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Limestone University Men's Wrestling
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Limestone University

Limestone University Men's Wrestling

NCAA Division 2 Gaffney, SC Private

Academic Snapshot

Acceptance Rate

98%

Enrollment

1,528

Team Information

Sport

Wrestling

Gender

Men's

Division

NCAA Division 2

Location

Gaffney, SC

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Coaching Staff (4)

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Kelly Revells

Head Coach

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Kelly Revells

Assistant Coach

Revells enters his third season at the helm of the Limestone wrestling program after joining the Saints from nearby Newberry College in July of 2014 where he served as the head assistant wrestling coach since August of 2005 and head mens and womens cross country coach since August of 2012. In the inagural year of the ECAC Division II Wrestling league, Revells led his team to a three-way tie for second place in the league with a 4-2 record in conference.  His team also broke into double digit wins in a season for only the third time in program history and the first time since 2012. Two members of the Saints wreslting team were able to qualify for the national tournament in the second year of Revells leadership. During his maiden voyage with the Saints during the 2014-15 season, Revells 6-10 record in dual meets which included a 21-20 victory over Ashland University and a narrow 27-24 defeat to then nationally eighth-ranked Lake Erie College. Most importantly, he helped Caleb Rivera to an eighth-place finish at the 2015 NCAA Division II Championships which earned him All-American status, and put an end to LC's three-year All-American drought. Revells also had three place at the presitigous 36th Annual Midwest Classic.   A native of South Carolina, Revells has helped lead Newberry wrestling to a number of impressive accomplishments, highlighted by 30 All-Americans, 12 Academic All-Americans, a 2009 NCAA Division II Team National Runner-Up and three individual national champions.   Also among the achievements during his time are six straight top eight NCAA Championship finishes (2008-13), six consecutive Super Region 1 Championships (2008-13), a pair of individual national runners-up, four NWCA National Duals Runner-Up (2009-10, 2012, 2014) and the 15 th highest team GPA in NCAA Division II in 2014. The latter also ranked as the highest team GPA in program history at 3.086.   As part of his duties, Revells oversaw recruiting for the Wolves, which was an area that has been ranked in the Top-10 in the nation in Division II in each of the past three years. He was also responsible for all aspects of team practices, coordinating weight lifting sessions with the Strength & Conditioning staff, reviewing individual performances and conducting individual workouts for the 125, 133, 141, 149 and 157-pound weight classes.   In his role as cross country coach he produced a pair of Capital One Academic All-District selections, three Division II Athletic Directors Association Academic Achievement Award honorees, a South Atlantic Conference First-Team selection and was responsible for all facets of the program.   Prior to joining Newberry, Revells was the assistant wrestling coach at Lassen Community College in Susanville, California from January 2000 through May 2002. In that time he was directly responsible for all practices, preseason and postseason training activities as well as recruiting student-athletes from South Carolina.   He has also served as a coach at a number of camps, including his own from 2006-14 and Jason Valeks Newberry Wrestling Camp (2005-14) in addition to serving as the head track & field coach at Herlong High School (Herlong, Calif.) from 2004-06.   Revells coaching career was set up by an accomplished collegiate cross country, track and wrestling career at Lassen Community College and Division I Eastern Illinois. While at Lassen he helped the Cougars to a pair of National Junior College Athletic Association National Championships (1996, 1997) while earning an individual national title as a sophomore in 1997. He also competed in cross country and track & field for LCC before moving to Eastern Illinois.   While with the Panthers he was an NCAA Division I National Qualifier in 1998 and 2000 and was a Top-12 Finisher as a senior. Revells also helped EIU to an East Region Conference Championship (1998) and a West Region Conference Championship (2000).   As a member of the Summerville High School wrestling team he was a South Carolina State Champion (1994, 1995), State Runner-Up (1993) and South Carolina State Team Champions (1992, 1993). With the track team, he was the State Runner-Up in 800-meters in 1995, a year after helping to lead the Green Wave to a state title.   Revells currently holds an Associates of Arts in General Studies from Lassen Community College (1999) and a Bachelor of Arts in Health Care Administration from Ashford University (2010). Additionally, he is a graduate of the National Wrestling Coaches Association Coaching Leadership Academy (2012) and has been a member of the NWCA since 2005.

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Chris Basford

Assistant Coach

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Karl Reed

Assistant Coach

Reed enters his third season as an assistant with the Saints wrestling program. He has helped the program put together one of the best seasons in program history in the 2015-16 campaign, only the third time in school history the team reach double digit wins in a season.  He also helped Caleb Rivera earn All-American honors in the 197 lb division in the 2014-15 season, and had two members of the 15-16 team qualify for the national tournament. Prior to his time at Limestone, he served as an assistant coach at Darton State College and serving as a graduate assistant at UNC Pembroke the season prior. Before that, he was an accomplished student-athlete for Coach Revells at Newberry College. During his tenure at Darton State, Reed coached eight National Junior College Athletic Association national qualifiers and three All-Americans. He helped lead the Cavaliers to the first Eastern District II Title in program history during the 2013-14 season. He also monitored the academic progress, scouted potential student-athletes for DSC, oversaw the travel schedule and fundraising initiatives and started and maintained a youth program. Before making his way to Darton State, Reed began his coaching career at UNC Pembroke as a graduate assistant during the 2012-13 season. While with the Braves, he coached multiple NCAA Division II national qualifiers and two All-Americans. Reed wrestled for NCAA Division II member Newberry College in the 197-pound weight class.  As a member of the Wolves, Reed helped lead the team to five straight Super Region 1 team titles and five consecutive national top-8 rankings.   He was named team captain during his senior campaign in 2012 and was ranked eighth in the Division II preseason poll the same year.  His 2011 season would prove to be the highlight of his collegiate career as he earned a national qualification after finishing runner-up in Super Region 1. Reed earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Education/Teacher Education with minors in History and Coaching from Newberry.  He graduated the National Wrestling Coaches Association Leadership Academy in 2013 and holds a North Carolina Professional Teaching Certification in Physical Education.

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