2022 NCHSAA Dual Team Championships
We are awaiting the final Dual Team Rankings from RankWrestling. Once they have been received we will post them and will begin the seeding process.
FINALIZED 2022 DUAL TEAM BRACKETS (4A Updated 1/28 @ 10 PM)
First and Second Round Matches will be held on Monday, January 31st.
Full details at https://www.nchsaa.org/sports/wrestling
Updated with results from Monday’s matches and pairings for the Wednesday Eastern N.C. Duals sites at
NC STATE Wolfpack Adds Home Dual vs. Virginia Tech
It’s Going Down: @PackWrestle Adds Home Dual vs. Virginia Tech
Non-conference dual will be Sunday, Feb. 20 in Reynolds Coliseum
RALEIGH, N.C. – After a cancellation to the scheduled top-10 ACC Wrestling showdown between NC State and Virginia Tech last weekend, the two schools have now agreed to meet in a dual in the final weekend of the regular season.
The non-conference dual will take place inside Reynolds Coliseum on Sunday, Feb. 20 at 6 p.m. The match-up will also be televised on the ACC Network.
“Both (schools) agreed that this is something both programs need, our fan bases both want this and it’s great for the whole conference, in general,” said NC State head coach Pat Popolizio. “A lot of positives came out of a negative situation, and we’re both on the same page this dual meet has to happen every year.
“When you look at the success of the conference, it’s due to the competition within, and with Virginia Tech being one of the top teams in the country it only makes us better to see high-level competition.”
The two teams were originally scheduled to meet in the ACC opener for both schools back on Jan. 21. Due to a decision within the Virginia Tech program, the contest was ruled a forfeit in favor of the Pack, which will result in an ACC win.
Logan Tortual of Rosewood presented the Lee Carroll Award
The Award was for his undefeated junior season of 2021.
State Champion Logan Tortual of Rosewood High School was presented the 2021 Lee Carroll Award this week at ‘Senior Night’ at Rosewood. The 23rd Lee Carroll Award is for excellence in athletics, academics, and sportsmanship in eastern North Carolina. Logan also scored his 150th win of his career and his looking to repeat as State Champion next month. He will continue his wrestling career and academic studies at the University of Mount Olive next year. Earlier presentations were postponed due to the difficulties in scheduling due to the CoVID-19 health crisis.
Lee Carroll started wrestling his sophomore year when Tarboro High School re-started the sport in 1992 with Butch Sadler as his coach. Lee won 112 matches in just 3 years with the Vikings. Lee was state runner-up his junior year before becoming a record setting undefeated state champion in 1995 with a (50-0) record. Lee went on to start four years at North Carolina State qualifying for the Nationals 3 times. Lee has taught engineering graphics at N.C. State as an adjunct professor and has his own interactive design agency, Forged Media, in Raleigh. He has been recognized and inducted in the Tarboro High Athletic Hall of Fame.
Javon Armstrong of Pamlico County was the 2020 Lee Carroll Award wrestler. Aaron Bancroft of Wilson Fike High School was presented Award in 2019. Brothers Christian and Timothy Decatur of Rosewood tied for this award as top-level underclassmen wrestlers in 2018. Other previous award winners include Jaqwuez Norman of Farmville Central (2017), Kaleb Taylor of Rosewood (2016), Wilson Smith of Rocky Mount (2015 & 2014), Angel Najar of North Pitt (2013), Alexander Knight and Jacineto Williamson of Rocky Mount in 2012, Chris Fess of Beddingfield and Tamaris Lane of Nash Central in 2011, Chandler Phillips of Rocky Mount (2010), Landon Lucas of SW Edgecombe (2009), Corey Smith (2008) and Eric Sutton (2007) of Tarboro, Zach Shearin and Paul Horner (2006) and Pat Anstead (2004) of Southern Nash, Jimmy McNamara (2005) of Wilson Hunt and Sammi Hadi (2003) of SW Edgecombe.
The TakeDown Report has promoted amateur wrestling for over 20 years in eastern North Carolina reporting wrestling results and encouraging media coverage of the sport. Fleming noted, “We desire to encourage wrestlers and teams in this area to realize the hard work, determination and discipline it takes to be a top notch wrestler,” he added. The TakeDown Report sponsors the Award. Contact the TDR at martinkfleming@gmail.com or call (252) 883-3311. Fans are invited to check our blog at https://takedownreport.wordpress.com/ or https://www.facebook.com/The-TakeDown-Report-235098404048/ or on Twitter Martin Fleming @MFlemdog.
Michael Stokes Awards presented to Fike wrestlers
Aaron Bancroft and Jayleen Bullock were recently presented their Michael Stokes Awards for being the best senior wrestlers in the Tar-Neuse River counties. Both were undefeated state champion wrestlers in their senior year, Bancroft in 2020 and Bullock in 2021.
Undefeated State Champion Aaron Bancroft of Fike High School won his 2nd state title in 2020 in the 3-A 170 lbs. Division with 51 wins. Last year he was named the Lee Carroll Award winner as top underclassmen in the area. Aaron also has earned his 4th TDR Top 12 engraved wooden plaque this year as being a top wrestler in his weight class in eastern North Carolina. Jayleen Bullock completed his senior season in late June with a state title, undefeated record and a TDR Top 12 plaque to finish off his career at Fike.
In 2019 Bancroft earned his first State Champion medal, at 160 pounds, with a (52-1) record. His only loss was to a Virginia State Champion in finals of the WRAL Holiday tournament. He was the first state champion in wrestling for Fike. As a sophomore, Bancroft won his first district title yet fell short of placing at the state tournament while finishing with a (49-5) record. As a freshman Aaron had a (45-6) record, placed 2nd in districts and placed 5th in the state tournament. His overall scholastic career record is 197 wins and 12 losses in his four years of competition.
Michael Stokes wrestled the 1981-1984 seasons at Tarboro High School and with a (96–4) career record. He was North Carolina’s 2nd 3-time State Champion when there was only one individual champion at a weight in the state. He wrestled for N.C. State and won ACC wrestling titles in 1988 and 1989 and was named the ACC Most Valuable Wrestler both years. His record of 68 wins 8 losses and 3 ties (.879) is the best career winning percentage at NC State. He finished second at the NCAA Nationals at 126 lbs. in 1989 to Kendall Cross, the eventual Olympic Gold medalist. Stokes co-captained the Wolfpack in 1989 and one of the ACC’s all time 50 greatest wrestlers as recognized during the conference’s 50th anniversary celebration. Stokes credits wrestling as “providing me with a mental toughness that enables me to remove boundaries that stand in my way. Wrestling has given me the sheer determination to believe that I can conquer anything that I set my mind to do.”
Previous Stokes Award wrestlers include Ray Darden of Ayden-Grifton and Jordan Todd of Rosewood tied for the award in (2019), Michael King of North Pitt (2018), Quadarrius Hopkins of Tarboro (2017), Wilson Smith of Rocky Mount (2016), Angel Najar of North Pitt (2015), Reggie Huff of Southern Nash (2014), David Guevara of Tarboro (2013), Alexander Knight and Jaciento Williamson of Rocky Mount (2012), Xavier Najar of North Pitt (2011), Joe Young of Northern Nash (2010), Corey Smith of Tarboro (2009), Jasmine Cooper of Nash Central (2008), Eric Wischhusen, (2007), Roylando Lucas (2001) and Ira Bing (2000) of Southern Nash, John Brewer (2006) of Wilson Fike, Anthony Taylor (2005) of Rocky Mount, Sammi Hadi (2004) and Ryan Huffman (1997) of SouthWest Edgecombe, Charles Washington (2003) of Northern Nash, Quadric Eason (2002), Mike Christopher (1999 & 1998), Tony Mercer (1996) and Lee Carroll (1994 & 1995) of Tarboro.
The TDR promotes amateur wrestling in eastern North Carolina and sponsors this award. “The awards are to recognize great wrestlers from before and the current ones for their efforts,” Editor Martin Fleming noted. The TakeDown Report has promoted scholastic wrestling for over 20 years in North Carolina and encourages coverage of the sport. Contact the TDR at martinkfleming@gmail.com or https://takedownreport.wordpress.com/ or ‘The TakeDown Report’ on FaceBook.
2021 Roy Heverly Award presented to Mark Samuel
In a pause before the finals of the 22nd Jolly Roger Invitational Tournament at Corinth-Holders High School the audience took time to recognize State Champion Mark Samuel of Wilmington Laney High School as the Most Outstanding Underclassman wrestler in eastern North Carolina for the 2020-2021 season.
The award is named in honor of former state champion Roy Heverly, a 4 time state medalist at West Carteret and three time All-American at The University of North Carolina-Pembroke. The TakeDown Report, promotes amateur wrestling in eastern North Carolina, sponsors these Awards. “These awards recognize the most successful wrestlers in the area each year.” Fleming noted, “It encourages the young men from the teams in the eastern part of the state with another opportunity for others to realize the hard work, determination and discipline it takes to be a top wrestler,” he added. The TDR also ranks wrestlers in a TDR Top 12 List that is displayed on the TDR Blog page. The TDR has been involved in the publicity of amateur wrestling in North Carolina for over 20 years. Contact the TDR at martinkfleming@gmail.com
TDR announces The Top 12 Awards for the delayed 2021 season
The TDR has recognized wrestlers with The Top 12 Awards for over 20 years. Traditionally we have listed the Top 12 wrestlers at each weight class since 1997. In 1998 we started making and sending out certificates until 2010. In 1999 we put the final Top 12 list on the back of TDR shirts each year until 2011. The ‘Big 4 Awards’ (J.Johnson, R. Heverly, M. Stokes & L.Carroll) were started in 2001 with a trophy being presented. Almost 100 awarded so far. In 2004 Engraved wooden plaques with the wrestlers name was started and has continued each year. The 2020-2021 season was delayed and not completed until the end of June. That and other delays have prevented the presentation of last season’s plaques. Even if they are late the wrestlers earned the awards and should be recognized as the best of the best in eastern North Carolina. They are listed by teams in alphabetical order. We have presented a few and hope to present the rest by the end of the month.
For the 2020-2021 Season
152 Logan Haseley Corinth Holders
285 Javari Wright Corinth Holders
220 Ryan Lindsay Croatan
126 Samuel Hodge Currituck County
145 Keagan Bolman Dixon
138 Shane Hatfield East Carteret
170 Jathan Parker East Carteret
138 Patrick McCullen Fike
195 Jayleen Bullock Fike
182 Milosz Gargol First Flight
132 John Helmers Heritage
120 Mark Samuel Laney
126 Avery Buonocre Laney
145 Conner Johnson Laney
160 Daniel Shoaf Laney
170 Devon Bell Laney
195 Kanenan Barriner Laney
106 Paul Denoia New Bern
126 Sam Barnett New Bern
145 Hunter Campbell North Brunswick
160 Yoel Del Rio North Brunswick
182 Raheem Jones North Pitt
220 Alex Johnson North Pitt
113 Jacob Kresicki Pasquotank County
106 Jason Kennedy Rosewood
120 Logan Tortual Rosewood
126 Braeden Reiss Rosewood
285 Terrence Raspberry Southern Nash
160 Ezekiel Jones Southwest Onslow
145 Brice Browning Tarboro
195 Caleb Beatty Wake Forest
106 Christian Zickefoose West Brunswick
138 Jacob Bennett West Carteret
170 River Carroll West Carteret
As posted earlier the ‘Big 4 Awards’ are as follows;
25th James Johnson Memorial Award goes to River Carroll (170) of West Carteret H.S.
30th Michael Stokes Award goes to Jayleen Bullock of Wilson Fike
23rd Lee Carroll Award to Logan Tortual of Rosewood
21st & 22nd Roy Heverly Awards go to of Mark Samuel (120) of Laney and Caleb Beatty (195) of Wake Forest. Beatty is just a sophomore and could repeat in this award next year as Samuel has garnered his 2nd Heverly Award.
Contact us at martinkfleming@gmail.com
Ohio’s OHSAA to Add Girls Wrestling
The Ohio High School Wrestling Coaches Association has been conducting a girls wrestling tournament since 2020, and the Ohio High School Boys Volleyball Association has been conducting its tournament since 1988.
“The OHSAA has been talking with the boys volleyball and girls wrestling leaders for several years and we are now in the position to bring these two sports into the OHSAA,” said OHSAA Executive Director Doug Ute. “This move will help those sports continue to grow and allow those student-athletes to compete for an OHSAA state championship. It gives more kids opportunities and that is the mission of the OHSAA.”
As emerging sports, girls wrestling and boys volleyball will be administered like the OHSAA’s current 26 recognized sports, but will have additional requirements according to OHSAA General Sports Regulation 16 that could lead to full sanctioning in the future.
“We will look to keep a very similar format for the girls wrestling and boys volleyball tournaments as what the coaches associations have been doing,” Ute said. “The girls wrestling state tournament is held in mid-February and the boys volleyball state tournament is held in the spring. We have not yet developed tournament regulations, but we’ll start working on that so that those two sports hit the ground running next fall for the start of the 2022-23 school year.” … rest of the story at https://portal.nwcaonline.com/articles/NWCA_News/OHSAA-to-Add-Girls-Wrestling-13-1-2022
TDR announces the ‘Big Award’ winners for the delayed 2021 season.
The 2020-2021 season is the 20th year in which the TDR has recognized wrestlers with trophies to recognize them as the best of the best in eastern North Carolina.
25th James Johnson Memorial Award goes to River Carroll (170) of West Carteret H.S. at V.M.I. now
30th Michael Stokes Award goes to Jayleen Bullock of Wilson Fike
23rd Lee Carroll Award to Logan Tortual of Rosewood
21st & 22nd Roy Heverly Awards go to of Mark Samuel (120) of Laney and Caleb Beatty (195) of Wake Forest. Beatty is just a sophomore and could repeat in this award next year as Samuel has garnered his 2nd Heverly Award.
More details on each award and each wrestler will be posted later this month.
High School News (2021)- {National} # 21
TDR Editor’s Notes ; Blog # 3025 (11/26/21) Big backlog of wrestling news to share which has been caused by moving to a new home in the country. Thus the following are the completion of coverage looking back at last season. Final Rankings and results of national tournaments in the summer are included. A link to results to tournaments long ago are included with the Fargo histories and the Pre-season national Super 32 which was held in North Carolina.
Contact us at the Editor’s office at martinkfleming@gmail.com Keep on wrestling!
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1 } – WIN’s Final 2020-21 High School Rankings
The following are the final WIN Magazine/Spartan Combat 2020-21 High School Rankings. Since these rankings are an extension of the school year just completed, wrestlers are still listed at the weight class and at the school at which they competed last season. Weight classes and schools will be reset when the pre-season rankings for the 2021-22 school year are released in October. Commitments are from TheOpenMat.com. … rest of story at https://www.win-magazine.com/2021/08/31/wins-final-2020-21-high-school-rankings/?mc_cid=ec459aa678&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b#utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wins-final-2020-21-high-school-rankings
2 } – MICHIGAN’S ALEX FACUNDO NAMED NATIONAL WINNER OF DAVE SCHULTZ HIGH SCHOOL EXCELLENCE AWARD
STILLWATER, Okla. – The National Wrestling Hall of Fame on Tuesday announced that Alex Facundo of Davison, Michigan, is the 2021 national winner of the Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award (DSHSEA). “I am honored to have been chosen as the 2021 national winner of the Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award,” said Facundo. “I have the deepest respect and admiration for Dave Schultz, who achieved so much, both on and off the mat. To have my name spoken in the same breath as Dave Schultz is truly amazing. “To have my name on the same list as past winners like 2021 Olympic champ David Taylor is incredible,” he added. “I will continue to have the same passion and commitment to ‘the world’s greatest sport’ known to mankind – Wrestling. I hope I can inspire youth and give them hope that they too can achieve great things if they put their soul into whatever they choose to do in LIFE. I will continue to chase excellence. Again I am humbled and truly grateful for the recognition.”
… rest of story at https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2021/August/10/Alex-Facundo-wins-Dave-Schultz-HS-Excellence-Award?mc_cid=3e9037a901&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
And PICKLO, FACUNDO, VAN NESS, MCCRARY, FIGUEROA ARE DAVE SCHULTZ HIGH SCHOOL EXCELLENCE AWARD REGIONAL WINNERS
The National Wrestling Hall of Fame on Tuesday announced the regional winners of the Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award (DSHSEA). The DSHSEA was established in 1996 to honor Olympic and World champion Dave Schultz, whose career was cut short when he was murdered in January 1996. He was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member in 1997 and as a member of the United World Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2016. The award recognizes and celebrates the nation’s most outstanding high school senior male wrestlers for their excellence in wrestling, scholastic achievement, citizenship, and community service. … rest of the story at https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2021/July/27/NWHOF-Dave-Schultz-Regional-Winners?mc_cid=56e3c2ba9d&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
3 } – 2021 USMC JUNIOR & 16U NATIONALS SMASHES PARTICIPATION RECORD WITH COMBINED 5,900 ENTRIES IN SIX TOURNAMENTS
During the same year that USA Wrestling celebrated its 50th Junior Nationals, the combined U.S. Marine Corps Junior and 16U Nationals set a new record with a total of 5,900 entries across its six tournaments. This was an increase of 526 athletes over the previous record set during the 2019 event held in Fargo, which had 5,374 wrestlers. This continued the upward trend, going back to 2018 which had 4,999 athletes. This was achieved in spite of the challenges faced by the wrestling community during the COVID-19 pandemic, which shut down the sport for a considerable time starting in March 2020. The breakdown of participants in the individual tournaments were:
• Junior Men’s Freestyle Nationals – 1,584
• Junior Greco-Roman Nationals – 1,044
• Junior Women’s Freestyle Nationals – 663
• 16U Men’s Freestyle Nationals – 1,317
• 16U Greco-Roman Nationals – 943
• 16U Women’s Freestyle Nationals – 349
… rest of story at https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2021/July/23/Junior-16-U-Nationals-smashes-record?mc_cid=608eaeea75&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
4 } – Fargo2021 Finals Twitter Notes & Stats
Facts, stats and figures dropped on Twitter by Jason Bryant during the Fargo finals in each division. Follow @jasonmbryant for the live feed or come here for updated nuggets periodically during the finals.
Thursday, July 22
16U Greco-Roman
Haakon Peterson of Wisconsin avenges the loss from the men’s freestyle final to win the 16U Greco-Roman title at 88 pounds. Peterson wins the state’s 27th title in the division, which is sixth all-time.
Idaho has 7 All-Americans, the most in 16U Greco-Roman in state history and three finalists is the most in state history as well.
Mack Mauger doubles up in Fargo and takes home a triple crown with the 6-0 win in the finals at 94 pounds. Mauger wins the state’s 10th ever 16U Greco-Roman title.
Layne Kleimann wins Utah’s 16th all-time 16U Greco-Roman national title with a dominant tech in the finals at 100 pounds. … rest of story at https://rokfin.com/article/5237/Fargo2021-Finals-Twitter-Notes–Stats?mc_cid=fd10261731&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
5 } – Super 32
Completed, Oct 23-24
Here’s how to watch the 2021 Super 32 broadcast on FloWrestling. The 2021 Super 32 broadcast starts on Oct 23, 2021 and runs until Oct 25, 2021. Stream or cast from your desktop, mobile or TV. Now available on Roku, Fire TV, Chromecast and Apple TV. Don’t forget to download the FloSports app on iOS or Android! If you can’t watch live, catch up with the replays! Video footage from the event will be archived and stored in a video library for FloWrestling subscribers to watch for the duration of their subscription. … rest of story at https://www.flowrestling.org/results/7182889-2021-super-32/30336
6 } – Fargo Junior Champs from the Last Ten Years
We are just over a week from the Junior and 16U National Championships, otherwise simply known as “Fargo”. Before we get into any previews for the 2021 action, take a look at the Junior national champions from the last ten tournaments. Of course, there was no tournament in 2020.
… rest of story and chart at https://intermatwrestle.com/articles/24744?mc_cid=9b69983a38&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
7 } – What’s your state’s Fargo Legacy?
When wrestlers step on the mats at the Fargodome in July of 2021, it will mark the 50th USA Wrestling Junior Freestyle championships. The event, started in 1971, has blossomed into a monstrosity of 23-24 mats, six divisions and thousands of competitors. Each state has its own legacy. There are numbers statistically, but what are some of the notable achievements from each state? All this information is gathered and presented from Mat Talk Online’s Fargo Almanac, which can be purchased at www.fargoalmanac.com for $20.
Patreon contributors and Rokfin subscribers can get a state-by-state breakdown featuring some of the top news, notes and nuggets when it comes to Fargo. … rest of story at https://www.mattalkonline.com/blog/what-is-your-states-fargo-legacy/?mc_cid=4c85391443&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
8 } – For Chertow Camps, it’s all about teaching the kids
By Mike Finn & Pat McDonald
For three decades Ken Chertow has had one mission: Train kids for life through the sport of wrestling. The former Olympian and three-time All-American at Penn State has been running clinics and camps since his time in Happy Valley. Since his early days, Chertow has created one of the most well-respected camps in the country … and he’s still going strong. “I started doing camps when I was in college. I was running day camps when I was in my late teens going to Penn State,” said Chertow, who coached in the Big Ten following his collegiate career. “When I finished at Penn State, I immediately started my overnight camp and during those six years of college coaching at Ohio State (and) Penn State, I was building my camps up, so by the mid-90s my camp was over 1,000 children coming and basically I was working full time for college coaching and just part time doing camps.”
Chertow decided to walk away from college coaching and focus on helping younger wrestlers. … rest of story at https://www.win-magazine.com/2021/06/02/for-chertow-camps-its-all-about-teaching-the-kids/?mc_cid=2fffafa367&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b#utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=for-chertow-camps-its-all-about-teaching-the-kids
9} – SIX WIN COVETED TRIPLE CROWN WITH FREESTYLE NATIONAL TITLES AT KIDS NATIONALS ON SATURDAY
WISCONSIN DELLS, Wis. – When it was all over, there were six talented wrestlers who walked away with coveted USA Wrestling Triple Crowns, after winning the freestyle competition at the Kids Nationals on Saturday. An athlete wins the Triple Crown if he claims USA Wrestling national titles in folkstyle, Greco-Roman and freestyle in the same year. The age divisions eligible for the Triple Crown this weekend were 10U, 12U and 14U.
This year’s Triple Crown winners at the Kids level are:
Caleb Noble of Wisconsin (14U, 71)
Domenic Munaretto of Illinois (14U, 83)
Aaron Stewart of Illinois (14U, 114)
Bradley Rodriguez-Little of Minnesota (14U, 136)
Casen Becker of Colorado (10U, 67)
Jaden Washington of Illinois (10U, 71)
At 14U, Noble scored a 10-0 technical fall over Cruzer Dominguez of Nebraska in the finals. Munaretto secured a 5-2 win over Julian Rios of Massachusetts to secure his victory.
… rest of story at https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2021/June/26/Kids-Nationals-Freestyle-wrap-Six-Triple-Crown-winners?mc_cid=95cb484a12&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
10 } – York-Adams League wrestler takes Cadet national title, earns berth in world championships
A York-Adams League wrestler is a national champion.
Biglerville High School’s Levi Haines won the 71-kilogram (157-pound) freestyle class at the United World Wrestling Cadet Nationals in Wisconsin on Sunday.
The championship earned Haines a berth on the United States national team that will compete in the Cadet World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, in July.
The Cadet Division features wrestlers born from 2004 through 2006. In the championship finals, Haines won the best-of-three contest over Iowa’s Aiden Riggins. … rest of story at https://www.yorkdispatch.com/story/sports/high-school/wrestling/2021/04/26/york-adams-wrestler-take-cadet-national-title-earns-world-berth/7380460002/?mc_cid=33a8cd508f&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
11 } – Klessinger: Here’s how you can put negative thoughts aside and focus on winning
By John Klessinger
I have had a glimpse of carefree wrestling when competing. The time in a match when you are not concerned about winning or losing. As weird as it seems, time kind of slows down. You are hyper-alert, you react without thinking, and overly calm. I remember a few matches when it happened.
I remember back to my junior year in high school in the consolation finals of the Lititz Lions Holiday Tournament. I was the top seed and lost in the semi- finals. I came back through the wrestle backs possessed. I wrestled better in the wrestlebacks even though I was angry and disappointed. I didn’t care if I won or lost. I just wrestled. Nothing I did was conscious. Everything seemed automatic. In the third-place match, I pinned a good kid in the second period with seemingly little effort.
In my sophomore year in the sectional tournament, I was also the top seed and lost in the semis. In the third- and fourth- place match, I scored a major decision. The following week in the District III tournament, that same wrestler I majored went on to place fourth in the district. I lost my first match and was eliminated from the competition.
Or at the state tournament my senior year, I lost again in the semis. … rest of story at https://www.win-magazine.com/2021/09/15/20755/?mc_cid=453734be32&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b#utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20755
12 } – 2021 USA WRESTLING BRIAN KECK MEMORIAL PRESEASON NATIONALS TO FEATURE 38 RETURNING CHAMPIONS
We reviewed the nearly 2,700 entries in this weekend’s USA Wrestling Brian Keck Memorial Preseason Nationals to create this list of returning champions. The competition, which includes 10 age divisions, will be held at Hyvee Hall in Des Moines, Iowa, October 29-31.
In all, there are 38 different returning champions, including one who won two titles last season.
Last year’s breakout youth star was Caley Graber of Minnesota, who won both the boys and the girls Middle School divisions. She is back competing in both events again at the Middle School level.
The division with the most returning champions from last year’s division is the High School Girls division,
… rest of story at https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2021/October/26/Returning-champions-for-Preseason-Nationals?mc_cid=949a24ee69&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
And BRIAN KECK MEMORIAL PRESEASON NATIONALS FIELD IS TALENTED;
One of the nation’s most prestigious events each fall is the USA Wrestling Brian Keck Memorial Preseason Nationals, set for Hyvee Hall in Des Moines, Iowa, October 29-31. This year’s event is shaping up to once again be highly competitive in all of the age divisions. The Boys High School Grade 11-12 division has already sold out. However, spots are available in all of the other age divisions, with many filling up fast. If you are looking for a great competition to get the new season started, come join us in Des Moines.
National Wrestling Hall of Fame Announces Class of 2022
The National Wrestling Hall of Fame announced on Wednesday that the Class of 2022 is Distinguished Members Clarissa Chun, Sara McMann, Andy Rein and Jake Varner, Meritorious Official Tom Clark (posthumously), Order of Merit Recipient Mike Moyer, and Medal of Courage recipient Melissa Simmons.
“Following an extensive screening and selection process, I am excited to announce such a notable and deserving group of honorees for 2022,” said Lee Roy Smith, Executive Director of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. “We are fortunate to be able to spotlight these inductees who have transcended our sport’s heritage over the past 40 years. It is also a class that represents the positive transformational impact females are realizing in wrestling, with two female Distinguished Members and our first female Medal of Courage recipient.”
The Hall of Fame Board of Governors approved the selections at their meeting in Waterloo, Iowa on October 25.
The Hall of Fame will announce its Outstanding American honoree at a later date.
The induction ceremony will be held at the 45th Honors Weekend on June 3-4, 2022 in Stillwater, Oklahoma. For more information on Honors Weekend, please telephone (405) 377-5243.
Chun, McMann and Varner were chosen as Distinguished Members for the Modern Era while Rein was selected by the Veterans Committee. The newest honorees will bring the number of Distinguished Members to 204, since the Hall of Fame began in 1976.
It is the first time that more than one female Distinguished Member has been selected and Chun and McMann become the third and fourth female Distinguished Members, joining Tricia Saunders (2006) and Kristie Davis (2018).
Simmons is the first female selected to receive the Medal of Courage while three females being honored equals the largest number of females in a single year. The Class of 1998 included Sandy Stevens receiving the Order of Merit and Sue Siar and Sally Stanford being honored as Meritorious Officials.
Rein becomes the 10th and final member of the 1984 United States Olympic freestyle team to be honored as a Distinguished Member, making it the only Olympic team to have every team member recognized. Other team members were Ed Banach (1993), Lou Banach (1994), Bruce Baumgartner (2002), Barry Davis (2007), Joe Gonzales (2015), Randy Lewis (1998), Dave Schultz (1997), Mark Schultz (1995), and Bobby Weaver (2008). It is the only Olympic team where every member has been recognized as a Distinguished Member. Every member of the coaching staff from 1984 is also a Distinguished Member with head coach Dan Gable (1980) and assistant coaches Bobby Douglas (1987), Stan Dziedzic (1996), J Robinson (2005) and Bill Weick (2007). … rest of story at https://nwhof.org/news/national-wrestling-hall-of-fame-announces-class-of-2022?mc_cid=f82814b7a7&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
TDR blog
After 20 seasons of publicizing wrestling The TakeDown Report’s (TDR) focus has changed to the collecting of college coaching records from North America since 1903. We will continue to recognize and reward successful wrestlers in eastern North Carolina (east of Raleigh & Fayetteville), assist with schools in starting or re-starting a team and this blog. Join us on our FaceBook Page – “The TakeDown Report” for photos and news. Please send results, stories, links and news to pass along. E-mail us at takedownreport@gmail.com
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