ACC Wrestling – Nov. 7th
Atlantic Coast Conference Announces Wrestlers ofthe Week
Duke’s Finesilver, NC State’s Hidlay recognized
GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – The Atlantic Coast Conference has recognized two winners from last Sunday’s Hokie Open as the first ACC Wrestlers of the Week of the 2018-19 season. Duke senior Mitch Finesilver (149 pounds) and NC State sophomore Hayden Hidlay (157) were honored following their outstanding performances in the event, which took place in Roanoke, Virginia.
ACC Co-Wrestler of the Week – Mitch Finesilver, Duke, Sr.; Greenwood Village, Colo.
Finesilver had a strong start to the 2018-19 campaign, winning the 149-pound title at the Hokie Open.En route to the top spot on the podium, Finesilver defeated a pair of top 20 foes, including No. 14 Ryan Blees of Virginia Tech 6-1 in the championship bout. He also defeated No. 17 Austin O’Connor of UNC 3-2 in the semifinals. His earlier-round victories included a pair of technical falls. Ranked eighth nationally at 149 pounds, the four wins pushed his career total to 65 victories.
ACC Co-Wrestler of theWeek – Hayden Hidlay, NC State, So.; Lewiston, Pa.Hidlay took the 157-pound weight class at the Hokie Open with a perfect 4-0 mark on the day. His championship effort included three bonus-point wins and as he outscored his opponents by a combined 71-29. Hilday scored 27 takedowns in the four matches while only yielding one. The second-ranked Hidlay defeated a fellow ranked ACC opponent in the finals, posting a 10-7 win over No. 7 Kennedy Monday of North Carolina. Hidlay had four takedowns in the title bout, compared to one for Monday. Rest of the story at https://theacc.co/accWOTW
Noting ACC Wrestling – Nov. 7, 2018
• Four ACC teams remain ranked among the top 25 of this week’s USA Today/NWCA Coaches Poll, led by No. 8 NC State and No. 10 Virginia Tech … North Carolina checks in at No.24 and Duke at No. 25.
• The Wolfpack and Hokies also lead ACC teams in this week’s InterMat rankings … NC State holds the No. 8 spot in the tournament rankings, followed by Virginia Tech at No. 16 and North Carolina at No. 22 … In the InterMat dual rankings, the Hokies top all league teams at No. 12, followed by the Wolfpack at No. 13 and UNC at No. 21.
• This week’ InterMat individual weight class rankings include 25 ACC wrestlers, led by NC State’s No. 2 Hayden Hidlay at 157 … Other ACC student-athletes among the nation’stop 10 include Virginia’s No. 7 Louie Hayes and NC State’s No. 8 Sean Fausz at 125, NC State’s No. 4 Tariq Williams at No. 133, NC State’s No. 6 Justin Oliver and Duke’s No. 8 Mitch Finesilver at 149, UNC’s No. 7 Kennedy Monday at 157,Virginia Tech’s No. 5 David McFadden (174) and Zack Zavatsky (184), UNC’s No. 7 Chip Ness (184) and Virginia Tech’s No. 10 Billy Miller (HW) • Duke’s Finesilver and NC State’s Hidlay are this week’s ACC Co-Wrestlers of the Week … Each swept four matches to claim his weight class at last weekend’s Hokie Open, with Finesilver winning at 149 and Hidlay at 157.
ACC Weekly Release: https://theacc.co/ACCWREST19
Reenan Notches Top-10 Win at Journeymen Classic
By Brian Reinhardt
All three ranked NC State Wrestlers went undefeated.
TROY,N.Y. – The #8 N.C. State wrestling team took 15 wrestlers up to Troy, N.Y., for the annual Journeymen Classic on Sunday. The Wolfpack had strong day going 30-14 overall,with six wrestlers going undefeated with perfect 3-0 records.
• #11 R-So.Nick Reenan was back in an NC State singlet after red-shirting last season. He went 3-0 and took top honors at 184 pounds, with a pair of top-20 wins. Reenan started with an 11-3 tech fall, then pinned #20 MacCallum of Oklahoma in the first period. In his final bout, Reenan scored a 4-1 win over #6 Preisch of Lehigh, with a takedown in both the first and third periods.
• #6 Gr.Justin Oliver made his NC State debut with a perfect 3-0 mark, with two bonus points wins. He outscored his foes 34-6. In his last match, he beat Jeffries of Oklahoma 7-2.
• #17 R-So.Daniel Bullard also went 3-0. He made a comeback after being down 6-0 to win 17-11 in his first bout, then scored a pin. In his final bout, he downed Ramirez of West Virginia 6-2.
• A pair of 125-pounders ended the day a perfect 3-0. R-Fr. Zurich Storm scored three decisions, while R-So. Charlie Lenox had two bonus point wins and outscored his foes 35-6.
• True freshman Deonte Wilson was 3-0 at 285 pounds, getting a pin in his first match then winning 3-1 in OT and 5-0.
ReenanNamed ACC Wrestler of the Week
R-So.ranked #6 nationally at 184 pounds had 3-0 week
RALEIGH,N.C. – Two weeks into the 2018-19 season, two ACC Wrestlers of the Week for NC State. After R-So.Hayden Hidlay was named last week for winning the Hokie Open, classmate Nick Reenan was named the ACC Wrestler of the Week for his performance this past weekend at the Journeymen Collegiate Classic. In his season debut, and after a red-shirt season, Reenan went a perfect 3-0 at 184 pounds. He started with an 11-3 major decision, then scored a first-period pin over #20 MacCallum of Oklahoma. In his final bout, he scored a pair oftakedowns without conceding any and defeated #6 Preisch of Lehigh, 4-1. In this week’s rankings, Reenan is No. 6 at 184 pounds by both FloWrestling and InterMat. Reenan was also named The Open Mat.com’s National Wrestler of the Week.
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ACTIVE D-III Coaches – Top 25 with at least 120 wins
If you notice a mistake, omission or possible change that should be included please let us know at martinkfleming@gmail.com. The following is what we have so far for active Division III coaches.
- Bill Racich (Ursinus College) 541 – deceased after season2018
- Ned McGinley (King’s College) 458
- Roger Crebs (LycomingCollege) 392
- Don Murray (SUNY-Brockport) 344
- Lonnie Morris (Johnson & Wales) 325
- Bruce Haberli (New York University) 322
- Ron Beaschler (Ohio Northern Univ.) 318
- Dave Mitchell (Luther College) 269
- Martin Nichols (Ithaca College) 251
- JonLaudenslager (Wilkes University) 234
- Jay Jones(Rhode Island College) 230
- BradBruhn (SUNY-Cortland) 216
- JohnOostendorp (Coe College) 215
- DrewBlack (Wesleyan Univ.) 201
- BryanBrunk (Messiah College) 200
- JohnnyJohnson (Wisconsin-Stevens Point) 182
- DaveMalecek (Wisconsin-LaCrosse State) – 173
- MikeHoward (SUNY-Oswego State) – 164
- DuaneRitter (SUNY Oneonta State) – 158
- MikeDuroe (Cornell College) 145 deceased after season 2018
- JonMcGovern (Dubuque University) – 136
- BrianAnderson (Wabash College) – 133
- LeoKocher (University of Chicago) 130- incomplete
- CraigThurber (Thiel College) – 130 –
- SteveMarianetti (Elmhurst College) – 125 –
Iowa Hawkeyes Earn 1,000th Win in Dual Sweep
KENT, Ohio – The University of Iowa Wrestling team opened the 2018-19 season with a sweep of Cal State Bakersfield and Kent State on Friday night in Kent, Ohio.
The Hawkeyes won nine-of-10 bouts in the opener to top CSUB, 36-3. The Hawkeyes won twice by technical fall, five times by major decision, and held a 37-4 advantage in takedowns. The win against the Roadrunners was the 1,000th dual win in program history. Iowa is one of four schools in NCAA history to reach the 1,000 win plateau. The Hawkeyes swept 10 matches against the Golden Flashes, stringing together four pins from 141-165 and adding a technical fall at 125.
Rest of the story at https://hawkeyesports.com/news/2018/11/9/wrestling-hawkeyes-earn-1-000th-win-in-dual-sweep.aspx?mc_cid=30b74f007b&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
ACTIVE D-II Coaches – Top 11 with at least 150 wins
Why 11? Well as that intellectual giant Nigel Tufnall of Spinal Tap would say “we go one louder as we go to eleven.” Besides, it is close between two coaches for the 10th spot. Now if you think your coach has been neglected and could qualify please e-mail us at martinkfleming@gmail.com.
- Pat Pecora (Pitt-Johnstown) 581
- Mike Denney (Maryville Univ./Nebr.-Omaha) 356
- Jim Makovsky (Minn. St.-Mankato/Valley City St.) 293
- Steve Costanzo (St. Cloud Univ.&Dana College) 249
- Doug Henry (Gannon Univ.) 199
- Robert Fisher (Kutztown Univ.) 195
- Miles Van Hee (Western State College) 182
- Heath Grimm (Upper Iowa Univ.) 179
- Lars Jensen (Calif. State San Francisco) 176
- Mike Wehler (Mercyhurst, West Liberty State) 168
- Jason Reitmeier (Augustana College-S.D.) 165
Utah Valley’s upset over Rutgers moves Wolverines into NWCA Top 25
Manheim,Pennsylvania – For just the second time in school history, Utah Valley University finds itself ranked in the Top 25 as the NWCA Division I Wrestling Coaches Poll was released on Tuesday.
The Wolverines (2-1) weren’t flawless this past weekend at the Journeymen My House Northeast Duals in Troy, New York, but they were good enough to beat then-No. 15 Rutgers 24-14. The only other time Utah Valley was ranked in the Top 25 in school history came last season, when they appeared at No. 25 on February 8. Utah Valley enters this week at No. 21, the highest in the program’s 15-year history.
The top 14 schools remained unchanged as seven of them saw action in the second full week of Division I competition.
No. 1 Penn State (1-0) opened up the season with its 46th consecutive dual meet victory, a 52-3 pounding of Kent State (3-5). Kent State wrestled three ranked Big Ten teams over the weekend. The Nittany Lions earned seven falls, including six in a row from 149-197 pounds to please the sold-out crowd at Rec Hall. Third-ranked Iowa (2-0)opened up on the road at Kent State for the Frenzy at the Fieldhouse. The Hawkeyes lost one individual bout in beating CSU Bakersfield 36-6 and host Kent State 45-0. Returning NCAA champion Spencer Lee of Iowa was dominant, picking up a pair of technical falls.
Fifth-ranked Michigan (1-0) started the Sean Bormet era with a 32-12 win on the road against rebuilding Central Michigan. The Wolverines earned five bonus victories to give the first-year head coach his first dual meet victory.
Seventh-ranked Missouri (2-0) continued its domination over Old Dominion (0-1),winning nine of 10 matches and earning six bonus victories in a 40-3 rout in Norfolk. In a matchup of All-Americans at 141 pounds, Missouri’s Jaydin Eierman pinned Sa’Derian Perry in the third period. Perry transferred from Eastern Michigan after the school unceremoniously dropped its rapidly improving wrestling program last spring.
No. 11 Arizona State (1-0) topped No. 19 South Dakota State (0-1) 30-9 in front of over 1,800 fans at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Both national champions in the dual – Seth Gross at 133 pounds for South Dakota State and Zahid Valencia at 174 pounds for Arizona State – were impressive in their victories.
Along with Utah Valley’s win, the lion’s share of the ranked teams competing this past weekend were at the Northeast Duals. No. 12 Nebraska went 3-0,getting past Utah Valley 19-15, Virginia 21-15 and Drexel 28-9. Rutgers (4-1)picked up a 26-9 win over Appalachian State, while No. 17 Purdue (2-0) opened the season with a 35-5 win over Bloomsburg and a 25-14 win over Drexel.
Rest of the story and rankings at http://bit.ly/coachespollNov13
NC State’s Hidlay Named Co-ACC Wrestler of the Week
#2 ranked 157-pounder won Hokie Open title
RALEIGH, N.C. – NC State redshirt-sophomore Hayden Hidlay was named co-ACC Wrestler of the Week after winning the 157-pound title at the Hokie Open this past weekend.
In the first tournament of the season, the 2018 NCAA finalist went 4-0 at the Hokie Open. He outscored his foes 71-29 (with 23 of his points given up being escape points) and tallied 27 takedowns and only gave up one.
In the finals, he notched a top-10 win, defeating #7 Monday of North Carolina 10-7, scoring four takedowns to Monday’s one.
Last season, he was named ACC Wrestler of the Week a league-best three times.
Hidlay is ranked #2 at 157 pounds in every poll, and will be leaving next week to compete at the U23 World Championships in Romania.
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Hidlay and Morris Take Titles at Hokie Open
Pack also had seven finalists in the Fr/So Division
By Brian Reinhardt, Director of Athletics Digital Communications
RALEIGH, N.C. – In the first tournament of the 2018-19 season, the NC State wrestling team claimed a pair of titles at the Hokie Open. The Wolfpack took just six wrestlers, but claimed titles at 141 and 157 pounds. “It is always a great way to start off the year coming to tournaments and brining home titles,” said NC State head coach Pat Popolizio. “Our guys got some wins over some nationally ranked opponents today, and this gives us great momentum to start the season as we have our full squad in action next weekend.”
R-Sr. Jamel Morris claimed the 141-pound title with a 10-6 decision over UNC’s AC Headlee in the finals. Morris was 5-0 on the day, four bonus point wins. Morris opened with back-to-back pins, then outscored his final three foes 43-16. No. 2 ranked R-So. Hayden Hidlay scored a top-10 win in the finals at 157 pounds, as he defeated No. 7 Kennedy Monday of UNC 10-7. Hidlay finished the day 4-0, with three bonus point wins, and outscored his foes 71-28. In his NC State debut, R-Fr. A.J. Leitten placed sixth at 141 pounds, only losing to NCAA Quailifier Josh Finesilver from Duke.
In addition to those that wrestled in the Open Division, the Wolfpack also had 11 true freshmen competing in the Freshman/Sophomore Division. Of those 11, seven made the finals in their weight classes and four won the championship.
“A lot of our young guys came up here and made a statement,” said Popolizio. “A lot of these freshmen will probably redshirt this season, but they all had some big wins against future conference opponents. I was very pleased with how they performed in their first college tournament.”
- Jakob Camacho won the 125-pound title. He went a perfect 5-0 on the day, with four bonus point wins and he outscored his foes 81-15. In the finals, he claimed a 13-4 major decision.
- Jarrett Trombley won the 133-pound title. He went a perfect 4-0 on the day. After an opening pin, he outscored his foes 14-3. He won 2-1 in the finals.
- Matt Fields won the 149-pound title. He went a perfect 5-0 on the day, outscoring his foes 46-22. In the finals, he claimed a 7-4 win.
- Trent Hidlay won the 174-pound title. He went a perfect 5-0 on the day, all bonus point wins, and outscored his foes 84-14. In the finals, he scored a 14-3 major decision.
Alex Urquiza (141), Tyler Barnes (165), and Tony Wuest (197) all placed second – Barnes was up 2-0 early in the first but had to injury default in the finals. Alex Faison (165) and Tyrie Houghton (197) both took sixth.
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8th Annual Fall ECU Clinic on Nov. 11th
| “We loved the camp & every wrestler got a lot from this awesome ECU camp!!” – Coach Tony White – Warwick H.S., Newport News – |
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| 8:30 AM – Registration
9:00 Milt Sherman – Crossface Cradle Offense · ECU Athletics Hall of Fame · All-American · Nat. Wrestling Hall of Fame – NC Chapter 10:00 Tom Marsh – Peterson Series · Nat. Wrestling Hall of Fame – NC Chapter · Championship coach at New Bern · ECU Varsity Letterman 11:00 Randy Bieber – Pancake Series · ECU Head Coach · PA Junior College State Champ 12:00 PM – Lunch (Arby’s, Sheetz, McDonald’s, Subway, and more within 2 blocks) 1:00 Bruce Hall – Hook/2-on-1 Series · 2-time Southern Conf Champ for ECU · Virginia h.s. coach 2:00 Mike Radford – Sgl & Dbl set-ups & follows · ECU Varsity Letterman · 3-time Southern Conference champ · High school head coach & referee 3:00 Tim McAteer – Crossbody Rides · 4-year ECU Varsity Letterman · Virginia h.s. head coach & referee
Great Teacher/Student Ratio Clinicians are Assisted by the ECU Wrestling Team Coaches attend free Feel free to video tape Visit us on Facebook: ECU Wrestling Club Fan Page
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| Clinic will be held at the East Carolina University Student Recreation Center
(Located at 7th and Cotanche Streets) Park @ college lot @ 9th & Cotanche Streets across from McD $40 at door, or $35 in advance (Includes Team T-shirt) 6 Hours of Instruction! Please make checks payable to: “ECU Wrestling” Mail To: 128 Student Recreation East Carolina University Greenville, NC 27858 For Questions & RSVP please contact us at: shermanm@ecu.edu |
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PackMentality Pop-Ins Podcast: – The Start of the 2018-19 Season & Sgt. Slaughter
RALEIGH, N.C. – Episode 30 of the #PackMentality Pop-Ins Podcast features host Brian Reinhardt and head coach Pat Popolizio talking about Nick Gwiazdowski’s bronze medal at the 2018 World Championships at 125kg. We’ll also talk about the start of the 2018-19 NC State season, with the annual Wolfpack Wrestle-Offs on Saturday and some of the Pack at the Hokie Open on Sunday.
In the featured interview segment, former WWE World Champion and Hall of Famer Sgt. Slaughter joins the show to talk about his background professional wrestling career and how he’s become a NC State wrestling fan …
Rest of the story at https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/1/wrestling-packmentality-pop-ins-podcast-ep-30-the-start-of-the-2018-19-season-sgt-slaughter.aspx?mc_cid=05a7f540f5&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
TDR blog
After 20 seasons of publicizing wrestling The TakeDown Report’s (TDR) focus has changed to the collecting of college coaching records from North America since 1903. We will continue to recognize and reward successful wrestlers in eastern North Carolina (east of Raleigh & Fayetteville), assist with schools in starting or re-starting a team and this blog. Join us on our FaceBook Page – “The TakeDown Report” for photos and news. Please send results, stories, links and news to pass along. E-mail us at takedownreport@gmail.com
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Takedown Report
