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7 Big Stories from the Week in College Wrestling (1/16/2023)

I know it doesn’t feel that way when you’re cutting weight over the holidays or going through brutal workouts, but the wrestling season really flies by. For such a long season, compared to other collegiate sports, you blink and it’s mid-January. It sounds crazy to think, but a month from now we’ll be wrapping up the regular season.

That’s why we should celebrate and focus on the now. This past weekend was another great couple of days of action on the collegiate wrestling front. As the year progresses, we are seeing seemingly strong teams show weaknesses, while new powers are emerging. Individually, each weight class is taking form, too. Early-season rankings rely on last year’s results, but with two and a half months’ worth of action, plenty of shifting has taken place and will continue to do so.

So, without any further delay, here are seven big stories from the week in college wrestling.

125 is a mess

At one point or another, throughout the course of a four-plus month season, each weight class has that one week, where everyone loses. Well, not everyone, but it just seems that way. For the better part of the year, 141 has been that weight and a weekly basis. That bracket seems to have leveled out and starts to make sense, a bit (for now).

That gave way to 125 lbs going nuts this weekend. … rest of story at Intermatwrestle.com/articles/26424

January 24, 2023 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Hixenbaugh again named SoCon Wrestler of the Week

BUIES CREEK, N.C. – After going undefeated at the 2023 Virginia Duals, Campbell’s Gabriel Hixenbaugh has been named Southern Conference Wrestler of the Week for the second time this season.

Hixenbaugh went 4-0 at 133 pounds at the Virginia Duals, including a 2-0 decision over No. 30 Wyatt Henson of Oklahoma. The redshirt junior also posted a pair of tech fall wins, topping Kent State’s Brendon Fenton 18-3 (7:00) and Maryland’s Conner Quinn 15-0 (5:37), helping CU defeat the 23rd-ranked Terrapins. He added a 5-2 decision over South Dakota State’s Derrick Cardinal in Saturday’s finale.

The Alabaster, Ala. native is now 14-1 on the season. … rest of story at GOcamels.com/news/2023/1/18/wrestling-hixenbaugh-again-named-socon-wrestler-of-the-week

January 24, 2023 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment