Takedown Report

College Dual Meet Results in D-III and D-II

John Carroll Men’s Wrestling Secures Two Wins at Home Tri-Meet
UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS – Making the team’s home debut for the season, John Carroll Men’s Wrestling posted a pair of wins at the Tony DeCarlo Varsity Center.  The Blue Streaks tallied a 28-12 victory over Otterbein University and then a 46-6 conquest of Hiram College. Otterbein beat Hiram in the other dual, 47-6. The wins marked John Carroll’s first two dual wins of the campaign.
Full Results
JCU vs. Otterbein (JCU wins, 28-12)
Otterbein looked good in the early going, as the Cardinals tallied a win at 125 via forfeit and a decision win at 141, with a Ty Daugherty tech fall victory at 133.
A pair of hard-earned victories by decision turned the tides for John Carroll. Kyle Bizjak fended off Nathan Leko at 149 with a narrow 4-2 victory. Patrick McGraw fought off a strong challenge from Austin Amens at 157. The Saint Ignatius grad got out to a hot start, but allowed a 3-point takedown in the second period. Amens narrowed the deficit further to just one point, but McGraw tallied a takedown to ensure the victory. McGraw’s win pushed JCU ahead, 11-9. … story at … JCUsports.com/Mens-wrestling-secures-two-wins-at-home-tri-meet

Trinity Wrestling Collects First Win Over Williams In 20 Seasons
HARTFORD, Conn. – The Trinity College Wrestling squad opened their home schedule with a 25-23 victory over visiting Williams College in Oosting Gymnasium Friday night. This is the Bantams first victory over the Ephs in 20 seasons. Prior to the match, the Bantams honored first captain Mike O’Hare and first All-American Joe Adam.
The Bantams collected forfeit victories of first year Alexander Schaeublin and sophomore Matthew Carrozza. At 141 pounds, sophomore Adam Schaeublin rolled to a major decision, 17-8, and then junior Chris Perry registered a 10-0 major decision in the 149-pound match.
At 157-pounds, sophomore Chase Ledbury lost by fall, while first year Tucker Vician fell by technical fall, 16-0, in the 165-pound bout. Senior Adam Frost returned the Bantams to win column with a 15-0 technical fall victory at 174-pounds, and then junior Marco Bragado lost by decision, 9-4, in the 184-pound match. At 197-pound, sophomore John Fiore III was edged by decision, 4-2, while senior Tim Glynn lost by fall in the heavyweight bout. … story at … Bantamsports.com/First-win-over-williams-in-20-seasons

No. 2 Hilltoppers Rally in Upper Weights to Defeat (RV) Findlay
Findlay, Ohio – Following an upset at 133 pounds and three bonus point wins for Findlay, the No. 2 West Liberty University wrestling team found themselves trailing 16-3 after the first five matches of the day. The Hilltoppers continued to battle though, as the upper weights rallied off four wins in the final five bouts, including three straight to end the dual to secure a 22-19 victory over the Oilers.
QUICK DETAILS
Final Score: No. 2 West Liberty 22, (RV) Findlay 19
Team Records: No. 2 West Liberty 3-2, (RV) Findlay 1-1
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Findlay took control of the dual early with a 15-6 win by major decision as No. 9 Graham Shore of the Oilers defeated Alexander Crane. Shore opened the match with a takedown that momentarily put Crane on his back and added two near fall points. Starting the second period down 5-0, Crane escaped the initial restart for his first point of the 125 pound bout. Shore added a pair of takedowns in the second to go up 11-2 entering the third period. After Shore cut Crane loose following a takedown on the edge of the mat 30 seconds into the final period as he began to look for the tech fall, however Crane came out on top in a scramble with 15 seconds remaining for his first takedown of the match. Shore secured the riding time point in the win. … story at … Hilltoppersports.com/Wrestling-no-2-hilltoppers-rally-in-upper-weights-to-defeat-rv-findlay

Bronchos Overwhelm Newman In 300th HFH Dual
Central Oklahoma Crushes Newman 40-5 In MIAA Opener
EDMOND – Two-time national champion Dalton Abney shined in his season debut to spearhead Central Oklahoma’s technical fall avalanche that buried Newman 40-5 Sunday afternoon in the 300th dual at Hamilton Field House.
Abney needed just 1:38 to rack up a 19-4 technical fall at 197 pounds and the No. 4-ranked Bronchos also got five-point routs from 157 Gabe Johnson, 174 Jaxon Randall and Hvy Braden Morgan in their 18th straight home victory.
UCO added major decisions from 141 Dylan Lucas and 149 Antonio George, while 125 Guy Clevenger and 133 Peter Rolle pulled out tough wins. Anthony DesVigne added a forfeit as the Bronchos improved to 2-0 in winning their 19th consecutive Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association match. “It was great to finally be home and we had a good day,” said eighth-year head coach Todd Steidley, who improved to 88-12 with the Bronchos. “I thought our guys wrestled hard. We pulled out a couple of gritty wins early and did a lot of good things, but we still have a lot of work to do.”
UCO improved to 234-63-3 at Hamilton Field House in its home debut.
Clevenger got the Bronchos started in the opening match, coming out on top in a wild scramble for a takedown with 1:15 left to break a 7-7 tie before hanging on for a 10-8 win.
Rolle prevailed 10-6 at 133 after overcoming a 6-1 first-period deficit. The junior tallied a four-point near-fall in the final seconds of the second stanza to get within 6-5, escaped early in the third to tie it and won it on a takedown with seven seconds left before tacking on a riding time point. … story at … Bronchosports.com/Bronchos-overwhelm-newman-in-300th-hfh-dual

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