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Fort Dodge, Iowa -- Nate Gallick (141), Jason Knipp (149), Trent Paulson (157) and Travis Paulson (165) claimed titles at the annual Harold Nichols/Cyclone Open Saturday at Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge. Trent captured his third career title while Gallick, Knipp and Travis Pauslon claimed their first. The seventh-ranked Cyclones (3-0, 0-0) defeated Utah Valley State, 33-9, Friday afternoon in their home opener. "This tournament gets better all the time. If you look at the scores of the matches, there are a lot of matches that are pretty close," head coach Bobby Douglas said. "We lost some matches on mistakes, but it is the time to make the mistakes. Overall, we wrestled exceptionally well." Trent Paulson, who captured titles in 2004 and 2005 at 157 pounds and a crown in 2002 at 149 pounds, topped Jonathan Reader of Sunkist Kids, 10-6. Paulson, ranked fourth in the nation, improved his season record to 7-0. Travis met Nick Baima of UNI in the 165 pound finals, winning by a 3-1 decision. At 149 pounds, Knipp cruised to the title outscoring his four opponents, 31-8. Knipp is 6-0 on the season. Gallick, a two-time All-American, ripped through the 141 pound bracket and topped Wartburg's top-ranked defending NCAA Div. III champion Dusty Hinchberger, who garnered his 100th career win earlier in the tournament. Amateur Wrestling News high school All-Americans Nick Fanthorpe, Nick Gallick, Mitch Mueller and David Zabriskie saw their first action in their Cyclone careers wrestling unattached. Mueller finished third at 141 pounds, while Fanthorpe and Gallick placed fourth at 125 and 133 pounds. The freshmen foursome all scored bonus points in their first collegiate match. Fanthorpe registered a technical fall in 3:35, Mueller and Zabriskie scored major decisions and Gallick had a pin in 0:59. Zabriskie was lodged in a heavyweight class that included two-time Div. III national champion Ryan Allen from Wisconsin-La Crosse and Div. II national champion Les Sigman of Nebraska-Omaha. Sophomores Ben Hanisch (125) and David Bertolino (174) registered third and fourth place finishes. Mike Somsky scored a fall in 0:46 in his opening match at 165 pounds. Top-ranked defending NCAA Div. II champion Nebraska-Omaha had three champions and Utah Valley State, Nebraska and Wisconsin-La Crosse each had one. Third-ranked Div. III Wartburg had four runner-ups. Iowa State will be hosting in-state rival Iowa, Dec. 2 at Hilton Coliseum to continue the 2005-06 Hy-Vee Cy-Hawk series. The Cyclones are seeking their third straight victory over the Hawkeyes.

AMES, Iowa -- ISU wrestling head coach Bobby Douglas was a recipient of the 2005 Iowa State University Alumni Association Impact Award. The Impact Award was established in 2002 by the Iowa State University Alumni Association Board of Directors to recognize an individual, business, an organization, or unit for achievements that expand the scope and reach of; increase the involvement of ISU alumni, students, and/or friends in the life and work of; create positive publicity and recognition for; and bring honor to ISU during the year prior to being nominated, have increased the involvement and visibility of alumni, students, and friends in the life and work of Iowa State University and the Alumni Association during the current academic year. Douglas' passion for the sport of wrestling is perhaps best exemplified by the amount of attention he is able to bring to it through his leadership, ability, and advocacy. His outstanding successes as Iowa State University's head wrestling coach have brought honor and respect to ISU, helping the university remain among wrestling's elite programs and bringing worldwide recognition to ISU, the state of Iowa and the sport he loves. This year, he was part of a dedicated group of advocates who worked to help ensure that Des Moines would win its recent bid to host the NCAA Wrestling Championships in 2008-2011, bringing further recognition to the tradition of wrestling excellence in the state. Douglas' resume speaks for itself. He is one of only four Division I wrestling coaches to amass 400 career wins. His best-known pupil is Cael Sanderson (fine arts '01), whom Douglas coached to a 159-0 college career at Iowa State before also serving on the 2004 Olympic coaching staff that saw Sanderson win gold in Athens. Douglas has produced six national champions in his 13 years as ISU's head coach. He has coached at various world championships and is a six-time Olympic coach, including a stint as head coach of the U.S. Olympic team in 1992. Douglas also coaches the Sunkist Kids, the most successful wrestling club in the country. In 2004, Douglas was honored for the second time (1992, 2004) as USA Wrestling Freestyle Coach of the Year. In addition, Douglas was named USA Wrestling Coach of the Year, which included all wrestling styles, in 1988 and 1992. He has been named conference coach of the year a total of 12 times--nine at Arizona State University, where he built the wrestling program from 1975 to 1992, and three at Iowa State. He was the USA Wrestling's Man of the Year in 1992 and the National Wrestling Coaches Association Coach of the Year in 2000. Douglas is a lifetime member of the ISU Alumni Association.

Competing against a field that included varsity wrestlers from the University of Iowa, Purdue and Wisconsin, the Upper Iowa University wrestling team more than held its own at the 2005 Dubuque Spartan Open. The Peacocks crowned two champions and had eight other place winners. After winning all 10 weight classes last year, the fifth-ranked University of Iowa won seven individual titles this year. Besides Iowa and Wisconsin (ranked 15th in Division I), the tournament also included representatives from eighth-ranked Division III Loras College and 23rd-ranked Augustana College. Sophomore Kyle Burkle (Coggon, Iowa/North Linn HS) at 141 pounds and senior C.J. MacNaught (Walton, N.Y./Walton HS) at 174 pounds captured individual championships for the Peacocks. Burkle was a perfect 4-0, including a 5-3 overtime win over Wisconsin starter Tony Turner. MacNaught won all three of his matches. He defeated Loras College's Ryan Hagerty, an NCAA Division III National qualifier last year, in the semifinals before picking up a 13-4 major decision over Iowa's Ben Stedman in the finals. Senior Ralph Acosta (Orlando, Fla./University HS) had a third-place showing at 133 pounds. Acosta's only loss was an 8-3 decision to Daniel Dennis, Iowa's probable starter this year. Three Peacocks earned fifth-place: red-shirt freshman Cory Schmitz (Stewartville, Minn./Stewartville HS) at 149 pounds, sophomore Brady Hakeman (La Porte City, Iowa/Union HS) at 165 pounds and junior Tyson Brown (Gladbrook, Iowa/Gladbrook-Reinbeck HS) at heavyweight. Schmitz and Hakeman each finished 5-2 in their respective draws. Hakeman defeated National qualifier Brian Daly from Augustana 4-3 and took fifth-place by claiming a 13-4 major decision over Iowa's Joe Uker. Brown compiled a 4-2 record with one of his losses coming at the hands of Ryan Fuller, a National qualifier from the University of Iowa. Red-shirt freshman Tyler Mumbulo (Bainbridge, N.Y./Bainbridge-Guilford HS) went 3-1 to place sixth at 125 pounds. His only loss came to Purdue's Brandon Tucker, a Division I National qualifier from a year ago. Red-shirt freshman Tony Gehling (Stewartville, Minn./Stewartville HS) and sophomore Matt Norton (Waverly, Iowa/Nashua-Plainfield HS) shared seventh-place at 184 pounds. Sophomore 197-pounder Daniel Goodson (Rochester, Minn./Mayo HS) was another seventh-place finisher for the Peacocks. Several other Peacocks had solid showings despite not placing at the event. Junior Bruce Bearman (Nashua, Iowa/Nashua-Plainfield HS) finished 1-2 at 125 pounds. Included was a 6-4 loss to Loras College's Terry Morgan, the top-ranked Division III wrestler at 125 pounds. Red-shirt freshman Jacob Pedersen (Hudson, Iowa/Hudson HS) compiled a 2-2 record at 133 pounds. His first loss was a 4-2 decision to Wisconsin starter Josh Crass. Sophomore Jacob Elsbernd (Calmar, Iowa/South Winneshiek HS) picked up a win at 141 pounds. Sophomore Monterrious Adams (Bessemer, Ala./Vestavia Hills HS) and senior Mark Anson (Milaca, Minn./Milaca HS) competed at 149 pounds for the Peacocks. Adams finished 2-2 while Anson was 1-2. At 157 pounds, sophomore Scott Fisher (Villa Park, Ill./Willowbrook HS) compiled a 2-2 mark. Freshman Jase Clark (La Porte City, Iowa/Union HS) rounded-out the UIU entrants with a 1-2 record at 184 pounds. The Upper Iowa wrestling team returns to the mat Wednesday, Nov. 23, at Southern Illinois University. The dual meet in Edwardsville, Ill., begins at 7 p.m. Upper Iowa University, located in Fayette, is the only NCAA Division II institution in the state of Iowa.

LARAMIE, Wyoming -- Utah Valley State wrestler Rodney Sager rolled through his competition on Sunday, winning the 20 & Under division of the Cowboy Open at 133 lbs. Sager, who is redshirting this year, wrestled unattached and went 5-0 on the day, beating Nick Mammeliz of Western Wyoming 7-to-5 in the final. The win by Sager shows the depth the Wolverines have at 133 lbs. after Senior Erkin Tadzhimetov won the Cyclone Open in Fort Dodge, Iowa on Saturday. Three other Wolverines also competed unattached in the event. Sophomore Devin Siddoway went 2-2 in the open division while freshmen Kyle Burnett and Nick Swenson went 1-2 and 0-1, respectively. Both Burnett and Swenson wrestled in the 20 & under division. Utah Valley State will travel to Greeley, Colorado for the Old Chicago/Northern Colorado Open this Saturday. Their first home dual of the season will be December 10th against Western State.

FORT DODGE, IOWA/STEVENS POINT, WIS. -- Senior two-time defending NCAA Division III 141-pound national champion Dustin Hinschberger of Belle Plaine added to his sparkling Wartburg College wrestling career Saturday, Nov. 12, at the Harold Nichols Open, hosted by Iowa State University, at Iowa Central Community College. His first victory of the afternoon, a technical fall over ISU's Erik Johansen, moved him to the century mark for career wins. It was part of a runner-up finish for the two-time All-American in the multi-division field as he battled NCAA Division I All-American Nate Gallick of Iowa State to a thrilling, double-overtime contest in the championship, falling on criteria. Hinschberger's runner-up effort at the Harold Nichols meet was one of four runner-up marks for No. 3-ranked Wartburg. Two-time All-American heavyweight Blake Gillis of Spencer upset UW-La Crosse's Ryan Allen, the two-time defending NCAA Division III national champion, 1-0 in the semifinals before University of Nebraska-Omaha's Les Sigman , a three-time NCAA Division II national champion, stopped him in the final. Senior 184-pounder Akeem Carter of Waterloo, a two-time national champion at 197 pounds, rolled into the finals before UW-La Crosse's Jason Lulloff, ranked No. 4 in the National Wrestling Coaches Association/Brute-Adidas preseason Division III poll, upended him, while junior 197-pounder Ryan Phillips of Burlington was also a runner-up. Wartburg also sent a large contingent to the UW-Stevens Point Pointer Open Nov. 12. The freshman trio of 133-pounder Zach McKray of Iowa City and 174-pounders Jordan Graham of Mason City and Dan Schulte of LaCrescent, Minn., were champions. Matt Schrupp of Watertown, Minn., a freshman 157-pounder, garnered a fourth-place finish, while freshman 184-pounder Nick Christensen of Ellendale, Minn., was fifth and freshman 141-pounder Kody Blazek of Marion took sixth. The Knights kick off the 2005-06 dual campaign at the Olivet College (Mich.) Comet Duals Saturday, Nov. 20. A second group of individuals will also compete at the Augsburg College of Minneapolis, Minn., Auggie Brute-Adidas Open Saturday.

EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Northwestern's wrestling team finished its first action of the season by placing eight wrestlers at the 2005 Michigan State Open Sunday. Ryan Lang (North Royalton, Ohio/Lakewood St. Edward), Jake Herbert (Wexford, Pa./North Allegheny) and Mike Tamillow (Oak Park, Ill./Fenwick) each earned titles for the Wildcats this weekend. Lang won his semifinal match by pinning Findlay's Von Graham in 2:49. In the final round, Lang topped Michigan State's Nick Simmons in a tight title bout, 6-5. The first-seeded Herbert opened his second day of competition by rolling past Central Michigan's Brandon Sinnott, 7-1. Herbert was then crowned champion at 174 lbs. when he beat the Spartans' R.J. Boudro 9-1 in the final round. Herbert defeated his opponents by a total of 36-7 this weekend, adding a pin in the third round. Tamillow became the third Wildcat to go undefeated on the weekend when he recorded back-to-back wins Sunday. He recorded a semifinal-round victory over Central Michigan's Christian Sinnott, then topped Ben Kelto--also of Central Michigan--in a 7-0 title bout rout at 184 lbs. Matt Delguyd (Mayfield Heights, Ohio/Mayfield) won his semifinal-round match, a 3-2 decision over Michigan's Casey White. Delguyd fell in the championship round, earning him a second-place finish at 184 lbs.

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DUBUQUE, IA -- The University of Iowa wrestling team won seven weight classes in their 2005-06 season opener at the Spartan Open in Dubuque, IA, on Sunday. Winning event titles for the Hawkeyes were seniors Joe Johnston (157), Cole Pape (165) and Paul Bradley (184), junior Lucas Magnani (125), sophomore Matt Fields (Hwt.), and freshmen Thomas Magnani (125), Daniel Dennis (133) and Dan Erekson (197). The Magnani brothers shared the 125-pound title. Dennis, Johnston and Fields had impressive season debuts. Dennis recorded two pins, a technical fall, a major decision and a decision en route to his 133-pound title. Johnston scored a pin, two major decisions and two decisions on his way to first place at 157. Fields scored three pins and a major decision before winning a 3-1 decision in the first sudden victory period over teammate Ryan Fuller in the heavyweight finals. Also placing for the Hawkeyes were seniors Trent Goodale (3rd-125) and Gabe Ruhkala (5th-133), juniors Brett Stedman (3rd-149), Eric Luedke (3rd-165), Joe Uker (6th-165), Ben Stedman (2nd-174) and Ryan Fuller (2nd-Hwt.), sophomore Dane Pape (4th-184), redshirt freshman Michael Bucklin (3rd-Hwt.), and freshmen Christopher Johnson (6th-133), Ryan Morningstar (3rd-157) and Rick Loera (7th-174), and Johnson pinned five opponents to lead the tournament field. The Hawkeyes will compete at the annual Kaufman-Brand Open in Omaha, NE, on Saturday. Competition is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. at Sapp Field House on the University of Nebraska-Omaha campus.

Warrensburg, Mo. -- Six Cardinal wrestlers placed at the Central Missouri State Open, including a trio of first-place finishes from Tanner Gardner, Josh Zupancic and Ray Blake. Stanford recorded 14 pins and amassed 48 wins from 14 different wrestlers, as every Cardinal entrant won at least one bout on the day. At 165 pounds, Blake finished in first place, pinning his first three opponents en route to a 5-0 outing. Junior Brian Perry also placed at 165 pounds, scoring fifth place with six wins on the day. Gardner opened the tournament with two pins and a tech fall en route to a 5-0 mark and a title at 125 pounds, while Zupancic opened with one pin before finishing in first place at 149 pounds with a 5-0 record. True freshman Tyler Parker was the fourth Cardinal wrestler to advance to the championship match, as he notched a second-place finish at 141 pounds, posting five-straight wins before losing a one-point decision in the finals. At 197 pounds, junior Ian Bork dropped his opening match, but battled back with two-straight pins to advance to a placing round. The, in the fifth-place match, Bork closed out the tournament by recording his third fall of the day. Stanford will be back on the mat at the California Open next Saturday in Fullerton.

BOONE, N.C. -- Led by 3-0 performances by David Dashiell, Spencer Nadolsky and All-America Evan Sola, the North Carolina wrestling team opened its season with victories over Appalachian State, VMI and Chattanooga Sunday at the Mat Jam Duals at ASU's Holmes Center. The Tar Heels opened with a win over the host Mountaineers (23-18) and followed with victories over VMI (32-15) and No. 22-ranked Chattanooga (24-15). Ranked fourth nationally at 133 pounds, Sola picked up his 100th career win with a 6-2 victory over Chattanooga's Matt Keller in his final bout of the day. The two-time All-America is now 100-26 in his career and also posted wins over ASU's Terreyl Williams (15-2) and VMI's Tyler Anthony (3-1) Sunday. Dashiell was unbeaten at 197 pounds, posting wins over ASU's Josh Carroll (4-2) and Chattanooga's Wes Taylor (7-4). He also scored the one of Tar Heels biggest win of the day with a 16-0 technical fall over VMI's Niels Madsen. Wrestling at heavyweight, Nadolsky was the third Tar Heel to go unbeaten in the season-opening event. He opened with a 6-3 win over ASU's David Hazell and followed with a victory against Scott Buhman of VMI (4-2) and a first-period fall against Zach Trammel of Chattanooga. Redshirt freshman Vincent Ramirez was also impressive in his Tar Heel debut, going 2-1 on the day at 141. The Durham native pinned Appalachian State's Marcus Cox in the second period and then logged a 6-0 win over VMI's David Metzler. Ramirez dropped his final bout of the day, 5-4, to the Mocs' Michael Keefe, who is ranked sixth nationally at 141. Sophomore Alex Maciag was also 2-1 on the day, earning both wins via fall. The Tar Heels return to action Nov. 19 at the East Stroudsburg Open.

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Ohio State wrestling team finished competition at the 2005 Michigan State Open at Jenison Field House in East Lansing, Mich., Sunday. J Jaggers, the No. 2 seed at 149 pounds, claimed the tournament title. Overall, six Buckeyes placed in the Top 8, including two true freshmen. Jaggers (Fr., Bedford, Ohio/St. Peter Chanel), who recorded falls in both of his matches Saturday, went on to defeat OSU teammate Jordin Humphrey (Jr., Indianapolis, Ind./Lawrence North), 10-2, in the semifinals of the championship bracket. In the championship match, Jaggers downed No. 1 seed Darren McKnight of Michigan State, 6-3, for his first MSU Open title. Humphrey was fifth at 149 after defeating Michigan State's Nick Fallico, 7-0. Alex Picazo (Jr., Columbus, Ohio/Grandview), a No. 4 seed, gained a third-place finish at 184 after recording a 10-6 win in opening action Sunday. Benefiting from a win via injury default, Picazo advanced to the third-place match and secured the victory after pinning Central Michigan's Christian Sinnott 2:27 into the contest. True freshmen Reece Humphrey (133) and Corey Morrison (197) made their OSU debuts with a third and sixth-place showing, respectively. After defeating Purdue's Sean Schmaltz, 4-3, and Daniel Quintela of Northwestern, 5-2, Reece Humphrey (Fr., Indianapolis, Ind./Lawrence North) scored a 5-0 win over Central Michigan's Connor Beebe as a fifth seed. Morrison (Fr., Shaker Heights, Ohio/Shaker Heights) finished sixth after dropping a 13-3 decision to Casey White of Michigan and a 9-3 result to Jeff Clemens of Michigan State. Keegan Mueller (So., Dallas, Texas/Highland Park) finished seventh at 165 when Findlay's Adam Morris injury defaulted. "I saw them improving as the tournament went on," Russ Hellickson, head coach, said. "J (Jaggers) was pretty dominant throughout the tournament. He did a great job in the finals. It was nice to see Reece and Alex come back and take third. We improved as the competition progressed and I am pleased with that." Ohio State is back in action at the Las Vegas Invitational Dec. 2-3. The Buckeyes will compete at the Cashman Center before kicking off their dual meet schedule at Missouri at 2 p.m. Dec. 11 at the Hearnes Center in Columbia, Mo.

The fifth-ranked Golden Gopher wrestling team claimed nine of 10 titles at the season- opening Bison Open on Saturday in Fargo, N.D. Minnesota also had three wrestlers place second and four wrestlers place third. Andrew Domingues, Mack Reiter, Manuel Rivera, Dustin Schlatter, C.P. Schlatter, Matt Nagel, Gabriel Dretsch, Roger Kish and Cole Konrad claimed championships. Seeking to replace two-time All-American Bobbe Lowe, Domingues won four straight matches to earn the title at 125 pounds. After a pin and technical fall in the first two rounds, he earned a 7-1 decision in the semifinals against teammate Jayson Ness in the semifinals. He followed that with a 7-3 win against fellow teammate Travis Lang in the final. While Lang placed second, Ness, a true freshman from Bloomington, claimed third with his third pin of the day. At 133 pounds, All-American sophomore Reiter picked up where he left off last season when he led the team with 15 pins. Reiter cruised to the finals with pins in 0:48, 1:31 and 0:51. He defeated Erik Sanders of North Dakota State in the finals by major decision, 12-1. Fighting two other Golden Gophers for the starting nod at 141 pounds, Rivera defeated his teammate Charles Lloyd in the semifinals, 6-2, and then won the title with a 10-1 major decision against Ben Keen of Minnesota State-Mankato. Lloyd, a 2004 National Junior College National Champion, claimed third place, while redshirt freshman Tyler Safratowich claimed fifth. 149 marked the debut of true freshman Dustin Schlatter (right), the nation's top recruit. Expected to start for Minnesota when the dual meet season begins later this month, Schlatter used two technical falls, a major decision and pin to win the title. He posted a 17-2 technical fall in the finals against Golden Gopher junior Danny Williams. Fellow junior Juan Martinez took third with a 6-3 decision against Gabe Mooney of North Dakota State. The Schlatter show continued at 157 as Dustin's older brother, C.P., claimed the championship. Schlatter defeated teammate Matthew Everson in the finals, 12-5. Schlatter advanced to the finals thanks to two major decisions and a technical fall. Everson advanced to the finals with a pin in 2:55 against Lee Rahrlien. All-American Nagel followed with another title at 165 pounds. Nagel rolled into the finals with three pins in just 1:22, 1:18 and 0:24. He defeated Minnesota State-Mankato's Nate Baker, 3-1, in the finals. True freshman Nate Matousek rallied from a quarterfinal loss to take fourth, while redshirt freshman Nick Davis claimed fifth. Minnesota took home first and third place at 174 pounds as sophomores Dretsch and Mitch Kuhlman placed. Dretsch won the title with a 9-2 decision against Gabe Harry of Dickinson State. Kuhlman rebounded from a quarterfinal loss to take third with a 3-1 decision against Minnesota State-Mankato's Skip Hoops. Kish had little trouble at 184 pounds as he posted two pins and two majors, including a 19-10 victory against Dan Willaert of St. John's in the finals. True freshman Chris MacPhail placed fourth in his Golden Gopher debut. As expected, Konrad dominated the heavyweight bracket with three pins in three matches. After pinning his first two opponents in 0:49 and 0:32, he needed 3:44 to earn the fall against Minnesota State-Mankato's Chris Tuchscherer in the finals. Konrad is ranked second in the nation after a runner-up finish at last year's NCAA Championships. Minnesota returns to the mat next Saturday when they travel to Omaha, Neb., for the Kaufman-Brand Open. Golden Gopher Placewinners 1st - Andrew Domingues, 125 1st – Mack Reiter, 133 1st – Manuel Rivera, 141 1st – Dustin Schlatter, 149 1st – C.P. Schlatter, 157 1st – Matt Nagel, 165 1st – Gabriel Dretsch , 174 1st – Roger Kish, 184 1st – Cole Konrad, HWT 2nd – Travis Lang, 125 2nd – Danny Williams, 149 2nd – Matthew Everson, 157 3rd – Jayson Ness, 125 3rd – Charles Lloyd, 141 3rd – Juan Martinez, 149 3rd – Mitch Kuhlman, 174 4th – Nate Matousek, 165 4th – Chris MacPhail, 184 4th – Justin Bronson, 197 5th – Tyler Safratowich, 141 6th - Mitch Miller, 149

EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Junior Nick Simmons and freshman Rocky Cozart claimed tournament championships at 125 and 165 pounds, respectively, as eleven Michigan State wrestlers took home top-six finishes at the MSU Open on Nov. 13 at Jenison Field House. "Having two champions and 19 guys still alive on the second day of the tournament says a lot about where we are as a team, especially with the level of competition we faced this weekend," Michigan State head coach Tom Minkel said. "I am proud of our guys and think we are really moving in the right direction." In a rematch of last week's 125-pound final at the EMU Open, junior Nick Simmons defeated freshman Franklin Gomez, this time 4-0. Simmons tallied a takedown in each of the first two periods and improves his season record to 10-0. Gomez, who has wrestled outstanding in his first two tournaments as a Spartan, compiled an 8-2 record with his only losses coming to Simmons. For the tournament, Nick Simmons tallied a fall and outscored his other four opponents 40-2. Gomez dominated his four victories, tallying two major decisions and outscoring his opponents 41-11. In a thrilling match up between top five wrestlers in the 141-pound final, Andy Simmons narrowly dropped the decision, 6-5, to Northwestern's Ryan Lang. Lang put Simmons to his back early, but held on for the win down the stretch. Simmons' record now sits at 8-1 for the season. Darren McKnight also lost a close match in the final at 149 pounds, 6-3, to Jeff Jaggers of Ohio State. McKnight tallied a takedown in the first period, but was scored on late in the third. Another freshman that continues to impress, Rocky Cozart, took home the championship at 165 pounds. Compiling a 4-0 record over the course of the tournament, Cozart beat top-seeded Will Durkee of Northwestern in the finals, 6-4. Cozart notched a takedown in each of the three periods, and improved his season record to 9-2. In the 174-pound final, Northwestern All-American Jake Herbert, ranked second in the nation, defeated senior captain R.J. Boudro 9-1. Boudro was caught on his back early in the match, and could not make up the deficit. Eight other Spartans claimed top six finishes in their respective weight classes: Eddie Skowneski took third at 149 pounds, while Tim Hammer at 141 pounds, Greg Goidosik at 174 pounds, Jeff Clemens at 197 pounds and Max Lossen at 285 all took fifth place. Nick Fallico at 149 pounds was the lone Spartan to take sixth place. Tony Greathouse (157 pounds), Jeremy Bloom (174 pounds), John Murphy (184 pounds) and Freddie DeRamus (285 pounds) all took seventh place, while Jeff Wimberley (133 pounds) claimed eighth. Select Spartan freshmen and sophomores return to action next Saturday, Nov. 19, at the Ashland Open in Ohio, and Michigan State will open up its dual meet season Nov. 27, against defending national champion Oklahoma State.

State College, Pa. -- The No. 12 Penn State Nittany Lions posted a thrilling 18-17 come from behind win over No. 8 Lehigh in front of over 1,800 fans in a raucous Rec Hall today. Trailing 17-9 with just two bouts left, Penn State got a pin and tight decision to grab the victory. Lock Haven finished third in the event while York College placed fourth. Penn State opened the tourney with an impressive 31-10 win over Pitt-Johnstown, the nation's third ranked DII team. Senior James Woodall (St. Dupont, Pa.) and sophomore Phil Davis (Harrisburg, Pa.) both garnered pins in the UPJ win, Teammates Brad Pataky (Clearfield, Pa.), Jake Strayer (South Fork, Pa. ) and DeWitt Driscoll (Connellsville, Pa.) opened the dual with decisions to put the Nittany Lion up 9-o before Woodall posted his pin. Nathan Galloway (State College, Pa.) posted a major decision at 157 and James Yonushonis (Philipsburg, Pa.) won at 174 before Davis got his fall. Senior heavyweight Joel Edwards (Upper Darby, Pa.) grabbed a 3-2 win to close out the dual. Head coach Troy Sunderland held out No. 1-ranked Eric Bradley (Plaistow, N.H.) at 184 to further recovery from an injury in preparation for next weekend's Big Ten opener vs. Wisconsin. The first win in round one was posted by No. 8 Lehigh, which claimed a 50-6 victory over NJCAA entrant Williams Trade. The Mountain Hawks notched five pins and a technical fall in the dual. Lock Haven notched a 25-17 win over Mercyhurst in its first round bout. Division III York College pulled off the first round's upset with a 25-15 win over Clarion. In Penn State's seminal dual vs. York College, Pataky at 125 and Bryan Heller (Fair Haven, N.J.) at 133 got the Nittany Lions off to a solid start in their 47-3 win, posting a technical fall and a major decision for an early 9-0 team lead. Driscoll followed with a pin at 141 and the Lions had a solid 15-0 lead. Jason Lapham (West Chazy, N.Y.) got a shot at 149 for Penn State and got a win before Galloway got a quick pin (at 1:03) at 157 to put Penn State up 24-0. Brian Cantalupi (Carlisle, Pa.) got a technical fall at 165 followed by a Yonushonis fall at 174, giving Penn State a 35-0 lead. Davis got his second pin in as many outings at 197 and Edwards got a pin at HWT to post the final score. Lehigh downed Lock Haven in the other semifinal match, setting up a finals showdown with the Nittany Lions. Lock Haven won the first match, with Obe Blanc grabbing a win at 125. But the Mountain Hawks reeled off nine straight wins to post an impressive 32-3 win. Mercyhurst downed Williamson 48-3 in one consolation semifinal, earning a chance to wrestle for fifth place. Pitt-Johnstown downed Clarion 26-12 in the other consolation semifinal, setting up a fifth place bout between two of the top Division II teams in the country (Mercyhurst is No. 15, UPJ is No. 3). The much-anticipated championship match between No. 12 Penn State and No. 8 Lehigh began with a spirited 125-bout featuring two true-freshmen. Lehigh's Matt Fisk edging Pataky 13-9 to give the Mountain Hawks and early 3-0 lead. Penn State's Strayer, a red-shirt freshman, downed Lehigh's John Stout at 15-12 at 133 to knot the score at 3-3. Lehigh's Cory Cooperman posted an impressive 9-1 major decision over PSU's Driscoll at 141. Cooperman got a fall as time expired, plus a riding time bonus, for the eight-point advantage. The win gave Lehigh a 7-3 lead three bouts into the match. At 149, Woodall dominated Lehigh's Matt Ciasulli 10-4 to pull Penn State to within one, 7-6. State College native Galloway dropped a heart-breaking 2-1 double-overtime decision to Lehigh's Derek Zinck at 157, giving Lehigh a 10-6 lead at the halfway point. The Mountain Hawks extended their lead to 14-6 when Troy Letters posted a 10-1 major over Penn State's Cantalupi at 165. The crowd was energized at 174 when Nittany Lion Yonushonis claimed a 6-4 sudden victory over Lehigh's Travis Frick, pulling Penn State to within five, 14-9, with three bouts remaining. One of the day's most exciting bouts occurred at 194, where David Helfrich of Lehigh posted an 8-7 win over Nittany Lion Neil Bretz (Carlisle, Pa.), who was filling in for the injured Bradley. The win gave LU a 17-9 lead with two bouts left in the dual. But Penn State's Davis, a returning All-American at 197, made the final bout mean everything when he pinned Paul Weibel at 3:20 to close the gap to 17-15. In the afternoon's final bout, heavyweights Edwards of Penn State and Tom Curl of Lehigh put on a thrilling show from the outset. Curl opened up the match with a takedown and near fall to go up 4-0 before Edwards reversed out to close the gap to 5-2 at the end of the first period. Edwards rode Curl most of the second period but Curl escaped with seconds left to lead 6-2 with just two minutes to wrestle. Edwards owned the third period, however, scoring an escape and two take downs to tie the score at seven. His huge riding time advantage gave him an exciting 8-7 win and secured an 18-17 victory for the Nittany Lions. Lock Haven downed York 28-11 to claim third place. Pitt-Johnstown downed Mercyhurst 30-7 in a battle of Division II powers for fifth place. Clarion grabbed a win over Williamson, downing the Mechanics 49-0 for seventh place. Davis was awarded the Most Outstanding Wrestler Award and also took home the award for most falls in the least amount of time, getting three in his three bouts in just 13:35. Penn State will host No. 15 Wisconsin in its next dual match, opening up Big Ten play on Nov. 20 at 1 p.m. in Rec Hall. Single match tickets can be purchased by visiting the BJC Ticket Center or by calling 814-865-5555 or 800-863-3336. Prices are $5 for adults and $3 for youth and senior citizens. Team Scores: Round One: Lehigh 50, Williams 6 Lock Haven 25, Mercyhurst 17 York 25, Clarion 15 Penn State 31, Pitt-Johnstown 10 Semifinals: Penn State 47, York College 3 Lehigh 32, Lock Haven 3 Conso Semis: Mercyhurst 48, Williamson 3 Pitt-Johnstown 26, Clarion 12 Finals: Penn State 18, Lehigh 17 Third: Lock Haven 28, York 11 Fifth: Pitt-Johnstown 30, Mercyhurst 7 Seventh: Clarion 49, Williamson 0 Awards: Most Outstanding Wrestler: Phil Davis, Penn State Most Falls in Least Time: Phil Davis, Penn State, thee in 13:35 Attendance: 1,802

TEMPE, Ariz. -- The 2005-06 season got underway for the No. 10 Arizona State University wrestling team Saturday morning in Portland, Ore., as the Sun Devils went 3-0 at the Portland State Duals with seven of its competitors going undefeated on the day. ASU is now 3-0 on the season and 1-0 in the Pac-10 after defeating Portland State in a conference dual. Overall on the day, three Sun Devils made their collegiate debuts with two going undefeated. True freshman Jason Robbins (Oviedo, Fla.) won all three of his bouts at 141 while Pat Payne (So., Poway, Calif.) did the same in his first action for ASU after sitting out last year with an injury. Kevin Gaughan (Jr., New Fairfield, Conn.) won both his bouts at 157 by decision in his Sun Devil debut while Alex Pavlenko (Fr., Mesa, Ariz.) went 1-1 at 174 pounds and Chris Remsen (Fr., Rockport, Maine) lost his only appearance due to an injury. Added to the success of the new additions to the starting lineup was a group of four veterans that each went 3-0 on the day. Jeremy Mendoza (Sr., Temecula, Calif.) won twice by fall and one by major decision to lead off the duals while Patrick Pitsch (So., Spanaway, Wash.) posted a trio of victories by major decision at 165. The two heavier weights on the Sun Devil roster also dominated on the day as both Ryan Bader (Sr., Reno, Nev.) at 197 and Cain Velasquez (Sr., Yuma, Ariz.) each went 3-0 on the day with all three earning bonus points. Bader won his first bout by major decision before winning by injury default and fall in the last two matches while Velasquez won a major decision, technical fall and fall on the day. In the first dual of the day, the Sun Devils handed a 36-6 defeat to the Boxers of Pacific University, a team that competes at the NCAA Division III level, with ASU wrestlers capturing nine of the 10 contested bouts. Mendoza, Adam Hickey (So., Mayfield, Ohio) at 133, Robbins, Payne, Gaughan, Pitsch, Jason Trulson (So., Fountain Hills, Ariz.), Bader and Velasquez each won in the dual while an injury default at 174 was the lone loss. The Sun Devils followed up the win over Pacific with a 29-9 defeat of Southern Oregon, the No. 10 team in the nation at the NAIA level. ASU went 7-3 in the 10 bouts with five victories earning bonus points. Victorious Sun Devils included Mendoza, Robbins, Payne, Gaughan, Pitsch, Bader and Velasquez. The final dual of the day also was the Pac-10 opener for both ASU and PSU with the Sun Devils taking a 39-6 decision over the host Vikings. ASU won all nine bouts contested on the mats with the lone loss coming at 157 pounds on a forfeit from the Sun Devils. Mendoza, Hickey, Robbins, Payne, Pitsch, Pavlenko, Trulson, Bader and Velasquez all won while Mendoza, Bader and Velasquez each pinned their opponents. The Sun Devils return to the road next week for one dual and one tournament as they are set to meet No. 8 Lehigh in a 7 p.m. dual in Bethlehem, Pa., Thursday night before competing in the 2005 East Stroudsburg Open on Saturday.

NORMAN, Okla. -- The Oklahoma wrestling team opened the season Saturday by claiming its seventh straight SUNY-Brockport/Oklahoma Gold Classic team title with a score of 177 on Saturday in Brockport, NY. The Sooners also captured five individual titles. "Our guys came out and wrestled very well for our first action underneath the lights," OU head coach Jack Spates said. Sam Hazewinkel (125) defeated Mike Sees of Bloomsburg, 8-6; Teyon Ware (141) defeated Cesar Grajales of Pennsylvania, 4-1; Matt Storniolo (149) defeated Patrick Simpson of Army, 1-0; Jarrod King (165) defeated Mickey Moran of Buffalo, 3-2 and Jake Hager defeated Marcus Adelman of Ohio, 8-0. "Jarrod King is someone who we are very excited about and he showed why tonight," Spates said. "He came in as the No. 4 seed in the tournament and came away with the individual title. His performance was very impressive as he showed great technique and great character. Jarrod is going to get better each day and we expect great things to come from him. "We still need to make some technical adjustments but that is very normal for this time of year," Spates continued. "Our guys are in very good shape for this point in the season and that is something that will improve as we move on through our schedule." Justin Dyer placed third at 184 pounds as did Will Rowe at 145 pounds. Freshman Brad Farmer finished fourth in the heavyweight division. Hazewinkel had three pins on the day to win the Most Pins Award to go along with his individual title. The Sooners next travel to Columbia, Mo., to compete in the Missouri Open on Sunday, Nov. 20. TEAM SCORES 1. Oklahoma 171 2. Pennsylvania 166 3. Army 133 4. Kent State 130.5 5. Buffalo 119

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Daniel Elliott took a pin fall victory and won two other matches by decision to open his senior season with a 3-0 mark. Elliott, ranked No. 18 in the nation at 149 pounds, has now won 19 of his last 21 matches dating back to Dec. 30 of 2004. Elliott scored a pin fall victory over Codey Bearden at the 3:17 mark to push Gardner-Webb's lead to 19-0 over Anderson. The Bulldogs went on to take the team victory by a 38-12 score. Matt Taylor made his highly anticipated collegiate debut for the Bulldogs at 125 pounds by scoring a 13-4 major decision win. Josh Pniewski then gave GWU the 10-0 lead by registering a pin in 3:50 before A.J. Renteria took an 8-6 win at 141 pounds. After the Elliott pin fall victory pushed the spread to 19-0, Anderson took the next two matches by forfeit and pin fall to cut the deficit to 19-12. Sophomore Chad Davis pushed the lead to 25-12 with GWU's third pin of the match before Brandon Beach and Brent Blackwell posted wins at 184 and 197. Ricky Wilson Jr. then finished off the 38-12 victory by pinning Aaron Lambert at the 4:50 mark. Gardner-Webb won just four other matches on the day as the ‘Dogs suffered a 33-10 loss to Virginia and a 43-3 loss to the host UNCG squad. Renteria and Elliott pulled out back-to-back decisions at 141 and 149 against Virginia to trim the Cavalier lead to just three points at 9-6. Virginia then posted wins in the next five contests to open up a 33-6 lead before Wilson Jr. score a major decision victory at 285 to make the final 33-10 in favor of Virginia. Elliott then picked up Gardner-Webb's lone victory against UNCG as the Spartans took nine of the ten matches, rolling to the 43-3 win. Gardner-Webb (1-2) will be in action again on Saturday as it competes in the Buffalo Duals against Buffalo, Bloomsburg and the University of Findlay.

MADISON, Wis. -- Senior Lee Kraemer (DeForest, Wis.), along with redshirt freshmen Zach Tanelli (Millburn, N.J.) and Kyle Massey (Champlin, Minn.), captured first place titles in their respected weight classes on Saturday at the third annual Pointer Open hosted by UW-Stevens Point. Overall, the Badgers took six top-five finishes in the gold division along with two top-seven finishes in the silver. Kraemer, wrestling at 197 lbs. in the gold division finished the open with a perfect 4-0 record, notching two victories by fall. He pinned Kyle Coleman of UW-Oshkosh at 3:55, along with Mitch Szwet of UW-Stevens Point at 1:11. Tanelli and Massey also went undefeated at the open in the gold division. Tanelli, competing at 133 lbs., earned two major decision victories en route to his first place title, including a 14-1 win over Efrain Ayala of Mankato State. At heavyweight, Massey pinned two of his opponents in less than two minutes. He took down Jeff Zastrow of UW-Whitewater at 1:08 before defeating Ted Drees of Coe College at 1:40. Massey is now 5-0 on the season, with three of his wins coming as pins. Also in the gold division, Jake Donar (Cuba City, Wis.) and Dallas Herbst (Winneconne, Wis.), were runners-up in the 165 lbs. and 197 lbs. weight classes, respectively. Donar finished 3-1 in the open, while Herbst ended at 2-1. Collin Cudd out of River Falls, Wis., won his final four matches at 125 lbs. to capture third place in the gold division, while senior Ed Gutnik (Iselin, N.J.) placed fourth, going 3-2 on the day. Kyle Reeve, a true freshman out of Mazomanie, Wis., took second place in the silver division at 125 lbs. Reeve took down Andy Livingston of UW-Whitewater, 6-3, to advance to the championship match. He then faced Andy McArthur of Harper College, where he fell 11-4. Reeve finished the open 4-1, improving his overall record as a Badger to 5-1. The Badgers are in action again tomorrow as they send eight wrestlers to the Dubuque Open, in Dubuque, Iowa. Results can be found on uwbadgers.com.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- Navy won 13 of 20 matches to cruise to two dual-meet victories over Cal State-Bakersfield and UC-Davis on Saturday to wrap up its West-Coast roadtrip with a 3-0 mark. The Mids defeated Cal State-Bakersfield, 30-13, in the opener, then followed with a 23-13 triumph over UC-Davis. John Cox, Adam Brochetti and Tanner Garrett all won each of their three matches, and Matt Gulosh got a key victory against UC-Davis, filling in at 165 pounds. "It feels good to be 3-0. We beat some decent teams this weekend, and put the kids in a difficult position with the long flight and the jet lag, but I thought we battled very hard today," said Navy head coach Bruce Burnett. In the first dual against Cal State-Bakersfield, Navy jumped out to a 13-4 lead, thanks to a Brad Canterbury fall at 133 pounds, John Cox's 6-4 win over 12th-ranked Anthony Baza and Adam Brochetti's major-decision win over Daniel Atondo. The Roadrunners battled back at 165 and 174 to tie the score at 13 each, but Navy won the last four matches, including two by major decision, one by fall and the other in overtime to come away with the win. In the second dual, a 23-13 win over UC-Davis, Navy rallied from a 6-0 deficit after two matches, by winning the next five matches to take a commanding 17-6 lead with just three weights to wrestle. During the run, John Cox scored his 10th career technical fall and Matt Gulosh filled in for an injured Craig Dziewiatkowski by wrestling up two weight classes and winning at 165 pounds. Tanner Garrett sealed the deal with a pin at heavyweight in 6:12. "I thought Matt Gulosh wrestled really well, moving up two weights," said Burnett. "Our older guys wrestled well, and our younger guys gained valuable experience. We competed hard and that is what we need to do. We made a few technical mistakes, but those are mistakes that can be fixed. We'll get back to practice and work on those mistakes." Navy will host the eight-team Navy Classic next Saturday at Halsey Field House, beginning at 9:00 a.m.

FORT DODGE, Iowa -- It had been nearly 18 months since Erkin Tadzhimetov had wrestled in a collegiate match, but apparently the senior from Uzbekistan is immune to rust after taking 1st place at 133 lbs. at the Cylcone Open in Fort Dodge, Iowa. Tadzhimetov won five times on Saturday with the championship win coming against Nebraska's Mike Rowe. After redshirting last season, he opened the 2005-06 season on Friday night by beating Jesse Sundell of Iowa State and remains perfect on the season. "He really controlled every position. A couple of guys weren't close to scoring on him," said Utah Valley State coach Cody Sanderson. "Erkin is right where we want him to be right now." Talon Vickers placed 2nd for the Wolverines at 125 lbs. Vickers avenged Friday's loss to Iowa State's Ben Hanisch during the open but fell in the championship match. Daniel Polkowske and Justin Rawle also had successful days. Polkowske made it to the quarterfinals and Rawle won three straight after losing his first match of the day and was one win from placing at the open. "He did a great job," said Sanderson of Rawle. "He's made so much improvement from last year. I was very impressed with him. Overall, I thought the guys had a great job." The Wolverines will wrestle in another open next week at the University of Northern Colorado. After that open on the November 19th, the Wolverines will wrestle at the Las Vegas Invitational on December 2-3. Their first home dual will take place on December 10th against Western State. close windo

TEMECULA, Calif. -- The Navy wrestling team won eight of 10 matches, including four by extra margins, to defeat Cal State-Fullerton, 29-6, in the first dual meet of the year for both teams. Highlighting the Navy win was Adam Brochetti's technical fall at 157 pounds, and major decision victories by Matt Stolpinski, Jonny Kane and Tanner Garrett. The Mids won their season-opening dual meet for the sixth straight season. "We had some good performances and some not-so-good ones again," said Navy head coach Bruce Burnett. "This has been a challenging trip for us already. We didn't get to sleep on Thursday night, basically until 3:30 a.m., and then we got them up early for a workout on Friday. This is all practice to find out where we are at, and we'll hopefully put forth a good performance on Saturday." Navy fell behind 3-0 after the first match, at 133 pounds, when CS-Fullerton's T.J. Dillashaw scored a 4-2 overtime victory over Brad Canterbury. But the Mids ran off three wins in a row, highlighted by Brochetti's 23-8 technical-fall win over Shawn Reilly. The match was Brochetti's first of the year after sitting out last weekend's Eastern Michigan Open and was his first technical fall of his career. Brochetti's win gave Navy an 11-3 lead. Cal State-Fullerton's Risto Marttinen defeated Craig Dziewiatkowski, 5-4, at 165 pounds, but Navy responded by winning the final five matches. Sophomore Matt Stolpinski contined his hot start with a strong 14-5 major decision over Ian Murphy. Jonny Kane followed Stolpinski's win with another major decision, 16-8 over Jess Taylor. After Andrew Adams knocked off Chris Chambers, 10-9 at 197 pounds, Tanner Garrett major decisioned Dan Ott, 14-4. The win was Garrett's 22nd in a row in dual-meet action and he hasn't allowed a foe to score more than five points in a match in the last 43. Alex Usztics closed out the match with a 5-2 win over Curtis Schurkemp at 125 pounds. The match was Usztics' first of the season. "It was good to get our first win," said Burnett. "But we know we are going to have to wrestle better. The competition gets much stiffer on Saturday." Navy will wrestle Cal State-Bakersfield and UC-Davis on Saturday at 4:00 p.m. EDT, with both matches in Bakersfield.

Kansas City, Mo. -- Stanford opened its season on the road against 14th-ranked Missouri tonight at Oak Park High School in Kansas City, Mo. The Cardinal (0-1) fell 32-8 against the Tigers (1-0) in both team's season opener. "It was disappointing, but come March, we'll be better off because of it," noted head coach Kerry McCoy. "We'll learn from it and move forward. If we have a strong showing on Sunday, then this won't hurt us. It's tough for right now, but it will get better." Sophomore Tanner Gardner helped the Cardinal take a 4-0 lead after the fist bout, posting a 14-5 major decision over Tim Kephart. At 133 and 141 pounds, 18th-ranked Tyler McCormick and 19th-ranked Chris McCormick posted wins over a pair of Stanford's true freshmen to give the Tigers a 7-4 advantage. Sophomore Josh Zupancic then put the Cardinal back on top with a 14-2 major decision at 149 pounds. At 157 pounds, Scott Loescher lost a 7-5 overtime match to put the Tigers ahead 10-8 going into intermission. "We started off strong," added McCoy. "Tanner came from behind for the win, then our two freshmen went out and wrestled hard, but they were a little out-matched. Josh got us back on track and that showed we had a chance." After a ten-minute break, the Tigers came back with five-straight wins, starting with a 9-7 decision at 165 pounds over Ray Blake. Missouri scored two-straight pins, as No. 1 Ben Askren and Raymond Jordan both scored falls. At 197, Ian Bork fell behind early and could not recover. The match ended with the Tigers winning by decision at heavyweight. "Ray's loss was another heartbreaker," commented McCoy, "But he wrestled hard and proved that he is in contention to be an All-American. At 174, Luke fought hard and showed a lot of heart, and then Larry showed a few moments of greatness [at 197], but he never really got going. Ian got frustrated early and gave up points and it was an uphill battle from there. By Jared's match, everyone was flat." Stanford will remain in the Show-Me State to compete at the Central Missouri Open in Warrensburg.

AMES, Iowa -- The seventh-ranked Iowa State wrestlers (3-0, 0-0) defeated Utah Valley State College (0-1, 0-0), 33-9, Friday afternoon in its home opener at Hilton Coliseum. All-American Travis Paulson and true freshman Joe Curran pinned their opponents at their respective weight classes to lead ISU. The Cyclones recorded 30 takedowns to the Wolverines' three and took five of the ten matches with bonus points. Iowa State is now 2-0 against UVSC. "We were worked hard in every match," head coach Bobby Douglas said. "They (Utah Valley State College) were well prepared. We still have a lot to work on." Travis Paulson, ranked sixth at 165-pounds, notched his first pin of the season in 4:30 over Mark South. In only his second match as a Cyclone, true freshman Joe Curran pinned Jamie Thornblad at the 3:44 mark. Other bonus points came from Nate Gallick (141), Trent Paulson (157), David Bertolino (174) as the trio recorded technical falls. Bertolino, seeing his first action of the season, picked up his second career home dual victory. Gallick followed a 12-takedown performance against Wisconsin-La Crosse with eight takedowns against true freshman Daniel Polkowske and two three-point near falls. Paulson pinned Cowan last year when the two schools met at the Wolverine Duals. Ben Hanisch avenged a 2004 loss to Talon Vickers at 125-pounds with a 4-1 decision. Jason Knipp followed a strong performance against Wisconsin-La Crosse's Adam Kuchnia with a 4-0 decision against Justin Rawle. In an exhibition match at 149-pounds, Aron Scott decisioned Clayton Wolf 7-4. The ISU wrestlers will be traveling to Fort Dodge to compete in the Cyclone Open on Saturday. Action will return to Hilton Coliseum Dec. 2 to face in-state rival Iowa as the Cyclones seek their third straight win over the Hawkeyes.

Portland State wrestling will look to improve on a challenging 2004 season when a brand new year begins on Saturday morning. PSU finished last season with a 2-17 record but according to early season results look to have bolstered it's roster despite the loss of senior Eddie Dahlen. Dahlen led the Vikings with 15 wins in '04 and finished the season by placing second at the Pac-10 championship meet. Portland State's top returner is Allen Kennett who begins the season ranked second in Pac-10 polls at heavyweight. Like Dahlen, Kennett also finished the year on a tear finishing as a 2004 Pac-10 runner-up. Kennett, the starting fullback for the Vikings, will be out for at least a few weeks with one regular season game still on the football slate. Joining Kennett from last year are 19 others including 133 junior Lucas Hambleton (11-3, six pins), 165 senior Chris Feist (10-17) and 157 junior Kainoa Casco (8-11). With a year of experience under their belts sophomore Jake Schneider (9-14) at 197 and sophomore Sean Murphy (3-25) at 184 should also improve the Vikings efficiency. Transfers Dale Seley and Karras Kalivas have secured starting time early on at 157 and 174 respectively. Both are talented wrestlers with something to prove at the Pac-10 level. Seley, a sophomore from Montana State Northern, came into the fall, wrestled three of last year's returning starters and came out on top. Kalivas on the other hand, is working back into shape after a two-year absence from the sport but going into the first match has secured a starting role. Kalivas was a two-time junior college all-American at Bakersfield Community College. Overall the Viking roster includes four new freshman and four transfers. Portland State will wrestle nationally ranked Arizona State, NAIA powerhouse Southern Oregon University and nearby neighbor Pacific University on Saturday in an ever-evolving schedule. As a member of the Pac-10, PSU wrestles against some of the best programs in the nation. Outside the conference the Vikings will also take on Air Force and Wyoming two programs with winning traditions. Saturday's season start will mark the 22nd with Coach Marlin Grahn at the helm. Grahn's record over his tenure is 123-259-9.

Kansas City, Mo. -- The Missouri Tigers opened their season in impressive fashion Friday, Nov. 11, beating the Stanford Cardinal 32-8. Wrestling at Oak Park High School in Kansas City, Mo. Three wrestlers earned wins in the first start of their collegiate careers to help boost the Tigers to a win in their opening dual of the season. At 157 pounds, redshirt freshman Michael Chandler (High Ridge, Mo.) was down by three points with just 38 seconds left before getting an escape and a quick takedown to force a sudden-victory overtime period. Making his move quickly, Chandler took down Scott Loescher of Stanford seconds into the first overtime period to earn a 7-5 victory. Following a ten-minute intermission, junior Matt Pell (Luxemburg, Wis.) picked up his first victory of the season by beating Ray Blake 9-7 to earn the second of six straight victories for Missouri. Fellow junior Ben Askren (Hartland, Wis.) pinned Luke Feist in 4:10 to earn his first fall of the season a year after setting a new Missouri record with 20 falls. The second Tiger to earn the first victory of his collegiate career, redshirt freshman Raymond Jordan (New Bern, N.C.) pinned Larry Ozawara in impressive fashion, taking just 3:59 to push his Stanford opponent's shoulders to the mat. Jordan opened the match with a takedown in the first period, then chose down to start the second. After escaping Ozawara's hold to earn a 3-0 lead, Jordan took down Ozawara with 1:24 to gain a 5-0 lead. 23 seconds later Jordan had the first pin of his collegiate career. A native of the area surrounding Kansas City, senior Jeff Foust (Blue Springs, Mo.) picked up a 13-2 major decision over Ian Bork to give the Tigers a 29-8 lead. Foust's win set the stage for freshman heavyweight Sean Connole (Erie, Penn.) to get his fifth win of the season by earning a 9-4 decision over Jared Boyer. Connole picked up four wins at the Lindenwood Open Oct. 29 to take second place. The Tigers next take to the mat Sunday, Nov. 20 in the sixth annual Missouri Open, an all-day event that attracts over 600 wrestlers to the Hearnes Center Fieldhouse.