Greensboro College Josh Wilson Takes Home ODAC Wrestler of the Week
Greensboro, NC – Junior Josh Wilson was awarded with the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Lighter Weight Wrestler of the Week on Monday.
Last week, Wilson defeated two Division I wrestlers, including Derek Guanajuato from the University of North Carolina and Anatah Manibushan of Queens University of Charlotte. Wilson then competed in the Ithaca Invitational on Friday and Saturday, taking home the championship in the 141 pound weight class and the Most Outstanding Wrestler award.
In the championship match of the Ithaca Invitational, Wilson defeated All-American James Rodriguez from Castleton … rest of story … Greensborocollegesports.com/Wilson-takes-home-odac-wrestler-of-the-week
No. 15 Wrestling Dominates Cal Poly, Duke in Season Opener
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – No. 15 Rutgers wrestling (2-0, 0-0) delivered convincing victories in its first two matches of the season, defeating RV Cal Poly, 31-10, and Duke, 47-0, on Friday night in San Luis Obispo, California. The Scarlet Knights won 17 out of 20 bouts during their two-match sweep, which included 13 victories by bonus.
No. 6 Dean Peterson (125), No. 10 Brian Soldano (184), No. 16 Dylan Shawver (133) and No. 17 Mitch Moore (141) recorded falls on Friday night. Moore, No. 6 Yaraslau Slavikouski (HWT) and No. 25 Jacob Butler (149) all delivered wins in their highly anticipated RU debuts after arriving over the summer as graduate transfers. Joe Fongaro (141) and Shane Cartagena-Walsh (174) also recorded wins in their varsity debuts.
No. 12 John Poznanski (197) and No. 24 Anthony White (165) collected two tech falls apiece.
“Really fired up about our guys wrestling hard and taking care of business against these two teams on the west coast,” said head coach Scott Goodale. “We scored a lot of bonus points tonight which is encouraging. Now we’re looking forward to getting home and filling up Jersey Mike’s Arena against Virginia Tech in two weeks.”
Rutgers opened the night against the Blue Devils and wasted no time thanks to back-to-back pins from Peterson and Shawver. Peterson worked a first-period fall, while Shawver’s pin gave the Scarlet Knights a quick 12-0 lead.
Fongaro followed in his varsity dual debut with an 8-4 decision. … rest of story at … Scarletknights.com/No-15-wrestling-dominates-cal-poly-duke-in-season-opener
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Stanford Dominates Duke
STANFORD, Calif. – In its season opener, Stanford shut out Duke, 41-0, in an outdoor dual at Taube Family Tennis Center. The Cardinal began the Chris Ayres‘ era in dominating fashion, winning all 10 bouts including six by bonus points. Sophomore Nico Provo, ranked No. 23 at 125 pounds, started things off for the Cardinal with an 8-1 decision over Logan Agin. He scored a pair of takedowns and tallied an escape and 1:54 of riding time. Half of Stanford’s wins came by technical fall. True freshman Tyler Knox earned the first one for the Cardinal at 133 pounds, winning 21-5 in 4:37 over Raymond Adams in his collegiate debut. Senior 141-pounder Jason Miranda followed up with a tech fall of his own, shutting out Duke’s Peter Chacon, 15-0, in 3:55. Ranked 10th nationally, Jaden Abas pushed the team score to 16-0 with a 12-7 decision over Jarred Papcsy at 149 pounds. Also ranked 10th in the country, sophomore Daniel Cardenas made it 21-0 Stanford with a 19-4 technical fall over Logan Ferrero in 5:00. True freshman Zach Hanson picked up a 10-3 decision over Gaetano Console at 165 pounds, while classmate Lorenzo Norman earned a 20-3 technical fall in 3:41 over Jack Wimmer at 174 pounds in his Cardinal debut. Sophomore Jack Darrah, who won gold at 92 kg at the U20 Pan American Championships in Santiago, Chile over the summer, kept the momentum going for Stanford with a 4-2 decision over Connor Becker at 184 pounds. Senior Nick Stemmet, ranked No. 13 at 197 pounds, was dominant in an 18-3 (2:05) … rest of story at … https://gostanford.com/news/2023/11/4/wrestling-stanford-dominates-duke.aspx
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Cal Poly Bullies Duke, Falls Short to No. 14 Rutgers in Season-Opening Duals
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — Cal Poly wrestling opened the 2023-24 season and its 75th year as a program with a pair of duals Friday at the Mott Athletics Center.
In front of 1,287 fans, the Mustangs, who received eight votes in the preseason NWCA Coaches Poll, throttled Duke 38-6 to open the night before falling in a hard-fought battle with No. 14 Rutgers, 31-10.
In the matchup with the Blue Devils, Cal Poly secured five wins via technical fall, one by fall and another by majority decision to roll to its first dual victory of the season.
The Mustangs surged out to a 25-0 advantage over Duke in the first five bouts thanks to a 20-3 technical fall by redshirt freshman Dom Mendez at 125 pounds, a 19-3 technical fall by redshirt freshman Zeth Romney at 133, a 19-6 majority decision by redshirt sophomore Abe Hinrichsen at 141, a 21-6 technical fall by redshirt sophomore Chance Lamer at 149 and a fall by redshirt junior Legend Lamer 2:11 into his match at 157.
Chance and Legend were two of three wrestlers for the Mustangs to post a perfect 2-0 record across the duals. Legend, who secured Cal Poly’s only pin on the night, capped off his night by earning a 4-2 decision over Rutgers’ Al Desantis. In his Mustang debut, Chance, a transfer from Michigan, impressed securing a whooping 11 takedowns across his two bouts, including seven in his technical fall victory against the Blue Devils. In the dual with the Scarlet Knights, Chance — currently ranked seventh in the nation at 149 pounds — cruised to a 14-5 majority decision.
The other Mustang that went undefeated across the two duals was graduate student Adam Kemp. At 174 pounds, Kemp showcased why he will be a force to be reckoned with this season, grabbing five takedowns in a 18-3 technical fall drubbing of Duke’s Jake Wimmer. … rest of story at … GOpoly.com/news/2023/11/3/wrestling-cal-poly-bullies-duke-falls-short-to-no-14-rutgers-in-season-opening-duals
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Cal Poly Wrestling All-Americans honored during 75th season-opening dual match against Duke and Rutgers
Legends that graced the mats as Mustang All-Americans joined together again in front of 1,287 fans as Cal Poly wrestling opened up its 2023-2024 season and its 75th year as a program with duals against Duke and Rutgers on Friday.
Cal Poly stomped on Duke 38-6 to open the night before falling to No. 14 Rutgers, 31-10. The Mustangs came out with a 25-0 advantage over Duke in the first five bouts. It was a different story against the Scarlet Knights, who entered Friday’s dual as one of only seven schools in the country with a ranked wrestler in all 10 weight classes. Chance Lamer, Legend Lamer, and Adam Kemp led the way for the Mustangs and went undefeated across their two duals. Legend secured Cal Poly’s only pin on the night and finished his night off with a 4-2 decision over Rutgers’ Al Desantis. Michigan transfer, Chance, had 11 takedowns across his two bouts. … rest of story at … KSBY.com/sports/cal-poly-wrestling-all-americans-honored-during-75th-season-opening-dual-match-against-duke-and-rutgers
Battle at Liberty, Collegiate Wrestling
FORT LIBERTY, NC – Collegiate athletes from across the country participated in ‘Battle at Liberty’, a wrestling competition held on Fort Liberty, N.C., Nov. 1, 2023. The event brought together local community, high school and college wrestlers and Soldiers alike.
An aircraft hangar on Pope Field served as a unique backdrop to an extraordinary performance by competitors. Campbell University Fighting Camels took home the win for the season opener 25-9 against the Black Knights, the Army West Point wrestling team. North Carolina State swept Presbyterian College men’s wrestling squad 48-0.
Among those in attendance was Lt. Gen. Christopher Donahue, XVIII Airborne Corps commanding general. “This is an incredibly important event, first and foremost, to ensure we have a relationship with the community,” said Donahue. “Without our community, we can’t do what we do every day.”
