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Drexel University Dragon wrestling

Drexel just completed in our first competitions of the year.  The coach is very pleased with the team’s performance.  The team traveled out to California last week to take on Cal Poly, Cal State Bakersfield and wrestle in the Roadrunner Open.  The trip started off in Bakersfield where we beat Cal Poly 28-11 and then lost to Cal State Bakersfield in a very exciting, down to the wire dual 18-25.  Some highlights in the duals were the four pins recorded by Austin Sommer 157 lbs. and Brandon Palik 197 lbs.  Shane Fenningham 149 lbs. and Jamie Callender 285 lbs. both earned two wins on the night as well.  Overall we wrestled very well.  The guys are wrestling very hard and looking for bonus points.  For a full recap click here: http://www.drexeldragons.com/news/2012/11/8/WREST_1108120218.aspx?path=mwrest     Two days later we traveled up to Fresno to wrestle in the Roadrunner Open.  We had 12 wrestlers compete in the tournament.  The day started off great, we recorded eight pins in the first two rounds!  Brandon Palik lead the way with a first place finish at 197 lbs.  Shane Fenningham continued to wrestle very well taking second and finished the weekend 6-1 overall.  Frank Cimato placed third at 141 lbs. and Bryan Sterlieb placed fourth at 184 lbs.  The weekend was a great success on the mat and we even got to do some sightseeing at Sequoia National Park and Venice Beach along the way.  Next up is the East Stroudsburg Open on November 17th.  Go Dragons!
Matt Azevedo, Head Wrestling Coach

November 23, 2012 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Ferrum College Panthers Report

We attended the Pembroke Classic, down in Pembroke, North Carolina. We took about half our team and true Freshman 197 lber Darreus McCrea finished fourth. Darreus made adjustments and improved every match. Its scary how good he could be if he continues to improve at this speed. Congratulations BIG D! We struggled as a team, but I did see alot of good things out of our guys. At this point of the year I am not concerned about wins and losses. I want to see improvements and effort!
This coming weekend, we will make the trip to Bristol Tennessee to wrestle at the King College Open on Sunday. This will be another great test for our guys. If you are interested in coming, please dont hesitate to call me or write to get the lowdown.  Panther Wrestling Club members (and those whom would like to join), we will be starting winter workouts on Sunday, November 25th @ 6 pm. We will be going most of the winter on Sunday nights. Please contact me for details. The price is very minimal!  Finally, we will be having the dedication of the brand new Ferrum Wrestling Complex on Friday, December 7th at 7:00 pm.  It is open to the public. Please RSVP if you plan on attending, as food will be provided. You will get to hear from a number of key people whom made this happen. Practice will be open to the public as well starting at 6 pm. Their will be a free clinic at 5 pm for whomever would like to attend.  Go Panthers,
Nathan Yetzer, Head Wrestling Coach
Ferrum College nyetzer@ferrum.edu
Panther Wrestling Club & Camps
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November 23, 2012 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Patrick Leads Davidson Wrestling at Wolfpack Open

RALEIGH, N.C. – Junior Scott Patrick led Davidson wrestling at the Wolfpack Open, placing fifth at 184 pounds Sunday in Reynolds Coliseum.  Patrick went 6-1 on the day with three wins by fall. He pinned Zathy Ndiang (Maryland) in 4:27 to open the tournament, but was sent to the consolation bracket by Lance Bryson (West Virginia) after suffering a 15-6 major decision defeat. Patrick claimed his first consolation bout in 59 seconds though, pinning Bret Peltier (NC State), then calimed a pair of decisions over Southern Conference opponents to advance to the consolation semifinals. Patrick was slated to face Brysonagain, but Bryson took a medical forfeit to place Patrick in the fifth-place bout, where he pinned Mark Colabucci (West Virginia) in 2:23.  Sophomore Philip Elias went 2-2 at 125 pounds, earning a decision over Bill Rappo (Maryland) and a win by forfeit.  Sejiro Littleton (141 pounds) and Patrick Devlin (149) earned a victory each.  Davidson will host No. 5 Ohio State Thursday in Belk Arena at 7 p.m.  Rest of Story at  www.DavidsonWildcats.com

November 23, 2012 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment