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TDR Top 100 Girls Wrestlers Eastern North Carolina 2024 – part 2 – TDR # 31-31

TDR Editor’s Notes; The Top 7 in the 4 middle weight classes. Wrestlers with an 11 before their name are in the Honorable Mention category. We are tracking wrestlers from over 60 schools with female wrestlers in the eastern North Carolina TDR coverage area. The area includes over 120 schools in 30 counties.  80 of these schools have over 3,000 students participating in and benefiting from wrestling. Yet there are over 40 schools (25 – 1A, 15 – 2A and one 3A school) are without a wrestling program. We are seeking ways and methods of how we can encourage more schools to offer participation in Wrestling. We welcome input and ideas martinkfleming@gmail.com
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January 25, 2024 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

North Carolina College Results – Jan. 24th

Montreat Men’s Wrestling Picks Up Close Win at St. Andrews
LAURINBURG, N.C.— The Montreat men’s wrestling team extended its win streak to three duals as the Cavaliers claimed a tight 25-19 triumph over the St. Andrews University Knights in an Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) matchup on the road Friday evening. With the come-from-behind victory, the Cavs improved to 3-7 overall and 3-4 in AAC duals on the year.
Thanks to a 14-2 major decision by Zeke Grabowski and a 14-10 decision from Coy Reid, Montreat jumped ahead 7-0 through a pair of bouts. Though SAU leveled the score with similar outcomes in the ensuing two matches, Branson Bennett responded to hand the Cavaliers a 10-7 lead with an 11-5 win at 157.
Caleb Johnson-White pinned his opponent in just 1:40 at 165 to put the visitors up 16-7; however, the Knights answered with a fall and a forfeit to lead 19-16 with two bouts left. Needing a pair of results to take the battle, the Cavs prevailed. At 197, Seth Williamson collected a key 12-8 decision win to knot the overall score at 19, and Grant Trotter, the reigning AAC Wrestler of the Week, sealed the team triumph thanks to his pin at 285.
Men’s wrestling now travels to Cleveland, Ga. to wrestle a handful of teams at the AAC Duals next Saturday, Jan. 27. Bouts are expected to begin at 10 a.m. … story at … Montreatcavaliers.com/Mens-wrestling-picks-up-close-win-at-st-andrews

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Chattanooga Wrestling Blitzes Duke for 6th Win
Sergio Desiante and the Chattanooga Mocs dominated the Duke Blue Devils Friday evening in Durham
RESULTS
DURHAM, N.C.—The Chattanooga Mocs ran away with a 33-11 win at Duke Friday evening. The Mocs won the first seven matchups to move to 6-2 on the campaign. In all six wins, the match was clinched within the opening seven bouts.
It began with a decision for Brayden Palmer at 125. That was followed by tech falls for Blake Boarman (133) and Isaiah Powe (149). Noah Castillo extended the lead to 17-0 with an 11-2 major decision getting the bonus point with two takedowns in the final minute of the bout.
Lincoln Heck kept the pressure on with a 17-3 major decision at 157. Kamdyn Munro got a decision at 165 before Sergio Desiante clinched the match at 174 by way of a dominant 18-2 tech fall. David Harper claimed another major at 197 sandwiched between losses at 184 and 285.
RECORDS – Chattanooga (6-2) | Duke (4-8) … story and results at … GOmocs.com/Wrestling-blitzes-duke-for-6th-win

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Molton named SoCon Wrestler of the Week for second consecutive week
BUIES CREEK, N.C. – For the second consecutive week, redshirt senior Anthony Molton has been named the SoCon Wrestler of the Week. The conference made the announcement Wednesday afternoon. Molton was 3-0 on the week at 125 pounds, helping the Camels win their first Chippewa Challenge. His week was highlighted by a dominant tech fall victory over Jack Maida of American University. Molton defeated Maida, who was ranked in the top-15 in some publications, in 5:59 with a 25-7 score. He would also go on to defeat Sean Spidle of Central Michigan, 3-1, in the first tiebreak round. His day ended with a 6-3 decision over Richard Castro-Sandoval of CSU Bakersfield.
After sitting out the first couple weeks of the season, Molton now sits at 11-4 on the year and 5-2 in dual matches. He has racked up three falls and three tech falls. This past week, Molton broke into multiple top-30 rankings. He is ranked #26 on Intermat, #30 by FloWrestling and #29 by The College Wrestling Report. … story at … GOcamels.com/Molton-named-socon-wrestler-of-the-week-for-second-consecutive-week

