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College Results – # 2

TDR Editor’s Notes ; Some more results from college matches and schedules announced in November. It is expected that in our next set of results will have the rest of the matches from last month.
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1 } – VIKINGS DOMINATE AT HOME
Des Moines, IA – No. 1 Grand View men’s wrestling hosted their first tournament of the season today, November 7, in the Johnson Wellness Center. The Vikings hosted Benedictine College, Doane University, Oklahoma Wesleyan, and William Penn. Team one for Grand View outscored their opponents 146-13 over the course of the three duals. Team two outscored their opponents 115-0 during their two duals. Grand View collected 32 pins throughout the day dominating the mat over their opponents.
Up Next?
Grand View will be back in Des Moines on November 22 for the Grand View Open. The meet is set to start at 9:00 a.m. … rest of story at http://www.gvvikings.com/article/6796?mc_cid=5c187c6cfd&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

2 } – GLVC announces 2020-21 wrestling schedule
SPRINGFIELD, Mo.— The Great Lakes Valley Conference approved the 2020-21 wrestling schedule, and Drury University will open its fifth season of intercollegiate competition on Jan. 10. The schedule was adjusted due to concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic resulting in the start of the season pushed back more than two months, and the slate moved to 11 duals eliminating regular season tournaments.  
The Panthers will open the year on Jan. 10 with GLVC duals at Ouachita Baptist in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. Drury will take on Indianapolis, then Ouachita Baptist later that afternoon.  
Drury’s first home event of the year will be Jan. 23 when they host a series of GLVC duals at the O’Reilly Family Event Center. Lindenwood will face Ouachita Baptist to start the event at 10 am, and then the Panthers will take on Lindenwood at 11:30 am. In the second half of the day, Maryville will wrestle Ouachita Baptist at 1 pm, and the event concludes with Drury against Maryville at 2:30 pm. … rest of story at https://drurypanthers.com/news/2020/11/10/glvc-announces-2020-21-wrestling-schedule.aspx?mc_cid=c33f4da146&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

3 } – 2020-2021 NAIA Wrestling Coaches’ Top 20 Poll – No. 1
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – In the first poll of 2020 season, wrestling powerhouse Grand View University (Iowa) claimed the No. 1 spot to begin the season in first poll released Friday. Life (Ga.), Reinhardt (Ga.), Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) and Southeastern (Fla.) rounded out the top five.
Poll Methodology

  • The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the eight conferences.
  • Two days prior to the national poll, each qualifying group rater submits the top six individuals from each weight class in his conference into the system. Only wrestlers listed on a conference ballot are considered for the national ballot.
  • The top 20 individuals in each weight class is based on how each voter ranks the best individuals. An individual receives 20 points for each first place vote, 19 for second place and so on through the list. This same point system is used to determine the team ranking. … rest of story at https://www.naia.org/sports/mwrest/2020-21/Releases/Mwrest_Poll1?mc_cid=870ca1d130&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

4 } – DIII ACTION THIS WEEKEND
A pair of events with DIII wrestlers are set to go off this weekend. First the UWW Junior/U23 National Championships take place in Omaha, Nebraska, from Friday to Sunday. Freestyle and Greco-Roman will be contested in each age group, and a good number of DIII wrestlers are already registered. 
Live Results | Event Schedule
The Adrian Invitational is Saturday as well. The five team event features the host Bulldogs along with Trine and three NAIA schools. This may be the only intercollegiate competition at a DIII school in the fall semester. The event will take place with no fans, though video and live results are available. … rest of story at https://www.d3wrestle.com/diii-action-this-weekend/?mc_cid=870ca1d130&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

5 } – Tigers fall in season-opening dual
MITCHELL, S.D. – In a battle of nationally recognized teams, the Concordia Bulldogs defeated the Dakota Wesleyan University wrestling team, 34-6 in the opening dual of the season at the DWU/Avera Sports and Wellness Complex on Friday.  In the opening match of the night, Cole Halouska (Worthing, S.D.) fell by a 7-3 decision. Freshman Hunter Planansky (Hayden, Colo.) helped DWU bounce back after a tightly contested match. He picked up the victory in a 2-0 decision.
Carter Max (Mitchell, S.D.) battled in the 197-pound weight class and lost by fall in 5:36. Kyle Mullaney (Worthington, Minn.) battled next but ended up falling in a 6-2 decision. … rest of story at https://dwu.prestosports.com/sports/wrest/2020-21/releases/20201113wezy50?mc_cid=870ca1d130&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

6 } – Mavericks Announce 2020-21 Wrestling Schedule
Mankato, Minn. – The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference has announced its basketball and wrestling schedules for the 2020-21 academic year. The schedules were approved by the NSIC Board of Directors with the health and safety of student-athletes, coaches, and staff as the top priority. Both the basketball and wrestling schedules will begin in January and schools will follow NCAA Sports Science Institute (SSI) guidelines for competition. To mitigate COVID-19 exposure, schools will only compete against one opponent each week of the season. The wrestling schedule will be six duals starting the second week of January and concluding the second week of February. Schools will compete against six of its nine conference opponents. A regular season champion will be crowned based on win percentage from the six duals. … rest of story at https://msumavericks.com/news/2020/11/13/mavericks-announce-2020-21-wrestling-schedule.aspx?mc_cid=0db378071a&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

7 } – Men’s Wrestling Captures Own Adrian Bulldogs Invitational Crown with Three Champions
ADRIAN, Mich.–The 19th-ranked Adrian College men’s wrestling team had a successful 2020-21 season debut on Saturday with three first-place finishes as the Bulldogs also won the Adrian Bulldogs Invitational at the Merillat Sport & Fitness Center field house.
Bolstered by individual titles from a junior trio in Zach Altman (174 pounds), Derick Duvall (165) and Isaiah Espinoza (285), Adrian scored 159 points to outdistance Thomas More (134.5), Indiana Tech (121.5) and Trine (115.5) for the team crown–the first championship in the four-year history of the event for the host school.
All told, the Bulldogs had 32 placers in the top-8, 15 in the top-4 and five runners-up. “I am extremely happy and excited that we were able to not only host an event (despite the COVID-19 pandemic) but also perform at a high level,” stated Adrian head coach Bill Schindel. “We still have a lot of work ahead but this is a great start to the season.” Espinoza, who is nationally-ranked fourth at heavyweight by FloWrestling, flattened … rest of story at https://adrian.prestosports.com/sports/m-wrestl/2020-21/releases/20201114pxymzk?mc_cid=0db378071a&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

8 } – No. 2 Men’s Wrestling Dominates Montreat in Home Opener
MARIETTA, Ga. —- The No. 2 nationally ranked Life University men’s wrestling team won the 2020 home opener 49 to -1 over Montreat College Wednesday night.  Life U finished the match with a pair of forfeits at 125 lbs. and 285 lbs. as well as four wins via pin fall and a major decision for the clean sweep. A mat violation cost the Cavaliers a team point for the negative result. In the first official match, Gavin Christ earned the win via pin fall in 2:41 for an early 12-0 Life U lead. Jacob Ruiz (141 lbs.) answered with a 13-5 major decision, as Yarhoski Aldiva took a 10-3 decision at 149 lbs. Jack Bass held on in the final moments for a 15-12 decision at 157 lbs. to give Life U a 22-0 lead. … rest of story at https://liferunningeagles.com/news/2020/11/18/no-2-mens-wrestling-dominates-montreat-in-home-opener.aspx?mc_cid=d63f9879b6&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

9} – BRAVES DEFEAT THE OKLAHOMA WESLEYAN EAGLES, 42-12
OTTAWA, Kan. – The Ottawa University men’s wrestling team tripped up the Oklahoma Wesleyan Eagles on Thursday evening in Wilson Field House, 42-12. The dual started off with a victory by Tyler Johnson, Johnson won by forfeit in the 125lb weight division. Wade Landrum was defeated by a fall by Kolby Encinas (OKWU) in the 133lb weight division. In the 141lb weight class, Parker Wright won by fall over Terrell Banuelos (OKWU). Gabriel McDuffie won by fall in the 157lb weight class over Chad Sakamoto (OKWU). Kolby Droegemeier defeated Jaden Walden (OKWU) by a fall in the 165lb weight division. Hunter Remigio was bested by Austin Daniels (OKWU) by a fall in the 174lb weight class. … rest of story at https://www.ottawabraves.com/article/mens-wrestling/mwr-braves-defeat-the-oklahoma-wesleyan-eagles-42-12?mc_cid=59de35edde&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

10 } – JIMMIES RALLY FOR WIN OVER NORTHWESTERN
Ramiro Macias (SR/Delano, Calif.) defeated Skyler Bonestroo 3-2 in ultimate tiebreaker, helping the University of Jamestown men’s wrestling team to a 24-22 dual victory over Northwestern (Iowa) College Friday night at Harold Newman Arena.  The Jimmies took a 21-0 lead after the Red Raiders were open at 125 and 149, and Ramon Carillo getting a win at 133 after Manny Jaramillo was forced to forfeit due to injury after the first period. Antonio Ruiz (SR/West Valley, Utah) won a 10-6 decision at 141 and it appeared Jamestown was in control. Northwestern came back to lead 22-21 with Blake Pomajzl winning an 11-2 decision over Jake Hamilton (FR/Colorado Springs, Colo.) at 157; Jake Francksen-Small winning 11-3 over Carston Toedter (FR/Atwater, Minn.) at 165; Austin Hendrickson winning a 13-4 decision over Gabe Juaregui-Diaz (JR/San Antonio, Texas) at 174; Luke Jenness pinning Thomas Ingraham (JR/Saratoga, Wyo.) in 1:53 at 184; and Bennet Sikkink winning a 14-2 decision over Elijah Ramos (FR/Honolulu, Hawaii) at 197. … rest of story at https://www.jimmiepride.com/article/5677?mc_cid=46ecd7f19c&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

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COMPLETE LIST OF USA WRESTLING SANCTIONED EVENTS FOR THE NEXT THREE MONTHS, AS OF NOVEMBER 30

The list provides an easy reference for athletes, coaches and families, in order to make plans for competitions moving forward. Not only is USA Wrestling providing events on its national schedule, but many state associations and local clubs are also developing events for athletes of all ages to participate in.
Our list will include events by date, as well as events by state.
Of note are two new events in both Kansas and Texas. Other states that had one additional event added to the list are Louisiana, Maryland, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Virginia. This information is also available through USA Wrestling’s membership system, TheMat.com website and on usawevents.com by using the system’s sort capability, but this posting will be an easy-to-use format for you to use in your planning.
Athletes should consider attending events in nearby states, especially if conditions do not allow for competitions in their own state at this time. Contact event directors for more information on the event details and eligibility requirements. Please forward this story to others seeking competitive opportunities. For more information on USA Wrestling events, visit https://usawrestlingevents.com/
SANCTIONED EVENTS BY DATE
December 2- Thunder Classic 2020, Westlake High School, 99 N Thunder Blvd, Saratoga Springs Utah 84045, Event Director: Jeffrey Newby Jeffreynewby@hotmail.com
December 4-5 – Western States Crush COVID, Legacy Events Center, 151 South 1100 West, Farmington, Utah 84025, Event Director: Jeffrey Newby Jeffreynewby@hotmail.com … rest of the story at https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2020/November/30/USA-Wrestling-sanctioned-events-for-the-next-three-months-as-of-Nov-30?mc_cid=ac95ae6b76&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

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Women’s Wrestling News – # 52

TDR Editor’s Notes ; The following articles involve women’s and girls wrestling on Olympic, College, High School and youth levels.
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1 } – Adeline Gray wrestles after 6 months away. Her sister wrestles for the first time in 9 years
The last time world wrestling champion Adeline Gray competed, she fractured ribs at mid-March’s Pan American Championships in Ottawa, one of the last international sporting events held at the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. Normally, that kind of injury could debilitate hopes of qualifying for an Olympic team. Normally. But the Olympic Trials had already been postponed from their early April date. And Gray, as a reigning world medalist with a bye into the trials finals, had the option of postponing her competition due to injury anyway. Then, a week after Pan Ams, the Tokyo Games were postponed, later rescheduled for the same June/July dates in 2021. Gray, the American record holder with five world wrestling titles, returns to the competition mat on Saturday at the U.S. Championships in Coralville, Iowa.
The meet has no bearing on next year’s Olympics or Olympic Trials. … rest of story at https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2020/10/10/adeline-gray-wrestling-geneva/

2 } – PAGE, GRAY, MOLINARI WIN SENIOR NATIONAL WOMEN’S FREESTYLE TITLES ON SATURDAY
CORALVILLE, Iowa – The final three weight classes in women’s freestyle wrapped up on Saturday night at the Senior Nationals, with three champions reaching the top of the podium. Winning her third Senior Nationals title was Jennifer Page of the Titan Mercury WC, who needed some last second heroics to edge five-time age-group World medalist Macey Kilty of the Sunkist Kids, 4-3. … rest of story at https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2020/October/10/Page-Gray-Molinari-win-Senior-womens-national-titles?mc_cid=aabea4b794&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

3 } – Hildebrandt adds another title
Penn High School graduate Sarah Hildebrandt is on a roll as she prepares for the US Olympic Trials in women’s wrestling, delayed a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Hildebrandt added another national championship to her resume Friday, winning the women’s 50 Kg (110 pd) weight class at the US Senior Nationals in Coralville, Iowa. On Saturday, she was named the outstanding women’s wrestler for the entire tournament. Hildebrandt did not give up a point in either her semifinal or championship matches. She beat Emily Shilson in her semifinal contest, 10-0.
In the championship round, against Amy Fearnside — one of her practice partners at the US Olympic Training Center — Hildebrandt won 8-0, scoring three takedowns and a leg lace. It is Hildebrandt’s second national wrestling championship as a senior wrestler, to go along with two national collegiate championships she won while attending King University. … rest of story at https://www.southbendtribune.com/sports/community/hildebrandt-adds-another-title/article_353fbd4a-0c17-11eb-b8bf-7ff802acd110.html?mc_cid=aabea4b794&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

4 } – Recent successes of Jennifer Page, Jane Valencia exemplify NLWC’s commitment to growing women’s wrestling |
The success of Penn State’s collegiate wrestling team during the Cael Sanderson era is well documented. The Nittany Lions have won 152 matches and eight NCAA titles entering Sanderson’s 12th season in Happy Valley, but his success doesn’t stop there. Sanderson has long been an advocate for growing the sport and has backed up his words with tangible steps he feels need to be taken to accomplish that. The Salt Lake City, Utah, native has said the sport needs to become more digestible and easier to understand to the general public and needs to see an increase in the number of scholarships. But there’s one other area where Sanderson has quietly grown the sport, and it’s paid dividends. … rest of story at https://www.collegian.psu.edu/sports/wrestling/article_bc1a4b22-0c1d-11eb-84ec-2be295aa4644.html?mc_cid=9d92b7854a&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

5 } – WISCONSIN WRESTLING LEAGUE ANNOUNCES A WOMEN’S WRESTLING DIVISION FOR ITS 2020-21 SEASON
The Wisconsin Wrestling League is proud to announce the addition of a girls division to our 2020-21 wrestling season. This division will be available to any kindergarten through 8th grade female wrestler that wants to participate this season. “The purpose of adding a girls division is not just to provide an opportunity to girls that wrestle, but also to ensure we are doing what we can to help grow women’s wrestling in Wisconsin,” said Justin Tritz, Founder of the WWL. “We believe we can increase participation and foster growth by ensuring girls have the opportunity to compete against other girls.” The WWL will be kicking off the season with a girls event held at The Beast Cage in Wisconsin Rapids on Sunday, December 6th. … rest of story at https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2020/October/19/Womens-Wrestling-League-in-Wisconsin?mc_cid=c883bf378a&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

6 } – Montana DeLawder queen of the mat, and the Gettysburg High School Homecoming court
Montana DeLawder was already a queen of the wrestling mat, but now she’s also queen of the court. No, not a basketball court, rather the homecoming court at Gettysburg Area High School. DeLawder, a senior, was named homecoming queen during halftime of Gettysburg’s home football game against York Suburban last Saturday evening. The thing is, she wasn’t officially crowned that night because she was busy showing off her skills as one of the nation’s top scholastic female wrestlers in the True Power event hosted by PA Power Wrestling in Blair County. DeLawder was only a moment removed from completing an 8-2 victory over Lily Sherer of Delaware Valley High School when she got the news. “As I came off the mat my mom was listening live (to the homecoming announcement) and she came down on the floor,” said DeLawder. “I hadn’t even put my clothes back on or got water, so it basically happened at the same time. I was excited, it was pretty cool.”
DeLawder was suddenly a queen, only she didn’t have a crown. That was rectified as she was promptly presented a Burger King crown that she proudly donned for a few photos following the match. … rest of story at https://www.gettysburgtimes.com/sports/article_d4afddd9-710b-58fc-8bf6-62fd379d24a0.html?mc_cid=a5e2a6cc0d&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

7 } – Jessica Medina: What I learned from Clarissa Chun
Clarissa Chun and Jessica Medina currently work together on the women’s national team staff at USA Wrestling after competing against each other at times during their respective wrestling careers. Chun was a 2008 World champion and a 2012 Olympic bronze medalist who currently serves as the assistant women’s national coach. Medina was a three-time U.S. Open champion and a 2006 Junior World bronze medalist who currently serves as National Women’s Developmental Coach.  The following are Medina’s words on what she has learned from Clarissa Chun. 
COMING FULL CIRCLE
I learned a lot from Clarissa over the years. When I came on the scene she was someone I really looked up to and when she made her first Olympic team it was really exciting. It was an interesting path going from ‘Wow, this is Clarissa Chun someone I want to follow down the same path’ and then becoming teammates and competitors with all the weight class changes. … rest of story at https://www.trackwrestling.com/PortalPost.jsp?TIM=1603420562759&twSessionId=gwvztvxbro&postId=871118135&mc_cid=6032bfb245&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

8 } – USA WRESTLING BRIAN KECK MEMORIAL PRESEASON NATIONALS GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL FIELD INCLUDES 56 NATIONALLY RANKED STARS
The USA Wrestling Brian Keck Memorial Preseason Nationals is developing into one of the best events of the year for high school girls. Set for next weekend in Des Moines, Iowa, the girls high school field features 56 athletes who were ranked in the National Girls High School Preseason Rankings.
This event will play an important part in determining the next Girls High School Rankings, set to be announced in November. No. 1 ranked wrestlers in the field include Samara Chavez of Texas, entered at 112 and Olivia Brown of Oklahoma, competing at 200. No. 2 ranked wrestlers who are registered are Montana Delawder of Pennsylvania (competing at 127), … rest of story at https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2020/October/23/Nationally-ranked-high-school-girls-competing-at-Preseason-Nationals?mc_cid=cc6d7a1ffb&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

9} – Lakeland University graduate returns to assistant coach former team
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (BVM) — Lakeland University’s new women’s wrestling graduate assistant coach, Madison Ruckdashel, hopes to further grow and improve the program she helped shape as an athlete. 22-year-old, Madison Ruckdashel, started wrestling in first grade. “My dad was the coach for middle school and I have a brother that’s pretty close to my age,” Ruckdashel said. “I just kind of grew up on that and enjoyed wrestling around and I wanted to continue it.” Her brother, Garrett Ruckdashel, wrestles for the University of Wisconsin – Platteville, where her father also wrestled. Being a female wrestler brought its own challenges.  “It was hard sometimes being like an outcast,” Ruckdashel said. “You wanted to try to relate to your teammates, but in some ways you just couldn’t. Some people accepted you and some people didn’t.”  “It was also challenging, as I got older, boys started to get stronger. That was hard to wrap my head around. It made me doubt myself a couple of times.” … rest of story at https://bvmsports.com/2020/10/23/lakeland-university-graduate-returns-to-assistant-coach-former-team/?mc_cid=cc6d7a1ffb&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

10 } – High School Girls Wrestling Showcased at Super 32
South Carolina – – The increasing depth within high school girls wrestling was showcased in Myrtle Beach at the annual Super 32 tournament on Sunday. Without U16 and Junior Nationals in Fargo this season, Super 32 was a first look at how some of USA Wrestling’s rankings may have changed since wrestling was paused in the spring. It was also a look at how some of the wrestlers have moved around in weight classes since the last rankings. Girls wrestled at 11 weights: 97, 103, 108, 115, 123, 130, 139, 148, 160, 172 and 195 pounds. This article looks at the finalists for each of those weights.
Maryland’s reigning Super 32 champ and #1 seed at 97 pounds is Alex Szkotnicki. Just a sophomore, Alex earned a second consecutive belt this weekend after winning by fall in all four matches—including the final bout versus Missouri’s Ava Ward, which she finished with a cradle. Szkotnicki wasn’t scored on during the finals in 2019 or 2020. … rest of story at https://www.transitionwrestling.com/high-school-girls-wrestling-showcased-at-super-32/?mc_cid=5358e83a0f&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

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