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It’s Thanksgiving week and the college wrestling schedule is a little thin. But luckily for us, the NWCA All-Star Classic has returned. After a four-year hiatus, the event returned in 2022 and now we have another edition in 2023. This year's event will feature a match at all ten men’s weights along with four women’s bouts. With such a heavy representation from the two-time defending champion Penn State Nittany Lions, it makes some sense to hold the dual in PSU’s Rec Hall. The festivities kick off at 7pm (eastern) on Tuesday and can be viewed on FloWrestling. Below is a match-by-match look at the entire card, plus predictions for each contest. 125 lbs: #1 Anthony Noto (Lock Haven) vs. #4 Matt Ramos (Purdue) When this matchup was released it involved a number-one ranked 125 lber. It will once it occurs; however, it won’t be the same one. Matt Ramos came into the season as the top-ranked wrestler at this weight after becoming Purdue’s first national finalist since 2006. Ramos suffered a loss at the Clarion Open in the initial week of the season and another at WrangleMania to Jakob Camacho, which accounts for his current ranking. In between, he’s racked up six wins, including two via bonus points against 2023 national qualifiers. With Ramos’ loss, Noto was elevated into the top spot at this weight. Noto finished in fourth place at the 2023 NCAA Championships and amassed a sparkling 33-4 record. This year he’s only seen action in two bouts; however, both have ended in tech falls. Despite the pair both ending up on the national podium last year, the two haven’t met in college. They do have a common opponent from this year’s action in Army West Point’s Ethan Berginc. Both defeated him, Noto via tech fall and Ramos by a 12-3 major decision. I’m not sure anything can be gained from that information. This bout should be an interesting, action-packed contest. Both “bring it” and are excellent scramblers. Pick: Matt Ramos 133 lbs: #6 Sam Latona (Virginia Tech) vs. Connor McGonagle (Lehigh) This is the rare, All-Star matchup in which both wrestlers have suffered losses during the first two weeks of the season. That isn’t necessarily new for Sam Latona, who was upset at the season-opening Southeast Open for a second consecutive year. Latona came back to edge a tough #15 Dylan Shawver of Rutgers on Friday during the Hokies dual win over the Scarlet Knights. Latona finished the 2022-23 campaign in seventh place which represented his second career All-American finish. Connor McGonagle was limited in his action last season, but was very good when healthy. Unfortunately, he wasn’t healthy at the 2023 EIWA Championships and had to withdraw from the NCAA Tournament after receiving an at-large berth. McGonagle is now embroiled in one of the most high-profile positional struggles as he and redshirt freshman Ryan Crookham represent Lehigh’s options at 133 lbs. Before Crookham turned the wrestling world on its collective heads by upsetting Vito Arujau (Cornell), he defeated McGonagle in sudden victory at the Journeymen Collegiate Classic. At that same event, McGonagle was able to notch a win over 2022 EIWA champion Michael Colaiocco (Penn). This matchup feels like it may be more methodical and tactical than the opening bout. I could see it being a low-scoring affair which comes down to one key sequence. Pick: Sam Latona 141 lbs: #3 Lachlan McNeil (North Carolina) vs. #18 Josh Koderhandt (Navy) The first year of official competition at North Carolina for Lachlan McNeil started off slow with three losses in the two weeks of the season. This year has been the opposite as McNeil has been on fire with a 6-0 record and none of his matches ending in regular decisions. After an 8-0 major decision against #26 Danny Pucino (Illinois) yesterday, McNeil now has two bonus point wins over ranked opposition. McNeil came into the year ranked third after finishing fourth at the 2023 NCAA Championships. There he tallied wins over a Big Ten runner-up (Brock Hardy - Nebraska) and an EIWA champion (Vince Cornella - Cornella). McNeil is set to face late-replacement Josh Koderhandt of the Naval Academy. Koderhandt takes over for two-time All-American Clay Carlson (South Dakota State), who was initially slated to square off with McNeil. Koderhandt is on a bit of a heater of his own to start the new campaign. He also has a win over Pucino, one that was instrumental in the Midshipmen’s upset over Illinois. At the Navy quad, Koderhandt took out Pittsburgh’s Cole Matthews, which again was a critical victory for his team. Matthews won the 2023 ACC bracket where McNeil finished third. Like McNeil, Koderhandt was in action this weekend, finishing second to Hardy at the Navy Classic. This should be an interesting contrast of styles. McNeil has a long freestyle pedigree and is extremely slick on his feet. Koderhandt is more physical and in-your-face. Pick: Lachlan McNeil 149 lbs: #2 Shayne Van Ness (Penn State) vs. #3 Kyle Parco (Arizona State) To this point, we’ve talked about three matches that we haven’t seen before. The 149 lb contest is a rematch of the 2023 NCAA third-place bout won by Shayne Van Ness, 7-2. Van Ness made his 2023-24 debut last weekend at the Journeymen Collegiate Classic and ended each of his three matches with first-period falls. Throughout his entire freshman year, Van Ness was only able to accumulate five pins. His first season in the Nittany Lion lineup was capped off with a remarkable NCAA tournament that saw him enter as the 12th seed. Time and time again, Van Ness found himself facing significant deficits; however, he battled back and continued to win all the way up until the NCAA semifinals. Even there, he gave eventual four-time national champion Yianni Diakomihalis (Cornell) a scare. Parco's fourth-place finish elevated him to three-time All-American status. He’s gotten on the podium twice for Arizona State and once for Fresno State. So far in 2023-24, Parco has seen action in three duals and has a perfect record. During his first weekend of competition, Parco did get by UNC freshman Jayden Scott by a narrow 4-1 margin. Like Van Ness, Parco also advanced to the 2023 NCAA semifinals, before he fell to Sammy Sasso (Ohio State). That was part of a 14-match winning streak for the Sun Devil that started in early-January. I’m anxious to see Van Ness against top-caliber competition like Parco. Many Penn State wrestlers have made a significant leap in between their freshman and sophomore seasons, he could be the latest. So far, Van Ness’ has proven to be very dominant; however, against lesser competition. Parco will likely try to slow down the pace and keep it to a low-scoring affair. Pick: Shayne Van Ness 157 lbs: #1 (DII) Nick Novak (St. Cloud State) vs. #1 (DIII) Nolan Hertal (Wisconsin-La Crosse) Initially, the 157 lb match was supposed to be a contest between 2023 NCAA runner-up, Levi Haines (Penn State), and two-time All-American Jacori Teemer (Arizona State). Teemer had to default out of a WrangleMania match due to concussion protocols and did not compete yesterday in ASU’s dual with Missouri. Since that match was scrapped we get a match between the top DII and DIII wrestlers in the country at this weight. Novak owns his top billing based on a national title win from 2023. He was seeded second at the 2023 tournament and advanced through the bracket with four decision victories. The final came via 3-1 decision over fifth-seeded Logan Bailey of Indianapolis. That was the cherry on top of a perfect 27-0 season for the Huskie star. It also marked the first time that the sophomore had gotten on the NCAA podium. In an effort to repeat as a national champion, Novak started his 2023-24 campaign off with a title at the Yellowjacket Open. Like Novak, Nolan Hertal is a returning national champion who did so out of the number two seed. He also was in a dogfight during three of his four NCAA bouts. The last two were decided in extra time, while Hertal prevailed by a single point in the quarterfinals. That represented the second All-American honor for Hertal, who was fifth in 2022. During each of the last two seasons, Hertal captured an Upper Midwest Region championship. So far this season, Hertal is 2-0 win a pair of dual wins. Pick: Nick Novak 165 lbs: #4 Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin) vs. #6 Izzak Olejnik (Oklahoma State) Fresh off a hard-fought loss to #2 David Carr (Iowa State) on Sunday afternoon, Dean Hamiti will face another All-American from the Big 12 Izzak Olejnik. This will be Hamiti’s second straight All-Star appearance, as he fell to Quincy Monday (Princeton) in last year’s edition. The Carr loss brings his season record to 5-1. Hamiti blew through the competition at the Michigan State Open and impressively came away with the title while earning bonus points in each bout. The competition was legit, as well, featuring two past national qualifiers (one bloodround finisher) and a blue-chip true freshman. Hamiti’s opponent, Olejnik, is a bit of a familiar face. The two tangled at the 2023 NCAA Championships after both had secured All-American honors. Hamiti prevailed 7-3. Since then, Olejnik has left Northern Illinois and moved on to Oklahoma State as a graduate transfer. During his last three seasons at NIU, Olejnik has amassed a 73-15 record with a pair of MAC championships. His OSU career kicked off with a 10-2 major decision over solid freshman prospect Noah Mulvaney (Bucknell). This weekend, Olejnik was in action at the Lindenwood Open and bonused his way through the tournament. This matchup is interesting because we should get to see how much Olejnik has progressed during his short time in the Cowboy wrestling room. Can he close the gap from the 2023 NCAA match or will the three-point takedowns help Hamiti widen it? Pick: Dean Hamiti 174 lbs: #1 Carter Starocci (Penn State) vs. #3 Mekhi Lewis (Virginia Tech) This is the only rematch from the 2022 All-Star Classic and I don’t think anyone is upset about seeing this match again. Carter Starocci and Mekhi Lewis met in the 2022 national finals and Starocci prevailed after tiebreakers in an epic battle. The All-Star matchup saw Starocci score with an escape followed by a riding time point after spending the final stanza in the top position. Many assumed that the two would renew acquaintances at the 2023 NCAA Championships; however, Lewis fell to Mikey Labriola (Nebraska) in the semis. Starocci would go on to pin his Big Ten foe and earn his third straight national title. Lewis settled for fourth place. Starocci kicked off his season at the Journeymen Collegiate Classic and went 2-0 highlighted by a 21-5 tech fall over #14 Nick Incontrera (Penn). Lewis has two wins over past All-Americans in his three bouts this season. He appears to be healthier than at the end of the 2022-23 season and, in turn, more offensive. Despite that fact, I’d imagine this bout will play out similarly to their previous appearances. Both will be very measured in their offensive attacks, followed by plenty of riding. Pick: Carter Starocci 184 lbs: #1 Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa) vs. #2 Bernie Truax (Penn State) Speaking of familiarity, there’s some at 184 lbs between Parker Keckeisen and Bernie Truax. Both are three-time All-Americans seeking their first national title in a weight class that features no past champions. Truax has gotten on the podium at 174-197 lbs, but is back down at 184 lbs for his last go ‘round as a graduate student with Penn State. At the 2022 national tournament, these two clashed twice and exchanged wins with each other. Truax was a 6-5 winner in the quarterfinals; however, Keckeisen turned the tables with a 6-4 victory in the third-place bout. Keckeisen’s only 2023-24 appearance was at the Grandview Open where he posted bonus points in all four matches. At the same time, only one of those bouts came against DI competition. Keckeisen, the 2023 NCAA runner-up, came into the season as the top-ranked wrestler at 184 lbs after placing in the top-three at the NCAA tournament for a third time. With Aaron Brooks and Trent Hidlay (NC State) moving up to 197 lbs, Truax is the only wrestler at this weight who has a career win over Keckeisen. Truax kicked off his Penn State career with three wins at last week’s Journeymen Collegiate Classic. One of his key wins came over James Conway (Franklin & Marshall), who just captured a title at the Keystone Classic. Like the 165 lb bout, seeing how a wrestler has advanced or improved in a new, high-profile room is one of the themes at this match. Should Truax win, Penn State could have the favorite at five of the last six weight classes and the final four. Pick: Parker Keckeisen 197 lbs: #1 Aaron Brooks (Penn State) vs. #3 Tanner Sloan (South Dakota State) Ok, so we have a new matchup, for those that would prefer that type of thing. Aaron Brooks defeated Keckeisen at this event in 2022 and went on to defeat the UNI star in the national finals for his third consecutive title. Brooks has moved up to 197 lbs for his final season in State College. He had an excellent offseason with a US Open win, followed by a respectable Final X appearance against world champion David Taylor, then a U23 World Championship. Brooks’ opponent, Tanner Sloan, is a returning national runner-up at this weight and the first NCAA finalist for SDSU during the Damion Hahn-era. Sloan avenged a Big 12 finals loss to Rocky Elam (Missouri) in the NCAA semifinals to make the championship bout. He finished the year with a 27-3 record and was undefeated in dual competition. So far, Sloan has only wrestled once in 2023-24 and that resulted in a tech fall victory against Augustana. This bout will be a great litmus test for Brooks at the new weight. Sloan is tall and long, even for 197 lbs. While Brooks is one of the most skilled wrestlers in college, that could present a problem for him. Pick: Aaron Brooks 285 lbs: #1 Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State) vs. #2 Wyatt Hendrickson (Air Force) Like many fans, I wasn’t sure that this match would materialize after watching the U23 gold medal match. But, we’re happy it has. In that bout, Wyatt Hendrickson capped off his gold medal run with a tech fall over his opponent from Turkey. That was despite an obvious knee injury to Hendrickson. At this point, that match was about a month ago. We have yet to see Hendrickson in action for Air Force, but hopefully, that is a precautionary measure in preparation for this event. Hendrickson and Greg Kerkvliet met in the 2023 NCAA semifinals and it was a 4-2 decision in favor of the big man from Penn State. Kerkvliet would go on to finish second while Hendrickson stormed back with a pair of pins to take third. Like the majority of his Penn State counterparts, Kerkvliet started his 2023-24 season with a hammer-winning performance at the Journeymen Collegiate Challenge. There he notched wins over the returning ACC champion (Owen Trephan - NC State) and the EIWA champ (Nathan Taylor - Lehigh). Hendrickson put together an incredible 2022-23 campaign that saw him earn bonus points in just under 85% of his matches. That total was boosted by an eye-popping 17 falls. Six of those came again NCAA qualifiers. Hendrickson’s NCAA placement made him Air Force’s first All-American in 20 years. That’s also the last time Air Force has had a two-time AA. This match has the potential for some fireworks. Kerkvliet and Hendrickson are two of the most explosive and athletic heavyweights in the nation. Should they choose to open up, it could make for one of the best matches of the evening. Pick: Greg Kerkvliet Women’s Collegiate Bouts 116 lbs: #1 Jaslynn Gallegos (North Central) vs. #2 Samara Chavez (King) We’ve got the potential for a wild one at 116 lbs. Jaslynn Gallegos and Samara Chavez met in the NCWWC national finals last season and Gallegos prevailed with a fall. Earlier in the season, the pair butted heads on two occasions. Chavez got her hand raised in the finals of the North Central Open, as she pinned Gallegos. The North Central star returned the favor at the National Duals, then took the rubber match in the national finals. So far this season, Chavez has been a co-champion at Eagle Madness. She was also recently 1-1 at the Bill Farrell while competing at 50 kg. Gallegos has yet to compete for North Central. Pick: Jaslynn Gallegos 130 lbs: #1 Sarah Savidge (Life) vs. #2 Alexis Janiak (Aurora) This is a battle between a pair of wrestlers who finished as national runners-up in 2023. Sarah Savidge at the NAIA tournament and Alexis Janiak at the NCWWC Championships. Casual fans will remember Janiak’s controversial U20 World semifinal match this summer against Italy’s Aurora Russo. Janiak appeared to win a back-and-forth bout 8-8; however, the Italian corner challenged and a caution point was given to Russo for Janiak disengaging. Janiak managed to rebound from the unusual and heartbreaking ruling to crush her Russian opponent for a bronze medal. To earn her spot on the U20 world team, Janiak downed Savidge in the best-of-three series at the Trials. Though Janiak won via fall and tech, Savidge does own wins against Janiak dating back to high school. With Janiak on the world team, Savidge took the spot for the US at the U20 Pan-American Championships. She returned with a gold medal in the 59 kg weight class. Pick: Alexis Janiak 136 lbs: #1 Adaugo Nwachukwago (William Penn) vs. #1 Yele Aycock (North Central) We’ll have the opportunity to see perhaps the best women’s college wrestler in the game right now with Adaugo Nwachukwago. A two-time national champion for Iowa Wesleyan, Nwachukwago was forced to transfer after the entire school shut down. She’d follow coach Jake Kadel to William Penn. And why break up a good thing? Kadel was in Nwachukwago’s corner for her national titles and a US Open championship this spring. That allowed Nwachukwago to face Kayla Miracle at Final X. Also this summer, Nwachukwago has competed on the U20 and U23 World Teams. Nwachukwago is the only woman on the card who was selected to compete in last year’s event. Nwachukwago’s opponent is Yele Aycock who was a NCWWC national runner-up last season. In the early going this season, Aycock has amassed a 10-0 record with titles at the Pointer and Adrian Opens. It appears that Aycock is continuing her trend of year-by-year improvement. She was 25-13 as a freshman, then 30-6 a year ago, to earn All-American honors for the first time. Aycock also went on to finish third at the U23 Trials. Pick: Adaugo Nwachukwago 160 lbs: #1 Marlynne Deede (Iowa) vs. #1 Latifah McBryde (Life) Being that it’s the first official year for wrestling at the University of Iowa, Marlynne Deede is the first Hawkeye woman to compete in this event. Deede came to the new Iowa program after spending four years at Augsburg. During that time, she earned All-American honors on four occasions, including a national title in 2023. In 2022, Deede was a finalist at the US Open. Latifah McBryde is one of three talented sisters who compete for the Life University program. McBryde is coming off a 2022-23 season that saw her fall in dramatic fashion in the NAIA national finals. She has started her current campaign off with a second-place finish at the Menlo Open. McBryde comes into the All-Star Classic with wins at the dual event that Life hosted last weekend. Unlike some others on this card, these two don’t have much of a history against each other. Deede has a win in their only previous meeting; however, that was a few years ago at this point. Pick: Latifah McBryde

1. 4 School Represented among Missouri Valley Open Champions At one of women’s wrestling’s premier tournaments, the Missouri Valley Open, wrestlers from Iowa, Southern Oregon, William Penn, and Simon Fraser all had championship finishes. Over 450 athletes from both NCAA and NAIA teams competed in the two-day tournament. At 101 lbs, #5 (NCAA) Sterling Dias of Iowa won a close 6-6 decision in the finals on criteria over teammate #2 (NCAA) Emilie Gonzalez. It’s clear that these two wrestle close in the room and were able to hold each other to a decision rather than the usual techs and pins you see from each of these wrestlers. Dias also beat #5 (NAIA) Stafana Jelacic of Lourdes and #17 (NAIA) Abbeygael Cabaug of Vanguard. At 109 lbs, #1 (NAIA) Mia Palumbo of William Penn claimed the sole championship finish for the Statesmen with a 2-1 win over #2 (NCAA) Ava Bayless of Iowa. Palumbo also took out #6 (NAIA) Elizabeth Dosado of the University of the Cumberlands. At 116 lbs, Iowa’s #4 (NCAA) Brianna Gonzalez won by decision 8-0 over #9 (NCAA) Salyna Shotwell of McKendree. Gonzalez also faced 3 other ranked opponents during the tournament including #9 (NAIA) Katherine Heath, #3 (NCAA) Payton Stroud, and #1 (NAIA) Camille Fournier. The Hawkeyes claimed another title at 123 lbs with #2 (NCAA) Felicity Taylor beating Shelby Moore of McKendree 8-4. She had ranked wins over #6 (NAIA) Sophia Smith and #8 (NAIA) Catharine Campbell. Returning NAIA team champion Southern Oregon got their first champ of the night in #1 (NAIA) Carolina Moreno at 130 lbs. Moreno is the returning champ at the weight for NAIA teams and continued a winning streak that has lasted since January of 2023. She had ranked wins over #10 (NAIA) Joanna Vanderwood of William Penn and #7 (NAIA) Elizabeth Duvall of Texas Wesleyan. One of the few unranked champions of the day, Esther Han of Iowa made a statement at 136 lbs. She beat Alexandra Szkotnicki of McKendree by tech in the finals. While there were not as many ranked wrestlers at this weight compared to some others, Han did have a dominant pin against #14 (NAIA) Gianna Moreno in the semis. #1 (NCAA) Reese Larramendy of Iowa took first place at 143 lbs with a pin over #2 (NAIA) Emma Walker of Campbellsville in the finals. She also handled her run-ins with #3 (NAIA) Bella Amaro of SOU and #5 (NAIA) Mea Mohler of Texas Wesleyan. At 155 lbs, Southern Oregon claimed their second title of the day with a decision by #1 (NAIA) Caitlyn Davis over #8 (NCAA) Madison Sandquist of Sacred Heart in the finals 7-2. This win by Davis made Southern Oregon the only team other than Iowa to have more than one champ at the open. 170 lbs was an interesting situation as unattached Dymond Guilford claimed the title. Guilford is a 4x collegiate champ and former Senior National Team member. One of the reasons the tournament is so popular and important on the schedule is because of the types of matchups that happen as a result of both NAIA and NCAA wrestlers competing in the same tournament in addition to former college wrestlers and even some high schoolers. Guilford had a tough match in the finals against current NCAA #1 Kylie Welker of Iowa who competed in the 2021 Senior World Championships. Guildford claimed the 4-2 decision after a day of techs and pins including a win over #7 (NCAA) Haley Ward also of Iowa. Simon Fraser claimed a champion at 191 lbs with #7 (NCAA) Julia Richey. Richey won her finals match over #5 (NCAA) Alivia White of Iowa. Richey also took out #4 (NCAA) Madeline Hodges of Sacred Heart and #4 (NAIA) Maquoia Bernabe of the University of the Cumberlands. While there were a few upsets in the tournament, Richey was the standout as far as wrestling above her rank. I would look for an adjustment to her standing in the next round of updated rankings. Iowa had their final champion at the 235 lb weight class with Samantha Calkins beating Isabeau Shalack of Colorado Mesa by decision, 5-2. There are currently no rankings at 235 lbs at the collegiate level and it is not a weight that wrestles in end-of-season tournaments for NCAA or NAIA teams. However, this tends to be a hot topic, with many groups pushing for the approval and addition of the heavyweight weight class to be added. 2. National Champ Returns for One More Year In one of the biggest lineup additions this season, 2x NCWWC champ Emma Bruntil announced her return to college wrestling on social media this week. After wrestling for the Bearcats in 2020 and 2021, Bruntil announced her move to the transfer portal, but never committed to another team in that time. She went on to become a 2023 Senior World Team member. In an interview with Bruntil, she expressed that fans could see her in the lineup next semester. She also said that many of McKendree’s top wrestlers including returning champ Cam Guerin at 130 lbs would be returning soon and the team cannot be counted out of the championship title conversation. Check out the full interview with her here. 3. Bill Farrell Sends Collegiate Wrestlers to Olympic Trials The Bill Farrell Memorial International is a pivotal competition for Olympic hopefuls. The top U.S. placewinner in each weight class who has not already qualified some other way, earns a spot at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials Challenge Tournament. The U.S. has 6 qualifiers headed to the trial after their results at the tournament. Erin Golston at 50 kg, Alisha Howk at 53 kg, Xochitl Mota-Pettis at 57 kg, Katerina Lange at 62 kg, Alexandria Glaude at 68 kg, and Yelena Makoyed at 76 kg. This is in addition to Mallory Velte, who won at 68 kg, but has already qualified for the trials, leaving the spot open for Alexandria Glaude. While many of these wrestlers either did not wrestle on a college team or have already completed their college careers, Lange was the 2023 Collegiate Champ at 143 lbs for Augsburg as a sophomore and could always return with her additional eligibility. Results this week in major NCAA, NCWA, and NAIA competitions North Central 38 Carthage 3 Missouri Baptist 30 Quincy 14 Missouri Valley Open VIEW BRACKETS Bill Farrell VIEW BRACKETS Beaver Bash Duals VIEW BRACKETS Blue Hose Challenge VIEW RESULTS Lindenwood Duals VIEW RESULTS Spokane Open VIEW BRACKETS Albion College Invite VIEW BRACKETS Upcoming Events All-Star Classic - November 21 North Central vs Augustana - November 22

We're at the beginning of Thanksgiving week, so there are only a handful of events scheduled this week. A total of 6 duals will be contested. Since it can be difficult to figure out where and when to watch all of these events, InterMat has put together a list of all of the live-streamed events occurring this week. Below are the dates/times and how to watch each match (with links). Monday, November 20: Marymount at Morgan State 6:00 PM Morgan State All-Access Pittsburgh at Maryland 7:30 PM B1G+ Tuesday, November 21: George Mason at American 7:00 PM ESPN+ NWCA All-Star Classic at State College, Pennsylvania 7:00PM FloWrestling Sunday, November 26: Binghamton, Cornell, Lock Haven at Mat Town Open I - hosted by Lock Haven 9:30 AM South Dakota State at Minnesota 1:00 PM B1G+ Iowa at Iowa State 3:00 PM ESPN

Last week, Virginia Tech was at the center of our first-ever Big Ten/ACC dual breakdown. The Hokies are in the spotlight again after their 19-12 victory over #13 Rutgers on Friday night. Our Big Ten/ACC correspondent crew goes into detail about that dual. They also talk North Carolina - as the Tar Heels squared off with Illinois yesterday. The young Tar Heel squad acquitted themselves well, but ultimately fell to #28 Fighting Illini. Finally, they take a quick peek ahead to the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational. For the full episode: Click Here

Black Knight Invitational Final Results 1. Army West Point 121.5 2. Penn State 108 3. Rutgers 100.5 4. Michigan State 85 5. Northern Colorado 77.5 Championship Finals 125 - Braeden Davis (Penn State) dec Ethan Berginc (Army West Point) 5-1 133 - Aaron Nagao (Penn State) fall Braden Basile (Army West Point) :52 141 - Beau Bartlett (Penn State) dec Tyler Kasak (Penn State) 4-1SV 149 - Matthew Williams/Thomas Deck (Army West Point) - No Match 157 - Vince Zerban (Northern Colorado) dec Chase Saldate (Michigan State) 9-5 165 - Mitchell Mesenbrink (Penn State) dec Terrell Barraclough (Penn State) 8-5 174 - Shane Cartegena-Walsh (Rutgers) dec Dillon Sheehy (Army West Point) 5-2TB 184 - Josh Barr (Penn State) dec Chase Kranitz (Buffalo) 6-1SV 197 - Kael Wisler (Michigan State) dec Lucas Daly (Michigan State) 8-1 285 - Yaraslau Slavikouski (Rutgers) dec Cory Day (Binghamton) 5-2 Third Place Bouts 125 - Tristan Lujan (Michigan State) MedFFT Robbie Howard (Penn State) 133 - Dylan Shawver (Rutgers) MedFFT Devon Britton (Rutgers) 141 - Todd Carter (Gardner-Webb) dec Richard Treanor (Army West Point) 1-0 149 - Zach Price (Gardner-Webb) MedFFT Jacob Butler (Rutgers) 157 - Nate Lukez (Army West Point) dec Al DeSantis (Rutgers) 7-3 165 - Caleb Fish (Michigan State) dec Anthony White (Rutgers) 5-3 174 - DJ Shannon (Michigan State) MedFFT Marcus Petite (Buffalo) 184 - Jacob Nolan (Binghamton) dec Jha’Quan Anderson (Gardner-Webb) 1-0 197 - James Araneo (Brown) dec Daniel Lawrence (Army West Point) 9-4 285 - Lucas Stoddard (Army West Point) fall Xavier Doolin (Northern Colorado) 2:31 Fifth Place Bouts 125 - Gary Steen (Penn State) maj Charlie Farmer (Army West Point) 14-4 133 - Dominick Serrano (Northern Colorado) dec Micah Roes (Binghamton) 8-5SV 141 - David Evans (Penn State) tech Joe Fongaro (Rutgers) 21-5 149 - Michael Cetta (Rutgers) dec Benji Alanis (Northern Colorado) 4-2 157 - Blake Saito (Brown) maj Micah Hanau (Army West Point) 13-0 165 - Brevin Cassella (Binghamton) MedFFT Matt Lee (Penn State) 174 - Jonathan Conrad (Brown) maj Brian Borden (Penn State) 14-3 184 - Branson Britten (Northern Colorado) maj Jake Swartz (Army West Point) 14-2 197 - Cayden Bevis (Binghamton) maj Franklin Cruz (Northern Colorado) 12-2 285 - John O’Donnell (Rutgers) dec Tristen Hitchcock (Army West Point) 1-0

Keystone Classic Final Results 1. Penn 178.5 2. Virginia Tech 167 3. Drexel 88.5 4. Appalachian State 85 5. Franklin & Marshall 77.5 Championship Finals 125 - Max Gallagher (Penn) dec Ryan Miller (Penn) 4-1 133 - Alex Almeyda (Penn) dec Haiden Drury (Utah Valley) 3-2 141 - CJ Composto (Penn) dec Danny Fongaro (Indiana) 4-2 149 - Caleb Henson (Virginia Tech) tech Jackson Polo (Penn) 19-3 157 - Bryce Andonian (Virginia Tech) fall Tommy Askey (Appalachian State) :37 165 - Derek Gilcher (Indiana) dec Tyler Lillard (Indiana) 4-1 174 - Nick Incontrera (Penn) maj Jasiah Queen (Drexel) 16-3 184 - James Conway (F&M) dec Sam Fisher (Virginia Tech) 8-5SV 197 - Andy Smith (Virginia Tech) maj John Crawford (F&M) 17-6 285 - Hunter Catka (Virginia Tech) dec Jim Mullen (Virginia Tech) 4-1 Third Place Bouts 125 - Diego Sotelo (Harvard) tech Deon Pleasant (Drexel) 20-2 133 - Michael Colaiocco (Penn) maj Mason Leiphart (F&M) 8-0 141 - Pat Phillips (F&M) dec Cole Rhemrev (Indiana) 12-10 149 - Kelly Dunnigan (Penn) dec Cody Bond (Appalachian State) 5-4 157 - Jude Swisher (Penn) maj Kylan Montgomery (Virginia Tech) 13-3 165 - Rafael Hipolito (Virginia Tech)/Connor Brady (Virginia Tech) - No Match 174 - Noah Fox (F&M) dec Jack Janda (Drexel) 11-7 184 - Max Hale (Penn) MedFFT Jacob Armstrong (Utah Valley) 197 - Martin Cosgrove (Penn) dec Cole Urbas (Penn) 7-4 285 - Jacob Sartorio (Appalachian State) dec John Stout (Penn) 6-4 Fifth Place Bouts 125 - Logan Agin (Duke) MedFFT Eddie Ventresca (Virginia Tech) 133 - Coleman Nogle (Harvard) fall Logan Frazier (Virginia Tech) 4:04 141 - Mac Church (Virginia Tech) dec Isaac Byers (Appalachian State) 4-1SV 149 - Hunter Gandy (Penn)/Jack Crook (Harvard) - No Match 157 - Lucas Revano (Penn)/Nico Bolivar (Indiana) - No Match 165 - Cody Walsh (Drexel)/Ty Finn (Virginia Tech) - No Match 174 - Mark Takara (Utah Valley) maj Jack Wimmer (Duke) 12-0 184 - Roman Rogotzke (Indiana) fall Mahonri Rushton (Utah Valley) 1:50 197 - Sonny Sasso (Virginia Tech) MedFFT Evan Bockman (Utah Valley) 285 - Connor Barket (Duke) dec Santino Morina (Drexel) 7-1 Seventh Place Bouts 125 - Noah Luna (Appalachian State) dec Blaine Frazier (Indiana) 11-5 133 - Cayden Rooks (Indiana) MedFFT Spencer Barnhart (Penn) 141 - James Emmer (Utah Valley) dec Bryce Kresho (F&M) 6-2 149 - Isaiah Delgao (Utah Valley)/Dominic Findora (Drexel) - No Match 157 - Jimmy Harrington (Harvard) dec Anthony Conetta (Appalachian State) 5-3 165 - Will Miller (Appalachian State)/Gaetano Console (Duke) - No Match 174 - Tanner Updegraff (Drexel) dec Logan Eller (Appalachian State) 6-3 184 - Natty Lapinski (Drexel) fall Jake Stefanowicz (Penn) :36 197 - Gabe Sollars (Indiana) dec Ibrahim Ameer (Drexel) 17-11 285 - Jack Forbes (Utah Valley) maj Matthew Cruise (Penn) 9-1