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V.M.I. Wrestling earns two dual wins Sunday
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Competing in two non-conference duals before starting SoCon action next weekend, the VMI wrestling team earned two wins Sunday by rallying to defeat Sacred Heart, 24-17, before topping host Queens, 42-3, Sunday afternoon at Curry Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina.
With two wins on the day, VMI improves to 6-5 in dual action this season.
VMI 24, Sacred Heart 17
Down 7-0 early on to Sacred Heart, Patrick Jordon trimmed the deficit to 7-3 with an 11-5 decision over the Pioneers’ Vincent Milazzo. With Sacred Heart ahead 10-3, VMI 157-pounder Josh Yost pinned SHU’s Connor MacDonald in 3:53 to cut the Pioneer to 10-9 with five bouts to go. … story at … VMIkeydets.com/Wrestling-earns-two-dual-wins-sunday

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Early 17-Point Flurry Lets Blue Hose Breeze By Queens
CLINTON, S.C. – Establishing Templeton Gymnasium as a tough venue for opponents to attempt a W, the Presbyterian College men’s wrestling team moved to their second victory in as many home contests by vanquishing Queens on Sunday in a 30-15 final margin.
The school’s second home appearance in seven days proved to pay major dividends – just like the 44-6 beatdown over Truett McConnell only last week – gifting PC a doubled-up victory over the Royals and their second straight triumph against their Charlotte-based foe.
Each of the first four meetings went head coach Mark Cody‘s way, as a 4:24 pin by Trenton Donahue and a 20-5 Rey Ortiz technical fall helped boost the deficit to 17-6 nearing the match’s halfway point. A 10-2 major decision in Caleb Roe’s favor made the sophomore (along with Ortiz) 3-0 in the past eight days coming off of respective W’s against Bellarmine just 48 hours ago.
While the Blue Hose were going to emerge as the victors … story at … GObluehose.com/Mens-wrestling-early-17-point-flurry-lets-blue-hose-breeze-by-queens

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Wilson Earns 2nd ODAC Wrestler of the Week Award
Greensboro, NC – Junior wrestler Josh Wilson has earned his second ODAC Lighter Weight Wrestler of the Week award for the week of January 15-21. Wilson also won the Wrestler of the Week after the first week of the season.
Wilson defeated Porter Kinne from Southern Virginia on Saturday by Technical Fall (21-5) and then defeated his third NCAA Division I wrestler of the season, Isaac Byers from Appalachian State, by Decision (4-1). Wilson is now 20-1 on the season … story at … Greensborocollegesports.com/Wilson-earns-2nd-odac-wrestler-of-the-week-award

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Barket Named ACC Wrestler of the Week
DURHAM — Duke heavyweight sophomore Connor Barket was named ACC Wrestler of the Week on Tuesday afternoon, coming off an impressive week on the mat. Barket earned the recognition for the first time in his collegiate career.
A native of West Lafayette, Ind., Barket is coming off two dominating wins last week against Gardner-Webb and Chattanooga. On Jan. 16, Barket claimed his victory with an efficient pin in the second period against Gardner-Webb’s Peyton McComas. In Friday’s match against Chattanooga, Barket tallied his third tech fall of the season, showcasing his dominance early and resulted in a 18-2 victory over Kendrick Curtis. Barket has won five out of his last six dual matches with wins against Chattanooga, Gardner-Webb, Queens, The Citadel and Davidson. Barket leads the Blue Devils with a team-high 13 victories. … story at … GOduke.com/Connor-barket-named-acc-wrestler-of-the-week

January 25, 2024 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

In a Monday Reunion, Princeton Wrestlers Defeat Morgan State

In a reunion of Mondays father and son, the Princeton wrestling team welcomed Morgan State to Jadwin Gym on Saturday as Kenny Monday, coach of a Morgan State program competing this season for the first time since 1997, coached against a Tiger team with his son Quincy Monday on the Princeton bench as an assistant coach alongside head coach Joe Dubuque after Monday’s outsanding Princeton wrestling career wrapped up last winter with a third All-American honor.
The 39-3 win was Princeton’s second straight dual-match victory of the season, and it came just two days after Dubuque got his first win as Princeton’s head coach, coming down Route 206 at Rider.
Rookie Drew Heethuis opened the match with a tech-fall win at 125, reaching the margin early in the third period after breaking it open in the second with 12 points on three four-point near-falls. At 133, Sean Pierson followed that with another tech fall, getting his with less than a minute to go in the second period after turning in a three-point takedown and a four-point near-fall in each of the first two periods. … story at … GOprincetontigers.com/Wrestlings-match-vs-morgan-state

January 25, 2024 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Mount Olive Trojans roll past Coker in conference dual, 47-3

Results
MOUNT OLIVE (Jan. 24) – After winning nine matches on Wednesday night, the Trojans extended their winning streak and cruised to a 47-3 victory over Coker in a Conference Carolinas dual meet at Kornegay Arena. With the win, the University of Mount Olive men’s wrestling program has won eight straight matches to improve to 10-1 overall behind a 5-1 mark in league action. The Trojans take a 3-2 edge in the series while winning three of the last four meetings. Meanwhile, Coker drops to 9-3 this season with a 4-3 record in conference duals.
Junior Lens Mathurin started the match with a 19-3 tech fall over Weston Bare after tallying three takedowns and a pair of four-point near falls in the 125-weight class. Redshirt junior Timothy Decatur (133) held a 9-0 advantage in the second period before an injury to Stephen Spitko forced an end to the match. With the Trojan leading by an 11-0 margin, the Cobras answered back with a 4-0 decision at 141 to trim the deficit through three matches.
Mount Olive finished the dual meet with seven consecutive victories, including a trio by fall. In the 149-weight class, redshirt sophomore Dallas Wilson delivered a dominant performance with six takedowns to post a 21-4 tech fall against Dustin Flinn. Junior Jake Nicolosi battled to sudden victory by an 8-5 decision versus Noah Korenoski before redshirt sophomore Aaron Bancroft produced a first-period fall at 165 over Obed Don. In the 174-weight class, sophomore Calan Staub registered a 52-second fall in the opening period against Benjamin Newton. Redshirt sophomore Noah Williams (184) followed up with a first-period over Duffy Mista … story at … UMOtrojans.com/Wrestling-trojans-roll-past-coker-in-conference-dual-47-3

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Men’s Wrestling climbs to fifth in Super Region II rankings
Super Region II Regular Season Rankings
GREENWOOD, S.C. (Jan. 19) – After winning seven straight dual meets, the University of Mount Olive men’s wrestling program climbed to fifth in the third edition of the Super Region II regular season rankings, which were released this week. 
Lander continues to hold the top spot in the regional rankings at 109 points with all 10 wrestlers ranked, including six individuals positioned No. 1 in their respective weight classes. The Bearcats boasts a 10-2 record with a 5-0 mark in conference duals and ranks No. 2 nationally in the country. UNC Pembroke maintains the second slot with 94 points while three wrestlers rank No. 1 in their weight classes. Newberry sits third at 58 points with seven individuals ranked in the region, while Belmont Abbey and Mount Olive rounded out the top five. Among the 11 teams featured, the Trojans were one of four programs to feature at least seven ranked wrestlers. Junior Jake Nicolosi jumps two positions to third at 157, while redshirt sophomore Taylor Robinson (141) … story at … UMOtrojans.com/Mens-wrestling-climbs-to-fifth-in-super-region-ii-rankings

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UMO extends streak with victory at Belmont Abbey, 31-12
Results
BELMONT, N.C. (Jan. 11) – The University of Mount Olive men’s wrestling program registered seven victories, including three via fall, in a 31-12 win at Belmont Abbey on Thursday night in Conference Carolinas action.  With the win, the Trojans extend their winning streak to seven straight and improve to 9-1 overall behind a 4-1 record in conference duals. Mount Olive has won the last two meetings with Belmont Abbey with the record split at 2-2 all-time in the series. Meanwhile, the Crusaders fall to 5-5 this season with a 3-3 mark in league meets. … story at … UMOtrojans.com/UMO-extends-streak-with-victory-at-belmont-abbey-31-12

January 25, 2024 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

TDR Top 100 Girls Wrestlers Eastern North Carolina 2024 – part 1 – TDR # 31-30

TDR Editor’s Notes; The following are the Top 7 in the 4 weight classes at 152 lbs. and heavier. Wrestlers with an 11 before their name are in the Honorable Mention category. We are tracking over 150 wrestlers from the 420 plus girls registered on TrackWrestling listed from over the 60 schools with female wrestlers in the eastern North Carolina TDR coverage area. The area includes over 120 schools in over 25 counties.  There are 2665 boys on 80 teams. We have over 3,000 students participating in and benefiting from wrestling in eastern N.C. Yet there are over 40 schools (25 are 1A, 15 are 2A and one large 3A school) are without a wrestling program. We are seeking ways and methods of how we can encourage more schools to offer participation in Wrestling. We welcome input and ideas martinkfleming@gmail.com
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January 24, 2024 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Pennsylvania College Results

TDR Editor Notes; A look at some of the results and news of college teams in the Keystone State which has a long tradition in wrestling.
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Lehigh Mountain Hawks Use Bonus Points To Top Navy 23-15 For Fourth Straight Victory
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – No. 17 Lehigh completed a 4-0 homestand to open the new year with a 23-15 victory over No. 18 Navy inside Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall on Salute to Service, presented by Weis Markets      . The teams split the 10 bouts 5-5 but a 3-0 edge in bonus point wins, including two falls and a technical fall lifted the Mountain Hawks to their fourth consecutive dual victory.
Sophomore Sheldon Seymour (125) and junior Max Brignola (157) delivered Lehigh’s two falls, while junior Michael Beard (197) came through with his NCAA Division I-leading 11th technical fall of the season.  
Lehigh is now 4-3 on the dual season and has won three straight duals against its second most-contested rival to take a 56-48 lead in the all-time series. “Bonus points are always big,” Lehigh head coach Pat Santoro said. “That’s our team. All these matches the rest of the year are probably going to be 5-5 or 6-4 so we have to win when we can. We left some matches out there that we could have won. We need to change that and get better in some positions. … story at … Lehighsports.com/Mountain-hawks-use-bonus-points-to-top-navy-23-15-for-fourth-straight-victory

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Bucknell Opens Homestand with 41-9 Victory Over Morgan State
LEWISBURG, Pa. – The Bucknell wrestling team secured a big 41-9 win over Morgan State Saturday at Davis Gym, securing eight of 10 bouts and posting bonus points in each win. It was the team’s fourth straight dual victory to improve to 5-3 (1-0 EIWA) on the season.
The Bison registered three tech falls, two major decisions and three pins over the Bears (1-11), who are in their first season of competition since the program was brought back after a 25-year hiatus. Morgan State’s nine points came from a narrow 7-6 decision at 125 and an injury default at 157.
Myles Takats (174), Mikey Bartush (184) and Logan Deacetis (197) each recorded pins in consecutive order, helping the Bison extend their lead and seal the match. Each had sizable leads before their pins, and each did it in the second period.
Morgan State’s early 3-0 leads came by way of a comeback, as Bucknell’s Grayson McLellan jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the first period of the 125 bout. The Bears’ Isaac Sheehan whittled his way back into it and took the lead with a takedown in the final 17 seconds of the third to win it. The Bison quickly erased the deficit with back-to-back tech falls and a major decision over the next three bouts. … story at … Bucknellbison.com/Wrestling-opens-homestand-with-41-9-victory-over-morgan-state

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No. 20/17 Stevens Tech Wins Fourth Straight MAC Title
Five earn conference championships; 13 place to lead Ducks
YORK, Pa. (January 20, 2024) – No. 20/17 Stevens Institute of Technology wrestling won five individual championships as the Ducks captured their fourth straight Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Championship Saturday at the M&T Bank Center and hosted by York College of Pennsylvania. 
Graduate students Akhil Vega and Pasquale Vizzoni joined sophomore Ryan Smith, graduate student Stefan Major and senior Joel Martsinovsky in winning conference championships as the Ducks amassed 166.5 points to finish atop the six-team standings. All totaled, the Ducks finished with 13 place-winners as two student-athletes finished second, while another two finished third. Stevens finished 8.5 points ahead of #6/7 Alvernia, who finished with 158. Delaware Valley totaled 118/5 points to slot in third, with Messiah (100.5), York (70.5) and King’s (53.5) rounding out the standings. The Ducks’ five individual crowns matched the program-high at the MAC Championships and brought Stevens’ all-time total to 20. The victory extended the Ducks’ run of conference championships to nine dating back to the program’s time in the Centennial Conference. Saturday’s competition marked the 77th iteration of the MAC championship and Stevens moved into a tie for fifth-place all-time in the MAC’s lengthy history with four league titles. … story at … Stevensducks.com/No-20-17-wrestling-wins-fourth-straight-mac-title

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Lock Haven Men’s Wrestling powers way to MAC win on the road Sunday
No. 21 Bald Eagles bounce back in a big way; Lock Haven men’s wrestling rolls to 35-9 victory over Bloomsburg Sunday afternoon in MAC action
BLOOMSBURG, Pa. – The nationally-ranked Lock Haven men’s wrestling team won eight of 10 bouts and rolled to a 35-9 victory on the road at Bloomsburg (4-9, 0-3) this afternoon (Sunday, Jan. 21) in Mid-American Conference (MAC) Eastern Division action. 
Gable Strickland (Benton, Pa./Benton), No. 12 Wyatt Henson (Waynesburg, Pa./Waynesburg), Nick Stonecheck (Alpharetta, Ga./Buford), Connor Eck (Bensalem, Pa./Bensalem), Tyler Stoltzfus (Mifflinburg, Pa./Saint Joseph’s Academy), Colin Fegley (Mahanoy, Pa./Mahanoy), Brad Morrison (Landisburg, Pa./West Perry) and Ethan Miller (York, Pa./Central York) all won for the Bald Eagles.  
With the win, Lock Haven moved to 4-7 overall, 1-1 in MAC duals and the Bald Eagles are 1-0 in MAC East action. Strickland, Stonecheck and Fegley recorded tech falls, while both Stoltzfus and Morrison scored major decisions as bonus-points were an important note in the big win. … story at … GOlhu.com/Wrestling-powers-way-to-mac-win-on-the-road-sunday

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Wrestlers Roll Past Edinboro in MAC Opener
Chippewas score bonus points in eight matches in posting shutout
By: Andy Sneddon
MATCH BY MATCH RESULTS
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. – Welcome back to the MAC.
Central Michigan wrestlers won all 10 matches, scoring bonus points in eight of them, in rolling past Edinboro, 44-0, on Sunday in the Chippewas’ Mid-American Conference-opening dual at McGuirk Arena.
It was CMU’s first shutout since a 40-0 blanking at Buffalo on Feb. 7, 2021. The Chippewas, who dropped three nonconference duals to top-25 teams before Christmas, improved to 3-5. Edinboro is 1-8, 0-4 MAC.
“We wrestled some good competition first semester and now getting into the MAC we feel real confident, we feel like we’re prepared,” said CMU coach Tom Borrelli, whose team goes to Illinois next weekend for MAC duals with Northern Illinois and SIUE. “I’m excited with where we’re headed. We’ve been improving all year, we’re starting to get everything together, we’re starting to develop a little bit of depth with some good competition in the room, and it’s starting to pay off in our matches.” … story at … CMUchippewas.com/Wrestlers-roll-past-edinboro-in-mac-opener

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Golden Eagles Sweep Three Duals on Sunday
CLARION, Pa. — The Golden Eagle wrestling team swept a trio of duals at home on Sunday afternoon, winning all three matches of the Clarion Duals in Tippin Gymnasium. With the wins, Clarion improves to 7-6 overall on the season, and recorded at least a handful of victories significant to seeding in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) Championships later this season.
Clarion 24, Kent State 10
125 – Joey Fischer (Clarion) over Adan Benavidez (Kent State) (Dec 8-1)
One team point deducted from Clarion after conclusion of match
133 – Pablo Castro (Kent State) over TJ England (Clarion) (Dec 8-1)
141 – Ryan Sullivan (Clarion) over Billy Meiszner (Kent State) (Dec 9-3) … story and results at … Clariongoldeneagles.com/Golden-eagles-sweep-three-duals-on-sunday

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No. 17 Lehigh Takes Down Penn For Third Straight Dual Win
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Trailing 14-13 with two bouts remaining, bonus point wins from junior Michael Beard and sophomore Nathan Taylor lifted No. 17 Lehigh to a 24-14 win over Penn Friday night at Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall on Take Down Cancer Night presented by Red Robin in partnership with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.  
Beard pinned Martin Cosgrove in the second period to give Lehigh the lead for good before Taylor closed out the Mountain Hawks’ third straight dual win with a technical fall over John Stout.
The Mountain Hawks won six bouts from the Quakers to improve to 3-3 on the dual season. “Penn is a well-coached team. It’s always a battle because they’re a well-coached program,” Lehigh head coach Pat Santoro said. “It’s always a battle. We look forward to the competition. Our last two guys came through and they’ve continued doing that. We’re getting closer. We’d like to get seven or eight wins in a dual or even nine or 10, but facing great competition that’s going to happen sometimes.” … story at … Lehighsports.com/No-17-lehigh-takes-down-penn-for-third-straight-dual-win

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Kent State Flashes Go 2-1 at Clarion Quad
CLARION, PA- Pablo Castro and Blake Schaffer both went 3-0 during Sunday’s Clarion Quad, helping Kent State go 2-1 on the afternoon.
Castro recorded one of two falls for the Flashes on Sunday, pinning Morgan State’s Shawn Ryncarz in the first period. Castro also had a major decision victory against LIU and a decisive 8-1 win over Clarion’s TJ England. Schaffer earned a major decision win against Ethan Wiant of Clarion and a 10-7 win over LIU and 9-3 in the win over Morgan State.
The Flashes hung with the host Golden Eagles in the first match of the day for Kent State. Castro and Schaffer were joined by Aaron Ferguson with victories in the dual with several matches going down to the final moments.
Kent State won the final eight contested matches against Morgan State to defeat the Bears 38-6. Castro and AJ Burkhart recorded falls to highlight the victory. Billy Meiszner had a dominant performance in a 17-1 technical fall highlighted by a near-fall and four takedowns. Kent State won the other five matches by decision in a total team effort in the decisive win.
Against the Sharks, the Flashes ripped off six-straight matches … story at … Kentstatesports.com/Fashes-go-2-1-at-clarion-quad

January 24, 2024 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Warner: None of us ‘deserve’ anything, in life or on the wrestling mat

By Tristan Warner

As the holiday season came and went, I started thinking about a potentially troubling word that we all commonly use. Harmless when interpreted at face value, I started mulling over the possibility that it could be conveying the wrong message. 
If you care to take a plunge down this rabbit hole with me for a moment, it may enlighten you, or perhaps dishearten you, as to how we may be doing a disservice to America’s young people if we allow the usage of this word to become a hindrance. 
The problematic word I am rambling about is “deserve.”
When used in reference to basic human necessities, such as in the case of Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of human needs, this word serves a legitimate purpose. Let me be clear that I am not questioning its usage in that regard.
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However, in contemporary context, the word is often unfortunately used in a manner that assumes things always work out the way we desire them to and infuses a sense of entitlement, simultaneously.
Let me elaborate. 
Over the holidays, I heard this word used several different ways, but each time it seemed to insinuate the same underlying principle:
“I deserved that promotion.” 
“You deserve to make more money.” 
“My son deserved to win that match.” 
“She deserves to be recognized for her efforts.”
Notice that the word deserve is often used in instances to offset the fact that what the speaker is saying the subject deserved in fact did not come to fruition. 
Not always, but if you think deeply about this, we often use the word deserve in this way. It implies that everybody should get exactly what they think they have earned in this life, and if they do not, then it is simply not fair. 
Or it can also be used as a sour-grapes projection of bitterness to insinuate that somebody else received an outcome that should rightfully belong to us instead. 
In either case, you can see where the word can become troubling when the message being vocalized to young people is that you are entitled to any sort of status, title, achievement, or accomplishment in life.  The harsh reality is that you cannot always attain these desires. The sooner you learn that the better. 
This is not meant to sound overly pessimistic, but it is an important concept to be grasped at a young age. 
When kids grow up thinking they deserve to win, they deserve a scholarship, they deserve a spot in the starting lineup, or they deserve a high-paying job as soon as they graduate, it sets them up for failure in the long term. 
Or, more precisely, it sets them up to not know how to handle perceived “failure” in a healthy or productive manner.  
Because when you look at the big picture, losing a match is not a failure if you gained a valuable lesson from it. Likewise, not receiving a promotion or not being hired for the job you wanted is not a failure if you keep pushing forward and may be setting yourself up for something bigger and better in the future. … story at … WIN-magazine.com/None-of-us-deserve-anything-in-life-or-on-the-wrestling-mat

January 24, 2024 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

All Time Top 100 Teams – TDR # 31 – 29

All Time College Wrestling Teams – Most  Dual  Wins

January 24, 2024 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Appalachian State Sweeps The Citadel, Greensboro College

BOONE, N.C. — App State Wrestling started a Sunday sweep in Varsity Gym by opening its SoCon schedule with a dominant victory against The Citadel.  
Ranked 23rd by FloWrestling and 24th by The Open Mat, the Mountaineers took nine of 10 matches in a 33-4 victory against the Bulldogs before five underclassmen were part of App State’s lineup for the first time in a 51-3 victory against Division III Greensboro College.
Six wrestlers from App State (4-2) recorded the first dual wins of their careers against Greensboro: Anthony Conetta (fall at 157), Drake Acklin (fall at 165), Gunnar Pool (major decision at 197), James Bankston (fall at heavyweight), Noah Luna (by forfeit at 125) and Kai O’Dell (by forfeit at 149). Ethan Oakley (133) and Tomas Brooker (184) also had pins against Greensboro to cap 2-0 days by the customary starters, while Oren Bost (174) won by tech fall in his second career start.
Facing The Citadel, which arrived in Boone with an 8-2 overall record, App State followed a pair of overtime wins by its ranked wrestlers at 149 and 157 pounds with five decisive victories from Will Miller (8-0 major decision at 165), Luke Uliano (16-0 tech fall at 174), Brooker (12-4 major decision at 184), Carson Floyd (8-1 decision at 197) and Jacob Sartorio (14-5 major decision at heavyweight).
Chad Bellis opened the dual with a 12-2 major decision at 125, giving him his first non-forfeit win in a dual, and Oakley recorded a tiebreaking takedown with 53 seconds left in a 4-1 decision against George Rosas at 133. After The Citadel won by major decision at 141 pounds, Cody Bond used an escape in the first Tiebreaker-1 overtime period to move ahead in a 2-1 decision against Jeff Boyd, and Tommy Askey overcame an early 6-0 deficit to win a 12-9 decision on a Sudden Victory takedown.
Boyd, a West Virginia transfer whose third-place finish at the Navy Classic included two ranked wins and a 1-0 loss to top-ranked Ridge Lovett from Nebraska, successfully escaped four single-leg holds following shots that had Bond on the verge of regulation takedowns. After a scoreless Sudden Victory overtime period with the match tied at 1-all (because of matching escapes in regulation), it went to a pair of 30-second Tiebreaker-1 periods (with each wrestler having a choice of how to begin the 30 seconds).
Bond needed only 9.2 seconds to deliver an escape … rest of story at … APPstatesports.com/Wrestling-sweeps-the-citadel-greensboro-college

January 23, 2024 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Crebs wins 450th as #21 Warriors sweep Jim White Duals

TDR Editor’s Notes; Coach Crebs’ 450th win places him at 17th in the list of All-Time College Coaches. He moved up 4 spots in the list of all coaches. He is 7th in the All-Time D-III Coaches list. Among Active head coaches Crebs is 3rd behind Pat Pecora of Pitt-Johnstown and John Smith of Oklahoma State. Those schools are Division II and I respectively. Coach Crebs is the top Active Coach in the Division III programs.
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WASHINGTON, Pa. – Junior heavyweight Robbie West (Washington, Pa./Fort Cherry) clinched the 450^th dual meet win in the 31-year career of head coach Roger Crebs ’87 with a first-period pin in his hometown to lift the 21^st-ranked Lycoming College wrestling team to a 24-18 win over Division II Seton Hill before Lycoming beat Washington & Jefferson, 27-17, to wrap up the Jim White Duals on Saturday, Jan. 20.  
Lycoming (9-2 overall) won six of the 10 bouts against the Griffins (4-6 overall), helping Crebs become the seventh Division III coach and the 17^th collegiate wrestling coach to reach 450 dual meet wins.
Junior Kaden Majcher (Turbotville, Pa./Warrior Run), ranked 11^th in Division III by the Open Mat, forced overtime with Division II’s 19^th-ranked William Burgess, getting a third-period reversal before earning a riding-time point to comeback from a 4-1 deficit. In the first ride-out part of overtime, Majcher got another reversal and locked in a pinning combination for a key six points.
The Warriors increaded the lead to 15-4 after junior 157-pounder Logan Bartlett (Lewisburg, Pa./Lewisburg Area) won a scramble for a takedown in sudden victory against Christian Hirak for a 4-1 win after decisions from junior 141-pounder Cooper Gilham (Bellefonte, Pa./Bald Eagle Area) and senior 149-pounder Wiley Kahler (Pottsville, Pa./Nativity BVM).
Seton Hill took an 18-15 lead with wins in the next three bouts, but first-year 197-pounder Ivan Neal (Georgetown, Del./Sussex Central) tied the bout with a 7-2 decision over Brendan Finnerty before West pinned Lucas Allen to end the match in 1:41.
Lycoming won six bouts again in the 27-17 win over Washington & Jefferson (3-8 overall), posting four bonus-point wins in the victory.
Majcher pinned Michael Cruz at 125 pounds to kick off the meet with the Presidents and junior 133-pounder Thomas Conselyea (Landing, N.J./Roxbury) followed with a 9-3 decision over Max Jackman. The Presidents won three straight bouts to take an 11-9 lead, but junior Chase Chapman (Philipsburg, Pa./Philipsburg-Osceola) responded with a second-period pin of Kevin Corseault to take the lead back at 165. … story at … Lycomingathletics.com/Crebs-wins-450th-as-21-warriors-sweep-jim-white-duals

January 23, 2024 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment