Takedown Report

End of Season D-I College Matches – part 4

TDR Editor’s Notes ; The upcoming weekend will be a busy one with the NAIA Nationals in Kansas and the Nationals for the NJCAA in Council Bluff, Iowa. NCAA Division II & III Regional and Conference Qualifying tournaments will be held across the country this week to select qualifiers for Nationals in two weeks. This weekend will be quiet one for Division I teams. They are preparing for their qualifying tournaments which will be held next weekend. The following are reports from D-I schools about their end of the regular season matches.
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#9 Cornell University Wrestling Finishes Weekend Strong, Dominates Appalachian State
BOONE, N.C. — Freshman Meyer Shapiro dominated another ranked opponent, and senior Benny Baker avenged an early season loss as the No. 9 Cornell wrestling team (11-4) beat Appalachian State 36-6 on Sunday afternoon at Varsity Gym. 
The Big Red, which had a six-dual win streak snapped Friday against North Carolina State, improved to 11-4 overall and split on its Tar Heel State road trip with the win.  Sophomore Brett Ungar, ranked No. 15 at 125 pounds, set the tone for a dual in which Cornell won eight of 10 matches and racked up bonus points with four of those victories. Ungar led off the dual with a 15-0 technical fall (4:52) win over Chad Bellis, giving Cornell a 5-0 lead before No. 27 Ethan Oakley (133) got Appalachian State on the board with a 10-4 win over Ethan Qureshi.  
At 141 pounds, senior Josh Saunders held on to win 5-3 over Ike Byers for his first collegiate dual victor. No. 20 Ethan Fernandez (149) gave Cornell an 11-3 lead with an 11-5 victory over Jeremiah Price.  In the only match featuring two ranked wrestlers, No. 7 Shapiro (157) beat No. 19 Tommy Askey 20-4 by technical fall. It was Shapiro’s 14th consecutive victory — and his sixth bonus-point win in his last eight matches.  The Big Red swiftly finished dual after Appalachian State’s No. 25 Will Miller (165) beat Brody Oleksak 11-5.  Baker (174) won 13-7 by decision against Luke Uliano, who won the first match between the two 10-5 by decision at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite in December. Minutes later, No. 6 Chris Foca (184) pinned Thomas Brooker in 1:07. No. 7 Jacob Cardenas (197) followed with a 15-0 technical fall win over Carson Floyd in 2:29. … story at … Cornellbigred.com/Wrestling-finishes-weekend-strong-dominates-appalachian-state
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Zach Elam’s Pin Seals Weekend Sweep For No. 7 Wrestling
BROOKINGS, S.D. – The No. 7-ranked University of Missouri wrestling team took down No. 11-ranked South Dakota State 21-19 on Sunday, Feb. 18. Mizzou (10-2, 6-1 Big 12) claimed their second win of the weekend while South Dakota State (12-4, 6-2 Big 12) took only their second conference loss of the season. 
Redshirt junior Noah Surtin opened the dual in a big way at 125 pounds with a 10-point first period en route to a 14-6 victory. At 141 pounds, redshirt sophomore Josh Edmond picked up his second win of the weekend by claiming a 3-2 victory. Brock Mauller continued his strong redshirt senior season with another ranked win, 4-1 at 157 pounds. The Tigers claimed three matches to lead 10-7 at the break. Missouri’s returning National Champion Keegan O’Toole added to his Hodge Trophy resume with his fourth technical fall of the season at 165 pounds. Down 19-17, redshirt senior Zach Elam stepped up with the dual on the line, picking up a pin in 33 seconds to snatch the team victory. … story at … MUtigers.com/Zach-elams-pin-seals-weekend-sweep-for-no-7-wrestling
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The Citadel Dispatches Presbyterian in Season Finale, Clinches Program Win Mark
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Ignited by a pair of falls from Brodie Porter (174 lbs) and Ben Stemmet (285 lbs) along with four additional tech falls, The Citadel (14-4, 6-2 SoCon) officially wrapped up the 2023-24 regular-season campaign against league opponent Presbyterian (3-14, 0-7 SoCon) behind a dominant effort, dismantling the Blue Hose via a 50-0 final margin en route to a program record 14th victory Thursday afternoon at McAlister Field House. Previously, the Bulldogs breached the 13-win mark on three separate occasions with the most recent coming during the team’s last Southern Conference Championship in 2003-04 exactly two decades ago. … story at … Citadelsports.com/The-citadel-dispatches-presbyterian-in-season-finale-clinches-program-win-mark
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No. 19 West Virginia Takes Down Glenville State to Close Out Regular Season
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – In front of the second largest crowd of 4,139 passionate fans in program history, the No. 19 West Virginia University wrestling team (10-5) scored a 42-3 victory over Glenville State (11-10) to complete its regular season at the fifth annual Beauty and the Beast event on Sunday afternoon. With the win, the Mountaineers claimed double-digit wins in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 1990 and 1991.
