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DURHAM, N.C. -- The Duke Blue Devils went 1-1 in wrestling action on Saturday in Cameron Indoor Stadium, defeating Gardner-Webb, 17-15, before falling to Virginia, 25-13. Duke's record moves to 2-10 overall and 0-5 in the ACC. With the loss to the Blue Devils, Gardner-Webb fell to 12-11 on the season. Virginia, who lost to N.C. State, 22-15, earlier in the day, improved to 11-5 overall and 3-1 in the ACC with the win. The Duke-Gardner-Webb dual meet started at 157 pounds and Gardner-Webb grabbed a quick 3-0 lead with Adam Glasser's 5-3 win over freshman Cameron Harms. Redshirt freshman Aaron Glover then tied the meet at 3-3 with a 6-2 decision win over Jordan Lowe at 165 pounds. Senior Levi Craig put Duke up by three with a 7-3 win over Chad Davis at 174 pounds. After Gardner-Webb tied the match at 6-6 with Brandon Beach's 10-7 win over Dan Tulley at 184 pounds, the Blue Devils got consecutive wins at 197 pounds and in the heavyweight division. Sophomore Konrad Dudziak registered a 12-4 major decision victory over Brent Blackwell at 197 while freshman Wade Van Sickle defeated Brandon Schweitzer, 3-1, in the heavyweight bout to put Duke up 13-6. The Bulldogs closed the gap to one point by winning at 125 pounds and 133 pounds. Sophomore Kellan McKeon lost a close 6-4 match to Cortney Roberts at 125 while Gardner-Webb's Josh Pniewski defeated Michael Degli Obizzi, 10-5, at 133 to cut Duke's lead to 13-12. At 141 pounds, sophomore Wes Kuser picked up four team points for Duke by earning a 13-3 major decision victory over A.J. Renteria. Entering the final bout trailing 17-12, Gardner-Webb needed a technical fall or a pin from 13th-ranked Daniel Elliott to force a draw or pull out the come-from-behind win. Elliott and Duke junior Daniel Shvartsman battled back and forth during the match with Elliott pulling out a close 16-12 decision win. His victory was not enough as Duke held on for the 17-15 win. Duke 17, Gardner-Webb 15 157: Adam Glasser (Gardner-Webb) def. Cameron Harms (Duke), 5-3 (0-3) 165: Aaron Glover (Duke) def. Jordan Lowe (Gardner-Webb), 6-2 (3-3) 174: Levi Craig (Duke) def. Chad Davis (Gardner-Webb), 7-3 (6-3) 184: Brandon Beach (Gardner-Webb) def. Dan Tulley (Duke), 10-7 (6-6) 197: Konrad Dudziak (Duke) major decision Brent Blackwell (Gardner-Webb), 12-4 (10-6) HWT: Wade Van Sickle (Duke) def. Brandon Schweitzer (Gardner-Webb), 3-1 (13-6) 125: Cortney Roberts (Gardner-Webb) def. Kellan McKeon (Duke), 6-4 (13-9) 133: Josh Pniewski (Gardner-Webb) def. Michael Degli Obizzi (Duke), 10-5 (13-12) 141: Wes Kuser (Duke) major decision A.J. Renteria (Gardner-Webb), 13-3 (17-12) 149: Daniel Elliott (Gardner-Webb) def. Daniel Shvartsman (Duke), 16-12 (17-15) The Duke-Virginia match began at 125 pounds and Virginia took a 3-0 lead on Anthony Burke's 6-3 win over sophomore Kellan McKeon. After a scoreless first period, Burke took a 3-0 lead in the match with an escape and a takedown. McKeon earned a point on an escape to make it 3-1 at the end of two periods. After closing the score to 3-2 early in the third period, McKeon fell behind 5-2 and could not recover. Burke scored two points on a takedown and was awarded a point for riding time for the 6-3 win. At 133 pounds, Virginia's Eric Albright opened with a 5-0 lead over freshman Michael Degli Obizzi after a takedown and three back points. Degli Obizzi closed the gap to 5-3 with an escape and a reversal before falling behind 8-3 at the end of two periods. Degli Obizzi scored on a takedown to make it 9-5 late in the third period but could not get any closer as the Cavaliers took a 6-0 lead in the dual meet with Albright's 9-5 win. Sophomore Wes Kuser got the Blue Devils on the board with a 7-2 win over Nick Alparone at 141 pounds. After taking a 3-2 lead into the third period, Kuser added an escape and a takedown to push his lead to 6-2. Kuser was then awarded one point for riding time at the end of the match for the 7-2 victory. At 149 pounds, junior Daniel Shvartsman scored on two takedowns to take a 4-1 lead over Drew DiPasquale. DiPasquale managed to close the score to one point after consecutive escapes before falling behind 6-3 after two periods. Shvartsman scored on a reversal to start the final period and added three takedowns on his way to a 15-7 major decision victory. Shvartsman's major decision victory gave Duke a 7-6 lead in the meet. Virginia's Mike Sewell took a 6-3 lead over freshman Cameron Harms early in the second period of the 157-pound match, scoring on two takedowns and two escapes. Harms managed to score on an escape to cut the deficit to two at the end of the second period. In the third period, Harms scored on an escape to make it 6-5 before surrendering six of the next eight points to Sewell. Sewell was awarded a point for riding time at the end of the match for a 13-7 victory. At 165 pounds, Virginia's Damian Johnson took a 12-3 lead into the final period, scoring on two takedowns and two escapes to go along with six back points. The nine-point deficit proved to be too much for redshirt freshman Aaron Glover as Johnson used two more takedowns and a riding point to record a 17-4 major decision victory. Virginia's Mike Grogan scored on an escape, a takedown and was awarded a point on a stalling call to take a 4-1 lead over senior Levi Craig entering the final period of the 174-pound bout. Craig scored on an escape to make it 4-2 before Grogan used a takedown to grab a four-point lead. Craig scored on two escapes late in the match before falling, 6-4. After scoring on two takedowns in the first two periods, Virginia's Kyle Narkiewicz took a 4-2 lead over redshirt freshman Dan Tulley into the final period at 184 pounds. Narkiewicz added an escape to close out the match with a 5-2 win that put the Cavaliers up 16-7. In the 197-pound bout, Duke sophomore Konrad Dudziak scored the only fall of the night for the Blue Devils, pinning Virginia's Brent Jones in 4:37. Dudziak's pin closed Virginia's lead to 19-13. Virginia's Nick Smith answered Dudziak's pin with a pin of his own in the heavyweight bout. Smith pinned freshman Wade Van Sickle in 4:50 to cap Virginia's 25-13 win. Dudziak and Kuser both went undefeated on the day for the Blue Devils. Dudziak had the most impressive day for Duke, scoring a major decision victory and a pin at 197 pounds. The Blue Devils will return to the mats next Saturday with another doubleheader. Duke will square off against Columbia and Harvard in New York at 2 and 5 p.m., respectively. Virginia 25, Duke 13 125: Anthony Burke (Virginia) def. Kellan McKeon (Duke), 6-3 (0-3) 133: Eric Albright (Virginia) def. Michael Degli Obizzi (Duke), 9-5 (0-6) 141: Wes Kuser (Duke) def. Nick Alparone (Virginia), 7-2 (3-6) 149: Daniel Shvartsman (Duke) major decision Drew DiPasquale (Virginia), 15-7 (7-6) 157: Mike Sewell (Virginia) def. Cameron Harms (Duke), 13-7 (7-9) 165: Damian Johnson (Virginia) major decision Aaron Glover (Duke), 17-4 (7-13) 174: Mike Grogan (Virginia) def. Levi Craig (Duke), 6-4 (7-16) 184: Kyle Narkiewicz (Virginia) def. Dan Tulley (Duke), 5-2 (7-19) 197: Konrad Dudziak (Duke) pins Brent Jones (Virginia), 4:37 (13-19) HWT: Nick Smith (Virginia) pins Wade Van Sickle (Duke), 4:50 (13-25)

