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Final Team List for NWCA DIII Championships

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The entry deadline for seeds was yesterday for the NWCA Division III Coaches Association National Wrestling Championships. Individual entries may change, but this is the list of the 34 teams expected to compete next weekend in Iowa.

Adrian CollegeLoras College
Alma CollegeLuther College
Augsburg UniversityMessiah University
Augustana UniversityMillikin University
Averett UniversityMilwaukee School of Engineering
Buena Vista UniversityMount St. Joseph University
Carthage CollegeNebraska Wesleyan University
Central CollegeNew Jersey City University
Coe CollegeNorth Central College
Concordia MoorheadOlivet College
Concordia University WisconsinSimpson College
Cornell CollegeSouthern Virginia University
Elmhurst UniversityStevens Institute of Technology
Ferrum CollegeUnited State Coast Guard Academy
Fontbonne UniversityUniversity of Dubuque
Greensboro CollegeWartburg College
Iowa Wesleyan UniversityWestminster College

Weekend Results 2/26-28

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Wartburg defeated North Central in a battle between ranked schools, Messiah ended Averett’s ten match winning streak, and UW-La Crosse won seven weights and the team title at the WIAC Championships, while Alvernia and Washington & Lee each wrestled their first matches of the year.

UW-La Crosse won their 5th WIAC championships in a row and 20th overall, outpacing second place UW-Eau Claire by 26.5 points. Konrad Ernst won the Max Sparger Scholar-Athlete award. It was the last competition of the season for the five WIAC teams in attendance.

#1 Wartburg jumped out to a 24-3 lead over #12 North Central before holding on for a 24-13 victory. All three ranked matchups went to the higher ranked wrestler as #6 Kyner topped #10 Rosen, #3 Mulder beat #7 Roman, and #5 Baldridge prevailed over #6 Woods.

Averett’s ten match winning streak came to an end in a 24-21 setback to Messiah. The teams split ten bouts, but three falls from Messiah made the difference, including #7 Brian Shermeyer pinning fellow 2020 NCAA qualifier #8 George Moseley.

The next two weeks are more limited in competition as teams wrap up their seasons and 35 or so teams prepare for the NWCA Division III Championships March 12-13.


Friday
Wartburg 24, North Central 13
Elmhurst 27, Wheaton 17
Indian Hills CC 33, Iowa Wesleyan 13
Luther 34, Cornell 9
Luther 36, Augustana 8
Cornell 30, Augustana 18
Washington & Lee 50, Shenandoah 0

Saturday
Thiel 33, Jamestown CC 15
Messiah 24, Averett 21
Delaware Valley at Alvernia
Stevens 22, Wilkes 17

Sunday
WIAC Championships
Cornell at Augsburg (no team score)
Castleton 42, Rhode Island College 3

NWCA DIII Championships Tickets for Sale

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Tickets went on sale today for the NWCW Division III Coaches Association Championships at the Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa. Single day tickets are $28 (plus a $2 fee per order) with both days going for $48 (plus $2 per order). Click below to purchase.

NWCA Division III Wrestling National Championship Tickets

NWCA Championships Info

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The NWCA Division III Coaches Association National Wrestling Championships presented by ARMS Software, FloWrestling, and Reese’s will take place Friday and Saturday, March 12th & 13th at the Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa.

Tickets go on sale Friday, February 26th at 10:00am and can be purchased online through the Xtream Arena Box Office. A one day ticket is $28 and an all-sessions pass is $48, plus $2 per order. Masks must be worn at all times in the arena. The event will also be streamed live on Flowrestling.

The top eight wrestlers at each weight will be named NWCA All-Americans. There will not be any team scoring or team awards. Wrestlers must appear on a team’s roster to participate. Currently, it looks like there are 35-40 teams planning to attend, though a few are awaiting final approval from their respective administrations.

The crowdfunding page to help fund the nearly $100,000 cost of the event is still live: Division III National Tournament Funding

EVENT DETAILS
Date:
 March 12-13
Starting Times: Friday – 12 pm | Saturday – 10 am
Location: Coralville, IA
Venue: Xtream Arena – 200 E 9th St, Coralville, IA 52241
Tickets: $41 All Sessions | $24 Single Day – Link
How to Watch: FloWrestling – Link
Presenting Sponsors:  ARMS Software, FloWrestling, and Reese’s
Event Sponsors: USA Wrestling, Defense Soap, AAU Wrestling, and Resilite

NWCA Division III Coaches Association Set to Host National Championships in Coralville, Iowa, March 12-13

Messiah Edges Delaware Valley

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In the third dual between the MAC teams this season, Messiah came out on top 22-19. Messiah took a 22-10 lead after eight matches, and while Delaware Valley won the last two bouts, it was not enough to overcome the deficit.

Delaware Valley heads to Alvernia on Saturday for their season finale, while Messiah hosts Averett in their second to last match before the NWCA Championships.

Messiah defeats Delaware Valley – 22-19
125 – Asa Brunk (M) wins by for.
133 – Jordan Howard (M) wins by for.
141 – Russel Benson (DV) maj. dec. (8-0) over Ike Bryner (M)
149 – Mike Rubino (DV) dec. (8-5) over Jake Coniglio (M)
157 – Joshua Paige (M) maj. dec. (10-2) over Zach Zuckerman (DV)
165 – John Sumner (M) dec. (7-4) over Chris Richardson (DV)
174 – Youssef Ait Boulahri (DV) dec. (4-0) over Dan Swarr (M)
184 – Max Martin (M) dec. (6-1) over Jake Nase (DV)
197 – Isaiah Johnson (DV) fall (2:58) over Spencer Clements (M)
285 – Dan Eckley (DV) dec. (4-3) over Sam Blevins (M)

141 ex – Carter Owen (DV) dec. (9-4) over Asa Brunk (M)
141 ex – Carter Owen (DV) dec. (4-2) over Jordan Howard (M)

Wrestling This Week

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Things change quickly as teams add or cancel matches. Leave a comment if there is a match this week that is not listed.

Tuesday
Messiah at Delaware Valley

Friday
North Central at Wartburg
Indian Hills CC at Iowa Wesleyan
Luther Tri with Augustana and Cornell

Saturday
Thiel at Garrett College Duals
Averett at Messiah
Delaware Valley at Alvernia
Stevens at Wilkes

Sunday
WIAC Championships
Augsburg Tri with Cornell and Concordia-Moorhead
Rhode Island College at Castleton

Weekend Results 2/19-21

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La Crosse finished off a sweep of the WIAC schedule, while Wilkes and Coast Guard kicked off their seasons Eagle Pills: No prescription cialis online best ED treatment with wins. Castleton defeated TCNJ with a takedown in the last 30 seconds from heavyweight Chance LaPier.

Friday
La Crosse 32, Stevens Point 9
Coast Guard 38, Rhode Island College 7
Cornell 38, Iowa Wesleyan 7
RCTC at Augsburg

Saturday
Messiah 21, Stevens 17
Adrian/Ashland/Defiance
Wilkes 29, Delaware Valley 19
Castleton 21, TCNJ 17

Sunday
Henry Ford at Adrian
RCTC 21, Concordia-Moorhead 18
ARC Tri at LorasCoe, Central

Weekend Wrestling 2/19-21

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Friday
Stevens Point at La Crosse
Coast Guard at Rhode Island College
Cornell at Iowa Wesleyan
RCTC at Augsburg

Saturday
Stevens at Messiah
Adrian at Defiance
Ashland at Defiance
Delaware Valley at Wilkes
Castleton at TCNJ

Sunday
Maroon Open
Henry Ford at Adrian
RCTC at Concordia-Moorhead
ARC Tri at Loras – Coe, Central

Eau Claire wraps the regular season with win over Platteville

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Blugolds take down Pioneers on Senior Night

UW-Eau Claire topped UW-Platteville in the regular season finale for both teams last night. The host Blugolds won seven of the ten varsity bouts, and the teams contested 11 extra matches as well. At 165, #9 Chase Schmidt of Eau Claire was in a tight bout with #4 Nathan Wynsma before Wynsma was forced to default with an injury. Both teams are set to attend the newly announced WIAC Championships at at Stevens Point on February 28.

Eau Claire 37, Platteville 9

TCNJ wins again vs. Stevens

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TCNJ defeated Stevens for the second time in five days last night to run their record to 3-0. Shuffling the lineup a bit, the Lions were able to prevail 27-14. In the top matchup of the night, #3 at 133 Jake Giordano bumped up to take on #3 at 141 Kyle Slendorn and won 5-2. A second move in the lineup did not work out as well for TCNJ when #8 at 149 Robert Dinger dropped a major decision to Nick Boggiano at 157. In the last bout of the night, #8 Quinn Haddad of TCNJ reversed a loss to #3 Michael Dooley at 197, riding out the third period to win 1-0.

Stevens wraps up the regular season at Messiah on Saturday, while TCNJ hosts Castleton in their last match of 2021.

No. 13 Wrestling Completes Season Sweep of No. 11 Stevens

Messiah defeats Delaware Valley

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Messiah and Delaware Valley competed Tuesday in the second of three scheduled duals between the MAC schools this season. The host Falcons took 8 of 10 bouts from the visiting Aggies and won 6 of 8 contested matches. Four Messiah wins came by fall, and all three of Messiah’s 2020 NCAA qualifiers (Garret Cornell, Brian Shermeyer, and David Stevens) won their bouts.

Messiah defeats Delaware Valley – 42-9
125 – Corey Morabito (M) wins by for.
133 – Hunter Rinehart (M) wins by for.
141 – Russell Benson (DV) dec. (7-6) over Dalton Daugherty (M)
149 – Garret Cornell (M) fall (1:58) over Mike Rubino (DV)
157 – Nick Barnhart (M) fall (2:45) over Zach Zuckerman (DV)
165 – Matt Pangle (M) fall (3:28) over Chris Richardson (DV)
174 – Brian Shermeyer (M) dec. (10-8 SV-1) over Youssef Ait Boulahri (DV)
184 – David Stevens (M) fall (4:10) over Jake Nase (DV)
197 – Austin Williams (DV) fall (4:39) over Spencer Clements (M)
285 – Carter Urich (M) dec. (9-3) over Dan Eckley (DV)

Ex. – Carter Owen (DV) dec. (5-2) over Hunter Rinehart (M)

There is one dual tonight, as TCNJ heads to Stevens for a rematch of Saturday’s dual won 24-16 by TCNJ.

d3wrestle.com 2020-2021 Rankings #2

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Here is the second set of d3wrestle.com Rankings for the 2020-2021 season. The goal was to rank wrestlers who have competed without trying to guess if their teams will attend the NWCA Division III Championships next month. There are certainly wrestlers on this list who have competed but will not be in attendance in Iowa.

d3wrestle.com 2020-2021 Rankings #2 – February 16, 2021

Pitt-Bradford Head Coach Position

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Pitt-Bradford Head Wrestling Coach

Click the link above for all details and to apply.

The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford is accepting applications for Head Wrestling Coach. This is a full-time, 10-month position reporting to the Director of Athletics and Recreational Sports.

Duties: This position is responsible for managing all aspects of the men’s wrestling program and is expected to identify, evaluate, and recruit student-athletes who can be successful academically and athletically at the NCAA Division III level. The head coach will exemplify a strong commitment to the academic achievement of student-athletes and to their success on the field. Responsibilities include planning, programming, directing, supervising, and implementing the duties and functions of the men’s wrestling program while adhering to Pitt-Bradford, AMCC, and NCAA rules and regulations. The head coach must work closely with all others involved in carrying out the philosophy and objective of the intercollegiate athletic program.

Requirements: Bachelor’s degree, master’s preferred; three years’ successful collegiate coaching experience at the NCAA Division III level; and knowledge and commitment to NCAA Division III philosophy and rules. The successful candidate must demonstrate a proven aptitude for coaching as illustrated by a strong work ethic, organizational skills, computer skills, and the ability to interact professionally within the department, the campus, and the community.

Pitt-Bradford students, faculty and staff come from a wide range of geographic, socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds, representing all forms of diversity. We seek a culturally competent candidate who will thrive in a campus environment that advances principles of social equity and inclusion and recognizes diversity as central to excellence.

The University of Pittsburgh, as an educational institution and as an employer, does not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, genetic information, marital status, familial status, sex, age, sexual orientation, veteran status or gender identity and expression in its programs and activities.

Pitt-Bradford has a strong commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Applications by members of all underrepresented groups are encouraged.

Weekend Results 2/12-13

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Wartburg, Olivet, and Millikin all won conference championships this weekend. Wartburg finished the ARC schedule 8-0 for its 28th championships in the last 29. Olivet prevailed in the MIAA Duals, and Millikin won the CCIW tournament championship for the fourth year in a row.

Top individual performances included Reed Williams of UW-La Crosse defeating #5 Jaritt Shinhoster of UW-Whitewater and UW-Platteville’s Isaac Wiegel winning over 2x NCAA qualifier Sawyer Sarbacker of UW-La Crosse. Four top ten individuals were defeated in the Wartburg vs. Loras matchup. Unranked Joe Pins and David Hollingsworth of Wartburg beat the #10 and #5 wrestlers at 133 and 157, respectively, while #2 ranked Kyle Briggs defeated #6 Jacob Krakow in a battle of former All-Americans, and #2 Jordon Brandon defeated #8 Wyatt Wriedt.

Friday
Waynesburg 24, Garrett County College 12
Clarion 35, Messiah 6
Whitewater Tri – La Crosse, Platteville
Stevens Point Tri – Eau Claire, Oshkosh
Castleton 39, NJCU 14
Iowa Wesleyan 33, Westminster 24

Saturday
CCIW Championships
MIAA Duals
Cornell 48, Fontbonne 0
Delaware Valley 31, Messiah 22
TCNJ 24, Stevens 16
ARC Tri at Wartburg – Nebraska Wesleyan, Loras
ARC Tri at Dubuque – Buena Vista, Coe
ARC Tri at SimpsonCentral, Luther
Rhode Island College 28, Southern Maine 20

Perkin highlights DIII performers at America’s Cup

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Elroy Perkin picked up a win by fall over 2020 NCAA DI 5th seed Quincy Monday in the quarterfinal match at the America’s Cup yesterday. He also went toe-to-toe with Chad Walsh in a wild match that ended 13-13 with Walsh prevailing on the basis of a five point move in the match.

Ryan Epps jumped out to an early 3-0 lead on 2017 NCAA DI finalist Brett Pfarr but was unable to hang on as Pfarr reeled off seven points in a row to take the victory. Epps had one other match yesterday against Dean that ended with the same 10-0 score as their match on Wednesday.

After wrestling three matches on Wednesday, Guesseppe Rea sat out Thursday’s competition.

Thursday DIII Results from the America’s Cup
74kg Elroy Perkin win by fall over Quincy Monday 3:33
74kg Chad Walsh wins 13-13 over Elroy Perkin (highest scoring move criteria)
74kg Julian Ramirez 10-0 over Elroy Perkin

86kg Brett Pfarr 7-3 over Ryan Epps
86kg Max Dean 10-0 over Ryan Epps

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Thursday Results

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Men's Wrestling Earns Home Opening Win Over Westminster

Thursday night saw four teams in action in a pair of duals. Cornell headed to Simpson for a non-conference matchup and came home with a 32-16 victory on the strength of four falls. Over in Missouri, Fontbonne won their home opener over Westminster 27-21 in a match with six contested bouts.

Cornell 32, Simpson 16

Fontbonne 27, Westminster 21

Westminster returns to the mat today to take on Iowa Wesleyan. In other action, all six WIAC teams compete today, while a few other duals will help kick off the weekend.

Garrett College at Waynesburg
Messiah at Clarion
Whitewater Tri – La Crosse, Platteville
Stevens Point Tri – Eau Claire, Oshkosh
Castleton at NJCU
Iowa Wesleyan at Westminster

America’s Cup DIII Results

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Three former DIII wrestlers are competing in this week’s America’s Cup dual meet event.

Guesseppe Rea, 57kg, Team Lloyd Keaser
Reas was an All-American for Wilkes University at 125 lbs., graduating in 2015. He currently coaches at Muhlenberg.

Elroy Perkin, 74kg, Team Bobby Douglas
Perkin was a 2x All-American for UW-Whitewater at 149 lbs. graduating in 2015. He currently coaches at UW-Eau Claire as an assistant to his college coach Tim Fader.

Ryan Epps, 86kg, Team Kenny Monday
Epps won the 2018 and 2019 NCAA championships at 157 lbs. for Augsburg and was the #2 seed at the canceled 2020 championships. The 4x NCAA qualifier graduated in 2020.

Day 1 Results
Frank Perelli 10-0 over Guesseppe Rea
Zach Sanders 6-4 over Guesseppe Rea
Jevon Balfour 8-4 over Elroy Perkin
Julian Ramirez 13-3 over Elroy Perkin
Christopher Foca 10-0 over Ryan Epps
Max Dean 10-0 over Ryan Epps

Perkins (Bobby Douglas) and Epps (Kenny Monday) are set to wrestle for their teams in the second quarterfinal dual at 2pm today. Rea and Team Lloyd Keaser will take on the winner of that quarterfinal at 4pm.

Match Schedule for Thursday
1:00 pm: Quarter 1: Pool A #2 (Team Lee Kemp) vs Pool B #3 (Team Carl Adams)
2:00 pm: Quarter 2: Pool B #2 (Team Bobby Douglas) vs Pool A #3 (Team Kenny Monday)
3:00 pm: Semi 1: Winner Quarter 1 vs Pool B#1 (Team Simon Roberts)
4:00 pm: Semi 2: Winner Quarter 2 vs Pool A#1 (Team Lloyd Keaser)
6:00 pm: 5th place match
7:00 pm: Consolation championship match
8:00 pm: Championship match

Wednesday Results

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Stevens kicked off their 2021 schedule last night, while Averett moved to 10-0, and TCNJ topped Messiah in a dual that came down to the last bout.

Castleton traveled to Stevens and came away with a 27-18 victory. Stevens forfeited a pair of weights, and Castleton came back from a 12-3 deficit by taking five of the last six weight classes. It was the first match of the season for Stevens.

Averett moved to 10-0 with a win over NCWA Liberty. #1 Sam Braswell defeatd Drexel transfer Dante Mininno for the second time this year to earn his 100th career victory.

Messiah traveled to TCNJ for a match that was tied 16-16 going into heavyweight. Thomas Marretta secured the win with an 8-3 decision. A pin at 197 from #8 Quinn Haddad provided the difference. In the featured matchup of the dual, a pair of 2020 NCAA qualifiers met up, with TCNJ’s Robert Dinger prevailing 8-4 over Messiah’s #10 Garret Cornell.

TCNJ 19, Messiah 16
Castleton 27, Stevens 18
Averett 27, Liberty 16

Tuesday Results

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The big winner last night was Beau Yineman of UW-Oshkosh. The sophomore 197 pinned #1 ranked Isaac Lahr of UW-La Crosse in the opening match of the dual. La Crosse reeled off nine wins in a row after that to take the match 34-6. In other WIAC action, Stevens Point won a competitive dual against Platteville, while Whitewater got past Eau Claire. The only other match was a make up from a postponed match earlier this season. Dubuque defeated American Rivers foe Luther 23-16.

La Crosse 34, Oshkosh 6
Stevens Point 20, Platteville 15
Whitewater 23, Eau Claire 12
Dubuque 23, Luther 16

Wrestling This Week

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Tuesday
Platteville at Stevens Point
Eau Claire at Whitewater
La Crosse at Oshkosh
Dubuque at Luther

Wednesday
Messiah at TCNJ
Castleton at Stevens
Liberty at Averett

Thursday
Westminster at Fontbonne
Cornell at Simpson

Friday
Garrett College at Waynesburg
Messiah at Clarion
Whitewater Tri – La Crosse, Platteville
Stevens Point Tri – Eau Claire, Oshkosh
Castleton at NJCU
Iowa Wesleyan at Westminster

Saturday
CCIW Championships
MIAA Duals
Fontbonne at Cornell
Delaware Valley at Messiah
Stevens at TCNJ
ARC Tri at Wartburg – Nebraska Wesleyan, Loras
ARC Tri at Dubuque – Buena Vista, Coe
ARC Tri at Simpson – Central, Luther

Sunday
Augsburg at Concordia-Moorhead