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EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Four Spartans tallied their first dual-meet victories of the season as the 17th-ranked Michigan State wrestling team (1-1 overall, 0-0 Big Ten) rolled against Cleveland State, 33-9, Saturday, Dec. 10 at Jenison Field House. Seniors Darren McKnight, Jeff Clemens and Max Lossen as well as sophomore Bryan Harney all notched their initial dual-meet wins of the 2005-06 campaign. "In order for us to be as successful as we want to be as a team, our team really has to be aggressive and use our strength and power," head coach Tom Minkel said. "We are still lacking in some areas, but overall we did better tonight with that, especially in the last five matches. Darren McKnight is really our leader in that department." The dual kicked off at 184 pounds, where Cleveland State's Ron Howard claimed the decision against sophomore Joe Williams, 6-1. The match was 1-0 in Williams' favor heading into the third, but Howard scored an escape, a takedown and three near-fall points in the final frame. Clemens put the Spartans on top at 197 pounds, dominating J.T. Miller in a 15-0 technical-fall victory. Clemens tallied a takedown in the first and the third periods, and accumulated 10 near-fall points over the course of the first two periods. The win improves Clemens' record to 8-6 on the season, and gives him two technical falls and two shutouts for the 2005-06 season. Lossen also won his eighth match of the season and first dual-meet match with a 4-2 decision over Rashard Goff at 285 pounds. Tied at two with less than 30 seconds remaining, Lossen notched the match-clinching takedown in dramatic fashion, giving MSU the 8-3 lead in the dual. At 125 pounds, Nick Simmons continued his tear through the 2005-06 season, improving to 13-0 with a fall at 3:45 against Jayrl Hunt. Simmons outscored Hunt 11-0 in the first period before putting the freshman to his back for the final time early in the second. The fall was Simmons' fifth of the season and 38th of his career, putting him fifth on the all-time MSU falls list. Next up Eli Blazeoff, who sits fourth with 40 career falls. Wrestling in his first dual of the season, Ryan Froese dropped the 133-pound match, 6-1, to David Armstrong. Froese led 1-0 heading into the third, but gave up a reversal and three back points in the final two minutes. Andy Simmons registered his team-leading seventh major decision of the year at 141 pounds, upending Mike Hurley, 9-1. Simmons improved to 16-1 on the year by tallying a takedown in each period, along with points for an escape and riding time in the third. At 149 pounds, McKnight notched his 12th win of the year by injury default against No. 8 Ryan Hurley. McKnight scored a takedown early in the first, injuring Hurley's already ailing knee in the process. McKnight's first win of the dual-meet season extended State's commanding lead over the Vikings to 18 points. Despite another late comeback by Tony Greathouse at 157 pounds, the junior from Mason, Mich., dropped the decision to Victer Crenshaw, 8-5. Greathouse fell behind 5-0 early in the first period and could not overcome the deficit. Harney became the fourth Spartan to get their first dual-meet win of the season, as he defeated Josh Ging, 6-1. Harney only led 1-0 heading into the third, but caught Ging in a cradle and received three near-fall points. The decision improved Harney's record to 4-4 on the year. The Green and White finished strong behind R.J. Boudro, who notched his 10th victory and second fall of the season against Chuck Koz. Boudro made short work of the freshman Viking, notching the fall at 1:42 of the first period. The Spartans will take a two-and-a-half week break before heading to the Midlands Championships in Evanston, Ill., on Dec. 29-30. State's next dual meet is not until Jan. 20, when they travel to Pittsburgh to take on the Panthers. 184- Ron Howard dec. Joe Williams 6-1 CSU, 3-0 197- Jeff Clemens tech. fall J.T. Miller 15-0, 7:00 MSU, 5-3 285- Max Lossen dec. Rashard Goff 4-2 MSU, 8-3 125- Nick Simmons fall Jayrl Hunt Fall, 3:35 MSU, 14-3 133- David Armstrong dec. Ryan Froese 6-1 MSU, 14-6 141- Andy Simmons maj. dec. Mike Hurley 9-1 MSU, 18-6 149- Darren McKnight dec. Ryan Hurley Inj. Def. MSU, 24-6 157- Victer Crenshaw dec. Tony Greathouse 8-5 MSU, 24-9 165- Bryan Harney dec. Josh Ging 6-1 MSU, 27-9 174- R.J. Boudro fall Chuck Koz Fall, 1:42 MSU, 33-9

State College, Pa. -- The No. 13 Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team throttled No. 23 Navy 28-6 in its first road dual of the year. Head coach Troy Sunderland's team won the first seven bouts and eight of ten on its way to its fourth dual match win of the year (4-2). The loss was Navy's first (4-1). The match started at 125, where sophomore Tim Haas (Camp Hill, Pa.) downed Navy's Alex Usztics. Haas trailed 3-2 after one but, after Usztics chose down to start the second, rode the Midshipmen for the entire second period to work up a huge riding time edge. Haas would use a reversal in the third period plus the riding time edge to claim a 5-4 win and put Penn State up 3-0. Haas improved to 7-0 with the win. Freshman Jake Strayer (South Fork, Pa.), ranked No. 19 in the nation, took on Navy's Brad Canterbury at 133. Canterbury, a junior, took an early 2-0 lead after a period with a take down in the first. An escape for Canterbury gave him a 3-0 lead before Strayer quickly took him down to cut the lead to 3-2. Strayer rode Canterbury out in the second and trailed 3-2 heading into the third. Strayer quickly escaped from the down position in the third to tie the match and followed with a quick take down to go up 5-3. Strayer would nearly pin Canterbury as the match ended and posted an impressive 9-3 win. Strayer stayed undefeated at 5-0 with the victory. Up 6-0, Penn State sent No. 15 DeWitt Driscoll (Connellsville, Pa.) up against Navy's Brandon Beasley at 141. Driscoll took Beasley down almost immediately for an early 2-0 lead. Driscoll, in control throughout the first period, pinned Beasley at 2:35 for three bonus points and a 12-0 lead. Driscoll improved to 4-2 with the win. In the evening's feature match, Penn State's James Woodall (St. Dupont, Pa.), ranked No. 10 at 149, faced Navy's John Cox, who entered the match 19-3 and ranked No. 14 nationally. Woodall scored the first take down early in the first, followed it with another and got three near fall points to go up 7-1midway through the first. Woodall extended his lead to 9-2 heading into the second and would dominate the match on his way to an outstanding 12-3 major decision. Woodall upped his mark to 3-2 with the major. No. 16 Nathan Galloway (State College, Pa.) scored a 3-1 sudden victory decision over Adam Borchetti of Navy at 157. Penn State's junior and Navy's senior wrestled to a scoreless tie after one. Galloway chose down to start the second and escaped :45 second into the period and would lead 1-0 after two. Borchetti, down to start the third, quickly escaped to tie the bout early in the third. Galloway nearly took down Borchetti as the third period ended but the senior fought it off to send the match to sudden victory. Borchetti nearly took Galloway down to start the extra period but scored on a clinical ankle pick to post the 3-1 sudden victory and put Penn State up 19-0. Galloway evened his mark at 3-3 with the decision. True freshman David Erwin (Urbana, Ohio) made his collegiate debut against Navy's John Jarred, a junior. Erwin entered the dual with a 10-2 record, but all were unattached. Erwin won the title at 165 at the Nittany Lion Open last Sunday. Erwin scored a late takedown to lead 2-0 after one. He would ride Jarred, who chose down, for the entire second period. The third period began with Erwin taking down and quickly escaping for a 3-0 lead. He followed it up with a strong take down and would go on to post an impressive 7-1 win. Erwin is now 11-2 overall on the year. Penn State's James Yonushonis (Philipsburg, Pa.), ranked No. 8 nationally, took on Navy's Matt Stolpinski. Yonushonis entered the match undefeated at 5-0 and stayed that way with an impressive xxx win. After a scoreless first period, the junior from Philipsburg chose down to start the second, quickly escaped for a 1-0 lead, which is how the second would end. Stolpinski chose down to begin the third. Yonushonis would ride Stolpinski for a 1:15 riding time edge before cutting Stolpinski loose. Tied 1-1 on the board but with a big riding time edge, Yonushonis would hold on for a hard-fought 2-1 victory. Yonushonis is a perfect 6-0 this season. Navy's Jonny Kane scored the first two points at 184 on Penn State's Neil Bretz (Carlisle, Pa.) and led 2-1 after one on the Nittany Lion freshman. Kane and Bretz would trade take downs and escapes with Bretz cutting the lead to as little as three in the third. But Kane would score a late take down and post a solid 19-12 victory to help Navy avoid the shutout. Bretz fell to 1-4 on the year. Penn State's All-American 197-pounder Phil Davis (Harrisburg, Pa.) did not wrestle at Navy due to a class that he could not miss, so junior A.J. Cummins (Lititz, Pa.) took to the mat for the first time of the year to face Navy's Andrew Adams. The duo wrestled to a scoreless tie after one, with Adams choosing down to start the second and escaping quickly. Down 1-0 to start the third, Cummins chose down and escaped :47 into the third to tie the match 1-1. With just one second left in the match, Cummins took Adams down to grab a thrilling 3-1 win and put Penn State up 28-3. Cummins is now 1-0. The final bout of the evening pitted No. 9 Tanner Garrett to face Penn State's Aaron Anspach (Columbia, Pa.). Garrett entered the match 20-1 overall and downed Anspach 3-1 in sudden victory in last Sunday's Nittany Lion Open. Tonight's dual was just as close with neither heavyweight managing a take down through the first five minutes of wrestling. Anspach's second period escape had him up 1-0 heading into the third but with a stall warning in the bank. Garrett escaped early in the third and Anspach was called for a stall a bit later, putting Garrett up 2-1. Garrett would take Anspach down with :30 left to wrestle to secure a hard fought 6-2 win. Anspach fell to 6-7 on the season. "With the strength of Navy's team in the upper weights, I was very happy with how well Tim and Jake came out and got us on top early," Sunderland said. "I think DeWitt really sent a message at 141 and then Woodall at 149 really came out strong and put us in control." "The biggest surprise for us was 149," continued Sunderland. "I expected it to be a battle but Woodall looked so strong. When he got those back points, he put some space between himself and his opponent and that really helped us. I was also very pleased with Cummins. A.J. has worked tremendously hard his whole time here at Penn State. Whatever we need from him he does and it's great for him to get a win. All the matches tonight were tough. There were no gimmies." The Nittany Lions are 4-2 overall and head to Philadelphia tomorrow for a 6:30 p.m. dual at No. 25 Penn. The Quakers will be taking part in their first dual of the year.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Bonus points made the difference as the No. 2-ranked University of Michigan wrestling team dropped a 18-16 decision to No. 14 Nebraska in its home opener Friday night (Dec. 9) in front of 1,103 fans at Cliff Keen Arena. The two teams evenly split matches at five apiece, but with two early bonus wins the Huskers squeaked out the upset victory. With a couple key figures missing from the starting lineup, the Wolverines could not recover from an early nine-point deficit as Nebraska earned wins in three of the opening four weight classes, including two with extra points. The Huskers' Paul Donahoe and Patrick Aleksanyan earned a technical fall and major decision at 125 and 133 pounds, respectively, to put NU ahead for good in the match. Junior/sophomores Josh Churella (Northville, Mich./Novi HS) and Eric Tannenbaum (Naperville, Ill./North HS) cut the Husker advantage to just two points at the midway point of the dual with back-to-back victories at 141 and 149 pounds, respectively. Churella controlled the early two frames of his match against the Huskers' Dominick Moyer, tallying a first-period takedown and quick second-period reversal to build a 4-1 advantage with substanial riding time. Starting the third frame in the down postion, the Wolverine could not get away for the escape, giving him the final 5-1 advantage with the point for riding time. Tannenbaum put on a takedown clinic against Robert Sanders at 149 pounds, scoring seven times from his feet, including four in the opening period. Tannenbaum added 3:16 in riding time to earn the 16-6 major decision, narrowing Nebraska's advantage to 12-10. Tannenbaum's major decision would be the only bonus points for the Wolverines in the contest as fifth-year senior captain Ryan Churella (Northville, Mich./Novi HS) and sophomore/freshman Tyrel Todd (Bozeman, Mont./Bozeman HS) tallied decisions at 165 and 184 pounds, respectively. Churella scored three takedowns and a third-period reversal en route to a 9-4 decision against the Huskers' Marc Harwood. The Wolverine captain nearly collected a fall in the closing seconds of the first period, locking in a near-side cradle and rolling Harwood to his back just as time expired. Squaring off against Brandon Browne in the evening's closing match, Todd battled back from an early first-period deficit to score three takedowns in the final two and half minutes and earn the 9-7 victory. Fifth-year senior captain Greg Wagner (Fort Wayne, Ind./Snider HS) was the lone Wolverine to win in the opening four matches, defeating 18th-ranked Jon May 8-2. Wagner scored a pair of takedowns and a second-period reversal and accumulated 2:18 in riding time while allowing May only a pair of escapes. Senior/junior Nick Roy (Wall, N.J./Wall HS) went to the wire against fourth-ranked Jacob Klein in the 174-pound bout but lost on riding time in a 2-1 final. With no score after two periods, Klein took the first lead after a quick escape in the third but stalled through much of the frame to elicit a pair of calls, awarding Roy a point late in the frame. The Husker's 1:53 in riding time advantage, which he earned by riding out Roy in the second period, proved the tiebreaker at match's end, all but locking up Nebraska's team win with just one bout remaining. The Wolverines will wrestle their final dual meet of the calendar year on Sunday (Dec. 11) when they travel north to Mount Pleasant, Mich., to square off against No. 9-ranked Central Michigan. The contest is slated for a 2 p.m. start at the Chippewas' Rose Arena.

STILLWATER, Okla. -- Rusty Blackmon pulled out a last second victory over 11th-ranked Justin Dyer to spark top-ranked Oklahoma State (3-0) to a 23-12 victory over Bedlam rival Oklahoma (1-1-1) in front of 7,988 fans inside Gallagher-Iba Arena. With Oklahoma leading 12-11 after the 174-pound match, Blackmon took Dyer down and put him on his back for a five-point move turning a defeat into a 6-3 decision for the Cowboys. "He (Justin Dyer) is a tough kid," Blackmon said afterward. "I am just trying to keep myself on an even keel. I do not want to get too up or too down after a loss. It is one win and we still have a long time until March. "I do not know what to say about that last 20 seconds. I just started wrestling and did not think too much. Dyer is a tough kid, he is strong and a solid wrestler. The dual started at 125 with a battle of All-Americans between Sam Hazewinkel and Coleman Scott. Hazewinkel scored two first period takedowns to carry him to victory and help OU put the first match in the books. The two teams traded the next seven matches with OSU getting major decisions from Nathan Morgan at 133 and Zack Esposito at 149. The Sooners received a big spark from freshman Will Rowe. Rowe trailed in the third period, 3-1, and scored two takedowns in the final 44 seconds to send the match into overtime tied at five. Rowe forced the action in the sudden victory period and got the takedown to win the match 7-5 and turn the momentum in favor of OU. Oklahoma tried to carry that into the 165-pound match, but top-ranked Johny Hendricks was too strong for Jarrod King. Hendricks pulled out the 5-0 decision to put OSU back on top in the dual, 11-9. OU regained the lead at 174 when the experienced Wes Roberts took down OSU freshman Brandon Mason twice and came away with a 5-3 decision. The Cowboys seized the momentum at 184 after Blackmon's victory. The crowd rose to its feet in the closing seconds while Blackmon was searching for a pin. Blackmon settled for an upset decision, but Steve Mocco closed the dual with the fall the crowd was looking for. "It did not seem like we got a click going," head coach John Smith said. "There is no question Rusty (Blackkmon) had a nice win for us at 184 to get some momentum going to send Jake (Rosholt) out with in a tough bout and to finish up with Steve (Mocco). "I am pleased to win. The score could be that again, but I want to see more out there and we did not give that tonight. I thought we wrestled a little bit tight." After top-ranked Jake Rosholt came away with a decision over second-ranked Joel Flaggert, Mocco got the crowd excited again by pinning fifth-ranked Jake Hager in 3:41. Oklahoma State will take a week off for finals before traveling to Reno, Nev. on Dec. 18 for the Reno Tournament of Champions and to Boise, Idaho on Dec. 20 for a dual with Boise State.

MINNEAPOLIS -- The fifth-ranked Golden Gopher wrestling team improved to 6-0 with a 21-13 victory against No. 7 Iowa State (3-2) on Friday night at Williams Arena. Minnesota snapped a four-match losing streak vs. the Cyclones. Sophomore C.P. Schlatter provided the biggest win of the night with a 5-4 upset of second-ranked Trent Paulson at 157 pounds. Minnesota won six of 10 matches. Iowa State jumped out to a 4-0 lead behind second-ranked Nate Gallick's 15-5 major decision against sophomore Manuel Rivera at 141 pounds. Gallick jumped ahead 8-3 in the first period thanks in part to four takedowns. Gallick improved to 10-0 on the season. Minnesota turned the tide behind the Schlatter brothers. Freshman Dustin Schlatter made his debut in front of the Golden Gopher crowd a memorable one with a dominating 19-6 major decision against Aron Scott at 149 pounds. Schlatter is now 15-1 in his first season with the Maroon and Gold. Ranked eighth in the nation, C.P. Schlatter followed with his upset of Paulson. Schlatter took a 2-0 lead just 30 seconds into the match with a takedown off a scramble in the middle of the mat. After Paulson tied the match at two with a second-period escape, Schlatter regained the lead with a takedown with 50 seconds to go in the period. In the third, Schlatter scored an early escape to take a 5-3 lead. He was later penalized a point for stalling, but Paulson finished the match without scoring an offensive point. Trailing 7-4, Iowa State responded with a 3-1 decision for sixth-ranked Travis Paulson over No. 4 Matt Nagel at 165 pounds. Paulson avenged a 2-1 loss in the All-American round at last year's NCAA Championship. Following a scoreless first period, Paulson took a 2-1 lead with a takedown as time expired in the second period. Paulson added an escape in the third period and held off Nagel for the victory. Minnesota's Gabriel Dretsch won 8-4 over Iowa State's David Bertolino (photo courtesy of TheGuillotine.com).Minnesota took a 10-7 lead into intermission as 14th-ranked Gabriel Dretsch defeated David Bertolino, 8-4, at 174 pounds. Dretsch took a 2-0 lead just 10 seconds into the match and held a 2-1 lead after the first period. In the third period with Dretsch leading 3-1, Bertolino tied the match with a takedown, but Dretsch scored the immediate reversal to regain control of the match at 5-3. He added two more points late in the third to put the match away. The Cyclones started strong in the second half of the match behind wins from fifth-ranked Kurt Backes at 184 and Joe Curran at 197. At 184 pounds, sixth-ranked Roger Kish tied the match at three with a third-period takedown, but Backes responded with a reversal to take a 5-3 lead en route to a 6-3 win. Curran had a 13-pound weight advantage over Minnesota sophomore Mitch Kuhlman at 197 pounds and used it to claim a 4-1 win. The match was scoreless until the third period when Curran took control with a reversal. With 30 seconds to go, Kuhlman cut the lead to 2-1 with an escape, but was unable to complete the comeback. Kuhlman was wrestling just his fourth career match at 197 pounds after entering the year as a 174-pounder. Cole Konrad of Minnesota defeated Richard Schopf of Iowa State, 19-6 (photo courtesy of TheGuillotine.com).Trailing 13-10, Minnesota closed out the match with three straight victories. Second- ranked Cole Konrad steamrolled Richard Schopf at heavyweight. Konrad tallied four first- period takedowns in a 19-6 major decision. He is now 12-0 on the year with wins in 41 of his last 42 matches. With the match tied at 13, redshirt freshman Travis Lang made his first career start at 125 pounds a memorable one. With the match scoreless after the first period, Iowa State's Ben Hanisch rode Lang for nearly the entire second period. Lang then shocked Hanisch with a reversal with just five seconds to go. Leading 2-0, Lang added a pair of third-period near falls to earn an 8-0 major decision. With a seemingly insurmountable 18-13 lead and with third-ranked Mack Reiter taking to the mat at 133 pounds, Jesse Sundell nearly stole a victory for the Cyclones. Leading comfortably throughout, Reiter held a 7-2 advantage late in the second period. After attempting to roll Sundell for the second time, Reiter slipped and found himself on his back just seconds away from being pinned. Sundell was unable to claim the fall, but managed to tie the match at seven with the reversal and back points. Reiter regrouped in the third and gained a 14-8 decision. He is now 10-0 on the year. "We're a young team, but we're continuing to grow," head coach J Robinson said. "We haven't been able to beat them in a while so to win like this in front of our home crowd is encouraging. I thought C.P. gave us some early momentum and Travis gave us a big lift at the end. This victory can only help us down the road." The Golden Gophers return to action on Sunday when they host No. 19 Nebraska at the Sports Pavilion. The match will begin at 2 p.m. A live video webcast will be available at TheWrestlingMall.com. #7 Iowa State, #5 Minnesota Dec. 9, 2005 Williams Arena 141 -- Nate Gallick (ISU) maj. dec. Manuel Rivera (MN), 15-5 149 -- Dustin Schlatter (MN) maj. dec. Aron Scott (ISU), 19-6 157 -- C.P. Schlatter (MN) dec. Trent Paulson (ISU), 5-4 165 -- Travis Paulson (ISU) dec. Matt Nagel (MN), 3-1 174 -- Gabriel Dretsch (MN) dec. David Bertolino (ISU), 8-4 184 -- Kurt Backes (ISU) dec. Roger Kish (MN), 6-3 197 -- Joe Curran (ISU) dec. Mitch Kuhlman (MN), 4-1 Hwt -- Cole Konrad (MN) maj. dec. Richard Schopf (ISU), 19-6 125 -- Travis Lang (MN) maj. dec. Ben Hanisch (ISU), 8 -0 133 -- Mack Reiter (MN) dec. Jesse Sundell (ISU), 14-8

LAURINBURG, NC -- St. Andrews Presbyterian College Athletic Director Howard Reichner has announced the addition of intercollegiate men's wrestling to the college's list of NCAA Division II sponsored sports beginning in the fall of 2006. "We at the St. Andrews Athletics Department are dedicated to providing the greatest opportunity to the greatest number of student athletes," said Reichner. "Wrestling is a major high school sport and a growing collegiate one as well. A large number of high school wrestlers come from this region and we hope the addition of wrestling at St. Andrews will serve their interest and needs." Reichner is currently looking for the Knights first Head Wrestling Coach. The inaugural coach will be brought in the spring of '06 to start recruiting for the 2006/2007 season. "We have received some very impressive resumes from interested coaches and will begin interviews after the Christmas holidays. We hope to have our new wrestling coach on board after the first of the year and will be recruiting our student wrestlers for next fall," explained Reichner. "Adding a wrestling program at St. Andrews is another example of our student focus and evidence of our commitment to provide our students with meaningful opportunities to be engaged in campus activities and participate in intercollegiate athletics," added St. Andrews President John Deegan, Jr. "Wrestlers are among some of the most disciplined of athletes, both on the mat and in the classroom, and at St. Andrews we celebrate scholar-athletes. This latest addition to our athletics program is one more step in the process of growing our College in the right direction." Wrestling will add approximately 30 student-athletes to St. Andrews, who will compete in 10 different weight classes. The Knights will participate in both dual matches and tournaments during each NCAA winter season. The Knights will start with no conference affiliation but will be affiliated with the East Region of NCAA Division II. Wrestling is an expanding sport in D-II that now has over 40 schools participating. Other local Division II wrestling teams in North and South Carolina include UNC Pembroke, Belmont Abbey, Anderson, Limestone, and Newberry. If you are interested in being a member of the inaugural team, please contact Admissions at 1-800-763-0198. St. Andrews is a four-year, liberal arts institution located in Laurinburg, North Carolina. SAPC has an increasing enrollment that is currently around 700 students and now offers 18 NCAA Division II sports.

Junior Craig Trampe (Ord, Neb.) got the bad weather started at 125 pounds with an 8-0 major decision over Tony Hager. Junior Shawn Tsutsumi (Kaneohe, Hawaii) followed with a 7-0 decision over Brooke Irlmeier at 133 pounds. Senior and two-time All-American Jason Lozier (Omaha, Neb.) claimed an 8-5 victory over Cole Christensen. Junior and two-time All-American Terrence Almond (Pelham, Ga.) picked up bonus points for the Vikings by recording a fall over Ben Hektoen in fifty three seconds. Senior and 2005 All-American Ben Henderson (Federal Way, Wash.) revenged a previous loss in 2004 to Kellen Delaney, by defeating him 3-1. Senior and two-time Academic All-American Trent Leichleiter (Harvard, Neb.) dominated the match in the riding position to score a 5-2 victory at 165 pounds. Senior and 2005 Academic All-American Marshall Marquardt (Altoona, Iowa) defeated No. 7 ranked Cody Downing by fall at 1:56. Willie Parks (Garden Grove, Calif.) dominated Matt Jorgenson with massive leg attacks and recorded a technical fall, 19-4. Senior and three-time All-American Blair Alderman's (Spokane, Wash) awesome display of takedowns made quick work of Chris Downing. Alderman recorded a technical fall, 23-7. Dana's only loss was at heavyweight. Redshirt-freshman, Zach Loberg (North Bend, Neb.) stepped in at heavyweight despite competing at 197 this year. Loberg lost by fall to two-time NCAA Division III All-American and No. 5 ranked, Brent Christensen. The Dana College Vikings are now 4-0 in dual competition and will be competing at the University of Kearney Open on Saturday. Dana 37, Simpson 6 125-Craig Trampe DC major dec Tony Hager SC 8-0 133 Shawn Tsutsumi DC dec Brooke Irlmeier SC 7-0 141-Jason Lozier DC dec Cole Christensen SC 8-5 149- Terrence Almond DC winner by fall Ben Hektoen :53 157-Ben Henderson DC dec Kellen Delaney 3-1 165- Trent Leichleiter DC dec Byran Llewellyn SC 5-2 174-Marshall Marquardt DC winner by fall Cody Downing SC 1:56 184-Willie Parks DC technical fall Matt Jorgenson SC 19-4 197-Blair Alderman DC technical fall Chris Dowing SC 23-7 Hwt-Brett Christensen SC winner by fall Zach Loberg SC 6:55

EAST STROUDSBURG -- Angelo Borzio, head wrestling coach at East Stroudsburg University, has decided to step down at the end of the season. "I am proud of the success we have had at East Stroudsburg University during my 10-year tenure as the assistant and head wrestling coach," Borzio said. "I regret that I will not have the chance to coach these young men after this season, but I am looking forward to new opportunities." Continuous improvement has been Borzio's goal and he has taken big steps towards accomplishing that goal. During Borzio's tenure, the Warriors have beaten the likes of North Carolina State, Army, Rutgers, Drexel and Columbia and continued to do well in team tournaments.

Chadron State's Jared Webster holds Colorado Mines' Mike Brown to the mat to receive back points during Wednesday's dual. The Chadron State College wrestling team won nine of the 10 matches Wednesday night while rolling past Colorado Mines 34-6 in a Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference dual in Chadron. The Eagles posted two technical falls and three major decisions while manhandling the visitors, who had seven freshmen in the lineup. Mines' only winner was junior Garrett Eller, who pinned CSC freshman Jean Charles midway in the third period. Chadron State's aggressiveness was reflected in the 25-3 takedown margin. "We were able to do a lot of things tonight that we've been talking about and working on since we wrestled Central Oklahoma last week," said CSC Coach Scott Ritzen. Central Oklahoma, a perennial NCAA II power, blanked the Eagles 38-0 last Thursday night. Chadron State's technical falls were recorded by Jared Webster at 157 pounds and Brett Hunter at 165. The Eagles got major decisions from Mark Pfeifer at 149, Matt Weingart at 165 and Josh Majerus at 184. CSC opened with a 7-2 victory by Sergio Palomo at 125 pounds. The Eagles remaining three winners—Ryan Hoffman at 141, Jon Westerby at 197 and Jovan Mays at heavyweight—all won by 4-2 scores. The Eagles will enter the Nebraska-Kearney Open Tournament on Saturday for their next action. 125—Sergio Palomo, CSC, dec. Jesse Blattner 7-2. 133—Garrett Ellis, CSM, pinned Jean Charles 5:56. 141—Ryan Hoffman, CSC, dec. Cody Weitzel 4-2. 149—Mark Pfeifer, CSC, major dec. Corey Swanson 13-5. 157—Jared Webster, CSC, tech. fall Mike Brown 18-3. 165—Brett Hunter, CSC, tech. fall Andy Lee 19-3. 174—Matt Weingart, CSC, major dec. Dave Tedrow 14-5. 184—Josh Majerus, CSC, major dec. Mike Rensberger 9-0. 197—Jon Westerby, CSC, dec. Patrick Ryan 4-2. Hwt—Jovan Mays, CSC, dec. Sean Studer 4-2. Takedowns: CSC 25, CSM 3. Reversals: CSC 4, CSM 1 Near Falls: CSC 5, CSM 1. Escapes: CSC 2, CSM 17. Penalty Points: CSC 1, CSM 0

IOWA CITY, IA -- The University of Iowa wrestling team improved to 3-0 with a 25-11 win over Northern Iowa Thursday night in Iowa City. The Hawkeyes won seven matches, including two bonus-point victories. Northern Iowa falls to 0-2 on the season. Iowa opened the dual with five straight wins, starting with junior Lucas Magnani's 7-3 decision over Seth Wright at 125. True freshman Daniel Dennis followed up with an 11-5 win over Chris Helgeson to improve to 7-2 on the season at 133. Sophomore Alex Tsirtsis improved to 6-2 at 141 with his 10-4 win over Ryan Osgood. Senior Ty Eustice remained undefeated an 8-0, scoring a 15-5 major decision over Justin Swafford at 149. Senior Joe Johnston came back from a 4-3 deficit in the second period to beat Chris Bitetto, 8-5 at 157. Johnston is now 6-2 on the season. Northern Iowa put its first team points on the board with Nick Baima's 21-6 technical fall over junior Joe Uker at 165. Iowa sophomore Mark Perry responded by pinning Curt Zinnel in 2:11 at 174 to pick up his 30th career win and improve to 3-0 on the season. The Panthers won close decisions at 184 and 197 before Iowa sophomore Matt Fields ended the night with a 7-3 win over Tyler Rhodes at heavyweight. Fields improved to 7-1 on the season. Iowa's next competition will be December 29-30 at the Midlands Championships in Evanston, IL.

NORMAN, Okla. -- The No. 3 Oklahoma wrestling team (1-1, 0-0) is set to grapple No. 1 Oklahoma State (2-0, 0-0) in the season's first Bedlam match up this Friday night at 7 p.m., inside Gallagher-Iba Arena. "Oklahoma State is a great team and they have an outstanding program," said head coach Jack Spates. "We are very excited about the opportunity and the challenge that comes with wrestling them. Friday night will mark the 148th meeting between Oklahoma and Oklahoma State dating back to 1921, with Oklahoma State leading the series 116-24-9. "The atmosphere at Gallagher-Iba is outstanding and there will be eight All-Americans competing on the evening, so it should be a great night for the fans," continued Spates Last season the Cowboys defeated the Sooners in both of their duals. In their first meeting the eighth-ranked Sooners were defeated by top ranked Oklahoma State in the Lloyd Noble Center, 21-16. Oklahoma won four matches on the night with senior E.K. Waldhaus upsetting first-ranked and defending national champion, Chris Pendleton, by an 11-10 decision. Also scoring for the Sooners were Sam Hazewinkel (125), Joe Comparin (133), Teyon Ware (141) and Justin Dyer (184). In their second meeting Oklahoma was defeated by top-ranked Oklahoma State, 18-13, in front of 8,697 people in Stillwater. OU won four out of 10 matches and earned the only major decision of the dual. The Sooners are coming off of an 18-18 tie with No. 6 Lehigh last Saturday night at Howard McCasland Field House. Oklahoma comes into the match at 1-0-1 after defeating the University of Central Oklahoma 32-6 in the seasons first dual. The trip to Stillwater will also mark the Sooners' first Big 12 and road dual of the season. The Sooners and Cowboys are also scheduled to meet Sunday, Feb. 19, in Norman at 3 p.m. On Saturday, Jan. 7, the Sooners' return to action when they travel to Fort Worth, Texas, to compete in the 9th annual Lone Star Duals.

Date: Friday, Dec. 9 Time: 7 p.m. CST Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota (Williams Arena) On Friday night, seventh-ranked Iowa State travels to Minneapolis to face sixth-ranked Minnesota at Williams Arena. Last season, the Cyclones defeated the Gophers, 21-12, at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa. Iowa State has won the past three meetings against Minnesota, and leads the all-time series 41-10. The Cyclones, who enter the dual with a 3-1 record, are coming off their lone loss of the season, 20-15, against in-state rival Iowa last Friday night. The Gophers finished 4-0 at the Northeast Duals in Albany, New York on Nov. 26, and then defeated Northern Iowa last Friday night to run their season record to 5-0. 125: Ben Hanisch (Iowa State, Sophomore) vs. Andrew Domingues (Minnesota, Junior) Hanisch, a sophomore, enters this dual with a respectable 8-4 record, but has yet to face a ranked opponent. He is a scrappy wrestler who always wrestles hard, but doesn't have the talent or accolades of many of his teammates. He placed fourth at the Harold Nichols Open, but failed to place at the Kaufman-Brand Open. Domingues, who is 10-3 this season, reached the finals of the Kaufman-Brand Open, where he lost 4-2 to All-American Coleman Scott of Oklahoma State. Domingues is the more talented wrestler of the two and should win this match, but the question is whether or not he can get his offense going to pick up the major decision. There is also late speculation that freshman Travis Lang could be the starter tonight. RevWrestling.com Prediction: Domingues major decision over Hanisch (Minnesota +4) 133: Jesse Sundell (Iowa State, Senior) vs. No. 4 Mack Reiter (Minnesota, Sophomore) Jesse Sundell (photo by Johnnie Johnson)Sundell, who was an NCAA qualifier last season, is off to a slow start this season. He failed to place at both the Harold Nichols and Kaufman-Brand Opens -- and then lost to Iowa true freshman Daniel Dennis on his home mat last Friday night. Reiter, who placed fourth at the NCAA Championships as a freshman last season, enters this match with a 9-0 record. He did, however, drop an early season exhibition match, 6-3, to Darrell Vasquez of Cal Poly at the NWCA All-Star Classic. Interestingly, Sundell and Reiter were both four-time state champions in Iowa -- a state that has produced 16 four-time state champions in its history. These two met twice last season, and Reiter won both meetings by five points, with one of those being a 5-0 shutout in the first round of the NCAA Championships. Both wrestlers feel most comfortable on the mat. Neither is afraid to scramble, which could make for an exciting match. Reiter, though, is better technically and will be looking for bonus points here. Sundell, who seems to be struggling a bit with his confidence, will be looking to slow the pace of the match in hopes of keeping it close. RevWrestling.com Prediction: Reiter major decision over Sundell (Minnesota +4) 141: No. 1 Nate Gallick (Iowa State, Senior) vs. Manuel Rivera (Minnesota, Sophomore) There might not be a more technically polished wrestler in the country than Gallick. He very rarely gets out of position and is virtually impossible to take down. Earlier this season, Gallick defeated two-time NCAA champion Teyon Ware of Oklahoma at the NWCA All-Star Classic. He brings a perfect 9-0 record into this match. Gallick is also a very accomplished freestyle wrestler and is ranked 12th in the world at 60 kg, according to the latest TheMat.com International Wrestling Rankings. Rivera, who is 12-5 this season, has been a pleasant surprise for the Gophers in a weight class that seemed to be up for grabs before the season started. He had a solid showing at the Kaufman-Brand Open, placing fifth, which included a 5-3 win over All-American Daniel Frishkorn of Oklahoma State. With the exception of last Friday's night's dual against Northern Iowa (where Rivera lost 19-16), all of his losses have come to ranked wrestlers. Rivera seems to have improved greatly since the last time he wrestled Gallick, when he was thumped, 22-7, last January. RevWrestling.com Prediction: Gallick major decision over Rivera (Iowa State +4) 149: Jason Knipp (Iowa State, Junior) or Aron Scott (Iowa State, Sophomore) vs. No. 6 Dustin Schlatter (Minnesota, Freshman) Knipp enters the match with a 13-3 mark, with two of his losses coming to All-American Ty Eustice of Iowa, and the other coming to teammate Aron Scott. Iowa State could send out Scott here, but that would be a bit of surprise since Knipp is wrestling well right now as the starter. Both of his losses to Eustice were within three points (10-8 and 6-3). This match will mark the anticipated home debut of Schlatter, who came to Minnesota with unbelievable high school credentials. The four-time Ohio state champion was beating collegiate standouts while still in high school. With the exception of a one-point loss to All-American Mark DiSalvo of Central Michigan at the Northeast Duals, Schlatter has dominated his competition thus far. He is 14-1 with five pins, five technical falls, and three major decisions. Knipp isn't a huge threat offensively, but is very good at slowing wrestlers down, which is what he'll be looking to do against Schlatter. RevWrestling.com Prediction: Schlatter decision over Knipp (Minnesota +3) 157: No. 1 Trent Paulson (Iowa State, Junior) vs. No. 11 C.P. Schlatter (Minnesota, Sophomore) C.P. SchlatterPaulson is coming off his second straight victory this season over returning NCAA runner-up Joe Johnston of Iowa. He recently took over the No. 1 ranking after the previously top-ranked wrestler, Alex Tirapelle of Illinois, lost in the finals of the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational. Paulson, who placed fourth at the NCAA Championships last season, is 13-0 and wrestling with a lot of confidence right now. Schlatter is 14-2 this season, with both of his losses coming to Kevin Ward of Oklahoma State at the Kaufman-Brand Open. Schlatter, though, has struggled at times this season with his offense. He seems to have lost some of the fire, and perhaps confidence, that once made him one of the top high school wrestlers in the country. Talent wise, these two are very evenly matched, but Paulson seems to be wrestling with more confidence and should win this match. RevWrestling.com Prediction: Paulson decision Schlatter (Iowa State +3) 165: No. 6 Travis Paulson (Iowa State, Junior) vs. No. 7 Matt Nagel (Minnesota, Senior) Paulson, like twin brother Trent, is off to a 13-0 start. The 2004 All-American has won tournament titles at the Harold Nichols and Kaufman-Brand Opens. His toughest opponent thus far has been ninth-ranked Nick Baima of Northern Iowa, whom he defeated 5-2 in the Kaufman-Brand Open finals. Nagel, who placed sixth at the NCAA Championships last March, has had a rollercoaster start to his senior season. He started the season on fire -- winning two tournaments (Bison and Auggie Opens) and upsetting returning NCAA champion Johny Hendricks at the NWCA All-Star Classic in overtime. But since upsetting Hendricks, he has struggled a bit. He was completely dominated, 13-3, by Muzaffar Abdurakhmanov of American at the Northeast Duals. And then less than a week later, he lost to Baima, 6-3, at Northern Iowa. Paulson and Nagel split in their two meetings last season. Paulson won their dual meet match-up, 3-1, but Nagel avenged the loss at the NCAA Championships with a 2-1 victory that knocked Paulson out of the tournament. This match-up is a toss-up and could be decided by one takedown. RevWrestling.com Prediction: Paulson decision over Nagel (Iowa State +3) 174: No. 15 David Bertolino (Iowa State, Sophomore) vs. Gabe Dretsch (Minnesota, Sophomore) Bertolino, a former Ohio state champion, is an immensely talented wrestler. But talent doesn't always translate into success -- and the verdict is still out on how successful Bertolino can be at the collegiate level. Last season as a freshman, Bertolino finished 19-7 as the backup 174-pounder. His off to a 7-4 start this season, with his most impressive win coming against highly touted freshman Brandon Mason of Oklahoma State at the Kaufman-Brand Open (Mason later avenged the loss in the tournament). Bertolino lost 13-3 to NCAA runner-up Mark Perry of Iowa last Friday night. But to Bertolino's credit, after falling behind 8-0 in the first period, Perry merely outscored him by two points in the finals two periods. Dretsch, who was an NCAA qualifier last season as a freshman, brings a 9-3 record into this match, and is coming off a victory over Northern Iowa's Alex Dolly. Interestingly, both Bertolino and Dretsch wrestled Mason at the Kaufman-Brand Open (Mason won 9-2 over Dretsch), but didn't wrestle each other. Dretsch did, however, defeat Iowa State's other potential 174-pound starter, Grant Turner, 13-3, who Bertolino lost to in a preseason wrestle-off. RevWrestling.com Prediction: Bertolino decision over Dretsch (Iowa State +3) 184: No. 5 Kurt Backes (Iowa State, Junior) vs. No. 8 Roger Kish (Minnesota, Sophomore) This might be the marquee match-up of the night. Backes, a 2004 All-American, comes into the match with a 2-1 record. He has been held out much of the early part of the season. He was defeated last Friday night by two-time All-American Paul Bradley of Iowa, who seems to have Backes' number. Kish, a former top recruit, had a solid freshman campaign, posting a 28-11 record, but failed to reach the All-American podium at the NCAA Championships. He is off to an impressive 14-1 start, with his lone loss coming to 7th ranked Josh Glenn of American at the Northeast Duals. These two met once last season in the dual … and Backes won 8-3. RevWrestling.com Prediction: Backes decision over Kish (Iowa State +3) 197: Joe Curran (Iowa State, Freshman) vs. Mitch Kuhlman (Minnesota, Sophomore) or Justin Bronson (Minnesota, Sophomore) Neither team is particularly strong here. Curran is a true freshman who brings a 4-4 record into this match. He's very strong, but not great technically. Last Friday night, Curran pinned Iowa's Adam Fellers, after trailing most of the match. That win should give him confidence going into this match. Minnesota has had to scramble a bit to make sure they have a serviceable starter since returning NCAA qualifier Matt Koz left the program last month. Bronson was a backup heavyweight last season, but dropped down to wrestle 197 this season. He brings a 5-8 record into this match. Kuhlman, who posted a 12-6 record last season, is drastically undersized at this weight class. Last season, he wrestled 157 and 165. It will be interesting to see who Minnesota sends out here. Kuhlman is the more skilled wrestler, but Bronson is the bigger, stronger wrestler. RevWrestling.com Prediction: Curran decision over Kuhlman or Bronson (Iowa State +3) Hwt: Richard Schopf (Iowa State, Junior) vs. No. 1 Cole Konrad (Minnesota, Junior) Cole KonradSchopf brings a 2-6 record into this match, but is coming off his best performance of the season -- a 4-2 loss to Iowa's Ryan Fuller last Friday night. Konrad, a two-time All-American, won't be satisfied with anything but a national title this season. The returning NCAA runner-up toppled his nemesis, Steve Mocco of Oklahoma State, at the NWCA All-Star Classic. He brings a record of 11-0 into this match, with seven of his wins coming by pin or technical fall. Anything but a Konrad pin would be surprising here. RevWrestling.com Prediction: Konrad pin over Schopf (Minnesota +6) Final Prediction: Iowa State 19, Minnesota 17

Rank School (State) Points Last Ranking 1. Nebraska-Omaha 160 1st 2. Minnesota State-Mankato 147 2nd 3. Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.) 145 3rd 4. Nebraska-Kearney 135 8th 5. Central Oklahoma 123 6th 6. Augustana (S.D.) 121 4th 7. Shippensburg (Pa.) 108 7th 8. Adams State (Colo. 103 9th 9. Ashland (Ohio) 96 13th 10. Findlay (Ohio) 92 5th 11. Minnesota State-Moorhead 76 11th 12. Mercyhurst (Pa.) 72 15th 13. Fort Hays State (Kan.) 62 10th 14. Truman State (Mo.) 55 14th 15. Gannon (Pa.) 47 16th 16. Central Missouri State 38 17th 17. Upper Iowa 31 NR 18. Western State (Colo.) 25 NR 19. Indianapolis (Ind.) 14 12th 20. Anderson (S.C.) 9 NR Others receiving votes: Chadron State (Neb.), North Carolina-Pembroke, San Francisco State (Calif.), Southwest Minnesota, West Liberty State (W.Va.), Wisconsin-Parkside). 125 Pounds 1. Jamie Thomas, Shippensburg (Pa.) 2. Trevor Charboneau, Nebraska-Kearney 3. Ryon Mazzacco, Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.) 4. Rob McCabe, Adams State (Colo.) 5. Nick Smith, Minnesota State-Mankato 6. Allen Stokes, Truman State (Mo.) 7. Cody Garcia, Nebraska-Omaha 8. Mike Compton, Ashland (Ohio) 133 Pounds 1. Andy Uhl, Findlay (Ohio) 2. Shane Perkey, Indianapolis (Ind.) 3. Earl Jones, Central Oklahoma 4. Brett Allgood, Nebraska-Kearney 5. Mike Hansen, Central Missouri State 6. Raymond Dunning, Adams State (Colo.) 7. Mike Sanders, Gannon (Pa.) 8. Dan Hilario, Nebraska-Omaha 141 Pounds 1. Thad Benton, Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.) 2. Kyle Evans, Central Oklahoma 3. Jeff Rutledge, Nebraska-Kearney 4. Mitch Waite, Nebraska-Omaha 5. Wade Kilgore, Central Missouri State 6. Andre VanderVelde, Augustana (S.D.) 7. Ben Keen, Minnesota State-Moorhead 8. Zach Stephens, Minnesota State-Mankato 149 Pounds 1. Pacifico Garcia, San Francisco State (Calif.) 2. Jason Rhoten, Minnesota State-Mankato 3. R.J. Paterniti, Gannon (Pa.) 4. Tony Guerra, Findlay (Ohio) 5. Camille DuPont, Western State (Colo.) 6. Ryan King, Augustana (S.D.) 7. Shea Timothy, Central Oklahoma 8. Don Cummings, Mercyhurst (Pa.) 157 Pounds 1. Patrick Allibone, Nebraska-Omaha 2. Angelo Vettese, Findlay (Ohio) 3. Math Bitz, Minnesota State-Mankato 4. David Nordhues, Fort Hays State (Kan.) 5. Austin Scarset, Augustana (S.D.) 6. Will Tedder, Mercyhurst (Pa.) 7. Pete Carnabuci, Ashland (Ohio) 8. Zack Lee, Western State (Colo.) 165 Pounds 1. J.D. Naig, Nebraska-Omaha 2. Evan Copeland, Adams State (Colo.) 3. Zach Schafer, Mercyhurst (Pa.) 4. Nate Baker, Minnesota State-Moorhead 5. Cody Henriksen, Augustana (S.D.) 6. Cort Petersen, Central Oklahoma 7. A.J. Sayles, Gannon (Pa.) 8. Eric Lakia, Ashland (Ohio) 174 Pounds 1. Travis Krinke, Minnesota State-Mankato 2. Mike Jackson, Indianapolis (Ind.) 3. Clint Carmony, Ashland (Ohio) 4. Tim Johns, Southwest Minnesota 5. Tommy Clark, West Liberty State (W.Va.). 6. Eli Garshnick, Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.) 7. James Reynolds, Adams State (Colo.) 8. Steve Conlin, Nebraska-Omaha 184 Pounds 1. Mike Corcetti, Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.) 2. Mark Murphy, Shippensburg (Pa.) 3. Gregg Nurrenbern, Truman State (Mo.) 4. Mike Howell, Fort Hays State (Kan.) 5. Nate Oviatt, Nebraska-Omaha 6. John Koons, Minnesota State-Mankato 7. Clint Salisbury, Findlay (Ohio) 8. Bret Wade, Kutztown (Pa.) 197 Pounds 1. Corey Jacoby, Shippensburg (Pa.) 2. Tim Boldt, Augustana (S.D.) 3. Jeff Sylvester, Nebraska-Kearney 4. Ryan Kirst, Ashland (Ohio) 5. John Goral, Wisconsin-Parkside 6. Todd Naasz, Northern State (S.D.) 7. Mike Fowler, Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.) 8. Ben Strandberg, Nebraska-Omaha 285 Pounds 1. Les Sigman, Nebraska-Omaha 2. Chris Tuchscherer, Minnesota State-Moorhead 3. Tervel Dlagnev, Nebraska-Kearney 4. Josh LeadingFox, Central Oklahoma 5. Andrew Ubben, Fort Hays State (Kan.) 6. Jacob Linninger, Shippensburg (Pa.) 7. Zach Majocha, Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.) 8. Brian Black, Upper Iowa

MOUNT PLEASANT -- Central Michigan University's ninth-ranked wrestling team rolled to a 25-6 win over No. 17 Michigan State before a raucous crowd of 1,556 in Rose Arena on Wednesday night. Trailing 6-3 early in the match, the Chippewas (4-1 overall) reeled off seven straight wins to post their widest margin of victory over Michigan State (0-2) since a 32-8 decision in 1992. CMU won eight individual matches in both victories. The victory over the Spartans pushes CMU's winning streak in Rose Arena to 19 consecutive duals. Michigan State grabbed an early 6-3 lead as Nick and Andy Simmons, ranked fourth nationally at 125 and 141 pounds, respectively, won by decision. An 8-2 win by sixth-ranked Mark DiSalvo at 149, however, jump-started the Chippewas' run of seven consecutive victories. Brandon and Christian Sinnott won by decision, 3-2, at 174 and 184 pounds, respectively. Brandon's win at 174 was keyed by a takedown just before time expired in the second period. Fourth-ranked Wynn Michalak's major decision at 197 officially put the match out of reach, while Bubba Gritter iced the win with a 3-2 decision at heavyweight. CMU is back in action on Sunday, hosting No. 2 Michigan in Rose Arena at 2 p.m.

EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa. -- Patrick Simpson began the match by pinning his opponent at 149 pounds, then seven other Black Knights notched victories as the 25th-ranked Army wrestling team defeated East Stroudsburg, 27-7, Wednesday evening. The Black Knights (2-0-1, 2-0 EIWA) won the first three bouts of the evening and cruised to their second straight conference road victory. Simpson, a senior from Nashville, Tenn., got things going for Army with his first pin of the young season. The team captain took Sean Close to the mat in 4 minutes, 27 seconds and gave the Black Knights a quick 6-0 advantage over the home-standing Warriors. Simpson improved his team-leading victory total to 14 with the win by fall. Freshman Brian Rowan took a 6-5 decision from Mark Smith at 157 pounds, and senior Jon Anderson followed with a 4-3 decision at 165 pounds as Army seized a 12-0 cushion after three bouts. Rowan is now 2-0 in dual competitions this season, while Anderson improved 3-0. East Stroudsburg (1-2, 0-1 EIWA) broke up Army's bid for a second consecutive shutout when Dave Sullivan cashed in a 13-5 major decision triumph over Duder Edmunds at 174 pounds. The four-point verdict trimmed Army's lead to eight points (12-4). The Black Knights responded by claiming victory in the next five bouts. Senior Luke Calvert kicked off the run of wins with a 10-4 decision versus Sean McCracken at 184 pounds. Senior Todd Wisman kept the Black Knights' momentum rolling with a 4-1 decision over Charles Deighton in the 197-pound bout. Sophomore Nathan Thobaben outlasted Adam Karasevicz, 3-2, in the battle of heavyweights, while freshman William Simpson nipped Matt Swallow in overtime, 4-2, at 125 pounds. Simpson's victory effectively clinched Army's third straight win over the Warriors. Junior Frank Baughan added a 10-5 decision opposite Nate Nauroth at 133 pounds to close out Army's scoring on the night. Army improved its lead to 12-3 in the all-time series between the two schools. The Black Knights will take nearly a month off as the team breaks for end-of-semester exams and the holidays. Army will return to action Jan. 5, 2006, when it travels to Stillwater, Okla., for a pair of dual matches. The Black Knights will square off against No. 21 Northern Iowa at 2 p.m., before tangling with three-time defending NCAA champion and top-ranked Oklahoma State at 6 p.m. Both duals will be contested inside Oklahoma State University's historic Gallagher-Iba Arena. 125 – William Simpson (A) dec. Matt Swallow, 4-2 OT 133 – Frank Baughan (A) dec. Nate Nauroth, 10-5 141 – Alex Bimes (ESU) dec. Lief Gilsdorf, 5-1 *149 – Patrick Simpson (A) pinned Sean Close, 4:27 157 – Brian Rowan (A) dec. Mark Smith, 6-5 165 – Jon Anderson (A) dec. Keith Smith, 4-3 174 – Dave Sullivan (ESU) major dec. Duder Edmunds, 13-5 184 – Luke Calvert (A) dec. Sean McCracken, 10-4 197 – Todd Wisman (A) dec. Charles Deighton, 4-1 285 – Nathan Thobaben (A) dec. Adam Karasevicz, 3-2 *The match began at 149 pounds

Wow! It's been two weeks already and time for another entry. Time has been flying by so far this year, and I'm sure it will only get faster when January hits and we enter the home stretch of the season. I guess that is why people say you should cherish every moment of it, everyday, cause sooner than later, its done and over with. I believe that I am continually learning new things in wrestling. Be it new technique, training methods, or strategies, I am always learning. I think even the best wrestlers in the world would agree with me that they are still striving to learn new things as well, only to become even better at the sport they love. I bring this up because I recently competed in my first tournament of the year -- the Cliff Keen Invitational in Las Vegas, Nevada. Our team headed out there the Wednesday before the tournament because we were to dual Embry-Riddle and Montana-State Northern on Thursday, before the tournament gets started on Friday morning. The week was somewhat of a struggle, as it seemed the flu bug (or something close to it) was sweeping across our team. From one guy to the next, it seemed as if we were all affected somehow, but we all pushed through it, struggling at times, but pushing on nonetheless. We wrestled Embry-Riddle and got off to a very rocky start. We dropped the first three matches and were down a quick 12-0. Luckily, we picked it up in the end, winning six of the 10 total matches and winning the dual meet, 25-17. When were not very happy with our performance as a team, but I was feeling fairly well, getting a major decision over my guy and watching our 184-pound wrestler Willie Parks demolish the top-ranked guy, 14-7. After wrestling Embry-Riddle, we put it behind us and prepared for Montana State-Northern. This was a very big dual for us as a team, since Dana College has never beaten Montana State-Northern in a dual. We wanted to beat them bad and it showed. We won eight of the 10 matches, winning the dual meet by a score of 35-9. It was a big win for us, especially since we struggled a little against Embry Riddle, but we had to start thinking about the tournament ahead. Marshall MarquardtFriday morning finally arrived and things started off great for me, winning 8-3 over a guy from Cal-State Fullerton. The next match was a little different, however, as I was pinned by the wrestler from Cornell. It seemed as if there was nothing I could do. I was helpless. This was when I first started to realize I needed to change my style a bit. My next match was against a guy from Purdue, where I prevailed with a takedown in overtime. Finally, I lost to the guy from Division II Augustana -- and finished the tournament a disappointing 2-2. It was disappointing, but it might have been for the better. When I am wrestling, I don't ever really pay attention to other matches going on throughout the tournament, but I had the chance to after being eliminated. I watched many matches over the next day, and I was glad I got the opportunity. I picked up so many things, one which was just plain intensity. Some may say, "How can you not be intense on the mat?" But it's not like that. I think we are all intense when we step on the line and get ready to wrestle, but some of the guys I watched had another level of intensity I had just never seen before. It was awesome to watch, but even better to think that I could wrestle like that. I don't know why it took me five years to really "see" this, but I'm glad I did. I know now that I have to go into everything I do and train at this newfound intensity. It isn't something that you can just walk onto the mat and wrestle like that, because I am sure you would get pretty tired. You have to train your body for that intensity and be mentally ready for what lies ahead in every match. You have to go into that match knowing you won't get scored upon and that you will be the victor in the end. You really so have to "Train like a madman". I used to think this was just some crazy saying on a Brands brothers poster, but it's true. To be the best, you have to train with the utmost intensity, and have partners that will reciprocate that intensity. Until next time, keep getting better. Marshall Marquardt Past Entries: Entry 5 (11/23/05) Entry 4 (11/9/05) Entry 3 (10/26/05) Entry 2 (10/13/05) Entry 1 (10/1/05)

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wrestler Matt Keller was named the Southern Conference Wrestler of the Week for his performance at last week's Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, the SoCon Office announced Tuesday. Keller finished fourth in the 133-pound weight class, recording a 6-2 mark at the event. He scored a technical fall and a pin and notched victories over wrestlers from North Idaho, Missouri, Augustana, Utah Valley State, Michigan and Boise State. He had to default his third-place match against Darrell Vasquez of Cal Poly. Keller's performance led the Mocs to a 12th-place team finish. The McDonald, Tenn., native, currently ranked as high as No. 11 nationally, is a transfer from the University of Nebraska and was an NCAA Qualifier in 2005 for the Cornhuskers.

Top-ranked Cowboys to Host No. 3 Sooners in Bedlam Showdown Oklahoma State's top-ranked wrestling team will host the first installment of Bedlam when the third-ranked Oklahoma Sooners visit Gallagher-Iba Arena on Friday Dec. 9 at 7 p.m. The Cowboys come into the dual with a 2-0 record after defeating No. 10 Lehigh 31-6. OU is 1-0-1 after defeating Central Oklahoma in its opener, and tying Lehigh last week. The Cowboys own the all-time series edge with a 119-24-9 against their instate rival. OSU has won the last 14 meetings and has a 22 match unbeaten streak dating back to the 1995-96 season. The only blemish was a 16-16 tie back on Nov. 30, 1999 Scouting the Sooners Oklahoma has four returning All-Americans in its lineup. The Sooners are led by two-time national champion Teyon Ware at 141 pounds. Sam Hazewinkel finished third at 125, Joel Flaggert finished fourth at 197 and Matt Storniolo finished seventh at 149 last year helping OU to a third-place team finish. Oklahoma will be looking for some of its other wrestlers to step up this season like 184-pounder Justin Dyer and heavyweight Jake Hager who both garner top 10 national rankings. Battle at 184 Head coach John Smith continues to have a war on his hands at the 184-pound position. The 184-pound weight class is the only weight where coach Smith has yet to name a starter. Coach Smith is looking at all his wrestlers this season. Rusty Blackmon started the Lehigh dual after finishing second at the Oklahoma Open losing to Oklahoma's eighth-ranked Justin Dyer in the championship match. Jack Jensen wrestled the opener against Michigan State losing to No. 18 Joe Williams, 10-4. No starter has been announced yet for the Oklahoma match. Cowboys Winning Streak Alive After OSU dismantled Lehigh 31-6, its dual winning streak reached an astounding 23 wins in-a-row. OSU's last loss came to Minnesota in the final dual of the 2003-04 season inside Gallagher-Iba Arena. The Cowboys still have a ways to go before they match the school record of 76 matches. That streak covered 15 years from 1937 to 1951. The longest ubeaten streak in school history is 84. The Cowboys went 82-0-2 from 1959 to 1966.

Iowa State wrestling head coach Bobby Douglas announced the signing of three student-athletes to National Letters of Intent at the close of the Fall 2005 early signing period. Douglas signed two in-state recruits, T.J. Sebolt (Centerville, Iowa) and Mark Kist (Eagle Grove, Iowa). He also signed Jonathan Reader (Davison, Mich.). Reader, ranked 11th overall by Intermat, has a career record of 171-6. Reader was a teammate of Brent Metcalf, the nation's No. 1 recruit last year. Metcalf and Reader helped guide Davison to three Div. 1 Michigan state team titles. Reader is ranked No. 2 at 160 pounds in Amateur Wrestling News' high school rankings and head coach Roy Hall has Davison currently ranked 23rd in AWN's Prep 40 high school teams. Reader was the only high-school participant at the Harold Nichols Open in November when he wrestled unattached for Sunkist Kids. He finished runner-up to Iowa State's top-ranked Trent Paulson at 157 pounds. He is projected to wrestle at 157 or 165 pounds at Iowa State. Reader is a two-time high school Michigan state champion and three-time conference champion. He placed third in both freestyle and Greco-Roman at the 2005 FILA Junior Nationals in Fargo, N.D., where current Cyclone freshmen Mitch Mueller and Cyler Sanderson captured titles. He was the freestyle runner-up in 2003 and 2004 at Fargo and was fourth in 2003 in Greco-Roman. Reader is a two-time FILA Cadet National Champion in both freestyle and Greco-Roman and was chosen as the Most Outstanding Wrestler in 2005. He has compiled a 55-0 record the last three seasons (2003-05) at the Cadet National Duals. Sebolt, a three-time Iowa state champion, was a 2004 ASICS Tiger All-American first-team member selection at 103 pounds in a group that included Oklahoma State All-American Coleman Scott, Minnesota's Dustin Schlatter, Illinois' Mike Poeta, and Oklahoma State's Nathan Morgan, all of whom are nationally ranked. Sebolt was a 2005 Central Junior Regional Freestyle champion and a 2002 Freestyle All-American. In 2003, he was a Junior Freestyle national champion. Sebolt is ranked No. 1 in the Predicament's Preseason Class 2A Iowa high school rankings and is Intermat's No. 50 overall recruit. Sebolt is ranked fourth in AWN's high school rankings and has a career record of 151-1 at Centerville. He is projected to wrestle at 133 pounds for ISU. Kist, a two-time Iowa state champion at Eagle Grove, is ranked third at 112 pounds in AWN's high school rankings. Kist captured a title at the 2005 Junior Nationals in freestyle and is ranked No. 1 at 112 pounds in the Predicament's Preseason Class IA Iowa high school rankings. He is listed at No. 139 in Intermat's recruiting rankings and was undefeated at 42-0 in his junior season. Kist is projected to wrestle at 125 pounds for the Cyclones.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- The No. 16 Indiana wrestling team opens dual action competition Dec. 10 in the Hoosier Duals at Assembly Hall. IU looks to continue its 2005-06 success after taking the Mat Town Invitational (11/26) team title in dominating fashion in its last outing. Indiana led the eight-team field by a 40.5 point margin over second-place Buffalo and Oregon. Defending national champion Joe Dubuque, All-American Brandon Becker and junior Matt Cooper each claimed individual titles to lead the Hoosier effort. Action gets underway at the Hoosier Duals as Indiana takes on Eastern Illinois and Cumberland and Gardner-Webb meet on the mat at 10 a.m. IU then takes on Gardner-Webb at noon and concludes the day against Cumberland at 2 p.m. Eastern Illinois is slated to face Cumberland at noon and finishes the invitational against Gardner-Webb at 2 p.m. For a complete recap of the Hoosier Duals, visit IUHOOSIERS.com upon the conclusion of each dual competition.

ATHENS, Ohio -- The Ohio wrestling team will return to dual action this Friday with a pair of head-to-head meets against East Stroudsburg and Slippery Rock at Morrow Field House in Slippery Rock, Pa. The Bobcats (3-1) will take on East Stroudsburg at 1:30 p.m. and then battle Slippery Rock at 3:00 p.m. The Warriors of East Stroudsburg are 1-1 in dual action heading into a Wednesday night meet against Army while The Rock is 1-3 going into a dual meet against Thiel on Wednesday. "I know Slippery Rock has improved a great deal over the past two years," said Ohio head coach Joel Greenlee about Friday's host. "I think they qualified four guys for the national tournament last year so it will be a good test for us. I expect us to wrestle hard and I really think it's two dual meets we can dominate." Complete match-by-match results for both duals will be posted on ohiobobcats.com as soon as they become available. Tentative lineup for Friday's duals: 125 Ohio - Caleb Metcalf (6-6) East Stroudsburg - Matt Swallow (6-3) Slippery Rock - Chris Clarke (3-7) 133 Ohio - Albert Madsen (5-3) East Stroudsburg - Nate Nauroth (6-2) Slippery Rock - Sal Lascari (6-6) 141 Ohio - Jim Fowler (0-0) or Frank Brown (1-3) East Stroudsburg - Alex Bimes (4-2) Slippery Rock - Zach Gill (1-5) 149 Ohio - Aaron Gomoll (5-5) East Stroudsburg - Sean Close (2-4) Slippery Rock - Shawn Baglio (3-3) Click Here 157 Ohio - Jake Frerichs (5-3) East Stroudsburg - Mark Smith (3-3) Slippery Rock - Garry Price (6-5) 165 Ohio - Vinny DiGiovanni (2-1) or Kent Smith (1-4) East Stroudsburg - Keith Smith (4-2) Slippery Rock - Jason Cardillo (8-5) 174 Ohio - Ryan Knapp (7-6) East Stroudsburg - Dave Sullivan (6-3) Slippery Rock - Jerimiah Frederick (9-4) 184 Ohio - Brian Cesear (8-4) East Stroudsburg - Sean McCracken (2-3) Slippery Rock - Charlie Pienaar (4-4) 197 Ohio - Nick Terbay (9-5) or Larry Reichard (3-3) East Stroudsburg - Charles Deighton (3-3) Slippery Rock - Andrew Joseph (4-4) HWT Ohio - Dave Campbell (0-2) East Stroudsburg - Adam Karasevicz (1-3) Slippery Rock - Matt Burkholder (3-3)

State College, Pa. -- The No. 13 Penn State Nittany Lion wrestlers (3-2, 0-2 Big Ten) will hit the road for the first time this year with dual matches at No. 23 Navy (4-0) and No. 25 Penn (0-0). The match at Navy is set for 7 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 9, while the dual with Penn is on Saturday, Dec. 10, at 6:30 p.m. Penn State is coming off a solid showing at the Nittany Lion Open on Sunday. Over 500 wrestlers packed Rec Hall for the 2005 Nittany Lion Open and in the end, ten talented individuals walked away with the coveted title of Nittany Lion Open Champion. Penn State claimed two individual titles in the tournament with two unattached Nittany Lions grabbing crowns at their respective weights. Head coach Troy Sunderland's squad posted over 40 wins in the tournament. Red-shirt junior Mark McKnight (McDonald, Pa.), wrestling unattached, won his first four matches at 125 to advance to the finals, where he downed Franklin Gomez of Michigan State (unattached), 6-4, to claim the crown. True freshman David Erwin (Urbana, Ohio), wrestling unattached, also won his first five at 165, including a pin of Davidson's Trevor Clavette in the semis. The title bout saw Erwin down Phil Bomberger (Port Royal, Pa.) with an 11-3 major to claim the championship. The Nittany Lions still sport four undefeated wrestlers in their line-up, plus No. ranked Eric Bradley (Plaistow, N.H.), who may see his first action of the year this coming weekend. Tim Haas (Camp Hill, Pa.) is 6-0 at 125, Jake Strayer (South Fork, Pa.) is 4-0 at 133, James Yonushonis (Philipsburg, Pa.) is 5-0 at 174 and Phil Davis (Harrisburg, Pa.) is 5-0 at 197. Navy comes in 4-0 after a solid showing here in Rec Hall's Nittany Lion Open and a dual win over Rutgers. Navy sports No. 14 John Cox at 149 and No. 9 Tanner Garrett at HWT. Penn comes in 0-0 in duals, but coming off a 10th place finish at the Cliff Keen Invitational. Penn is led by 133-pounder Matt Valenti, ranked No. 6 nationally. Penn State will return to action on Sunday, Dec. 18, at the Reno Tournament of Champions in Reno, Nev. The Nittany Lions next home dual is set for Jan. 8 vs. Cornell. Single match tickets can be purchased by visiting the BJC Ticket Center or by calling 814-865-5555 or 800-863-3336. Prices are $5 for adults and $3 for youth and senior citizens. POSSIBLE LINE-UPS - as of 12/5

Wartburg College seeks its 11th consecutive Dick Walker Invitational team title Saturday, Dec. 10, as 10 schools make up the field for the 33rd annual meet in the college's Physical Education Complex fieldhouse. Augsburg College of Minneapolis, Minn., Augustana College of Rock Island, Ill., UW-Whitewater, NCAA Division II Central Missouri State, Ellsworth and Iowa Central from the NJCAA and Iowa Conference rivals Coe, Cornell and Loras join the Knights in the meet. Action begins at 9 a.m. Complete results, updated at the end of each round, will be available through the official Dick Walker web site at http://www.go-knights.net/wrestling/dickwalker/. Three Knights are gunning for their third consecutive DW individual crown. Senior 141-pounder Dustin Hinschberger of Belle Plaine, senior 184-pounder Akeem Carter of Waterloo, and junior heavyweight Blake Gillis of Spencer are all in the hunt for the honor. Hinschberger defeated Garret Miyake of Pacific 5-3 in last year's title tilt, while Carter shared the top spot at 197 the past two seasons with teammates T.J. Miller of Cedar Falls and Ryan Phillips of Burlington. Gillis shared last year's title with teammate Brian Borchers of Holstein after winning it out-right in 2003. Wartburg crowned seven champions and one runner-up in 2004, leading to a 171.5-97 victory over Augustana in the team standings. Knights rewind - Freshman 133-pounder Zack McKray of Iowa City, freshman 174-pounder Jordan Graham of Mason City, and junior heavyweight Brian Borchers of Holstein each took home individual championships for No. 3-ranked Wartburg at the Simpson Storm Invitational Saturday, Dec. 3. The three titles lifted the Knights to a fifth-place team finish of 78 points. McKray, moving to 12-0 on the season and earning the Iowa Conference's Male Athlete of the Week award in the process, rolled up two falls, a major decision and a decision en route to his title. His championship match win came over Central Missouri State's Mike Hansen, ranked No. 3 in the recent National Wrestling Coaches Association/Brute-Adidas Division II individual rankings, by a 5-2 count. Graham, upping his season record to 8-1, posted a fall, two majors and a decision for his title, while Borchers, going to 7-1 on the year, took a fall, two decisions and a major decision to gain his championship. Freshman Romeo Djoumessi of Waverly added a runner-up effort at 184. Wartburg opened its 2005-06 Iowa Conference dual season with a 32-10 win over No. 7-ranked Loras Thursday, Dec. 1. The Knights, going to 5-0 on the year, took their 97th consecutive win in league competition behind three technical falls and one pin. Next up -- Wartburg hosts the third annual Desert Duals Monday, Dec. 19, at the Flamingo Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nev.

FILA, the international governing body for the sport of amateur wrestling, will introduce the Golden Grand Prix in 2006, a series of competitions in the three Olympic styles of wrestling that will award prize money to the top eight placewinners at each event. These events were added to provide wrestling fans, media and television with quality tournaments apart from the World and Continental Championships each year. According to the 2006 FILA Calendar, there will be three Golden Grand Prix events in men's freestyle and four in Greco-Roman and women's freestyle. The final event in all three styles will be the Golden Grand Prix Finale in Baku, Azerbaijan, June 24-25. According to FILA, the prior events will serve as qualifiers for the finale. The World champions and various continental champions from the previous year will automatically qualify for the finale if they did not participate in the qualification events. The Golden Grand Prix events are international tournaments that were already listed on the 2006 FILA Calendar. The events were chosen by FILA's Executive Committee and will be supervised by FILA. Only officials from the list of officials qualified for the World Championships and World Cup may officiate in the Golden Grand Prix. There will also be a 1 kg weight allowance for the qualification tournaments, but no weight allowance for the finale. FILA has set a minimum standard of prize money to the top eight placewinners, which breaks down as follows: Gold - $5,000 Silver - $4,000 Bronze - $3,000 5th Place - $1,000 7th Place - $750 8th Place - $750 For the qualification tournaments, FILA's Executive Committee will meet with the tournament organizers to determine if more money can be awarded. The first men's freestyle event, the Ivan Yarygin Memorial International in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, Jan. 27-29, will award $7,000 to the gold medalist and $2,000 to the bronze medalists. For more information on events on the 2006 FILA Calendar, visit www.FILA-wrestling.com. 2006 Men's Freestyle Golden Grand Prix Events Jan. 27-29 – Ivan Yarygin Memorial International (Krasnoyarsk, Russia) March 10-12 – Uzbekistan Cup of Independence (Tashkent, Uzbekistan) June 24-25 – Golden Grand Prix Finale (Baku, Azerbaijan) 2006 Greco-Roman Golden Grand Prix Events Feb. 24-26 – Vehbi Emre International (Izmir, Turkey) March 10-12 – Uzbekistan Cup of Independence (Tashkent, Uzbekistan) March 18-19 – Nikola Petrov International (Sofia, Bulgaria) June 24-25 – Golden Grand Prix Finale (Baku, Azerbaijan) 2006 Women's Freestyle Golden Grand Prix Events Feb. 10-12 – Gilbert Schaub Open (Tourcoing, France) Feb. 24-26 – Vehbi Emre International (Izmir, Turkey) March 3-5 – Klippan Ladies Open (Klippan, Sweden) June 24-25 – Golden Grand Prix Finale (Baku, Azerbaijan)

A great deal of noteworthy high school wrestling competition has already taken place by now. The Lock Haven Fall Classic and the ever-growing Super 32 Challenge were both loaded with tough competitors. Henry Cejudo, Mike Grey, Jon Reader, and Pat McCaffrey competed well against collegiate and post-collegiate competition. However, it is the Walsh Ironman that really christens the new season from a fans perspective. This year's tournament will not disappointment. The tournament contains not only marquee match-ups, but seemingly greater depth than ever before. The following analysis can serve as a wrestling fan's guide as to what to expect. David Taylor (photo by Wyatt Schultz)103 -- Even with two-time Cadet National Freestyle champion Anthony Valles of Blair Academy moving unexpectedly to 112, this remains one of the most interesting weights. The No. 1 seed is Boris Novachkov of California. Novachkov has won both styles in Fargo the last two years, for a total of four national titles. Ironically, he has yet to place in the loaded California State Tournament -- as he has been too small for 103. Now apparently grown into a full 103, or at least close, he will be a force to be reckoned with. However, it is the No. 3 seed, David Taylor, who generates the most interest in this weight. Taylor is ranked as the No. 1 freshman in the Rev Wrestling High School Power Rankings. Simply put, Taylor is a schoolboy legend. He racked up three Ohio junior high state titles without going the distance. He also triumphed at the Cadet National Freestyle Championships this past summer, again without going the distance. However, that was at 91 pounds -- and at this point, Taylor is clearly a very small 103. Perhaps as a result, he tasted his first folkstyle defeat in years, in double overtime, against Cadet National runner-up Ben Sergent, just last weekend. Taylor is on a collision course for a rematch with Sergent (the No. 2 seed) in the semifinals this weekend. However, Taylor will have to beat returning fourth place state finisher Alex Weaver -- who is probably the best 103 in Ohio's big-school division -- just to make it that far. Meanwhile, the No. 4 seed at this weight, Steve Mitcheff, is very good, as evidenced by him recently splitting two bouts with two-time Cadet National Greco champion Eric Grajales. RevWrestling.com.com Prediction: Taylor over Novachkov 112 -- The No. 1 seed might appear invincible at this weight. A sophomore, Valles has never tasted defeat in high school competition and is similarly undefeated in Fargo, winning two Cadet National titles. Not so fast. Valles won his most recent Cadet National title at 98 pounds (over Sergent), and was expected to be at 103 until this week. While he has apparently outgrown 103, the jump to 112 is huge and the bet here is that Valles will be a little undersized for this weight. The match to watch in the quarterfinals will be his donnybrook with Ohio super frosh Collin Palmer. Palmer, who is ranked as the No. 2 freshman in the Rev Wrestling Power Rankings, is the younger brother of three-time Ohio state champion Lance Palmer -- and is considered to be even better than Lance was at this point in his career. Meanwhile the other bracket will feature California's Nikko Triggas and Pennsylvania's Chris Sheetz. Triggas finished third in the always-loaded California State Tournament and third at the Cadet National Freestyle Championships. He will have a real fight on his hands in the quarterfinals, where he will likely face Ohio big-school state third place finisher Dante Rini. Sheetz was somewhat of an unexpected state champion in Pennsylvania's big-school division. RevWrestling.com Prediction: Palmer over Triggas Click here to read entire Walsh Ironman preview (Rev Gold)