Takedown Report

College Dual Meet Results

Drexel Earns Dominant Victory Over Clarion, 31-3
CLARION, Pa. – The Drexel wrestling team took down Clarion on the road Wednesday night in dominant fashion, 31-3. The victory was the first of the season for the Dragons after facing off against three ranked opponents. Desmond Pleasant, Kyle Waterman, Jordan Soriano, Luke Nichter, Cody Walsh, Giuseppe Hoose, Mickey O’Malley, and Dom Petracci all earned wins for the Dragons.
The dual started at 125, as Pleasant picked up his first win of the season against Scott Clawson. The redshirt junior found himself in a hole early in the contest, falling behind 5-0 after a takedown and near fall in the final seconds of the first by Clawson. Pleasant made a comeback in the second period, securing an escape and takedown to trail by just two. The Piscataway, N.J. native recorded two takedowns in the final two minutes to take the decision win, 10-6.
Soriano followed up his win against No. 1 Penn State with a major decision win at 141 pounds. The Westbury, N.Y. native managed two takedowns in the first period to take the early 6-2 lead. Soriano carried the momentum to get win, 17-5
Nichter got back in the win column in a hard fought battle at 157 pounds. A takedown and an escape point in the opening period was enough to record the decision win, 4-2. 
Walsh earned another win over Wesley Barnes at 165 pounds. Both wrestlers went scoreless heading into the third period. Barnes was able to take Walsh down with nearly one minute remaining to take a 3-1 lead. The Cherry Hill, N.J. native responded with a quick reversal and was able to take the 4-3 win with riding time.
Hoose recorded his first technical fall of the season. The graduate student led 10-0 after the second period, recording two takedowns and four near-fall points. Hoose eventually managed to take his opponent down twice more for the 16-1 win. … more at … https://drexeldragons.com/news/2024/12/4/wrestling-drexel-earns-dominant-victory-over-clarion-31-3?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
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Mavs use quick start, strong finish to win at Western in top-20 match-up
No. 14 Mavs move to 4-0 with 31-12 win over No. 17 Mountaineers
GUNNISON, Colo.— The nation’s 14^th-ranked Colorado Mesa University men’s wrestling team won the first three matches without conceding a takedown to build a 12-0 team lead and went on to win the last three and seven of the ten total bouts, including five by bonus-point margins to claim a comfortable 31-12 dual win over arch-rival and 17^th-ranked Western Colorado University on Wednesday night here in the Mountaineers’ Paul W. Wright Gymnasium.
The Mavericks improved to 4-0 on the season and defeated the Mountaineers (1-2) for the fourth straight dual, a new CMU record winning streak in the rivalry that has seen the teams dual 29 times since 2007.
CMU’s five nationally-ranked wrestlers were all victorious in the dual that did not count in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference standings.  The teams will square off again in their conference-counting dual on Feb. 13, 2025 in Grand Junction in CMU’s Bank of Colorado Battle in Brownson.
The two nationally-ranked Mountaineer wrestlers that were in Wednesday’s lineup were also winners and combined for two of the Mountaineers’ three wins and nine of their 12 team points. The quick start was keyed by seventh-ranked 125-pound sophomore Dayson Torgerson, who registered a 17-0 technical fall win three seconds before the end of the first period. Oran Huff, ranked 12^th in the country at 133 pounds, …more at … https://cmumavericks.com/news/2024/12/4/wrestling-mavs-use-quick-start-strong-finish-to-win-at-western-in-top-20-match-up.aspx?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
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Johnson’s pin lifts No. 13 Wrestling to thrilling 21-20 OAC victory at John Carroll
UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS — Freshman Myles Johnson (Springboro) registered a first period pin to lead the No. 13-ranked Ohio Northern wrestling team to a come from behind 21-20 victory at John Carroll on Tuesday night. This is the Polar Bears’ second conference victory this season.
The Basics

• Records: #13 Ohio Northern (7-3 Overall, 2-0 OAC), John Carroll (4-3 Overall, 1-1 OAC).
• Venue: DeCarlo Varsity Center – University Heights, Ohio.

ONU Individuals
Johnson won by pin at 2:42 to give the Polar Bears the win
Senior Cael Vanderhorst (Covington) began the scoring for the Polar Bears with a major decision at 149 lbs Senior Jayden Jones (Ashland) followed with another major decision at 157 to cut into the lead.  Senior Adam Myers (Springfield/STEM Academy) with a major decision at 174 for the Polar Bears.  Senior Gavin Layman (Chesterton, Ind.) won by decision at 197 to pull the Polar Bears within 20-15. … more at … https://www.onusports.com/sports/wrest/2024-25/releases/20241203sovc3h

December 9, 2024 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | sports, wrestling