Top Senior Scholastic wrestler in Eastern North Carolina is Timothy Decatur of Rosewood H.S.
The James Johnson Award, sponsored each year by The TakeDown Report, is awarded to the top senior scholastic wrestler in eastern North Carolina. Three time state champion Timothy Decatur of Rosewood High School will be awarded the 21st James Johnson Award. He has announced that he will attend and wrestle at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill next year after winning state record 234 matches in his career. The presentation date will be determined and announced later.
Here are the 2018-19 NCAA wrestling award winners
INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA handed out the 2019 NCAA Wrestling Awards at the end of the respective NCAA wrestling championships for Divisions I, II and III.
The inaugural NCAA Wrestling Awards were presented at the 2012 wrestling championships. The three awards honor the Most Dominant Wrestler as well as the student-athletes that have accumulated the most falls and the most technical falls throughout the course of the regular and postseasons. For results to be counted they must come against opponents in the same division (i.e. Division I vs. Division I). Ties in the falls and tech falls categories are broken based on the aggregate time.
2019 CHAMPIONSHIPS: Penn State wins 2019 national title
Penn State teammates Bo Nickal and Jason Nolf were in the running for most dominant in Division I right through the final match of the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. Nickal had three falls on his way to his third national championship, while Nolf had one fall and two tech falls as he also won his third individual national championship. Nickal finished with an average of 5.20 team points per match to 5.06 for Nolf. Virginia 125-pounder Jack Mueller was a distant third with 4.41 points after his runner-up finish. In Division II, Millersville’s Shane Ruhnke reached the 17-match minimum .. Rest of the story at https://www.ncaa.com/news/wrestling/article/2019-04-09/here-are-2018-19-ncaa-wrestling-award-winners?mc_cid=4d4f632655&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
Ranking top college wrestlers of all-time
TDR Editor’s Notes ; An interesting article by Craig Sesker which is sure to stir up some disagreement and discussion among wrestling fans.
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I’ve been following the sport of wrestling since the mid-1970s. And I’ve seen my share of outstanding performers on the collegiate level. With Penn State seniors Bo Nickal and Jason Nolf finishing their standout careers as three-time NCAA champions, a frequently asked question was brought to the forefront once again.
Who are the best collegiate wrestlers of all-time? It is a daunting and challenging task to compare so many incredible wrestlers from different eras and rank them accordingly. But it’s also fun to reflect back on some amazing careers. There is no question that John Smith, Jordan Burroughs and Bruce Baumgartner went on to accomplish incredible feats on the international level after they finished college. They would rank 1-2-3 on most people’s list of top Olympic-level wrestlers. The criteria that I used for this list is based on what wrestlers achieved during their college careers. No doubt, you won’t agree with all of my selections. For the rest of the story and complete list at https://intermatwrestle.com/articles/21790
Kharchla named InterMat High School Wrestler of the Year
TDR Editor’s Note; We expect that we will be hearing more about this future Buckeye star in the coming years so best to become familiar with the name. The article also includes a list of previous award winners. The list of events in the past two months is included at the start and as one wonders would it be possible to see them all at some time. Hmmm, going to make some plans.
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One calendar month has passed since the last of the scholastic state champions were crowned in Florida, Ohio, and Pennsylvania on March 9. Since then, the wrestling calendar has been busy with both the Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic and the Wrestling USA Magazine Dream Team Classic, NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships in Pittsburgh, along with the NHSCA grade-level nationals and the USA Wrestling Junior and 16U Folkstyle Nationals. All that being said, it’s time to put a wrap on the 2018-19 scholastic wrestling season with the release of the final national high school weight class rankings. It is a chance to reflect upon what has happened over the past calendar year (i.e. cycle), and to acknowledge the InterMat High School Wrestler of the Year, along with the InterMat First Team All-Americans.
Wrestler of the Year: Carson Kharchla (Olentangy Liberty, Ohio), 170 pounds
The Ohio State-bound Kharchla took last season’s state title, and pushed it to another level over the last 12 months. After a spring and early summer fully of heavy training at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Kharchla went to Fargo for the Junior National freestyle tournament and absolutely dominated what was a very strong path in a rather strong 170-pound weight class. Rest of the story and previous annual winners at https://intermatwrestle.com/articles/21795
Burroughs, Askren to meet at Grapple at the Garden
NEW YORK — Two of the most decorated and well-known recent Olympic wrestlers will square off for the first time as 2012 gold medalist Jordan Burroughs takes on 2008 Olympian Ben Askren as part of the 10th annual “Grapple at the Garden” Beat the Streets (BTS) benefit at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden on May 6. Burroughs, who has competed at numerous past BTS events, will battle Askren, who has parlayed his wresting talents into a strong mixed martial arts career in the UFC and other promotions, at 74 kilograms in the highly-anticipated matchup. “Grapple at the Garden” supports Beat the Streets, the largest grassroots inner city wrestling program in the United States, serving as both a fundraiser for the organization and to celebrate its athletes as they compete on the biggest stage in the center of the world.
Burroughs, a four-time world freestyle champion (2011, 2014, 2015, 2017), has won eight consecutive BTS benefit matches, downing fellow Olympian Frank Chamizo last year in a thrilling, come-from-behind 8-5 verdict in the main event Supermatch. Burroughs was a threetime All-American at Nebraska, winning two NCAA titles. The Sicklerville, N.J., native also competed at the 2016 Olympics in Rio but did not medal. Burroughs has the most World gold medals in USA history with four, tied with John Smith, Adeline Gray and Tricia Saunders. His five World and Olympic gold medals trails only Smith, who has six. He also has won two World bronze medals, giving him seven World and Olympic medals in his storied career. Rest of the story at https://intermatwrestle.com/articles/21796
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