On the same night Fort Liberty hosted a match between Presbyterian College and North Carolina State. North Carolina State Wolfpack swept Presbyterian College Blue Hose squad 48-0.
Another role this event served was to bolster Army recruitment in the area of athletics, college and high school. Athletes make great soldiers, said U.S. Army Lt. Col. Ramon Ramos, Raleigh Recruiting Battalion commander. … rest of story at … Army.mil/article/271383/battle_at_liberty_collegiate_wrestling
UNC WRESTLING CRUISES TO PAIR OF VICTORIES AT CAROLINA DUALS
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The 25th-ranked North Carolina wrestling team (2-1) cruised to a pair of dual victories to begin the day, defeating Queens (41-10) and Greensboro College (48-3), before falling to No. 20 Oregon State (24-13) to cap off the Carolina Duals.
Against the Royals, Carolina collected a fall each from the trio of Jayden Scott (149), Sonny Santiago (157) and Isaias Estrada (165). In addition, the quartet of Spencer Moore (125), Caden McCrary (133), Lachlan McNeil (141) and Max Shaw (197) earned technical fall victories in the matchup.
The Tar Heel victory over Queens was the first dual victory for head coach Rob Koll at Carolina. In the second session against Greensboro College, Connor Alexander (149), Marcus Murabito (165) and Sabino Portella (174) were victorious by technical fall, with Chris Salazar (184) earning the first period pin. Facing No. 20 Oregon State in the nightcap, … rest of story at … GOheels.com/news/2023/11/2/wrestling-cruises-to-pair-of-victories-at-carolina-duals
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Queens University Royals Open 2023-24 Campaign at Carolina Duals
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The Queens University of Charlotte wrestling team opened their 2023-24 campaign today at the Carolina Duals facing No. 20 Oregon State, No. 25 UNC Chapel Hill, and Greensboro College.
Results
Queens 0 | Oregon State 58
Queens 10 | UNC 41
Queens 52 | Greensboro 2
How it Happened
- Facing five individually-ranked opponents in the meet with Oregon State, the Royals would drop eight matches to falls.
- The Royals collected two wins over the Tar Heels as D’Andree Hunt collected a major decision win over Chris Salazar. Jamikael Lytle then defeated No. 33 Aydin Guttridge in the heavyweight class via fall.
- The Royals picked up their first win of the season defeating DIII Greensboro College. Queens collected two major decisions and two tech falls in the meet. Additionally Hunt, Lytle, and Kuhn each won their matches via fall.
… rest of story at … Queensathletics.com/news/2023/11/2/mens-wrestling-royals-open-2023-24-campaign-at-carolina-duals
Millersville lives up to special setting in rout of York at Cooper Park
MILLERSVILLE, Pa – In the first ever outdoor match in program history hosted on a cloudless fall day in Cooper Park, No. 23 Millersville wrestling ran away with a 35-6 win in their dual meet against York College Thursday.
With the wrestling mat situated between the field’s home plate and pitchers mound and teams seated in the dugouts, Millersville received pins from No. 3 Devin Flannery and No. 10 Anthony Giampietro as well as three major decisions and a tech fall in the one-sided performance.
Bryce Beatty (125) took the mat and asserted his dominance from the get-go with three takedowns against Jacob Delvecchio to win by decision, 11-4. Flannery kept Millersville rolling and secured a quick fall at 1:59 after two takedowns of Coleman Ermi. No. 11 ranked Craig Cook also raked in the points as he won by a 20-5 technical fall to give the Marauders an early 14-3 lead.
A standout performance came from No. 10 ranked Anthony Giampietro at 184 pounds. Giampietro, who missed the final three months of the season with a serious shoulder injury, returned to the lineup and scored a fall in 30 seconds to acquire six more points for the Marauders. Eli Tuckey Andrew Vogelbacher, Riley O’Boyle, and Bishop McCoy all won by major decision in their match-ups as well. … rest of story at … Millersvilleathletics.com/news/2023/11/2/millersville-york
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