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Gwiazdowski completes German pro league with 4-0 record but his KSV Ispringen team loses semifinals

By Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling | Jan. 12, 2019,

Photo of Nick Gwiazdowski competing in German professional league courtesy of the KSV Ispringen Facebook page.
Two-time World bronze medalist Nick Gwiazdowski (Raleigh, N.C./Titan Mercury WC/Wolfpack RTC) extended his unbeaten record to 4-0 in the Deutsche Ringerliga (DRL), a Gerrman professional wrestling league, with a victory at 130 kg on Saturday night.

Gwiazdowski, competing for his KSV Ispringen team, defeated a Russian, Magomedgadzi Nurasulov of the Germania Weingarten team, 5-4. Nurasulov was a 2012 Junior World champion and 2011 Junior World bronze medalist for Russia. Nurasulov scored an early four-point move on Gwiazdowski to take a lead, but the American battled back to score a pair of takedowns and earn a point on the shot clock for a hard-fought win.

This was a semifinal match in the league, and Gwiazdowski’s team, KSV Ispringen, was defeated by Germania Weingarten, 9-5. KSV Ispringen did not advance to the finals, meaning Gwiazdowski’s season with the DRL is now completed. KSV Ispringen had four wins in the 10-match dual meet. Among the winners was 2018 Greco-Roman World champion Peter Bacsi of Hungary, who won his Greco 87 kg bout. The other winners for KSV Ispringen were Arsen Harutyunyan of Armenia (freestyle 63 kg) and Maksim Safarian of Russia (Greco-Roman 97 kg).

Gwiazdowski won four matches against talented wrestlers from across the world in this popular professional league, which attracts some of the top athletes in wrestling each year. It has been a number of years since an American has competed in the German professional league, and was a very positive experience for Gwiazdowski.
Rest of the story at https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2019/January/12/Gwiazdowski-finishes-German-pro-league-undefeated?mc_cid=8c24e9c486&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

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Five Straight Bonus Point Wins Lead @PackWrestle Over Brown 29-10

RALEIGH, N.C. – The #9 NC State wrestling team scored five straight bonus point wins, including three straight technical falls, and defeated visiting Brown, 29-10, Saturday afternoon at the PNC Arena. The dual started at 285 pounds, and the Bears picked up decisions at heavyweight and 125 pounds to build a 6-0 lead. NC State then took the team lead with six straight wins, the first five of which went for bonus points.

Bumping up to 133 pounds today, #13 Sean Fausz started the streak with a 17-2 technical fall. In control early, Fausz took an 8-1 lead after the first and final takedown in the third ended the bout early. The Pack also made a switch at 141 pounds, as Jamel Morris got the start and scored a 16-0 tech fall. Morris was quick off the mat, as his tech fall came in the first period. After a takedown, Morris used a two-point near fall then three straight four-point near falls to claim the win.

#4 Justin Oliver made it three straight tech falls for the Pack with his 19-4 win. Oliver scored a takedown and then a four-point near fall in the third to end his bout early as well.
Rest of the story at https://gopack.com/news/2019/1/12/wrestling-five-straight-bonus-point-wins-lead-packwrestle-over-brown-29-10.aspx?mc_cid=8c24e9c486&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

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Why Wrestlers Make the Best Employees

“More enduringly than any other sport, wrestling teaches self-control and pride. Some have wrestled without great skill—none have wrestled without pride.” ~ Dan Gable

Today’s workforce is extremely competitive. When comparing resumes it’s easy to get lost in all the bullet points of software literacy and past responsibilities. If you really want to separate two seemingly qualified employees, bring them in for an interview and ask a simple question, “Have you ever participated in sports at an elite level?”

“Current research indicates that individuals who have competed in elite level athletics, i.e., collegiate, international, or professional level competition possess higher levels of emotional intelligence than their non-athlete counterparts,” says Richard Mendelson, I.O. psychologist and founder of Dynamic IO Consultants, a consulting firm specializing in human capital management and other services.
Rest of the story at https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevecooper/2012/07/31/why-wrestlers-make-the-best-employees/?fbclid=IwAR2kS6zgnwfeNQ-IRlPgTD3u574ePIpw9dZM2RbzX87FbAeYHU_e3STx5UU#22ecbb6b5f88

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No. 7 Wrestlers Get Five Falls in 49-3 PSAC Win Over East Stroudsburg

TDR Editor’s Notes ; It does not note it but this win is Coach Pat Pecora’s 591st and he is 2nd in career dual meet wins by college coaches. Next season he and his team could win his 600 dual meet and possibly pass Dale Thomas of Oregon State who is the top coach with 616.
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Seventh-ranked Pitt-Johnstown took advantage of five falls and got a decision win at 141 lbs. by third-ranked Joey Alessandro over No. 11 Dylan Nace in a lopsided, 49-3, PSAC victory over East Stroudsburg University, Friday night in the sports Center.  The Mountain Cats improved to 10-2 overall and 3-0 in the PSAC. Pitt-Johnstown got a forfeit win by Brendan Howard at 125 lbs. to start the match, and Matt Siszka pinned Jared Altan at 4:31 in the 133-lb. bout to make it 12-0. In a match-up of ranked wrestlers at 141 lbs., Pitt-Johnstown’s third-ranked Alessandro erased a 2-1 first period deficit and dealt 11th-ranked Nace a 6-2 loss at 141 lbs., before No. 1-ranked Chris Eddins pinned Pierre Liciaga at 2:39 at 149 lbs. to increase the lead to 21-0.
Another fall at 157 lbs. from Corey Falleroni over Marquan Payne at 5:43 made it 27-0 midway through the match. East Stroudsburg got on the scoreboard at 165 lbs. when Richard Viruet got a take down with 20 second remaining in the final period to defeat Gage Thomas and make it 27-3.
Rest of the story at https://pittjohnstownathletics.com/news/2019/1/11/wrestling-no-7-wrestlers-get-five-falls-in-49-3-psac-win-over-east-stroudsburg.aspx?mc_cid=dd084dda5b&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

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