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NWCA Releases Final Regular Season NCAA D3 Men’s Coaches Polls
Manheim, PA – The National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) released the final regular season NCAA Division III Men’s Coaches Polls, which now have Wartburg leading the Tournament poll and and Augsurg still in the #1 spot in the dual poll. 
In the tournament team poll, the top five are comprised of #1 Warburg (77.5), #2 Augsburg (77), #3 UW La Crosse (56.5), #4 North Central (47), and #5 Coast Guard (39). 
The top five teams in the dual poll are #1 Augsburg (10-1), #2 Wartburg (15-1), #3 UW La Crosse (12-2), #4 North Central (11-2), and #5 Coe (12-2). There one change in this month’s top-ranked individuals at 125: Johnson & Wales’ Joziah Fry is back in the top spot after dropping back down from 133 where he had been ranked second. Wartburg leads the country with two top-ranked wrestlers, while Johnson & Wales,  North Central, Ohio Northern, Baldwin Wallace, UW-La Crosse, Alvernia, Augsburg, and Coast Guard each have a single top-ranked individual. … story at … NWCAonline.com/D3-mens-coaches-polls
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NCAA DI Rankings Updated (2/27/2024)
We’ve made it through the regular season! In true, unpredictable fashion, on the last day of the dual season we had an undefeated, number-one ranked wrestler take a loss. Despite this, Ridge Lovett still assumes the number one position at 149 lbs. He has a head-to-head win over #2 Caleb Henson in the CKLV finals, a wrestler that Kyle Parco lost to in the CKLV semis. With Henson defeating Jackson Arrington, we’ve moved Parco above him and directly behind Henson. 
125 lbs stuck to the script and had number’s two and three lose during the final weekend of the regular season. Richie Figueroa was responsible for one of those upsets and then pulled another over a top-seven opponent. He’s showing signs of being the title threat we expected at the beginning of the year. He should fly up the rankings with a Pac-12 title … story at … Intermatwrestle.com/NCAA-D-I-rankings-updated-2272024
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WIN’s New Div. I Rankings released, sets up exciting postseason
NEWTON, Iowa — The regular season in NCAA Division I wrestling is complete and now those athletes will prepare for the postseason, including 200 wrestlers who are featured in WIN Magazine’s Feb. 26 rankings, presented by Cliff Keen Athletic. There are seven conference tournaments that will take place in two weeks which will help determine the 330 wrestlers who will qualify for the NCAA Division I Championships that will be held in Kansas City, Mo, March 21-23.
Those NCAA-qualifying tournaments, including dates and locations, are:

  • Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), March 10, Chapel Hill, N.C.
  • Big Ten Conference, March 9-10, College Park, Md.
  • Big 12 Conference, March 9-10, Tulsa, Okla.
  • Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA), March 8-9, Lewisburg, Pa.
  • Mid-American Conference (MAC), March 8-9, Kent, Ohio
  • Pac-12 Conference, March 10, Corvallis, Ore.
  • Southern Conference (SoCon), March 9, Boone, N.C.

Heading into the postseason, two-time national defending champ Penn State continues to be ranked No. 1 in both WIN’s final dual-team rankings with a 12-0 record and in WIN’s Tournament Power Index. The Nittany Lions feature 10 ranked wrestlers, including five No. 1-rated individuals, for 129 TPI points.
Iowa, coming off a 22-9 road victory over Oklahoma State, ended the dual season at No. 2 in WIN’s rankings; ahead of the Cowboys, Iowa State and Nebraska. OSU is still ranked No. 2 in WIN’s TPI, followed by Iowa, NC State, and Iowa State and Missouri, which are tied for fifth. … story at … WIN-magazine.com/2024/02/26/27089

March 1, 2024 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Jakob Camacho Making ‘Comeback’ For NC State Wrestling As Postseason Nears

After going more than two months without a victory, North Carolina State 125-pounder Jakob Camacho has regained his footing late in the season
During NC State’s 20-12 dual win over Virginia Tech last Friday night, The College Wrestling Report “X” account (the former Twitter) sent out a tweet that Jakob Camacho scored an upset win over Cooper Flynn at 125 pounds. To which, Wolfpack associate head coach Adam Hall quote tweeted “Don’t call is an upset; call it a comeback.” The story of the Pack’s starting 125-pounder has been well-known throughout this season. A two-time ACC Champion (2020 and 2022), Camacho sat out all last season with a knee injury. He was back out on the mat once the season started in November and started the season with a top-10 national ranking.
His win over 2023 NCAA finalist and current #1 Matt Ramos of Purdue (8-5) during the second weekend of the season propelled him to #3 in the national rankings, and the next week he climbed to the top spot in his weight class.
Then came a rough patch.
After a 7-0 start to the season, Camacho and the Pack headed to Nashville for the annual Collegiate Wrestling Duals. He came in with a #1 national ranking but lost all three of his matches in the dual format. Then another loss came in the first dual of 2024 at home against Oklahoma State. Granted, he did not travel to the Cliff Keen Invite in December, and the holiday break had minimal action for NC State, but Camacho went more than two months without a win. 
That period started with a win over Binghamton’s Carson Wagner on November 17, and his next win wasn’t until taking top honors at the Appalachian State Open on January 27. It was even longer for his first dual win since November, February 9 against Kyle Montaperto of Viginia (21-6 tech fall).
After the Oklahoma State loss, the NC State coaches sat Camacho from outside competition and kept his work in the practice room. “I’d say the break helped me take a step back and get healthy,” Camacho said. “It allowed me to reflect and focus on the basics, on the process, and the important things in my life. It allowed me to see a big picture and see how blessed I am to have such an amazing team, coaching staff, medical staff, family, and have faith in the grand scheme of things.”
Since his return to the mat, Camacho has three recent dual wins, including victories over #18 Brett Ungar of Cornell (5-1) and #7 Cooper Flynn of Virginia Tech (5-1). “The last few wins are just a reflection of having faith and being fearless,” Camacho said. “It’s a reminder that with the right attitude, right work ethic, right mentality and health, good things can happen.  “At the end of the day this is my favorite sport, and it should be fun. So, I try to keep it that way and it’s fun getting better. Part of the fun is the unknown. I don’t know the future, but I know I can live in the moment and do the best I can, make some memories, and have some fun.”
NC State head coach Pat Popolizio knows what he has with a full healthy Camacho in his lineup. He has seen him win a pair of ACC titles during his career and … story at … Flowrestling.org/Jakob-camacho-making-comeback-for-nc-state-wrestling-as-postseason-nears

March 1, 2024 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Recaps – End of Regular Season

Headlines from the Final Weekend of the DI Regular Season
The final weekend of the 2023-24 regular season provided for plenty of interesting storylines even though some schools already wrapped up theirs a week ago. The past couple of days featured top-ten clashes, rivalry duals, some upsets, a potentially impactful injury, and much more. 
Here are the key storylines from the final week of the regular season. Hey, we’ve got at least one per conference. 
Iowa/Oklahoma State
Iowa continued their recent dominance over their rival Oklahoma State with a 22-9 dual victory on Sunday afternoon. The Hawkeyes have won each of their last four meetings against the Cowboys. We covered this in more detail yesterday in our wrap-up article.  … story at … Intermatwrestle.com/Headlines-from-the-final-weekend-of-the-di-regular-season
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Big 12 Weekly Recap (2/27/2024)
The final week of the regular season came to a close with eight Big 12 teams competing. North and South Dakota State battled for the Border Bell, with the Jackrabbits coming out on top for the third consecutive year. California Baptist finished with a win over Utah Valley to cap a banner year for the second-year DI-eligible program. Iowa State and Northern Iowa beat shorthanded Missouri. Oklahoma State took on Iowa but lost 22-9 in a dual filled with tossups. 

California Baptist (Overall: 7-10; Conference: 2-6): Dual Results
The Lancers capped their regular season with a 20-17 win over Utah Valley on the road. Chaz Hallmark and Dayne Morton scored pivotal wins, with Hallmark winning in sudden victory and Morton beating 2023 qualifier Isaiah Delgado 7-6. Add in some bonus points from Eli Griffin and Hunter Leake and the team more than doubled their wins from last year. Now headed into Big 12’s they have a great opportunity to get their first DI qualifier. 

Iowa State (Overall: 13-2; Conference: 6-1): Dual Result
The Cyclones dominated a shorthanded Missouri team with a 41-3 win. They scored bonus points with Evan Frost, Casey Swiderski, David Carr, MJ Gaitan, and Yonger Bastida. Echemendia was down 7-0 after a big throw from Josh Edmond early but battled back for a big 10-9 win. Carr stayed undefeated at home with a 67-0 record and a first-period fall. Feldkamp dropped a match to Colton Hawks, getting put on his back off a counter to a big move and another takedown late. Bastida scored another statement win with a 13-4 major over Zach Elam, with takedowns in every period. 

