Daily Wrestling News for December 4, 2021

There's a lot of wrestling news out there you don't normally see, because it's not really centralized, so that's where the Mat Talk Online Daily Wrestling News has come into play. Each day, content is curated and put together for a morning e-mail newsletter that will arrive at approximately 6 a.m. Central at least five days a week. Not interested in getting another e-mail? Read the news you might have missed from around the world. Some news might be related to other sports but has a connection to wrestling, that's why you'll sometimes see those here as well.

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Past NCAA champions Diakomihalis, Griffith headline Saturday semifinals at 2021 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational – TheMat.com

The first day of the 2021 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational wrapped up on Friday night with entertaining quarterfinal action at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Nebraska leads the team race with 79.5 points and seven wrestlers in Saturday’s semifinals.

Wrestling Leads After Opening Day Of Petrofes – Alvernia University Athletics

After the opening day of competition, Alvernia University leads the Messiah University Petrofes Invitational by 8.5 points with 10 wrestlers still competing going into day two on Saturday.

CKLV Invitational – Quarterfinal Results/Semifinal Matchups | Rokfin – InterMat

Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational Quarterfinal Results

Sean's Take: #4 Missouri vs. #10 Virginia Tech | Rokfin – Missouri Wrestling

Sean Mael breaks down the Missouri-Virginia Tech dual on Saturday.

Top Semifinals to Watch at the Dan Gable Donnybrook | Rokfin – IAwrestle

At 10:00 AM tomorrow morning in Coralville's Xtream Arena the Dan Gable Donnybrook semifinals will get underway and 28 of some of the best wrestlers in the entire Midwest will look claim a finals berth at the brand new tournament named after one of the sport's icons.

No. 15 Viking Wrestling Defeats No. 9 Upper Iowa in Home Opener – Augustana University Athletics

Augustana wrestling, ranked No. 15 in NCAA Division II, took down the No.9 Upper Iowa Peacocks on Friday night in its home debut inside the Elmen Center. The final score was 29-9 in favor of the Vikings. Augustana moves to 1-1 in dual action on the season and 1-0 in the NSIC.

The Top 100 Countdown: 60-51 – FloWrestling

FloWrestling's countdown of the Top 100 American wrestlers of all time continues with 60-51

Wrestling Blanks St. Thomas in Home Opener – Southeastern University Athletics

Southeastern was nearly perfect in its home opener Friday night.

Chittum wins gold, Figueroa, Welker and Yates earn bronze at Junior Pan Am Games – TheMat.com

USA Wrestling was back in action at the Junior Pan American Games on Friday, earning four medals in Cali, Colombia, including one gold and three bronzes from men’s and women’s freestyle competition.

Wrestling on Top After Day 1 at York – The College of New Jersey Athletics

A dozen members of the No. 12 TCNJ wrestling team advanced to the quarterfinals and many others remain alive in the consolation rounds in a solid first-day effort at York's 12th annual New Standard Corporation Invitational on Friday.

Shorthanded Lions Fight for a 20-16 Win at Penn – Penn State University Athletics

The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team (4-0, 0-0 B1G), ranked No. 2 in the latest InterMat Tournament Power Index (TPI), posted a hard-fought 20-16 win at Penn (0-1) in a non-conference road dual in Philadelphia. With three returning All-Americans out, Penn State still won six of nine contested bouts and gave up one forfeit.

Wrestling Wins Emotional MAC Dual Against Ohio – Clarion University Athletics

In an even match that featured emotional twists and turns, it was a pair of wins by fall that made the difference as the Golden Eagle wrestling team defeated Ohio 25-12 in Tippin Gym on Friday night.

Bulls Sweep Edinboro and Gannon on Friday – University at Buffalo

The University at Buffalo wrestling team swept Edinboro and Gannon on Friday to push their win streak to three. The Bulls opened with an impressive 26-9 win over Edinboro in the Mid-American Conference opener for both schools. The Bulls followed with a 30-9 win over the Gannon.

Mountaineers Post 4-1 Record on Day One of Patriot Duals – Eastern Oregon University Athletics

Mountaineer Women's Wrestling had a strong day one performance Friday morning at the Patriot Duals hosted by the University of the Cumberlands. Eastern Oregon posted a 4-1 record with two wins coming against ranked squads.

Wrestling: Ohio Northern (6-3 Overall) hosts 40th Annual ONU Invitational – Ohio Northern

Ohio Northern will return home on Saturday to host the 40th annual ONU Invitational at the ONU Sports Center Fieldhouse … 16 teams, made up of 15 NCAA Division III schools and NCAA II Tiffin will participate in the 10-weight class, double-elimination individual tournament

2021-22 NAIA Women's Wrestling Coaches' Poll – No. 1 – NAIA

A new tam emerges atop the standings in the first NAIA Coaches' Top 20 Poll of the regular season. Southern Oregon overtakes Life (Ga.) by one point in a very tight race. Only two points separates the three leading teams. Grand View (Iowa), Campbellsville (Ky.), and Texas Wesleyan round out the Top Five.

SOU claims No. 1 NAIA ranking for 1st time in team history – Southern Oregon University Athletics

For the first time in program history, the Southern Oregon University women's wrestling team owns the NAIA's No. 1 ranking in the latest edition of the coaches' poll that was released Friday by the national office.

Girls wrestling seeing greater number of athletes – The San Diego Union-Tribune

Big wrestling tournaments are commonplace — the El Cajon Invitational, Battle for the Belt, Doc Buchanan, Five Counties. They all have one thing in common: They’re for boys.

High School Wrestlers to Watch in Greater Akron in 2021-2022 – Yahoo Sports

For all the disruptions last winter, the 2020-21 wrestling season was a strong one for Greater Akron.

Fanco Wrestling – Missouri vs Virginia Tech, Breakdown & Preview of Top-10 Showdown

The 4th ranked Missouri Tigers host the 10th ranked Virginia Tech Hokies, December 4 at 7 PM EST as part of a tri-meet with 23rd ranked Northern Iowa. You can watch the dual live on ESPN+.

Season 5, Column 26: SIUE’s 6 team Scrum; A CKLV nod to Navy; and small notes on the Big Boys – Hand Raised

While a couple dozen plus squads are slamming in Las Vegas there’s several high-quality weekend throwdowns that warrant more than a brief mention.

HC women's wrestling gaining momentum | Sports | hastingstribune.com

Things are starting to fall the Broncos way on the wrestling mat.

Hidlay ready for final wrestling campaign – The Sentinel

By the end of the 2021 wrestling season Hayden Hidlay found himself staring at a crossroads of sorts. The fifth-year senior was in a dark place as the aftereffects of struggling to keep weight at 157 pounds reared their ugly head.

Iowa-Iowa State wrestling preview | Pinning Combination – YouTube

The second Pinning Combination episode of the 2021-22 wrestling season brings in the high school segment with that season beginning this week with competitive duals and tournaments. K.J. Pilcher and Dick Briggs cover all things wrestling in Iowa begins with the Hawkeyes’ win over fill-in Army, a preview of Sunday’s Cy-Hawk dual and a check-in on some big Division III competitions.

Why Mike Gundy loves finding ex-wrestlers for the Oklahoma State defense – ESPN

Oklahoma State's Malcolm Rodriguez, one of the country's best linebackers, walked into his locker room after a game and had to make one last takedown.

UWW Awards: USA Dominates WW Rankings With 4 Top Spots; Tynybekova Collects Most Points | United World Wrestling

Just like they dominated the show in Tokyo, Japan and USA highlight the women's wrestling top rankings.

Crebs honored with citation from Sen. Gene Yaw – Lycoming College Athletics

One of the most respected coaches in NCAA Division III wrestling history, Lycoming College Head Coach Roger Crebs '87 was honored with a citation presented by PA Sen. Gene Yaw '70 on Wednesday, Dec. 1.

2021-2022 NAIA Wrestling Coaches' Top 20 Poll – No. 1 – NAIA

The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has released the first regular season edition of the Men's Wrestling Coaches' Top 20 Poll. Grand View (Iowa) and Life (Ga.) remain in first and second place, respectively, while Indiana Tech and Reinhardt (Ga.) jump up into the Top Five.

13 U.S. wrestlers earn prize money from UWW end-of-year awards – TheMat.com

As part of United World Wrestling’s end-of-the-year awards, 13 USA wrestling athletes are among the 90 wrestlers worldwide to earn prize money for their performances throughout the 2021 season.

NWCA Announces First NCAA Women's Region Wrestler of the Month Awards | NWCA

The National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) announced their inaugural women’s wrestling, Region Wrestlers of the Month, on Friday. Olivia Shore of Tiffin University, Yelena Makoyed of North Central College, Sage Mortimer of King University, and Cameron Guerin of McKendree University were honored for their performances in November.