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EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Michigan State wrestling used four bonus point wins on its way to a 25-15 victory over Clarion on Friday evening inside Jenison Field House. The Spartans used bonus point wins from redshirt juniors Matt Santos and Jake Tucker, along with redshirt sophomore Cameron Caffey and redshirt senior Garrett Pepple. "I don't think we wrestled to our potential," said MSU wrestling head coach Roger Chandler. "We are a much better team than that, and I give them (Clarion) credit because they stepped up and they were grittier than us in certain weights. We have to be better, especially going into the Nebraska dual on Sunday. Our guys have to wrestle in their positions and we can't settle for our opponents. That's kind of been the theme that I've been preaching since our first Big Ten meet against Michigan and Rutgers. Some of our guys are doing it, but we have to have all 10 guys do it." The match started at 125 pounds with MSU redshirt senior Logan Griffin taking on Cam Butler. Griffin landed two takedowns and an escape in the second period after a scoreless first. Griffin held Butler, who came into the match with a 5-1 dual record, scoreless in the third frame for the 5-0 shutout. At 133 pounds, Pepple took on Seth Koleno as the two went scoreless after one. Pepple landed an early takedown in the second period before securing a half nelson and wing for the fall at 3:35 in the match to put the Spartans up 9-0 over the Golden Eagles. Santos battled with Alex Blake in the 141 bout, tallying his first major decision of the season at 14-3. Santos came out early with a takedown in the first and added three more in the second to take a 9-2 lead into the third frame. With another takedown and two-point near-fall, Santos earned the 14-3 major decision win over Blake and extended the Spartan lead to 13-0 after three. Redshirt junior Alex Hrisopoulos battled No. 14-ranked Brock Zacherl at 149 pounds, coming up just short, 5-2, giving Clarion its first three points of the match. Tucker registered his 20th win of the season in dominant fashion, rolling past Avery Shay, 16-3, for his ninth bonus point win of the season. Tucker fell behind early after a takedown by Shay, but answered with a takedown and four-point near-fall after landing a cradle. Tucker grabbed another takedown and four-point near-fall for the 16-3 major decision win, his sixth of the season. In the 165 bout, junior Drew Hughes and Mike Bartolo were deadlocked at zero up until the final seconds with Hughes holding a 2:00 advantage in riding time. After a review, Bartolo was awarded a takedown just before the buzzer sounded, giving him the 2-1 win over Hughes. Redshirt freshman Layne Malczewski took thet mat against Max Wohlabaugh at 174 pounds. Malczewski couldn't get anything going early on, giving up two takedowns to Wohlabaugh. After an escape in the second, Malczewski went into the third period trailing 4-2 before battling back with a four-point near-fall to take the lead 6-4. Malczewski rode out the period for the 6-4 win, giving MSU a 20-6 advantage. It was all Caffey in the 184 pound bout with Luke Funck. Caffey started early with four first period takedowns, and ended the match with nine on his way to his third tech fall of season, 23-8 (6:44). With the win, Caffey improved to 18-6 overall and 9-2 in duals. At 197 pounds, redshirt junior Nick May battled with No. 17 Greg Bulsak. May and Bulsak traded takedowns in the first frame, and were all knotted at six after two periods. Bulsak claimed two escape points and a takedown for the 10-7 win. At 285 pounds, redshirt junior Christian Rebottaro took on Ty Bagoly. Rebottaro acted early against Bagoly, who came into the match 10-0 in duals. Rebottaro scored a takedown in the first 30 seconds before Bagoly landed a takedown and secured the win with a fall at 2:11 for the Golden Eagles's fourth win of the day and the 25-15 final score. The Spartans return to Big Ten action when they hit the road for a Sunday dual with No. 7 Nebraska at the Devaney Center on Jan. 26. The match will air on BTN+ with a start time of 3 p.m. EST. Results: 125 - Logan Griffin (MSU) dec. over Cam Butler (CU), 5-0 - MSU leads 3-0 133 - Garrett Pepple (MSU) fall over Seth Koleno (CU), (3:35) - MSU leads 9-0 141 - Matt Santos (MSU) maj. dec. over Alex Blake (CU), 14-3 - MSU leads 13-0 149 - No. 14 Brock Zacherl (CU) dec. over Alex Hrisopoulos (MSU), 5-2 - MSU leads 13-3 157 - No. 22 Jake Tucker (MSU) maj. dec. over Avery Shay (CU), 16-3 - MSU leads 17-3 165 - Mike Bartolo (CU) dec. over Drew Hughes (MSU), 2-1 - MSU leads 17-6 174 - No. 23 Layne Malczewski (MSU) dec. Max Wohlabaugh (CU), 6-4 - MSU leads 20-6 184 - No. 20 Cameron Caffey (MSU) tech fall over Luke Funck (CU), 23-8 (6:44) - MSU leads 25-6 197 - No. 17 Greg Bulsak (CU) dec. over Nick May (MSU), 10-7 - MSU leads 25-9 285 - Ty Bagoly (CU) fall over Christian Rebottaro (MSU), (2:11) - MSU wins 25-15

PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- No. 22 Rutgers wrestling (8-3, 3-2) used eight individual victories to claim a 29-7 win over Indiana (0-6, 0-5) on Friday night in front of 3,718 fans at the RAC. Gerard Angelo (149) picked off No. 16 Graham Rooks, No. 9 Sammy Alvarez (133) and Brett Donner (165) muscled major decisions and Matthew Correnti (HWT) bumped up a weight class to close out the dual with a first-period fall to highlight action for the Scarlet Knights. JoJo Aragona (149), Michael VanBrill (157), No. 20 Billy Janzer (184) and No. 20 Jordan Pagano (197) also added decisions to help RU to its third Big Ten Conference victory of the season and fifth in the all-time series with the Hoosiers. "Every win is important, especially in this conference. I'm fired up about it," said head coach Scott Goodale. "After our first few bouts, we kind of got on a roll which was great to see here in front of our home crowd. Our attention now turns to Sunday's dual against a really good Purdue team." HOW IT HAPPENED • The dual got off to a slow start for Rutgers, as No. 15 Nicolas Aguilar (125) dropped a tight 4-2 decision to Indiana's Liam Cronin. With the score tied 1-1 in the final period, Aguilar conceded a takedown as Cronin added the riding time point to give the Hoosiers a 3-0 lead to begin the dual. The setback halted Aguilar's win streak, as he entered Friday the winner of six consecutive matches. • The Scarlet Knights then took control, winning their next five bouts of the night. Falling behind early in his match and leading just 5-4 at after two periods, Alvarez went to work against Cayden Rooks with two takedowns and a four-point tilt for the 14-5 major. • Aragona also wasted no time in his match with Eddie Bolivar, as his takedown in the closing seconds of the first period gave him a 3-2 lead. Aragona added a huge double at the end of the second period and closed out his bout with a takedown for the 8-4 final. • The biggest result of the night came from Angelo against Graham Rooks, the reigning Big Ten Wrestler of the Week after back-to-back ranked wins last weekend. Angelo was the aggressor throughout, landing the first takedown of the match at the 2:23 mark in the first and nearly locking up the cradle. He then added another takedown and two back points for a 6-2 lead after one. • 149: Angelo got right to work against Graham Rooks, who entered Friday as the reigning Big Ten Wrestler of the Week after he picked up back-to-back ranked wins this past weekend. Angelo caught Rooks with another takedown by the scorer's table at the end of the second and through Rooks on his back in the closing seconds of the third period for the 13-7 final. It was Angelo's second victory over a ranked foe this season and third conference win in 2019-20. • VanBrill's second-period takedown of Fernie Silva gave him a 3-0 decision and RU a 13-3 lead over Indiana at Intermission. • Donner followed the break with arguably his most impressive dual win of the season. Donner landed two first-period takedowns on Davey Tunon, one in the third and finished his 12-3 major decision with two single-leg scores and the riding time point. • After a tough 11-3 loss from Willie Scott (174) against 2019 NCAA qualifier Jake Covaciu, Janzer faced Jake Hinz with the team score at 17-7. Any hopes of an IU comeback were extinguished in the final minute of Janzer's match. With riding time not a factor, Janzer cut Hinz to give his opponent a 4-3 lead with 1:52 to go in the match. As both traded bars, Janzer evaded a Hinz shot and finished an inside trip at the 47 second mark in the final period for the 5-4 final. • Pagano faced Nick Willham in his bout and landed two takedowns in the first period for a quick 4-0 lead. Pagano added an escape and the riding time point for the 6-0 final, as Pagano was in total control with several opportunities to pin his opponent. • Correnti bumped up heavyweight for just the second time this season to face Jake Kleimola. After Kleimola scored the early takedown, Correnti countered and the reversal, then locked up the cradle for his third fall of the season. Results: 125: Liam Cronin (IU) over 15/14/13 Nicolas Aguilar (RU) by decision, 4-2; IU leads 3-0 133: 9/10/9 Sammy Alvarez (RU) over Cayden Rooks (IU) by major decision, 14-5; RU leads 4-3 141: JoJo Aragona (RU) over Eddie Bolivar (IU) by decision, 8-4; RU leads 7-3 149: Gerard Angelo (RU) over 16/22/19 Graham Rooks by decision, 13-7; RU leads 10-3 157: Michael VanBrill (RU) over Fernie Silva (IU) by decision, 3-0; RU leads 13-3 165: Brett Donner (RU) over Davey Tunon (IU) by major decision, 12-3; RU leads 17-3 174: NR/25/27 Jake Covaciu (IU) over Willie Scott (RU) by major decision, 11-3; RU leads 17-7 184: 20/22/26 Billy Janzer (RU) over Jake Hinz (IU) by decision, 5-4; RU leads 20-7 197: 20/18/22 Jordan Pagano (RU) over Nick Willham (IU) by decision, 7-0; RU leads 23-7 285: Matthew Correnti (RU) over Jake Kleimola (IU) by fall (1:26); RU wins 29-7 UP NEXT Rutgers hosts No. 13 Purdue on Sunday for a 1 p.m. match at the RAC.

RALEIGH, N.C. -- The second-ranked NC State wrestling team opened its ACC slate in convincing fashion, posting a 28-9 win over Virginia inside Reynolds Coliseum. After won the first bout at 125 pounds, the Wolfpack (11-0) won seven straight, and won eight of the 10 matches overall. The ACC dual started at 125 pounds. R-Fr. Jakob Camacho scored the lone takedown in the third period, but came up short against #2 Jack Mueller, 5-2. The Pack evened it up in the next bout, as R-Fr. Jarrett Trombley scored his second top-20 win of the season after he got a third period takedown and adding in the ride time point to take out No. 20 Louie Hayes, 4-2. R-Jr. Tariq Wilson followed up with a takedown in all three periods and scored an 8-5 win at 141 pounds. A.J. Leitten got his first ranked win of the season, as his takedown with 15 seconds left, then a mat return, scored a 3-2 win over No. 31 Denton Spencer after the bout was 0-0 going into the third. NC State was deducted a team point for loss of control of the mat during the 149 bout. No. 2 Hayden Hidlay went to work and scored the first bonus point win of the dual, with a four-point near fall in the third, he scored a 15-1 major over No. 27 Justin McCoy. The Pack won four of the first five bouts for a 12-3 lead at the halfway mark. Back-to-back bonus for the Pack, as No. 12 Thomas Bullard scored a pair of third period takedowns and accumulated over four minutes of ride time for the 11-2 win. Back-to-back-to-back bonus, this time a PIN for six team points. No. 14 Daniel Bullard scored a second period takedown and turned it right into a fall at the 4:46 mark. No. 3 R-Fr. Trent Hidlay made it seven straight wins for the Pack as he scored the bout's lone takedown in the first period and claimed a 4-2 win. At 197 pounds, Nick Reenan was forced to injury default in his match against No. 7 Jay Aiello. The Pack closed the dual with a top-25 win at heavyweight for So. Deonte Wilson. Wilson scored a takedown in the second period and used a ride out in the third for the 5-1 win. Up Next NC State will be in road ACC action next weekend, as the Wolfpack will travel to No. 10 Pitt on Saturday, Feb. 1 at 7 p.m. Results: 125: #2 Jack Mueller (UVA) dec. #21 Jakob Camacho; 5-2 – 0-3 133: #26 Jarrett Trombley (NCSU) dec. #20 Louie Hayes; 4-2 – 3-3 141: #12 Tariq Wilson (NCSU) dec. Brian Courtney; 8-5 – 6-3 149: A.J. Leitten (NCSU) dec. #31 Denton Spencer; 3-2 – 8-3^ 157: #2 Hayden Hidlay (NCSU) major dec. #27 Justin McCoy; 15-1 – 12-3 165: #12 Thomas Bullard (NCSU) major dec. Krystian Kinsey; 11-2 – 16-3 174: #14 Daniel Bullard (NCSU) fall Victor Marcelli; 4:46 – 22-3 184: #3 Trent Hidlay (NCSU) dec. Michael Battista; 4-2 – 25-3 197: #7 Jay Aiello (UVA) inj. default #27 Nick Reenan; 1:47 – 25-9 285: #32 Deonte Wilson (NCSU) dec. #24 Quinn Miller; 5-1 – 28-9 ^ - NC State deducted a team point during 149 bout

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Penn State Nittany Lions (7-1, 4-0 B1G), ranked No. 2 in the latest InterMat Tournament Power Index, downed No. 7 Nebraska (5-3, 0-3 B1G) to begin a rugged 16-day stretch of Big Ten road action. Penn State posted a 20-18 win in front of a record-Nebraska crowd with true freshman Seth Nevills (Clovis, Calif) sealing the deal with a win in the dual's final match-up. Including tonight's dual, Penn State is on a run of four-of-five road duals in 16 days, including action at Nebraska, Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota with a home dual against Maryland splitting the four road dates. Each team won five bouts in the hotly contested battle with Penn State winning the bonus point battle to grab the win. A new Nebraska wrestling record crowd of 5,960 filled NU's Devaney Center. All rankings listed are InterMat. The dual began at 125 where freshman Brandon Meredith (Limerick, Pa.) lost a hard-fought 3-1 sudden victory decision to Nebraska's Alex Thomsen, giving the Huskers an early 3-0 lead in the dual. Sophomore Roman Bravo-Young (Tucson, Ariz.), ranked No. 3 at 133, was winding down a regular decision win over No. 13 Ridge Lovett when he hit on a furious six-point move as the bout ended, nearly pinning the Husker in the process. The takedown, four nearfall points and riding time gave the Lions an 11-3 major decision and gave Penn State a 4-3 lead. Junior Nick Lee (Evansville, Ind.), ranked No. 2 at 141, dominated No. 8 Chad Red Jr. in the next bout. Lee used three takedowns, an escape, a stall point and nearly 4:00 in riding time (3:58) to roll to a 9-1 major decision over the ranked Husker and give Penn State an 8-3 lead. Sophomore Jarod Verkleeren (Greensburg, Pa.) battled No. 14 Collin Purinton at 149. Trailing 3-2 in the third, Verkleeren forced a scramble as he looked for a takedown but was pinned by the ranked Husker at the 5:50 mark. With No. 4 Brady Berge (Mantorville, Minn.) not competing at 157, junior Bo Pipher (Paonia, Colo.) took the mat against No. 11 Peyton Robb. Pipher battled the ranked Husker tough but lost a hard-fought 5-3 decision. Nebraska's two wins to close out the half put Penn State behind 12-8 at intermission. Senior Vincenzo Joseph (Pittsburgh, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 165, dominated No. 5 Isaiah White in the second half's first bout. Joseph used a first period takedown, a second period rideout, an escape, a stall point and 2:00 riding time to post the 5-1 win over White. Senior Mark Hall (Apple Valley, Minn.), ranked No. 1 at 174, then took care of No. 6 Mikey Labriola. Hall rolled his way out to a 6-1 lead and then finished the match by notching a late takedown, locking up a cradle and pinning the ranked Husker at the 6:52 mark to put Penn State up 17-12. True freshman Aaron Brooks (Hagerstown, Md.), ranked No. 6 at 184, suffered his first loss of the season, a tough 9-5 decision to No. 8 Taylor Venz, the veteran Husker junior cutting Penn State's lead to 17-15. Senior Shakur Rasheed (Coram, N.Y.), ranked No. 19 at 197, dropped a tough 3-1 decision to No. 8 Eric Schultz as the Husker used a late second period takedown to grab the victory. The Huskers led 18-17 with one bout left. True freshman Seth Nevills (Clovis, Calif.) took on No. 15 Christian Lance, a senior, at 285 with the dual meet in the balance. Nevills was unphased by the moment and dominated the Nebraska senior. After a scoreless first period, Nevills notched a second-period rideout after Lance chose down to start the middle stanza. The Lion freshman escaped to start the third and finished off the dual with a late takedown to post an impressive 4-0 win with 2:11 in riding time. Nevills' impressive performance gave Penn State the 20-18 victory. Penn State won the takedown battle 13-8. With each team winning five bouts, the dual meet came down to bonus points and the Lions won that battle 5-3. Penn State got bonus points off of one pin (Hall) and two majors (Bravo-Young, Lee). Penn State is now 7-1 overall, 4-0 in the Big Ten. Nebraska falls to 5-3, 0-3 B1G. Penn State continues its road trip next Friday, visiting Iowa on Friday, Jan. 31,for another BTN nationally televised dual. Action begins at 9 p.m. Eastern / 8 p.m. Central in Iowa City. Penn State then hosts Maryland two days later on Sunday, Feb. 2, at 2 p.m. in Rec Hall. Penn State Fans are encouraged to follow Penn State wrestling via twitter at @pennstateWREST, on Penn State Wrestling's Facebook page at www.facebook.com/pennstatewrestling and on Instagram at www.instagram.com/pennstatewrest. This is PENN STATE. WRESTLING lives here. Results: 125: Alex Thomsen NU dec. Brandon Meredith PSU, 3-1 (SV) 0-3 133: #3 Roman Bravo-Young PSU maj. dec. #13 Ridge Lovett NU, 11-3 4-3 141: #2 Nick Lee PSU maj. dec. #8 Chad Red Jr. NU, 9-1 8-3 149: #14 Collin Purinton NU pinned Jarod Verkleeren PSU, WBF (5:50) 8-9 157: #11 Peyton Robb NU dec. Bo Pipher PSU, 5-3 8-12 165: #1 Vincenzo Joseph PSU dec. #5 Isaiah White NU, 5-1 11-12 174: #1 Mark Hall PSU pinned #6 Mikey Labriola NU, WBF (6:52) 17-12 184: #8 Taylor Venz NU dec. #6 Aaron Brooks PSU, 9-5 17-15 197: #8 Eric Schultz NU dec. #19 Shakur Rasheed PSU, 3-1 17-18 285: Seth Nevills PSU dec. #15 Christian Lance NU, 4-0 20-18 Attendance: 5,960 Records: Penn State (7-1, 4-0 B1G); Nebraska (5-3, 0-3 B1G) Up Next for Penn State: Friday, Jan. 31, 2020, at Iowa, 9 p.m. Eastern / 8 p.m. Central (BTN) BOUT-BY-BOUT: 125: Freshman Brandon Meredith (Limerick, Pa.) took on met Nebraska's Alex Thomsen at 125. The duo battled evenly for the first minute plus. Meredith fought off a solid attempt by Thomsen for shoulder control, action moved out of bounds and resumed on a reset with 1:25 on the clock. Meredith took a high single that Thomsen was able to step away from and the bout moved under the 1:00 mark still tied 0-0. Meredith got called for a first stall warning with :20 on the clock and the bout moved to the second period tied 0-0. Thomsen chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 1-0 lead. Meredith took a high single, Thomsen countered and nearly took the Lion freshman down, but both wrestlers worked their way to their feet and the bout continued in neutral at the :30 mark. Meredith fought off a late Thomsen effort and trailed 1-0 after two periods. He chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 1-1 tie. Meredith got in on a high single, forcing a scramble on the Nebraska logo. Thomsen fought off the move long enough to force a stalemate and the clock moved below the 1:00 mark. Meredith took another shot, had it countered, nearly re-countered for a takedown but settled for neutral again as the clock hit the :20 mark. Tied 1-1, the bout moved into a sudden victory period. Thomsen quickly used body control to work his way around Meredith and notched the winning takedown for a hard-fought 3-1 (sv) win. 133: Sophomore Roman Bravo-Young (Tucson, Ariz.), ranked No. 3 at 133, met No. 13 Ridge Lovett. Bravo-Young looked to set the pace early, keeping action in the middle of the mat while looking to control tie-ups. Lovett took a quick low shot that forced a scramble in the middle of the mat, but Bravo-Young deftly worked his way around the Husker for an early takedown and a 2-0 lead. Lovett tried to notch a reversal on the edge of the mat, but the Lion fought off the move and settled for a stalemate at the :56 mark. An official review ensued to see if Lovett escaped on the scramble but Bravo-Young maintained control and the bout continued. Bravo-Young cut Lovett loose on the review and led 2-1. Bravo-Young worked the Husker's shoulders to the mat for the first period's final seconds and carried that one-point lead to the second period. Bravo-Young chose neutral to start