Takedown Report

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 53^rd 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 22^nd-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

December 3, 2019 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized