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College Duals, News – mid Feb. N.C., Va. & S.C.

Editor’s Notes; Catching up on reporting news of College action in North Carolina, Virginis & South Carolina. The articles are generally from most recent to father back.
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#12 Lander Dispatches Shorter – Caps Third Straight Undefeated Conference Season
ROME, Ga. – The 12th-ranked Lander Wrestling team capped off an unblemished 9-0 Conference Carolinas record – their third in a row – on Tuesday evening as they downed the Shorter Hawks, 42-8, in the first-ever meeting between the two programs. Lander (14-4, 9-0 CC) now turns their attention to the Conference Carolinas Wrestling Championships on Sunday, February 16th. The West Division Champions will host the four-team bracket inside Finis Horne Arena. They will face the Belmont Abbey Crusaders, the co-champions of the East Division, … more at … https://landerbearcats.com/news/2025/2/11/wrestling-12-lander-dispatches-shorter-caps-third-straight-undefeated-conference-season.aspx
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Conference Carolinas releases bracket for Men’s Wrestling Championship
GREENVILLE, S.C. – The bracket for the Conference Carolinas Men’s Wrestling Championship was unveiled following the conclusion of the conference regular season on Tuesday. The 2025 Conference Carolinas Men’s Wrestling Championship will be held on Sunday, February 16. West Division champion Lander University will serve as the host for the championship at Finis Horne Arena in Greenwood, South Carolina. The championship opens with the semifinals at 11:00 a.m. pitting host and west division top seed against east division second seed Belmont Abbey College. The other semifinal features east division top seed University of Mount Olive and west division second seed King University. … more at … https://conferencecarolinas.com/news/2025/2/11/conference-carolinas-releases-bracket-for-mens-wrestling-championship.aspx
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Tornado finish regular season with win over Newberry
NEWBERRY, SC – King University women’s wrestling ends the conference regular season with a win over Newberry College by a score of 24-10. With the win, the Tornado secured the Conference Carolinas championship.
THE BASICS: FINAL SCORE: King 24 – Newberry 10 LOCATION: Newberry College; Newberry, SC
HOW IT HAPPENED … more at … http://kingtornado.com/news/2025/2/11/womens-wrestling-tornado-finish-regular-season-with-win-over-newberry.aspx
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Smart collects Wrestler of the Week honors
GREENVILLE, S.C. (Feb. 11) – After defeating a top-10 ranked wrestler at 197, University of Mount Olive sophomore Raife Smart was chosen the Conference Carolinas Wrestler of the Week by the league office on Tuesday afternoon. A native of Stratford, Wisconsin, Smart captured a critical victory … more at … https://umotrojans.com/news/2025/2/11/wrestling-smart-collects-wrestler-of-the-week-honors.aspx
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Vincenzo Corvetto earns ODAC Wrestler of the Week Award
FOREST, Va. – Roanoke College sophomore Vincenzo Corvetto earned the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Heavier Weight Wrestler of the week award for the week of February 10. Corvetto went 2-0 last week at 184 pounds in ODAC competition as the Maroons clinched their third-straight conference title. He earned extra points in each win with one pin and one technical fall. Corvetto pinned Hank Svedin from Southern Virginia in just 2:24 on Thursday and followed up with a 19-3 technical fall in 5:56 against Noah Harris from Averett Saturday. … more at … https://roanokemaroons.com/news/2025/2/10/wrestling-vincenzo-corvetto-earns-odac-wrestler-of-the-week-award.aspx
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Ferrum’s Zach Beckner Named ODAC Wrestler of the Week
FERRUM, Virginia — The Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) has named its Athletes of the Week, and Ferrum College senior Zach Beckner has been named ODAC Lighter Weight Wrestler of the Week. This is Beckner’s first league honor. A senior from Front Royal, Virginia, … more at … https://ferrumpanthers.com/news/2025/2/10/wrestling-ferrums-zach-becker-named-odac-wrestler-of-the-week.aspx
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App. State Wrestling Stays Unbeaten in SoCon with Dramatic Rivalry Win
BOONE, N.C. — App State Wrestling veteran Carson Floyd said he looked forward to the challenge of being one of his team’s closers, knowing he would compete in the next-to-last match Sunday during a SoCon home dual against Chattanooga.
His success set the stage for a pressure-packed finale, this time with a true freshman filling that role for the first time, and Stephan Monchery closed the dramatic dual with a dominant victory to give App State a 24-17 win over the Mocs.
The Mountaineers improved to 7-3 overall and 6-0 in the SoCon by beating rival Chattanooga for the 10th straight year. App State has Sunday afternoon home duals in Varsity Gym remaining against Davidson and conference co-leader Campbell (10-8, 6-0) to close out the regular season on Feb. 16 and Feb. 23, respectively. … more at … https://appstatesports.com/news/2025/2/9/wrestling-stays-unbeaten-in-socon-with-dramatic-rivalry-win.aspx
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Bellarmine Wrestling celebrates senior day with big 42-3 win over Davidson
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Celebrating eight seniors and honoring the military in their final home dual of the season, the Bellarmine University wrestling team closed out the home portion of its schedule with its largest margin of victory, taking down Davidson 42-3 on Sunday afternoon.  
“I’m so grateful for the contributions of our seniors. They’ve seen a really cool transformation over the last four seasons and through our transition to Division I,” head coach Ned Shuck said of the eight seniors the team honored before today’s dual. “That’s loyalty through and through. The foundation they created for this program will carry on for generations.”  
The win marks the third in a row … more … https://athletics.bellarmine.edu/news/2025/2/9/wrestling-celebrates-senior-day-with-big-42-3-win-over-davidson.aspx
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Limestone dominates on Senior Day
Gaffney, S.C. — Limestone Wrestling hosted the Allen University Yellow Jackets to close out the regular season with a Senior Day win, with a team score of 35-12. The Saints dominated from start to finish.
Here are the results of their matches: … more at … https://golimestonesaints.com/news/2025/2/8/mens-wrestling-wrestling-dominates-on-senior-day.aspx
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THREE-PEAT!! Roanoke wrestling beats Averett 33-8 to win ODAC Title
The Match Facts:
Score: No. 7 Roanoke 33, Averett 8 Location: Salem, Va. – Cregger Center
The Short story: The seventh-ranked Roanoke College wrestling team captured its third-straight Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Saturday evening, besting Averett University 33-8 in the final dual match of the 2024-25 season. … more at … https://roanokemaroons.com/news/2025/2/8/wrestling-three-peat-roanoke-wrestling-beats-averett-33-8-to-win-odac-title.aspx
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Shenandoah University Wraps Up Regular Season with Win at Greensboro
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Shenandoah University wrestling team concluded its regular season with a 27-25 road victory over Greensboro College. The Hornets (5-8, 3-4) secured the win with two victories by fall, one by decision, and two via forfeited weight classes. At 125 pounds and 133 pounds, Anakin Burks and Heath Burks … more at … https://suhornets.com/news/2025/2/8/mens-wrestling-wrestling-wraps-up-regular-season-with-win-at-greensboro.aspx
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Ferrum Matmen Storm the Castle on Senior Night
FERRUM, Virginia — Ferrum College picked up an Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) wrestling victory at home over Southern Virginia University, winning 45-6 tonight at Swartz Gym.
RECORDS ; Ferrum (10-6, 4-3 ODAC) Southern Virginia (2-7, 1-6 ODAC)
THE BASICS ; No. 8 ranked Zach Beckner (125 lbs) started … more at … https://ferrumpanthers.com/news/2025/2/8/wrestling-matmen-dominate-on-senior-night.aspx
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#6 PC Celebrates Senior Day by Incinerating E&H, 50-0
CLINTON, S.C. – On a night where the Presbyterian College women’s wrestling team achieved their 30^th dual victory over the last three seasons, the sixth-ranked Blue Hose pancaked their opponents from Emory & Henry on Saturday evening 50-0. The first five matches inside Templeton Gym were all forfeits, while the next five were all decided with a swift pin. PC’s longest win of the meet lasted a mere two minutes and 27 seconds. Head coach Brian Vutianitis‘ squad hardly broke a sweat … more at … https://gobluehose.com/news/2025/2/8/womens-wrestling-6-pc-celebrates-senior-day-by-incinerating-e-h-50-0.aspx

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