InterMat Staff

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)

The bright lights of Vegas did shine in Week 5, and there was a lot of movement in the Overall Fantasy Wrestler Standings because of it. Week 5: Despite his shock loss in the first match of the tournament, Nic Bouzakis (OHST) is your Week 5 Fantasy Wrestler with 30 Fpts in eight matches. Zach Elam (MIZZ) and Nathan Higley (GMU) both wrestled in their team’s dual(s) and then into their respective tournaments (Cougar Clash and Patriots Open) and finished with 26 Fpts each. However, Elam had a better PPM of 5.20 to Higley’s 4.30. Two Oklahoma State Cowboys follow up next in the standings with CKLV champ Izzak Olejnik having 24 Fpts and Dustin Plott with the same. Also having 24 Fots was Garrett Thompson, who has been putting together a great Fantasy 2024 campaign. At the bottom of the Top-25, heavyweight Boone McDermott (ORST), tied #25 Carson Kharchla (OHST) but fell to #36 due to PPM (kharchal’s 3.00 compared to McDermott’s 2.30. Overall Standings: Caleb Henson remains atop the mountain at #1, extending his lead slightly to 66 total Fpts. Trent Hidlay uses a CKLV title to jump up two spots to #2, while despite winning his only match of the week, Peyton Hall (WVU) drops from #2 to #9. Not quite a Maida rankings slip, but still significant. To see the FULL Week 5 and the OVERALL #FCW24 Leaderboards, click HERE. On to Week 6: Another low-key type scoring week ahead, which again will put emphasis on getting the most out of your lineup matches. Only one official D1 tournament on the slate in the Cleveland State Open. 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: Ethan Berginc (ARMY)- Cleveland State Open Eric Barnett (WISC)- @ Drexel, @ Rider [+8] Dean Peterson (RUT)- Vs Princeton, Vs Buffalo [+7] Pat McKee (MINN)- Vs North Dakota State [+4] Evan Tallmadge (NAVY)- Vs Ohio [+4] Logan Agin (DUKE)- @ Davidson [+3] Drake Ayala (IOWA)- Vs Columbia [+3] Stevo Poulin (UNCO)- Vs West Virginia [+3] 133: Dylan Shawver (RUT)- Vs Princeton, Vs Buffalo [+8] Braxton Brown (MARY)- @ Morgan State [+5] Aaron Nagao (PSU)- Vs Hofstra [+5] Cayden Rooks (IND)- Vs Central Michigan [+4] Ryan Crookham (LEH)- @ Oklahoma State [+4] Tyler Wells (MINN)- Vs North Dakota State [+4] Brendan Ferretti (NAVY)- Vs Ohio [+4] Jackson Sichelstiel (DAV)- Vs Duke [+3] Dominick Serrano (UNCO)- Vs West Virginia [+3] 141: Wyatt Henson (LHU)- Cleveland State Open Mitch Moore (RUT)- Vs Princeton, Vs Buffalo [+10] Kal Miller (MARY)- @ Morgan State [+6] Jordan Titus (WVU)- @ Air Force, @ Northern Colorado [+6] Joshua Koderhandt (NAVY)- Vs Ohio [+5] Beau Bartlett (PSU)- VsHofstra [+5] Josh Mason (BLOO)- @ Long Island [+4] Danny Fongaro (IND)- Vs Central Michigan [+4] Real Woods (IOWA)- Vs Columbia [+4] Cael Happel (UNI)- Vs Columbia [+4] Josh Edmond (MIZZ)- Vs Wyoming [+3] Jesse Mendez (OHST)- Vs Pittsburgh [+3] McKenzie Bell (RID)- Vs Wisconsin [+3] 149: Nick Stonecheck (LHU)- Cleveland State Open Ty Watters (WVU)- @ Air Force, @ Northern Colorado [+9] Kal Miller (MARY)- @ Morgan State [+6] Victor Voinovich (IOWA)- Vs Columbia [+4] Dylan D’Emilio (OHST)- Vs Pittsburgh [+4] Tyler Kasak (PSU)- Vs Hofstra [+4] Tyler McKnight (DAV)- Vs Duke [+3] 157: Nate Lukez (ARMY)- Cleveland State Open Michael North (MARY)- @ Morgan State [+5] Jared Franek (IOWA)- Vs Columbia [+5] Brock Mauller (MIZZ)- Vs Wyoming [+5] Levi Haines (PSU)- Vs Hofstra [+4] Johnny Lovett (CMU)- @ Indiana [+3] Michael Blockhus (MINN)- Vs North Dakota State [+3] Ryder Downey (UNI)- Vs Columbia [+3] Peyten Kellar (OHIO)- @ Navy [+3] Paddy Gallagher (OHST)- Vs Pittsburgh [+3] 165: Beau Mantanona (MICH)- Cleveland State Open Dean Hamiti (WISC)- @ Drexel, @ Rider [+9] Izzak Olejnik (OKST)- Vs Lehigh, @ Oklahoma [+7] Keegan O’Toole (MIZZ)- Vs Wyoming [+5] Mitchell Mesenbrink (PSU)- Vs Hofstra [+5] Michael Caliendo (IOWA)- Vs Columbia [+4] Garrett Thompson (OHIO)- @ Navy [+4] * assuming Cerniglia is not wrestling Derek Gilcher (IND)- Vs Central Michigan [+3] Holden Heller (PITT)- @ Ohio State [+3] 174: Brody Conley (WVU)- @ Air Force, @ Northern Colorado [+8] Carter Starocci (PSU)- Vs Hofstra [+5] Donnell Washington (IND)- Vs Central Michigan [+4] Patrick Kennedy (IOWA)- Vs Columbia [+4] Peyton Mocco (MIZZ)- Vs Wyoming [+4] Tate Picklo (OU)- Vs Oklahoma State [+4] Dominic Solis (MARY)- @ Morgan State [+3] Andrew Sparks (MINN)- Vs North Dakota State [+3] Danny Wask (NAVY)- Vs Ohio [+3] Carson Kharchla (OHST)- Vs Pittsburgh [+3] 184: Seth Shumate (OHST)- Cleveland State Open Dustin Plott (OKST)- Vs Lehigh, @ Oklahoma [+8] Brian Soldano (RUT)- Vs Princeton, Vs Buffalo [+8] Isaiah Salazar (MINN)- Vs North Dakota State [+5] Bernie Truax (PSU)- Vs Hofstra [+5] Roman Rogotzke (IND)- Vs Central Michigan [+4] Clayton Whiting (MIZZ)- Vs Wyoming [+4] Parker Keckeisen (UNI)- Vs Columbia [+4] Kingsley Menifee (MORG)- Vs Maryland [+3] 197: Austin Cooley (WVU)- @ Air Force, @ Northern Colorado [+6] Jaxon Smith (MARY)- @ Morgan State [+5] Rocky Elam (MIZZ)- Vs Wyoming [+5] Aaron Brooks (PSU)- Vs Hofstra [+5] Gabe Sollars (IND)- Vs Central Michigan [+4] Garrett Joles (MINN)- Vs North Dakota State [+3] Wyatt Voelker (UNI)- Vs Columbia [+3] 285: Yaraslau Slavikouski (RUT)- Vs Princeton, Vs Buffalo [+8] Wyatt Hendrickson (AF)- Vs West Virginia [+5] *if he wrestles Seth Nevills (MARY)- @ Morgan State [+5] Zach Elam (MIZZ)- Vs Wyoming [+4] Grady Greiss (NAVY)- Vs Ohio [+4] Greg Kerkvliet (PSU)- Vs Hofstra [+4] Bradley Hill (IOWA)- Vs Columbia [+3] Bennett Tabor (MINN)- Vs North Dakota State [+3] Jose Valdez (UNI)- Vs Columbia [+3] David Szuba (RID)- Vs Wisconsin [+3]

Last week was the premier in-season college tournament. This week there’s the best in-season high school tournament. So while I’ll be at Ironman, I’ll also be keeping my eye on several key things going on at the DI level. 5. The Hangover CKLV was awesome, awesome, awesome. Nothing short of a mini NCAA’s. And several guys had out-of-this-world breakthroughs we couldn’t have imagined. But I PROMISE you some of those bubbles will be popped this weekend. The question is: whose? I’m on the lookout to see who will suffer a Vegas hangover and come back down to earth. 4. Pork Roll vs. Taylor Ham The battle of North Jersey vs. South Jersey as Princeton visits Rutgers. The Tigers graduated a bunch so Rutgers should probably win comfortably, but it’s a great dual in The Garden State between two programs on the rise. It should only gain more steam and fanfare going forward. Certainly, sign me up for Luke Stout vs. John Poznanski at 197. 3. Sneaky Good Head-to-Heads #11-Angelo Rini, Columbia vs. #9-Brody Teske, Iowa - Friday 8PM Why: Two Top 12 seniors here. Rini won Fargo after graduating from powerhouse St. Edward (OH). He’s coming off a win over Nic Bouzakis at the Clarion Open. Bouzakis was recently 3rd in Vegas. So for Teske, who has flirted with AA status in the past, a win here would take a little of the sting out of losing to Iowa State’s Evan Frost. As it turns out, Frost would go on to make the finals at CKLV, making the result not as disappointing as it may have initially been viewed. #15-Jore Volk, Wyoming vs. #16-Noah Surtin, Missouri - Friday 8PM Why: Two reasons. 1) 125 is wide open. Volk is coming off a 5th place showing in Vegas. Both guys are fringe podium contenders. 2) I’ve been saying all season that I’m watching the Missouri lightweights. If they can chip in some points, Mizzou can make a run at a team trophy. #14-Dylan Pitzer, Pitt vs. #18-Nick Feldman, Ohio State - Sunday Noon Why: We could be looking at the start of not only a new rivalry, but perhaps a preview of a future NCAA final. Of the 33 ranked heavyweights in the nation, 29 are Juniors or Seniors. Pitzer and Feldman are the only ranked Freshmen. #11-Garrett Thompson, Ohio vs. #27-Andrew Cerniglia, Navy - Sunday 2PM Why: Garrett Thompson has been on a roll. He beat All-American Peyton Hall earlier this year before taking 5th at CKLV. This is a guy who never even qualified for the state tournament in high school and who now is on the cusp of a Top 10 ranking. And he’s facing Cerniglia who was an absolute PA superstar - 2x State Champ and Ironman Champ. Cerniglia struggled his first couple of campaigns down at 157 but there’s hope he’s more himself up now that he’s not cutting as much. 2. They Call It Bedlam Princeton and Rutgers probably sit down for a nice bowl of fettuccine together after the dual. It’s a good in-state rivalry but it’s nothing like Oklahoma-Oklahoma State. There will be no breaking bread. The Cowboys needed late dramatics last year to win. With the dual tied at 15 in the last bout of the evening, Luke Surber pinned Keegan Moore. And the Sooners certainly don’t want to lose to their rivals in football and wrestling in the same season. WrestleStat has it as a 20-15 OKST win. But that’s a one-match flip from changing everything. 1. The Greatest Ever vs. The Hottest Name in Wrestling I might be setting myself (and y’all) up for disappointment. Daton Fix (@_Greatest_Ever1 on Twitter) is slated to face Ryan Crookham when Lehigh visits Gallagher Iba. So far this season Crookham has beaten NCAA Champ Vito Arujau and NCAA 5th placer Aaron Nagao. Whoever wins, is the unquestionable #1 in America. The problem is, Daton tweaked something just before the start of CKLV and had to scratch. Fingers crossed he’s healthy and we see this bout.

Bethlehem Catholic

Point Pleasant

Poway

We're are officially through a month of the collegiate wrestling season! With CKLV last weekend, a bunch of schools are not in action so we have a relatively small slate of matches this weekend. A total of 24 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. Thursday, December 7: Michigan State at Buffalo 7:00 PM ESPN+ Friday, December 8: VMI at Kent State 1:00 PM Gannon at Kent State 2:30 PM VMI vs. Mount Union at Kent State 2:30 PM Mount Union at Kent State 4:00 PM Princeton at Rutgers 6:00 PM B1G+ Duke at Davidson 7:00 PM Columbia at Iowa 8:00 PM B1G+ Wyoming at Missouri 8:00 PM FloWrestling Lehigh at Oklahoma State 8:00 PM ESPN+ West Virginia at Air Force 9:00 PM FloWrestling Saturday, December 9: Army West Point, Cleveland State, Kent State, Northwestern, VMI at Cleveland State Open 9:30 AM Wisconsin at Rider 12:00 PM ESPN+ Central Michigan at Indiana 2:00 PM B1G+ Bloomsburg at LIU 4:00 PM ESPN+ Wisconsin at Drexel 6:00 PM FloWrestling Sunday, December 10: Pittsburgh at Ohio State 12:00 PM Big Ten Network Hofstra at Penn State 1:00 PM B1G+ Navy vs. Ohio at Jefferson, PA 2:00 PM Buffalo at Rutgers 2:00 PM B1G+ North Dakota State at Minnesota 3:00 PM B1G+ Maryland at Morgan State 3:00 PM Morgan State All-Access West Virginia at Northern Colorado 3:00 PM FloWrestling Columbia at Northern Iowa 3:00 PM FloWrestling Oklahoma State at Oklahoma 3:00 PM ESPN+

Below is a recap of last week’s EIWA action, with individual news and highlights worth noting. Key Takeaways Cornell’s Ungar (125 lbs) and Ramirez (165 lbs) earn silver at CKLV. Ramirez defeats David Carr Eligh Rivera upsets #8 Rooks of Indiana Crookham of Lehigh defeats #3 Nagao, a returning All-American American The Eagles were victorious in seven of ten bouts against Davidson. Shamil Kalmatov and Raymond Lopez each saw some mat time at 125 lbs and 141 lbs, respectively. American had five shutout wins in their seven victories. American 31 – Davidson 7 125 - Shamil Kalmatov (AU) dec. Enis Ljikovic (Davidson), 5-0 (AU 3-0) 133 - Maximilian Leete (AU) major dec. Hale Robinson (Davidson), 9-0 (AU 7-0) 141 - Raymond Lopez (AU) tech. fall Josh Viarengo (Davidson), 17-1 (5:23) (AU 12-0) 149 - Tyler-Xavier McKnight (Davidson) dec. Ethan Szerencsits (AU), 11-8 SV (AU 12-3) 157 - Jack Nies (AU) dec. Tanner Peake (Davidson), 9-6 TB (AU 15-3) 165 - Bryce Sanderlin (Davidson) major dec. Breon Phifer (AU), 11-2 (AU 15-7) 174 - Lucas White (AU) dec. Marc Koch (Davidson), 6-0 (AU 18-7) 184 - Connor Bourne (AU) dec. Wyatt Ferguson (Davidson), 4-0 (AU 21-7) 197 - Carsten Rawls (AU) major dec. Cameo Blankenship (Davidson), 9-0 (AU 25-7) 285 - Will Jarrell (AU) pinned Jake Fernicola (Davidson), 2:58 (AU 31-7) Next up for American is a bout with Navy at home, right before Christmas break. Army The Black Knights of Army West Point competed in the Cougar Clash at SIUE. At 125lbs, both Ethan Berginc and Charlie Farmer made the finals where a no-contest was decided. Lucas Stoddard was 2nd in his 285 lbs bracket with his only loss coming to #5 Elam of Missouri. Also finishing as runner-up was Dakota Morris – wrestling at 165 lbs. He outplaced Dalton Harkins, who was 3rd. They both lost to Fernandes of Northern Colorado. Also finishing in 3rd place were Logan Brown (141 lbs) and Dillon Sheehy (174 lbs). Sheehy’s lone loss was to #17 Sparks of Minnesota. Nate Lukez was 4th at 149 lbs. The Knights had two 5th-place finishers in Braden Basile and Rich Treanor at 133 lbs and 141 lbs, respectively. Rounding out the placewinners for the team were 149 lbers – both Thomas Deck and Matthew Williams tied for 6th place. Next on Army’s agenda is the Cleveland State Open on Saturday. Binghamton The Bearcats had two placewinners at the CKLV, earning a 19th-place finish in the team standings. 23rd-ranked heavyweight, Cory Day was 7th over the weekend. His two losses were to higher-ranked opponents in Feldman of Ohio State (#17) and Ghadiali (#15) of Campbell. Brevin Cassella (#21 @ 165 lbs) earned 8th place. He had a win over #17 Mayfield of Northwestern, among other solid wins. The two place winners are a good showing for them. It may be noteworthy, Jacob Nolan (#21 @ 184 lbs) did not wrestle in this event due to injury. He’s a candidate who may have put some serious points up for the team. The next competition for Binghamton is at the Wilkes Open a few days before Christmas. Brown The Bears of Brown University will be off for a few weeks. They do not compete until right before the Christmas Holiday. Expect improvements over this span. Bucknell The Bison had a top-30 road matchup with #29 Wisconsin. They split matches with Wisconsin but fell 24-22. Kurt Phipps (#21 @ 133 lbs) led the way with a fall. At 165lbs, Noah Mulvaney (#26) and Dorian Crosby (285 lbs) each had a tech fall for the Bison. Both Braden Bower (141 lbs) and Nick Delp (157 lbs) each earned a decision. There was one ranked match-up, and it occurred at 149 lbs where Bucknell’s #31 Chappell fell to #18 Zargo. Wisconsin 24 – Bucknell 22 125: No. 10 Eric Barnett (WIS) tech fall over Grayson McLellan (BUC), 16-0 (WIS 5-0) 133: No. 21 Kurt Phipps (BUC) fall over Nicolar Rivera (WIS), 3:40 (BUC 6-5) 141: Braden Bower (BUC) dec. over Felix Lettini (WIS), 5-0 (BUC 9-5) 149: No. 18 Joseph Zargo (WIS) maj. dec. over No. 31 Dylan Chappell (BUC), 11-2 (9-9) 157: Nick Delp (BUC) dec. over Luke Mechler (WIS), 11-7 (BUC 12-9) 165: No. 26 Noah Mulvaney (BUC) tech fall over Gavin Model (WIS), 19-3 (5:05) (BUC 17-9) 174: No. 5 Dean Hamiti (WIS) fall over Myles Takats (BUC), 1:37 (BUC 17-15) 184: No. 26 Max Maylor (WIS) fall over Mikey Bartush (BUC), 0:27 (WIS 21-17) 197: Shane Liegel (WIS) dec. over Nolan Springer (BUC), 5-0 (WIS 24-17) HWT: Dorian Crosby (BUC) tech fall over Peter Christensen (WIS), 19-4 (5:56) (WIS 24-22) The Bison will have a week off this coming weekend. Columbia The Lions were one of the teams competing at the CKLV Invite. With two of the team’s highest-ranked wrestlers out with injury (Angelo Rini #11 @ 133 lbs and Josh Ogunsanya #14 @ 165 lbs), they finished in 21st place with zero place finishers. Unfortunately, Lennox Wolak (#24 @ 174l bs) was injured as well. Aaron Ayzerov went through a gauntlet of competition at 184 lbs, losing to #5 Plott of Oklahoma St and #18 Fisher of Virginia Tech. His lone win was a huge one, as he defeated #4 Foca of Cornell. Nick Babin (#24 @ 125lbs) was 2-2 on the day losing two to higher ranked opponents. At heavyweight, Nolan Neves had a great win over #19 Nevills of Maryland, as he competed to a 3-2 record on the weekend. Jack Wehmeyer came into the weekend ranked #29 at 197 lbs. He had a win over #30 Striggow of Michigan to help solidify his ranking. Columbia’s performance was tainted thanks to injuries – let’s hope they heal up quickly. The Lions have a road trip this weekend to compete at #3 Iowa and #20 Northern Iowa. Cornell The Big Red wrestled to an impressive 6th-place finish as a squad. Brett Ungar (#8 @ 125 lbs) helped lead the way with a 2nd place finish. Highlighting his tournament was a win over, former All-American, #5 DeAugustino of Northwestern. Another big win for the Big Red came at 165 lbs, where #7 Julian Ramirez defeated NCAA Champion, David Carr in the semifinals. His silver medal came at a loaded weight class. Jacob Cardenas was 4th place this weekend. The 6th ranked wrestler at 197 lbs had losses to #5 Hidlay of NC State and #3 Sloane of South Dakota State. At 141 lbs, #14 Vince Cornella took home 6th place. At heavyweight, Lewis Fernandes was 8th – losing by medical forfeit in his final match. Stud freshman, #21 Meyer Shapiro defeated #5 Andonian of Virginia Tech, then failed to place. His major decision over Andonian was the talk of the first day. Benny Baker filled in nicely at 174 lbs with Foca moving up to 184lbs. He finished a win short of placing. Cornell is off this weekend with some much-needed rest. They will be at the National Collegiate Duals in a few weeks. Drexel The Dragons hosted The Dragon Duals where Little Rock, West Liberty (D2), and Clarion all came to for a quad. Drexel was 1-2, falling to Little Rock and Clarion, but had a dominant win over West Liberty. Dom FIndora (149lbs) led the Dragons with three wins – all by bonus points. Cody Walsh was also 3-0 with two bonus point wins. Jordan Soriano won both matches he competed in at 141lbs. This is a young team that took some lumps, but will improve as time goes on. Drexel 10, Little Rock 30 125: Jeremiah Reno (Little Rock) def. Desmond Pleasant, Dec. 15-8; Little Rock 3-0 133: #22 Nasir Bailey (Little Rock) def. Jaxon Maroney, MD 15-2; Little Rock 7-0 141: Jordan Soriano def. Brennan Van Hoecke(Little Rock), Dec. 12-9; Little Rock 7-3 149: Dom Findora def. Kyle Dutton (Little Rock), MD 10-1; Tied 7-7 157: #25 Matty Bianchi (Little Rock) def. Tyler Williams, MD 11-2; Little Rock 11-7 165: #31 Cody Walsh def. Bilal Bailey (Little Rock), Dec. 7-3; Little Rock 11-10 174: #17 Tyler Brennan (Little Rock) def. Jasiah Queen, Fall 6:39; Little Rock 17-10 184: Triston Wills (Little Rock) def. Justin Griffith, TF 21-4 (6:08); Little Rock 22-10 197: #7 Stephen Little (Little Rock) def. Ibrahim Ameer, TF 21-4 (7:00); Little Rock 27-10 285: #28 Josiah Hill (Little Rock) def. Santino Morina, Dec. 4-2; Little Rock wins 30-10 Drexel 42, West Liberty 3 125: Desmond Pleasant def. Alexander Crane (West Liberty), TF 21-4 (5:41); Drexel 5-0 133: John Hildebrandt def. Vincent Scollo (West Liberty), Dec. 3-2; Drexel 8-0 141: Gabe Onorato def. Khyvon Grace(West Liberty) Dec. 7-3; Drexel 11-0 149: Dom Findora def. AJ Nettey (West Liberty), TF 18-2 (3:26); Drexel 16-0 157: Tyler Williams def. Tyler Beckley (West Liberty), TF 15-0 (3:31); Drexel 21-0 165: #31 Cody Walsh def. Alec Cook (West Liberty), Fall (4:09); Drexel 27-0 174: Jack Janda def. Breagan Pearson (West Liberty), Fall 1:42; Drexel 33-0 184: Ty McGeary (West Liberty) def. Natty Lapinski, Dec. 10-3; Drexel 33-3 197: Ibrahim Ameer def. Keaton Grider (West Liberty), Fall (1:44); Drexel 39-3 285: Dom Petracci def. Jamie Kilmer (West Liberty), Dec. 9-2; Drexel wins 42-3 Drexel 17, Clarion 23 125: Joey Fischer (Clarion) def. Desmond Pleasant, Dec 8-3; Clarion 3-0 133: TJ England (Clarion) def. Jaxon Maroney, Dec 10-7; Clarion 6-0 141: Jordan Soriano def. Tye Varndell (Clarion), TF 20-4 (4:53); Clarion 6-5 149: Dom Findora def. Kyle Schickel (Clarion), TF 15-0 (7:00); Drexel 10-6 157: #24 Alejandro Herrera-Rondon (Clarion) def. Tyler Williams, TF 18-3 (7:00); Clarion 11-10 165: #31 Cody Walsh def. Trevor Elfvin (Clarion), MD 9-1; Drexel 14-11 174: #29 John Worthing (Clarion) def. Jasiah Queen, TF 18-1 (3:35); Clarion 16-14 184: Cam Pine (Clarion) def. Justin Griffith, TF 20-5 (6:09); Clarion 20-14* 197: Ethan Wiant (Clarion) def. Ibrahim Ameer, Dec 6-5; Clarion 23-14 285: Santino Morina def. John Meyers (Clarion), SV-1 4-1; Clarion wins 23-17 *One point deducted for Clarion unsportsmanlike conduct Drexel will host #29 Wisconsin for a dual on Saturday this week. Franklin & Marshall The Diplomats were at home hosting the Diplomat duals where they defeated VMI, Presbyterian, and Bloomsburg. They were defeated by Michigan State. Mason Leiphart (133 lbs) and James Conway (#17 @ 184 lbs) were each 4-0 on the day. Conway had three bonus point victories in the process. 30th ranked John Crawford was 3-1 on the day at 197 lbs. Noah Fox had three wins in his four matches at 174 lbs. Pat Phillips was 2-1 at 141 lbs, while Josh Palmucci was 2-2. Michigan State 34, Franklin & Marshall 10 125: #30 Tristan Lujan (MSU) dec. Eric Howe (F&M); 6-1 (MSU 3-0) 133: Mason Leiphart (F&M) dec. Andrew Hampton (MSU); 8-3 (Tied 3-3) 141: Andrew Hampton (MSU) maj. Pat Phillips (F&M); 8-0 (MSU 7-3) 149: Clayton Jones (MSU) WBF Luke Bender (F&M); 6:03 (MSU 13-3) 157: #14 Chase Saldate (MSU) WBF Dominic Wheatley (F&M); 4:42 (MSU 19-3) 165: #12 Caleb Fish (MSU) maj. Josh Palmucci (F&M); 13-5 (MSU 23-3) 174: Noah Fox (F&M) dec. DJ Shannon (MSU); 11-8 (MSU 23-6) 184: #17 James Conway (F&M) maj. Ryan Boucher (MSU); 15-2 (MSU 23-10) 197: Kael Wisler (MSU) WBF #30 John Crawford (F&M); 5:49 (MSU 29-10) 285: Josh Terrill (MSU) TF Harrison Shapiro (F&M); 21-4 (5:25) (MSU 34-10) Franklin & Marshall 21, VMI 14 125: Anthony Burke (VMI) dec. Jack Parker (F&M); 8-5 (SV) (VMI 3-0) 133: Mason Leiphart (F&M) dec. Dyson Dunham (VMI); 7-1 (Tied 3-3) 141: Pat Phillips (F&M) dec. Patrick Jordon (VMI); 8-4 (F&M 6-3) 149: Ryan Vigil (VMI) maj. Luke Bender (F&M); 11-3 (VMI 7-6) 157: Josh Yost (VMI) maj. Dominic Wheatley (F&M); 17-3 (VMI 11-6) 165: Josh Palmucci (F&M) dec. Luke Hart (VMI); 7-0 (VMI 11-9) 174: Braxton Lewis (VMI) dec. Noah Fox (F&M); 9-4 (VMI 14-9) 184: #17 James Conway (F&M) WBF Riley Finck (VMI); 2:21 (F&M 15-14) 197: #30 John Crawford (F&M) dec. Josh Evans (VMI); 4-1 (F&M 18-14) 285: Harrison Shapiro (F&M) dec. Brian Jackson (VMI); 5-1 (F&M 21-14) Franklin & Marshall 34, Presbyterian 9 125: Jack Parker (F&M) dec. Trent Dominguez (PRES); 9-4 (F&M 3-0) 133: Mason Leiphart (F&M) TF Brayden Adams (PRES); 15-0 (1:41) (F&M 8-0) 141: Bryce Kresho (F&M) dec. Ryan Luna (PRES); 9-6 (F&M 11-0) 149: Trent Donahue (PRES) WBF Luke Bender (F&M); 2:36 (F&M 11-6) 157: Dominic Wheatley (F&M) maj. Elijah Holiday (PRES); 10-2 (F&M 15-6) 165: Josh Palmucci (F&M) maj. Joshua Roe (PRES); 16-3 (F&M 19-6) 174: Noah Fox (F&M) dec. Reed Douglass (PRES); 15-10 (F&M 22-6) 184: #17 James Conway (F&M) WBF Caleb Roe (PRES); 4:16 (F&M 28-6) 197: #30 John Crawford (F&M) WBF Connor Garren (PRES); 5:59 (F&M 34-6) 285: Nathan Carnes (PRES) dec. Harrison Shapiro (F&M); 4-2 (F&M 34-9) Franklin & Marshall 27, Bloomsburg 12 125: Eric Howe (F&M) dec. Bronson Garber (BLOOM); 7-2 (F&M 3-0) 133: Mason Leiphart (F&M) won by forfeit (F&M 9-0) 141: Pat Phillips (F&M) won by forfeit (F&M 15-0) 149: Cade Balestrini (BLOOM) dec. Bryce Kresho (F&M); 10-9 (F&M 15-3) 157: William Morrow (BLOOM) dec. Dominic Wheatley (F&M); 11-8 (SV) (F&M 15-5) 165: Caden Dobbins (BLOOM) maj. Josh Palmucci (F&M); 8-0 (F&M 15-9) 174: Noah Fox (F&M) maj. Josh Bonomo (BLOOM); 11-2 (F&M 19-9) 184: #17 James Conway (F&M) dec. Tanner Culver (BLOOM); 9-2 (F&M 22-9) 197: #30 John Crawford (F&M) TF Kolby Flank (BLOOM); 15-0 (7:00) (F&M 27-9) 285: Shane Noonan (BLOOM) dec. Harrison Shapiro (F&M); 6-3 (F&M 27-12) *** Bloomsburg was deducted one team during the 157 lb. match for coach's misconduct The Dips will take a few days off this coming weekend. Harvard The Crimson were in Las Vegas for the CKLV. 25th-ranked Diego Sotelo was the team’s leader in wins with three. His two losses came to #2 Ramos of Purdue and #8 Ungar of Cornell – each within a takedown. He finished in the top-12. Jameson Garcia competed in the 133 lbs bracket. He had a single win over #23 Drury. Other Harvard wrestlers getting wins were Pepe (141 lbs), Cangro (157lbs), Rada (174 lbs), Bittner (197 lbs) and Crooks (285 lbs) The Crimson will be off until the holiday break. Hofstra The Pride of Hofstra were also in attendance at the CKLV in Las Vegas. Noah Tapia competed in the 149 lbs bracket, and earned the best win for the squad. His upset in the consolations was over #14 Jordan Williams of Oklahoma State. He led the team with two wins. Other Hofstra wrestlers earning wins were Ryder (125 lbs) and McFarland (174 lbs). This was a tough test for Hofstra, losing to many ranked opponents. Catch them back in action next weekend when they travel to #1 Penn State. Lehigh The Mountain Hawks had a tough road test when they traveled to #1 Penn State. Sheldon Seymour got the team off to a hot start with a late takedown victory. #5 Ryan Crookham kept the train rolling when he defeated #3 Nagao, a returning All-American. Finally, Michael Beard (#10 @ 197lbs) won via major. No. 1 Penn State 30, No. 20 Lehigh 10 125 – Sheldon Seymour (Lehigh) dec. Gary Steen (PSU) 4-1 133 – Ryan Crookham (Lehigh) dec. Aaron Nagao (PSU) 6-4 141 – Beau Bartlett (PSU) major dec. Carter Bailey (Lehigh) 14-6 149 – Tyler Kasak (PSU) dec. Drew Munch (Lehigh) 7-5 157 – Levi Haines (PSU) dec. Max Brignola (Lehigh) 12-6 165 – Mitchell Mesenbrink (PSU) tech fall Jake Logan (Lehigh) 17-2, 6:13 174 – Carter Starocci (PSU) Fall Thayne Lawrence (Lehigh) 2:07 184 – Bernie Truax (PSU) tech fall Jack Wilt (Lehigh) 19-4, 7:00 197 – Michael Beard (Lehigh) major dec. Lucas Cochran (PSU) 20-6 285 – Greg Kerkvliet (PSU) major dec. Nathan Taylor (Lehigh) 11-1 They will return to the mat this week against #11 Oklahoma State. Long Island The Sharks were at the CKLV event also. Anthony D’Alesio (184lbs) and Devin Matthews (141lbs) each won two matches. D’Alesio had a quality win over #13 Fisher of Northwestern. Matthews had a medical forfeit win over #18 Koderhandt of Navy. Rhise Royster (157 lbs), Aeden Begue (285 lbs), and Drew Witham (149 lbs) each had a win on the weekend. Of the eight teams in the EIWA competing in Las Vegas, LIU was the 5th best overall. Drastic improvements are easily seen in this team. Bloomsburg comes to town this weekend for a dual against LIU. Navy The Midshipmen were in competition at CKLV as well. Coming home with two place finishers, and a 16th overall team placement – it was a successful weekend. Danny Wask at 174 lbs made the semifinals. Losing to only #12 Wittlake and #5 Kharchla, expect him to improve on his #30 ranking. Grady Griess was 5th at 285 lbs. He was also in the semifinals, losing to #7 Bastida and #22 McDermott. Unfortunately, Koderhandt went down with an injury and had to forfeit on the backside. Navy most likely expected better results. They were without Cerniglia at 165 lbs, which did not help their cause. They will be in action this weekend against Ohio at Pennsylvania’s Jefferson Morgan High School – Coach Kolat’s alma mater. Penn The Quakers hosted #3 Iowa for a dual. It was competitive throughout. The Quakers saw wins from Colaiocco, Incontrera, and Hale. In matches that Iowa won, Penn wrestled them very well – notably in the middleweights where Iowa is very tough. 125 – #15 Drake Ayala (I) def. #19 Max Gallagher (P), 8-7 DEC – Iowa leads 3-0 133 – #13 Michael Colaiocco (P) def. Jace Rhodes (I), 5-0 DEC – tied 3-3 141 – #1 Real Woods (I) def. #11 CJ Composto (P), 5-0 DEC – Iowa leads 6-3 149 – #15 Victor Voinovich III (I) def. Andy Troczynski (P), 1-0 DEC – Iowa leads 9-3 157 – #2 Jared Franek (I) def. #26 Jude Swisher (P), 4-2 DEC – Iowa leads 12-3 165 – #6 Michael Caliendo (I) Lucas Revano (P), 14-5 MD – Iowa leads 16-3 174 – #10 Nick Incontrera (P) def. #9 Patrick Kennedy (I), 10-2 MD – Iowa leads 16-7 184 – #32 Maximus Hale (P) def. Aiden Riggins (I), FALL (1:55) – Iowa leads 16-13 197 – #22 Zach Glazier (I) def. #26 Martin Cosgrove (P), 9-5 DEC – Iowa leads 19-13 285 – Bradley Hill (I) def. Cole Urbas (P), 8-3 DEC – Iowa wins 22-13 Penn also had some wrestlers at the Patriot Open at George Mason. Ryan Miller was runner-up at 125 lbs, losing to top-ranked Noto of Lock Haven. Nico Nardone was 4th at 141 lbs – as were Jackson Polo (149 lbs) and Kaya Sement (165 lbs). At 285 lbs, Zach Delsanter was 5th. Penn will be off until the holiday break, where they compete at the Midlands Princeton Princeton held a dual against Indiana. They split matches 5-5 but lost the bout due to a lack of bonus points. Eligh Rivera had an upset victory over #8 Rooks. Cover had a win over #32 Wilheim. Drew Heethuis made his dual debut and earned a win. Luke Stout and Nate Dugan continue to win. Overall, it was a nice effort from the squad. Indiana 18 – Princeton 15 149: Eligh Rivera (Princeton) DEC #8 Graham Rooks (Indiana), 7-4 (SV); Princeton leads, 3-0 157: #17 Brayton Lee (Indiana) DEC Rocco Camillaci (Princeton), 3-2; Match tied, 3-3 165: #11 Derek Gilcher (Indiana) DEC Blaine Bergey (Princeton), 8-1; Indiana leads, 6-3 174: #9 D.J. Washington (Indiana) TF Mikey Squires (Princeton), 19-3 (3:59); Indiana leads, 11-3 184: #28 Nate Dugan (Princeton) DEC Roman Rogotzke (Indiana), 15-10; Indiana leads, 11-6 197: #10 Luke Stout (Princeton) DEC Gabe Sollars (Indiana), 3-1; Indiana leads, 11-9 285: Matt Cover (Princeton) DEC #32 Nick Wilhelm (Indiana), 5-4; Princeton leads, 12-11 125: Drew Heethuis (Princeton) DEC Blaine Frazier (Indiana), 10-8; Princeton leads, 15-11 133: Cayden Rooks (Indiana) DEC Sean Pierson (Princeton), 8-3; Princeton leads, 15-14 141: #28 Danny Fongaro (Indiana) MD Tyler Vazquez (Princeton), 15-1; Indiana leads, 18-15 Princeton will wrestle in-state rival #15 Rutgers at Rutgers this weekend. Sacred Heart The Pioneers were at the CKLV event. Andre Fallon won a match at 133 lbs. Scott Jarosz also won a match at 165 lbs. This event was a tough break for Sacred Heart. They’ll be back in the room working on things, and we’ll see better results soon. SHU will be off this coming weekend.