2024 Frank E. Rader Southeast Regional Championships

May 20, 2024, 6:48 PM (ET) by Savannah Asmann, USA Wrestling
DULUTH, Ga. – The USA Wrestling Regional Championships series continued with the Frank E. Rader Southeast Regional, held at the Gas South Convention Center in Duluth, Georgia, last weekend.
In the Junior Boys division, there was a pair of double champions, victors in both freestyle and Greco-Roman, in Antonio Mills of Georgia at 120 pounds and Maximus Norman of Tennessee at 175 pounds. A pair of double champions highlighted the competition in the Junior Girls division: Evelyn Holmes-Smith of Alabama at 125 pounds and Shaylee Bachand of Georgia at 235 pounds.
There were a total of five double champions in the 16U Boys division. Ariah Mills of Georgia at 88 pounds, Jovanni Tovar of Florida at 113 pounds, Dale Corbin of Wisconsin at 126 pounds, Dylan Reel of Georgia at 175 pounds and Johnathan Rulo of Illinois at 285 pounds won both freestyle and Greco-Roman titles at the tournament. In the 16U Girls division, there were two double champions: Zoey McDonald of Florida at 112 pounds and Mackenzie Carder of Ohio at 118 pounds.
The top six boys and girls in each weight class of the Junior and 16U divisions have qualified for their respective state teams for the 2024 USMC Junior and 16U Nationals in Fargo, N.D.
There were also tournaments held in the 8U, 10U, 12U and 14U age divisions with both boys and girls competing in freestyle and Greco-Roman. An additional folkstyle tournament for the 8U, 10U 12U and 14U boys was held. Athletes that competed in the Frank E. Rader Southeast Regional Championships and meet the age group requirements are eligible for the 2024 Kid’s Nationals, held  at the ImOn Arena in Cedar Rapids, Iowa June 27-30, 2024. Visit usawrestlingevents.com for more information and to register for the event. … more at … Themat.com/Holmes-smith-mills-among-double-champions-at-frank-e-rader-southeast-regional

May 26, 2024 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Joseph Named Tar Heel Wrestling Club Head Coach

Last Friday brought us plenty of news relating to Penn State alums in the coaching world, now there’s more this week. Two-time NCAA champion and three-time national finalist Vincenzo Joseph will join North Carolina’s Tar Heel Wrestling Club as the head coach of the RTC. 
Joseph recently wrapped up his competitive career at the Olympic Trials where he was beaten in the opening round by Missouri alum Jarrett Jacques and forfeited out of the tournament. Joseph earned a spot at the Olympic Trials by defeating Yayha Thomas in the finals of the Last Chance Qualifier. 
The move to Chapel Hill reunites Joseph with Rob Koll who hired him for his first Stanford staff prior to the 2021-22 season. Joseph appeared to be done competing; however, he entered the 2022 US Open and advanced to the finals at 79 kg. At the 2022 World Team Trials, Joseph fell in an epic, three-match series to Chance Marsteller, who then went to Final X. 
After that showing at the Open and Trials, Joseph stepped away from coaching and moved to Arizona State to train with the Sunkist Kids. He would make the Open finals in 2023 – this time at 79 kg. 
Joseph caught the attention of the wrestling world at the 2017 NCAA Championships when he made the finals, as a redshirt freshman, and stunned two-time national champion Isaiah Martinez with a fall early in the third period. The two would meet in the 2018 national finals and Joseph prevailed again.
Joseph was a senior in the 2019-20 season who … more at … Intermatwrestle.com/Joseph-named-tar-heel-wrestling-club-head-coach

May 26, 2024 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

2024 Olympic Wrestling Schedule Set!

2024 Olympic Wrestling Schedule Set!

The wrestling schedule for the 2024 Olympic Games is set. Check out when your favorite wrestlers will be competing.

For mobile, view the schedule here!

May 26, 2024 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment