Notable Offseason DI Transfer
TDR Editor’s Notes; The following is from an article by Earl Smith on the Open Mat. He covers some of the most notable transfers which could stir things up in the team race. The first one is of special interest to local wrestling fans.
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The spring is typically a busy season for transfers and this year is no different. In fact, it seems like more high profile wrestlers are on the move than ever. Six of the top ten teams at the 2018 NCAA Championships added a notable transfer and below is a list of ten significant wrestlers that will be appearing in new singlets during the upcoming 2018-19 season.
Justin Oliver, NC State – 149 LBS (Previous school Central Michigan)
The Wolfpack fill a potential hole at 149 lbs with Oliver a 2016 All-American who has a year of eligibility remaining. Justin will be looking for help getting back onto the podium after finishing in the round of 12 in each of the last two seasons. With the graduation of three-time NCAA champion Zain Retherford, 149 could be up for grabs, and if Oliver is in contention, then NC State has a good shot at competing for another NCAA team trophy. Rest of the story at https://news.theopenmat.com/blog/2018/05/09/ten/?mc_cid=3baf61104c&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
Ramos Grabs Silver At Pan-Am Championships
TDR Editor’s Notes; Good to see wrestlers from North Carolina competing on a bigger stage. It is bound to help them in the college season next winter.
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North Carolina senior Ethan Ramos won the silver medal at 79kg Saturday at the 2018 Pan-Am Championships in Lima, Peru. Representing Puerto Rico, Ramos teched Canadian Shawn Daye-Finley 14-4 in the quarterfinals before pinning Peru’s Marcos Quesada Martinez in 1:01 for a spot in the final. Ramos, a two-time ACC champion and 2015 All-American at UNC, fell to American Mark Hall 6-0 in the final. Rest of the story at https://goheels.com/news/2018/5/6/wrestling-ramos-grabs-silver-at-pan-am-championships.aspx?mc_cid=772915bbf6&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
College Coaching Updates
TDR Editor’s Notes ; The following is a scattered collection of college coaching changes. They are in no particular order but an attempt to catch up on the news. Also listed are changes in programs being added and others that are discontinued. We welcome news and input from others about changes that we have not listed.
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West Virginia let Sammie Henson go and have hired Timothy Flynn who moved over from Edinboro University. No news on the new coach at Edinboro.
York College (Nebraska) greets Greg Smith back to become the head coach at http://www.ycpanthers.com/article/705.php?mc_cid=210999dc4d&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
Casey Mouw named new coach at Dakota Wesleyan
Rochester College in Michigan to add wrestling (NAIA) Story at
http://www.rochestercollegewarriors.com/article/1208.php?mc_cid=a345ecaae7&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
Treasure Valley Community College (Oregon) may start Club Team for 2018-2019
Cleveland State has hired Josh Moore as their new head coach. Story at http://www.csuvikings.com/sports/m-wrestl/2017-18/releases/20180501hchtxg?mc_cid=6c844d3b85&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
Concordia (Nebraska) let go Andrew Nicola and promoted Levi Calhoun from assistant to head coach.
Indiana Univ. Duane Goldman is retiring and former IU National Champion Angel Escobedo has been named the new head coach.
It looks as if Bacone College (Oklahoma) will be closing the school and thus end both a Women’s and a Men’s teams.
University of Regina will be dropping both the Women’s and Men’s teams. Leo McGee has coached both teams since 1995. Story at http://leaderpost.com/sports/local-sports/u-of-r-meeting-was-difficult-for-everyone?mc_cid=6c844d3b85&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
Limestone College in South Carolina will be adding a Women’s Wrestling in the Fall of 2019. Read about it at http://golimestonesaints.com/news/2018/4/30/general-limestone-college-to-add-womens-wrestling-program.aspx?mc_cid=6831629ce6&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
Wrestling History in Magazines
TDR Editor’s Notes ; After the N.C. Hall of Fame Banquet and the presentation of the James Johnson Awards and the finalization of the TDR Top 12 List we will move back to updating several wrestling history projects. Part of this involves collecting and reviewing wrestling magazines and publications. Through the generous donations of veteran coaches we have assembled a fair number of them. We are especially interested in North Carolina wrestling and national college wrestling news and history.
We are looking for the following wrestling periodicals;
Amateur Wrestling News back issues from 1955-1970, 1976-1978, 1981-1988, and 1995-2005.
W.I.N. Magazine back issues from 1994 to 2005 and
North Carolina Mat News any issues 1970-2015.
Do you have some of these that you would like to clear out but do not want to throw them away? Please let us know. E-mail martinkfleming@gmail.com if you have some.
Our thanks and recognition to Hall of Fame Coaches John Welborn, Jerry Barker, Jerry Daniels, and Milt Sherman
James Johnson Award 2018
The James Johnson Award for 2018 will be given to all three undefeated senior state champions in the eastern North Carolina region covered by the TakeDown Report.
Jeremiah Derby of First Flight (126 lbs.) 41-0
Beau Studebaker of East Carteret (182 lbs.) 36-0
Thomas Hudson of Dixon (285 lbs.) 53-0
Details to be shared.
2017 National Wrestling Hall Of Fame Video
2017 National Wrestling Hall Of Fame – North Carolina Chapter Induction Banquet Video. Just a reminder the the 2018 Induction Banquet is this Sunday the 20th in Chapel Hill. Here is a video of the event last year. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9p-agogwLc&t=70s Watch and listen in to learn about some wrestling history.
Steubenville’s Rice commits to wrestle for N.C. State
TDR Editor’s Notes ; Good to see another Ohio wrestler joining the Wolfpack and he has a family connection here. We hope he has a good senior season before coming to join the team in 2019.
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STEUBENVILLE — Anthony Rice has his priorities in order.
The Steubenville junior recently gave a verbal committment to N.C. State to continue his academic and wrestling careers. “It makes me feel great because now I know where I have to be and where I have to go,” he said in a recent interview at the high school.
“Now during my senior year I can keep on striving to acheive my goals. It takes a lot of pressure off of me, but there will still be lots of pressure to win OVACs and the state because now people are looking at me from everywhere.” Rice is the cousin of current Wolfpack wrestler Tariq Wilson, also a Steubenville alum who finished third in the NCAA Nationals a few weeks back in Cleveland. “Tariq is my cousin. That’s a big reason why I wanted to attend N.C. State. I wanted to follow in his footsteps,” Rice added. “I’ll be there with him for two years, so he can take me under his wing for two years. He can teach me and guide me.” Rest of the story at http://www.timesleaderonline.com/sports/local-sports/2018/04/steubenvilles-rice-commits-to-wrestle-for-n-c-state/?mc_cid=eff9bd7aee&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
Camel Call – Nathan Kraisser
TDR Ed’s N- Well this looked interesting and worth giving it a try to pass along. The inside report or scoop on how Campbell University has become much stronger. Listen in and tell us if it works out.
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NCAA All-American Nathan Kraisser joins the Camel Call podcast to discuss the rise of the Campbell Wrestling program, including a SoCon Tournament Championship during his senior year, along with the current experience transitioning from student-athlete to an Assistant Academic Coordinator here at Campbell University. Check out the podcast at this link at http://gocamels.com/news/2018/4/24/wrestling-camel-call-nathan-kraisser.aspx?mc_cid=1962f9d7ec&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
Dixon’s Hudson wins state wrestling title
TDR Editor’s Notes ; Another State Champion finalist for the James Johnson Award is Dixon High School senior Thomas Hudson. He was also undefeated this season.
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Senior finished season 53-0
GREENSBORO – Forget about talking, Dixon senior Thomas Hudson was having trouble catching his breath after capturing the NCHSAA 2-A heavyweight state championship Saturday at the Greensboro Coliseum.
Hudson, who was driven all season by memories of going 0-2 in last year’s state championship at 220 pounds, pinned West Craven junior Joshua Crump with 51 seconds left in the second period to not only take home the gold but also finish the season undefeated at 53-0.
And just for good measure the 18-year-old Hudson finishes his career with 158 wins – second in school history to only Josh Thomas, who graduated in 2016 with 168 victories. Rest of the story at http://www.jdnews.com/sports/20180217/dixons-hudson-wins-state-wrestling-title
State Photos at http://www.jdnews.com/photogallery/NC/20180217/SPORTS/217009976/PH/1
Regional Photos at http://www.jdnews.com/photogallery/NC/20180213/SPORTS/213009986/PH/1
End of Regular Season article at http://www.jdnews.com/sports/20170209/dixons-hudson-looks-for-regional-state-championships
State Runner-up Joshua Crump at http://www.newbernsj.com/sports/20180217/eagles-crump-comes-up-short-in-state-wrestling-final
State Champions from the coast at http://www.witn.com/content/sports/Studebaker-Armstrong-Derby-and-Hudson-capture-state-wrestling-titles-474396433.html
NCHSAA Male Athlete of the Year is Beau Studebaker from East Carteret
TDR Editor’s Notes ; Great to see a wrestler from eastern North Carolina named as the top male athlete in the state. Beau won the Roy Heverly Award last year as the top underclassman in the east and he is a finalist in the TDR James Johnson Award for the top senior this year.
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NCHSAA MALE AND FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR AWARD – The award is in its 33rd year and winners receive the Pat Best Memorial Trophy, presented at the NCHSAA’s Annual Meeting in Chapel Hill.
This year’s Female Athlete of the Year is Hannah Jennings from Madison and the Male Athlete of the Year is Beau Studebaker from East Carteret. The winners, finalists and semifinalists were chosen from nominations received from coaches, media and school administrators. READ MORE HERE
STATE AWARDS –
The Association annually presents these statewide awards in seven different categories, all based on those “who have done the most for high school athletics” rather than a single accomplishment or having an outstanding won-loss record. State awards are presented to a male coach, female coach, athletic director, principal, superintendent, sports medicine representative and a media representative. These awards will be presented at the NCHSAA’s Annual Meeting on Thursday, May 3rd at the Dean E. Smith Center in Chapel Hill. READ MORE HERE
Rest of the story at https://www.nchsaa.org/2018-annual-meeting-awards-recap
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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