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Top 100 College teams in dual meet win percent in history – Part 4

Top 100 College teams Part 4  (in dual meet win percentages over history)
Earlier we listed the top college teams in total dual meet wins across the past 120 years.  This list ranks the teams by the highest winning percentages of dual meets across the program’s history.  Verifying accurate team winning percentages are challenging as each win or loss recorded, or not, makes a difference.  The following is the top 70 schools in the NCAA Division III teams ranked by top wining percentage. Part 1 had Women’s and National Junior College teams, Part 2 had the NAIA top teams. Part 3 had the Division III teams.
Note the W-L records in italics are not complete.
** = school has only the matches counted when they were in D-II
The top 50 schools with NCAA Division II Wrestling Programs are ;

January 7, 2020 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

41st College News, Results & Reports

Everything you need to know about the nine best freshmen in college wrestling right now
Every college wrestler has four chances to compete in the NCAA tournament, four years to make a mark and leave a legacy. Sometimes an athlete needs a few years of experience to work his way to the top of the podium. Some years, freshmen phenoms come out the gates on fire and cruise to first-place finishes in the national tournament, like Mekhi Lewis did in 2019. Lewis was the only freshman champion of the ten NCAA winners last year, and while he opted to take an Olympic redshirt this year, nearly a dozen freshman have emerged from this year’s crop of talent looking to find similar success in March. 
COLLEGE WRESTLING: 7 breakout candidates who could become All-Americans this year
Here’s what you need to know about the nine freshman athletes ranked in the top 10 of the Intermat rankings, and how they might fare in their NCAA tournament debut: 
No. 2 Trent Hidlay – North Carolina State
Following in the footsteps of his older brother Hayden, Trent Hidlay has already made an impact on the North Carolina State Wolfpack wrestling program as a redshirt freshman and currently holds the No. 2 spot in the country at 184 pounds. He’s the highest ranking freshman in the country at the moment, and after winning Bronze at the Junior World Championship, Hidlay’s momentum hasn’t slowed down at all. He currently holds a 11-1 record with his only loss coming against two-time NCAA champion Zahid Valencia at the Cliff Keen Invitational. 

SUMMER SUCCESS: Here’s what we learned about Trent Hidlay from his Junior World Championship performance

The success of the younger Hidlay shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone who has been following the upper-weight wrestler since he stepped on campus for his redshirt season in 2018. As a first-year competitor for the Wolfpack, Hidlay went 24-2 in open tournaments and took home titles at the Hokie Open, Bearcat Open, Wolfpack Wrestling Club Open, Appalachian State Open and National Collegiate Open. Now, as a starter in the lineup, Hidlay has been a force for the Pack, defeating No. 4 Taylor Lujan 7-4, No. 6 Lou DePrez 2-1 and No. 7 Ben Darmstadt 7-5. Hidlay’s victories have helped North Carolina State stay undefeated throughout the first half of the season, but challenges still lie ahead. North Carolina State will … Rest of the story at https://www.ncaa.com/news/wrestling/article/2019-12-20/everything-you-need-know-about-nine-best-freshmen-college?mc_cid=a7cbe452af&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

College wrestling’s All-Decade Team selected by Trackwrestling staffers
What would college wrestling’s All-Decade Team look like if you had a vote? Where would Kyle Dake fit into your lineup? Would David Taylor have a place on your team? How about Jordan Burroughs? Would you go with Jason Nolf or Alex Dieringer or someone else at 157 pounds?  All-Star selections are often debatable, especially when considering as many stars as college wrestling showcased during the past decade.  Below are the teams assembled by four Trackwrestling staffers, along with the rationale behind their selections.  Rest of the story and selections at https://www.trackwrestling.com/PortalPost.jsp?TIM=1577936595500&twSessionId=bgkjmghnsg&postId=2005588132&mc_cid=ece6ffc1ec&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

3rd Season Column 18: Shuffle down to Scuffle-Town
This week about 2 dozen teams will be testing the wrestling waters by the Tennessee River, converging on Chattanooga for the Southern Scuffle. They’ll come from Fargo, North Dakota, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Palo Alto, California, Raleigh, North Carolina, New Brunswick, NJ, and Stillwater, Oklahoma. They’ll represent every Division 1 wrestling conference in the country. The host team, the UTC Mocs, and the Southern Conference in ALL its glory (save two) shall be there. The two day treat Jan. 1st and 2nd will both answer and pose a myriad of questions as the college wrestling season springboards from the last, best in season event to the heart of the dual meet season. The Southern Scuffle presented by Compound Clothing is a full family treat in a city just the right size for a few days of top flight food, fun, nature, history, art and sports entertainment. So what’s to know? Well, pilgrim, glad you asked. Looks like theres some teams thinking they got a good shot at winning the whole darn thing….
CONTENDERS: A FANTASTIC 5 They come from 4 different conferences and they’ll log nearly 5100 miles cumulatively just to arrive at the Scenic City. So what happens when Oklahoma State, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, NC State and Stanford all roll up on the rolled out mats in McKenzie Arena? GOOD things, man, good things. Let’s start with that #straightouttaStillwater crew. The Oklahoma State Cowboys are a Southern Scuffle staple, God bless ’em, and Coach John Smith is looking at a real shot or 6 at yet another Tournament title. With Coach JS and company, that’s like another gold bar in the Shahs treasure room(a), but this one will take some extra-heavy lifting to lug back home. Minus current USA #1 57KG Daton Fix (taking an Olympic Redshirt year) and plus a BUNCH of young’uns and no established heavyweight, the ‘Pokes will be pressed hard in this event. Still, they’ll take those 5 #1 pre seeds(b) and run with them, thank you very much. Looks like OK. St. will lean heavily on their big guns to produce up to par and maybe manufacture a couple unexpected podium spots in addition. That would do it indeed. You should be VERY excited to see the senior season debut of one Joe Smith, son of Coach John, #1 pre-seed at 174LB. Joseph, or Joe, has been nothing if not extremely flexible for the Cowboys in his 2XAA career, and hes due for a healthy, properly filled out weight class final season. Also cheer on one Boo Lewallen, who’s sandwiched an AA season for OK. St. in between 1 shortened and 2 injury ended campaigns. A redshirt junior thanks to a medical hardship year, Boo is the Scuffles top pre-seed at 149.(b) Cowboy Up! How far? Going to say all the way here, IF health holds. There is hot breath on their spurs, though, and it’s of a predatory nature. NC State and Pittsburgh come to the Scuffle at the same time for the first time in some time. About 2015 for Coach Pat Popolizio and co., when their 10 strong Packs effort was highlighted by then RS Jr 157LB Tommy Gantts 3rd place showing. The same Scuffle saw Pitts double tough Max Thomusseit, along with Tyler Wilps, Mikey Racciato, and Edgar Bright, all find their way to the podium. Thomusseit had a brutal Scuffle Finals match with eventual 2X National Champ Gabe Dean of Cornell, Maxs only loss till the NCAAs. Wilps would follow his Scuffle 4th place showing with a run all the way to the National Championship Finals. So what to expect from the Panthers and the WolfPack this time around? There are 7 Top 8 pre-seeds for the #AmericanWerewolves, as NC State is affectionately known in this column. And thats without nationally ranked 133LB Jarrett Trombley, healing up back home in Raleigh to prepare for the seasons 2nd half. The Brothers HIDE-lay, Hayden at 157 and Trent at 184, are top seeded at the Scuffle, and Tariq “the Freak” Wilson sits #2 at 141. They, along with #3 seed 197LB Nick Reenan and the Bullard brothers, Thomas at 165 and Daniel at 174, will have to wrestle at least to their seeds for State to sniff the top of the podium. 17 total Werewolves are coming, including 4, count em, 4 heavyweights. EACH with a winning record, but all unseeded. Interesting. For Pitt, also with 7 seeds, it starts and ends with top seeds Micky Phillippi, 133LB, and Demetrius “Meech” Thomas, 285LB. Bookend titles could boost #pinzbugh close to the top, but middlemen Taleb Rahmani, Jake Wentzel, and Gregg Harvey (157, 165, and 174 respectively) will have to add to the profit margin for a Panther pose at the summit. And no, we did not forget Über-tough sophomore 184LB Nino Bonaccorsi. That he is seeded 3rd here speaks to the top end talent at the weight class in Chattanooga. Pitt and NC St. are, obviously, the only schools besides OK. St. to have multiple top seeds. That unaccounted-for #1? Stanfords 165LB super frosh Shane Griffith. Coach Jason Borelli and Stanford have 4 Scuffle title contenders in Griffith, fellow freshman superstar Real Woods at 141, 149LB 2nd seed Requir van der Merwe, and 2019 Scuffle finalist and defending PAC 12 champ Nathan Traxler. The wild card for the Cardinal(c) is @TheBlackCard, senior star 125LB Gabe Townsell. The 2X NCAA qualifier is a USA Freestyle and Greco Roman star in addition to his college exploits, and if Scuffle pre-seeds hold, he will face OK Sts. top seeded Nick Piccininni in the semis. Can the self professed “blast doubles, good raps and Jesus” mat star take down the top seed? Sure. Will he? Probably not, but if not, Stanfords gonna want Gabe climbing that backside of the tournament wall. They’ll NEED him on that wall.(d) Big points from the 5 top 4 seeded Stanford wrestlers could have the defending PAC 12 tournament champs close to or equaling last years 4th place finish.  Rest of the story at https://morewrestlingplease.wordpress.com/2019/12/31/3rd-season-column-18-shuffle-down-to-scuffle-town/?mc_cid=a7cbe452af&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Readers’ Choice: TheMat.com’s top 10 news/feature articles, and the top 10 education/information stories of 2019
BY USA WRESTLING | JAN. 02, 2020, 
Happy New Year!! Hoping you are fired up about what 2020 will bring in wrestling… Over the last few weeks, we have been inundated with Top 10 lists for the year, not only within wrestling but also in every other aspect of our lives. Of course, opinions are interesting and entertaining, something we like to read and ponder. However, perhaps the best Top 10 stories are based upon what the community tells us, by their decisions to click open a story and read it. Using a metric called “pageviews,” as determined by Google Analytics, we can share some Top 10 lists based upon actual readership. Rest of the story and lists at https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2020/January/02/Top-10-stories-from-TheMatCom?mc_cid=3d23d316ba&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Vikings Take Down Second-Straight Nationally Ranked Opponent
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Senior Bailey Neises used a last-second takedown to force extra time in the 165 pound bout against Western Colorado on Thursday night. The senior then delivered a takedown within 15 seconds to win in sudden victory amidst an electric atmosphere in the Elmen Center as the Vikings defeated No. 23 Western Colorado 24-12. Neises’ win powered the Vikings to a 12-9 lead, one which they would not surrender the rest of the night. Junior Ben Kelvington, now ranked No. 8 at 174 pounds in Division II, followed Neises’ performance with a 5-2 win, before sophomore Daniel Bishop brought the house down with a match clinching pin at 1:33 at 197 pounds.  Rest of the story at https://goaugie.com/news/2020/1/2/wrestling-vikings-take-down-second-straight-nationally-ranked-opponent.aspx?mc_cid=3d23d316ba&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Short Time Shots: We’re Scufflin’ (1-2-20)
There isn’t a whole lot I’m going to go in-depth with tonight, but it’s now 2020 and oddly, this will be statistically the third decade I podcast. Yes, I realize that starting in 2009 and then going through all of the 10s into the 20s is basically 12 years, but whatever. This is Short Time Shots, a mostly daily look at the wrestling scores and more from around the world of wrestling, I’m Jason Bryant. In case you’re wondering, this will continue to be MOSTLY a weeknight show, since I also need to have some semblance of a life on weekends (but I still do the newsletter) and I figure most wrestling fans have an opportunity to consume what’s on the web on the weekend. Or, I’ll just do it on weekdays when relevant, because it’s my show. And probably nothing on Friday night, since I’m heading down to The Clash.
Minnesota Beer of the Night: I’ve been kind of holding out on this one – it’s Castle Danger’s Castle Cream Ale. This was a small brewery in Castle Danger, Minnesota, which is a real place, but now it’s grown to the point it has its own spot in Two Harbors, just north of Duluth. This is a beer that if it’s on draft where you’re at, you buy it. It’s really everything I want in a beer. Not heavy, not hoppy, just smooth, crushable and awesome. I’ll be honest, it’s almost always in my fridge.
New Patron: Mike Conley, a guy I’ve known a long time from his days wrestling at York High School in Virginia. York has a cool history and Yorktown itself is one of those places where history buffs can spend days on end and still not discover all the world-changing events that happened there. Thanks Mike for your support, but that’s the only love I’ll give to those Falcons – well, there’s that one time where I picked Jason Dye to win the state title. Jason Fulmore also jumped on, he’s the guy behind SoutheastWrestling.com. He’s trying to start something rolling there in the south when it comes to wrestling, I’d encourage you to give it a look. Rest of the story at http://www.mattalkonline.com/podcast/shots/short-time-shots-were-scufflin-1-2-20/?mc_cid=3d23d316ba&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

January 6, 2020 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

C.B. Aycock wins the Southern Wayne Saint Slam

The C.B. Aycock wrestling team continued its outstanding season by winning the Southern Wayne Saint Slam. The Golden Falcons won their second individual team title of the season. Along with their dual team title in their lone dual tournament, the Golden Falcons have won gives them 3 titles this season. Rest of the story at https://newsargus.com/news/3273/cb-aycock-wins-the-southern-wayne-saint-slam/

Wilson AREA WRESTLING ROUNDUP: CBA has strong showing at Saint Slam
DUDLEY — The Charles B. Aycock High wrestling team piled on another victory to its already strong season season with a first-place finish in the Saint Slam, a 16-team tournament hosted by Southern Wayne High School. Rest of the story at http://wilsontimes.com/stories/area-wrestling-roundup-cba-has-strong-showing-at-saint-slam,198464?newsletter=198469

Southern Wayne Saint Slam
Team Scores
1 C.B. Aycock  168.5
2 Corinth Holders High School  164.5
3 West Brunswick High School  125.0
4 North Pitt High School  108.0
5 Fuquay-Varina High School  96.5
6 Overhills High School  88.5
7 New Hanover High School  87.0
8 North Lenoir High School  75.0
9 North Johnston High School  61.5
10 West Johnston High School  58.5
11 East Wake High School  23.0
12 Southern Wayne  12.0
13 Eastern Wayne High School  10.0
14 North East Carolina Prep School 0.0

January 6, 2020 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

40th College News, Results & Reports

NWCA Division II (Regular Season #2) Team and Individual Rankings
Manheim, PA – The NWCA Division II Wrestling Coaches Association rankings committee has released the second installment of their regular-season rankings.  The top five teams remain the same with a few changes in the new year while St. Cloud St. remains in the number top spot.

• Individual Rankings

Rest of the team and individual rankings at http://www.nwcaonline.com/152211-2/?mc_cid=ece6ffc1ec&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Three of the top storylines from the South Beach Duals
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — There was a moment during last year’s South Beach Duals when Lehigh’s litany of injuries stretched from cruel to absurd.  On the day prior to the event, coach Pat Santoro lamented the worst health stretch in his 16 seasons as a college head coach.  “We had five guys out and we had four non-wrestling-related injuries,” Santoro said. “One guy was hit by a car. One guy (got hurt) moving furniture. Stuff you couldn’t plan. This year, no one did anything stupid to get hurt off the mat, so that helps a lot.”  But bad can usually get worse, and it did for the Mountain Hawks. Two more Lehigh wrestlers went down with injuries in a three-match span and Santoro stood in the center of the mat with a look of stunned disbelief on his face.  “It was out of our hands at that point,” he said. “We just had to move forward and I think it made our team a lot tougher. It was one of those things where you can’t control things, you can only control how you react to it and our guys did a great job after this event last season.”  The Mountain Hawks dropped three straight duals last year at South Beach. They went on to finish 9-9 in duals, marking the first time a Santoro-coached Lehigh team failed to post a winning record.  This year began with a series of razor-tight duals. Lehigh beat Oklahoma State on criteria, lost to Princeton 18-14, dropped a dual to Pittsburgh on criteria and fell 23-10 against Penn State.  Rest of the story at https://www.trackwrestling.com/PortalPost.jsp?TIM=1577936595500&twSessionId=bgkjmghnsg&postId=1996913132&mc_cid=ece6ffc1ec&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Scuffle Brackets Released
Initial brackets for the 2020 Southern Scuffle, presented by Compound Sportswear are available now at the link at the top of the page.  There are links to both the FloArena and PDF brackets. These brackets are still subject to change if there are any scratches tonight or in the morning.  If a seeded wrestler scratches, there will be significant adjustments.  Action begins tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. (E.S.T.) in McKenzie Arena, with doors opening to the public at 9:00 a.m.  Be sure to check back to GoMocs.com or TheSouthernScuffle.com for updates of all the action.
TICKETS & HOSPITALITY PASS
Tickets are on sale now on GoMocs.com, along with VIP passes to the Hospitality Room.  Access to the Hospitality Room includes TVs, full meals each day and a cash bar.  Click the “Tickets” tab at the top of the page for more information.
#LETSSCUFFLE
Be sure to use the hashtag #LetsScuffle when tweeting about the Southern Scuffle.  Follow @LetsScuffle on Twitter and Instagram for the most up-to-date information on the 2020 Southern Scuffle, presented by Compound Sportswear. Rest of the details at https://gomocs.com/news/2019/12/31/wrestling-scuffle-brackets-released.aspx?mc_cid=a7cbe452af&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Wide open team race at Southern Scuffle, as Oklahoma State leads with five semifinalists and North Dakota State in second place
BY ROGER MOORE, SPECIAL TO THEMAT.COM | JAN. 01, 2020
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – With Penn State, winners of the seven of the last eight Southern Scuffle titles staying home, the 2020 trophy is up for grabs. And, for the first time in almost a decade, there is an actual team race. Late into Wednesday’s wrestling, Northern Colorado led the field. North Dakota State moved in front after a 157-pound quarterfinal victory by Luke Weber. But by the time the first day’s marathon ended it was ninth-ranked Oklahoma State who stood on top with 70 points. Seven teams are within 11 points of first after a day with a handful of surprises. Sixth-rated North Carolina State is among those fighting for top honors along with North Dakota State, Rider, Stanford, Northern Colorado, and Pittsburgh. This season’s field is missing the likes of Cornell, Minnesota, Missouri, Virginia Tech, a who’s who of the nation’s elite programs. Rest of the story at https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2020/January/01/Southern-Scuffle-Day-One-wrap?mc_cid=ece6ffc1ec&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Iowa State begins grueling month with the Southern Scuffle
When Iowa State opens the new year and new decade at the Southern Scuffle on January 1, the roster it’ll take isn’t one that is tabbed as the 11th best team in Division I. Only three regular starters – Chase Straw, Joel Shapiro and Gannon Gremmel – will make the trip to Chattanooga, Tennessee, for the annual Southern Scuffle held inside McKenzie Arena on Wednesday and Thursday. The reason? Consider it load management. Over the span of 22 days, beginning January 9 and ending January 31, the Cyclones will have eight duals across all four time zones. Hence, why seven starters won’t be participating in the final tournament of the regular season. Rest of the story at https://www.iowastatedaily.com/sports/wrestling/iowa-state-begins-grueling-month-with-the-southern-scuffle-cyclones-dresser-straw-shapiro-gremmel-broderson/article_7f01ba96-2b4e-11ea-af25-1fbb78454560.html?mc_cid=a7cbe452af&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

18 thoughts from the Hawkeyes’ record-breaking Midlands team title
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. — For the seventh straight year, and 29th time in the last 57, the Ken Kraft Midlands Championships ended with the Iowa fight song blaring through the speakers as Hawkeye wrestlers and coaches gathered around the first-place trophy. The Iowa wrestling team dominated its way to another Midlands team title on Monday night here at Sears Centre Arena. The Hawkeyes won with 196.5 points, a new tournament scoring record, outpacing their 2014 mark of 189. In the process, Iowa nearly lapped the field — Northern Iowa scored 101 to take second for the second-straight year, followed by Illinois (94.5), Wisconsin (93) and Princeton (84.5) — thanks to five individual champions and all 12 medalists finishing sixth or better. This was to be expected, of course. The Hawkeyes are the nation’s No. 1-ranked team, and put that talent on display this weekend. Here are 18 thoughts from Iowa’s record-breaking Midlands performance:
1. Iowa set a new tournament scoring record without the services of Michael Kemerer all weekend, and without Spencer Lee wrestling on Monday (he recorded two pins and a technical fall on Sunday).
This team is, like, really good.
2. About Lee: He medically-forfeited out of the tournament after reaching the semifinals at 125 pounds. Iowa called it a “coaches’ decision.” Same with Kemerer. Both were in the arena during Monday’s final two sessions. Both looked fine.
3. Remember: These are guys Iowa wants healthy and fresh in March. Iowa coach Tom Brands has rested guys/held them out of tournaments/duals in recent years, and it has paid dividends when it mattered.  Rest of the list, video and story at https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/iowa/wrestling/2019/12/30/18-thoughts-hawkeyes-record-breaking-midlands-title-tom-brands-184-abe-assad-cash-wilcke-nelson/2780991001/?mc_cid=a7cbe452af&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Wolfpack Wrestling Advances Three to Scuffle Semifinals
CHATTANOOGA, TENN. – After the first day of action at the Southern Scuffle, the sixth ranked NC State Wrestling team has 11 entrants still in contention for a medal, highlighted by a trio that will wrestle in tomorrow’s semifinals at noon. As a team, NC State sits in third place. Top seeded Hayden Hidlay breezed to the semifinals with three straight bonus point wins at 157 pounds. Hidlay started with a 16-1 tech fall, followed by a first period pin off a headlock. In the quarterfinals, he scored a 12-2 major decision over No. 8 seed Franek of North Dakota State. The third seed at 165 pounds, Thomas Bullard, also went 3-0 on the day to reach the semifinals. Bullard started with a 10-1 major decision and then 4-2 and 9-4 decisions. Another Hidlay as the top seed at his weight, Trent at 184 pounds, was the third from NC State to advance to the semifinals. Rest of the story at https://gopack.com/news/2020/1/1/wrestling-packwrestle-advances-three-to-southern-scuffle-semifinals.aspx?mc_cid=ece6ffc1ec&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE ANNOUNCES WRESTLERS OF THE WEEK
MAC East Division: Wrestler of the Week
Sa’Derian Perry, Old Dominion—Senior, Lakeland, Fla. (Lake Gibson High School)
Old Dominion senior Sa’Derian Perry at 141 lbs., went 3-1 in the four bouts he wrestled in at the South Beach Duals. Perry’s biggest win came in the first dual of the event, as he earned a 7-3 win by decision victory over 2018 All-American and MAC Champion, No. 8 Grant Leeth of Missouri. In his three wins in two days, Perry outscored his opponents 22-8. The only loss Perry endured in the South Beach Duals was a tight 4-2 decision against No. 2 Mitch McKee of Minnesota. Perry’s performance in the South Beach Duals increases his record to 10-3 this season. Perry is a top-15 wrestler in four national polls (Intermat, FloWrestling, WIN Magazine and TrackWrestling).
MAC West Division: Wrestlers of the Week
Matt Stencel, Central Michigan—Junior, Toledo, Ohio (Clay High School)
Central Michigan junior Matt Stencel at 285 lbs., finished runner-up at the 57th Ken Kraft Midlands Championships in Hoffman Estates, Ill. Stencel, who is 17-4 on the season, went 4-1 in the tournament, posting three victories by pin to bring his season total to 11. He defeated fifth-ranked Trent Hillger of Wisconsin, the No. 2 seed, 6-1, in the semifinals. Stencel, who is ranked eighth nationally and was seeded third in the tournament, opened with a pin in 1:12 of Mark Chaid of North Carolina, … Rest of the story at https://getsomemaction.com/news/2019/12/31/wrestling-mac-announces-wrestlers-of-the-week.aspx?mc_cid=a7cbe452af&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Adams Named Big 12 Wrestler of the Week
IRVING, Texas – West Virginia’s Noah Adams has been named the Big 12 Wrestler of the Week for Week 8. This honor serves as the first Conference award for the sophomore’s career. Adams extended his winning streak to 16 matches after going a perfect 4-0 and helping the Mountaineers to three team victories. The sophomore began his week with a 6-4 decision over Ohio’s Jake Walker, narrowly escaping a takedown in the final seconds to secure the win. Adams closed the week by picking up 12 total team points to help West Virginia to the team title … Rest of the story at https://wvusports.com/news/2019/12/31/wrestling-adams-named-wrestler-of-the-week.aspx?mc_cid=a7cbe452af&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

January 5, 2020 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

7th Women’s Wrestling News, Results & Report

OCU Athletics Hall of Fame Induction happens Feb. 1
OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma City University alumni Arya Bahreini, Meghan (McMahon) Black and Emily (Webster) Tew will enter the Athletics Hall of Fame at 10 a.m. Feb. 1 at the Great Hall inside the Tom & Brenda McDaniel University Center. Get tickets to the 2019-20 induction ceremony by clicking here or call Michele Gebhardt at (405) 208-5309. Tickets cost $25 and include breakfast.
“The Hall of Fame is the highest honor that we have for OCU Athletics,” Oklahoma City athletic director Jim Abbott said. “Arya, Meghan and Emily are deserving honorees that represent the best of our tradition of excellence in athletics.” … Tew went undefeated with four national championships from 2011-15. Tew captured four 101-pound Women’s College Wrestling Association national championships while going 118-0.
Tew, originally from Sedalia, Mo., took the 2015 WCWA Championships outstanding wrestler award after becoming the third four-time WCWA champion. She racked up 12 tournament titles during her OCU career. Tew rolled to a 31-0 mark with five falls as a senior. Tew led the Stars to the 2012 WCWA team championship and 2012 NWCA National Duals title.
She became the second OCU student-athlete ever recognized in Sports Illustrated’s Faces in the Crowd. Tew, who graduated with a 3.95 grade-point average majoring in environmental studies, took the 2014-15 Jim Wade Award as the Stars’ female student-athlete of the year. She became the 2014-15 National Wrestling Hall of Fame Missouri Chapter’s person of the year.
Rest of the story at https://www.ocusports.com/news/2019/12/23/champions-club-ocu-athletics-hall-of-fame-induction-happens-feb-1.aspx?mc_cid=d9ee9c628d&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Venice’s Lauren Stone a wrestling pioneer
ndian senior is a three-time girls state champion and two-time state qualifier on the boys side. As her wrestling match drew closer, Lauren Stone could be seen pacing and jumping adjacent to the mat.
Part of it nerves, part of it preparation. “She is a goer,” Venice High wrestling coach Pat Ryan said. “She’s starting to get in the zone right then and right there.” Stone tucked her braided hair under a black skull cap and put on her protective headgear. She was now ready to wrestle Tyler Washburn of Naples Palmetto Ridge for third place in the 106-pound weight class at the Captain Archer Memorial Classic earlier this month at Charlotte High. But the match did not end the way Stone wanted it to.
She was pinned with 15 seconds remaining in the second period and afterwards was applying ice to a sore left shoulder. “That’s how significant that (shoulder) injury was,” Ryan said. “She’s not one to say this is why I lost. That’s not her. That’s how injured she was. So if it hurts her that much, where she’s in tears, it’s legit. That’s not an excuse.”
Last year, Stone tore the meniscus in her knee, prior to the start of the season. She wrestled in the Indians’ first match before having surgery that cost her the rest of the regular season. But not only did she come back to win the Florida Girls State Championship — not a sport sanctioned yet by the Florida High School Athletic Association — she also qualified for the FHSAA boys state tournament by finishing second in the district and fourth in the region.
It was her third straight state championship in the girls division.
“That’s huge,” Ryan said. “They haven’t been cakewalks. There have been coaches who go to tournaments to scout her to watch her wrestle, so they could get their girls ready for what she does. She has overcome that. We’re focused on what she does and her competing at the varsity level and getting better every day.” Rest of the story at https://www.heraldtribune.com/sports/20191225/venicersquos-lauren-stone-wrestling-pioneer?mc_cid=6368d2c7ab&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

National No. 1 Soto, Elor are high school champs at loaded Women’s West Coast TOC; Southern Oregon wins college title
BY GARY ABBOTT, USA WRESTLING | DEC. 23rd
ROCKLIN, Calif. – The 5th annual Cliff Keen Women’s West Coast Tournament of Champions lived up to its reputation for having a first-class, highly-competitive high school division, as well as another strong college division. The event was held this past weekend. In the high school draw, there were 13 girls who hold current rankings in the most recent National Girls High School rankings who medalled, including some weight classes with multiple ranked athletes in the tournament. Some of the unranked athletes who competed here will be considered for national rankings because of their achievements. There were a pair of Women’s West Coast TOA champions who are currently ranked No. 1 in the nation, Jennifer Soto of Orland at 127 and Amit Elor of College Park at 151. In the 127-pound finals, Soto, who is top-ranked nationally at 117 pounds, defeated Alisha Narvaez of James Logan, ranked No. 19 at 117, in a 17-2 technical fall. Elor, the national No. 1 at 152 pounds, pinned Jodie Hartlein of Etiwanda in the finals in 35 seconds.
There was a No. 2 nationally ranked athlete who was also a Women’s West Coast TOA champion, Lilian Freitas of Pitman at 144. Freitas defeated Emmily Patneaud of Gilroy in the finals, 4-0. Patneaud is not currently in the national rankings after missing considerable time from the mat due to injury, but has been ranked among the nation’s top five in the past. Other individual Women’s West Coast TOA champions who hold a national ranking are No. 14 Paige Morales of Central (102), No. 11 Desinee Lopez of Folsom (122), No. 8 Ariana Pereira of Newark Memorial (171) and No. 5 Isela Mendez of Northview (236). In the semifinals, Morales defeated nationally ranked No. 12 Lizette Rodriguez of James Logan by pin in 3:03. In the finals, Morales beat Kiely Tabaldo of Menlo-Atherton with a 36 second pin. Rest of the story at
https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2019/December/23/WomensWestCoastTOC?mc_cid=6368d2c7ab&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

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NORTH CAROLINA GOES 3-0 AT SATURDAY’S ARMY DUALS

WEST POINT, N.Y. — No. 17 North Carolina won all three matches in Saturday’s Army Duals, defeating No. 21 Army, Wyoming and American. No. 15 Zach Sherman and No. 17 Kennedy Monday won all three matches, while No. 2 Austin O’Connor, A.C. Headlee, Clay Lautt and Joey Mazzara all knocked off top-15 opponents. In the team’s first dual against Army, UNC won three consecutive matches against ranked wrestlers. The performance was capped by Clay Lautt, who pushed No. 11 Ben Harvey to sudden victory and used a perfectly-executed takedown to take the match, 3-1. Headlee added another ranked win to his resume (No. 14 Markus Hartman), while Monday topped No. 20 Cael McCormick.
Jeremiah Derby won his first dual meet match as a Tar Heel to kick off the team’s win over Wyoming – his 7-4 decision over Doyle Trout earned UNC early momentum in the eventual 20-15 win over the Cowboys. 
After Jaime Hernandez fell narrowly to No. 7 Montorie Bridges, Zach Sherman and Austin O’Connor won with major decisions to turn the match in Carolina’s direction. O’Connor knocked off No. 18 Jaron Jensen, 14-4. Sherman’s 13-4 major decision over Chase Zollmann marked his second win with bonus points on the afternoon. Rest of the story at https://goheels.com/news/2020/1/4/wrestling-north-carolina-goes-3-0-at-saturdays-army-duals.aspx?fbclid=IwAR3ajSSYLxU1KVn1WrIpWrOhxOA9VLrR52FemV5ntm_24VZO1UzWAJ_pdm8

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Top 100 College teams in dual meet win percent in history – Part 3

Top 100 College teams Part 3  (in dual meet win percentages over history)
Earlier we listed the top college teams in total dual meet wins across the past 120 years.  This list ranks the teams by the highest winning percentages of dual meets across the program’s history.  Verifying accurate team winning percentages are challenging as each win or loss recorded, or not, makes a difference.  The following is the top 70 schools in the NCAA Division III teams ranked by top wining percentage. Part 1 had Women’s and National Junior College teams, Part 2 had the NAIA top teams. Note the W-L records in italics are not complete. Also the teams listed have at least 220 matches in their records.
The top 70 schools with NCAA Division III Wrestling Programs are ;

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5th High School Notes & News

TDR Editor’s Notes ; The first story is local from eastern North Carolina. The others are out of state yet they provide examples of positive activities to promote and recognize wrestling.
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Fike Demons take Falcon Invitational at CBA
PIKEVILLE — With three weight-class champions and six others to place in the top four of their respective divisions, Fike claimed the title over host C.B. Aycock at the Golden Falcon … Rest of the story at http://wilsontimes.com/stories/area-roundup-demons-take-falcon-invitational-at-cba,198088?

In South Dakota
Hutmacher, March look to pin down Lewis’ record
RAPID CITY — Randy Lewis moved back to Rapid City six months ago and he’s being greeted by two of South Dakota’s top wrestlers on the verge of breaking one of his most prestigious records, but that’s just fine with him.
The 1984 Olympic gold medalist and two-time NCAA champion went 89-0 in his final three seasons at Rapid City Stevens from 1975 to 1977, and set a then-national record with 45 consecutive pins in 1975. Lewis’ national record has since been broken, but it has lasted as a state record for 44 years.
Until now. Chamberlain heavyweight Nash Hutmacher and Canton 138-pounder Kellyn March are both on the cusp of taking down Lewis’ record. Hutmacher has 43 straight pins heading into the Madison Invitational on Saturday, while March has 44 consecutive pins going into Saturday’s Elk Point-Jefferson invite. “I’m very happy for both of them,” Lewis said. “I’m sure they’re both going to break my record this weekend. I don’t know who will have the most matches. Records are made to be broken.” After finishing his wrestling career in 1992 that include four All-American honors at the University of Iowa for legendary coach Dan Gable, two appearances in the Olympics and a 1990 Pan-American title at 136.5 pounds, Lewis had stints living in Iowa, Arizona and Rapid City. He has found success as a business owner and currently works for an LED lighting company.
Throughout his time away, however, Lewis, 60, has kept an eye on South Dakota wrestling. While he has never seen March compete, Lewis had seen clips of Hutmacher and met him for the first time last weekend at the Rapid City Invitational. Rest of the story from South Dakota at https://www.mitchellrepublic.com/sports/wrestling/4829795-Hutmacher-March-look-to-pin-down-Lewis%E2%80%99-record?mc_cid=2cc69f4cfd&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Area wrestling roundup: Hutmacher passes Lewis’ pin record
MADISON — Chamberlain’s Nash Hutmacher recorded his 46th straight pin and claimed the Madison Invitational title on Saturday. The heavyweight recorded three pins, including one over Omaha Central’s Jacob Frezell-McClinton in the title match. Hutmacher and Canton wrestler Kellyn March both surpassed Rapid City’s Randy Lewis’ state record most consecutive pins (45) on the same day. An 138-pounder, March was competing at the Elk Point-Jefferson Invitational and now has the state record with 48 consecutive pins.
Chamberlain finished fourth in the team standings with 145 points. Rapid City Stevens (201.5) won the team title. … Rest of the story at https://www.mitchellrepublic.com/sports/wrestling/4835422-Area-wrestling-roundup-Hutmacher-passes-Lewis%E2%80%99-pin-record?mc_cid=9cba8da7f9&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

In Connecticut
Newest edition of Connecticut state wrestling record book is available
by Gerry deSimas, Jr. , Connecticut Wrestling Online

AVON, Dec. 26, 2019 — Connecticut Wrestling Online is proud to release the newest edition of the Connecticut High School Wrestling Record Book, recognizing the achievements of athletes and coaches on the mat here in Connecticut. There were several notable achievements since the last record book was issued two years ago. Somers’ Domonic Zuccalo (285 pounds) became the sixth wrestler in state history to register a pin in four seconds in a match against Thomaston/Holy Cross. Haddam-Killingworth’s Ian Danaher set a new state record for fastest pin at 170 pounds with a six-second pin against Stafford last February. Rest of the story at https://ctwrestling.com/2019/12/newest-edition-of-state-wrestling-record-book-is-available/2470/?mc_cid=6368d2c7ab&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

In Delaware
High School Insider: Wyoming Seminary’s Cannon fires his shot, taking Beast title as a No. 23 seed
What a wild and crazy weekend it was at Beast of the East on the campus of the University of Delaware. Maybe wildest and craziest part that came at 106 pounds, where Cadet World champion Marc-Anthony McGowan may have entered as the biggest favorite of any wrestler in the tournament. But that’s why they wrestle the matches. Not only was McGowan upset, the wrestler who beat him the semifinals was then knocked off in his finals match. That’s right, the star of the show and champion at 106 was Wyoming Seminary’s Brandon Cannon.  Cannon competed as part of a partial squad sent by Sem while most of the big guns competed at the MyHouse XCalibur tournament. He began the weekend as the No. 23 seed and proceeded to rip his way through to first, dispatching ranked wrestlers in the quarters and semis in Mac Church of Waynesburg Central and Gabe Giampietro of Smyrna. Then, in the finals, Cannon picked up a 7-2 sudden-victory win over Tyler Vasquez of Delbarton, who himself topped McGowan 1-0 in the semifinals. A former middle school Super 32 champ from Colorado, Cannon’s win should not be a complete and utter shock, but with Danny Sheen getting the call for Sem at 106 to start the season and wrestling solidly, it appears coach Scott Green has a decision to make. Otherwise at the Beast, then-No. 3 Ryan Crookham took out No. 1 Robbie Howard at 126 on the way to a title. Sixteenth-seeded Cody Chittum, one of the best freshmen in the nation, took home the top spot at 138. Dalton Harkins backed up his Walsh Ironman win at 152 with another win at Beast of the East, solidifying his status as a stud. Andrew Cerniglia beat Cadet World Team member Clay Ulrey 11-6 in an all-PA battle in the finals at 160. Rest of the story at https://www.trackwrestling.com/PortalPost.jsp?TIM=1577421656514&twSessionId=qozfhvpjyd&postId=1980585132&mc_cid=6368d2c7ab&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

In Michigan
Chelsea’s one-loss state finalist Nick Matusko aims to go unbeaten, win state title in senior season
By Greg Wickliffe |gwickliffe@mlive.comCHELSEA – Nick Matusko didn’t even expect to be where he was at the end of last year’s wrestling season. Then a junior, the Chelsea grappler had a goal of placing in the state tournament and exceeded that goal by earning a spot in the state title match with an undefeated record. Matusko was one win away for an undefeated season after storming through the 140-pound bracket setting up a showdown with Lowell’s Avry Mutschler. Rest of the story at https://www.mlive.com/highschoolsports/2019/12/chelseas-one-loss-state-finalist-nick-matusko-aims-to-go-unbeaten-win-state-title-in-senior-season.html?mc_cid=6368d2c7ab&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

In Illinois
Wrestling notes: ‘Not that big,’ Naperville Central senior Angelo Eklou uses his speed to his advantage at 220 pounds
Angelo Eklou is not your prototypical 220-pound wrestler. “I am not that big,” the 5-foot-9 Eklou said. But the Naperville Central senior is on a mission in his final season to make his first appearance at the Class 3A state meet in Champaign in February. Eklou has won 12 of his first 13 matches this season, including nine victories by fall. Built like a fire hydrant, Eklou uses his equally muscular lower body and upper torso to maximum effect on the mat. Rest of the sttory at https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/sports/ct-nvs-spt-wrestling-notes-st-122719-20191226-5yn2cskrl5dvjfrnof4msddpr4-story.html?mc_cid=6368d2c7ab&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

In New York
Plenty of wrestling talent outside the NFL
The 2019-20 high school wrestling scene is taking shape for sure, and a few of our Niagara-Orleans schools are right in the middle of it. We saw how strongly Newfane performed in the Linda C. Knuutila Memorial Wrestling Tournament, winning the event as a team led by a championship win for Andy Lucinski at 113 pounds, second-place finishes for Aidan Gillings (99 pounds), Nik Voelker (138) and Jaden Heers (285), as well as respective third- and fourth-place finishes for Ryan Nugent (145) and Phil Stevenson (152). Let’s take a look outside the Niagara Frontier League, where plenty programs and individuals are getting into the meat of their seasons: … Rest of the story at https://www.niagara-gazette.com/sports/plenty-of-wrestling-talent-outside-the-nfl/article_7c0820a5-aa80-5481-b101-0dc505d19817.html?mc_cid=6368d2c7ab&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

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39th College News, Results & Reports

Nick Baumler Named NSIC Wrestler of the Week
Upper Iowa’s Nick Baumler earned the Northern Sun Conference Wrestler of the Week honor after going 3-0 and leading the Peacocks to an undefeated run at the Desert Duals. The NSIC player of the week award is Upper Iowa’s third of the year; the Peacock women’s golf team claimed the first honor of the year and the women’s soccer team grabbed the second.  The senior improved to 19-1 on the season with a 3-0 record at the Desert Duals in Las Vegas.  Rest of the story at https://uiupeacocks.com/news/2019/12/23/wrestling-nick-baumler-named-nsic-wrestler-of-the-week.aspx?mc_cid=d9ee9c628d&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Brothers Cayden and Graham Rooks Look to Fuel Program Turnaround for IU Wrestling
By Jared Rigdon
When it came to picking a place to wrestle in college, Graham Rooks never faced a tough decision. Growing up in Columbus, Indiana, just an hour east of IU, Graham saw first hand how talented the state of Indiana was in wrestling. However, IU was a struggling program in the powerhouse Big Ten conference. When former IU wrestler Angel Escobedo took over the reigns of the program, Graham knew IU was starting to build something special. Rest of the story at https://iuhoosiers.com/news/2019/12/23/brothers-cayden-and-graham-rooks-look-to-fuel-program-turnaround-for-iu-wrestling.aspx?mc_cid=d9ee9c628d&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE ANNOUNCES WRESTLERS OF THE WEEK
MAC East Division: Wrestler of the Week
DJ Fehlman, Lock Haven—Senior, Warren, Pa. (Warren High School)
Lock Haven senior DJ Fehlman at 133 lbs., had another perfect week for Lock Haven. The Bald Eagles’ 133-pounder went 2-0 and his win on Dec. 19 vs. Bloomsburg marked the 100th of his college career. The win – a major decision – helped Lock Haven soar past Bloomsburg in a MAC Eastern Division dual. Fehlman majored Bloom’s Josh Mason 13-3. On Dec. 21 at Clarion, Fehlman extended his win streak with a victory over Clarion’s Seth Koleno, 8-4. With the wins last week, Fehlman extended his win streak to 12 straight bouts. The newest member of Lock Haven’s 100-win club hasn’t lost a bout since the second round at the Navy Classic on November 23.
Additional Nominees:
Avery Shay, Clarion—Junior, New Fairfield, Conn. (New Fairfield High School)
Clarion junior Avery Shay at 157 lbs. had an upset win over Alex Klucker last Saturday, Dec. 21 to propel Clarion to their first team victory over Lock Haven in five years and marked Clarion’s first ever MAC dual win.  Rest of the Nominees and story at https://getsomemaction.com/news/2019/12/23/wrestling-mac-announces-wrestlers-of-the-week.aspx?mc_cid=d9ee9c628d&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

HOFFMAN TABBED MSC WRESTLER OF THE WEEK
COLUMBIA, Ky. – Bryce Hoffman is the Mid-South Conference Wrestler of the Week, conference officials announced on Monday. The senior from Louisville, Ky., upset Marian’s (Ind.) Brett Johnson (No. 11 at 165 pounds) in the Blue Raiders dual against Marian. He secured the victory with a pin in the third round. Hoffman helped lead the Blue Raiders to a 44-4 victory over then No. 4-ranked Marian. Rest of the story at http://www.lindseyathletics.com/article/12288.php?mc_cid=d9ee9c628d&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Clemson football player went 199-1 as a wrestler; the guy who beat him still inspires him
CLEMSON — Gage Cervenka knew that failure to prepare was preparing to fail. He honed his precocious approach while winning middle school wrestling matches as a seventh grader in Greenwood, making a name for himself from Columbia to Greenville as an irresistible 6-2, 200-pound force.
So what if the opponent that day early in Cervenka’s freshman year at Emerald High School would rely on a favorite heavyweight wrestling move? Sure, Tre Long loved the “fat man roll” and was good at it.
Cervenka was ready.
“I’m thinking the whole time, ‘I got this,’” said Cervenka, a senior right guard on Clemson’s undefeated defending national championship football team. But the wily Long, a junior from Eastside High School in Taylors, splendidly executed that fat man roll of his. He pinned Cervenka to win the match. “Of course, I remember it,” said Cervenka, now 6-3 and 325 pounds. “I remember the whole thing.” Rest of the story at https://www.postandcourier.com/columnists/clemson-football-player-went—as-a-wrestler-the/article_5e715cc2-1ddf-11ea-8a60-cffd6481adca.html?mc_cid=9cba8da7f9&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Peter Del Gallo wrapping up strong run at U.Southern Maine
Gardiner native undefeated heading into winter break.
To the surprise of almost no one, Gardiner native Peter Del Gallo has had a successful wrestling career  at the University of Southern Maine.
But not only has Del Gallo, a senior, continued to be one of the best college wrestlers in New England, he’s managed to be among the most elite Division III wrestlers in the nation. And as he wraps up his career, he may have saved his best efforts for last.
Heading into the holiday break, Del Gallo — who wrestles at 125 pounds — is undefeated for the regular season with a 21-0 record. He also recently notched his 100th career victory. This is on the heels of a junior season where Del Gallo was named a Division III All-American, with a third-place finish at the Division III National Championships.

University of Southern Maine’s Peter Del Gallo, of Gardiner, recently scored the 100th win of his career. 
”Last year was another breakout year for him,” USM head coach Mike Morin said. “Going 5-1 at the NCAA tournament, becoming an NCAA All-American, placing third in the country (in his weight class). So far this year, we’ve seen another jump. He’s not only winning, but dominating most of the competition that he’s wrestling. That’s one of the things that we’ve talked about, just continue to improve, continue to get better. It just seems like he’s been doing that year in and year out.” Despite last season’s success, Del Gallo felt there was still improvements to be made in his game. Rest of the story at https://www.centralmaine.com/2019/12/25/college-wrestling-peter-del-gallo-wrapping-up-strong-run-at-usm/?mc_cid=6368d2c7ab&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Lehigh downs Duke, Missouri to cap 3-0 showing at South Beach Duals
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – No. 14 Lehigh completed a 3-0 trip to the South Beach Duals with two victories Monday at the Broward County Convention Center. The Mountain Hawks began the day with a dominant 47-4 win over Duke, then broke a 9-9 tie by claiming the final four bouts in a 22-9 defeat of No. 19 Missouri. Six Mountain Hawks posted 2-0 records on the day, with five of the six going 3-0 over the two day event as Lehigh enters the second half of the dual season with a 4-3 mark.
“It’s good to see the hard work paying off,” Lehigh head coach Pat Santoro said. “We’ve done a lot of little things right. Wrestling the full seven minutes. Attacking a lot more. It makes a big difference.”
In the day’s first match against Duke, Lehigh benefitted from a pair of forfeits, but was dominant in the bouts that were contested. Six of Lehigh’s seven non-forfeit wins produced bonus points, including four technical falls and then back-to-back pins by juniors Jake Jakobsen (197) and Jordan Wood (285) to close out the dual. Rest of the story at https://lehighsports.com/news/2019/12/30/wrestling-lehigh-downs-duke-missouri-to-cap-3-0-showing-at-south-beach-duals.aspx?mc_cid=72ac321595&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Big Red Wrestling Splits Final Day in South Beach
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Cornell wrestling split a pair of duals in its final day of competition at the South Beach Duals hosted at the Broward County Convention Center. The Big Red defeated #19 Missouri in its first dual of the day, 19-18, before falling to #15 Minnesota later in the afternoon, 31-12.
With the split, Cornell’s season dual record moves to 4-3 with Ivy League duals on the horizon. The Big Red finish the South Beach Duals with a 4-1 record. In its first dual of the day, Cornell mounted a massive comeback against Missouri. Trailing 18-3 heading into the final four weights, the Big Red outscored the Tigers, 16-0, to secure a 19-18 victory. Missouri mounted its 18-3 lead by winning five of the first six weights, with Cornell’s lone win coming via #6 Chas Tucker at 133 pounds. Tucker remained unbeaten on the season with a 6-3 victory over #24 Allan Hart.
Brandon Womack got the comeback started with a 10-8 decision over Jeremiah Kent. Jonathan Loew also picked up a decision, defeating #22 Dylan Wisman, 16-10. Loew nearly scored a tech fall for the Big Red, leading Wisman 15-4 prior to a late surge by the Tiger grappler. At 197 pounds, Ben Darmstadt continued to enjoy his return to the weight, pinning #23 Wyatt Koelling in 1:11. Koelling scored a takedown on Darmstadt, but it was the Big Red sophomore that used some funk to find the reversal and the fall. Rest of the story at https://cornellbigred.com/news/2019/12/30/big-red-wrestling-splits-final-day-in-south-beach.aspx?mc_cid=72ac321595&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Gophers Shutout Duke, Dominate Cornell
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — On the final day of the South Beach Duals the Minnesota wrestling program defeated the Duke Blue Devils 53-0 before dispatching the Cornell Big Red 31-12.  The Maroon and Gold got their hand-raised in 18-of-20 individual bouts. On the weekend Minnesota won 28 total individual dual bouts. 
With two more pins on the day Mitch McKee moved into a tie with Jared Lawrence for 12th in Gophers history with 33 career pins. Lawrence was McKee’s club coach at the PINnacle Wrestling School.  The St. Michael native can reach the top-ten with four more in the remainder of his career.  Three Gophers went undefeated on the weekend as led by Gable Steveson who had all bonus point victories on the weekend and also in the season. Mitch McKee and Bailee O’Reilly were the only other two win all four bouts and they each had three bonus point victories. Rest of the story at https://gophersports.com/news/2019/12/30/wrestling-gophers-shutout-duke-dominate-cornell.aspx?mc_cid=72ac321595&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Auggie men’s wrestlers score title at Citrus Invite
AUGSBURG INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
TOURNAMENT RESULTS/BRACKETS
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — With five individuals winning weight class titles, the Augsburg University men’s wrestling team claimed the championship at the Citrus Invitational, held on Sunday and Monday.
THE BASICS
TEAM SCORES: Augsburg 1st/14 (192.0)
LOCATION: Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Nineteen Auggies competed in the two-day tournament, going 78-26 with 43 bonus-point wins — 28 pins, seven technical falls and nine major decisions. Ranked No. 3 in the latest National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III dual-meet national rankings and No. 5 in the NWCA tournament rankings, Augsburg won the 14-team tournament with 192.0 points. No. 15/19-ranked Olivet (Mich.) was second with 169.5 points, and No. 7 Baldwin-Wallace (Ohio) was third with 149.0. Six of the 14 teams in the field were ranked in either of the two NWCA Division III national rankings.
• No. 2-ranked 133-pounder Victor Gliva (SR, Farmington, Minn./Farmington HS) reached a career milestone in winning his weight class title. Going 5-0 on the weekend with two first-period pins, Gliva is now 103-22 in his career, including a perfect 14-0 record this season. In one of the biggest matchups in the tournament, Gliva scored a 6-1 win over Levi Englman of Ferrum (Va.), the top-ranked 133-pounder nationally, in the semifinals. He then scored a 3-2 win over Charles Nash of Baldwin-Wallace, a returning Division III All-American, in the title match. Gliva now has six pins and a technical fall among his 14 wins this season.
• Tanner Vassar (SR, Maple Lake, Minn./Maple Lake HS), the No. 3-ranked wrestler at 184 pounds, scored bonus-point wins in all four of his matches, with three pins and a major decision, to win his weight class. Now 13-0 with seven pins, two technical falls and a major decision, Vassar claimed the tournament title with a 15-2, major decision win over Doug Byrne of Baldwin-Wallace. Vassar is now 106-29 in his Augsburg career with 37 pins. Rest of the results and story at https://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2019/12/30/mwr123019.aspx?mc_cid=72ac321595&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

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The Wondrous Week to be; USA Seniors show up, show out in TX; SoCon News; and a Big Tease

3rd Season Column 17 by Ted Carreras
The time frame of December 27th through Jan. 2nd has wrestlers, coaches, and fans gloriously enjoying 3 huge competitions in 3 VERY different U.S. geographic regions for, one could argue, fairly different reasons. The South Beach Wrestling Experience, a 4 day event starting on the 27th, began just 2 years ago. Cornell Head Coach Rob Koll helped lead the charge to South Florida, and teams from youth levels to D1 from across the country will convene at the Ft. Lauderdale Convention Center. After two days of youngsters competition, the college level teams take to the mats in a 2 day, 2 duals per day format. 12 teams are currently listed, down from the 16 last year. Reasons for the reduction seem to be centered around a slew of upsets that occurred last time, and the benefits from the win/loss ratio. Nonetheless, Cornell, Duke, Lehigh, Minnesota, Missouri, Michigan State, NC State, North Dakota State, Old Dominion, Oklahoma, South Dakota State and Wyoming were registered as of this writing. However, a quick perusal of various teams websites showed NC State and NDSU headed to the Southern Scuffle instead while Oklahoma is apparently swapping the South Beach Experience for the Midlands. College wrestling does promote flexibility and the ability to change direction at any moment. Not to mention levels. Speaking of the Ken Kraft Midlands, the 57th edition of College wrestlings longest currently running tournament is a Sunday-Monday affair this year. The location changed 2 years back from the campus of the host school, Northwestern, to the Sears Center in Hoffman Estates, Ilinois. More room and more accessibility to hotels and restaurants were probably major factors. And, maybe, just like the College World Series “outgrew” friendly, old, familiar Rosenblatt Stadium, the Midlands just needed something different. What’s NOT different is the potential for this event to morph into the Iowa Open again. Don’t hate on the Hawkeyes, just beat them, if you can. Probably not going to happen this year, though, as Iowa will probably have 6 top seeds and most all of their wrestlers expected to make the semis. Wisconsin, Northwestern, Purdue, Princeton, Northern Iowa, North Carolina, Oklahoma, and Campbell all have Top 10 hopes and individual title aspirations to varying degrees. From here, though, sure looks like the Hawkeyes world. In keeping with this columns focus on events, teams, and individuals not always in the spotlight, heres a few fine fellows from less heralded hotspots…..
Khizan Clarke, 149, American University. 4 tournament titles so far in a 17-0 season.
Trevor Allard, 184, Bloomsburg. On pace for a 30 plus win season and 100 plus win career, 12-1 so far in 2019.
Nino Bastianelli, 197, Brown. 3 year varsity starter who’s won tournaments every season. Bastianelli and the Bears have seen limited action this year and The Midlands is easily their biggest test before Nationals. Besides those Cognitive Psychology, Applied Mathematics, and BioEngineering Finals.
Rest of this interesting column at https://morewrestlingplease.wordpress.com/2019/12/24/3rd-season-column-17-the-wondrous-week-to-be-usa-seniors-show-up-show-out-in-tx-socon-news-and-a-big-tease/?mc_cid=6368d2c7ab&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

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