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Terps Set To Face American At South Carroll High School On Saturday


Maryland Terrapins (2-0, 0-0 B1G)
vs.
American Eagles (1-1, 0-0 EIWA)
November 16, 2024
South Carroll High School Sykesville, Maryland
6:00 p.m.
Rofkin/Intermat
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COLLEGE PARK, MD -- Maryland will travel to South Carroll High School on Saturday, Nov. 16 to scuffle against American at 6 pm. Admission is free.

Michael Pizzuto and AJ Rodrigues both attended South Carroll High School and both were three-time individual state champions there. This will mark the fourth consecutive season that Maryland and American battle on the mat. The Terps have won all four of those duals, including a 30-7 win at American last season. 

Probables
Maryland Weight American
Tyler Garvin 125 Coen Bainey or Peace
No. 14 Braxton Brown 133 Shamil Kalmatov
Dario Lemus or Michael Pizzuto 141 Jack Maida
No. 26 Kal Miller 149 Gage Owen
No. 17 Ethen Miller or AJ Rodrigues  157 Jack Nies
  Ryan Money or John Martin Best 165 Kaden Milheim
Branson John or Alex Uryniak 174 Caleb Campos
No. 7 Jaxon Smith 184 Elijah White
Chase Mielnik 197 Liam Volk-Klos or Carsten Rawls
No. 14 Seth Nevills HWT No. 32 Will Jarrell
*Intermat Rankings
 
Strong Start to the season
  • Maryland wrestling kicked off its 2024-25 season with a 2-0 day in a home tri-meet. The Terps defeated Kent State 29-10 in their first match of the season, thanks to six wins by bonus points, led by technical falls from Jaxon Smith and Seth Nevills. In a 26-11 victory against Bucknell, the Terps wrestled several close matches that they came out on the right side of. The highlight of the match was a gritty win for Braxton Brown in a battle of two top-15 wrestlers. 
  • Overall, Maryland won 14 of the 20 matches of the day. Brown, both Miller brothers, Smith and Nevills all had 2-0 days. Nevills all had 2-0 days. Four Maryland wrestlers debuted at new weights: Kal Miller (149), Ethen Miller (157), Jaxon Smith (184) and Chase Mielnik (197).  Multiple true freshmen made their collegiate debuts in Presden Sanchez (125), Branson John (174) and Tyler Garvin (125). John and Garvin each picked up a win on the day. 
  • The following weekend, Maryland sent 14 wrestlers to the Tiger Style Invite. Ethen Miller (157) and Seth Nevills (285) won titles, Braxton Brown (133) and Chase Mielnik (197) each finished second, and five other Terps finished in the top eight, including a fourth place finish from Branson John. 
  • The invite featured two ranked wins from Ethen Miller (Little Rock's No. 24 Matty Bianchi in the semifinals and Purdue's No. 18 Joey Blaze in the finals) and one from Seth Nevills in the finals (No. 20 Trevor Tinker of Cal Poly). 
Seth NevillsMaryland Wrestling vs. Kent State at The Pavillion in College Park, MD on November 03, 2024.Ian Cox/Maryland Terrapins
Ethen Miller and Seth Nevills both stand at 5-0 on the season so far and both have earned top-17 rankings. 
2023-24 Season Recap
  • The Terps are coming off a second straight strong Big Ten season under Clemsen, highlighted by the program's first-ever multi-win Big Ten season. First, the Terps dominated Northwestern on Jan. 14, marking the most points scored by the team in Big Ten competition since joining the league. Maryland added its second win by way of 28-15 victory over Michigan State on Feb. 11 with five total wins by bonus points. 
  • Maryland hosted the Big Ten Championships for the first time in program history. In front of over 10,000 people in each of the four sessions, the Terps set program-bests in points (39), place (10th) and placers (four: Jaxon Smith, Ethen Miller, Braxton Brown and Seth Nevills).
  • For the second straight season, the Terps had five NCAA qualifiers. Before 2023, five qualifiers were the most since 2014. At the 2024 NCAA Championships in Kansas City, MO, the hometown of Ethen and Kal Miller, Maryland finished with 8.5 team points, its most since 2019. Four of Maryland's five qualifiers picked up at least one victory, with Nevills leading the way with two.
  • The Terps also saw success at open tournaments. Kal Miller became a two-time Tiger Style Invite Champion in early November in his hometown. Smith finished in second place at the illustrious Cliff Keen Invitational, picking up a semifinal victory over former NCAA Runner-Up Tanner Sloan of South Dakota State. Finally, Brown took home first place at the George Mason Patriot Open that same weekend, just a couple weeks after bumping up to 133 pounds.
Ethen MillerMaryland Wrestling during the third session of the Big Ten Championship at Xfinity Center in College Park, MD on Sunday, Mar. 10, 2024. Mackenzie Miles/Maryland Terrapins
Four Terps finished on the podium at the 2024 Big Ten Championships. Jaxon Smith and Ethen Miller have both placed at Big Tens in each of the past two seasons. 
About the terps
  • The Terps return five 2024 NCAA Qualifiers (Braxton Brown, Kal Miller, Ethen Miller, Jaxon Smith and Seth Nevills) as well as 2022 Qualifier Dom Solis. Brown, both Millers and Smith are all two-time NCAA qualifiers, also qualifying in 2023.
  • Maryland also brings in another talented freshmen class including five on the MatScouts' 2024 Senior Big Board in Oscar Williams (No. 100), Mekhi Neal (No. 141), Abram Cline (No. 165), Branson John (No. 182) and Sammy Gautreau (No. 236). Tyler Garvin, Presden Sanchez and Alex Uryniak round out the stellar class.
  • Maryland made several staff changes during the offseason, first by promoting Nick Brascetta, who has been with Clemsen since he started in College Park, to Associate Head Coach. Additionally, with the departure of assistant coach Devin Mellon who left to pursue opportunities outside of wrestling, the Terps promoted Elijah Oliver and Ethan Laird to full-time assistant coaches. Finally, Pittsburgh alum Cole Matthews was brought in to replace Laird as the Special Assistant to the Head Coach.
Braxton BrownMaryland Wrestling at NCAA Championships at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City , MO on Thursday, Mar. 21, 2024. Geoffrey Riccio/Maryland Athletics
The Terps have four two-time NCAA Qualifiers on the roster in Braxton Brown, Kal Miller, Ethen Miller and Jaxon Smith.
Terps at new weights
  • This season will showcase several familiar faces in new places in the lineups as multiple weight classes shuffle. 
  • The Terrapins have both Millers in the lineup once again this season---just in new spots. Both brothers have bumped up one weight class, putting younger brother Kal at 149 pounds and older brother Ethen at 157. The Kansas City, MO natives who both wrestled at Park Hill High School are two-time qualifiers at their old weights.
  • Kal finished the 2023-24 season with a 13-12 record with four ranked wins in the regular season (Cole Matthews 2x, Dan Fongaro, Josh Edmond). He also won the Tiger Style Invite at 141 pounds. He holds a 31-30 career record. 
  • Ethen finished the 2023-24 season on an absolute tear, winning the final six Big Ten matches of the regular season, with three coming against ranked opponents and two of those by major decision. He carried that momentum into the Big Ten Championships in College Park where he took home 4th place on the heels of upset victories over Iowa's third-seeded Caleb Rathjen and Ohio State's Dylan D'Emilio. Ethen went 18-9 last season and is 64-24 for his career.
  • Last season, Chase Mielnik was at at 184 pounds while Jaxon Smith wrestled at 197---now the two will swap weights
  • Smith has been incredibly impressive for the Terps, highlighted by a 2023 Third Place finish at the Big Ten Championships and a 2023 bloodround appearance at NCAA Championships. Ranked as high as No. 3 at points last season, he finished with an 18-7 record and is 62-21 all-time. Smith also has made waves in freestyle wrestling, winning the 2022 U20 US Open and the Pan-American Championships, earning him a spot on the 2022 World Team.
  • Mielnik, a redshirt senior from Downingtown, PA, finished the season on an incredibly high note, earning 9th place as the 14-seed at Big Ten Championships with three straight wins over No. 11, No. 9 and No. 13. Mielnik went 10-17 last season and is 33-49 all-time.
Kal and Ethen Miller
Both Miller brothers will be bumping up a weight class, with Kal wrestling at 149 this year and Ethen at 157. 
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Players Mentioned

Braxton Brown

Braxton Brown

133 lbs
Redshirt Sophomore
Chase Mielnik

Chase Mielnik

184 lbs
Redshirt Junior
Ethen Miller

Ethen Miller

149 lbs
Redshirt Sophomore
Kal Miller

Kal Miller

141 lbs
Sophomore
Jaxon Smith

Jaxon Smith

197 lbs
Redshirt Sophomore
Seth Nevills

Seth Nevills

HWT
Graduate Student
John Martin Best

John Martin Best

165 lbs
Redshirt Junior
Braxton Brown

Braxton Brown

133 lbs
Redshirt Junior
Dario Lemus

Dario Lemus

141 lbs
Redshirt Freshman
Chase Mielnik

Chase Mielnik

197 lbs
Redshirt Senior

Players Mentioned

Braxton Brown

Braxton Brown

Redshirt Sophomore
133 lbs
Chase Mielnik

Chase Mielnik

Redshirt Junior
184 lbs
Ethen Miller

Ethen Miller

Redshirt Sophomore
149 lbs
Kal Miller

Kal Miller

Sophomore
141 lbs
Jaxon Smith

Jaxon Smith

Redshirt Sophomore
197 lbs
Seth Nevills

Seth Nevills

Graduate Student
HWT
John Martin Best

John Martin Best

Redshirt Junior
165 lbs
Braxton Brown

Braxton Brown

Redshirt Junior
133 lbs
Dario Lemus

Dario Lemus

Redshirt Freshman
141 lbs
Chase Mielnik

Chase Mielnik

Redshirt Senior
197 lbs