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Pat Popolizio (left) and Tony Robie (Photos/Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) The VT-NC State news is going on in real-time as I'm writing this, so it seemed relevant for discussion. Look, I like both these teams and absolutely love the rivalry, but y'all gotta let cooler heads prevail and figure this out. I get where both sides are coming from and there's valid reasons for the decisions by both teams, so it's a tough spot for everyone. Why should Pat Pop reschedule when he can adhere to conference regulations, take the win and likely the conference title? That's his job. Why should Tony Robie travel in bad weather with half a team to Raleigh when he can take the loss while staying home? And don't give me this next man up nonsense; a dual against a depleted Hokie squad is not what anyone wants to see. So cancel it for now. But you have to reschedule this meet at some point. In these trying/divisive/unprecedented times, it would be nice to see two enemies work together for the greater good of the sport. If CT and Wes could work together to win The Challenge: Rivals II, I'm sure these guys can pick a date to make this up. In last year's worst season ever, it was about the only bright spot in the short dual season. It made Rock Harrison a star! In my opinion, the later in the year, the better to build the drama, so it might be a blessing in disguise. Let's figure it out, guys. We don't want last year's best moment to be this year's worst moment. What's your favorite night to watch duals? Midweek (Tues/Wed/Thurs) Friday Saturday Sunday @fantasyD1wrestl Absolutely, Friday night. As a classic 9-5 job type guy, who works out in the cold, the idea of getting home with a warm cup of coffee to watch a slew of killer duals certainly appeals to me. Tonight is supposed to be the best of them all, but as of press time, rumors are swirling that a certain ACC showdown is not happening (note: Virginia Tech at NC State has been ruled a forfeit in favor of the Wolfpack). Even so, it's still a loaded evening keeping you busy for about five hours with your eyes glued to the screen. Yours truly even scheduled a booster shot just to get out early and not miss anything. Are there any coaches you'd consider on the hot seat this season? @a_kenny86 To say I was privy to the inner workings of each school's athletic department would be a lie. There's also not a lot of turnover in head coaching positions each year, as it seems through patience or lack of caring that coaches tend to get ample time to build their program. Wrestling is such a unique sport that the odds of just taking over a random program and winning a team title are not in your favor and I think most schools understand this. I certainly won't call out any coaches and say their job is in jeopardy, but PSU hasn't won a title since 2019 and the fans are starting to get antsy. When you win eight of ten in the first decade of your program's existence, you set the bar quite high for yourself. (Relax, it's a joke. I realize they've been around awhile now) Who is the oldest man in college wrestling not rostered to Iowa? @Jkos11 It's been a while since I checked the birthdays of all DI wrestlers, but if we can get Mason Manville to his senior year with another Olympic redshirt slipped in, then he might set a record. Graduated in 2016! Still a sophomore! Will you be tuning in to ESPN + on Sunday at 1pm to watch UPenn vs. Columbia in The Palestra? and Will you be tuning in to Flo on Sunday at 6pm to watch Drexel vs. Bucknell in The DAC? @WrestlingPhilly This is a perfect situation since I've been trying to get a good look at both these rising teams this year and haven't had much of a chance. Drexel-Bucknell? It might be tough to compete with the football game, but I'll keep an eye on it. Jersey guys all around in both duals if you're into that sort of thing. With an understanding that you're allowed to smoke indoors and even in the corner overseas, how is your training for Veteran Worlds coming along? @MTorriero Mike, you've jumped the shark. If Baxter were a US wrestler, who would he be? @PelikanHead For the uninformed. Baxter is my 17-year-old dog currently going through some medical issues. As a wrestler, he'd have to be small and unassuming but tougher than anyone in the room and have Jersey ties. My guess? Gene Mills, without a doubt. Sorry for the small bag today; it's been a hectic week, but looking forward to a top-tier wrestling weekend and chatting with all of you. Jagger out!

174 lbers Cade Lautt (left) and Matt Finesilver (Photo/Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) Duke at North Carolina The Blue Devils travel across town to face the Tar Heels in a rivalry as old as the schools. On paper, it is lopsided for UNC, but there are some great matchups in here, and some tossups that could definitely go in favor of Duke to make this a closer dual. UNC had a brutal early-season dual schedule and threw themselves into the fire of competition early and often--they took some lumps on the scoreboard, but I think they are better because of it. Duke is off to their best start in seven years and have bonus-point machines in the Finesilver brothers. Both brothers have great matchups in the is dual as #8 Josh faces #20 Zach Sherman at 149 and #13 Matt faces #16 Clay Lautt at 174. Not to get lost in the wildness of opening week for conference duals, UNC will also match up with Little Rock on Sunday at home. 125: Logan Agin vs. Spencer Moore This could be a budding rivalry between freshmen in this bout. Agin is 10-7 coming in and Moore is 9-10. Both are very active wrestlers and don't mind initiating situations to score points. This will be an important gauge for us to see how much growth Spencer made during the non-conference season. 133: Drake Doolittle vs. #10 Jaime Hernandez Hernandez has been out with an injury since mid-December but had been off to a hot start for the season. He comes in at 5-0 while Doolittle has a 4-14 record on the season. 141: Patrick Rowland vs. #7 Kizhan Clarke Clarke is another Tar Heel who has had a great year at 12-0 and pulling in the #7 ranking. He has been dominant and has seemed to handle the weight cut very well. 149: #13 Josh Finesilver vs. #20 Zach Sherman Coming into the season, this match was circled on a lot of schedules; Sherman was an All-American last year, while Finesilver fell in the blood round. Finesilver has looked excellent this season, bringing in a 21-2 record with his only losses to All-American #5 John Millner from App State. Sherman, however, has not had as great of a start. He comes in a 2-5 but has faced one of the toughest schedules in the nation in his first half of the season. His losses are to wrestlers ranked 2, 4, 6, 9 and 10 in the current rankings--not the nicest way to ease into a season. I still have faith that this will be a fantastic match. The UNC coaches feel good about the improvements Sherman has made and where he is at going into conference duals. I lean Finesilver here, but this match could go a long way to Sherman showing he still belongs in the upper echelon of 149. 157: Wade Ungar vs. #6 Austin O'Connor Returning national champion Austin O'Connor brings in a 7-1 record, his one loss to #5 Peyton Robb of Nebraska in a close match. Ungar has had good moments for the Blue Devils; the sophomore brings in a 9-10 record. I expect a lot of offensive from O'Connor here and I don't think that Ungar will be able to do much to stop it. 165: Gabe Dinette vs. Sonny Santiago This could be a great match with two pretty evenly matched wrestlers. Santiago is 6-7 while Dinette is 7-7, but has looked like he has found his groove lately. 174: #13 Matt Finesilver vs #16 Clay Lautt Finesilver started the season off with a 20 win streak before taking a couple "not great" losses at the Southern Scuffle. He has rebounded to win his last two and is sitting at 22-2 on the year. Lautt wasn't initially the starter at 174, as Gavin Kane took the wrestle-off victory, but the team quickly balanced out to find the best lineup with Lautt at 174 and Kane at 184. Since taking the starting spot, he has gone 4-3 with close losses to Rocky Jordan, Mikey Labriola and Thomas Flitz--all ranked at the time of the loss. I give the edge to Finesilver in this match, but it should be a battle. 184: Vincent Baker vs. #22 Gavin Kane Baker has looked better of late, but enters the match at .500 with a 10-10 record. Kane comes in with a 7-2 record; since moving back up to 184, he is 3-0 with quality wins over Caleb Hopkins and Chris Weiler. 197: Kaden Russell vs. #28 Max Shaw Russell is someone I have been high on all year. He's had glimpses of great potential, especially in duals. He has eight dual wins and six of them are by bonus this year--he is 12-8 overall and has performed better in a dual setting. Shaw is 7-3 on the year and two of the three losses are to ranked wrestlers Greg Bulsak and Braxton Amos. 285: Jonah Niesenbaum vs. Brandon Whitman I don't expect the team score to be in balance when we get to heavyweight, but this could be a sneaky good match to end on. Whitman is 6-7 but has a few close losses. Niesenbaum comes in at 13-6 with three of those losses in sudden victory. Niesenbaum has played a significant role in locking up some big team wins for Duke this year and has been on the bubble of the rankings. He's got a lot of potential and can be a bright spot for Duke this year.

(photo courtesy of Clarion athletics/Kirkland Photography) Last week was about .500 for me in all my leagues. You win some, you lose some, and life goes on. In our #MatScoutsDynasty league, I suffered my second straight loss of the season to drop my overall dual record to 8-2 (week 8 was a BYE week for all teams). The week came down to whether 125 Joey Fischer (Clarion) would win his match against Logan Heil (Cleveland State). If Fischer won, I lost. I was praying for a no-show. Alas, Fischer weighed in, lined up, and won by Decision. I lost the week to The Ninnie's Propaganda (Earl Smith) 67-65. But it's ok, my team (Cael Chips) will be just fine. Every championship team has a down week or two, right? To sound like a broken record, though, that's what I love about this aspect of Fantasy College Wrestling. No offense to Clarion and Cleveland State, but I was TUNED IN to the match where if Fantasy College Wrestling didn't exist, I probably wouldn't be. Think of Fantasy Football. How many players on your team this year were from a rival organization? (Eagles and Cowboys, Steelers and Ravens, Washington Football Team and just about everyone else). Watching the Browns play the Jets becomes extremely important because of that running back you picked up off waivers last minute. Every point matters. Fantasy sports has been credited as being one of the reasons for the increased popularity of football and the creation of RedZone (one of the most wonderful inventions of this century). Fantasy sports helps all involved by creating interest in not only the top teams like Penn State, Iowa, NC State, and Oklahoma State, but also the smaller programs like Gardner-Webb, Bucknell, and Utah Valley. It helps viewership of those programs. It creates the need to gain more information to which media outlets like InterMat, TOM, FloWrestling, etc., can benefit with articles and videos. To me, it's the soil to plant the seeds for the new crop of wrestling fans. More to come on that later. On to Week 12. Another action-packed weekend awaits us, with 68 of 77 D1 teams in action and 18 of last season's Top-20 competing. No real D1 action in tournaments this week, but if something pops up, you'll be the first to know (if you have those notifications turned “ON” that is). Got a question? Got a Recommendation? Let me know and message me @FantasyD1wrestl. Wrestlers I Like This Week Wrestler (School)- competition for the week [Proj Score] *organized by tournament name first, then by school name* 125: Caleb Smith (Appalachian State)- Vs Little Rock, Vs VMI [+8] Brandon Kaylor (Oregon State)- @ Northern Colorado, @ Wyoming [+8] Micah Roes (Binghamton)- @ Hofstra, @ Long Island [+7] Anthony Noto (Lock Haven)- Vs George Mason, Vs Lock Haven [+7] Nick Suriano (Michigan)- @ Penn State, @ Rutgers [+7] Brandon Seidman (Bucknell)- Vs Sacred Heart, @ Drexel [+6] Greg Diakomihalis (Cornell)- Vs Harvard, Vs Brown [+6] Noah Surtin (Missouri)- @ Oklahoma, Vs South Dakota State [+6] Brandon Courtney (Arizona State)- @ CSU Bakersfield [+4] Michael DeAugustino (Northwestern)- Vs Nebraska [+4] Pat Glory (Princeton)- Vs Columbia [+4] Brody Teske (UNI)- Vs North Dakota State [+3] Gage Curry (Pittsburgh)- Vs Virginia [+3] 133: Codi Russell (Appalachian State)- Vs Little Rock, Vs VMI [+9] Anthony Sobotker (Binghamton)- @ Hofstra, @ Long Island [+9] Joe Heilmann (North Carolina)- Vs Duke, Vs Little Rock [+8] Kurt Phipps (Bucknell)- Vs Sacred Heart, @ Drexel [+7] Devan Turner (Oregon State)- @ Northern Colorado, @ Wyoming [+7] Joshua Koderhandt (Navy)- @ Ohio , @ Cleveland State [+6] Tony Madrigal (Oklahoma)- Vs Missouri, @ Northern Illinois [+6] Roman Bravo-Young (Penn State)- @ Michigan, @ Michigan State [+6] Michael McGee (Arizona State)- @ CSU Bakersfield [+4] Derek Spann (Buffalo)- @ Kent State [+4] Chris Cannon (Northwestern)- Vs Nebraska [+4] Daton Fix (Oklahoma State)- Vs Lehigh [+4] Lucas Byrd (Illinois)- @ Purdue [+3] Micky Phillippi (Pittsburgh)- Vs Virginia [+3] Korbin Myers (Virginia Tech)- @ NC State) [+3] 141: Ryan Anderson (Binghamton)- @ Hofstra, @ Long Island [+8] Sebastian Rivera (Rutgers)- @ Michigan State, @ Michigan [+8] Kaden Cassidy (George Mason)- @ Lock Haven, @ Bloomsburg [+7] Kizhan Clarke (North Carolina)- Vs Duke, Vs Little Rock [+7] Chad Red (Nebraska)- @ Wisconsin, @ Northwestern [+7] Matt Kazimir (Columbia)- @ Princeton, @ U Penn [+6] Gabe Willochell (Edinboro)- Vs Cleveland State, Rider (@CSU) [+6] Kyran Hagen (Ohio)- Vs Navy, Vs Davidson [+6] Shannon Hanna (Campbell)- Vs The Citadel [+4] Dresden Simon (Central Michigan)- @ Northern Illinois, @ SIU-Edwardsville, Vs South Dakota State [+3] Ian Parker (Iowa State)- Vs North Dakota State [+3] Cole Matthews (Pittsburgh)- Vs Virginia [+3] 149: Yianni Diakomihalis (Cornell)- Vs Brown, Vs Harvard [+10] PJ Ogunsanya (Army)- Vs American, Vs Franklin & Marshall [+8] Sammy Sasso (Ohio State)- Vs Iowa, Vs Maryland [+8] Kolby DePron (Bucknell)- Vs Sacred Heart, @ Drexel [+8] John Millner (Appalachian State)- Vs Little Rock, Vs VMI [+7] Alex Madrigal (George Mason)- @ Lock Haven, @ Bloomsburg [+7] Josh Edmond (Missouri)- @ Oklahoma, Vs South Dakota State [+6] Alec Hagen (Ohio)- Vs Navy, Vs Davidson [+6] Beau Bartlett (Penn State)- @ Michigan, @ Michigan State [+6] Mike Van Brill (Rutgers)- @ Michigan State, @ Michigan [+6] Josh Heil (Campbell)- Vs The Citadel [+5] Kyle Parco (Arizona State)- @ CSU Bakersfield [+4] Jarrett Degen (Iowa State)- Vs North Dakota State [+4] Anthony Artalona (U Penn)- Vs Columbia [+3] Jarod Verkleeren (Virginia)- @ Pittsburgh [+3] 157: Johnny Lovett (Central Michigan)- @ Northern Illinois, @ SIU-Edwardsville, Vs South Dakota State [+10] Austin O'Connor (North Carolina)- Vs Duke, Vs Little Rock [+9] Markus Hartman (Army)- Vs American, Vs Franklin & Marshall [+8] Kendall Coleman (Purdue)- Vs Illinois, Vs Wisconsin [+7] Hunter Richard (Cornell)- Vs Brown, Vs Harvard [+6] Will Lewan (Michigan)- @ Penn State, @ Rutgers [+6] Andrew Cerniglia (Navy)- @ Ohio , @ Cleveland State [+6] Jacori Teemer (Arizona State)- @ CSU Bakersfield [+4] David Carr (Iowa State)- Vs North Dakota State [+4] Quincy Monday (Princeton)- Vs Columbia [+4] Dazjon Casto (The Citadel)- @ Campbell [+3] Parker Kropman (Drexel)- Vs Bucknell [+3] Josh Humphreys (Lehigh)- @ Oklahoma State [+3] Kaleb Young (Iowa)- @ Ohio State [+3] Doug Zapf (U Penn)- Vs Columbia [+3] Elijah Cleary (Pittsburgh)- Vs Virginia [+3] Ed Scott (NC State)- Vs Virginia Tech [+3] 165: Dalton Harkins (Army)- Vs American, Vs Franklin & Marshall [+8] Zach Hartman (Bucknell)- Vs Sacred Heart, @ Drexel [+8] Keegan O'Toole (Missouri)- @ Oklahoma, Vs South Dakota State [+8] Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin)- Vs Nebraska, @ Purdue [+8] Will Formato (Appalachian State)- Vs Little Rock, Vs VMI [+7] Joshua Ogunsanya (Columbia)- @ Princeton, @ U Penn [+6] Luke Weber (North Dakota State)- @ Iowa State, @ UNI [+6] Izzak Olejnik (Northern Illinois)- Vs Central Michigan, Vs Oklahoma [+6] Brady Berge (Penn State)- @ Michigan, @ Michigan State [+6] Travis Wittlake (Oklahoma State)- Vs Lehigh [+3] 174: Michael Labriola (Nebraska)- @ Wisconsin, @ Northwestern [+8] Chris Foca (Cornell)- Vs Brown, Vs Harvard [+7] Logan Messer (George Mason)- @ Lock Haven, @ Bloomsburg [+6] Austin Murphy (Campbell)- The Citadel [+4] Eric Beck (Bellarmine)- Vs Davidson [+3] Michael O'Malley (Drexel)- Vs Bucknell [+3] Matt Finesilver (Duke)- @ North Carolina [+3] Dustin Plott (Oklahoma State)- Vs Lehigh [+3] Cade DeVos (South Dakota State)- @ Missouri, Vs Central Michigan, Vs SIU-Edwardsville [+9] Justin Phillips (Virginia)- @ Pittsburgh [+3] 184: Gavin Kane (North Carolina)- Vs Duke, Vs Little Rock [+9] Jonathan Loew (Cornell)- Vs Brown, Vs Harvard [+8] Trey Munoz (Oregon State)- @ Northern Colorado, @ Wyoming [+7] Jeremiah Kent (Missouri)- @ Oklahoma, Vs South Dakota State [+7] Brit Wilson (Northern Illinois)- Vs Central Michigan, Vs Oklahoma [+7] Kaleb Romero (Ohio State)- Vs Iowa, Vs Maryland [+6] Caleb Hopkins (Campbell)- Vs The Citadel [+5] Charles Small (Hofstra)- Vs Binghamton [+4] Marcus Coleman (Iowa State)- Vs North Dakota State [+4] Parker Keckeisen (UNI)- Vs North Dakota State [+4] Dakota Geer (Oklahoma State)- Vs Lehigh [+4] 197: Tyler Mousaw (VMI)- Vs Appalachian State, Vs Bellarmine, Vs Gardner-Webb [+12] Matt Stencel (Central Michigan)- @ Northern Illinois, @ SIU-Edwardsville, Vs South Dakota State [+11] Jack Brown (Army)- Vs American, Vs Franklin & Marshall [+8] Lou DePrez (Binghamton)- @ Hofstra, @ Long Island [+8] Jacob Cardenas (Cornell)- Vs Brown, Vs Harvard [+7] Max Shaw (North Carolina)- Vs Duke, Vs Little Rock [+7] Rocky Elam (Missouri)- @ Oklahoma, Vs South Dakota State [+6] Eric Schultz (Nebraska)- @ Wisconsin, @ Northwestern [+6] Levi Hopkins (Campbell)- Vs The Citadel [+5] AJ Ferrari (Oklahoma State)- Vs Lehigh [+5] Tanner Sloan (South Dakota State)- @ Missouri, Vs Central Michigan, Vs SIU-Edwardsville [+5] Jacob Warner (Iowa)- @ Ohio State [+3] Issac Trumble (NC State)- Vs Virginia Tech [+3] Cole Urbas (U Penn)- Vs Columbia [+3] Stephen Buchanan (Wyoming)- Vs Oregon State [+3] 285: Lewis Fernandes (Cornell)- Vs Brown, Vs Harvard [+10] Mason Parris (Michigan)- @ Penn State, @ Rutgers [+8] Brandon Metz (North Dakota State)- @ Iowa State, @ UNI [+6] Anthony Cassioppi (Iowa)_ @ Ohio State [+4] Jordan Wood (Lehigh)- @ Oklahoma State [+3] Ben Goldin (U Penn)- Vs Columbia [+3] Nathan Traxler (Virginia Tech)- @ NC State [+3] Think I missed someone? Disagree with someone on the list or their projection? Want to know our thoughts on a matchup? Let me know! Win the week!

Missouri All-American Rocky Elam (photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) Thursday 01/20 Missouri at Oklahoma, 8:00 PM (7:00 PM) Friday 01/21 Oregon State at Northern Colorado, 8:00 PM (6:00 PM) Saturday 01/22 South Dakota State at Missouri, 3:00 PM (2:00 PM) Oregon State at Wyoming, 3:00 PM (1:00 PM) North Dakota State at Northern Iowa, 8:00 PM (7:00 PM) Sunday 01/23 Oklahoma at Northern Illinois, 1:00 PM (12:00 PM) South Dakota State at SIU Edwardsville, 2:00 PM (1:00 PM) North Dakota State at Iowa State, 3:00 PM (2:00 PM) Lehigh at Oklahoma State, 3:00 PM (2:00 PM) If this schedule holds up (Unfortunately, we know it won't due to a rash of cancellations from COVID), this is another solid slate of duals for the Big 12 this week. Most Unique Storyline: OU vs. Missouri The “newest” Big 12 program taking on the defending conference champions. On paper this is the toughest in conference matchup for Missouri so far this season, but Missouri has a slight edge in the rankings at most weights. OU is competitive at every single weight, so this could get interesting if they can pull a few upsets. My Dual to Watch: North Dakota State at Iowa State I wrote in my recap for last week that I think Iowa State is starting to emerge as a conference title contender. They're right up there with OSU and Missouri and could continue to climb as we move forward in the season. They have a solid test here though. North Dakota State and Iowa State are both one loss teams and North Dakota State will provide a test for the rising Cyclone squad ahead of their dual with Oklahoma State next week.

(photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) With more than half of the 2021-22 season in the books, it's time to look ahead to the finish line. Way ahead, as we are focusing on the most prestigious award in collegiate wrestling, the Dan Hodge Trophy. Named after the legendary pinning machine from Oklahoma, the Hodge is awarded each year to the best collegiate wrestler. The criteria for the Hodge Trophy are as follows: 1. Record, 2. Number of pins, 3. Dominance, 4. Past Credentials, 5. Quality of competition, 6. Sportsmanship/Citizenship, 7. Heart. In developing our January Hodge Trophy voting, InterMat's conference correspondent team has turned in their ballots. Each voter numbered their Hodge list from 1-10 (with one being the best) and each candidate received a vote # (1=10, 2=9, etc.). The highest vote total won. After getting ballots from six team members, InterMat has released our results, starting at ten and going to the winner. 10) Mekhi Lewis (Virginia Tech) The stats: 13-0 record; 3 falls; 3 techs; 2 major decisions We'll see tomorrow night just how much of a Hodge contender Lewis is. Currently ranked #3 at 174 lbs, he'll face fellow-unbeaten, Hayden Hidlay (NC State), in one of the highlight duals of the weekend. Lewis has already surpassed his fall total (2) from his NCAA title-winning season and also has increased his bonus-point percentage by almost 20%. 9) Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin) The stats: 14-0 record; 4 falls, 3 techs, 5 major decisions It seems crazy that a true freshman could jump onto a list like this in a stacked season, but Hamiti has been extremely impressive. Hamiti has done his best work when the stakes have been the highest. His two non-bonus point wins have come against unranked competition, while three of his four falls have come against ranked competition. He also competes at a weight that is generally considered up-for-grabs. That increases his title-winning chances, though it makes it a difficult prospect to do so undefeated. 8) Mason Parris (Michigan) The stats: 7-0 record; 3 falls, 1 tech, 3 major decisions This is interesting because Parris certainly has the type of numbers that warrant Hodge Trophy consideration. The only problem? He's a huge longshot to win a national title, or even go unbeaten, since he will likely face Gable Steveson three times this year. Gable aside, Parris has been excellent in limited action. Heavyweights get graded on a curve with their fall/tech type numbers; however, Parris still has some quality stats. 7) Daton Fix (Oklahoma State) The stats: 9-0 record; 3 falls, 1 tech, 3 major decisions Last year, Daton Fix was the top-seed at the NCAA Championships and fell in sudden victory to Roman Bravo-Young, so seeing him on top of the podium in Detroit is not a long shot. Fix really opened up his scoring and bonus point output in 2021 and it has continued into this season. He also has the international credentials that could serve as a tiebreaker in the minds of voters in a close Hodge race. 6) Sebastian Rivera (Rutgers) The stats: 16-0 record; 2 falls, 9 techs, 3 major decisions The man they call Seabass has been perfect in terms of racking up bonus points during the 2021-22 campaign. He has done so in all 14 opportunities (with two forfeits). Currently, Rivera has NCAA finalists Nick Lee and Jaydin Eierman ahead of him, but he appears ready to defeat either. Wins over both and the gaudy bonus point numbers will make it hard to vote against Rivera. 5) Carter Starocci (Penn State) The stats: 11-0 record; 2 falls, 4 techs, 3 major decisions As many elite wrestlers before him have done, Carter Starocci has thrived and improved greatly between his freshman and sophomore years at Penn State. Instead of “just” winning like he did last season, Starocci has increased his bonus point percentage from 25% to over 80%. With multiple Nittany Lions expected to win titles, and therefore be in Hodge consideration, could Starocci or other PSU wrestlers fall victim to vote-splitting? 4) David Carr (Iowa State) The stats: 11-0 record; 4 falls, 4 techs, 1 major decision The proud owner of a 42-match winning streak, David Carr is looking more dominant than ever on his way to a second consecutive NCAA title. Carr brings a four-match pin streak into this weekend, the first of which came over perennial contender Kendall Coleman. He averted near-disaster at the Daktronics Open and defeated Peyton Robb in sudden victory during his 2021-22 season debut. 157 is a strong weight with plenty of contenders, so Carr will have to contend with plenty of able competitors if he is to extend the streak. 3) Aaron Brooks (Penn State) The stats: 9-0 record: 2 falls, 1 tech, 5 major decisions Minus Gable Steveson, Aaron Brooks has the highest bonus point percentage (89%) out of the returning national champions. Brooks is set to face his most formidable challenge tomorrow evening, in the form of 2020 Olympic bronze medalist, Myles Amine. Getting multiple wins over an opponent of Amine's caliber looks good on the resume, and should help in lieu of eye-popping pin numbers. Brooks also has a long winning streak of his own, which currently is at 31 matches. 2) Keegan O'Toole (Missouri) The stats: 13-0 record; 5 falls, 1 tech, 5 major decisions The trendy pick and probably the best selection in terms of the dominance and pin criteria surrounding the Hodge is Keegan O'Toole. The Missouri Tiger has the highest pin total amongst any of the ten wrestlers on our list. Last year, as a true freshman, O'Toole managed to tally six falls on his way to a third-place finish at the NCAA Championships. If O'Toole can successfully navigate the minefield that is 165 lbs and continue to rack up bonus-point wins and a few falls here and there, it'll be hard to vote against him. 1) Gable Steveson (Minnesota) The stats: 6-0 record, 0 falls, 1 tech, 5 major decisions The co-Hodge Winner from 2021, Gable Steveson, is back and intent on becoming the sole winner of the award in 2022. We'll see how voters wish to stick to the criteria that has pins as a primary factor. While Gable has none this year, he has been utterly dominant. His closest match has been a nine-point major decision over #14 Lucas Davison and you know we give the 285 lber's a benefit of the doubt when it comes to bonus points/falls. Oh yeah, Steveson also has an Olympic gold medal which more than qualifies for the “past credentials” criteria. He should also benefit from the quality of his competition (another criteria). Aside from him, four other age-group world champions are at 285 lbs and none of them have shown the ability to keep it close with the Gopher big man. Unless something significant happens, expect another Hodge for Gable. Others receiving votes:Yianni Diakomihalis (Cornell), AJ Ferrari (Oklahoma State), Evan Wick (Cal Poly), Max Dean (Penn State), Nick Lee (Penn State)

The 2018 Men's freestyle World Cup (photo courtesy of Tony Rotundo; WrestlersAreWarriors.com) USA Wrestling is pleased to announce that United World Wrestling has awarded both the 2022 and 2023 Men's and Women's Freestyle World Cup events to Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa. The 2022 competition will be held December 10-11, and the 2023 competition is set for December 9-10. The World Cup is the annual international dual meet championships. This will be the first time in history that the men's freestyle World Cup and the women's freestyle World Cup events will be held side-by-side. This will also be the second time that the men's freestyle World Cup has been held in the Iowa City area, as the 2018 World Cup was hosted at the world-famous Carver-Hawkeye Arena on the campus of the University of Iowa in Iowa City. This will be the first time that the United States has ever hosted the Women's World Cup. "USA Wrestling is excited to once again bring one of the most important wrestling competitions on the planet to the Coralville/Iowa City community, which is truly an international wrestling hotbed. We are extremely pleased that we will be able to showcase the world's best men's and women's freestyle wrestlers in the same location. The atmosphere will be electric and fans will not want to miss this action," said USA Wrestling Executive Director Rich Bender. The Men's Freestyle World Cup features the top five men's freestyle wrestling teams in the world plus an all-world team, while the Women's Freestyle World Cup features the top five women's freestyle wrestling teams in the world, plus an all-world team. The all-world teams will be comprised of athletes whose teams finished outside the top five in the team race at the World Championships. Those teams will be determined based upon the team results of the Senior World Championships events earlier each year. The 2022 Senior World Championships are set for Belgrade, Serbia, and the 2023 Senior World Championships will be hosted in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. "For the first time in history, the Women's World Cup will be held in the United States. This will also be the first time that the World Cup for both men's and women's freestyle will be held together. I can't think of a better place to host these events than in the state of Iowa, and in the Iowa City/Coralville community. I know that this community appreciates great wrestling. They are in for a spectacular event, with the best teams in the world battling for World dual meet titles," said Terry Steiner, USA Wrestling National Women's Coach. This will be the 31st time the United States has hosted the men's freestyle World Cup event, the most of any nation. Coralville will become the 10th U.S. city to host the Freestyle World Cup. The other U.S. cities which have hosted the World Cup include Toledo, Ohio (17 times); Los Angeles, Calif. (three times) Chattanooga, Tenn. (twice); Spokane, Wash.(twice); Stillwater, Okla. (twice); Baltimore, Md.; Fairfax, Va., Boise, Idaho and Iowa City, Iowa. Coralville's new Xtream Arena opened in September 2020, and USA Wrestling has held a number of major events there, including the 2020 Senior Nationals, the 2021 UWW Junior and Senior Nationals, as well as the 2021 High School National Recruiting Showcase and the USA Wrestling Girls Folkstyle Nationals. The local organizing committee is Think Iowa City and the Iowa City Area Sports Commission, which helped host the highly-successful 2012 and 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials and the 2018 Men's Freestyle World Cup at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Ticket packages for the general public for the 2022 Men's and Women's Freestyle World Cup go on sale on Friday, February 4 at 10:00 a.m. CT. The seating capacity for Xtream Arena for the World Cup will be approximately 5,300. Fans are encouraged to buy immediately, as organizers expect to sell out quickly. The effort to combine the men's and women's World Cup and bring them to Iowa City has been many years in the making. The Iowa City Area Sports Commission and its leaders came up with concept shortly after the 2018 World Cup and worked with USA Wrestling to make this vision a reality. Local leaders Josh Schamberger and Luke Eustice went to United World Wrestling headquarters to meet with its staff and pitch the idea, which was very well received. However, when the COVID-19 pandemic hit the world in 2020, the project was put on hold during the shutdown. This year, a revised proposal was presented to United World Wrestling, which agreed to award the events to Coralville, Iowa. "The Iowa City Area Sports Commission has made significant investments into girls and women's wrestling this past decade. In so many ways, this combined World Cup is an extension of this effort. This inaugural Men's and Women's Freestyle World Cup will reverberate across the wrestling globe. We couldn't be more honored to be the community chosen to set the bar for how this event should look and run for decades to come. And quite honestly, we aim for that bar to actually never be reached outside of Iowa City, Iowa…Wrestling Town, USA," said Josh Schamberger, President of Think Iowa City.

(photo courtesy of Tony Rotundo; WrestlersAreWarriors.com) We've got a great slate of duals over the next week. An incredible 51 duals are on the schedule for Thursday-Monday. Since it can be difficult to figure out where and when to watch all of these events, InterMat has put together a list of all of the live-streamed events occurring this weekend. Below are the dates/times and how to watch each match. Thursday, January 20: Missouri at Oklahoma, 8:00 PM Bally Sports Oklahoma Friday, January 21: Little Rock vs. VMI at Appalachian State, 4:00 PM The Grind (Rokfin) VMI at Appalachian State, 5:45 PM The Grind (Rokfin) Davidson at Bellarmine, 6:00 PM BU Knights Sports Network Rider at Cleveland State, 6:00 PM Penn State at Michigan, 6:00 PM Big Ten Network Rutgers at Michigan State, 6:00 PM B1G+ Central Michigan at Northern Illinois, 7:00 PM ESPN+ Maryland at Indiana, 7:00 PM B1G+ George Mason at Lock Haven, 7:00 PM PSAC Sports Digital Network Virginia Tech at NC State, 7:00 PM ACC Network Duke at North Carolina, 7:00 PM ACC Network Extra Virginia at Pittsburgh, 7:00 PM ACC Network Extra Illinois at Purdue, 7:00 PM B1G+ Little Rock at Appalachian State, 7:30 PM The Grind (Rokfin) Oregon State at Northern Colorado, 8:00 PM FloWrestling Iowa at Ohio State, 8:00 PM Big Ten Network Nebraska at Wisconsin, 8:00 PM B1G+ Saturday, January 22: Navy at Ohio, 11:00 AM ESPN+ Binghamton at Long Island, 12:00 PM NEC Front Row Harvard at Cornell, 1:00 PM ESPN+ Columbia at Princeton, 1:00 PM ESPN+ Brown at Cornell, 3:00 PM ESPN+ South Dakota State at Missouri, 3:00 PM ESPN+ Oregon State at Wyoming, 3:00 PM FloWrestling Binghamton at Hofstra, 3:30 PM Hofstra YouTube Sacred Heart at Bucknell, 5:00 PM Bucknell YouTube Rider at Edinboro, 7:00 PM FloWrestling Clarion at Lock Haven, 7:00 PM PSAC Sports Digital Network North Dakota State at Northern Iowa, 8:00 PM FloWrestling Sunday, January 23: Central Michigan at SIU Edwardsville, 12:00 PM ESPN+ George Mason at Bloomsburg, 1:00 PM Penn State at Michigan State, 1:00 PM B1G+ Oklahoma at Northern Illinois, 1:00 PM ESPN+ Davidson at Ohio, 1:00 PM ESPN+ Maryland at Ohio State, 1:00 PM B1G+ Columbia at Penn, 1:00 PM ESPN+ Navy at Cleveland State, 2:00 PM Buffalo at Kent State, 2:00 PM South Dakota State at SIU Edwardsville, 2:00 PM ESPN+ North Dakota State at Iowa State, 3:00 PM ESPN+ Little Rock at North Carolina, 3:00 PM ESPN+ Nebraska at Northwestern, 3:00 PM B1G+ Lehigh at Oklahoma State, 3:00 PM ESPN+ Rutgers at Michigan, 4:00 PM B1G+ Wisconsin at Purdue, 4:00 PM Big Ten Network Central Michigan at SIU Edwardsville, 4:00 PM ESPN+ The Citadel at Campbell, 5:00 PM ESPN+ Arizona State at CSU Bakersfield, 5:00 PM GoRunners.com Bucknell at Drexel, 6:00 PM FloWrestling Monday, January 24: Arizona State at Cal Poly, 3:00 PM Cal Poly All-Access

#2 ranked Patrick Glory (photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) Below is a recap of last week's EIWA action, with individual highlights worth noting. Notable News Princeton tops #6 Arizona State at home Bucknell wins 5th match in a row Matt Kazimir of Columbia earns EIWA Wrestler of the Week honor Lehigh improves to 4-0 in the conference American The Eagles took part in the Chippewa Challenge, held at Central Michigan University. Coach Jason Borrelli coached his Eagles against his father's Chippewas, among two other teams, both led by CMU alums. Max Leete (125) came away with a win against CMU. At 149lb, Patrick Ryan had a victory over Campbell. Also notching a win over Campbell was Antonio Segura at 157lb. Isaac Righter also won his match against Campbell. Boxscore: Campbell 28 - American 9 125: Korbin Meink (Campbell) pinned Max Leete (AU), 2:00 (Campbell 6-0) 133: Domenic Zaccone (Campbell) major dec. Jack Maida (AU), 13-3 (Campbell 10-0) 141: Shannon Hanna (Campbell) dec. Ethan Szerencsits (AU), 9-6 (Campbell 13-0) 149: Patrick Ryan (AU) dec. Chris Rivera (Campbell), 9-4 (Campbell 13-3) 157: Antonio Segura (AU) dec. Matthew Dallara (Campbell), 5-3 SV-1 (Campbell 13-6) 165: Troy Nation (Campbell) tech. fall Breon Phifer (AU), 16-0 (Campbell 18-6) 174: Austin Murphy (Campbell) dec. Tim Fitzpatrick (AU), 10-7 (Campbell 21-6) 184: Caleb Hopkins (Campbell) dec. Colin Shannon (AU), 11-5 (Campbell 24-6) 197: Chris Kober (Campbell) major dec. Carsten Rawls (AU), 12-4 (Campbell 28-6) 285: Isaac Righter (AU) dec. Luke Davis (Campbell), 8-2 (Campbell wins 28-9) Boxscore: Central Michigan 36 - American 3 125: Max Leete (AU) dec. Sean Spindle (CMU), 4-2 (American 3-0) 133: Ja'Kerion Merritt (CMU) dec. Andy Fallon (AU), 6-4 (Tied 3-3) 141: #13 Dresden Simon (CMU) tech. fall Ethan Szerencsits (AU), 19-0 (CMU 8-3) 149: #27 Corbyn Munson (CMU) dec. Patrick Ryan (AU), 7-2 (CMU 11-3) 157: #18 Johnny Lovett (CMU) dec. Antonio Segura (AU), 6-2 (CMU 14-3) 165: Tracey Hubbard (CMU) major dec. Breon Phifer (AU), 8-0 (CMU 18-3) 174: Bret Fedewa (CMU) dec. Tim Fitzpatrick (AU), 5-3 (CMU 21-3) 184: Ben Cushman (CMU) dec. Colin Shannon (AU), 3-2 (CMU 24-3) 197: Aaron Bolo (CMU) pinned Connor Bourne (AU), 1:57 (CMU 30-3) 285: #9 Matt Stencel (CMU) pinned Isaac Righter (AU), 1:23 (CMU wins 36-3) Boxscore: CSUB 35 - American 6 125: Eddie Flores (CSUB) dec. Max Leete (AU), 9-6 (CSUB 3-0) 133: Jack Maida (AU) won by forfeit (AU 6-3) 141: #27 Angelo Martinoni (CSUB) tech fall. Ethan Szerencsits (AU), 17-0 (CSUB 8-6) 149: Josh Brown (CSUB) dec. Patrick Ryan (AU), 7-5 (CSUB 11-6) 157: Brock Rogers (CSUB) dec. Antonio Segura (AU), 3-1 SV (CSUB 14-6) 165: Augustine Garcia (CSUB) major dec. Breon Phifer (AU), 8-0 (CSUB 18-6) 174: Albert Urias (CSUB) dec. Tim Fitzpatrick (AU), 3-2 (CSUB 21-6) 184: Jacob Hansen (CSUB) dec. Colin Shannon (AU), 5-0 (CSUB 24-6) 197: Josh Loomer (CSUB) tech. fall Carsten Rawls (AU), 17-0 (CSUB 29-6) 285: Jacob Sieder (CSUB) pinned Isaac Righter (AU), 1:09 (CSUB 35-6) The Eagles had some very tough opponents on Sunday. They walked away with some good wins. Many of the losses were close decisions. There are some positives to be taken away from the weekend. Coach Borrelli is a very good coach, and things seem to be improving in DC, even though he's only been the head coach for just over half a season. With a lot of young talent, this team will keep getting better. I have faith in Coach Borrelli and the staff he assembled. I'm sure the athletes do as well. Army West Point The Black Knights made the trip to Ithaca to take on the Cornell Big Red. This was the team's 6th ranked opponent they faced this season. Thomas Deck (141) had a fall in the bout. At 157lb, Markus Hartman won via major decision over a quality opponent in Hunter Richard. Mark Montgomery (133), Ben Pasiuk (174), Sahm Abdulrazzaq (184) and JT Brown (197) all lost close bouts to ranked opponents. PJ Ogunsanya (#22 - 149) was forced to injury default. He should be back in 1-2 weeks. Boxscore: #10 Cornell 28 - Army 10 125: #3 Vito Arujau won by major decision over Ryan Chauvin, 16-3 133: #30 Dom LaJoie won by decision over Mark Montgomery, 4-1 141: Thomas Deck won by fall over Phillip Moomey, 5:33 149: #1 Yianni Diakomihalis won by injury default over #22 P.J. Ogunsanya, 3:24 157: #28 Markus Hartman won by major decision over Hunter Richard, 13-0 165: #9 Julian Ramirez wins by decision over #33 Dalton Harkins, 6-3 174: #14 Chris Foca won by decision over Ben Pasiuk, 12-11 184: #16 Jonathan Loew won by decision over Sahm Abdulrazzaq, 8-4 197: #17 Jacob Cardenas won by decision over #25 J.T. Brown, 3-1 (sv1) 285: Brendan Furman won by decision over Brandon Phillips, 3-1 (sv1) The Black Knights have wrestled a seriously insane strength of schedule. With losses to the teams ranked #1, 2, 11, 12, and 21 in the nation, the team will be ready to compete when they finally get to wrestle an unranked team. With matches against Bucknell, #18 Lehigh, and Navy remaining, they will be battling hard to get their first dual meet win of the season. I love watching this team compete. They will be ready in March. Binghamton The Bearcats hosted EIWA-foe Drexel to a dual meet on Saturday. Ryan Anderson (141) and Nick Lombard (149) both walked away with wins. They seem to really be clicking lately. Big boys Lou Deprez (#12 - 197) and Joe Doyle (#20 - 285) both had technical falls. Deprez now leads all wrestlers at the 197lb weight class with 19 wins on the season. Cory Day saw some mat time at 184lb with a close 1-0 win. Pin machine Anthony Sobotker (#32 - 133) now leads the NCAA at the D1 level with 11 pins. Boxscore: Binghamton 25, Drexel - 13 141: Ryan Anderson (BU) dec. Jared Donahue (D), 4-2 (BU leads 3-0) 149: Nick Lombard (BU) dec. Tyler Williams (D), 4-0 (BU leads 6-0) 157: Parker Kropman (D) dec. Tyler Martin (BU), 9-3 (BU leads 6-3) 165: No. 30 Evan Barczak (D) dec. Brevin Cassella (BU), 2-0 (match tied 6-6) 174: No. 15 Mickey O'Malley (D) MJ Jacob Nolan (BU), 10-0 (Drexel leads 10-6) 184: Cory Day (BU) dec. Josh Stillings (D), 1-0 (Drexel leads 10-9) 197: No. 12 Lou DePrez (BU) TF Santino Morina (D), 18-2 4:42 (BU leads 14-10) Hwt: No. 20 Joe Doyle (BU) TF Elijah Anthony (D) 17-0 4:15 (BU leads 19-10) 125: Kyle Waterman (D) dec. Nick Curley (BU), 3-2 (BU leads 19-13) 133: No. 32 Anthony Sobotker WBF Antonio Mininno (D) 4:47 (BU wins 25-13) The Bearcats are coming around into final form. After the break, they had a ten-point loss to #16 Lehigh - which is not a bad loss at all. More recently, a twelve-point win over a tough Drexel squad is impressive. This coaching staff is excited for this team, and the future of the program is bright! I would love to see them finish in the top 5 at EIWAs. It is a strong possibility the way they are competing now. Brown The Bears hosted two duals last weekend. The Drexel Dragons were in town on Friday, while the Bucknell Bison visited Providence on Saturday. At 184lb, James Araneo was the only wrestler to go undefeated over the weekend, both by decision. Boxscore: Drexel 22, Brown 15 125: Waterman def. Hunter Adrian: Dec. 6-4 133: Mininno def. Darby Diedrich: Dec. 4-3 141: Timothy Levine def. Donahue: Dec. 5-2 149: Ricky Cabanillas def. Nichter: Inj. 3:22 157: Kropman def. Mason Spears: Dec. 7-1 165: Barczak def. AJ Corrado: MD 10-1 174: O'Malley W by forfeit 184: James Araneo def. Stillings: Dec. 9-4 197: Morina def. Cade Wilson: Dec. 9-4 285: Lear Quinton def. Anthony: Dec. 5-2 Boxscore: Bucknell 31, Brown 9 125: Hunter Adrian def. Seidman: Dec. 5-2 133: Phipps def. Reese Fry: MD 16-2 141: Levett def. Timothy Levine: Dec. 5-2 149: DePron def. Ricky Cabanillas: Dec. 9-4 157: Delp def. Mason Spears: Fall 1:11 165: Hartman def. AJ Corrado: Fall 1:55 174: Springer W by forfeit 184: James Araneo def. Barnes: Dec. 13-6 197: Cade Wilson def. McCready: Dec. 6-2 285: Niemeyer def. Lear Quinton: Dec. 5-3 The Bears showed some grit this weekend. They did not come away with any team victories, but they had plenty of individual victories. There were a handful of matches that were within one or two points that could have gone the other way. The lack of experience from the team, may have played a part in that. Once they start to build confidence and learn from these mishaps, there will be plenty of Brown University wrestlers on that podium at EIWAs. Bucknell The Bison spent the weekend on the road and wrestled at Harvard and Brown. Kurt Phipps (133) and Zach Hartman (#18 - 165) both went 2-0 on the weekend. Hartman had a potential match-up with Conigliaro (#12) of Harvard that did not happen due to injury. At 125lb, Brandon Seidman had a quality win over Beau Bayless of Harvard. Boxscore: Bucknell 20 - Harvard 12 125: Brandon Seidman (BU) dec. over Beau Bayless (HU) 5-2 133: Kurt Phipps (BU) dec. over Dillon Murphy (HU) 6-4 141: Michael Jaffe (HU) dec. over Noah Levett (BU) 6-1 149: Lukus Stricker (HU) dec. over Kolby DePron (BU) 8-5 157: Trevor Tarsi (HU) dec. over Nick Delp (BU) 5-3 165: #18 Zach Hartman maj. dec. over Alex Whitworth (HU) 10-2 174: Sam Barnes (BU) dec. over Mike Doggett (HU) 5-0 184: Logan Deacetis (BU) maj. dec. over Luke Rada (HU) 10-2 197: Mason McCready (BU) dec. over Nick Marcenelle (HU) 6-3 285: Jeffrey Crooks (HU) dec. over Luke Niemeyer (BU) 3-2 Boxscore: Bucknell 31, Brown 9 125: Hunter Adrian def. Seidman: Dec. 5-2 133: Phipps def. Reese Fry: MD 16-2 141: Levett def. Timothy Levine: Dec. 5-2 149: DePron def. Ricky Cabanillas: Dec. 9-4 157: Delp def. Mason Spears: Fall 1:11 165: Hartman def. AJ Corrado: Fall 1:55 174: Springer W by forfeit 184: James Araneo def. Barnes: Dec. 13-6 197: Cade Wilson def. McCready: Dec. 6-2 285: Niemeyer def. Lear Quinton: Dec. 5-3 Bucknell is a sneaky good team. Even with Darren Miller (#21 - 141) out of the lineup, they keep winning matches. Currently, they have a five-match win streak, with four of those teams being EIWA opponents. Looking ahead to their schedule, they could easily run the table the rest of the month until they hit both #18 Lehigh and #4 Oklahoma State, where the challenge is an uphill battle. The way the entire team keeps improving, I would not be surprised to see them crack the top 5 in the conference tournament at the end of the season. The Bison could easily qualify more than just a few wrestlers to Detroit. Columbia The Lions did some traveling last weekend. They had a dual against Lehigh on Friday night, then made the trip to #4 Oklahoma State to dual on Sunday. Matt Kazimir (#18 - 141) and Joshua Ogunsanya (#21 - 165) were the lone wrestlers to go 2-0 on the weekend. Both defeated ranked opponents. At 125lb, Joe Manchio (#19) took out Jaret Lane (#20) of Lehigh in a quality match. Nick Fine beat Logan (#33) of Lehigh. Then lost a close one-point decision to Plott (#8) of Oklahoma State. Lastly, at 149lb, Danny Fongaro picked up a pivotal win against Lehigh. Boxscore: #17 Lehigh 20, Columbia 16 125: No. 20 Joe Manchio (COL) def. No. 15 Jaret Lane (LEH) dec. 4-3 133: No. 19 Malyke Hines (LEH) def. Angelo Rini (COL) dec. 12-9 141: No. 19 Matt Kazimir (COL) def. Connor McGonagle (LEH) maj. 11-1 149: Danny Fongaro (COL) def. Paul Watkins (LEH) def. 9-3 157: No. 8 Josh Humphreys (LEH) def. Andrew Garr (COL) TF 17-2 165: No. 22 Joshua Ogunsanya (COL) def. No. 25 Brian Meyer (LEH) dec. 7-2 174: Nick Fine (COL) def. No. 33 Jake Logan (LEH) dec. 4-3 184: AJ Burkhart (LEH) def. Brian Bonino (COL) dec. 4-2 197: JT Davis (LEH) def. Sam Wustefeld (COL) dec. 2-0 285: No. 7 Jordan Wood (LEH) def. Jalen Stephens (COL) F (2:50) Boxscore: #4 Oklahoma State 35, Columbia 6 125: No. 6 Trevor Mastrogiovanni (OSU) def. No. 20 Joe Manchio (COL) maj. 8-0 133: No. 2 Daton Fix (OSU) def. Angelo Rini (COL) maj. 13-4 141: No. 19 Matt Kazimir (COL) def. No. 18 Carter Young (OSU) dec. 6-1 149: No. 14 Kaden Gfeller (OSU) def. Danny Fongaro (COL) TF 17-2 157: No. 13 Wyatt Sheets (OSU) def. Andrew Garr (COL) dec. 8-5 165: No. 22 Joshua Ogunsanya (COL) def. Jalin Harper (OSU) dec. 3-2 174: No. 8 Dustin Plott (OSU) def. Nick Fine (COL) dec. 4-3 184: No. 10 Dakota Geer (OSU) def. Brian Bonino (COL) maj. 17-3 197: No. 1 AJ Ferrari (OSU) def. Sam Wustefeld (COL) F (6:01) 285: No. 30 Luke Surber (OSU) def. Jalen Stephens (COL) F (0:58) Columbia is no stranger to wrestling quality opponents. They squared off against #3 Michigan in November. This past weekend, they wrestled both #17 Lehigh and #4 Oklahoma State on the road. The trip to Oklahoma was a last-minute addition to their schedule, after a tri-meet at West Virginia was canceled due to COVID. I was unsure about how tough this team was, and they almost pulled off the upset over Lehigh, on the road. Safe to say, this team is very good. They will be in the hunt to finish in the top five at EIWAs in March. Cornell (#10) The Big Red hosted Army to a dual this past Saturday. Vito Arujau (#3 - 125) had the only bonus point victory for the Big Red. At 149lb, Yianni Diakomihalis (#1) was victorious in the marquee match-up of the day over Ogunsanya (#22). Unfortunately, the match ended early due to injury. Boxscore: #10 Cornell 28, Army West Point 10 125: #3 Vito Arujau (C) won by major decision over Ryan Chauvin (A), 16-3 133: #30 Dom LaJoie (C) won by decision over Mark Montgomery (A), 4-1 141: Thomas Deck (A) won by fall over Phillip Moomey (C), 5:33 149: #1 Yianni Diakomihalis (C) won by injury default over #22 PJ Ogunsanya (A), 3:24 157: #28 Markus Hartman (A) won by major decision over Hunter Richard (C), 13-0 165: #9 Julian Ramirez (C) wins by decision over #33 Dalton Harkins (A), 6-3 174: #14 Chris Foca (C) won by decision over Ben Pasiuk (A), 12-11 184: #16 Jonathan Loew (C) won by decision over Sahm Abdulrazzaq (A), 8-4 197: #17 Jacob Cardenas (C) won by decision over #25 JT Brown (A), 3-1 (sv1) 285: Brendan Furman (C) won by decision over Brandon Phillips (A), 3-1 (sv1) The Big Red had a nice bounce-back victory after a loss to Lehigh last weekend. Foca and Loew came away with close wins this time around. Cardenas and Furman both won in overtime. The dual meet was much closer than the score indicates. The positive takeaway here, however, is that Cornell won the close matches. This is the opposite of what occurred against Lehigh just a week ago. It is good to see improvement from one week to the next. Drexel The Dragons were on the road to compete against Brown and Binghamton. On Tuesday of this week, they had some extra countable matches with Penn. At 125lb, Kyle Waterman was 2-0 on the weekend with two close wins. The middle of the lineup for Drexel, including Parker Kropman (157), Evan Barczak (#28 - 165), and Mickey O'Malley (#15 - 174), all went undefeated as well. Against Brown, Antonio Mininno moved up a weight class to 133lb for a big win. We saw Luke Nichter (149) back from injury - only to suffer a concussion in his return. Hopefully, he is back soon, as he was in the rankings last week. Boxscore: Drexel 22, Brown 15 125: Waterman def. Hunter Adrian: Dec. 6-4 133: Mininno def. Darby Diedrich: Dec. 4-3 141: Timothy Levine def. Donahue: Dec. 5-2 149: Ricky Cabanillas def. Nichter: Inj. 3:22 157: Kropman def. Mason Spears: Dec. 7-1 165: Barczak def. AJ Corrado: MD 10-1 174: O'Malley W by forfeit 184: James Araneo def. Stillings: Dec. 9-4 197: Morina def. Cade Wilson: Dec. 9-4 285: Lear Quinton def. Anthony: Dec. 5-2 Boxscore: Binghamton 25, Drexel - 13 141: Ryan Anderson (BU) dec. Jared Donahue (D), 4-2 (BU leads 3-0) 149: Nick Lombard (BU) dec. Tyler Williams (D), 4-0 (BU leads 6-0) 157: Parker Kropman (D) dec. Tyler Martin (BU), 9-3 (BU leads 6-3) 165: No. 30 Evan Barczak (D) dec. Brevin Cassella (BU), 2-0 (match tied 6-6) 174: No. 15 Mickey O'Malley (D) MJ Jacob Nolan (BU), 10-0 (Drexel leads 10-6) 184: Cory Day (BU) dec. Josh Stillings (D), 1-0 (Drexel leads 10-9) 197: No. 12 Lou DePrez (BU) TF Santino Morina (D), 18-2 4:42 (BU leads 14-10) Hwt: No. 20 Joe Doyle (BU) TF Elijah Anthony (D) 17-0 4:15 (BU leads 19-10) 125: Kyle Waterman (D) dec. Nick Curley (BU), 3-2 (BU leads 19-13) 133: No. 32 Anthony Sobotker WBF Antonio Mininno (D) 4:47 (BU wins 25-13) Extra Countable Matches 125: Ryan Miller (Penn) def. Antonio Mininno, 10-3 Dec 149: Kay Sement (Penn) def. Tyler Williams, 4-1 Dec 165: Evan Barczak (DU) def. Cam Connor, 4-0 Dec 174: Nick Incontrera (Penn) def. Riley Onorato, TF 23-5 133: Kelly Dunnigan (Penn) def. Deon Pleasant, Fall 0:48 165: Lucas Revano (Penn) def. Michael Martinak, 9-4 Dec 285: Nate Hoaglund (Penn) def. Liam Dietrich, 4-3 Dec The Dragons have been struggling to stay healthy this season. In wrestling, this is not really an excuse coaches like to make. Would the outcome of matches differ if they were full strength - most likely not. But it is worth stating, it can be frustrating as a coach to not have a full-strength lineup. The coaching staff is not too concerned about match results, at the moment. They are working on getting healthy and making steady improvements week by week. Getting Nichter back will help boost the middle of the lineup tremendously. Franklin & Marshall The Diplomats were on the road after a long layoff. Their trip to Davidson ended with a tight loss. At 184lb, James Conway led the team with a fall. Wil Gil (141) and Gio Diaz (125) also earned bonus points with a major and tech fall, respectively. F&M's fourth came at 149, where Christiaan Dailey earned a decision. Boxscore: Davidson 20, Franklin & Marshall 18 125: Gio Diaz (F&M) tech. Hale Robinson (DAV); 4:38 (16-0) (0-5) 133: Kyle Gorant (DAV) tech. Jack Bruce (F&M); 6:50 (23-7) (5-5) 141: Wil Gil (F&M) maj. Nick Cambria (DAV); 11-2 (5-9) 149: Cristiaan Dailey (F&M) dec. David Loniewski (DAV); 9-7 (5-12) 157: Bryce Sanderlin (DAV) dec. Chase McCollum (F&M); 3-2 (8-12) 165: Jaden Hardrick (DAV) dec. Crew Fullerton (F&M); 12-8 (11-12) 174: Anthony Spera (DAV) dec. John Crawford (F&M); 8-6 (14-12) 184: James Conway (F&M) WBF Gavin Henry (DAV); 4:17 (14-18) 197: Finlay Holston (DAV) dec. Michael Waszen (F&M); 4-0 (17-18) 285: Mitchell Trigg (DAV) dec. Cenzo Pelusi (F&M); 5-2 (20-18) The lack of mat time seemed to show here for F&M. A bunch of close matches went the other way, which, ultimately, decided the dual. This was their first time back after the new year, plus being on the road. I can make excuses for them all day, but I know the coaching staff is grinding away to help these guys get ready for March. I love this staff, and think they are doing everything the right way. Harvard The Crimson hosted back-to-back matches last weekend. They faced off against Bucknell on Friday and Sacred Heart on Saturday. We missed the match-up between #12 Conigliaro and #18 Hartman of Bucknell due to Conigliaro's injury. Lukus Stricker (149) went 2-0 on the weekend, including a win over red-hot Kolby DePron of Bucknell. At 157lb, Trevor Tarsi had a win over Delp of Bucknell, then had a one-point loss to returning NCAA Qualifier Nick Palumbo of Sacred Heart. At 141lb, both Michael Jaffe and Kenny Herrman each won their match-ups. Alex Whitworth (165) filled in nicely for the injured Conigliaro (#12) with a win over Sacred Heart. Mike Doggett (174), Dom Mata (184), and Nick Marcenelle (197) all came away with one win as well. Boxscore: Bucknell 20, Harvard 12 125: Brandon Seidman (B) def. Beau Bayless (H), Dec. 5-2 (Bucknell 3-0) 133: Kurt Phipps (B) def. Dillon Murphy (H), Dec. 6-4 (Bucknell 6-0) 141: Michael Jaffe (H) def. Noah Levett (B), Dec. 6-1 (Bucknell 6-3) 149: Lukus Stricker (H) def. Kolby DePron (B), Dec. 8-5 (Tied 6-6) 157: Trevor Tarsi (H) def. Nick Delp (B), Dec. 5-3 (Harvard 9-6) 165: No. 18 Zach Hartman (B) def. Alex Whitworth (H), MD 10-2 (Bucknell 10-9) 174: Sam Barnes (B) def. Mike Doggett (H), Dec. 5-0 (Bucknell 13-9) 184: Logan Deacetis (B) def. Luke Rada (H), MD 10-2 (Bucknell 17-9) 197: Mason McCready (B) def. Nick Marcenelle (H), Dec. 6-3 (Bucknell 20-9) 285: Jeffrey Crooks (H) def. Luke Niemeyer (B), Dec. 3-2 (Bucknell 20-12) Boxscore: Harvard 39, Sacred Heart 6 157: Nick Palumbo (S) def. Trevor Tarsi (H), Dec. 3-2 (Sacred Heart 3-0) 165: Alex Whitworth (H) def. Scotty Jarosz (S), Dec. 3-2 (Tied 3-3) 174: Mike Doggett (H) def. Ryan Bolletino (S), Dec. 4-2 (Harvard 6-3) 184: Dom Mata (H) def. Sebastian Ford (S), Fall 0:29 (Harvard 12-3) 197: Nick Marcenelle (H) def. Logan Michael (S), Fall 4:04 (Harvard 18-3) 285: Nick Copley (S) def. Jeffrey Crooks (H), Dec. 7-2 (Harvard 18-6) 125: Beau Bayless (H) def. Jacob Venezia (S), MD 10-1 (Harvard 22-6) 133: Dillon Murphy (H) def. John Lafferty (S), Fall 6:46 (Harvard 28-6) 141: Kenny Herrmann (H) def. Jordan Carlucci (S), TF 16-0 4:22 (Harvard 33-6) 149: Lukus Stricker (H) def. Cole McGill (S), Fall 1:21 (Harvard 39-6) The Crimson had a strong showing without their highly talented heavyweight, who is out for the season. Former high school teammates Murphy and Dillon each had back-to-back wins against Sacred Heart. The Crimson have some young wrestlers in the lineup making strides, making them competitive at this level. Eventually, they will be more than just "competitive" and start winning more often at this level. It's great to see Harvard climbing the ranks, along with the remainder of the Ivy League. Hofstra The Pride were at home on Saturday and Sunday, wrestling against Buffalo and Navy. Zachary Knighton-Ward (#19 - 285) was the lone wrestler to win both matches over the weekend. Ricky Stamm (165), Charles Small (184), and Trey Rogers (197) each were victorious in one bout. Boxscore: Buffalo 27, Hofstra 13 125: Tristan Daugherty (Buffalo) maj. Dec. Jacob Moon (Hofstra), 17-6 133: Derek Spann (Buffalo) tech fall Ty Cymmerman (Hofstra), 15-0 (7:00) 141: Ben Freeman (Buffalo) dec. Justin Hoyle (Hofstra), 3-1 (SV-1) 149: John Arceri (Buffalo) tech fall Michael Leandrou (Hofstra), 24-7 (6:00) 157: Hunter Shaut (Buffalo) dec. Joe McGinty (Hofstra), 5-4 165: Noah Grover (Buffalo) dec. Ricky Stamm (Hofstra), 3-1 (SV-1) 174: Jay Nivison (Buffalo) maj. Dec. Ericson Velasquez (Hofstra), 14-5 184: #27 Charles Small (Hofstra) dec. Pete Acciardi (Buffalo), 3-2 (TB-2)* 197: Trey Rogers (Hofstra) WBF Sam Mitchell (Buffalo), 6:08 285: #19 Zachary Knighton-Ward (Hofstra) maj. Dec. Toby Cahill (Buffalo), 16-2 Boxscore: Navy 35, Hofstra 6 125: Dayton DelViscio (Navy) inj. Def. Jacob Moon (Hofstra), 1:21 133: #23 Josh Koderhandt (Navy) WBF Matthew Templeton (Hofstra), 2:42 141: Tyler Hunt (Navy) dec. Justin Hoyle (Hofstra), 6-4 (SV-1) 149: Jonathan Miranda (Navy) dec. Michael Leandrou (Hofstra), 3-1 157: #20 Andrew Cerniglia (Navy) tech fall Joe McGinty (Hofstra), 17-0 (4:24) 165: Ricky Stamm (Hofstra) dec. Val Park (Navy), 8-4 174: Cael Crebs (Navy) WBF Ericson Velasquez (Hofstra), 5:59 184: David Key (Navy) dec. #27 Charles Small (Hofstra), 3-2 197: #26 Jacob Koser (Navy) dec. Trey Rogers (Hofstra), 8-2 285: #19 Zachary Knighton-Ward (Hofstra) dec. Grady Griess (Navy), 4-2 Hofstra's match against Buffalo included two overtime losses, plus a one-point loss. It's safe to say, they were in the match, and the overall outcome could have gone the other way. Buffalo is a tough team that finds a way to win the close ones. Knighton-Ward is still winning matches, as are Small, Rogers, and Stamm. The upper half of this lineup is formidable. Hoyle and McGinty seem to only lose close matches when they lose. This team does have top 5 potential in the EIWA conference. Lehigh (#21) The Mountain Hawks hosted Columbia on Friday, then Navy on Saturday. They walked away victorious in both matches, bringing their EIWA record to 4-0. At 133lb, Malyke Hines (#18) had a win over Angelo Rini of Columbia and Josh Koderhandt (#21) of Navy. Josh Humphreys (#8 - 157) looked impressive with 2 wins, including a major over Andrew Cerniglia (#20) of Navy. Jordan Wood (#7 - 285) barely broke a sweat and had two falls over the weekend. Boxscore: No. 17 Lehigh 20, Columbia 16 125: Joe Manchio (Columbia) dec. Jaret Lane (Lehigh) 4-3 133: Malyke Hines (Lehigh) dec. Angelo Rini (Columbia) 12-9 141: Matt Kazimir (Columbia) major dec. Connor McGonagle (Lehigh) 11-1 149: Danny Fongaro (Columbia) dec. Paul Watkins (Lehigh) 9-3 157: Josh Humphreys (Lehigh) tech fall Andrew Garr (Columbia) 17-2, 7:00 165: Josh Ogunsanya (Columbia) dec. Brian Meyer (Lehigh) 7-2 174: Nick Fine (Columbia) dec. Jake Logan (Lehigh) 4-3 184: AJ Burkhart (Lehigh) dec. Brian Bonino (Columbia) 4-2 197: JT Davis (Lehigh) dec Sam Wustefeld (Columbia) 2-0 285: Jordan Wood (Lehigh) Fall Jalen Stephens (Columbia) 2:50 Boxscore: No. 17 Lehigh 24, Navy 9 125: Jaret Lane (Lehigh) dec. Jacob Allen (Navy) 10-6 133: Malyke Hines (Lehigh) dec. Josh Koderhandt (Navy) 13-7 141: Connor McGonagle (Lehigh) dec. Tyler Hunt (Navy) 1-0 149: Jonathan Miranda (Navy) dec. Paul Watkins (Lehigh) 4-3 157: Josh Humphreys (Lehigh) major dec. Andrew Cerniglia (Navy) 9-1 165: Brian Meyer (Lehigh) dec. Val Park (Navy) 5-4* 174: Jake Logan (Lehigh) dec. Shane Finney (Navy) 7-2 184: Hunter Johns (Navy) dec. AJ Burkhart (Lehigh) 14-8 197: Jacob Koser (Navy) dec. JT Davis (Lehigh) 1-0 285: Jordan Wood (Lehigh) Fall Ryan Catka (Navy) 3:31 The Mountain Hawks had to battle from behind to take the dual over Columbia. Down 8 points with three matches left, Burkhart, Davis, and Wood all came thru in the clutch to help secure the victory for the squad. There were even a few matches in the Navy dual where it looked like Navy was going to get the win, but Lehigh kept fighting and came out on top in most of them. This team will fight until the end. Logan and Burkhart have come on strong since their upset wins over Cornell last weekend. Up-and-down the lineup, they have guys who can find a way to qualify for NCAAs. It is not rare to have upwards of 7 or 8 Lehigh wrestlers at the national tournament. I expect nothing less this season. Long Island The Sharks hosted Buffalo on Friday night. At 174lb, Ryan Ferro won via an 8-1 decision over Lanning. Nunzio Crowley was the Shark's other victor. He had a decision at 197lb. In an extra match, Kaelen Francois won by major decision at 125lb. Boxscore: Buffalo - 27, LIU - 6 125: Tristan Daugherty (UB) def. Robbie Sagaris (LIU), dec. 7-3 133: Derek Spann (UB) def. Bryce Cockrell (LIU), tech. fall, 16-0 (3:00) 141: Ben Freeman (UB) def. Devin Matthews (LIU), dec. 6-1 149: Johnny Arceri (UB) def. Drew Witham (LIU), dec. 5-0 157: Hunter Shaut (UB) def. James Johnston (LIU), dec. 8-2 165: Noah Grover (UB) def. Blake Bahna (LIU), major dec. 10-1 174: Ryan Ferro (LIU) def. Jake Lanning (UB), dec. 8-1 184: Pete Acciardi (UB) def. James Langan (LIU), dec. 3-2 197: Nunzio Crowley (LIU) def. Sam Mitchell (UB), dec. 3-2 285: Toby Cahill (UB) def. Tim Nagosky (LIU), dec. 5-2 The Sharks of LIU seem to have a bright spot in both Ferro and Crowley. They seem to be winning more than losing this season. Sagaris is a talented freshman who can keep it close with many opponents. I've said it a few times, but LIU has some ways to go. Being the new kid on the block in this conference is no easy feat. They will take their lumps. I think I speak for everyone when I say that this team becoming more competitive is a positive factor for the conference. Their location makes it easy to recruit. They just need to find some of these missing pieces and it will slowly come to fruition. Navy The Midshipmen competed at Lehigh on Saturday. Then, again on the road Sunday at Hofstra. They went 1-1 on the weekend. Against Lehigh, Jonathan Miranda (149) got Navy on the board with a 4-3 win due to a last-second takedown. Hunter Johns (184) looked great with a big win over Burkhart of Lehigh. At 197, Jacob Koser returned from injury to gut out a 1-0 victory. Josh Koderhandt (#23 - 133) won by fall over Hofstra. At 174lb, Cael Crebs made his dual meet debut and came away with a fall over Hofstra. David Key (184) also got the nod Sunday, knocking off Small (#27) of Hofstra. Boxscore: No. 17 Lehigh 24, Navy 9 125: Jaret Lane (Lehigh) dec. Jacob Allen (Navy) 10-6 133: Malyke Hines (Lehigh) dec. Josh Koderhandt (Navy) 13-7 141: Connor McGonagle (Lehigh) dec. Tyler Hunt (Navy) 1-0 149: Jonathan Miranda (Navy) dec. Paul Watkins (Lehigh) 4-3 157: Josh Humphreys (Lehigh) major dec. Andrew Cerniglia (Navy) 9-1 165: Brian Meyer (Lehigh) dec. Val Park (Navy) 5-4* 174: Jake Logan (Lehigh) dec. Shane Finney (Navy) 7-2 184: Hunter Johns (Navy) dec. AJ Burkhart (Lehigh) 14-8 197: Jacob Koser (Navy) dec. JT Davis (Lehigh) 1-0 285: Jordan Wood (Lehigh) Fall Ryan Catka (Navy) 3:31 Boxscore: Navy 35, Hofstra 6 125: Dayton DelViscio (Navy) inj. Def. Jacob Moon (Hofstra), 1:21 133: #23 Josh Koderhandt (Navy) WBF Matthew Templeton (Hofstra), 2:42 141: Tyler Hunt (Navy) dec. Justin Hoyle (Hofstra), 6-4 (SV-1) 149: Jonathan Miranda (Navy) dec. Michael Leandrou (Hofstra), 3-1 157: #20 Andrew Cerniglia (Navy) tech fall Joe McGinty (Hofstra), 17-0 (4:24) 165: Ricky Stamm (Hofstra) dec. Val Park (Navy), 8-4 174: Cael Crebs (Navy) WBF Ericson Velasquez (Hofstra), 5:59 184: David Key (Navy) dec. #27 Charles Small (Hofstra), 3-2 197: #26 Jacob Koser (Navy) dec. Trey Rogers (Hofstra), 8-2 285: #19 Zachary Knighton-Ward (Hofstra) dec. Grady Griess (Navy), 4-2 It looks like Navy still has some guys battling it out to earn the starting spot in the lineup. Depth is never a bad thing, especially the way COVID has been unpredictable, as of late. Navy was ahead in many matches against Lehigh, but failed to finish victorious. There is a handful of inexperience in that lineup, which may be a factor. Luckily, Coach Kolat is one of the best in the business. The Midshipmen will turn these mistakes around in no time. The way it stands, they only have three wrestlers ranked now. I would bet this number increases by the time the season ends. Penn The Quakers have been laid up for the past two weekends due to COVID-protocols. They hosted neighboring school, Drexel, to some extra countable matches on Tuesday of this week. Extra Countable Matches 125: Ryan Miller (Penn) def. Antonio Mininno, 10-3 Dec 149: Kay Sement (Penn) def. Tyler Williams, 4-1 Dec 165: Evan Barczak (DU) def. Cam Connor, 4-0 Dec 174: Nick Incontrera (Penn) def. Riley Onorato, TF 23-5 133: Kelly Dunnigan (Penn) def. Deon Pleasant, Fall 0:48 165: Lucas Revano (Penn) def. Michael Martinak, 9-4 Dec 285: Nate Hoaglund (Penn) def. Liam Dietrich, 4-3 Dec Only a few starters got to see mat time on Tuesday. All of them won handily. We all know this team is talented. But they've only had one dual meet up to this point in the season, which was wrestled against #1 Penn State at the beginning of December. Since then, they've had six dual meets canceled. A large portion were expected to be wrestled at Virginia Duals a week ago. With only nine matches remaining, many of these guys will have limited records heading into conferences. As a former wrestler, I know this can either be good, or bad - depending on the athlete. I'm excited to see them compete this weekend. I imagine they are itching to compete at a high level, and the long layoff will not hinder their performance. Princeton The Tigers hosted #6 Arizona State on Sunday. They came away with the win after splitting matches but had the bonus points when it mattered. The match-up everyone wanted to see started the bout. Patrick Glory (#2 - 125) took out defending NCAA runner-up Courtney (#4), Danny Coles won the swing match at 141lb over Belton, which was the deciding match in the end. At 174lb, Nate Dugan won by decision over Coleman. Luke Stout (#16 - 197) returned from injury to win by technical fall. Boxscore: Princeton - 20, Arizona State - 18 125: #2 Patrick Glory (P) won by decision over #4 Brandon Courtney (AS), 12-6 (P 3, ASU 0) 133: #4 Michael McGee (AS) won by technical fall over Nick Masters (P), 18-2/3:53 (ASU 5, P 3) 141: Danny Coles (P) won by decision over Cleveland Belton (AS), 8-7 (P 6, ASU 5) 149: #11 Kyle Parco (AS) won by decision over Marshall Keller (P), 5-1 (ASU 8, P 6) 157: #3 Jacori Teemer (AS) won by decision over #11 Quincy Monday (P), 4-3 (ASU 11, P 6) 165: #6 Anthony Valencia (AS) won by decision over Jake Marsh (P), 6-3 (ASU 14, P 6) 174: Nate Dugan (P) won by decision over Zane Coleman (AS), 8-4 (ASU 14, P 9) 184: #22 Travis Stefanik (P) won by forfeit (P 15, ASU 14) 197: #16 Luke Stout (P) win by technical fall over Jacob Ortiz (AS), 19-3/4:56 (P 20, ASU 14) HWT: #3 Cohlton Schultz (AS) won by major decision over Matt Cover (P), 13-5 (P 20, ASU 18) The Tigers battled some adversity with injuries and COVID shortly after the new year. Most of those issues seem to be behind them, as they were at full strength this weekend. Glory showed why he is in the conversation to be an NCAA Champion. Monday is now, surprisingly, on a two-match losing streak. Expect him to turn things around quickly. He is still in the hunt to be on the podium at NCAAs. Even when the Tigers were outmanned, they kept matches close to minimize bonus points for Arizona State. This was a complete team effort win. Coach Ayres and company must be ecstatic about where the program is now and the direction they are heading. Sacred Heart The Pioneers traveled to Cambridge to take on Harvard in an EIWA bout. At 157lb, Nick Palumbo gave the team the first win of the night with a close 3-2 win over Trevor Tarsi. Nick Copley (285) was the other victorious wrestler for the Pioneers, winning by decision. Ryan Bolletino (174) and Sebastian Ford (184) each lost a tight match. Boxscore: Harvard 39, Sacred Heart 6 157: Nick Palumbo (S) def. Trevor Tarsi (H), Dec. 3-2 (Sacred Heart 3-0) 165: Alex Whitworth (H) def. Scotty Jarosz (S), Dec. 3-2 (Tied 3-3) 174: Mike Doggett (H) def. Ryan Bolletino (S), Dec. 4-2 (Harvard 6-3) 184: Dom Mata (H) def. Sebastian Ford (S), Fall 0:29 (Harvard 12-3) 197: Nick Marcenelle (H) def. Logan Michael (S), Fall 4:04 (Harvard 18-3) 285: Nick Copley (S) def. Jeffrey Crooks (H), Dec. 7-2 (Harvard 18-6) 125: Beau Bayless (H) def. Jacob Venezia (S), MD 10-1 (Harvard 22-6) 133: Dillon Murphy (H) def. John Lafferty (S), Fall 6:46 (Harvard 28-6) 141: Kenny Herrmann (H) def. Jordan Carlucci (S), TF 16-0 4:22 (Harvard 33-6) 149: Lukus Stricker (H) def. Cole McGill (S), Fall 1:21 (Harvard 39-6) I do not believe this was Sacred Heart's best showing, personally. We have seen them wrestle at a more competitive level this season. The first dual meet back after the new year can be tough on many teams. They will look to bounce back in the next few weeks as they get a bunch of EIWA matches in. Coach Clark has been around the block a few times. I know he will have them ready to compete when it counts.

2x NCAA champion Yianni Diakomihalis (photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) It's Wednesday, hump day; you're only a few days away from Friday and the beginning to an awesome weekend of college wrestling action. To help you get over the midweek blues, we've got some fun today. Remember, "fun" is the operative word! Yesterday, InterMat released a new set of college rankings. After perusing the rankings, we thought, "What would NCAA brackets look like if they went by these exact rankings?" So, we drew up the brackets and had some fun. As the rankings are currently constructed, there are some fun weight classes and potential matchups. Note: Seeds are only listed on the bracket up to #16. Wrestlers ranked 17-33 have been inserted at the usual spot that their seed/ranking would typically get placed (i.e., #17 meets 16 in round one, followed by #9 and #24, and so on..) Without anything further, enjoy and remember that based on more information, results, upsets, the actual brackets will look slightly different than these! 125 lbs As expected, this bracket is deep! Team race implications could be felt by the potential second-round matchup between #7 Drew Hildebrandt (Penn State) and #10 Drake Ayala (Iowa). Not too much else to say; this bracket is pretty balanced and fair. 133 lbs This bracket is full of potentially dangerous first-round matches. #21 Josh Koderhandt (Navy) and #20 Joey Olivieri (Rutgers) are no cakewalks for #12 Rayvon Foley (Michigan State) and #13 Devan Turner (Oregon State), respectively. The same can be said for #14 Tony Madrigal's (Oklahoma) opening bout with #19 Michael Colaiocco (Penn). The 8/9 bout could be a potential rematch of the Cliff Keen Las Vegas finals, won by Dylan Ragusin (Michigan) 141 lbs As luck would have it, both of the long-time veterans of this weight class could run into thorns in their side, in the second round. #4 Stevan Micic (Michigan) would have the man responsible for his only loss so far this season in Cole Matthews (Pittsburgh). #2 Jaydin Eierman (Iowa) could see #15 Ryan Jack (NC State), who had him on the ropes (at least) at the Collegiate Duals. 149 lbs Gotta love the potential Iowa/Iowa State matchup in the opening round with Max Murin (Iowa) and Jarrett Degen (Iowa State). The two have yet to meet in collegiate competition. If seeds hold, ex-teammates Beau Bartlett (Penn State) and Jarod Verkleeren (Virginia) could meet in the first round of consolations. Projecting a few rounds ahead, if Yianni Diakomihalis (Cornell) and Ridge Lovett (Nebraska) in the semis…Wow! Lovett pushed Yianni to the brink in Vegas. 157 lbs What can we say about 157 lbs? It's just a solid bracket. Every potential second-round match is fire! I like the opening round bout between Garrett Model (Wisconsin), who recently knocked off Brayton Lee (Minnesota) and 2021 NCAA champion Austin O'Connor (North Carolina). 165 lbs This is the bracket we've all been waiting for! Or at least me! For the third time, the brackets do no favors to #1 Alex Marinelli (Iowa). After a second-round match with Brady Berge (Penn State), undefeated freshman Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin) could be lurking in the quarters. After Hamiti, how about 2021 NCAA champion Shane Griffith (Stanford), the opponent who knocked Marinelli off in the quarters in 2021. Oh yeah, Griffith could have an NCAA finals rematch with Jake Wentzel in round two! The bottom half of the bracket isn't quite as absurd, but has plenty of fun potential matches. 174 lbs The second round has a couple of potential bumps in the road for #3 Mekhi Lewis (Virginia Tech) and #5 Mikey Labriola (Nebraska). Lewis got all could handle from Chris Foca (Cornell) at the Collegiate Duals, while Labriola needed some last-second heroics to survive his dual against Bailee O'Reilly (Minnesota). Top-seeded Carter Starocci (Penn State) has a potentially tricky test with unbeaten Dustin Plott (Oklahoma State) in the quarters. 184 lbs The top half of the bracket has a potential first-round bout between a pair of returning AA's in Hunter Bolen (Virginia Tech) and Brit Wilson (Northern Illinois). The two did not meet last year, but Wilson was sixth and Bolen seventh. The 16/17 match, near the top of the bracket, features two of the tallest 184 lbers in the country, Tate Samuelson (Wyoming) and Jonathan Loew (Cornell). Not sure what that means, but it could be interesting to watch. 197 lbs We could be looking at an NCAA finals rematch in the quarters between AJ Ferrari (Oklahoma State) and Nino Bonaccorsi (Pittsburgh). In the first round, a pair of age-group world medalists will clash with Jay Aiello (Virginia) and Braxton Amos (Wisconsin). Should Amos survive, he'd meet an opponent responsible for two of his three losses in Greg Bulsak (Rutgers). If #23 Owen Pentz (North Dakota State), pulls a first-round upset (like he did last year), he'd be in line to meet #7 Stephen Buchanan (Wyoming), whom he pinned last weekend. 285 lbs I realized the only two guys in the entire 330-man field named Owen are both the #23 seeds at 197 and 285. Not sure what that means, but Owen Trephan (NC State) is the #23 seed here. There isn't much else to say here. 285 lbs is kind of what we expect. Lots of big names and a pretty balanced bracket (aside from Gable at #1).

North Dakota State's Jared Franek (photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) Wednesday 01/12 Iowa State DEF CSU Bakersfield 44-0 Friday 01/14 Oklahoma DEF Lock Haven 24-15 Oklahoma DEF Kent State 35-3 Northern Iowa DEF Air Force 27-11 Iowa State DEF Wyoming 32-6 Saturday 01/15 Bloomsburg DEF California Baptist 27-19 Lock Haven DEF California Baptist 37-11 Oklahoma DEF Maryland 41-6 South Dakota State DEF Chattanooga 35-10 South Dakota State DEF Maryland 28-6 Sunday 01/16 Oklahoma State DEF Columbia 35-6 North Dakota State DEF Wyoming 22-14 Iowa State DEF Montana State-Northern 49-0 Iowa State DEF Providence 49-0 What Stands Out: Iowa State My match to watch this week was Iowa State-Wyoming and Iowa State absolutely demolished Wyoming on Friday at Wyoming. In fact, with the exception of their one loss to Iowa earlier in the season, they've picked apart everyone they've faced this season. If they can keep progressing and improving, they could contend for the Big 12 title this season. At the moment, it looks like they may have already overtaken Missouri for the #2 spot in the conference. Their January 30th trip to Stillwater is looking a lot more interesting than I would have projected preseason. Best Dual: North Dakota State over Wyoming Big program win for North Dakota State to take out Wyoming here. Sparked by Owen Pentz's upset win over Stephen Buchanan at 197, the Bison knocked off Wyoming 22-14. North Dakota State is now 6-1 this season with their only loss coming to Missouri.

Myles Amine against Ohio State's Kaleb Romero (photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) The Top-10 performances from the last week in the Big 10 Conference: 1. Garrett Model, Wisconsin - Another week, another Badger wrestler with a stellar performance. This time, Garrett Model pulls a stunner over Minnesota's Brayton Lee at 157 pounds. Model, unranked last week and now No. 27 this week, scored a reversal and four takedowns to beat 4th-ranked Lee, 10-5, which included three takedowns in the third period to seal a crucial win in Wisconsin's 21-15 victory over Minnesota on Sunday, their first over the Gophers since the '10-11 season. 2. Brayton Lee, Minnesota - High highs and low lows for Brayton Lee this weekend. Before Sunday's upset loss, he won a winner-take-all match to lift Minnesota over Nebraska, a 4-0 win over Peyton Robb in the dual's final match. After a scoreless first period, Lee rode out Robb the entire second period, and scored a takedown in the third. He escaped after Robb took injury time and added a riding time point to cap both a strong individual victory and the Gophers' 19-13 win over the Huskers. 3. Myles Amine, Michigan - Won an overtime thriller over Kaleb Romero, 3-1, as Michigan crushed Ohio State, 29-8, in The Dual. Tied 1-1 in sudden victory, Amine and Romero engaged in a few exhilarating scrambles. Romero shot a straight-on double that Amine nearly covered for two until Romero Granby-rolled out. Then Romero hit an ankle-pick on the edge that Amine kicked out of and, again, nearly covered for two, but Romero scooted out of bounds. Finally, Amine shot a low-level head-outside single to Romero's right leg, Romero covered and rolled Amine through, but Amine caught Romero's lower back, posted, caught Romero's left leg, cleared ties and finished for two. Model and Lee maybe had more impactful victories, but this Amine-Romero match was far and away the most thrilling of the weekend. Bravo, gentlemen. 4. Aaron Brooks, Penn State - Followed up last week's impressive performance - major decision wins over both Maryland's Kyle Cochran and Indiana's D.J. Washington - with yet another dominant 10-2 major over Rutgers' John Poznanski, a returning All-American. Brooks went for four total takedowns, including two in the third period to secure bonus in what became a 27-11 Penn State victory. 5. Brock Hudkins, Indiana - This one may have flown under the radar a little bit since it took place on Monday, but Hudkins kept his perfect season intact with a come-from-behind 5-3 win over Michigan State's Rayvon Foley. He trailed 2-1 in the third and scored a pair of takedowns - one off an inside trip, another off a duck-under with 20 seconds left in the match to win it. People forget that this guy reached the bloodround in 2017. Not us, though. 6. Eric Barnett, Wisconsin - It would seem that 125 pounds in the Big Ten is something of a mess. Look no further than Barnett's 8-5 win over Minnesota's Pat McKee. That means Barnett has beaten McKee, who beat Iowa's Drake Ayala, who beat Northwestern's Michael DeAugustino, who beat both Barnett and McKee in his first two matches back. This circle will only get crazier the further we get into the season. (Great win here for Barnett, though.) 7. Tony Cassioppi, Iowa - Battled out of an early spladle scare to handily beat Northwestern's Lucas Davison, 7-3. This was a rematch of the U23 men's freestyle national finals, where Cassioppi won in three matches and then went on to win a U23 world title. On Friday, Cassioppi rallied from down 2-0 early by scoring a pair of takedowns. Hawkeyes ultimately throttled the Wildcats, 33-6. 8. Nick Suriano, Michigan - Suriano sure does look good in maize and blue, huh? He opened The Dual with a decisive 11-3 win over Malik Heinselman, on four takedowns, a stall point and another for riding-time. He's now 3-0 with three bonus-point wins for Michigan. 9. Drake Ayala, Iowa - Registered another notable victory in a 6-5 win over Northwestern's Michael DeAugustino. Drizzy overcame an early first-period takedown by MDA thanks to a cradle in the second that netted him a takedown and two back points, giving him a 5-3 lead. Some might say MDA was pinned in that sequence. Some might still say that. 10. Sebastian Rivera, Rutgers - You don't see many college wrestlers hit 100 career wins anymore. Rivera did that last Friday in his 22-7 technical fall over Illinois' We Rachal. Rivera is now 16-0 this season with 14 bonus-point wins - 9 technical falls, 3 majors, 2 pins. Salute to you, Seabass. Keep moving mountains.

Buffalo 165 lber Noah Grover (photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) Bloomsburg: The Huskies went 1-1 this weekend, defeating Cal Baptist 27-19 before dropping a hard-fought battle to Lock Haven 34-9. In the matchup against Cal Baptist, five wrestlers were victorious over their opponents. Bronson Garber (125) defeated Dilan Ajtun by a 3-2 decision. Cole Rhone (133) received a forfeit. Josh Mason (141) won by fall over Brandon Paulson in 2:36. Alex Carida (157) received a forfeit. To close out the bout, Shane Noonan (HWT) won by fall over Jacob Smith in 2:56. In the battle against Lock Haven, two wrestlers came out on top, also becoming the only two wrestlers to sweep both of their matches. Cole Rhone (133) captured an 11-6 decision over Gable Strickland. Josh Mason (141) won by fall over Cole Manley in 2:41. The Huskies will be back in action on Sunday, January 23rd, at 1:00pm against George Mason. Buffalo: The Bulls swept both of their matches this weekend, defeating Long Island 27-6 and Hofstra 27-13. The Bulls have now won four consecutive matches. Six wrestlers went 2-0 this weekend, while one wrestler went 1-0. Tristan Daugherty (125) defeated Robbie Sagaris of Long Island by a 7-3 decision, and Jacob Moon of Hofstra by a major decision, 17-6. Derek Spann (133) won by technical fall over Bryce Cockrell of Long Island 16-0 and Tyler Cymmerman of Hofstra 15-0. Ben Freeman (141) won by a 6-2 decision over Devin Matthews of Long Island and Justin Hoyle of Hofstra 3-1 in sudden victory. John Arceri (149) defeated Drew Witham of Long Island by a 5-0 decision, and Michael Leandrou of Hofstra by technical fall 24-7. Hunter Shaut (157) won by decision over James Johnston of Long Island 8-2, and Joey McGinty of Hofstra 5-4. Noah Grover (165) won by major decision over Blake Bahna of Long Island 10-1, and 3-1 in sudden victory over Ricky Stamm of Hofstra. Jay Nivison (174) won by major decision over Ericson Velasquez of Hofstra 14-5. The Bulls will be back in action against Kent State on Sunday, January 23rd, at 2:00pm. Central Michigan: The Chippewas went a perfect 3-0 on the weekend, defeating CSU Bakersfield 31-6, American University 36-3, and Campbell University 19-15. Five wrestlers posted a 3-0 record on the weekend, while an additional two wrestlers won two out of their three matches. Dresden Simon (141) defeated Angelo Martinoni of CSU Bakersfield by a 10-8 decision, Ethan Szerencsits of American by technical fall 19-0, and Chris Rivera of Campbell by a decision of 6-1. Johnny Lovett (157) won by a 9-4 decision over Brock Rogers of CSU Bakersfield, 6-2 decision over Antonio Segura of American, and 13-2 major decision over Matthew Dallara of Campbell. Tracy Hubbard (165) triumphed over Augustine Garcia of CSU Bakersfield by an 8-0 major decision, Breon Phifer of American by an 8-0 major decision, and Troy Nation of Campbell by a 7-5 decision. Aaron Bolo (197) defeated Josh Loomer of CSU Bakersfield by a 7-2 decision, Connor Bourne of American by fall in 1:57, and Chris Kober of Campbell by a decision of 7-4. Matt Stencel (HWT) won by fall over Jacob Sieder of CSU Bakersfield in 4:24, fall over Isaac Righter of American in 1:23, and by a 2-1 decision in sudden victory over Taye Ghadiali of Campbell. His win over Ghadiali clinched the dual for CMU. Corbyn Munson (149) downed Patrick Ryan of American by a 7-2 decision and Shannon Hanna of Campbell by a 6-0 decision. Bret Fedewa (174) defeated Albert Urias of CSU Bakersfield by a 5-4 decision and Tim Fitzpatrick of American by a 5-2 decision. The Chippewas will compete on Sunday, January 23rd, at SIU-Edwardsville at 12:00pm. CMU's dual with Northern Illinois has been rescheduled for Friday, January 21st, in Dekalb. George Mason: The Patriots split their matches this weekend, going 1-1. George Mason defeated VMI 31-8, and fell to Virginia Tech 31-15. Two wrestlers went a perfect 2-0 on the weekend, helping lead the charge. Avery Bassett (157) defeated Blake Showers of VMI by a 5-4 decision and Jake Hart of Virginia Tech by a 3-1 decision. Logan Messer (174) won by a 3-1 decision over Jon Hoover of VMI and by a fall in 2:11 over Austin Dempsey of Virginia Tech. The Patriots will wrestle at Lock Haven on Friday, January 21st, at 7:00pm. Kent State: The Golden Flashes went 1-2 on the weekend, dropping tough losses to Maryland 25-14 and Oklahoma 35-3. The Golden Flashes picked up a solid win against Chattanooga, 18-13. Two wrestlers went 2-1, posting the best dual records on the weekend for their team. Jake Ferri (125) defeated Tommy Capul of Maryland by major decision 21-8 and Fabian Gutierrez of Chattanooga by a 6-5 decision. Louis Newell (141) won by a 6-4 decision over Danny Bertoni of Maryland and a 3-2 decision over Jacob Butler of Oklahoma. The Golden Flashes will wrestle Buffalo on Sunday, January 23rd, at 2:00pm. Lock Haven: The Eagles went 2-1 this weekend, losing a hard-fought battle to Oklahoma 24-15, before picking up two straight wins against Cal Baptist 37-11 and Bloomsburg 34-9. Lock Haven competed at the Virginia Duals on Friday before heading to Bloomsburg on Saturday. Three Eagles went a perfect 3-0 on the weekend, while three Eagles went 2-1. Anthony Noto (125) defeated Joey Prata of Oklahoma by a decision of 8-3, Dilan Ajtun of Cal Baptist by fall in 2:55, and Bronson Garber of Bloomsburg by a major decision 19-7. Ashton Eyler (165) won by a 5-3 decision over Joe Grello of Oklahoma, major decision 11-3 over Frank Almaguer of Cal Baptist, and a 16-1 technical fall over Trenton Harder of Bloomsburg. Isaac Reed (HWT) won by a 3-1 decision over Josh Heindselman of Oklahoma, a fall in 2:03 over Jacob Smith of Cal Baptist, and a 10-3 decision over Shane Noonan of Bloomsburg. Ben Barton (157) won by forfeit against Cal Baptist and by a 5-4 decision over Alex Carida of Bloomsburg. Tyler Stoltzfus defeated Louis Rojas by a 9-3 decision and Gavin Hale of Bloomsburg by fall in 1:56. Parker McClellan (197) triumphed over Arick Lopez of Cal Baptist by fall in 6:58 and David Tuttle of Bloomsburg by fall in 3:42. The Eagles will return to action on Friday, January 21st, against George Mason University at 7:00pm. Northern Illinois: The Huskies dropped a tough match against Ohio, losing 27-10. Three wrestlers came out on top, adding another notch to their season's record. Mason Kauffman (174) defeated Sal Perrine by a decision of 3-2. Tristan Gauman won by a 12-2 major decision over Mark Williams. Terrese Aaron (HWT) triumphed over Jordan Greer by a 7-4 decision. Northern Illinois is slated to compete against Oklahoma on Sunday, January 23rd at 1:00pm. Before that, NIU will host Central Michigan in a rescheduled dual on Friday the 21st. Ohio University: On Saturday, the Bobcats defeated Northern Illinois 27-10. Seven wrestlers were victorious over their opponents. Oscar Sanchez (125) won by a 6-3 decision over Bryce West. Gio DiSabato (133) defeated Mikey Kaminski by a 14-7 decision. Mario Guillen won by a 4-3 decision over Javion Jones. Alec Hagan (149) clinched the win against Anthony Cheloni by a 2-1 decision. Jordan Slivka (157) won by injury default against Tulga Zuunbayan. Sean O'Dwyer (165) defeated Alec Rees by a 6-3 decision. Zayne Lehman (1684) won by forfeit. The Bobcats will be back in action on Saturday, January 22nd, against Navy.

2021 NCAA Runner-up Nino Bonaccorsi (photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) Duke: The Blue Devils fell to the Appalachian State Mountaineers at home on Thursday despite making a run at the upperweights. The Mountaineers relied on the strength of their lightweights to jump out to an early lead that they would never relinquish. #27 Caleb Smith beat Logan Agin by major at 125, followed by #28 Codi Russell, earning a tech fall over Drake Doolittle at 133 and Patrick Rowland losing by decision at 141. In the match of the night, at 149, we saw #8 Josh Finesilver taking on All-American #5 Jonathan Millner--Finesilver's only loss of the year to this point was to Millner. Finesilver got in on some great shots early, but was unable to finish. Millner wrestled incredibly well from space and utilized his quick reshots to take control of the match. Millner pulled away late to make the score 8-3 and handed Finesilver his second loss of the season. App State continued their streak to take the next two matches; Wade Unger lost by major to #32 Cody Bond at 157, followed by Gabe Dinette dropping a 7-4 decision to #21 Will Formato at 165. The Blue Devils finally got on the board at 174 and ran the table for the rest of the matches, but it wasn't enough to overtake the Mountaineers. #13 Matt Finesilver controlled the match against #33 Thomas Flitz and took the 4-0 decision, but was disappointed with the result, as he was looking to score bonus. At 184, Vincent Baker pulled off a win in sudden victory, followed by Kaden Russell putting on a show on his feet to win 7-1. Jonah Niesenbaum wrapped up the dual for Duke with a controlling 5-2 decision win over Michael Burchell. This wasn't the best dual we've seen from the Blue Devils this year, but they identified some areas they need to improve going into a battle with UNC next week. They travel across town to face the Tar Heels to open conference duals on Friday. North Carolina: The Tar Heels were off this week and will return to action hosting Duke to open ACC conference duals on Friday, before taking on former assistant coach Neil Erisman's Little Rock squad on Sunday. North Carolina State: The Wolfpack had the week off and will return to action in a repeat of the ACC dual of the year last season, hosting Virginia Tech at Reynolds Coliseum on Friday. Pittsburgh: The #19 Panthers may have made the biggest noise of any ACC team this weekend when they knocked off #6 Arizona State in front of their home crowd at Fitzgerald Field House. The Panthers took an unusual path to a team victory, only winning four of the ten matches, but all were six-point wins for Pitt. When I said there was a path to victory for the Panthers--this wasn't quite what I had in mind! Pitt lost some close toss-up matches, but was able to overcome that deficit and live up to their #PINZBURGH tag line with three pins and a fourth win by disqualification. At 125, #32 Gage Curry was able to slow the pace of #4 Brandon Courtney and hold him to a decision win. Then at 133, we were treated to a high-level match between #7 Micky Phillippi and #4 Michael McGee; it was a tight match, but McGee was able to take the win by decision. #22 Cole Matthews continued his hot streak and got the Panthers evened up on the board with a first-period pin over Julian Chlebove that got the crowd on their feet. That was short-lived as they got to the middle of the Sun Devil lineup. #11 Kyle Parco controlled a 16-2 major decision over Dan Mancini at 149. #21 Elijah Cleary wrestled well against #3 Jacori Teemer but was unable to finish any offensive attacks; Teemer scored late to stretch his lead in an otherwise close match to win 6-2. At the halfway point of the dual, ASU was up 13-6 over the Panthers. In one of the more anticipated matches at 165, #6 Anthony Valencia was able to outlast #13 Jake Wentzel 6-3. The match had a weird back and forth feeling to it, complete with Wentzel getting called for stalling with a cradle locked up, but I digress. Wentzel looked great and punishing on top, but wasn't able to capitalize on his feet, though he was able to slow the very dangerous Valencia. Going into 174m with the team score 16-6, it didn't look great for Pitt. Enter James Lledo, who has made the drop from 184; Lledo came out firing and took Zane Coleman to his back for a first-period pin. With a hint of momentum, #31 Gregg Harvey brought a relentless pace and punished Josh Nummer for the better part of three periods. While Harvey worked for the tech fall, Nummer was disqualified after being hit for stalling five times to put another 6 on the board for the Panthers to lead 18-16. #8 Nino Bonaccorsi was set for a top-10 battle with #10 Kordell Norfleet, but instead, ASU sent out Jake Ortiz, with #3 Colton Schultz looming at 285, Pitt needed bonus points from Nino to win the dual. Nino delivered with a first-period pin, icing the dual for the Panthers. ASU was penalized a team point after the match and at 285, Jake Slinger lost to Schultz by major decision to make the final team score 24-19 for the Panthers. Pitt may not have wrestled their optimal dual, and lost a couple toss-up matches they were hoping to win, but it's hard to not be satisfied with this result. Incredible team match for the Panthers and impressive work to minimize the damage from some dangerous wrestlers and to earn bonus points at every match they could. This gives Pitt a lot of momentum going into ACC dual season when they host Virginia next Friday. Virginia: The Hoos were faced with a difficult challenge this week as COVID precautions within the program limited the roster significantly for the Virginia Duals. "These guys were ready to go and we--and big thanks to our athletic trainer for going to bat for them--fought for them to be able to go compete this weekend," said Coach Garland. "The guys that went made the most of their opportunities and I'm really proud of how they competed this weekend." 125: Patrick McCormick went 1-2 on the weekend with a win over #23 Joey Prata and losses to #22 Fabian Gutierrez and #27 Anthony Noto. 133: #14 Brian Courtney went 3-1 with wins over Vidlak and Tanner from Oklahoma and Strickland from Lock Haven. He lost to #21 Brayden Palmer of UTC. 149: Jarod Verkleeren was undefeated on the weekend, picking up four wins, including a pin and a major decision. He won by decision over All-American Dom Demas of Oklahoma; he also won by decision over Noah Castillo of UTC. He picked up a major decision over DeShawn Farber of Lock Haven and pinned Tyler Johnson from Kent State. Excellent weekend for Verk and he looked on his game every match. 157: Jon Errico went 2-1 with two wins by pin. 157: Jake Keating had a great return to the lineup, going 3-1 on the weekend with his only loss to #16 Justin Thomas of Oklahoma. He had decision wins against Lock Haven and UTC and picked up a tech fall against Kent State. 165: #16 Justin McCoy went 1-0 in his only match against UTC. 174: Robby Patrick went 0-1, falling in sudden victory in his first appearance this year against UTC. 184: Michael Battista had a phenomenal weekend and looks ready to smash entering ACC competition. He was 4-0 on the weekend with a big win over #21 Darrien Roberts of Oklahoma 3-1. He also picked up a decision win against UTC, a major decision against Lock Haven and a tech fall against Kent State. 197: #14 Jay Aiello continues to impress in his return to the UVA lineup; he went 4-0 on the weekend. His biggest win came against All-American #11 Jake Woodley of Oklahoma, where he picked up a convincing 6-1 decision. He also notched a pin and a tech fall against Lock Haven on day one and on day two, he ended with a pin over South Dakota State, after upsetting Woodley. UVA made the most of a tumultuous weekend and is moving into conference competition with their lineup finally coming together after several starters being out with injuries. They travel to Pitt to open conference duals on Friday. Virginia Tech: The Hokies hosted their fourth event at the Moss Arts Center, taking on George Mason at center stage of the performing arts center in Blacksburg. We got to see some of the young talent for the Hokies as some starters were rested in preparation for ACC duals starting next week. The biggest takeaway was the return of #7 Bryce Andonian, who we haven't seen since the Mizzou dual. He looked like he hadn't missed a step and opened the dual with a pin at 149. He also added a second pin in an extra match after the conclusion of the dual. #16 Sam Latona looked strong and was on the offensive the entire match to win by major. Brandon Wittenberg picked up a convincing decision at 133 in his dual debut. Collin Gerardi got the nod at 141 and won by decision 5-2. Following Andonian's pin, Jake Hart dropped a 3-1 decision at 157. Clayton Ulrey came out firing and was more aggressive than I think I've seen him all season. He looked great and is really rounding into form for the Hokies; he dominated his way to a 13-3 major decision. George Mason was able to claw back into the dual in the next two matches. Logan Messer pinned Austin Dempsey at 174 and Simeon Holmes lost by injury default to Kyle Davis. The final two weights were all Hokies. #33 Dakota Howard showed his offensive firepower on his way to a 22-7 tech fall. #13 Nathan Traxler made his Moss debut a quick show, getting his fastest pin of the season in 33 seconds. The dual at Moss is always a great event, and it was good to see some of the young guys getting to step into the lineup in that setting. The Hokies are locked in and ready for a rematch of the dual of the year from last season as they travel to Raleigh to face the Wolfpack on Friday.

2021 NCAA Champion Carter Starocci (photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) As we move into late-January, the college wrestling season is past its halfway point. That means it's an appropriate time to check-in and see which wrestlers have the opportunity to conclude the regular season unscathed. Just this weekend, we got a taste of how difficult it is to finish with zero in the loss column. Brandon Courtney, Brayton Lee, John Poznanski, and Greg Bulsak all fell from the ranks of the unbeaten. While Courtney, Poznanski, and Bulsak faced top-two ranked opponents, Lee was beaten by #33 Garrett Model. Below are the ranked wrestlers that are currently unbeaten and their remaining schedules. As we have seen, with the climate of collegiate athletics, these things are able to change at the drop of a hat. Hopefully, we'll have the opportunity to see all of these possible matchups! We have included Ed Scott (NC State) and Bernie Truax (Cal Poly) in this exercise because Scott's lone loss came to a teammate, which is now not included in official records; while Truax lost to post-grad Mark Hall at the MatMen Open. By the way, please check out our friends at WrestleStat ! Getting information like this would be a mess without such a great resource. 125 #1 Nick Suriano (Michigan) January 21st vs. Drew Hildebrandt (Penn State) January 23rd vs. Dylan Shawver (Rutgers) January 28th vs. Patrick McKee (Minnesota) January 30th vs. Zach Spence (Maryland) February 4th vs. Jeremiah Reno (Nebraska) February 11th vs. Jacob Moran (Indiana) February 13th vs. Tristan Lujan (Michigan State) February 20th vs. Brock Bergelin (Central Michgan) #2 Patrick Glory (Princeton) January 22nd vs. Joe Manchio (Columbia) January 28th vs. Beau Bayless (Harvard) January 29th vs. Hunter Adrian (Brown) February 5th vs. Vito Arujau (Cornell) February 11th vs. Jaret Lane (Lehigh) February 12th vs. Ryan Miller (Penn) February 18th vs. Dylan Shawver (Rutgers) #3 Vito Arujau (Cornell) January 22nd vs. Beau Bayless (Harvard) January 22nd vs. Hunter Adrian (Brown) January 29th vs. Jacob Allen (Navy) January 29th vs. Joe Manchio (Columbia) February 5th vs. Patrick Glory (Princeton) February 6th vs. Antonio Mininno (Drexel) February 6th vs. Ryan Miller (Penn) February 12th vs. Micah Roes (Binghamton) February 20th vs. Eric Barnett (Wisconsin) #5 Killian Cardinale (West Virginia) January 28th vs. Tanner Jordan (South Dakota State) January 29th vs. Ryan Henningson (North Dakota State) February 4th vs. Kysen Terukina (Iowa State) February 5th vs. Brody Teske (Northern Iowa) February 12th vs. Taylor LaMont (Utah Valley) February 18th vs. Jake Svihel (Wyoming) #6 Trevor Mastrogiovanni (Oklahoma State) January 23rd vs. Jaret Lane (Lehigh) January 29th vs. Brody Teske (Northern Iowa) January 30th vs. Kysen Terukina (Iowa State) February 4th vs. Tanner Jordan (South Dakota State) February 6th vs. Noah Surtin (Missouri) February 12th vs. Drake Ayala (Iowa) February 18th vs. Brandon Seidman (Bucknell) February 20th vs. Joey Prata (Oklahoma) #9 Drew Hildebrandt (Penn State) January 21st vs. Nick Suriano (Michigan) January 23rd vs. Tristan Lujan (Michigan State) January 28th vs. Drake Ayala (Iowa) February 4th vs. Malik Heinselman (Ohio State) February 6th vs. Jeremiah Reno (Nebraska) February 20th vs. Tyler Klinsky (Rider) #24 Kysen Terukina (Iowa State) January 23rd vs. Ryan Henningson (North Dakota State) January 28th vs. Joey Prata (Oklahoma) January 30th vs. Trevor Mastrogiovanni (Oklahoma State) February 4th vs. Killian Cardinale (West Virginia) February 5th vs. Jared Van Vleet (Air Force) February 11th vs. Brody Teske (Northern Iowa) February 16th vs. Noah Surtin (Missouri) 133 #1 Roman Bravo-Young (Penn State) January 21st vs. Dylan Ragusin (Michigan) January 23rd vs. Rayvon Foley (Michigan State) January 28th vs. Austin DeSanto (Iowa) February 4th vs. Will Bentancourt (Ohio State) February 6th vs. Alex Thomsen (Nebraska) February 20th vs. Richie Koehler (Rider) #2 Daton Fix (Oklahoma State) January 23rd vs. Malyke Hines (Lehigh) January 29th vs. Kyle Biscoglia (Northern Iowa) January 30th vs. Ramazan Attasauov (Iowa State) February 4th vs. Gabe Tagg (South Dakota State) February 6th vs. Trey Crawford (Missouri) February 12th vs. Austin DeSanto (Iowa) February 18th vs. Kurt Phipps (Bucknell) February 20th vs. Tony Madrigal (Oklahoma) #3 Austin DeSanto (Iowa) January 21st vs. Will Betancourt (Ohio State) January 28th vs. Roman Bravo-Young (Penn State) February 5th vs. Kyle Burwick (Wisconsin) February 12th vs. Daton Fix (Oklahoma State) February 20th vs. Alex Thomsen (Nebraska) #10 Jaime Hernandez (North Carolina) January 21st vs. Drake Doolittle (Duke) January 23rd vs. Jaylen Carson (Little Rock) January 28th vs. Brian Courtney (Virginia) February 4th vs. Micky Phillippi (Pittsburgh) February 11th vs. Korbin Myers (Virginia Tech) February 18th vs. Kai Orine (NC State) #18 Brock Hudkins (Indiana) January 17th vs. Rayvon Foley (Michigan State) January 21st vs. King Sandoval (Maryland) January 29th vs. Matt Ramos (Purdue) February 6th vs. Lucas Byrd (Illinois) February 11th vs. Dylan Ragusin (Michigan) February 13th vs. Will Betancourt (Ohio State) February 20th vs. Brayden Palmer (Chattanooga) 141 #1 Nick Lee (Penn State) January 21st vs. Stevan Micic (Michigan) January 23rd vs. Jordan Hamdan (Michigan State) January 28th vs. Jaydin Eierman (Iowa) February 4th vs. Dylan D'Emilio (Ohio State) February 6th vs. Chad Red Jr. (Nebraska) February 20th vs. Quinn Kinner (Rider) #2 Jaydin Eierman (Iowa) January 21st vs. Dylan D'Emilio (Ohio State) January 28th vs. Nick Lee (Penn State) February 5th vs. Joe Zargo (Wisconsin) February 12th vs. Carter Young (Oklahoma State) February 20th vs. Chad Red Jr. (Nebraska) #3 Sebastian Rivera (Rutgers) January 21st vs. Jordan Hamdan (Michigan State) January 23rd vs. Stevan Micic (Michigan) February 3rd vs. Quinn Kinner (Rider) February 6th vs. Dylan D'Emilio (Ohio State) February 12th vs. Danny Bertoni (Maryland) February 18th vs. Danny Coles (Princeton) February 19th vs. Matt Kazimir (Columbia) #5 Dylan Duncan (Illinois) January 21st vs. Parker Filius (Purdue) January 29th vs. Frankie Tal-Shahar (Northwestern) February 4th vs. Jake Bergeland (Minnesota) February 6th vs. Cayden Rooks (Indiana) February 11th vs. Joe Zargo (Wisconsin) February 13th vs. Chad Red Jr. (Nebraska) #6 Real Woods (Stanford) February 4th vs. Julian Chlebove (Arizona State) February 12th vs. Angelo Martinoni (CSU Bakersfield) February 19th vs. Lawrence Saenz (Cal Poly) February 20th vs. Grant Willits (Oregon State) #7 Kizhan Clarke (North Carolina) January 21st vs. Patrick Rowland (Duke) January 23rd vs. Conner Ward (Little Rock) January 28th vs. Dylan Cedeno (Virginia) February 4th vs. Cole Matthews (Pittsburgh) February 11th vs. Collin Gerardi (Virginia Tech) February 18th vs. Ryan Jack (NC State) #23 Darren Miller (Bucknell) January 22nd vs. Jordan Carlucci (Sacred Heart) January 23rd vs. Jared Donahue (Drexel) January 29th vs. Thomas Deck (Army West Point) January 30th vs. Quinn Kinner (Rider) February 4th vs. Tyler Hunt (Navy) February 6th vs. Ethan Szerencsits (American) February 12th vs. Connor McGonagle (Lehigh) February 18th vs. Carter Young (Oklahoma State) 149 #1 Yianni Diakomihalis (Cornell) January 22nd vs. Lukus Stricker (Harvard) January 22nd vs. Blake Saito (Brown) January 29th vs. Christian Hodges (Navy) January 29th vs. Danny Fongaro (Columbia) February 5th vs. Marshall Keller (Princeton) February 6th vs. Luke Nicher (Drexel) February 6th vs. Anthony Artalona (Penn) February 12th vs. Nick Lombard (Binghamton) February 20th vs. Austin Gomez (Wisconsin) #3 Tariq Wilson (NC State) January 21st vs. Bryce Andonian (Virginia Tech) January 28th vs. Josh Finesilver (Duke) February 4th vs. Jarod Verkleeren (Virginia) February 11th vs. Dan Mancini (Pittsburgh) February 18th vs. Zach Sherman (North Carolina) #9 Josh Heil (Campbell) January 23rd vs. Ethan Willis (The Citadel) January 30th vs. Noah Castillo (Chattanooga) January 30th vs. Luke Hart (VMI) February 6th vs. David Loniewski (Davidson) February 13th vs. Jonathan Millner (Appalachian State) 157 #1 David Carr (Iowa State) January 23rd vs. Jared Franek (North Dakota State) January 28th vs. Justin Thomas (Oklahoma) January 30th vs. Wyatt Sheets (Oklahoma State) February 4th vs. Alex Hornfeck (West Virginia) February 5th vs. Giano Petrucelli (Air Force) February 11th vs. Derek Holschlag (Northern Iowa) February 16th vs. Jarrett Jacques (Missouri) #2 Ryan Deakin (Northwestern) January 23rd vs. Peyton Robb (Nebraska) January 29th vs. Joe Roberts (Illinois) February 6th vs. Lucas Cordio (Maryland) February 11th vs. Chase Saldate (Michigan State) February 13th vs. Anthony Gibson (Northern Illinois) February 19th vs. Kendall Coleman (Purdue) #3 Jacori Teemer (Arizona State) January 21st vs. Brawley Lamer (Cal Poly) January 23rd vs. Brock Rogers (CSU Bakersfield) January 30th vs. Hunter Willits (Oregon State) February 4th vs. Charlie Darracott (Stanford) February 6th vs. Chase Tebbets (Little Rock) February 12th vs. Jarrett Jacques (Missouri) February 18th vs. Josh Humphreys (Lehigh) #10 Ed Scott (NC State) January 21st vs. Connor Brady (Virginia Tech) January 28th vs. Wade Ungar (Duke) February 4th vs. Jake Keating (Virginia) February 11th vs. Elijah Cleary (Pittsburgh) February 18th vs. Austin O'Connor (North Carolina) 165 #1 Alex Marinelli (Iowa) January 21st vs. Carson Kharchla (Ohio State) January 28th vs. Creighton Edsell (Penn State) February 5th vs. Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin) February 12th vs. Travis Wittlake (Oklahoma State) February 20th vs. Bubba Wilson (Nebraska) #2 Evan Wick (Cal Poly) January 21st vs. Anthony Valencia (Arizona State) January 30th vs. Tyler Brennan (Little Rock) January 30th vs. Izzak Olejnik (Northern Illinois) February 4th vs. Matt Olguin (Oregon State) February 13th vs. Augustine Garcia (CSU Bakersfield) February 13th vs. Jack Ganos (Air Force) February 19th vs. Shane Griffith (Stanford) #3 Keegan O'Toole (Missouri) January 20th vs. Joe Grello (Oklahoma) January 22nd vs. Tanner Cook (South Dakota State) January 29th vs. Daniel Snediker (Utah Valley) January 29th vs. Cole Moody (Wyoming) February 6th vs. Travis Wittlake (Oklahoma State) February 12th vs. Anthony Valencia (Arizona State) February 16th vs. Isaac Judge (Iowa State) #6 Anthony Valencia (Arizona State) January 21st vs. Evan Wick (Cal Poly) January 23rd vs. Augustine Garcia (CSU Bakersfield) January 30th vs. Matt Olguin (Oregon State) February 4th vs. Shane Griffith (Stanford) February 6th vs. Tyler Brennan (Little Rock) February 12th vs. Keegan O'Toole (Missouri) February 18th vs. Brian Meyer (Lehigh) #8 Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin) January 21st vs. Bubba Wilson (Nebraska) January 23rd vs. Emil Soehnlen (Purdue) January 28th vs. John Martin Best (Maryland) February 5th vs. Alex Marinelli (Iowa) February 11th vs. Danny Braunagel (Illinois) February 17th vs. Austin Yant (Northern Iowa) February 20th vs. Julian Ramirez (Cornell) #16 Justin McCoy (Virginia) January 21st vs. Jake Wentzel (Pittsburgh) January 28th vs. Sonny Santiago (North Carolina) February 4th vs. Thomas Bullard (NC State) February 12th vs. Gabe Dinette (Duke) February 18th vs. Clayton Ulrey (Virginia Tech) 174 #1 Carter Starocci (Penn State) January 21st vs. Logan Massa (Michigan) January 23rd vs. Nate Jimenez (Michigan State) January 28th vs. Michael Kemerer (Iowa) February 4th vs. Ethan Smith (Ohio State) February 6th vs. Mikey Labriola (Nebraska) February 20th vs. Shane Reitsma (Rider) #2 Michael Kemerer (Iowa) January 21st vs. Ethan Smith (Ohio State) January 28th vs. Carter Starocci (Penn State) February 5th vs. Andrew McNally (Wisconsin) February 12th vs. Dustin Plott (Oklahoma State) February 20th vs. Mikey Labriola (Nebraska) #3 Mekhi Lewis (Virginia Tech) January 21st vs. Hayden Hidlay (NC State) January 28th vs. Hunter Kernan (Pittsburgh) February 4th vs. Matt Finesilver (Duke) February 11th vs. Clay Lautt (North Carolina) February 18th vs. Justin Phillips (Virginia) #4 Hayden Hidlay (NC State) January 21st vs. Mekhi Lewis (Virginia Tech) January 28th vs. Matt Finesilver (Duke) February 4th vs. Justin Phillips (Virginia) February 11th vs. Hunter Kernan (Pittsburgh) February 18th vs. Clay Lautt (North Carolina) #6 Logan Massa (Michigan) January 21st vs. Carter Starocci (Penn State) January 23rd vs. Connor O'Neill (Rutgers) January 28th vs. Bailee O'Reilly (Minnesota) January 30th vs. Dom Solis (Maryland) February 4th vs. Mikey Labriola (Nebraska) February 11th vs. Nick South (Indiana) February 13th vs. Nate Jimenez (Michigan State) February 20th vs. Bret Fedewa (Central Michigan) #8 Dustin Plott (Oklahoma State) January 23rd vs. Jake Logan (Lehigh) January 29th vs. Pat Schoenfelder (Northern Iowa) January 30th vs. Joel Devine (Iowa State) February 4th vs. Cade DeVos (South Dakota State) February 6th vs. Peyton Mocco (Missouri) February 12th vs. Michael Kemerer (Iowa) February 18th vs. Jaden Fisher (Bucknell) February 20th vs. Anthony Mantanona (Oklahoma) 184 #1 Aaron Brooks (Penn State) January 21st vs. Myles Amine (Michigan) January 23rd vs. Layne Malczewski (Michigan State) January 28th vs. Abe Assad (Iowa) February 4th vs. Kaleb Romero (Ohio State) February 6th vs. Taylor Venz (Nebraska) February 20th vs. George Walton (Rider) #2 Myles Amine (Michigan) January 21st vs. Aaron Brooks (Penn State) January 23rd vs. John Poznanski (Rutgers) January 28th vs. Isaiah Salazar (Minnesota) January 30th vs. Kyle Cochran (Maryland) February 4th vs. Taylor Venz (Nebraska) February 11th vs. DJ Washington (Indiana) February 13th vs. Layne Malczewski (Michigan State) February 20th vs. Ben Cushman (Central Michigan) #3 Trent Hidlay (NC State) January 21st vs. Hunter Bolen (Virginia Tech) January 28th vs. Vincent Baker (Duke) February 4th vs. Michael Battista (Virginia) February 11th vs. Gregg Harvey (Pittsburgh) February 18th vs. Gavin Kane (North Carolina) #6 Bernie Truax (Cal Poly) January 21st vs. Josh Nummer (Arizona State) January 30th vs. Tanner Mendoza (Little Rock) January 30th vs. Brit Wilson (Northern Illinois) February 4th vs. Trey Munoz (Oregon State) February 13th vs. Jacob Hansen (CSU Bakersfield) February 13th vs. Jake Thompson (Air Force) February 19th vs. Judah Duhm (Stanford) 197 #1 AJ Ferrari (Oklahoma State) January 23rd vs. JT Davis (Lehigh) January 29th vs. Noah Glaser (Northern Iowa) January 30th vs. Yonger Bastida (Iowa State) February 4th vs. Tanner Sloan (South Dakota State) February 6th vs. Rocky Elam (Missouri) February 12th vs. Jacob Warner (Iowa) February 18th vs. Mason McCready (Bucknell) February 20th vs. Jake Woodley (Oklahoma) #2 Max Dean (Penn State) January 21st vs. Patrick Brucki (Michigan) January 23rd vs. Cameron Caffey (Michigan State) January 28th vs. Jacob Warner (Iowa) February 4th vs. Gavin Hoffman (Ohio State) February 6th vs. Eric Schultz (Nebraska) February 20th vs. Matt Correnti (Rider) #14 Jay Aiello (Virginia) January 21st vs. Nino Bonaccorsi (Pittsburgh) January 28th vs. Max Shaw (North Carolina) February 4th vs. Isaac Trumble (NC State) February 12th vs. Kaden Russell (Duke) February 18th vs. Dakota Howard (Virginia Tech) 285 #1 Gable Steveson (Minnesota) January 28th vs. Mason Parris (Michigan) February 4th vs. Luke Luffman (Illinois) February 6th vs. Michael Woulfe (Purdue) February 11th vs. Tate Orndorff (Ohio State) #2 Mason Parris (Michigan) January 21st vs. Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State) January 23rd vs. Boone McDermott (Rutgers) January 28th vs. Gable Steveson (Minnesota) January 30th vs. Zach Schrader (Maryland) February 4th vs. Christian Lance (Nebraska) February 11th vs. Jacob Bullock (Indiana) February 13th vs. Brad Wilton (Michigan State) February 20th vs. Matt Stencel (Central Michigan) #3 Cohlton Schultz (Arizona State) January 21st vs. Sam Aguilar (Cal Poly) January 23rd vs. Jacob Sieder (CSU Bakersfield) January 30th vs. Gary Traub (Oregon State) February 4th vs. Peter Ming (Stanford) February 6th vs. Josiah Hill (Little Rock) February 12th vs. Zach Elam (Missouri) February 18th vs. Jordan Wood (Lehigh) #4 Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State) January 21st vs. Mason Parris (Michigan) January 23rd vs. Brad Wilton (Michigan State) January 28th vs. Tony Cassioppi (Iowa) February 4th vs. Tate Orndorff (Ohio State) February 6th vs. Christian Lance (Nebraska) February 20th vs. David Szuba (Rider) #6 Wyatt Hendrickson (Air Force) January 27th vs. Chris Island (Cal Baptist) January 30th vs. Brandon Metz (North Dakota State) February 4th vs. Tyrell Gordon (Northern Iowa) February 5th vs. Sam Schuyler (Iowa State) February 11th vs. Brian Andrews (Wyoming) February 13th vs. Jacob Sieder (CSU Bakersfield) February 13th vs. Sam Aguilar (Cal Poly) February 20th vs. Robert Winters (Northern Colorado)

Gavin Teasdale at the 2018 Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic Gavin Teasdale's much-anticipated MMA debut is almost here. He will step in the cage on February 5th at 247 Fighting Championships' Brawl in the Burgh 10. After taking the state title four times out of Jefferson-Morgan High School and posting a 162-2 record overall, Teasdale wrestled at Penn State University and the University of Iowa, two of the most prestigious Division I programs in the nation. Now, he turns his focus to MMA, and he'll make his debut at Brawl in the Burgh 10 against Central PA MMA's Tyler Fry, an 0-1 fighter with a background in both Brazilian jiu-jitsu and Muay Thai. Gavin Teasdale (left)

Central Michigan All-American Matt Stencel (photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) Saturday's Dual Results Kent State 18 Chattanooga 13 125 - Jake Ferri (Kent State) dec Fabian Gutierrez (Chattanooga) 6-5 133 - Brayden Palmer (Chattanooga) dec Brendon Fenton (Kent State) 4-0 141 - Franco Valdes (Chattanooga) dec Louis Newell (Kent State) 3-2 149 - Kody Komara (Kent State) dec Noah Castillo (Chattanooga) 2-1 157 - Lincoln Heck (Chattanooga) maj Enrique Munguia (Kent State) 20-9 165 - Drew Nicholson (Chattanooga) dec Brady Chrisman (Kent State) 4-1 174 - Michael Ferree (Kent State) dec Carial Tarter (Chattanooga) 7-4 184 - Colin McCracken (Kent State) dec Matthew Waddell (Chattanooga) 6-3 197 - Tyler Bates (Kent State) dec Nick Benton (Chattanooga) 8-4 285 - Jake Cover (Kent State) dec Matthias Ervin (Chattanooga) 4-0 Bucknell 31 Brown 9 125 - Hunter Adrian (Brown) dec Brandon Seidman (Bucknell) 5-2 133 - Kurt Phipps (Bucknell) maj Reese Fry (Brown) 16-2 141 - Noah Levett (Bucknell) dec Timothy Levine (Brown) 5-2 149 - Kolby Depron (Bucknell) dec Ricky Cabanillas (Brown) 9-4 157 - Nick Delp (Bucknell) fall Mason Spears (Brown) 1:11 165 - Zach Hartman (Bucknell) fall AJ Corrado (Brown) 1:55 174 - Nolan Springer (Bucknell) FFT 184 - James Araneo (Brown) dec Sam Barnes (Bucknell) 13-6 197 - Cade Wilson (Brown) dec Mason McCready (Bucknell) 6-2 285 - Luke Niemeyer (Bucknell) dec Lear Quinton (Brown) 5-3 Bloomsburg 27 Cal Baptist 19 125 - Bronson Garber (Bloomsburg) dec Dilan Ajtun (Cal Baptist) 3-2 133 - Cole Rhone (Bloomsburg) FFT 141 - Josh Mason (Bloomsburg) fall Brandon Paulson Cal Baptist) 2:36 149 - Chaz Hallmark (Cal Baptist) fall Aaron Coleman (Bloomsburg) 2:01 157 - Alex Carida (Bloomsburg) FFT 165 - Frank Almaguer (Cal Baptist) maj Matt Benedetti (Bloomsburg) 17-5 174 - Louis Rojas (Cal Baptist) dec Trenton Harder (Bloomsburg) 4-1 184 - Caden Gerlach (Cal Baptist) dec Bruno Stolfi (Bloomsburg) 6-1 197 - Arick Lopez (Cal Baptist) dec David Tuttle (Bloomsburg) 8-3 285 - Shane Noonan (Bloomsburg) fall Jacob Smith (Cal Baptist) 2:56 Lock Haven 37 Cal Baptist 11 125 - Anthony Noto (Lock Haven) fall Dilan Ajtun (Cal Baptist) 2:55 133 - Cole Manley (Lock Haven) FFT 141 - Brandon Paulson (Cal Baptist) maj Tyler Dilley (Lock Haven) 12-3 149 - Chaz Hallmark (Cal Baptist) maj DaShawn Farber (Lock Haven) 13-3 157 - Ben Barton (Lock Haven) FFT 165 - Ashton Eyler (Lock Haven) maj Frank Almaguer (Cal Baptist) 11-3 174 - Tyler Stoltzfus (Lock Haven) dec Louis Rojas (Cal Baptist) 9-3 184 - Caden Gerlach (Cal Baptist) dec Colin Fegley (Lock Haven) 7-5 197 - Parker McClellan (Lock Haven) fall Arick Lopez (Cal Baptist) 6:58 285 - Isaac Reid (Lock Haven) fall Jacob Smith (Cal Baptist) 2:03 Lock Haven 34 Bloomsburg 9 125 - Anthony Noto (Lock Haven) maj Bronson Garber (Bloomsburg) 19-7 133 - Cole Rhone (Bloomsburg) dec Gable Strickland (Lock Haven) 11-6 141 - Josh Mason (Bloomsburg) fall Cole Manley (Lock Haven) 2:41 149 - Connor Eck (Lock Haven) maj Vincenzo Miceli (Bloomsburg) 15-5 157 - Ben Barton (Lock Haven) dec Alex Carida (Bloomsburg) 5-4 165 - Ashton Eyler (Lock Haven) tech Trenton Harder (Bloomsburg) 16-1 174 - Tyler Stoltzfus (Lock Haven) fall Gavin Hale (Bloomsburg) 1:56 184 - Colin Fegley (Lock Haven) dec Bruno Stolfi (Bloomsburg) 8-3 197 - Parker McClellan (Lock Haven) fall David Tuttle (Bloomsburg) 3:42 285 - Isaac Reid (Lock Haven) dec Shane Noonan (Bloomsburg) 10-3 Cornell 28 Army West Point 10 125 - Vito Arujau (Cornell) maj Ryan Chauvin (Army West Point) 16-3 133 - Dom LaJoie (Cornell) dec Mark Montgomery (Army West Point) 4-1 141 - Thomas Deck (Army West Point) fall Phillip Moomey (Cornell) 5:33 149 - Yianni Diakomihalis (Cornell) InjDef PJ Ogunsanya (Army West Point) 157 - Markus Hartman (Army West Point) maj Hunter Richard (Cornell) 13-0 165 - Julian Ramirez (Cornell) dec Dalton Harkins (Army West Point) 6-3 174 - Chris Foca (Cornell) dec Ben Pasiuk (Army West Point) 12-11 184 - Jonathan Loew (Cornell) dec Sahm Abdulrazzaq (Army West Point) 8-4 197 - Jacob Cardenas (Cornell) dec JT Brown (Army West Point) 3-1SV 285 - Brendan Furman (Cornell) dec Brandon Phillips (Army West Point) 3-1SV Buffalo 27 Hofstra 13 125 - Tristan Daugherty (Buffalo) maj Jacob Moon (Hofstra) 17-6 133 - Derek Spann (Buffalo) tech Tyler Cymmerman (Hofstra) 15-0 141 - Ben Freeman (Buffalo) dec Justin Hoyle (Hofstra) 3-1SV 149 - John Arceri (Buffalo) tech Michael Leandrou (Hofstra) 24-7 157 - Hunter Shaut (Buffalo) dec Joey McGinty (Hofstra) 5-4 165 - Noah Glover (Buffalo) dec Ricky Stamm (Hofstra) 3-1SV 174 - Jay Nivison (Buffalo) maj Ericson Velasquez (Hofstra) 14-5 184 - Charles Small (Hofstra) dec Pete Acciardi (Buffalo) 3-2TB 197 - Trey Rogers (Hofstra) fall Sam Mitchell (Buffalo) 6:08 285 - Zachary Knighton-Ward (Hofstra) maj Toby Cahill (Buffalo) 16-2 Lehigh 24 Navy 9 125 - Jaret Lane (Lehigh) dec Jacob Allen (Navy) 10-6 133 - Malyke Hines (Lehigh) dec Josh Koderhandt (Navy) 13-7 141 - Connor McGonagle (Lehigh) dec Tyler Hunt (Navy) 1-0 149 - Jonathan Miranda (Navy) dec Paul Watkins (Lehigh) 4-3 157 - Josh Humphreys (Lehigh) maj Andrew Cerniglia (Navy) 9-1 165 - Brian Meyer (Lehigh) dec Val Park (Navy) 5-4 174 - Jake Logan (Lehigh) dec Shane Finney (Navy) 7-2 184 - Hunter Johns (Navy) dec AJ Burkhart (Lehigh) 14-8 197 - Jacob Koser (Navy) dec JT Davis (Lehigh) 1-0 285 - Jordan Wood (Lehigh) fall Ryan Catka (Navy) 3:31 Harvard 39 Sacred Heart 6 125 - Beau Bayless (Harvard) maj Jacob Venezia (Sacred Heart) 10-1 133 - Dillon Murphy (Harvard) fall John Lafferty (Sacred Heart) 6:46 141 - Kenny Herrmann (Harvard) tech Jordan Carlucci (Sacred Heart) 16-0 149 - Lukus Stricker (Harvard) fall Cole McGill (Sacred Heart) 1:21 157 - Nick Palumbo (Sacred Heart) dec Trevor Tarsi (Harvard) 3-2 165 - Alex Whitworth (Harvard) dec Scotty Jarosz (Sacred Heart) 3-2 174 - Mike Doggett (Harvard) dec Ryan Bolletino (Sacred Heart) 4-2 184 - Dom Mata (Harvard) fall Sebastian Ford (Sacred Heart) :29 197 - Nick Marcenelle (Harvard) fall Logan Michael (Sacred Heart) 4:04 285 - Nick Copley (Sacred Heart) dec Jeffrey Crooks (Harvard) 7-2 South Dakota State 28 Maryland 6 125 - Tanner Jordan (South Dakota State) FFT 133 - Gabe Tagg (South Dakota State) dec King Sandoval (Maryland) 6-2 141 - Clay Carlson (South Dakota State) dec Danny Bertoni (Maryland) 11-5 149 - Daniel Kimball (South Dakota State) maj Michael North (Maryland) 8-0 157 - Kenny O'Neill (South Dakota State) dec Lucas Cordio (Maryland) 7-0 165 - Gaven Bell (Maryland) dec Tanner Cook (South Dakota State) 12-8 174 - Cade DeVos (South Dakota State) dec Dom Solis (Maryland) 9-5 184 - Kyle Cochran (Maryland) dec Cade King (South Dakota State) 4-0 197 - Tanner Sloan (South Dakota State) dec Jaron Smith (Maryland) 6-2 285 - AJ Nevills (South Dakota State) dec Zach Schrader (Maryland) 2-1 Oklahoma 41 Maryland 6 125 - Joey Prata (Oklahoma) FFT 133 - King Sandoval (Maryland) fall Gabe Vidlak (Oklahoma) :32 141 - Jacob Butler (Oklahoma) fall Danny Bertoni (Maryland) :57 149 - Dom Demas (Oklahoma) maj Michael North (Maryland) 16-6 157 - Justin Thomas (Oklahoma) dec Conner Decker (Maryland) 11-4 165 - Joe Grello (Oklahoma) maj Gaven Bell (Maryland) 13-2 174 - Anthony Mantanona (Oklahoma) fall Dom Solis (Maryland) :43 184 - Keegan Moore (Oklahoma) fall Chase Mielnik (Maryland) 5:19 197 - Jake Woodley (Oklahoma) dec Jaron Smith (Maryland) 3-1 285 - Josh Heindselman (Oklahoma) dec Zach Schrader (Maryland) 3-2SV Virginia Tech 31 George Mason 15 125 - Sam Latona (Virginia Tech) dec Ben Monn (George Mason) 12-3 133 - Brandon Wittenberg (Virginia Tech) dec Michael Rapuano (George Mason) 8-3 141 - Collin Gerardi (Virginia Tech) dec Kaden Cassidy (George Mason) 5-2 149 - Bryce Andonian (Virginia Tech) fall Alex Madrigal (George Mason) 2:49 157 - Avery Bassett (George Mason) dec Jake Hart (Virginia Tech) 3-1 165 - Clayton Ulrey (Virginia Tech) maj Tyler Kocak (George Mason) 13-3 174 - Logan Messer (George Mason) fall Austin Dempsey (Virginia Tech) 2:11 184 - Kyle Davis (George Mason) InjDef Simeone Holmes (Virginia Tech) 197 - Dakota Howard (Virginia Tech) tech Jeremy Seymour (George Mason) 22-7 285 - Nathan Traxler (Virginia Tech) fall Austin Stith (George Mason) :33 Binghamton 25 Drexel 13 125 - Kyle Waterman (Drexel) dec Nick Curley (Binghamton) 3-2 133 - Anthony Sobotker (Binghamton) fall Antonio Mininno (Drexel) 4:47 141 - Ryan Anderson (Binghamton) dec Jared Donahue (Drexel) 4-2 149 - Nick Lombard (Binghamton) dec Tyler Williams (Drexel) 4-0 157 - Parker Kropman (Drexel) dec Tyler Martin (Binghamton) 9-3 165 - Evan Barczak (Drexel) dec Brevin Cassella (Binghamton) 2-0 174 - Mickey O'Malley (Drexel) maj Jacob Nolan (Binghamton) 10-0 184 - Cory Day (Binghamton) dec Josh Stillings (Drexel) 1-0 197 - Louie DePrez (Binghamton) tech Santino Morina (Drexel) 18-2 285 - Joe Doyle (Binghamton) tech Elijah Anthony (Drexel) 17-0 Michigan State 17 Purdue 16 125 - Devin Schroder (Purdue) dec Tristan Lujan (Michigan State) 3-0 133 - Rayvon Foley (Michigan State) maj Matt Ramos (Purdue) 11-0 141 - Parker Filius (Purdue) dec Matt Santos (Michigan State) 7-5SV 149 - Peyton Omania (Michigan State) dec Alec White (Purdue) 5-2 157 - Kendall Coleman (Purdue) dec Chase Saldate (Michigan State) 10-3 165 - Caleb Fish (Michigan State) dec Hayden Lohrey (Purdue) 5-3SV 174 - Gerrit Nijenhuis (Purdue) maj Nathan Jimenez (Michigan State) 11-3 184 - Layne Malczewski (Michigan State) dec Max Lyon (Purdue) 4-2 197 - Cam Caffey (Michigan State) dec Thomas Penola (Purdue) 8-1 285 - Michael Woulfe (Purdue) dec Brad Wilton (Michigan State) 10-4 Ohio 27 Northern Illinois 10 125 - Oscar Sanchez (Ohio) dec Bryce West (Northern Illinois) 6-3 133 - Gio DiSabato (Ohio) dec Mikey Kaminski (Northern Illinois) 14-7 141 - Mario Guillen (Ohio) dec Javion Jones (Northern Illinois) 4-3 149 - Alec Hagan (Ohio) dec Anthony Cheloni (Northern Illinois) 2-1 157 - Jordan Slivka (Ohio) dec Tulga Zuunbayan (Northern Illinois) InjDef 165 - Sean O'Dwyer (Ohio) dec Alec Rees (Northern Illinois) 6-3 174 - Mason Kauffman (Northern Illinois) dec Sal Perrine (Ohio) 3-2 184 - Zayne Lehman (Ohio) FFT 197 - Tristan Gauman (Northern Illinois) maj John Mark Williams (Ohio) 12-2 285 - Terrese Aaron (Northern Illinois) dec Jordan Greer (Ohio) 7-4 Stanford 22 Little Rock 18 125 - Jayden Carson (Little Rock) tech Suhas Chundi (Stanford) 20-2 133 - Jackson DiSario (Stanford) dec Jaylen Carson (Little Rock) 8-5 141 - Jason Miranda (Stanford) dec Conner Ward (Little Rock) 6-1 149 - Joey Bianchi (Little Rock) dec Elijah Cleaver (Stanford) 2-0 157 - Charlie Darracott (Stanford) maj Chase Tebbetts (Little Rock) 12-3 165 - Tyler Brennan (Little Rock) maj Tony Williams (Stanford) 11-0 174 - Shane Griffith (Stanford) dec Triston Wills (Little Rock) 6-1 184 - Tyler Eischens (Stanford) dec Will Edgar (Little Rock) 7-2 197 - Nick Stemmet (Stanford) fall Brooks Sacharczyk (Little Rock) 1:36 285 - Josiah Hill (Little Rock) fall Peter MIng (Stanford) 2:40 Sunday's Dual Results Princeton 20 Arizona State 18 125 - Patrick Glory (Princeton) dec Brandon Courtney (Arizona State) 12-6 133 - Michael McGee (Arizona State) tech Nick Masters (Princeton) 18-2 141 - Danny Coles (Princeton) dec Cleveland Belton (Arizona State) 8-7 149 - Kyle Parco (Arizona State) dec Marshall Keller (Princeton) 5-1 157 - Jacori Teemer (Arizona State) dec Quincy Monday (Princeton) 4-3 165 - Anthony Valencia (Arizona State) dec Jake Marsh (Princeton) 6-3 174 - Nathan Dugan (Princeton) dec Zane Coleman (Arizona State) 8-4 184 - Travis Stefanik (Princeton) FFT 197 - Luke Stout (Princeton) tech Jake Ortiz (Arizona State) 19-3 285 - Cohlton Schultz (Arizona State) maj Matthew Cover (Princeton) 13-5 Oklahoma State 35 Columbia 6 125 - Trevor Mastrogiovanni (Oklahoma State) maj Joe Manchio (Columbia) 8-0 133 - Daton Fix (Oklahoma State) maj Angelo Rini (Columbia) 13-4 141 - Matt Kazimir (Columbia) dec Carter Young (Oklahoma State) 6-1 149 - Kaden Gfeller (Oklahoma State) tech Danny Fongaro (Columbia) 17-2 157 - Wyatt Sheets (Oklahoma State) dec Andrew Garr (Columbia) 8-5 165 - Josh Ogunsanya (Columbia) dec Jalin Harper (Oklahoma State) 5-2 174 - Dustin Plott (Oklahoma State) dec Nick Fine (Columbia) 4-3 184 - Dakota Geer (Oklahoma State) maj Brian Bonino (Columbia) 17-3 197 - AJ Ferrari (Oklahoma State) fall Sam Wuestefeld (Columbia) 6:01 285 - Luke Surber (Oklahoma State) fall Jalen Stephens (Columbia) :58 Gardner-Webb 24 Bellarmine 15 125 - Jack Parker (Bellarmine) dec Aedyn Concepcion (Gardner-Webb) 11-9 133 - Todd Carter (Gardner-Webb) tech Max Dansereau (Bellarmine) 18-2 141 - Trevon Majette (Gardner-Webb) fall Logan Hoskins (Bellarmine) 4:07 149 - Mitch Collica (Bellarmine) dec Corbin Dion (Gardner-Webb) 7-5 157 - Cole Nance (Bellarmine) dec Tyler Brignola (Gardner-Webb) 9-3 165 - Devan Hendricks (Bellarmine) dec Rodrick Mosley (Gardner-Webb) 3-2TB 174 - Eric Beck (Bellarmine) dec Evan Schenk (Gardner-Webb) 5-4 184 - Jha'Quan Anderson (Gardner-Webb) maj Sam Schroeder (Bellarmine) 15-1 197 - Anthony Perrine (Gardner-Webb) dec Bryant Wilkinson (Bellarmine) 9-2 285 - Peyton McComas (Gardner-Webb) fall Charlie Cadell (Bellarmine) 6:37 North Dakota State 22 Wyoming 12 125 - Brendon Garcia (Wyoming) dec Lucas Rodriguez (North Dakota State) 3-1 133 - Kellyn March (North Dakota State) dec Job Greenwood (Wyoming) 6-3 141 - Dylan Droegemueller (North Dakota State) dec Chase Zollman (Wyoming) 9-2 149 - Jaron Jensen (Wyoming) maj Austin Braun (North Dakota State) 16-3 157 - Jared Franek (North Dakota State) maj Jacob Wright (Wyoming) 12-0 165 - Luke Weber (North Dakota State) dec Cole Moody (Wyoming) 10-5 174 - Hayden Hastings (Wyoming) dec Austin Brenner (North Dakota State) 4-3 184 - Tate Samuelson (Wyoming) maj DJ Parker (North Dakota State) 11-3 197 - Owen Pentz (North Dakota State) fall Stephen Buchanan (Wyoming) 4:49 285 - Brandon Metz (North Dakota State) dec Terren Swartz (Wyoming) 8-3 Iowa 36 Illinois 3 125 - Drake Ayala (Iowa) dec Justin Cardani (Illinois) 7-4 133 - Lucas Byrd (Illinois) dec Cullan Schriever (Iowa) 5-0 141 - Drew Bennett (Iowa) maj Josh Contreras (Illinois) 10-1 149 - Max Murin (Iowa) dec Christian Kanzler (Illinois) 9-3 157 - Kaleb Young (Iowa) tech Joe Roberts (Illinois) 16-1 165 - Alex Marinelli (Iowa) dec Dan Braunagel (Illinois) 4-1 174 - Michael Kemerer (Iowa) fall Baan Rachal (Illinois) 2:35 184 - Abe Assad (Iowa) dec Zac Braunagel (Illinois) 5-2 197 - Jacob Warner (Iowa) dec Matt Wroblewski (Illinois) 6-0 285 - Tony Cassioppi (Iowa) fall Luke Luffman (Illinois) 6:47 Wisconsin 21 Minnesota 15 125 - Eric Barnett (Wisconsin) dec Patrick McKee (Minnesota) 8-5 133 - Kyle Burwick (Wisconsin) dec Jake Gliva (Minnesota) 6-4 141 - Jake Bergeland (Minnesota) dec Joe Zargo (Wisconsin) 6-3 149 - Austin Gomez (Wisconsin) dec Michael Blockhus (Minnesota) 10-6 157 - Garrett Model (Wisconsin) dec Brayton Lee (Minnesota) 10-5 165 - Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin) fall Cael Carlson (Minnesota) 1:11 174 - Bailee O'Reilly (Minnesota) maj Andrew McNally (Wisconsin) 11-2 184 - Isaiah Salazar (Minnesota) maj Chris Weiler (Wisconsin) 13-5 197 - Braxton Amos (Wisconsin) dec Michial Foy (Minnesota) 6-4 285 - Gable Steveson (Minnesota) maj Trent Hillger (Wisconsin) 23-9 Iowa State 49 Montana State-Northern 0 125 - Caleb Fuessley (Iowa State) fall Kaleb Frank (Montana State-Northern) 6:16 133 - Corey Cabanban (Iowa State) dec Nick Kunz (Montana State-Northern) 2-1 141 - Charlie Klepps (Iowa State) FFT 149 - Jarrett Degen (Iowa State) fall Colin Silverthorn (Montana State-Northern) 2:35 157 - Andrew Huddleston (Iowa State) fall Connor Harris (Montana State-Northern) 6:28 165 - Austin Kraisser (Iowa State) dec Chase Short (Montana State-Northern) 10-4 174 - Carter Schmidt (Iowa State) dec Nakoda Siegel (Montana State-Northern) 2-1TB 184 - Julien Broderson (Iowa State) fall Carl Hansen (Montana State-Northern) 4:26 197 - Yonger Bastida (Iowa State) maj Isaac Bartel (Montana State-Northern) 13-5 285 - Sam Schuyler (Iowa State) fall Rylan Moldenhauer (Montana State-Northern) :55 Iowa State 49 Providence 0 125 - Caleb Fuessley (Iowa State) fall Phillip Gerard (Providence) 2:25 133 - Corey Cabanban (Iowa State) fall Joel Avila (Providence) 2:53 141 - Charlie Klepps (Iowa State) dec Caleb Birdwell (Providence) 7-2 149 - Jarrett Degen (Iowa State) fall Gavin Gies (Providence) 6:28 157 - Andrew Huddleston (Iowa State) dec Dougie Swanson (Providence) 8-1 165 - Austin Kraisser (Iowa State) FFT 174 - Carter Schmidt (Iowa State) dec KJ Swanson (Providence) 9-4 184 - Julien Broderson (Iowa State) fall Alan Badley (Providence) 3:57 197 - Yonger Bastida (Iowa State) maj Liam Swanson (Providence) 3:43 285 - Sam Schuyler (Iowa State) maj KC Buday (Providence) 18-6 Navy 35 Hofstra 6 125 - Dayton DelViscio (Navy) InjDef Jacob Moon (Hofstra) 133 - Josh Koderhandt (Navy) fall Matt Templeton (Hofstra) 2:42 141 - Tyler Hunt (Navy) dec Justin Hoyle (Hofstra) 6-4SV 149 - Jonathan Miranda (Navy) dec Michael Leandrou (Hofstra) 3-1 157 - Andrew Cerniglia (Navy) tech Joe McGinty (Hofstra) 16-0 165 - Ricky Stamm (Hofstra) dec Jon Park (Navy) 8-4 174 - Cael Crebs (Navy) fall Ericson Velasquez (Hofstra) 5:59 184 - David Key (Navy) dec Charles Small (Hofstra) 3-2 197 - Jake Koser (Navy) dec Trey Rogers (Hofstra) 8-2 285 - Zachary Knighton-Ward (Hofstra) dec Grady Griess (Navy) 4-2 Penn State 27 Rutgers 11 125 - Drew Hildebrandt (Penn State) dec Dylan Shawver (Rutgers) 4-2 133 - Roman Bravo-Young (Penn State) dec Joey Olivieri (Rutgers) 11-5 141 - Sebastian Rivera (Rutgers) tech Brandon Meredith (Penn State) 17-1 149 - Mike Van Brill (Rutgers) dec Beau Bartlett (Penn State) 4-3TB 157 - Robert Kanniard (Rutgers) dec Tony Negron (Penn State) 6-4SV 165 - Brady Berge (Penn State) dec Andrew Clark (Rutgers) 5-1 174 - Carter Starocci (Penn State) tech Connor O'Neill (Rutgers) 19-2 184 - Aaron Brooks (Penn State) maj John Poznanski (Rutgers) 10-2 197 - Max Dean (Penn State) dec Greg Bulsak (Rutgers) 9-6 285 - Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State) fall Alex Esposito (Rutgers) 1:45 Campbell 28 American 9 125 - Korbin Meink (Campbell) fall Max Leete (American) 2:00 133 - Dom Zaccone (Campbell) maj Jack Maida (American) 13-3 141 - Shannon Hanna (Campbell) dec Ethan Szerencsits (American) 9-6 149 - Patrick Ryan (American) dec Chris Rivera (Campbell) 9-4 157 - Antonio Segura (American) dec Matthew Dallara (Campbell) 5-3SV 165 - Troy Nation (Campbell) tech Breon Phifer (American) 16-0 174 - Austin Murphy (Campbell) dec Tim Fitzpatrick (American) 10-7 184 - Caleb Hopkins (Campbell) dec Colin Shannon (American) 11-5 197 - Chris Kober (Campbell) maj Carsten Rawls (American) 12-4 285 - Isaac Righter (American) dec Luke Davis (Campbell) 8-2 Central Michigan 31 CSU Bakersfield 6 125 - Brock Bergelin (Central Michigan) dec Eddie Flores (CSU Bakersfield) 9-2 133 - Vince Perez (Central Michigan) FFT 141 - Dresden Simon (Central Michigan) dec Angelo Martinoni (CSU Bakersfield) 10-8 149 - Josh Brown (CSU Bakersfield) dec Mason Breece (Central Michigan) 11-5SV 157 - Johnny Lovett (Central Michigan) dec Brock Rogers (CSU Bakersfield) 9-4 165 - Tracy Hubbard (Central Michigan) maj Augustine Garcia (CSU Bakersfield) 8-0 174 - Bret Fedewa (Central Michigan) dec Albert Urias (CSU Bakersfield) 5-4 184 - Jacob Hansen (CSU Bakersfield) dec Ben Cushman (Central Michigan) 9-3 197 - Aaron Bolo (Central Michigan) dec Josh Loomer (CSU Bakersfield) 7-2 285 - Matt Stencel (Central Michigan) fall Jacob Sieder (CSU Bakersfield) 4:24 Central Michigan 36 American 3 125 - Max Leete (American) dec Sean Spidle (Central Michigan) 4-2 133 - Ja'Kerion Merritt (Central Michigan) dec Andy Fallon (American) 6-4 141 - Dresden Simon (Central Michigan) tech Ethan Szerencsits (American) 19-0 149 - Corbyn Munson (Central Michigan) dec Patrick Ryan (American) 7-2 157 - Johnny Lovett (Central Michigan) dec Antonio Segura (American) 6-2 165 - Tracy Hubbard (Central Michigan) maj Breon Phifer (American) 8-0 174 - Bret Fedewa (Central Michigan) dec Tim Fitzpatrick (American) 5-3 184 - Ben Cushman (Central Michigan) dec Colin Shannon (American) 3-2 197 - Aaron Bolo (Central Michigan) fall Connor Bourne (American) 1:57 285 - Matt Stencel (Central Michigan) fall Isaac Righter (American) 1:23 Campbell 30 CSU Bakersfield 9 125 - Korbin Meink (Campbell) dec Eddie Flores (CSU Bakersfield) 7-5SV 133 - Dom Zaccone (Campbell) FFT 141 - Angelo Martinoni (CSU Bakersfield) fall Shannon Hanna (Campbell) 4:39 149 - Chris Rivera (Campbell) dec Josh Brown (CSU Bakersfield) 8-7 157 - Matt Dallara (Campbell) dec Brock Rogers (CSU Bakersfield) 7-2 165 - Troy Nation (Campbell) fall Augustine Garcia (CSU Bakersfield) 1:58 174 - Austin Murphy (Campbell) dec Albert Urias (CSU Bakersfield) 5-3 184 - Caleb Hopkins (Campbell) dec Jacob Hansen (CSU Bakersfield) 3-0 197 - Josh Loomer (CSU Bakersfield) dec Levi Hopkins (Campbell) 3-2 285 - Taye Ghadiali (Campbell) dec Jacob Sieder (CSU Bakersfield) 8-7 CSU Bakersfield 35 American 6 125 - Eddie Flores (CSU Bakersfield) dec Max Leete (American) 9-6 133 - Jack Maida (American) FFT 141 - Angelo Martinoni (CSU Bakersfield) tech Ethan Szerencsits (American) 17-0 149 - Josh Brown (CSU Bakersfield) dec Patrick Ryan (American) 7-5 157 - Brock Rogers (CSU Bakersfield) dec Antonio Segura (American) 3-1SV 165 - Augustine Garcia (CSU Bakersfield) maj Breon Phifer (American) 8-0 174 - Albert Urias (CSU Bakersfield) dec Tim Fitzpatrick (American) 3-2 184 - Jacob Hansen (CSU Bakersfield) dec Colin Shannon (American) 5-0 197 - Josh Loomer (CSU Bakersfield) tech Carsten Rawls (American) 17-0 285 - Jacob Sieder (CSU Bakersfield) fall Isaac Righter (American) 1:09 Central Michigan 19 Campbell 15 125 - Korbin Meink (Campbell) dec Brock Bergelin (Central Michigan) 4-1 133 - Dom Zaccone (Campbell) dec Vince Perez (Central Michigan) 12-9 141 - Dresden Simon (Central Michigan) dec Chris Rivera (Campbell) 6-1 149 - Corbyn Munson (Central Michigan) dec Shannon Hanna (Campbell) 6-0 157 - Johnny Lovett (Central Michigan) maj Matthew Dallara (Campbell) 13-2 165 - Tracy Hubbard (Central Michigan) dec Troy Nation (Campbell) 7-5 174 - Austin Murphy (Campbell) dec Bret Fedewa (Central Michigan) 6-1 184 - Caleb Hopkins (Campbell) fall Ben Cushman (Central Michigan) 1:03 197 - Aaron Bolo (Central Michigan) dec Chris Kober (Campbell) 7-4 285 - Matt Stencel (Central Michigan) dec Taye Ghadiali (Campbell) 2-1SV

Bryce Andonian (left) and Alex Madrigal (photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) The Hokies host an in-state battle with George Mason in their annual event hosted at the Moss Arts Center. The Hokies have been on the forefront of teams hosting unique events to provide fans with a new experience. They have also hosted a Mat on the Mound event at the Hokies softball field to give fans a rare in-season outdoor wrestling event in Virginia. This will be the fourth event hosted at the Moss Arts Center--a beautiful performing arts center near campus in Blacksburg--and returns after not being hosted during the COVID year. I had the chance to attend the event when they hosted UVA in 2018 and it was an incredible experience that I highly recommend for all wrestling fans. Today's match against in-state foe, George Mason, will feature a mixture of starters and youth for the Hokies. With a huge dual looming in Raleigh, some of the usual starters for the Hokies will be getting a day off to ensure they are prime for next week. This will be a great chance to see some of the young talent the Hokies have waiting in the wings. Probables: 125: #21 Sam Latona vs. Benjamin Monn 133: Brandon Wittenburg vs. Cole Anders/Michael Rapuano 141: Collin Gerardi/Sam Hillegas vs. Kaden Cassidy/Shawn Nonaka 149: #7 Bryce Andonian/Kylen Montgomery vs. #23 Alex Madrigal 157: Jake Hart vs. Avery Bassett/Loranzo Rajaonarivelo 165: Clayton Ulrey vs. Tyler Kocak/Drew Dickson 174: Austin Dempsey vs. Logan Messer 184: Simeon Holmes vs. Kyle Davis 197: #33 Dakota Howard vs. Jeremy Seymour 285: #13 Nathan Traxler vs. Austin Stith The biggest things to look for in the dual--first and foremost, the possible return of Bryce Andonian. He hasn't been listed as a probable since before the Collegiate Duals, so I take this as a good sign moving into conference competition. I'm also looking to see if Sam Latona comes out firing like he did last week. He looked phenomenal against Binghamton last week; I'm hopeful he has returned to his top form in time for a huge match next week against #11 Jakob Camacho. The final thing I am watching is the reaction of #13 Nathan Traxler. He has been very excited about taking the mat at center stage and talked about it after transferring from Stanford--I hope it's a great experience for him and he continues the dominant run he has been on. The Hokies return to action next week in a rematch of last year's dual of the year in the ACC---taking on the Wolfpack in Raleigh next Friday night.

Iowa State All-American Jarrett Degen (photo courtesy of Tony Rotundo; WrestlersAreWarriors.com) Friday's Dual Results Minnesota 19 Nebraska 13 125 - Patrick McKee (Minnesota) dec Jeremiah Reno (Nebraska) 7-2 133 - Jake Gliva (Minnesota) dec Alex Thomsen (Nebraska) 8-3 141 - Chad Red Jr (Nebraska) maj Jager Eisch (Minnesota) 9-0 149 - Ridge Lovett (Nebraska) dec Michael Blockhus (Minnesota) 7-2 157 - Brayton Lee (Minnesota) dec Peyton Robb (Nebraska) 4-0 165 - Cael Carlson (Minnesota) dec Bubba Wilson (Nebraska) 6-3 174 - Mikey Labriola (Nebraska) dec Bailee O'Reilly (Minnesota) 9-5 184 - Isaiah Salazar (Minnesota) dec Brandyn Van Tassel (Nebraska) 9-3 197 - Eric Schultz (Nebraska) dec Michial Foy (Minnesota) 2-1 285 - Gable Steveson (Minnesota) maj Christian Lance (Nebraska) 18-6 Northern Iowa 27 Air Force 11 125 - Kyle Gollhofer (Northern Iowa) dec Quinn Melofchik (Air Force) 7-2 133 - Kyle Biscoglia (Northern Iowa) fall Sidney Flores (Air Force) 4:58 141 - Cael Happel (Northern Iowa) maj Garrett Kuchan (Air Force) 21-9 149 - Colin Realbuto (Northern Iowa) dec Dylan Martinez (Air Force) 6-4 157 - Giano Petrucelli (Air Force) dec Kaleb Olejniczak (Northern Iowa) 4-1 165 - Austin Yant (Northern Iowa) maj Trey Brisker (Air Force) 9-0 174 - Sam Wolf (Air Force) tech Dajun Johnson (Northern Iowa) 18-3 184 - Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa) maj Jake Thompson (Air Force) 14-4 197 - Noah Glaser (Northern Iowa) dec Kayne Hutchison (Air Force) 15-8 285 - Wyatt Hendrickson (Air Force) dec Tyrell Gordon (Northern Iowa) 9-4 Iowa State 32 Wyoming 6 125 - Kysen Terukina (Iowa State) dec Jake Svihel (Wyoming) 7-6 133 - Ramazan Attasauov (Iowa State) maj Job Greenwood (Wyoming) 12-3 141 - Ian Parker (Iowa State) maj Chase Zollman (Wyoming) 11-3 149 - Jarrett Degen (Iowa State) dec Jaron Jensen (Wyoming) 7-4 157 - David Carr (Iowa State) fall Darren Green (Wyoming) 3:54 165 - Isaac Judge (Iowa State) fall Cole Moody (Wyoming) 1:35 174 - Hayden Hastings (Wyoming) dec Joel Devine (Iowa State) 2-0 184 - Marcus Coleman (Iowa State) dec Tate Samuelson (Wyoming) 4-2 197 - Stephen Buchanan (Wyoming) dec Yonger Bastida (Iowa State) 6-4SV 285 - Sam Schuyler (Iowa State) dec Terren Swartz (Wyoming) 12-5 Lehigh 20 Columbia 16 125 - Joe Manchio (Columbia) dec Jaret Lane (Lehigh) 4-3 133 - Malyke Hines (Lehigh) dec Angelo Rini (Columbia) 12-9 141 - Matt Kazimir (Columbia) maj Connor McGonagle (Lehigh) 11-1 149 - Danny Fongaro (Columbia) dec Paul Watkins (Lehigh) 9-3 157 - Josh Humphreys (Lehigh) tech Andrew Garr (Columbia) 17-2 165 - Josh Ogunsanya (Columbia) dec Brian Meyer (Lehigh) 7-2 174 - Nick Fine (Columbia) dec Jake Logan (Lehigh) 4-3 184 - AJ Burkhart (Lehigh) dec Brian Bonino (Columbia) 4-2 197 - JT Davis (Lehigh) dec Sam Wustefeld (Columbia) 2-0 285 - Jordan Wood (Lehigh) fall Jalen Stephens (Columbia) 2:50 Drexel 22 Brown 15 125 - Kyle Waterman (Drexel) dec Hunter Adrian (Brown) 6-4 133 - Antonio Mininno (Drexel) dec Darby Diedrich (Brown) 4-3 141 - Timothy Levine (Brown) dec Jared Donahue (Drexel) 5-2 149 - Ricky Cabanillas (Brown) InjDef Luke Nichter (Drexel) 157 - Parker Kropman (Drexel) dec Mason Spears (Brown) 7-1 165 - Evan Barczak (Drexel) maj AJ Corrado (Brown) 10-1 174 - Michael O'Malley (Drexel) FFT 184 - James Araneo (Brown) dec Josh Stillings (Drexel) 9-4 197 - Santino Morina (Drexel) dec Cade Wilson (Brown) 9-4 285 - Lear Quinton (Brown) dec Elijah Anthony (Drexel) 5-2 Pittsburgh 24 Arizona State 19 125 - Brandon Courtney (Arizona State) dec Gage Curry (Pittsburgh) 10-4 133 - Michael McGee (Arizona State) dec Micky Phillippi (Pittsburgh) 5-3 141 - Cole Matthews (Pittsburgh) fall Julian Chlebove (Arizona State) 1:44 149 - Kyle Parco (Arizona State) maj Dan Mancini (Pittsburgh) 16-2 157 - Jacori Teemer (Arizona State) dec Elijah Cleary (Pittsburgh) 6-2 165 - Anthony Valencia (Arizona State) dec Jake Wentzel (Pittsburgh) 6-3 174 - James Lledo (Pittsburgh) fall Zane Coleman (Arizona State) 2:31 184 - Gregg Harvey (Pittsburgh) disq Josh Nummer (Arizona State) 197 - Nino Bonaccorsi (Pittsburgh) fall Jake Ortiz (Arizona State) 2:26 285 - Cohlton Schultz (Arizona State) maj Jake Slinger (Pittsburgh) 18-5 Rutgers 21 Illinois 13 125 - Dylan Shawver (Rutgers) dec Justin Cardani (Illinois) 3-1 133 - Lucas Byrd (Illinois) maj Joey Olivieri (Rutgers) 13-2 141 - Sebastian Rivera (Rutgers) tech We Rachal (Illinois) 22-7 149 - Mike Van Brill (Illinois) dec Christian Kanzler (Illinois) 3-2 157 - Robert Kanniard (Rutgers) dec Joe Roberts (Illinois) 7-4 165 - Danny Braunagel (Illinois) dec Andy Clark (Rutgers) 9-3 174 - DJ Shannon (Illinois) dec Connor O'Neill (Rutgers) 7-5 184 - John Poznanski (Rutgers) dec Zac Braunagel (Illinois) 5-2 197 - Greg Bulsak (Rutgers) maj Matt Wroblewski (Illinois) 9-1 285 - Luke Luffman (Illinois) dec Boone McDermott (Rutgers) 7-2 Davidson 20 Franklin & Marshall 18 125 - Gio Diaz (F&M) tech Hale Robinson (Davidson) 16-0 133 - Kyle Gorant (Davidson) tech Jack Bruce (F&M) 23-7 141 - Wil Gil (F&M) maj Nick Cambria (Davidson) 11-2 149 - Cristiaan Dailey (F&M) dec David Loniewski (Davidson) 9-7 157 - Bryce Sanderlin (Davidson) dec Chase McCollum (F&M) 3-2 165 - Jaden Hardrick (Davidson) dec Crew Fullerton (F&M) 12-8 174 - Anthony Spera (Davidson) dec John Crawford (F&M) 8-6 184 - James Conway (F&M) fall Gavin Henry (Davidson) 4:17 197 - Finlay Holston (Davidson) dec Michael Wazen (F&M) 4-0 285 - Mitchell Trigg (Davidson) dec Vincenzo Pelusi (F&M) 5-2 Oklahoma 24 Lock Haven 15 125 - Anthony Noto (Lock Haven) dec Joey Prata (Oklahoma) 8-3 133 - Gable Strickland (Lock Haven) fall Caleb Tanner (Oklahoma) 3:45 141 - Jacob Butler (Oklahoma) maj Tyler Dilley (Lock Haven) 14-4 149 - Dom Demas (Oklahoma) maj Connor Eck (Lock Haven) 14-5 157 - Justin Thomas (Oklahoma) dec Ben Barton (Lock Haven) 4-1 165 - Ashton Eyler (Lock Haven) dec Joe Grello (Oklahoma) 5-3 174 - Anthony Mantanona (Oklahoma) fall Tyler Stoltzfus (Lock Haven) 4:02 184 - Darrien Roberts (Oklahoma) dec Colin Fegley (Lock Haven) 3-1 197 - Jake Woodley (Oklahoma) maj Parker McClellan (Lock Haven) 9-0 285 - Isaac Reid (Lock Haven) dec Josh Heindselman (Oklahoma) 3-1 Maryland 25 Kent State 14 125 - Jake Ferri (Kent State) maj Tommy Capul (Maryland) 21-8 133 - King Sandoval (Maryland) fall Brendon Fenton (Kent State) 1:29 141 - Louis Newell (Kent State) dec Danny Bertoni (Maryland) 6-4 149 - Michael North (Maryland) fall Kody Komara (Kent State) 3:39 157 - Enrique Mungaia (Kent State) dec Lucas Cordio (Maryland) 7-4 165 - Brady Chrisman (Kent State) maj Gaven Bell (Maryland) 11-0 174 - Dom Solis (Maryland) dec Michael Ferree (Kent State) 7-6 184 - Kyle Cochran (Maryland) dec Colin McCracken (Kent State) 4-1 197 - Jaron Smith (Maryland) maj Tyler Bates (Kent State) 11-0 285 - Zach Schrader (Maryland) dec Jacob Cover (Kent State) 5-1 Oklahoma 35 Kent State 3 125 - Joey Prata (Oklahoma) dec Jake Ferri (Kent State) 6-4 133 - Gabe Vidlak (Oklahoma) dec Brendon Fenton (Kent State) 7-0 141 - Louis Newell (Kent State) dec Jacob Butler (Oklahoma) 3-2 149 - Dom Demas (Oklahoma) dec Kody Komara (Kent State) 6-3 157 - Justin Thomas (Oklahoma) fall Enrique Mungaia (Kent State) 1:02 165 - Troy Mantanona (Oklahoma) dec Brady Chrisman (Kent State) 7-6 174 - Anthony Mantanona (Oklahoma) fall Michael Ferree (Kent State) :16 184 - Keegan Moore (Oklahoma) maj Colin McCracken (Kent State) 17-7 197 - Jake Woodley (Oklahoma) maj Tyler Bates (Kent State) 12-4 285 - Josh Heindselman (Oklahoma) dec Jacob Cover (Kent State) 3-1 Maryland 24 Chattanooga 14 125 - Fabian Gutierrez (Chattanooga) maj Tommy Capul (Maryland) 8-0 133 - King Sandoval (Maryland) fall Brayden Palmer (Chattanooga) 1:25 141 - Danny Bertoni (Maryland) dec Franco Valdes (Chattanooga) 6-1SV 149 - Noah Castillo (Chattanooga) dec Michael North (Maryland) 10-6 157 - Lincoln Heck (Chattanooga) maj Lucas Cordio (Maryland) 13-4 165 - Drew Nicholson (Chattanooga) dec Gaven Bell (Maryland) 9-4 174 - Dom Solis (Maryland) dec Carial Tarter (Chattanooga) 3-0 184 - Kyle Cochran (Maryland) dec Matthew Waddell (Chattanooga) 7-3 197 - Jaron Smith (Maryland) tech Nick Benton (Chattanooga) 15-0 285 - Zach Schrader (Maryland) maj Grayson Walthall (Chattanooga) 12-3 Buffalo 27 Long Island 6 125 - Tristan Daugherty (Buffalo) dec Robbie Sagaris (Long Island) 7-3 133 - Derek Spann (Buffalo) tech Bryce Cockrell (Long Island) 16-0 141 - Ben Freeman (Buffalo) dec Devin Matthews (Long Island) 6-1 149 - John Arceri (Buffalo) dec Drew Witham (Long Island) 5-0 157 - Hunter Shaut (Buffalo) dec James Johnston (Long Island) 8-2 165 - Noah Grover (Buffalo) maj Blake Bahna (Long Island) 10-1 174 - Ryan Ferro (Long Island) dec Jake Lanning (Buffalo) 8-1 184 - Pete Acciardi (Buffalo) dec James Langan (Long Island) 3-2 197 - Nunzio Crowley (Long Island) dec Sam Mitchell (Buffalo) 3-2 285 - Toby Cahill (Buffalo) dec Tim Nagosky (Long Island) 5-2 Bucknell 20 Harvard 12 125 - Brandon Seidman (Bucknell) dec Beau Bayless (Harvard) 5-2 133 - Kurt Phipps (Bucknell) dec Dillon Murphy (Harvard) 6-4 141 - Michael Jaffe (Harvard) dec Noah Levett (Bucknell) 6-1 149 - Lukus Stricker (Harvard) dec Kolby Depron (Bucknell) 8-5 157 - Trevor Tarsi (Harvard) dec Nick Delp (Bucknell) 5-3 165 - Zach Hartman (Bucknell) maj Alex Whitworth (Harvard) 10-2 174 - Sam Barnes (Bucknell) dec Michael Doggett (Harvard) 5-0 184 - Logan Deacetis (Bucknell) maj Luke Rada (Harvard) 10-2 197 - Mason McCready (Bucknell) dec Nick Marcenelle (Harvard) 6-3 285 - Jeffrey Crooks (Harvard) dec Luke Niemeyer (Bucknell) 3-2 Michigan 29 Ohio State 8 125 - Nick Suriano (Michigan) maj Malik Heinselman (Ohio State) 11-3 133 - Dylan Ragusin (Michigan) maj Will Betancourt (Ohio State) 14-5 141 - Stevan Micic (Michigan) dec Dylan D'Emilio (Ohio State) 12-7 149 - Sammy Sasso (Ohio State) dec Cole Mattin (Michigan) 9-4 157 - Will Lewan (Michigan) dec Jashon Hubbard (Ohio State) 6-3 165 - Carson Kharchla (Ohio State) tech Patrick Nolan (Michigan) 22-6 174 - Logan Massa (Michigan) dec Ethan Smith (Ohio State) 10-5 184 - Myles Amine (Michigan) dec Kaleb Romero (Ohio State) 3-1SV 197 - Patrick Brucki (Michigan) dec Gavin Hoffman (Ohio State) 5-2 285 - Mason Parris (Michigan) fall Tate Orndorff (Ohio State) 2:21 George Mason 31 VMI 8 125 - Ben Monn (George Mason) FFT 133 - Michael Rapuano (George Mason) maj Cam Chicella (VMI) 19-5 141 - Kaden Cassidy (George Mason) maj Freddy Junko (VMI) 9-1 149 - Alex Madrigal (George Mason) fall Seth Fillers (VMI) 3:36 157 - Avery Bassett (George Mason) dec Blake Showers (VMI) 5-4 165 - Tyler Kocak (George Mason) dec River Carroll (VMI) 8-4 174 - Logan Messer (George Mason) dec Jon Hoover (VMI) 3-1 184 - Zach Brown (VMI) tech Kyle Davis (George Mason) 16-1 197 - Tyler Mousaw (VMI) dec Jon List (George Mason) 5-3 285 - Austin Stith (George Mason) dec Josh Evans (VMI) 8-6SV Iowa 33 Northwestern 6 125 - Drake Ayala (Iowa) dec Michael DeAugustino (Northwestern) 6-5 133 - Chris Cannon (Northwestern) dec Cullan Schriever (Iowa) 5-3 141 - Frankie Tal-Shahar (Northwestern) dec Drew Bennett (Iowa) 10-6 149 - Max Murin (Iowa) dec Yahya Thomas (Northwestern) 4-3 157 - Kaleb Young (Iowa) dec Trevor Chumbley (Northwestern) 6-4 165 - Alex Marinelli (Iowa) FFT 174 - Michael Kemerer (Iowa) fall Ankhaa Enkhmandakh (Northwestern) 2:37 184 - Abe Assad (Iowa) tech Jack Jessen (Northwestern) 16-0 197 - Jacob Warner (Iowa) maj Andrew Davison (Northwestern) 11-2 285 - Tony Cassioppi (Iowa) dec Lucas Davison (Northwestern) 7-3 Oregon State 34 Little Rock 0 125 - Brandon Kaylor (Oregon State) maj Jaden Carson (Little Rock) 12-4 133 - Devan Turner (Oregon State) maj Jaylen Carson (Little Rock) 12-2 141 - Grant Willits (Oregon State) dec Conner Ward (Little Rock) 10-3 149 - Cory Crooks (Oregon State) dec Joey Bianchi (Little Rock) 3-1 157 - Hunter Willits (Oregon State) dec Chase Tebbets (Little Rock) 7-2 165 - Matthew Olguin (Oregon State) dec Tyler Brennan (Little Rock) 6-1 174 - Aaron Olmos (Oregon State) dec Triston Wills (Little Rock) 8-5 184 - Trey Munoz (Oregon State) tech Tanner Mendoza (Little Rock) 25-10 197 - Ryan Reyes (Oregon State) dec Brooks Sacharczyk (Little Rock) 16-14 285 - Gary Traub (Oregon State) dec Josiah Hill (Little Rock) 11-6TB

2x NCAA qualifier Jackson DiSario (photo courtesy of Tony Rotundo; WrestlersAreWarriors.com) The weekend's action started Friday, when conference leader, #6 Arizona State was stunned by #25 Pittsburgh, 24-19, in enemy territory. The Sun Devils won six of ten bouts, but conceded a few too many bonus points on the evening. On the West Coast, #23 Oregon State spoiled Little Rock's conference-season opener with a definitive 34-0, ten-match sweep. (More on these duals in the upcoming recap!) Upcoming Saturday, January 15th Little Rock at Stanford - Live via Pac-12 Insider (TV)/Pac-12 Plus Stanford (Web) @ 5pm PST - *Pac-12 Dual-Meet The Trojans have little time to pity themselves as they face another talented conference foe in Stanford in the second and final leg of their West Coast road-trip. Projected Line-ups: Little Rock vs. Stanford 125: Jayden Carson vs. Logan Ashton 133: Jaylen Carson vs. #29 Jackson DiSario 141: Conner Ward vs. #6 Real Woods 149: Joseph Bianchi vs. #13 Jaden Abas 157: Chase Tebbets vs. Charlie Darracott 165: Tyler Brennan vs. #4 Shane Griffith 174: Triston Wills vs. #29 Tyler Eischens 184: Tanner Mendoza vs. Colbey Harlan OR Judah Duhm 197: Brooks Sacharczyk vs. Nick Stemmet 285: Josiah Hill vs. Peter Ming OR Seamus O'Malley Sunday, January 16th CSU Bakersfield at the Chippewa Challenge - Live via ESPN+ (TV/Web) @ 8am PST Cal-State Bakersfield looks to rebound at the Chippewa Challenge dual-meet event after a humbling, 44-0 defeat to the #8 Iowa Cyclones earlier in the week. They'll have three opportunities to notch their first dual-victory of the year, as they face host Central Michigan (8am PST), Campbell (10am), and American (12pm), respectively. Projected Line-ups: CSU Bakersfield vs. Central Michigan vs. Campbell vs. American 125: Eddie Flores vs. Brock Berglin OR Sean Spidle vs. Korbin Meink OR Zurich Storm OR Anthony Molton vs. Max Leete 133: #16 Chance Rich vs. Ja'Kerion Merritt OR Vince Perez vs. Domenic Zaccone vs. Andy Fallon OR Jack Maida 141: #27 Angelo Martinoni OR Louie Ramos vs. #13 Desden Simon OR Drew Marten vs. Shannon Hanna OR Chris Rivera vs. Ethan Szerencsits 149: Josh Brown vs. #27 Corbyn Munson OR Mason Breece vs. #9 Josh Heil vs. Patrick Ryan OR Ryan Zimmerman 157: Brock Rogers vs. #18 Johnny Lovett vs. Matthew Dallara OR Jake Chisholm vs. Elijah White OR Antonio Segura 165: Augustine Garcia vs. Tracey Hubbard OR Alex Jacobs vs. Troy Nation vs. Breon Phifer 174: Albert Urias vs. Bret Fedewa vs. #18 Austin Murphy vs. Tim Fitzpatrick OR Ben Root 184: Jacob Hansen vs. Ben Cushman vs. #25 Caleb Hopkins OR Cameron Andrews vs. Colin Shannon 197: Josh Loomer OR Mateo Morales vs. Aaron Bolo OR Cade Dallwitz vs. Chris Kober or Levi Hopkins vs. Carsten Rawls OR Connor Bourne 285: Jake Andrews OR Jacob Sieder vs. #9 Matt Stencel vs. #25 Taye Ghadiali vs. Issac Righter #6 Arizona State vs. Princeton - Live via ESPN+ (TV/Web) @ 9am PST The Sun Devils look to finish their East Coast travels with a victory before they start their conference-dual slate at Cal Poly and at CSU Bakersfield, next weekend. The marquee bouts of the morning will likely be at 125lbs and 157lbs, when Sun Devil and Tiger All-Americans collide. Project Line-ups: #6 Arizona State vs. Princeton 125: #4 Brandon Courtney vs. #2 Patrick Glory 133: #4 Michael McGee vs. Nick Masters 141: Julian Chlebove vs. Danny Coles 149: #11 Kyle Parco vs. Marshall Keller 157: #3 Jacori Teemer vs. #11 Quincy Monday 165: #6 Anthony Valencia vs. Jake Marsh 174: Zane Coleman vs. Nate Dugan 184: Josh Nummer vs. #22 Travis Stefanik 197: #9 Kordell Norfleet vs. #16 Luke Stout 285: #3 Cohlton Schultz vs. Matt Cover

Michael McGee (left) and Micky Phillippi (photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) The Panthers welcome their second top-10 team to Fitzgerald Field House in the past week as the Sun Devils of Arizona State come to Pittsburgh for a Friday night dual. 125: #32 Gage Curry vs. #4 Brandon Courtney Courtney has continued to impress after an NCAA finals appearance last season and he looks very dangerous every time he steps on the mat. Curry has competed well for the Panthers and has some great wins on the year, but he will have a fight on his hands against Courtney. 133: #7 Micky Phillippi vs. #4 Michael McGee This is definitely one of the more intriguing matchups of the dual. McGee has been on a tear and has shown some impressive offensive skill against tough competition. Phillippi, as always, has been consistent and methodical in controlling his matches en route to a 9-2 record to start the year. If Phillippi can slow the pace of the match, he has the ability to use his counter-offense to score off of McGee's shots. This could be a very entertaining match. 141: #22 Cole Matthews vs. Julian Chlebove Matthews has been on a roll and is the reigning ACC Wrestler of the Week after upsetting #3 Stevan Micic on Sunday. He has been very impressive this year and has won three of his last four by pin. He'll look to continue this streak and help the team by trying to pick up bonus points. 149: Dan Mancini/Luke Kemerer vs #11 Kyle Parco Parco has looked strong and very offensive since transferring from Fresno State. This will be a tough task for Mancini or Kemerer as they look to limit the team damage. 157: #21 Elijah Cleary vs #3 Jacori Teemer This one has the potential to be closer than the rankings may indicate. Cleary is very difficult to score on, and as of late, has been much more offensive and putting up more points of his own. Teemer can score points in bunches and is very dangerous. Cleary will look to control the pace of the match and limit the opportunities for Teemer. If Cleary is able to keep this a low-scoring match, he has the ability to win what would be a huge statement match for him. 165: #13 Jake Wentzel vs. #6 Anthony Valencia This is another big clash of styles and the result will be based entirely on who is able to inflict their style on the other. Wentzel is controlling, loves to work from ties in neutral and has a punishing top game. Valencia is wide open and attacking and uses his length incredibly well on top. 174: Hunter Kernan/James Lledo vs. Zane Coleman In terms of team score, this match could play a big role. The Panthers will need some points here to stay in the race. 184: #31 Gregg Harvey vs. Josh Nummer Great chance for Harvey to help the team. He has slowed down a little since a strong start but is still wrestling well. If he can push for bonus here, it would be big for Pitt's chances. 197: #8 Nino Bonaccorsi vs #10 Kordell Norfleet This will be the second top-10 opponent for Bonaccorsi this week after falling to then-#9 Patrick Brucki against Michigan. Another battle of contrasting styles, but I like Nino in this one. He commands the mat so well and is able to control matches; I think he is able to do that to Norfleet and can neutralize his offensive power. 285: Jake Slinger vs #3 Cohlton Schultz Slinger has played a huge role in icing duals for the Panthers this year. Could he pull off a huge upset here? I'm not betting against Schultz--he will be looking to make a statement and pick up the team win with bonus points. It will be a big test for Slinger to slow him down. This dual favors ASU on paper, but Pittsburgh has the talent to keep it close and possibly pull off the upset in front of their home crowd. It will take a near-flawless performance by the Panthers, but there is a route to victory. The Sun Devils have a solid dual team with threats up and down the lineup. This will definitely be a fun night of wrestling in Pittsburgh.

Josh (left) and Justin Portillo (right) (Photos/Josh by Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com, Justin by Mark Lundy, Lutte-Lens.com) #1 Grand View (NAIA) vs #4 Nebraska-Kearney Saturday, January 15th Kearney, Nebraska Twitter: Vikings Lopers Watch Live What is bigger than 110 straight dual wins? What is bigger than two perennial wrestling powers finally meeting? What could be bigger than two universities that finished as runner-up at their last national championship tournament? Is there anything bigger than a Saturday battle between titans in the wrestling world? Go back to Ali versus Foreman in the jungle. Do you remember the Miracle on Ice? How about the Yankees versus Red Sox in game seven? All of these massive matchups pale in comparison to what we have brewing Saturday. Really, the only fight that could have been close was "Holyfield v Schwartzkopf," but we all know that the heavyweight champ punked out of the "War on the Shore." There will be no ducking or bumping this Saturday in Kearney. Ladies and gentlemen, children of all ages, I present to you, Josh Portillo versus Justin Portillo. There has been a great history of wrestling brothers: Banach, Schultz, Steiner, Brands, Sanders, the list goes on and on. What those families were able to avoid was being on opposite sides of the mat in college. We have all heard the stories of the Brands having to be separated in the Iowa room, but what would have happened if they had gone to opposing powers and had to actually wrestle? I am not 100% certain, but I feel like Bonnie would have had to come down from the stands and it would not have been to hug the boys. I asked Papa Portillo his thoughts on the battle this Saturday and what he expected, "no punches thrown" was his reply. Regino Portillo and I met in 2019 on our way to Cleveland for the national championship and ever since then, I have always enjoyed the quick interactions I have had with him. I can recognize him, which is a huge problem I have with his sons. You see, Justin and Josh are twins. And when Justin is at the Division II national tournament, he sports his brother's Loper's logo. More than twice and closer to three times, I have spoken to him like he was Justin with zero clue. What makes it even sadder for me, in 2020, Josh and I sat down for one of the best talks I have ever had with a young man on camera. We are talking about a soul-bearing reflection. And still, I somehow cannot tell the two of them apart unless I really take the time. I can tell the Brands apart at a glance! The two actually shared a title at the Ridgewater Open way back in their redshirt season in 2016-2017 while members of the South Dakota State University Jackrabbits. I do not want to point fingers, but we all know which one did not want to scrap. I kid. Honestly, teammates share titles all the time. I really wish I could be in Nebraska to watch this. That should tell you how badly I want this; I never want to be in Nebraska. Their corn is trash. Their Huskers "sell-outs" are a joke. It is the only state you can drive across on cruise control without touching your wheel if your vehicle is properly aligned. But I want to be there, dang it. The Clarion, Iowa natives spent a year in Brookings before departing. Justin headed to Grand View University back in his native state. Josh left for the state of Nebraska and the Division II powerhouse Nebraska-Kearney. They have each found success in their new homes. They are both multiple-time All-Americans. They have both excelled on the mat and in the classroom. They have both grown as young men. What Justin has had, though, is the chance to hoist a team national championship trophy with his squad. Josh has been close but is still reaching for that lofty goal. In 2021, Josh and the Lopers were one match away from their own banner raising ceremony. Kearney is going to battle for a national championship this season. Grand View will be doing the same. There is a video making the rounds on Twitter from an "Iron Sharpens Iron" camp wherein an absolute barnburner of an exhibition, the brothers are apparently about to start OT in a 15-15 match. Josh (in blue) hits a deep firemans into a lift and takes Justin (in red) off his feet. The return is a nice drop that allows Josh to pull his head and finish the takedown to the gleeful shouts of all the campers. The quote from Justin on it should tell you all you need to know about his motivation. "I've replayed this match in my head countless nights. About 2 years ago, @p2funky_ embarrassed me in front of many kids who looked up to me at this wrestling camp… this Saturday, I seek to avenge my honor and regain my spot as Alpha Portillo once and for all!" I know dad said "no punches thrown," but he did not say anything about fireworks. Frankly, given the exciting styles of the brothers, I expect everything plus a kitchen sink to be thrown. I hope that they start all three periods in neutral. Justin is not going to take it easy this time around. "Been waiting for this one for a long time… people always ask which one of us is better. We are both usually pretty humble about answering that, but it's time to find out the answer once and for all. There's a lot on the line this match, and I just hope Josh is ready, because I will not be holding anything back this time around!" Josh, you have been put on notice. And #D2Wrestle, you have been given your warning as well. We cannot allow this aggression to stand man! I made sure to reach out to the best student in #D2Wrestle; that's not just my opinion. The NCAA literally gave him an award last year for being wicked smart. Josh already has "unofficial" win under his belt, but he wants more. "Anytime you put two wrestlers as dynamic and funky as us Portillo Bros, you get a scramblefest. We both like to wrestle open and score lots of points. We aren't holding anything back, we've wanted this match for as long as we could remember, not only for us but for our teams. Looking forward to a great dual and figuring out who the best Portillo is… well, for that day, at least." Do not let the hidden emoji fool you (it was one of those big smiley faces). Josh wants to win this one not just for bragging rights for him, but for the Lopers as well. Maybe no one understands all the storylines of this dual better than the one and only Jason Bryant. "This is some made-for-tv type drama that could be unfolding. Why doesn't Grand View put the streak on the line - well, here's one of the top Division II programs with Nebraska-Kearney - so it might answer a couple of questions. Is the NAIA's best comparable to Division II's best? How would Grand View do against the best from other divisions? But then to consider a 110-match win streak is also on the line and it could potentially come back to a set of brothers deciding it one way or another? Are you kidding me? I'll be doing everything I can to watch this, even while working the Virginia Duals this weekend." For me personally, I love grudge matches. And you may have noticed I have been doing my best to stir the pot a little on Twitter this week. Not that I needed to. Justin and Josh have been ribbing each other for this whole lead-up. But I seriously cannot believe that Portillo's Hot Dogs have not caught on to this. This has promotion written all over. Show up, bring some food, treat the fans and take the press. I really hope that they decide to start the dual at 133. Everyone deserves to see this match as the finale of what is going to be a great day of wrestling. And like Regino said, "guarantee that Portillo will win."

Army West Point 149 lber PJ Ogunsanya (photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) Friday 1/14 Brown vs. Drexel – Providence, RI (7PM) Bucknell @ Harvard – Cambridge, MA (6PM) Columbia @ Lehigh (#21) Franklin & Marshall @ Davidson – Davidson, NC (12PM) LIU @ Buffalo – Buffalo, NY (5PM) Saturday 1/15 Army @ Cornell (#9) – Ithaca, NY (1PM) Binghamton vs. Drexel – Vestal, NY (5PM) Brown vs. Bucknell– Providence, RI (12PM) Harvard vs. Sacred Heart – Cambridge, MA (3PM) Hofstra vs. Buffalo – Hempstead, NY (1PM) Lehigh vs. Navy – Bethlehem, PA (2PM) Sunday 1/16 American vs. CSU Bakersfield, Central Michigan, & Campbell – Mt. Pleasant, MI (11AM, 1PM, 3PM) Columbia vs Oklahoma State (#4) & West Virginia – Morgantown, WV (12PM & 3PM) Hofstra vs. Navy – Hempstead, NY (4PM) Princeton vs. Arizona State – Princeton, NJ (12PM) *ALL STARTING TIMES ARE LISTED IN EST* What I'm Most Excited For: Below is a match of probable matchups of ranked opponents we can see this weekend – in order by weight class. I'm sure there a few I'm missing, but these caught my eye. 125lb. Glory (#2) Princeton vs Courtney (#4) AZ State 125lb. Manchio (#20) Columbia vs Lane (#15) Lehigh 125lb. Manchio (#20) Columbia vs Mastrogiovanni (#6) Oklahoma State 133lb. Koderhandt (#23) Navy vs Hines (#19) 141lb. Kazimir (#19) Columbia vs Young (#18) 149lb. Yianni (#1) Cornell vs Ogunsanya (#22) Army 157lb. Cerniglia (#20) Navy vs Humphreys (#8) Lehigh 157lb. Teemer (#3) AZ State vs Monday (#11) Princeton 165lb. Hartman (#18) Bucknell vs Conigliaro (#12) Harvard 165lb. Ogunsanya (#22) Columbia vs Wittlake (#5) Oklahoma State 197lbs. Stout (#16) Princeton vs. Norfleet (#10) AZ State Where you'll find me: Once again, I'll be at the Lehigh match on Saturday as they take on the Navy Midshipmen. Let's see if Lehigh can keep the momentum rolling after their big win over Cornell last week.

Cavalier 165 lber Justin McCoy (photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) The Hoos travel east to the Virginia Duals at Hampton Coliseum for action Friday and Saturday. They will face Chattanooga, Lock Haven, Kent State and Oklahoma over the two days. Due to COVID procedures within the program, all duals will be contested as Extra College Matches and the results will not count toward team points, but individual bouts will count toward the season record. I'm hopeful that we still get some solid matches out of the lineup that UVA will send. The lineup for the weekend will consist of the following: 125-Patrick McCormick 133-#14 Brian Courtney 149-Jarod Verkleeren 157-Jake Keating, Jon Errico 165-#16 Justin McCoy 174-Robby Patrick 184-Michael Battista 197-#16 Jay Aiello There are a few significant (potential) matchups that I'm keeping an eye on this weekend. Against Chattanooga: McCormick vs #22 Fabian Gutierrez and #14 Courtney vs #21 Brayden Palmer. I'm also interested to see a new transfer from Northern Illinois, Nicholas Benton, take on #16 Jay Aiello at 197. In the Lock Haven match, we will only see one ranked opponent, but it will be a great test for McCormick. Anthony Noto is 17-1 on the year and ranked #27 in the country. He is a transfer from ACC foe NC State and has looked very impressive this year. It will be a solid match for McCormick to see if he can continue his momentum coming off a good weekend at the F&M Open. On day two, they will face Kent State and Oklahoma. Kent State doesn't currently have anyone ranked, but has a couple tough lightweights that will be good matchups for UVA. Jake Ferri at 125 and Brenden Fenton at 133 will both be solid matchups. The final match against #21 Oklahoma could provide the most fireworks for the Hoos. At 125 will be the return to VA for #16 Joey Prata, who transferred from VT and is a familiar opponent for McCormick. #14 Courtney could face #13 Anthony Madrigal--but he isn't listed in the probables for OU. Jarod Verkleeren could face a tough test in Dom Demas for the Sooners at 149-he only has one match at 149 this year, but #15 Mitch Moore (also a VT transfer) has been out with injury. At 157, Jake Keating made his return to the lineup at the MatMen Open and will face #16 Justin Thomas for the Sooners. #16 Justin McCoy will put his 9-0 record on the line against #28 Joe Grello at 165. Michael Battista will face #21 Darrien Roberts, who has had a quietly strong start to his season at 10-3. The final match will be the biggest! #16 Jay Aiello returned to the lineup over the winter break and has started off 3-0. He will face his toughest task of the year with #11 Jake Woodley. Both are three-time NCAA qualifiers and Woodley made his breakthrough to become an All-American, placing 6th last season. Both are very strong wrestlers who are able to control the match, so it will be a fun one to watch. The Hoos return to action next week to open ACC competition at Pittsburgh on 1/21.

Myles Amine (left) and Kaleb Romero(photos courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) One of the best things about collegiate athletics is the rivalries. Now there's a difference between a school in your conference, that you compete against regularly, or one in your neighboring state, and an actual rivalry. Ohio State and Michigan. It's one of the best rivalries in intercollegiate athletics. There's such dislike between the two Big Ten powers that they refuse to acknowledge each other by name. Rivalries are great in and of themselves, but what's even more fun for the general public is when both teams are good. Not only is there natural disdain between the two institutions, but there are also great athletes on the field/court/mat and actual stakes involved. Tonight, live on the Big Ten Network, Ohio State will host their hated rivals to the north, Michigan. Both teams come in unbeaten and ranked in the top ten. Michigan is loading up for a potential national championship and comes in at #3, while Ohio State has a team that could be looking at an NCAA trophy, too. They are currently ranked #7. This dual is jam-packed full of ranked wrestlers and enticing matchups, with national implications. Below is the probable lineup for both teams, along with some notes about the teams and competitors. 125: #1 Nick Suriano (Michigan) vs. #18 Malik Heinselman (Ohio State) 133: #8 Dylan Ragusin (Michigan) vs. Will Betancourt (Ohio State) 141: #4 Stevan Micic (Michigan) vs. #21 Dylan D'Emilio (Ohio State) 149: Cole Mattin (Michigan) vs. #2 Sammy Sasso (Ohio State) 157: #15 Will Lewan (Michigan) vs. Jashon Hubbard (Ohio State) 165: #10 Cameron Amine (Michigan) vs. #7 Carson Kharchla (Ohio State) 174: #6 Logan Massa (Michigan) vs. #7 Ethan Smith (Ohio State) 184: #2 Myles Amine (Michigan) vs. #7 Kaleb Romero (Ohio State) 197: #8 Patrick Brucki (Michigan) vs. #20 Gavin Hoffman (Ohio State) 285: #2 Mason Parris (Michigan) vs. #12 Tate Orndorff (Ohio State) This dual pits the #3 and #7 dual teams against each other. The two have combined to go 9-0 so far in 2021-22. 17 ranked wrestlers are slated to be in action. Every match has at least one wrestler ranked in the top-15 nationally. There is one past NCAA champion expected to compete (Nick Suriano: 2019) Four wrestlers in the dual have appeared in the NCAA finals (Suriano, Stevan Micic, Sammy Sasso, Mason Parris). Ten past All-Americans should suit up, combined for both squads. (Suriano, Micic, Sasso, Cameron Amine, Taylor Massa, Ethan Smith, Myles Amine, Patrick Brucki, Parris, Tate Orndorff). Two matches are expected to feature All-Americans clashing (174 and 285). Michigan's squad has loads of international experience on their side. Dylan Ragusin (2 Cadet Greco world teams), Steven Micic (2020 Olympian), Will Lewan (Cadet World Champion), Myles Amine (Olympic bronze medalist), Mason Parris (Junior World Champion). Ohio State has Gavin Hoffman, who was a Cadet World bronze medalist and Malik Heinselman, who made two Cadet teams and one Junior squad. Five wrestlers come into this matchup with perfect records. Suriano, Massa, Myles Amine, and Parris for Michigan. Romero is the lone unbeaten for Ohio State. While Ohio State has taken seven of the last 12 meetings between these two schools, Michigan has won the last two (both by two points). Both teams have been able to recruit at elite levels. Suriano #2, Parris #3, Kharchla #4, Massa #4, Sasso #4, Hoffman #10 were all ranked in the top ten of their respective high school graduating classes.

Oklahoma 133 lber Tony Madrigal (photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) Friday 01/14 Oklahoma vs. Lock Haven at Hampton, VA, 1:00 PM Kent State vs. Oklahoma at Hampton, VA, 3:00 PM Northern Iowa at Air Force, 8:30 PM (6:00 PM) Iowa State at Wyoming, 9:00 PM (7:00 PM) Saturday 01/15 California Baptist at Bloomsburg, 1:00 PM South Dakota State vs. Chattanooga, at Hampton, VA 2:00PM California Baptist vs. Lock Haven at Bloomsburg, 3:00 PM Oklahoma vs. Virginia at Hampton, VA, 4:00 PM South Dakota State vs. Maryland at Hampton, VA, 4:00PM Maryland vs. Oklahoma at Hampton, VA, 6:00 PM Sunday 01/16 North Dakota State at Wyoming, 3:30 PM (1:30 PM) Iowa State vs. Montana State-Northern at Belgrade, MT, 4:00 PM (2:00 PM) Iowa State vs. Providence at Belgrade, MT, 6:00 PM (4:00 PM) If this schedule holds up (Unfortunately, we know it won't due to a rash of cancellations from COVID), this is a great slate of duals for the Big 12 this week. What I'm Most Excited For: Iowa State-Wyoming. If both teams send out a full healthy roster, I think Iowa State is a pretty solid favorite, but Wyoming is a gritty team that could pull an upset if the chips fall in the right spots. Great matchups at 125, 133, 184, and 197 will decide if Wyoming can do it. This Just In: This morning South Dakota State announced that they would travel to participate in the Virginia Duals and face Chattanooga and Maryland on Saturday. Previously, the Jackrabbits were slated to travel to Utah Valley, but that was canceled due to Covid concerns.