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2021 NCAA All-American Jake Woodley (Photo Courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) Friday 11/19 West Virginia DEF Davidson, 34-3 Utah Valley DEF California Baptist, 20-13 Missouri DEF Air Force, 39-3 South Dakota State DEF Augustana, 34-10 Arizona State DEF Oklahoma, 22-12 Utah Valley DEF CSU Bakersfield, 32-9 Saturday 11/20 Oklahoma State DEF Minnesota, 23-10 Sunday 11/21 Iowa State, Northern Iowa, South Dakota State at Daktronics Open, hosted by South Dakota State SOUTH DAKOTA STATE PLACINGS 125: Tanner Jordan, fourth 133: Derrick Cardinal, fifth 149: Zach Price, fourth; Alek Martin, fifth 157: Kenny O'Neil and Cael Swensen, tied for fifth 165: Tanner Cook, tied for fifth 184: Sam Kruger, fifth 197: Nick Casperson, second 285: Bowen McConville, fourth NORTHERN IOWA PLACINGS 125: Brody Teske, third 133: Kyle Biscoglia, third 141: Cael Happle, third; Gable Fox, fifth; Ethan Basile. sixth 157: Cayd Lara, third and Derek Holschlag, fourth 165: Evan Yant, second 174: Pat Shoenfelder, fifth 184: Parker Keckeisen, first 197: Adam Ahrendsen, fifth HWT: Tyrell Gordon, third IOWA STATE PLACINGS 125: Kysen Terukina, first 125: Corey Cabanban, second 133: Ramazan Attasauov, fourth 141: Zach Redding, first 149: Jarrett Degen, first 157: David Carr, first 165: Grant Stotts, third 165: Austin Kraisser, fourth 174: Joel Devine, second 184: Marcus Coleman, second 184: Cody Fisher, fifth 197: Yonger Bastida, third 285: Sam Schuyler, second California Baptist at Roadrunner Open, hosted by CSU Bakersfield 157: AJ Ray, 2nd NC State DEF West Virginia 34-6 Oklahoma DEF Northern Colorado, 30-7 #1 Takeaway: Jake Woodley has jumped levels. He's beaten Patrick Brucki, Cam Caffey, and now Kordell Norfleet. 197 in the Big 12 is better than 197 in the Big Ten, so he'll need every ounce of that energy as he starts to hit more of the conference schedule, but what a start for Woodley. Regardless of what happens between him and Ferrari during the season, he's looking like he could end up with a very high seed at the NCAA tournament. Match that stands out: Trevor Mastrogiovanni(Oklahoma State) over Patrick McKee(Minnesota) Big win for Mastrogiovanni. His offense was great, he was able to get away from McKee, who traditionally has been incredible from top, and really controlled the match from start to finish. Word out of Oklahoma State is that it was Trevor that trained with Daton Fix for most of the summer prepping him for the World Championships. It has shown through here. If he's really jumped a level and can be an All-American this season, that's huge for the Cowboys as a team at the Big 12 and NCAA tournament.

2021 NCAA All-American Cohlton Schultz (Photo Courtesy of Tony Rotundo; WrestlersAreWarrior.com) The CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners led the weekend off on a humbling note, conceding a 32-9 neutral-site dual-meet to Utah Valley in Riverside, California. The duo of victors for the Roadrunners was #20 Angelo Martinoni (winner by third-period fall over UR James Emmer at 141lbs) and UR Josh Brown (winner by 12-6 decision at 149lbs). Against the three ranked Wolverines (#7 Taylor Lamont, 125; #28 Haiden Drury, 133; and #8 Demetrius Romero, 165), the Roadrunners allowed two major decisions, with early-season stand-out UR Augustine Garcia holding the 2x BigXII Champion and All-American Romero to a 6-1 decision. Also on Friday, November 19th, was #7 Arizona State's home-opener against #14 Oklahoma, an exciting dual that featured sixteen ranked wrestlers and six ranked head-to-head match-ups. The Sun Devils defended home-territory well, coming away from the match with a 22-12 victory, winning seven of ten bouts, including five of six ranked match-ups against the Sooners. At 133lbs, #7 Michael McGee made a statement, putting a 12-3 major decision on #8 Tony Madrigal of Oklahoma. Also earning a major decision for the Sun Devils was #18 Jesse Vasquez at 141lbs, who topped UR Jacob Butler, 13-5. Earning decisions over ranked opponents were #4 Brandon Courtney (8-3 over #22 Joey Prata at 125lbs), #7 Kyle Parco (7-2 over #17 Mitch Moore at 149lbs), #4 Jacori Teemer (11-5 over #13 Justin Thomas at 157lbs), and #4 Cohlton Schultz (4-1 over #25 Josh Heindselman at 285lbs). Finally, #7 Anthony Valencia topped up-and-comer UR Troy Mantanona 8-6 at 165lbs, in a match where Valencia led three takedowns to one. Leaving the dual upset was Arizona State's 197lber, #7-ranked Kordell Norfleet. In a match where both wrestlers traded takedowns, Norfleet fell to #9 Jake Woodley, 5-3, marking the only ranked Sun Devil to lose Friday evening. In the afternoon of Saturday, November 20th, Cal Poly hosted a contingent of (D2) San Francisco State wrestlers in extra countable matches. Alongside teammates, Cal Poly starters and brothers, #15 Legend Lamer (149) and UR Brawley Lamer (157) took the mat, combining for a 1-1 day. Legend defeated SF State 141lber Josh Norikiyo, 15-0 technical fall, while Brawley fell to #14 (D2) Mason Boutain, 15-4 major decision. Across the country, Stanford started the first leg of their New York weekend with a Saturday evening dual-meet in Coach Rob Koll's former stomping grounds of Ithaca, facing the #11-ranked Cornell squad. It was a brutal homecoming, with Stanford leaving Ithaca with only two match-victories in the form of a 3-1 decision at lightweight from UR Logan Ashton over UR Greg Diakomihalis and an injury default win from UR Peter Ming over #15 Lewis Fernandes at heavyweight (in a match where Ming earned the opening takedown prior to the injury). Final score, 30-9 Cornell. Among the other contested matches, ranked Stanford wrestlers were a step behind their competitors, with #8 Jaden Abas (149) losing to #1 Yianni Diakomihalis (3-1) and #30 Tyler Eischens (174) losing to #9 Chris Foca (6-4), both by a two-point margin. #1 Shane Griffith was upset by UR Julian Ramirez, beaten 3-2 in a match that featured a hotly debated no-takedown call with Griffith on the short end of the deal. Finally, #32 Jackson DiSario was on the receiving end of a 14-3 major from #3 (at 125) Vito Arujau at 133lbs, while #26 Nick Stemmet was stunned by UR Jacob Cardenas via 18-3 technical fall at 197lbs. Sunday, the morning of the 21st, the Cardinal woke up with a fire in their belly and went to work. Taking seven of nine contested matches from Binghamton, the Cardinal earned their first dual-victory of the year, 25-13. #32 Jackson DiSario earned a 1-0 decision over UR Anthony Sobotker on the strength of back-to-back rideouts in the 2nd- and 3rd-periods. #8 Jaden Abas put a fall on UR Nick Lombard at 149lbs. At 174lbs, #30 Tyler Eischens also got back in the win column as well, topping UR Brevin Cassella, 8-6. In the only ranked match-up of the dual, #26 Nick Stemmets held Binghamton's #13 Lou DePrez to a decision, but fell 8-3. Back on the West Coast, California wrestlers -- as well as a strong contingent from Utah Valley -- from across the collegiate levels competed at the Roadrunner Open hosted by CSU Bakersfield. Cal Poly sent a sizable team of predominantly non-starters to the tournament, with Luka Wick (149) earning a Roadrunner Open title while wrestling unattached, earning a notable victory in the finals over UR Josh Brown of host CSU Bakersfield, 9-2. Another notable tournament victor was Trent Munoz (184), who wrestled for the Beaver Dam RTC (via Oregon State) in his first college competition of the season. The hosts earned a tournament title after pushing four in the finals. In addition to the aforementioned Josh Brown, UR Eddie Flores at 125lbs and #20 Angelo Martinoni at 141lbs both advanced to the finals but fell short of tournament gold by fall and 8-5 decision, respectively. At 174lbs, Albert Urias earned CSU Bakersfield an individual title with an 8-2 decision in the finals over John Morrison of Beaver Dam RTC.

Ohio University Jordan Slivka (Photo Courtesy of Ohio University athletics) Buffalo: On Sunday, the Bulls hosted the Big Ten's #4 Michigan University at Alumni Arena, where they dropped the match 31-3. Although the Bulls came up short, Toby Cahill (HWT), the lone wrestler to put points on the board, won by decision 2-0 over Bobby Striggow. The Bulls will wrestle at 1:00pm on Sunday, November 28th, at Binghamton. Central Michigan: The Chippewas traveled to the Journeyman Classic last Sunday, where they had two wrestlers capture the Pool A titles. Dresden Simon (141) and Johnny Lovett (157) both finished the round-robin tournament with a record of 3-0. Simon's wins included a 15-3 major-decision over Julian Sanchez of Army, a 12-7 victory over Grant Willits of Oregon State, and a 10-4 win over Josh Mason of Bloomsburg in the final. Lovett's wins encapsulated a 4-1 victory over Doug Zapf of Penn, a medical forfeit over Josh Humphreys of Lehigh, and a 4-2 victory over Hunter Willits in the final bout. The Chippewas had eight wrestlers who left the Journeyman Classic with a 2-1 record, including: Brock Bergelin (125), Sean Spidle (125), Drew Marten (141), Mason Breece (149), Corbyn Munson (149), Tracy Hubbard (165), Cade Dallwitz (197), and Matt Stencel (HWT). The Chippewas will wrestle Rider on Friday, December 3rd. (The starting time is TBD.) Clarion: The Golden Eagles traveled to the Journeyman Classic last Sunday, where they crowned three winners. Seth Koleno (141) defeated Kamol Begakov (4-2) in the final bout, Kolby Ko (157) captured a major decision against Nate Lukez of Army (14-5) in the final matchup, and Will Feldkamp (197) was victorious over Jaxon Smith of UMD (5-4) in his last bout. Brent Moore (149) placed 2nd after dropping a 3-1 loss to Anthony White of Rutgers in the finals. Clarion will wrestle Bloomsburg University on Wednesday, December 1st at 7:00pm. Edinboro: The Fighting Scots traveled to the Navy Classic on Saturday, where they had four place finishers. Gabe Willochell (141) captured 4th place, after falling short to Kyran Hagan of Ohio 13-2. Ethan Ducca (184) placed 3rd on the podium after coming out on top against Logan Deacetis of Bucknell 8-3. Cody Mulligan (197) placed 3rd after downing over Tyler Mousaw of VMI 7-2. Finally, Max Millin stood 5th place on the podium after defeating Jordan Earnest of Ohio 5-2. Edinboro will be back in action on Friday, December 3rd, at 5:00pm against Gannon University. George Mason: The Patriots captured eight spots on the podium at the Keystone Classic. Kaden Cassidy (141) fell short in the finals against Carmen Ferrante of Penn (5-3 SV), Alex Madrigal (149) placed 2nd after dropping a 6-0 decision to Jonathan Millner of Appalachian State, Lorenzo Rajaonarivelo (157) captured the title after a medical forfeit against Doug Zapf of Penn, Avery Bassett (157) took 7th place after teching Tommy Askey of Appalachian State. Drew Dickson (165) fell just short to Will Miller, which put him 7th on the podium, Logan Messer (174) placed 4th after dropping a 7-4 decision to Joshua Kim of Harvard, Austin Stith (197) stood 5th on the podium after defeating Josh Labarbera of Penn 5-3, and Ramses Montalvo (HWT) placed 8th after falling short to Liam Dietrich of Drexel 5-3. The Patriots will wrestle LIU on Saturday, December 4th, at 11:00am. Kent State: The Golden Flashes had a strong showing this weekend as they left the Navy Classic with six place winners. Jake Ferri (125) captured the 2nd place spot on the podium after falling to Luke Werner of Lock Haven 12-10. Brendon Fenton (133) placed 3rd after defeating Kurtis Phipps of Bucknell 4-3 in the consolation championship round. Louis Newell (141) stood at 6th place on the podium after medical forfeiting to Matt Santos of Michigan State. Kody Komara (149) captured 2nd place after falling short to Peyton Omania of Michigan State 9-8 in a nail-biter. Enrique Munguia (157) was victorious over Skyler Crespo of Michigan State 16-1 TF to capture 5th place. Mike Ferree (174) placed 6th on the podium after getting pinned by Colin Shannon of American University. The Golden Flashes will wrestle on Friday, December 3rd and Saturday, December 4th, at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational. Ohio University: The Bobcats finished in 2nd place at the Navy Classic after a tremendous showing of dominance. Ohio placed 10 wrestlers on the podium, two of which were champions. Jordan Slivka (157) captured the title after defeating Dazjon Casto of The Citadel 2-0 in the final bout. Sal Perrine (174) also stood on top of the podium after reigning victorious over Jaden Fisher of Bucknell 12-6 in the championship match. Oscar Sanchez (125) placed 3rd after defeating Julian Saldana of Michigan State 6-3. Gio DiSabato (133) captured 5th place after a huge win over Jake Rotunda from The Citadel, 5-3. Kyran Hagan (141) stood at 3rd place on the podium after his dominating major decision against Gabe Willochell of Edinboro 13-2. Alec Hagan (149) medical forfeited to Kolby DePron of Bucknell to take 4th place. Colt Yinger (165) medically forfeited to Caleb Fish of Michigan State to capture 4th place. Zayne Lehman (184) won by medical forfeit over Zach Brown of VMI to capture 5th place on the podium. Jordan Greer (197) won in a commanding fashion by defeating Brad Wilton of Michigan State by a major decision, 12-3, to take 5th place. Jordan Earnest (HWT) fell to Max Millin of Edinboro 5-2 to place 6th. The Bobcats will be back in action on Friday, December 3rd, where they will wrestle Clarion University at 7:00pm. Rider: The Broncs wrestled tough at the Keystone Classic, as they had eight place finishers, including a champion, which landed them in 4th place in the team race. George Walton (184) defeated Neil Antrassian of Penn by TF 17-2 in the final bout, claiming the title for the second-straight year. The seven remaining place finishers include: Tyler Klinsky (125) 3rd, Richie Koehler (133) 3rd, Bryan Miraglia (141) 8th, Jake Silverstein (157) 6th, Michael Wilson (165) 6th, Shane Reitsma (174) 8th, and David Szuba (HWT) 3rd. The Broncs will return to competition at 7:00pm on Friday, December 3rd, at Central Michigan. Northern Illinois: On Sunday, the Huskies split their matches at the Boilermaker Duals, going 2-2 in competition. The Huskies started out strong in the first round with a 33-9 win over Brown University. In the second round, Northern Illinois lost a hard-fought battle to Duke 25-17. In the succeeding round, the Huskies posted a dominating 33-5 win over Bellarmine. In their last dual, Northern Illinois fell short to the host team, Purdue 28-10. Two Huskies finished the day with 4-0 records, cleaning house amongst the competition. Brit Wilson (184) defeated Drew Clearie of Brown 9-3, Vincent Baker of Duke 17-6, Sam Schroeder of Bellarmine 18-3, and Max Lyon of Purdue 7-3. Izzak Olejnik (165) had wins over Keegan Rothrock of Brown by fall, Brandon LaRue of Duke by fall, Devin Hendricks of Bellarmine 7-0, and Emil Soehnlen of Purdue 8-0. The Huskies return to the mat on Saturday, December 4th, at the Cougar Clash hosted by SIUE.

