Feature: Opening Missouri practice is outdoors Saturday; California Baptist hosts Bakersfield outside Nov. 14
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Photo of a previous outdoors wrestling match at California Baptist, courtesy of its website
There is a growing trend within wrestling to take major activities outdoors as a way to promote the sport and encourage more people to attend as fans.
The Beat the Streets Gala events, held by Beat the Streets New York, have exposed thousands of people to international wrestling when held in Times Square in New York City.
The University of Iowa will host Oklahoma State in the Grapple on the Gridiron, a dual meet held outdoors in Kinnick Stadium on November 14. On just the first day of ticket sales, over 16,000 tickets were sold, which indicates that this event will break the NCAA dual meet attendance record for wrestling.
Two more outdoors wrestling activities have been promoted this week. The University of Missouri will open its official season with an outdoors practice on the West Lawn of Hearns Center on Saturday, October 10.
California Baptist will host an outdoors dual meet for the second straight year. Take it Outside II will feature a dual meet between California Baptist and Bakerfield on Saturday, November 14.
MizzouWrestling Practicing Outdoors to Open Official Season on Saturday
#TigerStyle will practice at 2:30 p.m. Oct. 10 on the West Lawn outside the Hearnes Center
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou Wrestling is opening the official season in style with an outdoor practice on Saturday, Oct. 10. The session begins at 2:30 p.m. CT and will take place on the West Lawn of the Hearnes Center along Mick Deaver Memorial Dr. Mizzou fans are encouraged to come watch and get a first glimpse at this year’s nationally-ranked wrestling team.
#TigerStyle returns three All-Americans and several other key members from the 2014-15 squad that boasted a 24-0 record, secured an NWCA National Duals Finals title and clinched a fourth-place team finish at the NCAA Championships. Mizzou also welcomes 19 freshmen and four transfers, including former ACC Champion, redshirt senior Blaise Butler.
The Homecoming practice offers the lone opportunity to see the team in action before the Tigers’ host the annual Black & Gold Match on Nov. 5. Mizzou opens the 2015-16 season Nov. 20 at SIUE and launches its home schedule Dec. 12 against defending national champion Ohio State. For all the latest on Mizzou Wrestling, stay tuned to MUTigers.com and follow the team on Twitter @MizzouWrestling.
Bakersfield Coming to CBU for Take It Outside II on November 14
RIVERSIDE, Calif. – For the second year in a row, California Baptist University wrestling will "Take It Outside" to host another NCAA Division I opponent for an outdoor dual. On Saturday, November 14th at noon, the Lancers will host the Bakersfield Roadrunners on CBU's front lawn.
"Take It Outside II" will look to build on its inaugural event of 2014. The first installment of "Take It Outside" put CBU up against Stanford, attracted a standing-room only crowd of 2,620 and set an attendance record for an outdoor collegiate wrestling dual.
"We are excited to put on another great event for our wrestling program," CBU Director of Athletics Dr. Micah Parker said. "Last year was a tremendous success. We hope the wrestling community will continue to come support the only collegiate team in the Inland Empire."
CBU's front lawn, adjacent to Magnolia Avenue, will serve as the stage for the upcoming event again in 2015. Parking and admission to the event is complimentary. The event is designed to bring elite collegiate wrestling to the Inland Empire, with last year also including food trucks and a special guest appearance from mixed-martial arts legend Urijah Faber. More information on "Take It Outside II" and its special guests will be made available as the event draws near.
"We look forward to our third year of taking it outside," CBU Coach Lennie Zalesky said, referring to a trial outside event back in 2013. "Bakersfield is a program that has produced many NCAA All-Americans and national champions over the years. They are always tough, but I believe we will put out the best team in the history of CBU wrestling this upcoming season. I look forward to an exciting match."
It will be the fourth meeting between CBU and CSUB and third in as many seasons. The Roadrunners have won all four duals, but the 2013-14 matchup in Riverside was decided by just five points, 20-15.
Last year, CBU finished with a program-best 13 wins, advanced two wrestlers to the NCAA Division II Championships and produced its fourth NCAA All-American in two seasons. As a Pac-12 member, Bakersfield went 7-5 and also advanced two individuals to the Division I Championships in 2014-15.
Historically, the Lancers and Bakersfield have enjoyed success at a number of different levels.
Since being founded in 1972-73, CSUB has produced nine top-10 finishes and nine individual champions in Division I. Over a 15-year span, Bakersfield won eight Division II titles, including its final season as a D-II squad in 1987.
CBU won a pair of National Collegiate Wrestling Association championships in 2011 and 2013 before taking ninth in NCAA Division II and second in the division's Super West Region/Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference championship in 2013-14. Over the last two years, they have produced four RMAC/Super West Region champions and NCAA All-Americans.
There is a growing trend within wrestling to take major activities outdoors as a way to promote the sport and encourage more people to attend as fans.
The Beat the Streets Gala events, held by Beat the Streets New York, have exposed thousands of people to international wrestling when held in Times Square in New York City.
The University of Iowa will host Oklahoma State in the Grapple on the Gridiron, a dual meet held outdoors in Kinnick Stadium on November 14. On just the first day of ticket sales, over 16,000 tickets were sold, which indicates that this event will break the NCAA dual meet attendance record for wrestling.
Two more outdoors wrestling activities have been promoted this week. The University of Missouri will open its official season with an outdoors practice on the West Lawn of Hearns Center on Saturday, October 10.
California Baptist will host an outdoors dual meet for the second straight year. Take it Outside II will feature a dual meet between California Baptist and Bakerfield on Saturday, November 14.
MizzouWrestling Practicing Outdoors to Open Official Season on Saturday
#TigerStyle will practice at 2:30 p.m. Oct. 10 on the West Lawn outside the Hearnes Center
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou Wrestling is opening the official season in style with an outdoor practice on Saturday, Oct. 10. The session begins at 2:30 p.m. CT and will take place on the West Lawn of the Hearnes Center along Mick Deaver Memorial Dr. Mizzou fans are encouraged to come watch and get a first glimpse at this year’s nationally-ranked wrestling team.
#TigerStyle returns three All-Americans and several other key members from the 2014-15 squad that boasted a 24-0 record, secured an NWCA National Duals Finals title and clinched a fourth-place team finish at the NCAA Championships. Mizzou also welcomes 19 freshmen and four transfers, including former ACC Champion, redshirt senior Blaise Butler.
The Homecoming practice offers the lone opportunity to see the team in action before the Tigers’ host the annual Black & Gold Match on Nov. 5. Mizzou opens the 2015-16 season Nov. 20 at SIUE and launches its home schedule Dec. 12 against defending national champion Ohio State. For all the latest on Mizzou Wrestling, stay tuned to MUTigers.com and follow the team on Twitter @MizzouWrestling.
Bakersfield Coming to CBU for Take It Outside II on November 14
RIVERSIDE, Calif. – For the second year in a row, California Baptist University wrestling will "Take It Outside" to host another NCAA Division I opponent for an outdoor dual. On Saturday, November 14th at noon, the Lancers will host the Bakersfield Roadrunners on CBU's front lawn.
"Take It Outside II" will look to build on its inaugural event of 2014. The first installment of "Take It Outside" put CBU up against Stanford, attracted a standing-room only crowd of 2,620 and set an attendance record for an outdoor collegiate wrestling dual.
"We are excited to put on another great event for our wrestling program," CBU Director of Athletics Dr. Micah Parker said. "Last year was a tremendous success. We hope the wrestling community will continue to come support the only collegiate team in the Inland Empire."
CBU's front lawn, adjacent to Magnolia Avenue, will serve as the stage for the upcoming event again in 2015. Parking and admission to the event is complimentary. The event is designed to bring elite collegiate wrestling to the Inland Empire, with last year also including food trucks and a special guest appearance from mixed-martial arts legend Urijah Faber. More information on "Take It Outside II" and its special guests will be made available as the event draws near.
"We look forward to our third year of taking it outside," CBU Coach Lennie Zalesky said, referring to a trial outside event back in 2013. "Bakersfield is a program that has produced many NCAA All-Americans and national champions over the years. They are always tough, but I believe we will put out the best team in the history of CBU wrestling this upcoming season. I look forward to an exciting match."
It will be the fourth meeting between CBU and CSUB and third in as many seasons. The Roadrunners have won all four duals, but the 2013-14 matchup in Riverside was decided by just five points, 20-15.
Last year, CBU finished with a program-best 13 wins, advanced two wrestlers to the NCAA Division II Championships and produced its fourth NCAA All-American in two seasons. As a Pac-12 member, Bakersfield went 7-5 and also advanced two individuals to the Division I Championships in 2014-15.
Historically, the Lancers and Bakersfield have enjoyed success at a number of different levels.
Since being founded in 1972-73, CSUB has produced nine top-10 finishes and nine individual champions in Division I. Over a 15-year span, Bakersfield won eight Division II titles, including its final season as a D-II squad in 1987.
CBU won a pair of National Collegiate Wrestling Association championships in 2011 and 2013 before taking ninth in NCAA Division II and second in the division's Super West Region/Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference championship in 2013-14. Over the last two years, they have produced four RMAC/Super West Region champions and NCAA All-Americans.
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