The TakeDown Report # 17-24 Mar. 10th, 2010
Scholastic Rankings — Complete Stats for all teams at: www.nwcaonline.com/.
New site with state-wide N. C. H.S. rankings is at retrorankings.com/
TDR Top 12 Eastern N.C.H.S. Individual Rankings rest of the weights in the next issue
145 1) Brinn, Shane – Manteo (46-1), 2) Davis, Ray – Havelock (52-5), 3) Michael Metcalf – Croatan (31-9), 4) McGhee, William – Laney (43-8), 5) Tomlinson, Charles Sam – West Carteret (34-9), 6) Dixon, Kelvin – New Bern (47-14), 7) Thomas, Darren – Clinton (31-11), 8 ) Shane Johnson – Clayton (53-9), 9) Wiley, John-South Brunswick (28-17), 10) Munoz, Daniel – North Johnston (40-9), 11) Kyle Smith – Northside (24-8), 12) Quincey Culler- Currituck (36-13)
Hon. Men.: Holbrook, Wes – Jacksonville (38-16), Billy .J Creech – Princeton (26-12),
152 1) Terrence Zaleski – Havelock (47-2), 2) C.C. Wright – Croatan (36-4), 3) Pippen, Ryan – Pasquotank (30-0), 4) Tyree McLeod – New Hanover (27-0), 5) Rose, Oran – Clayton (42-10), 6) Grady, Justin – South Lenoir (32-2), 7) Rudder, Dean – White Oak (27-6), 8 ) Lamb, David – Dixon (37-14), 9) Sanderson, LuWolf – So. Brunswick (29-9), 10) Najar, Xavier – North Pitt (32-6), 11) Porter, Connor – East Wake (26-9), 12) Pipkin, Joshua – Rosewood (45-10)
Hon. Men.: Sweet, Ryan – Northern Nash (26-6), Ward, Joshua – South Central (37-16),
160 1)Lindsey, Kenny- First Flight (27-1), 2)Chris Grimes-North Pitt(43-5), 3)Parks, Chad – Manteo (23-6), 4) Ikalowych, Paul Steven – South Brunswick (47-11), 5)McClelland, Nick-Knightdale (42-9), 6) Joseph D’Zurilla-Dixon (40-12), 7)Reynolds, Robbie-South Central (38-13), 8 )Taylor, Tate – Ashley (41-5), 9) Phipps, Travis – North Johnston(34-13), 10) Horton, Kris-Northern Nash (22-10), 11) Hayes, Travis – Croatan (33-14), 12)Broadbridge, Patrick–Topsail(33-11), Hon. Men.: Smith, Alex– Pasquotank (18-5)
171 1) Brandon Leitz- J.H. Rose (40-0), 2) Moore, Justin – Washington (44-1), 3) Adams, Elijah – SoEAST Raleigh (41-2), 4) Nadeau, Stuart – Topsail (42-8), 5) Roberts, Damon-Pamlico (23-8), 6) James Scott – NorthEastern (20-5), 7) June, Thomas – West Craven (39-11), 8 ) Williamson, J.K. – Rocky Mount (30-12), 9) Bridges, Garrett-Croatan (25-15), 10) Summers, Brandon – North Pitt (39-9), 11) Xalteno, Luis – South Lenoir (25-9), 12) Dasilva, Zack – Laney (26-8), Hon. Men: Delaney, Zach-Holmes (16-9),
189 1) Hunt, Ervin – Louisburg (41-3), 2) Brinkley, Seth – Currituck (37-2), 3) Hoke, Dillion – Laney (41-9), 4) Jones, Will – Franklinton (29-9), 5) Rudolph, Jonathon – Aycock, C.B. (31-8), 6) Crandell, Kameron – D.H. Conley (39-10), 7) Middleton, Mikeal North Pitt (35-10), 8 ) Graves, Joseph – Topsail (21-10), 9) Ramos, Brandon-Pender Co. (24-7), 10) Costin, Jackson – Swansboro (32-5), 11) Rome, Brandon – Holmes (22-8), 12) Brice, Josh – Southern Nash (21-5),
215 1) Bryant, Emmanuel – Croatan (25-5), 2) Young, Joseph – Northern Nash (31-5), 3) Grist, Anthony – New Bern (39-8) 4) Gordon, Lars – Dixon (34-10), 5) Perkins, Tyrone – North Pitt (38-7), 6) Schaeffer, Josh – Topsail (37-15), 7) Green, Thurman Maurice – Havelock (38-11), 8 ) Mason, Sean – Knightdale (43-10), 9) Fisher, Nico – Franklinton (29-12), 10) Kleckley, Jacob – J.H. Rose (33-7), 11) Arroyo, Raymond-West Carteret (24-13), 12) Hertling, Kenny – Hunt (22-7),
Hon. Men.: Lindsay, Brenden – First Flight (19-8), Bowman, Dylan – West Brunswick (20-7),
285 1) Hill, Marquin- Washington (47-2), 2) Sumerrell, Nick – South Central (52-12), 3) Nathaniel Stevenson – D.H. Conley (49-12), 4) Fess, Curtis – Beddingfield (27-7), 5) Robinson, Tyrell- Louisburg (39-11), 6) Allen, Mason- Topsail (32-7), 7) Maher, Tyler – Garner Magnet (41-5), 8 ) Byerly, Ben – Triton (30-6), 9) Shiver, Terrell – Trask (23-9), 10) Colter, Matthew – White Oak (34-7), 11) James, Elvin Jarrod – CB Aycock (27-11), 12) Anderson, Chris (15-5)
State Tournament brackets, team scores & results at NCMAT.com/2010_Complete
2010 NHSCA High School Nationals
The NHSCA National High School Wrestling Championships already has 42 states and one European country represented as entries. They are as follows: AK, AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UK, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV, and WY. To date, this year’s field won more than 200 state titles, including (4) 4x state champions and (12) 3x state champions. The field also owns more than 300 state place finishes. We are hoping to exceed last year’s record high of 2800 entries representing 49 states and 5 European countries. Last year’s entries included more than 700 high school state champions.
March 23-26, 2010 Freshman, Sophomore, & Junior Divisions at Virginia Beach Convention Center, 1000 19th Street, Virginia Beach, VA 23451
March 25-28, 2010 21st Annual Senior Nationals Virginia Beach Convention Center, 1000 19th Street, Virginia Beach, VA 23451 More information, www.nhscaevents.com & Check out….
Cael Sanderson To Be The Keynote Speaker For NHSCA National Championship Breakfast
Michigan Underclassmen Cleared To Compete At NHSCA High School National Tournament
Scholastic News & Results — Complete Stats for all teams at: www.nwcaonline.com/.
Join us as a FaceBook page fan of “The TakeDown Report.”
TDR Shirts and Awards; The 2009 TDR Top 12 and the All-Area T-Shirts.for sale. The TDR Top 12 wrestlers are listed on back of TDR T-Shirts for the 10th season. All wrestlers sent a TDR certificate are listed. This is the 11th year of awarding certificates. The Top 12 Shirts just $12. Shirts 2006 & earlier $10. Final TDR Top 12 H.S. Rankings http://ncmat.com/tdr/
NC State H.S. Wres. Champs.-Time-Warner Video on Demand(Chan.1234)&http://www.gametapes.com/
College Scores, Rankings & News
Feb. 27th : NJCAA National Championships | Team Scores
Feb. 28th : NCAA Division II Super Region 2 Championships | Team Scores
NCAA Division II Super Region 3/Northern Sun Championships | Team Scores
Complete reports & scores by Jason Bryant at the Mat.com — http://themat.com/section
Mar. 6th : Atlantic Coast Conference Championships | Team Scores
Big 12 Conference Championships Colonial Athletic Association Championships
NCAA Division I East Region Championships | Team Scores
NCAA Division III National Championships NAIA National Championship
Southern Conference Championships | Team Scores
Western Wrestling Conference Championships
Mar. 7th : Eastern Wrestling League Championships
Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association Championships | Team Scores
Big Ten Conference Championships | Team Scores
Mid-American Conference Championships | Team Scores
Upcoming Meets & Tournaments
Mar. 12th-13th : NCAA Division II National Championships (at Nebraska-Omaha)
NCWA National Championships (at Hampton, Va.)
Mar. 18th-20th : NCAA Division I National Championships (at Omaha, Neb.)
Carolinas College Wrestling — Past TDR Carolinas Colleges Rankings NCMAT/college/
Appalachian State Wrestling News at http://www.goasu.com/
Belmont Abbey College News at http://abbeyathletics.com/
Campbell Camels Wrestling at www.gocamels.com/
Davidson Wrestling 2009-10 Season at www.davidsonwildcats.com
Duke Wrestling News : at www.goduke.com/
Gardner-Webb Univ.’s at www.gwusports.com/
N.C. State Wrestling at www.gopack.com
UNC-Greensboro Spartans Wrestling News: At www.uncgspartans.com/
Two Spartans named All-SoCon, three earn All-Freshman honors
UNCG wins SoCon Tournament Championship, three make NCAAs
UNC Tar Heels In Action http://tarheelblue.cstv.com/
UNC-Pembroke Braves Wrestling News at www.uncpbraves.com/
St. Andrews Presbyterian College Wrestling News at www.sapc.edu/athletics/
Anderson University Trojan Wrestlers at www.ac.edu/sports/
Citadel Bulldog Wrestling at http://www.citadelsports.com/
Luvsandorj and Delaney Win Titles, Bulldogs Place Second at SoCon Championships Davidson, N.C. – Turtogtokh Luvsandorj and Odie Delaney won SoCon titles and helped lead The Citadel wrestling team to their best tournament finish since the 2004-2005 season on Saturday.
Limestone Wrestling News at www.golimestonesaints.com/
Newberry Wrestling News at http://newberryathleticsite.com/sport.asp?sportID=15
No. 2 Newberry keeps No. 2 in final edition of national rankings
Five Newberry grapplers appear in the rankings 3/3/2010
Spartanburg Methodist College News & Results at /www.smcsc.edu/
National College & International News —-
The All-Time College Coaching Wins Project: : Looking for dual records for many teams from schools that used to have wrestling. Also looking for dual meet match scores from before 1942.
Four Hokies take titles at ACC Championships
Six grapplers qualify for NCAA Tournament Read the story
– hokiesports.com to go http://www.hokiesports.com/wrestling/recaps/20100306aab.html
RALEIGH, N.C. – Four Virginia Tech wrestlers captured ACC titles Saturday at the ACC Championships, in Reynolds Coliseum on the campus of NC State as six wrestlers qualified for the NCAA Championships.
HOFSTRA PRIDE PLACE FIFTH AT THE CAAs AS THREE QUALIFY FOR THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
Tickets Available for ASICS U.S. Open Championships in Cleveland
CLEVELAND, Ohio (February 15, 2010) – Tickets are now on sale for the 2010 ASICS U.S. Open Wrestling Championships & the Men’s FILA Junior National Championships April 22-25th at Cleveland St. Un. Wolstein Center. To purchase tickets, event schedule & learn more at www.USOpenCleveland.com.
USA Wrestling and the NCAA team up to hold Big Ten vs. Big 12 Challenge in freestyle wrestling in Omaha, Neb. on Friday, March 19 : In a cooperative effort, USA Wrestling and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) will present an exhibition men’s freestyle wrestling dual meet as part of the NCAA Fan Festival which is held alongside the 2010 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships in Omaha, Nebraska. The event is called the Big Ten vs. Big 12 Challenge and will feature wrestlers who competed for universities in these prestigious conferences as undergraduates. The competitors are now pursuing their Olympic dreams in men’s freestyle wrestling. It will be held at Exhibit Hall C of the Qwest Center Omaha on Friday, March 19 from 1:45 p.m.- 2:30 p.m. Central, as part of the annual NCAA Fan Festival. This is just a short indoor walk north from the Qwest Center Omaha, site of the 2010 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships. Admission to the Fan Festival is free, so there will be no charge to watch the men’s freestyle action. For the Big Ten vs. Big 12 Challenge, there will be close to 1,000 seats and many more standing room only viewing opportunities provided matside on a first-come, first-serve basis. In addition, as many as 1,000 fans will be able to watch the dual meet on two large projection screens flanking the main stage within the Fan Festival. “This is a great concept,” said USA Wrestling National Freestyle Coach Zeke Jones. “ For those who cannot attend the NCAA Division I Championships in person, the Big Ten vs. Big 12 Challenge will be webcast live on NCAA.com/wrestling and available through TheMat.com, with USA Wrestling’s Jason Bryant calling the action. This year’s NCAA Fan Festival will feature wrestling exhibit booths, displays, memorabilia, interactive games, souvenirs, food and beverage sales, and a number of other featured events. In addition to the Big Ten vs. Big 12 Challenge, the lineup Friday includes a USA Wrestling autograph session at 3:15 p.m. and the annual Semifinals Preview Show featuring Nate Carr, Scott Casber and Wade Schalles at 4 p.m. Central.
Dwyer Claims Big 12 Championship : Norman, Okla. – Senior Stephen Dwyer (174) earned the first conference title of his storied Husker career, while senior Craig Brester (197) finished runner-up to lead the Nebraska wrestling team at the 2010 Big 12 Championship on Saturday in Norman, Okla. The Huskers finished the tournament with 32 points and have now automatically qualified four wrestlers for the 2010 NCAA Championships this March 18-20 at Qwest Center Omaha.
