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Takedown Wrestling Radio once again will present FREE live coverage of the 2006 NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals presented by PayDay Pro (High Energy Bar) as the event returns to the University of Northern Iowa. Listen FREE and live from the convenience of your computer to the National Duals in their entirety Saturday January 14 and Sunday, January 15, 2006 courtesy of Asics, Body Bar, 7 Flags Athletic Centers and all of our great Collegiate partners from across the USA! Takedown Wrestling Radio's broadcast of this year's NWCA National Duals can be heard free of charge courtesy of The University of Northern Iowa Panthers. Visit Takedownradio.com Press, "Listen Live. You must have real audio player. A link to real audio is available on the Takedownradio.com web page. Broadcast times are concurrent with the wrestling event schedules. The Broadcast Team: Announcers Scott Casber, Steve Foster, Nick Passolano, J. Carl Guymon and Matt Hoover will be providing the calls, the action, and the interviews and updates LIVE from the UNI Dome! A little about the guys -- Scott Casber -- is a long-time multi-sports PA voice, sports radio talk show host, actor and voice over talent and founder of Takedown Radio. Takedown Wrestling Radio was founded seven years ago with the idea that we can promote the sport and make it available to everyone free of charge. The more fans the spot has the better it is for all of us. Steve Foster -- Long time TDR contributor and co-host has a wrestling background and a passion for the sport that really makes his commentary special. Sometimes Steve gets so loud we even have to turn his microphone down a bit. LOL Nick Passolano -- A Former NCAA wrestler at ISU, Nick knows the ins and outs and reversals. He makes it real for the fans listening at home. Nick is turning in to a fine young broadcaster. J. Carl Guymon -- Long time voice of the Oklahoma State Cowboys joins the TDR broadcast team for play-by-play and updates throughout the run of the Nat'l Duals. J Carl provides play by play of many top wrestling's events in the country of importance to the wrestling community. We're very excited to have him join the TDR team. Matt Hoover -- Former Iowa Wrestling standout and star of NBC TV's America's Biggest Loser joins the TDR Team for some exciting commentary and play-by-play. Sure he's been on Oprah, Tyra, Regis, Leno and Letterman. Now he joins us for wrestling, back where he belongs. This broadcast is presented on behalf of the University of Northern Iowa and sponsored by The International Wrestling Institute and Museum, Asics, Body Bar, 7 Flags Athletic Centers and all of our great Collegiate partners from across the United States of America!

EMU jumped out to a 7-0 lead after the first two matches but then dropped a home wrestling meet to Lehigh 25-10 Sunday. In the opening match at 125 pounds, Eagle freshman Sean Clair extended his team best record to 22-8 with a 2-1 overtime victory over Lehigh's Matt Fisk. The match was scoreless in regulation but Clair rode out Fisk for the entire 3rd period and was headed to a 1 point riding time victory. In the last minute however Clair was signaled for locked hands and Fisk was awarded what turned out to be the tying point. After a scoreless first overtime, Clair chose bottom and escaped in 5 seconds. He then rode out Fisk for the last 30 second overtime period to clinch the victory. In the second match, junior Captain Phillip Plowman returned to the line-up after a lengthy injury and dominated Lehigh's John Stout in an 11-2 major decision. Plowman twice had Stout on his back close to a pin and scored three takedowns in the match. His victory put Eastern up in the meet 7-0 but the next seven matches all belonged to the 11th ranked Mountain Hawks. They scored 25 straight points and led 25-7 going into the final match at 285 pounds. EMU true freshman Jake Wood then beat Lehigh junior Dan Murrer 5-2 to complete the scoring. In a close match, Wood scored an exciting takedown in the final period to clinch his foirst collegiate dual meet victory since he stepped into the lineup to replace the injured senior Charlie Walker. Lehigh was led by the 3rd ranked Cory Cooperman who posted an 18-6 major decision at 141, 13th ranked Derek Zinck who beat Chad Roush 21-9 at 157, and 20th ranked Travis Frick who won by a 19-3 tech fall at 174.

EVANSTON, Ill. -- Northwestern's 13th-ranked wrestling team won its first dual match of 2006 with a dominating 35-13 win over Eastern Illinois Sunday. The 'Cats started out hot, winning the match's first three bouts and earned victories in seven of the 10 weight classes. Sophomore All-American Jake Herbert improved his record to 17-0 this season by pinning the Panthers' 13th-ranked Kenny Robertson at 4:15. The dual started with the 157-pound weight class, where Greg Hagel (Linwood, N.J./Blair Academy) took the mat for the Wildcats. Hagel earned a technical fall over the Panthers' Thomas Johnson at 6:46 when he took a 17-1 lead. Hagel now stands at 14-5 this season. At 165 lbs., Will Durkee (Pittsburgh, Pa./Shady Side Academy) won by forfeit to push the Wildcats' lead to 11-0. In the next match, Herbert pinned Robertson at 4:15 to increase Northwestern's lead to 17-0. After senior Matt Delguyd took home a victory over the Panthers' Terron Williams due to an injury default, sophomore Dustin Fox (Galion, Ohio/Galion) won a 5-0 decision over Danny Perez. With the decision, Fox is now 15-5 this season. Junior Jimmy Kim improved his dual-match record to 2-0 this season with a 5-3 decision over Chris Smith. Senior John Velez (Kings Mills, Ohio/Kings) improved his record to 12-3 this season after Eastern Illinois forfeited at the 125-pound weight class. With the win, Northwestern improves its record to 4-0 this season. The Wildcats return to action at the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals, Saturday through Sunday, Jan. 14-15 in Cedar Falls, Iowa. #13-NORTHWESTERN 35 / EASTERN ILLINOIS 13 157 - Greg Hagel (NU) tech. fall over Thomas Johnson (EIU), 17-1 (6:46), 5-0 165 - #19-Will Durkee (NU) won by forfeit, 11-0 174 - #3-Jake Herbert (NU) pinned #13-Kenny Robertson (EIU), 4:15, 17-0 184 - Greg Perz (EIU) major dec. over Joe Gulotta (NU), 14-5, 17-4 197 - #10-Matt Delguyd (NU) inj. def. over Terron Williams (EIU); tied 3-3 ,23-4 285 - #10-Dustin Fox (NU) dec. Danny Perez (EIU), 5-0, 26-4 125 - #9-John Velez (NU) won by forfeit, 32-4 133 - Tony Metzger (EIU) won by forfeit, 32-10 141 - Chase Beebe (EIU) dec. Marty Gould (NU), 6-1, 32-13 149 - Jimmy Kim (NU) dec. Chris Smith (EIU), 5-3, 35-13 Attendance ... 241 Length of Meet ... 1:50 Records ... EIU (1-3) / NU (4-0)

The Big Red wrestling team split a pair of dual meets on Sunday, first dropping its second dual meet of the season to No. 12 Penn State 27-7 and then rebounding with a 26-12 win over Lock Haven. Freshman Troy Nickerson improved to 18-0 on the year with a major decision and a pin. Senior Mike Mormile (No. 10, 133 pounds), sophomore Steve Anceravage (No. 11, 165 pounds) and junior Jerry Rinaldi (No. 9, 197 pounds) each went 1-1 on the day as the Big Red picked up its first dual win of the season. Against Penn State, the match began at 141 pounds, where No. 12 DeWitt Driscoll overwhelmed Matt Easter for a 14-3 major decision. No. 9 James Woodall got two late takedowns to earn an 8-7 decision over Keith Dickey at 149 pounds. Senior Dustin Manotti, ranked No. 2 in the nation, met No. 15 Nathan Galloway, hoping to turn the tide of the match. Manotti got an early takedown and then ended the first with another, going up 4-1. Manotti managed one more point in the match and ground out a tough 5-3 win to bring the Big Red within 7-3. The Nittany Lions won the next five bouts, two of which were major decisions. Nickerson got the Big Red back on the winning track with a 15-5 win over Tim Haas. Nickerson went to the third period up 7-4, but got a takedown with back points and eventually cruise to the major decision. Mormile faced Penn State's Jake Strayer in the final bout of the afternoon. Mormile entered the third down 5-1 and almost cut the lead to 5-3 with a takedown but Strayer fought him off and, with the riding time point, would go on to the 6-1 win. The loss moved the Big Red to 0-2 on the year as it headed to Lock Haven, Pa., to take on Lock Haven University in the nightcap. The second match of the day started at 125 pounds and saw Nickerson get the Big Red off to the right start when he pinned No. 15 Obenson Blanc 6:16 into the match. Nickerson led 8-0 before the takedown which led to the fall. Mormile followed that up with a major decision over Casey Moore, 12-3, giving the Big Red an early 10-0 lead. Matt Easter picked up his first dual victory of the season by beating Brian Ellis 7-3 in the 141 pound match as Cornell held a commanding 13-3 lead after three bouts. No. 16 Joshua Medina beat Dickey 3-1 at 149 and Seth Martin won by injury default after Manotti suffered an injury in the 157 pound match. At 165 pounds, Anceravage got two first period takedowns against Rory McCoy to take the 4-1 lead and would go on to the 8-5 win. In the 174 pound bout, Luke Hogle and Carlos Ponce went scoreless in the first. Hogle would go on to score a takedown and an escape the rest of the way to post the 3-2 win. After Dan Miracola fell to Derrick Morgan 6-2 at 184 pounds, Rinaldi took a 14-2 major decision over Tom Kocher. Rinaldi held a 2-0 lead after the first, which he would extend to 6-1 after the second with two more takedowns. He would end the match with two more takedowns and the riding time point to take the major. Sophomore heavyweight Zach Hammond picked up a 4-2, sudden victory decision over Tim Meyers in the final bout of the evening. Meyers recorded two escapes in the match after Hammond recorded an early takedown to knot the bout at 2-2. Hammond scored a takedown in the sudden victory period to take the win. With the split, the Big Red is now 1-2 on the year and will move on to the National Duals in Cedar Falls, Iowa, on Jan. 14-15. After the National Duals, Cornell will return home for a match up with EIWA rival Lehigh at Newman Arena on Sunday, Jan. 22. At Penn State 141: #12 DeWitt Driscoll PSU maj. dec. Matt Easter CU, 14-3 4-0 149: #9 James Woodall PSU def. Keith Dickey CU, 8-7 7-0 157: #2 Dustin Manotti CU def. #15 Nathan Galloway PSU, 5-3 7-3 165: David Erwin PSU def. #11 Steve Anceravage CU 6-3 10-3 174: #12 James Yonushonis PSU def. Luke Hogle CU, 7-3 13-3 184: #1 Eric Bradley PSU maj. dec. Dan Miracola CU, 12-4 17-3 197: #6 Phil Davis PSU def. #9 Jerry Rinaldi CU, 3-0 20-3 HWT: Joel Edwards PSU maj. dec. Zach Hammond CU, 13-3 24-3 125: #5 Troy Nickerson CU maj. dec. Tim Haas PSU, 15-5 24-7 133: #13 Jake Strayer PSU def. #10 Mike Mormile CU 6-1 27-7 At Lock Haven 125: #5 Troy Nickerson wbf #15 Obenson Blanc (6:16) 6-0 133: #10 Mike Mormile maj. dec. Casey Moore 12-2 10-0 141: Matt Easter dec. Brian Ellis 7-3 13-0 149: #16 Joshua Medina dec. Keith Dickey 3-1 13-3 157: Seth Martin inj. def. #2 Dustin Manotti 13-9 165: #11 Steve Anceravage dec. 8-5 Rory McCoy 16-9 174: Luke Hogle dec. Carlos Ponce 3-2 19-9 184: Derrick Morgan dec. Dan Miracola, 6-3 19-12 197: #9 Jerry Rinaldi maj. dec. Tom Kocher, 14-2 23-12 HWT: Zach Hammond dec. Tim Meyers, 4-2 (sv) 26-12

TEMPE, Ariz. -- No. 8 Iowa State (7-2, 0-0 Big 12) downed UC Davis (2-3, 1-1 Pac-10) and No. 19 Arizona State (4-4, 2-0 Pac-10) at the Sun Devil Duals in Wells Fargo Arena Sunday afternoon. No. 17 Jesse Sundell (133) pinned both of his opponents on the afternoon. Kurt Backes, ranked sixth at 184 pounds, and 174-pounder David Bertolino also registered pins. Double winners for the Cyclones were Sundell, Nate Gallick (141) and Travis Paulson (165). Sundell, runner-up at the Midlands Championships, was in a 6-6 deadlock with Omar Gaitan of UC Davis in the second period before he put the Aggie on his back at the 4:30 mark. Sundell then faced ASU's Adam Hickey. Trailing 5-2 in the second period, Sundell reversed Hickey and then stuck him at the 3:44 mark. Sundell now leads the Cyclones with six pins on the season. All-American Travis Paulson improved to 21-1 on the season after picking up an 8-2 decision over Frank Richmond of UC Davis. Paulson, ranked eighth at 165 pounds, then downed the Sun Devils' 10th-ranked Patrick Pitsch, 3-1, thanks to a takedown with 18 seconds left in the match. In the 28-18 win over UC Davis, ISU's Ben Hanisch (125) recorded a 10-0 major decision over Marcos Orozco. Hanisch used two three-point nearfalls and a reversal in the second period to take control of Orozco. At 184 pounds, Backes held an 11-2 third-period lead over Tyler Bernacchi when Backes registered his second pin of the year at the 5:50 mark. Also picking up wins in the victory were Gallick and Jason Knipp (157). In a battle of ranked teams, the Cyclones topped the host Sun Devils, 26-23. Gallick, ranked second, won by forfeit at 141 pounds. Aron Scott scored his second technical fall in two matches, a 22-6 win over Mark LeBeau in 5:58. With ISU ahead 20-7, David Bertolino (174) sealed the Iowa State victory by pinning Alex Pavlenko in 3:53. Bertolino's pin came from a defensive position, and pushed the team score to 26-7 with three matches remaining. Next up for Iowa State is the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals on Jan. 14-15. The event will be hosted by the University of Northern Iowa, and will be held at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls. Pairings for the two-day tournament will be announced Tuesday. Iowa State's first-round match will be at either 9 a.m. or 11 a.m. Saturday, with the second match to follow at either 1 p.m. or 3 p.m. No. 7 Iowa State defeats UC Davis, 28-18 125 - Ben Hanisch (ISU) majors Marcos Orozco (UCD), 10-0 133 - Jesse Sundell (ISU) pins Omar Gaitan (UCD), 4:30 141 - #2 Nate Gallick (ISU) defeats #6 Derek Moore (UCD), injury at 2:02 149 - Jeff Bristol (UCD) dec. Aron Scott (ISU), 7-3 157 - Jason Kinpp (ISU) dec. Dustin Noack (UCD), 8-7 165 - #8 Travis Paulson (ISU) dec. Frank Richmond (UCD), 8-2 174 - #14 Ken Cook (UCD) majors Grant Turner (ISU), 10-1 184 - #6 Kurt Backes (ISU) pins Tyler Bernacchi (UCD), 5:50 197 - Elliot Kelly (UCD) tech falls Joe Curran (ISU), 17-2 285 - Broc Maffia (UCD) wins by forfeit No. 7 Iowa State defeats No. 19 Arizona State, 26-23 125 - #6 Jeremy Mendoza (ASU) dec. Ben Hanisch (ISU), 1-0 133 - Jesse Sundell (ISU) pins Adam Hickey (ASU), 3:44 141 - #2 Nate Gallick (ISU) wins by forfeit 149 - Aron Scott (ISU) techs Mark LeBeau (ASU), 21-6 at 5:48 157 - #7 Brian Stith (ASU) majors Jason Knipp (ISU), 12-1 165 - #8 Travis Paulson (ISU) dec. #10 Patrick Pitsch (ASU), 3-1 174 - David Bertolino (ISU) pins Alex Pavlenko (ASU), 3:53 184 - C.B. Dollaway (ASU) pins #6 Kurt Backes (ISU), 1:06 197 - #13 Ryan Bader (ASU) majors Joe Curran (ISU), 17-8 285 - #4 Cain Velasquez (ASU) wins by forfeit

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The No. 5-ranked University of Michigan wrestling team won four of the final five bouts to rally from an early deficit and earn a 20-15 victory over No. 11 Lehigh on Sunday (Jan. 8) in front of 1,430 fans at Cliff Keen Arena. The two squads split matches evenly at five apiece, but the Wolverines collected bonus points in three to secure the non-conference win. Fifth-year senior Ryan Churella (Northville, Mich./Novi HS) highlighted the U-M performance, earning his 100th career victory in impressive fashion with a pin over the Mountain Hawks' Dave Nakasone at 165 pounds. After the Wolverines trailed 12-3 at the halftime intermission, Churella's victory spurred a dominant showing by the Maize and Blue upper weights, which included an overtime win at 174 pounds and a pair of major decisions. Nakasone struck first in the bout, scoring a takedown just 30 seconds into the opening period and, after a Churella takedown, earning a late reversal to keep the score knotted at four apiece after three minutes. The Wolverine captain took over in the second and dominated for the remainder of the abbreviated match, earning a takedown and three back points late in the middle frame to lead 10-4 heading into the final period. Taking a page out of his father's (Mark Churella Sr.) book, Churella used a banana split to roll Nakasone to his back and earn the fall at 5:13, just 13 second into the final period. Senior/junior Nick Roy (Wall, N.J./Wall HS) and sophomore/freshman Tyrel Todd (Bozeman, Mont./Bozeman HS) continued the Wolverines' momentum with strong back-to-back victories at 174 and 184 pounds, respectively. Trailing early in the match at 174, Roy went on the attack in the third period against Lehigh's 20th-ranked Travis Frick, driving through on a single leg on the edge of the mat to take his first lead early in the final regulation frame. Frick cut loose in the final seconds to send the match into a sudden-victory overtime. Frick shot in on a single-leg attempt early in the extra frame, but Roy kicked out and spun around behind to earn the takedown and collect his second straight win over the ranked Mountain Hawk wrestler. Todd dominated from start to finish against David Helfich at 184, scoring four takedowns en route to a 12-4 victory. Late in the third frame, the Wolverine used a double leg to take Helfrich straight to his back and add a pair of back points. With his 1:48 in riding time advantage, Todd collected the extra point at the end of regulation to give the Wolverines their first lead in the dual, one they would not relinquish. A Lehigh win at 197 pounds made the score 16-15 Michigan and brought the dual to the final bout at heavyweight, and fifth-year senior captain Greg Wagner (Fort Wayne, Ind./Snider HS) locked up the U-M victory with an 11-1 major decision against Dan Murrer. Wagner nearly had his third straight fall late in the second period, using a high-leg turk to maneuver Murrer to his back, but ran out of time. The U-M captain earned a total of five near-fall points in the match and, adding a pair of takedowns and 4:46 in riding time, cruised to the victory. The Wolverines had a rough time at the lower weights, falling at four of the opening five weight classes. Senior/junior Mark Moos (Lorain, Ohio/St. Edward HS) earned Michigan's lone victory at the lower weights, scoring a 9-4 decision over the Mountain Hawks' John Stout. Moos earned three takedowns, including back-to-back single legs in the opening period, and a second-period reversal to control throughout the match. In the marquee match of the afternoon, junior/sophomore Josh Churella (Northville, Mich./Novi HS) suffered his first loss of the season, falling to third-ranked Cory Cooperman 5-3 at 141 pounds. Trailing 4-0 early in the final period, Churella converted on a double leg midway through the frame to narrow the score, and despite a second stalling call on Cooperman, could not overcome the deficit. The Wolverines (5-1, 1-0 Big Ten) will compete in the prestigious Cliff Keen/NWCA National Duals on Saturday and Sunday (Jan. 14-15) in Cedar Falls, Iowa. U-M will be one of 16 teams competing in the Division I field. Hosted by the University of Northern Iowa, all matches will be held at the UNI-Dome. #5 Michigan 20, #11 Lehigh 15 (Individual rankings from NWCA/InterMat) 125 -- Matt Fisk (LU) dec. Michael Watts, 7-6 LU, 3-0 133 -- #13 Mark Moos (U-M) dec. John Stout, 9-4 Tie, 3-3 141 -- #3 Cory Cooperman (LU) dec. #5 Josh Churella, 5-3 LU, 6-3 149 -- Matt Ciasulli (LU) dec. #4 Eric Tannenbaum, 6-5 LU, 9-3 157 -- #13 Derek Zinck (LU) dec. #8 Steve Luke, 6-5 LU, 12-3 165 -- #1 Ryan Churella (U-M) pinned Dave Nakasone, 5:13 LU, 12-9 174 -- #6 Nick Roy (U-M) dec. #20 Travis Frick, 6-4 SV Tie, 12-12 184 -- #19 Tyrel Todd (U-M) major dec. David Helfrich, 12-4 U-M, 16-12 197 -- Matt Cassidy (LU) dec. Willie Breyer, 9-3 U-M, 16-15 Hwt -- #3 Greg Wagner (U-M) major dec. Dan Murrer, 11-1 U-M, 20-15

State College, Pa. -- The 12th ranked Penn State Nittany Lion wrestlers blasted No. 10 Cornell 27-7 in a battle of national powers in front of an energized Rec hall crowd of 2,233. Head coach Troy Sunderland's team posted its second decisive win over a higher-ranked team of the weekend as the Lions won 24-12 at Lehigh on Friday night. Penn State won eight of the match's ten bouts and got three of the dual's four bonus points. The match began at 141, where Nittany Lion senior DeWitt Driscoll (Connellsville, Pa.) facing Cornell's Matt Easter. Driscoll, ranked 12th nationally, Driscoll opened up the match with a take down :50 in and added two near fall back points. Easter got a point for a Driscoll illegal hold before Driscoll added two more back points. Up 6-1 heading into the second, Driscoll chose down to start the second. After an early escape, he notched another take down and two more back points. Driscoll continued to dominate action for the remainder of the period and, after a stall point, entered the third up 12-1. Easter notched a take down a minute into the final period in an effort to fight off a technical fall. Driscoll escaped quickly and upped his lead to 13-3. With a riding time point, Driscoll posted a 14-3 win and gave PSU an early 4-0 lead and improved his record to 9-4. Senior James Woodall (St. Dupont, Pa.) sparred with Cornell's Keith Dickey at 149. Woodall, ranked No.9, scored a take down, nearly pinning Dickey in the process, a minute in but managed no back points. A Dickey escape would send the bout to the second with the score 2-1. Dickey chose down to begin the second an escaped to knot the bout at 2-2. Woodall would take Dickey down and nearly pin him again, only to get reversed in the process. With the score tied 4-4, Woodall found himself down and giving up two back points to trail 6-4. Dickey, strong on top, would hold Woodall down to carry a 6-4 lead heading into the third. Woodall chose neutral to start the third and took Dickey down with :30 left. The Nittany Lion let him up immediately and within seconds took Dickey down a final time, rode him out, and posted a thrilling 8-7 win. The victory improved Woodall's mark to 5-2 and upped the early Lion lead to 7-0. Nittany Lion Nathan Galloway (State College, Pa.) faced Cornell's Dustin Manotti at 157 in a battle or ranked wrestlers. Galloway entered the bout ranked 15th while Manotti had a lofty No. 2 ranking. Manotti began the bout with a takedown 1:10 into the bout. Galloway posted an escape :30 later but was taken down soon after to fall behind 4-1. Galloway escaped again and trailed 4-2 heading into the second. Galloway chose down to start the second and closed to within one with an escape. Neither wrestler could manage another point and the bout went to the third with Manotti holding a slim 4-3 lead. The Cornell wrestler chose down to start the third. An escape gave him a 5-3 lead. Manotti fought off a Galloway take down attempt and held that lead with 1:25 left. Galloway continued to supply the offensive pressure, putting Manotti on his heels, but the Big Red senior was able to hold the Nittany Lion junior off steal a hard-fought 5-3 win. Penn State's lead was cut to 7-3 with the loss and Galloway fell to 8-7. Nittany Lion true freshman David Erwin (Urbana, Ohio) opened up his bout with 11th-ranked Steve Anceravage of Cornell with a quick take down and over a minutes worth of riding time. Anceravage, a sophomore from Bloomsburg, escaped but was quickly taken down again by the Lion true freshman. Up 4-1, Erwin let Anceravage up and fought off a solid Anceravage shot to carry a 4-2 lead into the second period. Anceravage chose down to start the second and escaped to cut the lead to 4-3. Erwin fought off another close Anceravage attempt at the end of the second and rode that 4-3 lead into the third. Choosing down to begin the final period, Erwin would escape in time to maintain a 1:14 riding time edge and a 5-3 lead. Erwin would control the remaining time and, with riding time, post an impressive 6-3 win over the ranked Anceravage. Penn State was up 10-7 and Erwin improved to 17-4 with the win. At 174, 12th-ranked James Yonushonis (Philipsburg, Pa. defeated Cornell's Luke Hogle. Yonushonis and Hogle would battle evenly throughout the first three minutes, but neither would score, sending the bout to the second tied at zero. Yonushonis chose down to begin the second and escaped to a 1-0 lead in :15. Yonushonis got a takedown with just :12 left in the second and rode Hogle out to take a 3-0 lead into the final two minutes. Hogle began the third down and escaped quickly. The Nittany Lion junior quickly posted another take down and continued to dominate the action. Yonushonis would post yet another takedown and grab an important 7-3 win. The victory put Penn State up 13-3 and improved Yonushonis' record to 12-3. Making his 2006 Rec Hall debut, Nittany Lion Eric Bradley (Plaistow, N.H.) would tangle with Cornell's Dan Miracolo. Bradley, ranked No. 1 in the nation and a winner in his season debut on Friday night, would notch the bout's first takedown halfway through the first period. Bradley would not let Miracolo up and headed into the second up 2-0 with 1:42 in riding time. Bradley chose down to start the second and escaped in short order to increase his lead to 3-0. Bradley scored another take down and let Miracola up. Trailing 5-1, Miracola began the third down and was allowed up by Bradley, who immediately applied the offensive pressure, getting another takedown shortly thereafter. Working for bonus points, Bradley let Miracola up again and scored again on the edge of the mat to go up 9-3. The Nittany Lion All-American would get the key take down with :20 left and rode Miracola out, getting the riding time point and the 12-4 major decision. Bradley moved to 2-0 with the win while pushing Penn State's lead to 17-3. In a marquee match-up of ranked grapplers, Nittany Lion All-American Phil Davis (Harrisburg, Pa.) met Cornell's Jerry Rinaldi. Davis entered the bout ranked No. 6 while Rinaldi was No. 9. The bout would go scoreless through the first three minutes and Davis chose down to start the second. Davis escaped just :16 in to take a 1-0 lead. The duo would end the second with each nearly scoring off a late Rinaldi shot, but still no takedowns and the match entered the third with Davis holding the slim one point lead. Rinaldi chose down to begin the third but could not fight off Davis. Cornell was hit with a stall call giving Davis a 2-0 lead and the Nittany Lion sophomore continued to ride Rinaldi, amassing a riding time edge and working towards an impressive 3-0 win. Davis' victory upped Penn State's large lead to 20-3 and improved his mark to 10-3. Senior Joel Edwards (Upper Darby, Pa.) got the call at heavyweight and took Cornell's Zach Hammond down just second into the bout. On his way to clinching the dual, Edwards would continue to Hammond throughout the first period. He took a 4-1 lead and 2:40 riding time into the second period. Edwards chose down to begin the second and quickly escaped to go up 5-1. Hammond would answer with a takedown to cut the Edwards lead to 5-3 with a minute left in the second. But Edwards would quickly escape and notch another takedown to take an 8-3 lead into the final period with a guaranteed riding time point. Hammond chose neutral to start the final period. Edwards quickly posted another takedown. Two stall points later and Edwards would notch a 13-3 major decision, pushing the Nittany Lion lead to 24-3 and clinching the dual. Edwards improved his record to 9-2. Sophomore Tim Haas (Camp Hill, Pa.) met 5th-ranked Troy Nickerson at 125. Nickerson, with a perfect 16-0 mark heading into the bout, took Haas down a minute in. Haas would escape, but not until 1:09 of riding time had accrued. Nickerson would get another takedown to carry a 4-1 lead into the second period. Haas chose down to begin the middle stanza and was let up by Nickerson. Haas would tie the bout with a takedown :30 in. But a Nickerson escape would give the Cornell grappler a 5-4 lead. Nickerson would answer with another takedown to up his lead to 7-4 entering the final period. Nickerson began the third on the bottom and escaped to an 8-4 lead. Nickerson would post another takedown and two back points, with the riding time point, would post an impressive 15-5 major. Penn State led 24-7 and Haas fell to 13-4. The final bout featured two of the nation's top 133-pounders in Penn State's Jake Strayer (South fork, Pa.), ranked No. 13, and Cornell's Mike Mormile, ranked No. 10. Strayer would nearly get the first takedown on the edge of the mat, but Mormile would fight off the attempt to keep the bout scoreless midway through the first. Strayer, setting the tempo and not to be denied, would get the first takedown shortly thereafter and ride Mormile for the remainder of the first to lead 2-0 entering the second. Strayer chose down to start the second and escaped in just :15 seconds. He would continue to force the issue and get another takedown to up his lead to 5-0. Mormile would get his first point off an escape, but not until Strayer had posted a 1:17 edge in riding time. Strayer led 5-1 entering the final period. Mormile chose neutral to start the third and nearly got a takedown, but the Nittany Lion freshman held of the Cornell senior to maintain his edge. Leading in his upset bid, Strayer continued to dictate the bout's tempo and would not allow Mormile another offensive chance. Strayer would post the 6-1 win and give the Lions the 27-7 win. Strayer improved to 13-1 with the win. Penn State improved to 7-2 with the win while Cornell fell to 0-2. The Nittany Lions have now won four straight and are 5-2 vs. ranked opponents. The Lions outscored Lehigh and Cornell 51-21 in the weekend's two duals. Also, prior to the match, two-time national champion Andy Matter was honored as one of Penn State's three two-time champions. Strayer was named the dual's Ridge Riley Award winner for Most Outstanding Wrestler. Penn State treks to Lock Haven on Wednesday night in its next dual. Match time in Thomas Fieldhouse begins at 7 p.m. Penn State's next home duals are slated for Jan. 27 and 29. Penn State hosts Michigan State on Friday, Jan. 27, at 7:30 p.m. and Minnesota on Sunday, Jan. 29, at 1 p.m. Single match tickets can be purchased by visiting the Bryce Jordan Center Ticket Center or by calling 814-865-5555 or 800-863-3336. Prices are $5 for adults and $3 for youth and senior citizens. Dual Summary #12 Penn State 27, #10 Cornell 7 January 8, 2006 - State College, Pa. - Rec Hall 141: #12 DeWitt Driscoll PSU maj. dec. Matt Easter CU, 14-3 4-0 149: #9 James Woodall PSU def. Keith Dickey CU, 8-7 7-0 157: #2 Dustin Manotti CU def. #15 Nathan Galloway PSU, 5-3 7-3 165: David Erwin PSU def. #11 Steve Anceravage CU 6-3 10-3 174: #12 James Yonushonis PSU def. Luke Hogle CU, 7-3 13-3 184: #1 Eric Bradley PSU maj. dec. Dan Miracola CU, 12-4 17-3 197: #6 Phil Davis PSU def. #9 Jerry Rinaldi CU, 3-0 20-3 HWT: Joel Edwards PSU maj. dec. Zach Hammond CU, 13-3 24-3 125: #5 Troy Nickerson CU maj. dec. Tim Haas PSU, 15-5 24-7 133: #13 Jake Strayer PSU def. #10 Mike Mormile CU 6-1 27-7 Records: Penn State 7-2, Cornell 0-2 Attendance: 2,233 Next up for PSU: Visits Lock Haven on Wed., Jan. 11 at 7 p.m. Please join us in thanking these companies and organizations for helping to make your GoPSUsports Web site Possible. 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NORMAN, Okla. -- The No. 3 Oklahoma Sooners dominated the Lone Star Duals Saturday inside South Grand Prairie High School in Grand Prairie, Texas. The Sooners defeated Clarion, Utah Valley State and Cal-State Fullerton. Senior Heavyweight Jake Hager garnered Outstanding Wrestler by claiming two falls in his two matches. The Sooners trounced Clarion University in the first dual of the day 47-0. Sam Hazewinkel (125), Teyon Ware (141), Matt Storniolo (149) and Jake Hager (Hwt.) led the Sooners by all scoring falls in the dual. Freshmen Will Rowe (157) and Jarrod King (165) scored major decisions as the dual was never in question for the Sooners, who did not lose a single match. No. 2 ranked Junior Joel Flaggert (197) registered a win by forfeit as there was no 197-pound match. In the second dual of the day the Sooners faced Utah Valley State and easily disposed of the Wolverines 47-4. Hazewinkel, Ware, King and Hager all registered falls. Storniolo, freshman Shane Vernon (157) and freshman Cody Hilbun (174) scored major decisions. Junior Justin Dyer recorded a technical fall at 184 pounds, as the Wolverines were heavily overmatched by the Sooners. Flaggert once again scored a win by forfeit as Utah Valley State did not have a competitor at 197 pounds. In the evenings final dual, the Sooners faced Cal-State Fullerton in what would be the most competitive dual of the day. Oklahoma was still able to come away with a 33-12 victory. Hazewinkel scored his third fall of the day and Dyer scored a fall to lead the Sooners. Ware registered a technical fall and Freshman Brad Farmer (Hwt.) scored a major decision in his first action of the day. Flaggert registered his third win by forfeit. "I was really proud of our effort, I thought are guys wrestled real hard and real well technically," said head coach Jack Spates. "Some of the guys who had not battled as hard previously battled very well. We got a lot of pins which builds our confidence heading into the National Duals. (Hazewinkel) and (Ware) wrestled magnificent as did Matt Storniolo. Most of our guys wrestled well and this is a real good building block heading into next weekend." The Sooners return to the mat when they travel to Cedar Falls, Iowa, to compete in the NWCA National Duals on Saturday, Jan. 14 and Sunday, Jan. 15.

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Keith Smith won all three of his matches and Matt Swallow, Charles Deighton and Dave Sullivan won twice as the East Stroudsburg University wrestling team won two of three matches at the N.C. State Duals. The Warriors beat N.C. State 21-17 and Anderson 26-9 but lost to Appalachian State 23-10. Smith won 4-2 at 165 in the N.C. State match, helping the Warriors overcome an early 7-0 deficit to the host Wolfpack. Sullivan followed with a win at 174, Dave Williams had a second-period fall and Deighton won via forfeit for an 18-7 ESU lead. Alex Bimes won an 8-5 decision at 141 for the final Warriors points. Mark Smith (157) had a first-period pin in the win over Anderson while Keith Smith won a decision, David Sullivan (174) won 11-1, Nick Woodward (184) won a 4-1 decision, heavyweight Adam Karasevicz battled for a 6-4 win and Swallow coasted to a 14-2 decision at 125. Keith Smith won 4-1 in the loss to Appalachian State and Deighton won 5-3. Swallow scored a 10-2 major decision win. The Warriors are now 6-5 and will wrestle at Rutgers Wednesday at 7 p.m. and host Navy Friday at 7 p.m. East Stroudsburg 21, NC State 17 149 - Joe Caramanica (NCS) major dec. Chris Sullivan, 13-4 (0-4) 157 - Bryant Reams (NCS) dec. Mark Smith, 7-4 (0-7) 165 - Keith Smith (ES) dec. Obie Simpson, 4-2 (3-7) 174 - David Sullivan (ES) dec. Rick Brownlee, 4-2 (6-7) 184 - Dave Williams (ES) pinned Jeremy Colbert, 3:10 (12-7) 197 - Charles Deighton (ES) won by forfeit (18-7) Hwt - Jainor Palma (NCS) major dec. Adam Karasevicz, 15-6 (18-11) 125 - Garrett Cummings (NCS) dec. Matt Swallow, 8-3 (18-14) 133 - Jeff Breese (NCS) vs. Nate Nauroth, 5-3 (18-17) 141 - Alex Bimes (ES) dec. Jalil Dozier, 8-5 (21-17) East Stroudsburg 26, Anderson 9 149 - Carl Waller (AC) dec. Chris Sullivan, 7-5 (0-3) 157 - Mark Smith (ES) pinned Herb Porter, 1:28 (6-3) 165 - Kevin Smith (ES) dec. Matt Godwin, 6-1 (9-3) 174 - David Sullivan (ES) major dec. Hunter Garner, 11-1 (13-3) 184 - Nick Woodward (ES) dec. Jeremy Smith, 4-1 (16-3) 197 - Daryl Scott (AC) dec. Charles Deighton, 4-2 (16-6) Hwt - Adam Karasevicz (ES) dec. Aaron Lambert, 6-4 (19-6) 125 - Matt Swallow (ES) major dec. Tyler Davis, 14-2 (23-6) 133 - Nate Nauroth (ES) dec. Anthony DiCarlo, 10-9 (26-6) 141 - Nick DiCarlo (AC) dec. Alex Bimes, 10-6 (26-9) Appalachian State 23, East Stroudsburg 10 149 - Eric Burns (ASU) major dec. Chris Suillivan, 10-0 (4-0) 157 - Scot Ervin (ASU) dec. Mark Smith, 6-2 (7-0) 165 - Keith Smith (ES) dec. Ed Hutchinson, 4-1 (7-3) 174 - Neal Martin (ASU) dec. David Sullivan, 5-1 (10-3) 184 - Kevin Worsowicz (ASU) dec. David Williams, 9-5 (13-3) 197 - Charles Deighton (ES) dec. Aaron Barnette, 5-3 (13-6) Hwt - Carlton Campbell (ASU) dec. Adam Karasevicz, 10-6 (16-6) 125 - Matt Swallow (ES) major dec. Tywana Holley, 10-2 (16-10) 133 - Terreyl Williams (ASU) dec. Nate Nauroth, 8-5 (19-10) 141 - Marcus Cox (ASU) major dec. Alex Bimes, 16-7 (23-10)

IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Steve Mocco's return to Iowa City where he began his collegiate wrestling career was a successful one for him and top-ranked Oklahoma State as the Cowboys defeated seventh-ranked Iowa, 18-14, on Saturday night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. OSU improved to 6-0 on the season with the win, while Iowa suffered its first loss of the season and fell to 3-1. It was career win 226 for OSU head coach John Smith, one shy of tying Tommy Chesbro for the school record. The dual started at 174 and Mark Perry wasted no time scoring on Brandon Mason. Perry got an early takedown was dominant on the mat accumulating over five minutes of riding time and even turned Mason a few times. Perry scored a 13-0 major decision to put the Hawkeyes on the board first. Paul Bradley added to the Iowa lead with a 2-1 decision over Rusty Blackmon. Jake Rosholt got OSU on the board with a 10-6 decision over Dan Erekson. Steve Mocco's return to Iowa City did not live up to its billing. Neither Mocco nor Iowa heavyweight Matt Fields scored a takedown in the match. Fields was warned twice for stalling as that proved to be the one point difference. Coleman Scott gave the Cowboys 9-7 lead at 125, a lead they would not relinquish. Scott scored a takedown with 35 seconds left to tie the match. Scott was able to ride out the third period and get a riding time point for a one point victory. Nathan Morgan and Daniel Frishkorn each recorded decisions to stretch the Poke lead to 15-7 heading into the 149-pound match-up. Top-ranked Zack Esposito held a 2-0 advantage in the third period over third-ranked Ty Eustice. Esposito gave up a stalling point to tie the match and then Eustice got a late takedown to earn the upset victory. Joe Johnston tightened the dual with a dominating major decision over Kevin Ward to make it 15-14 going into the final bout at 165. Johny Hendricks put the dual away in convincing fashion over Iowa's Eric Luedke. Hendricks scored two first period takedowns and used it to cruise to a 10-4 decision. The Cowboys return to action next weekend at the NWCA National Duals in Cedar Falls, Iowa to be held at the UNI Dome Jan. 14-15. Oklahoma State 18, Iowa 14 Iowa City, Iowa * Carver-Hawkeye Arena Attendance: 8,157 174 -- Mark Perry (Iowa) maj. dec. Brandon Mason (OSU), 13-0 184 -- Paul Bradley (Iowa) dec. Rusty Blackmon (OSU), 2-1 197 -- Jake Rosholt (OSU) dec. Dan Erekson (Iowa), 10-6 Hwt -- Steve Mocco (OSU) dec. Matt Fields (Iowa), 2-1 125 -- Coleman Scott (OSU) dec. Lucas Magnani, 4-3 133 -- Nathan Morgan (OSU) dec. Daniel Dennis (Iowa), 14-9 141 -- Daniel Frishkorn (OSU) dec, Alex Tsirtsis (Iowa), 10-8 149 -- Ty Eustice (Iowa) dec. Zack Esposito (OSU), 4-2 157 -- Joe Johnston (Iowa) maj. dec. Kevin Ward (OSU), 25-11 165 -- Johny Hendricks (OSU) dec. Eric Luedke (Iowa), 10-4

The Panthers extended their winning streak against local teams Slippery Rock and Duquesne on Saturday evening. The Panthers defeated the Rock 28-9, and they also beat the Dukes 31-6. Now at 2-3 for the season and 0-1 in the Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) conference, the Panthers' young lineup is gaining some momentum. "We wrestled harder, and we're getting better," said Head Coach Rande Stottlemyer. "We have a lot of young guys, and I think they grew a little today. They performed well, and we made some progress." At 125 pounds, true freshman Brad Gentzle (Easton, Pa./Easton) extended his dual match winning streak to three as his defeated Slippery Rock's Chris Clarke and Duquesne's Jonathan Bittinger. Against Clarke, Gentzle got to an early lead with a score of 6-3 after the first period. He gained two stalling points and an escape point in the second to move him to 9-3 heading into the final period. After being granted a point for riding time, Gentzle won with a 10-4 decision. He also won his match against Bittinger because of a Duquesne forfeit. Gentzle is now 3-2 in dual matches for the season and 5-8 overall. Wrestling for the Panthers at 133 pound was senior Mike Ciott (Latrobe, Pa./Greater Latrobe). In his first match, Ciotti faced Slippery Rock's Sal Lascari where moved to a 9-1 lead in the first period with two takedowns and two near falls. Lascari scored an escape point in the second period to make it 9-2, but Ciotti stayed strong into the third, coming out with a 12-4 major decision. He also faced Duquesne's Keith Pavlekovsky, maintaining the lead the entire time as well. After an escape and takedown in the first period, Ciotti was up 3-2. He scored a point for riding time in the third to give him a 4-2 victory. Ciotti's two victories put him at 3-2 in dual matches and 9-7 for the season. Joe Ciampoli (Altoona, Pa./Altoona) finished 1-1 for the evening after facing Slippery Rock's David Pienaar and Duquesne's Brad Cipriani. Pienaar took the lead for the Rock, finishing the first period 6-1, earning points for a near fall and takedown. He kept his momentum in the second with and escape and takedown while Ciampoli gained three for a takedown and escape. In the third period, Piennar pinned Ciampoli at the 5:54 mark, putting Slippery Rock on the board for the first time. Ciampoli was more successful with Duquesne, gaining a 3-0 lead in the second period against Cipriani. With a point for riding time, Ciampoli came away with a 4-1 win. He is now 1-2 in dual matches this season and 9-10 overall. True freshman Joey Ecklof (Northampton, Pa./Northampton) had the most successful night for the Panthers, adding two more pins to his record book at 149 pounds. In his first match, he scored two points on a takedown before pinning Slippery Rock's Shawn Baglio at the 1:42 mark. Against Duquesne, Ecklof had two takedowns while Brandon Baldini scored one point on an escape in the first period. Ecklof won by fall at the 2:37 mark. These marked Ecklof's second and third pins for the season. He now moves to 2-2 in dual competition and 12-7 overall. At 157 pounds was Sean Richmond (Emmaus, Pa./Easton) against Slippery Rock's Gerald Christian and Duquesne's Rob Dempsey. Against Christian, Richmond earned a 2-0 lead in the second period after an escape and a stalling point against Slippery Rock. Christian's escape in the third wasn't enough as Richmond received a 2-1 victory. He received his second win of the evening after a takedown in the first period against Dempsey put him at a 2-1 lead. An escape in the second advanced him to 3-1, and two takedowns in the third gave him a 7-3 decision. Richmond is now 2-3 in dual matches and 8-9 for the season. Senior Justin Nestor (Transfer, Pa./Reynolds) kept the Panthers in the lead at 165 pounds. After going scoreless in the first two periods against Slippery Rock's Jason Cardillo, Nestor scored an escape point and a point for riding time in the third to give him a 2-0 win. His match against Duquesne's Cody Midlam started out the same way, scoreless in the first period before Nestor gained two points in the second for a takedown. He went on to win an escape point and two more for a takedown in the third to finish with a 5-0 decision. Nestor is now 3-2 on the season with 107 career victories. At 174 pounds, Nick Padezan (Irwin, Pa./Penn Trafford) finished 1-1 with his win coming over Slippery Rock's Jeremiah Frederick. Padezan was down 2-1 in the first period, but came back in the second with an escape point to tie it. In the third period he gained three points for a near fall, earning a 4-3 victory. He also faced Duquesne's Jared Ricotta who took the lead 2-1 in the first period after a takedown, and with a point for riding time in the third, defeated Padezan 3-1. Padezan now stands at 2-2 in dual matches this season with a 9-9 record overall. Wrestling for the Panthers at 184 was Kyle Deliere (Cecil, Pa./Canon-McMillan) who finished 0-2. In his first match, Slippery Rock's Charlie Pienaar took the lead 2-0 with a takedown in the first period. Deliere fought back in the second period with a near fall, but it wasn't enough after Pienaar was awarded two for a reversal. Pienaar won 4-3. Deliere also wrestled Duquesne's Mark Himes. Deliere scored two points on a takedown in the first while Himes came back with an escape and takedown as well. In the third period, Himes received a point for stalling by Pitt as well as a point for riding time, giving him a 5-3 victory. Deliere is now 0-5 in dual matches and 5-11 overall this season. Mike Heist (Orefield, Pa./Parkland) had two successful matches at 197 pounds, fighting both into overtime. In his first match, he faced Slippery Rock's Andrew Joseph where the two went scoreless in the first period. Heist earned an escape point in the second while Joseph came back with one in the third to tie the score 1-1. The two remained tied after the first overtime, and Joseph scored an escape in the third. In the fourth, Heist came back with an escape to make the score 2-2. He went on to get a takedown in the fourth, giving him the 4-2 decision. Against Duquesne's Tim Frank, the two were also scoreless in the first period, but Heist scored an escape in the second to give him a 1-0 lead. Frank scored one in the third to tie it, and after the first overtime, the score remained at 1-1. In the third overtime, Heist won three points on a near fall to give him a 4-1 win. Heist's two wins make him 2-3 in dual matches and 4-8 overall. At heavyweight, Lou Thomas (Parkersburg, W.Va./Parkersburg) was able to maintain his position as having the best dual record at Pitt this season, adding two more wins against Slippery Rock and Duquesne. Against the Rock's Matt Burkholder, Thomas took the lead in the first period with two points on a takedown. He scored an escape and takedown in the second to make the score 5-1 heading into the final period. In the third, he was given a point for riding time to win a 6-2 decision. Thomas faced Duquesne's Joe D'Orsie where he got an early 5-0 lead after a takedown and near fall in the first period. Another take down in each of the two following periods gave him a 9-0 victory. Thomas is now 4-1 in dual matches this season and 5-7 overall. The Panthers' next match will be away as they travel to Lehigh next Friday for a 7 p.m. match. The match will broadcast of Fox College Sports Atlantic. NOTE - Also wrestling was Belmont Abbey who faced both Duquesne and Slippery Rock. Their results have been posted as well.

CLEVELAND -- A pin by Jayrl Hunt at 3:20 of the 125 bout sealed a 25-18 come-from-behind victory over Ohio State at Woodling Gymnasium on Saturday (Jan. 7) night. After the Buckeyes (1-3) opened up a 10-0 lead through the first three bouts, the Vikings (2-2) rallied for five wins, including three falls and a major decision to claim their second home win of the year. Nate Costello scored first on a takedown of Hunt late in the first period, but the Viking freshman reversed and rode the Buckeye for nearly 20 seconds before registering the fall. "We knew we had our best guys coming up after we got down early on," head coach Jack Effner said. "This is definitely a big win for our program, and it couldn't have happened at a better time." Ohio State opened up the match with three straight wins to put themselves ahead at 10-0 before the Vikings began their charge. Freshman Victer Crenshaw jumped out to a fast start in the first period of the 157-pound bout, reversing on Jordin Humphrey before scoring a takedown and two near falls to build up 2:11 in riding time and a 10-2 advantage. Humphrey reversed to begin the second, but Crenshaw escaped and countered with a takedown to keep a 13-4 lead. A pair of takedowns by Humphrey in the third closed the gap, but a late reversal and 1:34 of riding time gave Crenshaw a 17-9 major decision and cut Ohio State's advantage to 10-4. The match grew more interesting after the 165 bout, as OSU's Steve Sommer scored a quick takedown of Marcus Effner and built up 1:39 in riding time before cutting the Viking loose. The move would prove to be costly, as Effner turned on Sommer and pinned him at the 2:16 mark. The win was Effner's first since returning from a leg injury suffered at the Slippery Rock Open on Nov. 4. "I wouldn't have put Marcus out there if he wasn't up for it," coach Effner said. "He wanted to be there for the team and he really stepped up. We had a lot of guys battle their hearts out." The pin, coupled with an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty following the bout, deducted a point from the Buckeye's team score and gave the Vikings their first lead of the match at 10-9. The lead would be short-lived, however, as Nathaniel Augustson tallied a pin of JT Miller at 4:55 of the 174 bout to put OSU back in front at 15-10. CSU would answer right back, however, thanks to wins at 184 and 197. With senior Ron Howard holding a 2-1 lead in the first period of the 184 bout over Alex Picazo, Picazo attempted to escape the mat and Howard's grasp in the waning seconds of the first period, but Howard pulled the Buckeye back into play and scored a takedown as time expired. The Viking then scored two more takedowns and built up 1:57 in riding time for a 10-3 decision. Sophomore Joe Dennis would put the Vikings back in front at 19-15 thanks to a workmanlike bout against Corey Morrison that ended with a Dennis pin at 4:25. The Buckeye's Kirk Nail out battled Rashard Goff at 285 for a 7-4 decision, trimming the CSU advantage to 19-18 and setting up the winner-take-all bout at 125. Sophomore Mike Hurley put up a strong showing against T.J. Enright at 141 pounds, putting up 1:51 in riding time, but a costly penalty point in the second period and a pair of take-downs in the third proved to be the difference in a 5-4 loss. Sophomore Ryan Hurley followed with a tough bout against J Jaggers at 149. The two wrestlers battled to a 1-1 score in the third before a takedown by Jaggers and a quick escape by Hurley made it 3-2. Jaggers, however, would seal the match in the final seconds with a takedown and near fall as time expired for an 8-2 victory and a 10-0 OSU advantage. The win was Effner's first over the Buckeyes as head coach of CSU and the Vikings' first since topping OSU in Cleveland on Dec. 14, 1986 by an 18-15 score. The Vikings will have a week off before returning home to Woodling Gym for the Cleveland State Duals on Jan. 14. Cleveland State will take on Eastern Michigan at 12:00 noon, Slippery Rock at 2:00 p.m. and West Liberty State at 4:00 p.m. Cleveland State 25, Ohio State 18 133 Reece Humphrey (OSU) MD David Armstrong (CSU), 13-4 [0-4] 141 T.J. Enright (OSU) DEC Mike Hurley (CSU), 5-4 [0-7] 149 J Jaggers (OSU) DEC Ryan Hurley (CSU), 8-2 [0-10] 157 Victer Crenshaw (CSU) MD Jordin Humphrey (OSU), 17-9 [4-10] 165 Marcus Effner (CSU) FALL Steve Sommer (OSU), 2:16 [10-9]* 174 Nathaniel Augustson (OSU) FALL JT Miller (CSU), 4:55 [10-15] 184 Ron Howard (CSU) DEC Alex Picazo (OSU), 10-3 [13-15] 197 Joe Dennis (CSU) FALL Corey Morrison (OSU), 4:25 [19-15] 285 Kirk Nail (OSU) DEC Rashard Goff (CSU), 7-4 [19-18] 125 Jayrl Hunt (CSU) FALL Nate Costello (OSU), 3:20 [25-18] * one point deduction on OSU for unsportsmanlike conduct

HARRISONBURG, Va. -- Old Dominion captured its first Virginia Intercollegiate State Wrestling Championship since 1994, winning the five-team tournament Saturday at James Madison University's Sinclair Gym in Godwin Hall. ODU tallied 115.5 points and Virginia finished second with 101.5. Virginia Military Institute came in third with 55.0 points followed by George Mason's 42.0 and JMU's 40.5. The Monarchs saw five grapplers claim individual titles, highlighted by senior Adam Wright's third consecutive title at 184 pounds. Wright, who also posted 101st career victory on his way to the championship bout, became the 17th grappler in the tournament's 36-year history and the first since Virginia's Craig Fenstermaker accomplished the feat in 1999. Wright, who wrestled scholastically at Turner Ashby High School, just seven miles from the JMU campus, defeated Virginia freshman Brent Jones in the title bout and was voted the Oustanding Wrestler for the tournament. ODU senior Robby Gosnell successfully defended his 2005 crown in the 165-pound bout. He defeated Tyler Tisdall, a freshman from George Mason, 7-3 in the championship. The Monarchs' other individual winners were senior Shannon Slack at 141, sophomore Nick Pullano at 157 and senior TJ Hansen at 174. The defending champion Virginia placed second on the strength of championships won by sophomore Anthony Burke at 125, freshman Eric Albright at 133, sophomore Drew DiPasquale at 149 and sophomore Kyle Narkiewicz at 184. Host James Madison took the only other individual crown as senior Chris Cvitan trimmed teammate and junior Brandon Scott 5-4 in the finals. ODU's Steve Martin was voted Coach of the Year. "The coaching staff was very pleased with the performance of our team this weekend as ODU won it's first collegiate wrestling tournament in twelve years." Head coach Steve Martin comments. "We were also pleased with Adam Wright as he collected his 101st win in the finals, and was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Wrestler." Championship Bouts: 125 Anthony Burke (UVa.) wbf. Bryan LaShomb (ODU), 3:57 133 Eric Albright (Uva.) dec. Ryan Williams (ODU), 3-2 141 Shannon Slack (ODU) dec. Nick Alparone (UVa.), 11-5 149 Drew DiPasquale (UVa.) dec. Sam Alvarenga (VMI), 10-8 157 Nick Pullano (ODU) dec. Tommy Cunningham (VMI), 4-2 165 Nelson Gosnell (ODU) dec. Tyler Tisdell (GMU), 7-3 174 Tristan Hansen (ODU) dec. Mike Grogan (UVa.), 3-2 184 Kyle Narkiewicz (UVa.) dec. Brian Lambert (JMU), 8-2 197 Adam Wright (ODU) maj. dec. Brent Jones (UVa.), 15-4 HWT Chris Cvitan (JMU) dec. Brandon Scott (JMU), 5-4

INDIANAPOLIS -- Adams State College sophomore Raymond Dunning (Nashville, Tenn.) defeated defending NCAA Division II Champion Andy Uhl of Findlay (Ohio) en-route to the 133-pound title and Mike Horton Most Outstanding Wrestler honors at the Midwest Classic on Saturday in the University of Indianapolis' Nicoson Hall. Dunning's 4-2 semifinal win over Uhl, ranked first in the weight class, according to the latest NCAA Division II National Wrestling Coaches Poll, and his 7-4 championship victory over Manchester's (Ind.) John Sheets, were the unquestioned highlights of ASC's second day performance as the Grizzlies finished fourth amongst 20 teams in tournament. All told, ASC finished with seven placers but slipped one spot to fourth place in the team standings after Dunning was the lone Grizzly to escape the morning semifinals victorious. ASC, ranked eighth as a team in the NWCA poll, had qualified five men for the semifinals and stood in third place after Friday's action. Day 1 Leader Ashland (Ohio), ranked ninth, held on for a share of the team title with No. 17 Upper Iowa, which crowned a tournament-high three weight class champions. Both teams finished with 130.5 points. Wisconsin-Parkside, unranked but receiving votes in the national poll, ended up third with 116.5 points while ASC scored 108 thanks to Dunning, a third place finish from 141-pound junior Brian Pitts (Rio Rancho, N.M.), a fourth, two fifths and two sixths. Dunning, ranked sixth in the nation, improved to 12-5 on the year with his two wins. The returning All-American had defeated the nation's second ranked wrestler in Shane Perkey of Indianapolis to advance to the semifinal match-up with Uhl, a 2-time All-American. The tournament title was the first of Dunning's career. All five of his losses this year have come against NCAA Division I foes. He was only seeded fifth in this tournament and defeated three higher seeds to claim victory. Pitts, a 2002 All-American at 125 pounds, recorded bonus point wins in both of his 141-pound matches on Friday before suffering a 4-1 setback to Wisconsin-Parkside's Craig Becker in the semifinals. However, the sixth-seeded Grizzly came back with a 4-1 victory of his own in the consolation bracket before taking an 8-7 win over Upper Iowa's Kyle Burkle, the tournament's top seed, to claim his first tournament placing since finishing third at the 2002 NCAA Division II National Championships. Pitts is now 7-9 (NCAA Official) this year. Senior heavyweight Heath Soderstrom (Englewood, Colo.) finished fourth after advancing to the semifinals on Friday. Seeded fourth, Soderstrom dropped a 9-7 decision to top-seeded Brian Black of Upper Iowa in the semifinals before scoring a thrilling 5-4 sudden victory win over Joey Navarro of Indianapolis. Soderstrom then fell by a 5-3 count to second-seeded Josh Ohl of Ashland in the third place match. 125-pound senior Rob McCabe (Nucla, Colo.) and 197-pound junior Casey Woodall (Morenci, Ariz.) each finished their days on high notes claiming fifth place. Both had advanced to the semifinals before suffering two losses to start Saturday. McCabe, ranked fourth in the nation, has now finished fifth in all three career Midwest Classic appearances. Sophomore Evan Copeland (Las Cruces, N.M.), ranked second in the nation at 165 pounds, and junior James Reynolds (Monte Vista, Colo.), ranked seventh at 174, each finished in sixth place. Both were in the consolation bracket to begin the day and posted early victories to advance. Copeland then forfeited out of the tournament while Reynolds dropped a 5-3 decision to Ohio Northern's Timmy Miller before being pinned by Ashland's Clint Carmony with just over a minute remaining in the pair's fifth place match. Reynolds had also dropped a 7-5 tiebreaker decision to Carmony, ranked third in the nation, in the championship quarterfinals on Friday evening. The Grizzlies now turn their attention to the dual portion of the season and will face arch-rival Western State on Thursday in Gunnison before starting a mammoth-sized home stand next Saturday (Jan. 14) against Division I Air Force.

KENT, OHIO -- Two pins in the first three matches propelled Kent State to a 25-13 victory over Ohio State Saturday afternoon (Jan. 7) at the MAC Center. The Golden Flashes improved to 7-1 on the year and earned bragging rights as the top wrestling team in the state of Ohio. Junior Aaron Miller (Uniopolis, Ohio/Wapokoneta) put the Flashes on the board first in a big way at 174 pounds. Miller, who lost to Nathaniel Augustson in last season's dual with OSU, took complete control of Saturday's bout and capped it off with a third period pin. Miller (21-3) converted a second period takedown into a cradle to take a commanding 8-1 lead over Augustson heading into the third. With 30 seconds left in the match, Augustson's attempt of throwing Miller from the neutral position ended with Augustson on his back for Miller's second pin in three days at the 6:47 mark. Senior Alex Camargo (Brook Park, Ohio/Berea) continued the Flash flurry with a 15-9 win over Alex Picazo at 184. Camargo (20-2) ranked 11th at 184 pounds, moved into sole possession of second place among KSU's career win leaders with 111. KSU junior Ardian Ramadani (Garfield, NJ/Garfield) tossed Corey Morrison down to his back and stuck him there just 38 seconds into the match at 197. The first period pin brought the KSU crowd of 731 to its feet and gave the Golden Flashes a 15-0 lead. Kirk Nail put the Buckeyes on the board using riding time in the third period for a 2-1 decision over redshirt freshman Jermail Porter (Akron, Ohio/Firestone). Both heavyweights earned escapes but could not convert on a takedown. Junior transfer Chad Sportelli (Easton, Pa./Easton/Nebraska) nearly pinned Nathan Costello with an opening period cradle at 125 but settled for a 17-7 major decision. Sportelli has won seven of his last eight matches and improved to 17-6 on the year. Reece Humphrey started a Buckeye comeback with an 11-2 major decision over senior Drew Opfer (Sandusky/St. Mary's) at 133. T.J. Enright continued OSU's momentum with a 7-1 decision over sophomore Drew Lashaway (Bowling Green, Ohio/Bowling Green) at 141. At 149, J. Jaggers avoided several near takedowns by senior Jason Bake (Massillon, Ohio/Jackson) and pulled out a 6-2 decision. With two matches left, Ohio State remained within striking distance at 19-13. Sophomore Kurt Gross (North Royalton, Ohio/Padua Franciscan) lit up nationally ranked Steve Somer for five takedowns and clinched the KSU victory with a 12-5 decision at 157. Junior Jason McGee (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio/Cuyahoga Falls) notched three first period takedowns and never looked back in a 10-6 win over Charlie Clark at 165. McGee, Gross, Miller, Camargo and Sportelli all went 2-0 in a three-day span that included a 27-8 victory Thursday night over Cleveland State. "This win makes our guys believe that they belong with the top teams," said Head Coach Jim Anrdassy. "I think we dominated the match and it really wasn't as close as the score indicated. I told my guys- ‘Ohio State didn't recruit any of our kids.' These are kids that Big Ten programs didn't want, and they went out there and proved they belong. It also shows we're doing the right things here as a program" The Golden Flashes (7-1) will compete in the NWCA National Duals next weekend (Jan. 14-15) hosted by Northern Iowa. Pairings for the dual meet tournament will be announced Tuesday. Kent State: 25 Ohio State: 13 174: A. Miller (K) pinned Augustson (O), 6:47 184: Carmargo (K) dec. Picazo (O) 15-9 197: Ramadani (K) pinned Morrison (O), 0:38 285: Nail (O) dec. Porter (K), 2-1 125: Sportelli (K) maj. dec. Costello (O) 17-7 133: Humphrey (O) maj. dec. D. Opfer (K) 11-2 141: Enright (O) dec. Lashaway (K), 7-1 149: Jaggers (O) dec. Bake (K), 6-2 157: Gross (K) dec. Somer (O), 12-5 165: McGee (K) dec. Clark (O), 10-6

Columbia, Mo. -- Improving to 6-0 on the season, the No. 9 Missouri wrestling program won their second dual of the day 42-3 over Central Missouri State (CMSU). Reaching their highest point total of the season, eight Tiger wrestlers scored bonus points in their matches with a major decision, technical fall or fall. Opening the Tigers' second match with a victory at 125 pounds, senior Austin DeVoe (Columbus, Kan.) earned a 9-1 major decision over CMSU's Cory Bloodgood. Picking up a takedown early in each of the first two periods, DeVoe carried a 4-0 advantage into the third period. Taking advantage of a neutral start to open the final frame, DeVoe was able to score five points on a pair of takedowns and 3:34 of riding time to pick up one bonus point and give Missouri an early 4-0 lead. Continuing the Tigers' run with a major decision of his own No. 14 sophomore Tyler McCormick (Leawood, Kan.) pushed the lead to 8-0 with a 12-1 defeat of Michael Hansen. Dominating the match throughout, McCormick scored on two nearfalls and picked up 2:29 of riding time. Picking up his second victory of the day, redshirt freshman Marcus Hoehn (Farmington, Mo.) earned his biggest victory of the season over Keaton Baker, scoring 12 points in the first two periods and allowing just two to his opponent. Baker escaped to open the third and attempted a single-leg takedown of the Tigers grappler, but Hoehn countered the move and turned it into a takedown of his own, holding on for Missouri's third straight major decision, 15-6. Making his first start of the season at 149 pounds, sophomore Justin Cole (Gladstone, Mo.) stretched Missouri's lead to 18-0 with a pin at the end of the first period. Fending off multiple takedown attacks by CMSU's Seth Robison, Cole grappled his opponent to the floor and pinned him with 12 seconds left in the opening period. After a CMSU victory at 157 pounds, No. 4 Matt Pell (junior, Luxemburg, Wis.) shook hands at center circle with Travis Barbarick at 165 pounds, then exploded at the sound of the whistle with a takedown and two three-point nearfalls in the first 1:30 of the bout. After scoring on two more takedowns, Pell picked up his second fall of the day by pinning Barbarick with 35 seconds left in the first period. Following Pell's fall with one of his own, No. 1 Ben Askren (Hartland, Wis.) increased the Tiger lead to 27 points with a victory over Jesse Sheets in 2:10. The win gave the junior 20 falls for the season, tying the record he set in 2005-06, as well as his 26th consecutive triumph, also tying a record he set last year. Taking down Jeremy Hudson three times in the first period to wrestle to a 6-3 advantage, redshirt freshman Raymond Jordan (New Bern, N.C.) chose down to start the second period and promptly escaped and took down his opponent to enter the final period with a six point lead. Needing two points to score bonus points with a major decision, Jordan executed a single-leg takedown that with 1:15 of riding time gave him a 14-5 victory at 184 pounds. Taking down Dan McGee 1:50 into the match at 197 pounds, redshirt freshman Joey Garrity (Orion, Ill.) was able to score on a three-point nearfall with 4 seconds left in the opening frame. Garrity, a natural 174-pounder, kept the advantage with a reversal and his second three-point nearfall to open a 10-0 lead heading into the final period. Scoring six points in the third frame, Garrity added 2:50 of riding time to his 16-0 score for a technical fall in his first career victory as a starter. Finishing off the day with a victory, freshman Sean Connole (Erie, Penn.) scored on a reversal late in the second period and a takedown with 36 seconds left in the match to post a 4-1 victory. The Tigers make a trip to the National Duals in Cedar Falls, Iowa, Jan. 14-15, a tournament at which 9 of the top 10 teams in the nation will be present. Results 125 - # 16 Austin DeVoe (MU) maj. dec. Corey Bloodgood (CMSU), 9-1 133 - # 14 Tyler McCormick (MU) maj. dec. Michael Hansen (CMSU), 12-1 141 - Marcus Hoehn (MU) maj. dec. Keaton Baker (CMSU), 15-6 149 - Justin Cole (MU) pinned Seth Robison (CMSU), 2:48 157 - Vince Bertucci (CMSU) dec. John Andrews (MU), 6-4 165 - # 4 Matt Pell (MU) pinned Travis Barbarick (CMSU), 2:25 174 - # 1 Ben Askren (MU) pinned Jesse Sheets (CMSU), 2:10 184 - # 15 Raymond Jordan (MU) maj. dec. Jeremy Hudson (CMSU), 14-5 197 - Joey Garrity (MU) tech. fall. Dan McGee (CMSU), 17-0 HWT - Sean Connole (MU) dec. Danny Perez (CMSU), 4-1

PHILADELPHIA -- Five Quakers won their matches by bonus points as the No. 25 Penn wrestling team cruised to a 34-6 victory over visiting Maryland at The Palestra on Saturday afternoon. Junior Matt Valenti and senior Dustin Wiles pinned their Terrapin opponents, while fellow captain Paul Velekei won by technical fall. Juniors Gene Zannetti and Matt Herrington won their matches by major decision. The Red and Blue won eight of the matches overall to improve to 2-1 in dual action this season. Senior Mike Silengo started the meet off with a 5-1 victory over James Knox at 125 lbs. Valenti followed with a fall in 5:33 at 133 pounds to add six team points to the score. At 141 pounds, Cesar Grajales defeated Jason Gribschaw, 6-2, to give Penn a 12-0 lead. Freshman Matt Dragon put three more points on the board with a 6-1 win over Andrew Schlaffer. At 157 pounds, Zannetti used three nearfall points in the second period to put his match away and earned a 14-6 win over Adam James. Maryland won their first match of the afternoon at 165 pounds. Adam DeCosmo defeated Penn's Andrew Coles, 6-3, to make the score, 19-3. Herrington, competing for the Quakers for only the second time since the 2004 NCAA Championships, dominated his 174 pound match, defeating Dominic Buckman, 14-4. Wiles followed with a fall in 4:44 to put the Red and Blue up 29-3. Velekei earned three three-point nearfalls to win 18-3. Maryland earned their second victory of the day when Bryan Reiss defeated Jayson Bowlsby, 3-1, at heavyweight. Penn returns to action at the Virginia Duals next weekend at the Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, Va.

PISCATAWAY, NJ -- Coming off of its biggest and most emotional victory of the season on Friday evening against Princeton , the Rutgers wrestling team returned to the mat on Saturday afternoon and defeated Delaware State, EIWA foe Franklin & Marshall and Wagner at the College Avenue Gymnasium. In their first match of the afternoon, the Scarlet Knights earned 12 early points off of forfeits in the 125 and 133-pound weight classes. With the early advantage, the Scarlet Knights pulled away and pummeled the Delaware State Hornets, 39-6. In the second match of the day, the Scarlet Knights squared off against fellow EIWA team Franklin & Marshall, but it was clear from the beginning that the Scarlet Knights were prepared for everything F&M had to offer. RU won eight of the 10 matches, including major decisions by 141-pound junior Steve Adamcsik (Chester, NJ), 174-pound freshman Mike Whalen (Lake Hiawatha, NJ), 184-pound senior Rudy Medini (Colonia, NJ) and 197-pound freshman Lamar Brown (Red Bank, NJ). The Scarlet Knights beat the Diplomats running away, 36-9. In its final match of the day, the Rutgers wrestling team breezed past Wagner College by a 44-12 count, earning victories in eight of the 10 matches, including four by forfeit and two by way of major decisions. 125-pound sophomore Kyle Milanese (Delran, NJ) earned an 8-0 major decision by defeating Rich Englehardt and in the final match of the day, 157-pound sophomore Jamie Lijo (Hopatcong, NJ) tech-falled Justin Ensign of Wagner at 7:00. While the Scarlet Knights remain unbeaten in their last four matches, the story of the first half of the season revolves around Adamcsik. After losing his first two dual-meet matches of the season, Adamcsik has rebounded to win 11 straight matches, including five at the Wilkes Open on Dec. 28 and four with wins against Princeton, Wagner, Delaware State and Franklin & Marshall. Adamcsik is 16-3 on the season, including a 6-1 mark in dual meets. Head coach John Sacchi was pleased with the way his team performed after a mentally and physically strenuous match-up against Princeton on Friday evening. "The Princeton match was tough and I thought our guys would be a little drained, but they weren't," Sacchi said. "We came out strong today and we really got after it." As far as Adamcsik goes, Sacchi explained that the junior has improved by leaps and bounds over last season and he deserves all of the success he is currently experiencing. Adamcsik is well aware of his current streak and credits his hard work and conditioning to his early season success. "I have been making weight the right way and that has helped my conditioning," Adamcsik said. "I'm not getting gassed in the middle of matches and it shows. Credit has to go to coach Sacchi and the wrestling staff." The Scarlet Knights improved to 5-2 overall with their wins on Saturday and improved their EIWA record to 2-2. RU will continue its home-stand on Wednesday, Jan. 11 when it plays host to EIWA opponent East Stroudsburg University.

CORVALLIS, Ore. -- Oregon State ran its dual meet win streak to four on Friday, beating Nebraska-Kearney 27-9 and Wyoming 30-10 in non-league wrestling at Gill Coliseum. The Beavers (6-1-1 overall, 3-0 Pacific-10) got pins from four wrestlers on the evening: 165-pounder Anthony Weber against Nebraska-Kearney (4-1) and 125-pounder Eric Stevenson, 184-pounder Kyle Bressler and 197-pounder Dan Pitsch against Wyoming (2-4). OSU, which has wrestled tournaments or duals five of the last nine days and three of the last four, now gets a break until traveling to 19th-ranked Arizona State on Jan. 20 and Boise State on Jan. 22. The Beavers return home to face Cal State-Bakersfield on Jan. 27 and Fresno State and Northern Colorado on Jan. 28. "It was a very good week," said OSU head coach Joe Wells, whose team had won at Cal State-Fullerton on Tuesday and at 20th-ranked Cal Poly on Wednesday. "Right now we're tired, and we need a little breather. But we're excited about these two meets tonight. We got some pins and we got some bonus points, which make it exciting for the fans. And we had different people doing it, so it was exciting." Before a crowd of 714, Stevenson, Weber, 141-pounder Kyle Larson, 174-pounder Jeremy Larson and heavyweight Ty Watterson all won both their matches on the evening. Stevenson is now 20-6 with four pins this season, Kyle Larson is 15-4 with two pins, Jeremy Larson is 16-8,and Watterson is 19-6 with seven pins. UNK, ranked fourth nationally in NCAA Division II, featured a lineup with five wrestlers in the national rankings at that level. Against the Lopers, the Beavers got Weber's pin plus major decisions from Stevenson, Jeremy Larson and 149-pounder Orlando Perez. Against Wyoming, the Beavers found themselves trailing 12-10 at the meet's halfway point and then won the final five matches. The back-to-back pins by Bressler and Pitsch sealed the win. Watterson, ranked 16th nationally, got an 11-5 decision over UNK's Tervel Dlagnev, ranked third in Division II. Dlagnev had beaten Watterson 5-2 in the Las Vegas Collegiate in early December. "The first time I might have been a little timid against him," Watterson said. "This time, I knew what I needed to do to win and it was nice to go out there and do it and see it work." OSU 197-pounder Dan Pitsch returned to the lineup after missing the two meets earlier this week due to a minor injury suffered at the Southern Scuffle tournament in late December. He dropped a 7-6 decision to third-ranked Jeff Sylvester of Nebraska-Kearney after taking a disorienting knee to the head in the third period; he came back to pin Wyoming's Malcolm Havens in 5:55. "It wasn't anything too serious," Pitsch said of the knock on the noggin. "It phased me for a couple of seconds but I felt fine in the second match." Bressler ended a seven-match losing streak by pinning Wyoming's Preston Pavich in 18 seconds, not even recording a takedown en route to his first career pin. As the two jockeyed for advantage on the mat, Bressler simply found himself in position to roll Pavich's shoulders to the mat and calmly did just that. "Kyle had been close to winning in his earlier match and it was nice to see him go put on some pressure, then have the presence of mind to put him on his back," Wells said of the freshman. OSU 157-pounder Tony Hook, ranked 17th nationally, was upset in his second match of the evening. Dan Clum of Wyoming scored a pair of takedowns and a two-point near-fall in the first period and then held on for an 8-5 decision. Stevenson's pin was the 15th of his career, moving him into a tie for 42nd place on OSU's list of all-time leaders.

Philadelphia, Pa. -- Drexel won a hard-fought match against Bloomsburg, 18-17, at North Penn High School in non-conference action. Bloomsburg, who had beaten No. 20 Pittsburgh earlier in the season, dropped to 5-4 on the season. Senior captain Zach Makovsky won the final match of the meet, 6-5, to earn Drexel (10-4, 4-0 CAA) the victory. Freshman Scott Hunter stunned 15th-ranked Jim Bertulis with a pin with just 20 seconds remaining in the match to earn Drexel six important points. With the Huskies staked to a 8-3 match points lead against Drexel, it appeared that Bertulis was set to add to the Bloomsburg lead when he led Hunter 6-1 in the middle of the second period. Hunter fought back however to tie the match at seven but Bertulis was still in position to win the match because he had a riding time advantage. With under 30 seconds left, Hunter executed a takedown and was able to pin Bertulis to earn the Dragons six points. Instead of an 11-3 Bloomsburg lead, Hunter's pin made the score 9-8 in favor of Drexel, essentially a nine-point swing. Junior Nick Kozar followed Hunter's performance with win number 16 in earning a 2-1 decision over the Huskies' Frank Beasley at 174 pounds. Bloomsburg fought back by winning three of the next four matches putting the Huskies back in the lead at 17-15 with just one match remaining. Makovsky shot out to a 6-1 lead in the final match against Ricky Donald and held on for the 6-5 decision to earn Drexel the victory. Bloomsburg is back in action Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. hosting Rider University.

DeKALB, IL -- Unfortunately for the University at Buffalo wrestling team, senior Kyle Cerminara (Lewiston, NY/Lewiston-Porter) did not get his record-breaking pin until after the meet with 22nd-ranked Northern Illinois until after the meet had already been decided in the Huskies favor, as the Mid-American Conference foe snuck away from the Convocation Center with a 23-21 win in the conference opener Friday night. Cerminara pinned Dave Herrera in the meet's final match at 197 pounds to close the gap to two points, as the senior set the school-record for consecutive wins, breaking John Stutzman's mark of 24 consecutive wins, set in 1996-97. Cerminara has started the season 25-0, winning the Slippery Rock Open, Oklahoma Gold Classic, Mat Town USA Invitational, Las Vegas Invitational and UB Open along the way to breaking the school's career record for wins and dual meet takedowns, which was also held by Stutzman. This is the second year in a row Buffalo (5-2 overall, 0-1 MAC) has lost to Northern Illinois (4-2 overall, 1-0 MAC) in a manner where the outcome of one match could have led to a UB win, as it dropped a heartbreaking 20-15 decision on Jan. 8, 2005, after going into the final match down just one point at 16-15. The Bulls started off the match with the biggest upset of the meet, as senior Harold Sherrell (Liverpool, NY/Liverpool) put himself back on the national scene with his 23rd win of the year against the NWCA/InterMat/NWMA's 19th-ranked Joe Sapp. Sherrell fell behind 2-1 in the first period, but quickly turned the match around with five three-point near falls to take a 17-2 technical fall and give the Bulls a 5-0 lead. After a Huskies' pin at 125 pounds, junior Mark Budd (Orrville, OH/Orrville) posted a 17-7 major decision against Andy Hiatt, whose brother, Sam, beat Budd twice last season, once in the fateful match that decided the dual meet and once in the true second-place match at the MAC Championships, which earned Sam Hiatt an NCAA bid. Budd's win put UB up 9-6, but Northern Illinois' nationally-ranked mid-weight duo of Josh Wooten and Mike Grimes each came through with major decisions to give it a 14-9 lead. Junior John Cummings (Bay Shore, NY/Bay Shore/Nassau CC) earned his fifth straight NCAA win with a 5-1 decision against Aaron Owen at 157 pounds, closing the gap to 14-12. The match that turned the tide back in favor of the Huskies turned out to be at 165 pounds, as 2005 NCAA Qualifier Johnny Galloway earned an escape in the second sudden-victory overtime to clinch the win against W.I.N. Magazine's 18th-ranked sophomore Mickey Moran (Pittsburgh, PA/Shaler Area). In the next match, Danny Burk offered up a meet-clinching pin in the second period to give the Huskies a 23-12 lead, meaning Buffalo needed pins in the final two matches to provide the upset. The Bulls almost pulled off the feat, too, as senior Garrett Hicks (Chautauqua, NY/Chautauqua Lake) fell behind Nick McClone, 6-4, at the end of the second period, but turned the match around by earning a reversal and then almost pinning McClone in a three-point near fall to take the 10-6 win before Cerminara pinned Dave Herrera in 1:13 in the meet's finale. Buffalo returns to the mats after a nine-day layoff on Sunday, Jan. 15 with a dual meet against Southern Conference power North Carolina-Greensboro (5-0 overall) with a 1:00 pm dual meet. Head coach Tom Shifflet, now in his fourth year at UNC-Greensboro, is an Amherst native and Sweet Home High School graduate

Bethlehem, Pa. -- The 12th ranked Penn State Nittany Lion wrestlers drilled No. 11 Lehigh 24-12 in a battle of Eastern and Pennsylvania wrestling powers. Head coach Troy Sunderland's team won six of ten bouts and got all five of the night's bonus points in the impressive road win. The dual began at 149, where Nittany Lion senior James Woodall (St. Dupont, Pa.) pinned Lehigh's Trevor Chinn. Woodall, ranked No. 9 in the most recent NWCA Coaches Poll (1/3/06), was taken down twice in the first two minutes to fall behind 4-2. Woodall would quickly turn the match around with two fast takedowns near the end of the period and notched a pin at the 2:49 mark, putting Penn State up 6-0. Woodall improved to 4-2 with the win. Penn State's Nathan Galloway (State College, Pa.), ranked 15th, faced Lehigh's 13th ranked Derek Zinck at 157 in a battle of nationally ranked grapplers. The duo wrestled to a scoreless tie after one period with Galloway setting the early tempo offensively. Zinck chose down to begin the second period and quickly escaped for a 1-0 lead. Galloway was slowed with a cut over his right eye, resulting in a lengthy delay, and the second period ended with Zinck up 1-0. Galloway chose down to start the third and quickly escaped as well, knotting the score at 1-1 with 1:30 to go. Neither man could score in regulation, however, sending the bout to sudden victory (the duo wrestled to a TB in November with Zinck winning 10-6). After a scoreless 60 seconds, Galloway chose down to begin the first TB period. Zinck would hold Galloway down, forcing Galloway to have to hold his top position in the second TB. Zinck would reverse Galloway to take a 3-1 lead and hold the Nittany Lion junior down to close out the bout. Galloway fell to 8-6. True freshman David Erwin (Urbana, Ohio) majored Lehigh's Dave Nakasone at 165. Nakasone would score the first take down of the match to take a 2-1 lead after Erwin's escape. Erwin would answer with his own takedown and fight off a reversal attempt near the end of the period. Nakasone would not escape and Erwin took a 3-2 lead into the second. Erwin began the second period down and escaped quickly. Erwin notched another take down with :40 left in the period and would ride Nakasone until the buzzer to lead 6-2 heading into the third. Nakasone chose neutral to begin the third period but was quickly taken down by Erwin. Erwin was reversed, however, and the score stood at 8-4 with 1:46 to wrestle. Erwin would notch another escape and began cutting Nakasone loose in order to work towards an important team bonus point via a major decision. Erwin would turn the trick, posting a 14-5 major to put Penn State up 10-3. Erwin improved to 16-5 with the win. Junior James Yonushonis (Philipsburg, Pa.) carried his No. 12 national ranking into his bout with 20th ranked Travis Frick in one of the night's top bouts at 174. The duo met in November with Yonushonis grabbing a 6-4 SV win. Frick scored the first take down just :25 seconds into the bout. Yonushonis would escape in short order and battle Frick even for the remainder of the period, trailing 2-1 heading to the second. Frick chose down to begin the second and escaped to take a 3-1 lead, which is how the middle period ended. The third period began with the Nittany Lion junior down. Yonushonis would escape to cut the Frick lead to 3-2 with 1:40 to go in the bout. Yonushonis nearly got a take down with :30 left, but could not get the nod and Frick would post a hard-fought 3-2 win, cutting the Penn State lead to 10-6. Yonushonis fell to 11-3. For Nittany Lion fans, the most anticipated bout occurred at 184, where senior Eric Bradley (Plaistow, N.H.) made his 2006 debut against Lehigh's David Helfrich. Bradley, ranked No. 1 in the nation, missed the first semester with an injury. Forcing the tempo early, Bradley took the majority of the offensive shots, but Helfrich would hold the All-American off to send the bout to the second period as a scoreless tie. Bradley chose down to begin the second period and quickly escaped. Bradley again dictated action, nearly scoring a takedown but getting a point for an illegal/dangerous hold. Leading 2-0, the Nittany Lion continued to force the issue. He would take that 2-0 lead into the third. Helfrich, who had 17 bouts under his belt his year and a 13-4 record, chose down to begin the third and escaped to cut the lead to 2-1. Bradley would get the elusive takedown with 1:16 left to up his lead to 4-1. He would ride Helfrich long enough to get the riding time point and post a workmanlike 5-2 win. Penn State's lead improved to 13-6 while Bradley moved to 1-0 on the year. Sophomore Phil Davis (Harrisburg, Pa.) suffered a 3-2 upset loss to Lehigh's Matt Cassidy at 197. Davis, ranked No. 6 nationally, was taken down by Cassidy with :30 to go in the first but would escape in time to send the bout to the second period with Cassidy up 2-1. Davis chose down to start the second and would tie the score with an escape. He would nearly score a take down as the second period ended, but Cassidy fought him off to send the 2-2 tie to the third. Cassidy, down to begin the final period, escaped quickly to take a 3-2 lead with 1:50 left. Davis nearly scored a takedown on the edge of the mat to grab the win with :10 left, but the points were not awarded. Lehigh cut the Nittany Lion lead to 13-9 and Davis fell to 9-3 on the year. Cassidy improved to 15-4. Junior Aaron Anspach (Columbia, Pa.) would jump out early on Lehigh's Dan Murrer at HWT, scoring an early takedown to set the tempo. Anspach would take a 2-1 lead into the second period. He chose down to begin the second and quickly escaped to a 3-1 lead. Anspach posted two more take downs in the second period and rode Murrer out to lead 7-2 heading to the third. Murrer chose down to begin the final period. Anspach would pad his riding time cushion before the Lehigh sophomore was allowed out. The Nittany Lion heavyweight would continue to work towards a major decision, notching two more takedowns and riding Murrer out throughout the final :25 seconds. With the riding time point, Anspach would notch an impressive 12-4 major decision and push Penn State's lead to 17-9. He improved his record to 13-8 with the win. Sophomore Tim Haas (Camp Hill, Pa.) faced Lehigh's Matt Fisk at 125. Haas was the aggressor in the first period but the Lehigh freshman would hold him off for two minutes. Haas' relentless offense would lead to a take down with :34 left in the opening stanza. Leading 2-1, Haas chose down to begin the second period and escaped quickly to go up 3-1. Neither wrestler scored for the remainder of the period and Haas rode a 3-1 lead into the final two minutes. Fisk chose down to begin the final period only to be ridden for :45 seconds. But an escape with 1:15 to go would cut Haas' lead to 3-2. Haas, however, would maintain his offensive pressure and worked his way to an important 3-2 win. Haas improved to 13-3 with the victory and push the Lion lead to 20-9. Freshman Jake Strayer (South Fork, Pa.), ranked No. 13 in the country, majored Lehigh's John Stout at 133 to clinch the dual for the Nittany Loins. Strayer would dominate the action in the first period and manage a take down with :46 left. The red-shirt freshman would ride Stout out and lead 2-0 after one. Strayer chose down to begin the second. A quick escape was followed by a takedown and three back points, giving Strayer an 8-1 lead. Strayer would nab yet another take down as the second period wound down and had a comfortable 10-2 lead heading into the third. Stout chose down to begin the third, briefly cutting the lead to 10-3 before Strayer would take him down again. Strayer would continue to pour on the offense on his way to a 17-5 major. The win gave Penn State a 24-9 lead and clinched the dual victory. In another marquee match-up, Nittany Lion senior DeWitt Driscoll (Connellsville, Pa.), ranked 12th nationally, faced Lehigh's Cory Cooperman, ranked No. 3. Cooperman scored the first take down of the match just :20 into the bout. Driscoll quickly escaped to cut the Cooperman lead to 2-1. Looking to reverse the memory of a 9-1 defeat at the hands of Cooperman back in the November dual, Driscoll continued to battle the returning All-American throughout the first period. Cooperman, 10-1 heading into the bout, would notch another take down in the first period and take a 4-1 lead into the second period. Driscoll chose down to begin the second and quickly escaped to cut the lead to 4-2, which is how the second period would end. Cooperman chose down to begin the evening's final period and would score a reversal to lead 6-2. Driscoll escaped to cut the lead to 6-3. But Cooperman fought off every Driscoll scoring opportunity and posted an impressive 9-3 win, making the final score Penn State 24, Lehigh 12. Driscoll fell to 8-4. Penn State improves to 6-2 with the win while Lehigh falls to 5-3-1. The Lions also got their second dual victory over Lehigh this season. Penn State downed Lehigh 18-17 back on Nov. 13 to claim the Pa. Duals title in Rec Hall. The Nittany Lions have now won three duals in a row and improved their record vs. ranked teams to 4-2. Penn State will host No. 10 Cornell on Sunday in a 1 p.m. battle in Rec Hall. Single match tickets can be purchased by visiting the Bryce Jordan Center Ticket Center or by calling 814-865-5555 or 800-863-3336. Prices are $5 for adults and $3 for youth and senior citizens.

HEMPSTEAD, New York -- Pride sophomore Charles Griffin posted a 17-8 upset victory over #16 Brandon Rader at 141 pounds to lead #21 Hofstra (3-2-1) to a 28-14 victory over West Virginia (0-2) Friday night at the Hofstra Arena. Griffin's victory broke an 11-11 tie six matches into the contest as the sophomore improved to 13-3 on the season. Hofstra senior Jon Masa (16-4) boosted the Pride lead to 21-11 with a win by fall over Mountaineer freshman David Jauregui (12-5) in 1:18 at 149 pounds. West Virginia's third-ranked senior Matt Lebe (21-2) posted a 3-1 overtime victory over #18 junior James Strouse (15-6) at 157 to close the Mountaineer deficit to 21-14. But Hofstra closed out the match with two victories as junior Chris Vondruska (14-4) scored five points in the third period to record a 10-5 victory over senior Eric Mullen (7-9) at 165, and fourth-ranked senior Mike Patrovich improved to 14-1 on the year with a 15-7 major decision victory over sophomore Kurt Brenner (12-4) at 174 to close out the match. Starting the match at 184 pounds, the Pride opened the match with three straight victories as 20th-ranked sophomore Joe Rovelli (15-4) posted a 14-0 major decision over freshman Chance Litton (4-5). Junior Chris Weidman (8-1) rebounded from a 4-0 deficit to record a 16-4 major victory over Jared Villers (9-8) at 197. Junior heavyweight Jon Andriac improved to 12-8 on the year with a 10-5 victory over junior Matt Holsopple (2-5) to give Hofstra an 11-0 lead in the match. But West Virginia rallied behind a forfeit victory by sophomore Scott Stuart (1-5) at 125 pounds, and 16th-ranked senior Seth Lisa (7-4) won by tech fall 17-0 at 133 pounds to tie the match at 11. Hofstra returns to action next weekend at the Cliff Keen/NWCA National Duals in Cedar Falls, Iowa while the Mountaineers will compete in the Virginia Duals next Friday and Saturday in Virginia Beach. #21 Hofstra 28, West Virginia 14 184 - #20 Joe Rovelli (HU) maj. dec. Chance Litton (WVU) 14-0 197 * Chris Weidman (HU) maj. dec. Jared Villers (WVU) 16-4 285 * Jon Andriac (HU) dec. Matt Holsopple (WVU) 10-5 125 * Scott Stuart (WVU) win by forfeit 133 - #16 Seth Lisa (WVU) tech fall Jon Fennell (HU) 17-0 141 * Charles Griffin (HU) maj. dec. #16 Brandon Rader (WVU) 17-8 149 - #3 Jon Masa (HU) WBF David Jauregui (WVU) 1:18 157 - #3 Matt Lebe (WVU) dec. #18 James Strouse (HU) 3-1 in OT 165 * Chris Vondruska (HU) dec. Eric Mullen (WVU) 10-5 174 - #4 Mike Patrovich (HU) maj. dec. Kurt Brenner (WVU) 15-7

STILLWATER, Okla. -- Oklahoma State swept a pair of wrestling duals inside Gallagher-Iba Arena on Thursday night with a 42-0 triumph over Army and a 35-6 victory over No. 23 Northern Iowa. The Cowboys got off to a fast start against Army with major decisions by Coleman Scott and Nathan Morgan and a tech. fall by Daniel Frishkorn at 141 to take a commanding 13-0 dual lead after just three matches. Zack Esposito kept the string of bonus point victories alive with a major decision over Patrick Simpson. Kevin Ward recorded a major decision to give OSU a 21-0 lead halfway through the dual. The Cowboys continued to roll with a major decision by Brandon Mason as OSU won all 10 matches with nine of them being by bonus points. The Cowboys recorded 7 major decisions in the first dual of the evening, and they also saw a fall and a tech. fall in the dual. OSU kept it going against Northern Iowa winning the first three matches to go up 10-0. B.J. Jackson wrestled for OSU at 149 for Esposito, who suffered a minor injury in his first match. Jackson recorded three takedowns in his first dual match of the season to defeat Northern Iowa's Colby Goetsch. Moza Fay ended OSU's streak of 14 consecutive matches with a fall over Ward at 157. Ward was leading the dual 6-1 in the third period but Fay took him down to his back and tied the match. Fay continued to work from top and turned Ward over again and this time ended it with a fall. Hendricks got the Cowboys back on track with a decision over sixth-ranked Nick Baima. After a decision by Mason, Rusty Blackmon thrilled the crowd with a fall over the Panthers' De'Andre Nunn in 31 seconds. Jake Rosholt and Steve Mocco closed out the evening with a major decision and fall, respectively. Mocco pinned Tyler Rhodes in just 16 seconds. "I do not think we have fully recovered from our training over the holiday break," head coach John Smith said afterward. "I thought we looked a little flat footed even though we won 19 of the 20 matches. "I liked some situations in these dual meets. I liked Nathan Morgan coming back to score eight straight points after being down 2-1 after the first period. I liked the major decisions that we picked up as well. Overall, we had a good night and I am pleased with the effort we showed tonight." OSU won 19 of 20 matches on the evening and improved its record to 5-0. Head coach John Smith now has 225 wins for his career trailing Tommy Chesbro's school mark of 227. The Cowboys will return to action on Saturday night when they travel to Iowa City, Iowa to face the seventh-ranked Iowa Hawkeyes at 7:30 p.m. The dual will be broadcast live on 98.1 FM. Oklahoma State 42, Army 0 Gallagher-Iba Arena * Stillwater, Okla. Attendance: 3,251 125- Coleman Scott (OSU) MD William Simpson (Army), 9-1 133- Nathan Morgan (OSU) MD Whitt Dunning (Army), 16-5 141- Daniel Frishkorn (OSU) TF5 Tyler Howard (Army), 16-0 (5:37) 149- Zack Esposito (OSU) MD Patrick Simpson (Army), 20-9 157- Kevin Ward (OSU) MD Brandon Benson (Army), 13-1 165- Johny Hendricks (OSU) Dec. Chad Marzec (Army), 11-4 174- Brandon Mason (OSU) MD Brent Smith (Army), 14-0 184- Rusty Blackmon (OSU) MD Luke Calvert (Army), 10-1 197- Jake Rosholt (OSU) MD Todd Wisman (Army), 12-3 285- Steve Mocco (OSU) Fall Michael Sprigg (Army), 3:52 Oklahoma State 35, Northern Iowa 6 Gallagher-Iba Arena * Stillwater, Okla. Attendance: 3,251 125- Coleman Scott (OSU) MD Seth Wright (UNI), 10-2 133- Nathan Morgan (OSU) Dec. Chris Helgeson (UNI), 9-4 141- Daniel Frishkorn (OSU) Dec. C.J. Ettelson (UNI), 3-2 149- B.J. Jackson (OSU) Dec. Colby Goetsch (UNI), 8-5 157- Moza Fay (UNI) Fall Kevin Ward (OSU), 6:44 165- Johny Hendricks (OSU) Dec. Nick Baima (UNI), 5-2 174- Brandon Mason (OSU) Dec. Curt Zinnel (UNI), 3-1 184- Rusty Blackmon (OSU) Fall De'Andre Nunn (UNI), :31 197- Jake Rosholt (OSU) MD Jeff Knoll (UNI), 16-3 285- Steve Mocco (OSU) Fall Tyler Rhodes (UNI), :16

MINNEAPOLIS -- Winning six of 10 individual matches, including two by major decision and one pin, the Augsburg College wrestling team claimed a 23-14 triumph over Augustana College (S.D.) in a nonconference dual meet on Thursday night at Augsburg's Si Melby Hall. Augsburg, the defending NCAA Division III national champions and winners of nine of the last 15 national crowns, improved to 3-0 on the season in dual meets with the victory. Augsburg is currently ranked No. 3 in the latest Division III national poll. Augsburg is now 6-1 in its dual-meet history against Augustana, a series dating to the 1999-2000 season. Augsburg is now 202-13 in dual meets against teams from Divisions II and III since the 1989-90 season. Augsburg has lost just eight matches to non-Division I opponents since the 1995-96 season. Augustana, the defending NCAA Division II runner-up, dropped to 1-1 on the season in dual meets. Augustana is currently ranked No. 6 in the Division II national polls. After dropping the first two matches in the dual, Augsburg claimed two key victories to take the team lead, eventually winning six of the final eight bouts. A first-period pin by 133-pounder Paul Bjorkstrand (Fr., Burnsville, Minn.) and a 9-8 win by 141-pounder Josh Hansen (Jr., Albert Lea, Minn.) gave the Auggies the team lead, 9-6, after four matches. Bjorkstrand pinned Augustana's Adam Schlee (Fr., Grand Meadow, Minn.) in 2:15. Hansen led 6-0 in the first period over Augustana's Andre Vander Velde (Sr., Council Bluffs, Iowa), the No. 6-ranked wrestler in Division II at 141, but the Viking wrestler rallied to tie the match with 1:13 left in the third period. After a Hansen escape, VanderVelde recorded a takedown with 37 seconds left in the match, but Hansen scored a reversal to take the lead for good, 9-8, with 27 seconds left. The teams then exchanged major decisions in battles of ranked wrestlers. At 149 pounds, Augustana's No. 6-ranked Ryan King (Sr., LeRoy, Minn.) used seven takedowns and a three-point near-fall to claim an 18-7 triumph over Augsburg's Jared Evans (Jr., Blue Earth, Minn./Blue Earth Area HS), ranked No. 3 in Division III. At 157, Augsburg's Jeremy Anderson (So., Thief River Falls, Minn.), ranked No. 6 in Division III, remained unbeaten at 19-0 with a 12-3 win over Augustana's Austin Scarset (Sr., Westbrook, Minn.), ranked No. 5 in Division II. Anderson rallied from an early deficit to take a 7-3 lead on a takedown and three-point near-fall in the final 18 seconds of the first period, eventually generating 2:01 of riding time in the match victory. At 165, Augsburg's top-ranked Ryan Valek (Sr., Belle Plaine, Minn./Scott West) pulled away in the third period to improve to 16-2 on the season with a 7-1 triumph over Augustana's Cody Henriksen (Jr., Arlington, S.D.), ranked No. 5 in Division II. Robbie Gotreau (So., Bloomington, Minn./Jefferson HS), currently ranked No. 8 at 184 in Division III, moved to 174 pounds and improved to 19-1 on the season with a 15-3, major-decision win over Dusty Wilking (Sr., Lakefield, Minn.) of Augustana. Gotreau used six takedowns and built 3:55 of riding time in the win. Augsburg's Brad Tupa (Sr., Dundas, Minn./Faribault HS) scored a 9-6 win over Nate Buys (Jr., Hull, Iowa) at 184. The back-and-forth match was decided in the final minute, as Tupa used two takedowns and withstood an escape to record the win. In the final match of the evening, Augustana's Tim Boldt (Sr., Arlington, S.D.), the No. 2-ranked wrestler and defending national runner-up in Division II at 197, made his season debut with a 16-7, major-decision win over Augsburg's Wally O'Connor (So., Oshkosh, Wis./Oshkosh West HS), ranked No. in Division III. Boldt recorded seven takedowns and 3:13 of riding time in the triumph. Augustana opened the dual meet with two victories. At heavyweight, Cris Bietz (Sr., Rapid City, S.D.) claimed a 10-4 win over Augsburg's Andrew Neumann (Jr., Somerset, Wis.), and Chris Trampe (Jr., Ord, Neb.) pulled away with a reversal and two-point near-fall in the third period to score a 9-4 win over Seth Flodeen (Fr., Cannon Falls, Minn.) at 125. Augsburg returns to action on Saturday (1/7) at 9 a.m., competing at the Dickinson State (N.D.) Blue Hawk Classic. Augustana is in action on Friday (1/6) with a 6 p.m. North Central Conference dual meet at St. Cloud State. College Wrestling -- Augsburg (Minn., 3-0, No. 3 in Division III) 23, Augustana (S.D., 1-1, No. 6 in Division II) 14 January 5, 2006 -- Si Melby Hall, Minneapolis, Minn. Action begins at Heavyweight. Time of match: 1:40. Attendance: 241. Official: Rod Frost. HWT -- Cris Bietz (Augustana, 7-3) dec. Andrew Neumann (Augsburg, 14-2) 10-4 (Augustana 3-0). 125 -- Chris Trampe (Augustana, 10-6) dec. Seth Flodeen (Augsburg, 13-6) 9-4 (Augustana 6-0). 133 -- Paul Bjorkstrand (Augsburg, 12-6) pinned Adam Schlee (Augustana, 6-8) 2:15 (TIED 6-6). 141 -- Josh Hansen (Augsburg, 14-2) dec. No. 6 Andre VanderVelde (Augustana, 8-6) 9-8 (Augsburg 9-6). 149 -- No. 6 Ryan King (Augustana, 13-4) maj. dec. No. 3 Jared Evans (Augsburg, 13-3) 18-7 (Augustana 10-9). 157 -- No. 6 Jeremy Anderson (Augsburg, 19-0) maj. dec. No. 5 Austin Scarset (Augustana, 4-3) 12-3 (Augsburg 13-10). 165 -- No. 1 Ryan Valek (Augsburg, 17-2) vs. No. 5 Cody Henriksen (Augustana, 8-5) 7-1 (Augsburg 16-10). 174 -- No. 8 (at 184) Robbie Gotreau (Augsburg, 19-1) maj. dec. Dusty Wilking (Augustana, 6-5) 15-3 (Augsburg 20-10). 184 -- Brad Tupa (Augsburg, 8-0) dec. Nate Buys (Augustana, 15-5) 9-6 (Augsburg 23-10). 197 -- No. 2 Tim Boldt (Augustana, 1-0) maj. dec. No. 3 Wally O'Connor (Augsburg, 11-6) 16-7 (Augsburg 23-14).