2021 NCAA qualifier Cole Matthews (Photo Courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) Pitt traveled across Pennsylvania on Sunday to meet the Mountain Hawks of Lehigh. Several matches were highly anticipated as ranked versus ranked matchups and we got to see the full lineup of Pitt starters with Nino Bonaccorsi making his debut, along with NCAA qualifiers Cole Matthews and Gregg Harvey. The Mountain Hawks made an undeniable statement that they should climb back into the dual rankings after an early-season loss to Campbell. Lehigh dominated at several weights and was able to win many of the tightly-contested matches to down the Panthers 26-9. The biggest story of the dual was two losses for the Panthers. At 165 #4 Jake Wentzel took his first loss in a 4-3 decision to #30 Brian Meyer; Meyer finished a nice single early in the match and was able to get a second takedown in a scramble off a shot by Wentzel in the 3rd for a one-point victory. At 133, #5 Micky Phillippi had a wild match with #24 Malyke Hines with back-and-forth lead changes throughout the match. Phillippi got the go-ahead takedown late in the match and was looking to ride Hines out for the win. Hines hit a roll looking for the reversal, Phillippi followed into a crab ride--in the scramble that followed, Hines was able to catch Phillippi's head and hold him flat for a defensive pin with :03 left on the clock. On the positive side for the Panthers, we saw the return of NCAA runner-up Nino Bonaccorsi and NCAA qualifiers Cole Matthews and Gregg Harvey--all of whom picked up wins for Pitt. At 141, #17 Matthews controlled the match and picked up a 7-4 decision over Dan Moran. #23 Gregg Harvey made his season debut in a 5-2 decision over AJ Burkhart at 184. Bonaccorsi, ranked #2 at 197, wrestled his first match of the year since returning from the U23 World Championship in Serbia. Nino dominated the match and was looking for a late takedown to stretch his lead to pick up the major decision, but he wasn't able to finish and won a 10-4 decision. In his post-match interview, Coach Gavin spoke bluntly. “Lehigh wrestled well. We did not. We have to be ready for every match. We weren't ready today. That's on me. It's a bit of a wake-up call that we need to work on some things in practice. We look forward to having the opportunity to compete again tomorrow”. The Panthers will look to reset and rebound quickly as they face the Maryland Terrapins in their home opener Monday night. There will be a lot to watch on Monday night, but mostly to see how Pitt responds after a down performance. At 133 #5 Micky Phillippi will face a scrappy King Sandoval and at 165 #4 Jake Wentzel will be looking for a big win over #33 John Martin Best. Other matches to watch for are at 184 and 197. Both Harvey and Bonaccorsi will be wrestling in their second match and have tough opponents, even if they are outside the rankings. #23 Harvey will face Kyle Cochran and #2 Bonaccorsi will meet Jaron Smith. The other match I am intrigued by is at heavyweight; Jake Slinger had looked great to start the season, but fell yesterday to NCAA All-American Jordan Wood. He'll face #32 Zach Schrader tonight, who has also had a hot start to the season. Pitt is heavily favored over the Terps, but need to make a statement with their performance after the showing in Bethlehem.

2021 Big Ten runner-up Ridge Lovett (Photo Courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) During the third week of college wrestling action, one of the most common themes was the amount of highly ranked competitors that were defeated on the week. That trend started with the North Carolina/Nebraska dual meet on Wednesday. During this competition, top-ten wrestlers went down in three straight matches. It continued on Friday as there was a stunning result from Iowa City that made me check my phone multiple times, to confirm I saw precisely what I saw. Once the smoke cleared Sunday evening, a pair of NCAA finalists from the same weight were both knocked off. Here are the wrestlers that entered the week in the top ten nationally, but lost to someone ranked lower during the last seven days. 125 #5 Patrick McKee (Minnesota) - Lost to #19 Trevor Mastrogiovanni (Oklahoma State) 10-6 This upset looks more impressive on paper, seeing as Patrick McKee was the third-place finisher at the 2021 NCAA Championships, hence his top-five billing this year. But, looking at the big picture from 2021, McKee entered the tournament as the 15th seed, just six spots higher than Mastrogiovanni. At the 2021 Big Ten Championships, McKee suffered losses to Dylan Shawver (Rutgers), Michael DeAugustino (Northwestern), and Dylan Ragusin (Michigan). Mastrogiovanni was a true freshman that was thrust into the Cowboy lineup last season and scuffled, at times, going 15-6, overall. With a full offseason in the OSU room, it shouldn't come as a surprise if he jumps levels this year. Mastrogiovanni's win over McKee was the most complete college performance of his brief career. He was masterful at getting to McKee's legs and was able to finish, more often than not. #6 Brody Teske (Northern Iowa) - Lost to NR Corey Cabanban (Iowa State) 4-3 The 2021-22 debut for Brody Teske wasn't ideal as he fell to Iowa State's backup 125 lber Corey Cabanban in the Daktronics Open semifinals. Later in the tournament, he'd need to rally to get back Minnesota's Jager Eisch, 14-8. The win over Teske put Cabanban in the finals opposite teammate Kysen Terukina; coincidentally, both are natives of Hawaii. The 2021 NCAA qualifier Terukina prevailed 3-1 for his second open title in as many weeks. In both instances, he came out on top in a close bout with Cabanban. Those are the only two losses of the year for Cabanban, while Terukina is a perfect 8-0. 133 #5 Micky Phillipi (Pittsburgh) - Lost to #24 Malyke Hines (Lehigh) Fall 6:57 The Pittsburgh/Lehigh dual did not go as most would have anticipated. We'll talk about another bout from this dual later, as well. But first, we need to get Lehigh a pat on the back for their 26-9 romp over #19 Pittsburgh. The tone was set for the Mountain Hawks upset by their 133 lber, Malyke Hines, who shocked and pinned two-time ACC champion Micky Phillipi. The 2021 EIWA champion, Hines, led 4-2 early in the third period after a reversal on Phillipi. The Panther continued to attack and got a takedown of his own and was working from a crab ride late in the bout. Hines resourcefully reached for Phillipi's head and caught him on his back for a defensive fall with only three seconds remaining in the bout. It was a big win for Hines, who has suffered losses to both of Oregon State's 133 lbers in the first two weeks of the season. #8 Tony Madrigal (Oklahoma) - Lost #25 Mosha Schwartz (Northern Colorado) 3-2 On the opening weekend of the 2021-22 season, the mercurial Tony Madrigal reeled off wins over a pair of past All-Americans which helped springboard him into the top-ten. In the past, he's shown flashes of those types of wins, but not always the consistency. That ended up being the case as Madrigal suffered a loss on Sunday to #25 Mosha Schwartz. Despite the current disparity in the rankings, this shouldn't come as a huge surprise. In their previous two meetings, Schwartz came out victorious, both affairs came during the 2019-20 campaign. That year, Schwartz made the Big 12 finals and was seeded 15th, just ahead of Madrigal, who was fourth and seeded 16th. This loss could have a big impact on both wrestlers since it's a conference match and in 2021, eight Big 12 wrestlers made it to St. Louis. So far, in 2021-22, Schwartz is 5-0, though it's only his second win against DI competition. Madrigal also had another loss this week, Friday to #7 Michael McGee (Arizona State). We didn't mention that one since, it was to a higher-ranked opponent. 141 #5 Chad Red Jr. (Nebraska) - Lost to #13 Kizhan Clarke (North Carolina) 3-1 SV Our recap from the Nebraska/UNC dual meet details the situation surrounding this bout and two others. 149 #6 Zach Sherman (North Carolina) - Lost to #14 Ridge Lovett (Nebraska) 4-3; Lost to #16 Josh Heil (Campbell) 2-1 North Carolina's Zach Sherman gets the unlucky award, as scheduling has done him no favors in the early going. His three DI opponents this season are Sammy Sasso and Ridge Lovett, both returning Big Ten finalists, along with Josh Heil, an opponent that defeated him during the 2019-20 season. While the win/loss record is unsightly at 2-3, each of Sherman's three defeats have come by a single point. Sherman will drop some in tomorrow's new national rankings; however, that shouldn't be indicative of his long-term prospects and he'll be an All-American threat again. Expect good jumps for Lovett and Heil, who are now a combined 9-0 on the year. Lovett, in particular, as he was the fifth seed at nationals last season, but finished 1-2 at nationals. 157 #2 Austin O'Connor (North Carolina) - Lost to #16 Peyton Robb (Nebraska) 5-2 We've already detailed the Peyton Robb upset of 2021 NCAA champion Austin O'Connor in our recap of the Huskers win over North Carolina. But, Robb almost pulled off the rare feat of beating #1 and #2 in the same week, as he pushed #1 David Carr (Iowa State) to the brink in the finals of the Daktronics Open. Robb held a 5-2 lead in the second period, but an escape and a late takedown from the defending champion, pushed the bout into sudden victory. Carr seeming had more gas in the tank and was ready with a winning takedown. #6 Kaleb Young (Iowa) - Lost to #7 Quincy Monday (Princeton) 9-5 This one counts as an upset just by the slimmest of margins. With all of the drama emanating from Carver-Hawkeye Arena, one of the overlooked aspects from Friday's dual was Quincy Monday's one-sided win over Kaleb Young. Monday jumped out to a lead with a first-period takedown and never looked back, adding two more and a reversal. This was the third career meeting between the two. Young was victorious in 2018-19 before Monday returned the favor in 2019-20. Some fans may not have remembered to count Monday as a legitimate title contender since his squad did not compete last season, but he is reminding the wrestling community quickly after a 5-0 start. 165 #1 Shane Griffith (Stanford) - Lost to NR Julian Ramirez (Cornell) 3-2 The first number one to go down was Shane Griffith on Saturday evening as he and new head coach Rob Koll returned to his old stomping grounds to take on Cornell. This match will be remembered for its ending as Griffith appeared to have a takedown on Julian Ramirez at the edge of the mat, in the waning seconds of the match. Don't let the controversy surrounding “was it or wasn't it a takedown” obscure the fact that Julian Ramirez is legit. Ramirez was a top-20 recruit from the Class of 2019 and hadn't got to compete, officially due to a grayshirt, followed by the Ivy League shutdown. While grayshirting, Ramirez finished 23-6, winning 14 of his last 15 bouts. Earlier this season, Ramirez went 4-1 at the Bearcat Open with a loss to Penn State's Matt Lee. A week later, he knocks off the returning national champion. The loss for Griffith is now the first of his career in dual competition. #4 Jake Wentzel (Pittsburgh) - Lost to #30 Brian Meyer (Lehigh) 4-3 Surprisingly enough, Shane Griffith wasn't the only 2021 NCAA Finalist to get upset over the weekend. His finals opponent Jake Wentzel also suffered a similar fate. He was the second prominent upset victim of the dual meet between Pittsburgh and Lehigh. Meyer jumped out to an early lead with a takedown off of a low-leg attack. Once Wentzel knotted the match, Meyer countered a throw attempt for the eventual winning takedown. The win brings Meyer's season record to 5-1. He was beaten in the first bout of the year by Troy Nation (Campbell), but has seemingly righted the ship by winning five straight. 197 #7 Kordell Norfleet (Arizona State) - Lost to #9 Jake Woodley (Oklahoma) 5-3 This was another “upset” that falls into the category of “on paper only.” Jake Woodley is a returning NCAA semifinalist and sixth-place finisher, while Norfleet was a Round of 12 finisher. The two met last year in the first match of the year and the Sun Devils prevailed in tiebreakers. That win led to Norfleet being ranked above Woodley this season. This time it went the Sooners' way with a 5-3 victory. Woodley wrapped up his weekend by majoring #23 Alan Clothier (Northern Colorado). His record is now 7-0 on the year, with wins over Patrick Brucki (Michigan) and Cam Caffey (Michigan State). 285 #3 Tony Cassioppi (Iowa) - Lost to NR Jack DelGarbino (Princeton) Fall 2:07 The biggest shocker on the weekend took place in Iowa as Princeton's Jack DelGarbino pinned U23 world champion and NCAA third-place finisher Tony Cassioppi. Cassioppi looked to be in charge and ready to secure a pin of his own; however, DelGarbino rolled through the pin attempt and quickly got the fall himself. The loss for Cassioppi is the seventh of his collegiate career and only the first to an opponent not named Steveson or Parris. DelGarbino, on the other hand, is now 3-2 on the year and 10-10 during his career at Princeton.

Western Wyoming at the 2021 NJCAA National Championships (Photo Courtesy of NJCAA.org) At times, a source of motivation is what makes or breaks a wrestling season. Starting the season with a false source of motivation or a drained amount of motivation can be detrimental come March. At Western Wyoming, the five-and-a-half-point deficit from winning the 2021 NJCAA National Title is a lingering and powerful source of motivation heading into this season. While it would be easy to make a case based on the final team scores alone that the Mustangs have something to prove, that might not be necessary heading into this season. “I'd look over and say oooh there's another one,” Head Coach Art Castillo refers to the ten All-Americans his lineup secured in the 2021 season. “ “Having ten All-Americans is unbelievable,” Castillo said. “I knew our job was far from over.” The NJCAA Wrestling season ran from January to April. What, at face value, was the shortest season Castillo has coached in for the duration of his time at Western Wyoming, ended up being the longest. Training began the last week of August, while nationals still took place in April. As with many teams, training in pods and the waves of contact tracing controlled the preparation for nationals. “You can only grind so long without the prize,” Castillo said. His athletes, however, trusted the process. They had faith in their coaching staff. Heading into this season, it is simple for the Mustangs. The talent in the room has been proven, but the job is still far from over. “Our leaders set the [precedent] from minute one when they step on campus here,” and that precedent is motivation enough for the Mustangs to know they have something to prove heading into this season. The Mustangs were in action over the weekend at the Younes Hospitality Open, hosted by DII power Nebraska-Kearney. Five Western Wyoming wrestlers placed in the top six at the event, including Cole Jensen (Amateur - 125; 2nd), Caleb Nathan (Amateur - 141; 5th), Christian Smoot (Amateur - 174; 3rd), Andrew Nicholson (Amateur - 184; 4th), Tyler Scheurn (Amateur - 197; 3rd). Their motivation, may include much more than the five and a half-point difference, but come March, the Mustangs and their team score have something to prove.

2021 133 lb Keystone Classic champion Michael Colaiocco (Photo Courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) Keystone Classic Final Results 125 lbs Championship Finals - Caleb Smith (Appalachian State) dec Ryan Miller (Penn) 6-3 3rd Place - Beau Bayless (Harvard) fall Tyler Klinsky (Rider) 2:38 5th Place - Kyle Waterman (Drexel) MedFFT Blair Orr (Penn) 7th Place - Kelly Dunnigan (Penn) dec Antonio Mininno (Drexel) 13-11 133 lbs Championship Finals - Michael Colaiocco (Penn) dec Codi Russell (Appalachian State) 7-4 3rd Place - Richie Koehler (Rider) dec Sean Carter (Appalachian State) 11-7 5th Place - Pat Phillips (Franklin & Marshall) MedFFT Jaxon Maroney (Drexel) 7th Place - Lukas Richie (Penn) dec Deon Pleasant (Drexel) 9-6 141 lbs Championship Finals - Carmen Ferrante (Penn) dec Kaden Cassidy (George Mason) 5-3SV 3rd Place - Heath Gonyer (Appalachian State) dec Wil Gil (Franklin & Marshall) 6-3 5th Place - Anthony Brito (Appalachian State) MedFFT CJ Composto (Penn) 7th Place - Michael Jaffe (Harvard) dec Bryan Miraglia (Rider) 9-3 149 lbs Championship Finals - Jonathan Millner (Appalachian State) dec Alex Madrigal (George Mason) 6-0 3rd Place - Grant Aronoff (Penn) dec Lukas Stricker (Harvard) 13-7 5th Place - Kaya Sement (Penn) MedFFT Luke Nichter (Drexel) 7th Place - Shaun Williams (Sacred Heart) MedFFT Vince Mannella (Penn) 157 lbs Championship Finals - Lorenzo Rajaonarivelo (George Mason) MedFFT Doug Zapf (Penn) 3rd Place - Parker Kropman (Drexel) dec Trevor Tarsi (Harvard) 3-1SV 5th Place - Cody Bond (Appalachian State) MedFFT Jake Silverstein (Rider) 7th Place - Avery Bassett (George Mason) tech Tommy Askrey (Appalachian State) 15-0 165 lbs Championship Finals - Phil Conigliaro (Harvard) dec Will Formato (Appalachian State) 10-4 3rd Place - Lucas Revano (Penn) dec Evan Barczak (Drexel) 4-2 5th Place - Michael Kistler (Penn) fall Michael Wilson (Rider) 2:31 7th Place - Will Miller (Appalachian State) dec Drew Dickson (George Mason) 7-4 174 lbs Championship Finals - Michael O'Malley (Drexel) fall Nick Incontrera (Penn) 1:39 3rd Place - Joshua Kim (Harvard) dec Logan Messer (George Mason) 4-1 5th Place - Thomas Flitz (Appalachian State) dec Brett Mordacei (Appalachian State) 9-3 7th Place - Alex Marciniak (Sacred Heart) MedFFT Shane Reitsma (Rider) 184 lbs Championship Finals - George Walton (Rider) tech Neil Antrassian (Penn) 17-2 3rd Place - Barrett Blakely (Appalachian State) dec Leonardo Tarantino (Harvard) 3-1SV 5th Place - Joe Accousti (Sacred Heart) MedFFT Bryan McLaughlin (Drexel) 7th Place - James Conway (Franklin & Marshall) dec Jake Hendricks (Penn) 6-1 197 lbs Championship Finals - Cole Urbas (Penn) tech Mason Fiscella (Appalachian State) 16-1 3rd Place - Nick Marcenelle (Harvard) fall Dante DelBonis (Sacred Heart) :57 5th Place - Austin Stith (George Mason) dec Josh Labarbera (Penn) 5-3 7th Place - Logan Michael (Sacred Heart) MedFFT Matt Correnti (Rider) 285 lbs Championship Finals - Ben Goldin (Penn) maj Mike Burchell (Appalachian State) 12-2 3rd Place - David Szuba (Rider) dec Vincenzo Pelusi (Franklin & Marshall) 6-3 5th Place - Jacob Sartorio (Appalachian State) dec Nick Copley (Sacred Heart) 7-1 7th Place - Liam Dietrich (Drexel) dec Ramses Montalvo (George Mason) 5-3

2021 EIWA champion Malyke Hines (Photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) Sunday's Dual Results NC State 34 West Virginia 6 125 - Jakob Camacho (NC State) maj Colton Drousias (West Virginia) 14-4 133 - Kai Orine (NC State) dec Garett Lautzenheiser (West Virginia) 4-1 141 - Ryan Jack (NC State) dec Caleb Rea (West Virginia) 8-7 149 - Tariq Wilson (NC State) maj Jeffrey Boyd (West Virginia) 13-4 157 - Ed Scott (NC State) maj Alex Hornfeck (West Virginia) 22-8 165 - Peyton Hall (West Virginia) dec Thomas Bullard (NC State) 6-3 174 - Hayden Hidlay (NC State) tech Dennis Robin (West Virginia) 19-3 184 - Trent Hidlay (NC State) fall Anthony Carman (West Virginia) :22 197 - Isaac Trumble (NC State) tech Jackson Moomau (West Virginia) 17-0 285 - Michael Wolfgram (West Virginia) dec Owen Trephan (NC State) 6-5 Stanford 25 Binghamton 13 125 - Logan Ashton (Stanford) dec Nick Curley (Binghamton) 10-4 133 - Jackson DiSario (Stanford) dec Anthony Sobotker (Binghamton) 1-0 141 - Jason Miranda (Stanford) dec Michael Zarif (Binghamton) 9-3 149 - Jaden Abas (Stanford) fall Nick Lombard (Binghamton) 5:34 157 - Charlie Darracott (Stanford) dec Logan Gumble (Binghamton) 6-3 165 - Dimitri Gamkreilidze (Binghamton) FFT 174 - Tyler Eischens (Stanford) dec Brevin Cassella (Binghamton) 8-6 184 - Jacob Nolan (Binghamton) maj Judah Duhm (Stanford) 9-0 197 - Louie DePrez (Binghamton) dec Nick Stemmet (Stanford) 8-3 285 - Seamus O'Malley (Stanford) maj Collin Burns (Binghamton) 9-0 Lehigh 26 Pittsburgh 9 125 - Jaret Lane (Lehigh) dec Colton Camacho (Pittsburgh) 4-1 133 - Malyke Hines (Lehigh) fall Micky Phillipi (Pittsburgh) 6:57 141 - Cole Matthews (Pittsburgh) dec Dan Moran (Lehigh) 7-4 149 - Manzona Bryant (Lehigh) maj Luke Kemerer (Pittsburgh) 16-5 157 - Josh Humphreys (Lehigh) dec Elijah Cleary (Pittsburgh) 2-0 165 - Brian Meyer (Lehigh) dec Jake Wentzel (Pittsburgh) 4-3 174 - Jake Logan (Lehigh) dec Hunter Kernan (Pittsburgh) 5-4 184 - Gregg Harvey (Pittsburgh) dec AJ Burkhart (Lehigh) 5-2 197 - Nino Bonaccorsi (Pittsburgh) dec JT Davis (Lehigh) 10-4 285 - Jordan Wood (Lehigh) maj Jake Slinger (Pittsburgh) 13-3 Michigan 31 Buffalo 3 125 - Jack Medley (Michigan) dec Tristan Daugherty (Buffalo) 8-2 133 - Dylan Ragusin (Michigan) maj Derek Spann (Buffalo) 14-4 141 - Cole Mattin (Michigan) dec Ben Freeman (Buffalo) 3-1 149 - Kanen Storr (Michigan) dec John Arceri (Buffalo) 2-0 157 - Will Lewan (Michigan) dec Ty Raines (Buffalo) 4-3 165 - Cameron Amine (Michigan) dec Noah Grover (Buffalo) 3-2 174 - Max Maylor (Michigan) dec Giuseppe Hoose (Buffalo) 9-6 184 - Jelani Embree (Michigan) maj Jake Lanning (Buffalo) 17-5 197 - Patrick Brucki (Michigan) tech Sam Mitchell (Buffalo) 20-4 285 - Toby Cahill (Buffalo) dec Bobby Striggow (Michigan) 2-0 Northern Illinois 33 Brown 9 125 - Hunter Adrian (Brown) dec Bryce West (Northern Illinois) 7-3 133 - Nicky Cabanillas (Brown) FFT 141 - Javion Jones (Northern Illinois) fall Justin Bierdumpfel (Brown) 2:33 149 - Anthony Cheloni (Northern Illinois) dec Ricky Cabanillas (Brown) 3-0 157 - Anthony Gibson (Northern Illinois) fall Mason Spears (Brown) 4:07 165 - Izzak Olejnik (Northern Illinois) fall Keegan Rothrock (Brown) 6:18 174 - Mason Kauffman (Northern Illinois) dec Harrison Trahan (Brown) 7-4 184 - Brit Wilson (Northern Illinois) dec Drew Clearie (Brown) 9-3 197 - Tristin Guaman (Northern Illinois) dec Cade Wilson (Brown) 4-2 285 - Terrese Aaron (Northern Illinois) dec Lear Quinton (Brown) 5-2 Duke 35 Bellarmine 10 125 - Jack Parker (Bellarmine) maj Logan Agin (Duke) 17-7 133 - Drake Doolittle (Duke) dec Max Dansereau (Bellarmine) 9-2 141 - Logan Hoskins (Bellarmine) dec Patrick Rowland (Duke) 10-5 149 - Josh Finesilver (Duke) fall Chase Yost (Bellarmine) 2:48 157 - Wade Unger (Duke) fall Cole Nance (Bellarmine) 1:34 165 - Devan Hendricks (Bellarmine) dec Brandon LaRue (Duke) 7-1 174 - Matt Finesilver (Duke) fall Eric Beck (Bellarmine) 1:59 184 - Vincent Baker (Duke) maj Sam Schroeder (Bellarmine) 11-3 197 - Kaden Russell (Duke) fall Charlie Cadell (Bellarmine) 0:31 285 - Jonah Niesenbaum (Duke) maj Bryant Wilkinson (Bellarmine) 10-2 Purdue 42 Brown 0 125 - Devin Schroder (Purdue) tech Reece Fry (Brown) 20-2 133 - Matt Ramos (Purdue) dec Nicky Cabanillas (Brown) 9-6 141 - Parker Filius (Purdue) dec Justin Beirdumpfel (Brown) 6-0 149 - Trey Kruse (Purdue) maj Blake Saito (Brown) 10-2 157 - Kendall Coleman (Purdue) def. Mason Spears (Brown) 23-8 165 - Emil Soehnlen (Purdue) dec Keegan Rothrock (Brown) 5-3 174 - Gerrit Nijenhuis (Purdue) dec Harrison Trahan (Brown) 4-1 184 - Max Lyon (Purdue) fall James Araneo (Brown) 1:27 197 - Penola (Purdue) def. Cade Wilson (Brown) 22-8 285 - Michael Woulfe (Purdue) fall Lear Quinton (Brown) 3:35 Duke 25 Northern Illinois 17 125 - Bryce West (Northern Illinois) dec Logan Agin (Duke) 14-9 133 - Drake Doolittle (Duke) FFT 141 - Javion Jones (Northern Illinois) maj Patrick Rowland (Duke) 12-0 149 - Josh Finesilver (Duke) dec Anthony Cheloni (Northern Illinois) 13-12 157 - Wade Unger (Duke) maj Anthony Gibson (Northern Illinois) 14-5 165 - Izzak Olejnik (Northern Illinois) fall Brandon LaRue (Duke) 1:40 174 - Matt Finesilver (Duke) dec Mason Kauffman (Northern Illinois) 4-0 184 - Brit Wilson (Northern Illinois) maj Vincent Baker (Duke) 17-6 197 - Kaden Russell (Duke) fall Tristin Guaman (Northern Illinois) 2:24 285 - Jonah Niesenbaum (Duke) dec Terrese Aaron (Northern Illinois) 3-2 Purdue 28 Duke 15 125 - Devin Schroder (Purdue) def. Logan Agin (Duke) 18-0 133 - Matt Ramos (Purdue) dec Drake Doolittle (Duke) 8-3 141 - Parker Filius (Purdue) dec Patrick Rowland (Duke) 9-3 149 - Josh Finesilver (Duke) dec Trey Kruse (Purdue) 10-6 157 - Kendall Coleman (Purdue) maj Wade Unger (Duke) 15-6 165 - Emil Soehnlen (Purdue) fall Brandon LaRue (Duke) 2:25 174 - Matt Finesilver (Duke) fall Gerrit Nijenhuis (Purdue) 3:47 184 - Max Lyon (Purdue) maj Vincent Baker (Duke) 13-1 197 - Thomas Penola (Purdue) dec Kaden Russell (Duke) 5-2 285 - Jonah Niesenbaum (Duke) fall Michael Woulfe (Purdue) 4:54 Northern Illinois 33 Bellarmine 5 125 - Bryce West (Northern Illinois) fall Jack Parker (Bellarmine) 0:49 133 - Max Dansereau (Bellarmine) FFT 141 - Javion Jones (Northern Illinois) dec Logan Hoskins (Bellarmine) 8-1 149 - Anthony Cheloni (Northern Illinois) maj Chase Yost (Bellarmine) 9-0 157 - Anthony Gibson (Northern Illinois) dec Cole Nance (Bellarmine) 7-0 165 - Izzak Olejnik (Northern Illinois) dec Devan Hendricks (Bellarmine) 7-0 174 - Mason Kauffman (Northern Illinois) dec Eric Beck (Bellarmine) 10-4 184 - Brit Wilson (Northern Illinois) maj Sam Schroeder (Bellarmine) 18-3 197- Tristin Guaman (Northern Illinois) dec Charlie Cadell (Bellarmine) 6-0 285 - Terrese Aaron (Northern Illinois) dec Bryant Wilkinson (Bellarmine) 9-3 Purdue 28 Northern Illinois 10 125 - Devin Schroder (Purdue) maj Bryce West (Northern Illinois) 10-2 133 - Matt Ramos (Purdue) FFT 141 - Parker Filius (Purdue) dec Javion Jones (Northern Illinois) 8-3 149 - Anthony Cheloni (Northern Illinois) dec Trey Kruse (Purdue) 3-0 157 - Kendall Coleman (Purdue) maj Anthony Gibson (Northern Illinois) 14-5 165 - Izzak Olejnik (Northern Illinois) maj Emil Soehnlen (Purdue) 8-0 174 - Gerrit Nijenhuis (Purdue) dec Mason Kauffman (Northern Illinois) 3-1 184 - Brit Wilson (Northern Illinois) dec Max Lyon (Purdue) 7-3 197 - Thomas Penola (Purdue) def. Tristin Guaman (Northern Illinois) 20-5 285 - Michael Woulfe (Purdue) dec Terrese Aaron (Northern Illinois) 6-3 Brown 42 Bellarmine 0 125: Reese Fry (Brown) maj Jack Parker (Bellarmine) 12-3 133: Nicky Cabanillas (Brown) maj Max Dansereau (Bellarmine) 14-5 141: Justin Bierdumpfel (Brown) dec Logan Hoskins (Bellarmine) 8-5 149: Blake Saito (Brown) fall Chase Yost (Bellarmine) 0:40 157: Mason Spears (Brown) maj Cole Nance (Bellarmine) 10-1 165: Keegan Rothrock (Brown) dec Devan Hendricks (Bellarmine) 6-2 174: Harrison Trahan (Brown) fall Eric Beck (Bellarmine) 5:45 184: Drew Clearie (Brown) fall Sam Schroeder (Bellarmine) 0:47 197: Tony Pray (Brown) dec Bryant Wilkinson (Bellarmine) 7-2 285: Lear Quinton (Brown) dec Charlie Cadell (Bellarmine) 3-2 Oklahoma 30 Northern Colorado 7 125 - Joey Prata (Oklahoma) dec Jace Koelzer (Northern Colorado) 3-2 133 - Mosha Schwartz (Northern Colorado) dec Tony Madrigal (Oklahoma) 3-2 141 - Andrew Alirez (Northern Colorado) maj Zach Zeamer (Oklahoma) 15-5 149 - Mitch Moore (Oklahoma) dec Chris Sandoval (Northern Colorado) 7-3 SV 157 - Justin Thomas (Oklahoma) maj Cody Eaton (Northern Colorado) 10-2 165 - Troy Mantanona (Oklahoma) fall Nick Knutson (Northern Colorado) 1:39 174 - Anthony Mantanona (Oklahoma) maj Damen Pape (Northern Colorado) 14-3 184 - Darrien Roberts (Oklahoma) dec Xavier Vasquez (Northern Colorado) 7-1 197 - Jake Woodley (Oklahoma) maj Alan Clothier (Northern Colorado) 13-4 285 - Josh Heindselman (Oklahoma) dec Robert Winters (Northern Colorado) 3-1SV North Carolina 24 Campbell 12 125 - Anthony Molton (Campbell) dec Spencer Moore (North Carolina) 6-3 133 - Jaime Hernandez (North Carolina) dec Dom Zaccone (Campbell) 18-11 141 - Kizhan Clarke (North Carolina) dec Shannon Hanna (Campbell) 6-1 149 - Josh Heil (Campbell) dec Zach Sherman (North Carolina) 2-1TB 157 - Austin O'Connor (North Carolina) disq Matthew Dallara (Campbell) 165 - Sonny Santiago (North Carolina) dec Riley Augustine (Campbell) 6-3 174 - Clay Lautt (North Carolina) dec Austin Murphy (Campbell) 3-2 184 - Gavin Kane (North Carolina) dec Caleb Hopkins (Campbell) 7-3 197 - Max Shaw (North Carolina) dec Levi Hopkins (Campbell) 3-2 285 - Taye Ghadiali (Campbell) FFT

All-American Rayvon Foley (Photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) Navy Classic Final Results 125 lbs Championship Finals: Luke Werner (Lock Haven) over Jake Ferri (Kent State) 12-10 Third Place: Oscar Sanchez (Ohio) dec Julian Saldana (Michigan State) 6-3 Fifth Place: Andrew Fallon (American) dec Brandon Seidman (Bucknell) 4-3 133 lbs Championship Finals: Rayvon Foley (Michigan State) dec Josh Koderhandt (Navy) 8-3 Third Place: Brandon Fenton (Kent State) dec Kurtis Phipps (Bucknell) 4-3 Fifth Place: Gio DiSabato (Ohio) dec Jake Rotunda (The Citadel) 5-3 141 lbs Championship Finals: Tyler Hunt (Navy) MedFFT Darren Miller (Bucknell) Third Place: Kyran Hagan (Ohio) maj Gabe Willochell (Edinboro) 13-2 Fifth Place: Matt Santos (Michigan State) MedFFT Louis Newell (Kent State) 149 lbs Championship Finals: Peyton Omania (Michigan State) dec Kody Komara (Kent State) 9-8 Third Place: Kolby DePron (Bucknell) MedFFT Alec Hagan (Ohio) Fifth Place: Patrick Ryan (American) dec Cade Balistrini (Bloomsburg) 8-1 157 lbs Championship Finals: Jordan Slivka (Ohio) dec Dazjon Casto (The Citadel) 2-0 Third Place: Chase Saldate (Michigan State) MedFFT Ben Barton (Lock Haven) Fifth Place: Enrique Munguia (Kent State) tech Skyler Crespo (Michigan State) 16-1 165 lbs Championship Finals: Zach Hartman (Bucknell) tech Selwyn Porter (The Citadel) 16-1 Third Place: Caleb Fish (Michigan State) MedFFT Colt Yinger (Ohio) Fifth Place: Tim Fitzpatrick (American)/Val Park (Navy) -- No Contest 174 lbs Championship Finals: Sal Perrine (Ohio) dec Jaden Fisher (Bucknell) 12-6 Third Place: Cael Crebs (Navy)/Shane Finney (Navy)--No Contest Fifth Place: Colin Shannon (American) fall Michael Ferree (Kent State) 5:20 184 lbs Championship Finals: David Key (Navy) dec Layne Malczewski (Michigan State) 10-4 Third Place: Ethan Ducca (Edinboro) dec Logan Deacetis (Bucknell) 8-3 Fifth Place: Zayne Lehman (Ohio) MedFFT Zach Brown (VMI) 197 lbs Championship Finals: Jake Koser (Navy) maj Cam Caffey (Michigan State) 8-0 Third Place: Cody Mulligan (Edinboro) dec Tyler Mousaw (VMI) 7-2 Fifth Place: Jordan Greer (Ohio) maj Brad Wilton (Michigan State) 12-3 285 lbs Championship Finals: Riley Smith (Navy) dec Michael McAleavey (The Citadel) 3-1 Third Place: Grady Griess (Navy) fall Shane Noonan (Bloomsburg) 2:48 Fifth Place: Max Millin (Edinboro) dec Jordan Earnest (Ohio) 5-2

2021 NCAA Qualifier Trevor Mastrogiovanni (Photo courtesy of Tony Rotundo; WrestlersAreWarriors.com) Saturday's Dual Results Campbell 21 Virginia 15 125 - Korbin Meink (Campbell) dec Patrick McCormick (Virginia) 4-2 133 - Brian Courtney (Virginia) maj Domenic Zaccone (Campbell) 14-3 141 - Shannon Hanna (Campbell) dec Scott Kiyono (Virginia) 10-5 149 - Josh Heil (Campbell) dec Jarod Verkleeren (Virginia) 4-2 157 - Jon Errico (Virginia) dec Matthew Dallara (Campbell) 4-2 165 - Justin McCoy (Virginia) tech Riley Augustine (Campbell) 17-2 174 - Austin Murphy (Campbell) fall Krystian Kinsey (Virginia) 2:52 184 - Michael Battista (Virginia) dec Caleb Hopkins (Campbell) 6-5 197 - Chris Kober (Campbell) dec Ethan Weatherspoon (Virginia) 4-2SV 285 - Taye Ghadiali (Campbell) dec Quinn Miller (Virginia) 3-2 Virginia Tech 35 Gardner-Webb 6 125 - Sam Latona (Virginia Tech) fall Aedyn Concepcion (Gardner-Webb) 133 - Todd Carter (Gardner-Webb) dec Brandon Wittenburg (Virginia Tech) 8-6SV 141 - Collin Gerardi (Virginia Tech) dec Trevon Majette (Gardner-Webb) 1-0 149 - Kylan Montgomery (Virginia Tech) dec Brandon Bright (Gardner-Webb) 5-2 157 - Connor Brady (Virginia Tech) maj Tyler Brignola (Gardner-Webb) 12-4 165 - RJ Mosley (Gardner-Webb) dec Clayton Ulrey (Virginia Tech) 10-7 174 - Mekhi Lewis (Virginia Tech) maj Evan Schenk (Gardner-Webb) 19-6 184 - Hunter Bolen (Virginia Tech) tech Jha'Quan Anderson (Gardner-Webb) 18-2 197 - Dakota Howard (Virginia Tech) dec Anthony Perrine (Gardner-Webb) 10-7 285 - Nathan Traxler (Virginia Tech) fall Peyton McComas (Gardner-Webb) Cal Poly vs San Francisco State (Not full dual - Just “Extra Countable Matches”) 133 - Stefano McKinney (San Francisco State) dec Joey Cape (Cal Poly) 4-1 141 - Josh Tolentino (San Francisco State) maj Jack Lenox (Cal Poly) 12-0 149 - Legend Lamer (Cal Poly) tech Joshua Fuentes Norikiyo (San Francisco State) 15-0 157 - Mason Boutain (San Francisco State) maj Brawley Lamer (Cal Poly) 15-4 157 - Marco Ruffinelli (San Francisco State) dec Daniel Vizcarra (Cal Poly) 8-4 165 - Nathan Tausch (Cal Poly) maj Clayton Murabito (San Francisco State) 14-3 174 - Max Anderson (Cal Poly) tech Tyee Ducharme (San Francisco State) 18-3 Cornell 30 Stanford 9 125 - Logan Ashton (Stanford) dec Greg Diakomihalis (Cornell) 3-1 133 - Vito Arujau (Cornell) maj Jackson DiSario (Stanford) 14-3 141 - Cole Handlovic (Stanford) dec Jason Miranda (Stanford) 4-0 149 - Yianni Diakomihalis (Cornell) dec Jaden Abas (Stanford) 3-1 157 - Colton Yapoujian (Cornell) dec Charlie Darracott (Stanford) 4-3 165 - Julian Ramirez (Cornell) dec Shane Griffith (Stanford) 3-2 174 - Chris Foca (Cornell) dec Tyler Eischens (Stanford) 6-4 184 - Jonathan Loew (Cornell) fall Colbey Harlan (Stanford) 1:37 197 - Jacob Cardenas (Cornell) tech Nick Stemmet (Stanford) 18-3 285 - Peter Ming (Stanford) InjDef Lewis Fernandes (Cornell) Oklahoma State 23 Minnesota 10 125 - Trevor Mastrogiovanni (Oklahoma State) dec Patrick McKee (Minnesota) 9-4 133 - Daton Fix (Oklahoma State) maj Jake Gliva (Minnesota) 18-7 141 - Jake Bergeland (Minnesota) dec Carter Young (Oklahoma State) 6-4 149 - Kaden Gfeller (Oklahoma State) dec Michael Blockhus (Minnesota) 9-4 157 - Brayton Lee (Minnesota) dec Wyatt Sheets (Oklahoma State) 15-9 165 - Travis Wittlake (Oklahoma State) dec Andrew Sparks (Minnesota) 8-3 174 - Dustin Plott (Oklahoma State) dec Jared Krattiger (Minnesota) 5-1 184 - Dakota Geer (Oklahoma State) dec Isaiah Salazar (Minnesota) 3-1SV 197 - AJ Ferrari (Oklahoma State) maj Michial Foy (Minnesota) 12-4 285 - Gable Steveson (Minnesota) maj Luke Surber (Oklahoma State) 20-7

2021 NCAA All-Americans Brayton Lee (left) and Wyatt Sheets (Lee photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com/Sheets photo courtesy of OSU athletics) InterMat's Big Ten Spotlight Matchup: 157 lbs: #5 Brayton Lee (Minnesota) vs. #14 Wyatt Sheets (Oklahoma State) How to Watch: November 20th, Big Ten Network (8pm EST) Tonight, on the Big Ten Network, a pair of traditional powers will renew acquaintances in non-conference action as the #2 Oklahoma State Cowboys will travel north to meet the #16 Minnesota Golden Gophers. These two teams accounted for every NCAA team title between 2001 and 2007. Ever since, both squads have routinely been in the hunt for NCAA team trophies. Because of the Big Ten-only schedule in 2021, these two collegiate wrestling blue-bloods did not cross paths in dual meet competition. Luckily that won't be a problem as the Cowboys will return to Maturi Pavilion Saturday night. A dual between Oklahoma State and Minnesota features two of the most marketable collegiate athletes (not just wrestlers) in NCAA champions, AJ Ferrari and Gable Steveson. While both are not expected to get seriously tested by their respective opponents, we've decided to focus on a bout that features a pair of returning All-Americans clashing at 157 lbs. #5 Brayton Lee of the hosting Gophers, and #14 Wyatt Sheets, a Cowboy veteran. Brayton Lee was a blue-chip recruit out of Indiana that has been as good as advertised for Minnesota. From day one, as a redshirt freshman, Lee as asserted himself as one of the top contenders nationally. A little more than a month into his freshman year, Lee won the prestigious Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational over a veteran-laden field. Lee went on to take fourth at his first Big Ten tournament in 2020 and earned the #7 seed at 149 lbs in the NCAA Tournament that didn't happen. A year later, Lee moved up to 157 lbs. He continued to display a level of physicality that few could absorb and battered his way to third at the 2021 Big Ten Championships and a sixth-place finish at nationals in St. Louis. In the early going this season, Lee has run out to a 4-0 record with a tournament title at North Dakota State's Bison Open. The Gopher star will have to contend with Wyatt Sheets, who finished eighth at Lee's NCAA weight class last season, though the two have never met. Sheets is the son of OSU legend Mike Sheets and has established himself as one of the team's tough guys. A knee injury appeared to end the younger Sheets' season in 2021; however, he pushed through and found his way onto the NCAA podium. Not only did Sheets have to contend with an injury, but he also wasn't even supposed to be wrestling in St. Louis. The Cowboy 157 lber did not initially qualify for the national tournament, but was given an at-large bid after another injured wrestler withdrew. Over the course of his career, Sheets has qualified for the NCAA Championships on two occasions and has amassed a 64-35 record. Sheets and Oklahoma State have only seen action in one dual meet thus far. He posted a 6-3 victory over Stanford's Charlie Darracott during his team's 29-7 romp over the Cardinal. The rest of the dual: 125: Minnesota's Patrick McKee had an incredible NCAA tournament in 2021, placing third despite entering as the 15th seed. He'll face a much-improved Trevor Mastrogiovani, who was fifth in the Big 12 and won a pair of bouts at nationals, while competing as a true freshman. 133: The Gophers have some options at 133, but look for head coach Brandon Eggum to turn to Jake Gliva, who is coming off a title at the Bison Open. He defeated an NCAA qualifier in the process, along with a talented freshman teammate. Opposing Gliva will be two-time NCAA runner-up Daton Fix. In the fall, Fix claimed a silver medal in freestyle at the World Championships. He is 49-3 for OSU. 141: Eggum and the Gopher staff could either send out Jake Bergeland, Marcos Polanco, or Brent Jones. Polanco was a 2021 NCAA qualifier, but he and Jones both fell to Bergeland at the Bison Open. With NCAA qualifier Dusty Hone registered for an open tournament, OSU head coach John Smith is expected to unleash true freshman Carter Young. Young was third at the World Team Trials in freestyle this fall. 149: One of the toss-up bouts this evening will come here as Michael Blockhus and Kaden Gfeller are both currently ranked within a few spots of each other, with Gfeller at 22 and Blockhus at 26. Oklahoma State's Gfeller is looking to rebound after a major decision loss in his debut, while Blockhus will look to build off of a 4-0 showing at the Bison Open. 165: This is a match that might be closer than the rankings may indicate. While #6 Travis Wittlake of Oklahoma State is the real deal, #21 was limited due to injuries last year in his true freshman season. Both wrestlers will seek to get back on the winning track after suffering a loss last weekend. 174: After posting a 13-22 record in two seasons with Wisconsin, #23 Jared Krattiger has transferred to Minnesota and started to roll. He is undefeated at 5-0 in a Gopher singlet and picked up a win over a ranked foe from North Dakota State in his last outing. Oklahoma State's #15 Dustin Plott battled through an injury-plagued 2021 freshman season and is expected to make a leap this year. 184: Oklahoma State boasts a two-time All-American here in #7 Dakota Geer. Despite his two All-American accolades, Geer is looking to get over the hump in the Big 12, as he's a three-time third-place finisher in the conference. Minnesota has a potentially under-the-radar freshman at 184 in #27 Isaiah Salazar. Salazar was 4-1 last season, in limited action, and has yet to lose in 2021-22. 197: The Cowboys superstar, true freshman All-American AJ Ferrari, is back and ready to steal the show at 197 lbs. Ferrari and his opponent from Stanford exchanged words on social media leading into last weeks dual; however, he backed it up with a 16-3 major decision. Looking to slow down Ferrari is Garrett Joles or Michial Foy. Joles has yet to appear this season and was 4-8 last year, while Foy is 4-1 so far. 285: Olympic and NCAA champion Gable Steveson is the anchor on the back of the Gopher lineup and will make his season debut on Saturday night. Steveson is riding a 34-match collegiate winning streak. He is undefeated during dual competition and logged bonus points more than 82% of his 2021 bout. Steveson will make it difficult for Cowboy freshman Luke Surber, who currently has the starting role after unseating veteran Austin Harris.

Ohio State's Malik Heinselman (Photo/Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) Friday's Dual Results Michigan 34 Columbia 3 125 - Jack Medley (Michigan) dec Joe Mancho (Colubmia) 6-3 133 - Dylan Ragusin (Michigan) tech Zack Whitmer (Columbia) 23-7 141 - Pat Nolan (Michigan) maj Gunnar Fuss (Columbia) 16-6 149 - Kanen Storr (Michigan) maj Danny Fongaro (Columbia) 15-6 157 - Will Lewan (Michigan) maj Kyle Mosher (Columbia) 12-2 165 - Cameron Amine (Michigan) dec Josh Ogunsanya (Columbia) 3-1 174 - Aaron Ayzerov (Columbia) dec Max Maylor (Michigan) 8-4 184 - Jelani Embree (Michigan) maj Brian Bonino (Columbia) 10-2 197 - Patrick Brucki (Michigan) maj Joe Franzese (Columbia) 13-5 285 - JT Correll (Michigan) dec Danny Conley (Columbia) 9-3SV West Virginia 34 Davidson 3 125 - Colton Drousias (West Virginia) FFT 133 - Kyle Gorant (Davidson) dec Garett Lautzenheiser (West Virginia) 11-2 141 - Caleb Rea (West Virginia) dec Gavin Damasco (Davidson) 6-2 149 - Jeffrey Boyd (West Virginia) maj Garrett Stewart (Davidson) 13-3 157 - Alex Hornfeck (West Virginia) dec Bryce Sanderlin (Davidson) 12-8 165 - Peyton Hall (West Virginia) fall Jaden Hardrick (Davidson) 6:21 174 - Dennis Robin (West Virginia) dec Steven Newell (Davidson) 10-8 184 - Anthony Carman (West Virginia) dec Gavin Henry (Davidson) 5-2 197 - Jackson Moomau (West Virginia) maj. Owen Vietmeier (Davidson) 14-4 285 - Michael Wolfgram (West Virginia) dec Mitchell Trigg (Davidson) 11-10 Iowa 32 Princeton 12 125 - Jesse Ybarra (Iowa) FFT 133 - Austin DeSanto (Iowa) tech Nick Masters (Princeton), 22-6 141 - Jaydin Eierman (Iowa) maj Jacob Mann (Princeton), 15-7 149 - Cobe Siebrecht (Iowa) tech Josh Breeding (Princeton), 16-1 157 - Quincy Monday (Princeton) dec Kaleb Young (Iowa), 9-5 165 - Alex Marinelli (Iowa) dec Grant Cuomo (Princeton), 12-5 174 - Nelson Brands (Iowa) maj Michael Squires (Princeton) 16-8 184 - Myles Wilson (Iowa) tech Forest Belli (Princeton), 23-8 197 - Luke Stout (Princeton) dec Zach Glazier (Iowa), 5-0 285 - Jack Del Garbino (Princeton) fall Tony Cassioppi (Iowa) 2:07 Missouri 39 Air Force 3 125 - Noah Surtin (Missouri) def. Quinn Melofchik, 6-0 133 - Jared Van Vleet (Air Force) dec Trey Crawford (Missouri) 6-4 141 - Allan Hart (Missouri) dec Cody Phippen (Air Force) 4-0 149 - Josh Edmond (Missouri) dec Dylan Martinez (Air Force) 7-4 157 - Jarrett Jacques (Missouri) fall Giano Petrucelli (Air Force) 1:57 165 - Keegan O'Toole (Missouri) tech Jack Ganos (Air Force) 19-3 174 - Peyton Mocco (Missouri) dec Noah Blake (Air Force) 5-3 184 - Jeremiah Kent (Missouri) fall Jake Thompson (Air Force) 3:37 197 - Rocky Elam (Missouri) tech Kayne Hutchison (Air Force) 19-1 285 - Zach Elam (Missouri) tech Cole Forrester (Air Force) 21-6 Ohio State 17 Virginia Tech 13 125 - Malik Heinselman (Ohio State) dec Sam Latona (Virginia Tech) 5-2 133 - Korbin Myers (Virginia Tech) dec Dylan Koontz (Ohio State) 10-2 141 - Dylan D'Emilio (Ohio State) dec Collin Gerardi (Virginia Tech) 4-0 149 - Sammy Sasso (Ohio State) dec Bryce Andonian (Virginia Tech) 11-7 157 - Connor Brady (Virginia Tech) dec Bryce Hepner (Ohio State) 3-2 165 - Carson Kharchla (Ohio State) dec Clayton Ulrey (Virginia Tech) 5-2 174 - Mekhi Lewis (Virginia Tech) dec Ethan Smith (Ohio State) 6-4 184 - Hunter Bolen (Virginia Tech) dec Rocky Jordan (Ohio State) 7-1 197 - Gavin Hoffman (Ohio State) dec Dakota Howard (Virginia Tech) 3-2 285 - Tate Orndorff (Ohio State) dec Nathan Trexler (Virginia Tech) 3-2 Utah Valley 32, CSU Bakersfield 9 125 - Taylor LaMont (Utah Valley) maj Eddie Flores (CSU Bakersfield) 10-2 133 - Haiden Drury (Utah Valley) maj Aaron Ibarra (CSU Bakersfield) 11-0 141 - Angelo Martinoni (CSU Bakersfield) fall James Emmer (Utah Valley) 6:07 149 - Josh Brown (CSU Bakersfield) Dec Alex Emmer (Utah Valley) 12-6 157 - Jaxon Garoutte (Utah Valley) Dec Brock Rogers (CSU Bakersfield) 8-2 165 - Demetrius Romero (Utah Valley) Dec Augustine Garcia (CSU Bakersfield) 7-1 174 - Kekana Fouret (Utah Valley) Dec Albert Urias (CSU Bakersfield) 4-3 184 - Jacob Armstrong (Utah Valley) maj Jacob Hansen (CSU Bakersfield) 16-6 197 - Hunter Cruz (Utah Valley) InjDef Mateo Morales (CSU Bakersfield) 5:31 285 - Jayden Woodruff (Utah Valley) Tech Jake Andrews (CSU Bakersfield) 16-0 (2:58) Utah Valley 20, California Baptist 13 125 - Taylor LaMont (Utah Valley) Tech Devin Garcia (Cal Baptist) 16-1 (7:00) 133 - Haiden Drury (Utah Valley) Dec Hunter Leake (Cal Baptist) 2-1 141 - Christian Nunez (Cal Baptist) maj James Emmer (Utah Valley) 10-2 149 - Alex Emmer (UVU) Dec Chaz Hallmark (Cal Baptist) 7-0 157 - AJ Raya (Cal Baptist) Dec Jaxon Garoutte (Utah Valley) 8-3 165 - Josh Grant (Cal Baptist) Dec Brigg Hoopes (Utah Valley) 5-3 174 - Kekana Fouret (Utah Valley) Dec Louis Rojas (Cal Baptist) 9-3 184 - Jacob Armstrong (Utah Valley) Dec Caden Gerlach (Cal Baptist) 8-1 197 - Arick Lopez (Cal Baptist) Dec Hunter Cruz (Utah Valley) 2-1 (SV-1) 285: Jayden Woodruff (Utah Valley) Dec Chris Island (Cal Baptist) 5-2 South Dakota State 34 Augustana 10 125 - Tanner Jordan (South Dakota State) dec Jaxson Rohman (Augustana) 6-4 133 - Jack Huffman (Augustana) dec Trayton Anderson (South Dakota State) 10-4 141 - Clay Carlson (South Dakota State) fall Kage Lenger (Augustana) fall 3:44 149 - Zach Price (South Dakota State fall Keaten Schorr (Augustana) fall 5:40 157 - Kenny O'Neil (South Dakota State) dec Tyler Wagener (Augustana) 7-0 165 - Tanner Cook (South Dakota State fall Miles Fitzgerald (Augustana) 0:22 174 - Cade Mueller (Augustana) dec Marshall Hauck (South Dakota State) 5-0 184 - Kolby Kost (Augustana) maj Tate Battani (South Dakota State) 15-7 197 - Nick Casperson (South Dakota State maj Daniel Bishop (Augustana) 12-3 285 - A.J. Nevills (South Dakota State) fall Steven Hajas (Augustana) 6:17 Arizona State 22 Oklahoma 12 125 - Brandon Courtney (Arizona State) dec Joey Prata (Oklahoma) 8-3 133 - Michael McGee (Arizona State) maj Tony Madrigal (Oklahoma) 12-3 141 - Jesse Vasquez (Arizona State) maj Jacob Butler (Oklahoma) 13-5 149 - Kyle Parco (Arizona State) dec Mitch Moore (Oklahoma) 7-2 157 - Jacori Teemer (Arizona State) dec Justin Thomas (Oklahoma) 11-5 165 - Anthony Valencia (Arizona State) dec Joe Grello (Oklahoma) 8-6 174 - Anthony Mantanona (Oklahoma) maj Zane Coleman (Arizona State) 14-1 184 - Darrien Roberts (Oklahoma) fall Josh Nummer (Arizona State) 4:10 197 - Jake Woodley (Oklahoma) dec Kordell Norfleet (Arizona State) 5-3 285 - Cohlton Schultz (Arizona State) dec Josh Heindselman (Oklahoma) 4-1

SIU Edwardsville's Colton McKiernan (Photo/RiverBender.com) Saturday, November 20th, 2021 Lindenwood Open: Illinois, Missouri, and SIE Edwardsville (9:00am) Shorty Hitchcock Memorial Open: Clarion, Long Island, and Millersville (10:00am) Navy Classic: American, Bucknell, Cleveland State, Edinboro, Kent State, Lock Haven, Michigan State, Navy, Ohio, The Citadel, and VMI (10:00am) Sunday, November 21st, 2021 Keystone Classic: Appalachian State, Drexel, Franklin & Marshall, George Mason, Harvard, Penn, Rider, and Sacred Heart (9:00am) Northern Illinois vs. Brown @ Purdue (9:00am) Northern Illinois vs. Duke @ Purdue (11:00am) Buffalo vs. Michigan (1:00pm) Northern Illinois vs. Bellarmine @ Purdue (1:00pm) Northern Illinois vs. Purdue (3:00pm) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ #MACinsider Thoughts: After going a perfect 5-0 on my weekly predictions last weekend, I'm feeling confident that the MAC will crown at least four champions between Saturday and Sunday. Hopefully more! On Saturday, SIUE Edwardsville will be traveling to the Lindenwood Open, Clarion will be traveling to the Shorty Hitchcock Memorial Open, and Cleveland State, Edinboro, Kent State, Lock Haven, and Ohio will be traveling to the Navy Classic. On Sunday, George Mason and Rider will be traveling to the Keystone Classic. With these matchups in mind, it's clear that there will be interconference showdowns…get your popcorn ready! Or chicken fingers! Whichever you prefer. Although I won't be able to make the trip to Penn, you'll be seeing me at the Buffalo vs. Michigan match held at Alumni Arena on The University at Buffalo's North Campus at 1:00pm. Don't be late. Seriously, don't. Wrestlers to Watch: Sean Spidle (125) - Central Michigan CJ Manley (133) - Lock Haven Nathan Higley (141) - George Mason John Arceri (149) - University at Buffalo Colton McKiernan (HWT) - SIUE Edwardsville

2021 All-American Bernie Truax (Photo/Tony Rotundo; WrestlersAreWarriors.com) The conference enters Week 3 with even more ranked dual-meets, capped off by the Roadrunner Open. CSU Bakersfield takes on Utah Valley (at Cal Baptist) before the Wolverines travel to Bakersfield for the Roadrunner Open. #7 Arizona State brings in a loaded #14 Oklahoma Sooners team, with eighteen-ranked wrestlers between the two squads. On Saturday the 20th, Cal Poly hosts in-state, D2 San Francisco State while Stanford travels to #11 Cornell in a bit of a homecoming for Coach Rob Koll. On Sunday, Stanford finishes their East Coast travel plan with a dual-meet against Binghamton. Friday, November 19 CSU Bakersfield vs. Utah Valley (5pm) Potential Ranked Matches 125: UR Eddie Flores vs. #7 Taylor LaMont 133: #13 Chance Rich vs. #28 Haiden Drury 141: #20 Angelo Martinoni vs. UR Ty Smith 165: UR Augustine Garcia vs. #8 Demetrius Romero #7 Arizona State hosts #14 Oklahoma (4pm) Potential Ranked Matches 125: #4 Brandon Courtney vs. #22 Joey Prata 133: #7 Michael McGee vs. #8 Tony Madrigal 141: #18 Jesse Vasquez vs. #6 Dom Demas 149: #7 Kyle Parco vs. #17 Mitch Moore 157: #4 Jacori Teemer vs. #13 Justin Thomas 165: #7 Anthony Valencia vs. #28 Joe Grello 174: UR Cael Valencia vs. #25 Anthony Mantanona 184: UR Josh Nummer vs. #25 Darrien Roberts 197: #7 Kordell Norfleet vs. #9 Jake Woodley 285: #4 Cohlton Schultz vs. #25 Josh Heindselman Saturday, November 20 Cal Poly hosts San Francisco State (3pm) Potential Ranked Matches 141: #28 Lawrence Saenz vs. UR Josh Tolentino 149: #15 Legend Lamer vs. UR Basil Othman 165: #3 Evan Wick vs. UR Clayton Murabito 157: UR Brawley Lamer vs. #14 (D2) Mason Boutain #184: #6 Bernie Truax vs. UR Hamzah Alsaudi Stanford vs. #11 Cornell (3:30pm, Watch via ESPN+) Potential Ranked Matches 125: UR Logan Ashton vs. #3 Vito Arujau 133: #32 Jackson DiSario vs. UR Greg Diakomihalis 149: #8 Jaden Abas vs. #1 Yianni Diakomihalis 157: UR Charlie Darracott vs #25 Colton Yapoujian 174: #30 Tyler Eichens vs. #9 Chris Foca 184: UR Judah Duhm vs. #20 Jonathan Loew 197: #26 Nick Stemmet vs. #6 Ben Darmstadt 285: UR Peter Ming vs. #15 Lewis Fernandes Sunday, November 21 Stanford vs. Binghamton (8am) Potential Ranked Matches 133: #32 Jackson DiSario vs. UR Anthony Sobotker 149: #8 Jaden Abas vs. UR Nick Lombard 165: #165 Shane Griffith vs. UR Brevin Casella 174: #30 Tyler Eichens vs. UR Jacob Nolan 197: #26 Nick Stemmets vs. #13 Louis Deprez 285: UR Peter Ming vs. #30 Joe Doyle CSU Bakersfield hosts the Roadrunner Open (10am, Live on FloSports)

2020 NCAA qualifier Joey Prata (Photo/Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) All times Eastern with local time in parentheses Friday 11/19 West Virginia at Davidson, 7:00 PM Northern State at South Dakota State, 7:00 PM (6:00 PM) CSU Bakersfield vs. Utah Valley at California Baptist, 8:00 PM (5:00 PM) Air Force at Missouri, 8:00 PM (7:00 PM) Augustana (S.D.) at South Dakota State, 8:30 PM (7:30 PM) Oklahoma at Arizona State, 9:00 PM (7:00 PM) Utah Valley at California Baptist, 9:30 PM (6:30 PM) Saturday 11/13 Missouri at Lindenwood Open, hosted by Lindenwood, 10:00 AM (9:00 AM) Oklahoma State at Minnesota, 8:00 PM (7:00 PM) Sunday 11/14 Northern Iowa, South Dakota State at Daktronics Open, hosted by South Dakota State, 10:00 AM (9:00 AM) *California Baptist, Utah Valley at Roadrunner Open, hosted by CSU Bakersfield, 1:00 PM (10:00 AM) West Virginia at NC State, 1:00 PM Oklahoma at Northern Colorado, 4:00 PM (2:00 PM) What I'm Most Excited For: Friday night! If you're a Big 12 wrestling fan, park yourself in front of a computer, TV, your phone, whatever and soak it all in. By the time you get home from work on Friday you'll have as many as seven duals going on at once. Best Dual: Oklahoma at Arizona State OU has had a great start to this season. They wrestled really well at the Michigan State Open then went on to dominate West Virginia on the road at West Virginia. Now comes Arizona State Up and down the line there are great matchups here. Newcomer Joey Prata takes on Arizona State's Brandon Courtney at 125, Anthony Madrigal and Michael McGee at 133, Mitch Moore and Kyle Parco at 149, Jake Woodley and Kordell Norfleet at 197 and much, much more. Arizona State will be favored, but wins in a few of the toss-ups could flip things to the Sooners side. This sets up to potentially be a really great dual.

(Photo/Tony Rotundo; WrestlersAreWarriors.com/Graphic courtesy of Anna-Lee Marie) For the second time in three weeks, Ohio State is wrestling in our "Dual of the Week" against an ACC opponent. That dual didn't prove to be as suspenseful as one may expect and the Buckeyes cruised to a 23-12 win over North Carolina. That North Carolina win took place in the friendly confines of the Covelli Center, the state-of-the-art new home for the Buckeyes. This time, #8 Ohio State will hit the road and battle #10 Virginia Tech. This dual is intriguing for a variety of reasons, even beyond the obvious top-ten billing for both teams. Virginia Tech is typically a team that recruits Ohio well. Three of the Hokies ten probable starters hail from Ohio and some of their top wrestlers over the last decade call Ohio home (Ty Walz, Nick Brascetta, Zach Neibert, Jesse Dong). Also, the most recent meeting between the teams was memorable, to say the least. On November 17th, 2020, Virginia Tech stunned the Buckeyes 2015. At 149 lbs, Brent Moore pinned freshman Sammy Sasso, before Ethan Smith pulled a slight upset at 165, downing three-time AA David McFadden. With plenty of promotion from the Virginia Tech athletic department, two top-ten teams, a budding non-conference rivalry, and an 80's night theme, expect a raucous home crowd for Virginia Tech at Cassell Coliseum. Each team is expected to send out seven ranked wrestlers, with two of the bouts featuring top-nine ranked wrestlers. Here's what to expect from this week's Dual of the Week (with predictions, of course). 125: #12 Sam Latona vs #14 Malik Heinselman In a battle of very different wrestling styles and body types, All-American Sam Latona is favored in the match between ranked wrestlers. Heinselman has started hot at 5-0 and Latona had a hiccup at the Southeast Open to start the year 2-1. I think Latona initiates more attacks and is able to use his scrambling skills to offset any reattack advantages for Heinselman. Latona by decision. InterMat Pick: Latona by decision (3-0 Virginia Tech) 133: #4 Korbin Myers vs Dylan Koontz The Hokies send out their 2nd All-American to start the lineup in experienced senior Korbin Myers. Korbin made a huge jump last year and starts the year ranked #4 with a 4-0 record-all bonus-point victories. I think Myers controls the match from start to finish and is able to avoid the upper-body shenanigans from Koontz to pick up his fifth bonus-point win this year. InterMat Pick: Myers by major decision. (7-0 Virginia Tech) 141: Colin Gerardi vs. Dylan D'Emilio/Jordan Decatur 141 is a weight that has been in flux for both teams. It sounds like Collin Gerardi will get the nod for the Hokies while Jordan Decatur will go for the Buckeyes. This is a toss-up match that could play a massive role in the team battle. I expect a tight match with Decatur able to win the takedown battle. InterMat Pick: Decatur by decision. (7-3 Virginia Tech) 149: #9 Bryce Andonian vs. #2 Sammy Sasso Definitely one of the highlight matches for this dual--a top 10 battle of wrestlers who will let it fly. This one will be fun to watch. Sasso has started 3-0 against D1 competition this year, including a decision win over All-American Zach Sherman. Andonian has not taken the mat yet this season, but is hoping to continue the momentum from bringing home a bronze medal at the Junior World Championships this summer. Both are incredible scramblers and willing to take risks to get points. I think Sasso wins in a very close match. InterMat Pick: Sasso by decision (7-6 Virginia Tech) 157: #29 Connor Brady vs. Jashon Hubbard Hubbard showed he wasn't afraid to get after it when he faced returning National Champion Austin O'Connor in an opening week dual. Brady has started the year 3-1, taking a decision loss to #7 Quincy Monday. Brady is very technically sound and doesn't give up many points, even to someone with explosive takedown power like Hubbard has shown. I think Brady staves off Hubbards attacks and wins in a low-scoring affair. InterMat Pick: Brady by decision (10-6 Virginia Tech) 165: Clayton Ulrey vs. #10 Carson Kharchla Kharchla may be one of the most anticipated wrestlers to see across the country this year. He has a dynamic offense and is able to score frequently in every position. He has started this year 5-0 to follow up an undefeated redshirt season which included a win over All-American Bernie Truax. Ulrey has started this season 1-2 and is one of the more inexperienced guys in the Hokie lineup with only 10 matches under his belt since arriving in Blacksburg. Ulrey will look to minimize points from Kharchla to help the team. InterMat Pick: Kharchla by major decision (10-10 Tie) 174: #4 Mekhi Lewis vs. #6 Ethan Smith This is the second top-10 matchup of the dual of the evening. The home crowd at Cassell will be excited to see the return of the program's first-ever NCAA champion, Mekhi Lewis. An injury disrupted a promising 2021 campaign for Lewis, as he fought valiantly at the NCAA Tournament, but couldn't complete the tournament. Now up at 174 lbs, Lewis started the year with a title at the Southeast Open. While he didn't meet any ranked competitors, Lewis did dominate the competition. Also coming up from 165 lbs in 2021 is Ethan Smith. Smith made the NCAA semifinals before settling into fifth place. The defensively sound Smith has seemed to open up his offense at his new weight. He has not put up less than 13 points in any of his five 2021-21 matches. But, I see Lewis, also stout on defense, shutting down the Buckeye. InterMat Pick: Lewis by decision (13-10 Virginia Tech) 184: #9 Hunter Bolen vs. #21 Rocky Jordan After the Hokies retake the lead, they have another hammer ready in the bullpen. Local favorite, Hunter Bolen, was a first-time NCAA All-American in 2021. While Bolen is currently ranked ninth, he was the #2 seed at the 2020 NCAA Championships and three career wins over 2021 NCAA runner-up Trent Hidlay. Bolen's only appearance this year came at the Southeast Open, where he was 5-for-5 in racking up bonus points. Looking to slow him down is 2021 national qualifier Rocky Jordan. Jordan opened the year with a solid win over 2020 ACC champion Clay Lautt, but only went 1-1 at the Ohio Intercollegiate Open. He did not finish after losing via fall to Mercyhurst's Luke McGonigal. InterMat Pick: Bolen by decision (16-10 Virginia Tech) 197: Dakota Howard vs. #24 Gavin Hoffman While other matches in this dual may feature higher-ranked competitors, this may be one that steals the show. Dakota Howard is a Hokie fan favorite due to his incredible motor and relentless attacks. He earned a spot at the 2021 NCAA Tournament (competing at 174) after two come-from-behind sudden victory bouts at the ACC Championships. Opposing Howard will be Gavin Hoffman. This year, at 197 lbs, Hoffman has begun to show the skills that made him a top-ten recruit in Class of 2018. Hoffman has three bonus-point wins and a 9-2 decision over former DII national champion Nick Mason (Tiffin) on his ledger for 2021-22. This time the Buckeye continues to stay hot and puts Ohio State back in the match, heading into 285 lbs. InterMat Pick: #24 Hoffman by decision (16-13 Virginia Tech) 285: #14 Nathan Traxler vs #7 Tate Orndorff Orndorff is favored on paper in this matchup, but it could be one of the more entertaining bouts of the evening. Traxler is a former PAC-12 Champion who transferred to VT from Stanford and has looked phenomenal since arriving--he has started 4-0 with three pins. Orndorff is a more methodical, low-scoring, control the match-type heavyweight, who finished as an All-American last season. This should be the deciding match, depending on what weight the dual starts and assuming the dual plays out without too many upsets. I think Traxler is able to get his offense going against the larger Orndorff and gets the upset in his Cassell debut. Fun fact that has little bearing on this dual. Traxler is 3-0 against Tate's older brother, Tanner, when they were both 197 lbers from 2018-20. InterMat Pick: Traxler by decision (19-13 Virginia Tech)

2020 ACC champion Jakob Camacho (Photo/Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) As we enter week three, the ACC teams are transitioning from primarily open tournaments to some very tough out-of-conference duals. We run from teams with one dual--NC State, Pittsburgh, UVA-to two duals-Virginia Tech, UNC-to three duals for the Duke Blue Devils. It will be a busy weekend for the ACC. Duke: The Blue Devils will have a lengthy trip to West Lafayette, Indiana for the Boilermaker Duals. Duke will have a full day on Sunday, meeting Bellarmine, Northern Illinois and #21 Purdue. It will be a busy weekend for the Blue Devils, but there will be a few big matches to keep an eye on. Against Purdue: #7 Matt Finesilver will hit #20 Gerrit Nijenhuis--Finesilver has started hot 7-0, picking up two open titles. He looks to keep the momentum going against a scrappy freshman. In the Northern Illinois, dual I'm watching 125 to see how Login Agin matches up with Drew West; Agin has started off 4-2 this year and this could be a good weekend to gauge his progress. There aren't any big individual matches that stand out against Bellarmine, but I think it will be a good marking point for the team to see how they compete against both Bellarmine and Northern Illinois. North Carolina: The Tar Heels kicked off the dual action for the week with a top-15 match Wednesday in Lincoln, taking on the Huskers. Earl previewed this dual for us, focusing on the spotlight matchup between Kizhan Clarke and Chad Red. After leaving Nebraska, they head back home for an in-state showdown with Campbell on Sunday. Campbell returns south after their Saturday matchup with UVA. North Carolina should be favored at the lower weights, while Campbell has a slight edge at the upper weights. The biggest matches to watch here are at 149, where #4 Zach Sherman will face #16 Josh Heil; at 174 Campbell will send out #16 Austin Murphy to meet either #22 Gavin Kane or Clay Lautt (#22 at 184). UNC will look to finish out the weekend on a strong note after a tough dual midweek. NC State: The Wolfpack will open their dual slate this year with a home match against West Virginia in Raleigh on Sunday. This will be the first action for several of the starters in the lineup, including Tariq Wilson and the Hidlay brothers. There could be three ranked versus ranked matchups in the dual. At 125, #9 Jakob Camacho could face All-American #8 Killian Cardinale in the top-ranked matchup of the dual. Coming off a strong weekend performance, Super-Senior #17 Thomas Bullard will scrap with #16 Peyton Hall--the freshman is 6-0 to start the season. The final potential ranked match will be at 285, where WVU sends out #33 Michael Wolfgram against #20 Owen Trephan. Trephan has two wins over last year's starter Deonte Wilson who was ranked to start the season. The Wolfpack should be able to dispatch the Mountaineers soundly--the biggest thing to watch will be the lineup they send out. Between balancing the schedule for the Super-Seniors and the chaos we have seen with teammates trading wins against each other in opens to start the season, there are a lot of potential lineups the Wolfpack could throw out Saturday. Pittsburgh: The Panthers started their dual season last week, going 2-0 against Buffalo and Edinboro. They will again hit the road for an in-state battle with #16 Lehigh. The Panthers have sent out different wrestlers at multiple weights in the duals to start the season, so their lineup will be interesting to watch as well. At 125, Gage Curry #24 or Colton Camacho will face #16 Jaret Lane; 133 will also be ranked versus ranked with #5 Micky Phillippi squaring up with Malyke Hines. 157 will see #33 Elijah Cleary-who broke into the rankings this week after a strong start-facing #9 Josh Humphreys. The match I'm most looking forward to is at heavyweight. Jacob Slinger has been on a tear to start the season, notching two pins last weekend. I'm interested to see how he fares against a very strong, consistent heavyweight in #10 Jordan Wood--this will be a great gauge to see where he is early in the season. Lehigh has a strong dual team, but Pitt has the firepower to take the match. There will be several toss-up matches, and a lot of the potential to win rests on who Pitt sends out to the mat. I'm hopeful we see the full-strength Pitt lineup--if they bring out their big guns, they should take this dual and have a 3-0 start. Virginia: The Hoos also have two duals under their belt, going 2-0 against American and Maryland to start the year. They open their home schedule with the Camels of Campbell. A quick look at the matchups favors UVA, but Campbell is a scrappy team and they will come to Charlottesville ready to battle. At 149 #29 Jarod Verkleeren will face his biggest test of the early season with #16 Josh Heil. Verkleeren has started off 2-0 and looked very comfortable at 149; Heil is a great technician and doesn't give up a lot of points. It should be a good matchup. Several of the weights are pretty evenly matched and the dual could very well come down to a sneaky-tough matchup at heavyweight. #18 Quinn Miller has started 2-0 for the Hoos and #29 Taye Ghadiali has exploded out of the gates this year with a 7-1 start, including a win over ACC Champion Deonte Wilson from NC State. This will be a very entertaining dual and I'm excited to see the Hoos open their home slate on Saturday. Virginia Tech: The Hokies have a huge dual to start the season in Blacksburg. The Buckeyes come to Tech for a top-10 dual with the Hokies. This dual will be fire from start to finish. The full breakdown will be posted on the site. The dual will hinge on a few toss-up matches, and momentum could play a significant role, giving the Hokies a home mat advantage. The two biggest matches of the dual: #2 Sammy Sasso versus #9 Bryce Andonian at 149 in the kitchen sink battle--both of these guys let it fly and are incredible scramblers--should be very entertaining. #4 Mekhi Lewis hits #6 Ethan Smith in what will be the first big test for Mekhi on the season. He is coming back healthy and is always a joy to watch. The Hokies will follow up the big Friday night tussle with a Saturday midday dual with Gardner-Webb. The two matches I'm most excited to see are at 165, with Clayton Ulrey hitting Rodrick Mosely and at 184 with #9 Hunter Bolen matching up with Jha'Quan Anderson, who has one of the best double legs I've seen this year. The Runnin' Bulldogs are getting better every year and have shown the ability for their guys to win in some big matches.

Bulldog Fight Night 9 Promotional Poster Khamzat Chimaev took the UFC by storm last year. After an extended hiatus, he returned to the promotion last month and was just as dominant. On Friday, "Borz" will return to his wrestling roots against fellow UFC fighter Jack Hermansson. The 187-pound bout at Bulldog Fight Night 9 will be a rare contest between UFC contracted competitors outside the promotion, and it will take place under freestyle rules. The card, which takes place in Gothenburg, Sweden, is co-headlined by a boxing match between Swedish Olympic boxer and former IBF title challenger Anthony Yigit taking on Miroslav Serban, but it is the wrestling match that is getting all the attention. In a recent interview with MiddleEasy, Hermansson detailed how the bout came together. "At first, it was meant to be just a 'show bout,' and I said let's do it, but make it a real fight instead with a winner and everything," he said. "I think that is a little more exciting for the fans. I certainly would not tune in to a show bout. It is much more interesting if the guys are really battling for something. I wanted it to be a real wrestling match, and they agreed… I've never done a freestyle match, at all, ever. This is going to be my first one ever, so that is interesting." Chimaev was born in Chechnya and competed in his native Russia as a junior. He reportedly won a Russian national championship on the Junior level before eventually relocating to Sweden in 2013. In his new country, Chimaev quickly established himself on the national level. He won three national championships with his most recent one coming in 2018 at 92 kg. On his way to the national title in 2018, Chimaev outscored his opposition 37-0 and scored 10-0 match termination victories in all but the finals. There, he defeated Albin Frid via a 7-0 score. While still wrestling at the national level, Chimaev made his amateur MMA debut in 2017. After three stoppage victories, he made his professional debut in 2018. He then began his career with six-straight wins and signed with the UFC in 2020. In the Octagon, Chimaev has relied on his wrestling prowess. He has landed four takedowns in his four-fight UFC career and held control positions for 93% of his fight time. Not only has his wrestling helped him offensively, but it has prevented his opponent from even getting on track. Chimaev has absorbed only two strikes in the UFC. Chimaev returned from an extended layoff last month against Chinese fighter Li Jingliang. Many expected the bout to be his toughest test to date. However, Chimaev closed the distance almost immediately, elevated his opponent, completed the takedown and finished the fight on the floor soon after. During the takedown, he made time to yell at UFC president Dana White who was seated cageside. Hermansson also came up wrestling, but his main focus was on the Greco-Roman side of things. The Swedish competitor reportedly won a national championship in the style before transitioning to MMA in 2009. After building a 13-2 record, which included a pair of losses in Bellator, Hermansson signed with the UFC in 2016. So far in the Octagon, he has gone 9-4, with signature victories coming over David Branch, Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza and Kelvin Gastelum. Hermansson has also made use of his wrestling in the UFC. He has averaged 2.09 takedowns per 15 minutes of fight time, and 26% of his landed significant strikes have come on the ground. In his last fight against Edmen Shahbazyan this past May, he landed three of his six takedown attempts and held control positions for a little over seven minutes in the 15-minute fight. In the bout, Chimaev has to be the favorite. He was much more accomplished in freestyle as a competitor, while Hermansson's background is in Greco. On top of that, Hermansson also admitted in a recent interview that most of his freestyle training has come since he converted to MMA. Chimaev did miss a lot of time recently after an extensive bout with Covid. However, he seemed to be back in proper form in his last fight against Jingliang. There is limited footage available from Chimaev's wrestling career, and it is hard to take anything from much of it due to the level of competition. However, the available clips do indicate that he has a flair for the dramatic. Even if the match appears to be a bit of a mismatch, it will likely entertain the locals in Gothenburg. In addition to the wrestling main event, the card will also feature boxing, Muay Thai, and MMA bouts. The various styles imply that the event will likely take place in a ring, which offers wrestling fans the rare opportunity to see a match between the ropes. While it would be considered a novelty these days, it was actually quite common in the 1920s and 1930s. While the UFC signs all their fighters to exclusive contracts, they have made exceptions for some one-off wrestling matches. Back in 2004, Daniel Cormier had a retirement bout of sorts against fellow Oklahoma State alumnus Chris Pendelton at the UFC Fan Expo, shortly after making his UFC debut Ben Askren headlined Beat the Streets 2019 against Jordan Burroughs and most recently current UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling had a freestyle and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu two-match series against Penn State's Roman Bravo Young at NLWC IV .

2021 NCAA Runner-Up Jake Wentzel (Photo/Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) When you read this article, you may think that a 10-year-old child wrote it. Let me explain: This past weekend, I attended my first wrestling event as part of InterMat. I have to admit, it was kind of exciting. I've been to tournaments, I've been to dual meets, but never in the capacity of "Media." Being that it was only an hour away, I made my way up to Manheim, PA (near my old collegiate stomping grounds) to watch the Journeymen Collegiate Classic. Woke up around 6am, gassed up the Rav4, got myself a sizzli (actually two… it was on special 2 for $3, don't judge me), and headed down Rt 30 towards the Spooky Nook Sports. First off, props to Frank Popolizio for running a smooth tournament. Started around 9 am, and was out of there by 2:30 pm. Quick and efficient. Three matches for almost everyone, 12 mats, no breaks or intermissions. In, out, bing-bang-boom. That's how you run an event. I arrived a little early, found a table, set up my laptop, and quickly opened about ten tabs with brackets, forums, Twitter, etc. After checking my fantasy teams, I took out my camera and mosied on down to the main level where the action was going on. I should mention that I am not good at shooting photos. Yet. If you remember back from our podcast episode with Tony Rotundo, he suggested that anyone interested in shooting should play around and shoot, shoot, shoot (meaning practice, practice, practice). While I didn't have any sporting subject to take photos of, I did you Tiny Tony as he is now running everywhere and has spontaneous and quick movements that could be interpreted as… sport? So, anyway, there I am, making my way around the arena and looking for the key matchups to capture and (selfishly) checking in on anyone I may or may not have on my fantasy team. I thought I was doing well; it looked like that from the teeny tiny screen at least, but it turns out, my photos were noisy A-F. Very shoddy stuff, just pure crap (my photos, not the wrestlers). Luckily, Tony Rotundo is such a great guy that when I asked for advice, he was more than willing to help an extreme novice like me. But here is the more embarrassing part of it all. While I made my way around the arena, looking for matches and photo opportunities, I obviously "ran" into coaches. Well, more like I initiated that awkward, "Hey coach, I'm Tony DiMarco" with a firm handshake and pointing to my chest with the Fantasy D1 Wrestling logo. Yeah, that's right, I was wearing a Fantasy D1 Wrestling shirt. And an InterMat hat. Yes, I'll repeat, a Fantasy D1 Wrestling shirt and an InterMat hat. I was basically the guy who wore the shirt of the band he's going to see in concert. It's par for the course, really. For the first week of my entry-level job out of college, I brought a briefcase to work. Needless to say, since then I have never seen anyone bring a suitcase to the office in the ten years I've been working for the company. So for any coach I talked to that thought I was like the embodiment of Jack Powell, sorry. Sorry, I was probably awkward or caught you in the middle of getting to a mat to coach your guy, but I'm not sorry I did it. I'm new to this. You may be reading this and get to talk to Cael Sanderson or Tom Brands on a somewhat regular basis. You might be a donor or alumni and get to talk to Sebastian Rivera or Austin O'Connor and the rest of the team from time to time. But for the majority of us, the majority of us that fill up the stadium each March, we're just average nobodies. Just regular schnooks who don't have that kind of access and only get to see the stars of our sport through a tv/computer screen. I got to talk with Coach Reina of U Penn, Coach Green of Army, and Coaches Engel and Martinez of Oregon State. (I got to talk to Isaiah Martinez! And shook his hand!) Again, you may not think that is exciting, but to a regular fan, it made the day. With any type of job, it's easy to forget how you felt on that first day and get kind of numb to it all as time goes on. The excitement, the nervousness, and the feeling of joy when it comes to those interactions is something that everyone, especially those covering sports, should try to hold on to. Let's see how this weekend goes at the Keystone Classic (sorry in advance, U Penn). On to Week 3: We kick off the week with a banger in Nebraska hosting North Carolina (as you previously read in the "Early Locks" article, right?). From there, the weekend starts early with an awesome slate of duals on Friday, including Ohio State @ Virginia Tech, Princeton at Iowa, and Oklahoma at Arizona State. A good amount of duals this weekend with very even matchups make this week's weekend outlook a little scant. Some risk is probably going to need to be taken, so do your due diligence. On the agenda for weekend tournaments are the Lindenwood Open & the Navy Classic on Saturday 11/20 and the Daktronics Open & Keystone Classic on Sunday. Entries are trickling through, so when more information gets released, I'll be sure to tweet the deats (make sure you turn those notifications "ON") Got a question? Got a Recommendation? Let me know. I can be reached @FantasyD1wrestl. Wrestlers I Like This Week (the early locks) Wrestler (School)- competition for the week [Proj Score] 125: Luke Werner (Lock Haven)- Navy Classic Braxton Brown (Maryland)- Shorty Hitchcock Open Devin Schroder (Purdue)- Vs Brown, Vs Duke, Vs Northern Illinois [+11] Jakob Camacho (NC State)- Vs West Virginia [+4] Greg Diakomihalis (Cornell)- Vs Stanford [+3] 133: Rayvon Foley (Michigan State)- Navy Classic Lucas Byrd (Illinois)- Lindenwood Open Matt Ramos (Purdue)- Vs Brown, Vs Duke, Vs Northern Illinois [+11] Micky Phillippi (Pittsburgh)- @ Lehigh, @ Maryland [+6] Daton Fix (Oklahoma State)- @ Minnesota [+4] 141: Parker Filius (Purdue)- Vs Brown, Vs Duke, Vs Northern Illinois [+11] Ryan Jack (NC State)- Vs West Virginia [+4] 149: Peyton Omania (Michigan State)- Navy Classic Luka Wick (Cal Poly)- Roadrunner Open Brent Moore (Clarion)- Shorty Hitchcock Open Josh Finesilver (Duke)- Vs Bellarmine, Vs Northern Illinois, Vs Purdue (@PUR) [+9] Tariq Wilson (NC State)- Vs West Virginia [+4] Manzona Bryant (Lehigh)- Vs Pittsburgh [+4] 157: David Carr (Iowa State)- Daktronics Open Chase Saldate (Michigan State)- Navy Classic Andrew Cerniglia (Navy)- Navy Classic Kolby Ho (Clarion)- Shorty Hitchcock Open Kendall Coleman (Purdue)- Vs Brown, Vs Duke, Vs Northern Illinois [+12] Colton Yapoujian (Cornell)- Vs Stanford [+3] Ed Scott (NC State)- Vs West Virginia [+3] 165: Zach Hartman (Bucknell)- Navy Classic Izzak Olejnik (Northern Illinois)- Vs Bellarmine, Vs Brown, Vs Duke, Vs Purdue (@PUR) [+15] Jake Wentzel (Pittsburgh)- @ Lehigh, @ Maryland [+8] Shane Griffith (Stanford)- @ Cornell, @ Binghamton [+7] Travis Wittlake (Oklahoma State)- @ Minnesota [+3] 174: Michael O'Malley (Drexel)- Keystone Classic Geritt Nijenhuis (Purdue)- Vs Brown, Vs Duke, Vs Northern Illinois [+9] Hayden Hidlay (NC State)- Vs West Virginia [+5] Dustin Plott (Oklahoma State)- @ Minnesota [+3] 184: Donnell Washington (Indiana)- Lindenwood Open David Key (Navy)- Navy Classic Brit Wilson (Northern Illinois)- Vs Bellarmine, Vs Brown, Vs Duke, Vs Purdue (@PUR) [+16] Dakota Geer (Oklahoma State)- @ Minnesota [+3] 197: Ryan Vasbinder (Michigan State)- Lindenwood Open Cam Caffey (Michigan State)- Navy Classic Jake Koser (Navy)- Navy Classic Thomas Penola (Purdue)- Vs Brown, Vs Duke, Vs Northern Illinois [+9] Nino Bonaccorsi (Pittsburgh)- @ Lehigh, @ Maryland [+8] AJ Ferrari (Oklahoma State)- @ Minnesota [+3] Issac Trumble (NC State)- Vs West Virginia [+4] 285: Colton McKiernan (SIU-Edwardsville)- Lindenwood Open Michael McAleavey (The Citadel)- Navy Classic Ryan Catka (Navy)- Shorty Hitchcock Open Gable Steveson (Minnesota)- Vs Oklahoma State [+5], Daktronics Open Lewis Fernandes (Cornell)- Vs Stanford [+4] Jordan Wood (Lehigh)- Vs Pittsburgh [+3] Think I missed someone? Disagree with someone on the list or their projection? Let me know! Win the week!

Iowa head coach Tom Brands (Photo/Tony Rotundo; WrestlersAreWarriors.com) I spent all week debating whether to discuss the DeSanto issue or not. Well, guess what? I still don't want to talk about and I don't think you want to read about it either, so we're not going to do that. Week three is here and things are heating up. First off, just a huge congratulations to Clarissa Chun on being named head coach at Iowa. We are living in historic times all-around pertaining to the wrestling world. This ranks right up there. She joins Tom Brands, Jim Zalesky, and Dan freakin Gable as the only four people on the planet who can call themselves an Iowa head coach. The movement for D1 Women's college wrestling is in full swing and we all wish Clarissa the best of luck in pioneering the revolution. To the questions! When preparing for Video setups for ANY wrestling tournaments, Do you have any tips or guidance on set up? @MichWrestlinRef Probably the most important question one can ask these days. With matches seemingly everywhere, it's nearly impossible to catch everything at once. Seeing as "Watch Parties" are all the rage these days, you might have one of your own! First thing you obviously need is screens. Someone gets a new TV and asks if you want the old one you must always take it. Next, I'd invest in some Roku devices. They're cheap, easy to use, and carry all the apps. For multi-screen advanced users, the Apple TV 4 model or older has the quad-screen capability (An absolute must-have in March). After that, dial-up any computer, computer, tablet, or phone and now you got a good six to eight screens running like a well-oiled machine. Now all you gotta do is have a seat, crank the wifi to 11, and watch bits and pieces of eight matches at once. If the top college wrestling programs were 80s hair bands, who would be who? @Pelikanhead Long-time reader Pelikan Head wants me to stay up all night pondering ridiculous comparisons. Well, "Oblige him," as Lt. Aldo Raine once said. Everyone will want to know who Guns and Roses are, of course. Here's the problem with that; they're not a hair band. They don't sound like a hair band, don't look like a hair band, and had success in the 90's. So clearly, they're Clemson because they're not a wrestling team and also had success in the 90's. Oklahoma State definitely has to be the Bullet Boys. The best Hair Band nobody talks about and my personal favorite is Cinderella. The best team nobody talks about? That would be UPenn. Bonus points for the band/team Philly connection. As for the number one Iowa Hawkeyes? Well, that would be Motley Crue, of course. Mainly because both went through an entire decade without a lineup change and it's still 1987 in the State of Iowa. Truly Heaven. What team has had the best opening this season, Rutgers, Columbia, Missouri, VT, or NC St? Ted Carreras Missouri will put a hurtin' on ya and that's with Brock Mauller seemingly sitting this one out. Rutgers looks solid while getting kids plenty of work through duals and opens. Remember, they barely wrestled last year as a whole and are fully making up for it early on this year. I'm most excited to see VT and NC St at the Collegiate Dual Duals next month. You have to love what you're seeing from Columbia right now as they add some more fire to the Ivy schools. Let's fast forward to Friday night January 28th and you are preparing for the big Penn State vs. Iowa match. What's the food situation look like for you? Cooking in, ordering takeout/delivery? Maybe taking the significant other out for an early dinner? Snacks during the match?@obrats I will 100% be having pizza. Maybe I'll drink a little red wine for the match to get me tuned up. The significant other will be in the other room watching The Great Pottery Throwdown because she does not, in fact, like tough wrestling. Have you seen this show? It's hypnotizing. With Marinelli hopefully healthy, Evan Wick back, Keegan O'Toole still improving, and Shane Griffith looking better than ever, is Jake Wentzel a title contender?@OldestGreatest As long as Jake can get through round one, I have the utmost confidence in him. If you were stranded on a deserted island and the only two cigarette brands available were Newport 100s and Parliaments, which would you smoke and why? @JoeKania3 Newports fit my menthol style and I can utilize the little cupped filters of the Parliaments as a survival tool of some kind. On that note, I think we'll wrap it up. Huge weekend coming up starting tonight with some loaded duals continuing all through the weekend. Check out the viewer guide for time and channel, then check out Richard Mann's MMA guide to see if your former favorite or most hated wrestler has a chance to get punched in the face this weekend. Until next week, take it sleazy.

2021 NCAA champion Roman Bravo-Young (Photo/Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) Penn State 32 Army West Point 7 125 - Baylor Shunk (Penn State) dec Ryan Chauvin (Army West Point) 8-4 133 - Roman Bravo-Young (Penn State) tech Dominic Carone (Army West Point) 26-11 141 - Corey Shie (Army West Point) dec Brandon Meredith (Penn State) 5-2 149 - Beau Bartlett (Penn State) dec PJ Ogunsanya (Army West Point) 3-1 157 - Markus Hartman (Army West Point) maj Terrell Barraclough (Penn State) 9-0 165 - Creighton Edsell (Penn State) dec Christian Hunt (Army West Point) 4-3 174 - Carter Starocci (Penn State) tech Clayton Fielden (Army West Point) 23-5 184 - Aaron Brooks (Penn State) maj Brad Laughlin (Army West Point) 21-7 197 - Max Dean (Penn State) tech JT Brown (Army West Point) 17-1 285 - Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State) maj Brandon Phillips (Army West Point) 14-3 George Mason 20 American 16 125 - Max Leete (American) fall Ben Monn (George Mason) 1:19 133 - Jack Maida (American) maj Anthony Glasl (George Mason) 14-3 141 - Kaden Cassidy (George Mason) dec Ethan Szerencsits (American) 11-6 149 - Alex Madrigal (George Mason) maj Patrick Ryan (American) 12-2 157 - Avery Bassett (George Mason) dec Antonio Segura (American) 8-1 165 - Tim Fitzpatrick (American) dec Tyler Kocak (George Mason) 3-1SV 174 - Logan Messer (George Mason) dec Ben Root (American) 4-2 184 - Kyle Davis (George Mason) maj Connor Bourne (American) 12-4 197 - Austin Stith (George Mason) dec Will Jarrell (American) 14-7 285 - Isaac Righter (American) dec Ramses Montalvo (American) 6-2

Chris Honeycutt in the 2012 NCAA finals (Photo/Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) There are several former wrestlers competing in MMA this weekend, but the action is not confined to the UFC. There will be representatives of the style all over the world. On Friday, the action kicks off as Russian promotion ACA is back in action with a card in Minsk, Belarus. On the card, former Edinboro All-American Chris Honeycutt is back in action against Nikola Dipchikov. Honeycutt departed Bellator in 2018 and has since gone 2-1 with a victory over former Bellator champion Alexander Shlemenko. During his collegiate days, Honeycutt was a two-time All-American for the Fighting Scots. At about midnight on Friday going into Saturday on the East Coast, Rizin will host a card with two marquee matches featuring former wrestlers. Even at age 47, Miyuu Yamamoto is still competing, as she takes on Rena Kubota in the main event of Rizin 32. Yamamoto is a three-time World champion wrestler, with her first title coming back in 1991 before the first UFC event. Wrestling is a family affair for Yamamoto. Her father Ikuei was an Olympian in 1972, her sister Seiko is a four-time World champion, her late brother Norifumi “Kid” Yamamoto was one of the most popular MMA fighters in Japan, and her son Erson is currently an MMA fighter but previously won a Cadet World championship in Greco in 2013. Despite being born in 1974, Yamamoto did not have her first MMA fight until 2016. In that debut, she submitted against Kubota, and she gets a chance to avenge that defeat here. There have been bright spots for the older fighter as she now holds a 6-5 record and fought for the Rizin super atomweight title in her last bout. Katsuya Kitamura made his wrestling debut on the world stage in freestyle at the 2006 World Championships. He then transitioned to Greco, where he represented Japan at the 2009 and 2010 World Championships. Kitamura was the favorite to earn the spot for the 2012 Olympics, but he received a two-year ban after testing positive for a banned substance. After a few years out of the spotlight, Kitamura began training professional wrestling at the New Japan Pro Wrestling dojo in 2015. He quickly became one of the most popular performers in the company but reportedly suffered an injury and left the company in 2019. On Saturday, he will make his MMA debut at 35 years of age. His opponent will be 55-year-old part-time fighter and politically incorrect comedian Bobby Ologun. The UFC returns on Saturday with an event headlined by a fight between Miesha Tate and Ketlen Vieira. As always, wrestling will be represented on the card. Terrance McKinney was a highly ranked recruit coming out of high school after picking up a pair of Washington state titles and placing at the 2012 edition of Fargo. He continued to wrestle on the college level for Chardon State. McKinney will take on Fares Ziam on the card, and he has said he is extremely excited to fight on the same as his former coach Michael Chiesa. Chiesa meets undefeated Sean Brady in the co-main event. Sean Soriano won a state title in Rhode Island in 2007 and quickly transitioned into MMA. Instead of going the college route, he made his professional debut less than two years removed from high school. Soriano promptly graduated from the regional circuit and made his UFC debut in 2014 after only eight fights. After a three-fight losing streak, he was released in 2015 but has since fought his way back to the promotion. On Saturday, he takes on Shayilan Nuerdanbieke, who is currently 19-7 as a professional. Pat Sabatini is 15-3 as a professional and coming off back-to-back wins over Tristan Connelly and Jamall Emmers in his first two UFC fights. The former Rider wrestler returns to action against Tucker Lutz, who brings a 12-1 record into the Octagon.

2020 NWCA All-American Quincy Monday (Photo/Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) Thursday 11/18 American vs George Mason – Washington DC (7:30PM) Army @ #3 Penn State – University Park, PA (7PM) Friday 11/19 Columbia vs #4 Michigan – New York, NY (7PM) Princeton @ #1 Iowa – Iowa City, IA (8PM) Saturday 11/20 American @ Navy Classic – Annapolis, MD (10AM) Bucknell @ Navy Classic – Annapolis, MD (10AM) Cornell (#11) vs Stanford – Ithaca, NY (6:30PM) Franklin & Marshall (some wrestlers) @ Millersville Open – Millersville, PA (9AM) Long Island University @ Millersville Open – Millersville, PA (9AM) Navy @ Navy Classic – Annapolis, MD (10AM) Sunday 11/21 Binghamton vs Stanford – Vestal, NY (11AM) Brown vs #21 Purdue, Duke, and #24 UNI @ Boilermaker Duals – West Lafayette, IN (11AM, 1PM, & 3PM) Drexel @ Keystone Classic – Philadelphia, PA (9AM) Franklin & Marshall (some wrestlers) @ Keystone Classic – Philadelphia, PA (9AM) Harvard @ Keystone Classic – Philadelphia, PA (9AM) Lehigh (#22) vs #19 Pittsburgh – Bethlehem, PA (2PM) Penn @ Keystone Classic – Philadelphia, PA (9AM) Sacred Heart @ Keystone Classic – Philadelphia, PA (9AM) *ALL STARTING TIMES ARE LISTED IN EST* What I'm Most Excited For: How do I pick just one? Princeton vs Iowa will be a fun match to see where the Tigers are at compared to the #1 team in the nation. There will be 2 or 3 toss up matches where I can see Princeton. The Navy Classic will have 3 EIWA teams, competing with squads like Michigan State, Lock Haven, and Rutgers to name a few. I like Cornell vs Stanford and Lehigh vs Pittsburgh. These will be exciting matches. Lastly, I think Army will wrestle Penn State tough. Where you'll find me: I'll be at the Keystone Classic in Philadelphia all day Sunday. We'll see a lot of EIWA teams in action that will undoubtedly shake up my EIWA rankings. I'll be looking more into potential matchups later in the week. Finally, catch me on the broadcasts throughout the day. I'll be jumping on the play-by-play as needed.

Clarissa Chun at the 2019 World Championships (Photo/Tony Rotundo; WrestlersAreWarriors.com) Today, the University of Iowa announced that Clarissa Chun would be the first head coach of their newly announced women's team. Chun comes to Iowa City after spending the last four-plus years as an assistant coach for the US women's national team. During her time with USA Wrestling, Chun was a part of a staff that helped 11 different women combine to win 21 world/Olympic medals. The US team is coming off a 2021 year that saw Tamyra Mensah-Stock become only the second American woman to win Olympic Gold, while Adeline Gray and Helen Maroulis added to their collection of world titles. Recently, Chun was named to the National Wrestling Hall of Fame's Class of 2022. Chun was a 2008 world champion and 2012 Olympic bronze medalist. Over her stellar career she made two Olympic squads and five world teams. Chun has ties to Iowa as the head coach of the women's team is Terry Steiner, a 1993 NCAA champion for the Hawkeyes. The announcement of Chun's hire comes less than two months after the Iowa athletic department announced their intentions of adding a women's team. In doing so, they became the first Power-Five school to add women's wrestling. With that in mind, combined with Iowa's tradition, and Chun's track record and connections within the women's wrestling community, expect the Hawkeyes to field a formidable lineup as soon as possible. A native of Hawaii, Chun was a 1998 state champion, winning in the first year the sport was sanctioned in the state. She also became the first Hawaiian to make an Olympic wrestling team.

2021 NCAA champion David Carr (Photo/Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) 125lbs A couple switches were made due to intra-team positional battles. Noah Surtin and Anthony Molton are currently starting for the respective teams and get the nod for now. Good starts and movement up to 133 by others at the weight have cleared the way for Justin Cardani and Dylan Shawver. NCAA qualifier Jacob Allen has moved down from 133. Freshman Joey Fischer has looked solid in the early going and will be competitive for the MAC title. The elephant in the room here is Drew Hildebrandt, who is currently enrolled at Penn State, but nothing has been said regarding his status on the wrestling team. 133lbs We flip-flopped Rutgers' 133/141's, so Sammy Alvarez is now here. Brock Hudkins, Codi Russell, and Rayvon Foley all move up from 125 lbs. Jake Gliva took the first steps towards establishing himself as Minnesota's starter and gets slotted in. NC State has a pair of potential qualifiers in Kai Orine and Jarrett Trombley. For now, it's Orine. Strong stars from Anthony Sobotker, Angelo Rini, and Dom Zaccone have given them a spot. Malyke Hines was at 141 in our last projection. 141lbs Big Ten contenders Stevan Micic, Sebastian Rivera, and Mike Carr all have moved weights since the last update. Keep an eye on Carr's weight, though. A blazing start at the Appalachian Individual shows Jesse Vasquez is someone to watch. Also moving up is 2021 NCAA qualifier Darren Miller. Another EIWA-related move is Corey Shie, who could have the starting job for Army. A few freshmen that we feel good about are Carter Young and Dylan Cedeno. 149lbs With Brock Mauller slated to redshirt, Josh Edmond slides in and has been impressive already. Ian Parker and Dylan Duncan are both up from 141. Beau Bartlett is Penn State's 149 lb starter and should get a spot. Both MAC berths are veterans that looked to be “on the cusp” last time. The same can be said for Jared Verkleeren, who has been impressive so far for UVA. 157lbs Not a whole lot of movement at 157 lbs. Recently, Terrell Barraclough won a wrestle-off and will have the opportunity to solidify the Nittany Lions starting role. A big win in week one looks good for Parker Kropman, who has been added. Dazjon Casto comes down from 165 lbs, where we had him in last month. 165lbs True freshman Dean Hamiti has impressed thus far and should be in the 330. John Martin Best has acquitted himself well so far and picks up a spot. David Ferrante was not overly consistent last year, but looked great at the Michigan State Open. The EIWA has Josh Ogunsanya, who couldn't compete last year and started 2021-22 off with a win at the Southeast Open. Dalton Harkins doesn't have a signature win just yet, but that could be on the way. 174lbs Weight changes (or rumors of) have brought Gerrit Nijenhuis and Anthony Mantanona to 174 lbs. Troy Fisher is another Northwestern wrestler that shined at the MSU Open, despite a rough 2021 campaign. Gavin Kane won a wrestle-off for UNC and gets the spot here. Winning the Journeymen Collegiate Challenge has boosted Harvard's Josh Kim into qualifier contention. Someone else with a big win last week was John Worthing. He upset All-American Jackson Turley and will be a factor in the MAC. 184lbs Moving up to 184 lbs are Clay Lautt and Donnell Washington. All signs out of Iowa City point to Abe Assad being the guy for Iowa this year. Darrien Roberts had a good showing at the MSU Open and looks ready to take a step forward in 2021-22. It seems like Brad Laughlin may be Army's starter here and he responded with a good showing at the Journeymen. 197lbs All-American Louie DePrez and Alan Clothier are both up from 184 lbs. Graduate transfer Andrew Davison has looked good thus far for Northwestern. Freshman Levi Hopkins may have unseated incumbent Chris Kober at Campbell. 285lbs Veteran starters at NC State and Oklahoma State have been removed and replaced by Owen Trephan and Luke Surber, respectively. Boone McDermott has been extremely impressive for Rutgers in two consecutive weeks. Michael Wolfgram was previously on the cusp and pushed to the right side after beating Josh Heindselman. A great showing by Taye Ghadiali at the Wolfpack Open established him as the man to beat in the SoCon.