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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

Another week of wrestling in the books with more great battles in the books. Let’s get to the top takeaways from another great week of battling. Wisconsin Score Undefeated Weekend on the East Coast While taking on Rider and Drexel, two-time returning All-American Dean Hamiti continued his stint at 174, where he claimed a pair of bonus point wins. Not to be outdone, the lightweight tag team of Eric Barnett and Nicolar Rivera got the Badgers off to identical 8-0 starts in both duals as they both claimed major decision wins in both duals. The biggest bout of the weekend came at 149 during their dual against Rider, where Joey Zargo took out Quinn Kinner. Zargo now got a bump in his ranking to move from 17 to taking Kinner’s spot at 12, which bumped Kinner to 13 now. Up next for Bono, Reader, and the crew - Midlands. Rutgers Puts Up Successful Defense of Jersey Mike’s Arena In what they deemed as the Taylor Ham vs Pork Roll battle, the Scarlet Knights defeated their fellow New Jersey foe Princeton. Despite team Taylor Ham taking the dual, it’s still called pork roll by the way. But anyway, in the premier bout at 197, John Poznanski defeated Luke Stout 8-4. Poz followed up with an 18-4 major decision over Sam Mitchell two days later when he and the Knights shut out Buffalo, 40-0. Rutgers is now off until after the new year when they face Penn on January 6. A New Battle Comes to the DMV Maryland traveled to nearby Baltimore to take on Morgan State and won eight of the ten matches in the dual. Coming off of CKLV, which had some ups and downs, it was a good showing for a team that expected to win like this. Dario Lemus got the start at 141 for the Terps, where he was able to show exactly why he was a big recruit. The true freshman came away with an 18-2 tech fall. No disrespect towards Morgan State, but if you’re Maryland, you expect to collect a dominant W. And if you’re Morgan State, you’re likely using this as a way to see where you are in the first season of competition back. For coach Clemsen and company, you’re likely excited to have looked so dominant. Maryland claimed the dual win with one win by fall, four tech falls, one major decision, and two decisions. Maryland has a solid break before competing on January 5th at the Franklin & Marshall Lehman Open before starting their B1G schedule by hosting Michigan on January 12th. Ohio State Drops Dual Against ACC Competition Sunday, the Buckeyes hosted Keith Gavin, former Ohio State Buckeye Luke Pletcher, and the Pittsburgh Panthers, and what generous hosts they were. Jokes aside, the team that had wrestled so well at the CKLV, did not appear to be the same team that wrestled this past weekend. You have to give credit to Pitt, who won where they were supposed to win, as well as in a couple matches where they weren’t projected to. Even the matches that were expected to go in favor of the Ohio State University proved to be closer than expected. As the year goes on you’d like to think that Gavin Hoffman will settle in at 184-pounds a little better than he has so far, and that Luke Geog will wrestle with more consistency and look like the guy they expected at the weight. With the exception of the first-round CKLV loss, Nic Bouzakis has looked solid, as has the rest of the Buckeye lineup. They have a couple things to iron out, but the Collegiate Duals next week will give them plenty of chances to do that. Indiana Remains Undefeated With Win Over CMU The Hoosiers hosted the Chippewas of Central Michigan on Saturday afternoon and came away with a solid win. CMU started off strong with a solid win at 125, and a comeback win at 133 from Vince Perez, but then Indiana rattled off wins in six of the next seven weights. Dan Fongaro was in a close match at 141 until he ended it late in the third with a pin. As CMU tried to grab the momentum back at 149, Graham Rooks closed the door on that when he got a reversal and rideout to beat a tough Corbyn Munson. CMU’s Johnny Lovett got their last win of the dual (they received a forfeit at HWY), but Indiana wrestled very well in a series of close matches to collect the win at home. Derek Gilcher got a late takedown to get the win over fellow Michigander Tyler Swiderski. In what was the marquee matchup of the dual, DJ Washington proved to be too much for Alex Cramer in a 15-4 major decision win. Washington remains undefeated on the year, and will have a couple more chances with the Sheridan Invitational and Southern Scuffle to build on this early season success. Bonus Points In the weekly conference crossover conversation, Holmes, Claunch, and Wendell dig into last week’s action and what’s to come this week. Check out the full conversation here.

St. Charles East

by Morgan Kopitsky; Erin Hikiji photo courtesy of University of Providence athletics 1. Ranked Missouri Matchup #18 Central Methodist University made the quick trip across the state to compete in the #17 Missouri Baptist Duals featuring the two aforementioned teams along with Trinidad State and Westminster. While the two Missouri teams fared well against their other opponents, fans were eager to see the two closely ranked teams face off. After a forfeit at 101 lbs, the two teams exchanged pins with #17 Alyssa King for Missouri Baptist getting one at 109 lbs and Karlee Lachance returning the favor for CMU at 116 lbs. At 123 lbs, #7 Juliana Diaz got a ranked tech fall over #14 Allison Hynes to extend Missouri Baptist’s lead. #16 Nonnie Justice bounced back for CMU getting a third-period pin at 130 lbs. #15 Lilly Gough kept things rolling for the Eagles with a tech fall at 136 lbs. However, after a pin at 143 lbs from Tiyahna Askew, the dual was all Missouri Baptist. They followed Askew’s lead earning two more pins at 155 lbs with #14 Josette Partney over Annsleigh Alexander and at 170 lbs with Anastasia Hardin over Tambria Wilson. MoBap earned 5 more team points from a forfeit at 191 lbs to close out the night making the final team score 34-14. While the final score was a bit lopsided, each team showed dominance at particular weights even against some ranked opponents. While I do not know how much this could affect team rankings given how close these two teams are, I think either has the potential to show out against an even higher-ranked team to really shake things up. 2. Cardinals and Tigers and Argos, Oh my! The North Central Invite featured wrestlers from 25 different NAIA and NCAA-sanctioned programs as well as several talented unattached competitors as well. The North Central Cardinals took home first place with 177 team points and three champs. #1 Amani Jones defended her top seed with three pins and two techs to claim the title. Among her wins, Jones took out two tough unranked Iowa wrestlers. Freshman Alondra Morales also claimed a title spot over an Iowa wrestler after a dominant 8-0 decision in the finals against Anayka Besco at 136 lbs. The final champ for the Tigers came at 191 lbs where #1 Brittyn Corbishly whose biggest win came against 2x national runner-up Jaycee Foeller from Iowa who was wrestling unattached. In second place was the University of Providence Argos, led by their lone champ on the day #1 Erin Hikiji. Hikiji had a tournament full of ranked opponents from NAIA and NCAA schools. Early in the day, she faced #10 Riley Banyas of Campbellsville, followed by #6 Esther Walker of Midland. In one of the most exciting finals matches of the day, she took on #4 Maddie Avila of North Central in the championship. The two went back-and-forth exchanging takedowns and 4-point moves. After review, a second 4-point move call for Avila was revised to a regular takedown. From there, Hikiji skillfully worked the edge of the match for a push-out and another takedown, eventually winning 13-8 over the former NCAA national champ. Campbellsville did not have any champs, but two third-place finishers put up some serious team points to help the Tigers claim the 3rd place team spot as well. At 116 lbs, #4 Icart Galumette had a pin and tech to start her day, followed by a decision over Arianna Hernandez of North Central. Her only loss on the day was in the next round to North Central's Jenessa George. In consolations, Galumette got another pin and tech to finish 3rd. Teammate #2 Emma Walker at 143 lbs had a similar day, pinning her first two opponents before losing in the quarterfinals. However, Walker wrestled back with three straight techs on the back side to finish in third as well. 3. Upset win for OCU #12 Oklahoma City University picked up the upset win in their dual against #7 Texas Wesleyan winning 26-20. Each time won 5 matches, but the key for OCU was earning pivotal points for scoring in matches they lost by tech fall. As a reminder, if the losing opponent scores any points in a match they lose via tech, they earn 1 team point while their opponent earns 4. After a forfeit at 101 lbs, #8 Eliana Martinez got the 10-0 tech over Texas Wesleyan's #14 at 101 lbs Arianna Rodriguez. In a rematch from last season, #2 Avery Ashley went 2-0 with another 10-0 tech over #1 Camille Fournier at 116 lbs. #3 Sophia Smith for OCU had a string of big moves to beat her opponent #16 Carolina Rios 16-0 at 123 lbs. Then the Rams started to score some points of their own with #5 Elizabeth Duvall, #5 Mattison Parker, and #4 Mea Mohler earning techs at 130 lbs, 136 lbs, and 143 lbs respectively. #8 Taydem Khamjoi scored a 16-6 tech over #9 Presley Givens in one of the closest-ranked matches of the night. At 170 lbs, Aalyah Villarreal scored a tech as well to almost even out the team score 21-20 going into the final match of the night. However, the Rams forfeited at 191 lbs as well giving the edge to OCU. Results this week in major NCAA, NCWA, and NAIA competitions #3 Grand View over #19 Baker (32-8) #12 Oklahoma City over #7 Texas Wesleyan (26-20) #8 Missouri Baptist over #16 Central Methodist (34-14) North Central Women’s College Open: VIEW BRACKETS Upcoming Events: December 15th-17th: Senior Nationals - SCHEDULE December 15th: Eagle Duals (Avila University) December 15th: Women’s West Coast Tournament of Champions (Duals) December 16th: Women’s West Coast Tournament of Champions (Open) December 17th: Desert Duals (Wartburg College)

Stillwater

This afternoon, the top uncommitted wrestler in the Class of 2025 announced his collegiate intentions. Stillwater High School’s Ladarion Lockett will stay home and wrestle for the Oklahoma State Cowboys per his social media accounts. Lockett is currently ranked number two overall in the Class of 2025 and also second in the nation at 157 lbs per MatScouts. Lockett recently competed at 165 lb for the Ironman and finished third in the marquee bracket of the tournament. His lone loss at the Ironman came to Penn State signee Joseph Sealey (Wyoming Seminary, PA), a top-three overall recruit in the Class of 2024. Last weekend’s performance marked the third time that Lockett has placed at the Ironman. He was also third in 2022 and won the tournament in 2021 at 144 lbs. Over the summer, Lockett struck gold at the U17 World Championships in Istanbul, Turkey. Other notable accomplishments include a pair of Super 32 titles (2022/23) and a 16U national freestyle title in Fargo (2021). Lockett is now the third wrestler from the Class of 2025 to pledge to John Smith’s squad. He joins #86 Ethan Teague (Tuttle, OK) and #90 Beau Hickman (Tuttle, OK). At the next level, Lockett projects to wrestle as high as 184 lbs. The Cowboys have plenty of young talent between 174 and 184 lbs, but retaining a wrestler of Lockett’s caliber from their own backyard was a must. Lockett selected the Cowboys over Iowa, Iowa State, Arizona State, and Little Rock. For all of the current collegiate commitments, check InterMat’s Commitment Page.

St. Joseph's Regional

New Kent

NCAA DI Rankings have been released for this week. It wasn't an overly busy weekend, so there are not major changes like last week, post-CKLV. A couple of notes though: The highest profile wrestler to suffer a loss over the weekend was Jesse Mendez (Ohio State) who was defeated by Cole Matthews (Pittsburgh) during Sunday's dual. You may notice that Mendez hasn't moved from his #3 spot at 141 lbs. Based on who Mendez defeated in Vegas; #4 Ryan Jack, #6 Brock Hardy and #16 Vince Cornella, coupled with the wrestlers that Jack/Hardy have beaten (or lost to); keeping Mendez in place makes sense for the time being. Should he suffer more losses, he'll drop. Matthews has had a bit of a rough start, but gets a bump from the Mendez win. The most time and brain power were spent trying to make sense of the wrestlers between #10-#17 at 285 lbs. Over the weekend, Taylor beat Doucet, who beat Heindselman. That group has generally all exchanged wins with each other and could be ranked a handful of different ways. Last week, shortly after rankings were released, information trickled out of Penn State that Shayne Van Ness was lost for the year due to injury. He has been removed from the 149 lb rankings. A couple of housekeeping notes: The next set of rankings will be released on Wednesday, December 20th, rather than the normal Tuesday release. Collegiate Duals are Monday/Tuesday and I'd rather not release rankings in between days of an event. This will be the last week in which wrestlers who have not competed in 2023-24 are included. They will be removed with the next rankings update. Once they compete, they'll be reinserted at a fair spot.

