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Wilkes Men’s Wrestling Cruises to 42-14 Win at Scranton as Laudenslager Collects 300th Career Coaching Win

Wilkes Men’s Wrestling Cruises to 42-14 Win at Scranton as Laudenslager Collects 300th Career Coaching Win
SCRANTON – The Wilkes University men’s wrestling team cruised to a 42-14 victory at fellow Landmark Conference foe the University of Scranton Thursday night in the John Long Center. With the win Wilkes moved to 9-6 overall in dual match play. Head coach Jon Laudenslager also collected his 300th career coaching victory at Wilkes now owning a 300-150-5 record in 22 seasons at the helm of the program.
Connor Kerwin (Totowa, NJ/Passaic Valley) began the match with one of Wilkes’ six falls taking his 125-pound bout in 1:35. Michael Richardson (Brick, NJ/Brick Memorial) continued the fall trend with a pin in :46 over Charles Arobone at 133. Ben Grater (Saddle Brooke, NJ/Saddle Brook) made it three in a row for six points as he pinned Kevin Cordero in 1:56. Jacob Bettencourt (Dighton, MA/Bristol Plymouth) was the fourth pin-fall winner as he bested Shkeb Nadir in :50. Jaryn Hartranft (Catasauqua, PA/Catasauqua) (157) closed out the five straight falls to begin the contest as he won in 1:28 to give Wilkes a 30-0 lead halfway through the match.
Scranton picked up a technical fall at 165, decision at 174 and a fall at 184 to conclude its scoring in the match. Cameron Butka (Scranton, PA/West Scranton) took the forfeit win at 197 as the senior moved to 26-2 on the season. He also tied the school record for career wins at 121, held by Guesseppe Rea who graduated with a mark of 121-29. Butka now stands 121-23 overall in his career on the mat for the Colonels. Caleb Burkhart (Hughesville, PA/Hughesville) picked up … more at … https://gowilkesu.com/news/2025/1/23/wilkes-mens-wrestling-cruises-to-42-14-win-at-scranton-as-laudenslager-collects-300th-career-coaching-win.aspx

January 26, 2025 Posted by | Uncategorized | , | Leave a comment

Greensboro College Wins

Men’s Wrestling Earns ODAC Win Over Randolph
Greensboro, NC – The Greensboro men’s wrestling team took down Randolph College for their first ODAC win of the season on Thursday night, 35-22.
For the Pride, Ivan Benitez got Greensboro’s first victory of the night with a win by Fall in the 133lb class. Josh Wilson then took a dominant win by Fall over Adon Overstreet in the 141lb match.
After two forfeit wins for Randolph, the Wildcats’ Jordan Nutter won the 165lb class. However, Greensboro took over from there, winning the last four matches of the night. Newcomer Adrian Soto-Perez got his first win as a member of the Pride with a quick pin against Austin Frazier in the 174lb match. 
After this, Luke Gregory (184lb) earned a hard fought victory by Fall. Isaiah Manning continued his hot streak by earning a win against Harriss Sullivan by Tech Fall (19-3). In the heavyweight round, Jacob Barlow made quick work of Thomas Head, earning a win by Fall in just 14 seconds. … more at … https://greensborocollegesports.com/news/2025/1/23/mens-wrestling-earns-odac-win-over-randolph.aspx
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Women’s Wrestling Gets Home Victory Over Randolph College
Greensboro, NC – The Greensboro women’s wrestling team hosted senior night on Thursday and came up with a dual match win over Randolph College. The win is the third dual match win in program history. It was a great night for the Pride, as every member of the team that wrestled earned wins. Olivia Collins took a forfeit win in the 103lb class, while Kyra Tomlinson took down Satori Swanson 10-0 to continue her stellar season.
Genesis Chinchilla took home a win over Alexis Spade 10-0 in the 145lb match, and then Hayli Carbajal had an impressive 16-4 victory in the 160lb class. After Liya Veal won via forfeit, Destiny Vaughans finished the night with a win by Fall in the 207lb match. The women’s team will compete again … more at … https://greensborocollegesports.com/news/2025/1/24/womens-wrestling-gets-home-victory-over-randolph-college.aspx

January 26, 2025 Posted by | Uncategorized | , | Leave a comment

Big 10 Dual Meets!