the second period and went to work on offense. Lovett was able to defend two quick Lion shots and keep the bout close as the clock hit the 1:00 mark. Bravo-Young got in on a low shot and steadily worked his way to a takedown and a 4-1 lead with :19 on the clock. The Nittany Lion sophomore controlled the Husker for the second period's final seconds and led 4-1 heading into the third period with 1:00 in riding time. Lovett chose down to start the third period and Bravo-Young controlled the action from the top position. He cut Lovett loose at the 1:27 mark and led 4-2 with 1:35 in time. Lovett forced Bravo-Young into giving up a stall point with :50 on the clock to cut the lead to 4-3. Bravo-Young then blew the bout open with a late flurry, locking up a cradle with a late shot and taking Lovett to his back for four nearfall points. The late rush, plus 1:42 in riding time, gave Bravo-Young an 11-3 major decision. 141: Junior Nick Lee (Evansville, Ind.), ranked No. 2 at 141, took on No. 8 Chad Red Jr. Lee worked the middle off the mat, looking to find an opening as the first period got underway. Red was able to keep the Lion at arm's length for a minute, but Lee was relentless and took a 2-0 lead with a fast high single at the 1:30 mark. Lee put together a strong ride, working for control of Red's right arm while moving his riding time advantage up to the 1:00 mark. The Lion finished the period on top and led 2-0 with 1:30 in riding time after the opening period. Lee chose down to start the second period and forced Red into a first stall warning :20 in. He quickly escaped on a reset and led 3-0 with 1:04 in riding time at the 1:20 mark. Lee controlled the action in the center of the mat and then blew through a high single to up his lead to 5-0 with :50 left to wrestle. He finished the period on top and led 5-0 after two with 1:57 in time. Red chose down to start the third period and Lee picked up a point on another Red stall. Lee cut Red to a 6-1 score at the :50 mark and went to work for bonus points. Lee finished off the major with a takedown at the :20 mark. The rideout and 3:32 in riding time, gave the Lion junior a 9-1 major. 149: Sophomore Jarod Verkleeren (Greensburg, Pa.) battled No. 14 Collin Purinton at 149. Verkleeren took an early shot that Purinton was able to counter for a takedown and a 2-1 lead after a quick Lion escaped with 1:45 on the clock. Action continued in neutral as the clock moved below the 1:00 mark with neither wrestler connecting on a shot. The Lion sophomore battled Purinton evenly for the rest of the period and trailed 2-1 after the opening stanza. Purinton chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 3-1 lead. Verkleeren countered a slight Purinton shot, tried to use shoulder control to work the Husker's head to the mat but settled for a stalemate with :47 on the clock. The Lion was unable to break through Purinton's defense over the second period's final minute and trailed 3-1 after two. Verkleeren chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 3-2 deficit. Needing a takedown, Verkleeren looked to counter a Purinton shot, forced a scramble that ended with the Husker getting the fall at the 5:50 mark in the third period. 157: With No. 4 Brady Berge (Mantorville, Minn.) not competing at 157, junior Bo Pipher (Paonia, Colo.) faced off against No. 11 Peyton Robb. Robb scored quickly, taking Pipher down for an early 2-0 lead in the opening seconds of the bout. Robb controlled Pipher from the top position as the clock moved down to the 1:30 mark, building his riding time up over the 1:00 in the process. Pipher tried to work his way to his feet but Robb was able to maintain control. Pipher tried to scoot out from underneath the Husker and steadily worked his way to a reversal and a 2-2 tie with :15 left in the period. Pipher finished on top and the bout moved to the second period tied 2-2 (Robb had over 2:00 in riding time. Robb chose down to start the second period. Pipher was able to maintain control, fighting off a reversal attempt once but giving up the reversal with 1:00 on the clock to trail 4-2. Pipher was unable to escape and trailed 4-2 after two. The Lion chose down to start the third period. Robb clinched riding time, forcing Pipher into a first stall warning in the process. Pipher had a reversal attempt defended in the waning seconds, managed a late escape but dropped the 5-3 decision. 165: Senior Vincenzo Joseph (Pittsburgh, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 165, took on No. 5 Isaiah White. Joseph fought off an early White shot and kept the bout scoreless as the first :30 ticked away. The Lion then went to work on offense, controlling the action from the middle of the mat. Joseph was not able to break through White's defense, stepped away from a slight Husker shot and the period hit its midway point. Joseph connected on a high single at the 1:00 mark and steadily worked his way into control of White's other foot for a takedown and a 2-0 lead. White managed an escape seconds later and the bout continued with Joseph leading 2-1. Trailing 2-1, White chose down to start the second period and Joseph went to work on top. The Lion senior maintained control of the Husker senior as the clock hit 1:15. He forced White into a stall warning and pushed his time edge well over 1:00 in the process. Joseph maintained control of White for the rest of the period and led 2-1 with 2:17 in time after two periods. Joseph chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 3-1 lead, still holding 2:00 in time. The Lion went to work on offense, forcing White to the outside circle as the Husker retreated for the next minute plus. Joseph picked up a point on another stall and led 4-1 with :35 on the clock. Joseph finished the bout with White on defense and rolled to the dominating 5-1 win with 2:00 in riding time. 174: Senior Mark Hall (Apple Valley, Minn.), ranked No. 1 at 174, met No. 6 Mikey Labriola. Hall worked the middle of the mat to start the bout, control the action and looking for control up top. Hall controlled Labriola's shoulders, slid his grip down and then tripped the Husker to the mat for a takedown with 1:37 on the clock. Nebraska challenged the takedown call, the call was reversed and action resumed in neutral at the 1:42 mark. The duo battled through the next minute evenly before Hall worked his way in on a high single. The duo scrambled for the next :20 before Hall finished off the takedown to lead 2-0. He rode Labriola out and carried that lead into the second period. Hall chose down to start the second period and deftly reversed the Husker to up his lead to 4-0 with 1:35 on the clock. The Lion maintained control of Labriola long enough to build his time edge up over 1:00, reset himself and finished the period on top to lead 4-0 with 1:39 in time after two. Labriola chose down to start the third period and escaped to a 4-1 score. Hall quickly took the Husker down again and upped his lead to 6-1with 1:20 left. He cut Labriola loose and went looking for bonus points. Hall turned a low shot into a scramble, notched a takedown then locked up a cradle. He quickly set himself for the pin and got the call at the 6:52 mark. 184: True freshman Aaron Brooks (Hagerstown, Md.), ranked No. 6 at 184, faced off with No. 8 Taylor Venz. Brooks went to work quickly, taking Venz down for an early 2-1 lead in the opening seconds of the period. The Lion freshman fought off a Venz shot over the next :20. The Husker escaped on the edge of the mat and Nebraska challenged for a takedown during the flurry. The call stood and the bout continued with Brooks lead 2-1. Venz notched a quick takedown off the reset and Brooks escaped to a 3-3 tie. The Lion used a high shot in the final seconds to force a scramble but Venz was able to fight off the move and the bout moved to the second period tied 3-3. Venz chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 4-3 lead. The Husker worked his way in on a shot and took a 6-3 lead with :45 left in the period. Brooks was unable to escape the Husker ride and trailed 6-3 after two periods. Brooks chose neutral to start the third period. He fought off a Venz shot momentarily but the Husker worked his way for the takedown and an 8-3 lead with 1:33 on the clock. Brooks managed a late reversal but Venz, with 2:17 in time, posted the 9-5 win. 197: Senior Shakur Rasheed (Coram, N.Y.), ranked No. 19 at 197, took on No. 8 Eric Schultz. The duo battled evenly for the first minute, with neither wrestler able get control of the action in the middle of the mat. As the clock moved to the 1:10 mark, Rasheed was able to defend a solid Schultz push and keep the bout scoreless after the first three minutes. Schultz chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 1-0 lead. Like the first period, neither wrestler was able to find an opening to score over the first half of the second period with the clock ticking below the 1:00 mark. Schultz kept working and as the second period ended, he used a low double to take Rasheed down and lead 3-0 after two periods. Rasheed chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 3-1 score. He looked for an opening to score, but Schultz was able to back away and move the clock down to the :20 mark. Rasheed had one late shot defended and Schultz notched the 3-1 victory. 285: True freshman Seth Nevills (Clovis, Calif.) met No. 15 Christian Lance in the match-up at 285. The duo worked the middle of the mat for the first minute-plus with no scoring in the offing. Nevills took a slight shot at the 1:25 mark but Lance stepped away from it and the action continued in neutral, scoreless towards 1:00. Nevills and Lance battled evenly over the final minute of the opening period and the bout moved to the second stanza tied 0-0. Lance chose down to start the second period and Nevills went to work on top. The Lion freshman controlled the Husker senior for over a minute, putting his riding time point up over 1:00. Lance was able to force a stalemate at the :35 mark, forcing a reset with Nevills still on top. Nevills went back to work on the reset and broke Lance back down to keep control of the ranked Husker senior for the entire period. With 2:00 in time, Nevills chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 1-0 lead. Lance got in on a high single at the 1:05 mark but Nevills steadily stepped up and out of trouble to continue to lead 1-0. With a riding time point clinched, Nevills fought off another Lance shot and the clock hit :30. Nevills finished the bout with a final takedown and, with 2:11 in riding time, posted the 4-0 victory to clinch the dual win for Penn State.

