Takedown Report

Major College Conferences’ Recaps – Feb. 20th

Pac-12 Weekly Recap (2/20/2024)
Arizona State sneaks past Stanford
Stanford had Arizona State on the ropes until the heavyweights took the mat. The Sun Devils trailed 17-12 when Cohlton Schultz faced Peter Ming. Schultz dominated the match and gave the Sun Devils an 18-17 victory with a pin.  Jesse Vasquez continued his comeback with a solid 8-3 win over Jason Miranda, Kyle Parco went over Jaden Abas 5-1 in a top-15 matchup, Jacori Teemer got by #8 Daniel Cardenas 7-5 and Tony Negron defeated Jack Darrah 6-3.

Cal Poly nearly sweeps Cal Baptist
The Mustangs defeated Cal Baptist 32-3, winning nine out of the ten matches. Chance Lamer and Trevor Tinker earned tech fall wins while Abraham Hinrichsen got away with a 4-1 sudden victory. Michael Goldfeder’s 7-2 loss to Mateo de la Pena was the only setback on the day for Cal Poly. 

CSU Bakersfield finishes dual season winless
Besides the Covid season, Cal State Bakersfield has won at least one dual in the last ten seasons. However, the Roadrunners lost 29-9 to Hofstra and finished 0-12 in the dual season. In their final dual, the Roadrunners won three matches. Richard Castro-Sandoval defeated Dyland Acevedo-Switzer 6-1, Guillermo Escobedo upended Jake Slotnick 10-4 and Braden Smelser downed Joe McGinty 4-1.
Little Rock wins eight matches against SIUE; Trojans Claim Pac-12 Dual Title … story at … Intermatwrestle.com/Pac-12-weekly-recap-2202024
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ACC Weekly Recap (2/20/2024)
We had another solid weekend of ACC wrestling last week, setting up for a great final weekend and conference dual champion-deciding matchup. North Carolina used bonus points to knock off Virginia in a dual with a 5-5 split on matches. The Hokies exacted revenge in Pittsburgh, returning the favor from last season and knocking off the Panthers at home. In the final conference action of the weekend, the Wolfpack showed off their depth, resting most of their starters in a lopsided victory over the Blue Devils. NC State also started the weekend with a bang, dominating in their top-10 battle against Cornell. 

Virginia Tech 26 Pittsburgh 12
Though the dual was closer than the score may appear, the Hokies grabbed control early and never relinquished the lead. They opened the dual with a massive upset at 184 with TJ Stewart taking out #9 Reece Heller in sudden victory on a penalty point for an illegal head scissor. Colton Camacho gave Cooper Flynn a tough test but Flynn was able to secure a last-second takedown to take a 3-2 win. The biggest match of the dual featured the two remaining undefeated wrestlers in the conference at 141. It was a fun match. It was back-and-forth throughout and went to sudden victory; Matthews got in deep on a shot and Crook tried to scramble out – Matthews caught Crook mid-scramble and was able to secure the pin in sudden victory. Matthews earns the top seed for the ACC Championship with an unblemished record; he will still have a match remaining against Jack Gioffre but holds wins over Crook, McNeil, and Jack. The Panthers will be back home for the conference finale weekend, hosting Virginia while Virginia Tech will travel to Raleigh to face NC State for the ACC Dual Champion crown. … story at … Intermatwrestle.com/ACC-weekly-recap-2202024
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Big 12 Weekly Recap (2/20/2024)
While some Big 12 dual seasons were already finished as of this week, that didn’t stop a majority of the teams from getting in some competitive final matches. Missouri came back 2-0 after their trip to the Dakota’s, but South Dakota State made it more than interesting. Oklahoma State dominated the Sooners for their 19th consecutive Bedlam win. Wyoming and Utah Valley both won a handful of brackets at the Cowboy Shootout. With SDSU vs NDSU, OK State vs Iowa, and Missouri vs UNI/ISU on the remaining schedule, there are some excellent duals coming up in the final week before conferences. 
Air Force (Overall: 5-7; Conference: 2-6): Dual Results
The Falcons hosted Senior Day against Northern Colorado for their last dual but lost 32-12. Air Force was missing Sam Wolf at 184 but got wins from Garrett Kuchan, Giano Petrucelli, and Wyatt Hendrickson led the way with three wins. Hendrickson got his 14th pin of the season against Andrew Blackburn-Forst and finished his career in duals with an impressive 36-2 dual record with his last dual loss coming in 2021. On top of that, 33 of those wins came by bonus points and 23 were pins. 
Next Up: Big 12 Championships

California Baptist (Overall: 6-10; Conference: 1-6): Dual Results
The Lancers doubled their dual wins from 2023 with a 2-0 weekend against Cal State Bakersfield and Hofstra. They beat CSUB 31-7 and Hofstra by a score of 29-10. They won 15 out of 20 matches and saw Darren Green, Dayne Morton, and Nathan Haas all go 2-0 on the weekend. Seven of the team’s matches came by bonus with one fall, two techs, and four majors. The team’s 31 points against CSUB is the most they’ve scored in a dual against a Division I opponent since making the move. 
Next Up: California Baptist travels to Orem, UT for a season finale dual against Utah Valley on February 24th. 

Iowa State (Overall: 12-2; Conference: 5-1): No Competition. 
Next Up: Iowa State hosts Missouri on February 25th for a Big 12 finale. 

Missouri (Overall: 10-2; Conference: 6-1): Dual Results (NDSU) | Dual Results (SDSU)
The Tigers rebounded from two consecutive losses with wins over the Dakota schools. Missing Kade Moore and Logan Gioffre they took out NDSU 32-6 then had to make a comeback against SDSU for a 21-19 win. Noah Surtin went 2-0 with major decisions, … story at … Intermatwrestle.com/Big-12-weekly-recap-2202024
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NCAA DI Rankings Updated (2/20/2024)
We’re coming down the homestretch in the regular season. Only one more week of dual events before we turn our attention to the postseason and conference tournaments. With almost four months of data points at our disposal, there haven’t been too many rankings shake-ups this week. 
As has often been the case, the most work needed to be done to the 125 lb rankings. It was a big week for veterans as Patrick McKee pinned Eric Barnett, Caleb Smith majored Braeden Davis and Jakob Camacho returned with a win over Brett Ungar. We had Jarrett Trombley ranked for NC State, while Camacho was going through a reset, but Camacho’s probably the guys going forward after that win.
So, let get to the rankings: Click Here … story at … Intermatwrestle.com/NCAA-di-rankings-updated-2202024
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Five B1G Takeaways from the Big Ten (2/22/24)
We are going into the final week of Big Ten dual meets, and I honestly can’t believe that we made it here so quickly. The incredible competition from this season, specifically in the B1G, has had us glued to every move again this season and last week certainly was another great installment.

Dean Hamiti Completes Undefeated Conference Season
It hasn’t been the easiest year for Hamiti. He took some losses earlier this year and even bumped up to 174 for a few matches to give himself a break from making 165. But one thing that never broke was his conference winning streak. And on Sunday he punctuated his dual meet season with a gritty 14-11 win over Michael Caliendo. He was then named the Co-Wrestler of the Week.

The Pat McKee vs Eric Barnett Series
This is a rivalry that deserves so much more credit. At the beginning of the new year, I wrote about how epic this series has been and how good this dual would be as well and it didn’t disappoint whatsoever. This was the 10th time that McKee and Barnett faced off and just like the others, it was fire. McKee notched his sixth win over Barnett and now leads the series 6-4, he was also named Co-Wrestler of the Week with Dean Hamiti. Of his six wins, five have been by bonus with four of them being by fall and the other by major. This might be one of the best rivalries that gets no love.

Nebraska vs Penn State Was Awesome
Something apparent about Nebraska this season is that they show up to compete and they compete very hard each time out. We’ve seen teams be very good at home and then not so good on the road, but the Cornhuskers haven’t really been one of those teams. Despite the loss in State College, PA, you have to give credit to the Manning/Snyder squad. At the halfway point of the dual, Penn State trailed for the first time this season. It wasn’t until after Carter Starocci’s tech fall at 174 over Bubba Wilson that the Nittany Lions had the lead. Lenny Pinto brought the Huskers back to within a point, but the best closing duo in the country – Aaron Brooks and Greg Kerkvliet – shut the door. But you have to give props to Nebraska, hopefully, they can continue their momentum into the postseason. … story at … Intermatwrestle.com/Big-10/five-b1g-takeaways-from-the-big-ten-22224
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SoCon Weekly Recap (2/22/2024)
Hi besties, long time, no see. 
The season is ending almost as quickly as it began – with less than 10 duals left on the calendar, we’re less than 20 days away from the conference tournament (but who’s counting?) This past weekend kicked off on Thursday, App State served up back-to-back SoCon Shutouts, with road victories over Presbyterian (54-0) and Davidson (44-0). 
The Citadel continued with their success on Friday, advancing to a 5-2 record after a 19-14 win over Gardner-Webb. The dual kicked off at 197, where The Citadel scored the first six points for the dual via decisions at 197 and heavyweight. The Runnin’ Bulldogs’ Drew West (125) answered with a major decision victory over Malik Hardy – followed by two victories via decision by Tyson Lane (133) and Todd Carter (141). Arguably one of my favorite pastimes is watching matches go into sudden-victory – and the 149-pound bout did not disappoint. Jeff Boyd and Zach Price battled it out – with Boyd cinching the 5-2 victory. Two more decisions were up on the board from The Citadel’s Hayden Watson (157) and Brodie Porter (174). Lest we forget Ben Haubert’s 13-1 major decision win over Andrew Wilson at 165. Jha’Quan Anderson brought a finale of fireworks with a 12-1 major decision victory over Adam Ortega. The Citadel will be back in action one last time against Presbyterian College on Thursday, February 22.
Davidson, bouncing back from a tough loss against App State, took to the road against VMI and surged through with a 24-19 victory. The dual was tied 19-19 after eight bouts, with notable pins from Wyatt Ferguson (184, Davidson), Dyson Dunham (133, VMI), and Ryan Vigil (149, VMI) – the Wildcats then pulled away at 157, after Tanner Peake’s major decision victory, and Bryce Sanderlin (165) closing out the dual with a technical fall.  Campbell continues with their unscathed conference record after they defeated Chattanooga 33-6 on Saturday. The Mocs scored six points at 125 and 141, … story at … Intermatwrestle.com/Socon-weekly-recap-2222024

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