Bono to be inducted into National Wrestling Hall of Fame – Florida
MADISON, Wis. — The National Wrestling Hall of Fame – Florida Chapter has announced that Wisconsin wrestling head coach Chris Bono will be inducted with the Class of 2023.
Hailing from Jacksonville, Fla., Bono will be inducted for Lifetime Service along with Sean Ballard, Don Knauf, Samuel T. Pruitt, Saul F. Tejada and Donald Weekley. The Honors Weekend event will be held in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., on August 25-26 at the Wyndham Lake Buena Vista Resort.
Bono will begin his sixth season coaching the Badgers this fall and has compiled a 41-28 record at Wisconsin in five seasons at the helm in the nation’s toughest wrestling conference — the Big Ten. Bono is 144-86 overall record in 14 seasons as a head coach after stints at Chattanooga and South Dakota State.
Bono has coached six Badgers to 11 All-America honors. Most recently, sophomore Dean Hamiti earned his second national honor at 165 pounds in consecutive seasons and Trent Hillger earned his fourth All-America honor, the only UW heavyweight in school history to do so.
Both Hamiti (165) and Austin Gomez (149) have also earned the Badgers’ Big Ten titles during the past two seasons, earning back-to-back league honors under Bono’s tenure and the first titles since 2016. In total, Bono and the Badgers have qualified 32 wrestlers for the NCAA Championships in past five seasons and Wisconsin set a new record for highest single dual attendance (vs. Iowa, Jan. 22, 2023 – 5,256) during the past season at the UW Field House.
Bono was an NCAA champion, three-time NCAA All-American and a two-time Big 12 champion for Iowa State with a career college record of 128-34. He placed fifth at the NCAA championships as a sophomore in 1995 before winning the 150-pound crown in 1996 and placing second in 1997. Bono was a member of U.S. freestyle World championships teams in 2001, 2002 and 2005 and was … rest of story at … UWbadgers.com/news/bono-to-be-inducted-into-national-wrestling-hall-of-fame-florida
NCAA Division I Council proposes cutting transfer portal window in half
The NCAA Division I Council proposed changes to the transfer period windows that would reduce the total number of days that student athletes can enter the transfer portal from 60 down to 30.
As it stands now, there is a transfer window in college football that starts the day after the College Football Playoff teams are announced, which was Dec. 4 in 2022, and is open for 45 days. Another transfer window is open in the spring from April 15 to April 30.
For winter sports, there is a 60-day window that begins with a given sport’s championship selection and there is a 45-day window for spring sports that begins with that sport’s championship selection, as well.
The transfer windows were created this past year to limit the timeframe for which athletes can transfer from school to school.
Undergraduate student-athletes must enter their name in the transfer portal during those windows to be granted immediate eligibility at their next school of choice. They are not required to transfer within those dates, as long as their name is entered prior to the closing of the respective transfer window. … rest of story at … ESPN.com/college-sports/D1-council-proposes-cutting-transfer-portal-window-half
NCAA announces lesser penalties to punish sports betting — good news for Iowa, ISU athletes
Iowa State University and University of Iowa athletes being investigated for wagering on games received some good news Wednesday.
The NCAA’s Division I legislative committee significantly lessened penalties for offenders in what could be a game-changing decision.
Instead of Iowa and Iowa State athletes possibly missing an entire season for breaking the NCAA’s gambling rule, the NCAA now says for wagering-related violations reported on or after May 2:
More:Iowa, ISU gambling investigation: Amounts wagered key in possible athlete reinstatement
- Athletes engaging in activities to influence the outcomes of their own games or knowingly providing information to individuals involved in sports betting activities will potentially face permanent loss of collegiate eligibility in all sports. This also applies to student-athletes who wager on their own games or on other sports at their own schools.
- If an athlete wagers on their own sport at another school, sports wagering education will be required as a condition of reinstatement, and the loss of 50% of one season of eligibility will be considered.
For all other wagering-related violations, such as betting on professional sports, the total dollar value of the wagers will be taken into consideration with the following terms for reinstatement: … rest of story at … Desmoinesregister.com/iowa-state/cyclone-insider/iowa-isu-athletes-in-gambling-probe-received-good-news-from-the-ncaa-betting
FARGO ROSTERS: NORTH CAROLINA, WISCONSIN, GEORGIA, INDIANA, IOWA
By Gary Abbott and Savannah Asmann, USA Wrestling
Starting on June 25, USA Wrestling began publishing the state team rosters for the 2023 USMC Junior and 16U Nationals set for Fargo, N.D. State teams will be posted whenever a final roster has been submitted and confirmed with the state association.
In addition to the list of athletes (by age-group, style and weight), boys who are included in the most recent FloWrestling rankings, as well as girls who are included in the most recent National Girls High School rankings, will be identified.
Previous roster stories
June 27 – Colorado, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota, Utah
June 26 – Alaska, Missouri, Pennsylvania
June 25 – Arkansas, Connecticut, Maine, Nevada, Washington
We add the following rosters today: Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, North Carolina and Wisconsin. Iowa and Wisconsin are large roster teams that challenge in the team race in numerous tournaments.
NORTH CAROLINA
Junior Boys freestyle
113 – Samuel Aponte, Joshua Miller
120 – Dylan Drinkard, Cameron Stinson Jr.
126 – Rayshun James, Justin Travers
132 – Damon Landreth, Kobe Masingale
138 – Joseph Baisley, Grant Reece, Aidyn Tate
145 – Boedi Kirkland, Elijah Murray, Noah Tocaben
152 – Kane Foley, Cedric Griffin, Cristopher Salgado Mejia
160 – Cameron Curva, Palmer Smith
170 – Mason Kincaid, Connor Reese, Troy Shannon
182 – Gregory Merriman
195 – Tayshaun Glover
285 – Cary Weymouth
Junior Greco-Roman
113 – Samuel Aponte, Joshua Miller
120 – Dylan Drinkard, Cameron Stinson Jr.
126 – Rayshun James, Justin Travers
132 – Damon Landreth, Kobe Masingale
138 – Joseph Baisley, Grant Reece, Aidyn Tate
145 – Boedi Kirkland, Elijah Murray, Noah Tocaben
152 – Kane Foley, Cedric Griffin, Cristopher Salgado Mejia
160 – Cameron Curva, Palmer Smith
170 – Mason Kincaid, Connor Reese, Troy Shannon
182 – Gregory Merriman
195 – Tayshaun Glover
285 – Cary Weymouth
Junior Girls freestyle
106 – Isabella Crandall, Megan Rowland
117 – Teresa Canady, Diya Dhananjay
122 – Laura Ruiz Diaz
132 – Brianna Deleon, Hailie Misplay
144 – Caleigh Suddreth, Sophia Sutton
164 – Reilynn Swift
16U Boys freestyle
106 – Mac Johnson
113 – Tye Johnson, Paul Vaught
126 – Noah Burke, Jason Deleon, Liam Hickey
195 – Raul Lopez
220 – Hayden Haynes
16U Greco-Roman
106 – Mac Johnson
113 – Tye Johnson, Paul Vaught
126 – Noah Burke, Jason Deleon, Liam Hickey
195 – Raul Lopez
220 – Hayden Haynes
16U Girls freestyle
117 – Addison Vindigni
122 – Siena Palmisciano
127 – Bailey Nimer
132 – Kennedie Snow
138 – Lilly Reese … rest of story at … Teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2023/June/28/Fargo-rosters-GA-IN-IA-NC-WI
Davidson Wrestling Welcomes 12 Signees From Class of 2023
DAVIDSON, N.C. – Head coach Nate Carr Jr. has announced his inaugural recruiting class which features 12 scholar-athletes from seven different states and six different weight classes.
The 2023 class has combined for five individual state championships, 21 state tournament placings, and 24 state tournament appearances.
Coach Nate Carr Jr.:
“My staff and I are very excited about this incoming class. We believe this group of young men will provide the energy and love for the sport needed to build a great culture for our program.”
Coach Ty Eustice:
“Our staff is really excited about the wrestling pedigree that these young men are bringing to the program,” said Eustice. “A commitment to the sport is what we were truly looking for in the class of 2023, and these 12 athletes have been committed to competing around the country and training at their respective clubs in the off-season. They will bring that standard with them here to Davidson and eventually become the next group of leaders for this team.”
FULL CLASS (Alphabetical)
Robert Canterino – Heavyweight
Sea Girt, N.J. (Christian Brothers Academy)
Ended his high school career with a 70-14 record … Had 41 wins via pin during his time at Christian Brothers … Was a two-time state qualifier in New Jersey … Helped his team to a top-five finish at the state championships in 2023 … Went 24-5 as a senior and placed eighth in the 215-pound weight class … Went 27-4 as a junior … Back-to-back NJSIAA Region 6 champion in 2022 and 2023. … rest of story and pictures at … Davidsonwildcats.com/news/wrestling-welcomes-12-signees-from-class-of-2023
Campbell Wrestling
Campbell Wrestling announces staff changes for 2023-24 season
BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Campbell wrestling head coach Scotti Sentes has announced staff changes leading into the 2023-24 season.
Dresden Simon has been named as the director of operations. Former director of operations Josh Heil is transitioning to assistant coach and recruiting coordinator, and Chris Kober has also been named an assistant coach after serving as a volunteer coach for one season.
Simon comes to Buies Creek from Florida, where he spent one year coaching the Buffalo Wrestling Club and The Villages High School. Prior to that, he wrestled at Central Michigan University for six seasons. He tallied a career record of 107-59 at 133, 141 and 149 pounds.
“Dresden is a student of the sport and very knowledgeable in all aspects of wrestling,” said Sentes. “(He) has spent his entire life around great wrestling and graduated from a program that puts hard work and no excuses above everything else…The Director of Ops position is one of the hardest and busiest positions on staff, so you need someone like Dresden who can think quick on their feet and who is not afraid to take on any role.”
Simon qualified for the NCAA Championships in his final three seasons with the Chippewas and was named Second Team All-America in 2019-20. He was a two-time MAC Conference champion, and he was named the conference’s Outstanding Wrestler in 2019-20.
The previous director of operations, Josh Heil now serves as an assistant coach and the program’s recruiting coordinator. He was the first three-time SoCon champion in program history as a wrestler for Campbell. A former teammate of many current Camels, Heil has earned a great deal of respect from the team. … rest of story at … GOcamels.com/news/2023/6/27/campbell-wrestling-announces-staff-changes-for-2023-24
Brent Slade Commits to Campbell
By Ross Bartachek, Photo by Randi Yeager
Another wrestler is headed out to North Carolina to join Campbell University. Southeast Polk wrestler Brent Slade announced his commitment to the Camels. The two-time state medalist is coming off a third place finish this past season for the Rams.
Slade began his high school career competing for Ames High School where he finished seventh as a freshman. All the more impressive about that finish was the fact that Slade churned out that performance competing up at 145 pounds, which is typically a difficult weight for freshmen to break through in. He later transferred to SEP where he has gone on to earn a third place finish as a junior up at 170 pounds this past year.
In addition to his in-season accolades, Slade has done a tremendous job earned hardware for Iowa/USA Wrestling. He won state titles in freestyle as a freshman and sophomore and he also won a Greco-Roman state title last summer. Last July he earned an All-American finish out at Fargo taking fifth at 170 pounds in Greco-Roman.
He is already off to a strong start this freestyle/Greco season by winning the Northern Plains Regional in freestyle and he was third in Greco-Roman. … rest of story at … Rokfin.com/article/13731/Brent-Slade-Commits-to-Campbell
Sisterhood Is A Reason For Women’s Wrestling Growth
Women’s wrestling is part sport, part community, part family, part movement — and all progress.
Jun 26, 2023 by Kyle Klingman
Samantha Miller and Allyssa Pirro sat high above the action on the first day of the recent men’s U23 Nationals and U20 World Team Trials in Geneva, Ohio. They eventually worked their way to the floor and volunteered for three straight days — making the two-hour round-trip drive from Cleveland.
Their reason for attending was simple: they love the sport.
“My best friend Allyssa Pirro wrestles at Indiana Tech and she asked if I wanted to go to World Team Trials,” Miller said. “I’m here to support some of my friends and I love wrestling. Why not?”
The two met during high school while competing for Team Ohio. Miller wrestled on the Parkersburg, West Virginia, men’s team and drove three hours to train and compete in Ohio since their opportunities in her state were limited.
Miller recently transferred from Presbyterian to Mount Olive (a Division II program in Mount Olive, North Carolina), while Pirro wrestles for Indiana Tech (an NAIA program in Fort Wayne).
Two different colleges. Two different states. Two different divisions. Lifelong friendship.
“Going from the only girl when I was four years old until now — wrestling has grown tremendously,” Miller said. “I just want to keep growing it and making a path for the girls who haven’t gotten there yet. Even if I lost a match, I could look out and see all these people supporting us. People are putting their time into it.” … rest of story at … Flowrestling.org/Sisterhood-is-a-reason-for-womens-wrestling-growth
High school wrestling coaches take wait-and-see approach with 3-point takedown
There was a major shakeup in college wrestling earlier this month when the value of a takedown was changed from two to three points in a move meant to encourage more aggressive offense.
Will that rule change make its way down to the high school level?
Local coaches don’t think such a change is imminent, but they are interested in seeing how the three-point takedown makes an impact on college mats.
“It’s tough to score in college,” Burrell coach Josh Shields said. “The new takedown rule might create more risk-reward action.”
In addition to the takedown change, the NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel also brought back the three-point nearfall to go along with the in-place two-point and four-point nearfalls.
The panel approved 13 of the 14 changes recommended in April by the college wrestling rules committee. The only change not approved was awarding a point for a minute of riding time only if a wrestler received nearfall points.
Franklin Regional coach Matt Lebe said he likes that the sport continues to evolve.
“I could possibly see the three-point takedown coming,” Lebe said. “We’ll see how things play out. I’m not sure the four-point nearfall will be included (in high school).”
Norwin coach Kyle Martin and Penn-Trafford coach Travis McKillop said they are all for promoting offense in the sport.
While they doubt the college changes will hit the high school level soon, they do like some of the new National Federation of State High School Associations changes on the way next season.
The biggest high school rule change will allow a wrestler to compete six times in a day, up from the previous limit of five, as long as it’s no more than 10 times over two days.
The mandatory rest period between matches was shortened from 45 minutes to 30 minutes. Also, if a wrestler takes a medical forfeit because he or she is injured or becomes ill during a tournament, subsequent losses would not be added to his or her record as long as the tournament director approves.
“I don’t agree with the medical forfeits, especially for seeding purposes,” McKillop said. “I do like cutting down the wait time. Thirty minutes is plenty of time to recover. Kids are training better.” … rest of story at … Tribhssn.triblive.com/high-school-wrestling-coaches-takes-wait-and-see-approach-with-3-point-takedown
U17 PAN AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS – U.S.A. results
USA CLAIMS SIX GOLD, FOUR SILVER TO WIN TEAM TITLE IN MEN’S FREESTYLE AT U17 PAN AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS IN MEXICO
By Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling
MEXICO CITY, Mexico – Team USA won six gold medals and four silver medals to win the team title in men’s freestyle on the final day of the U17 Pan American Championships on Saturday.
Capturing gold medals for the USA were Henry Aslikyan of California (45 kg), Czar Quintanilla of Washington (51 kg), Elijah Cortez of California (55 kg), Vince Bouzakis of Pennsylvania (71 kg), Adam Waters of Pennsylvania (80 kg) and Nicholas Sahakian of California (110 kg). The six U.S. champions were dominant, going a combined 18-0, with 17 of the victories being either pins or technical falls. Aslikyan had three technical falls. Cortez had four technical falls and a pin. Bouzakis had three technical falls. Waters had three technical falls. Sahakian had two pins and a technical fall.
Quintanilla was the only U.S. champion who won a match by decision, an exciting 12-11 victory in the championship finals over Yandel Morales of Puerto Rico. Capturing silver medals, with just one loss each, were Lincoln Sledzianowski of Pennsylvania (48 kg), Sam Herring of Pennsylvania (60 kg), Gabriel Bouyssou of Rhode Island (65 kg) and Aiden Cooley of Texas (92 kg).
The United States won the men’s freestyle title handily with 230 pts., a full 85 points ahead of runner-up Puerto Rico with 145 points. Host Mexico placed third with 135 points. “This is a great group of wrestlers that bonded as a team and competed hard. They represented the United States with honor and sportsmanship. All wrestlers stepped up in leadership roles throughout the tournament,” said U.S. coach Dave Bell. … rest of story at … Teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2023/June/24/U17-Pan-Am-MFS
U.S. WOMEN SCORE NINE GOLD MEDALS, ONE SILVER AND TEAM TITLE AT U17 PAN-AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
By Richard Immel, USA Wrestling
MEXICO CITY – The U.S. women’s freestyle bunch went 10-for-10 on medals at the U17 Pan-American Championships, collecting a whopping nine golds, one silver and a team title to boot.
At the tip of the spear for Team USA was Wisconsin native Carley Ceshker, who was awarded the “Golden Boot” as Outstanding Wrestler of the event as the day of wrestling concluded inside Gimnasio Principal del Centro Deportivo Olímpico Mexicano in Mexico City.
Ceshker won five matches, the most of any wrestler at the event. Four of her five victories came by way of pin or technical fall. In the 57 kg finals, it was Ceshker tactically edging Puerto Rico’s Eliana White Vega by a 6-3 decision. … rest of story at … Teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2023/June/23/WFS-U17-Pan-Am-Recap
Misericordia University Adding Men’s & Women’s Wrestling
Misericordia University will add two more sports to its vast array of varsity sports offerings, Daniel J. Myers, Ph.D, university president, has announced.
In addition to the recent addition of men’s ice hockey and STUNT, Misericordia will field varsity teams in men’s and women’s wrestling. “Misericordia University is committed to expanding opportunities for students to be challenged academically, socially and athletically,” said Myers. “The addition of men’s and women’s wrestling allows more students the opportunity to engage in our university’s culture, one focused on student success, mutual support, and service to others.”
Misericordia expects to begin intercollegiate competition with the 2024-25 season. “This is an exciting time for Misericordia University community and our intercollegiate athletics program,” said Chuck Edkins, director of athletics. “Our goal is to provide our student-athletes with a first-rate experience, which includes diverse offerings.”
The 21st and 22nd sports added since Misericordia joined the NCAA Division III in 1992, wrestling brings MU’s total number of intercollegiate offerings to 31.
“In an ongoing effort to meet the demands of student-athletes, our athletics program has grown in proportion to the University over the last two decades,” said Edkins. “The addition of men’s and women’s wrestling will have a positive impact on our athletics program, which is regionally and nationally recognized for success in competition and in the classroom.” The first order of business is finding coaches for both wrestling programs as the Cougars prepare for the 2024-25 season. “We will immediately begin a national search for head coaches,” said Edkins. “We plan to have a coach in place by late summer to begin the recruiting process for 2024.”
The Cougars will be the seventh Middle Atlantic Conference institution to offer men’s wrestling and the fourth school to offer women’s wrestling.
The men’s team will compete in the MAC and NCAA Southeast Regional along with dual meets and invitational tournaments while the women’s team will an independent schedule featuring dual meets and invitational tournaments. … rest of story at … Misericordia.edu/news/2023/6/19/mens-wrestling-mu-adding-mens-womens-wrestling
Wrestling is returning to Northern Oklahoma College
Northern Oklahoma College will be bringing wrestling back to NOC Tonkawa in Fall 2024.
The NOC Board of Regents approved a proposal presented by Athletic Director Alan Foster on Wednesday that re-establishes the men’s program and establishes a women’s wrestling program for NOC Tonkawa. Regents approved the measure with the stipulation that all funding to start the program, and to build a practice facility must come from donations.
“On behalf of the Northern Oklahoma College Board of Regents, we are excited to approve the addition of an NJCAA Men’s and Women’s Wrestling program at NOC Tonkawa beginning fall 2024,” stated Regent Jodi Cline. “Coming from the wrestling community, this will be an awesome opportunity for young student athletes from our service areas, especially in northern, north central and northwestern Oklahoma to start their collegiate career right here at NOC. We look forward to partnering with our community and regional affiliated wrestling groups to ensure that our programs will be a success.”
“We are excited to re-establish the wrestling program at NOC,” said Foster. “Northern wrestling has had a great tradition of quality and success. We are thankful for the regents’ support as well as other community members in making this a reality.”
NOC President Clark Harris shared, ‘This is great that we are bringing wrestling back to Northern Oklahoma College. Re-establishing wrestling at Northern Oklahoma College will benefit the college, the area communities and wrestling in the region. The north central region of Oklahoma is wrestling country and NOC should be a leader in this sport. We feel that wrestling will bring a new energy back to campus.” “We are very happy that Todd Glasgow, NOC graduate and former Maverick wrestler worked with the NOC administration to develop a plan to bring wrestling back to NOC”, said Harris. “Todd’s enthusiasm was contagious as he rallied the wrestling community far and wide to show their support. He led a group of both NOC employees and community members to make this happen.” … rest of story at … NOCmavs.com/general/2022-23/releases
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