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Wrestler of the Week: Myzar Mendoza
The d3wrestle.com Wrestler of the Week is Myzar Mendoza of Wilkes. Mendoza only wrestled once, but it was a big win, as he defeated #1 ranked 2013 All-American Alex Gomez of Ithaca 3-2 as part of a 23-9 Wilkes win. The victory was the 800th dual meet win in Wilkes history, making them one of only 12 wrestling programs to hit the mark, and one of only two in Division III.
Mendoza, a senior from Westminster, Maryland, is now 23-6 on the year, winning the Monarch Invitational and placing 4th at both the Wilkes Open and MAC Championship. His career record is now 105-29, and he was also named MAC Wrestler of the Week this week. Wilkes finishes up the regular season on Thursday at home against King’s and then will prepare for the East Regional on March 2nd.
Weekend Results 2/14-16
Northern Wrestling Association Championships
North Atlantic Invitational at UNH (Southern Maine, Norwich, Plymouth State in attendance)
Friday
Delaware Valley 27, TCNJ 18
Loras 27, Luther 12
Lycoming 50, Gettysburg 5
Messiah 49, Elizabethtown 0
Michigan State 40, Olivet 0
St. John’s 30, St. Olaf 14
Wartburg 25, Coe 9
Wilkes 23, Ithaca 10
Saturday
Brockport 42, Western New England 6
Brockport 24, WPI 16
Coast Guard 31, Trinity 12
Delaware Valley 22, Centenary 19
King’s 27, Scranton 21
Messiah 36, TCNJ 7
Mount Union 26, Baldwin Wallace 18
NYU 38, Case Western Reserve 7
NYU 21, Chicago 18
Oneonta State 24, RIT 21
Rhode Island College 37, Bridgewater State 9
Rhode Island College 22, Coast Guard 16
Rhode Island College 42, Trinity 9
Roger Williams 24, Brockport 14
Roger Williams 44, Western New England 9
Southern Oregon 37, Pacific 3
Trinity 34, Bridgewater State 9
Ursinus 57, Muhlenberg 0
Ursinus 41, Washington & Lee 3
Washington & Lee 36, Muhlenberg 9
Williams 26, American International 15
Williams 19, Springfield 16
WPI 45, Western New England 6
UW-La Crosse 37, UW-Oshkosh 8
UW-Platteville 31, UW-Eau Claire 18
UW-Oshkosh 31, UW-Eau Claire 18
UW-Stevens Point 33, UW-Platteville 12
UW-Whitewater 35, UW-La Crosse 9
UW-Whitewater 38, UW-Stevens Point 9
York (Pa.) 39, Gettysburg 6
Sunday
Wesleyan Quad (Johson & Wales, Oswego, Hunter)
Thursday Results
Augsburg 16, La Crosse 15 (tie broken on most match points)
Cornell 20, Augustana 19 (tie broken on most match points)
Wrestler of the Week: Nick Carr
The d3wrestle.com Wrestler of the Week is Nick Carr of Washington & Jefferson. Carr won the 165 lbs. title at the John Summa Invitational at Baldwin-Wallace this past weekend. He won three matches to take the title, including a 5-2 win over Brockport’s Roy Daniels, the #5 ranked wrestler in the latest d3wrestle.com Rankings.
Carr is now 4-0 this season for the Presidents after transferring from Division II Seton Hill after the fall semester. The South Fayette, Pennsylvania, native was the 2010 AA state champion and wrestled for two seasons at Kent State, compiling a 12-4 record in 2012 and at 21-10 record last season. Washington & Jefferson next takes the mat on Friday against Thiel and Waynesburg in the PAC Championship meet.
Monday Result
Wartburg 26, Cornell 15 (53 wins in a row for Wartburg)
Weekend Results 2/8-9
John Summa Invitational at Baldwin-Wallace
Baldwin-Wallace 51, Muskingum 3
Augustana 41, Chicago 3
Case Tri (Mount St. Joseph, Wheeling Jesuit)
Cortland 40, Oswego 8
Ferrum 32, St. Andrew’s 8
Oneonta Quad (Ithaca, Williams, Wesleyan)
USMMA Tri (Muhlenberg, Johns Hopkins)
Roger Williams Tri (Southern Maine, Rhode Island)
Millersville 24, Lycoming 12
Springfield Quad (Trinity, Johnson & Wales, Plymouth State)
Stevens Tri (Gettysburg, Washington & Lee)
McDaniel Tri (Ursinus, NYU)
Brown 33, Johnson & Wales 15
Cortland 37, Wesleyan 12
Loras Tri (St. John’s, Platteville)
d3wrestle.com Rankings #9
d3wrestle.com Rankings #9 – February 4, 2014
Team Rankings
| Rank | Team | Points |
| 1 | Wartburg | 78 |
| 2 | Whitewater | 51 |
| 3 | Messiah | 40 |
| 4 | Cortland | 39 |
| 5 | Coe | 37 |
| 6 | Augsburg | 32 |
| 7 | Olivet | 31 |
| 8 | Concordia Moorhead | 29 |
| 9 | Wabash | 28 |
| 10 | La Crosse | 27 |
| 11 | Luther | 25 |
| 12 | Loras | 24 |
| 13 | Ithaca | 19 |
| 13 | Brockport | 19 |
| 15 | Mount Union | 17 |
| 16 | Cornell | 14 |
| 16 | Oshkosh | 14 |
| 18 | Centenary | 13 |
| 18 | Roger Willliams | 13 |
| 18 | North Central | 13 |
| 21 | St. Olaf | 12 |
| 22 | Ursinus | 11 |
| 23 | Delaware Valley | 10 |
| 23 | Springfield | 10 |
| 23 | Elmhurst | 10 |
| 23 | TCNJ | 10 |
| 27 | Wilkes | 9 |
| 28 | Waynesburg | 7 |
| 28 | John Carroll | 7 |
| 30 | Dubuque | 6 |
| 30 | St. John’s | 6 |
Wrestler of the Week: Nazar Kulchytskyy
The d3wrestle.com Wrestler of the Week is Nazar Kulchytskyy of Wisconsin Oshkosh. Kulchytskyy won the 157 lbs. championship at the Pete Willson Wheaton Invitational this past weekend. He started out with a 19 second fall in the first round before pinning his next two opponents in the first period as well. In the semifinals, he defeated Josh Tardy of North Central 13-3 before dispatching Jon Garrison of Mount Union 13-4 in the finals. For his efforts, he was named the Outstanding Wrestler of the tournament. He is now 24-2, with both of his losses to Division I opponents.
Kulchytskyy, a senior from Sosnivka, Ukraine, is a two time NCAA Champion, winning at 157 lbs. in 2012 and 165 lbs. in 2013. His career record is now 126-5. Last season, Kulchytskyy was named the d3wrestle.com Wrestler of the Year. He started this season at 165 lbs. before dropping to 157 at the Midlands, and he has remained at the lower weight since then. Oshkosh wrestles conference foe Eau Claire on Friday and will be attending the Blugold Open on Saturday. After that, they will compete in the WIAC Championships the following Saturday.
Weekend Results 2/1-2
Pete Willson Wheaton Invitational
St. John’s North Country Open
All-Academy Championships
Duhawk Open at Loras
Metro-NEWA Duals
Gettysburg Tri (Muhlenberg, NYU)
Johns Hopkins Tri (Stevens, Ursinus)
Cortland 40, Nassau CC 4
Delaware Valley 19, Ithaca 18
Scranton Tri
RIT 33, Alfred State 12
Dubuque 34, Simpson 15
Springfield 29, Wesleyan 12
Wilkes Tri (Trinity, Washington & Jefferson)
York Tri
Southern Maine Tri (WPI, Plymouth State)
Thursday Results
The Pete Willson Wheaton Invitational starts today with 32 teams, including 10 that are nationally ranked. Follow along HERE. Also this weekend is the All-Academy Championships and the North Country Open at St. John’s.
