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Updated qualifiers for 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, after Senior Nationals

BY TAYLOR MILLER, GARY ABBOTT, USA WRESTLING | DEC. 23, 2019, 
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – USA Wrestling will post regular updates on the athletes who have qualified for the 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, which will determine the 2020 Olympic Team in all three styles—men’s and women’s freestyle and Greco-Roman. A total of 76 new athletes qualified for the Olympic Trials after podium performances at the Senior Nationals this weekend in Fort Worth, Texas. In total, there are now 150 athletes qualified for the Olympic Trials, 52 in men’s freestyle, 45 in women’s freestyle and 53 in Greco-Roman.
The Olympic Trials are set for April 4-5 at the Bryce Jordan Center on the campus of Penn State University in University Park, Pa. The winners of the Trials will compete for the United States at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, if their respective weight has been qualified. This year, the weight classes will go from 30 Worlds weights to only 18 Olympic weights.
2020 Olympic weights:
Men’s freestyle – 57 kg, 65 kg, 74 kg, 86 kg, 97 kg and 125 kg
Women’s freestyle – 50 kg, 53 kg, 57 kg, 62 kg, 68 kg and 76 kg
Greco-Roman – 60 kg, 67 kg, 77 kg, 87 kg, 97 kg and 130 kg.
The next major qualifier featuring all three styles for the Olympic Team Trials is the Last Chance Qualifier, which will take place March 26-28 in Millersville, Pa. Rest of the story at https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2019/December/23/Olympic-Trials-qualifiers-as-of-December-22?mc_cid=d9ee9c628d&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

January 2, 2020 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Iowa breaks Midlands scoring record, Gross avenges loss to DeSanto

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. — Top-ranked Iowa capped off a dominant performance at the 57th Midlands Championships on Monday by crowning five champions and 12 placewinners en route to breaking the all-time tournament scoring record.
The Hawkeyes finished with 196.5 points, 95.5 points ahead of runner-up Northern Iowa. Illinois finished in third place with 94.5 points. Wisconsin (93) and Princeton (84.5) rounded out the top five teams Iowa’s Max Murin opened the finals with a 5-3 victory over Campbell’s Josh Heil at 141 pounds. Pat Lugo (149), Kaleb Young (157) and Alex Marinelli (165) followed up with titles. Tony Cassioppi gave Iowa its fifth champion as he defeated Matt Stencel, 5-1, at heavyweight. For Marinelli, it was his third Midlands title. He earned the Champion of Champions Award and won awards for most falls (4) and highest tournament point total (29).
The main event match between Wisconsin’s Seth Gross and Iowa’s Austin DeSanto at 133 pounds lived up to the hype. It was an action-packed match filled with scrambles. Gross used an early cradle to go up 4-1 after the opening period. DeSanto picked up an escape in the second period and cut the deficit to 4-2 after the second. Gross, though, had over a minute of riding time. Gross started the third period on bottom. DeSanto was able to erase riding time before Gross picked up an escape to make the score 5-2. DeSanto immediately fired off a shot and secured a takedown to make the score 5-4 in favor of Gross. Gross escaped to make it 6-4. DeSanto continued to press forward and earned a point off a stall call to make it 6-5 with a little over a minute remaining. Gross was able to hold off DeSanto in the final minute and claim the victory. Rest of the story at https://intermatwrestle.com/articles/22793?fbclid=IwAR1OBbOYslcZ6_8EF6Aq3Xah4Ak2q_qPvdF35lAjc2UL-XNWoeO38Fkr22Y

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6th Women’s Wrestling News, Notes & Results

Ohio girls wrestling makes history at Miami East: “It was amazing”
CASSTOWN — 
Senior citizens squeezed in among high school students. Cell phones and cameras were stuck on record. Elementary students shrieked in delight. The only thing to temporarily taper enthusiasm was the playing of the National Anthem. Then it was game on. Ohio high school history visited Miami East High School on a frigid Wednesday night. It’ll be recorded as a 48-36 dual wrestling win by Columbus Olentangy Orange. What separates this meet from all the others since the Ohio High School Athletic Association first sanctioned the sport in 1938 is this was for girls only. Rest of the story and video at https://www.daytondailynews.com/sports/ohio-girls-wrestling-makes-history-miami-east-was-amazing/ZlfBYktkHBZ39auSwW2IoM/?mc_cid=2cc69f4cfd&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Reversing old standards: For two Corvallis and Cut Bank wrestlers, fun is just starting
SUPERIOR — For Mariah Wahl and Kiera Davis, the dreams are just beginning. When Wahl, a sophomore at Cut Bank, stepped on the high school mat for the Wolves last year, she became the first female wrestler to compete for the school. Davis, a freshman at Corvallis and the daughter of Blue Devils head coach Matt Davis, is in her first year competing in the sport. “I’m glad that so many people are doing it, especially women, and I’m glad it’s starting to become a deal where we’re starting to get noticed a lot because we used to never get noticed for these things,” Kiera Davis said. “Having a girl step out on to a guy’s mat is a pretty good accomplishment.” Last week the pair competed at the 2019 Bob Kinney Classic, with Wahl finishing fourth in a tough 132-pound bracket and Davis going 1-2 at 103 pounds. Wahl is a standout wrestler on the AAU Team Montana and with the North Montana Wrestling Club, finishing first in the 152 pound Girls Elite folkstyle bracket at the Montana State AAU Folkstyle tournament this past March. Rest of the story and photos at https://billingsgazette.com/sports/high-school/wrestling/reversing-old-standards-for-two-corvallis-and-cut-bank-wrestlers/article_55d16764-7544-5544-ace2-8e92ed59fc7d.html?mc_cid=2cc69f4cfd&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

National Girls High School Rankings released with Chavez, Bowman new No. 1 athletes
BY USA WRESTLING, FLOWRESTLING, NATIONAL WRESTLING HALL OF FAME | DEC. 20th

USA Wrestling, FloWrestling and the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum are again partnered to create its second national rankings for high school girls wrestlers for the 2019-20 season. This ranking evaluates all girls enrolled in grades 9-12, and includes athletes from all 50 states. There are 19 states which sponsor official or emerging girls state high school championships, while many other states are also developing their girls high school program. The ranking evaluates success from the key pre-season tournaments, including Super 32 and the USA Wrestling Preseason Nationals, as well as early season high school events The ranking list will indicate what the athlete’s previous ranking was in the October preseason rankings. Rest of the story at https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2019/December/20/Girls-High-School-rankings-Dec-2019?mc_cid=f9cca19b1a&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Mahar hosts first ever all girls dual wrestling tournament in Massachusetts
By Vanessa Baptista
ORANGE — Friday night was one for the history books for girls high school wrestling in Massachusetts. Mahar wrestling and coach John Speek hosted the first ever girls dual tournament where there were all girl wrestling teams competing against each other in the state. The Senators competed against Excel Academy and a combination of wrestlers from Chicopee Comp and Chicopee. While an abundance of high school dual wrestling tournaments happen nearly every week in Massachusetts, those events usually involve teams primarily made up of male athletes. For the first time in the state’s history, Friday evening’s tournament involved only girls as the sport has continued to grow amongst female athletes.
Rest of the story at https://www.masslive.com/highschoolsports/2019/12/mahar-hosts-first-ever-all-girls-dual-wrestling-tournament-in-massachusetts.html?mc_cid=be112d4101&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Girl power: Coach Rita Ramirez leads the charge at Redwood
In high school, Rita Ramirez was told by some of her peers she couldn’t wrestle and compete with the boys. That occurred on a common basis.
But she didn’t allow her detractors from stopping her from pursuing her dreams. Ramirez went on to be a member of the Mt. Whitney High School wrestling program for two seasons in the early 2000s. She was the only girl on the all-boys team. “It was a little intimidating, pretty intimidating,” Ramirez said. “I didn’t really feel like I had a place on the team. My teammates were awesome. They tried to make me feel awesome. My coaches were awesome, but it still didn’t feel like I belonged, especially because I was on a cross country team prior to that, so I knew what it was like to be on a team with all girls, to have that bond, to be with people you can lean on and really talk to. But it was something I really wanted to do, so I stuck it out.”
A memorable college experience
That type of drive and mental toughness led Ramirez to Menlo College, where she wrestled for the NAIA program in Atherton under then-head coach and 2018 National Wrestling Hall of Fame inductee Lee Allen. That experience allowed her to travel throughout the west coast and Canada. Ramirez used wrestling as an avenue of getting an education, too. She graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts and is now working for the county.
“It was extremely fulfilling,” Ramirez said. “It does require a lot of mental toughness, more than physical toughness, I think. Anybody can work to be physically strong. There are different exercises for that, but when you’re working your mind to be able to endure things, that’s a lot harder to be able to do that with the group of women that I did it with. It definitely was an accomplishment.” Rest of the story at https://www.visaliatimesdelta.com/story/sports/2019/12/20/girl-power-coach-rita-ramirez-leads-charge-redwood/2694171001/?mc_cid=be112d4101&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Great Smoky Mountain Grapple adds female division as more girls hit the mats
ASHEVILLE Seventeen years ago, female wrestlers were a rare sight at high school meets. “There were a handful,” said Enka coach Mark Harris, one of the area’s longest-tenured wrestling coaches, reflecting on the gender disparity from his first season. “A team here or there might have one or two girls on their roster.”
Times have certainly changed.
Saturday morning at the “Great Smoky Mountain Grapple,” two area schools each brought 10 or more females to wrestle on the floor of the US Cellular Center in downtown Asheville.  So many females signed up this year that tournament officials created a girls division, affording them a break from taking on boys this winter. “North Carolina is now sanctioning girls wrestling as a sport,” said Demp Bradford, president of the Asheville Buncombe Regional Sports Commission that put on Saturday’s event. “So we want to be at the forefront with this tournament offering girls wrestling. Previously girls had to wrestle in the boys division. Now they can wrestle in their own division.” Adding a girls division is just one way the event has grown. The “Grapple” started three years ago with 12 total teams but had 31 this year.  Many of those squads brought girls to battle Saturday morning for a spot in the coveted final round – where all eyes would turn to crowning female champions Saturday night on the large arena floor. That was all the motivation West Henderson’s Marissa Connelly needed. The Falcons’ senior immediately went to work spinning Angie Knepp of Travelers Rest, S.C., around the mat – systematically searching for any weakness to exploit.
The moment she found one, Connelly flipped Knepp onto her back and pinned both shoulders 64 seconds into their semifinal round for the 126-pound class. Rest of the story at https://www.citizen-times.com/story/sports/high-school/hshuddle/2019/12/21/great-smoky-mountain-grapple-adds-female-division-more-girls-hit-mats/2687512001/?mc_cid=9cba8da7f9&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

