Takedown Report

TDR Top 12 Jan. 30th Rankings 120-132 lbs. – 2025

Editor’s Notes; The following is an update 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 $10!
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1	120	Nolasco-Rayo, Brandon	Louisburg	25	37	0	1.000
2	120	Guthrie, Keller	Ayden-Grifton	26	40	1	0.976
3	120	Hunt, Cole	Jacksonville	25	42	2	0.955
4	120	Brownlee, Ethan	South Johnston	25	26	2	0.929
5	120	Verhow, Abrey	White Oak	26	37	5	0.881
6	120	Angstadt, Lucas	Ashley	26	31	4	0.886
7	120	Arrington, Ayden	Laney	25	34	5	0.872
8	120	Hunter, Kolton	Rosewood	25	26	5	0.839
9	120	Sylvester, Elijah	Pasquotank Co.	28	31	6	0.838
10	120	Baker, Trevon	Southern Nash	25	30	6	0.833
11	120	Mercer, Sheamus	Swansboro	28	42	9	0.824
12	120	Mazura, Isiah	Rosewood	28	30	6	0.833
13	120	Trujillo, Brian	New Hanover	25	18	4	0.818
13	120	Woolard, Justin	Washington	28	21	6	0.778
13	120	McClung, Colton	D.H. Conley	25	19	6	0.760
13	120	Foreman, Andrew	Washington	28	23	9	0.719
1	126	Nolasco-Rayo, Braulio	Louisburg	25	35	2	0.946
2	126	Perry, Bryce	Washington	27	40	4	0.909
3	126	Lewis, Colton	N. E. Carolina Prep	25	41	5	0.891
4	126	Rodriguez, Michbael	Southern Nash	25	32	5	0.865
5	126	Williamson, Redmond	Northern Nash	25	25	4	0.862
6	126	Amiott, Jakee	Topsail	28	30	5	0.857
7	126	Mann, Brandon	South Granville	26	35	6	0.854
8	126	Caudill, Benjamin	Ayden-Grifton	26	31	8	0.795
9	126	Doddy, Landon	Bunn	27	23	6	0.793
10	126	Corl, Carson	South Johnston	25	30	8	0.789
11	126	Nipper, Gavin	Jacksonville	25	41	11	0.788
12	126	DeRiso, Anthony	Aycock, C.B.	27	29	8	0.784
13	126	Fitzgerald, David	North Johnston	25	25	8	0.758
13	126	Collins, Barkley	Manteo	27	21	8	0.724
1	132	Watt, Tyler	Wake Forest	25	29	1	0.967
2	132	Sibugan, Khalel	First Flight	26	30	4	0.882
3	132	Rubistello, Stephen	Tarboro	26	26	2	0.929
4	132	Figuerdo, Josh	West Carteret	25	38	6	0.864
5	132	Davis, Maxwell	Jacksonville	26	43	2	0.956
6	132	Woodard, Triston	East Wake	25	34	3	0.919
7	132	McQueen, Samuel	Laney	26	38	4	0.905
8	132	Menteer, Miller	Currituck County	27	34	5	0.872
9	132	Heath, Tajion	North Pitt	25	38	7	0.844
10	132	Mangroo, Shane	Rosewood	26	27	5	0.844
11	132	Joseph, Bernard	Greene Central	25	28	6	0.824
12	132	Lewis, Colten	White Oak	26	43	9	0.827
13	132	Treacy, Riley	Pamlico County	28	15	2	0.882
13	132	Marlow, Chandler	North Johnston	25	22	5	0.815
13	132	Croce, Tyson	Havelock	26	38	10	0.792
13	132	Watts, Elija	South Brunswick	26	30	8	0.789
13	132	Murray, Byson	Southern Nash	26	11	3	0.786
13	132	Davis, Bladen	South Lenoir	25	34	10	0.773
13	132	Adalin, Tyler	Topsail	27	20	6	0.769
13	132	Posner, Zach	Bunn	25	26	8	0.765
13	132	Gainey, Damon	Corinth-Holders	26	26	8	0.765
13	132	Samples, Caleb	Clayton	25	22	7	0.759
13	132	Massie, Tucker	Washington	27	37	13	0.740
13	132	Williams, Tommy	Croatan	25	34	12	0.739
13	132	Waneroik, Brayden	N. E. Carolina Prep	28	37	14	0.725

