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TDR Top 12 – Final Girls Rankings 100-114 lbs.

Editor’s Notes; The TakeDown Report’s Top 120 female wrestlers in eastern North Carolina rankings as of After Regionals/Before State. 3rd season of TDR Top 12 rankings and awards for girl wrestlers and the 28th season for boys. We welcome input from coaches, fans and wrestlers. We will recognize the top wrestlers with engraved wooden plaques for the 21st year with the ‘duck under’ logo. We also have TDR T-Shirts for just $10! Columns L-R Prev., Rank, Weight, wrestler, school, grad. year, wins, losses, percent.
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RnkWght.NameTeamGr.W.L.Pct.
1100Ockerman, AnnaCorinth-Holders25221####
2100Johnson, IzabellaCroatan28305####
3100Ayala-Garcia, AngelicaManteo263790.804
4100Cook, AspenNorth Brunswick251630.842
5100Rivers, KayleeEastern Wayne272150.808
6100Van Pelt, CharlotteJacksonville283450.872
7100Vee, AlainaSwansboro2827120.692
8100Davis, BryleeRosewood281990.679
12100Fuller, RowanHeritage281030.769
1107Reese, KhiryRosewood273920.951
2107Hijawi, ZainabSouth Central262330.885
3107Simmons, KatieLaney253150.861
4107Cline, RyleighSwansboro2727150.643
5107Austin, AlissaFirst Flight282150.808
6107Morrow, BrookeBunn2526100.722
7107Wallace, MakaylaAyden-Grifton272060.769
7107Moore, MadelineWake Forest2624110.686
12107McKethan, ColbyPasquotank County262270.759
1114Scales, AhriannaPasquotank County25405####
2114Miller, AdriannaSouthwest Onslow272040.833
3114Garcia, AbbyHavelock2829110.725
4114Shipley, HaydenJacksonville2826100.722
5114Vindigni, JulianneCleveland2739120.765
6114Smith, PeytonJacksonville2730120.714
7114Durham, HelenWakefield2828120.700
8114Sanders, MajestyWake Forest2622110.667
9114Smith, Kris’anaAyden-Gifton251690.640
12114Lee, AngelNorth Lenoir272560.806
12114Lebui, CatherineWest Brunswick281440.778

March 10, 2025 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

TDR Top 12 – Final Girls Rankings 120-132 lbs.

Editor’s Notes; The TakeDown Report’s Top 120 female wrestlers in eastern North Carolina rankings as of After Regionals/Before State. 3rd season of TDR Top 12 rankings and awards for girl wrestlers and the 28th season for boys. We welcome input from coaches, fans and wrestlers. We will recognize the top wrestlers with engraved wooden plaques for the 21st year with the ‘duck under’ logo. We also have TDR T-Shirts for just $10! Columns L-R Prev., Rank, Weight, wrestler, school, grad. year, wins, losses, percent.
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1120Simpson, SkylaFirst Flight27232####
2120Vindigni, AddisonCleveland255710.983
3120Ready, OliviaHavelock253420.944
4120Hirkala, MariellaSwansboro253680.818
5120Barrett, JordynTopsail271030.769
6120Mercer, JoBunn2519120.613
7120Aguirre-Gomez, GabriellaManteo2735110.761
8120Odom, TriniteeHeidi Trask252450.828
9120Ipanaque, JulianaWake Forest281380.619
10120Belangia, KoriCurrituck Co.272390.719
12120Ballard, ClaireNew Bern2730100.750
1126Snow, KennedleHavelock254540.918
2126Hall, LaurenHeidi Trask262230.880
3126Johnson, LaNauticaVance County2627100.730
4126Harper, DianeaPasquotank County252460.800
5126Brewer, AbigailCleveland2734150.694
6126Holton, MyrezzaManteo263490.791
7126Whitley, MacynDixon262170.750
8126Wiley, TrinitySouth Brunswick271890.667
9126Chavez, FernandaWest Craven2722100.688
1132Rodriquez, AnabelDixon25395####
2132Murillo, BellaFike253370.825
3132Kiser, MiaLaney2633100.767
4132Lavigne, MiaWhite Oak2735150.700
5132Almedia-Torres, KeyaraCleveland2536110.766
6132Collinis, AydelynSwansboro2829140.674
7132Potter, MikaylahCorinth-Holders2819110.633
8132Beaver, MirellHeritage262490.727
9132Vita, KrisaSouth Brunswick251060.625
12132Sommer, CharliWest Carteret271420.875

March 10, 2025 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

TDR Top 12 – Final Girls Rankings 138-152 lbs.

Editor’s Notes; The TakeDown Report’s Top 120 female wrestlers in eastern North Carolina rankings as of After Regionals/Before State. 3rd season of TDR Top 12 rankings and awards for girl wrestlers and the 28th season for boys. We welcome input from coaches, fans and wrestlers. We will recognize the top wrestlers with engraved wooden plaques for the 21st year with the ‘duck under’ logo. We also have TDR T-Shirts for just $10! Columns L-R Prev., Rank, Weight, wrestler, school, grad. year, wins, losses, percent.
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1138Ross, Ay’SeanteLaney25362####
2138Campbell, IsabellaHavelock253390.786
3138Ross, CeliaDixon254090.816
4138Mitchell, ZedyaSouth Central261880.692
5138Vargus, GabrielaLejeune252670.788
6138Hernandez, LincyVance County251260.667
7138Padilla, LexiWest Craven281870.720
8138McCoy, JamesonRosewood2823110.676
1145Bane, FaithNew Bern26380####
2145Milbery, MaggieSwansboro252840.875
3145Disbennett, GiovannaDixon2530100.750
4145Hankins, Ma’LayshaNorth Pitt2621110.656
5145Simmons,  SydneyLaney2629130.690
6145Outlaw, ImariAyden-Grifton252050.800
7145Jefferson, KimoraFranklinton251770.708
8145Guzman, LeahCleveland2522140.611
9145Fuentes, CindyWest Brunswick271260.667
12145Vann, JaelahEast Carteret272550.833
1152Pollock,  ElainaLaney25316####
2152Noblees, JymeiaGoldsboro251030.769
3152Tellez, LailaHavelock2839100.796
4152Barrera, TalianaDixon273180.795
5152Fraser, ToriNorth Pitt262430.889
6152Boychuck, EmmaSwansboro2728110.718
7152O’Neal, Jah-QuierrahFike252070.741
8152Cruz, AdiannaManteo271960.760
9152Dellinger, HaleighFairmont262350.821
12152Reyes, AshleyBunn261960.760

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TDR Top 12 – Final Girls Rankings 165-235 lbs.

Editor’s Notes; The TakeDown Report’s Top 120 female wrestlers in eastern North Carolina rankings as of After Regionals/Before State. 3rd season of TDR Top 12 rankings and awards for girl wrestlers and the 28th season for boys. We welcome input from coaches, fans and wrestlers. We will recognize the top wrestlers with engraved wooden plaques for the 21st year with the ‘duck under’ logo. We also have TDR T-Shirts for just $10! Columns L-R Prev., Rank, Weight, wrestler, school, grad. year, wins, losses, percent.
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1165Alasin, Evangline (Evie)Northeastern262960.829East
2165Harris, KyndalHavelock2630200.600East
3165Gebremichael, RohamaWakefield253950.886East
4165Yopp, EmmaSouth Brunswick262360.793East
5165Gillihan, EdelleAshley252250.815East
6165McCarthy, KellySwansboro2629120.707East
7165Ward, LilyWake Forest282790.750East
8165Wilson, JailahRichlands252050.800East
9165Daniels, NikiaAyden-Gifton252250.815East
10165Valerin, LaynieCleveland2733110.750East
12165Seal, MadisonCurrituck Co.272380.742East
12165Lilley, BaileyBunn262290.710East
1185Gause, LaNeshaLaney273240.889East
2185Abba, BellaWakefield283390.786East
3185Brake, CaraNorthern Nash262090.690East
4185Ferlin, EmmaHavelock2531100.756East
5185Clark, AziahRichlands262380.742East
6185Soto-Ramos, IngridBunn262160.778East
7185Livesay, ZoeCurrituck Co.261890.667East
8185Bowman, BrilelleDixon272940.879East
9185Guzman, SamanthaAyden-Grifton251240.750East
10185Hernandez-Mares, LincyManteo261690.640East
12185Munoz, LisetteNorth Pitt2625180.581East
1235Marshall, SophiaRosewood253410.971East
2235Barden, LeslieLaney26305####East
3235Christiansen, AlijahAshley261650.762East
4235Reil, GabriellaSwansboro2728100.737East
5235Daley, AveryNew Bern2827110.711East
6235Outlaw, AuriyannaAyden-Grifton272230.880East
7235Lee, Le’NessaLouisburg281340.765East
8235Hurlburt, KylaSouth Brunswick271570.682East
9235Vinson, MaleaWhite Oak253020.938East


March 9, 2025 Posted by | Uncategorized | | Leave a comment

Pre-Seeds and Brackets Announced for the 2025 ACC Wrestling Championship

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – The Atlantic Coast Conference has announced the pre-seeds and brackets for the upcoming 2025 ACC Wrestling Championship, which will be held this Sunday, March 9, at Cameron Indoor Stadium on the campus of Duke University in Durham, North Carolina.  
Five teams had at least one wrestler earn a No. 1 seed, led by Virginia Tech with four top seeds, including 2024 NCAA National Champion and 2023 ACC Champion Caleb Henson at 149 pounds. The other three Hokies to earn a top seed were Eddie Ventresca at 125 pounds, Sam Latona at 141 pounds and Rafael Hipolito at 157 pounds. Latona was the 2021 ACC Champion at 125 pounds.  
North Carolina, which shared the 2024 ACC Regular Season Dual Meet Championship with both Virginia Tech and NC State, had two wrestlers seeded No. 1 in Ethan Oakley at 133 pounds and Joshua Ogunsanya at 174 pounds. NC State, the six-time defending ACC Champions, had one No. 1 seed in Isaac Trumble at 285 pounds.  
The other three No. 1 seeds came by way of Stanford’s Hunter Garvin at 165 pounds and Pitt’s Reece Heller and Mac Stout at 184 and 197 pounds, respectively.  
The two-time defending 133-pound champion Kai Orine of NC State is the No. 4 seed in the weight class this year, while fellow two-time champion (2022 and 2025) Ed Scott of the Wolfpack is the No. 2 seed at 157 pounds for this year’s championship. The 165-pound defending champion and Most Outstanding Wrestler at last year’s championship in Virginia’s Nick Hamilton is the No. 2 seed at that weight this year, while the 184-pound defending champion in Virginia Tech’s Thomas Stewart, Jr. came in at the No. 4 seed in the weight class this year.  
ACC pre-seeds for this year’s tournament were generated by WrestleStat.com and a vote of the league’s seven head coaches.  With seven competing teams in the ACC this year with the addition of Stanford, the No. 1 seeds will get a bye into the quarterfinals at all 10 weight classes.  
The complete 2025 ACC Wrestling Championship Brackets … more at … https://theacc.com/news/2025/3/4/pre-seeds-and-brackets-announced-for-the-2025-acc-wrestling-championship.aspx

March 7, 2025 Posted by | Uncategorized | , | Leave a comment

Seeking three-peats at NJCAA Championships are Western Wyoming (men), Indian Hills (women)

The NJCAA National Wrestling Championships takes place in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on March 7th and 8th, 2025, in the Mid-America Center.  Included are the Men’s National Championships and the Women’s National Invitational.
Men’s National Championships Preview
Western Wyoming, under the direction of coach Art Castillo guided the Mustangs to the school’s first NJCAA title in any sport for the college back in 2023, and then repeated the feat in 2024 for back-to-back titles.  Now the Mustangs are poised to three-peat.
Last season, the 2023-24 Mustangs won their second straight NJCAA National Championship with 161 points, which is the fifth highest point total in   championship history. They also won their 7th straight Region 9/Plains District Championship.  The Mustangs placed seven All-Americans including three National Finalists, including national champion Cody Phelps at 133 pounds. Phelps was named the NJCAA Most Outstanding wrestler, 
The Mustangs graduated an astounding six two-time All-Americans from last year’s squad. The Mustangs return two starters from last year in Council Bluffs. Dmarian Lopez, who finished third at 285 lbs. and Tristan Stafford, who was a Region 9 Champ and a National Qualifier at 149 pounds. 
The 2024-25 recruiting class has many new faces and has wealth of talent.  A new stables of Mustangs include 25 state titles and five Fargo placings and they are a highly decorated class.  A few of the newcomers for the Mustangs are 4x Colorado State Champ and Colorado wrestler of the year, D’Mitri Alarcon. Green River Wyoming’s first ever 4x State Champ, Kale Knezovich. 2X Wyoming Champ Jake Hammer. 2X Colorado Champ Jake Glade. 2X UT State Champ Luke Schroeder. 2X Iowa State Champion, Blake Allen, 2x Idaho Champ Ryker Gibson, … more at … https://www.themat.com/Seeking-three-peats-at-NJCAA-Championships-are-Western-Wyoming-(men),-Indian-Hills-(women)

March 7, 2025 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

2025 NAIA Men’s Wrestling National Championship Recap – Day 1

PARK CITY, Kan. – The 2025 NAIA Men’s Wrestling National Championships completed its first day of action at Park City Arena, with two full sessions of high-level competition setting up Friday’s quarterfinal round. With team title contenders emerging and upsets reshaping brackets, the race for individual and team championships is heating up.
At the end of Day One, Grand View University leads the team standings with 51.0 points, followed by Southeastern (37.0), Life (34.5), Providence (33.0), and Doane (26.5).
Day Two begins Friday, March 7, at 11:00 a.m. … more at … https://naia.prestosports.com/sports/mwrest/2024-25/Releases/Day_1_Recap

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2025 SoCon Championships Preview

Hey besties,
Welcome to the postseason – the Southern Conference will certainly spice things up this year with a two-day tournament and nine-man brackets. But first, let’s talk about allocations. Each of the ten weight classes has received one allocation for the NCAA Championships, with 133, 141, and 197 classes earning two bids at their weights, which almost always includes a round of true second-place matches at the conclusion of the championship round.
The team race will be fun to watch – The Citadel and Bellarmine are both contenders for top-three placements. Bellarmine has the #1 seed at 184 (Devan Hendricks) and heavyweight (Daulton Mayer). Speaking of heavyweight, Campbell’s Taye Ghadiali entered the transfer portal this week listed as ‘Do Not Contact,’ after ending his season due to injury in December. Pivoting back to the team race – App State and Campbell ended the regular season as co-champions, Campbell losing to The Citadel 11-24, only to turn around and defeat App State 21-15. In our pre-conference tournament rankings, App State has three ranked wrestlers, #7 Will Miller (165), #28 Luke Uliano (174), and #30 Carson Floyd (197). The same for Campbell, #24 Anthony Molton (125), #21 Shannon Hanna (141), and #21 Levi Hopkins (197). All six of these wrestlers are the #1 and #2 seeds in their weights as well. 
This season was full of twists and turns, which is why it wouldn’t color me surprised to see some upsets and rematches this weekend. 
While I can’t predict the future, I’d like to make some fun predictions for the weekend: … more at … https://intermatwrestle.com/articles.html/college/socon/2025-socon-championships-preview-r100082/

March 7, 2025 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Nine teams in Southern Conference to compete for championships on Friday and Saturday

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Southern Conference has released the seeds for the 2025 Explore Asheville SoCon Wrestling Championship, the league office announced Wednesday. The championship is set to begin Friday, March 7, and conclude on Saturday, March 8, at Kimmel Arena on the campus of UNC Asheville. Nine squads will compete for the 2025 SoCon title with 13 NCAA allocations available for the NCAA Championships.   
The SoCon earned two NCAA allocations each at 133 pounds, 141 pounds and 197 pounds. The remaining weight classes earned one allocation each, which is the automatic qualifier for the conference tournament champion.
App State seeks to defend its last two tournament titles under veteran head JohnMark Bentley. The Mountaineers finished with a share of the conference’s regular season title, with their only loss coming to Campbell on Feb. 23. Overall, App State went 8-4 on the season.  
Campbell, shares the conference regular season title with App State, dropping one conference dual to The Citadel on Feb. 14. The Camels concluded their regular season campaign with a 7-1 conference record and 11-9 record overall. 
Campbell’s Levi Hopkins (197) is looking for this third-straight title.  
Hopkins, Anthony Molton (125), and Shannon Hanna (141) enter the championship as the No. 1 seeds in their respective weight classes for Campbell. The Camels remaining seeded wrestlers include Logan Heil (133, No. 3), Wynton Denkins (149, No. 4), Chris Earnest (157, No. 3), Domonic Baker (165, No. 3), Riley Augustine (174, No. 5), Brant Cracraft (184, No. 9), and Landon Sargent (HWT, No. 4).  
App State holds two No. 1 seeds with Will Miller (165) and Luke Uliano (174) earning top spots. The Mountaineers’ remaining seeded wrestlers include Bryson Terrell (125, No. 4), Chad Bellis (133, No. 4), Aldo Hernandez (141, No. 5), Kaden Keiser (149, No. 3), Jeremiah Price (157, No. 2), … more at … https://soconsports.com/wrest/article/blt0f1e5cf902abb9d5/

March 7, 2025 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

DI Postseason Live Streaming Guide (3/6 – 3/9/2025)

The DI postseason is upon us! It all gets underway on Thursday, as the Pac-12 kicks off the festivities with their Championship event. With eight different conference tournaments going on across four days, it can be difficult to find how and when to watch everything. InterMat is here to help.
We have links to watch each conference tournament, plus we’ve also added start times for each round. If separate links for each round or mat are needed, then they’ve been included. 
All times listed are Eastern!
Thursday – March 6th
Pac-12 Championships: Corvallis, Oregon – FloWrestling
3:30 PM – Semifinals
9:00 PM – Finals
Friday – March 7th
EIWA Championships: Bethlehem, Pennsylvania – FloWrestling

  • 10:00 AM – First Round
  • 12:00 PM – Quarterfinals
  • 4:00 PM – Consolations
  • 6:00 PM – Semifinals/Consolations
     
    MAC Championships: Trenton, New Jersey – ESPN+
  • 12:00 PM – First Round
  • 2:00 PM – Quarterfinals/Consolations
  • 5:00 PM – Semifinals/Consolations

    SoCon Championships: Asheville, North Carolina – ESPN+
  • 12:00 PM – Pig Tails and First Round
  • 3:00 PM – Consolations
  • 5:00 PM – Semifinals
  • 7:30 PM – Consolation Semifinals

Saturday – March 8th
Big 12 Championships: Tulsa, Oklahoma 

  • 11:00 AM – 1st Round and Quarterfinals – ESPN+
  • 6:00 PM – Semifinals/Consolation Quarterfinals – ESPN+

Big Ten Championships: Evanston, Illinois

  • 11:00 AM – First Round/Quarterfinals/Consolations – Big Ten Network and BTN+
  • 6:00 PM – Consolations – BTN+
  • 8:00 PM – Semifinals – Big Ten Network 
     

EIWA Championships: Bethlehem, Pennsylvania – FloWrestling

  • 10:00 AM – Consolations/7th Place Matches
  • 12:00 PM – 1st/3rd/5th Place Match
  • MAC Championships: Trenton, New Jersey – ESPN+
  • 11:30 AM – Consolation Quarterfinals
  • 1:00 PM – Consolation Semifinals
  • 3:00 PM – 1st/3rd/5th/7th Place Matches
     

SoCon Championships: Asheville, North Carolina – ESPN+

  • 12:00 PM – Consolation Finals
  • 2:30 PM – Finals
  • 4:30 PM – True Second Place Matches

Sunday – March 9th
ACC Championships: Durham, North Carolina

  • 10:00 AM – First Round – ACC NX (Mat 1), ACC NX (Mat 2)
  • 1:00 PM – Consolation Quarterfinals – ACC NX (Mat 1), ACC NX (Mat 2)
  • 2:00 PM – Semifinals – ACC NX (Mat 1), ACC NX (Mat 2)
  • 4:30 PM – Consolation Semifinals – ACC NX (Mat 1), ACC NX (Mat 2)
  • 6:00 PM – Consolation Finals – ACC NX (Mat 1), ACC NX (Mat 2)
  • 8:00 PM – Championships Finals – ACC Network and ACC NX
     

Big 12 Championships: Tulsa, Oklahoma 

  • 1:00 PM – Consolation Quarterfinals – ESPN+
  • 9:00 PM – Championship Finals – ESPN+

Big Ten Championships: Evanston, Illinois

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