Wrestling shaped Mike Zimmer; it also shaped the Vikings’ draft
TDR Editor’s Notes ; What an interesting perspective by a football coach that having lineman to wrestle in the off season as it makes them better football players! It seems he would know in his profession.
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MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Vikings headed into the NFL draft needing to bolster the middle of their offensive and defensive lines. It’s probably no coincidence that two of the players they targeted were standouts in the sport that coach Mike Zimmer has called the toughest thing he’s ever done.
Ohio State center Pat Elflein and Iowa defensive tackle Jaleel Johnson — whom the Vikings picked in the third and fourth round, respectively — were standout wrestlers in high school before they became Big Ten opponents. Elflein was a state and national tournament qualifier his senior year as a heavyweight at Pickerington North High School just outside Columbus, Ohio, while Johnson went 21-3 as a junior at St. Joseph’s High School outside Chicago.
Rest of the story at ….http://www.espn.com/blog/minnesota-vikings/post/_/id/22712/wrestling-shaped-mike-zimmer-it-also-shaped-the-vikings-draft?mc_cid=00ef6b57b7&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
Many diagnosed with autism have found wrestling is right sport
TDR Editor’s Notes ; It has been our experience that when given a chance wrestling can be of a great benefit for many different types of athletes and types of learners. This article not only covers autistic wrestlers but also explains autism to broaden understanding of this diagnosis.
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Wrestling is for everybody. That’s one of the most appealing aspects of amateur wrestling. It’s a sport that is open to all types of individuals. Males and females. Individuals of every height, weight and body-build. Athletes dealing with hearing or vision loss, missing limbs or other physical aspects that might be considered “limitations” (or even “deal-breakers”) in other sports. Add autism to that list. Many individuals diagnosed with autism have found that wrestling is the right sport for them.
This article will explain what autism is … and how some individuals who had tried other sports or activities have found the right fit in amateur wrestling.
Rest of story at … http://intermatwrestle.com/articles/18190?mc_cid=00ef6b57b7&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
TDR Top 12 Plaques in the mail
3A 106 4th Placer – Blaine Mainz of Jacksonville H.S. – Reg. Champ.
TDR Top 12 Plaques were mailed today to Croatan, Wilson Fike, First Flight, Wilmington Laney, North Brunswick, West Brunswick, West Carteret and East Carteret High Schools. All of the schools except the last were sent 2 plaques in priority mail. So be on the lookout for them. We hope that coaches will take advantage of this opportunity to publicize their wrestlers, their team and the sport. We still have a few more that will be sent out soon. The pictured plaque here is from an earlier season.
Queen’s Wrestling Inks First Commitment in Program History
TDR Editor’s Notes ; Great to see more opportunities to wrestle in college in North Carolina as Coach Ken Chertow brings in recruits from in and out of state.
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Charlotte, N.C. – Queens University of Charlotte’s Men’s Wrestling team has inked their first commitment in the program’s history, Noah Curreri from Glen Spey, New York. Curreri is a 2017 High School All-American, New York State Finalist, and a two time state place winner. Curreri placed in two major national events last month, the NHSCA Senior Nationals and Flo Nationals. Competing for Eldred high school Curreri earned second place in the 2017 State Championships and fifth in 2016. Noah finished his high school career with 133 victories and is captain of both his wrestling and baseball teams. He is an honor roll student and winner of the Times Herald Section 9 Sportsmanship Award. Curreri is not a stranger to Head Coach Ken Chertow as he has attended coach Chertow’s multi week super gold medal prospect camp the past three summers.
Rest of the story …. http://www.queensathletics.com/news/2017/5/3/general-mens-wrestling-inks-first-commitment-in-program-history.aspx?mc_cid=a98584086b&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
and Men’s Wrestling Adds Seven More Commitments to New Program from May 5th
details at http://www.queensathletics.com/news/2017/5/5/mens-wrestling-adds-seven-more-commitments-to-new-program.aspx
Style and substance: Kasper earns Duke’s highest honor
TDR Editor’s Notes ; A wrestler earns the top athletic award at a school that is known a bit more for another winter sport.
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EXINGTON – He’s become known at Duke University for his loud sports jackets and even louder rise up the ranks from unheralded 184-pound wrestler to All-America heavyweight and beyond. The beyond: Lexington grad Jacob Kasper has been named Duke Athletics MVP. No, it was not one of Coach K’s basketball players. “It’s definitely something you want to accomplish, but I never thought it would come to fruition,” said Kasper, whose sixth-place finish at the NCAA Championships made him the third All-American in program history and one of 13 in Duke annals to win 30 matches. Rest of the story at …. http://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com/story/sports/college/2017/05/03/kasper-duke-wrestling/101201006/
The fight of their lives As Fike senior Settles aims for a state championship, his coach battles cancer
TDR Editor’s Notes ; We did not realize that Coach Wickham was battling serious health concerns. We wish him the best and congratulate him for his success in working with the wrestlers at Wilson Fike.
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By Paul Durham, Sports Editor
The afternoon sun peeking through the bay windows of the original auto shop that is now simply the wrestling room at Fike High cast a glare over the mats Tuesday afternoon, almost illuminating the sweat stains from seasons of hard work. On the mat, senior Rae’Sae Settles began his workout as Golden Demons head coach Mike Wickham called out directions. Both of them — one 18 and the other 62 — are facing battles of an entirely different nature. For Settles, the most important two weeks of his life as a wrestler loom. He will enter the North Carolina High School Athletic Association 3-A East Regional tournament this weekend as the top seed at 132 pounds. A top-four finish there will ensure his fourth straight trip to the state championship tournament the following weekend in Greensboro.
Rest of the story at ….http://www.wilsontimes.com/stories/the-fight-of-their-lives,80127
TDR Top 12 Plaques Mailed
The 2017 TDR Top 12 Plaques have been mailed to C.B. Aycock, Corinth-Holders, Dixon, Farmville Central, Havelock, Lumberton, Pasquotank, SouthWest Onslow and West Craven have been mailed. The following explanatory note has been mailed with the plaques.
The enclosed ‘TDR Top 12 Award ‘Plaque is for your wrestler. The TakeDown Report has sponsored and publicized the rankings of the “Top 12” wrestlers since the 1997-98 season. Since then we have had the Top 12 publicized and recognize with certificates, in newspapers, on public access TV and on the backs of TDR Top T-Shirts. (We still have a few shirts if anyone would like to purchase them at just $5 each.!) Since 2004-2005 we have started presenting the individually engraved wooden plaques to the top wrestlers at each weight class. Due to some difficult ties in rankings and different divisions we have increased the number of plaques to 35 (2.5 per weight class similar to area all-star teams for other sports)
Seven from NC State Wrestling to Receive Their Degrees Saturday
Seven from @PackWrestle to Receive Degrees Saturday
Macchiavello and Renda – NCAA Qualifiers – return for redshirt-senior seasons
RALEIGH, N.C. – A total of seven members of the 2016-17 NC State wrestling team will be earning their undergraduate degrees from NC State this weekend. A pair of those grapplers will be returning for their redshirt-senior seasons this upcoming academic year for the Wolfpack. “I am extremely proud of the work our guys put in,” said head coach Pat Popolizio. “We are raising the level of expectations for our guys, because we know how valuable it is for a team to get as many academic accolades we can. We work extremely hard to keep improving that team GPA.” Michael Macchiavello and Pete Renda – both recent NCAA Qualifiers at 184 pounds – will each earn their NC State degrees with one year of eligibility remaining. Both will be earning their undergraduate degrees in Finance. Macchiavello has applied to the MALS program for grad school, while Renda will be completing an Applied Stats and Data Management Certificate. Three-time NCAA Qualifier Sam Speno will earn his degree in Sport Management. Chad Pyke will also get a Finance degree, and he will transfer to UT-Chattanooga for his final season of eligibility. Marshall Brown (Operations/Supply Chain Management), Lee Davis (General Psychology) and Cohl Fulk (Science, Tech and Society) will all also be graduating from NC State this weekend.
Brian Reinhardt, Director of Athletics Digital Communications, brian_reinhardt@ncsu.edu
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TDR Announces the Top 2017 Underclassman wrestler in Eastern North Carolina
TDR Editor’s Notes ; Beau Studebaker of East Carteret H.S. will be presented the Roy Heverly Award as the top Underclassmen wrestler in Eastern North Carolina. Beau was undefeated state champion at 170 lbs. in 1A with a (37-0) record. More details about a trophy presentation will announced later.
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Lausier Named Head Wrestling Coach at Davidson College
TDR Editor’s Notes ; Welcome to North Carolina and good luck to Coach Lausier and the Wildcats!
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DAVIDSON, N.C. – Davidson College Director of Athletics Jim Murphy announced the hiring of Andy Lausier as the 12th head coach of the wrestling program on Thursday, April 21. “We are thrilled that Andy has accepted our offer to join the Davidson community,” said Murphy. “He brings a significant breadth of skills to our wrestling program and we welcome Andy and his family.” Lausier joins the Wildcats after serving four years as head coach at Sacred Heart University. While at SHU, Lausier helped lead only the second-ever Pioneer grappler in program history to place in the EIWA Championships. “I am honored and grateful for the opportunity to lead Davidson College Wrestling. I would like to thank Jim Murphy, Scott Applegate, and the entire search committee for trusting me with the future of Davidson Wrestling,” said Lausier.
Rest of the story at …. http://davidsonwildcats.com/news/2017/4/19/lausier-named-head-wrestling-coach.aspx?mc_cid=f454d96c18&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
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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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