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Last Friday night, we saw one of the most shocking upsets of the 2023-24 campaign as Michigan’s true freshman, Sergio Lemley, majored top-ranked, returning NCAA finalist Real Woods of Iowa. Lemley came into the match ranked 19th in the nation, was highly regarded coming out of high school (#11 in the Class of 2023) and had some solid wins; however, defeating a wrestler of Woods’ caliber seemed to be a tough ask from the young Wolverine. Whenever the wrestling community is in an uproar about an accomplishment, I like to try to provide some perspective and look at the win through a historical lens. Has something like this ever happened before? If so, how frequently? In reference to Lemley downing Woods, obviously, freshmen have been number one ranked wrestlers before, but how often have they done so is what I was wondering. After some crowd-sourcing through the InterMat staff and some trusted confidants, I did some digging and found that while that accomplishment doesn’t happen every day, but also isn’t totally rare. In fact, we already had it happen once this season. Below are freshmen who have beaten number one ranked wrestlers since 2013-14. As you can see, this is almost a “who’s who” list of college wrestling (and international) for the last decade. There aren’t any flukes on this list or one-hit wonders. That bodes well for Lemley, along with Ryan Crookham, who also achieved this feat in week two of the 2023-24 season. Ryan Crookham (Lehigh) over Vito Arujau (Cornell): 2023 Journeymen Collegiate Classic Fresh off a dominating run at the 2023 NCAA Tournament and a Senior world title at 61 kg, most assumed that Vito Arujau’s only competition this season would come from three-time national runner-up Daton Fix (Oklahoma State). No one told that to Ryan Crookham. From the time Crookham stepped on a high school mat, he was regarded as one of the top wrestlers in the Class of 2022. Injuries prevented him from competing as frequently and his recruiting ranking slipped a bit (#20). Last year, while redshirting, Crookham went 8-1, but didn’t necessarily do anything to hint at being able to threaten Arujau. Levi Haines (Penn State) over Peyton Robb (Nebraska): 2023 Big Ten Finals Early in the 2022-23 campaign, returning All-American Peyton Robb established himself as the guy to beat at 157 lbs after winning the Navy Classic and the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational. Levi Haines was a true freshman who was held in redshirt until late in January. A sudden victory win over Will Lewan (Michigan) proved Haines may be ready to win immediately. Haines navigated through the B1G schedule without a loss and made it to the conference final against the unbeaten Robb. After seven minutes of 1-1 action, the two engaged in a flurry that resulted in Haines lifting Robb high off the mat and finishing the winning takedown. The two would meet again in the NCAA semi’s and Haines prevailed, 5-3. Carter Starocci (Penn State) over Michael Kemerer (Iowa): 2021 NCAA Finals The 2021 season was the shortened campaign after COVID wiped out the 2020 national tournament and delayed the start of the following season. The Big Ten only wrestled against conference teams during their abridged regular season. That led to a loss in Carter Starocci’s official Penn State debut to DJ Washington (Indiana). Starocci wouldn’t lose again until he was soundly defeated by Michael Kemerer in the Big Ten finals. Two weeks later, Starocci flipped the script and kept Kemerer at bay during regulation, then struck with the winning takedown in sudden victory. The loss to Kemerer in the Big Ten finals remains Starocci’s most recent loss. Sammy Sasso (Ohio State) over Pat Lugo (Iowa): 2019-20 Dual Meet With seniors occupying three of the top-four spots on the 2019 NCAA podium at 149 lbs, the wait class appeared wide open as the 2019-20 season began. That allowed a wrestler like Pat Lugo, who was eighth in the nation in 2019, to ascend to the top spot in the country after winning the Midlands. Sasso was able to outlast Lugo 2-1 in tiebreakers in Carver-Hawkeye Arena, as a redshirt freshman. Lugo would get revenge in the Big Ten finals which provided him with the top seed at nationals; however, that tournament never was held. Spencer Lee (Iowa) over Nathan Tomasello (Ohio State): 2017-18 Dual Meet Nathan Tomasello was an NCAA champion in 2015 as a redshirt freshman and remained a top contender for his entire career. The senior, Tomasello, held the top spot in the rankings during this matchup with Iowa’s much-ballyhooed true freshman Spencer Lee. Lee showed glimpses of his prowess from the top position as he rode Tomasello for the entire second period. In the third, Tomasello gave Lee a point and started on their feet. He got a takedown and a quick escape by Lee made it 2-2 on the scoreboard; however, the young Hawkeye had riding time locked up. Tomasello stayed on the offensive and appeared on the verge of converting another takedown, but was thwarted by Lee in the waning seconds. Tomasello got revenge in the Big Ten finals, but Lee won the war with a pin in the rubber match - the NCAA semifinals. Yianni Diakomihalis (Cornell) over Bryce Meredith (Wyoming): 2018 NCAA Finals We knew true freshman Yianni Diakomihalis was special as he only lost once before the 2018 NCAA Tournament. His lore would grow after comeback wins over two-time champion Dean Heil (Oklahoma State) in the quarterfinals and Jaydin Eierman (Missouri) in the semis. Eierman was responsible for his only loss during the 2017-18 season. Later we’d find out Diakomihalis tore his ACL in the Heil win. Once again, in the finals, Diakomihalis had to pull out some late-match magic. Meredith led by a point with just over :30 remaining and got in on Diakomihalis’ legs on a reshot. Yianni sat the corner and locked up a cradle turning Meredith for a takedown and two back points. It was the first of four national titles for the Cornell star. Vincenzo Joseph (Penn State) over Isaiah Martinez (Illinois): 2017 NCAA Finals If you remember correctly, back in 2017, Vincenzo Joseph wasn’t even the highest-seeded freshman at the NCAA Tournament. Joseph was seeded third while Michigan’s Logan Massa was second. The two hadn’t clashed during the regular season or at the Big Ten Championships. They did meet in the NCAA semis and Joseph pulled out some late-match heroics, giving us a hint of how he would thrive on the biggest stages. Martinez came into this match on a 44-match winning streak and was 31-0 in 2016-17, including a pair of wins at Joseph’s expense. Late in the opening stanza, Joseph survived an attempt from Martinez to muscle him with an underhook and grabbed a takedown. The bout would be tied at three heading into the second period. Early in the second, a throw-by from Joseph put him in the lead and got the crowd buzzing with the possibility of an upset. In the final period, Joseph held a one-point lead and Martinez was trying to push into him, while Joseph had a now-famous overhook. That proved to be deadly as Joseph tripped Martinez straight to his back, with a fall to come shortly thereafter. It was truly one of the more shocking matches of its time. Mark Hall (Penn State) over Zahid Valencia (Arizona State): 2017 NCAA Semi (both freshmen) Mark Hall was one the most sought-after recruits of the last two decades and Zahid Valencia was a year older and very highly regarded himself. The two would go on to have a great collegiate rivalry, one that started in the 2017 NCAA semifinals. The fifth-seeded Hall won 4-3; however, a key point in this contest was a penalty point given to Hall for a headgear pull on Valencia. Hall would go on to beat Bo Jordan for an NCAA title. The pair would meet three more times during their collegiate careers. Hall was victorious in a dual setting, though both of Valencia’s wins came in the next two NCAA finals. Zahid Valencia (Arizona State) over Brian Realbuto (Cornell): 2016 CKLV Finals Zahid Valencia was in line to receive the number one seed at the 2017 NCAA Championships, partly because of his win over Brian Realbuto in the CKLV finals. We’ll talk about Realbuto later. For the most part, this match wasn’t very eventual and didn’t have many action-packed sequences. It was 1-1 late in the third period and Valencia wasn’t content with the bout heading to overtime. He took a half shot, finished high to a body lock and tossed Realbuto for the winning score, 3-1. Valencia started his redshirt freshman year with 33 straight wins, this one included. To Watch Match: Click Here Jason Nolf (Penn State) over Isaiah Martinez (Illinois): 2015-16 Dual Meet Isaiah Martinez took the wrestling world by storm when he became the first freshman since Cael Sanderson to finish the year as an undefeated national champion. That might have led some to question whether Martinez could challenge Cael’s legendary 159-0 streak. One of Sanderson’s pupils, Jason Nolf, harshly halted Martinez’s streak at 52 matches after a second-period fall. Nolf got in on a crisp leg attack and Martinez attempted to scramble out of it. Nolf was able to catch Martinez on his back and never let up him. Nolf wasn’t able to replicate this performance later in the season, as Martinez prevailed in the Big Ten and NCAA finals. Myles Martin (Ohio State) over Bo Nickal (Penn State): 2016 NCAA Finals (both freshmen) Myles Martin and Bo Nickal became a long-standing collegiate rivalry and this was one of the first episodes. Nickal actually beat Martin three times earlier in the season (Nittany Lion Open, Dual, Big Ten). Those previous meetings likely helped the 11th-seeded Martin formulate a game plan for the dangerous Nickal. Less than :15 seconds into their NCAA final, Martin held off a Nickal trip attempt for a takedown of his own. That became a recurring theme as Martin countered another Nickal throw attempt to his back for five points. Martin would end up winning 11-9. The two would meet six more times throughout their college careers. Martin was responsible for Nickal’s final collegiate loss, but Nickal pinned Martin in the 2018 national finals to give Penn State the team title over Ohio State. Bo Nickal (Penn State) over Brian Realbuto (Cornell): 2016 Southern Scuffle Semis The 2015 174 lb podium featured seniors at the top five slots on the podium and at six of the eight All-American places. Without a clear-cut favorite, Brian Realbuto worked his way into a number-one ranking after jumping up two weights in the offseason. Nickal showed his balance and hips right off the bat, stopping a Realbuto takedown attempt. The Nittany Lion freshman was able to notch three takedowns, along with some back points in an impressive 14-7 victory. To Watch Match: Click Here Nathan Tomasello (Ohio State) over Alan Waters (Missouri): 2015 NCAA Semis Ohio State’s 2015 NCAA title was largely dependent on a talented freshman class. Despite having a pair of number overall recruits (Bo Jordan and Kyle Snyder), it was Nathan Tomasello who ended the year as a freshman national champion. The key sequences in the bout came in the third period with Alan Waters holding a 1-0 lead. Tomasello finished a single leg to take a 2-1 lead and a tying escape followed. With around :15 seconds remaining, Tomasello got in on a leg and finished a takedown at the edge of the mat in the closing seconds. To Watch Match: Click Here Kyle Snyder (Ohio State) over J’Den Cox (Missouri): 2015 NCAA Semis Kyle Snyder and J’Den Cox met a handful of times in Fargo and had quite the rivalry brewing before they entered their respective colleges. Cox was a national champion as a true freshman and held the number-one ranking for the entire 2014-15 season. Snyder took the advantage early in this meeting with a takedown from a low single. That move proved to be the difference-maker as Cox escaped and the two traded escapes during the final two periods. Many expected this rivalry to continue in college; however, Snyder moved up the heavyweight for his final three years. Zain Retherford (Penn State) over Logan Stieber (Ohio State): 2013-14 Dual Meet If we were to rank the upsets in this article from most to least surprising, Zain Retherford over Logan Stieber might take the cake for being the most surprising. Stieber was fresh off of his second of four NCAA titles and had been undefeated for more than a year. Retherford was a blue-chip true freshman who had won his first ten collegiate bouts; however, none were remotely close to the caliber of Stieber. As expected, Stieber got an early takedown but was not able to add to his with his vaunted mat wrestling. In the second period, we got a taste of just how good Retherford was on the mat, as he rode the two-time champion for the entire two minutes. There were no points scored in the final period so the two when into sudden victory after Retherford’s riding time point was added. After stuffing a Stieber attempt, Retherford has a counterattack of his own. He methodically worked up until securing the takedown and the win. The pair would meet later in the year and Stieber was victorious in both the Big Ten finals and NCAA semifinals, by identical 7-3 scores. J’Den Cox (Missouri) over Nick Heflin (Ohio State): 2014 NCAA Finals True freshman J’Den Cox jumped in and immediately was a factor at 197 lbs. He lost twice before January 3rd, then didn’t lose again for the rest of his freshman campaign. Nick Heflin was a two-time All-American at 174 lbs before jumping up to 197 for his final go ‘round. Both wrestlers exchanged escape points, but it was a stalling point against Heflin that made the difference. He attempted and almost converted a throw during the final seconds of the bout for Hail Mary, however, it was too late and Cox was the victor, 2-1. Cox’s win made him the first Mizzou freshman to ever win a title. Jason Tsirtsis (Northwestern) over Drake Houdashelt (Missouri): 2014 NCAA Semis Freshman Jason Tsirtsis’ run to the 2014 NCAA title was truly a remarkable and usual feat. His 4-1 first-round win over Bryce Busler (Bloomsburg) represented his widest margin of victory for the entire tournament. In the Round of 16, Tsirtsis defeated Penn State’s James English by a single point, then put together three straight wins in extra time. The second of those three overtime matches was over Missouri’s Drake Houdashelt, the top seed at 149 lbs. Houdashelt suffered a loss in early-December and had won 25 straight matches heading into Oklahoma State. The following year, Houdashelt captured an NCAA title and Tsirtsis was third - though they didn’t meet. Gabe Dean (Cornell) over Ed Ruth (Penn State): 2014 Southern Scuffle Another one of the stunning upsets of this time period was Gabe Dean over Ed Ruth at the 2014 Southern Scuffle. Many of the wrestlers on this list were blue-chip, can’t miss-type recruits. Dean, while still in the top-100, wasn’t viewed as a “sure-thing” like others in this article. Ruth, on the other hand, was a senior and already a two-time NCAA champion during the first wave of dominance for Cael Sanderson at Penn State. Ruth was riding an 84-match winning streak that dated back to his freshman NCAA Tournament. From the opening whistle, Dean showed he wasn’t intimidated by Ruth and nearly picked up a takedown within the first 30 seconds. He would get one in the first period off a counterattack. The duo was knotted up at three points apiece after the first period, leading Dean to start down in the second. He’d add two points from an escape and stalling on Ruth. In the third, Ruth gained an escape with just under :30 remaining to trail, by a single point. After a restart, Ruth shot off the whistle, which Dean sidestepped and earned the takedown himself, which put the final touches on his victory. He’d ride Ruth for the final :20 seconds to win, 7-4. Because Maryland’s Jimmy Sheptock was undefeated, he earned the top seed at the 2014 NCAA Championships, putting Ruth and Dean on the same side of the bracket. This time, Ruth prevailed and he later claimed his third national title. Dean would come back to wrestle in the next three NCAA finals, winning his sophomore and junior seasons. Editor's Note: AJ Ferrari (Oklahoma State) over Myles Amine (Michigan) in 2021 NCAA Semifinals and Mekhi Lewis (Virginia Tech) over Alex Marinelli (Iowa) in the 2019 NCAA Quarterfinals should be mentioned as well. The following are notable matches that come to mind when thinking of freshmen pulling huge upsets. While they were incredible in their own right, the losing wrestler wasn’t necessarily seeded or ranked #1 in the country. Mekhi Lewis (Virginia Tech) over Vincenzo Joseph (Penn State): Joseph seeded #2 Kaid Brock (Oklahoma State) over Cody Brewer (Oklahoma): Brewer ranked #2; Nahshon Garrett #1 Zeke Moisey (West Virginia) over Thomas Gilman (Iowa): Gilman seeded #3

This Week in Women’s Wrestling (January 30 - February 5) Key Takeaways from the week As teams begin winding down their duals before regionals begin, there are some exciting matchups and a good look at how starters will look against top-rated opponents at Nationals. 1. The University of the Cumberlands keeps it close with Life In one of the more exciting ranked dual matchups left this season, the University of the Cumberlands walked away with a few match wins, but couldn’t keep up with the Running Eagles. The Patriots started with a big win from #5 Elizabeth Dosado getting the pin over #10 Devyn Gomez. Life’s #4 Diana Gonzalez took care of business at 109 lbs, after giving up the first pushout point to #11 Gracie Elliot, she turned up the offense and got the 10-3 decision. Next, in one of the closest ranked matchups of the night, the points were flying between #6 Presley Anderson for Cumberlands against #9 Ariana Martinez. Anderson scored an early four-point takedown, followed by two unanswered takedowns to go up 8-0 in the first. In the second, Martinez gets a similar set of moves herself to tie things up. With little time remaining, Anderson finds her move and secures the 10-8 win. Life takes the next two weights with big pins from #6 Anna Krejsa and #10 Riley Dalrymple. At 136 lbs, we saw #19 Angie Prado take on an unranked opponent and get the pin for the Running Eagles. The McBryde sisters then competed in their usual order, but all up a weight class for this dual. While #5 Zaynah McBryde was wrestling tough against #6 Micah Fisher and went up by eight points early, Fisher got a takedown of her own to make it 8-2 going into the second. Fisher then hit a big move that landed McBryde on her back as she worked for the pin to bring the team score for the Patriots just two points shy of the Running Eagles. However, as we have seen consistently this season, the latter half of the Life lineup is a tough matchup for even the most talented teams. #5 Jamilah McBryde got a pin against her opponent, #2 Latifah followed it up with a tech and #7 Madeline Welch closed out the dual with a 6-3 upset win over #6 MaQuoia Bernabe. Life has had dominant dual results this season, but a few upsets with certain team members at tournaments. However, I think that is a reflection of their rigorous schedule that often has them competing against schools in other divisions and therefore continually wrestling top-ranked opponents. As they begin regional and then national competition, I think fans will see how Coach Flavin’s approach to finding her team competitive matches throughout the season, will have them well prepared for similar matches they’ll see now at the end of the season. 2. Grand View Open hosts exciting ranked matchups The Grand View Open saw champs from a wide range of schools and RTCs. While not many schools brought their full lineup of ranked competitors, there were still some great matchups. One of the most impressive showings in my opinion was at 101 lbs where #8 (NAIA) Kayla McKinley-Johnson of Menlo took a first-place finish over several ranked opponents. She defeated #12 (NAIA) ranked Jalen Bets of Grand View with a 10-0 tech fall. McKinley-Johnson then had a semifinal matchup against #3 (NAIA) Esther Walker of Midland. McKinley-Johnson was already up 11-2 at the end of the first period. She punched her ticket to the finals with a big four-point takedown to get the 14-2 upset tech. Her finals matchup was no break from tough competition as she faced #4 (NAIA) Alyssa Quezaire of a highly competitive Missouri Baptist team. The match was close throughout the first as the pair exchanged strong moves back and forth, however, McKinley-Johnson really put a definitive stamp on her performance with a second-period pin to claim the top spot. Menlo had a great overall performance on the day, but McKinley-Johnson certainly outwrestled her rank in a dominant fashion, and should be looking to keep up that pace at regionals. Another Menlo performance to mention was from unranked Alexandra Lopez who wrestled back after a first-round loss and went on to beat four ranked wrestlers (#4, #11, #8, and #6) on the consolation side to come back all the way to third place. That is surely the type of performance the Oaks are looking to see out of their team come tournament season. That grittiness on the back side of brackets is what builds up the team points necessary to get a team trophy. From Baker University, #7 (NAIA) Katherine Heath's third-place finish, had an impressive third-place finish, especially considering Baker’s limited participation in open tournaments. Heath won four of her five matches at 116 lbs with two upsets against #6 Presley Anderson of the University of the Cumberlands and #4 Alejandra Corral of Menlo. In fact, her only loss on the day was against #3 (at 123 lbs; NCAA) Felicity Taylor. It is also interesting to note Taylor’s change of weight here. Taylor won her four championship titles at 116 lbs for McKendree, and competes at 53kg which is closer to 116 lbs than 123 lbs when she is doing any international competition. This could be a temporary change for this tournament just to get a feel for it, but I will be curious to see if it sticks headed into end-of-season tournaments. 3. Pan Am Qualifier Results Over the weekend, wrestlers competed for three spots to compete at the Pan Am Olympic Qualifier at the end of February. College wrestling fans had eyes on the competition at 68kg where two-time World champion Amit Elor was set to compete against 2023 World Team member Emma Bruntil. Bruntil battled injuries during her highly successful college career and had announced late last year that she’d be returning in the new year to finish out her college eligibility at McKendree. However, after weighing in to compete, Bruntil medically defaulted out of the tournament before competing. Elor went on to win the weight over World bronze medalist Mallory Velte and will compete at the Pan Am Qualifier. This does leave a question as to whether Bruntil will be able to return to college wrestling, as she had previously planned, and compete in the remaining season. Dom Parrish won the spot to the Qualifier at 53 kg and Kayla Miracle will compete for the U.S. at 62 kg. Pan Ams allows countries to send wrestlers to weights where they have not already qualified a wrestler for the Olympics. The semifinal winners from the Pan American Olympic Games Qualifier in each weight class qualify their nation to compete at the Olympic Games at that weight class. Each wrestler the U.S. qualified here has a good chance to dominate Pan Am competition and get one step closer to competing for the U.S. in the Olympic Games in Paris. Results this week in major NCAA, NCWA, and NAIA competitions January 31: #1 (NCAA) Iowa (39) vs University of Sioux Falls (7) January 31: #20 (NAIA) Central Methodist (33) vs William Woods (4) February 1: #4 (NCAA) McKendree (38) vs #10 (NAIA) Missouri Baptist (9) February 2: #3 (NAIA) Grand View (38) over Avila (9) February 3: Grand View Open VIEW BRACKETS Upcoming Events: February 6: #1 (NCAA) North Central vs #7 (NCAA) Aurora February 7: #12 (NAIA) University of the Cumberlands vs #7 (NAIA) Campbellsville February 9: #5 (NAIA) Southern Oregon vs #4 (NAIA) University of Providence February 10: Life Duals February 10: #12 (NAIA) University of the Cumberlands vs Montreat College February 10: #6 (NAIA) Texas Wesleyan vs Texas Woman's University

Last week was the most action-packed slate of duals we’ve had so far this season. A top-ranked wrestler fell hard and it wasn’t at 125-pounds, Penn State flexed on Ohio State, but the dual left us wondering “what the hell is a takedown?” and the Wolverines pounced on the visiting Hawkeyes. Ladies and Gentlemen...Sergio Lemley What else can be said right now that hasn’t already been said about this youngster. Lemley, who is rightfully the Big Ten wrestler of the week, was absolutely dominant in his 14-2 win over former No. 1 ranked Real Woods. He didn’t just dominate the returning NCAA finalist, he nearly pinned him. The win didn’t just spark a massive response in the wrestling world, it launched Lemley into the No. 10 spot in the rankings. At least one person saw what Lemley was capable of and that was our very own Kevin Claunch who has been very vocal on behalf of the true freshman. Check out this week’s Conference Crossover Conversation where we discuss the Lemley upset, Michigan’s win over Iowa and what we hope to see coming this weekend. Wild Weekend at 184 On Friday night we saw unranked true freshman Ryder Rogotzke hush the Penn State crowd when he flipped fifth ranked Bernie Truax to his back and to get the fall. The dual may have been completely out of reach for Ohio State at that point, but it still got some sparks flying from the Buckeyes’ bench. Then, just two days later, it was Rogotzke checking out the lights of Jersey Mike’s Arena. In a wild sequence of moves, No. 19 Brian Soldano put him on his back to get the fall over Rogotzke. MSU vs Indiana Down to the Wire Sunday afternoon as I did some preventative maintenance cleaning of my home, I was gifted with what was a super fun dual between the Spartans of Michigan State and the Hoosiers of Indiana. This dual took place in Bloomington, Indiana so when they got punched in the face immediately, it was a little surprising. MSU won the first four matches, including a pin at 157 and a forfeit at 165 which was followed by an upset win at 174-pounds where the battle of the DJs took place. There were less turntables and microphones in this battle than you’d think, but there was definitely a lot of mixin’. DJ Shannon upset then No. 15 ranked DJ Washington with a takedown on the edge. Indiana woke up around 197 with a win from Nate Sollars, followed by a tiebreaking win at heavyweight from Nick Willham. They even needed a last second takedown from Dan Fongaro before heading into the final match at 149, where Graham Rooks pinned Clayton Jones for the walkoff W, improving their record to 6-2 overall, and 5-0 at home. Indiana travels next to Ohio State to take on the Buckeyes. Wolverines Win on Senior Night Against Hawkeyes Now I already know what some of you are saying, “sEnIoR nIgHt, ThOsE gUyS jUsT gOt ThErE!” While that may be true, it’s disingenuous to think that the top programs in the country aren’t trying to maximize their chances to strengthen their teams through the transfer portal when the opportunity is there. Iowa themselves had three standouts in their lineup that came from other schools with Real Woods (Stanford), Jared Franek and Michael Caliendo (both from NDSU). Penn State and Oklahoma State as well have bolstered their already strong rosters with talent from other programs, so let’s not pretend that this is where wrestling is going, like it or not. Regardless, Michigan started strong, and kept that momentum through the second half. Sergio Lemley was the most talked about performance, and when a true freshman beats the top guy in the country, it should be talked about a lot. Additionally, Shane Griffith showed some late offense in breaking open his match with Patrick Kennedy at 174. It was an encouraging win and now some people are saying that Michigan should wear the blue camouflage singlets all of the time, and I can’t disagree with those people. Let’s see if/when these are redeployed as the season enters the home stretch. Purdue vs Wisconsin Featured #1 v #2 Matchup For the second time in 16 days, Matt Ramos competed in a battle of the top two wrestlers at 125, and for the second time, he won this match. This time it was with Eric Barnett, who has been as consistent as anyone at the weight this season, but couldn’t get over the hump on the road against the Boilermaker. Despite losing this first match, the Badgers took the dual on the road. Their top point scorers came through for them in West Lafayette, IN with wins at 133, 149, 157, 174, and 184, before rounding things out with a win at heavyweight. Another intriguing matchup was at 184 where Shane Liegel got the win over James Rowley, who just transferred to Purdue from Wisconsin this past summer. Speaking of transfers, Max Maylor, who has been having a strong season since transferring to Wisconsin from Michigan, continues his strong year with an OT win against Brody Baumann at 174. It’s a nice road win for Wisconsin and it should lead to a strong finish. The Badgers wrestle at home against Illinois this Sunday.

