N.C. State falls to Pittsburgh 27-7 in first ACC dual
by Brian Reinhardt of N.C. State Athletics
NC State Wrestling Falls at No. 19 Pittsburgh in ACC Dual
Gantt (157) and Gwiazdowski (285) record wins for Pack
PITTSBURGH, PA. – The Pack’s Tommy Gantt (157 pounds) and Nick Gwiazdowski (285) picked up victories at No. 19 Pittsburgh, but it was not enough as NC State fell in its first ACC dual of the season 27-7 Saturday night. NC State falls to 7-2 in duals this year, with both losses coming against ranked teams. The dual started at 125 pounds, and Pittsburgh won each of the first three bouts by major decision to jump out to a 12-0 lead. At 149 pounds, Mikey Racciato of Pittsburgh narrowly beat freshman Brian Hamann 15-13. The bout featured six lead changes, with Racciato scoring with 53 seconds left to take the lead for good. The Pack notched its first win at 157 pounds by Gantt. The junior’s match clinching point came off an escape to start the second period and he erased 1:50 of ride time that was built up in the first period. Gantt improves to 6-1 in duals this year. Pittsburgh came back and won the next four matches, all by decision, to increase the lead to 27-3. The Pack closed out the dual with Gwiazdowski, a redshirt-sophomore, earning a 10-1 major decision over Pitt’s P.J. Tasser at 285 pounds. Gwiazdowski improves to a perfect 8-0 in duals this year. The Pack will stay in Pittsburgh and compete in the Pitt Duals tomorrow. NC State will face Clarion at noon, Eastern Michigan at 2 p.m., and Seton Hill at 4 p.m.
#19 Pittsburgh 27, NC State 7
125: Anthony Zanette (Pitt) major dec. Micah Perez; 19-6 – 4-0
133: #16 Shelton Mack (Pitt) major dec. Chris Wilkes; 12-4 – 8-0
141: Edgar Bright (Pitt) major dec. Sam Speno; 9-1 – 12-0
149: Mikey Racciato (Pitt) dec. Brian Hamann; 15-13 – 15-0
157: Tommy Gantt (NCSU) dec. Cole Sheptock; 4-3 – 15-3
165: Geno Morelli (Pitt) dec. Peter Santos; 6-1 – 18-3
174: #8 Tyler Wilps (Pitt) dec. #19 Pete Renda; 4-0 – 21-3
184: #6 Max Thomusseit (Pitt) dec. Michael Macchiavello; 8-4 – 24-3
197: #13 Nick Bonaccorsi (Pitt) dec. KaRonne Jones; 10-5 – 27-3
285: #4 Nick Gwiazdowski (NCSU) major dec. P.J. Tasser; 10-1; 27-7
Iowa defeats Oklahoma State 24-6
by Mark Palmer, College Wrestling Examiner
Jan. 11th, 2014
Third-ranked University of Iowa won eight of ten matches to defeat No. 5 ranked Oklahoma State, 24-6, in front of 10,141 fans at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City Friday night. It was the greatest margin of victory for the Hawkeyes over the Cowboys since 1995, and the third loss of the season for the Orange and Black. Rest of story at http://www.examiner.com/article/no-3-iowa-wins-8-of-10-matches-defeats-no-5-oklahoma-state-24-6?CID=examiner_alerts_article
Princeton defeats Hofstra 22-19
Hempstead, NY – Hofstra recorded three bonus point victories, including a tech fall by freshman Jamel Hudson, but Princeton tallied four bonus point wins, including a pin by Abe Ayala, as the Tigers posted a 22-19 EIWA victory over the Pride at the Mack Sports Complex Friday night. Princeton improved to 4-1 overall and 4-1 in the EIWA while Hofstra slipped to 4-5 overall and 2-2 in conference action. In addition to Hudson’s tech fall at 133, Hofstra received major decision wins by graduate-student Joe Booth at 165, and senior Jamie Franco at 125. In addition to Ayala’s win by fall, Princeton received a tech fall victory from freshman Jordan Laster at 141 and major decision wins by sophomore Kevin Moylan at 157 and freshman Brett Harner at 184. In a contest that saw each team win five matches, the decision hung in the balance to the final battle of the evening between Hofstra junior Cody Ruggirello and Princeton sophomore Nick Maselli at 149 pounds. The Pride trailed 22-16 heading into that contest after battling back from a 17-4 deficit after the first five matches. In the 149-pound clash, Ruggirello dominated the match, recording 6:32 worth of riding time, but couldn’t turn Maselli for the contest-tying fall and settled for a 6-0 victory. Ruggirello improved to 16-7 on the year. In a contest that was expected to be close with Hofstra’s 13th-ranked senior Luke Vaith sidelined with an arm injury, the match lived up to its billing. After Moylan majored Hofstra’s Nick Terdick (7-9), 19-5 at 157 and Hofstra’s Booth (23-5) majored Joshua Ellis, 14-4 at 165, the Tigers won the next three matches to take a commanding 17-4 lead into the intermission. Tiger senior Ryan Callahan topped Hofstra’s Frank Affronti, 9-4 at 174, Harner majored pride freshman Dwight Howes (6-9), 16-7 at 184, and Ayala pinned Zeal McGrew (6-10) to put Princeton up at the break. But the Pride came back in the second half of the match, winning four of the five bouts beginning with a 5-4 decision by freshman Michael Hughes (10-12) at 285. Franco (16-6) majored junior Jake Intrator at 125, 12-0, and Hudson (13-4) posted a tech fall in 5:44 over junior Ryan Cash at 133 to close the deficit to 17-16. But Princeton freshman Jordan Laster tallied a 17-2 tech fall victory over Vaith’s replacement, redshirt freshman Alex Mirante (1-5) to boost the Tiger lead to six points before the final match. Hofstra will return to action on Sunday, January 19 when they travel to Bloomsburg University for a 1 p.m. match.
Stanford defeats No. 20 Boise State, 19-12, Thursday
Stanford Wrestling Release
by: Regina Verlengiere, Date: January 9, 2014
Cardinal Corrals Broncos : Mango secures major decision
STANFORD, Calif. – Behind redshirt senior Ryan Mango, the Stanford wrestling team defeated No. 20 Boise State, 19-12, Thursday, at Maples Pavilion in Stanford, Calif. The Cardinal improves to 9-3 on the season in dual competition and 2-0 in the Pac-12. Boise State falls to 1-2 overall and 1-1 in the Pac-12. Stanford jumped out to an early 9-0 lead in the dual, winning six bouts overall. The Cardinal never trailed as all four of its ranked wrestlers captured wins, including a major decision by Mango, in the program’s first home televised dual. Senior 157-pounder Bret Baumbach started things off with a 4-0 decision over Holden Packard. He registered a takedown in the first period and an escape in the second while securing 2:06 of riding time. He improves to 12-6 overall and 6-3 in duals this season. Redshirt freshman Jim Wilson, ranked 20th nationally, continued to give the Cardinal the momentum with a 9-3 decision over the Broncos’ Steven Hernandez at 165 pounds. Wrestling with a face mask in the first period, Wilson fell behind 2-0. He ditched the mask in the second period and went to work, recording a takedown and three near fall points to go up 5-3. He added an escape, another takedown and 2:47 of riding time in his team-best 23rd win of the season. The Lodi, Calif., native improves to 11-1 in duals this season. Senior Kyle Meyer held off Austin Dewey, 7-5, at 174 pounds to give the Cardinal a 9-0 advantage. Meyer held a 5-0 lead in the third period, but Dewey notched two takedowns and an escape to cut the lead to 6-5 by the end of the period. However, Meyer also had 1:08 riding time to his advantage. Boise State finally got on the board at 184 pounds as seventh-ranked Jake Swartz posted a 6-0 decision over redshirt freshman Zach Nevills. Stanford senior Dan Scherer added three points to the Cardinal’s score with a 6-2 decision over Cody Dixon at 197 pounds. He took a 5-0 lead in the third period, but gave up a reversal to Dixon. He tacked on 1:05 in riding time for his 12th win of the season. He moves to 7-1 in duals. Sophomore Evan Silver, ranked 14th nationally, captured his 15th win of the year, edging Rami Haddadin 5-4 at 125 pounds. He took a 3-0 lead into the third period, where Haddadin chose to start in the down position. After scoring an escape, Haddadin tied the match with a takedown, but Silver scored on a reversal to regain the lead. Mango capped off the scoring for Stanford with a 13-4 major decision over Ben DeMeulle at 133 pounds. Ranked 12th overall, the redshirt senior moved into a tie with former Cardinal head coach Chris Horpel (’75) for eighth place on Stanford’s career wins list with 98. Mango moves to 17-3 on the year and 11-1 in duals. Stanford plays host to Oregon State on Saturday, Jan. 11 in Maples Pavilion. The dual will be televised live on the Pac-12 Networks at 3 p.m. PT.
Williams Baptist Names Kerry Regner as Coach
Williams Baptist announced that Keery Regner will be the coach of their new program in the 2014-2015 season. The four year school was the 5th college in the last four years to announce and start a new wrestling program in Arkansas. Williams Baptist will compete in the NAIA which has more than doubled the number of schools with wrestling programs in the past ten years. For more complete details check the College Wrestling Examiner at http://www.examiner.com/article/williams-baptist-names-kerry-regner-as-coach-of-its-new-wrestling-program?CID=examiner_alerts_article
Minnesota tops Northwestern, 26-12, but McMullan beats hwt. champ Nelson
by Mark Palmer, College Wrestling Examiner
Second-ranked University of Minnesota defeated Big Ten rival No. 16 Northwestern, 26-12, at Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, Ill. Friday night… but the biggest news was in a battle of the big men, as Wildcat heavyweight Mike McMullan upset defending champ Tony Nelson. The two are familiar foes, having wrestled each other three times in 2012-13, including for the Big Ten and NCAA heavyweight titles last season, with Nelson coming out on top in all three matches. The two also faced off against each other at the 2013 NWCA All-Star Classic in November; although an exhibition that does not officially count towards a wrestler’s record, Nelson edged McMullan, 2-1 TB. Nelson, top-ranked in the 285-pound weight class, put the first points on the board with an escape in the first period. No. 8 ranked McMullan tied the score with an escape in the second period. After no scoring in the third period, the match was tied 1-1 at the end of regulation. In the first overtime, McMullan scored a quick takedown on the two-time NCAA heavyweight champ, getting a 3-1 sudden victory win… and handing Nelson his first loss of the season. Despite Nelson’s loss, the Gophers were still able to win six of ten matches, with bonus points being a factor in four of those victories. Minnesota got major decision wins from David Thorn at 133 pounds, and from Kevin Steinhaus at 184… while two from the visiting squad pinned their Wildcat opponents: 157-pounder Brandon Kingsley, and, at 197, Scott Schiller. In addition to Mike McMullan’s upset win at heavyweight, Northwestern scored victories from 125-pounder Garrison White, and Lee Munster at 174. With the win, Minnesota rises to 5-0 for the season, while Northwestern is now 3-2.
Want to know more? Read the individual recaps from the official Minnesota wrestling website, and from Northwestern.
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Oregon State tops Stanford 21-14
by Regina Verlengiere, Stanford Wrestling Release
STANFORD, Calif. – The Stanford wrestling team fell just short of defeating visiting Oregon State, falling 21-14 Saturday, at Maples Pavilion in Stanford, Calif. The Cardinal drops to 9-4 overall and to 2-1 in the Pac-12. Oregon State moves to 5-3 on the year and 1-0 in the Pac-12. Oregon State won six of the 10 bouts, including the final three, to defeat the Cardinal. Stanford fell behind 3-0 after redshirt freshman Josh Marchok dropped an 11-4 decision to No. 17 Amarveer Dhesi at heavyweight. He drops to 11-9 on the year and 8-5 in dual competition. Sophomore Evan Silver responded with a 12-3 major decision over Joey Palmer at 125 pounds to give Stanford the 4-3 edge. Ranked 14th nationally, Silver led 6-2 going into the third period. He then tacked on two more takedowns, an escape and 3:00 of riding time. He improves to 16-4 on the year and 6-2 in duals. Redshirt senior no. 12 Ryan Mango added to the Cardinal lead with a 6-3 decision over Drew Van Anrooy at 133 pounds. It marked the 99th career win for Mango, moving him into sole possession of eighth place on Stanford’s career wins list. He is now 18-3 on the year. Sophomore 141-pounder Peter Russo secured a big win for Stanford, holding off Joey Delgado late in the third period for the 6-5 victory. Russo trailed 5-4 going into the third period where he chose to start in the down position. He registered an escape to tie the bout at 5-5 and earned the win with 2:38 of riding time. Oregon State won the next two bouts to cut the Stanford lead to 10-9. Redshirt freshman Jim Wilson, ranked No. 20 nationally, halted the Beavers’ momentum by posting 10-2 major decision over Toney Chay at 165 pounds. The Lodi, Calif., native only led 2-0 heading into the final period, but had racked up plenty of riding time. He notched three takedowns and an escape in the third to score the bonus points for the Cardinal. The Cardinal still led 14-12 with two bouts left, but a fall by Oregon State’s Austin Morehead over Zach Nevills at 184 pounds put the Beavers ahead for good. Stanford hits the road next week, travelling to Duke and North Carolina on Saturday, Jan. 18.
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