Former Plain Dealer reporter Pat Galbincea selected to National Wrestling Hall of Fame
TDR Editor Notes; Met and worked with these three wrestling fans while in northeast Ohio decades ago. Great to see them recognized and honored.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio — Former Cleveland Plain Dealer sports writer Pat Galbincea will be inducted into the Ohio Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame, along with several coaches from around the state for their “Lifetime Service to Wrestling.”
Galbincea, 69, covered high school and college wrestling for The Plain Dealer for 45 years, as well as several other sports. He also worked as police reporter and a general assignment news reporter. He retired from The Plain Dealer in 2013. Galbincea said he was shocked to hear he was nominated, and “amazed I was given the honor.” Lee Roy Smith, executive director of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum in Stillwater, Oklahoma was the first to give him the word. “This award acknowledges that your life has been significant and you are leaving behind a legacy that others admire,” Smith said to Galbincea. “You have a special place in the heritage of the sport and your legacy is going to be recognized at the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum.” While the news has yet to be officially announced, Joel Greenlee from the Ohio Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame confirmed the honor. Greenlee, head wrestling coach at Ohio University, said Northeast Ohio will be well represented at the October 15 induction ceremonies in Dublin, Ohio. Wadsworth coach John Gramuglia and former freestyle champion C. David Range from Cleveland Heights will also be inducted. Rest of the story at http://oianews.com/former-plain-dealer-reporter-pat-galbincea-selected-to-national-wrestling-hall-of-fame?mc_cid=317a566e1b&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
The Big 12 Expands in Wrestling
TDR Editor Notes; Good news for wrestling competition on the college level.
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IRVING, Texas – UNI wrestling will be moving to the Big 12 Conference effective for the 2017-18 season. The Big 12 has added Fresno State and Northern Iowa as affiliate members in the sport of wrestling to give the Conference a 12-team field. The new additions will join Air Force, Iowa State, Northern Colorado, North Dakota State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, South Dakota State, Utah Valley, West Virginia and Wyoming in future regular and postseason competition. Rest of the story at http://unipanthers.com/news/2017/6/30/uni-wrestling-joins-big-12-conference.aspx?mc_cid=bc6e280293&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
Presbyterian College adds Division I wrestling with Mark Cody as head coach
TDR Editor’s Notes; This is tremendously exciting news. Not only will another college is starting a wrestling team but Presbyterian College will also be adding a 2nd team with a Women’s program. Presbyterian will be another Division I program and it’s Women’s team will be the first women’s team at a D-I school and first in the Carolinas. By next year there will be over 40 colleges with Women’s Wrestling teams! The is also a promising trend with Division II Men’s teams as they have more than tripled in the last 17 years. We also will be welcoming a great college coach in Mark Cody.
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It’s official: After months of speculation, Presbyterian College will be adding men’s and women’s wrestling, and has accepted an invitation to join the Southern Conference as an associate member beginning in fall 2019, the South Carolina-based NCAA Division I school announced Thursday. What’s more, the school is expected to name former American University and Oklahoma head wrestling coach Mark Cody its director of operations and head men’s wrestling coach, Takedown Wrestling reported Thursday. Presbyterian’s men’s squad will compete in a limited varsity schedule next season, before joining the SoCon as a full member in 2019. The women’s wrestling team will compete as an independent, beginning next season. Rest of the story at http://intermatwrestle.com/articles/19040
Kentucky Wesleyan welcomes new wrestling program
TDR Editor’s Notes; Two more new teams in the NCAA Division II classification yet Women’s wrestling is not recognized yet by the NCAA.
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Wrestling will join the sports roster at Kentucky Wesleyan College starting in the 2018-19 academic year, the NCAA Division II school announced this week. Rest of the story at https://intermatwrestle.com/articles/18705
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Chris Freije Selected to Lead Wrestling Program
OWENSBORO, KY – Chris Freije has become the first wrestling coach at Kentucky Wesleyan College as announced by Director of Athletics Rob Mallory on Monday. Freije comes to Wesleyan after a short run at Cloud County Community College in Concordia, Kansas. Kentucky Wesleyan announced the addition of wrestling, its 19th sport, in October. Rest of Story at http://www.kwcpanthers.com/news/2017/11/20/general-chris-freije-selected-to-lead-wrestling-program.aspx
SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGE ADDS WOMEN’S WRESTLING
TDR Editor Notes; Another new women’s wrestling team. We hope that will add a men’s team soon! Great to see more opportunities for athletes to wrestle.
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WINFIELD, Kan. — The Southwestern College Board of Trustees has approved the addition of a women’s wrestling program, with the inaugural season slated for 2018-2019. The college has launched a search for a coach to build the team. “After much deliberation and research, and in full conversation with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) we are enthusiastic to add women’s wrestling at SC,” said Brad Andrews, Southwestern College President. “We are excited for the class of students that the sport will bring to campus and proud to be one of the first schools in Kansas to award scholarships to these student-athletes.” Rest of the story at http://www.buildersports.com/article/2927.php
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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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