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NC State Wrestling Downs Davidson & Campbell

NC State won six and seven matches in a dual doubleheader vs. Davidson and Campbell on Tuesday, defeating the Wildcats 35-16 and the Camels 35-15. Both matches were held at Buies Creek.

The matches marked the end of the 2009-10 regular season for NC State, which lifted its record to 13-8 with the wins. Sophomore 125-pounder Mike Moreno, sophomore 157-pounder Colton Palmer (two pins), junior Ray Ward (major decision and a technical fall), sophomore 174-pounder Quinton Godley (two pins) and freshman heavyweight Eloheim Palma all won two matches for NC State.

The first match featured six pins, five of them in the first period, and four of them by Wolfpack wrestlers. Heavyweight Eloheim Palma, Brett Farina (157), Quinton Godley (174) and Christian McClean (197) all recorded pins for the Pack, which won seven of the 10 matches, including the last six in a row.

The Wolfpack won six of the first seven bouts vs. Campbell and was never in trouble in the team scoring.

NC State will take the next 18 days off in preparation for the Atlantic Coast Conference Championships, which will be held Saturday, March 6 at Reynolds Coliseum.

NC State 35, Davidson 16
125 - Mike Moreno (NCS) decision Ben Altman, 8-4
133 - Alex Radsky (Davidson) major dec. Dale Shull, 16-5
141 - Vitaly Radsky (Davidson) pinned Scott Norrisat 2:53
149 - Carl Sandercock (Davidson) pinned Greyson Mills, at 3:16
157 - Colton Palmer (NCS) pinned Joe McGinley, at 0:38
165 - Ray Ward (NCS) major dec, Tyler Mullen, 11-3
174 - Quinton Godley (NCS) pinned Jorge Estrada, at 1:11
184 - Colin Genthert (NCS) major dec. Ike Crews, 17-3
197 - Christian McLean (NCS) pinned Mark Jeevratnam, at 0:53
Hwt - Eloheim Palma (NCS) pinned Charlie Wolff, at 2:51

NC State 35, Campbell 15
125 - Mike Moreno (NCS) dec. CJ Gittens, 7-2
133 - Dale Shull (NCS) pinned Richie Apolinar, at 1:22
141 - Kelin Bidelspach (Campbell) pinned Scott Norris, at 4:12
149 - Greyson Mills (NCS) dec. Billy Heemer, 19-12
157 - Colton Palmer (NCS) pinned Jake Fose, at 2:59
165 - Ray Ward (NCS) tech fall Joel Caudill, 19-3
174 - Quinton Godley (NCS) pinned John Merickel, at 6:26
184 - Derek Tomasone (Campbell) tech fall Colin Genthert, 16-1
197 - Parker Burns (Campbell) major dec. KaRonne Jones, 20-8
Hwt - Eloheim Palma (NCS) won by forfeit
NC State Wrestling Falls Twice

RALEIGH, N.C. - Virginia and Virginia Tech brought nationally ranked wrestling teams to Reynolds Coliseum on Saturday, and unfortunately for NC State, both the Cavaliers and Hokies lived up to expectations in a doubleheader against the Wolfpack.

Virginia, ranked No. 24 in the latest NWCA poll, opened things up with a 45-6 victory over the Pack, and 14th-ranked Virginia Tech followed with a 36-9 victory. NC State won one bout in each match, and picked up six points against Virginia Tech by virtue of a forfeit at heavyweight. NC State fell to 6-13 on the season. Virginia and Virginia Tech both improved to 15-5.

In the first match, Virginia the first five matches and won nine of 10 overall, losing on an injury default at 165 pounds. The Wolfpack's Ray Ward took a 4-1 lead on Pat Riley on a takedown late in the first period. Riley suffered a leg injury on the takedown and was unable to continue.

Virginia won four matches by fall, two by technical fall, and two by major decision.

Virginia Tech did not score nearly as many bonus points, winning three matches by decision and only one by pin. The Hokies still won eight matches. The Wolfpack's Quinton Godley won a 6-0 decision over Taylor Knapp for three points, and heavyweight Eloheim Palma won by forfeit.

The forfeit counts as a win for Palma, his 20th of the season, which sets a new school record for victories by a freshman heavyweight.

Virginia 45, NC State 6
125 - Ross Gitomer (UVa) tech fall Mike Moreno, 23-6 (0-5)
133 - Matt Snyder (UVa) pinned Dale Shull at 4:42 (0-11)
141 - Derek Valenti (UVa) major dec. Scott Norris, 12-1 (0-15)
149 - Dave Ebbott (UVa) pinned Greyson Mills at 1:38 (0-21)
157 - Danny Gonsor (UVa) pinned Brett Farina at 1:06 (0-27)
165 - Ray Ward (NCS) injury default Pat Riley at 2:53 (6-27)
174 - #3 Chris Henrich (UVa) tech fall Quinton Godley, 16-1 (6-32)
184 - Steve Doty (UVa) major dec. Colin Genthert, 19-6 (6-36)
197 - Brent Jones (UVa) pinned KaRonne Jones, at 2:29 (6-42)
Hwt - Jack Danilkowics (UVa) dec. Eloheim Palma, 5-3 (6-45)

Virginia Tech 36, NC State, 9
125 - Schuyler Swanton (VT) dec. Mike Moreno, 7-3 (0-3)
133 - Brock LiVorio (VT) dec. Dale Shull, 14-13 (0-6)
141 - Nick Murray (VT) tech fall Scott Norris, 15-0 (0-11)
149 - Brian Stephens (VT) pinned Greyson Mills at 1:55 (0-17)
157 - #5 Jesse Dong (VT) tech fall Brett Farina, 15-0 (0-22)
165 - Matt Epperly (VT) major dec. Ray Ward, 13-2 (0-26)
174 - Quinton Godley (NCS) dec. Taylor Knapp, 6-0 (3-26)
184 - #19 Tommy Spellman (VT) pinned Colin Genthert, at 1:06 (3-32)
197 - Chris Penny (VT) major dec. Christian McClean, 22-8 (3-36)
Hwt - Eloheim Palma won by forfeit (9-36)
NC State Wrestling Defeats UNC Greensboro 19-14

RALEIGH, N.C. - Heavyweight Eloheim Palma defeated Peter Sturgeon 8-2 in the final bout of the night to lift NC State to a 19-14 Wednesday night at Reynolds Coliseum.

The victory lifted the Wolfpack to 6-11 on the season and snapped a four-match losing streak. NC State won five of the nine bouts, with one match being a double forfeit. The loss dropped the Spartans to 5-7.

Neither team had a wrestler available at 125 pounds, so the match started at 133, and freshman Dale Shull got the Wolfpack off to a fast startby pinning Casey Boyle. Shull worked Boyle for a takedown 18 seconds into the match and methodically worked him to his back, getting the pin at the 0:47 mark.

The pin gave the Wolfpack a 6-0 lead in the team scoring, but Ivan Lopouchanski got half of those back with a 4-1 decision over Scott Norris. Lopouchanski got an escape to start the second period and then took Norris down, ending ther period with a 3-1 lead. A point for riding time provided the final point.

The most entertaining match of the night was at 149. Greyson Mills, wrestling as an emergency starter for NC State in place of the injured Bobby Mills, came away with a 12-10 victory over Alejandro Soto-Perez in a match filled with sudden momentum shifts. Mills opened the match with a quick takedown, but Soto-Perez escaped and then got a takedown midway through the period, which ended in a 3-3 tie after a Mills escape. Mills opened the second period in the down position and escaped, but not before Soto-Perez had a minute of riding time. Soto-Perez carried a 5-4 lead into the third period thanks to a takedown late in the second, and Soto-Perez picked up three quick points to start the third with a 9-5 lead. With time tiocking away, Mills struck for a takedown and a three-point near fall late in the period to take a 10-9 lead. The minute of riding time Soto-Perez picked up in the second period made it a 10-10 tie at the end of regulation. Mills got a takedown to win the match 15 seconds into sudden victory. That gave the Wolfpack a 9-3 lead in the team scoring.

