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With 14 Middle Atlantic ConferenceChampionships, six regional titles and five NCAA Division IIItop-five finishes, Delaware Valley has one of the premier wrestlingprograms in the country. The Aggies have had just one losing seasonsince 1969-70 and have posted three undefeated campaigns in theirhistory.
In addition to 14 conference titles, the Aggies have also had 12runner-up finishes. Nationally, the 1988-89 Aggie squad went aperfect 18-0 and earned the Division III number one ranking duringthe season. They crowned three individual national champions thatyear and finished as the nation's runner-up. In 2004, DelawareValley finished fourth at the NCAAs and brought home a nationaltrophy.

From 2007 to 2010, the Aggies competed at the Midwest Regionals(a qualifying tournament for the NCAA Championships) and theydominated the action with four team titles, four coach of the yearawards, two most outstanding wrestler awards and 24 nationalqualifiers. The 2008 edition had a school-record eight NCAAqualifiers and four came back as All-Americans as Delaware Valleyfinished fifth in the team standings.

In 2009, the Aggies posted a 21-1-2 record and were ranked ashigh as second in the national poll. They shared that spot witheventual national champion Wartburg College after tying the Knightson their own home mat in January. Delaware Valley had aschool-record five wrestlers earn All-American honors, includingMike Wilcox who won the 184-pound national championship and wasnamed the Most Outstanding Wrestler of the tournament - the firstAggie to ever receive the honor. Delaware Valley once again tookfifth in the team standings.

The 2010 edition tied the school mark with five moreAll-Americans and a third straight, top-five finish. The next year,two more All-Americans were crowned and the team had a 19th-placeshowing at the NCAAs. In 2011, new head coach Steve Cantrell ledthe Aggies to a 16th-place national finish while two wrestlers camehome with All-America honors. One of the them was Zak Andrews asthe two-time All-American also earned a pair of ScholarAll-American accolades. Last year, the team produced five nationalqualifiers and two All-Americans, including Emmanuel Ajagbe who wasranked first in his weight class for a portion of theregular-season. They also had another Scholar All-American inCharlie Frankel.

Delaware Valley has had nine individual champions, 69All-Americans and 97 MAC Champions in the program's storiedhistory. One of the national champions is former head coach BrandonTotten, who captured back-to-back Division III titles in 1995 and1996 and is a member of the Hall of Fame. He is one of two Aggie towin multiple championships with the other being current assistantcoach Shaun Smith, who went 88-1 with three NCAA Division IIItitles in the late '80s.