Takedown Report

College & University results – D 2 & 3

Wilson and Williams pick up wins in Pride’s match at Roanoke College

Roanoke, VA – The Greensboro College Men’s Wrestling team dropped an ODAC match to Roanoke College Thursday night but Josh Wilson and Brandon Williams were able to pick up victories over their opponents to keep in contentionion their respective weight classes.  Results are below:

125 – Jude Robson (RC) fall JaJuan Givens (GC)* ; RC leads 6-0
133 – Sean Hall (RC) fall Ivan Benitez (GC), 1:05; RC leads 12-0
141 – #5 Josh Wilson (GC) maj. Dec. Dustin Smith (RC), 14-2; RC leads 12-3
149 – Nick Young (RC) wins by forfeit; RC leads 18-3
157 – Andrew McDougal (RC) wins by forfeit; RC leads 24-3
165 – David Reid (RC) fall Luke Gregory (GC), 2:03; RC leads 30-3
174 – Josh Epperly (RC) wins by forfeit; RC leads 36-3
184 – No. 17 Mahlic Sallah (RC) tech fall Khalil Beck (GC), 16-0, 5:05; RC leads 41-3 … rest of story at Greensborocollegesports.com/news/2023/1/19/mens-wrestling-wilson-and-williams-pick-up-wins-in-prides-match-at-roanoke

No. 2 Lander University dominates Mount Olive and Belmont Abbey in a tri-meet

MOUNT OLIVE, N.C. – After being ranked the No. 2 team in The Open Mat on Wednesday and No. 2 in the latest NWCA Div. II rankings, the Lander wrestling rolled over Mount Olive and Belmont Abbey in a tri-meet Saturday afternoon. Lander moves 16-2 overall and 6-0 in the SACC. The Bearcats are now winners of their last six conference matches and have won seven straight overall.

No. 2/2 Lander (36) – Mount Olive (10)
The Bearcats started hot against the Trojans after beginning the match up 15-0 with two pins. James Joplin kicked things off with a first-period pin at 125 against the Trojans before Elijah Lusk earned three more points with a 2-0 decision before Zeth Brower used a first-period pin of his own to give the Blue and Gold a 15-0 edge.
Mount Olive would earn a major decision at 149 and a pin at 157 to get within five points of Lander.
David Hunsberger would respond with a 6-1 win by decision to get the Bearcats back on the scoreboard and increase the lead to 18-10. Hunsberger used an escape and takedown along with a point from riding time to extend his lead in the third period.
Jack Bond would help increase Lander’s lead to 21-10 with a 10-4 win by decision at 174 that saw takedowns in all three periods while the only points picked up by Mount Olive were from escapes. … rest of story at landerbearcats.com/news/2023/1/21/no-2-wrestling-dominates-mount-olive-and-belmont-abbey-in-a-tri-meet

Seliga Nabs SACC Wrestler Of The Week Honors Again

GREENVILLE, S.C. – The hardware kept rolling in for redshirt sophomore Logan Seliga on Tuesday afternoon when the Belle Vernon, Pa., native picked up South Atlantic Conference Carolinas Wrestler of the Week laurels for the third time this season, the league office announced.
Seliga, who took over the top spot in the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) rankings at 125-pounds on Wednesday, celebrated his No. 1 ranking with a pair of quick wins on Thursday at the Lincoln Memorial Tri-Meet. He registered a pair of pins over a combined 1 minute and 56 seconds as the Black & Gold recorded dual meet victories over Lincoln Memorial and King in Harrogate, Tenn. Seliga opened action at the Lincoln Memorial-hosted tri-meet by pinning LMU’s Porter Finstad at the 1:35 mark of the first period, and then closed out his day with a pin of King’s Tyson Upchurch in just 21 seconds.
A two-time NCAA Championships qualifier for the Black & Gold, Seliga has compiled a 36-12 (.750) career record in Pembroke, … rest of story at UNCPbraves.com/news/2023/1/24/wrestling-seliga-nabs-sacc-wrestler-of-the-week-honors-again

No. 2 Wrestling runs over Lincoln Memorial at home

GREENWOOD – Returning home after trouncing Mount Olive and Belmont Abbey in a tri-match on Saturday, the No. 2 Lander wrestling team chopped down Lincoln Memorial 46-9 at Horne Arena Tuesday evening. Lander moves to 17-2 overall and 7-0 in the SACC while LMU drops to 1-9 overall and 0-6 in the SACC. The Bearcats started the match up 18-0 as the Railsplitters forfeited at 157, 184 and 197. LMU would rebound with a major decision at 125 to get on the scoreboard while Kaiden Fisher would answer with a first-period pin at 133. Fisher was up 12-0 in the first period before recording the win.

The Railsplitters got points at 141 with a pin of their own to make it a 24-10 contest. Lander would see wins the rest of the way starting with Jack Tangen running circles around his opponent at 149.Winning by tech fall 24-9, Tangen recorded six takedowns in the third period as his opponent only recorded points from escapes. Randy Myers took a win at 157 from forfeit before Gage Bernall recorded a pin 49 seconds … rest of story at Landerbearcats.com/news/2023/1/24/no-2-wrestling-runs-over-lincoln-memorial-at-home

January 30, 2023 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized