Takedown Report

ALL-TIME Women’s College Coaches –  Top 40 with at least 14 dual wins – TDR # 31 – 26

1. Jason Moorman (King Univ.)                     163 
2. Archie Randall (Oklahoma City Univ.)        160
3. Lee Miracle (Campbellsville)                       99 
4. Donnie Stephens (Univ. of Cumberlands)   78 
5. Sam Schmitz (McKendree Univ.)                  77 
6. Link Davis (Emmanuel College)                     74 
7. Brian Jackson (Missouri Baptist)                   54 – inc. 
8. Aaron Meister (Wayland Baptist College, Friends)      53
9. Ashley Sword-Buster (Life University)       50 
10. Paul Rademacher (Indiana Inst. Of Tech./South. Oregon St.)  48
11. Lee Dale Allen (Menlo Colleg)                      40
12. Tony DeAnda (Northern Michigan/ Jamestown)   37
13. Carl Murphree (Missouri Valley College)      36  – inc. 
14. Joe Norton (North Central College)           35
15. Joey Bareng (Menlo College)                        33 
16. Travis Mercado (Colorado Mesa Univ.)    32
17. Nick Goebel (Tiffin University)                  30
18. Kevin Corbett (Missouri Valley/Lyon College)  28 
19. Devane Dodgens (Brewton-Parker College)  27
20. Cliff Cushard (Adrian College)                   25 
21. Joel Gibson (Southern Oregon State)          25
22. Mahdi Bigdely (Ottawa Univ.)                    25  
23. Johnny Cobb (Wayland Baptist College)        25
24. Paulina Biega (Sacred Heart University)    23
25. David Mathews (Life University)                  22
26. Shaunna Isbell Kent (Jamestown)              19 
27. Angelo Crinzi (Grand View University)     18
28. Brieanna Delgado (Central Methodist Coll)  18
29. Cole Spree (Indian Hills Comm. Coll.)       17 
30. Anibal Nievas (East Stroudsburg State)     17
31. Matt Stevens (Oklahoma City University)  17
32. Breonnah Neal (Gannon Un./Ferrum Coll.) 17
33. Beau Vest (Midland Lutheran)                        17
34. Dany DeAnda (Presbyterian University)        16
35. Craig Jaxkson (Umpqua Comm. Coll.)      15  inc.
36. Bryce Killian (Emmanuel Coll.)                  15
37. Cody Griswold (Elmire College)                 15
38. Jake Short (Augsburg College)                   14
39. Chuck Kearney (Univ. of Saint Mary)       14
40. Cody Garcia (Baker University)                    14
41. Tucker Black (William Penn)                      14

January 16, 2024 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

South Carolina Colleges Dual Meet Results

Brown University Wrestling Takes Down Davidson; Falls to The Citadel at Davidson Duals
DAVIDSON, N.C. – Brown wrestling split its two matches at the Davidson Duals on Friday. The Bears took down the Wildcats, 24-10, and fell to The Citadel, 26-10.
The Bears won six of nine matches in the win over Davidson. Junior Hunter Adrian (133) got it started with a 6-1 decision over freshman John Hager, junior Ian Oswalt (141) won by a 9-1 major decision against sophomore Jackson Sichelstiel and junior Blake Saito (157) took an 8-0 major decision over sophomore Tanner Peake to give Brown an 11-3 advantage.
Sophomore Jonathan Conrad (174) took a 9-0 major decision over junior Brett Sanderlin, junior James Araneo (197) won a 6-1 decision against senior Cameo Blankenship, and sophomore Alex Semenenko pinned senior Jake Fernicola in 1:44 to complete the commanding victory. … story at … Brownbears.com/Wrestling-takes-down-davidson-falls-to-the-citadel-at-davidson-duals

The Citadel Splits Non-Conference Finale at Davidson Duals
DAVIDSON, N.C. — Reinforced by a pair of individual victories from Malik Hardy and Adam Ortega, The Citadel (8-2, 0-0 SoCon) closed out the program’s non-conference slate Friday at the Davidson Duals with an 1-1 split, as the Bulldogs initially took care of business in the morning against Brown, 26-10, before faltering in the late afternoon to Cleveland State, 22-12, at the Harry L. Vance Athletic Complex. … story at … Citadelsports.com/The-citadel-splits-non-conference-finale-at-davidson-duals

