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The wrestling recruiting landscape has changed dramatically over the last few decades. The premiere high school talent is wrestling in more and more national-level competitions, and there is more tape of these wrestlers than ever before. With that being said, InterMat’s sister site, MatScouts, is still the best place to evaluate prospect talent and rank recruits. With the regular season nearing its conclusion, let’s look at how the top 10 wrestlers from last year’s senior big board have performed on the college level to date. No. 1 Meyer Shapiro (Cornell) Prior to attending Cornell, Shapiro earned the top spot in the recruiting rankings after picking up a variety of titles. He transferred to Wyoming Seminary for his junior season where he won a national prep title. Following the 2022-23 season, he won both the U20 national and world titles. Shapiro has worked his way into the sixth spot in the rankings at 157 pounds. He took a pair of losses against No. 21 Trevor Chumbley (Northwestern) and No. 8 Daniel Cardenas (Stanford) at the Cliff Keen Invitational, but he has gone undefeated ever since. Shapiro has already picked up signature wins over No. 13 Brock Mauller (Missouri) and No. 9 Bryce Andonian (Virginia Tech). Based on his ranking, he should be expected to win the EIWA conference tournament in Cornell’s final year in the conference before moving to the Ivy League next year. No. 2 Christian Carroll (Oklahoma State) While some ranking services had Carroll as the top-ranked wrestler in the class, MatScouts had him as the second-best prospect. The Indiana native originally committed to Illinois early in his high school career before eventually switching to Penn in 2021. However, in November 2022, flipped to the Cowboys and ultimately signed with Oklahoma State. During his high school career, he won a pair of Super 32 titles, a Fargo title and represented the U.S. at the U20 world championships. Carroll is currently redshirting for the Cowboys behind heavyweight starter No. 9 Konner Doucet. He has wrestled only three matches in his redshirt campaign. His season began with two wins at the Broncho Open in early November. Carroll then dropped a major decision against Seth Nitzel (Missouri) at the Lindenwood Open and medically forfeited out of the event. No. 3 Rocco Welsh (Ohio State) On the high school level, Welsh was a four-time Pennsylvania state finalist and a two-time champion. He also won Ironman, Super 32 and Who’s Number One. It appears likely that the original plan was for him to redshirt behind veteran Carson Kharchla, but those plans went awry after Kharchla suffered an injury. Welsh won nine matches in open tournaments before making his dual debut against Northern Iowa in mid-December. On the season, he has gone 16-3 with his three losses coming against some of the best wrestlers in the Big Ten conference: No. 8 Edmund Ruth (Illinois), No. 3 Shane Griffith (Michigan), and No. 1 Carter Starocci (Penn State). Welsh is currently ranked 11th and seems destined for the NCAA tournament. No. 4 Josh Barr (Penn State) Before joining Penn State, Barr was a four-time Michigan state champion and finished his high school career with a 125-1 record. He also won a Fargo title and competed at a pair of Who’s Number One events. The Penn State lineup is stacked at multiple weights including 184 pounds. Barr is currently redshirting behind multiple-time All-American No. 6 Bernie Truax. In his redshirt campaign, Barr has gone 15-0 with 11 of those victories coming with bonus points. He represented Penn State in their dual against Indiana and downed veteran Roman Rogotzke via 13-4 major decision. No. 5 Brayden Thompson (Oklahoma State) Thompson went 152-11 in high school with all 11 of his losses coming during his freshman season. As a senior, he made the finals of the U20 World Team Trials, won the Powerade tournament and took home an Ironman title. Things got off to a bit of a tough start for the Cowboy. Thompson started from the jump at 174 pounds, but he injury defaulted out of his very first match in a dual against Bucknell. He then returned at the Cliff Keen Invitational where he lost his only two matches. However, Thompson has since settled down and currently holds a 9-6 record with wins over Matthew Olguin (Oregon State), Cael Valencia (Arizona State), and No. 10 Peyton Mocco (Missouri). No. 6 Ben Kueter (Iowa) At Iowa City High School, Kueter went 111-0 and won four Iowa state titles. Following his senior season, he also won a U20 world championship. Despite all the wrestling accolades, Kueter appears determined to compete in both wrestling and football on the collegiate level. He spent the fall with the Hawkeye football team and joined the wrestling team after the holiday break. Kueter won his first two collegiate matches over Bennett Tabor (Minnesota) and Jack Jessen (Northwestern) with the second win coming via 45-second fall. In his last match, Kueter dropped his first collegiate match against No. 1 Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State) via 9-1 major decision. No. 7 Beau Mantanona (Michigan) Mantanona finished his high school career with a 125-5 record and a California state championship. He was also a Super 32 champion and won multiple titles at the Doc Buchanan tournament. Mantanona also represented the U.S. at the 2021 U20 World Championships. The original plan was for Mantanona to sit behind veteran No. 10 Cameron Amine this season at 165 pounds. However, due to injuries, he has been forced into action. To date, he has wrestled in only three duals, so he is still eligible to redshirt this season. Mantanona won his dual debut over Tanner Cook (South Dakota State) but then dropped back-to-back matches against No. 19 Bryce Hepner (Ohio State) and No. 7 Michael Caliendo (Iowa). Outside of those matches, Mantanona has also competed at the Michigan State Open, Cleveland State Open, and the Midlands. At the Midlands, he picked up his biggest victory to date when he pinned No. 9 Caleb Fish (Michigan State). No. 8 Cael Hughes (Oklahoma State) Hughes did not need to travel far to wrestle for the Cowboys. He was a four-time Oklahoma state champion at Stillwater High School and finished his run with an undefeated 140-0 record. He also won both Ironman and Fargo and also represented the U.S. at the U20 world championships. No. 8 Tagen Jamison has been the starter for Oklahoma State at 141 pounds so far this season. Hughes has taken advantage of the redshirt season and has been impressive in open tournaments. For the most part, he has been dominant against lesser opposition and compiled a 12-1 record with his only loss coming against teammate Sammy Alvarez in rideouts. Hughes did make it into the lineup against Wyoming and scored a major decision over Stockton O’Brien. No. 9 Tyler Kasak (Penn State) During his time at Bethlehem Catholic, Kasak was a Pennsylvania state champion and picked up titles at the Ironman, Beast of the East, and Escape the Rock tournaments. He also brought home a silver medal from the U20 World Championships. This was originally supposed to be a redshirt year for Kasak. However, the Nittany Lions were forced to shuffle the deck after an injury to All-American Shayne Van Ness. Kasak took over the starting spot at 149 pounds and has shown just how deep the Penn State lineup really is. He has gone 12-2 on the season with one of those losses coming against teammate No. 1 Beau Bartlett down at 141 pounds. Kasak has gone 3-1 in Big Ten duals including a win over No. 10 Dylan D’Emilio (Ohio State) and a sudden victory defeat against No. 8 Caleb Rathjen (Iowa). No. 10 Kannon Webster (Illinois) Illinois would like to keep more in-state kids home, and Webster was a big recruiting win for the program. He was a three-time Illinois state champion during his time at Washington Community High School and a two-time Fargo Junior freestyle champion. Webster has gone 17-1 so far this season, and he currently sits in a bit of an odd spot. He has wrestled in six dual matches, but since two of those matches occurred on the same day, he is right at the limit for a redshirt. His last dual meet match came against Iowa back on Jan. 26. When in the lineup, Webster has been overly impressive and picked up wins over D’Emilio, Rathjen and No. 14 Corbyn Munson. That being said, it appears as if Webster will use the 2023-24 to redshirt.

In late-August word out of Orem, Utah was that longtime head coach Greg Williams would step down as head coach at Utah Valley after the 2023-24 campaign. Williams has led the Utah Valley program since the 2006-07 season, when they were in the middle of a transition from junior college to DI status. During his tenure in Orem, Williams oversaw five wrestlers earning NCAA All-American honors for Utah Valley. All-American Demetrius Romero also became the first UVU wrestler to win a Big 12 championship. He first accomplished that feat in 2019, but earned a second in 2021. With Williams stepping down, the Utah Valley athletic department has moved swiftly to hire his replacement. InterMat has learned that UVU will hire NC State’s associate head coach, Adam Hall, as its next head coach. Hall is in the middle of his ninth season in Raleigh as a member of the Wolfpack coaching staff. He’s been in his current role since the 2019-20 season. While with NC State, Hall has assisted with a program that’s finished in the top-20 at the NCAA Championships on seven occasions, highlighted by a fourth-place tie in 2018. The Wolfpack have finished tenth in the nation in each of the last two years. NC State has also been the class of the ACC - winning six titles within Hall’s tenure. Before coming to NC State, Hall started his collegiate coaching career with four years at Columbia. As wrestler, Hall starred for the now-defunct Boise State program. In his final two seasons, Hall earned Pac-10 titles and a spot on the NCAA podium - finishing third as a junior and fifth as a senior. He was a top-ten seed at nationals during those final two years. Hall also finished fifth at the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Trials. Hall has been regarded as one of the top recruiters in the country. As a leader in NC State’s recruiting efforts, Hall helped oversee classes that were ranked third in the nation in 2022 and fifth in 2021. Not only did Hall attend Boise State, he is an Idaho native. His knowledge and connections out west should prove vital to recruiting at Utah Valley. While NC State generally got talent up-and-down the eastern seaboard, under Hall’s watch, they did sign plenty of high-caliber recruits from all over the country. Hall will take over at Utah Valley at the conclusion of the 2024 NCAA Tournament.

Week three of the ACC saw the first team upset of the conference season with UNC knocking off #19 Pitt at home. The Tar Heels picked up the first ACC dual victory in the Rob Koll era with an impressive performance at home and are looking to continue that momentum into a matchup on the road with Virginia this week. Virginia Tech shutout Duke and NC State beat UVA handily to wrap up the conference matches last week. We will have a full breakdown of the conference slate and the top-10 matchup between Cornell and NC State on Friday. Today, we are going to look at a wrestler from each ACC program that has stepped up for their team. These guys have either stepped into a full-time starting spot and made a big impression or they have stepped out of redshirt mid-season to help their team. Each of them has played a big role in the recent success of their team and will be a factor in the ACC Championships. Duke: Connor Barket Barket took over the starting spot at 285 after the departure of Jonah Niesenbaum and has had a solid season thus far. He is 1-2 in the ACC with decision losses to the Catka brothers but has been competitive in every bout. He placed eighth at the Southern Scuffle and has shown plenty of improvement. Tom Erikson continues to show that he is one of the preeminent heavyweight coaches in the country, and I’m excited to watch the continued growth of Barket. North Carolina: #17 Tyler Eischens Eischens was a mid-season addition for the Tar Heels, joining for his final year of eligibility after competing for Coach Koll at Stanford. He is 7-5 since entering the lineup with four ranked wins and three of those losses coming to top-10 ranked wrestlers. He is 2-1 in the ACC with wins over Alex Faison and Luca Augustine and a loss to Mekhi Lewis. Eischens faces Justin McCoy this Friday in a match that will likely decide who is the 2 seed at the ACC tournament. NC State: #12 Derek Fields Fields started the season in competition for the starting job at 165 with AJ Kovacs. Since earning the starting job he has impressed for the Wolfpack. He is 13-2 on the year and 3-0 in the ACC. He has made leaps in his technique and has been a critical part of the team success for NC State this year. Fields will face off with Connor Brady in the Virginia Tech dual with the top seed for the ACC tournament on the line. Pittsburgh: #29 Finn Solomon Solomon entered the Panther lineup after transferring from NC State this offseason and has made an immediate impact. He is 12-8 on the year and has wrestled an incredibly tough schedule - 5 of his losses are to top-12 ranked wrestlers - and is in arguably the toughest weight class in the ACC. I have been very impressed with his ability to step into the starting job and compete; he has been a major part of the dual success that the Panthers have had. He will face another very tough test this weekend in #2 Caleb Henson. Virginia: #28 Marlon Yarbrough Yarbrough has been one of my favorite wrestlers to follow this season. He came into Charlottesville with a lot of potential and has made major strides to show that ability this year. He is 10-6 on the year with two of those losses being medical forfeits; he was injured at Midlands and the Southeast Open but seems to finally be back to 100%. Yarbrough has shown the ability to wrestle with anyone in the country - he has a big win over Sam Latona in the dual against Virginia Tech and was going back and forth with Kai Orine before pinned going for a big move. If he is able to maintain his mental focus in big matches, he can make a big impact in the postseason. Virginia Tech: #4 Cooper Flynn Flynn technically fits both of the possible criteria for this list. He was in an Olympic Redshirt year prior to joining in the second semester after the injury of All-American Eddie Ventresca; this is also his first year as the full-time starter at 125. He has been one of the most impressive stories of the year. After coming out of redshirt, he has top-5 wins over Nico Provo and Noah Surtin along with three more ranked wins in his 12-2 start. He is 3-0 in the ACC with a big match with either Jakob Camacho or Jarrett Trombley at NC State to determine the top seed for the ACCs.

We're now at the penultimate week for dual competition in the collegiate wrestling season but still have a busy schedule of DI duals this week. A total of 53 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 listed are Eastern. Thursday, February 15: Appalachian State at Presbyterian 1:00 PM Appalachian State at Davidson 7:00 PM FloWrestling Friday, February 16: Clarion at Rider 12:00 PM ESPN+ Harvard at Columbia 3:00 PM ESPN+ LIU at Drexel 6:00 PM FloWrestling The Citadel at Gardner-Webb 6:00 PM ESPN+ Central Michigan at Kent State 7:00 PM Cleveland State at Lock Haven 7:00 PM PSAC Digital Network Indiana at Michigan 7:00 PM B1G+ Ohio State at Michigan State 7:00 PM Big Ten Network Franklin & Marshall at Millersville 7:00 PM Ville Sports Network Cornell at NC State 7:00 PM ACC Network Extra Virginia Tech at Pittsburgh 7:00 PM ACC Network Extra Illinois at Purdue 7:00 PM B1G+ Maryland at Rutgers 7:00 PM B1G+ Davidson at VMI 7:00 PM ESPN+ Army West Point at Navy 7:30 PM ESPN+ Missouri at North Dakota State 8:00 PM NDSU All-Access Binghamton at Northwestern 8:00 PM B1G+ North Carolina at Virginia 8:30 PM ACC Network Cal Poly at California Baptist 9:00 PM FloWrestling Wisconsin at Minnesota 9:00 PM Big Ten Network Saturday, February 17: Penn at Princeton 12:00 PM ESPN+ Cleveland State at Bloomsburg 1:00 PM FloWrestling Brown at Bucknell 2:00 PM Bucknell Athletics YouTube Chattanooga at Campbell 2:00 PM Stanford at Arizona State 3:00 PM Pac-12 Arizona Hofstra vs. CSU Bakersfield at California Baptist 6:00 PM Franklin & Marshall at Drexel 6:00 PM FloWrestling Lock Haven at Edinboro 7:00 PM FloWrestling Princeton at Lehigh 7:00 PM FloWrestling SIU Edwardsville at Ohio 7:00 PM ESPN+ CSU Bakersfield at California Baptist 7:30 PM FloWrestling Hofstra at California Baptist 9:00 PM FloWrestling Sunday, February 18: Bellarmine at Appalachian State 11:30 AM AppStateSports YouTube Queens at American 1:00 PM ESPN+ Brown at Columbia 1:00 PM ESPN+ Lindenwood at George Mason 1:00 PM ESPN+ Indiana at Northwestern 1:00 PM B1G+ Cornell at Appalachian State 1:30 PM AppStateSports YouTube Central Michigan at Clarion 2:00 PM FloWrestling NC State at Duke 2:00 PM ACC Network Extra VMI at Gardner-Webb 2:00 PM ESPN+ Wisconsin at Iowa 2:00 PM Big Ten Network Campbell at Presbyterian 2:00 PM ESPN+ Glenville State at West Virginia 2:00 PM ESPN+ Lindenwood at American 3:00 PM ESPN+ Illinois at Northwestern 3:00 PM B1G+ Oklahoma at Oklahoma State 3:00 PM ESPN+ Missouri at South Dakota State 3:00 PM FloWrestling Northern Colorado at Air Force 4:00 PM FloWrestling Nebraska at Penn State 4:00 PM Big Ten Network Oregon State at Stanford 5:00 PM Pac-12 BayArea Utah Valley, Wyoming at Cowboy Shootout, hosted by Wyoming

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As if the twists and turns at 125 haven’t been enough craziness, the B1G Ten dual meet season has given us an extra scoop of that good stuff on top. Nebraska Cools Off Red Hot Michigan A week ago at this time, we were all talking about how Michigan defended its home turf against the visiting Hawkeyes on Senior Night as they won 7 of 10 bouts. Flash forward and the Wolverines found themselves on the other end of a beating when they traveled to Lincoln, NE. Nebraska 1-upped the performance that Michigan put on a week prior by winning the first six bouts to take the 18-0 lead. In the end, the Huskers came away with the 25-7 win. Now, this weekend they will travel to State College, PA for their biggest test of the season against top-ranked PSU. Penn State as Powerful as Ever We were all looking forward to the dual between PSU and Iowa. The history, the matchups, the attitudes, and the trash talk, especially the trash talk, always brings so much hype to this meeting. This year’s installment didn’t give us the trash talk bowl between three-time NCAA Champion Carter Starocci and true freshman Gabe Arnold that we wanted, but we did see the full weight of the Nittany Lions’ lineup as they took eight of the 10 bouts in Carver-Hawkeye Arena. They followed it up with an even more dominant performance at home against Rutgers in their OG school colors on Monday night with a 35-3 win where they rolled out a few backups to truly show just how powerful they are. Nittany Lions continue their awesome season A stat popped up on Twitter over the weekend showcasing that to this point in the season, Hofstra and Lehigh are tied for most points scored on Penn State in a dual, with 10. After this weekend, with Penn State wrestling both Iowa and Rutgers, that stat remains the same. In fact, if you add up Rutgers and Iowa’s scores, it only equals 9 total points (Iowa scored 6, Rutgers 3). I’m at the point now where I’m just going to try to appreciate what we’re seeing. There is a lot that people can complain about with regard to transfer portals and such, but I don’t imagine It’ll be fun to look back at this run by Penn State and try to explain to people why I was a hater. At the end of the day, the wrestlers all have to get the job done, and the staff and athletes continue to do so at the highest level. Beau Bartlett got the biggest win of the night by holding onto his number-one ranking by beating Real Woods in a battle of the top two ranked wrestlers. Penn State hosts Nebraska this Sunday afternoon in their next competition, while Iowa will host their senior night while competing against Wisconsin. Points a plenty in Maryland vs Michigan State It’s wild to think that this coaching staff at Maryland hadn’t had a dual meet win in the B1G until late last season. This year they’ve added to that total with a win over Northwestern, as well as this win over the Spartans on Sunday afternoon. This dual didn’t follow the traditional format. After the first two weights, the Terrapins were up 11-0. MSU forfeited 125, followed by Braxton Brown getting a technical fall at 133. MSU rebounded well with an upset win at 141 with Jordan Hamdan controlling the match. He got a reversal in second which resulted in riding out the period, and sealed the deal with a takedown in the third. If bonus points and overtime are your thing though, then you liked this dual. We had OT at 157 and 174, with MSU winning the first, and Maryland winning the second. We also had technical falls at 149, 184, and 197. Up next the Spartans host Ohio State this Friday night, with Maryland traveling to Rutgers Friday night as well. 50th Wisconsin Dual win for Bono on Senior Night How cool is it that Chris Bono got his 50th Dual win with Wisconsin a couple of days before his 50th birthday? Happy Birthday, Coach! It didn’t come easy though, as Wisconsin split the matches 5-5 with the Fighting Illini, but bonus point wins secured the victory. Wisconsin’s leaders carried the torch for the team, with Eric Barnett securing an 8-0 major decision to start things off, and Dean Hamiti getting the fall at 165 to help them regain the lead. Illinois took two of the next three to retake the lead going into the final match at Heavyweight, but Wisconsin came through with a 12-6 decision from Gannon Rosenfeld to get the walk-off win at home. This group of six seniors got to have a nice send-off in their final home dual of the season. Wisconsin travels to Minnesota to take on the Golden Gophers next Friday in what is usually an awesome back-and-forth dual on Friday night. Meanwhile, Illinois will travel to West Lafayette to take on the Boilermakers, also on Friday night.

