2018-2019 NCAA Wrestling All Ear Team
Throughout history, cauliflower ear has predominantly served as a “badge of honor” to combat sport athletes and a grotesque deformity to the rest of the population. As a flimsy 5’7″ man who’s afflicted with a double dose of the irreversible malformation, my completely unbiased opinion is that cauliflower ear is the ultimate sign of a hard-nosed, bloodthirsty warrior who would beat the living shit out of any given person at a bar or social event. Since no one had the balls to challenge me to a fist fight over the weekend, I did the next most masculine thing and spent hours of my life looking through hundreds of pictures of adult men on the internet. With that said, I present to you the 2018-2019 NCAA Division One Wrestling All Ear Team:
-I only used the official 2018-2019 team roster pictures to judge the ears in this competition. This was a major advantage for teams with high quality photos like Duke, and a major disadvantage for teams with extremely low quality photos like Buffalo, Cleveland State, and Ohio University.
-I was looking for overall size, girth, total coverage, irregularities, physical anomalies or enigmas, and general ugliness.
-Weight classes didn’t play a factor. There will be a First Team (10 wrestlers), Second Team (10 wrestlers), and Honorable Mention Team (30+ wrestlers).
*National Qualifier
**All American
***National Champion
ALL EAR THIRD TEAM (HONORABLE MENTION)
Josh Annis, CSU Bakersfield
![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*67HKC4_vfMU6_DY1r_b2Bg.jpeg)
Nelson Brands, Iowa
![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*CKmC2zPl96MEkC2-fJJQjQ.jpeg)
Kevin Budock, Old Dominion
![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*AUyKCxL8FQGuy6xTzeOINg.jpeg)
Brandon Courtney, Arizona State
![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*uENOcKAM3hAYInRG80EkKg.jpeg)
Hunter Delong, West Virginia
![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*7R3ubsjRslOZIdDEwq7u7g.jpeg)
Austin Eicher, Michigan State*
![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*e8j0MPjy0v690LjmZPK6IQ.jpeg)
Andy Gandara, Arizona State
![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*6eHBZOrv5WxXXbm1beBVjg.jpeg)
Noe Garcia, CSU Bakersfield
![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*TsTXEVALVoWpjMXmKG0Mpg.jpeg)
Hayden Hansen, Oklahoma
![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*kKUniV5EKmdmK1KHaeuuHQ.jpeg)
Jere Heino, Campbell*
![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*L5Y-bBy7lRgo0Z5phfGmHg.jpeg)
Carlos Herrara, CSU Bakersfield
![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*JUZk0Ylcal22tsaFuF7xog.jpeg)
Mitch Finesilver, Duke*
![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*bmOSeUpyUUGowmJnXzqn2w.jpeg)
Jaime Hernandez, North Carolina
![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*8Bq0iFmeezPEScavlg7-oQ.jpeg)
Peter Lipari, Rutgers
![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*Gjn5HF9Uv-7a_459-jrBUw.jpeg)
Taylor Lujan, Northern Iowa*
![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*cCzJfgUOIrkFqlGVO1Rk_A@2x.jpeg)
Alex Mackall, Iowa State
![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*LJfBK6AVPNnmJt9mi2X3rw.jpeg)
Alex Marinelli, Iowa**
![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*6twxmVWMfJYEg_z1n_FSlg.jpeg)
Chance Marsteller, Lock Haven**
![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*Ozn0fq9R7r9KkKTICc14Pw.jpeg)
Drake McKee, Oregon State
![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*ryR6mUuZ8TKRcW8zXduEHw.jpeg)
Zeke Moisey, Nebraska**
Tristan Moran, Wisconsin
![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*lPwtONMvDlrSZOiVway_fA.jpeg)
Alec Pantaleo, Michigan**
![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*-2GuSQoFDzUGez0fIJ-GTQ.jpeg)
Kyler Rea, West Virginia
![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*ztPi9nf-_rPX4kDE4YsgzA.jpeg)
Dan Reed, Columbia
![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*R3VOMfGFAggjaTUvXiKAog.jpeg)
Lukas Rodriguez, Edinboro
![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*F-6QlSYuJivDefO-NACCZQ.jpeg)
Kaden Russell, Duke
![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*h5ixw9UDIWwYcy1ZhfbpCw.jpeg)
Willie Scott, Rutgers
![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*u476JkFIqx_2zHrOtcXH4Q.jpeg)
Ross Sealby, Northern Illinois
![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*izA1fKIeDjnaLKM5IYOvGQ.jpeg)
Jared Scharenbrock, Wisconsin
![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*R3uGf-Q91tRT0K_fnyR-3A.jpeg)
Matthew Schmitt, West Virginia*
![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*L65UlMj4VCSJPzzCbEM9BA.jpeg)
Lokahi Tonge, CSU Bakersfield
![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*0uRCbVVOitNGYpZ0svR3RA.jpeg)
Zander Wick, Wisconsin
![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*k9bJq6RQZnjT6cYHfj_A4w.jpeg)
Brock Zacherl, Clarion
![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*TyQEcSwgSE-3-6uZEvtC5w.jpeg)
ALL EAR SECOND TEAM
Connor Brown, Wisconsin* (Extreme Irregularity Award Winner)
![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*zRdG75SoOO2L6W-3xVBFSg.jpeg)
Gabriel De Haro, Cal Baptist
![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*ea_DhSsK1ZNgHkAv1SDy5A.jpeg)
Gabe Dinette, Stanford
![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*1y7sfeF4ovOmEXuK-Rj4bw.jpeg)
Jake Hinz, Indiana (“Mangled By A Rottweiler” Award Winner)
![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*43RQANLvgQ13AEQGSOBVSw.jpeg)
Josh Finesilver, Duke*
![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*p7qGkFIIEt2G8iqmR3WBKA.jpeg)
Christopher Matzke, Edinboro (“Possibly Has A Heartbeat” Award Winner)
![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*USL-GUC7gNebqmolwf4KJw.jpeg)
Jason Renteria, Iowa*
![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*QNVYGe23rzv7_et9pOAS4w.jpeg)
Brandon Stokes, Bucknell
![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*BayEdKgYbCHzqrsQBrf2VQ.jpeg)
Kaleb Young, Iowa
![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*grY10UchAXaL8hMYaOcvAA.jpeg)
ALL EAR FIRST TEAM
John Erneste, Missouri*
![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*nU1YcTrVBD-GYkB1ADFRMw.jpeg)
Zach Finesilver, Duke*
![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*lsuD3awvFTpq717Ntwz-dA.jpeg)
Jens Lantz, Wisconsin
![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*pJjmhwoEhF8l7H3lP-bKfg.jpeg)
Robert Lee, Pitt
![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*p-e7CfkxRiPp6VfYrfbt_A.jpeg)
Quentin Milliken, Rider
![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*E4ncn4m2UE5akiVWTgJS2w.jpeg)
Bo Nickal, Penn State***
![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*CG_qIhqef67RMjkXrPmY1A.jpeg)
Ian Parker, Iowa State
![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*P9G-528Kw2gH458e4WPWfA.jpeg)
Josh Ramirez, West Virginia
![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*89Z1RG26Q-Hqs4dkI27GTw.jpeg)
Paxton Rosen, Campbell
![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*CL9llazVZF5xlpeLAb3cyA.jpeg)
Jacob Rubio, Oklahoma
![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*TGjnEysil5lXLOgxF-oA8g.jpeg)
ALL EAR COACHES OF THE YEAR
Jim Andrassy, Kent State
![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*XSJN9LlkrDCJtBVVG6Ao6A.jpeg)
Nic Bedelyon, Rider
![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*TncDngQr8yY2EiRj7_hAkg.jpeg)
Scottie Boykin, Chattanooga
![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*FAbQW6wrGhZZf1uHsld60w.jpeg)
Cody Caldwell, South Dakota State
![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*fFofsDi90awkuMCWHCQOAg@2x.jpeg)
Zack Esposito, Oklahoma State