Gardner-Webb Splits at the Davidson Duals
Runnin’ Bulldogs go 1-1 defeating Cleveland State and falling to Lock Haven
DAVIDSON, N.C. – The Gardner-Webb University wrestling squad earned a split at the Davidson Duals on Thursday earning a 22-18 victory over Cleveland State University, and a 30-14 loss to Lock Haven University.
Six Runnin’ Bulldogs earned wins over their Cleveland State opponents with Samuel Mora earning a victory by fall against CSU’s DeAndre Nassar in the 174-weight class. The ‘Dawgs were able to earn key wins in the higher classes to keep ahead of the Vikings and earn the win. Jha’Quan Anderson remined 2-0 on the day besting CSU’s Joey Lyons via major decision, and Lock Haven’s Colin Fegley. Josh McCutchen also went 2-0 at the Duals defeating CSU’s Carson Smith, and winning against Lock Haven via forfeit.
Gardner-Webb will return to the mat to host Duke University in Paul Porter Arena on Jan. 16 at 6:00 p.m.
Gardner-Webb 22, Cleveland State 18
125: Drew West (Gardner-Webb) over Ben Aranda (Cleveland State), TB-1 6-3 – GWU 3, CSU 0 … story at … GWUsports.com/Gardner-webb-splits-at-the-davidson-duals

Saints Bounce Back with 26-19 Conference Win Over Allen
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Looking to bounce back from an earlier defeat, the Limestone University wrestling team took care of business at Allen on Wednesday evening, taking down the Yellow Jackets by a final of 26-19. Senior Trey FInnearty (The Plains, Ohio) kick started the scoring for Limestone with an impressive 16-1 tech fall win in the 125 lb. weight class, giving the Saints an early 5-0 lead. However, a forfeit by the Blue and Gold at 133 lbs. followed by a 7-4 decision in the 141-lb. bout gave Allen a 9-5 lead through three matches.
Limestone took complete control of the match over the next three bouts as senior Brandon Seawright (Birmingham, Ala.) tallied a fall at 149, followed by a 20-3 tech fall by senior Markeith Drakeford-Yegge at 157. Newcomer Chase McKinney (Trinity, N.C.) capped the 14-0 scoring run with an 11-6 decision at 165 lbs. The Yellow Jackets trimmed the deficit to 19-15 … story at … GOlimestonesaints.com/Saints-bounce-back-with-26-19-conference-win-over-allen

January 16, 2024 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Iowa State Wrestling Team Helps Find Lost Child

by Andy Stubblefield, Iowa State Athletics CommunicationsWrestling01.10.2024
The Iowa State wrestling team handily defeated No. 21 Arizona State and California Baptist last weekend, but those weren’t even close to the biggest victories of ISU’s west coast trip. 
The Cyclones were enjoying pizza in the hotel lobby Sunday evening when Matt Harley and his three children walked out of the elevator. They wanted to get out of the room for a few minutes, check out the lobby and explore the hotel. Harley was buying his kids a Gatorade and a snack from the lobby convenience area and was checking out at the front desk when he noticed that his son, one-year-old Marley, had suddenly disappeared. “I noticed Marley wasn’t at my side anymore and my other son told me that he never got off the elevator with us,” Harley said. “I knew he had gotten off with us but went back to check anyways. When Marley wasn’t in the elevator, I immediately ran down the hallway on every floor looking for him.”
Harley walked hastily through the team area when head coach Kevin Dresser, not aware of the situation, asked if he wanted some leftover pizza. Harley replied that his youngest son was missing and that he was looking for him. In what seemed like an instant, the entire Cyclone wrestling team was up and running around the hotel property looking for Marley. Strength coach Ben Durbin called 911 while Harley and the team franticly searched the property. 
The fitness center, elevator, pool area, hallways, parking lots, under cars and behind bushes were all checked to no avail. The search lasted nearly 20 minutes and finally ended when 197-pounder Julien Broderson found a teary-eyed Marley sitting in the corner of the parking garage beneath the hotel. Somehow, Marley had wandered down a back hallway, called an elevator and gotten off inside a gated, empty garage. “I found Marley crying in the corner behind a gate,” Broderson said. “I picked him up, told him it was going to be okay and that I was going to bring him back to his dad. He held onto me super tight the entire way.” 
Broderson, who recently became a father himself last summer, knew the urgency of the situation. “I put myself in that dad’s shoes immediately,” Broderson said. “I can’t even imagine what Matt was going through and I hope I don’t ever feel the way he felt during that 20-or-so minutes. I texted Macie, my fiancé, afterwards and told her about the entire situation. It was crazy.” … story at … Cyclones.com/Iowa-state-wrestling-team-helps-find-lost-child

January 16, 2024 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Big 10 Dual Meet Season Opening Results

No. 6 Buckeyes Open B1G Competition with 36-6 win over Illini
COLUMBUS, Ohio — No. 6 Ohio State (9-1, 1-0) opened Big Ten Conference action in convincing fashion Friday with a 36-6 win over No. 25 Illinois (3-4, 0-1) Friday at the Covelli Center. 
Luke Geog got the Buckeyes off to a 5-0 lead in the opening bout at 197. Geog downed Illinois’ Peter Marinopoulos by technical fall, 18-2. Nick Feldman than won in similar fashion with a 17-2 win. 
The Buckeyes went up 16-0 when Brendan McCrone got the early pin in the 125-pound match. 
How it Happened
197 No. 23 Luke Geog (OSU) def. Peter Marinopoulos (ILL) | TF, 18-2
Geog got the match started with a quick pair of takedowns for a 6-1 lead. He added a four-point nearfall followed by a two-point nearfall for a 12-1 advantage. After another takedown, Geog went to the second period with a 15-2 lead. After a quick takedown, Geog won by technical fall, 19-2. … story at … Ohiostatebuckeyes.com/Wrestling-no-6-ohio-state-vs-no-25-illinois-live-updates

HUSKERS DROP DUAL TO #2 IOWA
Lincoln, Neb. – Jacob Van Dee earned an upset and Lenny Pinto tallied a major decision, but it was not enough as the #4 Nebraska wrestling team fell to Iowa on Friday night, 22-10. 
The Huskers started at 125 where No. 7 Caleb Smith faced Iowa’s No. 5 Drake Ayala. Smith battled and scored three escapes, but Ayala scored two takedowns en route to the 7-3 decision. 
At 133, Van Dee upset No. 7 Brody Teske to even the team score 3-3. Striking first with a takedown, Van Dee led 3-1 entering the second period. He grabbed an escape and takedown in the second period. Teske tallied three escapes in the second and third periods, but Van Dee secured another takedown in the final period to secure the 10-4 decision.
No. 7 Brock Hardy fell to top-ranked Real Woods at 141 with an 8-2 decision. Woods scored seven-straight points to take the lead from the whistle. Hardy earned a point from Woods stalling and an escape point in the third period, but it wasn’t enough to overcome Woods.
No. 1 Ridge Lovett topped No. 12 Caleb Rathjen at 149 with a 6-0 decision. He used an escape, a stalling point against Rathjen and a takedown to cruise to the team’s second win of the night, tying the score 6-6. In a top-three matchup, No. 3 Peyton Robb dropped the 157 match to No. 2 Jared Franek. … story at … Huskers.com/Huskers-drop-dual-to-iowa-22-10

No. 3 Iowa defeats No. 6 Nebraska in Big Ten opener in Lincoln, 22-10
LINCOLN, Neb. – The third-ranked University of Iowa men’s wrestling team picked up their 15th-straight win over sixth-ranked Nebraska on Friday evening in the Devaney Center. The Hawkeyes defeated the Huskers, 22-10. Iowa finished with one bonus point win and six ranked victories. “These guys are taking anything that’s thrown at them” said head coach Tom Brands. “They know it is an important time of the year, getting closer and closer to the postseason, and they keep getting better. They get tougher when it is a tough situation, that is what we love about them and that is what they love about the sport.” … story at … Themat.com/Iowa-defeats-no-6-nebraska-in-big-ten-opener-in-lincoln-22-10

Wolverines Earn Five Bonus Wins in Dominant B1G Opener at Maryland
By: Leah Howard » No. 12 Michigan earned nine individual wins, earning bonus in five, to dominate Maryland, 38-3, in its Big Ten dual opener on the road.
» Cameron Amine (165 pounds) and Lucas Davison (Hwt) earned falls, while Sergio Lemley (141) and Michael DeAugustino (125) scored technical falls.
» Dylan Ragusin (133) came out of redshirt and earned a 5-1 win over 19th-ranked Braxton Brown; Austin Gomez (149) and Zack Mattin (157) also earned ranked wins.
Site: College Park, Md. (XFINITY Center)
Score: #12 Michigan 38, Maryland 3
Records: U-M (3-1, 1-0 Big Ten), UMD (2-2, 0-1 Big Ten)
Next U-M Event: Sunday, Jan. 14 — vs. Michigan State (Crisler Center), 1 p.m.
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — The No. 12-ranked University of Michigan wrestling team earned five bonus wins, including pins from Cameron Amine and Lucas Davison, to cruise to a 38-3 win at Maryland in its Big Ten Conference dual opener on Friday night (Jan. 12) at the Terrapins’ XFINITY Center. The Wolverines were nearly back to full strength after missing several starters last week and claimed nine of 10 bouts, including each of the first seven, for the third straight meeting against Maryland.
Amine, ranked fifth at 165 pounds by InterMat, returned after battling illness last week and made quick work of the Terps’ Ryan Money with a first-period fall at 2:17. Amine used a bodylock to toss Money to his back for seven points and, after Money got back to his feet, returned him again to his back to secure the pin — his first of the season. Davison, ranked fourth nationally at heavyweight, … story at … Mgoblue.com/Wolverines-earn-five-bonus-wins-in-dominant-b1g-opener-at-maryland

Bonus Points Fuel No. 14 Wrestling to 30-11 Win over No. 21 Indiana
PISCATAWAY, N.J. – No. 14 Rutgers wrestling (8-1, 1-0) picked up its sixth consecutive win after its 30-11 victory over No. 21 Indiana (3-1, 0-1) on Friday night in front of 3,145 fans at Jersey Mike’s Arena. The Scarlet Knights worked a 7-3 match split with the Hoosiers in their Big Ten Conference open, as No. 8 Dylan Shawver (133), No. 13 Dean Peterson (125), No. 21 Brian Soldano (184), No. 27 Jackson Turley (174) and Al DeSantis (157) all secured bonus points.
RU is now 8-1 through its first nine duals for the second consecutive season ahead of Sunday’s dual at Purdue. Rutgers owns three wins over programs who have received recognition in the latest NWCA Coaches Poll this season – No. 21 Indiana, RV Cal Poly and RV Penn. The Scarlet Knights’ 30 points on the Hoosiers marked the first time RU has put up 30 or more team points against a ranked opponent since it joined the Big Ten in 2014.
Turley secured the biggest win of the night … story at … Scarletknights.com/Bonus-points-fuel-no-14-wrestling-to-30-11-win-over-no-21-indiana

January 16, 2024 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

TDR Top 12 Rankings – Mid-January 106 – 113 TDR # 31-25

Editor’s Notes; The next mid-January rankings for male scholastic wrestlers in eastern North Carolina with two more weight classes. The rankings are imperfect yet are intended to generate discussion and interest. The top 12 wrestlers in each weight class are listed in order. Wrestlers listed as 13th are considered as honorable mention for the weight class. We welcome reader’s input and information. Coaches need to update their wrestlers records on the TrackWrestling system.
Email us at martinkfleming@takedownreport
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January 16, 2024 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment