Takedown Report

NAIA Division Results (2021) – #2

TDR Editor’s Notes ; Some of thelast dual meet matchesof the season alongwith some of the conference tournament results. The wrestlers and teams are building for and lokking forward to the National Tournament in Kansas City in early March.
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1 } – NO. 1 GRAND VIEW’S WRESTLING GARNERS THEIR SIXTH CONSECUTIVE CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP
Oskaloosa, IA – No. 1 Grand View men’s wrestling captures their sixth consecutive Heart of America Conference Championship after totaling a team score of 216.5. Along with winning the team title, Nick Mitchell was named Head Coach of the Year, and Ben Lee (SO/Cambridge, IA) was awarded outstanding wrestler.  During the opening round, six of the twelve Viking wrestlers earned byes. Vikings that did compete included Kendon Lee (SR/Addis, LA) at 141, Trevor Anderson (SO/Glenwood, IA) at 149, Gio Bonilla at 157, Dalton Jensen (SO/Downs, IL) at 165, Ben Lee at 184, and Greg Hagan (FR/Des Moines, IA) at 285. All Grand View wrestlers advanced to the quarterfinals. In the quarterfinals, Grand View had a clean sweep sending all 12 student-athletes to the semi-finals. Grand View recorded six pins, three major decisions, two decisions, and one tech fall.  Much like the quarterfinals, Grand View sent all twelve into the semis. Holding a team lead of 155 headed into the championship matches. … rest of story at _{^{http://www.gvvikings.com/article/6948?mc_cid=a6cfb4b322&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b}}

2 } – MWR: #18 BRAVES SECURE THE KCAC/SOONER NATIONAL QUALIFIER TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
Results (PDF)
MCPHERSON, Kan. – The Ottawa University men’s wrestling secured the KCAC/Sooner National Qualifier Team Championship on Saturday. The Braves finished first overall out of nine teams and six braves qualified for Nationals. Bobby Robinson Jr., Ryan Delforge, JD Perez, Cameron Young-Leggett, Carson Savage and Benito Hernandez qualified for NAIA Nationals.
133lb weight division
Bobby Robinson Jr. finished first overall in the 133lb weight division. Robinson Jr. won in his first match over Kolby Encinas (Oklahoma Wesleyan) by a 12-4 major decision. In the semifinal match, Robinson Jr. defeated Alex Pena (Wayland Baptist) by a 3-2 decision. Robinson Jr. secured first place by upending Kaden Goff (Bethany College) by a fall.
141lb weight division
Parker Wright placed third in the 141lb weight class. Wright won the first match on a 10-1 major decision over Bryan Pena (Wayland Baptist). In the semifinal match, Wright was defeated by La’Stot Pleasant (Wayland Baptist) in a 13-4 decision. Wright responded by winning in the consolation semifinals on a 9-1 major decision over Levi Youngwolfe (Oklahoma Wesleyan). Wright earned third place on a 2-0 decision over Moses Torres (Wayland Baptist).
149lb weight division
Ryan Delforge earned second place in the 149lb weight division. … rest of results at _{^{https://www.ottawabraves.com/article/mens-wrestling/mwr-18-braves-secure-the-kcacsooner-national-qualifier-team-championship?mc_cid=a6cfb4b322&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b}}

3 } – Keiser Wrestling Topples St. Thomas for First Home Win in Program History
The Keiser wrestling team picked up their first home win in program history with a 24-18 victory over St. Thomas Thursday evening inside the Student Life Center in West Palm Beach, Fla. … rest of story at _{^{https://kuseahawks.com/news/2021/2/11/wrestling-topples-st-thomas-for-first-home-win-in-program-history.aspx?mc_cid=b6bf9ab19d&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b}}

4 } – Doane College Wrestling Claims First GPAC Crown
Results
Doane travelled to Morningside on Friday evening to take on the Mustangs in a winner-take-all match for the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) regular season title. When the dust settled, a tiebreaker was needed to determine the winner and the Tigers came out on top, 22-21, to win the program’s first-ever conference duals crown. The night opened with NAIA No. 9 Daniel Vargas posting a 7-3 victory over Evan Shell at 125. Morningside came back with a tech fall victory at 133 from No. 14 Taylor Vasquez. Doane regained the lead as No. 1 Baagii Boldmaa earned a second period pin over Noah Styskal to go in front, 9-5.  An overtime sudden victory, 4-2, decision at 149 went to No. 8 John Diener over No. 11 Tristan Zamilpa. The Mustangs regained the lead on a 1-0 decision by Kory Van Oort at 157. The Mustangs extended their lead with … rest of story at _{^{http://www.doaneathletics.com/article/5158.php?mc_cid=18c25877f2&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b&skipSplash=1}}

5 } – Wayland Baptist Wrestlers win 3 duals in Oklahoma
BARTLESVILLE, Okla. – The Wayland Baptist men’s wrestling team won three of its five matches Thursday at the Oklahoma Wesleyan University Duals. The Pioneers defeated Central Christian (Kan.), 37-15, Central Baptist (Ark.) and Lyon (Ark.), 45-9, while coming up short against 17^th-ranked Ottawa, Kan., 38-6, and host Oklahoma Wesleyan, 33-15. Wrestling at 285 pounds, William Bennett went 3-0 for the Pioneers, recording pins in all three of his matches. The results improved Wayland’s duals record this season to 3-4. Thursday’s matches came one day after the Pioneers wrestled Texas Wesleyan in Fort Worth, narrowly losing, 24-21. … rest of story at _{^{https://wbuathletics.com/news/2021/1/22/-rv-mens-wrestling-wrestlers-win-3-duals-in-oklahoma.aspx?mc_cid=63515b3c44&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b}}
AND No. 14 Tigers roll past Midway and Thomas More to setup MSC showdowns at the end of the week
CRESTVIEW HILLS, Ky. — No. 14 Campbellsville University men’s wrestling extended its perfect record to start the 2021 season after winning a pair of duals on Tuesday night. The Tigers (5-0, 2-0 MSC) beat Midway University, 42-18, and then turned around and beat the host Saints of Thomas More, 25-16. Gavin Smith, wrestling at 165, shined with a pair of first period pins over his opponents. He took down Trevon Warren of Midway in 1:15 and then Ryan Draughn of Thomas More in 1:37.  Campbellsville picked up four forfeits – 20 points – and that was all the Tigers needed to hold off the Eagles. Tristan Sellmer and Jaden Sonner both picked up pins for the Tigers for the six match wins overall. … rest of story at _{^{https://campbellsvilletigers.com/news/2021/2/2/mens-wrestling-no-14-tigers-roll-past-midway-and-thomas-more-to-setup-msc-showdowns-at-the-end-of-the-week.aspx?mc_cid=e1d5a94c45&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b}}

6 } – Cumberlands Patriots CLOSE DUAL SEASON WITH VICTORY
Williamsburg, KY – Men’s wrestling closed out the dual season with a win, downing Thomas More 32-18 on Senior Day. The lone man to graduate, Jarod Swank, had his biggest win of the season at 174 pounds. Swank, ninth ranked in the NAIA at his weight, shutout his opponent for a tech fall in 2:32. In a high-scoring first period, he tilted David Gilbert of Thomas More four times for nearfalls. Swank nearly noted the first fall of his final season, but slipped out of it to record his first tech instead.  The Patriots noted their 14th consecutive home win with the victory, dating back to December 2016. This season they picked up wins at the O. Wayne Rollins Center against Cumberland and now Thomas More.
 Gage Hudson started the Patriots showing on a high note, walking off with his first win since Midway. He gave up the first points in the dual to Shay Horton, and took a deficit into the second. He turned around the match with a takedown in the next period and rode it out to take back the ride time advantage. He allowed only one point against in the third, tabbing two takedowns as well for the win, 8-3. … rest of story at _{^{https://cumberlandspatriots.com/news/2021/2/7/mens-wrestling-pats-close-dual-season-with-victory.aspx?mc_cid=a4f7af871f&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b}}

7 } – Indiana Tech Men’s Wrestling Wins Inaugural WHAC Wrestling Championship
SYLVANIA, Ohio – Men’s wrestling won the first inaugural Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference Championship with 163.5 points while six individuals won their weight classes to become individual WHAC Champs and head coach Thomas Pompei earned WHAC Coach of the Year. Nathan Orum started the day with a bye at 125 before moving on to wrestle Connor Crinigan of Rochester. Orum scrambled for the early takedown to lead 2-0 before Crinigan escaped to make the score 2-1. Another takedown for Orum put him up 4-1 before he executed a cross face on top to gain four back points to lead 8-1. Four more back points for Orum gave him the 12-1 lead to end the first period. Orum started the second period on top where he secured four more back points to end the match and gained another point for riding time to earn him the 17-1 tech fall in 3:41. This advanced Orum to the finals where he faced Ty Haskins of Marian. The finals round was a high scoring event where Haskins scored early for a 2-0 lead. Orum quickly takes the reversal and puts Haskins on his back to earn four back points and take the 6-2 lead. … rest of story at _{^{https://indianatechwarriors.com/news/2021/2/14/mens-wrestling-wins-inaugural-whac-wrestling-championship.aspx?mc_cid=c18c111026&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b}}

8 } – CATON NAMED AMC WRESTLER OF THE YEAR, ALLEN COACH OF THE YEAR
Conway, Ark. – The American Midwest Conference (AMC) has announced the members of the 2021 AMC Wrestling All-Conference team and the season awards. Maleek Caton (SR/Sheridan, AR) was named the AMC Wrestler of the Year, becoming the fourth Eagle to take home the honor. Todd Allen was named the AMC Coach of the Year, his second time receiving the award. Niko Perovic was named the AMC Newcomer of the Year.  The Eagles also took home seven spots on the All-Conference Team: Robert Fairchild (JR/Metarie, La.) (125), Josh Wright (JR/St. Louis, Mo.) (133), Johnny Baldwin (FR/Malvern, AR) (141), Nicholas Souder (149), Niko Perovic (184), Maleek Caton (285), and Devon Amburgy (SR/Lebanon, OH) (at-large 285). Finally, Dalen Baldwin was named to the Champions of Character team. … _{^{rest of story at http://www.wbueagles.com/article/1751.php?mc_cid=c18c111026&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b}}

9} – Reinhardt Captures 2021 Wrestling Championship
BLUEFIELD, Va. – Reinhardt pinned down yet another wrestling championship, locking up the 2021 Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) Championship Meet crown on Friday. The tournament was hosted by Bluefield. Reinhardt won the championship with 188 points, edging Truett McConnell who finished second with 151 points. Montreat was third with 95 points, Bluefield fourth with 91.5 points, St. Andrews fifth with 68.5 points, and WVU Tech sixth with 37.5 points. Trent Leon of Reinhardt is the Wrestler of the Year. He won the 141-pound weight class thanks to two pinfalls and a 7-6 decision in the championship round. … rest of story at _{^{https://www.aacsports.com/sports/mwrest/2020-21/releases/20210212phe4d1?mc_cid=a6cfb4b322&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b}}

10 } – Lindsey-Wilson WRESTLING ROLLS PAST MIDWAY 41-9
COLUMBIA, Ky. – The No.3-ranked Lindsey Wilson wrestling team made their return to Biggers Sports Center after a long 47-day hiatus, easily taking down (RV) Midway (Ky.)  41-9. The Blue Raiders (10-0) opened the night with two quick six-point victories after the Eagles forfeited the opening two weight classes. Midway got on the board at 141-pounds when Anthony Caruso won on a 6-1 decision over Rickey Garcia. LWC rattled off three straight wins as Trent Johnson (No. 2 at 149) pinned Brent Hudgins in 2:38 of the first period. Derrick Smallwood (No. 2 at 157) and Kevin Almond (No. 5 at 157) took their nationally ranked bout into the extra frame where Smallwood secured the winning takedown to win via an 8-6 decision. … rest of story at _{^{http://www.lindseyathletics.com/article/13002.php?skipSplash=1&mc_cid=ad9f03475a&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b&skipSplash=1&skipSplash=1}}
AND Lindsey-Wilson Edges No. 11 Cumberlands on Senior Night
COLUMBIA, Ky. – For the fifth time this season, the No. 3-ranked Lindsey Wilson wrestling team defeated a ranked opponent as the Blue Raiders beat No.11 Cumberlands (Ky.) 32-14. Four of the first five matches went to Lindsey Wilson (11-0), beginning with an amazing performance from Nate Becker at 125-pounds. The freshman recorded a pin in his first collegiate bout at 55 seconds of the second period. Gabe Adams followed with a dominant effort in the 133-pound weight class as he notched a 17-0 tech fall. The two freshmen gave the Blue Raiders an 11-0 lead. Cumberlands (3-2) got on the board when Bryce Nickel (No. 12 at 141) registered a major decision against Tanner DeMien. …. rest of story at _{^{http://www.lindseyathletics.com/article/13013.php?skipSplash=1&mc_cid=e1d5a94c45&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b&skipSplash=1}}
AND BLUE RAIDERS DEFEAT CAMPBELLSVILLE; WIN MSC NORTH DIVISION REGULAR SEASON CROWN
CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. – The No. 2-ranked Lindsey Wilson wrestling team picked up a 22-14 win against Campbellsville (Ky.) that came down to the final two matches to win the Mid-South Conference North Division Regular Season Title. Trailing 14-9 entering the 184-pound bout, the Blue Raiders rattled off three straight wins to claim the victory. Tyler Hall (No. 5 at 184) kicked off the run with a 5-1 decision over David Richardson…. rest of the story at _{^{http://www.lindseyathletics.com/article/13038.php?skipSplash=1&mc_cid=18c25877f2&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b&skipSplash=1}}

11 } – Life University Men’s Wrestling Honors Seniors with 55-0 Victory Over Allen
MARIETTA, Ga. —- The No. 2 nationally ranked Life University men’s wrestling team honored its seniors both before and during the team’s dual against Allen University, dominating the Yellow Jackets on the mat 55-0. Before the match began, the staff honored graduating seniors, Randy McCray Jr, Yarhoski Aldiva, Denver Stonecheck, Case Merritt, Baker Hadwan, and Diallo Matsimela. The team put on a show for its seniors, winning seven of the 10 matches via pin. The match started quickly with McCray Jr. earning a lopsided 21-3 tech fall victory over his opponent. Quin McGlamery and Marcus Abreu followed that up with two straight first period pins, … rest of story at _{^{https://liferunningeagles.com/news/2021/1/29/mens-wrestling-honors-seniors-with-55-0-victory-over-allen.aspx?mc_cid=ad9f03475a&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b}}
AND No. 2 Men’s Wrestling Repeat as MSC South Division Champions
MOUNT VERNON, Ga. —- The No. 2 nationally ranked Life University men’s wrestling team captured the Mid-South Conference South Division title for the second consecutive year after defeating No. 6 Cumberland and (RV) Brewton-Parker Friday afternoon. The Running Eagles improve to 9-0 and 5-0 in MSC action on the year. The men defeated Cumberland 39-8 before downing Brewton-Parker 49-0. Life U totaled seven pins on the day in the two matches. Randy McCray Jr. got the action started early at 125 lbs. in the match vs Cumberland. He earned the 7-1 decision that was followed by Quin McGlamery, who picked up his third consecutive win via pin fall in 4:35. … rest of story at _{^{https://liferunningeagles.com/news/2021/2/5/no-2-mens-wrestling-repeat-as-msc-south-division-champions.aspx?mc_cid=7fbcdf9574&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b}}

12 } – W.H.A.C. WRESTLING HONORS ANNOUNCED
SYLVANIA, Ohio – (Complete Honors) – The Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) announced its first-ever conference honors for the sport of men’s wrestling. Blake Mulkey of Marian headlined the 2021 list, receiving Wrestler of the Year and First-Team All-Conference honors. Marian’s Elliott Rodgers picked up Newcomer of the Year after winning the 165-lb weigth class. Indiana Tech head coach Thomas Pompei was voted as Coach of the Year after leading the Warriors to the league’s first-ever tournament championship. Lourdes head coach Kelly Dock, III was voted as the Champions of Character Coach. In addition to the individual honors above, winners of each weight class at the conference tournament were named First-Team All-Conference and runner-ups were awarded Second-Team All-Conference. The WHAC also released its All-Academic Team … rest of story at _{^{https://www.whac.net/article/5504?mc_cid=a6cfb4b322&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b}}

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