Takedown Report

End of Season D-I College Matches – part 3

Ohio Wrestling Remains Undefeated at Home with 22-17 Win Over SIUE
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ATHENS, Ohio – The Ohio wrestling team (7-5) remained undefeated at home tonight (Feb. 17) with a comeback 22-17 win over SIUE. Ohio was helped by five wins on the night, led by an impressive pin from redshirt sophomore Peyten Kellar (Cutler, Ohio).  With the win, Ohio improved to 3-3 in the MAC and preserved their undefeated, 5-0 record at the Convocation Center. 
After four tight losses to open the meet, Peyten Kellar recorded a win by fall with 3:52 remaining. It was a crucial six points for the Bobcats, cutting the deficit to seven. Kellar remains undefeated in conference matches and improves to 17-2 overall.  Sophomore Jack Lledo (Penn Valley, Pa.) picked up his first MAC dual-meet win of his career. Lledo went down to the wire with his opponent, taking home a critical three points with a win by way of sudden victory. 
Junior Sal Perrine (Northfield, Ohio) earned his 16th win on the season with a strong performance in a 7-3 decision win. Perrine had the upper hand in the match, holding off his opponent and securing three points for Ohio.  At 197, redshirt sophomore Austin Starr (Indian Creek, Ohio) … story at … Ohiobobcats.comOhio-wrestling-remains-undefeated-at-home-with-22-17-win-over-siue
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Cleveland State Wrestling Extends Win Streak to Four, Defeating Bloomsburg, 40-5
BLOOMSBURG, Pa. – Cleveland State (7-7, 5-2) won their fourth straight match on Saturday afternoon after defeating Bloomsburg (4-15, 0-8), 40-5. The Vikings got on the board first as Ben Aranda recorded a 6-4 decision at 125-pounds to make it 3-0. Nick Molchak followed with a 9-0 major decision at 133-pounds as the margin grew to 7-0. A forfeit at 141-pounds gave the Green and White six more points to lead 13-0. Ethan Mitchell recorded a fall in 1:19 at 149-pounds to stretch the advantage to 19-0. At 157 pounds, Marcus Robinson picked up a 20-4 technical fall to make it 24-0.
Bloomsburg got on the board with a technical fall at 165-pounds to trail 24-5. The Green and White came right back with a 4-2 decision from DeAndre Nassar at 174-pounds and a 5-0 shutout from Joey Lyons at 184-pounds to lead 30-5. The Vikings ended the match with back-to-back technical falls from No. 33 Ben Smith at 197-pounds by a score of 18-2 and 17-0 by No. 20 Daniel Bucknavich at 285-pounds to win the match, 40-5. … story at … CSUvikings.com/2023-24/releases/20240217
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No. 24 Camels top Chattanooga 33-6 on senior day
BUIES CREEK, N.C. – No. 24 Campbell raced out to a 30-0 lead, dealing visiting Chattanooga a 33-6 defeat Saturday at the Pope Center / Gore Arena. CU moved to 12-3 overall and 6-0 in SoCon duals, while the Mocs dropped to 10-5 on the season and 4-3 in conference matchups. The win marked Campbell’s ninth straight, and its fifth consecutive in the series over the Mocs.
During the match, Campbell’s three graduating seniors, Riley Augustine, Caleb Hopkins and Austin Murphy were recognized. After a pair of one-point decisions for Justin Rivera at 149 pounds and Chris Earnest at 157, 165-pounder No. 28 Dom Baker and the No. 23-ranked Murphy added 5-0 and 4-2 wins to give Campbell a 12-0 advantage.
The Camels’ lead swelled to 30-0 with three straight pins, with a third period fall from Caleb Hopkins at 184 pounds (5:14), followed by a pair of first stanza pins from No. 17 Levi Hopkins (1:16) and N. 8 Taye Ghadiali (1:40). No. 29 Brayden Palmer put the Mocs on the board at 125 with a 3-0 decision. Chattanooga took two of the final three bouts of the day with the match already in hand for the Camels, … story at … GOcamels.com/No-24-camels-top-chattanooga-33-6-on-senior-day
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Schultz Caps Off Thriller With Cardinal, Helps No. 12 Sun Devils Win Fourth Straight Against No. 21 Stanford
TEMPE, Ariz. – Cohlton Schultz did it again! With the No. 12 Sun Devils trailing No. 21 Stanford, 17-12, with one bout remaining, Schultz stepped on the mat and delivered a heroic performance, pinning Peter Ming (4:52) for the six-point victory, clinching an 18-17 ASU victory.
The Sun Devils have now won four consecutive duals against the Cardinal, including five of their last six, and are a perfect 3-0 while competing at Mullett Arena. “Cohlton Schultz continues to define leadership, success, and ultimately winning,” head coach Zeke Jones said. … story at … Sundevils.com/Schultz-caps-off-thriller-with-cardinal-helps-no-12-sun-devils-win-fourth-straight-against-no-21-stanford
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Mountain Hawks Celebrate Seniors And Alumni With 31-6 Triumph Over Princeton
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Celebrate the seniors. Welcome back alumni. Beat Princeton. That’s what No. 15 Lehigh accomplished Saturday night in the Mountain Hawks’ home finale inside Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall. The Mountain Hawks won seven of nine contested bouts to defeat Princeton 31-6 as Lehigh closed out its home schedule with its seventh straight dual win.
Junior Michael Beard posted his Division I-leading 14th technical fall victory of the season, while junior Malyke Hines and sophomore Nathan Taylor added major decisions for the Mountain Hawks, who improve to 7-3 overall and complete a perfect 7-0 dual slate against EIWA opponents.
“We wrestled pretty well,” Lehigh head coach Pat Santoro said. “It was nice for the seniors. They seniors who wrestled tonight represented the entire senior class so it was nice to see them get those wins.”
Princeton (5-7, 3-5 EIWA) did not weigh in a wrestler at 125 so sophomore Sheldon Seymour received the forfeit. With first-year Ryan Crookham still out at 133, first-year Ethan Smith stepped in and held Nick Kayal to a 7-3 decision as the Tigers picked up the first of their two victories.  
Hines started a Lehigh run of five straight bouts with an 18-5 major decision over Tyler Vazquez at 141. He totaled five takedowns and an impressive second period reversal plus more than two minutes of riding time advantage. … story at … Lehighsports.com/Mountain-hawks-celebrate-seniors-and-alumni-with-31-6-triumph-over-princeton
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Pucino’s Pin Lifts Illinois over Northwestern in Season-Finale Dual, 21-20
EVANSTON, Ill. – The Illinois wrestling team won their season-finale dual against Northwestern, 21-20, on Sunday (Feb. 18). Redshirt sophomore No. 25 (141 lbs.) Danny Pucino pinned Kolby McClain (NU) in 2:25 which led to Illinois winning the dual in tiebreakers.
The dual was tied 20-20 after all ten matches and was destined for tie-breaking criteria. The first criteria is match wins which was also even at five each team. The second criteria is pins which made Pucino’s an important one since it was the only one of the night and granted Illinois the tie-breaking point. “I thought this was a good weekend of team wrestling for the guys,” said head coach Mike Poeta. “They fought hard for each other and showed a lot of heart. A big weekend for Danny Pucino getting two massive pins for us, especially today since it broke the tie. That wouldn’t have mattered though if it wasn’t for Peter Marinopoulos. You’re never happy about a loss, but that’s the best loss you can take if it wins the dual for the team. He did everything we asked, showed tremendous guts and wrestled like a gangster through that last match. Edmond Ruth looked good showed a lot more offense which is exciting. Congrats to Chris Moore with the big win knocking off a good, ranked opponent. Tony Madrigal and Justin Cardani did a great job of setting the tone early in this dual.” … story at … Fightingillini.com/Pucino-pin-lifts-illinois-past-northwestern-in-season-finale-dual
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American University Posts Two Decisive Wins to Close Out the 2023-24 Home Slate
WASHINGTON – Five pins were included among 15 total wins as American University wrestling went 2-for-2 against Queens University and Lindenwood on the Eagles’ Senior Day. After a 34-14 win over Queens, the Eagles took it up a notch with a 44-9 victory against Lindenwood.
Notable

• The Eagles posted two pins, a tech fall and two major-decision victories in their 34-14 win over Queens to start the day.
• The second match saw AU post three pins and two major decisions among the seven bouts that were contested in the dual.
• Jack Nies (149) and #33 Will Jarrell (HWT) got pins in 2:10 and 2:09, respectively, to put six points on the board apiece against Queens in dual number one. Nies was up 6-1 at the time of his pin, while Jarrell had a 3-0 lead.
• Nies later got his hand raised in a forfeit victory against Lindenwood, while Jarrell had a 7-1 lead against Lindenwood before getting the victory by injury default to go 2-for-2 on the day.
• With two four-point near falls and four takedowns, Maximilian Leete (133) cruised to a 21-3 tech fall win over Griffin Gonzalez in the first dual against Queens.
• At 141 pounds, Cael McIntyre tallied two takedowns and one four-point near fall in an 11-3 major against Connor Goodman of Queens.
• The Eagles got a key win from Ryan Zimmerman at 165 pounds as he edged Sebastian Shered of Queens, 5-4. In the second dual against Lindenwood, Zimmerman made it 2-for-2 with a 12-3 major decision thanks to six points in the third period in addition to riding time.
• Liam Volk-Klos had three takedowns in a major decision win over Riley Kuhn with the third coming late in the final period and pushing him past the eight-point margin to finish at 11-2. Volk-Klos capped the day with a pin against Ryan Golnick of Lindenwood, wasting little time as he earned his fourth fall of the season in 1:23.
• After a second forfeit at 125 for American, Raymond Lopez saw his first action of the day at 133 pounds against Lindenwood, and got AU’s first pin of dual number two in 4:06. Lopez had a 15-1 lead at the time after three takedowns along with four-point and two-point near falls. … story at … AUeagles.com/Wrestling-posts-two-decisive-wins-to-close-out-the-2023-24-home-slate

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