Ken Chertow leaving Centre County to start Division II wrestling program from scratch
TDR Editor’s Notes ; Welcome to North Carolina Ken! Great to see another collegiate wrestling program which can help wrestlers in the Carolinas to continue their education and wrestling Look forward to seeing your team in competition.
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Ken Chertow leaving Centre County to start Division II wrestling program from scratch
BY RYNE GERY rgery@centredaily.com
Fifteen years ago, Ken Chertow checked off an item on his bucket list with the construction of his brick home in Boalsburg complete with its own wrestling room. Chertow dedicated his life to the sport, and the specially designed space he calls the Home Training Center allowed him to hold workouts on his property. It features offices and two wrestling rooms, where Chertow trained novice wrestlers in elementary school and worked with PIAA champions and future NCAA All-Americans since 2002. Chertow even installed a custom gate at his home’s entrance on Linden Hall Road, featuring the silhouette of a wrestler and the Olympic rings as another way for him to promote his sport. “People know this is the wrestling house,” Chertow said at the Home Training Center in the last week of March. But after 15 years, the place he trains won’t be the wrestling house in Centre County anymore — there’s a “For Sale” sign near the gate, and Chertow has plans to live in a six-month rental house in Charlotte, N.C., as he begins his tenure as the head coach of a start-up Division II program at Queens University of Charlotte. Read more here: http://www.centredaily.com/sports/article143873404.html#storylink=cpy
TDR Top 12 at 126, 132 & 138 Lbs.
TDR TOP 12 – The best wrestlers of Eastern North Carolina – 2016-2017
TDR Editor’s Notes ; This entry has the next 3 weight classes of the top eastern North Carolina wrestlers with at least 12 at each weight class. Engraved wooden plaques with the wrestlers’ names will be presented to the top 35. That number was chosen as it would reflect a first team and second team for each weight class and 7 wild cards or ‘others to be recognized’. Once all weigh classes are displayed and the top 35 are named then we will announce the winners of the top 4 annual Big Awards that we have statues presented to the wrestlers. This season we had the most state champions and medalists in one year in eastern N.C in recent memory.
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Rnk Wght. Name Team Gr. W. L. Pct. Dist. Dist. State Dist. State
1 126 Kelsey, Brennan West Carteret 12 45 13 0.776 3A-E 3rd w2 1st 5th
2 126 Pope, Simeon Washington 12 46 9 0.836 2A-E 1st w1 1st 6th
3 126 Ozimek, Phifer JH Rose 10 36 6 0.857 4A-E 2nd w1
4 126 Kelly, Christopher Lumberton 12 41 7 0.854 4A-E 3rd L2 3rd w1
5 126 Mims, Matthew Rolesville 12 28 6 0.824 4A-ME 2nd w1
6 126 Bipes, Gavin West Brunswick 11 29 7 0.806 3A-E 2nd L2
10 126 Amodeo, Reid Rosewood 11 49 13 0.790 1A-E 4th L2 4th w1
10 126 Cabingas, Eric New Bern 12 33 10 0.767 4A-E 4th w1 4th w1
10 126 Clift, Dustin Farmville Central 12 44 14 0.759 2A-E 4th L2
10 126 Sanders, Clay Croatan 11 40 14 0.741 2A-E 2nd w2
10 126 Padilla, Jason Jacksonville 11 28 11 0.718 3A-E 3rd w1
12 126 Lawrence, Jakel Bunn 11 19 9 0.679 2A-ME 4th L2
13 126 Smith, Wilson Rocky Mount 12 15 0 1.000 3A-E 1st 1st dnw
13 126 Wales, Ethan Havelock 12 21 7 0.750 3A-E 4th L2 dnw
13 126 Kelly, Naiyiem Northside (Jacks.) 10 15 7 0.682 2A-E 4th w1 3rd w1
13 126 Nelson, Jason East Carteret 12 30 20 0.600 1A-E 4th L2 w3
1 132 Todd, Jordan Rosewood 10 48 7 0.873 1A-E 1st 2nd 1st 1st
2 132 Settles, Rae`sae Fike 12 50 3 0.943 3A-E 2nd w1 1st 2nd
3 132 Adams, Daniel West Craven 12 39 6 0.867 3A-E 3rd 4th 2nd 6th
4 132 Smith, Jacob Washington 12 49 11 0.817 2A-E 2nd w2 1st 6th
5 132 Johnson, Yakemiean Lumberton 10 34 8 0.810 4A-E 1st 6th
6 132 Crespo, Ricardo South Lenoir 12 43 9 0.827 2A-E 4th L2 2nd w2
7 132 Locke, Tony Northside (Jacks.) 11 29 8 0.784 2A-E 1st 5th 3rd w1
8 132 Vasquez, Nick Jacksonville 11 31 10 0.756 3A-E 3rd w1
9 132 Williams, Keyonte Rocky Mount 11 30 10 0.750 3A-E 4th w2
10 132 Smith, Jacob New Bern 12 42 15 0.737 4A-E 4th L2 4th w1
11 132 Ward, Jonathan Northeastern 10 36 13 0.735 2A-E 4th L2
12 132 Doisey, Christian Roanoke Rapids 10 16 7 0.696 2A-ME 3rd L2
13 132 Brito, Anthony Heritage 12 11 0 1.000 4A-ME 1st 1st dnw
1 138 Mainz, Blaine Jacksonville 12 37 0 1.000 3A-E 1st 2nd 1st 1st
2 138 Jenkins, Jaden Lumberton 11 51 2 0.962 4A-E 2nd 3rd
3 138 Tortual, Louis Rosewood 12 49 14 0.778 1A-E 2nd 3rd
4 138 Reynolds, Mike Swansboro 10 50 12 0.806 3A-E 4th w1 4th 5th
5 138 Holmes, Linton Wilson Fike 11 41 7 0.854 3A-E 2nd L2
6 138 Ortega, Mario Northside (Jacks.) 12 31 7 0.816 2A-E 1st w2
7 138 Tharrington, Harrison Franklinton 11 27 5 0.844 2A-ME 4th L2
8 138 Coward, Austin Washington 12 37 8 0.822 2A-E 3rd w1 2nd w1
9 138 Kinsey, Kristian Havelock 11 48 12 0.800 3A-E 4th w1 3rd w1
10 138 Boyd, Cedric New Bern 12 26 7 0.788 4A-E 4th w1 3rd w1
11 138 James, Deondre Clayton 11 33 10 0.767 4A-ME 4th L2 2nd w1
12 138 Jolin, Justin Croatan 10 33 16 0.673 2A-E 3rd w2
13 138 Combs, Ty South Lenoir 12 36 13 0.735 2A-E 4th L2
TDR Top 12 at 106, 113 & 120 lbs.
TDR TOP 12 – The best wrestlers of Eastern North Carolina – 2016-2017
TDR Editor’s Notes ; Hopefully this displays clearly with the first 3 or lightest weight classes of the top 194 wrestlers with at least 12 listed in each weight class. We will present engraved wooden plaques with the wrestlers’ names to the top 35. That number was chosen as it would reflect a first team and second team for each weight class and 7 wild cards or ‘others to be recognized’. Once all weigh classes are displayed and the top 35 are named then we will announce the winners of the top 4 annual Big Awards that we have statues presented to the wrestlers.
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Rnk Wght. Name Team Gr. W. L. Pct. Dist. Dist. State Dist. State
1 106 Leigh, Arien First Flight 11 43 2 0.956 2A-E 2nd 4th 1st 1st
2 106 Butler, Nick Swansboro 12 39 4 0.907 3A-E 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd
3 106 Decatur, Christian Rosewood 9 53 8 0.869 1A-E —– —– 4th 2nd
4 106 Bird, Tyler West Craven 12 44 8 0.846 3A-E 3rd w2 2nd 5th
5 106 Beatty, Jackson Lejeune 12 43 7 0.860 1A-E 4th 4th 2nd 3rd
6 106 Garrett, Joshua Farmville Central 12 39 10 0.796 2A-E 2nd w2
7 106 Miller, Timothy Laney 12 34 11 0.756 4A-E 3rd w1
8 106 Edwards, Blake Wilson Fike 11 37 12 0.755 3A-E 4th w1
9 106 Dudley, Wil New Bern 11 40 17 0.702 4A-E 4th w1
10 106 Barajas, Carlos North Pitt 11 29 14 0.674 2A-E 4th L2 3rd w1
11 106 Jacob, David Rocky Mount 10 26 13 0.667 3A-E 3rd L2
12 106 Daniels, Glenn South Granville 11 19 12 0.613 2A-ME 4th L2
1 113 Smith, Corey Dixon 11 33 1 0.971 2A-E 1st 3rd 1st 2nd
2 113 Hill, Chris Rosewood 10 42 13 0.764 1A-E —– —– 4th 2nd
3 113 Hopkins, Raquavius Tarboro 11 16 7 0.696 1A-E 3rd 4th 2nd 3rd
4 113 Garrett, Matt Farmville Central 11 33 16 0.673 2A-E 4th L2 2nd 6th
5 113 Adame, William Ashley 12 34 6 0.850 4A-E 2nd w2 1st w1
6 113 Taylor, Noah Lumberton 11 41 5 0.891 4A-E 2nd w1
7 113 Lawrence, Rahsun Rocky Mount 11 29 9 0.763 3A-E 4th w2 1st w1
8 113 Kent, Tyler West Carteret 10 36 14 0.720 3A-E 2nd w1
9 113 Sneed, Marcus Washington 11 39 12 0.765 2A-E 3rd L2
10 113 Rivenbark, Ethan Topsail 10 28 16 0.636 3A-E 3rd L2
11 113 Tippett, Matthew West Brunswick 12 30 13 0.698 3A-E 4th w1
12 113 Thomas, Seth Laney 9 28 16 0.636 4A-E —– —– 4th w1
13 113 Wales, Ethan Havelock 12 21 7 0.750 3A-E dnw
13 113 Linger, Kyle Northside (Jacks.) 11 22 11 0.667 2A-E 3rd w2 w3
13 113 Thompson, Curtis North Lenoir 11 19 11 0.633 2A-E 4th L2
1 120 Saravia, Kevin Laney 12 43 4 0.915 4A-E 1st 1st 2nd 1st
2 120 Campbell, Harrison West Brunswick 12 42 4 0.913 3A-E 1st 1st 1st 1st
3 120 Derby, Jeremiah First Flight 11 34 3 0.919 2A-E 1st 1st 1st 2nd
4 120 Decatur Timothy Rosewood 10 58 2 0.967 1A-E 3rd 1st 3rd 3rd
5 120 Asby, Carson Washington 11 46 9 0.836 2A-E 2nd 6th
6 120 Lawrence, Tamaryon Richlands 12 48 7 0.873 3A-E 2nd w2
7 120 Basnight, Javiaughn Pasquotank 11 24 6 0.800 2A-E 3rd 6th 3rd w2
8 120 Desaulniers, Jackson Cleveland 9 35 7 0.833 3A-E 4th w1
9 120 Santa-Maria, Pete South Lenoir 12 31 8 0.795 2A-E 4th w1
10 120 Akers, Darrin New Bern 11 40 12 0.769 4A-E 4th w1
11 120 Kagarise, Sam Bunn 9 30 12 0.714 2A-ME 3rd L2
12 120 Dailey, Austin West Johnston 12 22 7 0.759 4A-ME 4th L2 w2
Bentley Receives New Three-Year Contract
TDR Editor’s Notes ; Great to see a North Carolina born and raised wrestler become a successful coach that will continue to build the ASU program.
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BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State director of athletics Doug Gillin announced a new three-year contract for Appalachian State wrestling head coach JohnMark Bentley on Friday. The new three-year deal begins on July 1, 2017 and runs through July 30, 2020. “I am excited that JohnMark Bentley will remain the leader of our wrestling program,” Gillin said. “The growth and success of the program under JohnMark in both the Southern Conference and at the national level continues to be impressive. On top of all of the success on the mat, I am especially proud of the commitment that our wrestling program makes to campus and community involvement as well as its work in the classroom,” Gillin continued. “I’m thankful to Coach Bentley for his continued commitment to Appalachian State and am thrilled that he and his family will remain a part of the Appalachian family.” A three-time Southern Conference Coach of the Year, Bentley has been at the helm of Appalachian State wrestling for the past nine years, guiding them to three SoCon regular season championships and one SoCon Tournament championship. Rest of the story at …. http://www.appstatesports.com//ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=21500&ATCLID=211546468&mc_cid=e3c9ba5b0b&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
Bears to wrestle in 2017-18
TDR Editor’s Notes ; Great to see new wrestling programs and teams being started even if in far away central Louisiana.
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Soon enough, Bolton’s opponents will learn how difficult it is to wrestle a Bear.
Bolton announced that it will begin a wrestling program in the 2017-18 school year — making it the first Central Louisiana school to do so. “Wrestling is the oldest sport in the world and it’s strange this is the only part of the state that doesn’t have it.” Bolton athletic director Jason LaChica said. “What we aim to do is to try to narrow out the competition and bring something to Central Louisiana that could light a fire and spread. If we have enough interest, we may be able to get a collegiate wrestling program up here somewhere.”
Rest of the story at …. http://www.thetowntalk.com/story/sports/high-school/2017/03/31/bears-wrestle-2017-18/99879120/?mc_cid=dac1539f9c&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
National Wrestling Media Association announces annual wrestling journalism awards
TDR Editor’s Notes ; Interesting to learn about and recognize the coverage of the sport in other ends of the country.
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By Jason Bryant, NWMA | March 30, 2017, 1:01 p.m. (ET)
New Brighton, Minnesota – The National Wrestling Media Association presented its annual wrestling journalism awards during the 2017 NCAA Division I Championships in St. Louis on March 18.
The NWMA, founded in 1989, is an organization that represents the best interests of journalists within the sport of wrestling. This includes reporters, editors, publishers, webmasters, photographers, broadcasters, sports information directors and other media professionals who share an interest and involvement in the sport. “With the growth of new media and the sport’s presence on the internet, the opportunity for diverse and dynamic coverage has improved over the years,” said NWMA President Jason Bryant. “It’s allowed the organization to recognize groups and individuals who have added significant value to the wrestling landscape in a variety of formats.” Rest of the story at … http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2017/March/30/NWMA-Awards?mc_cid=8d32303042&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
Penn State’s Zain Retherford wins 2017 WIN Magazine/Culture House Dan Hodge Trophy, presented by ASICS
TDR Editor’s Notes ; Compliments to WIN Magazine on their continuing efforts to promote and cover amateur wrestling. We admit that we took the idea of presenting the big Awards of the year out at football games and other big sporting events.
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By Bryan Van Kley, WIN Magazine
NEWTON, Iowa — The WIN Magazine/Culture House Dan Hodge Trophy has been awarded to the most dominant collegiate wrestler since 1995. Out of an amazing group of four Hodge finalists this year, Penn State two-time NCAA champ Zain Retherford has been named the 2017 Hodge winner, presented annually to the top collegian by ASICS. “I met Dan Hodge at a National Wrestling Hall of Fame event a few years ago. To win something like this named in his honor is pretty awesome,” Retherford said. “This award symbolizes who he is as a person and competitor.” The award, created by Culture House’s Mike Chapman, is named after Hodge, who was a three-time NCAA champion for the University of Oklahoma from 1955 to 1957, was undefeated over those three years at 46-0 and pinned an amazing 36 of those opponents. Retherford, who was 28-0 this season, won a second straight NCAA title at 149 pounds after completely dismantling competitors at the weight for a second straight year. Retherford has won 63 straight matches over the past two years to move his career record to 95-3. And much like his 2015-2016 run of domination, this year’s tally included only two matches in which the Nittany Lion did not score bonus points.
Rest of the story at …. https://www.win-magazine.com/2017/03/penn-states-zain-retherford-wins-2017-win-magazineculture-house-dan-hodge-trophy-presented-by-asics/?mc_cid=b0b45bba1c&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
Oklahoma Wesleyan hires Robinson as head coach
TDR Editor’s Notes ; A new coach at a new program. Yes college wrestling is being added at Oklahoma Wesleyan University. The NAIA has at least four schools adding wrestling next year.
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Colby Robinson has been hired as the first head coach of the brand-new wrestling program at Oklahoma Wesleyan University, the Bartlesville-based school announced Wednesday. As InterMat reported back in December, OKWU had announced it was adding a men’s intercollegiate wrestling program, effective in the 2017-18 academic year.
For the past four years, Robinson has served as head wrestling coach at De Smet High School in St. Louis. Prior to that, Robinson was assistant coach of the men’s and women’s wrestling programs at Missouri Baptist. While at MBU, Robinson coached over 10 NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) All-Americans, 15 WCWA (Women’s Collegiate Wrestling Association) All-Americans, a Pan-Am placer, and a WCWA National Champion. Robinson helped lead the Spartans to a 2nd place finish in the Metro Catholic Conference. What’s more, Robinson recruited both men and women wrestlers from Texas, Oklahoma, California, Missouri, and Florida.
Rest of the story at …. http://intermatwrestle.com/articles/18065
Last East Carolina University Open Work Out
TDR Editor’s Notes ; Passing along the news of an opportunity to learn and practice some wrestling this Sunday at East Carolina University.
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Reminder of our last Open Workout of the year this Sunday April 2nd from 2:00 – 4:00 at the Student Rec Center on the ECU campus at 7th & Cotanche Streets near downtown. Park in the lot across the street from McDonald’s at 9th & Cotanche.
We will do a little live situation wrestling and I will instruct on the following:
– Low single leg attack, the way Oklahoma State coach John Smith did it on the way to 5 world titles
– Bow & Arrow offense from the top with 2 pinning combinations
– Basic hip throw mechanics
– Countering top moves
note: If you have any seniors attending ECU in the fall have them get in touch if they would like to wrestle for the Pirates. Basically, any ECU student that gets to practice daily will get in our line-up in tournament competition.
From Milt Sherman
Instructor – Dept. of Kinesiology
shermanm@ecu.edu 252-737-1756
Farmer says wrestling helped him become O-line starter
TDR Editor’s Notes ; Always enjoy when I find an article or opinion agrees with what I have been saying for a long time. Wrestling makes a football player better at football.
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Tanner Farmer was back practicing with the Nebraska wrestling team this winter for a second stint, and says he’ll keep doing so as long as he’s at Nebraska, now as something of a two-sport Husker.
He’s convinced it’s his background as a state champion wrestler, and the time he spent training with the Husker wrestling team one year ago, that helped him become a starter at right guard with the Nebraska football team in 2016, so he doesn’t plan on abandoning that routine now. “Wrestling, in my opinion, is the best thing for an offensive linemen,” Farmer said last week. “There is also basketball, which is great, too. (Wrestling) really helps with my footwork. It really helps with my foot speed, my balance, my flexibility. It just all-round helps me. It’s the best thing for me. If it wasn’t for wrestling, I don’t think I’d be a starter right now. That really helped me last year. It helped get me in the right mindset.” Rest of the Story at …. http://journalstar.com/sports/huskers/football/farmer-says-wrestling-helped-him-become-o-line-starter/article_f3c9bb98-9f75-5594-9bb3-fffdcbcab5fa.html?mc_cid=174e0d2120&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
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