College News, Notes & Results – # 54

Mount Union’s Jordin James chosen Greater Cleveland top male college athlete
Purple Raider junior won a national title in 2019. Mount Union junior wrestler Jordin James received the Greater Cleveland Male Collegiate Athlete of the Year Award at the 20th annual Greater Cleveland Sports Awards, Wednesday, at the Renaissance Hotel Downtown. James went 34-1 on the mat a year ago in becoming just the third Mount Union wrestler ever to win an NCAA individual national title. He wrestled at 133 pounds with 15 technical falls, six major decisions and four pins while winning tournament titles at Messiah (Pa.), Wheaton (Ill.) and the NCAA Central Regional. He is an exercise science major from Bedford. He wrestled his freshman year at Iowa Lakes Community College. His brother Jairod also wrestled at Mount Union and he won the 2018 national title at 174 pounds. Rest of the story at https://www.indeonline.com/sports/20200122/mount-unionrsquos-jordin-james-chosen-greater-cleveland-top-male-college-athlete?mc_cid=9ae4daf919&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

OHIO STATE SCORES 28 UNANSWERED IN DOWNING OF ILLINOIS
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 4 Ohio State University wrestling team (7-1, 3-0 B1G) erased an early deficit and ultimately tore through Illinois (4-3, 1-2 B1G), 28-6. The Buckeyes won the final eight bouts of the afternoon, including five victories over nationally-ranked Fighting Illini. … Full details at https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ohio-state-scores-28-unanswered-in-downing-of-illinois/?mc_cid=59b62c3385&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Pennsylvania Univ. Beats Binghamton and Long Island in Home Opener
PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania wrestling team returned to The Palestra for the first time in 2020 and graced The Cathedral with a pair of dominating EIWA victories.
In the season’s home opener, Penn won 17 of the doubleheader’s 20 duals with nine of those duals adding bonus points. The Quakers opened the day with a 31-6 victory over Binghamton and closed things out with a 41-3 win over LIU. … Full details at https://pennathletics.com/news/2020/1/19/wrestling-beats-binghamton-and-liu-in-home-opener.aspx?mc_cid=59b62c3385&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Mich. state Spartan Secures 36-0 Shutout Victory over Maryland
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Michigan State wrestling used three bonus point wins to secure a 36-0 shutout victory over Maryland on Sunday afternoon inside Jenison Field House on Alumni Day. The shutout marks the first for the Spartans over a Big Ten opponent in 36 years, last coming against Illinois on Jan. 20, 1984. (44-0).
A total of 20 former Spartans were in … Full story and results at https://msuspartans.com/news/2020/1/19/spartan-wrestling-secures-36-0-shutout-victory-over-maryland.aspx?mc_cid=59b62c3385&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Penn State Rolls Over Rutgers 38-6 in Sold Out Rec Hall

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Penn State Nittany Lions (6-1, 3-0 B1G), ranked No. 2 in the latest InterMat Tournament Power Index, rolled over visiting Rutgers (7-3, 2-2) in sold out Rec Hall.  Head coach Cael Sanderson‘s squad used three pins to post a lopsided 38-6 victory over the Scarlet Knights in an ESPN2 national telecast.
Penn State won eight of ten bouts and picked up 14 bonus points in the victory. The dual, wrestled in front of nearly 6,500 fans, was Penn State’s 53^rd straight sellout in Rec Hall and the 58^th of 60 at home (including five of seven in the Bryce Jordan Center). … Full results and story at https://gopsusports.com/news/2020/1/19/wrestling-penn-state-rolls-over-rutgers-38-6-in-sold-out-rec-hall.aspx?mc_cid=59b62c3385&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Drexel Takes EIWA Dual from Binghamton, 28-9

PHILADELPHIA – The Drexel wrestling team won seven total bouts and scored a pair of technical falls in a 28-9 win against Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association foe Binghamton on Sunday evening at the Daskalakis Athletic Center.  Sunday’s victory snapped a 12-match losing streak against the Bearcats. Drexel last topped … Full story and Results at

https://drexeldragons.com/news/2020/1/19/wrestling-takes-eiwa-dual-from-binghamton-28-9.aspx?mc_cid=59b62c3385&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Augustana Vikings Dominate MSU Moorhead For Fifth-Straight Victory
MOORHEAD, Minn. — The Augustana wrestling team dominated the MSU Moorhead Dragons 33-6 Sunday afternoon en route to its fifth-consecutive dual victory. The Vikings are now 5-2 on the season and 2-0 in NSIC duals.   Junior Ethan Cota started the Vikings off with a 16-0 tech fall victory at 125 pounds.. … Full story and results at https://goaugie.com/news/2020/1/19/viking-wrestling-dominates-msu-moorhead-for-fifth-straight-victory.aspx?mc_cid=59b62c3385&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

The No. 16 Lindenwood wrestling team (5-2, 2-0 GLVC) powered its way past UIndy (5-5, 0-1 GLVC) on Sunday, posting a 35-6 win in Hyland Arena in St. Charles, Mo.
 MATCH OVERVIEW
No. 12 Tanner Hitchcock tallied a take down in his 133-pound bout, but his opponent earned two escape points to take the match to overtime.  Hitchcock earned an escape, in the second overtime period and added a takedown in the final frame to win 5-2.  Colby Smith quickly pressed the pace and jumped out to a 6-0 lead in the first minute of his 141-pound match. . … Full story and results at https://lindenwoodlions.com/news/2020/1/19/no-16-wrestling-powers-past-uindy-on-sunday.aspx?mc_cid=59b62c3385&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

#6 Johnson & Wales Captures 4th-Straight NEWA Duals Title

PROVIDENCE, RI – From the first match to the last, the Johnson & Wales University wrestling team was on a mission Sunday at the NEWA Dual Championships. The sixth-ranked Wildcats rolled to their fourth-straight championship at the Rhode Island Convention Center.

Johnson & Wales is the first program in New England to win four-straight NEWA titles. Overall, JWU has won eight NEWA Championships.  The Wildcats blanked Plymouth State, 54-0, to start the day then beat WPI, 44-3. Johnson & Wales stopped Roger Williams, 36-8, before taking down #10 Coast Guard, 30-8, in the finals.

Full story and results at https://providence.jwuathletics.com/sports/wrest/2019-20/releases/20200119vkkjsb?mc_cid=59b62c3385&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Bucknell Drops Brown, 31-3

LEWISBURG, Pa. – The Bucknell wrestling team won nine of 10 bouts to drop Brown, 31-3, on Sunday afternoon at Davis Gym.
The Bison (4-3, 3-1 EIWA) netted bonus points in two of their individual wins, helping them score their largest margin of victory over the Bears (0-3, 0-2 EIWA) in program history. They previously downed Brown, 31-7, on Feb. 19, 2011 in Providence, R.I. Zach Hartman, who is ranked as high as 16th nationally at 165 pounds, pinned his opponent in the first period for the second-straight dual. This time, he brought Kiran Srikanth’s shoulders to the mat in 1:55; during yesterday’s victory over Harvard, he needed just 1:10 to pin Zeth Dean. … Full story and results at https://bucknellbison.com/news/2020/1/19/wrestling-drops-brown-31-3.aspx?mc_cid=59b62c3385&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Mercyhurst Posts Victory Over Seton Hill
ERIE, Pa. — Michael Clark and Logan Grass scored bonus points to lift the Lakers to an 18-17 victory over visiting Seton Hill Sunday afternoon inside the Mercyhurst Athletic Center.  After dropping a decision at 125, Mercyhurst leveled the score with a 4-2 decision by Eric Bartos at 133. Alexis Soriano trailed 6-3 but was able to score an escape and a takedown to knot the score 6-6 heading to the third.. … Full story and results at https://hurstathletics.com/news/2020/1/19/wrestling-posts-victory-over-seton-hill.aspx?mc_cid=59b62c3385&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

#18 Mines Drops #19 Chadron State, 27-9
CHADRON, Neb. – #18 Colorado School of Mines won seven bouts as they dominated #19 Chadron State in a 27-9 dual win.  The Orediggers (5-2, 3-0 RMAC) remained perfect in conference competition as they raced out to an 18-0 lead thanks to victories in the opening four weight classes. Jake Woods highlighted the meet with an upset of #9 Brandon Kile at 133, while Matt Lavengood and Taylor Gambill picked up falls at 125 and 141,  Rest of the story at … https://minesathletics.com/news/2020/1/19/wrestling-18-mines-drops-19-chadron-state-27-9.aspx?mc_cid=59b62c3385&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

OKLAHOMA BATTLES PAST WEST VIRGINIA

²³ OKLAHOMA  22  WEST VIRGINIA   18
NORMAN – No. 23/29 (FloWrestling/Trackwrestling) Oklahoma defeated No. NR/23 West Virginia, 22-18, Sunday afternoon in McCasland Field House. The Sooners (3-2 overall, 1-1 Big 12) capitalized on three bonus-point victories to pull ahead of the Mountaineers (3-8 overall, 0-2 Big 12).   “I think every time we took a little bit of a setback, somebody stepped up and did their job,” said OU head coach Lou Rosselli. “I think that’s really important as a team … That’s why you compete.”  For rest of story and results at …
https://soonersports.com/news/2020/1/19/wrestling-mwr-recap.aspx?mc_cid=59b62c3385&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

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