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Welcome back for another week of rankings-talk! We usually start off this column by talking 125 lbs, but we'll go with a weight class that's equally difficult to predict, just because of the sheer top-end talent, 157 lbs. Freshman Meyer Shapiro is the big mover after his impressive major decision win over Brock Mauller. Five through 12 at this weight had to be re-organized because of this win. Normally, I like some flow from week-to-week in the rankings; however, occasionally there has to be an overhaul. There was one for that portion of the weight class. I'd also keep an eye on #19 at the weight, Brayton Lee. He's proven to be a top contender, when healthy. Last season, he wasn't at all, and he suffered a bunch of uncharacteristic losses. Lee has competedly sparingly thus far, but checked in with his biggest win of the year (Joey Blaze). Lee has some tough matches during the remainder of the season, but nothing against current top-ten's. His highest ranked regular season competition would come from #12 Will Lewan (February 16th). That could lead to him being an x-factor at the Big Ten Championships. At 141 lbs, we had a unique situation where both the fourth and fifth ranked wrestlers lost to opponents outside of the top-ten. Since, Ryan Jack and Lachlan McNeil have beaten the wrestlers ranked in their general vicinity, we stood pat with them and gave a slight boost to their opponents, Tom Crook and Cole Matthews. 165 lbs kind of straightened itself out up top as David Carr beat Izzak Olejnik and Keegan O'Toole majored Julian Ramirez. We're still holding still with Mitchell Mesenbrink. I know it's a hot-button topic for Penn State fans. He'll have his opportunies against those higher ranked opponents soon. Plus, they might lose to non-top-3 opponents. At 197 lbs, Rocky Elam suffered his first loss of the season. This was another area that had to be reorganized. With #5 Jaxon Smith losing via major decision (to #1 Aaron Brooks), we decided to bump Michael Beard up into the fourth slot. Beard has an excellent resume this year with some impressive, dominant wins. For the full rankings: Click Here

125: Wide Open The Undefeated: Braeden Davis, Penn St. (13-0) The Situation: The state of 125 has been chaotic all season. Although true freshman Davis is the only undefeated, nothing is certain at this weight. Top-ranked Matt Ramos, the defending NCAA finalist, has three losses and there are ten other guys at 125 with two losses or less. I don’t think there’s enough ‘meat on the bone’ in conferences outside the B1G that would propel a champ to the top spot. In the PAC, Richie Figeroa already has two losses, and the next guy up, Brandon Kaylor has six. The ACC has been rather mediocre at the weight, overall. There are two non-B1G’s that could get it should 1) they win out and 2) the BIG Champ is someone with a relatively high number of losses. Those two would be a one-loss EIWA Champ Luke Stanich (Lehigh) or a one-loss Noah Surtin (Missouri) should he win out and capture the Big 12 title. Top Seed Prediction: Big Ten Champion 133: Two Man Race The Undefeated: #1-Ryan Crookham, Lehigh (14-0); #3-Daton Fix, OK State (8-0); #4-Dylan Ragusin, Michigan (16-0) The Situation: Barring something unforeseen, this seems pretty clear. Crookham controls his own destiny. He has the best wins (Vito, Nagao, Colaiocco) of the undefeated. A rematch with Vito in the EIWA finals seems likely. Should he win out, he’ll no doubt be the top seed. If Vito wins the rematch at EIWA’s, a Big 12 Champ Daton Fix would be the clear top seed. He only has eight matches but he bonuses both #6-Kai Orine (NCST) and #7-Evan Frost (ISU). Ragusin, with a win over #5-Nagao, has an outside shot, but would need several things to happen. He’d have to win B1G’s, have Vito beat Crookham, and see Daton stumble, which isn’t likely given Daton’s remaining schedule. Vito, of course, has a shot, but he’d need to win EIWA’s and have both Ragusin and Daton lose. Top Seed Prediction: Crookham if he beats Vito; Fix if he doesn’t 141: All About The B1G The Undefeated: #1-Real Woods, Iowa (12-0); #2-Beau Bartlett, Penn St. (13-0) The Situation: Jesse Mendez, at 18-1 is ranked #3 in the country meaning the Top 3 guys in the nation are all from the B1G. The only other wrestlers with less than two losses are West Virginia’s Jordan Titus and Lock Haven’s Wyatt Henson, who are ranked 10th and 11th, respectively. Woods has Bartlett and #8-Tagen Jamison before conference weekend. Bartlett has both Woods and Mendez. But none of that probably matters as the man who is standing on top of the Big Ten conference podium is almost assuredly the Top Seed in Kansas City. Top Seed Prediction: Big Ten Champ 149: Another Clear 2-Man The Undefeated: #1-Ridge Lovett, Nebraska (19-0); #6-Austin Gomez, Michigan (4-0) The Situation: Virginia Tech’s #2-Caleb Henson has just the loss to Lovett from CKLV finals. Like Real Woods at 141, if Lovett wins out, he’s your obvious top seed. But Gomez has looked fantastic and is 2-0 against Lovett in previous seasons. Those two are slated to meet this Feb. 9th. Even if they split, I don’t see Henson jumping both of them considering the head-to-head from Vegas. So whoever wins last (e.i. The B1G final) should be the 1. Top Seed Prediction: Big Ten Champ 157: Dare I Say, As Crazy as 125 The Undefeated: #1-Levi Haines, Penn St. (10-0); #3-Vinny Zerban, Northern Colorado (17-0) The Situation: Haines is not only one of just two undefeated's, but also ranked #1 and the highest returning placer from last year’s NCAA’s. So slam dunk, right? Not at this weight. To say ‘Should he win out…’ would be lazy considering 1) he just escaped sudden victory with #21-Chase Saldate (MSU), 2) the depth of the weight, 3) the tight margins we see everywhere at the weight and 4) the significant remaining schedule for the top contenders. Consider that #2-Jared Franek has not only lost to #6-Michael Blockhus (MINN), but he’s also had a last-second scare from #13-Cody Chittum (ISU), a win over #16-Joey Blaze (PUR) without a takedown, and, most recently, an OT victory over #19-Trevor Chumbley. The point is, no matter how good these guys are, the margins are too slim to just project winning out for anyone. In addition B1G’s, which will have #1, #2, #6, #9, #10, #16, #19, #20, and #21, Haines and Franek are set to hit in a dual, Haines also has Peyton Robb. All the while, undefeated Vinny Zerban is lurking and Meyer Shapiro is still in play as a top seed. Those two guys have different attributes for seeding: Zerban, though undefeated, has the best win of #11-Daniel Cardenas (Stanford). He also beat Saldate, but other than that his competition has been light. Shapiro, on the other hand, has two losses (both on the same day at CKLV), but has wins over #5-Brock Mauller (MIZZ) and #8-Bryce Andonian (VT). Zerban will have to navigate a Big 12 bracket with #5, #13, #14, #15, and #18. And there will be no room for error. A loss and he’ll be out of top seed contention. Meyer has #7-Ed Scott (NCST) in a dual and then an EIWA conference tournament that has no other competitor ranked Top 20. This is all to say that Meyer still has a fighting chance should the guys in the B1G cannibalize each other, which results have shown is absolutely possible. Top Seed Prediction: Too Soon To Tell 165: Arrowheads The Undefeated: #1-Keegan O’Toole, Missouri (13-0); #7-Mitch Mesenbrink, Penn St. (14-0) The Situation: The only remaining undefeated's are both Arrowhead HS (Wisconsin) alums. O’Toole is the front-runner for the top seed as a two-time defending NCAA Champ who is undefeated and ranked #1. That being said, he still has #3-David Carr (ISU) and #4-Izaak Olejnik (OKST) in duals and then again at the Big 12 tournament. If he wins out, it’s a no-brainer. But although he’s the favorite to do so, that’s one of the toughest remaining schedules in the country. Mesenbrink’s best win is Cam Amine (MICH), who was ranked 7th at the time. But he still has a dual matchup with #6-Mikey Caliendo (Iowa) and a B1G tournament with him, #5-Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin), #9-Caleb Fish (MSU) and #10-Amine. For Mesenbrink to capture the top seed, he’ll need to win out and have KOT lose at Big 12’s. Even if Carr were to beat Keegan in a dual, I’d bet the farm on the seeding committed making sure he and Carr were on opposite sides at NCAA’s. For Carr, he has a clear path to the top seed as well and that is to beat Keegan both in the dual and at Big 12’s. Let’s summarize the path to #1 seed: KOT: Win Big 12’s Carr: Win out Mesenbrink: Win out + KOT wins dual with Carr + Carr wins Big 12’s The above isn’t guaranteed, but rather my assumption based on past seeding/thought processes. Top Seed Prediction: Big 12 Champ 174: Next Topic Nittany Lion The Undefeated: #1-Carter Starocci, Penn St. (8-0); #2-Mekhi Lewis, Virginia Tech (8-0) The Situation: In pursuit of his fourth NCAA title, Starocci is undefeated and as dominant as he’s ever been. Even in the toughest conference in the nation, his winning out looks like a foregone conclusion. Starocci beat Mekhi in the All-Star Classic, which technically doesn’t count and yet kind of does because, ya know, we watched it. It happened. Top Seed Prediction: Carter Starocci 184: Next Topic Panther Train The Undefeated: #1-Parker Keckeisen, Northern Iowa (15-0) The Situation: Keckeisen beat #5-Bernie Traux (Penn St.) at the All-Star Classic, and won a monster CKLV that had the following in the bracket: #2, #3, #4, #7, #8, and #10. Additionally, he beat #2-Dustin Plott (OKST) in a dual last week. Although he has #10-Will Feldkamp (ISU) and #11-Clayton Whiting (MIZZ) in duals and both of them plus Plott at Big 12’s, it would be shocking for anyone to knock him off prior to NCAA’s. Top Seed Prediction: Parker Keckeisen 197: Next Topic Nittany Lion The Undefeated: #1-Aaron Brooks, Penn St. (9-0); #2-Stephen Buchanan, Oklahoma (18-0); #3-Trent Hidlay, North Carolina St. (17-0) The Situation: It’s a pretty odd situation in that the top three guys are all 1) undefeated 2) dominant 3) credentialed. All of them have placed Top 3 at NCAA’s with Hidlay making a final. They are also, conveniently, in three different conferences. But of course, Brooks is chasing history as he goes for his fourth NCAA title. And there’s very little in his way prior to the big dance. He’ll be heavily favored in all duals and at the B1G tournament where there is just one other Top 10 197lber. - #5-Jaxon Smith (Maryland), who Brooks just majored two days ago. Hidlay has #7-Jacob Cardenas (Cornell) in a dual but should cruise at ACC’s with no other Top 10’s. Buchanan has the biggest task in remaining undefeated with #6-Tanner Sloan (SDSU) and #16-Luke Surber (OKST) in duals followed by the Big 12 tournament which has both of them plus one-loss Rocky Elam (MIZZ). Top Seed Prediction: Aaron Brooks 285: Does the All-Star Count, or Nah? The Undefeated: #1-Greg Kerkvliet, Penn St. (8-0); #2-Wyatt Hendrickson, Air Force (14-0); #3-Yonger Bastida, Iowa St. (17-0); #5-Zach Elam, Missouri (17-0) The Situation: Kerkvliet has many things going for him. He’s ranked #1 and the perception across the country is he’s the clear best in the field this year. He’s also the highest returning placer after a runner-up finish last year. And he’s undefeated. However, his best win this year is over Michigan’s Lucas Davison who now has three losses and dropped out of the Top 5. That is, of course, if you don’t count the utterly dominant win over Hendrickson at the All-Star Classic. And, by seeding process, you’re not supposed to. That creates a conundrum as 1) Kerkvliet is not going to have an opportunity to beat any Top 5 guys before NCAA’s and 2) three of the current Top 5 are both undefeated and in the same conference. That means whoever wins Big 12’s is going to have a crazy good score come out of the seeding formula. Usually, the “All-Star-Classic-Doesn’t-Count” conundrum works itself out and doesn’t come into play. But I just don’t see how it does this year at HWT. If Kerkvliet is the #1 seed (and he should be) at NCAA’s, that means the committee took matters into their own hands (and they should). Top Seed Prediction: Greg Kerkvliet

Little Rock’s streak ends at six Little Rock’s historic run ended when the Trojans traveled to Stanford. The Cardinal wrestling team defeated Little Rock 24-15. Although the Trojans lost, their three rising stars shined against tough competitors. Nasir Bailey defeated Dominic LaJoie 19-3 at 133 pounds, Stephen Little pinned Nick Stemmet in 51 seconds at 197 pounds and Josiah Hill majored Jackson Mankowski 15-5 at heavyweight. Five other Trojans lost their matches by three or fewer points. Before losing to Stanford, Little Rock handled #16 Oregon State 20-17. Jeremiah Reno pinned Brandon Kaylor at 125 pounds, Bailey downed Gabe Whisenhunt 13-4, Joey Bianchi blanke Kekana Fouret 10-0, Little defeated Justin Rademacher 10-3 and Hill defeated #17 Boone McDermott, 4-1. Oregon State falls to Little Rock Oregon State found themselves on the wrong side of upset matches. However, the Beavers did win five matches against the Trojans. Cleveland Belton defeated Cael Keck 7-5, Nash Singleton defeated Kyle Dutton 11-8, Isaiah Crosby knocked off Matt Bianchi 9-7, Matthew Olguin tech fall Brendon Abdon 21-4 up at 174 lbs and Trey Munoz beat Triston Wills 11-8. Stanford captures first Pac-12 victory Stanford had its first Pac-12 dual against Little Rock at home and won 24-15. The Cardinal won seven out of the ten matches and ended the Trojans six-match win streak. Nico Provo began the dual with a 13-11 victory at 125 pounds against a hot Jeremiah Reno. Jason Miranda won a shootout over Brennan Van Hoecke, 15-13, Jaden Abas prevailed in another barnburner over Kyle Dutton, 13-10, Daniel Cardenas defeated Matt Bianchi 5-0, Hunter Garvin pinned Brandon Abdon, Tye Monteiro upset #18 Tyler Brennan 5-2 and Jack Darrah edged Triston Wills 3-2.

This last weekend was a big one for the biggest teams in the DI landscape. There were a pair of duals featuring top-ten teams squaring off and others that saw them face prominent opposition. These marquee duals will surely impact the new set of dual rankings, which will drop tomorrow. Here’s a brief recap of the notable action for each school in the top ten and what they have on the horizon. 1. Penn State: Win 42-6 (at Maryland) The Nittany Lions ran their unbeaten streak in dual meets to 51 consecutive matches with a 42-6 thumping of Maryland, on the road. Penn State was without two potential starters (Aaron Nagao - 133) and Tyler Kasak/David Evans (149) and those were the only two losses on the day. All eight of their wins came via bonus points and four were falls. The most notable win came at 197 lbs where top-ranked Aaron Brooks majored fifth-ranked Jaxon Smith, 13-4. The two 149 lbers went to the Mat-Town Open to boost their match total for NCAA qualification purposes. Kasak and Evans ended up hitting and the freshman, Kasak, got a 4-2 victory. Next: On Friday, Penn State will host number seven Ohio State. 2. Iowa: Win 36-6 (at #26 Illinois); Win 46-0 (at Northwestern) Iowa had a weekend road trip through Illinois and came away with a pair of dominating dual victories. Tom Brands’ team only lost two matches across the two duals and both came in sudden victory. They combined to outdistance Illinois and Northwestern by an 82-6 margin. 197 lber Zach Glazier ran his perfect record to 18-0 with a pair of bonus-point victories. There might be some clarity at 133 lbs as Cullan Schriever got the call in both duals. Against Illinois, he majored #30 Tony Madrigal (Illinois), 9-1. The Northwestern dual saw him tech Patrick Adams, 24-9. Schriever is now 8-1 on the year. Brody Teske, one of the other options at 133, moved up to 141 lbs for the weekend and won both of his bouts. Top-ranked Real Woods was given the weekend off. Next: Friday, Iowa will travel to meet #13 Michigan. Though the Hawkeyes are favorites, there are plenty of possible intriguing matchups. 3. Missouri: Win 30-6 (at #19 West Virginia); Loss 20-16 (at #9 Cornell) Missouri took to the road and faced a pair of ranked opponents. Friday saw the Tigers post a lopsided win over conference rival West Virginia. Mizzou’s one-two punch of Noah Surtin and Kade Moore staked them to an 11-0 after a tech fall and fall, respectively. At 165 lbs, two-time national champion Keegan O’Toole barely escaped against All-American Peyton Hall, 8-7. Sunday saw Mizzou go north to Cornell for a huge non-conference dual. For the first time in a month, Cornell was a full strength and showed off. In the early going, it was Moore who turned heads, by putting returning national champion Vito Arujau on his back for an early lead. Arujau battled back to win 10-9, but it was a solid performance for the previously unheralded Moore. Once again, 165 lbs was front and center as O’Toole squared off with second-ranked Julian Ramirez. After Ramirez grabbed the first takedown, the rest of the contest was all O’Toole. He prevailed with a 13-5 major decision. The remaining key matches were less friendly to the Tigers and they fell to Cornell, 20-16. Heavyweight Zach Elam remained unbeaten with a 2-1 victory over Lewis Fernandes. Next: Missouri will have no time to lick their wounds as they’ll host #4 Oklahoma State on Sunday. 4. Oklahoma State: Win 22-12 (#20 Northern Iowa); Win 21-12 (#5 Iowa State) Oklahoma State played host to a pair of Big 12 teams from the state of Iowa and finished the weekend with their perfect record intact. Friday’s 22-12 win over Northern Iowa, coupled with a 21-12 win over Iowa State pushed the Cowboys to 10-0. The UNI bout featured a #1 vs. #2 showdown at 184 lbs. At one point, Oklahoma State’s second-ranked Dustin Plott appeared to have Parker Keckeisen on the ropes; however, Keckeisen battled back to win 12-6. The 149 lb contest saw the return of Jordan Williams to the starting lineup. Williams won via tech fall and may have made a statement for the starting spot at the weight. At heavyweight, Konner Doucet got by Tyrell Gordon in tiebreakers during a top-15 clash. Saturday night’s mega-dual with Iowa State saw the Cowboys win the first three matches and jump out to an insurmountable 10-0 advantage. The key win in the sequence saw Tagen Jamison take down #7 Anthony Echemendia in sudden victory. That victory was crucial for Jamison who has faced a tough schedule, of late. Any comeback hopes for the Cyclones were thwarted by major decisions at 184 and 197 lbs by Plott and true freshman, Jersey Robb. Plott downed returning All-American Will Feldkamp, while Robb was called into duty, with Luke Surber unavailable, and not only won but posted a 15-6 major decision over #30 Julien Broderson. Next: It gets no easier for Oklahoma State as they face #23 Arizona State on Friday at home before traveling to #3 Missouri on Sunday. 5. Iowa State: Win 37-4 (at #18 Oklahoma); Loss 21-12 (at #4 Oklahoma State) The Cyclones took to the road for a pair of duals against traditional Big 12 rivals Oklahoma and Oklahoma State. There wasn’t much suspense surrounding the Oklahoma dual as Iowa State took nine of ten matches from the Sooners. At 149 lbs, Casey Swiderski returned to the lineup, after an absence of almost two months and picked up a ranked win over #32 Willie McDougald. Freshman 174 lbs MJ Gaitan had an impressive ranked win pinning #29 Tate Picklo. Some bright spots for ISU in their loss to Oklahoma State include a second win on the weekend from Swiderski. He beat #17 Sammy Alvarez, 8-2. David Carr wasn’t seriously threatened in one of the headline bouts of the evening. Carr got by CKLV champion, Izzak Olejnik, 8-1. Gaitan also was unbeaten during the Oklahoma swing; taking down dangerous true freshman Brayden Thompson, 6-3 in sudden victory and Yonger Bastida maintained his perfect record and grabbed a top-ten victory (Doucet). Next: The Cyclones are at home this week for a Friday dual with #19 West Virginia 6. Nebraska: Win 39-3 (at Northwestern); Win 28-9 (at #17 Wisconsin) The Cornhuskers flexed their muscles in a pair of Big Ten wins on Friday/Sunday. Neither of their opponents managed more than ten team points as Nebraska cruised, even with the services of two-time All-American 157 lber Peyton Robb. Jacob Van Dee, Ridge Lovett, Lenny Pinto, and Silas Allred all went 2-0 on the weekend for Nebraska. Allred had identical 19-4 tech falls against Northwestern and Wisconsin, giving him three straight techs - all by the same score. Next: Nebraska is in action against #26 Illinois at home on Sunday. That dual should feature a top-ten clash at 149 lbs as true freshman Kannon Webster is ranked eighth and chasing Nebraska’s #1 Lovett. 7. Ohio State: Win 20-19 (#13 Michigan) What a Friday night for Tom Ryan’s team! His Buckeyes have been the recipients of some horrendous fortune on the injury front, of late. Paddy Gallagher, Carson Kharchla, and Gavin Hoffman all are dealing with very serious ailments and are unavailable. The sad reality is that none of Ohio State’s opponents will feel sorry for them, least of all, Michigan. Friday’s dual with the Wolverines got off to an ominous start with Michigan winning the first four matches contested (Jesse Mendez received a forfeit for OSU at 141). The upperweights picked up the slack and carried the Buckeyes to victory winning four of the last five. Bryce Hepner was down early but never wavered in an exciting, 12-10 win over Beau Mantanona at 165. 184 lbs saw Ryder Rogotzke take it to #15 Jaden Bullock in a 21-0 tech fall. The deciding match came at 285 lbs when freshman Nick Feldman used a third-period takedown to knock off #4 Lucas Davison, 4-3. Next: There’s no time to celebrate for Ohio State as they’ll travel to top-ranked Penn State Friday and #14 Rutgers Sunday. 8. NC State: Win 31-6 (at #25 Pittsburgh) Friday marked the first day of the ACC dual season and NC State traveled north to take on a dangerous Pittsburgh team that was responsible for Ohio State’s only loss of the year. That didn’t bother the Wolfpack as they started the dual with back-to-back major decisions from Jarrett Trombley and Kai Orine and never looked back. The unheralded middleweights for NC State both picked up a pair of really strong wins against Pitt. Derek Fields pulled a slight upset on #14 Holden Heller, while Alex Faison downed #17 Luca Augustine. Despite Augustine holding a higher national ranking, Faison is now 3-0 career against him. Next: The ACC schedule continues with heated rival North Carolina on Friday night. 9. Cornell: Win 37-6 (Harvard), Win 47-0 (Brown), Win 20-16 (at #3 Missouri) Saturday saw Cornell host Harvard and Brown for their first two Ivy League duals of the year. Greg Diakmoihalis set the tone in the Harvard dual with an impressive 14-3 major decision over #21 Diego Sotelo. The rest of the dual went as you would expect, though Mike Grey was able to get some new faces (Brody Oleksak and Colt Barley) in at 165 and 174, respectively. In Saturday’s second dual, Cornell blanked Brown, 47-0. Seven of the ten Big Red wrestlers logged bonus point wins. Sunday saw the mega, non-conference matchup with third-ranked Missouri. After surrendering a pin at 125 lbs, Cornell won the next four bouts to lead 13-3 at the break. The final bout in the first half saw true freshman Meyer Shapiro dominate three-time All-American Brock Mauller in a 14-4 major decision. Huge wins at 184 and 197 lbs clinched the dual for Grey’s team. Chris Foca was facing an imposing opponent in #11 Clayton Whiting, but it didn’t seem to matter as he poured it on - to the tune of 14-1. Jacob Cardenas locked up the win by shutting out multiple-time All-American Rocky Elam, which accounted for Elam’s first loss of the year. With their full lineup available Cornell is a dangerous team and much better than their current ninth ranking. Next: Saturday brings Columbia to Ithaca for an Ivy/EIWA dual. 10. Minnesota: Win 20-12 (at #14 Rutgers) Minnesota made the long trek to the East Coast for a Saturday afternoon matinee with #14 Rutgers. True freshman Tyler Wells continues to impress and notched his biggest win of the season, by upsetting #8 Dylan Shawver, 5-2 in sudden victory. His win got Minnesota on the board after a loss at 125 lbs. Three consecutive wins from the middleweights were highlighted by Michael Blockhus, who stays hot with a tech fall at 157 lbs. The turning point of the match came at 184 lbs as true freshman Max McEnelly stepped in and recorded a 4-2 win over the dangerous #22 Brian Soldano. Rutgers still had a shot at the victory with unbeaten #9 John Poznanski lurking at 197 lbs. Those hopes were dashed with an upset by Garrett Joles. Jokes got a takedown in sudden victory to come out on top, 4-1. That is the biggest of the 13 wins on the year for Joles. Next: Minnesota stays home next weekend and plays host to Maryland on Friday and Northwestern on Sunday.

Saturday’s Dual Results Minnesota 20 Rutgers 12 125 - Dean Peterson (Rutgers) dec Patrick McKee (Minnesota) 6-4 133 - Tyler Wells (Minnesota) dec Dylan Shawver (Rutgers) 5-2SV 141 - Mitch Moore (Rutgers) dec Vance VomBaur (Minnesota) 4-1 149 - Drew Roberts (Minnesota) dec Michael Cetta (Rutgers) 3-0 157 - Michael Blockhus (Minnesota) tech Al DeSantis (Rutgers) 18-3 165 - Blaine Brenner (Minnesota) dec Luke Gayer (Rutgers) 2-0 174 - Jackson Turley (Rutgers) dec Andrew Sparks (Minnesota) 7-4 184 - Max McEnelly (Minnesota) dec Brian Soldano (Rutgers) 3-2 197 - Garrett Joles (Minnesota) dec John Poznanski (Rutgers) 4-1SV 285 - Yaraslau Slavikouski (Rutgers) dec Bennett Tabor (Minnesota) 8-2 Cornell 37 Harvard 6 125 - Greg Diakomihalis (Cornell) maj Diego Sotelo (Harvard) 14-3 133 - Vito Arujau (Cornell) maj Coleman Nogle (Harvard) 14-4 141 - Vince Cornella (Cornell) fall Jaden Pepe (Harvard) 2:10 149 - Ethan Fernandez (Cornell) dec Jack Crook (Harvard) 11-7 157 - Meyer Shapiro (Cornell) maj Jimmy Harrington (Harvard) 14-3 165 - Joshua Kim (Harvard) dec Brody Oleksak (Cornell) 11-4 174 - Phil Conigilario(Harvard) maj Colt Barley (Cornell) 14-4 184 - Chris Foca (Cornell) tech Leonardo Tarantino (Harvard) 19-4 197 - Jacob Cardenas (Cornell) tech Alex Whitworth (Harvard) 16-1 285 - Lewis Fernandes (Cornell) fall Jeffrey Crooks (Harvard) 1:23 Cornell 47 Brown 0 125 - Greg Diakomihalis (Cornell) dec Michael Joyce (Brown) 7-4SV 133 - Vito Arujau (Cornell) tech Hunter Adrian (Brown) 19-4 141 - Vince Cornella (Cornell) dec Ian Oswalt (Brown) 7-0 149 - Ethan Fernandez (Cornell) tech Sam McMonagle (Brown) 18-1 157 - Meyer Shapiro (Cornell) tech Blake Saito (Brown) 18-3 165 - Julian Ramirez (Cornell) tech Dom Frontino (Brown) 17-2 174 - Evan Canoyer (Cornell) dec Jonathan Conrad (Brown) 4-1 184 - Chris Foca (Cornell) fall Nick Olivieri (Brown) 1:43 197 - Jacob Cardenas (Cornell) fall James Araneo (Brown) 4:52 285 - Lewis Fernandes (Cornell) fall Alex Semenenko (Brown) 2:32 Hofstra 22 Long Island 14 125 - Dylan Acevedo-Switzer (Hofstra) dec Robbie Sagaris (Long Island) 4-3TB 133 - Dylan Ryder (Hofstra) maj Christopher Betancourt (Long Island) 16-3 141 - Devin Matthews (Long Island) maj Alex Turley (Hofstra) 13-5 149 - Drew Witham (Long Island) maj Noah Tapia (Hofstra) 13-3 157 - Rhise Royster (Long Island) dec Jurius Clark (Hofstra) 6-1 165 - Jake Slotnick (Hofstra) dec James Johnston (Long Island) 6-2 174 - Ross McFarland (Hofstra) maj Corey Connolly (Long Island) 8-0 184 - Anthony D’Alesio (Long Island) dec Will Conlon (Hofstra) 9-5 197 - Nik Miller (Hofstra) dec John Dusza (Long Island) 8-3 285 - Keaton Kluever (Hofstra) tech Jared Tracy (Long Island) 21-4 Northern Illinois 22 Central Michigan 10 125 - Blake West (Northern Illinois) dec Sean Spidle (Central Michigan) 7-5 133 - Mikey Kaminski (Northern Illinois) dec Andrew Austin (Central Michigan) 13-10SV 141 - Jacob Brya (Northern Illinois) dec Ja’Kerion Merritt (Central Michigan) 5-0 149 - Corbyn Munson (Central Michigan) dec Jaivon Jones (Northern Illinois) 7-1 157 - Johnny Lovett (Central Michigan) dec Brett Smith (Northern Illinois) 5-1 165 - Tommy Bennett (Northern Illinois) dec Tyler Swiderski (Central Michigan) 5-4 174 - Alex Cramer (Central Michigan) tech Ricardo Salin (Northern Illinois) 20-5 184 - Matt Zuber (Northern Illinois) maj Adrien Cramer (Central Michigan) 10-2 197 - Carter Grewe (Northern Illinois) dec Cameron Wood (Central Michigan) 7-4 285 - Jacobi Jackson (Northern Illinois) dec Bryan Caves (Central Michigan) 4-1 Binghamton 28 Harvard 9 125 - Diego Sotelo (Harvard) dec Carson Wagner (Binghamton) 8-6 133 - Micah Roes (Binghamton) dec Coleman Nogle (Harvard) 7-3 141 - Nate Lucier (Binghamton) dec Dante Frinzi (Harvard) 9-6 149 - Jordan Brown (Binghamton) dec Jack Crook (Havard) 10-7 157 - Jimmy Harrington (Harvard) dec Carter Bear (Binghamton) 4-3 165 - Brevin Cassella (Binghamton) dec Joshua Kim (Harvard) 5-0 174 - Phil Conigliaro (Harvard) dec Dimitri Gamkrelidze (Binghamton) 4-2 184 - Jacob Nolan (Binghamton) maj Leonardo Tarantino (Harvard) 9-1 197 - Louie DePrez (Binghamton) fall Alex Whitworth (Harvard) 2:45 285 - Cory Day (Binghamton) fall Logan Marissal (Havard) :46 Army West Point 18 Bucknell 15 125 - Charlie Farmer (Army West Point) fall Owen Bell (Bucknell) 1:43 133 - Kurt Phipps (Bucknell) dec Braden Basile (Army West Point) 1-0 141 - Dylan Chappell (Bucknell) dec Logan Brown (Army West Point) 5-4 149 - Matthew Williams (Army West Point) dec Riley Bower (Bucknell) 4-1 157 - Nathan Lukez (Army West Point) dec Cade Wirnsberger (Bucknell) 5-1 165 - Noah Mulvaney (Bucknell) dec Dalton Harkins (Army West Point) 9-2SV 174 - Ben Pasiuk (Army West Point) dec Myles Takats (Bucknell) 12-11 184 - Nolan Springer (Bucknell) dec Dillon Sheehy (Army West Point) 4-1 197 - Logan Deacetis (Bucknell) dec Wolfgang Frable (Army West Point) 5-1 285 - Lucas Stoddard (Army West Point) dec Dorian Crosby (Bucknell) 4-2 Indiana 22 Purdue 9 125 - Matt Ramos (Purdue) dec Michael Spangler (Indiana) 8-6 133 - Cayden Rooks (Indiana) maj Jacob Macatangay (Purdue) 11-2 141 - Danny Fongaro (Indiana) dec Christian White (Purdue) 5-2 149 - Graham Rooks (Indiana) dec Marcos Polanco (Purdue) 5-4 157 - Brayton Lee (Indiana) dec Joey Blaze (Purdue) 4-2 165 - Stoney Buell (Purdue) dec Tyler Lillard (Indiana) 5-1 174 - DJ Washington (Indiana) dec Brody Baumann (Purdue) 9-4 184 - Roman Rogotzke (Indiana) dec James Rowley (Purdue) 6-3SV 197 - Ben Vanadia (Purdue) dec Gabe Sollars (Indiana) 6-3SV 285 - Nick Willham (Indiana) dec Tristan Ruhlman (Purdue) 4-2 Oklahoma State 21 Iowa State 12 125 - Troy Spratley (Oklahoma State) dec Kysen Terukina (Iowa State) 4-2 133 - Daton Fix (Oklahoma State) maj Evan Frost (Iowa State) 11-2 141 - Tagen Jamison (Oklahoma State) dec Anthony Echemendia (Iowa State) 4-1SV 149 - Casey Swiderski (Iowa State) dec Sammy Alvarez (Oklahoma State) 8-2 157 - Teague Travis (Oklahoma State) dec Jason Kraisser (Iowa State) 8-3 165 - David Carr (Iowa State) dec Izzak Olejnik (Oklahoma State) 8-1 174 - MJ Gaitan (Iowa State) dec Brayden Thompson (Oklahoma State) 6-3SV 184 - Dustin Plott (Oklahoma State) maj Will Feldkamp (Iowa State) 17-3 197 - Jersey Robb (Oklahoma State) maj Julien Broderson (Iowa State) 15-6 285 - Yonger Bastida (Iowa State) dec Konner Doucet (Oklahoma State) 7-2 Franklin & Marshall 33 Sacred Heart 10 125 - Jake Ice (Sacred Heart) maj Eric Howe (F&M) 10-1 133 - Mason Leiphart (F&M) dec Andrew Fallon (Sacred Heart) 14-9 141 - Pat Phillips (F&M) dec Vincent Milazzo (Sacred Heart) 4-0 149 - Josh Hillard (F&M) fall Chris Naegele (Sacred Heart) 2:37 157 - Dominic Wheatley (F&M) tech Connor MacDonald (Sacred Heart) 15-0 165 - Scott Jarosz (Sacred Heart) dec Josh Palmucci (F&M) 8-1 174 - Noah Fox (F&M) tech Owen Ayotte (Sacred Heart) 25-6 184 - James Conway (F&M) tech Hunter Perez (Sacred Heart) 19-3 197 - John Crawford (F&M) fall Jake Trovato (Sacred Heart) 3:43 285 - Brendan Gilchrist (Sacred Heart) dec Harrison Shapiro (F&M) 4-1 Binghamton 24 Brown 9 125 - Michael Joyce (Brown) dec Carson Wagner (Binghamton) 7-2 133 - Micah Roes (Binghamton) dec Hunter Adrian (Brown) 4-3 141 - Nate Lucier (Binghamton) dec Ian Oswalt (Brown) 2-1SV 149 - Sam McMonagle (Brown) dec Jordan Brown (Binghamton) 2-1 157 - Blake Saito (Brown) dec Carter Baer (Binghamton) 9-3 165 - Brevin Cassella (Binghamton) dec Dom Frontino (Brown) 3-0 174 - Dimitri Gamkrelidze (Binghamton) dec Jonathan Conrad (Brown) 4-2 184 - Jacob Nolan (Binghamton) tech Nick Olivieri (Brown) 17-1 197 - Louie DePrez (Binghamton) maj James Araneo (Brown) 16-2 285 - Cory Day (Binghamton) dec Alex Semenenko (Brown) 6-0 Northern Iowa 30 Oklahoma 12 125 - Conrad Hendriksen (Oklahoma) dec Trever Anderson (Northern Iowa) 7-6 133 - Julian Farber (Northern Iowa) maj Jace Koelzer (Oklahoma) 9-1 141 - Cael Happel (Northern Iowa) tech Kaden Smith (Oklahoma) 21-6 149 - Willie McDougald (Oklahoma) dec Cael Rahnavardi (Northern Iowa) 3-2 157 - Ryder Downey (Northern Iowa) maj Jared Hill (Oklahoma) 13-1 165 - Cael Carlson (Oklahoma) dec RJ Weston (Northern Iowa) 7-6 174 - Jared Simma (Northern Iowa) fall Tate Picklo (Oklahoma) 4:01 184 - Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa) tech Carson Berryhill (Oklahoma) 22-6 197 - Wyatt Voelker (Northern Iowa) fall Ryan Nichols (Oklahoma) 4:22 285 - Josh Heindselman (Oklahoma) dec Tyrell Gordon (Northern Iowa) 4-1SV Sunday’s Dual Results Penn State 42 Maryland 6 125 - Braeden Davis (Penn State) tech Tommy Capul (Maryland) 15-0 133 - Braxton Brown (Maryland) dec Baylor Shunk (Penn State) 8-3 141 - Beau Bartlett (Penn State) maj Kal Miller (Maryland) 11-1 149 - Ethen Miller (Maryland) dec Connor Pierce (Penn State) 5-0 157 - Levi Haines (Penn State) tech Michael North (Maryland) 15-0 165 - Mitchell Mesenbrink (Penn State) fall Ryan Money (Maryland) :50 174 - Carter Starocci (Penn State) fall Mason Stein (Maryland) 4:26 184 - Bernie Truax (Penn State) fall Chase Mielnik (Maryland) 1:43 197 - Aaron Brooks (Penn State) maj Jaxon Smith (Maryland) 13-4 285 - Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State) fall Jordan Gabriel (Maryland) :55 Bellarmine 23 Gardner-Webb 15 125 - Drew West (Gardner-Webb) tech Damion Ryan (Bellarmine) 18-1 133 - Trayce Eckman (Bellarmine) maj Tyson Lane (Gardner-Webb) 16-6 141 - AJ Rallo (Bellarmine) maj Dominic DiTullio (Gardner-Webb) 9-0 149 - Zach Price (Gardner-Webb) dec Zac Cowan (Bellarmine) 4-2 157 - Ty Porter (Gardner-Webb) dec Jeb Prechtel (Bellarmine) 6-4 165 - Grant O’Dell (Bellarmine) dec Andrew Wilson (Gardner-Webb) 7-3 174 - Cole Nance (Bellarmine) dec Samuel Mora (Gardner-Webb) 6-5 184 - Jha’Quan Anderson (Gardner-Webb) maj Sam Schroeder (Bellarmine) 11-1 197 - Andrew Liber (Bellarmine) dec Josh McCutheon (Gardner-Webb) 12-8 285 - Thadd Huff (Bellarmine) fall Peyton McComas (Gardner-Webb) 2:51 Cornell 20 Missouri 16 125 - Noah Surtin (Missouri) fall Brett Ungar (Cornell) 2:21 133 - Vito Arujau (Cornell) dec Kade Moore (Missouri) 10-9 141 - Vince Cornella (Cornell) dec Josh Edmond (Missouri) 9-6 149 - Ethan Fernandez (Cornell) dec Zeke Seltzer (Missouri) 4-0 157 - Meyer Shapiro (Cornell) maj Brock Mauller (Missouri) 14-4 165 - Keegan O’Toole (Missouri) maj Julian Ramirez (Cornell) 13-5 174 - Peyton Mocco (Missouri) dec Evan Canoyer (Cornell) 8-2 184 - Chris Foca (Cornell) tech Clayton Whiting (Missouri) 14-1 197 - Jacob Cardenas (Cornell) dec Rocky Elam (Missouri) 4-0 285 - Zach Elam (Missouri) dec Lewis Fernandes (Cornell) 2-1 Rider 42 Bloomsburg 3 125 - Tyler Klinsky (Rider) fall Bronson Garber (Bloomsburg) 3:00 133 - Richie Koehler (Rider) tech Major Lewis (Bloomsburg) 17-1 141 - Will Betancourt (Rider) FFT 149 - Quinn Kinner (Rider) tech Nik Antonelli (Bloomsburg) 17-1 157 - Colton Washleski (Rider) dec Will Morrow (Bloomsburg) 10-3 165 - Caden Dobbins (Bloomsburg) dec Cole McComas (Rider) 5-0 174 - Michael Wilson (Rider) maj Nolen Zeigler (Bloomsburg) 15-4 184 - Isaac Dean (Rider) dec Tanner Culver (Bloomsburg) 7-2 197 - Azeem Bell (Rider) tech David Tuttle (Bloomsburg) 22-7 285 - David Szuba (Rider) tech Tyler McCatharn (Bloomsburg) 21-4 Air Force 21 North Dakota State 13 125 - Tucker Owens (Air Force) maj Ryan Henningson (North Dakota State) 11-3 133 - Fernando Barreto (North Dakota State) dec Robert Wright (Air Force) 6-2 141 - Gavin Drexler (North Dakota State) dec Garrett Kuchan (Air Force) 10-3 149 - Max Petersen (North Dakota State) maj Joe Fernau (Air Force) 15-3 157 - Landon Johnson (North Dakota State) dec Brooks Gable (Air Force) 2-0 165 - Giano Petrucelli (Air Force) maj Brendan Howes (North Dakota State) 14-2 174 - Noah Blake (Air Force) dec Mason Gode (North Dakota State) 3-2 184 - Sam Wolf (Air Force) maj Adam Cherne (North Dakota State) 12-0 197 - Calvin Sund (Air Force) dec Spencer Mooberry (North Dakota State) 6-3 285 - Wyatt Hendrickson (Air Force) dec Devon Dawson (North Dakota State) 9-4 Virginia 36 American 6 125 - Kyle Montaperto (Virginia) tech Shamil Kalmatov (American) 15-0 133 - Gable Porter (Virginia) dec Max Leete (American) 4-1 141 - Jack Gioffre (Virginia) tech Cael McIntyre (American) 20-5 149 - Jack Nies (American) dec Michael Gioffre (Virginia) 5-4 157 - Dylan Cedeno (Virginia) tech Ryan Zimmerman (American) 23-4 165 - Nick Hamilton (Virginia) maj Breon Phifer (American) 12-2 174 - Justin McCoy (Virginia) tech Mervin Mancia (American) 15-0 184 - Lucas White (American) dec Griffin Gammell (Virginia) 12-7 197 - Krystian Kinsey (Virginia) tech Caleb Beaty (American) 21-4 285 - Ryan Catka (Virginia) maj Will Jarrell (American) 14-6 Chattanooga 28 Davidson 13 125 - Chaz McDonald (Chattanooga) fall Enis Ljikovic (Davidson) 2:14 133 - Blake Boarman (Chattanooga) maj John Hager (Davidson) 11-2 141 - Isaiah Powe (Chattanooga) tech Joshua Viarengo (Davidson) 22-4 149 - Matthew Williams (Chattanooga) tech Matt McLaughlin (Davidson) 18-3 157 - Lincoln Heck (Chattanooga) maj Noah Frack (Davidson) 14-4 165 - Bryce Sanderlin (Davidson) dec Kamdyn Munro (Chattanooga) 11-5 174 - Marc Koch (Davidson) dec Sergio Desiante (Chattanooga) 4-1 184 - Wyatt Ferguson (Davidson) dec Ryan Stein (Chattanooga) 8-2 197 - David Harper (Chattanooga) maj Cameo Blankenship (Davidson) 11-1 285 - Jake Fernicola (Davidson) maj Kaleb Snodgrass (Chattanooga) 13-2 The Citadel 35 VMI 3 125 - Malik Hardy (The Citadel) dec Tony Burke (VMI) 8-2 133 - George Rosas (The Citadel) dec Dyson Dunham (VMI) 2-1 141 - Jacob Silka (The Citadel) tech Raymond Cmil (VMI) 17-0 149 - Jeffrey Boyd (The Citadel) tech Ryan Vigil (VMI) 22-5 157 - Hayden Watson (The Citadel) dec Josh Yost (VMI) 2-0 165 - Ben Haubert (The Citadel) maj Luke Hart (VMI) 11-2 174 - Braxton Lewis (VMI) dec Brodie Porter (The Citadel) 3-2 184 - Adam Ortega (The Citadel) dec Toby Schoffstall (VMI) 11-5 197 - Patrick Brophy (The Citadel) dec Josh Evans (VMI) 5-2 285 - Ben Stemmet (The Citadel) fall Tyler Mousaw (VMI) :53 Central Michigan 22 SIU Edwardsville 12 125 - Sean Spidle (Central Michigan) dec Davian Guanajuato (SIU Edwardsville) 5-0 133 - Marcel Lopez (SIU Edwardsville) dec Andrew Austin (Central Michigan) 5-2 141 - Eric Almarinez (SIU Edwardsville) dec Jimmy Nugent (Central Michigan) 8-6 149 - Corbyn Munson (Central Michigan) dec Caleb Tyus (SIU Edwardsville) 6-4 157 - Johnny Lovett (Central Michigan) maj Brock Woodcock (SIU Edwardsville) 15-2 165 - Bradley Gillum (SIU Edwardsville) dec Tracy Hubbard (Central Michigan) 5-3 174 - Alex Cramer (Central Michigan) tech Dominic Lopez (SIU Edwardsville) 19-3 184 - Deron Pulliam (SIU Edwardsville) dec Cody Brenner (Central Michigan) 4-1SV 197 - Cameron Wood (Central Michigan) dec Ryan Yarnell (SIU Edwardsville) 6-3SV 285 - Bryan Caves (Central Michigan) maj Bryson Buhk (SIU Edwardsville) 11-0 Nebraska 28 Wisconsin 9 125 - Eric Barnett (Wisconsin) dec Caleb Smith (Nebraska) 5-3 133 - Jacob Van Dee (Nebraska) dec Nicolar Rivera (Wisconsin) 6-4 141 - Brock Hardy (Nebraska) tech Felix Lettini (Wisconsin) 19-4 149 - Ridge Lovett (Nebraska) fall Julian George (Wisconsin) 2:34 157 - Ethan Stiles (Nebraska) dec Luke Mechler (Wisconsin) 4-1 165 - Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin) dec Antrell Taylor (Nebraska) 7-2 174 - Max Maylor (Wisconsin) dec Bubba Wilson (Nebraska) 4-2 184 - Lenny Pinto (Nebraska) dec Shane Liegel (Wisconsin) 7-2 197 - Silas Allred (Nebraska) tech Joshua Otto (Wisconsin) 19-4 285 - Nash Hutmacher (Nebraska) dec Gannon Rosenfeld (Wisconsin) 19-14 Iowa 46 Northwestern 0 125 - Drake Ayala (Iowa) tech Massey Odiotti (Northwestern) 19-4 133 - Cullan Schriever (Iowa) tech Patrick Adams (Northwestern) 24-9 141 - Brody Teske (Iowa) tech Kolby McClain (Northwestern) 17-1 149 - Caleb Rathjen (Iowa) fall Aiden Vandenbush (Northwestern) 3:46 157 - Jared Franek (Iowa) dec Trevor Chumbley (Northwestern) 4-1SV 165 - Michael Caliendo (Iowa) tech Maxx Mayfield (Northwestern) 21-5 174 - Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) maj David Ferrante (Northwestern) 11-2 184 - Aiden Riggins (Iowa) dec Troy Fisher (Northwestern) 4-2 197 - Zach Glazier (Iowa) maj Evan Bates (Northwestern) 11-2 285 - Ben Kueter (Iowa) fall Jack Jessen (Northwestern) :45 West Virginia 40 Morgan State 3 125 - Jace Schafer (West Virginia) tech Julian Dawson (Morgan State) 18-1 133 - Makhare Rogers (Morgan State) dec Garhett Dickenson (West Virginia) 7-3 141 - Jordan Titus (West Virginia) tech Thomas Fierro (Morgan State) 15-0 149 - Ty Watters (West Virginia) FFT 157 - Alex Hornfeck (West Virginia) tec Joshua Greenwood (Morgan State) 4-0 165 - Peyton Hall (West Virginia) maj Jake Marsh (Morgan State) 23-10 174 - Jack Blumer (West Virginia) dec Cort Vann (Morgan State) 4-0 184 - Dennis Robin (West Virginia) maj Kyle Grey (Morgan State) 10-2 197 - Austin Cooley (West Virginia) tech Nathanic Kendricks (Morgan State) 19-4 285 - Michael Wolfgram (West Virginia) FFT Clarion 43 Edinboro 3 125 - Joey Fischer (Clarion) tech Caleb Edwards (Edinboro) 19-1 133 - TJ England (Clarion) fall Eamonn Jimenez (Edinboro) 5:55 141 - Ryan Sullivan (Clarion) tech Jacob Brenneman (Edinboro) 24-9 149 - Kyle Schickel (Clarion) maj Colin Roberts (Edinboro) 17-3 157 - Alejandro Herrera-Rondon (Clarion) fall Gannon Jacquay (Edinboro) 3:46 165 - Eli Brinsky (Clarion) dec Max Kirby (Edinboro) 3-2 174 - John Worthing (Clarion) maj Joey Arnold (Edinboro) 9-1 184 - Cam Pine (Clarion) maj Brody Evans (Edinboro) 13-4 197 - Jack Kilner (Edinboro) dec Ethan Wiant (Clarion) 5-1 285 - John Meyers (Clarion) fall Nick Lodato (Edinboro) 6:49 Penn 31 Columbia 3 125 - Nick Babin (Columbia) dec Max Gallagher (Penn) 4-0 133 - Michael Colaiocco (Penn) tech Yianni Vines (Columbia) 19-4 141 - CJ Composto (Penn) dec Kai Owen (Columbia) 9-3 149 - Andy Troczynski (Penn) maj Richard Fedalen (Columbia) 11-2 157 - Lucas Revano (Penn) maj David Berkovich (Columbia) 18-5 165 - Kaya Sement (Penn) dec Kyle Mosher (Columbia) 8-2 174 - Nick Incontrera (Penn) dec Lennox Wolak (Columbia) 5-3 184 - Max Hale (Penn) dec Aaron Ayzerov (Columbia) 9-4 197 - Cole Urbas (Penn) dec Jack Wehmeyer (Columbia) 7-1 285 - John Stout (Penn) dec Billy McChesney (Columbia) 10-6 North Carolina 20 Navy 17 125 - Spencer Moore (North Carolina) tech Hayden Benter (Navy) 19-4 133 - Brendan Ferretti (Navy) dec Jace Palmer (North Carolina) 8-5 141 - Lachlan McNeil (North Carolina) dec Josh Koderhandt (Navy) 9-6 149 - Kaemen Smith (Navy) dec Wil Guida (North Carolina) 13-9 157 - Sonny Santiago (North Carolina) dec Jonathan Ley (Navy) 4-2 165 - Andrew Cerniglia (Navy) fall Isaias Estrada (North Carolina) :42 174 - Tyler Eischens (North Carolina) dec Danny Wask (Navy) 15-12SV 184 - Gavin Kane (North Carolina) dec David Key (Navy) 9-6 197 - Max Shaw (North Carolina) dec Daniel Williams (Navy) 5-3 285 - Grady Griess (Navy) tech Cade Lautt (North Carolina) 17-2 Bucknell 24 Drexel 10 125 - Desmond Pleasant (Drexel) maj Kade Davidheiser (Bucknell) 14-5 133 - Kurt Phipps (Bucknell) dec Jaxon Maroney (Drexel) 6-1 141 - Braden Bower (Bucknell) maj Jordan Soriano (Drexel) 14-3 149 - Dom Findora (Drexel) dec Riley Bower (Bucknell) 10-4 157 - Tyler Williams (Drexel) dec Aiden Davis (Bucknell) 4-1SV 165 - Noah Mulvaney (Bucknell) dec Cody Walsh (Drexel) 8-5 174 - Myles Takats (Bucknell) dec Jack Janda (Drexel) 9-8 184 - Mikey Bartush (Bucknell) dec Justin Griffith (Drexel) 5-1 197 - Logan Deacetis (Bucknell) tech Ibrahim Ameer (Drexel) 16-0 285 - Dorian Crosby (Bucknell) dec Santino Morina (Drexel) 8-3 Stanford 24 Little Rock 15 125 - Nico Provo (Stanford) dec Jeremiah Reno (Little Rock) 13-11 133 - Nasir Bailey (Little Rock) tech Dom Lajoie (Stanford) 19-3 141 - Jason Miranda (Stanford) dec Brennan Van Hoecke (Little Rock) 15-13 149 - Jaden Abas (Stanford) dec Kyle Dutton (Little Rock) 13-10 157 - Daniel Cardenas (Stanford) dec Matt Bianchi (Little Rock) 5-0 165 - Hunter Garvin (Stanford) fall Brendon Abdon (Little Rock) 2:09 174 - Tye Monteiro (Stanford) dec Tyler Brennan (Little Rock) 5-2 184 - Jack Darrah (Stanford) dec Triston Wills (Little Rock) 3-2 197 - Stephen Little (Little Rock) fall Nick Stemmet (Stanford) :51 285 - Josiah Hill (Little Rock) maj Jackson Mankowski (Stanford) 15-5

Typically, when we’re highlighting must-watch duals during the second half of the season they turn out to be Big Ten clashes. Not this week, as there’s a colossal, top-five matchup on tap for the Big 12. Fifth-ranked Iowa State goes on the road for the second leg of their visit to Oklahoma to take on the fourth-ranked Cowboys of Oklahoma State. Oklahoma State was also in action last night against a team from Iowa. Though Friday and Saturday’s duals were scheduled ahead of time, they’ve turned into a de facto mini-tournament. The Cowboys got by Northern Iowa and Iowa State thrashed Oklahoma, so now they’ll meet in one of the most-anticipated duals of the season. At the beginning of the year, we may not have guessed that Iowa State/Oklahoma State would turn out to be a top-five clash; however, both teams have been slightly better than expected by the outside world. Should all starters wrestle, this could be a dual that features ten bouts between ranked wrestlers. Half of those could feature top-ten wrestlers from both squads squaring off. Even though both teams attended the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (won by Iowa State), none of the wrestlers met at the event. With transfers in both lineups and some weight shifting in the offseason, we’ll have ten fresh, new matchups. The action goes down at 7pm Eastern/6pm Central, so be sure to tune into ESPN+ . Below is a weight-by-weight look at the dual with predictions for each match and a projected team score. 125 lbs - #25 Kysen Terukina (Iowa State) vs. #20 Troy Spratley (Oklahoma State) Right off the bat, we have a toss-up bout. Kysen Terukina started the year the same way his 2022-23 campaign began, with an impressive win over two-time All-American Eric Barnett (Wisconsin). Since then, he’s been good, not great, going 6-4 and 1-2 at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational. Terukina comes into Oklahoma on a four-match winning streak, a span that includes a solid win over Midlands runner-up Eli Griffin (California Baptist). Troy Spratley is in his first year at Oklahoma State after redshirting in 2022-23 as a freshman at Minnesota. Spratley has been fairly consistent for the Cowboys this season with a 13-4 record. He is responsible for the only blemish on second-ranked true freshman Luke Stanich’s (Lehigh) record. Spratley also has a win over Jakob Camacho (NC State) who spent some time ranked number one at this weight. He’s looking to bounce back this week, as he was caught and pinned by Brandon Kaylor (Oregon State) last weekend. Prediction: Spratley by decision (3-0 Oklahoma State) 133 lbs - #7 Evan Frost (Iowa State) vs. #3 Daton Fix (Oklahoma State) Nationally, expectations weren’t very high for the Cyclones at 133 lbs during the preseason. Evan Frost quickly erased those doubts by winning his wrestle-off and his first seven bouts. That stretch includes a Cy-Hawk win over Brody Teske (Iowa) and a run that took him to the CKLV finals. Frost’s prowess from the top position was instrumental in the Teske win and has helped him rack up bonus points in six of his 13 wins thus far. Frost will have his stiffest challenge to date with three-time NCAA finalist Daton Fix. Fix is 7-0 on the year with all of his wins coming in dual competition. His only non-bonus point win of the year came against former teammate Cooper Birdwell (Wyoming). Fix was able to amass bonus points (11-3 major decision) in the Cowboys dual upset of NC State at the expense of 2023 All-American Kai Orine. Orine is responsible for one of Frost’s two losses this year; a major decision in the CKLV finals. Though Fix only has six matches this year, four have come against ranked competition. Last night, Fix was a point short of a tech fall over #23 Julian Farber (Northern Iowa). With an anticipated tight dual, getting bonus from Fix here is essential. Prediction: Fix by major decision (7-0 Oklahoma State) 141 lbs - #9 Anthony Echemendia (Iowa State) vs. #10 Tagen Jamison (Oklahoma State) Once a highly-coveted recruit who was dominating his way through Fargo, Anthony Echemendia resurfaced at Iowa State with relatively little fanfare. His addition has really solidified the Cyclone lineup with Casey Swiderski moving up to 149 lbs in the offseason. Early in the season, Echemendia pushed top-ranked Real Woods (Iowa) into sudden victory and showed that he could be a key player at this weight. A week later, Echemendia was seventh in a loaded CKLV weight class. Since Vegas, Echemendia has been a perfect 7-0 and has earned bonus points in all seven contests. Two of the wins came at the Collegiate Duals, where he downed 2022 All-American Cole Matthews (Pittsburgh) and 2023 EIWA champion Vance Cornella (Cornell). Like teammate, Troy Spratley, Tagen Jamison came to Stillwater after initially attending Minnesota. Jamison has a breakout performance at the CKLV Invitational taking fifth place. In his final match, Jamison majored 2023 All-American Brock Hardy (Nebraska), an opponent who was responsible for Jamison’s loss on the top-side. Since then, Jamison has handed #10 Jordan Titus (West Virginia) his only loss of the year, but has been defeated late by Ryan Jack (NC State) and was recently upset by Cleveland Belton (Oregon State). Last night he lost a tough one to #6 Cael Happel (Northern Iowa). Getting back on the right foot doesn’t get much easier with Echemendia across from him. The two did not meet in Vegas though they both were podium finishers. Prediction: Echemendia by decision (7-3 Oklahoma State) 149 lbs - #10 Casey Swiderski (Iowa State) vs. #17 Sammy Alvarez/Jordan Williams (Oklahoma State) It appears as if we’ll see Casey Swiderski back on the mat for Kevin Dresser’s team against Oklahoma State. He returned last night to down Oklahoma’s NCAA qualifier Willie McDougald, 8-3. Swiderski had not been in action since Vegas in early December and Dresser recently said that he underwent a minor knee procedure. Swiderski finished fifth in Vegas and showed that he has the goods to challenge for a podium spot this season. His best win at CKLV was a 14-11 barnburner over 2021 All-American Jaden Abas (Stanford). Swiderski was deemed the third-best recruit in the Class of 2022 and his early-season performance indicates he could be wrestling up to that level. Should Swiderski not be able to compete, Iowa State has a good alternative option in NCAA qualifier Zach Redding. Another transfer in the Oklahoma State lineup is Sammy Alvarez who came to the Cowboys midway through the 2022-23 season from Rutgers. Lately, Alvarez has gotten the call from John Smith and has responded with wins in two of his three dual starts. His lone loss came to West Virginia’s seventh-ranked true freshman Ty Watters, while beating two other solid freshmen, Finn Solomon (Pittsburgh) and Nash Singleton (Oregon State). Throughout his career, Alvarez has shown flashes that lead you to believe he could be a high NCAA finisher. Should the Oklahoma State staff be able to help him find consistency, that might be a possibility. Redshirt freshman Jordan Williams got the first crack at this weight class and could get the call if the OSU staff decides to go in a different direction. Williams looked excellent last night during a 21-5 tech fall win over Northern Iowa’s Adam Allard. Prediction: Swiderski by decision (7-6 Oklahoma State) 157 lbs - #13 Cody Chittum (Iowa State) vs. #18 Teague Travis (Oklahoma State) 157 lbs is an incredibly loaded and deep weight class. That’s evident by looking at the rankings for both Cody Chittum and Teague Travis. Chittum went 2-2 in that legendary CKLV weight class, but hasn’t tasted defeat since then. His biggest win during that stretch was a 9-5 decision over Arizona State’s two-time All-American #4 Jacori Teemer. Chittum could be gaining momentum at the right time and, looking at his record, none of his three losses are what you’d classify as “bad.” Each came to a top-ten opponent. Chittum did not wrestle for Iowa State last night against Oklahoma. In that dual it was 2023 NCAA qualifier Jason Kraisser that got the call and responded with a 2-0 victory. Coming into the season, 157 lbs appeared to be the most unsettled weight class for the Cowboys. Almost three months later, and with Teague Travis unbeaten at 157 lbs, it’s safe to say it’s settled. Travis’ debut at 157 lbs featured a win over a ranked opponent in Max Brignola (Lehigh). Three matches later, he would notch a signature win over dangerous, All-American Ed Scott (NC State). Travis is a redshirt sophomore who went 11-2 while competing unattached. Travis’ unbeaten run at 157 lbs came to an end last night against a tough competitor in Northern Iowa’s Ryder Downey. That doesn’t lessen the importance of this bout for the dual competition or for rankings purposes. Prediction: Chittum by decision (9-7 Iowa State) 165 lbs - #3 David Carr (Iowa State) vs. #4 Izzak Olejnik (Oklahoma State) The most anticipated bout in this dual full of good matchups will take place at 165 lbs. 2021 national champion David Carr is in the midst of his final season in Ames and is looking to go out on top. He suffered a rare upset in the semifinals of the CKLV Invitational. He rebounded to defeat multiple-time All-American Cam Amine (Michigan) to secure third place and hasn’t lost since. The Amine win and a 2-0 shutout over another AA, Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin), account for the only regular decisions among his 15 wins this season. Should Carr win he would already have four wins this season over past All-Americans. Izzak Olejnik and Carr have never met despite both wrestling at this weight class in 2022-23 and each making the NCAA podium. Olejnik also won the CKLV tournament where Carr finished third. Olejnik was very good at Northern Illinois, evidenced by his 2023 NCAA eighth-place finish; however, he’s taken the next step at Oklahoma State. His CKLV title run featured wins over Amine and Julian Ramirez (Cornell). Two weeks ago, Olejnik fell from the ranks of the unbeaten after a 5-1 loss to Peyton Hall (West Virginia). While there’s plenty of action before the postseason, the winner of this match still has hopes alive for that all-important top-seed at the Big 12 Championships. Prediction: Carr by decision (12-7 Iowa State) 174 lbs - #23 MJ Gaitan (Iowa State) vs. #25 Brayden Thompson (Oklahoma State) The future of the 174 lb weight class will be on display with these two freshmen; MJ Gaitan, a redshirt freshman, and Brayden Thompson who is straight out of the high school ranks. Gaitan managed to finish eighth in Las Vegas and has been even better since then. He’ll come into Saturday night a winner of his last six matches. The most recent was a fall over Oklahoma’s #29 Tate Picklo. Picklo was the second past national qualifier that Gaitan has taken out during his winning streak. Like Gaitan, Thompson has really come on off late. The number five overall recruit in the Class of 2023 missed some time early but has gotten on a roll. With a still-developing offense and a stout defense, Augustine has tended to keep himself in almost every matchup. Three of his last five bouts have gone into sudden victory (two wins). Last weekend, his sudden victory takedown defeated 2023 Pac-12 champion Matthew Olguin (Oregon State). On Friday night, he scored a 6-3 win over #30 Jared Simma (Northern Iowa). This has the potential to be a good stylistic clash as Gaitan is pretty wide-open offensively and Thompson is sound defensively. Prediction: Gaitan by decision (15-7 Iowa State) 184 lbs - #10 Will Feldkamp (Iowa State) vs. #2 Dustin Plott (Oklahoma State) With the loss to two-time All-American Marcus Coleman to graduation, it appeared as if there would be a significant hole at 184 for the Cyclones. Graduate transfer and 2023 All-American Will Feldkamp came over from Clarion and has been as good as advertised for ISU. Feldkamp navigated a difficult CKLV bracket and found himself in the finals, where he fell to top-ranked Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa). Feldkamp has an array of throws, trips, and big attacks from his feet, so he can either end a match in an instant or put it out of reach quickly. Though Dustin Plott finished a step below Feldkamp on the CKLV podium, the two did not meet at that tournament and they don’t have any past history with each other. Plott is coming off a loss to Keckeisen on Friday night, in a one-versus-two match that went back and forth and lived up to its eye-catching billing. The two-time All-American moved up to 184 from 174 lbs in the offseason and has looked as good as ever. Last weekend, Plott solidified his lofty ranking with a solid 4-2 victory over 2023 All-American and NCAA semifinalist Trey Munoz (Oregon State). Plott will be looking to start a new winning streak as he had an 11-match streak snapped by Keckeisen last night. Despite both wrestlers holding top-ten rankings, there is the potential for bonus points here. If Feldkamp hits a big more or if one goes awry, it could provide a huge swing in either direction. Prediction: Plott by decision (15-10 Iowa State) 197 lbs - #30 Julian Broderson/Caleb Helgeson (Iowa State) vs. #16 Luke Surber/Jersey Robb (Oklahoma State) As can often be the case in dual meets, someone at 197 lbs could turn out to be the unlikely hero. When a pin from a national champion can be equal to a pin from a second-string wrestler, funny things can occur. There’s a bit of uncertainty surrounding who both teams will send out at 197 lbs. Julian Broderson is the veteran for Iowa State and is currently ranked 30th in the nation with a 6-4 record. Broderson is recently coming off a loss in his last appearance, the Cyclones win over Utah Valley. Last night, it was Caleb Helgeson who got the call against second-ranked Stephen Buchanan. Iowa State has plenty of options at this weight, so they may look further than Helgeson if Broderson isn’t the guy. Oklahoma State is more stable at 197 lbs with 16th-ranked Luke Surber a two-time national qualifier (once at 285 lbs). However, Surber has dealt with injuries this season and has been in-and-out of the Cowboy lineup. Jersey Robb got the nod last night and lost a 5-1 decision to Wyatt Voelker (Northern Iowa). Surber answered the bell last weekend and got a ranked win over Justin Rademacher (Oregon State) in sudden victory. Prediction: Surber by decision (15-13 Iowa State) 285 lbs - #3 Yonger Bastida (Iowa State) vs. #9 Konner Doucet (Oklahoma State) What an ace-in-the-hole Yonger Bastida has been for Iowa State competing up at 285 lbs this season! Bastida is fresh off a 14-4 major decision over a much-improved #11 Josh Heindselman (Oklahoma) last night. For comparison’s sake, his likely opponent, Konner Doucet held off Heindselman 2-1 in tiebreakers during their first Bedlam Dual. Bastida has been one of the more dynamic and explosive offensive heavyweights in the nation this year. Six of his 16 wins have come via tech fall, which is remarkable for the 285 lb weight class. Bastida has also been battle-tested at his new weight, logging wins over four of the top-12 wrestlers in the nation, coming into this matchup. Doucet qualified for nationals for the first time in 2023 by finishing fifth in the Big 12 and amassing an 18-12 record. This year he’s taken the next step and has been much more consistent. Though he has two losses on his ledger, one of them was an injury default that came in the opening seconds of a match in Vegas. He’ll come into Saturday night’s match sporting a seven-match winning streak. During that span, he’s only allowed three points once. His stingy defense will certainly be tested by the offense-minded Bastida. Should extra time be required, Doucet is extremely comfortable and effective going past the seven-minute mark. Three of his wins during his current winning streak have come in tiebreakers. Prediction: Bastida by major decision Team Score Projection: Iowa State wins 19-13

Welcome to a new running feature that we'll use to keep track of ex-wrestlers who are now competing in MMA. As more fights are agreed upon, they will be added to this article. Jan. 27 BKFC Prospect Series 3 (TrilerTV) Juan Adams (VMI) vs. Matt Adams* *Bare knuckle boxing fight Jan. 28 ONE 165 (YouTube) Gustavo Balart (Greco Olympian for Cuba) vs. Hiroba Minowa Feb. 2 Tuff-N-Uff 135 (UFC Fight Pass) Tyler Ray (Mount St. Joseph) vs. Eric McConico Feb. 3 Chosen Few FC 24 Alex Gilpin (Wisconsin) vs. Erik Vo Garrett Carlson (Wisconsin La Crosse) vs. Nelly Thompson J.T. Schulte (Wisconsin Stevens Point) vs. Aaron Smith Feb. 3 UFC Fight Night (ESPN+) Thomas Petersen (North Dakota State) vs. Jamal Pogues Feb. 4 Road to UFC (UFC Fight Pass) Shin Haraguchi (Japanese national team) vs. Rongzhu Rei Tsuryua (Cadet Japanese national team) vs. Jiniushiyue Feb. 9 CFFC 129 (UFC Fight Pass) CJ LaFragola (Brown) vs. Ernesto Zarate Feb. 9 LFA 176 (UFC Fight Pass) Mansur Abdul-Malik (Maryland) vs. Allan St-Gelais Feb. 10 UFC Fight Night (ESPN+) Michael Johsnon (Meramec Community College) vs. Darrius Flowers Devin Clark (Rochester Tech) vs. Marcin Prachnio Feb. 17 UFC 298 (ESPN Pay Per View) Henry Cejudo (Olympic gold) vs. Merab Dvalishvili Rinya Nakamura (U23 gold) vs. Brady Hiestand Feb. 24 PFL vs. Bellator: Champs (ESPN Pay Per View) Ryan Bader (Arizona State) vs. Renana Ferreira Johnny Eblen (Missouri) vs. Impa Kasanganay Yoel Romero (Olympic silver for Cuba) vs. Thiago Santos AJ McKee Jr (Notre Dame College) vs. Clay Collard Aaron Pico (Junior world silver) vs. Gabriel Alves Braga March 2 UFC Fight Night (ESPN+) Muhammad Mokaev (English national champion) vs. Alex Perez (West Hills) March 9 (ESPN Pay Per View) Curtis Blaydes (Harper College) vs. Jailton Almeida March 30 UFC Fight Night (ESPN+) Chris Weidman (Hofstra) vs. Bruno Silva Loopy Godinez (Sister of Karla and Ana Godinez) vs. Virna Jandiroba Andre Petroski (UNC/Bloomsburg/Kutztown) vs. Jacob Malkoun April 6 UFC Fight Night (ESPN+) Damon Jackson (Missouri Valley) vs. Alexander Hernandez April 13 UFC 300 (ESPN Pay Per View) Justin Gaethje (Northern Colorado) vs. Max Holloway Aljamain Sterling (Cortland) vs. Calvin Kattar Bo Nickal (Penn State) vs. Cody Brundage (Newberry College) Cody Garbrandt (Newberry College) vs. Deiveson Figueiredo Jim Miller (Virginia Tech) vs. Bobby Green

Friday Dual Results George Mason 37 Bloomsburg 3 125 - JB Dragovich (George Mason) dec Bronson Garber (Bloomsburg) 8-5 133 - Brandon Wittenberg (George Mason) tech Major Lewis (Bloomsburg) 20-3 141 - Nathan Higley (George Mason) FFT 149 - Kaden Cassidy (George Mason) maj Cade Balestrini (Bloomsburg) 13-2 157 - JT Chance (George Mason) dec William Morrow (Bloomsburg) 2-1 165 - Evan Maag (George Mason) dec Caden Dobbins (Bloomsburg) 13-9 174 - Paul Pierce (George Mason) tech Nolan Zeigler (Bloomsburg) 19-2 184 - Malachi Duvall (George Mason) tech Matt Benedetti (Bloomsburg) 18-0 197 - Ruben Karapetyan (George Mason) dec David Tuttle (Bloomsburg) 2-1TB 285 - Harrison Levans (Bloomsburg) dec Donovan Sprouse (George Mason) 7-3 Virginia 45 Duke 0 125 - Kyle Montaperto (Virginia) tech Logan Agin (Duke) 18-0 133 - Marlon Yarbrough (Virginia) tech Raymond Adams (Duke) 20-5 141 - Jack Gioffre (Virginia) fall Christian Colman (Duke) 2:48 149 - Michael Gioffre (Virginia) tech Sean O’Donnell (Duke) 23-5 157 - Nick Sanko (Virginia) maj Logan Ferraro (Duke) 11-1 165 - Nick Hamilton (Virginia) maj Gaetano Console (Duke) 14-5 174 - Justin McCoy (Virginia) tech David Hussey (Duke) 18-2 184 - Griffin Gammel (Virginia) dec Conor Becker (Duke) 4-2 197 - Krystian Kinsey (Virginia) tech Kwasi Bonsu (Duke) 18-2 285 - Ryan Catka (Virginia) dec Connor Barket (Duke) 12-8 Cleveland State 24 Ohio 19 125 - Ben Aranda (Cleveland State) fall Ryan Meek (Ohio) 1:49 133 - Nick Molchak (Cleveland State) dec Mason Brugh (Ohio) 5-2 141 - Dylan Layton (Cleveland State) tech Aidan Waszak (Ohio) 17-1 149 - Douglas Terry (Cleveland State) dec Dominic Hoffarth (Ohio) 4-2 157 - Peyten Kellar (Ohio) fall Shane Heil (Cleveland State) 2:57 165 - Garrett Thompson (Ohio) fall Tate Geiser (Cleveland State) :46 174 - Sal Perrine (Ohio) dec DeAndre Nassar (Cleveland State) 4-2 184 - Zayne Lehman (Ohio) maj Joey Lyons (Cleveland State) 8-0 197 - Ben Smith (Cleveland State) maj Austin Starr (Ohio) 10-1 285 - Daniel Bucknavich (Cleveland State) dec Jordan Greer (Ohio) 4-1 Rider 27 Lock Haven 11 125 - Anthony Noto (Lock Haven) dec Tyler Klinsky (Rider) 8-2 133 - Richie Koehler (Rider) dec Gable Strickland (Lock Haven) 4-1SV 141 - Wyatt Henson (Lock Haven) tech Will Bentacourt (Rider) 22-6 149 - Nick Stonecheck (Lock Haven) dec Quinn Kinner (Rider) 8-5SV 157 - Colton Washleski (Rider) dec Connor Eck (Lock Haven) 12-8 165 - Jake Silverstein (Rider) dec Eric Alderfer (Lock Haven) 9-5 174 - Michael Wilson (Rider) maj Tyler Stoltzfus (Lock Haven) 15-7 184 - Isaac Dean (Rider) dec Colin Fegley (Lock Haven) 7-1 197 - Azeem Bell (Rider) InjDef Brad Morrison (Lock Haven) 285 - David Szuba (Rider) tech Ethan Miller (Lock Haven) 17-2 Princeton 26 Columbia 7 125 - Drew Heethuis (Princeton) dec Nick Babin (Columbia) 1-0 133 - Sean Pierson (Princeton) dec Sulayman Bah (Columbia) 12-8 141 - Tyler Vasquez (Princeton) dec Kai Owen (Columbia) 10-9 149 - Eligh Rivera (Princeton) dec Richard Fedalen (Columbia) 8-3 157 - David Berkovich (Columbia) dec Rocco Camillaci (Princeton) 7-6 165 - Blaine Bergey (Princeton) maj Kyle Mosher (Columbia) 16-7 174 - Lenox Wolak (Columbia) maj Mike Squires (Princeton) 21-11 184 - Nate Dugan (Princeton) dec Aaron Ayzerov (Columbia) 8-5 197 - Luke Stout (Princeton) dec Jack Wehmeyer (Columbia) 8-1 285 - Aidan Conner (Princeton) maj Vincent Mueller (Columbia) 10-0 Iowa State 37 Oklahoma 4 125 - Kysen Terukina (Iowa State) dec Conrad Hendriksen (Oklahoma) 4-1SV 133 - Evan Frost (Iowa State) maj Jace Koelzer (Oklahoma) 12-2 141 - Anthony Echemendia (Iowa State) tech Kaden Smith (Oklahoma) 23-7 149 - Casey Swiderski (Iowa State) dec Willie McDougald (Oklahoma) 8-3 157 - Jason Kraisser (Iowa State) dec Jared Hill (Oklahoma) 2-0 165 - David Carr (Iowa State) tech Mannix Morgan (Oklahoma) 21-3 174 - MJ Gaitan (Iowa State) fall Tate Picklo (Oklahoma) 3:13 184 - Will Feldkamp (Iowa State) maj Guiseppe Hoose (Oklahoma) 14-6 197 - Stephen Buchanan (Oklahoma) maj Caleb Helgeson (Iowa State) 18-5 285 - Yonger Bastida (Iowa State) maj Josh Heindselman (Oklahoma) 14-4 Missouri 30 West Virginia 6 125 - Noah Surtin (Missouri) tech Jace Schafer (West Virginia) 17-2 133 - Kade Moore (Missouri) fall Davin Rhoads (West Virginia) 2:56 141 - Jordan Titus (West Virginia) dec Josh Edmond (Missouri) 3-2TB 149 - Ty Watters (West Virginia) dec Logan Gioffre (Missouri) 6-1 157 - Brock Mauller (Missouri) maj Alex Hornfeck (West Virginia) 16-4 165 - Keegan O’Toole (Missouri) dec Peyton Hall (West Virginia) 8-7 174 - Peyton Mocco (Missouri) dec Jack Blumer (West Virginia) 5-1 184 - Clayton Whiting (Missouri) dec Dennis Robin (West Virginia) 9-6 197 - Colton Hawks (Missouri) dec Austin Cooley (West Virginia) 2-1 285 - Zach Elam (Missouri) dec Michael Wolfgram (West Virginia) 7-0 NC State 31 Pittsburgh 6 125 - Jarrett Trombley (NC State) maj Colton Camacho (Pittsburgh) 14-4 133 - Kai Orine (NC State) maj Vince Santaniello (Pittsburgh) 10-1 141 - Cole Matthews (Pittsburgh) dec Ryan Jack (NC State) 15-10 149 - Jackson Arrington (NC State) dec Finn Solomon (Pittsburgh) 4-2 157 - Ed Scott (NC State) maj Jared Keslar (Pittsburgh) 16-3 165 - Derek Fields (NC State) dec Holden Heller (Pittsburgh) 7-1 174 - Alex Faison (NC State) dec Luca Augustine (Pittsburgh) 7-5 184 - Reece Heller (Pittsburgh) dec Dylan Fishback (NC State) 4-3 197 - Trent Hidlay (NC State) tech Mac Stout (Pittsburgh) 20-4 285 - Owen Trephan (NC State) tech Geoff Magin (Pittsburgh) 20-4 Ohio State 20 Michigan 19 125 - Michael DeAugustino (Michigan) tech Brendan McCrone (Ohio State) 16-1 133 - Dylan Ragusin (Michigan) maj Nic Bouzakis (Ohio State) 15-6 141 - Jesse Mendez (Ohio State) FFT 149 - Austin Gomez (Michigan) maj Dylan D’Emilio (Ohio State) 17-6 157 - Will Lewan (Michigan) dec Isaac Wilcox (Ohio State) 5-2TB 165 - Bryce Hepner (Ohio State) dec Beau Mantanona (Michigan) 12-10 174 - Shane Griffith (Michigan) dec Rocco Welsh (Ohio State) 2-1 184 - Ryder Rogotzke (Ohio State) tech Jaden Bullock (Michigan) 21-0 197 - Luke Geog (Ohio State) dec Rylan Rogers (Michigan) 9-4 285 - Nick Feldman (Ohio State) dec Lucas Davison (Michigan) 4-3 Virginia Tech 33 North Carolina 3 125 - Cooper Flynn (Virginia Tech) dec Spencer Moore (North Carolina) 4-2 133 - Sam Latona (Virginia Tech) tech Jace Palmer (North Carolina) 19-3 141 - Tom Crook (Virginia Tech) dec Lachlan McNeil (North Carolina) 5-4 149 - Caleb Henson (Virginia Tech) tech Wil Guida (North Carolina) 19-3 157 - Clayton Ulrey (Virginia Tech) dec Sonny Santiago (North Carolina) 4-1 165 - Connor Brady (Virginia Tech) dec Isaias Estrada (North Carolina) 4-2 174 - Mekhi Lewis (Virginia Tech) maj Tyler Eischens (North Carolina) 11-3 184 - Gavin Kane (North Carolina) dec TJ Stewart (Virginia Tech) 11-8SV 197 - Andy Smith (Virginia Tech) dec Max Shaw (North Carolina) 4-2 285 - Hunter Catka (Virginia Tech) maj Cade Lautt (North Carolina) 14-5 Oklahoma State 22 Northern Iowa 12 125 - Troy Spratley (Oklahoma State) dec Trever Anderson (Northern Iowa) 3-2 133 - Daton Fix (Oklahoma State) maj Julian Farber (Northern Iowa) 18-4 141 - Cael Happel (Northern Iowa) dec Tagen Jamison (Oklahoma State) 4-2 149 - Jordan Williams (Oklahoma State) tech Adam Allard (Northern Iowa) 21-5 157 - Ryder Downey (Northern Iowa) dec Teague Travis (Oklahoma State) 4-1 165 - Izzak Olejnik (Oklahoma State) maj RJ Weston (Northern Iowa) 12-2 174 - Brayden Thompson (Oklahoma State) dec Jared Simma (Northern Iowa) 6-3 184 - Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa) dec Dustin Plott (Oklahoma State) 12-6 197 - Wyatt Voelker (Northern Iowa) dec Jersey Robb (Oklahoma State) 5-1 285 - Konner Doucet (Oklahoma State) dec Tyrell Gordon (Northern Iowa) 4-3TB South Dakota State 32 Air Force 9 125 - Tanner Jordan (South Dakota State) dec Tucker Owens (Air Force) 5-3 133 - Logan Graf (South Dakota State) dec Brenden Barnes (Air Force) 4-3 141 - Clay Carlson (South Dakota State) dec Garrett Kuchan (Air Force) 10-7 149 - Alek Martin (South Dakota State) maj Joe Fernau (Air Force) 9-1 157 - Cael Swensen (South Dakota State) tech Brooks Gable (Air Force) 17-2 165 - Giano Petrucelli (Air Force) dec Tanner Cook (South Dakota State) 5-0 174 - Cade DeVos (South Dakota State) maj Gage Musser (Air Force) 14-4 184 - Bennett Berge (South Dakota State) maj Sam Wolf (Air Force) 8-0 197 - Tanner Sloan (South Dakota State) fall Calvin Sund (Air Force) 2:12 285 - Wyatt Hendrickson (Air Force) fall Luke Rasmussen (South Dakota State) 2:01 Michigan State 22 Wisconsin 15 125 - Eric Barnett (Wisconsin) dec Tristan Lujan (Michigan State) 4-2 133 - Nicolar Rivera (Wisconsin) dec Andrew Hampton (Michigan State) 10-6 141 - Jordan Hamden (Michigan State) dec Felix Lettini (Wisconsin) 5-2 149 - Joe Zargo (Wisconsin) dec Braden Stauffenberg (Michigan State) 10-5 157 - Chase Saldate (Michigan State) fall Luke Mechler (Wisconsin) 5:40 165 - Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin) dec Caleb Fish (Michigan State) 5-3 174 - Max Maylor (Wisconsin) dec DJ Shannon (Michigan State) 5-0 184 - Layne Malczewski (Michigan State) dec Shane Liegel (Wisconsin) 8-2 197 - Kael Wisler (Michigan State) maj Joshua Otto (Wisconsin) 9-1 285 - Josh Terrill (Michigan State) fall Gannon Rosenfeld (Wisconsin) 4:58 Iowa 36 Illinois 6 125 - Drake Ayala (Iowa) tech Justin Cardani (Illinois) 18-3 133 - Cullan Schriever (Iowa) maj Tony Madrigal (Illinois) 9-1 141 - Brody Teske (Iowa) dec Will Baysingar (Illinois) 5-0 149 - Kannon Webster (Illinois) dec Caleb Rathjen (Iowa) 4-1SV 157 - Jared Franek (Iowa) tech Joe Roberts (Illinois) 21-5 165 - Michael Caliendo (Iowa) tech Chris Moore (Illinois) 17-2 174 - Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) dec Edmond Ruth (Illinois) 5-1 184 - Dylan Connell (Illinois) dec Aiden Riggins (Iowa) 4-1SV 197 - Zach Glazier (Iowa) tech Joey Braunagel (Illinois) 18-3 285 - Bradley Hill (Iowa) fall Peter Marinopoulos (Illinois) 5:41 Nebraska 39 Northwestern 3 125 - Caleb Smith (Nebraska) maj Massey Odiotti (Northwestern) 11-3 133 - Jacob Van Dee (Nebraska) tech Patrick Adams (Northwestern) 17-2 141 - Blake Cushing (Nebraska) tech Kolby McClain (Northwestern) 23-7 149 - Ridge Lovett (Nebraska) fall Aiden Vandenbush (Northwestern) 4:42 157 - Trevor Chumbley (Northwestern) dec Ethan Stiles (Nebraska) 8-5 165 - Antrell Taylor (Nebraska) dec Maxx Mayfield (Northwestern) 4-1SV 174 - Bubba Wilson (Nebraska) dec David Ferrante (Northwestern) 7-3 184 - Lenny Pinto (Nebraska) dec Troy Fisher (Northwestern) 7-3 197 - Silas Allred (Nebraska) tech Evan Bates (Northwestern) 19-4 285 - Harley Andrews (Nebraska) tech Jack Jessen (Northwestern) 15-0 Wyoming 23 Northern Colorado 16 125 - Stevo Poulin (Northern Colorado) dec Jore Volk (Wyoming) 3-1 133 - Dominick Serrano (Northern Colorado) maj Garrett Ricks (Wyoming) 14-6 141 - Cole Brooks (Wyoming) maj Rudy Lopez (Northern Colorado) 11-2 149 - Gabe Willochell (Wyoming) maj Benji Alanis (Northern Colorado) 10-1 157 - Sloan Swan (Wyoming) dec Roman Cruz (Northern Colorado) 2-0 165 - Cooper Voorhees (Wyoming) dec Derek Matthews (Northern Colorado) 6-2 174 - Travis Mastrogiovanni (Northern Colorado) dec Quayin Short (Wyoming) 4-2 184 - Ethan Ducca (Wyoming) dec Damen Pape (Northern Colorado) 8-3 197 - Joey Novak (Wyoming) fall Xavier Vasquez (Northern Colorado) 4:52 285 - Andrew Blackburn-Forst (Northern Colorado) fall Bradley Moore (Wyoming) 1:17 Little Rock 20 Oregon State 17 125 - Jeremiah Reno (Little Rock) fall Brandon Kaylor (Oregon State) 4:26 133 - Nasir Bailey (Little Rock) maj Gabe Whisenhunt (Oregon State) 13-4 141 - Cleveland Belton (Oregon State) dec Cael Keck (Little Rock) 7-5 149 - Nash Singleton (Oregon State) dec Kyle Dutton (Little Rock) 11-8 157 - Isaiah Crosby (Oregon State) dec Matt Bianchi (Little Rock) 9-7 165 - Joey Bianchi (Little Rock) maj Kekana Fouret (Oregon State) 10-0 174 - Matthew Olguin (Oregon State) tech Brendon Abdon (Little Rock) 21-4 184 - Trey Munoz (Oregon State) dec Triston Wills (Little Rock) 11-8 197 - Stephen Little (Little Rock) dec Justin Rademacher (Oregon State) 10-3 285 - Josiah Hill (Little Rock) dec Boone McDermott (Oregon State) 4-1

Every week during the 2023-24 season, the InterMat staff will submit their picks for some of the most high-profile or competitive dual meets. As the season progresses, we'll keep track of records for bragging rights or as ammunition for when we mock each other. No, we'd never do that, it's all in good fun (right?). Records heading into this weekend: 33-13: Nick 32-14: Richard 31-15: Bob D. 30-16: Austin, Willie 29-17: Earl, Morgan, Robbie, Tony 28-18: Dysen, Jagger, Rachel 27-19: James, Kevin, Ryan Below are the picks for week 13:

ACC Week One It’s finally here! ACC Friday Night Duals kick off tonight, with Rock Harrison and Shawn Kenny heading to Pittsburgh to cover #8 NC State take on #22 Pittsburgh on ACC Network. The Hokies host the Tar Heels and the Hoos will travel to Durham to face the Blue Devils. #8 NC State at #22 Pittsburgh The Wolfpack kick off their defense of the ACC crown with a trip to Pittsburgh to face a very talented Panther squad. There are solid matches throughout this dual with several ranked versus ranked bouts. Both teams will be without a ranked starter in the lineup; #22 Jakob Camacho will be heading to the App State Open and #9 Dayton Pitzer will be out with an injury he suffered last week against Oklahoma State--they hope to have him back for the ACC Championships. There are several intriguing matches up and down this lineup tonight. Jarrett Trombley will get the start at 125 and is the reigning ACC Champion, he will face Colton Camacho who has picked up some big wins this season. Kai Orine will face a very scrappy Vinnie Santaniello at 133 followed by a rematch of last year’s ACC title bout with Ryan Jack and Cole Matthews. Jack has looked incredible this year while Matthews has had an up-and-down year; however, Matthews holds a 4-0 advantage over Jack and I expect him to be strapped up and ready to go. Jackson Arrington will face former teammate Finn Solomon at 149 before fellow Pennsylvania native Ed Scott squares off with Jared Keslar at 157. In the back half of the dual, we have an interesting matchup with Derek Fields and Holden Heller; Fields has been consistent this year and Heller, who has had a great year so far, is coming off an uncharacteristic loss. Alex Faison will have his hands full with a dangerous Luca Augustine who is starting to make his rise in the rankings. The next two matches are the marquee matches in the dual in my eyes and both pair talented young wrestlers against accomplished veterans. Dylan Fishback will square off with a gritty Reece Heller at 184, followed by Trent Hidlay facing Mac Stout; both of these have the potential for fireworks as all four of them will let it fly. The dual will finish up with Owen Trephan squaring off with Geoff Magin in his first match of the year filling in for an injured Dayton Pitzer. The Wolfpack are favored on paper but Pitt has shown they can hang with any team in the country and have a win over #7 Ohio State already this season. Should be a fun dual and a great way to kick off Friday Night Duals. 125: Jarrett Trombley vs #31 Colton Camacho 133: #5 Kai Orine v #20 Vinnie Sataniello 141: #4 Ryan Jack v #27 Cole Matthews 149: #3 Jackson Arrington v #29 Finn Solomon 157: #7 Ed Scott v Jared Keslar 165: #16 Derek Fields/AJ Kovacs v #11 Holden Heller 174: #32 Alex Faison v #15 Luca Augustine 184: #6 Dylan Fishback v #12 Reece Heller 197: #4 Trent Hidlay v #13 Mac Stout 285: #15 Owen Trephan v Geoff Magin North Carolina at #12 Virginia Tech The Tar Heels head north to Blacksburg to face the Hokies; while Virginia Tech is the favorite, there will be some fun matchups to keep an eye on. Spencer Moore has put together a great start to his season at 10-2 and will face Cooper Flynn, who is shaping up to be a great story. He is 8-2 since coming out of Olympic Redshirt at semester to take over for injured All-American Eddie Ventresca; Flynn has four ranked wins and two over top-3 opponents. Lachlan McNeil has looked phenomenal all year stacking up a 17-2 record with his only losses to #4 Ryan Jack and #1 Real Woods. He will face Tom Crook who came out of redshirt at semester; he is 13-3 on the year and 7-2 at 141. I’ve been impressed with Max Shaw this year and I’m very interested in the matchup at 197 with Andy Smith--they both have the ability to be dynamic scorers but often rely on their defense, so it will be interesting to watch it play off. 184 will also be a big one with Gavin Kane trying to get back on track after some early-season struggles and TJ Stewart getting the nod for the Hokies. 125: #29 Spencer Moore v #8 Cooper Flynn 133: Jace Palmer v #11 Sam Latona 141: #5 Lachlan McNeil v #17 Tom Crook 149: #33 Jayden Scott v #2 Caleb Henson 157: Sonny Santiago v Clayton Ulrey 165: Isaias Estrada v #24 Connor Brady 174: Tyler Eischens v #2 Mekhi Lewis 184: #23 Gavin Kane v TJ Stewart 197: #18 Max Shaw v #26 Andy Smith 285: Cade Lautt v #20 Hunter Catka Virginia at Duke The story of this dual is the return of a large chunk of the UVA lineup from injuries and illness. After talking with Coach Garland, it sounds like several starters will be cleared to go in Durham and will look to get back to form. I’m very interested to see how Marlon Yarbrough and Dylan Cedeno look as they were both wrestling great prior to injuries at Midlands. The match to watch for this dual will be at the top weight with Ryan Catka taking on Connor Barket. Catka has looked solid since taking over after Gabe Christensen went down with a season-ending injury. Barket has been the top wrestler for the Blue Devils with the highlight of his season thus far being an 8th place finish at the Southern Scuffle. 125: Kyle Montaperto v Logan Agin 133: Marlon Yarbrough v Raymond Adams 141: Jack Gioffre v Christian Coleman/Peter Chacon 149: Michael Gioffre/Erik Roggie v Jared Papscy 157: #28 Dylan Cedeno v Logan Ferrero 165: Nick Hamilton v Gaetano Console 174: #12 Justin McCoy v Jack Wimmer 184: Griffin Gammell v Conor Becker 197: Krystian Kinsey v Kwasi Bonsu 285: Ryan Catka v Connor Barket

5. Your Whacky Weekly 125 Watch 125 is so nutty that almost every bout among the top twenty-ish guys has a reverberating effect. A #18 beats a #3? Wouldn’t even be surprising at this point. It’s as if we have one giant tier of 20 capable guys. Here are the best-anticipated matchups at the weight this week. #8-Jore Volk, WYO vs. #17-Stevo Poulin, N. Colorado #14-Michael DeAugustino, MICH vs. #24-Brendan McCrone, tOSU #6-Cooper Flynn, VT vs. #29-Spencer Moore, UNC #13-Brett Ungar, Cornell vs. #21-Diego Sotelo, Harvard #11-Pat McKee, MINN vs. #16-Dean Peterson, RU #7-Noah Surtin, MIZZ vs. #13-Brett Ungar, Cornell #3-Eric Barnett, WISC vs. #12-Caleb Smith, NEB 4. Ohio State Hosts That Team Up North Ohio State is ranked 7th in our Dual Meet Rankings. Michigan is 13th. Both are a little below their preseason expectations. tOSU has been ravaged by injuries to Sammy Sasso, Carson Kharchla, and Gavin Hoffman (that’s three AA’s if you’re counting). Michigan still has the pieces but they haven’t been at full power often. And yet this dual is going to be awesome. For me, the most interesting match is at 174 with Shane Griffith, who was at Stanford, and Rocco Welsh, who was in high school, one year ago at this time. Griffith is a former National Champ and a perennial contender while Welsh was thrust into starting action by the loss of Kharchla. Already ranked #11, Welsh is 12-1 with his only loss coming to #3-Edmond Ruth (2-1). 3. Missouri vs. Cornell There are only two non-conference duals this weekend and this one is a doozy. Missouri has looked great in beating Virginia Tech and nearly blanking ASU. Ranked #3 in our Dual Rankings, they travel to #9-Cornell in what should be a thrilling matchup. Nearly every single bout is ranked-on-ranked. And despite the six-position differential in rankings, Cornell matches up with the Tigers quite nicely. Wrestlestat has it 17-15 for the Big Red. Let’s assume Vito Arajau is in and break it down: 125: #7-Noah Surtin, MIZZ, vs. #13-Brett Ungar, COR 133: #27-Kade Moore, MIZZ vs. #2-Vito Arajau, COR Note: Moore just pinned #11-Sam Latona (Virginia Tech). 141: #23-Josh Edmond, MIZZ vs. #13-Vince Cornella, COR 149: #25-Logan Gioffre, MIZZ vs. #28-Ethan Fernandez, COR 157: #5-Brock Mauller, MIZZ vs. #12-Meyer Shapiro, COR 165: #1-Keegan O’Toole, MIZZ vs. #2-Julian Ramirez, COR 174: #6-Peyton Mocco, MIZZ vs. Benny Baker, COR 184: #11-Clayton Whiting, MIZZ vs. #9-Chris Foca, COR 197: #3-Rocky Elam, MIZZ vs. #8-Jacob Cardenas, COR 285: #6-Zach Elam, MIZZ vs. #18-Lewis Fernandes, COR My Pick: 17-16 Tigers 2. Can Keckeisen Hold Serve? When it was revealed that both Aaron Brooks and Trent Hidlay were moving up, I thought, ‘Keckeisen at 84. Next topic. That feeling was only strengthened when Keckeisen beat Bernie Traux at the All-Star Classic and won CKLV with multiple Top 10 foes. But there’s a big difference between my pick in August or November and getting the job done. This weekend offers Keckeisen the latest test in his preeminence as he’s set to face #2-Dustin Plott. There are four other 184’s ranked in the Top 11 that all reside in the Big 12. So Parker’s work is cut out for him. But this individual bout is the biggest of the weekend and will go far in how the weight is perceived going into conference weekend. Speaking of Northern Iowa, my #1 storyline of the weekend is… 1. Big 12 Bonanza Most weekends during dual season, the Big Ten steals the headlines. And while there will be plenty of great action there, I think the most interesting group of the week is what is essentially a round-robin of duals with #4-OK State, #5-Iowa State, #18-Oklahoma, and #20-Northern Iowa. UNI wrestles OK State on Friday while Iowa State is at OU. 24 hours later, UNI goes to Norman and ISU skips on over to Stillwater. Here are some of the best individual bouts from those four duals: #6-Cael Happel, UNI vs. #9-Tagen Jamison, OKST #14-Ryder Downey, UNI vs. #18-Teague Travis, OKST Note: Downey recently beat #9-Peyton Robb; Travis knocked off #7-Ed Scott. #15-Tyrell Gordon, UNI vs. #9-Konnor Doucet, OKST #8-Anthony Echemendia, ISU vs. #22-Mosha Schwartz, OU #3-Yonger Bastida, ISU vs. #11-Josh Heindselman, OU #20-Troy Spratley, OKST vs. #25-Kysen Terukina, ISU #3-Daton Fix, OKST vs. #7-Evan Frost, ISU #9-Tagen Jamison, OKST vs. #8-Anthony Echemendia, ISU #17-Sammy Alvarez, OKST vs. #10-Casey Swiderski, ISU #18-Teague Travis, OKST vs. #13-Cody Chittum, ISU #4-Izaak Olejnik, OKST vs. #3-David Carr, ISU #2-Dustin Plott, OKST vs. #10-Will Feldkamp, ISU #9-Konnor Doucet, OKST vs. #3-Yonger Bastida, ISU #6-Cael Happel, UNI vs. #22-Mosha Schwartz, OU #23-Wyatt Voelker, UNI vs. #2-Stephen Buchanan, OU #15-Tyrell Gordon, UNI vs. #11-Josh Heindselman, OU

We're officially in the second half of the collegiate wrestling season and have a full schedule of DI duals this week. A total of 45 duals will be contested. Since it can be difficult to figure out where and when to watch all of these events, InterMat has put together a list of all of the live-streamed events occurring this week. Below are the dates/times and how to watch each match (with links). All times listed are Eastern. Friday, January 26: George Mason at Bloomsburg 7:00 PM PSAC Digital Network Ohio at Cleveland State 7:00 PM FloWrestling Virginia at Duke 7:00 PM ACC Network Extra Wisconsin at Michigan State 7:00 PM B1G+ Michigan at Ohio State 7:00 PM Big Ten Network NC State at PIttsburgh 7:00 PM ACC Network Columbia at Princeton 7:00 PM ESPN+ Lock Haven at Rider 7:00 PM ESPN+ North Carolina at Virginia Tech 7:00 PM ESPN+ Missouri at West Virginia 7:00 PM ESPN+ Wyoming at Northern Colorado 8:00 PM FloWrestling Nebraska at Northwestern 8:00 PM B1G+ Iowa State at Oklahoma 8:00 PM ESPN+ Northern Iowa at Oklahoma State 8:00 PM ESPN+ Air Force at South Dakota State 8:00 PM FloWrestling Iowa at Illinois 9:00 PM Big Ten Network Little Rock vs. Oregon State at Hillsboro, OR 9:00 PM Saturday, January 27: Appalachian State at Appalachian Open 9:00 AM Harvard at Cornell 12:00 PM ESPN+ LIU at Hofstra 1:00 PM Hofstra Pride YouTube Minnesota at Rutgers 1:00 PM B1G+ Brown at Cornell 2:00 PM ESPN+ Central Michigan at Northern Illinois 2:00 PM NIU All-Access Harvard at Binghamton 5:30 PM ESPN+ Army West Point at Bucknell 6:00 PM Bucknell Athletics YouTube Purdue at Indiana 7:00 PM B1G+ Iowa State at Oklahoma State 7:00 PM ESPN+ Franklin & Marshall at Sacred Heart 7:00 PM NEC Front Row Brown at Binghamton 7:30 PM ESPN+ Northern Iowa at Oklahoma 8:00 PM ESPN+ Sunday, January 28: Queens at Newberry Open 8:00 AM Lock Haven at Mat Town Open II, hosted by Lock Haven 9:30 AM Penn State at Maryland 12:00 PM Big Ten Network Virginia at American 1:00 PM ESPN+ Gardner-Webb at Bellarmine 1:00 PM ESPN+ Missouri at Cornell 1:00 PM ESPN+ Bucknell at Drexel 1:00 PM FloWrestling Clarion at Edinboro 1:00 PM FloWrestling Columbia at Penn 1:00 PM ESPN+ Air Force at North Dakota State 1:30 PM NDSU All-Access Davidson at Chattanooga 2:00 PM ESPN+ Bloomsburg at Rider 2:00 PM ESPN+ Central Michigan at SIU Edwardsville 2:00 PM ESPN+ VMI at The Citadel 2:00 PM ESPN+ Nebraska at Wisconsin 2:00 PM Big Ten Network West Virginia at Morgan State 3:00 PM Morgan State All-Access Navy at North Carolina 3:00 PM ESPN+ Iowa at Northwestern 3:00 PM B1G+ Little Rock at Stanford 6:00 PM Pac-12 Network

Welcome back, all. Sorry about missing last week but some things came up, so my crawl to 100 mailbags took a little pit stop. Some say I ducked but I assure you I was banged up and Earl needs to rest me for the stretch run. I only have so many words in me and it would be foolhardy to use them in the middle of January. But I managed to scrape some together this week like the grinder that I am and you can read them now. Such a strange thing that we live in a world of text now and nobody seems to actually speak to each other anymore. Yet we listen to podcasts and watch people play video games for some reason. Tell you what, growing up in my day when you had to watch your brother play a video game for however long and patiently wait your turn, you’d take umbrage with that whole industry like I do. But that’s neither here nor there. Let’s do some questions. Going weight by weight and seeing how many wrestlers each conference has in the top 10, how close would you say the B12 and others are to catching the B10? Is the gap closing? Jayson Hildreth Fine, I’ll crunch the numbers. Ok, numbers crunched. And I’m not exactly sure what to make of them. It seems the B12 has a pretty solid stronghold on the upper weights with four guys ranked in the top ten at 165, 184, and 285. Three at 197 and only two at 174 puts 17 out of 50 overall for the guys who wrestle after intermission. So just about one-third. That’s not bad. The lightweights only clock in with two at each weight, except 141, which has four. Since I have no other data to compare to, or don’t feel like searching for, it’s hard to tell if a gap has been closed. But it does seem like it. Missouri is as good as anybody in the non-PSU division, Iowa State has reemerged as a powerhouse, Oklahoma State is Oklahoma State, and UNI and South Dakota State are no one to be trifled with. It certainly feels like a more well-rounded conference right now than the Big Ten. I’ll admit that much. I also admit that a few Big Ten teams seem a bit down this year on account of injuries and transfers. Should be fun to see how things shake out in about two months. Who does wrestling Twitter hate the most: AJ Ferrari, Jimmy Cinnabon, or all the ducks? I'll hang up and quack now. Thicccholas Depends on the week. I actually don’t see much chatter on the X about Cinnabon, nor do I know if he’s out there somewhere. Jimmy certainly gets them riled up on the forum, though. If you know, you know. If you don’t, go check out the forum just a click away at the top of the page. But finish reading this first. I’m not doing Ferrari today. There’s just nothing more to discuss right now. We will go through the motions again next year. It’s definitely the ducking situation for lack of a better term. I try to give the benefit of the doubt when it happens but it seems to be getting tougher to justify. The good news is that the lack of marquee matchups during the regular season makes March just that much more exciting. Jags, my brilliant friend, it's been over 46 years since the last @RUWrestling vs Florida dual. When are those golf cart jockeys going to give us a chance to settle the score? Salty Walkon They’d have to get a team first. So…never? Shocking that I wasn’t alive when that happened since I’ve been alive for almost everything. But seriously, there’s no reason why the entire state of Florida can’t have a good three D1 teams at least. I bet they wouldn’t even have to travel. Every team would just want to go there instead. What is the significance of 712 to you? Are you actually representing western Iowa area code, 712? Best unorthodox bracket format for 125 this year? Best of 3 finals, round robin. Do we include feats of strength, Dance offs, or slam poetry readings to crown 125? Burger King of Kings No significance at all. But I dig that it’s an area code in Iowa. Many moons ago in the early days of the internet, I needed an email so I chose Jagger711. Jagger because I’d occasionally crush some Coors Lights and start doing Mick Jagger impressions. 711 was for our family’s race car number. Then for some reason, I needed another email and just went one number up. As the 21st century went on and we needed usernames for everything from online poker to Xbox, it just became my de facto name. That’s it. That’s the story. Truly exhilarating stuff. As far as 125 is concerned, there’s only one answer. Royal Rumble. 33 enter, one leaves with the belt. Speaking of which… How is anyone going to get Omos over the top rope?????? Rhino It’s Rumble weekend! Look, I know there's still some beef from the real wrestling crowd to the scripted stuff, but the Rumble is fun. It’s the only WWE event I even watch anymore. And we have a pool going! I dropped 30 Willie bucks for three lousy numbers where one will certainly be Omos. Then the announcers will act like he can win because he’s seven feet tall and I’ll get all excited before he inevitably gets eliminated by Rey Mysterio or a nostalgia entrant like The Sandman or something. I’ll still pop for it. 30 pops, baby! Go nuts for every guy no matter what! Don't want to talk about "hot seats", Some coaches are reaching retirement age. Gable retired at 50, Nichols at 68. Does John Smith (58), Brands (55), Manning (65?), Koll (58?), Dresser (61), Zeke (57), retire first? Burger King of Questions You would think Manning strictly by age but who knows. I just feel like it’s a new generation and these guys don’t feel as old as their age would indicate. I don’t feel as old as my age indicates. It’s just the times we live in. And do they want to retire anytime soon? Each one of them has put in a lifetime of work to get to where they are. It’s what they do. It’s how they’re programmed. Other than maybe John Smith, I can see all these guys doing it until they’re 70 and riding off into the sunset. Which is exactly what I’m going to do right now. Have a great weekend!

Dual meets, dual meets and more dual meets. As we go into another weekend of B1G Ten dual meets, we look back at last week’s matchups. We had some duals that lived up to some of our expectations, a few guys whose stock is going up and another that’s going down and Claunch delves into his experience on the call for Michigan’s dual last week. Stock up: Michael Blockhus; Stock down: Peyton Robb There might not be anyone having a better start of the new year than Michael Blockhus. He returned with one goal in mind and so far it looks like he’s on the right track. Last week he took out Jared Franek with a last minute takedown then followed it up with a dominating win over Peyton Robb four days later. Now he’s jumped to No. 6 in the rankings. Earlier this week, I got to catch up with Blockhus to talk about his big wins, returning to the Gophers’ lineup for his final year, and his fighting future. On the opposite side is Robb who didn’t just take a loss to Blockhus last week, but was pinned by Joey Blaze of Purdue. That notched Robb’s fourth straight loss. This weekend the Huskers head to Evanston, IL to face Northwestern where Robb will look to get back to his winning ways. A Curse at 125 Ends … We all know what kind of powerhouse Penn State has been for the last million years, but a spot in Coach Cael Sanderson’s lineup that hasn’t been at the championship level is at 125-pounds. As mentioned in the season preview, Nico Megaludis was the last guy in this weight class to sport a Nittany Lion singlet and make the podium. All of that could be over as freshman Braeden Davis has been a very bright, and so far undefeated, presence in their line up. It took a bit for him to stand above PSU’s other options here, but now he’s manning the spot in the line up and in the No. 4 spot in the rankings. He’s also the only guy in the weight class who hasn’t taken a loss yet this season. … And Another Curse at 125 Continues It seems like ages ago when we would occasionally get a No. 1 versus No. 2 battle in the regular season. It doesn’t always happen, but it certainly feels like it used to happen more often than it has of late. Last Friday night, we were lucky enough to see it with Purdue’s Matt Ramos, then ranked second in the country at 125, facing off against Iowa’s No. 1 ranked Drake Ayala in Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Purdue, as a team, wasn’t expected to win the dual meet as a whole, but in what was clearly the biggest match of the night, the Boilermaker got a solid win and once again beat a top ranked Hawkeye in a big moment. Was it purposeful that they wore the silver and gold singlets that were worn on that fateful night last March? Probably right? Either way Iowa ran away with the majority of the other matches as expected. Shoutout to Joey Blaze wrestling tough against Jared Franek, and James Rowley getting the win at 184, but Iowa as a unit is still proving to be one of the toughest teams in the country. Iowa will be traveling to Illinois this weekend as they take on the Fighting Illini this Friday, and Northwestern this Sunday. Purdue, as referenced above, will be taking on the Hoosiers in Bloomington Saturday night. Terrapins v Hoosiers did not disappoint Two weeks ago we released our top B1G duals list for the season, and I’m sure some of you scoffed at my assertion that this dual was worthy of your time and energy. Well, those of you who trust my judgment were rewarded, and those who don’t still have time to watch what was a back and forth exciting affair from start to finish. Maryland won three of the first four matches, with their predictable and consistent studs from 133 through 149 providing a lot of that firepower. Brayton Lee jumped in for Indiana at 157, and looked like the Brayton Lee of old, racking up a ton of points on his way to a 15-4 major decision. Indiana took the lead with four straight wins headed into 197, where Jaxon Smith was able to get the overtime win to bring it to the last match. The Hoosiers at home stepped up and didn’t allow this dual to go to criteria for the second straight year. Nick Willham at Heavyweight got a gritty win with a late takedown to get away with a 4-2 victory and seal it for the Hoosiers. Next up Indiana will host Purdue this Saturday to see which team owns the state of Indiana, while Maryland hosts Penn State this Sunday. Calling a dual is super fun I figured it would be, but I greatly underestimated how much fun I was going to have calling the Michigan vs Rutgers dual last Sunday. Shoutout to Malik Amine for being the calming and veteran presence on the mic with me, and his professionalism as he prepared his notes ahead of time and walked me through what we were going to do to get going. The dual itself really made it easy though. From beginning to end, there were some close and exciting matches and ranked wrestlers up and down the lineup. Michigan got the better end of the lower weights, with wins at 125 through 141 to start the dual, in a series of ranked matches. The most exciting being the true freshman in Sergio Lemley, who needed three different match winning takedowns to get the win over the veteran Mitch Moore. The gritty Scarlet Knights got on the board with a win at 149, and eventually again at 197 as Poznanski took out redshirt freshman Rylan Rogers. Lucas Davison finished things off with a solid win over the transfer from Harvard, Yaraslau Slavikouski, in a top 10 matchup. Michigan wrestles Ohio State this Friday, as Rutgers hosts Minnesota this Saturday afternoon. Bonus Points Check out this week’s Conference Crossover Conversation as Holmes, Claunch, Wendell and Sommer discuss all of the latest happenings in the collegiate wrestling world. The foursome also hit on Minnesota/Nebraska, Penn State/Michigan, coaches rankings and much more.

I imagine you’ve seen a movie or TV show where the main character finds themselves in a precarious predicament and says “You’re probably wondering how I got here.” Or perhaps that’s made it across your screen in a meme format. Either way, that character usually narrates all of the events that led up to the mess they find themselves in. Well, for more than two months now, wrestling fans/coaches/media members have lamented about how crazy the 125 lb weight class has been this year. InterMat has gone through four different #1’s this year and has gone back to the original one (for now) in Matt Ramos. Other sites have had two and three other #1’s. #2’s have suffered a similar fate. Luke Stanich ascending to the second spot this week makes six different wrestlers who have held that ranking for some length of time. The craziness isn’t limited to the top of the weight class, they’ve happened up and down the entire weight class. I stopped being shocked at anything this weight had to offer a few weeks ago. That leads us to the question I’m seeking to answer today. “You’re probably wondering how we got here.” In my 16 years of covering collegiate wrestling, I’ve never seen a weight class like this. How did we get to the point where chaos and unpredictability are well, predictable? photo courtesy of Tony Rotundo; WrestlersAreWarriors.com Graduation Hopefully, we never have to endure a similar situation as was presented to the world and the wrestling community as we did in 2020 and 2021 during the COVID era. The NCAA mandated that athletes retaining eligibility during the 2020-21 school year would have a “free year” of eligibility. That was good for the student-athletes impacted by the Covid shutdown, but it’s created a backlog of athletes, which we are still feeling the impact. For the purposes of this article, we will use the terms “seniors” and “graduation” to indicate a wrestler's final year of eligibility and them exhausting said eligibility. We understand that some of those seniors may have already technically graduated. For proof of this backlog, look no further than the 125 lb weight class at the 2023 NCAA Championships. It featured five seniors who ended up on the NCAA podium. Five sounds like a lot, huh? For context, 125 lbs has never had five seniors earn All-American honors in the history of the weight class; which dates back to 1999. You’d have to go back to when the smallest weight class was 118 lbs in 1994 to find such a year. For context, two of the All-Americans that year, Sammie Henson and Kevin Roberts, have sons who are currently ranked wrestlers (Wyatt and Drew) in 2024. Basically, we haven’t seen a similar exodus of top-tier talent from 125 lbs in 30 years. And not just any seniors, wrestlers like Patrick Glory and Spencer Lee, who were penciled in at or near the top of the national rankings for their entire careers. Though he had a few ups and downs, Brandon Courtney was a constant at the top of the weight for much of the last three seasons. Liam Cronin really took the next step in his final year at Nebraska and was very consistent in 2022-23. Killian Cardinale was generally consistent too; however, he missed significant time throughout his final two years because of injuries. When you have a wrestler or two of the caliber of the graduated seniors from 2023, they’ll push the rest of the weight class down a notch or two and suddenly, a wrestler that’s ranked sixth in the nation getting upset doesn’t seem as severe as number two losing. photo courtesy of Tony Rotundo; WrestlersAreWarriors.com Recruiting If you look back at the last eight NCAA champions at 125 lbs, you’ll notice a slight trend. Excluding, Darian Cruz in 2017, all of the champions since 2015 at this weight class have been blue-chip recruits. Like the top of the top. Cruz wasn’t shabby either at #37 in the Class of 2013. The others: Patrick Glory #17 in 2018 Spencer Lee #2 in 2017 Nico Megaludis #3 in 2011 Nathan Tomasello #6 in 2013 Everyone loves a good underdog story and seeing an unheralded recruit develop into a super-stud in college. But the reality is that the vast majority of wrestlers competing for DI national titles were at the top of their respective graduating classes and were ready to compete in college from day one. Looking at the NCAA finals from 2023, 12 of the 20 finalists were ranked in the top ten of their recruiting classes. Four others were between 12-20. Two more came in between 21-30. Finally, there were two wrestlers who didn’t appear in the final MatScouts big board during their senior year of high school (Matt Ramos and Tanner Sloan at 197 lbs). So, how does that impact the current crop of 125 lber? Well, there just aren’t that many blue, blue-chip 125’s running around these days. The Class of 2023 only had one projected 125 lber amongst MatScouts top-30 seniors. That was Marc-Anthony McGowan who inked with Princeton. McGowan was injured in the preseason and has deferred enrollment until fall 2024. The Class of 2022 only had one projected 125 lber amongst MatScouts top-30 seniors. That was Troy Spratley, who originally signed and redshirted at Minnesota before transferring and assuming the starting role at Oklahoma State this season. Now getting really elite, the only wrestlers in the top-ten of their recruiting class and who have competed at 125 lbs in high school since the Lee/Vito Arujau year of 2017 are Richie Figueroa, Drake Ayala,, and Dean Peterson. Those three came in at three, four, and ten, respectively, in the Class of 2021. So, within the last four years, we haven’t had any freshmen Levi Haines’, Carter Starocci’s, Keegan O’Toole’s, or AJ Ferrari’s at 125 lbs. Those are all wrestlers who came in and immediately declared themselves national title threats, as freshmen. Of this bunch, only Starocci redshirted. Looking at the 125 lb All-American list since the Covid-restart in 2021, the only freshmen that have made the national podium during those three NCAA tournaments are Eddie Ventresca and Sam Latona; coincidentally, both from Virginia Tech. That’s the list. Most people assume that because of the size, freshmen are more likely to win earlier at 125 lbs. To really compete at nationals, individually and as a team, you have to have the horses. One problem with this weight is there isn’t a consistent number of thoroughbreds coming into college each year. For comparison’s sake, three times since the loaded Class of 2017, has the top overall recruit been a heavyweight (Nick Feldman/’22, Greg Kerkvliet/’19, Gable Steveson/’18). Other top-three recruits in that span include Cohlton Schultz/’19 and Mason Parris/’18. Is it a surprise that 285 lbs has been as good as ever in the past few years? It’s no secret that finding a four-year starter (and a star) at 125 lbs remains one of the hardest commodities on the market for collegiate coaches. Which brings us to: photo courtesy of Tony Rotundo; WrestlersAreWarriors.com Logjams Coaches know that finding a four-year starter at 125 lbs is a difficult proposition so they tend to take as many swings at the pinata as possible. We’ll address moving up to 133 lbs next, but that’s always a possibility, so you need a contingency plan. If a 157 lber suddenly can’t make the weight, you can bump up 149’s or even 141’s in a pinch. That’s not the case at 125. That problem leads to some logjams at 125. One of Penn State’s breakout stars this season has been true freshman Braeden Davis. With Davis in the starting lineup, the Nittany Lions now have Robbie Howard, Kurt McHenry, and Gary Steen on the bench. Would those three be All-Americans this year? Probably not; however, if they were at another school, they would likely represent upgrades from their current 125 lb situation. Cornell also has Greg Diakomihalis, Ohio State got to redshirt Vinny Kilkeary after Brendan McCrone’s emergence, and Virginia Tech has the Cooper Flynn/Ventresca tandem. The two went back-and-forth for the majority of the 2022-23 season when Ventresca was healthy. In addition to Jakob Camacho, NC State has 2023 ACC champion Jarrett Trombley and Troy Hohman, who has wins over two ranked 125’s. Though Luke Stanich has been a standout for Lehigh, Sheldon Seymour has gotten a lot of work and owns a 12-3 record. Looking back at the 2022-23 season, there were three wrestlers, currently ranked in the top-20, who sat behind All-Americans. Flynn with Ventresca, Richie Figueroa behind Brandon Courtney, and Spratley who was behind Patrick McKee at Minnesota. This isn’t the number one factor; however, were some of these wrestlers spread out amongst 125 lb-needy schools, it could lead to more stability at the weight. photo courtesy of Tony Rotundo; WrestlersAreWarriors.com Moving Up It’s no secret - expecting 19 to 23-year-old young men to make 125 lbs 16 different times (as Matt Ramos did) in a year is brutal. It’s more common at 125 than any other collegiate weight, that a wrestler will need to move up at some point in their collegiate careers. Looking at the current national rankings, there are nine ranked 133 lbers that started their collegiate careers wrestling at 125. They are: Vito Arujau (Cornell), Dylan Shawver (Rutgers), Michael Colaiocco (Penn), Sam Latona (Virginia Tech), Brody Teske (Iowa), Jacob Van Dee (Nebraska), Braxton Brown (Maryland), Dom Zaccone (Campbell), Mason Leiphart (F&M) The first four wrestlers are ranked in the top-11 at 133 lbs. Arujau and Latona have both placed in the top-six at 125 lbs; along with earning All-American honors at 133. Could wrestlers of their caliber, not to mention the five below them, held 125 (and done so in a healthy/productive manner) they would be top contenders at the weight, making the top-tier look much less volatile. Shawver could qualify for this category and the “logjam” mention as he moved up to 133 after losing a wrestle-off to Dean Peterson last season. Looking at InterMat’s current rankings, you’ll find a pair of true freshmen in the top-five at 125 lbs with #2 Luke Stanich and #4 Braeden Davis. That could mean more stability in the future, right? Not necessarily. There are already rumblings out of Bethlehem that Stanich could end up as a 141 lber at some point during his collegiate career. If you pay attention, you’ll notice Lehigh’s staff has been very deliberate about his usage at the weight. Like Stanich, some initially saw Davis as a 133 lber. That makes sense as his fourth Michigan State title was won at 138 lbs. Top high seniors of Davis’ caliber often bump up in weight for team purposes or for comfort, so that likely wasn’t his ideal weight class. Yet, at the same time, it’s hard to imagine him staying at 125 for another three seasons. On the opposite end of the spectrum, there were a pair of notable 133’s that moved down to 125 this season. Brayden Palmer (Chattanooga) and Jack Maida (American) both qualified for nationals at 133 last season. Both have had their moments at 125, but also some unusual losses. And some strategic times out of the lineup. If the weight cut goes well, both will be bigger and stronger than most opponents. If it doesn’t, they could be in trouble. Which obviously could lead to unpredictable results. photo courtesy of Tony Rotundo; WrestlersAreWarriors.com Styles Clash This is something that only really applies to a couple key members of this weight class; however, it can’t be totally overlooked. Who are the only two multiple-time All-Americans currently at 125 lbs? Correct, seniors Eric Barnett (Wisconsin) and Patrick McKee. Both are highly decorated and capable of ending up on the top step of the podium in mid-March. At the same time, neither will ever go undefeated. In theory and in practice (as both already have multiple losses this year). Both Barnett and McKee are the type of wrestlers that are fun for fans to watch. They both have the mindset of possibly surrendering a takedown if it puts them in position to earn back points. Against most opponents, they’ll have the talent and experience to prevail in precarious situations. Or come back from a deficit. However, there are a couple occasions where time runs out during a frantic comeback or they’ve dug themselves too big of a hole. As I said earlier, I wouldn’t be shocked if either of them won an NCAA title. But over the course of a season, each will go up and down in the rankings, a bit. That’s different from other weight classes where the most credentialed members rarely drop from the top-four and don’t generally lose to wrestlers from outside of that group. photo courtesy of Tony Rotundo; WrestlersAreWarriors.com Injuries Wrestling in college is brutal. That’s not new news for anyone reading this. It’s particularly bad at 125 lbs when you have a wrestler who’s likely cutting more weight than you probably should. Heavyweights know not to take errant shots for fear of a 260 lb man dropping down on their head and neck. 125’s typically attack more, leading them to getting overextended on shots and getting into gnarly scrambles where knees are twisted in directions they’re not intended to bend. We went through a stretch in the late 2000’s-early 2010’s where the NCAA title was won by an underclassman, however, they were too beaten down as seniors to go out on top. Angel Escobedo, Troy Nickerson, Matt McDonogh, Jesse Delgado all fit the bill. Spencer Lee’s entire career was marred by injuries, though it was difficult to tell because of his dominance. I don’t have the stats to back this up and most wrestlers and coaches don’t necessarily want to talk about injuries while they’re still active, but it “seems” like they have taken a toll on elite 125’s more than any other weight. We might have to wait until late-March or April, to find out more about the injury status of some of today’s 125 lbers. That being said, one promising 125 lber, still active, whose career has been derailed by injuries is Penn State’s Robbie Howard. Howard was a very highly touted recruit for the Nittany Lions who made the 2021 national tournament as a true freshman. During that abridged season, he logged wins over Dylan Ragusin, Dylan Shawver, Malik Heinselman, and Jack Medley. Had he not spent two years away from collegiate competition, he may have been someone near the top of the rankings today and Davis would be in the midst of a redshirt season. One other potential contender who’s dealt with his fair share of injuries has been Michael DeAugustino. In 2019-20, as a redshirt freshman, the previously unheralded DeAugustino finished third in the Big Ten, earning a ninth seed at the ill-fated 2020 national tournament. He’d receive first-team All-American honors from the NWCA. Since then, DeAugustino has spent significant time away from the mat and in the training room. Last year, he only saw action in nine matches before going to the Last Chance Open on the final weekend of the regular season. DeAugustino made the semifinals of the 2023 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational before suffering an apparent knee injury against Brett Ungar (Cornell). He just returned to the mat on January 12th. Another wrestler assumed to be a contender at 125 lbs this year has dealt with injuries. Richie Figueroa has been sidelined on two separate occasions this year. We’ll see if that has any long-term impact on the 2024 national tournament and his career. Summary Those are some of the reasons why we are where we are at 125 lbs today. Remember, it isn’t something that happened overnight or when the calendar turned to November and the 2023-24 season began. This has been in the works for a few years now. It was easy to overlook these past couple of years when you have Spencer Lee, Nick Suriano, and Patrick Glory atop the rankings. Because of the reasons stated above, I don’t foresee this changing for the remainder of the season. A good sign for the future is that six of the top-ten wrestlers at the weight are either freshmen or sophomores. As they get more experience, consistency may follow. Also, looking ahead to next season, the top recruit in the Class of 2024 Luke Lilledahl, is projected to compete at 125 lbs. Of course, he’s signed with Penn State, so maybe that leads to more logjam-type issues, though redshirts could be used. In 2025, Cornell commit Anthony Knox is currently ranked fourth in his class and could stay at 125. But until then, enjoy the rest of this action-packed movie that we call 125 lbs, it’s a roller coaster ride!

As we enter the final stretch of Duals before the Standings Tournament, we have three weeks to try and get into (or stay in) the Top-4 of your league. With Dual Season in full swing, bracketed tourneys are becoming fewer and Fewer but also grow in huge point swings (for and against you!). This week we have two major tournaments with lots of D1 competition in the Appalachian Open and The Mat Town Open II. As usual, entries are still coming in for each of these tournaments, so keep the notifications on for @FantasyD1Wrestl as updates will be posted to the InterMat Forum Fantasy Wrestling Board. A reminder of some important rules: Wrestlers entered at a weight must compete at that weight or else their results will not be counted. Wrestlers in the “Floater” spots can compete at ANY weight and accumulate Fantasy points. A wrestler will LOCK on your roster at 12pm ET on the day of their first competition for the week (refer to the SHP’s Week Preview). Only results against D1 competition (starters, backups, and redshirts) will count towards Fantasy Points. Check your league settings to know how many add/drops are permitted per week. Wrestlers I Like This Week Wrestler (School)- competition for the week [Proj Score] *organized by most potential points to least, then by school alphabetically”: 125: Jakob Camacho (NCST)- Appalachian Open Charlie Farmer (ARMY)- Mat Town Open II Luke Stanich (LEH)- Mat Town Open II Jett Strickenberger (WVU)- Mat Town Open II Drake Ayala (IOWA)- @ Illinois , @ Northwestern [+8] Ethan Berginc (ARMY)- @ Bucknell [+5] Braeden Davis (PSU)- @ Maryland [+5] Matt Ramos (PUR)- @ Indiana [+5] Brayden Palmer (CHAT)- Vs Davidson [+4] Jack Maida (AMER)- Vs Virginia [+3] Joseph Fischer (CLAR)- @ Edinboro [+3] Michael DeAugustino (MICH)- @ Ohio State [+3] Nico Provo (STAN)- Vs Little Rock [+3] Cooper Flynn (VT)- Vs North Carolina [+3] 133: Ethan Oakley (APP)- Appalachian Open Vito Arujau (COR)- Vs Brown, Vs Harvard, Vs Missouri [+12] Nasir Bailey (LR)- @ Oregon State , @ Stanford [+8] Daton Fix (OKST)- Vs UNI, Vs Iowa State [+7] Aaron Nagao (PSU)- @ Maryland [+4] Derrick Cardinal (SDSU)- Vs Air Force [+4] Blake Boarman (CHAT)- Vs Davidson [+3] Mason Leiphart (F&M)- Vs Sacred Heart [+3] Kai Orine (NCST)- @ Pittsburgh [+3] Dominick Serrano (UNCO)- Vs Wyoming [+3] Dylan Shawver (RUT)- Vs Minnesota [+3] Sam Latona (VT)- Vs North Carolina [+3] 141: Mac Church (VT)- Appalachian Open Hunter Mason (VT)- Appalachian Open Carter Bailey (LEH)- Mat Town Open II Joseph Olivieri (RUT)- Mat Town Open II Real Woods (IOWA)- @ Illinois , @ Northwestern [+9] Wyatt Henson (LHU)- Vs George Mason, @ Rider [+8] Brock Hardy (NEB)- @ Northwestern , @ Wisconsin [+8] Lachlan McNeil (UNC)- @ Virginia Tech , @ Navy [+6] Isaiah Powe (CHAT)- Vs Davidson [+5] Dylan Layton (CSU)- Vs Ohio [+4] Jesse Mendez (OHST)- Vs Michigan [+4] Cole Brooks (WYO)- @ Northern Colorado [+4] Pat Phillips (F&M)- Vs Sacred Heart [+3] Ryan Jack (NCST)- @ Pittsburgh [+3] Cleveland Belton (ORST)- Vs Little Rock [+3] Clay Carlson (SDSU)- Vs Air Force [+3] Beau Bartlett (PSU)- @ Maryland [+3] 149: Jeremiah Price (APP)- Appalachian Open Jayden Scott (UNC)- Appalachian Open Drew Munch (LEH)- Mat Town Open II Ty Watters (WVU)- Vs Missouri, @ Morgan State [+8] Colton Washleski (RID)- Vs Lock Haven, Vs Bloomsburg [+7] Ridge Lovett (WISC)- @ Michigan State , Vs Nebraska [+7] Corbyn Munson (CMU)- @ Northern Illinois, @ SIU-Edwardsville [+6] Eligh Rivera (PRIN)- Vs Columbia [+4] Caleb Henson (VT)- Vs North Carolina [+4] Gabe Willochell (WYO)- @ Northern Colorado [+4] Noah Castillo (CHAT)- Vs Davidson [+3] Noah Tapia (HOF)- Vs Long Island [+3] Jackson Arrington (NCST)- @ Pittsburgh [+3] Alek Martin (SDSU)- Vs Air Force [+3] Jaden Abas (STAN)- Vs Little Rock [+3] 157: Luke Nichter (DREX)- Mat Town Open II Jacob Butler (RUT)- Mat Town Open II Caleb Dowling (WVU)- Mat Town Open II Peyton Robb (NEB)- @ Northwestern , @ Wisconsin [+7] Johnny Lovett (CMU)- @ Northern Illinois, @ SIU-Edwardsville [+6] Jared Franek (IOWA)- @ Illinois , @ Northwestern [+6] Ed Scott (NCST)- @ Pittsburgh [+5] Cael Swensen (SDSU)- Vs Air Force [+5] Alejandro Herrera (CLAR)- @ Edinboro [+4] Peyten Kellar (OHIO)- @ Cleveland State [+4] Chase Saldate (MSU)- Vs Wisconsin [+4] Daniel Cardenas (STAN)- Vs Little Rock [+4] Will Lewan (MICH)- @ Ohio State [+3] Michael Blockhus (MINN)- @ Rutgers [+3] Levi Haines (PSU)- @ Maryland [+3] Lucas Revano (PENN)- Vs Columbia [+3] 165: Hunter Mays (LEH)- Mat Town Open II Michael Caliendo (IOWA)- @ Illinois , @ Northwestern [+7] Dean Hamiti (WISC)- @ Michigan State , Vs Nebraska [+7] Noah Mulvaney (BUCK)- Vs Army, @ Drexel [+6] Keegan O’Toole (MIZZ)- @ West Virginia, @ Cornell [+6] Mitchell Mesenbrink (PSU)- @ Maryland [+5] Garrett Thompson (OHIO)- @ Cleveland State [+4] Andrew Cerniglia (NAVY)- @ North Carolina [+4] Kaya Sement (PENN)- Vs Columbia [+3] Holden Heller (PITT)- Vs NC State [+3] Connor Brady (VT)- Vs North Carolina [+3] 174: Sammy Starr (NAVY)- Mat Town Open II Justin McCoy (UVA)- @ Duke, @ American [+9] Phil Conigliaro (HARV)- @ Cornell, @ Binghamton [+7] Alex Cramer (CMU)- @ Northern Illinois, @ SIU-Edwardsville [+6] Peyton Mocco (MIZZ)- @ West Virginia, @ Cornell [+6] Carter Starocci (PSU)- @ Maryland [+5] Sergio Desiante (CHAT)- Vs Davidson [+4] John Worthing (CLAR)- @ Edinboro [+4] Donnell Washington (IND)- Vs Purdue [+4] Nick Incontrera (PENN)- Vs Columbia [+4] Cade DeVos (SDSU)- Vs Air Force [+4] Sal Perrine (OHIO)- @ Cleveland State [+3] Noah Fox (F&M)- Vs Sacred Heart [+3] Ross McFarland (HOF)- Vs Long Island [+3] Danny Wask (NAVY)- @ North Carolina [+3] Jackson Turley (RUT)- Vs Minnesota [+3] Mekhi Lewis (VT)- Vs North Carolina [+3] 184: Sam Fisher (VT)- Appalachian Open Chris Foca (COR)- Vs Harvard, Vs Brown, Vs Missouri [+12] Jacob Nolan (BING)- Vs Harvard, Vs Brown [+7] Lenny Pinto (NEB)- @ Northwestern , @ Wisconsin [+7] Parker Keckeisen (UNI)- @ Oklahoma State , @ Oklahoma [+7] Michael Bartush (BUCK)- Vs Army, @ Drexel [+6] Cameron Pine (CLAR)- @ Edinboro [+4] James Conway (F&M)- Vs Sacred Heart [+4] Anthony D’Elesio (LIU)- @ Hofstra [+4] Trey Munoz (ORST)- Vs Little Rock [+4] Bernie Truax (PSU)- @ Maryland [+4] Zayne Lehman (OHIO)- @ Cleveland State [+3] Gabe Sollars (IND)- Vs Purdue [+3] 197: Sonny Sasso (VT)- Appalachian Open Lou DePrez (BING)- Vs Harvard, Vs Brown [+9] Silas Allred (NEB)- @ Northwestern , @ Wisconsin [+8] Zach Glazier (IOWA)- @ Illinois , @ Northwestern [+6] Stephen Buchanan (OU)- Vs Iowa State , Vs UNI [+6] Tanner Sloan (SDSU)- Vs Air Force [+5] John Crawford (F&M)- Vs Sacred Heart [+4] Trent Hidlay (NCST)- @ Pittsburgh [+4] Joey Novak (WYO)- @ Northern Colorado [+4] Aaron Brooks (PSU)- @ Maryland [+3] Luke Stout (PRIN)- Vs Columbia [+3] John Poznanski (RUT)- Vs Minnesota [+3] 285: Jimmy Mullen (VT)- Appalachian Open Wyatt Hendrickson (AF)- @ South Dakota State , @ North Dakota State [+10] Cory Day (BING)- Vs Harvard, Vs Brown [+8] Zach Elam (MIZZ)- @ West Virginia, @ Cornell [+6] Ryan Catka (UVA)- @ Duke, @ American [+6] Keaton Kluever (HOF)- Vs Long Island [+4] Owen Trephan (NCST)- @ Pittsburgh [+4] Greg Kerkvliet (PSU)- @ Maryland [+4] Nick Wilham (IND)- Vs Purdue [+3] Xavier Doolin (UNCO)- Vs Wyoming [+3] Yaraslau Slavikouski (RUT)- Vs Minnesota [+3] Hunter Catka (VT)- Vs North Carolina [+3]

On Monday the NCAA published the first coaches’ ranking for the 2024 Division I Wrestling Championships. These rankings are one of the criteria used to determine at-large selections and tournament seeding. With the rankings having such a large impact on the season, we thought it would be an interesting exercise to compare the InterMat rankings with the hierarchy established by the 14-coach committee. Naturally, there are a few large caveats that heavily contribute to some of the differences in rankings. First, coaches can only consider a wrestler who has been designated as a starter for his team. Second, in order to be ranked, a wrestler must have at least eight matches against Division-I opposition and must have wrestled against a Division-I opponent in the last 30 days. Third, the coaches’ rankings were submitted on Jan. 19, while the InterMat rankings were updated this past Tuesday. These pesky rules account for a large degree of the divergence between the two sets of rankings, but they can’t explain it all. Let’s look at the wrestlers in each weight class with the biggest difference in rankings. 125: Nico Provo (Stanford) InterMat 19 - Coaches 10 After qualifying for the NCAA tournament as a true freshman last season, Provo got off to a strong start to his sophomore campaign. He won the Cliff Keen Invitational and finished second at the Southern Scuffle. Last Sunday, he hit a bit of a speed bump as he dropped an overtime match against Max Gallagher (Penn), but he managed to turn things around with a victory over Desmond Pleasant (Drexel) later that afternoon. Provo appears destined to find his way back to the NCAA tournament again this year, and the recent loss likely contributed to his lower InterMat ranking. 133: Nasir Bailey (Little Rock) InterMat 13 - Coaches 6 Bailey has been a revelation for the surprisingly solid Little Rock squad. The true freshman currently holds a 17-2 record on the season with his only losses coming against Dominick Serrano (Northern Colorado) and Vito Arujau (Cornell). Both Arujau and Daton Fix (Oklahoma State) are ineligible to be ranked due to a lack of matches. However, Bailey still jumped multiple ranked wrestlers including No. 8 Dylan Shawver (Rutgers), No. 10 Michael Colaiocco (Penn) and No. 11 Sam Latona (Virginia Tech). Bailey’s best win is likely over No. 7 Evan Frost (Iowa State) who the coaches have ranked fifth. Regardless of where he stands in the InterMat rankings, Bailey will certainly find himself with a quality seed if he keeps on winning. 141: Mitch Moore (Rutgers) InterMat 20 - Coaches 11 Now in his sixth year of collegiate wrestling, Moore has made solid use of the transfer portal. After starting his career at Virginia Tech, he transferred to Oklahoma and now he is in the starting lineup for Rutgers. He started his likely final season of college with a 10-match undefeated streak. However, he dropped a 5-1 decision against No. 30 Jordan Hamdan (Michigan State) on Friday and followed that up with a sudden victory defeat against No. 19 Sergio Lemley (Michigan) on Sunday. Those two losses caused him to fall from 11th to 20th in the InterMat rankings, which means the two sets of rankings were perfectly in sync before the weekend’s results. 149: Willie McDougald (Oklahoma) InterMat 32 - Coaches 15 McDougald made the 2022 NCAA tournament before redshirting last season. In his return to the lineup, he has been hovering around a qualification spot. After a tough start to the year that saw him lose three of his first four matches, he settled down and picked up some solid wins over No. 7 Ty Watters (West Virginia) and Oklahoma State’s Jordan Williams. The difference between McDougald’s InterMat ranking and the coaches’ ranking is actually the biggest across all 10 weight classes. On top of that, it can’t really be explained by recent results since McDougald has not wrestled since dropping a decision against No. 23 Joseph Zargo (Wisconsin) on Jan. 12. However, there are eight wrestlers ranked by InterMat that are currently ineligible for the coaches’ rank including No. 6 Austin Gomez (Michigan), No. 8 Kannon Webster (Illinois) and No. 10 Casey Swiderski (Iowa State). 157: Michael North (Maryland) InterMat 33 - Coaches 25 On Jan. 14, North picked up the biggest victory of his season. He was holding on to a one-point lead against Trevor Chumbley (Northwestern) in the third period when in a scramble he scored the fall. The ranked victory helped solidify the Maryland wrestler’s spot in the rankings, but unfortunately for him, he was not able to keep the momentum going. Last weekend, he dropped a pair of major decisions against No. 30 Isaac Wilcox (Ohio State) and No. 20 Brayton Lee (Indiana). North will likely remain in this range of the rankings as he moves through the Big Ten season, and he should be in a spot to earn qualification come tournament time. 165: Chris Moore (Illinois) InterMat 24 - Coaches 31 Moore has been thrust into a starting spot as a true freshman. So far he has competed in four dual meet matches and wrestled in the Midlands. His record currently stands at 7-5 after he was pinned by No. 21 Bryce Hepner (Ohio State) on Jan. 12. InterMat is clearly higher on Moore than the coaches as we have him ranked seven spots higher. The issue will likely resolve itself as he moves through the meat grinder that is the Big Ten schedule. It will certainly be a tough path to the NCAA tournament for the true freshman. 174: Rocco Welsh (Ohio State) InterMat 11 - Coaches 23 Welsh came to Ohio State as a highly regarded recruit, and he has not disappointed. Prior to last weekend, he held a 10-1 record with his only loss coming against Edmond Ruth (Illinois). Despite the impressive record, Welsh had not faced the toughest level of opposition. This past weekend, he scored a major decision over former NCAA qualifier Dominic Solis (Maryland) and a decision over No. 12 Max Maylor (Wisconsin). The win over Maylor, which was not taken into account by the coaches, likely accounts for the difference in rankings. 184: Aaron Ayzerov (Columbia) InterMat 30 - Coaches 21 The coaches appear to be much higher on Ayzerov. They currently have him ranked nine spots higher in the rankings. The third-year wrestler currently holds a 9-8 record and has picked up signature wins over No. 9 Chris Foca (Cornell) and No. 32 Seth Shumate (Ohio State). Ayzerov does have a fair share of losses, but the defeats have mostly come against ranked wrestlers. It's possible that the coaches are not penalizing him for losses against higher-ranked wrestlers. He will likely need to pick up several more quality wins to hold his spot in the rankings. 197: Levi Hopkins (Campbell) InterMat 20 - Coaches 16 Hopkins qualified for his first NCAA tournament last season and finished with a 25-10 record. He has returned this season, and so far, he has built an 18-6 record. Since the David Lehman Open, he has won four straight matches with three of those victories coming with bonus points. Last Sunday, he scored a first-period fall over Cameo Blankenship (Davidson) in a SoCon dual. Considering there are no other SoCon wrestlers currently ranked by InterMat, it might be difficult for Hopkins to pick up signature wins at this point in the season. His current status in the coaches’ rank will likely help him in terms of qualification and seeding. 285: Boone McDermott (Oregon State) InterMat 17 - Coaches 11 McDermott is now on his third school since starting his collegiate wrestling career in 2018. He started at Iowa Central before spending the last three seasons at Rutgers where he was an NCAA qualifier. So far for the Beavers, McDermott has gone 11-6, but the recent results have been somewhat rough. Since the Cliff Keen Invitational, he has lost all three of his matches. He fell via technical fall against No. 1 Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State) in early January. Last weekend, he was pinned by No. 23 Trevor Tinker (Cal Poly) on Friday before dropping a 2-1 decision in rideouts against No. 9 Konner Doucet (Oklahoma State) on Sunday. The last two losses were not taken into account by the coaches. That likely explains the majority of the six-spot differential.

Ladies and gents, we’re back and we’re rocking and rolling with the SoCon regular season schedule - the weekend began on Friday, with Bellarmine hosting Presbyterian College, besting the Blue Hose 40-9. The dual weighed heavily in the Knights’ favor, winning eight out of the ten bouts. Key moments in the match for Presbyterian were at 141 and 184 - Rey Ortiz (141, PC) secured 6 team points after pinning Shay Korhorn (BU), followed by 184 lber Caleb Roe (PC), clinching a 9-3 victory over Sam Schroeder (BU). Bellarmine had one pin, four technical falls, two major decisions, received a forfeit, and a partridge in a pear tree. Wait - that was last month… But back to the action - the Knights had a stellar showing, pushing forward with an undefeated 11-0 season. Chattanooga traveled to Durham to face off against the ACC’s Duke University, picking up the first of two wins of their weekend on the road. This was the Mocs’ first ACC victory since a 2016 victory over UVA, winning 8 out of 10 bouts. #23 Brayden Palmer (125), whose redshirt was pulled in December, kicked off the dual with a 9-0 decision over Logan Agin (Duke). The Mocs were set up to win the following six matches - and one last win at 197. It was a bonus-point bonanza - Boarman (133), Powe (141), and Desiante (174) served up technical falls; while #25 Noah Castillo (149), Heck (157), and Harper (197) followed suit with major decision victories. The action picked back up on Sunday - with four duals on the calendar. Chattanooga was yet again victorious over VMI, winning the dual 31-13. We saw an upset at 133 - sophomore Dyson Dunham (VMI) snagged a 7-4 decision over #28 Blake Boarman (UTC), scoring a takedown in the last minute of the third period. The tide turned back in the Mocs’ favor at 141, where Isaiah Powe (UTC) pinned Patrick Jordon (VMI), followed by another at 165 where Kamdyn Munro (UTC) pinned Caleb Chandler (VMI) in the first period. The Keydets had back-to-back victories at 174 and 184, with a final slim victory of 1-0 at heavyweight. The Fighting Camels were ready to rumble at Davidson, besting the Wildcats 31-9. The match started off at heavyweight, where #10 Taye Ghadiali set the tone with a second-period tech fall, #26 Anthony Molton (125) and #22 Domenic Zaccone (133) followed suit with tech falls as well. #19 Levi Hopkins delivered a first-period fall to finish off the evening. Notable Wildcat wins were welcomed at 149, 157, and 184. Tanner Peake (157), a member of Puerto Rico’s World Team, defeated Chris Earnest 6-1. A matchup to watch out for again this season? 165: #33 Dom Baker (CAM) bested Bryce Sanderlin (DC) in sudden-victory overtime. This will be a fun rematch to watch in March. Presbyterian hosted Queens University of Charlotte, downing the Royals 30-15. Recovering from their Friday night loss, the Blue Hose won seven out of ten bouts. Bonus points were scored via a tech fall at 141, falls at 149 and 174, and a major decision at 184. We haven’t seen Dom Chavez hit the mat for the past two duals. Chavez had a historic conference tournament last season, being the program’s first-ever finalist in the conference tournament. Hopefully, we can see that 125lb slot filled by their next competition against VMI. I traveled to Boone this past Sunday, where the temps were cold but Varsity Gym was hot hot hot! (If you know, you know.) App State hosted a doubleheader against The Citadel and Greensboro College, moving forward with two more dual victories under their belt. The Mountaineers took on the Bulldogs first, closing the dual with a 33-4 victory. The lone win for The Citadel came in at 141 - Jacob Silka scored an 11-2 major decision over Riley Edwards. “I felt good out there, rode him on top and scored in neutral…it was probably one of the better matches I had this year,” said Silka in some post-match remarks. His mindset for the remainder of the season is to “just keep wrestling hard, it’s [this win] is a good way to start things off, and I’ll just keep rolling on. It was really cool to see how we stack up against them [App State], our guys up against their ranked guys. Some really close matches we could’ve won, so it’s cool to see how much we’ve improved over the years - being a newer team with a bunch of new guys, we’re looking really good this year.” There were two nail-biting, barn-burner, back-to-back matchups at 149 and 157: #24 Cody Bond (APP) beat Jeff Boyd (CIT), going into overtime, settling the score at 2-1. After Bond’s victory via rideout, #20 Tommy Askey (APP) was able to score a takedown in sudden-victory over Hayden Watson (CIT). Leading up to the overtime period, Askey said “It wasn’t pretty, but got to go to overtime and got it done. I knew I had to keep attacking because I could tell he was fading.” High-pressure situations come easy to Askey. “Drilling every day helps a lot in the mat room, we get in these situations all the time where we’re down by 4, 5, 6, and have to score with short time left. Just practicing in these positions really helped me out.” The Mountaineers recorded bonus-point wins at 125, 165, 174, 184, and heavyweight. To close out the weekend, App State wrestled Division III’s own Greensboro College. With the lone loss at 141 lbs, #2-ranked Josh Wilson (GC) won via 4-1 decision over Ike Byers (APP). #25 Ethan Oakley (APP) was the only wrestler to compete in both duals, while the other 9 weights debuted fresh talent on the Mountaineer’s mat. Rankings Updates: 125 #23 Brayden Palmer - UTC #26 Anthony Molton - CAMP 133 #22 Dom Zaccone - CAMP #25 Ethan Oakley - APP 141 #34 Isaiah Powe - UTC 149 #30 Cody Bond - APP #31 Noah Castillo - UTC 157 #22 Tommy Askey - APP 165 #31 Will Miller - APP #32 Dom Baker - CAMP 174 #26 Austin Murphy - CAMP 184 #28 Jha-Quan Anderson - GWU 197 #20 Levi Hopkins - CAMP HWT #10 Taye Ghadiali - CAMP Dual #27 App State #29 Campbell

Ryan Holmes talks to Minnesota All-American Michael Blockhus. Initially, Blockhus intended on turning his attention to an MMA career; however, he returned to Minneapolis for a final season on the mat. Within the last week-plus, Blockhus defeated two top-three opponents and is a serious contender for the 157 lb national title. Blockhus talks about his MMA career, wrestling preparing you for MMA, his relationship with Gable Steveson, leadership, and more.

Stanford picks up two wins Stanford defeated Drexel 34-6 and Pennsylvania 20-16. Stanford won nine out of the 10 matches against Drexel. Daniel Cardenas and Nick Stemmet stood out with tech falls against their opponents. In the Penn dual, Jaden Abas defeated Andrew Troczynski 5-1, Cardenas majored Lucas Revano, in a battle of ranked wrestlers,14-3, Hunter Garvin defeated Kaya Sement 11-4, Stemmet majored Martin Crosgrove 12-4 and Peter Ming pinned John Stout. Little Rock extends win streak to 5 Little Rock has won five straight duals, including its best win in program history against Arizona State. Nasir Bailey defeated Julian Chlebove 7-2, Joseph Bianchi came back from an early deficit to beat Chance McLane 11-8, Tyler Brennan shutout Cael Valencia 6-0 and Stephen Little tech falled Jacob Meissner 25-10. It only took five years for the Trojans to break into the national rankings which is the quickest jump of its sort. Cal Poly splits Pac-12 duals The Mustangs lost a close battle to Oregon State, dropping 21-17. Cal Poly won four of the ten matches against the Beavers. Zeth Romney defeated Gabe Whisenhunt 7-2, Chance Lamer defeated Nash Singleton 13-3, Legend Lamer defeated Isaiah Crosby 10-1 and Trevor Tinker pinned Boone McDermott. Cal Poly destroyed CSU Bakersfield 43-3. Romney and the Lamer brothers won by first-period pins, and Blake Hinrichsen and Jarad Priest won by tech fall. Oregon State splits two duals Oregon State squeaked past Cal Poly 21-17. Brandon Kaylor defeated Dominic Mendez 11-4, Cleveland Belton majored Abraham Hinrichsen 16-7, Kekana Fouret blanked Michael Goldfeder 12-0, Matthew Olguin dropped Daschle Lamer 7-2, Trey Munoz majored Kendall LaRosa 12-4 and Justin Rademacher edged Jarad Priest 4-1. Afterward, the Beavers fell to Oklahoma State 27-9. Kaylor got a huge victory via pin over Troy Spratley and Belton pulled a 4-3 upset over top-ten ranked Tagen Jamison. Arizona State splits two duals Arizona State was stunned by Little Rock 18-16. Richard Figueroa and Cohlton Schultz returned to the lineup and dominated. Figueroa won 18-5 against Jeremiah Reno while Schultz defeated Josiah Hill 5-2. Cody Foote prevailed over Brennan Van Hoecke 5-4, Kyle Parco defeated Kyle Dutton 4-0 and Jacori Teemer beat Matt Bianchi 10-4. The Sun Devils returned to beat Pittsburgh 21-20. Figueroa, Parco, and Chance McLane won by decision against their foes. Teemer tech falled Jared Keslar and Schultz won by injury default against Dayton Pitzer. CSU Bakersfield drops to Cal Poly The Roadrunners struggled against Cal Poly, losing 43-3 in the Pac-12 matchup. Guillermo Escobedo was the only wrestler to capture a win, defeating Michael Goldfeder 2-1 at 165 lbs

Below is a recap of last week’s EIWA action, with individual news and highlights worth noting. Key Takeaways Penn’s Gallagher knocks off #12 Provo of Stanford at 125 lbs Binghamton’s win over Navy is the first win over a top-20 program in school history Bucknell’s Dylan Chappell returns to the line-up at 141 lbs Army (3-0), Bucknell (2-0), Harvard (1-0), Hofstra (1-0), and Lehigh (4-0) remain undefeated in conference duals American The Eagles had an EIWA matchup with the Bucknell Bison, dropping the dual 31-9. Shamil Kalmatov had a pin at 125 lbs. Jack Nies was the other victor at 149 lbs. Bucknell 31 American 9 125: Shamil Kalmatov (AU) pinned Grayson McLellan (Bucknell), 1:34 (AU 6-0) 133: #17 Kurt Phipps (Bucknell) dec. Maximilian Leete (AU), 5-3 (AU 6-3) 141: Dylan Chappell (Bucknell) dec. Cael McIntyre (AU), 5-2 (Tied 6-6) 149: Jack Nies (AU) dec. Aidan Davis (Bucknell), 8-3 (AU 9-6) 157: Kolby DePron (Bucknell) dec. Ryan Zimmerman (AU), 6-0 (Tied 9-9) 165: #19 Noah Mulvaney (Bucknell) pinned Breon Phifer (AU), 2:31 (Bucknell 15-9) 174: Myles Takats (Bucknell) major dec. Lucas White (AU), 13-4 (Bucknell 19-9) 184: Mikey Bartush (Bucknell) major dec. Brad Kata (AU), 14-2 (Bucknell 23-9) 197: Logan Deacetis (Bucknell) tech. fall Liam Volk-Klos (AU), 15-0 (2:34) (Bucknell 28-9) 285: #27 Dorian Crosby (Bucknell) dec. Will Jarrell (AU), 7-2 (Bucknell 31-9) The next date for American is a home dual against Virginia on Sunday. Army The Black Knights were on the road wrestling Binghamton. They did by earning victories in 7 of 10 bouts. Nate Lukez was the only wrestler to win via major decision. Army 22 Binghamton 11 125: No. 32/33 Ethan Berginc (Army) def. Carson Wagner (BU) DEC 8-2, Army 3 BU 0 133: No. 32/33 Braden Basile (Army) def. Micah Roes (BU) DEC 8-4, Army 6 BU 0 141: Logan Brown (Army) def. Ivan Garcia (BU) DEC 8-2, Army 9 BU 0 149: Matt Williams (Army) def. Caleb Sweet (BU) DEC 11-7, Army 12 BU 0 157: Nate Lukez (Army) def. Carter Baer (BU) MD 11-3, Army 16 BU 0 165: No. 20/21 Brevin Cassella (BU) def. No. NR/26 Gunner Filipowicz (Army) DEC 6-1, Army 16 BU 3 174: No. 13/14 Ben Pasiuk (Army) def. Dimitri Gamkrelidze (BU) DEC 6-5, Army 19 BU 3 184; No. 16/13 Jacob Nolan (BU) def. Dillon Sheehy (Army) DEC 3-2, Army 19 BU 6 197: No. 8/12 Lou DePrez (BU) def. Wolfgang Frable (Army) TF 18-2 6:05, Army 19 BU 11 285: No. 27/26 Lucas Stoddard (Army) def. Charlie Tibbitts (BU) DEC 5-0, Army 22 BU 11 This weekend’s matchup with Bucknell will be a nice road test for Army. Binghamton The Bearcats hosted both Army and Navy for duals on Sunday. They lost to Army, but defeated Navy. Jacob Nolan and Lou DePrez were both 2-0 on the day, while Cory Day was 1-0. Binghamton 18 Navy 17 125: Carson Wagner (BU) def. Dayton DelViscio (Navy) MD 13-5, BU 4 Navy 0 133: Micah Roes (BU) def. No. NR/29 Brendan Ferretti (Navy) DEC 5-1, BU 7 Navy 0 141: No. 12/20 Josh Koderhandt (Navy) def. Nate Lucier (BU) TF 20-5 7:00, BU 7 Navy 5 149: Kaemen Smith (Navy) def. Caleb Sweet (BU) DEC 5-2, Navy 8 BU 7 157: Jonathan Ley (Navy) def. Carter Baer (BU) DEC 6-2, Navy 11 BU 7 165: No. 25/20 Andrew Cerniglia (Navy) def. No. 20/21 Brevin Cassella (BU) DEC 5-3, Navy 14 BU 7 174: No. 25/25 Danny Wask (Navy) def. Dimitri Gamkrelidze (BU) DEC 4-1 TB1, Navy 17 BU 7 184: No. 16/13 Jacob Nolan (BU) def. David Key (Navy) DEC 8-3, Navy 17 BU 10 197: No. 8/12 Lou DePrez (BU) def. Daniel Williams (Navy) TF 20-4 5:47, Navy 17 BU 15 285: No. 19/21 Cory Day (BU) def. No. 17/18 Grady Griess (Navy) DEC 6-2, BU 18 Navy 17 Army 22 Binghamton 11 125: No. 32/33 Ethan Berginc (Army) def. Carson Wagner (BU) DEC 8-2, Army 3 BU 0 133: No. 32/33 Braden Basile (Army) def. Micah Roes (BU) DEC 8-4, Army 6 BU 0 141: Logan Brown (Army) def. Ivan Garcia (BU) DEC 8-2, Army 9 BU 0 149: Matt Williams (Army) def. Caleb Sweet (BU) DEC 11-7, Army 12 BU 0 157: Nate Lukez (Army) def. Carter Baer (BU) MD 11-3, Army 16 BU 0 165: No. 20/21 Brevin Cassella (BU) def. No. NR/26 Gunner Filipowicz (Army) DEC 6-1, Army 16 BU 3 174: No. 13/14 Ben Pasiuk (Army) def. Dimitri Gamkrelidze (BU) DEC 6-5, Army 19 BU 3 184; No. 16/13 Jacob Nolan (BU) def. Dillon Sheehy (Army) DEC 3-2, Army 19 BU 6 197: No. 8/12 Lou DePrez (BU) def. Wolfgang Frable (Army) TF 18-2 6:05, Army 19 BU 11 285: No. 27/26 Lucas Stoddard (Army) def. Charlie Tibbitts (BU) DEC 5-0, Army 22 BU 11 Binghamton will host two Ivy League teams this weekend; Harvard and Brown. Brown The Bears did not compete this weekend. They will travel to New York for duals at Cornell and Binghamton this Saturday. Bucknell The Bison hosted two duals this week. They won both in dominant fashion. Kurt Phipps was 2-0 on the weekend. Dylan Chappell returned to the lineup at 141 lbs, going 2-0. At 165 lbs, Noah Mulvaney had two wins by bonus points. Bucknell ran the table from 165 lbs to 285 lbs with a perfect 10-0 record. Nine of the ten wins were via bonus points. Bucknell is looking tough this season. Bucknell 41 Morgan State 9 125: Isaac Sheehan (MSU) dec. over Grayson McLellan (BUC), 7-6 (MSU 3-0) 133: No. 17 Kurt Phipps (BUC) tech fall over Shawn Ryncarz (MSU), 20-3 (5:00) (BUC 5-3) 141: Dylan Chappell (BUC) tech fall over Tommy Fierro (MSU), 22-7 (6:37) (BUC 10-3) 149: Riley Bower (BUC) maj. dec. over Aaron Turner (MSU), 12-4 (BUC 14-3) 157: Josh Greenwood (MSU) inj. default over Nick Delp (BUC) (BUC 14-9) 165: No. 19 Noah Mulvaney (BUC) maj. dec. over Jake Marsh (MSU), 15-5 (BUC 18-9) 174: Myles Takats (BUC) fall over Cortilius Vann (MSU), 3:42 (BUC 24-9) 184: Mikey Bartush (BUC) fall over Kyle Grey (MSU), 4:21 (BUC 30-9) 197: Logan Deacetis (BUC) fall over Nathanic Kendricks (MSU), 3:50 (BUC 36-9) 285: No. 27 Dorian Crosby (BUC) tech fall over Tyler Stewart (MSU), 17-0 (3:57) (BUC 41-9) Bucknell 31 – American 9 125: Shamil Kalmatov (AU) pinned Grayson McLellan (Bucknell), 1:34 (AU 6-0) 133: #17 Kurt Phipps (Bucknell) dec. Maximilian Leete (AU), 5-3 (AU 6-3) 141: Dylan Chappell (Bucknell) dec. Cael McIntyre (AU), 5-2 (Tied 6-6) 149: Jack Nies (AU) dec. Aidan Davis (Bucknell), 8-3 (AU 9-6) 157: Kolby DePron (Bucknell) dec. Ryan Zimmerman (AU), 6-0 (Tied 9-9) 165: #19 Noah Mulvaney (Bucknell) pinned Breon Phifer (AU), 2:31 (Bucknell 15-9) 174: Myles Takats (Bucknell) major dec. Lucas White (AU), 13-4 (Bucknell 19-9) 184: Mikey Bartush (Bucknell) major dec. Brad Kata (AU), 14-2 (Bucknell 23-9) 197: Logan Deacetis (Bucknell) tech. fall Liam Volk-Klos (AU), 15-0 (2:34) (Bucknell 28-9) 285: #27 Dorian Crosby (Bucknell) dec. Will Jarrell (AU), 7-2 (Bucknell 31-9) Bucknell will host Army on Saturday and travel to Drexel on Sunday. Columbia The Lions did not compete last weekend. They will have two duals, at Princeton and Penn, this weekend in some Ivy League action. #9 Cornell The Big Red did not compete this weekend either. They have a healthy load of home matches this weekend with Harvard and Brown on Saturday. They have a showdown with #3 Missouri on Sunday. Drexel The Dragons had a road win over Princeton on Friday. On Sunday, they fell to a tough #26 Stanford team. Jordan Soriano picked up the lone win with a fall over #28 Miranda of Stanford. He was the only Dragon to go 2-0 on the weekend. Drexel 20 Princeton 15 125: Drew Heethuis (Princeton) def. Desmond Pleasant, MD 10-2; Princeton 4-0 133: Sean Pierson (Princeton) def. John Hildebrandt, TF 19-3 6:37; Princeton 9-0 141: Jordan Soriano def. Tyler Vazquez (Princeton), Dec. 4-1; Princeton 9-3 149: Dom Findora def. Cody Tavoso (Princeton), TF 19-4 (7:00); Princeton 9-8 157: Rocco Camillaci (Princeton) def. Tyler Williams, Dec. 8-1; Princeton 12-8 165: Cody Walsh def. Blaine Bergey (Princeton), Dec. 5-0; Princeton 12-11 174: Jasiah Queen def. Michael Squires (Princeton), Dec. 7-2; Drexel 14-12 184: #21 Nate Dugan (Princeton) def. Justin Griffith, Dec. 8-2; Princeton 15-14 197: Ibrahim Ameer def. Aidan Conner (Princeton), Dec. 3-2; Drexel 17-15 285: Santino Morina def. Sebastian Garibaldi (Princeton), Dec 4-1; Drexel wins 20-15 Stanford 34 Drexel 6 125: #12 Nico Provo def. Desmond Pleasant, 8-6; Stanford 3-0 133: Dom LaJoie def. Jaxon Maroney, Dec. 9-3; Stanford 6-0 141: Jordan Soriano def. #28 Jason Miranda, Fall 1:45; Tied 6-6 149: #21 Jaden Abas def. Dom Findora, MD 16-5; Stanford 10-6 157: #11 Daniel Cardenas def. Tyler Williams, TF 21-5 (5:21); Stanford 15-6 165: #28 Hunter Garvin def. Cody Walsh, MD 14-3; Stanford 19-6 174: #21 Lorenzo Norman def. Jasiah Queen, MD 20-8; Stanford 23-6 184: Jack Darrah def. Justin Griffith, Dec. 2-1; Stanford 26-6 197: #17 Nick Stemmet def. Ibrahim Ameer, TF 17-2 (3:21); Stanford 31-6 285: Peter Ming def. Santino Morina, Dec. 4-1; Stanford 34-6 Drexel will play host to Bucknell this weekend for a Sunday matinee. Franklin & Marshall The Diplomats hosted Hofstra and took a loss after winning five of ten bouts. Mason Leiphart had the lone bonus point win for the Dips. Hofstra 21 Franklin & Marshall 16 141: Pat Phillips (F&M) dec. Alex Turley (Hofstra); 5-2 (F&M 3-0) 149: Noah Tapia (Hofstra) maj. Josh Hillard (F&M); 14-5 (Hofstra 4-3) 157: Jurius Clark (Hofstra) dec. Dominic Wheatley (F&M); 7-4 (Hofstra 7-3) 165: Jake Slotnick (Hofstra) dec. Josh Palmucci (F&M); 5-2 (Hofstra 10-3) 174: Noah Fox (F&M) dec. Ross McFarland (Hofstra); 5-4 (Hofstra 10-6) 184: #18 James Conway (F&M) dec. Will Conlon (Hofstra); 8-1 (Hofstra 10-9) 197: #31 John Crawford (F&M) dec. Nikolas Miller (Hofstra); 7-2 (F&M 12-10) 285: Keaton Kluever (Hofstra) TF Harrison Shapiro (F&M); 6:35 (16-1) (Hofstra 15-12) 125: Dylan Acevedo-Switzer (Hofstra) won by forfeit (Hofstra 21-12) 133: #28 Mason Leiphart (F&M) maj. Dylan Ryder (Hofstra); 13-0 (Hofstra 21-16) This weekend, F&M will travel to Sacred Heart for a dual. Harvard The Crimson were dominant in their win over Sacred Heart. They ended the dual with one decision, one major decision, and six technical falls. Harvard 43 Sacred Heart 3 125: Diego Sotelo (Harvard) won by forfeit. 133: Andrew Fallon (Sacred Heart) over Coleman Nogle (Harvard) (Dec 7-3) 141: Dante Frinzi (Harvard) over Vincent Milazzo (Sacred Heart) (MD 12-1) 149: Jack Crook (Harvard) over Michael McGhee (Sacred Heart) (TF 23-6 6:29) 157: Jimmy Harrington (Harvard) over Connor MacDonald (Sacred Heart) (TF 19-4 2:18) 165: Joshua Kim (Harvard) over Scotty Jarosz (Sacred Heart) (TF 18-2 5:37) 174: Philip Conigliaro (Harvard) over Owen Ayotte (Sacred Heart) (TF 18-2 4:47) 184: Peter Ferraro (Harvard) over Nicolas Eboli (Sacred Heart) (TF 17-2 2:25) 197: Alex Whitworth (Harvard) over Jake Trovato (Sacred Heart) (TF 15-0 3:00) 285: Nick Marcenelle (Harvard) over Marc Berisha (Sacred Heart) (Dec 7-6) Harvard will be on the road this weekend with duals at Cornell and Binghamton. Hofstra The Pride used bonus points in two matches, and a forfeit, to propel themselves over F&M. Noah Tapia won via major while Keaton Kluever won by technical fall. Hofstra had some participants in the New York State Collegiate Championships. Greyson Harris (165lbs), Frank Volpe (157lbs), and Danny Church (285lbs) each won their bracket in the freshman/sophomore divisions. The squad had five other place winners in the event. Hofstra 21 Franklin & Marshall 16 141: Pat Phillips (F&M) dec. Alex Turley (Hofstra); 5-2 (F&M 3-0) 149: Noah Tapia (Hofstra) maj. Josh Hillard (F&M); 14-5 (Hofstra 4-3) 157: Jurius Clark (Hofstra) dec. Dominic Wheatley (F&M); 7-4 (Hofstra 7-3) 165: Jake Slotnick (Hofstra) dec. Josh Palmucci (F&M); 5-2 (Hofstra 10-3) 174: Noah Fox (F&M) dec. Ross McFarland (Hofstra); 5-4 (Hofstra 10-6) 184: #18 James Conway (F&M) dec. Will Conlon (Hofstra); 8-1 (Hofstra 10-9) 197: #31 John Crawford (F&M) dec. Nikolas Miller (Hofstra); 7-2 (F&M 12-10) 285: Keaton Kluever (Hofstra) TF Harrison Shapiro (F&M); 6:35 (16-1) (Hofstra 15-12) 125: Dylan Acevedo-Switzer (Hofstra) won by forfeit (Hofstra 21-12) 133: #28 Mason Leiphart (F&M) maj. Dylan Ryder (Hofstra); 13-0 (Hofstra 21-16) Hofstra will play host to LIU on Saturday in hopes to earn another conference victory. #15 Lehigh The Mountain Hawks were undefeated on the weekend with two EIWA wins over #20 Penn and #21 Navy. This marks four straight dual wins for the team. Ryan Crookham, Michael Beard, and Nathan Taylor were all 2-0 on the weekend. Malyke Hines had an overtime win over Composto of Penn. Lehigh 24 Penn 14 125: Max Gallagher (Penn) dec. Sheldon Seymour (Lehigh) 4-1, sv 133: Ryan Crookham (Lehigh) dec. Michael Colaiocco (Penn) 4-2 141: Malyke Hines (Lehigh) dec. CJ Composto (Penn) 4-1, sv 149: Owen Reinsel (Lehigh) major dec. Andy Troczynski (Penn) 12-2 157: Lucas Revano (Penn) dec. Max Brignola (Lehigh) 8-6* 165: Jake Logan (Lehigh) dec. Kaya Sement (Penn) 10-7 174: Nick Incontrera (Penn) Fall Connor Herceg (Lehigh) 2:36 184: Maximus Hale (Penn) dec. Jack Wilt (Lehigh) 4-0 197: Michael Beard (Lehigh) Fall Martin Cosgrove (Penn) 3:47 285: Nathan Taylor (Lehigh) tech fall John Stout (Penn) 19-4, 6:48 Lehigh 23 Navy 15 184: David Key (Navy) dec. Jack Wilt (Lehigh) 4-3 197: Michael Beard (Lehigh) tech fall Daniel Williams (Navy) 21-5, 4:05 285: Nathan Taylor (Lehigh) dec. Grady Greiss (Navy) 11-4 125: Sheldon Seymour (Lehigh) Fall Dayton DelViscio (Navy) 1:00 133: Ryan Crookham (Lehigh) dec. Brendan Ferretti (Navy) 10-3 141: Josh Koderhandt (Navy) dec. Malyke Hines (Lehigh) 7-3 149: Kaemen Smith (Navy) dec. Owen Reinsel (Lehigh) 6-5 157: Max Brignola (Lehigh) Fall Jonathan Ley (Navy) 6:22 165: Andrew Cerniglia (Navy) dec. Jake Logan (Lehigh) 6-4 174: Danny Wask (Navy) dec. Connor Herceg (Lehigh) 2-0 Lehigh will be resting this weekend before continuing EIWA competition the following weekend. Long Island The Sharks competed at the Clarion quad, where they went 1-2 on the day as a team. Robbie Sagaris was 2-1 on the day with two bonus point wins. Drew Witham was also 2-1 as well with one major. Also going 2-1 on the day was John Dusza at 197lbs. LIU 25 Morgan State 9 125: Robbie Sagaris (LIU) over Julian Dawson (MSC) (TF 16-1 0:00) 133: Shawn Ryncarz (MSC) over Kaelan Francois (LIU) (Dec 11-10) 141: Devin Matthews (LIU) over Tommy Fierro (MSC) (Dec 7-2) 149: Drew Witham (LIU) over Aaron Turner (MSC) (MD 12-4) 157: Rhise Royster (LIU) over Joshua Greenwood (MSC) (Dec 12-6) 165: Jake Marsh (MSC) over James Johnston (LIU) (Fall 5:45) 174: Corey Connolly (LIU) over Cortilius Vann (MSC) (Dec 14-9) 184: Gavin Claro (LIU) over Kyle Grey (MSC) (MD 11-2) 197: John Dusza (LIU) over Nathanic Kendricks Jr (MSC) (Dec 2-1) 285: Double Disqualification Clarion 39 LIU 6 125: Joey Fischer (CLAR) over Robbie Sagaris (LIU) (Fall 7:00) 133: TJ England (CLAR) over Christopher Betancourt (LIU) (TF 18-2 4:12) 141: Ryan Sullivan (CLAR) over Devin Matthews (LIU) (Dec 5-4) 149: Drew Witham (LIU) over Kyle Schickel (CLAR) (Dec 2-1) 157: Alejandro Herrera-Rondon (CLAR) over Rhise Royster (LIU) (MD 9-0) 165: Eli Brinsky (CLAR) over James Johnston (LIU) (Fall 5:39) 174: John Worthing (CLAR) over Corey Connolly (LIU) (Fall 2:22) 184: Cameron Pine (CLAR) over Anthony D`Alesio (LIU) (Dec 8-5) 197: John Dusza (LIU) over Ethan Wiant (CLAR) (Dec 6-2) 285: Austin Chapman (CLAR) over (LIU) (For.) Kent State 26 LIU 7 125: Robert Sagaris (LIU) over Nico Calello (Kent State) (MD 12-1) 133: Pablo Castro (Kent State) over Kaelan Francois (LIU) (MD 10-0) 141: Billy Meiszner (Kent State) over Devin Matthews (LIU) (Dec 9-2) 149: Matthew Ryan (Kent State) over Drew Witham (LIU) (Dec 3-2) 157: Keegan Knapp (Kent State) over Rhise Royster (LIU) (SV-1 4-1) 165: Aaron Ferguson (Kent State) over James Johnston (LIU) (MD 8-0) 174: AJ Burkhart (Kent State) over Corey Connolly (LIU) (Dec 9-5) 184: Anthony D`Alesio (LIU) over Kyle Snider (Kent State) (Dec 11-4) 197: Blake Schaffer (Kent State) over John Dusza (LIU) (Dec 10-7) 285: Josh Boggan (Kent State) over Jared Tracey (LIU) (SV-1 6-3) LIU will be on a short road trip this weekend to square off with Hofstra. #21 Navy The Midshipmen dropped two tough ones this weekend to #15 Lehigh and Binghamton. Josh Koderhandt had a win over Lehigh’s Hines en route to a 2-0 weekend. At 149 lbs, Kaemen Smith was 2-0. Andrew Cerniglia, who has been wrestling well as of late, also went 2-0. Finally, Danny Wask was 2-0 in both duals. Lehigh 23 Navy 15 184: David Key (Navy) dec. Jack Wilt (Lehigh) 4-3 197: Michael Beard (Lehigh) tech fall Daniel Williams (Navy) 21-5, 4:05 285: Nathan Taylor (Lehigh) dec. Grady Greiss (Navy) 11-4 125: Sheldon Seymour (Lehigh) Fall Dayton DelViscio (Navy) 1:00 133: Ryan Crookham (Lehigh) dec. Brendan Ferretti (Navy) 10-3 141: Josh Koderhandt (Navy) dec. Malyke Hines (Lehigh) 7-3 149: Kaemen Smith (Navy) dec. Owen Reinsel (Lehigh) 6-5 157: Max Brignola (Lehigh) Fall Jonathan Ley (Navy) 6:22 165: Andrew Cerniglia (Navy) dec. Jake Logan (Lehigh) 6-4 174: Danny Wask (Navy) dec. Connor Herceg (Lehigh) 2-0 Binghamton 18 Navy 17 125: Carson Wagner (BU) def. Dayton DelViscio (Navy) MD 13-5, BU 4 Navy 0 133: Micah Roes (BU) def. No. NR/29 Brendan Ferretti (Navy) DEC 5-1, BU 7 Navy 0 141: No. 12/20 Josh Koderhandt (Navy) def. Nate Lucier (BU) TF 20-5 7:00, BU 7 Navy 5 149: Kaemen Smith (Navy) def. Caleb Sweet (BU) DEC 5-2, Navy 8 BU 7 157: Jonathan Ley (Navy) def. Carter Baer (BU) DEC 6-2, Navy 11 BU 7 165: No. 25/20 Andrew Cerniglia (Navy) def. No. 20/21 Brevin Cassella (BU) DEC 5-3, Navy 14 BU 7 174: No. 25/25 Danny Wask (Navy) def. Dimitri Gamkrelidze (BU) DEC 4-1 TB1, Navy 17 BU 7 184: No. 16/13 Jacob Nolan (BU) def. David Key (Navy) DEC 8-3, Navy 17 BU 10 197: No. 8/12 Lou DePrez (BU) def. Daniel Williams (Navy) TF 20-4 5:47, Navy 17 BU 15 285: No. 19/21 Cory Day (BU) def. No. 17/18 Grady Griess (Navy) DEC 6-2, BU 18 Navy 17 Navy will be on the road again to wrestle a tough North Carolina team. #20 Penn The Quakers had two challenging duals this weekend, ultimately dropping both. Max Gallagher was 2-0 with a big upset over #12 Provo of Stanford. Nick Incontrera was 2-0 with a win over #21 Norman of Stanford. At 184 lbs, Max Hale was 2-0 as well. Lehigh (#15) 24 Penn 14 125: Max Gallagher (Penn) dec. Sheldon Seymour (Lehigh) 4-1, sv 133: Ryan Crookham (Lehigh) dec. Michael Colaiocco (Penn) 4-2 141: Malyke Hines (Lehigh) dec. CJ Composto (Penn) 4-1, sv 149: Owen Reinsel (Lehigh) major dec. Andy Troczynski (Penn) 12-2 157: Lucas Revano (Penn) dec. Max Brignola (Lehigh) 8-6* 165: Jake Logan (Lehigh) dec. Kaya Sement (Penn) 10-7 174: Nick Incontrera (Penn) Fall Connor Herceg (Lehigh) 2:36 184: Maximus Hale (Penn) dec. Jack Wilt (Lehigh) 4-0 197: Michael Beard (Lehigh) Fall Martin Cosgrove (Penn) 3:47 285: Nathan Taylor (Lehigh) tech fall John Stout (Penn) 19-4, 6:48 Stanford (#26) 20 Penn 16 125: Max Gallagher (P) def. #25 Nico Provo (S), 11-8 DEC, SV – Penn leads 3-0 133: #10 Michael Colaiocco (P) def. Dom LaJoie (S), 14-4 MD - Penn leads 7-0 141: #13 CJ Composto (P) def. #28 Jason Miranda (S), 7-2 DEC – Penn leads 10-0 149: #21 Jaden Abas (S) def. Andy Troczynski (P), 5-1 DEC – Penn leads 10-3 157: #11 Daniel Cardenas (S) def. #24 Lucas Revano (P), 14-3 MD – Penn leads 10-7 165: #28 Hunter Garvin (S) def. Kaya Sement (P), 11-4 DEC – Tied 10-10 174: #7 Nick Incontrera def. #21 Lorenzo Norman (S), 4-0 DEC – Penn leads 13-10 184: #17 Maximus Hale (P) def. Jack Darrah (S), 8-2 DEC – Penn leads 16-10 197: #17 Nick Stemmet (S)def. Martin Cosgrove (P), 12-4 MD – Penn leads 16-14 285: Peter Ming (S) def. John Stout (P), 4-0 – Final 20-16 The Quakers will host Ivy League foe Columbia to a dual on Sunday. Princeton The Tigers had a home dual with Drexel. Princeton lost the dual with a few starters out. Drew Heethuis won by major decision while Sean Pierson won by tech fall to start off the dual. Rocco Camillaci and Nate Dugan each had a decision of their own. Drexel 20 Princeton 15 125: Drew Heethuis (Princeton) def. Desmond Pleasant, MD 10-2; Princeton 4-0 133: Sean Pierson (Princeton) def. John Hildebrandt, TF 19-3 6:37; Princeton 9-0 141: Jordan Soriano def. Tyler Vazquez (Princeton), Dec. 4-1; Princeton 9-3 149: Dom Findora def. Cody Tavoso (Princeton), TF 19-4 (7:00); Princeton 9-8 157: Rocco Camillaci (Princeton) def. Tyler Williams, Dec. 8-1; Princeton 12-8 165: Cody Walsh def. Blaine Bergey (Princeton), Dec. 5-0; Princeton 12-11 174: Jasiah Queen def. Michael Squires (Princeton), Dec. 7-2; Drexel 14-12 184: #21 Nate Dugan (Princeton) def. Justin Griffith, Dec. 8-2; Princeton 15-14 197: Ibrahim Ameer def. Aidan Conner (Princeton), Dec. 3-2; Drexel 17-15 285: Santino Morina def. Sebastian Garibaldi (Princeton), Dec 4-1; Drexel wins 20-15 The Tigers of Princeton will host Columbia Friday night in Ivy League action. Sacred Heart The Pioneers fell in a tough dual to a red-hot Harvard squad. Andrew Fallon was the lone winner with a nice win over Nogle of Harvard at 133lbs. He improves to 10-2 on the year and 3-0 in conference matchups. Harvard 43 - Sacred Heart 3 125: Diego Sotelo (Harvard) win by forfeit. 133: Andrew Fallon (Sacred Heart) over Coleman Nogle (Harvard) (Dec 7-3) 141: Dante Frinzi (Harvard) over Vincent Milazzo (Sacred Heart) (MD 12-1) 149: Jack Crook (Harvard) over Michael McGhee (Sacred Heart) (TF 23-6 6:29) 157: Jimmy Harrington (Harvard) over Connor MacDonald (Sacred Heart) (TF 19-4 2:18) 165: Joshua Kim (Harvard) over Scotty Jarosz (Sacred Heart) (TF 18-2 5:37) 174: Philip Conigliaro (Harvard) over Owen Ayotte (Sacred Heart) (TF 18-2 4:47) 184: Peter Ferraro (Harvard) over Nicolas Eboli (Sacred Heart) (TF 17-2 2:25) 197: Alex Whitworth (Harvard) over Jake Trovato (Sacred Heart) (TF 15-0 3:00) 285: Nick Marcenelle (Harvard) over Marc Berisha (Sacred Heart) (Dec 7-6) Next up for Sacred Heart is a home match against Franklin & Marshall.