The University of Findlay wrestling program isn't content to sit back and enjoy last season's NCAA tournament success.
It will be looking to build on it as the Roughnecks have signed four solid prep wrestlers to help bolster the team's lineup for the 2012-13 season.
The Roughnecks are coming off the program's highest NCAA tournament finish ever as they finished third last winter, which earned coach Shawn Nelson the NCAA Division II national coach of the year award.
Nelson's team already boasts a pair of returning NCAA runners-up in Arcadia grad Mason True, a 165-pound senior, and 184-pound junior Adam Walters. Also back is returning junior All-American Ben Sergent (125) and senior NCAA qualifier Andrew Tumlin (285).
The biggest name on the list of newcomers to the program is Ohio's all-time winningest wrestler, Archbold's Jordan Cowell.
Cowell, a two-time state placer and 2012 Division III state champion at 152 pounds, posted a 64-2 record as a senior. He finished his career as Ohio's all-time leader in wins with 237 victories and could slide into the 157-pound slot.
Two other prep wrestlers from the Northwest District will also join the squad this season.
Wauseon's Dalton Nicely, a Division II state runner-up in 2012, posted a 46-7 record last season for the Indians at 140 pounds. He'll likely compete in the 149-pound class.
The Division II state runner-up at 160 pounds, Lexington's Brad Metz, is also set to compete for UF. He was 51-4 as a senior and could see action in either the 165- or 174-pound divisions.
The Roughnecks also picked up a new wrestler from the tradition-rich Northeastern corner of the state. Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit's Nic Skonieczny will also compete for UF next season, most likely in the 141-pound division.
Skonieczny finished third in Division II as a junior before finishing an injury riddled senior year with a 10-4 record and fifth-place state tournament showing at 132 pounds.