What to Watch: Week five of the college wrestling season
Week five of the college wrestling season is a short one. Many of the teams are taking time off this week to allow their athletes to enjoy Thanksgiving with family and friends. There are enough college events over the weekend to give a wrestling junkie a chance to stay connected with the sport, between kickoffs and turkey leftovers. Not all of these events are streamed, so you might decide to go in person. Here are some highlights from week five.
No. 9 Minnesota at No. 14 South Dakota State
Date: Sunday, December 1
Time: 3:00 p.m. ET
Location: First Bank and Trust Arena, Brookings, S.D.
With Olympic champion and two-time NCAA champion Gable Steveson again anchoring the lineup at heavyweight, No. 9 Minnesota travels to No. 14 South Dakota State for the top Div. I dual meet of the weekend. The Gophers are 3-0, and are rolling after back-to-back shut out victories, stomping North Dakota State 39-0 and Campbell 44-0 last weekend. The Jackrabbits come into the event at 1-1 and are fresh off a tough 16-15 road loss to Big 12 rival Northern Iowa on Sunday. Steveson is the new No. 1 in the FloWrestling Pound-For-Pound rankings, one of 10 Gopher wrestlers in the current FloWrestling rankings. The Jackrabbits have nine ranked wrestlers as well. South Dakota State head coach Damion Hahn was a star for the Gophers and would love to knock off his alma mater in his gym to help the Jackrabbits climb in the rankings. This is a “Teddy Bear Toss” meet, as well, where fans throw teddy bears onto the mat at intermission to be given to children in the community.
Carolina Clash … more at … https://www.themat.com/news/2024/november/27/what-to-watch-week-five-of-the-college-wrestling-season
Brophy Tabbed as Southern Conference Wrestler of the Week
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Following a strong showing over the weekend, The Citadel redshirt sophomore Patrick Brophy earned recognition as the Southern Conference Wrestler of the Week, scoring second overall within the 197 lbs division at the Navy Clasic behind a final 2-1 mark for the individual tournament. Notably, the Chapin, S.C., product knocked off No. 101 Austin Starr of Ohio along with No. 37 Payton Thomas of Navy before narrowly faltering in the championship bout to … more at … https://citadelsports.com/news/2024/11/27/wrestling-brophy-tabbed-as-southern-conference-wrestler-of-the-week.aspx
Lander University’s Carolina Clash Results
Tigers Claim First Dual Win Down in South Carolina
GREENWOOD, South Carolina – With 2 straight opens after their home dual debut, the Salem men’s wrestling team took the chance to get back on the mats this afternoon in 4 dual matchups at Lander University’s Carolina Clash. The Tigers went 1-3 on the day including the program’s first ever dual win, which came against Lincoln Memorial in the final matchup of the day. Each dual played out as follows: Lander 52, Salem 4
In the first matchup of the day, Salem faced off with the host Lander Bearcats. The Tigers got their best performance from Seth Thomas, who scored a Major Decision win over Lander’s Lucas Crosby.
Mount Olive 45, Salem 9
Next, the Tigers took on the University of Mount Olive. David Makupson got things started for the Tigers with an early pin on Mount Olive’s Logan Tortual. Iran Love followed that up by grinding out a tight 10-3 win in his bout with Logan Haseley, but Salem fell overall 45-9.
Newberry 50, Salem 5
After a short break, Salem took on the Newberry Wolves. Seth Holt nabbed the lone bout win for the Tigers with an impressive performance to get the tech fall in his bout over Cole McCullough.
Salem 29, Lincoln Memorial 15 … more at … https://salemtigers.com/news/2024/12/1/mens-wrestling-tigers-claim-first-dual-win-down-in-south-carolina.aspx?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
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John Parker Leads Wolves At Carolina Clash With 3-0 Record
Nationally ranked John Parker won all three of his matches at the Carolina Clash Duals in Greenwood Sunday. The Wolves posted a 1-2 record defeating Salem and losing to #6 ranked Glenville State and Ashland (Ohio), which is the top team receiving votes outside the top 25. Parker, ranked #10 at 197 pounds registered a pair of falls and a major decision in his three matches. He pinned Kaine Morris of Ashland at 4:40, Clayton Downs of Salem at 1:09 and earned an 11-2 major decision over Isaiha Casto of Glenville State. Dayton Field (174 pounds) and Andrew Reed (184 pounds) both … more at … https://newberrywolves.com/news/2024/12/1/mens-wrestling-john-parker-leads-wolves-at-carolina-clash-with-3-0-record.aspx?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
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#15 Lander Picks up Two Conference Wins in 3-1 Day at Carolina Clash
GREENWOOD – The 15th-ranked Lander Wrestling team took down two Conference Carolinas opponents and the Salem Tigers on Sunday as the Bearcats hosted the fourth-annual Carolina Clash inside Horne Arena. Lander finished the day 3-1 as they fell to the Ashland Eagles in their third match of four. Lander now sits at 6-1 overall and still remains perfect at 5-0 in Conference Carolinas action.
Match 1: #15 Lander 52, Salem 4
The Bearcats opened the day with a convincing win over the Salem Tigers out of the Mountain East Conference. Lander won nine of ten bouts, all of which came via pin, technical fall or forfeit. Oren Decker (Fortson, GA), Ryan Dobbs (Seneca, S.C.), and Marvelous Rutledge (Dayton, Ohio) picked up the pins for the Blue and Gold.
Match 2: #15 Lander 26, Mount Olive 15
Lander jumped out to a 14-3 lead, aided by a pin from Isham Peace (Okatie, S.C.) and major decisions from Christian Davis (Arizona City, Ariz.) and Reid Noble (Plant City, Fla.). However, the Trojans did not go away quietly as they cut the lead down to two at 14-12 with a pin of their own and an upset decision over David Hunsberger (Duncan, S.C.) at 165.
Nathan Buckovich gave Lander some breathing room with a major decision of his own, but Mount Olive responded once again with a decision at 184 to stay within striking range. … more at … https://landerbearcats.com/news/2024/12/1/wrestling-15-lander-picks-up-two-conference-wins-in-3-1-day-at-carolina-clash.aspx?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
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No. RV Eagle Grapplers Sweep All Four Matches At Carolina Clash
Ashland University’s wrestling team traveled more than 600 miles to get in four matches on Sunday (Dec. 1) in Greenwood, S.C..
The No. RV-ranked Eagles’ trip back to campus won’t seem quite as long after earning wins in all four matches on Sunday. Ashland (4-1) defeated No. RV Newberry (35-12), Coker (41-4), No. 15 and host Lander (25-14), and No. 18 UNC-Pembroke (26-12).
Three Eagles individually went through the day undefeated:
- Sophomore 125-pounder Luke Acuna, ranked No. 14 in NCAA Division II, earned two pins, a technical fall and a decision.
- Sophomore 149-pounder Hayden Kuhn, No. 15 in D-II, had a technical fall, major decision and two decisions. His last win, an 11-1 major decision, came against Pembroke’s Jake Piccirilli, ranked No. 8 in the country.
- Junior 174-pounder Sevriano Garza, No. 9 in the nation, picked up the cycle – a pin, tech fall, major decision and decision.
Going 3-1 on Sunday were … more at … https://goashlandeagles.com/news/2024/12/1/wrestling-no-rv-eagle-grapplers-sweep-all-four-matches-at-carolina-clash.aspx?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
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Glenville Wrestling Wins All Four Matches at Carolina Clash
GREENWOOD, S.C. – The nationally ranked Glenville State Wrestling team captured four victories earlier today at the Carolina Clash on the campus of Lander in South Carolina. The Pioneers defeated No. 22 UNC Pembroke, Coker, Newberry and Mount Olive to improve to (5-1).
#5 GSU 33 | #22 UNCP 11
125: Colton Drousias (Glenville State) over Joseph Bruscino (UNC Pembroke) (TF 18-2 2:08)
133: Hunter Ross (Glenville State) over Samuel Hutchinson (UNC Pembroke) (Fall 1:48)
141: Caleb Brooks (Glenville State) over Avery Buonocore (UNC Pembroke) (Dec 2-0)
149: Jake Piccirilli (UNC Pembroke) over Gabe Onorato (Glenville State) (TB-2 2-1)
157: Keegan Roberson (UNC Pembroke) over Loranzo Rajaonarivelo (Glenville State) (TF 19-4 5:17)
165: William Lowery (UNC Pembroke) … more at … https://gstatepioneers.com/news/2024/12/1/wrestling-wins-all-four-matches-at-carolina-clash.aspx?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
No. 25 Wrestling Splits Matchups With Greensboro, No. 16 Illinois
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The 25th-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels split their Monday night duals against Greensboro College and No. 16 Illinois, inside Carmichael Arena. In the opener, the Tar Heels defeated Greensboro College, 47-3.
Carolina had nine victories in the match: four falls, two technical falls, one major decision, one decision and a forfeit. The group of Max Martin (133), Cade Tenold (174), Aidan Schlett (197) and Nolan Neves (285) earned falls in the dual win. Marco Tocci (125) and Omaury Alvarez (165) cruised to technical falls, as Marcus Murabito (184) collected the major decision.
At 149 pounds, Cullen Kane earned a hard-fought decision for the Tar Heels, with Joey Showalter (157) on the receiving end of the Pride’s forfeit. For the second-straight week, the Tar Heels squared off with a ranked Big Ten opponent in Chapel Hill, as 16th-ranked Illinois ended the top-25 matchup victorious, 24-14. Against the Fighting Illini, Spencer Moore (125), Lachlan McNeil (149), Sonny Santiago (157) and Gavin Kane (184) collected wins for the Tar Heels.
To begin the match, Moore used six takedowns to earn the 20-5 major decision over Illinois’ Caelan Riley. At 141, with the match tied 1-1 in overtime, McNeil powered his way to the takedown, clipping the Fighting Illini’s No. 10 Kannon Webster, 4-1.
In the ensuing match at 157 pounds, No. 27 Sonny Santiago collected his first ranked win of the year, with a convincing 10-3 decision against No. 20 Jason Kraisser.
Rounding out the Carolina victories, Gavin Kane earned his first top-10 win since the 2023 NCAA Championships, with a 9-5 decision over No. 9 Edmond Ruth. Tied 5-5 after a Kane escape to begin the third period, the Milton, Ga. native’s takedown with just over a minute remaining propelled the Tar Heel 184-pounder to victory. Up next, Carolina will travel to Nashville, Tenn. on December 21, … more at … https://goheels.com/news/2024/11/25/no-25-wrestling-splits-matchups-with-greensboro-no-16-illinois
Barket Goes 3-0 on the Day; Blue Devils Defeat Presbyterian in Quad Match
PITTSBORO, N.C. — Duke’s 28th-ranked redshirt sophomore Connor Barket went a perfect 3-0 on the day to pace the Blue Devil wrestling team at its Quad Match at Seaforth High School in Pittsboro. Barket, who hails from West Lafayette, Ind., moved to 12-2 on the season, including his first ranked victory on the year. As a team, the Blue Devils (2-5) defeated Presbyterian, 38-9, while falling to American (33-6) and Utah Valley (38-6).
HOW IT HAPPENED
- In the first match of the day against American, Duke’s Aidan Wallace collected his fourth straight win of the season at 165 with a 5-0 decision against Kaden Milheim.
- Duke’s heavyweight Connor Barket also posted a 5-0 decision versus Emmanuel Ulrich for the Blue Devils other points in the match.
- The Blue Devils went up against Utah Valley in the second match with Duke sophomore SP O’Donnell collecting a 7-0 decision versus Veli Quintanilla.
- Down late in his match against 33rd-ranked Jack Forbes, Duke’s Barket registered a late escape and takedown with approximately 20 seconds remaining to register a 7-6 victory.
- In the final match of the day, Duke’s Ethan Grimminger opened things at 125 with a 5-2 decision in overtime against Brayden Adams of Presbyterian to give Duke a 3-0 lead.Grimminger registered a takedown with 29 seconds remaining in overtime to collect the win.
- Blue Devil tri-captain Raymond Adams continued the hot start for Duke with a 17-6 win versus Tyler Rodier at 133.It marked Adams’ first dual match win of the season for the sophomore … more at … https://goduke.com/news/2024/11/23/wrestling-barket-goes-3-0-on-the-day-blue-devils-defeat-presbyterian-in-quad-match
No. 19 WVU Tops App State Wrestling in Debut for New-Look Varsity Gym
BOONE, N.C. — The opening home dual of App State Wrestling’s 2024-25 season featured more significant firsts.
The Mountaineers won two matches and held late leads in two other high-profile battles during a 37-8 loss to No. 19 West Virginia on a cold, snowy Friday that didn’t deter an enthusiastic crowd. It was the debut for a new-look Varsity Gym, highlighted by the unveiling of a C. Philip Byers Scoreboard with video capabilities and a Barker Arena display. Spectators filled new premium bleacher seats on the main floor of Varsity, putting groups of fans on three sides of a new competition mat.
“It was a really awesome atmosphere tonight, and I’m really thankful for our fans and all of App Nation that showed up,” App State head coach JohnMark Bentley said. “It was a great atmosphere to compete in. Obviously, I wish we would have performed a little better, but the venue was awesome.”
Carson Floyd’s overtime takedown gave him a 4-1 decision over Rune Lawrence at 197 pounds, and Kaden Keiser’s 21-5 tech fall of Blake Boyers at 149 pounds produced five team points for the Mountaineers (0-2 with a pair of losses to top-20 opponents).
West Virginia (3-0) earned bonus points in six of its eight wins. Finishing the first period on top, eighth-ranked Will Miller held a 3-1 lead with 1:41 in riding time entering the third period at 165 pounds against third-ranked Peyton Hall, a two-time All-American. Miller went up 4-1 on an escape early in the third and nearly followed that with a takedown, but Hall prevented a score and produced a tying takedown with 43 seconds left.
With Miller’s riding time falling under a minute, he was unable to record a tiebreaking escape. Instead, Hall put Miller in a compromised position that led to a signal for back points before ending the match by fall with 11 seconds left.
The other dramatic match started the dual, as App State’s Chad Bellis jumped out to a 7-1 … more at … https://appstatesports.com/news/2024/11/22/no-19-wvu-tops-app-state-wrestling-in-debut-for-new-look-varsity-gym.aspx
Men’s Wrestling Finishes Big Weekend in Georgia and North Carolina
NEWPORT NEWS – The Apprentice School men’s wrestling team has completed its weekend of action as the team was split between the Lucha Open near Atlanta and a quad match at East Carolina Saturday. Starting with the Lucha Open, the Builders sent 10 wrestlers to the Peach State for competition. In the Gold Division, Ethan Baker and Caleb Hartung each notched a win in their competitions. Baker, wrestling at 174, started his tournament with a quick pinfall of St. Thomas’s Daniel Garlin before falling in a pair of close decisions. Hartung had a long first match of the day at 285 but finished it off with a pinfall in the final minute of the match. He then fell in a close decision to Life’s Nate Glass before a major decision loss in the consolation bracket.
In the Silver Division, Lucas Vannostrand saw a lot of action at 125, wrestling in six matches. He started the day with a pair of pinfalls late in the first period of both opening matches. After losing his third match of the day, he bounced back with a 9-0 major decision win over Cumberland’s JaRi Campbell and a pinfall over Montreat’s Ayden Goodman. His tournament came to a close with a tough 6-4 decision loss.
Nathan Gipson went 1-2 at 133, winning by major decision over St. Andrews’ Briant Witherspoon … more at … https://gobuilders.com/news/2024/11/24/mens-wrestling-finishes-big-weekend-in-georgia-and-north-carolina.aspx
Mount Olive wrestlers honored
Nicolosi voted Wrestler of the Week
GREENVILLE, S.C. (Nov. 26) – After producing a 5-1 record in the 165-weight class last week, University of Mount Olive freshman Brent Nicolosi was selected the Conference Carolinas Wrestler of the Week by the league office on Tuesday afternoon.
Nicolosi earned a conference dual win over Lincoln Memorial and finished on the podium at the Life Open. On Wednesday night, he produced a second-round fall over Julian Smith in a 46-9 win versus Lincoln Memorial in Conference Carolinas action.
Over the weekend, Nicolosi registered a 4-1 mark to place second overall in the 165-gold division. Following an opening-round bye, he earned back-to-back victories via tech fall over Grayson Pennison of Williams Baptist and Eli Clemmons of Cumberland. Nicolosi continued forward with a 7-5 decision against Trent Mahoney of King before a 4-1 decision in the semifinals over Reese Jones of Life. In the championship bout, he dropped an 11-4 decision to Rocky Raby of St. Thomas. … more at … https://umotrojans.com/news/2024/11/26/wrestling-nicolosi-voted-wrestler-of-the-week.aspx
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Bramhall named Wrestler of the Week
GREENVILLE, S.C. (Nov. 26) – For a fourth-straight week, the University of Mount Olive women’s wrestling program claimed the Conference Carolinas Wrestler of the Week, as sophomore Savannah Bramhall earned the honor on Tuesday afternoon.
