Takedown Report

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

February 9, 2023 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized