Five Straight Bonus Point Wins Lead @PackWrestle Over Brown 29-10
RALEIGH, N.C. – The #9 NC State wrestling team scored five straight bonus point wins, including three straight technical falls, and defeated visiting Brown, 29-10, Saturday afternoon at the PNC Arena. The dual started at 285 pounds, and the Bears picked up decisions at heavyweight and 125 pounds to build a 6-0 lead. NC State then took the team lead with six straight wins, the first five of which went for bonus points.
Bumping up to 133 pounds today, #13 Sean Fausz started the streak with a 17-2 technical fall. In control early, Fausz took an 8-1 lead after the first and final takedown in the third ended the bout early. The Pack also made a switch at 141 pounds, as Jamel Morris got the start and scored a 16-0 tech fall. Morris was quick off the mat, as his tech fall came in the first period. After a takedown, Morris used a two-point near fall then three straight four-point near falls to claim the win.
#4 Justin Oliver made it three straight tech falls for the Pack with his 19-4 win. Oliver scored a takedown and then a four-point near fall in the third to end his bout early as well.
Rest of the story at https://gopack.com/news/2019/1/12/wrestling-five-straight-bonus-point-wins-lead-packwrestle-over-brown-29-10.aspx?mc_cid=8c24e9c486&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
Why Wrestlers Make the Best Employees
“More enduringly than any other sport, wrestling teaches self-control and pride. Some have wrestled without great skill—none have wrestled without pride.” ~ Dan Gable
Today’s workforce is extremely competitive. When comparing resumes it’s easy to get lost in all the bullet points of software literacy and past responsibilities. If you really want to separate two seemingly qualified employees, bring them in for an interview and ask a simple question, “Have you ever participated in sports at an elite level?”
“Current research indicates that individuals who have competed in elite level athletics, i.e., collegiate, international, or professional level competition possess higher levels of emotional intelligence than their non-athlete counterparts,” says Richard Mendelson, I.O. psychologist and founder of Dynamic IO Consultants, a consulting firm specializing in human capital management and other services.
Rest of the story at https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevecooper/2012/07/31/why-wrestlers-make-the-best-employees/?fbclid=IwAR2kS6zgnwfeNQ-IRlPgTD3u574ePIpw9dZM2RbzX87FbAeYHU_e3STx5UU#22ecbb6b5f88
No. 7 Wrestlers Get Five Falls in 49-3 PSAC Win Over East Stroudsburg
TDR Editor’s Notes ; It does not note it but this win is Coach Pat Pecora’s 591st and he is 2nd in career dual meet wins by college coaches. Next season he and his team could win his 600 dual meet and possibly pass Dale Thomas of Oregon State who is the top coach with 616.
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Seventh-ranked Pitt-Johnstown took advantage of five falls and got a decision win at 141 lbs. by third-ranked Joey Alessandro over No. 11 Dylan Nace in a lopsided, 49-3, PSAC victory over East Stroudsburg University, Friday night in the sports Center. The Mountain Cats improved to 10-2 overall and 3-0 in the PSAC. Pitt-Johnstown got a forfeit win by Brendan Howard at 125 lbs. to start the match, and Matt Siszka pinned Jared Altan at 4:31 in the 133-lb. bout to make it 12-0. In a match-up of ranked wrestlers at 141 lbs., Pitt-Johnstown’s third-ranked Alessandro erased a 2-1 first period deficit and dealt 11th-ranked Nace a 6-2 loss at 141 lbs., before No. 1-ranked Chris Eddins pinned Pierre Liciaga at 2:39 at 149 lbs. to increase the lead to 21-0.
Another fall at 157 lbs. from Corey Falleroni over Marquan Payne at 5:43 made it 27-0 midway through the match. East Stroudsburg got on the scoreboard at 165 lbs. when Richard Viruet got a take down with 20 second remaining in the final period to defeat Gage Thomas and make it 27-3.
Rest of the story at https://pittjohnstownathletics.com/news/2019/1/11/wrestling-no-7-wrestlers-get-five-falls-in-49-3-psac-win-over-east-stroudsburg.aspx?mc_cid=dd084dda5b&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
NCAA debuts wrestling award standings for 2019 season
INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA has released the debut standings for the 2019 NCAA Wrestling Awards that will be awarded in March at the respective Division I, II and III Wrestling Championships. The inaugural NCAA Wrestling Awards were presented at the 2012 wrestling championships. The three awards, given in each division, 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.
MORE: Penn State holds No. 1 spot again with undefeated record in NWCA poll
For falls and tech falls to be counted they must come against opponents in the same division (i.e. Division II vs. Division II). Ties in the two categories are broken based on the aggregate time.
Rest of the story at https://www.ncaa.com/news/wrestling/article/2019-01-09/college-wrestling-standings-ncaa-debuts-wrestling-award-standings?mc_cid=f147541247&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
WolfPack Podcast: Ep. 36 – Injury Updates & Guest Sean Fausz
RALEIGH, N.C. – A lot to cover in episode 36 of the #PackMentality Pop-Ins Podcast. Host Brian Reinhardt and NC State head coach Pat Popolizio talk about a couple of current injuries to the Wolfpack squad. In addition, it will be a busy week of home action as NC State will host Brown on Saturday at the PNC Arena and then West Virginia on Sunday at Reynolds Coliseum.
Rest of the story at https://gopack.com/news/2019/1/10/wrestling-packmentality-pop-ins-podcast-ep-36-injury-updates-guest-sean-fausz.aspx?mc_cid=f147541247&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
Looking ahead to 2019-2022 NCAA Division I Championships
The 2019 NCAA Division I Championships will take place at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh
As we start a new year — and enter the heart of the college wrestling season — there might not be a better time to set our sights on the next four NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships. Here’s a sneak peek at the 2019-2022 NCAAs …
2019 NCAAs: Pittsburgh
The biggest event in collegiate wrestling returns to Pittsburgh for the first time in over six decades.
Where: The 2019 NCAAs will take place at PPG Paints Arena, in the heart of downtown Pittsburgh. First opened in 2010 as Consol Energy Center, this facility which is normally the home of the NHL Pittsburgh Penguins has a seating capacity of approximately 19,700 fans.
Hosted by: University of Pittsburgh
Last time in Pittsburgh: Steel City hosted the NCAAs was back in 1957, at Fitzgerald Field House on the Pitt campus. This championship event — which welcomed 213 athletes from over 60 schools — was special for a number of reasons … including as the first to crown an African-American national mat champ (Simons Roberts of the University of Iowa) … and the last college appearance of Dan Hodge, the Oklahoma Sooner fall guy, with a 46-0 overall record, with 36 of those wins by pin. The Sooners pinned down the team title that year.
2020 NCAAs: Minneapolis
The 2020 NCAA D1 championships will be the … Rest of the story and details at http://intermatwrestle.com/articles/21093?mc_cid=376ecdb5ed&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
ECU Open Workout
A reminder that ECU is having its 2nd free Open Workout of the year Sunday the 13th from 2:00 – 4:00. We will work technique and do some live situations. The event will be in the Student Rec Center on campus at 7th & Cotanche Streets near downtown. Parking is available in the college lot at 9th & Cotanche across from McDonald’s.
This is a great opportunity to get free college instruction, meet ECU coaches and wrestlers, and see the ECU facilities. Arrghh! It’s helpful to have the 2nd page of the attached release form signed in advance. You get “Hall of Fame coaching” at ECU.
Berger, Huskers Connect With Local Wrestler
TDR Editor’s Notes ; Great positive human interest story from the land of the Cornhuskers.
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Walk through an airport wearing a T-Shirt that indicates you’re affiliated with wrestling, and you’re bound to have some stranger strike up a conversation with you about the sport. It’s representative of a strong bond between competitors and coaches, and even wrestling fans; a special connection that’s arguably different from more mainstream sports, like football or basketball. “The wrestling family is that – it’s a family,” Nebraska senior wrestler Tyler Berger said. “We take care of each other.” It’s especially true at Nebraska. That family feel is also a big reason Berger felt honored to be able to connect with 16-year-old Harley Kessler, a wrestler at North Star High School diagnosed in August with Osteosarcoma. It’s the same type of rare bone cancer that brought national awareness to Purdue student and football fan Tyler Trent. “When I reached out to Harley,” Berger said, “I wanted him to know he has a family here, that it’s not just the Division I program, the Huskers and then the high school programs. We’re all in it together.”
Kessler had begun experiencing severe leg pain when a bone scan revealed a mass in his tibia. The cancer became so severe that in mid-December, doctors had to amputate his left leg below the knee. When Kessler awoke from that surgery, he saw a pair of wrestling shoes. They were from Berger, who’d sent them to the hospital via the North Star coaches. Berger also wrote Kessler a letter of inspiration. And on Sunday, Kessler’s dream of a Nebraska wrestling experience, granted through Union Bank and Trust’s Magic Moments, culminated when he served as an honorary captain during the Huskers’ dual with Northwestern. “It’s what our sport teaches us,” Nebraska coach Mark Manning said. “Wrestling is a tough, one-on-one sport that requires a tremendous amount of discipline and commitment. We really love that Harley loves our sport. “That’s what it’s all about. It’s about giving yourself. We wanted to give back to Harley. He loves Nebraska wrestling, and we want him to be a part of it.” Manning first met Kessler through the initial Magic Moments ceremony at the North Star gymnasium on Dec. 10, before Kessler had his surgery. A family neighbor had nominated Kessler and his family for the Miracle Moment.
“Wrestling is his life,” said Stephanie Duley, Kessler’s mother. “You get into wrestling, and you breathe nothing but wrestling.” Kessler said he was excited and honored to serve as an honorary captain. The Nebraska program also saluted him in this tribute video. “It’s had a big impact,” he said. “It’s something I’ve really enjoyed and am thankful for.”
Connecting with Kessler has helped Berger remember that collegiate student athletes have a responsibility outside of a sport that doesn’t revolve around them. After all, Berger doesn’t want his entire Husker experience as a wrestler to be 100 percent about him. He wants to reach out. He wants to help. “It’s good to have Harley, a kid who looks up to guys like us,” Berger said. “It kind of makes us take a step back and see a bigger picture of a bigger family of Husker wrestling and Huskers athletics. To have him come, it’s a good way to humble us. We get to see how much he enjoys us and how much he enjoys wrestling.” Rest of the Story, pictures and details at http://www.huskers.com//ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=211785905&mc_cid=376ecdb5ed&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
NC State’s Hidlay, Virginia’s Mueller recognized as Wrestlers of the Week
NC State’s Hidlay, Virginia’s Mueller recognized
GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – The Atlantic Coast Conference has recognized NC State 157-pound sophomore Hayden Hidlay and Virginia 125-pound junior Jack Mueller as conference Co-Wrestlers of the Week after each went unbeaten while turning in impressive performances in the South Beach Duals and regular-season matches. The ACC Wrestler of the Week honor is the second of the season for the Wolfpack’s Hidlay, while Mueller – who saw his first collegiate action of the season on Dec. 20 – was honored for the first time. Hidlay enters this week ranked No. 4 nationally in his weight class by InterMat, while Mueller holds a No. 5 ranking. Hidlay picked up his second top-10 win of the season this past Sunday with a 7-2 decision over No. 8 Ke-Shawn Hayes of Ohio State. The Lewistown, Pennsylvania, native scored both of the takedowns in the match – one in the second period and another in the third. Hidlay’s effort against the Buckeyes came after he went 4-0 at the South Beach Duals at Ft. Lauderdale, outscoring his foes 61-16 and notching three bonus-point wins. The latter efforts included two wins by technical fall and one by major decision. Rest of the story at http://theacc.com/news/2019/1/8/wrestling-acc-announces-wrestlers-of-the-week.aspx?mc_cid=376ecdb5ed&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
TOM’s College Wrestler of the Week – January 7th, 2019
By Earl Smith Posted on 01/07/2019
Original photo courtesy of Cam Kramer
This week’s college wrestler of the week Tyler Berger of Nebraska earns the honor after getting his hand raised in a battle of top-three ranked wrestlers on Sunday during the Huskers dual with Northwestern. Berger entered the match ranked third in the country, just behind the Wildcats Ryan Deakin, who was second and undefeated. Tyler was trailing 1-0 in the third period; however he used a reversal and a pair of takedowns to get the 6-3 win. This win comes after Deakin dominated his way through the Midlands Championships, after picking up a title at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational where he faced little resistance. Berger was third in Las Vegas and was handed his only loss of the season, thus far, in the quarterfinals. Counting his run through the consolations to third-place, Berger is now on a seven-match winning streak where he has downed Deakin, NCAA runner-up Hayden Hidlay (NC State), and seventh-ranked Ke-Shawn Hayes (Ohio State). Tyler is a two-time All-American (third – 2018, fifth – 2017) out of Prineville, Oregon. Rest of the story at https://news.theopenmat.com/college-wrestling-news/toms-college-wrestler-of-the-week-january-7th-2019/71161
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