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Notre Dame (TN) won the tournament with 147.5 Scottsboro (AL) was runner-up with 145 Click here for results (brackets, team summaries). ps- Congrats to Chase (135) & Kyle (145)!

Not much to share (yet), but thought some of you would be interested. Bradley Central trails (day one of the Huntsville Invitational): Seven-time defending champion Bradley Central (TN) does not lead the varsity competition after the first day. Scottsboro is first with 73 points. Bradley Central (TN) has 66.5, Prattville 49.5, Bob Jones 44, Hartselle 35, Fort Payne 24.5, Blessed Trinity (GA) and Brookwood 24, Huntsville 22, Arab 21, Sparkman 15, Butler 6 and Buckhorn 3. Competition resumes this morning at 9:30 with championship semifinals and third-round consolation. The tournament is expected to end around 5:30 p.m. "All our kids are still in," Scottsboro coach Chris Staton said. "We wrestled well. We are taking it one match at a time." This information is published at the end of the following article: Athens wrestlers making right moves again by John Ferry (The Huntsville Times ~ December 3, 2005)

Hamm- 1st, Thanks for the news accompanied with the 'confirmation' a la the Omaha press release. 2nd, Let me take this opportunity to direct you to this topic (and my guess) as it was presented on TheMat.com forums one month ago. Just consider it a lucky guess on my part. Too bad I wasn't right on both guesses.

Phillip Simpson received the award given to the Army's top male & female athlete of the graduating class. (He was one of 3 who received this year's award. Apparently there was a tie between 2 females for 'top female' this year.) Read it here. Congrats again, Phillip!! thumb

Updated info on the UTC camps (received May 24): (also posted on AlabamaWrestling.Net) World Class Clinicians slated for UTC Wrestling Camp UTC Wrestling will feature the following clinicians for our summer camp schedule Technique Camp & Team Camp I *Tom Brands - Olympic Gold Medalist, World Gold Medalist *Tolly Thompson - World Team Member, 2005 National Champ Team Camp II *Sammy Henson - World Champ, Olympic Silver Medalist *Randy Lewis - ‘The king of Funk’, Olympic Gold Medalist *Brad Penrith - Head Coach at Northern Iowa, World Silver Medalist UTC Wrestling Camps take pride in providing our campers with one of the best camp staffs in the country. Each clinician will offer campers and coaches their unique perspective on how they became dominant in the sport of wrestling. Also new UTC Head Coach, Joe Seay will be in attendance during the duration of the camps. It would be a great opportunity for coaches to meet Coach Seay and see the coming vision of UTC Wrestling. For more information about UTC Wrestling Camps please contact Steve Hamilton at 423-425-4997 or email him at hamiltonsj2003@yahoo.com

Soms- Um......we tried to tell you (*see previous posts by me, Hamm, & CoachDelgado) Hamm- Check your e-mail. WrestleSBA- You're right about Manson. He is getting looks from some guys already and has plenty of time to decide. Anyone else- Can someone tell me what Corey (& Tim) Manson's parents do for a living? I will be trying to contact Coach Morgan but wondered if anyone here could tell me anything on him (away from the mat.....I'm familiar with his mat credentials). Thanks in advance! ----------------------- “I like UTC’s commitment to the program. We will do our very best to continue taking it to a higher level. Every place that I have been a head coach, I have won a national title. That is our goal here.” - Coach Joe Seay, upon being hired as the new Head Wrestling Coach at UT-Chattanooga

Well, it's "officially official" now!! CLICK HERE TO READ THE ARTICLE JUST POSTED ON GOMOCS.COM WOOO-HOOOO AND GO MOCS!!

Very true, and I certainly agree with you that it's a good thing. These guys get to continue (in many cases, closer to home for them), and it builds programs to give us parity and a higher quality of wrestling overall (at all levels). However, I think a lot of those guys would love to go to an upper echelon program though --- if the opportunity was realistic. In many cases, it just isn't feasible for any number of reasons (their finances, their talent level/chance of starting, etc.). I would love to have been able to go to Iowa or Iowa State or somewhere like that. Heck, I would have been happy to be able to go to UTC or Appalachian State or others. For me, it just wasn't realistic or feasible. BTW, I hope I wasn't misunderstood, by you or anyone else, to maybe be categorizing UTC as a 'bottom feeder' --- definitely not the intent. I should have chosen better wording, but I simply meant (very generally speaking) any team that does not consistently finish in the top 10. In no way did I mean to diminish the accomplishments of those wrestlers and coaches who are able to go on to that 'next level' --- regardless of where it is or how they finish. Again, generally speaking, what kid wouldn't like to go to a top 10 program if they knew they could afford it and they knew they had a shot at starting? Luckily, there are plenty of opportunities (although Title IX, or at least the implementation of it, has hurt in a lot of ways), and there are those guys who are willing to seize those opportunities and make the most of them. Awesome. That kind of leadership is what it will take. Check out today's Chattanooga Times-Free Press article as posted on the mocfans.com message board. Click here. Wondering now how the current guys feel. Will they be happy with the choice? Will the Mocs gain any recruits that they would not have otherwise? Will they lose any recruits because of it? Doesn't matter really. Just wondering. Still a Moc-fan. Maybe more so now seeing the commitment to the program (by the Administration) and the direction of it.

In my opinion, the only way age would "be a factor" is in the way that Hamm mentioned (i.e., "those who aren't familiar"). As far as losing recruits because of his age, I don't think that will have as much impact as losing recruits because of their age. There are a lot of guys now who may have never even heard of him, and several who have heard of him may not be too familiar with what all he has accomplished as a coach (as Hamm indicated). Bottom line = guys (well....all of us actually) want to win. They want to go to a program with a winning tradition or with a coach who has proven that he can win. Let's face it. No one wants to go to a program that's a 'bottom feeder' just like no one wants to go with coach known for not getting it done (relative to the level of the program and the coach, of course --- someone has to win, someone has to lose). If it holds to be true (and 'official' by the end of the week), I think it's a good move. Proud of UTC for taking the necessary steps to improve the already good program to make it better.

.......and you can also go to www.joeseaywrestling.com I heard about it (the rumor of Joe Seay coming, keeping Steve Hamilton, and bringing Sammie Henson, etc.) over the weekend but didn't get much chance to talk to the Moc guys about it. Hard to imagine being this excited about UTC again (like I was when they announced the Terry Brands was coming)......but I am! Here's to growth (and national acceptance/recognition) at UTC!! thumb

jgannonnvp- Thanks for the kind words (and for letting everyone know)! I received the updated info brochure on Wednesday (27th), but I had a problem (on my end) with my +Plus membership. I couldn't get on here to post the info, so thanks for helping me out. It's cool now........I'm back. thumb

Brackets are available in .pdf format here Sunday's updated brackets are available in .htm format here. All-American round (medal matches) can be found here. 112 Round of 32 Tyler Baker (Oregon, State Champ, State Runner-Up) d. Danny Coleman (Tennessee), 12-5 Consolations Danny Coleman (Tennessee) d. Jack Cassedy (Michigan, 2x State Runner-Up), 10-0 Danny Coleman (Tennessee) d. Ramsey Brown (North Carolina, State Runner-Up), Disqualification Micah Chrisinger (Nebraska, 3x State Runner-Up) d. Danny Coleman (Tennessee), 7-0 119 Round of 64 Whitt Dunning (Tennessee) d. Ryan Pape (Ohio), Fall 3:27 Whitt Dunning (Tennessee) d. Zack Bigboy (Minnesota), 5-1 Whitt Dunning (Tennessee) d. Jake Oster (Illinois, State Champ), 10-3 Quarterfinals Ross Gitomer (New Jersey, State Champ, State 3rd place) d. Whitt Dunning (Tennessee), 4-2 Consolations Whitt Dunning (Tennessee) d. Cory Borges (California, State Champ, State Runner-Up), 1-0 Consolation Quarterfinals Whitt Dunning (Tennessee) d. Thomas Magnani (New York, State Champ, 3x State Runner-Up), 4-2 Consolation Semifinals Whitt Dunning (Tennessee) d. Brandon Zoetewey (California), 5-0 Consolation Finals (3rd/4th place) Michael Watts (Utah, 3x State Champ) d. Whitt Dunning (Tennessee), Fall 4:25 Congratulations to Whitt Dunning -- 4th place and All-American!! 135 Round of 64 - (upper half) Pete Miller (Tennessee) d. Armand Algarin (Florida), Fall 5:28 Steve Brown (New York, State Runner-Up, State 3rd place) d. Pete Miller (Tennessee), Fall 2:32 Consolations Pete Miller (Tennessee) d. Alex Urling (Ohio), 11-5 Pete Miller (Tennessee) d. Justin Hunt (New York, 2x State 3rd Place), 6-4 Pete Miller (Tennessee) d. J.R. Munsell (Oklahoma, State Champ, State Runner-Up), Fall 3:34 Brett Robbins (Illinois) d. Pete Miller (Tennessee), 7-2 Round of 64 - (lower half) Cody Cleveland (Tennessee) d. Dustin Howa (Utah, State Champ), 11-2 Brandon Rader (West Virginia) d. Cody Cleveland (Tennessee), 19-5 Consolations Cody Cleveland (Tennessee) d. Tim Mitchem (Georgia), 12-2 Devon Hanson (New Hampshire, 3x State Champ, State 3rd Place) d. Cody Cleveland (Tennessee), 5-3 in OT 145 Round of 32 Gregor Gillespie (New York) d. Joel Konz (Tennessee), 15-0 in 3:00 Consolations Kyle Vasiloff (Ohio) d. Joel Konz (Tennessee), 5-4 160 Round of 128 - (upper half) Eric Coxbill (Wyoming, 3x State Champ) d. Lucas Borneman (Tennessee), 8-7 in OT Consolations Lucas Borneman (Tennessee) d. Will Esposito (Connecticut, 2x State Champ), 14-5 Lucas Borneman (Tennessee) d. Tom Milazzo (New Jersey), Fall 3:22 Kevin Wainscott (Texas) d. Lucas Borneman (Tennessee), Fall 2:25 Round of 128 - (lower half) Bond Davis (Tennessee) vs BYE Round of 64 Bobby Musser (Nevada, 2x State Champ) d. Bond Davis (Tennessee), 3-2 Consolations Bond Davis (Tennessee) d. Adam Pacheco (New Mexico), 3-0 Vinny Vigil (Colorado, State Champ) d. Bond Davis (Tennessee), 6-4 171 Round of 64 Justin Knox (Tennessee) d. Brian Lemmon (Oregon), 18-11 Michael Moore (Missouri, State Champ, State Runner-Up) d. Justin Knox (Tennessee), 5-4 Consolations Adam Steele (Ohio) d. Justin Knox (Tennessee), Forfeit **Anyone know the reason for the forfeit?? A: Meniscus injury 275 Round of 64 - (upper half) Jared Schwanz (Minnesota, State Champ, State Runner-Up) d. Benjamin Hazlett (Tennessee), 6-5 in OT Consolations Sean Griffin (Massachusetts) d. Benjamin Hazlett (Tennessee), 4-3 in OT Round of 64 - (lower half) Stewart Allen (Tennessee) vs Anthony Haskell (Georgia, State Runner-Up), Fall 1:48 Stewart Allen (Tennessee) vs Bryan Stansbury (Colorado, State Champ), 2-0 Jesse Boggs (New Mexico, 3x State Champ) d. Stewart Allen (Tennessee), 5-0 Consolations Jeremiah Fennell (Ohio) d. Stewart Allen (Tennessee), 9-4 thumb Good luck to all of you! thumb

We struggled with only 3 seniors, a junior, 2 sophomores, the rest freshmen (and 1 eighth grader). TN's underclassmen are a step ahead of ours. I'd say y'all did a pretty good job of "scratching up a team". I thought NJ would take it.....especially when you spotted them 6 early. Big congrats to you for taking 1st in 9-12! Also, good to finally meet you. If you need anything, I'll do what I can. deaddux- I'm short on time today. I'll get the results up later (but soon). Only one I can give you right now is TN/AL. I'll post the rest or the score sheets or something at Alabama Wrestling Tennessee 39 ~ Alabama 22 103 West (A) d. Randolph (T), Fall 2:54 [0-6] 112 Thompson (A) d. Cash (T), Fall 4:56 [0-12] 119 Dunning (T) d. C. Cuthbertson (A), 7-5 [3-12] 125 Manson (T) d. Jo. Killough (A), Fall 3:23 [9-12] 130 K. Cuthbertson (A) d. M. Fuller (T), 11-2 [9-16] 135 R. Fuller (T) d. J. Prince (A), 14-7 [12-16] 140 Cleveland (T) d. East (A), Fall 2:50 [18-16] 145 B. Prince (A) d. Hussein (T), 16-14 [18-19] 152 Spain (T) d. Countryman (A), Fall 2:28 [24-19] 160 Marable (T) d. Pendleton (A), 9-2 [27-19] 171 Ju. Killough (A) d. Roberson (T), 7-4 [27-22] 189 Knox (T) d. Cutchen (A), 13-7 [30-22] 215 Brooks (T) d. Briscoe (A), 4-3 [33-22] 275 Allen (T) received forfeit [39-22]

RE-BROADCAST OF THE NCAA DIVISION I SEMI-FINALS & FINALS: NCAA Division I Semi-Finals CSS = Tuesday, March 22 at 3:00pm Eastern/2:00pm Central Link: http://www.css-sports.com/sked.php NCAA Division I Finals ESPN2 = Tuesday, March 22 at 2:30pm Eastern/1:30pm Central Time Link: http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tvlisting...50322&network=2 *If you missed one or the other this past weekend, here's your chance. If you're looking to record, it may be difficult as these will be on at the same time on different channels in the Southeast region. Be sure to check your listings. **The Finals are scheduled to include the 125 match that was omitted from the original 'live' airing Saturday afternoon. thumb

Any details on Team TN? A schedule of matches/times is available here courtesy of Team Palmetto/South Carolina. South Carolina's roster is also listed. Team Alabama should look like this. Hope to see you there this weekend!

Hamm- A guy ('Zax' from the boards at TheMat.com) is driving in from Atlanta to meet me, and we're driving up from here. He has our tix but tells me we're in Section 304 with UTC. Look us up. We can't be hard to find. thumb

Wow! What a turnaround....... After all this, Leen comes back to claim 3rd and qualifies to go to NCAAs. Patrick Simpson loses to Cooperman in the semis and then struggles through consolations to finish 6th and won't be going to NCAAs. Phillip Simpson defeats Manotti in the finals (8-7) to claim his EIWA Championship. Congrats to all of them! Also...... Matt Keller loses to Coleman Scott (Oklahoma State)....Scott goes on to pull another upset in knocking off top-seed Sam Hazewinkel (Oklahoma) in the finals. In a bit of a surprise to most, Kevin Ward gets a big win over Trent Paulson (Iowa State) in the semis --- and continues on to claim his Big XII Championship. Big XII 125 3rd/4th Matt Keller (Nebraska) d. Grant Nakamura (Iowa State), 6-3 157 1st/2nd Kevin Ward (Oklahoma State) d. Brad Cieleski (MU), 6-4

It's over! MOCS WIN!! MOCS WIN!! http://www.gomocs.com/article.asp?articleid=67267 UTC wins So-Con! 1st- UT-Chattanooga 90 (3 champs) 2nd- Citadel 81 (3 champs) 3rd- UNC-Greensboro 77 4th- Appalachian State 57.5 5th- Davidson 30.5 6th- VMI 23.5

Hamm- Are you going to St. Louis? And did you get a copy of the Cornell/Lehigh dual (Jan. 14, Leen vs Cooperman) or the Oklahoma State/Lehigh dua (Feb. 13, K. Ward vs Zinck)l?

Picture (found on TheMat.com):

Quarterfinals: 141 - #4 seed Patrick Simpson (Army) d. #5 seed Jordan Leen (Cornell), Fall 5:43 What may seem like a house divided (TN: Nashville vs Chattanooga/Cleveland) is actually pretty awesome when you consider that you have 2 guys wrestling this well at this level. Congrats to both of them. Also... 149 - #2 seed Phillip Simpson is on a roll. Could this be his year to make the NCAA finals? Let's hope so. http://goarmysports.collegesports.com/spor.../030405aaa.html

The info, as listed earlier in this thread, is available here along with helpful links (coaches info, map, contact). The registration form (w/liability release) can be downloaded in a usable and uniform format here. thumb Hope the camp is a success!

Sommers- Just sent you a PM reply to your PM. For everyone else, this is what I found: http://www.css-sports.com/getus.htm Soms.....if you have a separate Comcast package, then you should be able to get it. However, their info on their site says it's not available through DishNetwork or DirecTV........so I don't know what to tell you. Keep your fingers crossed. I'm recording in 20 minutes........

They were available last year and the contact information was published on the TSSAA site. It isn't this year, so I don't know what the situation is. I will find out (as I'm sure others closer to the area will as well). I bought copies of each (D1 & D2) last year and will again this year if possible. Until we hear more, contact the sponsors (if you saw the broadcast) and thank them. Also, contact Mike Creagan of SporTsVision and thank him. You can also send a quick 'thanks' to Fox61 of Chattanooga for airing it. http://tssaa.org/schdir/Media/media_Detail.cfm?ID=245

Since I couldn't make it up to Chattanooga for the TN show......I'm having to wait on results posted here. While waiting, I've been watching the Live WebStats for Iowa State @ Nebraska (Feb. 19) Congrats to (#8) Keller on the 4-3 win over (#11) Nakamura!