COLLEGE PARK HIGH SCHOOL*201 VIKING DRIVE*PLEASANT HILL*CALIFORNIA*94523

A NATIONAL RECORD IS BROKEN

ON THE FIRST WEEKEND IN MARCH 1994 COLLEGE PARK STANDOUT CASEY STRAND CAPPED HIS HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING CAREER WITH HIS 2^ND STATE TITLE. THIS WAS CASEY’S 3^RD TRIP TO THE STATE FINALS, WHERE HE HAD FINISHED 2^ND HIS SOPHOMORE YEAR.

STRAND’S UNPRECEDENTED 3^RD TRIP TO THE FINALS AND 2^ND TITLE WERE NOT THE BIGGEST TALK AT THE TIME. TWO WEEKS PRIOR IN THE LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS STRAND HAD ACCOMPLISHED AN EVEN MORE AMAZING FEAT. WITH A 2^ND ROUND TECH FALL OVER MIKE LAWSON OF CLAYTON VALLEY STRAND BROKE THE NATIONAL RECORD FOR WINS IN A HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING CAREER. THIS WAS STRAND’S 218^TH CAREER WIN AND HE HAD TWO WEEKS TO GO IN HIS SENIOR SEASON.

THE 19-8 WIN IN THE STATE FINALS OVER MIKE FRENCH OF GRANITE BAY PUT STRAND’S FINAL MATCH WIN COUNT AT 228, SHATTERING THE PREVIOUS RECORD. CASEY WENT ON TO WRESTLE AT ARIZONA STATE WHERE HE WAS A 2X NCAA DIVISION I ALL AMERICAN, FINISHING 6^TH AND 5^TH .

STRAND’S WIN RECORD REMAINED UNBROKEN FOR THREE YEARS. CASEY NOW LIVES IN PLEASANT HILL AND WORKS AS A CHIROPRACTOR AT CONTRA COSTA CHIROPRACTIC.

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THE FOUNDING FATHERS OF COLLEGE PARK WRESTLING

COLLEGE PARK HS FIELDED ITS FIRST VARSITY WRESTLING TEAM IN 1960. (IN THE PHOTO ABOVE, 2^ND FROM THE LEFT IN THE TOP ROW, IS TEAM MEMBER AND FUTURE FALCON COACH TIM RHYAN, WHO LED THE FALCONS TO 3 LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS IN THE 70’S). THE FIRST FALCON WRESTLING COACH WAS JOHN OWINGS. COACH OWINGS, SHOWN HERE

LEADING THE FALCONS TO VICTORY AT THE NORCAL CHAMPIONSHIPS IN 1966, ALSO COACHED FOOTBALL AND SOFTBALL. BESIDES COACHING MANY INDIVIDUAL AND TEAM CHAMPIONS COACH OWINGS WAS ALSO AN ACCOMPLISHED WRESTLER IN HIS OWN RIGHT. HE LAID THE FOUNDATION FOR THE STRONG WRESTLING TRADITION AT COLLEGE PARK. ON AN INTERESTING SIDE NOTE, COACH OWINGS IS THE OLDER BROTHER OF LARRY OWINGS. LARRY OWINGS IS FAMOUSLY KNOWN IN THE WRESTLING COMMUNITY AS THE MAN WHO BEAT DAN GABLE IN THE NCAA FINALS, THE ONLY COLLEGE LOSS IN GABLE’S CAREER.

LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS

1962-DVAL CHAMPIONS HEAD COACH JOHN OWINGS

1974- DVAL CHAMPIONS HEAD COACH TIM RHYAN

1975- DVAL CHAMPIONS HEAD COACH TIM RHYAN

1976- DVAL CHAMPIONS HEAD COACH TIM RHYAN

1989- DFAL CHAMPIONS HEAD COACH CORY SALMON, ASS. MITCH BABCOCK

1991- DFAL CHAMPIONS HEAD COACH CORY SALMON, ASS. LARRY LASATER

1993- BVAL CHAMPIONS HEAD COACH CORY SALMON, ASS. LEROY RIVERS

1994- BVAL CHAMPIONS HEAD COACH CORY SALMON, ASS. LEROY RIVERS

1995- BVAL CHAMPIONS HEAD COACH CORY SALMON, ASS. LEROY RIVERS, JIM KECK

2001- DFAL CHAMPIONS HEAD COACH JIM KECK, ASS. LEROY RIVERS, DANN VALDEZ

2002- DFAL CHAMPIONS HEAD COACH JIM KECK, ASS. LEROY RIVERS, DANN VALDEZ

2003- DFAL CHAMPIONS HEAD COACH JIM KECK, ASS. LEROY RIVERS, DANN VALDEZ

2006- DFAL CHAMPIONS HEAD COACH JIM KECK, ASS. LEROY RIVERS, DANN VALDEZ

2007- DFAL CHAMPIONS HEAD COACH JIM KECK, ASS. LEROY RIVERS, DANN VALDEZ

2008- DFAL CHAMPIONS HEAD COACH JIM KECK, ASS. LEROY RIVERS, CORY SALMON

NORTH COAST SECTION

1966-NCS CHAMPIONS

1989-NCS 4^TH

1991-NCS 3^RD

1993-NCS 3^RD

1994-NCS 2^ND

2002-NCS 5^TH

2006-NCS 3A CHAMPIONS

2006-NCS OVERALL CHAMPIONS

2007-NCS 3A CHAMPIONS

2007-NCS OVERALL CHAMPIONS

2008-NCS 3A 3^RD

2008-NCS OVERALL 3^RD

COLLEGE PARK WRESTLERS AND COACHES AT THE 2007 NORTH COAST SECTION CHAMPIONSHIPS.

NORCAL/ CIF STATE

1966- NORCAL CHAMPIONS

1967- NORCAL 5^TH

1993-CIF STATE 4^TH

1994-CIF STATE 8^TH

NORCAL/STATE PLACE WINNERS

TOM KNOBLOCK 3^RD STATE 145 (72)

JIM KECK 3^RD STATE 175 (89)

CASEY STRAND 2^ND STATE 160 (92)

STATE CHAMP 171 (93)

STATE CHAMP 189 (94)

2X NCAA DIV I ALL AMERICAN

SET HS NAT. RECORD MOST WINS IN CAREER

ELVIN SEIDENSPINNER 4^TH STATE 119 (93)

MATT ZONFRELLO 5^TH STATE HW (07)

^{MATT IN ACTION HIS SENiOR
YEAR. MAT HELPED LEAD THE TEAM TO BACK TO BACK , NORTH COAST SECTION
TITLES. MATT SUFFERED A SEPERATED SHOULDER INJURY HIS JUNIOR
YEAR. MATT IS CURRENTLY ON THE WRESTLING TEAM AT UC DAVIS.}

NORTH COAST SECTION PLACE WINNERS

MORRIS BOEGER……….2^ND NORCAL, HWT (65)

BOB BECKER……………3^RD NORCAL, 175 (66)

FRED BOEGER…………..2^ND NORCAL, 191 (66)

2^ND NORCAL, 191 (67)

KEITH WERNER………….4^TH NORCAL, 103 (67)

MARK LANCE…………....1^ST NCS, 156 (71)

4^TH NCS, 156 (72)

JIM KEPLER………………1^ST NCS, 135 (71)

4^TH NCS, 135 (72)

TOM KNOBLOCK…………1^ST NCS, 145 (72)

MARK BLACKSHERE…….1^ST NCS, 135 (73)

4^TH NCS, 135 (74)

PETE WITHERS……………3^RD NCS, 177 (75)

DELVIN ZIMMERMAN……..2^ND NCS, 156 (75)

BRAD SHARRTS………….2^ND NCS 140 (75)

DANE LANCE………………3^RD NCS 167 (77)

MIKE HUFF………………….4^TH NCS 232 (77)

CHRIS CARLSON………….1^ST NCS HWT (81)

KEVIN STILES……………..3^RD NCS 175 (83)

LYLE CALLEY…………….4^TH NCS 191 (84)

JOE BATTLE………………2^ND NCS 145 (85)

JIM KECK………………….4^TH NCS 154 (88)

1^ST NCS 175 (89)

MARCO GALLAZO………5^TH NCS 154 (89)

ADAM YUST……………..4^TH NCS 125 (89)

RICH RUBIO………………5^TH NCS 119 (89)

CASEY STRAND…………2^ND NCS 140 (91)

1^ST NCS 160 (92)

1^ST NCS 171 (93)

1^ST NCS 189 (94)

TC MCAIN………………..6^TH NCS 103 (91)

JAMES DERR…………….3^RD NCS 103 (91)

MIKE SILVERA…………..2^ND NCS 171 (91)

SHAUN STOWERS……..6^TH NCS 135 (92)

BRIAN UPSHAW………..5^TH NCS 245 (92)

5^TH NCS 245 (93)

TODD WILLIS…………....5^TH NCS 140 (92)

5^TH NCS 140 (93)

ELVIN SEIDENSPINNER…5^TH NCS 112 (92)

3^RD NCS 119 (93)

1^ST NCS 125 (94)

1^ST NCS 130 (95)

RICKY KNOTT……………4^TH NCS 145 (93)

KEN CASTILLO………….3^RD NCS 112 (93)

MATT RUFF……………...1^ST NCS 103 (93)

1^ST NCS 103 (94)

JOSH BROOKS…………4^TH NCS 112 (94)

ROB GARFINKLE……….2^ND NCS 152 (94)

MIKE KNOTT…………….4^TH NCS 130 (94)

DEREK STONEBARGER..3^RD NCS 160 (94)

RYAN RUFF……………..4^TH NCS 130 (94)

1^ST NCS 135 (95)

ROB PAGAN…………….2^ND NCS 140 (95)

MARK WEILER…………..3^RD NCS 145 (96)

AARON BLAU…………..5^TH NCS 171 (96)

JASON JONES………….5^TH NCS 119 (97)

MIKE SUMMERS…………6^TH NCS 152 (98)

RYAN OUTLAW………...5^TH NCS 103 (00)

4^TH NCS 112 (01)

2^ND 125 (02)

3^RD 125 (03)

JUSTIN CONLEY……….4^TH NCS 135 (01)

2^ND NCS 145 (03)

TIM GLASS……………..3^RD NCS 160 (02)

JAMIE LEE………………5^TH NCS 171 (02)

RYAN HART……………6^TH NCS 189 (02)

TONY ROLANDELLI……3^RD NCS 152 (03)

NICK BALDWIN…………5^TH NCS 103 (03)

ANDREA WHITNEY…….6^TH GIRLS NCS 126 (04)

ZACK FIRESTONE………5^TH NCS 103 (05)

4^TH NCS 103 (06)

BLAKE NICHOLS……….8^TH NCS 112 (05)

2^ND NCS 119 (06)

2^ND NCS 125 (07)

MCKENNA THAYN……..7^TH GIRLS NCS 126 (05)

2^ND GIRLS NCS 126 (06)

1^ST GIRLS NCS 126 (07)

KYLE MEANS…………..4^TH NCS 140 (05)

3^RD NCS 145 (06)

RICK ERLEC…………….6^TH NCS 112 (06)

4^TH NCS 112 (07)

MATT RANDAZZO……6^TH NCS 135 (06)

SEAN MCCLUNEY…….5^TH NCS 152 (06)

MARC BROWN………..5^TH NCS 160(06)

ARMAN OSTADSHARIFF..8^TH NCS 215 (06)

4^TH NCS 215 (07)

MATT ZONFRELLO …..7^THNCS HWT (06)

1^ST NCS HWT (07)

DREW BUSH……………….5^TH NCS 135 (07)

4^TH NCS 135 (08)

JOE HEFFELMIRE…………4^TH NCS 145 (07)

2^ND NCS 152 (08)

GERSON NKUNKU……….3^RD NCS 152 (07)

3^RD NCS 171 (08)

DYLAN PHILIPY………….2^ND NCS 125 (08)

JIM ALBERTSON………..8^TH NCS 140 (08)

DJ CUMMINGS………….7^TH NCS 189 (08)

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