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Reyes Tabbed as Women’s Wrestling Coach
MONTREAT, N.C.— Montreat College Athletics has announced the hiring of Koby Reyes as the third head coach in the history of its women’s wrestling program. Reyes begins his duties with the team immediately.
Prior to Montreat, Reyes spent two seasons as an assistant coach for the men’s wrestling squad at Southeastern University. Through his time at SEU, the Fire amassed 23 national qualifiers, 12 All-Americans and a pair of national champions.
From 2021 into 2022, Reyes was an assistant with the Arizona Christian University Firestorm. The Billings, Mont. native saw five national qualifiers and an All-American go through the program while on the staff.
Before coaching, Reyes competed as an athlete at a trio of NCAA Division I institutions. He began his career at Arizona State, wrestled at Boise State in 2017 and finished his college career at Purdue from 2017 to 2019. “I am grateful to be selected by the Montreat College administration to lead the women’s wrestling program,” said Reyes of his hiring. “I believe the Lord has made it clear that my family … story at … Montreatcavaliers.com/Womens-wrestling-reyes-tabbed-as-womens-wrestling-coach
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No. 24 Wrestling Ends Regular Season with 45-3 SoCon Win
BOONE, N.C. — Ranked No. 24 in the country, App State Wrestling closed the regular season with a 45-3 home win against Gardner-Webb on Senior Day in Varsity Gym.  
The Mountaineers (10-4, 7-1 SoCon) won 62 of 70 individual matches in their seven SoCon victories during the regular season, including nine of 10 on Sunday against the Runnin’ Bulldogs (7-9, 3-5). Will Miller (165 pounds), Luke Uliano (174), Chad Bellis (125) and Kaden Keiser (in the 149 finale) all recorded pins for App State, which earned at least one bonus point in all nine victories.
Tommy Askey opened the dual with a tech fall at 157, while wins by major decision came from Carson Floyd (197), Triston Norris (season debut at heavyweight), Ethan Oakley (133) and Ike Byers (141).
Gardner-Webb’s Jha’Quan Anderson, a two-time NCAA qualifier ranked 28th at 184 pounds, won a 7-3 decision against freshman Tomas Brooker.
The Mountaineers improved to 66-6 in SoCon duals over the past 10 years. Miller needed just 99 seconds to record his pin, and Keiser ended the dual just 43 seconds after he took the mat for his first start at 149 pounds. He opened the regular season with a start at 141. Before the dual, App State recognized four wrestlers on Senior Day: Byers, Cody Bond, Jacob Sartorio and Heath Gonyer. … story at … APPstatesports.com/Wrestling-ends-regular-season-with-45-3-socon-win
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Davidson University Sweeps Queens and Presbyterian on Senior Day
DAVIDSON, N.C. – The Davidson wrestling team sent their seniors out in style with a pair of 40-point shutouts over Queens and Presbyterian on Friday night. In all, the Wildcats collected a dozen extra-point wins between the two duals. Davidson’s seniors went 7-0 in regulation with three pins, a major, and three decisions. Jake Fernicola pinned his opponent late in the third period during his first match of the night then won 4-1 in his second match. Bryce Sanderlin picked up a 10-2 major decision over Queens and an 8-1 decision against Presbyterian. Cameo Blankenship earned a 4-1 decision over Queens before a stunning first-period pin over Presbyterian. Jaden Hardrick won his match at 174 pounds with a comeback 7-4 victory against the Royals.
Tyler-Xavier McKnight reached the 20-win milestone with a 19-4 tech fall over Queens and a win by forfeit in the second dual. He became just the third Wildcat to do so since 2015 after Sanderlin eclipsed 20 wins last year and Scott Patrick in 2015. Tanner Peake got a win by forfeit then ripped off a second-period tech fall over Presby to end the day 2-0. Hale Robinson earned a pair of gritty wins in 3-1 and 2-1 decisions at 133. Joshua Viarengo also got a tech fall, 18-3, in his match with Queens along with a 4-0 shutout in his second bout. Freshmen Wyatt Ferguson and Brady Joling earned a pair of wins. … story at … Davidsonwildcats.com/Wrestling-sweeps-queens-and-presbyterian-on-senior-day
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UNC Wrestling Defeats Duke Friday Night, 41-9
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – On Senior Night, the North Carolina wrestling team (11-7, 3-2 ACC) won eight matches on the night over Duke, cruising to a 41-9 victory in Carmichael Arena. The win for the Tar Heels is the largest margin of victory over Duke since the 2019-20 campaign.  Against the Blue Devils, Carolina collected three falls, two technical falls, one major decision, one decision and a forfeit. Beginning the night at 125 pounds, Spencer Moore earned the first period pin over Logan Agin. The Tar Heels then rattled off seven-straight victories, started by a decision from Jace Palmer (133). Carolina earned back-to-back technical falls courtesy of Jayden Scott (149) and Sonny Santiago (157), followed by a fall from Isaias Estrada (165) and a forfeit win credited to Tyler Eischens (174). Rounding out the Carolina victories, Gavin Kane (184) and Max Shaw (197) cruised in their matchups, with a major decision and fall, respectively. … story at … GOheels.com/Wrestling-defeats-duke-friday-night-41-9
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Connaghan Promoted to Head Men’s Wrestling Coach
MONTREAT, N.C.— Jim Connaghan, who was named the associate head coach for the Montreat men’s wrestling program in May, has been promoted to head coach as announced by the athletic department this month.  
Connaghan captained the Cavaliers to a 4-10 overall record and a 4-6 record in the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) in his first year at the helm. Montreat won three straight duals in January of 2024, and a pair of athletes captured AAC Wrestler of the Week honors under his guidance.
During the 2022-23 school year, Connaghan assisted with the wrestling programs at Montreat. While obtaining his degree in exercise science from the college, the Englewood, Fla. native held a student assistant position with men’s wrestling and acted as a strength and conditioning coach for both wrestling programs. … story at … Montreatcavaliers.com/Connaghan-promoted-to-head-mens-wrestling-coach

February 28, 2024 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized