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College Coaching Updates

TDR Editor’s Notes ; The following is a scattered collection of college coaching changes. They are in no particular order but an attempt to catch up on the news. Also listed are changes in programs being added and others that are discontinued. We welcome news and input from others about changes that we have not listed.
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West Virginia let Sammie Henson go and have hired Timothy Flynn who moved over from Edinboro University. No news on the new coach at Edinboro.
York College (Nebraska) greets Greg Smith back to become the head coach at http://www.ycpanthers.com/article/705.php?mc_cid=210999dc4d&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
Casey Mouw named new coach at Dakota Wesleyan
Rochester College in Michigan to add wrestling (NAIA) Story at
http://www.rochestercollegewarriors.com/article/1208.php?mc_cid=a345ecaae7&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
Treasure Valley Community College (Oregon) may start Club Team for 2018-2019
Cleveland State has hired Josh Moore as their new head coach. Story at http://www.csuvikings.com/sports/m-wrestl/2017-18/releases/20180501hchtxg?mc_cid=6c844d3b85&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
Concordia (Nebraska) let go Andrew Nicola and promoted Levi Calhoun from assistant to head coach.
Indiana Univ. Duane Goldman is retiring and former IU National Champion Angel Escobedo has been named the new head coach.
It looks as if Bacone College (Oklahoma) will be closing the school and thus end both a Women’s and a Men’s teams.
University of Regina will be dropping both the Women’s and Men’s teams. Leo McGee has coached both teams since 1995. Story at http://leaderpost.com/sports/local-sports/u-of-r-meeting-was-difficult-for-everyone?mc_cid=6c844d3b85&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
Limestone College in South Carolina will be adding a Women’s Wrestling in the Fall of 2019. Read about it at http://golimestonesaints.com/news/2018/4/30/general-limestone-college-to-add-womens-wrestling-program.aspx?mc_cid=6831629ce6&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

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Wrestling History in Magazines

TDR Editor’s Notes ; After the N.C. Hall of Fame Banquet and the presentation of the James Johnson Awards and the finalization of the TDR Top 12 List we will move back to updating several wrestling history projects. Part of this involves collecting and reviewing wrestling magazines and publications. Through the generous donations of veteran coaches we have assembled a fair number of them. We are especially interested in North Carolina wrestling and national college wrestling news and history.
We are looking for the following wrestling periodicals;
Amateur Wrestling News back issues from 1955-1970, 1976-1978, 1981-1988, and 1995-2005.
W.I.N. Magazine back issues from 1994 to 2005 and
North Carolina Mat News any issues 1970-2015.
Do you have some of these that you would like to clear out but do not want to throw them away? Please let us know. E-mail martinkfleming@gmail.com if you have some.
Our thanks and recognition to Hall of Fame Coaches John Welborn, Jerry Barker, Jerry Daniels, and Milt Sherman

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James Johnson Award 2018

The James Johnson Award for 2018 will be given to all three undefeated senior state champions in the eastern North Carolina region covered by the TakeDown Report.

Jeremiah Derby of First Flight (126 lbs.) 41-0
Beau Studebaker of East Carteret (182 lbs.) 36-0
Thomas Hudson of Dixon (285 lbs.) 53-0

Details to be shared.

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2017 National Wrestling Hall Of Fame Video

2017 National Wrestling Hall Of Fame – North Carolina Chapter Induction Banquet Video. Just a reminder the the 2018 Induction Banquet is this Sunday the 20th in Chapel Hill. Here is a video of the event last year. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9p-agogwLc&t=70s Watch and listen in to learn about some wrestling history.

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