Rochester College Announces New Head Wrestling Coach
TDR Editor’s Notes ; Good to see Rochester College in Michigan hiring a full time coach. Not only that but it should be noted that the school has re-started their program after being idle for 3 decades. We look forward to hearing more from them.
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ROCHESTER, MI — Rochester College is pleased to announce Wesley Maskill, as the new Head Wrestling Coach. Maskill has been part of the Rochester College community since a child, attending many summer camps provided on campus. Maskill began wrestling at a young age. He prepped at Oxford High School, Oxford, MI, where he was a 3X state qualifier and a 2X all-stater. Maskill was a member of the state championship team in 2011. Maskill was also the Senior Male Athlete of the year at Oxford High School.
Maskill was recruited and wrestled at Michigan State University from 2014-2017. Maskill had a very successful career at Michigan State as a starter, wrestled in the BIG Ten Championships and placed 4th at the National Colligate Open. He was awarded Student-Athlete of the month at Michigan State University in April, 2017. As a freshman, Maskill earned the Most Falls award. As a sophomore, he earned the Most Committed Spartan award. Maskill graduated from Michigan State University with a Bachlor’s degree in Communications Arts and Sciences. Rest of this story at http://www.rochestercollegewarriors.com/article/1289?mc_cid=19991bd8ba&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
TDR Top 12 – 2019 preliminary 106 & 113 lbs.
TDR Editor’s Notes ; The following are the preliminary final top 12 list for the first two weight classes. We welcome input and corrections. Pleas e-mail martinkfleming@gmail.com to share your insights and views.
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| Rnk | Wght. | Name | Team | Gr. | W. | L. | Pct. | Dist. | Dist. | State |
| 1 | 106 | Johns, Noah | Clayton | 12 | 33 | 5 | 0.868 | 3A-E | 2nd | 1st |
| 2 | 106 | Baker, Ben | Topsail | 11 | 42 | 3 | 0.933 | 3A-E | 1st | 3rd |
| 3 | 106 | Samuel, Mark | Laney | 9 | 45 | 4 | 0.918 | 4A-E | 1st | 5th |
| 4 | 106 | Dillon, Jack | Ashley | 10 | 34 | 5 | 0.872 | 4A-E | 3rd | 3rd |
| 5 | 106 | Stocks, Landon | Ayden-Grifton | 11 | 48 | 5 | 0.906 | 2A-E | 1st | 5th |
| 6 | 106 | Mainz, Stephen | Lejeune | 9 | 43 | 7 | 0.860 | 1A-E | 1st | 3rd |
| 7 | 106 | Leon, Eddie | South Lenoir | 12 | 35 | 13 | 0.729 | 2A-E | 2nd | 6th |
| 8 | 106 | Settles, Jahmez | Fike | 11 | 23 | 5 | 0.821 | 3A-E | 3rd | w2 |
| 9 | 106 | Ocampo, Andrew | Pender | 12 | 30 | 8 | 0.789 | 1A-E | 3rd | w1 |
| 10 | 106 | Pugh, Logan | Dixon | 10 | 17 | 9 | 0.654 | 2A-E | 3rd | w2 |
| 11 | 106 | Campbell, Isaac | Washington | 9 | 39 | 25 | 0.609 | 2A-E | 4th | w1 |
| 12 | 106 | Tortual, Logan | Rosewood | 9 | 40 | 13 | 0.755 | 1A-E | 4th | w1 |
| 13 | 106 | Picariello, Matthew | West Johnston | 11 | 38 | 10 | 0.792 | 3A-E | w2 | |
| 13 | 106 | Denoia, Paul | New Bern | 10 | 42 | 10 | 0.792 | 4A-E | 4th | L2 |
| 13 | 106 | Rutherford, Cody | Havelock | 9 | 34 | 17 | 0.667 | 3A-E | 4th | L2 |
| 1 | 113 | Decatur, Christian | Rosewood | 11 | 55 | 0 | 1.000 | 1A-E | 1st | 1st |
| 2 | 113 | Moore, Brodie | Washington | 11 | 51 | 14 | 0.785 | 2A-E | 2nd | 5th |
| 3 | 113 | Kite, Evan | Laney | 10 | 33 | 18 | 0.647 | 4A-E | 3rd | 6th |
| 4 | 113 | Jacob, David | Rocky Mount | 12 | 36 | 8 | 0.818 | 3A-E | 1st | w1 |
| 5 | 113 | Hodge, Samuel | Currituck County | 10 | 36 | 8 | 0.818 | 2A-E | 1st | w2 |
| 6 | 113 | Lenyszyn, Ethan | D.H. Conley | 9 | 47 | 4 | 0.922 | 3A-E | 3rd | w2 |
| 7 | 113 | Johnson, Sam | West Carteret | 12 | 44 | 10 | 0.815 | 3A-E | 2nd | w1 |
| 8 | 113 | Spencer, Scottie | Bunn | 9 | 34 | 8 | 0.810 | 2A-E | 3rd | w1 |
| 9 | 113 | Lopez-Salazar, Elvis | Heidi Trask | 12 | 19 | 8 | 0.704 | 2A-E | 4th | w1 |
| 10 | 113 | Salazar, Jonathan | Southern Nash | 11 | 29 | 14 | 0.674 | 3A-E | 4th | L2 |
| 11 | 113 | Desaulniers, Jaydon | Cleveland | 11 | 35 | 11 | 0.761 | 3A-E | w2 | |
| 12 | 113 | Buglisli, Max | Croatan | 10 | 32 | 15 | 0.681 | 2A-E | w2 | |
| 13 | 113 | Zickefoose, Christian | West Brunswick | 10 | 27 | 4 | 0.871 | 3A-E | dnw | |
| 13 | 113 | Carletta, Ronan | East Carteret | 10 | 34 | 16 | 0.680 | 1A-E | w3 |
‘Vision Quest’ author: ‘It’s what wrestling did for me’
Even the most avid wrestling fan may not immediately recognize the name Terry Davis. That said, you are most likely familiar with Davis’ most famous work: the novel “Vision Quest: A Wrestling Story.” Published in 1979, Davis’ book served as the basis for the 1985 movie “Vision Quest” which helped propel the careers of actors Matthew Modine, Linda Fiorentino, Daphne Zuniga and Forest Whitaker … and introduced the wrestling community to Frank Jasper, who made the role of Shute his own, and has made Jasper an iconic figure in social media and at major wrestling events throughout the nation.
Terry Davis, a retired English professor at Minnesota State University in Mankato, is still writing from his home in southern Minnesota. In fact, he just penned an essay for the Mankato Free Press titled “It’s Not What I Did for Wrestling; It’s What Wrestling Did for Me.” Here’s how Davis explains the title of his essay: “The movie introduced people to the book. Over the years, quite a few people — mostly wrestlers — have gotten hold of me about the story, or asked me to sign a book, which I’m always honored to do. Rest of this this story by Mark Palmer at http://intermatwrestle.com/articles/21359?mc_cid=c28d91da5c&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
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