The T.D.R. # 17-28 April

The TakeDown Report # 17-28                                           Apr. 7th, 2010        
Editor’s Notes:  We extend our thanks and compliments to long time wrestling fan Mako Furokowa who created our new TDR website/blog at www.takedownreport.com  We invite all to visit the on-going blog.  Recent TDR newsletters are included, along with pages with rankings, links, and repeated ongoing announcements.  More information will be posted on the site in daily updates and fewer newsletters will be published.  The final High School TDR Top 12 Individual Rankings are included below for the 103-125 weights.  The rest can be seen at the website.  The All-Area Shirts are just $10 (only 20 left) and TDR Top 12 Shirts available for $12 each.

 Please send results, news, & links for Newsletters. Until later, Martin Fleming, Editor

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Scholastic Rankings — Go to www.takedownreport.com.

Final TDR Top 12 Eastern N.C.H.S. Individual Rankings

103   1) Bray, Alex – Croatan  – 5^th place 2A,  40 wins 

2) Dellinger, Ronnie – West Brunswick 3A Regional Champ,  35 wins

3) Gutierrez, Jose – West Johnston,- 4A Regional Runner-up,   31 wins

4) Hoke, Bailey – Laney 4A Regional 3^rd place, 45 wins  

5) Camacho, Yamil – Northeastern – 2A Regional Runner-up 

6) Smith, Jake – Havelock – 3A Regional Runner-up, 41 wins

7) Lisane, Jafar – Trask  1A Regional Runner-up,

8) Von Voight, Zack – South Brunswick 3A Regional 3^rd place, 37 wins 

9) Green, Cameron – South Lenoir 2A Regional 3^rd place, 24 wins, 

10) Henson, Tyler – Swansboro won a match at state, 29 wins,  

11) Gooding, Dajohn – West Craven St. Qual.,  45 wins, 

12) Eubanks, Tyler – East Carteret St. Qual.,  35 wins,
Hon. Men.: Corey Johnson-Northern Nash

112  1) Tart, Kyle – Triton, 37 wins, defeated Ludke & Gladwell,  3A Reg. Champ

2)  Ludke, Luke – Clayton, 50 wins, 4A Reg. Champ, 2^nd in State

3) Gladwell, Robbie – Croatan, 31 wins, 2A Reg. Champ, 3^rd in State   

4)  Bogard, Matt – Havelock, 52 wins, 2^nd in Regionals to Tart, 5^th in State

5) Russell, Cassius-South Lenoir, 30 wins,  2^nd in Regionals to Gladwell, 5^th in State

6) Quillen, Nick – Rosewood, 43 wins, 2^nd in 1A Regionals 

7) Craven, Matt – South Brunswick, 45 wins,  3^rd in Regionals, won 2 at state

8) Limer, Patrick – Bunn 28 wins, 3^rd in Regionals, 

9) Harris, Malik – J.H. Rose, 29 wins, State Qualifier, beat Hedgecorth 

10) Hedgecorth, Ryan – White Oak, 32 wins,  State Qualifier,  

11) Romo, David – Aycock, C.B., 28 wins,  won 3 at Regionals 

12) Wagner, Cory – Laney, 33 wins, beat Sarmiento

Hon. Men.:  Sarmiento, Joel – Trask   

119  1) Blackwell, Ryan – Croatan, 32 wins,  2A State Champ, 

2) Holleman, Christian – Havelock, 52 wins,  4^th at State, Lost to Blackwell 

3)  Boyd, Dale ‘Boomer’  – Laney, 33 wins, 2^nd at State 

4)  Behrend, Zach – Rosewood, 44 wins,  2^nd at State 

5)  Kamp, Phoenix – Northside,  26 wins, 4^th at State, Lost to Holleman

6)  Richter, Daniel – Spring Creek, 33 wins, Regional Champ

7)  Farrell, Justin – C.B. Aycock, 31 wins, 2^nd in Region, Lost to Holleman

8)  Beriner, Dylan – West Brunswick, 34 wins,  3^rd in Region,

9)  Mitchell, J.C. – First Flight (21-6),  3^rd in Region,

10) Craven, Corey – South Brunswick,  41 wins,  4^th at Region.   

