UNCG defeats Northern Illinois, falls to No. 24 Indiana, Old Dominion
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – UNCG went 1-2 on the day as it fell in its first dual of the day to No. 24 Indiana, but rebounded with a come-from-behind win against Northern Illinois before nearly replicating the same feat against Old Dominion at the Hoosier Duals on Saturday.
The Spartans (1-5) began their day with a 34-12 loss to Indiana (6-0) and found themselves losing to North Illinois (2-1), 15-6, but rallied to win the final five matches to win the match 21-15. UNCG once again found itself down against Old Dominion (1-4) as the Spartans trailed 20-3 with four matches left, but this time they fell short and lost to the Monarchs, 20-18.
Rest of the story at http://uncgspartans.com/sports/wrest/2010-11/releases/20101127s0wpvr
N.C. State Heads For Las Vegas Invitational
Little, Palmer, Moreno, Godley lead Wolfpack to Vegas
Dec. 1, 2010
RALEIGH, N.C. — The 2010-11 college wrestling season hits its first big weekend Friday and Saturday when many of the top programs in the country gather for the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational.
NC State will be one of 36 teams at the 2010 Las Vegas Invitational, part of a field that includes five of the top 10 teams in the latest intermatwrestle.com national poll. Top-ranked Cornell and No. 2 Boise State are the headliners, but No. 4 Wisconsin, No. 7 Oklahoma, No. 10 Central Michigan, No. 12 Arizona State, No. 16 Illinois, No. 19 Virginia Tech, No. 20 Ohio State, No. 23 Hofstra and No. 28 Purdue also are in the field.
Rest of Story at http://www.gopack.com/sports/m-wrestl/spec-rel/120110aaa.html
Gardner-Webb Media Guide On-Line
2010-11 Gardner-Webb University Media Guide Now Available Online!
Boiling Springs, N.C. – The 2010 Gardner-Webb University Wrestling Media Guide is now available online at GWUsports.com. The 2010-11 Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldog seniors of Michael Slaughter and Jonathan Velazquez grace the cover along with a picture of the new wrestling facility behind town hall in Boiling Springs.
To view the 2010-11 Gardner-Webb Wrestling Media Guide you can go to the top menu bar and click on Sports, then go to Wrestling, then go to Media Guide. Or you can view the media guide by clicking here.
App. State Wrestling Inks Four For 2011-12 Season
BOONE, N.C.– Appalachian State University wrestling head coach JohnMark Bentley has announced four student-athletes have signed National Letters of Intent for the 2011-12 campaign.
Alexander Morales, Joseph Morrison, Chad Mullins and Nathan Mullins will all join Appalachian in the fall of 2011.
Alexander Morales • Lexington, S.C.
Morales has compiled a 130-30 record in three years at Lexington High School under head coach Derek Strobel. The rising senior was named to the South Carolina National Team during his freshman, sophomore and junior campaigns. Morales is a two-time state qualifier, lower state champion and region champion as well as earning the 2010 state championship in the 160-pound weight class.
Joseph Morrison • Cary, N.C.
Morrison is a combined 127-18 in three years of competition at Panther Creek High School. He has been named all-conference three times and has finished in the top 10 three times at the state championships.
Chad Mullins • Waxhaw, N.C.
Mullins will join his brother, Nathan, on the squad and comes in with a 116-27 record in three years of wrestling at Marvin Ridge High School. Mullins is an all-American that has qualified for the state tournament three times, while finishing runner-up at 140 in 2010. In addition, he was the 2010 conference wrestler of the year, regional and conference champion.
Nathan Mullins • Waxhaw, N.C.
Mullins will join his brother, Chad, on the team and has amassed a 120-26 mark as a three-year letterwinner at Marvin Ridge High School. Mullins is an all-American that has qualified for the state tournament two times where he has finished in the top five twice. Mullin has been named to the all-conference squad on two occasions and won the conference title two times, as well.
The Mountaineers are back in action again on Nov. 27 (Saturday) as they take part in the Northern Quad in Rochester, Minn. hosted by the University of Minnesota. ASU will face off against Minnesota, North Dakota State and Central Michigan.
Rest of the story at http://www.goasu.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=104443&SPID=12806&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=205035598&DB_OEM_ID=21500
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