WVU scored three technical falls in three of the first four matches to hold a commanding 18-3 lead at the midway point of the dual. To begin the second half, the Mountaineers continued with their fourth technical fall at 165 pounds, followed by the team’s first pin of the day by redshirt freshman Brody Conley in the first period of action at 174 pounds. West Virginia added their fifth technical fall at 184 pounds and proceeded to add a pair of major decisions to seal the victory.   Looking ahead, … story at … WVUsports.com/West-virginia-takes-down-glenville-state-to-close-out-regular-season
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No. 23 Pitt Wrecks Rider in Wrestling, 29-9
PITTSBURGH—Pitt wrestling put on a dominant performance on Thursday evening, defeating Rider in a dual by a 29-9 score at the Fitzgerald Field House in the team’s penultimate dual of the season. The 23rd-ranked Panthers (9-8, 1-3 ACC) cruised by the Mid-American Conference dual meet leaders, winning eight of the bouts against the Broncs (7-7, 7-0 MAC), including technical fall victories by Colton Camacho at 125 pounds and Mac Stout at 197 pounds.
Cole Matthews also earned bonus points for the Panthers at 141 pounds, claiming a major decision with a late takedown to pick up his 99th career victory for Pitt and set the stage for him to have the chance at reaching the prestigious win 100 on Senior Night tomorrow against Virginia at the Fitz. Several Panthers posted big point totals. Luca Augustine tallied 13, Vinnie Santaniello scored nine and Finn Solomon and brothers Holden Heller and Reece Heller also did enough to earn victories. “I thought we wrestled well tonight overall. It was good to see us score a lot of points in several matches,” Pitt head coach Keith Gavin said. “We’re excited for tomorrow now. It’s a good opportunity to get the back-to-back weigh-ins and simulate the national tournament. Senior Night is always a nice moment to recognize those guys and their families as well.” … story at … Pittsburghpanthers.com/Pitt-wrecks-rider-in-wrestling-29-9
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Cleveland State Wrestling Claims Fifth Straight Win, Topping Kent State on the Road, 27-6
KENT, Ohio – Cleveland State (8-7, 6-2) won its fifth straight match after defeating Kent State (5-16, 1-6) on the road, 27-6, on Thursday night. The Green and White earned the first three points of the night after Ben Aranda recorded an 8-2 decision at 125-pounds. The MAC East Wrestler of the Week, Nick Molchak picked up a 7-0 shutout at 133-pounds to lead 6-0.
Dylan Layton stretched the margin to 9-0 behind a 5-3 decision at 141-pounds. Kent State got on the board with a 4-1 decision at 149-pounds to trail 9-3. Marcus Robinson improved to 4-0 on the year after picking up an 11-7 decision at 157-pounds as the lead stood at 12-3. Following the intermission, Tate Geiser pushed the advantage to 15-3 with a narrow 2-1 victory at 165-pounds. The Golden Flashes got their final points of the night at 174-pounds with a 6-4 win to trail 15-6.
