Oklahoma State University
STILLWATER, Okla. -- The top-ranked Oklahoma State wrestling team rolled through the regional round of the NWCA National Duals Sunday as the Cowboys defeated No. 10 Wyoming, 28-7, and No. 6 Ohio State, 25-6.
With the regional title, the NWCA announced that the Cowboys (14-0) would host the final round next Sunday at 2 and 6 p.m. at Gallagher-Iba Arena.
Oklahoma State had an impressive day, going 9-4 against ranked opponents.
Junior Jordan Oliver, ranked No. 1 at 133 pounds had the biggest wins of the day, winning 7-3 over second-ranked Logan Stieber of Ohio State and 17-4 over No. 17 Zach Zehner of Wyoming.
“These are the most exciting matches,†Oliver said. “You train and wrestle every day to wrestle the best. I honestly don't like always going out and pinning a guy right away or getting a technical fall. I like getting in those competitive matches when the intensity and the tempo of the match raises. You do get the hype and the pressure and all that. It's fun because you train every day so hard to wrestle the best guys in the country. I always live by the motto 'In order to be the best, you have to beat the best.'â€
Jon Morrison, a sophomore ranked 14th at 125 pounds, also came up with a pair of big wins to open each dual. He knocked off No. 16 Michael Martinez of Wyoming in the first match, 3-1, in overtime and No. 17 Johnni DiJulius of Ohio State, 3-1.
“It's always important to get those late takedowns and get the win,†Morrison said. “I think I have to get more toward wrestling like that the entire match instead of standing around too much and not wrestling at a high pace, but I know I'm building toward that, so it's a good start.â€
Cayle Byers, wrestling in his sixth and seventh duals of season, added a pair of wins against ranked opponents as well. The 197-pound senior beat Wyoming's No. 11 Alfonso Hernandez, 5-4, and Ohio State's No. 20 Andrew Campolattano, 3-1.
Other notable wins included 184-pounder Chris McNeil's 3-2 win over Ohio State's Nick Heflin, ranked No. 7 at 174 pounds; Josh Kindig's major decision over Wyoming's Chase Smith; Alan Gelogaev's 18-3 technical fall over Wyoming's L.J. Helbig and Chris Perry's major decision over Ohio State's Joe Grandominico.
The Cowboys return to the mat Thursday when they take on the Oklahoma Sooners in Norman in a final tune-up before the NWCA Mat Mayhem final round.
Finals Results:
125: Jon Morrison (Oklahoma State) dec. Johnni DiJulius (Ohio State); 3-1
133: Jordan Oliver (Oklahoma State) dec. Logan Stieber (Ohio State); 7-3
141: Hunter Stieber (Ohio State) dec. Josh Kindig (Oklahoma State); 7-6
149: Jamal Parks (Oklahoma State) dec. Cam Tessari (Ohio State); 3-2
157: Josh Demas (Ohio State) dec. Albert White (Oklahoma State); 3-2
165: Dallas Bailey (Oklahoma State) dec. Derek Garcia (Ohio State); 7-4
174: Chris Perry (Oklahoma State) MD Joe Grandominico (Ohio State); 11-1
184: Chris McNeil (Oklahoma State) dec. Nick Heflin (Ohio State); 3-2
197: Cayle Byers (Oklahoma State) dec. Andrew Campolattano (Ohio State); 3-1
285: Alan Gelogaev (Oklahoma State) dec. Peter Capone (Ohio State); 6-2
Illinois upsets top-seeded Cornell to win regional
University of Illinois Sports Information
ITHACA, N.Y. -- The sixth-ranked University of Illinois wrestling team won a pair of duals in the afternoon session over No. 11 Oklahoma and No. 5 Cornell, to win the NWCA National Duals Cornell Regional to advance to the Final Four next weekend. The Illini edged out five of 10 matches over the Sooners to win, 21-18 and took six bouts to top the Big Red, 19-16 to snap Cornell's 19 match win streak. Illinois improves to 16-2 overall with the 16 victories tying the most single-season dual wins in school history since the 2005 season.
"I couldn't be happier for our guys and coaches," head coach Jim Heffernansaid. "They have worked extremely hard to get to this position and I am really proud of them. These were two very good wins against two extremely good teams. Our guys really rose to the occasion and fought hard. Beating an undefeated Cornell team in their gym was huge."
"Jesse had two giant wins against two top-eight ranked guys," Heffernan said. "He did a great job of setting the tone for our team in each dual."
The Illini dropped the next three bouts as Daryl Thomas lost the 13-5 major decision to No. 4 Kendric Maple, No. 13 Nick Lester moved past No. 17 Eric Terrazas 1-0 and No. 13 Matt Lester defeated Jackson Morsewith a 11-2 major decision to put the Sooners ahead on the scoreboard, 11-9.
The next three matches marked three more big Ilini wins, starting at 165 with No. 9 Conrad Polz. Polz recorded a victory for the Illini, defeating his third ranked wrestler this season in No. 12 Patrick Graham by a score of 3-2. At 174, Blanton tied his career-best eight pins as he moved past Kyle Detmer in 4:34 to push the lead to 18-11 with three bouts remaining. Tony Dallago defeated Erich Schmidtke, 6-3 to notch his 18th victory this season, a new personal best for the redshirt sophomore. No. 14 Mario Gonzalez (197) and Pat Walker(HWT) both dropped their matches, however the Illini won the match 21-19 and moved on to face No. 5 Cornell in the regional finals.
"Ultimately Tony clinched the Oklahoma dual with his win," Heffernan said. "He beat a very solid guy that had beaten him early last year. Tony continues to make strides and keeps improving."
The Illini wrestled one of its toughest dual meet opponents this season as they faced No. 5 Cornell in the regional final. Six Orange and Blue wrestlers were victorious as the Illini handed Cornell its first dual meet loss of the season and snapped a 19 match-winning streak. Delgado and Futrell put the Illini up early as the freshman defeated No. 6 Frank Perrelli 8-3 and Futrell moved past Naryan Arujau with an 18-3 technical fall to increase his career-best winning streak to 12 in a row.
The first of only four losses for the Illini came at the 141-pound match, where Thomas lost by 9-0 major decision to Mike Nevinger. However, Terrazas (149) defeated Chris Villalonga 3-1 to record his 20th victory this season and put the Illini up 11-6. Morse dropped his bout to No. 1 Kyle Dake 6-4 but Polz tied his career best 17 victories as he moved past Marshall Peppleman 8-3.
Blanton won his second bout of the day when he defeated William George 7-6, increasing the team score to the largest margin of the dual, 17-7. Cornell got on the scoreboard with wins at 184 and 197 as No. 5 Steve Bosak moved past Dallago and redshirt-senior Martin Smith lost to No. 1 Cam Simaz to inch the team score to 17-16 with one match remaining. The Illini were deducted a team point for unsportsmanlike behavior from Smith after the match, tying the score at 16-16. In the match that determined the victory, Mario Gonzalezwrestled Meciej Jochym at heavyweight. In his first match at the weight this season, the Illini grappler defeated Jochym 8-2 to seal the Illini's spot in the National Duals Final Four.
"We moved Mario to heavyweight because of the situation," Heffernan said. "We thought it was our best chance to win. Mario is super athletic and presents a lot of problems to bigger guys. In a one match situation it made the most sense and gave us the best change to win the dual."
Finals Results:
125: Jesse Delgado (ILL) dec. Frank Perrelli (COR), 8-3
133: B.J. Futrell (ILL) tech fall Naryman Arujau (COR), 18-3, 6:08
141: Mike Nevinger (COR) maj. dec. Daryl Thomas (ILL), 9-0
149: Eric Terrazas (ILL) dec. Chris Villalonga (COR), 3-1
157: Kyle Dake (COR) dec. Jackson Morse (ILL), 6-4
165: Conrad Polz (ILL) dec. Marshall Peppelman (COR), 8-3
174: Jordan Blanton (ILL) dec. William George (COR), 7-6
184: Steve Bosak (COR) dec. Tony Dallago (ILL), 4-0
197: Cam Simaz (COR) pinned Martin Smith (ILL), 3:31*
285: Mario Gonzalez (ILL) dec. Maciej Jochym (COR), 8-2
Iowa defeats Oregon State at Hilton Coliseum in Ames to win regional
University of Iowa Sports Information
AMES, Iowa -- The University of Iowa wrestling team advanced to the final four of the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals with a pair of victories over No. 23 Virginia Tech and No. 16 Oregon State today inside Hilton Coliseum. Iowa topped the Hokies 31-3 in the semifinals before earning a 22-14 win over the Beavers in the regional finals.
Marion upset fourth-ranked Mike Mangrum 6-4 in overtime to help Iowa build an 11-0 team lead. Marion, rated No. 6 at 141, trailed 4-3 entering the third period before scoring an escape to tie the frame. He then finished a high crotch to score a takedown with 23 seconds left in sudden victory to secure the 6-4 win.
Wagner clinched the regional title with a third period rally at 184. He trailed 5-3 early in the third frame before scoring a pair of takedowns and riding out the Hokie to finish a 7-6 decision and extend the team lead to 22-7.
Sophomores Tony Ramos and Ethen Lofthouse contributed to regional title with a pair of technical falls in the finals. Ramos, ranked No. 4 at 133, scored three nearfall points as time expired to notch a 24-8 win. Lofthouse used 2:51 of riding time and scored a takedown with one second left to finish his 174-pound bout with a 21-6 victory.
Junior Matt McDonough and redshirt freshman Mike Evans also scored victories for Iowa in regional final.
Iowa (13-3) advanced to the finals with a 31-3 win over No. 24 Virginia Tech. The Hawkeyes scored the first 19 takedowns of the match and finished with a 24-7 takedown advantage.
Ramos, Marion and Evans all defeated ranked opponents. Ramos scored a 3-2 win over top-ranked Devin Carter at 133 to avenge one of his two losses this season. He recorded a second period takedown and opened the third period with an escape to earn the win.
Evans and Marion each earned major decisions against their ranked opponents. The ninth-ranked Evans picked up a takedown and two nearfall points in the first period against seventh-ranked Pete Yates. He added a takedown in the final minute of the match and didn't allow a point to Yates en route to a 9-0 victory.
Marion scored three takedowns and picked up three nearfall points in his 13-2 win over No. 20 Zach Neibert. McDonough and Lofthouse also earned major decisions for Iowa. McDonough scored six takedowns in a 16-5 win and Lofthouse scored five takedowns in a 13-3 win.
The Hawkeyes will wrestle for the dual championships Sunday, Feb. 19 at a site to be determined. The NWCA will announce the final site Monday, Feb. 13.
NOTES: Attendance was 1,826... The Hawkeyes were 4-4 against ranked opponents.
Finals Results:
125: Matt McDonough (Iowa) dec. Pat Rollins (OSU), 7-2; TS 3-0
133: Tony Ramos (Iowa) tech. fall James Roberts (OSU), 24-8; TS 8-0
141: Montell Marion (Iowa) dec. Mike Mangrum (OSU), 6-4 (OT); TS 11-0
149: Scott Sakaguchi (OSU) dec. Michael Kelly (Iowa), 8-3; TS 11-3
157: RJ Pena (OSU) major dec. Derek St. John (Iowa), 9-1: TS 11-7
165: Mike Evans (Iowa) dec. Joe Latham (OSU), 4-0; TS 14-7
174: Ethen Lofthouse (Iowa) tech. fall John Tuck (OSU), 21-6; TS 19-7
184: Vinnie Wagner (Iowa) dec. Ty Vinson (OSU), 7-6; TS 22-7
197: Taylor Meeks (OSU) major dec. Tomas Lira (Iowa), 14-3; TS 22-11
285: Clayton Jack (OSU) dec. Bobby Telford (Iowa), 5-3; TS 22-14
Minnesota wins 27 of 30 matches to claim regional title at Rutgers
University of Minnesota Sports Information
PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- The No. 4 Minnesota Golden Gophers won the NWCA National Dual Regional this afternoon. Minnesota defeated Kent State 35-3 in the semi-final, before defeating Missouri 26-7 for the championship.
Head coach J Robinson was a big part of putting this tournament style together for the last 25 years and he is feeling pretty good that his squad will be participating in the inaugural final four next Sunday.
“It's the first one there's ever been one, so why wouldn't we be excited?†Robinson said. “If the people who are supposed to get in get in ... then we get a chance to wrestle two of the three people who beat us this year. We're excited about going. We want it at our place. We think we can get a ton of fans there. We're excited about the whole thing.â€
Minnesota's losses this season have come against Cornell (21-16), Oklahoma State (23-14) and Iowa (19-17). Those three teams are the favored to make it out of their regional alive tomorrow afternoon.
Zach Sanders started things off with an 8-4 decision over Missouri's Alan Waters. The two battled each other till the final horn, before Sanders picked up the win to improve to 23-1 overall this season.
Chris Dardanes had no problem with the Tigers Nathan McCormick, as he scored a 14-5 major to put the Gophers up 7-0 early.
Brother Nick would take the mat next and was able to pick up another major for Minnesota. Dardanes defeated Brandon Wiest 15-7 before Dylan Ness picked up a solid overtime win against Kyle Bradley, to put Minnesota on top 14-0.
Cody Yohn would pick up his second win of the afternoon for the Gophers. Yohn took Missouri's Zach Toal all three periods, before coming away with a 6-1 decision. He finished with over three minutes of riding time.
Minnesota's final victories came from Kevin Steinhaus and Tony Nelson. Steinhaus took care of Claernce Neely in a 6-0 decision and Nelson would seal the deal for the Maroon and Gold when he scored 4-1 decision over the Tigers Devon Mellon.
Finals Results:
125: Zach Sanders (Minnesota) dec. Alan Waters (Missouri), 8-6
133: Chris Dardanes (Minnesota) maj. dec. Nathan McCormick (Missouri), 15-5
141: Nick Dardanes (Minnesota) maj. dec. Brandon Wiest (Missouri), 15-7
149: Dylan Ness (Minnesota) dec. Kyle Bradley (Missouri), 8-6 SV
157: Drake Houdashelt (Missouri) Danny Zilverberg (Minnesota), 6-4
165: Cody Yohn (Minnesota) dec. Zach Toal (Missouri), 6-3
174: Logan Storley (Minnesota) dec. Dorian Henderson (Missouri), 2-0
184: Kevin Steinhaus (Minnesota) dec. Clarence Neely (Missouri), 6-0
197: Brent Haynes (Missouri) maj. dec. Sonny Yohn (Minnesota), 10-0
285: Tony Nelson (Minnesota) dec. Devon Mellon (Missouri), 4-1
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