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Bond Reaches Final as 7 Mountaineers Medal at Southern Scuffle
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Highlighted by Cody Bond’s run to the 149-pound final, which included a semifinal pin of a top-10 opponent, App State had seven wrestlers reach the podium as top-eight placers at the Southern Scuffle, presented by Compound Sportswear.
Bond advanced to the championship match with a 3-0 start to the event, including an overtime win and a second-period pin of ninth-ranked Jadan Abas from Stanford. Chad Bellis’ quarterfinal win against 15th-ranked Brayden Palmer from Chattanooga served as another highlight.
Abas, a 2021 All-American and three-time NCAA qualifier, led 6-2 after one period before Bond threatened to ride out the entire second period of their semifinal match. After a restart … story at … APPstatesports.com/Bond-reaches-final-as-7-mountaineers-medal-at-southern-scuffle

Gardner-Webb Has Strong Showing in 2024 Southern Scuffle
Anderson wins first place in 184-placement in 2024 Southern Scuffle
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – The Gardner-Webb University wrestling team took home a first place finish, and had strong showing overall in the 2024 Southern Scuffle (Jan. 1-2). The two-day event was hosted by the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
The Runnin’ Bulldogs collected 23 individual wins at the event. Redshirt senior Jha’Quan Anderson wen 5-0 to come in first place in the 184-placement. His wins were over Braden Smelser (CSU-Bakersfield), Nick Olivieri (Brown), Jack Darrah (Stanford), Giuseppe Hoose (Oklahoma), and Cameron Pine (Clarion).  
Other standouts for the ‘Dawgs included graduate student Zach Price took fifth place in the 149-placement. He went 5-2 with victories over Dom Findora (Drexel), Kai O’dell (Appalachian State), Benji Alanis (Northern Colorado), Max Petersen (North Dakota State), and Jeremiah Price (Appalachian State). … story at … GWUsports.com/Gardner-webb-has-strong-showing-in-2024-southern-scuffle

Tapia Picks Up Win As Hofstra Falls To No. 4 North Carolina State
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Hempstead, NY – Noah Tapia picked up the lone Hofstra victory as No. 4 North Carolina State defeated the Pride, 43-5, Sunday at the David S. Mack Physical Education Center.  Hofstra moved to 3-3 on the season with the loss and saw its three-match win streak come to an end. All three of the Pride’s losses have come against top-five nationally-ranked opponents. The Wolfpack snapped a two-match losing streak with the victory and improved to 10-2 on the season. 
Tapia scored a dominating 20-3 technical fall in 3:59 against Trevor Kantor at 149 pounds. The Pride’s true freshman posted four takedowns and twice scored four back points in the match. Kantor’s only scoring came from three escapes. … story at … GOhofstra.com/Tapia-picks-up-win-as-hofstra-falls-to-no-4-north-carolina-state

Molton takes First at F&M Open, eight Camels place
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LANCASTER, Pa. – 125-pound Anthony Molton was perfect on the day, taking first place at the Franklin & Marshall Open Friday. In total, a school record eight Camels placed at the event.
Molton was 5-0, with three bonus-point victories to start out. He recorded two fall victories – against Grant Treaster (Navy) in 4:14, and versus Binghamton’s Carson Wagner in 4:01.
Molton then defeated a pair of NC State wrestlers in the semifinals and final. First, he recorded a 5-4 decision over Vince Robinson with a takedown in the final 30 seconds. He followed that up with another takedown in the last 30 seconds and a victory over Troy Hohman (4-1) to take first place. Molton is the first Campbell wrestler to take first place at the Franklin & Marshall Open.
The Fighting Camels had a trio of second place finishers as well. Before today, … story at … GOcamels.com/Molton-takes-first-at-f-m-open-eight-camels-place

Virginia Splits Duals With Gardner-Webb, George Mason
RICHMOND, Va. – The Virginia wrestling team (4-1) split a pair of dual matches in Richmond, Va., on Saturday (Jan. 6), taking a 22-19 win over Gardner-Webb (2-3) before dropping a 18-17 dual with George Mason (8-4). The duals were wrestled at St. Christopher’s School.
DUAL 1: Virginia 22, Gardner-Webb 19
Gardner-Webb got off to a quick start in the day’s first dual, rattling off four straight wins – including a pin at 133 pounds – as the Runnin’ Bulldogs built a 15-0 lead on the Cavaliers.
Virginia then went to work, winning five of the last six weight classes with four of them producing bonus-points for the Hoos. It started with a major decision from Nick Sanko (157) before Mason Stefanelli (165) and Justin McCoy (174) posted consecutive wins by technical fall that cut the lead to one point at 15-14. Gardner-Webb then picked up one final victory with a major decision at 184 pounds, but Colden Dorfman (197) got two points late for a 6-4 decision to put the Cavaliers within striking distance with heavyweight left to wrestle. … story at … Virginiasports.com/Virginia-splits-duals-with-gardner-webb-george-mason

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