Takedown Report

Division II February Dual Results part 1

Chadron State Eagles stay perfect in RMAC duals
CHADRON, Neb. — A Mason Watt pin in the third match of the dual ended up being the deciding factor in Chadron State’s 21-20 victory by criteria over the Adams State Grizzlies, Friday evening in the Chicoine Center. The victory improves CSC to 8-1 overall and 6-0 in Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference action. CSC has two duals remaining, one against 1-1 CSU-Pueblo and another against 0-6 Simon Fraser. A victory against the Thunderwolves on Saturday, February 10, would guarantee the Eagles a share of the RMAC title. ”I am beyond proud of the guys,” Head Coach Brett Hunter said. “We battled through sickness all week and we found a way to get it done tonight. This team is special.”
Chadron State’s mainstays this season, Quen Campbell at 133 pounds and Torry Early at 149, were unavailable against the Grizzlies due to sickness.
Beginning at 184 pounds, Keegan Gehlhausen, a sophomore from Pinedale, Wyoming, earned a 9-5 victory, giving the Eagles an early 3-0 lead. Gehlhausen responded from a 4-0 deficit with three takedowns to win the match. The Grizzlies won their first of five matches with a 9-0 major decision at 197 pounds. In the 285-pound match that won the dual by criteria, Watt, a senior from Broomfield, Colorado, was victorious by fall in 1:49. … story at … Chadroneagles.com/Eagles-stay-perfect-in-rmac-duals

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No. 11 Mountain Cats Pin Kutztown, 31-11, for Seventh Straight Victory
Mason Myers won by fall at 141 lbs., and three-time All-American Jacob Ealy won by technical fall at 149 lbs. to give the 11^th-ranked Pitt-Johnstown wrestlers a 17-0 lead after four bouts on their way to a 31-11 PSAC victory at 21^st-ranked Kutztown, Friday night.  The Mountain Cats, winners of seven consecutive dual meets, are now 12-2 overall and unbeaten in the PSAC at 4-0.
Trevon Gray built a 10-1 second period advantage over Nic Allison at 125 lbs. and went on to a 13-9 victory, before Byron Daubert secured an 8-1 win over Javien DeLeon at 133 lbs. to give the Mountain Cats a 6-0 lead to start.
At 141 lbs., Myers pinned Gary Deyarmin at 2:07 of the opening period and Ealy, ranked third-ranked at 149 lbs., earned a 15-0 technical fall at 3:50 over Ali Alicia to push Pitt-Johnstown’s lead out to 17-0.
Kutztown got on the board at 157 lbs. when 12^th-ranked Bailey Gimbor was awarded a stalling point in overtime to hold off Cooper Warshel, 2-1, and seventh-ranked Dalton Gimbor won a 5-1 decision over  Dillon Keane at 165 lbs. to narrow the Golden Bears’ deficit to 17-6.
Tony Salopek got three of those points back for the Mountain Cats when he defeated Hunter Horton, 8-5, at 174 lbs., but Kutztown’s third-ranked Matt Weinberg won an 18-3 technical fall at 5:00 over Jake Sabol at 184 lbs. to make it 20-11.
However, Pitt-Johnstown finished strong with bonus point wins at 197 and 285 lbs.  Fifth-ranked Dakoda Rodgers picked-up Pitt-Johnstown’s second win by technical fall with a 17-0 victory at 4:45 over Jeremy McKinney, and third-ranked Isaiah Vance, NCAA Division II’s leader in falls, pinned Dustin Swanson at :31 to give him 13 for the season and set the final at 31-11. … story at … Pittjohnstownathletics.com/No-11-mountain-cats-pin-kutztown-31-11-for-seventh-straight-victory

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Vikings Streak Against No. 7 DII Kearney Snapped, 18-17
KEARNEY, NEBRASKA – Thursday night saw action between two championship-level programs. The dual that has gone on between DII NCAA powerhouse Nebraska Kearney and top-ranked Grand View was sure not to disappoint. The Vikings won the last two out of three meetings but would fall just short 18-17 this time around.  
Top-ranked Aden Reeves remained undefeated in his dual debuts Thursday evening when he kicked things off for the Vikings at 125 with three points and a 10-5 decision win over the 6^th-ranked wrestler in division II, Zach Ourada. Carson Taylor, the number one wrestler at 133, eased through his match over Drew Arnold via a 17-0 TF. After dropping a match at 141, No. 1 Gonzalez picked things back up for the Vikings as he won a 5-3 decision over John Burger, moving to 2-0 versus the Lopers in his career as a Viking. Tanner Abbas would run a gritty match on his return to dual action but fell by SV-1 to Nicholas Stoltenberg. Justin McCunn comforted the Vikings lead three more points after a 4-2 decision over Kaden Hart. Alex Reynolds dropped his match at 174 to 4^th-ranked Munoz. The Vikings would … story at … GVvikings.com/Vikings-streak-against-no-7-dii-kearney-snapped-18-17

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#2 Bearcats Use Four Tech Falls to Dispatch Lions, 41-3
GREENWOOD – After suffering their first home defeat since the 2022 Carolina Clash last Friday, the second-ranked Lander Wrestling team got back to winning ways Thursday night as they defeated the Emmanuel Lions 41-3 inside Horne Arena. Lander Improves to 12-3 overall and a perfect 7-0 in Conference Carolinas play while Emmanuel dropped to 5-5 and 3-5 in conference action.
James Joplin got the match started with a 19-3 technical fall, using a two-point and four-point near fall in the second period to help him obtain the 15-point margin. Elijah Lusk and Isham Peace then followed that up with 17-1 tech falls at 133 and 141 to give Lander a 15-0 lead after three matches. At 149, Junior Downing pinned Isaiah Castro in 3:41 to make it 21-0, Bearcats. Jack Tangen then added another five points with a 18-3 tech fall, Lander’s fourth of the match. … story at … Landerbearcats.com/Bearcats-use-four-tech-falls-to-dispatch-lions-41-3

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Newberry Wrestling Makes Easy Work Of The Cobras
HARTSVILLE, S.C. –  Men’s wrestling wraps things up quickly with an indomitable win over the Coker cobras, 45-4
What other wrestler would you want to start off at 125 than Zach Shupp. Shupp secured not only a win but a win via fall in 35 seconds, the fastest of the night, starting the wolves off hot with six points.
133Ib freshman Ben Guiliam kept his moment from last match into this match where he claimed another major decision victory 10-2, moving the scored to 10-0.
149Ib Devan Moore claimed another 16-1 tech. fall in 1:37. Last week Moore was ranked T#8 in DII with seven tech. falls. Adding yet another notch in his belt, the results will be updated at the end of the week, surely moving him up the leader-board.
Freshman Keagan Judd continues to stand out among the crowd as he pulls in another major decision victory like last week, 15-3. With this the score moves 19-4.
165 Ib P.J. Wunderlich claimed the second fall of the night, coming in at 2:59 earning the wolves another set of 6.
174 Ib Andrew Reed pulled in the second tech. fall of the night in 5:12 with an incredible 19-2 score. … story at … Newberrywolves.com/Wrestling-makes-easy-work-of-the-cobras

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#2 Lander Pins Four; Routs Lincoln Memorial, 44-10
HARROGATE, Tenn. – The second-ranked Lander Wrestling team won their second match in as many days on Friday evening as they used four pins to defeat the Lincoln Memorial Railsplitters, 44-10, inside Mary Mars Gymnasium. With the win, Lander improves to 13-3 and a perfect 8-0 in Conference Carolinas action.  Lincoln Memorial fell to 2-6 overall and in conference action. The Railsplitters got on the board first with a major decision at 125, marking the first time Lander had trailed in a conference dual since trailing 6-0 to Emmanuel on December 1st, 2022. Kaden Kuenzi (Silverton, Ore.) gave the Bearcats the lead back quickly, though, as he earned a first period pin over Hernand Pinto to make it 6-4, Lander. Isham Peace (Okatie, S.C.) added three more points with a 7-1 decision to make it 9-4.
Lincoln Memorial earned a pin at 149 to flip the scoreboard back in their favor at 10-9. However, that would be the last win that the Railsplitters would get. Jack Tangen (Glenview, Ill.) earned a 21-4 tech fall, aided by a 15-point first period, to give Lander the lead back at 14-10. Ryan Dobbs (Seneca, S.C.) followed that up with a pin in 4:09 to make it 20-10 before back to back forfeits sealed the deal for Lander at 32-10. … story at … Landerbearcats.com/Lander-pins-four-routs-lincoln-memorial-44-10

February 9, 2024 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized