DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The NCWA welcomed 25 coaches and staff members to the Hilton Daytona Beach Resort for its annual Vision Forum conference. The NCWA representatives discussed multiple segments of the upcoming season and future seasons over three days of meetings and legislation.
DALLAS -- Paced by national champion Cassidy Collins and five runners-up, North Texas out-manned the field to claim the inaugural Greco-Roman College National Championships. The Eagles scored 55 points and placed at least one All-American in each of the eight weight classes.
The NCWA launches the inaugural Greco-Roman College Nationals on June 3 in Dallas, Texas. The Richland College Thunderducks will host this year's championships. This will be the first time in history that the Greco-Roman style of wrestling will be contested between colleges for a National Championship Title and individual All-American honors. Just like the collegiate styles practiced by the NCAA, athletes must be attending college, taking credit hours in a matriculating program and carrying a cumulative GPA of at least 2.0. This season will have limited participation with only 16 athletes per weight qualifying for the event. NCWA eligible athletes may Register on line here: https://event-setup.flowrestling.org/event/9b40274b-c5a4-2cda-d405-885cb0cc7df0/summary
Colleges from across Texas converged on Richland College Saturday for the Texas GoGreco Championships
The University of North Texas came away with the team honors placing seven in the finals and winning six of those spots to best host Richland College.
Andrew Willi of The University of Houston-Downtown took the Gold at 130 lbs to give UHD a third place finish.
Senior Mike Brungardt came a long way throughout his three-year Colorado State wrestling career to say the least.
At one point, Brungardt could not even make it through wrestling tryouts. However, as his final season concluded, he was the club president with three National Tournament appearances under his belt.
The NCWA Announced today the future dates of the National Collegiate Wrestling Championships.
The NCWA Championships are contingent on the NCAA DI dates and have always proceed the DI’s by one week.
The following is the five year schedule for the NCWA Championships:
March 8th - 10th 2018
March 14th - 16th 2019
March 12th - 14th 2020
March 11th - 13th 2021
March 10th - 12th 2022
The Apprentice School in Newport News VA has begun a search for a new head wrestling coach after the retirement of legendary Virginia Coach Bruce Shumaker. for details click on the title above.
The 2017 Vision Form will meet this year in Daytona Beach Florida and will be the stage for the continual improvement of the NCWA and it's member institutions. All coaches are encouraged to attend and give their input as the NCWA Legislative committee crafts rule changes and clarifications. This is your opportunity to help forge a path forward for the NCWA and the entire wrestling community. Don't miss it! For more details please visit the Vision Forum site.
| Team Rankings | ||
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| 1 | The Apprentice School | 1290.80 |
| 2 | Grand Valley State University | 1235.10 |
| 3 | Springfield Technical Community College | 1142.55 |
| 4 | Emmanuel College | 1118.15 |
| 5 | Liberty University | 1109.95 |
| 6 | University of Central Florida | 970.75 |
| 7 | Middle Tennessee State University | 956.70 |
| 8 | Grays Harbor College | 819.15 |
| 9 | Alfred State College | 807.00 |
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| 1 | Dylan Dwyer | 289.55 |
| 2 | George VanValen | 245.15 |
| 3 | Donavan Lozada | 223.05 |
| 4 | Brendan Hazelton | 219.65 |
| 5 | Anthony DeCesare | 214.70 |
| 6 | Parker Simington | 208.60 |
| 7 | Taylor Workman | 207.90 |
| 8 | Joshua Ferenczy | 200.95 |
| 9 | Trace Carello | 198.80 |
| 10 | Christian Antoine | 198.50 | View Athlete Rankings |
