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I write this as I sit for the sixth straight hour in the Atlanta airport due to weather. Can't get to Raleigh, NC. Carter and the boys will be featured in a "TDR Room Show" this Thursday afternoon at about 4:30 PM Eastern. Please tune in as we will talk to Coachs Jordan and Davis, the team, the staff and Guz too. The balance of the schedule should remain the same as I will be driving. I want to send a big thank you to Coach Brian Smith and his Tigers of Missouri for hosting us last night as they saw action with John Smith and Oklahoma State. It was a terrific meet in front of a record crowd at the Hearns Center in Columbia. I'm sure Coach Smith would have been happier with a win, but overall he had some great moments with the experienced members of his squad and some glimpses of things to come from his younger men. Congrats to Coach John Smith and his Cowboys. They may not be in first in the rankings, but they are wrestling like they are. They had a overall terrific weekend after two big duals on Friday against Cal Poly and Fresno St. and then it was on the Missouri. God wrestling season is great. So, in a recap, join TDR this Thursday at about 4:30PM Eastern as TDR will be LIVE from NCST The Home of the Wolfpack! Scott Casber

San Francisco State's wrestling team won the first three matches of this afternoon's non-conference dual meet with the visiting Titans of Cal State Fullerton (2-9), but the Titans rebounded and won the last seven matches to take the dual meet, 29-8, at Main Gymnasium. The Gators (0-7) will return to the mat this Saturday, January 28'th in Warrensburg, Missouri, for four dual meets against Truman State (MO), Southwest State (MN), Minnesota State-Moorhead, and Central Missouri State University. Fullerton wrestles again tonight at Stanford. Sandeep Singh won the first match of the afternoon by a 5-3 decision over the Titans' heavyweight Matt Methling. At 125, SF State's Brian Watanabe won by a 5-4 comeback decision over Johnny Rojas, a Lassen College transfer making his Titan debut. The final Gator win came at 133 as junior Virgil Lockett won by a 6-5 decision in overtime over T.J. Dillashaw. Teddy Astorga at 141 changed the momentum with a 16-7 major decision over Alek Butler and Morgan Atkinson scored another four team points with a 12-4 win over Merrick Tan at 149. Shawn Reilly put the Titans ahead to stay with a technical fall at 157 and the Titans won out with Chris Chambers winning by forfeit at 197 to wrap up the scoring. CAL STATE FULLERTON 29, SAN FRANCISCO STATE 8 285 Sandeep Singh (SFSU) won by 5-3 dec. over Matt Mehling (CSUF) 125 Brian Watanabe (SFSU) won by 5-4 dec. over Johnny Rojas (CSUF) 133 Virgil Lockett (SFSU) won by 6-5 dec. (OT) over TJ Dillahaw (CSUF) 141 Teddy Astorga (CSUF) won by 16-7 MD over Alek Butler (SFSU) 149 Morgan Atkinson (CSUF) won by 12-4 MD over Merrick Tan (SFSU) 157 Shawn Reilly (CSUF) won by 20-4 TF (6:13) over Jeff Johnson (SFSU) 165 Risto Marttinen (CSUF) won by 9-2 dec. over Will Simmons (SFSU) 174 Ian Murphy (CSUF) won by 5-1 dec. over Danny Dahl (SFSU) 184 Jesse Taylor (CSUF) won by 12-1 MD over Richard Escobar (SFSU) 197 Chris Chambers (CSUF) won by forfeit San Francisco State penalized one team point after the 157-pound match

For the third consecutive week, an Upper Iowa University wrestler was named the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) Wrestler of the Week. Today, the honor went to Peacock senior Ralph Acosta (Orlando, Fla.). The 133-pounder defeated Logan Hyman by fall in 2:32, helping #13 Upper Iowa to a 39-6 win over Northern State Friday. The dual victory was UIU's first as an NSIC member against a rival league foe. Upper Iowa is serving as an NSIC affiliate member in wrestling this season before beginning full conference membership in 2006-07. Acosta shared the honor with Joe Werner of Minnesota State Moorhead. Acosta, a former Division III All-American and Iowa Conference champion at Upper Iowa, improved to 15-4 on the year. His four losses have all come at the hands of Division I opponents, including losses to Iowa State's Jesse Sundell and the University of Iowa's Daniel Dennis. Earlier this season, Acosta defeated returning All-American Mike Hansen (Central Missouri State) by a 9-1 major decision at the NWCA National Duals. Acosta follows Tyler Mumbulo (Jan. 9) and C.J. MacNaught (Jan. 16) as consecutive NSIC Wrestlers of the Week from Upper Iowa. Brian Black also earned NSIC Wrestler of the Week honors for the Peacocks on Nov. 29. The Peacocks will host Minnesota State Moorhead Thursday, Feb. 2, at 7 p.m.

Manheim, Pa. -- The National Wrestling Coaches Association announced that Russ Cozart, Terry Brands and Greg Jones will be the featured clinicians at the annual NWCA Coaches Clinic at the 2006 NCAA Division I Championships in Oklahoma City March 16-18, 2006. "We're excited to have such a cross-section of talent represented at this year's clinic," said NWCA Executive Director Mike Moyer. "The level of knowledge these three men possess from the high school to collegiate to Olympic levels is phenomenal." Terry Brands, the current freestyle resident coach for the U.S. Olympic Training Center, was a 2000 Olympic bronze medalist and collegiately, is a two-time NCAA champion while wrestling under Dan Gable at Iowa. Brands' coaching career started at his alma mater before moving on to Nebraska for two seasons and then Montana State-Northern for a season. Brands most recently coached at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga for three seasons, grooming the Mocs into one of the premier programs in the Southeast and setting the table for the program to move forward. A three-time NCAA finalist, Brands is revered as one of the sport's most intense competitors and coaches. "The name Brands is synonymous with success," Moyer said. "Having Terry as a part of our coaches clinic really gets us excited about this year." Russ Cozart has led Brandon High School in Brandon, Fla., to 422 consecutive dual meet victories in what's simply referred to as "The Streak." Brandon's won 16 Florida state championships and 15 of them under Cozart. He's coached 56 wrestlers to state championships and produced 135 state placewinners. In 2005, Brandon High School wrestlers and graduates earned nine medals including five champions at the USA Wrestling Cadet & Junior Nationals in Fargo, N.D. Current high school senior David Craig won both freestyle and Greco titles, while Eric Grajales won a cadet freestyle championship, Marco Toledo won a junior Greco title and Franklin Gomez won a junior freestyle championship. Cozart's son Rocky won a junior Greco title and current Penn freshman Cesar Grajales doubled up with medals, finishing second in Greco and third in freestyle. Collegiately, he's coached Division I All-Americans Josh Lambrecht (Okalahoma) and Bret Gustafson (UT Chattanooga) along with NAIA All-American Matt Juncal (Cumberland College). Cozart wrestled at Alabama and is an eight-time Veterans National Freestyle Champion, winning them between 1997-2004 and a seven-time Veterans World Champion. He was an Olympic Trials qualifier in 1980. Greg Jones was one of the most dominant wrestlers in NCAA Division I history, winning three championships and being named the 2005 Outstanding Wrestler after he won his third national championship. Currently an assistant coach at his alma mater of West Virginia, Jones is dynamic and a solid technician. "Very few wrestlers have had the chance to do what Greg Jones did as a competitor on the collegiate level," Moyer said. "Now we have the chance to welcome Greg into the coaching fraternity and there's no doubt he will be as successful on the bench as he was on the mat." Jones is the only Mountaineer to ever go unbeaten during a season, doing it twice, and the only Mountaineer to win an NCAA championship. He amassed a career record of 126-4. Jones is no stranger to NWCA events, winning all three matches in his career at the NWCA All-Star Classic. "We're excited to have such a great staff at this year's event," Moyer said. "It will be one of the best clinics we've ever had."

T.J. Miller is beginning his fourth season as the head wrestling coach at Loras College (Photo/Loras College Athletics) Augsburg and Wartburg. Wartburg and Augsburg. For the past quarter-century, one of the Burgs has been the king of NCAA Division III wrestling. But is this the year another team finally breaks through? The Loras College Duhawks certainly hope that is the case. Loras starts this season ranked No. 1 nationally in Division III. Wabash is ranked second in the preseason poll followed by Wartburg and Augsburg. "We return five All-Americans, so we bring back some experienced and proven guys," Loras coach T.J. Miller said. "We've never been ranked No. 1 before in wrestling at Loras, so it's huge for our program. It's pretty cool to have that type of recognition, but we still have to wrestle and take care of business." Since Ithaca won the Division III national championship in 1994, the Burgs have won every title while dominating at the small-college level. Over the last 25 years, Wartburg has captured 14 national titles and Augsburg 11. The Auggies have won 13 championships since 1991 and earned the most recent DIII crown in 2019. Wartburg struggled to a sixth-place finish at the 2019 NCAA tournament, but the Knights are expected to be back in the mix this season. Loras returns a strong group of wrestlers from the team that finished second in the country last season. The Duhawks have six wrestlers ranked in the nation's top seven in their respective weight classes. Clint Lembeck starts the season ranked No. 2 at 141 pounds (Photo/Loras College Athletics) Loras is led by Clint Lembeck (141 pounds) and Brandon Murray (157), who are each ranked second in the country. Guy Patron Jr. is No. 3 at 197 with Eddie Smith fourth at 165, Jacob Krakow sixth at 174 and Brice Everson seventh at 133. The second-place national tournament finish by Loras last season was the best in program history. Lembeck placed third at the 2019 NCAAs in Roanoke, Va., with Murray and Smith each finishing fourth, Patron sixth and Krakow eighth. "We're really excited to compete," Miller said. "We have a lot of firepower coming back from last year and we're chomping at the bit for this season to start. We're looking forward to it." Patron is one of the leaders on a veteran Duhawk squad. He finished as NCAA runner-up in 2018 after placing third as a freshman in 2017. "Guy Patron is trying to become the first four-time All-American in school history," Miller said. "I knew him from when I coached down in New Orleans -- he was at a rival high school. When I came up here to Loras, he was a top priority for me in recruiting. Guy had some other offers and we were lucky to have him come up here. It's been great to have him in our program. He's pretty fired up about this season. He can beat anybody. When he's on, he's on. He's really evolved with his wrestling." Miller is beginning his fourth season as the head wrestling coach at Loras. He was an NCAA Division III champion for Wartburg College and was a member of three national championship teams with the Knights. Miller wrestled collegiately for his father, Jim, who led the Knights to 10 DIII national titles. Jim Miller is now retired from coaching and running the Dan Gable Wrestling Museum in Waterloo, Iowa. "Obviously, I grew up around the sport and saw what my dad did as a coach. I have lived it since I was a kid," T.J. Miller said. "I wrestled for my dad in college and then I coached with him for two years at Wartburg. I saw how he coached and what his approach was. I saw first-hand how hard he worked and how dedicated he was. Seeing that and living it, I learned how you do it." It's not all about wrestling for the Millers. T.J. has three daughters and many of their conversations now revolve around their families. But T.J. also knows his father is always there to provide coaching advice. "It's huge to have my dad as a resource," T.J. Miller said. "If there's something I need, he's very good at helping me with anything I ask him about. He's one of the best college coaches ever at any level. I know he still helps a lot of other coaches and teams as well. He obviously knows what it takes to be successful." T.J. Miller is fully aware it will take a special effort to end the long streak of national tournament dominance by Wartburg and Augsburg this season. The Duhawks will compete at the 2020 NCAA Division III Championships in nearby Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on March 13-14. A month before that, Loras wrestles its final dual meet of the season at perennial power Wartburg. "It's like the old saying -- we have to be the best to beat the best," Miller said. "We focus day-to-day on ourselves. We don't talk to our team about Wartburg or Augsburg. We work on how Loras College can get better. It's going to take 10 guys fighting their butts off for us to reach our goals. You know Wartburg and Augsburg will have strong teams -- they always do. You have to be good at every weight class to beat those teams." Craig Sesker has written about wrestling for more than three decades. He's covered three Olympic Games and is a two-time national wrestling writer of the year.

Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Athlete of the Week Wrestling -- Jestin Hulegaard, Buena Vista University, Anoka, Minn./Anoka Hulegaard, a sophomore, went 5-0 during the week with two major decisions and won the 133-pound class at the Northwestern (Iowa) Red Raider Invitational. In a Conference dual meet, he won by major decision over Cornell's Aaron Bingham, 10-2. At the Red Raider Invitational, Hulegaard won by major decision over Dana's Sonny Silva (11-3), and by decision over Morningside's Chris Utesch (6-3), Wartburg's Jake Helvey (13-9) and Augsburg's Vanier Jafari (7-0).

North Dakota State is riding a two-match winning streak heading into this weekend's duals with Air Force on Friday, January 27, and Wyoming on Saturday, January 28. The match with Air Force will begin at 7:30 p.m. and the dual with Wyoming is scheduled for a 2 p.m. start. North Dakota State leads the series with Air Force 3-1. The last time the two teams squared off was on Feb. 14, 2004 when the Bison blanked Air Force 42-0. This marks the last time NDSU has shutout an opponent. Wyoming leads the all-time series with the Bison 3-2. North Dakota State has taken the last two matches including last year's dual with the Bison squeaking out a 22-21 victory on Feb. 19, 2005. SCOUTING AIR FORCE: The Falcons come into Friday's dual with a 2-2 record on the season defeating Colorado School of Mines and Portland State. Air Force's defeats were to Division II schools, Adams State and Western State. Air Force has three returning starters who qualified for the NCAA Championships one year ago. They are led by senior Brenden McLean at 197 pounds. McLean is 6-1 on the year and ranked No. 17 according to the latest NWCA/InterMat Division I Coaches' Poll. Sophomore 141-pounder Jake Kriegbaum, also a 2005 NCAA qualifier, leads Air Force in wins with 24. The other NCAA qualifier, 133-pound senior Brandon Strong, is 9-3 on the season. Senior Zane Hershey is coming into the dual hot as he took home the 184-pound crown at the Colorado Collegiates on Saturday, Jan. 21. The Falcons are coached by Wayne Baughman. Baughman is in his 25th year with the program and has a career record of 175-111-5. He was also the head wrestling coach for the U.S. Olympic Team in 1976 and 1980. SCOUTING WYOMING: Wyoming is 3-5 for the year going into Friday's dual with South Dakota State. The Cowboys have victories over Portland State, Oregon and Western Wyoming and one of their losses was to No. 5 Nebraska back in late November. Senior heavyweight Dusty Hoffschneider, junior Gary Dack at 165 pounds and sophomore 157-pounder Dan Clum all return to the Cowboy lineup this year after qualifying for the NCAA championships in 2005. Head coach Steve Suder leads the charge for Wyoming. Suder is in his 17th year and during his tenure he has led the Cowboys to two Western Athletic Conference championships and has led 60 Wyoming wrestlers to the NCAA championships. BISON DOMINATE PORTLAND STATE 37-6: North Dakota State picked up its second consecutive win in dominating fashion by beating Portland State 37-6 in front of a crowd of 655 at the Bison Sports Arena on Friday, January 20. NDSU won eight of ten bouts which included three pins and four major decisions. The 37 team points is the most the Bison have scored on an opponent since February 15, 2004 when the Bison defeated Northern Colorado 37-3. The match began at 157 pounds with NDSU redshirt freshman Adam Aho winning his third consecutive match of the season by defeating Shane Evenhus 13-5. Aho improved his record to 6-4 overall, 3-2 in dual matches. At 165 pounds, Zach Molitor picked up his first career dual match victory for the Bison and 10th win of the season defeating Chris Feist in a close 7-5 battle. Portland State picked up their first win of the night at 174 pounds when senior Kalivas Karras defeated Matt Hermann in a 3-2 decision. NDSU (2-3) came storming back with pins from Matt Wetterling at 184 pounds and Jacob Bryce at 197 pounds, giving the Bison a 19-3 lead. Wetterling's pin was his team-leading 14th of the year and his 19th win of the season. The victory for Bryce was his first career dual victory and also his first pin of the season. Mike Maresh continued the winning ways for the Bison defeating Steve Fittinger 13-4. Maresh is now perfect in his first four bouts of his career. At 125 pounds, Mike Meger matched Maresh with four points of his own, defeating Bricen Yakabe 12-5. Eric Sanders picked up his second pin and ninth win of the year at 133 pounds, sticking Kip Watson in 2:17. David Cunningham also picked up bonus points for North Dakota State defeating Tony Kubec 14-2. Cunningham's win was his 12th of the year. Adam Duryee of Portland State and Gabe Mooney ended the match with an action-packed bout with Duryee coming out on top 6-5. NATIONAL RANKINGS: Several potential Bison dual-meet opponents are ranked nationally according to the January 17th USA Today/NWCA NCAA Division I Coaches' Poll. The Bison lost to No. 25 Penn 38-3 on Jan. 13 at the Virginia Duals and will travel to No. 23 Northern Illinois on February 12 and No. 24 Northern Iowa on February 18. Several individual wrestlers NDSU will face are also nationally ranked. Northern Illinois has five, American University has three and Air Force, Northern Iowa and Northern Colorado each have one individual nationally ranked. The Bison will host Air Force on January 27 and American University on February 20. MINNESOTA BORN: All 10 of NDSU's wrestlers in the Bison starting lineup are from Minnesota. Collectively, they won 12 Minnesota state championships in their high school careers and also have a combined 188 wins to go along with a .603 winning percentage while competing for North Dakota State. NORTH DAKOTA STATE SIGNS EVAN HACKER: Evan Hacker of Canby (Minn.) High School signed a National Letter of Intent to wrestle and continue his education at North Dakota State University during the November early signing period. Hacker, who went 40-3 last season as a junior, is the defending Class A Minnesota state heavyweight champion. Hacker was also selected to the all-state academic wrestling team and was an all-conference academic offensive lineman for Canby's football team as well as a member of the Minnesota Junior National Wrestling Team. LAST YEAR OF RECLASSIFICATION: The Bison are still without a conference affiliation, but NDSU is looking ahead to 2006-07 when its NCAA tournament eligibility begins, thanks to an NCAA ruling in September 2004 that North Dakota State could reclassify its wrestling and volleyball teams to Division I in three years instead of five. NDSU is on track to reclassify in all sports by 2008-09. MEET THE BISON: MIKE MEGER (125): Meger enters his second year as the 125-pounder for North Dakota State and is 5-6 on the year. The sophomore is on a roll, winning his last three dual matches, two of them by major decisions. ERIC SANDERS (133): After redshirting last season, Sanders returns to the Bison lineup. The sophomore started off the 2005-06 season hot, winning seven of his first eight matches and placing second at the Daktronics and Bison Opens. Sanders is coming off his ninth win and second pin of the year, pinning Kip Watson of Portland State. DAVID CUNNINGHAM (141): Cunningham begins his first year of action for North Dakota State after redshirting in 2004-05. Cunningham is one of six wrestlers in the starting lineup to have double-digit victories (12) and is 2-0 in home duals this season. GABE MOONEY (149): Mooney is currently second on the team in victories with 17 and has placed in three of the four tournaments he competed in which includes a championship at the Daktronics Open in Brookings, S.D. The redshirt freshman picked up his first career dual-match victory on Jan. 13 at the Virginia Duals defeating Billy Bullwinkel of The Citadel 7-2. ADAM AHO (157): Aho is 6-4 on the year and has been hampered by injuries this season. The redshirt freshman has been wrestling well of late, winning three of his last four matches. ZACH MOLITOR (165): Molitor is the starter for North Dakota State this year at 165 pounds as a true freshman. The freshman picked up his 10th win and first career dual victory last weekend against Portland State, defeating Chris Feist 7-5. MATT HERMANN (174): Team captain Matt Hermann also has been slowed by injuries this season and is 3-5 on the year. The junior leads the team with 58 career victories and defeated Mike Grogan of Virginia 5-4 at the Virginia Duals. MATT WETTERLING (184): Wetterling currently leads the team in wins (19), pins (14) and fastest pin (0:37) this season. The sophomore has won his last two matches by pin, coming against The Citadel and Portland State. JACOB BRYCE (197): Bryce is currently 12-8 and picked up his first career dual victory and pin last Friday against Portland State defeating Jake Schneider. Bryce also placed runner-up this year at the Daktronics and Bison Opens and had a fifth-place showing at the Northern Iowa Open. MIKE MARESH (Hwt.): Maresh made his North Dakota State wrestling debut at the Virginia Duals on January 13 with outstanding results. Maresh was the only Bison who went 3-0 at the tournament and also won his first home dual of his career, defeating Steve Fittinger of Portland State. Maresh will look to continue the trend against Air Force and Wyoming this weekend.

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- United States Marine Corps Major and former Buckeye wrestler Ramon J. Mendoza will posthumously receive the Purple Heart before Ohio State's home wrestling dual meet against Minnesota at 7:15 p.m. Friday at St. John Arena. Mendoza, who was promoted to the rank of Major Oct. 1, 2005, died of wounds sustained during Operation Steel Curtain Nov. 14, 2005 in New Ubaydi, Iraq, while acting as commanding officer of Echo Company, 2nd Battalion 1st Marine Regiment. Mendoza's wife, Karen, will accept the Purple Heart in Mendoza's name and numerous family members and friends of Mendoza are expected to attend. "We are proud to be able to honor Ray," Russ Hellickson, wrestling head coach, said. "We are looking forward to sharing this ceremony with all of his family. He certainly earned it." Mendoza, a native of Blairstown, N.J., lettered for the Buckeyes in 1992 and '93 and was the Big Ten runner-up at heavyweight in 1993. At 6:10 p.m. Friday, a video presentation of Mendoza will run continuously in the northeast corner of the floor of St. John Arena until the ceremony at 7 p.m. Before every home dual meet, Ohio State honors Mendoza with a pre-match moment of silence and a color guard observance. Also, in memory of Mendoza, who joined the Marine Corps in 1995, the Buckeyes wear a patch on their singlets that bears Mendoza's first name. In addition to his wife, Mendoza, 37, also is survived by daughter, Kiana, 12, and son Aleksandr, 8, as well as his brothers, Niola and Jermaine Mendoza. In memory of her husband, Karen has initiated the Ray Mendoza Blair Wrestling Scholarship fund. The educational fund will provide financial contribution to a student-athlete attending Blair Academy. Following his graduation from John Adams High School in 1986, Mendoza studied at Blair Academy in Blairstown, N.J., for one year of postgraduate studies.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wrestling team opens Southern Conference competition Tuesday as it travels to Charleston, S.C., for a match with The Citadel. The dual begins at 7:30 p.m. at McAlister Field House. The Mocs, 9-6-1 and ranked 25th nationally by one national wrestling service, defeated the Bulldogs 29-7 last year in the meeting between the two squads. In the dual, UTC won at each weight class except 157 pounds and 285 pounds. UTC Head Coach Joe Seay sends two former SoCon champions and three former NCAA Qualifiers to the mat with his lineup. The Mocs are led by local product and Nebraska transfer Matt Keller at 133 pounds. Keller is 27-7 overall and ranked as high as No. 7 in the national polls. He is a four-time SoCon Wrestler of the Week and competed for the Cornhuskers in last year's NCAA Championships. Michael Keefe and John Davis earned automatic bids to the NCAAs as SoCon champions last year at 141 and 184 pounds respectively. Keller, Keefe and Davis are joined in the lineup by Javier Maldonado at 125, Virginia transfer Aaron Martin at 149, Jake Yost at 157, Daniel Peterson at 165, T.J. Sayers at 174, Lloyd Rogers at 197 and Israel Silva at 285. "We have wrestled an extremely tough schedule this year, and it has gotten us ready for our Southern Conference schedule," Seay said. "Although this is my first year here, I know a lot about The Citadel program. They will be ready for us. It should be a great battle between both teams." The Bulldogs, 4-6 overall, are also facing their first SoCon opponent. The Citadel is coming off a 1-1 weekend where the Bulldogs lost to nationally-ranked Pennsylvania 43-0 but defeated North Carolina 33-9. Internet users will be able to listen to a live broadcast of the match by visiting TakeDownRadio.com.

Fresh off winning the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals, the Dana College Vikings faced another weekend of intense wrestling. Dana hosted No. 7 Missouri Valley Friday night and then traveled to Northwestern College for the Red Raider Invitational on Saturday Missouri Valley came to Gardner Hawks Center almost exactly one week after they squared off with Dana in the semi-finals of the national duals. Dana won that dual by a score of 19-15 to advance to the finals. Friday night's dual was highly anticipated and with a capacity crowd for the annual "Pack the House Night", the 2006 National Duals Champions once again defeated Missouri Valley, but this time by a run-away score of 32-6. Dana only dropped two matches to Missouri Valley. Senior Trent Leichleiter (Harvard, Neb.) avenged his only loss at the national duals by defeating Chad Jennings by a score of 10-4. Craig Trampe, Willie Parks and Blair Alderman scored bonus points for the Vikings. Alderman was the only wrestler with a pin in the dual. Trampe and Parks both won by major decision. At 133 pounds Dana's Sonny Silva (Kimberly, Idaho) scored a key victory 8-7 over Mo Valley's Garrett Harding. Scott Taylor took MVC's No. 1 ranked Darion Terry into overtime. Terry scored a takedown in sudden death to defeat Taylor 5-3 at 157 pounds. With the win over Missouri Valley, Dana has improved their record to 11-1-1 which ties the school record for most wins in a season. The Vikings still have six duals left which gives this year's squad a chance to set more records. After defeating Missouri Valley for the second time this season, Coach Costanzo and the Vikings traveled to Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa for the annual Red Raider Invitational. The Vikings are the defending champions of the invitational, but had a tall order in front of them. Standing in their way would be the nine-time and defending NCAA Division III National Champions, Augsburg College. Augsburg, ranked No. 2 in Division III and fresh off a runner-up finish at the Division III National Duals came to wrestle. The Auggies defeated Dana in 2005 in a dual by winning 9 of 10 matches. This would be Dana's day though as Augsburg finished the tournament in second place behind Dana by a team score of 162 to 146.5. Viking wrestlers Marshall Marquardt (Altoona, Iowa) and Willie Parks (Garden Grove, Calif.) won championships Saturday.. Marquardt won five straight matches, including 2 pins, to claim the title at 174 pounds. He was also named the tournament's outstanding wrestler. Parks recorded a tech-fall and three major decisions on his way to the championship at 184 pounds. Craig Trampe (Ord, Neb.) was the runner-up at 125 pounds. Trampe pinned a Buena Vista wrestler in the semi-finals, but lost 8-2 to Seth Flodeen of Augsburg in the finals. Dana's Terrence Almond (Pelham, Ga.) was also a runner-up. Almond picked up two pins on his way to the finals at 141 pounds. Almond lost 6-5 to Bacone's Bryan Odle in the championship match. Four Vikings took third place in the meet: Jason Lozier (149 Omaha, Neb.), Scott Taylor (157 Arapahoe, Neb.), Trent Leichleiter (165 Harvard, Neb.), and Blair Alderman (197 Spokane, Wash.). Placing fifth was Kyle Frawley (174 Buckley, WA) and Wade Jordan (285 Coulee City, WA). While the Viking varsity was competing at Northwestern, twenty-four other Viking wrestlers were competing at the annual University of Nebraska-Omaha Open (2). Four Vikings placed in the annual open with three individuals making the finals. Burke Barnes (125 Lake Stevens, Wash.), Jimmy Rollins (133 Woodbury, NJ), and Ryan Tuzon (165 Wailuku, Hawaii). Barnes finished second while Rollins and Tuzon both claimed titles. Brett Brandl (133 Madison, Neb.) finished in fourth place. The Vikings have completed tournament action until the GPAC tournament. The Vikings have a string of six dual meets over the next couple of weeks highlighted by a dual with Division II Northern State University and Augustana. Dana College Results 125-Craig Trampe 3-1 2nd 133-Sonny Silva 1-2 141-Terrence Almond 3-1 2nd 149-Jason Lozier 4-1 3rd 157-Scott Taylor 5-1 3rd 165-Trent Leichleiter 3-1 3rd 174-Marshall Marquardt 5-0 1st 174-Kyle Frawley 4-2 5th 184-Willie Parks 4-0 1st 197-Blair Alderman 4-1 3rd Hwt. Wade Jordan 4-2 5th Team Standings 1 Dana 162 2 Augsburg 146.5 3 Waldorf 74 4 Wartburg 63 5 Nortwestern 62 5 Bacone 62 Dana College 32, Missouri Valley College 6 125-Craig Trampe DC maj. dec. Brandon Nice MVC 13-2 133-Sonny Silva DC dec. Garrett Harding MVC 8-7 141-Terrence Almond win by forfeit 149-Jason Lozier DC dec. Sergio Matos MVC 5-2 157-Darion Terry MVC dec. Scott Taylor DC 5-3 OT 165-Trent Leichleiter DC dec. Chad Jennings MVC 10-4 174-Kyle Frawley DC dec. Jake Oberfoell MVC 11-8 184-Willie Parks DC maj. maj. dec. Josh Hohnston MVC 15-4 197-Blair Alderman DC winner by fall Seth Theriot 4:24 Hwt. Christ Johnson MVC dec. Wade Jordan DC 4-2

CORVALLIS, Ore. -- Oregon State's wrestling schedule for this weekend's home meets has undergone some changes. The Beavers wrap up their home schedule this Friday and Saturday. OSU (7-2-1 overall, 4-1 Pacific-10) will wrestle a Pac-10 dual against Cal State-Bakersfield (3-4, 2-2) on Friday at 7 p.m. in the Truax Indoor Center, located just across the Prothro Field football practice area from Gill Coliseum. On Saturday, Oregon State will wrestle a pair of non-conference duals, meeting Fresno State (3-5) at 2 p.m. in the Truax Indoor Center and Northern Colorado (3-2) at 7 p.m. in Gill Coliseum. Originally, all three meets had been scheduled for the Truax Indoor Center.

TEMPE, Ariz. -- Needing a win in the final bout of the day, Cain Velasquez again came through for the No. 13 Arizona State University wrestling team as his technical fall victory pushed the Sun Devils past visiting Oregon, 23-21, Sunday night inside Wells Fargo Arena. The win helped the Sun Devils improve to 9-6 overall this season and 4-0 in the Pac-10 Conference. Although the Sun Devils won their 12th conference dual in a row, it did not come easy as the Ducks (5-3, 2-3 Pac-10) took five bouts against the Sun Devils and forced the hosts to have to come back from a six point deficit with two bouts remaining. ASU, the top-ranked team in the conference, picked up two wins by fall, two by decision and one by technical fall while UO, the sixth-ranked team in the Pac-10, scored three wins by decision, one by major decision and one by technical fall. No. 7 Jeremy Mendoza (Sr., Temecula, Calif.) opened up the dual with six team points, although it was not easy. Despite being taken down by Beau Malia twice and gave up two near fall points, Mendoza stayed tough and eventually took Malia down to his back and pinned him at 4:07. But the Ducks responded back with a fall of their own as Ryan Dunn pinned Adam Hickey (So., Mayfield, Ohio) at 6:30. UO then took their first lead of the match as Skyler Woods picked up a technical fall over Elias Johnson (Jr., Manson, Iowa) with a 22-7 score. Trailing 11-6, ASU struck back with Pat Payne (So., Poway, Calif.) fighting for an 11-5 win to cut the deficit to two points (11-9). The Sun Devils reclaimed the lead at 157 as No. 8 Brian Stith (Jr., Hampton, Va.) pinned Jeremy McLaughlin in 4:39, pushing the host's advantage to 15-11. In the most exciting bout of the evening, No. 6 Joey Bracamonte slipped past No. 12 Patrick Pitsch (So., Spanaway, Wash.) at 165 with a 7-6 decision. After Bracamonte jumped out to an early lead, Pitsch continued to wrestle aggressively and eventually took a 6-4 lead with under 10 seconds remaining in the bout. But, with eight seconds showing on the clock, Bracamonte scored a takedown to tie the match at six and then took the victory with the riding time point for a 7-6 win. UO followed that win with two more in a row as Chet McBee defeated Alex Pavlenko (Fr., Mesa, Ariz.) at 174, 3-2, to take a 17-15 team lead before No. 11 Shane Webster scored a 14-4 major decision over No. 8 C.B. Dollaway (Sr., Mt. Gilead, Ohio) at 184 for a 21-15 team lead. Needing a victory, No. 10 Ryan Bader (Sr., Reno, Nev.) picked up a 6-1 decision victory to cut the deficit to three points (21-18) and bringing Velasquez (Sr., Yuma, Ariz.) to the mat. Velasquez dominated Chris Dearmon for the 22-7 techincal fall that added five points to the team's total for a 23-21 win. Velasquez secured the team win for the Sun Devils for the fourth time this season and the third time in the last two weekends. The first instance came at home against UC Davis with the Sun Devils leading, 20-18, before Velasquez' techincal fall won the dual, 25-18. Last weekend at the NWCA National Duals, he won both of his bouts against Missouri to seal two more wins. In the first dual, ASU trailed, 21-18, before Velasquez pinned his foe for a 24-21 team victory. The very next day, ASU trailed, 21-15, before he again pinned his opponent to force a tie at 21. The Sun Devils won the dual on tie-breaking criteria to finish seventh in the tournament. Arizona State returns to the road for a trio of conference duals next weekend as the Sun Devils face No. 20 Cal Poly at 7 p.m. Friday night in San Luis Obispo before wrestling Cal State Bakersfield and Cal State Fullerton on Sunday at noon in Bakersfield and 6 p.m. in Fullerton, respectively. No. 13 Arizona State defeats Oregon, 23-21 125 - #7 Jeremy Mendoza (A) pins Beau Malia, 4:07 133 - Ryan Dunn (O) pins Adam Hickey, 6:30 141 - Skyler Woods tech fall Elias Johnson, 22-7 149 - Pat Payne (A) dec. Stewart Bogart, 11-5 157 - #8 Brian Stith (A) pins Jeremy McLaughlin, 4:39 165 - #6 Joey Bracamonte (O) dec. #12 Patrick Pitsch, 7-6 174 - Chet McBee (O) dec. Alex Pavlenko, 3-2 184 - #11 Shane Webster (O) majors #8 C.B. Dollaway, 14-4 197 - #10 Ryan Bader (A) dec. Shaun Dee, 6-1 285 - #4 Cain Velasquez (A) techs Chris Dearmon, 19-3

WASHINGTON -- The American University wrestling team's three ranked wrestlers won by fall and freshman Jordan Lipp ( Beachwood, Oh./Beachwood) took a close decision victory, but it was not enough to overcome an early 15-0 deficit as the Eagles fell 29-21 to No. 3 Nebraska in Lincoln, Neb. Saturday night. "The reason we wrestle against a team like Nebraska is so we can get ready for the end of the year," head coach Mark Cody said. "Regardless of the outcome it's definitely a step forward. My guys fought hard." The Eagles fell behind early in the match, losing the first three bouts, two by fall. In his first match of the year, 141 pounder Jordan Zipkin (Hewlett Harbor, N.Y./Lynbrooke) was pinned by No. 18 Dominick Moyer in the first period. Senior Tom Kniezewski (Boyertown, Pa./Boyertown) next dropped a 12-6 decision at 149 and Rudy Rueda (Waldorf, Md./DeMatha) got as close as 5-3 in the third period before getting pinned with just 17 seconds left. "On paper, we felt that we were going to win those two [the Kniezewski and Rueda matches]," Cody said. The Eagles were down 15-0 with Muzaffar Abdurakhmanov (Tashkent, Uzbekistan) up. The undefeated No. 4 ranked 165 pound wrestler was due to face the Huskers' Marc Harwood who's ranked No. 16 in the country. Instead, Abdurakhmanov wrestled David Ingalls and ran to a 12-4 lead before pinning him at the 3:58 mark for the Eagles' first victory. The returning EIWA champion at 157 is now 15-0 in the 2005-06 season. At 174 Dwayne Hash-Barberis (Scotia, N.Y./Scotia Glenville) was faced with the unenviable task of taking on returning All-American No. 3 Jacob Klein who proved his ability by way of an 18-2 tech fall at the 3:49 mark. In the most anticipated matchup of the night, No. 3 Josh Glenn (Johnson City, N.Y./Johnson City) took on up-and-coming No. 10 Vince Jones at 184. The Huskers' Jones had recently defeated the No. 2 184 pounder in the country and won all four of his matches at the National Duals Tournament. Glenn stepped on the mat with a 20-1 record with 14 pins and left it 21-1 with 15 pins, putting the Nebraska freshman on his back at the 1:17 mark after leading at 4-2. After Tyler Flatt (Albany, N.Y./Blair Academy) was pinned by No. 3 B.J. Padden at 197 and the score was 26-12, No. 14 Adam LoPiccolo (Glen Rock, Pa./Glen Rock) stepped in with No. 18 John May. LoPiccolo struggled with May early in the first, but battled back with an escape and a takedown in the second for a 5-4 lead before pinning May at the 4:07 mark. "He got a very slow start," Cody said of the LoPiccolo's match. "He cannot get a slow start like that if he's going to win a big match. He has to come out ready to go and be confident in his attack." Omaha native Matt Morkel (Omaha, Neb./Skutt) was up next against No. 9 Paul Donahoe and fought him to down 2-1 after the first. Donahoe ran up a 5-1 lead over the next two periods and a Morkel escape at 1:45 left the score at 5-2 where it would remain to the end. With the loss, Morkel is 8-4 on the year. Though the dual was out of reach at 29-18, Lipp wrestled, in Cody's words, his best match of the season to take a 2-1 win over Patrick Aleksanyan. The match was tied at 1-1 when Aleksanyan was called for a second stalling warning and Lipp was awarded a penalty point. The freshman has won all five of his matches since the end of the first semester. "The reason we felt we had a good chance is because on paper we matched up with them where they were tough," Cody explained. "In the end, we're a couple breaks away from winning the dual." American hits the match next against Sacred Heart in their first home dual of the year at 2 p.m. on Sunday Jan. 29. ** Please note the finalized schedule for Sunday's dual is at 2 p.m. #5 Nebraska 29, American 21 141-#18 Dominick Moyer (NU) by fall over Jordan Zipkin (AU), 1:27 149-Ryan Davis (NU) by dec. over Tom Kniezewski (AU), 12-6 157-#16 Chris Oliver (NU) by fall over Rudy Rueda (AU), 6:43 165-#4 Muzzaffar Abdurakhmanov (AU) by fall over David Ingalls (NU), 3:58 174-#3 Jacob Klein (NU) by tech. fall over Dwayne Hash (AU), 18-2; 3:49 184-#5 Josh Glenn (AU) by fall over #10 Vince Jones (NU), 1:17 197-#5 B.J. Padden (NU) by fall over Tyler Flatt (AU), 3:48 HWT-#15 Adam LoPiccolo (AU) by fall over Jon May (NU), 4:07 125-#9 Paul Donahoe (AU) by dec. over Matt Morkel (AU), 5-2 133-Jordan Lipp (AU) by dec. over Patrick Aleksanyan (NU), 2-1

ITHACA, N.Y. -- In front of a record-setting crowd of 4,425, the Big Red wrestling team staked its claim as the top squad in the EIWA and a player in the national picture with a 19-14 victory over Lehigh on Sunday afternoon. Held in Newman Arena to accommodate the large crowd, the win capped an eventful weekend as Cornell's six national champion wrestlers - David Auble '60, Frank Bettucci '53, Donald Dickason '53, David Hirsch '94, Travis Lee '05 and Glenn Stafford '30 - were inducted into the Hall of Distinguished Wrestling Alumni. The Big Red is now 3-4 in dual meets and Lehigh falls to 8-5-1. It was Cornell's first victory over Lehigh in its last five tries, dating back to the 1996-97 season. The match started at 125 where Cornell freshman Troy Nickerson faced Matt Fisk. Nickerson, 20-1 on the year and ranked No. 5, recorded a pair of takedowns in the final minute of the first period to go up 4-1. Nickerson got another takedown late in the second, going up 6-1 and looking for a major decision. After Nickerson let Fisk escape to start the third, a penalty point was awarded to Nickerson for Fisk's stalling, and the Cornell freshman followed that up with a takedown with 18 seconds remaining in the period. With 1:52 of riding time, the final score was 10-2, giving Nickerson the major decision. Senior Mike Mormile (No. 13) was up next in the 133 pound bout where he took on John Stout. Like Nickerson, Mormile got two takedowns in the first and began the second up 4-1. The second started off with Stout being let free after choosing down. Thirteen seconds later Mormile scored his third takedown of the match followed by a quick Stout escape. The second finished with another Mormile takedown and Stout escape. There was no scoring in the third and Mormile finished the bout with nearly three minutes of riding time to take the 9-4 decision. In the 141 pound match, Nick Bridge took to the mat against No. 3 Cory Cooperman. Cooperman dominated the first, getting two takedowns and six near fall points to jump out to an early 10-1 lead. Bridge scored a three-point near fall to open the second but Cooperman escaped and followed up with a takedown with 39 seconds to go in the second. Cooperman got a takedown and another near fall plus the riding time point to win the match by technical fall, 19-3. Cooperman's win brought Lehigh within two points in the team score, 7-5. Cornell faced another top-20 wrestler at 149 pounds in Lehigh's No. 15 Matt Ciasulli. Junior Keith Dickey got the starting nod for the Big Red. After a Ciasulli takedown in the first period, the Lehigh junior also scored a reversal in the second to take a 4-0 lead. Dickey escaped to start the third and scored a takedown with a minute to go to make it a one-point match, but Ciasulli escaped and, after a penalty point and the riding time point, held on for a 7-3 decision. Ciasulli's victory gave Lehigh its first lead, 8-7. Trailing for the first time on the afternoon, the Big Red sent senior Dustin Manotti, ranked No. 4, to the mat for the 157 pound match against No. 10 Derek Zinck. The first period was slow-paced, but Manotti scored a takedown with a minute to go and finished the first up 2-1. The only scoring in the second period was a penalty point awarded to Zinck after the referee called Manotti for stalling. Tied heading into the third, Manotti chose down and escaped quickly, getting to his feet where he would eventually take Zinck down one more time. With 2:14 of riding time, Manotti took a 6-2 win and regained the lead for the Big Red, 10-8. Sophomore Steve Anceravage, ranked No. 13, kept the Big Red on the winning track against Dave Nakasone. With a considerable height advantage, Anceravage took Nakasone down two minutes into the first period but the period ended tied at 2-2 after Nakasone got two points on a reversal as time was winding down. Anceravage got three points in the second after an escape and a takedown to go up 5-2. Nakasone wouldn't give in and, after choosing down to start the period, he escaped to pull to within two points. He then scored a takedown with 17 seconds left in the match to tie it up at 5-5 as time ran out. However, Anceravage had accrued 1:43 of riding time and took the win, 6-5. Senior Dan Miracola, who has spent time at 184 pounds this season while teammate Joe Mazzurco was out with an injury, took on No. 19 Travis Frick. Miracola entered the third down 5-1 and pulled to within three points with an escape. Frick was able to hold off Miracola's shots for the 5-2 win, getting the Mountain Hawks to within two points, 13-11. Cornell took control of the match in the next two bouts as senior Joe Mazzurco and Jerry Rinaldi each picked up decisions at 184 and 197 pounds, respectively. Mazzurco, ranked No. 7, went down 1-0 early in the second after Lehigh's David Helfrich chose down and escaped 10 seconds into the period. Mazzurco took the lead with a takedown with one minute remaining in the second period. The Cornell senior chose down to start the third and got the escape point to go up 3-1. Neither wrestler could score the rest of the way and with the riding time point Mazzurco took the 4-1 win. At 197 pounds, No. 8 Rinaldi faced a tough test in No. 16 Matt Cassidy. After no scoring in the first period, Rinaldi escaped to start the second and scored a takedown with 10 seconds to go in the period. Cassidy was able to escape before the period ended, making the score 3-1 heading into the third. Cassidy chose down to start the final period and was able to escape 30 seconds in. With Rinaldi and Cassidy on their feet, Rinaldi was able to hang on for the final 1:30 for the 3-2 win. Rinaldi's win gave the Big Red a 19-11 lead, cementing the victory for Cornell. In the final bout of the afternoon, sophomore Zach Hammond faced Paul Weibel. The first period ended with a flurry of action at the edge of the circle but neither wrestler could score. Weibel went up 3-0 after an escape and a takedown in the second period. Hammond was able to record an escape in the third but no more, as Weibel won 3-1, making the final score 19-14 in favor of the Big Red. The Big Red will have a week off before hosting Columbia at the Friedman Wrestling Center on Saturday, Feb. 4, at 1 p.m. No. 5 Troy Nickerson (Cornell) def. Matt Fisk (Lehigh), 10-2 (md); C: 4 L: 0 No. 13 Mike Mormile (Cornell) def. John Stout (Lehigh), 9-4; C: 7 L: 0 No. 3 Cory Cooperman (Lehigh) def. Nick Bridge (Cornell), TF: 19-3; C: 7 L: 5 No. 15 Matt Ciasulli (Lehigh) def. Keith Dickey (Cornell), 7-3; C: 7 L: 8 No. 4 Dustin Manotti (Cornell) def. No. 10 Derek Zinck (Lehigh), 6-2; C: 10 L: 8 No. 13 Steve Anceravage (Cornell) def. Dave Nakasone (Lehigh), 6-4; C: 13 L: 8 No. 19 Travis Frick (Lehigh) def. Dan Miracola (Cornell), 5-2; C: 13 L: 11 No. 7 Joe Mazzurco (Cornell) def. David Helfrich (Lehigh), 4-1; C: 16 L: 11 No. 8 Jerry Rinaldi (Cornell) def. No. 16 Matt Cassidy (Lehigh), 3-2; C: 19 L: 11 Paul Weibel (Lehigh) def. Zach Hammond (Cornell), 3-1; C: 19 L: 14

BOISE, Ida. -- Oregon State earned a pin and two major decisions in the first three matches Sunday afternoon, starting the Beavers on their way to a 25-10 win over Boise State in Pacific-10 wrestling at Bronco Gym. OSU 133-pounder Bobby Pfennigs recorded the fall, with 125-pounder Eric Stevenson and 141-pounder Kyle Larson the majors for the Beavers (6-2-1 overall, 4-1 Pac-10), who won for the fifth time in their last six duals. Oregon State 197-pounder Dan Pitsch earned an upset of 12th-ranked Casey Phelps of Boise State (6-4, 2-3) and Ty Watterson, OSU's heavyweight who is ranked 17th nationally, took a 2-1 decision over the Broncos' Andy Patrick. Both teams were without nationally ranked wrestlers, as Beaver 157-pounder Tony Hook and BSU 133-pounder Scott Jorgensen were out of the lineup. The Beavers return home next weekend for their final three home duals of the season, all to be wrestled in the Merritt Truax Indoor Center. Oregon State wrestles Cal State-Bakersfield on Friday at 7 p.m. in a Pac-10 meet, then on Saturday OSU takes on Northern Colorado at 2 p.m. and Fresno State at 7 p.m. On Sunday, the strong start by the Beaver lightweights gave OSU a 13-0 lead. "Those first three guys did exactly what they're supposed to do - they went out and got it started," OSU head coach Joe Wells said. "They got everybody fired up … At Arizona State (in a loss on Friday night), we were close on some opportunities; today, we were attempting more and executing better. "It's always a team issue, because once you get some momentum built up, it's hard for the other team to take that back … We wrestled with some courage, we went out and scored points." After his 9-1 major decision over Cory Fish, Stevenson is now 21-7 with four pins this season, one ahead of Watterson for the team lead in victories. Stevenson has won 14 of his last 18 matches with all four pins in that stretch. Pfennigs, who just returned to OSU's lineup on Friday after being out with an injury since early December, flattened BSU's Jeremy Baker in 5:18. Larson then beat Jordan Brock 15-5 for his seventh straight win and his 12th in his last 13 matches; he's now 17-4 with three pins this winter. OSU 174-pounder Jeremy Larson, ranked No. 1 in the Pac-10, took an 8-3 decision over Ben Gilliland for his eighth win in a row. The larger Larson is 18-8 this season, having won 12 of his last 14 matches. Wells had thought the dual could come down to the final two matches, and by then the Beavers led 19-10. Pitsch's upset of Phelps - his first win over a nationally ranked wrestler this season - wrapped up the team victory and improved Pitsch to 10-8 this winter. Phelps went into the match ranked second in the Pac-10 while Pitsch was ranked fourth. Watterson then finished things with his victory, a 2-1 decision over Andy Patrick; Watterson is ranked second in the Pac-10 and Patrick fourth. Watterson is 20-7 with a team-high seven pins this season.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- The Indiana wrestling team buried Purdue, 24-13, in a fierce intrastate dual on Jan. 22 in West Lafayette, Ind. In the win, senior Joe Dubuque claimed his 100th career victory with a 10-3 decision over Brandon Tucker (PU). Dubuque became the 12th Hoosier to accomplish the feat during their IU career. Indiana improved to 11-0 and 2-0 in Big Ten action, while Purdue fell to 8-5 and 0-2 in conference contests. Indiana's 11-0 start to the season is the best start since the 1995-96 season when it opened with 12 wins. The longest win streak for a Hoosier squad is 14, set during the 1989-89 season when it finished undefeated at 14-0 and 6-0 in Big Ten action. The 1989 Hoosiers also finished eighth at the NCAA Championships that year. Defending national champion Dubuque got the Hoosiers on the board with his decision over Tucker at 125 pounds. Top-ranked Dubuque moved to 14-0 and 2-0 in Big Ten action with the victory. At 133 pounds, redshirt freshman Andrae Hernandez (IU) defeated sixth-ranked Chris Fleeger (PU) by default. Hernandez, who improved to 21-5 and 2-0 in Big Ten matches, suffered an injury during the contest due to an illegal move from Fleeger. The win gave Indiana a 9-0 lead. Purdue rallied to tie the affair at nine with back-to-back wins over IU's senior Nick Spatola (8-10, 0-2 Big Ten) and junior Matt Cooper (11-5, 0-1 Big Ten) at 141 and 149 pounds, respectively. Sophomore All-American Brandon Becker gave IU back the lead at 12-9 with a 7-1 decision over Jake Murphy (PU) at 157 pounds. Becker, ranked seventh in the nation, improved to 16-3 and 2-0 in Big Ten matches. Indiana sophomores Max Dean (21-6, 2-0 Big Ten) and Marc Bennett (12-8, 2-0 Big Ten) extended the IU lead to 18-9 with wins at both the 165- and 174-pound divisions, respectively. Dean surpassed Purdue's Dan Bedoy by a 10-8 decision in overtime, while Bennett topped Nick Corpe (PU) in a 4-3 decision. The Boilermakers then claimed their final points of the day with an 11-6 decision by fourth-ranked Ben Wissel over Indiana's Justin Curran (20-6, 1-1 Big Ten) at 184 pounds. At 197 pounds, senior Brady Richardson moved to 21-3 and 2-0 in Big Ten duals with his 11-6 decision over Nathan Moore (PU). Two-time NCAA qualifier Richardson currently stands nine wins away from reaching his 100th career win and is ranked fifth in the nation. Sophomore Dave Herman wrapped up the winning affair with a 4-2 decision over Aaron Keough in the heavyweight division. Herman currently leads the Hoosiers in wins with 23, and stands at 23-7 and 2-0 in Big Ten duals. The Hoosiers continue their Big Ten slate in back-to-back home matches against No. 3 Illinois on Jan. 27, followed by No. 7 Iowa on Jan. 29. IU will face the Illini at University Gym, while it will host the Hawkeyes at Assembly Hall.

EVANSTON, Ill. -- Northwestern's 16th-ranked wrestling team earned a 24-15 win over No. 22 Wisconsin to record its first Big Ten win of the season Sunday at the UW-Field House. The Wildcats fell behind early, but orchestrated a comeback with five-consecutive victories to take the dual. Overall, Northwestern earned wins in six of the 10 weight classes. With the match beginning at 157 lbs., sophomore Greg Hagel (Linwood, N.J./Blair Academy) took the mat for the 'Cats, facing Wisconsin's ninth-ranked Craig Henning. Henning took the lead early on a series of takedown attempts and went on to an 8-0 major decision win. With Northwestern trailing 4-0, No. 18 Will Durkee (Pittsburgh, Pa./Shady Side Academy) faced the Badgers' 19th-ranked Jake Donar at 165 lbs. Donar got on the board first with a takedown early in the first period. Donar increased his lead when he earned a three-point nearfall and a series of takdowns in the second and third periods. Durkee scored a takedown late in the match, but the damage had already been done and Donar took the match 11-2, giving Wisconsin an 8-0 lead heading into the top- four weight classes. No. 2 Jake Herbert took the mat for Northwestern at 174 lbs., needing to get something going for the Wildcats. He did just that. Herbert notched a takedown against Wisconsin's Mike Felling 20 seconds into the match and controlled the action from that point. After entering the second round with a 4-0 lead, Herbert recorded three takedowns, a three-point nearfall, an escape and a penalty point to take earn a technical fall at 4:25, 17-2. Not only did Herbert's win help Northwestern on the scoreboard, but it also swung the momentum in the Wildcats' favor. With Northwestern now only trailing 8-5, Mike Tamillow (Oak Park, Ill./Fenwick) propelled the 'Cats into the lead with a major decision over Wisconsin's Justin Peterson. Tamillow earned a 2-0 lead with a takedown midway through the first period, then tallied a late escape to enter the second period with a 3-0 lead. Tamillow made it 5-0 with a takedown midway through the second round and increased his riding time to 2:02 at the end of the round. Tamillow continued his dominating performance in the third round, earning a takedown and a penalty point after Peterson was called for his second stalling penalty. Tamillow went on to the win the match 9-0. Eleventh-ranked Matt Delguyd (Mayfield Heights, Ohio/Mayfield) looked to increase Northwestern's lead with a win over Wisconsin's 18th-ranked Dallas Herbst. After a scoreless first period, the two traded escapes in the second round to enter the third period with a 1-1 tie. Herbst earned a point on an escape to start the third, but Delguyd came through with a single-leg takedown to regain the lead. Delguyd rode Herbst for the remainder of the match and came out with a 3-2 win, extending the Wildcats' lead to 12-8. After a 15-minute break, ninth-ranked Dustin Fox (Galion, Ohio/Galion) earned a big win over Wisconsin's Kyle Massey. Fox earned two first-period takedowns to take a 4-1 lead into the second round. There, Fox quickly increased his lead to 5-1 on an escape. Massey was then forced to default after suffering an injury. With the win, Fox increased NU's lead to 8-18 heading into the 125-pound weight class. At 125 lbs., senior John Velez (Kings Mills, Ohio/Kings) took a 2-0 lead over Wisconsin's Collin Cudd midway through the first period. Cudd cut the lead to one point when he recorded an escape, but Velez notched a takedown with less than 10 seconds to take a 4-1 lead heading into the second period. Velez earned a takedown and an escape to begin the second period, but Cudd cut the lead to 7-3 with a late takedown of his own. Cudd made it 7-4 with an escape to begin the final round, but Velez outlasted him for an 8-4 win, increasing NU's lead to 21-8. After Daniel Quintela (St. Paul, Minn./Highland Park) suffered an 8-2 setback to Wisconsin's fifth-ranked Tom Clum, Ryan Lang (North Royalton, Ohio/St. Edward) took the mat for the Wildcats at 141 lbs. Lang faced Wisconsin's Ed Gutnik and went to work with an early takedown. Lang entered the second period with a 2-1 lead and increased it to 5-1 on an escape and a takedown. Lang recorded another takedown in the third period and went on to an 8-1 win with riding time, all but sealing the deal for the Wildcats. At 149 lbs., Jimmy Kim (East Peoria, Ill./East Peoria Community) suffered a setback to Wisconsin's fifth-ranked Tyler Turner, but Northwestern had already clinched the dual. "Everybody concentrated on their individual matchups and that obviously led to a much-needed win. Now we can ride that momentum into Michigan next weekend," Northwestern assistant coach Drew Pariano said. With the win, Northwestern improves to 6-3 this season. The 'Cats return to action when they travel to Ann Arbor to face Michigan at 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28. #16 Northwestern 24, #22 Wisconsin 15 157- #9 Craig Henning (UW) MD Greg Hagel (NU) 8-0 (4-0) 165- #19 Jake Donar (UW) MD #18 Will Durkee (NU) 11-2 (8-0) 174- #2 Jake Herbert (NU) TF Mike Felling (UW) 17-2 (8-5) 184- #10 Mike Tamillow (NU) MD Justin Peterson (UW) 9-0 (8-9) 197- #11 Matt Delguyud (NU) dec. #18 Dallas Herbst (UW) 3-2 (8-12) 285- #10 Dustin Fox (NU) Inj. Def. Kyle Massey (UW) (8-18) 125- #8 John Velez (NU) dec. Collin Cudd (UW) 8-4 (8-21) 133- #5 Tom Clum (UW) dec. Daniel Quintela (NU) 8-2 (11-21) 141- #6 Ryan Lang (NU) dec. Ed Gutnik (UW) 8-1 (11-24) 149- Tyler Turner (UW) MD Jimmy Kim (NU) 10-1 (15-24)

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Ohio State wrestling team (5-6-0; 0-1-0 Big Ten) recorded its second-consecutive win Sunday against Virginia Tech by winning eight of 10 match-ups for a 38-10 triumph at Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, Va. The Buckeyes benefited from a pair of forfeits by the Hokies and a crucial sudden victory win by sophomore T.J. Enright at 141 pounds. Earlier in the day, Ohio State beat Virginia, 28-10, at Memorial Gymnasium in Charlottesville, Va. With the Buckeyes and Hokies even at 10-all going into the 141-pound bout, Enright (So., Galloway, Ohio/Westland) was able to snag a 5-3 sudden victory win over No. 14 David Hoffman to help OSU take a 13-10 lead midway through the dual. From that point the Buckeyes never looked back. Prior to Enright's match-up, the Scarlet and Gray had taken a 6-0 advantage in the opening match at 197 because of a Virginia Tech forfeit. However, the Hokies were able to cut into the Buckeye lead at heavyweight when No. 10 Mike Faust beat Josh Bartholomew, (So., Columbus, Ohio/Grandview) 18-9. Up 6-4, OSU's lead became a deficit after the Hokies' Justin Staylor earned his team six points because of a Buckeye forfeit at 125 pounds. Reece Humphrey (Fr., Indianapolis, Ind./Lawrence North) helped Ohio State tie the score when he tallied a 13-1 major decision against Sheridan Moran at 133. With Virginia taking another forfeit at 149, the Buckeyes went up 19-10 and preceded to earn their fifth dual victory of the year. At 157, Steve Sommer (Sr., West Carrollton, Ohio/Dayton Carroll) notched a 14-5 major decision over Dave Kiley and Nathaniel Augustson (Sr., Rio Rancho, N.M./Rio Rancho) recorded a fall against Tucker Michels at the 3:54 mark in the second period at 165. Blake Maurer (Jr., Evansville, Ind./Mater Dei) and Alex Picazo (Jr., Columbus, Ohio/Grandview) completed the Buckeye win, with Maurer scoring a 5-3 decision over Steve Ratley at 174 and Picazo pinning Mark Czarny in 5:57 at 184. Ohio State returns to St. John Arena in Columbus, Ohio, and Big Ten action when it hosts Minnesota Jan. 27 and Illinois Jan. 29. The Buckeyes will meet the Gophers at 7 p.m. and will face the Fighting Illini at 1 p.m. Ohio State 38, Virginia Tech 10 OSU Va. Tech 197 – Corey Morrison (OSU) forfeit (Va. Tech) 6 0 HWT – No. 10 Mike Faust (Va. Tech) mdec. Josh Bartholomew (OSU), 18-9 6 4 125 – Justin Staylor (Va. Tech) forfeit (OSU) 6 10 133 – Reece Humphrey (OSU) mdec. Sheridan Moran (Va. Tech), 13-1 10 10 141 – T.J. Enright (OSU) svdec No. 14 David Hoffman (Va. Tech), 5-3 13 10 149 – No. 8 J Jaggers (OSU) forfeit (Va. Tech) 19 10 157 – Steve Sommer (OSU) mdec. Dave Kiley (Va. Tech), 14-5 23 10 165 – Nathaniel Augustson (OSU) fall Tucker Michels (Va. Tech), 3:54 29 10 174 – Blake Maurer (OSU) dec. Steve Ratley (Va. Tech), 5-3 32 10 184 – Alex Picazo (OSU) fall Mark Czarny (Va. Tech), 5:57 38 10

Eastern Michigan dominated the wrestling Saturday as the Eagles won all of three of their meets at Bowen Field House. EMU defeated Eastern Illinois 33-19 in the opener and came back later to beat Duquesne 37-9 and then Olivet College 21-9. The Eagles were led by senior Captain Chad Roush (157/165), junior Ahmed Joumaa (141/149), and sophomore Tony Lyssiotis (197), who all had 3-0 records for the day. Against Eastern Illinois, EMU jumped out to a quick 12-0 lead when Phillip Plowman pinned Tony Metzger at 133, following a forfeit win by Sean Clair at 125. After the Panthers got on the board at 141, the Eagles responded with three exciting victories. At 149, Ahmed Joumaa came back from an early deficit and pinned Jeff Tharp at 4:31. Freshman Quinn Guernsey took EIU's Chris Smith into overtime and the tie-breaker to win 6-5. Senior Chad Roush then pinned Andy Mangiaguerra in the less than a minute and a half of their match to give EMU an insurmountable 27-3 lead. Eastern dominated Duquesne, winning 8 of the 10 matches en route to a 37-9 victory. The visiting Dukes from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania won two matches in the meddle of the meet at 165 and 174 but the Eagles took all of the rest. At 125, freshman Sean Clair finished his perfect 2-0 day with a second period pin of Jonathan Bittinger. Phillip Plowman also had a 2-0 day with a 9-2 victory over Keith Pavlekovsky at 133. Ahmed Joumaa shut out Brad Cipriani 4-0 at 141. At 149, junior Nick Conklin defeated Dan Pauley 8-1. Captain Chad Roush then completed the string of five Eagles victories with a 10-0 major decision over Cody Midlam to stake Eastern to a 19-0 lead in the meet. After the two losses, redshirt freshman John McClure scored a big throw for a fall in the first period of his match against Mike Buczkowski. That started a string of three straight first period pins for Eastern. At 197 Tony Lyssiotis pinned Tim Frank in 2:08. Freshman Jake Wood then stuck Joe D'Orsie at 1:55 of their heavyweight match to end the rout. The closest match of the day for Eastern came against Division III Olivet (MI) College. The Comets are ranked 11th in the nation in Division III and had earlier in the day knocked off Duquesne by a 22-15 margin. Eastern however won 7 of the 10 matches and posted a 21-9 win for their third victory of the day. No bonus points were scored in any of the matches but the Eagles won the first six bouts. The premiere match up came at 149 where EMU's sophomore Jermaine Thompson, recently ranked 20th in Division I, faced Olivet's Jason Brew, who is currently ranked 6th in the nation in Division III. Thompson had been held out of the earlier matches with an injury but scored three big takedowns on his way to a convincing 8-4 decision over Brew. Earlier redshirt freshman Zach Beck got into the lineup at 125 and defeated Kyle Labrecque 6-5. Freshman Chris Jenkins stepped in at 133 and knocked off Kefentse Mandisi 8-3. At 141, Ahmed Joumaa completed his perfect day with a 5-2 victory over Rob Yahrmarkt. Quinn Guernsey got his second win of the day when he edged Mike Daubenmeyer 6-5. Senior captain Chad Roush then completed the string of EMU victories with a 2-1 win at 157 to give the Eagles an 18-0 lead in the meet. Tony Lyssiotis finished out the Eastern scoring with a 5-1 win over Aaron Stewart at 197 pounds.

FAIRFAX, Virginia -- The Hofstra wrestling team continued its league dominance with three more conference dual match victories on Saturday at the 2006 Colonial Athletic Association Duals at George Mason University Fieldhouse. The Pride defeated Old Dominion 26-15, Drexel University 37-18, and George Mason 33-10 Saturday to boost their conference undefeated streak to 46 matches (45-0-1). In Hofstra's first match on Saturday, against Old Dominion, the Pride continued their trend of the weekend by dropping its first two matches by forfeiting both for an early 12-0 deficit. But fourth-ranked senior Jon Masa at 149 and sophomore Joe Rovelli at 184 each tallied tech fall victories and junior James Strouse posted a major decision at 157 pounds as Hofstra won the next six matches to take a commanding 23-12 lead. Adam Wright of ODU edged Chris Weidman 3-2 at 197 pounds but Pride junior heavyweight Jon Andriac tallied a 1-0 victory over John Dolida to end the match. In the Pride's second match of the day, against Drexel, Hofstra once again forfeited the first two matches at 125 and 133. This time, the Pride captured the next seven matches to erase the 12-0 deficit and take a 37-12 advantage into the final match. After sophomore Charles Griffin won by injury default at 141 and Jon Masa pinned Chris Renninger in 2:54 to tie the match at 12, James Strouse won by decision at 157 and freshman Alton Lucas pinned Scott Hunter in 2:36 at 165. Joe Rovelli would win a major decision at 184 between two forfeit victories by Mike Patrovich at 174 and Chris Weidman at 197. Chris Cowen of Drexel pinned Jon Andriac in 3:30 to close out the match. Hofstra's third match of the day was against host George Mason. Joe Coughlin gave the Patriots the leg up with a 13-4 major decision over Jon Fennell at 125. After the Pride forfeited at 133 to give George Mason a 10-0 lead, Hofstra captured the next eight matches to cruise to victory. Junior John Manarte started the Pride off with a pin of Chris Cartella in 1:48 at 141 pounds. Masa then tallied a tech fall (16-0) over Robert Henry to give the Pride an 11-10 lead. Strouse blanked Mitch Webster 9-0 for a major decision at 157 and Alton Lucas decisioned Tyler Tisdell 5-1 to boost the Pride lead to 18-10. Juniors Chris Vondruska at 174, Chris Weidman at 197 and Jon Andriac at heavyweight each posted decisions and sophomore Joe Rovelli had a forfeit win as the Pride posted its 43rd consecutive conference victory. The event, which was held for the fourth consecutive year at George Mason, featured all eleven CAA teams. Hofstra and Rider, which did not face each other at the CAA Duals, were the only teams to go undefeated in the two-day affair. The Pride posted a 5-0 mark while the Broncs were 4-0-1. Old Dominion was 3-1-1, George Mason was 3-2, Sacred Heart was 2-2, Boston University and Campbell were each 2-3, Drexel was 1-2, Wagner and James Madison were each 1-4, and Binghamton was 0-3. In round three on Saturday, George Mason shut out Wagner, 53-0, Hofstra defeated ODU 26-15, Drexel beat Campbell 36-12 and Rider cruised past Binghamton 43-10. In the most competitive match of the third round, Boston U. built an 18-7 lead against James Madison, and held on for an 18-17 victory despite a furious comeback in the final three weight classes by the Dukes. Round four results include a 27-18 George Mason victory over Boston U., an 18-18 tie between Rider and ODU, as well as victories by both Hofstra and Sacred Heart. Trailing nearly the entire match, Campbell came back to defeat Wagner 22-20 with a major decision by John Fennell over John Cichon (12-3) in the final match of the meet at the heavyweight class. The fifth and final round of the duals included victories by Hofstra over George Mason (33-10), ODU over Boston U. (34-10), Rider over JMU (36-9) and Sacred Heart over Campbell (48-6). Wagner picked up its first CAA victory of the season, pulling out a close one against Binghamton 19-13. The Pride will close out its 2005-06 home schedule at Hofstra Arena this Wednesday, January 25 when they host the Quakers of the University of Pennsylvania at 7 p.m. 2006 CAA DUALS GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY FIELDHOUSE, FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA JANUARY 21, 2006 MEET RESULTS (Rankings based on Amateur Wrestling News/InterMat) ROUND 3 George Mason 53, Wagner 0 (19/21) Hofstra 26, ODU 15 Boston U. 18, JMU 17 Drexel 36, Campbell 12 Rider 43, Binghamton 10 ROUND 4 George Mason 27, Boston U. 18 Rider 18, ODU 18 Sacred Heart 24, JMU 14 Campbell 22, Wagner 20 (19/21) Hofstra 37, Drexel 18 ROUND 5 (19/21) Hofstra 33, George Mason 10 ODU 34, Boston U. 10 Rider 36, JMU 9 Sacred Heart 48, Campbell 6 Wagner 19, Binghamton 13 (19/21) HOFSTRA 26, ODU 15 125 * Bryan LaShomb wins forf., 6-0 ODU 133 * Ryan Williams wins forf., 12-0 ODU 141 * (11/14) Charles Griffin dec. BJ Compton, 7-1, 12-3 ODU 149 * (4/4) Jon Masa tech. fall Jeff Becker, 16-0 (4:24), 12-8 ODU 157 * (--/17) James Strouse maj. dec. Nick Pullano, 15-3, 12-12 165 * (18/--) Chris Vondruska dec. Nelson Gosnell, 3-2, 15-12 Hofstra 174 * (5/5) Mike Patrovich dec. TJ Hansen, 9-3, 18-12 Hofstra 184 * (18/--) Joe Rovelli tech. fall David Mendoza, 18-1, 23-12 Hofstra 197 * (18/--) Adam Wright dec. Chris Weidman, 3-2, 23-15 Hofstra HWT * Jon Andriac dec. John Dolida, 1-0, 26-15 Hofstra (19/21) HOFSTRA 37, DREXEL 18 125 * (--/18) Steve Mytych wins forf., 6-0 Drexel 133 * Zachary Makovsky wins forf., 12-0 Drexel 141 * (11/14) Charles Griffin inj. def. Greg Jensen (1:53), 12-6 Drexel 149 * (4/4) Jon Masa fall Chris Renninger (2:54), 12-12 157 * (--/17) James Strouse dec. (19/--) Ryan Hlushak, 9-7, 15-12 Hofstra 165 * Alton Lucas fall Scott Hunter (2:36), 21-12 Hofstra 174 * (5/5) Mike Patrovich wins forf., 27-12 Hofstra 184 * (18/--) Joe Rovelli maj. dec. Brian Stouffer, 14-0, 31-12 Hofstra 197 * Chris Weidman wins forf., 37-12 Hofstra HWT * Chris Cowen fall Jon Andriac (3:30), 37-18 Hofstra (19/21) HOFSTRA 33, GEORGE MASON 10 125 * Joe Coughlin maj. dec. Jon Fennell, 13-4, 4-0 Mason 133 * Will Powars wins forf., 10-0 Mason 141 * John Manarte fall Chris Cartella (1:48), 10-6 Mason 149 * (4/4) Jon Masa tech. fall Robert Henry, 16-0, 11-10 Hofstra 157 * (--/17) James Strouse maj. dec. Mitch Webster, 9-0, 15-10 Hofstra 165 * Alton Lucas dec. Tyler Tisdell, 5-1, 18-10 Hofstra 174 * (18/--) Chris Vondruska dec. Randy Oates, 8-2, 21-10 Hofstra 184 * (18/--) Joe Rovelli wins forf., 27-10 Hofstra 197 * Chris Weidman dec. Joel Caruso, 6-3, 30-10 Hofstra HWT * Jon Andriac dec. Ryan Kittrick, 7-0, 33-10 Hofstra

DAVIS, Calif. -- The Cal State Bakersfield wrestling team rebounded from a tough loss Friday night with one of its best showings of the year so far, downing UC Davis in a Pac–10 dual 20–19 Saturday night at Hickey Gym in Davis. The Roadrunners picked up big wins from unexpected sources to run their record to 3–4 on the season and 2–2 in the Pac–10. UC Davis, which entered the contest ranked third in the conference, dropped to 3–6 overall and 1–2 in conference. The dual went back and forth, with each team winning five matches. The turning point, however, came just after the midway point as sophomore Brandon Ceremello (Clovis HS) picked a good time for his first pin and second win of the season. Ceremello, who had wrestled tough against a number of the conference's top wrestlers in the last week, finally broke through with a win. With the Roadrunners trailing 12–8 entering the 184–pound match, Ceremello managed to quickly turn Tyler Bernacchi onto his back and record the much–needed pin in just 1:41. The victory gave Bakersfield a 14–12 edge and seemed to turn to the momentum of the match. After Davis opened with a technical fall at 141 pounds, the Roadrunners regained the lead with a pair of major decision victories. Brandon Doyle (Ramona HS) had little trouble with Shawn Haratani at 149 pounds, recording a 14–5 major decision. He was followed by Daniel Atondo (Sunnyvale/Fremont HS), who scored a major decision at 157 pounds, downing Jon Clark by a 17–7 count. The Aggies responded with a pair of wins to jump right back into the lead. At 165 pounds, Brian Busby (San Diego/Scripps Ranch HS) faced off against Frank Richmond in a battle of ranked wrestlers in the Pac–10. Richmond, however, got the better of Busby on the day, recording the 13–7 decision. That was followed by Ken Cook scoring a 13–5 major decision over Garth Wara (Madera HS) at 174 pounds, giving Davis a 12–8 lead. After Ceremello's victory, 197 pounder Colton Nichols (Poway HS) was unable to record back–to–back wins despite wrestling a strong match, eventually falling to Eliot Kelly by a 12–6 count and giving Davis a slight 15–14 edge. Heavyweight Eric Parker (Ramona HS) then took the three points back, continuing his hot streak with a 9–3 win over Broc Maffia. Freshman Brandon Zoetewey (San Ramon/De la Salle) then followed with what has been the best showing of his young collegiate career, scoring a decision over Marcos Orozco at 125 pounds, just missing out on a major decision with an 11–4 victory. The victory gave the Roadrunners a 20–15 edge heading into the 133 pound match. That match pitted UC Davis' Omar Gaitan, one of the best wrestlers at 133 pounds in the Pac–10, and Bakersfield freshman Thomas Kimbrell (Dawsonville, Georgia/Dawson County HS), who has been doing a good job replacing Tommy Vargas (Highland/Northwestern) while the senior has been out sick. Though Kimbrell struggled with the much more experienced Gaitan, he battled hard to avoid the tech fall or the pin, eventually falling by major decision, but preserving the Roadrunners victory with a strong showing. Bakersfield takes a bit of a break before traveling north to face Oregon and Oregon State on Friday (Jan. 27).

Portland State's 174-pounder Karras Kalivas extended his dual match win streak to five straight Saturday in Brookings, S.D. Kalivas' 8-2 win over Travis Gottschalk came a little too late however, as the Vikings lost 28-18 to the South Dakota State Jacks. With the loss, Portland State drops 1-12 on the season. Kalivas' victory continues his impressive showing in the month of January. Nebraska-Kearney's Paul Sutton, who faced Kalivas on Jan. 7, is the only dual competitor to beat the Bakerfield, Calif., native this month. Saturday's match began with two straight pins by the Jacks at 197-pounds and heavyweight before freshman Bricen Yakabe won by forfeit at 125-pounds. Freshman 157-pounder Shane Evenhus then followed three straight Viking defeats to take his first victory of the season, 3-1 against Brad Gregory. For the second straight season, the Vikings 184-pound wrestler, sophomore Sean Murphy, recorded his first dual victory of the season by pinning South Dakota's Levi Krehmeyer. Murphy pinned his foe in 6:23. Portland State returns home next weekend for it's final home stand of the 2005-06 season. The Vikings will face Northern Colorado on Friday and Fresno State on Saturday. Both events will take place at 7 p.m. PSU will also take on Pacific Saturday at noon in Forest Grove, Ore. South Dakota State 28, Portland State 18 197: Cody Nehl (SDSU) pinned Jake Schneider (PSU), 2:12 285: Jason Stripling (SDSU) pinned Steve Fittinger (PSU), 1:26 125: Bricen Yakabe (PSU) win by forfeit. 133: Marcus Waters (SDSU) pinned Kip Watson (PSU), 1:14 141: Derek Priner (SDSU) dec. Tony Kubec (PSU), 5-4 149: Chad Herrboldt (SDSU) dec. Adam Duryee (PSU), 3-2 157: Shane Evenhus (PSU) dec. Brad Gregory (SDSU), 3-1 165: Nate Although (SDSU) major dec. Chris Feist (PSU), 13-4 174: Karras Kalivas (PSU) dec. Travis Gottschalk (SDSU), 8-2 184: Sean Murphy (PSU) pinned Levi Krehmeyer (SDSU), 6:23

NORMAN, Okla. -- The No. 8/8 Oklahoma wrestling team defeated No. 20/20 Cal Poly, 36-8 Saturday night inside Howard McCasland Field House. The Sooners finished the day strong, defeating the Mustangs after putting away Fresno State, 50-0 earlier in the day. "I was very impressed and pleased with how aggressive we wrestled tonight," said head coach Jack Spates. "We scored a bunch of pins which I was very happy to see because we have been stressing that a lot in practice. I thought the National Duals last weekend was a good competition to help prepare us for this match." The Sooners led from beginning to end and the outcome was never in question. Sam Hazewinkel scored a fall on John Hanks in their 125 pound match at the 2:38 mark to begin the night. Also scoring a fall for the Sooners was Jake Hager in the heavyweight match against Arturo Basulto at the 0:39 mark. Notching major decisions for the Sooners were Teyon Ware 141 pounds against David Roberts, 14-4, Justin Dyer 184 pounds against Ryan Halsey, 13-2, and Joel Flaggert 197 pounds against Yuri Kalika, 15-3. The Sooners earned decisions from Matt Storniolo 149 pounds against Jeff Owens, 10-5, Shane Vernon 157 pounds against Ryan Williams, 7-3, and Jarrod King 165 pounds against Rob Maxwell, 6-2. "I felt very good after the National Duals because I felt we learned something, and it showed here tonight. We had focus, determination and aggressiveness tonight that we did not have at the National Duals," continued Spates. The Sooners are home again next weekend Sat. Jan. 28, when it hosts No. 9/12 Iowa State at 4 p.m. inside the Howard McCasland Field House. For more information on OU wrestling, visit www.SoonerSports.com. Weight-By-Weight Results OU vs. Cal Poly 36-8 125: Sam Hazewinkel (OU) fall 2:38 John Hanks (CP) 133: Darrell Vasquez (CP) maj. Dec. 20-7 Trey Blakely (OU) 141: Ware (OU) maj. dec. 14-4 David Roberts (CP) 149: Matt Storniolo (OU) dec. 10-5 Jeff Owens (CP) 157: Shane Vernon (OU) dec. 7-3 Ryan Williams (CP) 165: Jarrod King (OU) dec. 6-2 Rob Maxwell (CP) 174: Nick Hernandez (CP) maj. dec. 17-4 Travis West (OU) 184: Justin Dyer (OU) maj. dec. 13-2 Ryan Halsey (CP) 197: Joel Flaggert (OU) maj. dec. 15-3 Yuri Kalika (CP) HWT: Jake Hager (OU) fall 0:39 Arturo Basulto (CP)

PISCATAWAY, NJ -- Junior 141-pounder Steve Adamcsik (Chester, NJ) and senior 184-pounder Rudy Medini (Colonia, NJ) accounted for two of the four Scarlet Knights victories on the evening; however, the Rutgers University wrestling team fell to EIWA opponent Brown, 19-16, on Saturday evening at the College Avenue Gymnasium. Sophomore 125-pounder Ryan Jablonski (Norristown, PA) opened the match for the Scarlet Knights by defeating Nate Myers of Brown by an 8-7 count. Unfortunately, RU dropped four of the next five matches to fall behind 13-8. Freshman Mike Whalen (Lake Hiawatha, NJ) defeated Brown's Matt Gevlinger by way of a 12-4 major decision and Medini followed him with his 18th victory of the season. However, the Scarlet Knights fell short by losing the final two matches of the night. With the victory, Adamcsik extended his personal unbeaten streak to 15 matches and improved his overall record to 20-3. The junior is also 10-1 in dual meet action, good for tops on the team. Rutgers head coach John Sacchi was disappointed his team lost, but explained that his young team is learning new things every day. "We're starting five freshmen and that is tough," Sacchi said. "They are learning, but they are learning slowly and we've got to pick it up. Adamcsik and Medini are carrying the team and the younger guys must feed off of their lead." With the loss, the Scarlet Knights fell to 7-4 on the season, including a 2-4 mark in EIWA Conference action. The win improved the Bears of Brown University to 1-1 in EIWA Conference action and 4-3 on the season overall. The Scarlet Knights will look to get back on the right track when they travel to Lawrenceville, NJ on Wednesday, Jan. 25 for a 7:00 p.m. showdown against the Broncs of Rider University. Rutgers 16, Brown 19 125: Ryan Jablonski (RU) dec. Nate Myers (B), 8-7 133: Dan Appello (B) dec. Kellen Bradley (RU), 2-1 (Triple OT) 141: Steve Adamcsik (RU) tech-fall Mark Savino (B), 16-0 @ 6:40 149: Mike Ashton (B) dec. Mike Ferrara (RU), 8-4 157: Mike Savino (B) dec. Jamie Lijo (RU), 11-5 165: Shawn Kitchner (B) maj. dec. Matt Pletcher (RU), 9-1 174: Mike Whalen (RU) maj. dec. Matt Gevlinger (B), 12-4 184: Rudy Medini (RU) maj. dec. Brandon Stearns (B), 13-4 197: Lee Saniuk (B) dec. Lamar Brown (RU), 4-1 285: Levon Mock (B) dec. Mike D'Amico (RU), 6-1

Chapel Hill, N.C. -- Three Quakers earned their 20th wins of the season as the Penn wrestling team improved to 7-2 overall with wins over The Citadel and North Carolina on Saturday at Carmichael Auditorium. The Quakers, ranked 24th in the nation, shutout The Citadel, 43-0, and topped North Carolina, 23-8. "We are really competing well," Head Coach Zeke Jones said after both matches. "The guys are wrestling with great intensity, good focus and are really taking care of the little things." Junior captain Matt Valenti won both his matches by fall. He and fellow captain Dustin Wiles, who won his match against the Bulldogs by fall, lead the team with five pins. Wiles, Valenti and freshman Matt Dragon recorded their 20th wins of the season. Against the Tar Heels the Quakers won eight matches including earning bonus points with a fall and three major decisions. Earlier in the day, Penn won three matches by fall, two by technical fall and allowed only four takedowns versus the Bulldogs. Penn's shutout was the first since a 54-0 win over Wagner in 2005. Four of those matches were forfeits by an injury-plagued Wagner team. Against North Carolina, junior Matt Herrington defeated Alex Maciag by major decision, 11-3, to start the Quakers off with a 4-0 lead. At 184 pounds, Wiles knocked off Justin Dobies, 6-2, in double overtime. Senior Paul Velekei won his match by injury default. The Tar Heels got on the board when No. 13 Spencer Nadolsky earned a technical fall over rookie Jack Sullivan at heavyweight. Senior Mike Silengo (No. 20) won his 125-pound match, 6-5, giving Penn a 6-5 lead. Valenti (No. 11) topped Dan Carleton with his second pin of the day – this one in 3:52. Freshman Cesar Grajales blanked Isiah Britton, 9-0, to take the 141-pound bout, while classmate Matt Dragon (No. 13) picked up a major decision over Chris Romas, 13-3. No. 19 Gene Zannetti pulled out a 6-4 win over Brian Bagilo at 157 pounds to give Penn a 23-5 lead. Younger brother Jeff, lost a tough match at 165 pounds, falling to Deon Barrett, 7-4. In the first match of the day, Herrington started things off at 174 pounds with a technical fall in 6:25 (24-8) over Franklin Elliot of The Citadel. The Cambridge, N.Y. native scored nine takedowns and two three-point nearfalls in the match to put five team points on the board. Wiles pinned his opponent at 184 pounds with five seconds remaining in the first period and put the Quakers (6-2) ahead 11-0 after two matches. Velekei won his 197 pound bout, 10-6. Sullivan wrestled at heavyweight and picked up his second win at that weight with a 5-4 triumph. Silengo picked up his first fall of the year with a pin at 125 pounds in 2:17 and Valenti pinned his opponent at 133 pounds giving the Red and Blue a 29-0 advantage after six matches. Grajales and Dragon earned decisions at 141 and 149 pounds, respectively. Grajales defeated Matt Bullwinkel , 10-4 and Dragon handed Nick Orio a 9-6 defeat. The Zannetti brothers finished things off for the Red and Blue – Gene earned a technical fall at 157 pounds and Jeff won his 165-pound bout 11-5. Penn 43, The Citadel 0 174 Matt Herrington def. Elliot Franklin, TFall 6:25 (24-8) 184 Dustin Wiles def. John Dickerson, F: 2.55 197 Paul Velekei def. Mark Thompson, D: 10-4 285 Jack Sullivan def. John Buck, D: 5-4 125 No. 20 Mike Silengo def. Anthony Easter, F: 2:17 133 No. 11 Matt Valenti def. Michael Arias, F: 2:54 141 Cesar Grajales def. Matt Bullwiner, D; 10-4 149 No. 13 Matt Dragon deef. Nick Orio, D: 9-6 157 No. 19 Gene Zannetti def. Chris Humphries, TFall: 17-2 165 Jeff Zannetti def. Dan Thompson, D: 11-5 Penn 23, UNC 8 174 Matt Herrington def. Alex Maciag, MD: 11-3 184 Dustin Wiles def. Justin Dobies, D: 6-2 2OT 197 Paul Velekei def. David Dashiel, injury deafault 285 Jack Sullivan lost to No. 13 Spencer Nadolsky, TFall: 19-2 125 No. 20 Mike Silengo def. Bobby Shaw, D: 6-5 133 No. 11 Matt Valenti def. Dan Carleton, F: 3:52 141 Cesar Grajales def. Isiah Britton, MD: 9-0 149 No. 13 Matt Dragon def. Chris Ramos, MD: 13-3 157 No. 19 Gene Zannetti def. Brian Bagilo, D:6-4 165 Jeff Zannetti lost to Deon Barrett, D:7-4