MM 11.18: Maryland wrestling defeats American, 38 to -1

This is a Maryland Minute, a short story followed by a roundup of Terps-related news.

Maryland wrestling downed American, 38 to -1, Saturday at South Carroll High School in Sykesville, Maryland, to improve to 3-0.

Chase Mielnik and Jaxon Smith led the way for the Terps with pin fall victories, while John Martin Best won by a major decision and Braxton Brown won on a technical fall.

This was the first time the Terps shutout their opponent since 2022, when they defeated Duke 37-0.

In other news

Maryland football dropped its sixth game of the season Saturday at home to Rutgers. Ryan Alonardo recapped the game and Colin McNamara provided takeaways. Alonardo, McNamara and Matt Germack also provided their instant reactions on the Testudo Talk Podcast.

Maryland men’s basketball was narrowly defeated by No. 15 Marquette Friday. Alonardo had the story and McNamara offered his takeaways.

Maryland women’s basketball improved to 5-0 Sunday with a 98-63 win over Towson. Max Schaeffer wrote about the contest and Ben Messinger supplied takeaways.

Maryland field hockey’s season ended on Sunday with a 1-0 loss to Duke in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Nolan Ragalski captured the loss.

Maryland volleyball’s three-game winning streak ended Sunday with a 3-1 loss to No. 4 Penn State. Dylan Schmidt had the story.

Maryland women’s cross country star Rose Coats earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Cross Country Championship Saturday.