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Division I News and Notes

No. 2 Wrestling Takes Down Illinois In Mizzou To The Lou Dual, 29-6
ST. LOUIS – The No. 2-ranked University of Missouri wrestling team defeated Illinois in its Mizzou to the Lou match in Stifel Theatre on Thursday, Dec. 21. The Tigers move to 5-0, 3-0 in the Big 12, while the Illini are 3-3 overall. Redshirt junior Noah Surtin earned a 6-1 decision at 125 pounds to get the dual started. Redshirt freshman Kade Moore earned his second consecutive major decision, winning 17-8 at 133 pounds. The Tigers kept it going as No. 20-ranked redshirt sophomore Josh Edmond followed at 141 pounds, defeating No. 18 Danny Pucino by a 10-5 decision. Just before the break, redshirt senior Brock Mauller secured a 14-5 major decision at 157 pounds, giving Mizzou a 14-3 lead. Coming out of intermission, redshirt sophomore James Conway wrestled at 165 pounds, as junior Keegan O’Toole went up to 174 to take on No. 5 Edmond Ruth. O’Toole went to work and upset Ruth 12-7.  … story at … MUtigers.com/No-2-wrestling-takes-down-illinois-in-mizzou-to-the-lou-dual-29-6

Gardner-Webb Splits in Duals with George Mason and Ohio
BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. – The Gardner-Webb wrestling squad split matches on Thursday, December 21 with a win over George Mason University, 25-15, and a tough loss to Ohio University, 28-17 in non-conference action.   
Three Runnin’ Bulldogs went 2-0 on the mat including graduate student Drew West, who finished the duals winning by injury default in his first match and a fall against Ohio’s Ryan Meek. Senior Todd Carter picked up a fall in his opening match against Dominic Hargrove and finishing with a tech fall in his final match versus the Bobcats. Redshirt senior Jha’Quan Anderson locked in a sudden victory against the Patriots and a decision over Max Ray for Ohio. 
Gardner-Webb will take a few days off for Christmas break until New Year’s Day, when the ‘Dawgs will travel to Chattanooga, Tennessee for the Southern Scuffle at the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga from January 1-2. … story at … GWUsports.com/Gardner-webb-splits-in-duals-with-george-mason-and-ohio

Ohio Wrestling Wins 28-17 Over Gardner-Webb
BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. – The Ohio wrestling (4-1) defeated Gardner-Webb (2-2) by a score of 28-17 to pick up the team’s fourth dual-meet win of the season.  With the win, Ohio continued its undefeated streak against the Runnin’ Bulldogs. The Bobcats are 6-0 in dual meets against Gardner-Webb.  Sophomore Mason Brugh (Wadsworth, Ohio) picked up the first win of the day for Ohio and his first dual-meet victory of the season. He defeated Tyson Lane by fall at 4:14.  Junior Dan Segura (Columbus, Ohio) picked up the next win for the Bobcats over Tyler Brignola. Segura and Brignola battled back and forth, but ultimately Segura picked up the win by way of a 7-2 decision. Like Brugh, the win gave Segura his first dual-meet win of the season.  Jumping up to 165 from his typical weight of 157, redshirt sophomore Peyten Kellar (Cutler, Ohio) remained undefeated in dual-meet matches, picking up his fourth win of the season and improving his overall record to 11-2. He won with an 11-0 majority decision over Andrew Wilson.  … story at … Ohiobobcats.com/Wrestling-wins-28-17-over-gardner-webb

Cleveland State Wrestling Topples Clarion in Final Dual of 2023
CLARION, Pa. – Cleveland State (1-4, 1-1) sailed past Clarion (3-6, 0-2) 25-11 in their final dual of the first half of the season. The match started at 285 pounds and saw all the points scored in the final period, with No. 25 Daniel Bucknavich winning 6-2 to give the Vikings a 3-0 lead. Ben Aranda extended the margin to 6-0 after picking up a 4-1 sudden victory at 125-pounds. Jake Manley recorded a 7-2 decision at 133 pounds, and No. 25 Dylan Layton notched an 11-2 major decision at 141-pounds to make it 13-0 in favor of the Green and White. Douglas Terry trailed 2-1 with a minute remaining in the third period before scoring five straight points to win 6-2, extending the advantage to 16-0. Clarion notched their first points of the match at 157-pounds behind a pin in 2:57 to trail 16-6. … story at … CSUvikings.com/releases/20231221Wrestling+News

Little Rock Wrestling Earns Program’s First National Team Ranking
LITTLE ROCK – The Little Rock wrestling program is nationally ranked. The team is receiving votes for the first time in the NWCA Division I Coaches Poll, as well as earning nods from wrestling media FloWrestling, InterMat, The Open Mat, and WIN Magazine. The most impressive part? It only took head coach Neil Erisman and associate head coach Javier Maldonado five years to get here.  
“We stuck to our values and the things that make us Trojans,” explained Coach Erisman on the development over the past five seasons. “We set a plan and a vision, and then we went to work for it.” … story at … LRrojans.com/Little-rock-wrestling-earns-program-first-national-team-ranking

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