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2020 N.C. Dual Team Wrestling Championships

First round of matches will start on Tuesday the 4th with the final championship matches in Greensboro on Saturday the 8th.Full brackets can be seen for all four divisions at https://www.nchsaa.org/brackets/2020-02/2020-dual-team-wrestling-championships

All Conference wrestling individual tournaments were held last Saturday, Feb. 1st. A complete listing of results can be found at https://www.trackwrestling.com/Login.jsp?TIM=1580770360389&twSessionId=cwjezbrdxl&tName=&state=34&sDate=02/01/2020&eDate=02/01/2020&lastName=&firstName=&teamName=&sfvString=&city=&gbId=&camps=false

February 3, 2020 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Women’s Results, News & Notes – # 12

Women’s Wrestling Subdues Limestone, 38-8
GAFFNEY, S.C. – The Emmanuel College women’s wrestling team defeated Limestone College 38-8 on Wednesday night. With this win, the Lady Lions improve their dual record to 6-3. EC got off to a hot start with several wins in the earlier bouts. Iesha Washington earned EC 5 points with her win by fall over Alex Martinez  (LIME) at 101 lbs. Clare Garcia followed up with a win by TF over Alyssa Garza (LIME) at 109 lbs. Britney Lamey continued the EC momentum with a quick pin on Hailey Stevenson (LIME) to put up 5 more points for EC. At 123 lbs, Trynadii Rocha earned the last TF win of the night for EC over Jacey King (LIME) before Alexandra Herle (130) and Passion Hollins (136) both combined for another 10 points with back to back wins by fall.  With a 28-0 lead, EC finally hit a speed bump with … Rest of the story at https://goeclions.com/sports/wwrest/2019-20/releases/20200122uj6me0?mc_cid=9ae4daf919&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Providence women’s wrestling coach Carlene Sluberski reacts to addition of MHSA girls wrestling
GREAT FALLS — On Monday, the Montana High School Association executive board approved the addition of high school girls wrestling as a sanctioned sport, which is welcome news to Providence women’s wrestling head coach Carlene Sluberski. And it was welcome news that added to an already good week for Sluberski, as her Argos came off a team win in the Oregon Classic on Saturday. She was a little surprised the motion passed on the first try, but she’s excited that it’s now a reality. Given that Providence is the only college in Montana with a women’s wrestling team, Sluberski’s local recruiting pool could get a lot bigger in the coming years. “I’m really excited. I can’t believe it was sanctioned so quickly. I think a lot of states might even have more girls wrestling, and they’re still farther behind. I think that is huge for Montana,” Sluberski said. “It just opens things right up. I know that there’s a lot of tough girls that come out of Montana, and for the men’s team as well as far as recruiting the men in the state. I think it’ll be great to go out and get local girls from Montana to come in and be able to compete.” Rest of the story at https://www.montanasports.com/high-school-sports/wrestling/providence-womens-wrestling-coach-carlene-sluberski-reacts-to-addition-of-mhsa-girls-wrestling?mc_cid=c5f334f03d&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Wrestling Mailbag: The girls’ state (Iowa) tournament is this week and it deserves your attention
It’s going to be an exciting weekend of wrestling all over Iowa, and by saying that, it’d be easy to look directly at the top-ranked Hawkeyes hosting Ohio State on Friday while Oklahoma State will wrestle both Iowa State and Northern Iowa on Saturday and Sunday. That’s fair. But don’t forget about the girls’ state wrestling tournament, hosted again by the Iowa Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association. Waverly-Shell Rock is hosting again, and it’s now a two-day deal, running Friday and Saturday. That the girls’ state tournament has grown into a two-day event is yet another indication that girls’ wrestling is growing at a rate faster than many of us expected this year. According to Trackwrestling, more than 550 girls are registered and eligible to compete this year, far more than the 188 from a year ago and the 55 from five years ago. Last season, the girls’ state tournament featured 87 girls that competed in 10 weights. The wrestling was so enthralling, the action so good, that those of us there forgot that a boys’ tournament was going on that same day, in the same gym. The girls were given a stage, and they put on a show. Now, as many as 370 girls are registered to compete this weekend. While that’s not all of the girls who went out for wrestling this season, that’s still a lot. Consider: a single class at the traditional state tournament each February features just 224 wrestlers — 16 wrestlers at 14 weights. Rest of the story and some video at https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/iowa/wrestling/2020/01/21/wrestling-mailbag-girls-state-tournament-week-and-deserves-your-attention-iowa-spencer-lee-hawkeyes/4531380002/?mc_cid=c5f334f03d&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Sarah Hildebrandt selected as USA Wrestling Athlete of the Week
BY TAYLOR MILLER, USA WRESTLING | JAN. 22, 2020, 
Sarah Hildebrandt (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC/USOPTC) has been selected as USA Wrestling Athlete of the Week on Jan. 21, 2020. 2018 World silver medalist at 53 kg Hildebrandt debuted at a brand new weight, 50 kg, and won her bracket last weekend at the Matteo Pellicone International, a UWW Ranking Series event held in Rome, Italy. To open her tournament, Hildebrandt took only 1:33 to pin Ana Maria Torres Rubio of Spain. In the second round, she met up with fellow Team USA athlete Victoria Anthony, who has two fifth-place finishes at the World Championships. Hildebrandt came out on top in a 7-5 decision. In the semifinals, Hildebrandt surpassed three-time Commonwealth champion Devi Nirmala from India with an 8-2 decision. Awaiting Hildebrandt in the finals was 2017 and 2019 World silver medalist Alina Vuc from Romania. Hildebrandt scored first, drawing a passivity point from Vuc to lead 1-0 at the break. In the second period, Hildebrandt went on the shot clock, but Vuc was able to pick up a takedown on the edge. With about 13 seconds left, a scramble ensued with Hildebrandt trailing 2-1. The American got behind Vuc and had her in a quad pod as the clock ticked down. With two seconds left, Hildebrandt flattened Vuc on the mat to take an eventual 4-2 win. Rest of the story at https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Athlete-of-Week/2020/January/22/Sarah-Hildebrandt-selected-as-USA-Wrestling-Athlete-of-the-Week?mc_cid=9ae4daf919&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

NCAA Women’s Coaches Polls see same top five for Dual Team and Tournament Team Rankings
rankings following the NWCA Multi-Division National Duals Championships in Louisville, KY (Jan. 10-11).  After the championship final at the National Duals, McKendree and Simon Fraser found themselves locked in a 19-19 tie.  After the tie-breaking criteria had been reviewed, McKendree walked away with the National Championship in the very first edition of the NCAA Women’s division.  McKendree now sits atop both the Dual Team Poll and shares the tops spot in the Tournament Team Poll with the very familiar Simon Fraser squad. Full Rankings at http://www.nwcaonline.com/nwca-women-poll-sees-same-top-five-for-dual-team-and-tournament-team-rankings/?mc_cid=9ae4daf919&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Writing Time: It took girls wrestling to finally take me down
It’s an hour into the Iowa girls state high school tournament and my stomach feels more twisted than a pair of Apple headphones after a run through the wash.  This is foreign territory for me. For the past 20 years, my view of the sport has primarily been from a neutral seat on press row. I’ve rooted for good stories and quick pins when they’ve helped conquer a newspaper deadline. Otherwise, I’ve tried my best to check out emotionally and write objectively.  But impartiality is impossible on this particular weekend. My favorite wrestler is coming up next on Mat 1 in Waverly. Her name is Abbie Lyman. She’s a senior at Cedar Falls High School and she’s family. She’s the daughter of my longtime girlfriend and this is her one and only crack at chasing a state medal.   So let me tell you about the best thing I’ve ever experienced in wrestling. Better than anything I’ve seen covering 20 NCAA tournaments or nine World Championships. Better than the ear-ringing duals in Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Even better than having an up-close view of the American celebratory scrum in Paris after Kyle Snyder beat Abdulrashid Sadulaev to deliver a men’s freestyle World team title for the United States.  To set the story up properly, I first need to provide some background. Rest of the story at https://www.trackwrestling.com/PortalPost.jsp?TIM=1580768481667&twSessionId=gzdmlibrow&postId=315459135

NAIA Women’s Wrestling Coaches’ Poll – No. 4
Top 20 Highlights

  • Rounding out the top five this week was Menlo (Calif.), Life (Ga.), Southern Oregon, and Providence.
  • Menlo had the most individually ranked wrestlers with five including: Alleida Martinez (109), Gracie Figueroa (116), Tiana Jackson (123), Solin Piearcy (143) and Precious Bell (170).
  • New to the poll this week was Texas Wesleyan at No. 20
  • Wayland Baptist (Texas) had three No. 1 wrestlers this week including: Kaylynn Albrecht (155), Desiree Zavala (136) and Nina Pham (101).
  • There was one newcomer in the top ranked individuals at 143 Solin Piearcy of Menlo (Calif.).
  • This is the second year for women’s wrestling as an NAIA invitational sport. Twenty-eight NAIA institutions sponsor women’s wrestling teams during the 2019-2020 season. Women’s wrestling will be eligible for championship status once 40 institutions sponsor a varsity women’s wrestling program.
    Rest of the story and rankings at https://portal.nwcaonline.com/articles/NWCA_News/NAIA-Women-s-Wrestling-Coaches-Poll-3-2-2020

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Demon grapplers lead the way at Big East individual championship

STANHOPE — Coming off a dominating showing during dual competition, the Fike High wrestling team carried that over to Saturday’s 3-A Big East Conference individual tournament by winning eight of the contested weight classes in the Southern Nash gym.
Senior Aaron Bancroft, the reigning North Carolina High School Athletic Association 3-A champion at 160 pounds, stepped up to the 182-pound ranks and kept his 46-match unbeaten streak in 2019-20 intact after defeating Southern Nash junior Jadel Davis in the championship round.
Bancroft pinned SaDarius Lewis of Rocky Mount just 14 seconds into their semifinal encounter and dropped Davis to the mat 10 seconds into the final period. Despite his best efforts, Davis was injured on the takedown and could not continue, awarding the match to Bancroft.
Other Fike winners included junior Jayleen Bullock (43-3), who pinned Southern Nash junior Trondrayl Newsome 30 seconds into the 195-pound final.
Fike junior Zametrie Bagley (37-15) outpointed Luke Coble of Southern Nash 12-7 in the 170-pound final, while at 152, Golden Demons junior Vincent Page secured his 30th win against six losses by pinning Hunt senior Justin Rankin with nine seconds left in the opening period.
With regulation unable to declare a winner in the 145-pound Big East championship, Fike junior Patrick McCullen (45-5) required sudden victory to get past Southern Nash senior Noah Fulghum.
Garrett Weaver secured the Big East 138-pound title by pinning Joseph Murphy of Franklinton with 35 seconds remaining. Weaver, a senior, notched his 23rd win against three losses.
Fike freshman Barrett Klutey required just one match to claim the 120-pound title, pinning Franklinton’s Jacob Roberson 1:23 into their encounter. Rest of the story and photos at http://wilsontimes.com/stories/demon-grapplers-lead-the-way-at-big-east-individual-championship,200545?newsletter=200546

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WHAC TO ADD MEN’S WRESTLING AS VARSITY SPORT FOR 2020-21

TDR Editor’s Notes ; It is significant when a conference adds or drops a sport because many times it will encourage schools without wrestling to add the sport. When the Division I Southeastern Conference dropped wrestling in the 1980s all of the schools with the sport dropped it. One would think that with the excess revenue from football that they could afford to sponsor other sports. Every school in the Big 10 has a team. Thus fans need to encourage the conference that their school is in to add sponsorship of a team. It will help to continue the growth in our sport at the college level.
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The Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) is set to add men’s wrestling as a championship sport for the 2020-21 season. The addition is the fifth new sport in the last five years for the WHAC and brings the total number of sponsored sports to 26, tying the Heart of America Conference for the second-most in the NAIA. The MidSouth Conference leads the way with 28 sports.

Five current WHAC schools – Cleary, Indiana Tech, Lourdes, Rochester, and Siena Heights – sponsor the sport already. It’s hoped that the total number of schools will increase to six soon. The WHAC joins eight other NAIA conferences sponsor the sport. Rest of the story at https://portal.nwcaonline.com/articles/NWCA_News/WHAC-TO-ADD-MEN-S-WRESTLING-AS-VARSITY-3-2-2020

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