Takedown Report

NCAA Division I News (2021) – # 4

TDR Editor’s Notes ; Articles with previews of upcoming matches are included with the caviat that they were upcoming but have since past. Our next blog willbe one of the results. These are still included as it is interesting to see what the views and opinions were ahead of the matches. We have updated the pages with list of winning coaches. Check them out. E-mail us at the Editor’s office at martinkfleming@gmail.com
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1 } – The college wrestling weekend is loaded with meaningful matches, and we preview them here
Most of the top ten teams in the country will strap on their headgear and take to the mats this week, and three of those top teams hail from the same conference. No. 1 Iowa, No. 7 Nebraska and No. 10 Illinois will headline this weekend of college wrestling, with all three expected to walk away with dominant wins, but there’s far more intrigue than the rankings might suggest. How do the lineups of these teams look four weeks into an unusual, COVID-shortened season? How are these teams managing illness and injury? Is it too early to start predicting NCAA All-Americans? The first few weeks of the season have shown that anything can happen, and here are some more of the biggest questions heading into this particular weekend that have championship implications. 
1. Will Iowa run through Minnesota like the Hawks did against Nebraska? … rest of story at _{^{https://www.ncaa.com/news/wrestling/article/2021-01-22/college-wrestling-weekend-loaded-meaningful-matches-and-we-preview-them-here?mc_cid=63515b3c44&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b}}

2 } – UPDATED: THIS WEEK’S NCAA DIV. I SCHEDULE LISTED BY CONFERENCE, PLUS RANKED DUALS AND OTHER NOTES
Here is this week’s Div. I college wrestling schedule, broken up by conference. Please note that we are including the most current NWCA Div. I poll rankings, as published on Jan. 19. There are currently eight dual meets between ranked opponents on the schedule, three each day from Friday through Sunday. Five of these are Big Ten matchups. Two of them are Big 12 showdowns, with one an ACC battle. No. I Iowa hits the road to face No. 15 Minnesota on Friday. There is a tie at No. 2, with No. 2 Michigan not competing this week and No. 2 Penn State hosting No. 24 Michigan State on Sunday. The ACC battle features No. 4 NC State hosting No. 12 Pittsburgh on Friday. … rest of story at _{^{https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2021/January/21/This-weeks-Div-I-schedule?mc_cid=5a9932a916&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b}}

3 } – Live Stream Schedule for NCAA Division I Wrestling: Jan. 20th – Jan. 25th
48 NCAA Wrestling duals featuring Division I teams are live streaming on the internet this week. Where can you watch? There are many outlets scattered around the web that will provide college wrestling this weekend, some free, some for a fee. Here is the list of all NCAA Division I wrestling events we’ve found streaming starting Wednesday, January 20th through Monday, January 25th. If you spot any streams not listed, let us know by sending an email to support@theopenmat.com Enjoy! (All times listed are eastern). Wednesday, January 20:
Gannon at Kent State, 5:00 PM  Kent State BoxCast … rest of story at _{^{https://news.theopenmat.com/college-wrestling-news/live-stream-schedule-for-ncaa-division-i-wrestling-jan-20th-jan-25th/79864?mc_cid=36a2e0aa41&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b}}

4 } – State of the Marauders: Wrestling using opportunities to diagnose, design, and improve
MILLERSVILLE, Pa. – In such unprecedented times, the Millersville wrestling team is utilizing everything at its disposal to improve. Hours that would usually be spent on managing weight or preparing for upcoming matches has instead been used to work on fine-tuning and diagnosing areas of need that should pay off in the long run. “We were able to kind of individualize some training and really dive into different situations and dissect them like scientists,” said head coach Kerry Regner. “You don’t always do that because usually from September through March you’re focused on training. A lot of times there’s no sense of urgency to stop and say “Hey, let’s go over this.” So that’s what we’re doing this fall.”  “I think something that the coaching staff does well here is we individualize the athletes’ strengths and weaknesses.  … rest of story at _{^{https://millersvilleathletics.com/news/2020/12/8/state-of-the-marauders-wrestling-using-opportunities-to-diagnose-design-and-improve.aspx?mc_cid=372ecbefe1&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b}}

5 } – Bellarmine Wrestling adopts families in need for Christmas
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — In a year with so many people being unemployed and many families struggling to make ends meet, the holidays can be a challenging time.  So this holiday season, the Bellarmine Knights wrestling team wanted to give back to the community once again by adopting a family for Christmas. The team thought it would be an excellent way to spread some cheer in a year tarnished so severely by COVID-19.  The Knights reached deep into their own pockets and raised an unprecedented amount of nearly $600, which was enough money to not only adopt one family but two this year. Both families that were chosen are facing extreme hardships, even beyond those that most have in a pandemic year. The first family chosen was that of a young man, who lost his father several years ago, and is currently being raised by a step grandfather who is presently dealing with many serious health issues of his own. The team also adopted a young girl, who is battling leukemia, and her siblings. … rest of story at _{^{https://athletics.bellarmine.edu/news/2020/12/22/wrestling-adopts-families-in-need-for-christmas.aspx?mc_cid=f9e49e1788&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b}}

6 } – Cael Carlson: Family and Farming
While wrestling has been an instrumental part of Cael Carlson’s family over the years, there is still one thing that runs deeper in the Carlson blood: the family farm.  About two hours west of the Twin Cities is where you will find the Carlson dairy farm in Pennock, Minnesota, a farm that consists of over 1800 Holstein dairy cows and was founded by Cael’s great, great grandfather in 1891. Since then, the farm has been maintained by Cael’s grandfather, who wrestled in high school, as well as his dad and uncle, Chad and Carl, who combined for three Minnesota state titles and both competed for the Gophers in the 1990s.  Now, Cael, who has two state titles in his own right for Willmar High School, has every intention of following in his family’s footsteps and becoming a fifth-generation dairy farmer. Before that, he hopes to build on an impressive debut as a true freshman in 2019-20. … rest of story at _{^{https://gophersports.com/news/2020/12/22/wrestling-cael-carlson-family-and-farming.aspx?mc_cid=f9e49e1788&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b}}

7 } – Kent State looks to bounce back from 2020 disappoinment
The Kent State wrestling team is eager to get back to action and prove it is better than last year’s 6-12 record.  The Flashes finished ninth out of 15 teams at the MAC Championships, and its season was stopped in March due to COVID-19, less than a month before the NCAA Championships were set to occur.  “Our dudes are just hungry to get back to competition on the mats,” coach Jim Andrassy said. “Our number one goal is to just finish the season.” … rest of story at _{^{http://www.kentwired.com/sports/article_bb092e7c-3da2-11eb-aca1-f75448c36403.html?mc_cid=1d3b41c6e1&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b}}

8 } – IAwrestle Welcomes Anna Kayser to the Team
Well, we kind of scooped ourselves but here at IAwrestle we are excited to welcome the addition of Anna Kayser to our team. A journalism major from the University of Iowa, Anna has a proven track record of reporting on both the University of Iowa and Iowa high school wrestling. As an undergrad at Iowa Anna was a member of the Daily Iowan staff where she was the Sports Editor, Assistant Pregame Editor, and was on the beat for a number of sports at Iowa. After graduating Anna took a communications role for the Indianapolis Indians, and she has also worked as a contributor to HawkeyeNation and Flowrestling. We are incredibly excited for Anna to get to work at IAwrestle where she will continue to provide coverage of the Hawkeyes … rest of story at _{^{https://iawrestle.com/2021/01/06/iawrestle-welcomes-anna-kayser-to-the-team/?mc_cid=4295bf0eb8&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b}}

9} – John Smith has High Praise for Erisman, Little Rock Heading into Sunday Dual
Smith discusses the new program’s progress and what it means for Oklahoma State.
On Sunday, Oklahoma State will be in Little Rock, Arkansas to take on the Little Rock Trojans and Southern Illinois-Edwardsville Cougars in two nonconference duals. In the media availability this week, OSU coach John Smith spoke on the dual and coaching against Neil Erisman, one of his former athletes who has been tasked with building the upstart Little Rock wrestling program. “He’s done a nice job, and it’s good for us,” Smith said. “It’s an opportunity for us. … rest of story at _{^{https://pistolsfiringblog.com/john-smith-has-high-praise-for-erisman-little-rock-heading-sunday-dual/?mc_cid=80454f9eb5&mc_eid=%5B2ef7cbca4b%5D}}

10 } – Iowa State and UNI wrestling teams get creative in scheduling during shortened season
Cyclones and Panthers will wrestle Arizona State and Missouri on Sunday in Ames
Iowa State Cyclones head coach Kevin Dresser (from left) and Northern Iowa Panthers head coach Doug Schwab exchange words as officials try to separate them during the 197-pound bout of their Big Twelve Conference wrestling dual in the West Gymnasium on the University of Northern Iowa campus in Cedar Falls on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019. Miklus won 5-0.
… rest of story at _{^{https://www.thegazette.com/subject/sports/iowa-state-cyclones/iowa-state-and-uni-wrestling-teams-get-creative-in-scheduling-during-shortened-season-20210115?mc_cid=80454f9eb5&mc_eid=%5B2ef7cbca4b%5D}}

11 } – Nebraska head coach Mark Manning – OTM625
Nebraska head coach Mark Manning goes On The Mat
Mark Manning, head coach at the University of Nebraska, will go On The Mat for January 12, 2021. Manning is in his 20th season at the helm in Lincoln after previous coaching stops at Northern Iowa and Oklahoma. Manning is a South Dakota native who won two Division II championships at Nebraska-Omaha under coach Mike Denney. Join Kyle Klingman and Andy Hamilton as they talk about the world of wrestling on the flagship podcast of Trackwrestling.com. 
Show Segments
0:34 – Scott Beck returns for the mailbag right off the bat with a risky proposition. … rest of story at _{^{https://www.mattalkonline.com/podcast/trackwrestling/on-the-mat/nebraska-head-coach-mark-manning-otm625/?mc_cid=7d0bae3ce9&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b}}
And #185 Wade Burgess – Chief Revenue Officer & Former Nebraska Wrestler
Wade Burgess (@wadeburgess) is the Chief Revenue Officer at Rev.Com. Wade was an early employee at LinkedIn and has held numerous leadership roles in his career, including being CEO of Shiftgig.  Before his business days, Wade wrestled at the  University of Nebraska, Lincoln.  Please enjoy! … story link at _{^{https://wrestlingchangedmylife.com/wade/?mc_cid=372ecbefe1&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b}}

12 } – Five D1 weekend performances that grabbed our attention
The third weekend of the Division I wrestling season provided us with our first look at two of the Big Ten’s power programs, a couple more tests for Missouri and nearly 650 match results to process.  Top-ranked Iowa hammered Nebraska 31-6 on Friday in Iowa City, but Ohio State wasn’t as fortunate in its opener against what appears to be a much-improved Illinois squad.  Missouri picked up its seventh dual win last year on Jan. 17 when the Tigers defeated Central Michigan to improve to 7-5.  Missouri picked up its seventh dual win of the season on Sunday — Jan. 17 — when the Tigers hammered Northern Iowa (34-6) and Iowa State (31-7) to run their record to 7-0. … rest of story at _{^{https://www.trackwrestling.com/PortalPost.jsp?TIM=1611033081025&twSessionId=wdilhucopl&postId=974227135&mc_cid=ad63827ef7&mc_eid=%5B2ef7cbca4b%5D}}

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