Terps Top Wisconsin, 24-13, Improve to 3-0 In Big Ten Duals
COLLEGE PARK, MD – Maryland wrestling moved to 3-0 in Big Ten competition with a 24-13 win over the Wisconsin Badgers, building on what was already the best start in the conference in program history and setting a record for most wins in a single Big Ten season since joining the conference. 
Seven of 10 Terps won their individual bouts, highlighted by a ranked win from Braxton Brown. No. 11 Brown scored a 10-2 major decision win over No. 24 Zan Fugitt. Brown, Dario Lemus, Kal Miller and Ethen Miller led the Terps to a 14-5 intermission lead. After Wisconsin cut it to 14-13, the Terps finished it off with three straight wins featuring a come-from-behind victory by Chase Mielnik sandwiched between major decision wins by Jaxon Smith and Seth Nevills. 
Maryland now sits at 8-5 on the season and 3-0 in the Big Ten while Wisconsin drops to 4-6 overall and 0-2 in the league. The match was the Terps’ first home Big Ten dual … more at … https://umterps.com/news/2025/1/17/wrestling-wr-wisconsin-recap.aspx
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Minnesota Routs Wisconsin, 39-3, for Largest Victory in Madison
MINNEAPOLIS – No. 7 Minnesota (6-1, 2-1 B1G) had one of its most dominant victories in series history Friday night at the UW Field House with a 39-3 rout of Wisconsin (4-8, 0-4). Winning nine of 10 matches, the Gophers posted their largest margin of victory ever in Madison, surpassing a 40-6 win in 2003. It also marked the sixth straight win at Wisconsin for Minnesota, its longest in series history. The cumulative score during the stretch is 163-59.
The point total was the fourth highest for the Gophers in 107 all-time matchups against the Badgers and the most since that 40-6 win in 2003. The three points allowed were the team’s fewest in the series since 2012. It was the 70th all-time win in the Border Battle rivalry for Minnesota, 18 more than it has over any other program. The Golden Gophers have now taken 12 of the last 13 meetings between the schools.
The tone was set right from the start at 197 pounds as No. 9 Isaiah Salazar tech falled Niccolo Colucci, 15-0, in just 2:11. It was the first of six tech falls on the night for Minnesota, … more at … https://gophersports.com/news/2025/1/24/wrestling-minnesota-routs-wisconsin-39-3-for-largest-victory-in-madison
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Penn State Wrestling Roars in 35-3 B1G Road Win at Rutgers
Nittany Lions ride four tech falls to B1G win in sold out Jersey Mike’s Arena
PISCATAWAY, N.J.  – The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team (9-0, 3-0 B1G) downed homestanding Rutgers (10-4, 2-2 B1G) 35-3 in Big Ten action Friday. Penn State rode the wave of four technical falls and won nine of the dual’s ten bouts to sail to victory. The dual was wrestled in front of a sold-out crowd in Rutgers’ Jersey Mike’s Arena. Penn State took care of the homestanding Knights in front of 8,057 fans. The dual began at 125. True freshman Luke Lilledahl, ranked No. 6 at 125, lost a 4-1 decision to No. 19 Dean Peterson on a late takedown and Rutgers led 3-0 out of the gates. Sophomore Braeden Davis, ranked No. 7 at 133, used a full rideout in the second period and the riding time point that came with it to down No. 9 Dylan Shawver 2-1. With the dual tied 3-3, senior+ Beau Bartlett, ranked No. 3 at 141, used takedowns in the first and second periods to down No. 14 Joseph Olivieri 7-3 to put the Nittany Lions on top 6-3.
Sophomore Shayne Van Ness, ranked No. 4 at 149, followed that up with a 17-2 technical fall (5:26), using four takedowns and a four-point turn to roll to victory. Sophomore Tyler Kasak, ranked No. 3 at 157, used a first period takedown and 3:42 in riding time to roll to a 4-0 win over No. 31 Conner Harer and Penn State led 14-3 at halftime. Sophomore Mitchell Mesenbrink, ranked No. 1 at 165, … more at … https://gopsusports.com/news/2025/01/25/penn-state-wrestling-roars-in-35-3-b1g-road-win-at-rutgers
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Big Ten Weekly Recap (1/23/2025)
The Big Ten is coming off a pretty good week. In football, they claimed their second straight national championship, and, on the mat, we saw some of the best finally face off in very anticipated matches. Here are the dual meets that gave us some of the best highlights.
Penn State passes their toughest test thus far with ease
A highly anticipated dual with even more highly anticipated matches. Penn State is the reigning champs, and they have been flexing on their competition even more this year. And last week their trip to Nebraska was their toughest of the season and they won 8 of the 10 matches. At 149, Ridge Lovett claimed a major decision over Shayne Van Ness in a wild match that ended in a major decision win for the Husker. On the PSU side, true freshman Luke Lilledahl had the biggest match of his young career and looked poised against returning All-American Caleb Smith to get the win. Overall, the dual didn’t disappoint but showcased just how tough PSU is this year as they now have all 10 wrestlers ranked in the top 7.
Illinois drops one on the road in Iowa City
The Hawkeyes continued their strong season with a win at home over Illinois on the strength of eight of ten match wins. This included a bout at 133 between Lucas Byrd and Drake Ayala, which despite the low score, was very entertaining. This is certainly a match that I’m looking forward to seeing again in March. Including that win, the Hawkeyes won six of the eight ranked matches in the dual as well (133, 149, 165, 174, 184, 197), which included a stingy 1-0 win for Kyle Parco over Kannon Webster, along with a 20-4 tech fall for Michael Caliendo over Braeden Scoles. Illinois got some solid wins for Danny Pucino at 141, paired with an impressive victory for Luke Luffman at heavyweight over Ben Kueter. Overall, this was a solid win at home over a strong Fighting Illini team. The Hawkeyes host Ohio State this weekend, while Illinois will travel to the East Coast to compete against Maryland and Rutgers.
Boilermakers drop two duals, but notch some nice wins
Purdue hosted in-state rival Indiana in front of 3,504 fans at Mackey Arena. They lost the dual 25-11 to the Hoosiers but had some solid wins with a major decision from Matt Ramos at 125 over 22nd ranked Jacob Moran. Purdue also had a win from Isaac Ruble at 149 and Joey Blaze at 157. The Hoosiers took the rest of the bouts in this one with Tyler Lillard winning … more at … https://intermatwrestle.com/articles.html/college/big-10/big-ten-weekly-recap-1232025-r99955/

January 26, 2025 Posted by | Uncategorized | , , | Leave a comment

#6 NC State Wrestling Takes Down #15 Pitt

RALEIGH, N.C. – Sixth-ranked NC State wrestling improves to 3-0 in conference action after taking down 15th-ranked Pittsburgh by a 22-13 score at home Friday night. The dual featured a staggering seven ranked match-ups between wrestlers in their respective weight classes, including two Midlands champions from this past December on the side of Pitt, who accounted for two of Pitt’s three wins tonight.
Starting at the Wolfpack’s usual – 125 lbs – the lower weights for NC State carried steam through the first half of the match to push their control over the scoreboard. Vince Robinson started out the night putting three points on the board from a 6-2 decision over 25th-ranked Nick Babin, a 2023 NCAA Qualifier. Following his lead, Kai Orine delivered bonus points and fueled crowd excitement when he secured a technical fall in the second period for the team to go up 8-0.
At 141 pounds, Tyler Tracy dropped a tight match by a 9-5 score to give Pitt it’s first points of the night, making the team scores 8-3. The Pack would go on to take the next three bouts at 149, 157, and 165 pounds to strengthen the team lead moving into the back half of the dual. Koy Buesgens solidified a key match when he upset former Wolfpack member, 21st-ranked Finn Solomon with just one takedown.
Ed Scott handled business with a 5-3 win in his bout … more at … https://gopack.com/news/2025/1/24/-6-wrestling-takes-down-15-pitt

January 26, 2025 Posted by | Uncategorized | | Leave a comment

Wrestlers of the Week

App. State’s Uliano Named SoCon Wrestler of the Week
BOONE, N.C. — App State Wrestling’s Luke Uliano was named the SoCon Wrestler of the Week after posting a 2-0 record that included a 19-3 tech fall against Virginia Tech’s Lennox Wolak, a 2024 All-American, and a first-period pin of Duke’s Gaetano Console on back-to-back days.
Wrestling at 174 pounds, Uliano had a takedown in the opening 10 seconds against the 20th-ranked Wolak, then added four near fall points in building a 7-1 advantage through one period. He had another takedown with 1:23 left in the second and finished that period on top, then followed a third-period reversal by Wolak with another takedown and near fall points.
Uliano improved to 11-6 on the season and moved into the national rankings, occupying the No. 28 spot from FloWrestling’s rankings at 174. … more at … https://appstatesports.com/news/2025/1/22/wrestling-uliano-named-socon-wrestler-of-the-week.aspx
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Esther Peters Named RMAC Wrestler of the Week
CHADRON, Neb. – Esther Peters added an accolade to a fantastic freshman season when she was named as the RMAC Women’s Wrestler of the Week by the conference office Tuesday.
Peters, a true freshman from McKinney, Texas, had an undefeated weekend across a dual with No. 9-ranked Colorado Mesa last Friday and the York Open last Saturday, with Peters not even allowing a point to be scored against her while defeating one nationally ranked and two regionally ranked opponents. 
On Friday, Peters defeated CMU’s Isabeau Shalack 8-0 to cap off Chadron State’s dual against the Mavericks. Peters scored four points in each period against Shalack, a former All-American who entered the bout ranked No. 9 in the country at 207 pounds. 
The following day, Peters took home the title at 207 pounds in the York Open in York, Nebraska, her second tournament title of the season after previously winning the Chadron State Women’s Open in December. 
Peters was dominant in York, winning her semifinal match by fall in just two-and-a-half minutes and then winning the championship bout via a 10-0 tech fall over Fort Hays State’s Grace Johns. … more at … https://chadroneagles.com/news/2025/1/21/womens-wrestling-esther-peters-named-rmac-wrestler-of-the-week.aspx
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Parco Collects Weekly Honor
Freshman named ACC Wrestler of the Week
STANFORD, Calif. – True freshman EJ Parco has been voted the ACC Wrestler of the Week, the conference announced today.
Parco, from nearby Danville, knocked off No. 18 Jesse Vasquez of Arizona State on Sunday to seal the dual win for the Cardinal, 24-18. It was Stanford’s first win over the Sun Devils since 2019.
Tied 1-1 late in the third period, Parco scored the winning takedown with 33 seconds remaining to pull off the upset. The rookie is now 7-3 on the season and 2-1 in duals.
It is the first weekly honor for Parco and the … more at … https://gostanford.com/news/2025/01/21/parco-collects-weekly-honor
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Lovett Tabbed Big Ten Wrestler of the Week
For the second time this season, Husker Ridge Lovett (149) has been named Big Ten Wrestler of the Week. The senior earned the honor after his major decision over Penn State’s No. 2 Shayne Van Ness. With the win, Lovett improved to 11-1 (7-0 dual) on the season, and brings home the fourth weekly conference honor for the Big Red.
Lovett has garnered 30 dual points for the Huskers yet this season, leading the Big Red, by means of two falls, one major decision, one tech. fall and three decisions in duals. The senior has won three of his four top-10 bouts this season, his only loss to No. 1 Caleb Henson in the Cliff Keen Final. Following the Huskers win over Van Ness, Lovett also rose to No. 3 in the national InterMat rankings.
The last Husker to be honored twice in a season with the Big Ten weekly award was Mikey Labriola in 2021-22. The last time three Big Red wrestlers were honored in weekly awards from the conference was in the 2018-19 season. In no season on record have the Huskers received weekly … more at … https://huskers.com/news/2025/01/23/lovett-tabbed-big-ten-wrestler-of-the-week

January 26, 2025 Posted by | Uncategorized | , | Leave a comment

Missouri Wrestling Results

No. 23 Wrestling Secures Second-Straight Win At Home
COLUMBIA, Mo. – No. 23 University of Missouri wrestling won its second-straight dual, 21-15, over Arizona State on Wednesday night inside Hearnes Center. Four bonus-point victories propelled Mizzou to its victory. The Tigers climb to 4-7 overall and 3-1 in Big 12 action while the Sun Devils slip to 4-5 with a 1-3 conference mark.
Freshman Gage Walker battled to a near-upset victory over second-ranked and reigning National Champion Richard Figueroa, ultimately dropping a 5-4 decision at 125. Mizzou took three of the next four bouts before the break, including a pair of major decision wins from redshirt sophomore Kade Moore, who upset No. 23 Julian Chlebove at 133 pounds, and 15th-ranked Josh Edmond over Daniel Miranda at 141. The Sun Devils picked up an additional decision victory with No. 19 Jesse Vasquez’s 2-0 nod over Zeke Seltzer.  Redshirt sophomore Cam Steed opened up … more at … https://mutigers.com/news/2025/1/22/no-23-wrestling-adds-second-straight-win.aspx
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No. 24 Wrestling Picks Up Home Win Over Utah Valley
COLUMBIA, Mo. — No. 24 University of Missouri wrestling picked up their first home dual win of the season with an 18-16 victory over Utah Valley. Mizzou claimed six out of 10 matches and picked up their second conference win of the season. The Tigers bump to 3-7 (2-1 Big 12), and the Wolverines fall to 5-5 (1-2 Big 12).
True freshman Gage Walker got the Tigers on the board first with a victory by decision at 125 pounds. Mizzou took the second bout of the dual as well, with Jake Crapps filling in to knock off Utah Valley’s Kase Mauger. The momentum stayed alive with 17th-ranked Josh Edmond picking up an “upset” win in the only ranked matchup of the night. Zeke Seltzer secured the fourth-straight win of the night in the 149-pound bout against Utah Valley’s Smokey McClure. The Tigers picked up a decisive decision from James Conway at 157 pounds to hold a commanding 15-0 lead at the halfway point.
The Wolverines picked up victories in four consecutive matches to open the second half of the dual. Bonus point victories for Utah Valley gave them a one-point lead heading … more at … https://mutigers.com/news/2025/1/17/no-24-wrestling-picks-up-home-win-over-utah-valley.aspx

January 26, 2025 Posted by | Uncategorized | , , | Leave a comment