Koehnlein Earns At-Large Berth, Brackets Set for 2010 NCAA Championships
Lincoln – Junior 141-pounder Mike Koehnlein was among the 50 at-large selections announced in the final brackets of the 2010 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships released Wednesday evening by the NCAA. Koehnlein’s berth for the national tournament increases Nebraska’s representation to five qualifiers who will be competing at Qwest Center Omaha next week. In addition to Koehnlein, senior Craig Brester (197), senior Stephen Dwyer (174), sophomore Tucker Lane (Hwt) and redshirt freshman Josh Ihnen (184) had previously earned automatic-qualifying spots following Saturday’s Big 12 Championship in Norman, Okla. A junior college transfer from Westminster, Calif., Koehnlein finished the season with an 18-15 record, including an 11-9 mark in dual action. The 141-pounder cracked the national polls in late February when he earned a No. 20 national ranking from InterMat heading into postseason competition. It will be Koehnlein’s first Division I national championship appearance, although he was a two-time junior college All-American at Cerritos College (Norwalk, Calif.) before transferring to Nebraska. Qualifying spots were based on Division I winning percentage, RPI and coaches ranking. The 2010 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships take place next Thursday-Saturday, March 18-20 at the Qwest Center in Omaha, Neb.
2010 NCAA Division I Championships Official Website
NCAA Official Press Release (D-I Wrestling Brackets Unveiled)
2010 NCAA Division I Championships (Complete Brackets)
Webstreaming available for NCAA Division II Wrestling Tournament 3/12/2010
OMAHA, Neb. – Webstreaming and periodic updates of the NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships will be available for fans unable to attend the tournament in Omaha, Neb., today and Saturday, March 13.
CBS College Sports will provide roving cameras broadcasting random matches for both Friday sessions and the Saturday early session. The link to the Friday early session that begins at 11 a.m. CST/12 p.m. EST will be available at the following link: http://all-access.cbssports.com/player.html?code=ncaa&media=171693.
Links to the webstreams for other sessions are available at the NCAA.com Division II Wrestling page under the “Schedule” tab at: http://www.ncaa.com/sports/m-wrestl/champpage/m-wrestl-div2-index.html.
UNC Greensboro Claims SoCon Wrestling Tournament Title
Three Individual Champions Lift Spartans to First Outright SoCon Crown
DAVIDSON, N.C. – Upsets were prevalent the 73rd annual Southern Conference Wrestling Championship as UNC Greensboro earned its first outright SoCon wrestling championship, snapping Chattanooga’s five-year winning streak with 81.5 points and three individual champions Saturday in Baker Sports Complex
Tony Gravely (Appalachian State, 125 pounds), Alex Radsky (Davidson, 133), Ivan Lopouchanski (UNC Greensboro, 141), Dean Pavlou (Chattanooga, 149), Turtogtokh Luvsandorj (The Citadel, 157), Victor Hojilla (UNC Greensboro, 165), Byron Sigmon (UNC Greensboro, 174), Austin Trotman (Appalachian State, 184), Dylan Temple (Appalachian State, 197) and Odie Delaney (The Citadel, 285) all earned automatic bids to the NCAA Championships in Omaha, Neb., March 18-20 as individual champions.
Minnesota’s Ness, Thorn Win Titles as Gophers Place Second and Nine Wrestlers Heading to the NCAA Tournament
Maryland at the ACC Championships : It is often said that it’s hard to get to the top, but even harder to stay there. That was spot on Saturday in Raleigh. Despite a pretty good overall performance by our team, we fell just short of winning a 3rd consecutive ACC tournament Championship. Steve Bell won his 3rd consecutive individual championship while Alex Krom and Hudson Taylor both won their 2nd titles. Hudson was also voted the tournaments Outstanding Wrestler. For a final recap of the event click below:
http://www.umterps.com/sports/m-wrestl/recaps/030610aaa.html
National Collegiate Wrestling Association. at http://www.ncwa.net/
College Wrestling Network at http://www.collegewrestlingnetwork.com/
Scott Casber and TakedownRadio recaps the wrestling world every Sat. at 9:00– 11:00 AM CST.
The Last Words: “Not the victory but the action; Not the goal but the game; In the deed the glory.”
Martin Fleming,
P.O. Box 264
Tarboro, NC 27886-0264
(252) 883-3311
tdr@tarboronc.com
The TakeDown Report # 17-23 Mar. 5th, 2010
Scholastic Rankings — Complete Stats for all teams at: http://www.nwcaonline.com/.
New site with state-wide N. C. H.S. rankings is at retrorankings.com/
TDR Top 12 Eastern N.C.H.S. Individual Rankings in the next issue
Results from all regionals are at http://www.ncmat.com/default.html
State Tournament brackets, team scores & results at NCMAT.com/2010_Complete
2010 NHSCA High School Nationals
March 23-26, 2010 Freshman, Sophomore, & Junior Divisions at Virginia Beach Convention Center, 1000 19th Street, Virginia Beach, VA 23451
March 25-28, 2010 21st Annual Senior Nationals Virginia Beach Convention Center, 1000 19th Street, Virginia Beach, VA 23451 More information, http://www.nhscaevents.com & Check out….
Cael Sanderson To Be The Keynote Speaker For NHSCA National Championship Breakfast
Michigan Underclassmen Cleared To Compete At NHSCA High School National Tournament
Scholastic News & Results — Complete Stats for all teams at: http://www.nwcaonline.com/.
Join us as a FaceBook page fan of “The TakeDown Report.”
TDR Shirts and Awards; The 2009 TDR Top 12 and the All-Area T-Shirts.for sale. The TDR Top 12 wrestlers are listed on back of TDR T-Shirts for the 10th season. All wrestlers sent a TDR certificate are listed. This is the 11th year of awarding certificates. The Top 12 Shirts just $12. Shirts 2006 & earlier $10. Final TDR Top 12 H.S. Rankings http://ncmat.com/tdr/
NC State H.S. Wres. Champs.-Time-Warner Video on Demand(Chan.1234)&http://www.gametapes.com/
College Scores, Rankings & News
Top Carolinas College Individual Rankings – Mar. 2nd
149; 1)Ward,Bobby (23-7) N.C. State, 2) Jorge,Brent(17-7) Duke, 3) Collick, Latra (31-11) Newberry, 4) Royster, Derek-Citadel(17-12), 5)Bradley, Brandon (23-11)UNC-Pembroke, 6) Goodale, Theran (18-16)Limestone, 7) Kostis, Savva(20-15) App. St., Hon. Men.: Burns, Jon-UNC (4-3), Voss, Nick-Sp.M.C. (12-10), Medved, Ryan-Gard.-Webb (16-16)
157; 1) Luvsandorj, Turtogtokh (24-10), Citadel, 2) Scotton, Thomas (25-7)UNC-CH, 3) Williams, Mike – UNC-Pembroke (10-1), 4)Sheehy,Travis (17-8)UNC-Greensboro, 5) Byrnes, Sean-Newberry(11-3), 6) Jackson, J.J.(21-8)Anderson, 7) White, Corey-Bel.-Abbey (12-5),
Hon. Men.: Bush, Mikal(15-11)Limestone, Medved, Alex-Gardner-Webb (19-15), Palmer, Colton-N.C. State (5-6), Fose, Jake-Campbell (10-13), Powell, Chip-App. State (8-11)
165; 1) Kiss, Kyle (18-12)UNC-CH, 2) Blevins, Kyle (21-11) App. St., 3) Varilek, Jake (19-9) Belmont-Abbey, 4) Frazille, Pierre-Citadel(15-10), 5) Mullen,Tyler-Davidson(10-5), 6) Sopko,Bryce(22-12) Limestone, 7) Whitlock, Josh-Newberry (18-15)
Hon. Men.: Saunders, Rashaas – UNC-Pembroke (18-11), Hojilla, Victor (16-18) UNC-Greensboro, Wales, Benjamin-Duke (9-8), Sanford, Trevor-Anderson (9-11), Ward, Ray-N.C. State (9-11)
174; 1) Davis, J.J. (21-3) UNC-Pembroke, 2) Sigmon, Byron (26-11) UNC-Greensboro, 3) Chenoweth, Curtis (27-13), Newberry, 4)Bradley, Casey (21-10) Limestone, 5) Oddo, J.C. (19-10) Citadel, 6)Tejada, Voris (18-9) Duke, 7)Ferguson, Thomas (11-10)UNC-CH,
Hon. Men.: Blakely, John-Appalachian State (11-11), Godley, Quiton-N.C. State (13-18)
