Takedown Report

Big 10 Conference Dual Meet Results

TDR Editor’s Notes ; The last full week of Big 10 Conference dual meets are represented in the half dozen stories shared below. Contact us at the Editor’s office at martinkfleming@gmail.com Blog # 2963 (8/10/21)
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1 } – Gophers Outlast Badgers For Border Battle Win

MADISON – A back-and-forth contest on Saturday afternoon went the way of the No. 9 Gophers, as they knocked off No. 19 Wisconsin by a score of 19-15. 

With both teams splitting the ten bouts on the day, it was Minnesota’s ability to find bonus-points that proved to be the deciding factor as the Maroon & Gold was able to find a pair of bonus-point wins in the dual. 

Kicking off the dual at 149 pounds, Michael Blockhus secured a third-period fall over Aidan Medora to put six on the scoreboard for Minnesota. Blockhus was well in control throughout the match, securing seven takedowns and a pair of turns before hitting a cow-catcher midway through the final frame to pin Medora. 

Wisconsin would take the next two matches to tie the dual before Bailee O’Reilly rolled to a methodical 14-4 major decision win over Josh Otto. The grad student put on a clinic in the neutral position with five takedowns in the match, and collected over three minutes of riding time in the victory. 

The Gophers continued to roll at 184 pounds, where Sam Skillings would fill in for teammate Isaiah Salazar and defeat Wisconsin’s Tyler Dow by 11-4 decision. Skillings controlled the match from start to finish, taking advantage of his reattacks to take down Dow five times throughout the match. 

Wisconsin came out of the halftime break by rattling off three one-point victories to jump out front 15-13 and take their first lead of the dual, but Aaron Nagao would make his return to the lineup at 133 pounds … rest of story at Gophersports.com/news/2023/2/11/wrestling-gophers-outlast-badgers-for-border-battle-win

2 } – Bonus Points Key Win over Indiana in B1G Dual Finale

» No. 9 Michigan used bonus points to rally from an initial deficit and earn a 23-18 win over No. 22 Indiana in its Big Ten dual finale.
» Dylan Ragusin earned a first-period fall at 133 pounds, while Jack Medley (125) and Mason Parris (Hwt) scored major-decision victories.
» Pat Nolan and Will Lewan both earned buzzer-beater comeback wins at 141 and 157 pounds, respectively.

Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (Cliff Keen Arena)
Score: #9 Michigan 23, #22 Indiana 18
Records: U-M (10-4, 5-3 Big Ten), IU (7-5, 3-5 Big Ten)
Next U-M Event: Sunday, Feb. 19 — vs. Central Michigan (Crisler Center), 5 p.m.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The No. 9-ranked University of Michigan wrestling team rallied from an initial deficit, winning five of the final seven bouts to defeat No. 22 Indiana, 23-18, in its Big Ten dual finale on Sunday afternoon (Feb. 12) in front of 1,463 fans at Cliff Keen Arena.

The Wolverines kickstarted the rally with three consecutive bonus wins — major decisions for Mason Parris and Jack Medley and heavyweight at 125 pounds, respectively, and a quick first-period pin for Dylan Ragusin at 133 pounds.

Parris, the nation’s No. 1 heavyweight, earned his second ranked win of the weekend with an 18-4 major decision over 23rd-ranked Jacob Bullock. Parris scored five takedowns, including two apiece in the first and third periods, and added a four-point arm bar in the former. He tried for the technical fall late and scored his final takedown off a leg attack — nearly putting Bullock on his back — in the final 10 seconds. He improved to 24-0 on the season.

Medley, ranked 18th at 125 pounds, scored 10 takedowns, … rest of story at Mgoblue.com/news/2023/2/12/wrestling-bonus-points-key-win-over-indiana-in-b1g-dual-finale

3 } – No. 13 ‘Cats Derail Boilermakers, 30-12

Northwestern victorious in all eight matches contested in Big Ten dual meet finale

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (February 12, 2023) – No. 13 Northwestern wrestling (7-3, 5-3 B1G) put an exclamation point on a banner weekend this afternoon, rolling to a 30-12 win over Purdue inside Holloway Gymnasium in West Lafayette, Ind. 
Today’s victory sees the Wildcats close the regular season at 7-3 overall, marking the first time since the 2013-14 and 2014-15 seasons that the program has posted back-to-back winning seasons.  Northwestern also closed the year a 5-3 mark in Big Ten dual meets, its first winning conference campaign since 2017-18.
The ‘Cats were victorious in all eight contested bouts this afternoon, picking up bonus points in five matches.  Northwestern was dominant across the board, finishing the day with a 26-1 advantage in takedowns.
Trevor Chumbley was a force on the day at 157 pounds, bullying Brennan Doyle from the onset in a comprehensive 17-1 win by technical fall.  The St. Charles, Ill. native used a pair of four-point near falls to pad his advantage ahead of a takedown 24 seconds into the third period to cement his 21^st win of the year. … rest of story at NUsports.com/news/2023/2/12/wrestling-no-13-cats-derail-boilermakers-30-12

4 } – Penn State Takes Down Maryland 44-3 to Claim Big Ten Regular Season Title

Nittany Lions win ninth B1G dual crown, all under head coach Cael Sanderson

PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Penn State (15-0, 8-0 B1G) took down visiting Maryland (9-8, 1-7 B1G) 44-3 in sold out Rec Hall on Sunday to claim the 2023 Big Ten Regular Season (dual meet) Championship. The Nittany Lions won nine of ten bouts, seven for bonus. All rankings listed are InterMat/InterMat Team TPI (Feb. 7, 2023).
For the Nittany Lions, it is the ninth time they have won (or shared) the conference’s regular season title (all under head coach Cael Sanderson). Penn State’s regular season conference title list includes 2012 (co-), 2014 (co-), 2016 (co-), 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 (co-), 2022, and now 2023. This marks the eighth time that Penn State has finished the Big Ten dual season without a loss or tie, the seventh under Sanderson.
The dual meet began at 125 where redshirt freshman Gary Steen took No. 15 Braxton Brown to the wire before losing a tough 1-0 decision. Roman Bravo-Young, ranked No. 1 at 133, put Penn State on top for good however with a rousing win at 133.  Bravo-Young tallied 14 takedowns in a 28-13 technical fall over King Sandoval (6:45). Beau Bartlett, ranked No. 6 at 141, used a reversal and a takedown to post a 5-2 win over Kal Miller, giving Penn State an 8-3 lead.
Redshirt freshman Shayne Van Ness, ranked No. 13 at 149, … rest of story at GOpsusports.com/news/2023/2/12/wrestling-penn-state-takes-down-maryland-44-3-to-claim-big-ten-regular-season-title

5 } – B1G Takeaways from Week Six of Conference Dual Season

This week marked the end of the 2022-23 Big Ten dual schedule and the close of the regular season for some, while a few teams still have one more nonconference dual remaining. Penn State was named the Big Ten regular season champs, Maryland earned its first conference win since 2016 and wrestlers made final pushes to position themselves for Big Ten seeding.

Here are our takeaways, and BIG Awards at the bottom!

Hawkeyes beat up the Wolverines

Iowa has been an interesting dual meet team this season. It’s been pretty clear that they are the second-best team in the country since the start, but like most teams, injuries and some surprising results at times have had them wrestle some close duals at times this season. Wisconsin and Illinois were both closer than anyone would have guessed; however, this past Friday night in Carver Hawkeye arena we saw a team that is going to be dangerous in March. The Michigan Wolverines traveled to town in what was expected to be a fun dual to round out the B1G schedule for both teams. Sadly for Michigan, the season has taken out a lot of their wrestlers, leaving them without many of their starters. I expected we wouldn’t get Mattin at 141, and Amine at 165, but not having Ragusin out there at 133 was a surprise, and the less-than-pleasant kind. Last I’d seen of Ragusin, he was being pinned by Daton Fix, so not sure if his missing the Iowa match was rest related, or if this is some injury concern. Ragusin did wrestle against Indiana, where he pinned his opponent, so I suspect this was just some preventative maintenance. On the flip side though, it was a pleasant kind of surprise seeing Chance Lamer back in the lineup for the Wolverines. He had a tough match against Max Murin at 149, but he remained competitive against a bruising veteran in the sixth-ranked Murin. The Hawkeyes looked really good though, taking out the Wolverine backups … rest of story at https://intermatwrestle.com/articles/26505

6 } – Huskers Collect Fifth Straight Dual Victory

Lincoln, Neb. – The Nebraska wrestling team (11-3, 7-1) tallied seven bout victories en route to the Huskers’ 27-10 victory over Rutgers in front of 1,545 fans at the Devaney Center. 

No. 5 Brock Hardy (141) highlighted the day with a technical fall, and No. 1 Peyton Robb (157) and No. 2 Mikey Labriola (174) claimed a pair of victories to remain undefeated at 22-0. 

Competition started at 197 with No. 10 Silas Allred facing Billy Janzer of Rutgers (10-7, 2-6 Big Ten). Allred scored a pair of takedowns en route to the 6-0 decision. At HWT, Cale Davidson battled No. 21 Boone McDermott, but fell by major decision, 12-3. 

Up next, No. 5 Liam Cronin tallied a 3-1 decision over Rutgers’ No. 16 Dean Peterson. Cronin used an escape and a late takedown in Period 3 to claim his third-straight conference victory. Boo Dryden then got the call at 133 against No. 15 Joe Heilmann. Dryden scored an opening takedown, but Heilmann responded to get the 6-3 decision.

With the Huskers trailing 7-6, Hardy flipped the momentum with a major decision over Rutgers’ Devon Britton. Hardy scored a takedown in each period and added eight nearfall points to grab the 18-3 win. 

At 149, Dayne Morton struck first with a takedown in period one, answered by an Anthony White escape. A pair of stall warnings against White in the second period added to Morton’s lead. In the final period, White tallied an escape, a takedown and the riding time point to defeat Morton in a 5-3 decision.

Top-ranked Robb (157) kept his perfect record intact with an 11-3 major decision over Andrew Clark. In the opening period, Robb recorded a takedown and two nearfall swipes to jump out to the 4-0 lead. A second period reversal increased his advantage to 6-0 entering the final two minutes. A pair of takedowns and the riding time point secured the major for Robb and stretched Nebraska’s lead to 15-10. 

Bubba Wilson (165) used a big third period takedown to defeat Al DeSantis in a 6-3 decision. … rest of story at https://huskers.com/news/2023/2/12/wrestling-recap.aspx

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