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17th College News, Notes and Results

No. 1 Penn State wrestling is upset by Arizona State, breaks its 60 straight dual win streak
Arizona State’s 19-18 upset of the top-ranked Nittany Lion wrestling team on Friday might have shocked the wrestling world, but for the Sun Devils, this win has been a long time coming. Sitting between brothers Zahid and Anthony Valencia on Monday in a packed media room, coach Zeke Jones said this date has been marked on his program since he arrived at ASU in 2014 and brought in the nation’s top-ranked recruiting class in 2015 — led by the Valencias. “We marked this on our calendar as an important date in the history for wrestling, wrestling in the West, wrestling for Arizona State, wrestling for our program and for our university,” he said. Part of the reason why several of his wrestlers — including the Valencias — didn’t take Olympic redshirts this year was to set up this moment, he said. Rest of the story and video at https://www.centredaily.com/sports/college/penn-state-university/psu-wrestling/article237687214.html?mc_cid=a208e136cd&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b and
No. 10 Arizona State shocks No. 1 Penn State, 19-18 in Tempe
at https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2019/November/22/Arizona-State-shocks-Penn-State?mc_cid=a208e136cd&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Nebraska Cornhuskers Corral Cowboys 28-7
LINCOLN — No. 3 Nebraska (3-0, 0-0 Big Ten) won eight of 10 bouts, including three by bonus points, to defeat Wyoming 28-7 in front of 1,460 fans at the Devaney Center on Friday night. The Cowboys (1-1, 1-0 Big Twelve) got off to a quick start, winning the first two matches of the evening. At 125, Wyoming’s Cole Verner defeated Husker redshirt freshmen Alex Thomsen in a three-overtime thriller. Knotted at five at the end of three periods, neither grappler scored in either of the first two overtime periods. Verner earned an escape to open the third overtime period and that proved to be enough, as he recorded a 7-6 victory. #7 Montorie Bridges earned a major decision in the subsequent 133-pound bout, defeating Zak Hensley 14-6.  Rest of the story at https://huskers.com/news/2019/11/22/wrestling-wyoming-post-match-recap.aspx?mc_cid=a208e136cd&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Top-Ranked Pitt-Johnstown Down Kutztown 31-12 in 2019-20 Home Opener
After wrestling eight straight matches on the road, the top-ranked Pitt-Johnstown wrestlers made their 2019-20 home debut and got falls from national champions Chris Eddins (149 lbs.) and Connor Craig (184 lbs.) in a 31-12 PSAC victory over Kutztown, Friday night in the Sports Center.  The Mountain Cats are now 7-2 overall and 3-0 in the PSAC.
Pitt-Johnstown and Kutztown split the first two bouts.  At 125 lbs., seventh-ranked  Brendan Howard gave the Mountain Cats a 3-0 lead with a 10-4 win over Matt Wilde, before the Golden Bears tied it with Collin Wick’s 9-3 decision over Matt Siszka at 133 lbs. Rest of the story at https://pittjohnstownathletics.com/news/2019/11/22/wrestling-top-ranked-wrestlers-down-kutztown-31-12-in-2019-20-home-opener.aspx?mc_cid=a208e136cd&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Davidson Falls to Chattanooga in Home Opener
DAVIDSON, N.C. – Davidson wrestling fell to Southern Conference foe Chattanooga Friday evening at Belk Arena, 47-0.
With the loss, Davidson falls to 0-3 in dual matches and 0-2 in conference clashes, while with the win Chattanooga improves to 2-3 and picked up their first SoCon victory. The two best chances for the ‘Cats came at 133 and 141 pounds. Sophomore Kyle Gorant battled back from a pair of first period takedowns to trail just 4-3 after two frames, but the Mocs Wade Cummings third period escape sealed the decision victory for the visitor. In his first home meet, David Loniewski used a third period takedown to knot the bout at five, but Aidan Murphy’s escape proved the difference in a tightly contested tilt, 6-5. Rest of the story at https://davidsonwildcats.com/news/2019/11/22/wrestling-falls-to-chattanooga-in-home-opener.aspx?mc_cid=a208e136cd&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

South Dakota State JACKRABBITS TAKE DOWN UTAH VALLEY
OREM, Utah — South Dakota State’s Zach Carlson and Clay Carlson each recorded pins to lead the Jackrabbit wrestling team to a 24-12 victory over host Utah Valley in the Big 12 Conference dual opener for both teams Friday. The Jackrabbits evened their overall dual record at 1-1, while UVU dropped to 1-2 on the season. Rest of the story at https://gojacks.com/news/2019/11/22/wrestling-jackrabbits-take-down-utah-valley.aspx?mc_cid=a208e136cd&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

No. 14 The College of New Jersey Defeats York
EWING, N.J. – The College of New Jersey wrestling team took eight of 10 bouts Friday evening on their way to defeating York College (Pa.) 31-6. The 14th-ranked Lions improved to 3-1 with the victory, while the Spartans fall to 2-1. The win is the first for TCNJ over York since the 2014-15 season.
The Lions fell behind at 125 where Nick Denora suffered a narrow 7-5 defeat to Jared Kuhns.
Jake Giordano quickly put TCNJ back on top with a lead they would not give up at 133. The junior earned a tech. fall late in the third period to give the Lions a 5-3 advantage. At 141, Robert Dinger came away a single point shy of a tech. fall of his own, taking a 19-5 major decision and scoring the bonus team point. Rest of the story at https://tcnjathletics.com/news/2019/11/22/no-14-wrestling-defeats-york.aspx?mc_cid=a208e136cd&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

North Dakota State University Turns Over Indiana 26-12
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – North Dakota State won seven of 10 bouts including a pin from 165-pounder Andrew Fogarty and tech fall from 133 Cam Sykora to defeat Indiana University 26-12 in a non-conference dual on Friday Nov. 22 before 1,501 fans in Wilkinson Hall.
North Dakota State (2-1, 0-0 Big12) is scheduled to face No. 16-ranked Northwestern (1-1, 0-0 Big Ten) at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 24. Rest of the story at https://gobison.com/news/2019/11/22/wrestling-ndsu-turns-over-indiana-26-12.aspx?mc_cid=a208e136cd&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Cal Poly Wins Seven of Ten Bouts En Route to Dual Victory Over Buffalo
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – Trent Tracy and Tom Lane won by major decision and Cal Poly claimed five other bouts by decision en route to a 23-10 dual meet victory over Buffalo on Saturday afternoon inside Mott Athletics Center. Tracy was a 13-2 winner over Pete Acciardi at 184 pounds with a takedown and a trio of two-point near falls while Lane posted a 9-0 shutout over Sam Schuyler at 197 pounds, scoring a takedown, a four-point near fall, two penalty points and riding time. Lane was ranked No. 7 this week while Schuyler was 13th. Rest of the story at https://calpoly.prestosports.com//sports/wrest/2019-20/releases/20191123u1vcr4?mc_cid=bf43724ece&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Why Sean Mondello transferred from diving
Sean Mondello didn’t finish where he wanted to in his final state wrestling tournament, and he knew that he wasn’t finished with wrestling after that.  He was already committed to Miami’s diving team, but he couldn’t get rid of the feeling that he needed to wrestle in college even as he spent five days a week practicing with the RedHawks.  Wrestling has had a special place in Mondello’s life ever since he began when he was seven years old.  “I’ve loved (wrestling) ever since I started,” Mondello said. “I loved diving, too, but I believed that wrestling was my true calling.” Rest of the story at https://www.thepostathens.com/article/2019/11/ohio-bobcats-wrestling-sean-mondello-feature?mc_cid=5088d33caf&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Quant Wrestling: By the Numbers from the 2019 NCAA Championships
NOTE: Quant Wrestling looks to bring a whole new insight into wrestling analytics. Quant Wrestling has captured data from all 640 matches of the 2019 NCAA Championships, tracking more than 400 different statistics to bring you a By the Numbers look at the different trends and correlations that lead to NCAA wrestling success.
Zahid Valencia averaged 4.4 attacks per minute — almost twice as many as the tournament average — last year during his five-match march to a second national title. Spencer Lee’s single-leg shots produced a 63-percent finish rate last March in Pittsburgh. Anthony Cassar doubled down on double-legs during his run to a national title, utilizing the shot for 65 percent of his attacks and cashing in on 36-percent of those tries. Rest of the story at https://www.trackwrestling.com/PortalPost.jsp?TIM=1574309035961&twSessionId=sbwpkthllv&postId=1747694132&mc_cid=6df13f2d91&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

December 3, 2019 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

2019-20 ALL-USA Preseason Wrestling Team

The ALL-USA Preseason Wrestling team for the 2019-20 season was selected by Earl Smith of OpenMat in coordination with USA TODAY High School Sports based on past performance, level of competition and strength of schedule. Statistics are from last season, except where otherwise noted. Players are listed in alphabetical order. Rest of the story and complete selections at https://usatodayhss.com/2019/2019-20-all-usa-preseason-high-school-wrestling-team?mc_cid=5088d33caf&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b#slideIdslide-1

December 3, 2019 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

16th College News, Notes and Results

Oregon State Beavers Down George Mason, 26-16
FAIRFAX, Va.– Oregon State took on George Mason in its second dual of the season on Thursday night as the Beavers defeated the Patriots in comeback fashion by a final score of 26-16. The Beavers were down by five points late in the match and would then use five straight victories to close out the dual and earn the hard-fought victory. Redshirt junior Devan Turner moved to 5-0 on the season as he capped off the night with a quick 5-0 decision.
Oregon State started things off on a positive note with Grant Willits at 141 pounds cruising to a 16-0 technical fall to put five quick points on the board for the Beavers.  Rest of the story at https://osubeavers.com/news/2019/11/21/wrestling-beavers-down-george-mason-26-16.aspx?mc_cid=5088d33caf&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Women’s bouts featured at Columbia v. Stanford outdoor men’s dual Saturday; legends Miranda, Gray in attendance
Women’s college freestyle wrestling will be on display alongside the NCAA Div. I men’s college dual meet between Columbia and host Stanford on Saturday, November 23. The two women’s exhibition matches will be held outdoors as part of Takedowns & Touchdowns, Stanford’s annual outdoor dual meet. The wrestling event is part of the Football Fan Fest prior to “the Big Game,” which is the rivalry football game between Stanford and the University of California. The wrestling starts at 11:00 a.m. Pacific time, and admission is free. In attendance for the matches will be two of the greatest women wrestlers in U.S. history. Stanford ’02 alumna Patricia Miranda, a 2004 Olympic bronze medalist and a three-time Senior World medalist, will be in attendance. Miranda competed on the men’s wrestling team at Stanford as an undergrad. Also there to support the event is five-time World champion, seven-time Senior World medalist and 2016 Olympian Adeline Gray. Rest of the story at https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2019/November/21/Womens-matches-during-Stanford-v-Columbia?mc_cid=5088d33caf&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Waddell makes history as the first UMO Wrestler to be Named South Atlantic Conference Carolinas Wrestler of the Week
GREENVILLE, South Carolina – The South Atlantic Conference Carolinas offices announced Hayden Waddell from the University of Mount Olive as the wrestler of the week for Nov. 11-17 on Wednesday morning.  Waddell had a great weekend at the Star City Classic going 4-0 at 125-pounds and winning his, and the programs’, first individual champion title. En route to his first-place finish, Waddell defeated four Division III wrestlers and scored 25 team points helping the Trojans finish fourth overall at the meet. Rest of the story at https://www.umotrojans.com/sports/wrest/2019-20/releases/20191118i7wyqi?mc_cid=6df13f2d91&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Appalachian State’s Millner Named SoCon Wrestler of the Week
BOONE, N.C. — App State’s Jonathan Millner has been named the Southern Conference Wrestler of the Week following his second straight individual title to open the 2019-20 season. A sophomore from Greensboro, Millner improved to 9-0 on the season as he took first place with a 5-0 mark in the 149-pound division of the Wolfpack Open in Raleigh. That performance followed a title run at the Mountaineer Invitational in Boone the previous weekend. Millner rallied for a comeback win in the championship round for the second straight weekend, as he posted a 16-8 major decision against Virginia Tech’s Bryce Adonian after falling behind 6-0 in the first 33 seconds and trailing 8-4 early in the second period.  Rest of the story at https://appstatesports.com/news/2019/11/20/wrestling-millner-named-socon-wrestler-of-the-week.aspx?mc_cid=6df13f2d91&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Rutgers Surpasses Season Tickets Sold Record for Fifth Consecutive Year
PISCATAWAY, N.J. – For the fifth consecutive year, Rutgers wrestling surpassed its season tickets sold record for the 2019-20 campaign. With season tickets still available until Dec. 7, 2019, the Scarlet Knights have sold 3,026 season tickets, surpassing last year’s total of 3,023. It is also the second consecutive season RU has sold more than 3,000 season tickets.
The RAC has become one of the premier wrestling venues in the sport, as Rutgers enjoyed historic attendance numbers in 2018-19. The Scarlet Knights finished fifth nationally in average attendance with 5,038 fan per home dual, while 40,306 fans watched RU wrestle in Piscataway this past season, a program record. Rest of the story at https://scarletknights.com/news/2019/11/20/wrestling-surpasses-season-tickets-sold-record-for-fifth-consecutive-year.aspx?mc_cid=6df13f2d91&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

2019-2020 NAIA Wrestling Coaches’ Top 20 Poll – No. 1
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – For the 53rd consecutive ratings period, Grand View (Iowa) is No. 1 in the NAIA Men’s Wrestling Coaches’ Top 20 Poll.
Top 25 Highlights (historical information dates back to 2000-2001)

  • The No. 1 Vikings collected 188 total points keeping their No. 1 streak alive dating back to Oct. 17, 2012.
  • Grand View had two individual No. 1 wrestlers Josh Wenger (149) and Evan Hansen (197). Both Hansen and Wenger were defending individual national just one year ago.
  • Life (Ga.) joined the top 10 moving from No. 13 with 80 total points.
  • There are two new wrestlers at No. 1 this week including: Nickalas Henneman, Lourdes (Ohio) at 141 and Casey Dobson, Providence (Mont.) at 157.
  • Williams Baptist dropped out of the Top 20.

Rest of the story at https://www.naia.org/sports/mwrest/2019-20/releases/MWrest-Poll1?mc_cid=5088d33caf&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Hofstra Doubles Up Air Force In Home Opener
Hempstead, NY – Junior Garrett Lambert and sophomore Zachary Knighton-Ward recorded Pride wins by fall to lead Hofstra to a 24-12 victory over the Falcons of Air Force in the Pride’s dual match home opener at the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex Thursday night. Air Force (0-2) jumped out to a 6-0 lead on wins by Tyler Wiederholt at 174 and Jacob Thompson at 184. Pride sophomore Trey Rogers put Hofstra on the board with a 3-0 win over Casey Jumps at 197 before Knighton-Ward posted a dramatic pin of 22nd-ranked Kayne Hutchison with just three seconds remaining in their 285-pound match for a 9-3 lead. Air Force sophomore Sidney Flores tied the match at 9-9 with a 6-0 victory over Matt Templeton at 125. Rest of the story at https://gohofstra.com/news/2019/11/21/wrestling-wrest-hofstra-doubles-up-air-force-in-home-opener.aspx?mc_cid=5088d33caf&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Oklahoma City Stars cruise to 41-7 win over Texas Wesleyan
OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma City University posted a 41-7 victory over Texas Wesleyan on Wednesday night at Abe Lemons Arena.
Cierra Foster, Destiny Lyng and Monica Mendoza supplied Oklahoma City with falls. The Stars collected the victory in their first dual under new women’s wrestling coach Nicole Tyson. OCU notched six victories and scored 29 unanswered points to finish the dual. Rest of the story and results at https://www.ocusports.com/news/2019/11/20/womens-wrestling-stars-cruise-to-41-7-win-over-texas-wesleyan.aspx?mc_cid=6df13f2d91&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

The Historical Significance Of The Cy-Hawk Series
Check out this video at https://www.flowrestling.org/articles/6603389-the-historical-significance-of-the-cy-hawk-series

Short Time Shots: Wartburg remembers Kenny Anderson
Don’t think I’ll be using that AirPod/Backpack Studio connection in the future, especially in the garage. My wife took slight exception to the note about the noise, but after nine and a half years of marriage, I still like to poke a little fun. I’m Jason Bryant, and this is Short Time Shots, a mostly daily look at the scores and more from around the world of wrestling. Anyone else hate Comcast? Not going down that rabbit hole. Rest of the story at http://www.mattalkonline.com/podcast/shots/short-time-shots-wartburg-remembers-kenny-anderson-11-20-19/?mc_cid=6df13f2d91&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

December 3, 2019 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Steiner believes it is time to give up folkstyle for freestyle

TDR Editor’s Notes ; This is an interesting proposition and worth consideration. It has been discussed many times before and often the rational becomes that it will help the U.S. score better in Olympic and World competition. The number of wrestlers who enter international matches is a fraction of 1 % of all the students who wrestle scholastically or collegiately. It is our view that the current american folkstyle is more beneficial to the development of wrestlers as athletes and students. This is why we have scholastic sports; for the development and betterment of the students and not so the top 0.5 per cent can do better in an event that happens once every four years. If wrestling were to switch to freestyle the number of participants would drastically drop and the recent growth in collegiate opportunities would not only end, but would decline.
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Terry Steiner had never seen a college wrestling meet until he was a senior in high school. He and his identical twin brother, Troy, grew up in Bismarck, North Dakota, and drove to Minneapolis in 1988 to watch Iowa defeat Minnesota. Both eventually signed with Iowa and won individual NCAA titles under Dan Gable.  Their second meet? North Idaho wrestled Bismarck State Junior College when they came to the Steiners’ hometown. 
Today, the Steiners are wrestling influencers. Terry is the head women’s national team coach at USA Wrestling and Troy is the head wrestling coach at Fresno State. Both have accumulated a wealth of experience since that point, traveling the country and the globe on behalf of wrestling.  To be clear, the Iowa-Minnesota meet was the very first time either had watched a college wrestling meet of any kind. Terry and Troy Steiner were wrestling neophytes when they attended Iowa.
That was over 30 years ago and wrestling has changed exponentially since that point. Imagine a scenario where a good high school wrestler has not seen hours of wrestling footage either online or in person. 
Rest of the story at https://www.trackwrestling.com/PortalPost.jsp?TIM=1574209947591&twSessionId=lmvzpgpewm&postId=1754455132&mc_cid=4c42a27e7e&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

December 2, 2019 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

15th College News, Results and such

Pittsburgh-Johnstown Improves to 2-0 in the PSAC With 44-3 Win at Millersville
The Pitt-Johnstown wrestlers won the first nine bouts and got falls from  Matt Siszka (133 lbs.), Dalton Group (174 lbs.), Connor Craig (184 lbs.), and Alex Delp to improve to 6-2 overall and 2-0 in the PSAC with a lopsided 44-3 victory at Millersville on Saturday. Brendan Howard got the Mountain Cats started with an 8-6 win over Devin Flannery at 125 lbs., and Siszka pinned Jacob Lehman at 7:38 to give Pitt-Johnstown an early 9-0 lead.
Rest of the story at https://pittjohnstownathletics.com/news/2019/11/16/wrestling-wrestlers-improve-to-2-0-in-the-psac-with-44-3-win-at-millersville.aspx?mc_cid=21372cd7df&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Cardinal Knocks Off Tar Heels
STANFORD, Calif. – Stanford wrestling opened its home schedule with a 21-11 upset win over No. 17 North Carolina, Saturday, in Burnham Pavilion. The Cardinal (1-1) won seven of the 10 bouts against North Carolina (1-1), including three wins over individually ranked Tar Heels. Tyler Eischens, a redshirt freshman from Anoka, Minnesota, trailed No. 16 A.C. Headlee 2-1 after the opening period at 157 pounds. Headlee went down to start the second and a strong ride by Eischens kept the score 2-1. Eischens tied it up with an escape to start the third before scoring the winning takedown to seal the upset. Rest of the story at https://gostanford.com/news/2019/11/16/wrestling-cardinal-knocks-off-tar-heels.aspx

Rutgers Finishes West Coast Road Trip with 24-12 Victory over Cal State Bakersfield
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – Willie Scott (174)worked a tech fall, Gerard Angelo (149) muscled a major decision over a ranked foe and Rutgers wrestling (5-0) won seven of 10 bouts to earn a 24-12 victory over Cal State Bakersfield (0-3) on Saturday afternoon in Bakersfield, California. The win completed a 2-0 road trip for the Scarlet Knights in the Golden State, as RU also collected a 23-13 victory over Fresno State on Friday night in Fresno. Rest of the story at https://scarletknights.com/news/2019/11/16/wrestling-finishes-west-coast-road-trip-with-24-12-victory-over-cal-state-bakersfield.aspx?mc_cid=21372cd7df&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Michigan State Defeats Kent State, No. 20 Oklahoma in Tri-Meet
Kent, Ohio – Michigan State wrestling opened the 2019-20 dual meet season with a pair of victories over Kent State and No. 20 Oklahoma on Saturday, Nov. 16 at Kent State’s Tri-Meet inside the MAC Center. In a triangular scramble format, the Spartans rotated between two mats throughout the day against Kent State and Oklahoma. MSU, which ranks No. 29 in the latest team rankings, defeated the Sooners, 21-16, and followed with a dominating 36-6 win over the Golden Flashes. MSU’s win over Oklahoma is its first since Feb. 2, 2003 and the ninth time overall out of 48 meetings. Michigan State’s win over No. 20 Oklahoma was the first over a top-25 opponent since 2013. Rest of the story at https://msuspartans.com/news/2019/11/16/wrestling-defeats-kent-state-no-20-oklahoma-in-tri-meet.aspx?mc_cid=21372cd7df&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

No. 10 Lehigh knocks off No. 4 Oklahoma State 21-20 on criteria
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Competing in Staber Arena for the first time since 2016, No. 10 Lehigh went down to the wire with No. 4 Oklahoma State. A Cowboy forfeit in the final bout at 133 left the dual tied at 20-20, and on the third criteria, total match points, a 58-48 advantage gave the Mountain Hawks the 21-20 victory Saturday afternoon.
Lehigh won three of the first five bouts, with a pair of major decisions, to build an 11-6 led at intermission. Oklahoma State got back in the dual with a fall at 184 and a major decision at 197 but the Cowboys did not have a 133 pounder available. When junior Brandon Paetzell kept fourth-ranked Nick Piccininni to a regular decision at 125, the forfeit allowed the Mountain Hawks to tie the dual and ultimately, win their dual opener on criteria. Rest of the story at https://lehighsports.com/news/2019/11/16/wrestling-no-10-lehigh-knocks-off-no-4-oklahoma-state-21-20-on-criteria.aspx?mc_cid=21372cd7df&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Men’s Wrestling Honors Former Coach Paul MacDonald in Dual-Match Home Opener
ADRIAN, Mich.–The Adrian College men’s wrestling team will conduct Paul MacDonald Night on Thursday, Nov. 21, when the Bulldogs will honor their former head coach at halftime of their dual-match home opener against Manchester University. The match is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. at the Merillat Sport and Fitness Center. MacDonald, who coached from 1967 to 1977, was the architect of the program’s only three Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association championships in men’s wrestling. Adrian rolled through the MIAA competition in winning back-to-back-to-back conference titles from 1969-71 with a 17-0 MIAA record. During his 11-year career at the helm, he led the Bulldogs to a 73-70-3 dual-match record, three NCAA tournament appearances (1975-77) and a 30-17 conference record for a .638 winning percentage. Overall, he mentored 20 MIAA individual champions including 1971 conference most valuable player Steve Fugaban (190 pounds) and 1976 MVP Lou Stravopopus (150). Adrian also was the MIAA runner-up in 1972 and 77. Rest of the story at https://adrianbulldogs.com/sports/m-wrestl/2019-20/releases/20191111of4nz9?mc_cid=4c42a27e7e&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

No. 9 Baldwin-Wallace Opens OAC Action with Convincing Victory
ADA, Ohio – The No. 9 Nationally-Ranked Baldwin Wallace University wrestling team improved to 1-0 after the 28-6 Ohio Athletic Conference victory over Ohio Northern University, inside the ONU Sports Center. Freshman 125-pounder Jack Stanley (Brecksville / Brecksville-Broadview Heights) got the night started with a pin in 6:35. Senior All-American and Academic All-OAC 141-pounder Charlie Nash (Norwalk) extended the BW lead to 9-3, after a 2-0 decision. Junior All-OAC and Academic All-OAC 149-pounder Tanner McHugh (New Ringgold, Pa./Tamaqua) gave BW a 12-3 advantage after a 3-2 decision. Rest of the story at https://www.bwyellowjackets.com/sports/wrest/2019-20/releases/onu?mc_cid=4c42a27e7e&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Edinboro Wins Second MAC Dual over Ohio, Shuts Out Long Island in Boro Duals
EDINBORO, Pa. – The Edinboro wrestling team improved to 5-1 early in the season with a pair of wins in the Boro Duals on Saturday at McComb Fieldhouse. The Fighting Scots won their second Mid-American Conference match in their first season as a member of the MAC, defeating Ohio University 25-7. The ended the duals with a 51-0 win over an out-manned long Island program that is in its first year of division I competition. Rest of the results and story at https://gofightingscots.com/news/2019/11/16/wrestling-edinboro-wins-second-mac-dual-over-ohio-shuts-out-long-island-in-boro-duals.aspx?mc_cid=21372cd7df&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Diplomats Sweep Double Header in Lexington
LEXINGTON, Va. – A pair of Cenzo Pelusi decisions at 285 pounds sealed two Franklin & Marshall dual victories on Saturday in Lexington. The Diplomats fought back to down VMI by a narrow 19-17 tally before winning two of the three final matches in a 22-16 win over Davidson in the nightcap.  The Diplomats got off on the right foot for their dual-meet schedule, opening at 2-0 on year.  A pin at 125 pounds put F&M in an early 6-0 hole against VMI.  Rest of the story at https://www.godiplomats.com/sports/m-wrestl/2019-20/releases/20191116smfncq?mc_cid=21372cd7df&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Short Time Shots: Garage Days (11-19-19)
By Jason Bryant
I’m Jason Bryant, and this is Short Time Shots, a mostly daily look at the scores and more from around the world of wrestling. My wife’s asleep, so I’m doing something different and recording this using the Backpack app on my phone. I’m standing in my 44-degree garage. And of course, this is now the second time I’m recording it, since stupid me tested it, changed a setting, but didn’t re-test it. So now I’m back in the garage. 
Rest of the story and audio at http://www.mattalkonline.com/podcast/shots/short-time-shots-garage-days-11-19-19/?mc_cid=4c42a27e7e&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

December 2, 2019 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

CIAC in Connecticut announces high school Girls Wrestling Invitational Tournament for 2020

CHESHIRE, Conn. – For the first time the CIAC will host a Girls Wrestling Invitational Tournament in conjunction with the CIAC Wrestling State Open February 28-29 at the Floyd Little Center in New Haven. This marks the first CIAC organized event solely for female wrestlers. The Invitational will crown winners in 10 weight classes, and the first, third, and fifth-place matches will coincide with the same matches in the State Open competition. The Invitational seeding and brackets will be released either Monday February 24 or Tuesday February 25. “Over the past 99 years the CIAC has been committed to providing student-athletes with exceptional education-best experiences,” CAS-CIAC Executive Director Glenn Lungarini stated. “The inaugural CIAC Girls Wrestling Invitational Tournament exemplifies the CIAC’s innovative approach toward empowering student-athletes through school-based sports. We have every belief this will be a great showcase for talented student-athletes who are certainly deserving of this spotlight.”
Per CIAC by-laws, girls are been permitted to compete on boys wrestling teams, and the number of girls competing in high school wrestling in Connecticut has grown from 70 in 2015-16 to 131 in 2018-19. Female competitors will be able to wrestle in either the Girls Invitational or the Boys Tournaments. There will be no qualifying standards for the Girls Invitational – all girl wrestlers may enter the Invitational. “There was tremendous enthusiasm to create this Invitational with the members of the CIAC Wrestling Committee, and there is great hope this will create even more excitement and growth for girls wrestling in the state,” said Bob Lehr, CIAC Executive Staff member and Wrestling Committee liaison.
Since 1994 the number of girl high school wrestlers nationally has risen from 804 to 16,562 based on data provided by the NFHS and thirteen states currently hold a state wrestling championship for girls. The growth of the sport in Connecticut has not risen to reach the threshold in which it can be sanctioned as an official CIAC Championship sport, but the Invitational will join several other CIAC organized events designed to provide a championship-level experience. Rest of the story at https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2019/November/18/Connecticut-adds-girls-high-school-tournament?mc_cid=722104edd8&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Tulpehocken School Board retires policy that banned girls from competing on boys teams
The action was prompted by a seventh-grade girl who wants to wrestle on the junior high team. It opens the door to girls competing on boys teams in all sports.
WRITTEN BY RON DEVLIN
A 12-year-old girl who can put the moves on boy wrestlers took the Tulpehocken School Board to the mat at Tuesday’s school board meeting. Reacting to a challenge by the family of Katalyna Borreli, a seventh-grader who wants to wrestle on the school district’s boys team, the board retired its longstanding policy of prohibiting girls from competing in contact sports with boys. Superintendent Andrew Netznik read a statement at the opening of the meeting in the district administration building in Rehrersburg. Rest of the story at https://www.readingeagle.com/news/article/tulpehocken-school-board-decides-to-allow-girls-to-compete-on-boys-teams?fbclid=IwAR1a6qFCan6gGPW8sRWNUSTlSzWzYdhYciTLISP–ZDphlg8h2it3oViwg8&mc_cid=4c42a27e7e&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b#.XdSeRqcWKYE.facebook

December 2, 2019 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

14th College News, Notes & Results

Northwestern Wildcats Upset No. 14 Northern Iowa in Home Opener
EVANSTON, Ill — No. 21 Northwestern returned to Welsh-Ryan Arena on Sunday with an emphatic 24-20 win over No. 14 Northern Iowa in its home opener. With the win, the ‘Cats improve to 1-1 on the season. NU was able to come out on top today thanks in large part to the fact that four of their five individual wins Sunday were of the bonus point variety. “Saw some really great individual performances tonight. Super proud of the effort put out by Mike DeAugustino, Shayne Oster and the other guys that got their hand raised,” Head Coach Matt Storniolo said following his team’s victory. Rest of the story at https://nusports.com/news/2019/11/17/wrestling-wildcats-upset-no-14-northern-iowa-in-home-opener.aspx?mc_cid=6feecf2e4d&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

No. 6 Lindenwood Earns Two Wins on Saturday
The No. 6 Lindenwood wrestling team (2-0) went 2-0 on Saturday with wins over Ouachita Baptist and Emmanuel College.  The Lions defeated Ouachita Baptist 47-6, while taking down Emmanuel College 38-8 in Arkadelphia, Ark.
Blaine Martinez went 2-0 on the day with a major decision against Emmanuel College.  Tim Bogar registered a pin against Ouachita Baptist, going 2-0 on the day.  Austin Stofer dominated his opponents, earning a pin and a tech fall in his two matches. Rest of the results at https://lindenwoodlions.com/news/2019/11/16/no-6-lindenwood-wrestling-earns-two-wins-on-saturday.aspx?mc_cid=6feecf2e4d&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

IOWA Hawkeyes Blank Mocs in Season Opener
IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa Wrestling team opened the 2019-20 season Sunday with a 39-0 shutout of Tennessee-Chattanooga at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Hawkeyes swept 10 bouts, scoring bonus points in five matches and punctuating the dual with a first-period fall at heavyweight. Rest of the story at https://hawkeyesports.com/news/2019/11/17/wrestling-hawkeyes-blank-mocs-in-season-opener.aspx?mc_cid=6feecf2e4d&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Ferrum Women’s Wrestling Beats Liberty 21-20
SALEM, Virginia — The Ferrum College women’s wrestling team competed against Liberty University Saturday, November 16, in a dual meet held at the Salem Civic Center. The Panthers and Flames battled to a 20-20 deadlock, with Ferrum earning an extra team point on criteria to claim a 21-20 win. Rest of the story at https://www.ferrumpanthers.com/sports/wwrest/2019-20/releases/20191117mfid7r?mc_cid=6feecf2e4d&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

#11 Johnson & Wales Wins Roger Williams Invitational
BRISTOL, R.I. – Five top three finishes propelled the Johnson & Wales University wrestling team to the title at the Roger Williams University Invitational. JWU posted 174 points to best Castleton by 28 points. The biggest upset of the tournament came at 133 pounds. Rookie Hayden Brown worked his way to the finals where he defeated the top-ranked wrestler in the country, TCNJ’s Jake Giordano, 4-2. Also claiming an individual title was senior Michael DiNardo, 3-1, over Ryan Higgins from Bridgewater State at 285 pounds. Rest of the story at https://providence.jwuathletics.com/sports/wrest/2019-20/releases/20191116yuzeee?mc_cid=6feecf2e4d&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

No. 12 Iowa State Tops Bucknell, 24-15
AMES, Iowa – The No 12 Iowa State wrestling team (1-0, 0-0 Big 12) topped Bucknell (0-2, 0-0 EIWA), 24-15 in the dual season-opener. The Cyclones won six of the 10 bouts and were aided by bonus-point victories from Jarrett Degen (major decision), David Carr (technical fall) and Marcus Coleman (fall).
How It Happened
Alex Mackall put the Cyclones on the board to open the dual with a 10-3 victory over Brandon Siedman. Mackall tallied four takedowns, including three in the first period, to improve his season record to 4-0. Rest of the story at https://cyclones.com/news/2019/11/17/wrestling-no-12-iowa-state-tops-bucknell-24-15.aspx?mc_cid=6feecf2e4d&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Virginia Tech Hokies upset No. 3 Ohio State in Columbus
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Virginia Tech wrestling defeats third-ranked Ohio State Sunday in Columbus. The upset victory is already the second of the season for No. 11 Tech, first over a top-3 opponent.
Joey Prata secured the win for the Hokies after a 5-2 decision over No. 20 Malik Heinselman to end the dual. Sunday was the second straight win for the Hokies when the dual came down to the last match. Highlights & details at https://hokiesports.com/news/2019/11/17/wrestling-hokies-upset-no-3-ohio-state-in-columbus.aspx?mc_cid=6feecf2e4d&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Rider Rolls to 26-6 Win at Northern Illinois
DEKALB, IL – The Rider University wrestling team continued to make statements on the mat, defeating Northern Illinois at the Huskie Duals, 26-6, on Sunday afternoon at Victor E. Court. Eight Broncs contributed individual wins for Rider, as the Broncs led throughout the dual. Rider started the match with wins at 125, 133 and 141. Jonathan Tropea (Harrington Park, NJ/Saint Joseph (Montvale)) earned a 9-8 decision over 2019 NCAA Qualifier Bryce West. Chris Wright (Harrisburg, PA/Central Dauphin) and Robbie Cleary (Edison, NJ/Bound Brook [Rutgers]) followed with major decisions to put the Broncs on top, 11-0. Complete story at https://gobroncs.com/news/2019/11/17/untitled-story.aspx?mc_cid=6feecf2e4d&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

#1 Penn State Rolls at Army West Point Invite
WEST POINT, N.Y.; – The Penn State Nittany Lions (1-0, 0-0 B1G), ranked No. 1 nationally by InterMat, dominated action at the 2019 Army West Point Invite on Sunday in West Point, N.Y. Fifteen Penn Staters competed at nine weights and the Nittany Lions came away with four champions with 11 total place-winners. The Nittany Lions four champions were Roman Bravo-Young (Tucson, Ariz.) at 133, Nick Lee (Evansville, Ind.) at 141, Jarod Verkleeren (Greensburg, Pa.) at 149 and Mark Hall (Apple Valley, Minn.) at 174.  Luke Gardner (Pottsville, Pa.) was runner-up at 149 as well, dropping a tough bout in an all-Penn State final at that weight.
Rest of the story at https://gopsusports.com/news/2019/11/17/wrestling-1-penn-state-rolls-at-army-west-point-invite.aspx?mc_cid=6feecf2e4d&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Oklahoma State’s First Dual Loss in Two Seasons Came After Controversial Failed Skin Check
On Saturday, Oklahoma State lost its first dual since the 2017-18 season when the Cowboys fell to Lehigh on the road 21-20. The score was tied at the end of the dual, but went to criteria which gave the win to Lehigh. There were a number of stories surrounding this and I’ll touch on those in the coming week. There was one that greatly impacted the dual and I felt deserved some immediate attention. Rest of the story at https://pistolsfiringblog.com/reece-witcraft-failed-a-skin-check-and-it-cost-osu-their-first-dual-loss-in-two-seasons/?mc_cid=6feecf2e4d&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

December 2, 2019 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Active Coaches Top 40s Lists – Part Three

Coaches’ Top 40 Lists
As of late October or in other words before the start of this season the following are the top Active coaches in each category. Keep in mind that there are some coaches tied with the same number of wins and thus if one sees that just note that they rank at the highest level of the two. This looks at Coaches in Divisions II and III. We welcome input, information and corrections, – please send.
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Top 25 ACTIVE Coaches (NAIA) – w/ at least 25 wins as of July 2019

  1. Mike Ritchey (Southern Oregon)       231
  2. Mike Machholz (Missouri Valley)      206
  3. Franky James  (Campbellsville) —       170
  4. James Kisgen (McKendree College)  — 163
  5. Caleb Schaeffer (Providence Univ./Great Falls)  133
  6. Nick Mitchell (Grand View College)    – 128
  7. Corey Ruff (Lindsey-Wilson)                –   89
  8. Tyson Thivierge (Montana State Northern)  –  81
  9. K.C. Rock  (Embry-Riddle College)  — 62
  10. Jake Stevenson (Morningside College)  —  58
  11. Rik Dahl (Northwestern College)           —   58
  12. Lennie Zalesky (Calif. Baptist Univ.)      – 55  – now D-I school
  13. Beau Vest (Dana-Midland)                    —  55 – now at another level
  14. Joey Martinez (Menlo)                            —   53
  15. Aaron Meister (Wayland Baptist)           —   51
  16. Joe Baranik (St. Andrews)                       —  50
  17. Kerry Regner (Williams Baptist College) –   47
  18. Brian Jackson (Missouri Baptist)             —   46  inc.
  19. Thomas Pompei (Indiana Institute of Technology) — 44
  20. Frank Romano (Notre Dame College)     —   40 to D-II in 2012
  21. Omi Acosta (Life University)                    — 35
  22. Chris Fleeger (Univ. of the Cumberlands) – 33
  23. Shawn Kelley (Hastings/SiTanka)         —     32 
  24. James Hicks (Cumberland Univ.)         —     31
  25. Andrew Nicola (Concordia Univ. Nebr.) —  28

ACTIVE Women’s Coaches– Top 10 with 20 or more wins       

  1. Jason Moorman (King Univ.)                        116
  2. Sam Schmitz (McKendree Univ.)                   62
  3. Lee Miracle (Campbellsville)              55
  4. Brian Jackson (Missouri Baptist)                    52 – inc.
  5. Aaron Meister (Wayland Baptist College)     45
  6. Donnie Stephens (Univ. of the Cumberlands)   45
  7. Tony DeAnda (Jamestown)                            33
  8. Tony Champion (Southern Oregon State)       22
  9. David Mathews (Life University)                     22
  10. Joey Bareng (Menlo College)                  —       21

ACTIVE Coaches–  Top 10         JUCO with at least 30 wins

  1. Pat Whitcomb (North Idaho Coll.)       273 – resigned Jan. 2019
  2. Joe Renfro (Labette, Kan.)                  204
  3. Luke Moffitt (Iowa Central Comm. Coll.)  158
  4. Josh Rhoden (Clackamas Comm. Coll.)   141
  5. Harry McGinnis (Triton Comm. Coll.)   90 inc.
  6. Josh Watts (Iowa Western Comm. Coll.)   74  inc.
  7. Jim Zeigler (Northwest Wyoming)            58  inc.
  8. Cole Spree (Ellsworth Comm. Coll.)         54
  9. Cody Alesch (Iowa Lakes Comm. Coll)    32
  10. Art Castillo (Western Wyoming)          31 inc.

