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
Kalamazoo College Wrestling History
In our on-going search and compilation of college teams’ dual meet records we have recently completed Kalamazoo College’s history. They started a team in the 1961-1962 season and wrestled 22 seasons before discontinuing the program in 1983. The all-time records totaled up to 117 wins, 114 losses and 5 ties. Carl Latora and George Acker are tied for most wins as both coaches led their teams to 41 wins in their time as the coach there. As more records are compiled the results will be posted here.
DAVIDSON Announces Freshman Class
DAVIDSON, N.C. – The Davidson wrestling team has added five freshmen for the 2012-13 season, head coach Bob Patnesky announced Wednesday. The talented class, in which four of five were high school state tournament qualifiers, includes a local product, Patrick Devlin (Mooresville, N.C./Lake Norman) and a class valedictorian, Nathaniel Powers (Mill Hall, Pa./Central Mountain H.S.). Scott Cunningham (Virginia Beach, Va./Cape Henry Collegiate) was a Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association state champion, while Carson Stack (Haddonfield, N.J./Haddonfield Memorial) was a state semifinalist and Alexander Renzi (Potomac, Md./St. Andrew’s Episcopal) was a Maryland Prep state quarterfinalist. “We’re moving in the right direction with these newcomers combined with our returning guys,” said Patensky. “The biggest thing that is happening with our team is that they are gelling as one. Whether they are a freshman or a senior, it doesn’t matter. They are all trying to help each other and get to the same point.” Davidson returns 12 letterwinners and eight starters from last year’s squad. “As a program we’re starting to get some depth,” said Patensky. “Our biggest problem was numbers, which has made it difficult for us in dual meets. We’re in the process of fixing that and we’ll have at least 18 guys on our team this year. Hopefully we can grow that number over 20 in the next year or two.“
Complete bios at www.DavidsonWildcats.com
Pasquotank Tournaments looking for teams
Pasquotank High School in Elizabeth City, NC is hosting individual round robin tournaments on December15, 2012 and on January 12, 2013. They want teams that they normally dont see. Would like five teams there plus teams from their conference.
Contact Coach Pete Herrington
pete_herrington@yahoo.com
Tyler Ross receives Award
Tyler Ross of Jacksonville received his Trophy for being Top Underclassman wrestler in eastern North Carolina and his TDR Top 12 engraved wooden plaque for being the top wrestler at his weight class. Both awards with shared with Nick Quillen of Rosewood. Pictures are posted on ‘The TakeDown Report’ FaceBook Page.
Upcoming Award in Jacksonville
Tyler Ross, the 120 3A State Champion will be recognized before kickoff of the Jacksonville Cardinals’ home football game this Friday Sept. 14th. Ross tied for the Roy Heverly Award as the top underclassman wrestler in eastern North Carolina in 2012. He also tied for the TDR Top 12 top wrestler at his weight with Nick Quillen of Rosewood. Quillen was presented his awards last month at halftime of a Rosewood H.S. game. More details to be announced.
Lee Carroll Awards presented at Rocky Mount
The 2012 Lee Carroll Award was presented to the Rocky Mount Gryphons’ State Placers, Alexander Knight and Jaciento Williamson. The TakeDown Report Editor Martin Fleming and Lee Carroll presented the award trophies and engraved wooden plaques to Alexander and Jaciento. The Lee Carroll award recognizes outstanding wrestlers in the Tar-Roanoke Rivers area. The wooden plaques are for being at the top of the Top 12 in their weight class in eastern North Carolina.
Carroll was an undefeated state champion at Tarboro High in just his 3rd season of wrestling and a 3 time national qualifier at N. C. State University. Lee has gone on to become an adjunct professor at NC State University and is the owner of an interactive development firm located in Raleigh.
1st ANNUAL WILDCAT CLASSIC
PRE-SEASON TOURNAMENT
SEPTEMBER 22, 2012
EASTERN RANDOLPH HIGH SCHOOL (Ramseur, NC)
Entry Fee is $20 for pre-registered wrestlers. Wrestlers MUST be pre-registered by 5PM on Sept. 21th.
Entry fee for wrestlers not pre-registered is $25. Entry fee for entering another division or weight is $15.
To pre-register you have three options:
- Go to the ncwrestlingscoutreport.com/forum and click on the appropriate banner for this tournament and follow the directions for pre-registering (this option is strongly suggested)
- FAX the registration form to 336-824-6164.
- EMAIL the registration form to wscherer@randolph.k12.nc.us. You will receive an Email verifying that your pre-registration was received.
Make checks out to Eastern Randolph Wrestling. Returned check fee is $25.
Final registration and weigh-ins are 7-9 the morning of the tournament. Wrestling will begin as close to 10AM as we can get.
If you have any questions contact Coach Scherer (252) 398-2272.
SUPER 32 FALL TRAINING CAMP
OCTOBER 5-7 at VIRGINIA TECH
IF YOUR LOOKING TO TURN SOME HEADS IN GREENSBORO THIS YEAR AT THE SUPER 32 OR JUST LOOKING TO PREPARE FOR THE UPCOMING SEASON WE HAVE A GREAT TRAINING AND LEARNING OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU AT VIRGINIA TECH, OCT 5-7. OUR FALL TRAINING CAMP IS DESIGNED TO GIVE YOU THE EDGE YOU NEED TO GET TO THE NEXT LEVEL! ALL SESSIONS WILL BE CONDUCTED BY MEMBERS OF THE VIRGINIA TECH COACHING STAFF.
REGISTER AT: www.KDRESSERCAMPS.com
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
Martin Fleming, Editor
Takedown Report
