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BETHLEHEM, PA - Senior heavyweight Ethan Laird (Waterford, PA/General McLane) stunned nationally-ranked No. 5 Jordan Wood with an 8-5 decision as the Rider University wrestling team upset No. 25 Lehigh, 17-15, Sunday afternoon at Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall. With the win, the Broncs' third-straight, Rider improves to 3-1 on the season. Lehigh is now 3-4. Lehigh built a six-point lead, 9-3, on a fall at 125 lbs. and a decision at 141 lbs. sandwiched around a R Richie Koehler (Middletown, NJ/Christian Brothers Academy) decision at 133 lbs. Rider kept the match within reach with sudden victory decisions at 149 and 165 lbs. from Wyatt McCarthy (Newton, NJ/Newton) and Jake Silverstein (Hauppauge, NY/Smithtown [Nebraska]), respectively. Angel Garcia (Philadelphia, PA/Mariana Bracetti Academy) scored a takedown in the final seconds of his match at 174 lbs. to momentarily even the match at 12-12 before the Broncs were assessed a one-point team penalty for control of the mat area in celebrating the victory. George Walton (Franklin, NJ/Bound Brook [Old Dominon]) gave Rider the lead for the first time with a 6-3 decision at 184 lbs., before Lehigh wrestled the lead back with a 2-0 decision from Jake Jakobsen over Matt Correnti (Delran, NJ/Holy Cross [Rutgers]) at 197 lbs. At heavyweight, the 14th-ranked Laird built a 5-2 advantage over No. 5 Wood, before Wood evened the score at 5-5. With less than 30 seconds left and Wood on top, Laird got the escape and then took Wood down and rode out the final 16 seconds to clinch the match. Notes: - Rider and Lehigh hadn't wrestled since the two teams split a home-and-home series in December of 2014 and 2015, with each team win on the other's home mat. Rider similarly scored a 17-16 victory on Dec. 7, 2014, in Bethlehem. - Garcia and Laird each moved to 5-0 on the season with their wins. - Making the win even more impressive was that the Broncs did so without the services of nationally-ranked No. 4 Jesse Dellavecchia (Great River, NY/East Islip [Binghamton]) at 157 lbs., a weight class where Lehigh earned a decision. - The Broncs are scheduled to return to action Thursday, Feb. 11, when they host Drexel at 7 p.m. Results: 125 - Jaret Lane (Lehigh) Fall Jonathan Tropea (Rider) 3:49; Lehigh leads, 6-0 133 - Richie Koehler (Rider) dec. Mitch Polito (Lehigh) 6-4; Lehigh leads, 6-3 141 - Connor McGonagle (Lehigh) dec. McKenzie Bell (Rider) 6-1; Lehigh leads, 9-3 149 - Wyatt McCarthy (Rider) dec. Joe Lobeck (Lehigh) 3-1, sv; Lehigh leads, 9-6 157 - AJ Burkhart (Lehigh) dec. Cole McComas (Rider) 7-6; Lehigh leads, 12-6 165 - Jake Silverstein (Rider) dec. Brian Meyer (Lehigh) 3-1, sv; Lehigh leads, 12-9 174 - Angel Garcia (Rider) dec. Jake Logan (Lehigh) 4-3*; Match tied, 12-12 * Rider deducted a team point for control of mat area following 174 bout; Lehigh leads, 12-11 184 - George Walton (Rider) dec. Caden Wright (Lehigh) 6-3; Rider leads, 14-12 197 - Jake Jakobsen (Lehigh) dec. Matt Correnti (Rider) 2-0; Lehigh leads, 15-14 285 - Ethan Laird (Rider) dec. Jordan Wood (Lehigh) 8-5; Rider wins, 17-15 Extra Matches: 125 - Sheldon Seymour (Lehigh) dec. Tyler Klinsky (Rider) 5-3 184 - Shane Reitsma (Rider) dec. Andrew Shedleski (Lehigh) 4-3

EVANSTON, Ill. -- No. 9 Illinois took down Northwestern in a dominant 31-6 victory in Evanston on Sunday afternoon, improving to 5-2 on the season. The Illini won eight of the ten matches against the Wildcats, including five-straight matches to wrap up the dual. At 133-pounds, Lucas Byrd picked up his second pin and team-high sixth match win of the season in Sunday's victory. Justin Cardani found himself in another tight battle with Northwestern's Michael DeAugustino. The 125-pound bout to start the afternoon went down to the wire, as Cardani earned an escape with under 20 seconds to go in the third period, but DeAugustino would pick up a minute of riding time to earn the 2-1 decision. Lucas Byrd continued his impressive 2021 campaign, improving to 5-1 on the season after defeating Dylan Utterback by fall (5:15). The redshirt freshman notched his second fall of the season in the third period, pushing the Illini in front of the Wildcats, 6-3. Senior Dylan Duncan wrestled Colin Valdiviez for the eighth time in his career on Sunday afternoon. Duncan got off to a fast start, taking a 4-2 lead into the second period that he would quickly extend with several more takedowns. The senior notched his fourth victory of the season, a 14-4 major decision that extended the Illinois lead to 10-3. Mike Carr and Yahya Thomas had an entertaining 149-pound bout which ended in a 3-2 decision for Carr. The match had only one takedown in the second period, which ended up being the difference-maker in the low-scoring bout which extended the Illinois lead, 13-3. Johnny Mologousis was defeated in an 8-2 decision, dropping the 157-pound bout to Northwestern's Maxx Mayfield. Danny Braunagel returned to the mat after missing the last three duals as a result of a hand injury, and the redshirt sophomore did not miss a beat. Braunagel got off to a slow start in the first period, but ended up racking up 24 points in an impressive major decision victory for the Illini. Trey Sizemore impressed in his second start this season, earning a 4-3 decision and fifth win of the afternoon for the Illini. The tight 174-pound bout extended the Illinois lead to 20-6. Zac Braunagel secured the third straight win for the Illini at 184-pounds with another major decision victory to add on to the Illini lead. Braunagel was aggressive throughout the bout, notching 12 points en route to another victory for the redshirt sophomore. Matt Wroblewski won another match for the Illini at 197-pounds, his fifth match win of the season. The 8-0 major decision victory for the redshirt junior gave Illinois a 30-6 edge over the Wildcats. Luke Luffman and Jack Heyob wrapped up Sunday afternoon's dual with an exciting heavyweight bout, which Luffman would end up winning by decision, 7-2. Results: 125: Michael DeAugustino (NW) over Justin Cardani (ILL) (Dec 2-1) 133: Lucas Byrd (ILL) over Dylan Utterback (NW) (Fall 5:15) 141: Dylan Duncan (ILL) over Colin Valdiviez (NW) (MD 14-4) 149: Michael Carr (ILL) over Yahya Thomas (NW) (Dec 3-2) 157: Maxx Mayfield (NW) over Johnny Mologousis (ILL) (Dec 8-2) 165: Dan Braunagel (ILL) over David Ferrante (NW) (MD 24-11) 174: Trey Sizemore (ILL) over Troy Fisher (NW) (Dec 4-3) 184: Zach Braunagel (ILL) over Jack Jessen (NW) (MD 12-2) 197: Matt Wroblewski (ILL) over Jon Halvorsen (NW) (MD 8-0) HWT: Luke Luffman (ILL) over Jack Heyob (NW) (Dec 7-2) Extra Matches: 141: We Rachal (ILL) over Matt Vinci (NW) (MD 15-3) 141: Danny Pucino (ILL) over Frankie Tal Shahar (NW) (Dec 6-2) 149: Trevor Chumbley (NW) over Christian Kanzler (ILL) (Dec 3-0) 165: Ankhaa Enkhmandakh (NW) over Luke Odom (ILL) (Dec) Up Next: No. 9 Illinois returns to State Farm Center for the final dual of the regular season, hosting No. 7 Nebraska on February 21. The dual meet will air on ESPNU, and the start time is to be announced.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana -- The top-ranked University of Iowa wrestling team used three pins and a pair of technical falls to defeat No. 18 Purdue on Sunday, 31-18, at Holloway Gymnasium-Hawkeye Arena. Wrestling insertThe Hawkeyes and Boilermakers split the first eight matches, but Iowa held a 22-15 lead in the team score thanks to pins from Jaydin Eierman and Michael Kemerer, and technical falls from Austin DeSanto and Max Murin. DeSanto put up 24 points at 133. He has now outscored his four opponents this season, 84-22. Murin put up a career-high 19 points in a technical fall at 149. Eierman and Kemerer both secured falls in the opening minute of the second period. Eierman's fall was the 40th of his career. The Hawkeyes closed the dual sweeping the final two matches, getting a ranked win from Jacob Warner at 197 and their third fall of the dual from Tony Cassioppi at 285. The win was Iowa's 17th straight overall and 22nd straight in the Big Ten. NOTABLES • Iowa has won 17 straight overall and 22 consecutive Big Ten duals. • Iowa has won 32 straight against Purdue. • Tom Brands improved to 11-0 all-time against Purdue. • Iowa wrestled without starters Spencer Lee (125), Kaleb Young (157) and Alex Marinelli (165). • Austin DeSanto won by technical fall (24-8) and has outscored his four opponents this season, 84-22. • Jaydin Eierman registered his second straight pin, his second as a Hawkeye and the 40th of his career. • Max Murin put up a career-high 19 points. He previously scored 19 in his debut as an unattached freshman in 2016. • Michael Kemerer registered his first pin of the season and 18th of his career. • Jacob Warner improved to 17-9 in his career against ranked opponents. • Tony Cassioppi earned his second pin of the season and his second in as many appearances. Results: 125 #11 Devin Schroder (P) tech. fall Aaron Cashman (IA), 18-0; 0-5 133 #4 Austin DeSanto (IA) tech. fall Jacob Rundell (P), 24-8; 5-5 141 #1 Jaydin Eierman (IA) pinned Parker Filius (P), 3:46; 11-6 149 #5 Max Murin (IA) tech. fall Trey Kruse (P), 19-3, 16-5 157 #7 Kendall Coleman (P) major dec. Zach Axmear (IA), 18-6; 16-9 165 Gerrit Nijenhuis (P) pinned Joe Kelly (IA), 4:26; 16-15 174 #1 Michael Kemerer (IA) pinned Emil Soehnlen (P), 3:59; 22-15 184 #18 Max Lyon (P) dec. #8 Nelson Brands (IA), 6-1; 22-18 197 #3 Jacob Warner (IA) dec. #17 Thomas Penola (P), 9-5; 25-18 285 #3 Tony Cassioppi (IA) pinned Dorian Keys (P), 2:15; 31-18 Records: Iowa (4-0, 4-0), Purdue (2-4, 2-4) Date: Feb. 7, 2021 Extra Matches: 133: Cullan Schriever (I) major dec. Nate Cummings (P), 21-8 141: Carter Happel (I) pinned Michael Leveille (P), 5:00 141: Justin Stickley (I) pinned Isaac Riddle (P), 2:47 149: Cobe Siebrecht (I) tech. fall Ethan Smiley (P), 17-1 184: Myles Wilson (I) dec. Macartney Parkinson (P), 6-3 285: Aaron Costello (I) dec. Jamarcus Grant (P), 5-4

RIVERSIDE -- Four pins and three major decision victories led California Baptist University wrestling to a strong 39-9 win over Vanguard in its season finale on Saturday in the Van Dyne Gym. Dilan Ajtun, Anthony Loera, Caden Gerlach and Evan Bockman all won their matches with falls, while Christian Nunez, Chaz Hallmark and Max Hammond each had major decisions. Josh Grant added CBU's eighth win in the dual on a decision. CBU won two of its final three duals of the season, as it ended the year with a 2-5 record, while Vanguard suffered its first loss of the season (5-1). Ajtun got the momentum going for CBU with a pin in just 98 seconds at 125 pounds. Nunez and Hallmark then rattled off back-to-back major decisions on scores of 14-3 and 15-2 at 133 and 141, respectively. In his first dual start for CBU, Loera got the first-period fall with just 31 seconds left at 149 to up the Lancers' lead to 20-0. Hammond then put up a 15-4 major win at 157 before Grant got a 5-2 decision at 165 to give the Lancers six-straight wins to open the dual. Gerlach and Bockman then ended the dual with pins at 184 and 197, respectively. Gerlach got his fall in 105 seconds, while Bockman put his opponent's shoulders to the mat 1:08 into the second period. SENIOR DAY Saturday also served as Senior Day for the Lancers' lone senior, heavyweight Zach Schrader. He will always be remembered as the first wrestler in CBU history to earn a top-25 ranking in NCAA Division I after FloWrestling ranked him No. 25 at heavyweight last week. Schrader graduates ranking top-eight in CBU history, with 67 wins and 18 pins in his career. He also holds the NCAA Division I era record with 45 wins and 14 pins the last three years. He has earned two National Collegiate Open All-American finishes the last two seasons, and won the heavyweight title in 2019. EXTRA, EXTRA CBU also went 3-0 in extra matches on Saturday. Marcus Peterson (165) and Chris Island (heavyweight) got pins, while Arick Lopez (197) got an 18-1 technical fall. It capped off a perfect 4-0 season for Lopez.

CLINTON, S.C. -- Gardner-Webb picked up its fourth straight dual win Saturday afternoon, defeating both Presbyterian and Davidson in Southern Conference wrestling action inside Presbyterian's Templeton Center. The day opened against Presbyterian, with the Blue Hose taking the first two matchups of the dual to take an early 6-0 lead over the Runnin' Bulldogs. Gardner-Webb quickly answered, with Trevon Majette defeating Jacob Brasseur by a 20-4 tech fall in 6:17 at 141 pounds and Brandon Bright picking up an 8-3 decision over Reid Stewart at 149 pounds to give GWU a 7-6 lead. The 'Dogs controlled the remainder of the first dual of the afternoon. Taylor Parks defeated Zachary Phillips at the 157-pount weight class by a 9-2 decision, followed by a 16-0 tech fall win in just 3:33 by RJ Mosley at the 165-pound weight class over Bryton Goering. Evan Shenk, competing at 174 pounds for the first time this season, made quick work of Victor Tello, pinning his shoulders to the mat in 2:26. GWU earned wins by forfeit at 184 and 197 pounds respectively before wrapping up the first dual with Anthony Perrine picking up a 14-3 major decision over Airin Spell at the heavyweight division. A pair of extra matches took place following the dual, with Anthony Schiess and Gabriel Pickett each being victorious. Against Davidson, Gardner-Webb took an immediate 6-0 lead by claiming the 125-pound matchup by forfeit, but the Wildcats would cut that margin in half by taking the bout at 133 pounds. GWU got back on track at 141 pounds, with Majette earning a 9-3 decision over Gavin Damasco, followed by a 13-5 major decision win for Brandon Bright over David Loniewski at 149 pounds to hold a 13-3 lead. Davidson took the matchup at 157 pounds, yet the Runnin' Bulldogs responded by taking the remaining five bouts of the dual. Mosley defeated Anthony Spera by a 7-1 decision at 165 pounds, Shenk defeated Jaden Hardrick by a 6-3 decision at 174 pounds, Jha'Quan Anderson earned a 17-4 major decision over Gavin Henry at 184 pounds, and Samuel Mora pinned Finaly Holson in 5:20 in his first match of the season at 197 pounds. The dual concluded with Perrine earning a 4-3 decision over Mitchell Trigg at the heavyweight class. Four extra matches took place following the dual, in which Joseph Mecham earned a win. Next on the schedule for the Runnin' Bulldogs is the 2021 SoCon Wrestling Championships, set for Sunday, February 28 in Boone, N.C. Gardner-Webb 38, Presbyterian 6 125: Bernardino Gomez (PC) def. Aedyn Concepcion (GWU), Dec 6-4 133: Dominic Chavez (PC) def. Todd Carter (GWU), Dec 8-4 141: Trevon Majette (GWU) def. Jacob Brasseur (PC), TF 20-4 6:17 149: Brandon Bright (GWU) def. Reid Stewart (PC), Dec 8-3 157: Taylor Parks (GWU) def. Zachary Phillips (PC), Dec 9-2 165: RJ Mosley (GWU) def. Bryton Goering (PC), TF 16-0 3:33 174: Evan Schenk (GWU) def. Victor Tello (PC), Fall 2:26 184: Jha'Quan Anderson (GWU) wins by forfeit 197: Samuel Mora (GWU) wins by forfeit 285: Anthony Perrine (GWU) def. Airin Spell (PC), MD 14-3 149 Extra: Anthony Schiess (GWU) def. Michael Ramirez (PC), Dec 6-0 285 Extra: Gabriel Pickett (GWU) def. Will Pontoon (PC), Fall 1:00 Gardner-Webb 32, Davidson 6 125: Aedyn Concepcion (GWU) wins by forfeit 133: Kyle Gorant (DAV) def. Todd Carter (GWU), Dec 6-4 141: Trevon Majette (GWU) def. Gavin Damasco (DAV), Dec 9-3 149: Brandon Bright (GWU) def. David Loniewski (DAV), MD 13-5 157: Bryce Sanderlin (DAV) def.Taylor Parks (GWU), Dec 6-2 165: RJ Mosley (GWU) def. Anthony Spera (DAV), Dec 7-1 174: Evan Schenk (GWU) def. Jaden Hardrick (DAV), Dec 6-3 184: Jha'Quan Anderson (GWU) def. Gavin Henry (DAV), MD 17-4 197: Samuel Mora (GW)U def. Finaly Holston (DAV), Fall 5:20 285: Anthony Perrine (GWU) def. Mitchell Trigg (DAV), Dec 4-3 133 Extra: Joseph Mecham (GWU) def. Noah Burstein (DAV), Dec 1-0 141 Extra: Dalton Blankenship (DAV) over Conrad Schiess (GWU), Dec 7-3 149 Extra: Garrett Stewart (DAV) over Anthony Schiess (GWU), Dec 7-4 285 Extra: Jake Fernicola (DAV) over Gabriel Pickett (GWU), Fall 2:11

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. -- Redshirt senior Ricky Stamm went 3-0 on the day, including a win at a higher weight class, as Hofstra wrestling took on Bloomsburg and Drexel from inside the David S. Mack Physical Education Center on Saturday, February 6. The Pride won in a convincing 41-6 result over the Huskies of Bloomsburg, pushing Hofstra's dual-meet record to 2-1, while they won six of 12 matches against the Dragons. Junior Dylan Ryder scored the first points of the day for Hofstra with his second win by fall of the season at 125 pounds by way of pin at 5:19 of the match. Redshirt senior Garrett Lambert followed up Ryder with 13-4 major decision victory over Antoine Allen in the 133 pound match for his second win of the season. After a defeat at 141 pounds put the team score at 10-6, Hofstra reeled off seven straight victories, with three coming by way of major decision and two technical falls. Graduate student Greg Gaxiola picked up another win in a Hofstra singlet with an 8-0 major decision at 149 pounds, and junior Holden Heller scored a 5-0 win by decision at 157 pounds. Stamm bullied his opponent in the 165 pound match en route to a 26-10 tech fall win at 6:29 of the match, and again won decisively in an extra match at 174 pounds, scoring a second-period pin. Redshirt freshman Ross McFarland picked up his third win of the year with a pin just seconds into the third period of his 174 pound match. Senior Charles Small kept the wins coming for Hofstra at 184 pounds with a 17-2 tech fall win over Buridano Stolfi in the third period. Junior Trey Rogers scored his second win in a row with a 22-9 major decision at 197 pounds, and redshirt junior Zachary Knighton-Ward concluded the meet with a 17-4 major decision victory at 285 pounds. There were an additional six matches between Hofstra and Bloomsburg that did not count towards the team score. In addition to Stamm at 174, wrestling in these matches for Hofstra was redshirt sophomore Matthew Templeton (133), sophomore Justin Hoyle (141), redshirt junior Charlie Kane (149), freshman Joe McGinty (157), and sophomore Reece Heller. Ryder made it two wins on the day with an 8-0 major decision against Drexel's Kyle Waterman, the first of six victories for the Pride against their EIWA rival. Hoyle picked up his first win of the season at 141 pounds with a 7-3 decision of Vince Foggia, while Holden Heller scored a 19-3 tech fall win at 6:06 of the 157 pound match. McGinty earned a hard-fought 6-1 decision win over Max Livingston at second 157 pound match before Stamm made it three wins in three matches with a commanding 17-6 major decision against Luke Scanlan at 165 pounds. Against Michael O'Malley, ranked #9 in the country at 174 pounds by InterMat, Ross McFarland battled hard in a 3-0 decision defeat. At 285 pounds, Knighton-Ward made quick work of Derek Rose with a win by fall at 2:40 of the match. Bloomsburg and Drexel wrestled each other in a dual meet with no team score. Drexel claimed victory in six of the 10 matches held against Bloomsburg. The Pride will return to the mat very quickly as they have a date with EIWA foe Sacred Heart on Tuesday, February 9, from Fairfield, Connecticut. NOTES: -Hofstra improves its all-time record against Bloomsburg to 6-4. -Hofstra won nine out of 10 matches for the second time this season. This previously happened against Long Island University in a 38-3 victory. -Ricky Stamm is now 4-0 on the year and improves his career record to 47-23. -Trey Rogers has outscored his opponents 46-18 in his last two matches. -Against 2020 NCAA Championship qualifier Alex Carida, Joe McGinty earned a 5-1 decision for his first collegiate win. Hofstra 41, Bloomsburg 6 125: Dylan Ryder (HU) wbf. Willy Gerard (BU), 5:19 6-0 133: Garrett Lambert (HU) maj. dec. Antoine Allen (BU), 13-4 10-0 141: Josh Mason (BU) wbf. Vinny Vespa (HU), 3:41 10-6 149: Greg Gaxiola (HU) maj. dec. Christian Gannone (BU), 8-0 14-6 157: Holden Heller (HU) dec. Alex Carida (BU), 5-0 17-6 165: Ricky Stamm (HU) tech fall Gavin Hale (BU), 26-10 (6:29) 22-6 174: Ross McFarland (HU) wbf. Tanner Culver (BU), 5:18 28-6 184: Charles Small (HU) tech fall Buridano Stolfi (BU), 17-2 (5:38) 33-6 197: Trey Rogers (HU) maj. dec. Chase Dull (BU), 22-9 37-6 285: Zachary Knighton-Ward (HU) maj. dec. Jarrett Walters (BU), 17-4 41-6 Extra Matches: 133: Antoine Allen (BU) dec. Matthew Templeton (HU), 11-5 141: Josh Mason (BU) dec. Justin Hoyle (HU), 3-2 149: Christian Gannone (BU) dec. Charlie Kane (HU), 9-7 157: Joe McGinty (HU) dec. Alex Carida (BU), 5-1 165: Reece Heller (HU) tech fall Gavin Hale (BU), 16-1 (1:52) 174: Ricky Stamm (HU) wbf. Tanner Culver (BU, 4:31 Hofstra vs. Drexel 125: Dylan Ryder (HU) maj. dec. Kyle Waterman (DU), 8-0 133: Chandler Olson (DU) dec. Garrett Lambert (HU), 6-3 141: Tyler Williams (DU) maj. dec. Vinny Vespa (HU), 13-0 141: Justin Hoyle (HU) dec. Vince Foggia (DU), 7-3 149: Jared Donahue (DU) dec. Charlie Kane (HU), 7-1 149: Luke Nichter (DU) dec. Greg Gaxiola (HU), 7-2 157: Holden Heller (HU) tech fall Felix Belga (DU), 19-3 (6:06) 157: Joe McGinty (HU) dec. Max Livingston (DU), 6-1 165: Ricky Stamm (HU) maj. dec. Luke Scanlan (DU), 17-6 174: Michael O'Malley (DU) dec. Ross McFarland (HU), 3-0 285: Zachary Knighton-Ward (HU) wbf. Derek Rose (DU), 2:40 133: Jaxon Maroney (DU) dec. Garrett Lambert (HU), 7-2 Drexel vs. Bloomsburg 133: Jaxon Maroney (DU) maj. dec. Antoine Allen (BU), 10-0 149: Jared Donahue (DU) maj. dec. Christian Gannone (BU) 14-0 149: Gabe Oronato (DU) wbf. Christian Gannone (BU), 2:12 157: Alex Carida (BU) maj. dec. Max Livingston (DU), 9-0 157: Alex Carida (BU) dec. Felix Belga (DU), 4-0 165: Evan Barczak (DU) tech fall Gavin Hale (BU), 24-9 (2:44) 174: Tanner Culver (BU) maj. dec. Nathan Lapinski (DU), 17-5 184: Joshua Stillings (DU) dec. Buridano Stolfi (BU), 8-4 197: Bryan McLaughlin (DU) tech fall Chase Dull (BU), 18-3 (4:36) 285: Jarrett Walters (BU) wbf. Derek Rose (DU), 1:05

BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- No. 14 North Carolina topped Lehigh, 26-6, on Saturday to finish up a two-win weekend in Pennsylvania. Both Kennedy Monday and Austin O'Connor posted major decision wins to help Carolina to victory. After Lehigh took the match at 125 pounds, Joe Heilmann scored a 5-3 win at 133 pounds to erase the Lehigh lead in the team score, an edge that the Tar Heels would maintain for the rest of the way. No. 11 Zach Sherman had a tight match with Lehigh's Brandon Paetzell at 141 pounds, but used a gritty third period to win, 1-0, leading into the match at 149 pounds. There, top-ranked Austin O'Connor posted his second major-decision victory of the weekend. Against Jimmy Hoffman, O'Connor opened up in the second and third periods to win, 16-4. The Tar Heels continued their run at the middleweights with Josh McClure at 157 pounds. The Tar Heel redshirt senior topped Lehigh's Luca Frinzi, 5-1, to finish up a two-win weekend. At 165 pounds, Monday worked fast in the first period to open up a lead against Brian Meyer. He shot out to an early lead and never looked back, good for a 10-2 major decision - the second UNC bonus-point win of the night. Clay Lautt and Devin Kane won via decision in 174 and 184 respectively before Max Shaw notched an impressive win over two-time NCAA qualifier Jake Jakobsen at 197 pounds. The Tar Heel redshirt freshman leaned on two first-period takedowns to wrap up a 5-3 decision. Lehigh's No. 5 Jordan Wood took the heavyweight bout over Brandon Whitman, 8-2, at heavyweight, but the early UNC dominance proved to be enough, good for a 26-6 win over Lehigh in Bethlehem. Carolina is back on the mat next Saturday in Carmichael Arena against Virginia to wrap up its dual meet season. Follow @uncwrestling on Twitter for full updates surrounding the team. Results: 125 - Jaret Lane (Lehigh) dec. Wil Guida (UNC) 7-4 133 - Joe Heilmann (UNC) dec. Mitch Polito (Lehigh) 5-3 141 - Zach Sherman (UNC) dec. Brandon Paetzell (Lehigh) 1-0 149 - Austin O'Connor (UNC) major dec. Jimmy Hoffman (Lehigh) 16-4 157 - Josh McClure (UNC) dec. Luca Frinzi (Lehigh) 5-1 165 - Kennedy Monday (UNC) major dec. Brian Meyer (Lehigh) 10-2 174 - Clay Lautt (UNC) dec. Jake Logan (Lehigh) 5-3, sv 184 - Devin Kane (UNC) dec. Caden Wright (Lehigh) 6-1 197 - Max Shaw (UNC) dec. Jake Jakobsen (Lehigh) 5-3 285 - Jordan Wood (Lehigh) dec. Brandon Whitman (UNC) 8-2 Extra Matches: 133 - Satoshi Abe (Lehigh) dec. Timothy Decatur (UNC) 7-3 141 - Drew Munch (Lehigh) dec. Connor Alexander (UNC) 5-2 149 - Nicholas Lirette (UNC) dec. Paul Watkins (Lehigh) 7-4 157 - Sonny Santiago (UNC) major dec. Tyler Sung (Lehigh) 18-8 165 - Sawyer Davidson (UNC) dec. Sean Kilrain (Lehigh) 6-2 174 - Gavin Kane (UNC) W by DQ Trey Cornish (Lehigh)

LARAMIE, Wyo. -- Back-to-back pins by Sun Devil wrestlers senior Kordell Norfleet (197) and redshirt freshman Cohlton Schultz (HWT) led No. 7 Arizona State Wrestling (2-2, 1-0 Pac-12) to a 29-19 victory over No. 25 Wyoming (3-3, 1-1 Big 12) Saturday afternoon. "Overall it was a good day for our Sun Devils. I really liked how Crooks and Norfleet wrestled today. They came out with intensity, scored a lot of points, and pushed the action," head coach Zeke Jones said. "Getting bonus points was the difference as well. Guys like Courtney, Crooks, and Schultz helped pick up the pace for the team." Following the back-to-back pins, No.4 Brandon Courtney (125) earned a quick takedown and a four-point near fall on his way to defeating Brendon Garcia in a 14-2 major decision victory to put the Sun Devils up 16-9 on the Cowboys. ASU wrestlers combined for 24 takedowns on the day with nine coming from senior Cory Crooks (149) during his 19-9 major decision win over Jaron Jensen in the second to last match. "Sometimes it can be difficult to win against a top-25 team without two starters and forfeiting a weight, but they decided to pick up the slack and that was the difference in today's dual," said Jones. Jacori Teemer and Trey Munoz were absent in the victory over the Cowboys. ASU and Wyoming began the match at the 174 pound weight class between Austin Clayton and No. 17 Hayden Hastings, with Hastings claiming a quick pin on Clayton. Senior Cade Belshay (184) stepped onto the mat against No. 22 Tate Samuelson for a scoreless first period. Belshay earned an escape point to put himself up 1-0, but Samuelson would answer right back in the third to tie. The two battled it out and ultimately, Belshay scored a two-point takedown before the referee would review his own call and reversed his decision, forcing the bout to go into overtime. An escape point was awarded to Samuelson in the remaining seconds of the match to give the Cowboys a second victory. Down by nine points in the team dual, the Sun Devils' momentum was at the helm of Norfleet and in 1:43 he silenced the crowd by pinning Cowboy Stephen Buchanan, putting up six points for ASU on the board. There would be no rematch between Schultz and No. 13 Brian Andrews, as Brooks Baker stepped onto the mat for Wyoming instead. Schultz earned a quick takedown to begin the bout and six minutes later he pinned Baker. The Sun Devils went on to win four weight classes after Schultz's victory. Transfers Michael McGee and Peter Lipari kept their opponents in close range before tacking points on in the third period. After Crooks, the Sun Devils forfeited at the 157 weight class, giving the Cowboys six points, cutting the ASU lead to 26-15. In the last match of the day, Valencia secured the team win with four takedowns in his 12-7 decision victory over No. 22 Cole Moody. The Sun Devils will wrestle in a tri-dual against Pac-12 opponents Cal State Bakersfield and Cal Poly next Thursday., Feb. 11 beginning at 11 am (MST) on ASU Live Stream. ASU will recognize their six seniors: Anthony Valencia, Kordell Norfleet, Cade Belshay, Cory Crooks, Navonte Demison and Peter Lipari. Fans can follow @ASUWrestling on Twitter to stay up to date with their upcoming matches. Results: 174: #17 Hayden Hastings (WYO) defeats Austin Clayton (ASU)(0-1) Fall 1:03, 0-6 184: #22 Tate Samuelson (WYO) defeats Cade Belshay (ASU)(2-2) TB-1 2-1, 0-9 197: #5 Kordell Norfleet (ASU)(4-0) defeats #21 Stephen Buchanan (WYO) Fall 1:43, 6-9 HWT: #7 Cohlton Schultz (ASU)(7-0) defeats Brooks Baker (WYO) Fall 6:31, 12-9 125: #4 Brandon Courtney (ASU)(5-0) defeats Brendon Garcia (WYO) MD 14-2, 16-9 133: #7 Michael McGee (ASU)(4-0) defeats #20 Job Greenwood (WYO) Dec. 8-3, 19-9 141: #25 Peter Lipari (ASU)(2-1) defeats Chase Zollmann (WYO) Dec. 6-3, 22-9 149: Cory Crooks (ASU)(3-1) defeats Jaron Jensen (WYO) MD 19-9, 26-9 157: #21 Jacob Wright (WYO) over ASU (forfeit), 26-15 165: #4 Anthony Valencia (ASU)(4-0) defeats #22 Cole Moody (WYO), Dec. 12-7, 29-16 Extra Matches: 125- #4 Brandon Courtney (6-0) defeats Darrick Stacey (WYO), MD 14-6 141- Darren Green (WYO) defeats #25 Peter Lipari (2-2), Dec. 7-3 141- Julian Chlebove (ASU)(3-3) defeats Trevor Jeffries (WYO), Dec. 5-3 149- Cory Crooks (ASU)(4-1) defeats Ridge Briggs (WYO), MD 16-4 149- Jesse Vasquez (ASU)(2-0) defeats Warren Carr (WYO), Fall 4:03 165- #5 Anthony Valencia (ASU)(3-0) defeats Brett McIntosh (WYO), Dec. 10-5 197- Tucker Tomlinson (WYO) defeats David Remer David Remer (ASU)(0-1), MD 12-2 285- Chad Porter (ASU)(1-2) defeats Terren Swartz (WYO), Dec. 5-1

The Nebraska wrestling team earned its first road wins of the season on Saturday, defeating Indiana, 47-0, and Michigan State, 27-10, in Bloomington, Ind. The Huskers improve to 6-1 on the season as they head into the final scheduled dual of the season against Illinois. The Huskers' shutout of the Hoosiers marks the first time since the 2011-12 season that that NU has held two opponents scoreless in a single season. The Huskers previously defeated Maryland, 36-0, this season. Mikey Labriola (174 pounds) and Eric Schultz (197 pounds) both went unbeaten on the day to remain undefeated through seven duals this season. Labriola defeated Indiana's DJ Washington and Michigan State's Nathan Jimenez while Schultz earned wins over the Hoosiers' Nick Willham and the Spartans' No. 5-ranked Cam Caffey. Schultz defeated Caffey in a 6-5 decision to extend his regular season win streak to 11 matches. The streak is a career-high for the Husker, who's previous streak ended at nine matches. Liam Cronin, who transferred to Nebraska from Indiana, finished undefeated in his return to Wilkinson Hall, defeating Jacob Moran, 4-2, and the Spartan's No. 13 ranked Rayvon Foley, 14-13. His win over Foley is his second win over a ranked opponent this season. Nebraska recorded bonus points in seven matches against Indiana, helping the team to the most points recorded in a dual since the Huskers defeated Nebraska-Kearney 47- -1 to open last season. INDIANA DUAL The Huskers dominated the Hoosiers in their first dual of the day, going unbeaten in all ten matches and earning bonus points in seven. Nebraska won three consecutive matches by fall against Indiana, beginning with Alex Thomsen in the 133-pound match. Thomsen was behind 10-0 in the second period, but would not let that hold him back, earning the pin with seven seconds left in the second period. Chad Red Jr. (141 pounds) took just one minute to pin Cayden Rooks and earn his 20th career pin. Brock Hardy followed with his first pin of his Husker career, earning the fall over Jonathan Moran in 0:51. Caleb Licking picked up his second win of the season, shutting out Matt Ortiz in a 6-0 decision at 157 pounds, and Nathan Haas (184 pounds) earned his second varsity win as a Husker in a 12-3 major decision over Drayton Harris. Peyton Robb (165 pounds) added more bonus points for the Huskers with a 10-2 major decision over Nick South. The 197-pound and heavyweight matches were decided by injury default with Eric Schultz and Christian Lance recording two more wins for Nebraska to close the dual. MICHIGAN STATE DUAL Notable wins for the Huskers against the Spartans came from Tucker Sjomeling and Ridge Lovett. Sjomeling earned his first varsity dual win of the season in a 10-4 decision over Jordan Hamdan. Lovett wrestled in his first varsity dual on the year, picking up a 13-3 major decision over Peyton Omania at 149 pounds. Chad Red Jr., Peyton Robb, and Christian Lance were three of six Huskers who finished 2-0 on the day. Lance added bonus points in the Huskers' final match of the day, defeating Christian Rebottaro. 12-4. Red Jr. earned his sixth win of the season in a 6-1 decision over Jaden Eriquez and Robb picked up his fourth consecutive dual win in a 10-3 decision over Caleb Fish. Jevon Parrish earned his first start of the year, but ultimately fell to Chase Saldate, 8-0. EXTRA MATCHES Eight Huskers wrestled in extra matches on Saturday as Nebraska finished 4-9 in those bouts. Cale Davidson went 2-0 on the day, including a pin over Indiana's Andrew Irick. Brandyn Van Tassell (184 pounds) won by technical fall and Brock Hardy (149 pounds) also picked up wins for the Huskers. NEXT UP The Huskers' next schedule dual is set for Feb. 21 against Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, Ill. #4 Nebraska 47, #37 Indiana 0 125: #9 Liam Cronin (NEB) dec. Jacob Moran (IU), 4-2 (NEB 3, IU 0) 133: Alex Thomsen (NEB) pinned Kyle Luigs (IU), 3:53, (NEB 9, IU 0) 141: #9 Chad Red Jr. (NEB) pinned Cayden Rooks (IU), 1:00, (NEB 15, IU 0) 149: Brock Hardy (NEB) pinned #19 Jonathan Moran (IU), 0:51, (NEB 21, IU 0) 157: Caleb Licking (NEB) dec. Matt Ortiz (IU) 6-0, (NEB 24, IU 0) 165: #18 Peyton Robb (NEB) major dec. Nick South (IU), 10-2, (NEB 28, IU 0) 174: #4 Mikey Labriola (NEB) dec. DJ Washington (IU), 13-7, (NEB 31, IU 0) 184: Nathan Haas (NEB) major dec. Drayton Harris (IU), 12-3, (NEB 35, IU 0) 197: #2 Eric Schultz (NEB) injury default Nick Willham (IU) (NEB 41, IU 0) 285: #10 Christian Lance (NEB) injury default Jacob Bullock (IU) (NEB 47, IU 0) Extra Matches: 165: Sammy Cokeley (IU) pinned Isaiah Alford (NEB), 4:36 285: Cale Davidson (NEB) dec. Rudy Streck (IU), 7-1 184: Brandyn Van Tassell (NEB) tech. fall Sean Grim (IU), 15-0 (6:30) 174: Robert Deters (IU) dec. Isaiah Alford (NEB), 10-7 285: Cale Davidson (NEB) pinned Andrew Irick (IU), 2:30 #4 Nebraska 27, #21 Michigan State 10 125: #9 Liam Cronin dec. #13 Rayvon Foley (NEB), 14-13 (NEB 3, MSU 0) 133: Tucker Sjomeling (NEB) dec. Jordan Hamdan (MSU), 10-4 (NEB 6, MSU 0) 141: #9 Chad Red Jr. (NEB) dec. Jaden Eriquez (MSU), 6-1 (NEB 9, MSU 0) 149: Ridge Lovett (NEB) major dec. Peyton Omania (MSU), 13-3 (NEB 13, MSU 0) 157: Chase Saldate (MSU) major dec. Jevon Parrish (NEB), 8-0 (NEB 13, MSU 4) 165: #18 Peyton Robb (NEB) dec. Caleb Fish (MSU), 10-3 (NEB 16, MSU 4) 174: #4 Mikey Labriola (NEB) major dec. Nathan Jimenez (MSU), 16-4 (NEB 20, MSU 4) 184: #16 Layne Malczewski (MSU) pinned Nathan Haas (NEB), 1:38 (NEB 20, MSU 10) 197: #2 Eric Schultz (NEB) dec. #5 Cam Caffey (MSU), 6-5 (NEB 23, MSU 10) 285: #10 Christian Lance (NEB) major dec. Christian Rebottaro, 12-4 (NEB 27-10) Extra Matches: 133: Andrew Chambal (MSU) dec. Jeremiah Reno (NEB), 3-2 141: Matt Santos (MSU) dec. Jordan Kelber (NEB), 9-5 149: Brock Hardy (NEB) major dec. Jackson Renicker (MSU), 10-0 165: Jake Tucker (MSU) tech. fall Isaiah Alford (NEB), 23-7 197: Austen Malczewski (MSU) dec. Brandyn Van Tassell (NEB), 7-2 285: Cale Davidson (MSU) dec. Brad Wilton (MSU), 5-1 133: Andrew Chambal (MSU) dec. Dominick Serrano (NEB), 6-4 SV-1 149: Ridge Lovett (MSU) dec. Eddie Homrock (MSU), 6-0

DEKALB, Ill. -- Brody Teske and Kyle Biscoglia earned pins to give UNI a 12-0 lead and the Panthers never looked back on the way to a 27-9 road win over Northern Illinois Friday evening in Dekalb. Teske continued his undefeated season with a dominant win at 125 to start the dual. He recorded five takedown and scored near fall points before earning a fall at the 6:33 point in the match. Biscoglia on the other hand came from behind. He trailed 4-2 after the first but grabbed the lead in the second with an escape, takedown and back points before earning another takedown in the third which led to his pin. Drew Bennett extended the Panther lead to 15-0 with a 7-4 win and Triston Lara won his bout at 149. The Huskies won decisions at 157, 165 and 174, but the Panthers rebounded in a big way at 184. Parker Keckeisen continued his stellar career start with another statement win against top-10 opponent and reigning MAC champion Brit Wilson. Wilson led 5-2 early in the second period before Keckeisen grabbed a takedown to cut the deficit to 5-4. He added an escape and a takedown in the third and added a ride time point for an 8-5 win. Keegan Moore earned an 11-3 major decision at 197 with a takedown and back points in the final period. Carter Isley moved to 6-0 on the year with a 4-1 decision at 285 to clinch the 27-9 win. The Panthers are now 4-2 on the year while Northern Illinois falls to 6-3. UNI closes out the regular season on Feb. 14 in Ames with duals against Arizona State, Northern Colorado and Iowa State. Results: 125: Brody Teske (UNI) over Lucian Brink (NIU) (Fall 6:33) 133: Kyle Biscoglia (UNI) over Bryce West (NIU) (Fall 5:57) 141: Drew Bennett (UNI) over Caleb Brooks (NIU) (Dec 6-2) 149: Triston Lara (UNI) over Anthony Cheloni (NIU) (Dec 7-4) 157: Anthony Gibson (NIU) over Cayd Lara (UNI) (Dec 7-3) 165: Izzak Olejnik (NIU) over Pat Schoenfelder (UNI) (Dec 6-4) 174: Mason Kauffman (NIU) over Lance Runyon (UNI) (Dec 4-3) 184: Parker Keckeisen (UNI) over Brit Wilson (NIU) (Dec 8-5) 197: Keegan Moore (UNI) over Gage Braun (NIU) (MD 11-3) 285: Carter Isley (UNI) over Max Ihry (NIU) (Dec 4-1) (UNI Penalty -1.0) EXTRA BOUTS UNI went 3-2 in extra bouts. Jack Skularczyk led the way with a 20-2 Tech Fall win over Mikey Kaminski. Ethan Basile earned an 8-0 major decision and Derek Holslag won 10-6. EXTRA BOUTS Extra: Jaivon Jones (NIU) over Gable Fox (UNI) (Fall 4:52) Extra: Derek Holschlag (UNI) over Tristin Guaman (NIU) (Dec 10-6) Extra: Will Feldkamp (NIU) over Tyrell Gordon (UNI) (Fall 3:36) Extra: Jack Skudlarczyk (UNI) over Mikey Kaminski (NIU) (TF 20-2 3:21) Extra: Ethan Basile (UNI) over Nick Termini (NIU) (MD 8-0)

For the second time in as many weeks, the 21st-ranked Navy wrestling team (4-1, 1-0 EIWA) shut out its opponent, dealing George Mason (0-3) a 44-0 loss Friday evening at Alumni Hall. Navy's shutout comes on the heels of its 37-0 victory over Cleveland State last Saturday. It's the first time Navy has recorded back-to-back shutouts since the 1962-63 season when the Mids blanked Hofstra 24-0 and followed up with a 30-0 win over Virginia Tech. The evening began with a special video tribute from the family members of Navy's 13 senior wrestlers and support members who made their final appearance at Alumni Hall. Senior 125-pound Logan Treaster set the tone for the Mids by capturing a 9-0 major decision over Josh Jones in the first bout of the night. Treaster was one of eight Navy wrestlers to record bonus-point victories en route to what marked the program's most lopsided win since defeating Delaware Valley 49-0 on Nov. 4, 2017. The Mids earned a pair of victories by way of decision, along with four major decisions and five tech falls, while senior Dean Caravela (174) recorded the team's lone pin of the night at 4:58 against Paul Pierce. Senior team captain Cody Trybus (141) and classmate Casey Cobb (149) remain unbeaten in dual action this season with a 5-0 record, while rookie David Key (184) is now 4-0 and Val Park (157) is 2-0. Navy, who has shut out George Mason in each of the last two matches wrestled in Annapolis (43-0 on Feb. 6, 2018), now leads the series against the Patriots 12-0. Meanwhile, after opening the season with a 22-14 loss to then-#14 Pitt, Navy has won four-straight duals and has outscored those four opponents 143-12 (Clarion 41-3, Lehigh 21-9, Cleveland State 37-0, George Mason 44-0). Navy returns to action next Friday when it makes just its second road trip of the season, traveling to West Point, N.Y. to face service academy rival Army. Part of the Army-Navy Star Series presented by USAA, the Army-Navy wrestling match is slated for a 6:00 pm start and will be streamed online. The Mids own a 49-10-5 series advantage against the Black Knights, but are looking for their first win in the series since defeating Army 19-17 in Annapolis on Feb. 20, 2016. The last time Navy upset the Black Knights on their home mat was Feb. 24, 2013 in a 22-10 win. Results: 125 | Logan Treaster (NAVY) major Josh Jones, 9-0 (1:47 RT) // Navy 4, George Mason 0 133 | Jacob Allen (NAVY) dec Anthony Glasl, 6-2 (2:08 RT) // Navy 7, George Mason 0 141 | #12 Cody Trybus (NAVY) tech fall Anthony Poindexter Jr., 15-0 (5:20) // Navy 12, George Mason 0 149 | Casey Cobb (NAVY) tech fall Dustin Morgillo, 16-1 (5:49 RT) // Navy 17, George Mason 0 157 | Val Park (NAVY) dec Daniel Segura, 12-5 (2:24 RT) // Navy 20, George Mason 0 165 | #12 Tanner Skidgel (NAVY) major Cornelius Schuster, 14-4 (2:47 RT) // Navy 24, George Mason 0 174 | Dean Caravela (NAVY) fall Paul Pierce, 4:58 // Navy 30, George Mason 0 184 | David Key (NAVY) major Kyle Davis, 12-2 (2:46 RT) // Navy 34, George Mason 0 197 | #19 Jacob Koser (NAVY) tech fall Austin Stith, 15-0 (2:36 RT) // Navy 39, George Mason 0 285 | Riley Smith (NAVY) tech fall Ali Salem, 17-2 (5:33) // Navy 44, George Mason 0 Extra Matches: 125 | Benjamin Monn dec Caleb Kelly (NAVY), 4-0 125 | Logan Treaster (NAVY) dec Benjamin Monn, 2-0 125 | Josh Jones tech fall Caleb Kelly (NAVY), 16-0 (1:15) 133 | Anthony Glasl dec Luke Lucerne (NAVY), 4-3 141 | Tyler Johnson fall Tyler Hunt (NAVY), 1:42 141 | #12 Cody Trybus (NAVY) tech fall Tyler Johnson, 17-2 (6:33) 141 | Tyler Hunt (NAVY) major Anthony Poindexter Jr., 13-4 149 | PJ Crane (NAVY) dec Dustin Morgillo, 8-1 165 | #12 Tanner Skidgel (NAVY) fall Tyler Kocak, 3:38 174 | Eli Dickens major Shane Finney (NAVY), 15-7 174 | Dean Caravela (NAVY) fall Eli Dickens, 2:25 184 | Kyle Davis dec Shane Finney (NAVY), 8-2 184 | Paul Pierce dec Ethan Stern (NAVY), 8-6 197 | Malcolm Wiley II (NAVY) dec Austin Stith, 8-4

Sam Latona won in the final match to give Virginia Tech the victory (Photo/Virginia Tech Athletics) BLACKSBURG -- Virginia Tech wrestling defeated NC State 17-16, criterion 3.21.c after a takedown and near fall in the final seconds of the dual by redshirt freshman Sam Latona. With the No. 8 Hokies trailing the No. 3 Wolfpack 16-13 going into the final matchup at 125 pounds, eighth-ranked Sam Latona stunned the fourth-ranked Jakob Camacho at the buzzer to not only steal the match, but the night. Latona's takedown with seconds left tied the meet at 16, but it was the near fall at the very end that put the Hokies ahead on the third criteria, 49-48 in total match points. With the win, the Hokies clinch at least a share of the ACC Dual Meet Championship and are the only undefeated ACC team remaining. This is the second time in as many seasons that Tech has knocked off the No. 3 team in the country after defeating third-ranked Ohio State on Nov. 17, 2019. MATCH HIGHLIGHTS Latona's win over Camacho was the first of his career over a top-5 opponent. The Alabaster, Alabama native is now 7-0 on the season and is 2-0 against ranked opponents. In what is seeming automatic, Korbin Myers got a major decision win over a ranked opponent Friday night with a 13-5 victory over No. 13 Jarrett Trombley. The eighth-ranked 133-pounder in the country has now knocked off the No. 11, 12 and 13 wrestlers by major decision in three straight weeks. At 149 pounds, Bryce Andonian claimed an important decision over Ed Scott, winning 9-5 and grabbing three team points for the Hokies. The sophomore is now 24-7 in his career and 14-4 in dual matches. Mekhi Lewis kept his winning streak alive and pushed it to 27 straight matches in a 5-0 shutout over No. 15 Thomas Bullard. Lewis is the only Hokie at 8-0 on the season and now has three wins over ranked opponents on the year. In the highest-ranked matchup of the night, No. 2 Hunter Bolen defeated No. 4 Trent Hidlay at 184 pounds for the third time in his career. Bolen beat Hidlay 2-1 Friday night, same score as the 2020 ACC Championship, to move to 3-0 vs. Hidlay without surrendering a takedown. Results: 133: #8 Korbin Myers (VT) MD #13 Jarrett Trombley (NCSU), 13-5 141: #10 Tariq Wilson (NCSU) dec. Sam Hillegas (VT), 5-1 149: #11 Bryce Andonian (VT) dec. Ed Scott (NCSU), 9-5 157: #2 Hayden Hidlay (NCSU) dec. Connor Brady (VT), 9-4 165: #1 Mekhi Lewis (VT) dec. #15 Thomas Bullard (NCSU), 5-0 174: #7 Daniel Bullard (NCSU) MD Dakota Howard (VT), 10-2 184: #2 Hunter Bolen (VT) dec. #4 Trent Hidlay (NCSU), 2-1 197: #16 Isaac Trumble (NCSU) dec. Stan Smeltzer (VT), 6-5 285: #19 Deonte Wilson (NCSU) dec. #17 John Borst (VT), 3-1 125: #8 Sam Latona (VT) dec. #4 Jakob Camacho (NCSU), 7-4 UP NEXT The Hokies wrap up the regular season next Friday in Cassell Coliseum with a dual vs. No. 15 Pitt at 6 p.m. on the ACC Network. Tech will win the ACC Dual Meet Championship outright with a win.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- The No. 20 Virginia wrestling team (3-2, 2-2 ACC) closed out the home portion of its 2021 schedule on Friday (Feb. 5), picking up a 42-3 victory over Duke (0-4, 0-4 ACC) at Memorial Gym. Virginia got five bonus-point victories on the night, using four pins and a forfeit to power their way to the dual victory over the Blue Devils. In all, the Cavaliers won nine weight classes in the dual. The match started with a decision from Patrick McCormick (Poquoson, Va.) at 125 pounds before back-to-back pins from Louie Hayes (Orland Park, Ill.) and Brian Courtney (Athens, Pa.). Duke picked up its one victory over the night with a decision from Josh Finesilver at 149 pounds. Virginia then raced down the stretch, claiming the remaining weight classes, including pins from Jake Keating (Naperville, Ill.) at 165 pounds and Quinn Miller (Lilburn, Ga.) at heavyweight in conjunction with a Blue Devil forfeit at 184 pounds to help lock up the win. Virginia will close out the regular season on the road next weekend, traveling to face No. 14 North Carolina in a 6 p.m. dual on Saturday, Feb. 13. MATCH NOTES • The Cavaliers honored four seniors prior to the dual: Sam Book, Cam Coy, Louie Hayes and Drew Peck. • Virginia notched four pins on the night as part of five bonus-point victories that included a forfeit at 184. • Jay Aiello and Louie Hayes each now have four pins on the season through eight individual matches. • Jake Keating picked up his third pin of the season with his first-period pin at 165 pounds. • Quinn Miller, Justin McCoy and Brian Courtney have each won three straight ACC matches. • Virginia has won three straight duals against Duke and leads the all-time series 62-7-2. • Freshman Patrick Noonan made his debut with a decision over Ty Mills in the additional. FROM HEAD COACH STEVE GARLAND "It was a good night. Guys were looking to score points and going to their best positions and best things right away. The biggest thing was guys looking to score points and we were glad to see that tonight. The extra matches were awesome and we had some guys look really solid. You want to see, not just in the 10 matches that are part of the main bout, but guys representing the program well even in the extra matches and they did that tonight." Results: 125: Patrick McCormick dec. Login Agin (Duke), 4-1 | UVA 3, Duke 0 133: No. 12 Louie Hayes pinned Drake Doolittle (Duke), 0:50 | UVA 9, Duke 0 141: No. 16 Brian Courtney pinned Patrick Rowland (Duke), 2:02 | UVA 15, Duke 0 149: Josh Finesilver (Duke) dec. Denton Spencer, 9-2 | UVA 15, Duke 3 157: No. 16 Justin McCoy dec. Brandon LaRue (Duke), 13-6 | UVA 18, Duke 3 165: No. 13 Jake Keating pinned Eric Carter (Duke), 1:42 | UVA 24, Duke 3 174: Vic Marcelli dec. Conor Becker (Duke), 6-3 | UVA 27, Duke 3 184: Michael Battista wins by forfeit | UVA 33, Duke 3 197: No. 8 Jay Aiello dec. Kaden Russel (Duke), 6-2 | UVA 36, Duke 3 HWT: No. 20 Quinn Miller pinned Jonah Niesenbaum (Duke), 3:11 | UVA 42, Duke 3 Additional Matches: 125: Sam Book dec. Login Agin (Duke), 9-5 133: Evan Buchanan dec. Drake Doolittle (Duke), 11-7 141: Patrick Noonan dec. Ty Mills (Duke), 8-3 141: Luca Errico pinned Ty Mills (Duke), 2:57 157: Bryson Neace (Duke) dec. Nic Sansone, 6-3 HWT: Max Fausnaugh (Duke) dec. Jessie Knight, 11-6

MINNEAPOLIS -- The No. 10 Gopher wrestling team (5-2) won five of the last six matches to defeat No. 13 Illinois (4-2), 25-13, on Friday night at Maturi Pavilion. Fifth-year senior Owen Webster upset No. 7 Zac Braunagel at 184 pounds, while top-ranked heavyweight Gable Steveson pinned sixth-ranked Luke Luffman in just 34 seconds to close out the dual. Sophomore Patrick McKee gave the Gophers an early 3-0 lead with a 4-2 decision against No. 13 Justin Cardani at 125 pounds. Ranked seventh in the nation, McKee trailed most of the match, but used a takedown and two-point near fall with one minute remaining to erase a 2-0 deficit. The Illini responded with three straight wins from ranked wrestlers to take a 10-3 lead, but the duo of Brayton Lee and Andrew Sparks erased the deficit with back-to-back technical falls. Ranked sixth in the country, Lee racked up 10 takedowns in a 26-8 victory at 157 pounds. A true freshman from California, Sparks improved to 6-1 in his rookie season with a 22-7 win at 165 pounds. Junior Jake Allar extended Minnesota's lead to 16-10 with an 8-3 decision against DJ Shannon at 174 pounds, while Webster followed with his third straight win against a ranked foe. The Shakopee, Minn., native recorded the match's lone takedown in the second period and opened the third with an escape to deliver a 3-2 decision. After an Illini decision at 197 pounds, it was time for Steveson to continue his dominance. After recording the second-fastest pin in school history at 13 seconds on January 22, Steveson earned the second-fastest fall of his collegiate career in just 34 seconds. The junior from Apple Valley, Minn., is now 7-0 on the season with a major, two pins and four technical falls. The Golden Gophers will hit the road for the final time in the regular season when they face Wisconsin next Friday at 10 a.m. in Madison. Results: 125: #7 Patrick McKee (UM) dec. #13 Justin Carani (ILL), 4-2 (UM 3, ILL 0) 133: #20 Lucas Byrd (ILL) maj. dec. #19 Boo Dryden (UM), 11-3 (ILL 4, UM 3) 141: #13 Dylan Duncan (ILL) dec. Marcos Polanco (UM), 4-2 (ILL 7, UM 3) 149: #8 Mike Carr (ILL) dec. Michael Blockhus (UM), 5-3 (ILL 10, UM 3) 157: #6 Brayton Lee (UM) tech. fall Johnny Mologousis (ILL), 26-8 6:03 (ILL 10, UM 8) 165: #15 Andrew Sparks (UM) tech. fall Luke Odom (ILL), 22-7 (UM 13, ILL 10) 174: #16 Jake Allar (UM) dec. DJ Shannon (ILL), 8-3 (UM 16, ILL 10) 184: #15 Owen Webster (UM) dec. #7 Zac Braunagel (ILL), 3-2 (UM 19, ILL 10) 197: Matt Wroblewski (ILL) dec. Garrett Joles (UM), 6-4 SV1 (UM 19, ILL 13) HWT: #1 Gable Steveson (UM) pinned #6 Luke Luffman (ILL), 0:34 (UM 25, ILL 13) Extra Matches: 133: Jake Gliva (UM) dec. We Rachal (ILL), 6-2 141: Danny Pucino (ILL) pinned Brent Jones (UM), 6:00 149: Jake Bergeland (UM) dec. Christian Kanzler (ILL), 2-1 174: Bailee O'Reilly (UM) dec. Trey Sizemore (ILL), 11-4 *Extra Matches: Due to only wrestling within the conference, the Big Ten will permit schools to hold extra matches on competition dates. Though they will not count towards dual scoring, they will count towards an individual's varsity record for purposes of seeding for the conference and national tournament.

CLEVELAND -- Never doubt the importance of bonus points when it comes to college wrestling. Central Michigan and Cleveland State split their 10 matches, but the Chippewas scored bonus points in three of their victories for the difference in a 21-15 Mid-American Conference dual victory at the Vikings' Woodling Gymnasium. The Chippewas improved to 3-2. Cleveland State is 0-3. It was the Chippewas' biggest guns who delivered. Fourth-ranked Drew Hildebrandt won on a first-period pin to open the dual at 125 pounds; 12th-ranked Dresden Simon posted a 16-1 technical fall at 141; and fourth-ranked Matt Stencel took a 13-3 major decision at 285. It was the first pin of the season for Hildebrandt, the first tech fall for Simon, and the first major for Stencel. "That's why we won the dual meet," CMU coach Tom Borrelli said, adding that while it's nice that all three won in dominant fashion, "we don't want to have to put those guys in that position that they have to do something out of character for the team to win. We want them to be themselves and wrestle their own match and not have to worry about that. They can take that on their shoulders, but it'd be nice if they didn't have to." Hildebrandt's win staked CMU to a 6-0 lead and the Chippewas never trailed. Their lead was 11-3 after Simon's tech fall and they were up 17-6 following Cramer's win. But Cleveland State won close decisions at 174, 184 and 197 to draw to 17-15 and make things interesting as Stencel, a two-time All-American, took the mat in the night's final bout. CMU also got close hard-fought decision victories from Johnny Lovett (157) and Alex Cramer (165). Both Cramer and Lovett earned a riding-time point in their victories, Cramer 3-1 and Lovett 3-2. In Lovett's case, the riding-time point was the difference. CMU's Jake Lowell dropped an 8-4 decision at 174 after trailing 8-1. Lowell rode his opponent throughout the third period and came within a whisker late in the bout of turning him and making things very interesting. "The nice thing about all of those matches is that Lovett, Cramer and Lowell were really good on top," Borrelli said. "(Lovett) won on a riding-time point and Cramer was good - really good - on top. Even Lowell, he was good on top; he rode the guy the whole third period and was close to turning him. That was the good thing. Those guys wrestled well on top and wrestled really good third periods." All five of the Chippewas' losses were close: Brock Bergelin (133) and Ben Cushman (184) each lost by one point; Landon Pelham (197) lost by two; and Corbyn Munson (149) lost by three. The Chippewas go to Buffalo on Sunday for a double-dual with the Bulls and Edinboro. It is CMU's final competition before the Feb. 27-28 MAC Championships. "I think they'll get better," Borrelli said of his wrestlers, who had not competed since Jan. 17. "It was a shock to the system tonight for some of them. I just felt like it was important for us to get a match in and get a really good blow in. We had guys that were exhausted. You can't simulate what you feel in a match. I felt like that was a pretty good challenge to overcome." In extra matches, CMU's Drew Marten (133) posted a pair of technical fall victories; Hunter Watts (141) captured a 7-4 victory; Mason Breece won two matches, one of which came on a first-period pin; Tracy Hubbard (157) posted two wins, including a 14-5 major decision; Sage Castillo (197) won by pin in 4:13; and Ryan Ringler (184) also posted a victory. Results: 125: Drew Hildebrandt (CMU) pinned Jake Manley, 1:45 133: Logan Heil (CSU) dec. Brock Bergelin, 7-6 141: Dresden Simon (CMU) tech. fall Joseph Caprella, 4:42 16-1 149: Marcus Robinson (CSU) dec. Corbyn Munson, 8-5 157: Johnny Lovett (CMU) dec. Daniel Patten, 3-2 165: Alex Cramer (CMU) dec. Riley Smucker, 3-1 174: Anthony Rice (CSU) dec. Jake Lowell, 8-4 184: DeAndre Nassar (CSU) dec. Ben Cushman, 3-2 197: Ben Smith (CSU) dec. Landon Pelham, 6-4 285: Matt Stencel (CMU) major dec. John Kelbly, 13-3

PITTSBURGH -- No. 14 North Carolina defeated No. 15 Pittsburgh, 23-12, Friday night in Fitzgerald Field House. Top-ranked Austin O'Connor won via pin at 149 pounds, while senior Josh McClure posted a tech fall win at 157 pounds to help highlight Carolina's night. Pittsburgh started with a win at 125 pounds, with Colton Camacho posting two points against Wil Guida in the third period courtesy of an escape and a stall call, putting the Panthers on the board first, 3-0 in the team score. Pitt's No. 4 Mickey Phillippi posted a 4-1 decision over Carolina's Joe Heilmann at 133 pounds before UNC's No. 11 Zach Sherman put the Tar Heels on the board for the first time. The Tar Heel redshirt junior went back-and-forth with No. 17 Cole Matthews until late, but used a strong third period and a late takedown to win, 4-1. After three matches, Pitt held a 6-3 lead. At 149 pounds, No. 1 Austin O'Connor went back-and-forth with Pitt's Luke Kemerer early before securing a takedown and a fall in the second. In his third ACC victory of the season, O'Connor put Carolina in the lead, 9-6. Senior Josh McClure kept UNC's winning ways going at 157 pounds. He used an early takedown and a strong handful of back points to post a 17-0 tech fall, pushing Carolina's lead to 14-6. In an action-packed, back-and-forth match at 165 pounds, No. 11 Jake Wentzel used a third-period score to defeat No. 9 Kennedy Monday, 10-6. That cut UNC's lead in the team score to 14-9. At 174 pounds, Clay Lautt shifted momentum back in Carolina's favor with a 6-2 decision over Jared McGill. Tied 2-2 in the third, he notched an escape and takedown to help UNC carry a 17-9 team score lead into the 184-pound match. There, Devin Kane, in his first match wrestling up at 184, rolled to a gritty 6-3 win over Gregg Harvey. Kane scored late and finished on top to secure a 6-3 decision. After Pitt's No. 7 Nino Bonaccorsi defeated redshirt freshman Max Shaw at 197 pounds, Brandon Whitman finished up the night with a 3-1 win over Pitt's Jake Slinger at heavyweight. Carolina is back on the mat tomorrow at 4:00 p.m. EST against Lehigh. Stay tuned to Twitter (@uncwrestling) for full updates. Results: 125: Colton Camacho (Pitt) dec. Wil Guida (UNC), 2-0 - Pitt leads, 3-0 133: #4 Mickey Phillippi (Pitt) dec. Joe Heilmann (UNC), 4-1 - Pitt leads, 6-0 141: #11 Zach Sherman (UNC) dec. #17 Cole Matthews (Pitt), 4-1 - Pitt leads, 6-3 149: #1 Austin O'Connor (UNC) pinned Tyler Kemerer (Pitt), 4:15 157: Josh McClure (UNC) tech fall Tyler Badgett (Pitt), 17-0 - UNC leads, 14-6 165: #11 Jake Wentzel (Pitt) dec. #9 Kennedy Monday (UNC), 10-6 - UNC leads, 14-9 174: Clay Lautt (UNC) dec. Jared McGill (Pitt), 6-2 - UNC leads, 17-9 184: Devin Kane (UNC) dec. Gregg Harvey (Pitt), 6-3 - UNC leads, 20-9 197: #7 Nino Bonaccorsi (Pitt) dec. Max Shaw (UNC), 9-3 - UNC leads, 20-12 285: Brandon Whitman (UNC) dec. Jake Slinger (Pitt), 3-1 - UNC wins, 23-12 Extra Matches: 141: Connor Alexander (UNC) dec. Jake Cherry (Pitt), 2-1 149: Nick Lirette (UNC) dec. Michael Burnett (Pitt), 5-3 157: Sonny Santiago (UNC) dec. Dallas Bulsak (Pitt), 3-1 165: Sawyer Davidson (UNC) dec. Hunter Kernan (Pitt), 7-6 174: Clay Lautt (UNC) dec. Thomas O'Brien (Pitt), 10-3 184: Devin Kane (UNC) pinned James Lledo (Pitt), 1:46 197: Austin Cooley (Pitt) dec. Mark Chaid (UNC), 9-5

FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- In its long-awaited season opener, the Drexel University wrestling team opened its 2020-21 campaign on the road against the Sacred Heart University Pioneers on Friday, Feb. 5 in Connecticut, squaring off in a nontraditional dual matchup. There were 18 individual matches scheduled in Fairfield on Friday as the Dragons picked up wins in 13 of them. Bouts started at 165 pounds and Drexel was especially dominate from 125 pounds to 157 pounds, winning nine of 11 to close out the opener. Evan Barczak garnered the first victory for Drexel, a 19-0 technical fall, at 165 pounds. Michael O'Malley and Natty Lapinski kept the streak going at 174 pounds. O'Malley pinned SHU's Grant Horn in the opening 70 seconds while Lapinski turned in a 4-2 decision in sudden victory. In addition to O'Malley, six total Dragons picked up wins by fall on Friday. Bryan McLaughlin's (197) pin came in third period against SHU's Nick Fierro. Jaxon Maroney (133) needed 3:39 to pin Sacred Heart's Thomas Volpe. Julian Flores (149) took care of SHU's Vincent Milazzo in the opening 1:44. Gabe Onorato (149) turned in a late pin against Tommy Eboli of the Pioneers at 6:57. At 157 pounds, Max Livingston turned in the last win by fall for DU, pinning SHU's Jack Molloy in the first period. Along with Barczak, Antonio Mininno (125) also scored a big win via technical fall, 17-1, against SHU's Cole Meyer. Chandler Olson (133), Luke Nichter (149), Jared Donahue (149) and Parker Kropman (157) scored major decision victories with the latter three coming late in the dual. NEXT UP The Dragons gear up for a Saturday tripleheader tomorrow, Feb. 6. Drexel begins with LIU at noon in Brookville, N.Y. before making the trip to Hempstead, N.Y. to face Bloomsburg at 4 p.m. and Hofstra at 6 p.m. Results: 165 / Scott Jarosz (SHU) def. Luke Scanlan (Drexel) / TF, 18-0 (6:58) 165 / Evan Barczak (Drexel) def. Will Schmidt (SHU) / TF, 19-0 (7:00) 174 / Michael O'Malley (Drexel) def. Grant Horn (SHU) / F, 1:10 174 / Natty Lapinski (Drexel) def. JC Broems (SHU) / D, 4-2 (SV) 184 / Joe Accousti (SHU) def. Josh Stillings (Drexel) / D, 4-2 (SV) 197 / Bryan McLaughlin (Drexel) def. Nick Fierro (SHU) / F, 6:17 285 / Dante DelBonis (SHU) def. Derek Rose (Drexel) / D, 2-0 125 / Antonio Mininno (Drexel) def. Cole Meyer (SHU) / TF, 17-1 (5:28) 133 / Chandler Olson (Drexel) def Kyle Randall (SHU) / MD, 10-0 133 / Jaxon Maroney (Drexel) def. Thomas Volpe (SHU) / F, 3:39 141 / Julian Flores (Drexel) def. Vincent Milazzo (SHU) / F, 1:44 141 / Jordan Carlucci (SHU) def. Tyler Williams (Drexel) / F, 2:39 149 / Luke Nichter (Drexel) def. Raf Lievano (SHU) / MD, 16-2 149 / Jared Donahue (Drexel) def. Chris Naegele (SHU) / MD, 15-2 149 / Gabe Onorato (Drexel) def. Tommy Eboli (SHU) / F, 6:57 157 / Parker Kropman (Drexel) def. Shaun Williams (SHU) / MD, 16-3 157 / Max Livingston (Drexel) def. Jack Molloy (SHU) / F, 2:27 157 / Nick Palumbo (SHU) def. Felix Belga (DU) / MD, 14-1 SCHEDULE Visit the Drexel Wrestling schedule to stay up-to-date this season on recaps/results, live results links, live video links and more. SOCIAL MEDIA Follow the Dragons on social media at @DrexelWresting on Twitter (for live results during matches), Instagram and Facebook.

LEXINGTON, Va. -- App State wrapped up another strong regular season with a sweep of VMI and The Citadel on Friday. The Mountaineers posted a 33-12 victory against the host Keydets before winning 41-3 against the Bulldogs. With a 44-5 league record since the start of the 2014-15 season -- the fifth-best mark in Division I wrestling during that time -- App State has either gone undefeated or lost just one Southern Conference match in seven straight seasons. The Mountaineers closed the 2020-21 regular season at 7-2 overall and 7-1 in SoCon duals. App State won the first seven matches against VMI and totaled seven wins with bonus points to go along with Cody Bond's comeback victory via a 10-9 decision at 157 pounds. Mason Fiscella's pin at 197 pounds gave App State a 41-0 lead against The Citadel in a win highlighted by victories against ranked opponents from No. 19 Jonathan Millner (13-1 major decision against No. 27 Selwyn Porter at 149 pounds) and Julian Gorring (8-3 decision against No. 33 Kyle Kretzer at 184 pounds). Codi Russell (125), Millner and Will Formato (165) went 8-0 in SoCon duals this season, while Sean Carter (6-1 at 133) had the best record in his weight class and Bond (7-1) was one of two starters with just one league loss at 157. At 13-1 overall, the 12th-ranked Formato outscored his opponents 120-9 and didn't allow a takedown in his 13 victories. The postseason begins in three-plus weeks with the SoCon Championships on Feb. 28 at the Holmes Center in Boone, and the NCAA Championships are scheduled to begin March 18 in St. Louis. The 2020-21 wrestling season is presented by Hungry Howies and Penn Station. App State 33, VMI 12 125: #20 Codi Russell (APP) def. Cliff Conway (VMI), 17-1 tech fall (5:00) 133: Sean Carter (APP) def. Luke Fegly (VMI), 14-4 maj. dec. 141: Anthony Brito (APP) def. Frederick Junko (VMI), 12-4 maj. dec. 149: #19 Jonathan Millner (APP) def. Job Chishko (VMI), 10-0 maj. dec. 157: Cody Bond (APP) def. Blake Showers (VMI), 10-9 dec. 165: #12 Will Formato (APP) def. Jon Hoover (VMI), 10-2 maj. dec. 174: #15 Thomas Flitz (APP) def. Joel Diaz (VMI), 16-0 tech fall 184: Zach Brown (VMI) def. Julian Gorring (APP), fall (6:54) 197: Tyler Mousaw (VMI) def. Mason Fiscella (APP), fall (5:47) 285: Michael Burchell (APP) def. Solomon Harris (VMI), 11-1 maj. dec. Extra Matches: 184: Barrett Blakely (APP) def. Chase Mielnik (VMI), fall (0:57) 149: Tristan Pugh (APP) def. Josh Yost (VMI), 11-3 maj. dec. App State 41, The Citadel 3 125: #20 Codi Russell (APP) def. Jordie White (CIT), 20-7 maj. dec. 133: Sean Carter (APP) won by forfeit 141: Anthony Brito (APP) def. Tyler Seeley (CIT), 12-4 maj. dec. 149: #19 Jonathan Millner (APP) def. #27 Selwyn Porter (CIT), 13-1 maj. dec. 157: Cody Bond (APP) def. Grant Speer (CIT), 9-1 maj. dec. 165: #12 Will Formato (APP) def. Ethan Willis (CIT), 17-0 tech fall 174: #15 Thomas Flitz (APP) def. Cole Burke (CIT), 18-0 tech fall (4:00) 184: Julian Gorring (APP) def. #33 Kyle Kretzer (CIT), 8-3 dec. 197: Mason Fiscella (APP) def. Ben Stemmet (CIT), fall (4:03) 285: #32 Michael McAleavey (CIT) def. Michael Burchell (APP), 8-3 dec.

Austin Murphy posted a 2-0 record on Friday (Photo/Jason Williams) CHATTANOOGA, TENN. -- Campbell claimed its third straight Southern Conference Dual Championship, finishing its second consecutive undefeated conference season with wins over Chattanooga and Bellarmine Friday afternoon. Extending its SoCon dual win streak to 16, Campbell (8-1, 7-0 SoCon) topped Bellarmine (1-8, 1-6 SoCon) 47-3 to open the day, then defeated host Chattanooga (7-4, 5-2 SoCon) 17-15 at McKenzie Arena. After posted a season-high 47 points against the Knights, CU overcame a 15-3 deficit to top Chattanooga, winning the final four individual matchups for the sweep. Chattanooga led 15-3 after Andrew Nicholson's 2-1 overtime win at 165 pounds, the Mocs' second win of the match in extra time. Josh Heil's 4-0 win at 141 pounds was CU's only win through the match's first six bouts. At 174 pounds, Austin Murphy jumpstarted the Camels with a first period pin (1:22), topping Carial Tarter, and Caleb Hopkins followed with a 5-2 decision for CU. Chris Kober tied up the team score for Campbell, working a third period takedown to win the 197 bout 4-3 over Logan Andrew, but CU was assessed a one point unsportsmanlike penalty, giving Chattanooga a one point edge heading into the final weight class. Taye Ghadiali sealed the 17-15 win for Campbell, topping Grayson Walthall 4-1 at heavyweight. All nine of Campbell's individual wins against Bellarmine came by bonus points, including five tech falls, three pins and a major decision. CU led 26-0 midway through the lineup after Benjamin Barton's 22-6 tech at 157. Zurich Storm at 125 (18-2), Gabriel Hixenbaugh at 133 (19-4), Heil at 149 (16-1) and Kober at 197 (24-7) also picked up tech falls in the win, while Shannon Hanna at 141, Hopkins at 184 and Ghadiali at heavyweight all registered first period pins. Murphy also notched a major decision at 174. Eric Beck's decision gave Bellarmine its only win at 165. Heil (4-0), Hopkins (7-0), Kober (4-0) and Murphy (7-0) all finished their 2021 SoCon slate undefeated, with Murphy (10-0) and Kober (4-0) also going unbeaten through the regular season. Campbell will be off until the SoCon Championships, set for February 28 in Boone, N.C. Campbell 47, Bellarmine 3 125: Zurich Storm (Campbell) over Adonis Boyd (Bellarmine) TF 18-2 (2:14) (5-0) 133: Gabriel Hixenbaugh (Campbell) over Max Dansereau (Bellarmine) TF 19-4 (4:28) (10-0) 141: Shannon Hanna (Campbell) over Zach Schultz (Bellarmine) Fall (0:47) (16-0) 149: #12 Josh Heil (Campbell) over Mitch Collica (Bellarmine) TF 16-1 (7:00) (21-0) 157: Benjamin Barton (Campbell) over Clayton Catanzarite (Bellarmine) TF 22-6 (5:00) (26-0) 165: Eric Beck (Bellarmine) over Bilal Bailey (Campbell) Dec 5-4 (26-3) 174: #13 Austin Murphy (Campbell) over Devan Hendricks (Bellarmine) MD 14-5 (30-3) 184: Caleb Hopkins (Campbell) over Samuel Woolf (Bellarmine) Fall (0:41) (36-3) 197: Chris Kober (Campbell) over Sam Schroeder (Bellarmine) TF 24-7 (7:00) (41-3) 285: Taye Ghadiali (Campbell) over Charlie Cadell (Bellarmine) Fall (2:02) (47-3) Extra Matches: Campbell vs. Bellarmine 149: Jason Kraisser (Campbell) over Corbin Hale (Bellarmine) Fall (2:44) 157: Troy Nation (Campbell) over Corey Knoth (Bellarmine) TF 18-2 (3:13) 174: Jack Ervien (Campbell) over Alex Rivera (Bellarmine) Dec 8-3 Campbell 17, Chattanooga 15 125: Fabian Gutierrez (Chattanooga) over Zurich Storm (Campbell) Dec 5-3 (0-3) 133: Colton Landers (Chattanooga) over Gabriel Hixenbaugh (Campbell) Dec 4-0 (0-6) 141: Franco Valdes (Chattanooga) over Spencer Leonhardt (Campbell) SV-1 4-2 (0-9) 149: #12 Josh Heil (Campbell) over Aidan Murphy (Chattanooga) Dec 4-0 (3-9) 157: Weston Wichman (Chattanooga) over Benjamin Barton (Campbell) Dec 7-3 (3-12) 165: Andrew Nicholson (Chattanooga) over Bilal Bailey (Campbell) SV-1 2-1 (3-15) 174: #13 Austin Murphy (Campbell) over Carial Tarter (Chattanooga) Fall (1:22) (9-15) 184: Caleb Hopkins (Campbell) over Matthew Waddell (Chattanooga) Dec 5-2 (12-15) 197: Chris Kober (Campbell) over Logan Andrew (Chattanooga) Dec 4-3 (15-15) 285: Taye Ghadiali (Campbell) over Grayson Walthall (Chattanooga) Dec 4-1 (17-15) Campbell -1 unsportsmanlike conduct following 197 match Extra Matches: Campbell at Chattanooga 141: Chris Rivera (Campbell) over Matthew Williams (Chattanooga) Dec 5-1 149: Jason Kraisser (Campbell) over George Coleman (Chattanooga) Fall (3:59) 157: Troy Nation (Campbell) over Grant Lundy (Chattanooga) MD 16-2

LEWISBURG, Pa. -- The Bucknell wrestling team's home duals against American and Binghamton, scheduled for this Sunday, have been postponed. The postponement comes as a result of the University's shift to remote instruction from Feb. 5-12, along with restrictions in in-person gatherings during that period. Makeup dates will be announced at a later time, provided a scheduling opportunity can be mutually agreed upon by the institutions. Bucknell's next scheduled competition is a dual at Lehigh on Sunday, Feb. 14 at 2 p.m., followed by the EIWA Championships at the Spooky Nook Sports Complex in Manheim, Pa., on Feb. 26.

CORSIER-SUR-VEVEY, Switzerland -- United World Wrestling confirmed this week that due to the CAS decision towards RUSADA the location of the 2022 and 2023 Senior World Championships have been shuffled. Additionally, one of the four Beach Wrestling World Series Stops, originally planned to be hosted by Russia, will be moved. An alternate city is being explored and will be confirmed in the coming weeks. The UWW Bureau approved the candidature of Belgrade, Serbia as the host of the 2023 Senior World Championships. However, due to the same restrictions on the Russian Federation for hosting World Championships in 2021-2022, Belgrade will replace the former city of Krasnoyarsk as the World Championships host for 2022. For 2023 the World Championships host will be reallocated to Russia, with the city to be finalized in the coming months. "We are respectful of the CAS decision, WADA's position and have adapted the schedule accordingly," said UWW president Nenad Lalovic. "We recently held the Individual World Cup in Belgrade with great success and believe that Russia will be a fantastic host nation in 2023." The 2023 World Championships will be the first qualification event for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris with the top six finishers in each Olympic weight category qualifying a spot for their nation.

USA Wrestling announced Friday that the organization will provide competition for NCAA Division III wrestlers who lost their opportunity to compete at the NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships, which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. USA Wrestling's Rich Bender and Bruce Baumgartner released statements. Bender: "USA Wrestling is extremely disappointed and heartbroken about the hundreds of wrestling student-athletes who have lost their opportunity to have their 2020-21 season-ending competition due to the cancellation of the winter sports national championships at the NCAA Div. III level. This is the second straight year that this important group of student-athletes will not have an official national tournament. As the National Governing Body for wrestling in the United States, we feel we have an obligation and responsibility to provide a competition for these athletes. We are poised to step into the breach on behalf of Div. III wrestlers. We have been actively pursuing a number of options that are available to us, working with our partners and stakeholders within the sport. It is our goal to provide a high-quality event for these athletes during this academic season. USA Wrestling has been able to successfully host numerous competitions at many levels, using its COVID-19 Return to Events Guidelines and following local health and government regulations." Baumgartner: "USA Wrestling believes that creating a season-ending tournament for NCAA Div. III wrestling student-athletes fits in line with our mission to "provide quality opportunities for its members to achieve their full human and athletic potential." We clearly understand the role that the NCAA Championships play in the lives of these students. USA Wrestling is eager to help, and believe we have both the resources and ability to assist during this challenging time for the wrestlers and their families. "

Oklahoma State's Kaid Brock opened his season 4-0 before suffering an injury (Photo/Oklahoma State Athletics) It was announced this week that Oklahoma State wrestler Kaid Brock suffered an injury that will end his season and potentially his college career. The injury announcement was the third of Brock's career, which started promising but had been riddled with injuries. His opening match was against Oklahoma's Cody Brewer. Brock won by fall, in what must be the first wrestler to ever open their career defeating an NCAA champion. The NCAA season is usually long and brutal. This one is truncated by plague, but the injuries and disappointments will still be with us in 2021. The act of wrestling -- traveling against your will from your feet to the mat and from your belly to your back -- relies on the resistance of muscles and toughness of the mind. What's most disheartening for Brock and other athletes is that no matter how much your mind can endure, sometimes the body doesn't play its part. As fans we spend a good amount of time on X's and O's, rankings and melodramas, and the managerial side of the NCAA wrestling experience. Brock's career, ending as it might with yet another injury, is a powerful reminder that these 18-23-year-old men and women are on the mats fighting for a spot on the roster, a place in the lineup, a spot on the NCAA tournament, and ultimately the satisfaction to know that they tried their best in each endeavor. I trust that Kaid Brock, no matter the disappointment he must be feeling, recognizes that he's done more than most could ever hope, and gave us all a little inspiration along the way. To your questions … Q: Why did the NCAA cancel the DIII Championships? Are the DII Championships going to follow suit? -- Ethan S. Foley: The NCAA believed that there wasn't enough participation in 2021 season to support the expense (and risk) associated with hosting the 2021 NCAA Division III Championships. That was true in all sports. The NCAA is currently at-risk regarding its treatment of student-athletes and their welfare at-large. The various image rights cases in the courts are an existential threat to the way the NCAA funds its largess for use in the championships of the non-revenue sports. Additionally, COVID has severally restricted their money-making efforts while also leaving them vulnerable to lawsuits for any type of competition management that would put the athletes at-risk. The latter can be overcome when the incentives of the former are in play. Without the money of the larger institutions and TV deals there is an incredibly low incentive for the NCAA to host tournaments where they burn much-needed cash, expose themselves to lawsuits, and probably don't field a large number of programs for participation given their localized debts and obligations from the COVID fallout. The same might happen with Division II sports. When you line up the incentives and the costs it would seem to still be a risky proposition for the NCAA to host 30-plus national gatherings of athletes, coaches, administrators, and fans if there isn't a large financial windfall. I don't know how it'll end up balancing out but given the cost of what it will take to host the Division I Championships I'd be optimistic in saying 50/50. And that's to say nothing of Division I non-revenue sports who are still at risk of finding their year-end tournaments reduced in size or canceled. It's a frustrating time to be alive, much less trying to compete in collegiate athletics, but the organizations that host these events are responsible for the health and safety of those in attendance. If something happens to jeopardize that safety, then they will act accordingly. The national wrestling community has been living in a bit of a bubble when it comes to competitions, camps, clinics, and tournaments. Many of the states with relaxed regulations about COVID also severely under report and do no contact tracing. When tournaments were being held with no quarantining, social distancing, and poor mask etiquette there was a 100% chance of COVID transmission. But no tests, and nobody cared. Just last week a tournament in Louisiana had more than 40 known cases of transmission due to their event. And it was a relatively small tournament. What was the COVID infection rate from the larger tournaments that aren't regulated? We won't know and never will, but we can't lie to ourselves and say that COVID isn't being transmitted at these tournaments and club practices and whatnot. While I understand some people want to move past COVID, the NCAA and institutions who are held liable for their events can't go forward without costly protocols and an increased risk profile. That means tournaments get canceled, teams pull out of competitions, and seasons end early. Wear a mask. Take the vaccine. And let's all enjoy a healthy second half of 2021. MULTIMEDIA HALFTIME Link: Etched in Stone Podcast Series Kaid Brock pins Cody Brewer Good Throwback to Yazdani Taking 2017 World Title Q: It's the 2021 NCAA Championships. Spencer Lee must tech or pin his opponent to win the match and he's aware of the conditions, but his competition is not (to avoid intentional stalling). Is he favored? -- @theNFish Foley: Are you asking if Spencer Lee -- with the entire weight of Iowa's 2021 titles hope riding on the outcome of the match -- would be able to find a technical fall or pin against an opponent thinking only of NOT letting that happen? If that is the question, then I think there is nothing this poor soul could do to stop Spencer Lee from earning the technical fall. I truly believe that he would win the match via technical fall or pin even if there were not title hopes on the line. The Spencer Lee we have seen so far in 2021 is about the best a wrestler has ever looked at any weight class, for any amount of time, in the history of the NCAA. This is generational excellence. Spencer Lee is stronger, faster, tougher, more technical, and more committed than his peers. That's not to say the rest of the 125-pounders class doesn't have those attributes, I don't think any wrestler at any weight class is as pound-for-pound dominant as Spencer Lee. One influencing factor for this year's performance might be the extra focus on earning the starting spot on the 2021 Olympic squad. To do that he'll need to better former teammate (and current rival?) Thomas Gilman. That won't be an easy match, and it might be one where Lee is the underdog but being underestimated is also motivation to keep pushing himself in the early months of the year. So yes, regardless of the situation I believe that Spencer Lee wins NCAA by technical fall or pin in 99/100 championship simulations. Q: Any idea what impact Tom Brands' positive COVID test will have on the season? Will it affect Iowa's upcoming dual meets? -- Mike C. Foley: Coach Brands said in the press release that he would continue to work from home until it was appropriate for him to return to action. My feeling is that indicates he was exposed much earlier than the release and had already taken factors into account regarding dual meet eligibility and exposure to athletes. No impact on the student-athletes or the outcome of the duals unless one of the athletes is somehow dragged into COVID protocol. Coach Brands has complete control of his team and the lessons of the Hawkeyes aren't lost because there is a substitute coach at the helm. More than most programs, Iowa Hawkeye wrestling is a vibe. Q: With it being Black History Month, who do you view as the five greatest Black wrestlers in American history? -- Mike C. Foley: Here are my top five … 1. Jordan Burroughs 2. Kenny Monday 3. Kevin Jackson 4. J'den Cox 5. Lee Kemp/Dremel Byers Q: Kamaru Usman is a UFC champion who is 12-0 in the UFC. Why doesn't he get more respect? Is it his style? Or personality? Shouldn't he be the face of the organization? --Mike C. Foley: Interesting follow-up on the Black History Month. I think you're probably referencing your own thoughts in the way this question trailed the last. The UFC is about the draw and for whatever the reason fans haven't been as attracted to Usman as they were to Colby Covington. Maybe that's a race thing, and maybe it's because Ben Askren so often tore down Usman? Unclear. What is clear is that Usman has his work cut out for him against Gilbert Burns. The UFC is testing Usman's ground game against one of the most effective jiu-jitsu fighters in the league, who also happens to throw his hands with bad intent. Usman has survived Demian Maia, but Burns will have more opportunities on the ground than did Maia. Both have great wrestling, but Burns is a little better than Maia at bullying the positions on the fence. If he closes distance and gets Usman to the ground, I can see there being an issue for Usman. All that said, I want to see more of Usman in the octagon, but I don't think he has the star power (yet) to be the face. It takes a charisma that so far has eluded him and his fans.

Xtream Arena has been the home to several wrestling events (Photo/Iowa City Area Sports Commission) USA Wrestling is proud to announce that two major national events will be held at the Xtream Arena & GreenState Family Fieldhouse in Coralville, Iowa, March 25-28. The new USA Wrestling High School National Recruiting Showcase will be held there March 25-27, alongside the annual USA Wrestling Girls Folkstyle Nationals, set for March 27-28. Competition will be held March 26-28, with March 25 as a weigh-in day for high school boys competing in the High School National Recruiting Showcase. The USA Wrestling High School National Recruiting Showcase is the culmination of a nine-event series for high school boys and girls. Current and past state champions and National Prep champions (any year) in grades 9-12 automatically qualify for the High School National Recruiting Showcase, but they must pre-register by March 1. The rest of the field will be set through eight qualifiers held earlier in March. Boys will compete in folkstyle, and girls will wrestle freestyle in this event. The USA Wrestling Girls Folkstyle Nationals will feature national competition in six age divisions: USA Junior, 16U, 14U, 12U, 10U, 8U. Each year, the Girls Folkstyle Nationals is one of the largest tournaments for girls in the nation. Numerous high school girls will have an amazing opportunity to compete in two national events during the weekend. Girls who qualify for the National Recruiting Showcase in freestyle will have the opportunity to also compete on the next day in the USA Wrestling Girls Folkstyle Nationals, which has no pre-qualification. Registration for both events open February 4. Both of these tournaments offer a stay-to-play option, where wrestlers will earn an entry fee discount by booking a room with the host hotels first. Please be sure to book your room first, then wait 48 hours after booking your room to register. The hotels will be sending booking confirmation numbers daily which will be used to provide a discount on registration. The Iowa City/Coralville region is considered one of the world's hotbeds for wrestling, and has hosted numerous major USA Wrestling competitions in the past. The Iowa City Area Sports Commission and Think Iowa City, the convention and visitors bureau for the Iowa City/Coralville region, is are serving as the local organizing committee. Most recently, USA Wrestling hosted its Senior Nationals in the same facility, October 9-11, 2020. Families will want to register as soon as possible once registration opens, because there will be registration caps set for both tournaments. Coralville's Xtream Arena is a brand new arena, officially opened in September with seating capacity of 5,100. USA Wrestling will place competition mats in both the Xtream Arena and the GreenState Family Fieldhouse in order to accommodate the large number of participants expected to compete in Coralville. The High School National Recruiting Showcase, will be broadcast by Trackwrestling, while the USA Wrestling Girls Folkstyle Nationals will be broadcast by FloWrestling. Tickets will be available through XtremeArena.com starting on Feb. 12. Watch for more details. These events will be conducted following the requirements of the state and local health authorities, as well as using the safety provisions of the USA Wrestling Return to Events Guidelines. The local organizing committee is in regular communication with its partners at Johnson County public health and University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. USA Wrestling and the local organizers will monitor data and local trends closely leading up to the event.

Iowa head wrestling coach Tom Brands (Photo/Sam Janicki, SJanickiPhoto.com) IOWA CITY, Iowa -- University of Iowa head wrestling coach Tom Brands has tested positive for COVID-19. Brands tested positive during his regularly scheduled rapid antigen test Wednesday morning, followed by a PCR test to confirm the diagnosis. Brands is asymptomatic and will remain home until Feb. 13. Wrestlers, coaches, and staff members are tested daily as part of the Big Ten Conference return to play protocols. Iowa wrestles Sunday in West Lafayette, Indiana, against Purdue and Ohio State. "Our guys are preparing for competition just as they always do. We are ready to go," Brands said. "I will continue to work remotely. We have a good thing going and we are going to keep moving forward. Right now our focus is on Purdue and Ohio State." The top-ranked Hawkeyes are 3-0 this season with five Big Ten duals remaining on the schedule. The Big Ten Championships are March 6-7. The NCAA Championships are March 18-20.