Missouri (Overall: 10-4; Conference: 6-3): Dual Results (UNI) | Dual Results (ISU)

The Tigers made a trip to Iowa missing eight starters and coach Kendric Maple due to a mix of injuries and illness. Josh Edmond and Zach Elam both scored ranked wins, being joined by Colton Hawks. Edmond beat Cael Happel 4-3 and had a big lead on Anthony Echemendia before dropping a 10-9 match. Zach beat Tyrell Gordon in rideouts 4-1 with a turn, but couldn’t keep up with Yonger Bastida’s offense. 2023 round of 16 finisher Colton Hawks was majored by Parker Keckeisen, but avenged an NCAA loss to Will Feldkamp with a big move of his own. … story at … Intermatwrestle.com/Big-12-weekly-recap-2272024
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Pac-12 Weekly Recap (2/26/2024)
Arizona State splits the final 2 ranked duals
ASU started the weekend with a 24-14 victory against #14 Lehigh on Saturday. The Sun Devils won the first seven matches before losing two in a row and forfeiting the heavyweight matchup.
Richard Figueroa began the dual with an upset, defeating second-ranked Luke Stanich 5-3. In addition, Jesse Vasquez continued to look strong during his return from injury and had a slight upset over #16 Malyke Hines in a sudden victory. Kyle Parco posted a tech fall, Julian Chlebove, Jacori Teemer, and Chance McLane tallied regular decisions, while Cael Valencia won by a major decision.
ASU returned to the mat on Sunday and lost 26-9 against #4 Nebraska. Figueroa continued his winning ways and upset #7 Caleb Smith, 4-3. The three-time All-American, Parco, notched perhaps the biggest win of his career. He handed top-ranked 149 lber, Ridge Lovett, his only loss of the 2023-24 regular season, 4-3. Teemer recorded the Sun Devils other victory when he defeated Ethan Stiles 7-2.

Cal Poly sends 2 wrestlers to compete
Michael Goldfeder and Trevor Tinker competed in the Patriot Last Chance Open to boost their stock before the postseason. Goldfeder went 2-1, defeating Lock Haven’s Brett Barbush and unattached Noah Roulo.  Tinker went 3-0 with two tech falls against Drexel’s Shane Whitney and Buffalo’s Magnus Bibla, and a pin against George Mason’s Colin Pederson.

Little Rock earns 15th win of the season
The Trojans completed the regular season by capturing a 57-0 victory against Lindenwood. Little Rock won every match by forfeit, tech fall, or pin. … story at … Intermatwrestle.com/PAC-12-weekly-recap-2262024
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EIWA Weekly Recap (2/27/2024)
Below is a recap of last week’s EIWA action, with individual news and highlights worth noting.
Key Takeaways 

  • Lehigh’s Stanich officially uses 6th date, causing him to forego his redshirt season.
  • Ryan Crookham of Lehigh remains the only undefeated wrestler in the conference at 15-0
  • Jude Swisher of Penn wrestles to 6-0 in two events with all bonus point wins
  • Binghamton’s Lou DePrez (#9) knocks off #7 Cardenas of Cornell 

American  
The Eagles were on the road at Columbia and Army. Both wrestlers at the 133 lbs class were undefeated on the weekend. Max Leete had a win over Columbia, while Raymond Lopez had a win over #28 Basile of Army. Jack Maida made a return to the lineup. He had a win over #30 Berginc of Army. American terminated the dual season … story at … Intermatwrestle.com/EIWA-weekly-recap-2272024

March 1, 2024 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

College Women’s Wrestling News – March 1st

2024 NAIA Women’s Wrestling National Championships Allocations Announced
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has announced the allocations for the second annual NAIA Women’s Wrestling National Championships, held March 8th and 9th at Harold Newman Arena in Jamestown, North Dakota. 
Each conference tournament awards automatic bids per weight class based on the final regular-season rating, which can be seen HERE. Each conference is awarded a minimum of one automatic bid per weight class, additional allocations are determined based on the final regular season rankings for reach wrestler ranked in the top 16 in a specific weight class. If a conference does not have an individual ranked in the final top 16 an allocation will be granted to ensure each conference is represented at each weight class at the National Championships. … story details here …NWCAonline.com/NWCA-2024-naia-womens-wrestling-national-championships-allocations
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New College Weights Approved For Next Season
Weight classes for women’s college wrestling will change for the 2024-25 season
College wrestling will look different next season. Women’s freestyle wrestling has 10 weight classifications ranging from 101 pounds to 191 pounds.
The NCAA Women’s Executive Committee approved the weight classes below for use in women’s NCAA collegiate wrestling, beginning in the 2024-25 season.  The NAIA will now put this slate of weight classes forth to its National Administrative Council in the first week of March for its approval. Most classifications will stay close to the same, but the heaviest three will face significant changes. The biggest adjustment is at 170 pounds. Any current wrestler in that category would move up or down 10 pounds.  The heaviest category is 207 pounds. … story at … Flowrestling.org/New-college-weights-approved-for-next-season
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Women’s NCAA Regional Results/NCWWC Preview
Regionals for NCAA Women’s Wrestling capped off this weekend where athletes competed across six regional tournaments to secure their spots in the national tournament happening March 8-9. 
The top four wrestlers at each weight at regionals earned a bid to compete, and teams are able to send up to 15 athletes per team.  Regional champ teams King (Region II), North Central (Region IV), and Iowa (Region V) were the three teams to qualify the maximum 15 athletes. Sacred Heart won Region I with 13 qualifiers, Tiffin took first place at Region III and is sending 5 wrestlers to nationals, and Colorado Mesa was the top team at Region VI and will be sending 11.
Takeaways from Regional competition:
1. King wins big at Region II
#3 King was a favorite to take the top team spot at Region II hosted by Emmanuel College, but the Tornado did so in dominant fashion, with eight individual champions and qualifying all 15 possible wrestlers for nationals. In fact, four of the finals matches were between King teammates. Jessica Corredor reclaimed her regional title, as did Montana Delawder and Cheyenne Bowman. Other champs for King were Samara Chavez, Maria Victoria Baez Dilone, Claire DiCugno, Aine Drury, and Alexa Garcia.  King finished second at NCWWC last year with one individual champion. While there is a lot of tough competition outside of Region II, they are in good position to get a team trophy as one of the 3 teams with 15 wrestlers headed to nationals.
2. Iowa vs McKendree: The Battle at Region V
Iowa defeated McKendree by a margin of 27 points, with 6 individual champs to McKendree’s 3. Iowa continued to show their dominance at 101 lbs with teammates Emilie Gonzalez and Sterling Dias competing for the top spot, with Gonzalez getting the 7-0 decision win. … story at … Intermatwrestle.com/NCAA-regional-resultsncwwc-preview
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Iowa women’s coach Clarissa Chun named USA Today’s Woman of the Year for state of Iowa
IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa Women’s Wrestling head coach Clarissa Chun has been named USA Today’s Women of the Year Honoree for the state of Iowa on Thursday. This award is presented annually to 12 national honorees and one honoree per state. This year’s honorees are described as “our neighbors and role models. They use their voices for others, many overcoming immense challenges, to make change happen. Simply put, they make us want to do better.”
Chun was named the first head coach of the women’s wrestling program in 2021. The two-time Olympian has led the team to a National Duals title in their inaugural season and has 15 student-athletes qualified for the NCWWC National Championships next weekend in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
The Hawaii native is a National Wrestling Hall of Fame Distinguished member and a 2018 Hawaii Sports Hall of Fame inductee. She served many years as an Assistant National Women’s Coach for USA Wrestling. Chun was a 2012 Olympic bronze medalist and won a 2008 World gold medal in freestyle wrestling. … story at … Themat.com/Iowa-women-s-coach-clarissa-chun-named-usa-today-s-woman-of-the-year-for-state-of-iowa
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North Central Remains #1 Headed into NCWWC Tournament
MANHEIM, Pa. – The top six teams in the latest National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) NCAA Women’s Wrestling Coaches’ Poll remained the same. North Central College stays in the top spot while the University of Iowa is second. King University is third while McKendree University and Colorado Mesa University round out the top five.
Both North Central and Iowa have 14 individuals ranked with North Central accumulating 123 points while Iowa has 93 points. King stays at third as they are the third and final team with at least 10 individuals ranked with 12 to accumulate 88 points. McKendree amassed 65 points with nine ranked individuals ranked. Colorado Mesa and Simon Fraser University both have six individuals ranked and accounted for 38 and 26 points, respectively.
Lock Haven University has three ranked individuals and is ranked seventh with 23 points while Sacred Heart University is eighth with 20 points and five ranked individuals. New Jersey City University moved up to ninth with 16 points and two ranked individuals while Aurora rounds out the top 10 with three ranked individuals and 12 points. New to the poll leading into the NCWWC National Championships are the University of Mount Olive, the University of Dubuque, Chadron State College and … story at … NWCAonline.com/NWCA-north-central-remains-1-headed-into-ncwwc-tournament

March 1, 2024 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment