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College News, Notes & Results – # 59

Big Red Wrestling Earns 300th All-Time Ivy League Victory in Win Over Harvard
ITHACA, N.Y. – Cornell wrestling racked up its 300th all-time Ivy League victory on Saturday, Jan. 25 with a 32-9 win over Harvard. Following the win, the Big Red is now 300-52-1 in Ivy League duals dating back to the 1955-56 season (first season of Ivy League competition). Facing Brown in the nightcap of the doubleheader, the Big Red came out on top by a final score of 36-4, winning at nine of the ten weights. Wins over Harvard and Brown improves No. 18-ranked Cornell’s dual record to 8-5 overall and 3-0 in the Ivy League. Cornell opened its dual against Harvard with four straight victories, led by major decisions from Dom LaJoie at 125 pounds and Hunter Richard at 149. LaJoie scored a 12-3 upset over Harvard’s No. 15-ranked Nolan Hellickson, while Richard defeated Aaron Kruk by a 12-4 final. Its LaJoie’s second victory over a ranked opponent this season. Richard continues his hot-streak for the Big Red, winning his fifth-straight match and his fourth win with bonus points in that time frame, third by major decision. … rest of story at https://cornellbigred.com/news/2020/1/25/big-red-wrestling-earns-300th-all-time-ivy-league-victory-in-win-over-harvard.aspx?mc_cid=cc61b35bf8&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Detwiler Wins 184 Pound All-Academy Championship; USCGA Bears Are Top DIII Team
COLORADO SPRINGS, Col. – Paul Detwiler won the 184 pound championship and Coast Guard, ranked 10th nationally in Division III, won the Division III team championship and placed fourth overall of the seven schools at the All-Academy Championships at the Air Force Academy.
Detwiler became just the second Coast Guard wrestler to win an All-Academy Championship. Nate Giorgio won the 133 pound championship and was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler in 2015.  The Bears had a pair of wrestlers, Nick Moreno and Detwiler earn spots in the championship match while Caden Mareno, Jon Wagner and Patrick Irwin all wrestled in the third place match.
https://uscgasports.com/sports/wrest/2019-20/releases/20200125tnp5bj?mc_cid=cc61b35bf8&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Kent State Fends off Bulls for Key Dual Victory
BUFFALO, NY- Kent State rallied off victories in five of the first seven matches and the Golden Flashes knocked off the Buffalo Bulls 20-17 on Saturday afternoon. A tech-fall by Andrew McNally and Tim Rooney victory in a battle of top-20 wrestlers to highlighted the six individual victories for the Golden Flashes. Saturday’s dual started at 165 and took the early lead. Andrew McNally answered back with his team-leading 26th victory of the season. He did so in convincing fashion, a 24-4 tech-fall, earning the Flashes a big five points to give Kent State a 5-4 lead. After the Bulls took back the lead at 184, the Flashes were able to gain control of the meet. …. rest of the story at https://kentstatesports.com/news/2020/1/25/wrestling-flashes-fend-off-bulls-for-key-dual-victory.aspx?mc_cid=cc61b35bf8&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

NO. 15 ILLINOIS EARNS B1G HOME WIN OVER NO. 23 MICHIGAN, 20-13
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – No. 15 Illinois wrestling started strong and pulled away during the second half of its dual against No. 23 Michigan, defeating the Wolverines by a final score of, 20-13, at Huff Hall on Sunday. Redshirt freshman Justin Cardani (125), senior Travis Piotrowski (133) and redshirt junior Dylan Duncan (141) won the first three bouts of the match by decision to give Illinois an early, 9-0, lead. Redshirt freshman Danny Braunagel (165) and redshirt senior Joey Gunther (174) each won by major decision, giving the Illini crucial bonus points at the weight-classes to go up 17-7. Redshirt freshman Zac Braunagel sealed the Illini victory with his comeback, 5-4, decision victory over Jelani Embree at 184-pounds, which put the dual score officially out of Michigan’s reach. No. 15 Illinois is now 5-3 on the season and 2-2 in Big Ten duals. …. rest of story at https://fightingillini.com/news/2020/1/26/wrestling-no-15-illinois-earns-b1g-home-win-over-no-23-michigan-20-13.aspx?mc_cid=ee90344586&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

No. 13 Ashland Eagles Take Down No. 5 Notre Dame College
Ashland University’s No. 13 wrestling team toppled national powerhouse, No. 5 Notre Dame College, on Sunday (Jan. 26), 18-15. The win comes as the Eagles’ first against the Falcons since the 2006-07, season when they beat Notre Dame, 32-10. The dual began at 165 pounds. The Eagles pounced early, as redshirt senior Christian Price won an 8-4 decision against Alonzo Turner to give AU an early 3-0 lead. …. rest of story at https://ashland.prestosports.com/sports/wrest/2019-20/releases/20200126o4y17c?mc_cid=ee90344586&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

No. 10 Upper Iowa Tops MSU Moorhead in Return to Dorman
No. 10 Upper Iowa topped the Dragons of Minnesota State University Moorhead 38-6 in a Northern Sun Conference dual on Sunday afternoon in Fayette. The Peacocks won nine of the ten matches including two by fall and two by major decision. UIU improved to 12-2 on the season and 5-0 in NSIC action, while MSUM dropped to 1-5 overall and 0-4 in the conference.
https://uiupeacocks.com/news/2020/1/26/wrestling-no-10-upper-iowa-tops-msu-moorhead-in-return-to-dorman.aspx?mc_cid=ee90344586&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

No. 8 Oklahoma State wins seven bouts to beat No. 16 Iowa State for 13th straight time
AMES, Iowa – What a difference a day makes. Oklahoma State suffered a tough loss to Northern Iowa Saturday night, dropping key bouts at 133, 141, and 174 pounds. A bus ride an hour away to Ames and the Cowboys turned the tables, getting big wins from rookie Reece Witcraft and veteran Joe Smith in beating Iowa State, 23-9. The Cowboys (8-2) won seven bouts and beat ISU for a 13th straight time. … rest of story at https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2020/January/26/Oklahoma-State-beats-Iowa-State-in-Ames?mc_cid=ee90344586&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Titans Close Out Home Schedule With Win Over Raiders
The UW-Oshkosh wrestling team closed out its home schedule for the 2019-20 season with a 31-15 victory over the Milwaukee School of Engineering on Saturday (Jan. 25) in Kolf Sports Center.  UW-Oshkosh (4-9) won six of the contest’s 10 bouts, including forfeit victories to Luc Valdez at 125 pounds and AJ Schoenfuss at 133 to open the match. …. rest of story at https://www.uwoshkoshtitans.com/sports/wrest/2019-20/releases/20200126c81o97?mc_cid=ee90344586&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

No. 7 The College of New Jersey Wins Trio at John Reese Duals
Full Results (PDF)
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. – The College of New Jersey wrestling team continued to prove why it is one of the nation’s premier teams Sunday going 3-0 at the John Reese Duals. The seventh-ranked Lions opened the day with a 42-7 win over Scranton. The Lions then dominated SUNY Oneonta 44-3. The squad ended the day with a 24-18 victory over 19th-ranked RIT. … rest of story at https://tcnjathletics.com/news/2020/1/26/no-7-wrestling-wins-trio-at-john-reese-duals.aspx?mc_cid=ee90344586&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Wisconsin-Parkside Cruises Past Davenport, 30-12
PARKSIDE 30, DAVENPORT 12
The Parkside wrestling team won its second straight road dual with a 30-12 victory over Davenport Sunday afternoon in Grand Rapids, Mich. The Rangers have a dual at Lake Erie College on Friday, Jan. 31 and the UIndy Duals on Feb. 8 before competing in the NCAA II Super Regional V. …. rest of the story at https://parksiderangers.com/news/2020/1/26/wrestling-cruises-past-davenport-30-12.aspx?mc_cid=ee90344586&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Hofstra Picks Up 38-6 EIWA Win Over Long Island Univ.
Hempstead, NY – Hofstra won nine of the 10 weight classes, including a win by fall and two technical falls, in a 38-6 Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association victory over Long island University Sunday afternoon at the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex. Hofstra moved to 4-5 overall and 2-0 in EIWA competition. The Sharks of LIU fell to 2-17 overall and 0-5 in league play. …. rest of the story at https://gohofstra.com/news/2020/1/26/wrest-hofstra-picks-up-38-6-eiwa-win-over-liu.aspx?mc_cid=ee90344586&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Old Dominion Monarchs Down Clarion, 25-9 in Conference Dual
CLARION, Pa. – The Old Dominion wrestling team (6-8, 4-2 MAC) wrapped up its weekend trip to Pennsylvania with a 25-9 win over Clarion (8-5, 5-3 MAC) on Sunday afternoon. Junior 285-pounder Will Hilliard capped off the Monarch victory with a ranked win, taking down No. 27 Ty Bagoly in a 9-3 win by decision in the final bout of the dual. Hilliard jumped ahead of the ranked Golden Eagle early with a takedown and a four-point near-fall less than 30 seconds into the match, giving him a 6-0 advantage. The heavyweight Monarch registered another takedown in the period to hold an 8-1 lead after one frame. Hilliard managed to hang on to his lead, allowing just two more points to Bagoly, to give him his first ranked victory of the season. …. rest of story at https://odusports.com/news/2020/1/26/wrestling-monarchs-down-clarion-25-9.aspx?mc_cid=ee90344586&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

PITT COMPLETES WEEKEND SWEEP, DEFEATS EDINBORO, 28-6
PITTSBURGH – The 10th-ranked University of Pittsburgh wrestling team used eight individual wins to take down the Edinboro Fighting Scots, 28-6, Sunday afternoon at the Fitzgerald Field House. The win completes Pitt’s sweep of the weekend as the Panthers shutout Duke Saturday, Jan. 25 in Durham. With the win, the Panthers improve to 7-2 (1-0 ACC), while the Fighting Scots fall to 10-6 (3-2 MAC). …. rest of the story at https://pittsburghpanthers.com/news/2020/1/26/wrestling-pitt-completes-weekend-sweep-defeats-edinboro-28-6.aspx?mc_cid=ee90344586&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Ohio Wrestling Earns Third-Straight MAC Win With Road Victory at SIUE
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. — The Ohio wrestling team (5-5, 3-2 MAC) picked up its third-straight Mid-American Conference victory to close out the road portion of its 2019-20 regular season schedule, knocking off SIUE (1-10, 0-7 MAC), 24-9, this afternoon at First Community Arena at the Vadalabene Center. Ohio’s win over SIUE concluded a four-match MAC road trip. Four of the Bobcats’ five dual meet wins have come away from Athens this season. … . rest of story at https://www.ohiobobcats.com/sports/wrest/2019-20/releases/20200126pff3xq?mc_cid=ee90344586&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Hoosiers Prevail Over Terrapins, 19-16
COLLEGE PARK, Md.  – It came down to the final match of the dual and the Indiana Wrestling team overcame Maryland for a 19-16 win on Sunday.
Notes
• The Hoosiers improve to 1-6 on the season and 1-5 in the Big Ten. Maryland falls to 2-11 overall and 0-5 in the Big Ten.  
• The Hoosiers won the first four bouts in the dual match and six bouts overall. …. rest of story and results at https://iuhoosiers.com/news/2020/1/26/wrestling-hoosiers-prevail-over-terrapins-19-16.aspx?mc_cid=ee90344586&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

JACKRABBITS OUST SOONERS IN SUNDAY DUAL
South Dakota State came up with four bonus-point victories to defeat Oklahoma, 23-16, in a Big 12 Conference wrestling dual Sunday afternoon at Frost Arena. The Jackrabbits, who entered the week 24th in the Intermat dual rankings, improved to 7-4 overall and 4-1 against league foes. Oklahoma dropped to 3-4 overall and 1-3 in the Big 12. Each of the first four matches of the dual resulted in bonus points, with each team winning two. The Sooners got things started as …. rest of story at https://gojacks.com/news/2020/1/26/wrestling-jackrabbits-oust-sooners-in-sunday-dual.aspx?mc_cid=ee90344586&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

