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We're are officially through a month of the collegiate wrestling season! With CKLV last weekend, a bunch of schools are not in action so we have a relatively small slate of matches this weekend. A total of 24 duals will be contested along with some a tournament. 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). All times are Eastern. Thursday, December 7: Michigan State at Buffalo 7:00 PM ESPN+ Friday, December 8: VMI at Kent State 1:00 PM Gannon at Kent State 2:30 PM VMI vs. Mount Union at Kent State 2:30 PM Mount Union at Kent State 4:00 PM Princeton at Rutgers 6:00 PM B1G+ Duke at Davidson 7:00 PM Columbia at Iowa 8:00 PM B1G+ Wyoming at Missouri 8:00 PM FloWrestling Lehigh at Oklahoma State 8:00 PM ESPN+ West Virginia at Air Force 9:00 PM FloWrestling Saturday, December 9: Army West Point, Cleveland State, Kent State, Northwestern, VMI at Cleveland State Open 9:30 AM Wisconsin at Rider 12:00 PM ESPN+ Central Michigan at Indiana 2:00 PM B1G+ Bloomsburg at LIU 4:00 PM ESPN+ Wisconsin at Drexel 6:00 PM FloWrestling Sunday, December 10: Pittsburgh at Ohio State 12:00 PM Big Ten Network Hofstra at Penn State 1:00 PM B1G+ Navy vs. Ohio at Jefferson, PA 2:00 PM Buffalo at Rutgers 2:00 PM B1G+ North Dakota State at Minnesota 3:00 PM B1G+ Maryland at Morgan State 3:00 PM Morgan State All-Access West Virginia at Northern Colorado 3:00 PM FloWrestling Columbia at Northern Iowa 3:00 PM FloWrestling Oklahoma State at Oklahoma 3:00 PM ESPN+

Below is a recap of last week’s EIWA action, with individual news and highlights worth noting. Key Takeaways Cornell’s Ungar (125 lbs) and Ramirez (165 lbs) earn silver at CKLV. Ramirez defeats David Carr Eligh Rivera upsets #8 Rooks of Indiana Crookham of Lehigh defeats #3 Nagao, a returning All-American American The Eagles were victorious in seven of ten bouts against Davidson. Shamil Kalmatov and Raymond Lopez each saw some mat time at 125 lbs and 141 lbs, respectively. American had five shutout wins in their seven victories. American 31 – Davidson 7 125 - Shamil Kalmatov (AU) dec. Enis Ljikovic (Davidson), 5-0 (AU 3-0) 133 - Maximilian Leete (AU) major dec. Hale Robinson (Davidson), 9-0 (AU 7-0) 141 - Raymond Lopez (AU) tech. fall Josh Viarengo (Davidson), 17-1 (5:23) (AU 12-0) 149 - Tyler-Xavier McKnight (Davidson) dec. Ethan Szerencsits (AU), 11-8 SV (AU 12-3) 157 - Jack Nies (AU) dec. Tanner Peake (Davidson), 9-6 TB (AU 15-3) 165 - Bryce Sanderlin (Davidson) major dec. Breon Phifer (AU), 11-2 (AU 15-7) 174 - Lucas White (AU) dec. Marc Koch (Davidson), 6-0 (AU 18-7) 184 - Connor Bourne (AU) dec. Wyatt Ferguson (Davidson), 4-0 (AU 21-7) 197 - Carsten Rawls (AU) major dec. Cameo Blankenship (Davidson), 9-0 (AU 25-7) 285 - Will Jarrell (AU) pinned Jake Fernicola (Davidson), 2:58 (AU 31-7) Next up for American is a bout with Navy at home, right before Christmas break. Army The Black Knights of Army West Point competed in the Cougar Clash at SIUE. At 125lbs, both Ethan Berginc and Charlie Farmer made the finals where a no-contest was decided. Lucas Stoddard was 2nd in his 285 lbs bracket with his only loss coming to #5 Elam of Missouri. Also finishing as runner-up was Dakota Morris – wrestling at 165 lbs. He outplaced Dalton Harkins, who was 3rd. They both lost to Fernandes of Northern Colorado. Also finishing in 3rd place were Logan Brown (141 lbs) and Dillon Sheehy (174 lbs). Sheehy’s lone loss was to #17 Sparks of Minnesota. Nate Lukez was 4th at 149 lbs. The Knights had two 5th-place finishers in Braden Basile and Rich Treanor at 133 lbs and 141 lbs, respectively. Rounding out the placewinners for the team were 149 lbers – both Thomas Deck and Matthew Williams tied for 6th place. Next on Army’s agenda is the Cleveland State Open on Saturday. Binghamton The Bearcats had two placewinners at the CKLV, earning a 19th-place finish in the team standings. 23rd-ranked heavyweight, Cory Day was 7th over the weekend. His two losses were to higher-ranked opponents in Feldman of Ohio State (#17) and Ghadiali (#15) of Campbell. Brevin Cassella (#21 @ 165 lbs) earned 8th place. He had a win over #17 Mayfield of Northwestern, among other solid wins. The two place winners are a good showing for them. It may be noteworthy, Jacob Nolan (#21 @ 184 lbs) did not wrestle in this event due to injury. He’s a candidate who may have put some serious points up for the team. The next competition for Binghamton is at the Wilkes Open a few days before Christmas. Brown The Bears of Brown University will be off for a few weeks. They do not compete until right before the Christmas Holiday. Expect improvements over this span. Bucknell The Bison had a top-30 road matchup with #29 Wisconsin. They split matches with Wisconsin but fell 24-22. Kurt Phipps (#21 @ 133 lbs) led the way with a fall. At 165lbs, Noah Mulvaney (#26) and Dorian Crosby (285 lbs) each had a tech fall for the Bison. Both Braden Bower (141 lbs) and Nick Delp (157 lbs) each earned a decision. There was one ranked match-up, and it occurred at 149 lbs where Bucknell’s #31 Chappell fell to #18 Zargo. Wisconsin 24 – Bucknell 22 125: No. 10 Eric Barnett (WIS) tech fall over Grayson McLellan (BUC), 16-0 (WIS 5-0) 133: No. 21 Kurt Phipps (BUC) fall over Nicolar Rivera (WIS), 3:40 (BUC 6-5) 141: Braden Bower (BUC) dec. over Felix Lettini (WIS), 5-0 (BUC 9-5) 149: No. 18 Joseph Zargo (WIS) maj. dec. over No. 31 Dylan Chappell (BUC), 11-2 (9-9) 157: Nick Delp (BUC) dec. over Luke Mechler (WIS), 11-7 (BUC 12-9) 165: No. 26 Noah Mulvaney (BUC) tech fall over Gavin Model (WIS), 19-3 (5:05) (BUC 17-9) 174: No. 5 Dean Hamiti (WIS) fall over Myles Takats (BUC), 1:37 (BUC 17-15) 184: No. 26 Max Maylor (WIS) fall over Mikey Bartush (BUC), 0:27 (WIS 21-17) 197: Shane Liegel (WIS) dec. over Nolan Springer (BUC), 5-0 (WIS 24-17) HWT: Dorian Crosby (BUC) tech fall over Peter Christensen (WIS), 19-4 (5:56) (WIS 24-22) The Bison will have a week off this coming weekend. Columbia The Lions were one of the teams competing at the CKLV Invite. With two of the team’s highest-ranked wrestlers out with injury (Angelo Rini #11 @ 133 lbs and Josh Ogunsanya #14 @ 165 lbs), they finished in 21st place with zero place finishers. Unfortunately, Lennox Wolak (#24 @ 174l bs) was injured as well. Aaron Ayzerov went through a gauntlet of competition at 184 lbs, losing to #5 Plott of Oklahoma St and #18 Fisher of Virginia Tech. His lone win was a huge one, as he defeated #4 Foca of Cornell. Nick Babin (#24 @ 125lbs) was 2-2 on the day losing two to higher ranked opponents. At heavyweight, Nolan Neves had a great win over #19 Nevills of Maryland, as he competed to a 3-2 record on the weekend. Jack Wehmeyer came into the weekend ranked #29 at 197 lbs. He had a win over #30 Striggow of Michigan to help solidify his ranking. Columbia’s performance was tainted thanks to injuries – let’s hope they heal up quickly. The Lions have a road trip this weekend to compete at #3 Iowa and #20 Northern Iowa. Cornell The Big Red wrestled to an impressive 6th-place finish as a squad. Brett Ungar (#8 @ 125 lbs) helped lead the way with a 2nd place finish. Highlighting his tournament was a win over, former All-American, #5 DeAugustino of Northwestern. Another big win for the Big Red came at 165 lbs, where #7 Julian Ramirez defeated NCAA Champion, David Carr in the semifinals. His silver medal came at a loaded weight class. Jacob Cardenas was 4th place this weekend. The 6th ranked wrestler at 197 lbs had losses to #5 Hidlay of NC State and #3 Sloane of South Dakota State. At 141 lbs, #14 Vince Cornella took home 6th place. At heavyweight, Lewis Fernandes was 8th – losing by medical forfeit in his final match. Stud freshman, #21 Meyer Shapiro defeated #5 Andonian of Virginia Tech, then failed to place. His major decision over Andonian was the talk of the first day. Benny Baker filled in nicely at 174 lbs with Foca moving up to 184lbs. He finished a win short of placing. Cornell is off this weekend with some much-needed rest. They will be at the National Collegiate Duals in a few weeks. Drexel The Dragons hosted The Dragon Duals where Little Rock, West Liberty (D2), and Clarion all came to for a quad. Drexel was 1-2, falling to Little Rock and Clarion, but had a dominant win over West Liberty. Dom FIndora (149lbs) led the Dragons with three wins – all by bonus points. Cody Walsh was also 3-0 with two bonus point wins. Jordan Soriano won both matches he competed in at 141lbs. This is a young team that took some lumps, but will improve as time goes on. Drexel 10, Little Rock 30 125: Jeremiah Reno (Little Rock) def. Desmond Pleasant, Dec. 15-8; Little Rock 3-0 133: #22 Nasir Bailey (Little Rock) def. Jaxon Maroney, MD 15-2; Little Rock 7-0 141: Jordan Soriano def. Brennan Van Hoecke(Little Rock), Dec. 12-9; Little Rock 7-3 149: Dom Findora def. Kyle Dutton (Little Rock), MD 10-1; Tied 7-7 157: #25 Matty Bianchi (Little Rock) def. Tyler Williams, MD 11-2; Little Rock 11-7 165: #31 Cody Walsh def. Bilal Bailey (Little Rock), Dec. 7-3; Little Rock 11-10 174: #17 Tyler Brennan (Little Rock) def. Jasiah Queen, Fall 6:39; Little Rock 17-10 184: Triston Wills (Little Rock) def. Justin Griffith, TF 21-4 (6:08); Little Rock 22-10 197: #7 Stephen Little (Little Rock) def. Ibrahim Ameer, TF 21-4 (7:00); Little Rock 27-10 285: #28 Josiah Hill (Little Rock) def. Santino Morina, Dec. 4-2; Little Rock wins 30-10 Drexel 42, West Liberty 3 125: Desmond Pleasant def. Alexander Crane (West Liberty), TF 21-4 (5:41); Drexel 5-0 133: John Hildebrandt def. Vincent Scollo (West Liberty), Dec. 3-2; Drexel 8-0 141: Gabe Onorato def. Khyvon Grace(West Liberty) Dec. 7-3; Drexel 11-0 149: Dom Findora def. AJ Nettey (West Liberty), TF 18-2 (3:26); Drexel 16-0 157: Tyler Williams def. Tyler Beckley (West Liberty), TF 15-0 (3:31); Drexel 21-0 165: #31 Cody Walsh def. Alec Cook (West Liberty), Fall (4:09); Drexel 27-0 174: Jack Janda def. Breagan Pearson (West Liberty), Fall 1:42; Drexel 33-0 184: Ty McGeary (West Liberty) def. Natty Lapinski, Dec. 10-3; Drexel 33-3 197: Ibrahim Ameer def. Keaton Grider (West Liberty), Fall (1:44); Drexel 39-3 285: Dom Petracci def. Jamie Kilmer (West Liberty), Dec. 9-2; Drexel wins 42-3 Drexel 17, Clarion 23 125: Joey Fischer (Clarion) def. Desmond Pleasant, Dec 8-3; Clarion 3-0 133: TJ England (Clarion) def. Jaxon Maroney, Dec 10-7; Clarion 6-0 141: Jordan Soriano def. Tye Varndell (Clarion), TF 20-4 (4:53); Clarion 6-5 149: Dom Findora def. Kyle Schickel (Clarion), TF 15-0 (7:00); Drexel 10-6 157: #24 Alejandro Herrera-Rondon (Clarion) def. Tyler Williams, TF 18-3 (7:00); Clarion 11-10 165: #31 Cody Walsh def. Trevor Elfvin (Clarion), MD 9-1; Drexel 14-11 174: #29 John Worthing (Clarion) def. Jasiah Queen, TF 18-1 (3:35); Clarion 16-14 184: Cam Pine (Clarion) def. Justin Griffith, TF 20-5 (6:09); Clarion 20-14* 197: Ethan Wiant (Clarion) def. Ibrahim Ameer, Dec 6-5; Clarion 23-14 285: Santino Morina def. John Meyers (Clarion), SV-1 4-1; Clarion wins 23-17 *One point deducted for Clarion unsportsmanlike conduct Drexel will host #29 Wisconsin for a dual on Saturday this week. Franklin & Marshall The Diplomats were at home hosting the Diplomat duals where they defeated VMI, Presbyterian, and Bloomsburg. They were defeated by Michigan State. Mason Leiphart (133 lbs) and James Conway (#17 @ 184 lbs) were each 4-0 on the day. Conway had three bonus point victories in the process. 30th ranked John Crawford was 3-1 on the day at 197 lbs. Noah Fox had three wins in his four matches at 174 lbs. Pat Phillips was 2-1 at 141 lbs, while Josh Palmucci was 2-2. Michigan State 34, Franklin & Marshall 10 125: #30 Tristan Lujan (MSU) dec. Eric Howe (F&M); 6-1 (MSU 3-0) 133: Mason Leiphart (F&M) dec. Andrew Hampton (MSU); 8-3 (Tied 3-3) 141: Andrew Hampton (MSU) maj. Pat Phillips (F&M); 8-0 (MSU 7-3) 149: Clayton Jones (MSU) WBF Luke Bender (F&M); 6:03 (MSU 13-3) 157: #14 Chase Saldate (MSU) WBF Dominic Wheatley (F&M); 4:42 (MSU 19-3) 165: #12 Caleb Fish (MSU) maj. Josh Palmucci (F&M); 13-5 (MSU 23-3) 174: Noah Fox (F&M) dec. DJ Shannon (MSU); 11-8 (MSU 23-6) 184: #17 James Conway (F&M) maj. Ryan Boucher (MSU); 15-2 (MSU 23-10) 197: Kael Wisler (MSU) WBF #30 John Crawford (F&M); 5:49 (MSU 29-10) 285: Josh Terrill (MSU) TF Harrison Shapiro (F&M); 21-4 (5:25) (MSU 34-10) Franklin & Marshall 21, VMI 14 125: Anthony Burke (VMI) dec. Jack Parker (F&M); 8-5 (SV) (VMI 3-0) 133: Mason Leiphart (F&M) dec. Dyson Dunham (VMI); 7-1 (Tied 3-3) 141: Pat Phillips (F&M) dec. Patrick Jordon (VMI); 8-4 (F&M 6-3) 149: Ryan Vigil (VMI) maj. Luke Bender (F&M); 11-3 (VMI 7-6) 157: Josh Yost (VMI) maj. Dominic Wheatley (F&M); 17-3 (VMI 11-6) 165: Josh Palmucci (F&M) dec. Luke Hart (VMI); 7-0 (VMI 11-9) 174: Braxton Lewis (VMI) dec. Noah Fox (F&M); 9-4 (VMI 14-9) 184: #17 James Conway (F&M) WBF Riley Finck (VMI); 2:21 (F&M 15-14) 197: #30 John Crawford (F&M) dec. Josh Evans (VMI); 4-1 (F&M 18-14) 285: Harrison Shapiro (F&M) dec. Brian Jackson (VMI); 5-1 (F&M 21-14) Franklin & Marshall 34, Presbyterian 9 125: Jack Parker (F&M) dec. Trent Dominguez (PRES); 9-4 (F&M 3-0) 133: Mason Leiphart (F&M) TF Brayden Adams (PRES); 15-0 (1:41) (F&M 8-0) 141: Bryce Kresho (F&M) dec. Ryan Luna (PRES); 9-6 (F&M 11-0) 149: Trent Donahue (PRES) WBF Luke Bender (F&M); 2:36 (F&M 11-6) 157: Dominic Wheatley (F&M) maj. Elijah Holiday (PRES); 10-2 (F&M 15-6) 165: Josh Palmucci (F&M) maj. Joshua Roe (PRES); 16-3 (F&M 19-6) 174: Noah Fox (F&M) dec. Reed Douglass (PRES); 15-10 (F&M 22-6) 184: #17 James Conway (F&M) WBF Caleb Roe (PRES); 4:16 (F&M 28-6) 197: #30 John Crawford (F&M) WBF Connor Garren (PRES); 5:59 (F&M 34-6) 285: Nathan Carnes (PRES) dec. Harrison Shapiro (F&M); 4-2 (F&M 34-9) Franklin & Marshall 27, Bloomsburg 12 125: Eric Howe (F&M) dec. Bronson Garber (BLOOM); 7-2 (F&M 3-0) 133: Mason Leiphart (F&M) won by forfeit (F&M 9-0) 141: Pat Phillips (F&M) won by forfeit (F&M 15-0) 149: Cade Balestrini (BLOOM) dec. Bryce Kresho (F&M); 10-9 (F&M 15-3) 157: William Morrow (BLOOM) dec. Dominic Wheatley (F&M); 11-8 (SV) (F&M 15-5) 165: Caden Dobbins (BLOOM) maj. Josh Palmucci (F&M); 8-0 (F&M 15-9) 174: Noah Fox (F&M) maj. Josh Bonomo (BLOOM); 11-2 (F&M 19-9) 184: #17 James Conway (F&M) dec. Tanner Culver (BLOOM); 9-2 (F&M 22-9) 197: #30 John Crawford (F&M) TF Kolby Flank (BLOOM); 15-0 (7:00) (F&M 27-9) 285: Shane Noonan (BLOOM) dec. Harrison Shapiro (F&M); 6-3 (F&M 27-12) *** Bloomsburg was deducted one team during the 157 lb. match for coach's misconduct The Dips will take a few days off this coming weekend. Harvard The Crimson were in Las Vegas for the CKLV. 25th-ranked Diego Sotelo was the team’s leader in wins with three. His two losses came to #2 Ramos of Purdue and #8 Ungar of Cornell – each within a takedown. He finished in the top-12. Jameson Garcia competed in the 133 lbs bracket. He had a single win over #23 Drury. Other Harvard wrestlers getting wins were Pepe (141 lbs), Cangro (157lbs), Rada (174 lbs), Bittner (197 lbs) and Crooks (285 lbs) The Crimson will be off until the holiday break. Hofstra The Pride of Hofstra were also in attendance at the CKLV in Las Vegas. Noah Tapia competed in the 149 lbs bracket, and earned the best win for the squad. His upset in the consolations was over #14 Jordan Williams of Oklahoma State. He led the team with two wins. Other Hofstra wrestlers earning wins were Ryder (125 lbs) and McFarland (174 lbs). This was a tough test for Hofstra, losing to many ranked opponents. Catch them back in action next weekend when they travel to #1 Penn State. Lehigh The Mountain Hawks had a tough road test when they traveled to #1 Penn State. Sheldon Seymour got the team off to a hot start with a late takedown victory. #5 Ryan Crookham kept the train rolling when he defeated #3 Nagao, a returning All-American. Finally, Michael Beard (#10 @ 197lbs) won via major. No. 1 Penn State 30, No. 20 Lehigh 10 125 – Sheldon Seymour (Lehigh) dec. Gary Steen (PSU) 4-1 133 – Ryan Crookham (Lehigh) dec. Aaron Nagao (PSU) 6-4 141 – Beau Bartlett (PSU) major dec. Carter Bailey (Lehigh) 14-6 149 – Tyler Kasak (PSU) dec. Drew Munch (Lehigh) 7-5 157 – Levi Haines (PSU) dec. Max Brignola (Lehigh) 12-6 165 – Mitchell Mesenbrink (PSU) tech fall Jake Logan (Lehigh) 17-2, 6:13 174 – Carter Starocci (PSU) Fall Thayne Lawrence (Lehigh) 2:07 184 – Bernie Truax (PSU) tech fall Jack Wilt (Lehigh) 19-4, 7:00 197 – Michael Beard (Lehigh) major dec. Lucas Cochran (PSU) 20-6 285 – Greg Kerkvliet (PSU) major dec. Nathan Taylor (Lehigh) 11-1 They will return to the mat this week against #11 Oklahoma State. Long Island The Sharks were at the CKLV event also. Anthony D’Alesio (184lbs) and Devin Matthews (141lbs) each won two matches. D’Alesio had a quality win over #13 Fisher of Northwestern. Matthews had a medical forfeit win over #18 Koderhandt of Navy. Rhise Royster (157 lbs), Aeden Begue (285 lbs), and Drew Witham (149 lbs) each had a win on the weekend. Of the eight teams in the EIWA competing in Las Vegas, LIU was the 5th best overall. Drastic improvements are easily seen in this team. Bloomsburg comes to town this weekend for a dual against LIU. Navy The Midshipmen were in competition at CKLV as well. Coming home with two place finishers, and a 16th overall team placement – it was a successful weekend. Danny Wask at 174 lbs made the semifinals. Losing to only #12 Wittlake and #5 Kharchla, expect him to improve on his #30 ranking. Grady Griess was 5th at 285 lbs. He was also in the semifinals, losing to #7 Bastida and #22 McDermott. Unfortunately, Koderhandt went down with an injury and had to forfeit on the backside. Navy most likely expected better results. They were without Cerniglia at 165 lbs, which did not help their cause. They will be in action this weekend against Ohio at Pennsylvania’s Jefferson Morgan High School – Coach Kolat’s alma mater. Penn The Quakers hosted #3 Iowa for a dual. It was competitive throughout. The Quakers saw wins from Colaiocco, Incontrera, and Hale. In matches that Iowa won, Penn wrestled them very well – notably in the middleweights where Iowa is very tough. 125 – #15 Drake Ayala (I) def. #19 Max Gallagher (P), 8-7 DEC – Iowa leads 3-0 133 – #13 Michael Colaiocco (P) def. Jace Rhodes (I), 5-0 DEC – tied 3-3 141 – #1 Real Woods (I) def. #11 CJ Composto (P), 5-0 DEC – Iowa leads 6-3 149 – #15 Victor Voinovich III (I) def. Andy Troczynski (P), 1-0 DEC – Iowa leads 9-3 157 – #2 Jared Franek (I) def. #26 Jude Swisher (P), 4-2 DEC – Iowa leads 12-3 165 – #6 Michael Caliendo (I) Lucas Revano (P), 14-5 MD – Iowa leads 16-3 174 – #10 Nick Incontrera (P) def. #9 Patrick Kennedy (I), 10-2 MD – Iowa leads 16-7 184 – #32 Maximus Hale (P) def. Aiden Riggins (I), FALL (1:55) – Iowa leads 16-13 197 – #22 Zach Glazier (I) def. #26 Martin Cosgrove (P), 9-5 DEC – Iowa leads 19-13 285 – Bradley Hill (I) def. Cole Urbas (P), 8-3 DEC – Iowa wins 22-13 Penn also had some wrestlers at the Patriot Open at George Mason. Ryan Miller was runner-up at 125 lbs, losing to top-ranked Noto of Lock Haven. Nico Nardone was 4th at 141 lbs – as were Jackson Polo (149 lbs) and Kaya Sement (165 lbs). At 285 lbs, Zach Delsanter was 5th. Penn will be off until the holiday break, where they compete at the Midlands Princeton Princeton held a dual against Indiana. They split matches 5-5 but lost the bout due to a lack of bonus points. Eligh Rivera had an upset victory over #8 Rooks. Cover had a win over #32 Wilheim. Drew Heethuis made his dual debut and earned a win. Luke Stout and Nate Dugan continue to win. Overall, it was a nice effort from the squad. Indiana 18 – Princeton 15 149: Eligh Rivera (Princeton) DEC #8 Graham Rooks (Indiana), 7-4 (SV); Princeton leads, 3-0 157: #17 Brayton Lee (Indiana) DEC Rocco Camillaci (Princeton), 3-2; Match tied, 3-3 165: #11 Derek Gilcher (Indiana) DEC Blaine Bergey (Princeton), 8-1; Indiana leads, 6-3 174: #9 D.J. Washington (Indiana) TF Mikey Squires (Princeton), 19-3 (3:59); Indiana leads, 11-3 184: #28 Nate Dugan (Princeton) DEC Roman Rogotzke (Indiana), 15-10; Indiana leads, 11-6 197: #10 Luke Stout (Princeton) DEC Gabe Sollars (Indiana), 3-1; Indiana leads, 11-9 285: Matt Cover (Princeton) DEC #32 Nick Wilhelm (Indiana), 5-4; Princeton leads, 12-11 125: Drew Heethuis (Princeton) DEC Blaine Frazier (Indiana), 10-8; Princeton leads, 15-11 133: Cayden Rooks (Indiana) DEC Sean Pierson (Princeton), 8-3; Princeton leads, 15-14 141: #28 Danny Fongaro (Indiana) MD Tyler Vazquez (Princeton), 15-1; Indiana leads, 18-15 Princeton will wrestle in-state rival #15 Rutgers at Rutgers this weekend. Sacred Heart The Pioneers were at the CKLV event. Andre Fallon won a match at 133 lbs. Scott Jarosz also won a match at 165 lbs. This event was a tough break for Sacred Heart. They’ll be back in the room working on things, and we’ll see better results soon. SHU will be off this coming weekend.

What a weekend at the 2023 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational! Iowa State came away with the team title outdistancing Nebraska, who had won the previous three titles, by a mere five points. Perennial CKLV threat Ohio State finished in third two points behind the Cornhuskers. While the team race was great, we’re focusing on some of the top individual performances. Specifically, those wrestlers who significantly improved their stock over the weekend. Not all of them are the same. Some went from All-American threat to title contender. Others went from national qualifiers to high All-American status. Some were freshmen, and some were fifth or sixth-year seniors. Below are ten wrestlers who stood out and saw their proverbial stock rise significantly in some form or fashion over those two days in Vegas. By the way, if we were giving a team award, it would go to Stanford. We’ve highlighted two of their wrestlers but could have mentioned a few more. Nico Provo (Stanford) Perhaps no wrestler in the tournament improved his stock the way Nico Provo did in capturing the title at 125 lbs. Provo entered Vegas ranked #20 in the country and that gave him the ninth seed. That meant he’d have to defeat four straight opponents ranked in the top 20 to earn his title. In consecutive matches, Provo downed, #18 Kysen Terukina (Iowa State), #2 Matt Ramos (Purdue), #11 Jore Volk (Wyoming), and #8 Brett Ungar (Cornell). At the 2023 NCAA Championships, Provo went 0-2 after falling to Ramos, by a point, in the opening round. Before Vegas, Provo held a 2-0 record but didn’t have any wins that would indicate he’d walk away from Vegas the champion. In Vegas, Provo ended up being the catalyst for a Cardinal team that finished seventh with six placewinners. Rankings Movement: #20 to #4 Izzak Olejnik (Oklahoma State) It may not be fair to put Izzak Olejnik in this category as he was an All-American last year and was selected to compete (and win) in the NWCA All-Star Classic. Just like the All-Star event, Olejnik picked up a big win over a multiple-time All-American who had defeated him in the past (and twice) in Cam Amine of Michigan. If that wasn’t enough, Olejnik finished his tournament on top of the 165 lb bracket by defeating the returning champion, Julian Ramirez of Cornell. With just over a minute remaining in the third period, Olejnik secured the takedown that ended up pushing him past Ramirez. After just over a month of the season, you have to be encouraged by Olejnik’s move to Oklahoma State. At a bigger program, he’d had more opportunities to take on top-flight competition and has risen to the occasion. He’ll continue to have those chances as Olejnik is slated to have four more matches against returning All-Americans during the regular season. Rankings Movement: #4 to #2 Cade DeVos (South Dakota State) The other champion that may have changed people’s perceptions is the winner of the 174 lb bracket, Cade Devos. DeVos claimed the title at his weight class after wins over past All-Americans in back-to-back matches. In the semifinals, he needed a late takedown to get by second-seeded Carson Kharchla (Ohio State). Against Travis Wittlake (Oregon State) in the finals, DeVos grabbed a takedown in the first and second periods before holding on to win 9-7. DeVos now has a perfect 8-0 record and is in good position to get on the NCAA podium, after coming up a match short in 2023. Rankings Movement: #7 to #4 Tyler Knox (Stanford) One of the first opening-round surprises that woke up the Vegas crowd was Stanford’s true freshman, Tyler Knox, defeating Ohio State’s Nic Bouzakis. Knox’s mat game turned out to be the deciding factor in the Bouzakis contest. He rode the Buckeye for the entire second period, then got a reversal in the third and proceeded to ride Bouzakis for the duration of the bout, in an 11-3 major decision. In his run to the semifinals, Knox picked up wins over past national qualifiers Richie Koehler (Rider) and Reece Witcraft (Oklahoma State). Knox entered the tournament with a 2-0 record with both of his wins coming via tech fall, though neither was against a rankable opponent. The reason we’ve mentioned Knox and not his classmate, Lorenzo Norman, is that 133 may be a weight where a freshman like Knox could have more of an impact in 2023-24. Rankings Movement: Not Ranked to #16 Tagen Jamison (Oklahoma State) During the offseason, Oklahoma State received a couple of impact transfers, one of which was redshirt freshman Tagen Jamison from Minnesota. It was unclear how he’d fit into the role at 141 lbs since former Rutgers national qualifier, Sammy Alvarez, has moved to Stillwater during the 2022-23 campaign. With Alvarez unable to compete until the second semester, Jamison got the first crack at locking down the starting spot at 141. After his fifth-place performance in Vegas, it’ll be difficult to unseat the young Jamison. On the front side, Jamison advanced to the quarterfinals after defeating All-Star Classic participant Josh Koderhandt (Navy). Then he fell to the defending CKLV champion Brock Hardy. There’s no shame in losing to someone of that caliber, right? Sure, but Jamison would get the chance to avenge that loss in the fifth-place bout and that he did! Jamison rolled to a 13-5 major decision over the 2023 Big Ten runner-up and All-American. Earlier in the consolations, Jamison majored 2023 EIWA champion Vince Cornella (Cornell). Rankings Movement: #24 to #9 Ryder Downey (Northern Iowa) Another upset that made you take notice from round one was Northern Iowa’s redshirt freshman, Ryder Downey, taking out then-tenth-ranked Trevor Chumbley (Northwestern), 6-2. He’d make sure no one thought it was a fluke by notching a pair of takedowns in an 8-5 win over Paddy Gallagher (Ohio State), ranked #16th in the nation, at the time. This is where you can’t just look at tournament placements as to how wrestlers should be ranked. Once Downey was in the quarterfinals he fell to the second seed and eventual runner-up, Jacori Teemer (Arizona State). In the bloodround, he ran into a hot Ed Scott (NC State). The Wolfpack All-American lost in the second round and was in a furious race back to third place. The wrestlers that defeated Downey ended up finishing second and third. The ones he beat? Gallagher was seventh and Chumbley eighth. Rankings Movement: Not Ranked to #12 Garrett Thompson (Ohio) In week one you should’ve taken notice of Garrett Thompson after he defeated 2022 All-American Peyton Hall (West Virginia) to win the Southeast Open. Last season, Thompson went 14-9 as a redshirt freshman and saw action in four duals for the Bobcats. His exploits early this season were enough to warrant #19 ranking and the eighth seed at the 165 lb weight class. Thompson showed he was someone to take notice of by pinning Connor Brady (Virginia Tech) in order to move into the quarterfinals against top-seeded David Carr (Iowa State). Though Thompson fell, he had two more wins over top-20 competition edging Maxx Mayfield (Northwestern) and majoring Matthew Olguin (Oregon State). He’d finish in fifth after pinning Stanford freshman Hunter Garvin. Ohio is slated to hit the Midlands before getting into the meat of their conference schedule, so there should be more opportunities for Thompson to hit some of the key players at this weight. Rankings Movement: #19 to #11 Danny Wask (Navy) We’ve been high on Danny Wask’s potential after watching him turn in a 16-5 season while competing for the Naval Academy Prep School. In his first two duals of the season, Wask suffered losses to quality opponents like Edmond Ruth (Illinois) and Luca Augustine (Pittsburgh). In a preview, I wondered aloud whether he’d be able to turn those close losses into wins or just wrestle good competition closely. We’ve gotten the answer loud and clear. After winning the Navy Classic, Wask grabbed fourth place at the CKLV. A match after former high school teammate Lorenzo Norman (Stanford) shocked the wrestling world by upsetting 2021 NCAA champion Shane Griffith, Wask neutralized Norman to earn a berth in the semifinals. An escape with :03 left on the clock ended up giving Travis Wittlake (Oregon State) a win over Wask and a berth in the finals. In his first consolation bout, Wask defeated his second-ranked opponent of the tournament, Austin Murphy (Campbell), to be able to wrestle for third place. Rankings Movement: #30 to #20 Sam Wolf (Air Force) Last year, Sam Wolf finished sixth at 174 lbs in the Big 12 to earn his first trip to the NCAA Championships. Even as the #16 seed, Wolf left Tulsa without a win after giving up bonus points in both of his matches. Fast forward to this year, and up a weight class, Wolf entered Vegas a modest 4-0 - but without any significant wins. That certainly changed. In his first two matches, Wolf edged returning All-Americans Chris Foca (Cornell) and Gavin Hoffman (Ohio State) to make the semifinals. After a pair of losses, he’d finish the tournament in fifth by defeating Jaden Bullock (Michigan), who had an impressive showing himself. Rankings Movement: #27 to #8 Joey Novak (Wyoming) A young Wyoming team may get back into the thick of things in the Big 12 if they have freshmen like Joey Novak continue to develop. Before CKLV, Novak’s collegiate career consisted of three duals; one of which was a 2-0 loss to a ranked opponent, Levi Hopkins (Campbell). That’s reason for optimism, but at the same time, most would not have picked the true freshman to get on the podium at 197 lbs. That’s exactly what happened as Novak defeated three ranked opponents and claimed eighth place. After pinning Luke Geog (Ohio State), and defeating Jack Wehmeyer (Columbia), Novak stunned Evan Bockman (Utah Valley) in sudden victory of a bloodround match to secure a place amongst the top-eight. It wasn’t too long ago that Cowboy head coach Mark Branch and crew signed and developed a true freshman 197 lber named Stephen Buchanan. Could something like that happen again? Rankings Movement: Not Ranked to #21

Our quartet of correspondents are back to talk all things CKLV. Ryan Holmes (Big Ten), Kevin Claunch (Big Ten), Austin Sommer (EIWA), and Robbie Wendell (ACC) recap all of the action that went down in Vegas, the upsets, the great performances, and more. The four recap the event and the stars from their respective conferences. For the full interview: Click Here

Oregon State The Beavers led the pack with a fifth-place finish with 98.5 points. Oregon State’s Brandon Kaylor cruised to the quarterfinals before losing 2-1 to Brett Ungar. Kaylor bounced back and finished fourth, defeating Wyoming’s Jore Volk before losing to Nebraska’s Caleb Smith. Cleveland Belton was one match away from placing at 141 pounds. He lost to Cornell’s Vince Cornella and Iowa State’s Anthony Echemendia. Nash Singleton stunned the nation as an unranked wrestler who finished sixth at 149 pounds. Singleton lost his first match to Iowa State’s Casey Swiderski 13-4. However, he bounced back with wins over James Latona, Quinn Kinner, and Isaiah Delgado. Matthew Olguin finished seventh at 165 pounds with wins over Stoney Buell, Brevin Cassella, Brett McIntosh, and Isaac Wilcox. Travis Wittlake finished second at 174 pounds. Wittlake battled his first three matches, before falling 9-8 in the finals to South Dakota State’s Cade DeVos. No. 2 seed Trey Munoz was stunned with a 2-2 finish. His losses came to North Carolina State’s Dylan Fishback 9-6 and pinned by Iowa State’s Will Feldkamp. Lastly, Boone McDermott finished fourth at heavyweight. He defeated Seth Nevills, Lewis Fernandes, Owen Trephan, and two more, but lost to Campbell’s Taye Ghadiali. Stanford The Cardinal finished seventh with 85.5 points. No. 9 seed Nico Provo has started a debate for the best 125-pound wrestler in the country. Provo won the tournament over Matt Ramos, Kysen Terukina, Ungar, Volk, and Trever Anderson. Unranked true freshman Tyler Knox also turned heads with a fourth-place finish at 133 pounds. Knox upset Nic Bouzakis 11-3, Richie Koehler 8-4, and Reece Witcraft 2-1. He lost 2-1 to Evan Frost and 16-6 to Dominic Zaccone. Daniel Cardenas reached the semifinals at 157 pounds but fell to fifth place. After a dominant first round, Cardenas snuck past Cody Chittum 9-8 and Meyer Shaprio 8-5. However, he lost to Jacori Teemer and Bryce Andonian. Hunter Garvin lost in the round of 16. Yet, he responded with a sixth-place finish over Scott Jarosz, Isaac Wilcox, Giano Petrucelli and Cassella. True freshman Lorenzo Norman finished seventh at 174 pounds. He defeated former Cardinal national champion Shane Griffith, MJ Gaitan, Brayden Thompson, and Riley Davis. Nick Stemmet finished seventh at 197 pounds over Max Shaw, Calvin Sund, Joey Novak, and three more opponents. Arizona State The Sun Devils finished 14th with 51 points. Julian Chlebove entered the 133-pound division as the third seed but failed to place. He lost to Zaccone and Witcraft However, Kyle Parco finished third at 149 pounds and Jacori Teemer finished second at 157 pounds. Parco earned wins against Dylan D’Emilio, Marcos Polanco, Nash Singleton, Casey Swiderski, and Ethan Fernandes. Teemer defeated Daniel Cardenas 14-6, Brooks Gable 19-3, Chris Earnest 6-3, and Ryder Downey 7-2. Cal Poly The Mustangs finished 24th with 22.5 points. None of the wrestlers placed at the tournament. However, Dominic Mendez ended with a 3-2 record at 125 pounds and Chance Lamer went 2–1 with his loss coming to the eventual runner-up. CSU Bakersfield The Roadrunners finished 31st with 7 points. Richard Castro-Sandoval earned a couple of wins at 125 pounds over Kysen Terukina 7-4 and Evan Tallmadge 12-9. Santino Sanchez also earned two wins over Patrick Adams and Dylan Acevedo-Switzer. Little Rock The Trojans competed in the Cougar Clash Saturday and had three duals instead of making the trip to Las Vegas. Joshua Sarpy went 3-1 at 133 pounds with victories over Mikey Kaminski, Zeke Seltzer and Marcel Lopez. Joseph Bianchi went 3-2 at 165 pounds with victories over Blaine Brenner, Derek Matthews, and Jake Evans. Kodiak Cannedy also went 3-2 at 174 pounds with victories over Ricardo Salin, Dominic Lopez, and Antonio Torres. In dual competition, the Trojans went 2-0 in Drexel’s Dragon Duals. Nasir Bailey, Matt Bianchi, Tyler Brennan, Stephen Little, and Josiah Hill all went 2-0 individually.