Takedown Report

Penn State once again unanimous No. 1 after big win over Ohio State; Nittany Lions win 85th straight, set new indoor attendance record

Manheim, Pennsylvania –With a dominant 36-5 win over second-ranked Ohio State on Friday, top-ranked Penn State extended its dual meet win streak to 85 in a row and set a new indoor dual meet attendance record, putting 16,006 fans inside the Bryce Jordan Center.  
The Nittany Lions improved to 14-0 and are a unanimous No. 1 heading into the final week of the regular season as the most recent NWCA Division I Men’s Wrestling Coaches Poll was released on Tuesday. Penn State is the lone unbeaten team left in Division I men’s wrestling this season.  
Ohio State rebounded with a 29-16 win over Maryland. Third-ranked Oklahoma State battled to a 19-12 win over No. 6 Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, while Iowa State went 2-0 with a 32-7 win over then-No. 18 West Virginia and a 28-6 victory over then-No. 15 Northern Iowa.
Nebraska picked up two ranked wins, beating then-No. 11 Illinois 28-11 and then-No. 20 Indiana 34-5. Iowa won 19-17 over then-No. 10 Michigan and also topped Purdue 32-6. NC State defeated Duke 32-7, and Minnesota beat Michigan State 37-6.
Rutgers went 2-0, beating Michigan State 29-9 and Princeton 24-9. West Virginia earned a 23-13 win over Northern Iowa. Missouri beat then-No. 16 Oklahoma 23-14, while Wyoming added two wins with victories over Northern Colorado 25-10 and then-No. 16 Oklahoma 24-10.
Lehigh went 2-0 with wins over Penn 24-14 and Bucknell 24-16. Wisconsin knocked off then-No. 10 Michigan 19-17, and Stanford beat then-No. 12 Pittsburgh 21-12. Oregon State closed the week with a 20-11 win over North Dakota State.
Ranked teams are back in action this week, beginning with 11th-ranked Rutgers at Hofstra on Wednesday. Friday’s schedule includes No. 20 Stanford at 12th-ranked North Carolina, Virginia at No. 15 Pittsburgh, and Duke at sixth-ranked Virginia Tech. Saturday features No. 17 West Virginia at Lock Haven, plus No. 5 Nebraska at Utah Valley. … more at … https://nwcaonline.com/news/2026/2/17/national-wrestling-coaches-association-penn-state-once-again-unanimous-no-1-after-big-win-over-ohio-state-nittany-lions-win-85th-straight-set-new-indoor-attendance-record.aspx

February 23, 2026 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | ncaa, sports | Leave a comment

Stanford Dominates North Carolina

Cardinal defeats Tar Heels, 28-6

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Jack Consiglio and EJ Parco registered upsets to lead No. 14 Stanford past No. 16 North Carolina, 28-6, Friday at Carmichael Arena.
In its final dual of the season, Stanford (7-6, 4-2 ACC) won eight of 10 bouts, including two by bonus points. North Carolina drops to 9-5 overall and 2-4 in the conference.
Trailing No. 10 Luke Simcox 6-0 in the second period, Consiglio registered a reversal and then turned for the fall in 4:54 to give Stanford a 12-0 lead in the dual. It marks the highest-ranked win of Consiglio’s career, and the sixth ranked victory for the 141-pounder this season. He moves to 12-5 overall and 7-4 in duals.
Parco posted his fourth consecutive win by knocking off No 16 Bryce Harper, 2-1, at 165 pounds. The redshirt freshman, who is unranked, notched his second straight win over a ranked opponent as he improves to 10-6 overall and 6-4 in duals.
No. 9 Nico Provo opened the dual with a 4-1 decision over No. 13 Kysen Terukina at 125 pounds. The redshirt junior scored a takedown in the first and an escape in the second to improve to 11-4 overall and 6-3 in duals. He now has seven ranked wins on the season.
In the only rematch from last season’s dual against Carolina, No. 8 Tyler Knox defeated No. 27 Ethan Oakley, 3-0. The redshirt sophomore, who fell twice to Oakley last season, scored a reversal to start the second period and then rode Oakley out to lock up the riding time point. Knox is now 12-4 on the year and finishes 10-2 in duals. No. 12 Aden Valencia recorded a 16-7 major decision … more at … https://gostanford.com/news/2026/02/21/stanford-dominates-unc

North Carolina Falls To Stanford On Senior Night, 28-6
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Stanford won eight bouts on the night, defeating No. 12 North Carolina, 28-6, Friday evening in Atlantic Coast Conference wrestling action. With the loss, Carolina concludes the regular season with a 9-5 mark in dual competition, including a 2-4 record in conference matches.
On the night, Collin Carrigan (174) and Jacob Levy (285) earned decisions for the host Tar Heels. Carrigan’s 9-7 victory over Stanford’s Collin Guffey was his second-straight ACC win, following last week’s decision against No. 30 Sergio Desiante of Virginia Tech.
Rounding out the match at heavyweight, Levy collected a 9-2 decision against Brokton Borelli. The win for Levy was his first conference victory for the Tar Heel true freshman.  Up next, the Tar Heels travel to the 2026 ACC Championships on Sunday, March 8 in Blacksburg, Va.

No. 20 Stanford 28, No. 12 North Carolina 6
Feb. 20, 2026 | Carmichael Arena | Chapel Hill, N.C. | Attendance: 625
125: No. 9 Nico Provo (Stanford) over No. 13 Kysen Terukina (UNC): 4-1 Dec
133: No. 8 Tyler Knox (Stanford) over No. 27 Ethan Oakley (UNC): 2-0 Dec
141: No. 16 Jack Consiglio (Stanford) over No. 10 Luke Simcox (UNC): Fall (4:54) … more at … https://goheels.com/news/2026/2/20/wrestling-falls-to-stanford-on-senior-night-28-6

February 22, 2026 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | ncaa, sports | Leave a comment

NC State Preparing Senior Send-Off For Key Contributors

NC State will honor six seniors Friday when the Pack wrestles Cornell, including All-Americans Isaac Trumble and Ryan Jack.
NC State wrapped up the ACC portion of its dual schedule with a 5-1 conference record. It was an exciting conference slate this year for fans, as three of the wins came down to the final match of the dual.
After this weekend, duals will be in the rearview mirror and the focus shifts to the postseason. First up, the ACC Championship at Virginia Tech before heading to Cleveland for the NCAA Championships, where the Wolfpack brought home a team trophy the last time the NCAAs were in Cleveland back in 2018.
But before then, NC State has one final home meet this Friday night against Cornell. Not only is it the final dual of the year, but it will also be the Pack’s Senior Day.
Prior to the match-up, NC State will honor six members of the program, highlighted by All-Americans Ryan Jack and Isaac Trumble. Jack enters this weekend ranked #10 at 141 pounds, while Trumble is one of 24 NCAA wrestlers still undefeated and ranked #2 at heavyweight.
Trumble joined the Pack in the COVID-shortened 2020-21 season. He was a two-time NCAA qualifier at 197 pounds before taking a redshirt in 2023-24. He broke out last year after making the move up to heavyweight. Despite suffering a torn ACL during the NCAAs, he went on to place fourth and earned All-American honors for the first time in his career.
He will be the top seed at the upcoming ACC Championship and a high seed at NCAAs. And he will leave NC State with a wife, their first child (due in April), and he already has a degree in Parks, Rec, and Tourism Management. “He’s grown up a lot in his time here at NC State,” NC State head coach Pat Popolizio said. “He came here from Nebraska with that long, blond hair.
“He’s just made huge gains every year he has been here. He is super disciplined and very motivated. We saw that with his rehab, with his diet, and now with his skills on the mat. Everything that he’s had to do this offseason has fueled him and made him even better.” Jack followed his older brother, All-American Kevin Jack, down to Raleigh the same season Trumble did in 2021. He was the ACC champion and an All-American in 2024 before taking his redshirt year last season. “With him being out of the lineup last year, I think a lot of people forget about him and how good and talented he is,” Popolizio said. “He has placed at the NCAA tournament and has some really high-level wins. He is super skilled, very offensive, and he had that extra year of maturity under his belt.  “I think the sky’s the limit for him. And the way you accomplish your goals is to go out and get those wins against the best guys in the country. The biggest thing this year for him is let’s not talk about it. Let’s just go out, do it, and execute and prove that you’re one of the best guys in the country.”
A third Wolfpack starter will also be honored on Senior Day — 184-pounder Donald Cates. … more at … https://www.flowrestling.org/articles/15450975-nc-state-preparing-senior-send-off-for-key-contributors

February 19, 2026 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | ncaa, sports | Leave a comment