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College News, Notes & Results – # 61

Lindsey-Willson FALLS TO CAMPBELLSVILLE 25-18 IN THE BATTLE OF HIGHWAY 55
COLUMBIA, Ky. – The No. 4-ranked Lindsey Wilson wrestling team fell to Campbellsville (Ky.) 25-18 on Wednesday evening during the Battle of Highway 55 at Biggers Sports Center. Cagen Wallace (No. 6 at 125) opened the night with a six-point win when Campbellsville forfeited the opening 125-pound match. After a scoreless first period, Sam Bacon took control of his match in the second frame against Kolten Randaz (No. 9 at 133). Bacon used a series of four-point near falls to build a 10-0 lead. The freshman powered his way to a tech fall victory by a final score of 16-1 during the third period while accumulating over two minutes of ride time. … story at http://www.lindseyathletics.com/article/12363.php?mc_cid=efd3bacf82&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Dragons go pin crazy in big win over Rochester
Tiffin University lived up to its 8th-ranked reputation, easily crushing Rochester 49-4 behind seven wins by fall. Opening at 165 pounds, Bryan LaVearn got things off on the right note with a big 12-5 victory. Then the pins started, as national falls leader Hayden Bronne increased his national lead with a pin at 174 pounds in 1:33.  Richard Screptock (184 pounds) kept the train rolling, nearly matching Bronne with a pin in 2:09. Nicolas Smythe (197) had the night’s fastest fall, dispatching his opponent in 52 seconds, while David Henson followed right behind at 285 pounds with a powerful fall in 2:18. …. story at https://www.gotiffindragons.com/sports/wrest/2019-20/releases/20200129uxtlrk?mc_cid=efd3bacf82&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

The connection between Penn wrestling and engineering is one that runs decades deep
Eleven of the team’s 38 wrestlers are engineers
Studying engineering at a school like Penn is no easy feat by itself, but a select group of wrestlers somehow makes it work every year along with their time on the mat. Penn wrestling has historically been closely tied to the School of Engineering and Applied Science, with a significant number of team members drawn to the rigorous yet well-renowned programs it offers. … story at https://www.thedp.com/article/2020/01/penn-wrestling-engineering-connection-artalona-antrassian-rodzianko-springman?mc_cid=efd3bacf82&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Alex Thomsen feels at home with NU wrestling, looks to finish season strong
Redshirt freshman and Iowa native Alex Thomsen had a traditional, yet compelling path to Nebraska wrestling. He was recruited hard by Nebraska from the start, in particular by associate head coach Bryan Snyder. Thomsen was eventually chased by successful in-state programs such as Iowa and Iowa State, but it was too late, as he had already made his decision.  “I just felt really at home at Nebraska, like I belonged, that they wanted me there,” Thomsen said. “I knew I would have the chance to grow as a wrestler in Lincoln.” Despite being from Neola, Iowa, Thomsen has a connection to Nebraska as his high school head coach Joe Stephens wrestled at Nebraska from 1992 to 1995. This did not impact Thomsen’s decision to come to Nebraska, he said, and Stephens allowed him to make his own choice without guiding him in any particular direction. …. story at http://www.dailynebraskan.com/sports/alex-thomsen-feels-at-home-with-nu-wrestling-looks-to/article_b8e66afa-423b-11ea-9a40-5b50eadbd53d.html?mc_cid=efd3bacf82&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Scranton Matches All-Time Win Total with Victories over Del. Valley, Camden County CC
DOYLESTOWN, Pa. – The University of Scranton wrestling team made history on Thursday night at Delaware Valley, as the Royals collected dual match victories over the host Rams (36-15) and Camden County Community College (42-9) to match the program record for most dual match victories in a season.With the victories, Scranton is now 15-7, which matches the mark set by the 2016-17 Royals, who finished the dual bout season 15-4 overall. Here are some highlights of the evening. …. story at https://athletics.scranton.edu/sports/wrest/2019-20/releases/20200130wigl76?mc_cid=0c135afe6f&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

York College Spartans Post Comeback Victory Over Gettysburg
YORK, Pa. – The York College wrestling team claimed four of the final five bouts to earn a 27-17 come-from-behind victory over Gettysburg on Thursday night in front of the home crowd at Wolf Gym. The Spartans won six bouts overall on the night with bonus points in four of those victories. … story and details at https://ycp.prestosports.com/sports/wrest/2019-20/releases/20200130ykf0n1?mc_cid=0c135afe6f&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

#25 Cloud County Grabs 29-21 Road Victory At Northwest Kansas Tech
GOODLAND, Kan. – In their only action of the week, the number 25-ranked Cloud County Community College wrestling team would trek west and earn a 29-21 road victory over Northwest Kansas Technical College inside the Memorial Student Union Assembly Room in Goodland, Kansas on Wednesday, January 29th. The victory closes out Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference West Division dual action for the T-Birds, with CCCC going 2-1 in their three division duals while winning their third straight dual. … story at http://cloudtbirds.com/sports/wrest/2019-20/releases/20200130h468nm?mc_cid=0c135afe6f&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Multi-Divisional Insider: Grand View’s Hansen on the march toward NAIA history
It was 2002 and Evan Hansen was a Kindergartner sitting in front of his television watching the NCAA Division I wrestling finals. The culmination of that evening was Iowa State’s Cael Sanderson capping off a perfect 159-0 career with his fourth NCAA championship. “I turned to my parents and said, ‘I want to be like that guy,’ and here we are,” Hansen said. Seventeen years later, Hansen has been a lot like Sanderson on the wrestling mat. With one home match left in his stellar career at Grand View University in Des Moines — Feb. 7 against Graceland University — Hansen is in the latter stages of one of the most impressive careers in NAIA wrestling history. Already a three-time national champion, Hansen has a shot in March to become just the eighth NAIA wrestler, and first since Brock Gutches of Southern Oregon, to win four titles. … rest of story at https://www.trackwrestling.com/PortalPost.jsp?postId=292705135&mc_cid=0c135afe6f&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Coal City native Noah Adams making noise with 24-0 record, No. 2 national ranking
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — With nineteen wins and an NCAA Tournament appearance in his freshman campaign last winter, Independence High School grad Noah Adams authored a strong opening season to his WVU wrestling career. In his redshirt freshman season, Adams posted a 19-15 record and was seeded 20th in the NCAA Tournament, winning one match at nationals. “It was definitely the biggest tournament I had wrestled in,” Adams said. It was not like anything I had done before. I think it was a great experience for me last year to get there and see what it is like. Now going into this year, I feel like I will be a little more prepared for that environment. I think I can go up there and create a lot of noise.” As the calendar turns to February, Adams has created a great deal of noise in college wrestling circles. He is undefeated in 24 bouts. After starting the season with little national acclaim, Adams checked in at No. 2 in the initial NCAA coaches’ panel rankings last week in his 197-pound weight class. … rest of the story at http://wvmetronews.com/2020/01/30/coal-city-native-noah-adams-making-noise-with-24-0-record-no-2-national-ranking/?mc_cid=0c135afe6f&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

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