NEWA Rankings #2
The second round of Individual Rankings are out for the New England Wrestling Association. Come back tomorrow for the latest d3wrestle.com Rankings.
Weekend Results
Oneonta Red Dragon Invitational
Doug Parker Invitational @ Springfield
Coe Invitational
Auggie Open @ Augsburg
Best of the West @ Southern Oregon
Kaufman/Brand Tournament @ UNO Amateur | Elite
Body Bar Invitational @ Cornell University
Cobber Open @ Concordia (MN)
Concordia (WI) Open
Messiah Duals : Messiah, Waynesburg, York, Lycoming, Elizabethtown (Garber, Waynesburg over Flickinger, York 10-3;Â posted result is wrong)
Olivet Comet Duals : Olivet, Baldwin-Wallace, Mount St. Joseph, UW-Lax, UW-Stevens Point, Trine, Thiel, Ohio Northern
Wilkes 24, NYU 10
Wilkes 30, McDaniel 9
NYU 30, McDaniel 18
Hunter 27, King’s 24
Friday Results
Coe 26, MSU-Mankato 10; Iowa 51, Coe 0; Coe 42, Iowa Central 6
Wednesday Results
Roger Williams 37, Coast Guard 10
Duquesne 23, Waynesburg 15
Dana 25, Buena Vista 18
Cornell 35, Simpson 10
Coe 46, Central 0
Plymouth State 27, Norwich 15
Southern Maine 37, Bridgewater State 9
UW-Parkside 20, UW-Whitewater 17
TCNJ 38, Hunter 9
TCNJ 38, NYU 3
TCNJ 60, Yeshiva 0
Rhode Island 42, MIT 10
Thiel 23, Mount Union 18
UW-Oshkosh 25, UW-Platteville 15
UW-La Crosse 43, NIACC 6
NYU 40, Yeshiva 3
NWCA Rankings #2
November 19, 2008 Team | Individual
Next rankings December 9th, 2008
d3wrestle.com/WWSport.com Wrestler of the Week: Aaron Wernimont
The second d3wrestle.com/WWSport.com Wrestler of the Week for 2008-2009 is senior Aaron Wernimont of Wartburg College. Wernimont, the defending NCAA champ at 157 lbs., won the prestigious Harold Nichols Open at Iowa State this past weekend. He was one of just two non-Division I wrestlers to win titles at the event. The top seed in the event, Wernimont won twice by major decision and three times by decision to take the title in the 33 man bracket. In the semifinals, he stopped current NJCAA #2 Carrington Banks of Iowa Central Community College 4-0 before prevailing 6-3 in the finals. In opening his season with five wins, Wernimont runs his current winning streak to 42 consecutive matches dating back to last year.
A four time Iowa state placewinner for Pocahontas Area High School, Wernimont began his career at the United States Military Academy before transferring to Wartburg after one season. In 2007, he placed sixth in Division III at 157 lbs. before taking the title at the same weight in 2008. He holds the #1 ranking in both the d3wrestle.com and NWCA polls this season. His season continues this weekend at either the Auggie Open or Concordia (WI) Open, as Wartburg will be sending wrestlers to both events.
New England Rankings #1
The first individual New England Rankings were released today. Three returning All-Americans and four other returning qualifiers top their weights for this early ranking.
Sacred Heart tops Stevens
In the only match yesterday, Division I Sacred Heart stopped Stevens Institute of Technology 31-13. Stevens falls to 1-3 on the year.
Support Wrestling In NY
This isn’t Division III wrestling, but I want to promote some events being held in upstate New York this month. The Northeast Duals and the Sprawl & Brawl tournament, both sponsored by Brute and Journeyman Wrestling. The Sprawl & Brawl is November 23rd, and the Northeast Duals is November 29th. Check out Journeyman Wrestling and the postcard linked below for more information.
Malecek to coach at All-Star Classic – UW-Lax release
Malecek Selected Honorary Coach for NWCA Classic
For Immediate Release: Monday, November 17, 2008
La Crosse, Wis. – University of Wisconsin-La Crosse head wrestling coach Dave Malecek has been selected as one of four honorary coaches for the 43rd Annual National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) All-Star Classic Presented by the United States Marine Corps. The classic is scheduled for Monday, November 24, 2008, in St. John Arena at The Ohio State University in Columbus. This is the fifth year the United States Marine Corps has partnered with the NWCA as the presenting sponsor of the event.
“I am very excited about this opportunity to coach at the all star meet,†says Malecek. “I am honored to represent Division III and there is going to be some great matches.â€
The event features the top ranked National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I wrestlers facing each other. Student-athletes from Cornell, Illinois, Iowa, Iowa State, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Northern Iowa, Ohio State, Penn State and Wisconsin, and will compete.
Other honorary coaches at this year’s event include Tom Ryan (Ohio State), Mark Manning (Nebraska) and Jim Makovsky (Minnesota State, Mankato).
ESPNU will be airing the event on tape delay. Dates and times will be announced when they become available.
Malecek his in his third season as UW-La Crosse’s head wrestling coach. He has led the Eagles to back-to-back top-three finishes at the NCAA Division III Championships, placing third in 2007 and second in 2008. For his efforts, Malecek was named the 2007 NCAA Rookie Coach of the Year.
Malecek has also guided UW-L to two straight Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) titles and has been selected the Mertz Mortorelli WIAC Coach of the Year both seasons. The Eagles, who are 34-3 in duals under Malecek, have won 11 consecutive conference crowns.
UW-L returns to action Wednesday, November 19 hosting North Iowa Area Community College at 7 p.m.
The Road to Cedar Rapids – Volume 2
Volume 2 of Jim Brown’s series “The Road to Cedar Rapids” is up today. Today, he writes about the 2004 restarting of the Stevens Institute of Technology wrestling team after it was dropped in 1992. The team had its first All-American last season and Jim speaks with Stevens AD Russ Rogers and current head coach Mike Clayton, winner of the 2008 NCAA Division III Rookie Coach of the Year.
Weekend Results
Tournaments
Roger Williams Invitational– Now with full brackets
Binghamton Open
Harold Nichols Open
Ben McMullen Open @ Muskegon
East Stroudsburg Open
West Virginia Open
Dakota Wesleyan Open
Bison Open
Harris Open @ Ashland
Mike Clock Open @ Pacific
Knox Invitational 2008
Fall Brawl at Ursinus
Dual Meets
John Reese Duals @ Wilkes: Wilkes, Mount St. Joseph, Ithaca, Oneonta, Baldwin-Wallace, Centenary, Scranton, King’s
Lakeland Duals: Lakeland, Luther, UW-Eau Claire, North Central, St. John’s, UW-Parkside (more details to come)
Oswego State  33 , Rochester Institute of Technology  13
Notable Performances:
- Chris Sheetz of Delaware Valley wins the ESU Open at 125
- Aaron Wernimont of Wartburg wins the Harold Nichols Open at 157
- #22 St. John’s upsets #7 North Central 19-18 with a fall at 285
- JWU edges Messiah by 2.5 to win the Roger Williams Invitational
Friday Results
UW-Oshkosh 22, Grand View 17
Concordia (MN) 41, Itasca CC 0
Waldorf 38, Knox 6
Wabash 39, Rose-Hulman 9
Events this Weekend
Hosted by DIII Schools
John Reese Duals @ Wilkes
Roger Williams Invitational
Fall Brawl @ Ursinus
Knox Duals (Fri)/Invitational (Sat)
Events with DIII Teams
East Stroudsburg Open
Binghamton Open
Harold Nichols Cyclone Open @ Iowa State
Harris Open @ Ashland
d3wrestle.com Rankings #2
With a few weeks in the season gone, the second d3wrestle.com rankings appear below. Please note that there are several significant cases where it is not entirely clear who the top wrestler for a team is at a given weight. In these cases, we have deferred to the returning starter and also limited each weight class to one wrestler per team. Also, this is the first ranking to include true freshman, if they are deserving of a spot.
d3wrestle.com/WWSport.com Wrestler of the Week: Seth Ecker
The first d3wrestle.com/WWSport.com Wrestler of the Week for 2008-2009 is freshman Seth Ecker of Ithaca College. The freshman from Pottstown, Pennsylvania, opened his career with a 125 lb. title at the Ithaca Invitational this past weekend. The 125 lb. weight class featured 2008 All-American and Ithaca teammate Jon Gregory who was ranked 6th in the initial d3wrestle.com rankings. Also in the tournament was d3wrestle.com Contender Peppy Cabrera of Cortland along with New York state champ Brian Borst, also of Cortland. Ecker pinned both the #2 seed Cabrera and the #3 seed Christensen of NYU before dispatching Borst 16-1 in a finals matchup of freshman. Borst had upset Gregory on his way to the final. Ecker now sits at 5-0 on the year with three falls and two technical falls.
Ecker came to Ithaca from Pottstown High School in Pennsylvania. He was a three time AA state placewinner with finishes of 8th, 7th, and 3rd his last three years in high school. ecker was also named Empire Collegiate Wrestling Conference Wrestler of the Week for his efforts at Ithaca.
Check back each Wednesday for the d3wrestle.com/WWSport.com Wrestler of the Week.
Trine Upsets #16 Olivet
Trine University used a fall at 285 to pull away 21-18 over 16th ranked Olivet last night. Kyle Brown (285) and Louis Posa (184) recorded falls for the visiting Thunder.
Weekend Results
King’s Invitational
Messiah Invitational
Ithaca Invitational
Loras Open
Pointer Open Gold | Silver
Washington & Jefferson Open
National Catholic Invitational
Michigan State Open
Brockport/Oklahoma Gold
Central Jersey Open
Washington & Lee Fall Classic
Baldwin-Wallace Quad
MSJ 32, B-W 12
Lycoming 24, Thiel 18
Lycoming 30, B-W 10
MSJ 27, Thiel 19
Thiel 32, B-W 12
MSJ 22, Lycoming 10
Stevens 55, Yeshiva 0
UW-Oshkosh 26, Harper 16
North Central 27, Trine 9
Notable:
1. Ithaca freshman Seth Ecker wins OW at Ithaca Invitational with 3 falls and 2 TF
2. NCAA champs Tyler Burkle of Coe and Dan Laurent of UW-Lax open with a championship at the Pointer Open
3. Josh Pauling of Wilkes tops All-American Kyle Flickinger of York in the King’s final
