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Mocs Announce 2016-17 Wrestling Schedule

 

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Aug. 17, 2016 Wrestling

 

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PURCHASE WRESTLING SEASON TICKETSUniversity of Tennessee at Chattanooga wrestling head coach Heath Eslingerreleased the Mocs' 2016-17 schedule today.  UTC has six home duals, plus the annual Southern Scuffle, on its upcoming slate.

 

Chattanooga opens the season with the Blue & Gold match on Thursday, Oct. 27, at 6:30 p.m. (E.D.T.) in Maclellan Gym.  The first regular season dual is a home contest against Southeastern on Nov. 5 at 11:00 a.m.

 

The highlight of the home schedule is a Dec. 4 contest against Virginia in Maclellan Gym.  The Mocs won the final three matches of last year's dual to post a 19-18 win in Charlottesville against the No. 19 Cavaliers. 

 

Season tickets also went on sale today, with a very special incentive to buy this year's package.  The first 50 tickets sold include mat-side seating for the Virginia match.  Prices start at $55 and include a general admission tickets to both days of the Southern Scuffle. Tickets can be purchased on GoMocs.com or by calling the UTC Ticket Office at (423) 266-MOCS (6627).  

 

If you want to lock up the best seats in the house for the Scuffle before they go on sale on an individual basis, you can purchase a reserved season ticket for $65.  This includes the best available lower level ticket to both days of the Scuffle, as well as the mat-side seat to the Virginia match. 

 

Other non-conference dates are on the road against Virginia Tech (Nov. 13), Ohio (Dec. 16) and Kent State (Dec. 18).  All three finished in the top-30 at last year's NCAAs, led by the Hokies at No. 4, the Golden Flashes at No. 16 and the Bobcats at No. 29. 

 

The Mocs also have an opportunity to compete in the NWCA National Duals on Feb. 18 if they win the Southern Conference regular season title.

 

The Southern Scuffle is back in McKenzie Arena for its traditional Jan. 1-2 dates.  A full lineup of teams will be announced in the coming weeks.  The Scuffle justextended its partnership with FloWrestling to enhance the online viewing and promotion of the top collegiate in-season tournament in the country.

 

UTC is also traveling to the Lindenwood Open (Nov. 19) and the Virginia Duals (Jan. 13-14).

 

There are four home SoCon matches, beginning with VMI on Nov. 10.  Other home conference duals are Jan. 8 against Campbell, Jan. 28 against Davidson and Feb. 12 versus The Citadel.  The Mocs travel to Southern Illinois-Edwardsville (Jan. 21), Gardner-Webb (Feb. 3) and Appalachian State (Feb. 5) in league action.

 

The SoCon Tournament is set for March 4 in Charleston, S.C.   The NCAA Championships are March 16-18 in St. Louis, Mo.

 

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Tennessee wrestling hall to recognize Brye, Heffington, Jones, Reeve, Schulz, Vandergriff

 

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A half-dozen men with ties to the Chattanooga wrestling community will be inducted tonight into the Tennessee chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.

 

Among those who will be honored at the banquet at the Chattanooga Golf and Country Club are a referee, an ex-referee, two coaches, a match-maker and a very special contributor.

 

"They've all earned their spots," observed Steve Henry, the longtime Soddy-Daisy coach who already is a member of the group. "This is a special group."

 

The inductees are Bryce Brye, David Heffington, Allan Jones, Ethan Reeve, Paul Schulz and Roger Vandergriff.

 

Brye was the expert when it came to tournament directing and match-making. He did it with paper and pencil long before computers were small enough to carry in one's backpack.

 

"He goes all the way back to the John Farr days (1960s). He was precise, meticulous and we all came to know him as Flash," Henry said.

 

Heffington wrestled at Bradley Central and then became one of the statewide recognized group of Chattanooga officials, a group that included Mike Craft, Charlie Goss, Kenny Mara, Farr and Tater Vineyard among others.

 

Allan Jones, Mr. Check-Into-Cash, was a state wrestling runner-up and football player for Cleveland and later became the first certified wrestling referee in Bradley County.

 

With Jones, though, the story goes much deeper. The wrestling center at Cleveland High bears his name, and he also contributed to the construction of the Bradley Central wrestling room. It is also well-known that he funded a statistical data tracker (weight management program) for high school programs in Tennessee and that he donated thousands to the University of Tennessee wrestling program.

 

Beyond the limelight, though, he has contributed thousands of dollars to start-up wrestling programs in the high school ranks, proving such as uniforms and mats.

 

Reeve was a four-time Southeastern Conference champ at Tennessee and the Volunteers' first wrestling All-American. He served as an assistant coach at UT, Oklahoma State and Clemson but is best known to Chattanoogans as the Mocs' coach from 1984 to 1990 when they won five Southern Conference titles.

 

Reeve was so much more, though, and should be considered as one who furthered Chattanooga's stature in Tennessee high school wrestling ranks.

 

"People in Tennessee, Florida and Georgia benefited from him and the people he coached," offered Danny Gilbert, who'll emcee tonight's event.

 

"He was a friend and adviser to a lot of coaches here, and he was never too busy to help anybody that asked," Henry added.

 

Vandergriff also was a successful coach and worked hard to enhance Chattanooga's wrestling reputation. He has coached at Soddy-Daisy and Hixson and over the years saw more than 50 of his wrestlers earn state medals, including current Hixson coach Garrick Hall.

 

One of the most deserving inductees is Schulz, who quietly went about promoting the sport through his duties as a sports writer for the Chattanooga News-Free Press. During more than 20 years of covering both high school wrestling and the UTC program, he received the Dellinger Award presented to the best national wrestling writer by Amateur Wrestling News.

 

It was at the Tennessee state tournament, though, that Schulz really made an impact. He was among the first nationally, if not the first, to computerize a state tournament, and he wrote an all-encompassing computer program to score, match-make and update brackets.

