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NCAA – DI Live Streaming Guide (2/9 -2/12/2023)

TDR Editor’s Notes ; So many options of live wrestling to watch from afar. It is even more exciting in person yet if one can’t be there then ….

We’re into February and winding down the dual season, but have a full-schedule of DI duals whis week. A total of 56 duals will be contested. Since it can be difficult to figure out where and when to watch all of these events, InterMat has put together a list of all of the live-streamed events occurring this weekend. Below are the dates/times and how to watch each match (with links).

All times are eastern

Thursday, February 9:

Kent State at Cleveland State 7:00 PM Cleveland State YouTube

Friday, February 10:

Columbia at Harvard 6:00 PM ESPN+
Indiana at Michigan State 6:30 PM B1G+
Campbell at Bellarmine 7:00 PM BU Knights Sports Network
LIU at Brown 7:00 PM ESPN+
Lehigh at Bucknell 7:00 PM ESPN+
Gardner-Webb at Chattanooga 7:00 PM ESPN+
Buffalo at Clarion 7:00 PM Clarion Rokfin
Millersville at Franklin & Marshall 7:00 PM Centennial Conference TV
Binghamton vs. Cornell at Hilton, NY 7:00 PM BlueFrame Tech
Purdue at Maryland 7:00 PM B1G+
Pittsburgh at NC State 7:00 PM ACC Network Extra
Virginia Tech at North Carolina 7:00 PM ACC Network Extra
Nebraska at Ohio State 7:00 PM Big Ten Network
Princeton at Penn 7:00 PM ESPN+
Penn State at Rutgers 7:00 PM B1G+
Duke at Virginia 7:00 PM ACC Network
Air Force at West Virginia 7:00 PM ESPN+
Rider at Edinboro 7:00 PM FloWrestling
Oklahoma at North Dakota State 8:00 PM NDSU All-Access

… rest of the matches (there are many) at https://intermatwrestle.com/articles/26493

February 9, 2023 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Carolinas College & University Results

Oakley Named SoCon Wrestler of the Week

BOONE, N.C. — A fifth member of App State’s wrestling team has won SoCon Wrestler of the Week honors.
In the 25-6 dual win against Chattanooga, with both teams entering the dual at 4-0 in the league, App State’s Ethan Oakley won a 5-2 decision over 13th-ranked Brayden Palmer at 133 pounds.
Oakley broke a 1-1 tie on a takedown with 18 seconds left and responded to a late escape by registering one more takedown in the closing seconds to improve to 4-0 in SoCon duals and 6-0 in all duals.
Oakley, who stepped into the starting role at 133 following Sean Carter’s season-ending injury in mid-January, has gone 13-4 in his last 17 matches.
Oakley joins Carter, Jon Jon Millner, Will Miller and Will Formato as weekly winners for the 2022-23 season.
The 2022-23 season is presented by Hungry Howie’s and Penn Station. App State wraps up the regular season on Sunday, Feb. 19, with a home tripleheader against Campbell (also 5-0 in the SoCon), Presbyterian and Davidson starting at 2 p.m. … rest of story at APPstatesports.com/news/2023/2/8/-20-wrestling-oakley-named-socon-wrestler-of-the-week

Wolves Trounce The Trojans On Senior Night

Newberry Honors The Seniors En Route To A Sizable Win

NEWBERRY, S.C. — In what would be the last home dual of the season, Newberry Men’s Wrestling played host to the Trojans from the University of Mount Olive in a matchup between the number three and number four teams in the South Atlantic Conference Carolinas. The Wolves looked to rebound from the last outing in dual action as they were defeated at home by the Lander Bearcats back on February 1. With the Trojans coming off of a sizable 54-0 victory against Emory & Henry, Newberry needed to defend the home field advantage and end on a high note in conference play and for Senior Night.

Starting the night off at 141 lbs, Josh Blatt (Albemarle, N.C.) started off strong for the home team, winning a decision 8-3 over Hayden Waddell. Dallas Wilson defeated senior 149 lbs Devan Moore (Baxley, Ga.) by decision 7-2 in the ensuing match before senior 157 lbs Will Evans (Richmond Hill, Ga.) secured his first win in dual action on the year, pinning Tyler Vinson at 2:05. 

The Trojans came back to win the fourth match of the night, with Mike Vernagallo beating 165 lbs P.J. Wunderlich (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) by tech fall (16-0, 4:57), but the number one wrestler at 174 lbs in Super Region II, Dayton Fields (Seneca, Mo.), made sure to avenge the loss of his teammate by winning against Seth Thomas by a 19-2 tech fall. 184 lbs ZeBrandon Gant (Springfield, Ga.) continued the winning ways for the Wolves, securing a 14-5 major decision over Noah Williams, and 197 lbs Khris Walton (Merrillville, Ky.) did the same, winning by major decision over Jonathan Clack. 

The following match resulted in Nico Ramirez … rest of story at Newberrywolves.com/news/2023/2/8/wrestling-wolves-trounce-the-trojans-on-senior-night

Carolinas Showdowns all around – Season 6, Column 79

Conference titles, area bragging rights, and post-season seeds are all on the line in multiple Carolinas clashes starting with Thursdays match between DII powerhouses Lander and Pembroke.

31-3 for a combined record, 18-0 in conference. Nine athletes ranked in the Top 12 nationally between both teams. A staggering three dozen plus podium placements plus multiple titles from multiple wrestlers at multiple tournaments for these two squads combined efforts. Gaudy achievements indeed for the Pembroke Braves and the Lander Bearcats in advance of their South Atlantic Conference Carolinas showdown this week. The series has had a decidedly UNC-P flavor as it stands 3-0 for the Braves so far. SO FAR. Please have no doubt that the Bears Den, Finis Horne Arena, will be jammed to the rafters with Lander loyals howling for the first win in this young but spirited series. National rankings definitely would point to a Bearcats victory with Lander coming in #2 and UNC-P #18. The fireworks will start from the jump as Pembrokes 125lb Logan Seliga is top ranked and should face Landers #4 in the nation James Joplin. What a boost it would be for the Bears if Joplin could hand Seliga, The Midwest Classic and Citrus Invitational champ, his first loss of the season. …

The ACC regular season title will be settled Friday…IF the visiting Pitt Panthers can take down Pat Popolizios NC State WolfPack in Raleigh. Neither going to preview this match nor predict it, but fully expecting to see a magnificent clash of Titans. When the dust settles on this season this series of matches between The WolfPack, the Panthers and Tony Robies Virginia Tech Hokies will be what folks look back on as the year the ACC “arrived.” Especially those with BIG10 tinted glasses. …

See you sometime soon!

Ted Carreras … for full column at Morewrestlingplease.wordpress.com/2023/02/09/season-6-column-79-carolinas-showdowns-all-around

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Pac-12 Dual Meet Results

Cal Poly Remains Unbeaten in Pac-12 Duals, Beats Little Rock 25-10

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — Brawley Lamer and Trevor Tinker scored wins over nationally ranked Little Rock wrestlers and Lawrence Saenz won by major decision as Cal Poly earned its third straight Pac-12 dual meet victory with a 25-10 verdict Sunday inside Mott Athletics Center.

Lamer snapped a 0-0 tie with a four-point near fall midway through the second period on his way to a 6-3 decision over No. 21 Triston Wills at 174 pounds. Lamer improved to 6-7 for the season.

Tinker earned his fourth straight victory at 285 pounds and raised his record for the year to 12-7 with a 3-2 decision against No. 32 Josiah Hall. All the scoring was accomplished in the first period with Tinker notching a takedown and Hill a reversal, but Tinker rode Hill out for the entire second and third periods for the decisive riding time point.

“We only have one job to do –wrestle hard for seven minutes,” said seventh-year Mustang head coach Jon Sioredas. “When we do our job, good things happen.”

Saenz earned Cal Poly’s lone bonus point with an 11-3 major decision over Jayden Gomez at 141. Saenz evened his record at 7-7 with an escape, takedown and four-point near fall in the second period and an escape and takedown in the final round for his second major decision of the year.

Mustang 165-pounder Legend Lamer and Little Rock’s Tyler Brennan failed to score any points until Lamer notched a takedown with four seconds remaining and Brennan quickly escaped. Lamer earned the 2-1 decision for his third consecutive triumph.

Cal Poly’s other winners, all via decision, were Ethan Rotondo at 133, Dom Demas at 149, Luka Wick at 157 and Jarad Priest at 184. Rotondo and Priest both won by 8-2 decisions while Demas earned a 6-4 decision and Wick 8-5.

“Great performance today up and down the lineup,” Sioredas said. “Our guys wrestled hard for seven minutes and stole some matches against a gritty team.”

The Mustangs are 3-0 in conference matches for the first time since the 2009-10 season when Cal Poly defeated Cal State Fullerton, CSU Bakersfield and Stanford in its first three duals en route to a 5-2 Pac-12 dual meet mark and third-place finish in the Pac-12 Championship. … rest of story at GOpoly.com/news/2023/2/5/wrestling-cal-poly-remains-unbeaten-in-pac-12-duals-beats-little-rock-25-10

Valencia Earns Second Pac-12 Wrestler of the Week Honor

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – 174-pound redshirt freshman Cael Valencia is once again the Pac-12’s Wrestler of the Week, the conference announced today. It’s the second Pac-12 honor for Valencia in the past three weeks, and comes after the Sun Devil swept the weekend with wins over Little Rock’s Tristin Wills and Oregon State’s No. 22 Mateo Olmos. Sun Devil Wrestling has now collected four WOTW awards this season.
Valencia continued to make a name for himself last week with two huge wins against opponents from Little Rock and No. 20 Oregon State. On Friday he defeated Tristin Wills 5-1, then followed that with an unranked upset over No. 22 Mateo Olmos (6-4 SV1) Sunday night in Corvallis, Oregon. The second-year Sun Devil is riding a four match winning streak and is 5-2 in dual matches this season, including two wins in sudden victory in the past two weeks. On January 22nd he won Pac-12 Wrestler of the Week honors after upsetting … rest of story at Sundevils.com/news/2023/2/7/wrestling-valencia-earns-second-pac-12-wrestler-of-the-week-honor

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More Division I Dual Meet Match Results

Oklahoma Rolls Past Rider 24-10 on Senior Day

In the final home dual of the 2022-23 season, the Oklahoma wrestling team trounced Rider 24-10 Sunday afternoon.

Rider (4-5, 2-1 MAC) entered the dual with three ranked wrestlers against the Sooners’ (8-5, 1-3 Big 12) six. OU’s win snaps its three-dual losing streak ahead of finishing the season against three top-20 opponents. 

“It’s another good victory for the team,” head coach Lou Rosselli said. “We had some seniors that got to wrestle and won today. It’s exciting for Jacob and Carson to both win in their final dual at McCasland.”

On Senior Day, Jacob Butler strolled past Colton Washleski via a 6-1 decision in the 157-pound bout. With two takedowns in the first and second period, the senior soundly tied the dual up 3-3. Butler now has 36 victories in his collegiate career.

Following Butler, No. 17 Gerrit Nijenhuis tripped Hunter Mays up with 30 seconds remaining to break a 1-1 tie and win the 165-pound battle by a 3-1 decision. 

In the 184-pound battle, Keegan Moore fended off a late rally by Isaac Dean with a RT point to grant him the 4-3 victory. 

In his final bout at McCasland, Carson Berryhill was victorious over Asa Terrell 6-4 after earning the winning takedown with less than 30 seconds left. His win in the 197-pound bout powered the Sooners past the Broncs 12-6.

In a top-30 battle, No. 14 Josh Heindselman toppled No. 33 David Szuba 8-3 … rest of story at Soonersports.com/news/2023/2/5/wrestling-oklahoma-rolls-past-rider-24-10-on-senior-day

Bloomsburg Uses Five Bonus Point Wins for a 34-11 Victory Over Sacred Heart

FAIRFIELD, Conn. – The Bloomsburg wrestling team used five bonus point wins to cruise to a 34-11 win over Sacred Heart University, Sunday afternoon. The Huskies improved to 4-9 in duals for the season.
Senior Bronson Garber (Millersburg, Pa./Upper Dauphin) got things going for the Huskies with the first of four-straight bonus point wins as he earned a 16-0 tech fall at 125 pounds over Mike Manta. Michael Cassidy (New Cumberland, Pa./Cedar Cliff) picked up his first-career tech fall as he defeated Ben Davoli at 133 pounds 17-0 to give the Huskies a 10-0 lead.
Josh Mason (New Ringgold, Pa./Blue Mountain) continued to build his impressive resume with his seventh pin and ninth bonus point win of the season at 141 pounds. Mason got the fall at 3:35 over Dakota Asuncion to give the Huskies a 16-0 lead.
Cade Balestrini (Sunbury, Pa./Shikellamy) posted back-to-back pins for the Huskies as he got the fall at 6:36 over Chris Naegele at 149 pounds.
Sacred Heart got on the board three-straight wins, a tech fall at 157 pounds for Nick Palumbo and Aidan Zarrella earned a 4-3 decision at 165 pounds. Ryan Bolletino earned a 6-3 decision at 174 pounds to cut the Bloomsburg lead to 22-11.
Bruno Stolfi (Harleysville, Pa./Souderton) got the Huskies back on track with a pin at 1:55 in the 184-pound bout over Owen Ayotte. The Huskies pushed their lead to 28-11 with two matches to go.
Tanner Culver (Hartland, Mich./Hartland) held off a surge … rest of story at Buhuskies.com/news/2023/2/5/wrestling-uses-five-bonus-point-wins-for-a-34-11-victory-over-sacred-heart