ACTIVE Coaches– California Junior Colleges  – Top 6 with 100 wins          

  1. Dave Pacheo (Sacramento City College)                301
  2. Paul Keysaw (Fresno City/Moorpark College)      238
  3. Jake Fitzpatrick (Santa Rosa College)                      232  — inc.
  4. Dan Garriott (Cerritos College)                               140
  5. Vince Silva (Santa Ana College)                               131
  6. Joe Dansby (Cuesta College)                                    112

December 1, 2019 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Sussex County C.C. to start wrestling program

TDR Notes; More Good News about another new wrestling program starting up.
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Wrestling will soon be one of the sport options at Sussex County Community College (SCCC).The College intends to compete in Wrestling during the 2020-2021 wrestling season. Leading the Wrestling Skylanders will be newly hired Wrestling Recruiter and Head Coach Chris Burdge, who is a former Kittatinny High School and Centenary University standout wrestler. At Centenary he was a four-time NCAA Division III All-American 2010-2014, two-time NCAA Division III Scholar All-American 2011-2014 and three-year captain at Centenary. Coach Burdge will recruit for the 2019-2020 school ear for SCCC’s new Wrestling Team, and serve as coach.
Rest of the story at http://www.spartaindependent.com/news/sports/sccc-to-start-wrestling-program-CE677477?mc_cid=6feecf2e4d&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

December 1, 2019 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Active Coaches Top 40s Lists – Part Two

Coaches’ Top 40 Lists
As of late October or in other words before the start of this season the following are the top Active coaches in each category. Keep in mind that there are some coaches tied with the same number of wins and thus if one sees that just note that they rank at the highest level of the two. This looks at Coaches in Divisions II and III. We welcome input, information and corrections, – please send.
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Top 20 ACTIVE Coaches (D-II) – Top 20 w/ at least 60 wins as of July 2019

  1. Pat Pecora (Pitt-Johnstown)                                 597
  2. Mike Denney (Maryville Univ./Nebr.-Omaha)    365
  3. Jim Makovsky (Minn. St.-Mankato/Valley City St.)   302
  4. Steve Costanzo (St. Cloud Univ.&Dana College)       269
  5. Robert Fisher (Kutztown Univ.)                           209
  6. Doug Henry (Gannon Univ.)                                208
  7. Jason Reitmeier (Augustana College-S.D.)          181
  8. Heath Grimm (Upper Iowa Univ.)                       179
  9. Mike Wehler (Mercyhurst, West Liberty State)   177
  10. Doug Moses (New Mex. Highlands, So. Colo., Col. St.) 150 incomplete
  11. Dave Shutter  (Truman State, NE Missouri State) –  133 
  12. Chuck Piper (Colorado Mesa)                        104
  13. Jason Ramstetter (Adams State)                     100
  14. Shawn Nelson (Findlay Univ.)                         95  incomplete
  15. Chas Thompson (Fort Hays State)                   86
  16. Seth Bloomquist (Shippensburg State)            85
  17. Jason Warthan (Indianapolis Univ.)                83
  18.  Jesse Nelson (SW Minn. St. Un.)                    66
  19. Brian Davis (West Liberty State)                           63
  20. Brian Tucker (Seton Hill)                                      60

ACTIVE Coaches (D-III)– Top 40 (or so) with at least 60 wins

  1. Roger Crebs (Lycoming College)                   406
  2. Don Murray (SUNY-Brockport)                    350
  3. Lonnie Morris (Johnson & Wales)                  347
  4. Ron Beaschler (Ohio Northern Univ.)            324
  5. Bruce Haberli (New York University)            294 
  6. Dave Mitchell (Luther College)                      277
  7. Martin Nichols (Ithaca College)                     262
  8. Jon Laudenslager (Wilkes University)            253
  9. Jay Jones (Rhode Island College)                   234
  10. John Oostendorp (Coe College)         229
  11. Brad Bruhn (SUNY-Cortland)           223
  12. Bryan Brunk   (Messiah College)        216
  13. Drew Black (Wesleyan Univ.)            194
  14. Johnny Johnson (Wisconsin-Stevens Point)  194
  15. Dave Malecek (Wisconsin-LaCrosse State) –  184 
  16. Mike Howard (SUNY-Oswego State) –  171 
  17. Duane Ritter (SUNY Oneonta State) –  168 
  18. Jon McGovern (Dubuque University) –  144 
  19. Leo Kocher (University of Chicago)  140 –  incomplete
  20. Brian Anderson (Wabash College) –     139 
  21. Craig Thurber (Thiel College) –              134
  22. Jon Egan (Roger Williams) –                 131
  23. Steve Marianetti (Elmhurst College) –  130 
  24. Eric Keller   (Wartburg College) –        116
  25. Ron Headlee (Waynesburg Univ.)        115
  26. Jason Garriques (Centenary College)    107
  27. Joe Galente (College of New Jersey)    104
  28. Sean Gibbs (Baldwin-Wallace) –           102 
  29. Greg Ilaria (U.S. Merchant Marine) –    101
  30. Eric Van Kley (Central College,) –        100  
  31. Brandon Bissette (Olivet College)          99
  32. James Holder (Springfield College)        91
  33. Keith Norris (John Hopkins Univ.)         88
  34. Dan Callahan (Trine Tri-State Univ.)     84
  35. Joe Favia (Stevens Institute of Technology)  79
  36. Al Russomano (Scranton Univ.)             77
  37. Scott Honacker (Williams College)       75
  38. Davey Blake (McDaniel College)          75 – retired in 2018
  39. Andrew Vogel (Gettysburg College)      74
  40. Tommy Prairie (Washington & Jefferson)  68

November 30, 2019 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

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