No. 24 App State Wins Big Over Binghamton
BOONE, N.C. — Ranked No. 24 in the nation, App State Wrestling showed its strength and depth with a 29-10 home win Sunday against a Binghamton team that’s come close to knocking off several top-30 opponents this season.
The Mountaineers (4-1) won the first seven matches to claim a 23-0 lead and finished with eight victories among the 10 weight classes. Binghamton (2-7) traveled south to Chattanooga, Tenn., last weekend for the Southern Scuffle, where it had three wrestlers place, then headed to Raleigh for a Friday dual at No. 6 NC State before coming to Varsity Gym.
Three of the Bearcats’ other losses were close duals against No. 9 Minnesota, No. 16 North Dakota State and No. 26 Indiana, so there was no danger of looking ahead to Friday’s home dual against No. 8 Virginia Tech for App State.
The Mountaineers, at No. 24 in the NWCA Coaches Poll and as high as No. 20 (from Win Magazine), go into the ranked showdown against Virginia Tech with four straight dual wins. Tickets for Friday’s dual at 7 p.m. in Varsity Gym can be purchased by clicking HERE, with a cost of $20 for adults and $7 for youth.
Will Miller stood out Sunday with his 10-0 major decision at 174 pounds against Sam DePrez, who entered 2023 with a national ranking of No. 25 in his weight class. Jon Jon Millner also earned a bonus point with a 16-3 major decision at 149, and a forfeit at 197 allowed Carson Floyd to produce six points for the Mountaineers.
App State’s five wins by decision came from Caleb Smith (11-9 at 125), Sean Carter (10-5 at 133), Heath Gonyer (4-1 at 141), Tommy Askey (5-2 at 157) and Will Formato (2-0 at 165). Binghamton’s victories resulted from wins by top-25 wrestlers Jacob Nolan at 184 and Cory Day in the heavyweight division — the Bearcats were missing two-time All-American Lou DePrez at 197 because of an injury.
Miller used a takedown and four-point near fall in the last 20 seconds of the first period to seize control against Sam DePrez. Miller rode out the second period and added a takedown with 1:18 left in the third before finishing on top. … rest of story at APPstatesports.com/news/2023/1/8/-24-wrestling-no-24-app-state-wins-big-over-binghamton
Huskers Overpower Gardner-Webb, Campbell
BUIES CREEK, N.C. – The Nebraska wrestling team used 12 bonus-point victories to sweep the day and claim two dual victories, defeating both Gardner-Webb and Campbell on Saturday, 37-6.
The Huskers improved to 4-2 on the season, as NU tallied four pins, four technical falls and three major decisions.
Competition started against Gardner-Webb at 165. #25 Bubba Wilson tallied an escape, but fell to #29 RJ Mosley in sudden victory, 3-1. With the win, Gardner-Webb grabbed the 3-0 overall lead, but it didn’t last long as Nebraska won eight of the next nine bouts to claim the team victory.
Up next, #2 Mikey Labriola (174) faced GWU’s Andrew Wilson. Labriola attacked quickly tallying three takedowns. Labriola started on bottom in Period 2, recording an escape, reversal and two four-point nearfalls to grab the 17-2 technical fall victory.
At 184, #10 Lenny Pinto wrestled Gardner-Webb’s Jha-Quan Anderson. Pinto recorded a takedown before pinning Anderson in the first period. The Huskers held the 11-3 lead as Silas Allred (197) took the mat to face Sam Mora. Allred worked quickly and in just over two minutes scored his fifth pin of the season.
At heavyweight, Cale Davidson took on Abe Preston with the Huskers holding the 17-3 overall lead. … rest of story at Huskers.com/news/2023/1/7/wrestling-huskers-overpower-gardner-webb-campbell
#19 Wrestling Battles to 19-17 Win Over North Carolina on Saturday Night
PHILADELPHIA – The 19th-ranked University of Pennsylvania wrestling team opened the 2023 portion of its dual meet schedule with a 19-17 win over the University of North Carolina at The Palestra on Saturday night. The Red and Blue took a 10-6 lead with a tech fall at 197 pounds by #33 Cole Urbas, a lead they would not relinquish on the night.
