Takedown Report

College Results — # 76

TDR Editor’s Notes ; Catching up on the end of the regular season results just so all can see that during the season there was a good amount of competition happening before it slammed into the Wall at the end. Included are 18 stories of interest from college action during the last week of the dual meet season. Enjoy!
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Starting from the bottom, Chris Ayres has brought Princeton back atop the Ivy League
When Chris Ayres first got the job at Princeton, the Tigers were bad. Like losing to Division III teams bad. It took 14 years, but Princeton is finally on top of the Ivy League. After beating Cornell and snapping the Big Red’s 92-match Ivy League win streak, Princeton hoisted the Ivy champs banner for the first time since 1986. Find out what made those formative years with an 0-35 record so beneficial to Ayres and how lessons learned from Greg Strobel and his late wife Donna, pushed him through tough times as an athlete and a coach. … story and podcast at http://www.mattalkonline.com/podcast/short-time/starting-from-the-bottom-chris-ayres-has-brought-princeton-back-atop-the-ivy-league/?mc_cid=2452563664&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Builders Defend USCAA Crown. Johnson and Cortapasso Defend Titles
Lemont Furnace, PA- The Builder wrestling squad claimed their third straight USCAA National Invitational tournament title Sunday, crowning two individual champions and five runner-ups. Builder junior Kolin Johnson and Sophomore Peter Cortapasso both defended their 2019 titles at 133 lbs and 285 lbs respectively.  Johnson, currently ranked #1 in the NCWA, solidified his claim to finish atop the podium again in March with three straight falls in short-order.  With those three pins Kolin has entered the top-10 single season pin records for the team, tied in 7^th place with 20.  …. story at https://www.gobuilders.com/sports/wrest/2019-20/releases/20200217nj8ih0?mc_cid=2452563664&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Emory & Henry Hires Pete Hansen as Inaugural Head Coach
EMORY, Va. – Director of Athletics Anne Crutchfield has announced the hiring of Pete Hansen as the inaugural men’s and women’s wrestling coach at Emory & Henry College. Hansen moves from his position as an assistant football coach with the Wasps, to lead the wrestling program as it prepares to compete in fall 2020. “I am thrilled to have Pete launch our men’s and women’s wrestling programs,” said Crutchfield. … story at https://www.gowasps.com/sports/wrest/20200218o3f3wn?mc_cid=19e001f281&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Senior Send-Off! Wrestling Downs MSJ on Celebratory Night
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WESTERVILLE, Ohio – On a night of emotional reflection yet also deserved celebration, the Otterbein wrestling program delivered a 31-12 redemption victory over Mount St. Joseph while celebrating its inaugural four-year senior class. The Cardinals, hosting their final home dual inside the Rike Center this season, recognized seven journeyman that helped resurrect the program as freshmen back in the fall of 2016. Otterbein fittingly set a single-season record for most victories, jumping ahead early and never letting up to finish the dual schedule 15-6 overall. …. story at https://otterbeincardinals.com/news/2020/2/18/senior-send-off-wrestling-downs-msj-on-celebratory-night.aspx?mc_cid=19e001f281&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Iowa remains unanimous No. 1 heading into final week of Division I regular season
Manheim, Pennsylvania — After completing the 2019-20 Big Ten regular season unbeaten, Iowa remains the unanimous No. 1 in the NWCA Division I Wrestling Coaches Poll released on Tuesday. Heading into the final week of the regular season, Iowa (12-0) is one of two unbeaten teams left in Division I. Third-ranked NC State (14-0) is the other. … story at http://www.nwcaonline.com/iowa-remains-unanimous-no-1-heading-into-final-week-of-division-i-regular-season/?mc_cid=19e001f281&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

OSU Wrestling Finishes Season with Third Highest Average Attendance since 2006
Attendance is a topic I really enjoy diving into and writing about. Even more so when it’s trending in a better direction, and I’m happy to report more of that type of news after this weekend. Prior to Bedlam, I dug into the numbers and noted that OSU needed 6,269 attendees to average their third-highest attendance since 2006, the last year the Cowboys won a national title. On Sunday the Cowboys had 7,070 fans in attendance for Bedlam. … story at https://pistolsfiringblog.com/osu-wrestling-finishes-season-with-third-highest-average-attendance-since-2006/?mc_cid=19e001f281&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

#1 St. Cloud State claims NSIC crown with 27-3 victory over Augustana
The #1 St. Cloud State University wrestling team (16-0, 8-0 NSIC) claimed the outright Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference championship for 2019-20 with a 27-3 victory over Augustana University (10-4, 6-2 NSIC) on Wednesday, Feb. 19 at Halenbeck Hall in St. Cloud, Minn. SCSU collected wins at nine weights in the victory over the Vikings, which helped the Huskies clinch their ninth consecutive NSIC title.  SCSU has now won NSIC titles in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020.  The Huskies have also won 76 consecutive NSIC dual matches dating back to an 18-13 loss to Augustana on Jan. 27, 2011.  The victory also marked the Huskies’ 64th overall consecutive dual match victory dating back to a loss to Indianapolis on Jan. 14, 2017. …. story at https://scsuhuskies.com/news/2020/2/19/-1-scsu-wrestling-claims-nsic-crown-with-27-3-victory-over-augustana.aspx?mc_cid=ce96a4af10&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Mountaineers defeat Colorado Mesa, secure 2nd in RMAC
GUNNISON, Colo. — In the Western Colorado wrestling team’s “Operation Red” promotion Wednesday night, the Mountaineers gave away shirts that read “#PinCity” across the front. WCU lived up to that moniker against Colorado Mesa. … story at https://gomountaineers.com/news/2020/2/19/wrst19Feb2020.aspx?mc_cid=ce96a4af10&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Queens Holds on To Win over Lander
Charlotte, NC – The Queens University of Charlotte men’s wrestling team (6-9; 3-4 SAC/CC) held off Lander for a 24-21 victory in its final match of the regular season. … story at https://queensathletics.com/news/2020/2/19/mens-wrestling-queens-holds-on-to-win-over-lander.aspx?mc_cid=ce96a4af10&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Wolves win South Atlantic Conference Carolinas Championship
Newberry takes the conference title for the fifth year in a row
NEWBERRY- The Newberry Wrestling team has locked up the South Atlantic Conference Carolinas Championship after a whirlwind of events during the 2020 campaign. The Wolves took a devastating loss to rival Limestone College in the second bout of the year, but Coach Cy Wainwright‘s team showed nothing but resilience as they battled through the rest of the season especially.  …. story at https://newberrywolves.com/news/2020/2/19/wrestling-wolves-win-south-atlantic-conference-carolinas-championship.aspx?mc_cid=ce96a4af10&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Wolves finish regular season by pummeling over Lander 33-12
GREENWOOD, S.C. – The Newberry wrestling ended the regular season on fire as they blew past Lander University, 33-12.  The Wolves had the opportunity to add the first-year program to their schedule during the 2020 campaign. Newberry displayed an all-around team performance to comfortably takedown the Bearcats, improving their record to 7-3 and 6-1 in conference. … story at https://newberrywolves.com/news/2020/2/20/wrestling-wolves-finish-regular-by-season-pummeling-over-lander-33-12.aspx?mc_cid=d65348fc54&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Guess Tabbed as NAIA Wrestler of the Week
Junior wrestler, Carl Guess, {Hickory, NC native!} was tabbed as the NAIA Wrestler of the Week after registering a perfect 4-0 record en route to a first-place finish in the 165 weight class at the Seminole Rattler Invitational, announced the national office on Wednesday. … story and details at https://kuseahawks.com/news/2020/2/19/wrestling-guess-tabbed-naia-wrestler-of-the-week.aspx?mc_cid=ce96a4af10&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Panther Wrestling Battles for 20-18 Win at Wisconsin
MADISON, Wisc. – If you ask Isaiah Patton about his senior year, you would be hard-pressed to find much to be excited about, but that changed Thursday night when he picked up a 3-2 win the third tiebreaker period to lock up the 20-18 dual win for 17th-ranked UNI over No. 12 Wisconsin.  … story at https://unipanthers.com/news/2020/2/20/panther-wrestling-battles-for-20-18-win-at-wisconsin.aspx?mc_cid=d65348fc54&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Marauders Take Down #23 Wolves 20-16 In Competitive Dual
ABERDEEN, SD – The University of Mary wrestling team ended the season on a high note, downing the #23 Northern State Wolves by a score of 20-16. With tonight’s win, the Marauders finished the regular season on a four dual winning streak. UMary claimed six of the ten bouts on the night in the back and forth battle between the two highly competitive teams. Braydon Huber’s win at 157 was the highlight of the night, defeating #5 James Burks of Northern State. … story at https://goumary.com/news/2020/2/20/wrestling-marauders-take-down-23-wolves-20-16-in-highly-competitive-dual.aspx?mc_cid=d65348fc54&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

No. 16 Ithaca Bests Cortland 31-9 at Rumble & Tumble Meet
ITHACA, N.Y. – The 16^th-ranked Ithaca College wrestling team closed out its dual meet schedule on Wednesday night when it played host to the Rumble & Tumble Meet inside the Hill Center’s Ben Light Gymnasium. It was the fourth consecutive season that the Bombers and Red Dragons have competed in the dual format meet in conjunction with both institution’s varsity women’s gymnastics programs. IC stretched its winning streak to four in the Rumble & Tumble series, racing past Cortland for a comfortable 31-9 win that improved Ithaca’s record to 12-4 in duals this season. … story at https://athletics.ithaca.edu/news/2020/2/19/no-16-wrestling-bests-cortland-31-9-at-rumble-tumble-meet.aspx?mc_cid=d65348fc54&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

American Comes From Behind in 18-14 Win at George Mason
FAIRFAX, Va. – Four straight wins in the latter half of the match fueled American University wrestling to an 18-14, come-from-behind win at George Mason in a road dual meet. The Eagles (4-7) twice scored bonus points while the Patriots (8-9) did so only once and also lost two team points for unsportsmanlike conduct. … story at https://aueagles.com/news/2020/2/20/wrestling-comes-from-behind-in-18-14-win-at-george-mason.aspx?mc_cid=d65348fc54&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

No. 11 Lehigh opens final regular season weekend with 35-9 win at Penn
PHILADELPHIA – In its next-to-last action of the dual season, No. 11 Lehigh posted a convincing 35-9 victory over Penn Thursday night at the Palestra. The Mountain Hawks won six of the eight contested bouts, with four bonus point wins on the way to their 10th consecutive dual win.  
Junior Chris Weiler won by technical fall in his return to action, while sophomore Josh Humphreys freshman Brian Meyer and junior Jordan Wood posted wins by major decision, for the Mountain Hawks, who are now 11-3 on the dual season and 7-1 against EIWA foes. … story at https://lehighsports.com/news/2020/2/20/wrestling-no-11-lehigh-opens-final-regular-season-weekend-with-35-9-win-at-penn.aspx?mc_cid=d65348fc54&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

2019-2020 NAIA Wrestling Coaches’ Top 20 Poll – Final Poll
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Vikings of Grand View (Iowa) secured the No. 1 spot in the final poll of season marking their 57^th consecutive poll as No. 1 dating back to October 17, 2012. The final NAIA Men’s Wrestling Coaches’ Top 20 top five was rounded out this week with Reinhardt (Ga.), Cumberlands (Ky.), Life (Ga.) and Lindsey Wilson (Ky.). … story at https://www.naia.org/sports/mwrest/2019-20/releases/MWrest-NationalPollFinal?mc_cid=d65348fc54&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

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