MARQUEE BOUTS CAPTURED BY BUCKEYES IN 22-13 TEAM VICTORY
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – The Ohio State University wrestling team marched into the Maturi Pavilion and pillaged a 22-13 win over the Minnesota Golden Gophers. Three bouts featured a pair of top-10 competitors squaring off, all of which went in favor of the Scarlet & Gray.
DUAL SCORESHEET
According to the FloWrestling individual rankings utilized by the Big Ten Network, Minnesota was expected to win six of 10 bouts. Ohio State flipped the script, however, with a half dozen victors. The fourth-ranked (in the NWCA Coaches Poll) Buckeyes improve to 8-2, 4-1 B1G while No. 14 Minnesota drops to 7-5, 2-2 B1G despite a top-5 standing in FloWrestling’s tournament-based predictions. …. rest of the story at https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/marquee-bouts-captured-by-buckeyes-in-22-13-team-victory/?mc_cid=ee90344586&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Wyoming Rolls Past Utah Valley in Green River, 37-9
GREEN RIVER, Wyo. (Jan. 26, 2020) – In front of a raucous crowd of over 1,000 in Green River, the Wyoming wrestling team put on a show during their outreach match, recording four falls while taking care of business over Utah Valley, 37-9. The win makes it a clean weekend sweep for the Pokes in their home-opening duals of the season. … rest of story at https://gowyo.com/news/2020/1/26/wrestling-wyoming-rolls-past-utah-valley-in-green-river-37-6.aspx?mc_cid=ee90344586&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Cal.-Bakersfield Runners Sneak Past Bears, 20-16
Bakersfield, Calif. – Redshirt freshman Angelo Martinoni picked up an 11-8 win in the deciding bout, as the CSU Bakersfield wrestling team outlasted Northern Colorado 20-16. The Roadrunners won six of the meet’s ten bouts, bouncing back well from a disappointing performance at Wyoming. The win gives the `Runners a split of their weekend trip to the Rocky Mountain region and improves their dual meet record to 3-4 on the season.  “This was an important win for us,” said Head Coach Manny Rivera. …. rest of story and results at https://gorunners.com/news/2020/1/26/wrestling-runners-sneak-past-bears-20-16.aspx?mc_cid=ee90344586&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Filius Seals Boilers’ 20-18 Win at Rutgers
PISCATAWAY, N.J. – When Purdue wrestling sophomore Parker Filius’ teammates needed him most he came through, gutting out a 4-2 overtime decision to seal a 20-18 dual victory over Rutgers at the Rutgers Athletics Center on Sunday. Filius’ win was 1-of-6 for the Boilermakers on the day as they improved to 11-2 overall and 4-1 in Big Ten Duals on the season. The win marks the third straight road dual victory for head coach Tony Ersland and the Boilermakers in six days and was their first over Rutgers in program history.  …. rest of story and results at https://purduesports.com/news/2020/1/26/wrestling-filius-seals-boilers-20-18-win-at-rutgers.aspx?mc_cid=ee90344586&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

February 10, 2020 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

College Coaches – Pecora wins 617th!

Drew Black to be Inducted into NEWA Hall of Fame on Sunday
MIDDLETOWN, Conn. – Wesleyan wrestling head coach Drew Black will be inducted into the New England Wrestling Association (NEWA) Hall of Fame this Sunday, January 19 at 3:30 pm at the Rhode Island Convention Center in Providence, R.I. The induction ceremony is in conjunction with the NEWA Dual Meet Championships. Black is the only coach in the 2020 NEWA Hall of Fame Induction Class. He’ll be joined by former wrestlers Joseph Adam of Trinity, Brian Glatz of WPI, and John Marsh of Bridgewater State, as well as contributor Dwayne Dawson of Western New England. “To be called a Coach is an honor,” said Black. “Coaching at Wesleyan is an honor and it has been a tremendous and impactful life experience for me. I want to thank John Biddiscombe for believing in me and hiring me 22 years ago. It is great to work for and work with people at Wesleyan who care about the sport of wrestling. Someone once said, “A coach impacts more lives in one year than most people do in their lifetime.” I hope I have been able to make a positive impact on our Wesleyan wrestlers’ lives and I look forward to continuing to do so for many more years ahead. ” Black is in his 22nd year at the helm of the Wesleyan wrestling program and 26th year coaching overall. He is the winningest coach in Wesleyan wrestling history, which began in 1934, and entered the year with a 209-178-2 overall record at Wesleyan. Black also spent three years coaching at Phoenix College (junior college) and one year at Stow-Monroe Falls High School in Ohio. In 2010 and 2011, Black helped guide the Cardinals to a third-place finish at the New England Team Championships and in 2012, Wesleyan was crowned the NEWA Conference Champions. He was named the NEWA Coach of the Year in 2010 and 2012. During the 2013 campaign, Black’s squad finished sixth overall at the Division III National Duals and was only the second team in New England history to place at the national duals at that time. The 2013 squad also ranked No. 10 in the national rankings, marking the highest ranking in program history, and in 2018 Wesleyan placed 18th at the NCAA Wrestling Championships. Under Coach Black’s guidance, Wesleyan has placed in the top-four at the NEWA Dual Team Championships eight times. The Cardinals won in 2011, finished second in 2002 and ’13, took third in 2007, ’09, ’10, and ’12, and placed fourth in 2016. Rest of the story at https://athletics.wesleyan.edu/sports/wrest/2019-20/releases/20200116kub5w3?mc_cid=8ef0a047a0&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Univ. Pittsburgh-Johnstown’s Pecora becomes college wrestling’s coaching wins king

College wrestling has a new coaching wins king.  Pat Pecora moved to the top of the all-time dual victory list Friday night when Pitt-Johnstown defeated Mercyhurst 22-12, providing the longtime leader of the Mountain Cats with his 617th win.  The previous record across all college divisions had been held for the past 46 years by former Oregon State coach Dale Thomas. Pecora is in his 44th season at Pitt-Johnstown. He took over the program as a 22-year-old after seeing an advertisement for the job in a local newspaper. His teams have won 22 NCAA regional titles and a pair of Division II national titles. 

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Eastern NC High School News, Results & Reports – # 10

High School Roundup | Northeastern, Currituck to compete in NCHSAA wrestling dual team state playoffs

  • From staff reports Updated Feb 6, 2020

The North Carolina High School Athletic Association released the brackets for the wrestling dual team state playoffs Monday.

High School Wrestling | Wrestlers compete at Northeastern Coastal Conference individual tournament

  • By David Gough Sports Writer Feb 2, 2020

After being crowned the regular season conference champions earlier this week, the Northeastern wrestling team took it a step further on Saturday and also took home the conference individual tournament championship. https://www.dailyadvance.com/sports/

SC’s Ayino nets win No. 100

  • The Daily Reflector Feb 3, 2020

South Central wrestler George Ayino reached the milestone any great high school grappler hopes to reach last week when the senior won his 100t…

Former Conley legend met Bryant

  • The Daily Reflector Jan 26, 2020

A late Pitt County sports legend (James Johnson) had a chance meeting back in 2012 with now late basketball icon Kobe Bryant, who was killed on Sunday in a he…

HS Roundup: Laney wrestling wins MEC tournament
Hoggard boys shine at NCHSAA 4A East Regional.

Mideastern Conference Tournament
Laney’s league dominance continued inside Brogden Hall Saturday as the Buccaneers cruised to the conference tournament title behind eight individual champions. The Buccaneers totaled 202.50 points. South Brunswick was second with 132.50. rest of the story and photos at https://www.starnewsonline.com/sports/20200201/hs-roundup-laney-wrestling-wins-mec-tournament

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