EDINBORO, Pa. -- The Old Dominion wrestling team (5-8, 3-2 MAC) won the first six bouts of its match against Edinboro (9-6, 3-4 MAC) on Friday night, cruising to a 24-9 road victory over the Fighting Scots. "I thought all 10 guys competed hard and together as a group," head coach Steve Martin said after the Monarch victory. "We won some tight matches and that is important at this time of the year." The Monarchs earned bonus points in three of the first four bouts of the evening, as No. 18 Killian Cardinale, No. 18 Sa'Derian Perry and Kenan Carter each took down their opponent with major decisions. At 125 pounds, Cardinale earned six takedowns in his fight against Lucas Rodriguez to roll to a 15-5 major decision win. Perry beat Jackie Gold by 11 points in a 13-2 major decision victory in the 141-pound bout. Perry took down Gold four different times and earned two additional points from stalling calls against Gold and one more point from holding the riding time advantage. In the very next bout at 149 pounds, Carter earned the third and final major decision victory for ODU, earning four takedowns against Tyler Vath without allowing the Fighting Scot to earn a point until the third period. In between the three Monarch major decisions, freshman Shannon Hanna II earned a 6-5 decision over Tye Varndell in overtime at 133 pounds. The Monarch, facing a 5-4 loss in the final seconds of two 30-second tie-breaking rounds, managed to take down Varndell with two ticks left on the clock, stealing away the 6-5 decision over the Fighting Scot, who placed fifth in the latest MAC rankings in the weight class. ODU continued to win out of the gate, as No. 14 Larry Early earned a 5-1 win by decision over Peter Pappas at 157 pounds. His senior classmate Shane Jones earned the sixth-straight Monarch victory in the next bout at 165 pounds, as he edged Derek Ciavarro in a 3-2 win by decision, giving ODU a 21-0 lead. At 174 pounds, No. 17 Jacob Oliver ended the Monarch run and put the first Edinboro points on the board after earning a 4-1 win by decision over freshman Alex Cramer. In the 184-pound bout, Antonio Agee clinched the match victory for the Monarchs with a 3-1 win over Cody Mulligan with a sudden-victory takedown, bringing the overall score to 24-3. The Fighting Scots would prevail in the final two bouts, as Dylan Reynolds earned a slim 3-2 decision over Timothy Young at 197 pounds and No. 30 Jon Spaulding took down freshman Jacob Bullock, 4-0. The two Edinboro wins brought the final score to 24-9. "I liked the way that we aggressively wrestled," Martin said. "Both Hanna and Agee showed a lot of grit in how they battled in overtime wins." In total, ODU held a 20-2 takedown advantage over Edinboro and didn't allow the Fighting Scots any bonus points in the victory. Up Next The wrestling Monarchs will stay in Pennsylvania as they take on another MAC East opponent, Clarion on Sunday afternoon, January 26. The match is scheduled to start at 2 p.m. Results: 125: #18 Killian Cardinale (ODU) MD over Lucas Rodriguez (Edinboro) 15-5 133: Shannon Hanna II (ODU) dec. over Tye Varndell (Edinboro) 6-5 (TB-1) 141: #18 Sa'Derian Perry (ODU) MD over Jackie Gold (Edinboro) 13-2 149: Kenan Carter (ODU) MD over Tyler Vath (Edinboro) 10-2 157: #14 Larry Early (ODU) dec. over Peter Pappas (Edinboro) 5-1 165: Shane Jones (ODU) dec. over Derek Ciavarro (Edinboro) 3-2 174: #17 Jacob Oliver (Edinboro) dec. over Alex Cramer (ODU) 4-1 184: Antonio Agee (ODU) dec. over Cody Mulligan (Edinboro) 3-1 (SV-1) 197: Dylan Reynolds (Edinboro) dec. over Timothy Young (ODU) 3-2 285: #30 Jon Spaulding (Edinboro) dec. over Jacob Bullock (ODU) 4-0

SPIRNGFIELD, Mass. -- The Sacred Heart University Wrestling team picked up its third straight win of the year as the Pioneers defeated AIC by a final score of 33-16. SHU will return to action on Sunday Jan. 26 when the Pioneers wrestle at Bucknell. Matches begin at 2:00 p.m. The Pioneers took five wins in the respective duals as first-year Kyle Randall defeated Jacob Marselli by major decision 13-5 in the 125 bout followed by a pair of forfiets in the 133 and 141 bouts. Then in the 174 match, junior Joseph Eiden defeated Jaron Brown by fall with a riding time of 2:52. A dq in the 184 bout and a fall win by sophomore Dante DelBonis in the 285 