Takedown Report

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

• B.C. LaPrade defeated Chattanooga’s Tyler Shilson by an 11-2 major decision. LaPrade used three takedowns and a two-point near fall to claim bonus points for the Hokies.
• John Borst also picked up bonus points via major decision. Borst had six takedowns over Grayson Walthall to win 14-4.
• Freshman Bryce Andonian made his dual meet debut Saturday night and took a 5-3 decision over Tanner Smith. Wrestling at 149 pounds, Andonian had a takedown in each of the first two periods and hung on for the victory.
• Hunter Bolen remains undefeated in duals this season after claiming a 10-4 decision over Matthew Waddell. Bolen had four takedowns in the match and now holds a 4-0 dual meet record. Rest of the story and details at https://hokiesports.com/news/2019/12/21/wrestling-hokies-close-out-2019-with-29-3-victory-over-chattanooga.aspx?mc_cid=be112d4101&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

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 17^th 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 31^st-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 18^th-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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