What to Watch: Week 11 of the College Wrestling Season
As Week 11 of the college wrestling season kicks off, many teams begin their conference schedules, gearing up for some of the most intense matches of the season. Wrestling fans won’t want to miss the NWCA National Duals happening in Iowa this weekend, where teams from five divisions are set to compete.
NWCA National Duals
Date: January 10-11, 2025
Time: 10 a.m. CT
Location: UNI-Dome, Cedar Falls, Iowa
Where to Watch: FloWrestling
Teams from multiple divisions travel to Cedar Falls, Iowa, for the annual NWCA National Duals. Competition begins on Friday, January 10, and continues into Saturday. Brackets have been released for the following divisions: NCAA DI Men, NCAA DII Men, NCAA DIII Men and NAIA Men. For more information, visit themat.com.
NAIA Men: Campbellsville, Corban, Cumberlands, Doane, Eastern Oregon, Embry-Riddle, Grand View, Indiana Tech, Life, Missouri Valley, Montana State Northern, Morningside, Oklahoma City, Providence, Reinhardt, … more at … https://www.themat.com/news/2025/january/09/what-to-watch-week-11-of-the-college-wrestling-season
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5 college wrestling duals to watch this weekend
With nearly two dozen upcoming college duals this weekend featuring ranked teams, there’s no shortage of great action to watch. Here are five duals in particular worth your attention.
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Friday, Jan. 10: No. 4 Ohio State vs. No. 11 Illinois, 8 p.m. on BTN+
Ranked No. 4 in the country, the Buckeyes have nine wrestlers in the top 15 and are loaded with stars. Illinois, though, poses a sneaky challenge in this dual, as the Illini are favored in half of the projected bouts in this Big Ten battle. The home mat advantage in Illinois is notable here as well, particularly in a dual where every weight will matter.
If the dual begins 125 pounds, Ohio State will have the advantage at the start with No. 10 Brendan McCrone, a sophomore who has made big jumps this year but is fresh off a 6-5 loss to Maximo Renteria of Oregon State. This is one of just two weights where Illinois does not have a ranked wrestler, so McCrone’s job will be to go out and win with bonus to swing the momentum toward Ohio State before the top-10 battle at 133 pounds between No. 9 Nic Bouzakis and No. 2 Lucas Bryd.
Byrd and Bouzakis have not hit yet in their college wrestling careers because Byrd was out with an injury last season, but expect this match to be fast-paced and intense. Byrd is 9-0 on the year and heavily favored, but Bouzakis does have wins over All-Americans Dylan Ragusin and Anthony Noto this year with his only non-teammate loss coming against Cliff Keen champ Zeth Romney. There’s a path for both teams to win without the match, though the possibility becomes narrower for Illinois if Byrd drops to Bouzakis. Ohio State will then be favored at 141 pounds with No. 1 Jesse Mendez vs. No. 13 Danny Puncino, 157 pounds with No. 7 Paddy Gallagher vs. Jason Kraisser, … more at … https://www.ncaa.com/news/wrestling/article/2025-01-09/5-college-wrestling-duals-watch-weekend
Eastern Guilford’s Maurice Atwood named National Wrestling Coach of the Year
This past season, Atwood led Eastern Guilford to its first NCHSAA 3A dual-team state championship in school history. The Wildcats were a perfect 48-0 during the 2023-2024 season.
Eastern Guilford wrestling coach Maurice Atwood received a national honor from the National Federation of State High School Associations on Monday.
Atwood, who has coached wrestling for 24 years, was named the NFHS Wrestling Coach of the Year. The award is for the 2023-2024 school year.
The award winner is chosen after each state association nominates a coach of the year. Then, sectional coaches of the year are named. Atwood has now been named the national coach of the year. “Maurice Atwood focuses on the fundamentals as he leads his athletes, most of whom are socioeconomically challenged and come into the program as freshmen without prior wrestling experience. The foundation that Atwood instills has led to many of his former athletes becoming successful coaches, including eight current high school or club coaches,” the NFHS said.
This past season, Atwood led Eastern Guilford to its first NCHSAA 3A dual-team state championship in school history. The Wildcats were a perfect 48-0 during the 2023-2024 season.
Over his 24-year career, Atwood’s teams have posted 865 dual-team wins, including 12 team state titles. A total of 39 individual wrestlers have also won state titles under Atwood’s guidance. … more at … https://www.highschoolot.com/story/eastern-guilford-s-maurice-atwood-named-national-wrestling-coach-of-the-year/21806459/
No. 13 Cyclones Top No. 22 Mountaineers on the Road
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. – No. 13 Iowa State (5-3, 2-0 Big 12) stayed perfect in Big 12 dual action with a 24-18 victory over No. 22 West Virginia (7-2, 1-2 Big 12) Wednesday evening inside WVU Coliseum. Bonus points were the difference as the teams split the 10 bouts, 5-5.
Iowa State won the takedown battle, 17-12. Paniro Johnson and Cody Chittum both got pins for the Cyclones while Evan Frost notched a tech fall and Evan Bockman earned a major decision.
Evan Frost started the scoring with a commanding 20-3 tech fall over Tommy Maddox at 133 pounds. Frost tallied six takedowns in the win, including three in the opening period, as he improved to 6-2 on the season.
Jacob Frost made it back-to-back wins for the Frost family to open the dual. Jacob won by decision, 9-6, over No. 29 Jordan Titus at 141 pounds. Frost overcame an early takedown by Titus and fended off a last-ditch effort by the Mountaineer for the win.
Johnson and Chittum secured back-to-back falls for the Cyclones at 149 and 157 pounds, respectively, to put Iowa State ahead 20-0 after four matches. Johnson, in his first match of the season at 149 pounds, now has dual victories at 149, 157 and 165 pounds this season.
West Virginia got on the board with two-consecutive major decisions at 165 and 174 pounds. At 165, No. 3 Peyton Hall defeated Aiden Riggins, 16-6, in Riggins’ first match of the season at the weight. At 174 pounds, MJ Gaitan fell 14-4 to No. 28 Brody Conley. Gaitan was putting Conley on his back in the third period but the match was stopped due to a potentially dangerous hold.
In a top-20 battle at 184 pounds, No. 12 Evan Bockman was victorious against No. 16 Dennis Robin by 9-1 major decision. Bockman pushed for a bonus point and got it with a late takedown plus a riding time point. … more at … https://cyclones.com/news/2025/1/8/wrestling-no-13-cyclones-top-no-22-mountaineers-on-the-road.aspx
TDR Top 12 Mid-Season Rankings 106-113 lbs. – 2025
Editor’s Notes; The following are a middle of the season look at The TakeDown Report’s Top 12 Team as best wrestlers in eastern North Carolina. This is the 28th consecutive season of the TDR Top 12 rankings and awards. Weight classes are determined by tournament results. We welcome input from coaches, fans and wrestlers. We will recognize the top wrestlers with engraved wooden plaques (21st year) with a ‘duck under’ logo. We have TDR T-Shirts with white print on black TDR shirts for just $10!
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| Rnk | Wght. | Name | Team | Gr. | W. | L. | Pct. |
| 1 | 106 | Monks, Alex | Bunn | 25 | 25 | 1 | 0.962 |
| 2 | 106 | Carter, Matthew | New Hanover | 27 | 28 | 2 | 0.933 |
| 3 | 106 | Ogden, Lennon | American Leadership | 28 | 19 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 4 | 106 | Gallardo, Luis | New Hanover | 26 | 21 | 3 | 0.875 |
| 5 | 106 | Smith, Quinton | Topsail | 26 | 20 | 3 | 0.870 |
| 6 | 106 | Davis, John | Southside | 28 | 13 | 2 | 0.867 |
| 7 | 106 | Boltes, Sam | Washington | 27 | 32 | 5 | 0.865 |
| 8 | 106 | Tran, Sander | South Central | 26 | 22 | 4 | 0.846 |
| 9 | 106 | Tebalan, Alan | North East Carolina Prep | 27 | 30 | 6 | 0.833 |
| 10 | 106 | Soler-Sanchez, Omar | Southern Wayne | 26 | 20 | 4 | 0.833 |
| 11 | 106 | Lopez, Eliel | Rosewood | 28 | 22 | 5 | 0.815 |
| 12 | 106 | Rodrigez, Marcus | Dixon | 28 | 24 | 6 | 0.800 |
| 13 | 106 | Wallace, Makayla | Ayden-Grifton | 25 | 13 | 3 | 0.813 |
| 13 | 106 | Maselli, Loukas | Laney | 27 | 12 | 3 | 0.800 |
| 13 | 106 | Gray, Jaramie | Rolesville | 28 | 27 | 7 | 0.794 |
| 13 | 106 | Rivera, Sal | Swansboro | 28 | 27 | 7 | 0.794 |
| 13 | 106 | Carrasco, Leonel | Northern Nash | 28 | 10 | 4 | 0.714 |
| 13 | 106 | Eastwood, Alex | Pamlico County | 28 | 10 | 4 | 0.714 |
| 13 | 106 | Smith, Isaiah | Southern Wayne | 27 | 17 | 7 | 0.708 |
| 1 | 113 | Quincy, Holton | North East Carolina Prep | 27 | 26 | 1 | 0.963 |
| 2 | 113 | Artis, Justin Braylin | Greene Central | 26 | 16 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 3 | 113 | Bowher, Noah | Ashley | 25 | 26 | 5 | 0.839 |
| 4 | 113 | Winburn, Tristan | West Brunswick | 27 | 25 | 4 | 0.862 |
| 5 | 113 | Baker, Trevon | Southern Nash | 25 | 20 | 4 | 0.833 |
| 6 | 113 | Trujillo, Brian | New Hanover | 25 | 18 | 4 | 0.818 |
| 7 | 113 | Gallagher, Rory | Hoggard | 26 | 35 | 8 | 0.814 |
| 8 | 113 | May, Bryce | West Carteret | 26 | 32 | 8 | 0.800 |
| 9 | 113 | Smiling, Chayton | Saint Pauls | 25 | 15 | 4 | 0.789 |
| 10 | 113 | Lewis, Devin | Aycock, C.B. | 25 | 14 | 4 | 0.778 |
| 11 | 113 | Marsden, Matthew | Knightdale | 26 | 20 | 6 | 0.769 |
| 12 | 113 | Vetter, Levi | Swansboro | 26 | 25 | 8 | 0.758 |
| 13 | 113 | Daugherty, Macon | Ayden-Grifton | 27 | 14 | 4 | 0.778 |
| 13 | 113 | Mundell, Tyler | North Pitt | 27 | 20 | 7 | 0.741 |
| 13 | 113 | Fox, Landon | New Bern | 27 | 14 | 5 | 0.737 |
| 13 | 113 | Maples, Joseph | South Lenoir | 25 | 15 | 7 | 0.682 |
TDR Top 12 Mid-Season Rankings 120-132 lbs. – 2025
Editor’s Notes; The following are a middle of the season look at The TakeDown Report’s Top 12 Team as best wrestlers in eastern North Carolina. This is the 28th consecutive season of the TDR Top 12 rankings and awards. Weight classes are determined by tournament results. We welcome input from coaches, fans and wrestlers. We will recognize the top wrestlers with engraved wooden plaques (21st year) with a ‘duck under’ logo. We have TDR T-Shirts with white print on black TDR shirts for just $10!
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| 1 | 120 | Nolasco-Rayo, Brandon | Louisburg | 25 | 23 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 | 120 | Guthrie, Keller | Ayden-Grifton | 26 | 26 | 1 | 0.963 |
| 3 | 120 | Hunt, Cole | Jacksonville | 25 | 29 | 2 | 0.935 |
| 4 | 120 | Verhow, Abrey | White Oak | 26 | 30 | 2 | 0.938 |
| 5 | 120 | Brownlee, Ethan | South Johnston | 25 | 22 | 2 | 0.917 |
| 6 | 120 | Arrington, Ayden | Laney | 25 | 29 | 3 | 0.906 |
| 7 | 120 | Angstadt, Lucas | Ashley | 26 | 23 | 3 | 0.885 |
| 8 | 120 | Hunter, Kolton | Rosewood | 25 | 19 | 4 | 0.826 |
| 9 | 120 | Mazura, Isiah | Rosewood | 28 | 21 | 5 | 0.808 |
| 10 | 120 | Mercer, Sheamus | Swansboro | 28 | 31 | 8 | 0.795 |
| 11 | 120 | Sylvester, Elijah | Pasquotank Co. | 28 | 23 | 6 | 0.793 |
| 12 | 120 | Nelson, Roy | West Brunswick | 25 | 16 | 6 | 0.727 |
| 13 | 120 | Moore, Elijah | Northern Nash | 26 | 14 | 6 | 0.700 |
| 13 | 120 | McClung, Colton | D.H. Conley | 25 | 11 | 5 | 0.688 |
| 13 | 120 | Downing, Kemon | North East Carolina Prep | 26 | 19 | 11 | 0.633 |
| 1 | 126 | Nolasco-Rayo, Braulio | Louisburg | 25 | 25 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 | 126 | Perry, Bryce | Washington | 27 | 36 | 4 | 0.900 |
| 3 | 126 | Rodriguez, Michbael | Southern Nash | 25 | 22 | 3 | 0.880 |
| 4 | 126 | Caudill, Benjamin | Ayden-Grifton | 26 | 22 | 3 | 0.880 |
| 5 | 126 | Williamson, Redmond | Northern Nash | 25 | 21 | 4 | 0.840 |
| 6 | 126 | Mann, Brandon | South Granville | 26 | 25 | 5 | 0.833 |
| 7 | 126 | Doddy, Landon | Bunn | 27 | 15 | 3 | 0.833 |
| 8 | 126 | DeRiso, Anthony | Aycock, C.B. | 27 | 23 | 5 | 0.821 |
| 9 | 126 | Lewis, Colton | North East Carolina Prep | 25 | 19 | 5 | 0.792 |
| 10 | 126 | Fitzgerald, David | North Johnston | 25 | 22 | 6 | 0.786 |
| 11 | 126 | Nipper, Gavin | Jacksonville | 25 | 34 | 11 | 0.756 |
| 12 | 126 | Corl, Carson | South Johnston | 25 | 24 | 8 | 0.750 |
| 13 | 126 | Neal, Kingston | Laney | 26 | 15 | 5 | 0.750 |
| 13 | 126 | Collins, Barkley | Manteo | 27 | 17 | 6 | 0.739 |
| 13 | 126 | Brown, Vincent | Southern Nash | 26 | 13 | 5 | 0.722 |
| 13 | 126 | Braxton, Kenneth | New Hanover | 26 | 12 | 5 | 0.706 |
| 13 | 126 | Piper, Fisher | Ashley | 26 | 14 | 6 | 0.700 |
| 1 | 132 | Watt, Tyler | Wake Forest | 25 | 24 | 1 | 0.960 |
| 2 | 132 | Sibugan, Khalel | First Flight | 26 | 20 | 3 | 0.870 |
| 3 | 132 | Rubistello, Stephen | Tarboro | 26 | 15 | 1 | 0.938 |
| 4 | 132 | Figuerdo, Josh | West Carteret | 25 | 34 | 4 | 0.895 |
| 5 | 132 | Davis, Maxwell | Jacksonville | 26 | 31 | 2 | 0.939 |
| 6 | 132 | Woodard, Triston | East Wake | 25 | 22 | 2 | 0.917 |
| 7 | 132 | McQueen, Samuel | Laney | 26 | 33 | 4 | 0.892 |
| 8 | 132 | Heath, Tajion | North Pitt | 25 | 28 | 4 | 0.875 |
| 9 | 132 | Menteer, Miller | Currituck County | 27 | 21 | 3 | 0.875 |
| 10 | 132 | Mangroo, Shane | Rosewood | 26 | 20 | 3 | 0.870 |
| 11 | 132 | Joseph, Bernard | Greene Central | 25 | 19 | 3 | 0.864 |
| 12 | 132 | Watts, Elija | South Brunswick | 26 | 28 | 6 | 0.824 |
| 13 | 132 | Lewis, Colten | White Oak | 26 | 34 | 8 | 0.810 |
| 13 | 132 | Samples, Caleb | Clayton | 25 | 14 | 3 | 0.824 |
| 13 | 132 | Lane, Carson | Ashley | 27 | 13 | 3 | 0.813 |
| 13 | 132 | Croce, Tyson | Havelock | 26 | 36 | 9 | 0.800 |
| 13 | 132 | Marlow, Chandler | North Johnston | 25 | 14 | 4 | 0.778 |
| 13 | 132 | McMillen, Micah | Farmville Central | 25 | 21 | 7 | 0.750 |
| 13 | 132 | Ferreiria, Brandon | White Oak | 25 | 15 | 5 | 0.750 |
| 13 | 132 | Davis, Bladen | South Lenoir | 25 | 25 | 9 | 0.735 |
| 13 | 132 | Williams, Tommy | Croatan | 25 | 28 | 11 | 0.718 |
| 13 | 132 | Bullard, Cameron | D.H. Conley | 25 | 15 | 6 | 0.714 |
| 13 | 132 | Gainey, Damon | Corinth-Holders | 26 | 19 | 8 | 0.704 |
TDR Top 12 Mid-Season Rankings 138-150 lbs. – 2025
Editor’s Notes; The following are a middle of the season look at The TakeDown Report’s Top 12 Team as best wrestlers in eastern North Carolina. This is the 28th consecutive season of the TDR Top 12 rankings and awards. Weight classes are determined by tournament results. We welcome input from coaches, fans and wrestlers. We will recognize the top wrestlers with engraved wooden plaques (21st year) with a ‘duck under’ logo. We have TDR T-Shirts with white print on black TDR shirts for just $10!
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| 1 | 138 | Mann, Ryan | North East Carolina Prep | 25 | 35 | 1 | 0.972 |
| 2 | 138 | Campos, James | White Oak | 26 | 38 | 3 | 0.927 |
| 3 | 138 | Edwards, Jaden | Southern Nash | 25 | 24 | 2 | 0.923 |
| 4 | 138 | Thomas, Eli | Laney | 26 | 33 | 5 | 0.868 |
| 5 | 138 | Berdiel, Luis | Northern Nash | 26 | 30 | 6 | 0.833 |
| 6 | 138 | B-Meza, David | Washington | 26 | 13 | 5 | 0.722 |
| 7 | 138 | Calderon, Hector | Manteo | 25 | 26 | 5 | 0.839 |
| 8 | 138 | Prapuolenis, Kaz | West Carteret | 26 | 30 | 5 | 0.857 |
| 9 | 138 | Riddick, Christian | First Flight | 28 | 20 | 4 | 0.833 |
| 10 | 138 | Campbell, Aiden | Havelock | 27 | 39 | 10 | 0.796 |
| 11 | 138 | Posner, Zach | Bunn | 25 | 20 | 8 | 0.714 |
| 12 | 138 | Carson, Mack | Hoggard | 25 | 27 | 7 | 0.794 |
| 13 | 138 | Best, Zymir | Aycock, C.B. | 27 | 17 | 6 | 0.739 |
| 13 | 138 | Dalverny, Jacob | West Brunswick | 26 | 17 | 7 | 0.708 |
| 1 | 144 | Shirley, Dylan | West Carteret | 25 | 38 | 3 | 0.927 |
| 2 | 144 | Smith, Hayden | White Oak | 28 | 36 | 6 | 0.857 |
| 3 | 144 | Klemmer, Tyler | New Bern | 25 | 31 | 4 | 0.886 |
| 4 | 144 | Shields-Adams, Ashton | Southwest Onslow | 25 | 32 | 6 | 0.842 |
| 5 | 144 | Laraj, Ibrahim | Cleveland | 25 | 35 | 5 | 0.875 |
| 6 | 144 | Turner , James | North Johnston | 25 | 27 | 5 | 0.844 |
| 7 | 144 | Herron, Camden | Northside (Jacksonville) | 27 | 33 | 8 | 0.805 |
| 8 | 144 | Gunn, Donovan | Topsail | 26 | 20 | 4 | 0.833 |
| 9 | 144 | Yeates, Landon | Pamlico County | 25 | 12 | 4 | 0.750 |
| 10 | 144 | Heppner, Christopher | Ashley | 25 | 20 | 5 | 0.800 |
| 11 | 144 | Deel, Coy | West Craven | 27 | 23 | 9 | 0.719 |
| 12 | 144 | White, Cole | Manteo | 28 | 18 | 8 | 0.692 |
| 13 | 144 | Roberson, Chance | Louisburg | 26 | 11 | 3 | 0.786 |
| 13 | 144 | Arnold, Ben | Franklinton | 27 | 20 | 8 | 0.714 |
| 13 | 144 | Roper, Cody | Heidi Trask | 26 | 17 | 7 | 0.708 |
| 13 | 144 | Wannemacher, Nicholas | Corinth-Holders | 25 | 15 | 7 | 0.682 |
| 1 | 150 | McNair, Tobin | Wakefield | 27 | 24 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 | 150 | Johnson, Gerald “JJ” | West Craven | 25 | 30 | 1 | 0.968 |
| 3 | 150 | Higgins, Marqueze | New Hanover | 25 | 28 | 4 | 0.875 |
| 4 | 150 | Callon, Michael | Pasquotank Co. | 25 | 26 | 4 | 0.867 |
| 5 | 150 | Schulz, John | West Carteret | 25 | 37 | 6 | 0.860 |
| 6 | 150 | Perry, Jacob | New Bern | 28 | 36 | 7 | 0.837 |
| 7 | 150 | Gregory, Cyrus | West Brunswick | 25 | 25 | 3 | 0.893 |
| 8 | 150 | Mewborn, Isiah | Pamlico County | 26 | 24 | 4 | 0.857 |
| 9 | 150 | Foreman, Gabe | Washington | 26 | 26 | 10 | 0.722 |
| 10 | 150 | Catalan-Escamilla, Eliu | Bunn | 25 | 22 | 8 | 0.733 |
| 11 | 150 | Buck, Kyle | Hoggard | 25 | 27 | 11 | 0.711 |
| 12 | 150 | Paul, Rylan | Northside (Pinetown) | 25 | 13 | 2 | 0.867 |
| 13 | 150 | Smith, Landin | Ayden-Grifton | 26 | 8 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 13 | 150 | Bryan, Julian | New Bern | 28 | 11 | 1 | 0.917 |
| 13 | 150 | Dembowski, Devin | Southside | 27 | 11 | 2 | 0.846 |
| 13 | 150 | Wardrick, Jahron | Northern Nash | 26 | 20 | 6 | 0.769 |
| 13 | 150 | Hernandez-Real, Oscar | North Pitt | 27 | 21 | 7 | 0.750 |
| 13 | 150 | Tann, Robert | Laney | 25 | 29 | 11 | 0.725 |
| 13 | 150 | Barcliff, Jeremy | Northeastern | 26 | 14 | 6 | 0.700 |
TDR Top 12 Mid-Season Rankings 157-175 lbs. – 2025
Editor’s Notes; The following are a middle of the season look at The TakeDown Report’s Top 12 Team as best wrestlers in eastern North Carolina. This is the 28th consecutive season of the TDR Top 12 rankings and awards. Weight classes are determined by tournament results. We welcome input from coaches, fans and wrestlers. We will recognize the top wrestlers with engraved wooden plaques (21st year) with a ‘duck under’ logo. We have TDR T-Shirts with white print on black TDR shirts for just $10!
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| 1 | 150 | McNair, Tobin | Wakefield | 27 | 24 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 | 150 | Johnson, Gerald “JJ” | West Craven | 25 | 30 | 1 | 0.968 |
| 3 | 150 | Higgins, Marqueze | New Hanover | 25 | 28 | 4 | 0.875 |
| 4 | 150 | Callon, Michael | Pasquotank Co. | 25 | 26 | 4 | 0.867 |
| 5 | 150 | Schulz, John | West Carteret | 25 | 37 | 6 | 0.860 |
| 6 | 150 | Perry, Jacob | New Bern | 28 | 36 | 7 | 0.837 |
| 7 | 150 | Gregory, Cyrus | West Brunswick | 25 | 25 | 3 | 0.893 |
| 9 | 150 | Mewborn, Isiah | Pamlico County | 26 | 24 | 4 | 0.857 |
| 10 | 150 | Foreman, Gabe | Washington | 26 | 26 | 10 | 0.722 |
| 11 | 150 | Catalan-Escamilla, Eliu | Bunn | 25 | 22 | 8 | 0.733 |
| 12 | 150 | Buck, Kyle | Hoggard | 25 | 27 | 11 | 0.711 |
| 13 | 150 | Smith, Landin | Ayden-Grifton | 26 | 8 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 13 | 150 | Bryan, Julian | New Bern | 28 | 11 | 1 | 0.917 |
| 13 | 150 | Paul, Rylan | Northside (Pinetown) | 25 | 13 | 2 | 0.867 |
| 13 | 150 | Dembowski, Devin | Southside | 27 | 11 | 2 | 0.846 |
| 13 | 150 | Wardrick, Jahron | Northern Nash | 26 | 20 | 6 | 0.769 |
| 13 | 150 | Hernandez-Real, Oscar | North Pitt | 27 | 21 | 7 | 0.750 |
| 13 | 150 | Tann, Robert | Laney | 25 | 29 | 11 | 0.725 |
| 13 | 150 | Barcliff, Jeremy | Northeastern | 26 | 14 | 6 | 0.700 |
| 1 | 157 | Root, Justin | Dixon | 25 | 33 | 2 | 0.943 |
| 2 | 157 | Alston, Jayden | Bunn | 25 | 20 | 3 | 0.870 |
| 3 | 157 | Cardenas, Mario | Pasquotank Co. | 25 | 26 | 4 | 0.867 |
| 4 | 157 | Lamm, Stephen | Louisburg | 25 | 18 | 3 | 0.857 |
| 5 | 157 | Ray, Jamri | South Granville | 25 | 23 | 4 | 0.852 |
| 6 | 157 | Hill, Jamari | Fike | 25 | 32 | 7 | 0.821 |
| 7 | 157 | Campos, Jacob | White Oak | 27 | 31 | 8 | 0.795 |
| 8 | 157 | Gurkin, Krick | North Brunswick | 26 | 15 | 2 | 0.882 |
| 9 | 157 | Bane, John | New Bern | 27 | 31 | 9 | 0.775 |
| 10 | 157 | Tyndall, Hayden | South Lenoir | 25 | 18 | 6 | 0.750 |
| 11 | 157 | Smith, Brock | Jacksonville | 26 | 25 | 9 | 0.735 |
| 12 | 157 | Francis, Dillon | First Flight | 26 | 14 | 6 | 0.700 |
| 13 | 157 | Flanagan, Sam | Farmville Central | 25 | 9 | 1 | 0.900 |
| 13 | 157 | Turner, Dylan | Granville Central | 25 | 10 | 3 | 0.769 |
| 13 | 157 | Hunt, Stephen | Franklinton | 26 | 17 | 6 | 0.739 |
| 13 | 157 | Cerino, Noah | West Carteret | 27 | 21 | 8 | 0.724 |
| 13 | 157 | Jo, Yuchan | D.H. Conley | 26 | 13 | 5 | 0.722 |
| 13 | 157 | McDowell, Kalil | Wakefield | 27 | 28 | 11 | 0.718 |
| 13 | 157 | Hudsom. Kam | Ayden-Grifton | 25 | 15 | 6 | 0.714 |
| 1 | 165 | Kopelman, Mac | Laney | 26 | 22 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 | 165 | Sabillion, Fabian | Rosewood | 25 | 22 | 1 | 0.957 |
| 3 | 165 | Powell, Ethan | South Granville | 25 | 28 | 1 | 0.966 |
| 4 | 165 | Toliver, Jordyn | Currituck County | 25 | 20 | 3 | 0.870 |
| 5 | 165 | Reynolds, Braeden | West Carteret | 25 | 37 | 7 | 0.841 |
| 6 | 165 | McMorris, Zachary | Rolesville | 25 | 36 | 5 | 0.878 |
| 7 | 165 | Scott, Jaden | New Hanover | 25 | 36 | 4 | 0.900 |
| 8 | 165 | Davidson, Jessi | North Pitt | 26 | 33 | 7 | 0.825 |
| 9 | 165 | Moses, Jonathan | Jacksonville | 26 | 18 | 5 | 0.783 |
| 10 | 165 | Monroe, Aoop | Northside (Jacksonville) | 27 | 32 | 10 | 0.762 |
| 11 | 165 | Caskey, Tillman | New Bern | 27 | 27 | 9 | 0.750 |
| 12 | 165 | Freed, Bryson | Louisburg | 25 | 14 | 4 | 0.778 |
| 13 | 165 | Arce, Gabriel | South Brunswick | 26 | 25 | 8 | 0.758 |
| 13 | 165 | Velez, Sebastian | North Brunswick | 26 | 12 | 4 | 0.750 |
| 13 | 165 | Black, Ethan | First Flight | 25 | 16 | 6 | 0.727 |
| 13 | 165 | Michael, Keegan | Franklinton | 26 | 18 | 7 | 0.720 |
| 13 | 165 | Gillespie, Thomas | Laney | 26 | 20 | 8 | 0.714 |
TDR Top 12 Mid-Season Rankings 190-285 lbs. – 2025
Editor’s Notes; The following are a middle of the season look at The TakeDown Report’s Top 12 Team as best wrestlers in eastern North Carolina. This is the 28th consecutive season of the TDR Top 12 rankings and awards. Weight classes are determined by tournament results. We welcome input from coaches, fans and wrestlers. We will recognize the top wrestlers with engraved wooden plaques (21st year) with a ‘duck under’ logo. We have TDR T-Shirts with white print on black TDR shirts for just $10!
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| 1 | 190 | Kallar, Clark | Pasquotank Co. | 27 | 30 | 1 | 0.968 |
| 2 | 190 | Ellison, Elijah | Franklinton | 25 | 35 | 2 | 0.946 |
| 3 | 190 | Roblero, Leo | Southern Nash | 25 | 18 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 4 | 190 | Horrell, Lucky | Hoggard | 25 | 38 | 3 | 0.927 |
| 5 | 190 | Longo, Dino | Bunn | 25 | 22 | 3 | 0.880 |
| 6 | 190 | Climie, Brayden | Swansboro | 25 | 25 | 4 | 0.862 |
| 7 | 190 | Salas-Aguilera, Jonathan | Southside | 26 | 13 | 1 | 0.929 |
| 8 | 190 | Summers, Lucas | First Flight | 25 | 13 | 1 | 0.929 |
| 9 | 190 | Smith, Kaeden | Laney | 25 | 27 | 5 | 0.844 |
| 10 | 190 | Previl, Aldinio | Rosewood | 27 | 20 | 4 | 0.833 |
| 11 | 190 | Botti, Diego | Wake Forest | 25 | 26 | 6 | 0.813 |
| 12 | 190 | Miller, Joseph | Lejeune | 25 | 21 | 5 | 0.808 |
| 13 | 190 | Delgado, Jesse | New Hanover | 25 | 13 | 2 | 0.867 |
| 13 | 190 | Brantley, Eric | Pamlico County | 25 | 13 | 3 | 0.813 |
| 13 | 190 | Ceballos, Yusef | Southern Wayne | 25 | 12 | 3 | 0.800 |
| 13 | 190 | Spencer, Carel | New Bern | 27 | 7 | 2 | 0.778 |
| 13 | 190 | Bates, Marek | Washington | 25 | 10 | 3 | 0.769 |
| 13 | 190 | Stevens, Rhett | Corinth-Holders | 26 | 13 | 4 | 0.765 |
| 13 | 190 | Baldree, Trenton | Washington | 26 | 27 | 9 | 0.750 |
| 13 | 190 | Futch, Logan | Manteo | 26 | 21 | 7 | 0.750 |
| 13 | 190 | Cherry, Marcus | Northside (Jax) | 25 | 32 | 11 | 0.744 |
| 13 | 190 | Mason, Wisdom | North Pitt | 27 | 14 | 5 | 0.737 |
| 1 | 215 | Eason, Asher | Heidi Trask | 25 | 25 | 1 | 0.962 |
| 2 | 215 | Ewell, Jack | Ayden-Grifton | 25 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 3 | 215 | Spencer, Landon Joseph | Manteo | 25 | 30 | 3 | 0.909 |
| 4 | 215 | Ward, Jamarion | South Johnston | 25 | 25 | 1 | 0.962 |
| 5 | 215 | Pierce, Gavin | Holmes, Edenton | 25 | 13 | 1 | 0.929 |
| 6 | 215 | Wade, Nick | Rosewood | 26 | 29 | 5 | 0.853 |
| 7 | 215 | McIntyre, Darrell | Laney | 26 | 25 | 9 | 0.735 |
| 8 | 215 | Harris, Chales | Southern Nash | 25 | 14 | 2 | 0.875 |
| 9 | 215 | Warren, Jarrett | N. E. Carolina Prep | 25 | 10 | 1 | 0.909 |
| 10 | 215 | Pritchad, Ben | Amer. Leadership | 26 | 15 | 3 | 0.833 |
| 11 | 215 | Thorne, Tashawn | Fike | 26 | 11 | 3 | 0.786 |
| 12 | 215 | Nyman, Pharoah | Havelock | 25 | 12 | 4 | 0.750 |
| 13 | 215 | Thomas, Cory | New Bern | 27 | 30 | 10 | 0.750 |
| 13 | 215 | Krassy, Kevin | Wakefield | 25 | 22 | 8 | 0.733 |
| 13 | 215 | Salinas, Brian | Washington | 26 | 18 | 7 | 0.720 |
| 13 | 215 | Luciano, Giovani | Northside (Jax) | 27 | 10 | 4 | 0.714 |
| 13 | 215 | Ingels, Porter | Croatan | 26 | 21 | 9 | 0.700 |
| 1 | 285 | Rodgers, Nicholas | Fike | 25 | 34 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 | 285 | Ouellette, Everest | First Flight | 25 | 19 | 1 | 0.950 |
| 3 | 285 | Taula, Eteuanti | Jacksonville | 25 | 40 | 1 | 0.976 |
| 4 | 285 | McClary, Jaden | Goldsboro | 26 | 16 | 2 | 0.889 |
| 5 | 285 | Medina, Jorge | Ayden-Grifton | 26 | 17 | 2 | 0.895 |
| 6 | 285 | Woolley, Parker | Dixon | 26 | 24 | 3 | 0.889 |
| 7 | 285 | Nixon, Antonio | Heidi Trask | 25 | 22 | 4 | 0.846 |
| 8 | 285 | Jackson, Maurice | Vance County | 25 | 20 | 4 | 0.833 |
| 9 | 285 | Silver, Daniel | N. E. Carolina Prep | 25 | 37 | 9 | 0.804 |
| 10 | 285 | Kirkman, Jacquin | Pamlico County | 25 | 15 | 3 | 0.833 |
| 11 | 285 | Bowling, Zander | J.F. Webb | 26 | 20 | 5 | 0.800 |
| 12 | 285 | Dixon, Eli | Louisburg | 25 | 20 | 7 | 0.741 |
| 13 | 285 | Willis, Donova | East Wake | 26 | 18 | 7 | 0.720 |
| 13 | 285 | Snider, Skyler | White Oak | 27 | 17 | 7 | 0.708 |
Belmont Abbey Sweeps Newberry, Limestone in Conference Doubleheader
BELMONT, N.C. — The Belmont Abbey wrestling team remained unbeaten in Conference Carolinas competition by earning two wins over Newberry and Limestone in a doubleheader Wednesday evening at the Wheeler Center. It was the first home match for the wrestling team since its victory over Montevallo back on November 19, 2024.
The Crusaders earned a 20-14 victory over the Wolves in the opening match and capped it off with a 41-0 victory over the Saints in the nightcap by winning all 10 bouts. The Abbey won six of the first seven matches against Newberry to help earn the win.
With Wednesday’s results, Belmont Abbey improved to 5-4 overall … more at … https://abbeyathletics.com/news/2025/1/8/wrestling-sweeps-newberry-limestone-in-conference-doubleheader.aspx
UNC-Pembroke Buzzes Past Yellow Jackets In 48-3 Win
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Nine bonus-point victories, including four pins, led the 19th-ranked UNC Pembroke wrestling team to a 48-3 win over Allen in Conference Carolinas dual match action Wednesday evening. The Braves (7-4, 5-0 CC) improved to 3-0 in the all-time series with the Yellow Jackets (2-5, 1-4 CC).
Joey Bruscino put the Braves on the board first win a third-period pin at 125 pounds, before Chance Cottingham followed with a pin of his own in the 133-pound bout. After an Allen forfeit at 141 pounds, Tyler Nelson won via major decision in the 149-pound, while Mike Lowry picked up a first-period pin at 157 pounds to stretch the lead to 28-0. Allen got on the board with a decision win at 165 pounds, before Logan Hoffman added a pin in the 174-pound bout, and 184-pounder Shylik Scriven picked up a tech. fall … more at … https://uncpbraves.com/news/2025/1/8/wrestling-buzzes-past-yellow-jackets-in-48-3-win.aspx
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