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<title><![CDATA[Boise State dominates Great Falls-Montana]]></title>
<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:38:00 CST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[BOISE, Idaho  -- The Boise State wrestling team recorded its' first official win of the season, Friday (Nov. 6) night, as the Broncos (1-0, 0-0) took care of the University of Great Falls-Montana (0-1, 0-0) with a dominating 40-3 win in their first home dual of the season in Taco Bell Arena.

The Broncos lost just one match on the night, while winning two matches by fall and four more by major decision. Alan Bartelli scored the first Boise State points of the night in the 125-pound match, where he recorded a pin (2:04) against Bryan Borst to give the Broncos a 6-0 lead. Andrew Hochstrasser followed suit in the 133-pound match, also recording a win by fall (5:43) against Kyle Middlemist of Great Falls.  

Levi Jones recorded his first wi]]></description>
<link>http://www.intermatwrestle.com/articles/5779</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Lenzi headed to Penn]]></title>
<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:17:21 CST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Wednesday evening, right around the time that the New York Yankees were surging to a 2-0 Game 6 lead by virtue of a Hideki Matsui home run, Lighthouse Wrestling was in the process of getting it confirmed that two-time defending CHSAA Catholic State/2008 NYS DI champion Andrew Lenzi had indeed officially come off of the market.

Responding to a Facebook message left for him, the two-time NYS finalist confirmed that earlier in the evening, he had contacted the University of Pennsylvania's head wrestling coach, Rob Eiter, to inform him that he had decided to make the Philadelphia-based campus his home away from home for the next four years (commencing in the fall of 2010).

Lenzi becomes the first recruit from the current senior class to f]]></description>
<link>http://www.intermatwrestle.com/articles/5778</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Iowa fans pack room for wrestle-off semfinals]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:40:45 CST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[IOWA CITY, IA -- University of Iowa wrestling fans packed the Dan Gable Wrestling Complex in Carver-Hawkeye Arena Friday evening to catch an early glimpse of the defending NCAA and Big Ten champion Hawkeyes at the team's annual wrestle-offs. 

Hawkeye fans saw 10 semifinal bouts Friday night. Advancing to Saturday's finals were seniors Brent Metcalf (149) and Phillip Keddy (184), junior Aaron Janssen (157), sophomore J.J. Krutsinger (125), redshirt freshmen Matt McDonough (125), Nate Moore (133) and Grant Gambrall (184), and true freshmen Phillip Sheridan (149), Derek St. John (157) and Joe DuCharme (165). Sheridan and Metcalf both pinned their semifinal opponents, while Krutsinger and Keddy scored identical 16-5 major decisions. St. John]]></description>
<link>http://www.intermatwrestle.com/articles/5777</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Burroughs dominates at Nebraska wrestle-offs]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:37:07 CST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Lincoln -- The eighth-ranked Nebraska wrestling team had its first taste of competition for the 2009-10 season, as the Huskers hosted the annual Wrestle-Offs at the Devaney Center on Friday evening. Nearly 200 high school coaches from across the region were in attendance, as the Wrestle-Offs were held in conjunction with the 2009 Fall Coaches Clinic.
 
Led by four returning national qualifiers, defending 157-pound national champion Jordan Burroughs dominated his only match of the night, pinning freshman Michael Klinginsmith (1:24).
 
A 2009 All-American, senior 197-pounder Craig Brester defeated junior Cameron Browne by technical fall, 16-0, while senior Stephen Dwyer (174 lbs) and sophomore Tucker Lane (HWT) each went 2-0. Dwyer won a ]]></description>
<link>http://www.intermatwrestle.com/articles/5776</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Clemons commits to UTC]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:06:41 CST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The top-ranked 160-pound wrestler in the southeast and Florida state champ, Levi Clemons has verbally committed to attend Tennessee at Chattanooga next fall.

Clemons, a senior at Osceola High School (Kissimmee, Fla.), is fresh from a runner-up finish at the nationally-prestigious Super 32 (Greensboro, N.C.) tournament last month.

Ranked No. 1 in the southeast by the Georgia National Wrestling Alliance (GNWA), Clemons won the Florida 3A state title last season and led Osceola to the state team championship. He was 2-2 at the 2009 UWAW Junior Freestyle Nationals.

Current Moc wrestler Niko Brown also wrestled for Osceola and won a state crown in 2008.

In the Super 32, Clemons finished second to Tristan Warner (Pa.), falling 5-1 in ]]></description>
<link>http://www.intermatwrestle.com/articles/5775</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Audio Interview: Jack Spates]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:00:19 CST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Jack Spates

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<link>http://www.intermatwrestle.com/articles/5774</link>
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<title><![CDATA[TDR set for live video broadcast at Iowa]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:55:41 CST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The mobile Brute adidas studios will hit the road this Saturday for one of our second LIVE road show of the year. Join Scott Casber and Steve Foster for what has now become a tradition on TDR.
 
We'll talk with the wrestlers during and after practice, the coaches and some of the fans that will be on campus. Our host for the weekend is Tom Brands and his Hawkeyes. We'll broadcast from the wrestling room at Carver Hawkeye Arena. This will be a video and audio program. Please feel free to tune in and listen at Takedownradio.com.
 
We'll tell this story on next weeks edition of TDR TV.
 
Missed an episode of TDR? Now You can get TDR on your PDA or iPhone at Lightsout.tv and at iTunes
 
Please note that Episode 30 of TDR TV is now up on ]]></description>
<link>http://www.intermatwrestle.com/articles/5773</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Virginia set for double dual on Saturday]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:15:11 CST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- The Virginia wrestling team, ranked as high as No. 17 nationally, will begin its 2009-10 season this Saturday when it plays host to Anderson and Campbell in a double dual at Memorial Gymnasium. Anderson and Campbell will start the day with a 10 a.m. dual, followed by Virginia facing Anderson at noon. The Cavaliers and Camels will close the day with a 2 p.m. bout. Admission is free to all three matches.

Fourth-year head coach Steve Garland welcomes back starters back at eight weight classes from last season and also returns 2009 redshirts Michael Chaires (So., Scotia, N.Y.), Shawn Harris (So., Cleveland, Ohio) and Danny Gonsor (So., Cleveland, Ohio) to the mix.

As a team, Virginia is ranked as high as No. 17 nat]]></description>
<link>http://www.intermatwrestle.com/articles/5772</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Maryland welcomes Drexel, York on Saturday]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:07:58 CST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- After getting the 2009-10 season underway last weekend at the Buffalo Open, the University of Maryland wrestling team returns to College Park for dual meets against Drexel and York on Saturday at Comcast Pavilion. 
 
Seven Terps reached the championship match in their respective weight divisions last weekend, with James Knox (125), No. 8 Steven Bell (133), Kyle John (157) and No. 5 Mike Letts (174) winning titles. 
 
The tri-meet gets underway with Drexel taking on York at noon; Maryland faces Drexel at 2 p.m. and York at 4 p.m.
 
Maryland is expected to send four Terps ranked in the top 10 to the mat in No. 4 Alex Krom (141), No. 3 Hudson Taylor (197), Bell and Letts.
 
The Terps are also sending a number of wr]]></description>
<link>http://www.intermatwrestle.com/articles/5771</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Blue wins at Air Force's intrasquad match]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:05:57 CST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[USAFA, Colo. -- The Air Force wrestling team gave fans a preview of the 2009-10 season with its annual Blue-Silver Intrasquad Match, held Thursday evening in Clune Arena. The Blue team prevailed, 18-13, as the competitors battled for spots in the Falcons' starting lineup heading into the season.
 
The first bout of the night came at 125 pounds, where returning starter Andrew Zwirlein (Jr., Nashotah, Wis.) faced off against senior Samuel Sheppard (Ramstein AB, Germany). While Zwirlein's only points of the match came from a pair of takedowns in the opening period, it proved to be enough, as he was able to hold on for the 4-3 decision, giving the Blue team a 3-0 lead in the match.
 
At 133 pounds, returning letterwinner Tyler Untrauer (So.]]></description>
<link>http://www.intermatwrestle.com/articles/5770</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Nebraska begins season with wrestle-offs tonight]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:03:20 CST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Lincoln -- The defending Big 12 champion Nebraska wrestling team begins a new year of competition as the Huskers host the annual wrestle-offs on Friday, Nov. 6 at 6 p.m., at the Devaney Center Indoor Track. The free event is held in conjunction with Nebraska's Fall Coaches Clinic, and will assist the Husker coaching staff in determining  NU's starting lineup for the 2009-10 season.

The Huskers finished 2008-09 with a 17-3-1 record, including a share of the Big 12 title and their second straight fourth-place finish at the NCAA Championships. Nebraska returns a pair of All-Americans from last year's squad, including 157-pound national champion Jordan Burroughs and 197-pound NCAA runner-up Craig Brester. The Huskers also welcome back 2008 A]]></description>
<link>http://www.intermatwrestle.com/articles/5769</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Lehigh opens season Sunday against Rider]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:02:07 CST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- The 101st season of Lehigh wrestling officially gets underway Sunday as the 19th-ranked Mountain Hawks host the Rider Broncs. The Mountain Hawks are coming off a school single-season record 23-1 dual season last year and will be looking to improve on a second place EIWA finish and 28th place NCAA Championships finish. Lehigh will send eight returning starters to the mat today, including five nationally ranked grapplers.   The Mountain Hawks will open things up against a Rider squad that went 8-7 in duals last year. Head coach Gary Taylor ranks second among Division I active coaches in career dual wins (346) and his Broncs team features a pair of nationally ranked wrestlers.
 
After 100 seasons, Lehigh's all-time dual mee]]></description>
<link>http://www.intermatwrestle.com/articles/5768</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Red dominates at Oklahoma ranking matches]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:59:42 CST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[NORMAN, Okla. -- In its final preseason event of the season, the University of Oklahoma's wrestling squad saw the Red team dominate the White squad by a 27-6 final margin at the annual Red/White scrimmage in Norman Thursday evening.

"I thought this was a good outing for us," head coach Jack Spates said. "This team has to improve in several areas, but in reality you have to remember this is the beginning of the season and guys will get better. Tonight was the first time this year our guys have been under the lights and we have identified where we need to get better."

The evening began with a defensive battle at 125 pounds between redshirt freshman Justin Forrest and true freshman Jarrod Patterson. Patterson struck first late in the ope]]></description>
<link>http://www.intermatwrestle.com/articles/5767</link>
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<title><![CDATA[NJCAA preseason rankings released]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:53:17 CST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The NJCAA wrestling preseason individual and team rankings have been released.

INDIVIDUAL

WT	RANK	Pts	WRESTLER/SCHOOL
125	1	20.0	Ricardo Gomez Nassau
125	2	16.0	Gabe Roman Middlesex
125	3	13.5	T.T. Prayther Meramec
125	4	12.5	Justin Purvis Highline
125	5	10.0	Thomas Gowing SW Oregon
125	6	9.0	Jeremiah Barkac NIACC
125	7	6.5	Cody Carpenter Muskegon
125	8	5.5	Michael Garofalo Iowa Central
125	9	2.0	Derek Steeley Neosho
125	10	2.0	Kyle McCrite North Idaho
125	11	2.0	Tyler Stokes Iowa Lakes
125	12	2.0	Allen Tate Lincoln
			
133	1	20.0	Tim Thurston Iowa Lakes
133	2	16.0	Eric Ellington Rend Lake
133	3	13.5	Aaron Smith Highline 
133	4	12.5	Omi Acosta Waubonsee
133	5	10.0	Saul Guerrero NW Wyoming
133	6	9.0	Donnie Curtis Lab]]></description>
<link>http://www.intermatwrestle.com/articles/5766</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Over 2,400 Fans enjoy show at Nittany Lion intrasquad]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:33:19 CST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Over 2,400 fans packed Rec Hall to get a first look at the start of a new era in Penn State Wrestling as the team held an intrasquad dual meet. Head coach Cael Sanderson showcased 22 wrestlers in an 11-bout dual meet with no team scores kept. The outstanding crowd got its first look at Penn State's returning veterans, four All-Americans and a talented crop of true freshmen.

The evening began with a surprise at 174, where red-shirt freshman Justin Ortega (Oxford, Pa.) posted a convincing 6-2 win over senior David Erwin (Urbana, Ohio). True freshman Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.) followed that up with a rousing 10-1 major decision over J.R. Brown (Bellefonte, Pa.) at 184. In an exhibition bout at 184, Quentin Wright (Winga]]></description>
<link>http://www.intermatwrestle.com/articles/5765</link>
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<title><![CDATA[St. Andrews gearing up for season]]></title>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:26:31 CST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[LAURINBURG, N.C. -- The St. Andrews Presbyterian College wrestling program is gearing up for four months of competition with hopes to turn the corner in its fourth NCAA Division II season in 2009/2010.
 
The Knights under fourth year head coach Joe Baranik will be competing with their most experienced and deepest roster to date. St. Andrews will hit the mat start on November 7 at the Citadel Open in Charleston, S.C., with a roster that features eight letter winners and 12 freshman newcomers. 
 
Coach Baranik has set a team goal to enter a wrestler at each of the 10 weight classes though out the year in dual matches. St. Andrews had to forfeit several weight classes in almost every match last season resulting in just a one-win campaign. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.intermatwrestle.com/articles/5764</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Audio Interview: Mike Cannon]]></title>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:46:44 CST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Mike Cannon

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<link>http://www.intermatwrestle.com/articles/5763</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Audio Interview: Mark Cody]]></title>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:45:45 CST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Mark Cody

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<link>http://www.intermatwrestle.com/articles/5762</link>
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<title><![CDATA[NWHOF inducts four distinguished members]]></title>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:26:19 CST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[STILLWATER, Okla. -- Rulon Gardner, who pulled off one of the greatest upsets in wrestling history at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, headlines the 2010 class of inductees into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum.  

Joining him as distinguished members are David Auble, Russell Camilleri and Lincoln McIlravy. 

An unheralded wrestler at the time, Gardner provided one of the most spectacular moments of the 2000 summer games when he stunned Russian superstar Alexander Karelin with a 1-0 sudden victory in overtime. Karelin was considered the greatest Greco-Roman wrestler of all time and already owned three Olympic gold medals entering the bout. He hadn't lost a match of any kind for three years entering the Sydney Games, but Gardner a]]></description>
<link>http://www.intermatwrestle.com/articles/5761</link>
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<title><![CDATA[InterMat Rewind: Holiday Gift List]]></title>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:12:09 CST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[What do you get the wrestler or wrestling fan for the holidays?

There are a number of winning gift options available to appeal to all ages, from the little ones who might someday be mat superstars and superfans ... to those old enough to remember wrestling without shirts and headgear.  Here are some books, videos and other gifts sure to score big points with the wrestling fanatics on your holiday gift list this year.

(NOTE: We realize this is NOT a complete listing of all wrestling gift ideas, but some items you might not know about, that are worthy of your consideration.)

Books

Fiction

NearFall by Joe Reasbeck. A series of five novels which focus on two Iowa brothers and a group of their friends who grow up in the sport of w]]></description>
<link>http://www.intermatwrestle.com/articles/5760</link>
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