![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*HqhA7PbF18OGETfEN-9HkQ.jpeg)
Andy Lausier, Davidson
![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*Jji3-8wkWJyKXjRkcoRqtg.jpeg)
Frank Molinaro, Virginia Tech
![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*8XDxaz-xR_te4ANRtYVQpw.png)
Clint Musser, American
Dan Neff, Navy
Lee Pritts, Arizona State
![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*bXC6R1OuZAf7RhBj7ZEfjQ.jpeg)
Israel Silva, Fresno State
![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*doEBRbetwrdE9AMauWwUuA@2x.jpeg)
Tony Ramos, North Carolina
![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*jBJ8N8rX8BNXABSf-vmw9g.jpeg)
Zach Tanelli, Columbia
![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*O9xMsL4tiDpmzgYqVuFHEg.jpeg)
Chad Walsh, Rider
![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*4Edy9snNS0Fh9Z4oBFsUNw.jpeg)
ALL MYSTERY TEAM
Blake Barrick, American
![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*DDeBnU4W8r5TCkIHHc6MJg.jpeg)
Cameron Caffey, Michigan State
![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*JYAkRkyOLePJcsZ32EL24A.jpeg)
Christian Dulaney, SIU Edwardsville
![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*wD_dnmkvjNl5wsGoI4q3dw.jpeg)
Spencer Irick, Indiana
![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*4x8NaqNcc1cT6jKOym-qzQ.jpeg)
Anthony Lombardo, Wyoming
![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*cSGc8v3Crd_eQTWwBvyyOQ@2x.jpeg)
Jaron Smith, Maryland
![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*K96EYeyCONgQVY_3G_qBwQ.jpeg)
ALL LOPSIDED TEAM
Trey Anderson, West Virginia
![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*pV47S3pjbDuxsn0enzPD0A.jpeg)
Nate Hagan, Edinboro
![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*pInqMCnwn2RJ0ABaQXtZPQ.jpeg)
Jason Javier, Binghamton
![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*RuoTFT6S7YjopsJ_jSzQLw.jpeg)
Cary Palmer, Bloomsburg
![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*hPyKIPakBPMsC0kubxcOmA.jpeg)
Dean Sherry, Rider
![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*M3IADa_b6I17Itg9u2b0qA.jpeg)
Connor Webb, Oklahoma
![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*mAUTSVs6b698exIfVPC0SQ.jpeg)
BEST DRESSED
Davion Jeffries, Oklahoma*
![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*8ryX62jHg7-DM5aUjCB7xQ.jpeg)
TWIN EARS OF THE YEAR (MOST IDENTICAL)
Danny and Zac Braunagel, Illinois
![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*z3t-jXQXyHjLFWTLzFBMJg.jpeg)
![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*XXZisFbWuuh3VSYrhS6wBA.jpeg)
All Ear Teams of the Year
1st Place: Wisconsin
2nd Place: Campbell
3rd Place: CSU Bakersfield
4th Place: West Virginia
Cliff Keen Ear Safety Awareness Award (team with most normal ears)
Lehigh University
Edit: Lehigh has been accused of illegally recycling freshmen roster pics
The “This Fucking Guy” Award
Tanner Rohweder, Northern Iowa
![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*1RFymfDToMr0r-aroFbqYA@2x.jpeg)
2018-2019 NCAA DIVISION ONE WRESTLING ALL NAME TEAM
Noah Blakley-Beanes, CSU Bakersfield
Josh Breeding, Princeton (Translates to “Prank Fucking”)
Kam Bush, Central Michigan
Gary Joint, Fresno State
Raider Lofthouse, Utah Valley (Co Captain)
Carless Looney, Wyoming (Translates to “Psychopath who doesn’t own a car”)
McGwire Midkiff, North Dakota State
Perez Perez, Iowa
Paul Pierce, George Mason
Ryder Punke, Illinois (Co Captain)
Cornelius Putnam, Oklahoma State
King Sandoval, Maryland
Tucker Sjomeling, Nebraska (Looks like someone tried to drunk text “fuck or something”)
Stanley Smeltzer, Virginia Tech
Zurich Storm, NC State (Translates to “Swiss Blizzard”)
Hunter Washburn, Northern Iowa (Translates to “Kills wild animals, Douses fla…nevermind)
Real Woods, Stanford (Translates to “Natural Erections”)
Requir Van Der Merwe, Stanford
Cooper Youngblood, The Citadel