Joey Lyons won his second straight match with a 2-1 decision at 184-pounds to lead 18-6. No. 33 Ben Smith followed with a 7-2 decision at 197-pounds, growing the advantage to 21-6. No. 20 Daniel Bucknavich put an exclamation point on the night … story at … CSUvikings.com/2023-24/releases/2024022
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OSU Wrestling: Sunday’s Dual vs. Iowa Announced as Sellout
There may not be any empty seats in Gallagher-Iba Arena when it hosts “The Greatest Rivalry in College Wrestling” on Sunday. Oklahoma State announced Thursday that its upcoming dual against No. 4 Iowa is already a sellout three days before the two powerhouses meet in a top-five matchup at 2 p.m. Sunday. Although it’s already a sellout, OSU said in its release that students with an all-sports pass will still be able to attend.
No. 2 OSU’s last dual against OU on Sunday brought in 9,912 fans — the third largest crowd for a wrestling dual in GIA in the last 20 years, according to OSU Athletics. Cowboy wrestling has been known to draw large crowds, though, especially during successful seasons like the 14-0 campaign OSU has put together so far. The largest crowd in GIA history was when the Cowboys hosted Penn State in 2017 in front of 14,059 fans. “[A crowd] can be devastating to guys,” OSU coach John Smith said Wednesday. “It can lift you up beyond your abilities to do things, trust me. You find strength you didn’t know you had if they’re yelling for you. … story at … Pistolsfiringblog.com/Sundays-dual-vs-iowa-announced-as-sellout
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Penn State Shuts Out Edinboro 55-0 in Dual Meet Finale
Nittany Lions win all 10 with no matches reaching the third period
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team (12-0, 8-0 B1G) shut out visiting Edinboro (2-12) 55-0 in the dual meet finale for Penn State. The shut-out win allowed head coach Cael Sanderson‘s squad to close out the regular season with a 12-0 overall record.  
The Nittany Lions, who recently wrapped up their 10^th Big Ten Regular Season Championship, won all ten bouts, with no match-up reaching the third period.  
The dual meet began at 125. True freshman Braeden Davis, ranked No. 8 at 125, rolled to a 19-3 tech fall over Caleb Edwards at the 4:02 mark off four takedowns and a final four-point near fall. Sophomore Aaron Nagao, ranked No. 11 at 133, followed that up with a tech fall of his own. Nagao used three three-point turns and a series of takedowns to notch an 18-3 tech over Eamonn Jimenez at 3:33, giving Penn State a 10-0 lead. Senior Beau Bartlett, ranked No. 1 at 141, picked up Penn State’s first pin of the dual meet. Bartlett opened up a big lead over Jacob Brenneman and then finished off the bout by pinning the Scot at the 4:11 mark of the second period.
True freshman Tyler Kasak, ranked No. 9 at 149, followed that pin up with a fall of his own. Kasak opened up a big lead over Colin Roberts and finished off his fall early in the second period, … story at … GOpsusports.com/Penn-state-shuts-out-edinboro-55-0-in-dual-meet-finale
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#18 University of Pennsylvania Celebrates Senior Day With a 43-4 Win Over Morgan State
PHILADELPHIA – The #18 University of Pennsylvania wrestling team closed out duals with a 43-4 Senior Day victory over Morgan State on Friday night in The Palestra.  
Penn won nine bouts against the Bears in the regular season closer, with Max Gallagher (125), #9 Michael Colaiocco (133), #17 CJ Composto (141), Hunter Gandy (149), #23 Lucas Revano (157), #6 Nick Incontrera (174), #20 Maximus Hale (184), #25 Cole Urbas (197), and John Stout (285) claiming their battles.
Quaker Notemeal
*Gandy and Cam Connor (165) made their colligate dual debuts against Morgan State.
*The Quakers celebrated seniors Colaiocco, Connor, Revano, Lukas Richie (141), Jake Stefanowicz (184), Stout, Urbas, and Malachi Wiley (174) before the dual.
*Richie and Stefanowicz battled in two exhibition matches after the meet, with both Quakers grabbing pins to close out their collegiate careers at Penn.
*Revano won his 20th match of the season off a tech fall over Joshua Greenwood (Morgan State).
*Senior Stout won his final dual by default, claiming Penn’s last six points in the regular season.
How It Happened
Gallagher gave the Red and Blue a lead they would not let up, … story at … Pennathletics.com/Wrestling-celebrates-senior-day-with-a-43-4-win-over-morgan-state

February 29, 2024 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized