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South Dakota State wrestlers Zach Carlson and Tanner Sloan each won by major decision and the Jackrabbits picked up a pair of forfeits to defeat Fresno State, 26-12, in a Big 12 Conference dual Saturday night at Frost Arena. In winning their fourth dual in a row, the Jackrabbits improved to 11-5 overall and 6-2 in Big 12 action. Fresno State dropped to 9-9 overall and 4-3 against league foes. The Bulldogs forfeited at 125 and 149 pounds, allowing SDSU to build a 15-3 lead through four matches. Clay Carlson posted a 7-3 decision over Gary Joint in the 141-pound bout for the lone Jackrabbit victory in a contested match in the early going. Coming out of the intermission, Tanner Cook continued his winning ways at 165 pounds by notching an 18-12 decision over Adam Kemp. Cook scored takedowns on a pair of throws in the first period and followed each with four-point near-falls for a 12-2 first-period lead. Kemp countered with two takedowns in each of the next two periods, but Cook found enough offense down the stretch to hold on for his 16th win of the season. The major decisions by Zach Carlson and Sloan came in consecutive matches. Carlson, ranked 17th at 184 pounds, got out to an early lead in his match against Hunter Cruz with a takedown and two-point near-fall before pouring it on in the third period with a takedown and four-point near-fall en route to a 16-2 victory. Sloan racked up more than five minutes of riding time in his 9-0 win over Dominic Kincaid. The 19th-ranked Sloan recorded a first-period takedown and later upped his lead to 4-0 with a reversal early in the second period. He notched another takedown off a neutral start in the third period and picked up two additional points when Kincaid was penalized for stalling. Fresno State got on the board as Lawrence Saenz scored a 7-2 decision over Zach Price in the 133-pound matchup. The Bulldogs closed to within 18-9 after wins by Jacob Wright at 157 pounds and Jackson Hemauer at 174 pounds. Wright needed overtime to down Peyton Smith, 9-3, turning a takedown in the extra session into a four-point near-fall. Josh Hokit, ranked 11th at heavyweight, closed the dual with a 5-2 decision over Blake Wolters. UP NEXT The Jackrabbits close out the weekend by hosting Stanford Sunday night at Frost Arena. Start time is set for 6 p.m. Results: 125: #24 Danny Vega (SDSU) won by forfeit 133: Lawrence Saenz (FSU) dec. Zach Price (SDSU), 7-2 141: Clay Carlson (SDSU) dec. Gary Joint (FSU), 7-3 149: #10 Henry Pohlmeyer (SDSU) won by forfeit 157: Jacob Wright (FSU) dec. Peyton Smith (SDSU), 9-3 [SV-1] 165: #25 Tanner Cook (SDSU) dec. Adam Kemp (FSU), 18-12 174: Jackson Hemauer (FSU) dec. Kelby Hawkins (SDSU), 6-0 184: #17 Zach Carlson (SDSU) major dec. Hunter Cruz (FSU), 16-2 197: #19 Tanner Sloan (SDSU) major dec. Dominic Kincaid (FSU), 9-0 285: #11 Josh Hokit (FSU) dec. Blake Wolters (SDSU), 5-2 NOTES The all-time series is tied at 1-1 SDSU improved to 30-12 in Big 12 duals since joining the conference at the start of the 2015-16 season The Jackrabbits improved to 3-2 in home duals this season Each of Zach Carlson's last four dual victories have resulted in bonus points – three technical falls and a major decision Zach Carlson upped his team-leading dual record to 13-3 and his overall mark to 21-5 Sloan and Vega each improved to 11-3 in duals this season, while Cook and Pohlmeyer both ended the night 10-2 in duals Attendance was 854

PHILADELPHIA -- Drexel wrestling sent out its seven-member senior class in grand fashion with a 27-15 win over nearby rival Penn in the Battle for the Cheesesteak Trophy. Saturday night's win at the Daskalakis Athletic Center is the fifth in a row against the Quakers. Prior to the action, Drexel paid tribute to departing grapplers Dakota Greene, Brendan Hasson, Michah Watson, Henry Williams, Owen Brooks, Nick Widmann and Ebed Jarrell. It was an inauspicious start to the night for the Dragons (7-10, 3-5 EIWA) as the Quakers (5-8, 4-5) scored a pair of major decisions at 141 and 149 pounds to jump out to an 8-0 lead. However, Drexel called Penn and raised its opponent in a big way. Parker Kropman put the Dragons on the board with a fall against Jon Errico. The 33rd-ranked 157-pounder executed a single-underhook throw from standing to put his opponent in a vulnerable position and eventually squared Errico's shoulders to the mat with just three seconds left in the opening period. Down 8-6, No. 18 Jarrell sent Drexel ahead for good with a first-period fall of his own. Like Kropman, Jarrell finished the match in a flash, going from a neutral position to a winning one in one fell swoop. With double underhooks, he tossed Jake Lizak to the mat and stuck his shoulders to the ground with just under one minute remaining in the first. In a night to remember for the redshirt-senior, Jarrell notched the 74th victory of his career and his 21st win by fall, moving him into a two-way tie with Jason Staso (1999-02) for the ninth most in program history. Sticking to script, 27th-ranked Michael O'Malley shot out of the gates at 174 pounds, hunting another bonus-point victory. As is often the case, the redshirt-freshman took down Neil Antrassian early then went to work on the ground. Only this time, O'Malley could not turn his foe and settled for a 2-0 lead after the first period. The grapplers started on their feet in the second period, but neither side could score. O'Malley tacked on an escape point in the third and collected the riding time point for a 4-0 decision and his 16th win of the season. John Stout stopped Drexel's run with a decision victory at 184 pounds. After six bouts, the Dragons' lead was 15-11. The Dragons earned a pair of hard-fought decisions at 197 pounds and heavyweight to shut the door on the Quakers. No. 28 Bryan McLaughlin avenged his loss in the fourth-place match of the Keystone Classic with a 7-5 decision over No. 29 Cole Urbas. McLaughlin did most of his work in the first period, taking down Urbas three times in the first three minutes. Sean O'Malley capped his two-win Saturday with a 4-1 decision over Nate Hoaglund at 285 pounds. O'Malley pressed the issue early on, drawing a pair of stall warnings in the first period to take a 1-0 lead. Hoaglund tied the bout with a second-period escape, but the third period was O'Malley's as he went ahead with an escape then sealed the win with a late takedown. Penn won the last contested match of the night by major decision at 125 pounds before forfeiting at 133 to wrap up the dual. One final dual this Friday at Northern Illinois awaits the Dragons before postseason action begins. The EIWA Championships run March 6-7 in Bethlehem, Pa. Results: 141: No. 13 Doug Zapf major dec. Tyler Williams, 11-1 – Penn 4, Drexel 0 149: Lucas Revano major dec. Nick Widmann, 12-0 – Penn 8, Drexel 0 157: No. 33 Parker Kropman fall Jon Errico, 2:57 – Penn 8, Drexel 6 165: No. 18 Ebed Jarrell fall Jake Lizak, 2:02 – Drexel 12, Penn 8 174: No. 27 Michael O'Malley dec. Neil Antrassian, 4-0 – Drexel 15, Penn 8 184: John Stout dec. Owen Brooks, 6-5 – Drexel 15, Penn 11 197: No. 28 Bryan McLaughlin dec. No. 29 Cole Urbas, 7-5 – Drexel 18, Penn 11 285: Sean O'Malley dec. Nate Hoaglund, 4-1 – Drexel 21, Penn 11 125: No. 6 Michael Colaiocco major dec. Antonio Mininno, 19-7 – Drexel 21, Penn 15 133: Chase Shields wins by forfeit – Drexel 27, Penn 15

LEXINGTON, VA. -- No. 20 Campbell picked up its 10th dual win of the season, defeating VMI 38-6 on the road at Cormack Hall Saturday. The Camels move to 10-2 on the season and 6-0 in SoCon matchups, sending VMI to 4-12 overall and 1-3 in conference action. The win marked Campbell's eighth-straight, including six SoCon matches. With the win, CU clinched at least a share of the SoCon dual title, with a chance to take the championship outright next week. Campbell posted bonus points at five weight classes, including four pins. Noah Gonser (133), Jason Kraisser (149), Andrew Morgan (184) and Jere Heino (285) all earned falls, while Korbin Meink led off the day with a 17-0 tech fall at 125 pounds. Five of Gonser's six SoCon wins have resulted in pins. Also picking up decisions in the win for the Camels were Matthew Dallara (157), Diavantae' Reddick (165) and Chris Kober (197). Noah Roulo and Neal Richards picked up decision for the Keydets. Campbell will wrap up the regular season on the road at Davidson on February 22. The 2020 SoCon Championships are set for March 8 in Boone, N.C. Results: 125: Korbin Meink (Campbell) over John McGarry (VMI) TF 17-0 (5-0) 133: Noah Gonser (Campbell) over Cliff Conway (VMI) Fall (2:23) (11-0) 141: Noah Roulo (VMI) over Kyle Sams (Campbell) Dec 7-6 (11-3) 149: Jason Kraisser (Campbell) over Seth Fillers (VMI) Fall (4:25) (17-3) 157: Matthew Dallara (Campbell) over Will Lawrence (VMI) Dec 8-2 (20-3) 165: Diavantae' Reddick (Campbell) over Jon Hoover (VMI) Dec 4-1 (23-3) 174: Neal Richards (VMI) over Austin Kraisser (Campbell) Dec 4-1 (23-6) 184: Andrew Morgan (Campbell) over Max Gallahan (VMI) Fall (1:29) (29-6) 197: Chris Kober (Campbell) over Zach Brown (VMI) Dec 8-2 (32-6) 285: Jere Heino (Campbell) over Robbie Adelstein (VMI) Fall (0:45) (38-6)

CORVALLIS, Ore. -- Oregon State Wrestling (7-6, 1-2 Pac-12) picked up its first conference win as they defeated Little Rock, 42-0, inside Gill Coliseum on Saturday afternoon. The Beavers collected two major decisions, two technical falls and a pin to earn the dominating victory in their second dual in less than 24 hours. Brandon Kaylor started off at 125 pounds and posted a 15-4 major decision over Jayden Carson to begin the dual. Kaylor built up a big lead in the first half with a pair of takedowns and six exposure points to go ahead 8-0 in the first period. Kaylor didn't look back in the third period as he earned four more back points and another takedown to add to his riding time point. The redshirt freshman has won six of his last seven bouts and earned his fourth major decision of the year. Devan Turner squared off against Paul Bianchi and came away with an 8-6 decision. After a 3-3 tie, Turner came alive in the final period with a pair of late takedowns and an escape to push past Bianchi for the win and put OSU ahead 7-0. At 141 pounds, Grant Willits showcased his explosiveness by taking a 10-0 major decision over Conner Ward. Willits led 3-0 heading into the final period before racking up seven more points to end the bout including four back points and a late takedown. Lane Stigall bounced back and recorded a 9-3 decision at 149 pounds to extend the team lead to 14-0. Stigall used 3:33 of riding time and a quick 5-0 lead in the first period to guide him to victory. After an impressive pin on Friday night against Cal Baptist, Logan Meek tallied three takedowns and four back points to defeat Jose Champagne on a 9-3 decision. The Beavers kept rolling at 165 pounds with Aaron Olmos facing Little Rock's William Edgar. Olmos built up an 8-0 lead with three takedowns heading into the final period and sealed the match with another takedown with under 30 seconds. Jackson McKinney also bounced back and picked up an impressive technical victory at 15-0. McKinney came out with a mission and recorded eight points in the first period thanks to six back points and a takedown. Over two minutes of riding time helped McKinney ride out Cash Jones and extend the team lead to 25-0. Colt Doyle earned his first technical fall of the year in the first period and won 16-0 over Matthew Muller. Doyle exploded out of the gate with an early takedown and went on to expose Muller for 14 back points to seal up the win. With two bouts remaining, J.J. Dixon picked up his fourth pin of the year in only four minutes against Dylan Johnson. Dixon used a huge first period to build up his lead with 10 first period points. Three minutes of riding time helped Dixon seal the victory, 13-0. Little Rock forfeited the match at heavyweight and Jamarcus Grant earned six team points to end the dual and provide the final score of 42-0. Results: 133 Devan Turner (Oregon State) over Paul Bianchi (Little Rock) (Dec 8-6) 141 Grant Willits (Oregon State) over Conner Ward (Little Rock) (MD 10-0) 149 Lane Stigall (Oregon State) over Tyler Brennan (Little Rock) (Dec 9-3) 157 Logan Meek (Oregon State) over Jose Champagne (Little Rock) (Dec 12-5) 165 Aaron Olmos (Oregon State) over William Edgar (Little Rock) (Dec 11-5) 174 Jackson McKinney (Oregon State) over Cash Jones (Little Rock) (TF 15-0 4:54) 184 Colt Doyle (Oregon State) over Matthew Muller (Little Rock) (TF 16-0 2:30) 197 J.J. Dixon (Oregon State) over James Johnson (Little Rock) (Fall 4:10) 285 Jamarcus Grant (Oregon State) over Unknown (For.) Next Up: The Beavers return home for their regular season finale against Cal Poly at 1:00 p.m. PT. The match will televised on the Pac-12 Networks.

NEW YORK -- Harvard wrestling (2-8, 2-5 EIWA, 1-3 Ivy) snapped a five-match skid with a 25-13 victory over Ivy League foe Columbia (7-6, 7-3 EIWA, 2-4) in a Saturday afternoon EIWA dual match in the Big Apple. First-year Beau Bayless set the tone for the Crimson, beginning the day with a pin of the Lions' Joe Manchio at 125 pounds to give Harvard the early 6-0 lead. But Columbia clawed its way back to a tie with back-to-back decision at 133 and 141 pounds. Senior Aaron Kruk, who earned his first dual victory of the season two weeks ago against Princeton, picked up his second. At 149 pounds, Kruk got the better of Columbia's Andy Garr, battled to a tight, 2-1 decision and started string of three straight bout victories for the Crimson. Moving to the 157-pound weight class, fellow senior Hunter Ladnier registered his second technical fall of the season, with the 18-3 technical fall over David Berkovich. Improving to 2-0 in the technical fall category, Ladnier is currently tied with Michael Jaffe as the only two wrestlers to register technical falls in the dual season. Riding a four-match win-streak heading into Saturday's matinee with the Lions, No. 16 Philip Conigliaro stretched it to five matches with a 12-4 major decision to increase the Crimson lead to 18-6. After dropping the 174-weight class by major decision, fellow first-year Mike Doggett sealed the victory for Harvard, battling Joe Franzese to a 2-1 decision to put the Crimson up 21-10. First-year No. 10 Yaraslau Slavikouski closed out the 12-point win a dominating 9-0 major decision over Dan Conley. Results: 125: Beau Bayless (Harvard) def. Joe Manchio (Columbia), Fall 133: Angelo Rini (Columbia) def. Michael Jaffe (Harvard), Dec. 10-5 141: No. 27 Matt Kazmir (Columbia) def. Lukus Stricker (Harvard), Dec. 8-2 149: Aaron Kruk (Harvard) def. Andy Garr (Columbia), Dec. 2-1 157: Hunter Ladnier (Harvard) def. David Berkovich(Columbia), Tech. Fall 18-3 165: No. 16 Philip Conigliaro (Harvard) def. Riley Jacops (Columbia), Maj. Dec. 12-4 174: Lennox Wolak (Columbia) def. Peter Ferraro (Harvard), Maj. Dec. 18-6 184: Michael Doggett (Harvard) def. Joe Franzese (Columbia), Dec. 2-1 197: Sam Wustefeld (Columbia) def. Evan Callahan (Harvard), Dec. 10-5 285: No. 10 Yaraslau Slavikouski (Harvard) def. Dan Conley (Columbia) Maj. Dec., 9-0 Up Next Harvard remains in New York, facing Hofstra and LIU tomorrow at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., respectively.

FARGO, N.D. -- North Dakota State won six of 10 bouts including pins from 174-pounder Luke Weber and 133 Cam Sykora to defeat No. 21 Stanford in a non-conference dual on Saturday, Feb. 15, before 499 in Scheels Center. It marked the fourth straight season the Bison have knocked off a nationally-ranked team. NDSU (8-3, 4-1 #Big12WR) is scheduled to Air Force (4-6, 1-5 #Big12WR) at 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 16, for Senior Day. The Falcons lost 24-10 at Oklahoma on Friday night. Stanford (11-3, 4-1 Pac-12), ranked as high as No. 12 by FloWrestling.org, gained a 5-0 decision from No. 3-ranked and undefeated Shane Griffith over No. 10 Andrew Fogarty in a battle of nationally-ranked 165-pounders. Fogarty is now 16-3 overall and lost for the first time in 10 dual matches. Weber, a redshirt junior from Forsyth, Montana, changed the mood in the Scheels Center with his fall at 3:33 over Gabe Dinette. Weber improved to 14-7 overall and 3-0 in duals in recording his third pin of the season. The teams went back and forth after that. North Dakota State's Noah Cressell (10-8, 4-4) followed with a 7-2 decision at 184 pounds, while No. 7-ranked 197 Nathan Traxler fought off Cordell Eaton for a 10-5 win. NDSU extended the lead to 13-6 as No. 27-ranked heavyweight Brandon Metz (19-7, 7-3) was consistent in a 14-5 major decision over Trevor Rasmussen. The Cardinal cut the deficit to 13-9 as Jackson DiSario posted an 8-3 decision over McGwire Midkiff at 125. Enter North Dakota State's No. 17-ranked Cam Sykora, who was searching for his first tech fall since Jan. 2. Sykora did one better and recorded his first pin of the season at 3:41. Sykora improved to 11-4 overall and 7-3 overall as the Bison went up 19-9 in the dual. Stanford again cut into the lead, 19-13, after No. 3-ranked Real Woods 10-1 major decision over Dylan Droegemueller. NDSU closed out the dual with a pair of wins as 149 Jaden Van Maanen (10-12, 4-7) won by injury default at 47-seconds and No. 16-ranked 157 Jared Franek (21-6, 9-2) pushed his way to a 9-6 decision. Results: 165: #3 Shane Griffith (Stanford) dec #10 Andrew Fogarty (NDSU), 5-0 174: Luke Weber (NDSU) fall Gabe Dinette (Stanford), 3:33 184: Noah Cressell (NDSU) dec Nick Addison (Stanford), 7-2 197: #7 Nathan Traxler (Stanford) dec Cordell Eaton (NDSU), 10-5 285: #27 Brandon Metz (NDSU) major dec Trevor Rasmussen (Stanford), MD 14-5 125: Jackson DiSario (Stanford) dec McGwire Midkiff (NDSU), 9-3 133: #17 Cam Sykora (NDSU) fall Luciano Arroyo (Stanford), 3:41 141: #3 Real Woods (Stanford) major dec Dylan Droegemueller (NDSU), MD 10-1 149: Jaden Van Maanen (NDSU) inj. default #29 Requir van der Merwe (Stanford), 0:47 157: #16 Jared Franek (NDSU) dec Tyler Eischens (Stanford), 9-6

Last Sunday's win over Cornell ended a long skid against the Big Red, a long drought without an Ivy League title, and Cornell's 92-match, 18-year Ivy League winning streak. Saturday in Dillon Gym, the Tigers arrived knowing they'd have at least a share of the Ivy League title, but a win over Penn would mean that title would be all Princeton's. The Tigers went right to work in taking care of that outright title, winning the first seven matches on the way to a 33-6 victory. Right after, Princeton turned around to complete a sweep of Philadelphia's two Division I programs, knocking off Drexel 22-16. The Penn win and the 5-0 sweep of the Ivy League gave Princeton its first perfect Ivy League season since 1986, which was also Princeton's last Ivy title year. With the Ivy and Philadelphia sweeps in hand, Princeton will look for a New Jersey sweep for the first time since the 1982-83 season when Rutgers visits Jadwin Gym. Tickets are available here. More to come Princeton 33, Penn 6 149: #4 Matthew Kolodzik (Princeton) wins by major decision over Lucas Revano (Penn), 17-3 157: Jake Marsh (Princeton) wins by decision over Jon Errico (Penn), 11-6 165: Grant Cuomo (Princeton) wins by decision over Jacob Lizak (Penn), 5-2 174: Kevin Parker (Princeton) wins by technical fall over Neil Antrassian (Penn), 16-1 184: Travis Stefanik (Princeton) wins by major decision over John Stout (Penn), 12-4 197: #4 Patrick Brucki (Princeton) wins by technical fall over Cole Urbas (Penn), 20-3 HWT: Jack DelGarbino (Princeton) wins by decision over Nate Hoaglund (Penn), 5-3 SV-1 125: #9 Michael Colaiocco (Penn) wins by decision over Sean Pierson (Princeton), 2-0 133: Ty Agaisse (Princeton) wins by forfeit 141: #13 Doug Zapf (Princeton) wins by decision over Marshall Keller (Princeton), 10-6 Princeton 22, Drexel 16 165: #20 Ebed Jarrell (Drexel) wins by decision over Grant Cuomo (Princeton), 6-1 174: Michael O'Malley (Drexel) wins by fall over Kevin Parker (Princeton), 1:21 184: Travis Stefanik (Princeton) wins by major decision over Anthony Walters (Drexel), 13-4 197: #4 Patrick Brucki (Princeton) wins by technical fall over Bryan McLaughlin (Drexel), 20-5 HWT: Sean O'Malley (Drexel) wins by major decision over Jack DelGarbino (Princeton), 11-0 125: Sean Pierson (Princeton) wins by decision over Antonio Mininno (Drexel), 9-4 133: Ty Agaisse (Princeton) wins by decision over Chase Shields (Drexel), 6-4 141: Marshall Keller (Princeton) wins by decision over Tyler Williams (Drexel), 7-3 149: #4 Matthew Kolodzik (Princeton) wins by major decision over Vincent Foggia (Drexel), 12-0 157: Parker Kropman (Drexel) wins by decision over Jake Marsh (Princeton), 6-4

ITHACA, N.Y. -- Wrestling in its final dual of the season at the Friedman Wrestling Center, Cornell wrestling defeated Binghamton by a final score of 32-8 on Saturday, Feb. 15. It's the 21st season of 10+ dual wins in the Rob Koll coaching era and the 37th such season in program history. A win on Saturday improves Cornell's record to 10-6 overall and 5-2 against EIWA opponents, while Binghamton falls to 3-11 and 2-9 in the EIWA. The win over Binghamton is Cornell's 38th straight over New York state opponents. Cornell is now 81-15-1 all-time inside the Friedman Wrestling Center. It was senior day for the Big Red, who honored a multitude of wrestlers and other individuals associated with the program. Honored on the wrestling side was Noah Baughman, Milik Dawkins, Jacob Lehr, Ian McNitt, Jimmy Overhiser, Rami Pellumbi, Max Pickett, Mike and Matt Russo, Chris Schoenherr, Chas Tucker and Brandon Womack. Baughman, Schoenherr and Tucker all picked up wins in the starting lineup on Saturday. Baughman opened the dual at 141 pounds with a 4-3 decision over two-time NCAA qualifier, Anthony Sparacio. Action went off the mat with 10 seconds remaining in the bout, giving Baughman an opportunity to shoot and score on the restart. Baughman found the takedown with five seconds remaining to defeat Sparacio. Hunter Richard continued to roll through his competition, staying very active throughout his entire bout with Matt Swanson. Richard used five takedowns to defeat Swanson by major decision, 15-4. Following Richard's match at 149, Adam Santoro had the easiest match of the afternoon, taking a win by forfeit at 157 pounds. Appearing in his first dual since a pair of appearances at the 2018-19 South Beach Duals, Schoenherr made the most of his final time wrestling in Friedman. Schoenherr put on a show, electrifying the crowd to the tune of six takedowns en route to a 13-5 major decision at 165 pounds. Andrew Berreyesa gave Cornell an unblemished 20-0 lead following his match at 174 pounds, defeating Alex Melikian by decision, 10-5. Cornell's first of two losses on the day came at 184 pounds, where Jonathan Loew matched up with #5 Lou DePrez. DePrez, who owns wins over NC State's Trent Hidlay and Ben Darmstadt, defeated Loew by major decision, 15-4. Darmstadt would avenge Loew's loss however, pinning Sam DePrez in 1:48 during the 197-pound bout. Binghamton found its second major decision of the day at heavyweight, where Joe Doyle bested Seth Janney, 11-2. The Big Red closed Saturday's dual with a pair of lightweight wins, with Dom LaJoie defeating Tommaso Frezza at 125 pounds, 4-3, and Chas Tucker topping Zack Trampe in sudden victory, 8-6. It's another ranked victory for Tucker, who improves to 26-0 for the season and 10-0 against ranked opponents. Trampe isn't yet ranked via FloWrestling, but checked in at No. 9 on InterMat earlier this week. Tucker has won 40 straight non-NCAA Tournament matches and 26 straight dual matches, and is lossless in the regular season since Dec. 30, 2018. Up Next: Cornell wrestling is set to host No. 8 North Carolina (12-2) on Sunday, Feb. 16 at 1 p.m. inside Newman Arena. Alongside Cornell gymnastics, the two teams will host "Tumble and Rumble" which features simultaneous action between the wrestling and gymnastics teams. Cornell wrestling is also set to induct three former Big Red wrestlers into its Hall of Fame for their contributions to the sport on and off the mat. Results: 141: Noah Baughman (COR) dec. Anthony Sparacio (BING), 4-3; Cornell leads, 3-0 149: Hunter Richard (COR) major dec. Matt Swanson (BING), 15-4; Cornell leads, 7-0 157: Adam Santoro (COR) wins via Forfeit; Cornell leads, 13-0 165: Chris Schoenherr (COR) major dec. Dylan Wood (BING), 13-5; Cornell leads, 17-0 174: Andrew Berreyesa (COR) dec. Alex Melikian (BING), 10-5; Cornell leads, 20-0 184: #5 Lou DePrez (BING) major dec. Jonathan Loew (COR), 15-4; Cornell leads, 20-4 197: #3 Ben Darmstadt (COR) over Sam DePrez (BNG), Fall (1:48); Cornell leads, 26-4 285: Joe Doyle (BING) major dec. Seth Janney (COR), 11-2; Cornell leads, 26-8 125: Dom LaJoie (COR) dec. Tommaso Frezza (BING), 4-3; Cornell leads, 29-8 133: #4 Chas Tucker (COR) dec. #9 Zack Trampe (BING), 8-6 (SV-1); Cornell wins, 32-8

CORVALLIS, Ore. -- The Beavers came away with victories in eight of ten bouts and cruised to a 28-6 win over Cal Baptist inside Gill Coliseum on Friday night. Brandon Kaylor started the dual at 125 pounds and helped set the tone with a 14-3 major decision over Dilan Atjun. The redshirt freshman has been dominant as of late and used a big first period to build up his lead. A quick takedown and four back points put him up 6-0 as he never looked back to collect his fourth major decision of the year with 3:19 of riding time. At 133 pounds, Devan Turner continued the momentum as he earned a 7-2 decision over Christian Nunez. Turner scored two takedowns and amassed a riding time point to give Oregon State an early 6-0 lead. Grant Willits squared off against Adam Velasquez at 141 pounds and came alive in the third period for an 8-2 victory and Oregon State's third consecutive win of the night. Willits led 3-2 heading into the third period and notched a late takedown and escape to seal the bout with 2:06 of riding time. Lane Stigall came within a point of A.J. Raya in the second period but ultimately dropped an 8-4 decision. Raya used a late takedown to seal the win as Cal Baptist got on the board. Logan Meek bounced back for an 11-6 decision over Zachary Rowe. Meek exploded in the third period as he scored eight points including six back points and a reversal to put the Beavers ahead 13-3 Following Meek's impressive win, Aaron Olmos won by forfeit over Cole Pruitt at 165 pounds to extend the lead to 19-3. Jackson McKinney notched two escapes but struggled to find his rhythm, dropping a 5-2 decision to Jacob Cooper. The Beavers would take the last three bouts of the night with gritty efforts to close the dual. Colt Doyle fought at 184 pounds and edged Garrett Strang on a narrow 2-0 decision. All Doyle needed was a lone escape and a third-period ride out to earn his victory. At 197 pounds, J.J. Dixon also scrapped for a 2-0 decision over Arick Lopez with 1:02 of riding time. Jamarcus Grant took Zach Schrader to overtime and came away with a 3-2 decision to end the dual. The heavyweight used a reversal at the beginning of the extra period to take the win in the match's final bout Results: 125: Brandon Kaylor over Dilan Ajtun (California Baptist) (MD 14-3, 3:19 RT) 133: Devan Turner over Christian Nunez (California Baptist) (Dec 7-2) 141: Grant Willits over Adam Velasquez (California Baptist) (Dec 8-2) 149: A.J. Raya (California Baptist) over Lane Stigall (Dec 8-4) 157: Logan Meek over Zachary Rowe (California Baptist) (Dec 11-6) 165: Aaron Olmos (Oregon State) over Colt Pruitt (FF) 174: Jacob Cooper (California Baptist) over Jackson McKinney (Dec 5-2) 184: Colt Doyle over Garrett Strang (California Baptist) (Dec 2-0) 197: J.J. Dixon over Arick Lopez (California Baptist) (Dec 2-0) 285: Jamarcus Grant over Zach Schrader (California Baptist) (TB-1 3-2) Up Next The Beavers are back inside Gill Coliseum on Saturday, Feb. 15 for a conference dual against Little Rock.

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- The CSU Bakersfield wrestling team won the first five bouts of its Pac-12 dual against Cal Poly Friday night and never looked back. The Roadrunners tamed the Mustangs, winning eight bouts in total, on the way to a 26-9 road victory in the Mott Athletic Center. "We wrestled well tonight," said Manny Rivera, Head Coach of the `Runner. "The boys showed up. We were trying to make a statement against Cal Poly…Anytime we get to compete well, it's a pretty good day. We didn't wrestle perfect, we didn't quite execute everything, but definitely momentum has been on our side and we just have to keep it going." At 125 pounds, Alex Hernandez-Figueroa dominated his way to 7-1 decision over Cal Poly's Benny Martinez. In the 133-pound bout, Chance Rich kept the `Runner momentum rolling with a 5-1 decision over Cole Reyes before Angelo Martinoni (141) used a big second period to rout Jake Ryan, 15-5. Russell Rohlfing kept his outstanding senior season going as the 149-pounder earned a 7-3 decision against Wyatt Cornelison. Bakersfield's success continued into the 157-pound bout, which turned out to be the most thrilling of the match. Wyatt Gerl found himself tied with Brawley Lamer late in the third period, but riding time was in Lamer's favor. With three seconds remaining, Gerl squeaked out a reversal and took a 4-3 victory, extending Bakersfield's lead to 16-0. Cal Poly picked up the first of its two victories on the night when Bernie Truax won by tech fall, 15-0, over Jacob Thalin (165). In the 174-pound bout, Albert Urias led Dylan Miracle by one point in the third period. Urias gave up an escape, but quickly got back in control with another takedown and earned a 4-2 decision. At 184, Josh Loomer raced out to an early lead against Trent Tracy and finished off an 11-3 major decision to make Bakersfield's lead 23-5. Against the 11th-ranked 197-pounder Tom Lane, Josh Annis suffered a 17-4 defeat, but Jarrod Snyder would take the heavyweight bout, 2-0, to seal the `Runner victory. With the win, CSUB improved to 6-5 on the season and 2-1 against Pac-12 competition. The `Runners have now won four of their last five matches and will need that momentum rolling into their toughest test of the season. On Sunday, Feb. 16, Arizona State (12-1, 3-0 Pac-12) will come to Bakersfield for the second annual Feud on the Field. The `Runners will host the Sun Devils at the Main Soccer Field at 12 p.m. Tickets for the exciting dual are available ahead of time at GoRunners.com/tickets or at the gate. Results: 125: Alex Hernandez Figueroa (CSUB) def. Benny Martinez (CP) by decision, 7-1 133: Chance Rich (CSUB) def. Cole Reyes (CP) by decision, 5-1 141: Angelo Martinoni (CSUB) def. Jake Ryan (CP) by major decision, 15-5 149: Russell Rohlfing (CSUB) def. Wyatt Cornelison (CP) by decision, 7-3 157: Wyatt Gerl (CSUB) def. Brawley Lamer (CP) by decision, 4-3 165: Bernie Truax (CP) def. Jacob Thalin (CSUB) by tech fall, 15-0 (7:00) 174: Albert Urias (CSUB) def. Dylan Miracle (CP) by decision, 4-2 184: Josh Loomer (CSUB) def. Trent Tracy (CP) by major decision, 11-3 197: Tom Lane (CP) def. Josh Annis (CSUB) by major decision, 17-4 285: Jarrod Snyder (CSUB) def. Samuel Aguilar (CP) by decision, 2-0

OREM, Utah -- Utah Valley University wrestling snapped its losing streak with a 20-16 Big 12 Conference victory over Northern Colorado on Friday night at Lockhart Arena. The Wolverines (2-10, 1-7 Big 12) and Bears (2-7, 1-5 Big 12) split the contest at five wins apiece, but bonus points proved to be the difference as UVU got a pin from freshman Kainalu Estrella (141 pounds) as well as major decisions from seniors Kimball Bastian (174) and Tanner Orndorff (197), and another key win from Taylor LaMont (133) over a top-20 opponent in the final match of the night to seal the win for the Wolverines. The contest marked Senior Night for UVU, as the Wolverines honored senior Bastian, Tanner Orndorff, Grant LaMont, and Landon Knutzen prior to the match. "We've focused the last couple of weeks on attitude, to make sure that every guy on this team fights and has a championship attitude, and I thought that we showed that tonight," head UVU coach Greg Williams said. "Chip (Kainalu) was inspirational for us. To go out and pin a tough opponent like that was huge and I'm very proud of him for going out doing exactly what we wanted him to do. "I was also pleased with how our seniors wrestled -- with Kimball and Tanner both picking up extra points for us -- as well as how Taylor was able to make a great adjustment to beat another top-20 opponent tonight." Filling in for UVU on the night and in his first dual match of his collegiate career, 141-pound redshirt freshman Estrella got the Wolverines off to a strong start by coming through with a second period fall over UNC's Brody Lamb to give UVU a 6-0 advantage. With the Hawaii native Estrella holding to an 8-5 lead in the second, the Wolverine redshirt freshman put the match away with a throw and a quick pin (4:41) to give UVU the early lead. The Bears then answered back with a trio of consecutive wins by decision from No. 10 Andrew Alirez (149), Jimmy Fate (157) and No. 31 Austin Matthews (165) to take a 9-6 advantage in the team score. Both Jed Loveless (157) and Koy Wilkinson (165) attempted to make a couple of late comebacks in their bouts, but in the end their opponents managed to hold on to record respective 5-3 and 9-7 decisions. In his final home match of his stellar career, the two-time NCAA qualifier Bastian struck back for the Wolverines with an 11-2 major decision over Billy Higgins to give UVU a 10-9 lead. With Bastian holding to a 7-2 lead midway through the third, the ninth-ranked senior made his move with a stall point, followed by his fourth takedown of the match and an additional riding time point to earn the major decision and improve to 12-6 on the season. Then in a tightly contested match at 184-pounds, UVU's Ashton Seely looked to score the upset over No. 23 Alan Clothier but in the end Clothier managed to escape with a 7-6 decision. Trailing 7-3 in the third, Seely recorded a takedown and a late stall point to pull within one but Clothier managed to hold on to give the Bears a 12-10 lead. Then in senior Tanner Orndroff's final match at home, the 19th-ranked UVU three-time NCAA qualifier too earned a bonus-point win with a 14-4 major decision over UNC's Xavier Vasquez to give Utah Valley a 14-12 advantage. Up 6-2 in the final period, Orndorff earned the major with three more takedowns, a stall point and an impressive tally of 4:00 minutes of riding time to improve to 11-8 on the year. UVU then added to its lead at heavyweight thanks to a 2-0 decision from No. 4 Tate Orndorff over UNC's Robert Winters. After riding out Winters in the second stanza, Orndorff followed with an escape and riding time in the third to improve to 15-2 on the season and give the Wolverines a 17-12 lead on the team score. A 14-1 major decision from UNC 125-pounder Jace Koelzer then made it 17-16 heading into the final match of the night between No. 11 Taylor LaMont and No. 18 Mosha Schwartz. Schwartz struck first in the 133-pound marquee match with an early takedown, but the UVU 2018 NCAA qualifier LaMont answered with an escape and a takedown to pit the match at 3-3 at the end of the opening period. Later knotted at 6-6 in the second, LaMont then got in on a couple of shots to take a 10-7 lead at the end of two. Schwartz then recorded a reversal in the third to make it 10-9, but LaMont responded with an escape to hold on to win by a score of 11-9. LaMont improves to 12-5 on the year with his third victory over a top-20 opponent in the last three weeks. "All day today I was thinking about how this would be my last match at home, and it's been kind of bittersweet. But to come out win my final home match and have my team perform this well was just sweet," 174-pound senior Bastian said. "I got kind of emotional there during the nation anthem, but it felt good to come out and take care of business in front of my family." The contest marked UVU's final home match of the 2019-20 season and snapped a 10-match skid for the short-handed Wolverines that have been without returning NCAA qualifiers Matt Findlay (149) and Demetrius Romero (165) all season due to injuries. UVU will now head on the road next week for their final two regular season duals of the year. The Wolverines will first face Ohio in non-conference action on Friday, Feb. 21, before facing Big 12 foe West Virginia in Morgantown on Sunday, Feb. 23. The 2020 Big 12 Championships will then follow on March 7-8 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Results: 141: Kainalu Estrella (UVU) FALL Brody Lamb (NC), 4:41 149: #10 Andrew Alirez (NC) DEC Cameron Hunsaker (UVU), 6-3 157: Jimmy Fate (NC) DEC Jed Loveless (UVU), 5-3 165: #31 Austin Matthews (NC) DEC Koy Wilkinson (UVU), 9-7 174: #9 Kimball Bastian (UVU) MD Billy Higgins (NC), 11-2 184: #23 Alan Clothier (NC) DEC Ashton Seely (UVU), 7-6 197: #19 Tanner Orndorff (UVU) MD Xavier Vasquez (NC), 14-4 285: #4 Tate Orndorff (UVU) DEC Robert Winters (NC), 2-0 125: Jace Koelzer (NC) MD Josiah Nava (UVU), 14-1 133: #11 Taylor LaMont (UVU) DEC #18 Mosha Schwartz (NC), 11-9

Loras defeated Wartburg to claim the A-R-C championship (Photo/Loras College Athletics) WAVERLY, Iowa -- In a rematch of last years American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) championship , the No. 3 Loras College Duhawks made history Friday night by capturing the program's first conference title, defeating No. 1 Wartburg 19-17 in a thrilling back-and-forth dual. The Duhawk victory snapped Wartburg's run of 27-consecutive conference titles that dated back to 1994 and also handed the Knights their first loss ever at Levick Arena. Head Coach TJ Miller, who wrestled for Wartburg and was coached by his father, put a high emphasis on the importance of what the win means for Loras College. "It means a lot to Loras College. I told my team that at some point the streak has to be ended, so why not us" said Miller. "My father started the streak a long time ago. It's been tough to break. I feel relieved, it means so much to not just our guys, but our alumni, boosters, faculty, staff and administration. It's awesome". The A-R-C championship started on a sour note for the Duhawks, who trailed 7-0 heading into a battle of top grapplers at 141-pounds. Senior and two-time All-American No. 6/4 Clint Lembeck put the Duhawks on the board by defeating No. 4/6 Brady Fritz in a tightly contested match. Facing a 2-0 deficit in the third period, Lembeck used a series of near-fall to complete the third-period comeback with a 5-4 victory at 141-pounds. Continuing the momentum for the Duhawks was Daniel Ruiz who scored a thrilling overtime victory over former National Champion Brock Rathbun at 149-lbs. Locked at two points each after three periods, Ruiz claimed the deciding takedown midway through the overtime period to come away with the 4-2 decision. Senior All-American No. 4/2 Brandon Murray silenced the Knight crowd by recording a third-period fall over Shea Hartzler at 157-lbs. Murray used a plethora of points to build an early lead over Hartzler before pinning his opponent in the third. The fall put the Duhawks in the lead 12-7, yet Wartburg closed the gap by securing a victory at 165-pounds. After suffering a first-period takedown, returning All-American No. 5/5 Jacob Krakow battled back to claim an 8-2 decision over Warthburg's Paul Calo. The win for Krakow put the team score to 15-10 for the Duhawks. Following a setback at 184 lbs., senior and the No.1 ranked 197-lbs. wrestler in the country Guy Patron Jr. kept his undefeated senior campaign intact by cruising to a major decision over No. 3/4 Kobe Woods at 197-lbs. A Wartburg decision at heavyweight closed the gap but it was too little too late for the Knights, who's 27-year reign over the conference was put to an end courtesy of the Duhawks by a score of 19-17. After locking up their first conference title in program history, the Duhawks will take two weeks off before kicking off the postseason at the NCAA Lower Midwest Regional. Wrestling will begin from the Five Flags Center in Dubuque, Iowa on Saturday, Feb. 29 at 1 p.m. Results: 125 #7 Brady Kyner (WAR) over Matt Randone (LOR) DEC 6-2 3-0 133 #1 Kris Rumph (WAR) over Mason McMillen (LOR) MD 11-3 7-0 141 #6 Clint Lembeck (LOR) over #4 Brady Fritz (WAR) DEC 5-4 7-3 149 Daniel Ruiz (LOR) over Brock Rathbun (WAR) SV-1 4-2 7-6 157 #4 Brandon Murray (LOR) over Shea Hartzler (WAR) Fall 5:13 7-12 165 # 6 Max Forsyth (WAR) over #3 Eddie Smith (LOR) DEC 7-5 10-12 174 #5 Jacob Krakow (LOR) over Paul Calo (WAR) DEC 8-2 10-15 184 #2 Kyle Briggs (WAR) over #8 Shane Liegel (LOR) MD 14-4 14-15 197 #1 Guy Patron Jr. (LOR) over #3 Kobe Woods (WAR) MD 14-0 14-19 HWT #8 Jordon Brandon (WAR) over Wyatt Wriedt (LOR) SV-1 3-1 17-19

LINCOLN -- The fourth-ranked Nebraska wrestling team won six of ten bouts, scoring bonus points in four matches to defeat No. 22 Michigan 25-15 in front of 1,891 fans on Senior Night at the Devaney Center on Friday. Johnny Blankenship, Zak Hensley, David Jensen, Collin Purinton, Kyle Ruettiger and Isaiah White were all honored in a pre-meet ceremony. The dual began with a ranked matchup at 157 pounds between No. 19 Peyton Robb and No. 9 Will Lewan. In a low-scoring affair, Lewan scored the match-winning takedown with under one minute left in Period 3 and held on for a 4-3 victory. No. 5 Isaiah White (165) tallied four takedowns and led from start to finish against Tyler Meisinger and the Chicago, Ill., native recorded an 11-4 decision in his Devaney Center finale. No. 6 Mikey Labriola (174) put forth a dominant effort against Max Maylor, using a five-takedown third period to top off a 23-8 technical fall victory. No. 11 Taylor Venz (184) looked the part of a returning All-American in his matchup with No. 20 Jelani Embree. Venz scored four takedowns and four nearfall points en route to a 16-6 major decision. No. 5 Eric Schultz (197) extended his team-high dual meet win total to 12 with a workmanlike effort against Jackson Striggow. Schultz scored points in all three periods and won by decision, 6-3. Senior David Jensen (HWT) faced a tall task on Friday, taking on Michigan's undefeated and second-ranked sophomore Mason Parris. The Wolverine grappler proved to be formidable and ran his record to 24-0 with a first-period fall. Alex Thomsen (125) and No. 19 Jack Medley were scoreless after Period 1 and Thomsen scored first with a second-period escape, but Medley finished with a flurry, using four third-period points to win by decision, 6-1. No. 14 Ridge Lovett (133) ran his Big Ten dual meet winning streak to five with an 11-0 major decision victory over Michigan's Austin Assad. Lovett started strong with a six-point first period and held the Wolverine senior scoreless for the duration of the match. No. 8 Chad Red Jr. (141) recorded his third pin in his last four appearances with a 52-second fall against Cole Mattin. The dual concluded with a third bout between ranked wrestlers. No. 16 Collin Purinton (149) closed out his Devaney Center career against No. 10 Kanen Storr. Purinton, a Banks, Ore., native, fought valiantly but came up short, and fell by a final score of 8-5. The Big Red travel to No. 13 Minnesota (9-6, 4-3 Big Ten) to close out the regular season on Feb. 21. Wrestling from the Maturi Pavilion will begin at 8 p.m. and will be broadcast live on ESPNU and the WatchESPN platform. Results: 157: No. 9 Will Lewan (MICH) dec. No. 19 Peyton Robb (NEB), 4-3 (MICH 3, NEB 0) 165: No. 5 Isaiah White (NEB) dec. Tyler Meisinger (MICH), 11-4 (NEB 3, MICH 3) 174: No. 6 Mikey Labriola (NEB) tech. fall Max Maylor (MICH), 23-8 (NEB 8, MICH 3) 184: No. 11 Taylor Venz (NEB) major dec. No. 20 Jelani Embree (MICH), 16-6 (NEB 12, MICH 3) 197: No. 5 Eric Schultz (NEB) dec. Jackson Striggow (MICH), 6-3 (NEB 15, MICH 3) 285: No. 2 Mason Parris (MICH) pinned David Jensen (NEB), (2:01) (NEB 15, MICH 9) 125: No. 19 Jack Medley (MICH) dec. Alex Thomsen (NEB), 6-1 (NEB 15, MICH 12) 133: No. 14 Ridge Lovett (NEB) major dec. Austin Assad (MICH), 11-0 (NEB 19, MICH 12) 141: No. 8 Chad Red Jr. (NEB) pinned Cole Mattin (MICH), (0:52) (NEB 25, MICH 12) 149: No. 10 Kanen Storr (MICH) dec. No. 16 Collin Purinton (NEB), 8-5 (NEB 25, MICH 15)

DEKALB, Ill. -- The Northern Illinois University wrestling team posted a dramatic come-from-behind victory over Mid-American Conference foe Buffalo in Victor E. Court Friday night. The Huskies (12-4, 7-2) scored a 19-16 victory over the Bulls in a contest that featured four overtime matches, three bonus point wins and went down to the final match. With the match tied, 16-16, headed into the final bout of the night, reigning MAC West Wrestler of the Week Max Ihry scored the match-clinching victory when he defeated Nolan Terrance, 3-2, at 285. After wrestling to a 0-0 tie in the first period, Ihry and Nolan exchanged escape points to force overtime. Neither wrestler could score a point in the first overtime period, so Ihry took a 2-1 lead after an escape in the second overtime session. Terrance returned the favor in the third overtime with an escape of his own. After Ihry scored an escape in the first tiebreaker, Terrance chose neutral and Ihry was able to stay on his feet to score the win. "When you get into these conference dual meets, these are hard-fought scrappy battles," said NIU head coach Ryan Ludwig. "We knew that coming in. Quite frankly, we didn't have the start we wanted. We had to respond and come out of that locker room in the second half with renewed attitude and renewed spark and energy." NIU dug themselves and early 10-3 hole after dropping two of the first three bouts of the night, one by maj. dec. and the second by fall. McCoy Kent stemmed the tied when he earned a 6-4 victory at 149 in overtime to cut the Buffalo lead to 10-6. However, Mason Kauffman dropped his match at 157 and the Huskies went into halftime trailing, 13-6. Izzak Olejnik set the tone in the second half with a 5-3 victory over Troy Keller at 165. Olejnik's victory sparked a Huskie run. A third-period surge by Kenny Moore proved to be the difference in his bout at 174. "Kudos to Izzak for getting arguably the biggest win of his year thus far," Ludwig said. "Keller was highly-ranked and a returning MAC champ. He got us started. That was a huge momentum shift for us." Moore jumped out to a 2-1 first period lead, however, Bryson Alsteen tied the match with a second period escape. Moore asserted himself in the third peiord. After an escape he earned a takedown and two nearfall points to take a 5-2 lead. His riding time gave him an extra point after the match. Brit Wilson was solid at 184, earning the Huskies their lone bonus-point victory of the night. He scored a 9-1 victory over Peter Acciardi. Bryce West gave NIU a 3-0 lead when he scored a 7-1 decision over Buffalo's Jordan Reyes at 125 in the first match of the night. The Huskies return to action Friday, Feb. 21 when NIU welcomes Drexel to Victor E. Court for Senior Night. The match begins at 7 p.m. and will be shown on NIUTube on NIUHuskies.com. Results: 125: Bryce West (NIU) dec. Jordan Reyes (UB), 7-1 133: Derek Spann (UB) maj. dec. Caleb Brooks (NIU), 13-0 141: Marcus Robinson (UB) fall Anthony Gibson (NIU), 0:37 149: McCoy Kent (NIU) dec. John Arceri (UB), SV-1 6-4 157: Michael Petite (UB) dec. Mason Kauffman (NIU), 7-5 165: Izzak Olejnik (NIU) dec. Troy Keller (UB), SV-1 5-3 174: Kenny Moore (NIU) dec. Bryson Alsteen (UB), 8-2 184: Brit Wilson (NIU) maj. dec. Peter Acciardi (UB), 9-1 197: Sam Schuyler (UB) dec. Gage Braun (NIU), SV-1 7-5 285: Max Ihry (NIU) dec. Nolan Terrance (UB), TB-2 3-2

NORMAN -- Oklahoma used three major decisions and wins from all five of its ranked wrestlers to defeat Air Force, 24-10, inside McCasland Field House on Friday night. The win snapped a four-match losing streak for the Sooners (4-6 overall, 2-5 Big 12), who took the lead after the third bout of the night and never looked back, as the program improved to 5-0 all-time versus Air Force (4-6 overall, 1-5 Big 12). "Overall, I'm pleased because college wrestling is tough," head coach Lou Rosselli said after the win. "We have a lot of young guys in there. I was glad to see some people getting some bonus points. We still have to build our leads, and still have some things we can work on. There was a lot of good things and it was a good win." The dual got started at 165 when Air Force's Vincent Dolce earned a major decision victory over Elijah Joseph to put the Falcons up 4-0, but the Sooners got the ball rolling after the opening bout. At 174, No. 12 Anthony Mantanona got his eighth win of the dual season when he defeated Cody Surratt via 10-3 decision. Mantanona held a 2-1 lead after two periods, but turned it on in the final frame, as he secured a trio of takedowns, an escape point and a bonus point for riding time. Up next on the mat for the Sooners was freshman Darrien Roberts at 184. As the final seconds of the second period ticked away Roberts collected a takedown of Air Force's Jake Thompson to take a 4-2 lead that held for the remainder of the bout. Roberts' win moved him 5-5 in dual action this year and 11-9 overall. More importantly, it gave the Sooners a 6-4 lead that they wouldn't surrender. "What's impressive about Darrien's win is that he is a true freshman and every win you get is a big win." Rosselli said. "There was a clip in that match for about 30 seconds where he just fought. If he had stopped wrestling, he could've lost, but he just kept fighting and so he won. Good guys find ways to win, so I'm really pleased with him." At 197, No. 15 Jake Woodley controlled his bout with Casey Jumps from the start en route to a 16-5 major decision. The bonus point victory was Woodley's third of the season, as he joined four other Sooners with seven wins in dual action. The Sooners dropped the next bout at 285, after Collin McCoy suffered a tough 8-7 defeat to Kayne Hutchinson, bringing the score to a 10-7 OU advantage at the break. When the teams returned to the mat, Christian Moody took the floor for Oklahoma at 125. The redshirt senior earned his 58th career victory via a 13-4 major decision. The major decision was the Collinsville, Okla., native's first of the season as he improved to 3-5 in duals this year. Moody's win marked the start of three straight victories for the Sooners, as OU looked to finish the Falcons. No. 15 Anthony Madrigal took care of Air Force's Jared Van Vleet at 133, via a 7-2 decision to put the Sooners up 17-7 with just three bouts left on the card. Madrigal was followed up by a 11-5 decision from No. 7 Dom Demas, clinching the OU victory. The reigning Big 12 champion took down Air Force's Lenny Petersen five times in the bout, as he improved to 21-3 on the year and 9-1 in duals. At 149, Jacob Butler dropped a close bout to Air Force's Dylan Martinez, 4-2. The two wrestlers were tied at 2-2 heading into the final frame, but Butler was taken down midway through the final frame and ran out of time to tie it up, giving Air Force the decision. The final match of the dual featured the most dominating performance of the night as No. 22 Justin Thomas blanked Air Force's Trey Brisker en route to a 10-0 major decision. Thomas has been on a tear over the past two months, going 7-1 in those bouts and winning the last four by either major decision or fall. The victory finalized the score at 24-10, giving the Sooners their second Big 12 win of the season. UP NEXT The Sooners are back in action on Sunday, Feb. 16 when they travel to Stillwater for the second Bedlam dual of the season. The dual starts at 1 p.m. and will be broadcast on ESPNU. "They've got a good team, we've got to be ready to compete." Rosselli said of the Cowboys. "There are some really fun matchups, and we'll see who comes ready to wrestle and who wants to fight for seven minutes. It's another opportunity to compete." Oklahoma will then wrap up its regular season on Sunday, Feb. 23 when it hosts Fresno State at 2 p.m. inside McCasland Field House. Tickets for Oklahoma's last home dual can be purchased online or by calling the OU Athletics Ticket Office at (405) 325-2424. Results: 165 Vincent Dolce (AF) over Elijah Joseph (OKLA) (MD 13-5) AF 4-0 174 No. 12 Anthony Mantanona (OKLA) over Cody Surratt (AF) (Dec 10-3) AF 4-3 184 Darrien Roberts (OKLA) over Jacob Thompson (AF) (Dec 4-2) OU 6-4 197 No. 15 Jake Woodley (OKLA) over Casey Jumps (AF) (MD 16-5) OU 10-4 HWT Kayne Hutchison (AF) over Collin McCoy (OKLA) (Dec 8-7) OU 10-7 125 Christian Moody (OKLA) over Sidney Flores (AF) (MD 13-4) OU 14-7 133 No. 15 Anthony Madrigal (OKLA) over Jared Van Vleet (AF) (Dec 7-2) OU 17-7 141 No. 7 Dom Demas (OKLA) over Lenny Petersen (AF) (Dec 11-5) OU 20-7 149 Dylan Martinez (AF) over Jacob Butler (OKLA) (Dec 4-2) OU 20-10 157 No. 22 Justin Thomas (OKLA) over Trey Brisker (AF) (MD 10-0) OU 24-10

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- In their last dual at West Gym, Northern Iowa seniors Isaiah Patton, Bryce Steiert, Jay Schwarm, Paden Moore, Taylor Lujan, and Max Thomsen celebrated their careers with a 36-6 victory over West Virginia. Schwarm, Thomsen, Steiert and Lujan all earned bonus-point wins to spur the Panther victory. At 125, Schwarm started off the night with a fall 58 seconds into the first period against West Virginia's Joey Thomas. Schwarm now leads the NCAA in pins with 13 on the season and 12 against D1 opponents. Schwarm currently sits at fifth in the UNI record book with 47 career pins. Jack Skudlarczyk dominated Lucas Seibert at 133 with a 14-3 major decision. Skudlarczyk recorded two takedowns and 2:39 of riding time in the win to give UNI a 10-0 lead. West Gym got loud and rowdy after Michael Blockhus defeated Caleb Rea 11-10 in double overtime at 141. Blockhus carried the riding time point to send the bout to overtime. The two remained tied throughout the Sudden Victory period. In the first 30 of TB1, Blockhus escaped giving him the one-point lead. He rode his opponent through the second half of the period to pick up the 11-10 win to extend the lead to 13-0. T At 149, Thomsen tallied seven takedowns en route to the 22-6 technical fall. Thomsen's record improved to 18-7 on the season and 101-33 in his career. The Panthers extend the lead 18-0. West Virginia scored their first points of the night at 157 when Moore fell to Alex Hornfeck 3-7. The Panthers went into intermission with an 18-3 lead. Austin Yant defeated Nick Kiussis at 165 with an 8-2 decision. Yant recorded two takedowns and over four minutes of riding time in the win to extend UNI's team lead to 21-3. At 174, Steiert recorded his fastest pin of the season at 1:04 against Scott Joll. Steiert is only six wins away from breaking the 100-win mark. His record improves to 22-2 on the season and 94-29 overall. The Panther Train continued to steam through West Virginia 27-3. With the third pin of the night at 5:48, Lujan defeated Jackson Moomau after recording eight takedowns. Lujan is currently tied for eighth place in the UNI record book for career pins with a total of 31. Lujan's record moves to 106-22 overall and 22-2 on the season. At 197, Patton received a standing ovation after a hard-fought 6-1 loss to second-ranked Noah Adams. West Virginia cut the lead to 33-6 with one bout to wrestle. Carter Isley closed the dual with a convincing win at 285. He notched two takedown and picked up a 6-2 decision over Sean Mullican. The Panthers ended the night 36-6 and improved to 6-1 in the Big 12, the best record in the league. UP NEXT The Panther Train travels to Ames Sunday to meet in-state foe Iowa State at Hilton Coliseum Sunday at 2 p.m. Results: 125: Jay Schwarm (UNI) over Joey Thomas (WV) (Fall 0:58) 133: Jack Skudlarczyk (UNI) over Lucas Seibert (WV) (MD 14-3) 141: Michael Blockhus (UNI) over Caleb Rea (WV) (TB-1 11-10) 149: Max Thomsen (UNI) over Liam Lusher (WV) (TF 22-6 7:00) 157: Alex Hornfeck (WV) over Paden Moore (UNI) (Dec 7-3) 165: Austin Yant (UNI) over Nick Kiussis (WV) (Dec 8-2) 174: Bryce Steiert (UNI) over Scott Joll (WV) (Fall 1:04) 184: Taylor Lujan (UNI) over Jackson Moomau (WV) (Fall 5:48) 197: Noah Adams (WV) over Isaiah Patton (UNI) (Dec 6-1) 285: Carter Isley (UNI) over Sean Mullican (WV) (Dec 6-2)

LEXINGTON, Va. -- Gardner-Webb took the last four matchups of the evening to earn a 23-15 win over VMI in Southern Conference wrestling action Friday night at Cormack Hall in Lexington, Va. Gardner-Webb (4-7, 2-4 SoCon) earned its third straight dual win after trailing VMI (4-11, 1-2 SoCon) by a 15-6 margin after six bouts. The Keydets jumped out to an early 7-0 lead, with a major decision at 149 pounds and a decision at 157 pounds. RJ Mosley earned the first win of the night for GWU at 165 pounds, defeating Jon Hoover by a 5-2 decision. VMI expanded its lead to 12-3 after earning a tech fall at 174 pounds, but Samuel Mora would put the 'Dogs back on track at 184 pounds with a 7-3 decision over Max Gallahan to set the score at 12-6. VMI took the matchup at 197 pounds to go back up by a nine-point margin, but GWU would claim all four of the remaining bouts on the card. Gabriel Pickett made quick work of Soloman Harris at 285 pounds, putting his shoulders to the mat in just 1:04, followed by a 16-3 major decision win by Will Edmiston over John McGarry at 125 pounds to give GWU a 16-15 lead. At 133 pounds, Trevon Majette earned a 11-3 major decision over Cliff Conway to put the 'Dogs on top by a 20-15 margin. Brandon Bright sealed the overall match win for GWU in the last match of the night at 141 pounds, earning n 8-2 decision over Noah Roulo. Gardner-Webb returns to action Sunday afternoon in its final home contest of 2020, hosting Davidson at 2:00 pm inside Paul Porter Arena. Results: 149: Seth Fillers (VMI) def. Anthony Schiess (GWU), MD 13-2 157: Will Lawrence (VMI) def. Taylor Parks (GWU), Dec 10-7 165: RJ Mosley (GWU) def. Jon Hoover (VMI), Dec 5-2 174: Neal Richards (VMI) def. Evan Schenk (GWU), TF 25-7 5:55 184: Samuel Mora (GWU) def. Max Gallahan (VMI), Dec 7-3 197: Zach Brown (VMI) def. Roderick Davis (GWU), Dec 6-3 285: Gabriel Pickett (GWU) def. Soloman Harris (VMI), Fall 1:04 125: Will Edmiston (GWU) def. John McGarry (VMI), MD 16-3 133: Trevon Majette (GWU) def. Cliff Conway (VMI), MD 11-3 141: Brandon Bright (GWU) def. Noah Roulo (VMI), Dec 8-2

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- In a match where both teams won five bouts by decision, the Old Dominion wrestling team (8-9, 4-2 MAC) came away with a hard-fought 16-15 victory over Navy (8-5, 3-1 EIWA) on Friday night, earning the tie-breaking win by way of criteria after collecting 41 total match points to Navy's 29. "I thought we wrestled hard in enemy territory," head coach Steve Martin said after the ODU victory, its fourth in its last five matches. "Navy always fights hard and we knew nothing would be easy going into this match." ODU's upset of the night that helped them leave the Naval Academy with a victory came from senior Timothy Young, who earned a 5-3 win by decision over No. 25 Jacob Koser. With the score even at 2-2 after the first period, Young broke away to take a slight lead with a takedown in the second frame and held a 4-3 advantage. The Aurora, Illinois native added an extra point in the third period and held on to beat the ranked Midshipman, 5-3. The win was Young's second against a top-25 opponent this year. Friday's match began at 165 pounds, and the Monarchs came out firing, winning four of the five bouts in the higher-weight classes, including Young's upset. Shane Jones started the night with a 9-3 win by decision over Brian Case in the first bout of the night, earning an early takedown and never looking back. Jones' nine points in his bout were the most earned by a Monarch, a stat that would prove to be beneficial to ODU much later in the night. After No. 16 Spencer Carey earned a 5-2 decision over Alex Cramer in the 174-pound bout, Antonio Agee earned a 7-1 decision over Andrew Buckley, highlighted by over two minutes of riding time in the battle. Young's 5-3 upset win at 197 pounds increased the Monarch lead to 9-3 before junior Will Hilliard took down his opponent by the same score, giving the Monarchs their largest lead of the night at nine points. Hilliard, who trailed, 2-1 after the first frame, managed to outscore Riley Smith 4-1 in the final four minutes of action for the victory. The Midshipmen stormed back in the lower-weight battles, as their comeback started at 125 pounds, where No. 14 Killian Cardinale met No. 26 Logan Treaster. The two ranked combatants only had a point between them after two periods, an escape point earned by Cardinale. Treaster earned an escape point of his own early in the third period to knot up the score again. The battle remained deadlocked at one until the final seconds of regulation, when Treaster took down the ranked Monarch to earn his 20th win of the season. On the other side, Cardinale's loss broke a streak of five consecutive hand-raises for the redshirt sophomore. Navy won another tight matchup in the following bout at 133 pounds, with Casey Cobb walking away with a 3-1 sudden-victory over Shannon Hanna II. Hanna showed incredible balance throughout the entire melee, as Cobb kept going after the Monarch's left leg and hoisting it in the air, but Hanna wouldn't go down. The two were tied at one apiece after regulation, and Cobb finally earned the takedown of Hanna in the overtime period. In the second of two matchups against ranked wrestlers, No. 18 Sa'Derian Perry was tasked with facing No. 31 Cody Trybus in the 141-pound match. Trybus had a 1-0 lead after two periods thanks to an escape point, but Perry earned one of his own in the early stages of the final frame. Later on, Trybus earned a takedown and Perry would escape, but the ranked Monarch couldn't find another point, ultimately taking a 3-2 loss and allowing Navy to tie the dual at 12 apiece. ODU would retake the lead in the 149-pound matchup, as Kenan Carter earned a decisive 7-2 win by decision over Wyatt Long. Carter earned a takedown in the first period and an immediate reversal in the second frame to take a 4-1 lead into the final two minutes. Carter would add three more points with another takedown and riding time to win by five. In the final bout of the evening, No. 10 Larry Early was upset by Jared Prince at 157 pounds in a 3-2 decision, tying the dual at 15-15 and snapping Early's stretch of 12 wins in his last 13 matches. Thanks in part to Jones' nine points and Agee and Carter's seven-point tallies, ODU outscored the Midshipmen, 41-29 in total match points to clinch the victory. "We started out very strong and I thought all of our guys gave a great effort tonight," Martin said of his team. "On to the next one at George Mason." Up Next The Monarchs head to Fairfax, Virginia to take on George Mason in their final road dual of the season and their first Mid-American Conference match in three weeks on Sunday, February 16 at 12 p.m. The Monarchs then wrap up the 2019-2020 regular season at home against Bloomsburg on Sunday, February 23. Results: *165: Shane Jones (ODU) dec. over Brian Case (Navy) 9-3 174: #16 Spencer Carey (Navy) dec. over Alex Cramer (ODU) 5-2 184: Antonio Agee (ODU) dec. over Andrew Buckley (Navy) 7-1 197: Timothy Young (ODU) dec. over #25 Jacob Koser (Navy) 5-3 285: Will Hilliard (ODU) dec. over Riley Smith (Navy) 4-3 125: #26 Logan Treaster (Navy) dec. over #14 Killian Cardinale (ODU) 3-1 133: Casey Cobb (Navy) dec. over Shannon Hanna II (ODU) 3-1 (SV-1) 141: #31 Cody Trybus (Navy) dec. over #18 Sa'Derian Perry (ODU) 3-2 149: Kenan Carter (ODU) dec. over Wyatt Long (Navy) 7-2 157: Jared Prince (Navy) dec. over #10 Larry Early (ODU) 3-2

PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- Behind six individual victories, including a fall from Alex Esposito (HWT) and a Top-10 upset from No. 25 Nicolas Aguilar (125), Rutgers wrestling (10-6, 4-5) defeated No. 25 Northwestern (4-7, 2-6), 25-13, on Friday night in front of 3,497 fans at the RAC. Willie Scott (174) worked a technical fall while No. 9 Sammy Alvarez (133), No. 15 Billy Janzer (184), and Gerard Angelo (149) all added bonus points with major decisions against the Wildcats, as the Scarlet Knights moved to 4-0 all-time against Northwestern since RU joined the Big Ten Conference in 2014. Prior to the match, the Scarlet Knights honored its 2020 senior class – Scott, Christian Colucci, Zach Firestone, Anthony Olivieri, and Jordan Pagano. Sam Cali, a member of the team who passed away after his redshirt freshman season in 2016, was also honored during the ceremony with his family in attendance. "We haven't won here in a while, so it was important to get one here at the RAC," said head coach Scott Goodale. "It's good for us heading into this big Princeton match next weekend. It's a long week coming up, so it's always better going into the room on Monday with a win. I'm fired up for our guys." HOW IT HAPPENED • After Brett Donner (165) opened the dual with a tough 2-0 loss to No. 13 Shayne Oster, Scott followed against Ankhaa Enkhmandakh and went right to work. In his last home dual match at the RAC, Scott worked two takedowns in the opening period, worked a two-point tilt in the second and closed out the bout with two consecutive takedowns and a four-point tilt in the final seconds for the 16-1 tech fall. • Scott's tech fall put RU ahead 5-3, a lead it would not relinquish the rest of the night. Janzer faced Jack Jessen in the next match, and also dictated the pace. He landed an early single-leg takedown in the first 30 seconds of the opening period, collected another takedown in the second and added two in the final two minutes for the 10-2 major decision. • Pagano faced No. 8 Lucas Davison in the first ranked-vs.-ranked matchup of the night. Pagano wrestled tough against Davison, as both scrambled throughout. However, Davison's takedown in the second period proved to be the difference in the 2-0 decision. • Esposito took the mat against Jack Heyob and quickly fell behind 6-1 after Heyob caught him on his back. But Esposito never relented. Trailing 7-2 with 10 seconds left in the second period, Esposito stuck a deep shot on Heyob and drove him down onto the mat on his back, earning the fall with one second to go in the period. The pin, Esposito's team-high eighth of the season, gave Rutgers a commanding 15-6 lead at intermission. • Back-to-back wins would follow for the Scarlet Knights out of the break, beginning with Aguilar against No. 10 Michael DeAugustino. Tied 1-1 late in the third period, Aguilar and DeAugustino were caught in a scramble. Aguilar shot up from under his opponent's legs, grabbed the head and swung himself around for the takedown. Aguilar held on in the closing seconds for the 3-1 final for the biggest individual victory of his young collegiate career. • Alvarez went up against Dylan Utterback and wasted no time, using takedowns in the first and second periods a for a 5-1 lead. Beginning on top for the final period, Alvarez registered five takedowns down the stretch en route to the 16-4 major. The bonus-point victory gave Rutgers a 22-6 lead with three bouts remaining. • After JoJo Aragona (141) dropped a 2-0 decision to Alec McKenna, Angelo followed with a convincing 10-2 major decision over Eric Yang. Up 4-2 with under 10 seconds to go in the match, Angelo caught Yang in a cradle and earned a takedown and four-back points for the final result. • Michael VanBrill (157) lost by major to 2019 All-American No. 1 Ryan Deakin to close out the night, but the dual was already in hand as RU walked out of the RAC with a 26-13 win. Notes • Rutgers is now 4-0 all-time against Northwestern, with the two schools also meeting in 2015, 2017 and 2018. • The five bonus-point victories against the Wildcats were the most in a dual for Rutgers (Division I) this season. • Janzer now owns a team-high 14 dual victories and 47 team points. • With Aguilars' victory on Friday night, RU now features three wrestlers with more than 20 wins. Alvarez leads the team with 22, Pagano owns 21 and Aguilar is third on the pogrom with 20. Results: 165: 18/13/17 Shayne Oster (NU) over Brett Donner (RU) by decision, 2-0; NU leads 3-0 174: Willie Scott (RU) over Ankhaa Enkhmandakh (NU) by tech fall, 16-1; RU leads 5-3 184: 14/15/17 Billy Janzer (RU) over Jack Jessen (NU) by MD, 10-2; RU leads 9-3 197: 16/9/10 Lucas Davison (NU) over 18/17/19 Jordan Pagano (RU) by decision, 3-0; RU leads 9-6 285: Alex Esposito (RU) over Jack Heyob (NU) by fall (4:59); RU leads 15-6 125: NR/25/24 Nicolas Aguilar (RU) over 10/11/11 Michael DeAugustino (NU) by decision, 3-1; RU leads 18-6 133: 8/9/8 Sammy Alvarez (RU) over Dylan Utterback (NU) by MD, 16-4; RU leads 22-6 141: Alec McKenna (NU) over NR/NR/32 JoJo Aragona (RU) by decision, 2-0; RU leads 22-9 149: Gerard Angelo (RU) over Eric Yang (NU) by MD, 10-2; RU leads 26-9 157: 1/1/1 Ryan Deakin (NU) over Michael VanBrill (RU) by MD, 16-2; RU wins 26-13 UP NEXT Rutgers competes in its final dual of the season on Sunday, February 23 at No. 14 Princeton.

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Down 15-9 with four bouts left, No. 2 NC State won three of the final four bouts of the night and claimed a 21-18 win over No. 5 Virginia Tech inside Reynolds Coliseum. The Hokies claimed a pin at 197 pounds to take the 15-9 lead. NC State went back-to-back top-20 wins with takedowns in the final seconds of the third period to get the wins at heavyweight then at 125 pounds to tie the dual 15-15 with two bouts left. R-Fr. Jarrett Trombley clinched the dual for NC State with a third straight Wolfpack top-20 win, as he locked up a cradle for the first period fall over No. 22 Collin Gerardi. The Pack has now clinched at least a share of the ACC regular-season championship, its third straight. NC State has now won three straight top-10 ACC matches, and sits at 4-0 in the conference with a trip to Duke next Friday night. By the time VT won the final bout at 141 pounds, the winner of the dual was already decided. The bout started at 149 pounds, and No. 26 Bryce Andonian of Virginia Tech scored a first period pin over No. 32 A.J. Leitten for a quick 6-0 lead for the Hokies. No. 2 Hayden Hidlay got the Pack on the board, as he used a takedown in the first and third periods and scored a 6-2 win over No. 17 B.C. LaPrade. The Pack evened it after three bouts with a top-10 win at 165 pounds, as No. 10 Thomas Bullard downed No. 6 David McFadden 2-1. With a 1-0 lead, Bullard started the third on top and racked up 1:14 of ride time before the escape for the deciding point. NC State made it three in a row and claimed its first lead, as No. 13 Daniel Bullard scored a pair of takedowns and racked up 3:51 of ride time for his 7-3 decision. In a top-three matchup at 184 pounds, No. 2 Hunter Bolen scored the lone takedown of the bout in the first period and claimed a 3-1 decision over No. 3 Trent Hidlay. The dual was even 9-9 at the midway point. The Hokies got their second pin of the dual, as Stanley Smeltz registered a pin 18 seconds into the 197-bout over Tyrie Houghton. At heavyweight, the lone takedown of the bout came with two seconds left, as No. 26 Deonte Wilson scored a top-20 win as he took down No. 18 John Borst, 3-1. NC State evened the dual, with two bouts left, with a top-20 win at 125 pounds. No. 19 Jakob Camacho got a takedown with 22 seconds left and defeated No. 15 Joey Prata 5-4. The winning result came at 133 pounds in another top-20 win for NC State. No. 28 Trombley locked in a cradle and scored the pin over No. 22 Gerardi just 0:44 into the match. The six team points gave the Pack a 21-15 lead and locked up the dual for the Pack with the sixth individual team win. The final bout of the night saw No. 21 Mitch Moore hit a six-point move on No. 11 Tariq Wilson in the first period which led to a 7-3 win. Up Next The Wolfpack will conclude the regular season next weekend, as NC State will travel to Duke for an ACC Friday night dual. The dual will be televised on the ACC Network. Results: 149: #26 Bryce Andonian (VT) fall #32 A.J. Leitten; 2:17 - 0-6 157: #2 Hayden Hidlay (NCSU) dec. #17 LaPrade; 6-2 - 3-6 165: #10 Thomas Bullard (NCSU) dec. #6 David McFadden; 2-1 - 6-6 174: #13 Daniel Bullard (NCSU) dec. Cody Hughes; 7-3 - 9-6 184: #2 Hunter Bolen (VT) dec. #3 Trent Hidlay; 3-1 - 9-9 197: Stanley Smeltz (VT) fall Tyrie Houghton; 0:18 - 9-15 285: #26 Deonte Wilson (NCSU) dec. #18 John Borst; 3-1 - 12-15 125: #19 Jakob Camacho (NCSU) dec. #15 Joey Prata; 5-4 - 15-15 133: #28 Jarrett Trombley (NCSU) fall #22 Collin Gerardi; 0:44 - 21-15 141: #21 Mitch Moore (VT) dec. #11 Tariq Wilson; 7-3 - 21-18

CHAPEL HILL -- Kennedy Monday's upset of No. 12 Jake Wentzel helped lead No. 8 North Carolina to a 22-14 home victory over No. 9 Pittsburgh in Carmichael Arena on Friday night. No. 3 Austin O'Connor won his 20th match of the year with a second-period pin to help UNC to another conference win. The Tar Heels (12-2, 3-1 ACC) gained early momentum courtesy of Joey Melendez at 125 pounds. The redshirt freshman was taken down early against Pittsburgh's Louis Newell but capitalized late to take a 7-3 decision. After Pittsburgh's No. 6 Micky Phillippi notched a 3-0 decision over Jaime Hernandez, No. 11 Zach Sherman won a tight 3-2 match over Cole Matthews to help UNC take the lead in the team score, one it wouldn't lose the rest of the night. With a 2-0 lead, O'Connor turned Pittsburgh's Dallas Bulsak in the second period and put him to his back for a fall, advancing UNC's lead to 12-3. That moved O'Connor's season dual meet record to 10-0. After No. 16 A.C. Headlee earned an impressive 10-4 win over Taleb Rahmani, No. 15 Monday knocked off Wentzel in an on-paper upset to pile on more momentum for Carolina. At the end of the first period, he scored a takedown and put Wentzel to his back for four near-fall points to open up a 6-0 lead. Monday's 12th dual meet win of the year ended an 8-5 decision. At the upperweights, Clay Lautt scored a major decision to put away the dual for the Tar Heels, a 15-5 major decision over Pittsburgh's Hunter Kernan. The Panthers took the final three bouts of the evening, but North Carolina's early dominance earned the home team a 22-14 win. UNC travels to Ithaca this Sunday to wrestle Cornell. The dual meet is set for 1 p.m. EST. Results: 125: Joey Melendez (UNC) dec. Louis Newell (PITT), 7-3 – UNC leads, 3-0 133: #6 Micky Phillippi (PITT) dec. Jaime Hernandez (UNC), 3-0 – Tied, 3-3 141: #11 Zach Sherman (UNC) dec. Cole Matthews (PITT), 3-2 – UNC leads, 6-3 149: #3 Austin O'Connor (UNC) pinned Dallas Bulsak (PITT), 3:18 – UNC leads, 12-3 157: #16 A.C. Headlee (UNC) dec. Taleb Rahmani (PITT), 10-4 – UNC leads, 15-3 165: #15 Kennedy Monday (UNC) dec. #12 Jake Wentzel (PITT), 8-5 – UNC leads, 18-3 174: Clay Lautt (UNC) maj. dec. Hunter Kernan (PITT), 15-5 – UNC leads, 22-3 184: #7 Nino Bonaccorsi (PITT) maj. dec. Joey Mazzara (UNC), 16-8 – UNC leads, 22-7 197: Kellan Stout (PITT) dec. Brandon Whitman (UNC), 6-1 – UNC leads, 22-10 285: #8 Demetrius Thomas (PITT) maj. dec. Andrew Gunning (UNC), 12-4 – UNC wins, 22-14

DURHAM, N.C. -- The Virginia wrestling team (8-5, 1-3 ACC) went on the road and picked up the win on Friday (Feb. 14), taking a 34-15 victory over Duke (0-16, 0-4 ACC) at Cameron Indoor Stadium. The Cavaliers won seven weight classes with bonus-point victories in six of them, including a pin by Louie Hayes (Orland Park, Ill.) at 133 pounds, a tech fall by Justin McCoy (New Paris, Pa.) at 157 pounds and major decisions by Denton Spencer (Waverly, Ga.) and Michael Battista at 149 pounds and 184 pounds, respectively. Patrick McCormick (Poquoson, Va.) and Brian Courtney (Sayre, Pa.) both won by forfeit at 125 pounds and 141 pounds. Virginia raced out to the big early lead, taking the first five weight classes to build a 27-0 advantage before Duke would pick up back-to-back pins at 165 pounds and 174 pounds. The Cavaliers then got the wins from Battista and a decision from Jay Aiello (Chantilly, Va.) at 197 pounds to cap the scoring for Virginia. Duke closed out the night with a win at heavyweight, but the Cavaliers had long since locked up the dual victory. COACH GARLAND ON THE DUAL "It feels good to get back on the winning track, but we still have to get better. We have one last dual and it's a big one before we lock in on the post-season. Let's honor our seniors next week and send them off right at home." MATCH NOTES With the win, Virginia improved to 61-7-2 all-time against the Blue Devils. The 34 points scored was the most against Duke since the 2012-13 season – a 38-0 victory by UVA. Jay Aiello improved to 24-4 on the season and remained perfect in dual matches at 13-0 this year. Virginia posted six bonus-point victories while winning at seven weight classes against the Blue Devils. UP NEXT FOR VIRGINIA The Cavaliers will return home to host No. 8 North Carolina next Friday (Feb. 21) in a 7 p.m. dual at Memorial Gym. It will be senior night for Virginia as the Cavaliers will recognize graduating members of the program in ceremonies prior to the start of the dual with the Tar Heels. Results: 125: Patrick McCormick by forfeit – UVA 6, Duke 0 133: Louie Hayes pinned Harrison Campbell (Duke), 0:53 – UVA 12, Duke 0 141: Brian Courtney by forfeit – UVA 18, Duke 0 149: Denton Spencer major dec. Wade Unger (Duke), 12-4 – UVA 22, Duke 0 157: Justin McCoy tech fall Eric Carter (Duke), 16-0 – UVA 27, Duke 0 165: Ben Anderson (Duke) pinned Cam Coy, 6:17 – UVA 27, Duke 6 174: Mason Eaglin (Duke) pinned Victor Marcelli, 2:42 – UVA 27, Duke 12 184: Michael Battista major dec. Kai Blake (Duke), 18-7 – UVA 31, 12 197: No. 9 Jay Aiello dec. Vincent Baker (Duke), 12-7 – UVA 34, Duke 12 HWT: Jonah Niesenbaum (Duke) dec. Robert Scherer, 5-2 – UVA 34, Duke 15

CLARION, Pa. -- The Golden Eagle wrestling team clinched a winning dual season with a dominant effort over Kent State on Friday, as Clarion defeated the Golden Flashes 30-8 at Tippin Gym. Clarion (9-5, 6-3 MAC East) took eight of the 10 bouts to claim their first win over Kent State since the 2000-01 season, snapping a nine-match losing streak to the Golden Flashes. Brock Zacherl wrestled the final home dual of his Clarion career, defeating Kody Komara 3-2 in the 149-pound bout. The 12th-ranked wrestler in the most recent NCAA coaches' panel, Zacherl earned the distinction of an undefeated home dual record. He went 44-0 as an attached wrestler at home, and his victory over Komara marked the first win of the night for the Golden Eagles. It would not be the last, though, as Clarion powered past the Golden Flashes, winning a number of close decisions to seal the win. Christian Sequete had one such decision, earning the first home dual win of his career with a 4-3 decision over Shane Mast. The win halted Kent State's momentum after they had scored their second major decision over the evening, and it put Clarion ahead 12-8 in the team match. The Golden Flashes never threatened the team score again as Greg Bulsak followed up with a 6-1 decision to Colin McCracken in the 197-pound bout. Ty Bagoly locked up the team victory with a win by fall at 285 pounds, tossing Spencer Berthold to his back and pinning him just 45 seconds into the first period to make it a 21-8 advantage. Jake Gromacki followed up with a 6-5 decision over Tomas Guitierrez. Also recording wins were Taylor Ortz, who returned to the lineup at 157 pounds for a 10-6 win over Brady Chrisman, and Mike Bartolo, who beat Kade Byland by 12-8 decision. Results: 141 - Cory Simpson (Kent State) over Brayden Palmer (Clarion) (MD 13-2) 149 - Brock Zacherl (Clarion) over Kody Komara (Kent State) (Dec 3-2) 157 - Taylor Ortz (Clarion) over Brady Chrisman (Kent State) (Dec 10-6) 165 - Mike Bartolo (Clarion) over Kade Byland (Kent State) (Dec 12-8) 174 - Andrew McNally (Kent State) over Jack Peura (Clarion) (MD 12-1) 184 - Christian Sequete (Clarion) over Shane Mast (Kent State) (Dec 4-3) 197 - Greg Bulsak (Clarion) over Colin McCracken (Kent State) (Dec 6-1) 285 - Ty Bagoly (Clarion) over Spencer Berthhold (Kent State) (Fall 0:45) 125 - Jake Gromacki (Clarion) over Tomas Guitierrez (Kent State) (Dec 6-5) 133 - Seth Koleno (Clarion) over Unknown (For.)

LEWISBURG, Pa. -- No. 11 Lehigh kicked off a stretch of three duals in eight days with a strong 32-8 win at Bucknell Friday night at Davis Gym. The Mountain Hawks won eight bouts, scored bonus points in four of those wins, and held a 19-2 edge in takedowns as Lehigh wins its ninth straight dual, improving to 10-3 overall and 6-1 against EIWA foes. Bucknell actually finished the night with more reversals (three) than takedowns as the Bison fall to 9-5 overall and 8-2 in the EIWA. "Bucknell always wrestles hard. They wrestle three periods. We knew that coming in," Lehigh head coach Pat Santoro said. "My biggest concern was having two of the last three weekends off, not really by design, but just the way things fell. Tonight was similar to the Army match. Once we got those first few out of the way, the jitters we're gone and we went out and wrestled pretty well." Junior Brandon Paetzell started the dual with a 9-4 win over Brandon Seidman at 125. Paetzell scored a pair of first period takedowns to lead 4-1 but after giving up a second period takedown, needed a third period score to secure the victory. Bucknell tied things at 133 as Darren Miller beat junior Nick Farro 6-4. Farro scored the first two takedowns but gave up a reversal late in the first period. A third period takedown and ride out by Miller broke a 4-4 tie. A 10-5 decision by sophomore Dan Moran over David Campbell at 141 sparked a three match Lehigh winning streak. Moran racked up four takedowns in his victory. Sophomore Jimmy Hoffman followed with a 10-1 major decision over Matthew Kolonia at 149. Leading 3-1 late in the third, Hoffman countered a Kolonia throw attempt for a takedown and four point near fall, which along with riding time advantage helped secure the major. "That was a pretty tight match and that move opened it up," Santoro said. "That got us a bonus point. We'd like to see some more takedowns from Jimmy but he's working his way back. Every week he's getting a little bit better in the room. You can see it." A 9-3 decision from sophomore Josh Humphreys over Jaden Fisher at 157 gave Lehigh a 13-3 lead at intermission. Freshman Brian Meyer had an impressive upset bid against No. 14 Zach Hartman at 165. Meyer scored the bout's only takedown in the first period and led 2-1 into the third period, but Hartman reversed and rode out to rally for a 3-2 decision. Hartman's win would be Bucknell's last of the evening. Senior Jordan Kutler answered with his second straight pin as he cradled Mitch Hartman to his back for the fall at 2:44. "Jordan has picked up a lot of bonus points this year and he needs to continue to do that," Santoro said. "He needs to keep working for multiple takedowns, so when he gets into those big matches late in the year, he can go out and get a couple." Santoro sent senior Chase Gallik out at 184 in place of junior Chris Weiler and Gallik responded with a pin in his first dual appearance of the season. Holding a 1-0 lead in the third, Gallik used an assassin to stick Kyle Inlander at 6:05 for his fourth fall of the season. "I'm so happy for Chase," Santoro said. "I love watching him wrestle. He has been in some 20-19 matches. It's rare to see him in a 0-0 like he was after the first period, but you know what you're getting from Chase. He's going to wrestle the whole time and he can pin you at any time. He did that tonight." Lehigh claimed the last two bouts as junior Jake Jakobsen rode a first period takedown to a 3-0 decision over Drew Phipps at 197 and junior heavyweight Jordan Wood scored 12 points over the final two periods in a 12-0 major decision over Brandon Stokes. The Mountain Hawks will close out the regular season with two duals next week. Lehigh will visit Penn in EIWA action Thursday at 7 p.m. and will host No. 5 Arizona State at Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall Friday at 7 p.m. The Mountain Hawks will recognize their senior class prior to the Arizona State dual. A limited number of tickets are still available and can be purchased at LehighTickets.com or by calling 610-7LU-GAME during business hours. Results: 125 – Brandon Paetzell (Lehigh) dec. Brandon Seidman (Bucknell) 9-4 133 – Darren Miller (Bucknell) dec. Nick Farro (Lehigh) 6-4 141 – Dan Moran (Lehigh) dec. David Campbell (Bucknell) 10-5 149 – Jimmy Hoffman (Lehigh) major dec. Matthew Kolonia (Bucknell) 10-1 157 – Josh Humphreys (Lehigh) dec. Jaden Fisher (Bucknell) 9-3 165 – Zach Hartman (Bucknell) dec. Brian Meyer (Lehigh) 3-2 174 – Jordan Kutler (Lehigh) Fall Mitch Hartman (Bucknell) 2:44 184 – Chase Gallik (Lehigh) Fall Kyle Inlander (Bucknell) 6:05 197 – Jake Jakobsen (Lehigh) dec. Drew Phipps (Bucknell) 3-0 285 – Jordan Wood (Lehigh) major dec. Brandon Stokes (Bucknell) 12-0

The Cleveland State University wrestling team was given a late scare by host Bloomsburg, but redshirt sophomore John Kelbly came through in the final bout to help the Vikings claim a 23-13 win in Mid-American Conference dual action Friday evening inside Nelson Field House. With CSU holding a 17-13 lead entering the final bout at heavyweight, Kelbly came through for the Vikings. After netting a takedown about two minutes into the opening period, it didn't take long for Kelbly to put his opponent on his back and clinch the win for Cleveland State. With the win, CSU improved to 9-5 on the season. The nine wins for the Vikings are the most for the program in 13 years. Six bouts were decided by two points or fewer Friday, with each team winning three, as late winning takedowns proved to be a theme of the night. True freshman Logan Heil continued his fine rookie campaign by opening the dual with a win at 125 pounds. He secured the only takedown of the bout in the third period to break a tie and held on for a 3-2 win. After CSU lost the 133-pound bout via decision, redshirt senior Evan Cheek had a field day at 141 pounds. He scored four near-fall points on three separate occasions in the first period and held a 14-0 lead after three minutes. He would polish off the technical fall in the second period to give CSU a team score lead it would not relinquish. Bloomsburg claimed a win at 149 pounds over a visibly injured Viking. Redshirt junior Nico O'Dor would defeat an opponent ranked more than 10 spots higher than him at 157 pounds. With the bout deadlocked, 1-1, in the closing stages, O'Dor claimed a takedown with just a second or two remaining to notch a 3-1 victory. Redshirt freshman Riley Smucker used a first-period takedown and a third-period reversal to post a 4-2 win at 165 pounds. Redshirt sophomore Chase Archangelo gave CSU its third win in a row with his victory at 174. He tallied a third-period takedown to break a 2-2 tie and held on for the 4-2 victory. Cleveland State had 3-2 leads in the final seconds at both 184 and 197 pounds, but Bloomsburg notched takedowns in the final moments in both bouts to stay alive. In the 184-pound bout, true freshman DeAndre Nassar nearly pulled off the upset of Bloomsburg's Trevor Allard, the top-ranked wrestler in the MAC at his weight class. The home team entered the final bout with momentum and looking to pull off the upset, but Kelbly ensured the Vikings would leave town winners. After he notched a win in the final bout to guarantee a CSU victory in the Vikings' first MAC dual of the season, he pulled off the feat again in the final MAC match. Cheek posted his team-leading 32nd win Friday while tallying his 18th of the bonus-point variety. Kelbly posted his fifth pin of the season. With its road slate complete, Cleveland State will return home this Sunday, Feb. 16, as it welcomes Michigan State in its regular-season finale. QUICK HITS Cleveland State survived a late scare to top Bloomsburg, 23-13 John Kelbly secured the win with a pin in the final bout at heavyweight It was Kelbly's fifth pin of the season Evan Cheek posted his team-leading 32nd win with a technical fall Nico O'Dor posted an upset with a late takedown at 157 pounds Chase Archangelo, Logan Heil and Riley Smucker also added wins for CSU DeAndre Nassar nearly upset the top wrestler in the MAC at 184 pounds Cleveland State's nine wins are its highest total in over a decade Results: 125: Logan Heil (CSU) over Christian Gannone (BU) - 3-2 dec. | CSU leads, 3-0 133: Josh Mason (BU) over Justin Patrick (CSU) - 8-2 dec. | Tied, 3-3 141: Evan Cheek (CSU) over Shawn Orem (BU) - 16-0 TF 4:19 | CSU leads, 8-3 149: Aaron Coleman (BU) over Gus Sutton (CSU) - 12-1 MD | CSU leads, 8-7 157: Nico O'Dor (CSU) over Alex Carida (BU) - 3-1 dec. | CSU leads, 11-7 165: Riley Smucker (CSU) over Nate Newberry (BU) - 4-2 dec. | CSU leads, 14-7 174: Chase Archangelo (CSU) over Anthony Vetrano (BU) - 4-2 dec. | CSU leads, 17-7 184: Trevor Allard (BU) over DeAndre Nassar (CSU) - 4-3 dec. | CSU leads, 17-10 197: Kyle Murphy (BU) over Ben Smith (CSU) - 4-3 dec. | CSU leads, 17-13 285: John Kelbly (CSU) over Michael Porreca (BU) - Fall 2:13 | CSU wins, 23-13