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From: Meredith Rieder <meredith.rieder@duke.edu>
Date: Wed, Oct 31, 2018 at 4:02 PM
Subject: Duke WRES: Duke Tabbed 24th in Coaches’ Poll
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Duke Tabbed 24th in Coaches’ Poll

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October 31, 2018

 

DURHAM, N.C.—For the first time in program history Duke wrestling will open a campaign ranked in the top 25 by the National Wrestling Coaches Association. The Blue Devils were voted 24th in the poll released Wednesday.

 

Duke opens the 2018-19 season Sunday, Nov. 4 at the Hokie Open. The Blue Devils are one of four ACC programs to be ranked in the top 25. NC State leads the way at No. 8, while Virginia Tech is 11th. Tobacco Road rival North Carolina is 23rd.

 

The Blue Devils return a wealth of talent with eight starters back in the lineup, including the quartet of Finesilver brothers who all qualified for the NCAA Championships a year ago. In addition, veteran Alec Schenk and sophomore Kaden Russell are poised to have breakout seasons, while sophomore Jeremiah Reitz has a valuable year under his belt.

 

Under seventh-year head coach, Glen Lanham, the Blue Devils are coming off of their best NCAA finish in program history, taking 22nd at the NCAA Championships. Under

Lanham, Duke has reached a number of firsts, including beating at 12th-ranked North Carolina squad, climbing into the InterMat top 25 rankings for the first time and crowning the first three-time All-American.

 

Redshirt senior Mitch Finesilver paces the team with a preseason No. 8 ranking at 149 pounds. A three-time NCAA qualifiers, Mitch is aiming to become Duke’s fourth All-American. He will be tested immediately when he travels to the NWCA All-Star Classic to take on No. 1 Matt Kolodzik of Princeton Friday, Nov. 2. Sophomore Matt Finesilver is 18th at 174 pounds after posting a 26-11 record as a rookie.

 

Overall, Duke is set to face four of the top 25 – the three ACC squads and No. 25 Appalachian State – in duals this season. After the Hokie Open, the Blue Devils travel to the Keystone Classic and close out November at the Cliff Keen Open in Las Vegas.

 

Duke finished last season 7-7 in duals and fourth at the ACC Championships. The Blue Devils’ first home dual comes Jan. 6 against Penn.

 

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Meredith V. Rieder

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Joe Colon Medals at World Championships

 

UNI Wrestling: Joe Colon first Panther to medal at World Championships

Story courtesy Gary Abbott / USA Wrestling

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BUDAPEST, Hungary – Former Panther Joe Colon became UNI wrestling’s first medalist at the World Championships, giving Team USA a lead in the standings.

Colon, a 2014 All-American for UNI, closed out his first Senior Worlds with a spectacular performance in the bronze-medal round, scoring a 13-2 technical fall over Mohammedbagher Yakhkeshi of Iran. Colon was able to secure a 5-1 lead in the second period, including two takedowns. He blasted the match open with a counter takedown, followed by a series of gut wrenches, until he had the 10-point difference for the technical fall.

Colon reached the semifinals of 61 kilogram-/134 pound-weight class Saturday, when he was defeated by eventual champion Yowlys Bonne Rodriguez of Cuba, 9-4.

Colon took third at the 2014 NCAA championships as a Panther and was an NJCAA national champion for Iowa Central Community College. He is now a volunteer assistant coach for Fresno State.

David Taylor (State College, Pa./Nittany Lion WC) capped off a dominant performance at 86 kg/189 lbs. with a gold-medal victory for the United States on Sunday night at the World Wrestling Championships at the Papp Laszlo Arena.

Also claiming bronze medals were Jordan Burroughs (Lincoln, Neb./Sunkist Kids/Nebraska WTC) at 74 kilograms/163 pounds and Nick Gwiazdowski, Raleigh, N.C. (Titan Mercury WC/Wolfpack RTC) at 125 kilograms/275 pounds.

In the first four weight classes completed, USA had 70 points in the team standings, with Russia in second place with 65 points. The U.S. has put two wrestlers in the finals on Monday night with J’den Cox at 92 kilograms and Kyle Dake at 79 kilograms, and Thomas Gilman is in a bronze bout at 57 kilograms. The U.S. team is guaranteed at least 50 more points from those three athletes. In 2017, USA beat Russia by one point in the team race.

The United States has three athletes competing for medals on Monday night, and two more athletes who start their competition on Monday morning.

The tournament is being broadcast live on Trackwrestling.

WORLD WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Budapest, Hungary, Oct. 21

Results from first group of U.S. men’s freestyle wrestlers

61 kg/134 lbs. – Joe Colon, Fresno, Calif. (Titan Mercury WC/Valley RTC), bronze medal

• WIN Ivan Bileichuk (Ukraine), 9-6
• WIN Vladimir Dubov (Bulgaria), tech. fall 10-0
• LOSS Yowlys Bonne Rodriguez (Cuba), 9-4
• WIN Mohammedbagher Yakhkeshi (Iran), tech. fall 13-2

74 kg/163 lbs. – Jordan Burroughs, Lincoln, Neb. (Sunkist Kids/Nebraska WTC), bronze medal

• WIN Venicious Juah (Liberia), forfeit
• WIN Mostafa Hosseinkhani (Iran), 4-3
• LOSS Zaurbek Sidakov (Russia), 6-5
• WIN Miroslav Kirov (Bulgaria), 9-0
• WIN Frank Chamizo (Italy), 4-4

86 kg/189 lbs. – David Taylor, State College, Pa. (Nittany Lion WC), gold medal

• WIN Hassan Yazdani Charati (Iran), 11-6
• WIN Hajy Rajabau (Belarus), tech. fall 10-0
• WIN Yurieski Torreblanca (Cuba), 8-0
• WIN Dauren Kurugliev (Russia), 7-5
• WIN Fatih Erdin (Turkey), tech. fall 12-2

125 kg/275 lbs. – Nick Gwiazdowski, Raleigh, N.C. (Titan Mercury WC/Wolfpack RTC), bronze medal

• WIN Zolboo Natsatgsuren, 9-4
• LOSS Zhiwei Deng (China), 5-4
• WIN Amar Dhesi (Canada), 7-0
• WIN Sumit (India), 7-2

Medal Match results

61 kg
Gold – Yowlys Bonne Rodriguez (Cuba) dec. Gadzimurad Rashidov (Russia), 6-5
Bronze – Joe Colon (USA) tech. fall Mohammedbagher Yakhkeshi (Iran), 13-2
Bronze – Tuvshingulga Tumenbileg (Mongolia) dec. Beka Lomtadze (Georgia), 6-3

74 kg
Gold – Zaurbek Sidakov (Russia) dec. Avtandil Kentchadze (Georgia), 2-2
Bronze –Jordan Burroughs (USA) dec. Frank Chamizo (Italy), 4-4
Bronze – Bekzod Abdurakhmanov (Uzbekistan) dec. Soner Demirtas (Turkey), 3-2

86 kg
Gold – David Taylor (USA) tech. fall Fatih Erdin (Turkey), 12-2
Bronze – Taymuraz Friev (Spain) dec. Kim Gwanuk (Korea), 7-2
Bronze – Hassan Yazdani Charati (Iran) dec. Dauren Kurugliev (Russia), 11-5

125 kg
Gold – Geno Petriashvili (Georgia) dec. Zhiwei Deng (China), 6-0
Bronze – Nick Gwiazdowski (USA) dec. Sumit (India), 7-2
Bronze – Parviz Hadi Basmanj (Iran) dec. Anzor Khizriev (Russia), 11-2

Men’s Freestyle Team Standings (after 4 weight classes)
1 United States, 70 points
2. Russia, 65
3. Georgia, 55
4. Iran, 40
5. Turkey, 38
6. Cuba, 27
7. China, 20
8. India, 16
9. Spain, Mongolia, Uzbekistan, 15

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Goldey-Beacom Men’s Soccer Ties Nyack 1-1

 

Goldey-Beacom got a second-half goal from sophomore Ethan Maguire (Sydney, Australia), but that was all the offense it could generate in a 1-1 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference tie at Nyack in Nyack, NY.

Nyack wasted no time in the first half. In the second minute of the half, Nicholas Scarafile took a corner kick where Daniel Larson headed the ball into the back of the net. Goldey-Beacom outshot Nyack 6-5 in the first half.

The Lightning continued to fight. Late in the second half, junior Jamie McAvoy (Ayr, Scotland) crossed the ball into the box where Maguire volleyed it over the goalkeeper’s head. The game remained tied and went into overtime.

In the first overtime, Nyack outshot Goldey-Beacom 2-1 but the game remained tied. Overtime number two was again dominated by Nyack, which outshot GBC 2-0. Maguire’s late second half goal was the tying goal that helped the Lightning earn a tie at the end of two overtimes.

Junior Nicolas Jaramillo (Cali, Columbia) attempted four shots, Eduardo Coimbra (Curitiba, Brazil), fellow sophomore Nicholas Ladeira (Johannesburg, South Africa), Maguire and senior Guilherme Barbosa (Sao Paulo, Brazil) all attempted two each for the Lightning. Sophomore Cole Lewis (Middletown, DE.) made four saves for Goley-Beacom (4-10-2, 3-5-2 CACC).

Mitchell Reed attempted three shots, Paul Montufar, Alex Garcia and Javier Fernandez all attempted two shots for Nyack (1-13-1, 0-9-1). Alvaro Magel made five saves .

Goldey-Beacom is home next on Tuesday vs. Wilmington University at 3:30 pm in Wilmington, DE.

 

 

Goldey-Beacom Women’s Soccer Beats Nyack 2-1

 

Goldey-Beacom battled to a 2-1 victory over Nyack in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference match up in Nyack, NY.

The Lightning struck first in the eighth minute when a shot was taken but deflected. Freshman Melayna Immediato (Hockessin, DE.) was there to tap in the deflection to put Goldey-Beacom ahead. Nyack responded in the 14th minute when Camila Parada crossed the ball to Milena Ricken who placed the ball in the back of the net. The game remained tied at half time. Goldey-Beacom outshot Nyack 14-4 in the first half.

Goldey-Beacom continued to put pressure on Nyack in the second half. In the 51st minute, junior Jenna Fannon (Newark, DE.) took the ball herself and ripped the ball into the back of the net. Fannon’s goal put the Lightning up to win the game. The Lightning out shot Nyack 13-1 in the second half.

Fannon attempted 10 shots, senior Sophie Greenwood (Burnley, England) had five, Cliona Crammond (Wicklow, Ireland) recorded four with sophomores Alanna Speaks (Dover, DE.) and Taylor Owen (Pittsburgh, PA.) getting three each for Goldey-Beacom (13-4, 10-1 CACC). Senior Marta Lopez made one save.

Chole Antalek, Camila Parada, Amber Carter, Milena Ricken and Brooklyn McFadden all attempted one shot each for Nyack (4-9-1, 4-6-1). Nicole Benesch made 13 saves.

Goldey-Beacom is home on Wednesday vs. Wilmington University at 3:00 pm in Wilmington, DE.

 

 

 

 

Derek Crudele Sports Information Coordinator crudele@gbc.edu | (302) 225-6330
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