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Paniro Johnson (left) and Shayne Van Ness (photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) We're now almost two days removed from the 2022 Collegiate Duals and I've had a lot on my mind. It was an excellent couple of days chalked full of excellent wrestling action. Plenty of great matches, upsets, and quality duals. Normally, I'll have a more coherent, flowing article ready to pull together all of the key happenings into a few talking points. However, there's a lot to talk about. So without rambling any further: I wasn't sure what to anticipate from a fan-attendance standpoint. The event was held in a state that hasn't hosted a DI wrestling event since 1985 and doesn't traditionally have strong high school wrestling. And it's less than a week away from Christmas. All things considered, I thought the attendance was strong. While the event was held in a Convention Center, it wasn't your typical setting. No temporary metal bleachers and fans hovering over mats. It took place in a theater. The acoustics of the building made 50 fans screaming sound like 300, which was good. Generally, it looked like fans had good sightlines for both mats. My photographer friends weren't keen on the walls which were primarily black. I'm sure that isn't very high on the list of priorities when planning an event, but probably something to keep in mind going forward. University of New Orleans athletic director Tim Duncan (not that one) was in attendance for the second day. I don't want to read too much into that, but his interest in the event is at least a positive sign. I understand that were UNO to add wrestling, they'd also need to add a pair of women's teams (let's do women's wrestling also!) For the full article, Subscribe to InterMat's Rokfin Page

Marcus Coleman takes down 2x NCAA champion Aaron Brooks (photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) The Big 12 had a strong showing at the Collegiate Duals this week in New Orleans. The combined efforts of the conference's two Iowa schools anchored the Big 12 against some of the country's best wrestling programs. Iowa State grabbed wins over Oregon State and Cornell, along with a competitive showing vs. Penn State, which included Marcus Coleman's win over NCAA Champion Aaron Brooks. Northern Iowa defeated Lock Haven and Ohio State then fell to NC State in their final match. We'll get to see these two teams scrap in Cedar Falls on February 10th in Cedar Falls in what should be another great dual. Other notes from around the conference: Wyoming finished second at Reno with two tournament champions in Jacob Wright(157) and Hayden Hastings(174). They were just six points behind first place Michigan State in one of their best showings of the season so far. Utah Valley went 0-3 at the Purdue Duals and Missouri defeated North Dakota State to move to 2-0 in conference matchups. Sunday 12/18 Wyoming-2nd Place Reno TOC Utah Valley-22nd Place Reno TOC Nebraska DEF South Dakota State 22-17 ND State DEF Little Rock 33-6 Northern Colorado DEF Northeastern Junior College, Northwest Kansas Technical College, New Mexico Highlands Monday 12/19 Northern Iowa DEF Lock Haven 36-3 Northern Iowa DEF Ohio State 19-13 Iowa State DEF Oregon State 26-6 Iowa State DEF Cornell 18-13 West Virginia DEF Fairmont State University 48-3 Tuesday 12/20 Campbell DEF Utah Valley 17-16 Purdue DEF Utah Valley 20-18 Drexel DEF Utah Valley 19-13 Missouri DEF ND State 28-11 Penn State DEF Iowa State 22-12 North Carolina State DEF Northern Iowa 27-12

Penn State 141 lber Beau Bartlett (photo courtesy of Tony DiMarco) Blue Pool Championship Results Penn State 22 Iowa State 12 125 - Corey Cabanban (Iowa State) dec Gary Steen (Penn State) 4-0 (Iowa State 3-0) 133 - Roman Bravo-Young (Penn State) maj Ramazan Attasauov (Iowa State) 10-2 (Penn State 4-3) 141 - Beau Bartlett (Penn State) dec Zach Redding (Iowa State) 8-3 (Penn State 7-3) 149 - Paniro Johnson (Iowa State) dec Shayne Van Ness (Penn State) 3-2 (Penn State 7-6) 157 - Levi Haines (Penn State) dec Jason Kraisser (Iowa State) 8-3 (Penn State 10-6) 165 - David Carr (Iowa State) dec Alex Facundo (Penn State) 4-2 (Penn State 10-9) 174 - Carter Starocci (Penn State) dec Julien Broderson (Iowa State) 5-1 (Penn State 13-9) 184 - Marcus Coleman (Iowa State) dec Aaron Brooks (Iowa State) 9-7 (Penn State 13-12) 197 - Max Dean (Penn State) dec Yonger Bastida (Iowa State) 4-1 (Penn State 16-12) 285 - Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State) FFT (Penn State 22-12)

NC State 157 lber Ed Scott (photo courtesy of Tony DiMarco) Red Pool Championship Results NC State 27 Northern Iowa 12 125 - Jarrett Trombley (NC State) dec Kyle Gollhofer (Northern Iowa) 8-4 (NC State 3-0) 133 - Kai Orine (NC State) dec Kyle Biscoglia (Northern Iowa) 8-5 (NC State 6-0) 141 - Ryan Jack (NC State) dec Cael Happel (Northern Iowa) 6-3 (NC State 9-0) 149 - Colin Realbuto (Northern Iowa) dec Jackson Arrington (NC State) 5-4 (NC State 9-3) 157 - Ed Scott (NC State) fall Colin Realbuto (Northern Iowa) :18 (NC State 15-3) 165 - Austin Yant (Northern Iowa) dec Matty Singleton (NC State) 5-2 (NC State 15-6) 174 - Alex Faison (NC State) dec Carson Babcock (Northern Iowa) 3-1 (NC State 18-6) 184 - Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa) fall Trent Hidlay (NC State) 3:54 (NC State 18-12) 197 - Isaac Trumble (NC State) fall Noah Glaser (Northern Iowa) 1:28 (NC State 24-12) 285 - Owen Trephan (NC State) dec Tyrell Gordon (Northern Iowa) 3-1SV (NC State 27-12)

The Cornell bench at the Collegiate Duals (photo courtesy of Tony DiMarco) Red Pool Third Place Results Ohio State 23 Lehigh 12 125 - Carter Bailey (Lehigh) dec Andre Gonzales (Ohio State) 6-0 (Lehigh 3-0) 133 - Nic Bouzakis (Ohio State) FFT (Ohio State 6-3) 141 - Dylan D'Emilio (Ohio State) dec Malyke Hines (Lehigh) 3-1 (Ohio State 9-3) 149 - Sammy Sasso (Ohio State) maj Max Brignola (Lehigh) 10-2 (Ohio State 13-3) 157 - Gavin Brown (Ohio State) dec Mazona Bryant (Lehigh) 6-3 (Ohio State 16-3) 165 - Josh Humphreys (Lehigh) dec Isaac Wilcox (Ohio State) 5-3 (Ohio State 16-6) 174 - Ethan Smith (Ohio State) maj Jake Logan (Lehigh) 13-4 (Ohio State 20-6) 184 - Kaleb Romero (Ohio State) dec Tate Samuelson (Lehigh) 10-4 (Ohio State 23-6) 197 - Michael Beard (Lehigh) dec Gavin Hoffman (Ohio State) 5-3 (Ohio State 23-9) 285 - Nathan Taylor (Lehigh) dec Mike Misita (Ohio State) 6-2 (Ohio State 23-12) Blue Pool Third Place Results Cornell 31 North Carolina 9 125 - Brett Ungar (Cornell) dec Jack Wagner (North Carolina) 4-0 (Cornell 3-0) 133 - Vito Arujau (Cornell) fall Joey Melendez (North Carolina) 4:25 (Cornell 9-0) 141 - Lachlan McNeil (North Carolina) dec Vince Cornella (Cornell) 4-0 (Cornell 9-3) 149 - Yianni Diakomihalis (Cornell) maj Danny Nini (North Carolina) 13-1 (Cornell 13-3) 157 - Jayden Scott (North Carolina) dec Gage McClenahan (Cornell) dec 3-1SV (Cornell 13-6) 165 - Julian Ramirez (Cornell) dec Nick Fea (North Carolina) 6-2 (Cornell 16-6) 174 - Chris Foca (Cornell) fall Cade Tenold (North Carolina) 1:54 (Cornell 22-6) 184 - Gavin Kane (North Carolina) dec Evan Canoyer (Cornell) 2-0 (Cornell 22-9) 197 - Jacob Cardenas (Cornell) dec Max Shaw (North Carolina) 4-0 (Cornell 25-9) 285 - Brendan Fuhrman (Cornell) fall Aydin Guttridge (North Carolina) 3:53 (Cornell 31-9)

Oregon State 184 lber Trey Munoz (photo courtesy of Tony DiMarco) Red Pool Fifth Place Results Cal Poly 25 Lock Haven 15 125 - Anthony Noto (Lock Haven) dec Antonio Lorenzo (Cal Poly) 7-4 (Lock Haven 3-0) 133 - Gable Strickland (Lock Haven) dec Ethan Rotondo (Cal Poly) 7-1 (Lock Haven 6-0) 141 - Lawrence Saenz (Cal Poly) dec Tyler Dilley (Lock Haven) 10-3 (Lock Haven 6-3) 149 - Dom Demas (Cal Poly) dec Nick Stonecheck (Lock Haven) 9-4 (Tied 6-6) 157 - Ashton Eyler (Lock Haven) fall Luka Wick (Cal Poly) 4:26 (12-6 Lock Haven) 165 - Legend Lamer (Cal Poly) dec Avery Bassett (Lock Haven) 5-2 (12-9 Lock Haven) 174 - Tyler Stoltzfus (Lock Haven) dec Brawley Lamer (Cal Poly) 9-2 (15-9 Lock Haven) 184 - Adam Kemp (Cal Poly) dec Colin Fegley (Lock Haven) 4-1 (15-12 Lock Haven) 197 - Bernie Truax (Cal Poly) tech Brad Morrison (Lock Haven) 15-0 (17-15 Cal Poly) 285 - Trevor Tinker (Cal Poly) fall Ethan Miller (Lock Haven) 2:40 (23-15 Cal Poly) Blue Pool Fifth Place Results Oregon State 39 Central Michigan 10 125 - Brandon Kaylor (Oregon State) fall Anthony Walker (Central Michigan) 5:46 (Oregon State 6-0) 133 - Jason Shaner (Oregon State) dec Vince Perez (Central Michigan) 8-3 (Oregon State 9-0) 141 - Cleveland Belton (Oregon State) fall Jimmy Nugent (Central Michigan) :41 (Oregon State 15-0) 149 - Riley Gurr (Oregon State) dec Mason Shrader (Central Michigan) 9-4 (Oregon State 18-0) 157 - Corbyn Munson (Central Michigan) maj Graham Gambrall (Oregon State) 10-1 (Oregon State 18-4) 165 - Matt Olguin (Oregon State) fall Tracy Hubbard (Central Michigan) 1:14 (Oregon State 24-4) 174 - Aaron Olmos (Oregon State) dec Alex Cramer (Central Michigan) 7-1 (Oregon State 27-4) 184 - Trey Munoz (Oregon State) fall Ben Cushman (Central Michigan) 1:50 (Oregon State 33-4) 197 - Tanner Harvey (Oregon State) fall Cameron Wood (Central Michigan) 3:52 (Oregon State 39-4) 285 - Bryan Caves (Central Michigan) fall Ryan Reyes (Oregon State) 3:36 (Oregon State 39-10)

2x CKLV champion Mikey Labriola (Keckeisen/Hidlay photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com/Dean/Bastida photos courtesy of Fantasy College Wrestling) Day one from the New Orleans Convention Center was excellent! We saw one of the best duals of the year, one that featured a lineup bump and a returning three-time national champion get tested by a freshman. At the same time, Northern Iowa pulled an upset over #3 Ohio State and looks like a tough out from top to bottom. Oh yeah, did we mention top-ranked Penn State showing exactly why there are so good. The Nittany Lions won 18 of 20 matches and earned bonus points in 14 of those contests. And finally, NC State breezed through their half of the pool without a whole lot of resistance. Below are previews for the blue and red pool finals which take place at 6pm (red) and 8pm (blue) tonight (all times Eastern). Before that, here are the matchups and times for the remaining matches. 2pm - 5th place matches: Cal Poly vs Lock Haven, Oregon State vs Central Michigan 4pm - 3rd place matches: Cornell vs North Carolina, Ohio State vs. Lehigh Blue Pool Final: #7 Iowa State vs #1 Penn State 125 - Corey Cabanban/Ethan Perryman (Iowa State) vs. Gary Steen (Penn State) The Cyclones were without starter Kysen Terukina at 125 lbs today but still got a pair of good performances at 285 lbs as true freshman Ethan Perryman put up a good fight before falling to 2022 All-American #10 Brandon Kaylor (Oregon State). Corey Cabanban was called upon in the second bout and knocked off #21 Brett Ungar (Cornell). This was a match after Ungar downed Kaylor. That's a long way of saying that the Cyclones are capable of earning a “W” even without Terukina. Gary Steen is looking to pick up his first win of the Duals after losing on a close call in the opener to Central Michigan. With his two losses on the day, Steen's record has dropped below .500. 133 - #21 Ramazan Attasauov (Iowa State) vs. #1 Roman Bravo-Young (Penn State) For the full article, Subscribe to InterMat's Rokfin Page

The 2022 Collegiate Duals (photo courtesy of Tony DiMarco) Round One Results Iowa State 26 Oregon State 6 125 - Brandon Kaylor (Oregon State) dec Ethan Perryman (Iowa State) 5-2 (3-0 Oregon State) 133 - Ramazan Attasauov (Iowa State) dec Jason Shaner (Oregon State) 6-3 (3-3 tie) 141 - Zach Redding (Iowa State) dec Cleveland Belton (Oregon State) 6-5 (6-3 Iowa State) 149 - Paniro Johnson (Iowa State maj Riley Gurr (Oregon State) 14-5 (10-3 Iowa State) 157 - Jason Kraisser (Iowa State) dec Isaiah Crosby (Oregon State) 10-8SV (13-3 Iowa State) 165 - David Carr (Iowa State) dec Matt Olguin (Oregon State) 6-1 (16-3 Iowa State) 174 - Julian Broderson (Iowa State) dec Aaron Olmos (Oregon State) 5-2 (19-3 Iowa State) 184 - Trent Munoz (Oregon State) dec Marcus Coleman (Iowa State) 8-4 (19-6 Iowa State) 197 - Yonger Bastida (Iowa State) dec Tanner Harvey (Oregon State) 3-2 (22-6 Iowa State) 285 - Sam Schuyler (Iowa State) maj Ryan Reyes (Oregon State) 16-4 (26-6 Iowa State) Northern Iowa 36 Lock Haven 3 125 - Noto (Lock Haven) dec Kyle Gollhofer (Northern Iowa) 11-4 (3-0 Lock Haven) 133 - Kyle Biscoglia (Northern Iowa) dec Gable Strickland (Lock Haven) 12-6 (3-3 tie) 141 - Cael Happel (Northern Iowa) tech Tyler Dilley (Lock Haven) 24-9 (8-3 Northern Iowa) 149 - Collin Realbuto maj Nick Stonecheck (Lock Haven) 14-6 (12-3 Northern Iowa) 157 - Derek Holschlag (Northern Iowa) dec Ashton Eyler (Lock Haven) 6-4 (15-3 Northern Iowa) 165 - Austin Yant (Northern Iowa) dec Avery Bassett (Lock Haven) 6-2 (18-3 Northern Iowa) 174 - Lance Runyon (Northern Iowa) fall Tyler Stoltzfus (Lock Haven) :47 (24-3 Northern Iowa) 184 - Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa) maj Colin Fegley (Lock Haven) 16-4 (28-3 Northern Iowa) 197 - Noah Glaser (Northern Iowa) dec Brad Morrison (Lock Haven) 5-0 (31-3 Northern Iowa) 285 - Tyrell Gordon (Northern Iowa) tech Ethan Miller (Lock Haven) 18-3 (36-3 Northern Iowa) Round Two Ohio State 39 Lock Haven 3 125 - Malik Heinselman (Ohio State) dec AnthonyNoto (Lock Haven) 7-4 (3-0 Ohio State) 133 - Nic Bouzakis (Ohio State) dec Gable Strickland (Lock Haven) 6-0 (6-0 Ohio State) 141 - Dylan D'Emilio (Ohio State) maj Tyler Dilley (Lock Haven) 11-3 (10-0 Ohio State) 149 - Sammy Sasso (Ohio State) fall Nick Stonecheck (Lock Haven) Fall 6:34 (16-0 Ohio State) 157 - Isaac Wilcox (Ohio State) dec Ashton Eyler (Lock Haven) 8-7 (19-0 Ohio State) 165 - Avery Bassett (Lock Haven) dec Klay Reeves (Ohio State) 8-2 (19-3 Ohio State) 174 - Ethan Smith (Ohio State) maj Tyler Stoltzfus (Lock Haven) 16-6 (23-3 Ohio State) 184 - Kaleb Romero (Ohio State) maj Colin Fegely (Lock Haven) 16-6 (27-3 Ohio State) 197 - Gavin Hoffman (Ohio State) fall Brad Morrison (Lock Haven) 1:10 (33-3 Ohio State) 285 - Mike Misita (Ohio State) fall Ethan Miller (Lock Haven) 1:38 (39-3 Ohio State) Cornell 32 Oregon State 7 125 - Brett Ungar (Cornell) dec Brandon Kaylor (Oregon State) 3-1SV (3-0 Cornell) 133 - Vito Arujau (Cornell) tech Jason Shaner (Oregon State) 19-4 (8-0 Cornell) 141 - Vince Cornella (Cornell) dec Cleveland Belton (Oregon State) 4-2 (11-0 Cornell) 149 - Yianni Diakomihalis (Cornell) fall Riley Gurr (Oregon State) Fall 5:54 (17-0 Cornell) 157 - Isaiah Crosby (Oregon State) dec Colton Yapoujian (Cornell) 8-2 (17-3 Cornell) 165 - Julian Ramirez (Cornell) dec Matt Olguin (Oregon State) 6-2 (20-3 Cornell) 174 - Chris Foca (Cornell) fall Aaron Olmos (Oregon State) :58 (26-3 Cornell) 184 - Trent Munoz (Oregon State) maj Evan Canoyer (Cornell) 12-3 (26-7 Cornell) 197 - Jacob Cardenas dec Tanner Harvey (Oregon State) 9-5 (29-7 Cornell) 285 - Brendan Fuhrman (Cornell) dec Ryan Reyes (Oregon State) 4-0 (32-7 Cornell) Round Three Northern Iowa 19 Ohio State 13 125 - Malik Heinselman (Ohio State) dec Kyle Golhoffer (Northern Iowa) 12-5 (3-0 Ohio State) 133 - Nic Bouzakis (Ohio State) dec Kyle Biscoglia (Northern Iowa) 9-6 (6-0 Ohio State) 141 - Cael Happel (Northern Iowa) dec Dylan D'Emilio (Ohio State) 7-5SV (6-3 Ohio State) 149 - Colin Realbuto (Northern Iowa) dec Sammy Sasso (Ohio State) 9-7 (6-6 Tie) 157 - Derek Holschlag (Northern Iowa) dec Isaac Wilcox (Ohio State) 6-2 (9-6 Northern Iowa) 165 - Austin Yant (Northern Iowa) maj Gavin Brown (Ohio State) 11-1 (13-6 Northern Iowa) 174 - Ethan Smith (Ohio State) dec Lance Runyon (Northern Iowa) 6-4 (13-9 Northern Iowa) 184 - Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa) dec Kaleb Romero (Ohio State) 3-1 (16-9 Northern Iowa) 197 - Gavin Hoffman (Ohio State) maj Noah Glaser (Northern Iowa) 18-7 (16-13 Northern Iowa) 285 - Tyrell Gordon (Northern Iowa) dec Tate Orndorff (Ohio State) 3-2 (19-13 Northern Iowa) Iowa State 18 Cornell 13 125 - Corey Cabanban (Iowa State) dec Brett Ungar (Cornell) 3-1 (3-0 Iowa State) 133 - Vito Arujau (Cornell) dec Ramazan Attasauov (Iowa State) 3-1 (3-3 Tie) 141 - Vince Cornella (Cornell) dec Zach Redding (Iowa State) 6-1 (6-3 Cornell) 149 - Yianni Diakomihalis (Cornell) dec Paniro Johnson (Iowa State) 3-1SV (9-3 Cornell) 157 - Jason Krassier (Iowa State) dec Colton Yapoujian (Cornell) 6-4SV (9-6 Cornell) 165 - David Carr (Iowa State) dec Julian Ramirez (Cornell) 10-5 (9-9 Tie) 174 - Chris Foca (Cornell) maj Julien Broderson (Iowa State) 17-4 (13-9 Cornell) 184 - Joel Devine (Iowa State) dec Evan Canoyer (Cornell) 5-1 (13-12 Cornell) 197 - Marcus Coleman (Iowa State) dec Jacob Cardenas (Cornell) 4-1 (15-13 Iowa State) 285 - Yonger Bastida (Iowa State) dec Lewis Fernandes (Cornell) 4-2 (18-13 Iowa State) Round Four Results Lehigh 26 Cal Poly 6 125 - Antonio Lorenzo (Cal Poly) dec Carter Bailey (Lehigh) 3-2 (3-0 Cal Poly) 133 - Connor McGonagle (Lehigh) dec Ethan Rotondo (Cal Poly) 3-0 (3-3 Tie) 141 - Malyke Hines (Lehigh) maj Lawrence Saenz (Cal Poly) 9-1 (7-3 Lehigh) 149 - Manzona Bryant (Lehigh) dec Dom Demas (Cal Poly) 4-3 (10-3 Lehigh) 157 - Josh Humphreys (Lehigh) Luka Wick (Cal Poly) 13-1 (14-3 Lehigh) 165 - Luca Frinzi (Lehigh) dec Legend Lamer (Cal Poly) 3-1 (17-3 Lehigh) 174 - Jake Logan (Lehigh) dec Brawley Lamer (Cal Poly) 6-3 (20-3 Lehigh) 184 - Tate Samuelson (Lehigh) dec Adam Kemp (Cal Poly) 3-1 (23-3 Lehigh) 197 - Bernie Truax (Cal Poly) dec Michael Beard (Lehigh) 3-2 (23-6 Lehigh) 285 - Nathan Taylor (Lehigh) dec Trevor Tinker (Cal Poly) 11-6 (26-6 Lehigh) North Carolina 28 Central Michigan 7 125 - Jack Wagner (North Carolina) dec Anthony Walker (Central Michigan) 10-5 (3-0 UNC) 133 - Joey Melendez (North Carolina) dec Vince Perez (Central Michigan) 2-1 (6-0 UNC) 141 - Lachlan McNeil (North Carolina) tech Jimmy Nugent (Central Michigan) 21-6 (11-0 UNC) 149 - Danny Nini (North Carolina) dec Johnny Lovett (Central Michigan) 5-1 (14-0 UNC) 157 - Austin O'Connor (North Carolina) Corbyn Munson (Central Michigan) 12-4 (18-0 UNC) 165 - Nick Fea (North Carolina) dec Tracy Hubbard (Central Michigan) 8-5 (21-0 UNC) 174 - Alex Cramer (Central Michigan) maj Cade Tenold (North Carolina) 10-0 (21-4 UNC) 184 - Gavin Kane (North Carolina) dec Ben Cushman (Central Michigan) 10-3 (24-4 UNC) 197 - Max Shaw (North Carolina) maj Cade Dallwitz (Central Michigan) 14-6 (28-4 UNC) 285 - Bryan Caves (Central Michigan) dec Brandon Whitman (North Carolina) 4-1 (28-7 UNC) Round Five Results NC State 33 Cal Poly 3 125 - Jarrett Trombley (NC State) dec Antonio Lorenzo (Cal Poly) 4-0 (3-0 NC State) 133 - Kai Orine (NC State) dec Ethan Rotondo (Cal Poly) 5-2 (6-0 NC State) 141 - Ryan Jack (NC State) maj Lawrence Saenz (Cal Poly) 14-4 (10-0 NC State) 149 - Jackson Arrington (NC State) dec Dom Demas (Cal Poly) 9-4 (13-0 NC State) 157 - Ed Scott (NC State) maj Luka Wick (Cal Poly) 15-3 (17-0 NC State) 165 - Legend Lamer (Cal Poly) dec Donald Cates (NC State) 12-10SV (17-3 NC State) 174 - Alex Faison (NC State) dec Jared Priest (Cal Poly) 7-3 (20-3 NC State) 184 - Trent Hidlay (NC State) dec Adam Kemp (Cal Poly) 11-4 (23-3 NC State) 197 - Isaac Trumble (NC State) fall Bernie Truax (Cal Poly) 4:30 (29-3 NC State) 285 - Owen Trephan (NC State) maj Trevor Tinker (Cal Poly) 14-1 (33-3 NC State) Penn State 50 Central Michigan 3 125 - Anthony Walker (Central Michigan) dec Gary Steen (Penn State) 5-4 (3-0 Central Michigan) 133 - Roman Bravo-Young (Penn State) fall Vince Perez (Central Michigan) 2:07 (6-3 Penn State) 141 - Beau Bartlett (Penn State) fall Jimmy Nugent (Central Michigan) 2:09 (12-3 Penn State) 149 - Shayne Van Ness (Penn State) fall Johnny Lovett (Central Michigan) 4:47 (18-3 Penn State) 157 - Levi Haines (Penn State) fall Corbyn Munson (Central Michigan) 1:38 (24-3 Penn State) 165 - Alex Facundo (Penn State) maj Tracy Hubbard (Central Michigan) 16-7 (28-3 Penn State) 174 - Carter Starocci (Penn State) fall Alex Cramer (Central Michigan) 2:21 (34-3 Penn State) 184 - Aaron Brooks (Penn State) fall Ben Cushman (Central Michigan) 1:18 (40-3 Penn State) 197 - Max Dean (Penn State) fall Cameron Wood (Central Michigan) 4:21 (46-3 Penn State) 285 - Seth Nevills (Penn State) maj Bryan Caves (Central Michigan) 17-6 (50-3 Penn State) Round Six NC State 24 Lehigh 10 125 - Jarrett Trombley (NC State) dec Jaret Lane (Lehigh) 4-0 (3-0 NC State) 133 - Connor McGonagle (Lehigh) dec Kai Orine (NC State) 4-1 (3-3 Tie) 141 - Ryan Jack (NC State) dec Malyke Hines (Lehigh) 8-3 (6-3 NC State) 149 - Jackson Arrington (NC State) dec Max Brignola (Lehigh) 2-0 (9-3 NC State) 157 - Josh Humphreys (Lehigh) dec Ed Scott (NC State) 12-7 (9-6 NC State) 165 - Matthew Singleton (NC State) maj Connor Herceg (Lehigh) 10-1 (13-6 NC State) 174 - Alex Faison (NC State) dec Jake Logan (Lehigh) 5-4 (16-6 NC State) 184 - Trent Hidlay (NC State) maj Tate Samuelson (Lehigh) 11-2 (20-6 NC State) 197 - Michael Beard (Lehigh) maj Isaac Trumble (NC State) 11-3 (20-10 NC State) 285 - Tyrie Houghton (NC State) maj Nathan Taylor (Lehigh) 10-0 (24-10 NC State) Penn State 37 North Carolina 3 125 - Jack Wagner (North Carolina) dec Gary Steen (Penn State) 5-1 (3-0 UNC) 133 - Roman Bravo-Young (Penn State) tech Jace Palmer (North Carolina) 26-11 (5-3 Penn State) 141 - Beau Bartlett (Penn State) dec Lachlan McNeil (North Carolina) 4-1 (8-3 Penn State) 149 - Shayne Van Ness (Penn State) dec Jayden Scott (North Carolina) 2-0 (11-3 Penn State) 157 - Levi Haines (Penn State) dec Danny Nini (North Carolina) 4-1 (14-3 Penn State) 165 - Alex Facundo (Penn State) dec Nick Fea (North Carolina) 5-2 (17-3 Penn State) 174 - Carter Starocci (Penn State) tech Cade Tenold (North Carolina) 18-3 (22-3 Penn State) 184 - Aaron Brooks (Penn State) fall Gavin Kane (North Carolina) :54 (28-3 Penn State) 197 - Max Dean (Penn State) maj Max Shaw (North Carolina) 10-2 (32-3 Penn State) 285 - Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State) tech Brandon Whitman (North Carolina) 17-1 (37-3 Penn State)

Nebraska All-American Peyton Robb (photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) Sunday's Dual Results George Mason 23 American 15 125 - Markel Baker (George Mason) dec Raymond Lopez (American) 4-2 133 - Jack Maida (American) dec Josh Jones (George Mason) 4-0 141 - Anthony Glasl (George Mason) tech Ethan Szerencsits (American) 17-1 149 - Nathan Higley (George Mason) dec Patrick Ryan (American) 11-4 157 - Peter Pappas (George Mason) dec Jack Nies (American) 5-2 165 - Caleb Campos (American) dec Drew Dickson (George Mason) 5-4 174 - Logan Messer (George Mason) dec Lucas White (American) 4-0 184 - Malachi Duvall (George Mason) fall Colin Shannon (American) 3:31 197 - Connor Bourne (American) dec Jon List (George Mason) 3-2 285 - Isaac Righter (American) fall Donovan Sprouse (American) Nebraska 22 South Dakota State 17 125 - Liam Cronin (Nebraska) fall Tanner Jordan (South Dakota State) :30 133 - Boo Dryden (Nebraska) dec Derrick Cardinal (South Dakota State) 4-1 141 - Brock Hardy (Nebraska) dec Clay Carlson (South Dakota State) 7-5SV 149 - Alek Martin (South Dakota State) maj Dayne Morton (Nebraska) 9-0 157 - Peyton Robb (Nebraska) dec Cael Swensen (South Dakota State) 7-2 165 - Tanner Cook (South Dakota State) fall Bubba Wilson (Nebraska) :29 174 - Mikey Labriola (Nebraska) dec Cade DeVos (South Dakota State) 4-0 184 - Lenny Pinto (Nebraska) maj Cade King (South Dakota State) 12-2 197 - Tanner Sloan (South Dakota State) maj Silas Allred (Nebraska) 12-0 285 - AJ Nevills (South Dakota State) dec Cale Davidson (Nebraska) 9-3SV Northern Colorado 44 Northeastern JC 6 125 - Stevo Poulin (Northern Colorado) FFT 133 - Jace Koelzer (Northern Colorado) maj Braydon Mogle (Northeastern) 13-4 141 - Deegan Palmer (Northeastern) fall Otto Cate-Cribari (Northern Colorado) 6:57 149 - Benji Alanis (Northern Colorado) maj Channing Warner (Northeastern) 17-6 157 - Roman Cruz (Northern Colorado) fall TJ Moffitt (Northeastern) 2:28 165 - Hudson Cropp (Northern Colorado) maj Vince Beeson (Northeastern) 10-0 174 - Ayden Rix-McElhinney (Northern Colorado) fall Gavin Kopp (Northeastern) 3:30 184 - Branson Britten (Northern Colorado) maj Connor Davis (Northeastern) 11-3 197 - Remington Peterson (Northern Colorado) maj Angel Fuentes (Northeastern) 16-2 285 - Xavier Doolin (Northern Colorado) fall Riley Butt (Northeastern) :58 Northern Colorado 47 Northwest Kansas Technical College 6 125 - Jett Strickenberger (NW Kansas Technical) dec Kenny Sailas (Northern Colorado) 9-2 133 - Jace Koelzer (Northern Colorado) FFT 141 - Armando Garcia (Northern Colorado) fall Casey Strand (NW Kansas Technical) 5:46 149 - Chris Sandoval (Northern Colorado) fall Lucas Hill (NW Kansas Technical) 2:51 157 - Nathan Moore (Northern Colorado) fall Bryce Boumans (NW Kansas Technical) 1:43 165 - Baylor Fernandes (Northern Colorado) fall Temuujin Mendbiley (NW Kansas Technical) 5:15 174 - Ayden Rix-McElhinney (Northern Colorado) tech John Carr (NW Kansas Technical) 23-7 184 - Jameel Coles (NW Kansas Technical) dec Branson Britten (Northern Colorado) 10-8 197 - Franklin Cruz (Northern Colorado) fall Jayshon Hines (NW Kansas Technical) 3:24 285 - Xavier Doolin (Northern Colorado) fall Jared Volcic (NW Kansas Technical) :39 Northern Colorado 50 New Mexico Highlands 0 125 - Moses Santiago (Northern Colorado) dec Rhys Sellers (NM Highlands) 8-6 133 - Jace Koelzer (Northern Colorado) maj Julius Kohn (NM Highlands) 14-1 141 - Armando Garcia (Northern Colorado) fall Joseph Misitano (NW Highlands) 3:54 149 - Eyan Chavez (Northern Colorado) fall Deklyn Miller (NW Highlands) 2:48 157 - Cam Lucero (Northern Colorado) tech Evan Kilgore (NW Highlands) 30-15 165 - Baylor Fernandes (Northern Colorado) fall Colin Brown (NW Highlands) :44 174 - Ayden Rix-McElhinney (Northern Colorado) tech Thomas Tolbert (NW Highlands) 23-5 184 - Branson Britten (Northern Colorado) tech Lance Kilgore (NW Highlands) 19-0 197 - Xavier Vasquez (Northern Colorado) maj Jayden Johnson (NW Highlands) 10-0 285 - Xavier Doolin (Northern Colorado) fall Kioni Benally (NW Highlands) :35 Northern Illinois 18 Kent State 15 125 - Jake Ferri (Kent State) dec Blake West (Northern Illinois) 9-5 133 - Brendon Fenton (Kent State) dec Lucian Brink (Northern Illinois) 3-1 141 - Jaivon Jones (Northern Illinois) dec Louis Newell (Kent State) 3-1 149 - Kody Komara (Kent State) dec Dillon Nichols (Northern Illinois) 13-6 157 - Anthony Gibson (Northern Illinois) maj Aaron Ferguson (Kent State) 9-0 165 - Izzak Olejnik (Northern Illinois) dec Enrique Munguia (Kent State) 9-1 174 - Hayden Pummel (Northern Illinois) maj Michael Ferree (Kent State) 16-5 184 - Matt Zuber (Northern Illinois) dec Tyler Bates (Kent State) 2-0 197 - Blake Schaffer (Kent State) dec Jacob Christiansen (Northern Illinois) 3-1 285 - Jacob Cover (Kent State) dec Terrese Aaron (Northern Illinois) 4-2SV Bucknell 36 Edinboro 7 125 - Aiden Lewis (Edinboro) maj Grayson McLellan (Bucknell) 10-0 133 - Kurt Phipps (Bucknell) fall Cam Soda (Edinboro) 1:34 141 - Darren Miller (Bucknell) fall Amonn Ohl (Edinboro) 2:11 149 - Kolby DePron (Bucknell) fall Jake Pail (Edinboro) 1:36 157 - Nick Delp (Bucknell) dec Luke Kemerer (Edinboro) 6-2 165 - Chase Barlow (Bucknell) dec Max Kirby (Edinboro) 4-0 174 - Jared McGill (Edinboro) dec Sam Barnes (Bucknell) 6-2 184 - Logan Deacetis (Bucknell) fall Joey Arnold (Edinboro) 2:00 197 - Nolan Springer (Bucknell) dec Cody Mulligan (Edinboro) 3-1SV 285 - Logan Shepherd (Bucknell) dec Max Millin (Edinboro) 3-1 Buffalo 21 Bucknell 9 125 - Mason Bush (Buffalo) dec Grayson McLellan (Bucknell) 4-1 133 - Kurt Phipps (Bucknell) dec Tommy Maddox (Buffalo) 3-2 141 - Dylan Chappell (Bucknell) dec Matt Ryan (Buffalo) 9-5 149 - Kaleb Burgess (Buffalo) dec Kolby DePron (Bucknell) 4-2SV 157 - Michael Petite (Buffalo) dec Nick Delp (Bucknell) 4-3 165 - Noah Grover (Buffalo) dec Chase Barlow (Bucknell) 6-5 174 - Jay Nivison (Buffalo) dec Sam Barnes (Bucknell) 6-3 184 - Logan Deacetis (Bucknell) dec Guiseppe Hoose (Buffalo) 11-7 197 - Sam Mitchell (Buffalo) dec Nolan Springer (Bucknell) 6-2 285 - Greg Hodulick (Buffalo) dec Luke Niemeyer (Bucknell) 3-1 Buffalo 26 Edinboro 6 125 - Mason Bush (Buffalo) dec Aiden Lewis (Edinboro) 6-5 133 - Tommy Maddox (Buffalo) dec Cam Soda (Edinboro) 6-3 141 - Matt Ryan (Buffalo) dec Amonn Ohl (Edinboro) 7-3 149 - Kaleb Burgess (Buffalo) maj Jake Pail (Edinboro) 10-2 157 - Michael Petite (Buffalo) dec Luke Kemerer (Edinboro) 7-3 165 - Max Kirby (Edinboro) dec Ty Raines (Buffalo) 3-1SV 174 - Jared McGill (Edinboro) dec Jay Nivison (Buffalo) 4-2 184 - Guiseppe Hoose (Buffalo) maj Joey Arnold (Edinboro) 18-7 197 - Sam Mitchell (Buffalo) dec Cody Mulligan (Edinboro) 2-0 285 - Eli Sheeran (Buffalo) dec Nick Lodato (Edinboro) 6-3 North Dakota State 33 Little Rock 6 125 - Jeremiah Reno (Little Rock) dec Carlos Negrete (North Dakota State) 8-3 133 - McGwire Midkiff (North Dakota State) dec Josh Sarpy (Little Rock) 9-5 141 - Dylan Droegemueller (North Dakota State) dec Jayden Gomez (Little Rock) 6-1 149 - Kellyn March (North Dakota State) dec Joey Bianchi (Little Rock) 6-1 157 - Jared Franek (North Dakota State) maj Matt Bianchi (Little Rock) 9-0 165 - Mikey Caliendo (North Dakota State) fall Bilal Bailey (Little Rock) 6:57 174 - Gaven Sax (North Dakota State) maj Triston Wills (Little Rock) 11-1 184 - DJ Parker (North Dakota State) maj Mason Diel (Little Rock) 13-0 197 - Owen Pentz (North Dakota State) fall Tylynn Lukens (Little Rock) 4:07 285 - Josiah Hill (Little Rock) dec Juan Mora (North Dakota State) 3-2 Virginia Tech 52 Lindenwood 0 125 - Cooper Flynn (Virginia Tech) fall Austin Kegley (Lindenwood) 2:06 133 - Sam Latona (Virginia Tech) maj Ben Lindley (Lindenwood) 18-5 141 - Collin Gerardi (Virginia Tech) maj Kalen Napier (Lindenwood) 14-1 149 - Caleb Henson (Virginia Tech) tech Ben Bohr (Lindenwood) 19-3 157 - Clayton Ulrey (Virginia Tech) FFT 165 - Connor Brady (Virginia Tech) fall Kaden Charboneau (Lindenwood) 2:37 174 - Mekhi Lewis (Virginia Tech) fall Luke Dickhaus (Lindenwood) 1:48 184 - Hunter Bolen (Virginia Tech) tech Austin Raynor (Lindenwood) 16-1 197 - Andy Smith (Virginia Tech) maj Ryan Golnick (Lindenwood) 14-3 285 - Hunter Catka (Virginia Tech) fall David Hernandez (Lindenwood) 2:00 Virginia Tech 22 Stanford 12 125 - Nico Provo (Stanford) dec Cooper Flynn (Virginia Tech) 3-1TB 133 - Sam Latona (Virginia Tech) maj Jackson DiSario (Stanford) 11-3 141 - Tom Crook (Virginia Tech) dec Jason Miranda (Stanford) 3-1 149 - Caleb Henson (Virginia Tech) maj Jaden Abas (Stanford) 11-1 157 - Daniel Cardenas (Stanford) dec Clayton Ulrey (Virginia Tech) 11-5 165 - Shane Griffith (Stanford) dec Connor Brady (Virginia Tech) 4-2TB 174 - Mekhi Lewis (Virginia Tech) dec Tyler Eischens (Stanford) 2-1 184 - Hunter Bolen (Virginia Tech) maj Brook Byers (Stanford) 11-1 197 - Nick Stemmet (Stanford) dec Andy Smith (Virginia Tech) 11-5 285 - Hunter Catka (Virginia Tech) maj Seamus O'Malley (Stanford) 18-4 Stanford 43 Lindenwood 6 125 - Nico Provo (Stanford) tech Austin Kegley (Lindenwood) 18-2 133 - Jackson DiSario (Stanford) maj Tanner Hitchcock (Lindenwood) 11-1 141 - Jason Miranda (Stanford) maj Kalen Napier (Lindenwood) 12-3 149 - Jaden Abas (Stanford) maj Ben Bohr (Lindenwood) 16-4 157 - Daniel Cardenas (Stanford) FFT 165 - Shane Griffith (Stanford) tech Kaden Charboneau (Lindenwood) 16-1 174 - Tyler Eischens (Stanford) fall Luke Dickhaus (Lindenwood) 2:04 184 - Brook Byers (Stanford) fall Austin Raynor (Lindenwood) :44 197 - Nick Stemmet (Stanford) dec Ryan Golnick (Lindenwood) 12-5 285 - David Hernandez (Lindenwood) FFT

165 lbers Julian Ramirez (left) and David Carr (photos courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) The second Collegiate Duals event starts tomorrow in New Orleans. The teams will compete in three-time pods to determine who advances to the pool finals on the following day. The field features several top teams, and the first-day pods have the potential to host some strong individual matches. The following looks at the potential matches fans can expect to see on the first day of the event. 125: No. 20 Anthony Noto (Lock Haven) vs. No. 11 Malik Heinselman (Ohio State) Last season, Noto entered the NCAA tournament with a 30-1 record and knocked off Drew Hildebrandt of Penn State before being eliminated from the field. The Lock Haven wrestler is not sneaking up on anyone this year, but he has already started building up a gaudy record. Noto dropped a one-point decision at the Navy Classic against Tucker Owens (Air Force), but he is otherwise undefeated. Heinselman is a four-time NCAA qualifier who is making a final run for the podium this year. He has gotten off to a 14-2 record with his only losses coming against No. 21 Brett Ungar (Cornell) and No. 10 Brandon Kaylor (Oregon State). Despite those losses, the Ohio State wrestler has picked up wins over No. 12 Joey Prata (Oklahoma) and No. 16 Eddie Ventresca (Virginia Tech). 141: No. 11 Casey Swiderski (Iowa State) vs. No. 21 Vince Cornella (Cornell) Swiderski made a late charge up the recruiting rankings with some postseason victories over Mendez last year, and he has continued that momentum on the college scene. He won the first four matches of his Iowa State career including a win over No. 22 Joseph Zargo (Wisconsin). In the annual Cy-Hawk dual, Swiderski got a shot at No. 2 Real Woods (Iowa) and hung tough. However, he ultimately dropped a 3-2 decision. Cornella competed last year for the Spartan Combat RTC and joined the Cornell lineup for this season. He began his college campaign with a tournament title at the Jonathan Kaloust Bearcat Open where he picked up an impressive win over No. 17 Joshua Koderhandt (Navy). Cornella then suffered a pair of losses against No. 13 Clay Carlson (South Dakota State) and No. 16 Parker Filius (Purdue) at the Cliff Keen Invitational, but he is certainly in the mix at this weight. 149: No. 1 Yianni Diakomihalis (Ohio State) vs. No. 5 Paniro Johnson (Iowa State) An upset loss against No. 2 Austin Gomez (Wisconsin) in Diakomihalis' only college match of the season has thrown the 149-pound division into chaos. Johnson also holds a victory over Gomez and is undefeated on the season. The Cyclone fans think their wrestler has a strong case for the number-one ranking, and their representative will get the chance to prove it here. In addition to the victory over Gomez, Johnson has also knocked off No. 6 Max Murin (Iowa) in sudden victory. As previously stated, Diakomihalis has wrestled only one folkstyle match this season and lost. Despite that defeat, he has held onto his number-one ranking for now due to past accomplishments. Three NCAA titles will do that. The Cornell wrestler recently represented the U.S. at the freestyle wrestling World Cup. Diakomihalis went 1-2 with his victory coming over 2019 World Champion Beka Lomtadze of Georgia and the U.S. won the event. 157: No. 7 Josh Humphreys (Lehigh) vs. No. 9 Ed Scott (NC State) Humphreys has qualified for three NCAA tournaments and made two trips to the bloodround. However, he is still looking for his first podium finish. The Lehigh wrestler's senior season has gotten off to a strong start. He has won all six of his matches with three coming with bonus points. Along the way, he has bested No. 28 Terrell Barraclough (Penn State), No. 23 Dazjon Casto (Pittsburgh) and No. 8 Kaden Gfeller (Oklahoma State). This event really was Scott's coming out party last year as he bested No. 13 Jarrett Jacques (Missouri) and pinned Iowa's Kaleb Young in the inaugural Collegiate Duals. He ended up finishing just short of All-American status at the NCAA tournament as a freshman. So far this year, the member of the Wolfpack holds an 8-3 record with two of the losses coming against No. 2 Peyton Robb (Nebraska). He does hold a win over No. 10 Will Lewan (Michigan), but it came via injury. 165: No. 3 David Carr (Iowa State) vs. No. 7 Julian Ramirez (Cornell) After three seasons at 157 pounds and a national title, Carr has moved up to 165 pounds for this season. Following a 7-5 decision over No. 4 Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin) to start the year, Carr has been basically untouchable. He broke off four-straight bonus-point victories in a row before scoring a 9-4 decision over No. 13 Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) in his last match. Last season, Ramirez showed he was a dangerous out for anyone as he upset returning national champion No. 2 Shane Griffith (Stanford) early in the year. The Cornell wrestler would go on to qualify for the NCAA tournament and see his season come to an end in the bloodround. He suffered some early season losses against Hamiti and No. 5 Peyton Hall (West Virginia), but he has bounced back with a victory at the Cliff Keen Invitational where he also bested No. 18 Tanner Cook (South Dakota State). 174: No. 1 Carter Starocci (Penn State) vs. No. 8 Clay Lautt (North Carolina) Starocci went undefeated last season and picked up his second NCAA title at 174 pounds. He has been equally dominant this season as he has won all four of his matches with bonus points. On top of that, Starocci also scored an exhibition victory over one of the top contenders No. 3 Mekhi Lewis (Virginia Tech) at the NWCA All-Star Classic. Lautt broke through last season and finished eighth at the NCAA tournament to become an All-American. He has continued his winning ways this season, but is looking to rebound after an upset loss to Appalachian State's Will Miller. Starocci is expected to be a heavy favorite in every match he wrestles at the Collegiate Duals, but this should be a solid test in the pool stage of the event. 184: No. 4 Marcus Coleman (Iowa State) vs. No. 13 Trey Munoz (Oregon State) In his fourth time qualifying for the NCAA tournament, Coleman finally made it on the podium with a seventh-place finish. He is back yet again this year and has gotten off to perhaps his best start. Coleman has started his season with six-straight victories with four coming with bonus points. In his last match, he scored a 3-2 decision of No. 8 Abe Assad (Iowa) in the Cy-Hawk dual. After starting his career at Arizona State, Munoz found a new home at Oregon State last year. He qualified for his second NCAA tournament and made the bloodround before suffering his second defeat and being eliminated. He brought an undefeated record into the Cliff Keen Invitational before dropping a pair of matches against No. 12 Lenny Pinto (Nebraska) and No. 9 Matt Finesilver (Michigan). Despite those losses, Munoz has still picked up impressive wins over No. 22 Tate Samuelson (Lehigh) and No. 14 Brian Soldano (Rutgers). 197: No. 4 Michael Beard (Lehigh) vs. No. 7 Bernie Truax (Cal Poly) Beard started his career at Penn State and finished seventh at the NCAA tournament in 2021 to become an All-American. However, after sitting behind No. 5 Max Dean last year, he transferred to Lehigh instead of potentially spending another season on the bench. He has gone 5-1 to start this season with his only loss coming against No. 3 Nino Bonaccorsi (Pittsburgh). Beard recently faced off against Dean in a dual and scored an 11-9 victory over the Nittany Lion. After competing at 149 pounds as a redshirt in 2019, Truax has steadily worked his way up the weight classes. He qualified for the NCAA tournament at 165 pounds in 2020, finished fourth at 174 pounds in 2021 and bumped to 184 pounds for another fourth-place finish last year. For this season, Truax has moved up once again to 197 pounds, and he has won all six of his matches including victories over No. 28 Michial Foy (Minnesota) and No. 11 Jaxon Smith (Maryland). 285: No. 10 Sam Schuyler (Iowa State) vs. No. 15 Lewis Fernandes (Cornell) Schuyler transferred to Iowa State prior to last season and qualified for his second NCAA tournament. He started this season with five-straight victories before running into No. 3 Anthony Cassioppi (Iowa). Two of his early season victories have come over No. 11 Trent Hillger (Wisconsin) and No. 12 Taye Ghadiali (Campbell). Fernandes made the blood round last year in his first season as a starter for Cornell. He holds a 4-2 record to start this season and has medically forfeited out of both tournaments he has entered so far. Fernandes has shown that he has the pedigree to contend for All-American status at heavyweight, and a victory here would certainly put him back on that path.

Purdue 125 lber Matt Ramos (photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) The turn around for Week 8 will be sudden… like, in a couple days. It starts off with one of the best competitions of the season in Collegiate Duals down in New Orleans, starting Monday at 11 am EST, with a few other duals happening away from New Orleans as well. Tuesday also has a couple notable duals set, along with the Purdue Duals (Quad Meet) to provide some good Fantasy opportunities. Then the rest of the weekly competition/opportunities start to trail off with the scoring week ending Friday 12/23. Thursday has the Wilkes Open, with three D1 teams scheduled to attend, but fantasy point opportunities will be limited so most likely it would be best to stay away. As for the Collegiate Duals,I see the pools finishing like this: Red Pool #1: 1st- Ohio State, 2nd- UNI, 3rd- Lock Haven Red Pool #2: 1st- NC State, 2nd- Lehigh, 3rd- Cal Poly Meaning Day 2 Red Pool Matchups = Ohio State vs NC State UNI vs Lehigh Lock Haven vs Cal Poly Blue Pool #1: 1st- Iowa State, 2nd- Cornell, 3rd- Oregon State Blue Pool #2: 1st- Penn State, 2nd- North Carolina, 3rd- Central Michigan Meaning Day 2 Blue Pool Matchups = Iowa State vs Penn State Cornell vs North Carolina Oregon State vs Central Michigan A reminder of some important rules: Wrestlers entered at a weight must compete at that weight or else their results will not be counted. Wrestlers in the "Floater" spots can compete at ANY weight and accumulate Fantasy points. A wrestler will LOCK on your roster at 12pm ET on the day of their first competition for the week. (refer to the Master Team Schedule, Week 8 Visual, or SHP's Weekly Preview) Only results against D1 competition (starters, backups, and redshirts) will count towards Fantasy Points. Check your league settings to know how many add/drops are permitted per week. Have a question, concern, suggestions, or just want to chat about Fantasy Wrestling? Hit us up on Twitter or head over to the InterMat Forums where we have a Fantasy Wrestling dedicated Forum page! Wrestlers I Like This Week Wrestler (School)- competition for the week [Proj Score] *organized by tournament name first, then by school name* 125 Matt Ramos (PUR)- Purdue Duals [+11] Brandon Kaylor (ORST)- Collegiate Duals [+10] Caleb Smith (APP)- Vs Bellarmine, Vs Queens [+8] Markel Baker (GMU)- Vs Duke, @ Presbyterian [+7] Raymond Lopez (AMER)- @ Sacred Heart, @ Hofstra [+6] Blake Orr (CIT)- @ Long Island [+4] Brett Ungar (COR)- Collegiate Duals [+4] Drew West (GWU)- @ Ohio [+4] Joseph Fischer (CLAR)- @ Cleveland State [+3] Jake Ferri (KENT)- Vs Edinboro [+3] Noah Surtin (MIZZ)- Vs North Dakota State [+3] 133 Roman Bravo-Young (PSU)- Collegiate Duals [+12] Vito Arujau (COR)- Collegiate Duals [+10] Sean Carter (APP)- Vs Bellarmine, Vs Queens [+8] Josh Jones (GMU)- Vs Duke, @ Presbyterian [+6] Jacob Manley (CSU)- Vs Clarion [+3] Connor Brown (MIZZ)- Vs North Dakota State [+3] 141 Parker Filius (PUR)- Purdue Duals [+10] Cael Happel (UNI)- Collegiate Duals [+10] Casey Swiderski (ISU)- Collegiate Duals [+9] Ryan Jack (NCST)- Collegiate Duals [+9] Heath Goyner (APP)- Vs Bellarmine, Vs Queens [+6] Beau Bartlett (PSU)- Collegiate Duals [+4] 149 Sammy Sasso (OHST)- Collegiate Duals [+12] John Millner (APP)- Vs Bellarmine, Vs Queens [+10] Dom Demas (CP)- Collegiate Duals [+10] Yianni Diakomihalis (COR)- Collegiate Duals [+10] Luke Nichter (DREX)- Purdue Duals [+9] Shayne Van Ness (PSU)- Collegiate Duals [+5] Alec Hagan (OHIO)- Vs Gardner-Webb [+4] Brock Mauller (MIZZ)- Vs North Dakota State [+3] 157 Kendall Coleman (PUR)- Purdue Duals [+11] Ed Scott (NCST)- Collegiate Duals [+9] Tommy Askey (APP)- Vs Bellarmine, Vs Queens [+8] Peter Pappas (GMU)- Vs Duke, @ Presbyterian [+8] Troy Nation (CAMP)- Purdue Duals [+4] Peyten Keller (OHIO)- Vs Gardner-Webb [+4] Marcus Robinson (CSU)- Vs Clarion [+3] Sewlyn Porter (CIT)- @ Long Island [+3] Luke Kemerer (KENT)- Vs Edinboro [+3] Josh Humphreys (LEH)- Collegiate Duals [+3] 165 Evan Barczak (DREX)- Purdue Duals [+10] David Carr (ISU)- Collegiate Duals [+10] Caleb Campos (AMER)- @ Sacred Heart, @ Hofstra [+7] Will Formato (APP)- Vs Bellarmine, Vs Queens [+7] Enrique Munguia (KENT)- Vs Edinboro [+4] Keegan O'Toole (MIZZ)- Vs North Dakota State [+4] Alex Facundo (PSU)- Collegiate Duals [+4] Cameron Pine (CLAR)- @ Cleveland State [+3] Julian Ramirez (COR)- Collegiate Duals [+3] 174 Carter Starocci (PSU)- Collegiate Duals [+12] Chris Foca (COR)- Collegiate Duals [+10] Ethan Smith (OHST)- Collegiate Duals [+10] Demetrius Romero (UVU)- Purdue Duals [+10] Logan Messer (GMU)- Vs Duke, @ Presbyterian [+8] Will Miller (APP)- Vs Bellarmine, Vs Queens [+7] John Worthing (CLAR)- @ Cleveland State [+4] Sal Perrine (OHIO)- Vs Gardner-Webb [+4] Jared McGill (EDIN)- @ Kent State [+3] Peyton Mocco (MIZZ)- Vs North Dakota State [+3] 184 Aaron Brooks (PSU)- Collegiate Duals [+11] Caleb Hopkins (CAMP)- Purdue Duals [+10] Parker Keckeisen (UNI)- Collegiate Duals [+10] Trent Hidlay (NCST)- Collegiate Duals [+9] Lucas Uliano (APP)- Vs Bellarmine, Vs Queens [+8] Malachi Duvall (GMU)- Vs Duke, @ Presbyterian [+7] Will Feldkamp (CLAR)- @ Cleveland State [+3] Jacob Ferreira (HOF)- Vs American [+3] Sean Harman (MIZZ)- Vs North Dakota State [+3] 197 Levi Hopkins (CAMP)- Purdue Duals [+10] Carson Floyd (APP)- Vs Bellarmine, Vs Queens [+7] Max Dean (PSU)- Collegiate Duals [+5] Tanner Harvey (ORST)- Collegiate Duals [+4] Trey Rogers (HOF)- Vs American [+3] Rocky Elam (MIZZ)- Vs North Dakota State [+3] 285 Greg Kerkvliet (PSU)- Collegiate Duals [+13] Taye Ghadiali (CAMP)- Purdue Duals [+11] Lewis Fernandes (COR)- Collegiate Duals [+10] Owen Trephan (NCST)- Collegiate Duals [+9] Mason Fiscella (APP)- Vs Bellarmine, Vs Queens [+8] Jonah Nisenbaum (DUKE)- @ Presbyterian, Vs George Mason [+6] Zachary Knighton-Ward (HOF)- Vs American [+4] Daniel Bucknavich (CSU)- Vs Clarion [+3] Zach Elam (MIZZ)- Vs North Dakota State [+3]

Penn State's 2x national champion Roman Bravo-Young (photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) It's the most wonderful time of the year! Well, yes, it's the holiday season, but in the wrestling world, it's holiday tournament season. In what has now become a tradition and a precursor to the individually bracketed tournaments between Christmas and New Year's, it's time for the Journeymen Collegiate Duals. The inaugural Collegiate Duals took place in Destin, Florida in 2021 and this year's iteration will move to Mardi Gras country, New Orleans. This event will be the first DI collegiate competition in Louisiana since 1985! That's even before all of the sixth and seventh-year seniors were even born. Like last year, 12 teams are participating and separated into a red pool and a blue pool. Two sets of three teams in each pool will wrestle each other on Monday. After Monday's action, the teams in the same pool, with matching records, will compete Tuesday in the placement matches. Then a champion from each pool will be crowned. Teams have been sorted into their pools so as to not wrestle another team in their conference or on their 2022-23 dual schedule. This ends up featuring some matchups that we typically would not see during the regular season. Below is a preview of the action in the Blue Pool. A preview of the Red Pool was posted yesterday. 10AM - #7 Iowa State vs. #25 Oregon State 125 - Corey Cabanban/Ethan Perryman (Iowa State) vs. #10 Brandon Kaylor (Oregon State) 133 - #21 Ramazan Attasauov (Iowa State) vs. #16 Jason Shaner (Oregon State) 141 - #11 Casey Swiderski (Iowa State) vs. #23 Cleveland Belton (Oregon State) 149 - #5 Paniro Johnson (Iowa State) vs. Noah Tolentino (Oregon State) 157 - Jason Kraisser/Isaac Judge (Iowa State) vs. Graham Gambrall/Isaiah Crosby (Oregon State) 165 - #3 David Carr (Iowa State) vs. #23 Matt Olguin (Oregon State) 174 - #21 Julien Broderson/Joel Devine/MJ Gaitan (Iowa State) vs. #28 Aaron Olmos (Oregon State) 184 - #4 Marcus Coleman (Iowa State) vs. #13 Trey Munoz (Oregon State) 197 - #2 Yonger Bastida (Iowa State) vs. #10 Tanner Harvey (Oregon State) 285 - #10 Sam Schuyler (Iowa State) vs. JJ Dixon (Oregon State) Life in the blue pool gets kicked off with this top-25 clash between Iowa State and Oregon State. We saw a rather notable bout between these two schools at the 2022 NCAA Championships when Oregon State's Hunter Willits upset returning national champion David Carr and handed him his first loss since the 2019-20 season. There's no chance for a rematch since Willits is gone and Carr has moved up to 165 lbs. At that weight, he'll face Matt Olguin, who is coming off a third-place finish at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational. Last weekend, Olguin and the Beavers traveled east to dual Penn State. There he suffered a one-point loss to unbeaten freshman Alex Facundo. Carr is also undefeated and has reached the bonus-point threshold in four of six bouts. 184 and 197 lbs should feature two of the “must-watch” bouts of this dual meet. Both of the Cyclones returning AA's at these weights have yet to lose in 2022-23. At 184, Trey Munoz has likely had this date circled on his calendar since the schedules were released. Munoz was the sixth seed at the 2022 NCAA Championships and ran into Iowa State's Marcus Coleman in the bloodround. Coleman handed Munoz a 13-2 major decision and promptly ended his season. I'm sure payback is on Munoz's radar. 197 features Yonger Bastida who hung on to down 2022 NCAA runner-up Jacob Warner (Iowa) in the recent CyHawk dual. Bastida will have to contend with CKLV runner-up Tanner Harvey. Harvey was a national qualifier for American in 2019 and 2020 then transferred home to Corvallis for his final year of eligibility in 2021-22. That season was cut short before it started due to injury. Harvey seems to be making the most of his final year of eligibility. A match with Bastida would mark Harvey's fourth with a top-ten opponent already this season. You would expect this dual to get started with a strong match at 125 lbs between the mercurial Kysen Terukina and 2022 All-American Brandon Kaylor; however, Terukina will not compete in New Orleans. Corey Cabanban and true freshman Ethan Perryman could share starting duties. That gives Oregon State the ability to jump out to a big lead seeing as they are a slight favorite at 133 with #16 Jason Shaner against #21 Ramazan Attasauov. Following that match is another test for true freshman #11 Casey Swiderski. He'll face Cleveland Belton who was 2-2 in Vegas, though he lost to the eventual third and fourth-place finishers. It's not far-fetched to think Oregon State could take the first three bouts and then possibly a toss-up at 157 lbs. That would pressure the Cyclones talented upperweights to win and maybe require bonus points. Pick: Iowa State (21-9) For the full article, Subscribe to InterMat's Rokfin Page

Appalachian State 165 lber Will Formato (photo courtesy of Tony Rotundo; WrestlersAreWarriors.com) Thursday's Dual Results Appalachian State 19 North Carolina 16 125 - Caleb Smith (Appalachian State) fall Jack Wagner (North Carolina) 2:00 133 - Sean Carter (Appalachian State) dec Joey Melendez (North Carolina) 9-4 141 - Lachlan McNeil (North Carolina) maj Heath Gonyer (Appalachian State) 14-5 149 - Jonathan Millner (Appalachian State) maj Danny Nini (North Carolina) 11-2 157 - Austin O'Connor (North Carolina) dec Tommy Askey (Appalachian State) 9-4 165 - Will Formato (Appalachian State) dec Joey Mazzara (North Carolina) 10-6 174 - Will Miller (Appalachian State) dec Clay Lautt (North Carolina) 7-5 184 - Gavin Kane (North Carolina) dec Lucas Uliano (Appalachian State) 8-6 197 - Max Shaw (North Carolina) dec Carson Floyd (Appalachian State) 6-2 285 - Brandon Whitman (North Carolina) dec Mason Fiscella (Appalachian State) 3-2 Friday's Dual Results SIU Edwardsville 20 Chattanooga 15 125 - Davian Guanajuato (SIU Edwardsville) dec Logan Ashton (Chattanooga) 7-2 133 - Brayden Palmer (Chattanooga) tech Aaron Schulist (SIU Edwardsville) 16-0 141 - Marcel Lopez (SIU Edwardsville) dec Franco Valdes (Chattanooga) 4-3 149 - Caleb Tyus (SIU Edwardsville) tech Grand Lundy (Chattanooga) 17-0 157 - Lincoln Heck (Chattanooga) dec Alec Peralta (SIU Edwardsville) 8-2 165 - Cardi Wilson (SIU Edwardsville) dec Caleb Waddell (Chattanooga) 6-2 174 - Chase Diehl (SIU Edwardsville) dec Thomas Sell (Chattanooga) 2-1 184 - Matthew Waddell (Chattanooga) maj Sergio Villalobos (SIU Edwardsville) 12-3 197 - Jake Boyd (Chattanooga) dec Ryan Yarnell (SIU Edwardsville) 5-2 285 - Colton McKiernan (SIU Edwardsville) dec Logan Andrew (Chattanooga) 3-0 Clarion 34 Gardner-Webb 6 125 - Drew West (Gardner-Webb) dec Joey Fischer (Clarion) 8-6SV 133 - Todd Carter (Gardner-Webb) dec Koen Kish (Clarion) 16-10 141 - Seth Koleno (Clarion) dec Zach Price (Gardner-Webb) 6-5 149 - Kyle Schickel (Clarion) dec Corbin Dion (Gardner-Webb) 4-3 157 - Trevor Elfvin (Clarion) fall Parker Corwin (Gardner-Webb) 3:56 165 - Cameron Pine (Clarion) tech Tyler Brignola (Gardner-Webb) 16-1 174 - Brady Worthing (Clarion) maj Andrew Wilson (Gardner-Webb) 10-2 184 - Will Feldkamp (Clarion) dec Jha'Quan Anderson (Gardner-Webb) 7-3 197 - Tyler Bagoly (Clarion) maj Joshua McCutheon (Gardner-Webb) 9-1 285 - Austin Chapman (Clarion) fall Abraham Preston (Gardner-Webb) 3:25 Chattanooga 26 Clarion 10 125 - Logan Ashton (Chattanooga) dec Joey Fischer (Clarion) 4-0 133 - Brayden Palmer (Chattanooga) dec Koen Kish (Clarion) 5-1 141 - Seth Koleno (Clarion) dec Dayne Dalrymple (Chattanooga) 5-3 149 - Kyle Schickel (Clarion) dec Noah Castillo (Chattanooga) 7-4 157 - Lincoln Heck (Chattanooga) dec Trevor Elvin (Clarion) 5-4 165 - Cameron Pine (Clarion) maj Jackson Hurst (Chattanooga) 9-0 174 - Rocky Jordan (Chattanooga) tech John Worthing (Clarion) 16-1 184 - Matthew Waddell (Chattanooga) fall Will Feldkamp (Clarion) :32 197 - Jake Boyd (Chattanooga) dec Tyler Bagoly (Clarion) 4-3 285 - Logan Andrew (Chattanooga) dec Buzzy Maines (Clarion) 2-1 SIU Edwardsville 22 Gardner-Webb 19 125 - Drew West (Gardner-Webb) fall Austin Macias (SIU Edwardsville) 2:52 133 - Todd Carter (Gardner-Webb) maj Aaron Schulist (SIU Edwardsville) 16-6 141 - Zach Price (Gardner-Webb) dec Marcel Lopez (SIU Edwardsville) 4-3 149 - Caleb Tyus (SIU Edwardsville) maj Corbin Dion (Gardner-Webb) 12-4 157 - Alec Peralta (SIU Edwardsville) fall Parker Corwin (Gardner-Webb) 4:45 165 - Cardi Wilson (SIU Edwardsville) maj Tyler Brignola (Gardner-Webb) 15-5 174 - Chase Diehl (SIU Edwardsville) maj Andrew Wilson (Gardner-Webb) 8-0 184 - Jha'Quan Anderson (Gardner-Webb) dec Micah Ervin (SIU Edwardsville) 3-1SV 197 - Samuel Mora (Gardner-Webb) dec Ryan Yarnell (SIU Edwardsville) 10-8SV 285 - Colton McKiernan (SIU Edwardsville) maj Abraham Preston (Gardner-Webb) 13-0 Clarion 25 SIU Edwardsville 17 125 - Joey Fischer (Clarion) dec Davian Guanajuato (SIU Edwardsville) 4-3 133 - Aaron Schulist (SIU Edwardsville) fall Koen Kish (Clarion) 6:23 141 - Seth Koleno (Clarion) dec Marcel Lopez (SIU Edwardsville) 5-2 149 - Caleb Tyus (SIU Edwardsville) dec Kyle Schickel (Clarion) 7-6 157 - Trevor Elfin (Clarion) maj Alec Peralta (SIU Edwardsville) 8-0 165 - Cardi Wilson (SIU Edwardsville) dec Cameron Pine (Clarion) 7-3 174 - John Worthing (Clarion) fall Chase Diehl (SIU Edwardsville) 1:38 184 - Will Feldkamp (Clarion) dec Sergio Villalobos (SIU Edwardsville) 5-2 197 - Tyler Bagoly (Clarion) fall Ryan Yarnell (SIU Edwardsville) 1:43 285 - Colton McKiernan (SIU Edwardsville) tech Buzzy Maines (Clarion) 15-0 Davidson 42 Queens 4 125 - Hale Robinson (Davidson) fall Daniel Graham (Queens) 1:48 133 - Jackson Sichelstiel (Davidson) maj Ananth Manibushan (Queens) 12-2 141 - Melvin Rubio (Queens) maj Joshua Viarengo (Davidson) 9-1 149 - Noah Frack (Davidson) maj Nico D'Amico (Queens) 8-0 157 - Marc Koch (Davidson) fall David Makupson (Queens) 4:20 165 - Bryce Sanderlin (Davidson) fall Vladimir Sukhikh (Queens) 5:12 174 - Brett Sanderlin (Davidson) maj Sebastian Shered (Queens) 8-0 184 - Cameo Blankenship (Davidson) dec D'Andree Hunt (Queens) 14-10 197 - Gavin Henry (Davidson) fall Riley Kuhn (Queens) 2:29 285 - Jake Fernicola (Davidson) dec Jamikael Lytle (Queens) 4-2 Davidson 26 Presbyterian 7 125 - Dominic Chavez (Presbyterian) dec Hale Robinson (Davidson) 5-2 133 - Jackson Sichelstiel (Davidson) dec Jacob Brasseur (Presbyterian) 5-1 141 - Joshua Viarengo (Davidson) dec Trenton Donahue (Presbyterian) 5-3 149 - Noah Frack (Davidson) dec Khalid Brinkley (Presbyterian) 8-2 157 - Marc Koch (Davidson) maj Michael Ramirez (Presbyterian) 9-1 165 - Bryce Sanderlin (Davidson) maj Ty Chittum (Presbyterian) 14-3 174 - Jaden Hardrick (Davidson) dec Zachary Wells (Presbyterian) 3-2 184 - Cordell Duhart (Presbyterian) maj Cameo Blankenship (Davidson) 18-6 197 - Gavin Henry (Davidson) dec Malcolm Wiley (Presbyterian) 4-1 285 - Jake Fernicola (Davidson) dec Morvens Saint Jean (Presbyterian) 5-0 Bucknell 33 Sacred Heart 6 125 - Mike Manta (Sacred Heart) dec Grayson McLellan (Bucknell) 3-1 133 - Kurt Phipps (Bucknell) dec Andrew Fallon (Sacred Heart) 5-2 141 - Darren Miller (Bucknell) dec Seth Brown (Sacred Heart) 2-0 149 - Matt Laurie (Sacred Heart) dec Kolby DePron (Bucknell) 6-5 157 - Nick Delp (Bucknell) fall Jonathan Siemsen (Sacred Heart) 2:41 165 - Chase Barlow (Bucknell) dec Aidan Zarrella (Sacred Heart) 5-2 174 - Sam Barnes (Bucknell) dec Ryan Bollentino (Sacred Heart) 7-3 184 - Logan Deacetis (Bucknell) maj Hunter Perez (Sacred Heart) 11-3 197 - Nolan Springer (Bucknell) fall Nick Copley (Sacred Heart) 1:41 285 - Logan Shepherd (Bucknell) tech Matt Walker (Sacred Heart) 24-6

NC State's 2x NCAA All-American Trent Hidlay (photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) It's the most wonderful time of the year! Well, yes, it's the holiday season, but in the wrestling world, it's holiday tournament season. In what has now become a tradition and a precursor to the individually bracketed tournaments between Christmas and New Year's, it's time for the Journeymen Collegiate Duals. The inaugural Collegiate Duals took place in Destin, Florida in 2021 and this year's iteration will move to Mardi Gras country, New Orleans. This event will be the first DI collegiate competition in Louisiana since 1985! That's even before all of the sixth and seventh-year seniors were even born. Like last year, 12 teams are participating and separated into a red pool and a blue pool. Two sets of three teams in each pool will wrestle each other on Monday. After Monday's action, the teams in the same pool, with matching records, will compete Tuesday in the placement matches. Then a champion from each pool will be crowned. Teams have been sorted into their pools so as to not wrestle another team in their conference or on their 2022-23 dual schedule. This ends up featuring some matchups that we typically would not see during the regular season. Below is a preview of the action in the Red Pool. A preview of the Blue Pool is forthcoming tomorrow. 10AM - #16 Northern Iowa vs. Lock Haven 125 - Kyle Gollhofer (Northern Iowa) vs. #20 Anthony Noto (Lock Haven) 133 - #6 Kyle Biscoglia (Northern Iowa) vs. Gable Strickland (Lock Haven) 141 - #10 Cael Happel (Northern Iowa) vs. Ty Linsenbigler (Lock Haven) 149 - #25 Colin Realbuto (Northern Iowa) vs. Connor Eck (Lock Haven) 157 - #27 Derek Holschlag (Northern Iowa) vs. Ashton Eyler (Lock Haven) 165 - #11 Austin Yant/Cayd Lara (Northern Iowa) vs. Avery Bassett (Lock Haven) 174 - #13 Lance Runyon/Jared Simma (Northern Iowa) vs. Tyler Stoltzfus (Lock Haven) 184 - #3 Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa) vs. Colin Fegley (Lock Haven) 197 - Noah Glaser/Wyatt Voelker (Northern Iowa) vs. Brad Morrison/Kaleb Snodgrass (Lock Haven) 285 - #19 Tyrell Gordon (Northern Iowa) vs. #16 Isaac Reid/Ethan Miller (Lock Haven) The red pool gets kicked off with this battle between two programs that tend to punch above their weight in terms of competing well with the power-five schools despite not coming from one themselves. Both are led by coaches who have built their programs in an image of themselves. Both blue-collar, no-frills and tough-as-hell. Though this may look like a mismatch on paper, Scott Moore's Lock Haven team is filled with guys that are on the cusp of a national ranking. The middle portion of this dual, in particular, has wrestlers that are currently out of the top-33, but will make life difficult for their counterparts from UNI. Ashton Eyler had a breakout year last season at 165 and dropped down to 157 for the 2022-23 campaign. He's taken a few early losses at the new weight, but a quality win over an opponent like Derek Holschlag could boost him back into the mix. The Panthers could be particularly vulnerable at 165 and 174 if their stars don't wrestle. Austin Yant made the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational semis before medically forfeiting out of the tournament. If he's not in the lineup, Avery Bassett can surely get a win. Maybe, even if he is. Up a weight, Lance Runyon has not taken the mat yet this year. Tyler Stoltzfus would likely push him, but would be a favorite without Runyon's presence. The CKLV was a breakout stage for Kyle Biscoglia who finished third at 133 lbs. That placement and the quality of opponents he defeated led to a lofty sixth ranking nationally. Now, we'll see how he performs as the favorite against an opponent like Gable Strickland. Strickland won 19 matches last year, finishing third at the MAC Championships and was on the cusp of an NCAA berth. Lock Haven can set the tone for this dual at 125 lbs, as it's the only weight where they are a clear favorite. 2022 MAC champion Anthony Noto is 10-1 on the year and could be an outside podium threat. Perhaps the best possible match in this dual is at 285 lbs. Tyrell Gordon is coming off an impressive fifth-place CKLV finish at a loaded weight class and sports an 8-3 record. Isaac Reid was a conference runner-up last season and finished the year with 27 victories. He has yet to compete in 2022-23, so this matchup may not materialize. While the dual should feature plenty of close individual matches, the edge has to go to a very-balance UNI squad. Pick: Northern Iowa (21-9) For the full article, Subscribe to InterMat's Rokfin Page

2x NCAA All-American Nick Piccininni (photo courtesy of Tony Rotundo; WrestlersAreWarriors.com) The MMA world never stops turning, but here at InterMat, a wrestling website, we try to focus on… wrestling. However, this week we found the time to put together another MMA Weekend guide for the wrestling fan since there are some former high-profile wrestlers plying their trade in the fighting arena. Saturday: UFC Vegas 66 Drew Dober vs. Bobby Green The opening fight of the main card features a pair of high-action strikers who actually got their start in wrestling. Dober was a two-year starter at Millard North and qualified for the 2007 Class A tournament in Nebraska. Green was also an accomplished high school wrestler in California as he was a two-time state placer for A.B. Miller in Fontana. Dober brings a 25-11 record into the Octagon and is coming off a pair of devastating knockouts over fellow wrestler Terrance McKinney and Rafael Alves. Green has been fighting professionally since 2008. For his last fight, he took a short-notice bout against Islam Makhachev and lost in the first round. With the loss, Green's record dropped to 29-13-1, while Makhachev went on to win the lightweight title. Cody Brundage vs. Michał Oleksiejczuk During his college days at Newberry, Brundage was a two-time NCAA Division II qualifier and finished with 96 wins, which is the seventh most in program history. The former team captain made his professional MMA debut in 2019 and has since built an 8-2 record. On Saturday he faces off against Oleksiejczuk, who is 17-5 and coming off a win over veteran Sam Alvey this past August. Matthew Semelsberger vs. Jake Matthews Semelsberger played college football at Marist, but prior to that, he was a three-sport athlete on the high school level. He played football and lacrosse while also competing on the wrestling mats for Urbana in Maryland. Following his college career, Semelsberger made his professional MMA debut in 2017. He is currently 4-2 in the UFC after joining the promotion in 2020. He has a tough test on Saturday against Matthews. The Australian has learned on the job in the UFC since 2014 and appears to be rounding into form. He holds an 18-5 record. Dober and Green will be on the main card of UFC Vegas 66, which airs live on ESPN+ at 7:00pm ET. The rest of the wrestlers will be on the preliminary card, also on ESPN+, which begins at 4:00pm ET. Sunday: Fury FC 72 Jacobe Smith vs. Tommie Britton After starting his collegiate career at Northeastern Oklahoma, Smith transferred to Oklahoma State for his last two years. During his time with the Cowboys, he was a two-year starter and qualified for a pair of NCAA tournaments. As a junior in 2018, Smith finished eighth to become an All-American. In 2021, he made his professional MMA debut and has since built a 3-0 record. In his last fight, he scored a 42-second victory over Zac Kelley under the Xtreme Fight Night banner. His opponent on Saturday might be somewhat known among wrestling fans. He fought twice against former Central Michigan All-American Jarod Trice and lost both fights. Last June, Britton dropped a decision against Zack Borrego, who later faced off against Bo Nickal on Dana White's Contenders Series. Britton holds a 5-9 record as a professional. Nick Piccininni vs. Freddie Rodriguez Piccininni also starred for Oklahoma State on the college mats. He was a two-time All-American for the Cowboys and a four-time Big 12 champion. Piccininni made his professional MMA debut in 2021 and currently holds a 3-0 record. In his last fight, he scored a unanimous decision victory over Shawn Gustafson. Rodriguez is also a wrestling veteran. He won an NJCAA championship before ending up at Southern Illinois Edwardsville. There he was a two-time NCAA qualifier who compiled a record of 46-14 and was a Round of 12 finisher. Rodriguez is currently 4-0 as a professional after making his debut earlier this year. In his third fight, he scored a decision victory over fellow former wrestler Gavin Teasdale. For wrestling fans, this is likely the fight of the weekend. Both of these fights are currently scheduled to be part of the YouTube preliminary card of Fury FC 72, which will air live at 2:30pm ET. However, these cards are often shuffled, and the bout might end up on the main card, which is scheduled to begin at 5:30pm ET on UFC Fight Pass.

The 2021 Journeymen Collegiate Duals (photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) As we head into the midseason finale of the college wrestling season, I have to say it's been quite enjoyable so far and we still have a long way to go. With extended eligibility finally running out and some fresh faces in the mix, I'm excited to see where we go from here. Will someone take control of 141? Does Yianni give it a go in New Orleans fresh off of the World Cup? Does Paniro Johnson beat him and claim the number-one spot at 149? Does Willie survive New Orleans? We will answer all these questions and more in part two of the 2023 college wrestling season! For now, you had some questions of your own and I answered them! What's your ideal location for Collegiate Duals 3.0? Now, what's the real ideal location that isn't down the street from your house? Fantasy College Wrestling Enough with this idea that I don't go to events. Ok, maybe I don't go to events. I just don't like to travel that much and I'm a busy guy around this time. I think the locations being somewhere down south are perfect for this event. Also having it stand alone during the week makes sense. It's the timing of being right before Christmas that doesn't work for me. Plus, I'd have to take days off during our busiest week of work all year. I realize you need all these things to coincide so teams can attend during the holiday break. But what about me, huh? What about Jagger? They should probably make arrangements to have it in Newark in early December so I can attend next time. And send a car service for me. If you had your weight class tattooed on your bicep your senior year of high school wrestling, at what age and/or percent weight gain might you regret that decision later in life? Ross Bendik Well, if it isn't wrestling's premier artist popping his head out of the studio for a minute to get wacky in the mailbag. What if I told you I haven't gained any weight since I left the shoes on the mat way back when in the middle of the Clinton Administration. How, you ask? I have no idea. Some say it's a fast metabolism. Maybe it's because I've been walking up and down stairs for 25 years because of my job. Maybe it's the smoking. Perhaps the water I drank from the Fountain of Youth in 1987 worked. That being said, I would deeply regret a 135 tattoo on my bicep about five minutes after getting it. Lucky for me, I got a giant back tattoo of Kurt Angle celebrating his 1996 Olympic gold medal win with a broken freakin' neck instead. Now that's timeless. The Macarena tattoo across my stomach didn't age quite as well. Earl and InterMat just cleaned up with this year's NWMA awards; what's it like working with Earl specifically, and how much do you get to interact with all the great writers InterMat has assembled these past two years? JP Pearson First off, congratulations to Earl on being recognized by his peers for the work he has put in this past year trying to bring you the best coverage from around the world of wrestling. It takes true dedication to pump out the amount of content that he does on his own all while managing numerous people who are spread out all over the country and covering various topics. I have to do one article a week and I struggle with it. It takes a real talent to consistently publish fresh content on a daily basis and we have that with our leader. All I can say is that our working relationship has been a smooth one. He lets me write what I want and rarely do any of my jokes end up on the cutting room floor. I honestly didn't think I would make it past a month doing this and Earl has been patient enough to let me figure it out and find my groove. Still looking for that groove, by the way. Luckily, I get published on the Friday news dump and don't get noticed enough to be told that I suck. As far as the rest of the crew is concerned, they think I'm the janitor at Intermat HQ and maybe it's because I keep rummaging through their trash like a weirdo. Hey, a guy has to eat. But seriously, hats off to the entire IM staff for the work they've put in to make this site what it is. It's an honor to be a small part of it and I'm glad we can still win in spite of me. It probably helps that the NWMA never retweets my stuff and likely has no idea I even exist. After getting grief from parents, the athletic director, and the bus company about our high school team getting home from a tournament in the wee hours of the morning because of yet another tournament software crash, what will it take for wrestling to get this fixed? Little Pun I'm not sure what software crash got you this time, but I suggest just going back to handwritten brackets that are posted in the hallway for all to see. We have become slaves to technology and now our kids are getting home an hour before Bo Bassett wakes up. We can't have this. Alright, Jagoffs and Jaggettes! I've wasted enough of your time so adios for now and have a wonderful weekend! Baba Booey, Baba Booey Matt Finesilver, Matt Finesilver. (obligated)

2021 NCAA champion Austin O'Connor (photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) Just like last week, we only have two ACC teams in action this week. We will see UNC host in-state foe Appalachian State on Thursday, while Virginia Tech will travel to the west coast to face Lindenwood and Stanford in Palo Alto on Sunday. There will be some solid matchups in both duals and this will take us through to more ACC action in the National Collegiate Duals early next week. #17 North Carolina: The Tar Heels return to Carmichael Arena after a couple weeks off and will face a very scrappy Appalachian State team. While there will be a few matchups that will be fun to watch, the biggest story here is the return of #6 Austin O'Connor. O'Connor added his third All-American finish last year while fighting through a very obviously painful knee injury. He has been cleared for competition and is ready to make another run at the top of the podium. His match against Tommy Askey should be a good way to get back into competition before the Collegiate Duals next week. There are a couple things I'm watching closely in this dual, outside of the return of AOC. We will have a fun match at 125. Caleb Smith is no slouch and can be very tough to score on. I've been very impressed with Jack Wagner this year; he's 6-2 on the year and seems to be locked in, this will be a good test for him. At 165, Will Formato has been a thorn in the side of many ACC wrestlers; he is solid in all positions and great defensively and will be a tough task for either Mazzara or Fea, though both have the ability to win this match. The last thing I'm watching for is what form we see from Gavin Kane. After a solid season last year, 15-3 in the regular season, 16-6 overall, and NCAA qualifier, he has been off to a slow start this year. He is 4-3 to start the season and hasn't looked himself in several matches. I'm hopeful that a nice break allowed him to reset and refocus and we will see him in top form going forward. This dual will make for nice Thursday night viewing. You can catch it at 7pm ET on ESPN+. Probable Matchups: 125: No. 29 Caleb Smith vs. No. 33 Jack Wagner 133: No. 24 Sean Carter vs. No. 29 Joey Melendez or Jaime Hernandez 141: Heath Gonyer vs. No. 25 Lachlan McNeil 149: No. 8 Jon Jon Millner vs. Danny Nini or Jayden Scott 157: Tommy Askey vs. No. 6 Austin O'Connor 165: No. 26 Will Formato vs. Joey Mazzara or Nicholas Fea 174: Will Miller vs. No. 8 Clay Lautt or Cade Tenold 184: Luke Uliano vs. No. 17 Gavin Kane 197: Carson Floyd vs. No. 31 Max Shaw HWT: Mason Fiscella vs. Brandon Whitman or Aydin Guttridge #9 Virginia Tech The Hokies will make one final road trip out to California to end the 2022 calendar year. There are a few really fun matches to keep an eye on in the Stanford dual. The marquee matchup will be at 149 with #12 Caleb Henson facing #13 Jaden Abas. This one has the potential for a lot of offensive fireworks. At 125, Cooper Flynn should get the nod again for the Hokies and he will face #31 Nico Provo. We will also see ranked matchups at 165 with #22 Connor Brady facing former NCAA Champion #2 Shane Griffith, then at 174 another NCAA Champion #3 Mekhi Lewis fill see #25 Tyler Eischens. Another one to keep an eye on for a potential upset is at 157, I like the matchup of Clayton Ulrey and #19 Daniel Cardenas. The Hokies will also face Lindenwood, who is in their first year of D1 competition. No. 8 Virginia Tech vs Stanford Probables 125 – Cooper Flynn vs No. 31 Nico Provo (Stanford) 133 – No. 12 Sam Latona vs Jackson DiSario (Stanford) 141 – No. 15 Tom Crook or Collin Gerardi vs No. 32 Jason Miranda (Stanford) 149 – No. 12 Caleb Henson vs No. 13 Jaden Abas (Stanford) 157 – Clayton Ulrey vs No. 19 Daniel Cardenas (Stanford) 165 – No. 22 Connor Brady vs No. 2 Shane Griffith (Stanford) 174 – No. 3 Mekhi Lewis vs No. 25 Tyler Eischens (Stanford) 184 – No. 7 Hunter Bolen vs Brook Byers (Stanford) 197 – No. 19 Andy Smith vs Nick Stemmet (Stanford) 285 – No. 22 Hunter Catka vs Seamus O'Malley (Stanford) No. 8 Virginia Tech vs Lindenwood Probables 125 – Cooper Flynn vs Austin Kegley (Lindenwood) 133 – No. 12 Sam Latona vs Ben Lindley (Lindenwood) 141 – No. 15 Tom Crook or Collin Gerardi vs Kalen Napier (Lindenwood) 149 – No. 12 Caleb Henson vs Ben Bohr (Lindenwood) 157 – Clayton Ulrey vs TBD 165 – No. 22 Connor Brady vs Kaden Charboneau (Lindenwood) 174 – No. 3 Mekhi Lewis vs Luke Dickhaus (Lindenwood) 184 – No. 7 Hunter Bolen vs Austin Raynor (Lindenwood) 197 – No. 19 Andy Smith vs Ryan Golnick (Lindenwood) 285 – No. 22 Hunter Catka vs David Hernandez (Lindenwood)

Ohio State's Sammy Sasso (photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) The All-330 projections are back for the 2022-23 regular season. The All-330 is a series of educated guesses on who will be the 330 wrestlers who make the trip to Tulsa, Oklahoma to compete at the 2023 NCAA Championships. So, how are these different than the national rankings, which go down to #33? There's a little bit of guesswork, projection, and opinion that goes into these, which is generally frowned upon with rankings. In some cases, we think a particular wrestler is poised for a big second half (or not-so-big). Another factor for these is conference allocations. While we haven't crunched the numbers to try and figure out allocations for each conference and weight, you can get an idea of how many each league will get based on rankings. Therefore, in a Big Ten weight class with 10 of the top-22 wrestlers in the country (141), you can also assume that the conference probably steals an at-large berth as a lower-ranked wrestler probably only needs one win to lock up a national qualifying bid. Wrestlers are listed by conference, in alphabetical order, based on school name, so they are not conference rankings. The good news is that if someone is not listed or in the "just missed" category, they still have two full months of regular season action to go, along with a conference tournament. There's still plenty of time left to change a narrative or impress the masses. 125 lbs One conference I'd look at is the ACC. Trombley is included; however, Wagner just cracked the top 33 for the first time this year and Camacho was in for a week. Also, two-time qualifier Patrick McCormick (Virginia) tends to wrestle best at the conference tournament. The MAC has plenty of possibilities, too. Between bid stealing at the conference tournament and big second halves, Tristan Daugherty (Buffalo), Fischer, Nick Molchak (Cleveland State), Markel Baker (George Mason) and Tyler Klinsky (Rider) can't be counted out. As always, the Big Ten is super-deep. Lujan is currently unbeaten but on the outside. Jacob Moran (Indiana), Gary Steen (Penn State), and whoever Illinois starts Renteria/Cardani, are capable of getting a spot. For the full article, Subscribe to InterMat's Rokfin Page

Iowa State All-American Marcus Coleman (photo courtesy of Mark Lundy; LutteLens.com) It's still early, there's still a ton of wrestling left before we get to the postseason, but I thought I'd explore this topic today. Has Iowa State emerged as the new favorite to win the Big 12? To open the season, I projected Missouri as the favorite to repeat and win another Big 12 title. So far this year, they're 2-2 with losses to Arizona State and Virginia Tech. On the flipside, Iowa State is 5-1 with their only loss coming to second-ranked Iowa by three at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The dual results seem to place Iowa State with the edge. But what would tournament projections say? Iowa State/Missouri 125 #18 Kysen Terukina vs #15 Noah Surtin 133 #21 Ramazan Attasauov vs #26 Connor Brown 141 #11 Casey Swiderski vs #4 Allan Hart 149 #5 Paniro Johnson vs #9 Brock Mauller 157 Jason Kraisser vs #13 Jarrett Jacques 165 #3 David Carr vs #1 Keegan O'Toole 174 #21 Julien Broderson vs #11 Peyton Mocco 184 #4 Marcus Coleman vs #23 Sean Harman 197 #2 Yonger Bastida vs #1 Rocky Elam 285 #10 Sam Schuyler vs #8 Zach Elam Missouri is still currently ranked higher in six of ten spots. In some of those spots, the margins are razor-thin. You'd expect the finishes and points scored at the Big 12 tournament to be pretty similar at 125, 133, 165, 197, and 285. The others have some separation currently. Iowa State has a bit of edge at these remaining weights, 141, 149, and 184. Missouri has that wider edge at 157 and 174. Further, both have quite a few guys you know who have some serious bonus point potential, especially in a tournament format. And there are some wildcards like Noah Surtin, who was out with an injury in Missouri's last dual and Jarrett Jacques, who also missed their last dual. The conclusion from me on who should be the conference favorite at this point in the season? I'll still lean toward Mizzou until we see a little more. But it's not near as clear as it was a few weeks ago, and their dual on February 15th, and the conference tournament both could go completely down to the wire and be one of the more hotly contested conference races in wrestling this season.

Appalachian State's 2x All-American Jonathan Millner (photo courtesy of Tony Rotundo; WrestlersAreWarriors.com) Week 7 continues the slow down with another round of a low amount of teams competing. This week though, even less than half of the 2022 Top-20 teams are in competition (four compared to Week 6's 11 teams). Week 6 saw a few new faces to the tops of the FCW charts, with 174 Max Malor (MICH) being the #1 fantasy wrestler of the week. He scored a total of 22 Fpts in five matches, followed by Iowa State's 157 Jasson Kraisser with 18 Fpts in four matches. Total Season standing remain virtually unchanged with no movement in #1 (Mason Parris) and #7 (Logan Messer). Some dual results, both good and bad for those respective wrestlers, shuffled the standings slightly at #8 and below. On to Week 7 Once again, 30 teams are competing with even less of the Top-20 as the prior week. Eight teams from last year's top-20 will be at the Collegiate Duals starting Monday (be on the lookout for the Week 8 Outlook dropping SOON due to the quick turnaround!). Lots of duals between those 30 teams, with a few going to the Reno Tournament of Champions. Many of the duals should be competitive with very even matchups, which accounts for the low number of names on this week's Outlook Article. Tournament entries continue to update the closer to registration cut-off/day of the event, and we don't want to make an "ass out of u and me" with teams and entries, so be sure to check back and turn those notifications "ON" for our updates and news. A reminder of some important rules: Wrestlers entered at a weight must compete at that weight or else their results will not be counted. Wrestlers in the "Floater" spots can compete at ANY weight and accumulate Fantasy points. A wrestler will LOCK on your roster at 12pm ET on the day of their first competition for the week. (refer to the Master Team Schedule, Week 7 Visual, or SHP's Weekly Preview) Only results against D1 competition (starters, backups, and redshirts) will count towards Fantasy Points. Check your league settings to know how many add/drops are permitted per week. Have a question, concern, suggestions, or just want to chat about Fantasy Wrestling? Hit us up on Twitter or head over to the InterMat Forums where we have a Fantasy Wrestling dedicated Forum page! Be sure to listen to the #FCWpodcast as well for other hidden nuggets and detailed discussion on these wrestlers (and deeper, riskier picks) to help you win the week! Wrestlers I Like This Week Wrestler (School)- competition for the week [Proj Score] *organized by tournament name first, then by school name* 125 Tristan Lujan (MSU)- Reno ToC Tristan Daugherty (BUFF)- Buffalo Duals [+7] Eddie Ventresca (VT)- @ Stanford, Vs Lindenwood [+7] 133 Rayvon Foley (MSU)- Reno ToC Kurt Phipps (BUCK)- Buffalo Duals [+9] Sam Latona (VT)- @ Stanford, Vs Lindenwood [+7] Brayden Palmer (CHAT)- Buffalo Duals [+6] Boo Dryden (NEB)- @ South Dakota State [+3] 141 Darren Miller (BUCK)- Buffalo Duals [+11] Zach Price (GWU)- Gardner-Webb Duals [+7] Tom Crook (VT)- @ Stanford, Vs Lindenwood [+7] Dylan Droegemueller (NDSU)- @ Little Rock [+4] Lachlan McNeil (UNC)- Vs Appalachian State [+3] 149 Peyton Omania (MSU)- Reno ToC Caleb Henson (VT)- @ Stanford, Vs Lindenwood [+8] Noah Castillo (CHAT)- Buffalo Duals [+7] Kellyn March (NDSU)- @ Little Rock [+4] John Millner (APP)- @ North Carolina [+3] 157 Chase Saldate (MSU)- Reno ToC Austin O'Connor (UNC)- Vs Appalachian State [+4] George Pappas (GMU)- @ American [+4] Jared Franek (NDSU)- @ Little Rock [+4] Peyton Robb (NEB)- @ South Dakota State [+3] 165 Caleb Fish (MSU)- Reno ToC Shane Griffith (STAN)- Vs Virginia Tech, Vs Lindenwood [+8] Michael Caliendo (NDSU)- @ Little Rock [+4] Izzak Olejnik (NIU)- @ Kent State [+4] Caleb Campos (AMER)- Vs George Mason [+3] William Formato (APP)- @ North Carolina [+3] 174 Mekhi Lewis (VT)- @ Stanford, Vs Lindenwood [+8] Rocky Jordan (CHAT)- Buffalo Duals [+7] Logan Messer (GMU)- @ American [+4] Michael Labriola (NEB)- @ South Dakota State [+4] Clay Lautt (UNC)- Vs Appalachian State [+4] Hayden Pummel (NIU)- @ Kent State [+4] 184 Layne Malczewski (MSU)- Reno ToC Hunter Bolen (VT)- @ Stanford, Vs Lindenwood [+9] Gavin Kane (UNC)- Vs Appalachian State [+4] Deanthony Parker (NDSU)- @ Little Rock [+4] Malachi Duvall (GMU)- @ American [+3] 197 Cam Caffey (MSU)- Reno ToC Max Shaw (UNC)- Vs Appalachian State [+4] Owen Pentz (NDSU)- @ Little Rock [+4] Clake Schaffer (KENT)- Vs Northern Illinois [+3] 285 Ryan Vasbinder (MSU)- Reno ToC Colton McKiernan (SIUE)- Buffalo Duals [+11] William Jarell (AMER)- Vs George Mason [+4] Brandon Whitman (UNC)- Vs Appalachian State [+3] AJ Nevills (SDSU)- Vs Nebraska [+3]

The 2022 NCAA Championships (photos courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) We're into mid-December right around the final exam and holiday season, so there's a lighter slate of duals this week (22 to be exact). 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 weekend. Below are the dates/times and how to watch each match (with links). All times are eastern Thursday, December 15: Appalachian State at North Carolina - 7:00 PM ESPN+ Friday, December 16: Chattanooga vs. SIU Edwardsville at Gardner-Webb - 11:00 AM Clarion at Gardner-Webb - 11:00 AM ESPN+ Chattanooga vs. Clarion at Gardner-Webb - 1:00 PM SIU Edwardsville at Gardner-Webb - 1:00 PM ESPN+ Clarion vs. SIU Edwardsville at Gardner-Webb - 3:00 PM ESPN+ Queens at Davidson - 5:00 PM Davidson All-Access Presbyterian at Davidson - 7:00 PM Davidson All-Access Bucknell at Sacred Heart - 7:00 PM Sunday, December 18: Edinboro at Buffalo - 12:00 PM California Baptist, Indiana, Michigan State, Utah Valley, Wyoming at Reno Tournament of Champions - 12:00 PM FloWrestling American at George Mason - 1:00 PM ESPN+ Northern Illinois at Kent State - 1:00 PM Kent State Boxcast Bucknell vs. Edinboro at Buffalo - 2:00 PM Northeastern JC at Northern Colorado - 3:00 PM FloWrestling Nebraska at South Dakota State - 3:00 PM FloWrestling Bucknell at Buffalo - 4:00 PM Northwest Kansas Tech at Northern Colorado - 4:30 PM FloWrestling Lindenwood vs. Virginia Tech at Stanford - 4:30 PM New Mexico Highlands at Northern Colorado - 6:00 PM FloWrestling Virginia Tech at Stanford - 6:00 PM Pac-12 LiveStream North Dakota State at Little Rock - 7:00 PM Little Rock All-Access Lindenwood at Stanford - 7:30 PM Pac-12 LiveStream

New #1 at 125 kg Alen Khubulov (photo courtesy of Martin Gabor/UWW) 57 KG #1 Zavur Uguev beat 2021 world runner-up #20 Alireza Sarlak (IRI) in the finals of the Iranian Pro League. Artem Gobaev won the Soslan Andiev Memorial tournament over Yunus Yavbatirov. Bronze medalists at the Andiev Memorial were Magomed Magomedov and Islam Shakhbanov. Abubakr Mutaliev won the Semenov Cup by injury default over #5 Musa Mekhtikhanov. Bronze medalists at the Semenov Cup were Artur Chebodaev and Rustam Zhilyasov. 61KG Two-time Russian Nationals bronze medalist Cherman Tavitov won the Soslan Andiev Memorial title over Dzhabrail Gairbekov. Bronze medalists at the Andiev Memorial were Alexander Sabanov and Akhmed Zubairov. At the Andiev Memorial, Gairbekov upset Sabanov in the quarterfinals while Tavitov beat 2021 U23 Russian Nationals runner-up Akhmed Zubairov. At the Semenov Cup, Alexander Sabanov took gold over Efim Kormiltsev with Dinislam Takhtarov and Ibragim Khasiev taking bronze. At the Semenov Cup, Sabanov upset Russian Nationals bronze medalist #4 Bashir Magomedov. Efim Kormiltsev upset 2019 Russian Nationals bronze medalist Dinislam Takhtarov. #5 Fedor Baltuev moved up to 65 KG where he lost a close match to #4 Ibragim Ibragimov at the Semenov Cup. #6 Artur Chebodaev cut down to 57 KG and is out of the rankings. Cherman Tavitov is back in the rankings at #4 for beating #5 Dzhabrail Gairbekov in the finals of the Andiev Memorial. Dzhabrail Gairbekov is in the rankings at #5 for beating #6 Alexander Sabanov at the Andiev Memorial. #9 Alexander Sabanov moved up three spots to #6 for beating #4 Bashir Magomedov at the Semenov Cup. Magomedov falls three spots. Efim Kormiltsev is in the rankings at #8 for finishing runner-up at the Semenov cup where he upset 2019 61 KG Russian Nationals bronze medalist Dinislam Takhtarov. Takhtarov slots in at #9 for his return to the 61 KG rankings. Takhtarov has career-best wins over three-time Russian Nationals champion Alexander Bogomoev and two-time world bronze medalist #5 Arsen Harutyunyan (ARM). 65KG #10 Elbrus Valiev won the Soslan Andiev Memorial Tournament over #9 Alik Khadartsev. Bronze medalists were Magomed Baitukaev and Dzhabrail Eleskhanov. Valiev moves up one spot to #9 for his win over #9 Alik Khadartsev. Khadartsev falls one spot to #10 for his loss to Valiev. #3 Ramazan Ferzaliev won the Semenov Cup over #9 Elbrus Valiev. Bronze medalists were #10 Alik Khadartsev and #4 Ibragim Ibragimov. Both Ferzaliev and Valiev registered ranked wins at the Semenov Cup on their way to the final, with Ferzaliev beating Russian Nationals champion Ibragimov and Valiev repeating his victory from the Andiev Memorial finals over Khadartsev. 70KG #6 Inalbek Sheriev won the Soslan Andiev Memorial Tournament over 2021 65 KG U23 world runner-up Ibragim Abdurakhmanov. Bronze medalists at the Andiev Memorial were Taigib Hasanov and Georgy Sekinaev. #3 Anzor Zakuev won the Semenov Cup over 2018 Russian Nationals runner-up Arpak Sat. Bronze medalists at the Semenov Cup were Alan Kudzoev and Magomed Eitemirov. Sat is back in the rankings at #10 for beating #8 Ruslan Zhendaev at the Semenov Cup. Kudzoev is back in the rankings at #7 for his past win over Zakuev at the All-Russian Spartakiad in August. #5 Zagir Shakhiev lost at 65 KG competing against #1 (65) Abdulmazhid Kudiev at the Iranian Pro League. 74KG #1 Zaurbek Sidakov wrestled up at 79 KG where he fell in the finals of the Iranian Pro League to #2 (79) Ali Savadkouhi (IRI). Sidakov's loss to Savadkouhi does not affect his domestic ranking at 74 KG but does affect his pound-for-pound spot. #2 Razambek Zhamalov won the Murad Gaidarov memorial over Iman Ganishov. Ganishov debuts in the rankings at #10 for beating Saipulla Alibulatov in the semifinals after Alibulatov had beaten 2021 Umakhanov Tournament champion Mokhamad Nasirkhaev after Nasirkhaev had upset two-time world champion #9 Magomedrasul Gazimagomedov in his opening match. #4 Cherman Valiev won the Soslan Andiev Memorial over Khabib Magomedov. Bronze medalists at the Andiev Memorial were Murad Khabichev and Magomed Nurmagomedov. Ruslan Bogatyrev makes his debut in the top ten at #6 after a runner-up finish at the Semenov Cup that saw him defeat 2021 world bronze medalist #6 Timur Bizhoev and 2021 Yarygin champion Aznaur Tavaev to make the finals. In the finals, Bogatyrev fell to Valiev. Bronze medalists at the Semenov cup were #7 Timur Bizhoev and #9 Magomed Dibirgadzhiev. 79KG #2 Radik Valiev won the Soslan Andiev Memorial over David Betanov. Bronze medalists at the Andiev Memorial were Alik Badtiev and Salamat Dzhioev. Valiev was also victorious in taking gold at the Semenov cup over 2020 Russian Nationals bronze medalist #9 Amanulla Gadzhimagomedov. Bronze medalists at the Semenov cup were #3 Khalid Yakhiev and #10 Dmitri Zainidinov. 86KG #1 Artur Naifonov won the Soslan Andiev Memorial over #6 Zaur Makiev. Bronze medalists at the Andiev Memorial were Tamerlan Tapsiev and Khaibula Gyulmagomedov. Naifonov also took gold at the Semenov cup by forfeit over #9 (92) Tamerlan Tapsiev. Bronze medalists at the Semenov Cup were Alexey Evdokimov and #10 Arsenali Musalaliev. #2 Vladislav Valiev moved back up to 92 KG where he took fifth at the Soslan Andiev Memorial and bronze at the Semenov Cup. Valiev also competed at the Iranian Pro League where he took out 2013 74 KG world runner-up Ezzatollah Akbari (IRI). Valiev is currently ranked fourth at 92 KG. 92KG #1 Magomed Kurbanov moved up to 97 KG where he won the Semenov Cup over #5 (97) Sergey Kozyrev, Kurbanov is currently ranked 3rd at 97KG. #6 Guram Chertkoev won the Soslan Andiev Memorial over Shamil-Imam Gadzhialiev. Bronze medalists at the Andiev Memorial were Slavik Naniev and #4 Alan Bagaev. Chertkoev gets bumped up three spots in the rankings to #3 for beating #4 Vladislav Valiev while Gadzhialiev debuts in the rankings at #5 for beating Bagaev. #3 Dauren Kurugliev moved up two spots to #1 after winning the Semenov Cup over Russian Nationals runner-up #2 Azamat Zakuev. Taking bronze at the Semenov Cup was Valiev and Chertkoev. Kurugliev beat Valiev while Zakuev beat #10 Chertkoev to make the finals. 97KG #6 Zhorik Dzhioev won the Soslan Andiev Memorial over Soslan Dzhagaev. Bronze medalists at the Andiev Memorial were Tamerlan Kotsoev and Tamik Dzhikhaev. 2021 92 KG world runner-up #1 (92) Magomed Kurbanov made the move up to 97 KG where he took gold at the Semenov Cup over #4 Sergey Kozyrev and beat #9 Aslanbek Sotiev. #10 Aslanbek Sotiev took bronze. Kurbanov debuts in the 97 KG rankings at #3. Both #4 Sergey Kozyrev and #9 Aslanbek Sotiev drop one spot with the addition of Magomed Kurbanov to the rankings at #3. 125KG As has become commonplace now in the heavyweight rankings, a large amount of change took place due to Russian heavyweights. The first tournament that saw major shakeup was the Soslan Andiev memorial on November 6th saw Russian Nationals champion #7 Alen Khubulov beat the likes of #2 Soslan Khinchagov, #5 (97) Sergey Kozyrev, Artem Tskharebov, and Alan Khugaev to win the title. Khugaev made his presence known in the heavyweight division again by finishing runner-up at the Andiev and beating the likes of #1 Erik Dzhioev and Artem Pukhovsky. In the bronze medal matches, #2 Soslan Khinchagov would beat Artem Tskharebov and Pukhovsky would beat Dzhioev. Tskharbeov did notch a career-best win in his opening-round match against #7 Vladislav Baitsaev (HUN). After the events of the Soslan Andiev Memorial, the Semenov Cup took place on November 11th. Alan Khugaev built on his momentum from the Andiev and won gold at the Semenov beating Ali Aliyev champion #5 Abdulla Kurbanov and notching wins over 2021 Junior world bronze medalist Andrey Bestaev and #4 Znaur Kotsiev. In the bronze medal match on Khugaev's side, Bestaev would upset Kotsiev to place. On Abdulla Kurbanov's repechage bracket, Saipudin Magomedov won bronze over Tamerlan Kumyshev 3-2. From these results, Khubulov takes back the number one spot after his title at the Soslan Andiev Memorial. Alan Khugaev returns to the rankings at #2 for his wins over #1 Erik Dzhioev, #3 Artem Pukhovsky, #4 Znaur Kotsiev, and #5 Abdulla Kurbanov. Artem Pukhovsky is in the rankings at #3 for beating #1 Erik Dzhioev for bronze at the Andiev Memorial. Andrey Bestaev debuts in the rankings at #7 for beating Znaur Kotsiev for bronze at the Semenov cup. # Dzhioev drops three spots to #4 for his losses to Khugaev and Pukhovsky. Kotsiev drops four spots to #8 for his losses to Khugaev and Bestaev. Kurbanov drops four spots to #9 for his losses to Khugaev in the finals of the Semenov Cup. Pound for Pound #2 Abdulrashid Sadulaev moves up one spot to number one while #3 Zavur Uguev moves up to #2 to accommodate for #1 Zaurbek Sidakov's loss at the Iranian Pro League to #2 (79) Ali Savadkouhi of Iran. Sidakov drops two spots to #3 in the rankings. #17 Vladislav Valiev is out of the rankings after losses to Guram Chertkoev and #22 Dauren Kurugliev. Alen Khubulov is back in the pound-for-pound rankings at #25 after taking back the number one spot at heavyweight. Dauren Kurugliev is back in at #22 for taking over the number spot at 92KG.

Sold-out Rec Hall for Penn State's dual with Oregon State After a crazy week last week, this week was a little bit quieter for Big Ten teams. But Rutgers, Michigan State, Iowa, Penn State, Ohio State, Maryland, Wisconsin and Minnesota were all able to get duals in, while others had wrestlers competing at opens. Here are five things we learned from Week 6: Maryland beats Navy, again The Maryland Terrapins defeated the Navy Midshipmen, making them the best D1 program in the state of Maryland for the second year in a row. The trend for Maryland this season has been winning. They are now 5-0 as a team for the first time since the 2011-2012 season. Additionally, this is back-to-back big wins over Pitt and Navy, both of which required some big-time performances from their big-time wrestlers. Specifically, as is usually the case in tightly contested duals, major decisions were the key to victory. It was a 5-5 match split between the Terrapins and Midshipmen, but major decisions from Jaxon Smith at 197, Braxton Brown at 125, and Ethen Miller at 149 made up the three points that won them the dual 18-15. Coach Clemsen's thoughts on this season at this point are, "For a young group we are competing at a high level. We have wrestled some strong competition which is great because the B1G schedule only gives us another step up to gauge where we are as a program. I'm excited for these young kids and I know they will continue to do the work that is needed to have opportunities for more success this winter." My follow-up question was if they can tangibly see or feel a difference in "buy in" or belief that things are working after having successes like this? To that, coach Clemsen replied, " I think our kids have more "faith" (that's a program word) in themselves and what we are doing. The level of work on a daily basis is just higher with this group. They are willing to "sacrifice" (another of our words) and suffer a lot in order to have these opportunities. It's been great that they have been able to capitalize so far. Maryland is off now for finals, and not competing the remainder of the 2022 calendar year, but they will be jumping headfirst back into competition at the Southern Scuffle. Speaking of Chattanooga… Hawks > Mocs in the battle of the birds This past Saturday night, Iowa traveled down to Chattanooga to take on the Mocs of Chattanooga. For those that don't know, "Moc" refers to their original nickname "Moccasins," as well as a reference to the Northern Mockingbird, the state bird of Tennessee. Jason Bryant would like that fact. Anyway, as we all know, Iowa has been using the "break glass in case of emergency" approach with many of their stud wrestlers. On this trip, they brought Real Woods, who took care of business at 141 (assuming you think a tech fall in the first period is TCOB), but they didn't wrestle Spencer Lee or Max Murin. The dual was close at first, with Chattanooga getting wins at three of the first four weights, but then the floodgates largely opened up for Iowa, winning five of the final six weights, many of which were with bonus points (165, 184, 197 and a pin at HWY). When talking with Coach Tom Brands about the trip, he initially referred to them traveling to Carver-Hawkeye last season, but followed up by reflecting on a lot of the relationships that had been built with the Chattanooga program over the years. He cited training camps there, Terry's stint as head coach for the program, and their familiarity with Coach Ruschell. I didn't get a chance to ask in this interview with Tom Brands, but I intend to ask about the messaging to the young athletes who have a chance to compete in these duals before they are full-time starters in the lineup. Iowa has done this many times in the past, first thing that comes to mind is in the 2017-2018 season they had a bright-eyed and bushy-tailed Kaleb Young competing for them at 174, splitting time with Joey Gunther for much of the year. I'm interested to know how much of that is wrestler specific or a general message to their athletes across the board. Stay tuned for more on that. Every point matters This isn't exactly a groundbreaking revelation, but there's nothing like a 17-16 win on criteria over an intrastate rival to remind you that, yes, every point matters. It was heavyweight Boone McDermott who got his hand raised to deliver Rutgers the win over Princeton on total match points, 47-43, but it took a full team effort to get there in the 85th installment of the rivalry on Sunday. On paper, this dual was always going to be close, but the battle for Rutgers to keep its title as New Jersey's best wrestling team for the second consecutive year became even tighter when Princeton sophomore Danny Coles handed No. 8 Sammy Alvarez his first loss of the season, 4-3, at 141 pounds. Here are four key moments that helped set Rutgers up for the win with the heavyweight bout: 125: Dean Peterson limits Patrick Glory to three match points. On paper, 125 pounds was one of the most mismatched in Princeton's favor, with Peterson, who's been sharing time with Dylan Shawver at 125, taking on the No. 2 wrestler at the weight. However, Rutgers knew Peterson would be able to give Glory a battle because he already has. Peterson lost 6-5 to Glory earlier in the season at the Princeton Open, where Shawver also wrestled Glory close, falling 11-9. The coaching staff decided to go with Peterson on Sunday and it paid off with another close result. Peterson gave up just one takedown in the bout, and more importantly - just three match points. 174: Jackson Turley starts swinging momentum back in Rutgers' favor. Trailing 13-6, Rutgers was at risk of letting the dual get out of reach. But Turley didn't let that happen, winning with an 8-5 decision. The junior, who missed most of last season due to injury, entered this bout against Princeton's Kole Mulhauser with a 1-3 record. The pair were tied 4-4- going into the second period. Turley got an escape to take the lead and another takedown to give him the 7-4 advantage heading into the third. He was able to ride out most of the third period for the crucial win. 184: Brian Soldano makes up ground with bonus points. Turley had narrowed Rutgers' deficit to 13-9, meaning Soldano needed to earn bonus points to at least tie. Up to this point, the only bonus points of the dual had come from Princeton's top-ranked Quincy Monday (13-3 major) at 157, and Soldano presented the Scarlet Knights' best opportunity to match that. The true freshman knew what was needed of him and delivered. After a scoreless first period, Soldano then racked up two takedowns and four nearfall points to give his team that critical 10-1 major decision to tie the dual. 197: Billy Janzer surrenders 1 match point. With the dual tied and just two bouts to go, Rutgers needed a win to avoid relying on bonus points at heavyweight or going to criteria. Unranked Janzer battled evenly with No. 16 Luke Stout throughout the first period. A quick escape gave Stout the 1-0 lead in the second. With Janzer trailing 1-0 heading into the third, Rutgers coach Scott Goodale motioned for Janzer to start neutral. This decision meant giving up the opportunity for an escape, but allowed Janzer to be able to finish the match out on his feet and avoid the possibility of getting turned and giving up those crucial match points. Stout's 1-0 win meant Rutgers needed a win to tie. As we know, McDermott was able to get the win, and thanks to a point earned from Soldano here and a point not given up by Janzer there, so did Rutgers. Sanderson isn't concerned about close matches Penn State rolled to a 31-3 win over Oregon State in Rec Hall on Sunday, but a closer look at the box score reveals that the dual might have been a little closer than the final score indicates. While Roman Bravo-Young, Carter Starocci and Greg Kerkvliet dispatched their opponents with bonus-point wins, others had to work a little harder. Undefeated freshman No. 15 Alex Facundo held onto a 3-2 victory over No. 23 Matthew Olguin at 165 pounds; Beau Bartlett came out, 5-3, on top in another battle between ranked wrestlers at 141; No. 17 Shayne Van Ness led his opponent 2-1 heading into the third period before pulling a way for the 6-1 decision; No. 5 Max Dean bounced back from his rough weekend last week with a 6-3 win over No. 11 Tanner Harvey; and Terrell Barraclough and Donovan Ball (filling in for starter Aaron Brooks) both earned close decisions. "Looking at the lineups going into the dual, we knew this had the potential to be a really good dual, but our guys were able to win some close matches and kind of separate the score a little bit," head coach Cael Sanderson said. "But the matches were tough. (Oregon State) came in here and wrestled well. Like I said earlier this week, they're definitely an up-and-coming program under (head coach Chris) Pendleton. I think we're still trying to keep getting better as we move along." Overall, Sanderson said he wasn't too worried about his wrestlers finding themselves in close matches, especially this early in the season, saying "it's all preparation." The defending national champions are undefeated (4-0) heading into the Collegiate Wrestling duals on Dec. 19 in New Orleans. Also undefeated are Penn State's pair of highly touted freshmen, Van Ness and Facundo, even if they did have to battle a little bit for those wins Sunday. "Obviously we want to win these matches but it's about getting better, making progress and getting ready for the national tournament in March," Sanderson said. "And they are on a good path right now." Sanderson clearly has a lot of confidence in the pair. Typically known for being more reserved, Sanderson jumped in on a question about Van Ness initially intended for Kerkvliet in the post-match press conference to convey his thoughts on the freshman's performance. Even though Van Ness didn't get a pin this week - like he did last week against Lehigh - Sanderson wanted to make sure reporters knew that the little things a wrestler does in a match go a long way, too. "Shayne's a beast. He wrestles hard, he moves forward. Even today, at the end of the first period where most wrestlers would have just cut their opponent, he chose to put in a little extra work to get a mat return, and the crowd really appreciated that," Sanderson said. "It took a lot out of his opponent. It's the little things like that - that effort and that fight and not giving easy points is what it takes to be a national champion. "He's on a great path right now. We're glad he's on our team." B1G in the World Cup As you may have heard, the United States of America is definitively the greatest assembled group of male wrestlers from a given country on the planet Earth. At least at the moment. We earned that distinction by beating Iran in 6 of 10 matches Sunday night. Of the wrestlers assembled on the roster, alumni from the B1G made up 12 of the 20 rostered athletes. More specifically, of the athletes who competed in the event, the B1G made up 11 of the 13 wrestlers who actually wrestled. Of those 11 who competed, 7 of them were undefeated in the event. The next closest conference to any of these numbers was the ACC with 3 rostered athletes, none of which competed. The 12 B1G rostered wrestlers represented Michigan twice (also Rutgers), Indiana, Penn State three times (also maybe four), Illinois, Wisconsin, Nebraska twice, and Ohio State twice. It's the most dominant conference in any sport in the United States, and evidently the World also. We are the Champions, my friends.

Pittsburgh heavyweight Jake Slinger (photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) Two duals on Sunday proved to be quite entertaining and led to close wins from Pittsburgh and Virginia Tech. Pittsburgh was on the road at Columbia and Virginia Tech hosted Missouri to open their home slate. #20 Pittsburgh The Panthers had to fight to win their fourth straight dual, and third straight on the road. They traded matches with Columbia for the first seven bouts before closing the dual with three straight wins to take the one-point team win. #30 Colton Camacho dropped a tight decision to Nick Babin, followed by a 2-0 win for #9 Micky Phillippi. At 141, the Panthers did not send out a wrestler and gave up a big six-point forfeit to Columbia; #1 Cole Matthews did not wrestle in either match this weekend, Emory Taylor took the mat on Friday at Brown. At 149, Tyler Badgett picked up his third-straight win with a 5-0 decision over Danny Fongaro. The match at 157 was a bit of an anomaly. #21 Dazjon Casto was completely dominating the match and was up 14-1 in the third period; when he drove in for the shot to finish out the tech fall, Alvan was able to keep an overhook and roll Casto through to his back. Casto fought on the edge and punched through as the ref called the pin; I would have loved to see another angle of this exchange. That put the Panthers down 12-6 going into the biggest matchup of the dual. Holden Heller bounced back in a big way from a sudden victory loss last week to extend his season record to 5-1 over #12 Josh Ogunsanya. After a scoreless first, Heller got an escape early in the second and scored a takedown of a pretty duckunder off a reshot, then rode out the period. The third period was a flurry of solid defense from Heller as Ogunsanya tried to get back in the match. He was able to get a late takedown to close the gap to 3-2, but Heller fought off a last-second attack to take the match 4-2. Heller wrestled an incredible match and did everything he needed to do to beat a very tough Ogunsanya. At 174, #33 Luca Augustine struggled to get his offense going and dropped a 3-2 decision to a scrappy Lenox Wolak. The Panthers were looking at an 18-9 deficit going into the final three matches. James Lledo came up big in a very entertaining match; they traded takedowns and escapes as both guys let it fly. Lledo was down 7-4 going into the third, but showed off his gas tank, racking up an escape, two takedowns and a stalling point to take the 10-9 decision. The captain came through for the Panthers at 197, with #3 Nino Bonaccorsi dominating his way to a 15-2 major decision as he was giving it all he had to get to the tech fall. Going into the last match, Pitt was down 18-16. Jake Slinger slammed the door for the Panthers, controlling the match and earning a 6-2 decision to take the dual 19-18. It wasn't the prettiest win for Pitt, but I loved to see how they responded to adversity and fought to take the close win. Pitt 19 Columbia 18 125: Nick Babin (Columbia) dec. #30 Colton Camacho (Pitt), 4-2 133: #9 Micky Phillippi (Pitt) dec. Angelo Rini (Columbia), 2-0 141: #27 Matt Kazimir (Columbia) wins by forfeit 149: Tyler Badgett (Pitt) dec. Danny Fongaro (Columbia), 5-0 157: Cesar Alvan (Columbia) pins #21 Dazjon Casto (Pitt), 5:48 165: #17 Holden Heller (Pitt) dec. #12 Joshua Ogunsanya (Columbia), 4-2 174: Lennox Wolak (Columbia) dec. #33 Luca Augustine (Pitt), 3-2 184: James Lledo (Pitt) dec. Jack Wehmeyer (Columbia), 10-9 197: #3 Nino Bonaccorsi (Pitt) maj. dec. Javen Jovero (Columbia), 15-2 285: Jake Slinger (Pitt) dec. Danny Conley (Columbia), 6-2 #15 Virginia Tech The Hokies opened up their home slate with a tough #6 Missouri team. We knew it was going to be a great dual, and it very much lived up to the hype. I said that the Hokies had a path to victory if they won the matches they should win, pick up an upset and find a bonus point somewhere. They took a slightly different path with a lineup change at 157, but ended the night with a 17-15 win. Cooper Flynn, who has been in a tightly contested battle with #17 Eddie Ventresca for the starting spot at 125, got the nod to start the dual. He looked fantastic on his feet and on top; he picked up five takedowns and over three minutes of riding time to open the dual with a 13-3 major decision. #12 Sam Latona took the momentum into the next match and it looked a lot closer on the scoreboard than it did on the mat. Latona got two takedowns and a reversal to have a 6-2 lead before giving up a late takedown to get the 6-4 decision. The next two matches were tough tests for the Hokies; both featured true freshmen against top-10 opponents. #15 Tom Crook had his worst performance of the year against a very tough opponent. He was able to hold #6 Allan Hart to a decision, but didn't seem to have the pop he has had in his other matches this season; I don't anticipate this will be an ongoing issue with what we have seen so far from Tampa Tom. We had one of the best matches of the night at 149 between #9 Brock Mauller and #12 Caleb Henson. Mauller picked up an early takedown in the first, but Henson was able to add one of his own late in the first to go up 3-2. Mauller got an escape early in the second to tie it up with the only points scored that period. Henson got a quick escape in the third, but Mauller followed it with a beautiful double leg; Henson added another escape to tie it at 5 with a minute left. Henson got in on a low-level single at 38 seconds, it seemed like it should be a stalemate as Mauller sprawled out for 15 seconds, but the ref let it play out. In the ensuing scramble, Mauller was able to kick out and hop over for the winning takedown at the buzzer. At 157 we expected to see Clayton Ulrey and #13 Jarrett Jacques, but instead, Mizzou sent out Logan Gioffre. We did not receive any clarification on the status of Jacques. Gioffre is the older brother of Jack and Michael, who wrestle at UVA. So instead of a #5 Bryce Andonian versus Jacques, we got a very scrappy match between solid backups for both teams and it proved to be a critical point in the dual. Ulrey showed some stellar defense and scored on a very nice reshot for the only takedown of the match in the 3-2 decision. The next two matches featured NCAA champs with #1 Keegan O'Toole the reigning champ at 165 and #3 Mekhi Lewis an NCAA champ and two-time finalist competing at 174 lbs. #22 Connor Brady wrestled a great match and deserves a lot of credit. Keegan O'Toole is an incredibly dangerous wrestler and gets a lot of bonus points for the Tigers. Brady showcased his excellent defense--and some offense of his own--and held O'Toole to an 8-4 decision. At 174, we saw #3 Mekhi Lewis face a very stingy #11 Peyton Mocco. Lewis scored the lone takedown (and had another taken off the board) and allowed only escapes for Mocco in the 3-2 win. #8 Hunter Bolen showed Cassell Coliseum that he is back and on a mission to get on the podium again. I have been impressed by Bolen all year and I'm very happy to see him have the edge back that he seemed to be missing last year. Bolen picked up two takedowns in the first, and another in the second after starting the period with a strong ride. He got a quick escape in the third and started chasing the bonus point. Bolen added a takedown on the edge and another with 30 seconds left in the 3rd to take a 13-3 major decision. The Hokies went into the final two matches up 17-9 with Mizzou favored in the final two matches, with two top-10 wrestlers left to wrestle. #21 Andy Smith couldn't get to any of his own offense, but was able to conserve important team points in holding #1 Rocky Elam to a 7-0 decision. A similar story at 285, #22 Hunter Catka dropped a 4-2 decision to #8 Zach Elam, but didn't give up the bonus points that the Tigers would have needed to pull out the dual. For the second season in a row, the Hokies knocked off the higher-ranked Tigers. I was very impressed with the overall approach by the Hokies. All of the guys knew exactly what they needed to do for their match and for the team, and they took care of business. We often only look at the win column to see who did well in a dual; but for this one, in particular, the effort by the wrestlers on both sides of the win column made this team win possible. The wins were split 5-5 but the Hokies didn't surrender a single bonus point to any of the top 10 wrestlers that got the win and that made the difference in this dual. Virginia Tech 17 Missouri 15 125 – Cooper Flynn MAJ DEC Peyton Moore, 13-3 133 – No. 12 Sam Latona DEC No. 26 Connor Brown, 6-4 141 – No. 6 Allan Hart DEC No. 15 Tom Crook, 8-2 149 – No. 9 Brock Mauller DEC No. 12 Caleb Henson, 7-5 157 – Clayton Ulrey DEC Logan Gioffre, 3-2 165 – No. 1 Keegan O'Toole DEC No. 22 Connor Brady, 8-4 174 – No. 3 Mekhi Lewis DEC No. 11 Peyton Mocco, 3-2 184 – No. 8 Hunter Bolen MAJ DEC No. 23 Sean Harman, 13-3 197 – No. 1 Rocky Elam DEC No. 21 Andy Smith, 7-0 285 – No. 8 Zach Elam DEC No. 22 Hunter Catka, 4-2

Columbia 174 lber Lennox Wolak (photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) About half of the conference was in action this weekend. We saw Penn dominate Army, while Ryan Miller took out Ethan Berginc - ruining his undefeated season thus far. Columbia was so close to pulling off an upset against #20 Pitt. Navy lost a close one to #19 Maryland. Speaking of close ones, we saw Princeton lose on criteria to in-state rival (and 24th-ranked) Rutgers. The upset of the week came from Canadian-born Danny Coles for the Princeton Tigers. He knocked off eighth-ranked Sammy Alvarez of Rutgers at 141lbs, to help keep things interesting in the dual. Interestingly, this was his first win of the year. What a way to get the momentum going for the sophomore. Expect him to keep it rolling. He is this week's Outstanding Wrestler! American The Eagles of American were off this past weekend. They will be this coming weekend as well. They are back in action the week leading up to Christmas with duals against George Mason, Sacred Heart, and Hofstra. Army West Point The Black Knights fell victim to Penn via a 29-3 score. The score looks lopsided, but watching the match live, it was anything but lopsided. Unfortunately, Penn took four of the five one-score matches, which made the final look worse than it was. The only victory for Army came at 184lbs where 33rd-ranked Sahm Abdulrazzaq beat Max Hale 3-2. Ethan Berginc (#10 @ 125lbs) suffered his first loss of the year to #20 Ryan Miller. This squad wrestles hard all the time. This match seems to be a one-off effort, dropping close ones they usually do not. Expect these guys to bounce back in a few weeks at the Soldier Salute event in Iowa between Christmas and the New Year. Binghamton The Bearcats took care of business in their EIWA opener against LIU. With a 41-6 victory, they won 8 of 10 bouts, with the help of two forfeits at 125 and 133 lbs. BU had two major decisions and three pins in the process. The Bearcats are a tough team, with a very arduous schedule. It was good to see them dominate a conference opponent. The upper half of this lineup will be very tough once they come into full form. This team could definitely finish in the top five at conferences, which is a tremendous achievement. If they can stay healthy, look out for the Bearcats. They'll have a few weeks off until the Southern Scuffle on New Year's Day in Chattanooga, TN. Brown The Brown Bears hosted two ranked opponents in #20 Pitt and #25 Michigan State. Winning one bout in each dual, the team was a little outmatched. Justin Bierdumpfel (141lbs) secured the lone win against Pitt, while Drew Clearie (174lbs) had the only win against Michigan State. At 149lbs against Michigan State, Blake Saito had a 6-4 close loss to Peyton Omania. Coach Jordan Leen's first season will have some lumps. He will need some time to build the culture he was hired to do. I am not alone in saying it will be exciting to see this team climb the ranks in the EIWA in the near future. They will be back in action for the Midlands December 29th-30th. Bucknell The Bison did not compete this weekend. They are prepping for a busy weekend when they take on Sacred Heart this Friday away. They then have three matches on Sunday at Buffalo against Buffalo, Edinboro and Niagara County CC. Columbia The Lions had a tough, one-point loss to #20 Pitt. They pulled a few upsets to make it interesting, but failed to keep the lead, losing 19-18 in the final bout. The first upset (at least on paper) came at the start of the dual. Nick Babin (125lbs) defeated #30 Camacho. The real turn of events was at 157lbs, where Cesar Alvan was about to give up a tech fall to #21 Dazjon Castro, but ended up getting the fall in an 11-point dual meet swing. The other “on-paper upset” was at 174 lbs. Lennox Wolak beat #33 Augustine 3-2. Wolak is making some noise in this weight class. The Lions remain 0-3 as a team, but losses to #4 Ohio State, #6 Michigan, and #15 Pitt. This schedule is one of the most challenging in the nation, and it is paying dividends. Columbia will be at the Soldier Salute on December 29th and 30th in Iowa. Cornell The Big Red were on a break this weekend. See them in action next weekend at the National Collegiate Duals, when they take on Oregon State, Iowa State, and a match TBD the next day. They will be representing the EIWA, along with Lehigh. Drexel The Dragons were on the road to compete against #11 Wisconsin. They lost the dual 37-3 but saw some good results. Kyle Waterman lost to #19 Taylor Lamont 6-4 at 133lbs, as he's been having steady improvements. At 149lbs, #29 Luke Nichter made a huge splash in his return. He threw #2 Austin Gomez to his back for a quick six-point lead, before getting pinned. Drexel's lone win came at 184lbs, where Brian Bonino earned a 3-1 decision. Another tough BigTen opponent for the Dragons this weekend, after going 0-2 last weekend against the conference. They will travel next week to Purdue to take on Purdue, Campbell, and Utah Valley. Franklin & Marshall The Diplomats had another mid-week dual with D3 team Ursinus. F&M won the dual 33-13. Mason Leiphart is now the Division 1 leader in the nation with five tech falls on the season. Aidan O'Shea earned a major decision at 133lbs, while Pat Phillips bumped up to 141lbs and won 4-0. Noah Fox won by decision at 174lbs, while James Conway earned a fall at 184lbs. Next up for F&M is the Wilkes University open, where some of the team will compete. Others will be at the Midlands. Harvard The Crimson were on break this weekend after competing in the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite. They are back in action at Midlands in a few weeks. Hofstra The Pride will be in action again on the 22nd, as they host American to a conference dual. Lehigh The Mountain Hawks will be in New Orleans for the Collegiate Duals early next week. They will represent the EIWA and take on #28 Cal Poly and #11 NC State. Their third match is TBD, based on pool results. Long Island The Sharks were competing at Binghamton, dropping the dual 41-6. Two forfeits at 125 and 133lbs added to the result. LIU's 149lbs and 157lbs wrestlers each came away with wins. Drew Witham earned an overtime win over Michael Zarif. At 157lbs, Rise Royster won 4-0. New assistant coach Jesse Dellavecchia was a 157lbs NCAA runner-up, and these middleweights are starting to see results halfway through his first season on staff. LIU is the newest member of the conference. It may be hard to see the improvement at a high level, but digging into results – the improvement is there. Navy The Midshipmen hosted #23 Maryland to a tight dual. Maryland squeaked by with an 18-15 win over Navy. Navy won 5 matches, all by decision. David Key (184lbs) and Grady Griess (#18 @ 285) each won. At 133lbs, Tyler Hunt followed up with a win – as did #17 Josh Koderhandt at 141lbs. The final win was by Val Park at 165lbs. The difference in the dual was three bonus point wins by Maryland. This Navy squad is right there with this Maryland team. This was an evenly matched dual that came down to the wire. The Midshipmen will be back in action after the new year at the F&M Open. Penn The Quakers had an impressive performance at home, winning nine of ten bouts over Army. #20 Ryan Miller started it off with a bang at 125lbs , upsetting #10 Ethan Berginc with a third-period takedown. Michael Colaiocco (#12 @ 133lbs) was one of two winners by major decision. Doug Zapf (#10 @ 149lbs) was the other. We saw a last-second takedown by Anthony Artalona (#13 @ 157lbs) to overcome a near upset from #31 Nate Lukez. Lucas Revano at 165lbs and Nick Incontrera (#23 @ 174lbs) took care of business with close wins over quality opponents. This was a great bounce-back win after two losses a week ago. They will be at the Midlands starting 12/29. Princeton The Tigers had their in-state rivalry match with #17 Rutgers, and it was a phenomenal match! The match came down to the total points scored in matches criteria – giving Rutgers the 17-16 victory. #2 at 125lbs, Patrick Glory, was back from injury to beat Dean Peterson, 4-1. Top-ranked Quincy Monday earned a major decision at 157lbs. Blaine Bergey (165lbs) and Luke Stout (#16 @ 197lbs) earned decisions. The upset of the week, however, was Danny Coles at 141 lbs. He upset eighth-ranked Sammy Alvarez to help swing momentum back to the Tigers. This has been Coles' most impressive win thus far in his young career. The Tigers are right there with 17th-ranked Rutgers. We will see them make noise come postseason, as usual. They will also be competing at Midlands in their next competition. Sacred Heart The Pioneers were not in action this weekend. We will see them this coming weekend when they host both Bucknell and American in some EIWA competition.