Takedown Report

College Results – 2021 – #1

TDR Editor’s Notes ; Looking at the early season results from mostly NAIA schools at a time when we usually would be viewing mid-season reports. Notice the last article which recognizes the achievement of the latest coach to lead his team to a 100th win during his tenure as the coach.
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1 } – College Wrestling 2021: RTCs could help programs in shortened season
By Mike Finn
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the late-November issue of WIN Magazine. Click here or call 888-305-0606 to subscribe to WIN Magazine.
Many college wrestling historians look at 1928 — the year of the first NCAA Championships — as the beginning of this great college sport that has averaged over 105,000 fans every tournament over the past decade and was scheduled to be held in Minneapolis’ NFL football stadium last March before the COVID-19 pandemic cancelled the annual three-day event.
But college wrestling had already earned plenty of respect before Iowa State hosted the first national tournament … primarily because of what Ivy League schools had done since at least 1905. That was the first year that college wrestling’s oldest postseason event — the “Easterns” which are now known as the Eastern Intercollegiate Wresting Association tournament — was held in Philadelphia. During those early days, Ivy League schools won the first 13 titles, including seven by Cornell University, which has tallied 25 all-time EIWA championships over the past 115 years.
Unfortunately, none of the six current Ivy League schools  — Cornell, Princeton, Brown, Columbia, Penn and Harvard — that wrestle will be part of the 2020-21 NCAA equation after the Ivy League announced on Nov. 12 that the league was canceling all winter sports seasons because of the pandemic. … rest of story at ^{https://www.win-magazine.com/2020/12/01/college-wrestling-2021-rtcs-could-help-coaches-in-short-season/?mc_cid=2514c7e76e&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b#utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=college-wrestling-2021-rtcs-could-help-coaches-in-short-season}

2 } – Dakota Wesleyan drops pair of duals at York
YORK, Neb. – The Dakota Wesleyan University wrestling squad fell in a pair of duals at the York Quad losing to York College, 39-9 and to Ottawa University, 48-3 on Friday night in York, Neb.  In the opening match of the dual against York, Darien Malone (Rapid City, S.D.) defeated Harley Williamson, the 10^th ranked wrestler in the 133-pound weight class by way of a 12-6 decision. A few matches later, Hunter Planansky (Hayden, Colo.) took care of business in the opening period as he won by fall in 1:50.  In the second dual of the night, Planansky recorded the lone victory after a 4-1 decision. In the final match of the night, Kyle Mullaney (Worthington, Minn.) fought a tight round until ultimately losing, 3-1. … rest of story at ^{https://dwu.prestosports.com/sports/wrest/2020-21/releases/20201211uqn37c?mc_cid=afaeddd782&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b}

3 } – No. 10 Cumberland Wrestling wins big in Duals
LEBANON, Tenn.–The Phoenix recorded a 54-0 win against Central Baptist College and tallied a 44-11 victory over Mid-South Conference foe Midway University.  Central Baptist brought just four wrestlers to compete giving Cumberland six forfeits out of the gate, but the Phoenix didn’t let up there. Cumberland didn’t allow Central Baptist to pick up any victories sweeping the match 54-0. The 10th-ranked Phoenix kept it going from there claiming five pinfall wins in the win over Midway.  Toribio Mendez picked up the pinfall of the day over Tyrese Hicks in the second period. 6th-ranked 149 wrestler Anthony Maia picked up two wins on the day, the first a decision over Alejandro Mas from Central Baptist and then claimed a pinfall victory over Brent Hudgins from Midway.  At 133, Blaine Fussel and Brent Ruedeman had a tough back and forth match before Fussel was able to pin Ruedeman with just 24 seconds left in the match. … rest of story at ^{https://www.gocumberlandathletics.com/wrestling/news/2020-21/8355/no-10-cumberland-wrestling-wins-big-in-duals/?mc_cid=1d3b41c6e1&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b}

4 } – No. 2 Men’s Wrestling Sweeps Road Trip in Dominant Fashion
LAURINBURG, N.C. —- The No. 2 nationally ranked Life University men’s wrestling program improved to 4-0 on the year with a pair of shutout victories Saturday afternoon. The Running Eagles defeated Keiser University 60-0 and St. Andrews 55-0. The men’s wrestling team has yet to drop an individual match in a dual as the team totaled 12 wins via pin fall out of the 20 on the day. Life U defeated Keiser in the opener with a handful of forfeits. Brandon Orum, Quin McGlamery, Gavin Christ, Yarhoski Aldiva and Mason McDaniel each picked up the win via forfeit at their weight class. The remaining five Running Eagles all won via pin fall to secure the perfect match. Denver Stonecheck, Asher Eichert, Ashton Habeil, Baker Hadwan and Bret Winters each scored the fall for the 60-0 scoreline in match one. This also marked the first Mid-South Conference victory for Life U. In the second match of the day against host St. Andrews, … rest of story at ^{https://liferunningeagles.com/news/2020/12/12/no-2-mens-wrestling-sweeps-road-trip-in-dominant-fashion.aspx?mc_cid=1d3b41c6e1&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b}