184; 1) Troutman, Austin (21-4) App. St., 2) Saunders, Andrew (28-11) UNC-Greensboro, 3) Blanton, Bryant (38-7) Newberry, 4) Bencomo, Diego (21-9) Duke, 5) Hall, Landon (23-4) Limestone, 6) Tenpenny, Nick (17-12)UNC-CH, 7) Bryant, Shiheem – UNC-Pembroke (12-10)
Hon. Men.: Velazquez, Jonathan-Gardner-Webb.(13-15), Smith, Kelby-Citadel (14-17)
197; 1) Drury, Dennis (23-8) UNC-CH, 2) Griffin, Keeno (29-3) Newberry, 3) Temple, Dyalan (20-9) App. St., 4) Nolan, Shane (22-11)UNC-Pembroke, 5) Sughrue, Ryan (22-9) UNC-Greensboro, 6) Barone, John (15-7) Duke, 7) Burns, Parker-Campbell (10-7),
Hon. Men.: Porter, Travis-Garner-Webb(13-13), Audelo, Luis-Anderson (6-7)
285; 1) Porter, Dustin (30-5) Gard.-Webb, 2) Delaney, Andrew (26-11)Citadel, 3) Dudziak, Konrad (12-0) Duke, 4) Sturgeon, Peter (30-14) UNC-Greensboro, 5) Haddad, Ziad (12-5) UNC-CH, 6) Palma, Eloheim (22-14) N.C. State, 7) Elkins, Jake –Newberry, (18-12)
Hon. Men.: Stancil, Eric (23-8) UNC-Pembroke, Fulk, Andrew (14-8) Duke, Wolff, Charlie-Davidson (10-13), Duke, Chase-Anderson (8-11), Altarac, Kenneth-Appalachian State (12-18)
Feb. 27th : NJCAA National Championships | Team Scores
NCAA Division II Super Region 1 Championships | Team Scores
NCAA Division II Super Region 4 Championships | Team Scores
Pac-10 Conference Championships
Feb. 28th : NCAA Division II Super Region 2 Championships | Team Scores
NCAA Division II Super Region 3/Northern Sun Championships | Team Scores
Complete reports & scores by Jason Bryant at the Mat.com — http://themat.com/section.
http://themat.com/section.php?section_id=3&page=showarticle&ArticleID=21503
Upcoming Meets & Tournaments
Mar. 4th : NAIA National Championships (Oklahoma City, Okla.)
Mar. 5th : NCAA Division III National Championships (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)
Colonial Athletic Association Championships (at Rider)
Eastern Wrestling League Championships (at West Virginia)
Mar. 6th : Atlantic Coast Conference Championships (at N.C. State) will start at 11 a.m. in Reynolds Coliseum followed by the Semi Finals at 1 PM. Finals scheduled for 7 PM.
Big 12 Conference Championships (at Oklahoma), Big Ten Conference Championships (at Michigan), Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association Championships (at Lehigh), Mid-American Conference Championships (at Central Michigan), Southern Conf. Championships (at Davidson), Western Wrestling Conference Championships (at South Dakota State)
NCAA Division I East Region Championships (at Millersville)
Mar. 12th-13th : NCAA Division II National Championships (at Nebraska-Omaha)
NCWA National Championships (at Hampton, Va.)
Mar. 18th-20th : NCAA Division I National Championships (at Omaha, Neb.)
Carolinas College Wrestling — Past TDR Carolinas Colleges Rankings NCMAT/college/
TDR Carolinas Colleges Team Rankings as of Mar. 8th .
1)Newberry College(18-4), 2)North Carolina, U. of (7-8-1), 3)UNC-Greensboro(8-7), 4) The Citadel(9-6), 5)Appalachian St.(9-11), 6) UNC-Pembroke(14-8),
7)Limestone Coll.(14-7), 8)Duke Univ.(3-8), 9)Gardner-Webb Univ.(5-14-1), 10)N.C. State (8-13), 11)Davidson Univ. (5-16), 12) Anderson Univ.(6-14), 13) Campbell, 14)Belmont-Abbey, 15) St.Andrew Pres., 16) Spartanburg Meth. Coll.
Appalachian State Wrestling News at http://www.goasu.com/
Belmont Abbey College News at http://abbeyathletics.com/
Campbell Camels Wrestling at http://www.gocamels.com/
Davidson Wrestling 2009-10 Season at http://www.davidsonwildcats.com
Duke Wrestling News : at http://www.goduke.com/
Gardner-Webb Univ.’s at http://www.gwusports.com/
N.C. State Wrestling at http://www.gopack.com
UNC-Greensboro Spartans Wrestling News: At http://www.uncgspartans.com/
UNC Tar Heels In Action http://tarheelblue.cstv.com/
UNC-Pembroke Braves Wrestling News at http://www.uncpbraves.com/
St. Andrews Presbyterian College Wrestling News at http://www.sapc.edu/athletics/
Anderson University Trojan Wrestlers at http://www.ac.edu/sports/
Citadel Bulldog Wrestling at http://www.citadelsports.com/
Limestone Wrestling News at http://www.golimestonesaints.com/
Newberry Wrestling News at http://newberryathleticsite.com/sport.asp?sportID=15
No. 2 Newberry wins third straight Super Region I Tournament title
Newberry qualifies seven wrestlers for national tournament 2/27/2010
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – The No. 2 Newberry College wrestling team won its third consecutive Super Region I Tournament title, qualifying seven wrestlers for the NCAA Division II national tournament in the process. Newberry took one championship and placed two runners-up, three in third place, one in fourth place, one in fifth place and one in sixth place. Newberry (18-4) earned 120 points, outpacing second-place Gannon by 16.5 points. Host Pittsburgh-Johnstown finished in third with 99 points.
Spartanburg Methodist College News & Results at /www.smcsc.edu/
National College & International News —-
The All-Time College Coaching Wins Project: : Looking for dual records for many teams from schools that used to have wrestling. Also looking for dual meet match scores from before 1942.
Tickets Available for ASICS U.S. Open Championships in Cleveland
CLEVELAND, Ohio (February 15, 2010) – Tickets are now on sale for the 2010 ASICS U.S. Open Wrestling Championships and the Men’s FILA Junior National Championships scheduled for April 22-25th at Cleveland State University’s Wolstein Center. Individual Tickets start at just $10 per session and are available through Ticketmaster at ticketmaster.com or by visiting the Wolstein Center box office located at 2121 Euclid Avenue in Cleveland from 10:00am – 6:00pm, Monday thru Friday. All Session Passes are also available and start at just $35. Discounted Group Rate tickets of 20 or more individuals are also available by calling 216-687-5498. The ASICS U.S. Open Wrestling Championships will feature the nation’s top senior-level wrestlers in the three Olympic styles: men’s freestyle, women’s freestyle and Greco-Roman. The Men’s FILA Junior National Championships include the nation’s top athletes who are 17-20 years old, competing in freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling. Up to 850 athletes are expected to participate in the two competitions. The top seven athletes in each weight class at the ASICS U.S. Open Wrestling Championships qualify to compete at the 2010 U.S. Senior World Team Trials in Council Bluffs, Iowa, June 10-12. To purchase tickets, an event schedule & learn more, visit http://www.USOpenCleveland.com.
N W C A –Inside News from the National Wrestling Coaches Ass. Call To Action
On January 25, 2010, it was announced that Duquesne University was dropping their wrestling program indefinitely at the end of the 2010 season. The NWCA has issued a Call to Action to the Wrestling Community. For more information on who to contact click here
Cal State Bakersfield announced Fri., Feb. 12, 2010 that they were dropping their wrestling program at the end of the 2010 season. For more information on the fight to save CSUB Wrestling click here.
Shorter College (GA) and Wayland Baptist (TX) Coaches Named
Josh Hensen was named head coach at Shorter College on January 14, 2010. For the full release click here.
Johnny Cobb was named the head mens and women’s coach at Wayland Baptist University. For the full release click here.
New “Save Cal State Bakersfield wrestling” website launched Examiner
Supporters of Roadrunner wrestling launched a “Help Save California State University Bakersfield’s Wrestling Program” website. The website features news stories & videos about CSUB wrestlers & the program, & has a means for visitors to make donations to the program online, using a credit card. MORE
Arizona State’s Anthony Robles ready to make run at NCAA title TheMat.com
Shawn Charles had heard about the legendary work ethic of Arizona State’s Anthony Robles. He heard about the kid who could cover a mile in just eight minutes—on crutches. And about the kid who walked across the wrestling room on his hands. And the kid who—never, under any circumstances—took a shortcut. But when the first-year Arizona State coach saw first-hand just how hard Robles worked, Charles was blown away. The junior from Mesa, Arizona, is ranked third nationally and has compiled a 24-2 record this season after placing fourth in the NCAA tournament as a sophomore. MORE
National Collegiate Wrestling Championships tickets now on sale NCWA
The 2010 NCWA National Championships will kick off on March 11th, 12th & 13th at the Convocation Arena on the campus of Hampton University in Hampton, Va. The favored team to win the national title this years is anyone’s guess, but as Marion Military Institute closes out their regular season the coaches poll has them as the top ranked team after winning the National Duals in January. The defeating of other likely team champions including Grand Valley State, Westchester, Central Florida or the defending Champion Apprentice School seems to have opened some eyes. With over 60 All-American’s likely to qualify to return for a shot at the title this will prove to be the most competitive nationals in over a decade.
DISCOUNTS (click here for discounted tickets) Available on-line Tickets at the gate will be $12 a session (for 1st 5 sessions) and $20 for the finals. Purchased individually the cost is $80 – an All-Session Pass at the gate is $70 BUT…Purchased in Advance, On-line, Tickets are Just $50 for a 3 day pass. ALSO—ALL-AMERICAN BANQUET TICKETS CANNOT be purchased at the Door. They must be purchased in advance, as the hotel requires an accurate count for meals at the event. MORE
Hawkeyes close out regular season undefeated The Des Moines Register One title defense down, two more to go. The top-ranked Iowa wrestling team finished out its third straight Big Ten Conference regular-season title with a 31-6 victory over No. 14 Wisconsin on Sunday. The Hawkeyes are a perfect 23-0, including 8-0 in league duals. MORE
Apprentice downs DI and DII opponents to cap off season NCWA The Apprentice School wrestling team closed out its regular season with a pair of wins in Laurinburg, N.C. The Builders defeated NCAA Division II St. Andrews Presbyterian College 33-12 then knocked off NCAA Division I Campbell Univ. 28-16 at Harris Court on campus of St. Andrews Presbyterian College. Those wins give the Builders a final dual match record of 18-5 to set a school record for most dual match wins in a season. MORE
Chips clinch MAC wrestling title Detroit Free Press No. 6 Central Michigan won the Mid-American Conference title with a 21-13 win at No. 20 Kent State. It was the Chippewas’ 11th MAC crown in 12 seasons. CMU (17-2, 5-0 MAC) matched a school record for victories in a season. MORE
Keystone College freshman makes his mark NCWA Keystone College’s Sam Wiernusz is a freshman competing at 141 pounds. He has made his mark picking up six consecutive wins and two 1st place medals at both the Doug Cherry Invitational and PA State Championships. MORE
Sanderson has Lions cooking on the mat Centre Daily Times Many years ago, a former college wrestling coach was asked about how his team would do that season. His blunt response—put in a little kinder language here—came in cooking terms and that how it would be difficult, given his team’s current ingredients, to make chicken salad. Well, Cael Sanderson must have gone to a different culinary school. The first-year Penn State coach is on par with Emeril Lagasse or Bobby Flay. Sanderson’s No. 10 Nittany Lions concluded with a 26-16 loss to Minnesota and have a (13-6-1) dual record & (5-3) in the Big Ten. MORE
JMU Dukes keep winning streak alive at Longwood NCWA James Madison University continued their winning streak as they went 4-0 at Longwood University on Valentines Day. In their first year competing as an NCWA program, the Dukes dropped their first dual meet to the Univ. of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) in November, but have come back with 6 straight wins in 2010. MORE
Wrestling program at ODU still maintains its vitality The Virginian-Pilot Steve Martin had a vision in 2005, back in his first season as Old Dominion’s coach, of the Ted Constant Center jammed with fans for a Monarchs’ dual meet. As if Hampton Boulevard were suddenly going to run through the heart of, say, mat-crazy Iowa City, where Martin spent his college years wrestling at the Univ. of Iowa. MORE
National Collegiate Wrestling Association. at http://www.ncwa.net/
College Wrestling Network at http://www.collegewrestlingnetwork.com/
Scott Casber and TakedownRadio recaps the wrestling world every Sat. at 9:00– 11:00 AM CST.
The Last Words: “Not the victory but the action; Not the goal but the game; In the deed the glory.”
Martin Fleming,
P.O. Box 264
Tarboro, NC 27886-0264
(252) 883-3311
tdr@tarboronc.com
TDR blog
After 20 seasons of publicizing wrestling The TakeDown Report’s (TDR) focus has changed to the collecting of college coaching records from North America since 1903. We will continue to recognize and reward successful wrestlers in eastern North Carolina (east of Raleigh & Fayetteville), assist with schools in starting or re-starting a team and this blog. Join us on our FaceBook Page – “The TakeDown Report” for photos and news. Please send results, stories, links and news to pass along. E-mail us at takedownreport@gmail.com
Martin Fleming, Editor
Takedown Report
