Big 10 Team Dual Results
Minnesota Wrestling Rolls to Dual Wins over Morgan State, George Mason
MINNEAPOLIS – The No. 14 Minnesota wrestling program improved its dual record to 3-0 after dominant victories over Morgan State (0-5) and George Mason (4-2) Saturday in Fairfax, Va. The Gophers shut out the Bears, 52-0, and followed that with a 37-6 victory over the host-Patriots.
The Golden Gophers had little trouble with Morgan State, a first-year HBCU program, as they won all nine contested matches by bonus points. Only one bout made it past the second period and no takedowns were recorded by the Bears. The shutout was the team’s first since a 48-0 win over Maryland in Jan. of 2021, and it was the Gophers’ largest win, and first time reaching 50 points, since a 53-0 victory over Duke in Jan. of 2019.
Seventh-ranked sixth-year senior Patrick McKee got the match started at 125 pounds with his second pin in as many matches this season. Redshirt sophomore Jager Eisch, making his season dual debut, and 31st-ranked redshirt sophomore Vance VomBaur followed with 18-0, tech fall victories at 133 and 141 pounds, respectively.
Fellow redshirt sophomore Drew Roberts, ranked 18th, tacked on a 15-0 tech fall win at 149 pounds, while eighth-ranked sixth-year senior Michael Blockhus scored the second pin of the day for Minnesota at 2:20 of his match at 157. … rest of story at … GOphersports.com/Wrestling-rolls-to-dual-wins-over-morgan-state-george-mason
No. 10 Iowa State Dominates No. 18 Wisconsin
HUMBOLDT, Iowa – No. 10 Iowa State (3-0, 0-0 Big 12) made a statement against No. 18 Wisconsin (1-1, 0-0 Big Ten) in its first top-25 dual matchup of the season by winning, 42-0, Sunday afternoon inside Humboldt High School.
Iowa State dominated the dual from start to finish with three wrestlers – Kysen Terukina, Casey Swiderski and David Carr – defeating top-15 foes. ISU won the takedown battle, 27-2.
It was just the second shutout in the series between Iowa State and Wisconsin, with the last being a 52-0 Cyclone win in 1922.
The dual’s featured bout came at 165 pounds where No. 2 David Carr took on Wisconsin’s No. 4 Dean Hamiti. Carr got in on a leg in the first period but Hamiti fended off the attack for nearly a minute before nearly getting a takedown himself. After review, it was ruled no takedown and the wrestlers ended the opening frame scoreless.
Carr escaped to begin the second and nearly earned a takedown in the period but Hamiti’s length once again proved problematic for Carr and the Badger thwarted the effort. Carr pieced together a masterful third-period ride and finished with over a minute of riding time for a 2-0 decision.
At 125 pounds, No. 17 Terukina started hot with two first period takedowns and led No. 5 Eric Barnett, 6-1, after three minutes. Terukina added two more takedowns in the final period to complete the upset by major decision, 14-3. The Hawaii native was named UFC Fight Pass Most Outstanding Wrestler for his performance.
No. 18 Evan Frost took on Nicolar Rivera at 133 pounds and secured a 12-6 decision. Frost had two takedowns and a pair of reversals, as well as two minutes of riding time, in the win. … rest of story at … Cyclones.com/Wrestling-no-10-iowa-state-dominates-no-18-wisconsin
No. 6 Buckeyes Sweep Columbia, Hofstra Sunday in New York
COLUMBUS, Ohio — No. 6 Ohio State (4-0) started a Sunday double header at Columbia (0-2) with a 49-0 win over the Lions and followed that effort with a 51-0 win at Hofstra (0-1) in the afternoon.
Since opening the season with a 24-12 win at No. 3 Virginia Tech, Ohio State has won its last 33 individual matches. Ohio State earned bonus points in 19-of-20 matches Sunday in New York.
How it Happened vs. Hofstra
165-No. 18 Bryce Hepner (OSU) def. Matt Rogers (HOF) | TF, 18-2 (7:00)
In his first action of the season, Hepner struck first with a pair of takedowns to lead 6-1 after the first three minutes. The wrestlers started neutral in the second before Hepner added two more takedowns to lead 12-2 after five minutes. Again starting neutral to open the third, got the final takedown to win by technical fall, 18-2.
174-No. 6 Carson Kharchla (OSU) def. Ross McFarland (HOF) | MD, 17-3
Kharchla led 6-1 after the first period on a pair of takedowns. McFarland escaped to open the second before a Kharchla takedown made it 9-2 to close out the second. An escape upped the lead to 10-2 before a Buckeye takedown increased the advantage to 13-2. Kharchla finished the match to win by major decision, 17-3.
184-No. 10 Gavin Hoffman (OSU) def. Will Conlon (HOF) | TF, 19-4 (5:27)
Hoffman battled for the opening takedown for a 3-0 lead after 90 seconds. A minute later Hoffman added the second takedown of the period for a 6-1 lead after three minutes. Conlon chose bottom and Hoffman let him go for a Hofstra escape point. After a Hoffman takedown, Conlon added another escape point before another Hoffman takedown made it 12-3 Buckeyes after five minutes. The match ended with a win by technical fall, 19-4, for the Buckeyes. … rest of story at … Ohiostatebuckeyes.com/Wrestling-ohio-state-at-columbia-hofstra-live-updates
NO. 3 HAWKEYES DOWN NO. 16 OREGON STATE, 25-11
IOWA CITY, Iowa – The third-ranked University of Iowa men’s wrestling team won seven matches in a 25-11 victory over No. 16 Oregon State on Sunday afternoon in its home opener at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Hawkeyes had three bonus point victories over the Beavers and a 96-66 advantage in match points. “Good test. I give them kudos,” said head coach Tom Brands. “I give Pendleton kudos. He is a professional. He is no slouch. He is a worthy opponent. He comes from a place where he isn’t going to roll over and let you tickle his belly. I have known him as a competitor for a long time. I knew that we had to be ready coming in here.”
Oregon State got on the board first as Brandon Kaylor won via a 7-6 decision over Drake Ayala. Kaylor used a takedown with 25 seconds remaining in the third period to clinch the win. Iowa then rattled off two bonus point victories as Brody Teske put together a major decision over Gabe Whisenhunt before Real Woods notched a technical fall over Cleveland Belton by a score of 18-3.
“It is cool. It’s fun,” said Teske. “It is a lot better than working a nine to five. It is a great opportunity, and I give all the glory to God. All the support, I am grateful for everything. I’m in a great place right now and moving forward.”
At 149 pounds Victor Voinovich III and Nash Singleton remained tied after regulation but a takedown in sudden victory gave Voinovich a 6-3 victory. Jared Franek closed out the first half of the dual with a, 10-3, decision over Murphy Menke. … rest of story at … Hawkeyesports.com/No-3-hawkeyes-down-no-16-oregon-state-25-11
Tar Heel vs. Wolfpack Rivalry TDR #31-3
The North Carolina State University (NCSU) and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) rivalry will battle this Thanksgiving weekend on the gridiron when their football teams meet. The spirits and passions of alumni and students at both schools are extolled and proclaimed in debates in the state legislature, college campuses, many public gatherings and at any time the sports teams compete in direct competition.
The Wolfpack and the Tar Heels have met in 127 dual meets in the past 99 seasons. Which team has proven to their fans that they are better than their rival? Wrestlers are in close contact and it can be difficult to see who has the advantage. The Tar Heels won the first dual meet on Jan. 23rd, 1925 in Raleigh and won the first 5 matches in the series. UNC started their team two years before NCSU and has had a varsity program each year.
In 1933 the Wolfpack won for the first time by a close margin of 18 to 14, yet The Daily Tar Heel called it a “disastrous loss”. They wrestled yearly 1925-1943 except in 1929, 1931 & 1932. NCSU did not have a team in 1932. NCSU won the next five matches and then UNC won 5 consecutive duals before the competition was suspended due to the Second World War thus they did not wrestle each other in 1944-1946.
The Tar Heels continued to win in 1947 and 1948 after competition resumed. Coach P.H. “Chuck” Quinlan had coached UNC since 1926 to 11 wins in 17 matches with NCSU before losing his last match in 1949 with the Wolfpack by a 21-11 score. Coach Al Crawford took the reins at NCSU after the war. After the first two losses he led his team to win 7 of the next 8 matches.
The first tied match was in 1950 when Sam Barnes coached his first rivalry match for UNC. Barnes was the head coach for 25 matches through 1973. Crawford continued with NCSU through 1967. Jerry Daniels took the reins and guided the Wolfpack to six consecutive victories. The largest NCSU winning margin was 48-3 in 1973 with Daniels over Barnes’ in their last match up. This string ended with UNC led by new coach, Bill Lam in the 2nd tie in 1974.
Lam coached the Tar Heels for 59 matches against NCSU. His 33 victories are the most of all head coaches in this series. His arch-nemesis, Bob Guzzo coached NCSU in 60 matches with UNC. In 1975 Lam and Guzzo started a home and home series in which the teams wrestled twice a year. This doubled the opportunities to see the rivalry on the mats each year until 2008. As a fan this was a delight to view as the fans were numerous and a bit raucous at times.
Both coaches came to North Carolina from states with strong wrestling traditions, Lam from Oklahoma and Guzzo from Pennsylvania. Lam led UNC to their longest win streak of 10 matches in the 1973-1977 seasons. The largest UNC winning margin was 37-3 in the 2nd match in 1986. The epic Lam vs. Guzzo battles ended in 2003 when Lam retired. His assistant coach, and former UNC national champion, C.D. Mock took the reins until 2015. Guzzo retired in 2004 after the following season and his assistant coach, Carter Jordan, took over until 2012.
Current NCSU head coach Pat Popolizio became the 10th and after a first match loss he has the longest winning streak over UNC in the last ten matches. This not only matches the longest streak by UNC under Lam it also ties the historic almost a century long rivalry at 62 wins for each team and 3 tied matches! Popolizio has taken the Wolfpack to the #2 national ranking. This is the highest ranking ever for NCSU.
This past summer UNC Coach Coleman Scott returned to Oklahoma State to work with head coach John Smith. Another former UNC National Champion, Rob Koll started as the 7th head coach at UNC. Koll was also a four time All-American. Koll brings 30 years of experience with over 330 wins at Cornell and Stanford Universities. Koll noted that “It is amazing the series is tied after all these years. I don’t like the current trend and intend to fix it!” The next match will be February 2nd in Raleigh.
Limestone Saints Take Down Lincoln Memorial In Home Opener
GAFFNEY, S.C. – Performing in front of the home crowd for the first time this season, the Limestone University wrestling team took down visiting Lincoln Memorial 34-10 on Wednesday afternoon inside the Timken Center. The Saints improve to 1-1 on the young season.
Senior Trey Finnearty (The Plains, Ohio) got the Blue and Gold started with a major decision in the 125 lb. bout, pushing the home team in front early 4-0. Junior Jaqion Williams (Greenwood, S.C.) followed that up with an impressive 14-0 major decision at 133 before junior Kaleem Heard (Rock Hill, S.C.) topped James Thaxton by a 12-5 decision, ballooning the lead to 11-0 after three matches.
Senior Brandon Seawright (Birmingham, Ala.) continued the impressive start for Limestone after taking down Austin Vincent by a 14-4 major decision in the 149 lb. weight class. However, Lincoln Memorial was able to cut into the deficit following a win at 157.
Freshman Chase McKinney (Trinity, N.C.) got the Saints back on track with a 6-0 decision at 165 before junior Garrett Starks (Greenville, S.C.) picked up a pin over Jack Hill in the opening seconds of the 174 lb. weight class. Graduate JaQuez Bostic (Columbia, S.C.) left no doubt in the 184 lb. match, defeating Michael Nunn by an 18-5 major decision. … rest of story at … GOlimestonesaints.com/Mens-wrestling-saints-take-down-lincoln-memorial-in-home-opener
Rice’s Late Takedown Seals Wolves Comeback Victory at King
BRISTOL, TENN. – The Newberry College wrestling team (3-0, 3-0 Conference Carolinas) defeated the Tornado of King University (1-2, 1-2 Conference Carolinas) 21-20 in a match that they trailed 20-4 in.
The Wolves trailed in the dual match 20-4 going into the 174 lb match where Andrew Reed defeated King’s Mahoney by a 14-4 major decision to cut the dual score to 20-8. ZeBrandon Gant followed up with an 11-2 major decision as the wolves chipped away at that King lead making it 20-12.
The biggest momentum turn happened when John Parker put King’s Pociask on his back with :46 seconds left in the third period to cut the King lead to 20-18 with the 285 bout left.
In that 285 bout, Devon Rice and King’s Jacob Telles exchanged escape points in the third period. With :10 seconds left on the clock, Rice would get a three-point takedown to seal the comeback victory for the Wolves with a 21-20 win. Zach Shupp also had a 21-13 major decision victory to start off the match for the Wolves at the 125 lb class. … rest of story at … Newberrywolves.com/Wrestling-rices-late-takedown-seals-wolves-comeback-victory-at-king
Mount Olive Trojans win home opener over King, 23-17
MOUNT OLIVE (Nov. 15) – The University of Mount Olive men’s wrestling team claimed six victories on Wednesday night in a 23-17 win over King in Conference Carolinas action at Kornegay Arena.
With the win, the Trojans improve to 2-0 overall with both wins coming in league duals this season. Mount Olive secured its second-ever victory over King with both wins coming at home for the fifth-year program. Meanwhile, the Tornado drop to 1-1 this year after claiming its conference opener versus ranked Belmont Abbey last week.
In the opening match at 125, junior Lens Mathurin secured a win via sudden victory 12-9 in the first overtime after a back-and-forth match ended with a three-point takedown over Tyson Upchurch. With the Trojans leading 3-0, King secured six points following a forfeit in the 133-weight class. Mount Olive answered with back-to-back victories after sophomore Taylor Robinson captured a narrow 4-3 decision against Nico Crosnoe at 141. No. 10 ranked redshirt sophomore Dallas Wilson followed up with an impressive 13-8 win at 149 over fellow national qualifier Demetri Teddlie in his first appearance of the year. The Tornado tied the dual at 9-9 after a 4-3 decision in the 157-weight class.
UMO responded with 11 combined match points over the next two contests. … rest of story at … UMOtrojans.com/Wrestling-trojans-win-home-opener-over-king-23-17
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