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Earlier this week, the top recruit in the Class of 2026, Bo Bassett, announced that he will continue his career at the University of Iowa. His commitment made it the second time in the last ten years that Iowa has been able to nab the top wrestler in their respective class. Of course, Spencer Lee was that guy in 2017. Now that the top recruit from 2026 is off the board, it seemed like a good time to check on how the top recruits over the last 20 years have fared at the collegiate level (and beyond). More often than not, they have done very well. With more national tournaments available to high schoolers, it provides more opportunities for recruiting junkies like Willie Saylor to watch and make accurate evaluations. Back in the day, before recruiting rankings were as prevalent, you would have to rely on high school state tournament performance and Fargo results as your best data points. Before we get sidetracked, these are the #1 overall recruits from the last 20 years - grouped by the schools they signed with and initially attended. We list David Taylor for Penn State because he signed with Iowa State, but never actually enrolled. Greg Kerklivet is with Ohio State because he went there for about a semester. Next to each wrestler is a brief summation of their collegiate credentials, along with any Senior world/Olympic accolades - if applicable. Of course, Bassett and 2025’s PJ Duke have nothing by their names as they have not yet enrolled at their college of choice. Arizona State Zahid Valencia (CA) - Class of 2015: 3x NCAA All-American, 2x NCAA Champion, 3x Pac-12 Champion, World bronze medalist Cornell Meyer Shapiro (MD) - Class of 2023: 2024 NCAA 3rd Place, 2024 EIWA Champion - Still Active Iowa Bo Bassett (PA) - Class of 2026 Spencer Lee (PA) - Class of 2017: 4x NCAA All-American, 3x NCAA Champion, 3x Big Ten Champion, 2024 Olympic silver medalist Minnesota Gable Steveson (MN) - Class of 2018: 3x NCAA All-American, 2x NCAA Champion, 3x Big Ten Champion, 2021 Olympic gold medalist - still active Northwestern Jason Tsirtsis (IN) - Class of 2012: 3x NCAA All-American, 2014 NCAA Champion, 2x Big Ten Champion Jason Welsh (CA) - Class of 2008: 3x NCAA All-American (2,4,6), 2013 Big Ten Champion Ohio State Nick Feldman (PA) - Class of 2022 - 2024 NCAA 5th Place, 2024 Big Ten Runner-Up - Still Active Paddy Gallagher (OH) - Class of 2025 - 2023 NCAA Qualifier - Still Active Bo Jordan (OH) - Class of 2013 - 4x NCAA All-American (5,2,3,3), 2017 Big Ten Champion Greg Kerkvliet (MN) - Class of 2019 - 4x NCAA All-American, 2024 NCAA Champion, 2024 Big Ten Champion (transferred to Penn State) - Still Active Kyle Snyder (MD) - Class of 2014 - 4x NCAA All-American, 3x NCAA Champion, 3x Big Ten Champion, 2x Olympic medalist (1,2), 3x World Champion Logan Stieber (OH) - Class of 2010 - 4x NCAA Champion, 4x Big Ten Champion, 2016 World Champion Oklahoma State AJ Ferrari (TX) - Class of 2020 - 2021 NCAA Champion, 2021 Big 12 Champion - Still Active Penn State PJ Duke (NY) - Class of 2025 Mark Hall (MN) - Class of 2016 - 3x NCAA All-American, 2017 NCAA Champion, 3x Big Ten Champion Luke Lilledahl (MO) - Class of 2024 Morgan McIntosh (CA) - Class of 2011 - 3x NCAA All-American (2,3,7), 2x Big Ten Champion David Taylor (OH) - Class of 2009 - 4x NCAA All-American, 2x NCAA Champion, 4x Big Ten Champion, 2020 Olympic gold medalist, 3x World Champion Virginia Tech Cody Gardner (VA) - Class of 2007 - never started for an extended period of time or competed in the postseason

This is the last week of your league’s regular season before hitting the postseason tournament. Hopefully you find yourself in the Championship bracket (Top-4) of your league, and not the middle or, sorry to say, losers bracket. Finish strong, ready up, and win the week. The Messiah Open is the only “big” tournament on the books, but will be filled with mainly non-D1 competition so it would be a crap-shoot. A reminder of some important rules: Wrestlers entered at a weight must compete at that weight or else their results will not be counted. Wrestlers in the “Floater” spots can compete at ANY weight and accumulate Fantasy points. A wrestler will LOCK on your roster at 11 am ET on the day of their first competition for the week. (refer to the SHP’s Week Preview) Only results against D1 competition (starters, backups, and redshirts) will count towards Fantasy Points. Check your league settings to know how many add/drops are permitted per week. Have a question, concern, suggestions, or just want to chat about Fantasy Wrestling? Hit us up on Twitter or head over to the InterMat Forums where we have a Fantasy Wrestling dedicated Forum page! Wrestlers I Like This Week Wrestler (School)- competition for the week [Proj Score]* 125: Carson Wagner (BING) - @ Morgan State, Vs Sacred Heart [+9] Anthony Molton (CAMP) - Vs Presbyterian, Vs VMI [+9] Luke Lilledahl (PSU) - Vs Michigan, Vs Maryland [+9] Eddie Ventresca (VT) - @ Stanford [+6] Sheldon Seymour (LEH) - @ Bucknell [+5] Blake West (NIU) - Vs Buffalo [+5] Troy Spratley (OKST) - @ Little Rock [+5] Marc-Anthony McGowan (PRIN) - @ Cornell [+4] Dean Peterson (RUT) - @ Maryland [+5] Keveyon Roller (UVA)- Vs Duke [+4] Caleb Smith (NEB) - @ Iowa [+3] Maximo Renteria (ORST) - @ Cal Poly [+3] Max Gallagher (PENN) - @ Cornell [+3] 133: Blake Boarman (CHAT) - @ Davidson, @ Appalachian State [+8] Zan Fugitt (WISC) - Vs Purdue, Vs Michigan State [+7] Evan Frost (ISU) - Vs Arizona State, Vs Pittsburgh [+6] Zeth Romney (CP) - Vs Oregon State [+4] Gable Porter (UVA)- Vs Duke [+4] Drake Ayala (IOWA) - Vs Nebraska [+3] Ethan Oakley (UNC) - @ Pittsburgh [+3] 141: Shannon Hanna (CAMP) - Vs Presbyterian, Vs VMI [+8] Jacob Frost (ISU) - Vs Arizona State, Vs Pittsburgh [+7] Jesse Mendez (OHST) - Vs Minnesota, Vs Indiana [+7] Beau Bartlett (PSU) - Vs Michigan, Vs Maryland [+6] Brock Hardy (NEB) - @ Iowa [+5] Dylan Cedeno (UVA)- Vs Duke [+5] Andrew Alirez (UNCO) - @ South Dakota State [+4] Jacob Byra (NIU) - Vs Buffalo [+4] Tagen Jamison (OKST) - @ Little Rock [+4] Nash Singleton (ORST) - @ Cal Poly [+4] Joey Olivieri (RUT) - @ Maryland [+4] Cael Happel (UNI) - @ North Dakota State [+3] Chris Cannon (NW) - Vs Michigan State [+3] Sam Latona (VT) - @ Stanford [+3] 149: Ivan Garcia (BING) - @ Morgan State, Vs Sacred Heart [+7] Dylan D’Emilio (OHST) - Vs Minnesota, Vs Indiana [+7] Shayne Van Ness (PSU) - Vs Michigan, Vs Maryland [+7] Paniro Johnson (ISU) - Vs Arizona State, Vs Pittsburgh [+6] Sam Cartella (NW) - Vs Michigan State [+5] Lachlan McNeil (UNC) - @ Pittsburgh [+4] Michael Gioffre (UVA)- Vs Duke [+4] Caleb Henson (VT) - @ Stanford [+4] Colin Realbuto (UNI) - @ North Dakota State [+3] Gabe Willochell (WYO) - Vs West Virginia [+3] 157: Meyer Shapiro (COR)- Vs Princeton, Vs Penn [+10] Chris Earnest (CAMP) - Vs Presbyterian, Vs VMI [+8] Cody Chittum (ISU) - Vs Arizona State, Vs Pittsburgh [+7] Tyler Kasak (PSU) - Vs Michigan, Vs Maryland [+7] Johnny Lovett (CMU) - @ Edinboro, @ Buffalo [+6] Luke Nichter (DREX) - @ Franklin & Marshall [+4] Antrell Taylor (NEB) - @ Iowa [+4] Trevor Chumbley (NW) - Vs Michigan State [+4] Jared Hill (WYO) - Vs West Virginia [+3] Tyler Badgett (CIT) - @ Bellarmine [+3] Vince Zerban (UNCO) - @ South Dakota State [+3] Ryder Downey (UNI) - @ North Dakota State [+3] Caleb Fish (OKST) - @ Little Rock [+3] 165: Mitchell Mesenbrink (PSU) - Vs Michigan, Vs Maryland [+10] Carter Baer (BING) - @ Morgan State, Vs Sacred Heart [+9] Dominic Baker (CAMP) - Vs Presbyterian, Vs VMI [+7] Julian Ramirez (COR)- Vs Princeton, Vs Penn [+7] Nicco Ruiz (ASU)- @ Iowa State [+4] Luka Wick (CP)- Vs Oregon State [+4] Maxx Mayfield (NW) - Vs Michigan State [+4] Drake Rhodes (SDSU)- Vs Northern Colorado [+4] Noah Mulvaney (BUCK) - Vs Lehigh [+3] Michael Caliendo (IOWA) - Vs Nebraska [+3] Jack Thomsen (UNI) - @ North Dakota State [+3] Cameron Amine (OKST) - @ Little Rock [+3] Anthony White (RUT) - @ Maryland [+3] 174: Levi Haines (PSU) - Vs Michigan, Vs Maryland [+8] Brevin Cassella (BING) - @ Morgan State, Vs Sacred Heart [+7] Alex Cramer (CMU) - @ Edinboro, @ Buffalo [+7] Garrett Thompson (OHIO) - Vs Kent State [+5] Dean Hamiti (OKST) - @ Little Rock [+5] Jasiah Queen (DREX) - @ Franklin & Marshall [+4] Cade DeVos (SDSU)- Vs Northern Colorado [+4] Caleb Campos (AMER) - Vs Brown [+3] Myles Takats (BUCK) - Vs Lehigh [+3] Jared Simma (UNI) - @ North Dakota State [+3] Sean Harman (ORST) - @ Cal Poly [+3] Jackson Turley (RUT) - @ Maryland [+3] Rocco Contino (UVA)- Vs Duke [+3] 184: Will Ebert (BING) - @ Morgan State, Vs Sacred Heart [+8] Kamdyn Munro (CHAT) - @ Davidson, @ Appalachian State [+8] Max McEnelly (MINN) - @ Ohio State, Vs Purdue [+8] Chris Foca (COR)- Vs Princeton, Vs Penn [+7] Carter Starocci (PSU) - Vs Michigan, Vs Maryland [+7] Giuseppe Hoose (DREX) - @ Franklin & Marshall [+5] Parker Keckeisen (UNI) - @ North Dakota State [+5] Jeremy Olszko (OHIO) - Vs Kent State [+4] Daschle Lamer (CP) - Vs Oregon State [+4] Dustin Plott (OKST) - @ Little Rock [+4] Bennett Berge (SDSU)- Vs Northern Colorado [+4] 197: Levi Hopkins (CAMP) - Vs Presbyterian, Vs VMI [+8] Luke Cochran (CMU) - @ Edinboro, @ Buffalo [+7] Mac Stout (PITT) - Vs North Carolina, @ Iowa State [+7] Isaiah Salazar (MINN) - @ Ohio State, Vs Purdue [+6] Michael O’Malley (DREX) - @ Franklin & Marshall [+5] Patrick Brophy (CIT) -@ Bellarmine [+4] Stephen Buchanan (IOWA) - Vs Nebraska [+4] Michael Beard (LEH) - @ Bucknell [+4] Wyatt Voelker (UNI) - @ North Dakota State [+4] John Poznanski (RUT) - @ Maryland [+4] Max Shulaw (UVA)- Vs Duke [+4] Evan Bates (NW) - Vs Michigan State [+3] Luke Stout (PRIN) - @ Cornell [+3] Joey Novak (WYO) - Vs West Virginia [+3] 285: Gable Steveson (MINN) - @ Ohio State, Vs Purdue [+9] Cory Day (BING) - @ Morgan State, Vs Sacred Heart [+8] Greg Kerkvliet (PSU) - Vs Michigan, Vs Maryland [+7] Daton Pitzer (PITT) - Vs North Carolina, @ Iowa State [+7] Wyatt Hendrickson (OKST) - @ Little Rock [+6] Connor Barket (DUKE) - @ Virginia [+5] Lance Runyon (UNI) - @ North Dakota State [+4] Jim Mullen (VT) - @ Stanford [+4] Owen Trephan (LEH) - @ Bucknell [+3] Ben Keuter (IOWA) - Vs Nebraska [+3]

Can you believe it! It's the first full week of February and we're coming down the home stretch of the 2024-25 collegiate season. In 2025, we've settled into a regular schedule, primarily focused on dual competition. A total of 46 duals will be contested over the next four days. 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). To make this guide even easier to find, we've added a link on our homepage and the latest Live Streaming Guide will appear right under the header articles. All times Eastern Thursday, February 6: Cleveland State at Edinboro 7:00 PM FloWrestling Rider at Lock Haven 7:00 PM PSAC Digital Network Utah Valley vs. West Virginia at Layton, UT 8:00 PM FloWrestling Friday, February 7: Lehigh at Bucknell 6:00 PM ESPN+ Binghamton at Morgan State 6:00 PM Morgan State All-Access Michigan at Penn State 6:00 PM Big Ten Network The Citadel at Bellarmine 7:00 PM ESPN+ Chattanooga at Davidson 7:00 PM FloWrestling Central Michigan at Edinboro 7:00 PM FloWrestling Presbyterian at Gardner-Webb 7:00 PM ESPN+ Kent State at Ohio 7:00 PM ESPN+ Minnesota at Ohio State 7:00 PM B1G+ North Carolina at Pittsburgh 7:00 PM ACC Network Duke at Virginia 7:00 PM ACC Network Extra Drexel at Franklin & Marshall 7:30 PM Centennial Digital Network Rutgers at Maryland 7:30 PM B1G+ Nebraska at Iowa 8:00 PM Big Ten Network Arizona State at Iowa State 8:00 PM ESPN+ Buffalo at Northern Illinois 8:00 PM NIU All-Access Michigan State at Northwestern 8:00 PM B1G+ Northern Colorado at South Dakota State 8:00 PM MidCo Sports Air Force at Utah Valley 9:00 PM FloWrestling Oregon State at Cal Poly 10:00 PM FloWrestling Virginia Tech at Stanford 10:00 PM ACC Network Extra Purdue at Wisconsin 10:00 PM Big Ten Network Saturday, February 8: Franklin & Marshall at Messiah Open 10:00 AM Princeton at Cornell 1:00 PM ESPN+ Rider at Bloomsburg 2:00 PM FloWrestling Oklahoma State at Little Rock 4:00 PM Lock Haven at Clarion 7:00 PM FloWrestling Northern Iowa at North Dakota State 8:00 PM NDSU All-Access West Virginia at Wyoming 8:00 PM FloWrestling Sunday, February 9: Brown at American 11:00 AM ESPN+ Central Michigan at Buffalo 12:00 PM ESPN+ Davidson at Bellarmine 1:00 PM ESPN+ Penn at Cornell 1:00 PM ESPN+ Purdue at Minnesota 1:00 PM B1G+ Maryland at Penn State 1:00 PM B1G+ Michigan State at Wisconsin 1:00 PM B1G+ Sacred Heart at Binghamton 2:00 PM ESPN+ Presbyterian at Campbell 2:00 PM FloWrestling Ohio State at Indiana 2:00 PM B1G+ Pittsburgh at Iowa State 2:00 PM ESPN+ Chattanooga at Appalachian State 3:00 PM FloWrestling Air Force at CSU Bakersfield 3:00 PM CSUB YouTube Brown at George Mason 3:00 PM ESPN+ VMI at Campbell 4:00 PM FloWrestling

Bishop McCort

Two days ago, the #1 overall recruit in the Class of 2026 Bo Bassett made his collegiate decision. Now, it’s Bishop McCort teammate Jax Forrest’s time. Forrest is currently ranked #2 overall in the junior class and would likely be #1 in most classes. Forrest joined FloWrestling’s FRL to announce his commitment to wrestle at Oklahoma State. Forrest was a 2024 Pennsylvania AA state champion at 127 lbs. There’s a good chance Forrest would be a two-time champion had his school been eligible to compete in the 2023 postseason. He’s currently ranked #1 in the nation at 132 lbs. On a national level, Forrest has captured a pair of titles at the Super 32 and was third on two occasions. Earlier this season, Forrest won the Walsh Ironman for the first - after finishing as a runner-up the previous two seasons. He also has a pair of Junior National freestyle titles from Fargo, the most recent coming last summer at 132 lbs. Before each of the last three high seasons, Forrest has been selected to compete in FloWrestling’s “Who’s #1” dual meet. Each time he’s been victorious with his most recent win coming over Illinois’ Seth Mendoza, 7-3. Forrest had experience outside of the United States, as well. He was a U17 World silver medalist in 2022 at 55 kg. In 2023, Forrest wrestled in the best-of-three series for another spot on the U17 team. Forrest also fell to the eventual U20 world champion, Luke Lilledahl, in the 2024 U20 World Team Trials. At the 2024 Olympic Team Trials, Forrest advanced to the third-place match, despite being one of the youngest in the field. Forrest’s commitment now gives Oklahoma State two of the top three juniors in the country and four of the top 22. On Sunday, we wrote about #3 Dreshaun Ross (Fort Dodge, IA) committing to the Cowboys. Now, David Taylor’s program has two blue-chippers within the same week. The pair join #14 Rocklin Zinkin and #22 Kellen Wolbert in a Cowboys Class of 2026 that looks extremely imposing. The Class of 2025 is excellent too, with three top-ten recruits and 10 Big Boarder’s total. With the recent run on elite prospects from the Class of 2026, there are only three wrestlers currently in the top-ten that are uncommitted #6 Jordyn Raney, #7 Jaydn Raney, and #8 Michael Mocco.

As we enter the last week of the “regular season” in Fantasy Wrestling, some big moves up (and down) the Standings in Week 14. For these standings, we will be using the Basic Fantasy Scoring through @WrestleStat (Win by Dec +3, Loss by Dec -3, Win by Pin +6, Loss by Pin -6, etc). Only results against D1 competition (starters, backups, and redshirts) will count towards Fantasy Points. Standings are first ordered based on total Fpts, then if tied by Points Per Match (PPM). Week 14 Notes: American’s Maximillian Leete is your #1 Fantasy Wrestler for Week 14. Securing 23 Fpts at the Edinboro Open. This point total also helped Leete massively jump up the Overall Standings from outside the Top-33 in Week 13 to now #9. In fact, nine of the Top-10 in Week 14 got their points from the Edinboro Open. Marc-Anthony McGowan and heavyweight teammate Sebastian Garibaldi tied for 10th with 15 Fpts in their three duals. The Overall Standings remain virtually unchanged at the top, except for Army’s Brady Colbert sneaking in to the #3 spot and Leete, as previously mentioned. Colbert currently has 39 matches wrestled, getting close to Hall of Famer Jonathan Ross’s record for most matches in a Fantasy season. Jesse Mendez remains #1 for the fourth week in a row, but his lead shortened by one Fpt to Matt Ramos (now only four pts behind). Week 14 Leaders Year-Long Fantasy Point Standings

Highlights Bucknell’s Phipps notches 100th win with upset over All-American Noto of Lock Haven Garcia of Binghamton knocks off #18 Fernandez of Cornell to earn Wrestler of the Week Bryce Kresho of F&M secures 30th win of the season #24 Lehigh beats #26 Army West Point in EIWA matchup of nationally ranked teams Ethan Wilson of Drexel upsets #25 Mulhauser of Princeton Duals (1/30) Lock Haven 17 Bucknell 15 125 - Branden Wentzel (Lock Haven) dec Chris Nucifora (Bucknell) 6-4 133 - Kurt Phipps (Bucknell) dec Anthony Noto (Lock Haven) 4-1 141 - Wyatt Henson (Lock Haven) maj Dylan Chappell (Buck) 9-1 149 - Lucas Kapusta (Lock Haven) maj Braden Bower (Bucknell) 13-3 157 - Nick Stampoulos (Lock Haven) dec Cade Wirnsberger (Bucknell) 2-0 165 - Noah Mulvaney (Bucknell) dec Caden Dobbins (Lock Haven) 3-1 174 - Myles Takats (Bucknell) dec Avery Bassett (Lock Haven) 6-3 184 - Logan Deacetis (Bucknell) dec Colin Fegley (Lock Haven) 9-3 197 - Dillon Bechtold (Bucknell) dec Tucker Hogan (Lock Haven) 5-2 285 - Gavin Hoffman (Lock Haven) dec Nolan Springer (Bucknell) 8-1 (1/31) Drexel 32 American 6 125 - Desmond Pleasant (Drexel) maj Coen Bainey (American) 11-2 133 - Kyle Waterman (Drexel) dec Raymond Lopez (American) 11-5 141 - Jordan Soriano (Drexel) fall Cael McIntyre (American) 4:54 149 - Dom Findora (Drexel) dec Gage Owen (American) 4-1SV 157 - Luke Nichter (Drexel) dec Jack Nies (American) 5-2 165 - Kaden Milheim (American) dec Cody Walsh (Drexel) 6-3 174 - Jasiah Queen (Drexel) maj Caleb Campos (American) 13-3 184 - Giuseppe Hoose (Drexel) fall Lucas White (American) 1:13 197 - Mickey O’Malley (Drexel) dec Carston Rawls (American) 5-1 285 - Will Jarrell (American) dec Ibrahim Ameer (Drexel) 5-3 Lehigh 36 American 6 125 - Sheldon Seymour (Lehigh) fall Coen Bainey (American) 1:08 133 - Matty Lopes (Lehigh) dec Raymond Lopez (American) 15-8 141 - Carter Bailey (Lehigh) maj Cael McIntyre (American) 10-0 149 - Malyke Hines (Lehigh) maj Gage Owen (American) 12-4 157 - Logan Rozynski (Lehigh) dec Jack Nies (American) 5-4 165 - Richie Grungo (Lehigh) dec Kaden Milheim (American) 6-4 174 - Caleb Campos (American) fall Rylan Rogers (Lehigh) 6:47 184 - Caden Rogers (Lehigh) maj Lucas White (American) 10-0 197 - Michael Beard (Lehigh) tech Liam Volk-Klos (American) 21-6 285 - Owen Trephan (Lehigh) maj Will Jarrell (American) 11-3 Navy 27 Bucknell 9 125 - Nick Treaster (Navy) tech Chris Nucifora (Bucknell) 15-0 133 - Kurt Phipps (Bucknell) dec Brendan Ferretti (Navy) 2-0 141 - Josh Koderhandt (Navy) maj Dylan Chappell (Bucknell) 15-1 149 - Kaemen Smith (Navy) dec Braden Bower (Bucknell) 5-4 157 - Jonathan Ley (Navy) dec Cade Wirnsberger (Bucknell) 2-1 165 - Dylan Elmore (Navy) dec Noah Mulvaney (Bucknell) 4-3 174 - Danny Wask (Navy) dec Myles Takats (Bucknell) 4-2 184 - Logan Deacetis (Bucknell) dec Daniel Williams (Navy) 6-2 197 - Dillon Bechtold (Bucknell) dec Payton Thomas (Navy) 4-2 285 - Benjamin Farabaugh (Navy) InjDef Nolan Springer (Bucknell) (2/1) Bloomsburg 23 Sacred Heart 17 125 - Major Lewis (Bloomsburg) dec Anthony Samuels (Sacred Heart) 5-3 133 - Braxton Appello (Sacred Heart) FFT 141 - Kade Kluce (Bloomsburg) tech Ryan Dal Pizzol (Sacred Heart) 15-0 149 - Andrew Fallon (Sacred Heart) tech Nik Voros (Bloomsburg) 22-6 157 - Dakota Asuncion (Sacred Heart) dec William Morrow (Bloomsburg) 6-3 165 - Trenton Harder (Bloomsburg) maj Vincent Milazzo (Sacred Heart) 10-1 174 - Nick Foster (Bloomsburg) tech Calum Price (Sacred Heart) 17-2 184 - Hunter Perez (Sacred Heart) dec Kolby Flank (Bloomsburg) 4-2 197 - Mason Rebuck (Bloomsburg) dec Chris DeLana (Sacred Heart) 8-4 285 - Tyler McCatharn (Bloomsburg) dec Marc Berisha (Sacred Heart) 4-1SV Cornell 29 Binghamton 9 125 - Marcello Milani (Cornell) maj Carson Wagner (Binghamton) 10-2 133 - Micah Roes (Binghamton) dec Ethan Qureshi (Cornell) 8-5 141 - Joshua Saunders (Cornell) maj Nate Lucier (Binghamton) 13-1 149 - Ivan Garcia (Binghamton) dec Ethan Fernandez (Cornell) 2-1 157 - Meyer Shapiro (Cornell) tech Fin Nadeau (Binghamton) 16-1 165 - Julian Ramirez (Cornell) dec Carter Baer (Binghamton) 4-0 174 - Simon Ruiz (Cornell) tech Roberto Padilla (Binghamton) 16-0 184 - Chris Foca (Cornell) tech Will Ebert (Binghamton) 16-1 197 - Mikey Dellagatta (Cornell) dec Cayden Bevis (Binghamton) 9-4 285 - Cory Day (Binghamton) dec Ashton Davis (Cornell) 3-2 Lehigh 27 Army West Point 10 125 - Sheldon Seymour (Lehigh) dec Charlie Farmer (Army West Point) 6-4 133 - Ethan Berginc (Army West Point) dec Matty Lopes (Lehigh) 2-1 141 - Carter Bailey (Lehigh) maj Richard Treanor (Army West Point) 12-1 149 - Malyke Hines (Army West Point) dec Trae McDaniel (Army West Point) 12-10 157 - Logan Rozynski (Lehigh) fall Dakota Morris (Army West Point) 3:24 165 - Gunner Filipowicz (Army West Point) maj Richie Grungo (Lehigh) 20-6 174 - Dalton Harkins (Army West Point) dec Thayne Lawrence (Lehigh) 4-2 184 - Caden Rogers (Lehigh) dec Jake Gilfoil (Army West Point) 3-1 197 - Michael Beard (Lehigh) tech Wolfgang Frable (Army West Point) 20-3 285 - Owen Trephan (Lehigh) dec Lucas Stoddard (Army West Point) 4-1 Princeton 24 Drexel 13 125 - Marc-Anthony McGowan (Princeton) maj Desmond Pleasant (Drexel) 17-2 133 - Kyle Waterman (Drexel) dec Danny Jones (Princeton) 12-6 141 - Eligh Rivera (Princeton) dec Deon Pleasant (Drexel) 13-6 149 - Ty Whalen (Princeton) dec Dom Findora (Drexel) 8-2 157 - Jacob Mann (Princeton) dec Luke Nichter (Drexel) 12-6 165 - Cody Walsh (Drexel) dec Zander Silva (Princeton) 6-3 174 - Jasiah Queen (Drexel) maj Xavier Giles (Princeton) 14-4 184 - Ethan Wilson (Drexel) dec Kole Mulhauser (Princeton) 9-7 197 - Luke Stout (Princeton) maj Ibrahim Ameer (Drexel) 9-1 285 - Sebastian Garibaldi (Princeton) fall Dom Petracci (Drexel) 3:37 (2/2) Long Island 27 Franklin & Marshall 11 125 - Robbie Sagaris (Long Island) dec Jack Parker (F&M) 1-0 133 - Mason Leiphart (F&M) dec Kaelen Francois (Long Island) 6-0 141 - Bryce Kresho (F&M) maj Devin Matthews (Long Island) 9-1 149 - Drew Witham (Long Island) dec Josh Hillard (F&M) 8-4 157 - Brayden Roberts (Long Island) fall Luke Bender (F&M) 5:46 165 - Anthony Ferrari (Long Island) dec Josh Palmucci (F&M) 3-2 174 - Blake Bahna (Long Island) dec Nicolas Alvarez (F&M) 8-5 184 - Anthony D’Alesio (Long Island) maj Noah Bash (F&M) 16-3 197 - RJ Moore (F&M) maj Maxx DeCapua (Long Island) 12-1 285 - Chris Powell (Long Island) tech Brody Kline (FM) 20-4 Hofstra 23 Franklin & Marshall 13 125 - Jack Parker (F&M) dec Dylan Acevedo-Switzer (Hofstra) 5-0 133 - Mason Leiphart (F&M) dec Chase Liardi (Hofstra) 9-7 141 - Bryce Kresho (F&M) maj Justin Hoyle (Hofstra) 11-0 149 - Noah Tapia (Hofstra) dec Josh Hillard (F&M) 7-3 157 - Jurius Clark (Hofstra) dec Luke Bender (F&M) 7-6 165 - Kyle Mosher (Hofstra) maj Josh Palmucci (F&M) 11-1 174 - Nicolas Alvarez (F&M) dec Matt Waddell (Hofstra) 9-6 184 - Ross McFarland (Hofstra) tech Leo Varga (Hofstra) 15-0 197 - Nik Miller (Hofstra) tech RJ Moore (F&M) 20-4 285 - Danny Church (Hofstra) dec Brody Kline (FM) 7-2

Delaware Valley

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Only a few weeks of regular season competition remain, and many teams are making the most of remaining dates testing out lineups, getting in reps against top competitors and getting wrestles ready for intense regional and conference tournaments in the upcoming weeks. Here are some highlights from this week. Xochitl Mota-Pettis makes her collegiate debut Xochitl Mota-Pettis has a slew of international accomplishments under her belt – U.S. Senior Nationals finalist, U23 Nationals Champ, U.S. Open champ, Pan Ams Gold and Bronze. She now looks to add a few collegiate titles as well as part of the #10 Missouri Valley squad. Mota-Pettis made her Viking debut at the Grand View Open this past weekend at 131 lbs, finishing second after taking out #19 Teani Medeiros-Maielua of William Woods, Jamie Laswell of Fort Hays, Annabelle Suto of Cumberlands and Viktorya Torres of McKendree. She won her first three matches via technical fall and looked dominant in the 7-2 decision win over Torres. In the finals, she dropped the 6-3 decision to Mercy Adekuoroye of Wayland Baptist, another wrestler with international success making her college debut. Adekuoroye is a 2x African champion from Nigeria. It is unclear what Mota-Pettis’ college career will look like, but she is listed as a freshman and has not used any eligibility. Regardless of the length of her tenure, she will surely have a huge impact on the Missouri Valley squad and has become an instant front-runner at the weight. Ogunsanya and Kolawole continue to claim titles Last week, Christianah Ogunsanya and Esther Kolawole made their Statesmen debut at the Indiana Tech Open and each claimed titles for #6 William Penn. The two freshmen from Nigeria proved this weekend that it was no beginners' luck, as they each won the top spot at their weights at the Grand View Open. Ogunsanya and Kolawole both went 5-0 on the day, all from technical falls. Ogunsanya’s notable wins included Cailin Campbell of Grand View and #1 at the weight Camile Fournier of Texas Wesleyan. In the finals, Kolawole took out Haylie Jaffe of McKendree. As I mentioned last week, with these two freshman along with America Lopez and Caitlyn Davis as mid-season transfers, William Penn makes an interesting case for creating big waves at NAIA nationals this March. Inaugural Home Dual for Lehigh sparks excitement for the growing sport On Friday, Lehigh hosted their first home dual against Columbia and walked away with a 45-3 dual victory. Lehigh’s women’s wrestling club formed in 2020-21 and hired Coach Brazel Marquez in 2023. Marquez has since been helping the team work towards the goal of becoming the next NCAA Division 1 women’s wrestling team by 2026, aligned with the newly approved NCAA-sanctioned national championship. The team made headlines again when pound-for-pound #1 recruit Audrey Jimenez committed to the team for the 2024-25 season. With 25 talented wrestlers on the roster, you can keep an eye on the Mountain Hawks at their remaining competitions at the Gannon Dual on February 15, the Novice Tournament at the New York City RTC on March 29th, and at Women’s Nationals on April 4-6. North Central brings back hardware from Menlo Invitational The North Central Cardinals sent 13 wrestlers to the Menlo College Invitational and they came back with 8 first place finishes and 3 more in the finals. Madison Avila, Kendra Ryan, Sydney Petzinger, Amani Jones, Sara Sterner, Bella Mir, Brittyn Corbishley and Traeh Haynes all blazed through competition from Menlo, Southern Oregon, Simpson, Providence, and more to claim top spots for their team. Notably, at 138 lbs, two NCC wrestlers, Emma Grimm and Taylor Graveman, met in the finals of their weight class as well and defaulted. A few notable wins include #4 Kendra Ryan taking out All-American Kayla Mckinley-Johnson in the finals. #2 Sydney Petzinger had a tough opponent in the finals as well, ultimately getting the 8-3 decision over 2024 National Finalist Kaelani Shufeldt. At 180 and 207 lbs, the Cardinals were in the business of quick pins. Corbishley had a pin in 1:05 and in 23 seconds. But not to be outdone, Haynes recorded pins in 49, 19, and 12 seconds to secure her top spot. Upcoming events for next week Please note that this is not a comprehensive list of all collegiate women’s competitions. Wednesday, February 5 Lindenwood vs Quincy Missouri Valley vs Central Methodist Thursday, February 6 North Central vs Aurora Friday, February 7 Life vs Campbellsville and University of the Cumberlands Indiana Tech vs Lourdes Saturday, February 8 Grand Valley State vs N. Michigan Presbyterian Tri-Dual Midland Warrior Open NCAA Division 3 Invite Indiana Tech vs Siena Heights

The top two teams in the country faced off last week in front of a tremendous crowd and it was electric. Along with one of the most highly anticipated duals of the year taking place, the Big Ten gave us an exciting weekend. Minnesota flexes on Rutgers The Gophers have a very powerful lineup. They are one of a handful of teams with every single starter being ranked and last weekend they showcased their high-level lineup when they hosted Rutgers. Gable Steveson continued his gold medal ways as he maintained his 100% bonus rate by pinning No. 8 Yaraslau Slavikouski. Additionally, young up-and-comer, Max McEnelly remains flawless on the year as well. McEnelly took out Shane Cartagena-Walsh by major decision to notch his 15th win of the season. Minnesota won seven of the 10 bouts, with one of the losses coming at 133 where Dylan Shawver took Tyler Wells with a convincing 8-2 decision. The Gophers have a big matchup with Ohio State this weekend. Fugitt gets the upset, Nebraska wins dual convincingly Wisconsin got off to a great start with wins at 125 and 133. Specifically, the win by Zan Fugitt at 133 over Jacob Van Dee was an unexpected and dominant major decision win that put the Badgers out to a 7-0 lead. But after that, the Huskers ran the table to win eight straight bouts and get the 35-7 victory. Six of the eight wins came with bonus points. Up next, Nebraska will head to Iowa for the Big Ten dual meet of the week. Buckeyes take third in a row against Wolverines The Buckeyes started strong winning the first four matches, including the much-anticipated Jesse Mendez vs Sergio Lemley battle. Lemley couldn’t compete in the dual last season, so that added to the anticipation along with both guys being from the state of Indiana and having wrestled with one another in clubs growing up. Mendez ended up getting the win, as he has done against everyone this season. Overall, Ohio State won six of the 10 matches, and more importantly four of them by bonus points, which is hard to rebound from. Michigan finished the dual with important wins at 197 and heavyweight, but the dual was locked up at 184 with Ryder Rogotzke pinning Jaden Bullock in 91 seconds. Up next for the Buckeyes is Minnesota this Friday night, and for the Wolverines things get more difficult as they travel to State College to take on the top-ranked Nittany Lions. Penn State is the best team I’ve ever seen This season I’m trying to really appreciate what we’re seeing out of Penn State. 165 was basically the best way to illustrate how last week’s dual against Iowa went. Michael Calliendo is the second-best 165-pound wrestler in the country, and he was tech falled by Mitchell Messenbrink. Iowa is the second-best team in the country, and they were dismantled by Penn State. Even going into this, the expectation was somewhere between two or three wins for Iowa, and two wins is what they came away with. Things can change, and we’ve seen guys avenge losses from the regular season in the postseason, but for the time being Penn State left no doubt on who the best team in the country is once again this season. The debate now begins where this Penn State team ranks historically amongst the other greats. Iowa rebounded after the loss with a solid win over Maryland, with a strong finish in the second half of that dual. This also included Gabe Arnold winning over Jaxon Smith at 184, a battle between two other former club partners. Penn State hosts Michigan on Friday, with Iowa hosting Nebraska on the same night. Illinois wins 8/10 against Purdue The Fighting Illini continue to show their depth as they continue their B1G schedule. Illinois winning 8/10 against Purdue is impressive, but also in the way that they did it. They were favored to win the dual, but there were four ranked matchups in this dual, with Illinois winning three of them. Purdue started strong with top-ranked Matt Ramos getting the tech fall in just over two and a half minutes. Their second win of the dual came at 157 with Joey Blaze getting the win over Jason Kraisser, narrowly missing out on the major decision. Both Braunagels claimed ranked wins at 174 and 197 over Brody Baumann and Ben Vanadia respectively. Purdue takes on Wisconsin on Friday as Illinois hosts Penn State for Senior Day on Sunday afternoon.

Bishop McCort

The most high-profile and public recruiting battle in the history of our sport came to an end this evening as the top prospect in the high school Class of 2026, Bo Bassett, announced his collegiate intentions. Bassett gave a verbal commitment to the University of Iowa live on FloWrestling after his Bishop McCort team earned a win in the PIAA AA Dual Tournament. About eight months ago, Bassett started with a graphic that included pictures of over 80 teams to signify all of the programs he was considering in the recruiting process. For the majority of that time, Bassett updated the graphic on a weekly basis eliminating seven, then three, then one school at a time, until he was down to seven. The final seven were Iowa, Michigan, Ohio State, Oklahoma State, Penn State, Rutgers and Virginia Tech. Yesterday, Bassett went on FloWrestling’s FRL to talk about the process and mentioned that his final four were Iowa, Oklahoma State, Penn State, and Virginia Tech. Earlier in the process, Bassett said he intended on committing later in the year; however, he had a change of heart and announced he was ready to announce his decision over the weekend. Bassett is expected to be a program-changing recruit who not only competes for a national title from day one, but also brings in other top recruits. One of Bassett’s current high school teammates, Owen McMullen, has already committed to the Hawkeyes. Bassett’s commitment means that Iowa will be in the driver's seat for both of his younger brothers. Melvin Miller is considered the top overall prospect in the Class of 2027 and Keegan Bassett is an excellent high school freshman. One of the benefits of Bassett announcing his commitment to Iowa earlier than he anticipated is the chance for other top recruits in the Class of 2026 to potentially follow suit. Other top-ten uncommitted juniors that have visited Iowa include the Raney twins, #6 Jordyn and #7 Jayden, along with #8 Michael Mocco. On the mat, Bassett won a Pennsylvania AA state championship at 139 lbs in 2024. It was his first opportunity to compete for a state title because of a PIAA-imposed two-year postseason ban for Bishop McCort. On the national scene, Bassett has won the Super 32, the Walsh Ironman, and the Powerade on three occasions. Next year, he could join David Taylor and Zahid Valencia as the only four-time Ironman champion. He has also been selected to appear in FloWrestling’s “Who’s #1” three times and has won on two of those occasions. Bassett has also had success outside of the United States. He was a representative on both the U17 freestyle and Greco-Roman world teams in 2021 and won gold in freestyle. Last summer, Bassett was a member of the U20 freestyle world team and came home from Pontevedra, Spain with a bronze medal at 65 kg. Bassett’s prowess on the mat along with his social media personality have led to reported NIL offers that dwarf any figures currently brought in by collegiate wrestling. We’re looking to confirm the exact amount of Bassett’s offer; however, rumors of it are in the multi-million dollar range. Bassett is the first #1 overall recruit to choose the Hawkeyes since fellow Pennsylvania native Spencer Lee did so in 2017. Coincidentally, Bassett’s first national interview was with FloWrestling in 2016 during Lee’s commitment ceremony to Iowa.

Highlights Princeton wrestles to a perfect 3-0 weekend Penn dominates two conference opponents at home Cornell wins both in-state duals against Binghamton and Columbia McGowan of Princeton earns 3 tech falls in 3 bouts Duals (2/1) Cornell 29 Binghamton 9 125 - Marcello Milani (Cornell) maj Carson Wagner (Binghamton) 10-2 133 - Micah Roes (Binghamton) dec Ethan Qureshi (Cornell) 8-5 141 - Joshua Saunders (Cornell) maj Nate Lucier (Binghamton) 13-1 149 - Ivan Garcia (Binghamton) dec Ethan Fernandez (Cornell) 2-1 157 - Meyer Shapiro (Cornell) tech Fin Nadeau (Binghamton) 16-1 165 - Julian Ramirez (Cornell) dec Carter Baer (Binghamton) 4-0 174 - Simon Ruiz (Cornell) tech Roberto Padilla (Binghamton) 16-0 184 - Chris Foca (Cornell) tech Will Ebert (Binghamton) 16-1 197 - Mikey Dellagatta (Cornell) dec Cayden Bevis (Binghamton) 9-4 285 - Cory Day (Binghamton) dec Ashton Davis (Cornell) 3-2 Princeton 24 Drexel 13 125 - Marc-Anthony McGowan (Princeton) maj Desmond Pleasant (Drexel) 17-2 133 - Kyle Waterman (Drexel) dec Danny Jones (Princeton) 12-6 141 - Eligh Rivera (Princeton) dec Deon Pleasant (Drexel) 13-6 149 - Ty Whalen (Princeton) dec Dom Findora (Drexel) 8-2 157 - Jacob Mann (Princeton) dec Luke Nichter (Drexel) 12-6 165 - Cody Walsh (Drexel) dec Zander Silva (Princeton) 6-3 174 - Jasiah Queen (Drexel) maj Xavier Giles (Princeton) 14-4 184 - Ethan Wilson (Drexel) dec Kole Mulhauser (Princeton) 9-7 197 - Luke Stout (Princeton) maj Ibrahim Ameer (Drexel) 9-1 285 - Sebastian Garibaldi (Princeton) fall Dom Petracci (Drexel) 3:37 (2/2) Cornell 40 Columbia 0 125 - Marcello Milani (Cornell) dec Suleyman Bah (Columbia) 4-2 133 - Ethan Qureshi (Cornell) tech Connor Smith (Columbia) 19-3 141 - Joshua Saunders (Cornell) maj Cooper Hornack (Columbia) 15-3 149 - Ethan Fernandez (Cornell) dec Kai Owen (Columbia) 10-3 157 - Meyer Shapiro (Cornell) tech Richard Fedalen (Columbia) 16-0 165 - Julian Ramirez (Cornell) maj Cesar Alvan (Columbia) 14-5 174 - Simon Ruiz (Cornell) dec Jack McGill (Columbia) 10-8 184 - Chris Foca (Cornell) dec Nick Fine (Columbia) 8-2 197 - Mikey Dellagatta (Cornell) fall Joe Curtis (Columbia) 4:22 285 - Ashton Davis (Cornell) maj Billy McChesney (Columbia) 9-1 Princeton 36 Brown 7 125 - Marc-Anthony McGowan (Princeton) tech Jared Brunner (Brown) 19-4 133 - Danny Jones (Princeton) FFT 141 - Eligh Rivera (Princeton) maj Ian Oswalt (Brown) 12-2 149 - Ty Whalen (Princeton) tech Austin McBurney (Brown) 19-4 157 - Blake Saito (Brown) maj Jacob Mann (Princeton) 12-0 165 - Blaine Bergey (Princeton) tech Harrison Trahan (Brown) 16-1 174 - Drew Clearie (Brown) dec Xavier Giles (Princeton) 3-0 184 - Kole Mulhauser (Princeton) maj Andrew Reall (Brown) 12-1 197 - Luke Stout (Princeton) maj Thomas Sandoval (Brown) 14-4 285 - Sebastian Garibaldi (Princeton) dec Alex Semeneko (Brown) 3-2 Penn 43 Harvard 0 125 - Max Gallagher (Penn) fall Isaiah Adams (Harvard) 4:13 133 - Ryan Miller (Penn) tech Logan Brzozowski (Harvard) 19-4 141 - CJ Composto (Penn) maj Jameson Garcia (Harvard) 15-3 149 - Cross Wasilewski (Penn) maj Jaden Pepe (Harvard) 11-2 157 - Jude Swisher (Penn) dec Nolan Leiss (Harvard) 9-3 165 - Andy Troczynski (Penn) dec Cael Berg (Harvard) 7-6 174 - Nick Incontrera (Penn) tech Alex Whitworth (Harvard) 21-4 184 - Max Hale (Penn) maj Matthew Walsh (Harvard) 11-2 197 - Nathan Taylor (Penn) dec Hudson Skove (Harvard) 4-1 285 - John Pardo (Penn) fall Jeffrey Crooks (Harvard) 1:44 Penn 37 Brown 6 125 - Max Gallagher (Penn) tech Jared Brunner (Brown) 19-4 133 - Ryan Miller (Penn) FFT 141 - CJ Composto (Penn) dec Joey Iamunno (Brown) 5-1 149 - Cross Wasilewski (Penn) fall Austin McBurney (Brown) 2:58 157 - Jude Swisher (Penn) InjDef Blake Saito (Brown) 165 - Keegan Rothrock (Brown) dec Andy Troczynski (Penn) 4-1SV 174 - Nick Incontrera (Penn) tech Drew Clearie (Brown) 20-4 184 - Max Hale (Penn) dec Andrew Reall (Brown) 4-3TB 197 - Thomas Sandoval (Brown) dec Nathan Taylor (Penn) 4-3 285 - John Pardo (Penn) dec Alex Semenenko (Brown) 5-2 Princeton 44 Harvard 0 125 - Marc-Anthony McGowan (Princeton) tech Isaiah Adams (Harvard) 24-7 133 - Danny Jones (Princeton) dec Logan Brzozowski (Harvard) 8-1 141 - Eligh Rivera (Princeton) tech Dante Frinzi (Harvard) 21-6 149 - Ty Whalen (Princeton) tech Jaden Pepe (Harvard) 18-3 157 - Jacob Mann (Princeton) dec Nolan Leiss (Harvard) 9-7 165 - Blaine Bergey (Princeton) maj Cael Berg (Harvard) 11-2 174 - Xavier Giles (Princeton) dec Haden Bottiglieri (Harvard) 6-5 184 - Kole Mulhauser (Princeton) tech Luke Rada (Harvard) 15-0 197 - Luke Stout (Princeton) tech Hudson Skove (Harvard) 19-4 285 - Sebastian Garibaldi (Princeton) fall Jeffrey Crooks (Harvard) 1:42

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