The Augustana wrestling team picked up two big dual victories over a pair of nationally-ranked opponents on Saturday. The sixth-rated Vikings defeated No. 13 Adams State 26-16 and No. 4 Nebraska-Kearney 18-16. It was Augie's second win over UNK this season. Four Vikings went 2-0 on the day. Ryan King celebrated his birthday in grand style. He scored a 15-4 major decision over Adams State's Dave Welanko for his 100th career victory. He added a 5-2 decision over UNK's Matt True as he improved to 26-4 on the year. Also picking up two wins were Cody Henriksen at 157 pounds, No. 4 Dusty Wilking at 174 pounds and No. 1 Tim Boldt at 197 pounds. Augustana, 12-4 in duals this season, won six matches against Adams State. The Vikings trailed 6-3 until King's major decision gave them a 7-6 edge. Augie then trailed 9-7 before Henriksen, Wilking No. 4 Nate Buys and Boldt reeled off four straight wins to put the Vikings ahead 26-10. Henriksen and Buys each won by pins, while Boldt had a major decision. No. 6 Cris Bietz was well on his way to a win, leading Heath Soderstrom 14-3 before Soderstrom was awarded a defensive fall at 5:57. Against Nebraska-Kearney, the Lopers jumped out to a 7-0 lead after No. 1 Trevor Charbonneau and No. 1 Brett Allgood defeated Chris Trampe and Jeremie Degen. Augie's Andre VanderVelde, ranked fifth at 141 pounds, got the Vikings on the scoreboard with a 6-4 sudden victory No. 2 Jeff True. Augustana later trailed 10-9 before Wilking gave the Vikings the lead for good when he pinned Paul Sutton in 4:34 to put the Vikings ahead 15-10. Boldt then gave Augustana the winning points when he scored a 5-3 decision over third-ranked Jeff Sylvester. #6 Augustana 26, #13 Adams State 16 125: Chris Trampe (AC) dec. #6 Rob McCabe (ASC), 5-3 (SV); AC 3-0 133: #2 Raymond Dunning (ASC) dec. Jeremie Degen (AC), 6-2; Tied 3-3 141: Brian Pitts (ASC) dec. # 5 Andre VanderVelde (AC), 10-9; ASC 6-3 149: #2 Ryan King (AC) maj. dec. Dave Welanko (ASC), 15-4; AC 7-6 157 Scott Cleve (ASC) maj. dec. Aaron Haddorff (AC), 12-4; ASC 10-7 165: Cody Henriksen (AC) pinned Dusty Vaughn (ASC), 3:21; AC 13-10 174: #4 Dusty Wilking (AC) dec. James Reynolds (ASC), 9-4; AC 16-10 184: #4 Nate Buys (AC) pinned Josh Vialpando (ASC), 3:36; AC 22-10 197: #1 Tim Boldt (AC) maj. dec. Casey Woodall (ASC), 17-6; AC 26-10 Hwt.: Heath Soderstrom (ASC) def. fall # 6 Cris Bietz (AC), 5:57; AC 26-16 Note: Bietz was leading 14-3 at the time of defensive pin #6 Augustana 18, #4 Nebraska-Kearney 16 125: # 1 Trevor Charbonneau (UNK) dec. Chris Trampe (AC), 4-3; UNK 3-0 133: #1 Brett Allgood (UNK) maj. dec. Jeremie Degen (AC), 21-12; UNK 7-0 141: #5 Andre VanderVelde (AC) dec. #2 Jeff Rutledge (UNK), 6-4 (SV); UNK 7-3 149: #2 Ryan King (AC) dec. Matt True UNK, 5-2; UNK 7-6 157: Kasey Kohl (UNK) dec. Aaron Haddorff (AC), 9-2; UNK 10-6 165: Cody Henriksen (AC) dec. Keenan McCurdy (UNK), 11-6; UNK 10-9 174: #4 Dusty Wilking (AC) pinned Paul Sutton (UNK), 4:34; AC 15-10 184: #7 Tanner Linsacum (UNK) dec. #4 Nate Buys (AC), 5-4; AC 15-13 197: #1 Tim Boldt (AC) dec. #3 Jeff Sylvester (UNK), 5-3; AC 18-13 Hwt.: #3 Tervel Dlagnev (UNK) dec. #6 Cris Bietz (AC), 11-5; AC 18-16

Raleigh, N.C. -- The University of North Carolina wrestling team faced conference rival NC State for the second time this season on Saturday night. The teams wrestled to a 16-16 tie in their first meeting. However, on Saturday the Tar Heels defeated the Wolfpack by a score of 20-16. The victory improves Carolina's record to 15-8-1 overall and 3-2-1 in the ACC. Five Tar Heels emerged victorious in the match. North Carolina junior Bobby Shaw (125) opened things up by pinning NC State's Jeremy Hartrum in 6:25. Shaw now has a season record of 19-15. At 141 pounds Vincent Ramirez maintained his unbeaten streak in the ACC with a 19-3 technical fall decision over the Wolfpack's Jalil Dozier. Ramirez, now 6-0 against ACC competition, improves to an overall record of 34-6. NC State battled back from an eight point deficit after Vincent Ramirez's victory at 141 pounds to bring the match within one point heading into the final bout. The Wolfpack scored victories at 149, 157, 184, and 197 pounds while Carolina's Garrett Atkinson and Alex Maciag captured 165 and 174, respectively. With one match to wrestle, the Tar Heels led the Wolfpack 17-16. North Carolina heavyweight, Spencer Nadolsky, captured the win for the Tar Heels with a 3-2 victory over State's Jainor Palma. The victory improves Nadolsky's record to 37-4. He leads the team in wins. The Tar Heels return to action for their final dual match of the season when they host Old Dominion on Sunday, February 19 at 1:00 pm in Carmichael Gymnasium. NORTH CAROLINA 20, NC STATE 16 125 - Bobby Shaw (UNC) pinned Jeremy Hartrum at 6:25 133 - Garrett Cummings (NCS) dec. Jared Royer, 4-3 141 - Vincent Ramirez (UNC) technical fall dec. Jalil Dozier, 19-3 149 - Joe Caramanica (NCS) major dec. Isaiah Britton, 14-0 157 - Kody Hamrah (NCS) dec. Deon Barrett, 5-2 165 - Garrett Atkinson (UNC) dec. Obie Simpson, 3-2 174 - Alex Maciag (UNC) dec. Rick Brownlee, 5-3 184 - Jeremy Colbert (NCS) dec. Justin Dobies, 12-7 197 - Ryan Goodman (NCS) dec. David Daschiell, 8-4 Hwt - Spencer Nadolsky (UNC) dec. Jainor Palma, 3-2

LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. -- The No. 14 Big Red wrestling team made it a perfect weekend by defeating Rider 23-12 on Saturday night. Cornell downed Penn on Friday night and blanked Princeton earlier today to go 3-0 on the weekend. Steve Anceravage picked up a technical fall while Troy Nickerson, Dustin Manotti and Matt Pollock each recorded major decisions. The Big Red improves to 8-4 with the win. Nickerson got the 17-6 major decision over Ryan Smith in the opening bout to give the Big Red a 4-0 lead, but Riders Zach Cunliffe pulled of an upset in the 133 pound bout, defeating Mike Mormile, 3-2. Rider then took the lead when Mike Palma defeated Nick Bridge by a score of 6-4 at 141 pounds. The Broncs extended the lead with a win in the 149 pound bout, where Mike Kessler defeated Keith Dickey, 5-2. Down 9-4, the Big Red got a 14-3 major decision from Dustin Manotti over Ryan Cunningham and Anceravage scored a tech fall over Dan Silberman at 165 pounds. The Broncs pulled to within 13-12 when Doug Umbehauer defeated Mike Mackie, 7-1. That would be the last bout Rider would win, as Dan Miracola and Jerry Rinaldi each recorded decisions in the 184 and 197 pound bouts, respectively. Pollock would cap the day with a 12-4 major decision over Peter Reid, giving Cornell the 23-12 win. Cornell will be in action again next weekend when it takes on Harvard on Friday night and Brown on Saturday afternoon at the Friedman Wrestling Center. The Big Red will be looking to clinch its fourth straight Ivy title.

PRINCETON, N.J. -- Behind pins from Dustin Manotti, Steve Anceravage, Dan Miracola and Matt Pollock, the Big Red wrestling team improved to 2-0 in Ivy competition with a 47-0 win over the Tigers on Saturday afternoon. Cornell also got five-point technical falls from Troy Nickerson and Mike Mormile as the Big Red improved its overall record to 7-4. With the loss, Princeton falls to 6-8 overall and 0-4 in the Ancient Eight. The match started at 141 pounds, where sophomore Nick Bridge defeated Eric Marcotulli, 6-4. Junior Keith Dickey followed that up with a 15-1 major decision over Andrew Iannuzzi at 149 pounds. Senior tri-captain Dustin Manotti moved the Big Red lead to 13-0 when he pinned Matthew Piselli 2:29 into the bout. Not to be outdone, Anceravage pinned Marty Everin in just 1:24. With a 19-0 lead, Mike Mackie took the 174 pound bout with a 6-1 decision over Matthew DeNichilo. Dan Miracola took to the mat for the Big Red at 184 pounds, moving up from 174 where he has been wrestling for most of the dual season. The bump up in weight didnt play a factor as Miracola picked up a first period pin of Logan Lowe. Taylor Moore defeated Gordon Scharf 6-3 at 197 pounds and heavyweight Matt Pollock picked up his first dual victory of the season, pinning Kirstopher Berr in 1:48. The Big Red had a commanding 37-0 lead, with two of its strongest wrestlers still to come. Troy Nickerson took the 125 pound bout, scoring a technical fall, 17-0 over Robert Benitez and Mike Mormile got a tech fall over Danny Scotton by a score of 20-3. The Big Red will take the short drive to Lawrenceville, N.J., to take on Rider later this afternoon.

OREM, Utah -- Utah Valley State senior wrestlers Erkin Tadzhimetov and Ivan Bigney both finished their home careers with wins on Saturday as the Wolverines (7-9) defeated Portland State 30-17 in front of 603 fans on senior day. Bigney scored an 8-5 win over Karras Kavilas at 184 pounds while the 133 pound Tadzhimetov moved up to 149 and pinned Adam Duryee with 1:04 left in the 2 nd period. Both coaches shifted wrestlers around different weight classes, forcing Tadzhimetov to have to move up if he was going to be able to wrestle. "I wanted (Erkin) to wrestle in front of the home crowd in his last match," said Utah Valley head coach Cody Sanderson. Kavilas, who was the scheduled 174 pounder, moved up to wrestle Bigney at 184 but could never gain control of the Wolverine senior. Bigney scored a reversal with :51 seconds in the match gave him the cushion he needed. "(Kavilas) is tough. Ivan wrestled a great kid. But he just stayed focused," said Sanderson. With Portland State up 17-16, Utah Valley's Jaime Thornblad earned the first win of his college career, a 13-10 win over Joey Nobriga. Nobriga took an early lead, but Thornblad continued to work eventually taking an 8-7 lead on a near fall at the end of the 2 nd period. A reversal by Thornblad early in the third gave him a 10-7 cushion but Nobriga scored a reversal of his own to cut it to 10-9. Thornblad scored one point on an escape with :19 seconds to go and sealed with a last second takedown. "Jaime's a fighter. He works hard and I'm proud of him," said Sanderson. "To get his first win of the season and to do it like that in front of the crowd and put the dual meet away…I'm just happy for him." Daniel Polkowske, Dallin Norton and Talon Vickers also picked up wins on the day via forfeits. Bigney's win was his 15 th of the season and 34 th of his career while Tadzhimetov added to his school record for wins in a season (28) and career wins (46). "It's been an honor to coach someone like Erkin," said Sanderson. "He's so skilled and he's so tough and such great person. We're gonna miss him next year. You can never replace someone like that." "It's been an awesome three years. I've had a great time. Coach Sanderson is a great guy and a great coach," said Tadzhimetov. Bigney ends his career as the first three-year senior in Utah Valley State's young wrestling program. "I'm content with my senior year," said Bigney. "I was planning on redshirting because I was worried and wanted to have a good senior year. But this year has been really really good for me." Utah Valley State will close out the 2005-06 campaign at the Northern Colorado Duals on February 23rd. They will take on Air Force and Northern Colorado at the duals.

NORMAN, Okla. -- The No. 11/11 Oklahoma Sooners (9-5-1, 1-3) coming off an upset of the No. 3/3 Nebraska Cornhuskers, 19-16, Friday night look to continue their winning ways when they battle the No. 20 Hofstra Pride (9-6-1) Sunday afternoon at the Ford Center in Oklahoma City as part of the ESPNU Double Dual Invitational. "We are very excited to be taking part in the ESPNU Double Dual Invitational," said head coach Jack Spates. "Hofstra is an excellent opponent and we have our work cut out for us." The Sooners are 4-0 all-time vs the Pride. The last time the two programs met was in 2004 at the NWCA National Duals when the Sooners notched a 28-15 victroy. Sam Hazewinkel defeated No. 9 Paul Donahoe of Nebraska, 3-0, Friday night collecting his 99th collegiate victory. Hazewinkel, No. 2 in the 125 pound weight class, will be gunning for his 100th victory of his career against Dave Tomasette Sunday. With the win Friday night against the Cornhuskers the Sooners posted their first Big 12 win of the season which tops last season win total when the Sooners went 0-5 in league competition. Next up for the Sooners is part two of the annual Bedlam Series presented by the Bank of Oklahoma and Your Oklahoma Ford Dealer's, when the No. 2 Cowboys visit Howard McCasland Field House on Sunday, Feb. 19, at 3 p.m.

Philadelphia -- The Penn wrestling team got back on track with a 25-9 win over Columbia on Saturday afternoon at The Palestra. The 22nd-ranked Quakers won eight bouts to improve to 10-4 overall and 3-1 in Ancient Eight action. "It was another hard fought victory for us today. Columbia came out ready to challenge use and we squeaked by with some of those victories," Head Coach Zeke Jones said. "Now its time for us to get back to work." The highlight of the match was junior Matt Herrington's upset win over No. 7 Matt Palmer at 174 pounds. Herrington, who is ranked as high as 13th in the nation earned a 3-2 decision. Herrington scored the only takedown of the match in the first period. Palmer escaped to pull within 2-1 before the period ended. Herrington chose bottom in the second and escaped, while Palmer did the same to start the third. "Matt Herrington did a nice job in his match," Jones added. "I believe this is the first time he's beaten that kid. He came focused and came up with a plan and his conditioning really showed in the match." The match started at 165 pounds with Lior Zamir taking a 7-2 victory over Dustin Tillman. Zamir scored a takedown in the first period to start the scoring and escaped from the bottom in the second. He took down Tillman in the second and held him for the rest of the period. Tillman chose to start in the neutral position and scored a takedown, but Zamir escaped to add to his lead. Senior captain Dustin Wiles added to the Penn lead with a 5-2 victory over Justin Barent at 184 pounds. After a scoreless first period, Wiles earned a point on an escape and then added two more with a takedown. In the third, Barent scored with an escape, but Wiles took him down. Barent escaped before the period ended to make the score 5-2. Fellow senior captain Paul Velekei put Penn up 13-0 with a major decision over Orrin Kleinhenz, 18-6. Velekei took him down eight times in the match including four times in the third. Columbia won the next bout when Bill Beechum pinned freshman Jack Sullivan at heavyweight. Beechum won the match in 1:09 to give Columbia six points and pull within, 13-6. No. 18 Mike Silengo won his match at 125 pounds with an escape in the third for the only point of the match. No. 9 Matt Valenti earned a 2-0 decision at 133 pounds over Matt DeLorenzo. Valenti earned an escaped in the second period and held onto DeLorenzo in the third to accumulate riding time. Columbia picked up its second win of the afternoon with a 3-2 by Sal Tirico at 141 pounds over Penn's Cesar Grajales. Tirico's 1:25 riding time was the difference in the match. Penn won the final two matches – freshman Matt Dragon defeated Ricky Turk, 6-5 at 149 pounds and No. 20 Gene Zannetti defeated Derek Sickles, 10-4. Dragon, who is ranked 13th in the nation, was takedown first, but bounced back with a takedown and a three point nearfall to end the period. After getting taken down first, Zannetti reversed Sickles and continued to dominate the match for the win. He escaped from bottom in the second and took Sickles down in the second and then added two more takedowns and riding time in the third. The Red and Blue will compete in their last two dual meets of the season Sunday, Feb. 19. Penn takes on Lehigh at 2 p.m. and Princeton at 5 p.m. Prior to the start of the Lehigh match, the Quakers will honor the senior class. No. 22 Penn 25, Columbia 9 165 Lior Zamir dec. Dustin Tillman, D: 7-2 174 No. 13 Matt Herrington def. No. 7 Matt Palmer, D: 3-2 184 Dustin Wiles def. Justin Barent, D: 5-2 197 Paul Velekei def. Orrin Kleinhenz, MD: 18-6 285 Jack Sullivan lost to Bill Beechum, F:1:09 125 No. 18 Mike Silengo def. Jeff Sato, D: 1-0 133 No. 9 Matt Valenti dec. Matt DeLorenzo, D: 2-0 141 Cesar Grajales lost to Sal Tirico, D: 3-2 149 No. 13 Matt Dragon def. Ricky Turk, D:6-5 157 No. 20 Gene Zannetti def. Derek Sickles, D: 10-4

BOISE, Idaho -- Boise State University completed its 2005-06 home schedule on Friday (Feb. 10) night by pitching a shut out against Portland State University in a 46-0 Pac-10 Conference win. The Broncos improve their overall record to 8-4 and 4-3 in league duals. Portland State falls to 3-17 and 0-7 in Pac-10 matches. Three of Boise State's win came by forfeit as the injury plagued Vikings had to forfeit matches at 133 and 141 pounds and heavyweight. The Broncos won two matches by technical fall (15 or more points). K.C. Walsh, a senior from Tacoma, Washington, defeated Sean Murphy 18-3 in the 184-pound weight class and Ben Cherrington, a senior from Granby, Colorado, handed Kainoa Casco a 20-4 defeat in the 157-pound weight division. Along with Walsh and Cherrington, five other Broncos were making their final appearance on the Bronco mat. Ben Gilliland (Battle Ground, Wash.) won his final home match with a 12-7 decision over Brian Lemmon at 174 pounds and Casey Phelps (Rathdrum, Idaho) recorded a 15-6 major decision over Jake Schneider in the 197 pound weight class. Scott Jorgensen (Eagle, Idaho) made his final appearance on the Bronco mat in the 141-pound weight class when he accepted a forfeit, as did Jeremy Baker (Layton, Utah) at 133 pounds. The other senior wrestling his final time at home was Jordan Brock who wrestled in exhibition and pinned Tony Kubec at the 2:46 mark of their match. Patrick Walsh (Tacoma, Wash.) was the other senior on the team but did not wrestle. The Broncos will travel to national power University of Iowa for their final dual of the season on February 17 (Friday) before competing in the Pac-10 Conference Championships at Stanford University on February 26 and 27 (Sunday and Monday). Following are complete results from the dual in the order they wrestled. Boise State 46, Portland State 0 174 – Ben Gilliland (BSU) dec. Brian Lemmon (PSU) 12-7 184 – K.C. Walsh (BSU) tech fall Sean Murphy (PSU) 18-3 197 – Casey Phelps (BSU) major dec. Jake Schneider (PSU) 15-6 HWT – Andy Patrick (BSU) win by forfeit 125 – Cory Fish (BSU) major dec. Bricen Yakabe (PSU) 19-6 133 – Jeremy Baker (BSU) win by forfeit 141 – Scott Jorgensen (BSU) win by forfeit 149 – Tyler Sherfey (BSU) major dec. Adam Duryee (PSU) 13-3 157 – Ben Chrerrington (BSU) tech fall Kainoa Casco (PSU) 20-4 165 – Lex Case (BSU) dec. Chris Feist (PSU) 5-3

EUGENE, Ore. -- Oregon State 133-pounder Bobby Pfennigs and 157-pounder Tony Hook recorded pins as the Beavers beat Oregon 32-7 in Pacific-10 wrestling Friday night at McArthur Court. OSU (13-2-1 overall, 8-1 Pacific-10) also got major decisions from 174-pounder Jeremy Larson and 197-pounder Dan Pitsch as the Beavers wrapped up the regular season with their seventh straight dual meet win. "I think it is an indication that we have gotten better and steadier since that last match against them," said OSU head coach Joe Wells. "That is definitely a good thing to see at this point in the season." "I knew at the beginning of the season we had to deal with some adversity, but the team worked its way through and I can see that we are really working as a team now." OSU and Oregon (6-7, 4-6) will compete at the Pacific-10 Championships on Feb. 26-27 at Stanford. During Oregon State's current seven-meet winning streak, the Beavers have won 53 of 67 matches wrestled (three were forfeited to OSU); in those 53 wins, the Beavers have scored team bonus points for a pin, technical fall or major decision 25 times. On Friday, a crowd of 804 saw OSU win its seventh straight in the Civil War, presented by Northwest Dodge Dealers, a streak dating back to the 2003 season. Oregon State won the first five matches of the night to take a 21-0 lead. Beaver 141-pounder Kyle Larson won his 13th straight match, an 8-3 decision over Oregon's Skyler Woods. Kyle Larson is now 23-4 with three pins this season and has won 18 of his last 19 matches. Larson is ranked No. 1 among Pac-10 141-pounders, while Woods is ranked fourth. Jeremy Larson, ranked 18th nationally in this week's National Wrestling Coaches Association/InterMat poll, won his 12th straight match with a 24-10 major decision over Chet McBee. Jeremy Larson has won 16 of his last 17 matches and is 24-8 with one pin this season. Hook, ranked 16th nationally, pinned Oregon's Jeremy McLaughlin in 2:02 to improve to 19-7 with five pins this season. The victory moved Hook into a tie for 40th place on OSU's all-time list of career wins leaders; the senior is now 71-42. Pfennigs pinned Oregon's Beau Malia in 2:49. Pfennigs has now won all eight of his matches since returning from an injury in mid-January, and he's 13-3 with four pins this season. OSU 125-pounder Eric Stevenson kept the team lead for wins, beating Ryan Dunn 9-2 to improve to 27-7 this season. Stevenson has won seven straight and 11 of his last 12. Stevenson is ranked third in the Pac-10 while Dunn is ranked fifth. Beaver heavyweight Ty Watterson, ranked 17th nationally, has also won seven straight and 11 of his last 12 after a 5-2 decision over Oregon's Chris Dearmon. Watterson is 26-7 with a team-high eight pins this season. Watterson is ranked second in the Pac-10, Dearmon is ranked sixth. Pitsch has now won six of his last seven matches after beating Oregon's Shaun Dee 12-2. OSU also got a victory from 149-pounder Orlando Perez, who took a 9-2 decision over Stewart Bogart. It was the biggest margin of victory for either team in the Civil War series since OSU's 41-9 win in Corvallis in 1985, and it gave Oregon State a 103-24-2 edge in an all-time series that dates back to 1915. "This is one more indicator that we are making progress," Wells said. "We are really scoring a lot of points in each individual match and that is really important heading into the postseason." The Beavers' seven-meet win streak is their longest since they won seven in a row at the end of the 2001 season and the start of the 2002 season, and it's the longest for OSU within a season since a seven-meet streak in 2000. OSU's dual meet winning percentage of .844 for the season was its best since 1992, when the Beavers had an 11-1-1 mark for a winning percentage of .885. OREGON STATE 32, AT OREGON 7 125 - Eric Stevenson, OSU, dec. Ryan Dunn, UO, 9-2. 133 - Bobby Pfennigs, OSU, pinned Beau Malia, UO, 2:49. 141 - Kyle Larson, OSU, dec. Skyler Woods, UO, 8-3. 149 - Orlando Perez, OSU, dec. Stewart Bogart, UO, 9-2. 157 - (16) Tony Hook, OSU, pinned Jeremy McLaughlin, UO, 2:07. 165 - (10) Joey Bracamonte, UO, dec. Anthony Weber, OSU, 9-3. 174 - (18) Jeremy Larson, OSU, major dec. Chet McBee, UO, 24-10. 185 - (5) Shane Webster, UO, tech. fall Kyle Bressler, OSU, 6:41. 197 - Dan Pitsch, OSU, major dec. Shaun Dee, UO, 12-2. HWT - (17) Ty Watterson, OSU, dec. Chris Dearmon, UO, 5-2.

Kent, Ohio -- Kent State (12-3-1, 2-0-1 MAC) remained unbeaten in MAC competition with a 21-13 triumph over Buffalo (9-5, 2-3) Friday night at the M.A.C. Center. The Golden Flashes took six of ten matches and improved to 4-0 in home meets. Redshirt freshman Jermail Porter (Akron/Firestone) dropped a 1-0 struggle to 15th ranked Harold Sherrell at heavyweight to start the evening. Porter got to his feet from the bottom position on several occasions in the second period but failed to to get an escape. Sherrell's riding time would be the only point scored in the match. Junior transfer Chad Sportelli (Easton, Pa./Easton/Nebraska) took a forfeit at 125 to put the Flashes up 6-3. Sportelli improved to 23-8 and 2-1 in MAC duals. Buffalo's Mark Budd knotted the score at 6-6 with a 6-0 decision of senior Drew Opfer (Sandusky/St. Mary). Budd, ranked 13th at 133 pounds improved to 33-4 and 13-1 in dual meets. Sophomore Drew Lashaway (Bowling Green, Ohio/Eastwood) stayed aggressive for seven minutes and came away with a 6-2 victory over Cliff Smith at 141. With the match tied 2-2 entering the third period, Lashaway earned a quick escape and takedown to give KSU the lead (9-6) for good. Senior Jason Bake (Massillon, Ohio/Jackson) tallied first and third period takedowns in a 6-5 decision over Dana Gingerich at 149. Bake's third period takedown broke a 4-4 tie. After a Gingerich escape, Bake fended off a flurry of late period shots to improve to 2-1 in the MAC. Sophomore Kurt Gross (North Royalton, Ohio/Padua Franciscan) extended his winning streak to 11 matches and put KSU up 15-6 with an 8-5 decision of John Cummings. Gross (24-6, 3-0 MAC) earned a takedown in each period and added two escapes at 157. The night's most sporadic match came at 165. Junior Jason McGee (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio/Cuyahoga Falls) fell to UB's Mickey Moran 7-5 in overtime. McGee trailed 4-1 in the early going but tied the match at 4-4 in the second, when he was awarded two back points as he was about to turn Moran, when the referee blew a whistle for injury time. A third period escape gave McGee a 5-4 lead but he was hit with two stalling calls in the final 13 seconds to send the match into OT. Moran (25-7) was awarded his final takedown as both wrestlers neared the edge line. "Jason worked so hard," said Head Coach Jim Andrassy. "He's in great shape and it seems like there hasn't been a call going his way this year. Sooner or later things will start to change for him." Junior Aaron Miller (Uniopolis, Ohio/Wapokoneta) controlled the pace throughout his 174-pound bout but had just one takedown in a 5-1 decision of Mike Ragusa. Miller (27-5, 3-0 MAC) leads the Flases in victories and dropped Ragussa to 21-14. Senior Alex Camargo (Brook Park, Ohio/Berea) sealed the the team victory with a 7-5 decision of Garrett Hicks at 184. A first period takedown and three-point tilt gave Camargo a 5-0 lead but Hicks (21-9) answered with two reversals and five straight points of his own. In what looked like would be a certain Hicks takedown in the third period, Camargo (26-3, 3-0 MAC) turned into one of his own. He earned career victory 117, inching closer to Nick Nemeth's career school record of 121 victories. Junior Ardian Ramadani (Garfield, NJ/Garfield) suffered his first MAC loss after running into 4th ranked Kyle Cerminara at 197. Cerminara (35-1) was inches away from a first period pin but settled for an 11-1 major decision.Ramadani (17-9, 2-1 MAC) was not scored on in the third period. "We wrestled alright," said Andrassy. "The opponent always knows you well in a conference match. We looked a bit flat but I feel pretty comfortable heading to OU." Individually, the Golden Flashes are 28-12 in home matches. Gross, Miller and Camargo, who ranked #1 in the MAC Coaches' Poll, improved to 3-0 in conference duals. KSU has not lost a dual meet since falling to No. 10 Missouri (22-15) on Jan. 14. Andrassy's Army takes just one day off before traveling to Athens Sunday (Feb. 12) to face arch-rival Ohio University (11-9) with a 2:00 start in front of the rowdy Bobcat crowd. Kent State 21 Buffalo 13 285: Sherrell (B) dec. Porter (K), 1-0 125: Sportelli (K) won by forfeit, 133: Budd (B) dec. D. Opfer (K), 6-0 141: Lashaway (K) dec.Smith (B), 6-2 149: Bake (K) dec. Gingerich (B) , 6-5 157: Gross (K) dec. Cummings (B), 8-5 165: Moran (B) dec. McGee (K), 7-5 OT 174: Miller (K) dec. Ragusa (B), 5-1 184: Camargo (K) dec. Hicks (B), 7-5 197: Cerminara (B) maj. dec. Ramadani (K) ,11-1

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Bonus point victories was the name of the game in Glendale, Ariz., Friday night as the No. 12 Arizona State University wrestling team dominated visiting Fresno State, 46-9, inside Raymond Kellis High School on the strength of eight victories earning more than three team points. The victory moved the Sun Devils to 13-7 overall on the season while pushing the Bulldogs to 4-8. Of the 10 bouts scheduled for the evening, only seven were contested as ASU surrendered one bout by forfeit while FSU gave up two. In those seven contests, however, the near capacity gymnasium on the RKHS campus had plenty to cheer for right from the start. Following the Bulldogs taking a 6-0 team lead when Corey Borges won by forfeit at 125, John Espinoza (Jr., Phoenix, Ariz.) took to the mat at 133 for just his second bout of the season and got the crowd on its feet when he pinned Sean Carlson at 4:12. After Adam Hickey (So., Mayfield, Ohio) won by forfeit at 141, the Sun Devils held a 12-6 lead that would only grow as the dual continued. Pat Payne (So., Poway, Calif.) dominated Garrett Spooner at 149 as the Sun Devil nearly pinned his foe on several occasions before winning by technical fall with a 17-0 score. Brian Stith (Jr., Hampton, Va.), the No. 9 wrestler at 157, took to the mat before leaving 1:57 later with a pin of Dustin Rocha. The Sun Devils then secured their third fall of the dual as No. 11 Patrick Pitsch (So., Spanaway, Wash.) took his opponent, Darrell Goodpaster, to his back with six seconds remaining in the second period to win by fall at 4:54. After ASU's Alex Pavlenko (Fr., Mesa, Ariz.) won by forfeit at 174, the Sun Devils held a 35-6 lead and were looking for more points with three bouts remaining. But, at 184, Bulldog Greg Gifford hung tough and took No. 9 C.B. Dollaway (Sr., Mt. Gilead, Ohio) to the one minute sudden victory period where he won the bout with a takedown. Despite the loss at 184, the remaining two bouts easily went in favor of the Sun Devils as No. 10 Ryan Bader (Sr., Reno, Nev.) needed 2:04 to pin Miguel Rodriguez at 197 before No. 4 Cain Velasquez (Sr., Yuma, Ariz.) scored a 23-8 technical fall over Wade Sauer at heavyweight. Sunday will mark the final dual of the 2005-06 season when the Sun Devils meet Stanford inside Wells Fargo Arena at 2 p.m. The team's five seniors will be honored prior to the dual while the program's alumni will be honored at the mid-way point of the Pac-10 meeting. No. 12 Arizona State defeats Fresno State, 46-9 125 - Corey Borges (FS) wins by forfeit 133 - John Espinoza (AS) pins Sean Carlson, 4:12 141 - Adam Hickey (AS) wins by forfeit 149 - Pat Payne (AS) tech fall Garrett Spooner, 17-0 157 - #9 Brian Stith (AS) pins Dustin Rocha, 1:57 165 - #11 Patrick Pitsch (AS) pins Darrell Goodpaster, 4:54 174 - Alex Pavlenko (AS) wins by forfeit 184 - Greg Gifford (FS) dec. #9 C.B. Dollaway, 7-5 sv 197 - #10 Ryan Bader (AS) pins Miguel Rodriguez, 2:04 285 - #4 Cain Velasquez (AS) tech fall Wade Sauer, 23-8

RINCETON, N.J. -- Buoyed by the return of Ricky Turk and the debut of Billy Beechum, the Columbia wrestling team routed Princeton tonight, 43-3, to even its Ivy League record at 1-1. "We looked very good," Brendan Buckley, the Andrew F. Barth Head Coach of Wrestling said. "I'm pleased." Columbia had lost its last two matches, to Eastern power Army by one point and national power Cornell by 38, but rebounded with the Ivy League win over the Tigers (6-7 overall, 0-3 Ivy). The Lions won nine of the 10 bouts, losing only at 174 pounds. The match marked the return of 149-lb. junior RIcky Turk (Crestline, Calif.), who had not wrestled since facing Hofstra in a dual meet December 11. A practice injury put him on the sidelines for nearly two months. Turk, who boasted an 11-4 record when he was injured, opened the Princeton contest with a technical fall, worth five team points. He beat Andrew Sichel, 17-2., as the bout was halted after 3:29. Beechum's absence from the sport was even longer — four years longer! In his first wrestling match since finishing third in the 2002 Ohio state high school championships, Beechum shocked veteran Princeton heavyweight Ian Roncoroni with a 15-6 major decision. Beechum had limited himself to football at Columbia. A two-year starter , he had been one of the team's top defensive ends, and a co-captain in 2005, his senior season. Strong and rugged, he figured to be a good addition to the wrestling squad, but an injury suffered in his next-to-last football game had sidelined him until this week. "Billy looked great," the coach said. "He's very talented. A very good athlete." Buckley was also impressed with Turk. "Ricky looked really good," he observed, "in spite of his long layoff." Several other Lions impressed. First-year Derek Sickles (Rutherford, N.J.), in his first bout at 157 this season, notched his first victory since December 28, beating Jesse Palermo, 7-2. And fellow first-year Orrin Kleinhenz (Columbus, Ind.) similarly halted a losing streak when he pinned Logan Lowe at 197 pounds, in just 1:50. Sophomore Brandon Kinney (Haslett, Mich.), substituting for the injured Jeff Sato, increased his record to 17-7, tying Sato for the team lead, when he posted a technical fall, also by 17-2, over Robert Benitez. Junior Justin Barent (Worland, Wyo.) had the match's only other fall, in 2:43 over Jared Nicholson, and two men posted major decisions — junior Dustin Tillman (Fremont, Calif.), 14-4 over Martin Everin at 165, and junior Dean Kinports (La Mesa, Calif.), 9-1 over Eric Marcotulli at 141. Barent's victory was his 15th, while Tillman improved to 12-6. Now 5-6 overall, 1-1 in the Ivy League, Columbia travels to Philadelphia to wrestle Penn, the nation's 22nd-ranked team. The Quakers fell to 2-1 in the Ivy League today when they lost to 14th-ranked Cornell, 20-12. The match will be held in the Palestra at 1 p.m. Columbia 43, Princeton 3 149 - Ricky Turk, Columbia, won by technical fall over Andrew Sichel, 17-2, 3:29 157 - Derek Sickles, Columbia, dec. Jesse Palermo, 7-2 165 - Dustin Tillman, Columbia, dec. Martin Everin, 14-4 174 - Matthew DeNichilo, Princeton, dec. Kenji Porter, 9-5 184 - Justin Barent, Columbia, pinned Jared Nicholson, 2:43 197 - Orrin Kleinhenz, Columbia, pinned Logan Lowe, 1:50 Hwt - Billy Beechum, Columbia, dec. Ian Roncoroni, 15-6 125 - Brandon Kinney, Columbia, won by technical fall over Robert Benitez, 17-2, 1:51 133 - Eric Amstutz, Columbia, won by forfeit 141 - Dean Kinports, Columbia, dec. Eric Marcotulli, 9-1

DURHAM, N.C. -- In a dual meet that came down to the final bout of the evening, the Virginia Tech wrestling team picked up its first victory of the season Thursday night by defeating Duke, 21-18, at Cameron Indoor Stadium. With the match tied at 18, senior Mike Faust clinched the win with a 13-6 victory at heavyweight. The match started at 125 pounds, where Justin Staylor gave the Hokies three team points with a 5-1 decision over Kellan McKeon. Staylor scored first on a takedown to take a 2-0 lead into the second period. In the second period, Staylor scored a reversal for a four-point advantage. McKeon earned a point after Staylor was called for an illegal hold at the end of the second period but that was the only point McKeon would score in the match. Staylor was awarded the fifth point at the end of the match due to riding time for the 5-1 victory. At 133 pounds, Virginia Tech took a 6-0 lead on Sheridan Moran's 11-9 overtime victory over freshman Michael Degli Obizzi. Moran started the match with a takedown before Degli Obizzi scored a point on an escape to close the gap to one point in the first period. In the second period, Degli Obizzi took a 3-2 lead with a takedown and then scored three back points to go ahead 6-2. Moran answered by scoring two points on a reversal and three back points to take a 7-6 lead after two periods. Degli Obizzi took an 8-7 lead on a reversal but Moran countered with a reversal of his own to go ahead 9-8. Degli Obizzi tied the match at 9-9 with an escape to force a draw after three periods. In the overtime period, Moran scored a takedown to win the match, 11-9 and pick up his first career ACC win. Moving to 141 pounds, 17th-ranked David Hoffman pinned Wes Kuser at the 6:23 mark to put the Hokies up 12-0. Hoffman led 10-2 before picking up the pin in the third period. Duke got on the board at 149 pounds when Daniel Shvartsman scored a 21-6 technical fall win over Joe Thompson. Shvartsman scored four takedowns in the opening period to take an 8-3 lead into the second period. Shvartsman lead 15-5 after two periods after scoring on three takedowns and one escape. Shvartsman then scored four straight points to take a 19-5 lead before Thompson scored on an escape. With his ninth takedown of the match, Shvartsman pushed his lead to 21-6, earning the technical fall victory. Cameron Harms pulled the Blue Devils to within four points at 157 pounds with a 9-4 decision over freshman Dave Kiley. Harms started the bout with a 5-0 lead after scoring on a takedown and earning three back points. Kiley earned an escape point to make it 5-1 at the end of the first period. Kiley made it a one-point match after scoring on an escape and a takedown before Harms earned a point on an escape of his own to take a 6-4 lead at the end of the second period. Harms then scored on an escape and a takedown in the third period for the 9-4 win. At 165 pounds Tech's Tucker Michels picked up his second straight win with a 7-3 decision over Aaron Glover. Glover opened the match with a takedown to take a 2-0 lead over Michels. After Michels was awarded one point on an illegal hold by Glover, he scored on an escape and a reversal for a 4-2 lead. Glover scored on an escape to make it a 4-3 match after one period. In the second period, Michels scored on an escape and a takedown for a 7-3 advantage heading into the final period. Neither wrestler managed a point in the third period, giving Michels the 7-3 win. With Tech leading by seven points with four matches left, Steve Ratley took to the mat in a bit of a surprise. Ratley missed the Ohio match with an injury and was thought to be out again Thursday night. Instead, Ratley gutted out a 4-1 win over Levi Craig to give Tech a 10-point lead. Ratley held a 2-0 lead after scoring on a takedown in the first period. Craig closed the gap to 2-1 in the second period, scoring on an escape. In the third period, Ratley scored a two-point reversal with 12 seconds left in the match for the 4-1 victory. Dan Tulley brought the Blue Devils back to within six at 18-12 by scoring a 13-1 major decision victory over Mark Czarny at 184 pounds. Tulley led 5-1 after the opening period, scoring on two takedowns and earning a point when Czarny was called for stalling. Tulley pushed his lead to 10-1 after two periods, scoring on an escape and a takedown before being awarded two consecutive points on stalling calls. In the third period, Tulley was awarded two points on Czarny's fourth stalling violation and earned one point due to riding time for the 13-1 major decision victory. Tech then forfeited to Duke's Konrad Dudziak at 197 pounds to tie the match up at 18 apiece. The dual meet came down to the final bout of the evening, where Faust, ranked ninth in the country, came up big with a 13-6 decision over Wade Van Sickle to clinch the match. Faust carried a 4-2 lead entering the second period after scoring on a takedown and a reversal. Van Sickle closed the gap to 4-3 with an escape but that was as close as he would get. Faust ran off four straight points to take an 8-3 lead early in the third period. Van Sickle scored on an escape to cut the lead to 8-4 before Faust's takedown put the redshirt senior up 10-4. Van Sickle scored on two escapes but it wasn't enough as Faust held off the freshman for a 13-6 win. The Hokies wrap up dual meet competition on Sunday, Feb. 19 when they host N.C. State at Cassell Coliseum. The match begins at 2 p.m., and Tech will honor its two seniors - Hoffman and Faust - before the match. Virginia Tech 21 Duke 18 125 J. Staylor (VT) dec. K. McKeon, 5-1 133 S. Moran (VT) dec. M. Degli Obizzi, 11-9 141 #17 D. Hoffman (VT) fall W. Kuser, 6:23 149 D. Shvartsman (D) tech fall J. Thompson, 21-6 157 C. Harms (D) dec. D. Kiley, 9-4 165 T. Michels (VT) dec. A. Glover, 7-3 174 S. Ratley (VT) dec. L. Craig, 4-1 184 D. Tulley (D) maj. dec. M. Czarny, 13-1 197 K. Dudziak (D) win by forfeit 285 #9 M. Faust (VT) dec. W. Van Sickle, 13-6

Stanford, Calif. -- Stanford wrestling will take to the road this weekend as the Cardinal travels to two Pac-10 foes -- No. 21 Cal Poly on Friday and No. 12 Arizona State on Sunday -- and wraps up the regular season with a non-conference match at Fresno State next Wednesday. "I am very excited about this weekend," noted head coach Kerry McCoy. "We are facing the top two teams in the conference, so it's important for us to have a good showing and finish strong going into Pac-10s." Cal Poly (7-7, 4-3 Pac-10) lost its fifth straight match last week, falling to Fresno State, 28-19, although the two squads had a combined five forfeits in the meet. Last year, Stanford defeated Cal Poly 23-14 in Palo Alto. Arizona State (12-7, 7-0 Pac-10) will host the Cardinal on Sunday in its season-finale. The Sun Devils will wrestle Fresno State on Friday night. ASU had won six-straight duals before falling to No. 10 Oklahoma, 29-13, in Norman last week. In 2004-05, the Sun Devils posted 27-12 victory over the Cardinal at Stanford. The Cardinal will close out the dual season at Fresno State (4-9), a non-league team that will wrestle all 10 teams in the Pac-10 Conference this season. The Bulldogs are 1-6 against Pac-10 teams this year (with their only win coming against Cal Poly last week). Fresno State will close out the season with ASU on Friday, Stanford on Wednesday and UC Davis on Saturday, Feb. 18. The Cardinal enters the weekend with a 7-5 overall record and a 4-2 mark in Pac-10 action.

The Dana wrestlers manhandled Waldorf College Wednesday night in Blair, 42-6. It was senior night for the Vikings and the Dana seniors ruled the mat. Marshall Marquardt (SR Altoona, Iowa) dropped his opponent hard to the mat for five takedowns before scoring the pin. No. 1 ranked Willie Parks (SR Garden Grove, Calif.) followed suit at 184 pounds. Parks scored five takedowns in the first period. He won by tech fall in seven minutes. Senior Blair Alderman (Spokane, Wash.) scored his tech fall in 6:40 at 197 pounds. The match of the night looked to be at 149 pounds. Dana's No. 6 ranked Anthony Haukenberry (SR Buckley, Wash.) faced No. 2 ranked Brad Stockton. The match went into overtime and Stockton was victorious 7-5. That match was Waldorf's only win in the dual. Their other three points came from Dana's forfeit at 141 pounds. This is Dana's 17th dual win this season. Dana 42, Waldorf College 6 125- Byron Burdick DC win by forfeit 133-Jimmy Rollins DC win by forfeit 141-Mike Billings WC dec. Sonny Silva DC 11-6 149-Brad Stockton WC dec Anthony Haukenberry DC 7-5 OT 157-Ben Henderson DC tech fall David Fuller WC 6:47 165-Trent Leichleiter DC winner by fall Jon Ekster WC 4:26 174-Marshall Marquardt DC winner by fall Jerrod Burgin WC 6:35 184-Willie Parks DC tech fall Casey Sullivan 7:00 197-Blair Alderman DC tech fall Jake Head WC 6:40 Hwt.-Wade Jordan DC dec. Josh Reis WC 7-2

NORMAN, Okla. -- The No. 11/11 Oklahoma Sooners (8-5-1, 0-3) travel to Lincoln, Neb., Friday, Feb. 10, to takes on the No. 3/3 Nebraska Cornhuskers (11-4, 1-1) at 7 p.m., inside the NU Coliseum. "This is an important dual for our team and we need to be ready to compete," said head coach Jack Spates. "We are very close to putting all the pieces together as a team and we need to stay focused and keep competing. Nebraska is an excellent team and we need to be ready to wrestle." OU last defeated the Cornhuskers, 20-15, in Norman in 2003. The Sooners hold a 34-12-1 advantage in the all-time series. Last season the Conrhuskers defeated the Sooners 16-15 at Norman High School and have won the last two duals between the schools. The Sooners are coming off a disappointing 17-16 loss to No. 12/14 Missouri last Sunday in Columbia, Mo. The Sooners split the 10 matches, but were unable to come away with bonus points to seal the victory. Sam Hazewinkel continued his unbeaten streak by defeating No. 18 Austin DeVoe. Hazewinkel's winning streak is now at 24. The Sooners are set to grapple Hofstra on Sunday inside the Ford Center in Oklahoma City as part of the ESPNU Double Dual Invitational.

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- The Navy wrestling team will begin to wind down its regular season, beginning Friday night with a match at highly-regarded American. The Mids, ranked 19th in the latest NWCA / Intermat national rankings, currently boast an 11-2 dual-meet record with just two dual meets left before the EIWA Tournament. American is 9-5 on the season, but has three wrestlers ranked in the top 10 of their respective weight classes. Action will get underway at 7:00 p.m., and will be webcasted live at www.aueagles.com(.) Navy is coming off its third straight All-Academy Tournament title and sixth overall in 12 years. Four Navy wrestlers won individual titles and Navy edged past arch-rival Army by 10 points to claim the team title. Navy placed all 10 wrestlers in the top three of their respective weight classes. Leading the Navy contingent was senior Tanner Garrett (Tulsa, Okla.), who won his third All-Academy title at heavyweight. Garrett became just the third Navy wrestler to win three All-Academy titles, joining former All-Americans Mark Conley and Greg Gingeleskie. Garrett currently sports a 37-2 record and has already moved into sixth on the school's career wins list with 108. The 37 single-season wins are the most in the country this year and the seventh most in school history. He needs just three more wins to become the second Navy wrestler to reach 40 victories in a single season. Garrett will have his hands full on Friday night as American's Adam LoPiccolo is ranked 10th in the country with a 17-7 record. Garrett defeated LoPiccolo, then a freshman, in last year's dual meet by major decision. The Navy senior captain has won 34 dual matches in a row, dating back to his sophomore season. Sophomore 174-pounder Matt Stolpinski (Westfield, Mass.), junior 125-pounder Alex Usztics (Dauphin, Pa.) and freshman 133-pounder Joe Baker (Poway, Calif.) also won All-Academy titles for the Mids. The title was the second A-A win for Stolpinski and the first each for Usztics and Baker. American is led by 184-pounder Josh Glenn, who earlier this week earned the nation's No. 1 ranking according to the NWCA / Intermat national polls. Glenn is 22-1 with 14 falls with his lone loss coming to Purdue's Ben Wissel at the Midlands Championship. Navy's likely 184-pounder, Jonny Kane (Portland, Maine) gave Wissel all he could handle in a 10-8 setback at the Lone Star Duals on Jan. 7. American's other top gun is 165-pounder Muzaffar Abdurakhmanov, ranked fourth in his weight class. Abdurakhmanov is 17-0, winning 14 of his matches by extra margins. His likely foe will be Navy's Craig Dziewiatkowski (Aurora, Ill.). The Mids lead the series with American, 3-0, having defeated the Eagles by a combined score of 100-29. However, in last year's meet, American won four matches, while Navy won six with three of them coming by forfeit. PROBABLE LINEUPS (Navy listed first followed by American): 125 - Alex Usztics (15-9) vs. Matt Morkel (10-4) 133 - Joe Baker (5-1) or Sean Knapp (8-8) vs. Jordan Lipp (10-7) 141 - Spencer Maney (12-12) or Branden Beasley (8-8) vs. Jordan Zipkin (0-2) 149 - #19 John Cox (30-8) or Matt Gulosh (14-8) vs. Tom Kniezewski (17-6) 157 - John Jarred (31-8) vs. Christopher Stout (11-10) 165 - Craig Dziewiatkowski (15-8) vs. #4 Muzaffar Abdurakhmanov (17-0) 174 - Matt Stolpinski (25-6) vs. Dwayne Hash-Barberis (7-13) 184 - Jonny Kane (18-6) vs. #1 Josh Glenn (22-1) 197 - Chris Pogue (23-8) or Tyler Moyer (13-7) vs. Tyler Flatt (4-10) HWT - #6 Tanner Garrett (37-2) vs. #10 Adam LoPiccolo (17-7)

It was 1996 when University of the Cumberlands (formerly Cumberland College) President James Taylor announced the hiring of Jess Wilder as the new men's wrestling coach. The men's wrestling team was built from the bottom up and each year worked its way to the top. Three national champions, forty-one All-Americans and many national qualifiers later, University of the Cumberlands men's wrestling team continues to make history. Former coach Jess Wilder left the program in 2005 with a career record of 93-25, a third place finish in the 2005 NAIA national tournament, the highest Patriot finish yet recorded, and six All-Americans. After building a strong well-balanced team, Coach Wilder turned the program over to one of his formal wrestlers and 2001 national championship, Andy Medders. Coach Medders took the position with strong expectations. After a 2nd place finish at the Keen Cliffs national dual in Cedar Falls, IA in 2006, the highest national dual finish for the program, Coach Medders has made a second historical finish already for the men's wrestling team in the same season. Tuesday night as the University of the Cumberlands men's wrestling team pounded the Tigers of Campbellsville University; the team also captured their 100th career win. Coach Medders had this to say, "What better way to capture our 100th career win then at home in front of our supporters. The guys wrestled well and I am happy to be part of this historic moment."

This week we salute the career of one of the great ones, Randy Couture. Randy recently announced his retirement from the UFC competition after many successful years of active competition. Want to let him hear your voice? Call us in the Takedown Radio Studios 866-333-5966 between 10AM and 11:00AM CST this Saturday February 11th. Joining Steve Foster, Tony Wenck, Ross Peterson and I in studio will be Jeff Murphy of the Cyclone Wrestling Club 10:05: Randy Couture Former UFC HVY Weight and UFC Lite Heavy Weight Champ, World Team member, OK State 10:10: Joe Seay Head Coach U Tenn Chat. Then Head Coach OK State first saw Randy about late 1988 10:15: Bruce Burnett Head Coach Navy- while at OK St.Bruce recruited Randy from the 1988 Olympic Trials in Florida 10:20: Matt "The Law" Lindland- Great Wrestler Randy's friend and business partner 10:30: Dana White CEO UFC 11:05: Tim Brassfield Oklahoma All Sports Association 11:25: Pat Miletich- One of the TOP MMA Coaches in the World 11:40: CAA Wrestler of the week -- Adam Wright a senior at 197 (Old Dominion U) from Dayton, Virginia (Turner Ashby), won both of his matches last week, including a 5-2 upset victory over the 18th ranked wrestler in the nation, Daren Burns of UNC-Greensboro. Currently ranked 19th in the nation and first in the CAA, Wright improved to 14-0 in duals and 25-4 overall with a 20-9 major decision over Virginia's Brent Jones. This is the 3rd time this season Adam Wright has been named the CAA Wrestler of the week. Career record 112-28, He has a shot to set the school record with wins. Buddy Lee currently holds it with 122 wins.

The Lock Haven University wrestling dual with West Virginia University is now Sunday, Feb. 12 at 1 p.m. (orginally Saturday, Feb. 11 at 7:30 p.m.)

AMES, Iowa -- Iowa State's seventh-ranked wrestling team (11-5, 1-1) resumes Big 12 conference action Sunday at 2 p.m. in Hilton Coliseum, playing host to Missouri (9-4, 1-2). The two teams met in January at the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals, with the Tigers picking up a 21-18 win. The Cyclones defeated Missouri last year in Columbia via Kurt Backes' major decision of Matt Pell. ISU owns the all-time series, 42-3. "This is the best Missouri team that we've ever faced," head coach Bobby Douglas said. "Ben Askren is one of the best wrestlers in the country and we'll have to fight at every weight class." Iowa State comes into the dual after downing Penn State last weekend, 20-18. At 141-pounds, No. 1 Nate Gallick became the 29th Cyclone to reach 100 career wins with a 17-6 major decision over No. 10 DeWitt Driscoll. ISU pulled upsets against the Nittany Lions at 149 and 184 pounds. Jason Knipp upset 11th-ranked James Woodall, 6-4, and No. 9 Kurt Backes recorded a 10-2 major decision against the nations top-ranked 184-pound wrestler, Eric Bradley. Coming off a 17-16 upset victory over Oklahoma, No. 10 Missouri travels north to wrestle Iowa State and Northern Iowa this weekend. Junior 174-pounder, Ben Askren, became the fastest Tiger grappler to obtain 100 career victories. A two-time All-American, Askren has won 34 consecutive matches, which is currently, the longest winning streak in the nation and has 21 wins by fall. MU is paced by Askren and All-American Matt Pell (165). The Tigers boast seven ranked wrestlers and four freshmen in their projected line-up. Iowa State will wrap up regular season action on Feb. 19 hosting Nebraska at 2 p.m. in Hilton Coliseum as part of the Cyclone "Beauty and the Beast" competition with wrestling and gymnastics competitions between the two schools going on simultaneously.

ATHENS, Ohio -- If Ohio head wrestling coach Joel Greenlee is going to win his 100th career dual meet Friday night against West Virginia, he is going to need a total team effort, a strong showing against four nationally ranked Mountaineers and a boisterous home crowd to motivate his Bobcats. Ohio (10-9) will compete in the friendly confines of the Convocation Center for just the third time this season beginning at 7 p.m. on Friday. West Virginia (4-4) is led by senior Matt Lebe, who is ranked second in the nation at 157 pounds with a 26-2 record this year. The Mountaineers also feature seventh-ranked Brandon Rader at 141 pounds, 11th-ranked David Jauregui at 149 and 13th-ranked Kurt Brenner at 174. "West Virginia was expected to be really good this year but we haven't seen them enough to know much about them," said Greenlee, whose career coaching record stands at 99-69-4 in nine seasons at Ohio. "Usually we see them at three or four tournaments but this has been a weird year where we really haven't seen them at all." Junior 184-pounder Brian Cesear (Amherst, Ohio) leads the Bobcats with a 20-12 record this year. Not far behind are 125-pound sophomore Caleb Metcalf (Waterville, Ohio) at 18-13 and 174-pound sophomore Ryan Knapp (McConnelsville, Ohio) at 18-15. Knapp and junior 197-pounder Nick Terbay (Dayton, Ohio) currently hold the team's longest win streaks at four apiece while Metcalf has won six of his last seven matches. Friday night's meet begins a special weekend for the Bobcats. A reception honoring former national champion and long-time Ohio head coach Harry Houska will be held Saturday evening at the Ohio University Inn Banquet Room. The free event will begin at 8 p.m. and is open to the public. The Bobcats will then host Kent State at 2 p.m. Sunday in their home finale. At the meet's midway point, Houska will be presented with a plaque honoring the wrestling room's Harry Houska Wall of Champions, which recognizes all NCAA and Mid-American Conference champions from Ohio University. "What Harry accomplished at Ohio University is pretty phenomenal because his teams dominated the MAC and did really well in the NCAA Tournament," Greenlee said about his predecessor. "Well over 50 former Bobcat wrestlers are coming back to honor him. Harry really drilled his guys about getting their names on the wall because it meant they were a champion and that became a huge motivation for them." Admission to both of this weekend's home wrestling duals is free. Live results of both meets will be posted at ohiobobcats.com as they happen. Tentative lineup for Friday night's dual: 125 - Ohio's Caleb Metcalf (18-13) vs. Scott Stuart (2-10) 133 - Ohio's Terry Jackson (12-8) vs. Seth Lisa (10-7) 141 - Ohio's Albert Madsen (8-9) vs. #7 Brandon Rader (19-3) 149 - Ohio's Aaron Gomoll (13-16) vs. #11 David Jauregui (18-5) 157 - Ohio's Jake Frerichs (13-5) vs. #2 Matt Lebe (26-2) 165 - Ohio's Kent Smith (5-17) vs. Larry Hall (7-3) 174 - Ohio's Ryan Knapp (18-15) vs. #13 Kurt Brenner (17-5) 184 - Ohio's Brian Cesear (20-12) vs. Chance Litton (6-9) 197 - Ohio's Nick Terbay (15-9) or Larry Reichard (10-7) vs. Jared Villers (14-9) HWT - Ohio's Marcus Adelman (9-9) vs. Matt Holsopple (3-9)

Newberry, SC -- The Indians recorded five pins, two major decisions, and two decisions in route to a 44-6 victory over the Braves. With nine solid performances, Newberry dominated the home dual meet against fellow East Regional opponent UNC Pembroke. Coming off a great win at West Liberty State, Alonso Azumendi (165) kept the momentum going as he faced Cedric Turner of UNC Pembroke. A solid takedown and two-point nearfall pushed Azumendi to a 4-1 lead starting the second period. The Indian grappler continued to initiate most of the action in the last two periods scoring three more takedowns along with a reversal and three-point nearfall, winning the match 17-5 A takedown right off the whistle set the pace for Quinn Tolbert's match against Richard Ahlstrom at 174 pounds. Tolbert used his quickness to get in on four more takedowns throughout the match and come away with a 14-6 major decision. Leighton Ellis (184) started his match off strong against the Braves' Derek Garris. Dominating the Pembroke wrestler in the first period led to an early second period fall for the Indian grappler at the 3:31 mark. This added six more team points to Newberry's score raising their lead to 14. After being taken down early in the first period, 197-pound grappler Dave Bush was able to score a reversal against the Braves' Matthew Dunn. That was the only lead that Dunn would have as Bush turned him three separate times to finish out the first period. In the second period Bush was able to deplete Dunn's advantage that he accumulated in the first as he showed great control over the Pembroke wrestler. Bush went on to turn Dunn two more times in the third period before pinning him at the 5:58 mark. The heavyweight match-up brought six more team points to the board for Newberry as Kelly Anundson dominated the Braves' James Dingle. Anundson wasted no time as he took down Dingle early in the first period. Dingle scored a quick escape though and the heavyweights were back to their feet. Anundson was quick in his shots and kept the action going with another takedown and two sets of nearfall points before entering the second period. Up 8-1, Anundson chose bottom and got an early escape which he followed by a solid takedown to set up a fall 34 seconds into the period. Adam Clayton sealed the win for the Indians as he pinned Matthew Schoffner in the first period making the team score 32-0. Quick with his shots, Clayton was able to get in on one after a couple good scrambles with the Braves' wrestler. Turning Schoffner to his back, Clayton recorded the fall in 2:41. This was Clayton's first varsity win for the Indians. In his second action of the season 133-pound Indian grappler Andrew Young picked up his first win in a tough match against Pembroke's Kevin Jones. Scoreless until the third period, the two wrestlers got into a couple great scrambles and took many shots, but neither was able to finish one. Young chose the down position in the third period and scored promptly with an escape. The intense action stayed neutral through the rest of the third period, with Young coming out victorious with a 1-0 final score. Dominating his Pembroke opponent, Taylor Gilstrap repeated his teammates actions and pinned Adam Deadmon to gain six team points. After a quick takedown in the first, Gilstrap maintained control to end the period. The Newberry grappler governed the action in the second with a reversal and takedown which led to the fall at the 4:25 mark. Matt Black wrestled a solid match at 149 pounds. The close match was scoreless going into the second period where Black earned three nearfall points by turning the Braves' Eddo Hojilla. Black initiated most of the action in the match and received one point for it. With the stalling point, advantage time, and a third period takedown, Black defeated Hojilla 7-1 in the final action of the night. The Braves next are in action on Saturday, February 11, as they travel to the Ed South Wrestling Tournament. Newberry 44, UNC-Pembroke 6 125: Adam Clayton (NC) pin. Matthew Schoffner (UNCP); fall 2:41 133: Andrew Young (NC) def. Kevin Jones (UNCP); 1-0 141: Taylor Gilstrap (NC) pin. Adam Dedmon (UNCP); fall 4:25 149: Matt Black (NC) def. Eddo Hojilla (UNCP); 7-1 157: Bryan Howington (UNCP); win by forfeit 165: Alonso Azumendi (NC) def. Cedric Turner (UNCP); M.dec 17-5 174: Quinn Tolbert (NC) def. Richard Ahlstrom (UNCP); M.dec 14-6 184: Leighton Ellis (NC) pin. Derek Garris (UNCP); fall 3:31 197: Dave Bush (NC) pin. Matthew Dunn (UNCP); fall 5:58 HWT: Kelly Anundson (NC) pin. James Dingle (UNCP); fall 3:34

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- After wrestling to a 16-16 tie Jan. 20, North Carolina and NC State square off for a second time this season at 7 p.m. Saturday at Reynolds Coliseum. The Tar Heels, who defeated Duke and Virginia Tech last week, hope to close out the Atlantic Coast Conference stretch of their dual schedule with a third straight victory. In the earlier meeting, Carolina (14-8-1, 2-2-1 ACC) rallied from a 12-point deficit with wins in the last four bouts to force the draw with State. Junior Spencer Nadolsky notched a 3-1 win over Jainor Palma at heavyweight in the final match to secure the tie. Nadolsky, who is ranked 12th nationally in his class, leads the Tar Heels with 36 victories against just four losses. He is 20-2 in duals and also has a team-best 11 pins. Carolina redshirt freshman Vincent Ramirez is coming off his second ACC Wrestler of the Week honor and brings a 33-6 record Saturday's match. He has won 12 straight bouts and is a perfect 5-0 in ACC action. He scored a 9-0 major decision over the Pack's Jalil Dozier earlier this season. Alex Maciag (21-13), Justin Dobies (26-12) and David Dashiell (29-9) were also victorious against NC State in the January meeting. The Wolfpack (9-4-1, 1-1-1 ACC) is led by Palma (22-6) and freshman Joe Carmanica, who is 20-6 at 149. Redshirt freshman Ryan Goodman is 16-3 at 197 and is ranked No. 13 nationally. Following Saturday's action, the Tar Heels close out the dual match portion of the schedule against Old Dominion Feb. 19 at Carmichael Auditorium.