 

Contact Ward Gossett at wgossett@timesfree press.com or 423-886-4765. Follow him at Twitter.com/wardgossett.

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Were proud of ya, Jordon!!!

 

With the set back, his future book(s) can mention much to all of us how to handle defeat....

 

Jordon Burroughs had been an ambassador for US World athletes and the sport of wrestling since taking a rare gold medal in London, and now with a loss that dropped his international record to 130-3, he says...

 

"I felt ready," Burroughs said, sounding perplexed about how it all went so wrong. "That's the hardest part of all of this. I live my lifestyle the right way. I don't smoke. I don't drink. I don't go out and party. I'm a family man. I take care of business. I train hard. I'm an ambassador for the sport of wrestling. A lot of people were counting on me today."

 

Now we count on him to get up and brush himself off and get back to basics, Burrough's powerful blasts and sick defensive counters. Proud of you for being a stand up guy, Jordon, and having only one loss since Tennessee's great one Nick Marable gave him one of his other 2 defeats on one of those "unexplainable" days.

 

Love ya Mr Burroughs!!!

 

 

Watch this...

 

http://www.nbcolympics.com/video

 

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Helen Maroulis wins USA's first gold in women's wrestling

 

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RIO DE JANEIRO — Helen Maroulis claimed the first wrestling gold for the U.S. women on Thursday in the Rio Games. And she did it by beating one of the all-time greats in the sport.

 

The 24-year-old won in the 53 kg weight class, defeating three-time defending Olympic champion Saori Yoshida, 33, of Japan 4-1.

 



 

Photo: Jeffrey Swinger, USA TODAY Sports, USA TODAY Sports

 

Helen Louise celebrates after winning a gold medal.

 

Maroulis dropped to her knees and started bawling. She covered her mouth with her hand in disbelief. Then she climbed into the stands to embrace coaches and friends. Then she celebrated by running around the mat in a circle and wrapping herself in the American flag. Yoshida wept uncontrollably.

 

"I've dreamed of this my whole life," Maroulis said. "I put it on this pedestal."

 

Maroulis had previously won gold at the 2015 world championships in Las Vegas in the 55 kg division. This was her first time competing in an Olympic Games.

 

"I've been dreaming about wrestling Saori for so long," Maroulis said. "She's a hero. She's the most decorated wrestler in the sport. It's such an honor to wrestle her."

 

As a teenager, Maroulis left her home in Maryland and moved to Marquette, where she finished her senior year of high school, just so she could train at the U.S. Olympic Education Center at Northern Michigan University.

 

A year ago, she won the world championship at 55 kilograms. But she had to drop weight to be eligible to compete at this Olympic weight class.

 

Which was like trying to chisel bone off a granite statue.

 

She gave up basically everything that tastes good – chocolate and salad dressing and Christmas Eve dinner and Christmas Day dinner, trying to lose weight, trying to get down to 53 kilograms, so that she could wrestle in the Olympic Games.

 

"I didn’t go celebrate (at Christmas) with extended family,†she said. “I had to sacrifice a lot of social time.â€

 

Yoshida was a 16-time world champion who was going for her fourth gold. She hadn’t lost in a major tournament in years, but she had been less dominant in recent tournaments.

 

Maroulis was on a two-year win streak of her own.

 

"I should have attacked sooner and faster, but the opponent was stronger than me," Yoshida said, adding that she has not decided yet if she will return in the 2020 Tokyo Games.

 

Contributing: Jeff Seidel

 

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Two-time Olympian Dlagnev, along with Cox, get draws for Olympic men’s freestyle on Saturday

 

 

BY GARY ABBOTT, USA WRESTLING | AUG. 19, 2016, 5:23 P.M. (ET)

Heavyweight Tervel Dlagnev, shown at the 2016 Olympic Trials, will be wrestling in his second Olympic Games.

 

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – The United States brought two-time Olympian Tervel Dlagnev (Columbus, Ohio/Sunkist Kids/Ohio RTC) at 125 kg/275 lbs. and first-time Olympian J’den Cox (Columbia. Mo./Titan Mercury WC/Missouri WF) at 86 kg/189 lbs.

 

Dlagnev and Cox have weighed in and received their first round draws for the Olympic Games, where they will compete in Carioca 2 Arena.

 

Dlagnev is in the bottom half of the bracket, in the third quarter-bracket, where he will face 2015 World silver medalist and No. 2 seed Jamaladdin Magomedov of Azerbaijan. Magomedov was also a 2011 World bronze medalist.

 

If Dlagnev wins his first bout, he would face the winner of the match between Robert Baran of Poland and Aiaal Lazarev of Kyrgyzstan.

 

In the bottom portion of Dlagnev’s half-bracket are three-time World champion Bilyal Makhov of Russia, 2012 Olympic bronze medalist and 2014 World silver medalist Komeil Ghasemi of Iran, two-time World bronze medalist Geno Petriashvili of Georgia and 2013 World silver medalist Alen Zasieiev of Ukraine.

 

Dlagnev is competing in his second Olympic Games, after placing fifth in the 2012 Olympics. His World bronze medals were in 2009 and 2014, and he was fifth at the 2011 and 2013 Worlds. Dlagnev made the 2015 World Team but was unable to compete because of injury.

 

“Tervel has been nursing some injuries, but he has felt strong recently and feels like he is in a good spot. The thing about Tervel is he has a ton of experience. 150 international matches or more. He has been to the Olympics, and has won two World medals. He knows what he needs to do. I’d like to see him get out there and have a good day. This is the Olympic Games. You have to be ready to rock and roll and bring you’re A game. Tervel knows how to do that,†said Assistant National Coach Bill Zadick.

 

Cox is in the bottom half of the bracket, in the fourth quarter-bracket, where he will face the winner of the preliminary match between Aslan Kakhidze of Kazakhstan and Amarhajy Mahamedau of Belarus. Kakhidze was fifth in the 2014 World Championships.

 

If Cox wins his first bout, he would face one of the athletes in the bottom portion of the bracket, which includes 2014 World Military champion Uitumen Orgotol of Mongolia, 2010 World champion Mihail Ganev of Bulgaria, 2015 World bronze medalist Ali Reza Karimimachiani of Iran and Mohammad Saadaoui of Tunisia.

 

In the top portion of Cox’s half-bracket, who are potential semifinal opponents, include Selim Yasar of Turkey, 2012 Olympic silver medslist Jaime Espinal of Puerto Rico, three-time World medalist Reineris Salas of Cuba and Kim Gwanuk of Korea.

 

Cox, a two-time NCAA champion for Missouri, made the move down to 86 kg in the Olympic Trials, and ran the table as the No. 9 seed, beating Kyle Dake in the finals series. He qualified the USA for the Games with a win at the World Olympic Qualifier in Mongolia. He was impressive in action at the Beat the Streets Dual, the World Cup and the German Grand Prix.

 

“J’den burst onto the international scene. He had a great spring, coming off the NCAA Tournament and then making the Olympic Team, then wrestling in the Qualifier, then the World Cup then the German Grand Prix. His learning curve has been steep and fast. He has done a great job. We are excited to see what J’den is going to do. He is an atypical athlete. He is very spontaneous and creative with his style and has a lot of movement. That is going to be key for him, to make that the difference between he and the rest of the field,†said Zadick.

 

The preliminaries are set for 10:00 a.m. Rio time, with the medal rounds set at 4:00 p.m. (This is one hour ahead of U.S. Eastern time).

 

“The preparation has been great. We have been down since before Opening Ceremonies and at the training facility at Lonier. The USOC did a great job putting that facility together. The guys have looked good. Everybody looked good in training. They hit their marks in what we are looking for in training,†said Zadick

 

Fans can see every match streamed live through NBC, with television coverage expected on other NBC platforms. United World Wrestling will have live results and brackets.

 

2016 OLYMPIC GAMES

At Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

 

U.S. men’s freestyle draw for Saturday

 

86 kg/189 lbs. - Olympian J’den Cox (Columbia. Mo./Titan Mercury WC/Missouri WF)

Vs. winner of Aslan Kakhidze (Kazakhstan) and Amarhajy Mahamedau (Belarus)

Kakhidze – 5th in 2014 World Championships, 3rd in 2016 Asian Championships

Mahamedau – 2nd in 2016 European Olympic Qualifier, 3rd in 2013 Ivan Yarygin Grand Prix (Russia)

 

125 kg/275 lbs. - Tervel Dlagnev (Columbus, Ohio/Sunkist Kids/Ohio RTC)

Vs. Jamaladdin Magomedov (Azerbaijan), 2nd in 2015 World Championships, 3rd in 2011 World Championships, 3rd in 2015 European Games, 3rd in 2014 European Championships.

 

 

©2016 United States Olympic Committee.

 

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I think we all know what Cox is capable of now and years to come, but some may not know...

 

Former UNK Wrestler Loper Tervel Dlagnev competing soon after draw this morning. For those of you that may look at what school you attend to compete...

 

http://www.nbcneb.com/content/sports/Former-Loper-Tervel-Dlagnev-will-wrestle-in-Rio-390585961.html

 

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Posted: Thu 11:20 AM, Aug 18, 2016

 

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KEARNEY, Neb. -- The eyes of Kearney and for that matter, Columbus, Ohio will be on Rio Saturday as former Loper national champion and Ohio State Buckeye assistant.

 

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 coach Tervel Dlagnev wrestles in the freestyle heavyweight division.

 



 

Tervel was also an Olympian four years ago in London and finished fifth in his division. He lost a controversial match that likely denied him a medal.

 

Former UNK (The University of Nebraska at Kearney, founded in 1905 as the Nebraska State Normal School at Kearney, is the Kearney campus of the University of Nebraska system.) Loper wrestling coach Marc Bauer, who stepped down last week, is in Rio. Before he left, he said Tervel has as good a chance as anyone to win it.

 

Back in June during his visit to Kearney Tervel said he was one of six guys that could "win the thing.".

 

A two time NCAA champion, Tervel has been among the best in he world in recent international competitions. Back surgery slowed him down some the past year or so, but he's still been able to compete and compete well lately.

 

Tervel was just hired several weeks ago as an assistant coach at Ohio State University. He had been training in Columbus, Ohio the past few years using the capital city of Ohio as his base for the international competitions that he has been taken part in.

 

He along with 2012 gold medalist Jordan Burroughs, the former University of Nebraska national champion. will represent the state in Rio each trying to bring home the hardware.

 

If Tervel does win a medal, UNK Athletic Director Paul Plinske said Tervel will stop by Kearney to show the medal and talk to his fans in the area. Let's hope both of those things happen as Tervel wrestles Saturday.

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OLYMPICS AUGUST 20, 2016 11:07 AM

Mizzou’s J’den Cox wins bronze medal in Olympic wrestling debut

 

United States wrestler J’den Cox, in blue, lost on criteria, 2-1, to Selim Yasar of Turkey in the men’s freestyle 86kg semifinal on Saturday at Carioca Arena 2 during the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Cox will wrestle for the bronze later today. United States wrestler J’den Cox, in blue, lost on criteria, 2-1, to Selim Yasar of Turkey in the men’s freestyle 86kg semifinal on Saturday at Carioca Arena 2 during the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Cox will wrestle for the bronze later today. deulitt@kcstar.com

BY TOD PALMER

tpalmer@kcstar.com

 

 

Plush “Vinicius†dolls, the mascot for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, were flying late in 86-kilogram freestyle wrestling bronze-medal match between Missouri senior J’den Cox and Cuba’s Reineris Salas Perez.

 

The stuffed animals were used in lieu of traditional challenge bricks during the wrestling competition at Carioca Arena, where Cox became the seventh Tigers athlete to capture a medal in Olympic history.

 

Cox officially won by disqualification after Salas Perez refused to wrestle the final 6 seconds after a series of challenges.

 

Leading 1-0, Cox was hit with a pair of passivity warnings and put on the 30-second shot clock late in the second period. He had to score or conceded the match-tying point, which also would have handed Salas Perez the tiebreaking criteria.

 

Cox scrambled near the end of the shot clock and appeared to secure control for a late takedown, but no points were awarded.

 

USA Wrestling’s coaches challenged and Cox was awarded two points after a video review for a 3-1 lead with only a handful of seconds remaining in the 6-minute match.

 

An irate Cuba coach ran to the scorer’s table to protest the decision as Salas Perez paced and, ultimately, tried to walk off the mat when his corner’s challenge was refused.

 

In the end, Salas Perez never wrestled the final 6 seconds.

 

Cox’s hand subsequently was raised as the bout winner, giving the U.S. its second wrestling medal in Rio and the first for a Missouri competitor.

 

Salas Perez’s lack of sportsmanship stood in stark contrast to Cox’s reaction after a semifinal loss.

 

.@SuperstarW14T seems resilient just after match, eager to seize bronze now that that's only medal available pic.twitter.com/NrT2wOi2Jo

 

— Vahe Gregorian (@vgregorian) August 20, 2016

Cox, a relative novice to freestyle wrestling, had scored the last point in a 1-1 match against Selim Yasar during that earlier match. He mistakenly thought that was the criteria used to break the tie.

 

Instead, Selim was leading on criteria by virtue of two cautions assessed against Cox during the first period, which led to a passivity point.

 

“I didn’t know that I was still down,†Cox said. “That’s just a learning curve. I wish I would have learned earlier, but I’ve still got another match and got to prepare for that. Can’t linger. Gotta keep going.â€

 

Cox never heard USA Wrestling’s coaches hollering that he trailed as time ticked away. His family — including his mom, Cathy — also shouted in vain from the stands.

 

“I thought I was winning …,†Cox said, seemingly in good spirits despite the loss. “I didn’t know until afterwards that I was even down. I’m not placing any blame anywhere. There’s nowhere to put blame. If I score more points, I win the match.â€

 

Freestyle wrestling, which is used in the Olympics, is different than folkstyle wrestling, which is used in the NCAA.

 

Cox is a two-time NCAA champion at 197 pounds, but he’s only starting to get a taste of the freestyle version of the sport.

 

Cox won his second national title at Madison Square Garden in March, earning a berth in the U.S. Olympic Trials, and upset his way to an Olympic berth on a mixture of athleticism and guts.

 

That’s how Cox wound up competing in Rio de Janeiro while most other MU students spent the weekend moving into dorms and apartments.

 

Unfortunately, his unfamiliarity with freestyle rules might have cost him the semifinal match.

 

Cox tried for a last-second takedown with the score tied 1-1. It came after the final buzzer. With Yasar set to win on criteria anyway, USA Wrestling’s coaches challenged the last-second takedown.

 

The unsuccessful challenge resulted in a second point for Yasar, who won 2-1 despite never scoring a takedown or push out against Cox.

 

Before that, the nuances of freestyle wrestling didn’t matter as Cox overwhelmed his first two opponents.

 

He crushed Belarus’ Amarhajy Mahamedau 7-1 in his Olympic debut during the round of 16, building a 4-0 lead in the first period at cruising from there.

 

During his quarterfinal bout, Cox needed a little more time to warm up during a 5-1 win.

 

He was tied 1-1 versus Iran’s Alireza Mohammad Karimimachiani midway through the match before winning the second period 4-0.

 

Mizzou's J'den Cox on Olympic aspirations, expectations

Tod Palmer tpalmer@kcstar.com

The Star’s Vahe Gregorian, reporting from Rio de Janerio, contributed to this report.

 

Tod Palmer: 816-234-4389, @todpalmer

 

OLYMPICS MEDALISTS FROM MIZZOU

 

Athlete, Event(s), Medal, Olympic year

 

Brutus Hamilton, Decathlon, Silver, 1920

 

Jackson Scholz, 400-meter relay, Gold, 1920

 

Scholz, 100 meters, Silver, 1924

 

Scholz, 200 meters, Gold, 1924

 

Dan Pippin, Basketball, Gold, 1952

 

Dick Cochran, Discus, Bronze, 1960

 

Natasha Kaiser-Brown, 1,600-meter relay, Silver, 1992

 

Christian Cantwell, Shot put, Silver, 2008

 

J’den Cox, Wrestling, Bronze, 2016

 

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In case you didn't hear 😃

 

 

...May we introduce the youngest Olympic champion in U.S. history & the 50th U.S. Olympic #gold@Snyder_man45!pic.twitter.com/k0z6V95JPC

 

Snyder also became USA Wrestling’s youngest ever world champion in 2015 at 19 years old.

 

Snyder won a NCAA Championship for the Buckeyes earlier this year at 285 giving up some 45+ pounds to the NC State defending Nat'l Champion.

 

http://m.daytondailynews.com/news/sports/ohio-state-wrestler-wins-olympic-gold/nsJ4G/

 

Ohio State wrestler wins Olympic gold

 

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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 21: Kyle Frederick Snyder of the United States celebrates after winning gold over Khetag Goziumov (not pictured) of Azerbaijan in the Men’s Freestyle 97kg on Day 16 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Carioca Arena 2 on August 21, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

 

By John Boyle

 

Staff Writer

 

Ohio State wrestler Kyle Snyder made history Sunday at the Olympics.

 

The 20-year-old Snyder scored a 2-1 victory over Khetag Gazyumov of Azerbaijan in the freestyle finals at 97kg (213 pounds) to become the youngest Olympic champion in USA Wrestling history.

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Flo Reports...

 

Ryan Millhof Plans to Leave OU Ryan Millhof Plans to Leave OU Photo: Austin Bernard Ryan Millhof Plans to Leave OU

Aug 24, 2016

Willie Saylor

 

The University of Oklahoma overhauled its staff in the offseason, and now, the top returning Sooner wrestler will also be leaving.

 

Ryan Millhof, who placed seventh at 125lbs for OU, said he has requested a release from the school.

 

He's the first athlete to leave after a string of departures from the coaching and training staff. Three former Sooners -- all NCAA champions -- have left the program. Cody Brewer and Andrew Howe both went to Northwestern and Kendric Maple just signed on as assistant coach at Purdue.

 

Mark Cody, who led the Sooner coaching staff for five years, stepped down earlier this month. Long-time assistant Michael Lightner was named interim head coach.

 

Millhof came to Oklahoma as the No. 21 recruit in the nation, and earned All-American honors in his true sophomore season. He still has two years of eligibility and a redshirt season available. But because of the timing of these developments, the path to a new school is tricky.

 

"After Cody stepped down, I asked for a release," Millhof said. "The university gave approval for 'Permission to Contact,' other schools but denied me a release from scholarship. I requested an appeal, which will be heard within the next two weeks."

 

Because the application window for admission to other schools for the fall semester has passed, Millhof can't transfer out until the second semester. This gives him two options. If he receives his release, he can transfer to a new institution for the spring semester and be eligible right away. But if he loses his appeal, he will still be able to transfer for spring semester, but will be ineligible for 365 days from the date of enrolling in the new school.

 

When asked whether or not he would compete in the second semester, he said it would depend on the needs of the school he goes to. "The best way to put it is that I'm open minded. The most important thing is, no matter what the ruling, and because I still have a redshirt, I will not miss a championship season."

 

According to Millhof, he has been in contact with Virginia Tech, North Carolina, NC State, Ohio State and Arizona State, but is open to all schools and situations.

 

 

Watch Ryan Millhof Win His Blood-Round Match to Earn All-American Honors

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Nine starters, but new comers include NINE State Champs...

 

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Aug. 25, 2016 Wrestling

 

TICKETSUniversity of Tennessee at Chattanooga wrestling head coach Heath Eslingerwelcomes seven state champions to the roster for the 2016-17 season.  The Mocs are returning nine starters, but any of these newcomers could work their way into the lineup.

 

"We are definitely excited about this group coming in," stated Eslinger.  "They are joining a veteran team, but they are definitely talented.  Any one of them could work their way into the lineup, but we are more focused on their development across the board; in the classroom, in competition and in the community."

 

Junior Dylan Florzani (165) is the lone transfer, coming to UTC from Sacramento City College in Salinas, Calif.  He is a 2012 graduate of Salinas (Calif.) High School, but spent the last two seasons in the junior college ranks.  He was SCC's Male Athlete of the Year after winning the state championship at 165 pounds. 

 

Luke Mullin (125), a four-time state champion from Chattanooga's Notre Dame High School, highlights an impressive list of prep competitors.  Logan Sims (125/133) is a three-time winner from Woodland High School in Cartersville, Ga.  Ben Stacey (197) won two state titles at Father Ryan in Nashville, while Fabian Gutierrez (125) was the Most Outstanding Wrestler and state champ at Adams City High School in Commerce City, Colo. 

 

Brandon Filosi (141) joins the Mocs from Cambridge High School in Milton, Ga., along with Dylanger Potter (149) from Martin High School in Arlington, Texas.     

 

Not only are all seven of these individual accomplished on the mat, they are also strong in the classroom.  Each one brings some form of academic honors to UTC.  See below for a full bio on each of the newcomers.

 

UTC opens the season on Nov. 5 with a home dual against Southeastern in Maclellan Gym.  Season tickets are on sale now on GoMocs.com.  The first 50 sold receive matside seats to the Virginia dual on Dec. 4.  

 

Brandon Filosi – 141 – Fr.-HS – Milton, Ga. – Cambridge HS

State champion at Cambridge High School in Milton, Ga. … wrestled for head coach Don St. James … helped the Bears to the traditional state championship as a sophomore when he also won the individual title … injured as a junior, but won the area title and placed third at the state tournament as a senior … Scholar Athlete … PERSONAL â€¦ full name is Brandon Vincent Filosi – son of Scott and Culleen Filosi … born Oct. 8, 1997 … has an older brother, Zack, and a younger brother, Tyler … plans to major in marketing.

 

Dylan Forzani – 165 – Jr.-TR – Salinas, Calif. – Sacramento City College

2012 graduate of Salinas High School … wrestled for head coach Bud Harder … spent two seasons at Sacramento City College, competing for head coach David Pacheco … Sacramento City College Male Athlete of the Year … won the state title at 165 pounds … earned Academic All-American honors … 28-3 record as a sophomore …  PERSONAL â€¦ full name is Dylan Musante Forzani … born March 20, 1994 … son of Dean Forzani and Michelle Bishop … has two older sisters, Taylor and Bailey … plans to major in Psychology.

 

Fabian Gutierrez – 125 – Fr.-HS – Commerce City, Colo. – Adams City HS

State champion and Most Outstanding Wrestler at Adams City High School in Commerce City, Colo … competed for head coach Tom Deaguero … three-time EMAC league champion … 45-3 as a senior … 153-26 career mark … Dean's List student … second team all-conference in football as a senior … also competed in soccer and diving … PERSONAL â€¦ full name is Fabian Clairio Anthony Gutierrez … born May 26, 1998 … son of David & Reggie Gutierrez … has a younger brother, Maximus, and a younger sister, Phoebe … plans to major in Exercise Science.

 

Luke Mullin – 125 – Fr.-HS – Cleveland, Tenn. – Notre Dame HS

Four-time state champion at Notre Dame … wrestled for head coach Rocco Mansueto … 83-2 last two years … 161-12 career mark … Honor Roll student …PERSONAL â€¦ full name is Lucas Vincent-Francis Mullin … born June 5, 1998 … son of Chris and Axa Mullin … has two older sisters, Sophie and Gaby, and an older brother, Patrick … father wrestled at Tennessee ('86) and UTC ('87-'88) … plans to major in Creative Writing … plays the drums, bass and guitar and participates in theatre.

 

Dylanger Potter – 149 – Fr.-HS – Arlington, Texas – Martin HS

State champion at Martin High School in Arlington, Texas … competed for head coach Patrick Dunn … placed fifth at the PowerAde Nationals and first in the Mid-America Nationals as a senior … won the Texas 6A title at 145 pounds in overtime as a senior … 45-3 in his final season … 146-19 in his career … member of the National Honor Society … PERSONAL â€¦ full name is Dylanger Cutter Potter … born March 14, 1998 … son of DK and Patta Potter … had two younger brothers, Dalton and Harley … plans to major in Business. 

 

Logan Sims – 125/133 – Fr.-HS – Cartersville, Ga. – Woodland HS

Three time state champion at Woodland High School in Cartersville, Ga. … coached by Adrian Tramutola … won the state titles as a freshman, sophomore and senior … third place as a junior … NHSCA All-American as a senior when he placed third … 156-6 career prep record … member of the Beta Club, National Honor Society and National Spanish Honors Society … PERSONAL â€¦ full name is Logan Andrew Sims … born Jan. 29, 1998 … son of Chris & Heidi Sims … has an older brother, Nick … plans to major in Business.

 

Ben Stacey – 197 – Fr.-HS – Fairview, Tenn. – Father Ryan HS

Two-time state champion at Father Ryan High School in Nashville, Tenn. … wrestled for head coach pat Simpson … led the Irish to three traditional state titles and the dual championship as a senior … 125-44 career prep record … placed three times at the NHSCA tournament … Also lettered in football and rugby … team captain in football … honor roll student … PERSONAL â€¦ full name is Benjamin Ryan Stacey … son of Paul and Gina Stacey … has three younger sisters, Kara, Maya and Nora, and a younger brother, Ethan … father played Rugby at MTSU … plans to major in Business.

 

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Jay Priestley, a former colleague of Loupe-Heston and the Siegel High wrestling coach, decided to raise the money for the headstone, and started a GoFundMe account.

 

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Siegel H.S. student’s grave still without headstone nearly year later

 

Larry FlowersPublished: August 30, 2016, 4:28 pm  Updated:August 30, 2016, 6:47 pm

 

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MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WKRN) – Nearly a year after Siegel High athlete Mason Loupe died from a gunshot wound, his grave is still without a headstone.

 

The Siegel nation community and coaches are now banding together to help Loupe’s mother purchase one for her son.

 

This week has been tough for Melanie Loupe-Heston as Friday marks one year since her son passed away.

 

Courtesy: Melanie Loupe

 

“It’s very difficult to not want to wake up and relive those moments,†Loupe-Heston said. â€œLosing my son is the most difficult thing a parent can go through.â€

 

Loupe-Heston, a teacher at Scales Elementary School, said her students, who she refers to as “her children†help her get through the tragedy.

 

“Even my kids at school give me so much comfort every single day,†Loupe-Heston said.

 

Mason’s mother lost her husband a few years before the teen’s death. She said medical bills have started to pile up since he passed.

 

“There have been good days, and there have been very, very bad days,†she said.

 

Because of the mounting medical bills and the tragic memories of her son at home, Loupe-Heston sold her house to help pay some of those expenses.

 

She decided to put buying a headstone on the back burner, simply because she could not afford to buy one.

 

Courtesy: Melanie Loupe

 

Siegel High School and the Rutherford County community have stepped in once again to help.

 

Jay Priestley, a former colleague of Loupe-Heston and the Siegel High wrestling coach, decided to raise the money for the headstone, and started a GoFundMe account.

 

Priestley said the family has gone through enough, so this is the least the #MasonStrong Facebook page supporters could do.

 

“She just developed a lot of financial struggles over this entire course and so that’s definitely making this headstone purchase more difficult for her,†Priestley said. “And so, it dawned on me it may be years and possibly never that she will be able to take care of this need.â€

 

The grieving mother said she is grateful for the generosity.

 

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“My gratitude can’t be put into words,†Loupe-Mason said.

 

So far a little more than $500 have been raised, but the community has a goal of $3,500 to buy the headstone.

 

Any money left over will help to pay unpaid medical bills.

 

To donate to the cause, click here.

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The Chattanoogan reports great news for the upcoming UTC wrestling season

 

http://www.chattanoogan.com/2016/9/9/331679/Five-Wrestling-Mocs-In-WIN-Magazine.aspx

 

 Saturday, September 10, 2016

 

Five Wrestling Mocs In WIN Magazine Preseason Rankings

 

Friday, September 9, 2016

 

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wrestling team put five individuals on the Wrestling Insider Newsmagazine preseason individual rankings released this week.  WIN listed 20 individuals in each class for the upcoming 2016-17 season.

 

"These individuals have put themselves in position to be ranked through hard work and past results," stated UTC head coach Heath Eslinger.  "We now want to take that effort and focus on being on the podium at the end of the season."

 

Senior Scottie Boykin led the way for the Mocs, checking in at No.

 

11 at 197 pounds.  The Murfreesboro, Tenn., native is coming off his first Southern Conference individual title and his second trip to the NCAA Tournament.  He went 22-8 last season and was 12-1 in dual matches. 

 

Seniors Jared Johnson and Michael Pongracz are both ranked No. 15 in their respective classes.  Pongracz (Milford, N.J.) earned an at-large bid to the NCAAs last season at 141 pounds.  He is coming off a 22-6 campaign that included a win at the Wolfpack Open. 

 

Johnson spent most of 2015-16 ranked at heavyweight.  The Jefferson City, Mo., native was the No. 13 seed at the NCAAs and placed fourth at the prestigious Southern Scuffle.  He was also a runner-up at the SoCon Championships and the Wolfpack Open with a 23-7 overall record.

 

Senior Sean Mappes (Greenwood, Ind.) is No. 16 at 174 pounds.  He earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament with an 18-12 overall record.  He was the runner-up at the SoCon Tournament and finished third at the Hokie Open and the Wolfpack Open. 

 

Sophomore Kamaal Shakur (Lilburn, Ga.) was the 2016 SoCon Freshman of the Year and the most outstanding wrestler at last year's league championships.  He won the SoCon title at 157 pounds and is No. 18 in the nation in the preseason.  He had a 24-8 overall record that included a win at the Wolfpack Open.

 

UTC opens the season with the Blue-Gold Match at 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 27.  The regular season kicks off against Southeastern on Nov. 5.  Season tickets are on sale now on GoMocs.com or by calling the UTC Ticket Office at (423) 266-MOCS (6627).  The first 50 sold receive matside seats to the Virginia dual on Dec. 4.  

 

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Fight for women's wrestling in Virginia continues...

 

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BY CHRIS CAPPELLA 

 

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Culpeper's Jesse Kirby holds up a plaque after taking first place in a national freestyle tournament in Fargo, North Dakota.

 

When Helen Maroulis had her hand raised in Rio -when her improbable, unlikely run to gold was finished - the wrestling community took notice.

 

Maroulis became the first women from the United States to win a gold medal in women’s wrestling. Her feat was even more incredible when you look at her opponent, Japan’s Saori Yoshida, a 13-time world champion and three-time reigning Olympic champion.

 

“People are writing that she won but they do not understand she beat the greatest that ever wrestled,†Culpeper high school wrestling coach Alexander Csontos said. “She beat a literal living legend.â€

 

Maroulis’s victory signified a big step in the world of women’s wrestling, where girls of all ages are fighting for respect in a sport dominated by males.

 

Culpeper’s Jesse Kirby knows about this all too well. Kirby, now a senior at Culpeper County High School, started wrestling in eighth grade. She’s part of a group that has paved the way for girls to start wrestling competitively at the high school level.

 

“When I was younger I had tried a bunch of different sports,†Kirby said. “I was already roughing around with my brother when I heard an announcement that the wrestling team was holding tryouts.â€

 

Kirby, who was recently crowned a freestyle national champion at a national tournament in Fargo in July, wanted to give wrestling a shot but faced some push back.

 

From, of all people, her mom.

 

“My mom wasn’t going to let me tryout,†she said, laughing. “Her thing was there were two sports, football and wrestling, that were ‘boy’ sports. I told her I really wanted to do it and would enjoy it. I also knew I wouldn’t be the only girl there. She agreed but said if I’m going to do it I have to stick with it.

 

Jesse Kirby, a senior at CCHS, waits for the ref to call a pin during a July tournament at Fargo, North Dakota.

 

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Kirby, Brianna Csontos and Lexi Nalls all picked up the sport around the same time. They now enter the upcoming high school season as projected starters on their varsity teams; Kirby and Brianna Csontos for Culpeper and Nalls for Eastern View.

 

The trio also wrestles on Team Virginia, an all-girls wrestling club that focuses on freestyle and Greco-Roman technique.

 

“It’s nice to have that support system,†Kirby said. “It’s not like it’s anyone’s fault, but I think it can be hard for [boys] to relate to you.

 

Whether they’re aware of it or not, the girls are part of a much larger fight. Wrestling coaches, athletic directors and school administrators are petitioning Virginia High School League to make women’s wrestling a separate, school-sanctioned sport in Virginia.

 

It would join Hawaii, Texas, Alaska, Oregon, Washington and Tennessee in doing so.

 

VHSL officials denied a 2015 proposal to make women’s wrestling its own sport, but the fight is just beginning, Alexander Csontos said.

 

Setting precedent

 

Sara Bahoura grew up with wrestling in her bloodstream.

 

Her dad, Lee Allen, won four Oregon high school state titles in the 1950s and competed in the 1956 and 1960 Olympics. Allen holds the distinction as one of two U.S. wrestlers to compete in the Olympics in both freestyle (1956) and Greco-Roman (1960) style wrestling.

 

Allen continued coaching at a high level as Bahoura grew up. He was an assistant coach for the 1972 and 1976 Greco-Roman team and was named head coach of the 1980 team, but the games were boycotted.

 

Even with her dad’s background, Bahoura said she never felt the pressure to take up the sport. She did it simply because she wanted to.

 

“There was never a pressure point with my dad,†she said. “Wrestling was more than life to him. It was something ingrained in me regardless but there was never a ‘You will wrestle’ mentality.â€

 

Bahoura grew up in California, which has a reputation as a progressive state when it comes to women’s wrestling. A lot of that can be traced back to her dad, who started the Bay Area Wrestling Association and began the first women’s wrestling program at Menlo College.

 

“I see a lot of parents now where their priority is to get as many girls to beat as many boys as possible,†Bahoura said. “My dad was the opposite because he took me to girl events. When I was 8, 9-years-old I was only competing three times a year. It was just for fun.â€

 

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Bahoura rose through the ranks to eventually become one of the top women’s wrestlers in the country. She competed for a spot on the Olympic team in 2004 and 2008 before retiring in 2012. Now, she works as a part-time coach an administrator for Team Virginia.

 

The proposal

 

Bahoura and Alexander Csontos were part of a group that made a pitch to VHSL officials to sanction girl’s wrestling as a separate sport.

 

Their pitch was simple: Virginia already has more girl wrestlers than Tennessee, which sanctioned wrestling as a separate varsity sport in 2014.

 

In 2013, 132 females from 73 Virginia high schools took the VHSL mandated hydration test for wrestling. In 2014, that number rose to 158. In 2015, it rose again to 165.

 

“It’s definitely growing,†Alexander Csontos said. “I’ve read that it’s the fastest growing college sport. I don’t think anybody realizes how many women wrestlers there are.â€

 

The proposal had other benefits too, Alexander Csontos said. Virginia officials had a chance to make a progressive change. It could also provide additional revenue opportunities.

 

In Bahoura’s eyes, the proposal wasn’t asking for much. Girl’s wrestling wouldn’t become a separate varsity sport altogether. Instead, girls would still wrestle boys during the regular season then have a separate state championship tournament at the end of the season, similar to high school golf, a sport where there are around 130 girls.

 

The proposal was denied.

 

“The response was we’re not interested at this time,†Bahoura said. “It is frustrating. We’re not as far behind as other states but I think there’s this amazing opportunity and it isn’t happening.â€

 

“I didn’t feel like we got an exact answer,†Alexander Csontos added.

 

Supporters of the proposal claim that sanctioning girl’s wrestling will only prove there is strength in numbers.

 

“Tennessee’s numbers jumped dramatically after they did it. They went from around 140 wrestlers to 300 in two years,†Bahoura said.

 

The proposal would also help with one of the sport’s biggest problems: weight certification. Before each season, wrestlers have to have their body fat measured to establish a wrestler’s minimum weight class.

 

There are different restrictions for boys and girls. Boys can go to a lower weight because they are able to cut to seven percent body fat while girls can only go to 12 percent. This means that girl’s could potentially be wrestling boys who are stronger.

 

Availability is another problem. Because girl’s wrestling is not a sanctioned sport, schools won’t go out of their way to host girls-only tournaments, camps or clinics.

 

“Our goal continues to be to get people to open their doors to us so we can host demonstrations and attract more girls to the sport,†Alexander Csontos said. “We welcome everybody.â€

 

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Colleges may be even more welcoming to women’s wrestling than high schools. Since 1994, the number of women who wrestle in high school has grown from 804 to over 13,496, according to National Wrestling Coaches Association website. 30 colleges now sponsor varsity wrestling programs. The sport is governed by Women’s College Wrestling Association but is on the brink of being recognized as a NCAA sport.

 

“I’m not sure girls even know there are opportunities available,†Alexander Csontos said. “A lot of the colleges that offer wrestling are small, liberal arts colleges. There’s nothing wrong with that but those colleges aren’t for everyone.â€

 

VHSL did sanction two all-girl wrestling tournaments for the coming season. CCHS will host one on Jan. 14, the Blue Devils Ladies Invitational. Skyline is also hosting one on Jan. 28. VHSL officials did not return phone calls to comment on the story.

 

Status quo

 

Briana Csontos started wrestling in eighth grade because it was something new to try.

 

“I moved to Culpeper in seventh grade. Before then I was a nerd I guess,†she said. “There was camaraderie between the wrestlers. I liked how tightly knit the group was.â€

 

She’s stuck with it ever since, and now starts on the Culpeper high school team and wrestles year-round in “offseason†tournaments.

 

For girl wrestlers, the months before and after high school wrestling season are very important. That’s when the majority of freestyle and Greco-Roman tournaments take place.

 

At the college level, girls only wrestle freestyle competition.

 

“When we wrestle folkstyle, it’s almost like a preseason because I’m wrestling boys and trying to build my skills,†Kirby said. “What really counts is when I wrestle girls.â€

 

That doesn’t mean the girls don’t take high school season seriously, Alexander Csontos said. There’s just an understanding of what style gets them to the next level.

 

“They understand that the pinnacle of their season comes in freestyle,†he said. “It’s great that you can showcase that you can beat guys, but it doesn’t make or break you. College coaches really don’t care. They want to see what you can do at freestyle tournaments and larger tournaments like Fargo.â€

 

Wrestlers and administrators are becoming more open in attitude to girl wrestlers, Brianna Csontos said. But that doesn’t mean there are still a lot of obstacles to overcome.

 

“Girls stop wrestling for different reasons,†she said. “Some have hit complete brick walls. Coaches drive them out or their personalities don’t really match up with the sport.â€

 

Small things, like weigh-in procedures, can be awkward too, Briana Csontos said. Girls have to use different rooms to weigh in and usually have to wait until all weigh-ins are concluded before hitting the scale.

 

“I had a dual meet tournament my freshman year where I was at a lower weight and was the last to weigh in. By the time I was done, I was up. The meet already started and I was already up when I got out there,†she said.

 

Kirby said she hopes the day comes soon where girls wrestling will be a separate varsity sport.

 

“It’s been awesome to see the growth,†she said. “We have such a strong support system we started with just a few girls but it’s like everywhere you go there are more and more.â€

 

Chris Cappella is sports editor at The Star-Exponent. Contact him at (540) 825-0771 ext. 166, ccappella@starexponent.comor @C_Cappella and @CSEpreps on Twitter.

 

Different wrestling styles

 

-Folkstyle: â€œTraditional†high school and college wrestling. Wrestlers can shoot and score on the legs and the focus is on control. The top wrestler must work for a pin while the bottom wrestler is always working for an escape. This style is not used in international competition.

 

-Freestyle: Similar to folkstyle but there’s less of a focus on control. After a takedown, wrestlers have only a short amount of time to get near-fall points before returning to their feet.

 

-Greco-Roman: Unique because using legs or even grabbing below the waist is prohibited.

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