College Postseason Tournament Results
TDR Editor’s Notes ; Just pointing out one location in which those results can be found.
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All College Postseason Tournament Results can be viewed at
2017 WIN Magazine/Culture House Dan Hodge Trophy Fan Vote, Presented by ASICS
TDR Editor’s Notes ; Any and all fans can participate and be part of the biggest wrestling award of the year.
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Fan voting for the 2017 WIN Magazine/Culture House Dan Hodge Trophy has begun. The Hodge Trophy is the top award in college wrestling and has been presented annually since 1994 to the nation’s most dominant collegiate wrestler. The award is named after Dan Hodge, the former three-time (1955-57) NCAA champion from the University of Oklahoma, who did not allow a takedown in his career and pinned 36 of 46 victims. Voting Criteria
Criteria for the award include:
A wrestler’s record; ….
Rest of the story at …. https://www.win-magazine.com/2017/03/2017-win-magazineculture-house-dan-hodge-trophy-fan-vote-presented-by-asics/
Tony Robie To Lead Virginia Tech Program as Head Coach
TDR Editor’s Notes ; Looks as if the Virginia Tech program will continue in good hands and direction from Coach Robie.
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BLACKSBURG – Director of Athletics Whit Babcock announced Tuesday that Tony Robie has been promoted to head wrestling coach at Virginia Tech after serving as interim head coach since February. Robie led the Hokies to the team title at the ACC Championship and a sixth-place finish at the 2017 NCAA Championships in St. Louis – Tech’s fifth-straight top-10 finish at nationals. Robie has been an integral member of the Virginia Tech wrestling staff for 11 seasons, serving as associate head coach since joining the Hokies in 2006 before assuming interim head coach duties for the ACC and NCAA Championships this season. A former head coach at Binghamton University, Robie was a two-time All-America selection and an NCAA runner-up as a student-athlete at Edinboro University. His resume also includes assistant coaching tenures at Michigan, West Virginia and his alma mater. Rest of the story at …. http://news.theopenmat.com/college-wrestling-news/tony-robie-lead-virginia-tech-wrestling-program-head-coach/62492
Campbell aiming to continue its breakthrough March
TDR Editor’s Notes ; Good to see the rise to the top that Campbell Univ. is making with their program.
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Cary Kolat can admit it now. He had a four-year plan for Campbell wrestling to win a Southern Conference championship. Thanks to a precocious young roster, the Camels are ahead of schedule. Kolat is wrapping up his third season in Buies Creek, but Campbell brought the Southern Conference Championship trophy home last week. “We got there faster than I thought we’d get there,” Kolat said this week. “I honestly thought our fourth year was when we’d make a run for it.” Instead, young wrestlers carried the Camels past regular-season dual champion Appalachian State by a narrow 89.5-86 margin, helping five Campbell wrestlers qualify for the NCAA Championships and giving Kolat significant hope for the program’s future. “As the year progressed, we’re a young team, I saw our guys continually get better and that’s what you have when you have a bunch of freshmen in the lineup,” Kolat said. “Everyone contributed to it, but our freshmen toward the end of the year really started to pick up those wins for us and when we got to the tournament, they were extremely focused with the training. Rest of the story at …. http://s200.trackwrestling.com/tw/PortalPost.jsp?postId=367582076
Queens Adds Wrestling; Ken Chertow Named Head Coach
TDR Editor’s Notes ; Excellent News for wrestling fans in the Carolinas. A new Division II program. In recent years the num,ber of Division II schools with wrestling has almost tripled while Division I continues to dwindle.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. – With the announcement of the addition of men’s wrestling to Queens University of Charlotte’s Department of Athletics, Queens Director of Athletics Cherie Swarthout reveals that Olympian Ken Chertow will lead the program. “Ken will make an immediate impact on our new wrestling program,” said Swarthout. “There is not a better person to start this effort and to foster an environment of excellence. Ken has been successful in all of his endeavors and we look forward to him leading our program and building a strong foundation.” Chertow has found success in wrestling at all levels of competition, both as an athlete and as a coach. Currently he is the coordinator and owner of Ken Chertow’s Gold Medal Training Camp System, which he began in 1989 after conducting summer day camps throughout his collegiate career. The summer camp has grown from 100 to over 2,000 students from 49 states and many countries making it the largest wrestling camp in the world. Many of Chertow’s campers have gone on to win NCAA Championships. Chertow also has a large six-day winter break training camp and has operated Ken Chertow’s Home Training Center in Boalsburg, Pennsylvania since 1997. Rest of the story at …. http://www.queensathletics.com/news/2017/3/18/general-queens-adds-mens-wrestling-ken-chertow-named-head-coach.aspx
Champs! Campbell wins 2017 Southern Conference Championship
TDR Editor’s Notes ; Congratulations to the Fighting Camels.
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CHARLESTON, S.C. – Campbell picked up two key victories in the championship round to secure the 2017 Southern Conference championship Saturday evening inside McAlister Field House. The Camels finished Saturday’s event with an overall team score of 89.5 points to claim their first SoCon Championship in team history. Appalachian State finished second with 86 points and SIUE finished third with 69.5 points. Campbell’s 89.5 points is the highest team score by a champion since 2013 when Chattanooga scored 102.5 points. Joshua Heil and Quentin Perez collected first place medals at 141 and 165, respectively. Both competitors defeated their Appalachian State counterparts, which proved to be the difference maker in the team score. The Camels entered the championship round with a 2.5-point lead, 82.5-80, over the Mountaineers. Neither side added to their total through the opening three matches of the championship round until Heil’s win at 141. The Brunswick, Ohio native won by a 10-2 major decision over Irvin Enriquez to extend the Campbell lead to 6.5 points. His match was the first of three Campbell championship round matches against Appalachian State. Rest of the story at http://gocamels.com/sports/wrest/2016-17/releases/20170304yf0z21?mc_cid=70ec160641&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
Wrestling History – Amateur Wrestling News
Just a reminder and call for some help with gathering wrestling history. Looking for old Amateur Wrestling News from the following years; 1967 & before., 1976-1978, 1986-1988, 1995-2005. If you have any of these and want to clear them out of your attic please let us know.
Iran Beats USA to Capture Sixth Straight Freestyle World Cup Title
TDR Editor’s Notes ; A bit dated but still big news.
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Winning the Freestyle Wrestling World Cup title for the sixth time in a row, Iran defeated USA in the 2017 final match, while Azerbaijan placed third with a victory over Turkey. Four-time world medalist and Olympic bronze medal winner Hassan RAHIMI opened the dual meet against USA with a 6-0 victory over Anthony RAMOS. Rest of the story at https://unitedworldwrestling.org/article/iran-beats-usa-to-capture-sixth-straight-freestyle-world-cup-title?mc_cid=a85a515747&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
Ohio Wesleyan to Add Men’s Wrestling, Women’s Rowing
TDR Editor’s Notes ; The first new team to be announced for the 2018-2019 season!
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Ohio Wesleyan University will reinstate men’s wrestling and add women’s rowing as varsity sports for the 2018-19 academic year, it was announced by athletics director Roger Ingles. “It is a bold move to add two new sports, but they will provide great opportunities for our student-athletes,” Ingles said. “Through the addition of these two new programs, the growth of the Ohio Wesleyan athletics department will play an integral part in the University’s strategic growth.” Ingles anticipates having head coaches for the two sports in place by July 1. Both head coaches will begin recruiting student-athletes during the summer of 2017, the teams will compete as club sports in 2017-18, and varsity competition will begin in 2018-19. The rest of the story at …. http://www.battlingbishops.com/news/2017/2/22/GEN_02222017.aspx?mc_cid=8cd0fb75c4&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
UW-Oshkosh wrestler turns turmoil into triumph
TDR Editor’s Notes ; Another encouraging story about the positive impact of wrestling on lives.
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OSHKOSH (WLUK) — A University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh wrestler is proving it doesn’t matter where you come from, what matters is, where you are going. “Your toughest opponent is yourself,” Mark Choinski told FOX 11 News. He would know, having faced a lot of tough opponents in life. The UW-Oshkosh sophomore grew up in Milwaukee without a stable home, some nights he went without food. “I was all over the place. Back in high school I just started going from friend to friend,” Choinski explained.
Today Choinski is a nationally ranked wrestler. Rest of the story at …. http://fox11online.com/news/local/fox-cities/uw-oshkosh-wrestler-turns-turmoil-in-triumph?mc_cid=8cd0fb75c4&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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