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Mountain Hawks roll to 28-6 win at Navy for fifth straight dual win

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Lehigh ran its dual winning streak to five and completed a weekend sweep of EIWA foes in the Maryland/Washington D.C. area with a convincing 28-6 win over Navy Sunday at Alumni Hall. The Mountain Hawks won eight of 10 bouts on the day, including four major decisions to move to 5-7 on the dual season. “That was a good Navy team but the guys wrestled hard,” Lehigh head coach Pat Santoro said. “We won all the close ones and that was important. We almost got the one at 197 but we were right there. Our guys wrestled pretty well. I’m proud of them.”
Story at Lehigh-wrestling-mountain-hawks-roll-to-28-6-win-at-navy-for-fifth-straight-dual-win

Gophers down Northwestern 29-12 for Third B1G Win
EVANSTON, Ill. – The Golden Gophers wrestling team took down Big Ten foe Northwestern 29-12 with two pins and seven overall bout victories for their second victory of the weekend. After forfeiting the first bout due to injury the Gophers started hot with two consecutive first period pins from 133-pound Ethan Lizak and 141-pound Mitch McKee. With his 22nd straight victory Steveson has passed head coach Brandon Eggum and volunteer assistant coach Zach Sanders who both had 21 straight victories in their career. Steveson is now tied with Jared Lawrence and Brock Lesnar at 23rd on the all-time list.
Story at Gopher-wrestling-down-northwestern-29-12-for-third-b1g-win

No. 16 Cyclones Blow Past West Virginia, 36-3
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. – No. 16 Iowa State (6-1, 3-0 Big 12) was not troubled by West Virginia (2-11, 2-4 Big 12) on Sunday afternoon as the Cyclones blew past the Mountaineers, 36-3. ISU won nine out of the 10 bouts with two victories by fall, one by technical fall and one by major decision. The dual began at 197-pounds and No. 6 Willi Miklus. After giving up the first takedown of the match, Miklus corrected course against Noah Adams. He began the second period with an escape and a takedown, and took Adams to his back for the fall in 4:37.
Story at Cyclone-wrestling-blow-past-west-virginia-36-3

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Wildcats Capture Third-Straight NEWA Dual Title

PROVIDENCE, RI – The Johnson & Wales University wrestling team showed why it’s the top team in the New England region on Sunday. The Wildcats rolled through three opponents to claim their third-straight NEWA Duals title at the Rhode Island Convention Center. The trio of victories improved JWU’s record to 17-4. It was the Wildcats seventh NEWA title, which is three more than the next closest school. Johnson & Wales opened the event by beating Williams, 46-8, before dismantling Springfield, 48-0. The Wildcats won the title by beating #24 Coast Guard 31-9.

In the opening match against Williams, Johnson & Wales won the first six matches before the Ephs got a point. That run included pins from Christopher Caban at 133 pounds and the number one 149-pounder Da’mani Burns as well as tech falls from #2 Jay Albis at 125 pounds and 157-pounder Brady Robin. Pins at 141 pounds by No. 7 Joe Ferinde and Burns pushed JWU’s lead to 20-0 over Springfield. Thomas Grippi had a pin at 157 pounds and JWU wrapped up the match with consecutive pins by No. 5 Michael DiNardo at 197 pounds and Tommy Wrzesian at 285 pounds.
Rest of the story at Providence.JWUathletics.com/sports/wrest/

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Michigan Remains Undefeated With Workmanlike Win Over No. 18 Purdue

» No. 6 Michigan won seven matches, including six in a row, to defeat No. 18 Purdue, 23-9, at Cliff Keen Arena.
» The Wolverines improved to 8-0 on the season, matching the program’s best start since 1973-74. U-M is 4-0 in Big Ten duals.
» Stevan Micic (133 pounds) and Logan Massa (165) earned major decisions, while Micic, Alec Pantaleo (157) and Myles Amine (174) defeated nationally ranked opponents.
Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (Cliff Keen Arena)
Score: #6 Michigan 23, #18 Purdue 9
Records: U-M (8-0, 4-0 Big Ten), PU (5-5, 2-2 Big Ten)
Next U-M Event: Friday, Jan. 25 — at Ohio State (Columbus, Ohio), 7 p.m.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The No. 6-ranked University of Michigan wrestling team continued its perfect start to the 2018-19 season, claiming seven individual matches en route to a 23-9 win over No. 18 Purdue on Sunday afternoon (Jan. 20) in front of 1,756 fans at Cliff Keen Arena.
Rest of the story at wrestling-michigan-remains-undefeated-with-win-over-no-18-purdue

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Wilmington Wrestling News

Laney wrestling knocks off West Brunswick

North Brunswick edges New Hanover, while South Brunswick squeezes by Ashley
Laney 57, West Brunswick 24
The Buccaneers stayed undefeated in the Mideastern Conference and are now one win away from their third league title in four seasons after a comfortable victory over the Trojans. Connor Johnson, Marcus Mondragon, Kisaiah Ferguson, Max Asberry, Carveon Harris, Cael Willis and Emmanuel Bell all won with pins for Laney Wednesday. Jayden Harrison also was victorious with a minor decision for the Buccaneers. Winners from West Brunswick were Carey Sweed, Sae’Vyon McCray, Christian Zickefoose and Matthew Smith. All four Trojans won with a pin. Laney will look to clinch the MEC title next week at home against South Brunswick.

North Brunswick 33, New Hanover 30
Bryan Aragao, Carlos Meza and Sean Panas all recorded pin victories that helped the Scorpions escape with a narrow victory over the Wildcats. Malik Law was the only other wrestler for North Brunswick to win a match, with the rest of the Scorpions’ victories coming from New Hanover forefeits. On the other side, Riley Monteath, Atila Dalmasi and Mateo Meehan each won with pins for the Wildcats.

South Brunswick 36, Ashley 35
The Screaming Eagles put up a valiant fight, but four forfeits proved too much to overcome as the Cougars earned a win that keeps them alive in the race for the Mideastern Conference title.

Bender Sanderson, Brandon Vaught and Landon Bowen were the three winners for South Brunswick. Bowen was the only Cougar to record a pin. Rest of the story at Starnewsonline-sports-laney-wrestling-knocks-off-west-brunswick

Laney wrestling wins Boneyard Bash

Topsail wrestling finishes second at Jolly Rogers Invitational

Boneyard Bash at Jack Britt

Laney finished in first place out of 20 teams with 188 points, topping second-place Jack Britt by 33.

Mark Samuel, Seth Thomas, Marcus Mondragon and Cael Willis all were individual winners.

Samuel won the 106-pound weight class with a 7-6 victory in the final against Nazir Wynn from Carolina Forest (S.C.). Thomas won the 126 bracket by beating Riverside’s Joshua Cox 4-2 in the final.

Mondragon was dominant in the 138 final with a 9-3 win over Western Harnett’s Jack Taylor. Willis pinned his way to the 170 final before topping Cary’s Wolfram 5-1 for the title.

Connor Johnson was the Buccaneers’ only other medalist, finishing in thrid place at 132.

Jolly Rogers Invitational at Corinth Holders

Topsail had a standout showing Saturday with a second-place finish, sandwiched in between first-place Cadinal Gibbons and third-place Fike.

The Pirates didn’t have any winners, but Ben Baker (113), Daniel Diaz (120), Ethen Rivenbark (126) and Devon Bell were all runners-up.
Rest of the story at Starnewsonline-sports-laney-wrestling-wins-boneyard-bash

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Campbell downs App State 19-17 in SoCon opener

BOONE, N.C. – No. 18 Andrew Morgan’s major decision propelled Campbell to a 19-17 win at Appalachian State Sunday at Varsity Gym. The matchup of the previous two SoCon team champions (Campbell in 2017, App State in 2018) included four extra time bouts and came down to the day’s final match. Campbell moved to 3-0 in dual action, winning its SoCon opener, while Appalachian State was handed its first conference loss (2-1), dipping to 4-6 overall. The Mountaineers pushed out to a 10-0 lead after the day’s first three matches, including a major decision at heavyweight. At 197, No. 18 Randall Diabe used a takedown with 10 seconds to go in regulation, claiming a 3-1 decision over CU’s Austin McNeill, his first dual loss of the year.

Campbell, however, bounced back with four straight wins, kick started by Korbin Meink’s 4-2 sudden victory at 125 pounds over De’Andre Swinson-Barr. No. 15 Noah Gonser added a 4-1 decision at 133, and Nathan Boston gave Campbell its first lead of the day with a first period fall over 2018 SoCon Champion Irvin Enriquez, 12-10. Campbell’s 8th-ranked Josh Heil tacked on a 3-1 decision at 149, securing a sudden victory takedown over Matt Zovistoski and extending the Campbell lead to 15-10 with three bouts to go. Back to back wins by the Mountaineers, including a major decision at 157 pounds and a sudden victory at 165, put App State back on top, 17-15, making 174 the winner take all match up. Rest of the story at https://gocamels.com/news/2019/1/20/wrestling-downs-app-state-19-17-in-socon-opener.aspx?mc_cid=683951a9d8&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

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Joseph beats White and Nolf beats Berger as No. 1 Penn State stops No. 7 Nebraska , 25-6

By Andy Elder, Special to TheMat.com | Jan. 20, 2019,

Jason Nolf of Penn State beat Tyler Berger of Nebraska in a battle of ranked stars. Photo by Mark Sellers , Penn State Athletics courtesy of GoPSUSports.com
UNIVERSITY PARK — Wrestling fans other than the 6,468 that crowded into a sold-out Rec Hall on Sunday may be deceived when they see that top-ranked Nittany Lion 165-pounder Vincenzo Joseph beat No. 6 Isaiah White, 2-0. Joseph, who hasn’t competed since winning a title at the Southern Scuffle on Jan. 1-2, last met Nebraska’s White in the 2018 NCAA 165-pound quarterfinals. Joseph needed a slick takedown in a second sudden-victory period to pull out a 4-2 win on his way to a second consecutive NCAA championship. On Sunday, Joseph’s win was one of six Penn State notched in pairs of ranked wrestlers, and eight overall, in the Nittany Lions’ 25-6 win over the Cornhuskers. Rest of the Story at https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2019/January/20/Penn-State-beats-Nebraska?mc_cid=683951a9d8&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

No. 1 Penn State Dominates No. 7 Nebraska in 25-6 Big Ten Win
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.; January 20, 2019 – No. 1 Penn State (7-0, 3-0 B1G) took care of No. 7 Nebraska (8-3, 2-2 B1G) in a marquee Big Ten dual meet on Sunday.  The Nittany Lions downed the visiting Cornhuskers 25-6 in sold out Rec Hall, winning eight of ten bouts in a dual that featured 16 ranked wrestlers. Penn State won all six bouts pitting ranked opponents against each other, including Jason Nolf’s (Yatesboro, Pa.) dominant win over No. 2 Tyler Berger at 157.  The dual began at 125 where Lion sophomore Devin Schnupp (Lititz, Pa.) took on No. 13 Zeke Moisey of Nebraska.  Schnupp battled the former NCAA finalist tough before dropping a hard-fought 6-1 decision.  True freshman Roman Bravo-Young (Tucson, Ariz.), ranked No. 13 at 133 dominated Husker Jevon Parrish, rolling to a 20-7 major decision with 3:33 in riding time, putting Penn State on top 4-3. Sophomore Nick Lee (Evansville, Ind.), ranked No. 6 at 141, increased Penn State’s lead with a strong 5-4 win over No. 19 Chad Red Jr. Rest of the story at https://gopsusports.com/news/2019/1/20/wrestling-no-1-penn-state-dominates-no-7-nebraska-in-25-6-big-ten-win.aspx?mc_cid=683951a9d8&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

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