The No. 12 Maryland wrestling team (6-0) won 25 of 30 matches and junior Josh Asper and redshirt sophomore Christian Boleyremained undefeated as the Terps picked up three wins over No. 21 Central Michigan, Bucknell and Northern Iowa at the Northeast Duals on Saturday. It is the first time in program history the Terps went undefeated at the Northeast Duals.
Asper, the second-rated wrestler at 165 pounds, improved to 10-0 with three wins including a pin of Bucknell’s … Read More »
Following the graduation of three-time All-American Hudson Taylor and two-time All-American Steven Bell in 2010, the 2010-11 season was seen as a rebuilding year to many observers outside of the program. For head coach Kerry McCoy, it was an opportunity to reload as the Maryland wrestling team finished 16-4-1, captured its third Atlantic Coast Conference championship in four years, earned its third consecutive top-20 finish at the NCAA Championships and in the process placed three wrestlers in the … Read More »
Maryland coach Kerry McCoy was voted the Atlantic Coast Conference Coach of the Year, sophomore Josh Asper was named ACC Wrestler of the Year and five other Terrapin grapplers earned conference honors, the league announced Friday. Jon Kohler, Kyle John, Mike Letts, Corey Peltier and Spencer Myers joined Asper as Maryland’s conference-leading six All-ACC selections. Myers also was named ACC Co-Freshman of the Year alongside Virginia Tech’s Devin Carter.
Freshman Spencer Myers shut out Ben brooks via a 12-0 major decision and the University of Maryland wrestling team countered back-to-back North Carolina pin-falls for a 20-18 win Saturday night at the Comcast Pavilion. The Terps earned their first conference win of the season after falling to No. 23 Virginia Tech 18-17 on Sunday. “Our guys are wrestling hard and they’re wrestling tough,” said head coach Kerry McCoy. “They wrestled with intensity and that is exactly what we need … Read More »
The NCAA will announce the brackets and participants for the 2010 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. through an online-streamed selection show on the NCAA’s Web site, NCAA.com Six of Maryland’s 10 starting wrestlers have already qualified for the NCAA Championships by securing an automatic bid at the ACC Tournament, which took place March on … Read More »
No. 9 Maryland won seven of ten matches to defeat No. 24 Virginia 22-11 in Charlottesville, capping off a 19-4 regular season in which the Terps set the school record for wins. The Terps trailed 10-11 following the sixth match, but Mookie Golden, No. 9 Alex Krom, Jon Kohler and Kyle John notched victories as Maryland … Read More »
Following a disappointing loss to Navy less than 24 hours ago, the seventh-ranked University of Maryland wrestling team wasted little time in showing its mettle against conference foes North Carolina State and Duke. In front of 814 fans at Comcast Pavilion, the Terrapins downed the Wolfpack 30-10 and handed Duke a 32-9 defeat … Read More »
The ninth-ranked University of Maryland wrestling team went 3-0 Sunday at the Wendy’s Duals in Ashland, Ohio, defeating Purdue, Ashland and No. 14 Kent State. The win against Kent State marked the fourth time this season Maryland (13-3) defeated a ranked opponent.”Anytime you can go undefeated it’s a good weekend,” said head coach Kerry McCoy. “We had … Read More »
Alex Krom won the individual championship at 141 pounds and the University of Maryland wrestling team finished sixth at the Midlands Championships, its best finish ever at the prestigious tournament.
The Terps had three wrestlers place, as Steven Bell finished runner-up at 133 pounds andHudson Taylor took fifth at 197 pounds. Maryland finished sixth despite wrestling with eight entrants rather than 10, as Mike Letts and Patrick Gilmore were unable to compete.
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The No. 7 University of Maryland wrestling team returned to College Park to compete at home for the first time in over a month and didn’t disappoint, easily defeating Penn 32-6 Friday night at Comcast Pavilion.The Terps won eight of 10 matches to improve their record to 7-1 on the season, which marks the best start by Maryland since it opened the season 9-1 in 1994-95. “I’m very happy with how the first part of the season has gone,” said … Read More »
