Takedown Report

Carolinas’ Colleges’ News – # 14

TDR Editor’s Notes ; An update on results and plans for schools in the Carolinas. On next Friday December 4th the Tar Heel Open will be in Chapel Hill. Best to check on the UNC web site for details on limits to attending. The newest team in North Carolina is Montreat College and they have wrestled three dual meets. They will resume competition in January after the semester break.
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1 } – GAVIN KANE TALKS COMING TO CAROLINA, WRESTLING WITH BROTHER
With UNC’s freshman class in Chapel Hill this season, the Tar Heels now have three sets of brothers on the team. Gavin Kane, whose brother, Devin, was a Round-of-12 wrestler for Carolina in 2019, joins the team after winning four Georgia state titles.  
This week, he sat down with GoHeels.com to discuss joining the Carolina culture, wrestling with his brother and more.
 GoHeels: What is it like to wrestle at the collegiate level with your brother, Devin?
 Kane: Being able to wrestle on the same team as my brother is a dream come true. We haven’t been on the same wrestling team since he was in fifth grade and I was in first. It brings back memories of him being a role model to me. Knowing we both have the experience to both wrestle at the college level is something I thought would never happen. He helps me every day with getting comfortable around the team and showing me what it takes to be competitive in college. … rest of story at _{https://goheels.com/news/2020/10/29/gavin-kane-talks-coming-to-carolina-wrestling-with-brother.aspx?mc_cid=8d4526dbd7&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b}

2 } – MatGeeks founder Jacob Hewgley and building an interest in talking wrestling
Jacob Hewgley is the host of the Mat Geeks podcast. The Mat Geeks media organization is devoted to providing exclusive coverage of ACC wrestling. Hewgley works as a high school math teacher and wrestling coach in North Carolina. Hewgley decided to start Mat Geeks because he felt the ACC was not receiving the attention it deserves from the major wrestling media outlets. All of the Mat Geek’s content can be found on the Mat Geeks Rokfin page! … rest of story at _{https://www.mattalkonline.com/podcast/short-time/matgeeks-founder-jacob-hewgley-and-building-an-interest-in-talking-wrestling/?mc_cid=69b31ff737&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b}

3 } – Thomas More Opens Season With 35-9 Win Over Montreat
CRESTVIEW HILLS, Ky.) – The Thomas More University wrestling team opened the 2020-21 season with a 35-9 win over Montreat College in dual match at the Connor Convocation Center in Crestview Hills, Kentucky. … rest of story at _{https://thomasmore.prestosports.com/sports/wrest/2020-21/releases/20201107wozl8e?mc_cid=5c187c6cfd&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b}
WRESTLING COMPETES IN PROGRAM’S INAUGURAL DUAL
CRESTVIEW HILLS, Ky.— In the first dual in the Montreat wrestling program’s history, the Cavaliers battled against the Thomas More University Saints. Montreat fought valiantly but was ultimately defeated 35-9 after late falls went in the favor of the opposition.
Landon Chambers notched the first individual win for the Cavaliers, collecting a major decision in the 141-pound class to earn four team points for Montreat. The freshman from Marietta, Ga. recorded 17 individual points and gave up eight to win by nine in his match.
Easton Griffin then captured a decision over his opponent in the 165-pound weight class. Griffin registered seven points to earn a close 7-4 win to tighten the team gap to 11 points. … rest of story at _{http://www.montreatcavaliers.com/article/3260}

4 } – COVID UPDATE (Nov. 14): ACC Updates Winter Sports Safety Standards
UPDATE; November 14, 2020
ACC Updates Winter Sports Safety Standards Within its Medical Advisory Group Report
GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – The Atlantic Coast Conference announced Friday the updated protocols for winter sports within the league’s Medical Advisory Group Report. The report specifically addresses enhanced safety standards and testing measures in basketball, wrestling and low transmission risk sports. “The ACC’s Medical Advisory Group, in conjunction with our campus administrators and student-athletes, continues to do outstanding work to provide a safe environment in which our teams can compete,” said ACC Commissioner John Swofford. “I applaud all of our student-athletes as they continue to persevere through these challenging times.” The ACC’s Medical Advisory Group has been  … rest of story at _{https://goduke.com/news/2020/11/14/athletics-duke-announces-attendance-restrictions.aspx?mc_cid=0db378071a&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b}

5 } – CAMPBELL’S WRESTLE-OFFS, THE ORANGE AND BLACK VIRTUAL EXPERIENCE, SET FOR NOVEMBER 22
BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Campbell’s 2020 wrestle offs, the Orange & Black Virtual Experience, are set for November 22 inside the John W. Pope Jr. Convocation Center. Normally set outdoors around CU’s Homecoming festivities, this year’s event will be forced inside. No spectators will be allowed inside the venue due to COVID-19 protocols, but the day’s matchups will be broadcast online as 50 wrestlers compete for 10 starting lineup spots. Follow the action for free all day on social media, including our live finals broadcast at 4:00 p.m. on Facebook Live. Get even more behind-the-scenes content, including interviews and live preliminary matches with Orange & Black Exclusive Access … rest of story at _{https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2020/November/17/Campbell-wrestle-offs?mc_cid=97ab69a0c8&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b}

6 } – Dolgeville’s Jake Null signs Letter of Intent to wrestle at North Carolina State
DOLGEVILLE, N.Y. – While waiting to see what his senior season may bring, Dolgeville Blue Devil Jake Null finalized plans to continue his education and his wrestling career Friday with the signing of his National Letter of Intent to attend North Carolina State University.
Null, New York’s Division II state champion at 160 pounds as an undefeated junior, decided on the Division I Raleigh, North Carolina, school prior to state tournament at Albany’s Times Union Center at the end of February and notified other interested schools of his decision. “Today is a formality,” Null said after signing his paperwork in Dolgeville’s middle school gym while surrounded by his parents, Ryan and Daisy Null, brother Anthony Chromczak, and coaches John Treen, David Haughton and Kasey Foster Friday afternoon, “but it does close off a semi-stressful period.” Null enters North Carolina State through early admissions as a business administration major. … rest of story at _{https://www.timestelegram.com/story/sports/2020/11/17/dolgevilles-jake-null-signs-wrestle-north-carolina-state/6312262002/?mc_cid=97ab69a0c8&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b}

7 } – NATIONAL SIGNING DAY: Grundy grappler Peyton McComas signs with Gardner-Webb wrestling program
GRUNDY, Va. – Grundy High School senior Peyton McComas has grown into a two-time state champion wrestler and has matured into an NCAA Division I grappler. McComas signed a letter-of-intent Monday with Gardner-Webb.
His now 6-foot-5 frame has served him well in high school and the maturing process will serve him well in college, says his high school coach, former Iowa All-American Travis Fiser.
“He’s really grown, not only physically, but in maturity, as a good wrestler and a good athlete,” Fiser said. “Typically, guys that are 6-5, 6-4 are on the basketball court and Peyton’s one of those guys who really loved wrestling and I really think that’s really gonna help in college, with the size and the leverage that he’ll have. “There’ll be some big guys there, but he has the frame to put the size on and he’ll do well. That’s a great pick-up for Gardner-Webb.” McComas also heard from Virginia Tech, VMI, Roanoke College and Averett University before deciding on Gardner-Webb. … rest of story at _{https://heraldcourier.com/sports/national-signing-day-grundy-grappler-peyton-mccomas-signs-with-gardner-webb-wrestling-program/article_5e3f2178-248a-11eb-826d-171b5ee69a75.html?mc_cid=ebacab18d4&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b}

8 } – TOM’s Talks Tar Heel Open with Tony Ramos
On December 4th, North Carolina’s Tar Heel Wrestling Club will air the Tar Heel Open on FITE TV. UNC’s associate head coach, Tony Ramos, sat down with us to talk about all of the planning that has gone into making this event happen. Ramos goes into matchmaking, COVID concerns, their streaming choices, the headline bouts and all of the hurdles he’s encountered in planning this event. With just a week before the Tar Heel Open, Tony already has his eyes set on a second offering from the THWC. If you listen closely, you may decipher when it is and who may be involved. Ramos also drops a nugget about when we could see the actual UNC team on the mat for the 2020-21 season. … rest of story at _{https://news.theopenmat.com/international-wrestling/toms-talks-tar-heel-open-with-tony-ramos/79507?mc_cid=de5a36abdc&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b}

9} – KILTY VS. BRUNTIL TO HEADLINE TAR HEEL WRESTLING CLUB OPEN ON DEC. 4
By Tar Heel Wrestling Club | Nov. 23, 2020
The Tar Heel Wrestling Club will host the Tar Heel Wrestling Open on FITE December 4.
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.– The Tar Heel Wrestling Club announced Wednesday that it will be hosting its first open event on December 4, partnering with FITE to host the Tar Heel Wrestling Open in Chapel Hill. The night’s main event is set to feature multiple-time age-group world medalist Macey Kilty against Emma Bruntil, 2019 Senior Nationals champion at 62kg.
The event will also showcase UNC’s Austin O’Connor, who finished third at the 2019 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships at 149 pounds. O’Connor will face two-time NCAA champion for Oklahoma State Dean Heil, who now trains with the Navy-Marine Corps RTC in Annapolis, Maryland. UNC’s contingent at the event also includes … rest of story at _{https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2020/November/23/THWC-Open-set-for-Dec-4?mc_cid=638194e439&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b}
Dean Heil to Wrestle Austin O’Connor on December 4th
Coleman Scott and the Tar Heel Wrestling Club will be hosting an event on December 4th called the Tar Heel Wrestling Open. The event will be aired on Fite TV and will feature former Cowboy and two-time NCAA champion Dean Heil. … rest of story at _{https://pistolsfiringblog.com/dean-heil-to-wrestle-austin-oconnor-on-december-4th/?mc_cid=46ecd7f19c&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b}

10 } – MONTREAT NEARLY UPSETS BREWTON-PARKER FOR FIRST WIN
MOUNT VERNON, Ga.— The Montreat wrestling team almost earned its first win in program history as the Cavaliers battled the Brewton-Parker College Barons on Saturday. Montreat found itself with a lead going into the final match of the day, but ultimately fell by a tight 25-21 score. The Barons, who are receiving votes in the national wrestling poll, claimed the first two matches to go up 10-0 early. Landon Chambers and Jonathan Zafra then notched back-to-back pins for the Cavaliers to put the visitors on top 12-10. Chambers pinned his competition at 5:30 in the 141-pound class, while Zafra recorded the fall in 2:40 at 149. The next four matches were extremely close, coming down to decisions of six points or less. Brewton-Parker took three of the four individual bouts to take a 19-15 advantage going into the last two battles of the competition.  Easton Griffin earned a 10-4 decision over his opponent at 165. … rest of story at _{http://www.montreatcavaliers.com/article/3272}

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