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Sat. Nov 03
Wrestling
Final
NTS
at The Citadel Open
Charleston, S.C.
Results | Recap
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Sat. Nov 10
Wrestling
Final
NTS
Pembroke Classic
Pembroke, N.C.
Results | Recap | Photos
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Sat. Nov 17
Wrestling
Final
1st of 17
at Central Florida Open
Orlando, Fla.
Results | Recap
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Tue. Nov 27
Wrestling
Final
W, 28-15
at Belmont Abbey
Belmont, N.C.
Box Score | Recap
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Sat. Dec 08
Wrestling
Final
L, 15-25
vs. Findlay
@ Newberry, S.C.
Newberry Duals
Box Score | Recap
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Sat. Dec 08
Wrestling
Final
W, 39-12
vs. Cumberland
@ Newberry, S.C.
Newberry Duals
Box Score | Recap
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Sat. Dec 08
Wrestling
Final
L, 10-26
vs. Lake Erie
@ Newberry, S.C.
Newberry Duals
Box Score | Recap
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Sat. Dec 15
Wrestling
Day One
T-8th of 26
at Midwest Classic
UIndy/Indianapolis, Ind.
Results | Recap
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Sun. Dec 16
Wrestling
Final
6th of 26
at Midwest Classic
UIndy/Indianapolis, Ind.
Results | Recap
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Sun. Dec 30
Wrestling
Final
5th of 12
at Citrus Invitational
Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Fla.
Results | Recap
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Wed. Jan 09
Wrestling
Final
W, 36-4
at St. Andrews
Laurinburg, N.C.
Box Score | Recap
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Sat. Jan 12
Wrestling
Final
L, 7-40
vs. St. Cloud State
@ Springfield, Ill.
NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals
Box Score | Recap
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Sat. Jan 12
Wrestling
Final
L, 16-25
vs. Kutztown
@ Springfield, Ill.
NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals
Box Score | Recap
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Sat. Jan 12
Wrestling
Final
L, 18-18
vs. Minnesota State-Mankato
@ Springfield, Ill.
Box Score | Recap
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Fri. Jan 25
Wrestling
Final
W, 27-21
vs. Mercyhurst
@ Newberry, S.C.
Super Region I Duals
Box Score | Recap
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Fri. Jan 25
Wrestling
Final
W, 28-13
vs. Seton Hill
@ Newberry, S.C.
Super Region I Duals
Box Score | Recap
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Sat. Jan 26
Wrestling
Final
W, 32-6
vs. West Liberty
@ Newberry, S.C.
Super Region I Duals
Box Score | Recap
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Sat. Jan 26
Wrestling
Final
L, 14-21
vs. Pitt-Johnstown
@ Newberry, S.C.
Super Region I Duals
Box Score | Recap
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Fri. Feb 01
Wrestling
Final
W, 42-10
Anderson
Alumni Match/Pembroke, N.C.
Box Score | Recap | Photos
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Sat. Feb 02
Wrestling
Final
NTS
at Newberry Open
Newberry, S.C.
Recap
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Tue. Feb 05
Wrestling
Final
W, 27-13
Limestone
Senior Night/Boys & Girls Club/Pembroke, N.C.
Box Score | Recap | Photos
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Thu. Feb 07
Wrestling
Final
L, 16-19
at Newberry
Newberry, S.C.
Box Score | Recap
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Fri. Feb 22
Wrestling
Day One
3rd of 14
at NCAA Super Region I Tournament
Kutztown/Kutztown, Pa.
Results | Recap
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Sat. Feb 23
Wrestling
Final
5th of 14
at NCAA Super Region I Tournament
Kutztown/Kutztown, Pa.
Results | Recap
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Fri. Mar 08
Wrestling
Session I
12th of 45
at NCAA Division II National Championships
Gulf South Conference/Birmingham, Ala.
Results | Recap
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Fri. Mar 08
Wrestling
7:00 PM EST
12th of 45
at NCAA Division II National Championships
Gulf South Conference/Birmingham, Ala.
Results | Recap
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Sat. Mar 09
Wrestling
11:00 AM EST
T20th of 45
at NCAA Division II National Championships
Gulf South Conference/Birmingham, Ala.
Recap
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No Event
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April 1, 2013   |  General News Recap of Black & Gold Report on WFXB For those of you that missed it, here you can find the latest episodes of The Black & Gold Report - a show all about UNC Pembroke athletics.
March 9, 2013   |  Wrestling Williams Finishes 3rd, Ownbey 8th At NCAA Championships Mike Williams shook off a heartbreaking loss in the semifinals with two wins in the consolation bracket en route to third place accolades, while Daniel Ownbey suffered a pair of losses in the...
March 8, 2013   |  Wrestling Four Wrestlers Begin Championship Dreams Friday All-Americans Daniel Ownbey and Mike Williams, as well as newcomers Justin Pencook and Blaze Shade, will begin their quests for a national championship on Friday afternoon as the UNCP quartet compete...
March 8, 2013   |  Wrestling Braves Tied For 12th After Opening Session At NCAA Championships All-American Mike Williams and Justin Pencook each punched their way through to the quarterfinals with opening match victories, while all-American Daniel Ownbey and newcomer Blaze Shade were knocked...
March 8, 2013   |  Wrestling Williams Through To Semifinals At NCAA Championships Mike Williams became UNCP’s first four-time all-American in 27 years with an overtime victory in the quarterfinals, while Daniel Ownbey earned all-American status for the second-straight year...
March 1, 2013   |  Wrestling Braves Up Five Spots In Coaches Poll Newcomer Justin Pencook checked in at No. 4 in the rankings at 157 pounds to give the UNCP wrestling team four nationally-ranked wrestlers for the first time in more than a decade as the Braves jumped...
March 1, 2013   |  Women's Tennis Date Announced For 2013 Braves Club Cash Bash The UNC Pembroke Braves Club is excited to announce the date of the 2013 Braves Club Cash Bash. The event is the premier annual fundraiser for the Braves Club which has grown from a simple reserves...
February 26, 2013   |  Wrestling Brackets Announced For NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships The 10 championship brackets for the 2013 NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships, March 8-9, at the CrossPlex Complex in Birmingham, Ala., have been announced. A total of 160 wrestlers will continue...
February 23, 2013   |  Wrestling Four Braves Headed To NCAA National Championships All-American Daniel Ownbey and newcomer Justin Pencook each captured their first region titles, Mike Williams finished second and Blaze Shade registered a third place finish to help the quartet secure...
February 22, 2013   |  Wrestling Four Braves Move Through To Semifinals At Region Tournament Daniel Ownbey, Justin Pencook, Blaze Shade and Mike Williams each punched their way through to Saturday’s championship semifinal round, and five other wrestlers staved off elimination in the...
February 21, 2013   |  Wrestling Braves Jump To 10th In Basford Division II Rankings Having put the regular season slate to rest with a tough 19-16 loss to top-ranked Newberry two weeks ago, the UNCP wrestling team got a little more momentum heading into the postseason on Thursday as...
February 13, 2013   |  Wrestling Shade Breaks Into National Rankings, But Braves Stay Put At No. 18 Newcomer Blade Shade jumped into the individual listings at 165 pounds, but the UNCP wrestling team stayed put at No. 18 in the final regular season rankings by the NCAA Division II Wrestling Coaches...
February 11, 2013   |  Wrestling Shade Moves To No. 1, Braves Hold At No. 5 In Super Region I Rankings Days removed from capturing a convincing 7-2 decision over fifth-ranked Blake Ridenour of top-ranked Newberry, Blaze Shade saw his efforts rewarded as the freshman moved into the No. 1 spot in the...
February 11, 2013   |  Wrestling Wrestling’s Blaze Shade Named UNCP Athlete Of The Week After registering a pair of victories in leading the 13th-ranked UNCP wrestling team to a 1-1 record on the week, including a rout of visiting Limestone on Tuesday evening, freshman Blaze Shade has...
February 8, 2013   |  Wrestling Ownbey, Williams Among Country’s Most Dominant Wrestlers UNCP all-Americans Daniel Ownbey and Mike Williams are among a handful of the country’s top wrestlers in the latest weekly standings for the 2013 NCAA Most Dominant Wrestler award, as well as...
February 7, 2013   |  Wrestling No. 13 Braves Nearly Knock Off Top-Ranked Newberry UNCP rallied back from an early 9-0 deficit to knot up the score heading into the final three matches of the night, but top-ranked Newberry used a last-second victory at 197 pounds to grab the needed...
February 5, 2013   |  Wrestling No. 13 Braves Clinch Winning Season, Top Limestone Visiting Limestone captured three of the first four matches of the night to stake claim to an early 10-3 lead, but 13th-ranked UNCP won five of the last six matches, including three bonus-point...
February 2, 2013   |  Wrestling Hill Grabs Championship Honors At Newberry Open Redshirt freshman Marquin Hill used an overtime win in his first match of the day to spark a perfect 4-0 run through the championship bracket of the 285-pound tournament on Saturday afternoon at the...
February 1, 2013   |  Wrestling No. 13 Braves Retain Belt With Rout Of Anderson Visiting Anderson grabbed bonus-point wins in each of the night’s first two matches to grab an early lead, but 13th-ranked UNCP responded by taking the night’s final eight matches,...
January 30, 2013   |  Wrestling Ownbey, Williams Still No. 1, Braves Jump To No. 18 A strong showing at the NCAA Super Region I Duals on Friday and Saturday has netted the UNCP wrestling team positive gains as the Braves jumped up two spots to No. 18 in the latest Division II...
January 29, 2013   |  Wrestling Braves Stay Put At No. 5 In NCAA Super Region I Rankings Despite recording a 3-1 record at the NCAA Super Region I Duals over the weekend in Newberry, S.C., the 13th-ranked UNCP wrestling team stayed put at No. 5 in the latest NCAA Super Region I rankings...
January 28, 2013   |  Wrestling Wrestling’s Mike Williams Named UNCP Athlete Of The Week Having registered a quartet of bonus-point victories, including his 100th career win on Friday evening, in pacing the UNCP wrestling team to a 3-1 record at the NCAA Super Region I Duals, Mike...
January 26, 2013   |  Wrestling No. 11 Pitt-Johnstown Rallies Back To Stun No. 13 Braves UNCP rallied back from an early 7-0 deficit to take a 14-10 lead into the final three matches, but 11th-ranked Pitt-Johnstown grabbed all three matches down the stretch to stun the 13th-ranked Braves,...
January 26, 2013   |  Wrestling No. 13 Braves Pummel No. 9 West Liberty Freshman Jake Smith’s 7-0 decision over Joe Wagstaff in the opening match of the session was the first of eight-straight wins for UNCP as the 13th-ranked Braves left little doubt in posting a...
January 25, 2013   |  Wrestling No. 13 Braves Rally Past Mercyhurst At Super Region I Duals Thirteenth-ranked UNCP rallied back from a 15-6 deficit by posting victories in five of the last six matches to shock previously undefeated Mercyhurst with a 27-21 victory over the Lakers on Friday in...
January 25, 2013   |  Wrestling Williams Nets 100th Win As No. 13 Braves Rattle Seton Hill Three-time all-American and defending national champion Mike Williams became the 23rd member of UNCP’s 100-win club with a first period pin to help the 13th-ranked Braves topple Seton Hill,...
January 17, 2013   |  Wrestling Ownbey, Williams Still No. 1, Braves Re-Enter Poll At No. 20 All-Americans Daniel Ownbey and Mike Williams each continued their perch atop their respective weight rankings, while UNCP’s unexplainable drop in the team rankings finally reversed itself, with...
January 15, 2013   |  Wrestling Braves Jump One Spot To Fifth In NCAA Super Region I Rankings Despite not achieving the results it wanted at the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals over the weekend, the UNCP wrestling team made some headway inside the region as the Braves climbed one spot to No. 5...
January 12, 2013   |  Wrestling No. 13 Braves To Face No. 5 St. Cloud In National Duals Opener The 13th-ranked UNCP wrestling team will battle fifth-ranked St. Cloud State in its opening match of the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals at the Prairie Capital Convention Center in Springfield, Ill.,...
January 12, 2013   |  Wrestling No. 13 Braves Fall To No. 9 Minnesota State-Mankato Via Tiebreaker All-American Mike Williams registered the 99th win of his career and Chris Giddens toughed out a 4-3 victory in triple overtime, but ninth-ranked Minnesota State-Mankato used a pair of tech fall...
January 12, 2013   |  Wrestling No. 21 Kutztown Rallies To Upset No. 13 Braves Thirteenth-ranked UNCP posted bonus point victories in three of the first five matches in building a 13-6 lead at the midpoint, but No. 21 Kutztown took four of the last five matches, including three...
January 12, 2013   |  Wrestling No. 5 St. Cloud State Too Much For No. 13 Braves All-Americans Daniel Ownbey and Mike Williams left little doubt in registering wins over their respective opponents, but fifth-ranked St. Cloud State won the eight remaining matches, including five by...
January 10, 2013   |  Wrestling 20 Questions With Wrestling’s James De La Riva UNCPBraves.com sat down with senior wrestler James De La Riva to get to know him a little bit better. James was asked a variety of questions ranging from his favorite vacation destination to why he...
January 9, 2013   |  Wrestling No. 13 Braves Make It Look Easy In Rout Of St. Andrews Chauncey Foster gave St. Andrews an early lead with a win in the opening match of the night, but visiting and 13th-ranked UNCP responded by dominating the remaining nine matches en route to a 36-4...
January 3, 2013   |  Wrestling Ownbey, Williams Retain No. 1 Rankings, Braves Drop Out Daniel Ownbey and Mike Williams continued the stranglehold on the No. 1 spot in their respective weight classes, but the UNCP wrestling team continued its unexplainable descent in the team listing...
January 1, 2013   |  Wrestling Braves Stay Put At No. 6 In Latest Super Region I Rankings After maintaining a consistent rate of success over the last few weeks, including a stellar showing at the Citrus Invitational over the weekend, the 13th-ranked UNCP wrestling team stayed put at No. 6...
December 31, 2012   |  Wrestling Wrestling’s Daniel Ownbey Named UNCP Athlete Of The Week After turning in a dominant performance in leading the 13th-ranked UNCP wrestling team to a fifth place finish at the Citrus Invitational over the weekend, redshirt sophomore Daniel Ownbey has been...
December 30, 2012   |  Wrestling Braves Place 10, Finish 5th At Citrus Invitational Daniel Ownbey, Blaze Shade and Mike Williams each rolled through their respective tournaments en route to top honors to help lead the No. 13 UNCP wrestling team to a fifth place finish at the Citrus...
December 17, 2012   |  Wrestling Wrestling’s Mike Williams Named UNCP Athlete Of The Week After tallying a 5-0 record and capturing Most Outstanding Wrestler honors in leading the Braves to a sixth place finish at the 34th Annual Midwest Classic over the weekend, senior Mike Williams has...
December 16, 2012   |  Wrestling Ownbey, Williams Lead Braves To Sixth Place Finish At Midwest Classic All-Americans Daniel Ownbey and Mike Williams each captured tournament titles, while Chris Giddens and Blaze Shade each came away with hardware as well, to lead the UNCP wrestling team to a sixth...
December 15, 2012   |  Wrestling Three Braves Move Into Semifinals At Midwest Classic Chris Giddens, Daniel Ownbey and Mike Williams each turned in perfect days on the mat to move through to Sunday’s semifinal round and propel the UNCP wrestling team into a tie for eighth place...
December 13, 2012   |  Wrestling Ownbey Aspires to Become 2016 Olympic Games Qualifier In just more than a year, Daniel Ownbey has battled his way to the top ranking in Division II wrestling and aspires to further his career and become an Olympian.
December 12, 2012   |  Wrestling Wrestling’s Daniel Ownbey Named UNCP Athlete Of The Week After registering three wins in helping the Braves to a good showing at the Newberry Duals on Saturday in Eleazer Arena, redshirt sophomore Daniel Ownbey has been named this week’s UNCP Athlete...
December 8, 2012   |  Wrestling No. 20 Braves Too Much For Cumberland Cumberland forfeited the first two bouts of the match to spot UNCP an early lead, but the 20th-ranked Braves needed very little outside assistance in posting a 39-12 win over the Bulldogs on Saturday...
December 8, 2012   |  Wrestling No. 20 Braves Fall To Lake Erie In Newberry Duals Finale UNCP got individual victories from veterans Daniel Ownbey, Mike Williams and senior James De La Riva, but red-hot Lake Erie captured all seven of the remaining matches en route to a 26-10 win over the...
December 8, 2012   |  Wrestling No. 8 Findlay Rallies To Top No. 20 Braves In Newberry Duals Opener UNCP used early victories by Brian Thompson and top-ranked Daniel Ownbey to grab an early lead, but eighth-ranked Findlay used key bonus point victories in three matches to rally back for a 25-15 win...
December 6, 2012   |  Wrestling Ownbey Vaults To No. 1, But Braves Drop Eight Spots In National Rankings Despite a high level of success through its first three tournaments of the season, the UNCP wrestling team dropped eight spots into a tie for No. 20 in the first regular season Division II Wrestling...
December 4, 2012   |  Wrestling Ownbey, Williams Control Top Spot In Initial Super Region I Rankings All-Americans Daniel Ownbey and Mike Williams are each on the perch in their respective weight classes, while 12th-ranked UNCP checks in at No. 6 in the team listing, with the release of the initial...
November 27, 2012   |  Wrestling No. 12 Braves Bounce Belmont Abbey In Dual Meet Opener Belmont Abbey used a victory in the opening bout of the night to grab an early lead, but 12th-ranked UNCP responded by capturing six of the remaining nine matches, including three by pin, to cruise by...
November 17, 2012   |  Wrestling Braves Grab Central Florida Open Title, 12 Wrestlers Place Five UNCP wrestlers, including Most Outstanding Wrestler Blaze Shade, each turned in perfect 4-0 runs through their respective brackets to capture individual titles and highlight action for UNCP at...
November 14, 2012   |  Wrestling 20 Questions With Wrestling's Daniel Ownbey UNCPBraves.com sat down with sophomore wrestler Daniel Ownbey to learn his opinion on a variety of topics ranging from the best boy band of all time to how he wants to be remembered when he leaves...
November 10, 2012   |  Wrestling Ownbey Captures Classic Title, Nine Other Braves Place All-American Daniel Ownbey throttled top-ranked B.J. Young of Newberry in the title bout to complete a perfect run through the 141-pound tournament, while nine other Braves finished with placewinner...
November 3, 2012   |  Wrestling Giddens Captures Title At The Citadel Open; Hill, Thompson Finish Third Chris Giddens put together an unblemished four-match run to capture top honors in the 285-pound championship, while Marquin Hill and Brian Thompson both came away with third place accolades, to...
October 19, 2012   |  Wrestling Braves Check In At No. 12 In Initial NCAA Division II Wrestling Rankings The UNCP wrestling team continued to rake in the preseason recognition on Friday as the Braves checked in at No. 12 in the first Division II Wrestling Coaches Association poll of the season.
September 28, 2012   |  Wrestling Ownbey To Carry No. 2 Ranking Into 2012-13 Campaign After using his initial campaign in Pembroke to register a third place finish at the NCAA Division II National Championships, redshirt sophomore Daniel Ownbey was ranked No. 2 in the Basford Preseason...
September 21, 2012   |  Wrestling Williams Headlines Basford Preseason Rankings At 174 Pounds On the heels of one of the finest seasons in the history of the UNCP wrestling team, the preseason accolades began to roll in for Mike Williams on Friday as the senior was tabbed as the nation’s...
September 19, 2012   |  Wrestling UNCP Wrestling And Student Health Services To Host Blood Drive The UNCP wrestling team and UNCP Student Health Services will be co-sponsoring a blood drive on Wednesday, September 26, in the University Center Lounge on the campus of UNC Pembroke from 10 a.m. to...
July 27, 2012   |  Wrestling Johnson Receives Full Scholarship For NWCA Coaching Leadership Academy UNC Pembroke wrestling head coach Othello Johnson is among 45 coaches representing all collegiate divisions that have been selected to receive full scholarships to participate in the Fourth Annual...
June 6, 2012   |  Wrestling Nolan Named To Capital One Academic All-America Squad Senior Shane Nolan captured a first for the UNCP wrestling program on Wednesday as the Girard, Pa., native was among 45 student-athletes named to the Capital One Academic All-America Division II...
May 18, 2012   |  Wrestling Nolan Named To CoSIDA/Capital One Academic All-District Team Shane Nolan added another line to his collegiate resume on Friday morning as the senior was among a dozen student-athletes selected as part of the 2012 Capital One Academic All-District 3 Men’s...
May 12, 2012   |  Wrestling Nolan Named To NWCA All-Academic Team Shane Nolan added another impressive notch to his collegiate resume on Saturday afternoon as the senior was among 166 student-athletes named to the National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Academic...
March 26, 2012   |  General News Recap of Black & Gold Report on WFXB For those of you that missed it, here you can find the latest episodes of The Black & Gold Report - a show all about UNC Pembroke athletics.
March 12, 2012   |  Wrestling Wrestling’s Mike Williams Named UNCP Student-Athlete Of The Week Days removed from capturing UNCP’s first national championship of any kind in 30 years, as well as the first-ever national championship in the sport of wrestling, redshirt junior Mike Williams...
March 10, 2012   |  Wrestling Williams Captures National Championship, Ownbey Third, Nolan Sixth All-American Mike Williams completed an unblemished two-day run through the 165-pound tournament with a 5-2 decision in the national championship match with fourth-ranked Mason True of Findlay to...
March 9, 2012   |  Wrestling UNCP Trio Begins National Championship Quest On Friday Shane Nolan, Daniel Ownbey and Mike Williams will begin their quest for UNCP’s first wrestling national championship on Friday when the trio opens up wrestling action at the NCAA Division II...
March 9, 2012   |  Wrestling UNCP Trio Moves Through To Saturday, Clinches All-America Honors Mike Williams clinched his third-straight all-American honors, while Shane Nolan and Daniel Ownbey each clinched their first, as all three wrestlers moved into Saturday’s wrestling action at the...
February 28, 2012   |  Wrestling Wrestling’s Mike Williams Named UNCP Student-Athlete Of The Week On the heels of capturing his third-straight NCAA Super Region I title with an unblemished run through the 165-pound tournament on Friday and Saturday, junior Mike Williams has been named this...
February 28, 2012   |  Wrestling UNCP Trio Totes National Rankings Into NCAA Championship Event Daniel Ownbey checked into the national rankings for the first time, Mike Williams jumped one spot and Shane Nolan stayed put in the 197-pound listing with the release of the NCAA Division II...
February 27, 2012   |  Wrestling Brackets Announced For NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships The 10 championship brackets for the 2012 NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships, March 9-10, at Massari Arena in Pueblo, Colo., have been announced. A total of 160 wrestlers, including three from...
February 25, 2012   |  Wrestling Ownbey, Williams, Nolan Qualify For NCAA Championships All-American Mike Williams, freshman Daniel Ownbey and senior Shane Nolan each punched their tickets to the NCAA Division II National Championships, March 9-10, in Pueblo, Colo., on Saturday to...
February 24, 2012   |  Wrestling Braves 10th After Opening Session Of NCAA Super Region I Tournament Daniel Ownbey, Mike Williams and Shane Nolan each registered a pair of wins to punch their tickets to Saturday’s semifinals and highlight day one action for the 19th-ranked UNCP wrestling team...
February 10, 2012   |  Wrestling No. 17 Braves Fall At No. 13 Limestone Host and 13th-ranked Limestone staked claim to an early 11-0 lead on the team scoreboard, but needed key victories at 184 and 197 pounds to turn back upset-minded and 19th-ranked UNCP, 21-19, in the...
February 8, 2012   |  Wrestling Wrestling’s James De La Riva Named UNCP Student-Athlete Of The Week Having put the caps on his first career tournament win with an unblemished run through the Newberry Open on Saturday, junior James De La Riva has been named this week’s UNCP Student-Athlete of...
February 7, 2012   |  Wrestling No. 17 Braves Fall To No. 2 Newberry In Home Finale Visiting and second-ranked Newberry grabbed wins in each of the first five matches of the night to stake claim to an insurmountable lead, but 17th-ranked UNCP won three of the final five bouts of the...
February 4, 2012   |  Wrestling De La Riva, Four Others Grab Place-Winner Laurels At Newberry Open James De La Riva toughed out a 3-2 win over teammate Chris Giddens in the championship bout of the 285-pound tournament to clinch his first career tournament championship and highlight action for...
February 3, 2012   |  Wrestling No. 17 Braves Retain Belt, Throttle Anderson Visiting and 17th-ranked UNCP dug itself an early hole by forfeiting each of the first two bouts of the night, but the Braves rebounded seven wins in the eight remaining matchups to post a 37-15 win...
January 26, 2012   |  Wrestling Braves 5th In Latest Basford Division II Region Rankings On the strength of solid competition in the month of January, the UNCP wrestling team climbed one spot to fifth in the latest Basford NCAA Super Region I rankings, while eight individuals are listed...
January 25, 2012   |  Wrestling No. 17 Braves Make Short Work Of Visiting St. Andrews UNCP conceded the opening match of the night to dig itself an early deficit, but the 17th-ranked Braves left little doubt the remainder of the night by tallying 34 takedowns and four near falls in a...
January 23, 2012   |  Wrestling Wrestling’s Daniel Ownbey Named UNCP Student-Athlete Of The Week Having played a pivotal role in leading the UNCP wrestling team to a 2-2 record at the Super Region I Duals over the weekend, including a key upset of No. 14 West Liberty, newcomer Daniel Ownbey has...
January 23, 2012   |  Wrestling Braves Climb One Spot To 9th In NCAA Super Region I Rankings UNCP split four dual meets over the weekend to move up one spot in the NCAA Super Region I rankings, while three individuals made their season debut in the weekly listing by the region’s head...
January 21, 2012   |  Wrestling No. 17 Braves Rout No. 14 West Liberty, Fall To No. 10 Pitt-Johnstown No. 17 UNCP was firing on all cylinders en route to a 33-12 throttling of No. 14 West Liberty in its Saturday opener, but fell to host- and 10th-ranked Pitt-Johnstown, 28-11, on the second and final...
January 20, 2012   |  Wrestling No. 17 UNCP Splits On Day One Of Super Region I Duals UNCP rebounded from a tough loss to Shippensburg in its weekend opener with a convincing victory over Seton Hill in the nightcap to help the Braves book a 1-1 record after day one of the Super Region...
January 17, 2012   |  Wrestling 20 Questions With Wrestling's Shane Nolan UNCPBraves.com sat down with senior wrestler Shane Nolan to learn of his opinion on a variety of topics ranging from the most famous person he has ever met to how he wants to be remembered when he...
January 10, 2012   |  Wrestling Braves, St. Andrews Wrestling Match Rescheduled Thursday’s regularly scheduled wrestling dual meet between No. 17 UNCP and St. Andrews has been rescheduled. The match will now be contested on January 25 at 7 p.m. inside the English E. Jones...
January 2, 2012   |  Wrestling Wrestling’s Mike Williams Named UNCP Student-Athlete Of The Week After registering an unblemished run through the 165-pound tournament in leading UNCP to a sixth place finish at the Citrus Invitational on Friday, Mike Williams has been named this week’s UNCP...
December 31, 2011   |  Wrestling Braves Climb One Spot In Basford Division II Wrestling Rankings Coming off strong showings at both the Midwest Classic and the Citrus Invitational, the UNCP wrestling team climbed one spot to No. 17 in the latest Basford NCAA Division II College Wrestling...
December 30, 2011   |  Wrestling Williams Captures Title At Citrus Invitational, Braves Sixth All-American Mike Williams posted an 8-0 major decision in the championship match of the 165-pound tournament en route to Robert Del Rosa Most Outstanding Wrestler honors to highlight action for UNCP...
December 29, 2011   |  Wrestling Williams, De La Riva Move Through To Semifinals At Citrus Invitational Mike Williams and James De La Riva each booked a pair of wins to move through to Friday’s semifinal round, while seven other Braves will look to wrestle back through the consolation bracket, as...
December 19, 2011   |  Wrestling Williams Captures Title At Midwest Classic, Braves 10th All-American Mike Williams booked his second tournament title of the season, Shane Nolan finished fourth and Brendon Parker-Risk grabbed a fifth place laurel to highlight action for UNCP at the 33rd...
December 18, 2011   |  Wrestling Braves 10th After Day One Of Midwest Classic Mike Williams and Shane Nolan each punched their way to Monday’s action with close decisions in the quarterfinal round to help key UNCP to 42.0 team points and a 10th place standing after day...
December 12, 2011   |  Wrestling 20 Questions With Wrestling's Mike Williams UNCPBraves.com sat down with junior wrestler Mike Williams to learn of his opinion on a variety of topics ranging from his dream job to how he wants to be remembered when he leaves Pembroke.
December 12, 2011   |  Wrestling Wrestling’s Shane Nolan Named UNCP Student-Athlete Of The Week After registering a trio of individual victories en route to pacing the UNCP wrestling team to a respectable showing at the Newberry Duals on Saturday, senior Shane Nolan has been named this week&rsqu...
December 10, 2011   |  Wrestling Braves Tally 1-2 Record At Newberry Duals Shane Nolan, Brendon Parker-Risk and Mike Williams each exited the day unscathed on the mat, but UNCP booked a 1-2 day on the mat as a team on Saturday afternoon at the Newberry Duals in Newberry&rsqu...
December 8, 2011   |  Wrestling Williams, Nolan In Latest National Rankings Mike Williams held tight at No. 3 in the latest 165-pound rankings, while Shane Nolan made his debut in the 197-pound listing at No. 8 with the release of the NCAA Division II Wrestling Poll on...
December 6, 2011   |  Wrestling Wrestling’s Kristoff Thomas Named UNCP Student-Athlete Of The Week After posting seven wins last week, including an incredulous third place run through the 149-pound tournament at the Davidson Open on Saturday, freshman Kristoff Thomas has been named this week’...
December 3, 2011   |  Wrestling Williams Wins Title At Davidson Open, Bryant Second All-American Mike Williams capped off an unblemished day with an 8-1 decision over Davidson’s Tyler Mullen in the championship bout of the 165-pound tournament to highlight action for UNCP on...
November 30, 2011   |  Wrestling Johnson Wins Dual Opener As Braves Breeze Past Belmont Abbey UNCP booked 20 takedowns and six near falls in its dual meet opener, but ultimately used the strength of four pins to slice through visiting Belmont Abbey and hand head coach Othello “O.T.&rdquo...
November 30, 2011   |  Wrestling Braves Open Dual Season Wednesday Against Belmont Abbey Having already secured phenomenal outings at any of a trio of tournaments to begin the campaign, the 18th-ranked UNCP wrestling team will open the dual meet portion of its 2011-12 schedule on...
November 22, 2011   |  Wrestling Wrestling’s Brendon Parker-Risk Named UNCP Student-Athlete Of The Week After highlighting action for the UNCP wrestling team with an unblemished run through the 157-pound tournament at the 31st Annual Pembroke Classic on Saturday, junior Brendon Parker-Risk has been...
November 19, 2011   |  Wrestling Wrestlers To Host 31st Annual Pembroke Classic On Saturday Having performed admirably in each of the first two events of the 2011-12 campaign, the 18th-ranked UNCP wrestlers will lift the lid on their 2011-12 home schedule this weekend as they suit up to host...
November 19, 2011   |  Wrestling Braves Place Six At 31st Annual Pembroke Classic Brendon Parker-Risk completed an unblemished run through the 157-pound tournament with a third-period pin of N.C. State’s Colton Palmer in the championship bout and headlined a list of six...
November 13, 2011   |  Wrestling Nolan Grabs Runner-Up Honors At Wolfpack Open Senior Shane Nolan breezed through three matches before dropping a tough 5-3 decision to Virginia Tech’s Nick Vetterlein in the title bout of the 197-pound tournament capture second place...
November 6, 2011   |  Wrestling Ownbey, Giddens Grab Third Place Laurels At The Citadel Open Daniel Ownbey and Chris Giddens each rebounded from tough losses in championship bracket action with unblemished runs through the consolation bracket, grabbing third place honors and highlighting...
October 26, 2011   |  Wrestling Braves Check In At No. 18 In NCAA Wrestling Preseason Poll Coming off one of its best seasons in program history, the UNCP wrestling team has been properly recognized as the Braves checked in at No. 18 in the preseason top 20 poll released on Wednesday...
October 11, 2011   |  Wrestling Blood Sport A Big Success For UNCP Wrestling Team The UNCP wrestling team, in association with representatives from Student Health and the American Red Cross, made its annual Blood Sport event a success once again, this time collecting more than 145...
September 22, 2011   |  Wrestling UNCP Wrestling And Student Health To Host Blood Drive The UNCP wrestling team and UNCP Student Health will be co-sponsoring a blood drive on Wednesday, September 28, in the Chavis Student Center on the campus of UNC Pembroke from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
September 12, 2011   |  Wrestling UNCP Wrestling To Host Open Tryouts UNC Pembroke and wrestling head coach Othello Johnson will be holding an open tryout for the 2011-2012 wrestling team, September 13-15, in the UNCP wrestling room.
August 30, 2011   |  General News Sigmon Named Assistant Wrestling Coach Newly hired UNCP head wrestling coach Othello Johnson has announced the addition of Byron Sigmon to his coaching staff as an assistant for the 2011-12 season.
August 9, 2011   |  Wrestling Johnson Named UNCP Wrestling Coach Athletic department officials at the University of North Carolina on Pembroke announced the hiring of Othello Johnson as its sixth wrestling head coach on Tuesday afternoon.
July 15, 2011   |  Wrestling Gibbs Resigns As UNCP Wrestling Coach Jamie Gibbs, who has led the UNCP wrestling team to five outstanding seasons, has resigned his position as head coach and will not return next season, athletic department officials at the University...
May 2, 2011   |  Wrestling UNCP Athletics To Offer Summer Sport Camps Several sport programs at UNC Pembroke will be hosting summer camps for area youth starting in the month of June. The men’s soccer, men’s basketball, softball, volleyball and wrestling...
March 15, 2011   |  Wrestling Nolan, Weakley Named To All-Academic Wrestling Team Senior all-American Russell Weakley garnered a spot on the first team, while teammate and junior Shane Nolan was decorated with second team accolades, with the release of the 2010-11 Division II...
March 12, 2011   |  Wrestling Weakley, Williams Post Fifth Place Finishes At NCAA Championships Russell Weakley and Mike Williams suffered tight losses in the consolation semifinals, but both rebounded with wins in the fifth place bouts to help No. 17 UNCP to a tie for 17th in the final team...
March 11, 2011   |  Wrestling Weakley, Williams Grab All-American Accolades At NCAA Championships Russell Weakley and Mike Williams each used key wins in the consolation bracket to grab all-American accolades for the second-straight season and highlight action for No. 17 UNCP at the NCAA Division...
March 4, 2011   |  Wrestling Brackets Released For 2011 Wrestling Championships The NCAA has released the complete field and pairings for the 2011 Division II Wrestling Championships, set to be held on March 11-12 at the University of Nebraska at Kearney’s Health &...
February 26, 2011   |  Wrestling Four Wrestlers Book Ticket To National Championships All-American Mike Williams captured first place honors, while Russell Weakley, Timdarius Thurston and Brendon Parker-Risk each grabbed fourth place laurels, to highlight action for 11th-ranked UNCP on...
February 25, 2011   |  Wrestling No. 11 Braves Trek To Pennsylvania For NCAA Super Region I Tournament The 11th-ranked UNCP wrestling team will step into the NCAA postseason this weekend as the Braves make the long trek to Erie, Pa., to do battle at the Super Region One Tournament inside The Hammermill...
February 25, 2011   |  Wrestling No. 11 UNCP Sends Five To Saturday’s Semifinals At Super Region I Tourney Five wrestlers posted perfect records to punch their ticket into the semifinals, while three others fought their way through the consolation bracket to advance through into Saturday as well, and help...
February 23, 2011   |  Wrestling UNCP Holds At No. 11 In Final Regular Season Poll Just two days away from competing in the NCAA postseason, the UNCP wrestling team held steady at No. 11 in the final regular season NCAA Division II Wrestling Coaches Association poll released on...
February 21, 2011   |  Wrestling Braves Hold Steady At No. 3 In Super Region I Poll Having put the caps on the regular season with a 13-5 record in dual meets, the UNCP wrestling team maintained its stranglehold on the No. 3 position in the NCAA Super Region I poll released on Monday...
February 10, 2011   |  Wrestling No. 10 Braves Upset By Visiting Limestone UNCP got pins from all-Americans Russell Weakley and Mike Williams, as well as a major decision from Shane Nolan, but visiting Limestone captured each of the seven remaining matches on the night to...
February 3, 2011   |  Wrestling No. 10 Braves Make Short Work Of Spartanburg Methodist Fueled by four forfeit victories, as well as pins by all-Americans Russell Weakley and Mike Williams, No. 10 UNCP needed just less than 40 minutes to ouster visiting Spartanburg Methodist with a...
February 1, 2011   |  Wrestling Short-Handed Braves Fall At No. 4 Newberry Fourth-ranked Newberry posted a pair of pins, as well as a forfeit victory in the opening match of the night, to easily turn back sixth-ranked UNCP, 36-6, in college wrestling action on Tuesday...
January 28, 2011   |  Wrestling No. 6 Braves Back On Track With Rout Of St. Andrews St. Andrews used a forfeit win in the opening match of the night, as well as an injury default win at 174 pounds, to register its most points in the series, but sixth-ranked UNCP responded by taking...
January 24, 2011   |  Wrestling Wrestling’s Mike Williams Named UNCP Athlete Of The Week After posting an unbeaten record in leading the sixth-ranked UNCP wrestling team to a 3-1 record at the Super Region I Duals over the weekend, redshirt sophomore Mike Williams has been named this...
January 22, 2011   |  Wrestling No. 6 Braves Leave Little Doubt In 46-3 Throttling Of Seton Hill Sixth-ranked UNC Pembroke used win by pin falls from both Mike Williams and Dennis Fix, as well as quartet of forfeits, to turn back region rival Seton Hill, 46-3, on Saturday afternoon at the Super...
January 22, 2011   |  Wrestling No. 6 Braves Upset By No. 12 Pitt-Johnstown Sparked by a gift victory in the opening match of the night, 12th-ranked Pitt-Johnstown rallied for seven individual victories, including two by pin, to upend sixth-ranked UNCP in the final session of...
January 21, 2011   |  Wrestling No. 6 Braves Rattle Shippensburg, Mercyhurst At Super Region I Duals Fueled by an unbeaten day from the first four wrestlers in its starting lineup, the sixth-ranked UNCP wrestling team proved to be an rather ungracious host as the Braves throttled Shippensburg, 40-6,...
January 20, 2011   |  Wrestling No. 6 Braves To Host Super Region Duals On Friday, Saturday The sixth-ranked UNCP wrestling team will welcome some of the region’s best teams, as well as a plethora of the country’s best wrestlers, as the Braves suit up to host the Super Region I...
January 19, 2011   |  Wrestling Braves Vault To No. 6 In NCAA Division II Poll On the strength of one of its strongest starts in school history, including a sixth place finish at the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals just more than a week ago, the UNCP wrestling team continued its...
January 18, 2011   |  Wrestling Braves Claim No. 2 Spot In Super Region I Poll On the shoulders of a sixth place finish at the prestigious NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals last weekend in Cedar Falls, Iowa, the nationally ranked UNCP wrestling team climbed another spot to No. 2 in...
January 11, 2011   |  Wrestling Wrestling's Mike Williams Named UNCP Athlete Of The Week After playing an integral role in the UNCP wrestling team's sixth place finish at the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals on Saturday and Sunday, redshirt sophomore Mike Williams has been named this...
January 9, 2011   |  Wrestling Williams Named Most Outstanding Wrestler At NWCA National Duals After playing an integral role in the UNCP wrestling team’s sixth place finish at the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals, redshirt sophomore Mike Williams has been named the Most Outstanding...
January 9, 2011   |  Wrestling No. 13 Braves Topple No. 7 Minnesota State-Mankato Following a script that has it riding a wave of success this season, the 13th-ranked UNCP wrestling team added another victim to its meat pole on Sunday morning by vanquishing seventh-ranked Minnesota...
January 9, 2011   |  Wrestling No. 9 Central Oklahoma Rallies To Upset No. 13 UNCP Ninth-ranked Central Oklahoma posted victories in the last four bouts to rally back from a 15-7 deficit and upset No. 13 UNCP in the fifth place match of the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals on Sunday.
January 8, 2011   |  Wrestling No. 13 Braves Upend No. 9 Central Oklahoma Keyed by seven individual victories on the day, UNCP got off to a successful start at the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals on Saturday afternoon by toppling ninth-ranked and 15-time national champion...
January 8, 2011   |  Wrestling No. 2 St. Cloud State Too Much For No. 13 Braves Second-ranked St. Cloud State captured six individual victories, including bonus points in a trio of matches, to turn back upset-minded UNCP, 27-9, in the quarterfinals of the NWCA/Cliff Keen National...
January 8, 2011   |  Wrestling Thrilling Finish Leads No. 13 Braves Past Minnesota State-Moorhead James De La Riva’s takedown of Jon Swart early in the second overtime period preserved the victory for 13th-ranked UNCP as the Braves advanced in the consolation bracket of the NWCA/Cliff Keen...
January 4, 2011   |  Wrestling Braves Climb To 13th In Latest NCAA Division II Wrestling Rankings On the strength of a perfect record at the Newberry Duals, as well as a third place finish at the Midwest Classic, the UNCP wrestling team jumped seven spots to No. 13 in the latest NCAA Division II...
January 4, 2011   |  Wrestling Braves Jump To Third In Latest Super Region I Rankings On the strength of a perfect record at the Newberry Duals, as well as a third place finish at the Midwest Classic, the UNCP wrestling team made a significant leap in the latest Super Region I...
December 20, 2010   |  Wrestling Wrestling’s Russell Weakley Named UNCP Athlete Of The Week After capturing the 125-pound championship in pacing UNCP to its first top-10 finish at the prestigious Midwest Classic in Indianapolis over the weekend, senior Russell Weakley has been named UNCP...
December 19, 2010   |  Wrestling No. 20 Braves Finish Third At 32nd Annual Midwest Classic All-American Russell Weakley won the 125-pound championship, while Shane Nolan and Mike Williams each grabbed runner-up honors, to lead the 20th-ranked Braves to a third place showing at the 32nd...
December 18, 2010   |  Wrestling Braves Fourth After Day One Of 32nd Annual Midwest Classic Four UNCP wrestlers posted perfect days on the mats to advance through to the championship semifinals, while two others stayed alive in the consolation bracket, to key the Braves to a fourth place...
December 15, 2010   |  Wrestling 20 Questions With Wrestling's Russell Weakley UNCPBraves.com recently had the chance to sit down with senior all-American wrestler Russell Weakley to learn of his opinion on a variety of topics ranging from his proudest sports moment to how he...
December 13, 2010   |  Wrestling Wrestling’s Russell Weakley Named UNCP Athlete Of The Week After leading UNCP to an undefeated record at the Newberry Duals on Sunday, including a trio of wins over nationally ranked teams, senior Russell Weakley has been named this week’s UNCP Athlete...
December 12, 2010   |  Wrestling UNCP Posts Perfect Day In Three Matches At Newberry Duals All-American Russell Weakley registered three wins by pin fall, while Timdarius Thurston, Brendon Parker-Risk and Tyquan Easton each posted unblemished days on the mat as well, as 20th-ranked UNCP...
December 8, 2010   |  Wrestling Braves Break Into National Rankings Less than 24 hours after making a significant jump in the Super Region I rankings, the UNCP wrestling team jumped back into the national picture on Wednesday as the Braves checked in at No. 20 in the...
December 7, 2010   |  Wrestling Braves Jump Three Spots In Super Region I Poll On the shoulders of a perfect 2-0 start to the 2010-11 dual season, the UNCP wrestling team jumped up three spots in the latest Super Region I listing, while a handful of individuals made moves of...
December 4, 2010   |  Wrestling Harrison, Ford, Sturrock Grab Third Place Laurels At Davidson Open Brandon Harrison, John Sturrock and Jordan Ford each culminated a successful day on the mats by completing an unblemished run through the consolation brackets en route to third place honors in each...
December 2, 2010   |  Wrestling Braves Retain Belt With 29-10 Rout Of Visiting Anderson UNCP registered 23 takedowns and a pair of near falls en route to pulling out seven individual victories on the night as the Braves turned in their fourth-straight victory over Anderson, 29-10, in the...
November 20, 2010   |  Wrestling Trio Of Braves Capture Honors At 30th Annual Pembroke Classic Veterans Shiheem Bryant and Dennis Fix each captured fourth place accolades, while newcomer Seth Stewart grabbed a fifth place finish in the heavyweight tournament, to highlight action for the UNCP at...
November 17, 2010   |  Wrestling Braves Turn Back Upset-Minded Belmont Abbey UNCP rattled off wins in the final four matchups of the night, including James De La Riva’s 5-2 triumph in the heavyweight bout, to turn back upset-minded Belmont Abbey, 19-16, on Wednesday...
November 14, 2010   |  Wrestling Nolan, Parker Grab Medalist Honors For Braves At Wolfpack Open Shane Nolan dropped a tight 3-2 decision in the championship match to walk away with second place laurels in the 197-pound tournament, while junior Brendon Parker fell by the same score in the third...
November 6, 2010   |  Wrestling Wrestlers Post Solid Performance At The Citadel Open Redshirt freshman Jordan Ford, as well as newcomers Chris Foy, Brian Thompson and Tyquan Easton, each captured medalist honors to highlight a solid performance for the UNCP wrestling team on Saturday...
October 22, 2010   |  Wrestling Three Braves Break Into Region, National Rankings All-Americans Russell Weakley and Mike Williams, as well as national qualifier Shane Nolan, will begin their 2010-11 wrestling campaigns amidst the nation’s best as the trio were included in the...
August 24, 2010   |  Wrestling UNCP Wrestling Adds 22 Newcomers The UNC Pembroke wrestling program has announced the addition of 22 newcomers for the upcoming season, head coach Jamie Gibbs and assistant coach O.T. Johnson announced Tuesday.
March 13, 2010   |  Wrestling Williams Seventh, Weakley Eighth At NCAAs Freshman Mike Williams posted a seventh place finish in the 157-pound bracket, while junior Russell Weakley concluded the 125-pound tournament with eighth place laurels, as both athletes secured...
March 12, 2010   |  Wrestling Weakley, Williams Move On At NCAA Championships Russell Weakley and Mike Williams each posted 2-1 records on the day to clinch all-American status for the first time in their careers, while J.J. Davis and Shane Nolan each had their tournament stays...
March 2, 2010   |  Wrestling NCAA Championship Brackets Released None of UNCP’s four NCAA Championship-qualifying wrestlers will face individually ranked competition, but all of them will face foes from nationally ranked squads with the release of the brackets...
February 27, 2010   |  Wrestling Braves Send Four To National Tournament Freshman Mike Williams and all-American J.J. Davis each completed perfect runs with regional titles, while Russell Weakley and Shane Nolan each captured runner-up finishes, to qualify for the national...
February 26, 2010   |  Wrestling Braves Send Five To Saturday's Semifinals Top-seeded J.J. Davis won his only match of the day to lead a quintet of UNCP wrestlers into Saturday's semifinal round and key the No. 11 Braves to 38-1/2 points and a fifth place standing after day...
February 18, 2010   |  Wrestling Braves Stay Put At No. 11 In National Rankings The momentum of a late season surge that put it back into the national rankings continued to pay its dues on Thursday morning as UNCP held steady at No. 11 in the latest NCAA Division II Wrestling...
February 15, 2010   |  Wrestling UNCP Trio Ranked No. 1 In Region Rankings Having concluded its regular season campaign with a home loss to No. 2 Newberry and a tight setback at Limestone, UNCP held steady at No. 2 in the latest Super Region I team poll by the National...
February 12, 2010   |  Wrestling Limestone Upsets #11 Braves Limestone tallied five individual victories, including a pin at 141 pounds and a major decision in the 197-pound bout, to hand No. 11 UNCP its second-straight loss with a 19-17 victory over the...
February 6, 2010   |  Wrestling Braves Place Five At SMC Open Shiheem Bryant posted a tight 6-5 decision over Clemson’s John Porcher in the championship bout to take first place honors in the 174-pound tournament and pace five Braves with top-6 finishes at...
February 5, 2010   |  Wrestling No. 11 UNCP Topples Trojans, Retains Belt Keyed by top-ranked Bryant Blanton’s pin in the 184-pound match-up, second-ranked Newberry rallied back from an early six-point deficit to snap UNCP’s winning streak at five matches with a...
February 3, 2010   |  Wrestling Braves Crash Back Into NWCA Top 20 Poll Riding a surge that has watched it triumph in eight of its last 10 outings, the UNCP wrestling team checked back into the National Wrestling Coaches Association Top 20 poll, this time making a huge...
February 2, 2010   |  Wrestling Braves Fall To No. 2 Newberry Keyed by top-ranked Bryant Blanton’s pin in the 184-pound match-up, second-ranked Newberry rallied back from an early six-point deficit to snap UNCP’s winning streak at five matches with a...
January 31, 2010   |  Wrestling Braves Vault To 2nd In Super Region I Rankings On the shoulders of a five-match winning streak, including a pair of upset victories, the UNCP wrestling team jumped six spots to No. 2 in the latest Super Region 1 rankings by the National Wrestling...
January 29, 2010   |  Wrestling Braves Obliterate St. Andrews UNCP got a perfect performance from its 5-member senior class, as well as four other individual victories, to dominate region rival St. Andrews for the fourth consecutive time as the Black and Gold...
January 23, 2010   |  Wrestling Red Hot UNCP Too Much For Lakers UNCP split 10 individual match-ups with Mercyhurst, but the Braves used key victories by Shane Nolan and all-American J.J. Davis to slip by the Lakers, 22-18, and wrap up a perfect weekend at the...
January 23, 2010   |  Wrestling Braves Throttle No. 3 Pitt-Johnstown Red hot UNCP won seven individual matches, including Rashaad Saunders’ upset victory over third-ranked Kyle Keane in the 165-pound bout, to breeze past third-ranked Pitt-Johnstown, 27-13, on...
January 22, 2010   |  Wrestling UNCP Holds Off Griffins In Nightcap UNCP reeled off four-straight individual victories to build an 18-6 lead, but were forced to hold off a late surge by Seton Hill to secure a perfect day at the Super Region I Duals with a 21-12...
January 22, 2010   |  Wrestling Braves Upend No. 12 West Liberty State UNCP booked 16 takedowns in winning six of 10 individual matches as the Braves handed head coach Jamie Gibbs his second victory over a nationally ranked Division II foe with a 21-12 upset of 12th-rank...
January 13, 2010   |  Wrestling The Citadel Holds Off UNCP UNCP got dominating victories from a trio of wrestlers, but Kelby Smith used a nifty rollover move in his 184-pound match-up with John Sturrock to get an unexpected pin and key The Citadel’s...
January 3, 2010   |  Wrestling Thurston, Stancil Place Fifth At Midwest Classic Erik Stancil and Timdarius Thurston each booked fifth place finishes in their respective bracket, while Brandon Bradley finished eighth, to help UNCP to a 14th place team finish at the prestigious...
January 2, 2010   |  Wrestling UNCP Trio Still Alive At Midwest Classic Freshman Timdarius Thurston posted two major decisions in the consolation bracket to join teammates Brandon Bradley and Erik Stancil in Sunday’s wrestleback quarterfinals and help UNCP to a 17th...
December 11, 2009   |  Wrestling Braves Perfect At Spartanburg Duals Nationally ranked UNCP registered six pin falls, five victories by technical fall and four triumphs by major decision in posting a trio of wins at the Spartanburg Duals Friday evening on the campus of...
December 5, 2009   |  Wrestling Lindsey Places Second At Davidson Open Newcomer Kenneth Lindsey collected second place laurels in the 197-pound bracket despite wrestling just a pair of opponents, while two other Braves booked a pair of individual wins on the mat, to...
December 5, 2009   |  Wrestling Braves Drop Three Matches At Newberry Duals Flashing a national ranking for the first time in more than three seasons, the UNCP wrestling team dropped a trio of matches at the Newberry Duals on Saturday, including a pair of tight setbacks to...
December 1, 2009   |  Wrestling Wrestlers Make Debut In NWCA Top 20 Having endured a grueling 5-dual meet stretch to start its 2009-10 campaign, the UNCP wrestling team jumped into the latest top 20 poll by the NCAA Division II National Wrestling Coaches Association,...
November 23, 2009   |  Wrestling Braves Post Routs Over Knox, Augustana UNCP captured 18 of 20 individual matches on the night, including six pins in its opening meet, to record a pair of victories on the final leg of its tour of the Midwest, defeating Knox, 48-3, and...
November 21, 2009   |  Wrestling Five Braves Place At Coe College Invite Newcomer Kenneth Lindsey breezed through a trio of matches to take top honors in the 197-pound tournament, while Melvin Jones had a short day but still placed second in the 184-pound division, to...
November 20, 2009   |  Wrestling Six Braves Place At 29th Annual Pembroke Classic UNCP registered six placewinners, including Russell Weakley’s runner-up finish in the 125-pound tournament, to highlight action at the 29th annual Pembroke Wrestling Classic Saturday afternoon at...
November 20, 2009   |  Wrestling Braves Finish 2-2 At Iowa City Duals UNCP used the back end of a solid lineup to post comeback victories in each of its first two dual meets of the day, but fell to Coe and defending NCAA Division I national champion Iowa in its final...
November 14, 2009   |  Wrestling Six Braves Place At 29th Annual Pembroke Classic UNCP registered six placewinners, including Russell Weakley’s runner-up finish in the 125-pound tournament, to highlight action at the 29th annual Pembroke Wrestling Classic Saturday afternoon at...
November 7, 2009   |  Wrestling Wrestlers Fare Well At The Citadel Open Joey Farnsworth, John Sturrock and James De La Riva each captured second place laurels in their respective weight classes, while Noel Mueller and Jordan Ford each advanced through to the semifinals of...
November 3, 2009   |  Wrestling Braves Rout Belmont Abbey In Opener UNCP registered 34 takedowns and trio of near falls in posting nine individual victories on the night, including a pair of pin falls, and taking down Belmont Abbey, 38-4, in the season opener for both...
October 23, 2009   |  Wrestling Davis 1st, UNCP 6th In Initial Region Poll Senior all-American J.J. Davis ranks first among the region wrestlers in the 174-pound weight class, while UNCP was pegged sixth overall as a team in the initial preseason rankings from the National...
September 25, 2009   |  Wrestling Blood Sport A Success For UNCP Wrestling Team The UNCP wrestling team, in association with representatives from Student Health and the American Red Cross, established a new superlative on Thursday by collecting more than 180 units of blood at the...

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