5 } – Doane College Wins
Tiger Wrestling opened conference action on Saturday as they hosted Midland in Crete. The Tigers led from the start and posted a 37-11 win to improve to 4-1 in duals this season. Doane opened with a pair of forfeit wins at 125 and 133 with wins going to Luke Davis (FR/St. Johns, Fla.) and Daniel Vargas (JR/San Diego, Calif.). At 141, Baagii Boldmaa (JR/Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia) rolled through Conner Dalton by tech fall, 27-7. Boldmaa recorded nine takedowns and two four-point near falls. Tristan Zamilpa (SO/Madera, Calif.) posted 10 takedowns at 149 as he coasted to a 27-9 tech fall win over Steven Aranda. Ryan Aranda picked up Midland’s first win, an 8-2 decision at 157. An intermission break was held as Doane recognized Boldmaa with the presentation of his national championship ring. Boldmaa, the top ranked wrestler at 141, won the title a year ago with a pin in the championship match. … rest of story at ^{http://www.doaneathletics.com/article/5113.php?mc_cid=1d3b41c6e1&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b}

6 } – LWC WRESTLING REMAINS PERFECT WITH THREE VICTORIES; DEFEAT TWO NAIA TOP-5 PROGRAMS
WALESKA, Ga. – The No. 4-ranked Lindsey Wilson wrestling team continued their winning ways this afternoon, taking down No. 3 Reinhardt (Ga.), No. 5 Southeastern (Fla.) and (RV) Truett-McConnell (Ga.). The Blue Raiders fell behind early in all three of their matches on the day but slowly chipped away at their deficits to ultimately come out victorious three times. Lindsey Wilson defeated Southeastern 24-22, Truett-McConnell 43-9 and Reinhardt 25-22. With the wins, the Blue Raiders move to an impressive 9-0 on the season with eight wins over opponents in or receiving votes in the NAIA Coaches Top-25 poll. Lindsey Wilson has defeated four opponents inside of the top-10.
(No. 4) Lindsey Wilson 24 | (No. 5) Southeastern 22
The Blue Raiders dropped their opening two matches via fall’s to spot the Fire an early 12-0 lead. Tanner DeMien scored LWC’s first points of the match when he won on a 16-0 technical fall over Jaquan English (No. 18 at 141). Trent Johnson (No. 3 at 149) and Derrick Smallwood (No. 2 at 157) managed back-to-back decision victories to pull the Blue Raiders within one point at 12-11. Johnson defeated Andreus Bond (No. 14 at 149) 3-1 before Smallwood downed Kyle Kirkham (No. 11 at 157) 7-3. Joe Koontz (No. 7 at 165) won on a forfeiture to give the Blue Raiders their first lead of the contest. It was short-lived as Southeastern quickly regained the lead after winning on a major decision and a fall at 174 and 184-pounds. Trailing 22-17 with two matches to go, Trevor Lawson (No. 2 at 184) picked up a 9-1 major decision over Trillyon Fils-Aime before Brandon Reed closed out the match with a 5-1 decision over Sanford Meeks (No. 4 at HW). The results pushed the Blue Raiders to a close 24-22 victory … rest of story at ^{http://www.lindseyathletics.com/article/12910.php?skipSplash=1&mc_cid=1d3b41c6e1&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b&skipSplash=1&skipSplash=1&skipSplash=1}

7 } – VMI Wrestling Holds Intrasquad Scrimmage Friday
LEXINGTON, Va. – The VMI wrestling team hosted an intrasquad scrimmage Friday evening in Cormack Hall, with Team Yellow defeating Team Black 26-21. Luke Fegley (133), Jon Hoover and Tyler Mousaw (197) won by pin for Team Yellow and Job Chishko (149) scored a technical fall victory. Robbie Adelstein won 6-2 at 285.
Cliff Conway (125) and Zach Brown (184) won by falls for Team Black. Noah Roulo (141), Seth Fillers (157) and Joel Diaz (174) each had wins for Team Black. The Keydets are slated to open the season Sunday, January 3 in a round robin competition at Bucknell University. … rest of story at ^{https://vmikeydets.com/news/2020/12/12/vmi-wrestling-holds-intrasquad-scrimmage-friday.aspx?mc_cid=1d3b41c6e1&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b}

8 } – No. 10 Wrestling goes 2-2 at Missouri Valley Winter Clash Duals
MARSHALL, Mo.–The Phoenix wrestled well at the Missouri Valley Winter Duals on Tuesday, going 2-2 against some of the toughest competition at the NAIA level. Included in the wins, No. 10 Cumberland defeated two teams receiving votes in the NAIA Preseason Top 20 Coaches’ Poll, Texas Wesleyan and Missouri Baptist.  
Cumberland defeated Missouri Baptist 58-0 early in the morning to open action, and topped Texas Wesleyan 27-15 in the third match of the day. The Phoenix battled tough, but ultimately fell to the No. 1 team in the NAIA Grand View, 31-15, and lost by a slim margin to the host and No. 11 team Missouri Valley, 19-18.
Cole Smith, sophomore Old Dominion transfer and currently unranked, continues to have a hot start at the beginning of his Cumberland career after having a perfect 4-0 day. Smith picked up wins over No. 9 William Seibert, No. 8 Dracius McKee, and No. 20 Trace Timmons. Smith picked 51 match point winning by a decision, two tech falls, and a pin over Timmons. Carter Cox really stood out for the Phoenix with each of his three wins coming against opponents ranked in the 125-pound class. The 12th-ranked senior out of Iowa defeated No. 19 Brayden Bradley, unranked Isaac Stalcup, and No. 3 Justin Portillo from Grand View. Cox defeated his two ranked opponents by a decision and tallied a major decision against Stalcup, racking up 20 match points between the rounds. … rest of story at ^{https://www.gocumberlandathletics.com/wrestling/news/2020-21/8358/no-10-wrestling-goes-2-2-at-missouri-valley-winter-clash-duals/?mc_cid=065f8820b6&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b}

9} – NO. 1 VIKINGS BEAT ALL-TIME DUAL RECORD & GO 3-0 AT WINTER CLASH DUALS
Marshall, MO – No. 1 Grand View men’s wrestling beats the college all-time dual win streak and set a new record at 93 consecutive duals won. Grand View defeated Marian University 36-6 at the Missouri Valley Winter Clash Duals to garner another record. The last time the Vikings have lost was November 7, 2013, where Grand View lost to Division I Iowa State University in Hilton Coliseum. The Vikings have yet to lose another dual since that night in Ames. Just recently, Grand View tied the all-time record with a 55-0 victory over Benedictine College. The previous record-holder was New York Delhi who also won 92 in a row from 1979-1983. Another record that Grand View tied last year was Dan Gable’s longest national championship streak by any college at any level. With nine straight NAIA national team championships, Grand View has a chance of breaking that this year. The Vikings increased that record even more throughout the day to 95 after posting victories over No. 10 Cumberland 31-15 and Texas Wesleyan 49-0. In the dual versus Cumberland at 285, … rest of story at ^{http://www.gvvikings.com/article/6848?mc_cid=065f8820b6&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b}

10 } – Montana State-Northern wrestling coach Tyson Thivierge records 100th career victory
HAVRE — Montana State-Northern wrestling coach Tyson Thivierge is now a member of the century club. The 13th-year head coach earned his 100th career victory on Saturday when the Lights downed Oklahoma Wesleyan University, 47-6, in Seward, Nebraska.  Under the leadership of Thivierge, 44 Lights have achieved NAIA All-American status, including five individual national champions and 16 national finalists according to an article on the MSUN website. His teams have placed in the Top 10 at the NAIA National Championships a total of 10 times. The Lights have also won the NAIA Sportsmanship Award a total of five times with Thivierge at the reins. Thivierge, a member of the MSUN Athletic Hall of Fame and a graduate of Northern, was a four-time NAIA All-American (3rd, 2nd, 3rd, 1st) for the Lights, capping his career in 2002 with the 184-pound NAIA national title. He was a member of Lights national championship teams in 1999 and 2000. … rest of story at ^{https://helenair.com/sports/college/frontier-conference/msu-northern/montana-state-northern-wrestling-coach-tyson-thivierge-records-100th-career-victory/article_94237682-cded-5663-a7e3-a7d587b12274.html?mc_cid=e96ed12e50&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b}

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