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CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. -- The No. 4 NC State Wrestling team opened its ACC slate with a 23-9 win at Virginia Friday night. The Wolfpack (3-0) won seven of the 10 matches, and runs its nation's longest winning streak to 20 straight duals dating back to 2019. The dual started at 125 pounds, and the Pack came away with bonus points as No. 6 Jakob Camacho scored a 16-7 major decision. After a UVA decision at 133 pounds, the Pack won three straight to take a 14-3 lead at the intermission. No. 10 Tariq Wilson scored a reversal with 10 seconds left to win 8-6 at 141 pounds. Fr. Ed Scott had three takedowns and a pair of near falls to claim a 13-1 major decision at 149pounds. No. 2 Hayden Hidlay added a third period takedown for a 6-3 ranked win over No. 16 Justin McCoy. UVA scored its second decision at 165 pounds in a ranked matchup. The Pack's No. 12 Daniel Bullard answered at 174 pounds as his third period takedown led to a 3-1 decision. No. 4 Trent Hidlay made his season debut and scored a 4-0 decision, with 3:09 of ride time, at 184 pounds to clinch the win for the Pack. After a UVA win at 197 pounds, No. 17 Deonte Wilson used a third period ride out to score a 2-0 decision over No. 19 Miller in the final match. Up Next: The Pack will begin a stretch of three straight ranked ACC foes, hosting No. 12 Pitt next Friday night in Reynolds. Results: 125: #6 Jakob Camacho (NCSU) major dec. Patrick McCormick; 16-7 – 4-0 133: #13 Louis Hayes (UVA) dec. Ryan Jack; 11-6 – 4-3 141: #10 Tariq Wilson (NCSU) dec. Brian Courtney; 8-6 – 7-3 149: Ed Scott (NCSU) major dec. Denton Spencer; 13-1 – 11-3 157: #2 Hayden Hidlay (NCSU) dec. #16 Justin McCoy; 6-3 – 14-3 165: #19 Jake Keating (UVA) dec. #10 Thomas Bullard; 4-3 – 14-6 174: #12 Daniel Bullard (NCSU) dec. Vic Marcelli; 3-1 – 17-6 184: #4 Trent Hidlay (NCSU) dec. Michael Battista; 4-0 – 20-6 197: #3 Jay Aiello (NCSU) dec. Nick Reenan; 2-0 – 20-9 285: #17 Deonte Wilson (NCSU) dec. #19 Quinn Miller; 2-0 – 23-9

The Binghamton University wrestling team won eight of 10 bouts, four of which had bonus points, en route to a 32-6 victory over LIU Thursday evening in Vestal. No. 4 Lou DePrez highlighted the team's strong match, picking up his second straight pin to open the season. "We wrestled well today and had some big wins by bonus points," head coach Kyle Borshoff said. "We also had several close matches that we were able to win. The guys have great belief in themselves and believe that they shouldn't be losing to anybody. If we can keep winning the close ones, we are going to have a really good season." Highlights Jacob Nolan kicked things off at 174 pounds, and would not relinquish a point to LIU's James Langan. An early takedown and four back points in the first carried him to a 9-0 major decision. DePrez dominated from the start at 184 pounds, leading 6-0 after just 20 seconds. DePrez was able to turn LIU's T.J. Frandon, putting him away in the final seconds of the period. Sam DePrez notched his first victory of 2021, capitalizing on a few early takedowns to get an 8-1 decision, nearly getting the major decision in the final seconds. At 125 pounds, Micah Roes won his second straight matchup, taking an 8-0 major decision. The freshman matched Nolan's shutout, as he picked up over two minutes of ride time. In the next matchup, LIU's Devin Matthews used a strong second period to tie things up late with Anthony Sobotker. In a tight third period, Sobotker was able to put together an impressive takedown in the final minute and ride out Matthews to get the 6-4 decision. Similarly to Sobotker, Trampe also found himself down in his matchup. Trailing 4-0 in the first, Trampe would go on to shut out the Sharks' Drew Witham the rest of the way, and used ride time to propel him to his second win of the season. At 149 pounds, Michael Zarif got ahead early against Chris Gomez, and held on for a 7-6 win. A late escape in the final seconds of the second period proved to be the difference for Zarif, who is 2-0 this season. Brevin Cassella notched the dual's final victory for the Bearcats via forfeit. In extra matches, Dane Heberlein won in convincing fashion. Leading 4-0, he was able to pin his LIU's Adam Barker just over two minutes in. Nolan added another major decision in the bout's final matchup. Up Next The Bearcats will take on Army West Point on Sunday, January 24. That matchup will begin at 2 p.m. in West Point. Results: 174 | Jacob Nolan (BU) MD James Langan (LIU), 9-0. BU leads 4-0. 184 | Lou DePrez (BU) FALL T.J. Frandon (LIU), 2:56. BU leads 10-0. 197 | Sam DePrez (BU) DEC Dan Shafran, 8-1 (LIU). BU leads 13-0. 285 | Tim Nagosky (LIU) DEC Cory Day (BU), 3-2. BU leads 13-3. 125 | Micah Roes (BU) MD Bryce Cockrell (LIU), 8-0. BU leads 17-3. 133 | Anthony Sobotker (BU) DEC Devin Matthews (LIU), 6-4. BU leads 20-3. 141 | Zack Trampe (BU) DEC Drew Witham (LIU), 5-4. BU leads 23-3. 149 | Michael Zarif (BU) DEC Chris Gomez (LIU), 7-6. BU leads 26-3. 157 | Rhise Royster (LIU) DEC Alex Strashinsky (BU), 8-5. BU leads 26-6. 165 | Brevin Cassella (BU) W via forfeit, BU wins 32-6. Extra Matches: Dane Heberlein (BU) FALL Adam Barker (LIU), 2:08 Jacob Nolan (BU) MD Carson LiCastri (LIU), 13-1

The "Match of the Century" went down Wednesday in Lincoln with world champions David Taylor upending four-time world champion and 2012 Olympic champion Jordan Burroughs via criteria, 4-4. Though the billing was hyperbolic it did speak honestly to the excitement of the American community in watching its two biggest stars clash in the revival of their once red-hot rivalry. I watched, my parents watched, and there were more than a few text chains about the matchup and who would win. The excitement built as expected and oncer the whistle blew fans were given an exciting on-the-mat performance. Though the anti-criteria crowd chirped and tweeted, there isn't much reason to relitigate the efficacy of having the scoring system since it was enacted several years ago and has been the backbone of the sport's growth in worldwide marketability. Athletes, fans, and television producers alike all know the time limitations and can prepare accordingly, which has meant more intense matchups, watched by more fans, and streamed to more localities than ever before. As for the match itself, Taylor was able to control the distance with numerous head slaps (likely to be called flagrant at an international tournament) and tying up Jordan's hands. Taylor was so effective that in six minutes Burroughs was only able to penetrate once on a shot. While Taylor arguably could have stopped the shot entirely, he wisely allowed himself to be pushed out and thus only gave up one point, as opposed to the potential for two and Burroughs working from top position. Taylor's weight advantage also played a factor in Wednesday night's outcome. While close enough in weight to make it competitive, Taylor's length and weight equaled added leverage that it didn't seem Burroughs could wear down in a six-minute match. To Taylor's credit he was in shape and prepared for the late push, but I'd guess that Burroughs gets through a 74-kilogram wrestler's similar defense, which I'm assuming we will see from Kyle Dake should the two meet at the Olympic Team Trials in April. Overall, it was a fun night with a compelling set of what-if's that were answered on the mat rather than on an online forum. As a side note, it could not have been easy for FloWrestling to put together an additional card in only four days. That's an enormous lift in a short period of time. To your questions … Stanford associate head coach Ray Blake and head coach Jason Borrelli (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) Q: I saw something about Stanford University barring Stanford's wrestling program from using their official Stanford wrestling Twitter account. What's that about? -- Mike C. Foley: Last week the Stanford University athletics department informed the wrestling program follow a strict protocol regarding their social media messaging. The school even went so far as to lock out the coaches from using the official Twitter handle. In response, the Stanford wrestling staff began using the "Keep Stanford Wrestling" Twitter account (@KeepStanfordWRE), where they planned to continue discussing their ongoing battle for reinstatement. Q: Penn State was supposed to open its season this weekend against Rutgers, but the dual meet was canceled because of COVID. Now the team is pausing all activities. What are the rules on when they can return to competition? Does it vary by conference? -- Mike C. Foley: While I expected there to be several COVID-related pauses within the 2021 season, I'm nevertheless bummed to see it happen so early in the year and to two of the best programs in the country. From what I saw online and in the results, the first two weeks of the season progressed with little issue, which gave me hope that there was adequate containment everywhere. That was probably foolish, and it's good that our programs are keeping an eye on the problem. How long? That's not clear at the moment, but the typical waiting period for quarantine is 14 days or two negative tests over a few days. I'd suspect it'll land somewhere in that window. For what it's worth to the discussion, I have a friend who runs a successful gym that has stayed in operation during the last several months. Most the athletes and coaches suspected they'd already had CVOID early in the pandemic and hadn't seen ay cases. Last week, in a matter of days, the entire gym came down with COVID. Thankfully, there were no serious cases in the gym but it's unclear the spread that might have taken place in the community. While stopping is frustrating, his gym's battle with COVID was a good reminder that this disease is incredibly contagious and can't be ignored when a positive case is logged. Here's to hoping there aren't too many more and that we can start getting vaccines into the arms of more and more people in the coming months. Q: How many Americans do you expect to win gold at the Henri Deglane Grand Prix across all three styles? -- Mike C. Foley: The Deglane lost a little bit of firepower last week with Cuba and Canada choosing to forgo the tournament after the post-competition camp was canceled due to local concerns of COVID transmission. The Cubans were bringing an incredible lineup capable of taking gold in almost each freestyle weight and the Canadians were bringing the defending Olympic champion, Erica Weibe on the women's side. The tournament will be the first opportunity for several of our top athletes to compete and I'd guess that we will medal in each weight and probably be in each of the finals in freestyle. In women's wrestling you can expect to see a large number of finalists, but the entry lists on the women's side has some heavy hitters including world champion Yuliya Tkach. Can't wait to watch. Remember there is also a Zagreb Open this weekend.

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- The Oregon State wrestling team earned its third win of the season, 23-17, on Thursday afternoon against Cal Poly inside the Mott Athletics Center. The Beavers opened the day with three straight wins to jump out to an early 10-0 lead on the team scoreboard. A Cal Poly technical fall at 149 brought the Mustangs within five, but No. 19 Hunter Willits earned a 10-2 major decision at 157 over Brawley Lamer to put OSU up 14-5. In a tight 165 matchup, Aaron Olmos earned a takedown with 18 seconds remaining in the third period to send the dual to overtime tied at 4-4. Olmos went on to win 6-4. Following a Cal Poly fall at 174 and a No. 31 Ryan Reyes 4-2 decision at 184, the Beavers held a 20-11 lead. No. 32 J.J. Dixon recorded a takedown in the final minute and a half at 197 to put Oregon State up 23-11 with a narrow 6-5 decision, securing the team win. In three extra matches that did not count towards the dual team score, Jason Shaner (133) remained undefeated on the year with a 6-1 decision over Adam Jacob. Lane Stigall (149) claimed a 5-2 decision and Jackson McKinney (184) earned a 10-3 decision. Oregon State will take a short break before returning home for its first home match of the season on Jan. 30 against Arizona State. Results: 125 - #25 Brandon Kaylor (OSU) decision Antonio Lorenzo (Cal Poly), 10-6. OSU 3, Cal Poly 0 133 - #17 Devan Turner (OSU) major decision Adam Jacob (Cal Poly), 10-2. OSU 7, Cal Poly 0 141 - #18 Grant Willits (OSU) decision Lawrence Saenz (Cal Poly), 12-5. OSU 10, Cal Poly 0 149 -Legend Lamer (Cal Poly) technical fall Riley Gurr (OSU), 16-0. OSU 10, Cal Poly 5 157 - #19 Hunter Willits (OSU) major decision Brawley Lamer (Cal Poly), 10-2. OSU 14, Cal Poly 5 165 - Aaron Olmos (OSU) decision Adam Kemp (Cal Poly), 6-4 (SV-1). OSU 17, Cal Poly 5 174 - Bernie Truax (Cal Poly) fall Colton Beisley (OSU), 1:05. OSU 17, Cal Poly 11 184 - #31 Ryan Reyes (OSU) decision Dylan Miracle (Cal Poly), 4-2. OSU 20, Cal Poly 11 197 - #32 J.J. Dixon (OSU) decision Trevor Tinker (Cal Poly), 6-5. OSU 23, Cal Poly 11 HWT - Sam Aguilar (Cal Poly) fall Hayden Still (OSU), 2:27. OSU 23, Cal Poly 17 Extra Matches The following matches did not count toward the dual results 133 - Jason Shaner (OSU) decision Adam Jacob (Cal Poly), 6-1 149 - Lane Stigall (OSU) decision Logan Gioffre (Cal Poly), 5-2 184 - Jackson McKinney (OSU) decision William Kloster (Cal Poly), 10-3

Penn State has sold out 55 straight duals in Rec Hall (Photo/Mark Selders) UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Penn State wrestling has paused all team-related activities due to positive COVID-19 results among Tier 1 personnel. Due to the pause, the Nittany Lions' match at Rutgers scheduled for Saturday has been postponed. The institutions will work with the Big Ten Conference to identify rescheduling options. No determination has been made on how the pause may impact scheduled matches beyond January 16. The health and safety of our student-athletes, coaches, staff and the broader community are of the utmost importance. Therefore, as part of the protocols established by the Big Ten Conference and Penn State Athletics medical staff and in consultation with University, local and national officials and guidelines, individuals with a positive test have been put into isolation. In addition to isolation, contact tracing procedures have been implemented, which includes quarantine and testing for those individuals who might have been exposed, even if asymptomatic.

David Taylor gets in on a single leg against Jordan Burroughs in their match Wednesday night (Photo/Mark Lundy, Lutte-Lens.com) LINCOLN, Neb. -- The time and place changed, but the wrestling was just as good as expected. The much-anticipated battle between Olympic gold medalist Jordan Burroughs and world champion David Taylor delivered during the FloWrestling event on Wednesday night. The Burroughs-Taylor bout was delayed four days and moved from Austin, Texas to Lincoln, Nebraska because of issues with COVID. The postponement also meant the addition of other top bouts on the Wednesday card, including a matchup between two-time world champion J'den Cox and top Senior-level wrestler Nate Jackson. Here is my breakdown from the evening's matches: 116 pounds: Anthony Knox dec. Ben Davino, 11-6 The evening's first bout was between Knox, a USA Wrestling Kids' Freestyle Nationals champion, and Davino, a prep freshman who is ranked No. 7 in the country at 106 pounds. Davino struck first with a nice dump for a takedown. Knox came right back, finishing a double-leg shot to tie it 2-2. Knox followed with a stepout and takedown off leg attacks to go up 5-2. Davino responded by hitting a dump and followed with a gut-wrench to lead 6-5 after one period. Knox powered in on a single and followed with a gut-wrench to take a 9-6 lead with 1:15 left. Great action in this match. Knox kept the heat on, adding a takedown to build his lead to 11-6. Knox prevailed 11-6 in an excellent opening bout. 117 pounds: Sage Mortimer dec. Audrey Jimenez, 8-5 The lone women's freestyle bout on the card featured two age-group standouts. Mortimer charged out aggressively off the opening whistle. She scored the first takedown in the match's first minute. Mortimer came back with another takedown to lead 4-0. Mortimer countered a shot late in the first period and spun behind to lead 6-0 at the break. Jimenez came out strong to start the second period, shooting in on a single to score a stepout. She followed with a single and finish to draw within 6-3. Mortimer countered a shot to score a takedown to go up 8-3 in the final minute. Jimenez shot in for a late takedown, but fell 8-5. Another good match with an abundance of action. 145 pounds: Cody Chittum pinned Jordan Williams, 1:52 This bout featured top high school wrestlers ranked 1-2 in the country at 145. Chittum is known for his aggressive style and it showed as he opened with a quick pushout. He followed with a counter and turn to go up 3-0. Chittum hit a slick shot before launching Williams with a spectacular lift to lead 7-0. He added another turn on a counter and followed with a first-period fall. Chittum is an outstanding young prospect and turned in a phenomenal performance by hitting the move of the night. 65 kilograms: Joey McKenna tech. Seth Gross, 10-0 This was another intriguing matchup with Gross bumping up in weight to face McKenna in a Senior-level battle. McKenna barreled in on a double and lifted Gross off the mat with an explosive four-point move. McKenna scored off another attack to lead 6-0 against Gross. McKenna shot in again and finished to build his advantage to 8-0. He added another turn to win 10-0 by technical superiority in the opening period. Impressive showing by McKenna, whose strong finishes never let Gross get into the flow of the match. Co-main event 215 pounds: J'den Cox dec. Nate Jackson, 6-1 Jackson bumped up in weight to take on a tough challenge against Cox, who has won four world-level medals. Cox struck first with a pushout with a minute left in the opening three minutes. Jackson scored a point after Cox was put on the shot clock to tie it 1-1. Cox responded with an attack that led to a pushout and a 2-1 lead with just over a minute to go. He spun behind for a late takedown and added a gut-wrench to lead 6-1. Cox has looked good in recently returning after a long break from competition. Main event 86 kilograms: David Taylor dec. Jordan Burroughs, 4-4 Burroughs bumped up a weight class to renew his rivalry with Taylor in a matchup of great champions. Burroughs was put on the shot clock late in the first period, but did not score and Taylor took a 1-0 lead. DT has a significant size advantage and led 1-0 at the break. Taylor powered in on a single and scored a pushout to lead 2-0 early in the second period. Burroughs slipped on a shot attempt and Taylor capitalized by spinning behind to go up 4-0. Burroughs drove Taylor out of bounds to close within 4-1 with 50 seconds left. He added another stepout to pull within 4-2 with 23 seconds to go. JB added two more pushouts to tie it 4-4, but Taylor wins on criteria. Burroughs wasn't really able to get to his offense until late in the bout. That's a credit to the defense and positioning of Taylor, who continues to progress after missing the 2019 World Championships with a knee injury. Final word This turned out to be an entertaining night of wrestling despite being thrown together at the last minute. Kudos to everyone who made it happen. That was fun to watch. It was awesome that Taylor and Burroughs agreed to battle in this format. High-level matches like this can only help both of those guys as they continue to progress in preparations for the Olympic Games. Let's hope they wrestle again if the opportunity presents itself. Craig Sesker has written about wrestling for more than three decades. He's covered three Olympic Games, written 10 books and is a two-time national wrestling writer of the year.

With the 2021 NCAA wrestling season being a "free" year not counting against wrestlers' eligibility, look for many true freshmen to get opportunities to start. Several true freshmen have already made their mark in the early part of this season. More true freshmen will likely emerge in the coming weeks. Here's a look at a dozen true freshmen succeeding in the early part of the season. Dylan Ragusin (Michigan) Ragusin was a top-30 recruit in the Class of 2020 who has raised his national profile considerably over the past three months. In October, Ragusin made a surprising run to the finals of Senior Nationals in freestyle at 57 kilograms. He notched wins over NCAA champion Darian Cruz and NCAA All-American Sean Russell. Ragusin made his Michigan debut this past weekend and had two dominant victories. He pinned No. 20 Nicolas Aguilar of Rutgers on Friday before picking up a 9-1 major decision over Maryland's King Sandoval on Sunday. The second-ranked Wolverines' lineup looks even stronger now with the emergence of Ragusin. Trevor Mastrogiovanni (Oklahoma State) Mastrogiovanni, a Blair Academy product, finished his high school career as the nation's No. 16 recruit by InterMat. He won two Walsh Jesuit Ironman titles and three National Prep titles. Mastrogiovanni is stepping in the Cowboy lineup at 125 pounds after the graduation of three-time 125-pound All-American Nick Piccininni. He made his collegiate debut last weekend, going 2-0. Mastrogiovanni started his season with a convincing 8-2 win over returning NCAA qualifier Fabian Gutierrez of UTC before claiming a 7-4 victory over Oregon State's Brandon Kaylor. He entered the InterMat rankings at No. 18 this week. Julian Tagg (North Carolina) Tagg, a two-time Ohio state champion and the nation's No. 24 recruit in the Class of 2020, spent time at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs sharpening his freestyle skills before joining his brother Gabriel in Chapel Hill. He made his debut in the UNC lineup this past weekend at 125 pounds and earned a 7-0 shutout over Gardner Webb's Austin Wadlow. Tagg could face his first major test this weekend against Virginia Tech's Sam Latona, who is currently ranked No. 12. Kellyn March defeated Oregon State's Devan Turner (Photo/Zachary Lucy, NDSU Athletics) Kellyn March (North Dakota State) March, a four-time South Dakota state champion, made a statement at 133 pounds in the opening weekend of the season, going 2-0 and outscoring his two opponents 21-9. His most notable victory was a 14-5 major decision over Oregon State's Devan Turner, who was ranked No. 7 at the time. This past weekend, March dropped both of his matches to ranked wrestlers Jack Skudlarczyk of Northern Iowa and Zach Price of South Dakota State. He is currently ranked No. 18 at 133 pounds. Josh Edmond (Missouri) Edmond, a two-time Michigan state champion, might not get the opportunity to start for the Tigers in the postseason unless he can unseat No. 16 Allan Hart (Edmond lost by fall in tiebreaker to Hart in Mizzou's black & gold scrimmage), but he has shined in the early part of this season. The nation's No. 19 recruit in the Class of 2020 has gone 6-0, with five of those wins coming in "extra matches" of dual meets. In his lone start in the Tiger lineup, Edmond cruised to a 14-5 victory over NCAA qualifier Dylan Droegemueller of North Dakota State. Virginia Tech's Sam Hillegas celebrates after getting a pin in his collegiate debut (Photo/Virginia Tech Athletics) Sam Hillegas (Virginia Tech) Hillegas, the nation's No. 31 recruit in the Class of 2020, won two state titles in wrestling-rich Pennsylvania before arriving in Blacksburg. He has made a smooth transition to college wrestling so far, starting the season 4-0 at 141 pounds with two wins in each of the first two weekends. This past weekend, Hillegas shared starting duties with NCAA qualifier Collin Gerardi. Hillegas could be a key contributor to a Virginia Tech team that is expected to contend for a team trophy in March. Missouri's Keegan O'Toole has been dominant in all four of his matches this season (Photo/Mark Lundy, Lutte-Lens.com) Keegan O'Toole (Missouri) O'Toole was one of the nation's top recruits in the Class of 2020. The three-time Wisconsin state champion developed at the Askren Wrestling Academy before becoming a Tiger. He was expected to contend for the starting spot in the Mizzou lineup at 157 pounds with Jarrett Jacques. He and Jacques split starting duties the opening weekend. O'Toole was unchallenged in his first weekend of competition, getting a technical fall and pin. This past weekend, O'Toole moved up to 165 pounds and was once again dominant, picking up a technical fall over Central Michigan's Alex Cramer and a 12-6 win over Wyoming's Cole Moody. O'Toole entered the rankings at No. 13. Andrew Sparks (Minnesota) Sparks, a California state champion, was impressive in his collegiate debut for Minnesota at 165 pounds, defeating Big Ten third-place finisher Peyton Robb of Nebraska, 7-6. He didn't start wrestling until after his eighth-grade year, but developed quickly at Calvary Chapel under head coach Dane Valdez, a two-time All-American at Oklahoma. After failing to place at the state tournament as a junior, Sparks broke out as a senior, winning a state title with a 7-1 win over Cael Valencia, the nation's second-ranked 160 pounder. Peyton Hall (West Virginia) West Virginia's Hall, a four-time state champion and the nation's No. 29 recruit in the Class of 2020, had an impressive start to his college wrestling career at 165 pounds, going 3-0 this past weekend and outscoring his opponents 31-7. Oklahoma State's Dustin Plott started his college wrestling career with two bonus-point victories (Photo/Oklahoma State Athletics) Dustin Plott (Oklahoma State) Plott, the nation's No. 3 recruit in the Class of 2020, stayed in his home state of Oklahoma to wrestle for the Cowboys. He could end up competing with Anthony Montalvo for the starting spot at 174 pounds in the Cowboy lineup this season, but for now it's his spot. Plott looked strong in his first two matches in a Cowboy singlet this past weekend, picking up a pair of bonus-point victories. A.J. Ferrari (Oklahoma State) Ferrari was the nation's No. 1 recruit in the Class of 2020 when he signed with Oklahoma State but finished his senior season ranked No. 2 behind Wisconsin signee Braxton Amos. After concluding his high school career with a record of 96-1, Ferrari competed in the UWW Junior Nationals in November, winning the 92-kilogram title in dominant fashion. Last weekend, Ferrari made his collegiate debut for the Cowboys, going 2-0 with two major decisions. A potential match on the horizon for Ferrari is against Iowa State's Yonger Bastida, a silver medalist at the Junior World Championships. The matchup could happen in a dual meet on Jan. 30 when the Cyclones host the Cowboys. Ferrari is one of six ranked 197-pounders in the Big 12. Missouri's Rocky Elman picked up two wins over ranked wrestlers this past weekend (Photo/Mark Lundy, Lutte-Lens.com) Rocky Elam (Missouri) Rocky Elam, younger brother of Mizzou heavyweight Zach Elam, is the third Tiger to make this list. He finished his senior season as the nation's No. 1-ranked 195-pound wrestler and No. 13 overall senior after winning a pair of Missouri state titles. This past weekend, Elam made his debut, earning two victories over NCAA qualifiers. He broke into the rankings this week at No. 20 but will still have to hold off NCAA qualifier Wyatt Koelling for the starting spot in the Mizzou lineup.

BROOKINGS, S.D. -- Five different Panthers recorded pinfalls as UNI swept the South Dakota State and North Dakota State 28-13 and 27-11 respectively to open the 2021 wrestling season Sunday at Frost Arena in Brookings, S.D. Panthers roll South Dakota State 28-13 The Panthers opened the day with a match against South Dakota State. At 125, Brody Teske appeared to be in trouble early when he fell behind to Daniel Vega 8-2, but Teske battled back to take a 10-9 lead before the end of the period. He held on to win 13-11 to put the Panthers up 3-0. Kyle Biscoglia picked up the biggest upset of the day. Coming in unranked, he faced No. 13 Zach Price. Price led early, but Biscoglia earned a 5-4 lead with a takedown with just over a minute. He quickly turned his advantage into the first pin of the day to give UNI the 9-0 dual lead. Clay Carlson topped Drew Bennett at 141, but the Panthers rebounded with a pin by Triston Lara at 149. Lara trailed his Hunter Marko 6-4 with just over a minute to wrestle, but got him in a headlock and threw him straight onto his back and earned the pinfall. UNI led 15-3 after four bouts. Cayd Lara fell to his opponent at 157, but again the Panthers responded with a pinfall. Patrick Schoenfelder dominated his bout from the opening whistle, but late in the third, he caught his opponent with a single-leg and flipped him to his back for the pin to put UNI up 21-6. Lance Runyon opened his varsity career with a 4-0 shutout at 174 and Keegan Moore won his bout 18-7 to put UNI up 28-6. Tyrell Gordon fell in 14-1 to his opponent at 197 and John McConkey dropped his bout at 285 12-6, but it was not enough for the Jackrabbits to overcome the deficit and UNI won 28-13. NO. 23 UNI 28, SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 13 125: Brody Teske (UNI) dec. Danny Vega (SDSU), 13-11 133: Kyle Biscoglia UNI) def. #13 Zach Price (SDSU), by fall 6:22 141: #22 Clay Carlson (SDSU) dec. Drew Bennett (UNI), 8-2 149: Triston Lara (UNI) def. Hunter Marko (SDSU), by fall 5:42 157: Cade DeVos (SDSU) dec. Cayd Lara (UNI), 10-8 165: Pat Schoenfelder (UNI) def. Kenny O'Neil (SDSU), by fall 5:41 174: Lance Runyon (UNI) dec. Cade King (SDSU), 4-0 184: Keegan Moore (UNI) major dec. Nick Casperson (SDSU), 18-7 197: Tanner Sloan (SDSU) major dec. Tyrell Gordon (UNI), 14-1 285: Blake Wolters (SDSU) dec. John McConkey (UNI), 13-6 Panthers Pick Up 27-11 win over NDSU The Panthers earned bookend pins from Brody Teske and Carter Isley to earn the win over NDSU. Teske fell behind early to McGwire Midkiff, but after tying the bout up at 4-4 early in the second period, he turned Midkiff's attack into a cradle and a pinfall at 4:36. The win gave UNI a 6-0 lead. Jack Skudlarczyk got the nod at 133 to start the second bout and earned a 4-0 shutout win over Kellyn March to extend the lead to 9-0. NDSU's Dylan Droegenmueller picked up a major decision over Drew Bennett at 141. Triston Lara responded with his second win of the day, a 4-2 decision over Jaden VanMannen at 149 to extend the lead back to 12-4. No. 15 Jared Frenak topped Cayd Lara 5-1 to cut the Panther lead to 12-7, but again UNI responded. Pat Schoenfelder won 7-2 before Lance Runyon earned his second shutout of the day, 7-0. Keegan Moore won his bout 6-2 to extend the lead to 21-7. Michael Nelson topped Tyrell Gordon 10-1 to cut into the team lead 21-11. The match closed with one of the most anticipated bouts of the day. No. 10 Carter Isley against No. 15 Brandon Metz. It was the lone bout of ranked opponents on the day, but it was not the slugfest many anticipated. Just 30 seconds into the bout, Isley grabbed a single leg. Metz tried to pull up out of it, but Isley put him on his back and grabbed the pin just 41 seconds into the bout. It is the fasted pinfalls in Isley's career and it gave UNI the 27-11 win. NO. 23 NORTHERN IOWA 27, NORTH DAKOTA STATE 11 125: Brody Teske (UNI) def. McGwire Midkiff (NDSU), by fall 4:36 133: #11 Jack Skudlarczyk (UNI) dec. Kellyn March (NDSU), 4-0 141: Dylan Droegemueller (NDSU) major dec. Drew Bennett (UNI), 12-2 149: Triston Lara (UNI) dec. Jaden VanMaanen (NDSU), 4-2 157: #15 Jared Franek (NDSU) dec. Cayd Lara (UNI), 5-1 165: Pat Schoenfelder (UNI) dec. Luke Weber (NDSU), 7-2 174: Lance Runyon (UNI) dec. Riley Habisch (NDSU), 7-0 184: Keegan Moore (UNI) dec. T.J. Pottinger (NDSU), 6-2 197: Michael Nelson (NDSU) major dec. Tyrell Gordon (UNI), 10-1 285: #10 Carter Isley (UNI) def. #15 Brandon Metz (NDSU), by fall 0:41 The Panthers also competed in other bouts on the side. Kyle Gollhoffer went 3-0, including a 7-3 win over SDSU starter Danny Vega. Cael Happel went 2-0 and earned a pinfall against SDSU's Rylee Molitor. Parker Keckeisen went 2-0 with a tech fall and a major decision. Carter Isley, Kyle Biscoglia and John McConkey all wrestled in one dual, but all three picked up an additional bout and earned wins. EXTRA MATCHES - UNI vs. SDSU 125: Kyle Golhoffer (UNI) dec. Tanner Jordan (SDSU), 4-2 125: Kyle Golhoffer (UNI) dec. Danny Vega (SDSU), 7-3 133: Kyle Biscoglia (UNI) dec. Trayton Anderson (SDSU), 5-0 141: Cael Happel (UNI) def. Rylee Molitor (SDSU), by fall 4:38 141: Ethan Basile (UNI) dec. Daniel Kimball (SDSU), 10-3 141: Rylee Molitor (SDSU) dec. Ethan Basile (UNI), 5-2 141: Cael Happel (UNI) dec. Daniel Kimball (SDSU), 7-1 157: Jack Thomsen (SDSU) dec. Derek Holschlag (UNI), 4-3 157: Colin Realbuto (UNI) dec. Jack Thomsen (SDSU), 8-2 157: Cade DeVos (SDSU) dec. Derek Holschlag (UNI), 8-4 165: Austin Yant (UNI) dec. Colten Carlson (SDSU), 3-2 174: Cade King (SDSU) dec. Noah Glaser (UNI), 5-3 [SV-1] 184: Parker Keckeisen (UNI) tech. fall Jacob Schoon (SDSU), 23-8 [7:00] 285: Carter Isley (UNI) dec. Bowen McConville (SDSU), 6-2 285: John McConkey (UNI) dec. Spencer Trenary (SDSU), 11-5 EXTRA MATCHES - UNI vs. NDSU 125: Kyle Golhoffer (UNI) dec. Ryan Henningson (NDSU), 9-3 149: Gable Fox (UNI) dec. Michael Weber (NDSU), 6-1 174: Noah Glaser (UNI) major dec. Noah Cressell (NDSU), 15-6 197: Parker Keckeisen (UNI) major dec. Cole Witzig (NDSU), 13-3 UP NEXT The Panthers next travel to Ames to take on Missouri and Arizona State in duals at Hilton Coliseum. The Panthers are scheduled to take on Arizona State at 2 p.m. before wrestling Missouri at 4 p.m. Mizzou is ranked 10th in the NWCA Poll while Arizona State is ranked 11th.

STILLWATER -- The No. 4 Oklahoma State wrestling team collected two dual wins to open its 2021 season Sunday in Gallagher-Iba Arena. The Cowboys notched a 32-9 victory over Chattanooga before taking down Oregon State 29-8 later in the day. The Pokes collected five bonus-point wins in their match against Chattanooga including major decisions from freshman Dustin Plott and AJ Ferrari. Fellow freshman Trevor Mastrogiovanni also picked up an 8-2 decision to open the dual for the Cowboys. The trio of true freshman in the OSU starting lineup went a combined 6-0 on the day with four bonus-point wins. Mastrogiovanni collected decisions in both matches, while Dustin Plott earned a 10-2 major decision over UTC's Hunter Fortner and a technical fall over Colton Beisley. AJ Ferrari looked the part of the No. 1 recruit in the nation in his dual debut winning both of his matches by major decisions. "It was good to see them step out after all three of them have had long years without a lot of wrestling because of injuries," Oklahoma State head coach John Smith said. "I was pleased with the effort and obviously we're not where we will end up, but it was a good start for all three of them." Boo Lewallen added to the scoring earning two tech falls in his matches with an 18-3 defeat of Oregon State's Lane Stigall coming in the first period. Ranked fourth in the nation, Lewallen attacked his opponents early and often leading to plenty of scoring opportunities. "I have a big commitment to myself of making sure I start my matches the way I want to start them and not standing around with guys," Lewallen said. "I'm making sure this is an opportunity I can separate myself and if I need to do that." After Chattanooga forfeited its match at 141 pounds, Kaid Brock returned to the mat for his first dual since Feb. 24, 2019. No. 8 Brock notched his first ranked win of the season defeating No. 18 Grant Willits of Oregon State 8-4. No. 4 Travis Wittlake was one of seven OSU wrestlers to go 2-0 on the day with a 7-3 decision over Andrew Nicholson (UTC) and a 8-2 decision against Mateo Olmos (Oregon State). Joining Wittlake at 2-0 were Dakota Geer at 184 pounds and Austin Harris at heavyweight. Geer notched a major decision in his first match of the day, defeating No. 14 Matthew Waddell (UTC) 12-3 before collecting an 11-5 decision in the Oregon State dual. Harris closed out both duals in exciting fashion for the Cowboys, including getting a takedown of Oregon State's Brian Barnes in sudden victory. With two wins today, John Smith collected his 440th and 441st dual wins as a head coach passing J Robinson for fourth on the all-time Division 1 coaching wins list. He sits one win behind Gary Taylor for third place. Smith will have a chance to continue moving up the list when Oklahoma State travels to Little Rock next Sunday for duals against SIU-Edwardsville and Little Rock. No. 4 Oklahoma State 32, Chattanooga 9 125: Trevor Mastrogiovanni (OSU) dec. Fabian Gutierrez (UTC) 8-2 133: Colton Landers (UTC) dec. Andrew Nieman (OSU) 9-4 141: No. 8 Kaid Brock (OSU) Forfeit 149: No. 4 Boo Lewallen (OSU) TF George Coleman (UTC), 20-4, 4:25 157: Weston Wichman (UTC) Fall Jalin Harper (OSU), 4:44 165: No. 4 Travis Wittlake (OSU) dec. Drew Nicholson (UTC) 7-3 174: Dustin Plott (OSU) MD Hunter Fortner (UTC) 10-2 184: No. 10 Dakota Geer (OSU) MD No. 14 Matthew Waddell (UTC) 12-3 197: AJ Ferrari (OSU) MD Logan Andrew (UTC) 16-5 HWT: Austin Harris (OSU) dec. Grayson Walthall (UTC) 9-6 No. 4 Oklahoma State 29, Oregon State 8 125: Trevor Mastrogiovanni (OKST) dec. Brandon Kaylor (ORST) 7-4 133: Jason Shaner (ORST) dec. Reece Witcraft (OKST) 6-4 141: No. 8 Kaid Brock (OKST) dec. No. 18 Grant Willits (ORST), 8-4 149: No. 4 Boo Lewallen (OKST) TF Lane Stigall (ORST), 18-3, 3:00 157: No. 20 Hunter Willits (ORST) TF Daniel Manibog (OKST), 16-0, 3:12 165: No. 4 Travis Wittlake (OKST) dec. Aaron Olmos (ORST) 8-2 174: Dustin Plott (OKST) TF Colton Beisley (ORST), 19-4, 5:55 184: No. 10 Dakota Geer (OKST) dec. Ryan Reyes (ORST) 11-5 197: AJ Ferrari (OKST) MD J.J. Dixon (ORST) 16-3 HWT: Austin Harris (OKST) dec. Brian Barnes (ORST), SV-1 7-5

MORGANTOWN, W. Va. -- Virginia Tech wrestling won all three bouts Sunday at a quad meet vs. Ohio, Kent St. and West Virginia to improve to 4-0 on the 2020-21 season. The eighth-ranked Hokies lost just eight of the 30 matches Sunday afternoon and recorded 13 bonus-point victories. MATCH HIGHLIGHTS No. 18 Sam Latona was the only Hokie to go 3-0 Sunday afternoon. After winning his first match via forfeit, Latona won his second match in a 10-2 major decision before taking down No. 12 Killian Cardinale 3-2 in the only ranked matchup of the day. The Hokies recorded three wins by fall in team-scored matches, including Sam Hillegas' second pin of the season after winning his first collegiate match via fall last week vs. Campbell. Bryce Andonian and Collin Gerardi also won by fall. In Tech's 32-9 win over Kent St., the Hokies won seven matches, six of which were bonus-point wins. No. 1 and 2 in the country, Mekhi Lewis and Hunter Bolen, respectively, each secured technical falls in the win over the Golden Flashes. Six Hokies made their dual debuts Sunday in Morgantown: Hunter Catka, Sam Fisher, Jake Hart, Clayton Ulrey, Nathan Warden and Brandon Wittenberg. Ulrey and Connor Brady also got their first career wins at 157 pounds, both earning bonus points. Collin Gerardi wrestled for the first time this season after missing the Campbell dual last week, recording a pin in the dual with Ohio in 5:37. No. 8 Virginia Tech 39, Ohio 6 125: No. 18 Sam Latona wins via forfeit 133: No. 9 Korbin Myers (VT) dec. Mario Guillen (OHIO), 7-2 141: Collin Gerardi (VT) WBF Conor McCrone (OHIO), 5:37 149: No. 13 Bryce Andonian (VT) WBF Alex Mosconi (OHIO), 1:36 157: Clayton Ulrey (VT) TF Kamal Adewumi (OHIO), 18-2 (5:00) 165: No. 1 Mekhi Lewis (VT) MD Colt Yinger (OHIO), 12-2 174: Logan Stanley (OHIO) dec. Sam Fisher (VT), 8-5 184: Carson Brewer (OHIO) dec. Nathan Warden (VT), 4-3 197: Andy Smith (VT) wins via forfeit 285: Hunter Catka (VT) dec. Jordan Earnest (OHIO), 10-4 No. 8 Virginia Tech 32, Kent St. 9 125: No. 18 Sam Latona (VT) MD Jake Ferri (KENT), 10-2 133: Brendon Fenton (KENT) dec. Brandon Wittenberg (VT), 5-2 141: Sam Hillegas (VT) WBF Avry Mutschler (KENT), 1:49 149: Kody Komara (KENT) dec. Jake Hart (VT), 3-2 157: Connor Brady (VT) MD Ian Senz (KENT), 14-1 165: No. 1 Mekhi Lewis (VT) TF James Limongi (KENT), 17-2 (6:47) 174: No. 13 Andrew McNally (KENT) dec. Dakota Howard (VT), 13-8 184: No. 2 Hunter Bolen (VT) TF Tyler Bates (KENT), 17-2 (5:00) 197: Andy Smith (VT) dec. Colin McCracken (KENT), 6-4 (SV-1) 285: No. 16 John Borst (VT) TF Jacob Cover (KENT), 15-0 (7:00) No. 8 Virginia Tech 24, West Virginia 10 125: No. 18 Sam Latona (VT) dec. No. 12 Killian Cardinale (WVU), 3-2 133: No. 9 Korbin Myers (VT) dec. Joey Thomas (WVU), 8-2 141: Sam Hillegas (VT) dec. Jeffrey Boyd (WVU), 7-4 149: No. 13 Bryce Andonian (VT) MD Brayden Roberts (WVU), 11-3 157: Connor Brady (VT) dec. Alex Hornfeck (WVU), 8-2 165: Peyton Hall (WVU) MD Jordan Florence (VT), 13-4 174: Scott Joll (WVU) dec. Dakota Howard (VT), 13-8 184: No. 2 Hunter Bolen (VT) MD Anthony Carman (WVU), 18-6 197: No. 1 Noah Adams (WVU) dec. Andy Smith (VT), 7-3 285: Hunter Catka (VT) MD Michael Wolfgram (WVU), 17-3 Extra Matches 197: Stan Smeltzer (VT) WBF Jace Bradbury (WVU), 4:19 285: John Borst (VT) TF Jacob Padilla (OHIO), 17-0 (3:51) 125: Joey Prata (VT) MD Colton Drousias (WVU), 12-0 141: Collin Gerardi (VT) dec. Ryan Sullivan (WVU), 5-1 157: Clayton Ulrey (VT) dec. Caleb Dowling (WVU), 7-4 125: Joey Prata (VT) dec. Tomas Gutierrez (KENT), 6-1 197: Stan Smeltzer (VT) TF Ryan Boyle (KENT), 19-4 (7:00) UP NEXT The Hokies will stay on the road and pay a visit to Chapel Hill for a ranked matchup with the Tar Heels Friday night. The dual will be shown on ACC Network as part of the network's Friday Night Duals package starting at 6 p.m.

AMES, Iowa -- No. 9 Iowa State (3-0, 0-0 Big 12) won a pair of wrestling matches Sunday afternoon in Hilton Coliseum, defeating Loras (40-0) and Nebraska-Kearney (38-4). Loras Recap Iowa State received bonus points in six of its 10 matches in a 40-0 victory over Loras. Alex Mackall (125) had a pin and Ian Parker (141) and David Carr (157) both registered technical falls. Carr's match vs. Daniel Ruiz ended with 2:17 remaining in a 22-4 victory. Major decisions were recorded by Cam Robinson (149), Isaac Judge (165) and Yonger Bastida (197). Bastida had eight takedowns in his 18-8 triumph over Brady Vogel. Nebraska-Kearney Recap Three pins were the highlight of the second match, a 38-4 victory over Nebraska-Kearney. Kysen Terukina, competing in his first dual match at Iowa State, set the tone with a come-from-behind 6-5 victory over Josh Portillo at 125 pounds. Terukina registered a pair of third-period takedowns with under 1:30 remaining in the match. Zach Redding battled back for a 7-5 sudden victory over Wesley Dawkins at 133 pounds. Down 4-3 late in the third period, Redding scored a key reversal and then recorded a takedown with :20 seconds left in overtime. Ian Parker had 4:19 of riding time in his 14-4 major decision victory over Nick James at 141 pounds and David Carr was up big before securing the pin at the 4:47 mark in the 157-pound bout vs. Daniel Ruiz. Cam Robinson posted his second victory of the day with a 9-7 win over two-time NCAA Qualifier, Sam Turner. Robinson secured a late takedown that pushed the ISU rookie over the UNK senior. Tate Battani (184) closed out the match with a major decision followed by pins from Yonger Bastida (197) and Gannon Gremmel (285). Iowa State 40, Loras 0 125: Alex Mackall (ISU) pinned Aidan Evans (Loras), 4:01 133: Zach Redding (ISU) dec. Zach Licht (Loras), 7-4 141: Ian Parker (ISU) tech fall Jalen Scropp (Loras), 17-1 (6:28) 149: Cam Robinson (ISU) maj. dec. Zeke Smith (Loras), 16-5 157: David Carr (ISU) tech fall Daniel Ruiz (Loras), 22-4 (4:43) 165: Isaac Judge (ISU) maj. dec. Baylor Crigger (Loras), 19-5 174: Julien Broderson (ISU) dec. Jacob Krakow (Loras), 6-2 184: Tate Battani (ISU) dec. Shane Liegel (Loras), 7-6 197: Yonger Bastida (ISU) maj. dec. Brady Vogel (Loras), 18-8 285: Gannon Gremmel (ISU) dec. Slade Sifuentes (Loras), 8-3 Iowa State 38, Nebraska-Kearney 4 125: Kysen Terukina (ISU) dec. Josh Portillo (UNK), 6-5 133: Zach Redding (ISU) dec. Wesley Dawkins (UNK), 7-5 SV1 141: Ian Parker (ISU) maj. dec. Nick James (UNK), 14-4 149: Cam Robinson (ISU) dec. Sam Turner (UNK), 9-7 157: David Carr (ISU) pinned Jacob Wasser (UNK), 4:47 165: Matt Malcom (UNK) maj. dec. Isaac Judge (ISU), 13-4 174: Julien Broderson (ISU) dec. Terrell Garraway (UNK), 9-2 184: Tate Battani (ISU) maj. dec. Hayden Price (UNK), 12-3 197: Yonger Bastida (ISU) pinned Joseph Reimers (UNK), 2:37 285: Gannon Gremmel (ISU) pinned Lee Herrington (UNK), 6:47 Iowa State vs. Loras, Extra Matches 125: Kysen Terukina (ISU) maj. dec. Julian Valtierrez (Loras), 13-3. 133: Ramazan Attasauov (ISU) pinned Zach Thompson (Loras), 2:10. 141: Charlie Klepps (ISU) dec. Mason McMillen (Loras), 5-3. 149: Ben Monroe (ISU) dec. Daniel Meeker (Loras), 8-5. 157: Carter Schmidt (ISU) dec. Zeb Gnida (Loras), 7-3. 165: Grant Stotts (ISU) dec. Matt Connolly (Loras), 11-5. 174: Mac Southard (ISU) dec. Kolton Bartow (Loras), 6-2 184: Caleb Long (ISU) pinned Abe Michel (Loras), 6:53 197: Marcus Coleman (ISU) pinned Colin Murphy (Loras), 4:14 285: Ethan Andersen (ISU) pinned Wyatt Wriedt (Loras), 2:14 Iowa State vs. Nebraska-Kearney, Extra Matches 125: Alex Mackall (ISU) pinned Jackson Nielsen (UNK), 2:41 133: Ramazan Attasauov (ISU) pinned Alec Segarra (UNK), 1:39 141: Todd Small (ISU) dec. Ryan Johnson (UNK), 10-6 149: Ben Monroe (ISU) dec. Teontae Wilson (UNK), 9-4 157: Talon Seitz (UNK) dec. Carter Schmidt (ISU), 6-3 165: Grant Stotts (ISU) dec. Wyatt Hayes (UNK), 10-4 174: Mac Southard (ISU) dec. Kaleb Canoyer (UNK), 11-4 184: Austin Eldredge (UNK) dec. Caleb Long (ISU), 17-8 197: Cody Fisher (ISU) pinned Andrew Demos (UNK), 3:41 285: Francis Duggan (ISU) pinned Connor Fee (UNK), 2:54

No. 14 North Carolina opened its season Sunday with a 45-0 win over Gardner-Webb in Chapel Hill. Freshmen Julian Tagg and Gavin Kane won their first matches at UNC, while No. 1 Austin O'Connor began his season with a win via fall. The Tar Heels (1-0) started fast against the Runnin' Bulldogs (0-3), with Tagg winning in his first time in a Carolina singlet, a decision over Austin Wadlow to put Carolina on the board out of the gate. After the match at 125 pounds, Carolina won the next six matches by either technical fall or via pin. Redshirt sophomore Joe Heilmann and redshirt junior Zach Sherman both scored 21 points at 133 and 141 pounds respectively, setting up No. 1 Austin O'Connor to wrestle in his first match of his redshirt junior season. At 149 pounds, O'Connor wasted no time, pinning Jacson Muldrew in 47 seconds to boost the team score lead to 19-0. Two redshirt seniors – Josh McClure and Kennedy Monday – both began their years with bonus points. McClure wrapped up a 16-0 tech fall over Chase McKinney before Monday pinned Austin Reames at 165 pounds in just 15 seconds. Both UNC wrestlers have been ranked in the top 20 across the country to begin the season. Kane made a statement in his first match in Carolina Blue on Sunday, scoring a 16-0 tech fall win at 174 pounds. Redshirt junior Chasen Blair, redshirt freshman Max Shaw and redshirt senior Andrew Gunning all notched wins to finish up the dual meet, helping Carolina to a 45-0 win to begin the dual meet season. UNC and Gardner-Webb also wrestled extra countable matches on Sunday – the results of these matches can be found below. Results: 125: Julian Tagg (UNC) dec. Austin Wadlow (GW), 7-0 133: Joe Heilmann (UNC) tech fall Todd Carter (GW), 21-6 141: No. 9 Zach Sherman (UNC) tech fall Conrad Schiess (GW), 21-3 149: No. 1 Austin O'Connor (UNC) pinned Jacson Muldrew (GW), 0:47 157: Josh McClure (UNC) tech fall Chase McKinney (GW), 16-0 165: No. 12 Kennedy Monday (UNC) pinned Austin Reames (GW), 0:15 174: Gavin Kane (UNC) tech fall Samuel Mora (GW), 16-0 184: Chasen Blair (UNC) dec. Evan Schenk (GW), 4-1 197: Max Shaw (UNC) maj. dec. Jack Trautman (GW), 16-6 285: Andrew Gunning (UNC) dec. Anthony Perrine (GW), 6-2 Extra Matches: 125: Wil Guida (UNC) pinned Aedyn Concepcion (GW), 5:25 133: Jaime Hernandez (UNC) inj. def. Todd Carter (GW) 141: Zach Sherman (UNC) tech fall Corbin Dion (GW), 21-6 149: Jackson Muldrew (GW) pinned Nick Lirette (UNC), 1:42 157: Josh McClure (UNC) pinned Christian Trimble (GW), 5:33 165: Sawyer Davidson (UNC) dec. Austin Reames (GW), 6-3 285: Brandon Whitman (UNC) pinned Gabriel Pickett (GW), 1:12 125: Wil Guida (UNC) pinned Austin Wadlow (GW), 1:56 157: Nick Lirette (UNC) maj. dec. Chase McKinney (GW), 15-7 285: Aydin Guttridge (UNC) pinned Gabriel Pickett (GW), 2:07 NEXT MATCH Carolina will host No. 8 Virginia Tech in Carmichael Arena on Friday, January 15 at 6:00 p.m. EST on the ACC Network. Further information about the dual meet will be posted this week on GoHeels.com and on Twitter (@uncwrestling).

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. -- The Northern Illinois University wrestling team opened the 2021 campaign with a doubleheader victory over Bellarmine and SIUE at First Community Arena Sunday. "They guys found a way to secure both dual meet victories today, so it was a nice way to start," said NIU head coach Ryan Ludwig. "We are looking to compete at our best, however, and in those terms, we have some work to do. There are some critical situations we will get back to the room and work on as we prepare for our next opponent." The Huskies (2-0, 1-0) handled Bellarmine, 46-0, in the first dual of the day before rallying for an 18-16 win over conference foe SIUE. After trailing 13-3 through the first half of the match with the Cougars, Izzak Olejnik scored a 5-2 victory over Chase Diehl at 165 and sparked a four-match winning streak for the Huskies. Mason Kauffman, who moved up to 174 this season, earned a 3-2 decision over Kevin Gschwendtner to pull NIU to within four points. Brit Wilson delivered the big blow in the match, pinning Ryan Yarnell at 184 in the third to put NIU up by two with two bouts remaining. Gage Braun extended the Huskie advantage to five with his win at 197. Max Ihry suffered a 2-1 setback in overtime at 285, but helped the Huskies take home the win. Freshman Lucian Brink got off to a strong start in his Huskie debut. The Coshocton, Ohio native scored a 21-10 maj. dec. victory in the first bout of the day and opened the match with the Cougars with a 10-5 victory. NIU returns to action Sunday, Jan. 17 when they travel to Mt. Pleasant, Mich. to face Central Michigan. The match is set to begin at 2 p.m. CT and will be shown on ESPN3. NIU 46, Bellarmine 0 125: Lucian Brink (NIU) maj. dec. Brandon Lucas (BU), 21-10 133: Bryce West (NIU) dec. Max Dansereau (BU), 7-2 141: Caleb Brooks (NIU) fall Zach Schultz (BU), 2:05 149: Jaivon Jones (NIU) dec. Mitch Collica (BU), 2-0 157: Anthony Gibson (NIU) tech fall Alex Rhine (BU), 15-0, 4:41 165: Izzak Olejnik (NIU) fall Eric Beck (BU), 3:42 174: Mason Kauffman (NIU) dec. Devan Hendricks (BU), 3-2 184: Brit Wilson (NIU) fall Sam Schroeder (BU), 5:50 197: Gage Braun (NIU) tech fall Easton Tobia (BU), 17-2, 4:31 285: Max Ihry (NIU) tech fall Charlie Cadell (BU), 17-1, 5:54 NIU 18, SIUE 16 125: Lucian Brink (NIU) dec. Austin Macias (SIUE), 10-5 133: Aaron Schulist (SIUE) dec. Bryce West (NIU), 9-7 141: Saul Ervin (SIUE) dec. Caleb Brooks (NIU), 6-5 149: Cardeionte Wilson (SIUE) dec. Jaivon Jones (NIU), 7-4 157: Justin Ruffin (SIUE) maj. dec. Anthony Gibson (NIU), 13-0 165: Izzak Olejnik (NIU) dec. Chase Diehl (SIUE), 5-2 174: Mason Kauffman (NIU) dec. Kevin Gschwendtner (SIUE), 3-2 184: Brit Wilson (NIU) fall Ryan Yarnell (SIUE), 6:22 197: Gage Braun (NIU) dec. Austin Andreas (SIUE), 7-3 285: Colton McKieman (SIUE) dec. Max Ihry (NIU), 2-1, TB-1

COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- The No. 3-ranked University of Michigan wrestling team wrapped up its opening weekend in dominant fashion, taking nine of 10 matches to cruise to a 38-3 win at Maryland on Sunday (Jan. 10) at the Terrapins' Xfinity Center. The Wolverines earned bonus points in six matches, including falls from senior/junior Drew Mattin and junior Mason Parris at 141 pounds and heavyweight, respectively. Mattin rallied from an initial deficit to earn a second-period fall against Danny Bertoni and secure his first win of the season -- and first dual win up at 141 pounds after previously qualifying twice for the NCAA Championships at 125 pounds. Down 2-1 to start the second period, Mattin started on top and did not let up, turning and pinning Bertoni with an arm bar at the 4:15 mark. Parris, ranked second nationally at heavyweight, also used an arm bar to secure his fall at 1:39 against Bryan Bowes in the final bout of the dual meet. Parris led, 10-2, at the time of the pin after racking up three takedowns early in the first period, including a feet-to-back cow catcher for six points just moments before the fall. Freshman Dylan Ragusin, who scored a fall for the Wolverines in the opener at Rutgers, earned his second bonus win in as many collegiate bouts with a 9-1 major decision over King Sandoval to open the dual against the Terrapins. Ragusin broke it open in the third period with a reversal and a four-point tilt before riding out the match to accumulate 4:20 in time advantage. Senior/junior Jack Medley again bumped up to 133 pounds and earned a convincing win -- after giving up the first takedown -- with a reversal, four takedowns and 2:31 in riding time to defeat Jackson Cockrell, 12-5. Medley also wrestled an extra match at 125 pounds after the dual and scored 14 takedowns en route to a 25-10 technical fall against Dainon Kappes. With the extra result, Medley now owns a team-best 3-0 record on the early season. Fifth-year senior Kanen Storr, ranked sixth nationally, used three takedowns to earn an 8-4 decision against Michael North at 149 pounds before the Wolverines strung together three straight bonus wins to clinch the dual victory -- the most lopsided being junior/sophomore Will Lewan's 22-6 technical fall against Lucas Cordio at 157 pounds. Lewan, ranked ninth, scored three takedowns and a four-point turn apiece in the first and second periods to end the bout at the 4:31 mark. Sophomore/freshman Cameron Amine and sixth-year senior Logan Massa earned major decisions at 165 and 174 pounds, respectively. Seventeenth-ranked Amine defeated Jonathan Spadafora, 13-5, with five takedowns, a reversal and 2:05 in riding-time advantage, while Massa, ranked second, beat Phillip Spadafora, 18-10, with five takedowns of his own -- three in the third period -- and a four-point leg turk in the third period. It was Massa's second major decision of the season. Maryland spoiled the shutout attempt with a close 3-2 decision at 184 pounds before the Wolverines closed with back-to-back wins at 197 pounds and heavyweight. Senior/junior Andrew Davison, who has overcome two season-ending injuries over his collegiate career, earned his first dual-meet win with an 11-8 decision against Jaron Smith in the former. Davison rallied from an initial deficit with a big second period, scoring on a go-behind takedown and four-point tilt before trading takedowns in the third and holding on for the win. Parris' pin was the 25th of his collegiate career; he led the Wolverines in falls each of the last two seasons with 13 as a freshman and 11 last year. The Wolverines (2-0) will kick off the home portion of its 2020-21 slate next Sunday (Jan. 17), hosting Indiana at Cliff Keen Arena. The start time will be announced this week. No. 3 Michigan 38, Maryland 3 Individual rankings by InterMat 125 -- Dylan Ragusin (U-M) major dec. King Sandoval, 9-1 -- U-M, 4-0 133 -- Jack Medley (U-M) dec. Jackson Cockrell, 12-5 -- U-M, 7-0 141 -- Drew Mattin (U-M) pinned Danny Bertoni, 4:15 -- U-M, 13-0 149 -- #6 Kanen Storr (U-M) dec. Michael North, 8-4 -- U-M, 16-0 157 -- #9 Will Lewan (U-M) tech. fall Lucas Cordio, 22-6 (4:31) -- U-M, 21-0 165 -- #17 Cameron Amine (U-M) major dec. Jonathan Spadafora, 13-5 -- U-M, 25-0 174 -- #2 Logan Massa (U-M) major dec. Phillip Spadafora, 18-10 -- U-M, 29-0 184 -- Kyle Cochran (UMD) dec. Joseph Walker, 3-2-- U-M, 29-3 197 -- Andrew Davison (U-M) dec. Jaron Smith, 11-8 -- U-M, 32-3 Hwt -- #2 Mason Parris (U-M) pinned Bryan Bowes, 1:39 -- U-M, 38-3 Extra Matches The 2020-21 dual season will feature several "extra matches" with every scheduled dual meet. These matches will not factor into dual scoring but are official, countable matches that will be considered for conference allocation and postseason seeding purposes. 125 -- Jack Medley (U-M) tech. fall Dainon Kappes, 25-10 149 -- Cole Mattin (U-M) dec. Hunter Baxter, 7-1 157 -- Fidel Mayora (U-M) pinned Garrett Fisk, 4:34 174 -- Phillip Spadafora (UMD) pinned Jaden Bullock, 4:44 197 -- J.T. Correll (U-M) dec. Kevin Makosy, 7-2

J'den Cox topped Hayden Zillmer (Photo/Sam Janicki, SJanickiPhoto.com) The original main event of this past weekend's FloWrestling card got postponed, but the event still delivered a main event between two world champions. Richard Mann (@richardamann) and Clay Sauertieg (@ByCSauertieg) are back on the Matside to break down all the matches. 0:00 - Open 1:16 - Mitch McKee vs. Tristan Moran 4:12 - Ronna Heaton vs. Desiree Zavala 7:46 - Nate Jackson vs. Wynn Michalak 10:40 - Seth Gross vs. Zane Richards 14:12 - Ethan Lizak vs. Matt McDonough 17:34 - Joey McKenna vs. Nahshon Garrett 21:17 - Erin Golston vs. Emily Shilson 24:21 - James Green vs. Pat Lugo 28:07 - J'den Cox vs. Hayden Zillmer 32:47 - Tamyra Mensah-Stock vs. Adeline Gray 39:45 - Jordan Burroughs vs. David Taylor Preview 41:46 - Headgear Stickers/College Wrestler Shoutouts 43:44 - Closing and Plugs

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Illinois was extremely impressive all afternoon, racking up points and dominating Indiana, 39-3. The convincing win over the Hoosiers was the Illini's largest ever margin of victory in Bloomington. In their first Big Ten dual of the season, the Fighting Illini racked up two falls, a technical fall, and four major decisions as they won bouts in nine of their ten matches with the Hoosiers. The afternoon begun with the heavyweights as sophomore Luke Luffman defeated Jacob Bullock by major decision after several takedowns to begin the dual. A huge takedown late in the third period gave the sophomore heavyweight an 11-3 advantage and putting the Illini on top, 4-0 to start the afternoon against the Hoosiers. Brock Hudkins earned an escape late in the second period to go up 1-0 on Justin Cardani at 125-pounds, but Cardani would start the third period on bottom and get an escape midway through the period to knot the score at 1. Late in the third period, Cardani finished a takedown with seconds left on the clock to go up 3-1 and win by decision, giving Illinois an early 7-0 lead. Lucas Byrd secured a major decision win over Caden Rooks in the 133-pound matchup after an impressive debut in the Illini starting lineup. Byrd notched several takedowns and pulled away from Rooks, winning 14-5. At 141-pounds, senior Dylan Duncan impressed in his first match of the 2021 season. The senior won by fall (6:18) over Paul Konrath, putting the Illini up 17-0. Senior Mike Carr gave the Illini another major decision victory, defeating Luke Baughman in the 149-pound weight class, 16-5. The senior who missed last season due to injury secured several takedowns en route to his first victory of the 2021 season. At 157-pounds, first-year starter Johnny Mologousis got off to a great start with a takedown and four-point near fall late in the first period to take a 6-0 lead into the second period. He would finish the match with a 10-0 major decision victory, giving the Illini a 25-0 lead. Danny Braunagel came out strong against Nick South at 165-pounds, ultimately pulling off the technical fall (6:48) and giving the Illini another five team points to go up 30-0 over the Hoosiers. Donnell Washington earned a quick four points with a takedown and near fall, going up 4-0 early over first-year starter Trey Sizemore in the 174-pound bout. Sizemore would gain control, but a reversal from Washington late in the second period would give him another two points. The Hoosiers would get on the board with three points, trailing Illinois, 30-3. Zac Braunagel recorded two early takedowns, jumping out to a 4-1 lead in the 184-pound matchup halfway through the first period. After a pair of takedowns in the second period, Braunagel secured the second fall of the day for the Illini (6:02), increasing the lead to 36-3 over Indiana. With the final match of the afternoon at 197-pounds, Wroblewski capped off an incredible performance from the Illini with another win, defeating Nick Willhan by decision. The win would extend the Illini lead to 39-3, giving Illinois their largest margin of victory in Bloomington. Results: HWT: Luke Huffman (ILL) def. Jacob Bullock (IU) 11-3 major decision (IU 0, ILL 4) 125: #22 Justin Cardani (ILL) def. #8 Brock Hudkins (IU) 3-1 decision (IU 0, ILL 7) 133: Lucas Byrd (ILL) def. Cayden Rooks (IU) 14-5 major decision (IU 0, ILL 11) 141: #13 Dylan Duncan (ILL) fall Paul Konrath (IU) 6:18 (IU 0, ILL 17) 149: #7 Mike Carr (ILL) def. Luke Baughman (IU) major decision 16-5 (IU, ILL 21) 157: Johnny Mologousis (ILL) def. Jonathan Kervin (IU) major decision 10-0 (IU 0, ILL 25) 165: #11 Danny Braunagel (ILL) def. #24 Nick South (IU) technical fall 19-4, 6:48 (IU 0, ILL 30) 174: #25 Donnell Washington (IU) def. Trey Sizemore (ILL) 6-3 decision (IU 3, ILL 30) 184: #10 Zac Braunagel (ILL) fall Drayton Harris (IU) 6:02 (IU 3, ILL 36) 197: Matt Wroblewski (ILL) def. Nick Willham (IU) 5-4 decision (IU 3, ILL 39)

WEST POINT, N.Y. -- The Army West Point wrestling team took the mat Saturday night against LIU, eager to redeem themselves after having their opportunity at an NCAA Tournament appearance cut short in 2020. Saturday's match was the first time that the Black Knights have taken the floor against an opponent since the EIWA conference tournament last March. Army and LIU competed in a tournament style matchup, including 12 individual bouts, resulting in no cumulative team score. The competition included both intersquad and dual matchups with LIU. The Black Knights and the Sharks went head-to-head in five different weight classes and seven total bouts including 149lbs, 157lbs, 174lbs, 184lbs and 285lbs. Army came away with wins in all seven appearances in addition to notching five pins and two technical fall victories. Taylor Brown set the pace for Army in the opening match at 184lbs, defeating LIU's TJ Franden in a 20-3 tech fall. Junior heavyweight Ben Sullivan followed suit with the first pin of the night in the second bout, overpowering Tim Nagosky with :21 seconds left in the first period. Army stole the show for the remainder of the faceoffs, tallying pins from four seasoned veterans in P.J. Ogunsanya at 149lbs, Markus Hartman at 157lbs and Bobby Heald at 285lbs in addition to an 18-1 technical fall victory from Sahm Abdulrazzaq at 184lbs. The full breakdown of Saturday's matches are as follows: 141lbs: Lane Peters def. Cole Wyman, 7-4 decision 149lbs: P.J. Ogunsanya def. Kyle Matthews (LIU), pin at 1:09 (3rd period) 149lbs: Corey Shie def. Tanner Craig, 8-3 decision 157lbs: Markus Hartman def. Ken Cooper (LIU), pin at 0:16 (2nd period) 157lbs: Christian Hunt def. Dillon Sheehy, 3-2 decision 165lbs: Beau Guffey def. Owen Brown, 4-0 decision 165lbs: Beau Guffey def. Will Lucie, 3-1 decision 174lbs: Brad Laughlin def. James Langan (LIU), pin at 1:11 (2nd period) 184lbs: Taylor Brown def. TJ Franden (LIU), 20-3 tech fall 184lbs: Sahm Abdulrazzaq def. TJ Franden (LIU), 18-1 tech fall 285lbs: Ben Sullivan def. Tim Nagosky (LIU), pin 0:21 (1st period) 285lbs: Bobby Heald def. Tim Nagosky (LIU), pin 1:13 (1st period) The Black Knights will host their second competition of the season next Saturday, Jan. 16 at 2 p.m. against Hofstra University. Coach Ward's thoughts: "My initial reaction and first thoughts were I am really happy for the guys, that's what I just told them. Their discipline, their hard work and being able to make this day happen was great - they've had some opportunities taken away from them, so more than anything I am just grateful and happy for them that they got to compete. They scored some points, it looked like they were excited and it's something we can build and grow off of so I am really happy for the guys."

Tamyra Mensah-Stock defeated Adeline Gray in the main event (Photo/Sam Janicki, SJanickiPhoto.com) AUSTIN, Texas -- It's an exciting time in the sport of wrestling with the high school and college seasons underway, and the Olympic Games less than 200 days away. A number of American standouts with their sights set on Olympic gold were on display during a Flo Wrestling event Saturday night in Austin, Texas. That star-studded list included five-time world champion Adeline Gray, two-time world champion J'den Cox, world champion Tamyra Mensah-Stock and two-time world medalist James Green. The card was altered after the scheduled feature bout between Olympic gold medalist Jordan Burroughs and world champion David Taylor was postponed. The 10-match card Saturday still featured its share of top-notch competition. Kudos to Flo for putting it together. Here is my breakdown from the evening's matches: 155 pounds: Mitch McKee tech. Tristan Moran, 11-1 McKee, an excellent freestyle wrestler, struck first and built an early 3-1 advantage. He followed with a leg attack for a takedown and transitioned to a pair of gut-wrenches to lead 9-1. McKee added with another takedown to finish a quick 11-1 win by technical superiority. 61 kilograms: Ronna Heaton dec. Desiree Zavala, 10-8 This promised to be an excellent women's freestyle battle between two top young wrestlers. Heaton, an age-group world champion, bolted to an early 3-0 lead in the first minute. Zavala finished effectively on a single leg to even the bout 3-3 late in the opening period. Heaton used an effective counter to score a takedown and lead 5-3 early in the second period. The wrestlers battled back and forth with Heaton scoring on another strong counter to go up 10-6. Zavala scored on a leg attack to draw within 10-8 with 45 seconds to go. Heaton fought off a shot attempt in the final seconds to win 10-8 in an action-packed bout. 215 pounds: Nate Jackson tech. Wynn Michalak, 12-1 Jackson opened the scoring with a throw-by maneuver to lead 2-0. Jackson added with a double-leg takedown and leg lace to build a 6-0 cushion. The explosive Jackson finished strong again with another leg attack to lead 8-0. Michalak came back with a shot and a pushout. Jackson scored another takedown off a single-leg shot to lead 9-1 at the break. Jackson scored on a re-attack to prevail 12-1. 61 kilograms: Seth Gross dec. Zane Richards, 11-3 Richards won a wild early scramble to score the opening takedown again Gross, who was coming off a win over world silver medalist Thomas Gilman. Richards added a pushout to lead 3-0. Gross came back with a counter for a takedown and turned Richards to his back to lead 4-3. Gross followed with a pushout off his leg attack for a 5-3 edge at the break. Gross is a master in these scrambles and scored a takedown to lead 7-3 midway through the second period. Gross added another TD to lead 9-3 with a minute to go. He countered another shot to lead 11-3 late. Gross wins after scoring the final 11 points of the match. Impressive performance by a guy who is a legitimate threat to make the Olympic Team. 143 pounds: Ethan Lizak tech. Matt McDonough, 10-0 This was an interesting matchup with McDonough, a two-time NCAA champion, returning to competition against a past NCAA finalist. Lizak took charge early with a takedown and a series of turns to win by a quick 10-0 technical superiority. Lizak has always been very strong in the top position and it showed in this match. Joey McKenna turns Nahshon Garrett with a gut wrench (Photo/Sam Janicki, SJanickiPhoto.com) 65 kilograms: Joey McKenna tech. Nahshon Garrett, 12-2 This also promised to be an entertaining bout featuring two excellent freestyle competitors. McKenna opened with a slick leg attack, collecting four early points. Garrett came back to expose McKenna for two points. McKenna extended his lead to 6-2 with a leg attack and takedown early in the second period. McKenna followed with a textbook single-leg shot and turn to lead 10-2. McKenna added another TD to earn a surprising 12-2 win over a very tough opponent. 51 kilograms: Erin Golston dec. Emily Shilson, 8-5 Golston powered in on a leg attack for an early takedown before transitioning right into a pair of leg laces to lead 6-1. She followed with a double-leg takedown and was up 8-1 at the break. Shilson added a pair of late takedowns on two superb shots, but Golston held her off 8-5. 152 pounds: James Green dec. Pat Lugo, 3-2 This looked to be another intriguing matchup involving a proven veteran and a guy trying to make his mark on the Senior level. Green struck first with a double-leg takedown a minute into the match. He added a pushout early in the second period to lead 3-0. Lugo drew within 3-1 in the final minute before Green was put on the shot clock. Lugo scored a pushout with 30 seconds left, but Green held him off to prevail 3-2. J'den Cox defeated Hayden Zillmer in his return to competition (Photo/Sam Janicki, SJanickiPhoto.com) 97 kilograms: J'den Cox dec. Hayden Zillmer, 6-2 Cox made his much-anticipated return while bumping up to 97 kilos. Zillmer struck first, scoring a point on the shot clock. Cox trailed 1-0 after the opening period before picking up the pace in the final period. Cox fired in on a single and finished for a takedown to lead 2-1 early in the second period. He followed with a gut-wrench to lead 4-1 with just over two minutes left. Cox exploded in on a late shot for a slick takedown near the edge to lead 6-1. Zillmer added a late pushout, but Cox prevailed 6-2 with a solid performance in his first bout in 10 months. Main event Tamyra Mensah-Stock and Adeline Gray embrace after their match (Photo/Sam Janicki, SJanickiPhoto.com) 76 kilograms: Tamyra Mensah-Stock dec. Adeline Gray, 4-0 Mensah scored a takedown and exposure with an aggressive attack to take a surprising 4-0 lead in the first period. Trailing 4-0 at the break, Gray came out strong with a number of shots but Mensah continued to fight her off. Lethal in the top position, Gray was never able to have that opportunity in this match. Impressive showing by Mensah with a 4-0 victory. Her defense and her positioning were excellent. The good news for Team USA is both of these wrestlers likely will be wrestling in the Olympic Games this year. Final word This was, as expected, another excellent night of wrestling. It was unfortunate we missed out on Burroughs vs. Taylor, but that match hopefully will be happening in a few days. Seth Gross looked really impressive again. It was great to see J'den Cox back wrestling again and it was awesome to have two outstanding women battling in the main event. Mensah looked really good -- she continues to improve and progress. It was fun to watch. Craig Sesker has written about wrestling for more than three decades. He's covered three Olympic Games, written 10 books and is a two-time national wrestling writer of the year.

PITTSBURGH -- The University of Pittsburgh wrestling team earned a Top-25 victory over Lehigh on Saturday evening, winning 24-9 in the first home match of the season at the Fitzgerald Field House. The Panthers, ranked No. 13 by the NWCA Coaches Poll this week, took down No. 17-ranked Lehigh decisively in the dual, winning eight out of the 10 matches. In the 65th meeting in Pitt-Lehigh wrestling series history, the 24-9 margin marked Pitt's largest home victory over Lehigh ever. Pitt defeated Lehigh for the second straight season, and head coach Keith Gavin was pleased with his team's success but also pointed out that several individual matches were very close in a dual that the final team score suggested was more one-sided. "We won a lot of close matches tonight, and I thought we got too conservative at times," Gavin said. "We can certainly do a better job of scoring when we have a lead. Our goal is to build a mentality of always trying to stay on the attack. It was a solid team win over a Lehigh program that we respect a ton, but I'd like to see us finish matches better and not play it so safe." Gavin also expressed his gratitude at being able to watch Pitt's student-athletes compete right now. "We're extremely grateful that so many people worked so hard to make this possible," he added. "It was different with no fans, for sure. Pitt-Lehigh usually gets a lot of fans. But we accept that, and we're just happy to compete. Now we have to stay focused on doing what we need to do to keep going. We need to build off these nonconference wins and perform well in the five ACC duals. We want to have our best performance of the season each time we get on the mat to compete." After a double-digit dual rally last Sunday at Navy, the Panthers (2-0) once again had to come from behind. The Mountain Hawks (0-1) scored a pin at 125 pounds to go up 6-0 right away. Lehigh also held a 9-6 lead following the bout at 149 pounds. But Pitt's upper weights proved unbeatable for the second straight outing, winning the final six contests to help the Panthers earn their first team victory over Lehigh at home since 1997 and finally end a 10-match home losing streak for Pitt against the program from Bethlehem, Pa. All of the Panthers ranked in the Top 25 by FloWrestling this week emerged with victories as Micky Phillippi, Cole Matthews, Jake Wentzel, Gregg Harvey and Nino Bonaccorsi earned decisions. Newcomers Tyler Badgett and Jake Slinger also won in their debut matches at the Fitzgerald Field House, while Jared McGill continued his impressive start to the season at 174 pounds with a victory. The Panthers will begin ACC dual meet action next Saturday with a 10 a.m. matchup against Duke at the Fitzgerald Field House. Matches will again be streamed on ACC Network Extra via the WatchESPN app. Full results from Saturday's action are available below. Results: 125 | Jaret Lane (Lehigh) pins Colton Camacho (Pitt), 1:58 (Lehigh leads, 6-0) 133 | Micky Phillippi (Pitt) dec. Malyke Hines (Lehigh), 10-5 (Lehigh leads, 6-3) 141 | Cole Matthews (Pitt) dec. Connor McGonagle (Lehigh), 4-3 (Tied, 6-6) 149 | Jimmy Hoffman (Lehigh) dec. Luke Kemerer (Pitt), 4-0 (Lehigh leads, 9-6) 157 | Tyler Badgett (Pitt) dec. JT Cooley (Lehigh), 6-1 (Tied, 9-9) 165 | Jake Wentzel (Pitt) dec. Thayne Lawrence (Lehigh), 3-0 (Pitt leads, 12-9) 174 | Jared McGill (Pitt) dec. Jake Logan (Lehigh), 4-2 (Pitt leads, 15-9) 184 | Gregg Harvey (Pitt) dec. JT Davis (Lehigh), 4-1 (Pitt leads, 18-9) 197 | Nino Bonaccorsi (Pitt) dec. Jake Jakobsen (Lehigh), 7-2 (Pitt leads, 21-9) HWT | Jake Slinger (Pitt) dec. Victor Lacombe (Lehigh), 9-3 (SV1) (Pitt wins, 24-9) Additional Matches: 125 | Colton Camacho (Pitt) dec. Sheldon Seymour (Lehigh), 7-4 (TB1) 133 | Louis Newell (Pitt) dec. Satoshi Abe (Lehigh), 5-1 141 | Joe Lobeck (Lehigh) dec. Ryan Michaels (Pitt), 9-3 149 | Mick Burnett (Pitt) dec. Paul Watkins (Lehigh), 8-6 157 | Antonio Petrucelli (Pitt) dec. Tyler Sung (Lehigh), 6-3 165 | Connor Herceg (Lehigh) dec. Tye Weathersby (Pitt), 6-5 174 | Tommy O'Brien (Pitt) pins Trey Cornish (Lehigh), 6:49 184 | Caden Wright (Lehigh) dec. Nicholas Meglino (Pitt), 4-0 197 | James Lledo (Pitt) maj. dec. Andrew Shedleski (Lehigh), 15-2 HWT | Eli Jones (Lehigh) dec. Cole Rickert (Pitt), 2-0

The Binghamton University wrestling team wasted no time making an imprint on the 2021 season, rattling off back-to-back pins to open the match in a 27-20 victory over Rider at the West Gym in Vestal. Six victories in total, highlighted by pins from Micah Roes, Anthony Sobotker and Lou DePrez helped vault the Bearcats over the nationally ranked Broncs (InterMat). "That start was electric," head coach Kyle Borshoff said. To get off to a start like that, it's everything. We proved we're a dangerous team tonight." Highlights Roes kicked things off at 125 pounds, and trailed early against Jonathan Tropea. The true freshman fell behind 4-2 after the first period, but regained the lead with a takedown and back points in the second. Roes had Tropea on his back for a large portion of the third, and notched the pin in the final seconds of the period. Leading 6-0 following the pin by Roes, Sobotker made quick work of Richie Koehler. Leading 2-0, Sobotker ignited his team with a pin just 1:10 into the first. At 141 pounds, No.19 Zack Trampe found himself in a tight battle with Rider's McKenzie Bell. Tied at three in the third and starting the period down, Trampe got a reversal and was strong on top en route to a 6-4 decision. Michael Zarif made it four straight wins for the Bearcats with an 8-7 decision over Wyatt McCarthy. Tied at seven after two, Zarif was able to escape in the third and fend off McCarthy to pick up his first career dual victory. At 165 pounds, Brevin Cassella joined Roes and Sobotker with his first win as a Bearcat. A bout that did not see a takedown, Cassella remained consistent on the attack, resulting in two stall points in his favor. He picked up a 3-2 decision. At 184 pounds, No. 4 DePrez sealed the win with a pin of his own. Controlling the bout 7-1, DePrez was able to put George Walton on his back in the second period. The match had two bonus matches, which the Bearcats split with Rider. Tyler Martin also registered his first collegiate victory, earning a 5-3 decision over Travis Layton. Up Next The Bearcats will take on LIU on Thursday, January 14 in Vestal. Bout begins at 7 p.m. Results: 125: Micah Roes (BING) FALL Jonathan Tropea (RID), at 6:59; Binghamton leads, 6-0. 133: Anthony Sobotker (BING) FALL Richie Koehler (RID), at 1:37; Binghamton leads, 12-0. 141: Zack Trampe (BING) DEC McKenzie Bell (RID), 6-4; Binghamton leads, 15-0. 149: Michael Zarif (BING) DEC Wyatt McCarthy (RID), 8-7; Binghamton leads, 18-0. 157: Jesse Dellavecchia (RID) FALL Alex Strashinsky (BING), at 2:39; Binghamton leads, 18-6. 165: Brevin Casella (BING) DEC Jake Silverstein (RID), 3-2; Binghamton leads, 21-6. 174: Angel Garcia (RID) FALL Alex Melikian (BING), at 0:59; Binghamton leads, 21-12. 184: Lou DePrez (BING) FALL George Walton (RID), at 4:18; Binghamton leads, 27-12. 197: Matt Correnti (RID) DEC. Sam DePrez (BING), 7-4; Binghamton leads, 27-15. 285: Ethan Laird (RID) TF Collin Burns (BING), 17-2; Binghamton wins 27-20.

The Navy wrestling team (1-1, 1-0 EIWA) secured its first win of the 2020-21 campaign by earning victories in nine of the 10 bouts to defeat Clarion (0-1) 41-3 on Saturday afternoon at Tippin Gym in Pennsylvania. Additionally, the two programs engaged in 24 "extra matches" which will count towards each individual's record this season. "Every win you earn is awesome, no matter when it comes," said Cary Kolat, who earned his first victory as the Mids' head coach after being hired last March. "The most important thing for me and the coaching staff was to see how we improved from last week's match against Pitt. Our goal was to improve our positioning, controlling from the top and winning on our feet. I felt overall we were successful in achieving that goal and were able to dominate in several of our matches. One of the other things that stood out today was how we wrestled for each other. I saw them as individuals come together as a team. "Wrestling in a dual, representing your school is steeped in pride. Having the extra matches has provided an avenue for our No. 2 or backup wrestlers to travel and put on that singlet and compete just as our starters in a dual. You can see the camaraderie that is being built amongst teammates which will make us a tighter team. I believe the opportunity to have these extra matches has been a positive for our program and I hope that we can continue it in some format in the future." The Highlights • The Midshipmen are now 1-1 on the year, including 1-0 on the road. • Saturday's dual marked just the third match between the two programs in a series that dates back to 1975. • Meeting for the first time since Jan. 24, 1976, Navy now leads the series against Clarion, 3-0. • The dual marked just the second contested between the two programs at Clarion, as the Mids scored a 29-15 victory over the Golden Eagles in the inaugural match on Jan. 4, 1975. • Seven of Navy's nine victories earned bonus points with three falls (Caravela, Birchmeier, Cobb), one tech fall (T. Skidgel) and three majors (L. Treaster, Allen, Trybus). • Navy never trailed in the match and won the first-three bouts before second-year starter Jacob Koser dropped a 6-2 decision at 197 pounds to 11th-ranked Greg Bulsak. • The 38-point victory was Navy's largest margin of victory since defeating George Mason 43-0 on Feb. 6, 2018. • The 41 points were the most points scored by the Mids since defeating George Mason 43-0 on Feb. 6, 2018, while it marked the fewest points scored by an opponent since that same dual. • Freshman David Key (184) and sophomores Jacob Koser (197) and John Birchmeier (285) made their season debut after missing last week's opener against Pitt. • Logan Treaster (125), Cody Trybus (133), Casey Cobb (149) and Andrew Cerniglia (157) all improved to 2-0 in dual action this season with wins over both Pitt and Clarion. • Freshman David Key (184) earned his first-collegiate victory by way of a 4-2 decision over senior Max Wohlabaugh. • The 19-1 tech fall by Tanner Skidgel (165) was just his 14th-career bonus-point win and only his second victory by tech fall. • Five of Dean Caravela's (174) eight-career victories have been by fall, including today's pin in 4:21 against Caleb Hetrick • Jacob Allen (133) earned his first dual win of the season with a 9-1 major decision over Dylan Burnoski. • 13th-ranked Cody Trybus (141) scored a 10-1 major decision over Kyle Schickel and is now 14-1 over four seasons in matches ending in major decisions. • Casey Cobb (149) is a perfect 7-0 over his career in matches ending in falls after pinning Jalin Hankerson at 6:26. • Rookie Andrew Cerniglia (157) has reached double digits in each of his three wins this season, including a 10-5 decision over Trevor Elfvin on Saturday. Results: 165 | #10 Tanner Skidgel (NAVY) tech fall Kolby Ho, 19-1 // Navy 5, Clarion 0 174 | Dean Caravela (NAVY) fall Caleb Hetrick, 4:21 // Navy 11, Clarion 0 184 | David Key (NAVY) dec Max Wohlabaugh, 4-2 // Navy 14, Clarion 0 197 | #11 Greg Bulsak dec Jacob Koser (NAVY), 6-2 // Navy 14, Clarion 3 285 | John Birchmeier (NAVY) fall Ty Bagoly, 5:29 // Navy 20, Clarion 3 125 | Logan Treaster (NAVY) major Cam Butler, 15-2 // Navy 24, Clarion 3 133 | Jacob Allen (NAVY) major Dylan Burnoski, 9-1 // Navy 28, Clarion 3 141 | #13 Cody Trybus (NAVY) major Kyle Schickel, 10-1 // Navy 32, Clarion 3 149 | Casey Cobb (NAVY) fall Jalin Hankerson, 6:26 // Navy 38, Clarion 3 157 | Andrew Cerniglia (NAVY) dec Trevor Elfvin, 10-5 // Navy 41, Clarion 3 Extra Matches: 165 | John Worthing dec Henry Hague (NAVY), 8-7 165 | Henry Hague (NAVY) dec Eli Brinsky, 2-1 165 | Kolby Ho dec Henry Hague (NAVY), 9-6 165 | Tanner Skidgel (NAVY) major Eli Brinsky, 18-4 165 | Tanner Skidgel (NAVY) major John Worthing, 12-3 174 | Mike Vernagallo tech fall Gary Eakin (NAVY), 16-0 (3:47) 174 | Caleb Hetrick dec Gary Eakin (NAVY), 9-6 174 | Dean Caravela (NAVY) dec Mike Vernagallo, 10-7 184 | David Key (NAVY) fall Derek Brown, 4:50 197 | Malcolm Wiley (NAVY) dec Brett Wittmann, 7-0 197 | Greg Bulsak major Malcolm Wiley (NAVY), 13-2 197 | Jacob Koser (NAVY) fall Brett Wittman, 1:37 285 | John Birchmeier (NAVY) dec Austin Chapman, 8-2 285 | Riley Smith (NAVY) dec Austin Chapman, 6-2 285 | Riley Smith (NAVY) dec Tyler Bagoly, 12-7 125 | Logan Treaster (NAVY) fall Blake Jackson, 1:42 133 | Jacob Allen (NAVY) major TJ England, 8-0 133 | Luke Lucerne (NAVY), dec TJ England, 11-5 141 | Cody Trybus (NAVY) dec Seth Koleno, 7-4 141 | Tyler Hunt (NAVY) major Seth Koleno, 15-6 141 | Tyler Hunt (NAVY) dec Kyle Schickle, 8-4 149 | Casey Cobb (NAVY) major Joe Sliwoski, 12-3 149 | PJ Crane (NAVY) dec Joe Sliwoski, 5-2 149 | PJ Crane (NAVY) dec Jalin Hankerson, 6-1 What's Ahead • Navy will be back in action next Saturday when it plays host to longtime rival Lehigh at Alumni Hall. • Action is slated to begin at 6:00 pm and will be streamed on ESPN+.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- The Virginia wrestling team (1-0) turned in a strong performance in the home opener on Saturday (Jan. 9), posting seven bonus-point victories on the way to a 44 to -1 victory over Gardner-Webb (0-2) in dual competition at Memorial Gym. A penalty point resulting in a deduction from the overall team score during the 174-pound matchup resulted in the final score on the afternoon. With the win, Virginia is now 9-0 all-time against Gardner-Webb. The Cavaliers raced out of the gates with bonus-point victories in the first three weight classes to take the 15-0 lead on the Bulldogs. In all Virginia got a pair of pins, three technical falls and a pair of major decisions on the afternoon. Following the dual action, the Cavaliers and Bulldogs wrestled 10 additional individual matches per new allowances due to COVID and condensed schedules this season. MATCH NOTES • Louie Hayes (Orland Park, Ill.) improved to 5-0 on the season as he recorded his third pin of the year. • Jake Keating (Naperville, Ill.) also improved to 5-0 on the season with a tech fall in his match. Keating now has two technical falls and three bonus-point wins this season. • Jay Aiello (Chantilly, Va.) picked up his third pin of the season as he improved to 4-0 on the year. • Brian Courtney (Athens, Pa.) won by technical fall, improving to 4-0 on the year with a pair of pins and two tech falls in his four victories this season. • Michael Battista (Ashburn, Va.) and Quinn Miller (Lilburn, Ga.) also remained undefeated on the year as they both improved to 4-0 on the season. • Freshman Dylan Cedeno (Fair Lawn, N.J.) remained undefeated and improved to 4-0, picking up his second pin of the season in the additional matches following the dual with the Bulldogs. • After today's action, the Cavaliers have 10 wrestlers who have seen time and remain undefeated on the year. FROM COACH GARLAND: “It was a really good day and another good weekend for us. I think we only lost one match today between the dual and the extra matches after the fact. One of the huge positives was bonus points. At the end we had to gut some out and that was a positive, too. That was good to see; biting down when the other guy is fighting like crazy too.” “Our first two big leaders are Louie Hayes and Jay Aiello. We look to them to really ignite our team and that's what they did again today. Louie came out and hit everything but the kitchen sink. Brian Courtney is one of our captains and he just scored points. Denton Spencer is another captain and that was his first match of the season, but he's going to build off that and did some good things. Jay just kept his composure and was building points until he was able to flurry into a fall. Our leaders are everything to us. We got good leadership from Jack Mueller last year and we knew that baton was going to get passed to those guys and they've done a great job.” Results: 125: Patrick McCormick major dec. Austin Wadlow (GWU), 10-0; UVA 4, GWU 0 133: No. 12 Louie Hayes pinned Todd Carter (GWU), 3:09; UVA 10, GWU 0 141: Brian Courtney tech fall Conrad Schiess (GWU), 23-5 (6:45); UVA 15, GWU 0 149: Denton Spencer dec. Jacson Muldrew (GWU), 9-4; UVA 18, GWU 0 157: No. 16 Justin McCoy tech fall Chase McKinney (GWU), 17-2 (6:35); UVA 23, GWU 0 165: Jake Keating tech fall Austin Reames (GWU), 21-6 (3:47); UVA 28, GWU 0 174: Vic Marcelli major dec. Sam Mora (GWU), 10-1; UVA 32, GWU -1 184: Michael Battista dec. Evan Schenk (GWU), 7-4; UVA 35, GWU -1 197: No. 3 Jay Aiello pinned Jack Trautman (GWU), 4:07; UVA 41, GWU -1 HWT: No 19 Quinn Miller dec. Anthony Perrine (GWU), 3-2 (TB-1); UVA 44, GWU -1 *A team point was deducted from GWU during the 174 weight class for bench conduct Additional Matches: 125: Sam Book tech fall Aedyn Concepcion (GWU), 18-0 125: Sam Book dec. Austin Wadlow (GWU), 8-4 125: Patrick McCormick major dec. Aedyn Concepcion (GWU), 12-0 133: Evan Buchanan dec. Todd Carter (GWU), 4-2 141: Dylan Cedeno pinned Corbin Dion (GWU), 1:55 141: Scott Kiyono tech fall Corbin Dion, 23-8 (7:00) 157: Nic Sansone major dec. Christian Trimble, 10-1 157: Chase McKinney dec. Justin Phillips, 8-5 174: Robby Patrick pinned Sam Mora, 0:48 HWT: Jessie Knight pinned Gabriel Pickett, 1:32

LEXINGTON, Va. -- The VMI wrestling team opened its 2021 home season with a 30-9 victory over Sacred Heart University (Conn.) Saturday in non-conference action from Cormack Hall. The Keydets won seven of the 10 weight classes, and avenged a 30-9 defeat last year at Sacred Heart. The Keydets opened with wins in the first four matches. Senior Cliff Conway won a thriller in a sudden victory overtime period 8-2 in the opener at 125. Freshman Luke Fegley followed with the only pin of the day in 4:47 at 133 and freshman Freddy Junko had a 6-0 win at 141. Sophomore Job Chishko had a tough 4-2 win at 149. After three Pioneer victories, sophomore Zach Brown scored a 4-3 win at 184 and Sacred Heart forfeited the two heaviest weight classes. Freshmen Seth Fillers (157) and Joel Diaz (174) each fell in close 5-3 matches. The Keydets (1-0) host Campbell University next Saturday in the Southern Conference opener for both teams, at a time to be determined. Freshman Blake Showers won an exhibition following the match at 157 against his SHU opponent and Fegley returned and scored another win by fall. Results: 125: Cliff Conway (VMI) over Sean Faraon (SH) (SV-1 8-2) 133: Luke Fegley (VMI) over Vincent Milazzo (SH) (Fall 4:47) 141: Freddy Junko (VMI) over Ryan Burns (SH) (Dec 6-0) 149: Job Chishko (VMI) over Seth Brown (SH) (Dec 4-2) 157: Nicholas Palumbo (SH) over Seth Fillers (VMI) (Dec 5-3) 165: Scotty Jarosz (SH) over Jon Hoover (VMI) (Dec 6-2) 174: William Schmidt (SH) over Joel Diaz (VMI) (Dec 5-3) 184: Zach Brown (VMI) over Joe Accousti (SH) (Dec 4-3) 197: Tyler Mousaw (For.) 285: Robbie Adelstein (VMI) (For.) Exhibitions: 157 Blake Showers (VMI) over Shaun Williams (SHU) (Dec 8-6) 133 Luke Fegley (VMI) over Thomas Volpe (SHU) (Fall 2:02)

LINCOLN -- The Nebraska wrestling team kicked off the 2020-21 season on a high note, defeating No. 17 Minnesota 22-14 at the Bob Devaney Sports Center on Friday night. The Huskers wrestled in two top-20 matchups and won six bouts on their way to the first victory of the season. Liam Cronin got the night started at 125 pounds with a top-20 match against No. 14 Patrick McKee. No. 17 Cronin earned the upset by 8-1 decision, scoring two takedowns, a two-point near fall and an escape in his Nebraska debut. The senior held McKee scoreless until the third period. Minnesota's Boo Dryden put the Golden Gophers on the board, defeating Alex Thomsen in a 9-2 decision at 133 pounds. Thomsen earned a takedown in the third period, but could not put a stop the Minnesota victory. Chad Red Jr. (141 pounds) kicked off his senior season in the win column, taking his match against Marcos Polanco by a 4-1 decision. Red Jr. maintained control of the match, scoring a takedown in the first period and only allowing an escape from Polanco in the second. He earned himself another escape and recorded almost three minutes of riding time to add the bonus point. In the second Husker debut performance of the night, Brock Hardy handled No. 19 Michael Blockhus in a 9-2 decision victory at 149 pounds. After a scoreless first period, Hardy earned a four-point near fall in the second period to kick off his Husker career and went on to pick up a takedown and two escapes in addition to 1:24 of riding time. Minnesota took the next two matches as Brayton Lee defeated Caleb Licking in a 10-5 decision at 157 pounds and Andrew Sparks won the 165 pound match against Peyton Robb by 7-6 decision. Mikey Labriola (174 pounds) earned his ninth career pin against the Golden Gophers, defeating Jake Allar by fall in 6:17. The junior earned four takedowns in the match before pinning Allar to end the match and bring the Husker's team total to 15 points. Nathan Haas rounded out the group of newcomers getting the nod in the starting lineup against Minnesota, beating No. 19 Owen Webster 5-2 in the 184-pound match. He amassed over three minutes of riding time in his first match as a Husker in addition to two escapes and a takedown. Eric Schultz picked up right where he left off at the end of the 2019-20 regular season, meeting Garret Joles at 184 pounds for the second consecutive season. This time, he earned a 14-3 major decision over the familiar foe. The senior scored a takedown in each period, plus added two escapes and a four-point near fall. Closing out the night was another top-20 matchup with Minnesota's No. 1 ranked Gable Steveson up against No. 17 Christian Lance. Lance ultimately fell to Steveson by 14-3 major decision. The Huskers hit the road for their first away matchup of the season next week as they take on No. 1 Iowa in Iowa City on Friday, Jan. 15. The dual is set for 8 p.m. CT and will be televised on BTN. Results: 125: No. 17 Liam Cronin (NEB) dec. No. 14 Patrick McKee (MINN), 8-1 (3-0) 133: Boo Dryden (MINN) dec. No. 20 Alex Thomsen (NEB), 9-2 (3-3) 141: No. 7 Chad Red Jr. (NEB) dec. Marcos Polanco (MINN), 4-1 (6-3) 149: Brock Hardy (NEB) dec. No. 19 Michael Blockhus (MINN), 9-2 (9-3) 157: No. 6 Brayton Lee (MINN) dec. Caleb Licking (NEB), 10-5 (9-6) 165: Andrew Sparks (MINN) dec. No. 15 Peyton Robb (NEB), 7-6 (9-9) 174: No. 4 Mikey Labriola (NEB) pinned Jake Allar (MINN), 6:17 (15-9) 184: Nathan Haas (NEB) dec. No. 19 Owen Webster (MINN), 5-2 (18-9) 197: No. 2 Eric Schultz (NEB) major dec. Garrett Joles (MINN), 14-3 (22-9) 285: No. 1 Gable Steveson (MINN) tech. fall No. 17 Christian Lance (NEB), 23-8 (22-14) Extra Matches: 133: Jake Gliva (MINN) dec. Tucker Sjomeling (NEB), 3-1 149: Jake Bergeland (MINN) dec. Jevon Parrish (NEB), 5-2 157: Cael Carlson (MINN) tech. fall Kevon Davenport (NEB), 17-2 184: Isaiah Salazar (MINN) major dec. Colton Wolfe (NEB), 16-3 197: Dylan Anderson (MINN) dec. Silas Allred (NEB), 8-4 285: Landon Brown (NEB) pin Keaton Kluever, 1:35

NORMAN, Okla. -- The No. 11 Sun Devil wrestling team earned its first road win in nine years over No. 20 Oklahoma, 20-12, at McCasland Field House Friday night. Senior Kordell Norfleet (197) ultimately sealed the dual for ASU (2-0) in the ninth bout after an impressive two tie-breaker period decision victory over No. 13 Jake Woodley. "I thought overall the team wrestled well, they were prepared and I'm proud of these guys," assistant coach Lee Pritts said. "This was a great test by a talented and well coached Oklahoma team. Looking ahead it's going to get tougher so we have to continue to climb, continue to elevate, continue to fight." Arizona native Brandon Courtney (125) was able to slam in a major decision victory to begin the night for the Sun Devils. Following Courtney, transfer Michal McGee (133) dominated No. 10 Anthony Madrigal as he gave no opportunities for the Sooner and claimed the win 13-3. Following the back-to-back bonus points for the Maroon and Gold, the Sooners were able to break down the 8-0 lead with three consecutive wins in 141, 149 and 157. After the five minute intermission, No. 5 Anthony Valencia (165) placed the Sun Devils back on top 11-9 with his 3-1 decision victory over Jake Stiles. The upset of the night came at 174 with redshirt freshman Trey Munoz claiming his first victory in a Sun Devil singlet with a 8-3 decision over No. 8 Anthony Mantanona. Munoz dominated Mantanona earning two takedowns and a 3:17 riding time bonus point in his debut. "This win was important to him and he prepares for excellence daily," Pritts said. "He expected himself to win. After weigh-ins he said to head coach Zeke Jones 'Let's start at 174, I'm ready to go!' and that hunger to compete is special." Again, the Sooners would follow up with another win to keep themselves alive and within a two point reach of the Sun Devils (14-12). Norfleet and Woodley battled for the first three minute period, remaining scoreless until the Chicago native claimed the first point of the match with an escape in the beginning of the second period. The two would switch earning escape points on each other before ending in the second tie breaker period with Norfleet claiming the riding time point to give him the advantage he needed to win 4-3. At heavyweight, redshirt freshman Cohlton Schultz won in a 3-2 decision over Sooner Josh Heindselman to add the final team points to the Sun Devil score to beat Oklahoma 20-12 for the first time in Norman since 2012. With the individual matches in play for the NCAA Tournament, McGee, Valencia, Norfleet and Schultz are all 3-0, while Courtney is 4-0. Redshirt freshman Julian Chlebove made his debut as a Sun Devil with a 3-2 decision victory over Zack Zeamer in 141. True freshman Jesse Vasquez claimed his second win of the season in a 7-5 sudden victory over Cam Picklo. UP NEXT The Sun Devils will head north to Ames, Iowa for a quad meet with No. 9 Iowa State, No. 24 Northern Iowa and No. 12 Missouri on Jan. 17. ASU has a combined 19-31-1 all-time versus opponents it will face in Ames. Times and broadcast information for these events will be released at a later date. Remember to follow all of the action this season by following the team at @ASUWrestling on Twitter. Results: 125: #5 Brandon Courtney (3-0) over Mason Naifeh (MD 10-2) 133: #12 Michael McGee (3-0) over #10 Anthony Madrigal (MD 13-3) 141: #6 Dom Demas over #23 Peter Lipari (1-1) (TB-1 2-1) 149: #13 Mitch Moore over Cory Crooks (2-1) (Dec 4-3) 157: #16 Justin Thomas over #10 Jacori Teemer (2-1) (Dec 6-2) 165: #5 Anthony Valencia (3-0) over Jake Stiles (Dec 3-1) 174: #30 Trey Munoz (1-0) over #8 Anthony Mantanona (Dec 8-3) 184: #31 Darrien Roberts over Cade Belshay (1-1) (Dec 4-1) 197: #8 Kordell Norfleet (3-0) over #13 Jake Woodley (TB-2 4-3) HWT: Cohlton Schultz (3-0) vs. Josh Heindselman (Dec 3-2) Results: Individual Matches Post-Dual 125: Brandon Courtney (4-0) over Tommy Hoskins (MD 10-1) 141: Julian Chlebove (1-0) over Zack Zeamer (Dec 3-2) 149: Jesse Vasquez (2-0) over Cam Picklo (SV-1 7-5) 184: Cade Belshay (2-1) over Carson Berryhill (Dec 6-1)