Takedown Report

13th College News & Notes

John Smith Collects Win No. 427 in Cowboy Season Opener
PHILADELPHIA– Coach John Smith tied Bobby Douglas for fifth on the list of all-time NCAA Division I coaching wins on Friday night in Oklahoma State’s 30-6 victory over Drexel. Smith is the only active NCAA DI coach in the top five.  “Bobby Douglas was an Oklahoma State guy,” Smith said. “That’s special for me to reach that milestone. He was my coach at the ’92 Olympics and has been a great mentor. I feel like I shouldn’t be passing him, with what he’s done for the sport and all the people he really made a difference for.” Full story at https://okstate.com/news/2019/11/15/wrestling-john-smith-collects-win-no-427-in-cowboy-season-opener.aspx?mc_cid=f4a6a198f0&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Rider Stuns #6 Minnesota, 21-17
Sherry pins #6 Devin Skatzka; Broncs win 6-of-10 matches
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – Dean Sherry (Brick, NJ/Brick Township) pinned the No. 6 wrestler in the nation, Devin Skatzka, as the Rider University wrestling team earned a statement dual victory tonight, upsetting the nationally-ranked No. 6 Minnesota Golden Gophers, 21-17, at Williams Arena. Rider got off to a quick start with decisions at 125 and 133 from Jonathan Tropea (Harrington Park, NJ/Saint Joseph (Montvale)) and Chris Wright (Harrisburg, PA/Central Dauphin) to take a 6-0 lead. Minnesota surged ahead with a fall from nationally-ranked No. 4 Mitch McKee at 141 and another decision from No. 9 Brayton Lee. Jesse Dellavecchia’s (Great River, NY/East Islip [Binghamton]) decision over Carson Brolsma knotted the match at 9-9 through five bouts.
Full story at https://gobroncs.com/news/2019/11/16/wrestling-stuns-6-minnesota-21-17.aspx?mc_cid=f4a6a198f0&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Short Time Shots: Rider’s John Hangey (11-15-19)
By Jason Bryant
Full report and audio at http://www.mattalkonline.com/podcast/shots/short-time-shots-11-15-19-featuring-rider-coach-john-hangey/?mc_cid=f4a6a198f0&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

35-year-old Army combat veteran ready for record-breaking start as Arizona State wrestle
Full story and match results at https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/college/asu/2019/11/15/34-year-old-army-vet-ready-record-breaking-start-asu-wrestler/4196647002/?cid=twitter_azcentral&mc_cid=f4a6a198f0&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

OHIO STATE WINS TOP-15 BATTLE AT PITT
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 3 Ohio State University wrestling team (2-0) seized a 23-12 road victory at No. 15 Pittsburgh (1-1) Friday afternoon. Chase Singletary impressed in his season debut, earning a decisive 8-3 win over ninth-ranked Demetrius Thomas in the heavyweight bout.
Full Results at https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ohio-state-wins-top-15-battle-at-pitt/?mc_cid=f4a6a198f0&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Marlee Smith blazes her own path on ASU wrestling team
TEMPE – Walk into the Arizona State wrestling room during a practice session, and dozens of wrestlers will be sparring on the mats. Coach Zeke Jones is likely to be sitting on his exercise ball along the padded wall, chirping instructions to his athletes. Working in a far corner of the room, there will be one wrestler who stands out from the rest. To an outside observer, Marlee Smith may seem to have a calm and quiet demeanor, but on the mat she is as fierce and skilled as any of the men wrestling beside her. Smith is only the second female walk-on in ASU wrestling history, and much of the time she is the only woman in the room. For her, that’s nothing new. Full story at https://cronkitenews.azpbs.org/2019/11/15/female-wrestler-arizona-state-marlee-smith/?mc_cid=f4a6a198f0&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

10 Reasons Why Kids Should Wrestle
Worth listing again. Full story at https://nwhof.org/blog/10-reasons-why-kids-should-wrestle/?mc_cid=f4a6a198f0&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

November 30, 2019 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized