIL COLLEGE WRESTLERS – RICHMOND TRAINED
Mike Zisler '97 Upper Iowa
Ryan Nyeholt '98 Upper Iowa/Olivet
Mike Poppe '02 Findlay
Ken Thomas '02 MCC/Elmhurst
Brian Ranger '02 Elmhurst
Sean Misko '04 Olivet
Wayne Leonard '05 MCC/GVSU
Mike Leonard '06 MCC/GVSU
Jordan McKiernan '06 MCC/Lindenwood
Justin Jaynes '07 Olivet
Lance Pitcel '07 Mercyhurst
Brian Peterson '07 Minnesota
Ryan Mack '08 MCC
Brett Burg '08 SC4
Preston Treend '10 Olivet
Justin Russo '11 Marion Military Institute
Pat Baruth '11 Waldorf
Robert Clancy '11 Marion Military Institute
Casey Martin '11 Marion Military Institute/MCC
Stephan Ireland ’12 Notre Dame
Garret Edwards ’12 MCC
John Gaffney ’12 Alma
Eric Boyd ’12 Olivet
Greg Sebastian ’12 Olivet
Alex Morang ’12 Grand Valley/Olivet
Nick Burg ’14 EMU/SC4
Jake McKiernan ’14 SIUE
Adam Boyd ’15 Life University
Devin Skatzka ’15 Indiana/Minnesota
Austin Vannatter ’15 Davenport
Aaron Kilburn ’16 Tiffin University
Graham Barton ’16 Ohio Northern
Roy Costello ’17 Tiffin University
Gus Aiken '17 SC4
Colton McKiernan ’18 SIUE
Tyler Marino '18 Findlay
Alex Roberts ‘18 Cleary University
Hayden Bastian ‘19 SC4
Scott Kettel '19 SC4
Hunter Seguin '19 Cleary University/Alma
Luke Davis '20 Campbell University
Dan McKiernan ‘21 SIUE
Emmett Kettel '21 Olivet
Mat Dwyer '22 Sienna Heights
Wesley Peters '22 Sienna Heights
Kevin McKiernan '22 SC4
College All – Americans
Ken Thomas – Muskegon Community College – 8th place/149 pounds – 2004
Jordan McKiernan – Muskegon Community College – 5th place/165 pounds – 2008
Devin Skatzka – Minnesota – 2019
Collegiate National Qualifiers
Ken Thomas – Muskegon Community College – 2003
Ken Thomas – Elmhurst College – 2006, 2007
Mike Leonard – Muskegon Community College – 2008
Mike Leonard – Grand Valley State – 2009, 2010
Robert Clancy – Marion Military Institute – 2012
Devin Skatzka – Indiana/Minnesota – 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
Colton McKiernan - SIUE - 2019, 2023
Ryan Nyeholt '98 Upper Iowa/Olivet
Mike Poppe '02 Findlay
Ken Thomas '02 MCC/Elmhurst
Brian Ranger '02 Elmhurst
Sean Misko '04 Olivet
Wayne Leonard '05 MCC/GVSU
Mike Leonard '06 MCC/GVSU
Jordan McKiernan '06 MCC/Lindenwood
Justin Jaynes '07 Olivet
Lance Pitcel '07 Mercyhurst
Brian Peterson '07 Minnesota
Ryan Mack '08 MCC
Brett Burg '08 SC4
Preston Treend '10 Olivet
Justin Russo '11 Marion Military Institute
Pat Baruth '11 Waldorf
Robert Clancy '11 Marion Military Institute
Casey Martin '11 Marion Military Institute/MCC
Stephan Ireland ’12 Notre Dame
Garret Edwards ’12 MCC
John Gaffney ’12 Alma
Eric Boyd ’12 Olivet
Greg Sebastian ’12 Olivet
Alex Morang ’12 Grand Valley/Olivet
Nick Burg ’14 EMU/SC4
Jake McKiernan ’14 SIUE
Adam Boyd ’15 Life University
Devin Skatzka ’15 Indiana/Minnesota
Austin Vannatter ’15 Davenport
Aaron Kilburn ’16 Tiffin University
Graham Barton ’16 Ohio Northern
Roy Costello ’17 Tiffin University
Gus Aiken '17 SC4
Colton McKiernan ’18 SIUE
Tyler Marino '18 Findlay
Alex Roberts ‘18 Cleary University
Hayden Bastian ‘19 SC4
Scott Kettel '19 SC4
Hunter Seguin '19 Cleary University/Alma
Luke Davis '20 Campbell University
Dan McKiernan ‘21 SIUE
Emmett Kettel '21 Olivet
Mat Dwyer '22 Sienna Heights
Wesley Peters '22 Sienna Heights
Kevin McKiernan '22 SC4
College All – Americans
Ken Thomas – Muskegon Community College – 8th place/149 pounds – 2004
Jordan McKiernan – Muskegon Community College – 5th place/165 pounds – 2008
Devin Skatzka – Minnesota – 2019
Collegiate National Qualifiers
Ken Thomas – Muskegon Community College – 2003
Ken Thomas – Elmhurst College – 2006, 2007
Mike Leonard – Muskegon Community College – 2008
Mike Leonard – Grand Valley State – 2009, 2010
Robert Clancy – Marion Military Institute – 2012
Devin Skatzka – Indiana/Minnesota – 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
Colton McKiernan - SIUE - 2019, 2023
STATE CHAMPIONS
State Champions:
Brian Schwartz (1997)
Joe Riedel (2000)
Brian Henke (2010)
Stephen Ireland (2010)
Stephen Ireland (2012)
Devin Skatzka (2012)
Garett Edwards (2012)
Devin Skatzka (2013)
Aaron Kilburn (2014)
Devin Skatzka (2014)
Jake McKiernan (2014)
Devin Skatzka (2015)
Aaron Kilburn (2016)
Alex Roberts (2018)
Tyler Marino (2018)
Hayden Bastian (2019)
Luke Davis (2020)
Dan McKiernan (2021)
Kevin McKiernan (2022)
TRADITION NEVER GRADUATES!
All – State
,Second Place: Rich (Moby) Pierzynski (1973), Dave Gingrich (1976), Mike Chauvin (1996), Ken Thomas (1999), Ken Thomas (2000), Ken Thomas (2001), J.P. Casey (2002), J.P. Casey (2003), Wayne Leonard (2005), Mike Leonard (2006), Jordan McKiernan (2006), Lance Pitcel (2007), Ryan Mack (2007), Brian Henke (2009), Roger Crump (2009), Dominic Cattera (2010), Dustin Pitcel (2011), Justin Russo (2011), Nick Burg (2013), Aaron Kilburn (2015), Colton McKiernan (2017), Tyler Marino (2017), Colton McKiernan (2018) Luke Davis (2019), Hunter Keller (2019), Hunter Keller (2020), Noah Montanari (2020), Noah Harris (2023)
Third Place: Brian Norton (1996) (*Brian Norton and his family moved to Romeo for his senior year, and he was State Champion in 1997 in Division I), Ken Thomas (2002), Mark Swantek (2002), Mike Lasinski (2008), Stephen Ireland (2011), and Garett Edwards (2011), Nick Burg (2012), Dustin Pitcel (2012), Nate Henke (2012), Greg Sebastian (2012), Aaron Kilburn (2013), Austin Cattera (2013), Nick Burg (2014), Colton McKiernan (2016) Austin Kilburn (2019), Wesley Peters (2020), Hunter Keller (2021), Wesley Peters (2022), Eddie Olson (2022)
Fourth Place: Jerry Norton (1996), Ryan Nyeholt (1998), Mike Aiello (1999), Tom Lain (2004), Brian Grabowski (2004), Tony Schweiger (2005), Jon Warren (2005), Jon Warren (2006), Brian Henke (2008), Mike Mack (2009), Roy Costello (2015), Connor Behem (2015), Adam Boyd (2015), Roy Costello (2016), Alex Roberts (2016), Roy Costello (2017), Hayden Bastian (2018), JD Gross (2020), Wesley Peters (2021), Eddie Olsen (2021), Matt Misch (2024)
Fifth Place: Brian Schwartz (1996), Pete VandenBussche (1997), Ryan Nyeholt (1997), Chris Northey (2000), Brian Ranger (2000), Adam Pradko (2003), Sean Misko (2003), Sean Misko (2004), Kyle Dupuis (2007), Josh Rivard (2009), Justin Russo (2010), Preston Treend (2010), Roger Crump (2010), Greg Sebastian (2011), Jake VanScoter (2014), Jordan Adams (2015), Hunter Seguin (2019), Dan McKiernan (2020), Jacob Fink (2024)
Sixth Place (13): Dan Riedel (1993), Joe Riedel (1998), Mike Poppe (2001), Brian Ranger (2001), Mike Poppe (2002), Sean Misko (2002), Justin Jaynes (2007), Austin Cattera (2012), Jake McKiernan (2013), Austin Vannatter (2014), Graham Barton (2016), Alex Roberts (2017), Daniel McNichol (2018), Wesley Peters (2019), Matt Misch 2023, Pauline Chapman (2024)
Seventh Place: Jacob Clarke (1994), Pete VandenBussche (1996), Mike Aiello (1998), Rob Kluck (2000), Matt Stefforia (2003), Lance Pitcel (2006), Brian Peterson (2006), Casey Martin (2010), Casey Martin (2011), John Gaffney (2012), Josh Younk (2012), Connor Behem (2014), Cody Keller (2016), Josh Barton (2018), David Kaltz (2018), Josh Barton (2020), Noah Harris (2021), Gavin Resk (2021), Kevin McKiernan (2021), Mat Dwyer (2022)
Eighth Place : Mike Zisler (1997), Lance Pitcel (2005), Brett Burg (2009), Pat Baruth (2011), Nate Henke (2013), Dalton Yore (2013), Colton McKiernan (2015), Eric Barr (2018) , Noah Harris (2020), Noah Harris (2022)
Third Place: Brian Norton (1996) (*Brian Norton and his family moved to Romeo for his senior year, and he was State Champion in 1997 in Division I), Ken Thomas (2002), Mark Swantek (2002), Mike Lasinski (2008), Stephen Ireland (2011), and Garett Edwards (2011), Nick Burg (2012), Dustin Pitcel (2012), Nate Henke (2012), Greg Sebastian (2012), Aaron Kilburn (2013), Austin Cattera (2013), Nick Burg (2014), Colton McKiernan (2016) Austin Kilburn (2019), Wesley Peters (2020), Hunter Keller (2021), Wesley Peters (2022), Eddie Olson (2022)
Fourth Place: Jerry Norton (1996), Ryan Nyeholt (1998), Mike Aiello (1999), Tom Lain (2004), Brian Grabowski (2004), Tony Schweiger (2005), Jon Warren (2005), Jon Warren (2006), Brian Henke (2008), Mike Mack (2009), Roy Costello (2015), Connor Behem (2015), Adam Boyd (2015), Roy Costello (2016), Alex Roberts (2016), Roy Costello (2017), Hayden Bastian (2018), JD Gross (2020), Wesley Peters (2021), Eddie Olsen (2021), Matt Misch (2024)
Fifth Place: Brian Schwartz (1996), Pete VandenBussche (1997), Ryan Nyeholt (1997), Chris Northey (2000), Brian Ranger (2000), Adam Pradko (2003), Sean Misko (2003), Sean Misko (2004), Kyle Dupuis (2007), Josh Rivard (2009), Justin Russo (2010), Preston Treend (2010), Roger Crump (2010), Greg Sebastian (2011), Jake VanScoter (2014), Jordan Adams (2015), Hunter Seguin (2019), Dan McKiernan (2020), Jacob Fink (2024)
Sixth Place (13): Dan Riedel (1993), Joe Riedel (1998), Mike Poppe (2001), Brian Ranger (2001), Mike Poppe (2002), Sean Misko (2002), Justin Jaynes (2007), Austin Cattera (2012), Jake McKiernan (2013), Austin Vannatter (2014), Graham Barton (2016), Alex Roberts (2017), Daniel McNichol (2018), Wesley Peters (2019), Matt Misch 2023, Pauline Chapman (2024)
Seventh Place: Jacob Clarke (1994), Pete VandenBussche (1996), Mike Aiello (1998), Rob Kluck (2000), Matt Stefforia (2003), Lance Pitcel (2006), Brian Peterson (2006), Casey Martin (2010), Casey Martin (2011), John Gaffney (2012), Josh Younk (2012), Connor Behem (2014), Cody Keller (2016), Josh Barton (2018), David Kaltz (2018), Josh Barton (2020), Noah Harris (2021), Gavin Resk (2021), Kevin McKiernan (2021), Mat Dwyer (2022)
Eighth Place : Mike Zisler (1997), Lance Pitcel (2005), Brett Burg (2009), Pat Baruth (2011), Nate Henke (2013), Dalton Yore (2013), Colton McKiernan (2015), Eric Barr (2018) , Noah Harris (2020), Noah Harris (2022)