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No. 14 UNC-Pembroke Splits Four Matchups At Desert Duals

LAS VEGAS – Tyler Makosy toughed out four victories to register a perfect day on the mat and the 14th-ranked UNC Pembroke wrestling team split four matches at the Desert Duals inside the Flamingo Hotel & Casino on the Las Vegas Strip.
The Braves (6-5) had their three-match win streak snapped with a tight 22-18 loss to Northern State in the morning session, but got back on track with a convincing 26-12 win over Minot State. Sixth-ranked Upper Iowa built an early lead on the way to a 26-12 triumph over the Black & Gold on Sunday afternoon, but UNCP closed out its stay in the desert with a 32-9 rout of Vanguard.
Nick Daggett delivered a first-period pin in the opening match of the day to give the Braves an early lead over Northern State, but the Wolves answered with three-straight wins to build an 11-6 lead of their own. Garrett Hill toughed out a 7-6 decision at 174 pounds to give UNCP a 15-14 edge, but Northern State posted wins via major decision at both 184 and 197 pounds to clinch the team outcome.
Minot State led 9-0 following a pin by Oscar Nellis in the 133-pound matchup, but the Black & Gold won the next seven individual matchups, including three bonus-point triumphs, to eventually build a 27-9 advantage after an 8-4 decision by Marcus Bell in the 197-pound bout. The Braves took the lead for good on Makosy’s 10-9 win at 157 pounds, and the run was fueled by Kaleb Warner’s pin at 165 pounds, as well as a technical fall victory from Brandon Sloop in the 184-pound matchup.
Upper Iowa won each of its first two individual matchups with the Braves, but Jonathan Miller broke the silence for UNCP with a 9-5 decision at 133 pounds. UNCP pulled to within six points, 18-12, on Sloop’s 13-3 major decision at 184 pounds, but the Peacocks clinched the team victory on top-ranked Nick Baumler’s technical fall in the 197-pound matchup.
Vanguard used a forfeit victory at 125 pounds to take a short-lived lead as UNCP captured the next five matchups and never looked back. The Black & Gold led 19-6 after Warner’s major decision at 165 pounds, but the Lions stopped the bleeding thanks to 16th-ranked Armon Fayyazi’s 6-5 decision in the 174-pound bout. UNCP closed out the nightcap with three more victories, including Ryan Monk’s 3-0 shutout win over 18th-ranked Joshua Sapien in the heavyweight matchup. Rest of the story at https://uncpbraves.com/news/2019/12/22/no-14-wrestling-splits-four-matchups-at-desert-duals.aspx?mc_cid=9cba8da7f9&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

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38th College News, Notes & Results

Hokies close out 2019 with 29-3 victory over Chattanooga
No. 5 Tech won nine of the 10 matches Saturday night to beat the Mocs in Cassell
BLACKSBURG – Virginia Tech wrestling defeated Chattanooga 29-3 Saturday night in Cassell Coliseum. With the win, the Hokies claim their fourth dual victory of the season and close out the 2019 slate.
The Hokies showed why they’re ranked fifth in the country Saturday, winning nine of the night’s 10 matches. Tech is now an undefeated 4-0 in duals this season with their next one coming up on Jan. 3 at No. 24 Central Michigan.
MATCH HIGHLIGHTS

Wabash Rallies To Finish 3-0 at Johnson And Wales Quad Duals
The Wabash College wrestling team traveled to New Jersey for the weekend to take on three national-ranked opponents at the annual Johnson and Wales Quad Duals held at New Jersey City University. The Little Giants captured wins over Johnson and Wales, Messiah, and the U. S. Merchant Marine Academy to go 3-0 for the afternoon. Wabash needed a late victory in the final match of the day to remain unbeaten for the competition. The Little Giants entered the day ranked second in the nation in the latest rankings posted on Intermatwrestling.com and fourth in current rankings on the National Wrestling Coaches Association web site, started the day with a 34-12 victory over U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, tied for 17th in the current Intermat rankings. Owen Doster started the match with pin at the 5:31 mark over Jacob Boyd in the 141-pound match. Alex Barr scored a 3-0 decision against Steven Shields at 149 pounds. Austin Bethel won a 12-3 major decision versus Nathan Johnson in their 157-pound bout.
Kyle Hatch earned the fourth consecutive victory for the Little Giants with a pin early in the second period (3:25) against Kieran Duggan at 165 pounds. James Cruz scored the first win for the Mariners in the 174-pound bout before Daylan Schurg scored a big 8-3 decision at 184 pounds over Joshua Glantzman ranked second in the nation in the weight class in the latest Intermat poll.  Rest of the story at https://sports.wabash.edu/news/2019/12/21/wrestling-wabash-rallies-to-finish-3-0-at-johnson-and-wales-quad-duals.aspx?mc_cid=be112d4101&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Drexel Ends Golden State Swing with 23-15 Win at California Baptist
RIVERSIDE, Calif. – The Drexel wrestling team ended its two-day California trip with a 23-15 victory at California Baptist on Friday night. Wrestling for the third time in two days, the Dragons (5-3) won six of 10 bouts over the Lancers (2-2) and logged bonus points in three matches. Drexel gained an easy 6-0 advantage as No. 17 Ebed Jarrell picked up a forfeit victory at 165. Michael O’Malley, the 31st-ranked 174-pounder, won the first contested match of the dual by toppling Jacob Cooper with a 12-8 decision. A high-scoring first period saw O’Malley score six of the first seven points en route to a 12-6 advantage after the opening three minutes. O’Malley was one of two Dragons to go undefeated in the Golden State. California Baptist won two of the next three weight classes to pull back into the match. Rest of the story at https://drexeldragons.com/news/2019/12/20/wrestling-ends-california-swing-with-23-15-win-at-california-baptist.aspx?mc_cid=be112d4101&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

No. 17 Messiah Falcons Earn Big Win over Top-Five Foe in Busy Dual Day
JERSEY CITY, N.J. – The No. 17 Messiah wrestling team opened a full day of duals with a 19-16 victory of the No. 5 Johnson and Wales Wildcats in Jersey City on Saturday afternoon. Nick Barnhart earned a 10-8 decision at 149 lbs. to break a 16-16 tie and claim a three point victory for the Falcons. In their second dual of the day, No. 4 Wabash ran out to a 17-3 lead over the Falcons before topping Messiah 32-12 victory. Josiah Gehr highlighted Messiah’s effort in the dual, earning a first-period fall at 133 lbs.
Messiah defeats Johnson and Wales – 19-16
After nine bouts the No. 17 Falcons and the No. 5 Wildcats were tied 16-16 heading into the final match of their dual. The Falcons earned a thrilling 10-8 decision at 149 lbs. from Nick Barnart to claim the three-point victory in the match. Earlier in the match, the Falcons built a 12-0 lead thanks to decisions from Stephen Maloney (157 lbs.), Matt Pangle (165 lbs.), Brian Shermeyer (174 lbs.), and David Stevens (184 lbs.). The Wildcats then took a 13-12 lead after a fall, major decision, and a decision at 197 lbs, 285 lbs, and 125 lbs., respectively. Messiah’s Josiah Gehr claimed a 14-6 major decision at 133 lbs. to give the Falcons the lead back at 16-13. A Wildcats’ decision at 141 lbs. followed, setting the stage for Barnhart at 149 lb … Rest of the story at https://gomessiah.com/news/2019/12/21/wrestling-no-17-falcons-edge-top-five-foe-to-start-dual-day.aspx?mc_cid=be112d4101&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Clarion Knocks Off Lock Haven for First MAC Win
CLARION, Pa. – Thanks in part to a trio of wins in the middle weights and a pair of bonus point wins, the Clarion wrestling team scored a significant win on Saturday with a 20-16 decision over Lock Haven.  The Golden Eagles (2-3, 1-2 MAC) defeated the Bald Eagles for the first time since the 2013-14 season and won their first ever Mid-American Conference bout in the process. Clarion seized the momentum with a run of three straight wins in the middle weights, taking the bouts between 149 and 165 pounds to take the lead on Lock Haven.  Nationally-ranked Brock Zacherl was warm to the task against the Bald Eagles’ Brock Port, beating him by an 11-3 major decision to put his team ahead 7-6.  Avery Shay followed with what could be considered an upset at 157 pounds, beating FloWrestling’s 18th-ranked Alex Klucker by a 7-1 decision.  Shay shrugged Klucker for a takedown in the first period and rode him well to seize the momentum, and then recorded a takedown late in the third period to seal the deal for the win. Mike Bartolo completed the figurative hat trick with an impressive win of his own, beating Austin Bell by an 8-3 decision at 165 pounds.  He locked things up with a late takedown, slamming Bell to the mat for the win.  Coupled with Jake Gromacki’s first win of the year – a 4-3 decision over Matthew Maloney at 125 pounds – Clarion went ahead by a 10-6 score.  Rest of the story at https://clariongoldeneagles.com/news/2019/12/21/wrestling-knocks-off-lock-haven-for-first-mac-win.aspx?mc_cid=be112d4101&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

UWL Sweeps Matches at Las Vegas Desert Duals
Las Vegas, Nev. – The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse wrestling team went 3-0 in the Desert Duals Sunday at the Flamingo Hotel.  The Eagles improve to 4-2 on the season with their three wins.  UWL, ranked ninth on the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Division III Poll, opened the day with a 21-15 victory over 10th-ranked North Central College (Ill.).  The Eagles followed with a 41-7 victory over Trine University (Ind.) and ended the duals with a 35-7 win over Minot State University (N.D.), a member of NCAA Division II. The Eagles went 22-8 in overall dual matches on Sunday with four wrestlers going 3-0.  Josh Stenger (133), Hayden Schlough (141), Grant Zamin (157) and Mitch Hertel (174) all went 3-0 on the day.  Stenger earned one win by technical fall and one by major decision while Schlough had one win by major decision.  Zamin finished with one win by fall and one by technicall fall with Hertel earning two wins by major decision.  Rest of the story at https://uwlathletics.com/news/2019/12/22/wrestling-team.aspx?mc_cid=9cba8da7f9&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

No. 1 Wartburg Claims Trio of Victories at Desert Duals
LAS VEGAS, Nev. – No. 1 Wartburg College wrestling hosted its annual Desert Duals meet inside the Flamingo Las Vegas ballroom on Sunday, Dec. 22, earning wins over Trine University, No. 10 North Central College, and Division II opponent Northern State University. Wartburg won 24 of 30 individual bouts, including five pins to improve its undefeated record to 6-0 overall on the season. Rest of the story at https://go-knights.net/news/2019/12/22/no-1-wrestling-claims-trio-of-victories-at-desert-duals.aspx?mc_cid=9cba8da7f9&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Minot State Wrestling Splits Duals in the Desert
LAS VEGAS, NEV.) — The Minot State wrestling team competed at the Desert Duals today in Las Vegas, Nevada. Starting early this morning, the Beavers faced off against four teams including Life Pacific University, UNC Pembroke, Wisconsin-La Crosse, and Simon Fraser University.
The Beavers also sent a second squad of wrestlers to compete at the Desert Duals. The Minot State 2 team garnered one team victory over a club team from UNLV. Rest of the story at https://msubeavers.com/news/2019/12/22/minot-state-wrestling-splits-duals-in-the-desert.aspx?mc_cid=9cba8da7f9&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

The Wolves Win Two of Three in the Desert
Las Vegas, NV – The Northern State wrestling team (5-2, 1-1 NSIC) traveled to Las Vegas, Nevada to compete in a long day of wrestling. The Wolves won two of their three duals, defeating No. 21 UNC Pembroke 22-18 and Simon Fraser University 34-11, but falling to Wartburg College 31-6.
The first dual of the day against No. 21 UNC Pembroke started about as bad as it could for the Wolves when Nick Daggett defeated Landen Fischer by Fall. However, Northern immediately turned it around with a hard fought 5-2 decision by Dayne Morton and two major decisions from Kenny Jones and Caden Moore. Rest of the story at https://nsuwolves.com/news/2019/12/22/wrestling-the-wolves-win-two-of-three-in-the-desert.aspx?mc_cid=9cba8da7f9&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

No. 6 UIU Wrestling Scores 4-0 Record at Desert Duals
The No. 6 Peacock wrestling team closed out an undefeated run at the Desert Duals hosted by Wartburg College in Las Vegas, Nev. on Sunday. Upper Iowa posted four victories including a pair over NCAA Division foes, one against a community college and one against a NAIA opponent. The four victories pushed UIU’s dual record to 7-0 on the season. In total, the Peacocks won 47-9 in the matches fought with four more wins coming by forfeit for a winning percentage of .850.  The Peacocks opened their day with a 33-7 win over Simon Fraser University and a 26-12 victory over No. 14 University of North Carolina Pembroke. Following the two wins over NCAA Division II teams, the Peacocks put together a 48-0 shutout against Cloud County Community College and a 34-10 win over Embry-Riddle University of Arizona, which is ranked No. 9 in NAIA. Rest of the story at https://uiupeacocks.com/news/2019/12/22/no-6-uiu-wrestling-scores-4-0-record-at-desert-duals.aspx?mc_cid=9cba8da7f9&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Nittany Lions Dominate Wilkes Open
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team (3-1, 0-0 B1G) sent 22 wrestlers, both attached and unattached, to the Wilkes Open in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., on Sunday, Dec. 22.  The Lions came away with seven titles at the open tournament. The tourney was not a team scoring event. Penn State had 19 of its 22 competitors place in the top five at the event.  The Nittany Lions had seven champs, four runners-up, one third-place, four fourth-place and three fifth-place finishes. Rest of the story at https://gopsusports.com/news/2019/12/22/wrestling-nittany-lions-dominate-wilkes-open.aspx?mc_cid=9cba8da7f9&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

West Virginia Goes 3-0 at Mountaineer Quad
WVU Mountaineer Quad Results (PDF) 
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Six Mountaineers posted perfect records as the West Virginia University wrestling team went 3-0 at the Mountaineer Quad on Sunday afternoon at the WVU Coliseum in Morgantown. WVU topped VMI, 34-8, before earning its first sweep since Jan. 3, 2015, in a 38-0 win over Hofstra. The Mountaineers capped the day with a 22-9 win over Edinboro. West Virginia moved to 3-5 (0-1 Big 12) as a result. The Mountaineers are now 18-5 all-time against VMI, 1-2 against Hofstra and 12-22-2 against Edinboro.
No. 11/14/9 Noah Adams, Seth Hogue, Alex Hornfeck, No. -/24/- Nick Kiussis, Jackson Moomau and Joey Thomas went 3-0 on the day. Hogue and Thomas earned a pin each as the Mountaineers tallied 16 total decision victories, three major decisions and a pair of technical falls. Rest of the story at https://wvusports.com/news/2019/12/22/wrestling-west-virginia-goes-3-0-at-mountaineer-quad.aspx?mc_cid=9cba8da7f9&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

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