A native of Charlotte, North Carolina, Bramhall earned a first-round fall over Shonticia Taft in the 160-weight class, as the Trojans improved to 3-0 in Conference Carolinas action following a 45-5 win over Lincoln Memorial on Wednesday night.
Bramhall garners the accolade for a consecutive week and joins Lillian Prendergast as a two-time recipient of Wrestler of the Week this season. … more at … https://umotrojans.com/news/2024/11/26/womens-wrestling-bramhall-named-wrestler-of-the-week-cc.aspx
No. 2 Iowa beats No. 12 Iowa State 21-15 in 2024 Cy-Hawk dual
No. 2 Iowa beats No. 12 Iowa State 21-15 in 2024 Cy-Hawk dual
The No. 2 Iowa Hawkeyes overpowered the No. 12 Iowa State Cyclones in this year’s Cy-Hawk rivalry dual thanks to clutch performances from a unique combination of veterans, transfers and rookies.
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Patrick Kennedy, a longtime Hawk and the presumed backup this year at 174 pounds, emerged as the unexpected star of the night with his 19-4 technical fall against his former teammate Aiden Riggins. Though Riggins isn’t ranked, Kennedy’s offense was a positive sign for Iowa and elevated the Black and Gold back over Iowa State in a dual that went back and forth through the first five matches.
All-American Stephen Buchanan also notched bonus points in his 10-0 match against No. 20 Christian Carroll at 197 pounds for Iowa. His performance officially sealed the dual for the Hawks and marked Iowa’s last win of the night as Iowa State’s No. 4 Yonger Bastida beat Iowa’s No. 13 Ben Kueter 7-2 in a fun, competitive match at heavyweight. Bastida and Kueter highlighted what heavyweight athleticism looks like though, and they will both be podium threats this March.
The Hawkeyes also picked up a ranked win from NCAA finalist Drake Ayala 11-7 against Evan Frost at 133 pounds and All-American Kyle Parco 4-3 in a contentious match against No. 7 Anthony Echemendia at 149 ponds.
The biggest blow to the Hawks though came one weight later when NCAA finalist Jacori Teemer had to injury default out of his bout against No. 10 Paniro Johnson following what looked to be a hamstring injury. The Cyclones earned six team points from that result, putting them ahead 12-6 at the halfway point in the dual before All-American Mikey Caliendo notched a win at 165 pounds 12-7 over Connor Euton and Kennedy, as previously mentioned, lit up the scoreboard at 174 pounds.
The other big headline from the dual was the emergence of freshman Angelo Ferrari at 184 pounds in place of expected starter Gabe Arnold for Iowa. … more at … https://www.ncaa.com/live-updates/wrestling/d1/no-2-iowa-beats-no-12-iowa-state-21-15-2024-cy-hawk-dual
DI Live Streaming Guide (11/25 – 12/1/2024)
We’re almost finished with the first month of the 2024-25 season and there are a couple of events on this holiday week. A total of 4 duals will be contested. Since it can be difficult to figure out where and when to watch all of these events, InterMat has put together a list of all of the live-streamed events occurring this week. Below are the dates/times and how to watch each match (with links).
To make this guide even easier to find, we’ve added a link on our homepage and the latest Live Streaming Guide will appear right under the header articles.
All times Eastern
Monday, November 25:
Greensboro at North Carolina 5:00 PM ESPN+
Illinois at North Carolina 7:00 PM ESPN+
Tuesday, November 26:
Missouri vs. Northern Iowa at Hartland, WI 8:00 PM UFC Fight Pass: CFFC Match Day
Sunday, December 1:
Bloomsburg, Cornell, Lock Haven, Navy at Mat Town Open I 9:30 AM
Minnesota at South Dakota State 3:00 PM MidCo Sports Plus … more at … https://intermatwrestle.com/articles.html/47_streaming-guide/di-live-streaming-guide-1125-1212024-r99773/
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