Feasibility-study members to gather Monday at the Carpenter Center; Blue Hens haven’t had wrestling team since 1991
TDR Editor’s Notes ; Sounds great. More Division One schools should look at and then add wrestling to their athletic program.
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NEWARK – Twenty-five years after the University of Delaware eliminated its varsity wrestling program, another effort has surfaced to have it reinstated. Unlike previous attempts, this one involves the state government. Delaware Senate Bill 295, an appropriations measure approved by both branches of the General Assembly at the close of the 2016 legislative session and signed by Gov. Markell, including a section calling on UD to conduct a feasibility study on bringing back wrestling. That is expected to be done through a working group of high school coaches and athletic directors, Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association personnel, UD administrators and state government representatives. The first meeting is at 5:30 p.m. Monday at the Carpenter Center. It’s open to the public. Rest of the story at …. http://www.delawareonline.com/story/sports/college/ud/2016/10/02/state-compels-group-look-restoring-ud-wrestling/91448412/
Olympic champion Erica Wiebe wants more women to wrestle
TDR Editor’s Notes ; Sounds great. More women, men, boys and girls should give wrestling a try as it would benefit them and our communities.
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Olympic gold medallist Erica Wiebe is a busy woman. Fresh off her tour in India as captain of the Mumbai Maharathi team in the Pro Wrestling league, Wiebe is back helping the next generation of Canadian athletes achieve their goals. It’s real and it’s spectacular: Erica Wiebe stars in India’s flashy Pro Wrestling League Monday morning she surprised Etobicoke, Ont.,’s West Humber Collegiate Institute women’s wrestling team with some new equipment as part of the Playtex Play On Grant program. With this donation, Wiebe hopes to “empower girls to walk out there with confidence and to be fierce and never question who they are and what they want to do in life.” It was an easy decision for Wiebe to be involved in the event, as anything that encourages young women to stay involved in sport, especially wrestling, is very important to her.
Rest of the story at ….. http://www.cbc.ca/sports/erica-wiebe-wrestling-youth-1.3948180?mc_cid=7e0fdb2ac4&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
Upcoming Division I Matches & Events
TDR Editor’s Notes ; A glance at the upcoming Division I matches. Be sure to check with the home team’s web site before journeying forth to see the match. The time and/or place may have been changed so be sure that you can see the action.
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February 1st : Duke @ Gardner-Webb
February 2nd : Clarion @ Lock Haven
February 3rd : American @ Bucknell, Bloomsburg @ Cleveland State, Chattanooga @ Gardner-Webb, Eastern Michigan @ Buffalo, February 3rd-Illinois @ Northwestern, Indiana @ Maryland, Michigan @ Central Michigan, Northern Colorado @ CSU-Bakersfield, Ohio @ Clarion,Oklahoma @ South Dakota State, Oklahoma State @ Edinboro, Old Dominion @ Navy, Pittsburgh @ NC State, Sacred Heart @ Lock Haven, Utah Valley @ North Dakota State, Virginia @ North Carolina, Wisconsin @ Iowa
February 4th-Edinboro Open (Edinboro, Lock Haven, Navy) @ Edinboro, Pennsylvania
Air Force @ Wyoming, Binghamton @ American, Brown @ Princeton, Brown @ Penn, Cornell @ Columbia, Harvard @ Penn, Harvard @ Princeton, Oklahoma State @ Kent State, Sacred Heart @ Bucknell, Utah Valley @ South Dakota State
February 5th-Campbell @ The Citadel, Central Michigan @ Buffalo, Chattanooga @ Appalachian State, Eastern Michigan @ Kent State, Indiana @ Rutgers, Michigan @ Michigan State, Northern Colorado @ Cal Poly, Northern Illinois @ Missouri, Oklahoma @ Northern Iowa, Virginia @ Duke, West Virginia @ NC State
February 8th-Appalachian State @ VMI, Navy @ George Mason, North Carolina @ Duke, Wyoming @ Northern Colorado
February 9th-CSU-Bakersfield @ Arizona State
Schedule calendar from http://d1collegewrestling.net/MasterSched17.html
Top 70 Pound-for-Pound World‘s Freestyle Wrestlers
TDR Editor’s Notes ; An interesting set of rankings of the best freestyle wrestlers since 1951 worldwide. Personally prefer collegiate-scholastic style but freestyle is an interesting change of pace for wrestlers and fans.
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Top 70 Pound-for-Pound World‘s The Best from the Best Freestyle Wrestlers from 1951 to Present. Rankings are based on world medals earned in Olympics and annual championships. Rest of the story aT …. http://russiawrestling.com/top-70-pound-pound-worlds-freestyle-wrestlers/
2016-17 WCWA Women’s college team projected lineups and summaries
TDR Editor’s Notes ; This is a bit dated but it is an interesting look at women’s college wrestling teams and rankings.
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TheMat.com contacted the coaching staffs for each WCWA women’s college wrestling team for information on their projected lineups, redshirts, top freshmen and the coach’s expectation for the their team. The responses from the coaches are posted below in the following summaries. Updated rankings and coverage of the women’s college wrestling season will be posted on TheMat.com throughout the season. Rest of the story and lineups at …… http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2016/October/18/WCWA-Womens-college-lineups-and-summaries?mc_cid=518a443916&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
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After 20 seasons of publicizing wrestling The TakeDown Report’s (TDR) focus has changed to the collecting of college coaching records from North America since 1903. We will continue to recognize and reward successful wrestlers in eastern North Carolina (east of Raleigh & Fayetteville), assist with schools in starting or re-starting a team and this blog. Join us on our FaceBook Page – “The TakeDown Report” for photos and news. Please send results, stories, links and news to pass along. E-mail us at takedownreport@gmail.com
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