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App. State Improves to 4-0 in SoCon with Impressive Takedown of Knights

BOONE, N.C. — Only one team could exit Varsity Gym with an unbeaten SoCon record Monday.  
With App State Wrestling putting together its most complete performance of the season in a 30-6 home win against Bellarmine, the same scenario likely will be in play Sunday. 
In a delayed-by-a-day matchup of teams with 3-0 league marks, the Mountaineers took eight of 10 matches against Bellarmine, highlighted by impressive victories from a pair of true freshmen (Colt Campbell, Cooper Foster) and Stephan Monchery’s strong finish in a showdown of talented heavyweights.
Next up for App State (7-5, 4-0 SoCon) is a 2 p.m. home dual on Super Bowl Sunday against The Citadel, which will take a 7-6 overall record and 3-0 league mark into a Thursday match at Gardner-Webb.
Campbell won a 17-3 major decision at 174 pounds against redshirt junior Grant O’Dell, who arrived in Boone with a 19-6 record, and Monchery won a 7-3 decision despite giving up a first-period takedown and rideout to graduate student Daulton Mayer, whose 38-20 record (with 25 pins) over the last two seasons included an opening-minute fall last year when Monchery was a true freshman.
Foster, who got caught in a bad position and was pinned in less than 30 seconds Friday at Campbell, bounced back to win a 5-0 decision against Damion Ryan, whose 4-0 record against SoCon opponents this season included a win against the same Campbell wrestler.
Jeremiah Price (7-0 decision at 157 pounds to start the dual), Tomas Brooker (19-4 tech fall at 184), Logan Eller (6-2 decision at 197) and Jarvis Little (4-2 decision at 133) also prevailed before Kaden Keiser ended the dual with a first-period pin of Zac Cowan, who had beaten Keiser a year earlier in the dual at Bellarmine.
App State, Bellarmine and The Citadel began this week as the only teams without a SoCon loss, as the Bulldogs won at Chattanooga on Saturday in a dual decided by criteria (an 18-all tie was broken by the fact that the lone pin of the night belonged to The Citadel).
There doesn’t appear to be much separation between Chattanooga, The Citadel, App State and Bellarmine this season — that was the predicted order of finish in the preseason coaches’ poll, with BU having beaten The Citadel last season in between close losses to App State (23-19) and Chattanooga (16-15).
With that laid out, App State was probably the clear favorite on paper in just two of the 10 matches Monday against Bellarmine (6-5, 3-1). They were supposed to meet Sunday, but the weekend snow in Boone postponed the match until Monday.
The dual was tied at 3-all after Price pitched a shutout and Bellarmine won a 10-5 decision at 165, as Noah Hall quickly followed Anthony Conetta’s tiebreaking takedown in the third period with a reversal and four near fall points.
Campbell gave up a first-period takedown to O’Dell in the next match before producing two near falls during a second-period rideout as a 3-1 deficit turned into a 9-3 lead. Campbell added an escape and a takedown in the third period, finishing on top as three penalty points for stalling from the bottom position increased the margin.
After Brooker had six takedowns at 184, Eller used takedowns in the first and third periods at 197 … more at … https://appstatesports.com/news/2026/2/2/wrestling-improves-to-4-0-in-socon-with-impressive-takedown-of-knights.aspx

February 3, 2026 Posted by | Uncategorized | , , | Leave a comment

NCHSAA State Wrestling Playoff changes

The dual team wrestling playoffs were originally supposed to be under way by this week. Now every round has been postponed:

  • Rounds 1/2: February 10–12
  • Rounds 3/4: February 16–18
  • State Finals (Greensboro): Sunday afternoon, February 22

There are no changes to the men’s individual regional or state championships.

The girls regional wrestling scheduled for February 6–7 will be postponed. Regionals will now be held February 10–12. … more at … https://www.highschoolot.com/story/nchsaa-announces-mass-changes-to-the-2026-winter-sports-schedule/22315784/

February 3, 2026 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Minnesota’s first win against Iowa since 2014 leads upset-heavy weekend in college wrestling

Upsets dominated the weekend in NCAA men’s wrestling, highlighted by two big wins in the top 10. No. 5 Oklahoma State took care of No. 3 Iowa State, while No. 9 Minnesota beat No. 4 Iowa on the road.
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Here’s a recap of what you may have missed from the weekend.
Oklahoma State blows out Iowa State in important Big 12 dual
No. 5 Oklahoma State proved itself to be the standard in the Big 12, beating No. 3 Iowa State, 24-9, in Stillwater. Sunday’s dual was Iowa State’s first loss since falling to Ohio State in the National Duals in December.
CY-HAWK: How Iowa State stopped the Hawkeyes for the first time in 20 years
The Cowboys won each of the first seven weights in front of a crowd of over 10,000. No. 7 Troy Spratley began the dual at 125 pounds with a 3-1 decision win over No. 13 Stevo Poulin. At 133 pounds, star freshman No. 12 Jax Forrest picked up a tech fall against Osmany Diversent early in the second period.
In an important 141-pound match, No. 2 Sergio Vega kept the start going for the Cowboys with a 4-2 decision over No. 3 All-American Anthony Echemendia. No. 12 Casey Swiderski upset No. 6 Jacob Frost in the 149-pound tilt by decision, 4-2. Swiderski’s win was especially significant given that he wrestled the first three years of his career for Iowa State. Following his win, the Oklahoma State speakers belted the lyrics to “Should’ve Been A Cowboy,” a fitting wink to Swiderski’s literal and symbolic win over his former team. This was also Swiderski first official win of the year over an All-American and could prove to be a critical victory come seeding time for the Big 12 tournament
Freshman No. 6 Landon Robideau earned his second win over an All-American with a 4-1 win over No. 8 Vinny Zerban at 157 pounds. No. 2 LaDarion Lockett stayed undefeated at 165 pounds, earning a major win over No. 16 Connor Euton, 12-3. Lockett will have a tough stretch ahead of him to close out the season, however, as he’ll be expected to take on All-American No. 5 Matt Bianchi on Friday, No. 12 Ryan Burton on Feb. 15 and No. 3 Mikey Caliendo on Feb. 22. A clean sweep would keep LaDarion Lockett at the No. 2 spot and put him position to be on the other side of the bracket from No. 1 Mitchell Mesenbrink of Penn State at NCAAs, assuming he maintains his trajectory through the conference tournament. 
Oklahoma State’s depth and dominance continued in the upperweights … more at … https://www.ncaa.com/news/wrestling-men/article/2026-02-02/minnesotas-first-win-against-iowa-2014-leads-upset-heavy-weekend-college

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