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Below is a recap of last week’s EIWA action, with individual news and highlights worth noting. Key Takeaways Jack Maida of American makes his debut at his new weight class with a major over the 15th-ranked opponent and won the Battle of the Citadel two days later Navy upsets #23 on the road thanks to pins by Brendan Ferretti and David Key Lehigh dominates the Princeton Open with 7 champs Noah Mulvaney wins Clarion Open in collegiate debut after knocking off 15th-ranked opponent American The Eagles dropped their season opener against #21 Maryland. They won two bouts between Maida and Bourne. They competed at the Battle at the Citadel. Placewinners in that event include Jack Maida and Max Leete both earning golds. Lucas White was second while William Jarrell and Emmanuel Ulrich each earned fourth. 125 - #30 Jack Maida (AU) major dec. #15 Braxton Brown (UMD), 13-4 (AU 4-0) 133 - King Sandoval (UMD) dec. Maximilian Leete (AU), 5-3 (AU 4-3) 141 - #24 Kai Miller (UMD) tech. fall Ethan Szerencsits (AU), 19-3 (6:18) (UMD 8-4) 149 - #12 Ethen Miller (UMD) major dec. Ryan Zimmerman (AU), 16-3 (UMD 12-4) 157 - #29 Michael North (UMD) dec. Kaden Milheim (AU), 8-1 (UMD 15-4) 165 - John Martin Best (UMD) major dec. Breon Phifer (AU), 12-3 (UMD 19-4) 174 - Dominic Solis (UMD) dec. Lucas White (AU), 10-6 (UMD 22-4) 184 - Connor Bourne (AU) dec. Chase Mielnik (UMD), 8-3 (UMD 22-7) 197 - #8 Jaxon Smith (UMD) tech. fall Liam Volk-Klos (AU), 15-0 (1:45) (UMD 27-7) 285 - #17 Seth Nevills (UMD) dec. Will Jarrell (AU), 6-2 (UMD 30-7) They will be on the road for duals against Clarion, Millersville, and #3 Virginia Tech. Army West Point The Black Knights opened up the season with a dual against #29 Campbell. They secured 3 wins from Berginc, McDaniel, and Harkins - all by decision. They had “an army” of wrestlers competing at the Princeton Open as well, mostly non-starters. Their lone champion was at 174lbs where Gunner Filipowicz had three decisions and one major. They had three runner-ups including Dakota Morris, Danny Lawrence, and Lucas Stoddard. Bronze medals were awarded to Charlie Farmer and Thomas Deck. Fourth-place finishers included Daniel Uhorchuck, Joe Couch, and Kent McCombs. Matt Williams took home fifth place. 125 - #26 Ethan Berginc (Army) def. Zander Phaturos (Campbell), Dec 6-1 133 - #12 Domenic Zaccone (Campbell) def. Braden Basile (Army), Dec 12-10 141 - Chris Rivera (Campbell) def. Zach Keal (Army), Dec 4-1 149 - #30 Trae McDaniel (Army) def. Justin Rivera (Campbell), Dec 7-0 157 - Chris Earnest (Campbell) def. #25 Nate Lukez (Army), Dec 9-6 165 - #31 Dalton Harkins (Army) def. Dom Baker (Campbell), Dec 4-1 174 - #30 Austin Murphy (Campbell) def. Gunner Filipowicz (Army), Dec 4-2 184 - #20 Caleb Hopkins (Campbell) def. #13 Ben Pasiuk (Army), MD 8-0 197 - #27 Levi Hopkins (Campbell) def. Daniel Lawrence (Army), Dec 6-0 HWT - #15 Taye Ghadiali (Campbell) def. Lucas Stoddard (Army), Fall (3:47) Catch them in action next weekend at the Journeymen Wranglemania where they dual Purdue and Lock Haven on Saturday. They will compete in the Journeymen Round Robin format on Sunday. Binghamton The Bearcats did not compete this weekend. They are not competing next weekend either. Brown The Bears were in action at the Clarion Open. The challenging open led to zero placewinners for Brown. They did manage to see two quarterfinalists in Ian Oswalt and Jonathan Conrad. Ethan Mojena had a solid freshman outing, winning three bouts. They will be at home for an off weekend. Bucknell The Bison competed at the Clarion Open. Noah Mulvaney made his collegiate debut, with wins over ranked opponents on his way to capturing the title. Also making his college debut was Cade Wirnsberger, earning third place. Returning starters Dorian Crosby and Dylan Chappell walked away with third and fourth, respectively. Next week, they have duals at #12 Oklahoma State and Oklahoma Wesleyan. Columbia The Lions were at the Clarion Open and finished with a handful of place winners. Leading the way with a third-place finish were Angelo Rini, Aaron Ayzerov, and Jack Wehmeyer. Three wrestlers earned fourth-place finishes – Josh Ogunsanya, Nick Babin, and Vincent Mueller. Jaden Le and Kai Owen were fifth while Jack McGill and Nolan Neves were sixth to end the day. This week, the Lions are off of competition. Cornell The Big Red were not competing this weekend as a team. Next weekend, they will be in action at the Journeymen Round Robin. Drexel The Dragons were on the road at The Battle at the Citadel. Wrestlers earning gold were Cody Walsh and Jack Janda. Jordan Soriano and Jaxon Maroney each walked away with silver. The Dragons had four fourth-place finishers in Justin Griffith, Ibrahim Ameer, Dom Findora, and Desmond Pleasant. The Dragons will not compete next weekend. Franklin & Marshall The Diplomats were at the Southeast Open to begin the season. Mason Leiphart earned the highest placement with a runner-up finish. John Crawford was the fourth-place finisher at 197 lbs. Both Pat Phillips and James Conway earned a sixth-place finish to round out the weekend. They will look to continue momentum next weekend at the Journeymen Round Robin event. Harvard The Crimson were not competing this weekend. They will be at the Journeymen Round Robin event this coming weekend. Hofstra The Pride competed at the Princeton Open. Although the team did not have any place winners, they won a bunch of matches. Leading the way were Eric Shidel, Danny Church, and Jurius Clark who all recorded two wins each. A handful of projected starters did not compete. Their next action will be at the Journeymen Round Robin event Sunday. Lehigh The Mountain Hawks were competing at the Princeton Open. They left with seven gold medals from Luke Stanich, Ryan Crookham, Malyke Hines, Jake Logan, Michael Beard, and Nathan Taylor. Max Brignola was the final gold medalist - he wrestled unattached. Both Luca Frinzi and Caden Rogers earned third-place finishes. Two wrestlers finished in fourth – JT Davis and Owen Reinsel. They saw fifth-place finishes from Sheldon Seymour, Jack Wilt, and Carter Bailey. Drew Much was the lone sixth-place finisher. Along with many other EIWA teams, they will be at the Journeymen Round Robin event this weekend. Long Island The Sharks were not in competition during this opening weekend. They will open up with duals at the Journeymen WrangleMania against Buffalo and Sacred Heart. The following day, they will compete in the round-robin event, Navy The Midshipmen opened the season with a dual win over #23 Illinois. Two pins from Brendan Ferretti and David Key helped propel them to victory. 125 - No. 31 Justin Cardani dec Evan Tallmadge, 6-3 SV1 // Illinois 3, Navy 0 133 - No. 19 Brendan Ferretti fall Kole Brower, 4:46 // Navy 6, Illinois 3 141 - No. 25 Josh Koderhandt dec No. 32 Danny Pucino, 8-2 // Navy 9, Illinois 3 149 - Kannon Webster tech fall James Latona, 20-5 (5:57) // Navy 9, Illinois 8 157 - Joe Roberts dec No. 33 Jonathan Ley, 4-2 // Illinois 11, Navy 9 165 - No. 26 Andrew Cerniglia tech fall Luke Odom, 20-3 (6:21) // Navy 14, Illinois 11 174 - No. 5 Edmond Ruth dec No. 32 Danny Wask, 8-5 SV1 // Navy 14, Illinois 14 184 - No. 19 David Key fall No. 22 Dylan Connell, 3:27 // Navy 20, Illinois 14 197 - Cael Crebs dec Isiah Pettigrew, 14-13 // Navy 23, Illinois 14 285 - No. 10 Luke Luffman major No. 13 Grady Griess, 11-3 // Navy 23, Illinois 18 Next on Navy’s schedule are Sunday duals against Morgan State, VMI, and #15 Pitt Penn The Quakers held wrestle-offs this weekend. They will officially compete for the first time all season at the Journeymen Round Robin event. Princeton The Tigers hosted an open. They had a ton of competitors and earned quite a few medals. The 184lbs champion was Nathan Dugan. Matthew Cover earned a bronze. Mikey Squires was fifth. Three sixth-place finishers from Princeton were Aidan Conner, Holden Garcia, and Luke Stout. Princeton had two unattached wrestlers receive silver – Kole Mulhauser and Ty Whalen. They will be off this weekend. Sacred Heart The Pioneers were not competing this weekend. They begin the season with duals against LIU and Bloomsburg at the Journeymen WrangleMania duals. The following day, they will compete in the round-robin.

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We made it through the offseason and got to experience the first week of the 2023-24 collegiate wrestling season. As always some topics set social media and the message boards ablaze (like Marcus Blaze) over the weekend. In this weekly, recurring feature, we’ll identify some of those topics and discuss them at length. These will be big-picture stories moreso than rehashing results and tournament placings. High Schooler’s in Open Tournaments Before about 6:30pm (EST), high school wrestlers at the collegiate level during the first week of the season were just a nice story. There were some good performances, which has become normal considering the talent level at the high school continues to rise. Right around 6:30pm, that topic pushed everything else to the side. In the Clarion Open quarterfinals at 125 lbs, high school sensations Marcus Blaze and Jax Forrest clashed. Blaze is one of the top wrestlers in the Class of 2025, while Forrest is considered the same in the Class of 2026. Blaze prevailed 9-4 and fans tended to enjoy it. Why not, two elite high schoolers competing after tallying multiple wins over collegiate opponents. With NCAA runner-up and #1 ranked Matt Ramos (Purdue) looming, the feel-good story of Blaze butting head with collegiate opponents would come to an end, right? If you’re reading this you’re probably aware that Blaze shocked the top-ranked Ramos with a takedown in sudden victory after engaging in one of the best scrambles you’ll see all year. Just like that, Blaze catapulted himself into another stratosphere of fame in the wrestling world. Suddenly, Blaze’s name was mentioned amongst some of the greatest high school wrestlers ever during Twitter (or X) debates. Only a select few like Cary Kolat, Jimmy Carr, Logan Stieber, and Henry Cejudo have been able to defeat elite collegiate wrestlers at such a young age. As these things tend to do, it wasn’t a storybook ending on Blaze's side either. In a striking similarity to Ramos after pulling off his 2023 NCAA semifinal stunner against Spencer Lee (Iowa), Blaze was defeated in the finals by Chattanooga’s Brayden Palmer. Palmer has qualified for each of the last two NCAA Tournaments at 133 lbs and was testing the waters at 125, before deciding whether or not to redshirt. Before getting back on the topic of high schooler's, Palmer has to be singled out for majoring his way to the finals and majoring #22 Nick Babin (Columbia) in the process. In the same event, there was a high schooler that actually captured a title. Forrest’s high school teammate, Bo Bassett, reigned supreme at 133 lbs. Bassett defeated 2023 EIWA third-place finisher Angelo Rini (Columbia) in the semifinals to get a shot at Vince Santaniello (Pittsburgh) in the championship bout. Santaniello’s spot in the finals was earned by downing Ohio State super-freshman #8 Nic Bouzakis (Ohio State). Bassett did what we’ve been accustomed to seeing from him and pushed the pace in the final stanza earning two takedowns in a 13-10 win. Bassett, Blaze, and Forrest weren’t the only high school wrestlers competing in collegiate opens over the weekend; however, they were the most notable and successful. Plenty of others did so, with varying levels of success. As the elite high schooler’s are able to consistently compete with and defeat high-caliber collegiate wrestlers, it makes you wonder if wrestling will follow the lead of other sports. In basketball, baseball, and football, athletes are more willing to finish high school early and get closer to a big professional payday. Without the lure of a big payday in wrestling, student-athletes are more likely to be held back to develop physically (or academically/socially). Could this shift? With the availability of NIL money for collegiate athletes, does this make it more of a lure for high schooler’s to chase the money earlier? The above paragraph only is applicable to a very small, select group of student-athletes. I don’t see that becoming a widespread trend were it to happen. Even so, it’s something to think about going forward. Three-Point Takedowns With the start of the collegiate season, we saw the highly-anticipated debut of “three-point takedowns.” There were plenty of opinions on the change. Personally, I like more of a reward for a takedown. A takedown/escape sequence now nets a two-point advantage, rather than one in the past ruleset. As wrestlers are more advanced in college and takedowns are harder to come by, that seems like a better trade-off. As we grew closer to the start of the season, I was wondering how this change would impact the actual matches themselves. Does the potential for a higher reward allow for more offensive attempts? Or does the potential punishment for a bad shot lead to fewer attempts? Will the defensively stout wrestler who gets an early takedown be even more apt to shut down his offense and stall for six-plus minutes? With only five days of action, I think it’s too early to make any sweeping generalizations either way. I’m sure we can find examples of each question I proposed in the last paragraph. With more matches, trends will develop. You can be sure if there’s a loophole to exploit or an advantageous strategy to employ, college coaches will figure it out. If you missed it, one of our Big Ten correspondents, Ryan Holmes, spoke with a handful of B1G coaches about rule changes during the preseason and put their answers together on one singular video. Before the first whistle blew, I was very cautious about whether the changes would just lead to artificial scoring inflation. What used to be a 6-3 win (two takedowns, an escape, and riding time; against a takedown and escape) is now an 8-4 victory. Just looking at the results on paper, it may look like there was more action when there wasn’t any. Making a scoring maneuver more valuable doesn’t mean it's more aesthetically pleasing to fans, particularly the ever-elusive “casual sports fans” that wrestling is seemingly always chasing. Watching various events over the last five days, you can tell that fans are still adjusting to the change, as the traditional chorus of “TWOOOOO” when a wrestler is close to a takedown, was still noticeable. “THREEE” certainly doesn’t roll off the tongue or sound as natural as the two did. The one judgment that I think it’s safe to say, at this point, is that it’s easier to rack up tech falls when there’s a talent disparity between the competitors. I suppose that’s fine when you’re running a large open tournament or a two-day invitational and there are hundreds of bouts to conduct. It may be a bad trend as you’re looking to promote dual meets or NCAA finals. I can’t imagine fans wanting to see less of their favorite wrestlers, like in freestyle, where a takedown and then four leg laces can end the bout in an instance. We’ll probably come back to this at some point during the season. UFC FightPass Coverage Expands Last season, UFC FightPass dipped its toes into the waters of collegiate wrestling when it streamed two duals that saw Campbell take on Michigan and North Carolina. This year, UFC FightPass has increased its schedule. On the opening day of the collegiate season, FightPass streamed a doubleheader from Fort Liberty as Campbell wrestled Army West Point, then NC State and Presbyterian squared off inside a hangar on base. Sunday, it streamed David Carr’s Homecoming, as the Iowa State national champion and his teammates took on Cleveland State in Carr’s high school (Massillon Perry, OH). Some of the notable upcoming events on FightPass include a dual between #4 Missouri and #24 Illinois. #10 Iowa State and #26 Wisconsin. The FightPass presentation for these duals has been very professional. Shane Sparks and Olympic Gold Medalist David Taylor have teamed up to provide commentary. Sparks always brings energy to any of his broadcast duties, while Taylor continues to emerge behind the mic. A plus with FightPass has been the amount of detail and attention they’re able to provide in their promotion of duals. Since they don’t really cover the sport much outside of their “MatchDay Duals,” they just hone in on the teams participating in their broadcasts and give plenty of attention to the entire roster. Fans will likely be split on the idea of having another viewing option. Some don’t mind having an option aside from FloWrestling handling the streaming. Others will lament yet another subscription; however, that’s the current landscape as a sports fan (not just wrestling). As mentioned in the three-point takedowns, we as a wrestling community, continue to chase casual wrestling fans or general “sports fans.” We’ll have to monitor whether exposing the sport to an audience that is, first and foremost, mixed martial arts fans is able to grow the wrestling fanbase. Dual of the Week (You may have missed) Even though this weekend didn’t have a full slate of teams in action, a lot was going on. Some fans are like our mailbag extraordinaire, Jagger, and have a setup with multiple TV’s and devices so they can monitor four or five duals or tournaments at a time. Others may just focus on their favorite team or the marquee events. Basically, it can be easy to miss a good dual. This will be a running feature to highlight a good dual that may have slipped through the cracks for you. In week one we’re talking about Navy pulling a slight upset and knocking off #24 Illinois in the Illini’s home gym. This match occurred at 2pm (EST) on Saturday afternoon, so maybe some of you were still in college football mode. It’s excusable (I guess). The dual had a little bit of everything. Navy won on the strength of two falls. One came in a battle between two ranked wrestlers (184 lbs) when #19 David Key was a step ahead of #22 Dylan Connell in a scramble and caught him on his back. The other took place at 133 lbs, as #19 Brendan Ferretti prevailed. There was also the emergence of two stud freshmen. Kannon Webster got the call for Illinois at 149 lbs and responded with a dominating 20-5 tech fall over James Latona. At this time, Webster still could redshirt; however, he looked extremely impressive. Navy also has a good freshman at 174 lbs. Danny Wask was good enough during his year at the Naval Academy Prep School to garner a preseason ranking (#32). Wask was able to get a takedown and pushed #5 Edmond Ruth (Illinois) into sudden victory before falling to the veteran. 197 lbs was just absurd in the best way possible. Navy’s Cael Crebs got out to an early lead based on a throw from a body lock. Illinois’ Isaiah Pettigrew never threw in the towel and got better as the match progressed. Three-point takedowns helped him get back in the match and he pushed Crebs to the brink before falling, 14-13. The dual was on BTN+ and is still available so check it out before next week rolls around.

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by Morgan Kopitsky; Alyvia White photo courtesy of HawkeyeSports.com/Jerod Ringwald Week 1- Oct. 30-Nov. 5 Top 4 Takeaways 1. Iowa shows up big on their opening weekend The Iowa Women’s Wrestling team competed in their first dual as a team on Saturday against #7 East Stroudsburg. The Warriors have proven to be a tough team, finishing eighth at NCWWC’s last year and returning three All-Americans. However, the team was no match for the quick and dynamic offense of the entire Hawkeyes lineup. Iowa won all 10 matches by tech fall or pin, capping it off with a 17 second pin from freshman Alivia White. Across the board, the Hawkeyes looked dominant as they secured the 43-1 win. The following day, the Hawkeyes sent 17 wrestlers to the Princeton Open and finished with 10 wrestlers in the top-three. Of that 10, they sent eight into the finals and walked away with six champs. Keep in mind that at 101 lbs both finalists were Iowa wrestlers, with Emilie Gonzalez beating teammate Sterling Dias 7-0. Most of the wrestlers in the lineup against ESU were the same wrestlers who placed in the top 3, so we may be able to piece together with more certainty the probable starting lineup for Iowa in a dual setting. However, it is clear that they have a significant amount of depth as well. I would not be surprised to see an early shift in team ranking for the Hawkeyes as they continue to face conference competition. 2. Sacred Heart makes their mark at ESU Open Of the 21 teams competing at the 4th annual East Stroudsburg open this weekend, Sacred Heart walked away “victorious” with 17 top-6 finishers. The Pioneers had two champs in #5 Madison Sandquist at 155 and Love Daley at 170 lbs in her college debut. Sacred Heart who was ranked #5 in the NWCA preseason coaches poll beat #2 King University, #6 Gannon and #7 East Stroudsburg in total number of top finishers. While this tournament was missing some of the NCAA’s top ranked teams like #1 North Central, #3 McKendree and #4 Colorado Mesa, the strong showing against the tough competition that was present is a positive indicator for what Sacred Heart may be capable of later on this season. 3. Menlo Open showing some interesting results amongst 3 top-ranked teams At the Menlo Open on Sunday, #1 ranked Menlo held on to the highest total team score, but #2 Life and #6 Southern Oregon certainly made things interesting. Menlo capped off the day with two 1st place finishers, freshman Kalila Shrive at 170 lbs and #1 ranked Tavia Heidelberg-Tillotson at 191 lbs. In her first collegiate tournament, Shrive took on a few unranked wrestlers before meeting up with #4 Lily El-Masri in the finals. A last-second 4-point takedown secured the upset win for the freshman. She will be one to keep an eye on this season. Heidelberg-Tillotson pinned the #8 and #3 wrestlers in a pretty stacked weight at this tournament. It is certainly possible she could see these wrestlers again in March, so it is reassuring to get such dominant early season wins. While Southern Oregon finished more than 20 team points behind Menlo, they did send an impressive six wrestlers to the finals with three walking away with championship finishes. #3 Caitlyn Davis, in her debut for SOU, faced #1 ranked Latifah McBryde from Life in the finals and won in a 3-1 decision for the upset. Davis previously wrestled for Central Methodist, and represents some of the impressive transfers SOU was able to bring in to build out some of their roster. The win over 5x All American McBryde is an impressive showing and will certainly have her on the radar of other wrestlers at 155 lbs. Another interesting championship result came from one of SOU’s most dominant wrestlers, Carolina Moreno. Moreno is a two-time defending NAIA champion at 123 lbs, however at this tournament she wrestled up at 130 lbs. She defeated the #5 and #10 ranked wrestlers at the weight. She is still listed on the roster at 123 lbs, so I don’t necessarily see this as a permanent weight class change for her this season, but it is something to keep in mind. Finally, #5 Emma Baertlin at 109 lbs faced some tough ranked opponents in #7 and #11, but the Raider came out on top to claim the team’s 3rd title of the day. Rounding out the top 3 teams from the tournament is Life, finishing just a half point behind Southern Oregon. In her college debut, Ariana Martinez won the top spot at 116 lbs. While Martinez did not face any ranked wrestlers on her path to the finals, she showed dominance over her competition with three pins and a tech for the day. As the season continues, I would not be surprised to see the freshman enter the rankings with her pinning ability, especially with just four of last year’s AAs returning to the weight this season. Two other Life Wrestlers made the finals but came up short of the first place finish. Also, at 143 lbs, Jamilah McBryde who wrestles for Life but is currently wrestling unattached for a portion of the season, walked away with the 1st place prize over returning All American Bella Amaro of Southern Oregon, who wrestled last season at 136 lbs. Because McBryde was unattached, Life did not receive any team points for her run in the tournament. There is a lot more discussion that could take place about the results of this tournament, interesting weight class changes for some wrestlers, and some interesting face offs we got to see as a result. Here is a link to the brackets if anyone would like to take a deeper dive into the results. 4. Welcome to new women’s wrestling fans Circling back to Iowa’s dominant opening weekend, the Hawkeyes are certainly shining a spotlight on the existing impressive athletes and competitions of women’s collegiate wrestling for a new audience. That may have a few fans caught up on some of the differences between collegiate men’s and women’s wrestling which has been apparent online. Here are a few things to keep in mind as you continue to follow women’s wrestling throughout the season. Women’s collegiate wrestling is freestyle instead of folkstyle, which has a myriad of different rules, as many fans know from watching collegiate and former collegiate wrestlers compete internationally. If you need a quick explainer on some of the rules and technique, why not watch this quick 3-minute video from none other than 2x Olympic medalist Helen Maroulis. Many people were curious why in the Iowa vs East Stroudsburg dual the final score was 43-1 even though Iowa won every match. This is because of classification points. If the losing opponent scores any points in a match they lose by decision or technical fall, the losing team receives a point for their team score. This was also seen in Colorado Mesa’s win over Snow College this weekend 43-2. For more clarification on this, please check out this great breakdown written by former wrestler/coach Gabrielle Lord-Klein. Results this week in major NCAA, NCWA, and NAIA competitions ESU Open - VIEW BRACKETS Princeton Open - VIEW BRACKETS Menlo Open - VIEW BRACKETS Falcon Invite Maverick Open - VIEW BRACKETS Tiffin University Open - VIEW BRACKETS Luther Hill Open - VIEW BRACKETS Women’s Trojan Open - VIEW BRACKETS Jim Fox - VIEW BRACKETS Mountaineer Open - VIEW BRACKETS Big Cat Classic #8 Iowa 43 #7 East Stroudsburg University 1 #4 Colorado Mesa 41 Chardron 3 #4 Colorado Mesa 42 Snow 2 Chadron 28 Snow 21 #24 Emory & Henry 25 Liberty University 19 Alvernia 28 Cedar Crest 21 #24 Emory & Henry 33 Liberty University 19 Texas Wesleyan 28 Schreiner University 19 #7 East Stroudsburg 35 Elmira College 12 Lourdes 31 John Carroll 13 Schreiner University 33 University of the Ozarks 14 Texas Wesleyan 35 University of the Ozarks 9 #19 Eastern Oregon 26 Evergreen State 12 #3 Grand View 44 Waldorf University 5 #10 Missouri Baptist 42 William Woods 6 Upcoming events for next week Please note that this is not a comprehensive list of all collegiate women’s competitions. Wednesday, Nov. 8: #9 Texas Wesleyan vs Wayland Baptist Thursday, Nov. 9: NAIA #10 Missouri Baptist vs NCAA #3 McKendree Friday, Nov. 10: Life Duals Saturday, Nov. 11: Eagle Madness, Waldorf Open, CU (Campbellsville) Open, Adrian College Duals Sunday, Nov. 12: Trailblazer Duals, Mike Clock Open, Adrian College Invitational

College Wrestling is back! We just experienced the first week of the 2023-24 season and what a week it was. The MAC was very busy with 12 of its 13 teams in action, many of which attended a variety of open tournaments. Below, we’ll highlight some team results and best performances from MAC wrestlers last week. Clarion Some of the weekend’s biggest fireworks took place at the Clarion Open, so let’s start with the hosts. A trio of Golden Eagles made the championship finals at their respective weights with Alejandro Herrera-Rondon (157 lbs), Cam Pine (184 lbs) and John Meyers (285 lbs). Pine’s biggest win came in the semifinals when he downed Class of 2022 blue-chip recruit James Rowley (Purdue), 5-2. The Seton Hill transfer, Meyers, didn’t miss a beat in his DI debut, knocking off #24 Dorian Crosby (Bucknell), a 2023 national qualifier, in the semifinals. Herrera-Rondon’s Clarion debut was a good one as he had bonus point wins in his first two contests, then downed Pittsburgh’s starter, Jared Keslar, in the semifinals. Another standout for Clarion was #19 John Worthing (Clarion), who took third at 174 lbs. Worthing notched three solid wins before falling to Ohio State stud freshman Rocco Welsh in the semis. Clarion will be on the road next weekend, traveling to MAC foe George Mason. While in Virginia, they’ll take on non-conference opponents, American and The Citadel. Buffalo The Bulls were the first DI team to hit the mat in the 2023-24 season hosting a quad on November 1st. Buffalo prevailed handily over its three non-DI opponents by a combined score of 168-26. They only dropped six of the 40 matches on the day. Buffalo also sent a contingent to the Clarion Open. Hunter Shaut (165) and Sam Mitchell (197) both advanced to the fifth-place match. Of his five wins, Shaut’s most impressive was a 4-1 victory over Pittsburgh’s Grant MacKay. Mitchell rebounded from a one-point loss to Lucas Daly by downing two of his Michigan State teammates. Next up for Buffalo is WrangleMania in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The Bulls have duals with North Carolina and Long Island on the docket. Kent State The only placewinner for the Golden Flashes at the Clarion Open was 133 lber Pablo Castro who made the fifth-place bout. He and his opponent, Andre Gonzales, were unable to wrestle their fifth-place match as both hit the single-day match limit. Casto lost in the Round of 16 but reeled off four consecutive wins to earn a spot in the top six. His final victory came at the expense of Scott Johnson (Clarion), a promising freshman for the host school and possibly their starter in 2023-24. We’ll get our first full glimpse of Kent State in dual action this weekend as they travel to West Virginia for a dual with the Mountaineers and the ACC’s Duke. Edinboro The Fighting Scots were not able to see any of their wrestlers break into the top six at the Clarion Open, but did have some solid performances. Max Kirby (165) led the way with four wins, three of which came via major decision. Jacob Brenneman (133), Jack Kilner (197), and Nick Lodato (197) all won three matches. Each was able to pick up at least one win over an opponent from a MAC school. Edinboro is back in action Sunday as they host #7 Ohio State. With a lineup full of top recruits and highly-ranked wrestlers, Edinboro will be in a dogfight at every single weight. Lock Haven The defending conference champions decided not to get familiar matchups at Clarion in favor of the Princeton Open. The Bald Eagles had one finalist and it was a bit of a surprising one for such a strong lineup like LHU can roll out. Redshirt freshman Johnny Miller made the 174 lb finals after a 10-1 major decision over Kent McComas in the semis. In the championship bout, Miller fell to McComas’ teammate Gunner Filipowicz, 6-2. The 141 lb bracket saw both Wyatt Henson and Ty Linsenbigler advance to the third-place match. Neither wrestled and the match was considered a “no-contest.” Henson picked up a very solid win over Lehigh’s Carter Bailey, 11-4. Also in third for Lock Haven was the wrestler that takes the mat before Henson/Linsenbigler, Gable Strickland at 133 lbs. Strickland was beaten by Lehigh super-freshman, Ryan Crookham, 11-3 in the semifinals. He’d finish strong by beating Daniel Uhorchuk (Army West Point), 8-3 for third. One of the better brackets at Princeton was the heavyweight class. There Isaac Reid suffered a 5-1 loss to the returning EIWA champion, Nathan Taylor, in the semifinals. He did not wrestle in the third-place match. Earlier in the tournament, Reid majored PSAC/MAC opponent Shane Noonan (Bloomsburg), 17-7. Reid was able to put up double-digits in both of his prior meetings with Noonan in 2022-23. Lock Haven has a busy and challenging weekend ahead. On Saturday, they’ll face Army West Point and Arizona State at WrangleMania. They’ll stay in Bethlehem for the Journeymen Collegiate Classic on Sunday, as well. Rider Rider didn’t have to travel far from home to see their first action in the 2023-24 campaign. The Broncs stayed in Jersey and competed at the Princeton Open. Richie Koehler (133) and Colton Washleski (157) were the two finalists for Rider. Koehler had three tight wins in order to make the 133 lb finals. His last win came over Daniel Uhorchuk, 8-4 in the semis. Though they both place in the same weight class, Koehler and Lock Haven’s Gable Strickland did not meet. Like Strickland, Koehler was majored in the finals by Crookham. Colton Washleski stormed through the first three rounds of the tournament with two major decisions and a tech fall. Both majors came over MAC opposition, Will Morrow (Bloomsburg) in the Round of 16 and Connor Eck (Lock Haven) in the quarterfinals. In the semis, Washleski ran into the top-seed, teammate Jake Silverstein. Washleski ended up prevailing after a takedown during the second sudden victory period. He’d end up losing via major decision to Max Brignola (Lehigh) in the championship. Silverstein did not wrestle in the third-place bout. Another wrestler in the top-three for the Broncs was Azeem Bell at 197 lbs. Bell scored a 5-1 win over Rutgers freshman Hayden Packer in the third-place bout. There’s some uncertainty as to who will represent Rider at 197 lbs, so Bell’s performance might give him the early lead. Rider will leave the comfy confines of New Jersey for a pair of duals this week. On Friday, they’ll kick off the dual season by meeting #25 Indiana. Sunday, they’ll partake in their first MAC dual of the year when they take on SIU Edwardsville. Bloomsburg The Huskies were led by redshirt freshman 165 lber Caden Dobbins at the Princeton Open. Dobbins finished fourth and logged three wins on the day. Most impressive was a 4-1 decision over Class of 2023 top-100 recruit Holden Garcia (Princeton) in the quarterfinals. Last year, Dobbins went 4-3 while attending the Air Force Prep School. Bloomsburg will be in action this weekend at WrangleMania on Saturday and the Journeymen Collegiate Classic on Sunday. Saturday will feature duals against NC State and Sacred Heart. George Mason The battle at The Citadel proved to be a promising opener for George Mason, as Frank Beasley’s team came back north with a pair of champions, DJ McGee (157) and Chad Nix (285). The heavyweight, Nix, made his GMU debut one to remember with his title-winning performance. In the semis, Nix earned a takedown against #31 Nick Willham (Indiana) which led to the Hoosier injury-defaulting out of the match. In the first-place bout, Nix hung three takedowns on the 2023 SoCon third-place finisher John Chesser (The Citadel). He’d win 10-6. McGee got into the finals after an overtime win over Indiana’s Nico Bolivar. That set up a finals contest against teammate Lorenzo Rajaonarivelo. An early, first-period takedown for McGee proved to be the difference-marker in a 4-1 victory. Up a weight, Evan Maag suffered a first-round loss, but wrestled back to third place with bonus points in four of his five straight wins. Two other Patriots made the finals, Kaden Cassidy (149) and Tyler Kocak (197). Both advanced to the championship match but fell to opponents from Indiana. GMU has a busy Saturday with a conference clash against Clarion, along with duals against The Citadel, Millersville, and Williams College. SIU Edwardsville SIU Edwardsville started the year with a tough matchup against #24 Illinois of the Big Ten. The Cougars managed two wins in their 28-7 loss to their in-state foes. Marcel Lopez (133) and Caleb Tyus (149) were the two Cougar wrestlers who got their hands raised. Lopez downed Cole Brower 5-3, while Tyus added a bonus point after his 9-1 major decision over Jake Harrier. There were also a number of Cougar wrestlers that hit the Maryville Open on Saturday. Most were young, non-starters (for now). However, Justin Ruffin did make his return at 165 lbs. Ruffin earned a win over Shane Bates (Indianapolis) before a one-point loss to Cole Ritter (Maryland) in the semifinals. He’d medical forfeit down to sixth place. SIUE ended up with three runner’s-up at Maryville. Eric Almarinez (133), Jorden Johnson (157), and Nick Nosler (197). Jeremy Spates’ squad will see some good competition at the small individually bracketed, TigerStyle Invite on Saturday. Maryland, Missouri, Little Rock, Cal Poly, and Lindenwood are slated to attend. A day later, SIUE will host Rider in their MAC opener. Ohio Ohio traveled to the Southeast Open and was able to crown a pair of champions in a very competitive open tournament. One of the surprises of the tournament was Garrett Thompson at 165 lbs. Thompson was a monster on the mat in his semifinal upset win over 2022 All-American Peyton Hall (West Virginia). In the second period, Thompson jumped ahead with a reversal and a pair of two-point near falls. Thompson won 8-5 despite not having a takedown. One weight down, Peyten Kellar was rather impressive. He tallied three falls in his five matches including one over Clayton Ulrey (Virginia Tech) in the finals. Before then, Kellar registered solid wins over Alex Hornfeck (West Virginia) and Dylan Cedeno (Virginia). Another notable showing for Ohio came at 149 lbs and redshirt freshman Derek Raike, who is already in the national rankings at #31. Raike majored #17 Michael Gioffre (Virginia) before falling to West Virginia true freshman, Ty Watters. For third place, Raike downed 2023 SoCon champion Shannon Hanna (Campbell). Northern Illinois On Friday afternoon, Northern Illinois blanked a pair of opponents, 47-0 and 48-0. In their opener versus St. Ambrose, Jake Evans (165) and Jordan Summers (286) led the Huskies with pins. Blake West (125), Tommy Curran (149), and Ricardo Salinas (174) chipped in with tech falls. Curran, Kavan Troy (157), and Hayden Pummel (174) all had falls in the 48-0 win over Lindenwood. West, Tommy Curran, Matt Zuber (184), and Carter Grewe (197) were the only wrestlers that saw action in both dual for NIU. All four were unbeaten. The intensity will get ratcheted up for the Huskies in week two as they head north to the Michigan State Open and face a field that is sure to include plenty of opponents from the Big Ten. Cleveland State Sunday was a day for Cleveland State to get plenty of experience and exposure. The Vikings and #10 Iowa State got together for a non-conference dual in Massillon, Ohio. The event took place at Perry High School, alma mater of the Cyclones 2021 national champion, David Carr. It allowed one of college wrestling’s superstars an opportunity to wrestle in front of plenty of friends and family. The dual was also broadcast on UFC FightPass. The final result was lopsided in favor of Iowa State (43-3); however, the Vikings got a chance to compete against a lineup that featured All-Americans or All-American threats at each weight. Dylan Layton (141) was the lone CSU wrestler to notch a win. He prevailed in a 22-18 shootout against Jacob Frost. Cleveland State also travels to Morgantown for a pair of duals with Duke and West Virginia. For a team that was tabbed number three in the MAC, the West Virginia dual should be a good indicator of where Josh Moore’s team is at. They are very solid, yet not quite as stacked as Iowa State. Central Michigan The Chippewas were the only MAC team that didn’t compete right away during week one. They’ll make up for it by hosting #13 Oklahoma on Thursday and traveling to the Michigan State Open on Saturday. The Oklahoma dual marks the debut of Michigan-native Roger Kish as the Sooners head coach. The Sooners have a lineup full of ranked wrestlers and makes for great matchups with CMU’s stars.

Mercer

The first week of the 2023-2024 season officially kicked off this week, and the Big 12 saw some solid action. California Baptist, Iowa State, and North Dakota State started their year with Division I duals, while Air Force, Northern Colorado, and Wyoming competed against lower Division schools. Utah Valley and West Virginia saw some success at the Southeast Open. Missouri, Oklahoma State, Oklahoma, Northern Iowa, and South Dakota State had a quiet first week with no official competition, although the first three did hit up some open tournaments with (mostly) nonstarters. Air Force: Dual Results | Mines Rookie Open Brackets Air Force opened their season by hosting two Division II teams, Western Colorado (#22 at Division II) and CSU-Pueblo. #25 Tucker Owens, #27 Giano Petrucelli, and #21 Sam Wolf all got bonus point wins in their matches. Sam Wolf is ranked at 174, but competed at 184 tonight while last year's 184lb starter Noah Blake was at 174 lbs. Blake dropped his match at 174 to Cole Hernandez, who is ranked 3rd in his division. No Wyatt Hendrickson here, but true freshman Antonio Ramos stepped up in his place to get two pins to cap off each dual. The team also sent a number of wrestlers to the Mines Rookie Open, including several wrestlers in their Prep School. Next Up: The Falcons head to Boone, NC for the Mountaineer Invitational hosted by App State on November 11th. California Baptist: Dual Results California Baptist began their season with likely the toughest home opener, with #8 Iowa coming to town and getting a 40-0 win. The two teams shattered CBU’s previous attendance record with 4,676 fans. The previous record was from 2018 when the Lancers took on Ohio State in front of 2,620 fans. In the only ranked match, #29 Eli Griffin lost an 18-8 major decision to #13 Drake Ayala. Griffin kept it interesting early, but Ayala’s pace was a game-changer late. While moral wins are not fun to hang onto, Head Coach Derek Moore had his team wrestling tough in every match and had some bright spots throughout the dual. Next Up: The Lancers start conference action early, hosting Wyoming on November 11th. Iowa State: Dual Results The Cyclones opened their season with a 43-3 dual win over Cleveland State at David Carr’s high school gym at Perry High School. The dual was streamed on UFC Fight Pass and had great action in every match. The team scored bonus points in every win, with three majors, five techs, and a David Carr pin to cap the dual in outstanding fashion. Redshirt freshman Nando Villaescusa got the opportunity to start with Will Feldkamp out, and took advantage with a 16-8 major decision upset win over #21 Ben Smith. Jacob Frost won his wrestle-off over Zach Redding, but dropped his match to #29 Dylan Layton in a 21-18 barnburner. Overall, a very fun dual in a unique location that saw the new scoring rules have a huge impact. Next Up: On November 12th, David Carr leads the Cyclones against Davidson at home, coached by his older brother Nate Carr Jr. Missouri: Maryville Open Brackets Missouri didn’t compete this week. They sent some non-starters to the Maryville Open and got six individual titles. Next Up: The Tigers host the Tiger Style Invite in Kansas City on November 11th that also features Lindenwood, Cal Poly, Maryland, SIUE, and Little Rock. North Dakota State: Dual Results New Head Coach Obe Blanc kicked off the season with a tough 31-12 loss to Nebraska at home. There were some bright spots, however, with two new starters getting wins and an upset for a long-time starter. #12 Kellyn March got to test himself against 2022 NCAA finalist #1 Ridge Lovett, but came up short in an 11-1 loss. Redshirt freshman Gavin Drexler looked solid with a 9-4 win over Blake Cushing, while 3x NJCAA All-American transfer Devon Dawson made a splash with a pin over Harley Andrews. The biggest result came at 174lbs, where unranked Gaven Sax took out #20 Elise Brown Ton 8-3 with a big reversal and nearfall late. Next Up: NDSU hosts the Bison Open on November 11th that usually includes wrestlers from SDSU and Minnesota. Northern Colorado: Dual Results | Mines Rookie Open Brackets The Bears started their season with one-sided wins against Division II Fort Hays State (#25 at Division II) and New Mexico Highlands; winning 19 of 20 matches. While not the strongest competition, it did reveal some potential lineups. Dom Serrano stepped into the 133lb spot, while it appears that Rudy Lopez could be the 141lb starter with Andrew Alirez redshirting. Derek Matthews redshirted at 174 last year, but looked impressive at 165lbs. He and fellow redshirt freshman Ayden Rix-McElhinney could be a solid 1-2 punch. The team also sent a few wrestlers to the Mines Rookie Open. Next Up: UNC gets a week off before competing against Buffalo and Presbyterian at the Arm Bar at the Armory on November 17th. Northern Iowa: No Competition. Next Up: The Panthers start their season at the Grand View Open on November 11th. Oklahoma State: Broncho Open Oklahoma State didn’t compete this week but had their private wrestle-offs on Friday. They sent some wrestlers to the Broncho Open, where Daniel Manibog beat Jalin Harper in overtime in the finals. That match could decide who will start later this week at 157lbs. Next Up: Look for the Cowboys to kick off their season this week against Bucknell at home on November 10th. Oklahoma: Broncho Open Oklahoma didn’t compete this week, but sent a few nonstarters to the Broncho Open. Next Up: The Sooners head to Central Michigan to start their season on November 9th. They’ll then have a short turnaround with the Michigan State Open on November 11th. South Dakota State: No Competition. Next Up: The Jackrabbits open their season at the Bison Open hosted by NDSU in Fargo. Utah Valley: Southeast Open Brackets | Mines Rookie Open Brackets This team had some lineup questions coming into the season, and some may have been answered at the Southeast Open. #15 Evan Bockman won a title that included a win over #27 Levi Hopkins (CAMP). #15 Haiden Drury appeared to suffer a rib injury in his first match, where he was upset by Mason Leiphart (F&M) and went on to medical forfeit. Kase Mauger (133), James Emmer (141), Ty Smith (149), Tanner Lofthouse (165), Mark Takara (174), and Jack Forbes (285), all finished top six as well with performances that could get them into the starting lineup. The team also sent a small contingent of freshmen to the Mines Rookie Open. Next Up: The Wolverines get a week off before a long trip to the nation's capital for a dual against American University on November 17th. West Virginia: Southeast Open Brackets A name I didn’t mention this preseason was Jett Strickenberger, an NJCAA champ at 125 lbs in 2023 that saw him go undefeated all season. I wasn’t sure how he would look at the Division I level, and he made me look foolish by beating #11 Brandon Kaylor 4-1 to win a Southeast Open title. What looked like a potential hole after the graduation of Killian Cardinale could end up as another strength for the Mountaineers. #22 Jordan Titus also won a title at 141lbs, with impressive wins over #21 Jack Gioffre (UVA) and #20 Cleveland Belton (ORST). True freshman Ty Watters and junior #22 Michael Wolfgram made the finals, but came up just short. Watters had an impressive win over 2023 NCAA qualifier Tom Crook (VT). It wasn’t all bright spots for WVU though, as #9 Peyton Hall and #32 Caleb Dowling both suffered unranked upset losses. Hall lost a wild one against Garrett Thompson (Ohio), but came back for third. Dowling lost to Clayton Ulrey (VT), but came back and beat last year's starter Alex Hornfeck with an impressive 13-2 major for fifth. #28 Austin Cooley also finished fifth at 197lbs. #26 Dennis Robin looked solid at 184lbs, with a 16-2 major over #20 Caleb Hopkins (CAMP) for third. Something to keep an eye on, redshirt freshman Brody Conley won his first match 9-7, but medically forfeited after a 3-2 loss in the second round. Next Up: WVU hosts the Mountaineer Quad with duals against Kent State, Cleveland State, and Duke next Sunday, November 12th. Wyoming: Dual Results Wyoming hosted the 2023 NJCAA National Champs in Western Wyoming and came away with a 31-10 win in a very fun dual. Western Wyoming showed up ready to wrestle, winning three matches. Jore Volk, Gabe Willochell, and Tyce Raddon were the standout wrestlers for the team, as Volk had a 19-0 tech and Willochell got a first-period pin. Tyce Raddon was a wrestler for Western Wyoming, and got a pin against his former team. Redshirt freshman Kevin Zimmer got an opportunity to start and looked solid in a 12-3 win. Brett McIntosh scored bonus points with a major decision at 165lbs as well. While they didn’t win, it looks like Cooper Birdwell (133) and Aidan Noonan (149) could be the starters at their weights. Next Up: Wyoming hits the road for a dual against CSU-Bakersfield on November 10th and follows it up the day after with a dual against California Baptist.

Tuttle

Weekend Dual Results Saturday Navy 23 Illinois 18 125 - Justin Cardani (Illinois) dec Evan Tallmadge (Navy) 6-3SV 133 - Brendan Ferretti (Navy) fall Kole Brower (Illinois) 4:46 141 - Josh Koderhandt (Navy) dec Danny Pucino (Illinois) 8-2 149 - Kannon Webster (Illinois) tech James Latona (Navy) 20-5 157 - Joe Roberts (Illinois) dec Jonathan Ley (Navy) 4-2 165 - Andrew Cerniglia (Navy) tech Luke Odom (Illinois) 20-3 174 - Edmond Ruth (Illinois) dec Danny Wask (Navy) 8-5SV 184 - David Key (Navy) fall Dylan Connell (Illinois) 3:27 197 - Cael Crebs (Navy) dec Isaiah Pettigrew (Illinois) 14-13 285 - Luke Luffman (Illinois) maj Grady Griess (Navy) 11-3 Nebraska 31 North Dakota State 12 125 - Caleb Smith (Nebraska) dec Carlos Negrete (North Dakota State) 9-5 133 - Jacob Van Dee (Nebraska) dec Fernando Barreto (North Dakota State) 5-1 141 - Gavin Drexler (North Dakota State) dec Blake Cushing (Nebraska) 9-4 149 - Ridge Lovett (Nebraska) maj Kellyn March (North Dakota State) 11-1 157 - Peyton Robb (Nebraska) tech Landon Johnson (North Dakota State) 18-3 165 - Antrell Taylor (Nebraska) fall Brendan Howes (North Dakota State) 2:29 174 - Gaven Sax (North Dakota State) dec Elise Brown Ton (Nebraska) 8-3 184 - Lenny Pinto (Nebraska) tech Aidan Brenot (North Dakota State) 19-4 197 - Silas Allred (Nebraska) tech Spencer Mooberry (North Dakota State) 20-4 285 - Devon Dawson (North Dakota State) fall Harley Andrews (Nebraska) 6:23 Stanford 41 Duke 0 125 - Nico Provo (Stanford) dec Logan Agin (Duke) 8-1 133 - Tyler Knox (Stanford) tech Raymond Adams (Duke) 21-5 141 - Jason Miranda (Stanford) tech Peter Chacon (Duke) 15-0 149 - Jaden Abas (Stanford) dec Jarred Papscy (Duke) 12-7 157 - Daniel Cardenas (Stanford) tech Logan Ferraro (Duke) 19-4 165 - Zach Hanson (Stanford) dec Gaetano Console (Duke) 10-3 174 - Lorenzo Norman (Stanford) tech Jack Wimmer (Duke) 20-3 184 - Jack Darrah (Stanford) dec Conor Becker (Duke) 4-2 197 - Nick Stemmet (Stanford) tech Kwasi Bonsu (Duke) 18-3 285 - Peter Ming (Stanford) maj Connor Barket (Duke) 12-4 Air Force 27 Western Colorado 13 125 - Tucker Owens (Air Force) tech Roberto Estrada (Western Colorado) 17-1 133 - Patrick Allis (Western Colorado) dec Kole Biscoe (Air Force) 7-6 141 - Garrett Kuchan (Air Force) maj Jacob McCarley (Western Colorado) 16-6 149 - Dean Noble (Western Colorado) maj Alec Viduya (Air Force) 9-1 157 - Ryan Wilson (Western Colorado) dec Gavin Gross (Air Force) 4-2 165 - Giano Petrucelli (Air Force) tech Ryan Dirksen (Western Colorado) 20-4 174 - Cole Hernandez (Western Colorado) dec Noah Blake (Air Force) 9-6 184 - Sam Wolf (Air Force) maj Cole Gray (Western Colorado) 11-2 197 - Calvin Sund (Air Force) dec Sage Harrison (Western Colorado) 8-1 285 - Antonio Ramos (Air Force) fall Tommy Tatham (Western Colorado) 2:35 Air Force 35 CSU-Pueblo 3 125 - Nick Gonzalez (Air Force) tech Dominick Castro (CSU-Pueblo) 14-0 133 - Brenden Barnes (Air Force) tech Brandon Bigler (CSU-Pueblo) 20-0 141 - Trason Oehme (Air Force) dec Michael Atencio (CSU-Pueblo) 5-0 149 - Bryce Shelton (Air Force) maj Anthony Nichols (CSU-Pueblo) 14-3 157 - Brooks Gable (Air Force) dec Cyruss Meeks (CSU-Pueblo) 4-1SV 165 - Giano Petrucelli (Air Force) dec Elijah James Valdez (CSU-Pueblo) 5-1 174 - Drake Buchanan (Air Force) dec Tytus Coombs (CSU-Pueblo) 17-13 184 - Gage Musser (Air Force) dec Remington Winmill (CSU-Pueblo) 14-2 197 - Ben Gould (CSU-Pueblo) dec Garrett Henigin (Air Force) 7-5 285 - Antonio Ramos (Air Force) fall Josiah Aldinger (CSU-Pueblo) 6:25 Iowa 40 California Baptist 0 125 - Drake Ayala (Iowa) maj Eli Griffin (California Baptist) 18-8 133 - Brody Treske (Iowa) maj Hunter Leake (California Baptist) 12-1 141 - Real Woods (Iowa) tech Darren Green (California Baptist) 15-0 149 - Victor Voinovich (Iowa) dec Dayne Morton (California Baptist) 2-0 157 - Jared Franek (Iowa) dec Drayden Morton (California Baptist) 8-1 165 - Michael Caliendo (Iowa) tech Mateo de la Pena (California Baptist) 23-7 174 - Aiden Riggins (Iowa) maj Peter Acciardi (California Baptist) 18-4 184 - Brennan Swafford (Iowa) maj Nathan Haas (California Baptist) 15-4 197 - Zach Glazier (Iowa) dec Eli Sheeran (California Baptist) 11-2 285 - Bradley Hill (Iowa) maj Max Acciardi (California Baptist) 16-4 Sunday Iowa State 43 Cleveland State 3 125 - Kysen Terukina (Iowa State) tech Ben Aranda (Cleveland State) 20-5 133 - Evan Frost (Iowa) maj Jake Manley (Cleveland State) 17-3 141 - Dylan Layton (Cleveland State) dec Jacob Frost (Iowa State) 22-18 149 - Anthony Echemendia (Iowa State) tech Douglas Terry (Cleveland State) 24-7 157 - Jason Kraisser (Iowa State) tech Shane Heil (Cleveland State) 19-3 165 - David Carr (Iowa State) fall Daniel Patten (Cleveland State) 1:47 174 - MJ Gaitan (Iowa State) tech Ronald Dimmerling (Cleveland State) 19-3 184 - Caleb Helgeson (Iowa State) maj Joey Lyons (Cleveland State) 14-3 197 - Fernando Villaescusa (Iowa State) maj Ben Smith (Cleveland State) 16-8 285 - Yonger Bastida (Iowa State) tech Daniel Bucknavich (Cleveland State) 26-10 Wisconsin 41 Lindenwood 4 125 - Eric Barnett (Wisconsin) fall Austin Kegley (Lindenwood) 2:14 133 - Zan Fugitt (Wisconsin) maj Caiden Pelc (Lindenwood) 17-3 141 - Felix Lettini (Wisconsin) dec Ben Bohr (Lindenwood) 9-4 149 - Joe Zargo (Wisconsin) tech Cruz Lara (Lindenwood) 17-2 157 - Luke Mechler (Wisconsin) fall Logan Johnson (Lindenwood) :50 165 - Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin) tech Zachary Rackers (Lindenwood) 19-3 174 - Cale Anderson (Wisconsin) maj Kaden Charboneau (Lindenwood) 17-5 184 - Shane Liegel (Wisconsin) tech Luke Shaver (Lindenwood) 17-2 197 - Michael Tal-Shahar (Wisconsin) dec Ryan Golnick (Lindenwood) 5-1 285 - David Hernandez (Lindenwood) maj Peter Christensen (Wisconsin) 17-3 Wyoming 31 Western Wyoming 10 125 - Jore Volk (Wyoming) tech Sefton Douglass (Western Wyoming) 19-0 133 - Cody Phelps (Western Wyoming) dec Cooper Birdwell (Wyoming) 7-6 141 - Gabe Willochell (Wyoming) fall River Wardle (Western Wyoming) 2:32 149 - Aidan Noonan (Wyoming) dec Chris Lopez (Western Wyoming) 5-4 157 - Tristan Stafford (Western Wyoming) dec Cooper Voorhees (Wyoming) 13-10SV 165 - Brett McIntosh (Wyoming) maj Jayden Luttrell (Western Wyoming) 17-6 174 - Will Harmon (Western Wyoming) maj Ridge Briggs (Wyoming) 9-1 184 - Ethan Ducca (Wyoming) dec Darion Johnson (Western Wyoming) 4-2 197 - Tyce Raddon (Wyoming) fall Wesley Reeves (Western Wyoming) 1:38 285 - Kevin Zimmer (Wyoming) maj D’Marion Lopez (Western Wyoming) 12-3

Central York

Bishop Hartley

Friday’s DI Dual Results Northern Illinois 47 St. Ambrose 125 - Blake West (Northern Illinois) tech Steele Dias (St. Ambrose) 16-0 133 - Lucian Brink (Northern Illinois) maj Isaac Martinez (St. Ambrose) 8-0 141 - Danny Curran (Northern Illinois) maj Giuseppe Guerra (St. Ambrose) 15-2 149 - Tommy Curran (Northern Illinois) tech Reese Finch (St. Ambrose) 16-0 157 - Alec Rees (Northern Illinois) maj Riley Woods (St. Ambrose) 14-0 165 - Jake Evans (Northern Illinois) fall Diego Machado (St. Ambrose) 2:14 174 - Ricardo Salinas (Northern Illinois) tech Jayden Terronez (St. Ambrose) 20-4 184 - Matt Zuber (Northern Illinois) maj Dylan Meiners (St. Ambrose) 13-0 197 - Carter Grewe (Northern Illinois) maj Tyreese Johnson (St. Ambrose) 11-1 285 - Jordan Summers (Northern Illinois) fall Jeremiah Morris (St. Ambrose) 2:47 Northern Illinois 48 Lindenwood 0 125 - Blake West (Northern Illinois) tech Austin Kegley (Lindenwood) 20-3 133 - Mikey Kaminski (Northern Illinois) tech Caiden Pelc (Lindenwood) 20-4 141 - Dylan Gvillo (Northern Illinois) dec Ben Bohr (Lindenwood) 2-0 149 - Tommy Curran (Northern Illinois) fall Cruz Lara (Lindenwood) 2:52 157 - Kavan Troy (Northern Illinois) fall Logan Johnson (Lindenwood) 2:21 165 - Tommy Bennett (Northern Illinois) tech Zackary Rackers (Lindenwood) 19-4 174 - Hayden Pummel (Northern Illinois) fall Kaden Charboneau (Lindenwood) 4:04 184 - Matt Zuber (Northern Illinois) maj Luke Shaver (Lindenwood) 17-3 197 - Carter Grewe (Northern Illinois) maj Ryan Golnick (Lindenwood) 8-0 285 - Jacobi Jackson (Northern Illinois) maj David Hernandez (Lindenwood) 17-3 NC State 40 Appalachian State 3 125 - Jakob Camacho (NC State) tech Chad Bellis (Appalachian State) 18-3 133 - Ethan Oakley (Appalachian State) dec Jarrett Trombley (NC State) 4-2 141 - Ryan Jack (NC State) maj Kaden Keiser (Appalachian State) 19-6 149 - Jackson Arrington (NC State) tech Cody Bond (Appalachian State) 19-3 157 - Ed Scott (NC State) dec Tommy Askey (Appalachian State) 13-6 165 - AJ Kovacs (NC State) dec Will Miller (Appalachian State) 5-4 174 - Alex Faison (NC State) dec Lucas Uliano (Appalachian State) 6-3SV 184 - Dylan Fishback (NC State) fall Tomas Brooker (Appalachian State) 1:30 197 - Trent Hidlay (NC State) tech Hunter Adams (Appalachian State) 19-4 285 - Owen Trephan (NC State) fall Jacob Sartorio (Appalachian State) 2:07 Northern Colorado 47 Fort Hays State 4 125 - Stevo Poulin (Northern Colorado) tech D’Andre Brown (Fort Hays State) 22-3 133 - Dominick Serrano (Northern Colorado) fall Kevin Honas (Fort Hays State) :24 141 - Rudy Lopez (Northern Colorado) fall Drew Bell (Fort Hays State) 4:53 149 - Benji Alanis (Northern Colorado) fall Marcell Dely (Fort Hays State) 2:44 157 - Vince Zerban (Northern Colorado) tech Hunter Harris (Fort Hays State) 20-2 165 - Derek Matthews (Northern Colorado) maj Cody Hicks (Fort Hays State) 15-6 174 - Aydin Rix-McElhinney (Northern Colorado) tech Juan Urbina (Fort Hays State) 27-10 184 - Branson Britten (Northern Colorado) maj Bryce Westmoreland (Fort Hays State) 15-1 197 - Tereus Henry (Fort Hays State) maj Franklin Cruz (Northern Colorado) 12-0 285 - Xavier Doolin (Northern Colorado) fall Anthony Caldwell (Fort Hays State) 1:57 Northern Colorado 50 New Mexico Highlands 0 125 - Stevo Poulin (Northern Colorado) maj Rhys Sellers (New Mexico Highlands) 18-5 133 - Dominick Serrano (Northern Colorado) FFT 141 - Rudy Lopez (Northern Colorado) dec Joseph Misitano (New Mexico Highlands) 5-1 149 - Benji Alanis (Northern Colorado) fall Deklyn Miller (New Mexico Highlands) 4:33 157 - Vince Zerban (Northern Colorado) tech Evan Killgore (New Mexico Highlands) 18-2 165 - Derek Matthews (Northern Colorado) dec Ivan Smith Jr. (New Mexico Highlands) 8-3 174 - Aydin Rix-McElhinney (Northern Colorado) fall Thomas Tolbert (New Mexico Highlands) 2:21 184 - Branson Britten (Northern Colorado) fall Jacob Castillo (New Mexico Highlands) 2:57 197 - Franklin Cruz (Northern Colorado) tech Jayden Johnson (New Mexico Highlands) 19-3 285 - Xavier Doolin (Northern Colorado) FFT Rutgers 47 Duke 0 125 - Dean Peterson (Rutgers) fall Logan Agin (Duke) 1:57 133 - Dylan Shawver (Rutgers) fall Raymond Adams (Duke) 5:37 141 - Joey Fongaro (Rutgers) dec Peter Chacon (Duke) 8-4 149 - Jacob Butler (Rutgers) tech Jarred Papscy (Duke) 18-1 157 - Al DeSantis (Rutgers) maj Logan Ferraro (Duke) 16-5 165 - Tony White (Rutgers) tech Gaetano Console (Duke) 20-3 174 - Shane Cartagena-Walsh (Rutgers) dec Jack Wimmer (Duke) 10-3 184 - Brian Soldano (Rutgers) fall Conor Becker (Duke) 2:57 197 - John Poznanski (Rutgers) tech Kwasi Bonsu (Duke) 17-2 285 - Yaraslau Slavikouski (Rutgers) maj Connor Barket (Duke) 17-5 Cal Poly 38 Duke 6 125 - Dominic Mendez (Cal Poly) tech Logan Agin (Duke) 20-3 133 - Zeth Romney (Cal Poly) tech Raymond Adams (Duke) 19-3 141 - Abe Hinrichsen (Cal Poly) maj Peter Chacon (Duke) 19-6 149 - Chance Lamer (Cal Poly) tech Jarred Papscy (Duke) 21-6 157 - Legend Lamer (Cal Poly) fall Nick Tattini (Duke) 2:11 165 - Aiden Wallace (Duke) dec Michael Goldfeder (Cal Poly) 8-5SV 174 - Adam Kemp (Cal Poly) tech Jack Wimmer (Duke) 18-3 184 - Kendall LaRosa (Cal Poly) dec Conor Becker (Duke) 6-4 197 - Jared Priest (Cal Poly) tech Kwasi Bonsu (Duke) 22-7 285 - Connor Barket (Duke) dec Josh Harkey (Cal Poly) 12-7 Rutgers 31 Cal Poly 10 125 - Dean Peterson (Rutgers) dec Dominic Mendez (Cal Poly) 4-0 133 - Dylan Shawver (Rutgers) dec Zeth Romney (Cal Poly) 9-3 141 - Mitch Moore (Rutgers) fall Abe Hinrichsen (Cal Poly) Fall 3:13 149 - Chance Lamer (Cal Poly) maj Michael Cetta (Rutgers) 14-5 157 - Legend Lamer (Cal Poly) dec Al DeSantis (Rutgers) 4-2 165 - Anthony White (Rutgers) tech Michael Goldfeder (Cal Poly) 18-3 174 - Adam Kemp (Cal Poly) dec Jackson Turley (Rutgers) 8-5 184 - Brian Soldano (Rutgers) maj Kendall LaRosa (Cal Poly) 14-4 197 - John Poznanski (Rutgers) tech Jared Priest (Cal Poly) 17-1 285 - Yaraslau Slavikouski (Rutgers) tech Josh Harkey (Cal Poly) 16-0

We're getting ready to start the first week of the 2023-24 season, but have a semi-full schedule of DI duals whis week. A total of 35 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). All times are eastern Wednesday, November 1: Brockport at Buffalo 1:00 PM UB Bulls YouTube Seton Hill at Buffalo 2:30 PM UB Bulls YouTube Niagara County CC at Buffalo 4:00 PM UB Bulls YouTube Army West Point vs. Campbell at Fort Liberty, NC 5:00 PM UFC Fight Pass Glenville State at Buffalo 5:30 PM UB Bulls YouTube Allen at The Citadel 6:00 PM ESPN+ NC State vs. Presbyterian at Fort Liberty, NC 7:30 PM UFC Fight Pass Montreat at The Citadel 7:30 PM ESPN+ Carl Albert at Little Rock 8:00 PM Little Rock Sports Network Thursday, November 2: Greensboro at North Carolina 1:00 PM ACC Network Extra Oregon State vs. Queens at North Carolina 1:00 PM Queens at North Carolina 3:00 PM ACC Network Extra Oregon State vs. Greensboro at North Carolina 3:00 PM Oregon State at North Carolina 5:00 PM ACC Network Extra Queens vs. Greensboro at North Carolina 5:00 PM Maryland at American 7:00 PM ESPN+ SIU Edwardsville at Illinois 7:00 PM BTN+ Friday, November 3: Lindenwood vs. St. Ambrose at Northern Illinois 4:00 PM St. Ambrose at Northern Illinois 5:30 PM NIU All-Access NC State at Appalachian State 7:00 PM AppState Facebook, YouTube, Twitch Duke vs. Rutgers at Cal Poly 7:00 PM Fort Hays State at Northern Colorado 7:00 PM FloWrestling Lindenwood at Northern Illinois 7:00 PM NIU All-Access Duke at Cal Poly 9:00 PM Cal Poly All-Access New Mexico Highlands at Northern Colorado 9:00 PM FloWrestling Rutgers at Cal Poly 10:30 PM Cal Poly All-Access Saturday, November 4: Bellarmine at Patriot Open, hosted by Cumberlands 9:00 AM Campbell, Chattanooga, Davidson, Franklin & Marshall, Morgan State, Ohio, Oregon State, Utah Valley, Virginia, Virginia Tech, VMI, West Virginia at Southeast Open, hosted by Roanoke 9:00 AM FloWrestling SIU Edwardsville at Kaufman/Brand/Bayly Open, St. Louis, MO 10:00 AM Cal Poly, CSU Bakersfield at Menlo Open 12:00 PM FloWrestling Navy at Illinois, 2:00 PM BTN+ Nebraska at North Dakota State 3:00 PM NDSU All-Access Duke at Stanford 7:00 PM Western Colorado at Air Force 8:00 PM FloWrestling Iowa at California Baptist 9:00 PM FloWrestling Colorado State-Pueblo at Air Force 9:30 PM FloWrestling Sunday, November 5: Brown, Buffalo, Clarion, Columbia, Edinboro, Gardner-Webb, Kent State, Michigan State, Ohio State, Pittsburgh, Purdue at Clarion Open 9:00 AM FloWrestling Army West Point, Bloomsburg, Hofstra, Lehigh, Lock Haven, Princeton, Rider at Princeton Open 9:00 AM ESPN+ American, Appalachian State, Drexel, George Mason, Indiana, The Citadel at Battle at the Citadel 9:00 AM Utah Valley at Rookie Open, hosted by Colorado School of Mines 12:00 PM Cleveland State vs. Iowa State at Massillon, OH, 2:00 PM UFC Fight Pass Lindenwood at Wisconsin 2:00 PM BTN+ Western Wyoming at Wyoming 3:00 PM FloWrestling

Opening week has already been a busy one in the ACC. We saw NC State open the season with a shutout victory over Presbyterian at Ft. Liberty on Wednesday and North Carolina opened their year with three duals at home, going 2-1, dropping a back-and-forth dual to Oregon State. We will see the rest of the conference teams in action on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Duke: The Blue Devils will kick off the season with a West Coast swing for three duals. They will face Cal Poly and Rutgers on Friday, followed by a Saturday afternoon dual against Stanford. We have received this as the projected lineup for the Blue Devils: 125: Logan Agin 133: Raymond Adams 141: Peter Chacon 149: Jarred Papcsy 157: Logan Ferrero / Nick Tattini 165: Gaetano Console / Aidan Wallace 174: Jack Wimmer 184: Conor Becker 197: Kwasi Bonsu 285: Connor Barket North Carolina: The Tar Heels hosted the Carolina Duals to open the year, beating Queens 41-10 and Greensboro College 48-3 before dropping an exciting dual to Oregon State 24-13. I will have a full breakdown of the duals in the weekly wrap-up next week. A couple big highlights from the day were Spencer Moore knocking off #11 Brandon Kaylor and #3 Lachlan McNeil picking up a ranked win with a major decision over #20 Cleveland Belton. The Tar Heels will be back in action against Buffalo and Arizona State next week and will be sending a small contingent to the Southeast Open this weekend. North Carolina State: The Wolfpack made a statement in their opening dual at Ft. Liberty against Presbyterian, showcasing their depth of talent in a 48-0 route of the Blue Hose. They sent several younger wrestlers - many from North Carolina - out to the mat in the airplane hangar in the opening event of the NCAA season that was hosted on UFC Fight Pass. Coach Popolizio’s crew will have a quick turnaround with a trip to Boone to face in-state foe Appalachian State on Friday night. App State does a fantastic job creating a rowdy environment for their duals, and this one should be extra rowdy with a large contingent of fans making the trip from Raleigh. We will get our first glimpse of most of the NC State lineup against the Mountaineers. 125 #12 Jakob Camacho vs. Chad Bellis 133 #5 Kai Orine vs. Ethan Oakley 141 #9 Ryan Jack vs. Kaden Keiser 149 #7 Jackson Arrington vs. #25 Cody Bond 157 #5 Ed Scott vs. #20 Tommy Askey 165 #33 AJ Kovacs vs. Will Miller 174 #22 Alex Faison vs. Luke Uliano 184 #29 Dylan Fishback vs. Tomas Brooker 197 #5 Trent Hidlay vs. #31 Carson Floyd or Gunnar Pool 285 #8 Owen Trephan vs. Jacob Sartorio Pittsburgh: The Panthers will send a large group, including many starters, to the Clarion Open on Sunday to open the season. There will be some tough competition this year-Ohio State is sending nearly their full lineup as well as ranked wrestlers from multiple teams. It will be a great way to see where Pitt stands against solid competition to start the season. Virginia: The Hoos will send a very large contingent down I-81 to the Southeast Open (always the Hokie Open in my heart) to compete in the Open division and the freshman/sophomore division. They had a lot of success last year from their redshirts, so I’m interested to see how they perform in the Open division. Virginia Tech: The Hokies will be hosting the Southeast (Hokie) Open this weekend and will have a large contingent of wrestlers competing, including about half of their projected starters. They have a top-10 dual in Blacksburg next week and will only be sending out wrestlers who are fully healthy.

During his preseason conversations with a handful of Big Ten coaches, Ryan Holmes made sure to ask about their thoughts on the new rules, particularly the three-point takedown. Not only do the coaches give their thoughts on the rules, but also if they have spoken with their team about the changes, and anything out of the ordinary with respect to the new rules. As you would expect, the answers vary greatly from coach to coach. For the full interview: Click Here

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Last night, American University hosted #21 Maryland in a non-conference dual between two DMV (District/Maryland/Virginia) neighbors. It was the first action of the 2023-24 season for both squads. The dual started off with some fireworks at 125 lbs in a battle of 2023 NCAA qualifiers. American's #30 Jack Maida moved down from 133 lbs in the offseason and quickly found himself down against returning NCAA Round of 12 finisher #15 Braxton Brown. Maida turned the tables and outlasted Brown for a 13-4 major decision. From there, Maryland generally flexed their muscles; however, not without a fight from American, who proved to be very tough on the mat. The final score ended up 30-7 in favor of the Terps. After the dual we spoke with both head coaches and a pair of wrestlers from the winning side. Maryland's Alex Clemsen American's Jason Borrelli Maryland 141 lber Kal Miller Maryland 197 lber Jaxon Smith

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