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Middle Tennessee State University Team Press ReleasesMiddle Tennessee aims for elite status in 2010 | 10/24/2009 -
After a 21st place finish at the 2009 NCWA National Tournament and an 11th place finish at the inaugural NCWA National Duals, MTSU looks to vastly improve its status within both the Mid-Atlantic Conference and the NCWA. MTSU will be led by returners Cory Watson (125, Sr-2x National Qualifier), Anthony Pierce (184, Jr-2x National Qualifier), Isaiah Bradley (197, Jr-2009 NCWA All-American at 235), and Shane Inman (235, 2009 NCWA National Qualifier). The roster boasts 15 freshmen, 3 sophomores, 8 juniors, and 3 seniors. Main additions to the team include Bryce Cates (149, Fr-South Carolina H.S. state champion), Aaron Bateman (184, Jr-3x Tennessee H.S. state champion), Ursinus transfer Nick Appleby (174, Jr), and Emmanuel Bernal (133, So-3rd place TN H.S. state placement).
MTSU will once again host the Brawl in the Boro (featuring Marion Military, Kennesaw State, Mercer, among others) on November 14, 2009 and the 2nd Annual NCWA National Duals on January 29-30, 2010. Other tournaments the Blue Raiders will attend include the Bear Invitational (10/31/09), the Kinght's Brawl Duals & Central Florida Open (11/6-11/7/09), the Crusader Classic (12/5/09), the Cumberland Open (1/16/10), the Shipbuilder Invitational (1/23/10), the Classic City Championship (2/6/10), the Toledo Invitational (2/13/10), and 3rd Annual NCWA TN Duals (2/20/10) before heading to the Mid-Atlantic Conference Championship and NCWA Nationals.
The MTSU Blue Raiders are coached by Bryan Knepper (University of Toledo alumnus, 3rd year), Lucas Borneman (2009 235 lb NCWA National Runner-up), Kenneth Hammonds (MTSU alumnus, 3rd year), Brandon Hodge (MTSU alumnus, 2nd year), and Mike Westcott (2nd year).
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6 Middle Tennessee State wrestlers Qualify for '09 Nationals03/03/2009 | In its second year of the current wrestling program, MTSU has twice as many National Qualifiers (6) as in the first year (3). The Mid Atlantic Conference Championship was held on February 28, 2009 at Southern Virginia University in Buena Vista, VA. 19 teams competed for the conference ch....
| Middle Tennessee aims for elite status in 201010/24/2009 | After a 21st place finish at the 2009 NCWA National Tournament and an 11th place finish at the inaugural NCWA National Duals, MTSU looks to vastly improve its status within both the Mid-Atlantic Conference and the NCWA. MTSU will be led by returners Cory Watson (125, Sr-2x National Qualif....
| Middle Tennessee State wins '09 Bear Invitational11/04/2009 | Fifteen MTSU wrestlers competed at the Bear Invitational hosted by Mercer University in Macon, GA on 10/31/09. The Blue Raiders took the team title with a total score (based on 1st thru 3rd placement points) of 54 pts. Mercer was runner-up at 48 pts followed by Georgia Southern (41) and ....
| Marion Military Dominates the Brawl in the Boro11/17/2009 | Seven NCWA institutions gathered at the site of the 2009 NCWA National Duals for the annual MTSU Brawl in the Boro on November 14th, 2009. The tournament featured top seeded Marion Military Institute and Middle Tennessee State University in Pool Round-Robin matches. Pool A consisted of M....
| MTSU travels back to Coach's Roots02/11/2010 | The Middle Tennessee State University wrestling team will head to Toledo, Ohio for a quad match this weekend (2/13) with the University of Toledo, Ohio University, and The Ohio State University. This may seem like a minor event except that it will mark the first time since 2002 that Coach....
| Middle Tennessee to Co-Host NCWA National Duals10/17/2010 | Middle Tennessee State University will host the NCWA National Duals for the third consecutive season. Along with co-host Mercer University, MTSU is set to descend on Dalton, GA from January 28th to 29th of 2011 for this spectacular 10-mat event. 24 NCWA teams will compete for the Collegi....
| Middle Tennessee Wrestling Announces the 2011-2012 Signing Class!05/03/2011 | Murfreesboro, TN. April 16, 2011 by Bryan Knepper
This MTSU Signing Class Had a Senior Record of 466-85 and a combined 3.35 GPA!
Pictured: (front, l to r): Kendall Kermick, Shane Shaffner, Joey Tamburello, Eric Feuerbacher, Zach Pickney, Joseph Melson; (back, l to r): Jonathan Rob....
| Middle Tennessee State University Wrestling Preview08/19/2011 | The Middle Tennessee State University wrestling squad (www.blueraiderwrestling.com) will look for a top-10 finish this season in the ultra-competitive National Collegiate Wrestling Association (NCWA, www.ncwa.net) with multiple additions to the team from within the state of Tennessee.
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| Middle Tennessee Takes Home the Bear Trophy11/01/2011 | Macon, GA. October 29, 2011 ~ submitted by Bryan Knepper
The inaugural event of the 2011-2012 NCWA season saw the Middle Tennessee State University Blue Raiders edge out host Mercer University to win the Bear Invitational on 10/29/11 in Macon, GA (site of the 2011 NCWA Championships). ....
| Blue Raiders Place 2nd at Alumni Duals to former NCAA D-1 Liberty11/13/2011 | The MT Wrestling team hosted 4 collegiate teams as well as 4 high school teams (Beech, Blackman, Father Ryan, and Rossview) on Saturday, November 5th at Smyrna H.S. The four high schools competed in exhibition duals as the date is considered part of the preseason in Tennessee. All of the....
| MTSU Places 9 at the MAC Championship02/28/2012 | In a field that featured NCAA Division 2 school St. Andrews University, which is transitioning to the NAIA, former NCAA Division 1 school Liberty University, NAIA school West Virginia Tech, which is transitioning to NCAA Division 2, as well as NCWA powerhouses The Apprentice School and the....
| Bear Invitational Jump Starts Promising 2012-13 Season10/16/2012 | On October 27th, 2012 the Middle Tennessee State wrestlers return to Macon, GA for the 2012 Mercer University Bear Invitational that will jump start the 2012-13 campaign. The Blue Raiders hope to repeat last year’s successful start to the season with 8 wrestler returning from a team that n....
| MTSU 34 Cumberland 17…Roberts Gets Big Pin in Front of Home Crowd12/16/2012 | The MTSU Wrestling team defeated in-state rival Cumberland University with big wins at 184, 197, and 285 and with the help of lower weight forfeits by a score of 34-17 in front of a captive audience prior to the finals of the Beech Invitational in Hendersonville, TN on Dec 15th, 2012. High....
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