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    190 lb Ironman champion Brayden Thompson an Oklahoma State signee (photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) This weekend the toughest in-season high school tournament, the Walsh Jesuit Ironman, took place in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. The Ironman has long been the event for the top high school wrestlers to compete against the best in the country and this year was no exception. Plenty of wrestlers that took the mat Friday and Saturday will be racking up wins on the NCAA stage a few short years from now. Some will become All-Americans, national champions, and perhaps even world or Olympic champions. Olympic gold medalists David Taylor and Kyle Snyder are among the most notable alumni from the Ironman. So, after all the smoke has cleared, how did your favorite school's recruits fare at the Ironman? We've combed through the brackets to find out how all of them performed. Not just the placewinners, but all of the recruits who have publicly announced commitments. Air Force Josh Cordio (Wyoming Seminary, PA) - 2-2: 190 lbs Andrew Harmon (Bethlehem Catholic, PA) - 7th: 157 lbs Talon McCollom (Edmond North, OK) - 0-2; 175 lbs; Class of 2024 Appalachian State Jeremiah Price (Surry Central, NC) - 5th: 150 lbs For the full article, Subscribe to InterMat's Rokfin Page
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    Gable Steveson with the NWCA's Mike Moyer at the 2022 NCAA Championships (photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) Last week, ESPN hosted an awards show announcing all the awards for football and it got me thinking. As I sat down on Saturday afternoon, watching previews for the Army-Navy game today and the Heisman Trophy ceremony, I started to think about wrestling. Why doesn't wrestling tweak its model to better resemble this? College football is obviously a different animal on the national landscape, but wrestling could make some shifts logistically regarding their awards that I believe would help the sport in certain ways. It could get writers, SIDs, podcasters, and fans to talk more about them and have them more engaged in following the process. First, let's establish what the current awards are. From the NCAA last year. "The inaugural NCAA Wrestling Awards were presented at the 2012 wrestling championships. The three awards, given in each division, honor the Most Dominant Wrestler as well as the student-athletes that have accumulated the most falls and the most technical falls throughout the course of the regular and postseasons." Not mentioned, but wrestling also has the Hodge Trophy and the Gorrarian Awards, with the Hodge being the most prominent and most talked about and the Gorrarian being for most falls in the least amount of time at the NCAA tournament. Here are five things I would propose to improve the award system in college wrestling and get it to be a bigger and more talked about subject in the sport. 1) Don't change anything with the Hodge The Hodge is already a great award. It's named for a legend in the sport, nearly everyone in wrestling knows what it's about, and it has a tremendous brand name. The Hodge is perfect. Keep it just like it is. 2) Add names to the other awards I don't think wrestling needs to model everything after football or any other sport. It's just two very different worlds. But why not have the awards for the most falls or tech falls associated with someone. I don't know who holds the collegiate record for falls in a season, but why not name it after that guy? Same with tech falls. Why not call the National Coaches of the year the Gallagher or Gable award? Nearly all the college football awards have an individual tied to them. Why not get some legendary wrestling names tied to the wrestling award system? 3) Come up with a few new awards In football, they have a lot of position-specific awards. Ex. The Rimington award goes to the best center, the Biletnikoff goes to the best wide receiver, etc… You can't directly copy that in wrestling because it's a 1-on-1 sport but there are some angles you could take from it. Why not have three lower-tier awards under the Hodge that group weight classes? The best wrestler in the country from 125-141 gets an award called the "John Smith", the best from 149-174 gets the "Jordan Burroughs", best 184-HWT gets the "Cael Sanderson". Again, I think the Hodge is perfect. Don't mess with it, but this is one angle to add some. The other angle to add a "position" award could be the best wrestler by the various positions in a wrestling. Award for best offensive wrestler from their feet, an award for the best counter wrestler from their feet, best scrambler, best from bottom, best from top. Those could all be associated with great wrestlers from those various positions. 4) Get wrestling media involved Determining some of these hypothetical awards would be a difficult task. Some of it is numbers, some of it is competition, and some of it is perception. The solution? Do exactly what they do in football and have the media decide with a vote. Use the NWMA or a similar entity that as a baseline along with others to vote to determine the awards. You could even have a fan vote as a piece of it. 5) Get sponsorships As annoying as some of the excessive sponsorships in sports can be, I actually think wrestling should do a lot more ideas like this to monetize itself as other sports have. Ex. The "Ed Gallagher Coach of the Year Award Presented by Intermat". InterMat wins by getting their name associated with an award, and their sponsorship pays for the trophy for the athlete. There are more pieces to this but as a rough outline, this feels like an opportunity for the sport. I'm not a huge fan of some of the situations in wrestling that dilute some of the prestige of awards in wrestling as we've seen with the excess of tournaments at the youth levels calling all of their athletes "All-Americans". But these somewhat indiscriminate awards that stir debate in sports get fans talking, they get media talking, and they get schools and administrators talking when their athletes and coaches win the awards. And that's something wrestling always needs more of.
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    The US Men's Freestyle Team: 2022 World Cup Champions (photo courtesy of Tony Rotundo; WrestlersAreWarriors.com) Men's Freestyle Pool A United States 7 Mongolia 3 57 kg - Zane Richards (USA) over Nasanbuyan Narmandakh (Mongolia) 10-0 61 kg - Seth Gross (USA) FFT 65 kg - Tulga Tumur Ochir (Mongolia) over Yianni Diakomihalis (USA) 10-3 70 kg - Tyler Berger (USA) over Munkhtulga Zuunbayan (Mongolia) 10-0 74 kg - Sumiyabazar Zandanbud (Mongolia) over Vincenzo Joseph (USA) 8-0 79 kg - Jordan Burroughs (USA) over Temuujin Mendbileg (Mongolia) 10-0 86 kg - Zahid Valencia (USA) over Bat Bayasgalan (Mongolia) 10-0 92 kg - Nate Jackson (USA) FFT 97 kg - Kyle Snyder (USA) FFT 125 kg - Lkhagvageral Munkhtur (Mongolia) over Hayden Zillmer (USA) 3-1 Georgia 7 Mongolia 3 57 kg - Zanabazar Zandanbud (Mongolia) over Beka Bujiashvili (Georgia) 9-6 61 kg - Teimuraz Vanishvilii (Georgia) FFT 65 kg - Tulga Tumur Ochir (Mongolia) over Beka Lomtadze (Georgia) 11-0 70 kg - Giorgi Elbakidze (Georgia) over Tsogtbaatar Damdinbazar (Mongolia) 11-1 74 kg - Giorgi Sulava (Georgia) over Sumiyabazar Zandanbud (Mongolia) 5:37 79 kg - Vladimeri Gamkrelidze (Georgia) over Batmagnai Batchuluun (Mongolia) 12-2 86 kg - Sandro Aminashvili (Georgia) over Bat Bayasgalan (Mongolia) 8-1 92 kg - Miriani Maisuradze (Georgia) FFT 97 kg - Givi Matcharashvili (Georgia) FFT 125 kg - Lkhagvageral Munkhtur (Mongolia) over Solomon Manashvili (Georgia) Fall 2:46 United States 10 Georgia 0 57 kg - Nick Suriano (USA) over Beka Bujiashvili (Georgia) 6-3 61 kg - Seth Gross (USA) over Teimuraz Vanishvilii (Georgia) 11-0 65 kg - Yianni Diakomihalis (USA) over Beka Lomtadze (Georgia) 11-0 70 kg - Alec Pantaleo (USA) over Giorgi Elbakidze (Georgia) 8-0 74 kg - Jason Nolf (USA) over Giorgi Sulava (Georgia) 10-0 79 kg - Jordan Burroughs (USA) over Vladimeri Gamkrelidze (Georgia) 5-3 86 kg - Zahid Valencia (USA) over Sandro Aminashvili (Georgia) 11-0 92 kg - Nate Jackson (USA) over Miriani Maisuradze (Georgia) 10-4 97 kg - Kyle Snyder (USA) over Givi Matcharashvili (Georgia) 6-0 125 kg - Hayden Zillmer (USA) over Solomon Manashvili (Georgia) 8-7 Pool B Iran 9 Japan 1 57 kg - Reza Momenijoujadeh (Iran) over Taichi Yamaguchi (Japan) 6-5 61 kg - Kaito Morikawa (Japan) over Ebrahim Elahichouran (Iran) 13-2 65 kg - Mohammadreza Bagheriheidarabadi (Iran) over Ryoma Anraku (Japan) 2-1 70 kg - Aliakbar Fazlikhalili (Iran) over Keitaro Ono (Japan) 9-6 74 kg - Mohammadsadegh Firouzpourbandpei (Iran) over Kirin Kinoshita (Japan) 3-1 79 kg - Ali Savadkouhi (Iran) over Yajuro Yamasaki (Japan) 11-0 86 kg - Alireza Karimi (Iran) over Tatsuya Shirai (Japan) 11-0 92 kg - Kamran Ghasempour (Iran) over Satoshi Miura (Japan) 10-0 97 kg - Amirali Azapira (Iran) over Yohei Shinada (Japan) 13-2 125 kg - Amirreza Masoumi Valadi (Iran) over Hiroto Ninomiya (Japan) 10-0 All-World Team 9 Japan 1 57 kg - Zelimkhan Abakarov (Albania) over Taichi Yamaguchi (Japan) 3-0 61 kg - Kaito Morikawa (Japan) over Giorgi Vangelo (Bulgaria) 10-0 65 kg - Iszamail Muszukajev (Hungary) over Ryoma Anraku (Japan) 4-1 70 kg - Ernazar Akmataliev (Kyrgyzstan) over Keitaro Ono (Japan) 11-0 74 kg - Tajmuraz Salkazanov (Slovakia) over Kirin Kinoshita (Japan) 10-0 79 kg - Arsalan Budazhapov (Kyrgyzstan) over Yajuro Yamasaki (Japan) 5-2 86 kg - Azamat Dauletbekov (Kazakhstan) over Tatsuya Shirai (Japan) 11-0 92 kg - Osman Nurmagomedov (Azerbaijan) over Satoshi Miura (Japan) 10-0 97 kg - Batyrbek Tsakulov (Slovakia) over Yohei Shinada (Japan) 10-0 125 kg - Oleksandr Khotsianivskyi (Ukraine) over Hiroto Ninomiya (Japan) 11-0 Iran 6 All-World Team 4 57 kg - Zelimkhan Abakarov (Albania) over Reza Momenijoujadeh (Iran) 12-2 61 kg - Giorgi Vangelo (Bulgaria) over Ebrahim Elahichouran (Iran) 5-1 65 kg - Rahman Amouzadkhalili (Iran) over Taiyrbek Uulu (Kyrgyzstan) 5-0 70 kg - Amirmohammad Yazdani (Iran) over Ernazar Akmataliev (Kyrgyzstan) 10-7 74 kg - Tajmuraz Salkazanov (Slovakia) over Mohammadsadegh Firouzpourbandpei (Iran) 9-0 79 kg - Mohammad Nokhodilarimi (Iran) over Arsalan Budazhapov (Kyrgyzstan) 12-2 86 kg - Alireza Karimi (Iran) over Azamat Dauletbekov (Kazakhstan) 4-0 92 kg - Osman Nurmagomedov (Azerbaijan) over Amirhossein Firouzpourbandpei (Iran) 10-10 97 kg - Amirali Azarpira (Iran) over Batyrbek Tsakulov (Slovakia) 10-0 125 kg - Amirreza Masoumi Valadi (Iran) over Oleksandr Khotsianivskyi (Ukraine) 12-0 3rd Place: All-World Team 8 Georgia 2 57 kg - Zelimkhan Abakarov (Albania) over Beka Bujiashvili (Georgia) 4-1 61 kg - Giorgi Vangelo (Bulgaria) FFT 65 kg - Taiyrbek Uulu (Kyrgyzstan) over Beka Lomtadze (Georgia) 14-4 70 kg - Ernazar Akmataliev (Kyrgyzstan) over Giorgi Elbakidze (Georgia) 4-3 74 kg - Tajmuraz Salkazanov (Slovakia) over over Giorgi Sulava (Georgia) 10-0 79 kg - Vladimeri Gamkrelidze (Georgia) over Arsalan Budazhapov (Kyrgyzstan) 12-2 86 kg - Azamat Dauletbekov (Kazakhstan) over Sandro Aminashvili (Georgia) 6-1 92 kg - Osman Nurmagomedov (Azerbaijan) over Miriani Maisuradze (Georgia) 3-0 97 kg - Batyrbek Tsakulov (Slovakia) over Givi Matcharashvili (Georgia) 7-7 125 kg - Solomon Manashvili (Georgia) FFT Championship: USA 6 Iran 4 57 kg - Zane Richards (USA) over Reza Momenijoujadeh (Iran) 6-2 61 kg - Seth Gross (USA) over Ebrahim Elahichouran (Iran) 10-0 65 kg - Rahman Amouzadkhalili (Iran) over Yianni Diakomihalis (USA) 5-4 70 kg - Alec Pantaleo (USA) over Amirmohammad Yazdani (Iran) 4-3 74 kg - Mohammadsadegh Firouzpourbandpei (Iran) over Jason Nolf (USA) 2-1 79 kg - Ali Savadkouhi (Iran) over Jordan Burroughs (USA) 6-6 86 kg - Zahid Valencia (USA) over Alireza Karimi (Iran) 5-3 92 kg - Nate Jackson (USA) over Amirhossein Firouzpourbandpei (Iran) 8-4 97 kg - Kyle Snyder (USA) over Kamran Ghasempour (Iran) 5-0 125 kg - Amirreza Masoumi Valadi (Iran) over Hayden Zillmer (USA) 6-1 Women's Freestyle Pool A Mongolia 5 Japan 5 50 kg - Otgonjargal Dolgorjav (Mongolia) over Hanano Sakurai (Japan) 3-3 53 kg - Rino Kataoka (Japan) over Otgonjargal Ganbaatar (Mongolia) 5-1 55 kg - Moe Kiyooka (Japan) over Bolortuya Bat Ochir (Mongolia) 6-4 57 kg - Ruka Natami (Japan) over Erdenesuvd Erdene (Mongolia) 3-0 59 kg - Himeka Tokuhara (Japan) over Sumiya Erdenechimeg (Mongolia) 5-3 62 kg - Tserenchimed Sukhee (Mongolia) over Yui Sakano (Japan) 7-5 65 kg - Orkhon Purevdorj (Mongolia) over Miyu Imai (Japan) 9-4 68 kg - Purevsuren Ullziisaikhan (Mongolia) over Kumi Kobayashi (Japan) Fall 1:30 72 kg - Davaanasan Enkh Amar (Mongolia) FFT 76 kg - Nodoka Yamamoto (Japan) over Burmaa Ochirbat (Mongolia) 2-0 Ukraine 7 Mongolia 3 50 kg - Otgonjargal Dolgorjav (Mongolia) over Oksana Livach (Ukraine) 8-2 53 kg - Otgonjargal Ganbaatar (Mongolia) over Albina Rillia (Ukraine) 6-4 55 kg - Alina Hrushyna Akobiia (Ukraine) over Bolortuya Bat Ochir (Mongolia) Fall 2:12 57 kg - Yuliia Tkach (Ukraine) over Erdenesuvd Erdene (Mongolia) Fall :25 59 kg - Iryna Bondar (Ukraine) over Davaachimeg Erkhembayar (Mongolia) Fall 1:00 62 kg - Tserenchimed Sukhee (Mongolia) over Iryna Koliadenko (Ukraine) 12-7 65 kg - Kateryna Zelenykh (Ukraine) over Orkhon Purevdorj (Mongolia) 12-10 68 kg - Tetiana Sova Rizhko (Ukraine) over Purevsuren Ullziisaikhan (Mongolia) 5-2 72 kg - Alla Belinska (Ukraine) over Davaanasan Enkh Amar (Mongolia) 6-5 76 kg - Anastasiia Osniach Shustova (Ukraine) over Tsevegmed Ekhnbayar (Mongolia) Fall :36 Ukraine 5 Japan 5 50 kg - Hanano Sakurai (Japan) over Oksana Livach (Ukraine) 3-1 53 kg - Rino Kataoka (Japan) over Albina Rillia (Ukraine) 2-2 55 kg - Alina Hrushyna Akobiia (Ukraine) over Moe Kiyooka (Japan) 3-0 57 kg - Yuliia Tkach (Ukraine) over Ruka Natami (Japan) 4-0 59 kg - Iryna Bondar (Ukraine) over Himeka Tokuhara (Japan) 6-4 62 kg - Yui Sakano (Japan) over Iryna Koliadenko (Ukraine) 13-2 65 kg - Miyu Imai (Japan) over Kateryna Zelenykh (Ukraine) 4-4 68 kg - Tetiana Sova Rizhko (Ukraine) over Kumi Kobayashi (Japan) Fall 1:19 72 kg - Alla Belinska (Ukraine) FFT 76 kg - Nodoka Yamamoto (Japan) over Anastasiia Osniach Shustova (Ukraine) 2-2 Pool B China 8 United States 2 50 kg - Jiang Zhu (China) over Emily Shilson (USA) 10-0 53 kg - Li Deng (China) over Amy Fearnside (USA) 10-0 55 kg - Qianyu Pang (China) over Jenna Burkert (USA) 4-0 57 kg - Yongxin Feng (China) over Amanda Martinez (USA) 10-0 59 kg - Qi Zhang (China) over Michaela Beck (USA) 11-0 62 kg - Xiaojuan Luo (China) over Kayla Miracle (USA) 6-4 65 kg - Jia Long (China) over Mallory Velte (USA) 12-8 68 kg - Feng Zhou (China) over Sienna Ramirez (USA) 10-0 72 kg - Amit Elor (USA) over Qiandegenchagan (China) 5-0 76 kg - Dymond Guilford (USA) over Juan Wang (China) 7-2 China 5 All-World Team 5 50 kg - Jiang Zhu (China) over Anna Lukasiak (Poland) Fall 5:25 53 kg - Li Deng (China) over Maria Prevolaraki (Greece) 2-1 55 kg - Qianyu Pang (China) over Karla Godinez Gonzalez (Canada) 4-0 57 kg - Yongxin Feng (China) over Zhala Aliyeva (Azerbaijan) Injury Default 59 kg - Anastasia Nichita (Moldova) over Qi Zhang (China) Fall 3:17 62 kg - Aisuluu Tynybekova (Kyrgyzstan) over Xiaojuan Luo (China) 4-0 65 kg - Mimi Hristova (Bulgaria) over Jia Long (China) 10-8 68 kg - Irina Ringaci (Moldova) over Feng Zhou (China) 7-4 72 kg - Zhamilia Bakbergenova (Kyrgyzstan) over Qiandegenchagan (China) 4-2 76 kg - Juan Wang (China) over Yasemin Adar (Turkey) 5-1 United States 6 All-World Team 4 50 kg - Erin Golston (USA) over Anna Lukasiak (Poland) 6-0 53 kg - Maria Prevolaraki (Greece) over Felicity Taylor (USA) 4-1 55 kg - Jenna Burkert (USA) over Karla Godinez Gonzalez (Canada) 4-0 57 kg - Alex Hedrick (USA) over Zhala Aliyeva (Azerbaijan) Fall 59 kg - Anastasia Nichita (Moldova) over Lexie Basham (USA) 12-2 62 kg - Kayla Miracle (USA) over Aisuluu Tynybekova (Kyrgyzstan) 9-3 65 kg - Mallory Velte (USA) over Mimi Hristova (Bulgaria) 12-0 68 kg - Irina Ringaci (Moldova) over Solin Piearcy (USA) 4-2 72 kg - Zhamilia Bakbergenova (Kyrgyzstan) over Skylar Grote (USA) 6-0 76 kg - Yelena Makoyed (USA) over Yasemin Adar (Turkey) Fall 3:34 3rd Place: Mongolia 7 United States 3 50 kg - Otgonjargal Dolgorjav (Mongolia) over Erin Golston (USA) Fall 4:44 53 kg - Otgonjargal Ganbaatar (Mongolia) over Felicity Taylor (USA) 12-1 55 kg - Bolortuya Bat Ochir (Mongolia) over Jenna Burkert (USA) 7-6 57 kg - Alex Hedrick (USA) over Erdenesuvd Erdene (Mongolia) 6-4 59 kg - Davaachimeg Erkhembayar (Mongolia) over Lexie Basham (USA) 13-2 62 kg - Tserenchimed Sukhee (Mongolia) over Kayla Miracle (USA) 16-5 65 kg - Orkhon Purevdorj (Mongolia) over Mallory Velte (USA) 9-6 68 kg - Solin Piearcy (USA) over Purevsuren Ullziisaikhan (Mongolia) 2-0 72 kg - Davaanasan Enkh Amar (Mongolia) over Skylar Grote (USA) 7-1 76 kg - Dymond Guilford (USA) over Burmaa Ochirbat (Mongolia) 10-0 Championship: Ukraine 6 China 4 50 kg - Oksana Livach (Ukraine) over Jiang Zhu (China) 4-4 53 kg - Li Deng (China) over Albina Rillia (Ukraine) 2-1 55 kg - Alina Hrushyna Akobiia (Ukraine) over Qianyu Pang (China) 4-1 57 kg - Yuliia Tkach (Ukraine) over Yongxin Feng (China) Fall 1:30 59 kg - Qi Zhang (China) over Iryna Bondar (Ukraine) 7-2 62 kg - Iryna Koliadenko (Ukraine) over Xinyuan Sun (China) 2:16 65 kg - Jia Long (China) over Kateryna Zelenykh (Ukraine) Fall 5:58 68 kg - Tetiana Sova Rizhko (Ukraine) over Yue Han (China) 5-4 72 kg - Qiandegenchagan (China) over Alla Belinska (Ukraine) 9-1 76 kg - Anastasiia Osniach Shustova (Ukraine) over Juan Wang (China) 9-5
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    Rutgers freshman 184 lber Brian Soldano (photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) Weekend Dual Results Saturday's Duals VMI 53 Fairmont State 0 125 - Tony Burke (VMI) tech Jasup Spragg (Fairmont State) 18-0 133 - Dyson Dunham (VMI) tech Austin Brett Fairmont State) 22-6 141 - Ray Cmil III (VMI) fall Mikey Jones (Fairmont State) 2:48 149 - Ryan Vigil (VMI) fall Esdras Castillo (Fairmont State) 1:38 157 - Job Chishko (VMI) fall Navid Ighani (Fairmont State) 1:01 165 - Braxton Lewis (VMI) fall Jude Childers (Fairmont State) 4:01 174 - River Carroll (VMI) FFT 184 - Zach Brown (VMI) maj Austin Gibson (Fairmont State) 11-0 197 - Travis Fridley (VMI) dec Aydan Edwards (Fairmont State) 8-6SV 285 - Josh Evans (VMI) fall Mason Atkinson (Fairmont State) 3:47 VMI 53 Shenandoah 0 125 - Tony Burke (VMI) tech Tyler McDonald (Shenandoah) 18-0 133 - Dyson Dunham (VMI) tech Sean Rinebolt (Shenandoah) 16-1 141 - Freddy Junko (VMI) tech Hunter Ballantine (Shenandoah) 15-0 149 - Josh Yost (VMI) fall Christian Johnson-Hunte (Shenandoah) 4:19 157 - Job Chishko (VMI) tech Christopher Johnson-Hunte (Shenandoah) 18-0 165 - Braxton Lewis (VMI) tech George Vrachnos (Shenandoah) 19-2 174 - Jon Hoover (VMI) maj Jalen Cornelius (Shenandoah) 10-1 184 - Zach Brown (VMI) fall Dylan Wiegert (Shenandoah) :26 197 - Travis Fridley (VMI) fall Troy Gibson (Shenandoah) 4:05 285 - Brian Jackson (VMI) fall Kaden Bryan (Shenandoah) :47 Binghamton 41 Long Island 6 125 - Micah Roes (Binghamton) FFT 133 - Ivan Garcia (Binghamton) FFT 141 - Nate Lucier (Binghamton) dec Devin Matthews (Long Island) 5-2 149 - Drew Witham (Long Island) dec Michael Zarif (Binghamton) 4-2SV 157 - Rhise Royster (Long Island) dec Conner Decker (Binghamton) 4-0 165 - Dimitrii Gamkrelidze (Binghamton) maj Blake Bahna (Long Island) 15-6 174 - Sam DePrez (Binghamton) maj TJ Franden (Long Island) 14-0 184 - Jacob Nolan (Binghamton) fall Gavin Claro (Long Island) 4:03 197 - Louie DePrez (Binghamton) fall John Dusza (Long Island) 2:33 285 - Cory Day (Binghamton) fall Aeden Begue (Long Island) 1:33 Michigan State 38 Brown 3 125 - Benny Gomez (Michigan State) maj Shane Hanson-Ashworth (Brown) 9-1 133 - Rayvon Foley (Michigan State) maj Hunter Adrian (Brown) 11-3 141 - Jordan Hamdan (Michigan State) dec Nick Cabanillas (Brown) 5-1 149 - Peyton Omania (Michigan State) dec Blake Saito (Brown) 6-4 157 - Chase Saldate (Michigan State) fall Keegan Rothrock (Brown) 6:17 165 - Caleb Fish (Michigan State) tech Harrison Trahan (Brown) 16-1 174 - Drew Clearie (Brown) dec Ryan Boucher (Michigan State) 7-4 184 - Layne Malczewski (Michigan State) dec James Araneo (Brown) 8-2 197 - Cam Caffey (Michigan State) maj Aaron Wolk (Brown) 18-9 285 - Ryan Vasbinder (Michigan State) fall Alex Semenenko (Brown) 1:15 Iowa 27 Chattanooga 12 125 - Logan Ashton (Chattanooga) dec Charles Matthews (Iowa) 1-0 133 - Brayden Palmer (Chattanooga) dec Cullan Schriever (Iowa) 3-1SV 141 - Real Woods (Iowa) tech Dayne Dalrymple (Chattanooga) 16-0 149 - Noah Castillo (Chattanooga) dec Joel Jesuroga (Iowa) 3-2TB 157 - Cobe Siebrecht (Iowa) dec Lincoln Heck (Chattanooga) 5-2 165 - Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) tech Jackson Hurst (Chattanooga) 23-8 174 - Rocky Jordan (Chattanooga) dec Nelson Brands (Iowa) 3-1 184 - Abe Assad (Iowa) maj Matthew Waddell (Chattanooga) 14-4 197 - Jacob Warner (Iowa) maj Jake Boyd (Chattanooga) 10-1 285 - Tony Cassioppi (Iowa) fall Logan Andrew (Chattanooga) 1:16 Ohio 31 Edinboro 12 125 - Oscar Sanchez (Ohio) dec Aiden Lewis (Edinboro) 8-3 133 - Gio DiSabato (Ohio) maj Cameron Soda (Edinboro) 11-1 141 - Amonn Ohl (Edinboro) fall Kyran Hagan (Ohio) 3:42 149 - Jake Pail (Edinboro) dec Alec Hagan (Ohio) 3-1SV 157 - Peyten Keller (Ohio) fall Luke Kemerer (Edinboro) 3:18 165 - Jordan Slivka (Ohio) fall Alex Garee (Edinboro) 6:39 174 - Sal Perrine (Ohio) dec Joey Arnold (Edinboro) 6-2 184 - Zayne Lehman (Ohio) FFT 197 - Carson Brewer (Ohio) dec Cody Mulligan (Edinboro) 4-3 285 - Nick Lodato (Edinboro) dec Drew Harris (Ohio) 7-1 Air Force 25 Wyoming 11 125 - Tucker Owens (Air Force) dec Garrett Ricks (Wyoming) 6-2 133 - Cody Phippen (Air Force) maj Aidan Noonan (Wyoming) 10-0 141 - Darren Green (Wyoming) maj Nick Krug (Air Force) 11-3 149 - Dylan Martinez (Air Force) dec Chase Zollman (Wyoming) 8-1 157 - Bryce Dauphin (Wyoming) dec Garrett Bowers (Air Force) 4-2 165 - Giano Petrucelli (Air Force) dec Cole Moody (Wyoming) 4-2 174 - Hayden Hastings (Wyoming) maj Gage Musser (Air Force) 9-0 184 - Noah Blake (Air Force) dec Brett McIntosh (Wyoming) 2-1 197 - Calvin Sund (Air Force) dec Guillermo Escobedo (Wyoming) 4-0 285 - Wyatt Hendrickson (Air Force) fall Terren Swartz (Wyoming) 6:04 Sunday's Duals Penn State 31 Oregon State 3 125 - Brandon Kaylor (Oregon State) dec Gary Steen (Penn State) 4-0 133 - Roman Bravo-Young (Penn State) maj Gabe Whisenhunt (Oregon State) 17-8 141 - Beau Bartlett (Penn State) dec Cleveland Belton (Oregon State) 5-3 149 - Shayne Van Ness (Penn State) dec Noah Tolentino (Oregon State) 6-1 157 - Terrell Barraclough (Penn State) dec Isaiah Crosby (Oregon State) 8-4 165 - Alex Facundo (Penn State) dec Matt Olguin (Oregon State) 3-2 174 - Carter Starocci (Penn State) maj Aaron Olmos (Oregon State) 14-3 184 - Donovan Ball (Penn State) dec Jackson McKinney (Oregon State) 3-1 197 - Max Dean (Penn State) dec Tanner Harvey (Oregon State) 6-3 285 - Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State) tech JJ Dixon (Oregon State) 16-1 Pittsburgh 19 Columbia 18 125 - Nick Babin (Columbia) dec Colton Camacho (Pittsburgh) 4-2 133 - Micky Phillippi (Pittsburgh) dec Angelo Rini (Columbia) 2-0 141 - Matt Kazimir (Columbia) FFT 149 - Tyler Badgett (Pittsburgh) dec Danny Fongaro (Columbia) 5-0 157 - Cesar Alvan (Columbia) fall Dazjon Casto (Pittsburgh) 5:48 165 - Holden Heller (Pittsburgh) dec Josh Ogunsanya (Columbia) 4-2 174 - Lennox Wolak (Columbia) dec Luca Augustine (Pittsburgh) 3-2 184 - James Lledo (Pittsburgh) dec Jack Wehmeyer (Columbia) 10-9 197 - Nino Bonaccorsi (Pittsburgh) maj Javen Jovero (Columbia) 15-2 285 - Jake Slinger (Pittsburgh) dec Dan Conley (Columbia) 6-2 North Dakota State 30 Buffalo 6 125 - Carlos Negrete (North Dakota State) dec Patrick Adams (Buffalo) 7-3 133 - McGwire Midkiff (North Dakota State) dec Thomas Maddox (Buffalo) 7-2 141 - Dylan Droegemueller (North Dakota State) dec Matt Ryan (Buffalo) 8-5 149 - Kellyn March (North Dakota State) fall Kaleb Burgess (Buffalo) :13 157 - Jared Franek (North Dakota State) dec Michael Petite (Buffalo) 6-3 165 - Michael Caliendo (North Dakota State) fall Ty Raines (Buffalo) 1:28 174 - Gaven Sax (North Dakota State) dec Jay Nivison (Buffalo) 3-0 184 - Giuseppe Hoose (Buffalo) dec DJ Parker (North Dakota State) 12-8 197 - Sam Mitchell (Buffalo) dec Spencer Mooberry (North Dakota State) 6-0 285 - Juan Mora (North Dakota State) dec Greg Hodulick (Buffalo) 8-3 Ohio State 32 Kent State 9 125 - Malik Heinselman (Ohio State) dec Jake Ferri (Kent State) 4-3 133 - Nic Bouzakis (Ohio State) dec Brandon Fenton (Kent State) 5-0 141 - Dylan D'Emilio (Ohio State) dec Louis Newell (Kent State) 3-1 149 - Sammy Sasso (Ohio State) tech Kody Komara (Kent State) 19-3 157 - Keegan Knapp (Kent State) dec Isaac Wilcox (Ohio State) 6-3 165 - Enrique Munguia (Kent State) FFT 174 - Ethan Smith (Ohio State) tech Mason Karpinski (Kent State) 21-6 184 - Kaleb Romero (Ohio State) tech Tyler Bates (Kent State) 25-10 197 - Gavin Hoffman (Ohio State) tech Ryan Boyle (Kent State) 21-6 285 - Mike Misita (Ohio State) dec Jacob Cover (Kent State) 9-2 Maryland 18 Navy 15 125 - Braxton Brown (Maryland) maj Grant Treaster (Navy) 13-1 133 - Tyler Hunt (Navy) dec Jackson Cockrell (Maryland) 7-3 141 - Josh Koderhandt (Navy) dec Kal Miller (Maryland) 5-1 149 - Ethen Miller (Maryland) maj James Latona (Navy) 17-4 157 - Michael North (Maryland) dec Andrew Cerniglia (Navy) 2-0 165 - Jon Park (Navy) dec Lucas Cordio (Maryland) 9-2 174 - Dom Solis (Maryland) dec Sammy Starr (Navy) 2-1 184 - David Key (Navy) dec Chase Mielnik (Maryland) 4-0 197 - Jaxon Smith (Maryland) maj Jake Koser (Navy) 10-2 285 - Grady Griess (Navy) dec Jaron Smith (Maryland) 6-5 Rutgers 17 Princeton 16 125 - Patrick Glory (Princeton) dec Dean Peterson (Rutgers) 4-1 133 - Joe Heilmann (Rutgers) dec Sean Pierson (Princeton) 9-3 141 - Danny Coles (Princeton) dec Sammy Alvarez (Rutgers) 4-3 149 - Tony White (Rutgers) dec Rocco Camillaci (Princeton) 4-1 157 - Quincy Monday (Princeton) maj Andy Clark (Rutgers) 13-3 165 - Blaine Bergey (Princeton) dec Connor O'Neill (Rutgers) 8-4 174 - Jackson Turley (Rutgers) dec Kole Mulhauser (Princeton) 8-5 184 - Brian Soldano (Rutgers) maj Nate Dugan (Princeton) 10-1 197 - Luke Stout (Princeton) dec Billy Janzer (Rutgers) 1-0 285 - Boone McDermott (Rutgers) dec Travis Stefanik (Princeton) 5-3 Wisconsin 37 Drexel 3 125 - Eric Barnett (Wisconsin) maj Antonio Mininno (Drexel) 14-1 133 - Taylor LaMont (Wisconsin) dec Kyle Waterman (Drexel) 6-4 141 - Joe Zargo (Wisconsin) tech Jordan Soriano (Drexel) 22-7 149 - Austin Gomez (Wisconsin) fall Luke Nichter (Drexel) 1:42 157 - Garrett Model (Wisconsin) maj Tate Nichter (Drexel) 15-2 165 - Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin) dec Evan Barczak (Drexel) 7-1 174 - Josh Otto (Wisconsin) dec Cody Walsh (Drexel) 10-6 184 - Brian Bonino (Drexel) dec Tyler Dow (Wisconsin) 3-1 197 - Braxton Amos (Wisconsin) maj Sean O'Malley (Drexel) 11-0 285 - Trent Hillger (Wisconsin) tech Liam Dietrich (Drexel) 16-0 Minnesota 49 Lindenwood 6 125 - Patrick McKee (Minnesota) fall Austin Kegley (Lindenwood) 1:22 133 - Aaron Nagao (Minnesota) tech Ben Lindley (Lindenwood) 19-3 141 - Kelen Napier (Lindenwood) fall Jake Bergeland (Minnesota) :34 149 - Michael Blockhus (Minnesota) tech Ben Bohr (Lindenwood) 19-3 157 - Brayton Lee (Minnesota) FFT 165 - Andrew Sparks (Minnesota) tech Kaden Charboneau (Lindenwood) 17-1 174 - Bailee O'Reilly (Minnesota) tech Drew Gvillo (Lindenwood) 20-4 184 - Isaiah Salazar (Minnesota) tech Austin Raynor (Lindenwood) 17-0 197 - Michial Foy (Minnesota) tech Ryan Golnick (Lindenwood) 15-0 285 - Keaton Kluever (Minnesota) fall David Hernandez (Lindenwood) 4:19 Cal Poly 50 Lindenwood 0 125 - Dominic Mendez (Cal Poly) maj Austin Kegley (Lindenwood) 11-2 133 - Ethan Rotondo (Cal Poly) tech Ben Lindley (Lindenwood) 21-3 141 - Lawrence Saenz (Cal Poly) fall Kalen Napier (Lindenwood) 4:08 149 - Luis Ortiz (Cal Poly) dec Ben Bohr (Lindenwood) 7-2 157 - Luke Wick (Cal Poly) FFT 165 - Cash Stewart (Cal Poly) maj Kaden Charboneau (Lindenwood) 15-4 174 - Jarad Priest (Lindenwood) tech Luke Dickhaus (Cal Poly) 20-4 184 - Brawley Lamer (Cal Poly) fall Austin Raynor (Lindenwood) 4:45 197 - Bernie Truax (Cal Poly) tech Ryan Golnick (Lindenwood) 16-1 285 - Trevor Tinker (Cal Poly) fall David Hernandez (Lindenwood) 3:31 Minnesota 22 Cal Poly 12 125 - Patrick McKee (Minnesota) dec Antonio Lorenzo (Cal Poly) 5-3SV 133 - Aaron Nagao (Minnesota) maj Ethan Rotondo (Cal Poly) 10-0 141 - Jake Bergeland (Minnesota) dec Lawrence Saenz (Cal Poly) 7-6 149 - Dom Demas (Cal Poly) dec Michael Blockhus (Minnesota) 5-2 157 - Brayton Lee (Minnesota) dec Luka Wick (Cal Poly) 6-5 165 - Andrew Sparks (Minnesota) dec Legend Lamer (Cal Poly) 3-0 174 - Bailee O'Reilly (Minnesota) dec Jarad Priest (Cal Poly) 4-2 184 - Isaiah Salazar (Minnesota) dec Adam Kemp (Cal Poly) 6-2 197 - Bernie Truax (Cal Poly) fall Michial Foy (Minnesota) :24 285 - Trevor Tinker (Cal Poly) dec Garrett Joles (Minnesota) 9-7SV Virginia Tech 17 Missouri 15 125 - Cooper Flynn (Virginia Tech) maj Peyton Moore (Missouri) 13-3 133 - Sam Latona (Virginia Tech) dec Connor Brown (Missouri) 6-4 141 - Allan Hart (Missouri) dec Tom Crook (Virginia Tech) 8-2 149 - Brock Mauller (Missouri) dec Caleb Henson (Virginia Tech) 7-5SV 157 - Clayton Ulrey (Virginia Tech) dec Logan Gioffre (Missouri) 3-2 165 - Keegan O'Toole (Missouri) dec Connor Brady (Virginia Tech) 8-4 174 - Mekhi Lewis (Virginia Tech) dec Peyton Mocco (Missouri) 3-2 184 - Hunter Bolen (Virginia Tech) maj Sean Harman (Missouri) 13-3 197 - Rocky Elam (Missouri) dec Andy Smith (Virginia Tech) 7-0 285 - Zach Elam (Missouri) dec Hunter Catka (Virginia Tech) 4-2 Oklahoma State 21 Oklahoma 15 125 - Joey Prata (Oklahoma) dec Trevor Mastrogiovanni (Oklahoma State) 4-2 133 - Daton Fix (Oklahoma State) maj Wyatt Henson (Oklahoma) 14-5 141 - Mosha Schwartz (Oklahoma) dec Carter Young (Oklahoma State) 8-6 149 - Mitch Moore (Oklahoma) dec Victor Voinovich (Oklahoma State) 3-1SV 157 - Kaden Gfeller (Oklahoma State) dec Jacob Butler (Oklahoma) 7-1 165 - Gerrit Nijenhuis (Oklahoma) dec Wyatt Sheets (Oklahoma State) 6-5 174 - Dustin Plott (Oklahoma State) tech Darrien Roberts (Oklahoma) 21-6 184 - Travis Wittlake (Oklahoma State) dec Grayden Penner (Oklahoma) 6-4SV 197 - Luke Surber (Oklahoma State) fall Keegan Moore (Oklahoma) :34 285 - Josh Heindselman (Oklahoma) dec Konner Doucet (Oklahoma State) 2-1TB
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    Virginia Tech's 2x NCAA finalist Mekhi Lewis (photo courtesy of Tony Rotundo; WrestlersAreWarriors.com) We are entering the slowest time of the season in the ACC. For the next four weeks leading up to the new year, we will only have two ACC teams in action each week--one week will have three teams competing. While we may not have the quantity of competition for the next month, there will be some high-quality duals and tournaments to keep our attention. Starting this week the two teams in action will be Pittsburgh and Virginia Tech. #20 Pittsburgh The Panthers made a northern swing this weekend, facing Brown on Friday, followed by a Sunday dual in New York City against Columbia. This was the first match for the Panthers facing former Associate Head Coach Jordan Leen, who took the helm of the Bears this summer. Leen spent five years under Coach Gavin at Pitt, in addition to their time together at Virginia. Pitt responded well to their second weekend in a row on the road, taking down the Bears 41-3. They rested several of their normal starters and had some wrestlers making their dual debuts. #20 Pitt 41, Brown 3 125: #30 Colton Camacho (Pitt) pins Shane Hanson-Ashworth (Brown), 4:13 133: #9 Micky Phillippi (Pitt) maj. dec. Hunter Adrian (Brown), 13-5 141: Justin Bierdumpfel (Brown) dec. Emory Taylor (Pitt), 6-4 149: Tyler Badgett (Pitt) pins Blake Saito (Brown), 3:41 157: #21 Dazjon Casto (Pitt) pins Keegan Rothrock (Brown), 2:59 165: Jared Keslar (Pitt) dec. Mason Spears (Brown), 3-1 174: #33 Luca Augustine (Pitt) dec. Drew Clearie (Brown), 12-5 184: James Lledo (Pitt) pins James Araneo (Brown), 4:10 197: #3 Nino Bonaccorsi (Pitt) maj. dec. Aaron Wolk (Brown), 15-3 285: Jake Slinger (Pitt) dec. Thomas Mukai (Brown), 7-0 The Sunday dual with Columbia has several intriguing matchups, and some ranked versus ranked matches. Coach Tanelli and crew have done a phenomenal job building the Lions program in recent years, and they are seeing success on the mat. 125: #30 Colton Camacho v Nick Babin 133: #9 Micky Phillippi v Angelo Rini 141: #1 Cole Matthews v #27 Matt Kazimir 149: Tyler Badgett v Danny Fongaro 157: #21 Dazjon Casto v Cesar Alvan 165: #17 Holden Heller v #12 Josh Ogunsanya 174: #33 Luca Augustine v Lenox Wolak 184: #28 Reece Heller v Jack Wehmeyer 197: #3 Nino Bonaccorsi v Michael Baker 285: Jake Slinger v Daniel Conley I'm keeping a close eye on a few of these matchups that have the potential to be quite entertaining. Micky Phillippi will have Angelo Rini, who while unranked, is a scrappy opponent. The same can be said about Matt Kazimir, who will face Cole Matthews at 141. The two other big matches I'm looking at are at 165, with our only ranked-versus-ranked matchup featuring #17 Holden Heller and #12 Josh Ogunsanya. 174 should be good as well; Lenox Wolak isn't ranked but has a huge win over #7 Ethan Smith and nearly a second win over him last week at the CKLV. #15 Virginia Tech The Hokies have a huge dual this weekend to open up their home slate for the season. They will face #6 Missouri at Cassell Coliseum on Sunday afternoon and are looking to upset the Tigers for the second-straight season. Potential Matchups: 125: Cooper Flynn v Peyton Moore 133: #12 Sam Latona v #26 Connor Brown 141: #15 Tom Crook v #6 Allan Hart 149: #12 Caleb Henson v #9 Brock Mauller 157: Clayton Ulrey v #13 Jarrett Jacques 165: #22 Connor Brady v #1 Keegan O'Toole 174: #3 Mekhi Lewis v #11 Peyton Mocco 184: #8 Hunter Bolen v #23 Sean Harman or Colton Hawks 197: #21 Andy Smith v #1 Rocky Elam 285: #22 Hunter Catka v #8 Zach Elam This dual has a ton of firepower on both sides and will be entertaining from start to finish. Between the squads there are two NCAA Champions, seven All-Americans, 20 nationally ranked wrestlers, 18 returning NCAA qualifiers and four world-level medalists--3 World Champions and a World Bronze medalist. Each team will have a couple starters out, but have very capable backups ready to fill the spot. On paper, Mizzou will be slightly favored, but there are several toss-up matches that will determine how this dual will end up. Since this is a non-conference match, I can be an unabashed ACC homer, so let's look at the Virginia Tech path to victory. 125: Cooper Flynn is getting the nod on Sunday while Eddie Ventresca will rest; the Hokies will need a win from Flynn and bonus points would be huge. 133: The Hokies need Sam Latona to be on point and wrestle like All-American Sam Latona. If Sam wrestles his match, he gets points for the home team. 141: Allen Hart will be favored over Tom Crook, but I wouldn't count out Tampa Tom. Crook comes in at 10-2, with multiple ranked wins this year. Hart is 2-1 on the year and has a loss to Jesse Vasquez of ASU, who Crook beat last week at CKLV. 149: Speaking of not counting out a freshman, Caleb Henson comes in at 10-1 and ranked #12. He will face two-time All-American, #9 Brock Mauller who comes in at 5-1 on the year. This will be one of the key matches in the dual. Mauller is favored on paper, but Henson has shown that he can beat anyone in the country. Henson did not compete at CKLV and will come in rested and hungry. 157: While Bryce Andonian continues to work through a toe injury, Clayton Ulrey will man the spot at 157. He will face #13 Jarrett Jacques, a very dynamic wrestler who can throw up a lot of points. Ulrey has the ability to slow down aggressive wrestlers, and when he is on, can score very well with his counter offense. The Hokies will need Ulrey to come through for the team on Sunday. A win would be amazing, but he at least needs to minimize team points if he loses. 165: Connor Brady will have his hands full with one of the best wrestlers in the country, returning NCAA Champion, Keegan O'Toole. Brady is great defensively and will need every bit of that defensive skill to slow down a very dangerous O'Toole and minimize the damage on the scoreboard. 174: The Hokies need Bro Bro to show out in Cassell; bonus points from the team leader would be huge. Lewis will face Peyton Mocco, who he beat last year in the dual--though it went to tiebreakers. Lewis looked phenomenal in Vegas and seemed like a man on a mission. They need that same performance on Sunday. 184: A similar statement can be made about Hunter Bolen. He looked great in Vegas and ended the tournament on a big positive, knocking off Kaleb Romero. He will face either #23 Sean Harman or Colton Hawks. Bolen will be favored against either, the Christiansburg Cowboy can help the team by showing the attacking form that helped him earn All-American status, scoring early and often. 197: Andy Smith also had a great showing in Vegas, making the semifinals before medically defaulting out after a close loss to Tanner Harvey. Smith put himself on the national radar last weekend and has the potential to make a lot of noise facing #1 Rocky Elam. Smith will need to slow the match down and make his attacks count, both of which he did very well last week, to have a chance to knock off the top-ranked Elam. 285: Hunter Catka could have the opportunity to slam the door on this dual, but he will have to go through #8 Zach Elam to do it. Catka is 7-2 while Elam comes in at 5-1; both hold a similar win over Michael Wolfgram, both by decision. For Catka to win this match, he will have to dictate the pace and not wait for Elam. The Hokies certainly have a path to victory--if they can manage one “upset” and win where they are favored they can make it happen. They could make it a significantly easier path by being on the winning side of the bonus point battle as well. I'm very pumped up for this dual and I will be there to cover as much as I can before, during and after the dual. Cassell Coliseum will be rocking, and if you can't be in Blacksburg you can catch the dual on ACC Network Extra at 4:30pm.
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    Iowa State freshman Casey Swiderski (photo courtesy of Mark Lundy; LutteLens.com) Welcome, all to a special Saturday edition of the mailbag! Sometimes I get tied up during the week but it's fully wrestling season now and I don't want to disappoint anyone. No ducking here. We take every challenge. I know you're anxious so let's get right to it. What freshman do you think finishes the highest on the NCAA podium this year? Mat Jerms Media That's an extremely difficult question to answer. We talking true freshmen or freshmen of various shirt colors? For argument's sake, we will use freshmen who were in high school last year. As much as I like Jesse Mendez, he's at a top-heavy weight with a ton of solid veterans to battle it out with for those last four spots. Brian Soldano is a threat to go nuts on the backside and pin everyone on his way to a nice finish, but 184 might be more top-heavy and mixed with solid veterans than 133. Casey Swiderski is the guy we're going with here. Heck, he might even win the damn thing. That weight is bonkers. In the Iowa vs Iowa State dual: Yonder vs Warner. They didn't challenge a potential takedown for Warner which would have been worth two points, but they challenged immediately after for a headgear pull that was only worth one point. A close match could have been the difference. Your thoughts? The Kid Smoke Drip Costanza I didn't get a chance to really pay close attention to the Cy-Hawk since I was watching on my phone while watching four other duals at the Garden State Grapple with my colleagues Earl B. Smith and Austin Sommer. Luckily I'm well-versed in watching multiple events at once. I assume the headgear pull was a little more clear than the takedown, so it was the smarter play to grab a point there instead of the risk of losing the challenge and giving Bastida choice. And it was a pull so it worked out in that moment. But man, how good is Bastida? The guy has only been doing folk for a few years and he's a national title contender. Maybe the favorite to win it. And he has two more years left! If you could take one wrestler to train to be a center back who would you pick? Imagine Lavion mays or some stingy old-school Iowa wrestler like Jay Borschel. Tough to score on, I bet. The Kid Smoke Drip Costanza Apparently, the kid also smoke multiple questions in one mailbag. I'm for it. I was 85% you meant soccer with this question, so I consulted with my soccer/wrestling ace in the hole @OldestGreatest and this is what he had to say: “For center back, you're looking for someone tall, decent athleticism, tenacious, and hard to score on. Borschel and Mayes are really good shouts. I'll say Mike Evans.” Well, there you have it. Another Iowa guy. Along those same lines, I'll throw Evan Wick into the mix. He seems to check all those boxes. Who wins the World Cup in wrestling and in soccer? Rhino I may get canceled for saying this, but I really have no interest in either Cup. Now if you want to talk about the various cups in Mario kart then I have all day for that. Good luck to all the men and women competing in Coralville this weekend. At least I can watch at a decent hour for once. My question to Willie last week was is ISU's lineup the most geographically diverse in D1 wrestling? Billie Sims I mean, it kind of has to be, right? Find me another team with wrestlers from such exotic locations like Hawaii, Cuba, and West Des Moines, Iowa. Not to mention a guy born in Russia and another from right there in Ames. Coach Dresser does things a little differently over there and he leaves no stone unturned when searching for talent. Let's talk about the Campbell/UVA dual, too. Some of those matches were fire. Billie Sims Also missed this on account of being at the GSG. See, this is why I don't go to events. I miss all the other events on TV that are exciting and I'm not a “go back and watch it later: guy. Judging by the results, UVA 157 pounder Denton Spencer gets the MVP for getting the pin that made the difference in the final score and gave the Hoos the victory. Shoutout to Fair Lawn native Dylan Cedeno, while we're talking Virginia. He's from the town next to me where we used to have our district tournament every year. When is the Big Baller Brand/Rudis/Jags collab dropping? Why is the media discriminating against the CEO's rankings? CEO of Italians Ha, Big Baller Brand. Is that even still a thing? Shockingly, Rudis has not reached out to discuss a clothing line or Jagger documentary. Apparently, they are not into making money. Are you in the Ranker's Guild? You don't qualify for awards if you're not a member of the guild. The dues are 15 bucks a month but you have to pay yearly anyway unless you sign up through a different guild and switch your preference after that. Alright, I've taken up enough of your time. Enjoy the rest of the weekend. Rutgers-Princeton on Sunday. The Battle of New Jersey. I hear George Washington might even cross the Delaware again to watch this one.
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    Penn 125 lber Ryan Miller (photo courtesy of Tony DiMarco) Friday's Dual Results Pittsburgh 41 Brown 3 125 - Colton Camacho (Pittsburgh) fall Shane Hanson-Ashworth (Brown) 4:13 133 - Micky Phillippi (Pittsburgh) maj Hunter Adrian (Brown) 13-5 141 - Justin Bierdumpfel (Brown) dec Emory Taylor (Pittsburgh) 6-4 149 - Tyler Badgett (Pittsburgh) fall Blake Saito (Brown) 3:41 157 - Dazjon Casto (Pittsburgh) fall Keegan Rothrock (Brown) 2:59 165 - Jared Keslar (Pittsburgh) dec Mason Spears (Brown) 3-1 174 - Luca Augustine (Pittsburgh) dec Drew Clearie (Brown) 12-5 184 - James Lledo (Pittsburgh) fall James Araneo (Brown) 4:10 197 - Nino Bonaccorsi (Pittsburgh) maj Aaron Wolk (Brown) 15-3 285 - Jake Slinger (Pittsburgh) dec Thomas Mukai (Brown) 7-0 Penn 29 Army West Point 3 125 - Ryan Miller (Penn) dec Ethan Berginc (Army West Point) 3-2 133 - Michael Colaiocco (Penn) maj Richard Treanor (Army West Point) 11-1 141 - Carmen Ferrante (Penn) dec Julian Sanchez (Army West Point) 5-1 149 - Doug Zapf (Penn) maj Matthew Williams (Army West Point) 12-4 157 - Anthony Artalona (Penn) dec Nathan Lukez (Army West Point) 7-6 165 - Lucas Revano (Penn) dec Dalton Harkins (Army West Point) 3-1 174 - Nick Incontrera (Penn) dec Ben Pasiuk (Army West Point) 5-2 184 - Sahm Abdulrazzaq (Army West Point) dec Max Hale (Penn) 3-2 197 - Cole Urbas (Penn) dec Kyle Swartz (Army West Point) 3-0 285 - Ben Goldin (Penn) dec Kade Carlson (Army West Point) 2-0 Minnesota 24 North Dakota State 9 125 - Patrick McKee (Minnesota) maj Carlos Negrete (North Dakota State) 8-0 133 - Aaron Nagao (Minnesota) dec McGwire Midkiff (North Dakota State) 4-2 141 - Jakob Bergeland (Minnesota) dec Dylan Droegemueller (North Dakota State) 6-2 149 - Michael Blockhus (Minnesota) dec Kellyn March (North Dakota State) 2-1 157 - Jared Franek (North Dakota State) dec Brayton Lee (Minnesota) 2-1TB 165 - Michael Caliendo (North Dakota State) dec Andrew Sparks (Minnesota) 5-2 174 - Bailee O'Reilly (Minnesota) dec Gaven Sax (North Dakota State) 4-2 184 - Isaiah Salazar (Minnesota) tech DJ Parker (North Dakota State) 18-1 197 - Owen Pentz (North Dakota State) dec Michial Foy (Minnesota) 4-3 285 - Garrett Joles (Minnesota) dec Juan Mora (North Dakota State) 6-2
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    Hayden Zillmer (left) and Geno Petriashvili (photo courtesy of Ben Mrad Bayrem; UWW) The World Cup is Back! No, not the one from Qatar, the men's and women's freestyle World Cup is back and will take place tomorrow and Sunday in Coralville, Iowa. It will be the first time that the men's and women's World Cup have been held in conjunction with each other. The top-five teams from the 2022 World Championships will be in attendance, along with an All-Star team is comprised of top-finishers from countries that didn't make it to the top-five at worlds. Below is a primer on the event with a schedule for all of the action, rosters for our men's and freestyle team's and matches to watch for Saturday's duals. There will be an additional dual for each team on Sunday, based on their performance. Iran and Japan are expected to advance on the other side of the brackets and would make for great matchups with our men's and women's team, respectively. Saturday, March 10th 10:00AM (Central) Mat A - USA vs. Mongolia (Men's Freestyle) Mat B - Japan vs. Mongolia (Women's Freestyle) 11:30AM Mat A - Iran vs. Japan (Men's Freestyle) Mat B - USA vs. China (Women's Freestyle) 3:00PM Mat A - Mongolia vs. Georgia (Men's Freestyle) Mat B - Mongolia vs. Ukraine (Women's Freestyle) 4:30PM Mat A - Japan vs. All-World Team (Men's Freestyle) Mat B - China vs. All-World Team (Women's Freestyle) 6:00PM Mat A - Georgia vs. USA (Men's Freestyle) Mat B - Ukraine vs. Japan (Women's Freestyle) 7:30PM Mat A - All-World vs. Iran (Men's Freestyle) Mat B - All-World vs USA (Women's Freestyle) Sunday, March 11th 11:00AM Women's 3rd Place Bout 12:30PM Men's 3rd Place Bout 4:00PM Women's Championship Bout 5:30PM Men's Championship Bout US Men's Freestyle Roster 57 kg - Zane Richards, Nick Suriano 61 kg - Seth Gross, Daniel DeShazer 65 kg - Yiannii Diakomihalis, Evan Henderson 70 kg - Tyler Berger, Alec Pantaleo 74 kg - Jason Nolf, Vincenzo Joseph 79 kg - Jordan Burroughs, Chance Marsteller 86 kg - Zahid Valencia, Mark Hall 92 kg - Nathan Jackson, Jay Aiello 97 kg - Kyle Snyder, Kollin Moore 125 kg - Hayden Zillmer, Nick Gwiazdowski US Women's Freestyle Roster 50 kg - Alyssa Lampe, Erin Golston 53 kg - Felicity Taylor 55 kg - Jacarra Winchester, Jenna Burkert 57 kg - Alex Hedrick, Amanda Martinez 59 kg - Lexie Basham, Michaela Beck 62 kg - Kayla Miracle, Jennifer Rogers 65 kg - Mallory Velte 68 kg - Sienna Ramirez, Solin Piearcy 72 kg - Amit Elor, Skylar Grote 76 kg - Dymond Guilford, Yelena Makoyed US Men's Team vs Mongolia Potential Matches to Watch: 57 kg: Richards/Suriano vs. Zanabazar Zandanbud (Mongolia) Zandanbud was a 2022 World bronze medalist that fell to Thomas Gilman, 5-1 in the quarterfinals this year. That should set up a good match with whoever the US coaching staff chooses at 57. 61 kg: Gross/DeShazer vs. Narankhuu Narmandakh (Mongolia) Team Mongolia has world bronze medalists in each of their first three weights. Narmandakh put up at least 10 points in his first three bouts at the 2022 World Championships before running into Reza Atrina (Iran) in the semis. He responded by beating Georgi Vangelov (Bulgaria) for the bronze. This could be a “Match of the Tournament” candidate with the high-scoring Seth Gross. 65 kg: Diakomihalis/Henderson vs. Tulga Tumur Ochir (Mongolia) Both Yianni and Tumur Ochir were in the 2021 65 kg World Championship weight class. The Mongolian came away with a bronze medal and Diakomihalis was empty-handed. Tumur Ochir beat an impressive group of wrestlers to earn his medal (Kaiki Yamaguchi - Japan, Vazgen Tevanyan - Armenia, Rohit - India) and lost to the eventual champion from Russia by a point. Mongolia sent a different rep this year when Yianni took the silver. 125 kg: Zillmer/Gwiazdowski vs Lkhagvagerel Munkhtur (Mongolia) Munkhtur is the only multiple-time Senior world medalist in the lineup for Mongolia. Munkhtur was a silver medalist in Belgrade and medaled in each of the last two years. He and Gwiazdowski met in 2018 and the American took a 5-1 victory. US Women's Team vs China Potential Matches to Watch: 55 kg: Winchester/Burkert vs Qianya Pang (China) Both of our women at this weight have Senior world medals to their name with Winchester earning a world title in 2019 and Burkert with a bronze in 2021. Pang is a tough-out; she has three Olympic/World medals on her resume, with a silver coming at the 2020 Olympics. 65 kg Velte vs Jia Long (China) Perhaps the biggest toss-up match of this dual takes place at 65 kg with Velte and Long. Both earned medals at the 2022 World Championships. Velte bronze and Long silver. The two were not on the same half of the bracket, but both had identical 2-0 losses to the gold medalist Miwa Morikawa (Japan). Velte looked as good as ever in Belgrade, so hopefully she can keep the momentum going. 76 kg: Guilford vs. Juan Wang (China) This should be a close dual and may come down to the final bout. If so, it will be a close match between a pair of wrestlers with some age-group credentials. Wang was a 2020 Yarygin champion and wrestled for the bronze medal at Senior World's in 2018. Guilford was a Senior representative for the first time in 2022 and was a silver medalist a month later at U23's. US Men's Team vs Georgia Potential Matches to Watch: 65 kg: Diakomihalis/Henderson vs. Beka Lomtadze (Georgia) If Diakomihalis goes, this could be a battle between a pair of past World silver medalists. The difference could be that Yianni is at/or reaching his peak, while Lomtadze's finals appearance was at 61 kg in 2016. Over the past two years, Lomtadze's best performances came at the European Championships where he was seventh in 2022 and a bronze medalist in 2021. 70 kg: Berger/Pantaleo vs. Zurabi Iakobishvili (Georgia) Either Berger or Pantaleo will have the tough task of taking on 2017 World Champion Zurabi Iakobishvili. The Georgian has a total of four world medals in his collection. The most recent came this year when he claimed a bronze medal. This came after a 7-0 loss to Zain Retherford in the semifinals. 79 kg: Burroughs/Marsteller vs. Vladimeri Gamkrelidze (Georgia) Should Jordan Burroughs get the call, this could become of meeting of an all-time great and perhaps a future star. Gamkrelidze was a U23 World Champion this year at 79 kg. At Senior's, Gamkrelidze took his lumps and fell 10-0 to Ali Umarpashaev (Bulgaria). Burroughs would defeat the Bulgarian 9-2 in the semifinals. It may be “too-much, too-soon” for the young Georgian. 92 kg: Jackson/Aiello vs. Miriani Maisuradze (Georgia) 2023 has been a good year for Maisuradze who has taken bronze medals at U23 and Seniors. That should made for an entertaining match with Jackson, who took a match from J'den Cox at Final X or Aiello, who got a U23 world bronze medal of his own in 2021. 125 kg: Zillmer/Gwiazdowski vs Geno Petriashvili (Georgia) It'll be a tall task for whoever the US sends out at 125 kg as they'll face legendary big man Geno Petriashvili. The three-time world champion has been a gold medal threat at every tournament he's entered for the last decade. He downed Zillmer at the 2022 World Championships 9-4. All-World Lineup for Women's Freestyle 50 kg - Anna Lukasiak (Poland): 2022 World Bronze Medalist 53 kg - Maria Prevolaraki (Greece): 3x World Bronze Medalist 55 kg - Karla Godinez-Gonzalez (Canada): 2022 World Bronze Medalist 57 kg - Zhala Aliyeva (Azerbaijan): 2022 World 5th Place 59 kg - Anastasia Nichita (Moldova): 2022 World Champion 62 kg - Aisuluu Tynybekova (Kyrgyzstan): 2020 Olympic silver medalist, 2x World Champion 65 kg - Mimi Hristova (Bulgaria): 2022 World Bronze Medalist 68 kg - Irina Ringaci (Moldova): 2021 World Champion, 2022 World Bronze Medalist 72 kg - Zhamila Bakbergenova (Kyrgyzstan): 2x World Silver Medalist 76 kg - Yasemin Adar (Turkey): 2x World Champion, 2020 Olympic Bronze Medalist
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    North Dakota State 157 lber Jared Franek (photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) Another week of college wrestling and a slightly lighter slate of competition for the Big 12. Let's dive in and look at what's going on around the Big 12 this week and some of the highlights for the conference. Friday 12/09 Minnesota at North Dakota State Saturday 12/10 Northern Iowa-UNI Open Wyoming at Air Force Sunday 12/11 Oklahoma State at Oklahoma ESPNU Buffalo at North Dakota State North Dakota State with the Big 12's last shot to take down Minnesota Minnesota beat Oklahoma State last weekend and South Dakota State a few weeks ago. Now they're on to their last dual with the Big 12 this season with North Dakota State. The undefeated Bison have a shot to be the one team in the Big 12 to take out the Gophers this season on Friday night in Fargo. It won't be easy but early in the season this looks to be one of the best NDSU squads in years. A win here at home would be really big for this team and program. Bedlam part one on ESPNU It's always good to get wrestling on National TV and here we have one in one of the sports' oldest rivalries. The Cowboys have had the edge in the series and I think will be a slight favorite here. But there are six or certainly winnable matches for OU, and a few spots where they are slight favorites. The Cowboys are coming off a loss and wrestling on the road. One team could conceivably get rolling and win big here but with this many toss-ups this dual has the potential to be a really exciting Bedlam. Air Force with a shot at their first Big 12 win since 2020-21 Air Force had a bit of a rough go in the Big 12 last year going 0-8 in the conference. Their last two wins vs. Big 12 teams came during the 2020-21 season vs. Northern Colorado and Fresno State, who were in the final season of their program. With Wyoming decimated by injuries and a notable transfer, the Falcons will be the favorites here and have a good chance to get their first Big 12 win in a while.
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    Felicity Taylor at the 2022 U23 World Championships (photo courtesy of Kadir Caliskan) It's no secret that the United States is consistently producing some of the best women's freestyle athletes in the world. While recent years have brought some historic performances and sealed Hall of Fame statuses for athletes like Adeline Gray, Helen Maroulis, Tamyra Mensah Stock, there is a whole new crop of women hitting the scene, who are ready to show that the U.S. women's freestyle team is in good hands moving forward. We'll get a chance to see some of that talent on display against some of the world's best at this weekend's World Cup in Iowa City. The U.S. roster, which is peppered with Senior World champions and medalists, will also feature four current college athletes. Felicity Taylor - Sr. at Univ. of Iowa, 116 pounds Felicity Taylor is part of the historic University of Iowa squad led by World champion and Olympic bronze medalist Clarissa Chun. It's the first Power Five Division I women's wrestling team in the country. Taylor transferred from McKendree University, a perennial powerhouse, where she was a 2021 NCWWC champion and two-time runner-up. She also was a 2019 WCWA runner-up. Taylor, who will rep the Stars and Stripes this weekend at 53 kg, has been an age-group level athlete to watch for years, making two U23 World Teams as well as the 2019 Junior Pan American team. Earlier this year, she took fifth at the U23 World Championships. She was also a 2022 Final X runner-up, falling to eventual World champion Dom Parrish. The second-place finish earned Taylor a spot on the U.S. National Team, the first of her career. Note: The Hawkeyes will compete exclusively unattached this year with their first NCAA season set for 2023-24. Lexie Basham - Jr. at Texas Wesleyan, 130 pounds Lexie Basham had a breakout year last season, winning the NAIA title at 130 pounds to become the first national champ in Texas Wesleyan program history. Just months later, she landed a spot on the U.S. National Team with a runner-up performance at Final X. Basham kept the momentum going into the U23 World Championships, where she finished fifth, meaning she advanced to the bronze-medal bout in her World debut. This weekend, Basham will compete at 59 kg. Dymond Guilford - Graduate student at Univ. of the Cumberlands, 170 pounds If you're a women's wrestling fan, you've likely heard of Dymond Guilford's exciting wrestling style or at least her dance moves. Guilford represented the United States at both the Senior and U23 World Championships this year. She put the world on notice at the Senior Worlds, keeping a close first-round match with Japan's Yuka Kagami, who eventually won bronze. While Guilford ultimately did not place in Serbia, she bounced back tremendously a month later, dancing her way to a silver medal at the U23 World Championships for her first World medal. Collegiately, Guilford started her career at Missouri Baptist before transferring to the University of the Cumberlands in Kentucky. She won the NAIA Nationals in 2019 and 2022 and was a 2019 WCWA national champion. She'll wrestle at 76 kg this weekend. Yelena Makoyed - Sr. at North Central College, 170 pounds Yelena Makoyed is an up-and-coming star in women's wrestling. Though she has yet to make a World Team (despite coming very close), Makoyed has competed at four notable international events, claiming gold in every outing, including at Junior Pan Am title and two UWW Ranking Series tournament wins. Like Basham, Makoyed has already started her legacy, becoming the first NCWWC national champion for North Central College in 2021. She repeated the feat in 2022. Makoyed also has an NCWWC runner-up finish on her resume from 2019. On the Senior level, she made her first National Team this year, taking second at Final X against Guilford. Makoyed is expected to compete at 76 kg in Iowa City. The Men's Freestyle and Women's Freestyle World Cup begins Saturday and wraps up on Sunday live on FloWrestling. Below is USA's expected roster for the weekend. U.S. Women's Freestyle roster 50 kg - Alyssa Lampe, Corvallis, Ore. (Beaver Dam RTC/Sunkist Kids) 50 kg - Erin Golston, Madison, Wis. (Wisconsin RTC/New York AC) 53 kg - Felicity Taylor, Spillville, Iowa (Hawkeye WC/Titan Mercury WC) 55 kg - Jacarra Winchester, Colorado Springs, Colo. (USOPTC/Titan Mercury WC) 55 kg - Jenna Burkert, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP) 57 kg - Alexandra Hedrick, Colorado Springs, Colo. (USOPTC/Titan Mercury WC) 57 kg - Amanda Martinez, Naperville, Ill. (Cardinal WC/Titan Mercury WC) 59 kg - Lexie Basham, Roanoke, Texas (Spartan Mat Club) 59 kg - Michaela Beck, Tempe, Ariz. (Sunkist Kids) 62 kg - Kayla Miracle, Tempe, Ariz. (Sunkist Kids) 62 kg - Jennifer Rogers, State College, Pa. (Nittany Lion WC/Titan Mercury WC) 65 kg - Mallory Velte, Corvallis, Ore. (Beaver Dam RTC/Titan Mercury WC) 68 kg - Sienna Ramirez, Ashland, Ore. (Southern Oregon RTC) 68 kg - Solin Piearcy, San Jose, Calif. (Menlo WC) 72 kg - Amit Elor, New York, N.Y. (NYC RTC/Titan Mercury WC) 72 kg - Skylar Grote, Corvallis, Ore. (Beaver Dam RTC/Titan Mercury WC) 76 kg - Dymond Guilford, Colorado Springs, Colo. (USOPTC/Titan Mercury WC) 76 kg - Yelena Makoyed, Orangevale, Calif. (Cardinal WC/Titan Mercury WC)
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    Nebraska 125 lber Liam Cronin (photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) What Happened In Vegas certainly did not stay in Vegas, as the best in-season tournament was held and delivered in every entertaining way possible. The Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite helped many wrestlers jump up (and down) in the weekly and overall standings, which can be viewed HERE. Liam Cronin (NEB) had the highest point total of the week, wrestling eight total matches and getting 25 Fpts. Despite this, he still has not cracked the Top-33 overall standings, but is the #10 fantasy wrestler at 125 (solely due to this week). In overall standings, Wyatt Hendrickson's time as the #1 was short lived as Mason Parris regained the top spot after winning CKLV and beating Hendrickson in the process. Brock Hardy jumps up from #9 to #2 thanks to his impressive run to a CKLV title as well. On to Week 6 Not as much action as last week, only about 30 D1 teams are in competition and mainly in duals. Only two main tournaments in the Cleveland State Open and the UNI Open are scheduled, with some other minor tournaments that will not have a heavy D1 presence (not good for fantasy scoring). 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. See all upcoming tournaments HERE on WrestleStat. 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 2 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 Pat McKee (MINN)- @ North Dakota State, @ Cal Poly, Vs Lindenwood (@CP) [+11] Colton Camacho (PITT)- @Brown, @ Columbia [+8] Joey Fischer (CLAR)- @ Bloomsburg [+4] Tristan Lujan (MSU)- @ Brown [+4] Malik Heinselman (OHST)- Vs Kent State [+4] Eric Barnett (WISC)- Vs Drexel [+4] Ethan Berginc (ARMY)- @ U Penn [+3] Braxton Brown (UMD)- @ Navy [+3] Brandon Kaylor (ORST)- @ Penn State [+3] 133 AaronNagao (MINN)- @ North Dakota State, @ Cal Poly, Vs Lindenwood (@CP) [+10] Micky Phillippi (PITT)- @Brown, @ Columbia [+6] Cole Rhone (BU)- Vs Clarion [+4] Rayvon Foley (MSU)- @ Brown [+4] Jesse Mendez (OHST)- Vs Kent State [+4] Daton Fix (OKST)- @ Oklahoma [+4] Roman Bravo-Young (PSU)- Vs Oregon State [+4] Michael Colaiocco (PENN)- Vs Army [+4] Taylor LaMont (WISC)- Vs Drexel [+4] Cody Phippen (AF)- Vs Wyoming [+3] Cullan Schriever (IOWA)- @ Chattanooga [+3] Joe Heilmann (RUT)- @ Princeton [+3] 141 Jake Bergeland (MINN)- @ North Dakota State, @ Cal Poly, Vs Lindenwood (@CP) Cole Matthews (PITT)- @Brown, @ Columbia [+7] Nathan Lucier (BING)- Vs Long Island [+4] Real Woods (IOWA)- @ Chattanooga [+4] Beau Bartlett (PSU)- Vs Oregon State [+4] Jordan Hamdan (MSU)- @ Brown [+3] Kyran Hagan (OHIO)- @ Edinboro [+3] Dylan D'Emilio (OHST)- Vs Kent State [+3] Carmen Ferrante (PENN)- Vs Army [+3] Sammy Alvarez (RUT)- @ Princeton [+3] Joseph Zargo (WISC)- Vs Drexel [+3] 149 Max Murin (IOWA)- @ Chattanooga [+4] Ethen Miller (UMD)- @ Navy [+4] Sammy Sasso (OHST)- Vs Kent State [+4] Shayne Van Ness (PSU)- Vs Oregon State [+4] Doug Zapf (PENN)- Vs Army [+4] Anthony White (RUT)- @ Princeton [+4] Austin Gomez (WISC)- Vs Drexel [+4] Dylan Martinez (AF)- Vs Wyoming [+3] Kyle Schickel (CLAR)- @ Bloomsburg [+3] Peyton Omania (MSU)- @ Brown [+3] Alec Hagan (OHIO)- @ Edinboro [+3] 157 Brayton Lee (MINN)- @ North Dakota State, @ Cal Poly, Vs Lindenwood (@CP) [+10] Cobe Siebrecht (IOWA)- @ Chattanooga [+4] Chase Saldate (MSU)- @ Brown [+4] Peyten Keller (OHIO)- @ Edinboro [+4] Paddy Gallagher (OHST)- Vs Kent State [+4] Quincy Monday (PRIN)- Vs Rutgers [+4] Garrett Model (WISC)- Vs Drexel [+4] Michael North (UMD)- @ Navy [+3] Terrell Barraclough (PSU)- Vs Oregon State [+3] 165 Patrick Kennedy (IOWA)- @ Chattanooga [+5] Dean Hamiti (WISC)- Vs Drexel [+5] Cameron Pine (CLAR)- @ Bloomsburg [+4] Carson Kharchla (OHST)- Vs Kent State [+4] Giano Petrucelli (AF)- Vs Wyoming [+3] Caleb Fish (MSU)- @ Brown [+3] Jon Park (NAVY)- Vs Maryland [+3] Jordan Slivka (OHIO)- @ Edinboro [+3] Alex Facundo (PSU)- Vs Oregon State [+3] 174 Bailee O'Reilly (MINN)- @ North Dakota State, @ Cal Poly, Vs Lindenwood (@CP) [+10] Hayden Hastings (WYO)- @ Air Force [+3] John Worthing (CLAR)- @ Bloomsburg [+4] Ethan Smith (OHST)- Vs Kent State [+4] Carter Starocci (PSU)- Vs Oregon State [+4] Sam DePrez (BING)- Vs Long Island [+3] Kole Mulhauser (PRIN)- Vs Rutgers [+3] 184 Isaiah Salazar (MINN)- @ North Dakota State, @ Cal Poly, Vs Lindenwood (@CP) [+10] Will Feldkamp (CLAR)- @ Bloomsburg [+6] Reece Heller (PITT)- @Brown, @ Columbia [+6] Brian Soldano (RUT)- @ Princeton [+5] Jacob Nolan (BING)- Vs Long Island [+4] Layne Malczewski (MSU)- @ Brown [+4] Kaleb Romero (OHST)- Vs Kent State [+4] Aaron Brooks (PSU)- Vs Oregon State [+4] Brian Bonino (DREX)- @ Wisconsin [+3] Abe Assad (IOWA)- @ Chattanooga [+3] David Key (NAVY)- Vs Maryland [+3] Hunter Bolen (VT)- Vs Missouri [+3] 197 Nino Bonaccorsi (PITT)- @Brown, @ Columbia [+8] Bernie Truax (CP)- Vs Minnesota, Vs Lindenwood [+7] Lou DePrez (BING)- Vs Long Island [+5] Tyler Bagoly (CLAR)- @ Bloomsburg [+4] Jacob Warner (IOWA)- @ Chattanooga [+4] Cam Caffey (MSU)- @ Brown [+4] Gavin Hoffman (OHST)- Vs Kent State [+4] Cole Urbas (PENN)- Vs Army [+4] Braxton Amos (WISC)- Vs Drexel [+4] Rocky Elam (MIZZ)- @ Virginia Tech [+3] Max Dean (PSU)- Vs Oregon State [+3] Luke Stout (PRIN)- Vs Rutgers [+3] 285 Jacob Slinger (PITT)- @Brown, @ Columbia [+7] Wyatt Hendrickson (AF)- Vs Wyoming [+5] Anthony Cassioppi (IOWA)- @ Chattanooga [+5] Greg Kerkvliet (PSU)- Vs Oregon State [+5] Ryan Vasbinder (MSU)- @ Brown [+4] Tate Orndorff (OHST)- Vs Kent State [+4] Trent Hillger (WISC)- Vs Drexel [+4] Cory Day (BING)- Vs Long Island [+3] Ben Goldin (PENN)- Vs Army [+3] Boone McDermott (RUT)- @ Princeton [+3]
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    #2 79 kg wrestler Ali Savadkouhi of Iran (photo courtesy of Bayrem Ben Mrad/UWW) 57KG #1 Zavur Uguev (RUS) beat 2021 world runner-up #20 Alireza Sarlak (IRI) 3-3 in the finals of the Iranian Pro League. Meirambek Kartbay (KAZ) won the D.A. Kunaev tournament over #16 Almaz Smanbekov (KGZ). Bronze medalists at the D.A. Kunaev were #17 Zanabazar Zandanbud (MGL) and Berdakh Primbaev (KAZ). Kartbay debuts in the rankings at #16 for his victory over #16 Almaz Smanbekov (KGZ). Artem Gobaev (RUS) won the Soslan Andiev Memorial tournament over Yunus Yavbatirov (RUS). Bronze medalists at the Andiev Memorial were Magomed Magomedov (RUS) and Islam Shakhbanov (RUS). Abubakr Mutaliev (RUS) won the Semenov Cup by injury default over #12 Musa Mekhtikhanov (RUS). Bronze medalists at the Semenov Cup were Artur Chebodaev (RUS) and Rustam Zhilyasov (RUS). Zane Richards (USA) won the Bill Farrell Memorial Invitational over Guesseppe Rea (ECU). 61KG #19 Taiyrbek Zhumashbek Uulu (KGZ) won the D.A. Kunaev tournament over Akbar Kurbanov (KAZ). Bronze medalists were Alibeg Alibegov (BRN) and Baurzhan Torebok (KAZ). Two-time Russian Nationals bronze medalist Cherman Tavitov (RUS) won the Soslan Andiev Memorial title over Dzhabrail Gairbekov (RUS). Bronze medalists at the Andiev Memorial were Alexander Sabanov (RUS) and Akhmed Zubairov (RUS). At the Andiev Memorial, Gairbekov upset Sabanov in the quarterfinals while Tavitov beat 2021 U23 Russian Nationals runner-up Akhmed Zubairov (RUS). This will be important to understand after the results of the Semenov Cup. At the Semenov Cup, Alexander Sabanov (RUS) took gold over Efim Kormiltsev (RUS) with Dinislam Takhtarov (RUS) and Ibragim Khasiev (RUS) taking bronze. Sabanov upset Russian Nationals bronze medalist #11 Bashir Magomedov (RUS) and Kormiltsev upset 2019 Russian Nationals bronze medalist Dinislam Takhtarov (RUS). For winning the Andiev Memorial, Cherman Tavitov (RUS) returns to the rankings at #13. Gairbekov goes to the #14 spot for taking silver at the Andiev and beating Semenov Cup champion Alexander Sabanov. Sabanov returns to the rankings at #15 for taking bronze at the Andiev Memorial and winning the Semenov Cup where he beat Magomedov and Kormiltsev (RUS). Bashir Magomedov falls five spots to #16 for his loss to Sabanov. Kormiltsev (RUS) debuts in the rankings at #20 after a runner-up finish at the Semenov Cup. Yarygin runner-up #13 Fedor Baltuev (RUS) was removed from the rankings as he moved up to 65 KG, where he failed to place at the Semenov Cup after a close loss to 65 KG Russian Nationals champion #8 Ibragim Ibragimov (RUS). 2017 57 KG world bronze medalist Andrey Yatsenko (UKR) won the Bill Farrell Memorial Invitational over Nahshon Garrett (USA). Austin DeSanto (USA) took bronze at the Farrell. Of note, 57 KG Asian Championships runner-up #13 (57) Rakhat Kalzhan (KAZ) competed up at 61, where he failed to place after losses to Garrett and Bekzat Almazbek Uulu (KGZ). 65KG #15 Tulga Tumur Ochir (MGL) won the D.A. Kunaev tournament over Joey McKenna (USA). Bronze medalists were Azamat Shapaguly (KAZ) and Alibek Osmonov (KGZ). Elbrus Valiev (RUS) won the Soslan Andiev Memorial Tournament over #14 Alik Khadartsev (RUS). Bronze medalists were Magomed Baitukaev (RUS) and Dzhabrail Eleskhanov (RUS). Valiev debuts in the rankings at #16 for his win over Khadartsev. Khadartsev falls three spots to #17 for his loss to #16 Elbrus Valiev (RUS). #7 Ramazan Ferzaliev (RUS) won the Semenov Cup over #16 Elbrus Valiev (RUS). Bronze medalists were #17 Alik Khadartsev (RUS) and #8 Ibragim Ibragimov (RUS). Both Ferzaliev and Valiev registered ranked wins at the Semenov Cup on their ways to the final, with Ferzaliev beating Russian Nationals champion #8 Ibragim Ibragimov (RUS) and Valiev repeating his victory from the Andiev Memorial finals over #17 Alik Khadartsev (RUS). #19 (61) Taiyrbek Zhumashbek Uulu (KGZ) won the Bill Farrell Memorial Invitational over Nick Lee (USA). Matt Kolodzik (USA) took bronze at the Farrell over Pat Lugo (USA). 70KG #2 Ernazar Akmataliev (KGZ) won the D.A. Kunaev tournament over Tyler Berger (USA). Bronze medalists were Sanzhar Dozhanov (KAZ) and Nodir Rakhimov (UZB). #10 Inalbek Sheriev (RUS) won the Soslan Andiev Memorial Tournament over 2021 65 KG U23 world runner-up Ibragim Abdurakhmanov (RUS). Bronze medalists at the Andiev Memorial were Taigib Hasanov (RUS) and Georgy Sekinaev (RUS). #4 Anzor Zakuev (RUS) won the Semenov Cup over 2018 Russian Nationals runner-up Arpak Sat (RUS). Bronze medalists were Alan Kudzoev (RUS) and Magomed Eitemirov (RUS). Kudzoev returns to the 70 KG rankings at #11 based off the strength of his victory over Zakuev from back in August at the All-Russian Spartakiad. #7 Zagir Shakhiev (RUS) lost at 65 KG competing against #4 (65) Abdulmazhid Kudiev (RUS) at the Iranian Pro League. Sat returns to the rankings at #17 after his runner-up finish at the Semenov cup where he beat #10 Ruslan Zhendaev (RUS) and Eitemirov. Eitemirov debuts in the rankings at #18 for beating Zhendaev in the bronze medal match of the Semenov Cup. Zhendaev falls nine spots to #19 for his losses. Ian Parker (USA) won the Bill Farrell Memorial Invitational over Cody Chittum (USA). Oleksii Boruta (UKR) took bronze. 74KG Nurkhoza Kaipanov (KAZ) won the D.A. Kunaev tournament over Murad Kuramagomedov (HUN). Bronze medalists were Daniyar Kaisanov (KAZ) and Bekzhan Dzhambulov (KAZ). #1 Zaurbek Sidakov (RUS) fell in the finals of the Iranian Club League to 79 KG Asian champion #2 (79) Ali Savadkouhi (IRI) up at 79 KG. This rose Savadkouhi from #11 to #2 at 79 KG and had him debut in the pound-for-pound at 79 KG, but did nothing to Sidakov's stock. This is because the loss to Savadkouhi happened at 79 KG and occurred in what is likely a diminished state for Sidakov. #5 Razambek Zhamalov (RUS) won the Murad Gaidarov Memorial Tournament over Iman Ganishov (RUS). Ganishov debuts in the rankings at #14 for beating Saipulla Alibulatov (RUS) in the semifinals after Alibulatov had beaten 2021 Umakhanov Tournament champion Mokhamad Nasirkhaev (RUS). Nasirkhaev had upset two-time world champion #13 Magomedrasul Gazimagomedov (RUS) in his opening match. Alibulatov debuts in the rankings at #15, Nasirkhaev returns to the rankings at #16 for beating Gazimagomedov and Gazimagomedov drops four spots to #17. #7 Cherman Valiev (RUS) won the Soslan Andiev Memorial over Khabib Magomedov (RUS). Bronze medalists at the Andiev Memorial were Murad Khabichev (RUS) and Magomed Nurmagomedov (RUS). Ruslan Bogatyrev (RUS) makes his debut in the top-ten at #9 after a runner-up finish at the Semenov Cup that saw him defeat 2021 world bronze medalist #10 Timur Bizhoev (RUS) and 2021 Yarygin champion Aznaur Tavaev (RUS) to make the finals. In the finals, Bogatyrev fell to Cherman Valiev. Bronze medalists at the Semenov cup were #11 Timur Bizhoev (RUS) and #13 Magomed Dibirgadzhiev (RUS). Toktomambetov Orozbekov (KGZ) beat Arman Andreasyan (ARM) in the finals of the Bill Farrell Memorial Invitational. Mitch Finesilver (ISR) took bronze. 79KG #11 Ali Savadkouhi (IRI) moves up nine spots in the rankings to #2 after upsetting #1 (74) Zaurbek Sidakov (RUS) in the finals of the Iranian Pro League. Savadkouhi also notched a ranked win over two-time world runner-up #6 Mohammad Nokhodilarimi (IRI). U23 world runner-up #17 Daulet Yergash (KAZ) won the D.A. Kunaev tournament over Rusam Myrzgaliev (KAZ). Khidir Saipudinov (KAZ) and Bibarys Nuryllauly (KAZ) took bronze. #5 Radik Valiev (RUS) won the Soslan Andiev Memorial over David Betanov (RUS). Bronze medalists were Alik Badtiev (RUS) and Salamat Dzhioev (RUS). Valiev was also victorious in taking gold at the Semenov cup over 2020 Russian Nationals bronze medalist Amanulla Gadzhimagomedov (RUS). Bronze medalists at the Semenov cup were #7 Khalid Yakhiev (RUS) and Dmitri Zainidinov (RUS). #9 Vasyl Mykhailov (UKR) won the Bill Farrell Memorial Invitational over 2018 74 KG world runner-up Avtandil Kentchadze (GEO). Taking bronze at the Farrell was Alex Marinelli (USA) over #19 David McFadden (USA). Kentchadze beat Marinelli in the semifinals, while Mykhailov beat McFadden in his semifinals bout. From the results of the Farrell, Kentchadze debuts in the 79 KG rankings at #12 and Marinelli debuts in the rankings at #20 for his victory over #19 David McFadden (USA). 86KG World bronze medalist #8 Azamat Dauletbekov (KAZ) won the D.A. Kunaev tournament over Bekzat Jumanali (KAZ). Islambek Ilyasov (KAZ) took the bronze. #3 Artur Naifonov (RUS) won the Soslan Andiev Memorial over #16 Zaur Makiev (RUS). Bronze medalists were Tamerlan Tapsiev (RUS) and Khaibula Gyulmagomedov (RUS). Naifonov also took gold at the Semenov cup by forfeit over Tamerlan Tapsiev (RUS). Bronze medalists at the Semenov Cup were Alexey Evdokimov (RUS) and #20 Arsenali Musalaliev (RUS). Mukhammed Aliiev (UKR) won the Bill Farrell Memorial Invitational over Brayden Thompson (USA). Taking bronze at the Farrell was #10 Myles Amine (SMR). Aliiev returns to the rankings at #9 for beating Amine in the semifinals. #2 Hassan Yazdani Charati (IRI) beat #5 Alireza Karimimachiani (IRI) in the finals of the Iranian Pro League. #4 Vladislav Valiev (RUS) 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 eleventh at 92 KG. 92KG Magomed Sharipov (BRN) won the D.A. Kunaev tournament over Rizabek Aitmukhan (KAZ). Nurdaulet Bekenov (KAZ) and Adilet Kaltaev (KAZ) took bronze at the D.A. Kunaev tournament. #16 Guram Chertkoev (RUS) won the Soslan Andiev Memorial over Shamil-Imam Gadzhialiev (RUS). Bronze medalists were Slavik Naniev (RUS) and #13 Alan Bagaev (RUS). Chertkoev gets bumped up six spots in the rankings to #10 for beating #4 (86) Vladislav Valiev (RUS), while Gadzhialiev debuts in the rankings at #15 for beating Bagaev. Bagaev drops three spots to #16. Vladislav Valiev (RUS) returns to the rankings at #11 after a fifth place finish at the Andiev Memorial and a bronze medal at the Semenov Cup. Valiev lost to Chertkoev (RUS) and #3 Dauren Kurugliev (RUS) respectively at the Andiev and the Semenov. Kurugliev (RUS) moved up one spot to #3 after winning the Semenov Cup over Russian Nationals runner-up #7 Azamat Zakuev (RUS). Taking bronze at the Semenov Cup was Valiev and Chertkoev. Kurugliev beat Valiev while Zakuev beat #10 Chertkoev to make the finals. Eric Schultz (USA) won the Bill Farrell Memorial Invitational over Morgan McIntosh (USA). Illia Archaia (UKR) took bronze. #1 Kamran Ghasempour (IRI) beat Javad Ebrahimi (IRI) at the Iranian Pro League. Ebrahimi returns to the rankings at #8 off of victories over #3(97) Batyrbek Tsakulov (SVK) #5 (86) Alireza Karimimachiani (IRI), Dato Marsagishvili (GEO), and Valiev to go with titles from the 2021 Ali Aliyev, 2018 Yasar Dogu, and a 2018 and 2020 Asian championships title. 97KG #18 Akhmed Tazhudinov (BRN) won the D.A. Kunaev tournament over Yunus Gafarov (KAZ). Bronze medalists were Serik Bakytkhanov (KAZ) and Bekzat Urkimbay (KAZ). #14 Zhorik Dzhioev (RUS) won the Soslan Andiev Memorial over Soslan Dzhagaev (RUS). Bronze medalists were Tamerlan Kotsoev (RUS) and Tamik Dzhikhaev (RUS). 2021 92 KG world runner-up #2 (92) Magomed Kurbanov (RUS) made the move up to 97 KG where he took gold at the Semenov Cup over #11 Sergey Kozyrev (RUS). #17 Aslanbek Sotiev (RUS) took bronze. Kurbanov debuts in the 97 KG rankings at #9. Michael Macchiavello (USA) won the Bill Farrell Memorial Invitational over 2017 U23 world bronze medalist Murazi Mchedlidze (UKR). Vasyl Sova (UKR) took bronze at the Farrell. 125KG Alisher Yergali (KAZ) beat Yusup Batirmurzaev (KAZ) to win the D.A. Kunaev tournament. Bronze medalists were Bekzat Taji (KAZ) and Omar Eyubov (KAZ). 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 #13 Alen Khubulov (RUS) beat the likes of #8 Soslan Khinchagov (RUS), #12 (97) Sergey Kozyrev (RUS), Artem Tskharebov (RUS), and Alan Khugaev (RUS) to win the title. Khugaev made his presence known in the heavyweight division again by finishing runner-up at the Andiev Memorial by beating the likes of #7 Erik Dzhioev (RUS) and Artem Pukhovsky (RUS). In the bronze medal matches, Khinchagov would beat Artem Tskharebov (RUS) and Artem Pukhovsky (RUS) would beat #7 Erik Dzhioev (RUS). Tskharbeov did notch a career best win in his opening round match against #7 (97) Vladislav Baitsaev (HUN). After the events of the Soslan Andiev Memorial, the Semenov Cup took place on November 11th. Alan Khugaev (RUS) built on his momentum from the Andiev and won gold at the Semenov beating Ali Aliyev champion #11 Abdulla Kurbanov (RUS) and notching wins over 2021 Junior world bronze medalist Andrey Bestaev (RUS) and #10 Znaur Kotsiev (RUS). In the bronze medal match on Khugaev's side, Bestaev would upset Kotsiev to place. On Abdulla Kurbanov's repechage bracket, Saipudin Magomedov (RUS) won bronze over Tamerlan Kumyshev (RUS) 3-2. From the aftermath of the Andiev Memorial and the Semenov Cup Khubulov moves up seven spots to #5. Alan Khugaev returns to the rankings at #6 for wins over Kurbanov, Kotsiev, Dzhioev, and Artem Pukhovsky. Pukhovsky is in the rankings at #9 for beating Dzhioev in the bronze medal match of the Andiev Memorial. The final new Russian addition to the rankings is Bestaev at #13 for beating Kotsiev in the bronze medal match of the Semenov Cup. Dzhioev fell to #10 for his losses to Khugaev and Pukovsky at the Andiev Memorial. Kotsiev fell four spots in the rankings to #14 for his losses to Khugaev and Bestaev at the Semenov Cup. Outside of Russia, two-time world bronze medalist Nick Gwiazdowski (USA) was successful in taking gold at the Bill Farrell Memorial Invitational over Demetrius Thomas (USA). Taking bronze at the Farrell was Dom Bradley (USA). Pound for Pound #1 Zaurbek Sidakov (RUS) falls two spots in the rankings to #3 for his loss in the Iranian Pro League finals to Ali Savadkouhi (IRI). Savadkouhi debuts in the pound for pound rankings at #11 for his win over Sidakov in the Iranian Pro League finals. While Savadkouhi is Sidakov's only other loss in the past four years outside of Khetik Tsabolov (SRB), he is unable to leapfrog more established middleweight talent (#7 Jordan Burroughs, #8 Taimuraz Salkazanov, #9 Frank Chamizo, #10 Razambek Zhamalov) due to his inferior resume when compared to the quartet of world champions.
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    2x NCAA Champions Carter Starocci (left) and Roman Bravo-Young (photos courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) 'He's going to be fine.' Max Dean's Penn State teammates offer support after 2-loss weekend After winning his first national title as a freshman in 2021, Penn State's Carter Starocci said head coach Cael Sanderson pulled him into his office and offered some advice. "He said, 'Just remember, the first one you win is always the easiest,'" Starocci recalled Tuesday. "And that kind of always stuck with me because now guys are breaking you down, breaking down your film." The Penn State sophomore was reminded of this advice after seeing his teammate, reigning 197-pound national champ Max Dean, take two losses over the weekend. Dean suffered his first loss Friday evening with a controversial takedown in sudden victory to Rider's Ethan Laird. He then fell, 11-9, to former teammate Michael Beard two days later in an action-packed match at Lehigh. "Max is a really nice kid. He'll hold the door for a hundred people in a row," Satrocci said. "I think he can be a little more mean, and that would help him out. But he's going to be fine. I think come the end of the year, he'll be on the top of the podium." For his own part, Starocci said he's never stopped having the mentality of "the hunter," even if everyone else is hunting him as the now-two-time national champ at 174 pounds. Starocci said he's texted Dean a few times since his losses but has mostly left him alone. "I know after a weekend like that you kind of don't want to talk to anybody. You kind of just want to think about what's going on," Starocci said. "So, I just let him deal with it because ultimately he's the one who's going to have to make the changes and the adjustments." As one of the wrestlers who have been with the program the longest, fifth-year-senior Roman Bravo-Young said likes to lead by example. He comes into the room twice a day every day, focuses and gets his work done. "Max had a tough weekend, but now it's back to work," he said. "We talk about it and move on." As a graduate senior, Bravo-Young is taking a different approach to this season. Already having two national titles under his belt, the Tucson native says he "doesn't have much to prove" and is just enjoying his final season while preparing for his next goal - winning a World medal in freestyle. Bravo-Young plans to wrestle a partial schedule this season, at least during the nonconference stretch. In the meantime, he's enjoyed watching other wrestlers, such as his roommate Karl Shindledecker, get a chance to compete in his stead. As the season progresses, Bravo-Young said he hopes fans of the sport will be a little more forgiving as wrestlers are learning or have bad weeks. "People don't understand that college wrestling is hard. It's hard to be on every time," he said. "People have this expectation for Penn State wrestling. College wrestling is hard and I think everyone needs to understand that it's not an easy sport. It's a mind game. I think there's a lot more that goes into it that people don't see."
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    The 2022 NCAA Championships (photos courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) We're into December and back into a normal routine with some great duals (23 to be exact) this week, starting Wednesday evening. 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 Wednesday, December 7: Franklin & Marshall at Ursinus - 7:00 PM Centennial Conference TV Friday, December 9: Pittsburgh at Brown - 6:30 PM ESPN+ Army West Point at Penn - 7:00 PM ESPN+ Minnesota at North Dakota State - 8:00 PM NDSU All-Access Saturday, December 10: Missouri, Northern Iowa at UNI Open - 10:00 AM Fairmont State at VMI - 11:00 AM LIU at Binghamton - 1:00 PM ESPN+ Shenandoah at VMI - 3:00 PM Michigan State at Brown - 6:30 PM ESPN+ Iowa at Chattanooga - 7:00 PM ESPN+ Edinboro vs. Ohio at Saegertown, PA - 7:00 PM FloWrestling Wyoming at Air Force - 9:00 PM FloWrestling Sunday, December 11: Central Michigan, Cleveland State at Cleveland State Open - 9:30 AM Pittsburgh at Columbia - 12:00 PM ESPN+ Buffalo at North Dakota State - 1:00 PM NDSU All-Access Kent State at Ohio State - 1:00 PM B1G+ Maryland at Navy - 2:00 PM ESPN+ Oregon State at Penn State - 2:00 PM ESPNU Rutgers at Princeton - 2:00 PM ESPN+ Drexel at Wisconsin - 2:00 PM B1G+ Lindenwood vs. Minnesota at Cal Poly - 2:30 PM Lindenwood at Cal Poly - 4:00 PM Oklahoma State at Oklahoma - 4:00 PM ESPN+ Missouri at Virginia Tech - 4:30 PM ESPN+ Minnesota at Cal Poly - 5:30 PM
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    197 lb Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational champion Isaac Trumble (photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) It was a wild, wild week in the ACC. We had an amazing dual performance from Pittsburgh and a comeback for the ages from Virginia. NC State and VT both had outstanding performances out in Vegas and brought back some hardware. Lots of fantastic individual results to look at this week as well. Let's get to it. Duke The Blue Devils were led by 2-0 performances from #21 Jonah Neisenbaum and Jared Papscy and split duals against VMI and F&M. Duke lost to VMI 28-9 with wins from Neisenbaum, Papscy and Patrick Rowland (149). In a back-and-forth dual, they topped Franklin & Marshall 19-18. They were led by a fall from Gaetano Console (165) and a major from Neisenbaum. Papscy, Logan Ferrero (149), and Luke Chakonis (184) also picked up decision wins. Duke is off next week and will be back in action on December 21st in duals against Presbyterian and George Mason. Duke 19, Franklin & Marshall 18 125: Mason Leiphart (F&M) dec. Ethan Grimminger, forfeit 133: Giovanni Diaz (F&M) dec. Drake Doolittle, 6-3 141: Jarred Papcsy dec. Pat Phillips (F&M), 3-1 SV 149: Logan Ferrero dec. Avery Clarke (F&M), 4-0 157: Nick Alvarez (F&M) dec. Nick Tattini, 7-6 165: Gaetano Console dec. RJ Moore (F&M), fall 1:17 174: Noah Fox (F&M) dec. Conor Becker, 3-1 184: Luke Chakonis dec. James Conway (F&M), 4-1 197: John Crawford (F&M) dec. Jack Wimmer, 4-3 285: Jonah Niesenbaum major dec. Chase Thompson (F&M), 13-2 Extra Match: 149: Patrick Rowland major dec. Hunter Hockensmith (F&M), 10-2 VMI 28, Duke 9 125: Anthony Burke (VMI) dec. Ethan Grimminger, forfeit 133: Dyson Dunham (VMI) major dec. Drake Doolittle, 10-0 141: Jarred Papcsy dec. Frederick Junko (VMI), 10-4 149: Patrick Rowland dec. Ryan Vigil (VMI), 6-4 SV 157: Job Chishko (VMI) dec. Preston Decker, 5-0 165: Braxton Lewis (VMI) dec. Gaetano Console, fall 2:43 174: Jon Hoover (VMI) dec. Conor Becker, 3-1 184: Zach Brown (VMI) dec. Luke Chakonis, 3-1 197: Tyler Mousaw (VMI) dec. Jack Wimmer, 6-3 285: Jonah Niesenbaum dec. Josh Evans (VMI), 3-2 Extra Match: 285: Solomon Harris (VMI) dec. Connor Barket, fall 4:18 #17 North Carolina The Tar Heels were off this week and will return to action December 15th with a dual against Appalachian State. #11 North Carolina State The Wolfpack had a fantastic tournament at the CKLV and left Las Vegas with two champs, a runner-up team finish, and five other placers. They were led by championship performances from #3 Trent Hidlay and #14 Isaac Trumble. Hidlay was 5-0 on the weekend, including ranked wins over #10 Matt Finesilver, #4 Kaleb Romero and #2 Parker Keckeisen; avenging a loss at last year's NCAA tournament. Hidlay was locked-in all weekend and was relentless on offense. He moves his record to 10-0 on the year. Trumble also looked solid all weekend and was a monster on top, picking up two pins en route to his title. He picked up ranked wins over #24 Jacob Koser, #23 Silas Allred and #21 Tanner Harvey to take the title. #9 Ed Scott and #14 Ryan Jack both finished in third. Scott picked up two pins and two ranked wins on the weekend; he lost a tight bout to #4 Peyton Robb--closing the gap from their earlier match this year--in the semifinals, before beating #3 Will Lewan for 3rd. Jack continues to impress with his growth this season and he put together a great tournament. He had ranked wins over #26 Matt Kazimir, #15 Cleveland Belton and #13 Tom Crook; he dropped a heartbreaker to #17 Brock Hardy in the semifinals before beating #29 Josh Koderhandt in the 3rd place bout. To wrap up the placers for the Wolfpack, #22 Jackson Arrington placed 5th, Alex Faison placed 6th and #19 Owen Trephan placed 7th. #20 Pittsburgh The Panthers went into Illinois and put on a show. They were dominating in a 30-6 win over the Illini, marking the largest winning score differential from an ACC program over a B1G team. #11 Micky Phillippi picked up a big ranked win over #6 Lucas Byrd--he had been winless in their previous two matches. #8 Nino Bonaccorsi also picked up a ranked win in sudden victory over #15 Zac Braunagel. They were led by pins from Colton Camacho and #21 Dazjon Casto as the only bonus points on the day. Just as the upperweights swept bouts in the dual against Lehigh, the lower weights took that honor against Illinois. The only losses for the Panthers on the day were both in sudden victory, and to ranked opponents. #14 Holden Heller dropped to #19 Danny Braunagel and #33 Luca Augustine fell to #10 Edmond Ruth. The Panthers have responded well to their dual loss to Maryland and have been on a roll since then. This dual performance was very impressive and shows that Pittsburgh is in a good spot moving into the midpoint of the season. Pitt 30, Illinois 6 125 | Colton Camacho (Pitt) pins Maximo Renteria (Pitt), 5:15 133 | #11 Micky Phillippi (Pitt) dec. #6 Lucas Byrd (Illinois), 4-3 141 | #1 Cole Matthews (Pitt) dec. Danny Pucino (Illinois), 4-2 149 | Tyler Badgett (Pitt) dec. Kevon Davenport (Illinois), 4-2 157 | #21 Dazjon Casto (Pitt) pins Luke Odom (Illinois), 4:58 165 | #19 Danny Braunagel (Illinois) dec. #14 Holden Heller (Pitt), 9-7 SV 174 | #10 Edmond Ruth (Illinois) dec. #33 Luca Augustine (Pitt), 3-1 SV 184 | #21 Reece Heller (Pitt) dec. Dylan Connell (Illinois), 8-1 197 | #8 Nino Bonaccorsi (Pitt) dec. #15 Zac Braunagel (Illinois), 3-1 SV HWT | Jake Slinger (Pitt) dec. Matt Wroblewski (Illinois), 2-0 Virginia The Hoos had one of the wildest duals of the weekend in Buies Creek, NC. Campbell swept the opening bouts, taking a 16-0 lead, before UVA stormed back to win the dual 18-16. The dual opened at 197, with Michael Battista falling by major decision to Levi Hopkins. Jessie Knight, manning the heavyweight spot after the injury of Gabe Christensen, wrestled well, but dropped a decision to #13 Taye Ghadiali. The next two bouts featured true freshmen for the Hoos, with Kyle Montaperto and Garrett Grice both on the losing side of one-point decisions. Dylan Cedeno then dropped a decision to Shannon Hanna. UVA was looking at a very large hole to climb out of; down 16 with five matches to go. #29 Jarod Verkleeren was the first to pick up a win for the Hoos, picking up a 3-1 decision in a match that he was dominant on top, despite a questionable stalling point given. Denton Spencer, bumping up a weight class and filling in for an injured Jake Keating, answered the call in a big way. Spencer was dominant from the first whistle, opening a quick 6-0 lead before getting the pin in 1:10 over Troy Nation. This was a big spark for the Hoos as they followed with a 9-3 decision in a controlling win for #9 Justin McCoy, and a 2-1 decision for Justin Phillips at 174 to bring the team score to 16-15 going into the final bout. In the final match of the evening, #30 Neil Antrassian put on a top work display, racking up over three minutes of riding time in a very dominant 9-3 decision over Caleb Hopkins to give UVA the win. I was incredibly impressed with the fight of the Cavaliers in this dual. The performances by Denton Spencer and Neil Antrassian were outstanding. The dual between these teams has been fun to watch the last two years, I really hope they keep this scheduled in the years to come, as both programs continue to improve. #15 Virginia Tech The Hokies took a partial lineup to the CKLV and finished with 5 of those 7 wrestlers on the podium, highlighted by a second trip to the finals by Mekhi Lewis. Lewis looked great in the early rounds, with a tech fall and a pin of #19 Cade Devos. He met #9 Chris Foca in the semis, where he worked his way to a 3-1 decision to set up a finals match with #3 Mikey Labriola. The finals was a tight match, with Lewis able to get to legs a few times but unable to finish. It went to sudden victory where Labriola was able to find his way to control in a scramble to get the winning takedown. Hunter Bolen wrestled an incredible tournament, bringing home third-place honors. After beating #27 Cade King, he dropped a 3-2 decision to #4 Kaleb Romero in the quarterfinals. He went on a run on the backside, including wins over #10 Matt Finesilver and a pin over a very scrappy Lenny Pinto to set up a rematch with Romero for third. This was the third meeting between the two on the season, with Romero holding a 2-0 advantage. Bolen wrestled a great match and was able to get the winning takedown in sudden victory to earn the third-place finish. Andy Smith had a stellar weekend, knocking off ranked opponents and making the semifinals. He was able to finish out a close match to knock off #11 Tanner Sloan to make the semis to face #21 Tanner Harvey. Smith had a tight bout with Harvey but came out on the losing side of a 3-2 decision. He medically defaulted after this match and ended the weekend with a 6th place finish. Smith was very impressive in Vegas and announced his presence at 197. Also placing for the Hokies were #13 Tom Crook and #9 Sam Latona. Crook placed fifth at 141 and had ranked wins over #18 Jesse Vasquez and #23 Parker Filius. Latona went 3-3 on the weekend with ranked wins over #7 Chris Cannon and #32 Jason Shaner on his way to a sixth place finish. The Hokies will open their home slate with a huge dual at Cassell Coliseum this weekend against #6 Missouri on Sunday.
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    141 lb Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational champion Brock Hardy (photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) This week was the busiest and most action-packed for Big Ten teams so far this season. Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio State, Northwestern and Purdue were all competing out west at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, while Michigan State, Wisconsin, Rutgers and Indiana were busy competing against EIWA teams on the opposite side of the country at the Garden State Grapple in New Jersey. Meanwhile, Iowa and Penn State both faced intrastate foes in Iowa State and Lehigh, respectively. Minnesota earned an upset win over Oklahoma State on the road and Illinois held its home opener, splitting duals with Chattanooga and Pittsburgh. Here are five things we learned from Week 5: Iowa is nearing in on two decades of beating Iowa State. Iowa's win streak over their in-state rival, the Cyclones of Iowa State, is now old enough to vote. We just recently celebrated my nephew's 18th birthday, and he's only been alive in a world where Iowa has never lost in wrestling to Iowa State. That's not to say that some of these duals haven't been close over the years, but the fact remains that when these two teams have wrestled over the last 18 years, Iowa has ended the day as the better team. Iowa, coming off of a nice dual against Penn, had to bring out the big guns for ISU, and they had to bust them out right away. Spencer Lee made his season debut after missing most of last season to get surgery on both knees. Despite a bit of a slowdown midway through the match, he really looked great. Spencer has spoiled us over the years, looking more like a machine than a mortal man, but you could tell that he wasn't quite in peak Spencer Lee condition for this match. Regardless, he got the major decision, which helped the Hawkeyes gut this one out. Of note, Spencer mentioned after the dual that this was really the first time he's gotten the full Carvery Hawkeye crowd experience since before March of 2020. Glad he had a chance to get out there and get to work. Another Hawkeye debut came from Real Woods, who had to dig deep to get the win over Casey Swiderski. The match got a little heated at the end, but thankfully both of these teams like tough wrestling, so it was to be expected at some point. Cobe Siebrecht was super impressive to me in this one. He had a huge win in their previous dual against Penn, pinning Anthony Artalona in the second period. He showed an aptitude for big moves here when he was able to use a body lock to launch Jason Kraisser and really break open the match. Patrick Kennedy and David Carr was a match I had been looking forward to, especially since Carr got the nod at U23 Worlds this year over Kennedy. The result was in Carr's favor, and he looked good in doing so, but these are the sort of matches and feels you need to get if you're Kennedy. Nelson Brands got the other win for the Hawkeyes with a hard-fought 13-5 major decision over MJ Gaitan at 174. Brands was thought to possibly miss more time after a car accident earlier this year, but he's looked as dangerous as ever, and it was great to see him out there competing. He's looked great competing full-time at his natural weight so far, and you could tell by the smile on his face after that win, he's relishing these experiences. Next, the Hawkeyes will have their first home dual of the year this weekend as they travel south to take on Chattanooga. Minnesota takes out Oklahoma State in Stillwater The Golden Gophers snapped a six-dual losing streak, and got their first win in Gallagher-Iba Arena since 2013. They did so on the backs of several upset wins, which were gritty and truly impressive wins. They really looked great wrestling on top, creating action and scrambling in key situations, and finished each match strong. Especially at 197 and Heavyweight where Michial Foy gets a late escape and takedown, followed by Garret Joles getting an escape in OT rideouts to win 2-1. It helps when you're constantly getting extra battles in your room and have a tremendously deep lineup. Minnesota has 20 guys on the roster that currently have NCAA-ranked wins, so iron is continuously sharpening iron in that room. Patrick McKee gets another win over Mastrogiovanni, now being 2-1 over the Cowboy 125. Oklahoma State made a run winning three of the last four matches, including upset wins for Carter Young over Jake Bergeland at 141 and Kaden Gfeller over Brayton Lee at 157. Despite those two losses, this is an impressive win for Minnesota on the road, and will keep them rolling into their next dual this Friday night against former Golden Gopher, Roger Kish, and his North Dakota State Bison. Wisconsin, Rutgers, Indiana, and Michigan State go a combined 8-0 at the Garden State Grapple. The Big Ten sent some teams, the EIWA sent some teams, and this venture was decidedly won by the Big Ten. This event featured four teams from the Big Ten (Wisconsin, Rutgers, Indiana, and Michigan State), and four from the EIWA (Drexel, Penn, Princeton, and Binghamton), and they matched them up so that the teams should ideally get some challenging matches. Some duals were closer than others, but this was largely a one-sided affair and a statement by these Big Ten teams. Rutgers beat 15th-ranked Penn with the help from some upset wins at 125, 133, 197, and Heavyweight. Mean Dean Peterson started the dual off with a major decision over 17th-ranked Ryan Miller, which set the tone for the rest of the dual. Michigan State looked solid in their two wins. Most notably, Cam Caffey got the OT win over 7th-ranked Lou DePrez of Binghamton, then fell to 19th-ranked Luke Stout of Princeton. Layne Malczewski (184), Rayvon Foley (133), Tristan Lujan(125), Peyton Omania (149), and Jordan Hamden (141) were undefeated this weekend for the Spartans. Indiana's two wins at this event has them 4-0 on the season, with wins over Drexel, Binghamton, Princeton, and SIUE. This is the first time that Indiana has been 4-0 since their 2015-2016 season. Jacob Moran (125), Henry Porter (133), Caydon Rooks (141), Graham Rooks (149), Derek Gilcher (157), DJ Washington (174), and Jacob Bullock (HWY), all went undefeated for the Hoosiers at this event. Next up for the Spartans is a dual against Brown this Saturday (12/10), and for the Hoosiers, they will be competing next on 12/18 in the Reno Tournament of Champions. Wisconsin came to party, and party they did. They got wins over Princeton 38-3, as well as over Penn 27-9. They also walked away with the Big Ten's Outstanding Wrestler of the event in Braxton Amos (197), getting two ranked wins over the weekend over Luke Stout (19) of Princeton, and Cole Urbas (27) of Penn. Braxton was ranked 20th heading into this event. The rest of the cast of characters did what you'd expect. Eric Barnett (125) walked away with 12 team points and a combined :22 seconds of wrestling. Sure, he took a forfeit against Princeton, but the point remains the same. Austin Gomez got a nice win against 9th-ranked Doug Zapf of Penn, as well as a pin against the Tigers of Princeton. He joins Barnett (125), Hamiti (165), Tyler Dow (184), Amos (197), and Hilger (HWY), as the undefeated Badgers from this event. Wisconsin competes next against Drexel at home as part of the Wisconsin Wrestling Showcase on December 11th. Nebraska proves it's still king of Las Vegas We're in the fourth week of this column and have yet to feature Nebraska. The Cornhuskers have had a bit of a slow start to the season, dropping a tight slugfest against North Dakota State, 20-16, in its opener. With losing four All-Americans this season – Taylor Venz, Eric Schultz and CJ Red running out of eligibility and Ridge Lovett redshirting – it was fair to question whether Nebraska would be able to hold onto its reign as king of the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational. But, they did it. Not only did the Huskers pull off the three-peat, but they also did so with more points (137.5) and more champions (three) than the previous two years. Brock Hardy (141), Peyton Robb (157) and Mikey Labriola (174) each won crowns, three more finished in the top five and another made the medal stand. The highlight of the tournament for the Huskers had to be Labriola's sudden victory win over 2019 NCAA champ Mekhi Lewis, of Virginia Tech, in the finals to give Nebraska the three-for-three championship sweep. But there were plenty of other high points, as well. They include: Sophomore Brock Hardy's breakout performance, going from eighth seed to champ – pinning top-seeded Cole Mattin, of Michigan, in 39 seconds, along the way at 141. Bubba Wilson going to work in the consolation bracket after losing in the first round to finish fourth at 165. Unseeded freshman Lenny Pinto's two ranked wins, including a 5-4 decision over InterMat's then-No. 6 Trey Munoz, of Oregon State, at 184. No. 6-seed Silas Alred's 5-2 win over Ohio State's No. 3-seed Gavin Hoffman at 197. The Cornhuskers should be riding a new wave of confidence and momentum heading into their Dec. 18 dual at South Dakota State. The Jackrabbits also had an exceptional tournament in Las Vegas, placing third with eight medalists, setting up what's sure to be a can't-miss dual meet. While Nebraska still has some developing to do, the pieces of the puzzle became a little more clearer this weekend. Both Robb and Labriola have ascended to the No. 2 spot in their respective weight classes this week in the InterMat rankings and several others moved up – including Pinto, who vaulted from unranked to No. 12. Hardy also cracked the top 10. They should be making a lot more appearances in this weekly column. Intrastate rivalries are special and shouldn't be taken for granted Two of the oldest and most storied intrastate rivalries involving Big Ten teams were on display this past weekend when Iowa and Iowa State met up in Iowa City for the 86th official time in 110 years and Penn State and Lehigh battled for the 110th time. Prior to the Cy-Hawk match, Iowa coach Tom Brands tried to downplay this dual as being any more significant than any other dual on their schedule. But he couldn't quite help himself. “Is it significant? You're doggone right it is. You're doggone right it is,” Brands said in his weekly press conference. “It's a great opportunity for our guys. It's in Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Great opportunity.” Both duals delivered on the hype. Nearly 15,000 fans filled Carver-Hawkeye and more than 6,000 packed a sold-out Stabler Arena in Bethlehem. Penn State coach Cael Sanderson has said several times in the past about how important it is for his team to be able to compete in front of their fans in different parts of the state. The brown and white at Stabler on Sunday was also speckled with a healthy mix of blue and white. Both duals lived up to the hypes when it came to action, too. Iowa vs. Iowa State was a back-and-forth battle that came down to bonus points and Penn State vs. Lehigh brought the drama when reigning national champ Max Dean was taken out by his former teammate Michael Beard, of Lehigh, in a high-scoring, action-packed battle. This marked Dean's second loss of the weekend. Wrestlers on both benches were on their feet throughout the bout and the crowd exploded when the clock ran out with Beard on top, 11-9. This performance gave credence to all the reports that had come out of Penn State's wrestling room last year about the two wrestlers being razor close in wrestle-offs. While recent history has been kinder to the Big Ten teams in these rivalries – Iowa is riding an 18-dual win streak in the series and Penn State has won 13 straight – there's always an extra level of drama and excitement when programs with as much history and that value the sport as much as these programs do get together. Even Brands didn't have to think long when asked about his favorite memory of the series – his teammate Brooks Simpson's fall over NCAA champ Eric Voelker, of Iowa State, which swung the match back in Iowa's direction to set up the win in 1988. Sometimes, traditions can be taken for granted, especially as time goes on and things change. But here's to hoping that these century-old rivalries continue to create memories for years to come.
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    133 lb Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational champion Vito Arujau (photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) This weekend had an insane amount of wrestling. The EIWA was all over the country, making its presence known in the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational out west. They also competed in the EIWA/B1G challenge, at the Garden State Grapple. We also had teams getting some non-conference dual action as well. This week's Outstanding Wrestlers were both crowned champions at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational. Cornell's Vito Arujau went on a tear to win 133lbs bracket, beating two former All-Americans in the process. He is a force to be reckoned with at his new weight class. The other Outstanding Wrestler this week was Cornell's Julian Ramirez. He avenged a loss to Columbia's Ogunsanya from EIWA's last season in the semifinals - before earning a first-period technical fall in the finals. Congrats to both Big Red Wrestlers! American The Eagles hosted the Army Black Knights to a dual, winning two of ten bouts, in a 27-6 loss. There were some other close losses as well, which could have made the score closer than indicated. The AU staff made some lineup changes, bumping up Raymond Lopez to 133 lbs and Jack Maida up to 141 lbs to try and snag two wins. Unfortunately, both of these resulted in a loss for American. Caleb Campos knocked off 28th-ranked Dalton Harkins by a 4-3 score. The second win for American came at 197lbs where Connor Bourne defeated Kyle Swartz. Max Leete suffered a one-point loss to Berginc (#10 @ 125lbs). Max Leete has had some great close losses this year. With a few tweaks to correct, he'll find himself winning these in March. American is getting better every week. They will be off until they compete at George Mason in a few weeks on December 18th. Army West Point As mentioned above, Army defeated American 27-6. They won four of the six closely contested bouts en route to victory. Richard Treanor defeated Lopez at 133 lbs, after Lopez bumped up. Julian Sanchez had a win by major decision over a tough Maida, after Maida bumped up to 141lbs. Nate Lukez (#31 @ 157lbs) took care of business with a major decision. Ben Pasiuk (#20 @ 174lbs) also worked for a major decision. This was a nice performance by Army, who is now 2-0 in the EIWA. They will have a tough conference match-up at Penn this Friday. Binghamton The Bearcats were participants in the Garden State Grapple. They squared off against Michigan State and Indiana, dropping both duals. Against Michigan State, only Sam DePrez (174lbs) and Cory Day (285) earned victories. Lou Deprez (#18 @ 197lbs) dropped a match to Cam Caffey (#17) in the ultimate tiebreaker after being in on the leg half a dozen times, failing to finish. Also, dropping a 1-0 decision to Layne Malczewski (#10 @ 184lbs) was Jacob Nolan #25 @ 184lbs). Against Indiana, the Bearcats dropped the first four matches, then got wins from Dimitri Gamkrelidze at 165lbs by major, Nolan at 184lbs won by fall, and Lou DePrez at 197lbs. This was not enough to stage a comeback, but the Bearcats competed hard. After nearly knocking off both North Dakota State, and Minnesota two weeks ago, this team is sneaky tough. I can't wait until the lineup takes form in the second semester. Before then, they will wrestle LIU at home this coming Saturday in a conference matchup. Brown The Bears were off over Thanksgiving and the weekend after. They will host two tough matches this weekend. They'll square off against #20 Pitt on Friday then #25 Michigan State on Saturday. Bucknell The Bison were in Las Vegas for the CKLV Invitational. Although they had no placewinners, the team scrapped hard, dropping matches to multiple highly-ranked opponents. Kurt Phipps (133lbs) won three matches, while losing two to top-10 opponents and former All-Americans. At 141lbs, 20th-ranked Darren Miller lost to two EIWA foes in #22 Vince Cornella of Cornell and #27 Josh Koderhandt of Navy. Kolby DePron had two victories on the weekend at 149lbs. At 157lbs, Nick Delp won three matches while losing to #2 Peyton Robb of Nebraska and #14 Trevor Chumbley Chumbley of Northwestern. Nolan Springer also won 3 matches at 197 lbs, losing both matches to ranked opponents. After the long weekend of wrestling, The Bison will be off this coming weekend. Columbia The Lions finished in 13th place out of 33 teams at the CKLV Invitational, walking away with two placewinners. Their highest finisher was Josh Ogunsanya (#12 @ 165lbs), who earned 5th place. His only ranked loss was to Cornell's Ramirez (#7 @ 165lbs), who went on to win the bracket. Josh had a win over #23 Matthew Olguin of Oregon State. At 157lbs, Cesar Alvan lost in the first round, only to rally off a few wins for 7th place. Alvan is having a nice year thus far with a 9-3 record. Expect to possibly see him in the rankings shortly. Going 2-2 on the weekend was Angelo Rini at 133 lbs. He had a win over #33 Boo Dryden of Nebraska, then dropped his second loss to Phipps of Bucknell. Columbia's 149lb wrestler, Danny Fongaro, went 3-2 in the event. Lennox Wolak almost upset Ethan Smith (#7 @ 174lbs) – which would have been the second time in this short season. Matt Kazimir had a tough break at 141 lbs, winning only twice. Both losses were to quality opponents in #16 Parker Filius of Purdue and #13 Ryan Jack of NC State. Columbia will face their third-ranked team (losses to #6 Michigan and #4 Ohio State) in a dual this week, when #20 Pitt comes to town Sunday afternoon. Cornell The Big Red had a great weekend in Las Vegas, as they crowned two champions and multiple placewinners. They finished seventh in the team race, without Yianni and Jacob Cardenas competing. Third-ranked Vito Arujau looked super impressive, winning the 133lb bracket and knocking off former All-Americans Sam Latona and Michael McGee (12th and 4th ranked, respectively). He seems to be settling into his new weight class without any speed bumps. Also winning a title, was Julian Ramirez. His path did not have any All-Americans, but he defeated Will Formato (26th) of App State, Cook (18th) of South Dakota State, and Ogunsanya of Columbia. Ramirez was defeated by Ogunsanya at EIWAs a season ago. Brett Ungar, at 125lbs, came onto the scene right away when he upset 11th-ranked Heinselman of Ohio State. He then beat Trombley of NC State on his way to a seventh-place finish. Chris Foca lost in the semifinals to Mekhi Lewis (#3 @ 174lbs) before earning bronze with a win over Cade DeVos (#19) of South Dakota State. Unfortunately, both Jonathan Loew (#6 @ 197lbs) and Lewis Fernandes (#15 @ 285lbs) were both forced to exit the competition early due to injury. Hopefully, they will be back in a few weeks when the Big Red travel to New Orleans for the National Collegiate Duals. Drexel The Dragons dropped two matches to their B1G opponents at the Grapple State Garden on Sunday. Evan Barczak (#24 @ 165lbs) was the first victory of the day for them. Brian Bonino was the other win against Indiana. The Dragons lost by a 29-6 score. One exciting match in this one was Cody Walsh nearly upsetting DJ Washington (#16 at 174lbs). The Dragons had a better outing against #24 Rutgers. Dom D'Agostino was the first winner at 157lbs for Drexel. Barczak and Walsh followed up with wins. Sean O'Malley won his bout at 197lbs also. With a few starters still banged up, the Dragons will have a tough road opponent in Wisconsin (#12) this weekend on Sunday afternoon. Franklin & Marshall The Diplomats dropped two close duals to both VMI (15-24) and Duke (18-19). Interestingly, Mason Leiphard had two forfeits on the day. Pat Phillips was up a weight class at 141lbs, and split matches on his day. Gio Diaz was up at 133lbs, winning both of his matches against larger opponents. F&M's John Crawford (197lbs) was also 2-0 on the day, after moving up two weight classes from a season ago. Finally, both Nick Alvarez (157lbs) and Noah Fox (174lbs) earned one win on the day. I'm sure the Diplomats are kicking themselves over these matches, but this will be a good lesson for the guys who came on the short end of the stick in the close matches. They will keep improving. They will battle D3 team Ursinus this week on Wednesday in a mid-week wrestling match. Harvard The Crimson were competing in the CKLV Invitational in Vegas. The lone place winner was heavyweight Yara Slavikouski, currently ranked seventh in the nation. This weight class was loaded, and Yara beat almost everyone thrown his way. He had impressive wins over #18 Grady Griess from Navy, #14 AJ Nevills of South Dakota State, and a quality opponent in Owen Trephan of NC State. Earning third place at this weight class is no joke. Great weekend for Yara, after tearing an ACL a year ago at this same event. Harvard's second highest-ranked wrestler, Philip Conigliaro (#12 @ 174lbs) lost to #5 Demetrius Romero of Utah Valley before injury defaulting out. At 157 lbs, Evan Gleason won two matches, as did Josh Kim at 165 lbs. This team had a great Keystone Classic, but that momentum did not entirely roll through into Vegas. Yes, these tournaments are vastly different in terms of quality. I was looking forward to seeing some of their young talent make some noise, but we'll need to wait for that. Next up, they compete at the Midlands after the holiday break. Hofstra The Pride also were at the Vegas Invitational. At 197lbs, Trey Rogers (#25) won three matches on the weekend. His lone losses were to #26 Jake Koser of Navy and #19 Kordell Norfleet of Arizona State. One more win would have put him on the podium. Also losing in the round of 12 was #26 Jacob Ferreira at 184lbs. His losses were to #9 Matt Finesilver and #13 TreyMunoz. Ferreira had a nice tournament, but he will need to find ways to beat these two to find the podium in March. Hofstra's 133lbs wrestler, Chase Liardi, also lost to two ranked opponents in Dylan Ragusin (#7) of Michigan and Kyle Biscoglia (#6) of UNI. The Pride caught some tough breaks in the brackets, but that's how the sport goes. Expect them to get back to the drawing board before their next dual versus American a few days before Christmas. Lehigh The Mountain Hawks hosted the top team in all the land, Penn State, in front of a sold-out crowd. Winning four of ten matches, they fell short by the score of 24-12. Carter Bailey (#31 @ 125lbs) and Connor McGonagle (#8 @ 133lbs) started the match off with wins. Josh Humphreys (#8 @ 157lbs) won by decision over #30 Terrell Barraclough. The final win occurred at 197 lbs for the Hawks. The match of the night did not disappoint, as former Penn State All-American Michael Beard (#4) upset his former teammate, and defending National Champion Max Dean (#1 @ 197lbs) in an 11-9 thriller that was worth the price of admission. Lehigh was outmatched by Penn State, but they should feel pretty good about this one. Beard had a big win, in many aspects. Look for him to keep the momentum going when the Mountain Hawks wrestle #28 Cal Poly and #11 North Carolina State at the Collegiate Duals in New Orleans in a few weeks from now. Long Island The Sharks took about half of their lineup to the Las Vegas Cliff Keen Invite. With a half-full lineup, they walked away with a few wins. Robbie Sagaris had a win over Sacred Heart's Mike Manta. Rhise Royster had some good results dropping a decision to Tommy Askey of App State and Luke Kemerer of Edinboro. Interestingly enough, Blake Bahna traveled all the way across the country to wrestle two EIWA opponents in Val Park of Navy and Josh Kim of Harvard. The Sharks were a little short-handed in Vegas. We'll see them return to action when they square off against Binghamton this Saturday 12/10 at Binghamton. Navy The Midshipmen were also at the Cliff Keen Invite in Las Vegas. 17th ranked Josh Koderhandt, at 141lbs, had quite the tournament – walking away in fourth place. With wins over Lawrence Saenz of Cal Poly, Darren Miller (#25) of Bucknell, and Dylan D'Emilio of Ohio State – he wrestled to a 6-2 record on the weekend. Jacob Koser (#26 @ 197lbs) earned a win over Trey Rogers (#27) of Hofstra on his way to a seventh-place finish. His two losses were to Isaac Trumble (#9) of NC State and Evan Bockman (#22) of Utah Valley. Grady Griess (#18 @ 285) was a round away from making the podium. Both of his losses came to #14 AJ Nevills of SDSU and #5 Yara Slavikouski of Harvard. Sammy Starr (174lbs) and David Key (#29 @ 184lbs) were both 2-2 in action over the weekend. Navy's two placers helped boost Navy up to 14th out of 33 teams. The Midshipmen will host (#19) Maryland on Sunday 12/11. Penn The Quakers competed against #19 Rutgers and #19 Wisconsin, dropping both duals 19-12 and 27-9, respectively. Anthony Artalona (#12 @ 157lbs) went 2-0 on the day with a win over #14 Garrett Model of Wisconsin. At 174lbs, 23rd-ranked Nick Incontrera was the other wrestler to go undefeated. He has a win over #28 Jackson Turley of Rutgers. Michael Colaiocco (#13 @ 133lbs) split matches, losing to #11 Joe Heilmann of Rutgers, but beating #19 Lamont of Wisconsin. At 165lbs, Lucas Revano earned a win over Connor O'Neill of Rutgers in his lone match. The Quakers let a few matches slip out of their grasp against Rutgers. This was a winnable match, and I know the team is kicking themselves over it. Moving forward, Penn will host Army this Friday and to try and get a “1” in that win column. Princeton The Tigers were up the road in Newark, competing in the Grapple in the Garden State. They were without NCAA runner-up Patrick Glory once again due to injury. They were forced to forfeit both matches, losing 38-3 to #11 Wisconsin and 21-15 to Michigan State. The only wrestler to go 2-0 on the day was Kole Mulhauser at 174lbs. Quincy Monday (#1 @ 157lbs) won his only match of the day over #15 Chase Saldate of Michigan State. Luke Stout (#16 @ 197lbs) had a busy day, going 1-1. He had an overtime loss to #14 Braxton Amos of Wisconsin. He followed it up with a major decision win over four-time NCAA qualifier, Cam Caffey (#17). At 165lbs, Blaine Bergey upset #32 Fish of Michigan State, to help close the gap for the team in the second dual. If Glory is healthy, you would imagine they win against Michigan State – so overall, not a bad day for them. They'll have a big, rivalry matchup with #25 Rutgers this Sunday at home. Sacred Heart The Pioneers were the final team at CKLV in Las Vegas. They did not have any place finishers, but they won some quality matches. Andrew Fallon went 2-2 on the weekend, including a close 4-3 loss to returning All-American Chris Cannon (#18) of Northwestern. Unfortunately, Nick Palumbo had to medically forfeit after his first match in the 157lbs bracket. The story is the same every week. The Pioneers will be wrestling the best in the country whenever possible. This was no exception. They will take this as a learning experience, and get back to work. They are off this weekend, but have two EIWA duals the following week.
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    197 lb Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational finalist Tanner Harvey (photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) Sun Devils Sixth Place Finish has mixed feelings Arizona State finished sixth at the Cliff Keen Invitational with 89 points. Although the Sun Devils finished near the top of the standings, questions are surrounding the team. First, Richard Figueroa claimed the lone title for the Sun Devils in the 125-pound class. Figueroa has a win over top-10 opponent, including his finals victory over Purdue's Matt Ramos, while Brandon Courtney is sidelined with an injury. Therefore, Figueroa is putting pressure on Courtney's starting spot for the 125-pound spot at ASU. Second, Michael Kilic took the starting role at 157 pounds compared to Max Wilner. Currently, both wrestlers have struggled this season since Jacori Teemer is most likely out for the season. As of now, ASU has no answer to fill the shoes of Teemer. Third, the 197-pound class has been wide open for a handful of years. However, Kordell Norfleet has been stuck as a top 25 wrestler for multiple seasons. Norfleet is struggling to push the Sun Devils into a higher position. Lastly, Cohlton Schultz was upset by South Dakota State's AJ Nevills. After medically forfeiting to eighth place, the Sun Devils have to be worried that Schultz is not untouchable. Schultz must work on his takedown offense and defense if he wants to remain atop. Luka and Legend Drive the Mustangs at Cliff Keen Cal Poly did not send a full lineup to the Cliff Keen Invitational, making them finish 24th with 11.5 points. Yet, Luke Wick and Legend Lamer made deep runs in their weight classes. Wick finished 3-2 in the 157-pound class including a major decision over Kilic. Lamer went 2-2 against a tough 165-pound bracket. However, Lamer earned one of Cal Poly's two pins in the tournament with a second-period fall over Kaden Hart in the first round. Beavers Prove to Be a Wrecking Force at Cliff Keen Oregon State's lightweights are not far behind Arizona State's squad. 125-pound Brandon Kaylor earned victories over Virginia Tech's Eddie Ventresca and Ohio State's Malik Heinselman to finish fourth. 133-pound Jason Shaner went 1-1 against Sam Latona. In addition, he picked up wins over North Carolina State's Kai Orine and CSU Bakersfield's Chance Rich on his way to a fourth-place showing. Tanner Harvey outperformed his fifth seed by finishing second in the 197-pound class. Harvey looks to sit atop of the Pac-12 with an early 5-2 victory over Norfleet.
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    Michael Beard (left) takes down Max Dean in Sunday's dual (photo courtesy of Juan Garcia; JCG Photography) The first quarter (or month) of the regular season is behind us and we moved into the second in a big way with a weekend that included the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, As is usually the case with Vegas, some superstars were on display, some new stars were made, and lots of upsets happened along the way. Vegas wasn't the only notable event though. Iowa's CyHawk dual took place and there was plenty to take away from that clash. Along with that, past team champs Minnesota and Oklahoma State renewed acquaintances, with plenty of surprising results. The weekend was closed out by teams from the Big Ten and EIWA wrestling at the Garden State Grapple. All in all, it was a busy week with lots to digest. We tried to narrow it down to “7 Big Stories from the Week in College Wrestling.” 1) 18 Straight There was a lot of talk this year that Iowa State would finally snap its losing streak against cross-state rival Iowa and hand the Hawkeyes their first loss to ISU under Tom Brands. After Sunday, those talks will stop for another ten months or so. Though Iowa State has improved and deservedly is ranked in the top ten, they are still a step behind their counterparts from Iowa City. A win from Tony Cassioppi at 285 lbs put the finishing touches on an 18-15 win for the Hawkeyes. As is normally the case when these two teams meet, the dual was a memorable one. It had a little bit of everything. The return of a superstar. Some heated moments and posturing from both sides. A stud freshman with a big win. Matches that will impact national rankings. Slight upsets. With a dangerous Cyclone lineup and some struggles from the 125 lb weight class this year, there were questions about whether Brands and staff would unleash Spencer Lee for the first time in 2022-23 and see his first action since December 2021. Lee returned and showed that he'll need some time to round into his typical self; but at the same time, still posted a major decision. For the full article, Subscribe to InterMat's Rokfin Page
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    Iowa 157 lber Cobe Siebrecht (photo courtesy of Mark Lundy; LutteLens.com) Saturday's Dual Results Army West Point 27 American 6 125 - Ethan Berginc (Army West Point) dec Max Leete (American) 4-3 133 - Richard Treanor (Army West Point) dec Raymond Lopez (American) 8-7 141 - Julian Sanchez (Army West Point) maj Jack Maida (American) 11-2 149 - Matthew Williams (Army West Point) dec Patrick Ryan (American) 6-4SV 157 - Nathan Lukez (Army West Point) maj Jack Nies (American) 13-4 165 - Caleb Campos (American) dec Dalton Harkins (Army West Point) 4-3 174 - Ben Pasiuk (Army West Point) maj Lucas White (American) 16-8 184 - Sahm AbdulRazzas (Army West Point) dec Colin Shannon (American) 10-5 197 - Connor Bourne (American) dec Kyle Swartz (Army West Point) 2-0 285 - Kade Carlson (Army West Point) dec Will Jarrell (American) 3-2 Illinois 32 Chattanooga 9 125 - Maximo Renteria (Illinois) fall Logan Ashton (Chattanooga) 5:40 133 - Lucas Byrd (Illinois) dec Brayden Palmer (Chattanooga) 5-0 141 - Danny Pucino (Illinois) fall Dayne Dalrymple (Chattanooga) 4:00 149 - Noah Castillo (Chattanooga) fall Kevon Davenport (Illinois) 3:28 157 - Lincoln Heck (Chattanooga) dec Anthony Federico (Illinois) 3-2 165 - Danny Braunagel (Illinois) tech Jackson Hurst (Chattanooga) 23-7 174 - Edmond Ruth (Illinois) dec Rocky Jordan (Chattanooga) 5-2 184 - Dylan Connell (Illinois) dec Matthew Waddell (Chattanooga) 3-1 197 - Zac Braunagel (Illinois) dec Jake Boyd (Chattanooga) 11-5 285 - Matt Wroblewski (Illinois) dec dec Logan Andrew (Chattanooga) 2-1 Pittsburgh 30 Illinois 6 125 - Colton Camacho (Pittsburgh) fall Maximo Renteria (Illinois) 5:15 133 - Micky Phillippi (Pittsburgh) dec Lucas Byrd (Illinois) 4-3 141 - Cole Matthews (Pittsburgh) dec Danny Pucino (Illinois) 4-2 149 - Tyler Badgett (Pittsburgh) dec Kevon Davenport (Illinois) 4-2 157 - Dazjon Casto (Pittsburgh) fall Luke Odom (Illinois) 4:58 165 - Danny Braunagel (Illinois) dec Holden Heller (Pittsburgh) 9-7SV 174 - Edmond Ruth (Illinois) dec Luca Augustine (Pittsburgh) 3-1SV 184 - Reece Heller (Pittsburgh) dec Dylan Connell (Illinois) 8-1 197 - Nino Bonaccorsi (Pittsburgh) dec Zac Braunagel (Illinois) 3-1SV 285 - Jake Slinger (Pittsburgh) dec Matt Wroblewski (Illinois) 2-0 Sunday's Dual Results VMI 24 Franklin & Marshall 15 125 - Mason Leiphart (F&M) FFT 133 - Giovanni Diaz (F&M) dec Dyson Dunham (VMI) 7-5 141 - Pat Phillips (F&M) dec Freddy Junko (VMI) 9-2 149 - Ryan Vigil (VMI) dec Avery Clarke (F&M) 6-1 157 - Job Chishko (VMI) maj Anthony Micci (F&M) 10-1 165 - Braxton Lewis (VMI) tech RJ Moore (F&M) 20-4 174 - Jon Hoover (VMI) dec Noah Fox (F&M) 3-2 184 - Zach Brown (VMI) fall James Conway (F&M) 2:50 197 - John Crawford (VMI) dec Tyler Mousaw (VMI) 6-3 285 - Josh Evans (VMI) dec Chase Thompson (VMI) 4-0 Duke 19 Franklin & Marshall 18 125 - Mason Leiphart (F&M) FFT 133 - Giovanni Diaz (F&M) dec Drake Doolittle (Duke) 6-3 141 - Jarred Papscy (Duke) dec Pat Phillips (F&M) 3-1SV 149 - Logan Ferrero (Duke) dec Avery Clarke (F&M) 4-0 157 - Nicolas Alvarez (F&M) dec Nick Tattini (Duke) 7-6 165 - Gaetano Console (Duke) fall RJ Moore (F&M) 1:17 174 - Noah Fox (F&M) dec Conor Becker (Duke) 3-1 184 - Luke Chakonis (Duke) dec James Conway (F&M) 4-1 197 - John Crawford (F&M) dec Jack Wimmer (Duke) 4-3 285 - Jonah Niesenbaum (Duke) maj Chase Thompson (F&M) 13-2 VMI 28 Duke 9 125 - Tony Burke (VMI) FFT 133 - Dyson Dunham (VMI) maj Drake Doolittle (Duke) 10-0 141 - Jarred Papscy (Duke) dec Freddy Junko (VMI) 10-4 149 - Patrick Rowland (Duke) dec Ryan Vigil (VMI) 6-4SV 157 - Job Chishko (VMI) dec Preston Decker (Duke) 5-0 165 - Braxton Lewis (VMI) fall Gaetano Console (Duke) 2:43 174 - Jon Hoover (VMI) dec Conor Becker (Duke) 3-1 184 - Zach Brown (VMI) dec Luke Chakonis (Duke) 3-1 197 - Tyler Mousaw (VMI) dec Jack Wimmer (Duke) 6-3 285 - Jonah Niesenbaum (Duke) dec Josh Evans (VMI) 3-2 Penn State 24 Lehigh 12 125 - Carter Bailey (Lehigh) dec Gary Steen (Penn State) 3-1 133 - Connor McGonagle (Lehigh) dec Karl Shindledecker (Penn State) 6-1 141 - Beau Bartlett (Penn State) dec Malyke Hines (Lehigh) 8-4 149 - Shayne Van Ness (Penn State) fall Manzona Bryant (Lehigh) 2:28 157 - Josh Humphreys (Lehigh) dec Terrell Barraclough (Penn State) 6-3 165 - Alex Facundo (Penn State) dec Brian Meyer (Lehigh) 6-2 174 - Carter Starocci (Penn State) maj Jake Logan (Lehigh) 22-8 184 - Aaron Brooks (Penn State) dec Tate Samuelson (Lehigh) 8-3 197 - Michael Beard (Lehigh) dec Max Dean (Penn State) 11-9 285 - Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State) tech Nathan Taylor (Lehigh) 18-0 Iowa 18 Iowa State 15 125 - Spencer Lee (Iowa) maj Corey Cabanban (Iowa State) 16-5 133 - Ramazan Attasauov (Iowa State) dec Cullan Schriever (Iowa) 3-1 141 - Real Woods (Iowa) dec Casey Swiderski (Iowa State) 4-2 149 - Paniro Johnson (Iowa State) dec Max Murin (Iowa) 3-1 157 - Cobe Siebrecht (Iowa) maj Jason Kraisser (Iowa State) 10-2 165 - David Carr (Iowa State) dec Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) 10-4 174 - Nelson Brands (Iowa) maj MJ Gaitan (Iowa State) 13-5 184 - Marcus Coleman (Iowa State) dec Abe Assad (Iowa) 3-2 197 - Yonger Bastida (Iowa State) dec Jacob Warner (Iowa) 4-3 285 - Tony Cassioppi (Iowa) dec Sam Schuyler (Iowa State) 9-2 Minnesota 18 Oklahoma State 12 125 - Patrick McKee (Minnesota) dec Trevor Mastrogiovanni (Oklahoma State) 4-1 133 - Daton Fix (Oklahoma State) dec Aaron Nagao (Minnesota) 10-3 141 - Carter Young (Oklahoma State) dec Jake Bergeland (Minnesota) 5-1 149 - Michael Blockhus (Minnesota) dec Victor Voinovich (Oklahoma State) 3-1 157 - Kaden Gfeller (Oklahoma State) dec Brayton Lee (Minnesota) 2-0 165 - Andrew Sparks (Minnesota) dec Wyatt Sheets (Oklahoma State) 5-4 174 - Dustin Plott (Oklahoma State) dec Bailee O'Reilly (Minnesota) 10-5 184 - Isaiah Salazar (Minnesota) dec Travis Wittlake (Oklahoma State) 4-0 197 - Michial Foy (Minnesota) dec Luke Surber (Oklahoma State) 7-4 285 - Garrett Joles (Minnesota) dec Konner Doucet (Oklahoma State) 2-1TB Virginia 18 Campbell 16 125 - Anthony Molton (Campbell) dec Kyle Montaperto (Virginia) 6-5 133 - Dom Zaccone (Campbell) dec Garrett Grice (Virginia) 6-5 141 - Shannon Hanna (Campbell) dec Dylan Cedeno (Virginia) 5-1 149 - Jarod Verkleeren (Virginia) dec Chris Rivera (Campbell) 3-1 157 - Denton Spencer (Virginia) fall Troy Nation (Campbell) 1:10 165 - Justin McCoy (Virginia) dec Dom Baker (Campbell) 9-3 174 - Justin Phillips (Virginia) dec Cole Rees (Campbell) 2-1 184 - Neil Antrassian (Virginia) dec Caleb Hopkins (Campbell) 9-3 197 - Levi Hopkins (Campbell) maj Michael Battista (Virginia) 13-3 285 - Taye Ghadiali (Campbell) dec Jessie Knight (Virginia) 10-5 Wisconsin 38 Princeton 3 125 - Eric Barnett (Wisconsin) FFT 133 - Taylor LaMont (Wisconsin) dec Sean Pierson (Princeton) 6-4 141 - Joe Zargo (Wisconsin) maj Danny Coles (Princeton) 14-4 149 - Austin Gomez (Wisconsin) fall Rocco Camillaci (Princeton) 4:36 157 - Garrett Model (Wisconsin) tech Drew Lang (Princeton) 18-2 165 - Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin) maj Blaine Bergey (Princeton) 13-5 174 - Kole Mulhauser (Princeton) dec Josh Otto (Wisconsin) 4-2 184 - Tyler Dow (Wisconsin) dec Nate Dugan (Princeton) 6-5 197 - Braxton Amos (Wisconsin) dec Luke Stout (Princeton) 3-1SV 285 - Trent Hillger (Wisconsin) maj Matt Cover (Princeton) 10-1 Rutgers 19 Penn 12 125 - Dean Peterson (Rutgers) maj Ryan Miller (Penn) 10-2 133 - Joe Heilmann (Rutgers) dec Michael Colaiocco (Penn) 3-2 141 - Sammy Alvarez (Rutgers) dec Carmen Ferrante (Penn) 3-1SV 149 - Doug Zapf (Penn) dec Tony White (Rutgers) 7-2 157 - Anthony Artalona (Penn) dec Andrew Clark (Rutgers) 4-1 165 - Lucas Revano (Penn) dec Connor O'Neill (Rutgers) 9-8 174 - Nick Incontrera (Penn) dec Jackson Turley (Rutgers) 7-4 184 - Brian Soldano (Rutgers) dec Max Hale (Penn) 10-3 197 - Billy Janzer (Rutgers) dec Cole Urbas (Penn) 2-1 285 - Boone McDermott (Rutgers) dec Ben Goldin (Penn) 11-5 Michigan State 29 Binghamton 6 125 - Tristan Lujan (Michigan State) dec Micah Roes (Binghamton) 2-1 133 - Rayvon Foley (Michigan State) maj Anthony Sobotker (Binghamton) 13-1 141 - Jordan Hamdan (Michigan State) dec Nate Lucier (Binghamton) 5-0 149 - Peyton Omania (Michigan State) fall Michael Zarif (Binghamton) 1:38 157 - Chase Saldate (Michigan State) maj Conner Decker (Binghamton) 8-0 165 - Caleb Fish (Michigan State) dec Dimitri Gamkrelidze (Binghamton) 5-4 174 - Sam DePrez (Binghamton) dec Lucas Daly (Michigan State) 6-3 184 - Layne Malczewski (Michigan State) dec Jacob Nolan (Binghamton) 1-0 197 - Cameron Caffey (Michigan State) dec Louie DePrez (Binghamton) 2-1TB 285 - Cory Day (Binghamton) dec Ryan Vasbinder (Michigan State) 8-4 Indiana 29 Drexel 6 125 - Jacob Moran (Indiana) dec Antonio Mininno (Drexel) 3-2 133 - Henry Porter (Indiana) dec Kyle Waterman (Drexel) 5-3 141 - Cayden Rooks (Indiana) fall Deon Pleasant (Drexel) 6:19 149 - Graham Rooks (Indiana) dec Dom Findora (Drexel) 10-3 157 - Derek Gilcher (Indiana) maj Tate Nichter (Drexel) 12-2 165 - Evan Barzcak (Drexel) dec Nick South (Indiana) 6-4SV 174 - DJ Washington (Indiana) dec Cody Walsh (Drexel) 11-10 184 - Brian Bonino (Drexel) dec Drayton Harris (Indiana) 6-1 197 - Gabe Sollars (Indiana) maj Sean O'Malley (Drexel) 9-0 285 - Jacob Bullock (Indiana) dec Santino Morina (Drexel) 3-1 Wisconsin 27 Penn 9 125 - Eric Barnett (Wisconsin) fall Ryan Miller (Penn) :22 133 - Michael Colaiocco (Penn) dec Taylor LaMont (Wisconsin) 4-2 141 - Joe Zargo (Wisconsin) dec Carmen Ferrante (Penn) 4-3 149 - Austin Gomez (Wisconsin) dec Doug Zapf (Penn) 9-4 157 - Anthony Artalona (Penn) dec Garrett Model (Wisconsin) 3-2 165 - Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin) tech Adam Thompson (Penn) 19-4 174 - Nick Incontrera (Penn) dec Josh Otto (Wisconsin) 7-4 184 - Tyler Dow (Wisconsin) dec John Stout (Penn) 3-2 197 - Braxton Amos (Wisconsin) maj Cole Urbas (Penn) 9-1 285 - Trent Hillger (Wisconsin) dec Ben Goldin (Penn) 3-0 Rutgers 26 Drexel 13 125 - Dylan Shawver (Rutgers) dec Antonio Mininno (Drexel) 10-5 133 - Joe Heilmann (Rutgers) fall Jaxon Maroney (Drexel) 2:27 141 - Sammy Alvarez (Rutgers) tech Deon Pleasant (Drexel) 18-3 149 - Tony White (Rutgers) dec Gabe Onorato (Drexel) 7-2 157 - Dom D'Agostino (Drexel) dec Al DeSantis (Rutgers) 7-6 165 - Evan Barczak (Drexel) dec Connor O'Neill (Rutgers) 7-1 174 - Cody Walsh (Drexel) maj Eric Freeman (Rutgers) 12-2 184 - Brian Soldano (Rutgers) dec Brian Bonino (Drexel) 9-3 197 - Sean O'Malley (Drexel) dec Billy Janzer (Rutgers) 3-0 285 - Boone McDermott (Rutgers) fall Liam Dietrich (Rutgers) :17 Indiana 25 Binghamton 16 125 - Jacob Moran (Indiana) dec Micah Roes (Binghamton) 5-4 133 - Henry Porter (Indiana) dec Ivan Garcia (Binghamton) 6-2 141 - Cayden Rooks (Indiana) dec Nate Lucier (Binghamton) 9-2 149 - Graham Rooks (Indiana) dec Michael Zarif (Binghamton) 4-0 157 - Derek Gilcher (Indiana) dec Conner Decker (Binghamton) 1-0 165 - Dimtri Gamkrelidze (Binghamton) maj Robert Major (Indiana) 13-4 174 - DJ Washington (Indiana) maj Sam DePrez (Binghamton) 13-3 184 - Jacob Nolan (Binghamton) fall Drayton Harris (Indiana) 6:38 197 - Louie DePrez (Binghamton) fall Gabe Sollars (Indiana) 4:51 285 - Jacob Bullock (Indiana) fall Cory Day (Binghamton) 3:45 Michigan State 21 Princeton 15 125 - Tristan Lujan (Michigan State) FFT 133 - Rayvon Foley (Michigan State) dec Sean Pierson (Princeton) 11-6 141 - Jordan Hamdan (Michigan State) dec Danny Coles (Princeton) 11-4 149 - Peyton Omania (Michigan State) dec Rocco Camillaci (Princeton) 3-2 157 - Quincy Monday (Princeton) dec Chase Saldate (Michigan State) 5-0 165 - Blaine Bergey (Princeton) dec Caleb Fish (Michigan State) 6-4SV 174 - Kole Mulhasuer (Princeton) tech Lucas Daly (Michigan State) 15-0 184 - Layne Malczewski (Michigan State) dec Nate Dugan (Princeton) 8-4 197 - Luke Stout (Princeton) maj Cameron Caffey (Michigan State) 11-3 285 - Ryan Vasbinder (Michigan State) dec Matt Cover (Princeton) 8-6SV
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    2x CKLV champion Mikey Labriola (photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) 2022 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational Placewinners Championship Finals 125 lbs - Richie Figueroa (Arizona State) dec Matt Ramos (Purdue) 3-2 133 lbs - Vito Arujau (Cornell) dec Michael McGee (Arizona State) 6-1 141 lbs - Brock Hardy (Nebraska) dec Cael Happel (Northern Iowa) 6-1 149 lbs - Sammy Sasso (Ohio State) dec Kyle Parco (Arizona State) 6-2 157 lbs - Peyton Robb (Nebraska) dec Kendall Coleman (Purdue) 7-3 165 lbs - Julian Ramirez (Cornell) tech Tanner Cook (South Dakota State) 17-1 174 lbs - Mikey Labriola (Nebraska) dec Mekhi Lewis (Virginia Tech) 3-1SV 184 lbs - Trent Hidlay (NC State) dec Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa) 8-2 197 lbs - Isaac Trumble (NC State) dec Tanner Harvey (Oregon State) 6-4 285 lbs - Mason Parris (Michigan) dec Lucas Davison (Northwestern) 6-4 Third Place Bouts 125 - Liam Cronin (Nebraska) dec Brandon Kaylor (Oregon State) 4-2 133 - Kyle Biscoglia (Northern Iowa) MedFFT Jason Shaner (Oregon State) 141 - Ryan Jack (NC State) fall Josh Koderhandt (Navy) 5:16 149 - Yahya Thomas (Northwestern) dec Jonathan Millner (Appalachian State) 2-1 157 - Ed Scott (NC State) InjDef Will Lewan (Michigan) 165 - Matt Olguin (Oregon State) fall Bubba Wilson (Nebraska) 5:41 174 - Chris Foca (Cornell) dec Cade DeVos (South Dakota State) 6-4 184 - Hunter Bolen (Virginia Tech) dec Kaleb Romero (Ohio State) 3-1SV 197 - Tanner Sloan (South Dakota State) dec Evan Bockman (Utah Valley) 4-3 285 - Yaraslau Slavikouski (Harvard) MedFFT Wyatt Hendrickson (Air Force) Fifth Place Bouts 125 - Malik Heinselman (Ohio State) dec Tanner Jordan (South Dakota State) 11-5 133 - Dylan Ragusin (Michigan) dec Sam Latona (Virginia Tech) 3-1 141 - Tom Crook (Virginia Tech) MedFFT Clay Carlson (South Dakota State) 149 - Jackson Arrington (NC State) dec Alec Hagan (Ohio) 5-2 157 - Trevor Chumbley (Northwestern) dec Cael Swensen (South Dakota State) 6-2 165 - Josh Ogunsanya (Columbia) MedFFT Austin Yant (Northern Iowa) 174 - Troy Fisher (Northwestern) MedFFT Demetrius Romero (Utah Valley) 184 - Cade King (South Dakota State) fall Lenny Pinto (Nebraska) 1:17 197 - Silas Allred (Nebraska) MedFFT Andy Smith (Virginia Tech) 285 - Tyrell Gordon (Northern Iowa) dec AJ Nevills (South Dakota State) 3-1SV Seventh Place Bouts 125 - Brett Ungar (Cornell) MedFFT Kurt McHenry (Michigan) 133 - Chance Rich (CSU Bakersfield) InjDef Chris Cannon (Northwestern) 141 - Parker Filius (Purdue) dec Dylan D'Emilio (Ohio State) 12-6 149 - Chance Lamer (Michigan) tech Colin Realbuto (Northern Iowa) 18-2 157 - Cesar Alvan (Columbia) fall Tommy Askey (Appalachian State) 4:02 165 - Will Formato (Appalachian State) MedFFT Carson Kharchla (Ohio State) 174 - Aaron Olmos (Oregon State) dec Alex Faison (NC State) 3-1SV 184 - Matt Finesilver (Michigan) MedFFT Trey Munoz (Oregon State) 197 - Jacob Koser (Navy) MedFFT Kendall Norfleet (Arizona State) 285 - Owen Trephan (NC State) MedFFT Cohlton Schultz Team Scores 1. Nebraska 137.5 2. NC State 127.5 3. South Dakota State 123 4. Michigan 96.5 5. Northern Iowa 96 6. Arizona State 89 7. Cornell 83.5 8. Ohio State 82.5 8. Oregon State 82.5 10. Northwestern 81.5
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    All-American's Patrick Glory (left) and Eric Barnett (photos courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) This weekend is just loaded with great wrestling events. Friday saw the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational kick-off and it will continue into Saturday. Sunday features our Dual of the Week, but also the Garden State Grapple from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Four Big Ten schools will square off with four EIWA teams with conference bragging rights on the line in a two-round of prearranged duals. This should be a treat for the home fans as two of the three New Jersey DI schools (Princeton and Rutgers) will be in attendance and Penn featured a handful of wrestlers from the Garden State. In attendance will be four programs that appear in InterMat's rankings in some form or fashion. With those caliber schools competing there are sure to be plenty of notable individual matchups. Below, we've targeted ten potential matchups to keep an eye on. There are plenty of other quality matches possible throughout the eight duals, plus we've only mentioned wrestlers that we expect to compete. 125 lbs - #2 Patrick Glory (Princeton) vs. #9 Eric Barnett (Wisconsin) This is quite possibly the best possible match of the day and the only one between returning All-Americans. Actually, multiple-time AA's as both have made the NCAA podium twice. Hopefully, it comes to fruition, as Glory did not wrestle two weeks ago during Princeton's dual with Indiana. Though both are returning All-Americans, they have not met in college. Neither is shy about putting points on the board, so it should be an entertaining affair, as well. Glory was tested twice in week one as he won the Princeton Open, while Barnett suffered a loss in his 2022-23 season debut. 125 lbs - #17 Ryan Miller (Penn) vs. #20 Dylan Shawver/Dean Peterson (Rutgers) Above we mentioned that Patrick Glory was pushed twice in his first outing of the year. Rutgers tandem of Dylan Shawver and Dean Peterson were responsible for testing their in-state rival. The Scarlet Knights are still sorting out the starting role at 125, as both Shawver and Peterson seem capable of winning matches at nationals. Since this is a tougher of Rutgers' two duals on the day, maybe we get an insight into how this battle is progressing by the starter of the Penn dual. Ryan Miller is a returning third-place finisher and a good gauge of how the Rutgers pair stacks up. Both Shawver and Peterson suffered close losses to returning AA Brandon Kaylor (Oregon State) at the Roadrunner Open. Miller went into Iowa and came away with a dual win via tech in the Quakers loss to the Hawkeyes. 133 lbs - #10 Michael Colaiocco (Penn) vs. #14 Joe Heilmann (Rutgers) The event is called the “Garden State Grapple” so it's appropriate to have a pair of Jersey natives squaring off as we'll likely see at 133 lbs. Michael Colaiocco has gotten off to a good start with his only two losses of the year coming to returning All-Americans. Colaiocco got a dual victory in Iowa over the Hawkeyes Cullan Schriever and is now 6-2. The graduate transfer from North Carolina, Joe Heilmann, is coming off a Roadrunner Open title, where he notched bonus points in four of five bouts. Heilmann's only loss on the year came to Arizona State's Michael McGee, someone who beat Colaiocco too. 133 lbs - #10 Michael Colaiocco (Penn) vs. #16 Taylor LaMont (Wisconsin) Colaiocco has his hands full Sunday with a pair of matches against top-16 opponents. His second match of the afternoon is slated to be against 2021 NCAA All-American Taylor LaMont. LaMont's first month competing for the Badgers hasn't gone exactly as planned, with losses in half of his four matches. He was upset by Zach Redding (Iowa State) at the Battle at the River City and was majored by Vito Arujau (Cornell) two weeks later. Earlier in the day, LaMont will hopefully stop his two-match losing skid against Princeton, then will a pair against the 2022 EIWA champion. 149 lbs - #10 Doug Zapf (Penn) vs. #2 Austin Gomez (Wisconsin) The last time we saw Austin Gomez on a wrestling mat he sent shockwaves throughout the wrestling world with a stunning 9-3 victory over three-time national champion Yianni Diakomihalis (Cornell). Not only did Gomez hit a four-point move on Diakomihalis, but he also added a pair of additional takedowns for good measure. He remains one of the most dangerous wrestlers in the sport. Having the unenviable task of trying to slow down Gomez is Doug Zapf. A week ago, Zapf was involved in one of the weekend's most high-profile matches as his bout against Max Murin was targeted as a swing match in Penn's upset big against Iowa. The match itself lived up to the hype and Zapf was defeated in sudden victory after a prolonged scramble. Zapf has wrestled one of the most difficult schedules in the country thus far, as a match with Gomez would be his fourth against a top-ten opponent (in ten tries). 157 lbs - #1 Quincy Monday (Princeton) vs. #14 Garrett Model (Wisconsin) In a weekend that shaping up to be challenging for #1's, top-ranked 157 lber Quincy Monday has a pair of capable top-15 opponents to deal with. Monday has only seen action in one official bout this season, downing Indiana's Derek Gilcher, 8-4. He also participated in the All-Star Classic and competed against 2021 national champion David Carr (Iowa State) the third-ranked 165 lber. After a month of action, name the only Wisconsin starter with a perfect record? I'm sure you probably answered Garrett Model, right? Model is 4-0 with four hard-fought wins coming via regular decision. To be fair to his teammates, Model hasn't faced any ranked wrestlers yet. Now he has to deal with #1 (plus a tough Anthony Artalona). 157 lbs - #1 Quincy Monday (Princeton) vs. #15 Chase Saldate (Michigan State) After getting tested by Model, Monday will have to contend with 2021 Big Ten fourth-place finisher Chase Saldate. The two-time national qualifier for the Spartans comes to New Jersey sporting a 6-1 record. The only blemish came to red-hot Peyton Robb (Nebraska) at the Navy Classic. Though the competition isn't quite on par with Monday, Saldate has registered bonus points in all of his previous wins this season. 197 lbs - #19 Luke Stout (Princeton) vs. #20 Braxton Amos (Wisconsin) The next Princeton Tiger to have a pair of top-20 opponents from the Big Ten to deal with is Luke Stout. Stout was a 2022 EIWA Runner-up, as a freshman, in a deep 197 lb weight class. His only loss this season is to the now-famous Ethan Laird (Rider) by a point in the Princeton Open finals. Laird made news last night as he knocked off 2022 national champion Max Dean (Penn State). Stout's first opponent Sunday will be Greco-Roman world team member Braxton Amos. The highly-anticipated freshmen year for Amos was solid; however, didn't live up to his out-of-this-world expectations. With a season in Madison under his belt and more times getting down to 197 lbs, I'd expect a better year out of the Badger star. Amos showed that may be the case when he put together a 2-0 victory over #22 Jacob Cardenas (Cornell) that was instrumental in Wisconsin's upset of Cornell. 197 lbs - #19 Luke Stout (Princeton) vs. #17 Cam Caffey (Michigan State) In the nightcap, Stout has to deal with Michigan State's Cam Caffey. Though he hasn't faced any top contenders yet this year, Caffey is 3-0 with two techs and a fall. Last season, Caffey was responsible for the only loss on Max Dean's record during a national title-winning campaign. Caffey is looking to become an NCAA All-American for the first time in his tenure in East Lansing. Three times he's been seeded in the top ten at the NCAA Championships. Once he went out in the Round of 12 and in 2020 he was named an NWCA All-American. 197 lbs - #7 Louie DePrez (Binghamton) vs. #17 Cam Caffey (Michigan State) Before getting to Stout, Caffey will have to deal with the defending EIWA champion at this weight, Louie DePrez. Actually, DePrez's title was the third in his career. He's looking to get back to the NCAA podium after taking eighth in 2021 and coming up a match shy in Detroit. There's plenty of familiarity between the two as DePrez has beaten Caffey twice at the NCAA Tournament over the years. The first time came in 2019 and the most recent was in last year's Round of 16. With a sneaky-tough Binghamton team likely pushing Michigan State for the first time this year, this bout could have massive ramifications on the team score.
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    Sammy Sasso and Yahya Thomas (right) at the 2021 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) In a few hours, the 2022 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational will kick off its second day of action with the semifinals. On day one, there were plenty of upsets and incredible matches. The championship bracket will start at the semifinals, with lots of great potential matchups. Some of these competitors are meeting for the first time, while others have plenty of familiarity with each other. Below, with the assistance of the great website WrestleStat , are past collegiate meetings between CKLV Invitational semifinalists: 125 lbs Tanner Jordan (South Dakota State) vs. Richie Figueroa (Arizona State) - No Previous Meeting #10 Brandon Kaylor (Oregon State) vs. #8 Matt Ramos (Purdue) - No Previous Meeting 133 lbs #3 Vito Arujau (Cornell) vs. #9 Sam Latona (Virginia Tech) - Arujau 1-0 - 2021 College Duals (12-2 Arujau) #4 Michael McGee (Arizona State) vs. #5 Dylan Ragusin (Michigan) - McGee 2-0 - 2021-22 Dual Meet/ECM (10-0 McGee) - 2022 NCAA Quarterfinals (8-7 McGee) 141 lbs #17 Brock Hardy (Nebraska) vs. #14 Ryan Jack (NC State) - Jack 1-0 - 2022 WrangleMania (9-7 Jack) #11 Clay Carlson (South Dakota State) vs. #22 Cael Happel (Northern Iowa) - Split 1-1 - 2021-22 Dual Meet (11-4 Carlson) - 2022 Daktronics Open (8-6 Happel) 149 lbs #3 Sammy Sasso (Ohio State) vs. #7 Yahya Thomas (Northwestern) - Sasso 3-0 - 2020 Big Ten Championships (5-4TB Sasso) - 2021 NCAA Quarterfinals (8-3 Sasso) - 2021 CKLV Semifinals (6-4 Sasso) #4 Jonathan Millner (Appalachian State) vs. #5 Kyle Parco (Arizona State) - Parco 2-1 - 2021 NCAA Consolation Quarterfinals (9-5 Parco) - 2021 Mountaineer Invitational (Fall Parco) - 2022 NCAA Consolation Quarterfinals (9-4 Millner) 157 lbs #3 Will Lewan (Michigan) vs. #11 Kendall Coleman (Purdue) - Coleman 1-0 - 2019 Michigan State Open (Coleman 3-1 SV) #4 Peyton Robb (Nebraska) vs. #9 Ed Scott (NC State) - Robb 2-0 - 2022 NCAA Round of 12 (Robb Fall) - 2022 WrangleMania (Robb 8-2) 165 lbs #12 Austin Yant (Northern Iowa) vs. #26 Tanner Cook (South Dakota State) - Cook 1-0 - 2019-20 Dual Meet (Cook Fall) #8 Julian Ramirez (Cornell) vs. #10 Josh Ogunsanya (Columbia) - Split 2-2 - 2021 CKLV Consolations (Ramirez 13-5) - 2021-22 Dual Meet (Ogunsanya Injury Default) - 2021-22 EIWA Semifinals (Ogunsanya 6-4) - 2022 NCAA Consolation Round of 24 (Ramirez 14-3) 174 lbs #2 Mekhi Lewis (Virginia Tech) vs. #9 Chris Foca (Cornell) - Lewis 1-0 - 2021 Collegiate Duals (Lewis 3-1 TB) #3 Mikey Labriola (Nebraska) vs. #5 Demetrius Romero (Utah Valley) - Labriola 1-0 - 2021 NCAA Consolation Semifinals (Labriola 5-4) 184 lbs #2 Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa) vs. Lenny Pinto (Nebraska) - No Previous Meeting #3 Trent Hidlay (NC State) vs. #4 Kaleb Romero (Ohio State) - Hidlay 1-0 - 2022 NCAA 5th Place Match (Hidlay 3-2) 197 lbs #21 Tanner Harvey (Oregon State) vs. #32 Andy Smith (Virginia Tech) - No Previous Meeting #14 Isaac Trumble (NC State) vs. #23 Silas Allred (Nebraska) - Trumble 1-0 - 2022 WrangleMania (Trumble 9-2) 285 #4 Lucas Davison (Northwestern) vs. #14 AJ Nevills (South Dakota State) - Davison 1-0 - 2021 CKLV Invitational (Davison Fall) #3 Mason Parris (Michigan) vs. #8 Wyatt Henderickson (Air Force) - No Previous Meeting
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    Rider 197 lber Ethan Laird (photo courtesy of Tony DiMarco/FantasyCollegeWrestling) Friday's Dual Results George Mason 28 Bloomsburg 15 125 - Markel Baker (George Mason) dec Bronson Garber (Bloomsburg) 10-4 133 - Cole Rhone (Bloomsburg) dec Josh Jones (George Mason) 6-4 141 - Josh Mason (Bloomsburg) fall Michael Rapuano (George Mason) 2:47 149 - Nathan Higley (George Mason) fall William Morrow (Bloomsburg) :43 157 - Peter Pappas (George Mason) maj Cade Balestrini (Bloomsburg) 10-1 165 - Drew Dickson (George Mason) tech Josh Bonomo (Bloomsburg) 16-0 174 - Logan Messer (George Mason) dec Matt Benedetti (Bloomsburg) 3-2 184 - Malachi Duvall (George Mason) maj Bruno Stolfi (Bloomsburg) 14-1 197 - Jon List (George Mason) dec Tanner Culver (Bloomsburg) 10-3 285 - Shane Noonan (Bloomsburg) fall Donovan Sprouse (George Mason) 2:28 Gardner-Webb 27 Bloomsburg 10 125 - Drew West (Gardner-Webb) fall Bronson Garber (Bloomsburg) 6:11 133 - Todd Carter (Gardner-Webb) dec Cole Rhone (Bloomsburg) 4-2 141 - Josh Mason (Bloomsburg) maj Tyler Lamon (Gardner-Webb) 8-0 149 - Corbin Dion (Gardner-Webb) dec William Morrow (Bloomsburg) 11-6 157 - Cade Balestrini (Bloomsburg) dec Tyler Brignola (Gardner-Webb) 4-3 165 - Rodrick Mosley (Gardner-Webb) tech Josh Bonomo (Bloomsburg) 18-2 174 - Andrew Wilson (Gardner-Webb) dec Anthony DeRosa (Bloomsburg) 3-2 184 - Jha'Quan Anderson (Gardner-Webb) maj David Tuttle (Bloomsburg) 11-3 197 - Samuel Mora (Gardner-Webb) dec Tanner Culver (Bloomsburg) 5-1 285 - Shane Noonan (Bloomsburg) dec Abraham Preston (Gardner-Webb) 8-1 George Mason 22 Gardner-Webb 10 125 - Drew West (Gardner-Webb) dec Markel Baker (George Mason) 9-7 133 - Todd Carter (Gardner-Webb) maj Josh Jones (George Mason) 11-2 141 - Anthony Glasl (George Mason) dec Tyler Lamon (Gardner-Webb) 7-1 149 - DJ McGee (George Mason) dec Corbin Dion (Gardner-Webb) 7-4 157 - Peter Pappas (George Mason) maj Tyler Brignola (Gardner-Webb) 20-9 165 - Rodrick Mosley (Gardner-Webb) dec Drew Dickson (George Mason) 10-5 174 - Logan Messer (George Mason) dec Andrew Wilson (Gardner-Webb) 9-5 184 - Malachi Duvall (George Mason) dec Jha'Quan Anderson (Gardner-Webb) 3-2 197 - Tyler Kocak (George Mason) dec Samuel Mora (Gardner-Webb) 3-2 285 - Jon List (George Mason) dec Abraham Preston (Gardner-Webb) 3-2 Missouri 38 West Virginia 3 125 - Peyton Moore (Missouri) fall Colton Drousias (West Virginia) 1:16 133 - Connor Brown (Missouri) fall Davin Rhoads (West Virginia) 4:25 141 - Allan Hart (Missouri) maj Jordan Titus (West Virginia) 11-2 149 - Brock Mauller (Missouri) maj Sam Hillegas (West Virginia) 10-2 157 - Jarrett Jacques (Missouri) dec Alex Hornfeck (West Virginia) 4-3 165 - Keegan O'Toole (Missouri) dec Peyton Hall (West Virginia) 3-0 174 - Peyton Mocco (Missouri) dec Scott Joll (West Virginia) 10-4 184 - Sean Harman (Missouri) FFT 197 - Austin Cooley (West Virginia) dec Colton Hawks (Missouri) 3-1 285 - Zach Elam (Missouri) dec Michael Wolfgram (West Virginia) 6-3 Buffalo 25 Gannon 16 125 - Jose Diaz (Gannon) dec Patrick Adams (Buffalo) 7-2 133 - Chase McLaughlin (Gannon) fall Tommy Maddox (Buffalo) 1:12 141 - James Ryan (Gannon) maj Jack Marlow (Buffalo) 11-2 149 - Nick Young (Gannon) dec Kaleb Burgess (Buffalo) 8-1 157 - Michael Petite (Buffalo) dec Dom Means (Gannon) 10-9 165 - Ty Raines (Buffalo) tech Robert Boley (Gannon) 28-13 174 - Jay Nivison (Buffalo) dec Cole Casilio (Gannon) 3-2TB 184 - Guiseppe Hoose (Buffalo) tech Anthony Glessner (Gannon) 27-9 197 - Eli Sheeran (Buffalo) fall Eddie Farrell (Gannon) 1:58 285 - Greg Hodulick (Buffalo) dec Ely Reese (Gannon) 4-3 Virginia 44 Queens 6 125 - Patrick McCormick (Virginia) maj Ashton Thompson (Queens) 15-3 133 - Erik Roggie (Virginia) fall Griffen Gonzales (Queens) 141 - Dylan Cedeno (Virginia) maj Melvin Rubio (Queens) 13-4 149 - Jarod Verkleeren (Virginia) tech Nico D'Amico (Queens) 19-1 157 - Denton Spencer (Virginia) tech David Makupson (Queens) 16-0 165 - Justin McCoy (Virginia) fall Caleb Moore (Queens) 174 - Justin Phillips (Virginia) maj JT Skalecki (Queens) 13-1 184 - Neil Antrassian (Virginia) tech D'Andree Hunt (Queens) 16-1 197 - Michael Battista (Virginia) tech Riley Kuhn (Queens) 22-5 285 - Jamikael Lytle (Queens) InjDef Ethan Weatherspoon (Virginia) Presbyterian 41 Truett-McConnell 0 125 - Dominic Chavez (Presbyterian) tech Brandon Navixay (Truett-McConnell) 21-6 133 - Khalid Brinkley (Presbyterian) maj Frankie Salcedo (Truett-McConnell) 12-4 141 - Jacob Brasseur (Presbyterian) tech Joshua Bledsoe (Truett-McConnell) 20-5 149 - Trenton Donahue (Presbyterian) dec Leonel Silvestre (Truett-McConnell) 5-3 157 - Michael Ramirez (Presbyterian) fall Breighton Flores (Truett-McConnell) 4:48 165 - Ty Chittum (Presbyterian) maj Spencer Fields (Truett-McConnell) 13-3 174 - Reed Douglass (Presbyterian) dec Ian James (Truett-McConnell) 9-3 184 - Cordell Duhart (Presbyterian) maj Hans Evatt (Truett-McConnell) 18-6 197 - Malcolm Wiley (Presbyterian) maj Nathan Cook (Truett-McConnell) 10-2 285 - Will Leonard (Presbyterian) dec Phillip Terrell (Truett-McConnell) 7-5SV Penn State 37 Rider 3 125 - Gary Steen (Penn State) dec Tyler Klinsky (Rider) 6-4 133 - Roman Bravo-Young (Penn State) maj Richie Koehler (Rider) 23-9 141 - Beau Bartlett (Penn State) fall McKenzie Bell (Rider) 6:08 149 - Shayne Van Ness (Penn State) dec Quinn Kinner (Rider) 11-6 157 - Terrell Barraclough (Penn State) InjDef Jake Silverstein (Rider) 165 - Alex Facundo (Penn State) maj Hunter Mays (Rider) 13-4 174 - Carter Starocci (Penn State) maj Shane Reitsma (Rider) 18-6 184 - Donovan Ball (Penn State) dec Asa Terrell (Rider) 9-3 197 - Ethan Laird (Rider) dec Max Dean (Penn State) 3-1SV 285 - Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State) maj David Szuba (Rider) 11-1
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    2022 CKLV Invitational semifinalist Cael Happel (photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) 125 lbs Tanner Jordan (South Dakota State) dec Caleb Smith (Appalachian State) 8-6 Richie Figueroa (Arizona State) dec Brett Ungar (Cornell) 6-2 Brandon Kaylor (Oregon State) dec Eddie Ventresca (Virginia Tech) 6-4 Matt Ramos (Purdue) dec Jake Ferri (Kent State) 6-2 133 lbs Vito Arujau (Cornell) maj Cody Phippen (Air Force) 16-4 Sam Latona (Virginia Tech) dec Chris Cannon (Northwestern) 7-2 Dylan Ragusin (Michigan) dec Chance Rich (CSU Bakersfield) 6-1 Michael McGee (Arizona State) maj Kai Orine (NC State) 18-4 141 lbs Brock Hardy (Nebraska) fall Cole Mattin (Michigan) :39 Ryan Jack (NC State) dec Cleveland Belton (Oregon State) 6-1 Cael Happel (Northern Iowa) dec Tom Crook (Virginia Tech) 7-1 Clay Carlson (South Dakota State) dec Vince Cornella (Cornell) 3-1 149 lbs Sammy Sasso (Ohio State) fall Alec Hagan (Ohio) 2:51 Yahya Thomas (Northwestern) dec Colin Realbuto (Northern Iowa) 5-2 Kyle Parco (Arizona State) dec Chance Lamer (Oregon State) 4-1 Jonathan Millner (Appalachian State) dec Jackson Arrington (NC State) 6-0 157 lbs Will Lewan (Michigan) dec Tommy Askey (Appalachian State) 8-2 Kendall Coleman (Purdue) dec Trevor Chumbley (Northwestern) 6-5 Ed Scott (NC State) dec Cael Swensen (South Dakota State) 4-0 Peyton Robb (Nebraska) tech Peyten Keller (Ohio) 15-0 165 lbs Tanner Cook (South Dakota State) fall Carson Kharchla (Ohio State) :37 Austin Yant (Northern Iowa) maj Tony Negron (Arizona State) 11-2 Josh Ogunsanya (Columbia) dec Matthew Olguin (Oregon State) 5-2 Julian Ramirez (Cornell) dec Will Formato (Appalachian State) 6-1 174 lbs Mekhi Lewis (Virginia Tech) fall Cade DeVos (South Dakota State) 1:51 Chris Foca (Cornell) dec Ethan Smith (Ohio State) 8-4 Demetrius Romero (Utah Valley) fall Phil Conigliaro (Harvard) 5:44 Mikey Labriola (Nebraska) dec Sal Perrine (Ohio) 9-2 184 lbs Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa) dec Anthony Montalvo (Arizona State) 5-3 Lenny Pinto (Nebraska) dec Trent Munoz (Oregon State) 5-4 Kaleb Romero (Ohio State) dec Hunter Bolen (Virginia Tech) 3-2 Trent Hidlay (NC State) dec Matt Finesilver (Michigan) 7-3 197 lbs Andy Smith (Virginia Tech) dec Tanner Sloan (South Dakota State) 5-2 Tanner Harvey (Oregon State) dec Kordell Norfleet (Arizona State) 5-2 Silas Allred (Nebraska) dec Gavin Hoffman (Ohio State) 5-2 Isaac Trumble (NC State) fall Jake Koser (Navy) 5:49 285 lbs AJ Nevills (South Dakota State) dec Cohlton Schultz (Arizona State) 5-2 Lucas Davison (Northwestern) dec Tyrell Gordon (Northern Iowa) 6-1 Wyatt Hendrickson (Air Force) maj Yaraslau Slavikouski (Harvard) 10-2 Mason Parris (Michigan) dec Owen Trephan (NC State) 8-1
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