The meet started with the 165-pound match up between #29 Lucas Revano and Joey Mazzara. Revano battled throughout the bout as he was down by two after the first and second periods. A couple of stalling calls on Mazzara gave Revano points to pull within one, but it was Mazzara who pulled out the 5-4 decision. Penn bounced back in the second bout at 174 pounds between #18 Nick Incontrera and Gino Esposito. Incontrera made quick work of his Tar Heel opponent as he jumped out to an 11-0 lead after the first period. Incontrera clinched the tech fall with just over a minute remining in the second period. … rest of story at Pennathletics.com/news/2023/1/8/-19-wrestling-battles-to-19-17-win-over-north-carolina-on-saturday
PENN TOPS WRESTLING IN PHILADELPHIA
PHILADELPHIA, PA. – The No. 27-ranked Penn Quakers defended The Palestra Saturday evening, defeating No. 25 North Carolina (2-6) 19-17 in non-conference action.
While squaring off with the Quakers, the Tar Heels earned decisions at 125, 165 and 184-pounds, with major decisions coming at 141 and 157-pounds.
With the match starting at 165-pounds, Joey Mazzara collected the first of four ranked victories for UNC in the matchup, defeating No. 29 Lucas Revano by decision, 5-4. After Gavin Kane’s 7-3 decision at 184, Jack Wagner was victorious over No. 31 Ryan Miller. A 12-1 major decision for No. 21 Lachlan McNeil continued his excellent weekend in Pennsylvania, as No. 4 Austin O’Connor would defeat No. 15 Anthony Artalona by major decision, 13-5, to close out the dual with the Quakers.
The Tar Heels return to the mat next weekend, heading north to battle Harvard and Brown in the final two tuneups before Atlantic Coast Conference action. … rest of story at GOheels.com/news/2023/1/7/penn-tops-wrestling-in-philadelphia
Camels win SoCon opener, split Saturday duals
BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Campbell topped visiting Gardner-Webb in its 2022-23 Southern Conference opener 25-12, while falling 37-6 to No. 17 Nebraska at the Pope Center / Gore Arena.
The Cornhuskers also topped the Runnin’ Bulldogs 37-6.
Nebraska moved to 4-2 on the season with a pair of dual victories, while Campbell, taking on its fourth nationally ranked opponent of the season, moved to 6-5 overall, winning its sixth straight SoCon opener. GWU, meanwhile, fell to 1-6 on the season.
Campbell claimed its sixth straight meeting with GWU, with three Camels picking up bonus point victories. At 197 pounds, Levi Hopkins racked up a 14-point third period for a 24-9 tech fall (6:34) win over Samuel Mora, and No. 12 heavyweight Taye Ghadiali followed with a 22-8 major decision over Abraham Preston, giving CU a 15-3 lead over the Runnin’ Bulldogs. No. 29 Domenic Zaccone added another major decision for the Camels, defeating Todd Carter 10-2 at 133 pounds.
At 174 pounds, Cole Rees earned his first career SoCon win, while Chris Rivera earned his first dual victory of the season at 149 pounds. No. 29 RJ Mosley at 165 and Drew West at 125 both earned decisions for GWU.
In the first ever dual meeting between the Camels and Nebraska, the 17th-ranked Cornhuskers posted six bonus point wins, including pins for No. 25 Bubba Wilson (2:28) over Dom Baker at 165 pounds, and No. 5 Brock Hardy (6:52) over Shannon Hanna at 141. … rest of story at GOcamels.com/news/2023/1/7/wrestling-camels-win-socon-opener-split-saturday-duals
No. 6 NC State takes care of business, drops Binghamton, 36-3
RALEIGH So much for any rust coming off the winter break.
For the first time since December 20,the NC State wrestling team was in action and the Pack was in midseason form, dominating Binghamton, 36-3 in front of 1,750 fans inside of Reynolds Coliseum.
With the win, NC State improves to 9-0 on the season as they gear up for ACC competition. The Pack will have one more pre-conference warm up, hosting Army next Friday, before jumping into league action.
If the Bearcats were the next to last quiz, NC State looks more than ready for the conference test.
The Pack dropped the first match of the night when Micah Roes defeated No. 24 Jarrett Trombley, 3-1. NC State won the final nine matches of the night, including three major decisions and two pin falls.
The Pack is now 4-0 all-time versus Binghamton, the school where Pat Popolizio coached from 2007-12.
NC State went 2-0 in head-to-head matchups of ranked opponents on Friday. In the 184-pound class, No. 3 Trent Hidlay shook off his first loss of the season (in New Orleans) and defeated No. 23 Jacob Nolan, 13-3. The Lewistown, Pa. native was never in serious jeopardy, jumping out to a 6-2 lead after one. Hidlay (13-1) piled it on from then on, scoring on takedown after takedown in the final two periods.
In the heavyweight division, No. 13 Owen Trephan took on No. 21 Cory Day. Trephan, who has been on a tear lately, won his third straight match, picking up an 11-0 win. … rest of season at GOpack.com/news/2023/1/6/wrestling-no-6-nc-state-takes-care-of-business-drops-binghamton-36-3
No. 18 UNC-Pembroke Wrestling Rumbles Past Belmont Abbey
BELMONT – Belmont Abbey breezed to a pair of victories to open the dual and forge an early 9-0 lead, but the 18th-ranked UNC Pembroke wrestling team proved victorious in each of the last eight matches of the evening, including six wins with bonus points, to cruise past Belmont Abbey, 34-9, on Friday evening inside the Wheeler Center.
It was the third-straight triumph for the Braves (8-1, 4-0 SACC) who stayed unbeaten in South Atlantic Conference Carolinas action as well. Belmont Abbey (4-8, 0-3) has now dropped four of its last five outings, and fell to 3-18 all-time in the series with the Black & Gold.
A win via technical fall to open the night, as well as a 10-0 major decision from Ben Fielding at 133 pounds, gave the Crusaders a quick 9-0 advantage, but the Braves got on the board with a 10-1 major decision by Cody Williams at 141 pounds and then hit cruise control. The Black & Gold stormed ahead, 11-9, on the shoulders of Rahsaan Vereen’s 7-3 decision in the 157-pound matchup, and the rout was on after that.
Loye Burkhead opened the second half of the dual with a second-period pin of Paul Jakub at 165 pounds, and Massimo Sullivan capped the night with a late third-period pin of John Carroll in the heavyweight bout.
The Braves will be back in action again on Thursday … rest of story at UNCPbraves.com/news/2023/1/6/no-18-wrestling-rumbles-past-belmont-abbey
Cornell Wrestling Posts Second Top 10 Win In 48 Hours, Drops #8 Virginia Tech
BLACKSBURG, Va. — The Cornell wrestling team earned its second win over a top 10 opponent away from home in a 48-hour span, topping No. 8 Virginia Tech 22-12 on Friday evening at the Moss Arts Center. The Big Red improved to 4-2 on the season after the comfortable team win.
Two days removed from its win over No. 3 Arizona State in Austin, Texas, Cornell took the lead three matches into the dual on Chris Foca’s win by fall at 174 pounds and never looked back. The Big Red won 5-of-6 matches between ranked wrestlers, though third-ranked Vito Arujau suffered his first loss of the season in a narrow 3-2 loss to 10th-ranked Sam Latona at 133 pounds.
Foca’s second period fall came on the heels of Julian Ramirez’s shutout of No. 22 Connor Brady in a 3-0 victory at 165 to even the dual at 3-3. After Tech got back within 9-6, Jacob Cardenas topped No. 21 Andy Smith, nearly majoring him in a 10-3 triumph. Brett Ungar at 125 and Vince Cornella at 141 upset higher ranked opponents with Ungar winning in overtime over No. 15 Eddie Ventresca and Cornella majoring No. 15 Tom Cook, 12-4.
Three-time NCAA champion Yianni Diakomihalis closed the dual with a solid 6-2 win over No. 11 Caleb Henson for his 99th career victory.
Results
157: Clayton Ulrey (Virginia Tech) won by decision over Gage McClenahan (Cornell), 4-2
165: #7 Julian Ramirez (Cornell) won by decision over … rest of story at Cornellbigred.com/news/2023/1/6/wrestling-virginia-tech-recap
NWCA National Duals
Day 1 D2, D3, NAIA Notes
Friday was filled with fireworks at the NWCA National Duals, where a D2 upstart pulled off a big win while D3 and NAIA powers rolled.
Friday morning began with a bang at the NWCA National Duals — and West Liberty was on the ear-ringing end of it.
Minutes after the tournament’s opening whistle, Cole Laya, the reigning Division II NCAA champion at 125 pounds, got knocked off in overtime by returning All-American Dawson Collins of Colorado Mesa.
It was the first of two consecutive narrow defeats for West Liberty, which put the Hilltoppers in a stressful situation early. It became a theme of the day for West Liberty.
Thanks to a pair of victories by Francesco Borsellino in winner-take-all heavyweight bouts, the Hilltoppers advanced with one-point dual wins against Colorado Mesa and Lander to advance to Saturday’s semifinals in Louisville.
Borsellino’s major decision lifted West Liberty past Colorado Mesa 20-19 and his decision against Lander helped the Hilltoppers win by criteria.
The stage was set for the late dramatics in part due to seventh-ranked 133-pounder Vincent Scollo’s 3-1 overtime win against #6 Elijah Lusk.
West Liberty will take on top-ranked Central Oklahoma in Saturday’s semis. The Bronchos rolled into the semis with wins over Augustana (22-12) and Indianapolis (25-9). St. Cloud State will take on the University of Mary in the other D2 semi.
Here’s a look at five more interesting developments from Friday’s men’s competition in Louisville:
— Nebraska-Kearney has been a perennial Division II power for more than a decade. The Mary Marauders are trying to elevate their program to that level. Mary took a big step Friday.
The Marauders pulled off what the school website called the “biggest victory of the school’s NCAA era” on Friday when they downed the reigning NCAA champion Lopers 21-12 in the quarterfinals.
Mary registered six match wins against Nebraska-Kearney, highlighted by third-ranked Max Bruss’ 7-4 win at 174 against #2 Austin Eldredge. The Lopers had a mathematical chance going into 197, but #10 Hayden Prince suffered an apparent knee injury early in the third period of a 2-2 match against Matt Kaylor. Prince injury defaulted later in the period.
— Wartburg, Augsburg, UW-La Crosse and Johnson & Wales entered Friday unbeaten … rest of story at Flowrestling.org/articles/10290866-nwca-national-duals-day-1-d2-d3-naia-notes
NCAA, NAIA divisions set for semifinals at USMC/NWCA Multi-Division National Dual Meet Championships
Louisville, Kentucky – Five of the six divisions in action at the Kentucky Exposition Center have reached the semifinals and in all five, the returning champions are in the mix to repeat, while there’s a party crasher or two in the mix.
Central Oklahoma, UW-La Crosse, Grand View, King University and Life each pushed through winning in early-round competition on Friday at the 2022 U.S. Marine Corps NWCA Multi-Division National Dual Meet Championships presented by ARMS Software, Defense Soap, and Capital Construction hosted by NUWAY Combat. The NCWA men’s division wrestles its quarterfinals on Saturday morning.
WHAT: U.S. Marine Corps NWCA Multi-Division National Dual Meet Championships
HOST: NUWAY Combat
PRESENTED BY: ARMS Software, Defense Soap, Capital Construction, U.S. Marine Corps
WHERE: Kentucky Expo Center, Louisville, Kentucky
WHEN: January 6-7, 2023
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RESULTS via Trackwrestling.com: NCAA Men | NAIA Men | NCWA Men
NCAA Women | NAIA Women
Division II Men
Top-seeded Central Oklahoma won both its duals on Friday, but it wasn’t exactly easy for the returning National Duals champion Bronchos. Winning six of the 10 bouts against Augustana (S.D.) in the opening round, a couple of high-profile upsets soured what might have been a stellar day for coach Todd Steidley’s squad.
The win over Augustana wasn’t cemented until a 6-1 win at 197-pounds by top-ranked and returning Division II champion Dalton Abney and second-ranked Shawn Streck’s major decision at 285 pounds. The win got them a matchup with No. 8 Indianapolis, which needed a fall at 285 to knock-off upset-minded Gannon 21-19 in the opening round. Trailing by four in the dual, UIndy’s Cale Gray pinned Gannon’s Gehrig Hutchison in 24 seconds to propel the Greyhounds into the quarterfinals.
In the quarters, UCO won seven of the 10 bouts, but UIndy’s wins came over … rest of story at NWCAonline.com/ncaa-naia-divisions-set-for-semifinals-at-usmc-nwca-multi-division-national-dual-meet-championships
North Carolina University TRIO VICTORIOUS AT F&M OPEN
LANCASTER, PA. – The trio of Gavin Kane, Lachlan McNeil and Austin O’Connor paced the No. 25-ranked North Carolina wrestling program at the 10th Annual David H. Lehman F&M Open, hosted by Franklin & Marshall College.
The trio fueled the North Carolina effort on the day, which saw 10 Tar Heels place in the event.
UNC saw runner-up performances by Jayden Scott (149) and Jack Wagner (125), as Spencer Moore (125) also finished top-three in his respective class. Wil Guida (149), Joey Mazzara (165), Cade Lautt (197) and Max Shaw (197) rounded out the day for the Tar Heels placing in the event.
The Tar Heels return to action tomorrow night, heading to the city of Brotherly Love for a dual matchup against No. 27 Penn. The matchup begins at 8 PM, and can be streamed live on ESPN+. … rest of story at GOheels.com/news/2023/1/6/wrestling-trio-victorious-at-f-m-open
College Women’s Wrestling News
NWCA Announces December Winners of the NCAA Women’s Region Wrestler of the Month Awards
MANHEIM, PA – The National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) announced their second women’s wrestling Region Wrestlers of the Month awards today. Following a great December, Lana Perez of Gannon University, Sage Mortimer of King University, Jenavi Alejandro of Tiffin University, Alexis Janiak of Aurora University and Hailey Chapman of Colorado Mesa University were all selected Region Wrestlers of the Month.
Region 1
Perez wrestled at 136 pounds at the Northeast Duals where she picked up two pins in her first two matches. The next two matches she wrestled 143 pounds, pinning eighth-ranked Zoe Gress of East Stroudsburg University before earning a technical fall victory over returning All-American, Temitayo Sanusi of Sacred Heart University. Perez went 4-0 with three pins to earn her first career NWCA Regional Wrestler of the Month honor for Perez.
Region 2
Mortimer won two tournaments wrestling at 109 pounds in December, the North Central Open where she defeated a pair of ranked foes as well as the Wasps Open. At the North Central Open she topped fifth-ranked Kendra Ryan of North Central on a 14-4 technical fall in a semifinal before defeating top-ranked Sydney Petzinger of North Central 8-2 in the final. She won all five of her matches at the Wasps Open, including a pin of teammate and third-ranked Dianna Holmes. In the month, Mortimer went 9-0, winning all three of her matches against ranked foes while taking six wins by technical fall and two via pin. This marks the second NWCA Regional Wrestler of the Month honor for Mortimer as she earned her first last season.
Region 3
Alejandro wrestled at 109 pounds and posted a record of 12-1 in December with three wins via pin and five by technical fall. She won the Soldier Salute with four wins, including … rest of story at NWCAonline.com/nwca-announces-december-winners-of-the-ncaa-womens-region-wrestler-of-the-month-awards
Women’s Brackets For NWCA National Duals Are Here!
Check out the women’s freestyle brackets for the NWCA National Duals on January 6-7, then watch live on FloWrestling.
The NWCA National Duals is January 6-7 in Louisville, Kentucky, and brackets for both divisions have dropped. King University enter as the top seed after winning the event last year but they are missing a 191-pounder so the Tornado will have an open weight for every dual.
North Central is seeded second while McKendree, Colorado Mesa is third, and McKendree, the reigning three-time NCWWC team champions, are fourth.
Southern Oregon is the #1 seed in the NAIA division with Grand View second, Life third, and Campbellsville fourth. Life won the 2022 National Duals in dramatic fashion over Campbellsville but the Tigers rebounded by winning their second straight NAIA Invitational title.
Click here for full NWCA women’s brackets … rest of story at Flowrestling.org/articles/womens-brackets-for-nwca-national-duals-are-here
NWCA National Duals Day 1 Women’s Notes
Top-seeded King University (NCAA) and Southern Oregon (NAIA) held court, while McKendree survived a nailbiter against Augsburg.
Day one of the NWCA National Duals had plenty of intrigue highlighted by McKendree’s quarterfinal thriller over Augsburg in the NCAA division. The Auggies led by five entering the 191-pound final and the Bearcats needed a fall for a tie.
Enter McKendree’s three-time national champion, Sydnee Kimber. She was up 8-0 but a 10-0 technical superiority win would give Augsburg a one-point win. Kimber scored a takedown but continued through the move and eventually secured the dramatic fall.
Both coaches approached the scorer’s table to figure out which team won on criteria since the score was tied, 23-23. McKendree eventually won, 24-23, based on the most match points scored (24-18) in matches that did not include a fall.
McKendree is the reigning three-time NCWWC championships and National Duals champions in 2020 prior to reaching the finals in 2022. … rest of story at Flowrestling.org/articles/nwca-national-duals-day-1-womens-notes
High School Girls wrestling
Girls wrestling is on the rise in New York
Fredonia coach Ross Conti called female wrestling “the fastest growing sport in country.”
That is now evident in Chautauqua County.
Last season, Chautauqua Lake was one of three female wrestling varsity teams in New York State and the only girls-only team in Section VI. However, now there are over 35 girls wrestling programs across the state, with four teams in Section VI, including two in Chautauqua County this year. Joining Chautauqua Lake this season is Fredonia, who adds to a list that includes Orchard Park and a Niagara-Frontier League team in Section VI.
“We’re excited to have it at Fredonia,” Conti said of the newly-formed Fredonia team. “I really like our squad of kids. We’ve really had a good time.”
The two pioneer programs in Chautauqua County will share the stage on Wednesday as Fredonia travels to Chautauqua Lake for the first girls-only dual meet in Section VI history.
Fredonia boasts 15 girls on its female wrestling roster this season, with 12 who have competed so far. Conti hopes to have close to 25 female wrestlers next year.
“Most of the girls we have, this is a really new thing for them,” said Conti. “They are learning, they are coming along. This is a tough endeavor, and they are getting the hang of that.”
The Lady ‘Billies are a diverse group of wrestlers, including various other extracurriculars on their resumes.
“It’s great that a lot of these girls are involved in things like orchestra, dance, and all these other things,” said Conti. “You don’t want your team to be one-dimensional.”
The New York State Public High School Athletic Association is in the process of making girls wrestling a fully-sanctioned sport statewide. … rest of story at Observertoday.com/news/top-stories/2023/01/girls-wrestling-is-on-the-rise-in-new-york
Oklahoma Girls travel to Wonder Woman, bring back hardware
Last weekend was the 4th Annual Wonder Woman Tournament held in Columbia, MO. This is the largest women’s only tournament in the country that comes with the some of the toughest competition for high school women’s teams. While it was clear from the start that the odds were against outside states, with Missouri having the majority of their own wrestlers competing, Oklahoma still showed up willing to take their chances.
On Thursday morning, wrestlers showed up from all over getting ready for weigh-in. There was hardly a blank space across the main floor in sight, as they all waited patiently for their teams to be called-in one at a time to be weighed in and added to their perspective brackets. Seats started filling up quickly, with lawn chairs sat up in every available place lining the arena. To say it was a packed house would be an understatement. Supporters from everywhere came to take-in some of the toughest matches and unbelievable wins as the tournament pushed through several hundred matches in the first day. Every division had Fargo placers, … rest of story at Owrestle.com/oklahoma-girls-travel-to-wonder-woman-bring-back-hardware/
NATIONAL GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL RANKINGS FOR JANUARY RELEASED, WITH TWO NEW NO. 1 ATHLETES IN THE HEART OF THE HIGH SCHOOL SEASON
USA Wrestling, FloWrestling and the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum has published its January 2023 rankings for high school girls wrestlers for the 2022-23 season. This national ranking evaluates all girls enrolled in grades 8-12, and athletes from all 50 states are eligible for selection.
This ranking leaned heavily on the scholastic season, where athletes have been competing for their high school programs. There are a number of major in-season events where teams from a number of states have participated including the FIGHT tournament in Ohio, the Dan Gable Donnybrook in Iowa, the Women’s West Coast Tournament of Champions in California, the Wonder Woman in Missouri, the Holy Angels in North Carolina and many others.
Some of the traditionally strong high school boys tournaments are now having strong girls divisions, including the Reno Tournament of Champions in Nevada, the Beast of the East in Delaware, the Powerade in Pennsylvania and others. So many strong holiday tournaments were held in numerous states.
The first of the annual state high school championships was held in Alaska in December.
In the January rankings, there were only two new No. 1 athletes since the November selections: Emily Sindoni of New York (132) and Mishell Rebisch of Michigan (152)
Destiny Rodriguez of Oregon, who was No. 1 at 152 last ranking, moved up to 164 pounds, and is now No. 1 at that weight class.
Repeating in the No. 1 positions are Gabriella Gomez of Illinois (100), Audrey Jimenez of Arizona (105), Alex Szkotnicki of Maryland (112), Elena Ivaldi of California (117), Everest Leydecker of Arizona (122), Shelby Moore of Washington (127), Valerie Hamilton of Illinois (138), Maddie Kubicki of Missouri (144), Sabrina Nauss of Michigan (180), Savannah Isaac of Ohio (200) and Kiera Ganey of Illinois (225).
There were only minimal changes in the Pound-For-Pound (P-4-P) rankings. … rest of story at Teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2023/January/06/Girls-High-School-rankings
TDR blog
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