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Regionals for NCAA Women’s Wrestling capped off this weekend where athletes competed across six regional tournaments to secure their spots in the national tournament happening March 8-9. The top four wrestlers at each weight at regionals earned a bid to compete, and teams are able to send up to 15 athletes per team. Regional champ teams King (Region II), North Central (Region IV), and Iowa (Region V) were the three teams to qualify the maximum 15 athletes. Sacred Heart won Region I with 13 qualifiers, Tiffin took first place at Region III and is sending 5 wrestlers to nationals, and Colorado Mesa was the top team at Region VI and will be sending 11. Takeaways from Regional competition: 1. King wins big at Region II #3 King was a favorite to take the top team spot at Region II hosted by Emmanuel College, but the Tornado did so in dominant fashion, with eight individual champions and qualifying all 15 possible wrestlers for nationals. In fact, four of the finals matches were between King teammates. Jessica Corredor reclaimed her regional title, as did Montana Delawder and Cheyenne Bowman. Other champs for King were Samara Chavez, Maria Victoria Baez Dilone, Claire DiCugno, Aine Drury, and Alexa Garcia. King finished second at NCWWC last year with one individual champion. While there is a lot of tough competition outside of Region II, they are in good position to get a team trophy as one of the 3 teams with 15 wrestlers headed to nationals. 2. Iowa vs McKendree: The Battle at Region V Iowa defeated McKendree by a margin of 27 points, with 6 individual champs to McKendree’s 3. Iowa continued to show their dominance at 101 lbs with teammates Emilie Gonzalez and Sterling Dias competing for the top spot, with Gonzalez getting the 7-0 decision win. At 109 lbs, Ava Bayless of Iowa took out Pauline Granados of McKendree by a close 4-2 decision. 116 lbs, was again all Iowa in the finals with Brianna Gonzalez getting the win over Felicity Taylor. However, things switched over back into Bearcat territory when Shelby Moore took on teammate Nichole Moore and won at 123 lbs. 3x National Champ Cam Guerin of McKendree took no prisoners on her rise to the top of the podium with a pin, and two tech falls. McKendree struck again at 136 lbs when Viktorya Torres took out Iowa’s Lilly Luft with a pin. 143 lbs was probably the most surprising result as Reese Larramendy of Iowa won a 4-2 decision in the finals to 2x NCWWC Champ Emma Bruntil who had just returned to college competition at regionals for the Bearcats. Two more Hawkeyes faced off at 155 lbs with Marlynne Deede taking down Bella Mir 8-4, quickly followed by a Kylie Welker tech fall at 170 lbs over Tristan Kelly of McKendree. These two teams represent real threats to every weight at nationals, and I would not be surprised to see many rematches in the finals from these wrestlers if the brackets line up. 3. North Central sends 13 to the finals to claim 9 individual champs Every finals matchup at Region IV featured a wrestler from the North Central squad including several finals between Cardinal teammates. North Central are the reigning NCWWC champs with 4 returning individual champs as well, more than any other team. 3x Champ Yelena Makoyed got a 1st period tech fall over her opponent in the finals. 2023 champs Maddie Avila and Jaslynn Gallegos both made it to the finals with Avila getting the decision win and Gallegos going no contest against her teammate. Alara Boyd, who was the champ in 2021, got a pin in her first 3 matches, wrestling just under 3.5 minutes total before the finals where she got an 8-2 decision. 4. Colorado Mesa came ready to compete Colorado Mesa finished 4th at Nationals last season, and came to Region VI ready to dominate. With 5 individual champions and 11 qualifiers, they have set themselves up for success at NCWWCs when it comes to claiming a team title. Returning champion Jennesis Martinez, who continues to be undefeated on the season got two quick tech falls to claim the top spot at 101 lbs. At such a volatile weight class, she’ll be one to watch. In another exciting match, Colorado Mesa wrestler #4 Holly Beaudoin competed for a third time against #2 Jade Trolland of Simon Fraser and finally got the win after two close losses. These two keep it close and have such a good answer for each other’s styles. I am curious if we will see them again at nationals, but matches like this made the difference in the Mavericks 221-point final team score over Simon Fraser’s 207-point runner-up finish. The Mavericks have a pretty even mix of returning All-Americans and first-timers headed to NCWWC’s so we will see if they can hang on to a top-team spot this season. 5. Women’s college wrestling boom It is clear from several elements of this upcoming national tournament how much this sport is growing right now. From the addition of the sixth regional tournament that puts 24 wrestlers at each weight for nationals instead of 20, to the fact that 50 different schools have qualifiers competing, it is clear why wrestling is pointed to as an emerging and fast-growing sport for women and girls. Here is an outline of all the national qualifiers by weight and their schools:

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The Class of 2025 for the University of Missouri continues to look impressive. Coming into Thursday, Brian Smith’s team had verbal commitments from six high school juniors; four of which were ranked in the top 52 overall. That number grew by one as three-time Illinois state champion Seth Mendoza (Mt. Carmel, IL) gave the Tiger staff a verbal commitment. Mendoza comes in at #18 on MatScouts Class of 2025 Big Board and is currently ranked fourth at 126 lbs. The Tigers now have a pair of top-20 recruits with Mendoza and #15 Kollin Rath (Bethlehem Catholic, PA). The other recruits on the Class of 2025 Big Board are #46 Samson Stillwell (St. Michael the Archangel, MO), #47 Peyton Westpfahl (Liberty, MO), and #52 Dom Bambinelli (Mill Creek, GA). In addition to his three state titles, Mendoza has placed at the Super 32 (4,2,5) and Ironman (5,7,3) on three occasions. On the freestyle circuit, Mendoza made the 16U Fargo finals twice, winning in 2021. He’s also made the best-of-three finals at UWW U16 freestyle Trials two times. At the next level, Mendoza appears to be a 141 lber for the Tigers. In a program that has recruited well of late, that isn’t a pressing need, but it's great to get a prospect of Mendoza’s level, if you can. The finalists on Mendoza’s list also included Illinois, North Carolina, Ohio State, and Purdue. For more recruiting information, check out InterMat’s College Commitment Page.

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Liberty North

This week, the Pan-American Olympic Qualifier takes place in Acapulco, Mexico. Wrestlers who advance to the finals at each weight will earn an Olympic quota for their home country. With a day of Greco-Roman competition in the books, we've updated our 2024 Olympic Quota Tracker to reflect this week's results. This tracker will be updated over each of the next three days. Men’s Freestyle 57 kg 2023 World Championships: Albania, Armenia, Japan, Russia*, Serbia Pan-American Qualifier: Mexico, Puerto Rico African and Oceania Qualifier: Egypt, Guinea-Bissau 65 kg 2023 World Championships: Armenia, Hungary, Iran, Puerto Rico, Russia* Pan-American Qualifier: Cuba, Mexico African and Oceania Qualifier: Australia, Samoa 74 kg 2023 World Championships: Greece, Japan, Russia*, Serbia, United States Pan-American Qualifier: Cuba, Venezuela African and Oceania Qualifier: Egypt, Guinea-Bissau 86 kg 2023 World Championships: Iran, Kazakhstan, San Marino, United States, Uzbekistan Pan-American Qualifier: Canada, Puerto Rico African and Oceania Qualifier: Algeria, Australia 97 kg 2023 World Championships: Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Georgia, Turkey, United States Pan-American Qualifier: Cuba, Dominican Republic African and Oceania Qualifier: Egypt, South Africa 125 kg 2023 World Championships: Georgia, Iran, Russia*, Turkey, United States Pan-American Qualifier: Canada, Puerto Rico African and Oceania Qualifier: Egypt, Nigeria Women's Freestyle 50 kg 2023 World Championships: China, Japan, Mongolia, Turkey, United States Pan-American Qualifier: Colombia, Cuba African and Oceania Qualifier: Algeria, Egypt 53 kg 2023 World Championships: Belarus*, Ecuador, India, Japan, Sweden Pan-American Qualifier: United States, Venezuela African and Oceania Qualifier: Guam, Nigeria 57 kg 2023 World Championships: Japan, Moldova, Nigeria, Poland, United States Pan-American Qualifier: Canada, Ecuador African and Oceania Qualifier: Algeria, Guam 62 kg 2023 World Championships: Germany, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Norway, Ukraine Pan-American Qualifier: Canada, United States African and Oceania Qualifier: Nigeria, Tunisia 68 kg 2023 World Championships: France, Japan, Moldova, Mongolia, Turkey Pan-American Qualifier: United States, Venezuela African and Oceania Qualifier: New Zealand, Nigeria 76 kg 2023 World Championships: Colombia, Cuba, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, United States Pan-American Qualifier: Canada, Ecuador African and Oceania Qualifier: Nigeria, Tunisia Greco-Roman 60 kg 2023 World Championships: China, Iran, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan Pan-American Qualifier: Cuba, Venezuela African and Oceania Qualifier: Algeria, Egypt 67 kg 2023 World Championships: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cuba, Iran, Serbia Pan-American Qualifier: Chile, Ecuador African and Oceania Qualifier: Algeria, Tunisia 77 kg 2023 World Championships: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan Pan-American Qualifier: Colombia, Cuba African and Oceania Qualifier: Algeria, Egypt 87 kg 2023 World Championships: Bulgaria, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Turkey, Ukraine Pan-American Qualifier: Colombia, United States African and Oceania Qualifier: Algeria, Egypt 97 kg 2023 World Championships: Armenia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Iran, Lithuania Pan-American Qualifier: Honduras, United States African and Oceania Qualifier: Algeria, Egypt 130 kg 2023 World Championships: China, Cuba, Egypt, Iran, Turkey Pan-American Qualifier: Chile, United States African and Oceania Qualifier: Morocco, Tunisia *At this time it's unclear how UWW and the Olympic Committee will handle Belarusian/Russian participation at the 2024 Olympics. Until further notice, we will have this spot awarded to Belarus/Russia.

Wednesday marked the first day of the Pan-American Olympic Games Qualifier and Greco-Roman took center stage. At the 2023 World Championships, the United States did not qualify any Greco weights for the Olympics, so they needed all six wrestlers on the day to advance to the finals. A semifinals win earned a quota for that wrestler’s country. When it was all said and done, half of the American contingent was able to win in the semifinals and earn the United States a spot in the Paris Games. The final three wrestlers in the American lineup were the ones who clinched the quotes, Spencer Woods (87 kg), Alan Vera (97 kg), and Cohlton Schultz (130 kg). While the United States is guaranteed a spot in the Olympic Games at those weights, the actual wrestler who represents the country will be determined at the Olympic Team Trials in April. For the weights that were not qualified, there will be a Last Chance Qualifying event in early-May. 60 kg Quarterfinals - Kevin DeArmas Rodriguez (Cuba) over Ildar Hafizov 7-3 67 kg Semifinals - Nestor Almanza Evian (Chile) over Alex Sancho Fall Quarterfinals - Alex Sancho over Luis Centeno Rodriguez (Puerto Rico) 4-0 77 kg Semifinals - Jair Cuero Munoz (Colombia) over Kamal Bey 6-4 Quarterfinals - Kamal Bey over Arsen Julfalakyan (Argentina) 4-2 87 kg Semifinals - Spencer Woods over Daniel Gregorich Hechavarria (Cuba) 6-3 Quarterfinals - Spencer Woods over Ariel Alfonso (Honduras) Fall 97 kg Semifinals - Alan Vera over Luillys Perez Mora (Venezuela) 7-1 Quarterfinals - Alan Vera over Max Madrid De Leon (Panama) 10-0 130 kg Semifinals - Cohlton Schultz over Moises Perez Hellburg (Venezuela) 2-1 Round Two - Cohlton Schultz over Eduard Soghomonyan (Brazil) Fall Round One - Cohlton Schultz over Jorawar Dhinsa (Canada) Fall Quotas Earned 60 kg: Venezuela, Cuba 67 kg: Chile, Ecuador 77 kg: Colombia, Cuba 87 kg: USA, Colombia 97 kg: USA, Honduras 130 kg: USA, Chile

One of the ongoing themes of the 2023-24 DI season has been the chaos at 125 lbs. It is like nothing we’ve seen before. Plenty has been made about the different number of wrestlers who have held the top ranking at the weight during the year (Four from InterMat; other outlets had more). Maybe even more remarkable is the number of wrestlers who have held the number two ranking at the weight. During the 17 weeks of competition and one week of preseason, nine different wrestlers have been ranked number two. Four of them only held it for a single week. There was a five-week stretch during January and into February where a new wrestler had the number two ranking every week. Only once during that span did the wrestler lose the ranking because he actually moved up. At one point fans were semi-seriously asking if the number two ranking was cursed. Some asked me not to rank their guy second. Here is a week-by-week look at the wrestlers who have held the #2 ranking, why they earned it, and how they moved from it. Above each wrestlers name is the date (or consecutive dates) the rankings were published and featured them at number two. October 31st #2 Anthony Noto (Lock Haven) A fourth-place finish at the 2023 NCAA Championships allowed Anthony Noto to start the year ranked second at this weight class. Noto captured a second consecutive MAC title and went 33-4 overall. How his #2 ranking ended: This actually wasn’t due to any losses on his end. With Matt Ramos losing during the opening week of the season, Noto ascended into a number-one ranking. November 7th-14th #2 Richie Figueroa (Arizona State) A perfect 14-0 record in 2022-23, while sharing time with All-American Brandon Courtney, had Figueroa in the national rankings last season. He won the 2022 CKLV, beating Ramos in the finals, and notched wins over eight eventual national qualifiers. That was good enough for a top-three ranking in the preseason. With Ramos’ early loss, Figueroa moved up to number two. How his #2 ranking ended: After Noto was majored by Ramos at the NWCA All-Star Classic, some reshuffling was in order. It didn’t seem right to elevate Figueroa to the top spot, without having wrestled a match, so the new order was Jakob Camacho, Ramos, Noto, Figueroa. November 21st-28th #2 Matt Ramos (Purdue) The 2023 NCAA finalist lost his top billing early in the season with a loss to high schooler Marcus Blaze at the Clarion Open and Camacho at WrangleMania within the first two weeks. A major decision over then-number-one Noto helped Ramos climb back up the rankings. How his #2 ranking ended: Ramos held the second spot for two weeks, leading into the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational. In Vegas, he finished seventh with losses to Caleb Smith and Nico Provo. Provo would win the event and rocketed up the rankings to fourth. December 5th-12th #2 Anthony Noto After the chaos in Vegas, Noto was left standing with a perfect 6-0 record (the All-Star match wasn’t official) and slid back into the second spot. He would remain there for the next two weeks. How his #2 ranking ended: Noto’s second time with the second-ranking ended as well as could be hoped for. He and top-ranked Jakob Camacho met at the Collegiate Duals and Noto walked away with a 4-2 victory. It was one of three losses on the day for Camacho who tumbled down to #17. December 20th-26th #2 Noah Surtin (Missouri) Noto took the number one ranking from Camacho at the Collegiate Duals, leaving a void at the second position. At that time, only Noah Surtin and Dean Peterson were undefeated and had wrestled a significant amount of matches- freshman Braeden Davis’ redshirt status was uncertain. Surtin was 8-0 and was a couple weeks removed from a win in sudden victory over CKLV fifth-place finisher Jore Volk (Wyoming). How his #2 ranking ended: A day after assuming the number two position, Surtin posted a 6-1 win over Illinois’ Justin Cardani. He wouldn’t wrestle again until after the New Year, when he was upset by Cooper Flynn (Virginia Tech), who had been recently pulled from an Olympic Redshirt. January 3rd #2 Dean Peterson (Rutgers) With Surtin’s loss and still not certain of Davis’ status, Peterson was the lone undefeated wrestler at the weight. To that point, his best win came over returning All-American Eddie Ventresca, who was shortly thereafter lost for the year due to injury. How his #2 ranking ended: Just a couple of days after he was named number two at 125 lbs, Dean Peterson was the victim of an upset. In-state non-conference foe, Tyler Klinsky of Rider, handed Peterson his first loss of the season, 9-6. January 9th-16th #2 Matt Ramos (Purdue) Following the CKLV Invitational Ramos reeled off five straight wins over the next couple of weeks (and hasn’t lost since). With Peterson’s loss and Ramos back on a winning streak (and the rest of the weight scuffling), Ramos moved back up to number two. He even put a stamp on his ranking by defeating the previous #2, Peterson, 4-1 in dual competition. How his #2 ranking ended: This time at number two ended as Ramos would have hoped. The Peterson win set the stage for a #1 vs #2 battle between Ramos and Iowa’s Drake Ayala. Ramos secured the only takedown in the bout during a 4-1 victory. That win propelled Ramos back into the top spot in the nation and prompted another search for number two. January 23rd #2 Luke Stanich (Lehigh) The 2023 Midlands Championships were a coming-out party for true freshman Luke Stanich. Stanich garnered wins over four ranked foes including two-time All-American Eric Barnett. Right before moving up to number two, Stanich earned a key win over 2023 NCAA Round of 12 finisher Brett Ungar (Cornell), as Lehigh defeated Cornell. That ran his record to 11-1. How his #2 ranking ended: After the Cornell win, Stanich went to the second incarnation of the Mat-Town Open and suffered a loss to high school phenom Jax Forrest, 8-1 in sudden victory. January 30th #2 Eric Barnett (Wisconsin) After the Midlands loss to Stanich, Eric Barnett went on a hot streak that included five straight dual wins, three of which came via bonus points. The last of which came over Nebraska’s Caleb Smith, who has been in the midst of a very solid season himself. At the time, Barnett’s only other loss on the year was an early-season major decision to Iowa State’s Kysen Terukina, who happens to present matchup issues for Barnett. Terukina also beat Barnett early last season. How his #2 ranking ended: It was yet another #1 vs #2 matchup for Matt Ramos, less than a week after Barnett was named number two. The dangerous Barnett’s offense was nullified by Ramos and he fell, 4-1. Normally, a loss in a one versus two-scenario isn’t grounds for the second-ranked wrestler to lose his footing; however, we’ll explain more with our next wrestler. February 6th #2 Braeden Davis (Penn State) Penn State came into the 2023-24 with veterans Robbie Howard, Gary Steen, and Kurt McHenry all expected to vie for the starting role at 125 lbs. Neither Howard nor Steen was able to take the job and run with it so Davis got a couple of cracks and impressed with wins at the Journeymen Classic and Black Knight Invite. In early January he downed 2022 All-American Brandon Kaylor. Because of the five-date redshirt rule for true freshmen, it wasn’t a lock that Davis was going to be Penn State’s guy at 125 lbs, so we held off at inserting him until it was obvious. Davis also added another win over a past All-American when he beat Michigan’s Michael DeAugustino in his second Big Ten dual. How his #2 ranking ended: Like many on this list, just a few days after assuming the number two ranking, Davis was knocked off his perch. This time it was Drake Ayala who did the deed. February 13th-20th #2 Luke Stanich (Lehigh) With the last undefeated having suffered a loss (Davis), it was the other true freshman who got the chance at number two…again. Luke Stanich got back on the winning track after his Mat-Town upset, by teching Bucknell’s Kade Davidheiser. Stanich got the call after the Davis loss; in addition fourth ranked Eric Barnett was pinned by Patrick McKee. How his #2 ranking ended: The carousel has stopped spinning….for now. During the final weekend of the regular season, Stanich got the call in Lehigh’s non-conference dual against Arizona State and came up short against Figueroa, 5-3. He’ll head into the postseason ranked number three in the nation. February 27th #2 Drake Ayala (Iowa) Not only did second-ranked Luke Stanich lose over the weekend, but third-ranked Cooper Flynn did, as well. That allowed Drake Ayala to move back into the second spot after getting a quality win over Troy Spratley during the Hawkeyes win over Oklahoma State. Below are the number of weeks each wrestler has been ranked number two at 125 lbs during the 2023-24 season: Four Weeks Matt Ramos Three Weeks Anthony Noto Luke Stanich Two Weeks Richie Figueroa Noah Surtin One Week Drake Ayala Eric Barnett Braeden Davis Dean Peterson

Over the weekend, NAIA schools competed at their respective conference tournament to claim qualifying spots for the NAIA national tournament in March. Similar to NCAA Men’s Wrestling, there are a predetermined number of qualifiers at each weight in each conference allocated based on rankings. Remaining spots are filled with At-Large bids decided upon by a committee. Here are the results from each conference including team scores and athletes qualified for nationals. Each team score is followed by only their automatic qualifiers. Kansas Collegiate Conference #17 Hastings were champions at the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference scoring 175.5 points, and securing four qualifiers, led by two champs: Reagen Gallaway and Victoria Guinard. In second by just 1.5 points was #20 Ottawa with 174 points, as well as 3 automatic qualifiers and two champions of their own in Addison Saporito and Peyton Hand. #19 Doane rounded out the top three with 142.5 team points, 3 qualifiers, and a first place finish from Cristelle Rodriguez. Two additional champs were Alexsys Jacquez and Lessly Sandoval from St. Mary’s. The last three were all from different schools with Esther Walker of Midland, Gianna Moreno of Friends and Allyssa Johnson of Jamestown all helping their team claim spots at nationals. The Kansas Collegiate Conference accounts for 19 qualifying spots for Nationals. Here is a breakdown of qualifying wrestlers at each weight: 101 pounds (3 allocations) 1st Place - #5 Esther Walker (Midland University) 2nd Place -#16 Karina Vang (Doane) 3rd Place - #17 Zoe Omura (Midland University) 109 pounds (1 allocation) 1st Place - #2 Alexsys Jacquez (St. Mary) National At-Large - Rayana Sahagun (Jamestown) Conference Wild Card - #19 Aynsley Fink (Ottawa) 116 pounds (1 allocation) 1st Place - #19 Addison Saporito (Ottawa) National At-Large - #20 Markayla Lottie (Avila) 123 pounds (3 allocations) 1st Place - #1 Cristelle Rodriguez (Doane) 2nd Place - #4 Emily Paulino (Midland University) 3rd Place - #13 Larissa Kaz (Hastings) 130 pounds (1 allocation) 1st Place - Peyton Hand (Ottawa) Conference Wild Card - #12 Alisha Van Scoy (St. Mary) 136 pounds (1 allocation) 1st Place - #13 Gianna Moreno (Friends) Conference Wild Card - #17 Kaydince Turner (Hastings) Conference Wild Card - #19 Aileen Lester (Ottawa) Conference Wild Card - Bridgette Sotomayor (Doane) 143 pounds (2 allocations) 1st Place - #10 Reagen Gallaway (Hastings) 2nd Place - #20 Livia Swift (Ottawa) Conference Wild Card - # 14 Randie Scoon (Ottawa) 155 pounds (1 allocation) 1st Place - Allyssa Johnson (Jamestown) Conference Wild Card - #19 Aspen Barber (Doane) National At-Large - #17 Lisa Hoeflich (Hastings) 170 pounds (1 allocation) 1st Place - Victoria Guinard (Hastings) Conference Wild Card - #13 Aime Hernandez-Perez (York) National At-Large - #17 Siara Arrington (Ottawa) 191 pounds (5 allocations) 1st Place - #4 Lessly Sandoval (St. Mary) 2nd Place - #16 Kenisha Jacsaint (Doane) 3rd Place - #7 Marissa Patterson (Hastings) 4th Place - Melissa De La Torre (Morningside) 5th Place - #3 Agatha Andrews (Jamestown) National At-Large - #12 Shan Briggs (Avila) Final Team Scores Hastings, 175.5, 4 qualifiers Ottawa, 174.0, 3 qualifiers Doane, 142.5, 3 qualifiers St. Mary, 88.0, 2 qualifiers Friends, 86.5, 1 qualifiers Midland, 78.5, 3 qualifiers Jamestown, 73.5, 2 qualifiers Avila, 55.0 York, 38.0 Morningside, 21.5, 1 qualifier Dakota Wesleyan, 21.0 Heart of America Conference #3 Grand View claimed another Heart of America Conference title after scoring 185 team points and qualifying 11 wrestlers including two individual champs: Krista Warren and Abby McIntyre. Coming in second was #8 William Penn with 171.5 team points, 7 qualifiers and 4 individual champs. Champs for the Statesmen were Mia Palumbo, Joanna Vanderwood, Devin Patton and Adaugo Nwachukwu. Coming in a bit of a distant 3rd was #13 Missouri Valley with 1137.5 points, however the team still had 5 qualifiers including two champs in Sage Beltran and Elise Falcetti. Rounding out the first place finishers from other schools were Katherine Heath of Baker and Joanna Hendricks of Waldorf. The Heart of America Conference accounts for 29 of the national allocations. Here is a breakdown of qualifying wrestlers at each weight: 101 pounds (1 allocation) 1st Place Match - #18 Sage Beltran (Missouri Valley) Conference Wild Card - #14 Teya Garner (William Penn) 109 pounds (5 allocations) 1st Place Match - #1 Mia Palumbo (William Penn) 2nd Place - #9 Tristan Nitta (Grand View) 3rd Place - #10 Judy Sandoval (Grand View) 4th Place - #11 Hailey Holland (Missouri Valley) 5th Place - #12 Kylee Slyter (Baker) 116 pounds (2 allocations) 1st Place - #3 Katherine Heath (Baker) 2nd Place - #17 Catherine Steinkamp (William Penn) 123 pounds (3 allocations) 1st Place - #9 Joanna Vanderwood (William Penn) 2nd Place - #2 Maya Davis (Grand View) 3rd Place - #7 Catharine Campbell (Grand View) Conference Wild Card - #17 Allison Hynes (Central Methodist) 130 pounds (1 allocation) 1st Place - #7 Devin Patton (William Penn) National At-Large - #17 Madeline Santana (Missouri Valley) Conference Wild Card - #18 Nonnie Justice (Central Methodist) 136 pounds (4 allocations) 1st Place - #1 Adaugo Nwachukwu (William Penn) 2nd Place - #2 Andrea Schlabach (Grand View) 3rd Place - #14 Lilly Gough (Central Methodist) 4th Place - #16 Aniseta Acosta (Missouri Valley) National At-Large - Willow Barnes (Missouri Valley) Conference Wild Card - Marish Wahl (Dickinson State) 143 pounds (4 allocations) 1st Place - #6 Krista Warren (Grand View) 2nd Place - #12 Madison Diaz (Grand View) 3rd Place - #11 Isabelle Hawley (William Penn) 4th Place - #4 Serenity De La Garza (Missouri Valley) Conference Wild Card - #17 Maria Slaughter (Missouri Valley) Conference Wild Card - Naida Abdijanovic (William Penn) 155 pounds (2 allocations) 1st Place - Elise Falcetti (Missouri Valley) 2nd Place - Haidyn Snyder (Grand View) 170 pounds (2 allocations) 1st Place - #2 Abby McIntyre (Grand View) 2nd Place - #1 Ashley Lekas (William Penn) Conference Wild Card - #20 Jaclyn Daley (Baker) 191 pounds (5 allocations) 1st Place - #2 Joanna Hendricks (Waldorf) 2nd Place #8 Jannell Avila (Baker) 3rd Place - #13 Olivia Brown (Grand View) 4th Place - #10 Andjela Prijovic (Grand View) 5th Place - #11 Elisa Robinson (Baker) Final Team Scores Grand View, 185.0; 11 qualifiers William Penn, 171.5; 7 qualifiers Missouri Valley, 137.5; 5 qualifiers Baker, 101.0; 4 qualifiers Central Methodist, 80.0; 1 qualifier Waldorf, 75.0; 1 qualifier Dickinson, 40.0 William Woods, 30.5 Sooner Athletic Conference #6 Texas Wesleyan reclaimed their title as conference champs with 179.5 team points and 11 of the 30 available qualifying spots from the conference. They also had 3 individual champs in Jasmine Howard, Elizabeth Duvall and Mea Mohler. #10 Missouri Baptist scored 168.5 points and had 8 automatic qualifiers and 5 champs: Alyssa Quezaire, Juliana Diaz, Tiyahna Askew, Joessette Partney and Faith Macharia. In third was #7 Oklahoma City with 122.5 points and 7 qualifiers including individual champion Sophia Smith. The final individual champion was Samyra Thomas of Jarvis Christian.The Sooner Athletic Conference is allocated for 30 NAIA nationals qualifying spots. Here is a breakdown of qualifying wrestlers at each weight: 101 pounds (3 allocations) 1st Place - #6 Alyssa Quezaire (Missouri Baptist) 2nd Place - #7 Audalie Cruz (Wayland Baptist) 3rd Place - #9 Sofia Abramson (Oklahoma City) 109 pounds (2 allocations) 1st Place - #4 Jasmine Howard (Texas Wesleyan) 2nd Place - #17 Alyssa King (Missouri Baptist) Conference Wild Card - #6 Eliana Martinez (Oklahoma City) 116 pounds (3 allocations) 1st Place - #2 Juliana Diaz (Missouri Baptist) 2nd Place - #1 Avery Ashley (Oklahoma City) 3rd Place - #5 Camille Fournier (Texas Wesleyan) Conference Wild Card - #18 Jo’Neisha Kennedy (Wayland Baptist) 123 pounds (2 allocations) 1st Place - #3 Sophia Smith (Oklahoma City) 2nd Place - #16 Carolina Rios (Texas Wesleyan) 130 pounds (4 allocations) 1st Place - #5 Elizabeth Duvall (Texas Wesleyan) 2nd Place - #6 Janiah Jones (Missouri Baptist) 3rd Place - #15 Destiny Campbell (Oklahoma City) 4th Place - #15 Bryce White (Oklahoma City) Conference Wild Card - #19 Chloe Herrick (Missouri Baptist) 136 pounds (3 allocations) 1st Place - #8 Tiyahna Askew (Missouri Baptist) 2nd Place - #6 Mattison Parker (Texas Wesleyan) 3rd Place - Keilani Guillermo (Wayland Baptist) National At-Large - #12 Natalia Posada (Oklahoma City) Conference Wild Card - Jalynn Patino (Texas Wesleyan) 143 pounds (3 allocations) 1st Place - #4 Mea Mohler (Texas Wesleyan) 2nd Place - #13 Marissa Jimenez (Oklahoma City) 3rd Place - #15 Makayla Munoz (Oklahoma City) 155 pounds (5 allocations) 1st Place - #8 Josette Partney (Missouri Baptist) 2nd Place - #4 Taydem Khamjoi (Texas Wesleyan) 3rd Place - #15 Leilani Hernandez (Texas Wesleyan) 4th Place - #11 Presley McCandlish (Oklahoma City) 5th Place - #11 Anastasia Hardin (Missouri Baptist) 170 pounds (3 allocations) 1st Place - #11 Faith Macharia (Missouri Baptist) 2nd Place - #12 Kaley Rice (Texas Wesleyan) 3rd Place - #22 Aalyah Villarreal (Texas Wesleyan) Conference Wild Card - #15 Mahogoney Casel (Wayland Baptist) 191 pounds (2 allocations) 1st Place - #6 Samyra Thomas (Jarvis Christian) 2nd Place - #18 Tiffany Curry (Texas Wesleyan) Conference Wild Card - #15 Payton Sholander (Wayland Baptist) Conference Wild Card - #19 Ryann Rumsey (Oklahoma City) Conference Wild Card - Emma Shreiber (Missouri Baptist) Final Team Scores: Texas Wesleyan, 179.5, 11 qualifiers Missouri Baptist, 168.5, 8 qualifiers Oklahoma City, 122.5, 7 qualifiers Wayland Baptist, 92.0, 2 qualifiers Jarvis Christian, 22.0 Central Christian, 20.0 Mid-South Conference #2 Life kept their Mid-South Conference champions streak going with 187 team points, 11 qualifiers, and an impressive 5 individual champions: Anna Krejsa, Sarah Savidge, Zaynah McBryde, Jamilah McBryde and Latifah McBryde. #13 Indiana Tech finished in second with 134 team points, and 7 qualifiers and Tehani Soares as their only individual champ. #9 Cumberlands was third with 131 points, Other individual champions were Stefana Jelacic of Lourdes, Tehani Soares of Indiana Tech, Icart Galumette of Campbellsville, Chamira Cooper of Cumberlands and Maquoia Bernabe of Cumberlands, showing just how many schools in this conference have top talent on their rosters. The Mid-South Conference account for 39 NAIA National allocations. Here is a breakdown of qualifying wrestlers at each weight: 101 pounds (6 allocations) 1st Place - #2 Stefana Jelacic (Lourdes) 2nd Place - #8 Makayla Young (Indiana Tech) 3rd Place - #10 Devyn Gomez (Life) 4th Place - #14 Shanna Morris (Lourdes) 5th Place - #13 Riley Banyas (Campbellsville) 6th Place - #4 Elizabeth Dosado (Cumberlands) 109 pounds (4 allocations) 1st Place - #8 Tehani Soares (Indiana Tech) 2nd Place - #5 Diana Gonzalez (Life) 3rd Place - #13 Gracie Elliott (Cumberlands) 4th Place - Gabrielle Medeiros (Campbellsville) Conference Wild Card - #15 Valeria Ahumada (Siena Heights) 116 pounds (4 allocations) 1st Place - #7 Icart Galumette (Campbellsville) 2nd Place - #9 Ariana Martinez (Life) 3rd Place - Emma Jones (Indiana Tech) 4th Place - Stefany Perez (Siena Heights) 123 pounds (3 allocations) 1st Place - #5 Anna Krejsa (Life) 2nd Place - #11 Kaitlin Castro (Cumberlands) 3rd Place- Trinity Howard (Montreat) National At-Large - #12 Josie Davis (Campbellsville) Conference Wild Card - #18 Isabelle Silva (Indiana Tech) Conference Wild Card - Cameron Ortiz (Campbellsville) 130 pounds (4 allocations) 1st Place- #2 Sarah Savidge (Life) 2nd Place - #10 Ellyana Kuzma (Indiana Tech) 3rd Place - #11 Olivia Messerly (Campbellsville) 4th Place - #12 Riley Dalrymple (Life) 136 pounds (3 allocations) 1st Place - #3 Zaynah McBryde (Life) 2nd Place - #9 Gabriella Perez (Campbellsville) 3rd Place - #10 Angie Prado (Life) National At-Large - #18 Carley Anderson (Indiana Tech) Conference Wild Card - Addison Messerly (Campbellsville) 143 pounds (3 allocations) 1st Place - #1 Jamilah McBryde (Life) 2nd Place - #9 Micah Fisher (Cumberlands) 3rd Place - #19 Maia Crumb (Indiana Tech) Conference Wild Card - #2 Emma Walker (Campbellsville) 155 pounds (3 allocations) 1st Place - #2 Latifah McBryde (Life) 2nd Place - #16 Kendra Thompson (Campbellsville) 3rd Place - #20 Cydney Bassett (Indiana Tech) Conference Wild Card - #14 Ariana Pereira (Cumberlands) 170 pounds (6 allocations) 1st Place - #9 Chamira Cooper (Cumberlands) 2nd Place - #7 Bo Geibe (Siena Heights) 3rd Place - #6 Gabrielle Holloway (St. Andrews) 4th Place - #15 Saiheron Preciado-Meza (Cumberlands) 5th Place - #14 Grace Doering (Indiana Tech) 6th Place - Payton Curley (Lourdes) Conference Wild Card - #4 Maggie Graham (Life) 191 pounds (3 allocations) 1st Place - #9 Maquoia Bernabe (Cumberlands) 2nd Place - #5 Madeline Welch (Life) 3rd Place- #14 Naomi Duenas (Cumberlands) Final Team Scores: Life, 187.0; 11 qualifiers Indiana Tech, 134.0; 7 qualifiers Cumberlands, 131.0; 8 qualifiers Campbellsville, 127.5; 6 qualifiers Siena Heights; 62.0; 2 qualifiers Lourdes, 61.0; 3 qualifiers Brewton-Parker 33.0 St. Andrews, 31.5; 1 qualifier Rochester, 18.0 Montreat, 13.0; 1 qualifier Cascade Collegiate Conference #1 Menlo wins a close conference title at the Cascade Collegiate Conference with 176.5 points, 12 qualifiers and four champs: Ajazee Zaballos, Alana Vivas, Desiree Jones, and Tavia Heidelberg-Tillotson. Close behind was #4 Southern Oregon with 172.5 team points, 11 qualifiers, and individual champions Carolina Moreno, Caitlyn Davis, and Shenita Lawson. Finally, #5 University of Providence finished in 3rd with a team score of 144 points from their 10 qualifiers and 3 champs: Erin Hikiji, Paige Morals and Waipuilani Estrella-Beachamp. The Cascade Collegiate Conference represented the highest number of NAIA national allocations, with 43 awarded from this conference tournament. Here is a breakdown of qualifying wrestlers at each weight: 101 pounds (3 allocations) 1st Place - #1 Erin Hikiji (University of Providence) 2nd Place - #3 Kayla Mckinley-Johnson (Menlo College) 3rd Place - #11 Liana Ferreira (Southern Oregon University) Conference Wild Card - #19 Karly Scoot (Southern Oregon) Conference Wild Card - #20 Abbeygael Cabuag (Vanguard) 109 pounds (4 allocations) 1st Place - #7 Paige Morales (University of Providence) 2nd Place - #3 Emma Baertlein (Southern Oregon University) 3rd Place - Nizhoni Tallman (Evergreen State) 4th Place - #16 Liv Villanueva (Southern Oregon University) Conference Wild Card - #14 Angie Dill (Vanguard) 116 pounds (6 allocations) 1st Place - #6 Ajayzee Zaballos (Menlo College) 2nd Place - #12 Marissa Kurtz (Southern Oregon University) 3rd Place - Irma Retano (Eastern Oregon University) 4th Place - #11 Arieana Arias (University of Providence) 5th Place - #15 Isabelle Asuncion (University of Providence) 6th Place - #14 Kaylee Annis (Southern Oregon University) Conference Wild Card - #14 Kaylee Annis (Southern Oregon) 123 pounds (5 allocations) 1st Place - #6 Alana Vivas (Menlo College) 2nd Place - #9 Haley Narahara (Menlo College) 3rd Place - #8 Fernanda Lopez (Southern Oregon University) 4th Place - #19 Ellabelle Taylor (Evergreen State) 5th Place - #14 Alicia Frank (University of Providence) Conference Wild Card - #15 Loretta Lopez (Vanguard) Conference Wild Card - #20 Paige Chafin (Eastern Oregon) 130 pounds (6 allocations) 1st Place - #1 Carolina Moreno (Southern Oregon University) 2nd Place - #3 Louisa Schwab (Menlo College) 3rd Place - #4 Alyssa Randles (University of Providence) 4th Place - #8 Lillian Avalos (Vanguard) 5th Place - Erica Grant (Evergreen State) 6th Place - #9 Paige Respicio (University of Providence) National At-Large - #14 Anna Rodriguez (Eastern Oregon) 136 pounds (5 allocations) 1st Place - #4 Waipuilani Estrella-Beauchamp (University of Providence) 2nd Place - #7 River Todd (Vanguard) 3rd Place - #11 Desinee Lopez (Southern Oregon University) 4th Place - #5 Stephanie Chavez (Menlo College) 5th Place - Samantha Barragan (Menlo College) Conference Wild Card - #15 Piper Hall (Vanguard) 143 pounds (4 allocations) 1st Place - #7 Desiree Jones (Menlo College) 2nd Place - #7 Alexandra Lopez (Menlo College) 3rd Place - #3 Bella Amaro (Southern Oregon University) 4th Place - #16 Kailey Rees (University of Providence) 155 pounds (5 allocations) 1st Place - #1 Caitlyn Davis (Southern Oregon University) 2nd Place - #3 Shannon Workinger (Menlo College) 3rd Place - #6 Flor Parker Borrero (Evergreen State) 4th Place - #7 Liv Wieber (Eastern Oregon University) 5th Place - #5 Sadie Antoque (University of Providence) 170 pounds (4 allocations) 1st Place - #8 Shenita Lawson (Southern Oregon University) 2nd Place - #5 Lily El-Masri (Vanguard) 3rd Place - #3 Kalila Shrive (Menlo College) 4th Place - #19 Abena Adu (Vanguard) Conference Wild Card - #10 Katelyn Lewis (Providence) National At-Large - Kacey Lee-Pua (Providence) 191 pounds (1 allocation) 1st Place - #1 Tavia Heidelberg-Tillotson (Menlo College) National At-Large - #17 Trinity Tafoya (Eastern Oregon) Final Team Scores: Menlo, 176.5; 12 qualifiers Southern Oregon, 172.5; 11 qualifiers University of Providence, 144.0; 10 qualifiers Vanguard, 82.0; 4 qualifiers Eastern Oregon, 72.0; 2 qualifiers Evergreen State, 69.5; 4 qualifiers Simpson University, 10.5

We’ve reached the end of the regular season and the final week of duals did not disappoint. B1G Ten teams took the chance to go head-to-head with teams from other conferences to cap things off. Big Ten Goes 7-1 in Cross-Conference Competition To finish off the regular season, Big Ten teams competed against out-of-conference competition and went 7-1. Wisconsin was the lone team that came out on the losing end of their dual meet against UNI. Of note, Iowa took out Oklahoma State in Stillwater, OK for the first time since 2015, Penn State pitched a shutout at home against Edinboro, and Nebraska took care of things in Tempe. Lovett Takes First Loss Nebraska may have taken care of business against Arizona State, but the headliner was Kyle Parco handing top-ranked Ridge Lovett his first loss of the year. Parco scored the only takedown of the bout and added a stall point to get the 4-3 win. Lovett remains No. 1 despite the loss and should be the top-seed at the Big Ten tournament, but he won’t be going in with an unblemished record. Hawkeyes Get it Done on the Road Not to be too redundant with my points of emphasis on this win for Iowa, but damn that was impressive. Oklahoma State hosted Iowa in what was a sold-out crowd in Gallagher-Iba Arena, and a Nationally televised matchup, against their biggest rival. Only one of those teams showed up ready to battle though, and it wasn’t the home team. Iowa seemed to pull the trigger on their attacks much more fearlessly, and with much more consistency, and as the dual kept going it looked worse for the Cowboys. If you’re an Iowa fan, this was a much-needed return to normalcy for them after a couple of tough weeks. They looked great as the season began, and they looked far and away like the second-best team in the country, until all of a sudden they didn’t. After the Michigan dual, I remember hearing a lot of talk about their offense, questions about their approach, and questions about their future, but this seemed like a strong way to answer those questions and to be prepared entering the B1G Tournament. The Hawkeyes still have some questions at 133 and 149 as far as who we will see out there competing at B1Gs, but for them, this seems like more of a luxury than a concern. Ladies and gentlemen, let the conference tournaments begin!!! Matt Ramos Finishes Strong We’ve made jokes most of the year about the curse of being ranked number 1 at 125. Yet here we are at the end of the regular season, at the same place we began, with Matt Ramos of Purdue ranked number 1 at 125 pounds. Despite early season losses to Jakob Camacho of NC State, and two losses at CKLV to Nico Provo of Stanford and Caleb Smith of Nebraska, Ramos has been quietly undefeated since. That stretch includes ranked wins over Anthony Molton of Campbell, Dean Peterson of Rutgers, Drake Ayala of Iowa, Eric Barnett of Wisconsin, and Patrick McKee of Minnesota. Despite the loss to Caleb Smith at the end of 2023, I would think that Ramos would be able to slide into B1Gs with the number one seed and a chance to finish strong headed into NCAAs. Is Matt Ramos both the streak and the curse breaker? We’ll see as the year unfolds. The hierarchy of Michigan Wrestling is set for the year In what is always a big weekend for me, Central Michigan traveled to East Lansing to take on the Spartans Friday night, followed by hosting the Wolverines Sunday afternoon. In years past these have been close and exciting duals. This year, not as close and far from as exciting. Friday night in East Lansing was solid though. It started with wins for the Chippewas at 125 and 133 before Jordan Hamden got things going for MSU on his Senior Night. Corbyn Munson kept it rolling for CMU with a win at 149 before the premier match of the night at 157 between Johnny Lovett and Chase Saldate. Lovett got a reversal in the second, which included back points to go up 6-0 on Saldate. This is a lead that Lovett rarely gives up, and likely felt comfortable for him. Not today though, as Chase (pun heavily intended here) chased down Lovett for several takedowns en route to a 9-7 win. This was a nice victory for Saldate who proved that when he needed to get takedowns against one of the stingier defenders at the weight, can get it done. The Spartans rattled off several more wins in a row heading into Heavyweight, where Bryan Caves got the win for the Chippewas, but it was too little too late as MSU won the dual 18-13. Sunday afternoon in Mount Pleasant was a master class in offense for the Wolverines. Full transparency, CMU didn’t have their full lineup out to compete as they are preparing for conferences, but in that same spirit, neither did Michigan. Despite the roster adjustments, Michigan appeared to be the team more ready to attack and finish takedowns as they got tech falls in their first four matches headed back to 157. These next two matches for CMU were the closest they came to getting wins, but both ended up being OT wins for Will Lewan and Cam Amine. Both All Americans needed to dig deep, but ultimately they both succeeded in getting the points when they needed them most. Michigan finished off the dual with more decisive wins from 174 through Heavyweight, finishing off the shutout of the Chippewas. This is solid momentum though for Michigan heading into conferences, and both Michigan and Michigan State proved this season to be the two dominant teams from the great State of Michigan.

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This evening, brackets were released for the 2024 Pan-American Olympic Games Qualifier. The event will take place over the next three days with Greco-Roman tomorrow, Women's Freestyle on Wednesday, and Men's Freestyle on Thursday. Wrestlers will need to make the finals to earn an Olympic quota. This quota is good for their respective countries - not necessarily the wrestler who earned it. Unlike past years, there will be no final, gold medal match or repechage or bronze medal matches. Each bracket will be conducted through the semifinals. The 2023 World Championships provided the first opportunity to earn quotas for the Olympics. If a country does not qualify through the 2023 World Championships or their continental qualifier, they will be able to compete in a last chance qualifying event. Below are the brackets that include wrestlers representing the United States. 57 kg Men's Freestyle 65 kg Men's Freestyle 53 kg Women's Freestyle 62 kg Women's Freestyle 68 kg Women's Freestyle 60 kg Men's Greco-Roman 67 kg Men's Greco-Roman 77 kg Men's Greco-Roman 87 kg Men's Greco-Roman 97 kg Men's Greco-Roman 130 kg Men's Greco Roman

The foursome is reunited after Kevin medically forfeited last week with an illness. This week the guys talk NC State/Virginia Tech, Iowa/Oklahoma State, Carter Starocci's situation, and much more. For the full video:

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Below is a recap of last week’s EIWA action, with individual news and highlights worth noting. Key Takeaways Lehigh’s Stanich officially uses 6th date, causing him to forego his redshirt season. Ryan Crookham of Lehigh remains the only undefeated wrestler in the conference at 15-0 Jude Swisher of Penn wrestles to 6-0 in two events with all bonus point wins Binghamton’s Lou DePrez (#9) knocks off #7 Cardenas of Cornell American The Eagles were on the road at Columbia and Army. Both wrestlers at the 133 lbs class were undefeated on the weekend. Max Leete had a win over Columbia, while Raymond Lopez had a win over #28 Basile of Army. Jack Maida made a return to the lineup. He had a win over #30 Berginc of Army. American terminated the dual season with an 8-14 record. With a few ranked wrestlers, expect a few Eagles in the mix to qualify for NCAAs. Columbia 39 American 3 125: Nick Babin (CU) pinned #28 Jack Maida (AU), 6:03 (CU 6-0) 133: Maximilian Leete (AU) dec. Sulayman Bah (CU), 8-6 (CU 6-3) 141: Kai Owen (CU) tech. fall Cael McIntyre (AU), 17-2 (CU 11-3) 149: Richard Fedalen (CU) dec. Jack Nies (AU), 5-0 (CU 14-3) 157: Dom Rossetti (CU) dec. Ethan Szerencsits (AU), 11-9 (CU 17-3) 165: Kyle Mosher (CU) major dec. Ryan Zimmerman (AU), 12-2 (CU 21-3) 174: #15 Lennox Wolak (CU) tech. fall Breon Phifer (AU), 17-2 (5:01) (CU 26-3) 184: #26 Aaron Ayzerov (CU) pinned Brad Kata (AU), 2:34 (CU 32-3) 197: #27 Jack Wehmeyer (CU) major dec. Liam Volk-Klos (AU), 13-1 (CU 36-3) 285: Vincent Mueller (CU) dec. #33 Will Jarrell (AU), 9-7 (CU 39-3) Army 28 American 5 125: #28 Jack Maida (AU) dec. #30 Ethan Berginc (Army), 4-3 (AU 3-0) 133: Raymond Lopez (AU) dec. #28 Braden Basile (Army), 5-4 (AU 6-0) 141: Logan Brown (Army) dec. Cael McIntyre (AU), 8-3 (AU 6-3) 149: #32 Matt Williams (Army) dec. Jack Nies (AU), 5-1 (Tied 6-6) 157: #33 Nate Lukez (Army) major dec. Ryan Zimmerman (AU), 16-2 (Army 10-5) 165: #26 Gunner Filipowicz (Army) major dec. Breon Phifer (AU), 12-3 (Army 14-5) 174: #14 Ben Pasuik (Army) major dec. Lucas White (AU), 9-0 (Army 18-5) 184: Dillon Sheehy (Army) major dec. Connor Bourne (AU), 11-2 (Army 22-5) 197: Wolfgang Frable (Army) dec. Liam Volk-Klos (AU), 8-3 (Army 25-5) 285: Austin Kohlhofer (Army) dec. #33 Will Jarrell (AU), 4-2 (Army 28-5) #25 Army Army hosted American for the last dual of the year. They were victorious in eight of ten bouts. They dropped the first two matches and rallied off eight straight. At 285lbs, Austin Kohlhofer had a nice win filling in over a 33rd ranked Jarrell. The Black Knights made the national rankings last week for the first time all year. They were 7-4 overall, and 6-1 in EIWA competition. Army 28 American 5 125: #28 Jack Maida (AU) dec. #30 Ethan Berginc (Army), 4-3 (AU 3-0) 133: Raymond Lopez (AU) dec. #28 Braden Basile (Army), 5-4 (AU 6-0) 141: Logan Brown (Army) dec. Cael McIntyre (AU), 8-3 (AU 6-3) 149: #32 Matt Williams (Army) dec. Jack Nies (AU), 5-1 (Tied 6-6) 157: #33 Nate Lukez (Army) major dec. Ryan Zimmerman (AU), 16-2 (Army 10-5) 165: #26 Gunner Filipowicz (Army) major dec. Breon Phifer (AU), 12-3 (Army 14-5) 174: #14 Ben Pasuik (Army) major dec. Lucas White (AU), 9-0 (Army 18-5) 184: Dillon Sheehy (Army) major dec. Connor Bourne (AU), 11-2 (Army 22-5) 197: Wolfgang Frable (Army) dec. Liam Volk-Klos (AU), 8-3 (Army 25-5) 285: Austin Kohlhofer (Army) dec. #33 Will Jarrell (AU), 4-2 (Army 28-5) Binghamton The Bearcats took on #8 Cornell on the road for the last dual of the season. Brevin Cassella (#17) had a win at 165lbs. The marquee match-up was at 197 lbs. #9 Lou DePrez won 7-3 over #7 Cardenas in the battle of All-Americans utilizing two takedowns. Micah Roes was at the Patriots Last Chance Open where he went 4-0 to improve his record to 22-9 on the year. The Bearcats were 9-4 on the season and 7-3 in the conference. Expect a handful of wrestlers to be on the podium at EIWAs. #8 Cornell 33 - Binghamton 6 165: No. 17/18 Brevin Cassella (BU) def. Brody Oleksak (Cornell) DEC 5-2, BU 3 Cornell 0 174: Benny Baker (Cornell) def. Dimitri Gamkrelidze (BU) DEC 4-1 SV, BU 3 Cornell 3 184: No. 11/8 Chris Foca (Cornell) def. No. 25/13 Jacob Nolan (BU) DEC 4-2, Cornell 6 BU 3 197: No. 9/9 Lou DePrez (BU) def. No. 7/7 Jacob Cardenas (Cornell) DEC 7-3, BU 6 Cornell 6 285: No. 17/17 Lewis Fernandes (Cornell) def. Charlie Tibbitts (BU) FALL 3:55, Cornell 12 BU 6 125: No. 15/17 Brett Ungar (Cornell) def. Carson Wagner (BU) TF 17-0 6:35, Cornell 17 BU 6 133: Marcello Milani (Cornell) def. Matt Griffin (BU) TF 17-1 6:59, Cornell 22 BU 6 141: No. 10/12 Vince Cornella (Cornell) def. Nate Lucier (BU) MD 9-1, Cornell 26 BU 6 149: No. 28/21 Ethan Fernandez (Cornell) def. Jordan Brown (BU) MD 11-0, Cornell 30 BU 6 157: Wyatt Yapoujian (Cornell) def. Carter Baer (BU) DEC 1-0, Cornell 33 BU 6 Brown The Bears lost a tight battle with Harvard on Friday. The Bears took care of business on Senior Day against Sacred Heart. Brown won all contested bouts, forcing to give up a forfeit at 141 lbs. Seven of the nine wins were by major decision or better. At 157 lbs, Blake Saito was 2-0 on the weekend. Keegan Rothrock was undefeated as well at 165lbs, including a win over NCAA qualifier Kim of Harvard. The anchor of the lineup, Alex Semenenko, was 2-0 on the weekend. So was Michael Joyce at 125lbs. This was a great way to end the year for Brown. This should be a confidence boost heading into conferences. Harvard 23 Brown 17 149: Jack Crook (Harvard) def. Sam McMonagle (Brown) TF 20-4 157: Blake Saito (Brown) def. Jimmy Harrington (Harvard) PIN 4:12 165: Keegan Rothrock (Brown) def. Joshua Kim (Harvard) DEC 7-3 174: Philip Conigliaro (Harvard) def. Jonathan Conrad (Brown) MD 10-2 184: Leo Tarantino (Harvard) def. Colby Isabelle (Brown) DEC 2-1 197: Alex Whitworth (Harvard) def. Lear Quinton (Brown) DEC 4-1 285: Alex Semenenko (Brown) def. Jeffrey Crooks (Harvard) MD 12-2 125: Michael Joyce (Brown) def. Isaiah Adams (Harvard) MD 13-2 133: Coleman Nogle (Harvard) def. Hunter Adrian (Brown) DEC 5-1 141: Michael Jaffe (Harvard) def. Ian Oswalt (Brown) TF 17-1 Brown 40 Sacred Heart 6 149: Sam McMonagle (Brown) def. Mike McGhee (SHU) MD 11-0 157: Blake Saito (Brown) def. Connor MacDonald (SHU) FALL 2:51 165: Keegan Rothrock (Brown) def. Calvin Pineda (SHU) TF 15-0 4:56 174: Dominic Frontino (Brown) def. Owen Ayotte (SHU) MD 10-1 184: Colby Isabelle (Brown) def. Hunter Perez (SHU) DEC 9-4 197: Lear Quinton (Brown) def. Jake Trovato (SHU) SV 4-1 285: Alex Semenenko (Brown) def. Marc Berisha (SHU) FALL 3:35 125: Michael Joyce (Brown) def. Jake Ice (SHU) MD 12-1 133: Hunter Adrian (Brown) def. Jake Carlucci (SHU) TF 19-0 141: Vincent Milazzo (SHU) wins by Forfeit Bucknell The Bison were on the road finishing the year against Princeton. They split matches 5-5 with the Tigers, but lost on bonus points. Bucknell saw wins from #14 Phipps at 133 lbs, Chappell at 141 lbs, and Mulvaney at 165 lbs. Takats earned a decision at 174 lbs, as did #28 Crosby at heavyweight over #31 Cover. Bucknell finished the season 8-8 overall, and 4-5 in the EIWA. Princeton 18 Bucknell 15 125: Drew Heethuis (PU) fall over Grayson McLellen (BUC), 2:33 (PU 6-0) 133: No. 14 Kurt Phipps (BUC) dec. over Nick Kayal (PU), 4-3 (PU 6-3) 141: Dylan Chappell (BUC) dec. over Tyler Vazquez (PU), 5-1 (6-6) 149: No. 29 Eligh Rivera (PU) dec. over Braden Bower (BUC), 9-5 (PU 9-6) 157: Rocco Camillaci (PU) dec. over Riley Bower (BUC), 7-3 (PU 12-6) 165: No. 19 Noah Mulvaney (BUC) dec. over Blaine Bergey (PU), 8-5 (SV-1) (PU 12-9) 174: Myles Takats (BUC) dec. over Mikey Squires (PU), 7-2 (12-12) 184: No. 19 Nate Dugan (PU) dec. over Mikey Bartush (BUC), 8-6 (PU 15-12) 197: Aidan Conner (PU) dec. over Logan Deacetis (BUC), 5-3 (PU 18-12) 285: No. 28 Dorian Crosby (BUC) dec. over No. 31 Matt Cover (PU), 6-2 (PU 18-15) Columbia The Lions had one final dual against American on Sunday. They dominated by winning nine duals. Nick Babin used a pin to win over #28 Maida at 125lbs. At 285lbs, Vincent Mueller had a win over #33 Jarrell. Columbia’s unbelievably tough schedule ended with a 5-8 record. They were 4-3 in the conference with losses to Army, Princeton, Penn, and Cornell. Expect a bunch of guys on the podium for Columbia at EIWAs. Columbia 39 American 3 125: Nick Babin (CU) pinned #28 Jack Maida (AU), 6:03 (CU 6-0) 133: Maximilian Leete (AU) dec. Sulayman Bah (CU), 8-6 (CU 6-3) 141: Kai Owen (CU) tech. fall Cael McIntyre (AU), 17-2 (CU 11-3) 149: Richard Fedalen (CU) dec. Jack Nies (AU), 5-0 (CU 14-3) 157: Dom Rossetti (CU) dec. Ethan Szerencsits (AU), 11-9 (CU 17-3) 165: Kyle Mosher (CU) major dec. Ryan Zimmerman (AU), 12-2 (CU 21-3) 174: #15 Lennox Wolak (CU) tech. fall Breon Phifer (AU), 17-2 (5:01) (CU 26-3) 184: #26 Aaron Ayzerov (CU) pinned Brad Kata (AU), 2:34 (CU 32-3) 197: #27 Jack Wehmeyer (CU) major dec. Liam Volk-Klos (AU), 13-1 (CU 36-3) 285: Vincent Mueller (CU) dec. #33 Will Jarrell (AU), 9-7 (CU 39-3) Cornell (#8) Cornell hosted Binghamton for Senior Day. Benny Baker had a win in overtime over a tough Gamkrelidze. #10 Vince Cornella was back from injury and earned a major at 141 lbs. At 133 lbs, Marcello Milani had a win. Wyatt Yapoujian earned a win at 157 lbs in his appearance as well. Cornell ended the season on a high note – finishing with a 12-4 record with an 8-1 EIWA conference record. They were dominant in Ivy League competition, winning the Ivy League title once again. #8 Cornell 33 - Binghamton 6 165: No. 17/18 Brevin Cassella (BU) def. Brody Oleksak (Cornell) DEC 5-2, BU 3 Cornell 0 174: Benny Baker (Cornell) def. Dimitri Gamkrelidze (BU) DEC 4-1 SV, BU 3 Cornell 3 184: No. 11/8 Chris Foca (Cornell) def. No. 25/13 Jacob Nolan (BU) DEC 4-2, Cornell 6 BU 3 197: No. 9/9 Lou DePrez (BU) def. No. 7/7 Jacob Cardenas (Cornell) DEC 7-3, BU 6 Cornell 6 285: No. 17/17 Lewis Fernandes (Cornell) def. Charlie Tibbitts (BU) FALL 3:55, Cornell 12 BU 6 125: No. 15/17 Brett Ungar (Cornell) def. Carson Wagner (BU) TF 17-0 6:35, Cornell 17 BU 6 133: Marcello Milani (Cornell) def. Matt Griffin (BU) TF 17-1 6:59, Cornell 22 BU 6 141: No. 10/12 Vince Cornella (Cornell) def. Nate Lucier (BU) MD 9-1, Cornell 26 BU 6 149: No. 28/21 Ethan Fernandez (Cornell) def. Jordan Brown (BU) MD 11-0, Cornell 30 BU 6 157: Wyatt Yapoujian (Cornell) def. Carter Baer (BU) DEC 1-0, Cornell 33 BU 6 Drexel The Dragons traveled to the University of Maryland on Friday, then hosted Hofstra on Senior Day on Saturday. Drexel managed five wins against Maryland, but fell in the dual because all of Maryland’s wins were bonus point victories. They won eight of ten bouts over a tough Hofstra team, many of them by one score. Tyler Williams was 2-0 at 157 lbs. Dom Findora was 2-0 on the weekend at 149 lbs. At 165 lbs, #33 Cody Walsh was 2-0 on the day as well. At 125 lbs, Desmond Pleasant won both matches this weekend also. Drexel finished the year 8-10 in duals with a 5-4 record inside the conference. Hofstra’s win was a good way to head into the EIWA championships. Maryland 27 Drexel 15 *157: Tyler Williams def. Kevin Schark (UMD), Dec. 5-1; Drexel 3-0 165: #33 Cody Walsh def. Gaven Bell (UMD), Dec. 4-0; Drexel 6-0 174: Jack Janda def. Dominic Solis (UMD), SV-1 4-1; Drexel 9-0 184: Chase Mielnik (UMD) def. Ethan Wilson, Fall 4:08; Drexel 9-6 197: Jaxon Smith (UMD) def. Chase Levey, Fall 3:35; UMD 12-9 285: #27 Seth Nevills (UMD) def. Dom Petracci, TF 18-2 (6:45); UMD 16-9* 125: Desmond Pleasant def. Tommy Capul (UMD), Dec. 9-3; UMD 16-12 133: #19 Braxton Brown (UMD) def. John Hildebrandt, Fall 6:29; UMD 22-12 141: Dario Lemus (UMD) def. Jordan Soriano, TF 23-7 (5:04); UMD 27-12 149: Dom Findora def. Michael Pizzuto (UMD), Dec. 7-2; UMD 27-15 *Maryland team point deducted for unsportsmanlike conduct Drexel 24 Hofstra 9 141: Jordan Soriano def. Alex Turley (HOF), Dec. 8-4; Drexel 3-0 149: Dom Findora def. Noah Tapia (HOF), Dec. 5-4; Drexel 6-0 157: Tyler Williams def. Jurius Clark (HOF), Dec. 5-1; Drexel 9-0 165: #33 Cody Walsh def. Jake Slotnick (HOF), Dec. 4-0; Drexel 12-0 174: Ross McFarland (HOF) def. Jack Janda, SV-1 8-1; Drexel 12-3 184: Justin Griffith def. Will Conlon (HOF), Dec. 8-6; Drexel 15-3 197: Ibrahim Ameer def. Nikolas Miller (HOF), Dec. 8-6; Drexel 18-3 285: #18 Keaton Kluever (HOF) def. Santino Morina, Fall 2:56; Drexel 18-9 125: Desmond Pleasant def. Dylan Acevedo-Switzer (HOF), Dec. 5-1; Drexel 21-9 133: John Hildebrandt def. Dylan Ryder (HOF), Dec. 7-5; Drexel wins 24-9 Franklin & Marshall The Diplomats hosted the F&M Scramble. At 125lbs, Eric Howe earned a pin en route to a 1-1 record. At 149 lbs, Josh Hillard had a win over teammate Bryce Kresho. Expect Hillard to be in the bracket at EIWAs. Josh Palmucci was 2-0 at 165 lbs, as was Noah Fox at 174 lbs. At heavyweight, Harrison Shapiro was 1-1 on the day. Not many starters were competing, but this was a good warm up for the guys competing at EIWAs to get some mat time. The Diplomats finished the year 6-3 in duals. They were 2-2 in the conference. Harvard The Crimson took on Ivy League opponent Brown. They won six bouts to help propel to victory. They were without Diego Sotelo at 125 lbs. Jack Crook earned a tech fall at 149 lbs, as did Maichel Jaffe at 141 lbs. At 133 lbs, Coleman Nogle had a win over EIWA placer, Adrian. Harvard snapped a five match losing streak. They ended their season 4-6 while going 2-5 in the conference. Harvard 23 Brown 17 149: Jack Crook (Harvard) def. Sam McMonagle (Brown) TF 20-4 157: Blake Saito (Brown) def. Jimmy Harrington (Harvard) PIN 4:12 165: Keegan Rothrock (Brown) def. Joshua Kim (Harvard) DEC 7-3 174: Philip Conigliaro (Harvard) def. Jonathan Conrad (Brown) MD 10-2 184: Leo Tarantino (Harvard) def. Colby Isabelle (Brown) DEC 2-1 197: Alex Whitworth (Harvard) def. Lear Quinton (Brown) DEC 4-1 285: Alex Semenenko (Brown) def. Jeffrey Crooks (Harvard) MD 12-2 125: Michael Joyce (Brown) def. Isaiah Adams (Harvard) MD 13-2 133: Coleman Nogle (Harvard) def. Hunter Adrian (Brown) DEC 5-1 141: Michael Jaffe (Harvard) def. Ian Oswalt (Brown) TF 17-1 Hofstra The Pride were at Drexel to close out the year. Many close matches did not go their way, making the final score look worse than the dual was. Ross McFarland had an overtime win over Janda at 174 lbs. Keaton Kluever had another win by fall to end the dual season. Pride were 8-6 overall, and 2-2 in the EIWA. This team is solid and has potential to have a few guys qualify for NCAAs. Drexel 24 Hofstra 9 141: Jordan Soriano def. Alex Turley (HOF), Dec. 8-4; Drexel 3-0 149: Dom Findora def. Noah Tapia (HOF), Dec. 5-4; Drexel 6-0 157: Tyler Williams def. Jurius Clark (HOF), Dec. 5-1; Drexel 9-0 165: #33 Cody Walsh def. Jake Slotnick (HOF), Dec. 4-0; Drexel 12-0 174: Ross McFarland (HOF) def. Jack Janda, SV-1 8-1; Drexel 12-3 184: Justin Griffith def. Will Conlon (HOF), Dec. 8-6; Drexel 15-3 197: Ibrahim Ameer def. Nikolas Miller (HOF), Dec. 8-6; Drexel 18-3 285: #18 Keaton Kluever (HOF) def. Santino Morina, Fall 2:56; Drexel 18-9 125: Desmond Pleasant def. Dylan Acevedo-Switzer (HOF), Dec. 5-1; Drexel 21-9 133: John Hildebrandt def. Dylan Ryder (HOF), Dec. 7-5; Drexel wins 24-9 Lehigh #15 The Mountain Hawks took a trip to the west coast to battle #19 Arizona State. They were without Ryan Crookham, but only won three bouts. Jack Wilt had a win at 184 lbs. Michael Beard and Nathan Taylor each ended the dual with wins as usual. Stanich has officially used up his free dates and can no longer redshirt. Ryan Crookham was competing at the F&M Scramble. He had one match and won via tech fall. He now has 15 wins, which will qualify him for an automatic bid for conferences. At 149 lbs, Owen Reinsel and Kelvin Griffin were each competing at the scramble as well. Griffin was 3-0 with two pins and a major. Reinsel was 1-1. This may be the deciding factor as to who will represent Lehigh at EIWAs. The Mountain Hawks finished the season 7-4, but were undefeated in the conference with a 7-0 record. #19 Arizona State 24 #15 Lehigh 14 125: Richard Figueroa (ASU) dec. Luke Stanich (Lehigh) 5-3 133: Julian Chlebove (ASU) dec. Sheldon Seymour (Lehigh) 9-2 141: Jesse Vasquez (ASU) dec. Malyke Hines (Lehigh) 5-2, sv 149: Kyle Parco (ASU) tech fall Drew Munch (Lehigh) 15-0, 3:14 157: Jacori Teemer (ASU) dec. Max Brignola (Lehigh) 7-2 165: Chance McLane (ASU) dec. Jake Logan (Lehigh) 8-1 174: Cael Valencia (ASU) major dec. Connor Herceg (Lehigh) 8-0 184: Jack Wilt (Lehigh) dec. Tony Negron (ASU) 10-5 197: Michael Beard (Lehigh) tech fall Damion Schunke (ASU) 21-6, 2:53 285: Nathan Taylor (Lehigh) won by forfeit Long Island The Sharks completed dual meets last week. They finished the year 8-8 and 3-4 in the conference. Navy The Midshipmen have completed dual meets also. They were 8-6 on the year with a 2-3 record in EIWA competition. Penn #18 The Quakers hosted Morgan State during the final dual of the year. They were dominant winning nine bouts by bonus points. On Saturday, both Max Gallagher (125lbs) and Jude Swisher (149lbs) were in the F&M Scramble. They were each 3-0 on the day. Jude Swisher competed on Sunday at the Patriot Last Chance Open at George Mason. During that event, he was 3-0 with all bonus point wins. This made him 6-0 on the weekend. The Quakers went 6-5 on the season, going 4-2 in conference matches. Expect them to compete in the team race at the EIWA Conference Championships. #18 Penn 43 Morgan State 4 125: Max Gallagher (P) def. Julian Dawson (M), 21 –2 TF – Penn leads 5-0 133: #9 Michael Colaiocco (P) def. Shawn Ryncarz (M), 14–5 MD – Penn leads 9-0 141: #17 CJ Composto (P) def. Thomas Fierro (M), 18-1 TF – Penn eads 14-0 149: Hunter Gandy (P) def. Aaron Turner (M), 14-0 MD – Penn leads 18-0 157: #23 Lucas Revano (P) def. Joshua Greenwood (M), 18-1 TF – Penn leads 23-0 165: Jacob Marsh (M) def. Cam Connor (P), 8-0 DEC – Penn leads 23-4 174: #6 Nick Incontrera (P) def. Cortilius Vann (M), 19-2 TF – Penn leads 28-4 184: #20 Maximus Hale (P) def. Nathanic Kendricks (M), 17-2 TF – Penn leads 33-4 197: #25 Cole Urbas (P) def. Eric Washington (M), 12-2 MD – Penn leads 37-4 285: John Stout (P) won by default – Penn wins 43-4 Princeton The Tigers ended the year with a win over Bucknell. They split duals 5-5, but Drew Heethuis’s pin at 125 lbs was the difference in the dual. Aidan Conner’s win at 197 lbs may be considered an upset on paper. Princeton’s season was up and down. They finished the year with a 6-7 record while wrestling to a 3-2 record in the conference. Princeton 18 Bucknell 15 125: Drew Heethuis (PU) fall over Grayson McLellen (BUC), 2:33 (PU 6-0) 133: No. 14 Kurt Phipps (BUC) dec. over Nick Kayal (PU), 4-3 (PU 6-3) 141: Dylan Chappell (BUC) dec. over Tyler Vazquez (PU), 5-1 (6-6) 149: No. 29 Eligh Rivera (PU) dec. over Braden Bower (BUC), 9-5 (PU 9-6) 157: Rocco Camillaci (PU) dec. over Riley Bower (BUC), 7-3 (PU 12-6) 165: No. 19 Noah Mulvaney (BUC) dec. over Blaine Bergey (PU), 8-5 (SV-1) (PU 12-9) 174: Myles Takats (BUC) dec. over Mikey Squires (PU), 7-2 (12-12) 184: No. 19 Nate Dugan (PU) dec. over Mikey Bartush (BUC), 8-6 (PU 15-12) 197: Aidan Conner (PU) dec. over Logan Deacetis (BUC), 5-3 (PU 18-12) 285: No. 28 Dorian Crosby (BUC) dec. over No. 31 Matt Cover (PU), 6-2 (PU 18-15) Sacred Heart The Pioneers were victims to Brown this weekend in the final dual. Andrew Fallon was not in the lineup again at 133 lbs. He seems to be the guy leading the charge into EIWAs in a few weeks. Sacred Heart finished the year 3-12 with an extremely tough schedule. Brown 40 Sacred Heart 6 149: Sam McMonagle (Brown) def. Mike McGhee (SHU) MD 11-0 157: Blake Saito (Brown) def. Connor MacDonald (SHU) FALL 2:51 165: Keegan Rothrock (Brown) def. Calvin Pineda (SHU) TF 15-0 4:56 174: Dominic Frontino (Brown) def. Owen Ayotte (SHU) MD 10-1 184: Colby Isabelle (Brown) def. Hunter Perez (SHU) DEC 9-4 197: Lear Quinton (Brown) def. Jake Trovato (SHU) SV 4-1 285: Alex Semenenko (Brown) def. Marc Berisha (SHU) FALL 3:35 125: Michael Joyce (Brown) def. Jake Ice (SHU) MD 12-1 133: Hunter Adrian (Brown) def. Jake Carlucci (SHU) TF 19-0 141: Vincent Milazzo (SHU) wins by Forfeit

We've made it through the regular season! In true, unpredictable fashion, on the last day of the dual season we had an undefeated, number-one ranked wrestler take a loss. Despite this, Ridge Lovett still assumes the number one position at 149 lbs. He has a head-to-head win over #2 Caleb Henson in the CKLV finals, a wrestler that Kyle Parco lost to in the CKLV semis. With Henson defeating Jackson Arrington, we've moved Parco above him and directly behind Henson. 125 lbs stuck to the script and had number's two and three lose during the final weekend of the regular season. Richie Figueroa was responsible for one of those upsets and then pulled another over a top-seven opponent. He's showing signs of being the title threat we expected at the beginning of the year. He should fly up the rankings with a Pac-12 title while facing some strong competition. For the full rankings: Click Here

The final week of the regular season came to a close with eight Big 12 teams competing. North and South Dakota State battled for the Border Bell, with the Jackrabbits coming out on top for the third consecutive year. California Baptist finished with a win over Utah Valley to cap a banner year for the second-year DI-eligible program. Iowa State and Northern Iowa beat shorthanded Missouri. Oklahoma State took on Iowa but lost 22-9 in a dual filled with tossups. California Baptist (Overall: 7-10; Conference: 2-6): Dual Results The Lancers capped their regular season with a 20-17 win over Utah Valley on the road. Chaz Hallmark and Dayne Morton scored pivotal wins, with Hallmark winning in sudden victory and Morton beating 2023 qualifier Isaiah Delgado 7-6. Add in some bonus points from Eli Griffin and Hunter Leake and the team more than doubled their wins from last year. Now headed into Big 12’s they have a great opportunity to get their first DI qualifier. Iowa State (Overall: 13-2; Conference: 6-1): Dual Result The Cyclones dominated a shorthanded Missouri team with a 41-3 win. They scored bonus points with Evan Frost, Casey Swiderski, David Carr, MJ Gaitan, and Yonger Bastida. Echemendia was down 7-0 after a big throw from Josh Edmond early but battled back for a big 10-9 win. Carr stayed undefeated at home with a 67-0 record and a first-period fall. Feldkamp dropped a match to Colton Hawks, getting put on his back off a counter to a big move and another takedown late. Bastida scored another statement win with a 13-4 major over Zach Elam, with takedowns in every period. Missouri (Overall: 10-4; Conference: 6-3): Dual Results (UNI) | Dual Results (ISU) The Tigers made a trip to Iowa missing eight starters and coach Kendric Maple due to a mix of injuries and illness. Josh Edmond and Zach Elam both scored ranked wins, being joined by Colton Hawks. Edmond beat Cael Happel 4-3 and had a big lead on Anthony Echemendia before dropping a 10-9 match. Zach beat Tyrell Gordon in rideouts 4-1 with a turn, but couldn’t keep up with Yonger Bastida’s offense. 2023 round of 16 finisher Colton Hawks was majored by Parker Keckeisen, but avenged an NCAA loss to Will Feldkamp with a big move of his own. The Tigers are 2-4 in their last six duals but are hoping to have their full healthy lineup ready for Big 12’s. North Dakota State (Overall: 3-11; Conference: 2-56): Dual Results The Bison finished their regular season on the road against SDSU for the battle for the Border Bell and dropped a 34-6 dual. They got a highlight win at 133 with Fernando Barreto scoring a ranked win over Derrick Cardinal 7-2. Devon Dawson was their other win with a 4-2 decision over Bowen McConville. Gavin Drexler, Max Petersen, and Gaven Sax all had close matches with ranked opponents as well. A tough finish but NDSU quietly has a number of wrestlers who could surprise and have a good Big 12 tournament. Northern Iowa (Overall: 8-6; Conference: 6-2): Dual Results (MIZZ) | Dual Results (WIS) The Panthers had an excellent finish to their season with a 31-6 win over Mizzou and a 27-11 win over Wisconsin. There wasn’t too much to take away against Mizzou but the team did impress with bonus points in four matches. They continued their strong performance against Wisconsin as Jared Simma upset Max Maylor at 174 and Parker Keckeisen dominated ranked Shane Liegel 11-3. Add in bonus points from Cael Happel, Wyatt Voelker, and Tyrell Gordon and it was a good finish for UNI. The team started their dual season 1-3 but finished going 5-1 in their last six. Oklahoma State (Overall: 14-1; Conference: 8-0): Dual Results The Cowboys dropped their first dual of the season with a 22-9 loss to Iowa at home. The team set a new season attendance record in GIA with an average of 5,871. Daton Fix capped his career with a 36-0 record at home with a 7-2 win over Brody Teske. Jordan Williams beat former teammate Victor Voinovich 7-3 and Dustin Plott beat true freshman Gabe Arnold 5-1 for OSU’s other wins. Spratley, Jamison, and Surber were all within a takedown but dropped tight matches. Teague Travis and Izzak Olejnik weren’t able to find much offense against Jared Franek and Mikey Caliendo, but kept out of bonus territory while Brayden Thompson gave up a major to Patrick Kennedy. South Dakota State (Overall: 13-4; Conference: 7-2): Dual Results South Dakota State finished a strong season with a dominant 34-6 win over NDSU to lock up the Border Bell for the third consecutive year. They got pins from Tanner Cook and Bennett Berge while Tanner Sloan added a tech fall. Cael Swensen and Tanner Jordan majored their opponents while Clay Carlson and Alek Martin won tight matches. The Jackrabbits look like a strong 4th team in the Big 12 but with a struggling Missouri could be looking to make a jump to the top three at conferences. Utah Valley (Overall: 2-7; Conference: 1-7): Dual Results The Wolverines dropped their final dual to California Baptist 20-17. The two split matches 5-5 but gave up bonus points at 125 and 133. Evan Bockman and Haiden Drury scored important conference wins and look to be UVU’s best shot at qualifiers. The team also got wins from Jaxon Garoutte, Caleb Uhlenhopp, and Chase Trussell. No Competition: Air Force (Overall: 5-7; Conference: 2-6) Northern Colorado (Overall: 10-5; Conference: 3-4) Oklahoma (Overall: 5-7; Conference: 2-6) West Virginia (Overall: 10-5; Conference: 2-5) Wyoming (Overall: 7-7; Conference: 5-4)

Arizona State splits the final 2 ranked duals ASU started the weekend with a 24-14 victory against #14 Lehigh on Saturday. The Sun Devils won the first seven matches before losing two in a row and forfeiting the heavyweight matchup. Richard Figueroa began the dual with an upset, defeating second-ranked Luke Stanich 5-3. In addition, Jesse Vasquez continued to look strong during his return from injury and had a slight upset over #16 Malyke Hines in a sudden victory. Kyle Parco posted a tech fall, Julian Chlebove, Jacori Teemer, and Chance McLane tallied regular decisions, while Cael Valencia won by a major decision. ASU returned to the mat on Sunday and lost 26-9 against #4 Nebraska. Figueroa continued his winning ways and upset #7 Caleb Smith, 4-3. The three-time All-American, Parco, notched perhaps the biggest win of his career. He handed top-ranked 149 lber, Ridge Lovett, his only loss of the 2023-24 regular season, 4-3. Teemer recorded the Sun Devils other victory when he defeated Ethan Stiles 7-2. Cal Poly sends 2 wrestlers to compete Michael Goldfeder and Trevor Tinker competed in the Patriot Last Chance Open to boost their stock before the postseason. Goldfeder went 2-1, defeating Lock Haven’s Brett Barbush and unattached Noah Roulo. Tinker went 3-0 with two tech falls against Drexel’s Shane Whitney and Buffalo’s Magnus Bibla, and a pin against George Mason’s Colin Pederson. Little Rock earns 15th win of the season The Trojans completed the regular season by capturing a 57-0 victory against Lindenwood. Little Rock won every match by forfeit, tech fall, or pin. Jeremiah Reno, Triston Wills and Stephen Little won by tech falls. Nasir Bailey, Cael Keck, Kyle Dutton, Joseph Bianchi and Tyler Brennan won with pins. Matt Bianchi and Josiah Hill earned forfeits.