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Davidson Adds Pair of Former All-Americans to Staff

DAVIDSON, N.C. – Head wrestling coach Bob Patnesky has announced the addition of former All-Americans and Central Michigan standouts Christian Sinnott and Brandon Sinnott to the Davidson wrestling staff. The two began working with the squad this winter and will serve as assistant coaches, while former assistant coach Tim Stroud has moved to Director of Wrestling Operations.
Christian Sinnott joins the Wildcats after two seasons as a private coach for 2013 High School National Champion Parker Vonegidy. Under Sinnott’s tutelage, Vonegidy was also the 2011 Fargo National runner-up and three-time North Carolina State Champion for Piedmont High School. He was also a multiple-time high school All-American. Sinnott also served as an assistant coach for SoCon rival Appalachian State, where he assisted in recruiting efforts and fostered community and alumni relations. In addition, he was in charge of ASU summer wrestling camps and assuring the program was NCAA compliant.
Sinnott was two-time Mid-American Conference Champion and 2008 All-American at Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant, Mich. He helped the Chippewas to a second-place national ranking and seventh place finish at the NCAA Championships while accumulating more than 100 career individual wins. A three-time national qualifier, he earned a Bachelor of Science in sociology from CMU in 2008 before pursuing a Masters’ in Sports Administration while a graduate assistant for the Chippewas. He is currently a patrol officer for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.
Brandon Sinnott previously spent a season as an assistant coach at the University of Maryland from 2009-10, helping the Terrapins to a 19-4 record and a second-place finish at the 2010 ACC Championship. Sinnott spent 2010-11 training at the University of North Carolina Olympic Training Center, and has also trained as an MMA fighter. He previously volunteered his time coaching both high school wrestlers and MMA fighters as well.
Sinnott was a three-time MAC Champion and two-time NCAA All-American for Central Michigan. He twice claimed top-10 finishes at the NCAA Championships in helping the squad to a second-place national ranking and top-10 finish at the NCAA Championships. After receiving a Bachelor’s of Science in Criminal Justice, Sinnott served as an assistant coach with the Chippewas while pursuing a graduate degree. Along with his brother, Sinnott is a member of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.  http://www.davidsonwildcats.com/news/2014/1/31/WREST_0131140420.aspx?path=wrestling

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College Dual Meets

Feb. 7th :  West Virginia 45   Davidson  0
Drexel  20   Rider, 19, With the win, the Dragons improve to 6-13 overall while the Broncs move to 12-7 on the season.
Missouri  41   Buffalo  0
Hofstra  28 (6-6, 4-2 in EIWA)  SUNY-Binghamton, 8  (4-11, 3-7)
Feb. 3rd :  Stanford 26, Grand Canyon 6
            Stanford 22, Arizona State 10  – Stanford ties school record for dual wins
TEMPE, Ariz. – The Stanford wrestling team notched two wins in the state of Arizona, defeating Grand Canyon (26-6) and Pac-12 foe Arizona State (22-10). The Cardinal improves to 15-4 overall and 3-1 in the conference. The Antelopes drop to 11-5 on the year, while the Sun Devils fall to 6-7 and 1-1 in the Pac-12.  Stanford remains on the road, travelling to San Luis Obispo, Calif., Sunday, Feb. 9 for duals against South Dakota State and Cal Poly. The Cardinal’s final dual of the year will be at Northwestern on Feb. 16.
Feb. 2nd :  #3 Iowa  31  #19 Northwestern  6
#4 Minnesota  35  #21 Indiana 6
Feb. 1st : Campbell 39, Davidson 9
Drexel   24   Duke, 14, for its first home victory of the season. The Dragons improve to 5-13 overall, while the Blue Devils move to 5-10 on the season.
Ursinus 36, Stevens 5
No. 20 Ursinus earned wins in the first seven bouts of the dual to open a 30-0 edge. The Bears tallied two pins and a technical fall. Sophomore Leo Wortman at 157 battled but ultimately dropped a 5-3 decision, as did junior Zach Bass at 174 who dropped a 6-4 decision.
Johns Hopkins 21, Stevens 19
Jan. 31st : #9 OKLAHOMA STATE 28   #10 MIZZOU 6
          Oregon State  22  Cal Poly 12
Missouri 18  Oklahoma 15

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ECU Open Workouts

Remaining dates for ECU Open Workouts for area youth:
February 16
March 23
April 13
Each of these workouts starts at 10:00am and ends at 12:00 at the Student Rec Center on campus at 8th & Cotanche Streets near downtown.  Parking is available behind the building off 9th Street.  If you have several wrestlers attending and want input in what we teach that session, just get in touch.  Your athletes get free college coaching and a chance to work out with other motivated athletes for the betterment of wrestling in eastern North Carolina.  Our competing college club team is presently 4-2 in duals and will host Wake Forest at 2:00 on February 23rd.  Admission is free.

 

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