Board of Directors

Dennis was born and raised in the Lower Bucks County area of Pennsylvania, living primarily in Levittown. He wrestled for Woodrow Wilson High School Coach Donald Wise and graduated in 1964. At Bloomsburg State College, while wrestling for Coach Russ Houk, Dennis placed fourth at the 1966 PSAC Tournament.

Has coached high school wrestling in Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and Florida. In Connecticut, he coached many State Champions and his teams won two State Titles and finished second twice. Dennis also coached junior college wrestling in Kansas and Oklahoma, where again he coached numerous All-Americans and his teams won the NJCAA National Championship four times. He has also been a high school and middle school principal.

Dennis has been inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame-Connecticut as a Lifetime Service to Wrestling award winner. Other inductions include the Connecticut High School Coaches Hall of Fame; New England Principals Association Athletic Hall of Fame; Bristol Connecticut Hall of Fame; Bristol Township, Pennsylvania Hall of Fame and honored as the college volunteer coach of the year by the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame.

Dennis was recently named the Bloomsburg University Alumni of the Year in 2021 for Distinguished Service. He is the President of the Delta Omega Chi Alumni Association and led the effort to endow a $50,000 Legacy Scholarship for a wrestler and a football player at Bloomsburg. He also endowed the Siegmann Family Wrestling Scholarship with the Bloomsburg Foundation.

“I love Bloomsburg and Bloomsburg Wrestling. If it wasn’t for Bloomsburg, I know I do not ever get to where I am now in my life! It is enjoyable to be semi-retired and travel the country talking with Alumni and friends about the College on the Hill. It is my home away from home!”

Andy Cappelli enjoyed a sensational four-year career on the mat for the Bloomsburg University wrestling team from 1975-79.

Cappelli posted an overall record of 109-32-4 and, at the time of his induction, ranks 13th all-time in career victories. His winning percentage of .766 is 12th in program history. A tri-captain as a senior, Cappelli was a three-time Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) champion, a three-time Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) placewinner, and a three-time NCAA qualifier.

Cappelli is one of only ten wrestlers in program history to win three PSAC titles after winning in 1977, 1978, and 1979 after finishing fourth as a freshman in 1976. His championships in 1977 and 1979 were at 177 pounds while his 1978 crown came at 167 pounds.

At the EWLs, Cappelli finished second twice and third once and he qualified for the NCAA Division I championships as a freshman in 1976 and then again in 1977 and in 1979.

Cappelli was a four-time Bloomsburg Open champion and claimed three crowns while competing at the Delaware Invitational during his career. He also won a pair of East Stroudsburg Opens and two Bloomsburg Invitationals.

During his four-year career, the Huskies’ wrestling program went 47-17-2 in duals under head coach Roger Sanders. The team won the PSAC Championship in 1979 and finished second at the EWL Tournament in 1977 and 1979.

Steve is a 1994 Graduate of Bloomsburg University having earned degrees in Adult Health & Art Studio. He ended his career on the wrestling mat with 75 wins, as a 3x EWL placewinner (4th,4th,3rd) and NCAA Tournament Qualifier(’92-’94).

Steve graduated from Union High School in New Jersey where he was a member of the National Honor Society. As a wrestler, he placed Second as a Senior at the NJSIAA state tournament and won a National Freestyle Championship. (’89) He was coached by his father, Hall of Fame coach Al Lilley.

Steve has worked the past 25 Years in the Mortgage Finance Business, as well as an established Artist. He resides in Drums, PA with his daughter Lexi, where he has coached for the Hazleton Area Wrestling team the past 10 seasons.

John Supsic is a proud Bloomsburg Husky Wrestling Alumni and NCAA Qualifier, wrestling for the Huskies from 1986-1990. Supsic enjoyed success with the Huskies, training with many other Husky legends. John says his time on the BU squad instilled the drive, determination and hard work he needed to become a successful businessman.

Supsic and his wife Tracy own, Carpetman in Milton PA, a well known flooring business that serves all of Northeastern and Central Pennsylvania. Before heading to Bloomsburg to wrestle, Supsic grappled for famed Shikellamy Braves Head Coach Phil Lockoff. During his time at Shikellamy, Supsic amassed a high school record of 134-12 and was a 3 time PIAA state place winner.

The Supsic family lives in Northumberland and continues to be very involved in the success of the Bloomsburg Husky wrestling program.

I’ve accepted the nomination to be on the Husky Elite Wrestling Club Board of Directors because of my love of wrestling. I was raised by parents who both coached many sports, but it was my Father’s wrestling coaching career at Hughesville High School that impacted my life the most.

I have experienced how wrestling builds character, creates opportunities and can galvanize a community. It is my honor to be a board member and I embrace the responsibility to move our program forward. Living in Bloomsburg for over 30 years has been a blessing and will strengthen my role as Community Engagement Liaison for the Club.