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Football Playoffs

Well in a jump away from wrestling the College Football Playoff Semifinals today (well Division I) have two schools with solid college wrestling programs playing two schools who had teams but dropped them.  Makes it easy to decide who to rout for.  Attended the last home match at Clemson in February of 1995.  For some reason the poor cash strapped Southeast Conference can’t afford a sport that is minimal in cost to operate. Shame on them.

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Southeastern College Wrestling Programs (Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Miss. & South Carolina)

Those we have some records of,
School Lev. Wins Losses Ties Pct. First Yr. (fall) Latest Year   Yrs. Most Wins Coach Years Wins 2015
Citadel, The I 358 324 14 0.524 1930-1931 2015 a 85 Hjerling, Rob 1999-2015 129  (7-6) SC
Auburn University I 307 70 8 0.808 1945-1973 1981 x 36 Umbach, Arnold ‘Swede’ 1945-1973 249 xxx AL
Clemson University I 180 118 3 0.603 1975-1976 1995 x 20 Griffin, Eddie 1983-1992 101 xxx SC
Georgia Tech I 177 207 7 0.462 1942-’51,’64- 1991 x 36 Lange, Lowell 1964-1991 155 xxx GA
Newberry College II 174 44 2 0.795 2004-2005 2015 a 11 Valek, Jason 2004-2014 174  (11-3) SC
Anderson University II 139 317 2 0.306 1967-1968 2015 a 48 Kelly, Dock 2000-2015 83  (11-17) SC
Georgia University I 115 131 3 0.468 1960-1961 1980 x 20 Keller, Frank 1969-1974 39 xxx GA
Florida Univ. I 103 28 1 0.784 1969-1970 1979 x 10 Tennant, Keith 1969-1974 55 xxx FL
Alabama I 87 51 1 0.629 1957-1962 1979 x 22 Tanara, Jim 1968-1979 87 xxx AL
South Carolina State I 87 52 0 0.626 1971-1977 1984-1985 x 14 Carson, James Jr. 1971-1977 56 xxx SC
Limestone College II 78 107 1 0.422 2004-2005 2015 a 11 Goodale, Trent 2008-2014 47  (6-10) SC
Florida Tech II 57 39 4 0.590 1970-1971 1971-1978 x 8 Gergley, Gerald 1970-1978 57 xxx FL
Tampa Univ. II 44 61 0 0.419 1963-1964 1972-1976 x 13 Wiendl, Joe 1972-1976 27 xxx FL
Emory College / University III 33 111 2 0.233 1950-1951 1967-1968 x 18 Turner, Ken ? xxx GA
Florida International I 33 35 2 0.486 1975-1976 1975-1978 x 3 Huitema, Sidney 1975-1978 33 xxx FL
Furman University I 32 126 1 0.204 1965-1966 1991 x 26 Bonheim, Bob 1966-1973 24 xxx SC
Shorter University II 32 24 0 0.571 2010-2011 2015 a 5 Henson, Josh 2010-2015 30  (10-5) GA
Southern Tech Institute NAIA 26 41 0 0.388 1972-1973 1975-1976 x 4 Martin, John T. 1972-1976 26 xxx GA
Coker College II 24 12 0 0.667 2013-2014 2015 a 2 Wainwright, Cy 2013-2014 24  (14-5) SC
Darton College JUCO 18 31 0 0.367 2008-2009 2015 a 7 Watts, Josh 2008-2011 16  (2-8) GA
Life University NAIA 16 13 0 0.552 2012-2013 2015 a 3 Miller, Michael 2012-2015 16  (10-2) GA
Spartanburg Methodist JUCO 15 19 0 0.441 2003-2004 2015 a 12 Caterisano, Tony 0  (2-5) SC
Brewton-Parker College NAIA 14 18 0 0.438 2012-2013 2015 a 3 Brumbelow, Jake 2012-2015 14  (1-11) GA
Truett-McConnell College NAIA 9 21 0 0.300 2011-2012 2015 a 4 Cobbs, Marcus 2014-2015 5  (5-7) GA
Florida A & M III 8 5 0 0.615 1970-1971 x 1 Frazier, Ronald 1970-1971 8 xxx FL
Life University W 7 16 1 0.313 2014-2015 2015 a 1 Mathews, David 2014-2015 7  (7-16-1) GA
Birmingham Southern College I 1 12 1 0.107 1958-1959 1959-1960 x 2 Mason, Joseph R. ? xxx AL
Huntingdon College III 0 11 0 0.000 1971-’72, ’75- 2015 a 2 Hudson, John 1971-1972 0  (0-11) AL
Discontinued Programs with no historical records
Allen University NAIA 0  ——  ——  —— 2014-2015 a Hemingway, Robert SC
Ava Maria University NAIA 0 0 0  2011-2012 2011 x 0 0 xxx FL
Brevard Comm. Coll. JUCO 0  ——  ——  —— x  ???? ? xxx FL
Broward Comm. Coll. JUCO 0  ——  ——  —— 1971-1972 x  ???? ? xxx FL
Central Florida, University of I 0  ——  ——  —— 1986 x  ???? ? xxx FL
Chattahoochee Valley Comm.Coll. JUCO 0  ——  ——  —— x  ???? ? xxx AL
College of Charleston III 0 0 0 #### 1974-1975 x 1 Miller, Ted 1974-1975 0 xxx SC
Edison Community College JUCO 0 0 0  —— x xxx FL
Emmanuel College NCCA 0  ——  ——  —— 2015-2016 a 0 Brumbelow, Jake 2015-2016 0 xxx GA
Emmanuel College W 0  ——  ——  —— 2015-2016 a 0 Brumbelow, Jake 2015-2016 0 xxx GA
Florida Atlantic University I 0 0 0  —— x xxx FL
Florida State I 0  ——  ——  —— x  ???? ? xxx FL
Georgia State I 0  ——  ——  —— 1991-1994 1998 x 7 Kurdelmeier, Gary ? xxx GA
Gordon College NCWA 0 0 0  —— 2009-2010 2011 x 2 Jones, Jeramey 2009-2011 ? xxx GA
Jacksonville State II 0 0 0 #### 1978-1979 x 1 Gilliam, Mac 0 xxx AL
Jacksonville University 0  ——  ——  —— x  ?????? 0 xxx FL
LaGrange College III 0 0 0  —— 1970-1971 x 1 Walters, Richard T. 0 xxx GA
Livingston Community College JUCO 0 0 0  —— x xxx AL
Macomb County Technical College JUCO 0 0 0  —— x xxx GA
Marion Military Institute JUCO 0  ——  ——  —— x  ?????? 0 xxx AL
Miami Dade CC Jr. College JUCO 0  ——  ——  —— 1979 x  ?????? 0 xxx FL
Miami Dade North Comm. College JUCO 0  ——  ——  —— x  ?????? 0 xxx FL
Miami Dade South Comm. College JUCO 0  ——  ——  —— x  ?????? 0 xxx FL
Oglethorpe University III 0 0 0  —— x xxx GA
Pensacola Christian College NCCA 0  ——  ——  —— 2008 x  ?????? 0 xxx FL
Santa Fe Comm. Coll. JUCO 0  ——  ——  —— x  ?????? 0 xxx FL
Southeastern University NAIA 0 0 0  —— 2015-2016 a 0 xxx FL
Southern Florida I 0  ——  ——  —— x  ?????? 0 xxx FL
Stetson University I 0  ——  ——  —— 1986 x  ?????? ? xxx FL
Troy State I 0 0 0 #### 1969-1970 1970-1971 x 2  ?????? 0 xxx AL
Voorhees College III 0 0 0 #### 1974-1975 x Sandiford, Kenneth 1974-1975 0 xxx SC
Winthrop College II 0 0 0 #### 1984-1985 1985 x 0 Hammond, Hank  1 yr. No matches 0 xxx SC

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NC State Brings Home Two Titles at Midlands Championships

Pack places fourth as team, four finish in top-five overall
Evanston, Ill. – For the first time in program history, a member of the NC State wrestling team capture a first place finish at the prestigious Midlands Championships – and the Wolfpack did so twice tonight. Redshirt-seniors Tommy Gantt (157 pounds) and Nick Gwiazdowski (285) each won NC State’s first titles at the Midlands Championships.
Gantt claimed the Pack’s first-ever title at the Midlands Championships, cruising to a 6-0 record and the title at 157 pounds. Going 4-0 on Tuesday to reach the semifinals, Gantt picked up two wins over ranked foes in Wednesday action for the championship. He started with a 6-4 win in overtime over #15 Chad Walsh of Rider. In the title bout, Gantt defeated top-seed and #7 Cody Pack of South Dakota State, 4-2.
Gwiazdowski was dominating enroute to his title win, and extends his NCAA-best winning streak to 71 straight matches in the process. He used three bonus point wins – two falls and a major decision – to reach Wednesday’s semifinals. Just like Gantt, Gwiazdowski beat two ranked foes on Wednesday to win the title. He took out #13 Sam Stoll of Iowa in the afternoon session with a 10-1 major decision, then in the night-cap defeated #15 Tanner Hall of Arizona State, 4-3.
Both Gantt and Gwiazdowski remain undefeated on the season, combining to go 28-0, including nine wins over ranked foes.
In addition to Gantt and Gwiazdowski’s wins, NC State also had two other grapplers on the final podium as So. Kevin Jack was third at 141 pounds, and Jr. Pete Renda was fifth at 184.
Jack was a perfect 4-0 in action on Wednesday in the wrestlebacks. He started with a 16-1 technical fall, followed by decisions of 7-4 and 6-3. In the third place bout, Jack topped #4 Anthony Ashnault of Rutgers 5-2.
Renda scored a pair of wins over ranked foes on his way to a fifth place finish. His first match resulted in a first-period pin, and then downed #20 Nicholas Gravina of Rutgers. Renda narrowly fell to #9 Sammy Brooks of Iowa, 8-7, but finished strong with a 3-2 win over #17 Abram Ayala of Princeton in his final bout.
In the team standings, NC State placed fourth with 95.5 points. No. 2 Iowa won the event with 152 points, followed by Nebraska (135) and Rutgers (110).
Up Next: NC State will be in action for the first time this season, when the Wolfpack travels to Duke on Jan. 6 for a 7 p.m. dual.

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