11) Credeur, Chance – West Craven 48 wins,  1^st at Eagles, won 3 at Region.

12) Chase Ponsock  – Dixon, 34 wins,  3^rd in Region,
Hon. Men:  Jones, Trevor – Ayden-Grifton, Battle, Keith – Northern Nash,  Burford, Richie- West Johnston,

125  1) McCutcheon, Aric -Topsail 44 wins,  State Champion 2A
2) Roundtree, Jeromy – South Brunswick, 37 wins,  3A Regional Champ. 
3) Poole, Adam – Pamlico, 31 wins,   3^rd in State – 1A
4) Griswell, Aaron – Pasquotank,  28 wins,  2^nd in 2A Regional
5) Roberts, Colton – South Central,  47 wins,   2^nd in 3A Regional,
6) Archer, Nigel – Havelock, 31 wins, 
7) Braswell, Travis – North Johnston, 40 wins, 
8) Fritzpatrick, James – North Brunswick, 29 wins, 
9)  Shaul, Elijah – Croatan, 34 wins   
10) Sosa, Carlos – Ashley, 29 wins, 
11) Grady, Jaret – South Lenoir, 25 wins, 
12) Tom, Buddy – Southern Nash, 26 wins,
Rest of the Individual Rankings are posted at at www.takedownreport.com

Scholastic News, Results & Upcoming Events —
Backyard Wrestling Club Sunday Scramble Time: 2pm-5pm

The Backyard Wrestling Club (BWC), in Rocky Mount, Wrestling Scramble is open to ages K-12^th and Open Division.  Come and pick your own matches, wrestle 1 time or 20 times, it is up to you.  There will be no bracketing/pairing or pressure to make weight.  We will weigh you just to give you an idea how much you weigh and your opponent’s weight.  This is geared to give you mat time, experience, and a chance to use your moves before you compete in a tournament.  There are currently over 50 members in the BWC in all age groups and weights.  This Wrestling Scramble will be put on once a month; May 1^st, May 15th, and June 20th.  All proceeds will support the Backyard Wrestling Program (BWC). 

Location: Rocky Mount Parks & Recreation Athletics,  R.M. Wilson Gym,  311 Hill St., Rocky Mount, NC

Cost: $8 unlimited wrestling                                                Ages: K-Open

Registration: 1pm-until If you are late it is OK, nobody will be turned away

Weigh-Ins: No official weigh-ins                  Info.: Contact Matt Westcott (252)903-7413 mattwesco@earthlink.net or George Bancroft (954)651-2039

Club Practices: Mon.,Wed., and Thur. 5:30-6:30 K-5^th               Mon.,Wed.,and Thur.6:30pm-8pm 6^th-12th

Cost: $40 Registration Fee (Spring Season March-June)   $10/Month Club Fee

2010 BWC  Greco Duals/Tournament

Date: June 25^th & 26^th                   Location: Rocky Mount, NC -Venue TBD

Weight Classes: USA Wrestling Juniors Weight Classes

            98, 105, 112, 119, 125, 130, 135, 140, 145, 152, 160, 171, 189, 215, 285

Weigh-Ins:  There will be 1 weigh-in for wrestlers in duals/tournament Friday June 25^th.

For the wrestlers in the tournament only there will be a weigh-in Saturday morning.

USA Membership Card required: must purchase online prior to event

Cost: $250/Team up to 17 Wrestlers Anything over 17 is $10/wrestler — Each wrestler registered for duals will automatically be entered in the tournament at no extra charge.

Registration:  Will take the first 12 teams that register.  After June 1^st no refunds.

Officials:  Each team is asked to bring 1 official to work the duals/tournament; this helps with keeping the entry fees low.            Duals:  Each team will get a minimum 5 Dual meets.

Awards:  No awards given for the duals meet.  1^st-3^rd in Tournament will be given awards.

Event Directors: Matthew Westcott (252)903-7413 mattwesco@earthlink.net or George Bancroft (954) 651-2039                       Looking to bring wrestlers from different states together to compete in  Greco only dual meet and individual tournament.   This annual event takes place the last weekend of June in preparation for Fargo.  Join us on Facebook at “Backyard Wrestling Club”

Pinning Down Autism  “One Nation Wrestling for a Cure” Tournament Sun., May 9th – 7:00am till 6:00pm at Crown Arena in Fayetteville, NC   http://www.rhinowrestling.org/pinningdownautism.html

I just updated my website and thought you might want to check it out. To visit, just click on the link. Laney Wrestling Pictures by Chris Wagner http://web.me.com/cgwagner
10 State Championships   Take a look and let me know what you think!   cwagner@ec.rr.com
Upcoming Tournaments 39th Annual WRAL Wrestling Tourney, Dec 17-18, Athens Drive HS Raleigh,  Interested teams are to contact Jerry Barker at Jerrybarker61@earthlink.net

            Join us as a FaceBook page fan of “The TakeDown Report.”

TDR Shirts and Awards;  The 2010 TDR Top 12 and the 2010 All-Area T-Shirts.for sale. 
TDR Top 12 Shirts has the TDR Top 12 wrestlers listed on back the 11^th season.   All wrestlers sent a TDR certificate are listed.  This is the 12^th year of certificates.  The Top 12 Shirts just $12.  Shirts 2006 & earlier $10.
College Scores, Rankings & News

Complete reports & scores by Jason Bryant at the Mat.com — http://themat.com/section

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

                 Davidson Places 14 on Winter SoCon Academic All-Conference Team

Duke Wrestling News : at www.goduke.com/ 

                Quartet of Wrestlers Compete at University Nationals    April 12^th
                Duke Lands 5 on All-ACC Academic Wrestling Squad   April 15th

Gardner-Webb Univ.’s at www.gwusports.com/

                GWU Feature: Dustin Porter Making History on the Mat   April  2nd

                2009-10 Gardner-Webb Wrestling Season in Review   Mar. 24th
N.C. State Wrestling at www.gopack.com

UNC-Greensboro Spartans Wrestling News: At www.uncgspartans.com/       

                16 Spartan student-athletes named to Academic All-Conference

UNC Tar Heels In Action                  http://tarheelblue.cstv.com/

            Shaw Named to 2009-10 All-ACC Wrestling Academic Team                    Apr. 15th

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/

Limestone Wrestling News at www.golimestonesaints.com/

      SAINTS WRESTLING NAMED ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM; 6 SAINTS NAMED ALL-ACADEMIC
Newberry Wrestling News at http://newberryathleticsite.com/sport.asp?sportID=15

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.We have been able to find complete records on all D-I schools that currently have wrestling except the following American Univ., Boise State, Boston, Brown, The Citadel, Northwestern, Gardner-Webb, V.M.I. (pre-1975), Delaware State, Wagner, Sacred Heart, Stanford, Cal.-Bakersfield and Cal. Davis.  We welcome insights and history shared to us.

NAIA Wrestling : U.S. Cellular Center to Host 2011 & 2012 NAIA Wrestling National Championships presented by the Cedar Rapids Area Convention & Visitors Bureau

Event goes back to the state of Iowa, where it was from 2005-08

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The 2011 and 2012 NAIA Wrestling National Championships presented by the Cedar Rapids Area Convention & Visitors Bureau will be hosted by the U.S. Cellular Center, announced by National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) office on Thursday. The events will occur in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, with the 2011 Championship from March 3-5 and the 2012 event from March 1-3.
“The NAIA is proud to send the Wrestling National Championships for the next two years to a place like Cedar Rapids,” said NAIA President and CEO Jim Carr. “With the proud and storied tradition of wrestling in the state of Iowa.”  The U.S. Cellular Center is considered Eastern Iowa’s premiere venue. The 7,800 seat facility hosts several recognizable sporting events, including the 2010 NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships and the Iowa State High School Dual Team Wrestling Tournament. The arena first opened in 1979 as the Five Seasons Center and in 2000, the name was changed to U.S. Cellular Center more info. here.  In the history of the sport, there have been 19 national team champions as first-time winner, Notre Dame (Ohio), won the 2010 Championship. The first NAIA Wrestling National Championship occurred in 1958, hosted in Mankato, Minn. The host school, Mankato State (Minn.) won the inaugural title. Currently, 38 varsity programs sponsor wrestling in the NAIA.  Learn more about NAIA wrestling at  here.

Editor’s Note : NAIA Wrestling is growing and has added over 15 programs in last 5 years.   

Hutchens named Head Coach of CSM wrestling program;
Lewis to remain with team as Assistant Coach

GOLDEN, Colo. – Josh Hutchens, one of the Orediggers’ Co-Head Coaches in 2009-10, has been appointed as Head Coach of the Colorado School of Mines wrestling program, effective immediately, as announced today by Director of Athletics Tom Spicer.  Dan Lewis, the Orediggers’ other Co-Head Coach last season, will remain with the program as an Assistant Coach.  Hutchens, who begins his fifth overall season with the Orediggers in 2010-11, returned for his second stint as an Assistant Coach at CSM prior to the 2007-08 campaign.  Hutchens served as an Assistant Coach at Mines during the 2002-03 season, as well.  Prior to returning to CSM, Hutchens spent three years (2004-05 to 2006-07) as the Head Coach at James Madison University.  www.rmacsports.org

Ness Named Wrestler of the Year by InterMat                  April  2nd

St. Louis Park, Minn. – Recently crowned Hodge Trophy winner, Jayson Ness has claimed yet another honor as the best wrestler in the country, as he was named Wrestler of the Year by InterMat, announced today (Apr. 2).  The honors continue to roll in for the 133-pound National Champion from Bloomington, Minn., as he has won nearly every individual award possible at the conclusion of his senior season. On Mar. 26, he was named the winner of the Hogde Trophy, considered the Heisman Trophy of college wrestling, and was the first Golden Gopher to do so. At the conclusion the NCAA Championships, he was named Outstanding Wrestler of the Tournament, just the second Gopher ever, and the first in the modern era.

At the Big Ten Championships he was named to his second All-Conference team, and was named Big Ten Wrestler of the Year.  “Jayson Ness had a magical senior season,” said InterMat senior writer Andrew Hipps.  “His heart, work ethic, and faith were the driving forces behind his success and the end result was a national championship with a storybook finish to cap off an incredible collegiate wrestling career.” Ness finished his final season perfect at 31-0, and won his first national title with a four-point move in the final ten seconds of the NCAA Championship match to rally from down 1-4 in the third period to win 6-4.

In wreslter of the year voting, he earned eight of 10 first place votes and 84 total points, winning by 18 points over second place Jake Varner of Iowa State. Jay Borschel of Iowa placed third, ahead of teammate Brent Metcalf on fourth. J.P. O’Connor of Harvard rounded out the top-five.  Ness led the Gophers to a seventh place finish at the NCAA Championships and was one of four Golden Gophers to earn All-America honors. With their four All-Americans, the Gophers had the second highest tally in the country.

InterMat (http://www.intermatwrestle.com) is a national wrestling Web site that covers all aspects of amateur wrestling, including high school, college, freestyle and Greco-Roman competition, as well as mixed martial arts. The content includes updated recruiting information and profiles, news, event coverage, rankings and results, along with unique content features such as exclusive athlete profile stories, Q&As, historical features on legendary wrestlers and coaches, and hard-hitting analysis of major issues affecting amateur wrestling.  InterMat twice named Web Site of the Year by the National Wrestling Media Assoc.

InterMat Wrestler of the Year Voting
1. Jayson Ness, Minnesota, 84 (8)                                 2. Jake Varner, Iowa State, 66 (2)
3. Jay Borschel, Iowa, 27                 4. Brent Metcalf, Iowa, 23                 
5. J.P. O’Connor, Harvard, 22                6. Andrew Howe, Wisconsin, 19
Past InterMat Wrestler of the Year Winners
2009: Jake Herbert (Northwestern)                2008: Brent Metcalf (Iowa)  2007 & 2006: Ben Askren (Missouri)
intermatwrestle.com/

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