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It wasn’t the craziest week in the Big 12 but there was plenty of notable action. Oklahoma State continues to have one of their strongest seasons in recent years, navigating a dangerous dual with South Dakota State. The Jackrabbits were coming off a solid win over Oklahoma the day before as well. History was made as Northern Iowa traveled to take on California Baptist on the road before following that up with a great dual against Iowa State. Air Force and Northern Colorado took out Utah Valley in conference matchups. While most schools still have duals coming up this month, Wyoming did cap their dual season off and will be joined by Air Force, Northern Colorado, Oklahoma, and West Virginia after this upcoming week. Air Force (Overall: 5-6; Conference: 3-5): Dual Results (UVU) | Dual Results (AMER) Air Force went 2-0 on the weekend including a conference win by taking out Utah Valley 23-18 and American 33-11. Tucker Owens, Giano Petrucelli, Noah Blake, Sam Wolf, and Wyatt Hendrickson went undefeated on the weekend. Wolf only wrestled against Utah Valley and took out Mahonri Rushton 9-5. Petrucelli, Blake, and Hendrickson bonused their opponents with a major, two techs, and three pins. Hendrickson is now up to 12 pins in just 15:04 and is seven wins away from a career 100. Next Up: Air Force finishes their dual season at home against Northern Colorado on February 18th. California Baptist (Overall: 4-9; Conference: 1-6): Dual Results For the first time in program history the Lancers hosted Northern Iowa for a conference dual that they dropped 36-9. Chaz Hallmark scored big points for the team at 157, pinning Kaleb Olejniczak in the third period. Darren Green was the team’s other win, beating Connor Thorpe in OT. Dayne Morton at 149 had a close match as well, but dropped a 2-0 decision to Adam Allard. Next Up: California Baptist has a dual against Cal Poly on February 16th followed by a tri-dual with Hofstra and CSU Bakersfield on February 17th. Iowa State (Overall: 12-2; Conference: 5-1): Dual Results The Cyclones took out in-state opponent Northern Iowa with a 27-14 dual win. Kysen Terukina lost in overtime but Iowa State responded with bonus points from Evan Frost and Casey Swiderski with an upset for Anthony Echemendia mixed in as well. Cody Chittum dropped a barnburner match with Ryder Downey, but they responded with bonus points from David Carr and MJ Gaitan. Tate Naaktgeboren dropped his second dual appearance to Parker Keckeisen, a tall task for the blue chipper. The team capped off the day with another dominant Yonger Bastida match as he scored seven takedowns in the first period for the early tech fall. Next Up: Iowa State hosts the always fun Last Chance Open on February 18th. Missouri (Overall: 8-2; Conference: 4-1): No Competition. Next Up: Missouri hits the road against NDSU on February 16 and SDSU on February 18th. North Dakota State (Overall: 3-9; Conference: 2-4): No Competition. Next Up: NDSU hosts Missouri on February 16th. Northern Colorado (Overall: 9-5; Conference: 2-4): Dual Results Northern Colorado got another conference win by taking out Utah Valley 22-12. Stevo Poulin and Dom Serrano got off to a quick start with bonus point wins. Vinny Zerban improved his record to 20-0 and got his 15th bonus point win of the season. Derek Matthews and Travis Mastrogiovanni continue to round out the lineup as they got two wins as well. Next Up: Northern Colorado takes on Air Force on the road on February 18th. Northern Iowa (Overall: 6-6; Conference: 5-2): Dual Results (CBU) | Dual Results (ISU) The Panthers took a long trip to California for their first ever road dual against California Baptist. The trip was a good one as they won the dual 36-9, winning eight matches. They got bonus point wins from Trever Anderson, RJ Weston, Jared Simma, Parker Keckeisen, Wyatt Voelker, and Tyrell Gordon. Anderson was the biggest winner, pinning ranked Eli Griffin late in the match while down 16-7. Just two days later, the team came back to Iowa and dropped a 27-14 dual to Iowa State. Trever Anderson was again a big winner, beating Kysen Terukina in overtime. Cael Happel dropped a back and forth rematch against Anthony Echemendia. Ryder Downey scored a big win over Cody Chittum in a match with massive seeding implications. Next Up: The Panthers have the Last Chance Open on their schedule for February 18th. Oklahoma State (Overall: 13-0; Conference: 7-0): Dual Results The Cowboys are looking to stay undefeated for the first time since 2021 (10-0), and have a chance to match their 15-0 run from 2019. Both seasons saw the team finish third at NCAA’s with a team trophy. They stayed undefeated this week with a team dominant 31-6 win over a dangerous SDSU team. Troy Spratley avenged a loss to Tanner Jordan with a win, Tagen Jamison navigated a tough match with Clay Carlson, and Jordan Williams and Izzak Olejnik got pins. There were some nail biters, with OK State coming out on top in overtime with Tagen Jamison, Teague Travis, and Dustin Plott. With just two duals left, the Cowboys are one of the most consistent teams this season. Next Up: Oklahoma State and Oklahoma compete in their second Bedlam of the year on February 18th, this time in Stillwater. Oklahoma (Overall: 5-6; Conference: 2-5): Dual Results The Sooners tried to repeat history with an upset over SDSU, like last year, but came up short in a 20-13 loss. Conrad Hendriksen was close to another upset but lost 4-0 to Tanner Jordan. Jace Koelzer got a big upset with a win over Derrick Cardinal, while Willie McDougald got a solid upset win over Alek Martin to climb back in the rankings. Gerrit Nijenhuis appears like he could have won the spot at 165, getting a 6-4 win over Connor Gaynor in his first match at the weight this season. Stephen Buchanan dropped his biggest test of the season 4-1 to Tanner Sloan, but feels like a rematch is guaranteed to happen at some point. Next Up: Oklahoma and Oklahoma State compete in their second Bedlam of the year on February 18th, this time in Stillwater. South Dakota State (Overall: 12-3; Conference: 6-1): Dual Results (OU) | Dual Results (OKST) The Jackrabbits visited the state of Oklahoma and went 1-1 in duals with a 20-13 win over Oklahoma and a 31-6 loss to Oklahoma State. They looked good against the Sooners, winning six matches along the way. Derrick Cardinal and Alek Martin were both upset, while Cael Swensen and Cade DeVos survived more-than-game opponents. Tanner Sloan was the biggest winner of the night, avenging a 2022 loss to Stephen Buchanan with a 4-1 decision. The OK State dual was a tough one, as SDSU was only able to win two matches as their undefeated conference streak broke. Cade DeVos and Tanner Sloan both handled ranked opponents, while Cael Swensen, Clay Carlson, and Bennett Berge all saw their upset bids come short with overtime losses. Carlson has a history of coming up big late in the season as a two-time All-American while Swensen and Berge are looking like podium contenders themselves. Next Up: South Dakota State hosts Missouri on February 18th. Utah Valley (Overall: 2-6; Conference: 1-6): Dual Results (AF) | Dual Results (UNCO) Utah Valley went on the road to Colorado for duals against Air Force and Northern Colorado. They dropped the dual to Air Force 23-18 and to Northern Colorado 22-15. Haiden Drury, Isaiah Delgado, and Evan Bockman all went 2-0 in both duals as they look to repeat as NCAA qualifiers. Drury appears to be finding a groove at 141lbs, as he has won his last five including ranked wins over Cole Brooks and Gavin Drexler. Jacob Armstrong didn’t wrestle Air Force, but got a 4-1 decision over Northern Colorado. Next Up: Utah Valley has the Cowboy Shootout on February 18th. West Virginia (Overall: 9-5; Conference: 2-5): No Competition. Next Up: West Virginia wrestles Glenville State on February 18th at home to finish their dual season. Wyoming (Overall: 7-7; Conference: 5-4): Dual Results Wyoming wrapped up their 2024 dual season with a 34-6 loss to Oregon State. The seven wins are the highest the team has had since 2019, and the 50% win percentage is much higher than their 1-10 season last year. In their dual they got solid wins with Cooper Voorhees beating a dangerous Isaiah Crosby and Gabe Willochell with an upset over Nash Singleton. Cole Brooks had a 9-4 loss to Cleveland Belton, and Quayin Short dropped a 7-3 decision. The team was also without big guns in Jore Volk and Joey Novak where their backups gave up a tech and pin. The team still hosts a home open to finish the season with the Cowboy Shootout. Next Up: Wyoming hosts the Cowboy Shootout on February 18th.

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The Big Ten correspondents (Kevin and Ryan) once again join forces with the ACC (Robbie) to bring you another addition of Conference Crossover Conversation. This week the guys talk about Nebraska stunningly dominant performance over Michigan, along with Penn State topping Iowa in Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Robbie talks NC State's 125 lb situation and a possible Vito/Orine matchup in the Wolfpack's non-conference dual with Cornell. For the full show: