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DI college rankings have been updated! It's been a recurring theme, and frankly, it will probably continue throughout the collegiate season, but 125 lbs was a mess! The previous #1 (Jakob Camacho) was beaten three times at the Collegiate Duals. #3 Richie Figueroa suffered a loss in his first outing of the season. CKLV champion #4 Nico Provo was defeated by Cooper Flynn, who was pulled out of Olympic redshirt. #5 Brett Ungar was beaten by a then-unranked opponent at Collegiate Duals. Those results set the stage for Anthony Noto to move back into the #1 slot. Noto was one of the wrestlers who defeated Jakob Camacho at the Collegiate Duals. He also doesn't have an official loss (though he fell to Matt Ramos at the All-Star Classic). A clean record and some solid wins propelled Noah Surtin (Volk, Mendez, Owens, Hendriksen) into the second spot. In news at other weights, veteran All-Americans Austin Gomez and Louie DePrez announced their respective returns last week and have been inserted. From a tournament ranking standpoint, Little Rock cracks the top-30 for the first time. That was largely based around the fact that true freshman Nasir Bailey announced himself as a podium contender with a dominant tech fall over Evan Frost and a win over Vince Santaniello. On the team dual front, for the first time we saw a significant shake-up with the top-ten as NC State and Cornell each lost in the final round at Collegiate Duals. For the rankings, Click Here

Day Two Round One NC State 34 Lock Haven 6 125 lbs - Anthony Noto (Lock Haven) Dec Jakob Camacho (NC State) 4-2 133 lbs - Gable Strickland (Lock Haven) Dec Jarrett Trombley (NC State) 5-3 141 lbs - Koy Buesgens (NC State) Dec Zack Zeamer (Lock Haven) 8-2 149 lbs - Ryan Jack (NC State) tech Ty Linsenbigler (Lock Haven) 7:00 157 lbs - Ed Scott (NC State) tech Connor Eck (Lock Haven) 4:53 165 lbs - AJ Kovacs (NC State) dec Eric Alderfer (Lock Haven) 4-1 174 lbs - Alex Faison (NC State) maj Tyler Stoltzfus (Lock Haven) 14-2 184 lbs - Brock Delsignore (NC State) dec Colin Fegley (Lock Haven) 7-3 197 lbs - Trent Hidlay (NC State) fall Brad Morrison (Lock Haven) 2:26 285 lbs - Chase Horne (NC State) tech Ethan Miller (Lock Haven) 3:00 Ohio State 26 Northern Iowa 7 125 lbs - Brendan Mccrone (Ohio State) dec Trever Anderson (Northern Iowa) 10-8 133 lbs - Julian Farber (Northern Iowa) dec Nic Bouzakis (Ohio State) 5-1 141 lbs - Jesse Mendez (Ohio State) dec Cael Happel (Northern Iowa) 4-2 149 lbs - Dylan D’Emilio (Ohio State) maj Adam Allard (Northern Iowa) 11-1 157 lbs - Paddy Gallagher (Ohio State) dec Ryder Downey (Northern Iowa) 4-1 165 lbs - Isaac Wilcox (Ohio State) dec Evan Yant (Northern Iowa) 4-2 174 lbs - Rocco Welsh (Ohio State dec Jared Simma (Northern Iowa) 4-1 184 lbs - Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa) maj Ryder Rogotzke (Ohio State) 17-4 197 lbs - Luke Geog (Ohio State) maj Kalob Runyon (Northern Iowa) 14-4 285 lbs - Hogan Swenski (Ohio State) dec Jose Valdez (Northern Iowa) 8-2 Round Two Ohio State 28 Lock Haven 9 125 lbs - Anthony Noto (Lock Haven) dec Vincent Kilkeary (Ohio State) 10-3 133 lbs - Gable Strickland (Lock Haven) dec Andre Gonzales (Ohio State) 6-1 141 lbs - Jesse Mendez (Ohio State) tech Zack Zeamer (Lock Haven) 5:16 149 lbs - Dylan D’Emilio (Ohio State) dec Nick Stonecheck (Lock Haven) 9-6 157 lbs - Paddy Gallagher (Ohio State) tech James Hogan (Lock Haven) 4:25 165 lbs - Bryce Hepner (Ohio State) dec Eric Alderfer (Lock Haven) 7-1 174 lbs - Tyler Stoltzfus (Lock Haven) dec Carter Chase (Ohio State) 9-6 184 lbs - Gavin Hoffman (Ohio State) maj Colin Fegley (Lock Haven) 20-6 197 lbs - Luke Geog (Ohio State) tech Brad Morrison (Lock Haven) 4:36 285 lbs - Hogan Swenski (Ohio State) dec Ethan Miller (Lock Haven) 8-1 NC State 25 Northern Iowa 16 125 lbs - Trever Anderson (Northern Iowa) dec Jakob Camacho (NC State) 4-2 133 lbs - Kai Orine (NC State) dec Julian Farber (Northern Iowa) 2-0 141 lbs - Cael Happel (Northern Iowa) maj Koy Buesgens (NC State) 14-4 149 lbs - Jackson Arrington (NC State) fall Adam Allard (Northern Iowa) 5:26 157 lbs - Ed Scott (NC State) dec Ryder Downey (Northern Iowa) 7-6 165 lbs - Derek Fields (NC State) tech Evan Yant (Northern Iowa) 7:00 174 lbs - Jared Simma (Northern Iowa) fall Alex Faison (NC State) 3:41 184 lbs - Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa) dec Dylan Fishback (NC State) 5-2 197 lbs - Trent Hidlay (NC State) tech Kalob Runyon (Northern Iowa) 4:21 285 lbs - Owen Trephan (NC State) dec Tyrell Gordon (Northern Iowa) 4-1 Round Three Northern Iowa 35 Lock Haven 3 125 lbs - Trever Anderson (Northern Iowa) dec Logan Sallot (Lock Haven) 8-1 133 lbs - Julian Farber (Northern Iowa) dec Gable Strickland (Lock Haven) 3-1 141 lbs - Cael Happel (Northern Iowa) tech Zack Zeamer (Lock Haven) 4:28 149 lbs - Adam Allard (Northern Iowa) dec Nick Stonecheck (Lock Haven) 12-5 157 lbs - Ryder Downey (Northern Iowa) maj Connor Eck (Lock Haven) 12-2 165 lbs - RJ Weston (Northern Iowa) dec Eric Alderfer (Lock Haven) 9-3 174 lbs - Jared Simma (Northern Iowa) fall Tyler Stoltzfus (Lock Haven) 2:12 184 lbs - Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa) maj Colin Fegley (Lock Haven) 14-2 197 lbs - Brad Morrison (Lock Haven) dec Kalob Runyon (Northern Iowa) 5-1 285 lbs - Tyrell Gordon (Northern Iowa) maj Ethan Miller (Lock Haven) 11-0 Ohio State 21 NC State 20 125 lbs - Brendan McCrone (Ohio State) fall Jakob Camacho (NC State) :37 133 lbs - Nic Bouzakis (Ohio State) fall Kai Orine (NC State) :51 141 lbs - Jesse Mendez (Ohio State) fall Ryan Jack (NC State) 6:54 149 lbs - Jackson Arrington (NC State) dec Dylan D’Emilio (Ohio State) 5-3 157 lbs - Ed Scott (NC State) dec Paddy Gallagher (Ohio State) 4-2 165 lbs - Derek Fields (NC State) dec Isaac Wilcox (Ohio State) 4-1 174 lbs - Rocco Welsh (Ohio State) dec Alex Faison (NC State) 9-6 184 lbs - Dylan Fishback (NC State) dec Ryder Rogotzke (Ohio State) 7-3 197 lbs - Trent Hidlay (NC State) tech Luke Geog (Ohio State) 22-7 285 lbs - Owen Trephan (NC State) dec Nick Feldman (Ohio State) 8-6

Saturday and Sunday saw one of the toughest tournaments of the high school regular season take place, the Beast of the East. The tournament has a long history as a showcase for the future superstars of our sport. This year won’t be any different as top wrestlers from around the nation descended upon Delaware in search of an exclusive Beast title. Even getting onto the podium or perhaps winning a few matches is enough to get an unknown wrestler onto the national stage or enhance the resume of any already established high school star. This tournament is different from the Ironman because it includes wrestlers from New Jersey high schools. The Ironman has Blair Academy, but no NJSIAA schools. In the past, after a tournament of this magnitude, we have mentioned placewinners and grouped them into their future collegiate homes. We’ve done that this time, but also have listed wrestlers who have committed to wrestle at the next level and tracked their progress; regardless of their finish. Below are the results, sorted by team and alphabetically. Wrestlers are assumed to be in the Class of 2024 unless noted otherwise : Air Force Carter Nogle - Mt. St. Joseph, Maryland: 4th Place (138 lbs) Jesse Vanorden - Wantagh, New York: 4-2 (157 lbs) Alvernia Jason Chiodi - Gloucester, New Jersey: 3-2 (175 lbs) American Austin Craft - Camden Catholic, New Jersey: 3-2 (150 lbs) Arizona State Harvey Ludington - Brick Memorial, New Jersey: Champion (190 lbs) - Class of 2025 Joseph Manfredi - Herricks, New York: 2-0 w/ MedFFT (150 lbs) Army West Point Ben Garcia - Don Bosco Prep, New Jersey: 2-2 (165 lbs) Nick O’Neill - Malvern Prep, Pennsylvania: 3rd Place (132 lbs) Casper Stewart - Attica Batavia, New York: 5th Place (150 lbs) Averett Jason Bennett - New Kent, Virginia: 1-2 (157 lbs) Bucknell Christopher Nucifora - Bergen Catholic, New Jersey: 2-2 (120 lbs) Campbell Kendrick Hodge - Somerset, Florida: 5th Place (165 lbs) Kaleb Wright - Gloucester, New Jersey: 4-2 (190 lbs) Cornell Danny Aranda - Lake Highland Prep, Florida: 3-2 (132 lbs) - Class of 2025 Rocco Dellagatta - St. Joseph’s Regional, New Jersey: 5th Place (285 lbs) - Class of 2025 Anthony Knox - St. John Vianney, New Jersey: Champion (126 lbs) - Class of 2025 Ayden Smith - Notre Dame-Green Pond, Pennsylvania: Champion (113 lbs) Davidson Bryce Griffin - Civic Memorial, Illinois: 4-2 (165 lbs) Tyson Sherlock - Gilman, Maryland: 6th Place (144 lbs) Drexel Jonathan Fuller - St. Peter’s Prep, New Jersey: 6th Place (150 lbs) Duke Dylan Ross - Paramus Catholic, New Jersey: 3-2 (138 lbs) Harvard Haden Bottiglieri - Belmont Hill, Massachusetts: 4th Place (175 lbs) Logan Brzozowski - Seton Hall Prep, New Jersey: 8th Place (120 lbs) Hudson Skove - Rumson-Fair Haven, New Jersey: Runner-Up (215 lbs) Indiana Ryan Garvick - Central Dauphin, Pennsylvania: Runner-Up (165 lbs) Iowa Leo DeLuca - Blair Academy, New Jersey: Champion (120 lbs) - Class of 2025 Lehigh Calvin Lachman - Quakertown, Pennsylvania: 3rd Place (285 lbs) Matty Lopes - Blair Academy, New Jersey: Champion (132 lbs) Bekhruz Sadriddinov - Council Rock South, Pennsylvania: 5th Place (175 lbs) Chase Van Hoven - Brooke Point, Virginia: Runner-Up (144 lbs) - Class of 2025 Mason Ziegler - Quakertown, Pennsylvania: 7th Place (120 lbs) Little Rock Brandon Bauer - Central Arkansas Christian, Arkansas: 1-2 (150 lbs) Tyson Roach - Sam Houston, Louisiana: 2-2 (120 lbs) Jake Stacey - Green Hill, Tennessee: 8th Place (175 lbs) Missouri Kollin Rath - Bethlehem Catholic, Pennsylvania: Champion (150 lbs) - Class of 2025 Navy Jack Bergmann - Lakeland Regional, New Jersey: 2-2 (113 lbs) Caedyn Ricciardi - St. Peter’s Prep, New Jersey: Runner-Up (132 lbs) Logan Rozynski - Blair Academy, New Jersey: 3rd Place (144 lbs) North Carolina Aidan Schlett - St. Joseph’s Regional, New Jersey: 4th Place (215 lbs) Ohio State Landon Desselle - Summit, Tennessee: 8th Place (144 lbs) Carter Neves - Blair Academy, New Jersey: Champion (285 lbs) Penn Donny Almeyda - St. Joseph’s Regional, New Jersey: 2-2 (138 lbs) - Class of 2025 Omer Barak - Lake Highland Prep, Florida: 3-2 (165 lbs) Paul Ognissanti - Blair Academy, New Jersey: Champion (157 lbs) Eren Sement - Council Rock North, Pennsylvania: 3-2 (132 lbs) - Class of 2025 Max Stein - Faith Christian Academy, Pennsylvania: 7th Place (157 lbs) - Class of 2025 Pittsburgh Carson Walsh - Pope John XXIII, New Jersey: 4th Place (132 lbs) - Class of 2025 Princeton Vincenzo LaValle - Hanover Park, New Jersey: 5th Place (190 lbs) - Class of 2025 Sebastian Ortega - Howell, New Jersey: 3rd Place (126 lbs) Rider Jacob Zearfoss - Gloucester, New Jersey: 4-2 (165 lbs) Rutgers Jordan Chapman - Cranford, New Jersey: 3rd Place (165 lbs) - Class of 2025 Ryan Ford - Bergen Catholic, New Jersey: 3rd Place (157 lbs) Tahir Parkins - Nazareth, Pennsylvania: 3rd Place (138 lbs) - Class of 2025 Kurt Wehner - Donovan Catholic, New Jersey: 2-2 (120 lbs) Stanford Jack Consiglio - Malvern Prep, Pennsylvania: Champion (144 lbs) Virginia Macon Ayers - Staunton River, Virginia: 3-2 (165 lbs) - Class of 2025 Jack Myers - Morristown, New Jersey: 7th Place (138 lbs) Nathan Rickards - Malvern Prep, Pennsylvania: 4th Place (157 lbs) Emmitt Sherlock - Gilman, Maryland: 4th Place (165 lbs) - Class of 2025 Virginia Tech Ryan Burton - St. Joseph’s Regional, New Jersey: Champion (175 lbs) - Class of 2025 Frank DiBella - St. Joseph’s Regional, New Jersey: 3-2 (157 lbs) Collin Gaj - Quakertown, Pennsylvania: Runner-Up (150 lbs) - Class of 2025 Noah Nininger - Staunton River, Virginia: 5th Place (144 lbs) - Class of 2025 Aaron Seidel - Northern Lebanon, Pennsylvania: Runner-Up (120 lbs) - Class of 2025 Gage Wright - Parkersburg South, West Virginia: 3rd Place (175 lbs) West Virginia Gunner Andrick - Point Pleasant, West Virginia: 5th Place (132 lbs) - Class of 2025 Joey Clem - Wantagh, New York: 6-2 (132 lbs)

PRINCETON, N.J. — The Ivy League has announced the addition of a postseason wrestling tournament, set to begin in the 2024-25 academic year. "This is an exciting day for the Ivy League and, most importantly, for our league’s wrestling student-athletes and coaches," said Ivy League Executive Director Robin Harris. "This new postseason event will provide an unforgettable experience for our student-athletes and is a terrific way to further showcase the sustained national strength of Ivy League athletics.” Last year, three Ivies (Cornell’s Vito Arujau and Yianni Diakomihalis and Princeton’s Patrick Glory) were crowned NCAA national champions, and five Ivies made it to the semifinal round. In the last 10 years, Ivies have been crowned wrestling national champions 10 times and have earned 50 wrestling All-American honors. The six Ivy League schools that sponsor wrestling currently compete in the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA). Beginning in 2024-2025, the Ivy League institutions will compete in the Ivy League Wrestling Tournament to determine automatic berths to the NCAA Tournament. “We want to acknowledge the EIWA membership and the long history of success that our programs have benefited from over the many decades of their affiliation,” said Harris. The first tournament is scheduled for March of 2025 in Jadwin Gymnasium on the campus of Princeton. The tournament will be the 19th overall Ivy League postseason event. The site and rotation of the Ivy League wrestling tournament for 2026 and beyond will be determined in the coming months.

Senior Nationals There was a light schedule this week for college women’s wrestling outside of Senior Nationals, so this week’s recap will be focused on highlighting some of the collegiate athletes who qualified for the Olympic Trials at the tournament. For context, there are several events throughout the year that wrestlers can compete in for a spot at the Olympic Trials held at Penn State in the Spring. Placing in the top five at Senior Nationals is one way to qualify. Let’s look at each weight and see which current college wrestlers will be heading to the Trials based on their finishes over the weekend. 50 KG All 5 top placers at 50kg are currently on college rosters. Starting with the champ, 2-time All American Sage Mortimer, who is having her first season at Grand Valley State. Fans got to see an exciting finals match between former teammates when Mortimer took on Samara Chavez of King University. Chavez went up early 7-0 with a big takedown on the edge and a tough throw-by followed by points from a gut-wrench turn. Down big, Mortimer came out swiftly in the second with a huge headlock move to get 4 points of her own. However, she put herself in danger giving up a reversal and exposure to Chavez. Mortimer was able to get another 4-point move later in the period but was down by one with 15 seconds left. Looking for a push-out on the edge since she would have criteria in a tie, Mortimer ended up getting a takedown with 5 seconds left on the clock. After Chavez’s team lost the challenge, Mortimer ended up winning 12-10. This was a very exciting match that showed a lot of the styles that make each of these opponents so difficult to wrestle. Mortimer was able to capitalize on a lot of attempts from Chavez, but Chavez was also tricky with some of her moves, patiently waiting for opportunities in the hand fighting, ties, and scrambles she found herself in with Mortimer. It would be exciting to see these two face off again either in collegiate competition or later in the Olympic process. In the 3rd place match, North Central’s Kendra Ryan ended up winning the 4-4 decision on criteria against Kaelani Shufeldt of Lock Haven. The two were actually tied 4-4 in the quarterfinals with Shufeldt having the criteria advantage before putting Ryan on her back for the pin. Each wrestler faced tough competition throughout the tournament, including Shufeldt beating Mia Palumbo in consultations to make it to the 3rd place round. Palumbo, a two-time NAIA finalist who now wrestles for William Penn lost by close decision to Erin Golston in the quarterfinals. Palumbo wrestled back and made it to the 5th place match where Golston, who had already earned a spot at the Trials by winning the Bill Farrel open, forfeited the match. 53 KG 2x All-American Sydney Petzinger of North Central earned a 5th place finish to qualify for the trials. Petzinger, who is ranked #2 (NCAA) at 116 lbs had an early win over Salyna Shotwell of McKendree, but then lost to former Olympian and World Team member Haley Augello to move to the consolation bracket. Petzinger got a pin in her first consolation round, but dropped her next match to Areana Villaescusa. However, she ended her tournament with a 12-5 decision to secure her spot. 57 KG The 57kg weight class produced a top 5 that featured two McKendree wrestlers. Shelby Moore is in her first year with the Bearcats and was a top-ranked recruit out of high school. Moore placed fifth in last year’s U17 Worlds. Moore notched a few impressive wins in this tournament including a quarterfinals win over last year’s NAIA champ Carolina Moreno of Southern Oregon University. Moore lost in the semis to eventual champion Amanda Martinez, a 2x All-American who actually now coaches at North Central. Moore then went on to beat teammate Cam Guerin to make it to the third-place match where she won by injury default. While teammate matches can be a bit odd due to the familiarity of the wrestlers, Guerin is a 3x NCAA champ, so the win for Moore is no small feat. Along with Guerin’s 4 pins on the day and 5th place finish, this showing by the Bearcats clearly demonstrates the depth at this weight for McKendree. Guerin’s loss in the quarterfinals came to a tough opponent in Cristelle Rodriguez of Doane. While just in her sophomore season, Rodriguez has an impressive international record including a 2023 U20 World Team spot she won after a best-of-three series with the aforementioned Shelby Moore. Rodriguez injury defaulted out of the 3rd place match with Moore here, but had 4 tech falls and one decision on the day. 62 KG King wrestler Aine Drury placed third at 62kg after a tough lineup of ranked components. One of her standout wins was against Iowa’s Nanea Estrella, who is ranked #2 at 136 lbs. Drury, a former California Community College champ, pinned Estrella in just over two minutes in the semifinals. At that point, Estrella ran into Ashlynn Ortega, who now coaches at King, and went on to finish second. On the back side, Drury took out the #3 (NAIA) at 136 lbs Andrea Schlabach of Grand View and SaVannah Cosme who just finished 3rd at U20 Pan Ams. In the 3rd place match, Drury got a big win 6-4 against U.S. National Team member Maya Letona. Drury was a real standout at this highly competitive weight, and will be looking to continue making a splash as part of the King roster in March. 68 KG At 68kg, Chey Bowman of King University who is ranked #3 at 155 lbs had a dominant run to the finals. After she won her first three matches by pin, tech fall and pin, she faced former NAIA champ Kaylyn Albrecht in the semifinals. After Albrecht went up 4-0 early, Bowman was able to get to her own offense and secure a takedown. Even though she was down by two points heading into the second period, Bowman dominated the rest of the match, winning 6-4. Bowman’s forfeited to 2x senior world medalist Mallory Velte in the finals. 76 KG 76kg is where Iowa claimed their two qualifiers in #1 at 155 lbs Marlynne Deede and Rose Cassioppi. Deede’s biggest win of the day was against Skylar Grote who was a U23 Nationals champ in 2020 and made it to Final X last year at 72 kg. Grote is a fierce competitor, but Deede looked confident in her 5-3 decision. Grote was constantly taking shots and getting powerful snap downs, but Deede was ready defensively for most of the attacks and scored her points from exposure during scrambles. In the finals, Deede had a tough match with eventual champ Precious Weiser. Weiser is a 2x US Open champ and made it to Final X in 2019. Deede was only down 0-1 going into the 2nd period, but Weiser hit a beautiful throw with an underhook to take Deede straight to her back for the pin. Deede really showed a lot of discipline and patience in her matches throughout this tournament. Some of the top wrestlers at this tournament proved to be a test for her, but more times than not she came out on top. Rounding out the collegiate competitors who qualified at this tournament is fellow Hawkeye Rose Cassioppi who finished in 5th. Unfortunately for Cassioppi, she crossed paths with Deede in her second match of the day. While the final score was only 6-3, Deede seemed to have all the answers. On the backside, Cassioppi took out #6 at 170lbs Cara Broadus in an impressive 10-2 decision. Cassioppi looked strong and had good momentum throughout the match, but definitely could have separated even more given how often she got to her shots. With the other upper weights Cassioppi trains with, in the Hawkeye wrestling room, she will surely make the adjustments she needs to look even better than she did at this tournament. Desert Duals Even with eight tough wrestlers at Senior Nationals, the Iowa Hawkeyes still swept the Desert Duals against tough competition. The team won 34-11 to Adams State, only giving up points via forfeit. In their dual against #8 Simon Fraser, the Hawkeyes narrowly got the win 24-23. Again, the Hawkeyes had forfeits at three weights, but also dropped a tech at 123 lbs when Ava Rose took on Simon Fraser’s #8 Victoria Seal. Simon Fraser also picked up a tough ranked win at 130lbs with #7 Marquesis Haintz getting an impressive tech fall over #10 Emily Frost. Another ranked match was at 155 lbs when #1 Reese Larramendy of Iowa teched #10 Paige Maher. Finally, Iowa got the upset at 191lbs when #7 Alivia White got a pin over #4 Julia Richey. Iowa got another close win against #4 Colorado Mesa with a final team score of 25-20. Fans missed a chance to see ranked matches at 109lbs, 116lbs and 136lbs where Iowa gave up forfeits. The only other ranked match was at 101 lbs with #2 Sterling Dias getting a 6-0 decision over #8 Isabella Morales. Any of these impressive matchups could be avenged at NCWWCs if the brackets lineup, but Iowa has really been showing out for their first season. Results this week in major NCAA, NCWA, and NAIA competitions Senior Nationals - VIEW BRACKETS Eagle Duals VIEW RESULTS Desert Duals VIEW RESULTS

Second Round Cornell 27 Pittsburgh 12 125 - Colton Camacho (Pittsburgh) dec Brett Ungar (Cornell) 3-1 133 - Vito Arujau (Cornell) tech Vince Santaniello (Pittsburgh) 19-4 141 - Vince Cornella (Cornell) dec Cole Matthews (Pittsburgh) 8-2 149 - Ethan Fernandez (Cornell) dec Finn Solomon (Pittsburgh) 4-1 157 - Meyer Shapiro (Cornell) maj Dylan Evans (Pittsburgh) 14-3 165 - Julian Ramirez (Cornell) maj Holden Heller (Pittsburgh) 11-1 174 - Luca Augustine (Pittsburgh) dec Benny Baker (Cornell) 5-1 184 - Chris Foca (Cornell) tech Reece Heller (Pittsburgh) 18-1 197 - Jacob Cardenas (Cornell) dec Mac Stout (Pittsburgh) 2-1 285 - Dylan Pitzer (Pittsburgh) fall Ashton Davis (Cornell) 2:40 Iowa State 31 Little Rock 9 125 - Ethan Perryman (Iowa State) dec Jeremiah Reno (Little Rock) 10-9 133 - Nasir Bailey (Little Rock) tech Evan Frost (Iowa State) 15-0 141 - Anthony Echemendia (Iowa State) maj Brennan Van Hoecke (Little Rock) 19-6 149 - Zach Redding (Iowa State) maj Kyle Dutton (Little Rock) 9-1 157 - Cody Chittum (Iowa State) dec Matt Bianchi (Little Rock) 10-6 165 - Connor Euton (Iowa State) dec Joey Bianchi (Little Rock) 10-7 174 - MJ Gaitan (Iowa State) maj Kodiak Cannedy (Little Rock) 15-4 184 - Will Feldkamp (Iowa State) fall Triston Wills (Little Rock) 3:21 197 - Stephen Little (Little Rock) maj Caleb Helgeson (Iowa State) 14-5 285 - Yonger Bastida (Iowa State) maj Josiah Hill (Little Rock) 14-4

The 2023 version of the Journeymen Collegiate Duals gets underway a few hours from now in Nashville Tennessee. It will start two days worth of action amongst some of the best teams in the nation. This is the third version of the Duals and each of the first two have delivered….and some! In both years, some of the best duals of the year took place at the Collegiate Duals. 2021 had NC State/Mizzou and NC State/Iowa. 2022 had Iowa State/Cornell, Northern Iowa/Ohio State, and Penn State/Iowa State. Amongst those duals and the others that took place, there were plenty of excellent individual matches. To get ready for the 2023 Duals, go back and check out some of these classic matches. Below are a handful of great Collegiate Duals matches, along with links to them. As you can see, not all of them are available, but if you can find them, surely check them out! 2022 149: Derek Holschlag (Northern Iowa) decision Sammy Sasso (Ohio State)  9-7 149: Yianni Diakomihalis (Cornell) dec Paniro Johnson (Iowa State)  3-1SV 149: Paniro Johnson (Iowa State) decision Shayne Van Ness (Penn State)  3-2 157: Josh Humphreys (Lehigh) dec Ed Scott (NC State)  12-7 184: Marcus Coleman (Iowa State) decision Aaron Brooks (Penn State)  9-7 184: Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa) fall Trent Hidlay (NC State)  3:54 285: Yonger Bastida (Iowa State) dec Lewis Fernandes (Cornell)  4-2 133: Nic Bouzakis (Ohio State) decision Kyle Biscoglia (Northern Iowa) 9-6 149: Manzona Bryant (Lehigh) dec Dom Demas (Cal Poly) 4-3 184: Trey Munoz (Oregon State) decision Marcus Coleman (Iowa State) 8-4 2021 141: Jaydin Eierman (Iowa) decision Ryan Jack (NC State)  7-6 133: Michael McGee (Arizona State) decision Korbin Myers (Virginia Tech) 8-7 141: Allan Hart (Missouri) decision Connor McGonagle (Lehigh) 8-3 149: Tariq Wilson (NC State) decision Josh Edmond (Missouri) 11-8 149: Beau Bartlett (Penn State) dec Kyle Parco (Arizona State) 3-1SV 157: Ed Scott (NC State) fall Kaleb Young (Iowa) Fall 1:10 174: Carter Starocci (Penn State) decision Chris Foca (Cornell) 3-2 184: Jonathan Loew (Cornell) dec Hunter Bolen (Virginia Tech) 7-5SV 197: Isaac Trumble (NC State) decision Rocky Elam (Missouri) 5-3 285: Tony Cassioppi (Iowa) dec Tyrie Houghton (NC State) 6-2

We're closing in on the holiday season and the end of semester so there's only a limited number of collegiate wrestling events this week; however, this week is more front-loaded than most others. A total of 39 duals will be contested along with some tournaments. 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 are Eastern. Monday, December 18: Cornell vs. Little Rock at Nashville, TN, 3:00 PM Collegiate Duals 3.0 Rokfin Iowa State vs. Pittsburgh at Nashville, TN, 3:00 PM Collegiate Duals 3.0 Rokfin Cornell vs. Pittsburgh at Nashville, TN, 5:00 PM Collegiate Duals 3.0 Rokfin Iowa State vs. Little Rock at Nashville, TN, 5:00 PM Collegiate Duals 3.0 Rokfin Cornell vs. Iowa State at Nashville, TN, 7:00 PM Collegiate Duals 3.0 Rokfin Little Rock vs. Pittsburgh at Nashville, TN, 7:00 PM Collegiate Duals 3.0 Rokfin Tuesday, December 19: Lock Haven vs. NC State at Nashville, TN, 3:00 PM Collegiate Duals 3.0 Rokfin Northern Iowa vs. Ohio State at Nashville, TN, 3:00 PM Collegiate Duals 3.0 Rokfin Lock Haven vs. Ohio State at Nashville, TN, 5:00 PM Collegiate Duals 3.0 Rokfin NC State vs. Northern Iowa at Nashville, TN, 5:00 PM Collegiate Duals 3.0 Rokfin Lock Haven vs. Northern Iowa at Nashville, TN, 7:00 PM Collegiate Duals 3.0 Rokfin NC State vs. Ohio State at Nashville, TN, 7:00 PM Collegiate Duals 3.0 Rokfin North Dakota State at Campbell, 1:00 PM UFC Fight Pass Purdue vs. Stanford at Campbell, 1:00 PM UFC Fight Pass Stanford at Campbell, 3:00 PM UFC Fight Pass North Dakota State vs. Purdue at Campbell, 3:00 PM UFC Fight Pass Purdue at Campbell, 5:00 PM UFC Fight Pass North Dakota State vs. Stanford at Campbell, 5:00 PM UFC Fight Pass Duke vs. The Citadel at Queens, 12:00 PM The Citadel at Queens, 1:30 PM Queens Athletics All-Access Duke at Queens, 3:00 PM Queens Athletics All-Access Kent State at Northern Illinois, 12:00 PM NIU All-Access Kent State vs. Harper at Northern Illinois, 2:00 PM Northwestern at Northern Illinois, 2:00 PM NIU All-Access Harper at Northern Illinois, 4:00 PM NIU All-Access Fairmont State at West Virginia, 7:00 PM ESPN+ Oklahoma State at Wyoming, 8:00 PM FloWrestling Wednesday, December 20: Hofstra at Morgan State, 2:00 PM Morgan State All-Access Bloomsburg vs. Hofstra at Morgan State, 4:00 PM Morgan State All-Access Bloomsburg at Morgan State, 6:00 PM Morgan State All-Access Thursday, December 21: George Mason at Gardner-Webb, 1:00 PM ESPN+ Edinboro at Sacred Heart, 4:00 PM Ohio at Gardner-Webb, 5:00 PM ESPN+ George Mason at Queens, 6:00 PM Navy at American, 7:00 PM ESPN+ Cleveland State at Clarion, 7:00 PM FloWrestling Illinois vs. Missouri at St. Louis, MO, 8:00 PM UFC Fight Pass Friday, December 22: Army West Point, Binghamton at Wilkes Open 9:30 AM Binghamton, Brown, Central Michigan, Franklin & Marshall, Indiana, Lehigh at Sheridan Invitational 10:00 AM FloWrestling Edinboro at LIU, 1:00 PM ESPN+ Edinboro at Hofstra, 6:00 PM Hofstra Pride YouTube

