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The NC State Wolfpack got some great news on the recruiting front on Thanksgiving Eve. Daniel Zepeda (Gilroy, CA), the #9 overall recruit in the Class of 2025 has given Pat Popolizio’s team a verbal commitment this afternoon. Zepeda is currently ranked second in the country at 138 lbs. He rose up to that position after making the Fargo finals in Junior freestyle this summer. Zepeda did so prior to his junior year of high school and was only defeated by a graduated senior. The Daniel Cormier-trained Zepeda is well-rounded having placed eighth in Junior Greco-Roman in each of the last two summers. During the high school season, Zepeda finished as a runner-up at the Doc Buchanan Invitational. Later in the year, he’d win his first California state title at 132 lbs. Zepeda projects as a 149 lber at the next level. That could work out well as the Wolfpack’s current starter, Jackson Arrington, just started his sophomore year. By the time Zepeda’s on campus in Raleigh, he could redshirt for a year while Arrington finishes up. The Wolfpack do have a 2024 signee, Gavin Linsman (Liberty, MO), that appears to be a 149 lber. With Zepeda in the fold, NC State now has verbals from four wrestlers in the Class of 2025. He’s the second top-100 recruit in the bunch, joining #85 Brogan Tucker (Graham, OH). Should Zepeda maintain or improve upon his current Big Board rankings, he’d join Dylan Fishback (#6 in the Class of 2022) as top-ten recruits for NC State in the last seven years. For Zepeda’s recruiting profile on InterMat click here; the commitment page has all of the latest recruiting information.

Below is a recap of last week’s EIWA action, with individual news and highlights worth noting. Key Takeaways Penn dominates The Keystone Classic with 4 Champs en route to a team title Army wins team title at Black Knight Invite over Penn State James Conway of F&M Claims Dip’s First Ever Keystone Classic Champion McGonagle (Lehigh) and Koderhandt (Navy) wrestled in All-Star Classic on Tuesday American The Eagles hosted Utah Valley to a dual on Thursday night. They followed that up with a Saturday at the Navy Classic. In their dual #14 Maida, #31 Jarrell, and Nies all won. Jarrell picked up a fall in the only bonus point victory for American. At the Navy Classic, they brought a limited roster to help keep a majority of starters well-rested for the long season. Shamil Kalmatov, Carsten Rawls, Will Jarrell, and Emmanuel Ulrich all went 2-2 on the day. Finally, American took Tuesday’s “Turkey Tussle” from local rival George Mason. Utah Valley 25 American 12 174 - Mark Takara (UV) major dec. Lucas White (AU), 10-2 (UV 4-0) 184 - Jacob Armstrong (UV) dec. Connor Bourne (AU), 8-1 (UV 7-0)} 197 - #17 Evan Bockman (UV) tech. fall Liam Volk-Klos (AU), 19-4 (6:10) (UV 12-0) 285 - #31 Will Jarrell (AU) pinned Jack Forbes (UV), 4:08 (UV 12-6) 125 - #14 Jack Maida (AU) dec. Yusief Lillie (UV), 7-1 (UV 12-9) 133 - Haiden Drury (UV) dec. Maximilian Leete (AU), 7-5 (UV 15-9) 141 - James Emmer (UV) dec. Cael McIntyre (AU), 6-0 (UV 18-9) 149 - Ty Smith (UV) dec. Gage Owen (AU), 8-6 (UV 21-9) 157 - Jack Nies (AU) dec. Kyler Lake (UV), 6-5 (UV 21-12) 165 - Jaxon Garoutte (UV) major dec. Breon Phifer (AU), 13-3 (UV 25-12) American 21 George Mason 15 141 - Cael McIntyre (AU) dec. Dom Hargrove (Mason), 4-2 (AU 3-0) 149 - Kaden Cassidy (Mason) tech. fall Gage Owen (AU), 15-0, 1:38 (Mason 5-3) 157 - DJ McGee (Mason) dec. Jack Nies (AU), 7-6 (Mason 8-3) 165 - Evan Maag (Mason) major dec. Kaden Milheim (AU), 12-2 (Mason 12-3) 174 - Lucas White (AU) dec. Paul Pierce (Mason), 4-0 (Mason 12-6) 184 - Connor Bourne (AU) dec. Sean Coughlin (Mason), 5-2 (Mason 12-9) 197 - Carsten Rawls (AU) dec. Ruben Karapetyan (Mason), 4-1 SV (Tied 12-12) 285 - #31 Chad Nix (Mason) dec. Will Jarrell (AU), 9-7 (Mason 15-12) 125 - #14 Jack Maida (AU) pinned JB Dragovich (Mason), 3:33 (AU 18-15) 133 - Maximilian Leete (AU) dec. Shawn Nonaka (Mason), 4-2 (AU 21-15) Army West Point The Black Knights hosted #5 North Carolina State to a dual on Thursday. The lone two victories came at 165 lbs and 174 lbs. #30 Dalton Harkins was victorious thanks to an overtime takedown. Gunner Filipowicz had an upset win over #18 Faison. On Sunday’s Black Knight Invite, Army saw fantastic performances from many wrestlers – leading to the overall team championship over Penn State and Rutgers. The Black Knights dealt with “friendly fire” at 149lbs, where Thomas Deck and Matthew Williams each made the finals – where no contest was the final outcome. Ethan Berginc, Dillon Sheehy, and Braden Basile also finished runners-up. Bronze medals were awarded to Nate Lukez and Lucas Stoddard. Rich Treanor and Danny Lawrence were both 4th place finishers. Ending the day in 6th were Tristen Hitchcock, Micah Hanau, Kyle Swartz, and Charlie Farmer. #5 NC State 34, Army 6 125 - #3 Jakob Camacho (NCSU) def. E. Berginc (ARMY), 9-1, major dec. 133 - Jarrett Trombley (NCSU) def. B. Basile (ARMY), 7-6, dec. 141 - #8 Ryan Jack (NCSU) def. T Morris (ARMY), 18-4, tech fall 149 - #6 Jackson Arrington (NCSU) def. Matt Williams (ARMY), 17-2, tech fall 157 - #9 Ed Scott (NCSU) def. N. Lukez (ARMY), 14-8, dec. 165 - #30 D. Harkins (ARMY) def. AJ Kovacs (NCSU), 4-1 (SV), dec. 174 - Gunner Filipowicz (ARMY) def. #18 Alex Faison (NCSU), 15-7, major dec. 184 - #27 Dylan Fishback (NCSU) def. B. Pasiuk (ARMY), 15-7, major dec. 197 - #5 Trent Hidlay (NCSU) def. D. Lawrence (ARMY), fall HWT - #12 Owen Trephan (NCSU) def. L. Stoddard (ARMY), 17-4, major dec. Army will return after Thanksgiving and compete at the Cougar Clash at SIUE. Binghamton The Bearcats competed at the Armbar in the Armory against #5 NC State and LIU. Cory Day and Brevin Cassella were the two Bearcats to win both matches – Day won both by fall. They won eight of the ten bouts against LIU. At the Black Knight Invite, Cory Day led the team with a 2nd place finish – losing to #6 Slavikouski of Rutgers. Jacob Nolan ended the day in 3rd place. Both Brevin Cassella and Cayden Bevis were 5th-place finishers. Finally, Micah Roes ended his day in 6th place. NC State 35 Binghamton 9 125 - #3 Jakob Camacho (NCSU) def. Carson Wagner (BU) TF 22-5. NCSU 5 BU 0 133 - #4 Kai Orine (NCSU) def. Micah Roes (BU) DEC 11-8 SV. NCSU 8 BU 0 141 - #8 Ryan Jack (NCSU) def. Nate Lucier (BU) TF 20-5. NCSU 13 BU 0 149 - #6 Jackson Arrington (NCSU) def. Fin Nadeau (BU) TF 25-10. NCSU 18 BU 0 157 - #9 Ed Scott (NCSU) def. Carter Baer (BU) TF 20-5. NCSU 23 BU 0 165 - #21 Brevin Cassella (BU) def. Derek Fields (NCSU) DEC 4-2. NCSU 23 BU 3 174 - #18 Alex Faison (NCSU) def. Will Ebert (BU) MD 17-5. NCSU 27 BU 3 184 - #27 Dylan Fishback (NCSU) def. #13 Jacob Nolan (BU) DEC 3-2. NCSU 30 BU 3 197 - Christian Knop (NCSU) def. Andrew Bailey (BU) TF 19-4. NCSU 35 BU 3 285 - #23 Cory Day (BU) def. Chase Horne (NCSU) FALL 4:10. NCSU 35 BU 9 Binghamton 31 LIU 7 125 - Carson Wagner (BU) def. Robbie Sagaris (LIU) TF 20-2. BU 5 LIU 0 133 - Micah Roes (BU) def. Christopher Betancourt (LIU) DEC 11-5. BU 8 LIU 0 141 - Devin Matthews (LIU) def. Ivan Garcia (BU) MD 9-0. BU 8 LIU 4 149 - Michael Zarif (BU) def. Drew Witham (LIU) DEC 4-3. BU 11 LIU 4 157 - Carter Baer (BU) def. Rhise Royster (LIU) DEC 6-0. BU 14 LIU 4 165 - #21 Brevin Cassella (BU) def. James Johnston (LIU) TF 15-0. BU 19 LIU 4 174 - Dimitri Gamkrelidze (BU) def. Corey Connolly (LIU) DEC 9-6. BU 22 LIU 4 184 - #13 Jacob Nolan (BU) def. Anthony D'Alesio (LIU) DEC 4-1 SV. BU 25 LIU 4 197 - John Dusza (LIU) def. Cayden Bevis (BU) DEC 7-5. BU 25 LIU 7 285 - #23 Cory Day (BU) def. Aeden Begue (LIU) FALL 0:58. BU 31 LIU 7 The Bearcats will be in action at the Mat-Town Open in Lock Haven this weekend, but expect a limited number of starters due to the holiday. Plus, they will be at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite the following week. Brown The Bears competed in the Black Knight Invite. They walked away with 3 place-winners. James Araneo led the way at 197 lbs with a 3rd place finish. Brown saw two fifth-place winners in Blake Saito at 157 lbs and Jonathan Conrad at 174 lbs. Multiple wrestlers won two matches, just shy of placing in the top six. 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 Bucknell Bison were at home squaring off in a dual against #14 Minnesota on Thursday. Saturday’s agenda included the Navy Classic. #31 Noah Mulvaney was the lone victor in a tough outing versus Minnesota. The Navy Classic showed much better results. Kurtis Phipps was the champion at 133lbs. Dylan Chappell was the runner-up behind top-ranked Lovett of Nebraska at 149 lbs. Dorian Crosby won a bronze medal at heavyweight. At 157 lbs, the battle for 3rd place was won by Cade Wirnsberger, as he defeated his teammate Nick Delp by a 4-2 decision. Noah Mulvaney ended the day in 4th place. Mikey Bartush and Myles Takats each earned 6th place. As a team, Bucknell finished in 4th. #14 Minnesota 37 Bucknell 3 125: No. 7 Patrick McKee (Min) fall over Owen Bell (BU), 1:53 (Min 6-0) 133: Tyler Wells (Min) dec. over No. 17 Kurt Phipps (BU), 11-5 (Min 9-0) 141: No. 31 Vance VomBaur maj. dec. over Braden Bower (BU), 17-3 (Min 13-0) 149: No. 18 Drew Roberts (Min) dec. over No. 33 Dylan Chappell (BU), 2-1 (Min 16-0) 157: No. 8 Michael Blaockhus (Min) dec. over Nick Delp (BU), 7-1 (Min 19-0) 165: No. 31 Noah Mulvaney (BU) dec. over Blaine Brenner (Min), 11-5 (Min 19-3) 174: Sam Skillings (Min) maj. dec. over Myles Takats (BU), 10-2 (Min 23-3) 184: No. 6 Isaiah Salazar (Min) tech fall over Mikey Bartush (BU), 3-18 (6:19) (Min 28-3) 197: No. 19 Garrett Joles (Min) dec. over Logan Deacetis (BU), 8-3 (Min 31-3) 285: Bennett Tabor (Min) fall over Dorian Crosby (BU) 7:21 (Min 37-3) The Bison will be off for the Thanksgiving holiday. Columbia The Lions challenged themselves this weekend with home duals against #6 Ohio State and #9 Michigan. #11 Angelo Rini took home the only win for the Lions on the weekend. In a marquee match-up with All-American, #7 Chris Cannon, Rini won via injury default. A head-to-head collision sequence caused the match to be shortened. The Lions were outmatched in this one but held their own in some matches. #9 Michigan 33 #30 Columbia 6 125: No. 8 Michael DeAugustino (MICH) def. No. 21 Nick Babin (COL) | Dec., 8-1 133: No. 11 Angelo Rini (COL) def. No. 7 Chris Cannon (MICH) | Injury Default 141: Sergio Lemley (MICH) def. No. 33 Kai Owen (COL) | Dec., 3-1 149: Dylan Gilcher (MICH) def. No. 19 Richard Fedalen (COL) | Dec., 4-1 (SV) 157: No. 6 Will Lewan (MICH) def. Jadel Le (COL) | Tech Fall, 20-3 (4:38) 165: No. 3 Cameron Amine (MICH) def. Andy Garr (COL) | MD, 18-6 174: No. 4 Shane Griffith (MICH) def. Garret Bilgrav (COL) | MD, 9-0 184: Jaden Bullock (MICH) def. No. 30 Aaron Ayzerov (COL) | Dec., 9-5 197: Bobby Striggow (MICH) def. No. 28 Jack Wehmeyer (COL) | Dec., 5-4 HWT: No. 3 Lucas Davison (MICH) def. Vincent Mueller (COL) | Tech Fall, 19-2 (5:23) #6 Ohio State 49 #30 Columbia 0 125: Brendan McCrone (OSU) def. Sulayman Bah (COL) | Dec., 13-8 133: #14 Nic Bouzakis (OSU) def. Yanni Vines (COL) | TF, 20-3 (6:01) 141: Brandon Cannon (OSU) def. Mason Clarke (COL) | TF, 20-4 (4:47) 149: #5 Dylan D'Emilio (OSU) def. Kenny Duschek (COL) | Fall, 1:22 157: #16 Paddy Gallagher (OSU) def. David Berkovich (COL) | TF, 20-4 (4:45) 165: Issac Wilcox (OSU) def. Andrew Garr (COL) | MD, 15-4 174: #7 Carson Kharchla (OSU) def. Garrett Bilgrav (COL) | TF, 19-4 (5:29) 184: Gavin Hoffman (OSU) def. Joe Curtis (COL) | Fall, 1:26 197: #20 Michael Baker (OSU) def. Michael Baker (COL) | TF, 17-2 (3:59) HWT: #20 Nick Feldman (OSU) def. Nolan Neves (COL) | TF, 19-4 (4:11) The Lions will look to bounce back in two weeks when they travel to the Sin City for the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite. Cornell The Big Red opened the dual season with a home match against Sacred Heart. They won in dominant fashion. One thing to note is Chris Foca’s weight change up to 184 lbs – we will see if this is a permanent or temporary option for Foca and the Big Red. #2 Cornell 48 Sacred Heart 3 125: Brett Ungar (CU) won by forfeit 133: Andrew Fallon (SHU) def. Ethan Qureshi (CU) by decision, 8-7 141: Vince Cornella (CU) def. Vincent Milazzo (SHU) by fall in just over a minute 149: Ethan Fernandez (CU) def. Mike McGhee (SHU) by major decision, 11-2 157: Meyer Shapiro (CU) def. Michel Ritacco (SHU) by a tech fall, 15-0 165: Julian Ramirez (CU) def. Scott Jarosz (SHU) by fall in 1:34 174: Benny Baker (CU) def. Nicky Eboli (SHU) by tech fall, 18-0 184: Chris Foca (CU) def. Logan Michael (SHU) by fall in 47 seconds 197: Jacob Cardenas (CU) def. Jake Trovato (SHU) by tech fall in 1:21 285: Lewis Fernandes (CU) def. Marc Berisha (SHU) by tech fall, 19-2 There will be a few Cornell wrestlers at the Mat-Town Open before a full lineup competes next week at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite. Drexel The Dragons walked down the block to compete at the Keystone Classic. They finished in third place overall. The top placewinner was a breakout performance by true freshman, Jasiah Queen. He finished runner-up at 174 lbs with two tech falls and a pin. Desmond Pleasant and Jack Janda were 4th place at 125 lbs and 174 lbs, respectively. Cody Walsh was 5th place to end the day while Santino Marino was 6th. In 7th place were Natty Lapinski and Tanner Updegraff. Dom Findora and Ibrahim Ameer were each in 8th place. The upset of the weekend came at the hands of 133 lbs wrestler, John Hildebrandt, who shocked #7 Michael Colaiocco of Penn in the first round. Unfortunately, he lost the next two matches afterward - a very nice win, nonetheless. The Dragons will take the week off for the holiday. See them in action for the Dragon Duals on December 3rd. Franklin & Marshall The Diplomats were at the Keystone Classic and had a historic weekend. James Conway won the 184 lbs bracket, which was the first-ever championship by a Diplomat at this event. He knocked off Hale of Penn and #21 Fisher of Virginia Tech. At 197 lbs, John Crawford was the runner-up behind #16 Andy Smith of Virginia Tech. They had two third-place finishes in Pat Phillips and Noah Fox. Mason Leiphart was 4th in a tough bracket. Rounding out the place finishers was Bryce Kresho in 8th. F&M’s 5th place finish was very impressive, just a few points out from 3rd place. The Dips will be off for Thanksgiving. They have four duals at home the following week. Harvard The Crimson placed four wrestlers at The Keystone Classic. #24 Diego Sotelo was the highest placer when he placed 3rd at 125 lbs. Freshman Coleman Nogle was 5th at 133 lbs. Jack Crook reached his match limit on the day and earned 6th at 149 lbs. At 157 lbs, Jimmy Harrington was 4-2 on the day – good enough for 7th place. The team’s veteran leaders will return in the second semester. Expect more individual results in these events come January. The Crimson, like most teams, will be on break during the Thanksgiving holiday. Hofstra The Pride welcomed Ohio State Head Coach, Tom Ryan back to Long Island; where he began his head coaching career. It was a long day for the Hofstra Pride, as Ohio State outmatched them in all ten bouts. Hofstra is still a young team trying to figure out their best lineup early in the season. #6 Ohio State 51, Hofstra 0 165: #18 Bryce Hepner (Ohio State) over Matt Rogers (Hofstra) (Tech Fall, 18-2). 5-0 174: #5 Carson Kharchla (Ohio State) over #25 Ross McFarland (Hofstra) (Major Decision, 17-3), 9-0 184: #10 Gavin Hoffman (Ohio State) over Will Conlon (Hofstra) (Tech Fall, 19-4), 14-0 197: #19 Luke Geog (Ohio State) over Nikolas Miller (Hofstra) (Tech Fall, 18-1), 19-0 285: #19 Nick Feldman (Ohio State) over #12 Keaton Kluever (Hofstra) (Tech Fall, 20-5), 24-0 125: #19 Brendan McCrone (Ohio State) over Dylan Ryder (Hofstra) (Fall, 4:19), 30-0 133: #13 Nick Bouzakis (Ohio State) over Ryan Arbeit (Hofstra) (Fall, 1:03), 36-0 141: Brandon Cannon (Ohio State) over Alex Turley (Hofstra) (Tech Fall, 17-2), 41-0 149: #7 Dylan D'Emilio (Ohio State) over Noah Tapia (Hofstra) (Tech Fall, 19-2), 46-0 157: #15 Paddy Gallagher (Ohio State) over Frank Volpe (Hofstra) (Tech Fall, 22-5), 51-0 Hofstra will take the holiday break to regroup and finalize the lineup to get ready for the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite. Lehigh The Mountain Hawks hosted #18 Pitt to a dual. Lehigh jumped out to a lead thanks to wins by freshmen Luke Stanich and #5 Ryan Crookham. Crookham’s major decision was over #13 Santaniello. Pitt ran the table until #11 Michael Beard earned a tech fall win over #18 Stout at 197 lbs. It may be important to note that two of Lehigh’s ranked starters missed the match due to injury – Hines (#11 @ 141 lbs) and Brignola (#25 @ 157 lbs). #23 Pitt 21 - #18 Lehigh 12 125 – Luke Stanich (Lehigh) dec. Colton Camacho (Pitt) 8-5 133 – Ryan Crookham (Lehigh) major dec. Vinnie Santaniello (Pitt) 11-2 141 – Cole Matthews (Pitt) dec. Carter Bailey (Lehigh) 7-3 149 – Finn Solomon (Pitt) dec. Matt Repos (Lehigh) 11-4, sv 157 – Jared Keslar (Pitt) dec. Luca Frinzi (Lehigh) 8-6 165 – Holden Heller (Pitt) dec. Jake Logan (Lehigh) 7-1 174 – Luca Augustine (Pitt) dec. Thayne Lawrence (Lehigh) 6-2 184 – Reece Heller (Pitt) dec. Caden Rogers (Lehigh) 4-1 197 – Michael Beard (Lehigh) tech fall Mac Stout (Pitt) 18-3, 5:29 285 – Dayton Pitzer (Pitt) dec. Nathan Taylor (Lehigh) 2-0 The Mountain Hawks will enjoy a break over the holiday before facing #1 Penn State and #11 Oklahoma State on the road early next month. Long Island The Sharks had two duals on Friday. They were defeated in both of them. Against Virginia, James Johnston was the lone winner. Against Binghamton, Devin Matthews and John Dusza were victorious against their opponents. The Sharks had some tight matches against Binghamton. The team fought hard in a lot of the bouts. Virginia 41 Long Island 3 125 - Kyle Montaperto (Virginia) dec Robbie Saragis (Long Island) 8-2 133 - Marlon Yarbrough (Virginia) fall Christopher Bentancourt (Long Island) 6:32 141 - Jack Gioffre (Virginia) tech Devin Matthews (Long Island) 18-2 149 - Michael Goiffre (Virginia) dec Drew Witham (Long Island) 7-6 157 - Dylan Cedeno (Virginia) maj Rhise Royster (Long Island) 12-2 165 - James Johnston (Long Island) dec Michael Murphy (Virginia) 4-1 174 - Justin McCoy (Virginia) fall Blake Bahna (Long Island) 3:33 184 - Hudson Stewart (Virginia) fall Anthony D’Alesio (Long Island) 4:07 197 - Colden Dorfman (Virginia) maj John Dusza (Long Island) 15-5 285 - Ryan Catka (Virginia) maj Aeden Begue (Long Island) 16-4 Binghamton 31 LIU 7 125 - Carson Wagner (BU) def. Robbie Sagaris (LIU) TF 20-2. BU 5 LIU 0 133 - Micah Roes (BU) def. Christopher Betancourt (LIU) DEC 11-5. BU 8 LIU 0 141 - Devin Matthews (LIU) def. Ivan Garcia (BU) MD 9-0. BU 8 LIU 4 149 - Michael Zarif (BU) def. Drew Witham (LIU) DEC 4-3. BU 11 LIU 4 157 - Carter Baer (BU) def. Rhise Royster (LIU) DEC 6-0. BU 14 LIU 4 165 - # 21 Brevin Cassella (BU) def. James Johnston (LIU) TF 15-0. BU 19 LIU 4 174 - Dimitri Gamkrelidze (BU) def. Corey Connolly (LIU) DEC 9-6. BU 22 LIU 4 184 - #13 Jacob Nolan (BU) def. Anthony D'Alesio (LIU) DEC 4-1 SV. BU 25 LIU 4 197 - John Dusza (LIU) def. Cayden Bevis (BU) DEC 7-5. BU 25 LIU 7 285 - #23 Cory Day (BU) def. Aeden Begue (LIU) FALL 0:58. BU 31 LIU 7. The Sharks will take the holiday break and prepare for the tough Cliff Keen Invite. Navy The Midshipmen hosted the Navy Classic on Saturday. Navy walked away with a second-place team finish behind a powerful Nebraska squad. They had two champs in #30 Danny Wask at 174 lbs and #10 Grady Griess at 285 lbs – as they were both the top-seeded wrestlers entering the day. Navy had three runners-up in Josh Koderhandt, David Key, and Jonathan Ley. Evan Tallmadge was third, Jamier Ferere was 4th, while both Nick Vafiadis and Zyan Hall were 5th. Navy’s performance was tops for the EIWA teams with Princeton a couple points behind and Bucknell only a handful after that. Navy will be off this weekend in prep for the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite. It’s the toughest tournament of the regular season. Penn The University of Pennsylvania was the host site of the Keystone Classic. They finished the day at the top of the team standings over a not-quite-full Virginia Tech lineup, who was missing a few studs. Regardless, they walked away with four champs. Max Gallagher, Alex Almeyda, and CJ Composto swept the first three weight classes. Nick Incontrera easily won the 174 lbs bracket. Jackson Polo was the runner-up at 149 lbs, as Ryan Miller lost in the finals at 125 lbs to Gallagher. The Quakers saw a handful of bronze medals with Michael Colaiocco, Jude Swisher, Kelly Dunnigan, Martin Cosgrove, and Max Hale. Cole Urbas was 4th place, as was John Stout. In 5th were Hunter Gandy and Lucas Revano. Jacob Stefanowicz and Matt Cruise were 8th. Alex Almeyda was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler of the event, after beating three ranked wrestlers in the toughest bracket of the day. The youth really shined through for Penn, as there were several “wrestle-off” matches between teammates. Penn has a lot of line-up decisions to make before they take on #7 Iowa in two weeks. The depth is starting to become a “good problem.” Princeton The Tigers finished third place at the Navy Classic. They had one champion in #12 Luke Stout at 197 lbs – who defeated #7 Allred of Nebraska in the finals. Also in that bracket was Aidan Conner, who took home bronze. Nate Dugan was 3rd place as well in his bracket. In 4th was freshman, Eligh Rivera, at 149lbs. The 4 fifth-place finishers for the Tigers were Drew Heethuis, Matthew Cover, Sean Pierson, and Tyler Vasquez. Overall, it was a good day for Princeton. The underclassmen came through in a big way to help elevate the team to a satisfactory finish. The Tigers will relax over the holiday break and not have any competition. Sacred Heart The Pioneers were busy this past weekend with three duals and a sparse lineup for the Keystone Classic. Andrew Fallon, at 133lbs, was the bright spot of the squad as he went 3-0 on the weekend, including two tech falls. Against Presbyterian, Mike McGhee, Scott Jarosz, and Jake Trovato also had wins. As mentioned, many non-starters were in action at the Keystone Classic to rest the starters. Presbyterian 29 - SHU 21 125: Trent Dominguez (PC) over Jake Ice (SHU) Dec 12-7 133: Andrew Fallon (SHU) over Rey Ortiz (PC) Tech Fall 25-9 (4:41) 141: Ryan Luna (PC) over Vincent Milazzo (SHU) MD 12-4 149: Mike McGhee (SHU) over Trent Donahue (PC) MD 19-7 157: Elijah Holiday (PC) over Brandon Teresa (SHU) Fall 4:53 165: Scott Jarosz (SHU) over Michael Ramirez (PC) Fall 2:45 174: Reed Douglass (PC) over Owen Ayotte (SHU) Tech Fall 18-3 (6:34) 184: Caleb Roe (PC) over Logan Michael (SHU) Tech Fall 18-2 (6:13) 197: Jake Trovato (SHU) over George Hopkins (PC) Fall 0:21 285: Nathan Carnes (PC) over Marc Berisha (SHU) Fall 2:18 #5 NC State 48 - SHU 5 125: Jakob Camacho (NC State) win via forfeit 133: Andrew Fallon (SHU) over Jackson Baglio (NC State) Tech Fall 19-4 (6:33) 141: Ryan Jack (NC State) over Vincent Milazzo (SHU) Fall 2:10 149: Tyler Tracy (NC State) over Mike McGhee (SHU) Fall 0:41 157: Ed Scott (NC State) over Michel Ritacco (SHU) Tech Fall 19-4 (2:27) 165: AJ Kovacs (NC State) over Scott Jarosz (SHU) MD 12-3 174: Alex Faison (NC State) over Nicky Eboli (SHU) Tech Fall 20-3 (5:21) 184: Dylan Reinert (NC State) over Logan Michael (SHU) Tech Fall 19-3 (2:20) 197: Christian Knop (NC State) over Jake Trovato (SHU) Tech Fall 23-5 (4:21) 285: Owen Trepham (NC State) over Marc Berisha (SHU) Fall 1:16 #2 Cornell 48 - Sacred Heart 3 125: Brett Ungar (CU) won by forfeit 133: Andrew Fallon (SHU) def. Ethan Qureshi (CU) by decision, 8-7 141: Vince Cornella (CU) def. Vincent Milazzo (SHU) by fall in just over a minute 149: Ethan Fernandez (CU) def. Mike McGhee (SHU) by major decision, 11-2 157: Meyer Shapiro (CU) def. Michel Ritacco (SHU) by a tech fall, 15-0 165: Julian Ramirez (CU) def. Scott Jarosz (SHU) by fall in 1:34 174: Benny Baker (CU) def. Nicky Eboli (SHU) by tech fall, 18-0 184: Chris Foca (CU) def. Logan Michael (SHU) by fall in 47 seconds 197: Jacob Cardenas (CU) def. Jake Trovato (SHU) by tech fall in 1:21 285: Lewis Fernandes (CU) def. Marc Berisha (SHU) by tech fall, 19-2 The Pioneers’ strong schedule continues in a few weeks when they travel to Las Vegas to compete at the Cliff Keen Invitational.

What a night it was! The All-Star Classic did not disappoint as some of the sport's biggest stars were in action in front of a raucous crowd at Penn State’s Rec Hall. The partisan crowd was not disappointed as four of the five Penn State wrestlers got their hands raised. Aside from the Nittany Lions, the evening featured plenty of exciting bouts, a few upsets, and some displays of sheer dominance from the best of the best. As I watched, I jotted down some quick notes and then expounded on those points for some semi-quick reactions from the 2023 All-Star Classic. Penn State’s Studs Have Gotten Even Better? The 2022-23 iteration of the Penn State Nittany Lions finished 50 points ahead of second-place Iowa. With the bulk of that team returning and some key transfers, PSU will only be better this season. That isn’t breaking news, but what is interesting (or scary) is that individually their wrestlers look on a different level than just eight months ago. Carter Starocci dominated Mekhi Lewis, the same opponent he had a marathon, tiebreaker bout with in the 2022 finals. Aaron Brooks jumped up to 197 lbs and put bonus points on the returning national runner-up. Greg Kerkvliet made short work of the U23 world champion, Wyatt Hendrickson, the same opponent he edged 4-2 in the 2023 NCAA semifinals. These are all wrestlers who have been in college since the fall of 2019. In addition, sophomore Shayne Van Ness passed the eyeball test in his 5-1 victory over NCAA fourth-place finisher Kyle Parco. Nothing about his final score was impressive, but he looked more buttoned up defensively and smothering on top. It’s not unusual for a wrestler to show marked growth at Van Ness’ age, but after three NCAA titles in the case of Starocci/Brooks, it's not quite as common. That NCAA team scoring record (170 - Iowa/1997) is definitely in play; for those reasons and another we’ll mention shortly. Fingers Crossed for Virginia Tech At the end of the day, the All-Star match is an exhibition. These matches won’t count towards NCAA seeding and go on your record, so they are mainly for the fans, for fun, and perhaps getting the feel for a probable top contender. That being said, any injuries sustained during the event are definitely real. Unfortunately for Virginia Tech, they appeared to take the brunt of this. During extra time in the 133 lb match, Sam Latona had his knee in an awkward position and the exchange was stopped for being potentially dangerous. The crowd grimaced and most probably assumed he was done for the night. That wasn’t the case, he wrestled throughout the remainder of the match, but had a noticeable limp. In one of the marquee matchups, at 174 lbs, Mekhi Lewis was taken down by Carter Starocci, who proceeded to work for a turn. At the edge, he ran a bow-and-arrow directly over the top of Lewis who also winced in pain. Lewis also looked sluggish for the rest of the match. Here’s hoping that both Latona and Lewis are not seriously injured. Both are key to Virginia Tech’s trophy aspirations and are high podium threats at each of their respective weight classes. Not Your Father's Bonus Point Wins In a season filled with plenty of minor and major rule changes, none has generated the discussion like the three-point takedown. I’ve vowed to myself that I’ll watch a lot of wrestling before making any widespread judgments about whether the change was good, bad, or indifferent. What’s clear though, is bonus point wins are much easier to achieve with a three-point takedown. In college, with points hard to come by, a 10-2 major decision is generally a butt-kicking. However, that was the final score in the 125 lb bout that was anything but lopsided. It was pretty fun with some excellent scrambles and in doubt until the final seconds. In those final seconds, top-ranked Anthony Noto trailed 2023 NCAA runner-up Matt Ramos by a single point. With short time remaining and Ramos controlling a tie, Noto went into desperation mode and tried to step over the Purdue star. Ramos countered straight to Noto’s back. The whistle blew, but not before Ramos was awarded a takedown and the full allotment of near-fall points. That late flurry tacked seven points onto Ramos’ one-point lead resulting in a 10-2 final score. 10-2 isn’t indicative of the type of match that occurred between these lightweight phenoms. Some people may agree that the rule change makes matches like this seem weird, while others won’t care. Keep that in mind when Hodge Trophy discussions start popping up. If Carter Starocci can post an 11-0 major decision on Mekhi Lewis, couldn’t he do it against anyone? Some legendary Hodge seasons, like the ones amassed by Ben Askren, David Taylor, and Zain Retherford could get threatened. When that happens, keep in mind, that the old guys did it with two-point TD’s. The relative ease for picking up bonus points could help a Penn State team that’s already great and already racked up a ton of bonus points in the two-point TD era. More bonus point help is another reason why the NCAA Tournament scoring record is certainly in play. Transfer Could Pay Dividends for Olejnik I’ll let you in on a secret. I’m always a little skeptical when you have a veteran who wrestled for three or four (five) years in a smaller conference and jumps to a larger one for his final go ‘round. That’s the case for Izzak Olejnik, who won a pair of MAC titles for Northern Illinois and finished eighth in the nation last year. In the offseason, he joined Oklahoma State as a graduate transfer. My rationale for the skepticism is that the wrestlers typically don’t face the grind of a Big Ten schedule or one that Oklahoma State wrestles on a week-in and week-out basis. Obviously, Olejnik is talented enough to get on the podium and beat quality wrestlers, but can he beat national qualifier-types every time out? That still remains to be seen, but he went a long way to crushing those doubts during his bout against fourth-ranked Dean Hamiti. Olejnik tallied a pair of takedowns, two of the most picturesque of the evening, on his way to an 8-2 victory over Hamiti. The other side of the coin, the opposite of my skepticism, is that Olejnik has moved to a room with a greater volume of high-quality training partners and credentialed wrestlers/coaches like John Smith, Coleman Scott, Chris Perry, and Tyler Caldwell. It’s reasonable that the change helped him “jump levels” as they say. Now, it’s a long season and a lot remains to be seen and written, but defeating a wrestler that downed you 7-3 in the 2023 national tournament is quite the start in Stillwater for Olejnik. Talent Logjams at 133 Leads to No Depth In the next few days, I’ll publish an article ranking the ten weight classes for this season. Spoiler alert, but after the top contenders at 133 lbs, the weight is really lacking in depth. One of the biggest stories of November is how redshirt freshman Ryan Crookham of Lehigh shocked returning national and world champion Vito Arujau. Well, Crookham’s teammate Connor McGonagle was selected to compete in this event. And won; beating two-time All-American Sam Latona. Like others, I started thinking about how the weight would be a bit tougher if one of the two (Crookham/McGonagle) were on another team and could wrestle at nationals. Then I remembered how Michigan has a similar situation….also at 133 lbs, with two-time All-American Chris Cannon, who transferred from Northwestern to join Cliff Keen Las Vegas champion Dylan Ragusin. The Wolverines are aided by the fact that Ragusin has a redshirt available. Then I was thinking even more. Had Iowa’s gambling probe not arisen, they had another interesting choice between Brody Teske and Cullan Schriever. Ohio State has two national qualifier types at 133 (Nic Bouzakis and Andre Gonzales). So does Nebraska (Jacob Van Dee and Kyle Burwick). We’re not sure, but it looks like Iowa State does with redshirt freshman Evan Frost and Garrett Grice. Minnesota’s best 133 might be true freshman Tyler Wells (who had a one-sided win over Navy Classic champion Kurtis Phipps), but they also have veterans #20 Jake Gliva and Jager Eisch. Both are capable starters. Stanford has a pair of quality veterans in Dom LaJoie and Jackson DiSario. Illinois has multiple-time All-American Lucas Byrd and a multiple-time qualifier in Tony Madrigal. You get the point. If some of the talent was dispersed differently at 133, the weight class wouldn’t look quite so barren. Pacing Matters Disclaimer: I’m not taking shots. This is constructive criticism for anyone putting on wrestling events. Your pacing matters. To the fans in the stands and at home. If you’re reading this you love watching wrestling, be it from a bleacher seat or the comfy confines of your couch. At the same time, it doesn’t mean we want to be there all night. The All-Star Classic had a start time of 7pm and didn’t end until after 10pm (EST). It was a card that included 14th matches. Your typical college dual meet finishes in under two hours and that’s with or without a “halftime.” I didn’t even think much of this point until I saw a tweet from Baschamania host Justin Basch who was curious about the topic. Basch tweeted at 7:51 pm, after the last of the four women's matches, that it took that long to get through four bouts. One of which was a : 31-second tech fall. There was another that ended in an early, second-period fall. Yikes! The event didn’t start promptly at 7pm and there were a couple of stoppages in the final women’s bout, but again, Yikes! That’s slow. As a lifelong baseball nerd, someone who watches games almost every day of the season, you take for granted a batter stepping out to adjust his batting gloves after every single pitch, a pitcher who catches the ball in front of the mound and slowly makes his way back to the rubber, or five pick-off moves in a row. This season, the much-maligned Major League Baseball, made what turned out to be a great decision and instituted a pitch clock. The games flowed better. Playoff games didn’t stretch into the next day. There was no “action” that was removed, just a lot of inaction. As the season ended a few weeks ago, there have been plenty of season-long studies that have been released showing about a half hour was chopped off of every game just from the pitch clock. So, FloWrestling, as you’re planning events. Try to think about a pitch clock, of sorts, for your production. We know, you’ve sold ads and need to include them somewhere, I like everyone in the wrestling world making money. It’s healthy for us. Find different ways to incorporate them and not hurt your product, bore the fans, and move at a snail's pace.

2023 All-Star Classic Results Women’s Collegiate Results 116 lbs: Samara Chavez (King) fall Sydney Petzinger (North Central) 3:50 130 lbs: Alexis Janiak (Aurora) over Sarah Savidge (Life) 10-0 136 lbs: Adaugo Nwachukwu (William Penn) over Yele Aycock (North Central) 11-7 160 lbs: Marlynne Deede (Iowa) dec Latifah McBryde (Life) 8-3 Men’s Collegiate Results 125 lbs: #4 Matt Ramos (Purdue) maj #1 Anthony Noto (Lock Haven) 10-2 133 lbs: Connor McGonagle (Lehigh) dec #6 Sam Latona (Virginia Tech) 7-5TB 141 lbs: #3 Lachlan McNeil (North Carolina) dec #18 Josh Koderhandt (Navy) 4-2 149 lbs: #2 Shayne Van Ness (Penn State) dec #3 Kyle Parco (Arizona State) 5-1 157 lbs: #1 DIII Nolan Hertel (Wisconsin-LaCrosse) dec #1 DII Nick Novak (St. Cloud State) 3-1TB 165 lbs: #6 Izzak Olejnik (Oklahoma State) dec #4 Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin) 8-2 174 lbs: #1 Carter Starocci (Penn State) maj #2 Mekhi Lewis (Virginia Tech) 11-0 184 lbs: #1 Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa) dec #2 Bernie Truax (Penn State) 7-5 197 lbs: #1 Aaron Brooks (Penn State) maj #3 Tanner Sloan (South Dakota State) 11-2 285 lbs: #1 Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State) tech #2 Wyatt Hendrickson (Air Force) 18-2

Each week things get more and more intense and this week surely didn’t disappoint. As we get ready for some huge events like the All-Star Classic and Cliff Keen Las Vegas, we take a look at some of the biggest takeaways from last week. Gable Arnold Looks Poised in Carver-Hawkeye Debut In case you didn’t know, true freshman Gable Arnold is pretty good. How good is yet to be determined - at least on the college level - but so far, he’s been a nice spark plug for the Hawkeyes this year. On Sunday he made his first appearance in Carver and collected a 4-2 win over #11-ranked All-American Travis Wittlake. With the Hawks having some vets in their lineup due to suspension, the youngster is a welcome addition. He competed in the Luther Open earlier this season and was one of the eight champs Iowa had. It’s been a good start for the freshman so far. Wisconsin Takes a Big Non-Conference L The matchup at 165 pounds between NCAA Champion David Carr and multiple-time All-American Dean Hamiti may have been low-scoring, but it was still quite the battle. However, it was overshadowed by the 42-0 loss that the Badgers were sent home with. The Cyclones took the 26-6 win last year when the teams met around this same point in the season which obviously gave Wisconsin a bad taste, but this year it has people wondering what’s to come with the new faces in the lineup for coach Bono. It’s still early, so there’s a lot of room to grow, but it sure was an uncharacteristic performance from Wisconsin. Michigan Has Solid Trip On The Road The Wolverines traveled to the East Coast this weekend to take on Columbia and Rider in New York and New Jersey, respectively. This was the first competition for most of the Wolverine starters, but we’ve yet to see their full lineup as expected. Largely though, this was a solid trip. They came away from the weekend with two dual meet victories, and we got to see some of their youth in the lineup. Noteworthy was Sergio Lemley, who was one of seven Michigan wrestlers to go undefeated on this trip (Will Lewan, Cam Amine, Shane Griffith, Jaden Bullock, Bobby Striggow, and Lucas Davison being the others). Lemley’s wins were over the 33rd and 32nd ranked wrestlers in Kai Owen of Columbia and Mackenzie Bell of Rider, so certainly impressive for the true freshman. Also impressive was the way that Amine wrestled. He didn’t compete much early last season due to some injury concerns, so it’s great having him apparently healthy and he certainly competed that way. Sadly, Chris Cannon suffered a head injury in his first match as a Wolverine, but we are hoping for a quick recovery and return to the lineup. Up next, Vegas! Michigan State Vets Make Season Debut It’s been a busy start for the Spartans. This past weekend they competed at their third straight tournament of the year. First Clarion, followed by hosting the MSU Open, then the Black Knight Invite. This was a different tough because this was the first competition of the year for their vets. Positives were Chase Saldate taking second at 157 pounds and Kael Wissler taking first at 197. Saldate comes into the year as one of the Spartans with high expectations, and I’m sure he didn’t walk into this tournament hoping to take second, but a loss to a tough opponent in Vincent Zerban of Northern Colorado is not a bad loss and something he can use to propel his training as they continue through the non-conference portion of their schedule. Wisler winning the 197-pound title is impressive and he will be someone to watch develop as the season continues. Sadly, another senior – Layne Malczewski – had to default out of his first match due to injury. He’s battled injuries throughout his career, but always seems to come back ready to go. I hope this is just a minor blip in what will otherwise be a strong finish to his career. The Spartans compete next on December 3rd in duals with Franklin & Marshall, Bloomsburg, and Presbyterian. Ohio State Claims Perfect 20-0 Weekend You know what’s impressive? Shutting out a team in D1 wrestling is impressive. You know what’s more impressive than that? Shutting out three teams in seven days. To this point in the season, the only team to have won a match in a dual against the Buckeyes is Virginia Tech. Okay, so shutouts are neat. But dominant shutouts are even more special. Against Edinboro, Columbia, and Hofstra, Ohio State scored, 53, 49, and 51 respectively. Two decisions, three majors, and the rest were tech falls or pins. Also, they didn’t have their full lineup because Jesse Mendez was out competing at the Bill Farrell Invitational. Ohio State jumps right back into some tougher competition as they fly out to Vegas as well. Nice tuneup out East for them, but the real fun begins shortly. Viva Las Vegas!!! Bonus Points Listen to the second installment of the B1G Ten vs ACC breakdown with conference correspondents Ryan Holmes, Kevin Claunch, and Robbie Wendell.

Almost every team now has dual action this season, including the second conference dual of the year. Iowa State and Missouri looked like contenders against other prominent teams, while Oklahoma, Northern Colorado, and West Virginia stayed undefeated on the year. The All-Star Classic comes up on Tuesday, with #6 Izzak Olejnik, #2 Wyatt Hendrickson, #2 Tanner Sloan, and #1 Parker Keckeisen slated to compete. Thanksgiving break means a mostly quiet week to look forward to, but the biggest dual of the year is coming up with Cy-Hawk on Sunday. #3 Missouri (1-0; Overall) (0-0; Big 12) #10 Iowa State (3-0; Overall) (0-0; Big 12) #11 Oklahoma State (1-0; Overall) (0-0; Big 12) #12 Oklahoma (3-0; Overall) (1-0; Big 12) #15 South Dakota State (3-0; Overall) (0-0; Big 12) #20 Northern Iowa (0-0; Overall) (0-0; Big 12) #29 West Virginia (4-0; Overall) (0-0; Big 12) Air Force (2-0; Overall) (0-0; Big 12) California Baptist (2-2; Overall) (0-1; Big 12) North Dakota State (0-2; Overall) (0-1; Big 12) Northern Colorado (4-0; Overall) (0-0; Big 12) Utah Valley (1-0; Overall) (0-0; Big 12) Wyoming (3-1; Overall) (1-0; Big 12) Air Force: Navy Classic Brackets | Younes Hospitality Open Air Force went to their second tournament of the season at the Navy Classic and came home with four on the podium. #23 Tucker Owens (125) went 4-1, dropping the finals match against #12 Caleb Smith (Nebraska). #25 Giano Petrucelli (165) also made the finals with a solid day, including a win over the top seed, #31 Noah Mulvaney (Bucknell). Gage Musser (184) and Nick Gonzalez (125) aren’t the expected starters, but both made the podium at fourth and sixth respectively. The team also sent a number of attached and unattached wrestlers to the Younes Hospitality Open. Next Up: The team has the week off before heading to a stacked Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational on December 1st. #2 Wyatt Hendrickson competes in the All-Star Classic on November 21st. He’ll be taking on #1 Greg Kerkvliet of Penn State. California Baptist: Dual Results | Roadrunner Open Brackets The Lancers got their first dual wins of the season, dominating Division II schools Embry-Riddle and Vanguard. California Baptist won 15 of 20 matches, including eight pins, four techs, and a major. Eli Griffin (125), Nathan Haas (184), Eli Sheeran (197), and Chris Island (285) went undefeated on the day with bonus point wins. The team also went to the Roadrunner Open, where they came back with five titles. Eli Griffin, Hunter Leake, Emilio Trujillo-Deen (141), Dayne Morton (149), and Nathan Haas all won with a number of bonus point wins along the way. Leake had an impressive win in the finals over 2x NCAA qualifier #30 Dom Lajoie. Trujillo-Deen beat teammate and current starter Darren Green in the semis. Next Up: The Lancers have a lengthy break, not competing again until heading to DeKalb, IL to take on Northern Illinois on December 15th followed by a tri-dual with SIUE and Kent State in Edwardsville, IL on December 17th. Also look out for some wrestlers potentially headed to the Reno Tournament of Champions on December 17th in Reno, NV. Iowa State: Dual Results I’m not sure there was a more impressive result than Iowa State absolutely blanking #27 Wisconsin in a one-sided 42-0 dual. The two teams faced off at Humboldt High School, the alma mater of Kevin Dresser. #17 Kysen Terukina (125) won the Most Outstanding Wrestler by the end after taking out #5 Eric Barnett by major 14-3, who he also beat in last year’s dual. Anthony Echemendia made his debut at 141, which allowed Casey Swiderski to enter the lineup at 149. Both wrestlers won their matches in impressive fashion, with Echemendia getting a tech and Swiderski a 9-4 decision over #14 Joe Zargo. #19 Cody Chittum (157) broke his match open with a cradle and nearly worked a tech settling for a 15-2 major. The highlight match came at 165, where Carr and Hamiti had one of the best low-scoring matches in this young season. Both wrestlers came close to scoring in the first period, but Carr took over from there. He got a quick escape in the second and a dominant ride in the third that almost saw him get nearfall multiple times. #22 MJ Gaitan (174) and #5 Will Feldkamp (184) sealed the dual with back to back first first-period pins before Broderson (197) and Bastida (285) put a stamp on it to complete the dual. The Cyclones matched up well, but averaging a major decision and winning all ten matches is an impressive mark against a quality Big Ten team. Next Up: It’s Cy-Hawk week, as Iowa State hosts Iowa on Sunday. The dual is the first one to be streamed on the main ESPN channel and has an incredible amount of hype. With how the Cyclones looked here, count me in taking them in what could be the dual of the year. Missouri: Dual Results | Lindenwood Open Brackets Mizzou opened their dual season by demolishing a short-handed Arizona State team 39-6. The Sun Devils were missing #2 Richie Figueroa (125), Jesse Vasquez (141), #4 Jacori Teemer (157), and #4 Cohlton Schultz (285). The Tigers scored bonus points in every win, including Colton Hawks bumping up to 197 and getting a tech. #26 Zeke Seltzer (133) dropped a close one to #10 Julian Chlebove, and #17 Clayton Whiting (184) dominated #31 Tony Negron. No Rocky Elam, but it sounds like he is in the room and full-time training. While not the best matchups with injuries, the team was dominant in the win. The team also sent some wrestlers to the nearby Lindenwood Open. Cam Steed won a title at 157lbs, including a win over #27 Jalin Harper for OK State. Seth Nitzel also made the finals, including a win over OK State’s true freshman Christian Carroll. Next Up: Missouri stays in the Hearnes, welcoming Oklahoma on December 1st to start conference competition. North Dakota State: Dual Results | Daktronics Open The Bison started conference competition, dropping a 29-7 dual to Oklahoma and former head coach Roger Kish on the road. They won two matches, but they were big wins. Landen Johnson (157) used a big move to take out Jared Hill. Adam Cherne (184) took out #19 Guiseppe Hoose by major decision that saw him score some great doubles and nearfall. Johnson is a redshirt freshman and Cherne is a true freshman, showing that coach Obe Blanc could have the team built up sooner than later. Kellyn March didn’t wrestle, a concern after having an injury default last week. The team also sent a handful of wrestlers to the SDSU-hosted Daktronics Open and had five placers. Next Up: The Bison take a week off and come back to take on Virginia at home on December 2nd. Northern Colorado: Dual Results | Black Knight Invitational Brackets Northern Colorado stayed undefeated in duals, going 2-0 on the weekend at the Armbar at the Armory. First, they defeated Buffalo 35-6 before another dominant 44-5 score against Presbyterian. Altogether the Bears won 17 matches, including 14 bonus point wins. Stevo Poulin (125), Dom Serrano (133), Vinny Zerban (157), Derek Matthews (165), and Xavier Doolin (285) all went 2-0 with bonus point wins. The Bears also sent some wrestlers to the nearby Black Knight Invitational. #14 Vinny Zerban won a title and the tournament’s Outstanding Wrestler award with two techs, a pin, and a 9-5 decision over #11 Chase Saldate (Michigan State). Xavier Doolin was 4th, Dom Serrano (133) and Branson Britten (184) were 5th, and Benji Alanis (149) and Franklin Cruz (197) were sixth. Next Up: UNC also has some time off, with the Cougar Clash tournament listed for December 2nd. Their next dual action isn’t until December 10th against West Virginia. Northern Iowa: Daktronics Open Brackets Northern Iowa hit the road north for the Daktronics Open and came back with five titles. #10 Cael Happel (141) went 3-0 with bonus points, including one in the finals against Iowa State’s Zach Redding. Adam Allard (149) went 3-0 as well, including a decision win over teammate Ethan Basile in the finals that could give him the starting spot at 149. #26 RJ Weston (157) had a strong Grand View Open last week, and made the finals here as well. However, he lost to redshirt freshman Ryder Downey in what could also be a pivotal lineup battle. Young wrestlers Jared Simma (174) and Wyatt Voelker (197) also won their brackets. 12 other wrestlers finished top three. Next Up: #1 Parker Keckeisen defends his ranking against #2 Bernie Truax at the NWCA All-Star Classic on Tuesday. The team next has the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite on December 1-2 plus the Jim Koch Open on December 1st. Oklahoma State: Lindenwood Open Brackets The Cowboys had a long break on the schedule and decided to hit the road for the Lindenwood Open with a whopping 32 wrestlers. The team dominated and came away with 15 champs between the Black (Fresh/Soph) and Gold Divisions. In the Black division, they had seven champs, including blue-chip recruits Cael Hughes, AJ Heeg, and Jersey Robb. Christian Carroll, the #2 overall recruit from 2023 competed in the Gold division, but after a major decision loss, he medical forfeited out. The starters dominated with eight titles in the Gold division, including #20 Troy Spratley (125), #6 Izzak Olejnik (165), #4 Dustin Plott (184), and #9 Luke Surber (197) bonusing their way through the brackets. Also notable were some of the teammate matchups. #22 Tagen Jamison (141) took out Sammy Alvarez in the finals with a 4-1 decision from a late takedown. Alvarez is expected to compete for the spot in the second semester, but Jamison looked very solid here. #26 Jordan Williams (149) beat both Teague Travis and Carter Young on his way to a title, including a dominant 15-2 major over Young in the finals in what was one of the most impressive performances of the day. Then at 157 #27 Jalin Harper was the starter against Bucknell, but finished third while Daniel Manibog made the finals. Both wrestlers lost to Cam Steed in the bracket, so time will tell who gets the start here. Next Up: Unless the team adds more opens to their schedule, the next event listed is the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational on December 1st. This is the first time the Cowboys will compete at the event since 2000. #6 Izzak Olejnik does compete at the All-Star Classic on November 21st, taking on #4 Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin). Oklahoma: Dual Results (Little Rock) | Dual Results (NDSU) The Sooners went 2-0 on the weekend, including a big conference win. They started on the road against Little Rock. The team won seven matches against the Trojans, but #33 John Wiley and #13 Tate Picklo suffered surprising upsets. #2 Buchanan (197) beat #15 Little in a battle of the Stephen’s in a razor-close match. The 26-10 dual score was helped by bonus point wins from #9 Mosha Schwartz (141) and #17 Willie McDougald (149). The team stayed undefeated with a win at home over NDSU 29-7. Coach Roger Kish led OU to a win over his former team, taking eight of the matches. Schwartz again got a bonus point win, majoring #30 Gavin Drexler. Jared Hill and John Wiley appear to be back and forth for the starting spot, and both lost this weekend with Hill losing to Landen Johnson. #19 Giuseppe Hoose also suffered a surprising loss to true freshman Adam Cherne, and also appeared to hurt his ankle. Schwartz, Carlson (165), Picklo, and Buchanan kept the team score high with bonus point wins. Next Up: The Sooners head to Columbia, MO to take on the Missouri Tigers on December 1st. South Dakota State: Dakota Showcase Results | Daktronics Open Brackets The Jackrabbits opened up their dual schedule with three consecutive wins over some in-state competition. They beat Dakota Wesleyan (46-4), Northern State (33-6), and Augustana (37-9). They won 25 matches, including 18 bonus point wins (seven techs, four falls, four forfeits, three majors). The team also hosted the Daktronics Open and came back with three titles. #26 Tanner Jordan (125), Derrick Cardinal (133), and Luke Rasmussen (285) all won their weights. Cardinal won his title with solid wins over Julian Farber (UNI) and Garrett Grice (ISU). Rasmussen didn’t get any crazy wins, but had a tech and fall to win the title. Next Up: #2 Tanner Sloan takes on #1 Aaron Brooks at the NWCA All-Star Classic on Tuesday. The team next has #14 Minnesota for a dual on the road. Utah Valley: Dual Results | Penn Keystone Open Brackets | Spokane Open Another team to open their dual season with a win, Utah Valley took out American University 25-12 on the road. The team won seven matches with three bonus point decisions. The biggest match came at 133, where Haiden Drury beat Maximilian Leete with a 7-5 decision. Both wrestlers are currently on the ranking bubble and looking to break through the season. The team went on to send wrestlers to two opens, the Penn Keystone Open and the Spokane Open. Drury made the Keystone Open finals, dropping a one-point match in the finals. #17 Evan Bockman (197) finished sixth after dropping a match to #33 John Crawford (F&M) and had to medically forfeit. The team also had six other wrestlers make the podium and finished seventh as a team. The Spokane Open wasn’t the toughest competition, but the Wolverines went 28-2 on the day with four titles. Next Up: Utah Valley is another team headed to the stacked Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational on December 1st-2nd. West Virginia: Dual Results | Shorty Hitchcock Classic Brackets West Virginia stayed undefeated with a 31-7 dual win over Clarion to go 4-0 for the first time since 1993. #28 Ty Watters has been a true freshman phenom for the Mountaineers, and now has four straight pins. #24 Brody Conley took out #28 John Worthing in an overtime match. #32 Caleb Dowling (157) lost a surprising 10-0 major decision to Alejandro Herrera-Rondon, a former OU wrestler. The team continued with success at the Hitchcock Open, winning the team title and four individual titles. The brackets link to the “2022 Open” but the results are the 2023 tournament. #13 Peyton Hall (165), #32 Caleb Dowling (157), #24 Brody Conley (174), and #26 Michael Wolfgram (285) all won titles with eight other wrestlers finishing in the top six. Next Up: The team has the week off before starting conference competition with Oklahoma coming to town on December 3rd. Wyoming: Dual Results Wyoming had one of the coolest events of the year by taking on Campbell on UFC Fight Pass in the “Battle in the Barn”. The Cowboys lost 23-12, but had some tough matches. #13 Jore Volk (125) had an impressive win by taking out Anthony Molton 12-5. True freshman Riley Davis (174) started in a big hole against #23 Austin Murphy, but nearly completed a crazy comeback before dropping a 16-15 decision. Ethan Ducca (184), Joey Novak (197), and Cooper Birdwell (133) all lost matches by two points or less against ranked opponents. On the other side, Cole Brooks (141), Gabe Willochell (149), and Brett Mcintosh (165) won tough one-point matches. Next Up: Wyoming takes the week off before heading to the Cliff Keen Invitational on December 1st-2nd.

It’s Thanksgiving week and the college wrestling schedule is a little thin. But luckily for us, the NWCA All-Star Classic has returned. After a four-year hiatus, the event returned in 2022 and now we have another edition in 2023. This year's event will feature a match at all ten men’s weights along with four women’s bouts. With such a heavy representation from the two-time defending champion Penn State Nittany Lions, it makes some sense to hold the dual in PSU’s Rec Hall. The festivities kick off at 7pm (eastern) on Tuesday and can be viewed on FloWrestling. Below is a match-by-match look at the entire card, plus predictions for each contest. 125 lbs: #1 Anthony Noto (Lock Haven) vs. #4 Matt Ramos (Purdue) When this matchup was released it involved a number-one ranked 125 lber. It will once it occurs; however, it won’t be the same one. Matt Ramos came into the season as the top-ranked wrestler at this weight after becoming Purdue’s first national finalist since 2006. Ramos suffered a loss at the Clarion Open in the initial week of the season and another at WrangleMania to Jakob Camacho, which accounts for his current ranking. In between, he’s racked up six wins, including two via bonus points against 2023 national qualifiers. With Ramos’ loss, Noto was elevated into the top spot at this weight. Noto finished in fourth place at the 2023 NCAA Championships and amassed a sparkling 33-4 record. This year he’s only seen action in two bouts; however, both have ended in tech falls. Despite the pair both ending up on the national podium last year, the two haven’t met in college. They do have a common opponent from this year’s action in Army West Point’s Ethan Berginc. Both defeated him, Noto via tech fall and Ramos by a 12-3 major decision. I’m not sure anything can be gained from that information. This bout should be an interesting, action-packed contest. Both “bring it” and are excellent scramblers. Pick: Matt Ramos 133 lbs: #6 Sam Latona (Virginia Tech) vs. Connor McGonagle (Lehigh) This is the rare, All-Star matchup in which both wrestlers have suffered losses during the first two weeks of the season. That isn’t necessarily new for Sam Latona, who was upset at the season-opening Southeast Open for a second consecutive year. Latona came back to edge a tough #15 Dylan Shawver of Rutgers on Friday during the Hokies dual win over the Scarlet Knights. Latona finished the 2022-23 campaign in seventh place which represented his second career All-American finish. Connor McGonagle was limited in his action last season, but was very good when healthy. Unfortunately, he wasn’t healthy at the 2023 EIWA Championships and had to withdraw from the NCAA Tournament after receiving an at-large berth. McGonagle is now embroiled in one of the most high-profile positional struggles as he and redshirt freshman Ryan Crookham represent Lehigh’s options at 133 lbs. Before Crookham turned the wrestling world on its collective heads by upsetting Vito Arujau (Cornell), he defeated McGonagle in sudden victory at the Journeymen Collegiate Classic. At that same event, McGonagle was able to notch a win over 2022 EIWA champion Michael Colaiocco (Penn). This matchup feels like it may be more methodical and tactical than the opening bout. I could see it being a low-scoring affair which comes down to one key sequence. Pick: Sam Latona 141 lbs: #3 Lachlan McNeil (North Carolina) vs. #18 Josh Koderhandt (Navy) The first year of official competition at North Carolina for Lachlan McNeil started off slow with three losses in the two weeks of the season. This year has been the opposite as McNeil has been on fire with a 6-0 record and none of his matches ending in regular decisions. After an 8-0 major decision against #26 Danny Pucino (Illinois) yesterday, McNeil now has two bonus point wins over ranked opposition. McNeil came into the year ranked third after finishing fourth at the 2023 NCAA Championships. There he tallied wins over a Big Ten runner-up (Brock Hardy - Nebraska) and an EIWA champion (Vince Cornella - Cornella). McNeil is set to face late-replacement Josh Koderhandt of the Naval Academy. Koderhandt takes over for two-time All-American Clay Carlson (South Dakota State), who was initially slated to square off with McNeil. Koderhandt is on a bit of a heater of his own to start the new campaign. He also has a win over Pucino, one that was instrumental in the Midshipmen’s upset over Illinois. At the Navy quad, Koderhandt took out Pittsburgh’s Cole Matthews, which again was a critical victory for his team. Matthews won the 2023 ACC bracket where McNeil finished third. Like McNeil, Koderhandt was in action this weekend, finishing second to Hardy at the Navy Classic. This should be an interesting contrast of styles. McNeil has a long freestyle pedigree and is extremely slick on his feet. Koderhandt is more physical and in-your-face. Pick: Lachlan McNeil 149 lbs: #2 Shayne Van Ness (Penn State) vs. #3 Kyle Parco (Arizona State) To this point, we’ve talked about three matches that we haven’t seen before. The 149 lb contest is a rematch of the 2023 NCAA third-place bout won by Shayne Van Ness, 7-2. Van Ness made his 2023-24 debut last weekend at the Journeymen Collegiate Classic and ended each of his three matches with first-period falls. Throughout his entire freshman year, Van Ness was only able to accumulate five pins. His first season in the Nittany Lion lineup was capped off with a remarkable NCAA tournament that saw him enter as the 12th seed. Time and time again, Van Ness found himself facing significant deficits; however, he battled back and continued to win all the way up until the NCAA semifinals. Even there, he gave eventual four-time national champion Yianni Diakomihalis (Cornell) a scare. Parco's fourth-place finish elevated him to three-time All-American status. He’s gotten on the podium twice for Arizona State and once for Fresno State. So far in 2023-24, Parco has seen action in three duals and has a perfect record. During his first weekend of competition, Parco did get by UNC freshman Jayden Scott by a narrow 4-1 margin. Like Van Ness, Parco also advanced to the 2023 NCAA semifinals, before he fell to Sammy Sasso (Ohio State). That was part of a 14-match winning streak for the Sun Devil that started in early-January. I’m anxious to see Van Ness against top-caliber competition like Parco. Many Penn State wrestlers have made a significant leap in between their freshman and sophomore seasons, he could be the latest. So far, Van Ness’ has proven to be very dominant; however, against lesser competition. Parco will likely try to slow down the pace and keep it to a low-scoring affair. Pick: Shayne Van Ness 157 lbs: #1 (DII) Nick Novak (St. Cloud State) vs. #1 (DIII) Nolan Hertal (Wisconsin-La Crosse) Initially, the 157 lb match was supposed to be a contest between 2023 NCAA runner-up, Levi Haines (Penn State), and two-time All-American Jacori Teemer (Arizona State). Teemer had to default out of a WrangleMania match due to concussion protocols and did not compete yesterday in ASU’s dual with Missouri. Since that match was scrapped we get a match between the top DII and DIII wrestlers in the country at this weight. Novak owns his top billing based on a national title win from 2023. He was seeded second at the 2023 tournament and advanced through the bracket with four decision victories. The final came via 3-1 decision over fifth-seeded Logan Bailey of Indianapolis. That was the cherry on top of a perfect 27-0 season for the Huskie star. It also marked the first time that the sophomore had gotten on the NCAA podium. In an effort to repeat as a national champion, Novak started his 2023-24 campaign off with a title at the Yellowjacket Open. Like Novak, Nolan Hertal is a returning national champion who did so out of the number two seed. He also was in a dogfight during three of his four NCAA bouts. The last two were decided in extra time, while Hertal prevailed by a single point in the quarterfinals. That represented the second All-American honor for Hertal, who was fifth in 2022. During each of the last two seasons, Hertal captured an Upper Midwest Region championship. So far this season, Hertal is 2-0 win a pair of dual wins. Pick: Nick Novak 165 lbs: #4 Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin) vs. #6 Izzak Olejnik (Oklahoma State) Fresh off a hard-fought loss to #2 David Carr (Iowa State) on Sunday afternoon, Dean Hamiti will face another All-American from the Big 12 Izzak Olejnik. This will be Hamiti’s second straight All-Star appearance, as he fell to Quincy Monday (Princeton) in last year’s edition. The Carr loss brings his season record to 5-1. Hamiti blew through the competition at the Michigan State Open and impressively came away with the title while earning bonus points in each bout. The competition was legit, as well, featuring two past national qualifiers (one bloodround finisher) and a blue-chip true freshman. Hamiti’s opponent, Olejnik, is a bit of a familiar face. The two tangled at the 2023 NCAA Championships after both had secured All-American honors. Hamiti prevailed 7-3. Since then, Olejnik has left Northern Illinois and moved on to Oklahoma State as a graduate transfer. During his last three seasons at NIU, Olejnik has amassed a 73-15 record with a pair of MAC championships. His OSU career kicked off with a 10-2 major decision over solid freshman prospect Noah Mulvaney (Bucknell). This weekend, Olejnik was in action at the Lindenwood Open and bonused his way through the tournament. This matchup is interesting because we should get to see how much Olejnik has progressed during his short time in the Cowboy wrestling room. Can he close the gap from the 2023 NCAA match or will the three-point takedowns help Hamiti widen it? Pick: Dean Hamiti 174 lbs: #1 Carter Starocci (Penn State) vs. #3 Mekhi Lewis (Virginia Tech) This is the only rematch from the 2022 All-Star Classic and I don’t think anyone is upset about seeing this match again. Carter Starocci and Mekhi Lewis met in the 2022 national finals and Starocci prevailed after tiebreakers in an epic battle. The All-Star matchup saw Starocci score with an escape followed by a riding time point after spending the final stanza in the top position. Many assumed that the two would renew acquaintances at the 2023 NCAA Championships; however, Lewis fell to Mikey Labriola (Nebraska) in the semis. Starocci would go on to pin his Big Ten foe and earn his third straight national title. Lewis settled for fourth place. Starocci kicked off his season at the Journeymen Collegiate Classic and went 2-0 highlighted by a 21-5 tech fall over #14 Nick Incontrera (Penn). Lewis has two wins over past All-Americans in his three bouts this season. He appears to be healthier than at the end of the 2022-23 season and, in turn, more offensive. Despite that fact, I’d imagine this bout will play out similarly to their previous appearances. Both will be very measured in their offensive attacks, followed by plenty of riding. Pick: Carter Starocci 184 lbs: #1 Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa) vs. #2 Bernie Truax (Penn State) Speaking of familiarity, there’s some at 184 lbs between Parker Keckeisen and Bernie Truax. Both are three-time All-Americans seeking their first national title in a weight class that features no past champions. Truax has gotten on the podium at 174-197 lbs, but is back down at 184 lbs for his last go ‘round as a graduate student with Penn State. At the 2022 national tournament, these two clashed twice and exchanged wins with each other. Truax was a 6-5 winner in the quarterfinals; however, Keckeisen turned the tables with a 6-4 victory in the third-place bout. Keckeisen’s only 2023-24 appearance was at the Grandview Open where he posted bonus points in all four matches. At the same time, only one of those bouts came against DI competition. Keckeisen, the 2023 NCAA runner-up, came into the season as the top-ranked wrestler at 184 lbs after placing in the top-three at the NCAA tournament for a third time. With Aaron Brooks and Trent Hidlay (NC State) moving up to 197 lbs, Truax is the only wrestler at this weight who has a career win over Keckeisen. Truax kicked off his Penn State career with three wins at last week’s Journeymen Collegiate Classic. One of his key wins came over James Conway (Franklin & Marshall), who just captured a title at the Keystone Classic. Like the 165 lb bout, seeing how a wrestler has advanced or improved in a new, high-profile room is one of the themes at this match. Should Truax win, Penn State could have the favorite at five of the last six weight classes and the final four. Pick: Parker Keckeisen 197 lbs: #1 Aaron Brooks (Penn State) vs. #3 Tanner Sloan (South Dakota State) Ok, so we have a new matchup, for those that would prefer that type of thing. Aaron Brooks defeated Keckeisen at this event in 2022 and went on to defeat the UNI star in the national finals for his third consecutive title. Brooks has moved up to 197 lbs for his final season in State College. He had an excellent offseason with a US Open win, followed by a respectable Final X appearance against world champion David Taylor, then a U23 World Championship. Brooks’ opponent, Tanner Sloan, is a returning national runner-up at this weight and the first NCAA finalist for SDSU during the Damion Hahn-era. Sloan avenged a Big 12 finals loss to Rocky Elam (Missouri) in the NCAA semifinals to make the championship bout. He finished the year with a 27-3 record and was undefeated in dual competition. So far, Sloan has only wrestled once in 2023-24 and that resulted in a tech fall victory against Augustana. This bout will be a great litmus test for Brooks at the new weight. Sloan is tall and long, even for 197 lbs. While Brooks is one of the most skilled wrestlers in college, that could present a problem for him. Pick: Aaron Brooks 285 lbs: #1 Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State) vs. #2 Wyatt Hendrickson (Air Force) Like many fans, I wasn’t sure that this match would materialize after watching the U23 gold medal match. But, we’re happy it has. In that bout, Wyatt Hendrickson capped off his gold medal run with a tech fall over his opponent from Turkey. That was despite an obvious knee injury to Hendrickson. At this point, that match was about a month ago. We have yet to see Hendrickson in action for Air Force, but hopefully, that is a precautionary measure in preparation for this event. Hendrickson and Greg Kerkvliet met in the 2023 NCAA semifinals and it was a 4-2 decision in favor of the big man from Penn State. Kerkvliet would go on to finish second while Hendrickson stormed back with a pair of pins to take third. Like the majority of his Penn State counterparts, Kerkvliet started his 2023-24 season with a hammer-winning performance at the Journeymen Collegiate Challenge. There he notched wins over the returning ACC champion (Owen Trephan - NC State) and the EIWA champ (Nathan Taylor - Lehigh). Hendrickson put together an incredible 2022-23 campaign that saw him earn bonus points in just under 85% of his matches. That total was boosted by an eye-popping 17 falls. Six of those came again NCAA qualifiers. Hendrickson’s NCAA placement made him Air Force’s first All-American in 20 years. That’s also the last time Air Force has had a two-time AA. This match has the potential for some fireworks. Kerkvliet and Hendrickson are two of the most explosive and athletic heavyweights in the nation. Should they choose to open up, it could make for one of the best matches of the evening. Pick: Greg Kerkvliet Women’s Collegiate Bouts 116 lbs: #1 Jaslynn Gallegos (North Central) vs. #2 Samara Chavez (King) We’ve got the potential for a wild one at 116 lbs. Jaslynn Gallegos and Samara Chavez met in the NCWWC national finals last season and Gallegos prevailed with a fall. Earlier in the season, the pair butted heads on two occasions. Chavez got her hand raised in the finals of the North Central Open, as she pinned Gallegos. The North Central star returned the favor at the National Duals, then took the rubber match in the national finals. So far this season, Chavez has been a co-champion at Eagle Madness. She was also recently 1-1 at the Bill Farrell while competing at 50 kg. Gallegos has yet to compete for North Central. Pick: Jaslynn Gallegos 130 lbs: #1 Sarah Savidge (Life) vs. #2 Alexis Janiak (Aurora) This is a battle between a pair of wrestlers who finished as national runners-up in 2023. Sarah Savidge at the NAIA tournament and Alexis Janiak at the NCWWC Championships. Casual fans will remember Janiak’s controversial U20 World semifinal match this summer against Italy’s Aurora Russo. Janiak appeared to win a back-and-forth bout 8-8; however, the Italian corner challenged and a caution point was given to Russo for Janiak disengaging. Janiak managed to rebound from the unusual and heartbreaking ruling to crush her Russian opponent for a bronze medal. To earn her spot on the U20 world team, Janiak downed Savidge in the best-of-three series at the Trials. Though Janiak won via fall and tech, Savidge does own wins against Janiak dating back to high school. With Janiak on the world team, Savidge took the spot for the US at the U20 Pan-American Championships. She returned with a gold medal in the 59 kg weight class. Pick: Alexis Janiak 136 lbs: #1 Adaugo Nwachukwago (William Penn) vs. #1 Yele Aycock (North Central) We’ll have the opportunity to see perhaps the best women’s college wrestler in the game right now with Adaugo Nwachukwago. A two-time national champion for Iowa Wesleyan, Nwachukwago was forced to transfer after the entire school shut down. She’d follow coach Jake Kadel to William Penn. And why break up a good thing? Kadel was in Nwachukwago’s corner for her national titles and a US Open championship this spring. That allowed Nwachukwago to face Kayla Miracle at Final X. Also this summer, Nwachukwago has competed on the U20 and U23 World Teams. Nwachukwago is the only woman on the card who was selected to compete in last year’s event. Nwachukwago’s opponent is Yele Aycock who was a NCWWC national runner-up last season. In the early going this season, Aycock has amassed a 10-0 record with titles at the Pointer and Adrian Opens. It appears that Aycock is continuing her trend of year-by-year improvement. She was 25-13 as a freshman, then 30-6 a year ago, to earn All-American honors for the first time. Aycock also went on to finish third at the U23 Trials. Pick: Adaugo Nwachukwago 160 lbs: #1 Marlynne Deede (Iowa) vs. #1 Latifah McBryde (Life) Being that it’s the first official year for wrestling at the University of Iowa, Marlynne Deede is the first Hawkeye woman to compete in this event. Deede came to the new Iowa program after spending four years at Augsburg. During that time, she earned All-American honors on four occasions, including a national title in 2023. In 2022, Deede was a finalist at the US Open. Latifah McBryde is one of three talented sisters who compete for the Life University program. McBryde is coming off a 2022-23 season that saw her fall in dramatic fashion in the NAIA national finals. She has started her current campaign off with a second-place finish at the Menlo Open. McBryde comes into the All-Star Classic with wins at the dual event that Life hosted last weekend. Unlike some others on this card, these two don’t have much of a history against each other. Deede has a win in their only previous meeting; however, that was a few years ago at this point. Pick: Latifah McBryde

1. 4 School Represented among Missouri Valley Open Champions At one of women’s wrestling’s premier tournaments, the Missouri Valley Open, wrestlers from Iowa, Southern Oregon, William Penn, and Simon Fraser all had championship finishes. Over 450 athletes from both NCAA and NAIA teams competed in the two-day tournament. At 101 lbs, #5 (NCAA) Sterling Dias of Iowa won a close 6-6 decision in the finals on criteria over teammate #2 (NCAA) Emilie Gonzalez. It’s clear that these two wrestle close in the room and were able to hold each other to a decision rather than the usual techs and pins you see from each of these wrestlers. Dias also beat #5 (NAIA) Stafana Jelacic of Lourdes and #17 (NAIA) Abbeygael Cabaug of Vanguard. At 109 lbs, #1 (NAIA) Mia Palumbo of William Penn claimed the sole championship finish for the Statesmen with a 2-1 win over #2 (NCAA) Ava Bayless of Iowa. Palumbo also took out #6 (NAIA) Elizabeth Dosado of the University of the Cumberlands. At 116 lbs, Iowa’s #4 (NCAA) Brianna Gonzalez won by decision 8-0 over #9 (NCAA) Salyna Shotwell of McKendree. Gonzalez also faced 3 other ranked opponents during the tournament including #9 (NAIA) Katherine Heath, #3 (NCAA) Payton Stroud, and #1 (NAIA) Camille Fournier. The Hawkeyes claimed another title at 123 lbs with #2 (NCAA) Felicity Taylor beating Shelby Moore of McKendree 8-4. She had ranked wins over #6 (NAIA) Sophia Smith and #8 (NAIA) Catharine Campbell. Returning NAIA team champion Southern Oregon got their first champ of the night in #1 (NAIA) Carolina Moreno at 130 lbs. Moreno is the returning champ at the weight for NAIA teams and continued a winning streak that has lasted since January of 2023. She had ranked wins over #10 (NAIA) Joanna Vanderwood of William Penn and #7 (NAIA) Elizabeth Duvall of Texas Wesleyan. One of the few unranked champions of the day, Esther Han of Iowa made a statement at 136 lbs. She beat Alexandra Szkotnicki of McKendree by tech in the finals. While there were not as many ranked wrestlers at this weight compared to some others, Han did have a dominant pin against #14 (NAIA) Gianna Moreno in the semis. #1 (NCAA) Reese Larramendy of Iowa took first place at 143 lbs with a pin over #2 (NAIA) Emma Walker of Campbellsville in the finals. She also handled her run-ins with #3 (NAIA) Bella Amaro of SOU and #5 (NAIA) Mea Mohler of Texas Wesleyan. At 155 lbs, Southern Oregon claimed their second title of the day with a decision by #1 (NAIA) Caitlyn Davis over #8 (NCAA) Madison Sandquist of Sacred Heart in the finals 7-2. This win by Davis made Southern Oregon the only team other than Iowa to have more than one champ at the open. 170 lbs was an interesting situation as unattached Dymond Guilford claimed the title. Guilford is a 4x collegiate champ and former Senior National Team member. One of the reasons the tournament is so popular and important on the schedule is because of the types of matchups that happen as a result of both NAIA and NCAA wrestlers competing in the same tournament in addition to former college wrestlers and even some high schoolers. Guilford had a tough match in the finals against current NCAA #1 Kylie Welker of Iowa who competed in the 2021 Senior World Championships. Guildford claimed the 4-2 decision after a day of techs and pins including a win over #7 (NCAA) Haley Ward also of Iowa. Simon Fraser claimed a champion at 191 lbs with #7 (NCAA) Julia Richey. Richey won her finals match over #5 (NCAA) Alivia White of Iowa. Richey also took out #4 (NCAA) Madeline Hodges of Sacred Heart and #4 (NAIA) Maquoia Bernabe of the University of the Cumberlands. While there were a few upsets in the tournament, Richey was the standout as far as wrestling above her rank. I would look for an adjustment to her standing in the next round of updated rankings. Iowa had their final champion at the 235 lb weight class with Samantha Calkins beating Isabeau Shalack of Colorado Mesa by decision, 5-2. There are currently no rankings at 235 lbs at the collegiate level and it is not a weight that wrestles in end-of-season tournaments for NCAA or NAIA teams. However, this tends to be a hot topic, with many groups pushing for the approval and addition of the heavyweight weight class to be added. 2. National Champ Returns for One More Year In one of the biggest lineup additions this season, 2x NCWWC champ Emma Bruntil announced her return to college wrestling on social media this week. After wrestling for the Bearcats in 2020 and 2021, Bruntil announced her move to the transfer portal, but never committed to another team in that time. She went on to become a 2023 Senior World Team member. In an interview with Bruntil, she expressed that fans could see her in the lineup next semester. She also said that many of McKendree’s top wrestlers including returning champ Cam Guerin at 130 lbs would be returning soon and the team cannot be counted out of the championship title conversation. Check out the full interview with her here. 3. Bill Farrell Sends Collegiate Wrestlers to Olympic Trials The Bill Farrell Memorial International is a pivotal competition for Olympic hopefuls. The top U.S. placewinner in each weight class who has not already qualified some other way, earns a spot at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials Challenge Tournament. The U.S. has 6 qualifiers headed to the trial after their results at the tournament. Erin Golston at 50 kg, Alisha Howk at 53 kg, Xochitl Mota-Pettis at 57 kg, Katerina Lange at 62 kg, Alexandria Glaude at 68 kg, and Yelena Makoyed at 76 kg. This is in addition to Mallory Velte, who won at 68 kg, but has already qualified for the trials, leaving the spot open for Alexandria Glaude. While many of these wrestlers either did not wrestle on a college team or have already completed their college careers, Lange was the 2023 Collegiate Champ at 143 lbs for Augsburg as a sophomore and could always return with her additional eligibility. Results this week in major NCAA, NCWA, and NAIA competitions North Central 38 Carthage 3 Missouri Baptist 30 Quincy 14 Missouri Valley Open VIEW BRACKETS Bill Farrell VIEW BRACKETS Beaver Bash Duals VIEW BRACKETS Blue Hose Challenge VIEW RESULTS Lindenwood Duals VIEW RESULTS Spokane Open VIEW BRACKETS Albion College Invite VIEW BRACKETS Upcoming Events All-Star Classic - November 21 North Central vs Augustana - November 22

We're at the beginning of Thanksgiving week, so there are only a handful of events scheduled this week. A total of 6 duals will be contested. Since it can be difficult to figure out where and when to watch all of these events, InterMat has put together a list of all of the live-streamed events occurring this week. Below are the dates/times and how to watch each match (with links). Monday, November 20: Marymount at Morgan State 6:00 PM Morgan State All-Access Pittsburgh at Maryland 7:30 PM B1G+ Tuesday, November 21: George Mason at American 7:00 PM ESPN+ NWCA All-Star Classic at State College, Pennsylvania 7:00PM FloWrestling Sunday, November 26: Binghamton, Cornell, Lock Haven at Mat Town Open I - hosted by Lock Haven 9:30 AM South Dakota State at Minnesota 1:00 PM B1G+ Iowa at Iowa State 3:00 PM ESPN

Last week, Virginia Tech was at the center of our first-ever Big Ten/ACC dual breakdown. The Hokies are in the spotlight again after their 19-12 victory over #13 Rutgers on Friday night. Our Big Ten/ACC correspondent crew goes into detail about that dual. They also talk North Carolina - as the Tar Heels squared off with Illinois yesterday. The young Tar Heel squad acquitted themselves well, but ultimately fell to #28 Fighting Illini. Finally, they take a quick peek ahead to the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational. For the full episode: Click Here

Our EIWA correspondent Austin Sommer was at the Keystone Classic today and was able to snag interviews with a handful of the EIWA wrestlers who were victorious along with F&M head coach Mike Rogers. 125 lb champion: Max Gallagher (Penn) 133 lb champion: Alex Almeyda (Penn) 141 lb champion: CJ Composto (Penn) 184 lb champion: James Conway (F&M) F&M head coach: Mike Rogers Penn Associate Head Coach: Bryan Pearsall

Black Knight Invitational Final Results 1. Army West Point 121.5 2. Penn State 108 3. Rutgers 100.5 4. Michigan State 85 5. Northern Colorado 77.5 Championship Finals 125 - Braeden Davis (Penn State) dec Ethan Berginc (Army West Point) 5-1 133 - Aaron Nagao (Penn State) fall Braden Basile (Army West Point) :52 141 - Beau Bartlett (Penn State) dec Tyler Kasak (Penn State) 4-1SV 149 - Matthew Williams/Thomas Deck (Army West Point) - No Match 157 - Vince Zerban (Northern Colorado) dec Chase Saldate (Michigan State) 9-5 165 - Mitchell Mesenbrink (Penn State) dec Terrell Barraclough (Penn State) 8-5 174 - Shane Cartegena-Walsh (Rutgers) dec Dillon Sheehy (Army West Point) 5-2TB 184 - Josh Barr (Penn State) dec Chase Kranitz (Buffalo) 6-1SV 197 - Kael Wisler (Michigan State) dec Lucas Daly (Michigan State) 8-1 285 - Yaraslau Slavikouski (Rutgers) dec Cory Day (Binghamton) 5-2 Third Place Bouts 125 - Tristan Lujan (Michigan State) MedFFT Robbie Howard (Penn State) 133 - Dylan Shawver (Rutgers) MedFFT Devon Britton (Rutgers) 141 - Todd Carter (Gardner-Webb) dec Richard Treanor (Army West Point) 1-0 149 - Zach Price (Gardner-Webb) MedFFT Jacob Butler (Rutgers) 157 - Nate Lukez (Army West Point) dec Al DeSantis (Rutgers) 7-3 165 - Caleb Fish (Michigan State) dec Anthony White (Rutgers) 5-3 174 - DJ Shannon (Michigan State) MedFFT Marcus Petite (Buffalo) 184 - Jacob Nolan (Binghamton) dec Jha’Quan Anderson (Gardner-Webb) 1-0 197 - James Araneo (Brown) dec Daniel Lawrence (Army West Point) 9-4 285 - Lucas Stoddard (Army West Point) fall Xavier Doolin (Northern Colorado) 2:31 Fifth Place Bouts 125 - Gary Steen (Penn State) maj Charlie Farmer (Army West Point) 14-4 133 - Dominick Serrano (Northern Colorado) dec Micah Roes (Binghamton) 8-5SV 141 - David Evans (Penn State) tech Joe Fongaro (Rutgers) 21-5 149 - Michael Cetta (Rutgers) dec Benji Alanis (Northern Colorado) 4-2 157 - Blake Saito (Brown) maj Micah Hanau (Army West Point) 13-0 165 - Brevin Cassella (Binghamton) MedFFT Matt Lee (Penn State) 174 - Jonathan Conrad (Brown) maj Brian Borden (Penn State) 14-3 184 - Branson Britten (Northern Colorado) maj Jake Swartz (Army West Point) 14-2 197 - Cayden Bevis (Binghamton) maj Franklin Cruz (Northern Colorado) 12-2 285 - John O’Donnell (Rutgers) dec Tristen Hitchcock (Army West Point) 1-0

2023 Navy Classic Results 1) Nebraska 212 2) Navy 137 3) Princeton 134.5 4) Bucknell 112.5 5) The Citadel 75 Championship Finals 125 - Caleb Smith (Nebraska) maj Tucker Owens (Air Force) 9-1 133 - Kurt Phipps (Bucknell) dec Jacob Van Dee (Nebraska) 3-2 141 - Brock Hardy (Nebraska) dec Josh Koderhandt (Navy) 4-0 149 - Ridge Lovett (Nebraska) fall Dylan Chappell (Bucknell) :48 157 - Peyton Robb (Nebraska) dec Jonathan Ley (Navy) 8-1 165 - Antrell Taylor (Nebraska) dec Giano Petrucelli (Air Force) 10-3 174 - Danny Wask (Navy) dec Christopher Minto (Nebraska) 5-0 184 - Lenny Pinto (Nebraska) maj David Key (Navy) 18-8 197 - Luke Stout (Princeton) dec Silas Allred (Nebraska) 4-1SV 285 - Grady Griess (Navy) dec Daniel Bucknavich (Cleveland State) 3-0 Third Place Bouts 125 - Evan Tallmadge (Navy) fall Malik Hardy (The Citadel) 1:57 133 - Kyle Burwick (Nebraska) fall Gable Strickland (Lock Haven) 3:28 141 - Dylan Layton (Cleveland State) dec Jacob Silka (The Citadel) 9-6 149 - Jeffrey Boyd (The Citadel) dec Eligh Rivera (Princeton) 4-1 157 - Cade Wirnsberger (Bucknell) dec Nick Delp (Bucknell) 4-2 165 - Garrett Thompson (Ohio) tech Noah Mulvaney (Bucknell) 17-2 174 - Michael Squires (Princeton) dec Brodie Porter (The Citadel) 10-9 184 - Nathan Dugan (Princeton) maj Gage Musser (Air Force) 14-4 197 - Aidan Conner (Princeton) dec Ben Smith (Cleveland State) 4-1 285 - Dorian Crosby (Bucknell) fall Jamier Frere (Navy) 3:45 Fifth Place Bouts 125 - Drew Heethuis (Princeton) tech Nick Gonzalez (Air Force) 18-1 133 - Sean Pierson (Princeton) dec Jacob Brenneman (Edinboro) 12-9 141 - Tyler Vasquez (Princeton) fall Billy Meiszner (Kent State) :21 149 - Nick Vafiadis (Navy) MedFFT Derek Raike (Ohio) 157 - Daniel Segura (Ohio) dec Thomas Snipes (The Citadel) 10-4 165 - Avery Bassett (Lock Haven) fall Tate Geiser (Cleveland State) 6:24 174 - Adam Thebeau (Nebraska) fall Myles Takats (Bucknell) :30 184 - Zyan Hall (Navy) dec Mikey Bartush (Bucknell) 22-20 197 - Blake Schaffer (Kent State) maj Nick Lodato (Edinboro) 18-8 285 - Matthew Cover (Princeton) fall Ben Stemmet (The Citadel) 8:30

Friday’s Dual Results Campbell 23 Wyoming 12 125 - Jore Volk (Wyoming) dec Anthony Molton (Campbell) 12-5 133 - Domenic Zaccone (Campbell) dec Cooper Birdwell (Wyoming) 4-2 141 - Cole Brooks (Wyoming) dec Chris Rivera (Campbell) 9-8 149 - Gabe Willochell (Wyoming) dec Justin Rivera (Campbell) 5-4 157 - Chris Earnest (Campbell) tech Paolo Salminen (Wyoming) 19-2 165 - Brett McIntosh (Wyoming) dec Dom Baker (Campbell) 6-5 174 - Austin Murphy (Campbell) dec Riley Davis (Wyoming) 16-15 184 - Caleb Hopkins (Campbell) dec Ethan Ducca (Wyoming) 4-3 197 - Levi Hopkins (Campbell) dec Joey Novak (Wyoming) 2-0 285 - Taye Ghadiali (Campbell) fall Kevin Zimmer (Wyoming) 3:47 Virginia Tech 19 Rutgers 12 125 - Dean Peterson (Rutgers) dec Eddie Ventresca (Virginia Tech) 2-0 133 - Sam Latona (Virginia Tech) dec Dylan Shawver (Rutgers) 4-1SV 141 - Mitch Moore (Rutgers) dec Mac Church (Virginia Tech) 2-1 149 - Caleb Henson (Virginia Tech) dec Jacob Butler (Rutgers) 4-1SV 157 - Bryce Andonian (Virginia Tech) maj Al DeSantis (Rutgers) 13-5 165 - Rafael Hipolito (Virginia Tech) dec Anthony White (Rutgers) 13-7 174 - Mekhi Lewis (Virginia Tech) dec Jackson Turley (Rutgers) 8-2 184 - Sam Fisher (Virginia Tech) dec Brian Soldano (Rutgers) 10-9 197 - John Poznanski (Rutgers) dec Andy Smith (Virginia Tech) 4-2 285 - Yaraslau Slavikouski (Rutgers) dec Hunter Catka (Virginia Tech) 4-1 Oklahoma 26 Little Rock 13 125 - Conrad Hendriksen (Oklahoma) dec Jeremiah Reno (Little Rock) 9-6 133 - Nasir Bailey (Little Rock) dec Jace Koelzer (Oklahoma) 6-2 141 - Mosha Schwartz (Oklahoma) fall Brennan Van Hoecke (Little Rock) 6:09 149 - Willie McDougald (Oklahoma) tech Jake Adams (Little Rock) 19-4 157 - Matt Bianchi (Little Rock) maj John Wiley (Oklahoma) 10-2 165 - Cael Carlson (Oklahoma) dec Brendon Abdon (Little Rock) 13-8 174 - Tyler Brennan (Little Rock) fall Tate Picklo (Oklahoma) 5:00 184 - Guiseppe Hoose (Oklahoma) dec Triston Wills (Little Rock) 4-1 197 - Stephen Buchanan (Oklahoma) dec Stephen Little (Little Rock) 4-1 285 - Josh Heindselman (Oklahoma) dec Josiah Hill (Little Rock) 5-3 Virginia 41 Long Island 3 125 - Kyle Montaperto (Virginia) dec Robbie Saragis (Long Island) 8-2 133 - Marlon Yarbrough (Virginia) fall Christopher Bentancourt (Long Island) 6:32 141 - Jack Gioffre (Virginia) tech Devin Matthews (Long Island) 18-2 149 - Michael Goiffre (Virginia) dec Drew Witham (Long Island) 7-6 157 - Dylan Cedeno (Virginia) maj Rhise Royster (Long Island) 12-2 165 - James Johnston (Long Island) dec Michael Murphy (Virginia) 4-1 174 - Justin McCoy (Virginia) fall Blake Bahna (Long Island) 3:33 184 - Hudson Stewart (Virginia) fall Anthony D’Alesio (Long Island) 4:07 197 - Colden Dorfman (Virginia) maj John Dusza (Long Island) 15-5 285 - Ryan Catka (Virginia) maj Aeden Begue (Long Island) 16-4 NC State 35 Binghamton 9 125 - Jakob Camacho (NC State) tech Carson Wagner (Binghamton) 22-5 133 - Kai Orine (NC State) dec Micah Roes (Binghamton) 11-8SV 141 - Ryan Jack (NC State) tech Nathan Lucier (Binghamton) 20-5 149 - Jackson Arrington (NC State) tech Fin Nadeau (Binghamton) 25-10 157 - Ed Scott (NC State) tech Carter Baer (Binghamton) 20-5 165 - Brevin Cassella (Binghamton) dec Derek Fields (NC State) 4-2 174 - Alex Faison (NC State) maj Will Ebert (Binghamton) 17-5 184 - Dylan Fishback (NC State) dec Jacob Nolan (Binghamton) 3-2 197 - Christian Knop (NC State) tech Andrew Bailey (Binghamton) 19-4 285 - Cory Day (Binghamton) fall Chase Horne (NC State) 4:10 Northern Colorado 35 Buffalo 6 125 - Stevo Poulin (Northern Colorado) tech Max Elton (Buffalo) 20-5 133 - Dominick Serrano (Northern Colorado) tech Tommy Maddox (Buffalo) 24-6 141 - Rudy Lopez (Northern Colorado) dec Andy Lucinski (Buffalo) 8-5SV 149 - Benji Alanis (Northern Colorado) dec Kaleb Burgess (Buffalo) 3-2 157 - Vince Zerban (Northern Colorado) maj Ty Raines (Buffalo) 17-4 165 - Derek Matthews (Northern Colorado) maj Hunter Shaut (Buffalo) 9-0 174 - Ayden Rix-McElhinney (Northern Colorado) tech Marcus Petite (Buffalo) 19-4 184 - Chase Kranitz (Buffalo) dec Branson Britten (Northern Colorado) 10-5 197 - Sam Mitchell (Buffalo) dec Nosh Pettigrew (Northern Colorado) 2-0 285 - Xavier Doolin (Northern Colorado) fall Magnus Bibla (Buffalo) :41 Presbyterian 29 Sacred Heart 11 125 - Trenton Dominguez (Presbyterian) dec Jake Ice (Sacred Heart) 12-7 133 - Andrew Fallon (Sacred Heart) tech Rey Ortiz (Presbyterian) 24-9 141 - Ryan Luna (Presbyterian) maj Vincent Milazzo (Sacred Heart) 12-4 149 - Mike McGhee (Sacred Heart) maj Trenton Donahue (Presbyterian) 19-7 157 - Eli Holiday (Presbyterian) fall Brandon Teresa (Sacred Heart) 4:33 165 - Scott Jarosz (Sacred Heart) fall Michael Ramirez (Presbyterian) 2:45 174 - Reed Douglass (Presbyterian) tech Owen Ayotte (Sacred Heart) 18-3 184 - Caleb Roe (Presbyterian) tech Logan Michael (Sacred Heart) 18-2 197 - Jake Trovato (Sacred Heart) fall George Hopkins (Presbyterian) :21 285 - Nathan Carnes (Presbyterian) fall Marc Berisha (Sacred Heart) 2:18 Binghamton 31 Long Island 7 125 - Carson Wagner (Binghamton) tech Robbie Saragis (Long Island) 20-2 133 - Micah Roes (Binghamton) dec Christopher Bentancourt (Long Island) 11-5 141 - Devin Matthews (Long Island) maj Ivan Garcia (Binghamton) 9-0 149 - Michael Zarif (Binghamton) dec Drew Witham (Long Island) 4-3 157 - Carter Baer (Binghamton) dec Rhise Royster (Long Island) 6-0 165 - Brevin Cassella (Binghamton) tech James Johnston (Long Island) 15-0 174 - Dmitri Gamkrelidze (Binghamton) dec Corey Connelly (Long Island) 9-6 184 - Jacob Nolan (Binghamton) dec Anthony D’Alesio (Long Island) 4-1SV 197 - John Dusza (Long Island) dec Cayden Bevis (Binghamton) 7-5 285 - Cory Day (Binghamton) fall Aeden Begue (Long Island) :58 Virginia 37 Buffalo 5 125 - Tristan Daugherty (Buffalo) dec Kyle Montaperto (Virginia) 3-2 133 - Marlon Yarbrough (Virginia) maj Tommy Maddox (Buffalo) 9-0 141 - Jack Gioffre (Virginia) tech Andy Lucinski (Buffalo) 20-5 149 - Michael Gioffre (Virginia) tech Kaleb Burgess (Buffalo) 20-5 157 - Dylan Cedeno (Virginia) dec Ty Raines (Buffalo) 2-0 165 - Hunter Shaut (Buffalo) dec Nick Sanko (Virginia) 4-1 174 - Justin McCoy (Virginia) dec Jay Nivison (Buffalo) 9-2 184 - Hudson Stewart (Virginia) fall Chase Kranitz (Buffalo) 2:04 197 - Ethan Weatherspoon (Virginia) injdef Sam Mitchell (Buffalo) 285 - Ryan Catka (Virginia) tech Robbie Unruh (Buffalo) 21-6 NC State 48 Sacred Heart 5 125 - Jakob Camacho (NC State) FFT 133 - Andrew Fallon (Sacred Heart) tech Jackson Baglio (NC State) 19-4 141 - Ryan Jack (NC State) fall Vincent Milazzo (Sacred Heart) 2:10 149 - Tyler Tracy (NC State) fall Mike McGhee (Sacred Heart) :41 157 - Ed Scott (NC State) tech Michel Ritacco (Sacred Heart) 19-4 165 - AJ Kovacs (NC State) maj Scott Jarosz (Sacred Heart) 12-3 174 - Alex Faison (NC State) tech Nicky Eboli (Sacred Heart) 20-3 184 - Dylan Reinert (NC State) tech Logan Michael (Sacred Heart) 19-3 197 - Christian Knop (NC State) tech Jake Trovato (Sacred Heart) 23-5 285 - Owen Trephan (NC State) fall Marc Berisha (Sacred Heart) 1:16 Northern Colorado 44 Presbyterian 5 125 - Stevo Poulin (Northern Colorado) fallTrenton Dominguez (Presbyterian) 2:37 133 - Dominick Serrano (Northern Colorado) tech Rey Ortiz (Presbyterian) 19-4 141 - Armando Garcia (Northern Colorado) maj Ryan Luna (Presbyterian) 13-2 149 - Benji Alanis (Northern Colorado) dec Trenton Donahue (Presbyterian) 3-1 157 - Vince Zerban (Northern Colorado) tech Eli Holiday (Presbyterian) 16-1 165 - Derek Matthews (Northern Colorado) fall Michael Ramirez (Presbyterian) 2:59 174 - Reed Douglass (Presbyterian) tech Aydin-Rix McElhinney (Northern Colorado) 28-11 184 - Andrew Donahue (Northern Colorado) dec Caleb Roe (Presbyterian) 5-2 197 - Noah Pettigrew (Northern Colorado) fall George Hopkins (Presbyterian) 1:26 285 - Xavier Doolin (Northern Colorado) fall Morvens Saint Jean (Presbyterian) 1:09 Lindenwood 34 Liberty 18 125 - Austin Kegley (Lindenwood) fall Aiden Scheeringa (Liberty) 2:58 133 - Caiden Pelc (Lindenwood) tech Chase Arnestad (Liberty) 17-1 141 - Ben Bohr (Lindenwood) maj Blake Schmidt (Liberty) 12-0 149 - Cruz Lara (Lindenwood) maj Garrett Good (Liberty) 13-2 157 - Lucas Viana (Liberty) FFT 165 - Reid Stewart (Liberty) fall Logan Johnson (Lindenwood) 2:55 174 - David Over (Liberty) FFT 184 - Luke Shaver (Lindenwood) dec Gabriel Hayes (Liberty) 10-3 197 - Ryan Golnick (Lindenwood) fall Carder Miller (Liberty) 4:06 285 - David Hernandez (Lindenwood) fall Wade Wheeler (Liberty) 3:18 Utah Valley 25 American 12 125 - Jack Maida (American) dec Yusief Lillie (Utah Valley) 7-1 133 - Haiden Drury (Utah Valley) dec Max Leete (American) 7-5 141 - James Emmer (Utah Valley) dec Cael McIntyre (American) 6-0 149 - Ty Smith (Utah Valley) dec Gage Owen (American) 8-6 157 - Jack Nies (American) dec Kyler Lake (Utah Valley) 6-5 165 - Jaxon Garoutte (Utah Valley) maj Breon Phifer (American) 13-3 174 - Mark Takara (Utah Valley) maj Lucas White (American) 10-2 184 - Jacob Armstrong (Utah Valley) dec Connor Bourne (American) 8-1 197 - Evan Bockman (Utah Valley) tech Liam Volk-Klos (American) 19-4 285 - Will Jarrell (American) fall Jack Forbes (Utah Valley) 4:08 Michigan 33 Columbia 6 125 - Michael DeAugustino (Michigan) dec Nick Babin (Columbia) 8-1 133 - Angelo Rini (Columbia) InjDef Chris Cannon (Michigan) 141 - Sergio Lemley (Michigan) dec Kai Owen (Columbia) 3-1 149 - Dylan Gilcher (Michigan) dec Richard Fedalen (Columbia) 4-1SV 157 - Will Lewan (Michigan) tech Jaden Le (Columbia) 20-3 165 - Cam Amine (Michigan) maj Andrew Garr (Columbia) 18-6 174 - Shane Griffith (Michigan) maj Garrett Bilgrav (Columbia) 9-0 184 - Jaden Bullock (Michigan) dec Aaron Ayzerov (Columbia) 9-5 197 - Bobby Striggow (Michigan) dec Jack Wehmeyer (Columbia) 5-4 285 - Lucas Davison (Michigan) tech Vincent Mueller (Columbia) 19-2 South Dakota State 46 Dakota Wesleyan 4 125 - Tanner Jordan (South Dakota State) fall Kipp Cordes (Dakota Wesleyan) 1:30 133 - Brandon Meredith (South Dakota State) fall Temuujin Natasagdorj (Dakota Wesleyan) 2:31 141 - Caleb Gross (South Dakota State) dec Zach Zitek (Dakota Wesleyan) 8-2 149 - Colin Dupill (South Dakota State) tech Zach Kolbe (Dakota Wesleyan) 17-1 157 - Ryan Dolezal (South Dakota State) dec Tyson Johnson (Dakota Wesleyan) 14-11 165 - Kaleb Bigelow (Dakota Wesleyan) maj Brock Fettig (South Dakota State) 13-2 174 - Connor Gaynor (South Dakota State) FFT 184 - Jaxon Bowes (South Dakota State) FFT 197 - Thomas Dineen (South Dakota State) tech Colten Hink (Dakota Wesleyan) 22-6 285 - Regan Bollweg (South Dakota State) fall Cole Hennings (Dakota Wesleyan) 4:05 South Dakota State 33 Northern State 6 125 - Tanner Jordan (South Dakota State) maj Landon Fischer (Northern State) 18-6 133 - Derrick Cardinal (South Dakota State) tech Jason Henschel (Northern State) 19-4 141 - Caleb Gross (South Dakota State) dec Braydon Mogle (Northern State) 3-0 149 - Daniel Kimball (South Dakota State) dec Wyatt Turnquist (Northern State) 11-8 157 - Cael Swensen (South Dakota State) dec Devin Bahr (Northern State) 5-4 165 - Chase Bloomquist (Northern State) dec Brock Fettig (South Dakota State) 5-2 174 - Cade DeVos (South Dakota State) tech Sam Kruger (Northern State) 18-3 184 - Treyton Cacek (Northern State) dec Jaxon Bowes (South Dakota State) 10-4 197 - Thomas Dineen (South Dakota State) fall Ryan Hirschkorn (Northern State) 2:53 285 - Luke Rasmussen (South Dakota State) maj Nathan Schauer (Northern State) 14-0 South Dakota State 37 Augustana 9 125 - Brandon Meredith (South Dakota State) Jaxon Rohman (Augustana) 14-3 133 - Derrick Cardinal (South Dakota State) FFT 141 - Caleb Gross (South Dakota State) FFT 149 - Alek Martin (South Dakota State) tech Kage Lenger (Augustana) 18-0 157 - Cael Swensen (South Dakota State) dec Payton Handevidt (Augustana) 6-3 165 - Tyler Wagener (Augustana) dec Connor Gaynor (South Dakota State) 6-3 174 - Cade DeVos (South Dakota State) tech Coy Gunderson (Augustana) 21-6 184 - Danny Reynolds (Augustana) fall Kalen Meyer (South Dakota State) 1:37 197 - Tanner Sloan (South Dakota State) tech Max Ramberg (Augustana) 16-1 285 - Bowen McConville (South Dakota State) dec Max Balow (Augustana) 7-3 California Baptist 36 Embry-Riddle 10 125 - Eli Griffin (California Baptist) fall Landon Smith (Embry-Riddle) 133 - Hunter Leake (California Baptist) tech Allan Hendricks (Embry-Riddle) 17-1 141 - Darren Green (California Baptist) fall Carson Coy (Embry-Riddle) 149 - Jonah Chew (Embry-Riddle) dec Matthew Buck (California Baptist) 5-0 157 - Chaz Hallmark (California Baptist) dec Sheldon Cole (Embry-Riddle) 5-0 165 - Keller Rock (Embry-Riddle) maj Mateo de la Pena (California Baptist) 15-7 174 - Danill Gorshkov (Embry-Riddle) dec Peter Acciardi (California Baptist) 12-7 184 - Nathan Haas (California Baptist) tech Thomas Stadel (Embry-Riddle) 19-4 197 - Eli Sheeran (California Baptist) maj Jett Swain (Embry-Riddle) 14-2 285 - Chris Island (California Baptist) fall Corbin Hayes (Embry-Riddle) California Baptist 47 Vanguard 7 125 - Eli Griffin (California Baptist) tech Aidan Munoz (Vanguard) 18-3 133 - Mario Sandoval (Vanguard) dec Yoshiya Funakoshi (California Baptist) 8-6 141 - Darren Green (California Baptist) FFT 149 - Bryant Avila (Vanguard) maj Matthew Buck (California Baptist) 21-9 157 - Nolan Miller-Johnstone (California Baptist) fall Ruben Rodriguez (Vanguard) 165 - Mateo de la Pena (California Baptist) fall Julian Rosales (Vanguard) 174 - Justin Phillips (California Baptist) tech Marquize Brown (Vanguard) 18-1 184 - Nathan Haas (California Baptist) fall Joseph Dervatanian (Vanguard) 197 - Eli Sheeran (California Baptist) fall LeRoy Garibay (Vanguard) 285 - Chris Island (California Baptist) fall Roman Torres (Vanguard)

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Keystone Classic Final Results 1. Penn 178.5 2. Virginia Tech 167 3. Drexel 88.5 4. Appalachian State 85 5. Franklin & Marshall 77.5 Championship Finals 125 - Max Gallagher (Penn) dec Ryan Miller (Penn) 4-1 133 - Alex Almeyda (Penn) dec Haiden Drury (Utah Valley) 3-2 141 - CJ Composto (Penn) dec Danny Fongaro (Indiana) 4-2 149 - Caleb Henson (Virginia Tech) tech Jackson Polo (Penn) 19-3 157 - Bryce Andonian (Virginia Tech) fall Tommy Askey (Appalachian State) :37 165 - Derek Gilcher (Indiana) dec Tyler Lillard (Indiana) 4-1 174 - Nick Incontrera (Penn) maj Jasiah Queen (Drexel) 16-3 184 - James Conway (F&M) dec Sam Fisher (Virginia Tech) 8-5SV 197 - Andy Smith (Virginia Tech) maj John Crawford (F&M) 17-6 285 - Hunter Catka (Virginia Tech) dec Jim Mullen (Virginia Tech) 4-1 Third Place Bouts 125 - Diego Sotelo (Harvard) tech Deon Pleasant (Drexel) 20-2 133 - Michael Colaiocco (Penn) maj Mason Leiphart (F&M) 8-0 141 - Pat Phillips (F&M) dec Cole Rhemrev (Indiana) 12-10 149 - Kelly Dunnigan (Penn) dec Cody Bond (Appalachian State) 5-4 157 - Jude Swisher (Penn) maj Kylan Montgomery (Virginia Tech) 13-3 165 - Rafael Hipolito (Virginia Tech)/Connor Brady (Virginia Tech) - No Match 174 - Noah Fox (F&M) dec Jack Janda (Drexel) 11-7 184 - Max Hale (Penn) MedFFT Jacob Armstrong (Utah Valley) 197 - Martin Cosgrove (Penn) dec Cole Urbas (Penn) 7-4 285 - Jacob Sartorio (Appalachian State) dec John Stout (Penn) 6-4 Fifth Place Bouts 125 - Logan Agin (Duke) MedFFT Eddie Ventresca (Virginia Tech) 133 - Coleman Nogle (Harvard) fall Logan Frazier (Virginia Tech) 4:04 141 - Mac Church (Virginia Tech) dec Isaac Byers (Appalachian State) 4-1SV 149 - Hunter Gandy (Penn)/Jack Crook (Harvard) - No Match 157 - Lucas Revano (Penn)/Nico Bolivar (Indiana) - No Match 165 - Cody Walsh (Drexel)/Ty Finn (Virginia Tech) - No Match 174 - Mark Takara (Utah Valley) maj Jack Wimmer (Duke) 12-0 184 - Roman Rogotzke (Indiana) fall Mahonri Rushton (Utah Valley) 1:50 197 - Sonny Sasso (Virginia Tech) MedFFT Evan Bockman (Utah Valley) 285 - Connor Barket (Duke) dec Santino Morina (Drexel) 7-1 Seventh Place Bouts 125 - Noah Luna (Appalachian State) dec Blaine Frazier (Indiana) 11-5 133 - Cayden Rooks (Indiana) MedFFT Spencer Barnhart (Penn) 141 - James Emmer (Utah Valley) dec Bryce Kresho (F&M) 6-2 149 - Isaiah Delgao (Utah Valley)/Dominic Findora (Drexel) - No Match 157 - Jimmy Harrington (Harvard) dec Anthony Conetta (Appalachian State) 5-3 165 - Will Miller (Appalachian State)/Gaetano Console (Duke) - No Match 174 - Tanner Updegraff (Drexel) dec Logan Eller (Appalachian State) 6-3 184 - Natty Lapinski (Drexel) fall Jake Stefanowicz (Penn) :36 197 - Gabe Sollars (Indiana) dec Ibrahim Ameer (Drexel) 17-11 285 - Jack Forbes (Utah Valley) maj Matthew Cruise (Penn) 9-1

Saturday’s Dual Results Cornell 48 Sacred Heart 3 125 - Brett Ungar (Cornell) FFT 133 - Andrew Fallon (Sacred Heart) dec Ethan Qureshi (Cornell) 11-7 141 - Vince Cornella (Cornell) fall Vincent Milazzo (Sacred Heart) 1:39 149 - Ethan Fernandez (Cornell) maj Mike McGhee (Sacred Heart) 11-2 157 - Meyer Shapiro (Cornell) tech Michel Ritacco (Sacred Heart) 15-0 165 - Julian Ramirez (Cornell) fall Scott Jarosz (Sacred Heart) 1:36 174 - Benny Baker (Cornell) tech Nicky Eboli (Sacred Heart) 20-0 184 - Chris Foca (Cornell) fall Logan Michael (Sacred Heart) :49 197 - Jacob Cardenas (Cornell) tech Jake Trovato (Sacred Heart) 15-0 285 - Lewis Fernandes (Cornell) tech Marc Berisha (Sacred Heart) 19-2 George Mason 36 Morgan State 6 125 - Ben Monn (George Mason) maj Kevin Lopez (Morgan State) 8-0 133 - Shawn Ryncarz (Morgan State) dec Patrick Schellpfeffer (George Mason) 9-6 141 - Nathan Higley (George Mason) fall Blake Bryant (Morgan State) 2:32 149 - Kaden Cassidy (George Mason) tech Aaron Turner (Morgan State) 16-1 157 - DJ McGee (George Mason) maj Shaymus MacIntosh (Morgan State) 14-5 165 - Evan Maag (George Mason) dec Jake Marsh (Morgan State) 10-5 174 - Paul Pierce (George Mason) tech Cort Vann (Morgan State) 15-0 184 - Kingsley Menifee (Morgan State) dec Malachi Duvall (George Mason) 9-4 197 - Ruben Karapetyan (George Mason) dec Nathanic Kendricks (Morgan State) 5-4 285 - Chad Nix (George Mason) FFT Minnesota 52 Morgan State 0 125 - Patrick McKee (Minnesota) fall Kevin Lopez (Morgan State) 4:10 133 - Jager Eisch (Minnesota) tech Shawn Ryncarz (Morgan State) 18-0 141 - Vance Vombaur (Minnesota) tech Khalid Brinkley (Morgan State) 18-0 149 - Drew Roberts (Minnesota) tech Aaron Turner (Morgan State) 15-0 157 - Michael Blockhus (Minnesota) fall Shaymus MacIntosh (Morgan State) 2:21 165 - Blaine Brenner (Minnesota) maj Jake Marsh (Morgan State) 9-1 174 - Sam Skillings (Minnesota) tech Cort Vann (Morgan State) 17-0 184 - Isaiah Salazar (Minnesota) tech Kingsley Menifee (Morgan State) 15-0 197 - Garrett Joles (Minnesota) tech Cam Johnson (Morgan State) 18-2 285 - Bennett Tabor (Minnesota) FFT Minnesota 37 George Mason 6 125 - Patrick McKee (Minnesota) tech Ben Monn (George Mason) 22-5 133 - Jager Eisch (Minnesota) tech Patrick Schellpfeffer (George Mason) 18-2 141 - Vance Vombaur (Minnesota) maj Dominic Hargrove (George Mason) 10-2 149 - Drew Roberts (Minnesota) maj Kaden Cassidy (George Mason) 20-8 157 - DJ McGee (George Mason) dec Michael Blockhus (Minnesota) 4-2 165 - Blaine Brenner (Minnesota) tech Evan Maag (George Mason) 20-3 174 - Sam Skillings (Minnesota) dec Sean Coughlin (George Mason) 7-3 184 - Isaiah Salazar (Minnesota) InjDef Malachi Duvall (George Mason) 197 - Garrett Joles (Minnesota) tech Ruben Karapetyan (George Mason) 19-4 285 - Chad Nix (George Mason) dec Bennett Tabor (Minnesota) 2-1 Sunday's Dual Results Purdue 44 Indianapolis 0 125 - Ashton Jackson (Purdue) fall Nathan Smith (Indianapolis) 3:00 133 - Dustin Norris (Purdue) tech Noah Cantu (Indianapolis) 16-1 141 - Christian White (Purdue) dec Blake Mulkey (Indianapolis) 9-6SV 149 - Marcos Polanco (Purdue) fall Jackson Hoover (Indianapolis) 4:38 157 - Isaac Ruble (Purdue) dec Nathan Conley (Indianapolis) 4-0 165 - Cooper Noehre (Purdue) maj Owen Zablocki (Indianapolis) 8-0 174 - Orlando Cruz (Purdue) dec Owen Butler (Indianapolis) 14-7 184 - James Rowley (Purdue) tech Aidan Petersen (Indianapolis) 19-2 197 - Ben Vanadia (Purdue) dec Derek Blubaugh (Indianapolis) 4-2 285 - Tristan Ruhlman (Purdue) fall Jay Thompson (Indianapolis) :50 Purdue 22 Northern Illinois 13 125 - Blake West (Northern Illinois) maj Ashton Jackson (Purdue) 8-0 133 - Dustin Norris (Purdue) dec Mikey Kaminski (Northern Illinois) 4-3 141 - Greyson Clark (Purdue) tech Dylan Gvillo (Northern Illinois) 17-2 149 - Tommy Curran (Northern Illinois) dec Marcos Polanco (Purdue) 10-8 157 - Joey Blaze (Purdue) maj Brett Smith (Northern Illinois) 10-2 165 - Stoney Buell (Purdue) dec Tommy Bennett (Northern Illinois) 4-2 174 - Orlando Cruz (Purdue) dec Hayden Pummel (Northern Illinois) 3-1 184 - Matt Zuber (Northern Illinois) dec James Rowley (Purdue) 5-2SV 197 - Ben Vanadia (Purdue) maj Devonjae Hudson (Northern Illinois) 12-4 285 - Jacobi Jackson (Northern Illinois) dec Tristan Ruhlman (Purdue) 7-3 Northern Illinois 32 Indianapolis 12 125 - Blake West (Northern Illinois) fall Nathan Smith (Indianapolis) 2:23 133 - Mikey Kaminsky (Northern Illinois) fall Noah Cantu (Indianapolis) 3:46 141 - Blake Mulkey (Indianapolis) maj Dylan Gvillo (Northern Illinois) 11-2 149 - Tommy Curran (Northern Illinois) fall Jackson Hoover (Indianapolis) 2:39 157 - Brett Smith (Northern Illinois) dec Nathan Conley (Indianapolis) 4-1 165 - Owen Zablocki (Indianapolis) dec Tommy Bennett (Northern Illinois) 12-7 174 - Ricardo Salinas (Northern Illinois) dec Owen Butler (Indianapolis) 7-3 184 - Matt Zuber (Northern Illinois) tech Aidan Petersen (Indianapolis) 18-3 197 - Derek Blubaugh (Indianapolis) tech Devonjae Hudson (Northern Illinois) 15-0 285 - Jordan Sommers (Northern Illinois) dec Jay Thompson (Indianapolis) 5-2 Iowa 25 Oregon State 11 125 - Brandon Kaylor (Oregon State) dec Drake Ayala (Iowa) 7-6 133 - Brody Teske (Iowa) maj Gabe Whisenhunt (Oregon State) 18-8 141 - Real Woods (Iowa) tech Cleveland Belton (Oregon State) 18-3 149 - Victor Voinovich (Iowa) dec Nash Singleton (Oregon State) 6-3SV 157 - Jared Franek (Iowa) dec Murphy Menke (Oregon State) 10-3 165 - Michael Caliendo (Iowa) dec Kekana Fouret (Oregon State) 15-10 174 - Gabe Arnold (Iowa) dec Travis Wittlake (Oregon State) 4-2 184 - Trey Munoz (Oregon State) tech Brennan Swafford (Iowa) 20-4 197 - Zach Glazier (Iowa) maj Justin Rademacher (Oregon State) 14-6 285 - Boone McDermott (Oregon State) dec Bradley Hill (Iowa) 4-1 Oklahoma 29 North Dakota State 7 125 - Conrad Hendriksen (Oklahoma) dec Carlos Negrete (North Dakota State) 3-1 133 - Jace Koelzer (Oklahoma) dec Ryan Henningson (North Dakota State) 8-2 141 - Mosha Schwartz (Oklahoma) maj Gavin Drexler (North Dakota State) 16-7 149 - Willie McDougald (Oklahoma) dec Maxwell Petersen (North Dakota State) 7-5 157 - Landon Johnson (North Dakota State) dec Jared Hill (Oklahoma) 7-3 165 - Cael Carlson (Oklahoma) maj Brendan Howes (North Dakota State) 9-0 174 - Tate Picklo (Oklahoma) maj Gaven Sax (North Dakota State) 11-2 184 - Adam Cherne (North Dakota State) maj Giuseppe Hoose (Oklahoma) 18-6 197 - Stephen Buchanan (Oklahoma) tech Spencer Mooberry (North Dakota State) 17-2 285 - Josh Heindselman (Oklahoma) dec Devon Dawson (North Dakota State) 5-2 North Carolina 25 Central Michigan 10 125 - Spencer Moore (North Carolina) dec Sean Spidle (Central Michigan) 8-5 133 - Caden McCrary (North Carolina) dec Austin Austin (Central Michigan) 6-3SV 141 - Lachlan McNeil (North Carolina) tech Jimmy Nugent (Central Michigan) 19-3 149 - Jayden Scott (North Carolina) dec Corbyn Munson (Central Michigan) 4-1 157 - Johnny Lovett (Central Michigan) maj Sonny Santiago (North Carolina) 11-3 165 - Tyler Swiderski (Central Michigan) dec Isaias Estrada (North Carolina) 11-5 174 - Alex Cramer (Central Michigan) dec Sabino Portella (North Carolina) 6-3 184 - Gavin Kane (North Carolina) maj Cody Brenner (Central Michigan) 17-3 197 - Max Shaw (North Carolina) dec Cameron Wood (Central Michigan) 7-3 285 - Cade Lautt (North Carolina) maj Bryan Caves (Central Michigan) 13-3 Illinois 32 Central Michigan 3 125 - Sean Spidle (Central Michigan) dec Justin Cardani (Illinois) 5-0 133 - Kole Brower (Illinois) dec Vince Perez (Central Michigan) 8-6 141 - Danny Pucino (Illinois) dec Ja’Kerion Merritt (Central Michigan) 4-2 149 - Kannon Webster (Illinois) maj Trent Wachter (Central Michigan) 13-5 157 - Joe Roberts (Illinois) dec Johnny Lovett (Central Michigan) 2-1TB 165 - Caden Ernd (Illinois) dec Tyler Swiderski (Central Michigan) 8-2 174 - Edmond Ruth (Illinois) tech Alex Cramer (Central Michigan) 23-8 184 - Dylan Connell (Illinois) maj Cody Brenner (Central Michigan) 10-2 197 - Isiah Pettigrew (Illinois) dec Cameron Wood (Central Michigan) 10-3 285 - Luke Luffman (Illinois) maj Bryan Caves (Central Michigan) 18-6 Illinois 22 North Carolina 13 125 - Spencer Moore (North Carolina) dec Justin Cardani (Illinois) 5-2 133 - Tony Madrigal (Illinois) maj Caden McCrary (North Carolina) 8-0 141 - Lachlan McNeil (North Carolina) maj Danny Pucino (Illinois) 8-0 149 - Kannon Webster (Illinois) dec Jayden Scott (North Carolina) 5-1 157 - Braeden Scoles (Illinois) dec Sonny Santiago (North Carolina) 4-2 165 - Chris Moore (Illinois) dec Isaias Estrada (North Carolina) 2-0 174 - Edmond Ruth (Illinois) maj Sabino Portella (North Carolina) 10-1 184 - Gavin Kane (North Carolina) dec Dylan Connell (Illinois) 2-0 197 - Max Shaw (North Carolina) dec Isiah Pettigrew (Illinois) 8-5 285 - Luke Luffman (Illinois) dec Cade Lautt (North Carolina) 8-2 Pittsburgh 21 Lehigh 12 125 - Luke Stanich (Lehigh) dec Colton Camacho (Pittsburgh) 8-5 133 - Ryan Crookham (Lehigh) maj Vince Santaniello (Pittsburgh) 11-2 141 - Cole Matthews (Pittsburgh) dec Carter Bailey (Lehigh) 7-3 149 - Finn Solomon (Pittsburgh) dec Matt Repos (Lehigh) 11-4SV 157 - Jared Keslar (Pittsburgh) dec Luca Frinzi (Lehigh) 8-6 165 - Holden Heller (Pittsburgh) dec Jake Logan (Lehigh) 7-1 174 - Luca Augustine (Pittsburgh) dec Thayne Lawrence (Lehigh) 7-2 184 - Reece Heller (Pittsburgh) dec Caden Rogers (Lehigh) 4-1 197 - Michael Beard (Lehigh) tech Mac Stout (Pittsburgh) 18-3 285 - Dayton Pitzer (Pittsburgh) dec Nathan Taylor (Lehigh) 2-0 Missouri 39 Arizona State 6 125 - Noah Surtin (Missouri) fall Damian Moreno (Arizona State) 1:38 133 - Julian Chlebove (Arizona State) dec Zeke Seltzer (Missouri) 6-4 141 - Joshua Edmond (Missouri) maj Carter Dibert (Arizona State) 14-3 149 - Kyle Parco (Arizona State) dec Logan Gioffre (Missouri) 8-2 157 - Brock Mauller (Missouri) tech Michael Kilic (Arizona State) 21-5 165 - Keegan O’Toole (Missouri) maj Chance McLane (Arizona State) 20-6 174 - Peyton Mocco (Missouri) tech Max Wilner (Arizona State) 20-5 184 - Clayton Whiting (Missouri) maj Tony Negron (Arizona State) 16-3 197 - Colton Hawks (Missouri) tech Kai Argyros (Arizona State) 19-4 285 - Zach Elam (Missouri) fall Damion Schunke (Arizona State) 1:28 Ohio State 49 Columbia 0 125 - Brendan McCrone (Ohio State) dec Sulayman Bah (Columbia) 13-8 133 - Nic Bouzakis (Ohio State) tech Yianni Vines (Columbia) 20-3 141 - Brandon Cannon (Ohio State) tech Mason Clarke (Columbia) 20-4 149 - Dylan D’Emilio (Ohio State) fall Kenny Duschek (Columbia) 1:22 157 - Paddy Gallagher (Ohio State) tech David Berkovich (Columbia) 20-4 165 - Isaac Wilcox (Ohio State) maj Andrew Garr (Columbia) 15-4 174 - Carson Kharchla (Ohio State) tech Garrett Bilgrav (Columbia) 19-4 184 - Gavin Hoffman (Ohio State) fall Joe Curtis (Columbia) 1:26 197 - Luke Geog (Ohio State) tech Michael Baker (Columbia) 17-2 285 - Nick Feldman (Ohio State) tech Nolan Neves (Columbia) 19-4 Ohio State 51 Hofstra 0 125 - Brendan McCrone (Ohio State) fall Dylan Ryder (Hofstra) 4:33 133 - Nic Bouzakis (Ohio State) fall Ryan Arbeit (Hofstra) 1:03 141 - Brandon Cannon (Ohio State) tech Alex Turley (Hofstra) 17-2 149 - Dylan D’Emilio (Ohio State) tech Noah Tapia (Hofstra) 19-2 157 - Paddy Gallagher (Ohio State) tech Frankie Volpe (Hofstra) 22-5 165 - Bryce Hepner (Ohio State) tech Matthew Rogers (Hofstra) 18-2 174 - Carson Kharchla (Ohio State) maj Ross McFarland (Hofstra) 17-3 184 - Gavin Hoffman (Ohio State) tech Will Conlon (Hofstra) 19-4 197 - Luke Geog (Ohio State) tech Nikolas Miller (Hofstra) 18-1 285 - Nick Feldman (Ohio State) tech Keaton Kluever (Hofstra) 20-5 Michigan 27 Rider 12 125 - Tyler Klinsky (Rider) tech Christian Tanefeu (Michigan) 26-9 133 - Richie Koehler (Rider) FFT 141 - Sergio Lemley (Michigan) tech McKenzie Bell (Rider) 19-4 149 - Quinn Kinner (Rider) dec Dylan Gilcher (Michigan) 5-2 157 - Will Lewan (Michigan) dec Colton Washleski (Rider) 8-3 165 - Cam Amine (Michigan) tech Cole McComas (Rider) 18-3 174 - Shane Griffith (Michigan) dec Michael Wilson (Rider) 5-3 184 - Jaden Bullock (Michigan) maj Isaac Dean (Rider) 12-0 197 - Bobby Striggow (Michigan) dec Brock Zurawski (Rider) 5-0 285 - Lucas Davison (Michigan) maj David Szuba (Rider) 12-1 Iowa State 42 Wisconsin 0 125 - Kysen Terukina (Iowa State) maj Eric Barnett (Wisconsin) 14-3 133 - Evan Frost (Iowa State) dec Nicolar Rivera (Wisconsin) 11-6 141 - Anthony Echemendia (Iowa State) tech Felix Lettini (Wisconsin) 21-6 149 - Casey Swiderski (Iowa State) dec Joe Zargo (Wisconsin) 9-4 157 - Cody Chittum (Iowa State) maj Luke Mechler (Wisconsin) 15-2 165 - David Carr (Iowa State) dec Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin) 2-0 174 - MJ Gaitan (Iowa State) fall Lucas Condon (Wisconsin) 2:25 184 - Will Feldkamp (Iowa State) fall Shane Liegel (Wisconsin) 1:39 197 - Julien Broderson (Iowa State) dec Joshua Otto (Wisconsin) 5-2 285 - Yonger Bastida (Iowa State) tech Peter Christensen (Wisconsin) 19-4 VMI 37 Limestone 6 125 - Tony Burke (VMI) maj William Finnearty (Limestone) 11-3 133 - Wayne Rold (VMI) dec Jaqion Williams (Limestone) 8-2 141 - Patrick Jordon (VMI) maj Kaleem Heard (Limestone) 15-4 149 - Eric Doran (VMI) fall Brandon Seawright (Limestone) 4:55 157 - Josh Yost (VMI) tech Christopher Drakeford-Yegge (Limestone) 19-4 165 - Chase McKinney (Limestone) dec Luke Hart (VMI) 2-0 174 - Braxton Lewis (VMI) fall Garrett Starks (Limestone) 4:54 184 - Ja’Quez Bostic (Limestone) dec River Carroll (VMI) 10-4 197 - Josh Evans (VMI) dec Jack Trautman (Limestone) 9-8 285 - Travis Fridley (VMI) fall Caleb Melton (Limestone) 3:26 VMI 49 Marymount 0 125 - Tony Burke (VMI) tech Dylan Coward (Marymount) 16-0 133 - Dyson Dunham (VMI) tech Joseph Custodio (Marymount) 19-2 141 - Freddy Junko (VMI) FFT 149 - Ryan Vigil (VMI) fall Mateo Hernandez (Marymount) 6:49 157 - Tyler Berish (VMI) maj Cade Petrus (Marymount) 13-0 165 - Luke Hart (VMI) tech Isaac Ponce (Marymount) 18-3 174 - Braxton Lewis (VMI) tech Mohammed Fofana (Marymount) 15-0 184 - Toby Schoffstall (VMI) dec Rylan Moose (Marymount) 14-9 197 - Josh Evans (VMI) maj Conrad Sund (Marymount) 12-0 285 - Travis Fridley (VMI) FFT

Duke: The Blue Devils notched their first two dual wins of the season over Cleveland State (19-16) and Kent State (24-17) in Morgantown; they fell to WVU but picked up a huge individual win in the process. Gaetano Console earned a fall over All-American Peyton Hall at 165 in what is the best individual win of the season-to-date for Duke. I said going into the weekend that was going to be a great measuring stick for Duke and they performed very well. Console was 2-0 on the day while Logan Agin, Connor Becker, Logan Ferrero, Jarred Papscy, and Jack Wimmer all went 2-1 on the weekend. The Blue Devils are back in action this weekend at the Keystone Classic in Philadelphia. North Carolina: The Tar Heels were in Pennsylvania for the Journeymen WrangleMania Duals where they faced Buffalo and Arizona State. They had a solid performance in both duals and were 2-0 on the day. They opened with a 32-7 win over Buffalo before topping the #9 Sun Devils 22-16. The Heels were led by Spencer Moore, Lachlan McNeil, Max Shaw, and Cade Lautt all going 2-0 on the day. Lautt made his debut at 285 on the weekend and looks very comfortable up a weight. Marisol Nugent captured an individual title at the Princeton Open this weekend for the Tar Heels as well. She will compete at the Bill Ferrell this weekend. They travel to Illinois for Sunday duals against Central Michigan and Illinois. North Carolina State: The Wolfpack competed in both days of the Journeymen WrangleMania event last weekend with dual wins over Bloomsburg and Purdue, followed by individual round-robin action on Sunday. They went 18-2 in dual matches, dropping only one match in each dual beating Bloomsburg 45-4 and Purdue 37-3. Jakob Camacho earned a huge win against NCAA finalist Matt Ramos in a controlling decision. Kai Orine and Dylan Fishback also picked up ranked wins against Purdue. NC State has headed back north again this week, this time to a New York homecoming for Coach Pop. They wrestled a dual at Army last night, picking up a 34-6 win in West Point. They will wrestle in the Armbar at the Armory event on Friday against Sacred Heart and Binghamton. I really like the idea of this event Frank Poplizio put together for Journeymen, inviting teams with NY coaching ties. Fellow New Yorker Steve Garland will be bringing UVA up for the event as well. Pittsburgh: The Panthers had their first dual action of the year last weekend, traveling to Annapolis for duals against VMI, Morgan State, and Navy. They went 2-1 on the day with shutout wins over VMI 47-0 and Morgan State 54-0. The Panthers lost the dual to Navy in a down performance where they dropped several close matches. Finn Solomon, Holden Heller, Luca Augustine, and Mac Stout were all 3-0 on the day. The Panthers will be on the road this weekend. They will face Lehigh on Sunday afternoon and Maryland on Monday night. Virginia: The Hoos traveled south to the Appalachian Invite/Open in Boone last weekend. They had a much better performance across the board than opening weekend. They crowned several champions in both divisions. Marlon Yarbrough (133), Jack Gioffre (141), Justin McCoy (174), and Colden Dorfman (197) earned Invite titles while Evan Buchanan (133) and Griffin Gammell (184) earned them in the Open division. Kyle Montaperto (125), Michael Gioffre (149), and Dylan Cedeno (157) were also finalists while Gable Porter (133), Michael Murphy (165), and Ethan Weatherspoon (197) finished in 3rd. The Hoos will travel to New York for the Armbar at the Armory on Friday where they will open dual competition against LIU and Buffalo. Virginia Tech: The Hokies had an up-and-down weekend, dropping a top-10 dual to Ohio State 24-12 on Friday and putting up a lopsided win over American 39-4 on Sunday. Coach Robie felt the team underperformed in a big dual and took away some important things for the team to focus on. They responded well to the adjustments and we saw a very focused team on Sunday. Sam Latona, Caleb Henson, Bryce Andonian, and Mekhi Lewis all had big ranked wins on Friday and also won in the Sunday dual. The Hokies are on the road this weekend and will face another tough test against a scrappy Rutgers squad in Piscataway on Friday night. They will also send most of their starters to the Keystone Classic this weekend.

Welcome to a new running feature that we'll use to keep track of ex-wrestlers who are now competing in MMA. As more fights are agreed upon, they will be added to this article. Nov. 17 Bellator 301 (Showtime/YouTube) Danny Sabatello (Purdue) vs. Raufeon Stots (Nebraska Kearney) AJ McKee (Cerritos College) vs. Sidney Outlaw Tyrell Fortune (Grand Canyon) vs. Marcelo Golm Archie Colgan (Wyoming) vs. Pieter Buist Cody Law (Pitt-Johnstown) vs. Jefferson Pontes Nov. 18 UFC Fight Night (ESPN+) Michael Morales (Pan Am rep for Ecuador) vs. Jake Matthews Nick Aguirre (McKendree) vs. Payton Talbott Nov. 18 Urijah Faber A1 Combat 15 (UFC Fight Pass) Dwight Joseph (Doane) vs. Cristhian Rivas Dominic Ducharme (CSU Bakersfield) vs. Britt Lippincott Nov. 19 Anthony Pettis FC 9 Dillon Cox (Iowa Western) vs. Cody Linne Dearion Stokes (Joliet JC/Briar Cliff) vs. Trammell Arrington Nov. 24 PFL 10 (PPV) Josh Silveira (Arizona State) vs. Impa Kasanganay Bubba Jenkins (Penn State/Arizona State) vs. Chris Wade Derek Brunson (UNC Pembroke) vs. Ray Cooper III Dec. 1 Ring of Combat 82 Tom Lane (Cal Poly) vs. Reese Watkins Dec. 2 UFC Fight Night (ESPN+) Kelvin Gastelum (North Idaho) vs. Sean Brady Clay Guida vs. Joaquim Silva Cody Brundage (Newberry) vs. Zachary Reese Dec. 15 Karate Combat 43 (YouTube) Benson Henderson (Dana College) vs. Anthony Pettis* *Karate fight Dec. 15 CFFC 128 (UFC Fight Pass) Hunter Starner (VMI) vs. Riley Palmer Alonzo Turner (Findlay/Notre Dame OH) vs. Eric Nolan Dec. 16 UFC 296 (ESPN+/PPV) Colby Covington (Oregon State) vs. Leon Edwards Tony Ferguson (Grand Valley State) vs. Paddy Pimblett Dec. 16 Cage Thunder 25 Mo Miller (Notre Dame OH) vs. Usama Rahman Chase Archangelo (Cleveland State) vs. Garrett Hershberger

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 two 8-3: Nick Z, Bob Dole 7-4: Earl, Morgan, James, Jagger, Tony, Dysen 6-5: Willie, Robbie, Ryan, Kevin, Austin, Rachel, Richard Below are the picks for week three. Two of the duals take place tonight!