Takedown Report

College Results & News (4th)

DWU wrestling beaming with potential
The Dakota Wesleyan University wrestling team’s roster is thin, yet infused with talent. With an eight-wrestler roster, second-year coach Casey Mouw knows DWU is still a few years away from competing for the Great Plains Athletic Conference team title. But he’s confident with the wrestlers he puts on the mat. Marcus Urban, Seth Caro and Cole Halouska all garnered GPAC preseason honors, helping DWU earn a vote in the NAIA preseason poll. Urban, a Plankinton native, is the most decorated of the trio, finishing third at 157 pounds at the GPAC tournament and garnering all-GPAC second team honors last year. The junior moved up to 165 pounds this season, but was still tabbed as the No. 3 GPAC wrestler in his weight class and No. 20 nationally. Rest of the story at https://www.mitchellrepublic.com/sports/wrestling/4757204-DWU-wrestling-beaming-with-potential?mc_cid=62d0d9a4aa&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
Always Aggressive Podcast, Episode 5
Purdue Wrestling at https://purduesports.com/news/2019/11/6/wrestling-always-aggressive-podcast-episode-5.aspx?mc_cid=62d0d9a4aa&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
WHY PENN STATE IS THE FAVORITE TO WIN ANOTHER WRESTLING NATIONAL TITLE
Penn State enters the 2019-20 wrestling season as the four-time defending NCAA champions, and is one again the favorite to repeat. Even after losing Bo Nickal and Jason Nolf, a pair of three-time champions and four-time finalists, the Nittany Lions have all of the tools to win their fifth straight NCAA title in March. After being a runaway favorite last year, however, this season will be much tighter.  Rest of the story at https://www.roarlionsroar.com/penn-state-wrestling/2019/10/6128/nittany-lions-favorites-national-title-big-ten-iowa-hawkeyes?mc_cid=62d0d9a4aa&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
No. 12 Hilltoppers Steamroll WVU Tech, 48-3
WEST LIBERTY, W.Va. – The No. 12-ranked West Liberty University wrestling team opened the 2019-20 in dominating fashion here Wednesday night, rolling to a 48-3 victory against WVU Tech before a large crowd at the ASRC. “No matter how good you might think you are going against each other during the preseason, you don’t really know until you get a chance to get out on the mat against a team that fights back to start getting some idea of where you’re at,” head coach Danny Irwin said. “We will be going up against a lot of nationally-ranked teams and nationally-ranked wrestlers down the road but (WVU Tech) had some pretty good guys and they competed hard tonight.” Two of Irwin’s three nationally-ranked wrestlers dominated from the opening whistle before winning by falls. Darius Bunch, the nation’s No. 3-ranked 141-pounder returning after redshirting a year ago, raced out to a 14-4 lead before stacking Golden Bear junior Nathan McClaugherty at the 6:34 mark. Logan Kemp, ranked No. 7 at 197, blitzed Vincent DeVaney in the night’s penultimate match, with the referee slapping the mat at 2:42 of the first period. Rest of the story at https://hilltoppersports.com/news/2019/11/6/wrestling-no-12-hilltoppers-steamroll-wvu-tech-48-3.aspx?mc_cid=62d0d9a4aa&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
Short Time Shots: 11-06-19
Getting back into the flow of college wrestling season is always one of those things where you’re all fired up and excited and doing so many things, and then by April, you’re like totally spent. Only this year, April means the Olympic Trials! Yes, it’s the first week of November, it’s already snowed twice here in Minnesota and I might already be overdoing it here with Short Time Shots. But have no fear, it’s still pushing through the adversity that is week one of the college wrestling season. Rest of the story at http://www.mattalkonline.com/podcast/shots/short-time-shots-11-06-19/?mc_cid=62d0d9a4aa&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
Pitt-Johnstown’s Pecora reaches 600-win mark for career
Pat Pecora isn’t counting wins. At least not yet. That much was evident on Wednesday, when the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown announced that Pecora notched his 600th career victory during a 33-6 win over the Long Island University Sharks on Saturday in the Rutgers University Duals in New Jersey. The milestone happened without pre- or post-match hype or hoopla by the university until a two-sentence email release four days later. In his 44th season at Pitt-Johnstown, Pecora has the most dual-meet wins in NCAA Division II and is only 16 victories shy of the all-time mark in any division set by former Oregon State University coach Dale Thomas (616). Rest of the story at https://www.tribdem.com/sports/pitt-johnstown-s-pecora-reaches–win-mark-for-career/article_5401db30-0116-11ea-9984-93c2cace9f06.html?mc_cid=62d0d9a4aa&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
WolfPackMentality Pop-Ins Podcast: Ep. 55 –
Roster Breakdown & R-Jr. Kellen Devlin
RALEIGH, N.C. – In Episode 55 of the #PackMentality Pop-Ins Podcast, host Brian Reinhardt talks with head coach Pat Popolizio for the first official preview of the regular season for 2019-20. There’s also wrestle-off information for this Saturday. RS-junior Kellen Devlin, fresh off his championship at The Battle at The Citadel, will join the program for the first time. Rest of the story and audio at https://gopack.com/news/2019/11/6/wrestling-packmentality-pop-ins-podcast-ep-55-roster-breakdown-r-jr-kellen-devlin.aspx?mc_cid=62d0d9a4aa&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

November 11, 2019 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized