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Almost every team now has dual action this season, including the second conference dual of the year. Iowa State and Missouri looked like contenders against other prominent teams, while Oklahoma, Northern Colorado, and West Virginia stayed undefeated on the year. The All-Star Classic comes up on Tuesday, with #6 Izzak Olejnik, #2 Wyatt Hendrickson, #2 Tanner Sloan, and #1 Parker Keckeisen slated to compete. Thanksgiving break means a mostly quiet week to look forward to, but the biggest dual of the year is coming up with Cy-Hawk on Sunday. #3 Missouri (1-0; Overall) (0-0; Big 12) #10 Iowa State (3-0; Overall) (0-0; Big 12) #11 Oklahoma State (1-0; Overall) (0-0; Big 12) #12 Oklahoma (3-0; Overall) (1-0; Big 12) #15 South Dakota State (3-0; Overall) (0-0; Big 12) #20 Northern Iowa (0-0; Overall) (0-0; Big 12) #29 West Virginia (4-0; Overall) (0-0; Big 12) Air Force (2-0; Overall) (0-0; Big 12) California Baptist (2-2; Overall) (0-1; Big 12) North Dakota State (0-2; Overall) (0-1; Big 12) Northern Colorado (4-0; Overall) (0-0; Big 12) Utah Valley (1-0; Overall) (0-0; Big 12) Wyoming (3-1; Overall) (1-0; Big 12) Air Force: Navy Classic Brackets | Younes Hospitality Open Air Force went to their second tournament of the season at the Navy Classic and came home with four on the podium. #23 Tucker Owens (125) went 4-1, dropping the finals match against #12 Caleb Smith (Nebraska). #25 Giano Petrucelli (165) also made the finals with a solid day, including a win over the top seed, #31 Noah Mulvaney (Bucknell). Gage Musser (184) and Nick Gonzalez (125) aren’t the expected starters, but both made the podium at fourth and sixth respectively. The team also sent a number of attached and unattached wrestlers to the Younes Hospitality Open. Next Up: The team has the week off before heading to a stacked Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational on December 1st. #2 Wyatt Hendrickson competes in the All-Star Classic on November 21st. He’ll be taking on #1 Greg Kerkvliet of Penn State. California Baptist: Dual Results | Roadrunner Open Brackets The Lancers got their first dual wins of the season, dominating Division II schools Embry-Riddle and Vanguard. California Baptist won 15 of 20 matches, including eight pins, four techs, and a major. Eli Griffin (125), Nathan Haas (184), Eli Sheeran (197), and Chris Island (285) went undefeated on the day with bonus point wins. The team also went to the Roadrunner Open, where they came back with five titles. Eli Griffin, Hunter Leake, Emilio Trujillo-Deen (141), Dayne Morton (149), and Nathan Haas all won with a number of bonus point wins along the way. Leake had an impressive win in the finals over 2x NCAA qualifier #30 Dom Lajoie. Trujillo-Deen beat teammate and current starter Darren Green in the semis. Next Up: The Lancers have a lengthy break, not competing again until heading to DeKalb, IL to take on Northern Illinois on December 15th followed by a tri-dual with SIUE and Kent State in Edwardsville, IL on December 17th. Also look out for some wrestlers potentially headed to the Reno Tournament of Champions on December 17th in Reno, NV. Iowa State: Dual Results I’m not sure there was a more impressive result than Iowa State absolutely blanking #27 Wisconsin in a one-sided 42-0 dual. The two teams faced off at Humboldt High School, the alma mater of Kevin Dresser. #17 Kysen Terukina (125) won the Most Outstanding Wrestler by the end after taking out #5 Eric Barnett by major 14-3, who he also beat in last year’s dual. Anthony Echemendia made his debut at 141, which allowed Casey Swiderski to enter the lineup at 149. Both wrestlers won their matches in impressive fashion, with Echemendia getting a tech and Swiderski a 9-4 decision over #14 Joe Zargo. #19 Cody Chittum (157) broke his match open with a cradle and nearly worked a tech settling for a 15-2 major. The highlight match came at 165, where Carr and Hamiti had one of the best low-scoring matches in this young season. Both wrestlers came close to scoring in the first period, but Carr took over from there. He got a quick escape in the second and a dominant ride in the third that almost saw him get nearfall multiple times. #22 MJ Gaitan (174) and #5 Will Feldkamp (184) sealed the dual with back to back first first-period pins before Broderson (197) and Bastida (285) put a stamp on it to complete the dual. The Cyclones matched up well, but averaging a major decision and winning all ten matches is an impressive mark against a quality Big Ten team. Next Up: It’s Cy-Hawk week, as Iowa State hosts Iowa on Sunday. The dual is the first one to be streamed on the main ESPN channel and has an incredible amount of hype. With how the Cyclones looked here, count me in taking them in what could be the dual of the year. Missouri: Dual Results | Lindenwood Open Brackets Mizzou opened their dual season by demolishing a short-handed Arizona State team 39-6. The Sun Devils were missing #2 Richie Figueroa (125), Jesse Vasquez (141), #4 Jacori Teemer (157), and #4 Cohlton Schultz (285). The Tigers scored bonus points in every win, including Colton Hawks bumping up to 197 and getting a tech. #26 Zeke Seltzer (133) dropped a close one to #10 Julian Chlebove, and #17 Clayton Whiting (184) dominated #31 Tony Negron. No Rocky Elam, but it sounds like he is in the room and full-time training. While not the best matchups with injuries, the team was dominant in the win. The team also sent some wrestlers to the nearby Lindenwood Open. Cam Steed won a title at 157lbs, including a win over #27 Jalin Harper for OK State. Seth Nitzel also made the finals, including a win over OK State’s true freshman Christian Carroll. Next Up: Missouri stays in the Hearnes, welcoming Oklahoma on December 1st to start conference competition. North Dakota State: Dual Results | Daktronics Open The Bison started conference competition, dropping a 29-7 dual to Oklahoma and former head coach Roger Kish on the road. They won two matches, but they were big wins. Landen Johnson (157) used a big move to take out Jared Hill. Adam Cherne (184) took out #19 Guiseppe Hoose by major decision that saw him score some great doubles and nearfall. Johnson is a redshirt freshman and Cherne is a true freshman, showing that coach Obe Blanc could have the team built up sooner than later. Kellyn March didn’t wrestle, a concern after having an injury default last week. The team also sent a handful of wrestlers to the SDSU-hosted Daktronics Open and had five placers. Next Up: The Bison take a week off and come back to take on Virginia at home on December 2nd. Northern Colorado: Dual Results | Black Knight Invitational Brackets Northern Colorado stayed undefeated in duals, going 2-0 on the weekend at the Armbar at the Armory. First, they defeated Buffalo 35-6 before another dominant 44-5 score against Presbyterian. Altogether the Bears won 17 matches, including 14 bonus point wins. Stevo Poulin (125), Dom Serrano (133), Vinny Zerban (157), Derek Matthews (165), and Xavier Doolin (285) all went 2-0 with bonus point wins. The Bears also sent some wrestlers to the nearby Black Knight Invitational. #14 Vinny Zerban won a title and the tournament’s Outstanding Wrestler award with two techs, a pin, and a 9-5 decision over #11 Chase Saldate (Michigan State). Xavier Doolin was 4th, Dom Serrano (133) and Branson Britten (184) were 5th, and Benji Alanis (149) and Franklin Cruz (197) were sixth. Next Up: UNC also has some time off, with the Cougar Clash tournament listed for December 2nd. Their next dual action isn’t until December 10th against West Virginia. Northern Iowa: Daktronics Open Brackets Northern Iowa hit the road north for the Daktronics Open and came back with five titles. #10 Cael Happel (141) went 3-0 with bonus points, including one in the finals against Iowa State’s Zach Redding. Adam Allard (149) went 3-0 as well, including a decision win over teammate Ethan Basile in the finals that could give him the starting spot at 149. #26 RJ Weston (157) had a strong Grand View Open last week, and made the finals here as well. However, he lost to redshirt freshman Ryder Downey in what could also be a pivotal lineup battle. Young wrestlers Jared Simma (174) and Wyatt Voelker (197) also won their brackets. 12 other wrestlers finished top three. Next Up: #1 Parker Keckeisen defends his ranking against #2 Bernie Truax at the NWCA All-Star Classic on Tuesday. The team next has the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite on December 1-2 plus the Jim Koch Open on December 1st. Oklahoma State: Lindenwood Open Brackets The Cowboys had a long break on the schedule and decided to hit the road for the Lindenwood Open with a whopping 32 wrestlers. The team dominated and came away with 15 champs between the Black (Fresh/Soph) and Gold Divisions. In the Black division, they had seven champs, including blue-chip recruits Cael Hughes, AJ Heeg, and Jersey Robb. Christian Carroll, the #2 overall recruit from 2023 competed in the Gold division, but after a major decision loss, he medical forfeited out. The starters dominated with eight titles in the Gold division, including #20 Troy Spratley (125), #6 Izzak Olejnik (165), #4 Dustin Plott (184), and #9 Luke Surber (197) bonusing their way through the brackets. Also notable were some of the teammate matchups. #22 Tagen Jamison (141) took out Sammy Alvarez in the finals with a 4-1 decision from a late takedown. Alvarez is expected to compete for the spot in the second semester, but Jamison looked very solid here. #26 Jordan Williams (149) beat both Teague Travis and Carter Young on his way to a title, including a dominant 15-2 major over Young in the finals in what was one of the most impressive performances of the day. Then at 157 #27 Jalin Harper was the starter against Bucknell, but finished third while Daniel Manibog made the finals. Both wrestlers lost to Cam Steed in the bracket, so time will tell who gets the start here. Next Up: Unless the team adds more opens to their schedule, the next event listed is the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational on December 1st. This is the first time the Cowboys will compete at the event since 2000. #6 Izzak Olejnik does compete at the All-Star Classic on November 21st, taking on #4 Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin). Oklahoma: Dual Results (Little Rock) | Dual Results (NDSU) The Sooners went 2-0 on the weekend, including a big conference win. They started on the road against Little Rock. The team won seven matches against the Trojans, but #33 John Wiley and #13 Tate Picklo suffered surprising upsets. #2 Buchanan (197) beat #15 Little in a battle of the Stephen’s in a razor-close match. The 26-10 dual score was helped by bonus point wins from #9 Mosha Schwartz (141) and #17 Willie McDougald (149). The team stayed undefeated with a win at home over NDSU 29-7. Coach Roger Kish led OU to a win over his former team, taking eight of the matches. Schwartz again got a bonus point win, majoring #30 Gavin Drexler. Jared Hill and John Wiley appear to be back and forth for the starting spot, and both lost this weekend with Hill losing to Landen Johnson. #19 Giuseppe Hoose also suffered a surprising loss to true freshman Adam Cherne, and also appeared to hurt his ankle. Schwartz, Carlson (165), Picklo, and Buchanan kept the team score high with bonus point wins. Next Up: The Sooners head to Columbia, MO to take on the Missouri Tigers on December 1st. South Dakota State: Dakota Showcase Results | Daktronics Open Brackets The Jackrabbits opened up their dual schedule with three consecutive wins over some in-state competition. They beat Dakota Wesleyan (46-4), Northern State (33-6), and Augustana (37-9). They won 25 matches, including 18 bonus point wins (seven techs, four falls, four forfeits, three majors). The team also hosted the Daktronics Open and came back with three titles. #26 Tanner Jordan (125), Derrick Cardinal (133), and Luke Rasmussen (285) all won their weights. Cardinal won his title with solid wins over Julian Farber (UNI) and Garrett Grice (ISU). Rasmussen didn’t get any crazy wins, but had a tech and fall to win the title. Next Up: #2 Tanner Sloan takes on #1 Aaron Brooks at the NWCA All-Star Classic on Tuesday. The team next has #14 Minnesota for a dual on the road. Utah Valley: Dual Results | Penn Keystone Open Brackets | Spokane Open Another team to open their dual season with a win, Utah Valley took out American University 25-12 on the road. The team won seven matches with three bonus point decisions. The biggest match came at 133, where Haiden Drury beat Maximilian Leete with a 7-5 decision. Both wrestlers are currently on the ranking bubble and looking to break through the season. The team went on to send wrestlers to two opens, the Penn Keystone Open and the Spokane Open. Drury made the Keystone Open finals, dropping a one-point match in the finals. #17 Evan Bockman (197) finished sixth after dropping a match to #33 John Crawford (F&M) and had to medically forfeit. The team also had six other wrestlers make the podium and finished seventh as a team. The Spokane Open wasn’t the toughest competition, but the Wolverines went 28-2 on the day with four titles. Next Up: Utah Valley is another team headed to the stacked Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational on December 1st-2nd. West Virginia: Dual Results | Shorty Hitchcock Classic Brackets West Virginia stayed undefeated with a 31-7 dual win over Clarion to go 4-0 for the first time since 1993. #28 Ty Watters has been a true freshman phenom for the Mountaineers, and now has four straight pins. #24 Brody Conley took out #28 John Worthing in an overtime match. #32 Caleb Dowling (157) lost a surprising 10-0 major decision to Alejandro Herrera-Rondon, a former OU wrestler. The team continued with success at the Hitchcock Open, winning the team title and four individual titles. The brackets link to the “2022 Open” but the results are the 2023 tournament. #13 Peyton Hall (165), #32 Caleb Dowling (157), #24 Brody Conley (174), and #26 Michael Wolfgram (285) all won titles with eight other wrestlers finishing in the top six. Next Up: The team has the week off before starting conference competition with Oklahoma coming to town on December 3rd. Wyoming: Dual Results Wyoming had one of the coolest events of the year by taking on Campbell on UFC Fight Pass in the “Battle in the Barn”. The Cowboys lost 23-12, but had some tough matches. #13 Jore Volk (125) had an impressive win by taking out Anthony Molton 12-5. True freshman Riley Davis (174) started in a big hole against #23 Austin Murphy, but nearly completed a crazy comeback before dropping a 16-15 decision. Ethan Ducca (184), Joey Novak (197), and Cooper Birdwell (133) all lost matches by two points or less against ranked opponents. On the other side, Cole Brooks (141), Gabe Willochell (149), and Brett Mcintosh (165) won tough one-point matches. Next Up: Wyoming takes the week off before heading to the Cliff Keen Invitational on December 1st-2nd.

It’s Thanksgiving week and the college wrestling schedule is a little thin. But luckily for us, the NWCA All-Star Classic has returned. After a four-year hiatus, the event returned in 2022 and now we have another edition in 2023. This year's event will feature a match at all ten men’s weights along with four women’s bouts. With such a heavy representation from the two-time defending champion Penn State Nittany Lions, it makes some sense to hold the dual in PSU’s Rec Hall. The festivities kick off at 7pm (eastern) on Tuesday and can be viewed on FloWrestling. Below is a match-by-match look at the entire card, plus predictions for each contest. 125 lbs: #1 Anthony Noto (Lock Haven) vs. #4 Matt Ramos (Purdue) When this matchup was released it involved a number-one ranked 125 lber. It will once it occurs; however, it won’t be the same one. Matt Ramos came into the season as the top-ranked wrestler at this weight after becoming Purdue’s first national finalist since 2006. Ramos suffered a loss at the Clarion Open in the initial week of the season and another at WrangleMania to Jakob Camacho, which accounts for his current ranking. In between, he’s racked up six wins, including two via bonus points against 2023 national qualifiers. With Ramos’ loss, Noto was elevated into the top spot at this weight. Noto finished in fourth place at the 2023 NCAA Championships and amassed a sparkling 33-4 record. This year he’s only seen action in two bouts; however, both have ended in tech falls. Despite the pair both ending up on the national podium last year, the two haven’t met in college. They do have a common opponent from this year’s action in Army West Point’s Ethan Berginc. Both defeated him, Noto via tech fall and Ramos by a 12-3 major decision. I’m not sure anything can be gained from that information. This bout should be an interesting, action-packed contest. Both “bring it” and are excellent scramblers. Pick: Matt Ramos 133 lbs: #6 Sam Latona (Virginia Tech) vs. Connor McGonagle (Lehigh) This is the rare, All-Star matchup in which both wrestlers have suffered losses during the first two weeks of the season. That isn’t necessarily new for Sam Latona, who was upset at the season-opening Southeast Open for a second consecutive year. Latona came back to edge a tough #15 Dylan Shawver of Rutgers on Friday during the Hokies dual win over the Scarlet Knights. Latona finished the 2022-23 campaign in seventh place which represented his second career All-American finish. Connor McGonagle was limited in his action last season, but was very good when healthy. Unfortunately, he wasn’t healthy at the 2023 EIWA Championships and had to withdraw from the NCAA Tournament after receiving an at-large berth. McGonagle is now embroiled in one of the most high-profile positional struggles as he and redshirt freshman Ryan Crookham represent Lehigh’s options at 133 lbs. Before Crookham turned the wrestling world on its collective heads by upsetting Vito Arujau (Cornell), he defeated McGonagle in sudden victory at the Journeymen Collegiate Classic. At that same event, McGonagle was able to notch a win over 2022 EIWA champion Michael Colaiocco (Penn). This matchup feels like it may be more methodical and tactical than the opening bout. I could see it being a low-scoring affair which comes down to one key sequence. Pick: Sam Latona 141 lbs: #3 Lachlan McNeil (North Carolina) vs. #18 Josh Koderhandt (Navy) The first year of official competition at North Carolina for Lachlan McNeil started off slow with three losses in the two weeks of the season. This year has been the opposite as McNeil has been on fire with a 6-0 record and none of his matches ending in regular decisions. After an 8-0 major decision against #26 Danny Pucino (Illinois) yesterday, McNeil now has two bonus point wins over ranked opposition. McNeil came into the year ranked third after finishing fourth at the 2023 NCAA Championships. There he tallied wins over a Big Ten runner-up (Brock Hardy - Nebraska) and an EIWA champion (Vince Cornella - Cornella). McNeil is set to face late-replacement Josh Koderhandt of the Naval Academy. Koderhandt takes over for two-time All-American Clay Carlson (South Dakota State), who was initially slated to square off with McNeil. Koderhandt is on a bit of a heater of his own to start the new campaign. He also has a win over Pucino, one that was instrumental in the Midshipmen’s upset over Illinois. At the Navy quad, Koderhandt took out Pittsburgh’s Cole Matthews, which again was a critical victory for his team. Matthews won the 2023 ACC bracket where McNeil finished third. Like McNeil, Koderhandt was in action this weekend, finishing second to Hardy at the Navy Classic. This should be an interesting contrast of styles. McNeil has a long freestyle pedigree and is extremely slick on his feet. Koderhandt is more physical and in-your-face. Pick: Lachlan McNeil 149 lbs: #2 Shayne Van Ness (Penn State) vs. #3 Kyle Parco (Arizona State) To this point, we’ve talked about three matches that we haven’t seen before. The 149 lb contest is a rematch of the 2023 NCAA third-place bout won by Shayne Van Ness, 7-2. Van Ness made his 2023-24 debut last weekend at the Journeymen Collegiate Classic and ended each of his three matches with first-period falls. Throughout his entire freshman year, Van Ness was only able to accumulate five pins. His first season in the Nittany Lion lineup was capped off with a remarkable NCAA tournament that saw him enter as the 12th seed. Time and time again, Van Ness found himself facing significant deficits; however, he battled back and continued to win all the way up until the NCAA semifinals. Even there, he gave eventual four-time national champion Yianni Diakomihalis (Cornell) a scare. Parco's fourth-place finish elevated him to three-time All-American status. He’s gotten on the podium twice for Arizona State and once for Fresno State. So far in 2023-24, Parco has seen action in three duals and has a perfect record. During his first weekend of competition, Parco did get by UNC freshman Jayden Scott by a narrow 4-1 margin. Like Van Ness, Parco also advanced to the 2023 NCAA semifinals, before he fell to Sammy Sasso (Ohio State). That was part of a 14-match winning streak for the Sun Devil that started in early-January. I’m anxious to see Van Ness against top-caliber competition like Parco. Many Penn State wrestlers have made a significant leap in between their freshman and sophomore seasons, he could be the latest. So far, Van Ness’ has proven to be very dominant; however, against lesser competition. Parco will likely try to slow down the pace and keep it to a low-scoring affair. Pick: Shayne Van Ness 157 lbs: #1 (DII) Nick Novak (St. Cloud State) vs. #1 (DIII) Nolan Hertal (Wisconsin-La Crosse) Initially, the 157 lb match was supposed to be a contest between 2023 NCAA runner-up, Levi Haines (Penn State), and two-time All-American Jacori Teemer (Arizona State). Teemer had to default out of a WrangleMania match due to concussion protocols and did not compete yesterday in ASU’s dual with Missouri. Since that match was scrapped we get a match between the top DII and DIII wrestlers in the country at this weight. Novak owns his top billing based on a national title win from 2023. He was seeded second at the 2023 tournament and advanced through the bracket with four decision victories. The final came via 3-1 decision over fifth-seeded Logan Bailey of Indianapolis. That was the cherry on top of a perfect 27-0 season for the Huskie star. It also marked the first time that the sophomore had gotten on the NCAA podium. In an effort to repeat as a national champion, Novak started his 2023-24 campaign off with a title at the Yellowjacket Open. Like Novak, Nolan Hertal is a returning national champion who did so out of the number two seed. He also was in a dogfight during three of his four NCAA bouts. The last two were decided in extra time, while Hertal prevailed by a single point in the quarterfinals. That represented the second All-American honor for Hertal, who was fifth in 2022. During each of the last two seasons, Hertal captured an Upper Midwest Region championship. So far this season, Hertal is 2-0 win a pair of dual wins. Pick: Nick Novak 165 lbs: #4 Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin) vs. #6 Izzak Olejnik (Oklahoma State) Fresh off a hard-fought loss to #2 David Carr (Iowa State) on Sunday afternoon, Dean Hamiti will face another All-American from the Big 12 Izzak Olejnik. This will be Hamiti’s second straight All-Star appearance, as he fell to Quincy Monday (Princeton) in last year’s edition. The Carr loss brings his season record to 5-1. Hamiti blew through the competition at the Michigan State Open and impressively came away with the title while earning bonus points in each bout. The competition was legit, as well, featuring two past national qualifiers (one bloodround finisher) and a blue-chip true freshman. Hamiti’s opponent, Olejnik, is a bit of a familiar face. The two tangled at the 2023 NCAA Championships after both had secured All-American honors. Hamiti prevailed 7-3. Since then, Olejnik has left Northern Illinois and moved on to Oklahoma State as a graduate transfer. During his last three seasons at NIU, Olejnik has amassed a 73-15 record with a pair of MAC championships. His OSU career kicked off with a 10-2 major decision over solid freshman prospect Noah Mulvaney (Bucknell). This weekend, Olejnik was in action at the Lindenwood Open and bonused his way through the tournament. This matchup is interesting because we should get to see how much Olejnik has progressed during his short time in the Cowboy wrestling room. Can he close the gap from the 2023 NCAA match or will the three-point takedowns help Hamiti widen it? Pick: Dean Hamiti 174 lbs: #1 Carter Starocci (Penn State) vs. #3 Mekhi Lewis (Virginia Tech) This is the only rematch from the 2022 All-Star Classic and I don’t think anyone is upset about seeing this match again. Carter Starocci and Mekhi Lewis met in the 2022 national finals and Starocci prevailed after tiebreakers in an epic battle. The All-Star matchup saw Starocci score with an escape followed by a riding time point after spending the final stanza in the top position. Many assumed that the two would renew acquaintances at the 2023 NCAA Championships; however, Lewis fell to Mikey Labriola (Nebraska) in the semis. Starocci would go on to pin his Big Ten foe and earn his third straight national title. Lewis settled for fourth place. Starocci kicked off his season at the Journeymen Collegiate Classic and went 2-0 highlighted by a 21-5 tech fall over #14 Nick Incontrera (Penn). Lewis has two wins over past All-Americans in his three bouts this season. He appears to be healthier than at the end of the 2022-23 season and, in turn, more offensive. Despite that fact, I’d imagine this bout will play out similarly to their previous appearances. Both will be very measured in their offensive attacks, followed by plenty of riding. Pick: Carter Starocci 184 lbs: #1 Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa) vs. #2 Bernie Truax (Penn State) Speaking of familiarity, there’s some at 184 lbs between Parker Keckeisen and Bernie Truax. Both are three-time All-Americans seeking their first national title in a weight class that features no past champions. Truax has gotten on the podium at 174-197 lbs, but is back down at 184 lbs for his last go ‘round as a graduate student with Penn State. At the 2022 national tournament, these two clashed twice and exchanged wins with each other. Truax was a 6-5 winner in the quarterfinals; however, Keckeisen turned the tables with a 6-4 victory in the third-place bout. Keckeisen’s only 2023-24 appearance was at the Grandview Open where he posted bonus points in all four matches. At the same time, only one of those bouts came against DI competition. Keckeisen, the 2023 NCAA runner-up, came into the season as the top-ranked wrestler at 184 lbs after placing in the top-three at the NCAA tournament for a third time. With Aaron Brooks and Trent Hidlay (NC State) moving up to 197 lbs, Truax is the only wrestler at this weight who has a career win over Keckeisen. Truax kicked off his Penn State career with three wins at last week’s Journeymen Collegiate Classic. One of his key wins came over James Conway (Franklin & Marshall), who just captured a title at the Keystone Classic. Like the 165 lb bout, seeing how a wrestler has advanced or improved in a new, high-profile room is one of the themes at this match. Should Truax win, Penn State could have the favorite at five of the last six weight classes and the final four. Pick: Parker Keckeisen 197 lbs: #1 Aaron Brooks (Penn State) vs. #3 Tanner Sloan (South Dakota State) Ok, so we have a new matchup, for those that would prefer that type of thing. Aaron Brooks defeated Keckeisen at this event in 2022 and went on to defeat the UNI star in the national finals for his third consecutive title. Brooks has moved up to 197 lbs for his final season in State College. He had an excellent offseason with a US Open win, followed by a respectable Final X appearance against world champion David Taylor, then a U23 World Championship. Brooks’ opponent, Tanner Sloan, is a returning national runner-up at this weight and the first NCAA finalist for SDSU during the Damion Hahn-era. Sloan avenged a Big 12 finals loss to Rocky Elam (Missouri) in the NCAA semifinals to make the championship bout. He finished the year with a 27-3 record and was undefeated in dual competition. So far, Sloan has only wrestled once in 2023-24 and that resulted in a tech fall victory against Augustana. This bout will be a great litmus test for Brooks at the new weight. Sloan is tall and long, even for 197 lbs. While Brooks is one of the most skilled wrestlers in college, that could present a problem for him. Pick: Aaron Brooks 285 lbs: #1 Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State) vs. #2 Wyatt Hendrickson (Air Force) Like many fans, I wasn’t sure that this match would materialize after watching the U23 gold medal match. But, we’re happy it has. In that bout, Wyatt Hendrickson capped off his gold medal run with a tech fall over his opponent from Turkey. That was despite an obvious knee injury to Hendrickson. At this point, that match was about a month ago. We have yet to see Hendrickson in action for Air Force, but hopefully, that is a precautionary measure in preparation for this event. Hendrickson and Greg Kerkvliet met in the 2023 NCAA semifinals and it was a 4-2 decision in favor of the big man from Penn State. Kerkvliet would go on to finish second while Hendrickson stormed back with a pair of pins to take third. Like the majority of his Penn State counterparts, Kerkvliet started his 2023-24 season with a hammer-winning performance at the Journeymen Collegiate Challenge. There he notched wins over the returning ACC champion (Owen Trephan - NC State) and the EIWA champ (Nathan Taylor - Lehigh). Hendrickson put together an incredible 2022-23 campaign that saw him earn bonus points in just under 85% of his matches. That total was boosted by an eye-popping 17 falls. Six of those came again NCAA qualifiers. Hendrickson’s NCAA placement made him Air Force’s first All-American in 20 years. That’s also the last time Air Force has had a two-time AA. This match has the potential for some fireworks. Kerkvliet and Hendrickson are two of the most explosive and athletic heavyweights in the nation. Should they choose to open up, it could make for one of the best matches of the evening. Pick: Greg Kerkvliet Women’s Collegiate Bouts 116 lbs: #1 Jaslynn Gallegos (North Central) vs. #2 Samara Chavez (King) We’ve got the potential for a wild one at 116 lbs. Jaslynn Gallegos and Samara Chavez met in the NCWWC national finals last season and Gallegos prevailed with a fall. Earlier in the season, the pair butted heads on two occasions. Chavez got her hand raised in the finals of the North Central Open, as she pinned Gallegos. The North Central star returned the favor at the National Duals, then took the rubber match in the national finals. So far this season, Chavez has been a co-champion at Eagle Madness. She was also recently 1-1 at the Bill Farrell while competing at 50 kg. Gallegos has yet to compete for North Central. Pick: Jaslynn Gallegos 130 lbs: #1 Sarah Savidge (Life) vs. #2 Alexis Janiak (Aurora) This is a battle between a pair of wrestlers who finished as national runners-up in 2023. Sarah Savidge at the NAIA tournament and Alexis Janiak at the NCWWC Championships. Casual fans will remember Janiak’s controversial U20 World semifinal match this summer against Italy’s Aurora Russo. Janiak appeared to win a back-and-forth bout 8-8; however, the Italian corner challenged and a caution point was given to Russo for Janiak disengaging. Janiak managed to rebound from the unusual and heartbreaking ruling to crush her Russian opponent for a bronze medal. To earn her spot on the U20 world team, Janiak downed Savidge in the best-of-three series at the Trials. Though Janiak won via fall and tech, Savidge does own wins against Janiak dating back to high school. With Janiak on the world team, Savidge took the spot for the US at the U20 Pan-American Championships. She returned with a gold medal in the 59 kg weight class. Pick: Alexis Janiak 136 lbs: #1 Adaugo Nwachukwago (William Penn) vs. #1 Yele Aycock (North Central) We’ll have the opportunity to see perhaps the best women’s college wrestler in the game right now with Adaugo Nwachukwago. A two-time national champion for Iowa Wesleyan, Nwachukwago was forced to transfer after the entire school shut down. She’d follow coach Jake Kadel to William Penn. And why break up a good thing? Kadel was in Nwachukwago’s corner for her national titles and a US Open championship this spring. That allowed Nwachukwago to face Kayla Miracle at Final X. Also this summer, Nwachukwago has competed on the U20 and U23 World Teams. Nwachukwago is the only woman on the card who was selected to compete in last year’s event. Nwachukwago’s opponent is Yele Aycock who was a NCWWC national runner-up last season. In the early going this season, Aycock has amassed a 10-0 record with titles at the Pointer and Adrian Opens. It appears that Aycock is continuing her trend of year-by-year improvement. She was 25-13 as a freshman, then 30-6 a year ago, to earn All-American honors for the first time. Aycock also went on to finish third at the U23 Trials. Pick: Adaugo Nwachukwago 160 lbs: #1 Marlynne Deede (Iowa) vs. #1 Latifah McBryde (Life) Being that it’s the first official year for wrestling at the University of Iowa, Marlynne Deede is the first Hawkeye woman to compete in this event. Deede came to the new Iowa program after spending four years at Augsburg. During that time, she earned All-American honors on four occasions, including a national title in 2023. In 2022, Deede was a finalist at the US Open. Latifah McBryde is one of three talented sisters who compete for the Life University program. McBryde is coming off a 2022-23 season that saw her fall in dramatic fashion in the NAIA national finals. She has started her current campaign off with a second-place finish at the Menlo Open. McBryde comes into the All-Star Classic with wins at the dual event that Life hosted last weekend. Unlike some others on this card, these two don’t have much of a history against each other. Deede has a win in their only previous meeting; however, that was a few years ago at this point. Pick: Latifah McBryde

1. 4 School Represented among Missouri Valley Open Champions At one of women’s wrestling’s premier tournaments, the Missouri Valley Open, wrestlers from Iowa, Southern Oregon, William Penn, and Simon Fraser all had championship finishes. Over 450 athletes from both NCAA and NAIA teams competed in the two-day tournament. At 101 lbs, #5 (NCAA) Sterling Dias of Iowa won a close 6-6 decision in the finals on criteria over teammate #2 (NCAA) Emilie Gonzalez. It’s clear that these two wrestle close in the room and were able to hold each other to a decision rather than the usual techs and pins you see from each of these wrestlers. Dias also beat #5 (NAIA) Stafana Jelacic of Lourdes and #17 (NAIA) Abbeygael Cabaug of Vanguard. At 109 lbs, #1 (NAIA) Mia Palumbo of William Penn claimed the sole championship finish for the Statesmen with a 2-1 win over #2 (NCAA) Ava Bayless of Iowa. Palumbo also took out #6 (NAIA) Elizabeth Dosado of the University of the Cumberlands. At 116 lbs, Iowa’s #4 (NCAA) Brianna Gonzalez won by decision 8-0 over #9 (NCAA) Salyna Shotwell of McKendree. Gonzalez also faced 3 other ranked opponents during the tournament including #9 (NAIA) Katherine Heath, #3 (NCAA) Payton Stroud, and #1 (NAIA) Camille Fournier. The Hawkeyes claimed another title at 123 lbs with #2 (NCAA) Felicity Taylor beating Shelby Moore of McKendree 8-4. She had ranked wins over #6 (NAIA) Sophia Smith and #8 (NAIA) Catharine Campbell. Returning NAIA team champion Southern Oregon got their first champ of the night in #1 (NAIA) Carolina Moreno at 130 lbs. Moreno is the returning champ at the weight for NAIA teams and continued a winning streak that has lasted since January of 2023. She had ranked wins over #10 (NAIA) Joanna Vanderwood of William Penn and #7 (NAIA) Elizabeth Duvall of Texas Wesleyan. One of the few unranked champions of the day, Esther Han of Iowa made a statement at 136 lbs. She beat Alexandra Szkotnicki of McKendree by tech in the finals. While there were not as many ranked wrestlers at this weight compared to some others, Han did have a dominant pin against #14 (NAIA) Gianna Moreno in the semis. #1 (NCAA) Reese Larramendy of Iowa took first place at 143 lbs with a pin over #2 (NAIA) Emma Walker of Campbellsville in the finals. She also handled her run-ins with #3 (NAIA) Bella Amaro of SOU and #5 (NAIA) Mea Mohler of Texas Wesleyan. At 155 lbs, Southern Oregon claimed their second title of the day with a decision by #1 (NAIA) Caitlyn Davis over #8 (NCAA) Madison Sandquist of Sacred Heart in the finals 7-2. This win by Davis made Southern Oregon the only team other than Iowa to have more than one champ at the open. 170 lbs was an interesting situation as unattached Dymond Guilford claimed the title. Guilford is a 4x collegiate champ and former Senior National Team member. One of the reasons the tournament is so popular and important on the schedule is because of the types of matchups that happen as a result of both NAIA and NCAA wrestlers competing in the same tournament in addition to former college wrestlers and even some high schoolers. Guilford had a tough match in the finals against current NCAA #1 Kylie Welker of Iowa who competed in the 2021 Senior World Championships. Guildford claimed the 4-2 decision after a day of techs and pins including a win over #7 (NCAA) Haley Ward also of Iowa. Simon Fraser claimed a champion at 191 lbs with #7 (NCAA) Julia Richey. Richey won her finals match over #5 (NCAA) Alivia White of Iowa. Richey also took out #4 (NCAA) Madeline Hodges of Sacred Heart and #4 (NAIA) Maquoia Bernabe of the University of the Cumberlands. While there were a few upsets in the tournament, Richey was the standout as far as wrestling above her rank. I would look for an adjustment to her standing in the next round of updated rankings. Iowa had their final champion at the 235 lb weight class with Samantha Calkins beating Isabeau Shalack of Colorado Mesa by decision, 5-2. There are currently no rankings at 235 lbs at the collegiate level and it is not a weight that wrestles in end-of-season tournaments for NCAA or NAIA teams. However, this tends to be a hot topic, with many groups pushing for the approval and addition of the heavyweight weight class to be added. 2. National Champ Returns for One More Year In one of the biggest lineup additions this season, 2x NCWWC champ Emma Bruntil announced her return to college wrestling on social media this week. After wrestling for the Bearcats in 2020 and 2021, Bruntil announced her move to the transfer portal, but never committed to another team in that time. She went on to become a 2023 Senior World Team member. In an interview with Bruntil, she expressed that fans could see her in the lineup next semester. She also said that many of McKendree’s top wrestlers including returning champ Cam Guerin at 130 lbs would be returning soon and the team cannot be counted out of the championship title conversation. Check out the full interview with her here. 3. Bill Farrell Sends Collegiate Wrestlers to Olympic Trials The Bill Farrell Memorial International is a pivotal competition for Olympic hopefuls. The top U.S. placewinner in each weight class who has not already qualified some other way, earns a spot at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials Challenge Tournament. The U.S. has 6 qualifiers headed to the trial after their results at the tournament. Erin Golston at 50 kg, Alisha Howk at 53 kg, Xochitl Mota-Pettis at 57 kg, Katerina Lange at 62 kg, Alexandria Glaude at 68 kg, and Yelena Makoyed at 76 kg. This is in addition to Mallory Velte, who won at 68 kg, but has already qualified for the trials, leaving the spot open for Alexandria Glaude. While many of these wrestlers either did not wrestle on a college team or have already completed their college careers, Lange was the 2023 Collegiate Champ at 143 lbs for Augsburg as a sophomore and could always return with her additional eligibility. Results this week in major NCAA, NCWA, and NAIA competitions North Central 38 Carthage 3 Missouri Baptist 30 Quincy 14 Missouri Valley Open VIEW BRACKETS Bill Farrell VIEW BRACKETS Beaver Bash Duals VIEW BRACKETS Blue Hose Challenge VIEW RESULTS Lindenwood Duals VIEW RESULTS Spokane Open VIEW BRACKETS Albion College Invite VIEW BRACKETS Upcoming Events All-Star Classic - November 21 North Central vs Augustana - November 22

We're at the beginning of Thanksgiving week, so there are only a handful of events scheduled this week. A total of 6 duals will be contested. Since it can be difficult to figure out where and when to watch all of these events, InterMat has put together a list of all of the live-streamed events occurring this week. Below are the dates/times and how to watch each match (with links). Monday, November 20: Marymount at Morgan State 6:00 PM Morgan State All-Access Pittsburgh at Maryland 7:30 PM B1G+ Tuesday, November 21: George Mason at American 7:00 PM ESPN+ NWCA All-Star Classic at State College, Pennsylvania 7:00PM FloWrestling Sunday, November 26: Binghamton, Cornell, Lock Haven at Mat Town Open I - hosted by Lock Haven 9:30 AM South Dakota State at Minnesota 1:00 PM B1G+ Iowa at Iowa State 3:00 PM ESPN

Last week, Virginia Tech was at the center of our first-ever Big Ten/ACC dual breakdown. The Hokies are in the spotlight again after their 19-12 victory over #13 Rutgers on Friday night. Our Big Ten/ACC correspondent crew goes into detail about that dual. They also talk North Carolina - as the Tar Heels squared off with Illinois yesterday. The young Tar Heel squad acquitted themselves well, but ultimately fell to #28 Fighting Illini. Finally, they take a quick peek ahead to the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational. For the full episode: Click Here

Our EIWA correspondent Austin Sommer was at the Keystone Classic today and was able to snag interviews with a handful of the EIWA wrestlers who were victorious along with F&M head coach Mike Rogers. 125 lb champion: Max Gallagher (Penn) 133 lb champion: Alex Almeyda (Penn) 141 lb champion: CJ Composto (Penn) 184 lb champion: James Conway (F&M) F&M head coach: Mike Rogers Penn Associate Head Coach: Bryan Pearsall

Black Knight Invitational Final Results 1. Army West Point 121.5 2. Penn State 108 3. Rutgers 100.5 4. Michigan State 85 5. Northern Colorado 77.5 Championship Finals 125 - Braeden Davis (Penn State) dec Ethan Berginc (Army West Point) 5-1 133 - Aaron Nagao (Penn State) fall Braden Basile (Army West Point) :52 141 - Beau Bartlett (Penn State) dec Tyler Kasak (Penn State) 4-1SV 149 - Matthew Williams/Thomas Deck (Army West Point) - No Match 157 - Vince Zerban (Northern Colorado) dec Chase Saldate (Michigan State) 9-5 165 - Mitchell Mesenbrink (Penn State) dec Terrell Barraclough (Penn State) 8-5 174 - Shane Cartegena-Walsh (Rutgers) dec Dillon Sheehy (Army West Point) 5-2TB 184 - Josh Barr (Penn State) dec Chase Kranitz (Buffalo) 6-1SV 197 - Kael Wisler (Michigan State) dec Lucas Daly (Michigan State) 8-1 285 - Yaraslau Slavikouski (Rutgers) dec Cory Day (Binghamton) 5-2 Third Place Bouts 125 - Tristan Lujan (Michigan State) MedFFT Robbie Howard (Penn State) 133 - Dylan Shawver (Rutgers) MedFFT Devon Britton (Rutgers) 141 - Todd Carter (Gardner-Webb) dec Richard Treanor (Army West Point) 1-0 149 - Zach Price (Gardner-Webb) MedFFT Jacob Butler (Rutgers) 157 - Nate Lukez (Army West Point) dec Al DeSantis (Rutgers) 7-3 165 - Caleb Fish (Michigan State) dec Anthony White (Rutgers) 5-3 174 - DJ Shannon (Michigan State) MedFFT Marcus Petite (Buffalo) 184 - Jacob Nolan (Binghamton) dec Jha’Quan Anderson (Gardner-Webb) 1-0 197 - James Araneo (Brown) dec Daniel Lawrence (Army West Point) 9-4 285 - Lucas Stoddard (Army West Point) fall Xavier Doolin (Northern Colorado) 2:31 Fifth Place Bouts 125 - Gary Steen (Penn State) maj Charlie Farmer (Army West Point) 14-4 133 - Dominick Serrano (Northern Colorado) dec Micah Roes (Binghamton) 8-5SV 141 - David Evans (Penn State) tech Joe Fongaro (Rutgers) 21-5 149 - Michael Cetta (Rutgers) dec Benji Alanis (Northern Colorado) 4-2 157 - Blake Saito (Brown) maj Micah Hanau (Army West Point) 13-0 165 - Brevin Cassella (Binghamton) MedFFT Matt Lee (Penn State) 174 - Jonathan Conrad (Brown) maj Brian Borden (Penn State) 14-3 184 - Branson Britten (Northern Colorado) maj Jake Swartz (Army West Point) 14-2 197 - Cayden Bevis (Binghamton) maj Franklin Cruz (Northern Colorado) 12-2 285 - John O’Donnell (Rutgers) dec Tristen Hitchcock (Army West Point) 1-0

2023 Navy Classic Results 1) Nebraska 212 2) Navy 137 3) Princeton 134.5 4) Bucknell 112.5 5) The Citadel 75 Championship Finals 125 - Caleb Smith (Nebraska) maj Tucker Owens (Air Force) 9-1 133 - Kurt Phipps (Bucknell) dec Jacob Van Dee (Nebraska) 3-2 141 - Brock Hardy (Nebraska) dec Josh Koderhandt (Navy) 4-0 149 - Ridge Lovett (Nebraska) fall Dylan Chappell (Bucknell) :48 157 - Peyton Robb (Nebraska) dec Jonathan Ley (Navy) 8-1 165 - Antrell Taylor (Nebraska) dec Giano Petrucelli (Air Force) 10-3 174 - Danny Wask (Navy) dec Christopher Minto (Nebraska) 5-0 184 - Lenny Pinto (Nebraska) maj David Key (Navy) 18-8 197 - Luke Stout (Princeton) dec Silas Allred (Nebraska) 4-1SV 285 - Grady Griess (Navy) dec Daniel Bucknavich (Cleveland State) 3-0 Third Place Bouts 125 - Evan Tallmadge (Navy) fall Malik Hardy (The Citadel) 1:57 133 - Kyle Burwick (Nebraska) fall Gable Strickland (Lock Haven) 3:28 141 - Dylan Layton (Cleveland State) dec Jacob Silka (The Citadel) 9-6 149 - Jeffrey Boyd (The Citadel) dec Eligh Rivera (Princeton) 4-1 157 - Cade Wirnsberger (Bucknell) dec Nick Delp (Bucknell) 4-2 165 - Garrett Thompson (Ohio) tech Noah Mulvaney (Bucknell) 17-2 174 - Michael Squires (Princeton) dec Brodie Porter (The Citadel) 10-9 184 - Nathan Dugan (Princeton) maj Gage Musser (Air Force) 14-4 197 - Aidan Conner (Princeton) dec Ben Smith (Cleveland State) 4-1 285 - Dorian Crosby (Bucknell) fall Jamier Frere (Navy) 3:45 Fifth Place Bouts 125 - Drew Heethuis (Princeton) tech Nick Gonzalez (Air Force) 18-1 133 - Sean Pierson (Princeton) dec Jacob Brenneman (Edinboro) 12-9 141 - Tyler Vasquez (Princeton) fall Billy Meiszner (Kent State) :21 149 - Nick Vafiadis (Navy) MedFFT Derek Raike (Ohio) 157 - Daniel Segura (Ohio) dec Thomas Snipes (The Citadel) 10-4 165 - Avery Bassett (Lock Haven) fall Tate Geiser (Cleveland State) 6:24 174 - Adam Thebeau (Nebraska) fall Myles Takats (Bucknell) :30 184 - Zyan Hall (Navy) dec Mikey Bartush (Bucknell) 22-20 197 - Blake Schaffer (Kent State) maj Nick Lodato (Edinboro) 18-8 285 - Matthew Cover (Princeton) fall Ben Stemmet (The Citadel) 8:30

Friday’s Dual Results Campbell 23 Wyoming 12 125 - Jore Volk (Wyoming) dec Anthony Molton (Campbell) 12-5 133 - Domenic Zaccone (Campbell) dec Cooper Birdwell (Wyoming) 4-2 141 - Cole Brooks (Wyoming) dec Chris Rivera (Campbell) 9-8 149 - Gabe Willochell (Wyoming) dec Justin Rivera (Campbell) 5-4 157 - Chris Earnest (Campbell) tech Paolo Salminen (Wyoming) 19-2 165 - Brett McIntosh (Wyoming) dec Dom Baker (Campbell) 6-5 174 - Austin Murphy (Campbell) dec Riley Davis (Wyoming) 16-15 184 - Caleb Hopkins (Campbell) dec Ethan Ducca (Wyoming) 4-3 197 - Levi Hopkins (Campbell) dec Joey Novak (Wyoming) 2-0 285 - Taye Ghadiali (Campbell) fall Kevin Zimmer (Wyoming) 3:47 Virginia Tech 19 Rutgers 12 125 - Dean Peterson (Rutgers) dec Eddie Ventresca (Virginia Tech) 2-0 133 - Sam Latona (Virginia Tech) dec Dylan Shawver (Rutgers) 4-1SV 141 - Mitch Moore (Rutgers) dec Mac Church (Virginia Tech) 2-1 149 - Caleb Henson (Virginia Tech) dec Jacob Butler (Rutgers) 4-1SV 157 - Bryce Andonian (Virginia Tech) maj Al DeSantis (Rutgers) 13-5 165 - Rafael Hipolito (Virginia Tech) dec Anthony White (Rutgers) 13-7 174 - Mekhi Lewis (Virginia Tech) dec Jackson Turley (Rutgers) 8-2 184 - Sam Fisher (Virginia Tech) dec Brian Soldano (Rutgers) 10-9 197 - John Poznanski (Rutgers) dec Andy Smith (Virginia Tech) 4-2 285 - Yaraslau Slavikouski (Rutgers) dec Hunter Catka (Virginia Tech) 4-1 Oklahoma 26 Little Rock 13 125 - Conrad Hendriksen (Oklahoma) dec Jeremiah Reno (Little Rock) 9-6 133 - Nasir Bailey (Little Rock) dec Jace Koelzer (Oklahoma) 6-2 141 - Mosha Schwartz (Oklahoma) fall Brennan Van Hoecke (Little Rock) 6:09 149 - Willie McDougald (Oklahoma) tech Jake Adams (Little Rock) 19-4 157 - Matt Bianchi (Little Rock) maj John Wiley (Oklahoma) 10-2 165 - Cael Carlson (Oklahoma) dec Brendon Abdon (Little Rock) 13-8 174 - Tyler Brennan (Little Rock) fall Tate Picklo (Oklahoma) 5:00 184 - Guiseppe Hoose (Oklahoma) dec Triston Wills (Little Rock) 4-1 197 - Stephen Buchanan (Oklahoma) dec Stephen Little (Little Rock) 4-1 285 - Josh Heindselman (Oklahoma) dec Josiah Hill (Little Rock) 5-3 Virginia 41 Long Island 3 125 - Kyle Montaperto (Virginia) dec Robbie Saragis (Long Island) 8-2 133 - Marlon Yarbrough (Virginia) fall Christopher Bentancourt (Long Island) 6:32 141 - Jack Gioffre (Virginia) tech Devin Matthews (Long Island) 18-2 149 - Michael Goiffre (Virginia) dec Drew Witham (Long Island) 7-6 157 - Dylan Cedeno (Virginia) maj Rhise Royster (Long Island) 12-2 165 - James Johnston (Long Island) dec Michael Murphy (Virginia) 4-1 174 - Justin McCoy (Virginia) fall Blake Bahna (Long Island) 3:33 184 - Hudson Stewart (Virginia) fall Anthony D’Alesio (Long Island) 4:07 197 - Colden Dorfman (Virginia) maj John Dusza (Long Island) 15-5 285 - Ryan Catka (Virginia) maj Aeden Begue (Long Island) 16-4 NC State 35 Binghamton 9 125 - Jakob Camacho (NC State) tech Carson Wagner (Binghamton) 22-5 133 - Kai Orine (NC State) dec Micah Roes (Binghamton) 11-8SV 141 - Ryan Jack (NC State) tech Nathan Lucier (Binghamton) 20-5 149 - Jackson Arrington (NC State) tech Fin Nadeau (Binghamton) 25-10 157 - Ed Scott (NC State) tech Carter Baer (Binghamton) 20-5 165 - Brevin Cassella (Binghamton) dec Derek Fields (NC State) 4-2 174 - Alex Faison (NC State) maj Will Ebert (Binghamton) 17-5 184 - Dylan Fishback (NC State) dec Jacob Nolan (Binghamton) 3-2 197 - Christian Knop (NC State) tech Andrew Bailey (Binghamton) 19-4 285 - Cory Day (Binghamton) fall Chase Horne (NC State) 4:10 Northern Colorado 35 Buffalo 6 125 - Stevo Poulin (Northern Colorado) tech Max Elton (Buffalo) 20-5 133 - Dominick Serrano (Northern Colorado) tech Tommy Maddox (Buffalo) 24-6 141 - Rudy Lopez (Northern Colorado) dec Andy Lucinski (Buffalo) 8-5SV 149 - Benji Alanis (Northern Colorado) dec Kaleb Burgess (Buffalo) 3-2 157 - Vince Zerban (Northern Colorado) maj Ty Raines (Buffalo) 17-4 165 - Derek Matthews (Northern Colorado) maj Hunter Shaut (Buffalo) 9-0 174 - Ayden Rix-McElhinney (Northern Colorado) tech Marcus Petite (Buffalo) 19-4 184 - Chase Kranitz (Buffalo) dec Branson Britten (Northern Colorado) 10-5 197 - Sam Mitchell (Buffalo) dec Nosh Pettigrew (Northern Colorado) 2-0 285 - Xavier Doolin (Northern Colorado) fall Magnus Bibla (Buffalo) :41 Presbyterian 29 Sacred Heart 11 125 - Trenton Dominguez (Presbyterian) dec Jake Ice (Sacred Heart) 12-7 133 - Andrew Fallon (Sacred Heart) tech Rey Ortiz (Presbyterian) 24-9 141 - Ryan Luna (Presbyterian) maj Vincent Milazzo (Sacred Heart) 12-4 149 - Mike McGhee (Sacred Heart) maj Trenton Donahue (Presbyterian) 19-7 157 - Eli Holiday (Presbyterian) fall Brandon Teresa (Sacred Heart) 4:33 165 - Scott Jarosz (Sacred Heart) fall Michael Ramirez (Presbyterian) 2:45 174 - Reed Douglass (Presbyterian) tech Owen Ayotte (Sacred Heart) 18-3 184 - Caleb Roe (Presbyterian) tech Logan Michael (Sacred Heart) 18-2 197 - Jake Trovato (Sacred Heart) fall George Hopkins (Presbyterian) :21 285 - Nathan Carnes (Presbyterian) fall Marc Berisha (Sacred Heart) 2:18 Binghamton 31 Long Island 7 125 - Carson Wagner (Binghamton) tech Robbie Saragis (Long Island) 20-2 133 - Micah Roes (Binghamton) dec Christopher Bentancourt (Long Island) 11-5 141 - Devin Matthews (Long Island) maj Ivan Garcia (Binghamton) 9-0 149 - Michael Zarif (Binghamton) dec Drew Witham (Long Island) 4-3 157 - Carter Baer (Binghamton) dec Rhise Royster (Long Island) 6-0 165 - Brevin Cassella (Binghamton) tech James Johnston (Long Island) 15-0 174 - Dmitri Gamkrelidze (Binghamton) dec Corey Connelly (Long Island) 9-6 184 - Jacob Nolan (Binghamton) dec Anthony D’Alesio (Long Island) 4-1SV 197 - John Dusza (Long Island) dec Cayden Bevis (Binghamton) 7-5 285 - Cory Day (Binghamton) fall Aeden Begue (Long Island) :58 Virginia 37 Buffalo 5 125 - Tristan Daugherty (Buffalo) dec Kyle Montaperto (Virginia) 3-2 133 - Marlon Yarbrough (Virginia) maj Tommy Maddox (Buffalo) 9-0 141 - Jack Gioffre (Virginia) tech Andy Lucinski (Buffalo) 20-5 149 - Michael Gioffre (Virginia) tech Kaleb Burgess (Buffalo) 20-5 157 - Dylan Cedeno (Virginia) dec Ty Raines (Buffalo) 2-0 165 - Hunter Shaut (Buffalo) dec Nick Sanko (Virginia) 4-1 174 - Justin McCoy (Virginia) dec Jay Nivison (Buffalo) 9-2 184 - Hudson Stewart (Virginia) fall Chase Kranitz (Buffalo) 2:04 197 - Ethan Weatherspoon (Virginia) injdef Sam Mitchell (Buffalo) 285 - Ryan Catka (Virginia) tech Robbie Unruh (Buffalo) 21-6 NC State 48 Sacred Heart 5 125 - Jakob Camacho (NC State) FFT 133 - Andrew Fallon (Sacred Heart) tech Jackson Baglio (NC State) 19-4 141 - Ryan Jack (NC State) fall Vincent Milazzo (Sacred Heart) 2:10 149 - Tyler Tracy (NC State) fall Mike McGhee (Sacred Heart) :41 157 - Ed Scott (NC State) tech Michel Ritacco (Sacred Heart) 19-4 165 - AJ Kovacs (NC State) maj Scott Jarosz (Sacred Heart) 12-3 174 - Alex Faison (NC State) tech Nicky Eboli (Sacred Heart) 20-3 184 - Dylan Reinert (NC State) tech Logan Michael (Sacred Heart) 19-3 197 - Christian Knop (NC State) tech Jake Trovato (Sacred Heart) 23-5 285 - Owen Trephan (NC State) fall Marc Berisha (Sacred Heart) 1:16 Northern Colorado 44 Presbyterian 5 125 - Stevo Poulin (Northern Colorado) fallTrenton Dominguez (Presbyterian) 2:37 133 - Dominick Serrano (Northern Colorado) tech Rey Ortiz (Presbyterian) 19-4 141 - Armando Garcia (Northern Colorado) maj Ryan Luna (Presbyterian) 13-2 149 - Benji Alanis (Northern Colorado) dec Trenton Donahue (Presbyterian) 3-1 157 - Vince Zerban (Northern Colorado) tech Eli Holiday (Presbyterian) 16-1 165 - Derek Matthews (Northern Colorado) fall Michael Ramirez (Presbyterian) 2:59 174 - Reed Douglass (Presbyterian) tech Aydin-Rix McElhinney (Northern Colorado) 28-11 184 - Andrew Donahue (Northern Colorado) dec Caleb Roe (Presbyterian) 5-2 197 - Noah Pettigrew (Northern Colorado) fall George Hopkins (Presbyterian) 1:26 285 - Xavier Doolin (Northern Colorado) fall Morvens Saint Jean (Presbyterian) 1:09 Lindenwood 34 Liberty 18 125 - Austin Kegley (Lindenwood) fall Aiden Scheeringa (Liberty) 2:58 133 - Caiden Pelc (Lindenwood) tech Chase Arnestad (Liberty) 17-1 141 - Ben Bohr (Lindenwood) maj Blake Schmidt (Liberty) 12-0 149 - Cruz Lara (Lindenwood) maj Garrett Good (Liberty) 13-2 157 - Lucas Viana (Liberty) FFT 165 - Reid Stewart (Liberty) fall Logan Johnson (Lindenwood) 2:55 174 - David Over (Liberty) FFT 184 - Luke Shaver (Lindenwood) dec Gabriel Hayes (Liberty) 10-3 197 - Ryan Golnick (Lindenwood) fall Carder Miller (Liberty) 4:06 285 - David Hernandez (Lindenwood) fall Wade Wheeler (Liberty) 3:18 Utah Valley 25 American 12 125 - Jack Maida (American) dec Yusief Lillie (Utah Valley) 7-1 133 - Haiden Drury (Utah Valley) dec Max Leete (American) 7-5 141 - James Emmer (Utah Valley) dec Cael McIntyre (American) 6-0 149 - Ty Smith (Utah Valley) dec Gage Owen (American) 8-6 157 - Jack Nies (American) dec Kyler Lake (Utah Valley) 6-5 165 - Jaxon Garoutte (Utah Valley) maj Breon Phifer (American) 13-3 174 - Mark Takara (Utah Valley) maj Lucas White (American) 10-2 184 - Jacob Armstrong (Utah Valley) dec Connor Bourne (American) 8-1 197 - Evan Bockman (Utah Valley) tech Liam Volk-Klos (American) 19-4 285 - Will Jarrell (American) fall Jack Forbes (Utah Valley) 4:08 Michigan 33 Columbia 6 125 - Michael DeAugustino (Michigan) dec Nick Babin (Columbia) 8-1 133 - Angelo Rini (Columbia) InjDef Chris Cannon (Michigan) 141 - Sergio Lemley (Michigan) dec Kai Owen (Columbia) 3-1 149 - Dylan Gilcher (Michigan) dec Richard Fedalen (Columbia) 4-1SV 157 - Will Lewan (Michigan) tech Jaden Le (Columbia) 20-3 165 - Cam Amine (Michigan) maj Andrew Garr (Columbia) 18-6 174 - Shane Griffith (Michigan) maj Garrett Bilgrav (Columbia) 9-0 184 - Jaden Bullock (Michigan) dec Aaron Ayzerov (Columbia) 9-5 197 - Bobby Striggow (Michigan) dec Jack Wehmeyer (Columbia) 5-4 285 - Lucas Davison (Michigan) tech Vincent Mueller (Columbia) 19-2 South Dakota State 46 Dakota Wesleyan 4 125 - Tanner Jordan (South Dakota State) fall Kipp Cordes (Dakota Wesleyan) 1:30 133 - Brandon Meredith (South Dakota State) fall Temuujin Natasagdorj (Dakota Wesleyan) 2:31 141 - Caleb Gross (South Dakota State) dec Zach Zitek (Dakota Wesleyan) 8-2 149 - Colin Dupill (South Dakota State) tech Zach Kolbe (Dakota Wesleyan) 17-1 157 - Ryan Dolezal (South Dakota State) dec Tyson Johnson (Dakota Wesleyan) 14-11 165 - Kaleb Bigelow (Dakota Wesleyan) maj Brock Fettig (South Dakota State) 13-2 174 - Connor Gaynor (South Dakota State) FFT 184 - Jaxon Bowes (South Dakota State) FFT 197 - Thomas Dineen (South Dakota State) tech Colten Hink (Dakota Wesleyan) 22-6 285 - Regan Bollweg (South Dakota State) fall Cole Hennings (Dakota Wesleyan) 4:05 South Dakota State 33 Northern State 6 125 - Tanner Jordan (South Dakota State) maj Landon Fischer (Northern State) 18-6 133 - Derrick Cardinal (South Dakota State) tech Jason Henschel (Northern State) 19-4 141 - Caleb Gross (South Dakota State) dec Braydon Mogle (Northern State) 3-0 149 - Daniel Kimball (South Dakota State) dec Wyatt Turnquist (Northern State) 11-8 157 - Cael Swensen (South Dakota State) dec Devin Bahr (Northern State) 5-4 165 - Chase Bloomquist (Northern State) dec Brock Fettig (South Dakota State) 5-2 174 - Cade DeVos (South Dakota State) tech Sam Kruger (Northern State) 18-3 184 - Treyton Cacek (Northern State) dec Jaxon Bowes (South Dakota State) 10-4 197 - Thomas Dineen (South Dakota State) fall Ryan Hirschkorn (Northern State) 2:53 285 - Luke Rasmussen (South Dakota State) maj Nathan Schauer (Northern State) 14-0 South Dakota State 37 Augustana 9 125 - Brandon Meredith (South Dakota State) Jaxon Rohman (Augustana) 14-3 133 - Derrick Cardinal (South Dakota State) FFT 141 - Caleb Gross (South Dakota State) FFT 149 - Alek Martin (South Dakota State) tech Kage Lenger (Augustana) 18-0 157 - Cael Swensen (South Dakota State) dec Payton Handevidt (Augustana) 6-3 165 - Tyler Wagener (Augustana) dec Connor Gaynor (South Dakota State) 6-3 174 - Cade DeVos (South Dakota State) tech Coy Gunderson (Augustana) 21-6 184 - Danny Reynolds (Augustana) fall Kalen Meyer (South Dakota State) 1:37 197 - Tanner Sloan (South Dakota State) tech Max Ramberg (Augustana) 16-1 285 - Bowen McConville (South Dakota State) dec Max Balow (Augustana) 7-3 California Baptist 36 Embry-Riddle 10 125 - Eli Griffin (California Baptist) fall Landon Smith (Embry-Riddle) 133 - Hunter Leake (California Baptist) tech Allan Hendricks (Embry-Riddle) 17-1 141 - Darren Green (California Baptist) fall Carson Coy (Embry-Riddle) 149 - Jonah Chew (Embry-Riddle) dec Matthew Buck (California Baptist) 5-0 157 - Chaz Hallmark (California Baptist) dec Sheldon Cole (Embry-Riddle) 5-0 165 - Keller Rock (Embry-Riddle) maj Mateo de la Pena (California Baptist) 15-7 174 - Danill Gorshkov (Embry-Riddle) dec Peter Acciardi (California Baptist) 12-7 184 - Nathan Haas (California Baptist) tech Thomas Stadel (Embry-Riddle) 19-4 197 - Eli Sheeran (California Baptist) maj Jett Swain (Embry-Riddle) 14-2 285 - Chris Island (California Baptist) fall Corbin Hayes (Embry-Riddle) California Baptist 47 Vanguard 7 125 - Eli Griffin (California Baptist) tech Aidan Munoz (Vanguard) 18-3 133 - Mario Sandoval (Vanguard) dec Yoshiya Funakoshi (California Baptist) 8-6 141 - Darren Green (California Baptist) FFT 149 - Bryant Avila (Vanguard) maj Matthew Buck (California Baptist) 21-9 157 - Nolan Miller-Johnstone (California Baptist) fall Ruben Rodriguez (Vanguard) 165 - Mateo de la Pena (California Baptist) fall Julian Rosales (Vanguard) 174 - Justin Phillips (California Baptist) tech Marquize Brown (Vanguard) 18-1 184 - Nathan Haas (California Baptist) fall Joseph Dervatanian (Vanguard) 197 - Eli Sheeran (California Baptist) fall LeRoy Garibay (Vanguard) 285 - Chris Island (California Baptist) fall Roman Torres (Vanguard)

Hinsdale Central

Greater Latrobe

West Allegheny

Olentangy Liberty

Keystone Classic Final Results 1. Penn 178.5 2. Virginia Tech 167 3. Drexel 88.5 4. Appalachian State 85 5. Franklin & Marshall 77.5 Championship Finals 125 - Max Gallagher (Penn) dec Ryan Miller (Penn) 4-1 133 - Alex Almeyda (Penn) dec Haiden Drury (Utah Valley) 3-2 141 - CJ Composto (Penn) dec Danny Fongaro (Indiana) 4-2 149 - Caleb Henson (Virginia Tech) tech Jackson Polo (Penn) 19-3 157 - Bryce Andonian (Virginia Tech) fall Tommy Askey (Appalachian State) :37 165 - Derek Gilcher (Indiana) dec Tyler Lillard (Indiana) 4-1 174 - Nick Incontrera (Penn) maj Jasiah Queen (Drexel) 16-3 184 - James Conway (F&M) dec Sam Fisher (Virginia Tech) 8-5SV 197 - Andy Smith (Virginia Tech) maj John Crawford (F&M) 17-6 285 - Hunter Catka (Virginia Tech) dec Jim Mullen (Virginia Tech) 4-1 Third Place Bouts 125 - Diego Sotelo (Harvard) tech Deon Pleasant (Drexel) 20-2 133 - Michael Colaiocco (Penn) maj Mason Leiphart (F&M) 8-0 141 - Pat Phillips (F&M) dec Cole Rhemrev (Indiana) 12-10 149 - Kelly Dunnigan (Penn) dec Cody Bond (Appalachian State) 5-4 157 - Jude Swisher (Penn) maj Kylan Montgomery (Virginia Tech) 13-3 165 - Rafael Hipolito (Virginia Tech)/Connor Brady (Virginia Tech) - No Match 174 - Noah Fox (F&M) dec Jack Janda (Drexel) 11-7 184 - Max Hale (Penn) MedFFT Jacob Armstrong (Utah Valley) 197 - Martin Cosgrove (Penn) dec Cole Urbas (Penn) 7-4 285 - Jacob Sartorio (Appalachian State) dec John Stout (Penn) 6-4 Fifth Place Bouts 125 - Logan Agin (Duke) MedFFT Eddie Ventresca (Virginia Tech) 133 - Coleman Nogle (Harvard) fall Logan Frazier (Virginia Tech) 4:04 141 - Mac Church (Virginia Tech) dec Isaac Byers (Appalachian State) 4-1SV 149 - Hunter Gandy (Penn)/Jack Crook (Harvard) - No Match 157 - Lucas Revano (Penn)/Nico Bolivar (Indiana) - No Match 165 - Cody Walsh (Drexel)/Ty Finn (Virginia Tech) - No Match 174 - Mark Takara (Utah Valley) maj Jack Wimmer (Duke) 12-0 184 - Roman Rogotzke (Indiana) fall Mahonri Rushton (Utah Valley) 1:50 197 - Sonny Sasso (Virginia Tech) MedFFT Evan Bockman (Utah Valley) 285 - Connor Barket (Duke) dec Santino Morina (Drexel) 7-1 Seventh Place Bouts 125 - Noah Luna (Appalachian State) dec Blaine Frazier (Indiana) 11-5 133 - Cayden Rooks (Indiana) MedFFT Spencer Barnhart (Penn) 141 - James Emmer (Utah Valley) dec Bryce Kresho (F&M) 6-2 149 - Isaiah Delgao (Utah Valley)/Dominic Findora (Drexel) - No Match 157 - Jimmy Harrington (Harvard) dec Anthony Conetta (Appalachian State) 5-3 165 - Will Miller (Appalachian State)/Gaetano Console (Duke) - No Match 174 - Tanner Updegraff (Drexel) dec Logan Eller (Appalachian State) 6-3 184 - Natty Lapinski (Drexel) fall Jake Stefanowicz (Penn) :36 197 - Gabe Sollars (Indiana) dec Ibrahim Ameer (Drexel) 17-11 285 - Jack Forbes (Utah Valley) maj Matthew Cruise (Penn) 9-1

Saturday’s Dual Results Cornell 48 Sacred Heart 3 125 - Brett Ungar (Cornell) FFT 133 - Andrew Fallon (Sacred Heart) dec Ethan Qureshi (Cornell) 11-7 141 - Vince Cornella (Cornell) fall Vincent Milazzo (Sacred Heart) 1:39 149 - Ethan Fernandez (Cornell) maj Mike McGhee (Sacred Heart) 11-2 157 - Meyer Shapiro (Cornell) tech Michel Ritacco (Sacred Heart) 15-0 165 - Julian Ramirez (Cornell) fall Scott Jarosz (Sacred Heart) 1:36 174 - Benny Baker (Cornell) tech Nicky Eboli (Sacred Heart) 20-0 184 - Chris Foca (Cornell) fall Logan Michael (Sacred Heart) :49 197 - Jacob Cardenas (Cornell) tech Jake Trovato (Sacred Heart) 15-0 285 - Lewis Fernandes (Cornell) tech Marc Berisha (Sacred Heart) 19-2 George Mason 36 Morgan State 6 125 - Ben Monn (George Mason) maj Kevin Lopez (Morgan State) 8-0 133 - Shawn Ryncarz (Morgan State) dec Patrick Schellpfeffer (George Mason) 9-6 141 - Nathan Higley (George Mason) fall Blake Bryant (Morgan State) 2:32 149 - Kaden Cassidy (George Mason) tech Aaron Turner (Morgan State) 16-1 157 - DJ McGee (George Mason) maj Shaymus MacIntosh (Morgan State) 14-5 165 - Evan Maag (George Mason) dec Jake Marsh (Morgan State) 10-5 174 - Paul Pierce (George Mason) tech Cort Vann (Morgan State) 15-0 184 - Kingsley Menifee (Morgan State) dec Malachi Duvall (George Mason) 9-4 197 - Ruben Karapetyan (George Mason) dec Nathanic Kendricks (Morgan State) 5-4 285 - Chad Nix (George Mason) FFT Minnesota 52 Morgan State 0 125 - Patrick McKee (Minnesota) fall Kevin Lopez (Morgan State) 4:10 133 - Jager Eisch (Minnesota) tech Shawn Ryncarz (Morgan State) 18-0 141 - Vance Vombaur (Minnesota) tech Khalid Brinkley (Morgan State) 18-0 149 - Drew Roberts (Minnesota) tech Aaron Turner (Morgan State) 15-0 157 - Michael Blockhus (Minnesota) fall Shaymus MacIntosh (Morgan State) 2:21 165 - Blaine Brenner (Minnesota) maj Jake Marsh (Morgan State) 9-1 174 - Sam Skillings (Minnesota) tech Cort Vann (Morgan State) 17-0 184 - Isaiah Salazar (Minnesota) tech Kingsley Menifee (Morgan State) 15-0 197 - Garrett Joles (Minnesota) tech Cam Johnson (Morgan State) 18-2 285 - Bennett Tabor (Minnesota) FFT Minnesota 37 George Mason 6 125 - Patrick McKee (Minnesota) tech Ben Monn (George Mason) 22-5 133 - Jager Eisch (Minnesota) tech Patrick Schellpfeffer (George Mason) 18-2 141 - Vance Vombaur (Minnesota) maj Dominic Hargrove (George Mason) 10-2 149 - Drew Roberts (Minnesota) maj Kaden Cassidy (George Mason) 20-8 157 - DJ McGee (George Mason) dec Michael Blockhus (Minnesota) 4-2 165 - Blaine Brenner (Minnesota) tech Evan Maag (George Mason) 20-3 174 - Sam Skillings (Minnesota) dec Sean Coughlin (George Mason) 7-3 184 - Isaiah Salazar (Minnesota) InjDef Malachi Duvall (George Mason) 197 - Garrett Joles (Minnesota) tech Ruben Karapetyan (George Mason) 19-4 285 - Chad Nix (George Mason) dec Bennett Tabor (Minnesota) 2-1 Sunday's Dual Results Purdue 44 Indianapolis 0 125 - Ashton Jackson (Purdue) fall Nathan Smith (Indianapolis) 3:00 133 - Dustin Norris (Purdue) tech Noah Cantu (Indianapolis) 16-1 141 - Christian White (Purdue) dec Blake Mulkey (Indianapolis) 9-6SV 149 - Marcos Polanco (Purdue) fall Jackson Hoover (Indianapolis) 4:38 157 - Isaac Ruble (Purdue) dec Nathan Conley (Indianapolis) 4-0 165 - Cooper Noehre (Purdue) maj Owen Zablocki (Indianapolis) 8-0 174 - Orlando Cruz (Purdue) dec Owen Butler (Indianapolis) 14-7 184 - James Rowley (Purdue) tech Aidan Petersen (Indianapolis) 19-2 197 - Ben Vanadia (Purdue) dec Derek Blubaugh (Indianapolis) 4-2 285 - Tristan Ruhlman (Purdue) fall Jay Thompson (Indianapolis) :50 Purdue 22 Northern Illinois 13 125 - Blake West (Northern Illinois) maj Ashton Jackson (Purdue) 8-0 133 - Dustin Norris (Purdue) dec Mikey Kaminski (Northern Illinois) 4-3 141 - Greyson Clark (Purdue) tech Dylan Gvillo (Northern Illinois) 17-2 149 - Tommy Curran (Northern Illinois) dec Marcos Polanco (Purdue) 10-8 157 - Joey Blaze (Purdue) maj Brett Smith (Northern Illinois) 10-2 165 - Stoney Buell (Purdue) dec Tommy Bennett (Northern Illinois) 4-2 174 - Orlando Cruz (Purdue) dec Hayden Pummel (Northern Illinois) 3-1 184 - Matt Zuber (Northern Illinois) dec James Rowley (Purdue) 5-2SV 197 - Ben Vanadia (Purdue) maj Devonjae Hudson (Northern Illinois) 12-4 285 - Jacobi Jackson (Northern Illinois) dec Tristan Ruhlman (Purdue) 7-3 Northern Illinois 32 Indianapolis 12 125 - Blake West (Northern Illinois) fall Nathan Smith (Indianapolis) 2:23 133 - Mikey Kaminsky (Northern Illinois) fall Noah Cantu (Indianapolis) 3:46 141 - Blake Mulkey (Indianapolis) maj Dylan Gvillo (Northern Illinois) 11-2 149 - Tommy Curran (Northern Illinois) fall Jackson Hoover (Indianapolis) 2:39 157 - Brett Smith (Northern Illinois) dec Nathan Conley (Indianapolis) 4-1 165 - Owen Zablocki (Indianapolis) dec Tommy Bennett (Northern Illinois) 12-7 174 - Ricardo Salinas (Northern Illinois) dec Owen Butler (Indianapolis) 7-3 184 - Matt Zuber (Northern Illinois) tech Aidan Petersen (Indianapolis) 18-3 197 - Derek Blubaugh (Indianapolis) tech Devonjae Hudson (Northern Illinois) 15-0 285 - Jordan Sommers (Northern Illinois) dec Jay Thompson (Indianapolis) 5-2 Iowa 25 Oregon State 11 125 - Brandon Kaylor (Oregon State) dec Drake Ayala (Iowa) 7-6 133 - Brody Teske (Iowa) maj Gabe Whisenhunt (Oregon State) 18-8 141 - Real Woods (Iowa) tech Cleveland Belton (Oregon State) 18-3 149 - Victor Voinovich (Iowa) dec Nash Singleton (Oregon State) 6-3SV 157 - Jared Franek (Iowa) dec Murphy Menke (Oregon State) 10-3 165 - Michael Caliendo (Iowa) dec Kekana Fouret (Oregon State) 15-10 174 - Gabe Arnold (Iowa) dec Travis Wittlake (Oregon State) 4-2 184 - Trey Munoz (Oregon State) tech Brennan Swafford (Iowa) 20-4 197 - Zach Glazier (Iowa) maj Justin Rademacher (Oregon State) 14-6 285 - Boone McDermott (Oregon State) dec Bradley Hill (Iowa) 4-1 Oklahoma 29 North Dakota State 7 125 - Conrad Hendriksen (Oklahoma) dec Carlos Negrete (North Dakota State) 3-1 133 - Jace Koelzer (Oklahoma) dec Ryan Henningson (North Dakota State) 8-2 141 - Mosha Schwartz (Oklahoma) maj Gavin Drexler (North Dakota State) 16-7 149 - Willie McDougald (Oklahoma) dec Maxwell Petersen (North Dakota State) 7-5 157 - Landon Johnson (North Dakota State) dec Jared Hill (Oklahoma) 7-3 165 - Cael Carlson (Oklahoma) maj Brendan Howes (North Dakota State) 9-0 174 - Tate Picklo (Oklahoma) maj Gaven Sax (North Dakota State) 11-2 184 - Adam Cherne (North Dakota State) maj Giuseppe Hoose (Oklahoma) 18-6 197 - Stephen Buchanan (Oklahoma) tech Spencer Mooberry (North Dakota State) 17-2 285 - Josh Heindselman (Oklahoma) dec Devon Dawson (North Dakota State) 5-2 North Carolina 25 Central Michigan 10 125 - Spencer Moore (North Carolina) dec Sean Spidle (Central Michigan) 8-5 133 - Caden McCrary (North Carolina) dec Austin Austin (Central Michigan) 6-3SV 141 - Lachlan McNeil (North Carolina) tech Jimmy Nugent (Central Michigan) 19-3 149 - Jayden Scott (North Carolina) dec Corbyn Munson (Central Michigan) 4-1 157 - Johnny Lovett (Central Michigan) maj Sonny Santiago (North Carolina) 11-3 165 - Tyler Swiderski (Central Michigan) dec Isaias Estrada (North Carolina) 11-5 174 - Alex Cramer (Central Michigan) dec Sabino Portella (North Carolina) 6-3 184 - Gavin Kane (North Carolina) maj Cody Brenner (Central Michigan) 17-3 197 - Max Shaw (North Carolina) dec Cameron Wood (Central Michigan) 7-3 285 - Cade Lautt (North Carolina) maj Bryan Caves (Central Michigan) 13-3 Illinois 32 Central Michigan 3 125 - Sean Spidle (Central Michigan) dec Justin Cardani (Illinois) 5-0 133 - Kole Brower (Illinois) dec Vince Perez (Central Michigan) 8-6 141 - Danny Pucino (Illinois) dec Ja’Kerion Merritt (Central Michigan) 4-2 149 - Kannon Webster (Illinois) maj Trent Wachter (Central Michigan) 13-5 157 - Joe Roberts (Illinois) dec Johnny Lovett (Central Michigan) 2-1TB 165 - Caden Ernd (Illinois) dec Tyler Swiderski (Central Michigan) 8-2 174 - Edmond Ruth (Illinois) tech Alex Cramer (Central Michigan) 23-8 184 - Dylan Connell (Illinois) maj Cody Brenner (Central Michigan) 10-2 197 - Isiah Pettigrew (Illinois) dec Cameron Wood (Central Michigan) 10-3 285 - Luke Luffman (Illinois) maj Bryan Caves (Central Michigan) 18-6 Illinois 22 North Carolina 13 125 - Spencer Moore (North Carolina) dec Justin Cardani (Illinois) 5-2 133 - Tony Madrigal (Illinois) maj Caden McCrary (North Carolina) 8-0 141 - Lachlan McNeil (North Carolina) maj Danny Pucino (Illinois) 8-0 149 - Kannon Webster (Illinois) dec Jayden Scott (North Carolina) 5-1 157 - Braeden Scoles (Illinois) dec Sonny Santiago (North Carolina) 4-2 165 - Chris Moore (Illinois) dec Isaias Estrada (North Carolina) 2-0 174 - Edmond Ruth (Illinois) maj Sabino Portella (North Carolina) 10-1 184 - Gavin Kane (North Carolina) dec Dylan Connell (Illinois) 2-0 197 - Max Shaw (North Carolina) dec Isiah Pettigrew (Illinois) 8-5 285 - Luke Luffman (Illinois) dec Cade Lautt (North Carolina) 8-2 Pittsburgh 21 Lehigh 12 125 - Luke Stanich (Lehigh) dec Colton Camacho (Pittsburgh) 8-5 133 - Ryan Crookham (Lehigh) maj Vince Santaniello (Pittsburgh) 11-2 141 - Cole Matthews (Pittsburgh) dec Carter Bailey (Lehigh) 7-3 149 - Finn Solomon (Pittsburgh) dec Matt Repos (Lehigh) 11-4SV 157 - Jared Keslar (Pittsburgh) dec Luca Frinzi (Lehigh) 8-6 165 - Holden Heller (Pittsburgh) dec Jake Logan (Lehigh) 7-1 174 - Luca Augustine (Pittsburgh) dec Thayne Lawrence (Lehigh) 7-2 184 - Reece Heller (Pittsburgh) dec Caden Rogers (Lehigh) 4-1 197 - Michael Beard (Lehigh) tech Mac Stout (Pittsburgh) 18-3 285 - Dayton Pitzer (Pittsburgh) dec Nathan Taylor (Lehigh) 2-0 Missouri 39 Arizona State 6 125 - Noah Surtin (Missouri) fall Damian Moreno (Arizona State) 1:38 133 - Julian Chlebove (Arizona State) dec Zeke Seltzer (Missouri) 6-4 141 - Joshua Edmond (Missouri) maj Carter Dibert (Arizona State) 14-3 149 - Kyle Parco (Arizona State) dec Logan Gioffre (Missouri) 8-2 157 - Brock Mauller (Missouri) tech Michael Kilic (Arizona State) 21-5 165 - Keegan O’Toole (Missouri) maj Chance McLane (Arizona State) 20-6 174 - Peyton Mocco (Missouri) tech Max Wilner (Arizona State) 20-5 184 - Clayton Whiting (Missouri) maj Tony Negron (Arizona State) 16-3 197 - Colton Hawks (Missouri) tech Kai Argyros (Arizona State) 19-4 285 - Zach Elam (Missouri) fall Damion Schunke (Arizona State) 1:28 Ohio State 49 Columbia 0 125 - Brendan McCrone (Ohio State) dec Sulayman Bah (Columbia) 13-8 133 - Nic Bouzakis (Ohio State) tech Yianni Vines (Columbia) 20-3 141 - Brandon Cannon (Ohio State) tech Mason Clarke (Columbia) 20-4 149 - Dylan D’Emilio (Ohio State) fall Kenny Duschek (Columbia) 1:22 157 - Paddy Gallagher (Ohio State) tech David Berkovich (Columbia) 20-4 165 - Isaac Wilcox (Ohio State) maj Andrew Garr (Columbia) 15-4 174 - Carson Kharchla (Ohio State) tech Garrett Bilgrav (Columbia) 19-4 184 - Gavin Hoffman (Ohio State) fall Joe Curtis (Columbia) 1:26 197 - Luke Geog (Ohio State) tech Michael Baker (Columbia) 17-2 285 - Nick Feldman (Ohio State) tech Nolan Neves (Columbia) 19-4 Ohio State 51 Hofstra 0 125 - Brendan McCrone (Ohio State) fall Dylan Ryder (Hofstra) 4:33 133 - Nic Bouzakis (Ohio State) fall Ryan Arbeit (Hofstra) 1:03 141 - Brandon Cannon (Ohio State) tech Alex Turley (Hofstra) 17-2 149 - Dylan D’Emilio (Ohio State) tech Noah Tapia (Hofstra) 19-2 157 - Paddy Gallagher (Ohio State) tech Frankie Volpe (Hofstra) 22-5 165 - Bryce Hepner (Ohio State) tech Matthew Rogers (Hofstra) 18-2 174 - Carson Kharchla (Ohio State) maj Ross McFarland (Hofstra) 17-3 184 - Gavin Hoffman (Ohio State) tech Will Conlon (Hofstra) 19-4 197 - Luke Geog (Ohio State) tech Nikolas Miller (Hofstra) 18-1 285 - Nick Feldman (Ohio State) tech Keaton Kluever (Hofstra) 20-5 Michigan 27 Rider 12 125 - Tyler Klinsky (Rider) tech Christian Tanefeu (Michigan) 26-9 133 - Richie Koehler (Rider) FFT 141 - Sergio Lemley (Michigan) tech McKenzie Bell (Rider) 19-4 149 - Quinn Kinner (Rider) dec Dylan Gilcher (Michigan) 5-2 157 - Will Lewan (Michigan) dec Colton Washleski (Rider) 8-3 165 - Cam Amine (Michigan) tech Cole McComas (Rider) 18-3 174 - Shane Griffith (Michigan) dec Michael Wilson (Rider) 5-3 184 - Jaden Bullock (Michigan) maj Isaac Dean (Rider) 12-0 197 - Bobby Striggow (Michigan) dec Brock Zurawski (Rider) 5-0 285 - Lucas Davison (Michigan) maj David Szuba (Rider) 12-1 Iowa State 42 Wisconsin 0 125 - Kysen Terukina (Iowa State) maj Eric Barnett (Wisconsin) 14-3 133 - Evan Frost (Iowa State) dec Nicolar Rivera (Wisconsin) 11-6 141 - Anthony Echemendia (Iowa State) tech Felix Lettini (Wisconsin) 21-6 149 - Casey Swiderski (Iowa State) dec Joe Zargo (Wisconsin) 9-4 157 - Cody Chittum (Iowa State) maj Luke Mechler (Wisconsin) 15-2 165 - David Carr (Iowa State) dec Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin) 2-0 174 - MJ Gaitan (Iowa State) fall Lucas Condon (Wisconsin) 2:25 184 - Will Feldkamp (Iowa State) fall Shane Liegel (Wisconsin) 1:39 197 - Julien Broderson (Iowa State) dec Joshua Otto (Wisconsin) 5-2 285 - Yonger Bastida (Iowa State) tech Peter Christensen (Wisconsin) 19-4 VMI 37 Limestone 6 125 - Tony Burke (VMI) maj William Finnearty (Limestone) 11-3 133 - Wayne Rold (VMI) dec Jaqion Williams (Limestone) 8-2 141 - Patrick Jordon (VMI) maj Kaleem Heard (Limestone) 15-4 149 - Eric Doran (VMI) fall Brandon Seawright (Limestone) 4:55 157 - Josh Yost (VMI) tech Christopher Drakeford-Yegge (Limestone) 19-4 165 - Chase McKinney (Limestone) dec Luke Hart (VMI) 2-0 174 - Braxton Lewis (VMI) fall Garrett Starks (Limestone) 4:54 184 - Ja’Quez Bostic (Limestone) dec River Carroll (VMI) 10-4 197 - Josh Evans (VMI) dec Jack Trautman (Limestone) 9-8 285 - Travis Fridley (VMI) fall Caleb Melton (Limestone) 3:26 VMI 49 Marymount 0 125 - Tony Burke (VMI) tech Dylan Coward (Marymount) 16-0 133 - Dyson Dunham (VMI) tech Joseph Custodio (Marymount) 19-2 141 - Freddy Junko (VMI) FFT 149 - Ryan Vigil (VMI) fall Mateo Hernandez (Marymount) 6:49 157 - Tyler Berish (VMI) maj Cade Petrus (Marymount) 13-0 165 - Luke Hart (VMI) tech Isaac Ponce (Marymount) 18-3 174 - Braxton Lewis (VMI) tech Mohammed Fofana (Marymount) 15-0 184 - Toby Schoffstall (VMI) dec Rylan Moose (Marymount) 14-9 197 - Josh Evans (VMI) maj Conrad Sund (Marymount) 12-0 285 - Travis Fridley (VMI) FFT

Duke: The Blue Devils notched their first two dual wins of the season over Cleveland State (19-16) and Kent State (24-17) in Morgantown; they fell to WVU but picked up a huge individual win in the process. Gaetano Console earned a fall over All-American Peyton Hall at 165 in what is the best individual win of the season-to-date for Duke. I said going into the weekend that was going to be a great measuring stick for Duke and they performed very well. Console was 2-0 on the day while Logan Agin, Connor Becker, Logan Ferrero, Jarred Papscy, and Jack Wimmer all went 2-1 on the weekend. The Blue Devils are back in action this weekend at the Keystone Classic in Philadelphia. North Carolina: The Tar Heels were in Pennsylvania for the Journeymen WrangleMania Duals where they faced Buffalo and Arizona State. They had a solid performance in both duals and were 2-0 on the day. They opened with a 32-7 win over Buffalo before topping the #9 Sun Devils 22-16. The Heels were led by Spencer Moore, Lachlan McNeil, Max Shaw, and Cade Lautt all going 2-0 on the day. Lautt made his debut at 285 on the weekend and looks very comfortable up a weight. Marisol Nugent captured an individual title at the Princeton Open this weekend for the Tar Heels as well. She will compete at the Bill Ferrell this weekend. They travel to Illinois for Sunday duals against Central Michigan and Illinois. North Carolina State: The Wolfpack competed in both days of the Journeymen WrangleMania event last weekend with dual wins over Bloomsburg and Purdue, followed by individual round-robin action on Sunday. They went 18-2 in dual matches, dropping only one match in each dual beating Bloomsburg 45-4 and Purdue 37-3. Jakob Camacho earned a huge win against NCAA finalist Matt Ramos in a controlling decision. Kai Orine and Dylan Fishback also picked up ranked wins against Purdue. NC State has headed back north again this week, this time to a New York homecoming for Coach Pop. They wrestled a dual at Army last night, picking up a 34-6 win in West Point. They will wrestle in the Armbar at the Armory event on Friday against Sacred Heart and Binghamton. I really like the idea of this event Frank Poplizio put together for Journeymen, inviting teams with NY coaching ties. Fellow New Yorker Steve Garland will be bringing UVA up for the event as well. Pittsburgh: The Panthers had their first dual action of the year last weekend, traveling to Annapolis for duals against VMI, Morgan State, and Navy. They went 2-1 on the day with shutout wins over VMI 47-0 and Morgan State 54-0. The Panthers lost the dual to Navy in a down performance where they dropped several close matches. Finn Solomon, Holden Heller, Luca Augustine, and Mac Stout were all 3-0 on the day. The Panthers will be on the road this weekend. They will face Lehigh on Sunday afternoon and Maryland on Monday night. Virginia: The Hoos traveled south to the Appalachian Invite/Open in Boone last weekend. They had a much better performance across the board than opening weekend. They crowned several champions in both divisions. Marlon Yarbrough (133), Jack Gioffre (141), Justin McCoy (174), and Colden Dorfman (197) earned Invite titles while Evan Buchanan (133) and Griffin Gammell (184) earned them in the Open division. Kyle Montaperto (125), Michael Gioffre (149), and Dylan Cedeno (157) were also finalists while Gable Porter (133), Michael Murphy (165), and Ethan Weatherspoon (197) finished in 3rd. The Hoos will travel to New York for the Armbar at the Armory on Friday where they will open dual competition against LIU and Buffalo. Virginia Tech: The Hokies had an up-and-down weekend, dropping a top-10 dual to Ohio State 24-12 on Friday and putting up a lopsided win over American 39-4 on Sunday. Coach Robie felt the team underperformed in a big dual and took away some important things for the team to focus on. They responded well to the adjustments and we saw a very focused team on Sunday. Sam Latona, Caleb Henson, Bryce Andonian, and Mekhi Lewis all had big ranked wins on Friday and also won in the Sunday dual. The Hokies are on the road this weekend and will face another tough test against a scrappy Rutgers squad in Piscataway on Friday night. They will also send most of their starters to the Keystone Classic this weekend.

Welcome to a new running feature that we'll use to keep track of ex-wrestlers who are now competing in MMA. As more fights are agreed upon, they will be added to this article. Nov. 17 Bellator 301 (Showtime/YouTube) Danny Sabatello (Purdue) vs. Raufeon Stots (Nebraska Kearney) AJ McKee (Cerritos College) vs. Sidney Outlaw Tyrell Fortune (Grand Canyon) vs. Marcelo Golm Archie Colgan (Wyoming) vs. Pieter Buist Cody Law (Pitt-Johnstown) vs. Jefferson Pontes Nov. 18 UFC Fight Night (ESPN+) Michael Morales (Pan Am rep for Ecuador) vs. Jake Matthews Nick Aguirre (McKendree) vs. Payton Talbott Nov. 18 Urijah Faber A1 Combat 15 (UFC Fight Pass) Dwight Joseph (Doane) vs. Cristhian Rivas Dominic Ducharme (CSU Bakersfield) vs. Britt Lippincott Nov. 19 Anthony Pettis FC 9 Dillon Cox (Iowa Western) vs. Cody Linne Dearion Stokes (Joliet JC/Briar Cliff) vs. Trammell Arrington Nov. 24 PFL 10 (PPV) Josh Silveira (Arizona State) vs. Impa Kasanganay Bubba Jenkins (Penn State/Arizona State) vs. Chris Wade Derek Brunson (UNC Pembroke) vs. Ray Cooper III Dec. 1 Ring of Combat 82 Tom Lane (Cal Poly) vs. Reese Watkins Dec. 2 UFC Fight Night (ESPN+) Kelvin Gastelum (North Idaho) vs. Sean Brady Clay Guida vs. Joaquim Silva Cody Brundage (Newberry) vs. Zachary Reese Dec. 15 Karate Combat 43 (YouTube) Benson Henderson (Dana College) vs. Anthony Pettis* *Karate fight Dec. 15 CFFC 128 (UFC Fight Pass) Hunter Starner (VMI) vs. Riley Palmer Alonzo Turner (Findlay/Notre Dame OH) vs. Eric Nolan Dec. 16 UFC 296 (ESPN+/PPV) Colby Covington (Oregon State) vs. Leon Edwards Tony Ferguson (Grand Valley State) vs. Paddy Pimblett Dec. 16 Cage Thunder 25 Mo Miller (Notre Dame OH) vs. Usama Rahman Chase Archangelo (Cleveland State) vs. Garrett Hershberger

Every week during the 2023-24 season, the InterMat staff will submit their picks for some of the most high-profile or competitive dual meets. As the season progresses, we'll keep track of records for bragging rights or as ammunition for when we mock each other. No, we'd never do that, it's all in good fun (right?). Results through week two 8-3: Nick Z, Bob Dole 7-4: Earl, Morgan, James, Jagger, Tony, Dysen 6-5: Willie, Robbie, Ryan, Kevin, Austin, Rachel, Richard Below are the picks for week three. Two of the duals take place tonight!

We're officially in the midst of the collegiate wrestling season and have a semi-full schedule of DI duals this week. A total of 43 duals will be contested. Since it can be difficult to figure out where and when to watch all of these events, InterMat has put together a list of all of the live-streamed events occurring this week. Below are the dates/times and how to watch each match (with links). Thursday, November 16: NC State at Army West Point 7:00 PM FloWrestling Minnesota at Bucknell 7:00 PM ESPN+ West Virginia at Clarion 7:00 PM FloWrestling Friday, November 17: Liberty at Lindenwood 5:00 PM Dakota Wesleyan at South Dakota State 6:00 PM Binghamton vs. NC State at Albany, NY 6:30 PM FloWrestling Buffalo vs. Northern Colorado at Albany, NY 6:30 PM FloWrestling LIU vs. Virginia at Albany, NY 6:30 PM FloWrestling Presbyterian vs. Sacred Heart at Albany, NY 6:30 PM FloWrestling Campbell vs. Wyoming at Centennial, WY 7:00 PM UFC FightPass Utah Valley at American 7:00 PM ESPN+ Michigan at Columbia 7:00 PM ESPN+ Virginia Tech at Rutgers 7:00 PM B1G+ California Baptist vs. Embry-Riddle at Vanguard 7:00 PM Northern State at South Dakota State 7:30 PM Oklahoma at Little Rock 8:00 PM Little Rock Sports Network Binghamton vs. LIU at Albany, NY 8:30 PM FloWrestling Buffalo vs. Virginia at Albany, NY 8:30 PM FloWrestling NC State vs. Sacred Heart at Albany, NY 8:30 PM FloWrestling Northern Colorado vs. Presbyterian at Albany, NY 8:30 PM FloWrestling Augustana at South Dakota State 9:00 PM California Baptist at Vanguard, 10:00 PM Vanguard Athletics Live Saturday, November 18: Bellarmine, Lindenwood, Little Rock, Northern Illinois, Northwestern, SIU Edwardsville at Lindenwood Open 10:00 AM Franklin & Marshall, West Virginia at Shorty Hitchcock Classic, hosted by Millersville 10:00 AM Air Force, American, Bloomsburg, Bucknell, Cleveland State, Davidson, Edinboro, Kent State, Lock Haven, Navy, Nebraska, Ohio, Princeton, The Citadel at Navy Classic, Owings Mills, MD 10:00 AM FloWrestling Sacred Heart at Cornell 12:00 PM ESPN+ Morgan State at George Mason 12:00 PM ESPN+ Minnesota vs. Morgan State at George Mason 1:30 PM ESPN+ Minnesota at George Mason 3:00 PM ESPN+ Sunday, November 19: Appalachian State, Drexel, Duke, Franklin & Marshall, Harvard, Indiana, Penn, Sacred Heart, Utah Valley, Virginia Tech at Keystone Classic, hosted by Penn, 9:30 AM FloWrestling Army West Point, Binghamton, Brown, Buffalo, Gardner-Webb, LIU, Michigan State, Northern Colorado, Penn State, Rutgers at Black Knight Invitational, hosted by Army West Point, 10:00 AM FloWrestling Ohio State at Columbia, 11:00 AM ESPN+ Minnesota, Northern Iowa, South Dakota State at Daktronics Open, hosted by South Dakota State, 11:00 AM FloWrestling Cal Poly, California Baptist, CSU Bakersfield at Roadrunner Open, hosted by CSU Bakersfield, 12:00 PM Indianapolis at Purdue 12:00 PM B1G+ Utah Valley at Spokane Open 12:00 PM Central Michigan vs. North Carolina at Illinois 1:00 PM B1G+ Oregon State at Iowa 1:00 PM B1G+ North Dakota State at Oklahoma 1:00 PM ESPN+ Pittsburgh at Lehigh 2:00 PM FloWrestling Arizona State at Missouri 2:00 PM FloWrestling Northern Illinois at Purdue 2:00 PM B1G+ Michigan at Rider 2:00 PM ESPN+ Limestone at VMI 2:00 PM ESPN+ Iowa State vs. Wisconsin at Humboldt, IA 3:00 PM UFC FightPass North Carolina at Illinois 3:00 PM B1G+ Ohio State at Hofstra 4:00 PM Hofstra Pride YouTube Northern Illinois vs. Indianapolis at Purdue 4:00 PM Central Michigan at Illinois 5:00 PM B1G+ Marymount at VMI 5:00 PM ESPN+

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After a tumultuous week filled with upsets, we head to a Week 3 slate largely headlined, already, by high-profile duals. Here are five big things The Brain will be monitoring. 5. What Will Mizzou @ ASU Look Like? When you see Missouri vs. ASU, you immediately think, ‘Awesome!’ Intermat’s tournament rankings have The Tigers at #5 and the Flaming Forks #6. Without a doubt, it’s a must-watch dual for any college wrestling fan. However, we might be in for a bit of a letdown. First of all, ASU is a much better tournament team - especially until they get some weights figured out. Intermat has them at just #16 in a dual setting with Missouri all the way up at #3. And who knows what personnel ASU will have available. Neither #2 Richie Figs (125) nor #4 Cohlton Schultz have wrestled yet this year and Jesse Vazquez (141) and Jacori Teemer (157) got pretty banged up in competition last week. The results of the matches and the dual, of course, will be interesting to follow. But the status of some of the Sun Devils is interesting in its own right. 4. Mesenbrink Watch Word came out of the Penn State camp yesterday that Alex Facundo will redshirt and that it will be Mitch Mesenbrink manning the 165 spot for the Nittany Lions this year. He went undefeated last week at Journeymen and there will continue to be eyes on him this week as he suits up for Army’s Black Knight Invitational. 3. Sign Me Up For Duals in Barns I spoke with Campbell HC Scotti Sentes last week in Nebraska. If you’ve seen their duals on the Army base the last two years, you know how awesomely unique it was. Well, Scotti said their dual at Wyoming - The Battle In The Barn - on UFC Fight Pass, might even be a cooler setup. 2. Oregon State Visits Carver This is such a sneaky good dual. Last week, I said Navy at Pitt would be a good one and this one stacks up similarly but with the added bonuses of 1) being in a sold-out, raucous Carver-Hawkeye Arena, 2) being the first high-profile dual of the year for the Hawks, 3) featuring a lineup that has been perhaps the most discussed in the history of college wrestling’s offseason. While it’s a long shot, The Beavers bring in a squad that could knock off the perennial power. Let’s break it down: 125: Drake Ayala is a favorite over All-American Brandon Kaylor who has taken some not-great losses recently. Still, a Kaylor win wouldn’t be earth-shattering. 133: Brody Teske or Jace Rhodes vs. Gabe Whisenunt Whisenhunt was a guy I highlighted in a previous ‘Best New Starters’ article. I think he’d be neck-and-neck with Teske, who might be out for this dual. I’d take Whisenhunt over Rhodes. 141: Real Woods vs. Cleveland Belton This is the clearest pick of the dual. Woods should post bonus. 149: Victor Voinovich vs. Noah Tolentino Voinovich is a favorite here but 1) he wrestles really tight matches and 2) Tolentino is a good young prospect from powerhouse Poway, California. For comparative purposes, they have one common opponent: Voinovich beat Baptist’s Dayne Morton 2-1; Tolentino beat him 8-2. If Tolentino can hold his own on bottom - or better yet, get out - we could have a good bout on our hands. 157: Jared Franek vs. Murphy Menke Franek is among the best in the country at 157 and a real title contender. With the 3pt. Takedown, he could approach bonus. 165: Michael Caliendo vs. Matt Olguin Caliendo is a slight favorite. This was a Round of 16 match at NCAA’s won by Caliendo, 9-8. Duals have a way of going off-script quickly, but a pre-match assessment suggests this is a must-have for Oregon State. 174: Gabe Arnold or Aiden Riggins vs. Travis Wittlake Arnold recently won a tournament where Riggins was also in the bracket. With the new five-match rule for redshirts, you’d think Iowa would utilize this spot for Arnold - a blue-chip true freshman. Wittlake is a super senior and former AA who is finally at his perfect weight. While an Arnold win wouldn’t shock anyone, the conservative pick would probably be to go with Wittlake and his riding ability. 184: Brennan Swafford vs. Trey Munoz This is another bout where there is a clear pick in returning All-American Munoz. However, Swafford is a seasoned veteran who wrestles hard as hell and making his second career start ever and his first in Carver. He’s going to be fired up. 197: Zach Glazier vs. Justin Rademacher Glazier was my #83 overall prospect in 2019 who had to wait to get into starting action behind 5x All-American Jacob Warner. Rademacher placed everywhere in high school and is a true freshman who I tabbed #56 in this year’s class. I view it as a toss-up match, perhaps favoring the veteran, especially in his home gym. 285: Brad Hill vs. Boone McDermott Like 197, HWT presents another weight for the Hawks where their mainstay, Tony Cassioppi, is gone. In steps Brad Hill, the #112 ranked prospect of 2022. His opponent will be Iowa native Boone McDermott. I think most handicappers would give Boone the slight edge due to his experience, but I think anything goes in this bout. Big Picture: Oregon State needs 133 and 165 to make this a thing. If they do, we have a dual on our hands. If they don’t, it could get ugly. They are big ‘ifs’; but it could get fun. Possible upset? Yeah. Probable? No. And in Carver. Too many things have to go right and even a 5-5 split would spell a Hawks win with bonus potential at 41 and 57. Gimme the Hawks 20-13. 1. Pork Roll (Taylor Ham) Week For The Hokies On Jagger Night Earl sent me the duals for this week’s pick ‘ems and I quickly, too quickly, took Virginia Tech. Looking at it closer, RU really has a shot in this dual. Two weeks ago, Ventresca would have been a slight favorite over Mean Dean Peterson in a 125lb matchup of two Garden State natives. But Eddie is in a rut. Dean needs to get it done for 1) Me, his fantasy owner and 2) Jagger, his greatest fan. All-American Sam Latona should be considered a favorite over a bumped up Dylan Shawver, but Sam has a history of early-season losses and Shawver has got some dawg in him. Transfer Mitch Moore gives the Knights a favorite at 141. But here comes Tech’s wheelhouse where Henson and Andonian could both bonus. Toss up at 165 with Anthony White and Connor Brady. I’ll take White in a mild upset. Mekhi is favored over Turley at 174, but then RU is favored, albeit slightly, in the final three bouts. Big Picture: I think Rutgers can get to five, but they’ll have to limit the bonus in some spots to get the dual victory. Oh, wait, I forgot. It’s Jagger Night. Rutgers by a million!

Before we begin the show, I just want to wish the happiest of birthdays to my man Earl Smith. Tonight’s VT-Rutgers matchup was actually supposed to be Earl Night, but he has a soccer game or something to go to. That mistake aside, I’m proud to call Virginia’s second favorite son not only my captain, but also my friend. So have a day, my man. You’ve earned it. Now let’s see if I can sneak an F Word in here somewhere. If Tom Brands ever decides to step down, who would Iowa need to go after to compete with PSU?? Who could they actually get? Dean Wrestling First off, I don’t think Tom Brands knows the words step down/retire/quit. But if there ever was to be a change, there’s no shortage of candidates of Hawkeye alumni. Spencer Lee has always been discussed as the future man in charge and I don’t disagree. But the point is moot for now because Brands is not going anywhere any time soon. Who is really #1 at 133? Madison Hollenbeck If you asked me 20 years ago I’d say Nelly. Because two is not a winner and three nobody remembers. But it’s not 20 years ago and there are no St. Lunatics here. By the time this hits the newsstands, you’ll have heard every argument about it and I’m not sure what else I can add to it except for what I’m about to say to the next question. For the record, I still think Vitali Arujau is the best wrestler at the weight until further notice. Are rankings just actually for clicks? Derek Conrad Well, I think everything is for clicks in some aspect. The point is to draw traffic to your site and sell ad space. As you can see, I have no ads because I write the dumbest column in the history of the sport. But rankings are just one person’s opinion and of course, it will vary from site to site. Flo has a formula they use and so does InterMat. WrestleStat has an algorithm that sometimes makes for some strange movement, but those guys constantly tinker to try and get it right. My advice is to take them all with a grain of salt and just as a reference tool for matching guys up. Did Flo put Crookham at number one to juice the conversation for the week and maybe get ahead of the curve if he really does end up on top at the end? Maybe they did. But that’s the business we are in. Clicks and conversation are what fuel us. Am I mentioning Ryan Crookham, right now, just so Earl can use his picture in the header? You’re damn right I am. It generates clicks. What is the appropriate date for Christmas music to start? Salty Walkon The day after Thanksgiving. Frankly, I just don’t know why businesses even do this before then. Trust me, nobody is yearning for Jingle Bells on November 17. We all want our Mariah Carey but don’t shove it down our throats. Go full bore on Black Friday and we will all accept it. I have to think of everything around here. I'm tired of it. Keys to victory for the Scarlet Knights to pull off this upset end keep the Jagger Night streak alive? Dysen Gould There are a few paths to victory here. The simplest is probably a 5/5 split with a Soldano pin to cover any bonus point losses. In that scenario, I have it 18-17 Rutgers. But even then, some of those proposed wins are still tossups that you absolutely have to win and you’re asking one of them to be via pin. Sure, Soldano is a pinner but sometimes it just doesn’t happen. I’ll say this much; the new takedown scoring may severely affect the way the wind blows in this one. If VT can pull majors in their most favorable matches then it’s likely because of the new scoring rules. On the flip side, Soldano may not get a pin but his style may lead to various seven-point moves that will be huge on the Rutgers end. 165 is the pivotal match in this one. VT should be the favorite on paper, but Tony White is no joke. A win here in the home opener against a team like this could be just the thing Tony needs to get to that next level. The whole dual is just fascinating and could be on the shortlist of best duals of the year when the season comes to an end. Or it could suck. Jags, back in 2004, I witnessed a guy smoking between matches at the Scranton Open. Was this you or someone you know? Richard Mann I wish. Coincidentally, I was living in Northeast PA about 45 minutes from Scranton in 2004, but I was tending bar rather than huffing Bogeys at open tournaments. That was also a miserable time in my life and I will speak no further of it. I wasted so much time of my life serving old men beer in one-dollar pilsner glasses during the day shift. Just miserable.