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Meet the Trojans: UMO Wrestling Unveils Members of the First Signing Class

TDR Editor’s Notes ; It is great to see another new college wrestling team starting in North Carolina. Looking forward to more wrestlers being revealed and to see them competing for the Trojans.
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MOUNT OLIVE, N.C. – The University of Mount Olive wrestling program and head coach Jake Patacsil are excited to begin unveiling the inaugural class for the new Trojan wrestling team. Over the next couple of weeks, Coach Patacsil and the Athletics Communications office will introduce the incoming grapplers who will begin competing in the 2019-20 school year. The first edition of Meet the Trojans introduces the following group of young men; Jeffery Thomas, Easton Griffin, Micah Dixon, and Nickolas Richardson. The first grappler is Jeffery Thomas from Saint Paris, Ohio. Thomas wrestled at Saint Paris Graham high school where he was a three-time state placer in the 140-pound weight class. During his freshman season, Thomas was the Ohio State runner-up and he finished third as a sophomore. Thomas sustained an injury that kept him off the mat as a junior but he bounced back to stand atop the podium as the state champion as a senior this year.
Next is Easton Griffin, a 160-pound wrestler from … Rest of the story at https://moc.prestosports.com//sports/wrest/2018-19/releases/20190409lchn8w?mc_cid=73cf51713b&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

April 14, 2019 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Wrestling head coach Frank Romano retires

TDR Editor’s Notes ; Admittedly this is posted out of order with the announcement of the new coach shared earlier. Yet Coach Romano deserves to be recognized and there is a good photo of him at the linked web page. We wish him well in his retirement and offer congratulations to him for his success in wrestling.
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SOUTH EUCLID, Ohio – Director of Athletics Scott Swain announced on Tuesday that National Wrestling Hall of Fame member Frank Romano is retiring as the head coach of the Notre Dame College wrestling program. Notre Dame has seen tremendous success in Romano’s time at the helm of the program, leading the Falcons for 13 seasons. After taking over as the first head coach of the new program in 2006, Romano has coached the team to nine national team titles, including four while a part of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), four in NCAA Division II and one National Collegiate Wrestling Association (NCWA) Club National Championship. In 2019, Notre Dame took fourth place at the National Tournament. Jose Rodriguez was crowned the National Champion at 141 lbs. and five wrestlers were named All-American.

“You always want to go out on top, and I feel like we had a really good season,” Romano said. “A great season is when you win a National Title, but this year, we were the runner-up at the National Dual meet and then won every other dual meet. We won the Regional Tournament and we finished fourth in the nation, with five All-Americans. You want to go on top and you want to go out on your own terms, that’s really important.” The Falcons have won nine Regional Tournaments in NAIA and NCAA, while taking home the biggest trophy in six of the seven regional tournaments following the move to NCAA-II. Rest of the story and picture at https://notredamefalcons.com/news/2019/4/9/wrestling-head-coach-frank-romano-retires.aspx?mc_cid=73cf51713b&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

April 14, 2019 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

TDR’s top wrestlers of 2019

The TDR Top 12 Rankings are to recognize the scholastic wrestlers in eastern North Carolina who have had the most success this past season. The Top 2 at each weight plus 12 ‘wild cards’ or those with an ‘honorable mention’ status. Each of these wrestlers will receive an individualized engraved wooden plaque to recognize them as being on the TDR Top 12.

April 14, 2019 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Marchette named wrestling head coach at Notre Dame College

TDR Editor’s Notes ; Our congratulations to Sonny in his new challenge. We were able to talk with Coach Romano just after the Nationals in Cleveland. He was as enthusiastic and positive as when I last met him decades ago. He also spoke well of Coach Marchette and mentioned that he was glad he had been working with him for a long time.
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SOUTH EUCLID, Ohio – Notre Dame College Director of Athletics, Scott Swain, has named former assistant coach, Sonny Marchette, the new Head Coach of Notre Dame wrestling. Marchette will take over after the previous head coach, Frank Romano retired earlier this week. “Hiring Sonny Marchette to lead Falcon Wrestling is an easy decision,” Swain said. “Sonny has shown great ability as an assistant coach and I am certain the level of excellence Falcon Wrestling has had will continue on his watch. The future is very bright and I am excited for all our wrestling student-athletes.”
 
Marchette has been with Notre Dame since 2012 when he started with the Falcons as a volunteer. Since then, he was promoted to the second assistant coach position before most recently serving as the head assistant coach.
“Anthony Ralph and Coach Romano gave me this opportunity in 2012, and I am very grateful to have continued my career at Notre Dame,” Marchette said. “I am thrilled to be the head coach at a place I love. Since coming to NDC, I have started back to school part time, had another child and bought a house. To stay here and continue the growth of this program is very exciting. Rest of the story at https://intermatwrestle.com/articles/21805

April 13, 2019 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Beckman, Bono and Oddessa on Takedown Radio Saturday

TDR Ed’s Notes ; Great to hear Coach Beckman on the internet radio. Good job!
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Join us Saturday, April 13th, for The Open Mat’s Takedown Wrestling Radio NCAA National Champions Special. Takedown Radio this week is hosted by Tony Hager, live from 9 to 11:00 A.M. (CT) on the iHeartRadio App (Search KXNO 1460), KXNO.com or on AM Radio 1460.
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• 9:00AM – Mason Beckman – George Mason Assistant Coach
• 10:00AM – Chris Bono – Wisconsin Head Coachg
• 10:50AM – Joey Oddessa – Wrestling and MMA Oddsmaker

Rest of the story and details at https://news.theopenmat.com/college-wrestling-news/beckman-bono-and-odessa-on-takedown-radio-saturday/72682?mc_cid=247d37ef82&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

April 13, 2019 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Top Senior Scholastic wrestler in Eastern North Carolina is Timothy Decatur of Rosewood H.S.

The James Johnson Award, sponsored each year by The TakeDown Report, is awarded to the top senior scholastic wrestler in eastern North Carolina. Three time state champion Timothy Decatur of Rosewood High School will be awarded the 21st James Johnson Award. He has announced that he will attend and wrestle at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill next year after winning state record 234 matches in his career. The presentation date will be determined and announced later.

April 10, 2019 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Here are the 2018-19 NCAA wrestling award winners

INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA handed out the 2019 NCAA Wrestling Awards at the end of the respective NCAA wrestling championships for Divisions I, II and III. 

The inaugural NCAA Wrestling Awards were presented at the 2012 wrestling championships. The three awards honor the Most Dominant Wrestler as well as the student-athletes that have accumulated the most falls and the most technical falls throughout the course of the regular and postseasons.  For results to be counted they must come against opponents in the same division (i.e. Division I vs. Division I). Ties in the falls and tech falls categories are broken based on the aggregate time. 

2019 CHAMPIONSHIPS: Penn State wins 2019 national title
Penn State teammates Bo Nickal and Jason Nolf were in the running for most dominant in Division I right through the final match of the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. Nickal had three falls on his way to his third national championship, while Nolf had one fall and two tech falls as he also won his third individual national championship. Nickal finished with an average of 5.20 team points per match to 5.06 for Nolf. Virginia 125-pounder Jack Mueller was a distant third with 4.41 points after his runner-up finish. In Division II, Millersville’s Shane Ruhnke reached the 17-match minimum .. Rest of the story at https://www.ncaa.com/news/wrestling/article/2019-04-09/here-are-2018-19-ncaa-wrestling-award-winners?mc_cid=4d4f632655&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

April 10, 2019 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Ranking top college wrestlers of all-time

TDR Editor’s Notes ; An interesting article by Craig Sesker which is sure to stir up some disagreement and discussion among wrestling fans.
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I’ve been following the sport of wrestling since the mid-1970s. And I’ve seen my share of outstanding performers on the collegiate level. With Penn State seniors Bo Nickal and Jason Nolf finishing their standout careers as three-time NCAA champions, a frequently asked question was brought to the forefront once again.

Who are the best collegiate wrestlers of all-time? It is a daunting and challenging task to compare so many incredible wrestlers from different eras and rank them accordingly. But it’s also fun to reflect back on some amazing careers. There is no question that John Smith, Jordan Burroughs and Bruce Baumgartner went on to accomplish incredible feats on the international level after they finished college. They would rank 1-2-3 on most people’s list of top Olympic-level wrestlers. The criteria that I used for this list is based on what wrestlers achieved during their college careers. No doubt, you won’t agree with all of my selections.  For the rest of the story and complete list at https://intermatwrestle.com/articles/21790

April 10, 2019 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Kharchla named InterMat High School Wrestler of the Year

TDR Editor’s Note; We expect that we will be hearing more about this future Buckeye star in the coming years so best to become familiar with the name. The article also includes a list of previous award winners. The list of events in the past two months is included at the start and as one wonders would it be possible to see them all at some time. Hmmm, going to make some plans.
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One calendar month has passed since the last of the scholastic state champions were crowned in Florida, Ohio, and Pennsylvania on March 9. Since then, the wrestling calendar has been busy with both the Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic and the Wrestling USA Magazine Dream Team Classic, NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships in Pittsburgh, along with the NHSCA grade-level nationals and the USA Wrestling Junior and 16U Folkstyle Nationals. All that being said, it’s time to put a wrap on the 2018-19 scholastic wrestling season with the release of the final national high school weight class rankings. It is a chance to reflect upon what has happened over the past calendar year (i.e. cycle), and to acknowledge the InterMat High School Wrestler of the Year, along with the InterMat First Team All-Americans.

Wrestler of the Year: Carson Kharchla (Olentangy Liberty, Ohio), 170 pounds
The Ohio State-bound Kharchla took last season’s state title, and pushed it to another level over the last 12 months. After a spring and early summer fully of heavy training at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Kharchla went to Fargo for the Junior National freestyle tournament and absolutely dominated what was a very strong path in a rather strong 170-pound weight class. Rest of the story and previous annual winners at https://intermatwrestle.com/articles/21795

April 10, 2019 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Burroughs, Askren to meet at Grapple at the Garden

NEW YORK — Two of the most decorated and well-known recent Olympic wrestlers will square off for the first time as 2012 gold medalist Jordan Burroughs takes on 2008 Olympian Ben Askren as part of the 10th annual “Grapple at the Garden” Beat the Streets (BTS) benefit at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden on May 6. Burroughs, who has competed at numerous past BTS events, will battle Askren, who has parlayed his wresting talents into a strong mixed martial arts career in the UFC and other promotions, at 74 kilograms in the highly-anticipated matchup. “Grapple at the Garden” supports Beat the Streets, the largest grassroots inner city wrestling program in the United States, serving as both a fundraiser for the organization and to celebrate its athletes as they compete on the biggest stage in the center of the world.

Burroughs, a four-time world freestyle champion (2011, 2014, 2015, 2017), has won eight consecutive BTS benefit matches, downing fellow Olympian Frank Chamizo last year in a thrilling, come-from-behind 8-5 verdict in the main event Supermatch. Burroughs was a threetime All-American at Nebraska, winning two NCAA titles. The Sicklerville, N.J., native also competed at the 2016 Olympics in Rio but did not medal. Burroughs has the most World gold medals in USA history with four, tied with John Smith, Adeline Gray and Tricia Saunders. His five World and Olympic gold medals trails only Smith, who has six. He also has won two World bronze medals, giving him seven World and Olympic medals in his storied career. Rest of the story at https://intermatwrestle.com/articles/21796

April 10, 2019 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment