Depth, experience key Bullets wresting team

GETTYSBURG, Pa. – Head coach Andy Vogel has already figured out the formula for replacing three-time national qualifier and three-time Centennial Conference champion Andrew Goldstein on the Gettysburg College wrestling team: you don’t. Instead, Vogel has bulked up the size of his roster and combined a mixture of experienced veterans and talented newcomers that will ultimately make the Bullets a better and more competitive team in 2009-10.

In his first two seasons, Vogel was fortunate to have two of the best wrestlers in school history on the roster in 2008 graduate Matt Shank and Goldstein. Both grapplers won over 100 matches in their careers, with Shank claiming a pair of conference titles and Goldstein taking each of the last three at 157 pounds. Goldstein posted a 24-2 record last season, swept all of the conference’s wrestling awards, and qualified for the national tournament for the third-straight season. Both he and Shank left big shoes to fill, but Vogel is confident in his current roster’s capabilities.

“It’s a big loss to have someone as talented as Andrew leave,” said Vogel. “The level he achieved showed his teammates what was possible coming out of Gettysburg. Overall, I think the team will be stronger this year than in years past, even though we’ll miss Andrew.”

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