Saturday’s Dual Results Davidson 39 Sacred Heart 12 125 - Jake Ice (Sacred Heart) dec Enis Ljikovic (Davidson) 5-0 133 - Andrew Fallon (Sacred Heart) dec John Hager (Davidson) 3-0 141 - Josh Viarengo (Davidson) fall Sam Oakes (Sacred Heart) 3:38 149 - Tyler McKnight (Davidson) InjDef Mike McGhee (Sacred Heart) 157 - Tanner Peake (Davidson) maj Brandon Teresa (Sacred Heart) 8-0 165 - Bryce Sanderlin (Davidson) fall Michel Ritacco (Sacred Heart) 3:56 174 - Owen Ayotte (Sacred Heart) fall Marc Koch (Davidson) :25 184 - Wyatt Ferguson (Davidson) fall Hunter Perez (Sacred Heart) 4:49 197 - Cameo Blankenship (Davidson) fall Jake Trovato (Sacred Heart) 6:18 285 - Jake Fernicola (Davidson) tech Marc Berisha (Sacred Heart) 17-2 Little Rock 53 Queens 0 125 - Jeremiah Reno (Little Rock) tech Daniel Graham (Queens) 17-2 133 - Josh Sarpy (Little Rock) fall David Makupson (Queens) 1:56 141 - Brennan Van Hoecke (Little Rock) tech Connor Goodman (Queens) 17-2 149 - Kyle Dutton (Little Rock) tech Ananth Manibushan (Queens) 20-3 157 - Chase Tebbets (Little Rock) fall Easton Tobia (Queens) 4:34 165 - Joey Bianchi (Little Rock) fall Vladimir Sukhikh (Queens) 2:15 174 - Tyler Brennan (Little Rock) fall Greg Merriman (Queens) 2:24 184 - Triston Wills (Little Rock) tech D’Andree Hunt (Queens) 15-0 197 - Stephen Little (Little Rock) tech Riley Kuhn (Queens) 19-4 285 - Josiah Hill (Little Rock) fall Jamikael Lytle (Queens) :23 Little Rock 30 Chattanooga 11 125 - Jeremiah Reno (Little Rock) tech Ty Tice (Chattanooga) 22-4 133 - Blake Boarman (Chattanooga) dec Josh Sarpy (Little Rock) 10-2 141 - Brennan Van Hoecke (Little Rock) dec Dayne Dalrymple (Chattanooga) 4-2 149 - Noah Castillo (Chattanooga) dec Kyle Dutton (Little Rock) 8-4 157 - Matt Bianchi (Little Rock) dec Jackson Hurst (Chattanooga) 8-2 165 - Kamdyn Munro (Chattanooga) maj Bilal Bailey (Little Rock) 10-1 174 - Tyler Brennan (Little Rock) dec Sergio Desiante (Chattanooga) 4-1 184 - Triston Wills (Little Rock) tech Wyatt Gibbs (Chattanooga) 15-0 197 - Stephen Little (Little Rock) tech David Harper (Chattanooga) 18-2 285 - Josiah Hill (Little Rock) fall Kaleb Snodgrass (Chattanooga) 6:00 Chattanooga 44 Queens 3 125 - Ty Tice (Chattanooga) tech Daniel Graham (Queens) 21-5 133 - Blake Boarman (Chattanooga) tech David Makupson (Queens) 19-4 141 - Dayne Dalrymple (Chattanooga) tech Connor Goodman (Queens) 20-5 149 - Noah Castillo (Chattanooga) maj Suhaib Hatamleh (Queens) 18-8 157 - Lincoln Heck (Chattanooga) tech Easton Tobia (Queens) 19-3 165 - Kamdyn Munro (Chattanooga) maj Vladimir Sukhikh (Queens) 17-3 174 - Sergio Desiante (Chattanooga) tech Greg Merriman (Queens) 19-4 184 - D’Andree Hunt (Queens) dec Wyatt Gibbs (Chattanooga) 5-1 197 - David Harper (Chattanooga) tech Riley Kuhn (Queens) 15-0 285 - Logan Andrew (Chattanooga) fall Jamikael Lytle (Queens) 6:38 North Carolina 36 Morgan State 0 125 - Marco Tocci (North Carolina) dec Julian Dawson (Morgan State) 8-2 133 - Jace Palmer (North Carolina) dec Kevin Lopez (Morgan State) 13-11 141 - Derek Guanajuato (North Carolina) tech Khalid Brinkley (Morgan State) 20-3 149 - Jayden Scott (North Carolina) dec Aaron Turner (Morgan State) 11-6 157 - Danny Nini (North Carolina) dec Eric Tecson (Morgan State) 4-1 165 - Isaias Estrada (North Carolina) dec Jake Marsh (Morgan State) 9-5 174 - Marcus Murabito (North Carolina) dec Cort Vann (Morgan State) 7-3 184 - Gavin Kane (North Carolina) maj Kyle Grey (Morgan State) 15-1 197 - Max Shaw (North Carolina) maj Nathanic Kendricks (Morgan State) 14-4 285 - Cade Lautt (North Carolina) fall Tyler Stewart (Morgan State) 4:00 Ohio 21 Drexel 13 125 - Desmond Pleasant (Drexel) dec Ryan Meek (Ohio) 11-7 133 - John Hildebrandt (Drexel) dec Mason Brugh (Ohio) 4-2 141 - Jordan Soriano (Drexel) maj Aidan Waszak (Ohio) 16-7 149 - Derek Raike (Ohio) maj Dominic Findora (Drexel) 10-2 157 - Peyten Kellar (Ohio) maj Tyler Williams (Drexel) 12-0 165 - Garrett Thompson (Ohio) dec Cody Walsh (Drexel) 4-0 174 - Jack Janda (Drexel) dec Sal Perrine (Ohio) 5-2 184 - Max Ray (Ohio) dec Nathaniel Lapinski (Drexel) 8-2 197 - Austin Starr (Ohio) dec Ibrahim Ameer (Drexel) 5-4 285 - Jordan Greer (Ohio) maj Dom Petracci (Drexel) 8-0 Michigan State 25 Clarion 13 125 - Joey Fischer (Clarion) maj Caleb Weiand (Michigan State) 12-4 133 - TJ England (Clarion) dec Andrew Hampton (Michigan State) 7-3 141 - Jordan Hamdan (Michigan State) tech Easton Toth (Clarion) 17-2 149 - Kyle Schickel (Clarion) dec Braden Stauffenberg (Michigan State) 9-6 157 - Chase Saldate (Michigan State) dec Alejandro Herrera-Rondon (Clarion) 3-0 165 - Caleb Fish (Michigan State) fall Trevor Elfvin (Clarion) 4:34 174 - John Worthing (Clarion) dec DJ Shannon (Michigan State) 12-8 184 - Layne Malczewski (Michigan State) maj Cam Pine (Clarion) 14-5 197 - Kael Wisler (Michigan State) maj Ethan Wiant (Clarion) 16-3 285 - Josh Terrill (Michigan State) dec John Meyers (Clarion) 4-1 Nebraska 21 South Dakota State 17 125 - Caleb Smith (Nebraska) dec Tanner Jordan (South Dakota State) 6-4 133 - Derrick Cardinal (South Dakota State) dec Kyle Burwick (Nebraska) 6-1 141 - Brock Hardy (Nebraska) fall Caleb Gross (South Dakota State) 2:06 149 - Ridge Lovett (Nebraska) dec Alek Martin (South Dakota State) 5-1 157 - Peyton Robb (Nebraska) dec Cael Swensen (South Dakota State) 6-0 165 - Antrell Taylor (Nebraska) dec Tanner Cook (South Dakota State) 7-1 174 - Cade DeVos (South Dakota State) dec Bubba Wilson (Nebraska) 4-2 184 - Lenny Pinto (Nebraska) dec Bennett Berge (South Dakota State) 8-2 197 - Tanner Sloan (South Dakota State) tech Brandyn Van Tassell (Nebraska) 17-0 285 - Luke Rasmussen (South Dakota State) FFT Sunday’s Dual Results Bucknell 18 Buffalo 17 125 - Max Elton (Buffalo) dec Grayson McLellan (Bucknell) 6-1 133 - Kurt Phipps (Bucknell) dec Tommy Maddox (Buffalo) 9-4 141 - Braden Bower (Bucknell) dec Caleb Brooks (Buffalo) 4-0 149 - Nick Stampoulos (Buffalo) maj Aiden Davis (Bucknell) 20-10 157 - Ty Raines (Buffalo) dec Nick Delp (Bucknell) 7-4 165 - Noah Mulvaney (Bucknell) dec Hunter Shaut (Buffalo) 4-0 174 - Myles Takats (Bucknell) dec Jay Nivison (Buffalo) 8-1 184 - Chase Kranitz (Buffalo) maj Nolan Springer (Bucknell) 17-6 197 - Sam Mitchell (Buffalo) dec Logan Deacetis (Bucknell) 5-0 285 - Dorian Crosby (Bucknell) tech Robbie Unruh (Buffalo) 18-3 Buffalo 34 Bloomsburg 3 125 - Max Elton (Buffalo) maj Bronson Garber (Bloomsburg) 14-3 133 - Tommy Maddox (Buffalo) tech Major Lewis (Bloomsburg) 20-5 141 - Caleb Brooks (Buffalo) maj Nik Antonelli (Bloomsburg) 9-0 149 - Kaleb Burgess (Buffalo) maj Cade Balestrini (Bloomsburg) 15-2 157 - Ty Raines (Buffalo) dec William Morrow (Bloomsburg) 5-1 165 - Caden Dobbins (Bloomsburg) dec Hunter Shaut (Buffalo) 1-0 174 - Marcus Petite (Buffalo) tech Josh Bonomo (Bloomsburg) 20-4 184 - Chase Kranitz (Buffalo) tech Tanner Culver (Bloomsburg) 8-3 197 - Sam Mitchell (Buffalo) dec David Tuttle (Bloomsburg) 5-1 285 - Robbie Unruh (Buffalo) dec Tyler McCatharn (Bloomsburg) 8-2 Bucknell 43 Bloomsburg 3 125 - Bronson Garber (Bloomsburg) dec Owen Bell (Bucknell) 4-0 133 - Kurt Phipps (Bucknell) tech Major Lewis (Bloomsburg) 19-4 141 - Braden Bower (Bucknell) tech Nik Antonelli (Bloomsburg) 17-2 149 - Aiden Davis (Bucknell) maj Cade Balestrini (Bloomsburg) 13-5 157 - Riley Bower (Bucknell) dec William Morrow (Bloomsburg) 7-2 165 - Noah Mulvaney (Bucknell) maj Caden Dobbins (Bloomsburg) 11-2 174 - Myles Takats (Bucknell) fall Josh Bonomo (Bloomsburg) 2:54 184 - Michael Bartush (Bucknell) tech Tanner Culver (Bloomsburg) 18-3 197 - Logan Deacetis (Bucknell) fall David Tuttle (Bloomsburg) 1:20 285 - Dorian Crosby (Bucknell) tech Tyler McCatharn (Bloomsburg) 23-7 Virginia Tech 29 Stanford 7 125 - Cooper Flynn (Virginia Tech) dec Nico Provo (Stanford) 5-2 133 - Sam Latona (Virginia Tech) maj Tyler Knox (Stanford) 12-3 141 - Jason Miranda (Stanford) dec Mac Church (Virginia Tech) 3-0 149 - Caleb Henson (Virginia Tech) tech Dawson Sihavong (Stanford) 20-5 157 - Daniel Cardenas (Stanford) maj Bryce Andonian (Virginia Tech) 15-7 165 - Connor Brady (Virginia Tech) dec Hunter Garvin (Stanford) 10-3 174 - Mekhi Lewis (Virginia Tech) maj Lorenzo Norman (Stanford) 8-0 184 - Dakota Howard (Virginia Tech) maj Jack Darrah (Stanford) 13-3 197 - Sonny Sasso (Virginia Tech) dec Nick Stemmet (Stanford) 8-4 285 - Hunter Catka (Virginia Tech) dec Peter Ming (Stanford) 8-4 Missouri 38 Air Force 3 125 - Noah Surtin (Missouri) tech Tucker Owens (Air Force) 17-1 133 - Kade Moore (Missouri) maj Gavin Caprella (Air Force) 12-3 141 - Josh Edmond (Missouri) dec Garrett Kuchan (Air Force) 11-6 149 - Logan Gioffre (Missouri) maj Joe Fernau (Air Force) 11-3 157 - Brock Mauller (Missouri) tech Brooks Gable (Air Force) 16-0 165 - Keegan O’Toole (Missouri) maj Giano Petrucelli (Air Force) 23-12 174 - Peyton Mocco (Missouri) tech Drake Buchanan (Air Force) 17-2 184 - Sam Wolf (Air Force) dec Clayton Whiting (Missouri) 4-1SV 197 - Colton Hawks (Missouri) dec Calvin Sund (Air Force) 4-1 285 - Zach Elam (Missouri) tech Antonio Ramos (Air Force) 15-0 Kent State 42 Lindenwood 0 125 - Adan Benavidez (Kent State) dec Austin Kegley (Lindenwood) 9-3 133 - Matt Ellis (Kent State) dec Caiden Pelc (Lindenwood) 6-2 141 - Billy Meiszner (Kent State) maj Ben Bohr (Lindenwood) 13-2 149 - Kaden Setzer (Kent State) maj Cruz Lara (Lindenwood) 10-2 157 - Keegan Knapp (Kent State) maj Luke Kemper (Lindenwood) 10-1 165 - Ethan Barr (Kent State) fall Logan Johnson (Lindenwood) 1:37 174 - Waylon Wehler (Kent State) dec Kaden Charboneau (Lindenwood) 6-1 184 - Kyle Snider (Kent State) maj Luke Shaver (Lindenwood) 13-3 197 - Blake Schaffer (Kent State) tech Ryan Golnick (Lindenwood) 17-1 285 - Josh Boggan (Kent State) FFT SIU Edwardsville 20 California Baptist 15 125 - Eli Griffin (California Baptist) dec Davian Guanajuato (SIU Edwardsville) 1-0 133 - Hunter Leake (California Baptist) dec Marcel Lopez (SIU Edwardsville) 3-0 141 - Danny Martinez (SIU Edwardsville) maj Emilio Trujillo-Deen (California Baptist) 11-2 149 - Caleb Tyus (SIU Edwardsville) dec Dayne Morton (California Baptist) 5-1 157 - Brock Woodcock (SIU Edwardsville) maj Kaiser Simpson (California Baptist) 12-3 165 - Mateo de la Pena (California Baptist) dec Bradley Gillum (SIU Edwardsville) 4-2 174 - Dominic Lopez (SIU Edwardsville) dec Justin Phillips (California Baptist) 9-6SV 184 - Nathan Haas (California Baptist) dec Deron Pulliam (SIU Edwardsville) 8-3 197 - Eli Sheeran (California Baptist) dec Ryan Yarnell (SIU Edwardsville) 4-1SV 285 - Bryson Buhk (SIU Edwardsville) FFT California Baptist 29 Kent State 19 125 - Eli Griffin (California Baptist) fall Adan Benavidez (Kent State) 2:16 133 - Hunter Leake (California Baptist) maj Matt Ellis (Kent State) 14-2 141 - Billy Meiszner (Kent State) maj Emilio Trujillo-Deen (California Baptist) 17-5 149 - Dayne Morton (California Baptist) fall Kaden Setzer (Kent State) 2:45 157 - Chaz Hallmark (California Baptist) fall Keegan Knapp (Kent State) 2:00 165 - Aaron Ferguson (Kent State) InjDef Mateo de la Pena (California Baptist) 174 - Justin Phillips (California Baptist) maj Mitchell Broskie (Kent State) 11-2 184 - Nathan Haas (California Baptist) dec Kyle Snider (Kent State) 8-1 197 - Blake Schaffer (Kent State) dec Eli Sheeran (California Baptist) 11-5 285 - Josh Boggan (Kent State) FFT SIU Edwardsville 23 Kent State 20 125 - Davian Guanajuato (SIU Edwardsville) dec Adan Benavidez (Kent State) 7-1 133 - Marcel Lopez (SIU Edwardsville) dec Matt Ellis (Kent State) 4-1 141 - Billy Meiszner (Kent State) tech Danny Martinez (SIU Edwardsville) 17-1 149 - Caleb Tyus (SIU Edwardsville) tech Kaden Setzer (Kent State) 16-1 157 - Brock Woodcock (SIU Edwardsville) tech Keegan Knapp (Kent State) 17-1 165 - Aaron Ferguson (Kent State) dec Bradley Gillum (SIU Edwardsville) 4-1 174 - Dominic Lopez (SIU Edwardsville) maj Waylon Wehler (Kent State) 14-4 184 - Deron Pulliam (SIU Edwardsville) dec Kyle Snider (Kent State) 4-3 197 - Blake Schaffer (Kent State) InjDef Ryan Yarnell (SIU Edwardsville) 285 - Josh Boggan (Kent State) fall Bryson Buhk (SIU Edwardsville) :50 Appalachian State 24 North Carolina 14 125 - Spencer Moore (North Carolina) dec Noah Luna (Appalachian State) 8-6 133 - Ethan Oakley (Appalachian State) dec Jace Palmer (North Carolina) 7-2 141 - Isaac Byers (Appalachian State) dec Derek Guanajuato (North Carolina) 2-1 149 - Jayden Scott (North Carolina) dec Cody Bond (Appalachian State) 4-3 157 - Tommy Askey (Appalachian State) dec Danny Nini (North Carolina) 7-3 165 - Will Miller (Appalachian State) fall Isaias Estrada (North Carolina) :43 174 - Lucas Uliano (Appalachian State) fall Marcus Murabito (North Carolina) 4:27 184 - Gavin Kane (North Carolina) maj Tomas Brooker (Appalachian State) 11-3 197 - Max Shaw (North Carolina) maj Carson Floyd (Appalachian State) 13-4 285 - Jacob Sartorio (Appalachian State) dec Cade Lautt (North Carolina) 7-3 Northern Colorado 54 Otero Junior College 0 125 - Moses Santiago (Northern Colorado) dec Elijah Montalvan (Otero) 9-3 133 - Hayden Brady (Northern Colorado) fall Damian Lopez (Otero) 1:41 141 - Armando Garcia (Northern Colorado) FFT 149 - Otto Cate-Cribari (Northern Colorado) dec Dakota Taavialma (Otero) 11-5 157 - Roman Cruz (Northern Colorado) fall Sullivan Deherrera (Otero) 2:25 165 - Hudson Cropp (Northern Colorado) fall Colten Tyra (Otero) 6:12 174 - Travis Mastrogiovanni (Northern Colorado) fall Joseph Shaver (Otero) :59 184 - Andrew Donahue (Northern Colorado) FFT 197 - Noah Pettigrew (Northern Colorado) fall Solomon Luna (Otero) :32 285 - Tyler Perry (Northern Colorado) fall Jeremy Horn (Otero) 1:37 Northern Colorado 52 North Idaho 0 125 - Stevo Poulin (Northern Colorado) fall Kobi Johnson (North Idaho) 2:15 133 - Dominick Serrano (Northern Colorado) maj Zach Lopez (North Idaho) 18-7 141 - Armando Garcia (Northern Colorado) tech Hunter Bidelman (North Idaho) 16-1 149 - Kilian Schultz (Northern Colorado) fall Evan Barajas (North Idaho) 1:34 157 - Cameron Lucero (Northern Colorado) dec Porter Craig (North Idaho) 12-7 165 - Derek Matthews (Northern Colorado) FFT 174 - Travis Mastrogiovanni (Northern Colorado) FFT 184 - Andrew Donahue (Northern Colorado) fall Noah Poe-Hatten (North Idaho) 3:44 197 - Noah Pettigrew (Northern Colorado) tech Bradley Whitright (North Idaho) 17-2 285 - Remington Peterson (Northern Colorado) tech Taniela Feliciano-Takafua (North Idaho) 15-0 Northern Colorado 47 NW Kansas Technical College 0 125 - Stevo Poulin (Northern Colorado) FFT 133 - Dyson Kunz (Northern Colorado) dec John Kenney (NW Kansas Tech) 12-5 141 - Eyan Chavez (Northern Colorado) fall Lucas Hill (NW Kansas Tech) 2:04 149 - Kilian Schultz (Northern Colorado) dec Dayton Bell (NW Kansas Tech) 13-9 157 - Roman Cruz (Northern Colorado) fall Micah Castro (NW Kansas Tech) 2:00 165 - Derek Matthews (Northern Colorado) tech Job Lee (NW Kansas Tech) 22-6 174 - Travis Mastrogiovanni (Northern Colorado) dec Otgonbayar Batsuuri (NW Kansas Tech) 1-0 184 - Damen Pape (Northern Colorado) dec Lazaro Crespo (NW Kansas Tech) 13-10SV 197 - Xavier Vasquez (Northern Colorado) fall Gavin Dodge (NW Kansas Tech) 1:59 285 - Andrew Blackburn-Forst (Northern Colorado) fall Arrick Williams (NW Kansas Tech) :10

Men’s Freestyle 57 kg Championship: Spencer Lee over Nico Megaludis 6-2 3rd Place: Liam Cronin over Daniel DeShazer 5-0 5th Place: Luke Lilledahl over Josh Rodriguez 4-2 7th Place: Gary Steen over Brandon Courtney FFT 65 kg Championship: Andrew Alirez over Beau Bartlett 8-0 3rd Place: Joey McKenna over Seth Gross 5-2 5th Place: Austin DeSanto over Alec Pantaleo 9-6 7th Place: Ian Parker over Aden Valencia Injury Default 74 kg Championship: Quincy Monday over Alex Marinelli 14-2 3rd Place: Alex Facundo over Jarrett Jacques 6-4 5th Place: Tyler Berger over Terrell Barraclough 10-0 7th Place: Joey Lavallee over Joseph Sealey Fall 4:14 86 kg Championship: Alex Dieringer over Mark Hall 8-0 3rd Place: Max Dean over Connor Mirasola 8-4 5th Place: Evan Wick over David McFadden Injury Default 7th Place: Taylor Lujan over Marcus Coleman Forfeit 97 kg Championship: Kollin Moore over Nate Jackson 12-2 3rd Place: Jay Aiello over Eric Schultz 9-4 5th Place: Tony Cassioppi over Jacob Warner 11-0 7th Place: Tyrie Houghton over Louie DePrez Forfeit 125 kg Championship: Dom Bradley over Christian Lance 2-1 3rd Place: Gary Traub over Demetrius Thomas 8-5 5th Place: Trent Hillger over Sam Schuyler 8-0 7th Place: Jacob Bullock over Dan Erekson FFT Women’s Freestyle 50 kg Championship: Sage Mortimer over Samara Chavez 12-10 3rd Place: Kendra Ryan over Kaelani Shufeldt 4-4 5th Place: Mia Palumbo over Erin Golston FFT 7th Place: Nina Pham over Aleeah Gould FFT 53 kg Championship: Vayle Baker over Katie Gomez 5-2 3rd Place: Haley Augello over Areana Villaescusa 3-2 5th Place: Sydney Petzinger over Ella Jauregui 12-5 7th Place: Clare Booe over Lauren Mason Injury Default 57 kg Championship: Amanda Martinez over Alex Hedrick 4-1 3rd Place: Shelby Moore over Cristelle Rodriguez Injury Default 5th Place: Cameron Guerin over Belle Foard Fall 3:34 7th Place: Carolina Moreno over Bridgette Duty Injury Default 62 kg Championship: Jacarra Winchester over Ashlynn Ortega Fall 5:35 3rd Place: Aine Drury over Maya Letona 6-4 5th Place: SaVannah Cosme over Lexie Basham 9-6 7th Place: Skylar Hattendorf over Andrea Schlabach 5-1 68 kg Championship: Mallory Velte over Cheyenne Bowman Forfeit 3rd Place: Alara Boyd over Solin Piearcy Forfeit 5th Place: Kaylynn Albrecht over Marilyn Garcia 11-0 7th Place: Liv Wieber over Jackie Cataline Forfeit 76 kg Championship: Precious Wieser over Marlynne Deede Fall 3:36 3rd Place: Skylar Grote over Brooklyn Hays 10-0 5th Place: Rose Cassioppi over Tiffani Baublitz 3-1 7th Place: Love Daley over Cara Broadus Fall :57 Greco Roman 60 kg 1st Place: Hayden Tuma over Max Black 9-0 3rd Place: Dylan Gregerson over Taylor LaMont Forfeit 5th Place: Randon Miranda/Sammy Jones Double Forfeit 7th Place: Dylan Koontz over Brady Koontz Forfeit Championship: Max Nowry over Hayden Tuma Forfeit 67 kg Championship: Alejandro Sancho over Peyton Omania 7-6 3rd Place: Robert Perez III over David Stepanian Forfeit 5th Place: Patrick Smith over Duncan Nelson 6-3 7th Place: Xavier Johnson/Justus Scott Double Forfeit 77 kg 1st Place: Benji Peak over Payton Jacobson 1-1 3rd Place: Danny Braunagel over Aliaksandr Kikiniou Forfeit 5th Place: Aydin Rix McElhinney over RaVaughn Perkins Forfeit 7th Place: Tyler Eischens over Riley Briggs Forfeit Championship: Kamal Bey over Benji Peak Fall :50 87 kg Championship: Spencer Woods over Mahmoud Sebie 11-3 3rd Place: Richard Carlson over Zac Braunagel 8-5 5th Place: Terrence Zaleski over John Stefanowicz Forfeit 7th Place: Tommy Brackett over Andrew Berreyesa 3-2 97 kg Championship: Alan Vera over Joe Rau 12-5 3rd Place: Tate Orndorff over Nick Boykin Forfeit 5th Place: Michael Altomer over Christian DuLaney 13-10 7th Place: Orry Elor over MacAron Kukowski 5-2 130 kg 1st Place: Adam Coon over Courtney Freeman 16-6 3rd Place: Aden Attao over Donny Longendyke 6-3 5th Place: Michael Rogers over West Cathcart Forfeit 7th Place: Kaleb Reeves over Donovan King Forfeit Championship: Cohlton Schultz over Adam Coon 4-1

Three days of wrestling are completed to get us closer to having our full contingent of Olympic Trials competitors with the Last Chance Qualifier being the final results needed. 65kg Men’s Freestyle is the Highlight of the Weekend Before, during and certainly after the tournament concluded, 65kg was the most masterful weight class of the weekend. On the first day of men’s freestyle competition, we had already had more than enough chaos. Then on the final day things got even better and that was before we made it to the finals. In the consolation semifinals, Joey McKenna and Austin Desanto put on a show that needed some extra time to look at the final exchange. Nonetheless, McKenna came out on top to move on to the 3rd place bout. On the other side, Seth Gross, who lost his first match of the tournament, wrestled all the way back to earn his opportunity to finish third. And while his match with McKenna was thrilling, it was nothing like his bout with Alec Pantaleo in the consolation semifinals where he locked up a trapped arm gut wrench after countering Pantaleo’s turn attempt to score 16 straight points and get the technical fall after trailing 6-0. Gross would go on to fall to McKenna in the 3rd place bout. Velte Shuts Out the Field, An Underdog Emerges at 76 & Jacarra at 62kg?? Mallory Velte really let her offense show this weekend as she kept each of her opponents scoreless. Wins of 10-0, 13-0 and a fall preceded her eventual 1st place finish, which came via forfeit in the finals. Coming into the tournament, eventual finalists Precious Wieser and Marlynne Deede came in seeded third and fifth and at the end it was Wieser that was crowned champion with a big throw and fall over Deede. You’re reading that correctly, the multiple-time world medalist and 2019 55 kg World Champion wrestled at 62kg this weekend and finished at the top. But why was she so far from her normal weight class, that’s been 53 kg during Olympic years? Afterwards she said that she wanted to get a different feel against women who are stronger than her, who she normally wouldn’t see in a live tournament setting. She went on to say that her return to 53kg is to be determined. Dom Bradley Qualifies For 5th Olympic Trials After it was all said and done, Dom Bradley was once again victorious claiming his fourth Senior National title and qualifying for his 5th Olympic Trials. He spoke about how a lot of the guys he competed against in 2008 are now solely coaching and how his competition has changed to the young guys he used to recruit. Overall, he’s still grinding and coming away with hard fought wins.

Yesterday, we brought you the top-24 matches to watch at the Collegiate Duals. Now, how about a look at each of the eight teams that will participate in the event brought together by Journeymen Wrestling on Monday and Tuesday. The key item to remember with this year’s event is that there are no advancement or placement matches. Half of the teams have been grouped into a pool of four, while the other half are in another. Each team will wrestle the other three schools in their pool. One pool will wrestle on Monday and the other on Tuesday. The duals will all be streamed on the Collegiate Duals 3.0 Rokfin page. Monday’s Teams #3 Cornell Current Record: 1-0 Head Coach: Mike Grey 2022-23: EIWA (1st)/NCAA (3rd) Cornell has only had one dual meet and is still trying to sort out a couple of weights. They are still trying to lock in a replacement at 149 lbs for four-time NCAA champion Yianni Diakomihalis and 174 lbs after All-American Chris Foca moved up to 184 lbs. Even so, Cornell’s star power could propel them above the rest of the group. 2023 NCAA champion Vito Arujau is expected to be in action for the second time this season and is a bonus point threat any time he steps on the mat, even though he’s slated to meet three ranked opponents. Lots of attention will be focused on 157 lb true freshman Meyer Shapiro. At the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, Shapiro majored two-time All-American Bryce Andonian (Virginia Tech) in one of the most anticipated matches of the opening day. He dropped his next two bouts to miss the podium. In limited opportunities, Shapiro has shown he can put up points in bunches. The Big Red saw a pair of wrestlers make the finals in Vegas and both will be counted upon greatly in Nashville. Brett Ungar (125) and Julian Ramirez (165) will have some significant tests, on Monday. Ramirez has a rematch with 2021 NCAA champion David Carr on the docket. The 2023 EIWA champion shocked Carr with a late-match flurry in the CKLV semis. Ungar grinded out wins over a pair of past All-Americans to wrestle in the finals. I think most fans will be looking forward to another Cornell/Iowa State dual; however, if the Big Red team is caught looking ahead, they could get stunned by Pittsburgh; as Ohio State found out last weekend. Dual Order: Little Rock, Pittsburgh, Iowa State #7 Iowa State Current Record: 3-1 Head Coach: Kevin Dresser 2022-23: Big 12 (3rd)/NCAA (11th) Iowa State joined the Collegiate Duals last year and had a great dual with Cornell, which led them to take on Penn State in the pool championship. In order to get by the Big Red, head coach Kevin Dresser sent out Joel Devine at 184 lbs, moving Marcus Coleman to 197 and Yonger Bastida to heavyweight. That move was fun for spectators and ended up giving his team the win as all three upperweights responded with wins. The first month-plus of the 2023-24 season must have felt hectic for Dresser and his team. It appeared as if the Cyclones were in good position to end their long losing streak to Iowa; however, the Hawkeye silenced Hilton and the ISU faithful during an 18-14 win. Less than a week later, Iowa State took the mat in Vegas and responded with a team title. Bastida, now permanently at 285 lbs, won the only title for Iowa State, but freshman Evan Frost and graduate transfer Will Feldkamp made the finals at 133 and 184 lbs, respectively. Having a positive showing in Vegas after a heartbreaking loss to Iowa was just what the doctor ordered. It has shown that the Cyclones have moved past the setback and are focused on the future. This is a new-look lineup for Iowa State that includes freshmen Frost, Cody Chittum (157), and MJ Gaitan (174). Anthony Echemendia has been inserted at 141 lbs and looks like a podium threat after taking seventh in Vegas. Casey Swiderski moved up to 149 lbs and is showing flashes of the talent that made him one of the top recruits in the Class of 2022. Even with the Iowa loss, Iowa State has one of the best and most balanced dual lineups in years. There are no real holes that could be exposed in an event of this caliber. Dual Order: Pittsburgh, Little Rock, Iowa State #16 Pittsburgh Current Record: 6-1 Head Coach: Keith Gavin 2022-23: ACC (3rd)/NCAA (22nd) Throughout the first month-plus of the regular season, Pittsburgh has established itself as one of the most enjoyable dual teams to watch. In their first week of dual competition, the Panthers suffered an uncharacteristic loss to Navy, but have since beaten three Big Ten opponents (Illinois, Maryland, Ohio State). The Panthers are a good mix of youth and experience as Cole Matthews and the Heller brothers (Holden and Reece) are in at least their fifth year of collegiate competition. Vince Santaniello, Mac Stout, and Dayton Pitzer are all ranked freshmen for Keith Gavin’s squad. In Pittsburgh’s victory over Ohio State, Matthews notched a huge win over CKLV champion Jesse Mendez. Matthews has had a rough start to the 2023-24, so that may be an indication that he’s ready to turn the corner. With some tough competition in Nashville at 141 lbs, getting the best version of Matthews will be essential if Pitt harbors visions of upsetting either Cornell and/or Iowa State. Another positive sign from the Buckeye win was 125 lber Colton Camacho getting the Panthers off to a strong start. He used a 14-9 decision to knock off #26 Brendan McCrone. Camacho comes into the Duals on a modest three-match winning streak. If he can be consistent, the Panthers will continue to be a tough out for any of their opponents; in this tournament and beyond. Dual Order: Iowa State, Cornell, Little Rock Little Rock Current Record: 5-1 Head Coach: Neil Erisman 2022-23: Pac-12 (5th) The Pac-12 representative at this event is one of the more intriguing young teams in the nation. Neil Erisman’s team is only in their fifth year of competition and he easily has his best squad thus far. The Trojan staff has been busy on the recruiting trail with a #19 Class in 2022 and an honorable mention the previous season, coupled with the first top-25 signee in 2023. The fruits of their labors are starting to show as the Trojan lineup is littered with wrestlers from those classes. Little Rock comes into the duals with half of their lineup in the national rankings, which is certainly a first for the program. The highest amongst those is 197 lber Stephen Little. The big man from Kentucky had an excellent redshirt season in 2022-23 and started the season with wins in seven of his first eight contests. Little has a win over CKLV finalist Jaxon Smith and has only lost to past NCAA third-place finisher Stephen Buchanan. Each of his prospective opponents on Monday is currently ranked, so he’ll continue to get tested. Another new face we’re eager to see against top competition is 133 lb true freshman Nasir Bailey. Thus far, Bailey has won the TigerStyle Invite and owns a win over national qualifier Jace Koelzer (Oklahoma). Matt Bianchi (157), Tyler Brennan (174), and Josiah Hill (285) are the other three Trojan wrestlers who currently appear in the rankings. Credit to Erisman and his staff for challenging his young team with three duals in one day against ranked opposition. Little Rock comes to Nashville after posting two dominant wins on Saturday against Chattanooga and Queens. Of course, the Collegiate Duals will represent another level (or two) up in competition. Dual Order: Cornell, Iowa State, Pittsburgh Tuesday’s Teams #2 NC State Current Record: 7-0 Head Coach: Pat Popolizio 2022-23: ACC (1st)/NCAA (10th) Tuesday’s slate is highlighted by the second-ranked team in the nation, NC State. Pat Popolizio’s team has been very busy in the first month and a half of the season with seven duals and a trip to Vegas for the CKLV. The Wolfpack have not been seriously tested in dual competition as their 35-9 win over Binghamton was their closest dual to date. In Vegas, NC State crowned two champions (Kai Orine - 133 lbs and Trent Hidlay - 197 lbs) and had Ryan Jack in the 141 lb finals. Ed Scott also suffered a second-round loss then blew through the consolations to grab third place. NC State comes into Nashville with nine of their ten starters in the national rankings. In addition, they have good depth at most weights, so if Coach Popolizio wants to give a key starter or two a breather during these three duals, it’s an option. We’ve expected that NC State would be very good this year, but 184 lber redshirt freshman Dylan Fishback has proven to be an X-factor. Fishback already has wins over three returning national qualifiers (one All-American) in his 11 wins. With another potential All-American in the lineup, NC State’s opponents have very little margin for error in a dual setting. One of the must-watch matches of this entire event will take place immediately on Tuesday as top-ranked 125 lber Jakob Camacho is set to face ex-teammate Anthony Noto (Lock Haven), who is a returning All-American who’s currently ranked second in the nation. A staple of the Collegiate Duals, NC State lost in their pool finals against Iowa in 2021 and won their pool last season. Dual Order: Lock Haven, Northern Iowa, Ohio State #8 Ohio State Current Record: 4-1 Head Coach: Tom Ryan 2022-23: Big Ten (4th)/NCAA (4th) In the 2022 Collegiate Duals, NC State and Ohio State appeared to be on a collision course for the finals. That dual never materialized because Ohio State was upset by Northern Iowa. This year, there is no advancement so we know Ohio State will see both of those teams. They’ll start with a rematch against Northern Iowa. Ohio State is looking to right the ship after their upset loss to Pittsburgh last week. The Buckeyes were without heavyweight starter Nick Feldman; however, the dual was decided before the big men took the mat. One of the bright spots was 133 lb redshirt freshman Nic Bouzakis. Bouzakis earned a 5-2 victory over Vince Santaniello, an opponent that defeated him 11-4 at the season-opening Clarion Open. He also fell in the first round at Vegas and crushed the field during a consolation run to third place. The NC State dual should allow us to see Bouzakis against CKLV winner, Kai Orine, a match we didn’t see in Vegas. All-in-all, the Buckeyes had six placewinners in Vegas, led by 141 lb champion Jesse Mendez. Mendez is in line to meet a pair of top-ten opponents, including his CKLV finals foe, Ryan Jack of NC State. Another member of the Buckeyes top-ranked recruiting Class of 2022 is Feldman. He injury defaulted out in Vegas and didn’t wrestle against Pittsburgh, so we may have to “wait and see” about his status in Nashville. All three of Ohio State’s opponents have a ranked heavyweight, so if Feldman can go, he’ll get tested. Without Feldman in the lineup, it’ll be extremely difficult to knock off NC State and perhaps Northern Iowa. The Buckeye lineup also features three other past All-Americans (Dylan D’Emilio - 149; Carson Kharchla - 174; Gavin Hoffman; 184) not previously mentioned. Dual Order: Northern Iowa, Lock Haven, NC State #21 Northern Iowa Current Record: 0-1 Head Coach: Doug Schwab 2022-23: Big 12 (7th)/NCAA (16th-tie) As mentioned before, Northern Iowa shook up its pool in 2022 when they knocked off Ohio State. One of the key wins for Doug Schwab’s squad came at 141 lbs when Cael Happel defeated eventual All-American Dylan D’Emilio. Happel has another formidable opponent from Ohio State with Jesse Mendez moving up from 133. Like Ohio State, Northern Iowa was upset last weekend. They gave up three falls in a 28-21 loss to Columbia. I’d imagine the Panthers will be eager to avenge that loss and start the day with an equally disappointed Ohio State team. Northern Iowa is led by the top-ranked 184 lber in the nation Parker Keckeisen. Keckeisen won the CKLV Invitational and tallied bonus points in four of his five contests. Along the way, he majored a pair of returning All-Americans. Last year, Keckeisen cradled and pinned NC State’s star Trent Hidlay in one of the most memorable moments in Collegiate Duals history. The CKLV Invitational proved to be the coming-out party for a pair of UNI wrestlers. Julian Farber took advantage of a wide-open 133 lb weight class and finished seventh. He was also beaten during Northern Iowa’s dual against Columbia. The other Panther wrestler who introduced himself to the nation was redshirt freshman Ryder Downey. Though he didn’t crack the top-eight, Downey did earn wins over a pair of top-16 opponents. One of the positives from the Columbia dual was the return of heavyweight #9 Tyrell Gordon. Gordon didn’t show much rust in a first-period fall over the Lion’s Billy McChesney. Northern Iowa always comes ready to scrap so I’d expect tough duals against NC State and Ohio State, even if those two opponents appear as favorites, on paper. Dual Order: Ohio State, NC State, Lock Haven Lock Haven Current Record: 0-2 Head Coach: Scott Moore 2022-23: MAC (1st)/NCAA (30th) You don’t want to come into the Collegiate Duals seeking your first dual win, which is what Lock Haven is doing, as there are no easy outs. Lock Haven’s 0-2 start has included dual losses to Arizona State and Army West Point at WrangleMania. That record is obviously a bit misleading as Lock Haven has yet to be able to display their ideal starting lineup. The Bald Eagles have yet to see 2023 national qualifiers Wyatt Henson and Tyler Stoltzfus in dual action. Lock Haven’s star is their 125 lber, 2023 NCAA fourth-place finisher Anthony Noto. Noto’s official mark is 6-0 this season and his closest win has been an 8-2 win over national qualifier Ryan Miller. Earlier in the season, Noto briefly held the number-one ranking nationally; however, he lost that after a loss to Matt Ramos (Purdue) at the All-Star Classic. He’ll have the opportunity to state his case for the top billing at 125 lbs, as he starts the day with top-ranked Jakob Camacho. Aside from Noto’s performance, Lock Haven has been boosted by their middleweights Connor Eck (157) and Avery Bassett (165). Eck has already amassed 16 wins, while Bassett has excelled in tournament competition. In addition, Moore’s team also features two other past national qualifiers in Gable Strickland (133) and Isaac Reid (285). Lock Haven is always a team that will fight and scrap under Moore. No matter the rankings of their opposition, individually or as a team, they will battle in each contest. Dual Order: NC State, Ohio State, Northern Iowa

We have had a couple quieter weeks in the ACC, but the next three days are going to be packed full of high level duals for four squads in the conference. We start with Virginia Tech welcoming the Fighting Trees of Stanford into Cassell Coliseum for a non-conference dual that will soon become a conference fixture, when Stanford joins the ACC next season. This has the potential to be a solid dual. We will see two top-10 matchups; at 149 Caleb Henson is 1-0 over Jaden Abas with a win in the dual last year and at 157, Bryce Andonian holds a win over Daniel Cardenas from the CKLV this year. We will also see the return of Sam Latona and Mekhi Lewis who were both injured in the All-Star Classic. The biggest story to watch is the potential return of Cooper Flynn to the lineup at 125; he was pulled from his Olympic Redshirt on Friday. #9 Virginia Tech v #23 Stanford 125: Eddie Ventresca OR Cooper Flynn v #4 Nico Provo 133: #6 Sam Latona v #16 Tyler Knox 141: Mac Church v #27 Jason Miranda 149: #2 Caleb Henson v #10 Jaden Abas 157: #7 Bryce Andonian v #8 Daniel Cardenas 165: #25 Connor Brady v #16 Hunter Garvin 174: #2 Mekhi Lewis v #20 Lorenzo Norman 184: #18 Sam Fisher OR Dakota Howard v Jack Darrah 197: #24 Andy Smith OR Sonny Sasso v #14 Nick Stemmet 285: #20 Hunter Catka v Peter Ming North Carolina is coming off a shutout of Morgan State on Saturday and will travel to Boone to face in-state rival Appalachian State on Sunday afternoon. The Tar Heels will look to avenge their upset loss last season to the Mountaineers. Both teams have multiple ranked wrestlers, but none of them will face off against each other in the dual. Lachlan McNeil was in Canada, earning a spot to represent Team Canada for the Olympics, so he will not be available for this dual. #26 North Carolina v Appalachian State 125: #24 Spencer Moore v Chad Bellis 133: Jace Palmer v #20 Ethan Oakley 141: Derek Guanajauto v Kaden Keiser 149: Jayden Scott v #27 Cody Bond 157: Danny Nini v #22 Tommy Askey 165: Isaias Estrada v #32 Will Miller 174: Marcus Murabito v Lucas Uliano 184: #19 Gavin Kane v Thomas Brooker 197: #15 Max Shaw v Hunter Adams 285: Cade Lautt v Jacob Sartorio Moving into the Collegiate Duals we will see the Panthers in action on Monday and NC State on Tuesday. Pitt will have three solid duals and will face two top-10 dual teams. I’m going to highlight a couple of matches from each dual that will be fun to watch. #16 Pitt v #7 Iowa State Cole Matthews has a chance to build off the momentum from the Ohio State dual against a tough Echemendia. Augustine/Gaitan could have fireworks--both of these guys will let it fly. Dayton Pitzer made noise with an upset of Cohlton Schultz last year; he’ll have another opportunity here against Bastida. 125: Colton Camacho v #22 Kysen Terukina 133: #23 Vinnie Santaniello v #8 Evan Frost 141: #15 Cole Matthews v #14 Anthony Echemendia 149: #19 Finn Solomon v #7 Casey Swiderski 157: Jared Keslar v #21 Cody Chittum 165: #8 Holden Heller v #4 David Carr 174: #17 Luca Augustine v #22 MJ Gaitan 184: #14 Reece Heller v #5 Will Feldkamp 197: #17 Mac Stout v #25 Julien Broaderson 285: #10 Dayton Pitzer v #3 Yonger Bastida #16 Pitt v #3 Cornell I’m keeping a close eye on the Heller brothers against Cornell. Holden faces Julian Ramirez and Reece has Chris Foca. They are both underdogs but I like the style matchups for both of them to have potential upsets. Another upset opportunity is at 197 with Mac Stout facing Jacob Cardenas. I’d love to see Stout open up and show his offensive skill against a stingy Cardenas. 125: Colton Camacho v #5 Brett Ungar 133: #23 Vinnie Santaniello v #2 Vito Arujau 141: #15 Cole Matthews v #16 Vince Cornella 149: #19 Finn Solomon v Ethan Fernandez 157: Jared Keslar v #15 Meyer Shapiro 165: #8 Holden Heller v #3 Julian Ramirez 174: #17 Luca Augustine v Benny Baker 184: #14 Reece Heller v #9 Chris Foca 197: #17 Mac Stout v #7 Jacob Cardenas 285: #10 Dayton Pitzer v #19 Lewis Fernandes #16 Pitt v Little Rock Little Rock is a scrappy squad and they won’t back down from anyone. There will be some fun matches in this one. Santaniello versus Bailey at 133 will be wide open and could see a lot of points on the board. Augustine will have another tough match with an opportunity for an upset over Tyler Brennan. Mac Stout will face his third ranked opponent in Stephen Little who is having a great year so far. 125: Colton Camacho v Jeremiah Reno 133: #23 Vinnie Santaniello v #21 Nasir Bailey 141: #15 Cole Matthews v Brennan Van Hoecke 149: #19 Finn Solomon v Kyle Dutton 157: Jared Keslar v #28 Matty Bianchi 165: #8 Holden Heller v Bilal Bailey 174: #17 Luca Augustine v #15 Tyler Brennan 184: #14 Reece Heller v Tristan Wills 197: #17 Mac Stout v #13 Stephen Little 285: #10 Dayton Pitzer v #27 Josiah Hill #2 NC State v #8 Ohio State This is one of the marquee matchups of the Collegiate Duals and will have some very entertaining matches. The Buckeyes are coming off an upset loss to Pitt and will be looking to cement their spot in the top-10 against a deep Wolfpack squad. Orine versus Bouzakis could be a high-scoring match; both of them have a high pace and are constantly on the attack. Ryan Jack and Jesse Mendez is a style clash; Jack will be looking to slow down the dangerous Mendez who is coming off a loss to Cole Matthews. Arrington versus D’Emilio will also be a high-paced match with two very evenly matched wrestlers. I’m very interested in watching Fishback against Hoffman. It pits youth versus experience with the freshman against the sixth-year senior; Hoffman is also a very large 184, so I’m watching to see how Fishback handles that. 125: #1Jakob Camacho v #26 Brendan McCrone 133: #5 Kai Orine v #12 Nic Bouzakis 141: #4 Ryan Jack v #3 Jesse Mendez 149: #5 Jackson Arrington v #4 Dylan D’Emilio 157: #6 Ed Scott v #13 Paddy Gallagher 165: AJ Kovacs v #21 Isaac Wilcox 174: #23 Alex Faison v #9 Carson Kharchla 184: #15 Dylan Fishback v #16 Gavin Hoffman 197: #4 Trent Hidlay v #23 Luke Geog 285: #17 Owen Trephan v #18 Nick Feldman #2 NC State v # 21 Northern Iowa The Panthers are coming off an upset loss to Columbia and will be looking to make a statement at the Collegiate Duals. They have a lot of talent in the lineup and are always a scrappy team who will go hard for the full seven minutes. There are a few matches to keep your eye on here. Ryan Jack will have another tough matchup against Cael Happel who is coming off an upset loss. Ed Scott has a lot of positive momentum after a slower start to the year, he will face a dangerous Ryder Downey. Dylan Fishback will have a huge test, facing #1 Parker Keckeisen; this will be a great measuring stick to see where Fishback stacks up against the best in the weight. 125: #1 Jakob Camacho v #32 Trever Anderson 133: #5 Kai Orine v #17 Julian Farber 141: #4 Ryan Jack v #9 Cael Happel 149: #5 Jackson Arrington v Adam Allard 157: #6 Ed Scott v #12 Ryder Downey 165: AJ Kovacs v Jack Thomsen 174: #23 Alex Faison v #32 Lance Runyon 184: #15 Dylan Fishback v #1 Parker Keckeisen 197: #4 Trent Hidlay v #19 Wyatt Voelker 285: #17 Owen Trephan v #9 Tyrell Gordon #2 NC State v Lock Haven There is really only one matchup that everyone will be looking forward to in this dual. #1 Jakob Camacho against #2 Anthony Noto. They are former teammates, with Noto transferring two years ago. They know each other well and will both be coming out ready to scrap. This dual got chippy last year at one of the Journeymen events, and I expect that the Wolfpack will be looking to make a statement win here. 125: #1 Jakob Camacho v #2 Anthony Noto 133: #5 Kai Orine v Gable Strickland 141: #4 Ryan Jack v Zack Zeamer 149: #5 Jackson Arrington v Nick Stonecheck 157: #6 Ed Scott v Connor Eck 165: AJ Kovacs v Eric Alderfer 174: #23 Alex Faison v Tyler Stolzfus 184: #15 Dylan Fishback v Colin Fegey 197: #4 Trent Hidlay v Brad Morrison 285: #17 Owen Trephan v Ethan Miller

After two days of wrestling, all Greco champs have been crowned, three women’s titles have been claimed and we have our finalists in men’s freestyle as they joined the party on day two along with the second set of women’s weights. And with a ton of great scrapping in the books we had to look at some of the biggest performances as we go into the final day of wrestling. High Schoolers Leave Their Mark A trio of high school wrestlers put a stamp on the Senior level with some huge wins in the earlier rounds in the men’s freestyle bracket. First was Aiden Valencia. We’ve seen his name in the headlines for taking out an All-American before, this time he really stepped up as he sent NCAA Champ Seth Gross to the consolation bracket in the second round at 65kg after he defeated Gross by technical fall. Also in the second round, Wyoming Seminary’s Luke Lilledahl defeated NCAA finalist Brandon Courtney, 6-2. Courtney took the early lead, but after the initial points scored by Courtney, it was all Lilledahl who scored the next six points to get the win. Then in the quarterfinals, another NCAA Champ fell at the hands of a high schooler as Connor Mirasola defeated NCAA Champion Max Dean. Both battled tough but in the end, it was Mirasola that came out with the 9-6 victory to punch his ticket to the semifinals. Both Lilledahl and Valencia went on to fall in the quarters the following round and Mirasola dropped his semifinal bout the next round as well. Lilledahl was teched by Nico Megaludis, Valencia took a hard-fought 3-0 loss to Alec Pantaleo and Mirasola lost to Mark Hall. But they definitely showed that they are ready for tough competition on the Senior level. As expected, 65kg Didn’t Disappoint This weight class was certainly the headliner coming into the tournament with the amount of talent registered to compete and so far, the weight class has completely delivered. Now, Beau Bartlett and Andrew Alirez are set to face off in the finals. But, it took a lot of grit to make it that far and the finalists weren’t the only ones putting on a show as you saw above with Valencia. A few matches to go back and watch include: Jaydin Eierman vs Anthony Ashnault: Was Eierman pinned? It looked that way, but he was able to escape a tough situation and get the win over Ashnault. (Honestly, go watch all of Eierman’s matches. There were a ton of points on the board and crazy situations in just about every single one of them. Andrew Alirez vs Alec Pantaleo: A pair of stingy wrestlers put up 7 total points and as you’d expect showcased great defense in the process. A Bartlett double feature: Beau Bartlett must like the number 5. In back-to-back bouts, he claimed 5-5 criteria wins over Matt Kolodzik and Joey McKenna in the quarters and the semis, respectively. WCAP Lights Up the Night The Greco crew out of WCAP has shown out time and time again and this year was no different. The men ended the night with champs at 60kg, 67kg, 77kg, and 87kg. At 60kg, Ildar Hafizov received a forfeit in the final, but his WCAP brothers followed with a ton of heat. Alejandro Sancho came from behind to get the hard-fought 7-6 win over Peyton Omania at 67kg before Kamal Bey sparked the crowd by countering Benji Peak’s turn attempt resulting in Bey getting the first-period fall at 77kg. Spencer Woods finished things off for the team with a chippy 11-3 win over Mahmoud Sebie at 87kg. As a team, WCAP finished second to Titan Mercury, but that was clearly due to the amount of wrestlers representing the club. Some Throws, Some Grit And Overall Tough Performances in Women’s Finals Not to be outdone by the Greco finals happening between the women’s finals, the ladies put on a show as well. Sage Mortimer used a last-second score to get the 12-10 win over Samara Chavez at 50kg. Then Vayle Baker held off Katie Gomez’s leg lace in the waning seconds of the bout to get a 5-2 win at 53kg and Amanda Martinez got to pick up a big 4-1 win over Alex Hedrick, who she has a storied history with at 57kg.

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?). Results through week six 21-9: Austin, Nick 20-10: Willie, Robbie, Richard, Bob D. 19-11: James 18-12: Rachel, Morgan, Tony, Dysen 17-13: Earl, Ryan 16-14: Jagger, Kevin Below are the picks for week seven (plus Collegiate Duals). One of the duals takes place this evening!

We’re only two days away from one of the best events on the collegiate wrestling calendar, the Collegiate Duals. 2023 marks the third year that the Duals have taken place in mid-to-late December in an area of the country that is generally starved of collegiate wrestling. 2021 was in the Florida panhandle, 2022 was in New Orleans, and this year’s duals take place in Nashville. Oh yeah, and there are some excellent teams in the field. This year’s field includes four top-ten dual teams (#2 NC State, #3 Cornell, #7 Iowa State, and #8 Ohio State), along with two other ranked squads (#16 Pittsburgh and #21 Northern Iowa). MAC champion Lock Haven and a rapidly improving Little Rock team round out the field of eight. There is a slight change to the format for the 2023 Duals. One pool of four teams (Cornell, Iowa State, Little Rock, Pitt) will each wrestle each other on Monday. Tuesday will see the remaining four teams square off against each other (Lock Haven, NC State, Northern Iowa, Ohio State). The first two iterations of the Collegiate Duals have provided us with some of the most memorable duals and individual matches (more on that in another article) from their respective seasons. 2021’s Iowa/NC State dual was voted the best of the year by the InterMat staff and 2022’s event had some upsets and the “Dresser Bump,” when he bumped up the wrestlers at the end of his lineup to help Iowa State knock off Cornell. As you prepare for the Collegiate Duals, here are 24 matches you need to look out for. Since this isn’t an individual tournament or a team-advancement event, we know the teams will clash, so these are easier to identify. The Collegiate Duals will be broadcast live on Rokfin on the page dedicated to the duals. The first set of dual matches will start at 3pm (EST) on Monday. Day One Round One 197 lbs: #7 Jacob Cardenas (Cornell) vs. #13 Stephen Little (Little Rock) This is one of the most important matches of the day featuring one of the most overlooked wrestlers in the nation. Little Rock’s Stephen Little has flown under the radar even though he’s scored a win over Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational finalist Jaxon Smith and held #2 Stephen Buchanan (Oklahoma) to a close loss. He’ll have another contender at the weight, returning All-American and CKLV fourth-place finisher Jacob Cardenas. 141 lbs : #14 Anthony Echemendia (Iowa State) vs. #15 Cole Matthews (Pittsburgh) After a rocky start to the 2023-24 season, is Cole Matthews back? In his last outing, Matthews snapped a two-match losing streak by handing CKLV champion Jesse Mendez his first loss of the year. On the other side is Anthony Echemendia who has proven he can compete with the best against top-ranked Real Woods and in Vegas. Echemendia finished seventh in a loaded weight class that featured three returning AA’s. This will be interesting to see who can impose their will and dictate the pace of the match. 184 lbs: #5 Will Feldkamp (Iowa State) vs. #14 Reece Heller (Pittsburgh) I’m sure hypothetical stock in Will Feldkamp took a sharp downturn after a dual loss to true freshman Gabe Arnold of Iowa, who bumped up from 174 lbs for the match. He totally redeemed himself by making the CKLV finals at a stacked weight class. Feldkamp will have his hands full with Pitt’s veteran, Reece Heller. Heller’s only loss of the season came via fall to David Key (Navy). It wasn’t a fluke, but it was an unusual situation that may be hard to replicate. With a dominant major decision over Gavin Hoffman in the Panthers upset of Ohio State, Heller has shown that the loss was a one-off and he’s an outside podium threat. 285 lbs: #3 Yonger Bastida (Iowa State) vs. #10 Dayton Pitzer (Pittsburgh) This is a battle between one heavyweight that wrestled 197 lbs last season (Bastida) and a talented redshirt freshman (Pitzer) that didn’t get the call last year, in part, because he needed to bulk up. Bastida has been a machine on his feet and has been nearly impossible to slow down. He scored 63 points in his four pre-finals matches in Vegas. Pitzer already has posted wins over EIWA champion Nathan Taylor (Lehigh) and veteran podium contender Luke Luffman (Illinois). If Pitt can replicate their magic from last weekend, this bout could decide the dual. Day One Round Two 133 lbs: #8 Evan Frost (Iowa State) vs. #21 Nasir Bailey (Little Rock) This may be the first of many matches between these two talented freshmen. Evan Frost has grabbed ahold of a seemingly open weight for the Cyclones, has won eight of nine matches and appeared in the CKLV finals. He’s proven to be a hammer on top and can, not only ride, but earn points from his tilt series. There’s the chance that Bailey meets returning national champion Vito Arujau in the first round, so it’s doubtful he’ll continue to maintain his perfect record heading into this match. Even so, it will be another test for the true freshman who passed every one presented to him thus far. 157 lbs: #21 Cody Chittum (Iowa State) vs. #28 Matt Bianchi (Little Rock) With a long track record of pre-collegiate success, we’ve expected CodyChittum to jump into the ISU lineup and be really good. Chittum has been solid, but has a record that doesn’t seem imposing at 4-3. Looking into those losses, all have come to wrestlers currently ranked in the top-eight nationally. Now, he’s in a bout where he’s considered the favorite, yet at the same time, it’s far from a pushover. Matt Bianchi comes in with a nice 7-1 record, losing only to #5 Brock Mauller. Since then he’s earned three straight wins via major decision. 165 lbs: #3 Julian Ramirez (Cornell) vs. #8 Holden Heller (Pittsburgh) The other half of the Heller brother tandem for Pittsburgh will get his biggest test of the season in round two. Heller comes in undefeated; however, his best win has come over Isaac Wilcox (Ohio State), who is currently ranked #21. The stakes get much higher with EIWA champion and CKLV finalist Julian Ramirez. Though Ramirez lost in the Vegas finals, he did earn the biggest win of his collegiate career, in the semifinals, where he knocked off top-seeded David Carr. Day One Round Three 133 lbs: #2 Vito Arujau (Cornell) vs. #8 Evan Frost (Iowa State) It appears as if we’ll get our first glimpse of 2023 NCAA champion Vito Arujau since his early-season loss to redshirt freshman Ryan Crookham. Should Arujau see action in all three bouts for the Big Red he’ll have ranked opposition in each contest. Frost represents the highest-ranked wrestler of the trio. If Frost can slow down or limit damage on his feet, could he wear down the world champion on the mat? It seems easier said than done. 157 lbs: #15 Meyer Shapiro (Cornell) vs. #21 Cody Chittum (Iowa State) What a match we have here between two of the most acclaimed freshmen in the country. Both were in the absolutely ridiculous CKLV weight class and weren’t able to crack the top-eight. Meyer Shapiro was one half of the most-talked-about Round of 16 matches of the tournament. There he majored two-time All-American Bryce Andonian, but proceeded to lose his next two bouts and came up a match shy of the podium. Chittum fell to Andonian and also dropped a one-point bout to the wrestler who defeated Shapiro in the quarterfinals, Daniel Cardenas (Stanford). In an incredibly tight dual, this could be a swing match. 165 lbs: #3 Julian Ramirez (Cornell) vs. #4 David Carr (Iowa State) We mentioned earlier that Julian Ramirez posted his best career win in Vegas when he knocked off David Carr. That was rather surprising considering how great Carr looked in early season wins over All-Americans Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin) and Michael Caliendo (Iowa). It’s a rare occurrence to have the opportunity to avenge a loss like that so quickly after the fact, so I’d imagine Carr has even more significance placed upon this match. 184 lbs: #5 Will Feldkamp (Iowa State) vs. #9 Chris Foca (Cornell) We mentioned earlier how Feldkamp got to the Vegas finals in a weight class littered with past All-Americans. One of the four that missed out on the podium was Chris Foca. Foca had an uncharacteristic 1-2 showing at the CKLV. I understand that may have been an isolated circumstance and to expect the wrestler that has previously pushed national champions Carter Starocci and Mekhi Lewis to the brink in the past (actually at the 2021 Collegiate Duals). Last year, Foca suffered a loss in Vegas and the Collegiate Duals helped him get on track and go perfect until the national semifinals. Day Two Round One 125 lbs: #1 Jakob Camacho (NC State) vs. #2 Anthony Noto (Lock Haven) There’s potential for fireworks in the very first match on day two, so don’t tune in late! 125 lbs has proven to be an enigma of a weight class and that probably won’t change until the final match in Kansas City. Jakob Camacho comes in as the top-ranked wrestler after defeating returning runner-up Matt Ramos at WrangleMania. Noto briefly held the number-one ranking but was majored by Ramos at the All-Star Classic. With both wrestlers able to get after it, I’d expect an instant classic. There is an additional storyline associated with this bout. At the 2022 version of WrangleMania, these two teams squared off. After a Noto win, words were exchanged between him and the NC State corner. Coaches from both squads had to be restrained. Noto spent his first collegiate season redshirting at NC State, before transferring to Lock Haven. Obviously, there are plenty of hard feelings associated with that transfer. 141 lbs: #3 Jesse Mendez (Ohio State) vs. #9 Cael Happel (Northern Iowa) Here’s a match between two wrestlers who are looking to bounce back after suffering an unexpected loss last weekend. Mendez to 2022 All-American Cole Matthews and Happel was pinned by Columbia’s Kai Owen. It should be noted that Happel and Owen had met in Vegas and Happel prevailed via the pin. Although both of these wrestlers were top-four placers in Vegas, they did not meet. This pool has some excellent 141 lbers, so I imagine neither wrestler wants to start their day dealing with another setback. 157 lbs: #12 Ryder Downey (Northern Iowa) vs. #13 Paddy Gallagher (Ohio State) One of the unlikely stars that emerged from the CKLV Invitational was Northern Iowa’s redshirt freshman Ryder Downey. Because of a loaded bracket, Downey managed to post wins over two top-16 opponents, yet only was 2-2 and missed the top-eight. One of those key wins came over Paddy Gallagher, to the tune of 8-5. Gallagher was considered the top recruit in the high school Class of 2021 and had a bit of an up-and-down redshirt freshman campaign last season. This year he’s been much more consistent and has amassed a 14-3 record. Now can he reverse a result from Vegas? 285 lbs: #9 Tyrell Gordon (Northern Iowa) vs. #18 Nick Feldman (Ohio State) I’m unsure whether or not we’ll see this one. Tyrell Gordon returned to the mat for the first time this season in the Columbia dual and grabbed a win via fall. Gordon was 2-2 last season wrestling in his second career national tournament. When these two teams met at the 2022 Duals, Gordon posted a win over All-American Tate Orndorff. Redshirt freshman Nick Feldman suffered his first two career losses at the CKLV and had to medically forfeit down to sixth place. Feldman has managed to earn wins over opponents ranked in the same area as him (Hunter Catka/Keaton Kluever/Lewis Fernandes). Beating someone like Gordon would represent his biggest win to date. Again, Feldman was injured in Vegas and did not compete in the Pittsburgh dual, so we’ll see if he’s able to go in Nashville. Day Two Round Two 141 lbs: #4 Ryan Jack (NC State) vs. #9 Cael Happel (Northern Iowa) Earlier, we stated how tough the 141 lb weight class was in this pool, now we’ve thrown Ryan Jack into the mix. Jack and Happel met in the CKLV semifinals and it was the Wolfpack wrestler that posted a major decision. These two teams met at this event in 2022 and Jack also won this matchup, 6-3. 157 lbs: #6 Ed Scott (NC State) vs. #12 Ryder Downey (Northern Iowa) Really, whenever Ed Scott wrestles, it could be classified as a “must-watch” match. When we last saw Scott he was winning six straight consolation matches in a furious run to third place in a loaded 157 lbs CKLV bracket. Along the way, Scott downed Downey, 4-1. A match like that shows that while Scott can put up points in bunches and be one of the more exciting wrestlers in the country, he can also grind out a win when he has to. With Downey already getting his hands on Scott once and limiting damage, I’d imagine Scott will have to do the same again. 184 lbs: #1 Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa) vs. #15 Dylan Fishback (NC State) Last year, at the Collegiate Duals, Parker Keckeisen provided us with one of the most memorable moments of the year in the NC State dual. In a CKLV finals rematch, he cradled and pinned Wolfpack star Trent Hidlay. With Hidlay up at 197 lbs, we won’t see that again; provided there’s no bumping going on. That’s okay, because NC State has an impressive redshirt freshman at this weight in Dylan Fishback. Fishback was seventh in Vegas, though he and the champion Keckeisen, never met. 285 lbs: #9 Tyrell Gordon (Northern Iowa) vs. #17 Owen Trephan (NC State) Once again, hopefully, we’ll see Tyrell Gordon in action Tuesday. His opponent in the NC State dual could be 2023 ACC champion Owen Trephan. Though Trephan has a lower ranking than you might imagine, he is part of a group of wrestlers between #10-17 that have beaten up on each other so far this season. Day Two Round Three 133 lbs: #5 Kai Orine (NC State) vs. #12 Nic Bouzakis (Ohio State) The one constant in a chaotic 133 lb weight class in Vegas was All-American Kai Orine. Orine was given the top seed and responded with a title and bonus points in three of his five bouts, including the championship against Evan Frost. As one of the larger 133’s, having a match of this caliber in round three should benefit Orine with plenty of time off the scale. Bouzakis was one of the stories of the tournament. He suffered a first-round upset and then wrestled all the way back for third place. That run saw Bouzakis tabulate three techs and two falls. 141 lbs: #3 Jesse Mendez (Ohio State) vs. #4 Ryan Jack (NC State) Oh nice, a CKLV finals rematch! During that contest, Jesse Mendez got by with a 5-2 win. The rivalry between these two stretches way back into their high school days. Jack got the best of Mendez in the 2018 Super 32; however, Mendez won a shootout at the 2019 version of Who’s #1. Mendez came into the CKLV finals with bonus points in all of his previous 2023-24 matches and Jack managed to slow him down. Provided Mendez doesn’t make some huge adjustment, I’d expect another low-scoring match between the two. 149 lbs: #4 Dylan D’Emilio (Ohio State) vs. #5 Jackson Arrington (NC State) This is another CKLV rematch of a match won by the Buckeye. Dylan D’Emilio and Jackson Arrington met in the quarterfinals and had a classic match. Arrington jumped out to an early lead, but D’Emilio rallied to win 9-8. He’d go on to make the finals opposite top-ranked Ridge Lovett. Arrington was able to secure a spot in the top-eight then medicially forfeited out of the tournament. With their first meeting ending up 9-8, why not see another round? 184 lbs: #15 Dylan Fishback (NC State) vs. #16 Gavin Hoffman (Ohio State) Though both wrestlers competed in Vegas, they did not meet each other in Sin City. Dylan Fishback came into the CKLV unbeaten. Though he suffered a pair of sudden victory losses, he finished seventh and established himself as a key player at the weight. His most significant win of the event came over returning NCAA semifinalist Trey Munoz of Oregon State. Hoffman was 2-2 at CKLV, earning a ranked win over Sam Fisher (Virginia Tech), but losing to Jaden Bullock (Michigan) and Sam Wolf (Air Force). He’s a veteran who has spent his entire career up at 197 and still might be adjusting to the lower weight. Of course, this being the third round should work to his benefit. 285 lbs: #17 Owen Trephan (NC State) vs. #18 Nick Feldman (Ohio State) Once again, it remains to be seen if we’ll get the opportunity for this matchup; as Feldman’s status is uncertain. Feldman and Trephan did not meet in Vegas and Trephan represents another solid test for Feldman, as we try to learn just how good he is in his first year in the Buckeye lineup.

Friday’s Dual Results Northern Illinois 19 California Baptist 15 125 - Blake West (Northern Illinois) dec Eli Griffin (California Baptist) 11-7 133 - Hunter Leake (California Baptist) dec Nathaniel Genobana (Northern Illinois) 2-0 141 - Emilio Trujillo-Deen (California Baptist) dec Danny Curran (Northern Illinois) 13-10 149 - Tommy Curran (Northern Illinois) dec Dayne Morton (California Baptist) 2-0 157 - Munkhtulga Zuunbayan (Northern Illinois) dec Nolan Miller-Johnston (California Baptist) 7-4 165 - Mateo de la Pena (California Baptist) dec Tommy Bennett (Northern Illinois) 8-6 174 - Justin Phillips (California Baptist) dec Hayden Pummel (Northern Illinois) 3-2 184 - Matt Zuber (Northern Illinois) maj Nathan Haas (California Baptist) 11-3 197 - Eli Sheeran (California Baptist) dec Sean Carroll (Northern Illinois) 4-1 285 - Jacobi Jackson (Northern Illinois) InjDef Chris Island (California Baptist) Oregon State 48 CSU Bakersfield 0 125 - Brandon Kaylor (Oregon State) dec Richard Castro-Sandoval (CSU Bakersfield) 10-4 133 - Maximo Renteria (Oregon State) maj Santino Sanchez (CSU Bakersfield) 11-2 141 - Cleveland Belton (Oregon State) fall Louie Ramos (CSU Bakersfield) 1:05 149 - Nash Singleton (Oregon State) FFT 157 - Isaiah Crosby (Oregon State) fall Devyn Flores-Che (CSU Bakersfield) 1:11 165 - Matthew Olguin (Oregon State) dec Guillermo Escobedo (CSU Bakersfield) 11-4 174 - Kekana Fouret (Oregon State) fall Evan Gilbert (CSU Bakersfield) 3:22 184 - Travis Wittlake (Oregon State) maj Braden Smelser (CSU Bakersfield) 19-3 197 - Trey Munoz (Oregon State) fall Khristian Dove (CSU Bakersfield) :36 285 - Charley Hastriter (Oregon State) dec Jake Andrews (CSU Bakersfield) 7-5

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The college-level Reno Tournament of Champions might not be as prestigious as the Cliff Keen Las Vegas or the Midlands, but it is a staple of the early college wrestling season. It is also becoming a bit of a throwback to a bygone era. While many of the season tournaments have moved away from including teams outside of NCAA Division I, the Reno event has continued to be a place where teams can get a shot at the big boys. Air Force, Arizona State, Cal State Bakersfield. Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Oregon State, Utah Valley, and Wyoming are all scheduled to attend. They will be joined by 10 teams from NAIA, two from NJCAA, and one NCAA Division II team. The following looks at some of the top wrestlers from the teams outside Division I. 125: No. 1 (NAIA) Hunter Sparks (Eastern Oregon) Sparks was an Oregon state champion on the high school level and signed with Cal Poly. After spending a single season with the Mustangs, he transferred back to his home state to wrestle for Eastern Oregon. Last season, Sparks entered the NAIA tournament as the fourth seed. In the semifinals, he upset the top seed Esco Walker (Grand View) but ultimately lost in the finals against Life’s Brandon Orum. So far this season, he has remained one of the top competitors at the NAIA level, but he did drop a match against Iowa State’s Ethan Perryman at the Grand View Open. 133: No. 1 (NAIA) Carson Taylor (Grand View) This will be Taylor’s third straight year in the starting lineup for the Vikings. As a freshman in 2022, he finished third at the NAIA tournament. He returned last season and made the finals before coming up short against Gulomjon Abdullaev (Menlo) who has represented Uzbekistan on the international circuit and won a pair of silver medals at the Yasar Dogu tournament. So far this season Taylor has gone undefeated including a victory over Iowa State wrestler Garrett Grice. 141: No. 1 (NAIA) Evan Potter (Southern Oregon) Potter has moved up to 141 pounds this season after spending his sophomore year down at 133. Like Taylor, his only loss at the NAIA tournament came against Abdullaev. Already this season, Potter has knocked off Keiser’s Pat Gould who is the highest returning NAIA placer at this weight. 149: No. 10 (NCAA D2) Lawrence Saenz (San Francisco State) Saenz’s long road has eventually led him to San Francisco State. He began his wrestling career at Fresno State. He qualified for the NCAA tournament in 2020 and then transferred to Cal Poly. After three years with the Mustangs, he will spend his last season with the Gators. Things have gotten off to a strong start as he has gone 4-1 and worked his way into the Division II rankings. Last week, he scored a pair of victories over NAIA wrestlers Eric Smith-Williams (Menlo) and Tomas Jacobo (Simpson). 157: No. 7 (NAIA) Tanner Abbas (Grand View) Abbas takes over the 157-pound spot for the Vikings this year. Last season, Giovanni Bonilla held down the weight for Grand View and finished third at the NAIA tournament. Earlier this season, Abbas made the finals of the Grand View Open before dropping a major decision against RJ Weston (Northern Iowa). 165: No. 3 (NAIA) Keller Rock (Embry-Riddle) Rock enters his third season in the lineup for Embry-Riddle. In his first two seasons, he assembled a 51-13 record and qualified for the NAIA tournament twice. So far this season, Rock finished fourth at the Roadrunner Open and scored a major-decision victory over Mateo De la Pena in the team’s dual against Cal Baptist. 174: No. 2 (NAIA) NaKoda Siegel (Montana State-Northern) Siegel finished the last regular season with a 26-4 record and entered the NAIA tournament as the fourth seed. He dropped a pair of matches at the event and finished fourth. He is looking to improve on that in his last year of college wrestling. Earlier this season, Siegel was named NAIA wrestler of the week after winning the Grand View Open. In the finals, he scored a 4-1 victory over Iowa State’s Carter Schmidt in sudden victory. 184: No. 1 (NAIA) Isaiah Luellen (Grand View) Luellen started for the Vikings at 174 pounds last season and established himself as one of the top wrestlers in NAIA. He entered the final tournament with a 24-3 record and earned the number one seed. He made it to the finals before dropping a 3-1 sudden victory match against Vanguard’s Gerardo Hernandez. So far this season he has gone undefeated outside of a loss against No. 1 Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa). 197: No. 1 (NAIA) Owen Braungardt (Grand View) Braungardt is the returning NAIA champion at this weight. He entered the 2023 NAIA tournament as the three seed and made his way to the finals with three falls and a major decision. In the final match, he knocked off number-one-ranked Zane Lanham (Life) via a 6-1 score. Braungardt has been equally dominant this season as he has gone undefeated in three duals and picked up a pair of falls. 285: No. 1 (NAIA) Greg Hagan (Grand View) Last season Hagan put a stamp on the year as he scored a first-period fall over Austin Harris (Life) in the finals of the NAIA tournament. He enters this season as the clear favorite to repeat. To date, he has won a pair of open tournaments and gone undefeated on the season.

With Christmas break starting and National Duals right around the corner, this week’s college slate is a little light. Luckily for me, one of the best high school tournaments in the Pacific Northwest, Tri-State is at North Idaho College just a few minutes from where I now call home. Also, fantasy football playoffs start this week. So, everything kind of works out. But this is what I’m digging on this week, otherwise: 4. Will SDSU finally be at full strength? The Jackrabbits have very strong potential. I noted in my Crystal Ball NCAA Projections and corresponding show, that there’s a chance they could get to 15th or higher at the big show. I currently have them in 13th place with three All-Americans. And yet we haven’t seen them at full strength. Clay Carlson was injured just prior to the All-Star Classic and hasn’t wrestled a match yet. Both Tanner Cook and Bennett Berge didn’t go with the team to CKLV but rather competed at the Patriot Open. There’s a good chance, though, that all are back for what could be a good tilt at The Devaney Center vs. the 4th-ranked Huskers at 7PM Saturday on B1G+. It’s a dual where each team has eight nationally ranked wrestlers and should be a good contest. Caleb Smith, who is up to #8 in the rankings will face a rapidly improving Tanner Jordan who beat Patrick McKee this year. At 141 we could see two All-Americans head-to-head with Hardy and Carlson. And, at 197 we should get #6-Tanner Sloan vs. #11-Silas Allred. WrestleStat has projected a 20-13 Husker win. 3. A Sneaky Good Dual in Blacksburg On one hand, WrestleStat has a very lopsided projection of 28-3 for Virginia Tech who hosts Stanford on Sunday at 1PM. The dual streams on ACC Network Extra. And while I think a Stanford win is a long shot, I don’t think it’s out of the realm of possibility. And regardless, several of the match ups should be great. Nico Provo will lead off against returning All-American Eddie Ventresca who is still trying to find last year’s form. At 133, #6-Sam Latona is favored but don’t count out #16-Tyler Knox coming off a 5th place finish in Vegas. Both guys at 141 are unproven. And all four wrestlers at 149 and 157 are ranked in the Top 10. Additionally, should Mekhi Lewis still be dinged up, 165 thru 197 are all truly winnable bouts for Stanford. 2. The Youngsters At The US Open The most important aspect of my work involves the transition of talent from the high school level to college. So it probably comes as no surprise that I’m really interested in how the young guys compete at the US Open. True Freshman and Cadet World Medalist is seeded 11th at 65kg. And he’s joined by high schoolers Luke Lilledahl (#3, 57kg), Aden Valencia (#12, 65kg), Joe Sealey (#5, 74kg), Connor Mirasola (#5, 86kg), and Cole Mirasola (#10, 97kg). 1. The Next Batch of Olympic Trials Qualifiers The Top 5 place finishers at each Olympic weight will qualify for the Trials at this week’s US Open. The brackets are loaded and if you don’t qualify here there are just two remaining ways to get in: 1) Win NCAA’s or 2) win the Last Chance Qualifier. In short, after this weekend, we’ll know almost the entire field for the Olympic Trials. In particular, I’m really excited for 65kg. Is Andrew Alirez going to plant his flag as a serious Olympic contender at this weight? How does Alec Pantaleo look back down at 65? How will veterans Anthony Ashnault and Jaydin Eierman compete after considerable layoffs?

Tomorrow, USA Wrestling’s Senior Nationals will get underway from the Fort Worth Convention Center in Fort Worth, Texas. The event is a qualifier for the 2024 Olympic Trials in State College, Pennsylvania. The top-five placewinners at each weight, in each discipline, will earn a spot at the Trials. In some cases, there are wrestlers who have already qualified for the Trials but have decided to compete anyway. Here are ten interesting items to keep in mind as you follow the tournament over the next three days: Spencer Lee/Nick Suriano It’s simply the most anticipated potential match of the tournament, regardless of style or weight class. Spencer Lee and Nick Suriano have crossed paths many times during their wrestling careers; however, they’ve only met three times in competition. The pair split matches at the 2012 and 2013 Super 32 finals, with Suriano winning the first and Spencer Lee taking the rematch. They would meet again in the 2018 NCAA finals. Lee won his first NCAA title with a 5-1 victory over Suriano. The two were not in the same weight class again and each would go on to win two additional titles. It appeared that we’d get round number four of this rivalry earlier this year at the US Open as both advanced to the semifinals at 57 kgs. Lee ended up withdrawing, while Suriano was stunned in the finals by Zane Richards. Since then, Lee has gone on to secure his place at the Olympic Team Trials with his performance at the Bill Farrell November. Regardless of the outcome this week, there’s a good chance we’ll get to see another meeting between these two at the Olympic Trials. That would be a treat considering we’ve waited five years in between matches two and three and three and four. *****Editor's Note: Nick Suriano was not among the preseeds for the tournament and is not expected to compete***** 65 kg changing weights (Gross, DeSanto, Pantaleo) One of the most unfortunate things about wrestling in the Olympics is the lack of weight classes. In non-Olympic years each style has ten, but they are condensed to six in the lead-up to the Games. That leads to plenty of wrestlers having to make the choice to either move up or down from their ideal weight. This can lead to uncharacteristic performances from great wrestlers. During the last Olympic cycle, we saw two-time World medalist James Green cut down to 65 kg (from his customary 70 kg) and was not nearly as effective at the lower weight. From a fan’s standpoint, these matches we’re not used to seeing can make for some intrigue leading up to the event. This year’s 65 kg weight class in men’s freestyle has plenty of those “tweeners” that have had some success at 61 or 70 kg. Moving up to 65 are Seth Gross and Austin DeSanto. So is promising freestyle prospect Michael McGee, a third place finisher for Arizona State in 2023 at NCAA’s. The biggest name moving down from 70 kg is Alec Pantaleo, who has won the US Open, the Henri Deglane, and the Matteo Pellicone at the weight. In 2019, he went 74 kg for Senior Nationals and was eighth. Provided these competitors can cut down or put on the proper amount of weight, it’ll be fun to see them scrap against 65 kg mainstays like Joey McKenna, Pat Lugo, Anthony Ashnault, Luke Pletcher, and Andrew Alirez. The Future is Now Events like the Olympic Trials and its predecessors like Senior Nationals aren’t limited to just athletes who have finished college and are focused solely on making a team. Not only are each of the brackets flooded with current collegiate stars, but there are also some high-quality high schooler’s looking to achieve their dreams ahead of everyone else’s schedule. In the 2016 Olympic Trials, we saw high schooler Aaron Pico push the eventual Olympic fifth-place finisher Frank Molinaro to the brink. The last Trials had a pair of young high school women (Kennedy Blades and Kylie Welker) who made the finals opposite world champions Tamyra Mensah-Stock and Adeline Gray. The kids continue to get better at a young age, so we should see a handful of pre-collegiate wrestlers make an impact at Senior Nationals and, in turn, the Olympic Trials. On the men’s freestyle side, future Penn State wrestlers Luke Lilledahl and Joseph Sealey have registered. California native Aden Valencia has already had success at the Senior level. Earlier this year, he was seventh at the US Open (at 61 kg). Lilledahl notched some quality victories at the Bill Farrell before running into a Spencer Lee buzzsaw. Not so Big Tone It certainly wasn’t a surprise to see 2021 U23 World Champion and two-time U23 world medalist Tony Cassioppi amongst the Senior National registrants. Cassioppi has already shown he can compete with the best in the nation (and world). Earlier this year, he grabbed a win over Demetrius Thomas at the World Team Trials Challenge Tournament. There he wrestled respectably against long-time contender Dom Bradley. So, seeing Cassioppi’s name on the entry list wasn’t a shock, but you probably did a double-take after seeing he signed up for 97 kg! We’ve seen Cassioppi transform his body during his career at Iowa. He went from a normal-looking, large heavyweight to being relatively ripped over one offseason. Now, he’s shedded even more weight to get down to 97 kg. How will he fare at the lower weight? Who knows? We don’t really have a frame of reference for him anywhere, but 125 kg (285 lbs in college). 50 kg in Women’s Freestyle loaded! With the first two women’s weight classes included in the Olympics, wrestlers aren’t forced to choose between 50 and 53 kg. One would think many of the entrants would forgo cutting the extra couple of kilos and just go 53 kg. That isn’t the case in 2023 as 50 kg is absolutely stacked! You have vets like Alyssa Lampe and Erin Golston, ready to scrap against the younger generation Senior level stars like Emily Shilson and Sage Mortimer. Add in some even younger talent like Erica Pastoriza, Samara Chavez, Jaslynn Gallegos, Mia Palumbo, and many others, which makes for a meatgrinder of a weight class. At the US Open, we saw Audrey Jimenez come from behind to take out Lampe. Could the future be right now for the other young women in this weight? Haley’s Back We’ve discussed a couple of characteristics of Olympic years so far, limited weights, young kids shining; another one is stars of yesteryear coming back for one last run at an Olympic berth. That holds true at 53 kg as Haley Augello has thrown her hat in the ring, so to speak. Augello was a bit of a surprise Olympic team member in 2016 and went on to make the 2017 World Team and continued to be a domestic tenure before her retirement in the summer of 2020. Since her retirement, Augello has been instrumental in the Beat the Streets Chicago movement, getting young women involved with the sport. As we’ve said multiple times about other topics throughout this article, it remains to be seen how effective she’ll be after the layoff. With a long gap between competition, some wrestlers feel refreshed as their body has been able to recover more than at any point in their competitive careers. Working with kids and coaching likely has opened her eyes to some aspects of the sport she may have previously ignored while focusing solely on her own training. The flip side is there probably will be some rust. That’s to be expected; however, it’s not as if Augello has been completely away from the sport; just a break from competition. Jacarra’s at 57 kg In the lead-up to the 2020/21 Olympics, 2019 World Champion Jacarra Winchester was forced to make a decision for her Olympic run. Her world title came at 55 kg which is not an Olympic weight, so she had to choose 53 or 57 kgs. Winchester chose 53 kg and ended up winning the spot and came a match shy of an Olympic medal. In the years since the Olympics, Winchester has competed at 55 kg. With the 2024 Games looming, Winchester was faced with the same decision; 53 or 57? This time it appears she’s chosen 57 kg. That isn’t surprising since she is more than capable of handling the physicality of 55 kg. Getting down to 53 kg may not be possible again. Or it might be extremely uncomfortable. As mentioned earlier, plenty of great wrestlers have not performed well when choosing the lower of the two options. Wrestling at 57 kg in Texas will offer up some stiff competition with proven competitors such as Xochitl Mota-Pettis, Alex Hedrick, Cam Guerin, and more. Like the other weights, there are plenty of younger wrestlers hungry to make a name for themselves, as well. Looking ahead to the Trials, a possible matchup between Winchester and Olympic champion Helen Maroulis would be plenty enticing. 60 kg in Greco is loaded! Each style has that one weight which seems to be just a bit more stacked than the others. 60 kg’s could be that weight in Greco. Moreso than the freestyle disciplines, it seems as if more wrestlers who have already qualified for the Trials are still competing this weekend. Trials qualifiers like Sammy Jones, Brady Koontz, Dalton Roberts, and Ildar Hafizov have all registered. They’ll join top-notch competitors like Dalton Duffield, Taylor LaMont, and Hayden Tuma, who have been on the cusp of making past world teams. Others have excelled on the age-group level like Billy Sullivan, Dylan Gregerson, Phillip Moomey, Max Black, Randon Miranda, and Dylan Koontz. We could end up seeing a lot of these matches again in State College, no matter who prevails. Ok, 67 kg will be a lot of fun too! What makes 67 kg fun for me is the juxtaposition of young and old at the weight. You have youth in the form of Robert Perez III, Joel Adams, Chayse LaJoie, Justus Scott, and Peyton Omania (he’s young, right?). On the opposite end of the spectrum, there are veterans like Pat Smith, Alex Sancho, and Xavier Johnson. In between them, you have David Stepanian, Lenny Merkin, Ty Lydic, Aidan Nutter and more. Like the other weights, there are plenty of this group that have already qualified for the Trials (Smith, Sancho, Johnson, Omania, Scott). This weight was turned on its head at the 2023 US Open when pinned Sancho in the quarterfinals, then subsequently lost to Perez III and Stepanian. Things eventually got back to normal as Sancho prevailed over Scott at Final X and made the 2023 World Team. Another Round of Schultz/Coon One of the most anticipated Greco-Roman series’ at the US Open and Final X was at 130 kg with past world teamer’s Cohlton Schultz and Adam Coon squaring off. The Open bout turned out to be a rout with Schultz completing a tech fall in just over two minutes. Final X was closer, but still a sweep in favor of the Arizona State star. The wins for Schultz may not be all that surprising considering Coon just returned to wrestling in January of 2023. After the 2020/1 Olympic Trials and World OG Qualifier, Coon set his sights on an NFL career and focused squarely on the gridiron. Now, with almost a year of Greco-specific training under his belt, can he close the gap and regain the upperhand? While Coon was gone, Schultz was noticeably better, as well. At the last Olympic Trials, Coon prevailed to the tune of 10-1 and 3-3. Schultz went on to make the world team in each of the following years after falling in the Trials finals. He competed last month at the Pan-American Games and came away with a silver medal.

We enter the midpoint of the Fantasy Wrestling regular season, and hopefully you’re in the upper half of your league rather than the lower half. Luckily, there’s still time to catch up if you fall into the latter. Week 6: With the Cleveland State Open as the only tournament game in town, chances are the winners in your league had one or two entrants. That said, some teams with two duals used them to their advantage to gain some ground in the overall season standings. Army’s Nathan Lukez (157) and Michigan’s Beau Mantanona (165) tied for first with 19 Fpts in 5 matches, with Kent State’s Blake Schaffer finishing with the same 19 Fpts but in 7 matches and a PPM of 2.7. True freshman Vinny Kilkerary (Ohio State) won the 125 bracket and finished fourth in Week 6 with 18 Fpts (knocking out Ethan Berginc) while redshirt Dylan Ragusin stormed through the 133 bracket amassing 17 Fpts in four matches. As for the overall standings, despite not wrestling in Week 6, Caleb Henson (VT) remains in first place with 66Fpts. The previous #2, Trent Hidlay falls to #4 due to a non-active week with 285 Zach Elam (MIZZ) taking over the runner-up spot thanks to a pin. West Virginia's Peyton Hall used two bonus point wins (a tech and a major) to jump from #9 to #3. To see the FULL Week 6 and the OVERALL #FCW24 Leaderboards, click HERE. On To Week 7.....and Early Week 8 Week 7 gets going late in the week starting on Friday 12/15 and ending on Sunday. The inverse is true for Week 8 that gets going as of noon on Monday 12/18 with the Collegiate Duals and being done by about mid-week. Because of the quick turnaround, this week’s outlook (and the #FCWpodacst) did a mini-mega show for Week7 and early Week 8 plays. As a team manager, you’re going to have to head into Monday with a game plan and quick clicks to hit the Waiver Wire and make your add/drop moves. For Week 7, the Reno Tournament of Champions is the main tournament to look for, though as of right now does not seem to have a large D1 presence (which does nothing for your team score). For Week 8, Lehigh’s Sheridan Invitational is the tournament of note. 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: Richard Figueroa (ASU)- Reno ToC Spencer Moore (UNC)- Vs Morgan State , @ Appalachian State [+8] Brayden Palmer (CHAT)- Vs Little Rock, Vs Queens [+7] Eli Griffin (CBU)- @ Northern Illinois, @ SIU-Edwardsville, Vs Kent State [+6] Brandon Kaylor (ORST)- @ CSU Bakersfield [+4] Noah Surtin (MIZZ)- VS Air Force [+3] 133: Kurt Phipps (BUCK)- Vs Bloomsburg, Vs Buffalo [+9] Nasir Bailey (LR)- @ Chattanooga, Vs Queens [+9] Gabe Whisenhunt (ORST)- @ CSU Bakersfield [+4] Ethan Oakley (APP)- Vs North Carolina [+3] John Hildebrandt (DREX)- @ Ohio [+3] 141: Lachlan McNeil (UNC)- Vs Morgan State , @ Appalachian State [+9] Jordan Hamdan (MSU)- @ Clarion [+4] Josh Edmond (MIZZ)- VS Air Force [+4] Brock Hardy (NEB)- Vs South Dakota State [+4] Cleveland Belton (ORST)- @ CSU Bakersfield [+4] 149: Dylan Chappell (BUCK)- Vs Bloomsburg, Vs Buffalo [+8] Noah Castillo (CHAT)- Vs Little Rock, Vs Queens [+7] Caleb Tyus (SIUE)- Vs Cal Baptist, Vs Kent State [+7] Ridge Lovett (NEB)- Vs South Dakota State [+4] Nash Singleton (ORST)- @ CSU Bakersfield [+4] Tyler McKnight (DAV)- Vs Sacred Heart [+3] Kyle Schickel (CLAR)- @ Michigan State [+3] Caleb Henson (VT)- Vs Stanford [+3] 157: Matt Bianchi (LR)- @ Chattanooga, Vs Queens [+8] Brock Mauller (MIZZ)- VS Air Force [+5] Tommy Askey (APP)- Vs North Carolina [+4] Peyton Robb (NEB)- Vs South Dakota State [+4] Peyten Kellar (OHIO)- Vs Drexel [+4] Isaiah Crosby (ORST)- @ CSU Bakersfield [+4] Chase Saldate (MSU)- @ Clarion [+3] 165: Noah Mulvaney (BUCK)- Vs Bloomsburg, Vs Buffalo [+7] Kamdyn Munro (CHAT)- Vs Little Rock, Vs Queens [+6] Keegan O’Toole (MIZZ)- VS Air Force [+5] Will Miller (APP)- Vs North Carolina [+4] Caleb Fish (MSU)- @ Clarion [+4] Matthew Olguin (ORST)- @ CSU Bakersfield [+4] Bryce Sanderlin (DAV)- Vs Sacred Heart [+3] Garrett Thompson (OHIO)- Vs Drexel [+3] 174: Peter Acciardi (CBU)- @ Northern Illinois, @ SIU-Edwardsville, Vs Kent State [+9] Tyler Brennan (LR)- @ Chattanooga, Vs Queens [+9] Myles Takats (BUCK)- Vs Bloomsburg, Vs Buffalo [+6] Travis Wittlake (ORST)- @ CSU Bakersfield [+6] Peyton Mocco (MIZZ)- VS Air Force [+4] Sal Perrine (OHIO)- Vs Drexel [+4] Cade DeVos (SDSU)- @ Nebraska [+3] 184: Triston Wills (LR)- @ Chattanooga, Vs Queens [+7] Gavin Kane (UNC)- Vs Morgan State , @ Appalachian State [+7] Trey Munoz (ORST)- @ CSU Bakersfield [+6] Cameron Pine (CLAR)- Vs Michigan State [+3] Lenny Pinto (NEB)- Vs South Dakota State [+3] Zayne Lehman (OHIO)- Vs Drexel [+3] Sam Fisher (VT)- Vs Stanford [+3] 197: Stephen Little (LR)- @ Chattanooga, Vs Queens [+10] Max Shaw (UNC)- Vs Morgan State , @ Appalachian State [+8] Rocky Elam (MIZZ)- VS Air Force [+5] Justin Rademacher (ORST)- @ CSU Bakersfield [+5] Kael Wisler (MSU)- @ Clarion [+3] 285: Wyatt Hendrickson (AF)- Reno ToC Dorian Crosby (BUCK)- Vs Bloomsburg, Vs Buffalo [+10] Josiah Hill (LR)- @ Chattanooga, Vs Queens [+7] Cade Lautt (UNC)- Vs Morgan State , @ Appalachian State [+7] Boone McDermott (ORST)- @ CSU Bakersfield [+5] Zach Elam (MIZZ)- VS Air Force [+4] Hunter Catka (VT)- Vs Stanford [+3] Week 8: Early Locks: 12/18 Monday: Collegiate Duals (Cornell, Iowa State, Little Rock, Lock Haven, NC State, Northern Iowa, Ohio State, Pittsburgh) 12/19 Tuesday: Campbell, The Citadel, Duke, Kent State, North Dakota State, Northern Illinois, Northwestern, Oklahoma State, Purdue, Queens, Stanford, Wyoming 125 Blake West (NIU)- Vs Kent State, Vs Northwestern [+10] Logan Agin (DUKE)- @ Queens, Vs The Citadel [+6] 149: Jaden Abas (STAN)- Campbell Duals [+9] 157: Trevor Chumbley (NW)- @ Northern Illinois [+5] Teague Travis (OKST)- @ Wyoming [+4] Joey Blaze (PUR)- Campbell Duals [+4] Daniel Cardenas (STAN)- Campbell Duals [+4] 165: Gaetano Console (DUKE)- @ Queens, Vs The Citadel [+7] Izzak Olejnik (OKST)- @ Wyoming [+6] Stoney Buell (PUR)- Campbell Duals [+4] Maxx Mayfield (NW)- @ Northern Illinois [+3] 174: Josh Stillings (CIT)- @ Queens , Vs Duke [+8] 184: Dustin Plott (OKST)- @ Wyoming [+4] 197: Levi Hopkins (CAMP)- Campbell Duals [+3] 285: Taye Ghadiali (CAMP)- Campbell Duals [+13] Konnor Doucet (OKST)- @ Wyoming [+3]

Last night, 2022 NCAA All-American and Big Ten champion Austin Gomez put the final pieces together in a puzzle that has been steadily developing for the past couple of months. Gomez used social media to post a picture of him in a University of Michigan singlet set to Eminem’s hit “Without Me.” The chorus of the song repeats the lyrics “Guess who’s back, back again.” Gomez had one of the most memorable moments of the 2022-23 season when he defeated then-three-time national champion Yianni Diakomihalis to halt the Cornell star’s 75-match winning streak. That bout occurred in mid-November and Gomez had his postseason disrupted by injuries. He had to default out of the Big Ten Championships before going 2-2 at nationals. After the 2023 NCAA Championships, Gomez moved on to the Cliff Keen Wrestling Club, based out of the University of Michigan. He said his focus was on freestyle wrestling despite having a year of eligibility remaining. With 2023’s 149 lb starter Chance Lamer transferring to Cal Poly, it left a potential hole at the weight. Later, Gomez would enter the transfer portal. More puzzle pieces fit into place this week as Gomez posted a document from the NCAA confirming he has a year of eligibility to use. Then yesterday’s posting. So that leads us to the question, what can Gomez bring to the Michigan lineup? In InterMat’s last update, the Wolverines sat in ninth place with 51.5 points. The current team tournament rankings are a jumble between the fifth and tenth spots. Oklahoma State currently is sitting in fifth with 54.5 points. Just four points behind the Cowboys are Arizona State and Virginia Tech, in a tie for tenth. Iowa, Iowa State, Cornell, and Michigan are all between those teams. Even the slightest boost could nudge the Wolverines into the top five. Were Gomez able to have a replay of his 2023 tournament, (2-2, with one championship win and two major decisions), his three and a half points would be enough to push Michigan past Oklahoma State in fifth place. A low All-American performance (6.5 points for seventh and 5.5 points for eighth; without bonus factored in) gets Michigan comfortably past the Cowboys for fifth. With Gomez’s propensity for bonus and considering the ease of bonus with three-point takedowns, getting up to Nebraska (4th with 63.5 points) is certainly in play. A mid-level All-American performance likely pushes Michigan ahead of the Cornhuskers. Now, getting into the top-three (team-wise) will be difficult as there is currently an 11-point gap between #3 Missouri (74.5 points) and Nebraska. That would require Gomez to make the finals or get third with a lot of bonus points along the way. So, is getting a high All-American finish possible for Gomez? If he’s at his peak, absolutely. Look no further than the top-ranked wrestler in the country, Ridge Lovett. He and Gomez clashed in the 2022 Big Ten semifinals and Gomez bullied Lovett with double-unders into throw and fall in only :20. For those that thing it was a fluke and a big move, Gomez also scored a 4-2 win over Lovett earlier that same season. Now, we can’t just rank Gomez number one and assume he’ll cruise to an NCAA title. The 2023-24 version of Lovett looks much better than the 2022 one. Gomez, well we’re not quite sure what he’ll look like this season. Could the years of injuries and the grind of yet another DI season take its toll on him? It’s possible. Looking at the rest of the field at 149 lbs, the weight class has some solid contenders, but overall is pretty young. Gomez lost to #3 Kyle Parco last year in the Round of 16 (6-3), but that wasn’t necessarily the best version of Gomez. Two matches after the Parco loss, Gomez was pinned and eliminated by then-Wolverine, Lamer. Also from the postseason, he suffered a one-point Big Ten loss to #14 Graham Rooks, but also majored #9 Kellyn March at nationals. What could Gomez’s schedule look like in the second half? After the new year, Michigan’s first dual is against South Dakota State. The Jackrabbits have Alek Martin who is not ranked, but could be a good barometer for a potentially rusty Gomez. A week later is #16 Ethen Miller of Maryland. That could be a match that Gomez has circled since he was injured against Miller at the 2023 Big Ten Tournament. His first potential top-ten opponent is returning All-American #4 Dylan D’Emilio on January 26th. A week later would be Michigan’s much-anticipated dual with Iowa and #8 Victor Voinovich. Seven days after Iowa is Nebraska and top-ranked Lovett. I’d say by the D’Emilio match, potentially his sixth for Michigan, we’ll have a grasp on how close he is to being the Gomez of 2022 or early 2023. Once the Lovett match rolls around, we’ll see if he’s ready to be considered a title favorite. So what does the addition of Gomez do for Michigan dual-wise? The Wolverines have an incredibly difficult Big Ten dual schedule. They have #1 Penn State, #4 Iowa, #6 Nebraska, and #8 Ohio State. They’re the only B1G school that wrestles all four of those teams. They also have #14 Rutgers, #22 Maryland, and #28 Indiana; plus a non-conference dual with #13 South Dakota State. For brevity’s sake, I’m going to focus on the Iowa, Nebraska, and Ohio State duals. Without Gomez in the lineup, WrestleStat projects Iowa to win 17-15. That projection includes a decision win for Voinovich over true freshman Dylan Gilcher. Of course, with the Ferrari brothers elephant in the room, Iowa’s lineup could be improved, as well. The Nebraska match is currently 21-14 in the Cornhuskers favor without Gomez. Now, flip that result (with a regular decision) and you still have an 18-17 match in Nebraska’s favor, so Michigan would still have more work to do to get the W. Currently, WrestleState has Ohio State beating Michigan 19-12 (though I may question a few of the results). Once again, give Gomez a regular decision and that’s still a one-point Ohio State win. Of course, matches aren’t wrestled on paper or through WrestleStat, so those are only educated guesses. Our conclusion, dual-wise, is that Michigan will be in tight matches with all of these top-ten teams, Gomez or no Gomez. Add him to the mix and there’s the potential to knock off one or more of those teams. However it all plays out, it’s great for Gomez to be back in the mix. For more Gomez-related content, check out the article that InterMat ran on him after the 2022-23 season, which included commentary on five of his top matches.

We're closing in on the holiday season and the end of semester so there's only a limited number of collegiate wrestling events this week. A total of 23 duals will be contested along with some a tournament. 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 are Eastern. FYI: With the Collegiate Duals Mon/Tues of next week, another guide will be posted on Monday: Friday, December 15: California Baptist at Northern Illinois 7:00 PM ESPN+ Oregon State at CSU Bakersfield 10:00 PM Roadrunners On-Demand Saturday, December 16: Sacred Heart at Davidson 11:00 AM Little Rock vs. Queens at Chattanooga 2:30 PM Little Rock at Chattanooga 4:00 PM ESPN+ Morgan State at North Carolina 5:00 PM ACC Network Extra Queens at Chattanooga 5:30 PM ESPN+ Drexel vs. Ohio at Vincent, OH 6:00 PM Michigan State at Clarion 7:00 PM FloWrestling South Dakota State at Nebraska 7:00 PM B1G+ Sunday, December 17: Buffalo at Bucknell 11:00 AM Bucknell Athletics YouTube California Baptist, CSU Bakersfield, Oklahoma, Utah Valley, Wyoming at Reno Tournament of Champions 12:00 PM FloWrestling Bloomsburg vs. Buffalo at Bucknell 12:30 PM Bucknell Athletics YouTube Kent State at Lindenwood 1:00 PM ESPN+ Stanford at Virginia Tech 1:00 PM ACC Network Extra Bloomsburg at Bucknell 2:00 PM Bucknell Athletics YouTube Air Force at Missouri 2:00 PM FloWrestling Otero JC at Northern Colorado 2:00 PM FloWrestling North Carolina at Appalachian State 3:00 PM App State Athletics YouTube California Baptist at SIU Edwardsville 3:00 PM ESPN+ North Idaho College at Northern Colorado 3:30 PM FloWrestling California Baptist vs. Kent State at SIU Edwardsville 4:30 PM Northwest Kansas Tech at Northern Colorado 5:00 PM FloWrestling Kent State at SIU Edwardsville 6:00 PM ESPN+

Our correspondent crew, Ryan Holmes and Kevin Claunch (Big Ten) combine with Robbie Wendell (ACC) to talk about Pitt's win over Ohio State, the upcoming Virginia Tech/Stanford dual, the potential of a Spencer Lee vs Nick Suriano match at the US Open and Holmes has a few wishes for what he'd like to see happen this season. For the full video: Click Here