EIWA Conference Recap (2/8/23)

In this week’s action, Cornell won its second consecutive Ivy League Title, Drexel extended their win streak to 7 matches after a 3-0 weekend, and Max Leete earned his 11th pin of the year.

This week’s Outstanding Wrestler for me is Julian Ramirez of Cornell. His win over returning NCAA runner-up, Quincy Monday, has helped establish him as the top dog in the conference at a loaded 165 lbs bracket. He’s earned a co-OW award from me after his performance at the Cliff Keen Invitational. This will be his first outright award, and he’s the first repeat award winner. An interesting tidbit about Ramirez – a season ago, he beat defending national champ Shane Griffith in front of a home crowd. This past weekend, he defeated Monday in front of a home crowd. The guy excels in front of his Big Red crowd! He’ll be looking to keep the momentum into the last few matches and the postseason. Congrats to Julian.

American

The Eagles were on the road at Virginia. They dropped the dual 23-15, after a quick :23 pin by Max Leete at 125 lbs. This was his 11th of the year – now tied for the most in D1 wrestling. They had 3 more wins by decision from Jack Maida (133 lbs), Lucas White (174 lbs) and Will Jarrell (285 lbs). American wrestled hard in this dual. An interesting wrinkle to the lineup was having Raymond Lopez (who spent time at 125 and 133) in at 141 lbs. Maybe beefing him up is the best look for their lineup… We’ll follow that one into next week as they host Lock Haven and Air Force.

Army

The Black Knights were in Bethlehem, PA for an EIWA dual with Lehigh. Three wrestlers earned wins in the 26-9 defeat. The first win of the night was by Ethan Berginc (#31 @ 125 lbs) in overtime over a very solid Carter Bailey. Next, Dalton Harkins (165 lbs) snuck out a 2-1 win, which was followed up by a decision by Ben Pasiuk (#18 @ 174 lbs). It looks like Trae McDaniel is manning the 149 lb spot lately. He dropped a match in overtime to Max Brignola, a returning NCAA qualifier last season. Army caught Lehigh with a nearly 100% lineup, which has been rare for them. A good showing, though, for Army. This weekend, the Black Knights will be at Drexel for a dual on Saturday.

Binghamton

The Bearcats wrestled Princeton in a dual. They lost 28-10 with a lineup missing some firepower, mainly a ranked Brevin Cassella at 165 lbs. They did see a win from Anthony Sobotker at 133 lbs, by major decision, to tie up the match. At 149 lbs, Michael Zarif had a win over returning NCAA Qualifier, … rest of story at Intermatwrestle.com/articles/26490=Wrestling+News

The Dragons Earn their Eighth Straight Victory Over Hofstra

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. – Drexel’s upper weights lifted the Dragons to their eighth straight dual win, 19-16, against the Hofstra Pride on Sunday afternoon. After trailing 10-8, Evan Barczak, Mickey O’Malley and Brian Bonino were victorious in three straight matches to give the Dragons a 19-8 advantage. DU improves its record to 9-4 overall and stays undefeated in conference matches at 6-0.

Drexel won five bouts in the dual as Barczak, Luke Nichter, and Tyler Williams all earned bonus points for the Dragons. Additionally, Bonino and Mickey O’Malley captured decisions. 

Antonio Mininno earned a takedown with under ten seconds in regulation to advance to overtime. He fell in extra time on a takedown by Moon. The Pride claimed victory at 133. Soriano found a takedown late in the third period to tie the bout at four but was defeated in a sudden victory. Nichter gave the Dragons their first points in a dominant major decision success at 149. The junior earned over four minutes of riding time. Williams cut the Pride lead to 10-8 after he won the Dragons’ second straight match with bonus points. 

Barczak gave DU its first lead of the day as he was triumphant by technical fall in 6:26. In a ranked matchup at 184, Bonino came up clutch in a sudden victory thriller to give Drexel a nine point advantage. The match was scoreless until Bonino escaped to start the second period. No. 23 Ferreira was able to escape in the third period to tie the match at one and extended the showdown to extra time. The graduate student took down Ferreira to end the match. … rest of story at Drexeldragons.com/news/2023/2/5/wrestling-the-dragons-earn-their-eighth-straight-victory-over-hofstra

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Big 10 Conference Results – February

Pucino’s Tech. Fall the Difference in No. 18 Illinois Win Over MSU

EAST LANSING, Mich. – The No. 18 Illinois wrestling squad closed out Big Ten dual season with a 17-16 win over Michigan State on Sunday, Feb. 5. Redshirt freshman Danny Pucino picked up a tech. fall win over Blake Noonan (23-8, 6:15) that gave the Illini the necessary bonus points to edge the Spartans.

Redshirt freshman Maximo Renteria (125 lbs.) got the scoring started for the Illini right off the bat. He defeated Benny Gomez by a 5-1 decision and complied 1:09 of ride time. Redshirt sophomore No. 10 Lucas Byrd (133 lbs.) extended his win streak to 11 with his 6-1 decision over No. 18 Rayvon Foley. He built up 1:19 of riding time and the Illini led 6-0.  

Freshman Jake Harrier won his bout at 149 pounds by an 8-4 decision over Peyton Omania to put the Fighting Illini ahead 14-0. He scored six unanswered points … rest of story at Fightingillini.com/news/2023/2/5/hold.Wrestling+News

NO. 5 BUCKEYES WIN AT NO. 14 NORTHWESTERN, 21-12

COLUMBUS, Ohio – No. 5 Ohio State (12-2, 6-1) returned to the win column with a 21-12 win at No. 14 Northwestern (5-3, 4-3) Sunday at Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, Illinois.

In the first five bouts of the day, Ohio State won three in overtime and another by just a point in taking a 12-3 lead. There was no first-period scoring in any of the first six matches of the day with the Buckeyes winning five.

Three true freshmen earned wins for the Buckeyes with Jesse Mendez (133), Seth Shumate (184) and Luke Geog (197) earning victories.

How it Happened 

133 | No. 9 Jesse Mendez (OSU) def. No. 13 Chris Cannon (NW) | SV, 6-4

Mendez, who suffered a cut over his right eye in the first, and Cannon were scoreless after the first period. Cannon scored first with an escape and added a takedown for a 3-0 lead. Mendez then escaped to end the second and added another halfway through the third to trail 3-2. Mendez then got the takedown and the 4-3 lead with less than 30 seconds to go. … rest of story at Ohiostatebuckeyes.com/no-5-buckeyes-win-at-no-14-northwestern-21-12

Penn State Dominates Indiana 35-8 For B1G Wrestling Road Win

Starocci handles Washington, Bartlett and Dean get pins in victory

BLOOMINGTON, Ind.; February 5, 2023 – The Penn State (13-0, 6-0 B1G) Nittany Lion wrestling team dominated homestanding Indiana (7-3, 3-3 B1G) 35-8 for another Big Ten road win. Penn State junior Carter Starocci handled Indiana’s D.J. Washington at 174 and Nittany Lions Beau Bartlett and Max Dean picked up pins in the victory. All rankings listed are InterMat/InterMat Team TPI (Jan. 31, 2023).
The dual meet began at 125 where sophomore Marco Vespa lost a 17-2 technical fall (4:48) against Jacob Moran. Baylor Shunk made his season debut at 133 for Penn State and took No. 29 Henry Porter to the limit before dropping a hard-fought 9-7 (sv) decision in extra time. Indiana took an early 8-0 lead. Beau Bartlett, ranked No. 5 at 141, quickly cut into the lead with a fast fall over Joey Showalter. Bartlett moved in quickly, took Showalter down, moved to a cradle and pinned the Hoosier in just 0:12 seconds.
Freshman Shayne Van Ness, ranked No. 13 at 149, then put Penn State on top for good. Van Ness dominated No. 30 Graham Rooks, tallying six takedowns and a four-point turn to post the 17-5 major decision. His win put the Nittany Lions up 10-8. True freshman Levi Haines, ranked No. 9 at 157, notched the only three takedowns of the bout in his 8-2 win over IU junior Derek Gilcher. Haines’ strong performance gave the Nittany Lions a 13-8 lead at intermission. … rest of story at GOpsusports.com/news/2023/2/5/penn-state-dominates-indiana-35-8-for-b1g-wrestling-road-win

