Wrestling Competes on Alumni Court

1/13/12 – The Crimson Wave wrestling team took a loss to Carroll University tonight on Alumni Court, 30-18 in their second home dual of the season.

Coty Anderson started the Crimson Wave with a win in the heavy weights with a 7-3 victory over Carroll’s Nick Grady.  Anthony Hawkins won the 125 lb class by forfeit.

John Tyler took a 9-3 win in the 165 lb weight class over Carroll’s Josh Nelson.  Eric Johnson earned the only pin of the night just 1:10 into his 197 lb match with Carroll’s Dominque Karolczak.

The Crimson Wave will be back in action on January 21st at the Missouri Valley College Invitational. 

Wrestling Pins Two in Loss to Alma

1/6/12 – The Crimson Wave wrestling team hosted Alma College tonight in a home dual on Alumni Court.  The Crimson Wave were defeated by Alma 32-18.

Victor Rodriguez won the 141 lb match by decision 11-6 over Alma’s Frank Stepnowski in a tough fought match.  In the 149 lb match Chad Allen was defeated by Diego Camp 7-1.  Alma’s John Julien won the 157 lb match 18-2 over Javier Avalos. 

Alma’s Matt Tuttle won by fall over John Tyler in the 165 lb match.  Mark Daugherty won by decision 7-6 over Fletcher Roberts in a match that went down to the end.  At 197 lbs Eric Johnson pinned Jarrod Lynch and at 285 lbs Coty Anderson pinned Brock Neeson.

The Crimson Wave wrestling team will be back in action on Alumni Court January 13th at 7:00 pm when they host Carroll College.

Wrestling Competes at Dan Gable

12/11/11 - The Crimson Wave wrestling team sent a contingent of wrestlers to compete in the Dan Gable Open on December 11th. Sophomore Coty Anderson led the way going 3-2 on his way to placing 4th in the 285 lbs weight class. 

Anderson picked up wins over University of Wisconsin Oshkosh’s Charles Wessberg and UW Stevens Point's Matt Cudra. Both defeats were at the hands of University of Northern Illinois' Arthur Bunce, the last of which was a 2-0 decision in the third place match. 

Also placing for the Crimson Wave were Freshman Javier Avalos and Mark Daugherty. Avalos went 2-3 and placed 6th, and Daugherty went 2-2 placing 5th.

Next up for the team will be the Midwest Classic at the University of Indianapolis on Dec 18th and 19th. 

Hawkins Wins Championship

12/4/11  - Crimson Wave wrestler Anthony Hawkins won the 125 lb championship at the 2011 Little State Wrestling Invitational hosted by Wabash College in Crawfordsville, IN.

Hawkins had a bye in the first round of the tournament.  In round two Hawkins defeated A. Davis.  In the third round Hawkins took a win over T. Poynter the third seed of the tournament.  In the championship round Hawkins faced the top seeded J. Boyer and won 7-2.

John Tyler won his first round match at 157 lbs and teammate Eric Johnson also won his first round match up at 184 lbs.  At 285 lbs Coty Anderson won his first two matches of the tournament.

The Crimson Wave wrestling will travel to the Dane Gable Open on December 11th. 

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). 

The Crimson Wave’s next meet will be on Dec. 2nd and 3rd when they compete at Wabash College for the Little State Tournament. 

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. 

Hawkins Qualifies at EMU Open

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.  

Hawkins started off the day with a 5-1 decision over Tyler Foley of Alma College. Next up he defeated Brett Yarbrough of Indiana Tech 10-8. His first loss of the day came in a closely contested triple overtime decision to Kent State's Alfredo Gray by a final score of 6-4. Hawkins was able to bounce back strongly in his next two matches by defeating Purdue's Dominique Price 4-3 and Alma's Tyler Foley 5-3. The following match was a 4-2 loss to Andrew Brown of Cleveland State.  He ended the day in a 6-0 loss to Andre Sanders of Indiana Tech. 

Hawkins finished 4-3, good enough for a sixth place finish which qualifies him for NAIA Nationals for the second straight year. 

"We saw some real good wrestling from Anthony today and we were very pleased with the way he battled all day, he just has to learn how to finish stronger,” said Head Coach Joe Gilbert. 

Other wrestlers picking up wins on the day were freshman Eric Johnson 2-2 at 184lbs, freshman Tyran Claypool 1-2 at 149 lbs and sophomore John Tyler 1-2 at 165 lbs.

Also competing were:  Victor Rodriguez 0-2, Chris Pajdzik 0-2, Ryan Peters 0-2, Mark Daugherty: 0-2, Coty Anderson 0-2, Evan Floyd 0-1. 

"Right now we want to see who is going to come out and compete for seven minutes for us, said Gilbert. We have some work to do but I like the guys we have and we are going to keep getting better." 

The team will be in action next week on Nov. 12th at the Ben McMullen Open held at Muskegon Community College. 

Gilbert Named New CCSJ Head Wrestling Coach

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.  Gilbert, a Chicagoland native, was a four-time Illinois high school AA state champion at Andrew High School during the late 1980’s.  The Illinois high school standout took his grappling skills to the University of Michigan where he achieved Big Ten Freshman of the Year in 1990.  He would go on to become a two-time NCAA Division-I All-American at 134 pounds during his sophomore (3rd place) and junior (6th place) year as a Wolverine at Michigan.  In 1995 Gilbert finished his collegiate career as a Bronco at Boise State University and qualified for the NCAA championship for the fourth time at 150 pounds.  Gilbert earned his bachelor’s in Communication while at BSU. 

 “We have identified another quality head wrestling coach for our Crimson Wave program who will lead out student-athletes to accomplish more success on the mat and in the classroom,” states Athletic Director Peter Haze Haring.  “Joe will provide excellent instruction, solid leadership and a strong work ethic as he builds the wrestling program into a national contending team.  We are excited to have someone of Joe’s caliber part our of Crimson Wave family.”

Gilbert’s coaching career began as an assistant coach for the University of Chicago before becoming the head coach at Oak Lawn Community High School.  His most recent head coaching position was at Marian Catholic High School where he led the Knights program for the past six seasons and rebuilt the boys wrestling team into a top ten program in Illinois. 

Gilbert says enthusiastically, “I have always wanted to coach at the collegiate level even while I was competing.  I think the NAIA is a good fit for my coaching style and CCSJ is a great fit being in Northwest Indiana and Chicagoland. We have some of the strongest wrestlers in the country in this area.”

The sport of wrestling for Gilbert spilt into the mixed martial arts arena where he acquired a 2-3 overall record.  The mixed martial arts competitor’s most prolific fight occurred during UFC 31 against B.J. Penn former UFC Lightweight Champion.  Currently Joe and his brother, Danny, own and operate the Gilbert Grappling – G2 Training Center located in Country Club Hills, IL.  The center’s mission is to provide a quality wrestling training environment for youth and adult students.

“Starting day one my first priority is to set a winning tone and positive attitude.” Gilbert goes on to say, “The guys have to realize right away that I am here for them and CCSJ is here for them, that we are all in this together.”

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