NC State made it 13-3 with Brett Farina's 15-7 major decision over Travis Sheehy. Farina actually trailed 6-2 late in the first period before a late reversal made it 6-4. With Sheehy battling cramps in his left calf, Farina rode him the entire second period and threw in a three-point near fall to take a 7-6 lead. Farina started the third period down, escaped and then got two points when stalling was called on Sheehy. Sheehy got a point back for an illegal hold by Farina, but Farina put the match away with another three-point near fall and a point for riding time.

Ray Ward extended NC State's lead to 16-3 with a 7-5 decision over Victor Hojilla at 165. Ward had a pair of takedowns and a reversal in the decision.

Byron Sigmon got UNCG back on the scoreboard with a 5-3 decision over Quinton Godley at 174. Sigmon rode Godley for most of the second period and started the third with a reversal after opening in the down position. The cut the NC State lead to 16-6.

Andrew Saunders made it two matches in a row for the Spartans and got them right back into the match with a 20-4 technical fall over Colin Genthert at 184. Genthert, who weighed in at 174, gave up 10 pounds to Sauders and it showed. Saunders took a 6-2 lead after on period on three takedowns, then blew the match open in the second period with a reversal, a takedown and a pair of near falls. Leading 15-3 after two periods, Saunders got a takedown and a near fall early in the third period to end the bout with NC State leading 16-11.

Ryan Sughrue made it a one-bout match with one bout remaining when he handed Christian McClean a 9-3 defeat at 197. Sughrue built a 5-0 lead through two periods with more than three minutes of riding time, then overcame a McClean takedown to pick up the decision.

Palma dominated the heavyweight bout from the start. He took Sturgeon down in the first 30 seconds and rode him out the rest of the first period. Palma then started the second period down, escaped and got another takedown, this time riding Sturgeon until late in the period to take a 5-1 lead into the final period. Palma's third takedown of the match plus a point for riding time made the final score 8-2.

NC State will return to action on Saturday with a home doubleheader against Virginia Tech and Virginia at Reynolds Coliseum. The VPI match will start at 11 a.m., with the Virginia match following at 1 p.m.

NC State 19, UNC Greensboro 14
125 - no match
133 - Dale Shull (NCS) pinned Casey Boyle, at 0:47
141 - Ivan Lopouchanski (UNCG) dec. Scott Norris, 4-1
149 - Greyson Mills (NCS) dec. Alejandro Soto-Perez, 12-10 sv
157 - Brett Farina (NCS) major dec. Travis Sheehy, 15-7
165 - Ray Ward (NCS) dec. Victor Hojilla, 7-5
174 - Byron Sigmon (UNCG) dec. Quinton Godley, 5-3
184 - Andrew Saunders (UNCG) tech fall Colin Genthert, 20-4
197 - Ryan Sughrue (UNCG) dec. Christian McClean, 9-3
Hwt - Eloheim Palma (NCS) dec. Peter Sturgeon, 8-2
North Carolina Pins NC State Wrestling 34-12

RALEIGH, N.C. - North Carolina won eight matches and took the fight to NC State on Thursday night, handing the Wolfpack a 34-12 defeat in an Atlantic Coast Conference wrestling match at Reynolds Coliseum.

UNC improved to 4-7-1 overall and 2-3 in the ACC. The Wolfpack fell to 5-10 and 1-2.

The Wolfpack's only victory in a match came when sophomore 149-pounder Bobby Ward pinned UNC's Jon Burns. The other NC State victory was by forfeit.

North Carolina 174-pounder Thomas Ferguson got the night off to a quick start for the Tar Heels, converting a pair of takedowns off of missed shots by the Wolfpack's Quinton Godley to take a 6-3 decision and a 3-0 lead for the Tar Heels in the team scoring.

The Pack's Cedric Moore won by forfeit at 184, giving NC State a short-lived 6-3 lead in the team scoring. North Carolina got those six points back when 197-pounder Dennis Drury pinned Christian McClean at 2:39 in the first period. That made it 9-6 in favor of the Tar Heels heading into the heavyweight matchup betwen the Pack's Eloheim Palma and UNC's Ziad Haddad, the 2009 and 2008 high school national champions, respectively. Haddad, who defeated Palma in December at the Southern Scuffle, got an early takedown and had a point for riding time in a 4-2 decision, pushing UNC's lead in the team scoring to 12-6.

North Carolina's Brian Bokoski won a 16-7 major decision over Mike Moreno at 125. Bokoski opened the match with a takedown and a two-point near fall, and extended his lead to 8-4 after two periods. He added three takedowns in the third period and made it a major decision with a three-point near fall in the final 20 seconds. The major decision made it 16-6 in favor of UNC at the midway point of the match.

Jeremy Shaw kept the Tar Heel winning streak going by pinning Scott Norris at the 6:26 mark at 133 pounds. Shaw had a takedown and near fall late in the second period to open a 9-3 lead, then rode Norris the entire third period before getting the pin in the final minute of the match and extending UNC's lead in the team scoring to 22-6.

Mike Rappo made it five matches in a row for UNC with an 18-8 major decision over Dale Shull at 141. Rappo had seven takedowns and a reversal in beating Shull by 10 points. That gave the Tar Heels a 26-6 lead in the team scoring with three matches left.

Bobby Ward finally stopped the bleeding for the Wolfpack. Ward got a late takedown and pinned Jon Burns at the 6:12 mark, cutting the UNC team lead to 26-12.

The Tar Heels got right back in the win column in the 157-pound match. Tenth-ranked Thomas Scotton took down the Wolfpack's Brett Farina early in the first period and added five back points before the period was over for a 7-0 lead. He pushed his lead to 13-0 through two periods, and wound up with a technical fall at 15-0. That gave North Carolina a 31-12 lead in the team scoring.

Kyle Kiss wrapped up the match with a 6-3 decision over the Wolfpack's Bobby Ward, making the final team score 34-12.

NC State will return to action on Sunday, February 7 at Old Dominion. The match will begin at 5:30 p.m.

North Carolina 34, NC State 12
174 - Thomas Ferguson (UNC) dec. Quinton Godley, 6-3
184 - Cedric Moore (NCS) won by forfeit
197 - Dennis Drury (UNC) pinned Christian McClean, at 2:39
Hwt - Ziad Haddad (UNC) dec. Eloheim Palma, 4-2
125 - Brian Bokoski (UNC) major dec. Mike Moreno, 16-7
133 - Jeremy Shaw (UNC) pinned Scott Norris, at 6:22
141 - Mike Rappo (UNC) major dec. Dale Shull, 18-8
149 - Bobby Ward (NCS) pinned Jon Burns, at 6:12
157 - #10 Thomas Scotton (UNC) tech fall Brett Farina, 15-0
165 - Kyle Kiss (UNC) dec. Ray Ward (NCS), 6-3
NC State Wrestling Drops First Match At Maryland, 30-10

Maryland won seven bouts, including three by major decisions, one by pin and one by forfeit and handed NC State a 30-10 defeat in college wrestling at College Park, Md.

The seventh-ranked Terps improved to 2-0 in the ACC, while NC State fell to 1-1. Maryland is now 14-3 overall, while the Pack is 5-8. NC State will wrestle again this evening at Navy. That match will begin at 7 p.m.

NC State got victories from sophomore 149-pounder Bobby Ward, who improved to 21-6 wth an 8-2 decision over Dex Lederer. Freshman 141-pounder Dale Shull improved to 14-9 with a 12-9 decision over Matt Bogusz. The Wolfpack's other victory came when sophomore 174-pounder Quinton Godley took an 11-2 major decision over Owen Smith. Godley lifted his record for the season to 10-13 with the victory.

# 7 Maryland 30, NC State 10
125 - James Knox (MD) major dec. Mike Moreno, 11-2 (4-0)
133 - Mookie Golden (MD) major dec. Scott Norris, 9-0 (8-0)
141 - Dale Shull (NCS) dec. Matt Bogusz, 12-9 (8-3)
149 - # 22 Bobby Ward (NCS) dec. Dex Lederer, 8-2 (8-6)
157 - Kyle John (MD) dec. Juan Stimpson, 14-7 (11-6)
165 - Josh Asper (MD) major dec. Ray Ward, 11-0 (15-6)
174 - Quinton Godley (NCS) major dec. Owen Smith, 11-2 (15-10)
184 - Corey Peltier (MD) pinned Cedric Moore, 2:22 (21-10)
197 - # 3 Hudson Taylor (MD) won by forfeit (27-10)
Hwt - Patrick Gilmore (MD) dec. Eloheim Palma, 3-0 (30-10)
NC State Wrestling Splits Twin-Bill Vs. Appalachian State, Gardner-Webb

NC State won six of 10 matches Wednesday night, including the last three in a row, and defeated Gardner-Webb 22-16 in the second dual match of a doubleheader at Boiling Springs, N.C.

In the first match, Appalachian State won five of the first six bouts, four of them by major decision, to hand the Wolfpack a 22-17 defeat. The Wolfpack won three of the last four matches, but needed to score 10 points in the final two bouts in order to overcome Appalachian State's early lead. That became a moot point when Jacob Earp handed Scott Norris a 4-2 defeat at 133 in the next-to-last match. Freshman 141-pounder Dale Shull pinned the Mountaineers' Chris Collura in 58 seconds in the final match, but it was too little, too late.

In the nightcap vs. the Bulldogs, the Pack won three of the first four matches, then watched as Gardner-Webb won three in a row, two by major decisions, to take a 19-9 lead with three matches to go. Sophomore 125-pounder Mike Moreno pulled the Wolfpack back into the match by pinning Michael Slaughter at 5:26, and Scott Norris and Dale Shull won at 133 and 141, respectively, to close out the match. Shull won 13-0 for a major decision.

NC State will return to action Saturday with a pair of matches in the state of Maryland. The Wolfpack will take on Maryland in College Park at noon, then take on Navy at 7 p.m. in Annapolis.

App. State 22, NC State 17
149 - Bobby Ward (NCS) dec. Savva Kostis, 7-5
157 - Chip Powell (ASU) major dec. Sean Smith, 14-0
165 - Kyle Blevins (ASU) major dec. Ray Ward, 10-2
174 - Carter Downs (ASU) major dec. Quinton Godley, 13-3
184 - Austin Troutman (ASU) major dec. Cedric Moore, 13-2
197 - Dylan Temple (ASU) dec. Christian McClean, 2-0
Hwt - Eloheim Palma (NCS) major dec. Ken Alarac, 8-0
125 - Mike Moreno (NCS) major dec. Brett Boston, 10-1
133 - Jacob Earp (ASU) dec. Scott Norris, 4-2
141 - Dale Shull (NCS) pinned Chris Collura, at 0:58

NC State 22, Gardner-Webb 16
149 - Bobby Ward (NCS) dec. Ryan Medved, 4-2
157 - Alex Medved (GWU) tech fall Sean Smith, 17-2 (5:58)
165 - Ray Ward (NCS) dec. David Pelsang, 4-1
174 - Quinton Godley (NCS) dec. Blake Salyer, 5-1
184 - Jonathan Velazquez (GWU) major dec. Cedric Moore, 10-0
197 - Travis Porter (GWU) major dec Christian McClean, 10-0
Hwt - Dustin Porter (GWU) dec. Eloheim Palma, 5-0
125 - Mike Moreno (NCS) pinned Michael Slaughter, at 5:26
133 - Scott Norris (NCS) dec. Brett Kostern, 6-1
141 - Dale Shull (NCS) major dec. Kurt Wentink, 13-0
Wyoming Records 26-15 Comeback Win Over NC State Wrestling

Wyoming won the last five matches, two by fall and one by major decision, Tuesday night to record a 26-15 come-from-behind victory over NC State in Laramie, Wyo.

The Wolfpack got solid wrestling from its lower weights, winning four of the first five bouts and jumping to a 15-4 lead after Colton Palmer‚s 8-4 decision over Mikah Kadera at 157 pounds. Shane Onufer got the Wyoning comeback started with a second-period pin of Ray Ward at 165, and NC State was unable to stem the tide from there.

Seventh-ranked Joe LeBlanc pinned Jonathan Becker at 184 pounds to give Wyoming a 19-15 lead with two matches remaining, and the Cowboys won both, getting a major decision from Alfonso Hernandez at 197 and a decision from heavyweight LJ Helbig.

NC State, which dropped to 2-5 on the season, returns to action on Saturday with a split-venue doubleheader. The Wolfpack will take on VMI at 1 p.m. at Reynolds Coliseum, then will travel to Duke for a 6:30 match with the Blue Devils.

Wyoming 26, NC State 15
125 - Mike Moreno (NCS) wins by forfeit
133 - Cory Vombaur (WYO) major dec. Scott Norris, 8-0
141 - Dale Shull (NCS) dec. Chase Smith, 9-8
149 - Bobby Ward (NCS) dec. Cole Dallaserra, 7-6
157 - Colton Palmer (NCS) dec. Mikah Kadera, 8-4
165 - Shane Onufer (WYO) pinned Ray Ward, at 4:35
174 - Brock Smith (WYO) dec. Quinton Godley, 5-0
184 - #7 Joe LeBlanc (WYO) pinned Jonathan Becker, at 2:28
197 - Alfonso Hernandez (WYO) major dec. Andrew Tumlin, 13-4
Hwt - LJ Helbig (WYO) dec. Eloheim Palma, 6-0
NC State Wrestling Splits On Oklahoma Trip

Wolfpack tops OK City, falls to Oklahoma

Eleventh-ranked Oklahoma got two pins and two major decisions Saturday afternoon to overcome a fast start by NC State and defeat the Wolfpack 26-15 in a dual match in Norman, Okla.

The dual with the Sooners was the final match of a tri-meet between NC State, Oklahoma and Oklahoma City. Eearlier in the afternoon, four NC State freshmen recorded victories and the Wolfpack won eight of 10 bouts to defeat the Stars 36-8.

The dual split leaves NC State at 2-2 for the season. Oklahoma, which defeated Oklahoma City 30-16 in the morning, improved to 4-0 with the sweep. Oklahoma fell to 2-3.

NC State got two victories each from senior 125-pounder Taylor Cummings (4-3), junior 133-pounder Darrius Little (7-1), and freshman 141-pounder Dale Shull (6-2). Redshirt-freshman 149-pounder Brett Farina (6-6), junior 157-pounder Bobby Ward (3-3), sophomore 174-pounder Quinton Godley (4-5), freshman 184-pounder Jonathan Becker (3-5), freshman 197-pounder Andrew Tumlin (3-4) and freshman heavyweight Eloheim Palma (8-1) split two matches apiece.

Palma, the high school national champion at heavyweight last year, suffered the toughest loss of the afternoon, losing 3-1 in sudden-victory overtime to 14th-ranked Nathan Fernandez.

Shull, the high school national champion at 135 pounds last spring, took a 13-5 major decision from Oklahoma City‚s John Lynch, then pinned Richard Immel of Oklahoma at 1:47 of the first period.

NC State 36, Oklahoma City 8
133 - Darrius Little (NCS) tech. fall Cameron Ream, 19-4
141 - Dale Shull (NCS) major dec. John Lynch, 13-5
149 - Will Shelton (OCU) major dec. Brett Farina, 15-6
157 - Bobby Ward (NCS) tech. fall Nik Turner, 19-2
165 - Mark Meyer (OCU) major dec. Kasey Young, 8-0
174 - Quinton Godley (NCS) dec. Andrew Pontikes, 9-5
184 - Jonathan Becker (NCS) pinned Jake Mabry, at 1:54
197 - Andrew Tumlin (NCS) pinned Marvin Lewis, at 1:23
Hwt - Eloheim Palma (NCS) dec. Corey Johnson, 9-4
125 - Taylor Cummings (NCS) major dec. Kidd Gomez, 10-1

No. 11 Oklahoma 26, NC State 15
133 - Darrius Little (NCS) dec. Alex Ekstrom, 7-5
141 - Dale Shull (NCS) pinned Richard Immel, at 1:47
149 - Brett Farina (NCS) dec. Nick Burnham, 8-6
157 - Chad Terry (OU) dec. Bobby Ward, 2-0
165 - No. 17 Tyler Caldwell (OU) major dec. Kasey Young, 15-4
174 - No. 8 Jeff James (OU) major dec. Quinton Godley, 10-1
184 - Erich Schmidtke (OU) pinned Jonathan Becker, at 6:37
197 - No. 7 Eric Lapotsky (OU) pinned Andrew Tumlin, at 4:28
Hwt - No. 14 Nathan Fernandez (OU) dec. Eloheim Palma, 3-1 sv
125 - Taylor Cummings (NCS) dec. Justin Forrest, 7-3
Steve Anceravage, a two-time All-America wrestler for Cornell, has joined the NC State coaching staff as an assistant coach

RALEIGH, N.C. * Steve Anceravage, a two-time All-America wrestler for
Cornell, has joined the NC State coaching staff as an assistant coach.

A four-time NCAA qualifier, Anceravage capped off his stellar
collegiate career this past March by with a fifth-place finish at 174
pounds at the NCAA Championships. He finished sixth at 174 in 2008.
Anceravage finished his career with a 119-28 overall record, including a
35-3 mark as a senior in 2009.

“Steve Anceravage was an outstanding college wrestler and is an
excellent addition to our coaching staff,” Wolfpack hed coach Carter
Jordan said. “He comes from a college program in Cornell that has had
a great deal of success, a program that stresses academics as much as
athletics. In addition to being an excellent wrestler, Steve is smart
and ambitious, and he’s ready to hit the ground running. He has a
great work ethic and is very excited about joining our program. He’ll
be a difference-maker, both on and off the mat.”

Anceravage, a Bloomsburg, Pa., native, was a four-time EIWA finalist
and a four-time All-Ivy League honoree. In 2009, he earned the EIWA’s
Fletcher Award, given annually to the wrestler who earned the most
points for his team over his career at the EIWA Tournament. He broke the
Cornell school record for falls in a season by pinning 17 opponents
during his junior campaign. He also holds the Cornell record for career
pins with 37, after notching nine more than Travis Lee, an NCAA
champion for the Big Red in 2003 and 2005.

Anceravage completed his time at Cornell ranked fifth in career wins
with 119 and was just the 11th Cornell wrestler to finish with more than
100 career wins. Prior to Cornell, Anceravage enjoyed a highly
successful career at Bloomsburg High School by capturing the state title
at 152 pounds as a senior after helping his team win the Class AA state
dual championship. He was a state runner-up as a junior and earned
fourth- and sixth-place finishes at the 2003 junior nationals in
Greco-Roman and freestyle, respectively.