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Olympian, World Medalist, Hall Of Fame Wrestler And Coach Bobby Douglas Passed Away At Age 83

Bobby Douglas, 83, a two-time Olympian, two-time World medalist, six-time U.S. World Team member, and National Wrestling Hall of Fame Distinguished Member for his lifetime accomplishments as a wrestler and coach, passed away from natural causes on Monday in Iowa.
Douglas was a trailblazer who left his mark on USA Wrestling history in numerous ways. He was a dedicated husband to his wife, Jackie. The couple had one son, Bobby Jr. No plans for a memorial service for Douglas will be made available. The family is appreciative of the love and support for Bobby and asks for privacy during this time.
Douglas represented the U.S. at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, and the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, Mexico. He was the first black American to wrestle in the Olympic Games, and was captain of the 1968 Olympic Team, which was also a first. He competed at six Senior World Championships from 1963 to 1970, with appearances in both Greco-Roman and men’s freestyle. He collected two men’s freestyle World medals—silver in 1966 in Toledo, Ohio, and bronze in 1970 in Edmonton, Canada.
Prior to his Senior level run of success, Douglas was a 1962 NAIA champion and 1963 NCAA runner-up at West Liberty State. He transferred to Oklahoma State for the 1964-65 season, where he won the Big 8 Championships. As a prep, Douglas was a two-time Ohio state champion for Bridgeport High School.
Douglas transitioned to coaching in 1973, leading UC Santa Barbara, before moving to Arizona State the following year. He led the Sun Devils to new heights over 18 years as head coach, earning the program’s only NCAA title in 1988, nine conference titles and nine top-10 NCAA finishes, plus coaching two individual NCAA champions—Eddie Urbano (1985) and Dan St. John (1989, 1990)—37 conference champions and 58 All-Americans. Douglas added 14 seasons as head coach at Iowa State from 1992-2006, coaching individuals to 10 NCAA titles, 31 conference titles and 52 NCAA All-America honors.
Douglas coached many notable athletes, … more at … https://www.themat.com/news/2026/february/24/two-time-olympian-hall-of-fame-wrestler-and-coach-bobby-douglas-passes-away-at-age-83

February 25, 2026 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | history, news, sports, wrestling | Leave a comment

Preliminary Final Girl’s TDR Top 12 – 2026 — (100 – 120 lbs.)

Editor’s Notes; The Preliminary Final TDR Top 12 List of Girl’s Eastern North Carolina. These are the 4 lightest weight classes.
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Rnk	Wght.	Name	Team	Gr.	W.	L.	Pct.	Reg.	Dists.	State
1	100	Johnson, Izabella	Croatan	28	43	0	###	5A	1st	1st
2	100	Huang, Yesan	Laney	26	39	6	0.867	8A	1st	2nd
3	100	Vee, Alaina	Swansboro	28	38	9	0.809	6A	2nd	4th
4	100	Ayala-Garcia, Angelica	Manteo	26	48	2	###	1A-4A	1st	w1
5	100	Yeatts, Perry	Currituck Co.	29	29	14	0.674	5A	2nd	w1
6	100	Van Pelt, Charlotte	Jacksonville	28	32	6	0.842	6A	3rd	w1
7	100	Ostlund, Teresa	First Flight	29	25	13	0.658	1A-4A	3rd	L2
8	100	Knight, Zanyah	Franklinton	27	38	8	0.826	6A	w2	——-
9	100	Raygoza, Isabella	South Brunswick	27	23	14	0.622	5A	3rd	L2
10	100	Cardenas, Franceca	Pasquotank County	27	30	15	0.667	1A-4A	w2	——-
12	100	Hernandez-Ruiz, Madison	Farmville Central	28	20	7	0.741	1A-4A	w1	——-
1	107	Austin, Alissa	First Flight	28	45	5	0.900	1A-4A	1st	3rd
2	107	Smith, Peyton	Jacksonville	27	35	4	0.897	6A	1st	3rd
3	107	Cline, Ryleigh	Swansboro	27	40	6	0.870	6A	3rd	2nd
4	107	Aremia, Kadance	East Wake	27	38	11	0.776	7A	3rd	3rd
5	107	Lee, Angel	North Lenoir	27	35	7	0.833	1A-4A	2nd	w1
6	107	Flores, Rosa	Spring Creek	26	41	20	0.672	1A-4A	3rd	L2
7	107	Hunt, Cheyenne	Croatan	28	37	13	0.740	5A	4th	L2
8	107	Roberts, Abigail	Topsail	27	15	8	0.652	7A	4th	L2
9	107	Rivers, Kaylee	Eastern Wayne	27	21	4	0.840	1A-4A	w2	——-
10	107	Maddalena, Sarah	Dixon	27	25	18	0.581	5A	3rd	w1
12	107	Kennedy, Brooklyn	Rosewood	28	38	20	0.655	1A-4A	4th	L2
12	107	Moore, Madeline	Wake Forest	26	27	12	0.692	7A	w2	——-
1	114	Hijawi, Zainab	South Central	26	41	0	###	7A	1st	1st
2	114	Foy, Morgan	Onslow Early College	26	33	7	0.825	1A-4A	4th	1st
3	114	Lovett, Nyima	J.H. Rose	26	35	8	0.814	6A	1st	2nd
4	114	Bilbrey, Mackynzie	Northside (Jax)	29	14	3	0.824	5A	1st	3rd
5	114	Vindigni, Julianne	Cleveland	27	24	8	0.750	7A	3rd	3rd
6	114	Lanni, Bella	South Brunswick	28	24	14	0.632	5A	3rd	4th
7	114	Lee, Savannah	Rosewood	26	44	8	0.846	1A-4A	2nd	w1
8	114	Ramirez-Padilla, Mia	Swansboro	29	33	8	0.805	6A	3rd	w1
9	114	Durham, Helen	Wakefield	28	44	15	0.746	8A	3rd	w1
10	114	Holton, Myrezza	Manteo	26	50	9	0.847	1A-4A	3rd	L2
12	114	Huff, Elizabeth	J.F. Webb	27	18	8	0.692	5A	4th	L2
12	114	Sano, Zoey	Franklinton	29	20	8	0.714	6A	w3	——-
12	114	Sanders, Majesty	Wake Forest	26	34	9	0.791	7A	w3	——-
1	120	Reese, Khiry	Rosewood	27	58	2	###	1A-4A	1st	1st
2	120	Miller, Adriana	White Oak	27	38	4	###	6A	1st	1st
3	120	Simpson, Skyla	First Flight	27	23	4	0.852	1A-4A	2nd	2nd
4	120	Garcia, Abby	Havelock	28	43	9	0.827	5A	1st	3rd
5	120	Garcia, Lara	Franklinton	28	38	7	0.844	6A	3rd	3rd
6	120	Lissoni, Ana	Dixon	29	22	10	0.688	5A	2nd	w1
7	120	Sanchez, Adelaide	Lejeune	28	19	10	0.655	1A-4A	3rd	w1
8	120	Barrett, Jordyn	Topsail	27	22	13	0.629	7A	4th	L2
9	120	Smith, Kensi	Croatan	29	31	19	0.620	5A	4th	L2
10	120	Yopp, Gracie	South Brunswick	28	20	6	0.769	5A	dnw	——-
12	120	Romero, Zuany	Northern Nash	27	24	12	0.667	6A	w2	——-

February 25, 2026 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Preliminary Final Girl’s TDR Top 12 – 2026 — (126-145 lbs.)

Editor’s Notes; The Preliminary Final TDR Top 12 List of Girl’s Eastern North Carolina. These are the 4 middle weight classes.
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Rnk	Wght.	Name	Team	Gr.	W.	L.	Pct.	Reg.	Dists.	State
1	126	Ballard, Claire	New Bern	27	44	1	###	7A	1st	1st
2	126	Johnson, LaNautica	Vance County	26	24	1	###	6A	1st	1st
3	126	Wiley, Trinity	South Brunswick	27	32	6	###	5A	1st	1st
4	126	Kiser, Mia	Laney	26	36	4	0.900	8A	2nd	1st
5	126	McCoy, Jameson	Rosewood	28	45	9	###	1A-4A	2nd	1st
6	126	Aguirre-Gomez, Gabriella	Manteo	27	46	6	0.885	1A-4A	1st	2nd
7	126	Brewer, Abigail	Cleveland	27	42	7	0.857	7A	2nd	2nd
8	126	Potter, Mikaylah	Corinth-Holders	28	36	5	0.878	8A	3rd	2nd
9	126	Delgado, Orianna	Franklinton	27	33	11	0.750	6A	4th	4th
10	126	Millbery, Abby	Swansboro	29	37	9	0.804	6A	3rd	w1
12	126	Reynolds, Skylar	Dixon	27	33	17	0.660	5A	3rd	L2
12	126	Zelayer, Jessica	Goldsboro	26	23	10	0.697	1A-4A	3rd	L2
12	126	James, Dianna	First Flight	27	32	11	0.744	1A-4A	4th	L2
12	126	Chavez, Fernanda	West Craven	27	28	4	0.875	1A-4A	w2	——-
1	132	Lavigne, Mia	White Oak	27	42	7	0.857	6A	2nd	2nd
2	132	Hall, Lauren	Heidi Trask	26	40	4	0.909	1A-4A	2nd	2nd
3	132	Faison, Kelli	Croatan	27	40	13	0.755	5A	1st	4th
4	132	Squicciarini, Italia	Topsail	27	23	8	0.742	7A	2nd	2nd
5	132	Mauney, Melody	West Craven	27	39	10	0.796	1A-4A	3rd	w1
6	132	McKay, Kayla	Swansboro	28	39	11	0.780	6A	3rd	w1
7	132	Vanacore, Tori	First Flight	26	35	10	0.778	1A-4A	4th	L2
8	132	Thomas, Kylee	New Bern	29	26	12	0.684	7A	3rd	w1
9	132	Whitley, Macyn	Dixon	26	29	17	0.630	5A	2nd	w1
10	132	Walker-Bryant, Janae	Jacksonville	28	25	14	0.641	6A	w3	——-
12	132	Gebremichael, Eden	Wakefield	28	23	14	0.622	8A	w3	——-
12	132	Almendarez, Ferlani	North Pitt	27	36	8	0.818	1A-4A	w2	——-
1	138	Jenkins, Benny	Wake Forest	28	39	5	0.886	7A	2nd	3rd
2	138	Jackson, Malijah	South Brunswick	27	21	7	0.750	5A	2nd	w1
3	138	Vann, Jaelah	East Carteret	27	36	10	0.783	1A-4A	2nd	L2
4	138	Mitchell, Zedya	South Central	26	30	7	0.811	7A	3rd	w1
5	138	Murray, Reagan	Franklinton	27	18	10	0.643	6A	3rd	w1
6	138	Lopez, Sheyle	Roanoke Rapids	27	24	6	0.800	1A-4A	3rd	L2
7	138	Walsh, Loelai	Currituck Co.	29	34	12	0.739	5A	3rd	L2
8	138	Viel, Aslyn	Richlands	29	25	22	0.532	5A	4th	L2
9	138	James, Kyndall	Heidi Trask	29	18	6	0.750	1A-4A	w2	——-
10	138	Kurtz, Riley	Swansboro	27	28	12	0.700	6A	w2	——-
12	138	Brown, Keyshayla	J.H. Rose	28	23	13	0.639	6A	w2	——-
1	145	Simmons, Sydney	Laney	26	34	8	0.810	8A	1st	2nd
2	145	Shepard, Zaniyah	White Oak	26	35	10	0.778	6A	2nd	2nd
3	145	Watts, Amiah	Dixon	28	32	19	0.627	5A	3rd	2nd
4	145	Bane, Faith	New Bern	26	40	1	0.976	7A	1st	INJ
5	145	Tirado, Alexis	Croatan	28	40	10	0.800	5A	1st	3rd
6	145	Collinis, Aydelyn	Swansboro	28	30	3	0.909	6A	3rd	3rd
7	145	Nunley, Adalyn-Kay	Pamlico County	28	15	4	0.789	1A-4A	1st	L2
8	145	Beaver, Mirell	Heritage	26	28	9	0.757	7A	4th	4th
9	145	Herring, Emyiah	Cleveland	29	39	6	0.867	7A	3rd	w1
10	145	Ford, Isabella	North Pitt	29	45	14	0.763	1A-4A	4th	4th
12	145	Addison, Tai-Lei	Rolesville	28	25	13	0.658	8A	3rd	w1
12	145	Guthrie, Kenlie	Ayden-Grifton	26	19	5	0.792	1A-4A	w3	——-
12	145	Fraser, Tori	North Pitt	26	27	1	0.964	1A-4A	dnw	——-

February 25, 2026 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Preliminary Final Girl’s TDR Top 12 – 2026 — (152-235 lbs.)

Editor’s Notes; The Preliminary Final TDR Top 12 List of Girl’s Eastern North Carolina. These are the 4 heaviest weight classes.
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Rnk	Wght.	Name	Team	Gr.	W.	L.	Pct.	Reg.	Dists.	State
1	152	Tellez, Laila	Havelock	28	51	1	0.981	5A	1st	1st
2	152	Carroll, Imani	Bunn	29	20	4	0.833	1A-4A	1st	4th
3	152	Barrera, Taliana	Dixon	27	32	6	0.842	5A	2nd	3rd
4	152	Denham, Madison	Farmville Central	26	7	3	0.700	1A-4A	3rd	w1
5	152	Escobar, Genesis	Laney	27	32	13	0.711	8A	3rd	w1
6	152	Mugan, Imogen	Currituck Co.	28	33	10	0.767	5A	3rd	w1
7	152	Outlaw, Ke’ziyah	Ayden-Grifton	29	15	7	0.682	1A-4A	2nd	L2
8	152	Ford, Peyton	North Johnston	27	19	10	0.655	1A-4A	4th	w1
9	152	Ruiz, Camila	Corinth-Holders	27	27	10	0.730	8A	4th	L2
10	152	Dixon, Casey	Croatan	28	40	14	0.741	5A	4th	L2
12	152	Joyner, Ke’Asia	Northern Nash	27	21	7	0.750	6A	w3	——-
12	152	Flores, Queila	Heidi Trask	26	13	3	0.813	1A-4A	w2	——-
1	165	Yopp, Emma	South Brunswick	26	26	0	1.000	5A	1st	1st
2	165	Alasin, Evangline (Evie)	Northeastern	26	41	2	###	1A-4A	1st	4th
3	165	Boychuck, Emma	Swansboro	27	40	4	0.909	6A	2nd	2nd
4	165	Munoz, Lisette	North Pitt	26	45	9	0.833	1A-4A	2nd	w1
5	165	Valerin, Laynie	Cleveland	27	31	7	0.816	7A	2nd	w1
6	165	Gilbert, Makenzie	Croatan	28	29	17	0.630	5A	3rd	w1
7	165	Anderson, Taylor	East Carteret	28	32	6	0.842	1A-4A	3rd	L2
8	165	Bailey, Sydney	Heritage	26	28	13	0.683	7A	4th	w1
9	165	Galeana-Hernandez, Lizania	Bunn	26	15	8	0.652	1A-4A	4th	L2
10	165	Hudson, Analeigh	Roanoke Rapids	27	14	7	0.667	1A-4A	w3	——-
12	165	Summers, Laurenna	First Flight	27	19	8	0.704	1A-4A	w3	——-
12	165	Braune, Stephanie	Heidi Trask	27	14	2	0.875	1A-4A	w1	——-
12	165	McCarthy, Kelly	Swansboro	26	34	4	0.895	6A	dnw	——-
1	185	Gause, LaNesha	Laney	27	35	4	###	8A	2nd	1st
2	185	Abba, Bella	Wakefield	28	47	4	0.922	8A	1st	2nd
3	185	Hernandez-Colon, Leilany	First Flight	26	33	5	0.868	1A-4A	1st	4th
4	185	Bowman, Brilelle	Dixon	27	33	6	0.846	5A	1st	4th
5	185	Zamora, Anita	North Pitt	27	31	11	0.738	1A-4A	2nd	3rd
6	185	Patterson, Khalayh	Corinth-Holders	28	28	15	0.651	8A	4th	3rd
7	185	Soto-Ramos, Ingrid	Bunn	26	31	3	0.912	1A-4A	3rd	w1
8	185	Livesay, Zoe	Currituck Co.	26	32	14	0.696	5A	2nd	w1
9	185	Mittelbuscher, Hallie	Hoggard	29	22	13	0.629	8A	3rd	4th
10	185	Hurlburt, Abigail	South Brunswick	27	17	13	0.567	5A	3rd	L2
12	185	Duran, Kimberly	Pamlico County	29	19	4	0.826	1A-4A	w2	——-
1	235	Barden, Leslie	Laney	26	37	4	0.902	8A	1st	1st
2	235	Vinson, Malea	White Oak	26	39	7	0.848	6A	3rd	1st
3	235	Lee, Le’Nessa	Louisburg	28	22	4	0.846	1A-4A	2nd	3rd
4	235	Smith, Illeana	Corinth-Holders	27	22	8	0.733	8A	3rd	3rd
5	235	Brake, Cara	Northern Nash	26	23	6	0.793	6A	2nd	w1
6	235	Ward, Lily	Wake Forest	28	23	10	0.697	7A	4th	4th
7	235	Outlaw, Auriyanna	Ayden-Grifton	27	25	3	0.893	1A-4A	w3	——-
8	235	Marshall, Alexis	Rosewood	28	46	6	0.885	1A-4A	w2	——-
9	235	Martinez-Felix,	Southwest Onslow	27	19	5	0.792	1A-4A	w2	——-
10	235	Daley, Avery	New Bern	28	37	9	0.804	7A	w1	——-
12	235	Reil, Gabriella	Swansboro	27	23	8	0.742	6A	w3	——-

February 25, 2026 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

The TDR’s 2025-2026 Awards for eastern North Carolina

On March 2nd The TakeDown Report will announce the wrestlers to be honored with one of The Big 5 trophies. We have recognized these most outstanding wrestlers in eastern North Carolina with a trophy for over 25 years and have presented the wooden award plaques for over 20 years.
We welcome input and insights from coaches, fans and media. Send in your nominations, votes and input on who should be recognized by Sunday, March 1st.

An example of the Top 12 Team award plaques. Yes, we kept the misprinted ones.

February 24, 2026 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

D3 Split A Necessary Step For Women’s College Wrestling

NCAA Division III programs will host a separate championship during the 2027-28 season. What does that mean for women’s college wrestling?
Whether you like it or not, NCAA Division III women’s wrestling programs will host their own championship during the 2027-28 season.
The reason? Competitive balance.
It should shock no one that this was the inevitable direction for women’s college wrestling. Division III schools do not offer athletic scholarships, so a separate end-of-year tournament makes sense.
D3 Hobart College in Geneva, New York, doesn’t face Power Four Alabama for the NCAA men’s football championship. Why would D3 Eureka College in Eureka, Illinois, face Power Four Iowa for the NCAA women’s wrestling title? “Any time an athletic director adds a sport, the first question they will ask is if we can be reasonably competitive to justify it,” NWCA executive director Mike Moyer said. “No athletic director wants to add a sport where they can’t provide a quality experience. It doesn’t mean they have to win a national title. They just want to know if we can reasonably provide a good experience.”
This is what competitive sports do.
Double A teams play Double A teams in baseball.
G League teams play G League teams in basketball.
D3 schools face other D3 schools in wrestling.
“The split was a long time coming, and in the grand scheme of women’s wrestling, it allows us to continue to grow at a high rate,” Eastern coach Andrew Taylor said. “With Division III passing the vote to split off for our own championships, Division II and Division I can use the momentum to continue their growth as well.
“The split was a long time coming.” – Eastern coach Andrew Taylor
“For our program at Eastern, it really only changes how we approach things for two weekends out of the year. We will still be recruiting athletes who want to chase World Teams, and we will still be creating a schedule that allows us to compete against some of the best programs in the country in all divisions.
“I am excited for what the leadership committee can do to create an incredible event, and our goal will be to chase a team trophy in that first year.”
What About North Central?
For the next two years, all three divisions will compete at the NCAA Women’s Wrestling Championships in March. This offers a unique historical opportunity for Division III programs to win championships and become All-Americans … more at … https://www.flowrestling.org/articles?nav_id=125

February 24, 2026 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | ncaa, sports | Leave a comment

Preliminary Final TDR Top 12 – 2026 — (106-132 lbs.)

Editor’s Note : The lightest 5 weight classes are listed below. The rest of the weight classes will be posted later.:
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1	106	Bernthal, Xavier	New Bern	29	54	7	###	7A	3rd	1st
2	106	Helbert, Jonathan	West Carteret	28	33	6	0.846	5A	1st	4th
3	106	Tran, Sander	South Central	26	32	5	0.865	7A	2nd	2nd
4	106	Lopez, Eliel	Rosewood	28	33	10	0.767	1A-2A	1st	w1
5	106	Schoen, Mason	Hoggard, John T.	27	36	5	0.878	8A	2nd	w1
6	106	Berkshire, Trebor	Lejeune	28	23	11	0.676	1A-2A	4th	4th
7	106	Piver, Santiago	Amer. Leadership Acad.	29	46	6	0.885	1A-2A	2nd	L2
8	106	Geist, Jake	Jacksonville	29	37	10	0.787	6A	2nd	w1
9	106	Hewett, Ayden	West Brunswick	28	36	10	0.783	6A	4th	L2
10	106	Placencia, Esteban	Southwest Onslow	28	37	11	0.771	4A	4th	L2
11	106	Pfeffer, Dylan	Dixon	29	25	16	0.610	5A	4th	L2
12	106	Anstead, Corey	Louisburg	27	35	6	0.854	3A	w3	——
15	106	Pobadora, Alfred	Rocky Mount	26	32	3	0.914	5A	w2INJ	——-
15	106	Carter, Thomas	New Hanover	29	38	9	0.809	7A	w3	——
15	106	Teribury, Ryan	Topsail	28	38	10	0.792	7A	w3	——
1	113	Gardner, Tyler	Jacksonville	28	45	5	###	6A	3rd	3rd
2	113	Tebalan, Alan	North East Carolina Prep	27	16	5	0.762	1A-2A	1st	4th
3	113	Abel, Jackson	Franklinton	28	34	7	0.829	6A	2nd	4th
4	113	Boltes, Sam	Washington	27	44	9	0.830	4A	2nd	w1
5	113	Ogden, Lennon	Southern Nash	28	34	7	0.829	5A	2nd	w1
6	113	Carter, Matthew	New Hanover	27	35	8	0.814	7A	3rd	w1
7	113	Frizzelle, Ronnie	Spring Creek	28	30	13	0.698	3A	2nd	w1
8	113	Davis, John	Southside	28	20	7	0.741	1A-2A	3rd	L2
9	113	Robles, Raymi	Croatan	26	35	16	0.686	5A	3rd	L2
10	113	Reales, Javier	North Johnston	27	40	9	0.816	4A	w2	——
11	113	Dawson, Caleb	New Bern	29	41	15	0.732	7A	w2	——
12	113	Twiddy. Shaylor	Manteo	29	20	16	0.556	1A-2A	4th	w1
15	113	Smith, Quinton	Topsail	26	36	14	0.720	7A	w3	——
1	120	Angstadt, Lucas	Ashley	26	36	1	###	7A	1st	1st
2	120	Mazura, Isaiah	Rosewood	28	45	4	0.918	1A-2A	1st	2nd
3	120	Gallagher, Rory	Hoggard, John T.	26	47	5	0.904	8A	1st	w1
4	120	Waneroik, Brayden	North East Carolina Prep	28	41	12	0.774	1A-2A	2nd	3rd
5	120	Angell, Lucas	Currituck County	27	47	12	0.797	5A	2nd	4th
6	120	Winburn, Tristan	West Brunswick	27	37	7	0.841	6A	2nd	w1
7	120	Mundell, Tyler	North Pitt	27	51	11	0.823	4A	4th	w1
8	120	Pope, Jacob	Topsail	28	29	11	0.725	7A	3rd	L2
9	120	Moses, Garrett	Jacksonville	26	33	15	0.688	6A	3rd	L2
10	120	Cortezano, Rommel	Holmes, Edenton	29	24	14	0.632	1A-2A	3rd	L2
11	120	Lamparelli, Jovanni	Richlands	28	36	15	0.706	5A	4th	w1
12	120	Vetter, Levi	Swansboro	26	40	13	0.755	6A	4th	L2
15	120	Snyder, Cary	West Johnston	27	22	6	0.786	6A	w2	——
15	120	Campos, Justin	White Oak	28	34	11	0.756	6A	w2	——
15	120	Keel, Jacob	Rolesville	26	36	12	0.750	8A	w2	——
15	120	Ebron-Berger, Zareion	New Bern	27	42	17	0.712	7A	w3	——
15	120	McCarty, Hayden	First Flight	27	34	14	0.708	4A	w3	——
1	126	Quincy, Holton	North East Carolina Prep	27	50	1	###	1A-2A	1st	1st
2	126	Braxton, Christopher	New Hanover	26	36	8	0.818	7A	1st	3rd
3	126	Alexander, Robert	White Oak	26	51	12	0.810	6A	1st	3rd
4	126	Jones, Nate	Northside (Jacksonville)	27	38	13	0.745	5A	1st	w1
5	126	Sylvester, Elijah	Pasquotank Co.	28	43	11	0.796	3A	3rd	w1
6	126	Martinez-Hernandez, Florentino	North Pitt	28	46	16	0.742	4A	3rd	L2
7	126	Woolard, Justin	Washington	28	40	19	0.678	4A	4th	L2
8	126	Sullivan, Brendan	Lejeune	28	19	10	0.655	1A-2A	4th	L2
9	126	Fleckinger, Max	North Brunswick	27	25	14	0.641	7A	4th	L2
10	126	Doddy, Landon	Bunn	27	24	6	0.800	4A	w3	——
11	126	Walker, Gavin	West Craven	28	43	13	0.768	4A	w3	——
12	126	Fox, Landon	New Bern	27	41	14	0.745	7A	w3	——
15	126	Flores, Daniel	North Johnston	27	41	15	0.732	4A	w2	——
1	132	Tennessee, Ashton	West Johnston	27	34	1	0.971	6A	1st	1st
2	132	Menteer, Miller	Currituck County	27	53	6	###	5A	1st	1st
3	132	Riddick, Christian	First Flight	28	39	2	0.951	4A	1st	2nd
4	132	Lewis, Colten	White Oak	26	47	6	0.887	6A	2nd	2nd
5	132	Guerrero-Perez, Gael	Bunn	29	36	5	0.878	4A	2nd	4th
6	132	Watts, Elijah	South Brunswick	26	23	7	0.767	5A	3rd	4th
7	132	Costillo, Gavin	Jacksonville	27	41	12	0.774	6A	3rd	4th
8	132	Treacy, Riley	Pamlico County	28	25	9	0.735	1A-2A	4th	2nd
9	132	Carter, Garret	Lejeune	26	31	11	0.738	1A-2A	2nd	w1
10	132	Braxton, Kenneth	New Hanover	26	27	13	0.675	7A	3rd	w1
11	132	Mercer, Sheamus	Swansboro	28	44	9	0.830	6A	4th	w1
12	132	Ascencio, Aron	Ayden-Grifton	26	17	10	0.630	3A	4th	L2
15	132	Thomas, Eli	Laney, Emsley A.	26	42	3	0.933	8A	dnw	——
15	132	Suydam, Eli	Southern Nash	28	24	7	0.774	5A	w2	——
15	132	Baarnes, Jeremiah	Eastern Wayne	28	29	10	0.744	4A	w3	——
15	132	Downing, Kemon	North East Carolina Prep	26	27	11	0.711	1A-2A	w3	——

February 24, 2026 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | news, sports | Leave a comment

Preliminary Final TDR Top 12 – 2026 — (138 – 157 lbs.)

Editor’s Note : The 4 middle weight classes are listed below. The rest of the weight classes will be posted later.:
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Rnk	Wght.	Name	Team	Gr.	W.	L.	Pct.	Dist.	Dist.	State
1	138	Davis, Maxwell	Jacksonville	26	44	4	0.917	6A	1st	1st
2	138	McQueen, Samuel	Laney, Emsley A.	26	36	3	0.923	8A	1st	2nd
3	138	Deel, Coy	West Craven	27	38	5	0.884	4A	1st	2nd
4	138	Best, Zymir	Charles B. Aycock	27	38	10	0.792	5A	1st	3rd
5	138	Loveless, Zachary	Amer. Leadership Acad.	26	40	11	0.784	1A-2A	1st	4th
6	138	Amiott, Jake	Topsail	28	42	4	0.913	7A	2nd	4th
7	138	Oxendine, Chayton	Ayden-Grifton	26	32	8	0.800	3A	3rd	w1
8	138	Allinen, Elijah	Ashley	28	30	10	0.750	7A	3rd	L2
9	138	Mielcarek, Austin	North Johnston	26	51	10	0.836	4A	4th	L2
10	138	Resendes, Leandro	Corinth-Holders	28	24	7	0.774	8A	4th	L2
11	138	Maguire, Jonathan	Lejeune	26	29	18	0.617	1A-2A	4th	w1
12	138	Bullard, Andrew	D.H. Conley	26	26	7	0.788	7A	w3	——
15	138	Gibson, Brayden	Southern Nash	27	40	11	0.784	5A	w3	——
15	138	Real, Andres	North Pitt	29	46	16	0.742	4A	w3	——
15	138	Foreman, Andrew	Washington	28	40	16	0.714	4A	w3	——
1	144	Campos, James	White Oak	26	53	2	0.964	6A	1st	1st
2	144	Gehris, Cade	First Flight	27	44	7	0.863	4A	1st	2nd
3	144	Valentino, Vincent	Laney, Emsley A.	28	47	12	0.797	8A	1st	2nd
4	144	Avvisato, Dominic	Dixon	26	37	8	0.822	5A	2nd	2nd
5	144	Rubistello, Stephen	Tarboro	26	24	1	0.960	1A-2A	1st	w1INJ
6	144	Mangroo, Shane	Rosewood	26	35	7	0.833	1A-2A	3rd	2nd
7	144	Barrera-Meza, David	Washington	26	25	3	0.893	4A	3rd	4th
8	144	Berdiel, Luis	Northern Nash	26	51	6	0.895	6A	2nd	w1
9	144	Gunn, Donovan	Topsail	26	42	10	0.808	7A	2nd	L2
10	144	Anderson, Cole	North East Carolina Prep	26	25	9	0.735	1A-2A	2nd	L2
11	144	Flores, Alejandro	Spring Creek	26	34	13	0.723	3A	4th	w1
12	144	Shelly, Daian	Swansboro	27	40	14	0.741	6A	4th	L2
15	144	Dove, Zachary	Amer. Leadership Acad.	27	35	5	0.875	1A-2A	w2	——
15	144	Campbell, Brock	North Brunswick	27	32	7	0.821	7A	w3	——
15	144	Bunch, A’Donnis	Hertford County	27	23	8	0.742	3A	w3	——
15	144	Lohman, Trace	Pender County	26	31	11	0.738	3A	w3	——
15	144	Russo, Daniel	Wakefield	27	34	19	0.642	8A	2nd	L2
1	150	Mewborn, Isiah	Pamlico County	26	32	2	0.941	1A-2A	1st	1st
2	150	Campbell, Aiden	Havelock	27	53	9	0.855	5A	1st	1st
3	150	Smith, Hayden	White Oak	26	48	3	0.941	6A	1st	2nd
4	150	McDowell, Kaliil	Wakefield	27	50	8	0.862	8A	1st	2nd
5	150	Massie, Tucker	Washington	27	49	10	0.831	4A	1st	2nd
6	150	Perry, Jacob	New Bern	28	59	7	0.894	7A	3rd	4th
7	150	Connick, Josh	West Brunswick	27	38	9	0.809	6A	2nd	4th
8	150	Davidson, Jessi	North East Carolina Prep	26	40	13	0.755	1A-2A	2nd	4th
9	150	Lawhorn, Jacob	Corinth-Holders	27	38	10	0.792	8A	3rd	w1
10	150	Wells, Tyquez	North Pitt	27	51	14	0.785	4A	3rd	w1
11	150	Burns, Jonathan	Franklinton	27	40	12	0.769	6A	4th	L2
12	150	Foxworth, Davis	Croatan	26	41	19	0.683	5A	3rd	L2
15	150	Mandell III, Ken	Cleveland	26	32	12	0.727	7A	w3	——
15	150	Plunkett, Jace	West Craven	28	42	16	0.724	4A	w3	——
15	150	Allen, Aiden	Jacksonville	27	28	13	0.683	6A	w3	——
15	150	White, Cole	Manteo	28	28	15	0.651	1A-2A	3rd	w1
15	150	Barcliff, Jeremy	Northeastern	26	18	10	0.643	3A	2nd	L2
1	157	Campos, Jacob	White Oak	26	47	9	0.839	6A	1st	2nd
2	157	Nguyen, Jonathan	Northeastern	26	20	8	0.714	3A	1st	2nd
3	157	Cerino, Noah	West Carteret	27	49	10	0.831	5A	2nd	3rd
4	157	Herron, Camden	Northside (Jacksonville)	27	27	7	0.794	5A	1st	4th
5	157	Smith, Brock	Jacksonville	26	41	8	0.837	6A	3rd	w1
6	157	Foreman, Gabe	Washington	26	47	13	0.783	4A	2nd	w1
7	157	Binckley, Easten	Currituck County	28	43	15	0.741	5A	3rd	w1
8	157	Williams, Elijah	Holmes, Edenton	26	18	9	0.667	1A-2A	2nd	L2
9	157	Francis, Dillon	First Flight	26	36	8	0.818	4A	4th	L2
10	157	Valle-Ramirez, Abimael	Louisburg	27	22	6	0.786	3A	3rd	L2
11	157	Simmons, Kamarion	Pasquotank Co.	28	35	13	0.729	3A	4th	w1
12	157	Garcia, Ryan	Wake Forest	27	35	14	0.714	7A	4th	L2
15	157	Wardrick, Jahron	Northern Nash	26	42	7	0.857	6A	w3	——
15	157	Abram, Stoebig	Laney, Emsley A.	27	47	11	0.810	8A	w3	——
15	157	Garcia, Joaquin	Spring Creek	27	31	8	0.795	3A	w3	——

February 24, 2026 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | sports | Leave a comment

Preliminary Final TDR Top 12 – 2026 — (165 – 285 lbs.)

Editor’s Note : The top 5 weight classes are listed below. The rest of the weight classes will be posted later.:
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Rnk	Wght.	Name	Team	Gr.	W.	L.	Pct.	Dist.	Dist.
1	165	McNair, Tobin	Wakefield	27	44	0	1.000	8A	1st
2	165	Bane, John	New Bern	27	52	4	0.929	7A	2nd
3	165	Kopelman, Mac	Laney, Emsley A.	26	37	4	0.902	8A	3rd
4	165	Monroe, Anoop	Northside (Jacksonville)	27	33	7	0.825	5A	3rd
5	165	Arce, Gabriel	South Brunswick	26	32	12	0.727	5A	2nd
6	165	Arrington, Jaquaye	Northern Nash	27	21	5	0.808	6A	2nd
7	165	Bolden, Trenstin	Southwest Onslow	27	37	9	0.804	4A	2nd
8	165	Daniels, Malachi	Manteo	26	32	13	0.711	1A-2A	2nd
9	165	Crump, Azuriah	North Pitt	27	45	14	0.763	4A	4th
10	165	Jimenez, Marcos	Rosewood	26	37	9	0.804	1A-2A	4th
11	165	Michael, Keegan	Franklinton	26	46	13	0.780	6A	4th
12	165	Gurkin, Krick	North Brunswick	26	33	9	0.786	7A	4th
12	165	Pittner, Cameron	Croatan	26	38	20	0.655	5A	4th
15	165	Miller, Anyeus	Knightdale	27	32	10	0.762	7A	w2
15	165	Novak, Brock	Bunn	27	27	10	0.730	4A	w2
15	165	Burd, Brayden	South Lenoir	26	34	14	0.708	3A	w2
1	175	Previl, Aldinio	Rosewood	27	32	6	0.842	1A-2A	1st
2	175	Moulton, Jude	Hoggard, John T.	26	37	2	0.949	8A	1st
3	175	McCaleb, Ben	Topsail	28	37	14	0.725	7A	1st
4	175	Jenkins, Allen Cole	Wake Forest	26	33	9	0.786	7A	2nd
5	175	Mabe, Bryson	West Brunswick	26	39	7	0.848	6A	3rd
6	175	Sandoval-Perez, Pedro	Heide Trask	27	48	10	0.828	3A	3rd
7	175	Cherry, Marcus	Northside (Jacksonville)	26	27	12	0.692	5A	3rd
8	175	Santos, Antonio	Rocky Mount	26	22	4	0.846	5A	2nd
9	175	Hernandez, Sebastian	North Brunswick	26	23	12	0.657	7A	3rd
15	175	Caskey, Tillman	New Bern	27	47	7	0.870	7A	w2
15	175	Ganzert, Brendan	Holmes, Edenton	28	23	6	0.793	1A-2A	4th
15	175	Messick, Michael	Laney, Emsley A.	27	24	10	0.706	8A	w3
15	175	Hunt, Stephen	Franklinton	26	30	13	0.698	6A	4th
1	190	Darden, Jaylin	Rosewood	26	49	5	####	1A-2A	1st
2	190	Padgett, Luke	Croatan	27	47	1	0.979	5A	2nd
3	190	Stevens, Rhett	Corinth-Holders	26	44	4	0.917	8A	2nd
4	190	McNeill, George	West Johnston	26	22	13	0.629	6A	2nd
5	190	Kellar, Clark	Pasquotank Co.	27	27	5	0.844	3A	3rd
6	190	Power, Caleb	Amer. Leadership Acad.	26	29	6	0.829	1A-2A	3rd
7	190	Kahsai, Amanuel	New Bern	28	48	11	0.814	7A	3rd
8	190	Gillespie, Thomas	Laney, Emsley A.	26	45	7	0.865	8A	4th
9	190	Salas-Aguilera, Jonathan	Southside	26	19	4	0.826	1A-2A	4th
10	190	Cooper, Destin	North Pitt	28	33	5	0.868	4A	w3
11	190	Quinn, Campbell	Bunn	28	23	7	0.767	4A	w2
12	190	Yarger, Dominic	Currituck County	26	28	11	0.718	5A	w2
15	190	Allen, Maxwell	Croatan	28	35	13	0.729	5A	w2
15	190	Reynolds, Kameron	Knightdale	26	32	12	0.727	7A	w2
1	215	Harris, Judah	Hunt	27	39	2	0.951	5A	1st
2	215	Hall, Syler	Pamlico County	26	37	2	0.949	1A-2A	2nd
3	215	Mason, Wisdom	North Pitt	27	33	6	0.846	4A	1st
4	215	Robinson, Andrew	Pender County	26	35	11	0.761	3A	1st
5	215	Wade, Nick	Rosewood	26	52	5	0.912	1A-2A	4th
6	215	Pridgen, Zy’Aire	Havelock	28	37	14	0.725	5A	4th
7	215	Luciano, Giovani	Northside (Jacksonville)	27	23	9	0.719	5A	2nd
8	215	Salinas, Brian	Washington	26	19	6	0.760	4A	3rd
9	215	Ingles, Porter	Croatan	26	28	10	0.737	5A	3rd
10	215	Pritchard, Benjamin	Amer. Leadership Acad.	26	24	9	0.727	1A-2A	3rd
11	215	McIntyre, Darrell	Laney, Emsley A.	26	37	4	0.902	8A	3rd
12	215	Folks, Dashawn	Ayden-Grifton	26	34	9	0.791	3A	3rd
15	215	Espinosa, Isai	Spring Creek	26	37	7	0.841	3A	w3
15	215	Coltrain, Carson	Manteo	27	33	7	0.825	1A-2A	w2
15	215	Coode, Connor	First Flight	27	30	7	0.811	4A	w2
15	215	Lynch, Logan	Northern Nash	28	30	8	0.789	6A	w2
1	285	Hocker, Mason	Hoggard, John T.	27	39	3	0.929	8A	1st
2	285	Lemke, Josh	Rosewood	27	38	8	0.826	1A-2A	1st
3	285	Garay-Martinez, John	First Flight	26	47	5	0.904	4A	1st
4	285	Clark, Kayden	Southwest Onslow	28	36	5	0.878	4A	2nd
5	285	Ferebee, Steven	Holmes, Edenton	26	20	5	0.800	1A-2A	2nd
6	285	Balkus, Dillon	Wake Forest	27	34	10	0.773	7A	1st
7	285	Bowling, Zander	J.F. Webb	26	30	3	0.909	5A	3rd
8	285	Modina, Jorge	Ayden-Grifton	26	37	3	0.925	3A	3rd
9	285	Whitaker, Jayden	Nash Central	26	17	4	0.810	4A	3rd
10	285	Canady, Deoan	East Wake	27	37	25	0.597	7A	2nd
11	285	Gomez, Ayden	Pamlico County	27	23	9	0.719	1A-2A	3rd
12	285	Thomas, Cory	New Bern	27	43	9	0.827	7A	4th
15	285	Johnson, Cooper	Washington	26	41	9	0.820	4A	w2
15	285	Abbott, Garrison	West Brunswick	27	32	11	0.744	6A	w3
15	285	Shoaf, Judah	Amer. Leadership Acad.	26	21	11	0.656	1A-2A	4th

February 24, 2026 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | education, sports | Leave a comment

2025-26 Top 40 National High School Wrestling Rankings – Feb. 21, 2026

Oklahoma duals provide the only major changes to national high school wrestling team rankings.

Billy Buckheit | Feb 21, 2026

Bixby placed second in the Oklahoma state duals to No. 15 Stillwater, but the Spartans still made the biggest upward move in this week’s national rankings, going from No. 33 to No. 16. / Bixby Wrestling

Aside from what happened at the 6A Oklahoma State Dual Meet Tournament, the team ranking changes this week were minimal.

California and New Jersey Offer the Best Opportunities for Future Shakeups

We expect more of that as we come to the close of the season. Most of the teams on this list will dominate their state tournaments, with a few potentially having some epic clashes, specifically in California and New Jersey.

Lake Highland Prep and Blair Set for One More Battle at National Prep Tournament

The final word on the National Prep rivalry with Lake Highland Prep and Blair Academy will be settled this weekend, with the winner taking final position over the other. Without any new evidence, it would likely take Buchanan failing to win their Masters tournament this weekend or next week’s states for them to tumble from the top spot.

State Tournament scoring can be skewed given the nature of only the best reaching the podium, so we measure those scores realistically and balance them with all a team’s results.

Like the individuals, the teams have some clear chains then some jumbled spots. We use all results to place them, not just one.

2025-26 Top 40 National High School Wrestling Rankings – Feb. 21, 2026

1-Buchanan, CA

Previous No. 1

Competed at and won the Central Section D1 Tournament over Clovis and Clovis North.

2-Lake Highland Prep, FL

Previous No. 2

Won the Southeast National Prep Qualifier.

3-Blair Academy, NJ

Previous No. 3

Took the team crown at the New Jersey/New York Prep Qualifier. … more at … https://www.si.com/high-school/wrestling/2025-26-top-40-national-high-school-wrestling-rankings-feb-21-2026-01kj06mpa983

February 24, 2026 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | high-school, history, news, sports | Leave a comment

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