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ELMHURST, Ill. (Jan. 7, 2019) – The tenth-ranked North Central College men’s wrestling team’s dominance in the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) continued Friday night at R.A. Faganel Hall, where the Cardinals posted a 46-0 shutout over the Elmhurst College Bluejays (1-5, 0-2 CCIW) to hoist the Birds’ Nest Trophy for a third-straight year.

Robert Precin, freshly tabbed as the fourth-ranked wrestler in the nation at 125-pounds—opened the meet for North Central in commanding fashion with a 23-8 technical fall, his fourth such victory of the season. At 133-lbs, Ian Mullen made quick work of his Bluejay opponent, requiring just one minute and 18 seconds to record his 25th career pin. Marc Fleenor added another pin for the Cardinals at 141-lbs—his fifth of the season—while Anthony Rink won the 149-lbs match by tech fall, 18-0, to improve to 8-0 in dual meets on the season.

Rafael Roman picked up North Central’s third and final tech fall with a 15-0 victory at 157-lbs, while Jacob Boumans and Brock Montford added a pair of victories by decision at 165-lbs and 174-lbs (6-3 and 5-4, respectively). Cody Baldridge–the nation’s ninth-ranked wrestler at 184-lbs–found his fifth major decision of the season, 13-5, before Ben Bergen took the 197-lbs match with a pin (3:00). Jason Nako closed the meet in dramatic fashion for the Cardinals, winning the heavyweight match in overtime, 4-3.

Tuesday’s victory marked the second CCIW shutout of the season for the Cardinals, as well as the program’s 16th-straight victory, dating back to 2017.

North Central (7-2, 4-0 CCIW) travels Louisville, Ky. for the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) National Duals, which run Jan. 10 and Jan. 11.

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BROOKEVILLE, Pa. – Saul Ervin and Justin Ruffin each won their respective matches for SIUE Wrestling Tuesday at Kent State and Clarion.

SIUE dropped a pair of road Mid-American Conference duals to Kent State 25-15 and Clarion 30-13. SIUE is now 1-6 overall and 0-3 in the MAC.

“Both Saul and Justin wrestled well,” said SIUE Head Coach Jeremy Spates. “Justin has been trying to improve his offense. Saul has been struggling as a freshman so it’s good for them to get back to their offense and put up some bonus points.”

Ruffin earned his fourth technical fall of the season at 157 pounds against Kent State’s Conan Becker, winning 16-0. Ruffin continued to dominate with a 7-0 win over Clarion’s Avery Shay, completing the day without giving up a single point.

Ervin won a close 141-pound match over Kent State’s Cory Simpson 5-3 and then overpowered Clarion’s Alex Blake 15-6 for a major decision.

Gage Datlovsky recorded the lone fall of the day for SIUE, winning his 125-pound match in 2 minutes, 35 seconds over Clarion’s Blake Jackson.

SIUE also picked up wins against Kent State by Chase Diehl and Ryan Yarnell.

“Ryan has been battling an injury so it’s great to see him come up with a big major decision in his opening match of the day,” added Spates.

SIUE continues this road trip Friday with a MAC dual at Buffalo.

Clarion 30 SIUE 13
157: Justin Ruffin (SIUE) over Avery Shay (Clarion) (Dec 7-0)
165: Mike Bartolo (Clarion) over Chase Diehl (SIUE) (TF 18-3 4:52)
174: Max Wohlabaugh (Clarion) over Kevin Gschwendtner (SIUE) (Dec 12-5)
184: Luke Funck (Clarion) over Ryan Yarnell (SIUE) (Dec 6-5)
197: Greg Bulsak (Clarion) over Aric Bohn (SIUE) (Fall 2:17)
285: Tyler Bagoly (Clarion) over Tommy Helton (SIUE) (MD 11-0)
125: Gage Datlovsky (SIUE) over Blake Jackson (Clarion) (Fall 2:35)
133: Seth Koleno (Clarion) over Jacob Blaha (SIUE) (Fall 1:28)
141: Saul Ervin (SIUE) over Alex Blake (Clarion) (MD 15-6)
149: Brock Zacherl (Clarion) over Tyshawn Williams (SIUE) (SV-1 3-1)
SIUE record: 1-6, 0-3 MAC

Kent State 25 SIUE 15
125: Tomas Guitierrez (Kent State) over Gage Datlovsky (SIUE) (MD 13-0)
133: Tim Rooney (Kent State) over Jacob Blaha (SIUE) (Dec 12-6)
141: Saul Ervin (SIUE) over Cory Simpson (Kent State) (Dec 5-3)
149: Kody Komara (Kent State) over Max Kristoff (SIUE) (Dec 6-3)
157: Justin Ruffin (SIUE) over Conan Becker (Kent State) (TF 16-0 4:56)
165: Chase Diehl (SIUE) over Kade Byland (Kent State) (Dec 3-2)
174: Andrew McNally (Kent State) over Kevin Gschwendtner (SIUE) (Dec 8-3)
184: Ryan Yarnell (SIUE) over Tyler Bates (Kent State) (MD 8-0)
197: Colin McCracken (Kent State) over Austin Andres (SIUE) (Fall 4:15)
285: Spencer Berthhold (Kent State) over Tommy Helton (SIUE) (Fall 5:22)
SIUE record: 1-5, 0-2 MAC

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The Millikin wrestling team won all three of its dual matches at the D3 National Challenge in Cleveland, Ohio on January 4.
          Millikin opened the day with a 24-18 win over #22 Stevens Institute of Technology.  With the match tied at 18-18, Frank Tomaskovic scored the decisive victory for the Big Blue with a win by fall at 1:32 over Bruce Parola at 285.  Freshman Peter McCusker won by fall at 149 for Millikin and Bradan Birt pinned Stefan Major at 165.  The Big Blue’s other wins in the match went to D’Anthony Hopkins at 141 pounds 5-1 and to Taylor McGiffen at 184 pounds 12-6.
          The Big Blue cruised past Case Western Reserve 40-9 and edged the University of Chicago 22-18.           
          In the win over Case Western Reserve, Millikin winners were Zac Blasioli, Hopkins, McCuster, Tristan Birt, Bradan Birt, Jake Tisa, AJ Fox, Logan Hagerbaumer and AJ Fox(details below).
          In the match against the University of Chicago, Millikin picked up a forfeit at 125 pounds and followed with wins by freshmen Sean McKenna at 141 pounds and McCuster at 149.  Bradan Birt picked up his third win of the win with a win by fall.  Birt is now 19-1 on the season.  Millikin’s final win went to Hagerbaumer at 197 pounds.

#17 Millikin 24 #22 Stevens 18
                                                                                      Millikin          Stevens
125-Zac Blasioli lost to Ahkil Vega 11-10 SV-1                                         3
133-Joey Rivera lost to Kyle Slendorn Fall 5:32                                        6
141-D’Anthony Hopkins won over Trevor Mastorio 5-1          3
149-Peter McCusker defeated Joe Schneider Fall 3:21           6
157-Tristan Birt lost to Dylan Van Sickell 13-6                                         3       
165-Brandan Birt defeated Stefan Major Fall 1:52                 6
174-Jake Tisza lost to Nicco Ziccardi                                                       3
184-Taylor McGiffen won over Robbie Gennat 12-6              3
197-Logan Hagerbaumer lost to Michael Dooley 8-3                                 3
285-Frank Tomaskovic won over Bruce Parola Fall 1:32        6
                                                                                      24                18

Millikin 40 Case Western Reserve 9
                                                                                      Millikin          CWRU
125-Zac Blasioli defeated Adam Kates 18-2 TF 2:39              5
133-Joey Rivera lost to Joey Clayton Fall 0:16                                         6
141-D’Anthony Hopkins defeated Manhatten Catton Fall 1:18 6
149-Peter McCuster won over Andrew Hoover 5-3                3
157-Tristan Birt defeated Jack Chipps Fall 2:27                    6
165-Bradan Birt won over Thomas Gallagher 18-0 TF 3:48    5
174-Jake Tisa defeated Kyle Roberts Fall 0:28                      6
184-AJ Fox defeated Stephen Andryc Fall 1:30                     6
197-Logan Hagerbaumer lost to Brian Kent 10-4                                     3
285-Evan Betz won over Grant Robinson 6-0                       3
                                                                                      40                9

Millikin 22 University of Chicago 18
                                                                                      Millikin          Chicago
125-Joey Rivera won by Forfeit                                          6
133-Zac Blasioli lost to Griffin Seyfried 4-3                                              3
141-Sean McKenna defeated Gage Bayless 10-4 MD             4
149-Peter McCuster defeated Alec Gleason 3-2                     3
157-Tristan Birt lost to Steve Bonsall 11-0 MD                                         4
165-Bradan Birt defeated Maguire Pecci Fall 4:43                 6
174-Jake Tisza lost to Kyle Peisker 15-0 TF 3:03                                      5
184-Taylor McGiffen lost to Ben Sarasin 8-4                                            3
197-Logan Hagerbaumer defeated Nick Caralo 10-4             3
285-Frank Tomaskovic lost to Cole Fibranz 7-2                                        3
                                                                                      22                18

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CLEVELAND, Ohio – The No. 13 University of Chicago wrestling squad took two of three duals in an impressive performance at the D3 National Challenge, held Saturday at Case Western Reserve University.

The Maroons defeated Alma (41-0) and the host Spartans (44-12) in two dominant matches before falling to Millikin in a tight one, 22-18.

Seniors Kyle Peisker (174 pounds) and Steve Bonsall (157 pounds) and rookie Griffin Seyfried (133) each went a perfect 3-0 on the day with Peisker picking up one pin and two technical falls.

Bonsall and Seyfried also each earned a pin and sophomore Ben Sarasin (184) was also perfect on Saturday with a 2-0 record and a pin against Alma. First-year Cole Firbranz (285) went 2-0 with a pin over Alma to round out the Maroons’ multiple match winners.

Jason Crary (165), Caleb Jeffreys (197, pin), Dominick Reo (184, pin) and Will Britain (165) also went a perfect 1-0 for UChicago to round out the Maroons’ leaders.

“It was a pretty good outing,” said Head Coach Leo Kocher. “Our six upper weight classes went 16-2 on the day. We gave up six points each dual because we could not put someone in the 125-pound weight class on the mat. Our loss to Millikin was a 5-5 split on matches. It was a hard-fought dual against a team with four individuals ranks in the top 10 in Division III. Both teams had come from behind wins.”

UCHICAGO 41, ALMA 10
125 – Nicolas Dawson (A) won by forfeit
133 – Griffin Seyfried (UC) def. Will Kidder by fall, 2:08
141 – Brendan Ladd (A) def. Chaise Hauck by major decision, 16-4
149 – Alec Gleason (UC) def. Mason Priest by decision, 6-1
157 – Steve Bonsall (UC) def. Joseph Muzzin by fall, 5:19
165 – Will Britain (UC) def. Jayce Kuehnlein by decision, 10-4
174 – Kyle Peisker (UC) def. Lucas Brewer by tech fall, 16-0 (3:14)
184 – Ben Sarasin (UC) def. Gus Richter by fall, :55
197 – Nick Carola (UC) def. Austin Popp by fall, :47
285 – Cole Fibranz (UC) def. Peter Nicaj by fall, 1:01

UCHICAGO 44, CASE WESTERN RESERVE 12
125 – Adam Kates (CWRU) won by forfeit
133 – Griffin Seyfried (UC) def. Duncan Clayton by tech fall, 17-2 (5:09)
141 – Gage Bayless (UC) def. Manhattan Gatton by fall, :50
149 – Mitchell Arch (CWRU) def. Alec Gleason by fall, :32
157 – Steve Bonsall (UC) def. Brandon Barton by fall, 4:22
165 – Jason Crary (UC) def. Issac Collier by decision, 3-0
174 – Kyle Peisker (UC) def. Kyle Roberts by fall, 1:51
184 – Dominick Reo (UC) def. Stephen Andryc by fall, 5:27
197 – Caleb Jeffreys (UC) def. Joey Shulik by fall, 1:49
285 – Will Hare (UC) def. Grant Robinson by fall, 1:55

MILLIKIN 22, UCHICAGO 18
125 – Joey Rivera (MU) won by forfeit
133 – Griffin Seyfried (UC) def. Zac Blaisioli by decision, 4-3
141 – Sean McKenna (MU) def. Gage Bayless by major decision, 13-0
149 – Peter McCusker (MU) def. Alec Gleason by decision, 3-2
157 – Steve Bonsall (UC) def. Tristan Birt by major decision, 11-0
165 – Bradan Birt (MU) def. Maguire Pecci by fall, 4:43
174 – Kyle Peisker (UC) def. Jake Tisza by tech fall, 14-0 (3:03)
184 – Ben Sarasin (UC) def. Taylor McGiffen by decision, 8-4
197 – Logan Hagerbaumer (MU) def. Nick Carola by decision, 10-4
285 – Cole Fibranz (UC) def. Frank Tomaskovic by decision, 7-2

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• Wednesday, Jan. 15: North Central at UChicago, 7 p.m. CT

Men’s Wrestling Ranked Fifth in Second NCAA DII Wrestling Coaches Association Regular Season Poll

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(MANHEIM, Penn. – Jan. 2) – The McKendree University men’s wrestling team was ranked fifth in the NCAA Division II Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) second regular season top-25 poll of the 2019-20 regular season. The team and individual wrestler rankings were released earlier Wednesday.

In the firs top-25 poll of the 2019-20 season, the Bearcats were tied for the second-place spot with Nebraska-Kearney. Now, the Bearcats are starting off the new year in the No. 5 position with 56 points.

Below is the regular season team rankings second poll:
1. St. Cloud State – 111 points
2. Pitt- Johnstown – 70 points
3. Notre Dame – 67 points
4. Nebraska-Kearney – 57 points
5. McKendree – 56 points.

In addition to the team rankings, the poll individually ranks the wrestlers, where seven Bearcats made the list.
125-lb. – Marcus Povlick (Plainfield, IL/Plainfield North), ranked No. 2
149-lb. – Juwan Edmond (Bellwood, IL), ranked No. 12
157-lb. – Nate Smalling (Belleville, Ill./Belleville West), ranked No. 10
165-lb. – Nick Foster (Belleville, IL/Belleville West), ranked No. 2
174-lb. – Qian’te Wagner (Alton, Ill./Alton), ranked No. 12
197-lb. – Ryan Vasbinder (Grand Rapids, MI/Grandville), ranked No. 2
Heavyweight – Caleb Gossett (St. Charles, MO/Francis Howell Central), ranked No. 10

McKendree’s men’s and women’s programs will be back in action for the 2020 NWCA Multi-Division National Dual Meet Championship. The two-day tournament will be Jan 10 – 11 in Louisville, Ken., at the Kentucky Exposition Center.-McK-Print Friendly Version

NIU defeats Chippewas for first time since 2003

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DEKALB, Ill. – The Northern Illinois University wrestling team turned in an impressive performance as it posted a 19-12 victory over Central Michigan at Victor E. Court Sunday.

The win was the Huskies’ first over CMU since Jan. 31, 2003 when NIU earned a 16-15 victory over the Chippewas.

“This is one of the biggest dual meet victories we’ve had, just in terms of not beating Central in so long,” NIU head coach Ryan Ludwig said. “We talked about team effort, everybody pulling together, fighting their fights, whether they be ugly fights or glamorous fights. I couldn’t be prouder of our guys for their effort, attitude and their willingness to put it all out there for each other.”

NIU (6-3, 3-1) won six of the 10 bouts on the day. Brit Wilson provided the match-clinching win on the afternoon.

With NIU leading 15-6 with three matches remaining, the Huskie sophomore earned a 19-6 maj. dec. win over Ben Cushman at 184. Wilson’s bonus-point victory gave NIU a 13-point lead heading into the final two matches.

“These dual meets come down to bonus points,” Ludwig said. “Brit Wilson, with his leadership, being able to post a maj. dec. to put that dual meet out of reach was just what a guy like Brit does.

The 24th-ranked Chippewas took the first match at 125 to open a 3-0 lead over NIU, however, the Huskies went on to win the next three bouts. Caleb Brooks earned a 5-4 decision over Brock Bergelin at 133, while Anthony Gibson posted an 8-3 win over No. 18 Dresden Simon at 141. McCoy Kent’s 5-3 win over Corbyn Munson gave the Huskies a six-point advantage.

After a setback at 157, Izzak Olejnik put NIU back in the win column with an 8-3 decision at 165. Kenny Moore extended the Huskie lead to 15-6 when he outlasted Jake Lowell, 6-5, at 174.

NIU returns to action Fri., Jan. 10 when the Huskies travel out West for a match with Cal Poly. The match begins at 9 p.m. CT.

NIU 19, CMU 12

125: Drew Hildebrandt (CMU) dec. Bryce West (NIU), 8-2
133: Caleb Brooks (NIU) dec. Brock Bergelin (CMU), 5-4
141: Anthony Gibson (NIU) dec. Dresden Simon (CMU), 9-3
149: McCoy Kent (NIU) dec. Corbyn Munson (CMU), 5-3
157: Logan Parks (CMU) dec. Dylan Thurston (NIU), 8-2
165: Izzak Olejnik (NIU) dec. Tracy Hubbard (CMU), 8-3
174: Kenny Moore (NIU) dec. Jake Lowell (CMU), 6-5
184: Brit Wilson (NIU) maj. dec. Ben Cushman (CMU), 16-7
197: Landon Pelham (CMU) dec. Gage Braun (NIU), 5-3
285: Matt Stencel (CMU) dec. Max Ihry (NIU), 5-3

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Article Source Written by: Quad City Times – Jeff Wendland Jan 1, 2020 Updated Jan 1, 2020

Photo: Rock Island graduate Tyree Overton, now at St. Cloud State, is 7-1 in his senior season and seven wins shy of 100 for his career. He was a two-time Junior College All-American at Lincoln College.
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There were days at the end of his high school wrestling career that Rock Island graduate Tyree Overton thought his days on the mat were over.

An injury his senior year kept Overton from making it to the Illinois High School Association state finals and he had very little interest from colleges around the nation.

Overton is sure glad he didn’t give up.

Midway through his redshirt senior season at St. Cloud State, Overton is en route to wrapping up a stellar college wrestling career.

“The best I did in high school was a state alternate my senior year,” Overton said. “I was ranked as high as fourth or fifth in the state but I was in a tough bracket in sectionals and I was injured with a partially torn meniscus.

“I knew I still wanted to wrestle, and I knew I was going to have to take the hard way. I had two junior college offers and I finally picked Lincoln.”

At Lincoln, Overton captured a pair of Junior College All-American finishes and caught the eye of the St. Cloud coaching staff. Overton believes his career took off 150 or so miles away from home.

“It was kind of out in the middle of nowhere and that forced me to concentrate and work hard every day,” he said. “I stayed focused and I had two great coaches in my two years. Nothing against my Rocky coaches, they were great, but these guys pushed me to another level.

“I had Dave Klemm, who was an alternate in the Olympics the year the USA boycotted, and then I had Daryl Thomas who was ranked really high as a wrestler at the University of Illinois.

“They really stayed on me and it always felt like it was Division I room. They got our wrestlers ready for the next level. I ended up being a two-time All-American, taking eighth in the nation as a freshman and third as a sophomore.”

Overton saw his biggest jump from his first season to the second when he learned a lot more about being an elite college wrestler.

“That first year as a freshman, I needed to get my mindset together,” Overton said. “I didn’t handle my weight very well. I bumped up a weight the next year and that’s when it became something big for me and my future.

“I chose St. Cloud State because I knew they were good and they would push me further. They have won four of the last five NCAA Division II national championships.”

Following his third-place finish, he understood more about winning. Now that he is at St. Cloud, he knows what winning is all about. The Huskies have not lost a conference meet since 2010.

Overton fell just shy of making the NCAA Division II All-America list, again stymied by that same knee.

“I completely tore the meniscus off,” Overton said. “The doctors told me I needed surgery and to not wrestle, but I did and I made it to the nationals and was one win from making the All-American match.”

The injury and rehab helped Overton make a decision to redshirt last school year where he was able to put in a lot of school work to catch up for some credits that did not transfer from Lincoln to St. Cloud State.

He still wrestled unattached and went 15-1, winning five tournaments during the season. He is back healthy, wrestling at 184 pounds and off to a great senior start.

“I’m 7-1 so far this season and currently ranked No. 3 in the nation,” he said. “My only loss is to a nationally-ranked D-1 guy from Northern Iowa and I beat the top-ranked guy in D-II earlier this year.

“I’m at 93 college wins right now and getting to 100 would mean a lot. Having gone from a guy who didn’t even qualify for a state meet in high school to having 100 college wins is amazing.”

The trip from Rock Island to Lincoln to St. Cloud has certainly been worth it.

“There were times when I wondered if I was good enough to wrestle at any college,” he said. “Now, to be wrestling for the best Division II team in the nation says something.

“I think it was believing and having great coaches who pushed me to the next level. To think, I didn’t even start wrestling until I was a freshman at Rocky and never even took it serious until I was a sophomore. This is pretty good.”

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