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In order to accommodate football players who are playing on Saturday, Oct. 27, there will be special weigh-ins for football players only on Sunday, Oct. 28 at the UCR Regional Sports Center from 8:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. CT. The following steps must be taken to weigh in on Sunday, Oct. 28 ... Football players weighing in on Sunday (or their parents) must send us an email at contact@intermatwrestle.com to let us know that you will (or possibly will) be playing in a football game on Saturday, Oct. 27 and will be weighing in on Sunday, Oct. 28. In addition, the wrestler or parent must call us on Saturday, Oct. 27 at 612-460-5824 anytime before 6 p.m. to confirm that you are still planning on weighing in on Sunday morning. Please note that if we do not receive a call from the wrestler or parent on Saturday, Oct. 27 before 6 p.m. CT, the wrestler will be scratched from the tournament and will not be included in the brackets. Wrestlers who are playing football on Saturday, Oct. 27 must make the weight they registered for online. If they do not make weight, they will be scratched from the tournament.

MOUNT PLEASANT -- Central Michigan University's wrestling team extended its Mid-American Conference winning streak to 18 with a 34-0 win over Ohio (11-11 overall, 1-4 MAC) before 1,236 fans in Rose Arena on Friday night. CMU (12-4, 4-0), ranked fourth nationally in the NWCA/InterMat poll, can wrap up its eighth consecutive MAC regular season crown with a win in the regular season finale at Kent State (13-3-1, 3-0-1) on Sunday. "I think there is going to be a good crowd at Kent State on Sunday," said 15th-year CMU head coach Tom Borrelli. "They've really been promoting the match and I expect a lot of the Cleveland-area kids to come out since it's a Sunday. It should be a good crowd and a good atmosphere." Friday's shutout was the first for the Chippewas over a MAC opponent since a 36-0 win over Ohio in Rose Arena on Feb. 20, 2004. CMU has now won 22 straight MAC duals in Rose Arena. CMU seniors Jason Borrelli and Mark DiSalvo both posted wins in their final appearances in Rose Arena. Borrell, ranked 12th nationally at 133 pounds, scored four takedowns and a five-count nearfall in his 13-1 major decision over Terry Jackson. DiSalvo, ranked fifth at 149, posted three takedowns in a 10-4 win over Aaron Gomoll. "I think it was special for Jason and Mark," Borrelli said of his seniors going out with wins. "They've meant a lot to this program over the past few years." Wynn Michalak, the nation's top-ranked 197-pounder, improved to 26-1 on the season with a pin of Ohio's Nick Terbay 2:07 into the first period. It is Michalak's 12th fall of the season and 23rd of his career. The sophomore is now tied for ninth at CMU for both pins in a season and a career. The most exciting individual bout of the evening was at 141. Brandon Carter scored a takedown with a minute remaining in the third period to go in front 6-5, but Albert Madsen answered with a reversal to go up 7-6. Carter escaped to tie the score, then won the bout on a takedown with 15 seconds left. Following Sunday's regular season finale, CMU has 12 days to prepare for the 2006 MAC Championships. Northern Illinois will host the event March 3-4 in DeKalb, Ill. No. 4 Central Michigan University 34, Ohio University 0 125: No. 12 Luke Smith (CMU) dec. Caleb Metcalf (Ohio), 2-0 133: No. 12 Jason Borrelli (CMU) maj. dec. Terry Jackson (Ohio), 13-1 141: Brandon Carter (CMU) dec. Albert Madsen (Ohio), 9-7 149: No. 5 Mark DiSalvo (CMU) dec. Aaron Gomoll (Ohio), 10-4 157: Andy Keller (CMU) dec. Jake Frerichs (Ohio), 3-0 165: Trevor Stewart (CMU) dec. Kent Smith (Ohio), 9-3 174: No. 19 Brandon Sinnott (CMU) dec. Ryan Knapp (Ohio), 10-3 184: No. 19 Christian Sinnott (CMU) dec. Brian Cesear (Ohio), 5-3 197: No. 1 Wynn Michalak (CMU) pin Nick Terbay (Ohio), 2:07 285: No. 13 Bubba Gritter (CMU) dec. Marcus Adelman (Ohio), 5-1

ITHACA, N.Y. -- Steve Anceravage recorded the only pin of the evening as the No. 14 Big Red wrestling team clinched a share of the Ivy League title Friday night with a 28-9 victory over Harvard at Friedman Wrestling Center. Cornell, with eyes on the outright championship, is now a perfect 4-0 in league competition and 8-4 overall. Harvard drops to 4-8-1 overall and 1-2-1 in Ivy League matches. The contest got underway at the 184-pound weight class, which Joe Mazzurco mans for the Big Red. Though points were tough to accumulate for both Mazzurco and opponent Louis Caputo, the Cornell grappler was able to use a third period escape to secure a 3-2 victory and give the Big Red the first three team points of the night. Jerry Rinaldi was up next for Cornell at 197 pounds against Harvard's Billy Colgan. Rinaldi came very close to pinning Colgan's shoulders to the mat as time was running out in the second period. The five points earned for the near fall, however, were all he would need in an 11-0 major decision. Harvard's Bode Ogunwole swung the momentum back in the favor of the Crimson with an impressive 12-5 win over Matt Pollock that cut the deficit to 7-3. Cornell, though, was able to pad their cushion at 125 pounds, a weight at which Harvard did not field a wrestler against Troy Nickerson. 133-pounder Mike Mormile provided Cornell with an unusual win as both of his points in a 2-1 extra period victory were the result of penalties awarded when the referee determined Harvard's Robbie Preston had voluntarily gone out of bounds. With the score at 16-6, the two teams traded a pair of decisions with Max Meltzer prevailing for Harvard and Keith Dickey for the Big Red. The match of the night was undoubtedly the clash between Cornell standout 157-pounder Dustin Manotti and Andrew Flanagan. Flanagan controlled the first period, even posting a pair of near falls, as he built a 7-2 lead. Five takedowns by Manotti in the frenzied third period, though, evened the score at 12-12 at brought the crowd to its feet. Unfortunately for Manotti and the fans, Flanagan's early success had given him a riding time advantage and a 13-12 win. After Manotti's surprising defeat, Steve Anceravage sealed a victory for the Big Red with a pinfall at 3:57 into his match with Patrick Ziemnik. An 11-5 win by Dan Miracola put the finishing touches on the 28-9 triumph. The Big Red can clinch sole possession of its fourth consecutive Ivy League championship with a win Saturday afternoon against Brown. The match will be held at Friedman Wrestling Center and is slated to begin at 1 p.m. Cornell 28 Harvard 9 184- Joe Mazzurco (C) def. Louis Caputo 3-2 C:3 H:0 197- Jerry Rinaldi (C) def. Billy Colgan 11-0 (md) C:7 H:0 HWT- Bode Ogunwole (H) def. Matt Pollock 12-5 C:7 H:3 125- Troy Nickerson (C) won by forfeit. C:13 H:3 133- Mike Mormile (C) def. Robert Preston 2-1 C:16 H:3 141- Max Meltzer (H) def. Nick Bridge 9-2 C:16 H:6 149- Keith Dickey (C) def. Bobby Latessa 5-3 C:19 H: 6 157- Andrew Flanagan (H) def. Dustin Manotti 13-12 C:19 H:9 165- Steve Anceravage (C) pinned Patrick Ziemnik 10-1 C:25 H:9 174- Dan Miracola (C) def. Wes Walker 11-5 C:28 H:9

Mankato, Minn. -- The Minnesota State wrestling team was in action tonight at the Taylor Center taking on North Central Conference rival St. Cloud State in dual action. The Mavericks picked up pins in their first two matches and never looked back as they rolled over the winless Huskies 41-3. MSU is now 13-2 (2-1 NCC) in duals this year while SCSU drops to 0-8. Eighth-ranked 125 pound sophomore Nick Smith (Yankton, S.D.) started the night off for MSU and wasted no time doing so. Smith pinned Brent Johnson 11 seconds into the match and put up the first Maverick points. Junior 133 pounder Jeff Pfaffinger (Blue Earth, Minn.) pinned Brent Johnson at 4:08 of the second period for the win and put MSU up 12-0. Junior Jeremy Sogge (Paynesville, Minn.) got the call at 141 for MSU and faced Shad Tappe. Tappe forced an overtime period after receiving a riding time point and picked up a takedown in the extra period for the win. At 149, freshman Travis Puig (Barron, Wis.) pinned Tom Messeli at 4:05 for the win. Third-ranked senior Mathias Bitz (Bismarck, N.D.) received the win at 157 by forfeit. Sophomore Jeremiah Nowak (Edgar, Wis.) downed Tom Anderson in the 165 pound match with a 9-4 decision. At 174, Jason Moore gave top-ranked junior Travis Krinkie a scare but Krinkie was able to hold on for the 8-5 win. At 184, top-ranked senior John Koons (Crosby, Minn.) won in dominating fashion and picked up his team-leading ninth win by tech fall. Koons beat Neil Russell 17-0 and won his 14th straight dual match. He has not surrendered a single point to his opponent in his last seven matches. Junior Ben Janike (Waseca, Minn.) picked up the win at 197 pounds with a 4-1 decision over Highro Sandoval. Freshman Tom Block (Waseca, Minn.) who has been wrestling at 197 in his prior matches this season made the move up to heavyweight and faced Brandon Nowak. In what seemed like a mismatch on paper with Nowak having nearly 80 pounds on Block, proved to be no to be nothing of that sort. Block used an early escape and with being on top most of the match received the riding time point to win the match 2-0. The Mavericks will be back on the mat tomorrow for their final home action of the year when Truman State comes to town. The dual is slated for 3 p.m. in the Taylor Center.

WASHINGTON, D.C. --= American University heavyweight Adam LoPiccolo, ranked No. 10 in the country, countered an Adam Karasevicz shot with a takedown in sudden victory as the Eagles defeated East Stroudsburg University, 24-19, Friday night at Bender Arena. Mark Smith had a pin, Dave Sullivan won a major decision and Keith Smith won in sudden victory for the Warriors. ESU fell behind 6-0 early before a forfeit at 141 tied the match. Following an American fall at 149, Mark Smith decked Christopher Stout in 4:31, with a headlock. Keith Smith gave ESU its first lead when he scored a takedown in sudden victory for a 7-5 win at 165. Sullivan extended the lead to 19-12 with a 13-4 major decision at 174. American, though, won the final three matches to win the dual. Karasevicz escaped in the second period but LoPiccolo had riding time to force sudden victory. Karasevicz shot early in the extra session but LoPiccolo was able to counter and scored a takedown for a 3-1 victory. ESU, 10-8, will conclude its dual meet season at Bloomsburg Sunday at 1 p.m. American is 11-6 and will wrestle at South Dakota State Sunday and at North Dakota State Monday. American 24, East Stroudsburg 19 125: Matt Morkel (American) dec. Matt Swallow (ESU), 4-2 133: Jordan Lipp (American) dec. Nate Nauroth (ESU), 9-4 141: Kyle Ferris (ESU) won by forfeit 149: Tom Kniezewski (American) w.b.f. over Tom Pagano (ESU), 3:36 157: Mark Smith (ESU) w.b.f. over Christopher Stout (American), 4:31 165: Keith Smith (ESU) dec. Rudy Rueda (American), 7-5 (1OT) 174: Dave Sullivan (ESU) major dec. Dwayne Hash-Barberis (American), 13-4 184: Josh Glenn (American) w.b.f. Dave Williams (ESU), 4:31 197: Tyler Flatt (American) dec. Sean McCracken (ESU), 2-1 (RT) 285: Adam LoPiccolo (American) dec. Adam Karasevicz (ESU), 3-1 (OT)

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The University of Northern Iowa wrestling team picked up a pair of 36-9 wins over South Dakota State University and the University of Northern Colorado on Friday night in the West Gym. The No. 25-ranked Panthers improved to 7-8-2 on the season, while SDSU dropped to 7-10 and UNC fell to 5-6. UNI had six wrestlers win both of their matches on the evening and that list included Moza Fay, Chris Bitetto, Nick Baima, Tyler Rhodes, Seth Wright and Chris Helgeson. UNI will complete its dual season tomorrow night against the North Dakota State Bison at 7 p.m. in the West Gym. UNI will honor three seniors (Chris Bitetto, Chris Helgeson, Michael Shedek) prior to the match. UNI 36, SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 9 The Panthers began the evening with a 36-9 victory over the visiting South Dakota State Jackrabbits. UNI jumped to a commanding 17-0 lead after four matches and never looked back. Redshirt freshman Moza Fay (157 lbs.) recorded an injury default over Andy Everson in the second period. Fay tallied a takedown only 11 seconds into the match and in doing so Everson pulled up lame. Fay continued to dominate the match and Everson had to default while trailing 8-0. Senior Chris Bitetto (165 lbs.) continued the Panthers' early assault with a 22-8 major decision over SDSU's Justin Retallic. Bitetto led 4-1 at the end of the first period but turned it on in the second period and led 15-4 with only the final period to go. Bitetto was looking for the technical fall late in the period but could not score the final takedown as time ran out. No. 5-ranked junior Nick Baima (174 lbs.) won his 29th match of the season and his ninth straight with a 19-7 major decision over SDSU's Travis Gottschalk. Baima was wrestling up a weight as the Panthers were without the services of Curt Zinnel, who is nursing a sore hamstring. Redshirt freshman De'Andre Nunn (184 lbs.) notched his 10th win of the season with an 8-4 triumph over the Jackrabbits' Levi Krehmeyer. SDSU senior Cody Nehl put the visitors on the scoreboard next with 7-3 win over UNI's Andrew Anderson. Anderson led 2-1 after one period but netted only an escape the rest of way. UNI heavyweight Tyler Rhodes socred a 4-1 win over the Jacks' Jason Stripling. But that was the calm before the storm as the action heated up quickly on a bitterly cold night in northeastern Iowa. Junior Seth Wright (125 lbs.) and SDSU's Marcus Waters had a highlight-filled first period that saw each grappler score a 3-point nearfall. At the end of one period, Wright and Waters had battled to a 7-7 tie. Wright came out blazing in the second period and took a 12-7 lead before giving up a quick reversal with 53 seconds left in the period. But Wright wasted no time in gaining another reversal and put Waters to his back for the pin at the 4:26 mark of the match. Wright's fall gave UNI a 26-3 lead in the dual. Senior Chris Helgeson (133 lbs.) recorded a forfreit win to up the UNI advantage to 32-3. SDSU's Derek Pirner then notched the upset of the evening as he took UNI sophomore C.J. Ettelson to his back less than a minute into the match and got the fall at the 48-second mark. Ettelson came into the match ranked as high as No. 14 in the nation, while Pirner was 10-10 on the season. UNI's Colby Goetsch (149 lbs.) finished off the Jacks with a 12-2 major decision over Brad Gregory. Goetsch's win improved his mark to 10-16 on the year. UNI 36, NORTHERN COLORADO 9 After a short break to give the Panthers a chance to catch their breath, UNI took on the Northern Colorado Bears. While UNI jumped out early in the dual against SDSU, the match against UNC proved to be a little tighter before the Panthers pulled away for the 36-9 victory. Senior Chris Bitetto (157 lbs.) started the dual with a hard-fought 4-0 win over UNC's Nathan Gerrard. Bitetto led 2-0 going into the third period. Gerrard chose to have both wrestlers neutral to start the period as he looked to tie the match with a takedown. But Bitetto proved otherwise as he was able to withstand some shots and scored a takedown of his own with only seven seconds left in the match. Junior Nick Baima (165 lbs.) garnered his 30th win of the season and his 10th straight victory with a 20-3 technical fall over UNC's Devan Lewis. Redshirt freshman Moza Fay moved up two weights to take on UNC's 174-pounder Ryan Johnson. Fay again showed how valuable he is to head coach Brad Penrith's squad as he was able to score a 15-2 major decision. Fay racked up over five minutes of riding time in the match. UNC's Shawn Hart used a four-point move in the final five seconds to score a 6-4 win over UNI's Dan Dunning at 184 pounds. Dunning led 4-1 as the closing seconds ticked away, but Hart was able to score a reversal and scored a two-point nearfall as the buzzer sounded. Hart had ridden out Dunning in the second period to secure a riding time point to account for the 6-4 margin. The Bears' Reece Hopkin showed why he is the No. 19-ranked wrestler at 197 pounds in the NWCA's rankigns. Hopkin tallied a first-period pin over UNI's Jeff Knoll. Hopkin imporoved to 24-5 on the season. After Hopkin's fall, UNI's lead was trimmed to 12-9. But the Panthers found their rhythm quickly and own the final five matches in the dual. UNI's junior heavyweight Tyler Rhodes pinned the UNC freshman Justin Tuell in 1:39 and junior Seth Wright (125 lbs.) scored a 12-5 victory over UNC's Beau Hessler to put the Panthers on top 21-9. Senior Chris Helgeson (133 lbs.) recorded his second forfeit victory of the evening and moved to 24-15 on the year. Sophomore C.J. Ettelson (141 lbs.) bounced back from getting stuck against SDSU and scored a pin of his own against UNC's Richard Lohr. Ettelson got the pin at the 3:28 mark of the match and moved his season record to 24-10. Sophomore Justin Swafford (149 lbs.) finished off the Bears with a 10-3 decision over UNC's Kyle LeValley. Swafford led 4-1 after the first period and added two more takedowns, an escape and a riding time point to notch his 12th win of the year.

IOWA CITY -- The University of Iowa wrestling team finished its regular season Friday night by defeating the Boise State Broncos 24-13 in Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Hawkeyes finish the season at 11-7 (4-4 Big Ten) while the Broncos drop to 8-5 (4-3 Pac-10). The meet started at 141 pounds with the Hawkeyes' Alex Tsirtsis winning by major decision over Jordan Brock, 11-2. On senior night, Ty Eustice won his final home match by decisioning Tyler Sherfey, 5-3. At 157, Joe Johnston got down 10-0 early, rallied for a 12-12 tie, but eventually fell 18-12 to Ben Cherrington. The Hawkeyes won the next three matches at 165, 174 and 184. Eric Luedke defeated Lex Case by technical fall in 6:45 with a score of 18-1. Senior Mark Perry returned to the lineup with a pin in 1:01 over Johnny Nunez. He had missed the past four duals with a neck injury. Senior Paul Bradley then topped K.C. Walsh 5-2. The Hawkeyes dropped three of the final four matches. Dan Erekson fell to Casey Phelps 7-3. At heavyweight, Michael Bucklin fell to Andy Patrick 12-3. Lucas Magnani defeated Cory Fish 7-3. In the final match of the evening, Daniel Dennis fell to Scott Jorgensen 12-7. The Hawkeyes will return to action at the Big Ten Championships, March 3-4 at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. Iowa 24, Boise State 13 141 Alex Tsirtsis (I) maj. dec. Jordan Brock (BSU), 11-2 149 Ty Eustice (I) dec. Tyler Sherfey (BSU), 5-3 157 Ben Cherrington (BSU) dec. Joe Johnston (I) 18-12 165 Eric Luedke (I) tech. fall Lex Case (BSU), 18-1 174 Mark Perry (I) pinned Johnny Nunez (BSU), 1:01 184 Paul Bradley (I) dec. K.C. Walsh (BSU), 5-2 197 Casey Phelps (BSU) dec. Dan Erekson (I) 7-3 Hwt. Andy Patrick (BSU) maj. dec. Michael Bucklin (I) 12-3 125 Lucas Magnani (I) dec. Cory Fish (BSU), 7-3 133 Scott Jorgensen (BSU) dec. Daniel Dennis (I), 12-7

MADISON, Wis. -- The No. 23 Wisconsin wrestling team earned a 22-15 upset win over No. 18 Michigan State Friday evening in East Lansing, Mich. The Badgers won six individual matches in the meet, including the final three to rally from a 15-12 deficit and take the win. UW is now 4-3-0 in conference action, 9-5-0 on the season. With Wisconsin down by three points with three matches remaining, junior tri-captain Tyler Turner (Spring Valley, Wis.) keyed the Badgers comeback with his 11-9 decision over Michigan State's Darren McKnight to tie the team score. At 157 lbs., sophomore Craig Henning extended his unbeaten streak to 10 with a major decision victory over Tony Greathouse, 12-2. The Chippewa Falls, Wis. native is now 7-0 in Big Ten action, 25-4 overall. His win pushed the Badgers into the lead 19-15. Sophomore Jake Donar sealed the Badger win with a 6-1 decision over Bryan Harney at the closing weight of 165 lbs. The battle was close, but Donar notched take downs in the final two periods to earn the decision. "The close matches were the key to our victory today," said assistant coach Cory Wallman. "This win was a great start to our weekend and hopefully we can carry this momentum into our match against Illinois on Sunday." The Badgers were forced to rally after falling in the first two matches. At 174 lbs. senior Kelly Flaherty returned to the lineup for Wisconsin to face No. 5 R.J. Bourdo. Flaherty led 5-4 after the first period, but Bourdo's five takedowns in the second and third periods propelled him to a 16-11 victory. MSU's Joe Williams extended the Spartans lead with his 6-0 decision over Matt Maciag (Sussex, N.J.) at 184 lbs. The Badgers responded at 197 lbs. with redshirt freshman Dallas Herbst (Winneconne, Wis.) defeating Jeff Clemens, 8-4. Also earning team points for UW was Lee Kraemer of DeForest, Wis. The Badger improved to 3-0 in the Big Ten at heavyweight with a 5-3 win over Max Lossen. With the scored tied at six all, MSU answered with a pin at 125 lbs. from No. 3 Nick Simmons over Wisconsin's Collin Cudd (River Falls, Wis.) at 1:39. However, the Badgers were quick to answer as No. 6 Tom Clum (Arvada, Colo.) earned a pin over Jeff Wimberley at 2:08. The Spartans were able to earn another victory at 141 lbs. as No. 5 Andy Simmons defeated Ed Gutnik (Iselin, N.J.) 7-5. Nevertheless, the Badgers came up big in the final three duals to win the meet and improve to 4-3 in conference action. Wisconsin travels to Champaign, Ill. on Sunday to face No. 6 Illinois. Match time is set for 1:00 p.m. Check uwbadgers.com for the latest updates and scores. 174- R.J. Boudro dec. Kelly Flaherty 16-11 MSU,3-0 184- Joe Williams dec. Matt Maciag 6-0 MSU,6-0 197- Dallas Herbst dec. Jeff Clemens 8-4 MSU, 6-3 285- Lee Kraemer dec. Max Lossen 5-3 6-6 125- Nick Simmons fall Collin Cudd Fall, 1:39 MSU,12-6 133- Tom Clum fall Jeff Wimberley Fall, 2:08 12-12 141- Andy Simmons dec. Ed Gutnik 7-5 MSU,15-12 149- Tyler Turner dec. Darren McKnight 11-9 15-15 157- Craig Henning maj. dec.Tony Greathouse 12-2 UW,19-15 165- Jake Donar dec. Bryan Harney 6-1 UW,22-15

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]