Virginia Beach Nationals
November 2nd & 3rd Information at http://www.vbnationals.com/schedule.html
NATIONAL WRESTLING DAY
November 3RD, 2012 Press Release From the Pennsylvania Wrestling Newsmagazine:
After launching National Wrestling Day last December 5th to bring awareness to when “The Wrestling Season”
begins, the Pennsylvania Wrestling Newsmagazine and its founder, Joe Baranik, have joined in with the Greater Washington Wrestling Business Network and the DC Athletic Club to present ‘NATIONAL WRESTLING DAY’ on November 3, 2012. The Nov. 3rd date was chosen to highlight the NWCA All-Star meet to take place at American University in our nation’s Capitol. George Mason University and the U. of Maryland will also be assisting with the NWCA All-Star meet.
The key bout of the night will pit 3x NCAA Champion Kyle Dake of Cornell against 2x finalist and national champion David Taylor of Penn State at 165 lbs. Dake is attempting to become the first 4x NCAA wrestling champion who did not red-shirt. This will be an All-Star meet like no other as wrestlers from the NAIA, Div. 3, Div. 2, and the NCWA will have wrestlers competing. The wrestlers will be wearing camouflage singlets as opposed to school uniforms to honor our military. Also, there will be an utograph session with Olympic medalists and NCAA champions and “Wondrous Wade Schalles” will be one of the former wrestling greats to put on clinic prior to the meet. Our hope is to have the whole “Wrestling Nation” pull together and celebrate the start of the 2012-13 wrestling season. The day will include clinics and tournaments across the country, culminating with the NWCA All-Star meet at 7:30 pm.
2012 ALL-STAR CLASSIC
The All-Star Classic will occur on November 3, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. in Bender Arena on the campus of American University in Washington D.C. To purchase tickets to the event visit American University’s website at http://aueagles.tix.com/Event.asp?Event=507577. For more information on the event, visit the NWCA website and follow the NWCA Facebook and Twitter pages. The NWCA Classic serves as a premier event to help grow the sport of wrestling. Proceeds from the event will go towards supporting the sport in the Washington DC area.
Grapple at the Garden
For the first time ever collegiate wrestling will be showcased in world famous Madison Square Garden. Drexel will wrestle George Mason at the Grapple in the Garden on Sunday, December 16th at 10:30 am. The event will feature 14 teams including Iowa, Cornell, Oklahoma State, Ohio State, Nebraska, Missouri, Hofstra, Rutgers, Maryland, Chattanooga, Bloomsburg, Bucknell, George Mason and the Drexel Dragons. Link to purchase tickets: http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1D00491FAAC1618F?artistid=991730&majorcatid=10004&minorcatid=27 Event Schedule: http://www.thegarden.com/grapple
Link to special travel packages for fans including hotel rooms and event tickets: http://www.gardengrappletravel.com/
Article about the event with all information needed:
http://www.drexeldragons.com/news/2012/9/12/WREST_0912123805.aspx?path=mwrest
Davidson to Host Ohio State During 2012-13 Wrestling Season
Schedule: http://davidsonwildcats.com/schedule.aspx?path=wrestling
DAVIDSON, N.C. – For the first time in program history, Davidson wrestling will host a Big 10 team when perennial national power Ohio State visits Belk Arena on Nov. 15 as part of the Wildcats’ 2012-13 season schedule, announced Tuesday by head coach Bob Patnesky. Davidson will face 19 opponents in dual meets and compete in one open tournament. The ‘Cats have seven home dates in Belk Arena, of which three will be tri-meets. “We tried to create a balanced schedule to test ourselves to the best of our abilities,” said Patnesky. The Wildcats will open the wrestling season hosting a tri-meet with regional foes Belmont-Abbey and Spartanburg Methodist on Nov. 4, and then visit another regional rival in nearby Anderson University Nov. 7. NC State’s Wolfpack Open will serve as the final tune-up on Nov. 11 before the Buckeyes visit Belk. “We’re very excited that Ohio State is going to come to Davidson,” said Patnesky. It’s great for our program to have a Big 10 program coming here. We’re working with various departments on campus to make this a big event, as it will help us get people involved with our program.”
Nine members of the Ohio State wrestling team are ranked in the Top 20 of the preseason Amateur Wrestling News individual polls, led by defending national champion Logan Stieber at 133 pounds. As a team, the Buckeyes placed fifth at the NCAA Championships. “It will be a tough test, but the kids are excited for it and we’re up for the challenge,” said Patnesky. The ‘Cats will hit the road for over two months following the Ohio State meet. Davidson will compete in a tri-meet hosted by Sacred Heart, also facing Roger Williams, Dec. 1 before opening the Southern Conference slate Dec. 6 at The Citadel. After a month-long break for exams and the holidays, the Wildcats will return to action with atrip to Pennsylvania to face Franklin & Marshall (Jan. 11) and then Pittsburgh and Lock Haven as part of the Pitt Duals on Jan. 13. Following a conference match at Gardner-Webb Jan. 22, the Wildcats will return to Belk Arena Jan. 27 to host a tri-meet with league-foe VMI and non-conference foe Boston University. The ‘Cats will then host the Davidson Duals on Groundhog Day with recent SoCon addition Southern Illinois-Edwardsville and ACC foe Duke participating. Davidson’s final road dual meet will be at Chattanooga, Feb. 10. The Wildcats will conclude the regular season with home matches against Campbell (Feb. 14), Ohio Northern (Feb. 17) and Appalachian State (Feb. 24). VMI will host the Southern Conference Championships on Mar. 9, where the ‘Cats will look to earn automatic qualifying bids to the NCAA Championships to be held Mar. 21-23 in Des Moines, Iowa. www.DavidsonWildcats.com
Mark Brumbaugh, Assistant Sports Information Director mabrumbaugh@davidson.edu
College History Updates
A couple more updates on the All-Time College Wins project. Messiah College in Pennsylvania has won 336 matches in 41 seasons. Golden West College in Callifornia has shared they have won at least 120 matches in the 41 seasons from 1966-2007. Dale Deffner is their winningest coach yet we do not have complete records for each of the seasons he coached.
College Coaching Changes Update
An update on the head coaching changes we are aware of so far for the 2012-2013 season. At least 5 schools will be starting a wrestling program with Benedictine College of Kansas being led by Cy Wainwright, Jake Brumbelow will be the first coach at Brewton-Parker College in Georgia, Michael Miller at Life University in Georgia, Don Williams at Simpson University in California will all be in the NAIA. Ryan Cooley at the College of Mount Saint Vincent in New York will start in D-III of the NCAA.
New Coach School
Tim Ferreira Bridgewater State
Mark Hawald Case Western Reserve
Brett Hunter Chadron State College
Troy Letters Clarion University
Todd Allen Cumberland University
James Hicks Darton College
Glen Lanham Duke University
K.C. Rock Embry-Riddle
Daniel Elliott Gardner-Webb University
Cody Alesch Iowa Lakes Community College
David Copp Itasca Community College
Jake Stevenson Morningside College
Bill Schindel Mt. Union College
Pat Popolizio N.C. State University
Andy Lausier Sacred Heart University
Nate Hansen Simpson College of Iowa
Chris Bono South Dakota State Univ.
Matt Derlan SUNY-Binghampton
Lindenwood University and Shorter University in Ga. will move from the NAIA to D-II in the NCAA
St. Andrews College in N.C. will move from D-II in the NCAA to the NAIA.
If you are aware of updates on this or other coaching changes please let us know.
Indiana University
We have just confirmed that after the 2011-2012 wrestling season Indiana University won its 700th dual meet. The school ranks in the top 20 of all colleges in dual meet wins. Coach Duane Goldman is the winningest wrestling coach in school history with 253 dual meet wins over the past 20 seasons. This is the latest news from our on-going TDR All-Time College Coaching Wins project.
Ithaca College
We have just confirmed that the first win of the 2012-2013 wrestling season will be a significant one for Ithaca College as it will be the 500th wins in the school’s history. The school ranks 72nd of all colleges in dual meet wins. Current coach Martin Nichols is the winningest wrestling coach in school history with 179 dual meet wins so far. This is the latest news from our on-going All-Time College Coaching Wins project.
Knights Wrestling Report
September/2012 By Coach Joe Baranik
The Knights Wrestling Team is in full attack mode as we start the pre-season workouts for the 2012/13 season. It is an exciting time for St. Andrews Wrestling (SAW), as we embark on our 7th year of having a program since 1970. Five major factors that drive my enthusiasm; 1) Justin Hoover (All-American last year), has been hired as our first full-time assistant coach 2) we return All-American sophomore Denzel Vaughan 3) we brought in 12 new recruits 4) we are now officially in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and 4) we will host the NAIA National Qualifier on February 16. Our 25 member squad has been working hard at 6:20 am on Monday, Wed. and Friday with running and strength training and developing their technique in the afternoons.
12 New Grapplers to SAU
The 12 new freshmen to the Knights Wrestling Team encompass five states (NC, MA, VA, GA, FL). Some of the freshmen have good credentials coming out of high school and some are talents that are under the radar.
Jared Key, Fayetteville, NC comes out of Terry Sanford High School where he placed 6th in the NC State Tournament we anticipate Key wrestling at 197 lbs.
Mario Vega, Fort Myers, FL did his wrestling at Cypress Lake HS. He was a 2x District Champion, 2x state qualifier and he went 10-1 at the prestigious Walt Disney Duals. Vega projects at 141 lbs.
Denzel Leggett, Newport News, VA wrestled for Warwick HS where he was a District Champion and a runner-up in the prestigious Ram Rumble. Leggett looks to wrestle in the 197 lb weight class.
Andrew Bushey, Springfield, GA hails from Effingham County HS where he placed 4th in the Georgia State tournament and was a 2x Greco and Freestyle State Champion. Bushey looks to compete at the 149lb. weight class.
Corey Craven, Southport, NC wrestled for South Brunswick HS. Craven was a 2x state qualifier and placed 7th in the state. He looks to wrestle at the 157 lb. weight class.
Dashon Eure, Virginia Beach, VA where he competed for Cox HS and won 130 career matches and placed 5th and 7th in the state tournament.
Randy Loving, Mechanicsville, VA competed for Lee-Davis HS
Matt Freed, Fort Myers, FL wrestled for S. Fort Myers HS
Russell Lindsay, Boston, MA comes back to SAU after a five year hiatus. He wrestled for Whitman-Hanson HS. He spent some time in the military and has come back in superb shape. Lindsay looks to compete at 174 lbs.
Kaylin McCarson, Swansea, GA competed for Swansea HS and was a 2x Regional Champion and a 2x state qualifier. McCarson is projected to wrestle in the 133 lb weight class.
Leon Golden, Newport News, VA wrestled for Warwick HS and was a teammate of Denzel Leggett. Golden was a District Champion and projects at 174 lbs.
Davis Jones, Laurinburg, NC wrestled for Scotland High School and hopes to wrestle in the 285 lb. weight class.
Full Report at http://www.sauknights.com/sport/0/8.php
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