Allred Named Big Ten Wrestler of the Week

Nebraska’s Silas Allred (197) claimed his first Big Ten Wrestler of the Week honor of his career, when the conference announced its award winners on Tuesday afternoon.

The Anderson, Ind., native recorded two pins this past weekend. On Friday against #21 Illinois, he helped secure the Husker victory with a third-period pin over #10 Zac Braunagel. On Sunday, Allred faced Purdue’s Hayden Copass where he tallied his second pin of the weekend with the first-period fall.

Allred, who is currently the tenth ranked wrestler in the nation, has a 19-5 overall record and a 9-3 dual record this season.

This is the second weekly honor this year for the Huskers, as Liam Cronin garnered the award last month. … rest of story at Huskers.com/news/2023/2/7/wrestling-allred-named-big-ten-wrestler-of-the-week

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DIVISION I COACHES POLL

Oklahoma State moves up after a pair of Top 10 wins

Manheim, Pennsylvania – Oklahoma State picked off a pair of top-10 opponents last week moving the Cowboys back into the nation’s Top 10 as the most recent NWCA Division I Wrestling Coaches Poll was released on Tuesday.

Oklahoma State (11-2) beat then-No. 6 Michigan 24-15 at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas at the second Bout at the Ballpark and then beat then-No. 8 Missouri on criteria in front of over 5,000 fans at historic Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater.

The top five teams remained steady as Penn State remained unbeaten after wins over No. 4 Ohio State and then-No. 22 Indiana. No. 2 Iowa beat No. 12 Minnesota 18-12, while Iowa State got past West Virginia 20-13 and pesky Pittsburgh 16-15. Cornell locked up another Ivy League title with a pair of wins on the weekend. The Big Red beat Penn and Princeton.

Methodology: The NWCA Division I Wrestling Coaches Poll is voted on by two coaches from each Division I wrestling conference. Each first-place vote is worth 25 points, 24 points for a second-place vote, 23 for a third-place vote and so on through to one point for a 25th-place vote. The poll is based on dual meet results. … rest of story and polls at NWCAonline.com/division-i-coaches-poll-penn-state-unanimous-no-1-after-beating-iowa-in-battle-of-big-ten-unbeatens

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Big 12 Conference Dual Meet Results

Cowboys Earn Tie Breaker Win Over No. 8 Missouri

STILLWATER – The Oklahoma State wrestling team defeated its second top-10 opponent in a row with a 17-16 win over No. 8 Missouri Sunday that came to the third tiebreaker criteria of total match points scored.
With both teams winning five matches, four by decision and a major decision by Missouri’s Keegan O’Toole and OSU’s Daton Fix, the match was decided based on the third criteria of match points, which Oklahoma State outscored Missouri, 45-43.
“I’ll just say I’m sure glad we got Daton when we needed to win by 10 points at the end,” head coach John Smith said. “Probably not his greatest match, but a lot of awareness. I mean that first period was big time, being able to pick up two takedowns and near fall points. 149 and 141, Good efforts with a nice, tough win (at 141). Lost a tight one there at 149. I think the only matches that were really separated was 165 and 133. The rest of them were barnburners that came down to the third period and end of the match. Good job for Surber being aware of where he was at. Attacking [Rocky Elam] in some positions that he needed to attack him in. Hopefully he’ll kind of grow from this and make a run at some things, like All-American honors, those type of things when you have nice victories like this.”
Oklahoma State entered the dual as the underdog in seven of the 10 individual bouts, but were able to pull off three upsets against the higher-ranked Tigers, … rest of story at OKstate.com/news/2023/2/5/cowboy-wrestling-cowboys-earn-tie-breaker-win-over-no-8-missouri

