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Stanford defeats North Carolina University on Late Falls

By : Regina Verlengiere, Stanford Wrestling Release
Stanford improves to 11-4
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The Stanford wrestling team won all 10 bouts in a 41-0 win over Duke, Saturday, at Card Gymnasium in Durham, N.C. The Cardinal moves to 11-4 overall, while the Tar Heels fall to 5-6.  Stanford won seven of the 10 bouts, scoring bonus points in three to guarantee the win.  The Cardinal jumped out to a 6-0 lead in the dual after the first two bouts. No. 13 Evan Silver notched an 8-6 sudden victory decision over No. 16 Nathan Kraisser at 125 pounds. Redshirt senior Ryan Mango, ranked 10th nationally, secured an 8-3 decision over Troy Heilmann at 133 pounds.  The Tar Heels tied it up at 141 pounds as sixth-ranked Evan Henderson pinned sophomore Peter Russo in 0:55. North Carolina then took the lead after senior Donovan Halpin fell 3-1 to Christian Barber at 149 pounds.  Stanford senior Bret Baumbach regained the lead for the Cardinal with an 8-0 major decision over Jake Crawford at 157 pounds. He finished his bout with 5:26 of riding time to improve to 14-7 overall.  Redshirt freshman Jim Wilson gutted out a 2-1 double overtime win at 165 pounds against John Michael Staudenmayer. With the score tied 1-1, neither wrestler scored in the sudden victory round. Wilson rode Staudenmayer out for in the first overtime period and then managed to tally an escape to seal the win. Ranked No. 19 in the nation, Wilson is now 26-5 overall, tying Silver for fifth on the Cardinal’s freshman wins list.  Senior Kyle Meyer tacked on three more points for Stanford with a 7-3 decision over Scott Marmoll at 174 pounds. He moves to 17-10 on the year.  Back-to-back falls by senior 197-pounder Dan Scherer and redshirt freshman heavyweight Josh Marchok finished off the Tar Heels. Scherer registered his fourth fall of the year in 6:09 over Frank Abbondanza. Marchok also tallied his fourth fall of the year, doing so in 1:56 against Bob Coe.  Stanford will return to The Farm next week to play host to Simpson University on Friday, Jan. 24. It marks the final home dual of the season for the Cardinal and will begin at 6:30 p.m. PT in Burnham Pavilion.
Stanford 28, North Carolina 22
125: #13 Evan Silver (S) dec. #16 Nathan Kraisser (UNC), 8-6 (SV)
133: #10 Ryan Mango (S) dec. Troy Heilmann (UNC), 8-3
141: #6 Evan Henderson (UNC) fall Peter Russo (S), 0:55
149: Christian Barber (UNC) dec. Donovan Halpin (S), 3-1
157: Bret Baumbach (S) maj. dec. Jake Crawford (UNC), 8-0
165: #19 Jim Wilson (S) dec. John Michael Staudenmayer (UNC), 2-1 (2OT)
174: Kyle Meyer (S) dec. Scott Marmoll (UNC), 7-3
184: Alex Utley (UNC) dec. Zach Nevills (S), 5-2
197: #20 Dan Scherer (S) fall Frank Abbondanza (UNC), 6:09
285: Josh Marchok (S) fall Bob Coe (UNC), 1:56

January 19, 2014 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Stanford dismantles Duke, 41-0

By Regina Verlengiere
DURHAM, N.C. – The Stanford wrestling team won all 10 bouts in a 41-0 win over Duke, Saturday, at Card Gymnasium in Durham, N.C. The Cardinal improves to 10-4 overall, while the Blue Devils drop to 3-7.  Redshirt senior Ryan Mango, ranked 10th nationally, registered a 14-2 major decision over Evan Botwin at 133 pounds to secure his 100th career win. He becomes just the eighth Stanford wrestler to reach that milestone. The St Louis, Mo., native is now 100-32 overall and 19-3 in his final season on The Farm.  True freshman Tommy Pawelski got things going for the Cardinal on Saturday with a 13-1 major decision over Alex Elsea at 125 pounds. He moves to 17-11 on the year and 3-3 in duals.  Sophomore Peter Russo notched his second fall of the season at 141 pounds, pinning Xaviel Ramos in 1:51. Senior Donovan Halpin then won by forfeit to give the Cardinal a 20-0 lead after four bouts.  Senior Bret Baumbach added to the Stanford’s lead with a 6-3 decision over Immanuel Kerr-Brown at 157 pounds. Trailing 3-2 going into the third period, Baumbach chose to start in the bottom position and quickly earned the escape. He registered another takedown and tacked on 3:47 of riding time. The win moves him to 13-7 overall and 7-4 in duals.  Nineteenth-ranked Jim Wilson registered a 6-0 decision over Marcus Cain at 165 pounds. He led 3-0 heading into the final period, where Cain chose to start on bottom. Wilson tacked on two near fall points and finished with 1:51 of riding time. The win gave the redshirt freshman his 25th of the season, tying Mango and Lucas Espericueta for sixth on Stanford’s freshman wins list.  Senior 174-pounder Kyle Meyer continued the scoring for Stanford with a 9-5 decision over Trey Adamson. Tied 5-5 in the third period, Meyer scored an escape and a takedown to go with 3:59 of riding time for his 16th win of the year. He is now 7-4 in duals on the season.  Redshirt freshman Zach Nevills earned his 13th win of the year with a 5-3 decision over Jacob Kasper at 184 pounds. He led 5-0 after the first two periods and was able to hold Kasper off down the stretch.  In the most anticipated bout of the morning, Stanford senior Dan Scherer, ranked 20th nationally, defeated   No. 18 Conner Hartmann, 4-3, at 197 pounds. Scherer scored a first period takedown and notched an escape in the second period for a 3-0 lead. He racked up riding time in the third before Hartmann was able to escape and score a final second takedown. Scherer improves to 13-3 overall and 8-2 in duals.  Senior Alan Yen won by forfeit at heavyweight to complete the scoring for the Cardinal. It marks the first time Stanford has shut out an opponent since a 46-0 win over Menlo College during the 2009-10 season.  Stanford will head to Chapel Hill later today to face North Carolina at 4 p.m. PT to close out the weekend.  

January 19, 2014 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Harold Henson, first African-American to wrestle at NCAAs, passes away

By Mark Palmer, College Wrestling Examiner
Colonel Harold Henson, a college wrestling pioneer who was the first African-American to compete at the NCAA championships, passed away Jan. 11, his family reported via email Saturday, Jan. 18. He was 90.  Wrestling for San Diego State University, Henson made history by competing at the 1949 NCAA Wrestling Championships, held at Colorado State University in Fort Collins on March 25-26.  Rest of the story at http://www.examiner.com/article/harold-henson-first-african-american-to-wrestle-at-ncaas-passes-away?CID=examiner_alerts_article

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