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That “Boom” you saw on Twitter (X) from Rutgers head coach Scott Goodale means only one thing. The Scarlet Knights received a verbal commitment Wednesday evening. It actually may be worth a couple of “booms.” The #12 overall recruit in the Class of 2026, Brandt Harer (Montgomery, PA), committed to Goodale’s team. Harer’s brother, Conner, is a true freshman at Rutgers and might have the inside track to start right away at 157 lbs in 2024-25. Brandt is currently ranked #13 at 138 lbs by MatScouts. The younger Harer is a two-time Pennsylvania AA state finalist - finishing as a runner-up as a freshman and winning a state championship as a sophomore. Through two years of high school competition, Harer is 99-2. Outside of Pennsylvania, Harer has won the NHSCA grade-level tournament in each of his first two years of high school. Harer is the first wrestler from the Class of 2026 to commit to Rutgers. At the next level, Harer could project at 157 lbs like his older brother. For all of Harer and all of the Rutgers recruits from the Class of 2025 click here.

Montgomery

Division 1 wrestling finally kicks off this week and the Big 12 starts early. Last year we saw Iowa State knock off Missouri to win their first Big 12 championship since 2009. They followed that up with a fourth-place NCAA finish and a trophy. This offseason Oklahoma State made waves with their moves, and are looking to build off a strong 2024 season where they actually went undefeated in Big 12 duals. With all that, here are some quick, way-too-early predictions for how the conference may play out in 2025. Big 12 Champs (Tournament): #4 Oklahoma State Currently, the Cowboys are sitting in 4th for tournament rankings with 62 points. The next Big 12 team is #7 Missouri with 40 and #8 SDSU with 39.5. Returning champs Iowa State are down at #16 currently. OK State and Iowa State both have the potential to climb, with some question marks surrounding weights in both lineups. I’ll take OK State taking their first conference title since 2021 with the additions they’ve made. Big 12 Champs (Dual): #4 Oklahoma State Last year even though they didn’t win the conference title OSU swept the Big 12 in duals, going 14-1 with only one loss to Iowa. Their out-of-conference schedule could see them have some tight duals, but I think they match up well with all of their conference opponents this season. 2024 Big 12 Most Outstanding Wrestler: #2 Parker Keckeisen, Northern Iowa The Big 12 has a number of names that could fit in here. Richie Figueroa, Andrew Alirez, Keegan O’Toole, and Wyatt Hendrickson were all names I debated on slotting in here, and wouldn’t be surprised to see them win this. I went with Parker Keckeisen because he’ll be looking to take out the most accomplished wrestlers in college wrestling this season with Carter Starocci. I’m taking him in that match this season, and he’s never lost to a conference opponent. He had an absurd 90% bonus rate on his way to an undefeated season and I think he has a great chance to repeat this year. Biggest Breakout: Joey Novak, Wyoming I don’t want to get ahead of anything, but the last true freshman who started at 197 for Wyoming went on to All-American the next season. Novak was 22-13 last year and finished in the round of 16 after a fourth-place finish at Big 12’s. He took some losses but was rarely out of a match. Novak will have to contend with other young 197’s Wyatt Voelker and Christian Carroll, but I was a big fan of his grit last season and have high expectations this year. Big 12 Freshman of the Year: Kaleb Larkin, Arizona State This was another weight I felt could have gone a number of ways. Cael Hughes (OSU), Christian Carroll (ISU), and Nicco Ruiz (ASU) were other names I entertained. I’m buying into the hype though and was very impressed with Larkin in freestyle. Add in his : 48-second fall over Zach Redding in the dual last season and he looks ready to contend this season and push for a podium spot. Big 12 Coach of the Year: David Taylor, Oklahoma State I think Coach of the Year could have strong contenders with Damion Hahn and Doug Schwab, whose lineups could push for a top-three conference finish. However, between the hype, school legacy, and expected expectations I think Coach Taylor will make a statement in his first season. If he leads the Cowboys to a tournament and (unofficial) dual title this season, he’ll be an easy pick in his first season.

Wednesday at the 2024 World Championships was a memorable day. At some points, it was memorable in a positive manner, and other times it was the opposite. The day finished with a pair of young American women earning world bronze medals with Macey Kilty (65 kg) and Kylie Welker (72 kg). Both wrestlers earned medals at the U23 World Championships a week ago and also made the senior team. Welker was a U23 world champion, while Kilty claimed a silver medal. Kilty took the mat first and found herself in an early deficit against Russian Valeriia Suvorova. The Russian earned a point via step out and, shortly thereafter, scored a takedown with a double leg and transitioned into a gut wrench. Just over a minute into the match, Kilty was in a 5-0 hole. Late in the first period, Kilty would hit a turning point. She scored with a leg attack and moved into a leg lace - turning Suvorova three times. Her five-point deficit turned into an 8-5 lead at the break. In the second period, Kilty avoided an errant double leg attempt from Suvorova and locked up a leg lace. Three turns later, the bout was finished. Kilty reeled off 16 straight points en route to her second Senior World medal. Welker ran through an arm spin attempt in the first period from Alexandria Anghel (Romania) to earn her first takedown. Later in the opening period, a shot clock violation on Anghel gave her a 3-0 lead. The final period saw Welker stopped a shot from Anghel and spun for two points of her own. Anghel was able to make things interesting with a takedown from a throw-by late in the period; however, she couldn’t get any closer to scoring and Welker was the winner - to the tune of 5-2. Welker’s bronze medal gives her at least one medal at all four international age groups (U17, U20, U23, Senior), a feat that Kilty accomplished in 2023. The third member of the women’s freestyle team in action on Wednesday, Areana Villaescusa, wrestled for a bronze medal at 55 kg, but lost in heartbreaking fashion. Villaescusa was leading France’s Tatiana DeBien 3-0 as the pair approached the final minute of the bout. A pair of late takedowns from DeBien stunned the American - the second coming with only :22 seconds remaining in the contest. We’ve already mentioned that the day started with a shutout victory from Russian Abdulrashid Sadualev over David Taylor at 92 kg. Since Sadulaev made the gold medal match, Taylor can participate in repechage. In addition, a pair of decorated Americans also were knocked off early in the tournament and are out of the medal hunt. James Green (70 kg) and Jordan Burroughs (79 kg) both suffered crushing defeats. Green was up 4-0 on Georgia’s Akaki Kemertelidze, but surrendered the final ten points of the contest to lose 10-4. Burroughs won a pair of hard-fought matches before advancing to the quarterfinals against an old foe in Mohammad Nokhodilarimi (Iran). He defeated the Iranian in the World finals in 2021 and 2022. Unfortunately, the power went off in the arena and we don’t have the specifics of the bout, but Nokhodilarimi won 6-4. Nokhodilarimi went on to lose a shootout with Georgia’s Avtandil Kentchadze 14-8 in the semifinals, which eliminated Burroughs from medal consideration. We’ll have to stand by to see if Burroughs makes any decisions regarding his career in the coming days. The final American in action on Wednesday was Vito Arujau at 61 kg. Arujau advanced to the semifinals where he clashed with rising star Masanosuke Ono of Japan. Ono rolled to a 12-0 tech fall, which knocked Arujau down to a bronze medal match tomorrow.

Bishop McCort

Wyoming head coach Mark Branch talks with Robbie Wendell about the upcoming "Dual at the Daddy" which will be held tomorrow night at Cheyenne Frontier Days. His Cowboys will take on Campbell. The two schools kicked off the 2023-24 season with the "Battle in the Barn." Coach Branch talks about the idea behind this event, the importance of rodeo in Wyoming, and making events like this fun. Look for plenty of unique aspects surrounding this dual - from one-of-a-kind singlets, to cowboy boots/hats, mustaches and more! For the full interview:

We're getting ready to start the first week of the 2024-25 season, but have a semi-full schedule of DI duals this week. A total of 23 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 Thursday, October 31: Campbell vs. Wyoming at Cheyenne, WY 8:00 PM UFC Fight Pass - CFFC MatchDay Friday, November 1: Pitt-Bradford at Edinboro 12:00 PM FloWrestling Seton Hill at Edinboro 3:00 PM FloWrestling North Dakota State at Virginia 4:00 PM Purdue at Gardner-Webb 6:00 PM ESPN+ Chattanooga vs. Virginia Tech at Roanoke 6:00 PM FloWrestling CSU Bakersfield vs. Utah Valley at Stanford 6:00 PM ESPN+ CSU Bakersfield at Stanford 8:00 PM ESPN+ Ohio vs. Wisconsin at UW-La Crosse 8:00 PM FloWrestling Utah Valley at Stanford, 10:00 PM ESPN+ Indiana at California Baptist, 10:30 PM FloWrestling Saturday, November 2: Campbell, Chattanooga, Davidson, Franklin & Marshall, Gardner-Webb, Morgan State, North Carolina, North Dakota State, Virginia, Virginia Tech, VMI, West Virginia at Southeast Open at Roanoke 9:00 AM FloWrestling Cal Poly, CSU Bakersfield, Utah Valley at Menlo Invitational, hosted by Menlo 10:00 AM FloWrestling Michigan State at American 1:00 PM ESPN+ Navy at Pittsburgh 2:00 PM ESPN+ Illinois at SIU Edwardsville 7:00 PM ESPN+ Missouri at Northern Colorado 8:00 PM FloWrestling Iowa at Oregon State 10:00 PM FloWrestling Sunday, November 3: Bloomsburg, Buffalo, Clarion, Edinboro, Mercyhurst, Michigan, Navy, Ohio State, Pittsburgh at Clarion Open 9:00 AM FloWrestling Army West Point, Columbia, Drexel, Hofstra, Lehigh, Lock Haven, Princeton, Rider at Princeton Open 9:00 AM ESPN+ Air Force, Appalachian State, Duke, George Mason, NC State, The Citadel at Battle at The Citadel 9:00 AM LIU at ESU Open 10:00 AM PSAC Digital Sports Network Bucknell vs. Kent State at Maryland 12:00 PM B1G+ Central Missouri at Little Rock 1:00 PM Sacred Heart at Presbyterian 1:00 PM Kent State at Maryland 2:00 PM B1G+ Nebraska-Kearney at Little Rock 2:30 PM Indiana at Cal Poly 4:00 PM FloWrestling Bucknell at Maryland 4:00 PM B1G+

1. Who will be the wrestler not named “Jack Maida” to step up for AMERICAN? There are multiple answers here, in my opinion. Will Jarrell might be the best one, however. He was the first alternate at NCAAs – just missing the opportunity to compete in Kansas City. He will begin the year ranked #26 in a competitive heavyweight class. With an excellent season last year, expect a more confident Jarrell to wrestle his way towards the top of the podium at EIWAs. Some other Eagles I look forward to stepping up are Caleb Campos at 174lbs and Lucas White at 184lbs. These two will open some eyes and get some big wins over the course of the season. Campos used a redshirt last year and wrestled to a 14-3 record. Expect some entertainment during his matches. White has been under a .500 win percentage, but he seems to improve every time he’s on the mat. It may sound crazy to people outside the program, but White is ready to make a big jump this season. You need to mention some youth in this line-up as well. JJ Peace at 125lbs and Kaden Milheim at 157lbs are both capable of having successful college resumes. Peace is a true freshman, while Milheim is a redshirt freshman – so they may need some time to develop into a household name. 2. Who will be the next All-American for ARMY? Last year, Ben Pasiuk earned All-American honors for The Black Knights. He was their first since 2008. The way this team has been trending, this will soon be an annual achievement for them. This year’s line-up is very strong from top to bottom. Looking at who will compete deep into the NCAA tournament, the lower weights stick out to me. Between Charlie Farmer at 125lbs, Ethan Berginc at 133lbs, and Braden Basile at 141lbs – one of these guys is destined to win a few matches at NCAAs. Berginc and Basile each moved up a weight, so it may take them some time to adjust this season. Some others to keep an eye on as a potential All-American threat are Gunner Filipowicz at 165lbs and heavyweight Lucas Stoddard. First of all, what better name for an Army West Point wrestler than “Gunner”? He came onto the scene when he won the Southern Scuffle last season. He scraps HARD and finds himself in a lot of matches because of it. Stoddard was a freshman last year whose improvement was obvious from November through March. For what it's worth, both Farmer and Stoddard secured gold medals while repping the U.S.A. at U-23 Pan Ams in May. Stoddard took it a step further to compete at Worlds, where he ended the tournament in fifth place. 3. Which wrestlers will jump levels for BINGHAMTON? There are a few answers here. The Bearcats have two wrestlers ready to jump from the “win a match or two at NCAAs” level into the All-American threat level. First, Cory Day at heavyweight had a fantastic season last year – ending the year in the top-16. He begins this season ranked #17 nationally. What separates him from heavyweights is his top-game. He doesn’t only ride people, he turns them and often pins them. Twelve pins last season is evidence of this. Speaking of top wrestling, the second Binghamton wrestler to fit this category of being an All-American threat is Brevin Cassella. He’s moved up to 174lbs this year – beginning the year ranked 16th in the country. Cassella is a multiple-time qualifier at 165 lbs. He’s used his length and leverage very well causing frustration to many opponents. He can scramble out of takedowns as well. Expect a big year from these two leaders. A wrestler I expect to see jump a level is Carson Wagner at 125lbs. Yes, I’m a little biased because we went to the same high school as me (shoutout Northampton Konkrete Kids). Wagner is a guy that can wrestle hard for an hour if you let him. Last year, he was over .500 as a true freshman while adjusting to college wrestling. With his pace and an extra year of experience, it’s easy to see him on the podium and possibly looking to qualify for NCAAs. Last year, he was very competitive with NCAA qualifiers and had a win over one of them. 4. Will BUCKNELL be a top 2 team in the EIWA? If we are looking at the team race, Lehigh is the odds-on favorite to take home the team title. After that, the team race will be very tight. Bucknell will make the case to finish right behind Lehigh, along with Army and Navy most likely. The Bison return four NCAA qualifiers, which is amongst the most for any team in the conference. They will be led by Kurt Phipps – who was one match away from claiming All-American honors. Dylan Chappell will return to his natural weight of 141lbs. Noah Mulvaney began the year very hot – eventually cooling off, however. Look for him to continue to improve and climb the rankings at 165lbs. At 174lbs, Myles Takats had himself an under-the-radar great freshman season after earning a trip to NCAAs. The youth of this program is beginning to shine through. They have claimed a top 25 recruiting class two years in a row. Expect some of those youngsters to make an impact in the lineup this year. Cade Wirnsberger may have a chip on his shoulder, being the head coach’s son. The redshirt freshman will look to continue his success from his deferred year a season ago. First year freshman, Dillon Bechtold, will look to make a statement at 197 lbs. He was a pinning machine in high school. The excitement around the program is noticeable. Many people will sleep on this team, but they better wake up soon! 5. Will DREXEL claim an All-American in front of their home crowd – ending an 18-year drought? The Dragons have not claimed an All-American since Ryan Hluschak in 2007. Current head coach, Matt Azevedo, took over the program in 2011 and has come up short of this goal on a few occasions. He’s coached multiple wrestlers in the dreaded “bloodround” to no avail. This year could be different. After redshirting a handful of quality wrestlers last season to put the best team forward this year, they will co-host the NCAA Championships. Mickey O’Malley has been a top 12 finisher in the past at 174 lbs. This season, expect him up at 197lbs. O’Malley has the potential to break this streak after falling short a few times. He will be the leader of this Dragon squad. A seventh-year transfer in Giuseppe Hoose will be another guy the team will lean on. He’s enrolled at his fourth school and has NCAA experience in the past. With other wrestlers like Luke Nichter and Jasiah Queen looking to be on the podium, this team will have some chances to break this streak. As an alum (maybe a biased one at that), I am hoping we see a Drexel Dragon on the podium. It would be a great story for the sport overall. 6. Will this be the year we see Mason Leiphart compete at NCAAs for FRANKLIN & MARSHALL? Mason Leiphart is a tech fall machine. In his freshman year, while competing at 125lbs, he earned 13 of them. Last season, up at 133lbs, he earned nine – three of them came in the first period. This is the same Mason Leiphart that nearly turned eventual NCAA Champ, Vito Arujau, in a November matchup. The guy is dangerously good at defense, and once he gets on top of you, look out! The only concern for Mason is that he’s well-scouted by his opponents – especially EIWA competition who may have seen him before. He’s a tricky wrestler to nail down with his unorthodox style. He can keep it close with many talented wrestlers – he will need to beat a few more of them in order to make a run at NCAAs. Surprisingly, he has not qualified for nationals yet. Part of this is due to a poor conference weekend in back-to-back seasons. Expect that to change this year once he can force the action to his advantage a little more often. Experience in these situations will help him win these tight, high-pressured bouts. 7. What will HOFSTRA need to do to improve from their down year last season? Jamie Franco has bled blue and gold for over a decade from his competition days as a Hofstra wrestler to being the head assistant coach. Now that he’s been named the head coach of his alma mater, what can we expect from him? Well, he inherited a team that was 16th in the conference a year ago. Their lone NCAA qualifier has now graduated. Jurius Clark placed seventh at EIWAs and will return this season. Last year’s finish was not the best Hofstra could do – and it’s safe to say the program would agree. This season, Justin Hoyle returns to the lineup after injuries kept him out last year. He’s placed at EIWAs in the past. Noah Tapia had a great freshman campaign last year – so expect improvement from him at 149lbs in a weight class that has no real front-runner at the moment. Ross McFarland has the potential to finish near the top of the podium at 184lbs. Hofstra’s off-season acquisition of Kyle Mosher will help them out in the middle of the lineup. He has transferred from Columbia where he had some quality wins in his career. Coach Franco spent a season as the assistant there, where he developed a relationship with Mosher. On the positive side, The Hofstra Pride are in a much better position than they were last season. This should help Coach Franco out in the long run. Once he gets some recruiting classes under his belt, we can expect Hofstra to consistently climb the ranks of the EIWA. 8. Will LEHIGH crack the top 10 at NCAAs this season? Last year’s 15th-place finish is an achievement. Three All-Americans and eight qualifiers is a pretty solid year for any team. Lehigh may be an exception to that rule. They strive to be a top-five team annually. They are heavy favorites to win the conference, but how does that register on the national scale? Considering Luke Stanich will most likely redshirt this season, they are missing valuable potential team points to help improve upon their 15th-place finish. Ryan Crookham will look to lead the Mountain Hawks, beginning the season ranked #1 at 133lbs. Michael Beard will be next in line, beginning the year as the 6th ranked wrestler at 197lbs. With a handful of wrestlers ranked inside the top 20 – they will need some wrestlers to come through. One of these guys will be Malyke Hines at 141lbs. He’s finished top 16 and top 12 in his career. One last chance to earn a podium finish should be motivation for him. He will need to stay healthy and wrestle to his ability to help Lehigh gain enough points to crack the top 10. Last year, Nathan Taylor was a Round of 12 finisher, missing the podium by just one win. If he can outperform his current national ranking of 8th – Lehigh could look to be in business. Lastly, a transfer portal pick-up at 174lbs will need to shine through as well. Rylan Rogers spent two seasons at Michigan before finding a new home at Lehigh. He was a very highly-ranked recruit out of high school. If his potential is matched, he will help add team points at NCAAs. This is. Obviously. all best-case scenario for this Lehigh team, but they have a knack for peaking in March. An NCAA tournament team trophy may be out of reach, but this team is still young – so maybe a team trophy is achievable next year, or the year after. 9. What will be the next historic “first” for the LIU program? Last season, we saw Anthony D’Alesio become the first NCAA qualifier for the school in its young D1 history. Witnessing that in person was an emotional moment to watch unfold. D’Alesio is looking for his second trip to NCAAs, which would make him the first multiple-time qualifier at this level – cementing him in the history books yet again. Will that be another “first” for the program, or will we see something else before that? Could we see multiple qualifiers in one season? Will we see a finalist? Or an EIWA champ – all of which would be firsts for the program. All of these are possibilities, based on this season’s potential lineup. D’Alesio is one of the top contenders at 184lbs, being the highest returning place finisher from a year ago. That may put him in the driver’s seat to check all three boxes above. Another option for LIU is Robbie Sagaris at 125lbs. Sagaris was seventh at EIWAs last season. This year’s bracket has cleared due to graduation, but mostly, due to the Ivy League schools departing from the conference. Sagaris is in good shape to be a finalist, or champ – which would assure him a trip to NCAAs. Much of LIU’s line-up from last year returns. There could be others who find themselves in a solid position to help make history entering the second day of the EIWA Conference Tournament. 10. What can we expect from MORGAN STATE in their inaugural season as members of the EIWA? Morgan State is now an official member of the conference. After reinstating the program just a few years ago, there is expected to be a growth period to help build the program from scratch, essentially. Head Coach Kenny Monday has the wrestling pedigree and is challenging himself in this new role. The excitement of the only HBCU (Historically Black College or University) expanding the EIWA conference to 12 teams is well documented. Being “the new kid on the block” does have its challenges. The Bears will be in an uphill battle as they try to climb the ranks of the EIWA conference. The natural progression of new teams typically requires some time to assert themselves into the conversation and compete in the middle tier. This year’s bright spot will be Darrien Roberts, a transfer who spent time at Oklahoma. He’s seen himself ranked in the top 33 as a starter, while accumulating over 40 career wins in four seasons. Roberts will be looking to use his experience and lead this team throughout the season. It will be fun to see the team compete and improve from November through March. 11. Will NAVY claim an All-American for the 2nd year in a row? David Key’s 8th place finish at NCAA’s broke a 7-year drought without an All-American. He gutted his way to close wins when they mattered most. Navy is ready for the next step of making this a regular occurrence. There are a few wrestlers looking to continue this trend this season. First, Josh Koderhandt at 141lbs. He’s been ranked in the top 12 but has just missed out on a podium finish. Last season’s bloodround finish left a bad taste in his mouth. You bet he’s in the mix to earn a podium finish this season. Danny Wask was two wins away from being an All-American last year at 174lbs. He finds himself in a good spot to improve this run after a phenomenal freshman year. Currently, Koderhandt finds himself ranked #9 in the nation heading into the start of the season. He will look to claim his third EIWA title in the process. Wask had a sub-par EIWA performance, compared to his NCAA run. It would be shocking if he failed to improve on his seventh-place finish this season. Obviously, Navy will have other contenders in the mix. 12. Who will look to compete at NCAAs for SACRED HEART? The Pioneers have not had an NCAA qualifier since 2021. That season, they qualified two wrestlers in Nick Palumbo and Joe Accousti. Since then, there has been a bit of a drought. Last season, Andrew Fallon missed the NCAA tournament by a tiebreaker match. Sacred Heart has been so close in a few instances. This season, Fallon returns and will look to improve on his sixth-place finish and have the opportunity to wrestle at the NCAA tournament. Fortunately, he is in the 133 lbs weight class. This bracket is the deepest, which will lead to more chances to qualify. The Pioneers will have two transfers in the line-up, which help provide them with more chances to see someone competing in Philly for NCAAs. Braxton Appello comes from Ohio State and will be at the 125 lb class. He’s placed at states multiple times in Pennsylvania. A new school may be the thing he needs. Felix Lettini comes from Wisconsin and will wrestle at 157 lbs. He spent two years at 141 lbs. We’ve seen so many times in the past a wrestler finds a new home and weight class and sees success. Sacred Heart has an opportunity to have multiple wrestlers compete at NCAAs. 13. How many All-Americans can the EIWA expect? The conference walked away with 9 All-Americans last season. We will only see Lehigh’s three return. Luke Stanich was 5th at 125 lbs. Ryan Crookham was 3rd at 133 lbs. Michael Beard was 8th at 197 lbs. Three is a very low bar to set, so let’s set an optimistic, but realistic goal. We will see Crookham and Beard return to the line-ups this year, while Stanich is slated to redshirt. Barring any injury to the first two, expect them to be in the hunt for a national title. Other potential All-Americans include Kurt Phipps of Bucknell and Navy’s Josh Koderhandt – whom were both top 12 to end the season last year. Then, when adding other top 12 finishers from years ago, you get Mickey O’Malley of Drexel and Malyke Hines of Lehigh. Guys who have been in the top 16 over their career include Brevin Cassella and Cory Day of Binghamton, and Nathan Taylor of Lehigh. As you can see, ten names are listed above. This is solely based on past performances. As fans know, the NCAA tournament is so unpredictable – anything can happen. The season is long, and anyone can get on a hot streak to earn their way to the podium. If half of the names mentioned above can get on the podium, plus one more outside the names mentioned sneaks on – that will give the conference six All-Americans. Book it, and take it to the bank!

Mahtomedi

St. John Vianney

St. John Vianney

On the last Wednesday of October, at about 6 a.m. Eastern, in Tirana, Albania, one of the most anticipated international matches ever took place. Olympic Champion and three-time world champion David Taylor squared off with Russian legend Abdulrashid Sadulaev. Sadulaev is a two-time Olympic gold medalist and a five-time world champion. Before this spring, this type of matchup would only be considered the stuff of fantasy and hypotheticals. Taylor’s accolades all came at 86 kg. Sadualev started his Senior-level career at that weight but hasn’t competed under 97 kg since 2017. That changed at the US Olympic Team Trials where Taylor lost the 86 kg slot to Aaron Brooks. Shortly thereafter, Taylor surprisingly accepted the head coaching position at Oklahoma State University which seemed to signal the end of his competitive career. In the weeks leading up to the World Team Trials for non-Olympic weights, word out of Stillwater was that Taylor was training for the 92 kg spot on the world team. That proved to be accurate, and Taylor took out Zahid Valencia in two straight matches to earn a spot on the 2024 team. At the same time, Sadulaev, who was not allowed to compete at the 2024 Olympic Games because of his support for Russia in their ongoing war with Ukraine, expressed his desire to wrestle and that he would drop to 92 kg to make it happen. Had Sadulaev been able to participate in the Olympics, we would not have been eligible to wrestle this week in Albania. Despite all of the factors that contributed to making this dream match happen, it didn’t have a storybook ending for American wrestling fans. Early in the opening period, Taylor got in on a low-leg attack - which ended up being his best opportunity of the bout to score. Sadualev countered with a crotch-lift that yielded no points but made the American lose his position. Shortly after the first exchange, Sadulaev was able to get the first points of the contest after working from a front headlock - a position that would be vital for him throughout the six-minute bout. Later in the opening period, Sadulaev snapped Taylor down and spun for a second takedown and a commanding 4-0 lead. Even at the midway break, there was a path to victory for Taylor, who has always had an excellent gas tank against an opponent that was coming down a significant amount in weight. The potential for the Russian to fade seemed possible. Those proved to be fleeting hopes as Sadulaev showed no noticeable effects from the weight cut. The second period saw Taylor more active and more aggressive with his leg attacks; however, nothing could phase the Russian legend. After blocking a Taylor attack, Sadulaev went to work from the front headlock position and nearly garnered another takedown, but settled for a step-out and a 5-0 lead. Later in the final period, Taylor fired off another attack and found himself over-extended. Sadulaev was able to expose Taylor to bring the score to 7-0. Despite plenty of attempts, Taylor was never able to get on the scoreboard against the man dubbed “The Russian Tank.” Sadulaev prevailed 7-0 to hand Taylor his first international loss since the 2021 World finals against Iran’s Hassan Yazdani. In order for Taylor to be in the bronze medal hunt, he would need Sadulaev to make the finals. Expected to be waiting in the semifinals for Sadulaev is Iran’s Kamran Ghasempour, a two-time world champion himself.

From the summer to earlier this week, schedules trickled out from wrestling programs, signifying the start of another season is right around the corner. As schedules are released, I scramble to look at each and see what non-conference opponents a school has added for the year, which tournaments they’re heading to, and if any great individual matchups are looming. If I see most if not all of those items, I think “Great schedule.” You can tell a lot about a team’s schedule for the upcoming season. Some coaches know they potentially have a great team on their hands and may go out of their way to test them against the best teams or tournaments they may not normally attend. If they have a veteran team that has an injury history, maybe they’ll pull back on some of the unnecessary extra events. Some coaches like tournaments and testing their guys - they may have a handful of opens and tournaments on the schedule, while others might just have one tournament before the preseason. As fans, we want to see the top teams clash. We want to see the best possible individual matchups. Seeing a schedule loaded with top teams and enticing individual bouts is fun. Along those lines, which schools have gone out of their way to create a loaded schedule with plenty of great duals? That’s what we’ve determined today. Below are the 20 DI schools with the highest 2023-24 winning percentages for opponents on their 2024-25 schedule. The winning percentage only counts results against DI teams and does not take into account the winning percentages of non-DI teams on their current schedule. Also, there was no weight placed on a team's wins and losses. Occasionally, there were teams from smaller conferences that had a very strong dual record that may look better, on paper, than a Big Ten school. That’s just something we’ll have to live with here. Generally, it ends up balancing out. Teams also use tournaments to test themselves, so in some cases, those events may present more difficulty than their dual opponents do. For the fans of teams outside of the Big Ten. We realize the built-in Big Ten schedule tends to give everyone a bit of a boost, so their schools end up rating higher during this exercise. The number next to each school is last year’s winning percentage, against DI opponents, combined for their upcoming dual opponents. 1. Iowa (.653) Ranked Conference Duals: #1 Penn State, #3 Nebraska, #6 Ohio State, #9 Minnesota, #13 Illinois, #26 Northwestern, #27 Maryland Ranked Non-Conference Duals: #4 Oklahoma State, #7 Iowa State, #15 Stanford, #24 Oregon State, #28 Army West Point 2. Northern Iowa (.650) Ranked Conference Duals: #4 Oklahoma State, #7 Iowa State, #14 Missouri, #17 South Dakota State, #20 West Virginia, #21 Arizona State Ranked Non-Conference Duals: #3 Nebraska, **National Duals*** 2. Penn State (.650) Ranked Conference Duals: #2 Iowa, #3 Nebraska, #6 Ohio State, #12 Michigan, #13 Illinois, #18 Rutgers, #27 Maryland Ranked Non-Conference Duals: #14 Missouri, #16 Little Rock, #22 Lehigh, #25 Wyoming 4. Nebraska (.647) Ranked Conference Duals: #1 Penn State, #2 Iowa, #9 Minnesota, #12 Michigan, #29 Purdue, #30 Indiana Ranked Non-Conference Duals: #10 Northern Iowa, #23 North Carolina 5. Missouri (.637) Ranked Conference Duals: #4 Oklahoma State, #7 Iowa State, #10 Northern Iowa, #20 West Virginia, #21 Arizona State Ranked Non-Conference Duals: #1 Penn State, #5 Virginia Tech, #11 Cornell, #13 Illinois, #15 Stanford, #16 Little Rock 6. Oklahoma State (.633) Ranked Conference Duals: #7 Iowa State, #10 Northern Iowa, #14 Missouri, #20 West Virginia, #21 Arizona State, #25 Wyoming Ranked Non-Conference Duals: #2 Iowa, #5 Virginia Tech, #8 NC State, #16 Little Rock, #24 Oregon State 7. Virginia Tech (.632) Ranked Conference Duals: #8 NC State, #15 Stanford, #23 North Carolina Ranked Non-Conference Duals: #4 Oklahoma State, #14 Missouri, #18 Rutgers 8. Northwestern (.630) Ranked Conference Duals: #2 Iowa, #9 Minnesota, #12 Michigan, #13 Illinois, #29 Purdue, #30 Indiana Ranked Non-Conference Duals: #16 Little Rock 9. Illinois (.624) Ranked Conference Duals: #1 Penn State, #2 Iowa, #6 Ohio State, #18 Rutgers, #26 Northwestern, #27 Maryland, #29 Purdue, #30 Indiana Ranked Non-Conference Duals: #14 Missouri, #21 Arizona State, #23 North Carolina 10. Pittsburgh (.622) Ranked Conference Duals: #5 Virginia Tech, #8 NC State, #15 Stanford, #23 North Carolina Ranked Non-Conference Duals: #6 Ohio State, #7 Iowa State, #17 South Dakota State, #20 West Virginia, #22 Lehigh, #27 Maryland 11. Minnesota (.617) Ranked Conference Duals: #2 Iowa, #3 Nebraska, #6 Ohio State, #12 Michigan, #18 Rutgers, #26 Northwestern, #29 Purdue Ranked Non-Conference Duals: #17 South Dakota State 12. NC State (.607) Ranked Conference Duals: #5 Virginia Tech, #15 Stanford, #23 North Carolina Ranked Non-Conference Duals: #4 Oklahoma State, #11 Cornell, #18 Rutgers 13. Arizona State (.601) Ranked Conference Duals: #4 Oklahoma State, #7 Iowa State, #10 Northern Iowa, #14 Missouri, #20 West Virginia, Ranked Non-Conference Duals: #11 Cornell, #13 Illinois, #15 Stanford, #22 Lehigh 14. Iowa State (.596) Ranked Conference Duals: #4 Oklahoma State, #10 Northern Iowa, #14 Missouri, #17 South Dakota State, #20 West Virginia, #21 Arizona State Ranked Non-Conference Duals: #2 Iowa, #6 Ohio State, #15 Stanford, #23 North Carolina 15. Ohio State (.591) Ranked Conference Duals: #1 Penn State, #2 Iowa, #9 Minnesota, #12 Michigan, #13 Illinois, #18 Rutgers, #29 Purdue, #30 Indiana Ranked Non-Conference Duals: #7 Iowa State, #23 North Carolina, #24 Oregon State 16. Michigan (.588) Ranked Conference Duals: #1 Penn State, #3 Nebraska, #6 Ohio State, #9 Minnesota, #26 Northwestern, #27 Maryland, #30 Indiana Ranked Non-Conference Duals: 17. Oregon State (.578) Ranked Conference Duals: #16 Little Rock Ranked Non-Conference Duals: #2 Iowa, #4 Oklahoma State, #6 Ohio State, #15 Stanford, #23 North Carolina, #25 Wyoming 18. Wyoming (.572) Ranked Conference Duals: #4 Oklahoma State, #17 South Dakota State, #20 West Virginia Ranked Non-Conference Duals: #1 Penn State, #24 Oregon State 19. West Virginia (.571) Ranked Conference Duals: #4 Oklahoma State, #7 Iowa State, #10 Northern Iowa, #14 Missouri, #21 Arizona State, #25 Wyoming Ranked Non-Conference Duals: 20. Oklahoma (.570) Ranked Conference Duals: #4 Oklahoma State, #7 Iowa State, #10 Northern Iowa, #14 Missouri, #20 West Virginia, #21 Arizona State, #25 Wyoming Ranked Non-Conference Duals: Looking at conferences that were not represented in this list. The team with the top winning percentage from each remaining conference was: EIWA: Drexel (.533) Ivy: Cornell (.528) MAC: Rider (.513) SoCon: Appalachian State (.508) Drexel’s ranked duals include: #1 Penn State, #17 South Dakota State, #23 North Carolina, and #27 Maryland Cornell’s ranked duals include: #8 NC State, #14 Missouri, #21 Arizona State, and #22 Lehigh Rider’s ranked duals include: #7 Iowa State, #17 South Dakota State, #20 West Virginia, and #27 Maryland Appalachian State’s ranked duals include: #5 Virginia Tech, #8 NC State, #20 West Virginia

Women’s freestyle took center stage today in Albania at the 2024 Senior World Championships for non-Olympic weights. Although none of the four women who took the mat on Tuesday have clinched a medal, three of the four are still in contention for a bronze medal. Of the four Americans competing, Areana Villaescusa (55 kg) was the only first-time Senior World team member. The veteran, Villaescusa, took full advantage of her first Senior world team experience and advanced to the semifinals after a pair of dominating wins. Villaescusa pinned Kazakhstan’s Zulfiya Yakhyarova in less than two minutes before posting an 11-4 win over Tukiye’s Elvira Kamaloglu in the quarterfinals. Villaescusa ran into a buzzsaw in the semifinals during her bout with China’s Jin Zhang. Earlier this year, Zhang had won gold medals at the U20 Asian Championships and U20 World Championships. Zhang put herself in a position to win U23 gold after a first-period fall over Villaescusa. Zhang got in on a single leg and spent an extended period of time trying to finish the maneuver. During the flurry, she was able to expose Villaescusa’s back three times. After the time time, Zhang readjusted her position and put Villaescusa on her back for a fall. In order to win a bronze medal, Villaescusa will have to wait for two rounds of repechage to determine an opponent in her medal match. Just a few days ago, Kylie Welker won a 72 kg U23 world championship in Albania. She tried to double up and win a second at the Senior level today. Like Villaescusa, Welker fell in the semifinals and will look to rebound with a bronze medal tomorrow. Welker tossed a pair of shutouts in her first two bouts and then was leading Qian Jiang (China) in the quarterfinals, before finishing with a fall. She also had her hands full in the semis with fellow U23 world champion (at 68 kg), Ami Ishii (Japan). The 2022 World silver medalist clinched her second career Senior World medal with a 12-1 tech over the American. Welker will sit in the bronze medal match waiting for a winner to emerge from the repechage bout between Alexandra Anghel (Romania) and Anastasiya Alpyeyeva (Ukraine). The other American with medal hopes still intact is Macey Kilty at 65 kg. Kilty advanced via forfeit in her opening match and then was stunned by Romania’s Kateryna Zelenykh, 11-4. Zelenykh picked up a bronze medal at U23’s last week - in this same weight class. Kilty led Zelenykh at the break 2-1 but was caught off guard by a double-leg at the edge of the mat for four points early in the second period. Shortly after that exchange, Zelenykh caught Kilty off-balance and drove through her for a second four-point hold. Kilty will face Azerbaijan’s Elis Manolova in a repechage bout tomorrow morning. If she wins, she’s square off with Valeriia Dondupova Suvorova (Russia) for the bronze medal. The other American competing on the day was Jacarra Winchester who fell in her initial bout at 59 kg to Mansi Ahlawat (India), 2-1. Ahlawat was beaten in the semifinals which eliminated Winchester. The lone American Greco-Roman wrestler in repechage action today was Ildar Hafizov at 63 kg. Hafizov was defeated by Bulgaria’s Abu Amaev, 7-1 in his first bout of the day. American results Women’s Freestyle 55 kg Round of 16: Areana Villaescusa over Zulfiya Yakhyarova (Kazakhstan) Fall 1:45 Quarterfinals: Areana Villaescusa over Elvira Suleyman Kamaloglu (Turkiye) 11-4 Semifinals: Jin Zhang (China) over Areana Villaescusa Fall 1:28 59 kg Round of 32: Mansi Ahlawat (India) over Jacarra Winchester 2-1 65 kg Round of 16: Macey Kilty over Alexis Gomez (Mexico) Quarterfinals: Kateryna Zelenykh (Romania) over Macey Kilty 11-4 72 kg Round of 32: Kylie Welker over Aleah Nickel (Canada) 10-0 Round of 16: Kylie Welker over Pauline Lecarpentier (France) 4-0 Quarterfinals: Kylie Welker over Qian Jiang (China) Fall 5:30 Semifinals: Ami Ishii (Japan) over Kylie Welker 12-1 Greco-Roman 63 kg Repechage: Abu Amaev (Bulgaria) over Ildar Hafizov

Hi besties, long time no see. Leaves are falling, the wind is a little chillier, and wrestling mats have been rolled out. It’s time to talk about our SoCon season. The Camels added TJ Dudley to their coaching staff this summer. Dudley, a three-time All-American at 184 lbs (Nebraska), comes to the Creek following three seasons of coaching at Brown University. Speaking of Nebraska, the Camels will host the #3 Cornhuskers on November 15, on the infield at the historic Jim Perry Stadium. Intermission will feature a star-studded exhibition presented by CLAW Wrestling between Jordan Oliver and Bryce Andonian. The match that will surely bring the heat on that chilly Friday in November. Also, it’s looking like a 125lb rematch of (former) SoCon rivals #25 Anthony Molton and #4 Caleb Smith (NEB). But before I get ahead of myself with the schedule, Campbell, continuing to wow fans with fun venues to experience wrestling - from aircraft hangars to battling at barns, the Camels know how to make wrestling fun. Dual at the Daddy will take place on the spookiest night of the year - Halloween. At Frontier Park in Cheyenne, Wyoming, the Camels and the (#25 Wyoming) Cowboys are set to face off for a special dual. So special, it required a waiver from the NCAA to begin the season on October 31. The scary-good matchup of the evening will be at 197 lbs - #17 Joey Novak (WYO) vs #20 Levi Hopkins. Hopkins, the returning Southern Conference Champion, would be defending his 2-0 streak against Novak. Jake Patacsil is another addition to the Campbell Wrestling staff. Patacsil boasts a rich coaching resume - having held assistant coaching positions at NAIA and NCAA DI and DII programs, Coach Patacsil was also the head coach for the inaugural season of Mount Olive’s wrestling program (2018). An All-American at 149 for Purdue, Patacsil is likely working with the middleweights. Campbell is slated to host five duals this season and will be on the road for WrangleMania, the Knockout Collegiate Classic, the Southern Scuffle, the Chippewa Challenge, and a SoCon Showdown in Boone against rival App State. For those who aren’t aware, the Chippewa Challenge (one of my favorite college wrestling dual series), is in honor of Coach Tom Borrelli, who coached the head coaches of the other schools competing, while at Central Michigan. Scotti Sentes (Campbell), Luke Smith (CSU Bakersfield), and Jason Borelli (American, also Tom’s son), wrestled for Coach Borelli. A reunion with some competition is always a recipe for a good time. We’ve talked about the new faces on the team, now it’s time to welcome back the seasoned starters. Starting at heavyweight: #7 Taye Ghadiali. Coming off of a 35-6 campaign in 2024, Ghadiali was named SoCon Wrestler of the Year, Southern Conference Champion, and achieved All-American status. #20 Levi Hopkins, the Alaskan Assassin, is the returning 197 lb Southern Conference Champion for the Camels. A notable opponent for Hopkins this season comes from CSU-Bakersfield, #1 AJ Ferrari. A world team member representing the Bahamas, Shannon Hanna (#28), returns to the mat after wrestling unattached last season. At 133, Dom Zaccone (#20), returns after a third consecutive appearance at the NCAA Championships and a second place finish at the Southern Conference Championships. In 2024, Dom Baker qualified for nationals for the first time but will move up in weight to 174 lbs. Last, but certainly not least, #25 Anthony Molton (125), returns after an undefeated SoCon dual season, though he finished third at the Southern Conference Championships. The Camels are vying for a chance at the SoCon Championship after last year’s second-place tournament finish, and another dual-team title. They’ll start the conference season on January 17 in Boiling Springs against the Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs.

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With the start of the 2024-25 season only a few days away, we have posted updated DI national rankings. There have been a handful of weight changes and information regarding injuries within the last month, so they needed to be modified at many weights. Some of the notable changes are as follows: 125 - Anthony Noto and Kysen Terukina have been removed and considered for 133 lbs. Joey Fischer has been as well, though he has the potential to take a redshirt and isn't ranked. 133 - With Noto moving up, a redshirt is expected for Gable Strickland. 2x All-American Kai Orine has been moved to 141 lbs - as has another two-time AA, Chris Cannon. Marlon Yarbrough has also been moved to 141. 141 - With the trio moving up from 133 lbs, Ryan Jack is expected to redshirt and Frankie Tal-Shahar still has a lingering injury. 149 - Jackson Arrington is expected to redshirt so he has removed and Koy Buesgens has been inserted for NC State. Joe Zargo has been removed after injury concerns. Maryland's Miller brothers have been flipped. Kal will be wrestling 149 with Ethen handling 157 lbs. 157 - Lehigh's Max Brignola has been removed as he's expected to redshirt. 165 - As part of the Iowa State lineup shifting, MJ Gaitan has been moved from 174 lbs. 174 - Nebraska moving down their upperweights, brings Lenny Pinto down to 174. We've also considered Gabe Arnold for Iowa rather than Patrick Kennedy. It's a situation we'll continue to monitor during the first few weeks of the season. We learned that Dom Baker does not intend on redshirting this season, instead he'll move up to 174 from 165 lbs. 184 - Trey Munoz will be going 197 lbs and has been moved there. Silas Allred comes down for Nebraska. 285 - His ranking doesn't change, but Josh Heindselman has moved to Michigan. His addition bumps the Wolverines up a spot in the tournament rankings and a few spots in dual rankings. Braxton Amos has been removed due to long-term injury concerns. Ryan Catka was removed as he plans to redshirt during the 2024-25 season. Team: After Michigan, the only significant movement comes from NC State in both rankings. The Wolfpack were hit hard in tournament rankings with the lineup movement and got bumped down a few spots in duals, as well.

The 2024 World Championships for non-Olympic weights kicked off today from Tirana, Albania with competition in the Greco-Roman discipline. From an American perspective, the day started off on a high note as Benji Peak shook up the 72 kg weight class with an opening round upset. Despite giving up the first takedown to Iran’s Mohammadreza Geraei, Peak picked up one of his own after a failed throw attempt from Geraei. Shortly after, Peak used a low gut to throw the 2020 Olympic gold medalist. During that sequence, Geraei was hit for a leg foul which pushed Peak’s lead to 6-2. Peak didn’t take his foot off the accelerator in the second period as he pushed the pace and earned a takedown in a similar fashion to his first. Like the first period, Peak was able to add to his lead with a low gut which provided a point for a step out. Late in the second stanza, Peak bulled his way through a desperate Geraei - who was caught off balance while changing levels. That was enough for an 11-3 tech for the American. Unfortunately, Peak was beaten by Croatia’s Dominik Etlinger in his next bout. Etlinger fell in the quarterfinals, which eliminated Peak from medal contention. Although he was defeated in his only match of the day, Ildar Hafizov remains in the medal hunt after his opponent Nihat Mammadli (Azerbaijan) advanced to the 63 kg finals. Hafizov will have to win three consecutive matches on Tuesday to come home with a bronze medal. His trip through repechage will start with 2024 European bronze medalist Abu Amaev of Bulgaria. Full American results 55 kg Round of 32 Sanjeev (India) over Brady Koontz 5-3 63 kg Round of 32 Nihat Mammadli (Azerbaijan) over Ildar Hafizov 10-0 Repechage Ildar Hafizov vs. Abu Amaev (Bulgaria) 72 kg Round of 32 Benji Peak over Mohammadreza Geraei (Iran) 11-3 Dominik Etlinger (Croatia) over Benji Peak 9-0 82 kg Per Olofsson (Sweden) over Aliaksandr Kikiniou 5-1

One by one, as schedules were released for the 2024-25 season, I added them to our master schedule and combed through them for another project that will be released later this week. When a new schedule is released, I like to quickly go through the duals in my head to see what kind of individual matches may present themselves in that respective dual. At one point, I noticed that there were a couple of notable wrestlers who called Pennsylvania home that were slated to meet. That led me to dig further to see just how many potential matchups there are this year between wrestlers from the same home state. While college wrestling gets the most attention and eyeballs, there are plenty of people who put that same energy into following wrestlers from their home state. Hopefully, the portion of the wrestling fanbase enjoys getting to highlight potential matches from kids they have watched since middle school (or before that). In doing this feature, I found out there aren’t as many of these matches as you might expect. Certain states don’t produce a ton of DI talent and definitely not multiple wrestlers at the same weight - and on each other's schedule for the season. So there are plenty of states not mentioned at all. Before we begin, a few notes. This only includes dual meets and does not include potential dual tournaments like the National/Elite/Mid-Major duals in January, as we don’t know what brackets will look like in October. Because tournament entries are so difficult to project, we haven’t included any individual events. Also, this isn’t a comprehensive list, as there are some weights where teams may have three or four options. We’ve tried to stick with wrestlers who seem to be clear-cut starters for their respective teams. Wrestlers are listed by weight and alongside them is the day those two wrestlers are set to clash. A select few even features ex-high school teammates squaring off. Alabama HS matchup 141: Sam Latona (Virginia Tech) vs. Isaiah Powe (Chattanooga) - November 1st Arizona HS matchup 149: Anthony Echemendia (Iowa State) vs. Mykey Ramos (Arizona State) - February 7th California HS matchup 125: Richie Figueroa (Arizona State) vs. Antonio Lorenzo (Oklahoma) - February 16th 125: Maximo Renteria (Oregon State) vs. Richard Castro-Sandoval (CSU Bakersfield) - February 2nd 125: Maximo Renteria (Oregon State) vs. Koda Holeman (Cal Poly) - February 7th 133: Cleveland Belton (Oklahoma) vs. Santino Sanchez (CSU Bakersfield) - December 21st 133: Zeth Romney (Cal Poly) vs. Hunter Leake (California Baptist) - December 19th 133: Zeth Romney (Cal Poly) vs. Santino Sanchez (CSU Bakersfield) - February 23rd 141: Jesse Vasquez (Arizona State) vs. Jason Miranda (Stanford) - January 19th 149: Kyle Parco (Iowa) vs. Noah Tolentino (Oregon State) - November 2nd 149: Kyle Parco (Iowa) vs. Jaden Abas (Stanford) - November 9th 149: Jaden Abas (Stanford) vs. Logan Gioffre (Missouri) - January 12th 149: Jaden Abas (Stanford) vs. Noah Tolentino (Oregon State) - January 31st 157: Chase Saldate (Michigan) vs. Jaden Le (Columbia) - November 17th 165: Matthew Olguin (Oregon State) vs. Guillermo Escobedo (CSU Bakersfield) - February 2nd 165: Matthew Olguin (Oregon State) vs. Luka Wick (Cal Poly) - February 7th 165: Andrew Sparks (Minnesota) vs. Beau Mantanona (Michigan) - January 19th 165: MJ Gaitan (Iowa State) vs. Nicco Ruiz (Arizona State) - February 7th 174: Lucas Condon (Wisconsin) vs. Branson John (Maryland) - January 17th 174: Lucas Condon (Wisconsin) vs. Joseph Martin (Northwestern) - February 14th 174: Ceasar Garza (Michigan State) vs. Lucas Condon (Wisconsin) - February 9th 174: Ceasar Garza (Michigan State) vs. Branson John (Maryland) - January 12th 184: Nathan Haas (California Baptist) vs. Kendall LaRosa (Cal Poly) - December 19th 184: Tye Montiero (Stanford) vs. Braden Smelser (CSU Bakersfield) - November 1st 184: Tye Montiero (Stanford) vs. Kendall LaRosa (Cal Poly) - November 16th 197: Trey Munoz (Oregon State) vs. Jarad Priest (Cal Poly) - February 7th 285: Josiah Hill (Little Rock) vs. Jake Andrews (CSU Bakersfield) - February 16th 285: Juan Mora (Oklahoma) vs. Jake Andrews (CSU Bakersfield) - December 21st Colorado HS matchup 285: Cohlton Schultz (Arizona State) vs. Remington Peterson (Northern Colorado) - February 2nd 285: Jack Forbes (Utah Valley) vs. Remington Peterson (Northern Colorado) - February 14th Connecticut HS matchup 125: Jakob Camacho (NC State) vs. Nico Provo (Stanford) - February 14th Florida HS Matchup 141: Malyke Hines (Lehigh) vs. Braden Basile (Army West Point) - February 1st Georgia HS Matchup 184: Gavin Kane (North Carolina) vs. Zyan Hall (Navy) - November 9th Idaho HS Matchup 149: Ridge Lovett (Nebraska) vs. Drew Roberts (Minnesota) - January 11th Illinois HS Matchups 125: Matt Ramos (Purdue) vs. Charlie Farmer (Army West Point) - November 17th 125: Matt Ramos (Purdue) vs. Ben Aranda (Cleveland State) - December 18th 125: Anthony Molton (Campbell) vs. Tristan Daugherty (North Dakota State) - December 21st 125: Anthony Molton (Campbell) vs. Gylon Sims (The Citadel) - February 14th 141: Josh Koderhandt (Navy) vs. Jameson Garcia (Harvard) - January 18th 157: Trevor Chumbley (Northwestern) vs. Tommy Curran (Northern Illinois) - November 16th 165: Tommy Bennett (Northern Illinois) vs. Bradley Gillum (SIU Edwardsville) - February 22nd 174: Josh Ogunsanya (North Carolina) vs. Danny Braunagel (Illinois) - November 25th 184: DJ Parker (Oklahoma) vs. Adrien Cramer (Central Michigan) - December 6th 184: Adrien Cramer (Central Michigan) vs. Lucas White (American) - January 26th 197: Zac Braunagel (Illinois) vs. Nick Nosler (SIU Edwardsville) - November 2nd 285: Luke Luffman (Illinois) vs. Jacob Bullock (Indiana) - December 6th 285: Luke Luffman (Illinois) vs. Aydin Guttridge (North Carolina) - January 26th 285: Jacob Bullock (Indiana) vs. Bryan Caves (Central Michigan) - November 15th Indiana HS matchups 141: Jesse Mendez (Ohio State) vs Sergio Lemley (Michigan) - February 1st 149: Anthony Bahl (Indiana) vs. Isaac Ruble (Purdue) - January 17th 184: Silas Allred (Nebraska) vs. DJ Washington (Indiana) - February 16th 197: Evan Bates (Northwestern) vs. Gabe Sollars (Indiana) - February 1st Iowa HS matchups 133: Evan Frost (Iowa State) vs. Drake Ayala (Iowa) - November 23rd 141: Cael Happel (Northern Iowa) vs. Jacob Frost (Iowa State) - February 16th 141: Jacob Frost (Iowa State) vs. Ryder Block/Cullan Schriever (Iowa) - November 23rd 157: Ryder Downey (Northern Iowa) vs. Cobe Siebrecht (South Dakota State) - November 24th 165: Hunter Garvin (Stanford) vs. Connor Euton (Iowa State) - November 8th 165: Hunter Garvin (Stanford) vs. Nick Hamilton (Virginia) - January 24th 165: Connor Euton (Iowa State) vs. Jack Thomsen (Northern Iowa) - February 16th 174: Cade DeVos (South Dakota State) vs. Carter Schmidt (California Baptist) - January 16th 174: Cade Devos (South Dakota State) vs. Tate Naaktgeboren (Iowa State) - February 14th 197: Wyatt Voelker (Northern Iowa) vs. Bradley Hill (Oklahoma) - January 25th Kansas HS matchup 285: Wyatt Hendrickson (Oklahoma State) vs. Seth Nitzel (Missouri) - February 2nd Michigan HS matchups 149: Dylan Gilcher (Michigan) vs. Mason Shrader (Central Michigan) - February 23rd 197: Josh Barr (Penn State) vs. Kael Wisler (Michigan State) - January 10th Minnesota HS matchups 133: Tyler Wells (Minnesota) vs. Derrick Cardinal (South Dakota State) - December 1st 184: Bennett Berge (South Dakota State) vs. Max McEnelly (Minnesota) - December 1st 184: Bennett Berge (South Dakota State) vs. Quayin Short (Wyoming) - February 1st 184: Max McEnelly (Minnesota) vs. Ryder Rogotzke (Ohio State) - February 7th 197: Zach Glazier (South Dakota State) vs. Joey Novak (Wyoming) - February 1st 197: Zach Glazier (South Dakota State) vs. Soren Herzog (Air Force) - January 18th 197: Joey Novak (Wyoming) vs. Soren Herzog (Air Force) - February 14th Missouri HS matchups 125: Jeremiah Reno (Little Rock) vs. Luke Lilledahl (Penn State) - December 22nd (Collegiate Duals) 141: Wyatt Henson (Lock Haven) vs. Cael Keck (Little Rock) - January 16/17th (Davidson Duals) 184: Colton Hawks (Missouri) vs. Jack Darrah (Stanford) - January 12th 285: Trevor Tinker (Cal Poly) vs. Jacobi Jackson (Northern Illinois) - February 14th New Jersey HS matchups 125: Dean Peterson (Rutgers) vs. Eddie Ventresca (Virginia Tech) - November 22nd 125: Dean Peterson (Rutgers) vs. Nico Calello (Kent State) - December 14th 125: Eddie Ventresca (Virginia Tech) vs. Nick Babin (Pittsburgh) - February 14th 141: CJ Composto (Penn) vs. Joey Olivieri (Rutgers) - February 19th 141: Anthony Santaniello (Pittsburgh) vs. McKenzie Bell (Rider) - December 20th 149: Shayne Van Ness (Penn State) vs. Michael Cetta (Rutgers) - January 24th 149: Ty Whalen (Princeton) vs. Ethan Fernandez (Cornell) - February 8th 149: Ty Whalen (Princeton) vs. Michael Cetta (Rutgers) - December 8th 149: Ty Whalen (Princeton) vs. Sammy Alvarez (Rider) - January 24th 149: Ty Whalen (Princeton) vs. Cross Wasilewski (Penn) - February 16th 149: Ethan Fernandez (Cornel) vs. Cross Wasilewski (Penn) - February 9th 149: Michael Cetta (Rutgers) vs. Cross Wasilewski (Penn) - February 19th 157: Colton Washleski (Rider) vs. Nick Stampoulos (Lock Haven) - February 7th 165: Cody Walsh (Drexel) vs. Tyler Sagi (Navy) - November 10th 174: Nick Incontrera (Penn) vs. Simon Ruiz (Cornell) - February 9th 174: Danny Wask (Navy) vs. Jasiah Queen (Drexel) - November 10th 174: Michael Wilson (Rider) vs. Jasiah Queen (Drexel) - January 25th 184: Chris Foca (Cornell) vs. Jack Wilt (Lehigh) - January 12th 184: Brian Soldano (Rutgers) vs. Vincent Lee (Duke) - November 9th 197: John Poznanski (Rutgers) vs. Nico Colucci (Wisconsin) - January 19th 197: John Poznanski (Rutgers) vs. John Dusza (Long Island) - November 17th 197: Mickey O’Malley (Drexel) vs. John Dusza (Long Island) - February 16th 197: Mikey Dellagatta (Cornell) vs. Max Acciardi (Arizona State) - February 15th 197: Max Acciardi (Arizona State) vs. John Dusza (Long Island) - November 9th New York HS matchups 125: Stevo Poulin (Northern Colorado) vs. Max Gallagher (Penn) - November 16th 125: Greg Diakomihalis (Cornell) vs. Max Gallagher (Penn) - February 9th 133: Anthony Noto (Lock Haven) vs. Micah Roes (Binghamton) - January 5th 133: Micah Roes (Binghamton) vs. Chase Liardi (Hofstra) - January 9th 133: Micah Roes (Binghamton) vs. Cole French (Buffalo) - February 16th 141: Jordan Titus (West Virginia) vs. Zach Redding (Iowa State) - January 8th 141: Jordan Titus (West Virginia) vs. Sean Carter (Appalachian State) - November 22nd 141: Jayden Scott (North Carolina) vs. Jordan Soriano (Drexel) - November 10th 149: Colin Realbuto (Northern Iowa) vs. Willie McDougald (Oklahoma) - January 25th 149: Kaleb Burgess (Buffalo) vs. Caleb Sweet (Binghamton) - February 16th 157: Jacori Teemer (Iowa) vs. Tommy Askey (Minnesota) - February 14th 165: Carter Baer (Binghamton) vs. Kyle Mosher (Hofstra) - January 9th 165: Carter Baer (Binghamton) vs. Hunter Shaut (Buffalo) - February 16th 174: John Worthing (Clarion) vs. Corey Connolly (Long Island) - January 26th 184: Dennis Robin (West Virginia) vs. Kole Mulhauser (Princeton) - January 4th 184: Kole Mulhauser (Princeton) vs. Giuseppe Hoose (Drexel) - February 1st 285: Cory Day (Binghamton) vs. Alex Semenenko (Brown) - January 25th 285: Cory Day (Binghamton) vs. Jeffrey Crooks (Harvard) - January 25th 285: Sebastian Garibaldi (Princeton) vs. Jeffrey Crooks (Harvard) - February 2nd 285: Sebastian Garibaldi (Princeton) vs. Alex Semenenko (Brown) - February 2nd 285: Alex Semenenko (Brown) vs. Jeffrey Crooks (Harvard) - February 21st North Carolina HS matchup 133: Ethan Oakley (North Carolina) vs. Jacob Cox (NC State) - January 31st Ohio HS matchups 133: Lucas Byrd (Illinois) vs. Dylan Shawver (Rutgers) - January 26th 133: Lucas Byrd (Illinois) vs. Angelo Rini (Indiana) - December 6th 133: Lucas Byrd (Illinois) vs. Dustin Norris (Purdue) - February 1st ***High School Teammates*** 133: Dylan Shawver (Rutgers) vs. Jordan Decatur (Kent State) - December 14th 133: Dylan Shawver (Rutgers) vs. Angelo Rini (Indiana) - January 10th 133: Dustin Norris (Purdue) vs. Jordan Decatur (Kent State) - January 3rd 133: Dustin Norris (Purdue) vs. Angelo Rini (Indiana) - January 17th 133: Angelo Rini (Indiana) vs. Jake Manley (Cleveland State) - December 7th 133: Jordan Decatur (Kent State) vs. Mason Brugh (Ohio) - February 7th 133: Jordan Decatur (Kent State) vs. Nick Molchak (Cleveland State) - February 20th 157: Peyten Kellar (Ohio) vs. Douglas Terry (Cleveland State) - January 3rd 157: Peyten Kellar (Ohio) vs. Aaron Ferguson (Kent State) - February 7th 157: Joey Blaze (Purdue) vs. Douglas Terry (Cleveland State) - December 18th 157: Joey Blaze (Purdue) vs. Paddy Gallagher (Ohio State) - January 19th 157: Joey Blaze (Purdue) vs. Aaron Ferguson (Kent State) - January 3rd 157: Aaron Ferguson (Kent State) vs. Shane Heil (Cleveland State) - February 20th 165: Connor Brady (Virginia Tech) vs. Derek Fields (NC State) 165: Tyler Lillard (Indiana) vs. Bryce Hepner (Ohio State) - February 9th 165: Tyler Lillard (Indiana) vs. Tate Geiser (Cleveland State) - December 7th 174: Lennox Wolak (Virginia Tech) vs. Lucas Uliano (Appalachian State) - January 19th 174: Lennox Wolak (Virginia Tech) vs. Dylan Newsome (Virginia) - January 31st 174: Brody Conley (West Virginia) vs. Lucas Uliano (Appalachian State) - November 22nd 184: Dylan Fishback (NC State) vs. Haydn Danals (Virginia) - January 17th 184: Dylan Russo (Wisconsin) vs. Max Ray (Ohio) - November 1st 184: Dylan Russo (Wisconsin) vs. Luke Vanadia (Michigan State) - February 9th 197: Luke Geog (Ohio State) vs. Ben Vanadia (Purdue) - January 19th 197: Camden McDanel (Nebraska) vs. Ben Vanadia (Purdue) - February 23rd 197: Ben Vanadia (Purdue) vs. Blake Schaffer (Kent State) - January 3rd 197: Blake Schaffer (Kent State) vs. Austin Starr (Ohio) - February 7th 285: Daniel Bucknavich (Cleveland State) vs. Jordan Greer (Ohio) - January 3rd 285: Daniel Bucknavich (Cleveland State) vs. Brentan Simmerman (Kent State) - February 20th 285: Lucas Stoddard (Army West Point) vs. Logan Shepherd (Bucknell) - February 7th 285: Jordan Greer (Ohio) vs. Brentan Simmerman (Kent State) - February 7th 285: Logan Shepherd (Bucknell) vs. Brentan Simmerman (Kent State) - November 3rd 285: Brentan Simmerman (Kent State) vs. Thadd Huff (Bellarmine) - November 16th Oklahoma HS matchups 125: Troy Spratley (Oklahoma State) vs. Tucker Owens (Air Force) - January 3rd 141: Tagen Jamison (Oklahoma State) vs. Cole Brooks (Wyoming) - November 22nd 141: Eli Griffin (California Baptist) vs. Cole Brooks (Wyoming) - January 25th 149: Jordan Williams (Little Rock) vs. Carter Young (Oklahoma State) - February 8th 157: Teague Travis (Oklahoma State) vs. Jared Hill (Wyoming) - November 22nd 165: Cam Steed (Missouri) vs. Tate Picklo (Oklahoma) - February 1st 285: Josh Heindselman (Michigan) vs. Harley Andrews (Nebraska) - January 24th Pennsylvania HS matchups 125: Sheldon Seymour (Lehigh) vs. Carson Wagner (Binghamton) - January 11th 125: Sheldon Seymour (Lehigh) vs. Dayton DelViscio (Navy) - January 17th 125: Sheldon Seymour (Lehigh) vs. Kade Davidheiser (Bucknell) - February 7th 125: Vinny Kilkeary (Ohio State) vs. Chris Vargo (Edinboro) - November 17th 125: Vinny Kilkeary (Ohio State) vs. Sean Logue (Lock Haven) - December 21st 125: Carson Wagner (Binghamton) vs. Braxton Appello (Sacred Heart) - February 9th 125: Ben Monn (George Mason) vs. Coen Bailey (American) - February 16th 133: Ryan Crookham (Lehigh) vs. Julian Chlebove (Arizona State) - February 21st 133: Ryan Crookham (Lehigh) vs. Kurt Phipps (Bucknell) - February 7th 133: Ryan Crookham (Lehigh) vs. Ryan Miller (Penn) - February 13th 133: Ryan Crookham (Lehigh) vs. Ethan Berginc (Army West Point) - February 1st 133: Ryan Crookham (Lehigh) vs. Brett Ungar (Cornell) - January 12th 133: Kurt Phipps (Bucknell) vs. Kyle Waterman (Drexel) - January 24th 133: Kurt Phipps (Bucknell) vs. Ethan Berginc (Army West Point) - January 25th 133: Kurt Phipps (Bucknell) vs. Zack Witmer (Columbia) - February 21st 133: Kurt Phipps (Bucknell) vs. Brett Ungar (Cornell) - February 22nd 133: Julian Chlebove (Arizona State) vs. Brett Ungar (Cornell) - February 15th 133: Brett Ungar (Cornell) vs. Ryan Miller (Penn) - February 9th 133: Brett Ungar (Cornell) vs. Zack Witmer (Columbia) - February 2nd 133: Mason Leiphart (Franklin & Marshall) vs. Kyle Waterman (Drexel) - February 7th 133: Scott Johnson (Clarion) vs. Kyle Waterman (Drexel) - December 4th 133: Scott Johnson (Clarion) vs. Colton Camacho (Edinboro) - January 12th 133: Colton Camacho (Edinboro) vs. Charlie Bunting (George Mason) - November 15th 141: Dylan Chappell (Bucknell) vs Dylan Coy (Wisconsin) - December 7th 141: Dylan Chappell (Bucknell) vs. Wyatt Henson (Lock Haven) - January 30th 141: Dylan Chappell (Bucknell) vs. Cael McIntyre (American) - February 14th 141: Nathan Lucier (Binghamton) vs. Ian Oswalt (Brown) - January 25th 141: Cael McIntyre (American) vs. Christian Colman (Duke) - November 23rd 149: Ty Watters (West Virginia) vs. Gabe Willochell (Wyoming) - February 8th 149: Ty Watters (West Virginia) vs. Finn Solomon (Pittsburgh) - January 12th 149: Kaemen Smith (Navy) vs. Dom Findora (Drexel) - November 10th 149: Dom Findora (Drexel) vs. Braden Bower (Bucknell) - January 24th 157: Tyler Kasak (Penn State) vs. Luke Nichter (Drexel) - November 17th 157: Tyler Kasak (Penn State) vs. Conner Harer (Rutgers) - January 24th 157: Ed Scott (NC State) vs. Conner Harer (Rutgers) - November 17th 157: Ed Scott (NC State) vs. Dylan Evans (Pittsburgh) - January 24th 157: Paniro Johnson (Iowa State) vs. Caleb Dowling (West Virginia) - January 8th 157: Paniro Johnson (Iowa State) vs. Cade Wirnsberger (Bucknell) - January 11th 157: Paniro Johnson (Iowa State) vs. Dylan Evans (Pittsburgh) - February 9th 157: Jude Swisher (Penn) vs. Griffin Gonzalez (Lehigh) - February 13th 157: Jude Swisher (Penn) vs. Conner Harer (Rutgers) - February 19th 157: Alejandro Herrera-Rondon (Clarion) vs. Luke Nichter (Drexel) - December 4th 157: Alejandro Herrera-Rondon (Clarion) vs. Conner Harer (Rutgers) - December 13th 157: Caleb Dowling (West Virginia) vs. Dylan Evans (Pittsburgh) - January 12th 157: Luke Nichter (Drexel) vs. Riley Bower (Bucknell) - January 24th 165: Evan Maag (George Mason) vs. Caden Dobbins (Lock Haven) - January 26th 165: Evan Maag (George Mason) vs. Kaden Milheim (American) - February 16th 165: Jared Keslar (Pittsburgh) vs. Zeke Dubler (Lehigh) - November 24th 174: Levi Haines (Penn State) vs. Rocco Welsh (Ohio State) - February 14th 174: Levi Haines (Penn State) vs. Lenny Pinto (Nebraska) - January 17th 174: Rocco Welsh (Ohio State) vs. Luca Augustine (Pittsburgh) - December 13th ***High School Teammates*** 174: Rocco Welsh (Ohio State) vs. Tyler Stoltzfus (Lock Haven) - December 21st 174: Dalton Harkins (Army West Point) vs. Ben Haubert (The Citadel) - November 8th 174: Dalton Harkins (Army West Point) vs. Darrien Roberts (Morgan State) - December 13th 184: Carter Starocci (Penn State) vs. Edmond Ruth (Illinois) - February 16th 184: Malachi DuVall (George Mason) vs. Jared McGill (Edinboro) - November 15th 184: Malachi DuVall (George Mason) vs. James Lledo (Lock Haven) - January 26th 197: Michael Beard (Lehigh) vs. Mac Stout (Pittsburgh) - November 24th 197: Micheal Beard (Lehigh) vs. Dillon Bechtold (Bucknell) - February 7th 197: Mac Stout (Pittsburgh) vs. Chase Mielnik (Maryland) - December 20th 197: Mac Stout (Pittsburgh) vs. Dillon Bechtold (Bucknell) - January 17th 197: Luke Stout (Princeton) vs. Ethan Wiant (Clarion) - January 19th 197: Wolfgang Frable (Army West Point) vs. Liam Volk-Klos (American) - January 19th 197: Cameron Wood (Central Michigan) vs. Liam Volk-Klos (American) - January 26th 197: Tyler Kocak (George Mason) vs. Liam Volk-Klos (American) - February 16th 285: Nick Feldman (Ohio State) vs. Dayton Pitzer (Pittsburgh) - December 13th 285: Nick Feldman (Ohio State) vs. Ethan Miller (Lock Haven) - January 21st 285: Nathan Taylor (Lehigh) vs. Dayton Pitzer (Pittsburgh) - November 24th 285: Nathan Taylor (Lehigh) vs. Matthew Cruise (Penn) - February 13th 285: Dayton Pitzer (Pittsburgh) vs. Michael Wolfgram (West Virginia) - January 12th 285: Dayton Pitzer (Pittsburgh) vs. Hunter Catka (Virginia Tech) - February 14th Texas HS matchups 133: Braxton Brown (Maryland) vs. Shawn Ryncarz (Morgan State) - November 22nd 197: AJ Ferrari (CSU Bakersfield) vs. Eli Sheeran (California Baptist) - February 21st Wisconsin HS matchups 165: Mitchell Mesenbrink (Penn State) vs. Joey Bianchi (Little Rock) - December 22nd - Collegiate Duals 165: Mitchell Mesenbrink (Penn State) vs. Braeden Scoles (Illinois) - February 16th 165: Noah Mulvaney (Bucknell) vs. Cale Anderson (Wisconsin) - December 7th 174: Clayton Whiting (Minnesota) vs. Devin Wasley (North Dakota State) - November 22nd