Bears Roar Back to Capture Big 12 Dual at Wyoming

Pin by Xavier Doolin Vaults UNC to Victory

LARAMIE, Wyo. – Xavier Doolin (285) defeated Taren Swartz at 2:28 by pinfall in the final of the dual to lift Northern Colorado past Wyoming 19-16 to claim the dual.
“Rivalry matches are tough,” said UNC head wrestling coach Troy Nickerson. “I don’t feel like we wrestled very well, however we were able to find a way to victory. Big wins by our upper-weights sealed the deal. We are excited to head home and regroup before we travel to Orem and a tough Utah Valley team.”
No.1-ranked Andrew Alirez (141) improved to 18-0 on the season with a dominating 18-6 majority decision win over Job Greenwood.
Chris Sandoval (149) earned a hard-fought 4-3 decision and Andrew Berreyesa (174) was victorious by a 4-2 decision.
Xavier Vasquez (197) won a 3-2 decision over Tyce Raddon, which set up Doolin’s heroics in the final match of the evening. … rest of story and results at UNCbears.com/news/2023/2/5/UW_UNC_Wrestling+News

Panther wrestling outlast Mountaineers in road dual

UNI improves to 7-0 all-time against West Virginia with 20-12 win. Panthers return home for final home dual on Friday vs. No. 3 Iowa State.

No. 14 UNI wrestling (7-3 / 5-2 Big 12) at RV West Virginia (7-5 / 1-5 Big 12)

• Attendance: 783
• Officials: Carlus Mansel and Mark Pocci 

MORGANTOWN, W. Va. — UNI wrestling capped a solid weekend of competition on the mat on Sunday afternoon as the Panthers picked up a 20-12 dual win over the West Virginia Mountaineers on the road in Big 12 competition. The Panthers are now 7-0 all-time in duals against West Virginia, and 4-0 under head coach Doug Schwab.

After Kyle Gollhofer dropped a hard fought bout at 125 pounds, Kyle Biscoglia (133 pounds) took the lead early in his match, heading into the third period with no points scored against him by David Rhoads. Finishing the match with an 8-4 decision, Biscoglia earned his team-leading 17th victory of this season. 

Attacking straight off the whistle, No. 7 Cael Happel (141 pounds) rolled in his bout against No. 28  Jordan Titus, scoring his first takedown in just fifteen seconds. Happel scored bonus points with a 13-4 major decision win to put UNI ahead 7-3.

No. 11 Colin Realbuto took on No. 25 Sam Hillegas in a tightly contested match at 149 pounds. Going back and forth in the first two periods, the third period brought all the action with a takedown from Hillegas, quickly followed by a counter attack from Realbuto … rest of story at UNIpanthers.com/news/2023/2/5/wrestling-panther-wrestling-outlast-mountaineers-in-road-dual

Four Thoughts on Oklahoma State Wrestling’s Wins against Missouri and Michigan

Seth Duckworth recaps the Cowboys’ big weekend

What a wild weekend for Oklahoma State wrestling, as the Cowboys beat two top 10 teams with Michigan and Missouri. Let’s dive into four thoughts on everything that transpired on Friday and Sunday.

1. A big-time dual vs. Missouri

This may be the most obvious one, but what a monumental win for the Cowboys vs. Missouri on Sunday. I thought there was a chance heading into it, but if you would’ve told me Dustin Plott would lose and the Cowboys would win the dual, I would have thought you were crazy. But OSU holds on in a nailbiter to take out No. 8 Missouri. Great environment, great showing by the fans, and everything you want in a wrestling match. That was why and how dual meets can be great.

2. Bout at the Ballpark not as well attended as one would hope

Attendance at the Bout at the Ballpark took a nosedive from over 12,000 last year to around 2,000 this year. I think it’s a creative event and has its place in the sport, but it will need something different to be a success commercially.

3. Team hitting its stride?

I’ll admit, I had my doubts about Oklahoma State at various points early in the season, but things seem to be clicking now. The Cowboys are wrestling at a level we haven’t seen yet. Michigan was without a few starters, and Missouri has had some injury issues leading up to this. But, these were two really good wins and the most complete that Oklahoma State has wrestled this season. … rest of story at Pistolsfiringblog.com/four-thoughts-on-oklahoma-state-wrestlings-wins-against-missouri-and-michigan

Luke Surber Named Big 12 Wrestler of the Week

STILLWATER – Oklahoma State’s 197-pounder Luke Surber earned Big 12 Wrestler of the Week after his upset over No. 1 Rocky Elam on Sunday, making it back-to-back weeks a Cowboy has won the award.

Surber went 2-0 on the weekend taking decisions over Michigan’s Rylan Rogers at Bout at the Ballpark, 6-2, and Missouri’s Elam, 5-4.
In a must-win match for the Cowboys against Missouri, Surber opened the scoring by taking Elam down with a minute to go in the first period. The final 15 seconds of the period was the difference in the match, consisting of an escape and takedown for Elam, followed by a reversal from Surber with seconds left in the period to take a 4-3 lead. From there, both wrestlers would escape … rest of story at OKstate.com/news/2023/2/7/cowboy-wrestling-luke-surber-named-big-12-wrestler-of-the-week

February 9, 2023 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Ivy League Champs!

Cornell University Wrestling Tops Penn, Claims 42nd Ivy Title In Program History

ITHACA, N.Y. — With a meet seemingly ready to go down to the final match, Chris Foca and Jacob Cardenas had other ideas. Their bonus point victories allowed the Big Red to claim a 19-15 triumph over the 25th-ranked Quakers to cap an unbeaten Ivy dual season and clinching the program’s 42nd conference title in school history.

The win capped a Senior Day that honors the class of 2023, including three-time NCAA champion Yianni Diakomihalis, who earned an 8-3 win over No. 12 Doug Zapf in his final home match.

After trailing 9-6 at intermission, the Big Red won consecutive matches after the break to regain the lead, first tying it with a Julian Ramirez decision victory over Lucas Raveno at 165 to tie it at 12-12, then busting through with a third-period fall over No. 20 Nick Incontrera. With a comfortable lead, but in search of bonus points, Foca was able to turn what looked like a future stalemate position into a turn, getting near-fall before squaring Incontrera’s shoulders for the big six points at the 5:59 mark. The bonus points put Cornell in the driver’s seat with three matches to go. … rest of story at Cornellbigred.com/news/2023/2/5/wrestling-tops-penn-claims-42nd-ivy-title-in-program-history

February 9, 2023 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Newberry To Become Associate Member Of Conference Carolinas In Men’s Wrestling

The Wolves will wrestle as part of sponsorship of the conference starting in 2023-2024 season

GREENVILLE, S.C. – Expanding on its previous co-sponsorship of men’s wrestling, Conference Carolinas announced today that it will sponsor the sport of men’s wrestling beginning with the start of the 2023-24 academic year.
Conference Carolinas and the South Atlantic Conference had been collaborating on men’s wrestling since the start of the 2018-19 academic year. The two conferences originally partnered to also sponsor field hockey, but the SAC began sole sponsorship of field hockey prior to the start of the current academic year.
The announcement of Conference Carolinas being the sole sponsor of men’s wrestling means that the current five SAC members (Coker, Emory & Henry, Limestone, Lincoln Memorial and Newberry) in men’s wrestling will now officially become associate members of Conference Carolinas with the commencement of the 2023-24 academic year.
In addition, Conference Carolinas is also thrilled to announce that the first official Conference Carolinas men’s wrestling season will feature 14 teams with Allen, Bluefield State and Montevallo also joining the league as associate members.
The eight join current Conference Carolinas member institutions Belmont Abbey, Emmanuel, King, Mount Olive and UNC Pembroke in addition to Lander, who has been an associate member of Conference Carolinas in men’s wrestling since 2020.
“We are incredibly thankful for the collaboration of the many men’s wrestling institutions in Conference Carolinas and the region for working together to make this a reality,” Conference Carolinas Commissioner Chris Colvin said. “Conference Carolinas has served as the main facilitator of our original men’s wrestling collaboration since its inception. We are truly excited that the sport has been built up so quickly over the last few years to allow us this opportunity, while also giving us the chance to welcome new associate members to continue building the sport throughout the region.”
Conference Carolinas will move to a two-division model with the 2023-24 academic year with the East Division featuring Allen, Belmont Abbey, Coker, Limestone, Mount Olive, Newberry and UNC Pembroke. The West Division will consist of Bluefield State, Emmanuel, Emory & Henry, King, Lander, Lincoln Memorial and Montevallo. … rest of story at Newberrywolves.com/news/2023/2/7/newberry-to-become-associate-member-of-conference-carolinas-in-mens-wrestling

February 9, 2023 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment