Takedown Report

Looking to Next Season (#4)

1 } – Wrestling Program Aims to Continue Climb as Class of 2024 is Introduced
The 2020 season saw the Princeton wrestling team win its first Ivy League title since 1986 and earn a program-record four All-American accolades, among other highlights. Now, the team will add a nine-member Class of 2024 to a program whose lineup from the EIWA Championships had just two seniors. Here’s a look at the Class of 2024:
Blaine Bergey Cumming, Ga. • Buford • 157/165
Bergey had a 177-13 record in high school, winning two Georgia state titles and making the state finals all four times. …. rest of story at … https://goprincetontigers.com/news/2020/5/7/wrestling-program-aims-to-continue-climb-as-class-of-2024-is-introduced.aspx?mc_cid=8266d89c28&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

2 } – Board of Governors moves toward allowing student-athlete compensation for endorsements and promotions
The NCAA’s highest governing body has taken unprecedented steps to allow college athletes to be compensated for their name, image and likeness.
At its meeting this week, the Board of Governors supported rule changes to allow student-athletes to receive compensation for third-party endorsements both related to and separate from athletics. It also supports compensation for other student-athlete opportunities, such as social media, businesses they have started and personal appearances within the guiding principles originally outlined by the board in October. …. rest of story … https://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/media-center/news/board-governors-moves-toward-allowing-student-athlete-compensation-endorsements-and-promotions?mc_cid=09298b3e7a&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

3 } – CCAA SUSPENDS NCAA COMPETITION FOR FALL 2020
Based on Chancellor White’s May 12th announcement that the vast majority of CSU courses will be virtual for the fall semester of the 2020-21 academic year, and with utmost consideration for the health and welfare of our students, coaches, staff, faculty and communities, CCAA member institutions have determined that NCAA sport competition will not occur during the fall of 2020. … rest of story … https://goccaa.org/news/2020/5/12/general-ccaa-suspends-ncaa-competition-for-fall-2020.aspx?fbclid=IwAR1bmiuKZFXnCzxnU74qs_hyHYMc5ynKkcj6BXNw9Glp7SUd4UFwG14b090

4 }- Two Mizzou teams were championships-bound. Instead, sports shut down and dreams faded
…. It was a similar story for Missouri wrestling coach Brian Smith. His team was nearing the end of a bicycle workout when, in the middle of it, he was notified the NCAA had canceled all winter and spring sports championships. The Tigers, fresh off their ninth straight Mid-American Conference title, were barred from taking their next step. … rest of story … https://www.kansascity.com/sports/college/sec/university-of-missouri/article242570226.html?mc_cid=4570e96a5e&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

5 } – Oregon State athletic director Scott Barnes: There will be college football, and we will not cut sports in 2020-21
Oregon State athletic director Scott Barnes, while acknowledging his department will encounter “some deep cuts … some really difficult decisions,” is adamant there will be a college football season sometime during the 2020-21 school year. Barnes, speaking to the media Thursday afternoon, also insisted one cut he’s not planning to make are any of the school’s current offering of men’s and women’s sports. … rest of story … https://www.oregonlive.com/beavers/2020/05/oregon-state-athletic-director-scott-barnes-there-will-be-college-football-and-we-will-not-cut-sports-in-2020-21.html?mc_cid=8266d89c28&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

6 } – SUNY-Binghamton welcomes 11 to incoming class
Bearcats add talent, depth at nearly every weight class
The Binghamton University wrestling team and head coach Kyle Borshoff have announced the addition of 11 newcomers for the 2020-21 season. The incoming recruiting class features wrestlers from four different states and nine projected weight classes. “I am very excited about this incoming class,” Borshoff said. “I expect them to have a big impact right away as they fight for starting spots, and make their teammates around them better. Adding these 11 guys to our room will have a huge benefit on the training situation for each guy that is already in the program.” Projected heavyweight Collin Burns (Hilton, N.Y.) joins the Bearcats … rest of story … https://bubearcats.com/news/2020/5/7/wrestling-welcomes-11-to-incoming-class.aspx?mc_cid=8266d89c28&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

7 } – Some colleges are ‘using pandemic as an excuse’ to eliminate athletics programs
Sports programs are starting to fall like dominoes as college athletics departments face unprecedented financial challenges during the coronavirus pandemic. The baseball programs at Bowling Green State University in Ohio and at Furman University in South Carolina, which were eliminated this week, are the latest casualties among more than a dozen Division I athletics teams to have been cut nationwide since last month.
B. David Ridpath, associate professor of sports business at Ohio University and interim president of the Drake Group, a national nonprofit advocacy organization, said he believes some college leaders are conveniently using COVID-19’s economic impact as a reason for trimming sports, instead of implementing other cost-cutting measures.
“There’s a lot of fat that can be cut before sports being dropped,” said Ridpath, a former wrestling coach at Ohio University who previously served as an athletics administrator at Weber State University. “I think dropping sports is basically a knee-jerk reaction and many of the schools are using the pandemic as an excuse for something they already wanted to do. There may come a time where dropping a sport is a viable solution, but it should be the last one and based on many different things.” … rest of story … https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/sports/college/2020/05/19/colleges-using-pandemic-excuse-cut-sports-programs/5225835002/?mc_cid=09c8756a50&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

8 } – Wolverines Finalize Nationally Ranked Recruiting Class
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The University of Michigan wrestling program has landed another nationally ranked recruiting class, according to all major wrestling media outlets. The eight-man incoming class combined for nine state titles and 13 Fargo All-America honors over their high school careers and is ranked No. 16 by Flowrestling, No. 12 by InterMat and No. 11 by The Open Mat. “We’re really excited about this incoming class of Wolverines,” said head coach Sean Bormet. “It’s a very tough and athletic class with strong leadership traits that will have an immediate impact on our program. … rest of story … https://mgoblue.com/news/2020/5/12/wrestling-wolverines-finalize-nationally-ranked-recruiting-class.aspx?mc_cid=c97d5b4f2c&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

9 } – NAIA Announces Extensions to Championship Hosts Affected by COVID-19
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced it will extend championship agreements for seven of its championship host sites affected this past year by COVID-19. The extensions were announced to assist further the relationship between the NAIA and its host cities. Women’s basketball (Sioux City, Iowa), women’s wrestling (University of Jamestown, Jamestown, N.D.), men’s and women’s bowling (Lawrence Tech University, Sterling Heights, Mich.), men’s and women’s tennis (Mobile, Ala.), baseball (Lewis-Clark State, Lewiston, Idaho), outdoor track and field (Gulf Shores, Ala.) and men’s golf (Mesa, Ariz.) came to an agreement on a one-year extension. … rest of story … https://lcvalley.dailyfly.com/Home/ArtMID/1352/ArticleID/55629/NAIA-Announces-Extensions-to-Championship-Hosts-Affected-by-COVID-19?mc_cid=d787fad1c9&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

10 } – Harvard Announces Incoming First-Year Class of 2024
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The David G. Bunning ’88 Head Coach of Harvard wrestling, Jay Weiss, announces its seven-member incoming class: Cole Bayless, Kenny Herrmann, Will Hoeft, Niko Katsuyoshi, Nick Marcenelle, Dom Mata, and Luke Rada. “We’re really excited for this group to join our wrestling family,” says Weiss. “Not only are they all accomplished on the mat, but they come with high character which will add to our current culture. This is going to be an impactful group that I can’t wait to get on campus.” … rest of story … https://www.gocrimson.com/sports/wrest/2020-21/releases/20200512mimkvv?mc_cid=c97d5b4f2c&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

June 22, 2020 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized