NO. 18 NORTH CAROLINA DEFEATS APPALACHIAN STATE, 19-13
CHAPEL HILL — Zach Sherman’s major decision win and Joey Mazzara’s first dual meet win at UNC helped No. 18 North Carolina to a 19-13 win over Appalachian State Sunday at Carmichael Arena.
After the Mountaineers won at 149 pounds with a major decision to begin the afternoon, the Tar Heels rattled off five straight wins to take command of Sunday’s dual.
A.C. Headlee began the momentum with a 3-2 upset win over No. 13 Matt Zovistoski. He used a first-period takedown and strong defense throughout the seven minutes to pick up the decision, his second over a top-15 opponent this season.
No. 19 Kennedy Monday and Clay Lautt kept pushing the team score in UNC’s favor with a pair of wins via decision before Joey Mazzara won his first dual meet match as a Tar Heel. The redshirt freshman was trailing App State freshman Julian Gorring after two periods, 1-0, but a late takedown earned Mazzara a 3-2 decision to spark the Carmichael Arena crowd.
Rest of the story and details at https://goheels.com/news/2019/12/1/wrestling-no-18-north-carolina-defeats-appalachian-state-19-13.aspx?mc_cid=e765be94da&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
Dan Gable University officially opens, the first Legend Series video experience
BY USA WRESTLING AND NWHOF | NOV. 27, 2019
The first video in the Dan Gable University series, featuring Olympic gold medalist, World champion, two-time NCAA champion and Hall of Fame Distinguished Member Dan Gable, was released on November 27. USA Wrestling members can purchase the series from their online profile at USAWmembership.com. Click on “USAW Events” and then “Coaching Clinics” to access the Legends Series videos. Fans who are not USA Wrestling members can purchase the course for a slightly higher fee by creating a free account and profile in the membership system. You can also click “Extras” from the top tool bar to select Dan Gable University. Rest of the story at https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2019/November/27/Gable-University-now-open?mc_cid=614a7f3681&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
21st College News, Notes and Results
NC State’s Trent Hidlay Named ACC Wrestler of the Week
GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – NC State 184-pound redshirt freshman Trent Hidlay has been named the Atlantic Coast Conference Wrestler of the Week after he defeated two top-five opponents on the road in a span of just a few hours. Hidlay, also named the National Wrestler of the Week by The Open Mat, opened with a 7-5 decision over No. 5 Ben Darmstadt in the Wolfpack’s 25-9 win at No. 15 Cornell on Saturday afternoon. With the score tied 4-4 and ride time locked for Darmstadt, Hidlay forced a second stall and then notched the winning takedown with just 12 seconds left.
Later in the day at Binghamton, Hidlay downed No. 4 Lou DePrez in extra time, 2-1, to help NC State to a 28-9 team victory. Hidlay and DePrez were knotted at 1-1 with just three seconds showing on the clock in overtime when Hidlay’s escape produced the winning point. Trent Hidlay moved from No. 12 to No. 4 in this week’s InterMat weight class rankings. Rest of the story at http://theacc.com/news/2019/11/25/athlete-awards-nc-states-trent-hidlay-named-acc-wrestler-of-the-week.aspx?mc_cid=785dda8f52&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
Track Wrestling Week 4 Stock Watch
This week’s rankings had some notable moves at 184 pounds with Taylor Lujan of Northern Iowa moving up the rankings at No. 2 after defeating Taylor Venz of Nebraksa and Iowa’s Nelson Brands entering the rankings at No. 9 after a win over previous No. 8 Sam Colbray of Iowa State. Those weren’t the only moves in the rankings. Here’s a look at those who made the biggest moves — in both directions — in the latest edition of the Trackwrestling Division I Rankings presented by Resilite.
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Nelson Brands (Iowa) + 25
Hawkeye freshman Nelson Brands enters the rankings at 184 pounds after picking up a big win over in-state rival and previous No. 8 Samuel Colbray of Iowa State.
Joe Manchio (Columbia) +23
The Lion sophomore wasn’t in the rankings last week and jumped to No. 11 this week thanks to a 6-3 win over Stanford’s Gabriel Townsell and a 125-pound title at the Roadrunner Open.
Kordell Norfleet (Arizona State) +22
Norfleet’s 10-4 win over Penn State’s Kyle Conel may have been the most significant victory of the weekend since it was the deciding match in Sun Devils’ 19-18 win over the Nittany Lions. It snapped Penn State’s 60-match dual meet streak and it catapulted Norfleet into the rankings at No. 12 after being unranked.
Matt Zovistaski (Appalachian State) +18
Zovistaski moved from No. 28 to No. 10 following his 3-2 win over No. 11 Anthony Artalona of Penn.
Rest of the story and list at https://www.trackwrestling.com/PortalPost.jsp?TIM=1574828820923&twSessionId=rzvjqrxhuf&postId=1783928132&mc_cid=785dda8f52&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
Short Time Shots: Auditing the show notes (11-26-19)
Time to get back in the ring, to take another swing. The walls were shaking, the earth was quaking, my mind was aching – you know what, I saw AC/DC live back in 2016, you don’t need to relive that show, although it was super awesome. I’d previous had tickets to see them in high school, in September of 1996. That tour got canceled before it got to Hampton. So there I was, 20 years later, with my pregnant wife on Valentine’s Day rocking out to AC/DC. What’s that have to do with wrestling? Nothing really, other than AC/DC is a favorite on wrestling playlists worldwide. I’m Jason Bryant, and this is Short Time Shots, a mostly daily look at the scores and more in and around the sport of wrestling. By the way, if you notice the episode numbers changing, that’s because I did an audit of the amount of Short Time episodes in the feed. The most recent show where I interviewed some folks in Little Rock was actually the 580th episode. Rest of the story and details at http://www.mattalkonline.com/podcast/shots/short-time-shots-auditing-the-show-notes-11-26-19/?mc_cid=785dda8f52&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
Campbell’s Heil named SoCon Wrestler of the Week
BUIES CREEK, N.C. – After a tournament title at the Navy Classic, Campbell’s Josh Heil has been named the Southern Conference’s Wrestler of the Week. Heil earned his second individual tournament championship of the season, going a perfect 4-0 on the day with wins over two ranked opponents at the Navy Classic. After earning a 4-2 decision over Edinboro’s Carmine Ciotti, Heil advanced with a medical forfeit, defeating No. 18 Mitch Moore of Virginia Tech 5-3. In the title match, the 141-pounder tallied a 2-1 decision over No. 6 Kyle Shoop of Lock Haven. The Brunswick, Ohio native has fashioned a 9-1 overall record through the first month of the 2019-20 season, including a 4-1 mark against ranked opponents. Heil has gone 8-0 in tournament bouts. Rest of the story at https://gocamels.com/news/2019/11/27/wrestling-heil-named-socon-wrestler-of-the-week.aspx?mc_cid=614a7f3681&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
Wartburg is No. 1 in NWCA Div. III dual meet ranking
Wartburg College (IA) holds the No. 1 position in the National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III dual meet team ranking. With a 2-0 record at this time, Wartburg is ahead of three teams which all currently have 1-0 dual meet records: No. 2 Loras College (IA), No. 3 Augsburg University (MN), No. 4 Wabash College (IN). Coming in at No. 5 is Johnson & Wales University (RI), with a 4-1 record. Also released is the most recent individual rankings. The only school with two No. 1 ranked individuals is Mount Union, with Jordin James (141) and Antwon Pugh (157). Complete listing of the teams and individuals at https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2019/November/27/Wartburg-is-No-1-in-NWCA-D-III-dual-meet-rankings?mc_cid=614a7f3681&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
Nebraska School Athletics Association pondering proposal for girls’ wrestling
There are interesting things brewing with the Nebraska School Athletics Association. District meetings in early November included a conversation about sanctioning girls wrestling in the state of Nebraska at the high school level. Sally Roberts, Executive Director of Wrestle Like a Girl, a nonprofit organization that works to empower girls and women in the sport, spoke with Matt Kumrie of Team USA in May about the positive importance of girls wrestling.
“The growth of female wrestling is critical to the sport of wrestling at large because it opens up the sport to the other half of the population–girls and women,” Roberts said. Ron Powell of the Lincoln Journal Star outlined the motion in front of the district members in Nebraska in his Nov. 23 story.
Powell said the motion calls for a two-year transition period that would allow girls the option of competing in the boys’ lineup during regular-season contests if there are no girls to compete at their class. The proposal goes on to outline that after a two-year transition period, the NSAA girls wrestling advisory committee will decide whether participant numbers are enough for girls-only competition separate from the boys.
This is not the first time that a proposal like this has been in front of the NSAA. Powell’s article said last year’s proposal asked for a more complete separation for the girls and Representative Assembly members were concerned that would cut down opportunities for some female wrestlers to compete. Further, if a school had a girls’ wrestling team, it would have kept girls from wrestling boys from other schools at a meet, even if there were no girls to compete in that weight class.
Girls wrestling is becoming more of a norm on the high school sports scene, and some competitors are saying that the roadblocks to the sport being sanctioned for girls are not the competitors. Rest of the story at https://www.gothenburgleader.com/sports/nsaa-pondering-proposal-for-girls-wrestling/article_28b46fbe-0fcc-11ea-8d0c-d716699e4e63.html?mc_cid=614a7f3681&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
Grand View, with an NAIA men’s powerhouse, seeks success with its new women’s wrestling program
BY GARY ABBOTT, USA WRESTLING | NOV. 27, 2019
Grand View women’s wrestling website
You don’t have to explain the wrestling success of Grand View University within the NAIA sports community. Grand View has won eight straight NAIA men’s wrestling national team titles. The Vikings have been No. 1 in the NAIA poll 54 consecutive times. The word ‘dynasty’ is quite appropriate. It is in this environment of wrestling excellence that the new Grand View women’s wrestling team has been launched. The Viking women wrestlers began competition this fall, looking to make its mark in the growing and competitive world of women’s college wrestling.
To launch this program, Grand View hired Angelo Crinzi, a 2014 Grand View graduate who competed on three NAIA men’s wrestling national champion teams. Crinzi brings a strong coaching background, after four years as men’s and women’s coach at Lindenwood-Belleville. He comes in understanding the sports culture at Grand View first-hand.
“It is the sports system here. There is a lot of support, a very good environment. Of course, (men’s coach) Nick Mitchell is the man. As an athlete, the school is very positive. Looking at it as a coach, a lot of sports here are doing really good, not just wrestling. They have had national champions in other sports, also. There is a winning atmosphere here, and a lot of very good coaches,” said Crinzi.
Rest of the story at https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2019/November/27/Grand-View-womens-wrestling-team?mc_cid=614a7f3681&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
Final California Community College State Rankings by John Sachs – November 26, 2019
Full listing at http://thecaliforniawrestler.com/final-california-community-college-state-rankings-by-john-sachs-november-26-2019/?mc_cid=147f9403c9&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
Live Stream Schedule for NCAA Division I Wrestling: Nov. 30th – Dec. 1st
6 NCAA Wrestling duals featuring Division I teams are live streaming on the internet this week. Where can you watch? There are many outlets scattered around the web that will provide college wrestling this weekend, some free, some for a fee. Here is the list of all NCAA Division I wrestling events we’ve found steams starting Saturday, November 30th through Sunday, December 1st. If you spot any streams that are not listed, let us know by sending an email to support@theopenmat.com . Enjoy!
Rest of the story at https://news.theopenmat.com/college-wrestling-news/live-stream-schedule-for-ncaa-division-i-wrestling-nov-30th-dec-1st/75635?mc_cid=147f9403c9&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
Josh Hokit changed his plans to help team. As season closes, here’s what he thinks about that
The plan fell apart faster than it was put together, and now Josh Hokit is a day away from playing his final college football game. The Fresno State senior, a two-sport stalwart, was supposed to have more. He was going to take a redshirt this football season, move to linebacker from running back and maybe get into a few games, gain some valuable experience while retaining that year of eligibility and possibility. After that, he would wrestle as a heavyweight, rather than at 197 pounds as he did a year ago, avoiding that quick cutting of weight going from one love to the next, and vice versa in the spring when he returned to football.
Then, a shot at the NFL.
“Had it all planned out,” coach Jeff Tedford said.
But just about everything this season has strayed from script for the Bulldogs, who went from 12-2 with a Mountain West Conference championship a year ago to 4-7, out of bowl contention with a week to go and will play their final game on Saturday at San Jose State. Rest of the story at https://www.fresnobee.com/sports/college/mountain-west/fresno-state/article237837294.html?mc_cid=147f9403c9&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
NWCA DII Coaches Poll
Manheim, PA – The National Wrestling Coaches Association today released the first regular-season coaches poll of the season and it includes the same top-five teams from the preseason poll, just reshuffled. After an early-season #1 vs #2 matchup between then, #1 Pitt-Johnstown and #2 St. Cloud St. at the North East Duals in Troy, NY, the second-ranked Huskies took the dual, and the top ranking with a 31-6 score. The rest of the Top-five includes, #2 Nebraska-Kearney and McKendree tied with 72 points, as well as #4 Pitt-Johnstown and #5 Notre Dame. Rest of the story and listing at http://www.nwcaonline.com/nwca-dii-coaches-poll-regular-season-1/?mc_cid=614a7f3681&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
Brian Keck, 48, National Team athlete, coach and wrestling event organizer, passed away in Mexico
BY GARY ABBOTT, USA WRESTLING | NOV. 26, 2019
USA Wrestling has received the sad news that Brian Keck, 48, of San Diego, Calif., a U.S. National Team athlete and the event director of the USA Wrestling Preseason Nationals, passed away while in Mexico. “The news last night of Brian Keck’s untimely passing sends a shock wave through our community. Brian was an incredible ambassador for USA Wrestling and the entire sport. His tireless contributions, first as a fierce athlete and later as a top administrator, will be sorely missed. Known by many as just the ‘Kecker,’ his kind spirit, quick wit and passionate love for our sport will leave a lasting legacy. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Keck family and the thousands of young wrestlers that he impacted,” said USA Wrestling Executive Director Rich Bender.
A native of Parma, Ohio, he was an Ohio state champion for Padua Franciscan High School. Keck won a Junior College national title for Cuyuhoga CC and went on to Bloomsburg, where he was a two-time NCAA qualifier for the Huskies. Keck competed for a decade as a Senior-level athlete in both Greco-Roman and freestyle, spending many years as a U.S. Olympic Training Center resident athlete.
Keck was just one of two athletes to qualify for the 1996 U.S. Olympic Team Trials in both freestyle and Greco-Roman. He compete in the Olympic Trials in 1996, 2000 and 2004. He qualified for the U.S. Freestyle National Team in 2003-04, when he placed third in the 2003 Freestyle World Team Trials. Keck placed nine times at the U.S. Open, with placements in both men’s freestyle and Greco-Roman. Internationally, Keck was a 2003 Pan American Championships champion in men’s freestyle, and added a bronze medal at the 2004 Pan American Championships. He also won international medals in Iran, Finland, Sweden and the United States.He has served as an assistant coach for Cleveland State, and the wrestling coach for Xtreme Couture, an MMA gym owned by wrestling and MMA legend Randy Couture. He was also with Alliance MMA, where he trained MMA fighters. One of Brian Keck’s biggest contributions to wrestling was as an event organizer. He has served more than a decade as the event director of the USA Wrestling Preseason Nationals, a major early season national folkstyle wrestling event for athletes of all ages. The USA Wrestling Preseason Nationals was initially held in Cedar Falls, Iowa, then has moved to Des Moines, Iowa. This event has grown over the years in size and prestige. Keck also directed a number of other wrestling competitions. One of the wrestling competitions Keck has directed, the Turkey Nationals in Des Moines, Iowa, will go on as planned this weekend on December 1. Kayla Spurley will serve as the event director. The event website is turkeynationals.com
Rest of the story at https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2019/November/26/Brian-Keck-obituary?mc_cid=785dda8f52&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
What are the Best and Worst Things to Say as a Coach?
By Jude Swisher November 25th, 2019
As most people may know, I am a dedicated high school wrestler. As a result, I competed throughout the preseason at several different events and as I progressed through these tournaments, I found myself paying close attention to the things that coaches would say to their wrestlers. After observing so many coach-wrestler interactions, it’s clear to me now that a coach’s attitude and tone when talking to their athlete can have a profound impact on the athlete’s performance, for better or worse. With that in mind, my partner (Sam Herring) and I decided to compile a list of the best and worst things that you can say to your competitor.
As an active high school wrestler, I can say that the things that my coaches say to me DO make a difference. All sorts of thoughts – positive, negative, and everything in between – go through my ears and into my brain for me to either dwell on or replace. As we all know, it’s easier to compete at your best when you’re enjoying wrestling and thinking positive thoughts, so it’s that much more important for a coach to stay positive with their athlete! Here are some positive guidelines to follow while coaching to help your wrestler think positive thoughts:
- Compliment them! Tell them that their attacks look sharp, their defense is stingy, they’re wrestling great, and they are powerful. Compliments are an easy way to put positive thoughts into a wrestler’s head and can distract them from thinking negatively. Be genuine!
- Remind them of the work they’ve put in. Remind them of the hard work they’ve put in, and keep them focused on the things that they do best. Explain why they have earned their right to win.
- Rest of the story with other good ideas at http://www.hmawrestling.com/article/what-are-the-best-worse-things-to-say-as-a-coach/?mc_cid=d3b3a1a68e&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
Montana High School Assoc. executive board to propose adding girls wrestling
TDR Editor’s Notes ; There are currently 18 states which have official Girls Wrestling Championships recognized as an official high school sport. We mentioned a couple of years ago how it would be a great goal to reach to have 20 states with girls wrestling in 2020. All states except Mississippi have Boys Wrestling recognized as an official scholastic sport.
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HELENA — Girls wrestling is one step closer to being an official reality in Montana. The Montana High School Association executive board will submit a proposal to add girls wrestling as an MHSA-sanctioned sport after reviewing a study constructed by a committee. The findings of the study recommended bringing the proposal to a vote from the membership during the MHSA’s annual meeting in January. Right now, female wrestlers compete against their male counterparts throughout the season.
MTN Sports interviewed five female wrestlers — four present and one former — last winter for the MontanaSports.com Original “Something to Prove,” which looked at the history of female wrestling in Montana. It’s believed less than 20 female wrestlers have qualified for the state tournament in Billings, while only three — former Laurel wrestler Abi Gontarek, Kalispell Glacier’s Tilynne Vasquez (formerly of Kalispell Flathead) and Chinook’s Rebecca Stroh — have placed at state. To view the MontanaSports.com Original: “Something to Prove” please click here .
“Wrestling has always been a part of my family,” Vasquez, whose fourth-place finish in 2017 is the highest finish for a Montana female, told MTN Sports last February. “I started at age 6 because I wanted to go experience the fun things, and ever since I’ve been hooked on it. It’s a part of my life.” Rest of the story at https://www.montanasports.com/high-school-sports/wrestling/mhsa-executive-board-to-propose-adding-girls-wrestling-boys-powerlifting?mc_cid=785dda8f52&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
Gwiazdowski splits two matches in German Professional League action this past weekend
BY GARY ABBOTT, USA WRESTLING | NOV. 25, 2019,
Two-time World bronze medalist Nick Gwiazdowski (Raleigh, N.C./Titan Mercury WC/Wolfpack RTC) competed twice this past weekend in the German Professional Wrestling League DRL (Deutsche Ringerliga), going 1-1 in his matches. For the second straight year, Gwiazdowski has competed for the KSV Ispringen team, which is coached by past men’s freestyle World champion Alexander Leipold. KSV Ispringen won both of its matches this past weekend with Gwiazdowski in the lineup. On Saturday, November 23, competing in men’s freestyle at 130 kg, Gwiazdowski scored a quick 16-0 technical fall over German wrestler Marco Becker, who wrestled for the Germania Weingarten team. He scored a takedown and turned Becker multiple times to end the match in just 34 seconds. KSV Ispringen beat Germania Weingarten, 17-12, with each team winning five bouts, but KSV Ispringen getting bonus points in four bouts.
On Sunday, November 24, Gwiazdowski was edged by Russian Zelimkhan Khizriev, in a 7-7 criteria decision. Khizriev, representing KAV Eisleben, was third in the 2019 Russian Nationals and third in the 2019 Ivan Yarygin Grand Prix. KSV Ispringen beat KAV Eisleben, 16-13, with each team getting five victories but Gwiazdowski’s team getting the edge in team scoring. Gwiazdowski is expected to compete in two more dual meets for KSV Ispringen, with matches on Saturday, November 30 against KAV Eisleben and Sunday, November 31 against Germania Weingarten. Rest of the story at https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2019/November/25/Gwizz-goes-one-and-one-in-German-Pro-League-bouts?mc_cid=d3b3a1a68e&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
20th College News, Notes and Results
Nebraska Cornhuskers Persevere Against Panthers
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa — The No. 3 Nebraska wrestling team picked up bonus points in four of their five match victories on Sunday afternoon to defeat No. 17 Northern Iowa 23-19 at the West Gym in Cedar Falls, Iowa. The Huskers’ first road trip to Northern Iowa (0-2, 0-0 Big Twelve) in nearly a decade started off unevenly. Alex Thomsen (125) scored three takedowns and led #9 Jay Schwarm 6-2 before the Panther grappler put Thomsen in a cradle and took the Husker redshirt freshman to his back. Schwarm’s pin gave the home team a quick 6-0 advantage. Rest of the story at https://huskers.com/news/2019/11/24/wrestling-uni-post-match-recap.aspx?mc_cid=a3b64c44ec&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
Writing Time: A look inside Penn State’s jaw-dropping dual streak and the night Arizona State ended it
A couple hours after the giant fell Friday night and the mat-storming mob took the party to other parts around Tempe, Zeke Jones finally made his way home and began shifting his attention to what’s next for Arizona State wrestling. “We’re lifting at 9 o’clock,” the coach of the Sun Devils said after the biggest dual win of his six seasons at Arizona State. “No matter what happened tonight we were lifting at 9, so that’s happening.” The Sun Devils will have a little more spring in their step Saturday morning when they start tossing weights around. They’ll approach the post-Penn State portion of their season fueled by confidence this time around rather than shaking off a Nittany Lion nightmare. “Last year what they did to us, I never forgot it,” Arizona State junior 197-pounder Kordell Norfleet said, referencing a 41-3 loss in Happy Valley. “They embarrassed us. They toyed with us. … We couldn’t let it happen again.”
An Arizona State-record crowd of 8,522 poured into Desert Financial Arena. A good portion of them flooded the mat after time expired on a 19-18 Sun Devil victory that snapped a 60-dual win streak for the Nittany Lions. Rest of the story at https://www.trackwrestling.com/PortalPost.jsp?TIM=1574639489584&twSessionId=qgqnsczcrb&postId=1761573132&mc_cid=a3b64c44ec&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
Presbyterian Blue Hose Get Set To Host Inaugural Women’s Wrestling Dual
The Presbyterian College women’s wrestling team will host its inaugural Tri-Dual on Saturday December 7th from the Templeton Center as the Blue Hose welcome in Limestone and Life beginning at 1 p.m…. “It is not often that any person has the opportunity to witness history in the making, let alone plan for it,” added athletic director Robert Acunto. “On December 7th any person can witness the first-ever NCAA Division I women’s wrestling team compete in their first home match, and PC is grateful for the opportunity to be able to plan a great event for everyone who attends. We are also anticipating a near-capacity crowd, so I encourage everyone to arrive early in order to get a good seat.” The dual will begin with the Blue Hose Battling Limestone at 1 p.m. which will be followed at approximately 2 p.m. by Presbyterian facing Life. The Tri-Dual will conclude with a match between Life and Limestone tentatively set for 3 p.m. Rest of the story and details at https://gobluehose.com/news/2019/11/25/blue-hose-get-set-to-host-inaugural-womens-wrestling-dual.aspx?mc_cid=d3b3a1a68e&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
Immediate reactions from Little Rock’s dual meet debut
On Sunday, the eyes of the wrestling world were on two places – Ames, Iowa and Little Rock, Arkansas. When it comes to wrestling, one of those places is not like the other. While one saw over 11,000 fans come into the Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa to witness one of wrestling’s greatest in-state rivalries, just under 1,500 fans came to the Jack Stephens Center to witness college wrestling, many for the first time, as the Trojans of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock wrestled the first dual meet in school history. This is the Short Time Wrestling Podcast, I’m your host, Hall of Fame wrestling writer, broadcaster and announcer Jason Bryant and I had the privilege of being in Little Rock to witness the berth of another Division I wrestling program. Rest of the story at http://www.mattalkonline.com/podcast/short-time/immediate-reactions-from-little-rocks-dual-meet-debut/?mc_cid=d3b3a1a68e&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
Auggie women’s wrestlers win first-ever dual meet
STEVENS POINT, Wis. – Claiming two pins and a technical fall, the Augsburg University women’s wrestling team scored a victory in its first-ever dual meet, a 35-8 win at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point on Monday evening.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Augsburg 35, Wisconsin-Stevens Point 8
LOCATION: Berg Gym, Stevens Point, Wis.
RECORDS: Augsburg 1-0, UW-Stevens Point 1-1
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Competing in her first collegiate match, Emily Shilson (FY, Maple Grove, Minn./Mounds View HS) was dominant in a 10-0 technical fall victory over Brooke Thurber, completing the win in just 60 seconds. She scored a takedown and quickly converted four two-point back exposures to end the match early. Rest of the story at https://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2019/11/25/wwr112519.aspx?mc_cid=d3b3a1a68e&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
Fresno City wins third straight CCCAA Team Dual State Championship
Boasting four wrestlers that are currently ranked #1 in their respective weight classifications in their lineup, the Fresno City College wrestling team captured their third consecutive CCCAA Team Dual State Championship on Sunday night. The Rams, ranked #1 in the state, defeated #2-ranked Cerritos College, 30-8 in the championship match in Norwalk. Fresno City won all three of their titles against the Falcons, while this was the fourth straight season the two squared off in the state championship match.
125 Pounds – Mario Moreno (FCC) def. Jonathan Prata (CERR), 5-2
In the opening match of the night, the #2-ranked Moreno handed #1-ranked Prata his first loss of the season. Prata got the scoring started with an early takedown in the first period. After Moreno worked out of the hold, he scored a reversal with 24 seconds left in the first period to take a 3-2 advantage. Starting the second period in the down position, Moreno added to his lead with an escape point and then rode Prata for the entire two-minute third period to add a riding time point to the final score.
133 Pounds – Andres Gonzales (CERR) def. Louie Bravo (FCC), 9-4
Gonzalez held a 4-0 lead after the first two periods on the strength of two takedowns, with the third period accounting for most of the scoring. It was a 5-0 lead for the #2-ranked Gonzales until Bravo, who’s ranked #3, recorded a takedown with 1:49 left in the match. Just 20 seconds later, Gonzales secured his victory with a reversal for a 7-2 lead. Although he surrendered a reversal with eight seconds left, Gonzales was able to escape and add a riding time point for the victory. Rest of the story at https://www.cccaasports.org/sports/wrest/2019-20/releases/20191124zjqyab?mc_cid=d3b3a1a68e&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
TOM’s College Wrestler of the Week – November 25th, 2019
Last week, Trent Hidlay made his debut in an NC State singlet, going 3-0 at the Wolfpack Duals after picking up a win in his season-opening dual against Old Dominion. It was difficult to gauge exactly where the redshirt freshman should land in the national landscape, as three of the four wins came against non-DI competition and his opponent from Old Dominion, while capable, has yet to qualify for the NCAA Tournament in three years with the team. Hidlay was able to assert his dominance in those four matches with two major decisions and two falls.
After Saturday’s two duals, there is a clear picture of where Hidlay fits in at 184 lbs, which is near the top of the rankings. Trent had a tall task with two of the top-ranked 184 lbers in Ben Darmstadt (Cornell) and Louie DePrez (Binghamton). The day started with a dual with Cornell and Hidlay and Darmstadt would be the first match of the meet. Darmstadt, an All-American in 2018 at 197 lbs, missed all of last season due to injury and has dropped down a weight class since. Trent wasted no time and got on the scoreboard with a takedown early in the first period. He would add two more points later in that same frame with a reversal. Late in the third, with five points showing for the Wolfpack wrestler and Darmstadt with four (though riding time was locked up), Hidlay managed to get a second takedown to go-ahead 7-4. Rest of the story at https://news.theopenmat.com/college-wrestling-news/toms-college-wrestler-of-the-week-november-25th-2019/75589?mc_cid=d3b3a1a68e&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
Top 15 College Wrestling Performances of the Week – November 25th, 2019
In most years, the dual season really starts to heat up when we get into the conference schedule. This wasn’t most years and it certainly wasn’t a typical weekend. In last week’s edition of the top performances of the week, we highlighted dual upsets by Virginia Tech, Illinois, Northwestern, Rider, and Stanford. This time we had an even bigger upset when Penn State went down for the first time in 60 duals. In addition to the upsets, there were just some really good dual meets that took place. To put things in perspective, Minnesota at Oklahoma State, a match that in years past would have been one of the highlighted events of the year, was maybe the fifth-best match of the weekend. To make things even better, we saw the “coming-out parties” for some of the best freshmen in the country. Wait, that’s not it… there’s more. Also, the dual meet debut of the lone DI program in Arkansas and a mat storming in Arizona. Needless to say, there’s a lot to talk about. So much that, just for this week, we expanded the top 10 performances of the week into the top 15. Rest of the story and complete list at https://news.theopenmat.com/college-wrestling-news/top-15-college-wrestling-performances-of-the-week-november-25th-2019/75594?mc_cid=d3b3a1a68e&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
3rd Season Column 13: Deep South satisfied at the Navy Classic, In State hate fests in IA and PA, All over-looked and Under-rated team, 165 and 157, SoCon News, and…wine
DIXIE GETS ER DONE: SOUTHERN GOLD AND SILVER AT NAVY CLASSIC
Yeah, you and your drinking buddy had money down on two Southern teams taking Gold and Silver at the Navy Classic. And the author is tall, dark, devilishly handsome and possessed of a massive trust fund. That VA Tech was an odds on favorite going in to the 42nd version of the big mat showdown in Annapolis was maybe accepted, maybe. Since these events are always “all about the brackets” (i.e., who wrestles who and in what round) the Hokies perch atop the podium was in no way guaranteed. That’s what happened, though, as the dirty birds from Blacksburg took the team title with 2 individual champs. BHH* Head Coach Tony Robies team is chock full of different starters and missing multiple All Americans and a National Champ from last season. And they’re an undefeated, top 5 team in the early going. That Southern strength the Scribes bragging about? Well, more about that later. . .
CLOSE FOR BOTH, PRETTY FOR ONE
That’s the read on what went down in the PA Power tilt between Pat Santoros Lehigh Mountain Hawks and Keith Gavins Pitt Panthers. Rest of the stories in this column at https://morewrestlingplease.wordpress.com/2019/11/26/3rd-season-column-13-deep-south-satisfied-at-the-navy-classic-in-state-hate-fests-in-ia-and-pa-all-over-looked-and-under-rated-team-165-and-157-socon-news-and-wine/?mc_cid=d3b3a1a68e&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
Arizona State snaps Penn State win streak; Iowa moves to No. 1 for first time since 2015
Manheim, Pennsylvania – Eleven years ago, Arizona State’s wrestling program was dropped for 10 days. This past weekend, a crowd of over 8,500 saw the Sun Devils knock off top-ranked Penn State and end the Nittany Lions’ dual meet win streak of 60. Couple that with Iowa’s 29-6 win over Iowa State and it was a recipe for a new No. 1 as Iowa (2-0) moved to the top spot for the first time since February 17, 2015 as the NWCA Division I Coaches Poll was released on Tuesday. The Hawkeyes received 13 of 14 first-place votes. Nebraska (4-0) moved up one spot to No. 2, while Penn State (1-1) slid to No. 3. Arizona State (5-0) vaulted up six spots to No. 4. Virginia Tech (3-0) was fifth. The Hilton Coliseum crowd in Ames checked in at 11,238, the 10th largest crowd to see wrestling at the venue and the first wrestling dual to draw at least 11,000 fans since December 2009, also against Iowa. Arizona State’s movement is significant, not just due to its near demise a decade ago, but it’s the highest the Sun Devil wrestling program has been ranked since February 5, 1998, when the Sun Devils were also ranked No. 4 in the country. It’s also the highest a Pac-12 (or Pac-10) team has been ranked since Boise State was ranked No. 2 in November of 2010. Rest of the story at http://www.nwcaonline.com/arizona-state-snaps-penn-state-win-streak-iowa-moves-to-no-1-for-first-time-since-2015/?mc_cid=785dda8f52&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
No. 21 UNC-Pembroke Holds On, Tops No. 17 Limestone
PEMBROKE – Garrett Hill (165 pounds) and Brandon Sloop (184) captured spirited wins to help the 21st-ranked UNC Pembroke wrestling team build a 20-9 lead, and the Braves held off a late push by 17th-ranked Limestone on the way to a 20-19 win over the Saints on Tuesday evening at Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court.
The Braves (2-3) have now captured two of the last three series matchups with Limestone (1-1), and extended their home win streak over the Saints out to four matches with Tuesday’s triumph. The Black & Gold is now 5-1 at home in the series.
All-American Nick Daggett (125), eighth-ranked Jonathan Miller (141) and Sammy Peticos (149) all registered bonus-point victories to give the hosts a comfortable 17-3 lead, but Limestone used victories from both Sean Glasgow (157) and Garrett Beam (165) to trim its deficit back to just five points, 14-9, on the team scoreboard.
Hill got the Black & Gold back on track with a fast-paced 10-3 win at 174 pounds, and Sloop answered a short time later by toughing out a 12-9 decision in the 184-pound matchup.
Rest of story, box score, interviews and highlights at https://uncpbraves.com/news/2019/11/26/no-21-wrestling-holds-on-tops-no-17-limestone.aspx?mc_cid=785dda8f52&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
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