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Wolf Pack Wrestling Adds Ferreira as Transfer

Sophomore wrestled as true freshman at Bucknell last year
RALEIGH, N.C. – NC State wrestling head coach Pat Popolizio has announced the transfer of Jacob Ferreira to the Wolfpack program. A native of Mt. Kisco, N.Y., Ferreira spent last season at Bucknell. Ferreira will be a sophomore for the upcoming 2019-20 season, and will be eligible to compete right away wrestling at 184/197 pounds. “Jacob is a great late addition to our squad,” said Popolizio. “He comes from a notable club in Empire Wrestling Academy that we are very familiar with. We’ve been very fortunate to have recruited guys both in the past and have members of our current team from Empire.

“He will be a valuable option on this year’s squad to our upper weights. Having one year of college wrestling under his belt his is a huge advantage for us.” Ferreira wrestled last season at 184 pounds as a true freshman. He finished with a 15-11 record, all at 184 pounds, and was second on his team with five pins. His top finish was second place at the Mat Town Open. Before Bucknell, Ferreira was a 2018 state runner-up and two-time state qualifier at Horace Greeley High School. He finished his prep career with 126 wins as a three-year team captain.
Release by Brian Reinhardt at bcreinha@ncsu.edu

August 21, 2019 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Winning and Losing

By Nancy Justis, Outlier Creative Solutions
“Sometimes when you win, you actually lose, and sometimes when you lose, you really win, and sometimes when you win or lose, you actually tie, and sometimes when you tie, you actually win or lose. Winning or losing is all one organic mechanism, from which one extracts what one needs.” -Gloria Clemente, White Men Can’t Jump
“Coach, what is the difference between winning and losing?” I think for a moment, knowing that this must have been on his mind for a long time to be asking me so early in our conversation. “Three inches.” There was silence on the other end of the line. I waited. I would have waited as long as it took while Preston tried to figure out what his old coach was trying to tell him.
“Okay, coach, I give in. What does that mean?”
“What does it mean to you?”
“Well, if I know you well enough, you are getting deep on me right now, and it doesn’t have anything to do with the scoreboard.”
He knows me well.
“When was your last practice?” I ask.
“Early this morning.”
“Did you run sprints? Rest of the story at
https://www.thepredicament.com/2019/08/winning-and-losing/?mc_cid=c5b71cd582&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

August 21, 2019 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Campbell University welcomes rookie class

BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Campbell will welcome its 16-member freshman class to its roster for the 2019-20 wrestling season. The group includes rookies from 13 different states, including Alabama, Alaska, Louisiana, Georgia, Michigan, Maryland, Montana, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Washington, with a total of 24 state championships between them, with five-time Alabama state champ Gabe Hixenbaugh and two four-time state title winners in Gavin Christ (Louisiana) and Jason Kraisser (Maryland). The class also brings three Fargo All-Americans, including Junior Fargo Champ Austin Almaguer (Greco) and Junior World Team Trials Champion Jack Ervien (Greco), a United States Junior World Team member. Rest of the story and list at
https://gocamels.com/news/2019/8/20/wrestling-welcomes-rookie-class.aspx?fbclid=IwAR24AjcxP5Yp6DDhO51RzKGmSRRYplSD6DrVm-Fnf4scFP-K09FVrPWjrhM

August 21, 2019 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

2019 NWCA Convention

Manheim, PA – Fort Lauderdale once again played host to 400-plus wrestling coaches, exhibitors, and wrestlers as they gathered for the NWCA’s 2019 Annual Convention at the Fort Lauderdale Convention Center, August 2-4. This year’s title sponsors were Cliff Keen, Defense Soap and Resilite. In the two days leading up to the convention, 59 men’s and women’s college coaches attended the 11th Annual Collegiate CEO Leadership Academy, which is presented by the US Marine Corps. The participants were led by Dr. Dan Gould of Michigan St. while being paired with longtime successful coaches who served as mentors. Hearing messages of leadership from active duty Marines is always a highlight of this event and this year United State Marines Corps, Col. David Fallon, did not disappoint as he spoke to the similarities between wrestlers and Marines.

For the fourth consecutive year that the convention broke records for the number attendees. “We are so grateful that our member coaches make the commitment to attend this event each and every year,” said Executive Director, Mike Moyer. “We were excited to grow the convention into some new areas as we worked with the NWOA to host an inaugural Officials Summit, gave MYWAY a platform to host their yearly board meeting, as well as host the Division III Hall of Fame Banquet.” Convention attendees had access to over 20 hours of presentation and technique as well as three engaging Keynote speakers in Aaron Grossman (Kickoff Breakfast), Dave Bunning (Honors Luncheon), and Alan Nero (Awards Luncheon). Rest of the story at http://www.nwcaonline.com/2019_nwca_convention/?mc_cid=213b841822&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

August 21, 2019 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Southern Virginia Announces 2019-20 Wrestling Schedule

BUENA VISTA, Va. — Southern Virginia University head wrestling coach Logan Davis today announced the team’s 2019-20 schedule. “This year’s schedule is a step forward for our program,” said Davis. “We are ready to develop as we look to take on our first Division I program against the University of Virginia. The match is going to be a great test for our program, but I am confident that we are ready for it. Our schedule provides a variety of challenges for our team, that will allow us to progress towards accomplishing our goals this season.”
The matchup against the University of Virginia will start the season for the Knights on Nov. 2 in Charlottesville, Virginia. The first home match will be a tri-match against McDaniel, Mont Alto, and Blue Lights on Nov. 23. December competition begins with a match against Southwest Virginia Community College on Dec. 4. The Knights then head to Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, where they will compete in the Messiah Petrofes Tournament on Dec. 6 and Dec. 7. The Knights’ last competition before the new year begins is on Dec. 10 as they take on Ferrum College. Rest of the story at
http://athletics.svu.edu/sports/wrest/2019-20/releases/20190814evwc3h?mc_cid=213b841822&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

August 21, 2019 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment