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17th College News, Notes and Results

No. 1 Penn State wrestling is upset by Arizona State, breaks its 60 straight dual win streak
Arizona State’s 19-18 upset of the top-ranked Nittany Lion wrestling team on Friday might have shocked the wrestling world, but for the Sun Devils, this win has been a long time coming. Sitting between brothers Zahid and Anthony Valencia on Monday in a packed media room, coach Zeke Jones said this date has been marked on his program since he arrived at ASU in 2014 and brought in the nation’s top-ranked recruiting class in 2015 — led by the Valencias. “We marked this on our calendar as an important date in the history for wrestling, wrestling in the West, wrestling for Arizona State, wrestling for our program and for our university,” he said. Part of the reason why several of his wrestlers — including the Valencias — didn’t take Olympic redshirts this year was to set up this moment, he said. Rest of the story and video at https://www.centredaily.com/sports/college/penn-state-university/psu-wrestling/article237687214.html?mc_cid=a208e136cd&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b and
No. 10 Arizona State shocks No. 1 Penn State, 19-18 in Tempe
at https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2019/November/22/Arizona-State-shocks-Penn-State?mc_cid=a208e136cd&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Nebraska Cornhuskers Corral Cowboys 28-7
LINCOLN — No. 3 Nebraska (3-0, 0-0 Big Ten) won eight of 10 bouts, including three by bonus points, to defeat Wyoming 28-7 in front of 1,460 fans at the Devaney Center on Friday night. The Cowboys (1-1, 1-0 Big Twelve) got off to a quick start, winning the first two matches of the evening. At 125, Wyoming’s Cole Verner defeated Husker redshirt freshmen Alex Thomsen in a three-overtime thriller. Knotted at five at the end of three periods, neither grappler scored in either of the first two overtime periods. Verner earned an escape to open the third overtime period and that proved to be enough, as he recorded a 7-6 victory. #7 Montorie Bridges earned a major decision in the subsequent 133-pound bout, defeating Zak Hensley 14-6.  Rest of the story at https://huskers.com/news/2019/11/22/wrestling-wyoming-post-match-recap.aspx?mc_cid=a208e136cd&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Top-Ranked Pitt-Johnstown Down Kutztown 31-12 in 2019-20 Home Opener
After wrestling eight straight matches on the road, the top-ranked Pitt-Johnstown wrestlers made their 2019-20 home debut and got falls from national champions Chris Eddins (149 lbs.) and Connor Craig (184 lbs.) in a 31-12 PSAC victory over Kutztown, Friday night in the Sports Center.  The Mountain Cats are now 7-2 overall and 3-0 in the PSAC.
Pitt-Johnstown and Kutztown split the first two bouts.  At 125 lbs., seventh-ranked  Brendan Howard gave the Mountain Cats a 3-0 lead with a 10-4 win over Matt Wilde, before the Golden Bears tied it with Collin Wick’s 9-3 decision over Matt Siszka at 133 lbs. Rest of the story at https://pittjohnstownathletics.com/news/2019/11/22/wrestling-top-ranked-wrestlers-down-kutztown-31-12-in-2019-20-home-opener.aspx?mc_cid=a208e136cd&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Davidson Falls to Chattanooga in Home Opener
DAVIDSON, N.C. – Davidson wrestling fell to Southern Conference foe Chattanooga Friday evening at Belk Arena, 47-0.
With the loss, Davidson falls to 0-3 in dual matches and 0-2 in conference clashes, while with the win Chattanooga improves to 2-3 and picked up their first SoCon victory. The two best chances for the ‘Cats came at 133 and 141 pounds. Sophomore Kyle Gorant battled back from a pair of first period takedowns to trail just 4-3 after two frames, but the Mocs Wade Cummings third period escape sealed the decision victory for the visitor. In his first home meet, David Loniewski used a third period takedown to knot the bout at five, but Aidan Murphy’s escape proved the difference in a tightly contested tilt, 6-5. Rest of the story at https://davidsonwildcats.com/news/2019/11/22/wrestling-falls-to-chattanooga-in-home-opener.aspx?mc_cid=a208e136cd&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

South Dakota State JACKRABBITS TAKE DOWN UTAH VALLEY
OREM, Utah — South Dakota State’s Zach Carlson and Clay Carlson each recorded pins to lead the Jackrabbit wrestling team to a 24-12 victory over host Utah Valley in the Big 12 Conference dual opener for both teams Friday. The Jackrabbits evened their overall dual record at 1-1, while UVU dropped to 1-2 on the season. Rest of the story at https://gojacks.com/news/2019/11/22/wrestling-jackrabbits-take-down-utah-valley.aspx?mc_cid=a208e136cd&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

No. 14 The College of New Jersey Defeats York
EWING, N.J. – The College of New Jersey wrestling team took eight of 10 bouts Friday evening on their way to defeating York College (Pa.) 31-6. The 14th-ranked Lions improved to 3-1 with the victory, while the Spartans fall to 2-1. The win is the first for TCNJ over York since the 2014-15 season.
The Lions fell behind at 125 where Nick Denora suffered a narrow 7-5 defeat to Jared Kuhns.
Jake Giordano quickly put TCNJ back on top with a lead they would not give up at 133. The junior earned a tech. fall late in the third period to give the Lions a 5-3 advantage. At 141, Robert Dinger came away a single point shy of a tech. fall of his own, taking a 19-5 major decision and scoring the bonus team point. Rest of the story at https://tcnjathletics.com/news/2019/11/22/no-14-wrestling-defeats-york.aspx?mc_cid=a208e136cd&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

North Dakota State University Turns Over Indiana 26-12
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – North Dakota State won seven of 10 bouts including a pin from 165-pounder Andrew Fogarty and tech fall from 133 Cam Sykora to defeat Indiana University 26-12 in a non-conference dual on Friday Nov. 22 before 1,501 fans in Wilkinson Hall.
North Dakota State (2-1, 0-0 Big12) is scheduled to face No. 16-ranked Northwestern (1-1, 0-0 Big Ten) at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 24. Rest of the story at https://gobison.com/news/2019/11/22/wrestling-ndsu-turns-over-indiana-26-12.aspx?mc_cid=a208e136cd&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Cal Poly Wins Seven of Ten Bouts En Route to Dual Victory Over Buffalo
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – Trent Tracy and Tom Lane won by major decision and Cal Poly claimed five other bouts by decision en route to a 23-10 dual meet victory over Buffalo on Saturday afternoon inside Mott Athletics Center. Tracy was a 13-2 winner over Pete Acciardi at 184 pounds with a takedown and a trio of two-point near falls while Lane posted a 9-0 shutout over Sam Schuyler at 197 pounds, scoring a takedown, a four-point near fall, two penalty points and riding time. Lane was ranked No. 7 this week while Schuyler was 13th. Rest of the story at https://calpoly.prestosports.com//sports/wrest/2019-20/releases/20191123u1vcr4?mc_cid=bf43724ece&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Why Sean Mondello transferred from diving
Sean Mondello didn’t finish where he wanted to in his final state wrestling tournament, and he knew that he wasn’t finished with wrestling after that.  He was already committed to Miami’s diving team, but he couldn’t get rid of the feeling that he needed to wrestle in college even as he spent five days a week practicing with the RedHawks.  Wrestling has had a special place in Mondello’s life ever since he began when he was seven years old.  “I’ve loved (wrestling) ever since I started,” Mondello said. “I loved diving, too, but I believed that wrestling was my true calling.” Rest of the story at https://www.thepostathens.com/article/2019/11/ohio-bobcats-wrestling-sean-mondello-feature?mc_cid=5088d33caf&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Quant Wrestling: By the Numbers from the 2019 NCAA Championships
NOTE: Quant Wrestling looks to bring a whole new insight into wrestling analytics. Quant Wrestling has captured data from all 640 matches of the 2019 NCAA Championships, tracking more than 400 different statistics to bring you a By the Numbers look at the different trends and correlations that lead to NCAA wrestling success.
Zahid Valencia averaged 4.4 attacks per minute — almost twice as many as the tournament average — last year during his five-match march to a second national title. Spencer Lee’s single-leg shots produced a 63-percent finish rate last March in Pittsburgh. Anthony Cassar doubled down on double-legs during his run to a national title, utilizing the shot for 65 percent of his attacks and cashing in on 36-percent of those tries. Rest of the story at https://www.trackwrestling.com/PortalPost.jsp?TIM=1574309035961&twSessionId=sbwpkthllv&postId=1747694132&mc_cid=6df13f2d91&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

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2019-20 ALL-USA Preseason Wrestling Team

The ALL-USA Preseason Wrestling team for the 2019-20 season was selected by Earl Smith of OpenMat in coordination with USA TODAY High School Sports based on past performance, level of competition and strength of schedule. Statistics are from last season, except where otherwise noted. Players are listed in alphabetical order. Rest of the story and complete selections at https://usatodayhss.com/2019/2019-20-all-usa-preseason-high-school-wrestling-team?mc_cid=5088d33caf&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b#slideIdslide-1

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16th College News, Notes and Results

Oregon State Beavers Down George Mason, 26-16
FAIRFAX, Va.– Oregon State took on George Mason in its second dual of the season on Thursday night as the Beavers defeated the Patriots in comeback fashion by a final score of 26-16. The Beavers were down by five points late in the match and would then use five straight victories to close out the dual and earn the hard-fought victory. Redshirt junior Devan Turner moved to 5-0 on the season as he capped off the night with a quick 5-0 decision.
Oregon State started things off on a positive note with Grant Willits at 141 pounds cruising to a 16-0 technical fall to put five quick points on the board for the Beavers.  Rest of the story at https://osubeavers.com/news/2019/11/21/wrestling-beavers-down-george-mason-26-16.aspx?mc_cid=5088d33caf&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Women’s bouts featured at Columbia v. Stanford outdoor men’s dual Saturday; legends Miranda, Gray in attendance
Women’s college freestyle wrestling will be on display alongside the NCAA Div. I men’s college dual meet between Columbia and host Stanford on Saturday, November 23. The two women’s exhibition matches will be held outdoors as part of Takedowns & Touchdowns, Stanford’s annual outdoor dual meet. The wrestling event is part of the Football Fan Fest prior to “the Big Game,” which is the rivalry football game between Stanford and the University of California. The wrestling starts at 11:00 a.m. Pacific time, and admission is free. In attendance for the matches will be two of the greatest women wrestlers in U.S. history. Stanford ’02 alumna Patricia Miranda, a 2004 Olympic bronze medalist and a three-time Senior World medalist, will be in attendance. Miranda competed on the men’s wrestling team at Stanford as an undergrad. Also there to support the event is five-time World champion, seven-time Senior World medalist and 2016 Olympian Adeline Gray. Rest of the story at https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2019/November/21/Womens-matches-during-Stanford-v-Columbia?mc_cid=5088d33caf&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Waddell makes history as the first UMO Wrestler to be Named South Atlantic Conference Carolinas Wrestler of the Week
GREENVILLE, South Carolina – The South Atlantic Conference Carolinas offices announced Hayden Waddell from the University of Mount Olive as the wrestler of the week for Nov. 11-17 on Wednesday morning.  Waddell had a great weekend at the Star City Classic going 4-0 at 125-pounds and winning his, and the programs’, first individual champion title. En route to his first-place finish, Waddell defeated four Division III wrestlers and scored 25 team points helping the Trojans finish fourth overall at the meet. Rest of the story at https://www.umotrojans.com/sports/wrest/2019-20/releases/20191118i7wyqi?mc_cid=6df13f2d91&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Appalachian State’s Millner Named SoCon Wrestler of the Week
BOONE, N.C. — App State’s Jonathan Millner has been named the Southern Conference Wrestler of the Week following his second straight individual title to open the 2019-20 season. A sophomore from Greensboro, Millner improved to 9-0 on the season as he took first place with a 5-0 mark in the 149-pound division of the Wolfpack Open in Raleigh. That performance followed a title run at the Mountaineer Invitational in Boone the previous weekend. Millner rallied for a comeback win in the championship round for the second straight weekend, as he posted a 16-8 major decision against Virginia Tech’s Bryce Adonian after falling behind 6-0 in the first 33 seconds and trailing 8-4 early in the second period.  Rest of the story at https://appstatesports.com/news/2019/11/20/wrestling-millner-named-socon-wrestler-of-the-week.aspx?mc_cid=6df13f2d91&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Rutgers Surpasses Season Tickets Sold Record for Fifth Consecutive Year
PISCATAWAY, N.J. – For the fifth consecutive year, Rutgers wrestling surpassed its season tickets sold record for the 2019-20 campaign. With season tickets still available until Dec. 7, 2019, the Scarlet Knights have sold 3,026 season tickets, surpassing last year’s total of 3,023. It is also the second consecutive season RU has sold more than 3,000 season tickets.
The RAC has become one of the premier wrestling venues in the sport, as Rutgers enjoyed historic attendance numbers in 2018-19. The Scarlet Knights finished fifth nationally in average attendance with 5,038 fan per home dual, while 40,306 fans watched RU wrestle in Piscataway this past season, a program record. Rest of the story at https://scarletknights.com/news/2019/11/20/wrestling-surpasses-season-tickets-sold-record-for-fifth-consecutive-year.aspx?mc_cid=6df13f2d91&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

2019-2020 NAIA Wrestling Coaches’ Top 20 Poll – No. 1
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – For the 53rd consecutive ratings period, Grand View (Iowa) is No. 1 in the NAIA Men’s Wrestling Coaches’ Top 20 Poll.
Top 25 Highlights (historical information dates back to 2000-2001)

  • The No. 1 Vikings collected 188 total points keeping their No. 1 streak alive dating back to Oct. 17, 2012.
  • Grand View had two individual No. 1 wrestlers Josh Wenger (149) and Evan Hansen (197). Both Hansen and Wenger were defending individual national just one year ago.
  • Life (Ga.) joined the top 10 moving from No. 13 with 80 total points.
  • There are two new wrestlers at No. 1 this week including: Nickalas Henneman, Lourdes (Ohio) at 141 and Casey Dobson, Providence (Mont.) at 157.
  • Williams Baptist dropped out of the Top 20.

Rest of the story at https://www.naia.org/sports/mwrest/2019-20/releases/MWrest-Poll1?mc_cid=5088d33caf&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Hofstra Doubles Up Air Force In Home Opener
Hempstead, NY – Junior Garrett Lambert and sophomore Zachary Knighton-Ward recorded Pride wins by fall to lead Hofstra to a 24-12 victory over the Falcons of Air Force in the Pride’s dual match home opener at the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex Thursday night. Air Force (0-2) jumped out to a 6-0 lead on wins by Tyler Wiederholt at 174 and Jacob Thompson at 184. Pride sophomore Trey Rogers put Hofstra on the board with a 3-0 win over Casey Jumps at 197 before Knighton-Ward posted a dramatic pin of 22nd-ranked Kayne Hutchison with just three seconds remaining in their 285-pound match for a 9-3 lead. Air Force sophomore Sidney Flores tied the match at 9-9 with a 6-0 victory over Matt Templeton at 125. Rest of the story at https://gohofstra.com/news/2019/11/21/wrestling-wrest-hofstra-doubles-up-air-force-in-home-opener.aspx?mc_cid=5088d33caf&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Oklahoma City Stars cruise to 41-7 win over Texas Wesleyan
OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma City University posted a 41-7 victory over Texas Wesleyan on Wednesday night at Abe Lemons Arena.
Cierra Foster, Destiny Lyng and Monica Mendoza supplied Oklahoma City with falls. The Stars collected the victory in their first dual under new women’s wrestling coach Nicole Tyson. OCU notched six victories and scored 29 unanswered points to finish the dual. Rest of the story and results at https://www.ocusports.com/news/2019/11/20/womens-wrestling-stars-cruise-to-41-7-win-over-texas-wesleyan.aspx?mc_cid=6df13f2d91&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

The Historical Significance Of The Cy-Hawk Series
Check out this video at https://www.flowrestling.org/articles/6603389-the-historical-significance-of-the-cy-hawk-series

Short Time Shots: Wartburg remembers Kenny Anderson
Don’t think I’ll be using that AirPod/Backpack Studio connection in the future, especially in the garage. My wife took slight exception to the note about the noise, but after nine and a half years of marriage, I still like to poke a little fun. I’m Jason Bryant, and this is Short Time Shots, a mostly daily look at the scores and more from around the world of wrestling. Anyone else hate Comcast? Not going down that rabbit hole. Rest of the story at http://www.mattalkonline.com/podcast/shots/short-time-shots-wartburg-remembers-kenny-anderson-11-20-19/?mc_cid=6df13f2d91&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

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