February 3, 2025 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

TDR Top 12 Jan. 30th Rankings 138-150 lbs. – 2025

Editor’s Notes; The following is an update 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 $10!
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1	138	Mann, Ryan	N. E. Carolina Prep	25	39	1	0.975
2	138	Thomas, Eli	Laney	26	35	6	0.854
3	138	Campos, James	White Oak	26	43	4	0.915
4	138	Prapuolenis, Kaz	West Carteret	26	37	5	0.881
5	138	Edwards, Jaden	Southern Nash	25	29	4	0.879
6	138	Riddick, Christian	First Flight	28	29	4	0.879
7	138	Calderon, Hector	Manteo	25	28	6	0.824
8	138	Berdiel, Luis	Northern Nash	26	30	7	0.811
9	138	Carson, Mack	Hoggard	25	34	8	0.810
10	138	Campbell, Aiden	Havelock	27	42	10	0.808
11	138	B-Meza, David	Washington	26	20	7	0.741
12	138	Dalverny, Jacob	West Brunswick	26	20	7	0.741
13	138	Phergson, Devin	Rocky Mount	28	12	2	0.857
13	138	Rochester, Kaden	Greene Central	28	12	4	0.750
13	138	Best, Zymir	Aycock, C.B.	27	24	9	0.727
13	138	Bullard, Cameron	D.H. Conley	25	21	8	0.724
1	144	Shirley, Dylan	West Carteret	25	42	3	0.933
2	144	Smith, Hayden	White Oak	28	43	6	0.878
3	144	Klemmer, Tyler	New Bern	25	36	4	0.900
4	144	Gunn, Donovan	Topsail	26	23	4	0.852
5	144	Turner , James	North Johnston	25	37	6	0.860
6	144	Laraj, Ibrahim	Cleveland	25	45	6	0.882
7	144	Shields-Adams, Ashton	Southwest Onslow	25	34	7	0.829
8	144	Yeates, Landon	Pamlico County	25	22	6	0.786
9	144	Herron, Camden	Northside (Jax)	27	41	9	0.820
10	144	Deel, Coy	West Craven	27	34	9	0.791
11	144	Costillo, Gavin	Jacksonville	27	18	5	0.783
12	144	Miller, Taquellous	Goldsboro	25	24	8	0.750
13	144	Galavott, Matthew	Neuse Prep	26	15	3	0.833
13	144	Roberson, Chance	Louisburg	26	13	4	0.765
13	144	Southern, Jacob	West Johnston	25	15	5	0.750
13	144	Roper, Cody	Heidi Trask	26	26	9	0.743
13	144	Catalan-Escamilla, Eliu	Bunn	25	27	10	0.730
1	150	McNair, Tobin	Wakefield	27	32	0	1.000
2	150	Johnson, Gerald “JJ”	West Craven	25	42	1	0.977
3	150	Alston, Jayden	Bunn	25	30	3	0.909
4	150	Higgins, Marqueze	New Hanover	25	36	5	0.878
5	150	Schulz, John	West Carteret	25	44	7	0.863
6	150	Perry, Jacob	New Bern	28	39	6	0.867
7	150	Gregory, Cyrus	West Brunswick	25	28	3	0.903
8	150	Mewborn, Isiah	Pamlico County	26	34	5	0.872
9	150	Callon, Michael	Pasquotank Co.	25	32	7	0.821
10	150	Paul, Rylan	Northside (Pnetwn)	25	24	3	0.889
11	150	Foreman, Gabe	Washington	26	32	9	0.780
12	150	Smith, Landin	Ayden-Grifton	26	18	2	0.900
13	150	Bryan, Julian	New Bern	28	11	1	0.917
13	150	Wardrick, Jahron	Northern Nash	26	23	7	0.767
13	150	Anderson, Cole	N. E. Carolina Prep	26	16	5	0.762
13	150	Barcliff, Jeremy	Northeastern	26	19	6	0.760
13	150	Garner, Sage	East Carteret	27	25	9	0.735
13	150	Hernandez-Real, Oscar	North Pitt	27	27	10	0.730

February 3, 2025 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

TDR Top 12 Jan. 30th Rankings 157-175 lbs. – 2025

Editor’s Notes; The following is an update 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 $10!
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1	157	Root, Justin	Dixon	25	36	2	0.947
2	157	Ray, Jamri	South Granville	25	30	3	0.909
3	157	Lamm, Stephen	Louisburg	25	23	3	0.885
4	157	Cardenas, Mario	Pasquotank Co.	25	33	5	0.868
5	157	Hill, Jamari	Fike	25	42	9	0.824
6	157	Campos, Jacob	White Oak	27	37	10	0.787
7	157	Gurkin, Krick	North Brunswick	26	21	2	0.913
8	157	Reynolds, Braeden	West Carteret	25	44	9	0.830
9	157	Bane, John	New Bern	27	32	10	0.762
10	157	Browning, Landon	Tarboro	26	14	1	0.933
11	157	Tyndall, Hayden	South Lenoir	25	26	8	0.765
12	157	Smith, Brock	Jacksonville	26	37	12	0.755
13	157	Flanagan, Sam	Farmville Central	25	10	3	0.769
13	157	Cerino, Noah	West Carteret	27	28	9	0.757
13	157	McDowell, Kalil	Wakefield	27	37	12	0.755
13	157	Jackson, Quivis	SouthWest Edgecombe	25	14	5	0.737
13	157	Hunt, Stephen	Franklinton	26	19	7	0.731
1	165	Kopelman, Mac	Laney	26	23	0	1.000
2	165	Powell, Ethan	South Granville	25	40	1	0.976
3	165	Toliver, Jordyn	Currituck County	25	25	3	0.893
4	165	Sabillion, Fabian	Rosewood	25	28	1	0.966
5	165	McMorris, Zachary	Rolesville	25	44	5	0.898
6	165	Davidson, Jessi	North Pitt	26	47	7	0.870
7	165	Scott, Jaden	New Hanover	25	42	7	0.857
8	165	Bennion, Jude	East Wake	25	30	7	0.811
9	165	Santos, Antonio	Rocky Mount	26	18	4	0.818
10	165	Monroe, Aoop	Northside (Jax)	27	41	11	0.788
11	165	Caskey, Tillman	New Bern	27	28	10	0.737
12	165	Arce, Gabriel	South Brunswick	26	30	11	0.732
13	165	Moses, Jonathan	Jacksonville	26	29	9	0.763
13	165	Freed, Bryson	Louisburg	25	16	6	0.727
13	165	Velez, Sebastian	North Brunswick	26	16	6	0.727
13	165	Alonso, Christopher	Northside (Pnetwn)	25	16	6	0.727
13	165	Jo, Yuchan	D.H. Conley	26	21	8	0.724
1	175	Michael, Noah	Franklinton	25	39	0	1.000
2	175	Moulton, Jude	Hoggard	26	28	0	1.000
3	175	Stevens, Brendan	Corinth-Holders	25	24	3	0.889
4	175	Lambert, Jeremiah	New Bern	25	31	5	0.861
5	175	Mitcham, J.T. (Jackson)	Dixon	25	33	5	0.868
6	175	Linton, Mehki	South Granville	25	30	9	0.769
7	175	Daniel, Josiah	J.F. Webb	26	17	3	0.850
8	175	Watkins, Zanvien	Heritage	25	27	5	0.844
9	175	Jimenez, Marcos	Rosewood	26	35	6	0.854
10	175	Staton, Dontae	D.H. Conley	25	30	6	0.833
11	175	Perry, Axl	Aycock, C.B.	25	20	5	0.800
12	175	Hastings, Nathan	North Brunswick	25	16	4	0.800
13	175	Kelly, Marquise	Laney	25	29	9	0.763
13	175	Prayer, Nycholas	Ayden-Grifton	26	24	8	0.750
13	175	Shook, Ryan	Holmes, Edenton	27	17	6	0.739
13	175	Makepeace, Evan	Washington	26	19	7	0.731
13	175	Langdon-Adams, Hunter	Cleveland	25	24	9	0.727

February 3, 2025 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

TDR Top 12 Jan. 30th Rankings 190-285 lbs. – 2025

Editor’s Notes; The following is an update 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 $10!
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1	190	Summers, Lucas	First Flight	25	24	1	0.960
2	190	Ellison, Elijah	Franklinton	25	38	3	0.927
3	190	Longo, Dino	Bunn	25	25	4	0.862
4	190	Kallar, Clark	Pasquotank Co.	27	33	4	0.892
5	190	Roblero, Leo	Southern Nash	25	25	1	0.962
6	190	Horrell, Lucky	Hoggard	25	43	4	0.915
7	190	Climie, Brayden	Swansboro	25	30	4	0.882
8	190	Previl, Aldinio	Rosewood	27	29	4	0.879
9	190	Miller, Joseph	Lejeune	25	29	5	0.853
10	190	Smith, Kaeden	Laney	25	32	7	0.821
11	190	Botti, Diego	Wake Forest	25	32	7	0.821
12	190	Ceballos, Yusef	Southern Wayne	25	20	3	0.870
13	190	Mason, Wisdom	North Pitt	27	27	5	0.844
13	190	Brantley, Eric	Pamlico County	25	22	5	0.815
13	190	Delgado, Jesse	New Hanover	25	17	4	0.810
13	190	Stevens, Rhett	Corinth-Holders	26	22	6	0.786
13	190	Bates, Marek	Washington	25	10	3	0.769
13	190	Baldree, Trenton	Washington	26	34	11	0.756
13	190	Futch, Logan	Manteo	26	21	7	0.750
13	190	Staton, Brodie	Topsail	26	18	6	0.750
1	215	Eason, Asher	Heidi Trask	25	27	1	0.964
2	215	Ward, Jamarion	South Johnston	25	26	1	0.963
3	215	Ewell, Jack	Ayden-Grifton	25	16	0	1.000
4	215	Garay-Martinez, John	First Flight	26	20	5	0.800
5	215	Spencer, Landon Joseph	Manteo	25	40	4	0.909
6	215	Harris, Chales	Southern Nash	25	21	3	0.875
7	215	Gutierrez-Feuntes, Chris	North Lenoir	25	14	2	0.875
8	215	Pierce, Gavin	Holmes, Edenton	25	16	3	0.842
9	215	Wade, Nick	Rosewood	26	37	7	0.841
10	215	Richardson, Keyshawn	Hunt, James B.	25	20	5	0.800
11	215	Pritchard, Ben	Amer. Leadership	26	21	4	0.840
12	215	Thorne, Tashawn	Fike	26	12	3	0.800
13	215	McIntyre, Darrell	Laney	26	31	9	0.775
13	215	Kahn, Andreas	Topsail	26	24	7	0.774
13	215	Thomas, Cory	New Bern	27	34	10	0.773
13	215	Krassy, Kevin	Wakefield	25	27	8	0.771
13	215	Nyman, Pharoah	Havelock	25	16	5	0.762
13	215	Johnson, Wyatt	Washington	28	18	6	0.750
1	285	Rodgers, Nicholas	Fike	25	42	0	1.000
2	285	Ouellette, Everest	First Flight	25	28	1	0.966
3	285	Taula, Eteuanti	Jacksonville	25	46	1	0.979
4	285	McClary, Jaden	Goldsboro	26	24	2	0.923
5	285	Medina, Jorge	Ayden-Grifton	26	28	2	0.933
6	285	Woolley, Parker	Dixon	26	25	4	0.862
7	285	Nixon, Antonio	Heidi Trask	25	30	5	0.857
8	285	Kirkman, Jacquin	Pamlico County	25	25	5	0.833
9	285	Williams, Lavar	Rocky Mount	25	17	2	0.895
10	285	Jackson, Maurice	Vance County	25	21	4	0.840
11	285	Silver, Daniel	N. E. Carolina Prep	25	37	9	0.804
12	285	Lemke, Joshua	Neuse Prep	27	16	3	0.842
13	285	Hall, Syler	Pamlico County	26	19	4	0.826
13	285	Bowling, Zander	J.F. Webb	26	20	5	0.800
13	285	Houtt, A.J.	Bunn	25	23	6	0.793
13	285	Willis, Donova	East Wake	26	27	8	0.771
13	285	Wilbert, Marquez	Wake Forest	27	15	5	0.750

February 3, 2025 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Noble and Cook earn ODAC Wrestler of the Week Awards

FOREST, Va. – The Roanoke College wrestling team swept the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Athlete of the Week awards for the week of January 27. Senior Josh Noble earned the Lighter Weight Wrestler of the Week accolades while junior Nicholas Cook took home Heavier Weight Wrestler of the Week honors.
Noble captured the individual title at 125 pounds Saturday at the 10-team Ober Invitational, hosted by Elizabethtown College. Noble went 4-0 on the day with two major decisions and a technical fall.
Cook won the 285-pound title at the Ober Invitational. He was 5-0 with two pins and two major decisions. Cook’s only tight challenge was in the semifinals, defeating teammate Brady Elswick in the sudden … more at … https://roanokemaroons.com/news/2025/1/27/wrestling-noble-and-cook-earn-odac-wrestler-of-the-week-awards.aspx

February 3, 2025 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Cleveland State News Update

Stipe Miocic on Cleveland State cutting wrestling: ‘Let’s save the program’
Former UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic broke his silence on Cleveland State’s announcement to cut the wrestling program and other sports.
CSU announced the removal of wrestling, women’s golf and softball amid a reduction of the athletics budget. Safe to say, the news wasn’t met with a positive reaction.
Especially those in the wrestling community, many were shocked and angry over wrestling’s elimination. Miocic, a former Cleveland State record, took to social media.
“I’m sick to my stomach and heartbroken for these young men and coaches,” Miocic wrote on Twitter. “One of the oldest sports at Cleveland State University—wrestling—is being cut. As a former wrestler at CSU, this program was a huge chapter of my life and shaped me into the person I am today. I’ll always cherish what it gave me. My heart goes out to everyone affected by this decision. I hope there’s still time to make a difference and save this incredible program. Let’s save the program!” … more at … https://www.on3.com/college/cleveland-state-vikings/news/stipe-miocic-on-cleveland-state-cutting-wrestling-lets-save-the-program/
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CSU wrestlers look to repeat history in saving their program as wrestling alum Stipe Miocic lends his support
CLEVELAND — The situation the Cleveland State Wrestling team finds itself in following the school’s decision to eliminate the program following this academic year is not unfamiliar.
RELATED: Cleveland State University discontinues 3 NCAA sports programs after Board of Trustees approval

A decade ago, the 2015 squad suffered the same blow when the school axed the program. The move sent shockwaves through the team and the school. Students rallied behind the team, voting in a referendum that they’d be willing to raise credit hour prices to save the sport. A move that a decade ago led the university to reverse its decision and reinstate the sport. It’s a formula some members of the current squad hope to replicate ten years later. An investment in wrestling now is an investment in Cleveland’s future. “I firmly believe that we have 30 guys on our roster that are from Ohio, and most of them are from the greater Cleveland area,” said wrestler Joey Lyons.
That’s why he launched a GoFundMe account to raise money to mount the case for keeping the team.
A push received attention when CSU wrestling’s most famous alum, Stipe Miocic, told his followers on X he was sick to his stomach and heartbroken for these young men and coaches. He said the program shaped him into the person he is. Closing with, “I hope there’s still time to make a difference and save this incredible program.” Words that were music to the team’s ears. “It’s awesome. I mean, to have a guy of that caliber, with that kind of platform and to use that platform for us, it’s astounding,” Lyons said.
If Cleveland State gets rid of wrestling, it’s a move that would come as the city of Cleveland prepares to host the sport’s ultimate showcase next spring, the 2026 NCAA Men’s Division 1 National Championships. The wrestling championships last hosted by Cleveland in 2018 are one of the biggest gets in college sports. … more at … https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/csu-wrestlers-look-to-repeat-history-in-saving-their-program-as-wrestling-alum-stipe-miocic-lends-his-support

February 2, 2025 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | sports, wrestling | Leave a comment

NCAA DI Rankings Updated (1/28/2025)

Once again, there were plenty of changes to the national rankings after removing wrestlers for season-ending injuries or inactivity, or “other.” This was apparent at 197 lbs with two-time All-American Trey Munoz getting removed. Munoz has not competed since Vegas in early December. From what we understand, there is a possibility that Munoz will return this season, so, should he do so, he’ll be reinserted. Also at 197 lbs, Christian Carroll was removed as he had left the Iowa State team. Those changes resulted in a handful of wrestlers at this weight getting bumped up a couple spots automatically.
There were also some changes with Cornell’s lightweights. Late last week, there was confirmation that Greg Diakomihalis was injured and Brett Ungar intends to move from 133 to 125. Once Ungar gets down and wrestles, he’ll be considered. With Ungar dropping, we have Tyler Ferrera debuting in the rankings for Cornell at 133 lbs.
One of the brain busters of the week was how to handle the #4-#8 range at 141 lbs. Cael Happel won a huge matchup against Tagen Jamison, but then lost the next day to Mosha Schwartz. Jamison also lost to Jacob Frost. Complicating the matter is that both have wins over #6 Brock Hardy. We did flip Happel and Jamison due to the head-to-head result, but are holding steady otherwise. Should Happel/Jamison continue to lose to lesser-ranked opponents, they’ll drop.
A few teams still might have lineup wrinkles to work out and one that’s become evident has been Nebraska at 174 lbs. Veteran Bubba Wilson had a strong tournament in Vegas, but has missed a lot of time. In his absence, redshirt freshman Christopher Minto has been excellent. In the past few weeks, he’s posted wins over Beau Mantanona and Andrew Sparks. … more at … https://intermatwrestle.com/articles.html/college/ncaa-di-rankings-updated-1282025-r99965/

February 2, 2025 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

ASICS January 29 Race for the Hodge Trophy Update

This March, WIN Magazine, Culture House and ASICS will announce the winner of the prestigious 2025 Dan Hodge Trophy that will be presented to the nation’s top NCAA Division I wrestler, following the March 20-22 NCAA Championships in Philadelphia.
Between now and then, WIN Magazine will provide a weekly update, every Tuesday, at WIN-Magazine.com on this year’s race for the coveted trophy, which was created in 1994 by former WIN publisher Mike Chapman and named after Dan Hodge, the late three-time NCAA champion (1955-57) from the University of Oklahoma.
In addition to former Hodge Trophy winners, a retired coach from each region, and national media members, wrestling fans can once again be part of the voting as well. Shortly after the NCAAs, fans will be able to vote online at WIN-Magazine.com with the winner earning five first-place votes.
The criteria for winning the award are record, dominance/bonus-point percentage, quality of competition and sportsmanship.
Statistical Look at Notable 2025 Hodge Trophy Candidates
The following list shows wrestlers ranked within the top 10 (as of WIN’s Jan. 27 rankings) who are currently undefeated. The list also includes how many pins (P), tech falls (TF), … more at … https://www.win-magazine.com/2025/01/29/january-29-race-for-the-hodge-trophy-update/

February 2, 2025 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | news, sports | Leave a comment

#6 Wolfpack Defeats #18 UNC In Rivalry Thriller

Chapel Hill, N.C. – Coming down to the very last bout, sixth-ranked NC State wrestling claimed its 12th consecutive win over 18th-ranked North Carolina Friday night on the road to improve to 4-0 in conference action. The Wolfpack claimed five of the 10 bouts, making bonus points crucial in determining a winning outcome. Four matchups were determined by just two points or less.
Kicking things off at 133 pounds, the Tarheels took the three opening bouts to go up 10-0, scoring more points in those three bouts than total points the last two times these two teams faced each other. Upperclassmen for the Pack, Ed Scott and Derek Fields, would be the first to get NC State on the scoreboard to not let North Carolina run away with their lead, making the score 6-10. The next three bouts would go back in forth between NC State and UNC but Dylan Fishback provided key bonus points from a major decision at 184 pounds.
With two bouts remaining, North Carolina held a 16-10 lead. Heavyweight, Isaac Trumble quickly gave up a few takedowns making Pack fans weary. However, the fourth-ranked junior flipped the script when he pinned Nolan Neves in the first period to tie up the scoreboard 16-16. It all came down to the spark plug for the Pack this season, Vince Robinson in the final bout of the match … more at … https://gopack.com/news/2025/1/31/wrestling-6-wolfpack-defeats-18-unc-in-rivalry-thriller

February 1, 2025 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | news, sports | Leave a comment

Duke’s Wallace, NC State’s Buesgens Named ACC Co-Wrestlers of the Week

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – The Atlantic Coast Conference office announced on Tuesday that Duke’s Aidan Wallace and NC State’s Koy Buesgens were named ACC Co-Wrestlers of the Week, as each wrestler scored a top-25 individual win in conference action last weekend, January 24-26.
In his lone match of the week, Wallace registered the highest victory of his collegiate career with a 4-1 sudden victory over No. 23 Mac Church of No. 11 Virginia Tech at 165 pounds on Friday, January 24. With the match tied at 1-1, Wallace earned a takedown with 1:18 on the clock in the first overtime to collect the thrilling win. The victory was the first ACC win of his collegiate career and 22nd win of the season. His 22 wins are tied for the third-most in Duke history for a single season since 1999.
Ranked No. 29 entering the weekend, Buesgens picked up a 4-1 win over No. 21 Finn Solomon of No. 15 Pitt at 149 pounds to help No. 6 NC State improve to 3-0 … more at … https://theacc.com/news/2025/1/28/wrestling-dukes-wallace-nc-states-buesgens-named-acc-co-wrestlers-of-the-week.aspx

February 1, 2025 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | acc, ncaa, sports, wrestling | Leave a comment

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