This week had plenty of dual action including another iteration of the Bedlam rivalry. West Virginia continues to look like a top-twenty team this season, getting two conference dual wins. Wyoming and Missouri competed, with Missouri getting a big win at 125lbs. NDSU and UNI dropped out of conference duals, with some surprising individual results from both. Despite my pick for the Sooners, Oklahoma State dominated Bedlam for their 150th win. Between teams resting post-CKLV and finals coming up with the first-semester ending, next week could be another light week in the Big 12. However, look for Iowa State and Northern Iowa competing in the Collegiate Duals early next week. Air Force (Overall: 2-1; Conference: 0-1): Dual Results The Falcons had their first conference and Division I dual this season, dropping to West Virginia 27-11. The team got wins at 133, 184, and 285. Joe Fernau could be a name to keep an eye on for the Falcons at 149 lbs, but was pinned by a red-hot true freshman in Ty Watters. Tucker Owens came razor close to beating Jett Strickenberger, dropping a 10-8 decision despite having riding time. Brenden Barnes got a decision win over Davin Rhoads. Sam Wolf earned a ranked win, controlling Dennis Robin in a 6-1 decision. Wyatt Hendrickson absurdly took only 1:20 to tech Michael Wolfgram 15-0. Next Up: Air Force heads to Columbia, MO to take on the Missouri Tigers in another conference dual. California Baptist (Overall: 2-2; Conference: 0-1): No Competition Next Up: The Lancers have road duals against NIU on December 15th and SIUE on December 17th. Look out for some wrestlers at the Reno Tournament of Champions on December 17th as well. Iowa State (Overall: 3-1; Conference: 0-0): No Competition Next Up: The team competes in the Collegiate Duals on December 18th, with duals against Pittsburgh, Little Rock, and Cornell lined up. Missouri (Overall: 3-0; Conference: 2-0): Dual Results Missouri stayed undefeated with a dominant 40-6 win over Big 12 opponent Wyoming. In the match of the night, Noah Surtin avenged an 11-1 major decision loss to Jore Volk with a sudden victory takedown. The Tigers were without their typical starters at 133, 141, and 149. Their lone loss of the night came at 141, with Cole Brooks of Wyoming pinning Owen Uhls. They got wins at 133 with Kade Moore, and Nate Pulliam made a statement with a 21-10 major decision over the ranked Gabe Willochell. That is now back-to-back weeks where a Mizzou 149lber has upset a top 20 opponent. Rocky Elam made his dual debut, with a close win over a tough true freshman in Joey Novak. Of the nine wins, six were by bonus points. After a sluggish start against Oklahoma, Missouri wrestlers appear to have their offense humming. Next Up: The Tigers stay at home, taking on another conference opponent in Air Force. North Dakota State (Overall: 0-4; Conference: 0-1): Dual Results NDSU hit the road for a Big 10 dual, dropping a 33-7 dual to Minnesota. Gavin Drexler and Gaven Sax were the lone winners on the day. Carlos Negrete was a late scratch for the Bison at 125 lbs, putting them in a hole early. Max Petersen has stepped into the starting lineup since Kellyn March was injured and was razor close to a ranked win today. He dropped a 2-1 decision to Drew Roberts off a stalling call in sudden victory. Gaven Sax was the high point for the Bison, as he scored a major decision over top 16 opponent Andrew Sparks. Sax was coming off a one-point loss to top-eight Justin McCoy (UVA) and is someone who has shown a lot of potential. Next Up: NDSU goes on the road again, this time heading further east for a dual against Campbell on December 19th. Northern Colorado (Overall: 4-1; Conference: 0-1): Dual Results The Bears had their first conference dual, taking on West Virginia at home. They dropped the dual 31-9, winning at 133 and 157 with bonus points. Dom Serrano had a tech fall, and Vinny Zerban scored a major decision. The most surprising result came at 125lbs, where returning Big 12 champ Stevo Poulin was upset by 2023 NJCAA champ Jett Strickenberger. After the dual head coach Troy Nickerson pointed out the team's youth, having multiple freshmen and sophomores in the lineup. Next Up: The team stays at home for the UNC Quad on December 17th, taking on Otero Junior College, North Idaho, and Northwest Kansas Tech. Northern Iowa (Overall: 0-1; Conference: 0-0): Dual Results Northern Iowa had a wild first dual of the year, dropping 28-21 to Columbia. As a whole the dual featured five pins, including three from Columbia. Jared Simma dropped a one-point match to Lennox Wolak 6-5. Cael Happel, RJ Weston, and Cael Rahnavardi were all pinned against their opponents. A big win came at 125, as redshirt freshman Trever Anderson pinned ranked Nick Babin. Ryder Downey, Parker Keckeisen, and Tyrell Gordon all scored bonus points in their matches. Next Up: The Panthers head to the Collegiate Duals on December 19th, with matches against Ohio State, NC State, and Lock Haven lined up. Oklahoma State (Overall: 3-0; Conference: 1-0): Dual Results Oklahoma State had two duals this week and went 2-0. The team beat Lehigh 25-12 before winning the first Bedlam match 28-9. Daton Fix and Luke Surber missed both duals due to injury, with Reece Witcraft and Kyle Haas stepping up in their place. Troy Spratley, Tagen Jamison, Teague Travis, Izzak Olejnik, Brayden Thompson, and Dustin Plott all went undefeated on the weekend. Witcraft went 1-1 against ranked wrestlers, losing to Ryan Crookham, but beating Jace Koelzer. Jamison went 2-0, but suffered an elbow injury against Kaden Smith that could be an injury to keep an eye on. Jordan Williams got his first dual win against Lehigh, but dropped a close opportunity for a ranked win this season with a 5-4 loss to Willie McDougald. Williams was up late but attempted a backflip out of a single leg, only to put himself on his own head. Brayden Thompson got his first collegiate win and his first ranked win. Thompson hit a splade to major Tate Picklo. Teague Travis had a breakout performance, getting a ranked win at 157 after starting the season at 149. Travis also got bonus points against OU with a move to put Wiley on his back late in the dual. If he can continue then he could fill the only hole in the Cowboys lineup. Next Up: OK State has a slight break, their next dual coming against Wyoming in Laramie is on December 19th. Oklahoma (Overall: 4-2; Conference: 2-2): Dual Results Bedlam occurred in Norman and drew the largest crowd in at least 15 years for a dual. Unfortunately for the Sooners, they dropped the match 28-9. Willie McDougald and Stephen Buchanan were the lone winners in the dual. Conrad Hendriksen dropped a one-takedown match to a tough Spratley. With no Mosha Schwartz, Kaden Smith bumped up after starting the year at 133. He was down early in the first period but took top after injury time and was doing good work but couldn’t get the turn. Josh Heindselman and Konner Doucet battled in an overtime rideout match, the third consecutive match in which they’ve done so. Next Up: The Sooners have the Reno Tournament of Champions on December 17th listed as their next event. South Dakota State (Overall: 3-1; Conference: 0-0): No Competition Next Up: SDSU faces Nebraska in Lincoln on December 16th. Utah Valley (Overall: 1-0; Conference: 0-0): No Competition Next Up: The Wolverines head to the Reno TOC on December 17th. West Virginia (Overall: 6-1; Conference: 2-1): Dual Results (AF) | Dual Results (UNC) West Virginia continues their strong season, going 2-0 on the weekend against conference opponents. Jett Strickenberger notched two big ranked wins over Tucker Owens and returning Big 12 champ Stevo Poulin. His length and scrambling have been an issue for many opponents this season. Ty Watters and Peyton Hall not only went 2-0, but scored bonus points in both duals. As a true freshman, Watters has seven falls on the year. Jordan Titus, Brody Conley, and Austin Cooley also went 2-0 on the weekend. After a rough injury-filled season last year, the Mountaineers are looking to continue climbing the rankings. Next Up: West Virginia will host Fairmont State on December 19th for a dual. Wyoming (Overall: 3-2; Conference: 1-1): Dual Results The Cowboys dropped a tough dual to returning Big 12 champs Missouri, losing nine matches. Their lone win was a big one, as true freshman Cole Brooks scored a pin. In a lineup of nine freshman/sophomores, Wyoming wrestled tough. Jore Volk dropped a sudden victory match to Noah Surtin, flipping a result from last year. Gabe Willochell suffered a tough upset after placing at CKLV, getting majored. Joey Novak took on three-time All-American Rocky Elam, and dropped a close 5-3 decision with a late takedown. With such a young lineup this will be a team to keep an eye on to continue to improve and start scoring some upsets of their own. Next Up: Wyoming competes at the Reno TOC on December 17th.

Below is a recap of last week’s EIWA action, with individual news and highlights worth noting. Key Takeaways Kai Owen of Columbia pins #6 Happel of UNI Columbia takes out #19 Northern Iowa on the road Army has two champs at Cleveland State Open in Lukez and Harkins Navy’s Cerniglia comes back from injury and upsets #11 Thompson of Ohio American American did not compete this past weekend. The Eagles will have no competition until they face off with Navy on 12/21. Army The Black Knights were at the Cleveland State Open – and walked away with multiple placewinners. Leading the squad were Nate Lukez and Dalton Harkins at 157 lbs and 165 lbs, respectively. Neither wrestler faced a ranked opponent, but each notched multiple bonus point wins. They had four runner-ups in Charlie Farmer (125 lbs), Logan Brown (141 lbs), Matthew Williams (149 lbs), and Lucas Stoddard (285 lbs). 3rd place winners include Ethan Berginc (125 lbs), Braden Basile (133 lbs), Andrew Christie (165 lbs) and Austin Kohlhofer (285 lbs). Dakota Morris (165 lbs) and Shane Percelay (141 lbs) were both 5th place finishers. The lone sixth place finisher was Thomas Deck at 149 lbs. This was another event where the entire team competed – which seems to be a regular occurrence this semester. Next up for “America’s Team” is the Wilkes Open in two weeks a few days before Christmas. Binghamton The Bearcats were off this weekend after the grueling CKLV tournament. Expect them at the Sheridan Tournament at Lehigh – which was just recently added to the schedule. It may be a bit of a spoiler, but they may have a new addition to the roster competing at this event. Look out for some news later in the week regarding this. Brown The Bears of Brown University will be off for a few weeks. They do not compete until right before the Christmas Holiday, as they are another team who will be at Lehigh for the Sheridan Invitational. Bucknell The Bison were off this weekend. They will be on the mats Saturday hosting Buffalo and Bloomsburg. Columbia The Lions were on the road in the state of Iowa taking on #4 Iowa and #19 Northern Iowa. Aaron Ayzerov was the lone victor against Iowa. Against Northern Iowa, they came out on top winning six of ten bouts – three of them being pins! In what may be the upset of the weekend across the nation, Kai Owen (141 lbs) pinned #6 Happel with short time left in the first utilizing a cradle on the edge. Richard Fedalen kept it rolling at 149 lbs with a pin of his own. The final fall came at 165 lbs by Kyle Mosher. Other wins came from #11 Angelo Rini, #26 Lennox Wolak, and #27 Jack Wehmeyer. Columbia’s first win of the season is a huge one! #4 Iowa 38, Columbia 3 125: #15 Drake Ayala (Iowa) def. #20 Nick Babin (Columbia) | TF, 19-3 (3:32) 133: Cullan Schriever (Iowa) def. #11 Angelo Rini (Columbia) | Dec., 9-6 141: #1 Real Woods (Iowa) def. Kai Owen (Columbia) | TF, 18-2 (3:00) 149: Caleb Rathjen (Iowa) def. Richard Fedalen (Columbia) | MD, 15-3 157: #2 Jared Franek (Iowa) def. Jaden Le (Columbia) | Dec., 9-5 165: #7 Michael Caliendo (Iowa) def. Kyle Mosher (Columbia) | MD, 18-5 174: Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) def. Garrett Bilgrav (Columbia) | TF, 19-4 (3:45) 184: #22 Aaron Ayzerov (Columbia) def. Aiden Riggins (Iowa) | Dec., 5-2 197: #25 Zach Glazier (Iowa) def. #33 Jack Wehmeyer (Columbia) | MD, 14-2 HWT: Bradley Hill (Iowa) def. Billy McChesney (Columbia) | TF, 19-4 (3:00) Columbia 28, #19 Northern Iowa 21 125: Adam Anderson (UNI) def. #27 Nick Babin (Columbia) | Fall, 5:20 133: #11 Angelo Rini (Columbia) def. #17 Julian Farber (UNI) | Dec., 8-3 141: Kai Owen (Columbia) def. #6 Cael Happel (UNI) | Fall, 2:54 149: Richard Fedalen (Columbia) def. Cael Rahnavardi | Fall, 1:15 157: #12 Ryder Downey (UNI) def. Jaden Le (Columbia) | MD, 11-2 165: Kyle Mosher (Columbia) def. RJ Weston (UNI) | Fall, 3:10 174: #26 Lennox Wolak (Columbia) def. Jared Simma (UNI) | Dec., 6-5 184: #1 Parker Keckeisen (UNI) def. #31 Aaron Ayzerov (Columbia) | TF, 25-5 (5:24) 197: #27 Jack Wehmeyer (Columbia) def. Kalob Runyon (UNI) | MD, 13-5 HWT: #9 Tyrell Gordon (UNI) def. Billy McChesney (Columbia) | Fall, 2:47 Columbia will be back in Iowa during the holidays when they compete at the Soldier Salute. Cornell Cornell was on break this weekend. The Big Red will be the lone EIWA team at the National Collegiate Duals. They wrestle on Monday 12/18 against Little Rock, #18 Pitt, and #8 Iowa State. Drexel The Dragons hosted #29 Wisconsin to a dual on Saturday. Jordan Soriano (141 lbs) and Santino Morina (285 lbs) each won by decision. Cody Walsh was a winner via technical fall. The Dragons were outmatched in a few bouts, and lost some of the toss-ups to allow Wisconsin to pull away. #29 Wisconsin 26, Drexel 11 125: #11 Eric Barnett def. Desmond Pleasant, MD 9-0; Wisconsin 4-0 133: Nicolar Rivera def John Hildebrandt, MD 8-0; Wisconsin 8-0 141: Jordan Soriano def. Felix Lettini, Dec. 8-2; Wisconsin 8-3 149: #17 Joseph Zargo def. Dom Findora, MD 15-4; Wisconsin 12-3 157: Luke Mechler def. Tyler Williams, Dec. 4-0; Wisconsin 15-3 165: #31 Cody Walsh def. Gavin Model, TF 21-2 (5:00); Wisconsin 15-8 174: #6 Dean Hamiti def. Tanner Updegraff, TF 18-3 (4:22); Wisconsin 20-8 184: #28 Max Maylor def. Jack Janda, Dec. 17-13; Wisconsin 23-8 197: Shane Liegel def. Ibrahim Ameer, Dec. 6-5; Wisconsin 26-8 285: Santino Morina def. Gannon Rosenfeld, Dec. 5-0; Wisconsin 26-11 The Dragons will have a dual against Ohio this weekend. Franklin & Marshall The Diplomats were resting this weekend. Find them in action at the Sheridan Invitational on 12/22 at Lehigh. Harvard Harvard was also off this weekend. The Crimson will be off until the holiday break when they compete at the Midlands. Hofstra The Pride were visitors in a dual against #1 Penn State. Noah Tapia had a win at 149lbs, while #21 Keaton Kluever won via fall at heavyweight. Penn State is a historically great team; Hofstra was severely outmatched. Tapia is starting to come on strong. #1 Penn State 43, Hofstra 10 125: Braeden Davis PSU maj. dec. Dylan Acevedo-Switzer HOF, 11-2, 4-0 133: #4 Aaron Nagao PSU tech fall Ryan Arbeit HOF, 21-6 (TF; 4:20) 9-0 141: David Evans PSU tech fall Alex Turley HOF, 19-4 (TF; 6:13) 14-0 149: Noah Tapia HOF maj. dec. Connor Pierce PSU, 11-2, 14-4 157: #1 Levi Haines PSU pinned Dylan Zenion HOF, WBF (1:02) 20-4 165: #14 Mitchell Mesenbrink PSU pinned Matt Waddell HOF, WBF (1:24) 26-4 174: #1 Carter Starocci PSU tech fall Eric Shindel HOF, 19-3 (TF; 5:38) 31-4 184: #2 Bernie Truax PSU pinned Will Conlon HOF, WBF (1:51) 37-4 197: #1 Aaron Brooks PSU pinned Nikolas Miller HOF, WBF (4:22) 43-4 285: #21 Keaton Kluever HOF pinned AJ Fricchione PSU, WBF (4:32) 43-10 The Hofstra Pride will be in action next week with duals against Morgan State, Bloomsburg, and Edinboro. This will be a good opportunity to get some wins under their belt. Lehigh The Mountain Hawks were on the road to battle #8 Oklahoma State. We did not see a #1 vs #3 matchup at 133 lbs between Crookham and Fix – but Crookham won by major over a tough Witcraft to retain his #1 ranking. Michael Beard won by tech fall at 197 lbs and Nathan Taylor defeated #11 Doucet, which will improve his 16th ranking. It’s very uncommon to see a Lehigh squad 0-3 to begin the year. Considering they are currently ranked #24 as team in the nation, it just goes to show the challenging strength of schedule they wrestle. #11 Oklahoma State 25, #24 Lehigh 12 125: Troy Spratley (OSU) dec. Luke Stanich (Lehigh) 4-2 133: Ryan Crookham (Lehigh) major dec. Reece Witcraft (OSU) 11-2 141: Tagen Jamison (OSU) tech fall Ethan Smith (Lehigh) 17-2, 5:16 149: Jordan Williams (OSU) dec. Drew Munch (Lehigh) 10-5 157: Teague Travis (OSU) dec. Max Brignola (Lehigh) 5-1 165: Izzak Olejnik (OSU) major dec. Jake Logan (Lehigh) 14-5 174: Brayden Thompson (OSU) dec. Thayne Lawrence (Lehigh) 8-2 184: Dustin Plott (OSU) major dec. Caden Rogers (Lehigh) 9-1 197: Michael Beard (Lehigh) tech fall Kyle Haas (OSU) 18-2, 5:32 285: Nathan Taylor (Lehigh) dec. Konner Doucet (OSU) 4-3 Lehigh’s next event will be hosting the Sheridan Invitational. On 12/22, which will include plenty of EIWA competition. Long Island The Sharks improved to 3-2 on the season with a win over Bloomsburg. They wrestled great, winning eight of 10 bouts on the day. Devin Matthews, Blake Bahna, and John Dusza all had victories by bonus. It sounds like a broken record at this point, but this team is vastly improving. LIU 31, Bloomsburg 8 125: Robbie Sagaris (LIU) won by decision over Bronson Garber (Bloomsburg), 4-1. LIU leads 3-0. 133: Christopher Betancourt (LIU) won by dec. over Michael Cassidy (Bloom), 5-0. LIU leads 6-0. 141: Devin Matthews (LIU) won by tech fall over Major Lewis (Bloomsburg), 16-0. LIU leads 11-0. 149: Cade Balestrini (Bloomsburg) won by decision over Drew Witham (LIU), 2-1. LIU leads 11-3. 157: Rhise Royster (LIU) won by dec. over William Morrow (Bloomsburg), 4-1. LIU leads 14-3. 165: Caden Dobbins (Bloomsburg) won by tech fall over James Johnston (LIU), 15-0. LIU leads 14-8. 174: Blake Bahna (LIU) won by fall over Josh Bonomo (Bloomsburg), 1:08. LIU leads 20-8. 184: Anthony D’Alesio (LIU) won by dec. over Tanner Culver (Bloomsburg), 7-1. LIU leads 23-8. 197: John Dusza (LIU) won by major dec. over Kolby Flank (Bloomsburg), 12-2. LIU leads 27-8. 285: Aeden Begue (LIU) won by dec over Tyler McCatharn (Bloomsburg), 10-3. LIU wins 31-8. They will be in action again 12/22 when they square off with Edinboro. Navy The Midshipmen had a dual with Ohio at Jefferson Morgan High School in Pennsylvania – hometown of Head Coach Cary Kolat. Andrew Cerniglia came back from missing weeks of competition due to injury with a win over #11 Thompson. Navy ran the table winning the last five bouts from 197 lbs, 285 lbs, then back up to 141 lbs to end the dual. They had four bonus point wins in that span. Navy is a perfect 5-0 thus far, earning them a national ranking of 17th. #17 Navy 27, Ohio 12 149: Dominic Hoffarth (Ohio) dec Nicholas Vafiadis (Navy), 8-5 // Ohio 3, Navy 0 157: No. 20 Peyten Kellar (Ohio) dec Jonathan Ley (Navy), 4-1 // Ohio 6, Navy 0 165: No. 27 Andrew Cerniglia (Navy) dec No. 11 Garrett Thompson (Ohio), 7-5 // Ohio 6, Navy 3 174: No. 21 Sal Perrine (Ohio) dec No. 20 Danny Wask (Navy), 4-3 // Ohio 9, Navy 3 184: No. 28 Zayne Lehman (Ohio) dec No. 19 David Key (Navy), 8-5 // Ohio 12, Navy 3 197: Jacob Lucas (Navy) dec Austin Starr (Ohio), 4-3 // Ohio 12, Navy 6 285: No. 13 Grady Griess (Navy) major Jordan Greer (Ohio), 11-2 // Ohio 12, Navy 10 125: Evan Tallmadge (Navy) fall Ryan Meek (Ohio), 4:10 // Navy 16, Ohio 12 133: No. 22 Brendan Ferretti (Navy) tech fall Paul Woo (Ohio), 18-2 (6:34) // Navy 21, Ohio 12 141: No. 18 Josh Koderhandt (Navy) fall Aidan Waszak (Ohio), 4:39 // Navy 27, Ohio 12 Navy will have one more dual before the Christmas break against American on 12/21. Penn The Quakers will head into the break with plenty of rest. They will pick back up at The Midlands just before the new year. Princeton The Tigers took a quick trip to #15 Rutgers in a battle of New Jersey. Rutgers proved to be too much, winning seven of ten bouts. Princeton saw wins from Eligh Rivera, Blaine Bergey, and Matt Cover. Bergey’s win was over #25 White. This is a young team that is starting to improve early in the season. #15 Rutgers 24 – Princeton 9 125: No. 7 Dean Peterson (Rutgers) DEC Drew Heethuis (Princeton) 7-3; Rutgers leads 3-0 133: No. 7 Dean Shawver (Rutgers) MD Sean Pierson (Princeton) 19-6; Rutgers leads, 7-0 141: No. 16 Mitch Moore (Rutgers) MD Tyler Vazquez (Princeton) 13-2; Rutgers leads, 11-0 149: Eligh Rivera (Princeton) DEC Michael Cetta (Rutgers) 4-1 (SV); Rutgers leads, 11-3 157: No. 24 Andrew Clark (RU) DEC Rocco Camillaci (Princeton) 9-4; Rutgers leads, 14-3 165: Blaine Bergey (Princeton) DEC No. 25 Anthony White (SV) 5-4; Rutgers leads, 14-6 174: Jackson Turley (Rutgers) MD Mikey Squires (Princeton) 17-6; Rutgers leads, 18-6 184: No. 12 B Brian Soldano (Rutgers) DEC No. 28 Nate Dugan (Princeton) 5-4; Rutgers leads, 21-6 197: No. 8 John Poznanski (Rutgers) DEC No. 10 Luke Stout (Princeton) 8-5; Rutgers leads, 24-6 285: Matt Cover (Princeton) DEC John O'Donnell (Rutgers) 3-1; Rutgers wins 24-9 Next on the agenda for Princeton is The Midlands between Christmas and New Year’s. Sacred Heart Sacred Heart was off this weekend. They return to the mat next week against Davidson on the road.

We’re into a strange part of the college wrestling season. A week-plus removed from the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, so some teams sat the weekend out after a brutal tournament. Many schools are in the process of final exams, so their focus is on the classroom. Then the holidays are right around the corner. After that we have the traditional tournaments Midlands/Scuffle and get into a more regular dual schedule. But for now, there are weekends like this past one, where some teams are in action, while others are idle. That was the case for the MAC who didn’t have a full slate of competition for the week. Even so, there were enough MAC teams in action to produce some impressive performances. Here are five that stood out from this last weekend of action: Sean Spidle (Central Michigan) For the most part, the strength of the Central Michigan lineup has resided in the middle with veterans like Corbyn Munson, Johnny Lovett, and Alex Cramer. That being said, the Chips leadoff hitter, 125 lber Sean Spidle, has started to show some consistency and has begun to string solid wins together. On Saturday, he staked CMU to an early lead with his 2-1 victory in a defensive struggle against Indiana’s Michael Spangler. The win marked his second consecutive triumph over a Big Ten opponent. In his last outing, Spidle shut out Illinois’ national qualifier Justin Cardani. In Saturday’s dual against the undefeated Hoosiers, Spidle and 133 lber Vince Perez turned in back-to-back wins, which brought the prospect of an upset into reality. Unfortunately, a fall in the 141 lb bout and a win by Indiana in the highly anticipated 149 lb contest, put the momentum back in the Hoosiers favor. Spidle should get tested in CMU’s next outing, The Midlands, where over a dozen ranked 125 lbers could enter. Hosts winning the Cleveland State Open The biggest tournament on the DI calendar this weekend was the Cleveland State Open, a tournament that had a handful of full DI teams on its entry list, along with some high-profile redshirts from Big Ten programs. The host school finished with an impressive three champions. Doug Terry (149 lbs), Ben Smith (197 lbs), and Daniel Bucknavich (285 lbs) all finished the day unbeaten and atop their respective brackets. Terry was tested early with decision wins in his first two matches; however, he turned it on as the tournament progressed and closed the day with back-to-back major decisions. In the semis, he blanked Samuel Cartella (Northwestern), a top-100 recruit in 2023 for the Wildcats. For the title, Terry dominated Matthew Williams (Army West Point), an opponent who had previously appeared in the national rankings. The 32nd-ranked Smith took care of business as you would expect him to against a field of unranked competitors. Like Terry, Smith’s first match of the day was his closest. A third-period takedown propelled him past MAC opponent Jack Kilner (Edinboro). From there, the rout was on. In Smith’s final three matches, he won via major decision. He is now 9-3 on the season. The Vikings big man, Bucknavich, closed the tournament with a title. His path to the title was different from his fellow champions. Bucknavich had to grind out close wins in each of his final three matches. In the quarters, he prevailed 2-1 over Central Michigan’s Caden Ferris. A match later he got by Ira Jenkins (Michigan), 2-0. For the championship, Bucknavich needed some last-second heroics, as he got a takedown and backpoints in the closing seconds to get by Lucas Stoddard (Army West Point), 9-5. Stoddard was the second seed and is on the cusp of breaking into the national rankings. The Vikings will squeeze one more dual into 2023, as they’ll face MAC foe Clarion. These three wrestlers should all face significant tests from the Golden Eagles. After that dual, they’ll close out the year at the Midlands. Wyatt Henson (Lock Haven) Lock Haven sent Wyatt Henson to the Cleveland State Open wrestling unattached and plenty of football teams would have been jealous of Henson’s scoring output. Henson came away with the title at 141 lbs and did so in a very impressive fashion. In five matches, Henson accrued an even 100 points and tallied four tech falls. Henson’s biggest scare came in the quarterfinals when he emerged from a 7-4 first-period hole to prevail 13-12. In about where both wrestlers earned three takedowns, it was riding time that made the difference for Henson. After the close call in the quarterfinals, Henson cruised with a 22-4 tech over Patrick Jordon (VMI) in the semis and a 25-9 tech over Logan Brown (Army West Point). Henson has yet to officially compete for Lock Haven. All of his damage, and there’s been a lot of it, has been done in the open tournaments. At this time, the school is working through some eligibility issues. For the year, Henson has amassed a 15-1 record with three tournament titles (Shorty Hitchcock and Mat-Town Open’s). Sal Perrine (Ohio) Two-time national qualifier Sal Perrine got off to a slow start this season with a 2-2 day at the season-opening Southeast Open. He’d finish November off with a dual loss, then a single win at the Navy Classic. December has been a different story for Perrine. Perrine posted an excellent fifth-place finish at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational during the first two days of the month. In Vegas, he avenged a loss at the Southeast Open (Austin Murphy - Campbell), then took out a pair of impressive rookies (Lorenzo Norman - Stanford and Brayden Thompson - Oklahoma State). They say “What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas,” but the momentum created by the Bobcat junior carried over through this weekend. Perrine was able to knock off #20 Danny Wask (Navy) during Sunday’s dual between Ohio and the Midshipmen. Though the two didn’t meet, Wask finished a step above Perrine on the CKLV podium, in fourth place. Looking at Ohio’s schedule, Perrine has tune-ups against Drexel and Gardner-Webb, before finishing 2023 at the Midlands. Though the Midlands field is expected to be very stout, Perrine could be a bracket-buster if his current winning ways continue. Colton Washleski and Jake Silverstein (Rider) During Saturday’s dual with #29 Wisconsin, Rider had upset on their minds and almost pulled it off. The Broncs were in a position to pull the stunner after the work of their middleweights, specifically, Colton Washleski and Jake Silverstein at 157 and 165 lbs, respectively. Through the first four bouts, Wisconsin appeared to be running away with the dual; leading 11-3. Major decisions at the first two weights gave the Badgers a healthy lead. Washleski and Silverstein responded with majors of their own to tie the bout at 11, which gave the Broncs upperweights a chance to win. Washleski downed Luke Mechler 12-4 and Silverstein was a 10-2 winner over Gavin Model. Ultimately, an overtime loss at 184 lbs and a 197 lb match that was much closer than the 13-5 score indicates sealed Rider’s fate. This year has been a breakout for Washleski, who was 6-16 last season as a redshirt freshman. So far, he’s 12-2 with a title at the Patriot Open to his name. Silverstein was a national qualifier in 2021 and is looking to get back in his final year of eligibility. He started the year at 157 lbs (and lost to Washleski at the Princeton Open), but now appears to have found a home at 165 lbs. Rider is off for the remainder of 2023, but will ring in the New Year with a Friday/Sunday series against Northern Illinois and Rutgers. Though the Bronc’s current 1-3 record might be unsightly, all three of their losses have come against Big Ten competition. They will likely benefit from those contests once they get into the thick of the MAC schedule.

Friday and Saturday saw the toughest tournament of the high school regular season take place, the Walsh Jesuit Ironman. 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 Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio in search of an exclusive Ironman 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. 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: Air Force Gunner Cramblett: Graham, Ohio: 3-2 (175 lbs) Charlie LaRocca: Center Grove, Indiana: 2-2 (120 lbs) Gianni Maldonado: Lake Gibson, Florida: 7th Place (150 lbs) Talon McCollom: Edmond North, Oklahoma: 3-2 (175 lbs) Layton Schneider: Edmond North, Oklahoma: 5th Place (144 lbs) Jake Wood: Perrysburg, Ohio: 1-2 (157 lbs) American Colin Martin: Staunton River, Virginia: 6th Place (126 lbs) - Class of 2025 Arizona State Pierson Manville: State College, Pennsylvania: Champion (144 lbs) Army West Point Nick O’Neill: Malvern Prep, Pennsylvania: 3rd Place (132 lbs) Damian Resendez: Mt. Carmel, Illinois: 2-2 (138 lbs) Josh Vasquez: Montini Catholic, Illinois: 3-2 (126 lbs) - Class of 2025 Bellarmine Connor Cumbee: Joliet Catholic, Illinois: 1-2 (150 lbs) Holden Huhn: LaSalle, Ohio: 3-2 (138 lbs) Binghamton Brogan Fielding: SPIRE Academy, Ohio: 2-2 (138 lbs) Brown Devon Magro: Bishop McCort, Pennsylvania: 7th Place (157 lbs) - Class of 2025 Khimari Manns: St. Edward, Ohio: 2-2 (126 lbs) - Class of 2025 Preston Marchesseault: Ponaganset, Rhode Island: 1-2 (190 lbs) - Class of 2025 Andrew Reall: Ponaganset, Rhode Island: 3-2 (165 lbs) Campbell Reese Courtney: Center Grove, Indiana: 2-2 (138 lbs) Central Michigan Aidan Fockler: Massillon Perry, Ohio: 5th Place (285 lbs) Cleveland State Brady Quillen: Olentangy Liberty, Ohio: 3-2 (215 lbs) Columbia Jake Dailey: Wyoming Seminary, Pennsylvania: Runner-Up (190 lbs) Dom Federici: Wyoming Seminary, Pennsylvania: 3-2 (175 lbs) Cornell Jaxon Joy: Wadsworth, Ohio: 4th Place (150 lbs) Ayden Smith: Notre Dame-Green Pond, Pennsylvania: 3rd Place (113 lbs) Davidson Tyson Sherlock: Gilman, Maryland: 4-2 (144 lbs) Illinois Ryan Bennett: St. Edward, Ohio: 3-2 (150 lbs) Jayden Colon: St. Charles East, Illinois: 1-2 (144 lbs) Indiana Matt Hart: Baylor School, Tennessee: 7th Place (138 lbs) Nick Pavlechko: State College, Pennsylvania: 3rd Place (285 lbs) Carson Thomas: LaSalle, Ohio: 3-2 (175 lbs) - Class of 2025 Iowa Leo DeLuca: Blair Academy, New Jersey: Champion (120 lbs) - Class of 2025 Angelo Ferrari: Melissa, Texas: Champion (165 lbs) Kent State Aidan Rush: St. Francis DeSales, Ohio: 1-2 (150 lbs) Lehigh Matty Lopes: Blair Academy, New Jersey: 2-2 (132 lbs) Chase Van Hoven: Brooke Point, Virginia: 4-2 (144 lbs) - Class of 2025 Little Rock Marco Dalakishvili: St. Pius X, Missouri: 1-2 (150 lbs) Maryland Oscar Williams: Edmond North, Oklahoma: 5th Place (215 lbs) Michigan Jude Correa: Wyoming Seminary, Pennsylvania: Champion (215 lbs) - Class of 2025 Michigan State Brodie Dominique: Archbold, Ohio: 6th Place (144 lbs) Missouri Mack Mauger: Blackfoot, Idaho: 8th Place (120 lbs) Kollin Rath: Bethlehem Catholic, Pennsylvania: 3rd Place (150 lbs) - Class of 2025 Sampson Stillwell: St. Michael the Archangel, Missouri: Runner-Up (285 lbs) - Class of 2025 Gage Walker: Bixby, Oklahoma: 5th Place (126 lbs) Peyton Westpfahl: Liberty, Missouri: 6th Place (175 lbs) - Class of 2025 Navy Andrew Binni: Canon-McMillan, Pennsylvania: 8th Place (126 lbs) Spencer Lanosga: Jesuit, Louisiana: 7th Place (285 lbs) Elijah Penton: Winter Springs, Florida: 8th Place (175 lbs) Logan Rozynski: Blair Academy, New Jersey: 7th Place (144 lbs) NC State Will Denny: Marist, Illinois: 5th Place (150 lbs) - Class of 2025 Luca Felix: University, West Virginia: 3-2 (165 lbs) Louie Gill: Reynolds, Pennsylvania: 6th Place (120 lbs) Gavin Linsman: Liberty, Missouri: 2-2 (144 lbs) Draegen Orine: Seckman, Missouri: 8th Place (132 lbs) Jaydon Robinson: Winter Springs, Florida: 4th Place (144 lbs) Brogan Tucker: Graham, Ohio: 8th Place (144 lbs) - Class of 2025 Nebraska Omar Ayoub: Dublin Coffman, Ohio: Runner-Up (138 lbs) Tyler Eise: Ponderosa, Colorado: 4th Place (175 lbs) - Class of 2025 Kody Routledge: Edmond North, Oklahoma: Runner-Up (150 lbs) - Class of 2025 Cade Ziola: Skutt Catholic, Nebraska: Champion (190 lbs) - Class of 2025 North Carolina Mitchell Younger: Bishop Watterson, Ohio: 8th Place (150 lbs) - Class of 2025 Northern Illinois Lucian O’Brien: St. Edward, Ohio: 4-2 (138 lbs) Northwestern Eddie Enright: Mt. Carmel, Illinois: 3-2 (157 lbs) Ty Wilson: Dublin Scioto, Ohio: 6th Place (150 lbs) Ohio State Ethan Birden: Dublin Coffman, Ohio: 4th Place (165 lbs) Ben Davino: St. Charles East, Illinois: Champion (132 lbs) Carter Neves: Blair Academy, New Jersey: Champion (285 lbs) Oklahoma Sebastian DeGennarro: Jensen Beach, Florida: 4-2 (126 lbs) - Class of 2025 Clay Giddens-Buttram: Bixby, Oklahoma: 6th Place (165 lbs) Jake Hockaday: Brownsburg, Indiana: 3-2 (132 lbs) - Class of 2025 Hunter Holllingsworth: Edmond North, Oklahoma: 5th Place (138 lbs) Beric Jordan: Stillwater, Oklahoma: Runner-Up (120 lbs) Jude Randall: Edmond North, Oklahoma: 5-2 (165 lbs) Landyn Sommer: Stillwater, Oklahoma: Champion (157 lbs) Oklahoma State JJ McComas: Stillwater, Oklahoma: 4th Place (126 lbs) Oregon State Hudson Rogers: Meridian, Idaho: 2-2 (175 lbs) Hunter Taylor: Liberty, Missouri: Runner-Up (113 lbs) Penn Omer Barak: Lake Highland Prep, Florida: 2-2 (175 lbs) Davis Motyka: Wyoming Seminary, Pennsylvania: Champion (113 lbs) Paul Ognissanti: Blair Academy, New Jersey: 5th Place (157 lbs) Nathan Taylor: Green Farms Academy, Connecticut: 3rd Place (190 lbs) Penn State Asher Cunningham: State College, Pennsylvania: 3rd Place (157 lbs) - Class of 2025 Mason Gibson: Bishop McCort, Pennsylvania: 7th Place (132 lbs) Luke Lilledahl: Wyoming Seminary, Pennsylvania: Champion (126 lbs) Joseph Sealey: Wyoming Seminary, Pennsylvania: Runner-Up (165 lbs) Pittsburgh Kade Brown: St. Edward, Ohio: 3-2 (144 lbs) Colyn Limbert: Buckeye, Ohio: 3-2 (120 lbs) Princeton Noah Blair: Millard West, Nebraska: 2-2 (175 lbs) Dale O’Blia: Mullen, Colorado: 4-2 (120 lbs) Ethan Rivera: Lake Highland Prep, Florida: 5th Place (120 lbs) Purdue Wyatt Krejsa: Center Grove, Indiana: 3-2 (150 lbs) Rutgers Nate Blanchette: Central Catholic, Massachusetts: 2-2 (175 lbs) SIU Edwardsville Porter Matecki: Whitfield, Missouri: 3-2 (126 lbs) South Dakota State Carson Dupill: Greeneville, Tennessee: 3-2 (120 lbs) - Class of 2025 Stanford Jack Consiglio: Malvern Prep, Pennsylvania: Runner-Up (144 lbs) Virginia Aiden Allen: LaSalle, Ohio: 2-2 (126 lbs) Adam Butler: St. Edward, Ohio: 3-2 (132 lbs) - Class of 2025 Nathan Rickards: Malvern Prep, Pennsylvania: 3-2 (157 lbs) Emmitt Sherlock: Gilman, Maryland: 7th Place (165 lbs) - Class of 2025 Lincoln Shulaw: St. Francis DeSales, Ohio: 4-2 (190 lbs) - Class of 2025 Max Shulaw: St. Francis DeSales, Ohio: 3rd Place (215 lbs) Virginia Tech Dillon Campbell: Legacy Christian Academy, Ohio: 6th Place (132 lbs) Claudio Torres: Lake Highland Prep, Florida: 3-2 (150 lbs) - Class of 2025 Gage Wright: Parkersburg South, West Virginia: Champion (175 lbs) West Virginia Gunner Andrick: Point Pleasant, West Virginia: 3-2 (132 lbs) - Class of 2025 Rune Lawrence: Frazier, Pennsylvania: Runner-Up (215 lbs) Wisconsin Colin Kelly: Mt. Carmel, Illinois: Runner-Up (175 lbs) Wyoming Gunner Henry: Brownsburg, Indiana: 1-2 (190 lbs) Eddie Neitenbach: Buckeye, Ohio: 3rd Place (175 lbs)

Weekend Dual Results Saturday’s Duals Wisconsin 22 Rider 16 125 - Eric Barnett (Wisconsin) maj Tyler Klinsky (Rider) 13-5 133 - Nicolar Rivera (Wisconsin) maj Richie Koehler (Rider) 18-8 141 - McKenzie Bell (Rider) dec Felix Lettini (Wisconsin) 8-3 149 - Joe Zargo (Wisconsin) dec Quinn Kinner (Rider) 7-1 157 - Colton Washleski (Rider) maj Luke Mechler (Wisconsin) 12-4 165 - Jake Silverstein (Rider) maj Gavin Model (Wisconsin) 10-2 174 - Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin) maj Michael Wilson (Rider) 15-4 184 - Max Maylor (Wisconsin) dec Isaac Dean (Rider) 4-1SV 197 - Shane Liegel (Wisconsin) maj Brock Zurawski (Rider) 13-5 285 - David Szuba (Rider) tech Gannon Rosenfeld (Wisconsin) 22-6 Indiana 25 Central Michigan 15 125 - Sean Spidle (Central Michigan) dec Michael Spangler (Indiana) 2-1 133 - Vince Perez (Central Michigan) dec Cayden Rooks (Indiana) 11-8 141 - Danny Fongaro (Indiana) fall JaKerion Merritt (Central Michigan) 6:17 149 - Graham Rooks (Indiana) dec Corbyn Munson (Central Michigan) 2-1 157 - Johnny Lovett (Central Michigan) dec Nico Bolivar (Indiana) 5-1 165 - Derek Gilcher (Indiana) dec Tyler Swiderski (Central Michigan) 7-2 174 - DJ Washington (Indiana) maj Alex Cramer (Central Michigan) 15-4 184 - Roman Rogotzke (Indiana) dec Cody Brenner (Central Michigan) 7-5 197 - Gabe Sollars (Indiana) fall Luke Cochran (Central Michigan) 2:54 285 - Bryan Caves (Central Michigan) FFT Long Island 31 Bloomsburg 8 125 - Robbie Sagaris (Long Island) dec Bronson Garber (Bloomsburg) 5-1 133 - Christopher Betancourt (Long Island) dec Michael Cassidy (Bloomsburg) 5-0 141 - Devin Matthews (Long Island) tech Major Lewis (Bloomsburg) 16-0 149 - Cade Balestrini (Bloomsburg) dec Drew Witham (Long Island) 2-1 157 - Rhise Royster (Long Island) dec William Morrow (Bloomsburg) 4-1 165 - Caden Dobbins (Bloomsburg) dec James Johnston (Long Island) 15-0 174 - Blake Bahna (Long Island) fall Josh Bonomo (Bloomsburg) 1:52 184 - Anthony D’Alesio (Long Island) dec Tanner Culver (Bloomsburg) 7-1 197 - John Dusza (Long Island) maj Kolby Flank (Bloomsburg) 12-2 285 - Aeden Begue (Long Island) maj Tyler McCarthan (Bloomsburg) 11-3 Wisconsin 26 Drexel 11 125 - Eric Barnett (Wisconsin) maj Desmond Pleasant (Drexel) 9-0 133 - Nicolar Rivera (Wisconsin) maj John Hildebrandt (Drexel) 8-0 141 - Jordan Soriano (Drexel) dec Felix Lettini (Wisconsin) 8-2 149 - Joe Zargo (Wisconsin) maj Dominic Findora (Drexel) 15-4 157 - Luke Mechler (Wisconsin) dec Tyler Williams (Drexel) 4-0 165 - Cody Walsh (Drexel) tech Gavin Model (Wisconsin) 21-2 174 - Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin) tech Tanner Updegraff (Drexel) 18-3 184 - Max Maylor (Wisconsin) dec Jack Janda (Drexel) 17-13 197 - Shane Liegel (Wisconsin) dec Ibrahim Ameer (Drexel) 6-5 285 - Santino Morina (Drexel) dec Gannon Rosenfeld (Wisconsin) 5-0 Sunday’s Duals Penn State 43 Hofstra 10 125 - Braeden Davis (Penn State) maj Dylan Acevedo-Switzer (Hofstra) 11-2 133 - Aaron Nagao (Penn State) tech Ryan Arbeit (Hofstra) 21-6 141 - David Evans (Penn State) tech Alex Turley (Hofstra) 19-4 149 - Noah Tapia (Hofstra) maj Connor Pierce (Penn State) 11-2 157 - Levi Haines (Penn State) fall Dylan Zenion (Hofstra) 1:02 165 - Mitchell Mesenbrink (Penn State) fall Matt Waddell (Hofstra) 1:24 174 - Carter Starocci (Penn State) tech Eric Shindel (Hofstra) 19-3 184 - Bernie Truax (Penn State) fall Will Conlon (Hofstra) 1:51 197 - Aaron Brooks (Penn State) fall Nik Miller (Hofstra) 4:22 285 - Keaton Kluever (Hofstra) fall AJ Fricchione (Penn State) 4:32 Pittsburgh 21 Ohio State 13 125 - Colton Camacho (Pittsburgh) dec Brendan McCrone (Ohio State) 14-9 133 - Nic Bouzakis (Ohio State) dec Vince Santaniello (Pittsburgh) 5-2 141 - Cole Matthews (Pittsburgh) dec Jesse Mendez (Ohio State) 4-2 149 - Dylan D’Emilio (Ohio State) dec Finn Solomon (Pittsburgh) 12-11 157 - Paddy Gallagher (Ohio State) maj Jared Keslar (Pittsburgh) 17-3 165 - Holden Heller (Pittsburgh) maj Isaac Wilcox (Ohio State) 10-2 174 - Carson Kharchla (Ohio State) dec Luca Augustine (Pittsburgh) 11-7 184 - Reece Heller (Pittsburgh) maj Gavin Hoffman (Ohio State) 12-2 197 - Mac Stout (Pittsburgh) dec Luke Geog (Ohio State) 7-1 285 - Dayton Pitzer (Pittsburgh) maj Hogan Swenski (Ohio State) 12-2 Navy 27 Ohio 12 125 - Evan Tallmadge (Navy) fall Ryan Meek (Ohio) 4:10 133 - Brendan Ferretti (Navy) tech Paul Woo (Ohio) 18-2 141 - Josh Koderhandt (Navy) fall Aidan Waszak (Ohio) Fall 4:59 149 - Dominic Hoffarth (Ohio) dec Nick Vafiadis (Navy) 8-5 157 - Peyten Kellar (Ohio) dec Jonathan Ley (Navy) 4-1 165 - Andrew Cerniglia (Navy) dec Garrett Thompson (Ohio) 7-5 174 - Sal Perrine (Ohio) dec Danny Wask (Navy) 4-3 184 - Zayne Lehman (Ohio) dec David Key (Navy) 8-6 197 - Jacob Lucas (Navy) dec Austin Starr (Ohio) 4-3 285 - Grady Griess (Navy) maj Jordan Greer (Ohio) 10-2 Rutgers 40 Buffalo 0 125 - Brandan Chletsos (Rutgers) dec Jordan Reyes (Buffalo) 5-1 133 - Dylan Shawver (Rutgers) tech Tommy Maddox (Buffalo) 22-7 141 - Mitch Moore (Rutgers) fall Andy Lucinski (Buffalo) 1:23 149 - Michael Cetta (Rutgers) dec Nick Stampoulos (Buffalo) 2-1 157 - Andrew Clark (Rutgers) dec Ty Raines (Buffalo) 8-2 165 - Tony White (Rutgers) dec Hunter Shaut (Buffalo) 2-1 174 - Jackson Turley (Rutgers) dec Jay Nivison (Buffalo) 10-5 184 - Brian Soldano (Rutgers) fall Chase Kranitz (Buffalo) :56 197 - John Poznanski (Rutgers) maj Sam Mitchell (Buffalo) 18-4 285 - John O’Donnell (Rutgers) maj Robbie Unroh (Buffalo) 9-0 Columbia 28 Northern Iowa 21 125 - Trever Anderson (Northern Iowa) fall Nick Babin (Columbia) 5:20 133 - Angelo Rini (Columbia) dec Julian Farber (Northern Iowa) 8-3 141 - Kai Owen (Columbia) fall Cael Happel (Northern Iowa) 2:54 149 - Richard Fedalen (Columbia) fall Cael Rahnavardi (Northern Iowa) 1:15 157 - Ryder Downey (Northern Iowa) maj Jaden Le (Columbia) 11-2 165 - Kyle Mosher (Columbia) fall RJ Weston (Northern Iowa) 3:11 174 - Lennox Wolak (Columbia) dec Jared Simma (Northern Iowa) 6-5 184 - Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa) tech Aaron Ayzerov (Columbia) 25-5 197 - Jack Wehmeyer (Columbia) maj Kalob Runyon (Northern Iowa) 13-5 285 - Tyrell Gordon (Northern Iowa) fall William McChesney (Columbia) 2:48 Oklahoma State 28 Oklahoma 9 125 - Troy Spratley (Oklahoma State) dec Conrad Hendrickson (Oklahoma) 4-1 133 - Reece Witcraft (Oklahoma State) dec Jace Koelzer (Oklahoma) 8-1 141 - Tagen Jamison (Oklahoma State) dec Kaden Smith (Oklahoma) 6-3 149 - Willie McDougald (Oklahoma) dec Jordan Williams (Oklahoma State) 5-4 157 - Teague Travis (Oklahoma State) maj John Wiley (Oklahoma) 11-2 165 - Izzak Olejnik (Oklahoma State) dec Cael Carlson (Oklahoma) 8-3 174 - Brayden Thompson (Oklahoma State) maj Tate Picklo (Oklahoma) 9-0 184 - Dustin Plott (Oklahoma State) tech Giuseppe Hoose (Oklahoma) 18-2 197 - Stephen Buchanan (Oklahoma) fall Kyle Haas (Oklahoma State) 4:19 285 - Konner Doucet (Oklahoma State) dec Josh Heindselman (Oklahoma) 2-1TB West Virginia 31 Northern Colorado 9 125 - Jett Strickenberger (West Virginia) dec Stevo Poulin (Northern Colorado) 11-6 133 - Dominick Serrano (Northern Colorado) tech Davin Rhoads (West Virginia) 19-4 141 - Jordan Titus (West Virginia) maj Armando Garcia (Northern Colorado) 13-2 149 - Ty Watters (West Virginia) fall Benji Alanis (Northern Colorado) 2:42 157 - Vince Zerban (Northern Colorado) maj Caleb Dowling (West Virginia) 8-0 165 - Peyton Hall (West Virginia) tech Derek Matthews (Northern Colorado) 19-0 174 - Brody Conley (West Virginia) dec Ayden Rix-McElhinney (Northern Colorado) 11-4 184 - Dennis Robin (West Virginia) dec Andrew Donahue (Northern Colorado) 6-5 197 - Austin Cooley (West Virginia) dec Noah Pettigrew (Northern Colorado) 8-2 285 - Michael Wolfgram (West Virginia) maj Xavier Doolin (Northern Colorado) 10-2 Minnesota 33 North Dakota State 7 125 - Patrick McKee (Minnesota) FFT 133 - Jager Eisch (Minnesota) dec Fernando Barreto (North Dakota State) 9-6SV 141 - Gavin Drexler (North Dakota State) dec Ben Lunn (Minnesota) 4-2 149 - Drew Roberts (Minnesota) dec Maxwell Petersen (North Dakota State) 2-1TB 157 - Michael Blockhus (Minnesota) tech Landen Johnson (North Dakota State) 17-2 165 - Blaine Brenner (Minnesota) maj Brendan Howes (North Dakota State) 9-0 174 - Gaven Sax (North Dakota State) maj Andrew Sparks (Minnesota) 8-0 184 - Devin Wasley (Minnesota) dec Adam Cherne (North Dakota State) 9-5 197 - Garrett Joles (Minnesota) fall Spencer Mooberry (North Dakota State) 5:56 285 - Bennett Tabor (Minnesota) dec Devon Dawson (North Dakota State) 6-3 Maryland 35 Morgan State 6 125 - Tommy Capul (Maryland) dec Kevin Lopez (Morgan State) 11-10 133 - Braxton Brown (Maryland) fall Shawn Ryncarz (Morgan State) Fall 141 - Dario Lemus (Maryland) tech Khalid Brinkley (Morgan State) 149 - Ethen Miller (Maryland) tech Aaron Turner (Morgan State) 20-1 157 - Michael North (Maryland) maj EJ Tecson (Morgan State) 12-0 165 - Jake Marsh (Morgan State) dec Gaven Bell (Maryland) 10-8 174 - Cort Vann (Morgan State) dec Mason Stein (Maryland) 4-3 184 - Chase Mielnik (Maryland) dec Kingsley Menifee (Morgan State) 4-1 197 - Jaxon Smith (Maryland) tech Nathanic Kendricks (Morgan State) 18-3 285 - Seth Nevills (Maryland) tech Sam Alsheimer (Morgan State) 18-2

Friday’s Dual Results VMI 23 Kent State 16 125 - Adan Benavidez (Kent State) dec Tony Burke (VMI) 9-5 133 - Dyson Dunham (VMI) dec Matt Ellis (Kent State) 7-2 141 - Patrick Jordon (VMI) fall Billy Meiszner (Kent State) :28 149 - Ryan Vigil (VMI) maj Mikey Lewarchick (Kent State) 8-0 157 - Keegan Knapp (Kent State) dec Josh Yost (VMI) 4-2 165 - Aaron Ferguson (Kent State) dec Luke Hart (VMI) 4-1 174 - Braxton Lewis (VMI) maj Ashton Breen (Kent State) 14-1 184 - Kyle Snider (Kent State) dec River Carroll (VMI) 7-1 197 - Blake Schaffer (Kent State) maj Josh Evans (VMI) 18-8 285 - Tyler Mousaw (VMI) fall Josh Boggan (Kent State) 5:45 Gannon 20 Kent State 19 125 - Jose Diaz (Gannon) dec Adan Benavidez (Kent State) 5-4 133 - Jerry Echevarria (Gannon) dec Matt Ellis (Kent State) 3-2 141 - Billy Meiszner (Kent State) maj Caleb Chaves (Gannon) 15-3 149 - James Ryan (Gannon) maj Kaden Setzer (Kent State) 15-2 157 - Keegan Knapp (Kent State) dec Ethan Richner (Gannon) 6-2 165 - Nicholas Coreno (Gannon) dec Aaron Ferguson (Kent State) 4-2 174 - Aidan Faria (Kent State) maj Caleb Butterfield (Gannon) 14-6 184 - Kyle Snider (Kent State) dec Andrija Ivanovic (Gannon) 8-5 197 - Blake Schaffer (Kent State) tech Anthony Glessner (Gannon) 21-4 285 - Matt Long (Gannon) fall Josh Boggan (Kent State) 2:18 Rutgers 24 Princeton 9 125 - Dean Peterson (Rutgers) dec Drew Heethuis (Princeton) 7-3 133 - Dylan Shawver (Rutgers) maj Sean Pierson (Princeton) 19-6 141 - Mitch Moore (Rutgers) maj Tyler Vasquez (Princeton) 13-2 149 - Eligh Rivera (Princeton) dec Michael Cetta (Rutgers) 4-1SV 157 - Andrew Clark (Rutgers) dec Rocco Camillaci (Princeton) 9-4 165 - Blaine Bergey (Princeton) dec Tony White (Rutgers) 5-4SV 174 - Jackson Turley (Rutgers) maj Mikey Squires (Princeton) 17-6 184 - Brian Soldano (Rutgers) dec Nate Dugan (Princeton) 5-4 197 - John Poznanski (Rutgers) dec Luke Stout (Princeton) 8-4 285 - Matt Cover (Princeton) dec John O’Donnell (Rutgers) 2-1 Duke 19 Davidson 17 125 - Logan Agin (Duke) tech Enis Ljikovic (Davidson) 19-2 133 - Raymond Adams (Duke) maj John Hager (Davidson) 10-1 141 - Josh Viarengo (Davidson) tech Ethan Grimminger (Duke) 18-3 149 - Tyler McKnight (Davidson) dec Jarred Papscy (Duke) 10-6 157 - Logan Ferraro (Duke) dec Tanner Peake (Davidson) 2-1TB 165 - Bryce Sanderlin (Davidson) dec Gaetano Console (Duke) 7-1 174 - Marc Koch (Davidson) dec Jack Wimmer (Duke) 5-2 184 - Conor Becker (Duke) dec Wyatt Ferguson (Davidson) 9-4 197 - Cameo Blankenship (Davidson) dec Kwasi Bonsu (Duke) 11-4 285 - Connor Barket (Duke) maj Jake Fernicola (Davidson) 13-3 Oklahoma State 25 Lehigh 12 125 - Troy Spratley (Oklahoma State) dec Luke Stanich (Lehigh) 4-2 133 - Ryan Crookham (Lehigh) maj Reece Witcraft (Oklahoma State) 11-2 141 - Tagen Jamison (Oklahoma State) tech Ethan Smith (Lehigh) 17-2 149 - Jordan Williams (Oklahoma State) dec Drew Munch (Lehigh) 10-5 157 - Teague Travis (Oklahoma State) dec Max Brignola (Lehigh) 5-1 165 - Izzak Olejnik (Oklahoma State) maj Jake Logan (Lehigh) 14-5 174 - Brayden Thompson (Oklahoma State) dec Thayne Lawrence (Lehigh) 8-2 184 - Dustin Plott (Oklahoma State) maj Caden Rogers (Lehigh) 9-1 197 - Michael Beard (Lehigh) tech Kyle Haas (Oklahoma State) 17-2 285 - Nathan Taylor (Lehigh) dec Konner Doucet (Oklahoma State) 4-3 Iowa 38 Columbia 3 125 - Drake Ayala (Iowa) tech Nick Babin (Columbia) 19-3 133 - Cullan Schriever (Iowa) dec Angelo Rini (Columbia) 9-6SV 141 - Real Woods (Iowa) tech Kai Owen (Columbia) 18-2 149 - Caleb Rathjen (Iowa) maj Richard Fedalen (Columbia) 15-3 157 - Jared Franek (Iowa) dec Jaden Le (Columbia) 9-5 165 - Michael Caliendo (Iowa) maj Kyle Mosher (Columbia) 18-5 174 - Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) tech Garrett Bilgrav (Columbia) 19-4 184 - Aaron Ayzerov (Columbia) dec Aiden Riggins (Iowa) 5-2 197 - Zach Glazier (Iowa) maj Jack Wehmeyer (Columbia) 14-2 285 - Bradley Hill (Iowa) tech William McChesney (Columbia) 19-4 Missouri 40 Wyoming 6 125 - Noah Surtin (Missouri) dec Jore Volk (Wyoming) 7-4SV 133 - Kade Moore (Missouri) dec Cooper Birdwell (Wyoming) 8-3 141 - Cole Brooks (Wyoming) dec Owen Uhls (Missouri) Fall 2:40 149 - Nate Pulliam (Missouri) maj Gabe Willochell (Wyoming) 21-10 157 - Brock Mauller (Missouri) tech Cooper Voorhees (Wyoming) 19-4 165 - Keegan O’Toole (Missouri) fall Brett McIntosh (Wyoming) :35 174 - Peyton Mocco (Missouri) fall Riley Davis (Wyoming) 5:06 184 - Clayton Whiting (Missouri) maj Quayin Short (Wyoming) 12-4 197 - Rocky Elam (Missouri) dec Joey Novak (Wyoming) 5-3 285 - Zach Elam (Missouri) fall Mason Ding (Wyoming) :40 West Virginia 27 Air Force 11 125 - Jett Strickenberger (West Virginia) dec Tucker Owens (Air Force) 10-8 133 - Brenden Barnes (Air Force) dec Davin Rhoads (West Virginia) 5-3 141 - Jordan Titus (West Virginia) dec Garrett Kuchan (Air Force) 10-7 149 - Ty Watters (West Virginia) fall Joe Fernau (Air Force) 3:51 157 - Caleb Dowling (West Virginia) maj Brooks Gable (Air Force) 11-1 165 - Peyton Hall (West Virginia) dec Giano Petrucelli (Air Force) 9-0 174 - Brody Conley (West Virginia) maj Noah Blake (Air Force) 8-0 184 - Sam Wolf (Air Force) dec Dennis Robin (West Virginia) 3-1 197 - Austin Cooley (West Virginia) dec Calvin Sund (Air Force) 4-2 285 - Wyatt Hendrickson (Air Force) tech Michael Wolfgram (West Virginia) 15-0

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 five 18-6: Nick 17-7: Bob D, James, Austin, Richard 16-8: Willie, Rachel, Morgan, Tony, Robbie 15-9: Dysen 14-10: Earl 13-11: Ryan, Jagger, Kevin Below are the picks for week six. One of the duals takes place this evening!

The 2023 Walsh Ironman began today and for over a decade now, it’s been considered the toughest in-season high school tournament in the nation. Since its inception in 1994, the Ironman’s alumni is a “who’s who” of great wrestlers. On that note, we’ve decided to take a look at which schools have inked the most Ironman champions over the last 10 tournaments (2012-2022). Below are past Ironman champions sorted out by the school they originally signed with out of high school. Though the 2022 tournament has been included, we did not list wrestlers that are still active in high school. American Niko Camacho (2016 - 285 lbs) Arizona State Richie Figueroa (2018 - 113 lbs) Cohlton Schultz (2017 - 285 lbs; 2018 - 285 lbs) Anthony Valencia (2013 - 170 lbs; 2014 - 170 lbs) Zahid Valencia (2012 - 113 lbs; 2013 - 132 lbs; 2014 - 182 lbs) Army West Point Dalton Harkins (2019 - 152 lbs) Russell Parsons (2012 - 152 lbs) Boise State Kevin Vough (2014 - 285 lbs) Central Michigan Matt Stencel (2015 - 220 lbs) Clarion Edgar Ruano (2013 - 220 lbs) Cleveland State Georgio Poullas (2016 - 160 lbs) Cornell Joshua Saunders (2018 - 138 lbs) Edinboro Dylan Reynolds (2014 - 195 lbs) Harvard Hunter Ladnier (2015 - 138 lbs) Eric Morris (2012 - 182 lbs) Illinois Brooks Black (2012 - 285 lbs) Dylan Duncan (2015 - 132 lbs) Kannon Webster (2022 - 138 lbs) Indiana Jake Danishek (2013 - 152 lbs) Iowa Michael Kemerer (2014 - 145 lbs) Spencer Lee (2013 - 113 lbs; 2014 - 120 lbs; 2016 - 126 lbs) Alex Marinelli (2014 - 160 lbs; 2015 - 160 lbs) Jacob Warner (2016 - 195 lbs) Iowa State David Carr (2015 - 145 lbs; 2017 - 152 lbs) Lehigh Dylan Milonas (2013 - 160 lbs) Drew Munch (2019 - 132 lbs) Little Rock Nasir Bailey (2021 - 132 lbs) Lock Haven Tyler Stoltzfus (2019 - 170 lbs) Maryland Cole Deery (2019 - 285 lbs) Michigan Rylan Rogers (2019 - 182 lbs) Joey Silva (2017 - 132 lbs) Minnesota Ryan Thomas (2017 - 160 lbs) Missouri Malik Johnson (2017 - 126 lbs) Navy Quentin Hovis (2016 - 152) NC State Dylan Fishback (2021 - 190 lbs) Nick Reenan (2015 - 182 lbs) Vince Robinson (2021 - 126 lbs) Tariq Wilson (2015 - 126 lbs) Nebraska Brock Hardy (2017 - 145 lbs) Mikey Labriola (2016 - 170 lbs) Ethan Stiles (2022 - 157 lbs) Derek White (2013 - 195 lbs) North Carolina Lachlan McNeil (2019 - 145 lbs) Gabe Tagg (2016 - 113 lbs) Julian Tagg (2016 - 106 lbs) Northwestern Frankie Tal-Shahar (2019 - 138 lbs) Ohio Moises Guillen (2016 - 138 lbs) Cameron Kelly (2014 - 132 lbs) Ohio State Nic Bouzakis (2019 - 126 lbs) Jacob Decatur (2017 - 106 lbs) Nick Feldman (2021 - 285 lbs) Paddy Gallagher (2019 - 160 lbs) Ke-Shawn Hayes (2013 - 120 lbs) Bo Jordan (2012 - 160 lbs) Micah Jordan (2013 - 145 lbs) Rocky Jordan (2017 - 170 lbs) Carson Kharchla (2018 - 170 lbs) Sammy Sasso (2016 - 145 lbs) Seth Shumate (2019 - 195 lbs) Chase Singletary (2015 - 195 lbs; 2016 - 220 lbs) Kyle Snyder (2012 - 220 lbs) JD Stickley (2017 - 138 lbs) Nathan Tomasello (2012 - 120 lbs) Rocco Welsh (2021 - 165 lbs) Oklahoma Sam Dover (2018 - 152 lbs) Davion Jeffries (2014 - 138 lbs) Darrien Roberts (2018 - 182 lbs) Oklahoma State AJ Ferrari (2017 - 182 lbs; 2018 - 195 lbs) Cael Hughes (2022 - 132 lbs) Trevor Mastrogiovanni (2017 - 113 lbs; 2018 - 120 lbs) Brayden Thompson (2022 - 190 lbs) Reece Witcraft (2018 - 126 lbs) Penn Michael Colaiocco (2017 - 120 lbs) Frank Mattiace (2012 - 195 lbs) Penn State Beau Bartlett (2016 - 120 lbs) Michael Beard (2016 - 182 lbs; 2017 - 195 lbs) Tyler Kasak (2021 - 138 lbs) Mason Manville (2015 - 152 lbs) Bo Nickal (2013 - 182 lbs) Zain Retherford (2012 - 138 lbs) Gary Steen (2019 - 113 lbs) Shayne Van Ness (2018 - 132 lbs) Pittsburgh Austin Bell (2015 - 170 lbs) Edgar Bright (2012 - 145 lbs) Eli Seipel (2014 - 126 lbs) Cody Wiercioch (2012 - 170 lbs) Princeton Matt Kolodzik (2013 - 126 lbs) Marc-Anthony McGowan (2019 - 106 lbs; 2021 - 120 lbs) Stanford Daniel Cardenas (2021 - 150 lbs) Joey McKenna (2013 - 138 lbs) Kyle Rowan (2018 - 106 lbs) David Shownumi (2014 - 220 lbs) Real Woods (2015 - 113 lbs) Virginia Jack Mueller (2016 - 120 lbs) Virginia Tech Connor Brady (2018 - 160 lbs) Mac Church (2022 - 144 lbs) Joey Dance (2012 - 126 lbs) Mitch Moore (2014 - 113 lbs) TJ Stewart (2021 - 215 lbs) West Virginia Brody Conley (2021 - 175 lbs) Jordan Titus (2019 - 120 lbs) Wisconsin Braxton Amos (2017 - 220 lbs; 2018 - 220 lbs; 2019 - 220 lbs) Eli Stickley (2012 - 106 lbs) Non-DI Centenary Ryan Anderson (2018 - 145 lbs) Notre Dame Kameron Teacher (2015 - 285 lbs) Isaiah White (2014 - 152 lbs) Wheeling Zack Donathan (2016 - 132 lbs) Nate Keaton (2015 - 106 lbs) Tyler Warner (2013 - 106 lbs)

Good morning, friends. Plenty of questions came in this week so I won’t even waste any time boring you with some anecdote or some other nonsense. We have more important things to discuss. Like this… Is the custody of Jagger match the biggest college wrestling stipulation in the annals of history? DR Rhino I kind of think it has to be. The balance of power in New Jersey is on the line here. He who possesses the Jagger possesses all the power in the Garden State. Not to mention the pork roll/Taylor Ham debate potentially being settled here. Much like the Dead Rabbits, the term that loses shall never be uttered again in these parts. I don’t even know which side of the debate the teams are on. Neither team is North Jersey proper and Princeton is not even in the realm, whereas Rutgers can at least claim to be the mythical Central Jersey. But newly minted Tigers coach Joe Dubuque is a card-carrying native of the north and Rutgers skipper Scott Goodale is a Jersey Shore guy. Both teams have a mix of north and south guys plus some out-of-staters who are probably confused about the entire ordeal. But who cares. We’re New Jersey and we don’t have to make sense. We never have and we never will, but you love us anyway. Give me your hottest Bedlam take. Rachel Gallardo Like a wild take on it or just a general take while looking absolutely dapper? Either way, I don’t really have one. New Sooners coach Roger Kish gets his first taste of this storied rivalry so maybe he has something up his sleeve. Daton Fix gets about his ninth taste of the rivalry but his status is up in the air at the moment. That certainly helps Oklahoma though Reece Witcraft is a very capable backup. I only wish ESPN did a Sunday Dual of the Week on one of their channels and aired this one. Seriously, why don’t they do that? Put it on ESPN2 or ESPNU but help us out here! If you weren’t doing the job you’re doing now, what would you be doing? Raquel Gallardo My day job? I have no idea because I prefer to not work at all. Thirty years is enough already but I don’t see retirement in my future. The truth is, I’ve always wanted to entertain folks in some capacity, but never actually acted on it aside from goofing with my friends. And that’s why I enjoy doing this so much and am grateful for the opportunity that was given to me here. It may be small and maybe only like fifteen people read it, but you're my fifteen people. And you all let me fulfill a dream in some small way. When it’s all over and I’m dead or fired, I can at least say I did take a chance for once and someone out there enjoyed it. Seriously though, I have no idea how any of this happened. We know what Willie’s watching, what is Jagger looking forward to watching this weekend? Dan Seifring Well, the opera wars are heating up on HBO’s The Gilded Age right now. Mrs. Astor is about to offer a deal to Bertha before she loses everyone to the new Metropolitan Opera House. Plus, the Pittsburgh strike seems to not be going away. But that's for Sunday Night. I also need to finish The Last Champion one of these days. I hear Jason Bryant has quite a love scene in the third act. And I suppose I’ll watch some wrestling in between. I like that Columbia is doing a weekend swing in Iowa. The Lions are spunky and should enjoy seeing some farmland instead of the usual harsh NYC streets. Is a singlet a good Christmas gift for a wife of 30 years? Mike Abromitis Not if you want to have a wife of 31 years. You’ll be dining at Lu Nello alone for the foreseeable future. Do you like Greco-Roman wrestling? Eric Asselin Sure, I respect it. Jags, a kid just emailed me a fugazi excuse for missing class. The thing is, I had completely forgotten to turn in the attendance until I got the email. Should I turn in the cut? Salty Walkon Since I just completed nine seasons of Suits recently, I think I can answer like a lawyer would. Your evidence is inadmissible since it was not entered into discovery. Therefore, the kid is safe for now. I would give the little brat a stern talking to and let him or her know you’re on to them. Did Ben Askren ever get his cyber truck? Richard Anderson Mann Yeah, we’re not doing Ben Askren today, and thanks for the call. And with that, I think we’ll put a wrap on this week’s bag. Crap, did I even mention a wrestler for the lucky mailbag cover boy of the week? Last week, we saw Peyton Robb make the cover and win Outstanding Wrestler at the CKLV. Let’s go with Rider’s Quinn Kinner and see if the Broncs can knock off Wisconsin.

Normally, whenever there is a high-profile high school tournament, we wait until the tournament concludes to present an article tying the placewinners to their future college. This time, with the Walsh Jesuit Ironman less than 24 hours away, we’ll identify the wrestlers to watch by their future home so fans can follow their favorite team’s recruits throughout the tournament. Wrestlers have been sorted by the school they’ve committed to and are listed with their current high school and the weight in which they’ve been entered at the Ironman. Before getting to them, we have a quick list of the top uncommitted juniors and seniors who are expected to compete, as well. The rankings next to each wrestler's name correspond to their current placement on MatScouts Big Board for their respective class. As of now, full brackets haven't been released, so the majority of these wrestlers were taken from the preseeds. We'll have an even more comprehensive recruiting recap at the conclusion of the tournament. Top Uncommitted Junior/Seniors Class of 2024 #119 Eugene Harney: Sycamore, Ohio (157 lbs) #141 Shilo Jones: Mountain View, Idaho (285 lbs) #144 Ricky Thomas: Edmond North, Oklahoma (285 lbs) #146 David Mayora: Montini Catholic, Illinois (150 lbs) #174 Tyler Guerra: St. Charles East, Illinois (138 lbs) Class of 2025 #2 LaDarion Lockett: Stillwater, Oklahoma (165 lbs) #3 Marcus Blaze: Perrysburg, Ohio (132 lbs) #5 Will Henckel: Blair Academy, New Jersey (165 lbs) #7 Vince Bouzakis: Wyoming Seminary, Pennsylvania (150 lbs) #17 Nathan Desmond: Wyoming Seminary, Pennsylvania (120 lbs) #18 Seth Mendoza: Mt. Carmel, Illinois (126 lbs) #43 Jarrell Miller: St. Edward, Ohio (190 lbs) #50 Anthony Evanitsky: Wyoming Seminary, Pennsylvania (157 lbs) #54 Maximus Norman: Baylor School, Tennessee (165 lbs) #61 Ishmael Guerrero: Bixby, Oklahoma (157 lbs) #62 Rylan Kuhn: St. Pius X, Missouri (215 lbs) #64 Hunter Sturgill: Baylor School, Tennessee (157 lbs) #65 Matt Botello: Wyoming Seminary, Pennsylvania (132 lbs) #72 Ayden Thomas: Stillwater, Oklahoma (113 lbs) #87 Anthony Rinehart: Crown Point, Indiana (165 lbs) #88 Jackson Tucker: Hillsboro, Missouri (138 lbs) #100 Landon Jobber-Spence: Staunton River, Virginia (190 lbs) #104 Ty Miller: St. Edward, Ohio (175 lbs) #107 Phoenix Contos: Toledo Waite, Ohio (126 lbs) #118 Gunner Wilson: Broken Arrow, Oklahoma (215 lbs) #127 Lucas Stuerenberg: Archbishop Moeller, Ohio (285 lbs) #131 Eddie Radecki: Caravel Academy, Delaware (138 lbs) #135 David Gleason: Staley, Missouri (144 lbs) #139 Chase Hontz: Faith Christian Academy, Pennsylvania (150 lbs) #150 Christian Fretwell: Lake Gibson, Florida (132 lbs) Committed Recruits Air Force Gunner Cramblett: Graham, Ohio (175 lbs) Charlie LaRocca: Center Grove, Indiana (120 lbs) Gianni Maldonado: Lake Gibson, Florida (150 lbs) Talon McCollom: Edmond North, Oklahoma (175 lbs) Layton Schneider: Edmond North, Oklahoma (144 lbs) American Colin Martin: Staunton River, Virginia (126 lbs) Arizona State Pierson Manville: State College, Pennsylvania (144 lbs) Army West Point Nick O’Neill: Malvern Prep, Pennsylvania (132 lbs) Josh Vasquez: Montini Catholic, Illinois (126 lbs) Bellarmine Holden Huhn: LaSalle, Ohio (138 lbs) Brown Preston Marchesseault: Ponaganset, Rhode Island (190 lbs) Andrew Reall: Ponaganset, Rhode Island (165 lbs) California Baptist Jeremy Ginter: Whitmer, Ohio (157 lbs) Campbell Reese Courtney: Center Grove, Indiana (138 lbs) Central Michigan Aidan Fockler: Massillon Perry, Ohio (285 lbs) Cleveland State Brady Quillen: Olentangy Liberty, Ohio (215 lbs) Columbia Dom Federici: Wyoming Seminary, Pennsylvania (175 lbs) Cornell Jaxon Joy: Wadsworth, Ohio (150 lbs) Ayden Smith: Notre Dame-Green Pond, Pennsylvania (113 lbs) Davidson Tyson Sherlock: Gilman School, Maryland (144 lbs) Illinois Ryan Bennett: St. Edward, Ohio (150 lbs) Jayden Colon: St. Charles East, Illinois (144 lbs) Indiana Matt Hart: Baylor School, Tennessee (138 lbs) Nick Pavlechko: State College, Pennsylvania (285 lbs) Carson Thomas: LaSalle, Ohio (174 lbs) Iowa Leo DeLuca: Blair Academy, New Jersey (120 lbs) Angelo Ferrari: Melissa, Texas (165 lbs) Lehigh Duncan Christensen: Malvern Prep, Pennsylvania (175 lbs) Matthew Lopes: Blair Academy, New Jersey (132 lbs) Chase Van Hoven: Staunton River, Virginia (144 lbs) Maryland Oscar Williams: Edmond North, Oklahoma (215 lbs) Michigan Jude Correa: Wyoming Seminary, Pennsylvania (215 lbs) Michigan State Brodie Dominique: Archbold, Ohio (144 lbs) Missouri Mack Mauger: Blackfoot, Idaho (120 lbs) Kollin Rath: Bethlehem Catholic, Pennsylvania (150 lbs) Sampson Stillwell: St. Michael the Archangel, Missouri (285 lbs) Gage Walker: Bixby, Oklahoma (126 lbs) Peyton Westpfahl: Liberty, Missouri (175 lbs) Navy Andrew Binni: Canon-McMillian, Pennsylvania (126 lbs) Spencer Lanosga: Jesuit, Louisiana (285 lbs) Elijah Penton: Winter Springs, Florida (175 lbs) Logan Rozynski: Blair Academy, New Jersey (144 lbs) NC State Will Denny: Marist, Illinois (150 lbs) Luca Felix: University, West Virginia (165 lbs) Louie Gill: Reynolds, Pennsylvania (120 lbs) Gavin Linsman: Liberty, Missouri (144 lbs) Draegen Orine: Seckman, Missouri (132 lbs) Jaydon Robinson: Winter Springs, Florida (144 lbs) Brogan Tucker: Graham, Ohio (144 lbs) Nebraska Omar Ayoub: Dublin Coffman, Ohio (138 lbs) Tyler Eise: Ponderosa, Colorado (175 lbs) Kody Routledge: Edmond North, Oklahoma (150 lbs) Cade Ziola: Skutt Catholic, Nebraska (190 lbs) North Carolina Mitchell Younger: Bishop Watterson, Ohio (150 lbs) Northern Illinois Lucian O’Brien: St. Edward, Ohio (138 lbs) Northwestern Eddie Enright: Mt. Carmel, Illinois (157 lbs) Ty Wilson: Dublin Scioto, Ohio (150 lbs) Ohio State Ethan Birden: Dublin Coffman, Ohio (165 lbs) Ben Davino: St. Charles East, Illinois (132 lbs) Carter Neves: Blair Academy, New Jersey (285 lbs) Oklahoma Sebastian DeGennero: Jensen Beach, Florida (126 lbs) Clay Giddens-Buttram: Bixby, Oklahoma (165 lbs) Jake Hockaday: Brownsburg, Indiana (132 lbs) Hunter Hollingsworth: Edmond North, Oklahoma (138 lbs) Beric Jordan: Stillwater, Oklahoma (120 lbs) Jude Randall: Edmond North, Oklahoma (165 lbs) Landyn Sommer: Stillwater, Oklahoma (157 lbs) Oklahoma State JJ Rogers-McComas: Stillwater, Oklahoma (126 lbs) Oregon State Hunter Taylor: Liberty, Missouri (113 lbs) Penn Davis Motyka: Wyoming Seminary, Pennsylvania (113 lbs) Paul Ognissanti: Blair Academy, New Jersey (157 lbs) Nate Taylor: Greens Farms Academy, Connecticut (190 lbs) Penn State Asher Cunningham: State College, Pennsylvania (157 lbs) Mason Gibson: Bishop McCort, Pennsylvania (132 lbs) Luke Lilledahl: Wyoming Seminary, Pennsylvania (126 lbs) Joseph Sealey: Wyoming Seminary, Pennsylvania (165 lbs) Pittsburgh Kade Brown: St. Edward, Ohio (144 lbs) Colyn Limbert: Buckeye, Ohio (120 lbs) Princeton Noah Blair: Millard West, Nebraska (175 lbs) Ethan Rivera: Lake Highland Prep, Florida (120 lbs) Purdue Wyatt Krejsa: Center Grove, Indiana (150 lbs) Rutgers Nate Blanchette: Central Catholic, Massachusetts (175 lbs) SIU Edwardsville Porter Matecki: Whitfield, Missouri (126 lbs) South Dakota State Carson Dupill: Greeneville, Tennessee (120 lbs) Stanford Jack Consiglio: Malvern Prep, Pennsylvania (144 lbs) Virginia Aiden Allen: LaSalle, Ohio (126 lbs) Nathan Rickards: Malvern Prep, Pennsylvania (157 lbs) Emmitt Sherlock: Gilman Prep, Maryland (165 lbs) Lincoln Shulaw: St. Francis DeSales, Ohio (190 lbs) Max Shulaw: St. Francis DeSales, Ohio (215 lbs) Virginia Tech Dillon Campbell: Legacy Christian Academy, Ohio (132 lbs) Claudio Torres: Lake Highland Prep, Florida (150 lbs) Gage Wright: Parkersburg South, West Virginia (175 lbs) West Virginia Gunner Andrick: Point Pleasant, West Virginia (132 lbs) Rune Lawrence: Frazier, Pennsylvania (215 lbs) Wisconsin Colin Kelly: Mt. Carmel, Illinois (175 lbs) Wyoming Gunner Henry: Brownsburg, Indiana (190 lbs) Eddie Neitenbach: Buckeye, Ohio (175 lbs)