Takedown Report

College Schedules – 2021 – # 3

TDR Editor’s Notes ; Another slate of college teams’ achedules to look over. As can be noticed the schedules are shorter than usual with fewer chances to cheer on your favorite team and wrestlers in a person in a live match. With the CoVid related attendance restriction the chances become even fewer. Thus most of us won’t get a chance to attend, cheer on and support college wrestling in person. We encourage that college wrestling fans (yes you the reader) to donate what you would spend in attending meets as well as you can and feel so inclined to your team or other college programs in need. This would show support and encourage the coaches, wrestlers and administrators to see wrestling as a sport worthy of support by the school. We welcome other suggestions and ideas on how to support college teams. E-mail us at the Editor’s office at
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1 } – Mountaineers’ 2021 Slate Revealed
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia University Director of Athletics Shane Lyons announced the 2021 wrestling schedule on Tuesday. This year’s slate will accommodate for a shortened season, with most dates featuring multiple contests. The home schedule consists of one quad and one tri-meet, as well as duals against Big 12 foes Northern Colorado and Iowa State. “Any schedule is a sight for sore eyes, and we are really excited to get this season going,” third-year coach Tim Flynn said. “We have a really young team, but we also have more talent than we have had the last couple years. We are just anxious to get started and see where we stand in terms of competition.” The 2021 season commences with three straight competitions at the WVU Coliseum, starting with a quad meet against Kent State, Ohio University and Virginia Tech on Sunday, Jan. 10. Action is set to begin at 12 p.m. A week later, the Mountaineers welcome Bucknell and Oklahoma to Morgantown for a tri-meet on Sunday, Jan. 17, beginning at 2 p.m., before competing against Northern Colorado in a head-to-head competition on Sunday, Jan. 31, at 12 p.m. … rest of story at _{^{https://wvusports.com/news/2020/12/15/wrestling-mountaineers-2021-slate-revealed.aspx}}

2 } – Cascade Conference to skip men’s and women’s conference wrestling championships
National tournaments still planned
CORVALLIS, Ore.– The Cascade Collegiate Conference championships in both men’s and women’s wrestling, previously set to take place in February, will not be conducted as originally planned, the conference announced on Monday. “With our large wrestling footprint covering Arizona, California, Oregon and Montana, the prospect of successfully getting all teams to tournaments during a time when the COVID-19 pandemic is surging seemed very unrealistic and not in the best interests of health and safety,” stated CCC Commissioner Robert Cashell. “The NAIA has changed the qualification process for men’s wrestling for the 2021 national championship, which has afforded conferences the ability to identify representatives in an alternative manner.” In men’s wrestling, the CCC was allotted 46 qualification slots to nationals, which was based on the past three-year average for the conference. … rest of story at _{^{https://www.montanasports.com/frontier-conference/cascade-conference-to-skip-mens-and-womens-conference-wrestling-championships?mc_cid=e96ed12e50&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b}}

3 } – Schedule on horizon for Clarion U. wrestlers
CLARION — Keith Ferraro is still a wrestling coach at Clarion University. He just doesn’t feel that way all the time. But he definitely feels good about where his program is at heading into the holiday season. A schedule awaits the Golden Eagles starting in January. “I’m just managing an organization right now,” Ferraro smiled Monday night. “It has very little to do with wrestling and fortunately I have good coaches who can take care of details of that. I’m just trying to keep this train moving and quite frankly, I think (a season) is going to happen. “There were times I would’ve said that optimistically and not really meant it. I think there will be hiccups and canceled events and matches where the wrong team wins because of so many guys out and there’ll be some weird things, but … rest of story at _{^{http://www.thecourierexpress.com/sports/schedule-on-horizon-for-clarion-u-wrestlers/article_5381f84b-cc8c-57bd-972e-716868ab3334.html?mc_cid=fecb1aa0c2&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b}}

4 } – Bison Add Three Road Dates to Wrestling Schedule
Home Dual With South Dakota State Moved to Feb. 7
FARGO, N.D. – North Dakota State’s 2020-21 wrestling schedule has been completed with the addition of three road dates and a few adjustments to the previously announced home slate. NDSU will still open at home on Sunday, Jan. 3, but start times have been moved up to 10 a.m. against Oregon State and noon against Missouri to accommodate team travel schedules. The four-team event will feature two mats with South Dakota State also wrestling both opponents. North Dakota State’s second home date has been moved back one day to Sunday, Feb. 7. The Bison will host South Dakota State in the Border Bell match at 11 a.m. followed by Iowa State at 1 p.m. The Jackrabbits and Cyclones will meet at 3 p.m. … rest of story at _{^{https://gobison.com/news/2020/12/23/bison-add-three-road-dates-to-wrestling-schedule.aspx?mc_cid=fecb1aa0c2&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b}}

5 } – AMERICAN RIVERS CONFERENCE RELEASES WRESTLING SCHEDULE
The American Rivers Conference has released schedules for winter sports and fall sports that were moved to the spring. The wrestling schedule is comprised of four tri-meet weekends from January 23rd to February 13th that will allow each team to wrestle the other eight ARC teams. Teams can also schedule outside competition as long as the other competing schools follow COVID-19 protocols equal to those followed by conference schools. Loras won the ARC championship last year, breaking a 27 year streak for Wartburg. The conference title could come down to the final weekend this season again when Wartburg hosts Loras and Nebraska Wesleyan on February 13th. … rest of story at _{^{https://www.d3wrestle.com/american-rivers-conference-releases-wrestling-schedule/?mc_cid=d63f9879b6&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b}}

6 } – Campbell Wrestling announces 2020-21 schedule
BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Campbell has announced its abbreviated 2020-21 wrestling schedule, kicking off New Year’s Day with the first of six regular season dates. The Camels, winners of three of the last four Southern Conference Championships, will begin the season with a pair of top-25 opponents (The Open Mat preseason poll) from the ACC on back-to-back days, starting with No. 12 North Carolina in Chapel Hill, N.C. on Friday, January 1. A day later, CU will head to No. 9 Virginia Tech for a showdown with the Hokies in Blacksburg, Va. Campbell will take on all eight of its SoCon opponents in four dates. Opening the SoCon season in Lexington, Va. on January 16, CU will meet second-year program Presbyterian and host VMI. … rest of story at _{^{https://gocamels.com/news/2020/12/28/wrestling-announces-2020-21-schedule.aspx?mc_cid=c19dc39a02&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b}}

7 } – Duke Announces 2021 Wrestling Schedule
DURHAM, N.C.—Duke head wrestling coach Glen Lanham has announced his team’s 2021 abbreviated schedule. The Blue Devils will host two home duals and wrestle four of their five duals against NCAA top-25 finishers from a season ago. Duke opens its season at Pittsburgh on Jan. 16. The Blue Devils will then welcome North Carolina and Virginia Tech in back-to-back weekends on Jan. 22 and Jan. 29, respectively. The month of February will feature dual matches at Virginia (Feb. 5) and NC State (Feb. 12) before preparing for the ACC Championships at NC State on Feb. 28 in Reynolds Coliseum. … rest of story at _{^{https://goduke.com/news/2020/12/28/duke-announces-2021-wrestling-schedule.aspx?mc_cid=c19dc39a02&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b}}

8 } – SIUE Wrestling Announces Schedule
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. – With a schedule now in place, the SIUE wrestling team is ready to move forward with the season. “For our 10^th different schedule for this year, we think we ended up with a good one,” said SIUE Head Coach Jeremy Spates. “It is going to be a very short and intense season, but we are happy that we get a chance to compete.” The Cougars begin with the SIUE Red & Black Intrasquad Jan. 3 in First Community Arena. SIUE has two regular season home events on the schedule, beginning with Northern Illinois and Bellarmine Jan. 10. On Jan. 30, the Cougars welcome Clarion, Buffalo and Northern Illinois. All home matches are slated for ESPN+. “Most of the schedule is in the Mid-American Conference,” said Spates. “We were able to see three others in Big 12, PAC 12 and a new Division 1 SOCON team in Bellarmine. That is something that we always try and do to make sure our guys are ready to compete at the NCAA tournament.” … rest of story at _{^{https://siue.prestosports.com/sports/m-wrestl/2020-21/releases/20201228n5ovb3?mc_cid=c19dc39a02&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b}}

9} – COWBOY WRESTLING ANNOUNCES FULL SCHEDULE FOR 2020-21 SEASON
LARAMIE, Wyo. (Dec. 30, 2020) – The Wyoming Cowboy wrestling program on Wednesday announced the complete schedule for the 2020-21 season. Wyoming adds four road events to their schedule to accompany their three home meets. After opening their season at home against Northern Colorado on Sunday, January 3 at 2 p.m. MT, the Pokes will hit the road for three straight road meets. The Cowboys will travel to Columbia, Missouri on Friday, January 8 where they will take on both Missouri and Central Michigan. The Tigers took last season’s meeting when Wyoming and Missouri faced each other at the South Beach Duals. On Saturday, January 16 the Cowboys will be on the road again to take on Fresno State for their second Big 12 dual of the season. The Bulldogs beat the Cowboys last season in Laramie. … rest of story at _{^{https://gowyo.com/news/2020/12/30/cowboy-wrestling-announces-full-schedule-for-2020-21-season.aspx?mc_cid=e4f16a9e0e&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b}}

10 } – Rider Wrestling Announces 2021 Schedule
Broncs host Drexel Feb. 11, MAC Championships in Trenton
LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ – Rider University Wrestling Head Coach John Hangey has announced his team’s schedule for the 2021 season. The Broncs will open the year this Saturday at Binghamton and are scheduled to host Drexel on Feb. 11. Rider is also slated to serve as host of the 2021 Mid-American Conference Wrestling Championships at CURE Insurance Arena in Trenton on Feb. 26 and 27. Following the opening dual at Binghamton on Saturday, Jan. 9, consecutive MAC Dual dates follow on Jan. 16 and 24. The Broncs will travel to Clarion to face the Golden Eagles and Ohio on Saturday, Jan. 16, before traveling to Buffalo to take on the Bulls and George Mason on Sunday, Jan. 24. Next on the docket is a road match at perennially-powerful Lehigh on Sunday, Feb. 7. … rest of story at _{^{https://gobroncs.com/news/2021/1/4/wrestling-announces-2021-schedule.aspx?mc_cid=ea644fcb33&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b}}

11 } – VMI Wrestling to Start Season January 9
LEXINGTON, Va. – The VMI wrestling team released its 2021 schedule Tuesday and is slated to start competition January 9. The campaign features five tri-matches, three on the VMI Post in Cormack Hall. The Keydets host Bloomsburg University and Sacred Heart University on January 9 starting at noon. The Southern Conference slate opens the next weekend as Campbell University and Presbyterian College come to town. After road tri-meets at Davidson College (N.C.) and Gardner-Webb University (N.C.), VMI closes out the regular season at home February 5 against Appalachian State and The Citadel. Appalachian State will host the SoCon Championships on Feb. 28. “The conference head coaches voted to move forward with a tri-meet schedule on a rotating basis, … rest of story at _{^{https://vmikeydets.com/news/2020/11/24/vmi-wrestling-to-start-season-january-9.aspx?mc_cid=de5a36abdc&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b}}

12 } – 2021 Wrestling Season Preview Press Conference: Head Coach Scott Goodale
PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Rutgers wrestling head coach Scott Goodale met with the media to preview the 2021 season. The “Inside Rutgers Athletics Podcast” is presented by RWJBarnabas Health. Ranked No. 10 by FloWrestling and No. 15 in the preseason NWCA Coaches Poll, the Scarlet Knights begin their season Friday when it hosts No. 2/3 Michigan at the RAC on BTN (7 p.m.). The six-date, nine event calendar features four Big Ten Conference duals, one Big Ten Conference tri-meet and one Big Ten Conference quad. Rutgers enters the 2021 season with plenty of hype. Ten Scarlet Knights are featured in preseason rankings, as RU looks qualify five or more wrestlers for the NCAA Championships for the seventh consecutive season under Goodale. … rest of story at _{^{https://scarletknights.com/news/2021/1/4/2021-wrestling-season-preview-press-conference-head-coach-scott-goodale.aspx?mc_cid=ea644fcb33&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b}}

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