Gardner-Webb Media Guide On-Line
2010-11 Gardner-Webb University Media Guide Now Available Online!
Boiling Springs, N.C. – The 2010 Gardner-Webb University Wrestling Media Guide is now available online at GWUsports.com. The 2010-11 Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldog seniors of Michael Slaughter and Jonathan Velazquez grace the cover along with a picture of the new wrestling facility behind town hall in Boiling Springs.
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App. State Wrestling Inks Four For 2011-12 Season
BOONE, N.C.– Appalachian State University wrestling head coach JohnMark Bentley has announced four student-athletes have signed National Letters of Intent for the 2011-12 campaign.
Alexander Morales, Joseph Morrison, Chad Mullins and Nathan Mullins will all join Appalachian in the fall of 2011.
Alexander Morales • Lexington, S.C.
Morales has compiled a 130-30 record in three years at Lexington High School under head coach Derek Strobel. The rising senior was named to the South Carolina National Team during his freshman, sophomore and junior campaigns. Morales is a two-time state qualifier, lower state champion and region champion as well as earning the 2010 state championship in the 160-pound weight class.
Joseph Morrison • Cary, N.C.
Morrison is a combined 127-18 in three years of competition at Panther Creek High School. He has been named all-conference three times and has finished in the top 10 three times at the state championships.
Chad Mullins • Waxhaw, N.C.
Mullins will join his brother, Nathan, on the squad and comes in with a 116-27 record in three years of wrestling at Marvin Ridge High School. Mullins is an all-American that has qualified for the state tournament three times, while finishing runner-up at 140 in 2010. In addition, he was the 2010 conference wrestler of the year, regional and conference champion.
Nathan Mullins • Waxhaw, N.C.
Mullins will join his brother, Chad, on the team and has amassed a 120-26 mark as a three-year letterwinner at Marvin Ridge High School. Mullins is an all-American that has qualified for the state tournament two times where he has finished in the top five twice. Mullin has been named to the all-conference squad on two occasions and won the conference title two times, as well.
The Mountaineers are back in action again on Nov. 27 (Saturday) as they take part in the Northern Quad in Rochester, Minn. hosted by the University of Minnesota. ASU will face off against Minnesota, North Dakota State and Central Michigan.
Rest of the story at http://www.goasu.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=104443&SPID=12806&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=205035598&DB_OEM_ID=21500
Trio Of Braves Capture Honors At 30th Annual Pembroke Classic
PEMBROKE – Veterans Shiheem Bryant and Dennis Fix each captured fourth place accolades, while newcomer Seth Stewart grabbed a fifth place finish in the heavyweight tournament, to highlight action for the UNCP at the 30th Annual Pembroke Classic in the English E. Jones Center on Saturday.
FINAL BRACKETS
TEAM BOUT-BY-BOUT RESULTS
Rest of Story at http://www.uncpbraves.com/sports/wrest/2010-11/releases/2010112019l91y
Final Results From Belmont Abbey Quad Meet
Nov. 27th
All three sessions are complete from the Belmont Abbey quad meet at theWheeler Center. Fifth-ranked Newberry defeated Belmont Abbey 35-3 and Limestone rallied to defeat Seton Hill 24-11. In session II, Newberry shutout Seton Hill 41-0. The Abbey won the final meet of the day, taking a 24-18 win over Seton Hill. Rest of the Story at http://abbeyathletics.com/article.asp?articleID=1968
Rocco Caponi named assistant wrestling coach
BUIES CREEK, N.C. – First-year head coach Joe Boardwine has announced the hiring of Rocco Caponi as an assistant coach for the Campbell University wrestling program. Caponi joins the Campbell program after a highly successful career spanning five years at the University of Virginia. While with the Cavaliers, he won three Atlantic Coast Conference titles and qualified for the NCAA Division I Championships four times. “We’re excited to have Rocco as a member of our program,” said Boardwine. “His experience as a competitor is very valuable, and having dominated the ACC, he brings a wealth of knowledge to our team. He helped take Virginia from the basement of the ACC to the top, and that’s invaluable-building a strong program is something we’re trying to do here at Campbell. He loves to coach and puts in a tremendous amount of work with our guys.” Rest of Story at http://www.gocamels.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=65330&SPID=7296&DB_OEM_ID=15300&ATCLID=205033702
Campbell inks four in early signing period
BUIES CREEK, N.C. – First-year head coach Joe Boardwine has announced that Josh Fisher, Ryan Krecker, Scotty Hardiman, and Joey Rizzolino have signed National Letters of Intent to attend Campbell University in the fall of 2010 and join the Campbell wrestling program. The quartet is the first group of wrestlers to sign NLIs during the early signing period for Boardwine at Campbell. Josh Esparza and John Weakley have also joined Campbell’s program as transfers from UC-Davis and Oklahoma, respectively. Fisher and Krecker will join Campbell after being named to InterMat’s prestigious list of the nation’s top 100 recruits in all weight classes for the class of 2011. Fisher is the three-time defending West Virginia state champion who is looking for his fourth state title this season at Roane County High School. He has compiled a high school career record of 125-1 through three years of high school wrestling. Rest of story at http://www.gocamels.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=65330&SPID=7296&DB_OEM_ID=15300&ATCLID=205036657
HS Dual Meet Scores
Nov. 24th, 2010
Southwest Onslow High School: 45 East Duplin High School: 24
Cary High School: 78 Hoke County High School: 3
Overhills High School: 45 Hoke County High School: 36
Hoke County High School: 66 Richmond Senior High School: 18
Nov. 23rd, 2010
Cape Fear Senior High School: 60 St. Pauls High School: 24
Cape Fear Senior High School: 42 Sanford, Terry High School: 33
North Davidson High School: 43 Hoke County High School: 42
West Montgomery High School: 49 North Davidson High School: 30
North Forsyth High School: 49 Forbush High School: 24
South Stokes High School: 42 North Forsyth High School: 35
Overhills High School: 54 Triton High School: 27
North Davidson High School: 43 Hoke County High School: 42
Robinson, Jay M. High School: 35 Mooresville Senior High School: 32
West Montgomery High School: 54 Hoke County High School: 30
Robinson, Jay M. High School: 69 Northwest Cabarrus High School: 9
Robinson, Jay M. High School: 66 Hickory Ridge High School: 18
Robinson, Jay M. High School: 48 Butler High School: 24
Robinson, Jay M. High School: 52 Forsyth Country Day HS: 12
Smithfield-Selma High School: 58 Cleveland High School: 24
Nov. 22nd, 2010
Swansboro High School: 42 East Carteret High School: 36
North Rowan High School: 42 West Rowan High School: 30
Cleveland High School: 48 Goldsboro High School: 36
New Wrestling Programs
New High School teams in eastern North Carolina include three new schools that are sponsoring wrestling from the beginning. New high schools such as Heritage in Wake County, Cleveland H.S. and Corinith-Holders H.S. in Johnston County are sponsoring teams. Goldsboro in Wayne County has restarted their program after a long abscence. In Martin County the four high schools w/o wrestling have merged into 2 schools, Riverside and South Creek, thus we have two fewer H.S. w/o wrestling. All schools that sponsor a football team should be able to field a wrestling team!
Live streaming video coverage planned for 2010 NWCA All-Star Classic
Rest of story at http://www.examiner.com/college-wrestling-in-national/live-streaming-video-coverage-planned-for-2010-nwca-all-star-classic
UNCG Tabbed as Preseason Favorite
Spartans Predicted to Break Chattanooga’s Streak of Titles; Preseason All-Conference Named
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – A year after winning the Southern Conference Wrestling tournament, UNCG has been selected by the league’s six wrestling coaches as the preseason favorite to win the crown in 2010-11. The coaches also voted on a 10-member preseason All-Southern Conference wrestling team. Head coach Jason Loukides’ UNCG squad garnered four first-place votes and 23 points to sit atop the poll. Senior Byron Sigmon, the 2010 SoCon champion at 174 pounds who was unbeaten in league matches a year ago, is the Spartans’ lone representative on the preseason all-conference team. The Spartans were picked first despite Chattanooga carrying a six-year, 30-match SoCon duals win streak into the season. The Mocs earned the other two first-place votes and 21 points overall in the balloting. Second-year coach Heath Eslinger has three preseason all-conference wrestlers on his squad, including two-time SoCon champion Cody Cleveland at 141 pounds. Cleveland, the SoCon champion at 141 and Tournament Most Outstanding Wrestler in both 2008 and ’09 as well as the 2009 SoCon Co-Wrestler of the Year, missed the majority of last season with an injury. Appalachian State and The Citadel tied for third place in the poll with 16 points apiece. Led by the 2010 SoCon Wrestler of the Year, Austin Trotman (184), the Mountaineers boast a trio of all-conference performers. At 125 pounds, Tony Gravely is the reigning SoCon champion while Dylan Temple looks to defend his title at 197. The Citadel, which claimed second place in last year’s tournament, is represented on the preseason all-conference team by returning champions Turtogtokh Luvsandorj and Odie Delaney. Luvsandorj is moving from 157 pounds to 165 this season while Delaney will wrestle as a heavyweight. VMI received eight points to rank fifth in the poll followed by Davidson with six points. The Wildcats’ Alex Radsky, who became Davidson’s first individual Southern Conference champion since 1969 with a win last year, is the preseason choice at 133 pounds. Gravely, Radsky, Pavlou, Luvsandorj, Sigmon, Trotman, Temple and Delaney were all winners at the 2010 SoCon Championships while Cleveland is a two-time champion from previous seasons. The 2010-11 Southern Conference wrestling season begins this Saturday, Nov. 6 when Chattanooga takes on Kent State in Salem, Va. and The Citadel hosts The Citadel Open. The remaining league teams start competition Sunday at the Hokie Open in Salem, Va.
Appalachian State will host the 2011 Southern Conference Wrestling Championship in at the Holmes Convocation Center on March 5, 2011.
2010-11 SoCon Wrestling Preseason Coaches Poll
School (First-place votes) Points
1. UNCG (4) 23
2. Chattanooga (2) 21
3. Appalachian State 16
The Citadel 16
5. VMI 8
6. Davidson 6
2010-11 SoCon Wrestling Preseason All-Conference Team
125 Tony Gravely, Appalachian State
133 Alex Radsky, Davidson
141 Cody Cleveland, Chattanooga
149 Dean Pavlou, Chattanooga
157 Dan Waddell, Chattanooga
165 Turtogtokh, Luvsandorj, The Citadel
174 Byron Sigmon, UNCG
184 Austin Trotman, Appalachian State
197 Dylan Temple, Appalachian State
HWT Odie Delaney, The Citadel
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