Takedown Report

NCAA Division I Team Holiday Notes

EIWA Weekly Recap (12/26/2023)
Below is a recap of last week’s EIWA action, with individual news and highlights worth noting.
Key Takeaways 

• Navy shuts out American to remain undefeated
• Binghamton wrestlers claim 5 titles between the Sheridan Tournament and Wilkes Open
• Lehigh claims 3 champs at Sheridan Tournament 
• Hofstra goes undefeated 3-0 on the weekend

American  
American faced off against EIWA foe Navy at home. Although American did not win any matches, they almost pulled out three wins – two of them would have been potential upsets. We did not see #15 Jack Maida compete in the match. Leete lost in overtime to #22 Ferretti at 133 lbs while Bourne lost to #27 Key at 184 lbs. 
#16 Navy 38 – American 0 
125 – Dayton DelViscio (Navy) dec. Shamil Kalmatov (AU), 11-10 (Navy 3-0)
133 – #22 Brendan Ferretti (Navy) dec. Maximilian Leete (AU), 4-1 SV (Navy 6-0)
141 – #19 Josh Koderhandt (Navy) major dec. Raymond Lopez (AU), 14-5 (Navy 10-0) … story at … Intermatwrestle.com/articles.html/college/eiwa/eiwa-weekly-recap

NCAA DI Rankings Updated (12/26/2023)
NCAA DI Rankings have been updated today; however, there was very little movement since the last update. Because of Collegiate Duals, the previous week’s rankings were posted on Wednesday. Since then, there were a few duals along with the Sheridan Invite and the Wilkes Open. The Sheridan Invite provided some movement at 141 lbs as Mitch Moore maintained his perfect record and defeated Malyke Hines. Central Michigan’s Corbyn Munson won the 149 lb bracket and Graham Rooks lost to a pair of Lehigh wrestlers. Also at the Sheridan, Ben Pasiuk moved back down to 174 lbs. Pasiuk was an EIWA finalist at the weight in 2023. … story at … Intermatwrestle.com/NCAA-di-rankings-updated-12262023

2023-24 NCAA DI Rankings
125 – Anthony Noto
Keeping with the theme at 125 this season – we have another new number 1! Anthony Noto takes over the top spot after defeating Jakob Camacho. On top of the loss to Noto, Camacho also took losses to Brendan McCrone and Trever Anderson. Camacho falls to #12 after losing to but is kept from dropping further because of his wins over Matt Ramos and Ethan Berginc on the year.
McCrone moves up to #22 but is kept from rising higher due to losses on the year to Colton Camacho, Tanner Jordan, Jore Volk, Tristan Lujan, and Nick Babin.  Trever Anderson moves up to #23 for his win over Jakob Camacho but stays behind Brendan McCrone because of the head to head loss. While Camacho does have a win over McCrone, he also just lost to Kysen Terukina and has other losses on the year to unranked Luke Stanich, Evan Tallamadge, Drew West, and Jax Forrest. Camacho comes into the rankings for his win over Ungar but climb higher because of the aforementioned losses. … story at … Flowrestling.org/rankings/NCAA-di-rankings/47573-125-anthony-noto

Virginia Tech’s Caleb Henson Delivering On Big Expectations
Coming off a fifth-place finish at the NCAA Championships as a true freshman, Virginia Tech’s Caleb Henson is off to a 17-1 start as a sophomore
The kid’s only a sophomore but his name has been in the rankings and in the news for so long that one could believe he’s a senior. And the way Virginia Tech’s Caleb Henson wrestles very easily could lead one to that same assumption. Henson, the nation’s second-ranked 149-pounder, is 17-1 thus far this season after compiling a 27-5 record that included an ACC title and a fifth-place NCAA finish last year. He became the first freshman in Virginia Tech history to win a conference title and achieve All-America status. With 50 matches already on his win-loss spreadsheet, to say winning has become the standard for the Cartersville, Georgia, native would be an understatement. He went 6-2 at last season’s NCAAs, beating the numbers 6, 7, 8 and 11 seeds from his 4-seed slot. And he built a 16-bout win streak this season before coming out on the short end of a 4-3 decision against Nebraska’s top-ranked Ridge Lovett in the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational finals. “That’s the top competition, so that’s what I’m striving for and that’s who I’m looking to wrestle, and I definitely think it’s a good thing to wrestle the guys I’m gonna wrestle at the end of the year, so it doesn’t bother me,” Henson said. “I enjoy it.”
The key to the CKLV final, Henson said, was not being able to finish shots consistently. … story at … Flowrestling.org/Virginia-techs-caleb-henson-delivering-on-big-expectations

Big 12 Midseason Stock Report (Part One)
With the first semester of competition flying by, we are starting to get a better idea of where these teams lie. Some have impressed early, while others are still looking to develop and finish the season stronger. January tends to be a heavy competition month and will give teams another opportunity to improve. I’ll be trying to identify how teams’ stocks have changed since the start of the season, and highlighting a wrestler that is lower in the rankings or unranked that should have an impact for their team throughout the year. All of these are relative to expectations at the start of the year and based on team performance.  Air Force (Overall: 2-2; Conference: 0-2): Slight Stock Up
Wrestler To Watch: Joe Fernau – 149lbs
Led by #2 Wyatt Hendrickson, Air Force’s stock has taken a small bump since the start of the season. Tucker Owens has taken a hit, falling out of the rankings during a recent losing streak. A 2023 qualifier, he’ll have multiple ranked matches coming up, and I think he finds a way back to the NCAA tournament. Giano Petrucelli looks to have made a jump in his senior year, with impressive wins over Antrell Taylor and Noah Mulvaney helping him climb the rankings. … story at … Intermatwrestle.com/Big-12-midseason-stock-report-part-one

Ohio State Wrestling Bounces Back In Big Way After Defeat
After an upset loss at home to Pittsburgh, Ohio State wrestling rebounded in Nashville by winning all three of its duals, including a win over NC State
Tom Ryan believes losses have the potential to serve as wake-up calls — lessons his wrestlers would prefer learning differently. As such, Ryan wasn’t overly concerned about his team’s first dual meet defeat of the season when the Buckeyes (7-1) fell to Pittsburgh on Dec. 10.  It appears that setback fueled Ohio State’s performance Dec. 19 in Nashville at the Collegiate Duals. The Buckeyes defeated Northern Iowa (26-7), Lock Haven (28-9), and second-ranked NC State (21-20) to bring home the title. “There’s something searing about a loss,” Ryan said. “You inspect things more deeply and I think that happened with our team after Pitt.” 
Did winning the title in Nashville provide balm to any doubts the loss to Pittsburgh may have inflicted? “Of course, we were happy with the end result, but I still don’t think we wrestled incredibly well,” Ryan said. “There were some really strong performances and there were some head-scratchers. The team as a whole is still young, and still learning. … story at … Flowrestling.org/Ohio-state-wrestling-bounces-back-in-big-way-after-defeat

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