CCSJ Wrestling

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A place to talk Calumet College of Saint Joseph Wrestling

Link to Official Page:

http://www.ccsj.edu/athletics/wrestling/index.html

2011-12 Crimson Wave Roster:

http://www.ccsj.edu/athletics/rosters/wrestling/wrestlingroster.html

Notables: Anthony Hawkins

Head Coach: Joseph Gilbert

4X NCAA Qualifier, 2X NCAA All-American
1990 Big-10 Freshman of The Year- Michigan
3 yrs-Michigan
1 yr- Boise State

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The Crimson Wave will be one of 24 teams at the Midwest Classic at the U of Indy this weekend.

There will be free streaming at http://www.livesportsvideo.com/golive/goliveevents.asp?q=UniversityOfIndianapolis according to U of I's web site.

Artie Gruba is natioinally ranked at #9 and Derek Allen has been tearing up the mats.

It seems that they have had a series of injuries and illnesses that have hurt the program this season though.  I have not found anywhere to find individual records.

Artie Grubba, Derek Allen, Tony Lovejoy, Anthony Hawkins, Eddie Castillo and John Tyler have already qualified for Nationals in March.

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Wrestling Competes at Midwest Classic:

12/20/10 - Crimson Wave sophomore Derek Allen completed the Midwest Classic wrestling tournament, held at the University of Indianapolis, in fourth place at 149 with a record of 4-2.  The event took place over two days and featured top competition from 21 teams representing D-2, D-3, NAIA, and junior colleges.

"Derek's success on the mat is not a surprise or coincidence," said head coach Leroy Vega. "It comes from all the hard work and focus he brings every day."

Allen, who was unseeded, began the tournament losing a tough decision to Jake Strausbaugh of Wabash 7-2. He quickly bounced back in his next match defeating Nicolas Stella of King College 9-4. In his final match of the first day, Allen needed a victory to advance and guarantee top eight placement. He was able to pick up the win over Indianapolis' Steve Sandefer with a pin late in the contest after leading throughout.

At the start of competition on the second day Allen picked up where he left off and decisively beat Brian Legget of West Liberty 6-3. After his next opponent injury defaulted to him, Derek found himself up against Brendon Parker-Risk of North Carolina Pembroke to decide third and fourth place. Unfortunately he was defeated 5-1 by Parker-Risk to finish fourth.

Also wrestling for the Crimson Wave was sophomore Eddie Castillo 1-2, Anthony Hawkins 0-1, Ryan Peters 0-2, and Artie Grubba 0-2.

"This was a difficult tournament and a few of our guys took some lumps this weekend," added Vega. "We found out a lot about ourselves and we will learn from mistakes and go forward."

The team will next take to the mat on January 6th for a home meet against Hannibal-Lagrange.

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It will be a busy next two weeks for CCSJ's wrestling team. First up they have a rescheduled home match against Hanibal-Lagrange on Jan. 6th at 7:00 pm. Then the next day on Jan. 7th they square off in two more home duals, first with UW Concordia at 6:00 pm and then Manchester College. The following week the men will be home once more this time against University of Indy at 7:00 pm on Jan. 11th. After that they will travel to the University of Minnesota for a dual with Concordia Moorehead on Jan. 14th at 5:00 pm. That match will precede the host Golden Gophers taking on Indiana University. Lastly the team is scheduled to appear in the Dan Gable Open hosted by UW Oshkosh  on Jan. 16th. 

If anyone has any questions about these events or anything else about the team, feel free to ask on here or message me. 

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It will be a busy next two weeks for CCSJ's wrestling team. First up they have a rescheduled home match against Hanibal-Lagrange on Jan. 6th at 7:00 pm. Then the next day on Jan. 7th they square off in two more home duals, first with UW Concordia at 6:00 pm and then Manchester College. The following week the men will be home once more this time against University of Indy at 7:00 pm on Jan. 11th. After that they will travel to the University of Minnesota for a dual with Concordia Moorehead on Jan. 14th at 5:00 pm. That match will precede the host Golden Gophers taking on Indiana University. Lastly the team is scheduled to appear in the Dan Gable Open hosted by UW Oshkosh  on Jan. 16th. 

If anyone has any questions about these events or anything else about the team, feel free to ask on here or message me. 

Looks like they will have some big matches with  IU, Minnesota, &  the Dan Gable Open! Good Luck the rest of the season!

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They aren't wrestling IU and MN. They are just preceding that Big 10 dual with a dual of their own in front of MN's crowd.

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 01/06/11 - The Crimson Wave wrestling team defeated Hannibal-LaGrange University tonight 30-12 on Alumni Court.

The first match started out at 141 lbs where Tony Lovejoy defeated HLU’s Zach Fish by decision 9-7.  Crimson Wave’s Derek Allen took a quick period one pin over Alex Earhart at the 1:15 mark.  At 165 lbs John Tyler took the decision over Ian Taylor 3-2 in a close battled match.  Artie Grubba pinned Jake Hare at 197 lbs in 2:25. Receiving forfeits in the contest for the crimson wave were Anthony Hawkins (125), and Torrance Callaway (285).

The Crimson Wave wrestling team will be back in action tomorrow Friday Jan. 7th at 5:00 pm when they host Manchester College and Concordia University.  The Crimson Wave will take on Concordia at 5:00 pm, Manchester vs Concordia at 6:30 pm and CCSJ vs Manchester at 8:00 pm.

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Wrestling Rolls Over Concordia; Fall to Manchester

1/7/11 – The Crimson Wave wrestling team hosted Concordia University and Manchester College tonight in a tri-dual on alumni court where the Crimson Wave split defeating Concordia.

The Tri-Dual started for the Crimson Wave with a victory over Concordia 20-17. Anthony Hawkins put the team up three points with his decision over Alec Silva 9-4 in the 125 pound class. The Crimson Wave next surrendered a pin in the 141 pound class. The two teams then traded tech falls with Derek Allen scoring one in 7:00 minutes over Jordan Semevelos and Concordia’s Josh Nord picking one up over Ryan Peters in 4:20 . John Tyler followed that up with a decision over Miles Greenblatt 11-4. At 184 the team gave up six points by forfeit, but then gained six by Artie Grubba’s pin in 2:25 over Ben Hartel.  To close out the contest Torrence Callaway won a tight overtime match by decision over Seth Kilkelly 7-5.

In their next bout they faced Manchester College and came up short 18-23. To start that match there was a double forfeit at 125 and at 133 lbs the team went ahead after Anthony Hawkins won by decision 5-2 over Jared Snyder. In the next two matches they added six team points in each with Tony Lovejoy able to pin his opponent in 1:56 and then at 149 lbs Derek Allen received a forfeit. The next bout was a tech fall for Manchester College’s Cam Brady over Ryan Peters in 6:43. At 165 John Tyler lost a close decision 4-2 to Chandler Pogue.  The team then gave up two forfeits at 174 and 184. Artie Grubba battled a tough opponent to gain a decision 7-4 over Chad Ulmer. The contest came down to the last match where Torrance Callaway lost 3-2 to Manchester’s Jimmie King.

The Crimson Wave will be back in action Tuesday January 11th at 7:00 pm against the University of Indianapolis on Alumni Court. 

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Wrestling Receives Votes in NAIA Coaches Poll

1/11/11 – The Crimson Wave wrestling team has received 6.5 votes in the January 11th NAIA Coaches Poll.  The men are currently 2.5 votes from joining the top 20 in the coaches’ poll.

The Crimson Wave were 2-1 overall last week as they defeated Hannibal-LaGrange University at home on Jan. 6th 30-12.  The Crimson Wave came back the next night and hosted Concordia University (WI) and Manchester College in a tri-dual.  The Crimson Wave defeated Concordia 20-17 and then fell short later in the evening to Manchester 23-18.

The Crimson Wave wrestling program is currently in its second year and have qualified six wrestlers for the NAIA National Championships this season.  Artie Grubba, Derek Allen, Tony Lovejoy, Anthony Hawkins, Eddie Castillo and John Tyler has each qualified through two different opens.

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1/23/11 – The Crimson Wave wrestling team competed at the Missouri Valley College Open this weekend in Marshall, MO.

Anthony Hawkins finished 4th overall in the 125 lb weight class.  Artie Grubba finished 6th overall in the 197 lb weight class.

The Crimson Wave will be back in action when they return for the Missouri Valley Invite on Saturday February 5th. 

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Their schedule has changed. They will be going to the Harper Open instead of the MoVal Open on the 5th.

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Hawkins Wins Harper Open
        
2/6/11 – The Crimson Wave wrestling team competed at the Harper College Open on Saturday in Palatine, IL.

Anthony Hawkins won the 125 lb weight class going 2-0 on the day.  Teammate Ryan Peters placed third at 149 lbs finishing 2-1, and Lance Surma finished 4th at 157 lbs finishing his day at 1-2. 

The Crimson Wave wrestling team will travel to the NAIA Regional Qualifier on February 19th.

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Wrestling Competes NAIA Qualifier

2/19/11 - The Crimson Wave wrestling team competed at the NAIA East Qualifier today at Lindenwood University in St. Charles, MO.  The men had a tough weekend at the Qualifier as it contained three of the top five teams in the NAIA Wrestling Coaches Poll.  The Crimson Wave men finished as follows:

125- Anthony Hawkins
  1st match:  Loss 5-3 in overtime vs Peter Martinez (Cumberland)
  2nd match: Win 8-7 over #2 Noah Hunt (Cumberland)
  3rd match Loss to Larone Maddison (University of the Cumberland)

133- Tony Lovejoy
1st Match: Loss 9-7 in overtime to #8 Anton Prater (Missouri Baptist)
2nd Match: Win 4-3 over #10 Tyler Alsip (Campbellsville)
3rd Match: Loss 4-0 to Ethan Miller (Lindsey Wilson College)

165- John Tyler
  1st Match: Loss 8-6 to James Cassadaban (Cumberland)
  2nd match: loss 2-1 to #10 Isaiah Thomas (McKendree College)

197- Artie Grubba
  1st Match: Bye
  2nd match: Loss by pin 1:17 to #3 Deron Winn (Lindenwood)
  3rd Match: Loss by pin 6:37 to Dutch Fullerton (Missouri Baptist)

285- Torrance Callaway
1st Match: Bye
2nd Match: Loss by pin to #10 Michael Wakim (Missouri Baptist)
3rd Match: Loss 4-0 to Theo Furnish (Lindsey Wilson College)

The Crimson Wave will be traveling the NAIA National Championships on March 3-5 in Cedar Rapids, IA with six qualifiers Artie Grubba, Derek Allen, Tony Lovejoy, Anthony Hawkins, Eddie Castillo and John Tyler.


http://www.ccsj.edu/athletics/wrestling/index.html

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CCSJ Wrestling Camp

The Criminson Wave will be hosting an inexpensive 4 day wrestling camp at their gym in Whiting, IN. Camp runs July 12th- July 15th from 4:00 to 6:00 pm. Cost is $50 Preregistered and $60 at the door. Anyone interested or with questions can ontact Interim Head Coach Ryan Rivera at rrivera@ccsj.edu or 219-473-4386.

http://www.ccsj.edu/athletics/camps/2011%20Crimson%20Wave%20Wrestling%20Camp.pdf

We are going to have our team as well as some current and former purdue and IU wrestlers in attendance

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a little older news..


Avalos Joins the Crimson Wave

6/1/11 - Javier Avalos of Merrillville High School signed a national Letter of Intent to wrestle at Calumet College of St. Joseph.

In the 2010-2011 season Avalos wrestled at 145lbs for the Pirates and had a record of 33-9 while also qualifying for the semi-state tournament. "Javier has a good work ethic and comes from a great program, said Head Coach Ryan Rivera. "He showed that he could wrestle with the best last year and he is going to be a great addition to our team."

While attending CCSJ Javier will study Criminal Justice. "My season ended disappointing for me last year but I'm excited to be able to get a second chance here, said Avalos. I'm going to use that for motivation to be successful at the next level."

Wrestling Signs Pajdzik

5/31/11 - Christopher Pajdzik, from Gavit High School, recently signed a national letter of intent to continue his wrestling and academic career at Calumet College of St. Joseph in Whiting Indiana.

 Pajdzik was a three time semi-state qualifier while competing for the Gladiators and compiled 114 career wins. His senior campaign was highlighted by capturing county, conference, sectional, and regional titles. He is projected to wrestle in the 141lb weight class for the Crimson Wave.

“Chris is a highly motivated wrestler and student that will be a great fit for CCSJ,’’ said Interim Head Coach Ryan Rivera. In choosing Calumet, proximity played a large factor in Pajdzik’s decision.  “I am excited that I get to continue wrestling so close to all my friends and family,” said Pajdzik. “It’s also a great opportunity to be a part of a newer program that’s continuing to grow.” While at Calumet College he plans to major in Exercise and Sport Science.

Wrestling Inks Ramiro Rojas

5/31/11 - The crimson wave wrestling team signed Ramiro Rojas, from G.H. Braddock High in Miami Florida, to a national letter of intent continue his athletic and academic careers with Calumet College of St. Joseph. Wrestling at 145 lbs, Rojas completed his senior campaign with a record of 49-3 and a 3rd place finish at the 3A FHSAA State Finals. He is projected to compete at 149/157 in the 2011-2012 season.

“Ramiro is a tough wrestler and can really be a hammer in the line-up for us next year,” said Interim Head Coach Ryan Rivera. “The best part about him is that he is a high character kid that knows what it takes to succeed not only on the mat but in the classroom. I’m excited to have him as a part of our program.”

Grubba Named Scholar-Athlete

3/7/11 – Crimson Wave senior wrestler Artie Grubba has been named a Daktronics NAIA Wrestling Scholar-Athlete.  This is the first Crimson Wave wrestler to earn this distinction. 

In order to be nominated by an institution's head coach, a student-athlete must maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale and must have achieved a junior academic status to qualify for this honor.

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CCSJ will be postponing their inaugural wrestling camp. It will be tentatively moved to July 26th-29th. The Crimson Wave will be announcing the hiring of a new Head Coach soon and pushing the date back will allow for him to be a part of this event as well as hopefully provide a boost in camp attendance. For questions regarding the camp or any other matter, please contact:

Ryan Rivera
Calumet College of St. Joseph
Interim Head Coach
rrivera@ccsj.edu
219-473-4386

Thanks and sorry for any inconvenience this may cause to any prospective participants.

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Any update on the coaching search?

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Any update on the coaching search?

7/28/11 - The Athletic Department of Calumet College of St. Joseph proudly announces the hiring of Joseph Gilbert as the new head coach for the Crimson Wave wrestling program...

Full Story Here:
http://www.ccsj.edu/athletics/wrestling/index.html

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2011-12 Schedule

http://www.ccsj.edu/athletics/schedules/wrestling/wrestlingschedule.html

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Whats this years projected line up look like?

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this is what it shows on paper that ccsj has coming back.  we haven't heard names yet on news athletes

Seth Bonic-125   
Anthony Hawkin-125   
Tony Lovejoy-125   
Evan Floyd-HWT   
Victor Rodriguiz-133
Damion Torres-133   
Timmy Buckingham-184   
Gabriel Mota-197
Torrence Callaway-hwt   
Anthony Nichols-197   
Derek Allen   Sophmore-149
Eddie Castillo-hwt
John Tyler-165   
Lance Surma-149
Anthony Nuzzo-141   
Coty Anderson-hwt
Anthony Conway-157   
Chad Allen-141   
Ryan Peters-157   

does anyone know who coach gilbert has on his coaching staff?

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this is what it shows on paper that ccsj has coming back.  we haven't heard names yet on news athletes

Seth Bonic-125   
Anthony Hawkin-125   
Tony Lovejoy-125   
Evan Floyd-HWT   
Victor Rodriguiz-133
Damion Torres-133   
Timmy Buckingham-184   
Gabriel Mota-197
Torrence Callaway-hwt   
Anthony Nichols-197   
Derek Allen   Sophmore-149
Eddie Castillo-hwt
John Tyler-165   
Lance Surma-149
Anthony Nuzzo-141   
Coty Anderson-hwt
Anthony Conway-157   
Chad Allen-141   
Ryan Peters-157   

does anyone know who coach gilbert has on his coaching staff?

Current roster online shows no Lovejoy, Torres, or Surma, anybody know if they left the school/wrestling somwhere else

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11/6/11 - The Crimson Wave wrestling team kicked off their season Nov. 5th with a difficult test in the Eastern Michigan University Open. The yearly event featured more than 500 wrestlers who represented schools all across the country including NCAA Divisions I, II, III, and NAIA. The lone place winner for CCSJ was sophomore Anthony Hawkins who wrestled to a sixth place finish in the Freshman Sophomore Division of the tournament....

http://www.ccsj.edu/athletics/wrestling/

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Johnson Qualifies at Muskegon

11/12/11 - The Crimson Wave wrestling team took to the mats again on Nov 12th, this time competing in the Ben McMullen Open at Muskegon Community College. The team battled hard yet finished the day with only one place winner in freshman Eric Johnson who placed third at 184 lbs. Johnson's finish qualifies him for the NAIA National Tournament.
 
Johnson started the tournament strong with two first period pins over his first two opponents. After falling behind early in his next match, Eric rallied back to within 1 point but lost a close 8-7 decision. He was able to bounce back from the loss with a 7-2 decision over Alma's.

In his final match of the day he edged out Olivet's 2-1.

Also competing were Anthony Hawkins 3-1, Chad Allen 1-1, Mark Daugherty 1-2, Coty Anderson 1-2, Javier Avalos 0-2, Tyran Claypool 0-2, and Chris Pajdzik 0-2.

The Crimson Wave wrestlers will be back in action Friday Nov. 18 in Bloomington, IN for Duals against Central Missouri, Lindsey Wilson and host Indiana University.

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Crimson Wave Face Tough Competition

11/18/11 - The Crimson Wave wrestling team dropped its first three duals of the season today against some stiff competition at the Indiana Quad in Bloomington, IN. Sophomore John Tyler led the team by going 2-1 on day.

The first loss of the night was a 46-3 defeat suffered to NCAA Division I Indiana University in which the Crimson Wave's only individual victory came in the 157lbs match. Tyler, a team captain, picked up a 4-2 win by decision in that match over IU's Conner Graves.

In CCSJ’s next dual the team matched up against NAIA 3rd ranked Lindsey Wilson and were blanked 49-0. The Crimson Wave fared much better in the last matchup of the night but were defeated 24-16 by Division II Central Missouri. Picking up victory's for the team were Anthony Hawkins (125), Tyran Claypool (149), John Tyler (157), Eric Johnson (184), and Coty Anderson (285).

http://www.ccsj.edu/athletics/wrestling/index.html