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Shenendehowa’s Delsignore commits to North Carolina State wrestling

Will wrestle for Niskayuna graduate Pat Popolizio
Shenendehowa wrestler Brock Delsignore, a junior, has made a verbal commitment to compete and study at North Carolina State, where he will join several others there with Section II connections. N.C. State is coached by Niskayuna graduate Pat Popolizio, and his roster includes 2019 Shenendehowa graduate Kiernan Shanahan and 2018 Ballston Spa graduates Tyler Barnes and Jake Cook. The school’s alumni include Duanesburg’s Nick Gwiazdowski, who won NCAA heavyweight titles while with the Wolfpack.
Pat Popolizio’s brother, Frank Popolizio, runs the Journeymen Wrestling Club of which Delsignore is a member, and Shanahan, Barnes, Cook and Gwiazdowski represented. “Ultimately, familiarity won over,” Frank Popolizio said of Delsignore’s choice between N.C. State and other programs from Penn, Lehigh and Northern Iowa. “He’s been going to camps and clinics there for 10 years.” “I’ve known the coaches for half of my life,” Delsignore said. “I know some of the guys and get along well with them.” Delsignore won 145-pound Section II Class A and Division I titles last season — his first with Shenendehowa — and has gained 40 pounds since that season. “I didn’t want to be a little guys all my life,” Delsignore said. “I have been working out every day, and I mean every day. I am doing the right things and making gains.” Delsignore wrestled for South Glens Falls for three years before heading to Shenendehowa. Rest of the story at https://dailygazette.com/article/2019/10/21/shenendehowa-s-delsignore-commits-to-north-carolina-state-wrestling?mc_cid=ea51792bc0&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

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Intrasquad duals signal beginning of Div. 1 college wrestling season

BY USA WRESTLING | OCT. 21, 2019

Pitt will host their wrestle-offs on Friday, October 25.
With the Div. 1 college wrestling season just around the corner, TheMat.com will begin to compile results from wrestle-offs around the country. Currently 22 teams have intrasquad duals listed on their official schedules. This week in particular is a big one, with 15 programs holding wrestle-offs. Results will be updated every Monday.
ACC
Duke– October 27
University of North Carolina – October 24th
North Carolina State – November 9                             
Pittsburgh – October 25
Virginia Tech – October 25
Big 12
Fresno State – October 26
North Dakota State – October 24
Utah Valley – October 30
Big 10
Maryland – October 26
Ohio State – Prelims – October 22, Finals – October 24
Rest of the list at https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2019/October/21/Intrasquad-duals-signal-beginning-of-Div-1-college-wrestling-season?mc_cid=ea51792bc0&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

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Sesker Slant: How will 2019-20 college season play out? Posted on October 21, 2019.

By Craig Sesker For The Predicament

It is the question we’ve been asking for many years now.
Can anybody beat Penn State?
Cael Sanderson’s wrestling program definitely has reached dynasty status with the Nittany Lions winning eight of the last nine NCAA team titles. Penn State lost superstars Bo Nickal and Jason Nolf from its recent championship squad, but the Nittany Lions still return plenty of firepower, including four national champions for the 2019-20 season. Penn State is expected to battle Big Ten rival Iowa for the top spot when the 2020 NCAA Championships are contested this March at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. With a number of top wrestlers taking Olympic redshirts this season, it will be interesting to see how it all plays out. There could be some surprise teams contending for trophies this year with Wisconsin, Nebraska, Arizona State, Iowa State and Northern Iowa looking to field strong teams this season.
It also will be exciting to see how many fans will pack the National Football League home of the Minnesota Vikings with attendance records expected to be shattered at March’s NCAA wrestling extravaganza. Here is my early look at what to expect this season:
125 pounds: Iowa’s Spencer Lee repeated as NCAA champion during his sophomore season, but it was far from easy. Rest of the story at https://www.thepredicament.com/2019/10/sesker-slant-how-will-2019-20-college-season-play-out/?mc_cid=ea51792bc0&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

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Looking at Eight Former OSU Wrestlers Who Are Currently Head Coaches

Oklahoma State’s imprint can be seen throughout all of college wrestling.

By Seth Duckworth
I’ve dug into it a bit on here before, but the legacy of wrestling coaches that matriculated at Oklahoma State University is remarkable. In fact, 10 percent of Division I head wrestling coaches wrestled at Oklahoma State and even more make up the assistant coaching ranks around the country. I thought I’d take a look at all the former OSU wrestlers currently heading D-I programs and break down some of their coaching legacies.
This list is in no particular order.
1. Neil Erisman (University of Arkansas-Little Rock)
Erisman has taken on a pretty big task in heading a brand new D1 program at UALR. The Trojans will be entering their first year of official competition for the 2019-20 season, so a lot remains to be seen regarding his career, but there’s little doubt that Neil was a great hire and will do a big-time job at Little Rock.
2. Teague Moore (American University)
A national champion at Oklahoma State in 1998, Moore is now the head coach at American University after starting his career at Clarion. Moore has coached three All-Americans and 24 NCAA qualifiers in his tenure, most notably the Terao brothers who have produced some of the most exciting matches at the NCAA tournament.
3. Coleman Scott (North Carolina)
Coleman was named head coach at UNC in August of 2015 and in the short period from then to now has taken it from an “also-ran” program to one of the best in the ACC and one that consistently produces All-Americans and top 25 finishes. Scott has definitely shown he’s a big-time coach and now that he’s starting to get a team of his recruits around him, I would expect his trajectory to continue upwards.
4. Glen Lanham (Duke)
Lanham, who started his coaching career as a grad assistant at OSU, has been the head coach at Duke since 2012. Rest of the list and story at https://pistolsfiringblog.com/looking-at-eight-former-osu-wrestlers-who-are-currently-head-coaches/?mc_cid=ea51792bc0&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

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Parents Should Limit Sports Participation for Children, Trainers Say

By Roni Caryn Rabin
Young athletes are practicing too hard in just one sport, increasing the risk of injuries and burnout. New guidelines urge parents to reduce the intensity. Too many children are risking injuries, even lifelong health problems, because they practice too intensively in a single sport, and parents should set limits on their participation, according to a leading organization of athletic trainers.
New recommendations issued by the National Athletic Trainers’ Association urge parents to ensure that children and adolescents postpone specializing in one sport for as long as possible, that they take at least two days off each week for rest and that they not play a single sport for more than eight months a year.
A proposed rule of thumb: A child’s age equals the number of hours he or she should spend in sports training each week.
The recommendations, more stringent than those issued by some physician groups, may pose a challenge to parents and youngsters who see intense year-round athletic training as the path to coveted college scholarships and professional stardom.
The advice arrives amid growing concern about a rise in athletic injuries among children engaging in tough training exercises. These regimens also can exact a psychological toll, increasing the risk that children and adolescents will burn out and quit sports altogether, the trainers’ group said.
“Single-sports specialization is bordering on an epidemic in terms of the risks it can pose, for physical injuries as well as the potential for negative psychological effects,” said Tory Lindley, president of N.A.T.A.
“There is a myth that it takes a single-sport specialization to succeed,” Mr. Lindley added. “In fact, we’re learning from research and anecdotal evidence that there is actually an opportunity for athleticism to improve if you expose the body to different sports and different movements.”
The guidelines are not intended to discourage physical activity:  Rest of the story at https://www.thepredicament.com/2019/10/parents-should-limit-sports-participation-for-children-trainers-say/?mc_cid=4f6a1c53fa&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

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