Penn State looks almost unbeatable. Here are 3 teams that could unseat the champs
It’s safe to call the Penn State wrestling program a dynasty. The Nittany Lions have seven team titles in the last eight years and their only loss during that stretch came to Ohio State in 2015. Coach Cael Sanderson has the Nittany Lions on a three-year NCAA title winning streak and welcomes back three 2018 national champions, and another who claimed top honors in 2017. Penn State is in a position to repeat as title contenders yet again. However, anything can happen in March, so here are the teams that have the potential to challenge Penn State on the national stage. Rest of the story at https://www.ncaa.com/news/wrestling/article/2018-10-27/penn-state-wrestling-looks-almost-unbeatable-here-are-3-teams?mc_cid=05a7f540f5&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
Wrestling star comes home
It is a major understatement to say that wrestling is in the blood of Katherine Fulp-Allen Shai. Her father, Lee Allen, was a former three-time Olympian and coach. Her mother, Joan Fulp, a longtime advocate for women in wrestling, was recently inducted into the California chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. Shai herself went far with the sport. She was named University World Champion while at Menlo College and was a two-time college national champion. She was also named as a wrestling team alternate for both the 2012 and 2016 Olympics. Rest of the story at https://www.hmbreview.com/sports/wrestling-star-comes-home/article_d7aa7ec4-edbc-11e8-92dd-4bbe48e1e966.html?mc_cid=de9eb9ad36&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
WolfPack Wrestling Wins First Eight Bouts in 29-9 Win over Appalachian State
Reenan’s pin at 184 pounds one of three bonus point wins
RALEIGH,N.C. – The No. 7 NC State Wrestling team won the first eight matches of the night, and defeated visiting Appalachian State 29-9 in Reynolds Coliseum. With the bout starting at 125 pounds, NC State got into the win column with a bonus point win as R-Fr. Zurich Strom scored a 16-3 major decision. Storm got a nearly takedown, then proceeded to get a four-point and then two-point near fall in the first for an 8-0 lead after the opening period. NC State then reeled off three straight decisions by a trio of ranked wrestlers: #4 Tariq Wilson with a 5-2 win at 133 pounds, #12 Jamal Morris with a 10-4 win at 141, and #4 Justin Oliver 6-3 at 149. The second bonus win of the win for the Pack was #4 Hayden Hidlay with a 10-2 major decision at 157 pounds after a final takedown in the last 10 seconds.
At the break, NC State was up 17-0. Back-to-back Bullard decisions at 165 and 174 pounds. First #18 Thomas with a 10-4 win followed by Daniel with a 7-5 decision. #5 Nick Reenan scored a pin at 184 pounds, as he got a headlock and converted it into a fall at the 1:02 mark. The Mountaineers closed the dual with a win at 197 pounds and a pin at heavyweight. Up Next: The Wolfpack will next host #11Nebraska on Sun., Dec. 16 at 1 p.m. in Reynolds Coliseum. Rest of the story at Visit www.GoPack.com
Coaches save life of collapsed St. Ed wrestler
TDR Editor’s Notes; From back home in Ohio. Our compliments and admiration to Coach Jayne!
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By Mark Palmer, InterMat Senior Writer12/4/2018mark@intermatwrestle.com, Twitter: @MatWriter
Two coaches at the St. Edward High School wrestling program — ranked No. 5 in the nation by InterMat — are credited with saving the life a 15-year-old wrestler during practice last week at the Lakewood, Ohio school, WJW-TV, the Fox affiliate in Cleveland reported Monday.
St. Ed assistant wrestling coach Mark Jayne told WJW, “The student-athlete was gasping, could not breathe, there was like long gaps in between, so I know that does not count as breathing and he wasn’t responding.” Jayne, a three-time Ohio state champ for St. Ed who now teaches CPR (cardio-pulmonary resuscitation) in his health class at his high school alma mater, began using an AED (automatic external defibrillator) that another coach had brought to where the wrestler had collapsed, and applied the pads as directed to revive the student-athlete. Jayne, who is a certified instructor in using CPR, told WJW that AED machines automatically guide the user step-by-step through the process of reviving a patient. “You’ve got to look at the picture. It tells you exactly where to put it, so even though your adrenaline is running high, you know where to go,” said Jayne. Thanks to the quick response of Coach Jayne and his colleagues — as well as having easy access to the AEDs located throughout the St. Ed campus — the teenager was breathing when paramedics arrived. Rest of the story at https://intermatwrestle.com/articles/20885
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