Arizona State splits OSU duals Arizona State began the weekend with a 28-9 loss to Oklahoma State. Richard Figueroa was upset by Troy Spratley 13-5. Kyle Parco won 8-5 against Jordan Williams, Jacori Teemer downed Teague Travis 7-3 and Cohlton Schultz was victorious 4-1 in a sudden victory against a top-ten opponent in Konner Doucet. The Sun Devils responded with a 19-17 victory against Oregon State. Julian Chlebove captured the first victory against Gabe Whisenhunt 8-2. Afterward, the Sun Devils won four straight matches. Parco defeated Nash Singleton 9-3, Teemer majored Isaiah Crosby 20-6, Chance McLane got by Kekana Fouret 5-1, and true freshman Nicco Ruiz beat Matthew Olguin 6-3. Cohtlon Schultz clinched the dual for the Devils with a 5-2 victory against Boone McDermott. Cal Poly Drops Second Pac-12 Dual Cal Poly only won three bouts against Little Rock in a 21-12 loss. Dominic Mendez began the dual with a 10-5 victory against Jeremiah Reno. Chance Lamer picked up six team points after an injury forfeit by Kyle Dutton. Lastly, Adam Kemp survived a 3-2 victory against Tyler Brennan. CSU Bakersfield falls to Stanford Cal State Bakersfield won two matches in a 38-9 loss to Stanford. On the other hand, Stanford won six matches by tech fall or pin. Richard Castro-Sandoval pinned Suhas Chundi in 1 minute, 39 seconds. Jake Andrews shut out Jackson Mankowski 6-0 at 285 lbs Little Rock defeats Cal Poly Little Rock returned to its winning ways with a 21-12 victory against the Mustangs. Nasir Bailey continues his dominance with a 7-1 victory against Zeth Romney in a top-ten showdown. At 141, Brennan Van Hoecke defeated Abraham Hinrichsen by a 4-1 sudden victory, The Bianchi brothers both posted wins. Matt got by Legend Lamer 4-1 in sudden victory at 157 lbs. A match later, Joey beat Michael Golfeder by a 7-1 decision. Triston Wills started a run through the final three weights with an 8-6 victory over Kendall LaRosa. Stephen Little extended his winning streak to nine by defeating Jarad Priest 7-2. Finally, at heavyweight, Josiah Hill pulled a slight upset with a 4-2 win over Trevor Tinker. Oregon State falls short to ASU Despite losing 19-17 to Arizona State, Oregon State had its bright moments in the Pac-12 dual. Maximo Renteria picked up his first ranked win against Richard Figueroa, winning 9-5 at 125 pounds. Cleveland Belton and Trey Munoz defeated their former squad. Belton won with a 20-5 tech fall over Cody Foote and Munoz also teched Shay Addison 25-8. Justin Rademacher also picked up bonus points over Jacob Meissner with a 15-3 major decision. Stanford dominates CSUB Six of eight Stanford’s victories came by tech fall or pin. Dominic LaJoie won 5-3 against Romeo McNeil and Jaden Abas won 12-6 against Brock Rogers. Jason Miranda and Nick Stemmet posted first-period pins. Daniel Cardenas, Hunter Garvin, Zach Hanson, and Jack Darrah won by tech fall, with a combined score of 73-12.

This week the guys recap a shocking upset from Michigan, sparked by true freshman, Sergio Lemley. The Wolverines shocked a previously undefeated Iowa team with wins at the first five weights. The crew also gets into Penn State/Ohio State results and NC State/UNC. They discuss Rob Koll's pre-match comments along with this week's hot topic "What is a takedown?"

Below is a recap of last week’s EIWA action, with individual news and highlights worth noting. Key Takeaways Lehigh remains undefeated in conference matches with win over Army Columbia’s Ayzerov defeats Cornell’s Foca for the 2nd time this season Penn’s Jude Swisher makes debut at 149lbs American The Eagles split home duals with Morgan State and Drexel. Kaden Millheim was 2-0 on the day with one major. At heavyweight, Will Jarrell was 2-0 with one pin. Drexel 31 American 6 125: Desmond Pleasant (Drexel) major dec. Shamil Kalmatov (AU), 14-3 (DU 4-0) 133: Jaxon Maroney (Drexel) pinned #31 Maximilian Leete (AU), 7:55 SV (DU 10-0) 141: Jordan Soriano (Drexel) dec. Cael McIntyre (AU), 6-4 (DU 13-0) 149: Dom Findora (Drexel) dec. Gage Owen (AU), 9-2 (DU 16-0) 157: Kaden Milheim (AU) dec. Tyler Williams (Drexel), 3-1 (DU 16-3) 165: Cody Walsh (Drexel) tech. fall Ryan Zimmerman (AU), 17-2 (7:00) (DU 21-3) 174: Jack Janda (Drexel) dec. Lucas White (AU), 4-1 SV (DU 24-3) 184: Ethan Wilson (Drexel) major dec. Brad Kata (AU), 10-1 (DU 28-3) 197: Ibrahim Ameer (Drexel) dec. Liam Volk-Klos (AU), 11-5 (DU 31-3) 285: #33 Will Jarrell (AU) dec. Santino Morina (Drexel), 3-0 (DU 31-6) American 29 Morgan State 13 125: Julian Dawson (Morgan St.) dec. Shamil Kalmatov (AU), 8-6 (MSU 3-0) 133: #31 Maximilian Leete (AU) pinned Kevin Lopez (Morgan St.) 1:18 (AU 6-3) 141: Cael McIntyre (AU) pinned Tommy Fierro (Morgan St.), 0:12 (AU 12-3) 149: Ethan Szerencsits (AU) major dec. Aaron Turner (Morgan St.), 11-2 (AU 16-3) 157: Kaden Milheim (AU) major dec. Josh Greenwood (Morgan St.), 10-1 (AU 20-3) 165: Jake Marsh (Morgan St.) dec. Ryan Zimmerman (AU), 7-1 (AU 20-6) 174: Lucas White (AU) dec. Cortilius Vann (Morgan St.), 7-1 (AU 23-6) 184: Kyle Grey (Morgan St.) major dec. Brad Kata (AU), 17-4 (AU 23-10) 197: Nathanic Kendricks (Morgan St.) dec. Caleb Beaty (AU), 6-5 (AU 23-13) 285: #33 Will Jarrell (AU) pinned Tyler Stewart (Morgan St.), 3:52 (AU 29-13) This week, American will travel to dual the Air Force Academy. Army The Black Knights lost a down-to-the-wire dual with #15 Lehigh. They started off hot with major decisions from Dalton Harkins (165 lbs) and Ben Pasiuk (174 lbs). Connor Collins earned a tech fall at 133 lbs while Matt Williams had a key win at 149 lbs. This was a great showing by Army going toe-to-toe with 15th-ranked Mountain Hawks. Lehigh 21 Army 16 165: Dalton Harkins 12-2 over Jake Logan, MD (4-0 Army) 174: Ben Pasiuk 16-6 over Connor Herceg, MD (8-0 Army) 184: Jack Wilt 8-5 over Dillon Sheehy, sudden victory (8-3 Army) 197: Michael Beard 20-3 over Wolfgang Frable, technical fall (8-8) 285: Nathan Taylor 12-8 over Lucas Stoddard, MD (12-8 Lehigh) 125: Sheldon Seymour 4-1 over Ethan Berginc, decision (15-8 Lehigh) 133: Connor Collins 17-1 over Ethan Smith, technical fall (15-13 Lehigh) 141: Malyke Hines 9-4 over Rich Treanor, decision (18-13 Lehigh) 149: Matt Williams 6-4 over Kelvin Griffin, decision (18-16 Lehigh) 157: Max Brignola 7-6 over Nate Lukez, decision (21-16 Lehigh) Army will be off this weekend before they face off with rival Navy in two weeks. Binghamton The Bearcats were not in competition this weekend. They battle Hofstra and Princeton this weekend. Brown The Bears were in Ivy League action this weekend. They had a tough outing against Penn. They won some matches against Princeton. Ian Oswalt earned a decision against Princeton at 141 lbs. At 157 lbs, Blake Saito earned a major. Jonathan Conrad earned a pin at 184 lbs. This team is showing steady progress. #18 Penn 39 Brown 0 125: Max Gallagher (Penn) def. Michael Joyce (Brown) DEC 6-1 133: Ryan Miller (Penn) def. Hunter Adrian (Brown) DEC 10-2 141: CJ Composto (Penn) def. Ian Oswalt (Brown) DEC 8-4 149: Andy Troczynski (Penn) def. Sam McMonagle (Brown) MD 11-1 157: Lucas Revano (Penn) def. Blake Saito (Brown) MD 18-6 165: Kaya Sement (Penn) def. Dominic Frontino (Brown) DEC 5-0 174: Nick Incontrera (Penn) def. Jonathan Conrad (Brown) MD 16-2 184: Maximus Hale (Penn) def. Colby Isabelle (Brown) TF 21-5 197: Martin Congrove (Penn) def. James Araneo (Brown) Injury Default 285: John Stout (Penn) def. Alex Semenenko (Brown) DEC 4-1 Princeton 34 Brown 12 125: Drew Heethius (PU) def. Michael Joyce (Brown) FALL 6:16 133: Sean Pierson (PU) def. Hunter Adrian (Brown) MD 11-2 141: Ian Oswalt (Brown) def. Tyler Vazquez (PU) DEC 11-6 149: Eligh Rivera (PU) def. Sam McMonagle (Brown) TF 20-3 157: Blake Saito (Brown) def. Rocco Camillaci (PU) MD 11-1 165: Blaine Bergey (PU) def. Keegan Rothrock (Brown) DEC 9-2 174: Mikey Squires (PU) def. Dominic Frontino (Brown) injury default 184: Jonathan Conrad (Brown) def. Nathan Stefanik (PU) FALL 2:57 197: Luke Stout (PU) def. Nicholas Olivieri (Brown) FALL 3:53 285: Matt Cover (PU) def. Alex Semenenko (Brown) MD 9-0 This weekend, the Bears will host Drexel in a dual. Bucknell The Bison were on the road for duals against Navy and Columbia. They dropped both duals and having Noah Mulvaney out of the lineup did not help. Logan Deacetis had a win over Navy at 197 lbs. They also had a win from Kade Davidheiser at 125 lbs. Against Columbia, the Bison saw wins from Dorian Crosby at 285 lbs and Kurt Phipps at 133 lbs. Both Riley Bower and Aiden David each had overtime wins. Navy 34 Bucknell 7 174: No. 30 Danny Wask (NAV) dec. over Myles Takats (BUC), 6-2 (NAV 3-0) 184: David Key (NAV) fall over Mikey Bartush (BUC), 4:30 (NAV 9-0) 197: Logan Deacetis (BUC) maj. dec. over Daniel Williams (NAV), 11-2 (NAV 9-4) 285: Jamier Ferere (NAV) dec. over No. 27 Dorian Crosby (BUC), 6-4 (NAV 12-4) 125: Kade Davidheiser (BUC) dec. over Grant Treaster (NAV), 4-1 (SV-1) (NAV 12-7) 133: No. 31 Brendan Ferretti (NAV) dec. over No. 14 Kurt Phipps (BUC), 3-1 (TB-1) (NAV 15-7) 141: No. 14 Josh Koderhandt (NAV) maj. dec. over Dylan Chappell (BUC), 13-2 (NAV 19-7) 149: Kaemen Smith (NAV) dec. over Riley Bower (BUC), 5-2 (SV-1) (NAV 22-7) 157: Charlie Evans (NAV) fall over Aiden Davis (BUC), 6:57 (NAV 28-7) 165: No. 18 Andrew Cerniglia (NAV) fall over Dylan McCullough (BUC), 2:28 (NAV 34-7) Columbia 25 Bucknell 13 174: No. 20 Lenox Wolak (COL) dec. over Myles Takats (BUC), 5-3 (COL 3-0) 184: No. 29 Aaron Ayzerov (COL) fall over Mikey Bartush (BUC), 3:22 (COL 9-0) 197: No. 27 Jack Wehmeyer (COL) dec. over Logan Deacetis (BUC), 6-3 (COL 12-0) 285: No. 27 Dorian Crosby (BUC) maj. dec. over Adam Haselius (COL), 18-4 (COL 12-4) 125: Nick Babin (COL) tech fall over Kade Davidheiser (BUC), 18-0 (3:00) (COL 17-4) 133: No. 14 Kurt Phipps (BUC) dec. over Sulayman Bah (COL), 8-2 (COL 17-7) 141: Kai Owen (COL) dec. over Braden Bower (BUC), 9-4 (COL 20-7) 149: Riley Bower (BUC) dec. over Richard Fedalen (COL), 4-1 (SV) (COL 20-10) 157: Aiden Davis (BUC) dec. over Tyler Barrett (COL), 4-1 (SV) (COL 20-13) 165: Andrew Garr (COL) tech fall over Dylan McCullough (BUC), 19-4 (4:24) (COL 25-13) Bucknell will travel to Lehigh for a dual this weekend. Columbia The Lions traveled to take on Cornell, then hosted Bucknell. Kai Owen was 2-0 on the weekend at 141 lbs. Lennox Wolak was 2-0 at 174 lbs. Finally, Aaron Ayzerov was 2-0 as well with a win over #7 Foca of Cornell. This was his second win over him this season. Andrew Garr had a win at 165lbs over Bucknell. #8 Cornell 32 Columbia 9 125: #16 Brett Ungar (COR) def. Nick Babin (COL) | Dec., 6-2 133: #2 Vito Arujau (COR) def. Sulayman Bah (COL) | TF, 17-1 (3:45) 141: Kai Owen (COL) def. Mark Botello (COR) | Dec., 4-0 149: #26 Ethan Fernandez (COR) def. Richard Fedalen (COL) | MD, 20-6 157: #7 Meyer Shapiro (COR) def. David Berkovich (COL) | TF, 17-2 (3:20) 165: #4 Julian Ramirez (COR) def. Andrew Garr (COL) | TF, 17-2 (1:58) 174: #20 Lennox Wolak (COL) def. Benny Baker (COR) |Dec., 8-5 184: #29 Aaron Ayzerov (COL) def. #7 Chris Foca (COR) | Dec., 4-0 197: #7 Jacob Cardenas (COR) def. Jack McGill (COL) | MD, 14-6 HWT: #17 Lewis Fernandes (COR) def. Billy McChesney (COL) | Fall Columbia 25 Bucknell 13 174: No. 20 Lenox Wolak (COL) dec. over Myles Takats (BUC), 5-3 (COL 3-0) 184: No. 29 Aaron Ayzerov (COL) fall over Mikey Bartush (BUC), 3:22 (COL 9-0) 197: No. 27 Jack Wehmeyer (COL) dec. over Logan Deacetis (BUC), 6-3 (COL 12-0) 285: No. 27 Dorian Crosby (BUC) maj. dec. over Adam Haselius (COL), 18-4 (COL 12-4) 125: Nick Babin (COL) tech fall over Kade Davidheiser (BUC), 18-0 (3:00) (COL 17-4) 133: No. 14 Kurt Phipps (BUC) dec. over Sulayman Bah (COL), 8-2 (COL 17-7) 141: Kai Owen (COL) dec. over Braden Bower (BUC), 9-4 (COL 20-7) 149: Riley Bower (BUC) dec. over Richard Fedalen (COL), 4-1 (SV) (COL 20-10) 157: Aiden Davis (BUC) dec. over Tyler Barrett (COL), 4-1 (SV) (COL 20-13) 165: Andrew Garr (COL) tech fall over Dylan McCullough (BUC), 19-4 (4:24) (COL 25-13) Columbia will not be competing this weekend. Cornell (#8) The Big Red played host to Columbia. They were victorious in seven of ten matches. Brett Ungar had a decision win over NCAA qualifier Nick Babin. Cornell saw tech falls from Vito Arujau, Meyer Shapiro, and Julian Ramirez. Lewis Fernandes capped off the dual with a fall. #8 Cornell 32 Columbia 9 125: #16 Brett Ungar (COR) def. Nick Babin (COL) | Dec., 6-2 133: #2 Vito Arujau (COR) def. Sulayman Bah (COL) | TF, 17-1 (3:45) 141: Kai Owen (COL) def. Mark Botello (COR) | Dec., 4-0 149: #26 Ethan Fernandez (COR) def. Richard Fedalen (COL) | MD, 20-6 157: #7 Meyer Shapiro (COR) def. David Berkovich (COL) | TF, 17-2 (3:20) 165: #4 Julian Ramirez (COR) def. Andrew Garr (COL) | TF, 17-2 (1:58) 174: #20 Lennox Wolak (COL) def. Benny Baker (COR) |Dec., 8-5 184: #29 Aaron Ayzerov (COL) def. #7 Chris Foca (COR) | Dec., 4-0 197: #7 Jacob Cardenas (COR) def. Jack McGill (COL) | MD, 14-6 HWT: #17 Lewis Fernandes (COR) def. Billy McChesney (COL) | Fall This weekend’s duals will include Ivy League battles with Princeton and #18 Penn - which will be for the Ivy League title. Drexel The Dragons went 3-0 on the weekend with wins over Rider, American, and Morgan State. At 165 lbs, Cody Walsh was 3-0 on the weekend. Ethan Wilson made his dual meet debut this weekend at 184 lbs. He went 3-0, including a vital pin against Rider. Ibrahim Ameer was 3-0 on the weekend as well at 197 lbs. At 133 lbs, John Hildebrandt was 2-0 with a big win over Rider’s Koehler. Jaxon Maroney was 1-0 in his lone match with a fall. Jordan Soriano was 3-0 on the weekend and has been wrestling well lately. Drexel 20 Rider 16 149: #29 Quinn Kinner (Rider) def. Dom Findora, Dec. 5-3; Rider 3-0 157: #28 Colton Washleski (Rider) def. Tyler Williams, Dec. 6-2; Rider 6-0 165: Cody Walsh def. Jake Silverstein (Rider), Dec. 1-0; Rider 6-3 174: Michael Wilson (Rider) def. Jack Janda, SV 4-1; Rider 9-3 184: Ethan Wilson def. Isaac Dean (Rider), Fall 3:44; Rider 9-8* 197: Ibrahim Ameer def. Azeem Bell (Rider), Fall 4:56; Drexel 14-9 285: #29 David Szuba (Rider) def. Santino Morina, MD 18-4; Drexel 14-13 125: Tyler Klinsky (Rider) def. Desmond Pleasant, Dec. 7-3; Rider 16-14 133: John Hildebrandt def. Richie Koehler (Rider), Dec. 5-2; Drexel 17-16 141: Jordan Soriano def. Will Betancourt (Rider), Dec. 2-0; Drexel wins 20-16 *One Team Point Deducted for Unsportsmanlike Conduct Drexel 43 Morgan State 0 125: Desmond Pleasant def. Julian Dawson (Morgan State), TF 20-3 (7:00); Drexel 5-0 133: John Hildebrandt def. Kevin Lopez (Morgan State), Dec. 11-6; Drexel 8-0 141: Jordan Soriano def. Tommy Fierro (Morgan State), TF 18-1 (5:00); Drexel 13-0 149: Dom Findora def. Aaron Turner (Morgan State), TF 17-2 (6:46); Drexel 18-0 157: Tyler Williams def. Joshua Greenwood (Morgan State), TF 16-0 (2:52); Drexel 23-0 165: Cody Walsh def. Jake Marsh (Morgan State), Dec 8-3; Drexel 26-0 174: Jack Janda def. Cortilius Vann (Morgan State), Dec 4-0; Drexel 29-0 184: Ethan Wilson def. Kyle Grey (Morgan State), Dec 4-2; Drexel 32-0 197: Ibrahim Ameer def. Nathanic Kendricks Jr (Morgan State), TF 24-4 (5:00); Drexel 37-0 285: Santino Morina def. Tyler Stewart (Morgan State), Fall 6:05; Drexel wins 43-0 Drexel 31 American 6 125: Desmond Pleasant (Drexel) major dec. Shamil Kalmatov (AU), 14-3 (DU 4-0) 133: Jaxon Maroney (Drexel) pinned #31 Maximilian Leete (AU), 7:55 SV (DU 10-0) 141: Jordan Soriano (Drexel) dec. Cael McIntyre (AU), 6-4 (DU 13-0) 149: Dom Findora (Drexel) dec. Gage Owen (AU), 9-2 (DU 16-0) 157: Kaden Milheim (AU) dec. Tyler Williams (Drexel), 3-1 (DU 16-3) 165: Cody Walsh (Drexel) tech. fall Ryan Zimmerman (AU), 17-2 (7:00) (DU 21-3) 174: Jack Janda (Drexel) dec. Lucas White (AU), 4-1 SV (DU 24-3) 184: Ethan Wilson (Drexel) major dec. Brad Kata (AU), 10-1 (DU 28-3) 197: Ibrahim Ameer (Drexel) dec. Liam Volk-Klos (AU), 11-5 (DU 31-3) 285: #33 Will Jarrell (AU) dec. Santino Morina (Drexel), 3-0 (DU 31-6) The Dragons will look to extend their winning streak this week with a dual at Brown. Franklin & Marshall The Diplomats hosted LIU to a dual. Unfortunately, they dropped the match. At 133 lbs, Mason Leiphart continued his ways with another tech fall. Pat Phillips earned an overtime win at 141 lbs. Noah Fox earned a tech fall at 174 lbs. John Crawford had the final win for F&M with an overtime decision. LIU 20 Franklin & Marshall 16 125: Robert Sagaris (LIU) TF Jack Parker (F&M); 5:22 (16-0) (LIU 5-0) 133: #28 Mason Leiphart (F&M) TF Kaelan Francois (LIU); 4:03 (15-0) (Tied 5-5) 141: Pat Phillips (F&M) dec. Devin Matthews (LIU); 4-1 (SV) (F&M 8-5) 149: Drew Witham (LIU) dec. Josh Hillard (F&M); 8-4 (Tied 8-8) 157: Rhise Royster (LIU) dec. Dominic Wheatley (F&M); 4-1 (LIU 11-8) 165: James Johnston (LIU) dec. Josh Palmucci (F&M); 10-5 (LIU 14-8) 174: Noah Fox (F&M) TF Corey Connolly (LIU); 7:00 (20-5) (LIU 14-13) 184: Anthony D`Alesio (LIU) dec. #18 James Conway (F&M); 6-5 (LIU 17-13) 197: #31 John Crawford (F&M) dec. John Dusza (LIU); 4-1 (SV) (LIU 17-16) 285: Aeden Begue (LIU) dec. Harrison Shapiro (F&M); 4-1 (SV) (LIU 20-16) F&M will be competing in the Messiah Open this weekend. Harvard The Crimson were in action against Princeton and Penn, dropping both duals. The bright spot in the lineup was Phil Conigliaro. The 7th ranked 174 lbs wrestler defeated 6th ranked Nick Incontrera from Penn. Diego Sotelo was 1-0 at 125lbs. At 157 lbs, James Harrington was 1-0 as well. Josh Kim won both his matches at 165 lbs. Princeton 20 Harvard 16 125: Diego Sotelo (Harvard) over Drew Heethuis (Princeton) (Dec 2-0) 133: Sean Pierson (Princeton) over Coleman Nogle (Harvard) (Dec 10-7) 141: Michael Jaffe (Harvard) over Tyler Vazquez (Princeton) (Dec 8-6) 149: Jack Crook (Harvard) over Eligh Rivera (Princeton) (Dec 14-12) 157: James Harrington (Harvard) vs. Rocco Camillaci (Princeton) 165: Josh Kim (Harvard) over Blaine Bergey (Princeton) (Dec 8-2) 174: Philip Conigliaro (Harvard) over Michael Squires (Princeton) (MD 15-3) 184: Nate Dugan (Princeton) over Leo Tarantino (Harvard) (Dec 7-3) 197: Luke Stout (Princeton) over Alex Whitworth (Harvard) (TF 18-2 5:30) 285: Matthew Cover (Princeton) over Nick Marcenelle (Harvard) (Fall 2:20) Penn 34 Harvard 6 125: Max Gallagher (Pennsylvania) over Isaiah Adams (Harvard) (Fall 2:24) 133: Michael Colaiocco (Pennsylvania) over Coleman Nogle (Harvard) (Dec 8-4) 141: CJ Composto (Pennsylvania) over Michael Jaffe (Harvard) (Dec 19-12) 149: Jude Swisher (Pennsylvania) over Jack Crook (Harvard) (Fall 0:30) 157: Lucas Revano (Pennsylvania) over Joseph Cangro (Harvard) (MD 10-2) 165: Josh Kim (Harvard) over Kaya Sement (Pennsylvania) (Dec 8-3) 174: Philip Conigliaro (Harvard) over Nick Incontrera (Pennsylvania) (Dec 4-2) 184: Maximus Hale (Pennsylvania) over Leo Tarantino (Harvard) (Fall 2:36) 197: Cole Urbas (Pennsylvania) over Alex Whitworth (Harvard) (Dec 3-0) 285: Nick Marcenelle (Harvard) over John Stout (Pennsylvania) (Dec 7-2) Harvard will have this weekend off. Hofstra The Pride were competing at the Edinboro Open. Noah Tapia earned sixth place at 149 lbs after an early loss and rallying four wins in a row to reach his match limit. Hofstra saw two quarterfinalists in Alex Turley at 141 lbs and Frank Volpe at 157 lbs. There were a handful of starters who did not make the trip. Hofstra will be hosting Binghamton for a dual this weekend. Lehigh #15 The Mountain Hawks squeaked out a win over a tough Army team. Jack Wilt had an important overtime win at 184 lbs. Michael Beard and Nathan Taylor continued their winning ways with bonus point wins. At 125 lbs, Sheldon Seymour had an upset win over Berginc, which was the difference in the dual. Malyke Hines (141 lbs) and Max Brignola (157 lbs) solidified the match for Lehigh with decisions. Lehigh 21 Army 16 165: Dalton Harkins 12-2 over Jake Logan, MD (4-0 Army) 174: Ben Pasiuk 16-6 over Connor Herceg, MD (8-0 Army) 184: Jack Wilt 8-5 over Dillon Sheehy, sudden victory (8-3 Army) 197: Michael Beard 20-3 over Wolfgang Frable, technical fall (8-8) 285: Nathan Taylor 12-8 over Lucas Stoddard, MD (12-8 Lehigh) 125: Sheldon Seymour 4-1 over Ethan Berginc, decision (15-8 Lehigh) 133: Connor Collins 17-1 over Ethan Smith, technical fall (15-13 Lehigh) 141: Malyke Hines 9-4 over Rich Treanor, decision (18-13 Lehigh) 149: Matt Williams 6-4 over Kelvin Griffin, decision (18-16 Lehigh) 157: Max Brignola 7-6 over Nate Lukez, decision (21-16 Lehigh) Lehigh will host Bucknell to a dual this weekend on Friday. Long Island The Sharks had a dual at Franklin & Marshall. Anthony D`Alesio had the key win at 184 lbs over #18 Conway. Robbie Sagaris started the dual off with a tech fall at 125lbs. Drew Witham and Rhise Royster each had decisions at 149 lbs and 157 lbs, respectively. The final win to secure the dual was Aeden Begue at heavyweight. This was a great win for LIU. LIU 20 Franklin & Marshall 16 125: Robert Sagaris (LIU) TF Jack Parker (F&M); 5:22 (16-0) (LIU 5-0) 133: #28 Mason Leiphart (F&M) TF Kaelan Francois (LIU); 4:03 (15-0) (Tied 5-5) 141: Pat Phillips (F&M) dec. Devin Matthews (LIU); 4-1 (SV) (F&M 8-5) 149: Drew Witham (LIU) dec. Josh Hillard (F&M); 8-4 (Tied 8-8) 157: Rhise Royster (LIU) dec. Dominic Wheatley (F&M); 4-1 (LIU 11-8) 165: James Johnston (LIU) dec. Josh Palmucci (F&M); 10-5 (LIU 14-8) 174: Noah Fox (F&M) TF Corey Connolly (LIU); 7:00 (20-5) (LIU 14-13) 184: Anthony D`Alesio (LIU) dec. #18 James Conway (F&M); 6-5 (LIU 17-13) 197: #31 John Crawford (F&M) dec. John Dusza (LIU); 4-1 (SV) (LIU 17-16) 285: Aeden Begue (LIU) dec. Harrison Shapiro (F&M); 4-1 (SV) (LIU 20-16) The Sharks will be in action this weekend against Bellarmine and VMI. Navy The Midshipmen went 2-0 on this weekend, snapping a losing streak. Josh Koderhandt was 2-0 with an impressive win over #11 Henson of Lock Haven. Charlie Evans was 2-0 at 157 lbs. At 165lbs, Andrew Cernilgia had a pin and a major decision. Danny Wask won both matches as well. Navy 33 Lock Haven 9 149: Lucas Kapusta (Lock Haven) dec Kaemen Smith (Navy), 10-3 // Lock Haven 3, Navy 0 157: Charlie Evans (Navy) major Connor Eck (Lock Haven), 12-1 // Navy 4, Lock Haven 3 165: #18 Andrew Cerniglia (Navy) major Eric Alderfer (Lock Haven), 9-1 // Navy 8, Lock Haven 3 174: #30 Danny Wask (Navy) major Tyler Stoltzfus (Lock Haven), 13-3 // Navy 12, Lock Haven 3 184: Colin Fegley (Lock Haven) dec David Key (Navy), 5-2 // Navy 12, Lock Haven 6 197: Daniel Williams (Navy) dec Cael Black (Lock Haven), 9-2 // Navy 15, Lock Haven 6 285: #19 Grady Griess (Navy) fall Ethan Miller (Lock Haven), 1:23 // Navy 21, Lock Haven 6 125: Grant Treaster (Navy) forfeit Lock Haven // Navy 27, Lock Haven 6 133: Gable Strickland (Lock Haven) dec #31 Brendan Ferretti (Navy), 4-2 // Navy 27, Lock Haven 9 141: #14 Josh Koderhandt (Navy) fall #11 Wyatt Henson (Lock Haven), 2:55 // Navy 33, Lock Haven 9 Navy 34 Bucknell 7 174: No. 30 Danny Wask (NAV) dec. over Myles Takats (BUC), 6-2 (NAV 3-0) 184: David Key (NAV) fall over Mikey Bartush (BUC), 4:30 (NAV 9-0) 197: Logan Deacetis (BUC) maj. dec. over Daniel Williams (NAV), 11-2 (NAV 9-4) 285: Jamier Ferere (NAV) dec. over No. 27 Dorian Crosby (BUC), 6-4 (NAV 12-4) 125: Kade Davidheiser (BUC) dec. over Grant Treaster (NAV), 4-1 (SV-1) (NAV 12-7) 133: No. 31 Brendan Ferretti (NAV) dec. over No. 14 Kurt Phipps (BUC), 3-1 (TB-1) (NAV 15-7) 141: No. 14 Josh Koderhandt (NAV) maj. dec. over Dylan Chappell (BUC), 13-2 (NAV 19-7) 149: Kaemen Smith (NAV) dec. over Riley Bower (BUC), 5-2 (SV-1) (NAV 22-7) 157: Charlie Evans (NAV) fall over Aiden Davis (BUC), 6:57 (NAV 28-7) 165: No. 18 Andrew Cerniglia (NAV) fall over Dylan McCullough (BUC), 2:28 (NAV 34-7) Navy will be off this weekend. Penn #18 The Quakers had a successful road trip, only dropping two of the twenty bouts. They had a shutout win over Brown. Jude Swisher made his debut down at 149 lbs. He had a quick pin over Harvard’s Crook. Ryan Miller saw action at 133 lbs after moving up from 125 lbs. This squad has been looking great. #18 Penn 39 Brown 0 125: Max Gallagher (Penn) def. Michael Joyce (Brown) DEC 6-1 133: Ryan Miller (Penn) def. Hunter Adrian (Brown) DEC 10-2 141: CJ Composto (Penn) def. Ian Oswalt (Brown) DEC 8-4 149: Andy Troczynski (Penn) def. Sam McMonagle (Brown) MD 11-1 157: Lucas Revano (Penn) def. Blake Saito (Brown) MD 18-6 165: Kaya Sement (Penn) def. Dominic Frontino (Brown) DEC 5-0 174: Nick Incontrera (Penn) def. Jonathan Conrad (Brown) MD 16-2 184: Maximus Hale (Penn) def. Colby Isabelle (Brown) TF 21-5 197: Martin Congrove (Penn) def. James Araneo (Brown) Injury Default 285: John Stout (Penn) def. Alex Semenenko (Brown) DEC 4-1 Penn 34 Harvard 6 125: Max Gallagher (Pennsylvania) over Isaiah Adams (Harvard) (Fall 2:24) 133: Michael Colaiocco (Pennsylvania) over Coleman Nogle (Harvard) (Dec 8-4) 141: CJ Composto (Pennsylvania) over Michael Jaffe (Harvard) (Dec 19-12) 149: Jude Swisher (Pennsylvania) over Jack Crook (Harvard) (Fall 0:30) 157: Lucas Revano (Pennsylvania) over Joseph Cangro (Harvard) (MD 10-2) 165: Josh Kim (Harvard) over Kaya Sement (Pennsylvania) (Dec 8-3) 174: Philip Conigliaro (Harvard) over Nick Incontrera (Pennsylvania) (Dec 4-2) 184: Maximus Hale (Pennsylvania) over Leo Tarantino (Harvard) (Fall 2:36) 197: Cole Urbas (Pennsylvania) over Alex Whitworth (Harvard) (Dec 3-0) 285: Nick Marcenelle (Harvard) over John Stout (Pennsylvania) (Dec 7-2) The Quakers will host Cornell this weekend for the Ivy League Championship. Princeton The Tigers were a perfect 2-0 on the weekend against Ivy League competition. Sean Pierson was 2-0 at 133 lbs. Upperweights Luke Stout and Matt Cover were each 2-0. With a 1-0 record, Nate Dugan won by decision at 184 lbs. Princeton 34 Brown 12 125: Drew Heethius (PU) def. Michael Joyce (Brown) FALL 6:16 133: Sean Pierson (PU) def. Hunter Adrian (Brown) MD 11-2 141: Ian Oswalt (Brown) def. Tyler Vazquez (PU) DEC 11-6 149: Eligh Rivera (PU) def. Sam McMonagle (Brown) TF 20-3 157: Blake Saito (Brown) def. Rocco Camillaci (PU) MD 11-1 165: Blaine Bergey (PU) def. Keegan Rothrock (Brown) DEC 9-2 174: Mikey Squires (PU) def. Dominic Frontino (Brown) injury default 184: Jonathan Conrad (Brown) def. Nathan Stefanik (PU) FALL 2:57 197: Luke Stout (PU) def. Nicholas Olivieri (Brown) FALL 3:53 285: Matt Cover (PU) def. Alex Semenenko (Brown) MD 9-0 Princeton 20 Harvard 16 125: Diego Sotelo (Harvard) over Drew Heethuis (Princeton) (Dec 2-0) 133: Sean Pierson (Princeton) over Coleman Nogle (Harvard) (Dec 10-7) 141: Michael Jaffe (Harvard) over Tyler Vazquez (Princeton) (Dec 8-6) 149: Jack Crook (Harvard) over Eligh Rivera (Princeton) (Dec 14-12) 157: James Harrington (Harvard) vs. Rocco Camillaci (Princeton) 165: Josh Kim (Harvard) over Blaine Bergey (Princeton) (Dec 8-2) 174: Philip Conigliaro (Harvard) over Michael Squires (Princeton) (MD 15-3) 184: Nate Dugan (Princeton) over Leo Tarantino (Harvard) (Dec 7-3) 197: Luke Stout (Princeton) over Alex Whitworth (Harvard) (TF 18-2 5:30) 285: Matthew Cover (Princeton) over Nick Marcenelle (Harvard) (Fall 2:20) The Tigers will be battling Cornell and Binghamton this weekend. Sacred Heart The Pioneers were on the road and came away with a victory over Bloomsburg. They rattled off four straight wins to start the dual. Andrew Fallon came away with a fall at 133 lbs. Hunter Perez had a fall at 197l bs also. Sacred Heart won seven of the ten bouts. Overall, it was a great performance from them. 125: Jake Ice (SHU) def. Bronson Garber (BU) by Decision, 4-0 133: Andrew Fallon (SHU) def. Major Lewis (Bloomsburg) by Fall (2:29) 141: Jake Carlucci (SHU) won by forfeit (BU) 149: Vincent Milazzo (SHU) def. Nikolas Antonelli (BU) by Major Decision, 8-0 157: William Morrow (BU) def. Connor MacDonald (SHU) by Major Decision, 17-3 165: Macon Myers (BU) def. Calvin Pineda (SHU) by Major Decision, 16-5 174: Nolen Zeigler (BU) def. Owen Ayotte (SHU) by Decision, 14-8 184: Nicky Eboli (SHU) def. Anthony Derosa (BU) by Decision, 7-4 197: Hunter Perez (SHU) def. David Tuttle (BU) by Fall (0:56) 285: Marc Berisha (SHU) def. Tyler McCatharn (BU) by Sudden Victory, 4-1 Sacred Heart will look to add another win with a dual against Morgan State on Sunday.

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We've got a new number one at 141 lbs! After Beau Bartlett's big win over Jesse Mendez, coupled with the previous number one Real Woods losing via major decision to Sergio Lemley, Bartlett has ascended to number one. Yesterday on The First Word, Willie Saylor, speculated that this was probably happening, but also mentioned the possibility of a "mulligan." In this case, I don't think a mulligan is warranted as you have an undefeated Bartlett who just beat Lemley last week. Also, a major decision is much different than a loss in tiebreakers, for instance. Whether or not a mulligan is used also depends on the weight class around the wrestler who potentially drops. We saw this last week at 141 lbs, when Jack/McNeil were both upset, but sat in front of some quality wrestlers who they've beaten head-to-head. Amazingly, this is the first new number one at the final eight weights. 125 lbs has been crazy and went through a handful of top-ranked wrestlers, while there's also been some upheaval at 133, as well. The other weight classes have seen their number one's maintain that ranking throughout the entire year. This also could be a moot point as Bartlett/Woods clash this Friday night. For the full rankings: Click Here