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LOCK HAVEN -- A pin from Mike Spaid (Perkiomenville/Boyertown) 4:21 into the heavyweight bout, lifted the Bloomsburg University wrestling team to a 21-15 win over Lock Haven. With the win, the Huskies move to 10-9 on the season, 4-2 in Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) competition. The Lock Haven win also gives Bloomsburg its second straight 10-win season for the first time since the 1989-90 and 1990-91 seasons. 125-Fourteenth-ranked Mike Sees (Northumberland/Shikellamy) won an exciting 5-2 overtime bout against 16th-ranked Obe Blanc to give the Huskies an early 3-0 lead. With Blanc leading 2-2 going into the second period, Sees tied the score with an escape from the defensive position with 1:45 remaining. Following a scoreless third period and first overtime, Blanc chose the defensive position, looking for an escape. Sees was able to ride out, earning an opportunity to win the match in the third overtime period. With 22 seconds remaining, Sees scored on an escape to take a 3-2 lead and got a takedown with five seconds left to get the bout win for Bloomsburg. 133-Ricky Donald (Millville/Bloomsburg) gave the Huskies a 6-0 lead with a 3-2 decision win over Casey Moore. Following a scoreless first period, Moore took a 2-0 lead after a takedown at the 1:01 mark in the second. In the third, Donald cut the lead to one with an escape just 15 seconds in, followed by a takedown with 24 seconds remaining in the match to win the bout for the Huskies. 141-With a takedown with 12 seconds remaining in overtime, Brad Forbes (Downingtown/Downingtown) won a 6-4 decision over Lock Haven's Brian Ellis. In the first, Ellis struck initially, scoring on a takedown at the 1:13 mark in the first period. Eight seconds later, Forbes got an escape, cutting the lead to 2-1 after the first period. In the second, Forbes tied the score at two prior to an Ellis escape with one minute left in the period. Following another Forbes escape, Ellis led 4-3, and chose the defensive position in the third period. After riding out the third period, Forbes tied the score, 4-4, to force overtime before getting the takedown 48 seconds into the extra period. 149-Seventeenth-ranked Josh Medina put the Bald Eagles on the board with a 10-5 win over George Hickman (Wilmington, NC/Riverside). Hickman tied the score at two at the 1:40 mark in the second, but Medina scored another takedown, followed by another Bloomsburg escape, owning a 4-3 lead going into the final two minutes. In the third period, Medina scored an escape and two takedowns to get the win, cutting the Huskies' lead to 9-3. 157-Aric Fuhrman (Spring Grove/Delone Catholic) dropped a tough 4-2 decision to 17th-ranked Seth Martin, giving the Huskies a 9-6 lead in the match. Martin scored all of his points in the first period, owning a 4-1 lead after the first three minutes. In the second, Fuhrman got an escape from the defensive position, cutting the lead to two going into the final period. In the third, despite riding out the period, Martin hung on for the win. 165-Rory McCoy used an eight-point first period en route to an 11-5 win over Frank Beasley (Oden, IL/Centralia). After two takedowns and four back-points in the first for McCoy, Beasley scored the first points in the second period, getting a takedown at the 1:07 mark. After cutting the lead to five, McCoy got a reverse with 25 seconds left in the second to take a 10-3 lead heading into the final period. Despite a Beasley reverse with 46 seconds remaining, McCoy was able to get the 11-5 win after earning his final point for riding time. 174-Jim Bertulis (Aston/Garnett Valley) broke the 9-9 tie, giving the Huskies a six-point lead with a pin over Lock Haven's Carlos Ponce. After scoring five quick points in the first 25 seconds, Bertulis pinned Ponce at the 2:19 mark in the first period. 184-Derrick Morgan scored three third-period points against Nate Shirk (Middleburg/Middleburg) to give the Bald Eagles a 6-1 decision win. After a scoreless first period, Shirk escaped from the down position to take an early 1-0 lead. With 1:07 remaining in the second, Morgan scored on a takedown, taking a 2-1 lead into the final period. After selecting the defensive position, Morgan got an escape 20 seconds into the period and scored a takedown with two seconds left in the match to take a 5-1 lead. His final point came on riding time. 197-Tom Kocher tied the match going into the final bout with an 8-4 decision win over Jesse Hasseman (Franklin, IN/Franklin). Kocher took a 2-1 lead going into the second period. Following a Hasseman escape at the 1:43 mark, Kocher scored two takedowns, while Hasseman had two more escapes, taking a 6-4 lead going into the final period. Kocher took a 7-4 lead on an escape from the defensive position and earned a point for riding time to win the bout. HWT-Spaid gave the Huskies a 21-15 win with a pin over Meyers in the final bout of the night. Leading 2-0 after the first period, Spaid scored on an escape just four seconds into the second. After a takedown at the 1:39 mark, Spaid scored three back-points at the one-minute mark before getting the pin with 39 seconds left in the second period. The Huskies will host East Stroudsburg in their final dual meet of the 2005-06 season on Sunday, Feb. 19, at 1:00 p.m. at Nelson Field House. Results (Match Started with the 125 Weight Class) February 17, 2006 Bloomsburg at Lock Haven - Thomas Field House, Lock Haven, PA Wt. Match Result Bout Score Match Score 125- Mike Sees (BU) dec. Obe Blanc (LHU) 5-2 3-0, BU 133- Ricky Donald (BU) dec. Casey Moore (LHU) 3-2 6-0, BU 141- Brad Forbes (BU) dec. Brian Ellis (LHU) 6-4 9-0, BU 149- Josh Medina (LHU) dec. George Hickman (BU) 10-5 9-3, BU 157- Seth Martin (LHU) dec. Aric Fuhrman (BU) 4-2 9-6, BU 165- Rory McCoy (LHU) dec. Frank Beasley (BU) 11-5 9-9, tie 174- Jim Bertulis (BU) WBF Carlos Ponce (LHU) 2:19 15-9, BU 184- Derrick Morgan (LHU) dec. Nate Shirk (BU) 6-1 15-12, BU 197- Tom Kocher (LHU) dec. Jesse Hasseman (BU) 8-4 15-15, tie HWT- Mike Spaid (BU) WBF Tim Meyers (LHU) 4:21 21-15, BU Records: Bloomsburg: 10-9, 4-2 EWL Lock Haven: 5-13, 1-4 EWL WTF=Won by Technical Fall; WBF=Won by Fall; F=Forfeit

In a match featuring two top-20 teams, #14 Truman State used two wins via fall to claim a 22-20 win over #17 Upper Iowa Friday night in Dorman Gymnasium. The teams split the 10 matches but the two Bulldog pins proved to be the decisive factors. Two ranked wrestlers helped Upper Iowa (6-4-1) to a quick 7-0 lead. Seventh-ranked Tyler Mumbulo started the dual with a 12-0 major decision over Allen Stokes at 125 pounds. Ralph Acosta, ranked eighth at 133 pounds, earned a 10-5 decision over Dan Keller. Truman State (10-3-1) got on the board when Adam Vogt picked up a 9-3 decision over UIU's Layne Greedy at 141 pounds. The Bulldogs took a 9-7 lead after Chad Swagman pinned Cory Schmitz in 5:18. Dustin Teeman picked up a 13-4 major decision over Brandon Heying at 157 pounds. Eighth-ranked Blake Peterson continued Truman's roll with a 17-6 major decision over Brady Hakeman for a 16-7 TSU lead. C.J. MacNaught snapped the Bulldogs' four-match winning streak by taking a forfeit win at 174 pounds. Gregg Nurrenbern immediately put Truman back in the driver's seat with a 22-13 lead by pinning Tony Gehling in 2:51. Nurrenbern is the second-ranked 184-pounder in the country. Peacock Matt Norton cut the team deficit to 22-17 following his 19-11 major decision over Steven Doeschot at 197 pounds. Upper Iowa heavyweight Brian Black dominated Loyde Doeschot but was unable to do enough for UIU to overtake TSU. His 11-4 decision gave each team five wins, but let Truman State escape with a 22-20 victory. The Peacock wrestlers now prepare for the Regional Tournament Sunday, Feb. 26, in Omaha, Neb. #14 Truman State 22, #17 Upper Iowa 20 125 – #7 Tyler Mumbulo (UIU) def. Allen Stokes, 12-0 133 – #8 Ralph Acosta (UIU) def. Dan Keller, 10-5 141 – Adam Vogt (TSU) def. Layne Greedy, 9-3 149 – Chad Swagman (TSU) pinned Cory Schmitz, 5:18 157 – Dustin Teeman (TSU) def. Brandon Heying, 13-4 165 – #8 Blake Peterson (TSU) def. Brady Hakeman (UIU), 17-6 174 – C.J. MacNaught (UIU) won by forfeit 184 – #2 Gregg Nurrenbern (TSU) pinned Tony Gehling (UIU), 2:51 197 – Matt Norton (UIU) def. Steven Doeschot, 19-11 285 – Brian Black (UIU) def. Loyde Braidlow, 11-4

State College, Pa. –– The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team, ranked No. 8 in the country, pounded Ohio State 39-7 in Big Ten wrestling action. Head coach Troy Sunderland's Lions won eight of ten bouts and grabbed their seventh road win of the year while posting their most lopsided win over Ohio State since Penn State joined the Big Ten for the 1992-93 season. The dual began at 184, where Nittany Lion senior Eric Bradley (Plaistow, N.H.), ranked No. 7, took on No. 20 Alex Picazo. Bradley, who dropped from No. 4 to No. 7 despite posting a major last weekend, got the first points with a quick takedown and led 2-1 after a Picazo escape. The twosome exchanged a few shots over the remainder of the period with no more scoring. Bradley chose down to begin the second and quickly escaped for a 3-1 lead, but that would be the only scoring of the period. Picazo chose down to begin the final period and quickly escaped to cut the Bradley lead to 3-2. Picazo nearly got in on a single leg and was the aggressor early on in the third. Bradley countered another Picazo shot but could not manage the takedown with :30 remaining. Bradley fought off a last Picazo offensive thrust with under ten seconds left and held on for a hard fought 3-2 win. The win put Penn State up 3-0 while Bradley improved to 8-1 with the victory. Picazo fell to 20-15. Sophomore Phil Davis (Harrisburg, Pa.), Penn State's highest ranked wrestler with a No. 6 ranking at 197, met Ohio State's Corey Morrison. Davis quickly moved up 2-0 with an early takedown of Morrison. Within seconds, Davis got two near fall points out of a cradle and maintained his top position as well. Morrison got an escape but was quickly thrown to his back by Davis in a solid five point move, putting the Nittany Lion up 9-1. Three more near fall points as the period ended gave Davis a 12-1 lead heading into the second. Davis chose down to begin the second and quickly escaped to a 13-1 lead. Davis quickly took Morrison down and, with the technical fall in his sights and up 15-1, began working for a pinning combination. Davis completed a cradle after a reset and finally got the pin at the 4:43 mark. The six points put Penn State up 9-0 and improved Davis to 16-3. The pin was the fifth of the year for Davis and the 14th of his career. Morrison fell to 7-18. Senior heavyweight Joel Edwards (Upper Darby, Pa.), ranked No. 19, met Ohio State's Kirk Nail. Edwards quickly went up 2-0 less than :30 into the bout. Nail escaped to a 2-1 deficit and after a hard fought scramble in the middle of the mat, took Edwards down. Edwards quickly escaped and the score was tied at 3-3. The Nittany Lion senior got an important take down with just :03 left to head to the second period up 5-3. Edwards chose down to begin the second and escaped to a 6-3 lead with 1:30 left in the second stanza. After a quick body lock, Edwards went up 8-3 with another take down, fighting off a Nail counter in the process. Nail escaped with :45 left but still trailed 8-4, which is how the period ended. Nail chose down to begin the final period and quickly escaped, took Edwards down but let Edwards quickly escape and with just over 1:30 left, Edwards clung to a 9-7 lead. The duo battled in the center of the mat, with neither man giving an inch as the third period ticked down. With under :20 left, Edwards got hit with a second stall, cutting his lead to 9-8. Edwards, however, had enough to hold on for the 9-8, putting Penn State up 12-0. Edwards improved to 13-4 with the win while Nail fell to 14-8. At 125, Nittany Lion true freshman Brad Pataky (Clearfield, Pa.) got his shot against Buckeye Anner Arroyo. Sophomore Tim Haas (Camp Hill, Pa.) was out of the line-up with a knee injury. Pataky got a quick take down and three near fall points before Arroyo escaped to a 5-1 deficit. The Nittany Lion freshman got another quick take down and more back points to go up 10-1 with less than 2:00 gone. Pataky would add two more take downs to ride a 14-2 lead into the second period. Arroyo chose down to begin the second and was cut loose right away. Arroyo was more aggressive as the second began, but Pataky scored again on a nice counter take down and, with two near fall points, posted a 20-4 technical fall at the 4:33 mark. The win put Penn State up 17-0 and improved Pataky's mark to 14-6 on the year. Arroyo fell to 1-5. Nittany Lion freshman Jake Strayer (South Fork, Pa.), ranked No. 9, got a win by forfeit at 133 to put Penn State up 23-0. Strayer improved to 19-2 with the victory, including a 6-1 mark in Big Ten action. Penn State senior DeWitt Driscoll (Connellsville, Pa.), ranked No. 11 nationally, took on Buckeye sophomore T.J. Enright at 141. Driscoll got the bout's first take down quickly to go up 2-0 and, after a good solid ride, picked up three near fall points. After Enright rolled through to belly out in the center of the mat, Driscoll locked in on a cradle and nailed the fall at the 2:50 mark. The quick pin put Penn State up 29-0 and moved Driscoll to 13-7 on the year. Enright fell to 15-12. With senior starter James Woodall (Dupont, Pa.) out with a skin infection, true freshman Jason Lapham (West Chazy, N.Y.) got the call at 149. One of four freshmen in Penn State's line-up vs. Ohio State, Lapham took on No. 10 J Jaggers. Jaggers, OSU's highest ranked wrestler, got the first take down and nearly pinned Lapham. But the move was a five-pointer and Jaggers had a 5-0 lead. Jaggers, looking to avoid the shut-out for OSU, rode Lapham out to lead 5-0 after one. Jaggers chose down to begin the second. Lapham was very strong on top and controlled Jaggers, nearly turning him for back points early on in the ride. Jaggers reversed Lapham, however, to go up 7-0 with :45 left in the second period, which is how the middle stanza ended. Jaggers continued to dominate the bout and moved on to an impressive 11-0 major decision. The win got the Buckeyes on the board, cutting the Lion lead to 29-4. Lapham fell to 8-10 on the year while Jaggers improved to 25-6. At 157, Penn State junior Nathan Galloway (State College, Pa.), ranked No. 12 nationally, took on Ohio State senior Steve Sommer. Galloway got in on a single but Sommer countered and got the take down call for a 2-0 lead with less than 1:00 left in the first period. Sommer rode Galloway out and led 2-0 with :48 of riding time heading into the second. Galloway chose down to begin the second but could not escape, with Sommer building up a 2:48 riding time edge in the process. Sommer chose down to begin the third and escaped to a 3-0 lead plus the solid riding time edge. The Buckeye quickly added yet another take down to go up 5-0 with under a minute left. Galloway escaped to a 5-1 deficit but needed a pinning combination of sorts to have any chance at coming back. But Sommer, on Senior Night, would hold Galloway at bay to claim a solid 6-1 upset win over Galloway. Penn State still led 29-7 with Galloway falling to 10-12 with the loss. Sommer improved to 20-14. True freshman David Erwin (Urbana, Ohio) carried a No. 12 ranking into his bout with senior Nathaniel Augustson. After a quick shot to start the bout and Augustson counter try, Erwin threw Augustson to his back and opened up the scoring with a five point flurry thanks to a take down and three back points. After Augustson escaped to a 5-1 deficit, Erwin got another take down and two more near fall points to go up 9-1 on the Buckeye senior through one period. Augustson chose down to begin the second but was dominated by Erwin, who did not let Augustson up and built up a plus-3:00 riding time edge. Erwin, with the riding time point assured and leading 9-1 on the scoreboard, chose neutral to begin the third and quickly took Augustson down. Erwin, sensing a technical fall, began cutting Augustson loose in order to score more points via a flurry of take downs. When all was said and done, the true freshman posted an impressive 18-5 major decision over the senior Augustson. The victory put Penn State up 33-7 while Erwin improved to 22-6. Augustson fell to 17-15. Junior James Yonushonis (Philipsburg, Pa.), ranked in the top ten nationally at No. 9, met Buckeye Zach Craiglow, normally a 165-pound reserve for Ohio State. Craiglow stunned Yonushonis with a quick take down and three back points to go up 5-0 less than :30 into the bout. Yonushonis escaped to a 5-1 deficit and took Craiglow down to cut the lead to 5-3 with 1:20 left in the opening period. Yonushonis cut Craiglow loose and began working for another take down, which he got, cutting the Craiglow lead to 6-5. Yonushonis turned the simple take down into a pinning combination and got the fall at the 2:40 mark. The win made the final score 39-7 Penn State and improved Yonushonis' record to 17-4. Craiglow fell to 0-4. Penn State amassed a whopping 14 bonus points in the match, with three pins, a technical fall and a forfeit. The win was the most lopsided Nittany Lion victory over Ohio State since Penn State joined the Big Ten for the 1992-93 season. That year, Penn State downed OSU 30-6 in Rec Hall in what was the most lopsided Lion win prior to this outing. Penn State improved to 12-7 all-time vs. Ohio State as well. "We wrestled well tonight," Sunderland said. "But we have another tough one on Sunday against Purdue. We need to build on this and carry the momentum into Conseco Fieldhouse. Purdue poses a real threat to us because there are some very tough match-ups in that dual. We need to stay focused and wrestle even better to beat Purdue on Sunday." Sunderland's Nittany Lions improved to 12-4 with the victory, 4-3 in Big Ten action. Ohio State fell to 5-13, 0-8 Big Ten. Penn State is now 7-1 on the road with five of those wins coming vs. ranked teams. The Nittany Lions will close out the regular season against Purdue on Sunday in their next outing. Penn State and the Boilermakers will tangle on Sunday at noon in Indianapolis' Conseco Fieldhouse. The match can be heard live locally on WBLF 970 AM and will be streamed live at GoPSUsports.com #8 Penn State 39, Ohio State 7 Columbus, Ohio – St. John Arena 184: #7 Eric Bradley PSU dec. #20 Alex Picazo OSU, 3-2 3-0 197: #6 Phil Davis PSU pinned Corey Morrison OSU, WBF (4:43) 9-0 HWT: #19 Joel Edwards PSU dec. Kirk Nail OSU, 9-8 12-0 125: Brad Pataky PSU tech. fall Anner Arroyo OSU, 20-4 (4:33) 17-0 133: #9 Jake Strayer PSU win by forfeit 23-0 141: #11 DeWitt Driscoll PSU pinned T.J. Enright OSU, WBF (2:50) 29-0 149: #10 J Jaggers OSU maj. dec. Jason Lapham PSU, 11-0 29-4 157: Steve Sommer OSU dec. #12 Nathan Galloway PSU, 6-1 29-7 165: #12 David Erwin PSU maj. dec. Nathaniel Augustson OSU, 18-5 33-7 174: #9 James Yonushonis PSU pinned Zach Craiglow OSU, WBF (2:40) 39-7 Records: Penn State 12-4, 4-3 Big Ten; Ohio State 5-13, 0-8 Big Ten Up Next for PSU: Vs. Purdue, Sunday, Feb. 19, 12 p.m. at Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Ind.

New York, NY -- The Brown wrestling team took down Wagner 34-6 before falling to Ivy foe Columbia, 22-17, on Friday in New York. The Bears took six of ten bouts against Wagner, earning bonus points in all six, including four pins. Brown earned five wins against the Lions but four bonus wins pushed Columbia to the victory. Freshman Matt Gevelinger and sophomores Levon Mock and Jeff Schell recorded three straight pins for the Bears in the first match of the day against Wagner. Also notching six points was freshman Tom Fazio, who earned a pin at 157 lbs. Senior Greg Pace and Lenny Marandino both posted techinal falls at 133 lbs. and 165 lbs. respectively. Senior Dan Appello won a 3-1 decision in the first bout but Columbia went on to win the next two, a major decision at 141 lbs. and a pin at 149 lbs. Back-to-back wins by Mike Savino and Shawn Kitchner, a 13-5 major decision winner at 165 lbs., even up the score at 10 all. Kitchner is now 17-8 on the season. Columbia secured the victory by winning the next three matches, including two bonus wins. Mock earned his second victory of the day, a 10-0 major decision while Schell also picked up his second win of the day. Columbia 22, Brown 17 133- Dan Appello (B) dec. - Eric Amstutz (C) ,3-1 141- Sal Tirico (C.) maj.dec - Mark Savino (B), 11-3 149- Ricky Turk (C) pinned- Mike Ashton (B), 0:47 157- Mike Savino (B) dec. -Derek Sickles (C), 5-3 165- Shawn Kitchner (B) maj. dec. -Dustin Tillman (C), 13-5 174- Matt Palmer (C) tech fall - Matt Gevelinger (B) 20-4, 5:47 184- Justin Barent (C) maj. dec. -Branden Stearns (B), 13-1 197- Orrin Kleinhenz (c) dec.- Leo Saniuk (B), 8-2 Hwt. Levon Mack (B) major dec. - Bill Beechum (C), 10-0 125- Jeff Schell (B) dec. - Jeff Sato (C), 6-2 Brown 34, Wagner 6 133- Greg Pace (B) tech. fall- Richard Englehardt (W), 21-1, 5:47 141- Mike Tutunjian (W) dec.- John Triggas (B), 5-3 149- Justin Ensign (W. ) dec. -Tim Smith (B), 7-4 157- Tom Fazio (B) Pinned Patrick Laran (W), 1:35 165- Lenny Marandino (B) tech.fall- Nick Magaraci (W), 20-2, 4:30 174- Matt Gevelinger (B) Pinned Adam Amster (W), 1:46 184-No Match Hwt. Levon Meck (B) Pinned John Cichon (W), 1:54 125- Jeff Schell (B) pinned Mike Rooney (W), 2:04

DURHAM, N.C. -- After hosting their final three home matches of the season last week, the Duke wrestling team will head to New York to take on a pair of Ivy League schools on Saturday afternoon. The Blue Devils will take on Columbia at 2 p.m. and Harvard at 5 p.m. in University Gym. The Blue Devils are taking part in Columbia's first-ever Hall of Fame weekend. Columbia will host Wagner and Brown on Friday before taking on Duke and Harvard on Saturday. Duke enters the weekend 2-10 overall and 0-5 in the ACC after going 1-2 last week. The Blue Devils fell to Virginia Tech, 21-18, in a closely contested ACC bout on Thursday. On Saturday, Duke defeated Gardner-Webb, 17-15, before falling to Virginia, 25-13, in Cameron Indoor Stadium.

NORMAN, Okla. -- The No. 9/11 Oklahoma Sooners (10-5-1, 1-3) look to knock off No. 2/2 Oklahoma State Cowboys (15-2, 4-0) on Sunday at 3 p.m., when the two collide at the Howard McCasland Field House in Norman for the second installment of the Bedlam Series, presented by Bank of Oklahoma and your local Ford Dealers. The dual will be televsied by Cox Cable statewide on KWTV in the Oklahoma City/metro, Cox Ch. 3 in Tulsa and KSWO in Lawton. The dual will also be shown on tape delay in Kansas City on Feb. 21, at 1 p.m., on Metro Sports. "We're very excited about the opportunity to wrestle a great program this weekend," said OU head coach Jack Spates. "This is going to be a great match with some excellent competition and the Field House is going set a great atmosphere. We are peaking at the right time of the year and our guys are ready for the challenge this weekend." OU comes into the match carrying a 10-5-1 record overall and is 1-3 in Big action. The Sooners are 3-1-1 this season at home and the match will mark the 12th ranked opponent the team has faced this season. The Sooners are coming off two big wins last weekend defeating No. 4 Nebraska, 19-16, Friday night, then defeated No. 20/20 Hofstra, 26-15, Sunday as part of the ESPNU Double Dual Invitational at the Ford Center. The last time OU and OSU met was in December, with the Cowboys defeating the Sooners 23-12 in Stillwater. Next up for Oklahoma is senior night when the No. 16/18 Michigan State Spartans visit Howard McCasland Field House on Thursday, Feb. 23, at 7 p.m.

Columbia, Mo. -- The No. 8 Missouri wrestling team will complete its regular-season schedule Saturday, Feb. 18, traveling to Chattanooga, Tenn., to take on both UT-Chattanooga and UNC-Greensboro at Maclellan Gym. The Tigers open action in the three-team meet with a dual against UT-Chattanooga at 1:30 p.m. EST, immediately followed by a matchup against the Spartans at 3:30 p.m. CST. Head Coach Brian Smith's squad faced UTC twice one year ago, with each team taking a victory. Wrestling in the first round of last year's Virginia Duals, the Mocs knocked Missouri out of the championship bracket with a 19-16 upset, but the Tigers evened the score by taking a 22-15 win in their last home dual of the campaign. The Missouri wrestling program has never faced UNC-Greensboro. Last week the Tigers knocked off Iowa State in Ames, Iowa, which marked the first time since the 1927-28 season in which Missouri has beaten the Cyclones on the road. Missouri enters the weekend in the midst of a three-match winning streak over ranked opponents, having beaten then-No. 10 Oklahoma, No. 7 Iowa State and No. 25 Northern Iowa over the course of the past two weeks. Sophomore Tyler McCormick (Leawood, Kan.) will square off against No. 7 Matt Keller, to whom McCormick lost a 7-4 decision at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational Dec. 2. Ranked No. 16 at 133 pounds, McCormick has emerged victorious in five of his last six bouts, the only loss coming to No. 2 Nathan Morgan of Oklahoma State Jan. 22. Also facing a familiar ranked opponent, senior Chris McCormick (Leawood, Kan.) will face No. 20 Kevin Artis of UNC-Greensboro, over whom the Tiger earned a 4-1 decision Dec. 3 at the NWCA National Duals. Chris McCormick is 27-9 on the season, with victories over four ranked opponents.

PELLA -- No. 1-ranked Wartburg rolled to its 14th consecutive Iowa Conference team wrestling title Thursday, Feb. 16, scoring 208 points at Central College's Kuyper Fieldhouse and Kuyper Gymnasium. The Knights turned in a conference record-tying eight individual champions, which continued a string of four straight years of having at least six individual conference champions, and broke the tournament's point record in the process. Sophomore 149-pounder Jacob Naig of Emmetsburg earned Outstanding Wrestler honors, marking the 13th time a Wartburg wrestler has been so honored, while head coach Jim Miller was named Coach of the Year for the eighth time in his career. Naig's outstanding wrestling award was completed with his 8-4 win over top-ranked Matt Pyle of Luther in the championship. Trailing 4-2 in the final period, Naig rolled through for some key nearfall points to turn the tables on an earlier season loss to Pyle. "My confidence level is higher than it was in our last match," Naig, the No. 2-ranked wrestler in NCAA Division III, said. "With that, I've been able to get some momentum going recently. It's a great win right now, but there is more out there in two weeks. This is a good start, though." Senior 125-pounder Tyler Hubbard of Blue Springs, Mo., got the championship round run going, posting his second victory this season against Luther's Nate Hansen with a 6-3 decision. Senior 141-pounder Dustin Hinschberger of Belle Plaine completed his third consecutive conference title, turning in a 10-0 major decision over Simpson's Dustin Brewer. After Naig's win at 149, senior 165-pounder Dustin Bliven of Columbus Junction notched a 6-3 decision over Dubuque's Cole Williams for his first individual league title. From 174 pounds on, the Knights added momentum to their final margin of victory as senior Scott Kauffman of Emmetsburg, senior Akeem Carter of Waterloo and juniors T.J. Miller of Cedar Falls and Blake Gillis of Spencer reeled off two falls, a major decision and a technical fall to gain championships. Carter and Gillis each won their third individual conference championships, while Hubbard and Kauffman gained their second league crowns. Freshman Zach McKray of Iowa City gave top-ranked Mike Lopez of Luther a strong battle at 133, falling only 3-2. He joins the eight champions for national tournament competition. "What a great finish," Miller said following the final round record of 8-1. "It's all about building momentum for nationals which is the goal we set for today. I feel we are going into the national tournament with nine strong individuals." SEMIFINALS Gaining eight-or-more championship round qualifiers for the fourth straight season, Wartburg ended the semifinals with a 9-1 record. Six of the match wins came by bonus points with Gillis and Kauffman gaining falls and Bliven turning in a technical fall. McKray and Naig upended higher seeded opponents during the round. McKray, seeded third, rallied for a 7-6 win over Buena Vista's Jestin Hulegaard, the second seed, and Naig, the third seed at 149, rolled up some early nearfall points in a 10-2 win over second-seeded Luke Forness of Buena Vista. QUARTERFINALS The Knights got out of the gate fast, winning all 10 quarterfinal round matches, nine coming via bonus-point status. Hubbard, Bliven, Kauffman, Miller and Gillis each claimed falls, while Hinschberger and Naig took victories by technical falls.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The No. 3-ranked University of Michigan wrestling team claimed at least a share of its third straight Big Ten Conference dual-meet crown with a 19-15 upset of top-ranked Minnesota on Friday (Feb. 17) in front of a capacity 1,850 fans at Cliff Keen Arena. Sophomore/freshman Casey White (Commerce, Mich./Walled Lake Central HS) turned the Gophers' Mitch Kuhlman in the closing seconds of the 197-pound bout to secure a 7-2 decision and clinch the Wolverine victory with one match still remaining. After a scoreless first period and offsetting reversals in the second, White held just a narrow one-point advantage entering the final frame with Kulhman starting on bottom. White kept the Gopher on the mat for the two full minutes and used a high-leg turk to hold Kulhman in a near-fall situation for the final 30 seconds. With each team claiming five individual bouts, bonus points played the deciding factor in the contest as Michigan's fifth-year senior captain Ryan Churella (Northville, Mich./Novi HS) and junior/sophomore Josh Churella (Northville, Mich./Novi HS) picked up extra points at 165 and 141 pounds, respectively. Ryan Churella, ranked No. 1 nationally by NWCA/InterMat, earned a six-point victory over Matt Nagel when the Gopher wrestler was disqualified after receiving his fifth stalling call with just 13 seconds remaining in the third period. Churella scored on a quick high-crotch early in the second frame and added a reversal in the third to get on top and build up riding-time advantage. Churella could not get much else accomplished as Nagel simply lay flat on the mat to start picking up stalling calls -- one in each of the first two periods and three in the third. The victory gave the Wolverines the lead for good in the dual meet and kept Churella undefeated at 21-0 on the season. Josh Churella, ranked fourth at 141 pounds, earned a dominant 13-5 major decision against Tyler Safratowich to pick up an extra team point early in the dual. Churella scored five takedowns in the match, most notably a double leg with only 30 seconds remaining to secure the major after riding time. With the win, Churella extended his winning streak to 11 straight matches. Freshman Michael Watts (Riverton, Utah/Riverton HS) got the momentum rolling early for the Wolverines with a 9-6 decision over Travis Lang at the opening weight of 125 pounds. Watts struck first with a quick double leg just 20 second into the bout, but the Gopher stole away the lead with an escape and takedown at the end of the period. Watts again struck quickly in the second, earning a fast escape and using a cement mixer to get the go-ahead takedown. The Wolverine added two more in the final frame to claim the victory and give U-M the first lead in the dual. Senior/junior Nick Roy (Wall, N.J./Wall HS) rounded out the Wolverines' individual victors with a close 3-2 decision against 13th-ranked Gabriel Dretsch at 174 pounds. With the score knotted at one point apiece early in the third, Roy shot in on a single leg late in the frame, finishing with a double to secure the deciding takedown. The win gave Michigan a seven-point advantage with three bouts to go. The Wolverines will wrap up the regular-season portion of their 2005-06 schedule against No. 17 Indiana on Sunday (Feb. 19) in a 2 p.m. dual at Cliff Keen Arena. #3 Michigan 19, #1 Minnesota 15 125 -- Michael Watts (Mich.) dec. Travis Lang, 9-6 Mich., 3-0 133 -- #3 Mack Reiter (Minn.) dec. #11 Mark Moos, 13-6 Tie, 3-3 141 -- #4 Josh Churella (Mich.) major dec. Tyler Safratowich, 13-5 Mich., 7-3 149 -- #1 Dustin Schlatter (Minn.) dec. #4 Eric Tannenbaum, 6-0 Mich., 7-6 157 -- #4 C.P. Schlatter (Minn.) dec. #13 Steve Luke (Mich.) 2-1 TB Minn., 9-7 165 -- #1 Ryan Churella (Mich.) won by disqualification over #9 Matt Nagel Mich., 13-9 174 -- #10 Nick Roy (Mich.) dec. #13 Gabriel Dretsch, 3-2 Mich., 16-9 184 -- #9 Roger Kish (Minn.) dec. #18 Tyrel Todd, 6-4 SV Mich., 16-12 197 -- Casey White (Mich.) dec. Mitch Kuhlman, 7-2 Mich., 19-12 Hwt -- #1 Cole Konrad (Minn.) dec. #3 Greg Wagner, 1-0 Mich., 19-15

Ypsilanti, MI -- In the final Mid-American Conference dual meet of 2005-06 Northern Illinois University's wrestlers finally preformed up to their expectations. The Huskies dominated Eastern Michigan University winning all but the 133-pound match. NIU improved its overall record to 8-5-2, while it finished the MAC season at 3-1-1. "It was a good night for us," said NIU head coach Dave Grant. "Guys put it on the line and wrestled hard. We had quite a few takedowns and a good attitude tonight. We wrestled real well and our intensity was good. Guys went out to wrestle tonight. We have some good momentum and we need to continue it on this weekend. Overall, we had some great performances." Heavyweight Joe Sapp (Mahomet / Mahomet-Seymour) got the evening off to a good start for the visiting Huskies. The No. 20 ranked wrestler gave Northern Illinois a 3-0 lead when he took down EMU freshman Jake Wood. No. 12 ranked Pat Castillo (Western Springs / LaGrange Lyons Twp.) kept the momentum going for the Huskies defeating Eastern Michigan's best wrestler No. 17 ranked Sean Clair. Castillo took home a 7-5 victory over the ranked freshman foe and extended the Huskies lead to six. Eastern Michigan would bounce back to tie the dual meet at 6-6 after Phillip Plowman pinned Chad Vandiver (Roscoe / Harlem). 133-pounds has been a difficult class for Coach Grant to find success in this season, and despite the loss Northern Illinois did not loose momentum as senior Josh Wooton (Urbana, OH / Graham) came to the canvas for the Huskies. The No. 12 ranked wrestler in nation at 141-pounds, Wooton easily handled his opponent earning NIU's lone major decision of the night with a 15-3 victory over Nick Conklin. Wooton currently holds the Huskies longest winning streak at seven and closed his Mid-American Conference career dual meet record at a stellar 19-1, with his lone defeat coming during his freshman season. No. 14 ranked Mike Grimes (Villa Park / Lombard Montini) continued his winning ways marking the ninth time this season that both he and Wooton have won in the same dual meet. Grimes improved his record to 21-7 overall and 4-1 in Mid-Am action after his 4-3 decision over Jermain Thompson. With a 13-6 lead, 157-pounder Aaron Owen (Carlsbad, NM) picked up his sixth victory of the season and his second in a row to extend the NIU lead. Owen's 8-2 decision, and more importantly his return to form after struggling with nagging injuries, fills one of only a few holes in the NIU starting 10. 165-pounder Johnny Galloway's (Iowa City, IA) 6-3 decision and 174-pounder Danny Burk's (Peoria / Notre Dame) 11-5 win put the Huskies up 22-6 with only matches remaining. Burk improved his record to 18-9 overall and 3-2 in MAC action. Burk has a good chance to become the fifth Huskie to reach the 20 win plateau this season and join, Castillo, Wooton, Grimes, and Sapp at that mark. Alex Nelson (Portage, WI / Turner) returned to the lineup for the Northern Illinois Thursday (Feb. 16) night. The senior who normally wrestles at 165-pounds went up two weight classes and earned a 9-3 decision in the 184-pound bout for NIU. Rounding out the evening's competition was 197-pounder Derek Hunsinger's (El Paso) victory over Tony Lyssiotis. Hunsinger's 10-6 decision gave the Huskies a 28-6 victory and improved Hunsinger's record to 2-1 in Mid-American competition. Northern Illinois returns to the mats for its final two dual meets of the season Sunday (Feb. 19) when it travels to Charleston, IL to square off with Eastern Illinois University and the University of Northern Colorado at 2:00 p.m. (CST). Following the duals the Huskies will have almost two weeks to rest before hosting the Mid-American Conference Championship at the Convocation Center in DeKalb, IL, on March 3rd and 4th. No. 24 Northern Illinois 28 at Eastern Michigan 6 285: #20 Joe Sapp (NIU), def. Jake Wood (EMU), 8-3, 3-0 NIU 125: #13 Pat Castillo (NIU), def. #17 Sean Clair (EMU), 7-5, 6-0 NIU 133: Phillip Plowman (EMU), pinned Chad Vandiver (NIU), 1:25, 6-6 141: #12 Josh Wooton (NIU), maj. dec. Nick Conklin (EMU), 15-3, 10-6 NIU 149: #14 Mike Grimes (NIU), def. Jermain Thompson (EMU), 4-3, 13-6 NIU 157: Aaron Owen (NIU), dec. Quinn Guernsey (EMU), 8-2, 16-6 NIU 165: Johnny Galloway (NIU), def. Chad Roush (EMU), 6-3, 19-6 NIU 174: Danny Burk (NIU), def. Josh Lewis (EMU), 11-5, 22-6 NIU 184: Alex Nelson (NIU), def. John McClure (EMU), 9-3, 25-6 NIU 197: Derek Hunsinger (NIU), def. Tony Lyssiotis (EMU), 10-6, 28-6 NIU

Slippery Rock, Pa. -- The final dual match in the foreseeable future of Rock wrestling came down to the final weight-class match, and then into extra time. Matt Burkholder, one of three seniors honored before the match, stepped into the spotlight and shone brightly as he recorded a takedown in overtime to notch a 3-1 win in the heavyweight match to put the finishing touch on a 21-17 win over No. 23 Buffalo (9-6). The win, witnessed by an estimated crowd of 450 fans in Morrow Field House, was the second memorable victory for The Rock in the span of five days. The Rock, the No. 4 team finisher in this year's Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Championships, knocked off PSAC runner-up, 18-17, last Saturday in Morrow Field House. The back-to-back wins over Bloomsburg and Buffalo gave this winter's Green and White squad seven wins in its final eight dual matches and a 14-9 final record. That win total is the highest recorded by a Rock wrestling team since the 1972-73 squad finished with a 16-1 record. Thursday's win was a bittersweet one, though, as SRU will discontinue its wrestling program at the conclusion of the 2005-06 season due to budgetary constraints. That fact can not detract from the effort put forth Thursday night by The Rock. SRU held an 18-17 edge when the combatants took the mat for the final weight-class bout. Seven minutes and seven seconds later, Burkholder -- who now owns an 18-14 record this winter -- was the victor over Buffalo's Harold Sherrell, owner of a 32-7 record and a national ranking of between 14th and 17th in the various polls. Somewhat lost in the elation of the final-bout victory and team triumph were crucial pins by freshman 141-pounder David Pienaar (1:25) and junior 174-pounder Jerimiah Frederick (2:28). Frederick's win gave SRU the lead for good, 15-13, before junior Charlie Pienaar recorded a 1-0 decision in the 184 match to extend the difference to five points, 18-13. Buffalo star Kyle Cerminara won a 14-2 major decision in the 197-pound match to trim The Rock's lead to one, 18-17, and set up the decisive, winner-take-all duel between Burkholder and Sherrell. Cerminara, owner of a 36-1 record this winter, is ranked between second and fourth in the various national polls. The Rock took an early 3-0 lead in the team scoring on the strength of a 5-4 decision by Chris Clarke in the 125-pound match. Buffalo standout Mark Budd (34-4) put the Bulls on top, 4-3, with a 13-4 major decision in the 133 match. Budd is ranked 13th or 14th in the various national polls. David Pienaar's pin put The Rock back on top, 9-4, before Buffalo won three straight weight-class matches to take a 13-9 advantage. Dana Gingerich won an 8-4 decision in the 149-pound match, John Cummings recorded a 4-3 overtime decision in the 157 match and Mickey Moran scored a 3-2 win in the 165 bout for the Bulls. That proved to be the extent of the Bulls' victory hopes, though, as Frederick, Charlie Pienaar and Burkholder came through in the clutch for SRU. The Rock is idle until March 4, when they will travel to Gardner-Webb College in North Carolina for the NCAA Division I East Regional tournament. Individual weight-class champions from that tournament earn berths to the Division I national tournament, which will be held March 16-19 in Oklahoma City, Okla. Complete results of Thursday's match were as follows: 125 pounds -- Chris Clarke (SR) dec. Eric Piedimonte, 5-4 133 pounds -- Mark Budd (B) maj. dec. Sal Lascari, 13-4 141 pounds -- David Pienaar (SR) pinned Cliff Smith, 1:28 149 pounds -- Dana Gingerich (B) dec. Shawn Baglio, 8-4 157 pounds -- John Cummings (B) dec. Gerald Christian, 4-3 (ot) 165 pounds -- Mickey Moran (B) dec. Jason Cardillo, 3-2 174 pounds -- Jerimiah Frederick (SR) pinned Mike Ragusa, 2:28 184 pounds -- Charlie Pienaar (SR) dec. Garrett Hicks, 1-0 197 pounds -- Kyle Cerminara (B) maj. dec. Andrew Joseph, 14-2 Heavyweight -- Matt Burkholder (SR) dec. Harold Sherrell, 3-1 (ot)

St. Cloud, Minn. -- The St. Cloud State wrestling team comes close to their first victory of the season but loses in the final pair of wrestlers, 24-18 to Southwest Minnesota State University at Halenbeck Hall on the SCSU campus, Thursday, February 16. The Huskies climbed back from a 0-9 lead that the Mustangs built in the first two sets, tying the score at 9 after junior Tom Messerli took home his third win of the season, winning by decision over Luke Griffith 4-2. SCSU forfieted the 157 weight to go down 15-9. Wins by Tom Anderson and Jason Moore tied the score at 15. Anderson won in his first overtime match of the season 3-1 by decision over Greg Frank. Moore tallied his tenth victory of the season in a close contest over no.7 ranked Tim Johns. First year Husky, Neil Russel picked up his third win of the season going three rounds with Tyler Johnson to give SCSU their first lead of the match. SMSU tied it up when Joel Wipperfurth dominated Jario Sandoval in a 5-1 decision. The score was tied, SCSU's Brandon Nowak and SMSU's Jeremy Schafer were last, wrestling at Heavyweight, the victor would bring home their personal first win of the season and the victory for their team. Nowak got the first points jumping 2-0 but was soon taken down by Schafer who pinned Nowak at 1:34 in to the match. SCSU charted their seventh consecutive loss on the season, now 0-7 overall and 0-2 in the NCC. Results 2-16-06 125-SMS Smith (13-12) def. SCS Wasche (8-17) 4-2 133-SMS Reed (18-11) def. SCS Johnson (3-17) Fall at 2:33 141-SCS Tappe (1-5) def SMS due to forfiet 149-SCS Messerli (4-15) def SMS Griffith (3-11) 4-2 157-SMS Struchen (13-15) def SCS due to forfiet 165-SCS Anderson (3-9) def SMS Frank (4-18) 3-1 OT 174-SCS Moore (10-2) def #7 Johns (23-6) 6-5 184-SCS Russel (3-5) def SMS Johnson (11-18) 7-6 197-SMS Wipperfurth (15-7) def SCS Sandoval (6-17) 5-1 HWT-SMS Schafer (1-14) def SCS Nowak (0-8) Fall at 1:34

PELLA, IOWA -- For the second time in three years, Wartburg College crowned eight individual champions as the Knights won their 14th consecutive Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) wrestling Championship at Central College. Wartburg totaled 208 points, bettering their total of 206.5 points from the 2004 IIAC Championship. Luther College finished second for the sixth time in the last seven years with 131 points followed by Loras College (151 points), Coe College (101), Simpson College (94.5) and the University of Dubuque (94). Wartburg sophomore Jacob Naig (Emmetsburg, Iowa/Emmetsburg) was named Dick Walker Outstanding Wrestler. The #3-seed at 149-pounds went 3-0 with a technical fall and a major decision. He defeated Loras' Andrew Sloan by technical fall in the quarterfinals (16-0, 2:59) and the #2-seed Kyle Forness of Buena Vista by major decision in the semifinals (10-2). In the Championship match, Naig defeated defending Conference and national Champion Matt Pyle of Luther (9-4). Other individual champions include Wartburg's Tyler Hubbard (125-pounds), Luther's Mike Lopez (133-pounds), Wartburg's Dustin Hinschberger (141-pounds), Loras' Brad Bishop (157-pounds), Wartburg's Dustin Bliven (165-pounds), Wartburg's Scott Kauffman (174-pounds), Wartburg's Akeem Carter (184-pounds), Wartburg's T.J. Miller (197-pounds) and Wartburg's Blake Gillis (heavyweight). Hinschberger, Carter and Gillis each won their third consecutive Conference title becoming the first IIAC wrestlers to win three straight titles since Wartburg's Tom Smith won 126-pounds from 1995-97. Hubbard and Kauffman both won their second straight Conference titles, having won 133 and 184-pounds, respectively, last year. After leading his team to a 27-0 dual mark, including 8-0 against Conference foes, Wartburg's Jim Miller was named IIAC Coach of the Year. The Knights sent nine wrestlers to the finals, marking the fourth straight year they had at least eight wrestlers in the finals. It is eighth time Miller was named Coach of the Year. Complete Conference Championship results are attached. The Championship finals will be televised by Mediacom Cable on its Connections channel across the state of Iowa. The broadcast will air on Saturday, February 18, at 11:00 a.m., Sunday, February 19, at 11:30 a.m., and Monday, February 20, at 8:30 p.m. Mediacom Cable subscribers should check their local listings for the Mediacom Connections channel in their area. Thirty-two wrestlers qualified for the NCAA Championships to be held March 3-4 at The College of New Jersey in Ewing, N.J. The winner and runners-up in each of the ten weight classes along with 12 wildcards will represent the Conference at the National Championships. The Iowa Conference national qualifiers are: Buena Vista (3) – Jestin Hulegaard (133), Kyle Forness (149), Ben Strandberg (197) Coe (3) – Niles Mercer (141), Jared Creason (149), Mike McCabe (197) Cornell (2) – Chris Heilman (125), Drew Paramaski (141) Dubuque (1) – Cole Williams (165) Loras (5) – Terry Morgan (125), Brad Bishop (157), Ryan Hagerty (174), Mitch Hager (184), Jay Figgins (197) Luther (6) – Nate Hansen (125), Mike Lopez (133), Matt Pyle (149), Nate Van Dyke (157), Alec Bonander (197), John Miller (Hwt.) Simpson (3) – Dustin Brewer (141), Cody Downing (174), Brett Christensen (Hwt.) Wartburg (9) – Tyler Hubbard (125), Zach McKray (133), Dustin Hinschberger (141), Jacob Naig (149), Dustin Bliven (165), Scott Kauffman (174), Akeem Carter (184), T.J. Miller (197), Blake Gillis (Hwt.)

PISCATAWAY, NJ -- The Rutgers University wrestling team got wins from 184-pound senior Rudy Medini (Colonia, NJ) and 141-pound junior Steve Adamcsik (Chester, NJ), but fell short to the Dragons of Drexel, 28-10, on Thursday evening at the College Avenue Gymnasium. Medini, Rutgers' lone senior, was honored before the match for Senior Night. The match began at 174-pounds and after freshman Mike Whalen (Lake Hiawatha, NJ) dropped a close 5-3 decision to Drexel's Nick Kozar, Medini stepped to the mat for his final match ever at the College Avenue Gymnasium. Medini worked Drexel's Brian Stouffer and pulled out the 15-5 major decision, the senior's seventh major decision of the season. With his family in the stands, and brother Marcello Medini (Colonia, NJ) watching from the Rutgers bench, Medini was outstanding in his final regular season bout as a member of the Rutgers wrestling team. He finished his regular season with a 22-5 record, good for second on the Rutgers team. Alongside Medini, Adamcsik had a standout season for RU. The junior dropped Drexel's Will Martin at the 1:26 mark with a pin and won his 25th match of the season. The victory was the sixth pin for a victory for Adamcsik, and his 20-match winning streak to end the season proved to be a major bright spot for RU, which heads into the EIWA Championships at Lehigh on March 4 and 5. With five freshmen and two sophomores starting for most of the season for RU, the wrestling team competed night in and night out and wound up having a promising season. Provided freshmen make the next step in 2006-2007, the RU wrestling program is headed for many solid seasons in the near future. With the loss, RU dropped to 7-9 on the season. It finished out its conference schedule with a 3-5 record. The win improved the Dragons to 20-8 on the season. After closing out its regular season, the Scarlet Knights will return for post-season action on March 4 and 5. RU will travel to Lehigh University to take part in the EIWA Conference Championships. Rutgers 10, Drexel 28 125: Steve Mytych (DU) dec. Ricky Ringel (RU), 8-3 133: Zack Makovsky (DU) maj. dec. Kellen Bradley (RU), 15-4 141: Steve Adamcsik (RU) PF Will Martin (DU), @ 1:26 149: Chris Renninger (DU) PF Marcello Medini (RU), @ 2:17 157: Ryan Hlushak (DU) dec. Jamie Lijo (RU), 12-5 165: Scott Hunter (DU) dec. Matt Pletcher (RU), 6-2 174: Nick Kozar (DU) dec. Mike Whalen (RU), 5-3 184: Rudy Medini (RU) maj. dec. Brian Stouffer (DU), 15-5 197: Jon Oplinger (DU) dec. Lamar Brown (RU), 12-7 285: Chris Cowen (DU) dec. Mike D'Amico (RU), 3-2

ATHENS, Ohio -- As a young team, the Ohio wrestling squad knows it will be a huge underdog Friday night at fourth-ranked Central Michigan. Boasting nine nationally ranked wrestlers in their lineup, the Chippewas (11-4 overall, 3-0 Mid-American Conference) will be the overwhelming favorite in every match during the 7:30 p.m. dual meet at Rose Arena. Despite the challenge, Bobcat head coach Joel Greenlee thinks his wrestlers can compete with their highly-touted counterparts in many of the match-ups. "We can wrestle with them at almost all the weights," Greenlee said. "It's not all gloom and doom because I think we've got a pretty good team as well. If we go up there and out-fight them, we've got a chance." Five of Central Michigan's victories have come against ranked opponents this year, including a 19-15 win over then-No. 3 Oklahoma at the National Duals on Jan. 14 and a 33-2 pasting of No. 24 Northern Illinois last Friday. The Chippewas, however, are not taking Ohio lightly. "Ohio is a dangerous team," said CMU head coach Tom Borrelli. "They are young and talented and are in a position where they could turn the corner at any time." The Bobcats (11-10, 1-3 MAC) are led by junior 184-pounder Brian Cesear (21-13), 125-pound sophomore Caleb Metcalf (19-14) and reigning MAC Wrestler of the Week Terry Jackson (14-8) at 133 pounds. Friday's meet will close out the regular season for Ohio. The Bobcats will then have two weeks to prepare for the MAC Championships, being held March 3-4 in DeKalb, Ill. Tentative lineup for Friday night's dual: 125 - Ohio's Caleb Metcalf (19-14) vs. #11 Luke Smith (17-4) 133 - Ohio's Terry Jackson (14-8) vs. #11 Jason Borrelli (19-6) 141 - Ohio's Albert Madsen (9-10) vs. #12 Brandon Carter (15-8) 149 - Ohio's Aaron Gomoll (14-17) vs. #5 Mark DiSalvo (19-5) 157 - Ohio's Jake Frerichs (13-7) vs. #16 Andy Keller (19-8) 165 - Ohio's Kent Smith (5-19) vs. Trevor Stewart (8-5) 174 - Ohio's Ryan Knapp (18-17) vs. #17 Brandon Sinnott (22-9) 184 - Ohio's Brian Cesear (21-13) vs. #18 Christian Sinnott (19-10) 197 - Ohio's Nick Terbay (15-11) vs. #1 Wynn Michalak (25-1) HWT - Ohio's Marcus Adelman (10-10) vs. #13 Bubba Gritter (17-12)

SALEM, Ore. -- The Oregon wrestling team rolled against Portland State winning 49-0, Wednesday night in Salem. The Ducks roared to the victory scoring 4 pins on the night. "This was a good match for us," head coach Chuck Kearney said. "We came out and were aggressive and took the match to them, when you do that good things happen. We wanted to treat this as our first round of the conference tournament and we did that and we were tough and aggressive all night long." Ryan Dunn opened the match for the Ducks on a good note as he rolled to a 24-10 major decision victory. Beau Malia quickly followed that at 133 by pinning Ryan Farwell at 2:34 of their match. At 141 Skyler Woods won in a walkover. At 149 Stewart Bogart rolled off a 5-0 decision against Adam Duryee. Cyle Hartzell wrestling for the first time in several weeks was able to score a 19-7 major decision over Kainoa Casco. Joey Bracamonte picked up the Ducks second pin of the night as he rolled over Brian Lemmon 2:30 into their match at 165. Chet McBee scored the Ducks third pin just seconds into his match at 174 as he took down Tony Contreras and got him turned for the pin just 31 seconds into their match. Shane Webster scored a technical fall victory at 1:09 of the second period when he scored a takedown of Sean Murphy giving him the 21-6 final margin. Tony Rolen scored an 8-6 decision over Jake Schneider making the score 43-0. Heavyweight Chris Dearmon completed the sweep winning with the fall at 1:17, to make the final score 49-0. The Ducks return to action when they head to Stanford, Calif., for the Pac-10 Tournament February 26-27.

Fresno, Calif. -- Stanford closed out the regular season tonight with a 26-12 win over Fresno State in the North Gym, to give the Cardinal an 8-7 record this season, giving first-year head coach Kerry McCoy his first winning season. The Cardinal will be off for the next week and a half as Stanford prepares for the 2006 Pac-10 Tournament. The match started at 141 pounds, with Fresno State scoring the first points of the night, as Garrett Spooner posted a 10-3 decision to give the Bulldogs a 3-0 lead. But Josh Zupancic closed out the regular season with a 13-3 major decision over Dustin Rocha to give the Cardinal the 4-3 lead. Zupancic ends the year with a 12-1 record in duals and a 22-4 overall record heading into the Pac-10 Tournament. At 157 pounds, Scott Loescher took a 6-0 lead in the first period, securing a takedown and adding a four-point nearfall when Charles Jones required injury time during the back points. Jones was never able to recover and Loescher kept the pressure high, notching a technical fall at 5:24. Up next was Fresno's Darrell Goodpaster, wrestling up a weight at 165 pounds, got the early momentum with a quick takedown, but fifth-year senior Ray Blake charged back with 11 unanswered points and the riding time bonus to secure a major decision for his 37th win of the season. Blake also ends the dual season with a 10-2 mark in dual compeition. Stanford's Miguel Matta picked up a win by forfeit at 174 pounds, to give the Cardinal 19-3 lead. But Greg Gifford scored the Bulldogs' second win with a 3-2 decision at 184 pounds. Larry Ozowara came back for Stanford with a 10-7 decision, securing the victory on a takedown with 37 seconds left in the match. Fresno tallied an 8-3 decision at heavyweight to cut Stanford's lead to 22-9, but with only two matches left, the Stanford victory was secured. Tanner Gardner, ranked No. 11 in the nation, picked up his 31st victory of the season with a 13-4 victory over Cory Borges at 125 pounds. Borges scored a reversal to tie the bout at 4-4 in the second period, but Gardner closed out the match with nine-straight points to pick up the major decision. Gardner finishes the season with a 12-2 record in duals. The meet ended as Sean Carlson secured a 9-2 victory at 133 pounds to make the final scored 26-12 in favor of the Cardinal. Stanford will host the Pac-10 Conference Tournament on Feb. 26 and 27 at Maples Pavilion. Competition will begin at 11 a.m. both days. Tickets are available through GoStanford.com and through the ticket office at 1-800-STANFORD. Stanford 26, Fresno State 12 * match started at 141 pounds 125 pounds - #11 Tanner Garder (S) maj. dec. Cory Borges (FS), 13-4 [26-9] 133 pounds - Sean Carlson (FS) dec. Eric Minnick (S), 9-2 [26-12] *141 pounds - Garrett Spooner (FS) dec. Juston Johnson (S), 10-3 [0-3] 149 pounds - Josh Zupancic (S) maj. dec. Dustin Rocha (FS), 13-3 [4-3] 157 pounds - Scott Loescher (S) tech. fall Charles Jones (FS), fall at 5:24 (18-2) [9-3] 165 pounds - #14 Ray Blake (S) maj. dec. Darrell Goodpaster (FS), 12-2 [13-3] 174 pounds - Miguel Matta (S) wins by forfeit [19-3] 184 pounds - Greg Gifford (FS) dec. Brennan Corbett (S), 3-2 [19-6] 197 pounds - Larry Ozowara (S) dec. Miguel Rodriguez (FS), 10-7 [22-6] HWT - Cody Parker (FS) dec. Jared Boyer (S), 8-3 [22-9]

Hey wrestling fans, it is crunch time for teams across the nation as they finalize rosters and prepare for the biggest meet of the year. Coaches and athletes are focused to finish out their grueling seasons and determined to finish on top of the competition. However, I am feeling a little different about the end of this season, because it will be my last season of competition for the Eagles -- with graduation just around the corner. So later in this blog I will give my final thoughts on my teammates and my career at La Crosse, hopefully sparing you of all the boring details. As a freshman at La Crosse, I was timid to step into the wrestling room. I didn't know anyone and I wasn't sure if I was ready for the time commitment that comes with being part of a dominating wrestling team. As the weeks went by, I started to form friendships and I felt comfortable to stick with the team. Practices were tough and weekends were long, but I had my friends there every step of the way. Everything is easier when you can talk to people that know how you feel even before you tell them. As the years came and went, I felt unfulfilled with myself, however. I watched my roommate and friend of five years, Ryan Allen, become a three-time national finalist and two-time national champion. It was awesome, and I couldn't be happier for him, but I was waiting for my time to accomplish all the goals I set for myself when I started my career at UWL. One season after another, something always went wrong for me, whether it was injuries, lost wrestle-offs, or crucial matches that I didn't win, and I felt my goals vanish with each season past. Now being no different from any other season, I will not be the starter in my final wrestling season. It is hard to take, however, I have realized many things over the years that seem to put everything in perspective and make me feel like I am about to finish college with everything I could have hoped for. Being a team captain for the last two years has made me feel like a huge piece of the pie in the wrestling room at UWL. I enjoy giving advice to the younger guys on the team. I like going to eat with the team and laughing uncontrollably loud, as if we are the only ones in the place. You guys know what I'm talking about. I love going to weigh-ins and seeing that UWL are the only guys joking and acting like 12-year-olds, as all the other wrestlers look like it is the last place they want to be. I liked the "Royal Rumbles" we had in our apartment living room, Al, Lolly, Heuston, Needham, Passe. What a sight that must have been. I loved wrestling live in the practice room until blood was flying and we could hardly crouch in a stance for one second longer. I felt pride sitting with my teammates on the mats as Skaar, Billy, and Ruff call us bad asses and say, "No one can do what you guys are doing!" I like to see battles at every weight class, because after all, every good team has them. I think we have more than most. Adam KuchniaWhat I am trying to say is that my teammates have turned into my brothers and I care more about the success of them than I do the success of me. I just realized that this year. Ryan Allen, Cory Barsness, and I will be the only guys done after this season. We have seen guys quit the team, guys join the team, and people wish they had the "cachones" to do what this wrestling team does without question. We have gained friends and brothers, and we have even lost loved ones, and for me almost felt unbearable to continue to wrestle. But we have stuck it out for the good of the team that we love so much. In our last "hoorah" we have the chance to become part of something bigger than our individual selves. The UWL wrestling team has a great chance to become national champions, and I cannot wait to be a part of that. So in the end, I feel more fulfilled than I ever thought would be possible. I've gained lifelong lessons that will be with me even when I leave La Crosse and friends, that I am certain, will be part of my life for a long time. My teammates amaze me and are capable of anything. My season is not over, but I already feel like I can close out my last season at UWL with a smile on my face, knowing I was a part of something great. Wrestling fans get ready to see La Crosse "stir the pot at nationals." Adam Kuchnia Past UW-La Crosse Entries: Entry 7 (1/27/06) Entry 6 (12/19/05) Entry 5 (12/1/05) Entry 4 (11/16/05) Entry 3 (11/3/05) Entry 2 (10/19/05) Entry 1 (10/10/05)

BROOKINGS, S.D. -- The South Dakota State University wrestling team won eight matches, including three by fall Wednesday night to defeat Northern State 36-6 at Frost Arena in Brookings, S.D. Andy Everson, a junior from Mitchell, put the Jacks on the board at 157-pounds by defeating Dana Dargatz 11-3. After a Brad Gregory victory at 165-pounds, junior Levi Krehmeyer gave the Jackrabbits a 12-3 advantage in the match by tech. falling Spencer Dockery in 4 minutes, 23 seconds. Krehmeyer finished the match with 12 straight points. Cody Nehl followed that up by defeating Todd Naasz 3-0. The senior used a riding time of 3 minutes, 27 seconds to secure the victory. Sophomore Jason Stripling made quick work of Jess Hockley at heavyweight, pinning him in 2 minutes, 8 seconds. Sophomore Marcus Waters pushed the Jackrabbit lead to 27-3 by upending Austin Johnsrud by fall in 2 minutes, 4 seconds. At 133-pounds Alan Marvin, a Adrian, Mich., native, came back from a 5-4 deficit in the third to defeat Logan Hayman 6-5. The freshman tied the match at 5-5 with 34 seconds left and then used a riding time of 1 minute, 38 seconds to record the decision. Elk Point native Derek Pirner closed out the scoring for the Jacks by pinning Mark Burkart in 2 minutes, 11 seconds. SDSU improved to 7-9 on the year, while Northern State dropped to 4-8. With the win the Jackrabbits are now 4-2 at Frost Arena this season. South Dakota State will travel to Cedar Falls, Iowa, Friday to face nationally ranked Northern Iowa. Start time for the match is set for 6 p.m. at the West Gym on Northern Iowa's campus. SDSU will close its season with a home match against American University Sunday afternoon. The match, which marks Senior Day for the Jacks, will begin at 2 p.m. at Frost Arena.

Join Steve Foster and I for a LIVE broadcast from the 64th Annual Des Moines Sportshow. Joining us to talk wrestling will be: Troy Sunderland -- Head Coach of Penn State. What's in the water in University Park? Man these guys are wrestling GREAT! Mike Clayton -- Head Coach West Point. This legendary program is on the move. Find out more. Jared Lawrence -- NCAA champion, Founder of Pinnacle Wrestling and currently Training in Colorado Springs. Find out what's going on in Jared's life and more. Zeke Jones -- New U Penn Head Coach -- How are things progressing at the home of the Quakers under new head Coach Z. Jones? We'll find out. Join us for a special broadcast this Saturday February 18th 10:00 AM to 11:30 CST for America's Wrestling Radio Program at Takedownradio.com

Well, I guess I will start off talking about our two duals last week. We headed to Division II powerhouse Augustana for a dual that night. It was a highly anticipated dual not only for me, but for our team as well. This was the first dual where all of our guys were eligible, and we were all looking forward to seeing them in action. I was personally looking forward to wrestling a guy who had gotten the best of me not once, but twice, and both by pin. The first match was in a dual two years ago. Everything was going fine and I was up in the match, 10-9, and then I was fighting off my back, but I didn't succeed. It was almost an identical match earlier this year at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational. We were going back and forth with each other, with me once again ending up on my back and hearing the ref hit the mat. So, needless to say, I was looking forward to the dual match. We started off the dual with wins at 125 and 133 pounds, getting bonus points in each match. We dropped the next two matches, with Augustana getting bonus points in one of them. We split the next two matches, and it was my turn. Marshall MarquardtOne thing I have never mentioned is that I live for dual meets. To me, it is the ultimate match. Waiting impatiently as you watch your teammates wrestle, and then every eye in the place is on you. It is a feeling I will miss very much. Anyway, I was trying to stay relaxed, but who was I kidding? My heart was going a thousand miles an hour. I was getting ready to wrestle someone who had beaten me twice, by fall. It started and ended well, as I scored two takedowns and allowed him only one escape, walking away with a 4-1 victory. I was very pleased as you can imagine. Beating someone who has gotten the best of you before seems to be that much more fulfilling. We finished the meet winning five of the 10 matches, but had more bonus points and won 20-17. It really is amazing how right your coach can be sometimes. He told us all week that this dual meet would be decided on which team scored more majors, technical falls, and pins, as it had been the previous year, and it was. We packed up and headed out to Storm Lake, Iowa for a dual against Division III Buena Vista the next day. We strolled into town about 1:00 am, just in time to check-in to the motel and get to bed, or try to anyway. The next day we were a bit disappointed to learn that they were only wrestling a few of their varsity guys against us. For whatever reason, it doesn't really matter, we left losing only one match, but we still knew it could have been better. We got back and started preparing for our last two duals of the season and the conference tournament. Our last duals were against Waldorf College and York College. York cancelled that day which meant we would only be wrestling Waldorf that night. It was a big dual for us because they are in our region. It was also a big night for many of us as it was Senior Night. It was very special for me, as about half of my extended family showed up. My mom, dad, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and family friends were all in attendance. Some of them had never even seen me wrestle a match, which meant a lot to me. It was emotional to see all the support I have and how much they all mean to me. I knew it was going to be a good night. I wrestled what I believe to be one of my best matches of my career, scoring numerous points and finishing with a pin. I gave a little "thank you" to the crowd, as many of them have seen me wrestle numerous matches over the last five years. It was a big night for all of us in a way, as we crushed our old dual win record, going 18-1-1 on the season. We lost only to Division I Cal Poly and we tied Division I Oregon State. We were 14-0 against NAIA teams, 2-0 against Division II teams, and 2-0 against Division III teams. It has been a special year for many of us, with high hopes of it being even better in three weeks. We wrestled at our conference tournament this past weekend and ran away with the team title. We beat the second place finisher by 89 points, having eight individual champions, three second place finishers by default to our own wrestlers, and a third place finish. It was a good weekend for all of us. As we get ready to defend our regional title this coming weekend, we are more focused than ever. I think our team is peaking at the right time, and it should be a very fun weekend. Until next time, keep getting better. Marshall Marquardt Past Entries: Entry 9 (1/19/06) Entry 8 (1/5/06) Entry 7 (12/28/05) Entry 6 (12/7/05) Entry 5 (11/23/05) Entry 4 (11/9/05) Entry 3 (10/26/05) Entry 2 (10/13/05) Entry 1 (10/1/05)

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- Les Sigman's 67th straight win couldn't have been more timely for the Mavericks Wednesday night. Sigman broke a 17-17 tie with a pin over No. 6 ranked heavyweight Cris Bietz in the final match, giving UNO a 23-17 win and its first undefeated season in 36 years. The No. 1 ranked Mavericks also wrapped up their seventh North Central Conference title in a 10-0 season. Augustana, ranked No. 6 in NCAA Division II, fell to 12-5. The Vikings took advantage of a forfeit at 125 pounds to claim a 6-0 lead before Dan Hilario, Mitch Waite, Shane Unger and Patrick Allibone reeled off wins to put UNO on top, 14-6. Viking 165-pounder Cody Henriksen then upset No. 5 ranked Ross Taplin, 5-3, narrowing the margin to 14-9. But No. 2 ranked J.D. Naig answered with a solid 6-2 win over No. 4 ranked Dusty Wilking in the next match at 174. The Vikings tied the match with a decision at 184 and a technical fall by No. 1 ranked Tim Boldt at 197. That set the stage for Sigman, the three-time national champion, who took an 8-4 lead in the first period before notching the fall early in the second. The only other UNO team to go undefeated in dual matches was the 1969-70 Don Benning-coached squad that was 14-0 before going on to win the NAIA national championship. UNO's next action will be on Sunday, February 26 at the NCAA II North Regional at Lee & Helene Sapp Fieldhouse. Mavericks 23, Augustana 17 125: Chris Trampe (Augie) won by forfeit 133: No. 6 Dan Hilario (UNO) dec. Jeremie Degen (Augie), 11-5 141: No. 3 Mitch Waite (UNO) dec. No. 6 Andre VanderVelde (Augie), 11-6 149: No. 6 Shane Unger (UNO) dec. Aaron Haddorff (Augie), 10-6 157: No. 1 Patrick Allibone (UNO) WBTF Matt McDougall (Augie), 18-1 165: Cody Henriksen (Augie) dec. No. 5 Ross Taplin (UNO), 5-3 174: No. 2 J.D. Naig (UNO) dec. No. 4 Dusty Wilking (Augie), 6-2 184: No. 4 Nate Buys (Augie) dec. Nate Oviatt (UNO), 4-2 OT 197: No. 1 Tim Boldt (Augie) WBTF Nick Edmonds (UNO), 22-7 Hwt: No. 1 Les Sigman (UNO) WBF No. 6 Cris Bietz (Augie), 4:41

Columbia, Mo. -- Junior Matt Pell (Luxemburg, Wis.) has been named the Big 12 Wrestler of the Week for the week of Feb. 13. Ranked No. 5 in the nation at 165 pounds, Pell defeated No. 9 Travis Paulson of Iowa State with a 6-3 decision in the No. 10 Tiger's upset of No. 7 Iowa State Feb. 12. A 2005 All-American at 184 pounds, Pell has returned to his natural weight class this season and been one of Missouri's steadiest performers. The junior has compiled a 27-3 record this year, earning an 11-3 mark against ranked opponents. A dominant force in tournament competition, Pell won the 165-pound title Nov. 20 at the Missouri Open and took first place at the Southern Scuffle Dec. 29-30, one of the most prestigious individual tournaments in the country. Pell also finished second at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational Dec. 2-3. The Missouri wrestling team concludes its regular-season schedule this weekend with a pair of duals in Chattanooga, Tenn. The Tigers open competition against Chattanooga at 12:30 p.m. CST, then square off against UNC-Greensboro at 2:30 p.m. CST.

Team Rankings 1. Dana (Neb.) 2. Lindenwood (Mo.) 3. Cumberlands (Ky.) 4. Great Falls (Mont.) 5. Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) 6. Dickinson State (N.D.) 7. Menlo (Calif.) 8. Missouri Valley 9. Southern Oregon 10. Bacone (Okla.) 11. McKendree (Ill.) 11. Simon Fraser (B.C.) 13. Campbellsvile (Ky.) 13. William Penn (Iowa) 15. Cumberland (Tenn.) 16. Waldorf (Iowa) 17. Jamestown (N.D.) 18. Newman (Kan.) 19. Missouri Baptist 20. Montana State-Northern Individual Rankings 125 1 Delrico Choates, Jr., Cumberlands (Ky.) 2 Richard Byrd, Jr., Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) 3 Josh Sampo, Jr., Lindenwood (Mo.) 4 Craig Trampe, Jr., Dana (Neb.) 5 Forrest Bogue, So., Great Falls (Mont.) 6 Nate Engle, Sr., Missouri Valley 7 Jason Harrington, So., Great Falls (Mont.) 8 Burke Barns, Jr., Dana (Neb.) 133 1 Kyle Jahn, So., McKendree (Ill.) 2 Jimmy Rollins, Sr., Dana (Neb.) 3 Mike Miller, Jr., Bacone (Okla.) 4 Alfonso Paez, Sr., Menlo (Calif.) 5 Shane Hase, Jr., Jamestown (N.D.) 6 Jason Moreno, Jr., Lindenwood (Mo.) 7 Pablo Sanchez, Sr., Menlo (Calif.) 8 Ryan Moyer, Fr., Lindenwood (Mo.) 141 1 Brad Cooper, Jr., Cumberlands (Ky.) 2 Joe Garcia, Sr., Menlo (Calif.) 3 Bryan Odle, Sr., Bacone (Okla.) 4 Nick Budeski, Jr., Great Falls (Mont.) 5 Terrence Almond, Jr., Dana (Neb.) 6 Nathanial Troupe, Fr., Missouri Valley 7 Gordo Villaescusa, Jr., Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) 8 Chris Smith, Jr., Montana State-Northern 149 1 Darren Cotton, Jr., William Penn (Iowa) 2 Brad Stockton, Jr., Waldorf (Iowa) 3 Chris Seta, Jr., Campbellsville (Ky.) 4 Anthony Haukenberry, Sr., Dana (Neb.) 5 Dustin Center, Jr., Cumberlands (Ky.) 6 Jimmy Ulrey, So., Southern Oregon 7 Jon Muri, Jr., Great Falls (Mont.) 8 Mark Dickman, Jr., Lindenwood (Mo.) 157 1 Mike Rio, Sr., Lindenwood (Mo.) 2 Hayden Harrison, So., Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) 3 Darion Terry, Sr., Missouri Valley 4 Ben Henderson, Sr., Dana (Neb.) 5 Kyle Bickford, Sr., Menlo (Calif.) 6 David Clemons, Fr., Campbellsville (Ky.) 7 Chad Jennings, So., Missouri Valley 8 Scott Taylor, Sr., Dana (Neb.) 165 1 Jimmy Grochowsky, Sr., Southern Oregon 2 Tyson Springer, Sr., Dickinson State (N.D.) 3 Jake Dieffenbach, So., Lindenwood (Mo.) 4 Ryan Smith, So., Great Falls (Mont.) 5 Drew Dickerson, Sr., Missouri Valley 6 Calvin DeVault, So., Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) 7 Nate Stirgus, Jr., William Penn (Iowa) 8 Trent Leichleiter, Sr., Dana (Neb.) 174 1 Keith Cupp, Jr., Cumberland (Tenn.) 2 Gabe Harry, Sr., Dickinson State (N.D.) 3 Marshall Marquardt, Sr., Dana (Neb.) 4 Mike Kummer, So., Great Falls (Mont.) 5 Todd Allen, Sr., Cumberlands (Ky.) 6 David O'Brien, Jr., Southern Oregon 7 Jake Oberfell, Fr., Missouri Valley 8 Curtis Chenowith, Jr., Newman (Kan.) 184 1 Willie Parks, Sr., Dana (Neb.) 2 Joffre Lander, Jr., Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) 3 Corey Johnson, Sr., Lindenwood (Mo.) 4 Jasper Lockett, Jr., Bacone (Okla.) 5 Rick Story, Jr., Southern Oregon 6 Adam Hicks, Jr., McKendree (Ill.) 7 Elijah Simburger, Sr., Dickinson State (N.D.) 8 JD Johnson, So., Newman (Kan.) 197 1 Eric Flinchum, Jr., Cumberlands (Ky.) 2 Justin Schlect, So., Dickinson State (N.D.) 3 Robert Charlton, Sr., Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) 4 Blair Alderman, Sr., Dana (Neb.) 5 Marcus Andy, Sr., Great Falls (Mont.) 6 Rozbeh Banihashimi, Sr., Simon Fraser (B.C.) 7 Glen Jackson, Fr., Campbellsville (Ky.) 8 Tyrell Blanche, Jr., Menlo (Calif.) HWT 1 Mikhail Adbul-Latif, Sr., Simon Fraser (B.C.) 2 Luke Roberts, Sr., Great Falls (Mont.) 3 Ben Flores, Sr., Menlo (Calif.) 4 Chase Gormley, Sr., Lindenwood (Mo.) 5 Clay Rogers, Jr., Dickinson State (N.D.) 6 Chris Johnson, Sr., Missouri Valley 7 Jared Bonnell, Sr., Missouri Baptist 8 Danny Ledda, Jr., Jamestown (N.D.)

True freshman Dustin Schlatter has been named Big Ten Wrestler of the Week after his 11 -2 major decision against defending NCAA Champion Zack Esposito on Sunday. Ranked number one in the country, Schlatter defeated Esposito for the second time this season. His win helped Minnesota secure a 19-16 victory against second-ranked Oklahoma State. The National High School Wrestler of the Year out of Massillon, Ohio, Schlatter is 32-1 on the season at 149 pounds. Twenty-two of his 32 wins on the year have resulted in bonus points, including a team-best nine technical falls and nine major decisions. In the past month alone, Schlatter has defeated second-ranked Ty Eustice of Iowa, third-ranked Esposito twice, fifth-ranked Mark DiSalvo of Central Michigan and seventh-ranked Jon Masa of Hofstra. Schlatter and the Golden Gophers close out the regular season on Friday at No. 3 Michigan and on Sunday at No. 18 Michigan State. Minnesota (19-0, 6-0) is looking to complete the second unbeaten season in school history.