Tony Patrizi

Career Synopsis

The 2025-26 season is Patrizi's 12th as the head coach of the Heidelberg wrestling program
Career dual record stands at 79-98 (33-35 OAC)

2024-25

Coached the Berg to a 7-10 record, 3-4 in the OAC
Saw two wrestlers finish with top eight finishes at the NCAA Division III Danville Regional
10 athletes earned Academic All-OAC honors
Saw three wreslters earn NWCA Scholar All-American Honors, team finished second nationally

2023-24

Coached the Student Princes to a 8-11 record, including 4-3 within the conference
Guided Drew Miller and Demitrius Hernandez to All-OAC honors (second team)
Led the team to an eighth place finish at the NCAA Division III Central Regional Tournament, with five wrestlers finishing in the top eight.
Nine athletes receiving Academic All-OAC honors

2022-23

Led Heidelberg to a 7-7 record in dual meets
Team finished with a collective 3.7661 GPA, second-best in the nation
Four wrestlers earned NWCA Scholar All-American recognition and eight were tabbed as Academic All-OAC honorees
Guided TJ Rhamy (first team) and Adam Medeiros (second team) to All-OAC honors

2021-22

Coached Heidelberg to a 6-5 record and fourth place OAC finish
Led Jace Grossman, Dwight Parker and T.J. Rhamy to All-OAC honors
Guided six athletes to place at the NCAA Regional Tournament -- tying the program record
Helped nine student-athletes to receive Academic All-OAC honors
Patrizi's program finished the season with the eighth-best team grades on the NWCA Top-25 GPA, with a collective 3.678

2020-21

Led The Berg to a 1-4 record in the truncated season
Coached Devin Miller to OAC Wrester of the Year honors
Guided Dylan Roth to be the top ranked wrester in the 184 pound class nationally by d3wrestle.com

2019-20

Guided HU to a 5-12 dual record and a tie for fourth place OAC finish
Mentored Dylan Roth to National Qualification, a Regional Championship and first team All-OAC honors
Guided three wrestlers to All-Region placements
Oversaw the selection of three NWCA Scholar All-Americans, three Academic All-OAC recipients, and a team finish of 19th on the NWCA Academic Award charts

2018-19

Led the Berg to a 10-7 dual record and a fourth place OAC finish
Guided Dylan Roth to All-American status and the OAC's John Summa Wrestler of the Year award
Was intrumental in the first team All-OAC selection of two wrestlers
Mentored five wrestlers to All-Region accolades
Oversaw a team finish of 26th on the NWCA Academic Award charts, including having four NWCA Scholar All-Americans and two Academic All-OAC performers

2017-18

2016-17

Led the Student Princes to a second place finish in the Ohio Athletic Conference
Guided four wrestlers to All-OAC honors
Mentored freshman Dallas O'Green to the NCAA Tournament

2015-16

Coached Heidelberg to a sixth place finish at the NCAA Mideast Regional, including four national qualifiers
Mentored Justin Kihn to an All-American finish (4th) at the NCAA DIII Championships at 141
Freshman Dillen Decker (184) and Kihn earned 1st team All-OAC honors while Kihn was named OAC Wrestler of the Year

2014-15

Led the Student Princes to a third place finish at the NCAA Mideast Regional, including two national qualifiers and a school-record six regional placers
Guided the Berg to a 10-12 dual record (2-3 OAC) in his first season as head coach
Coached Richard Dowdley to an All-American finish in the 184 pound weight class
Mentored three NWCA Scholar All-Americans and three All-OAC wrestlers

Previous Experience

Served two years as a graduate assistant at Heidelberg under then-head wrestling coach Jason Miller
Assisted with all aspects of the program during time as a GA, including academic support and recruiting
Spent four years as head coach at nearby Mohawk High School
Coached seven state placers and 14 state qualifiers during his stint at Mohawk

Collegiate Experience

2004 Heidelberg graduate
Named Heidelberg's first John Summa Award winner in 2004, which is given to the OAC's most outstanding wrestler
Two-time OAC champion (2003, 2004) at 149
Selected as an NWCA Scholar All-American in 2002, 2003, and 2004
Recipient of Heidelberg's prestigious Paul H. Hoernemann award and was the university's OAC Clyde Lamb male recipient in 2004
Also played varsity soccer for the Berg, earning second team All-OAC honors as a senior

Personal

Resides in Sycamore with his wife, Erin – a 2003 Heidelberg grad -- and their two children
Earned his master's degree from Heidelberg in 2011
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