bout secured the 33-16 win for the Pioneers. Results: 125: Kyle Randall (SAHE) over Jacob Marselli (AIC) (MD 13-5) 133: Anthony Petrillo (SAHE) over (AIC) (For.) 141: Rafael Lievano (SAHE) over (AIC) (For.) 149: Joel Morth (AIC) over Shaun Williams (SAHE)(MD 17-4) 157: Baltazar Gonzalez (AIC) over Antonio Vaquiz (SAHE) (Fall 1:46) 165: Ahmad Sharif (AIC) over John Carlo Broems (SAHE) (Dec 10-4) 174: Joseph Eiden (SAHE) over Jaron Brown (AIC)(Fall 2:52) 184: Kyle Davis (SAHE) over Isaiah collins (AIC) (DQ) 197: Raul Martinez (AIC) over Mark Blokh (SAHE) (Dec 11-8) 285: Dante DelBonis (SAHE) over Alex Britos (AIC) (Fall 4:49) (SAHE Unsportsmenlike -1.0)

Bryce Meredith at Senior Nationals (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) Bryce Meredith, two-time NCAA finalist for the University of Wyoming who is currently training to earn a spot on the U.S. men's freestyle Olympic team, is already looking beyond the 2020 Tokyo Games toward a professional mixed martial arts career. Meredith, who started training at the Princeton Wrestling Club and the New Jersey Regional Training Center last August to pursue his Olympic dream, has already taken at least two steps toward an MMA career: first, having recently signed a contract with the management firm Martin Advisory Group (which already represents other wrestlers-turned-MMA-fighters such as Ryan Bader, Michael Chandler, Logan Storley and Robbie Lawler) ... and by revealing his MMA plans to MMAFighting.com. "Pretty much I've known my entire life that I was going to transition into MMA," Meredith told MMA Fighting on Thursday. "You've got to figure out the right time to do it, when you decide that you want to leave wrestling, or if you want to do both for a little bit and then transition into MMA completely as you get the ball rolling. "For me, it's literally been written in stone my entire life." The 24-year-old Meredith would bring an impressive collegiate wrestling background as a three-time NCAA All-American at 141 pounds -- along with experience in both freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling -- into an MMA career. What's more, Meredith offers additional aspects which he sees as advantages in MMA. "I'm 5-9, and I'm probably going to fight at 135 [pounds], so that [makes] me a very long, lengthy 135-pounder with a wrestling background," Meredith explained. "I've talked to other people, I've rolled with other people, and the way the style goes, my wrestling really favors a fighting style of wrestling. "I was known for my mat wrestling. Being able to escape from anybody. My senior year at Nationals, all five of my opponents, nobody chose bottom on me, which in my head was kind of crazy. I was known for being very good on top and bottom and that was one of the reasons why I became so successful in folkstyle wrestling." It appears that Meredith -- who, prior to college, was a four-time Wyoming high school state champ at Cheyenne Central -- has always had a passion for fighting, even as a kid. "I think a lot of wrestlers they've been kind of pushed in the direction -- are you going to do MMA? I don't think a lot of them grew up enjoying the sport, watching it, sparring with people when they were kids," Meredith said. "Obviously, I haven't done a lot of sparring and hitting mitts to where I need to be, but I grew up fighting, being a fan of fighting. "We had fight clubs, because all of my friends were boxers. It's something I've been a fan of and drawn to my entire life." In other words, no matter what happens with Bryce Meredith's Olympic dream, the former Cowboy wrestler appears to have the tools -- and the vision -- to make a name for himself in MMA.

A former professional wrestler who competed for the storied Oklahoma State wrestling program in the late 1950s will be welcomed into a leading pro wrestling hall of fame this summer. The National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum of Waterloo, Iowa announced that Adnan Bin Abdulkareem -- also known as Adnan Alkaissy in his pro wrestling career -- will be inducted into the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame during induction weekend on July 23-25, 2020. A native of Iraq, Alkaissy wrestled for the Oklahoma State Cowboys as Adnan Kaisy from February 1958 through March 1959, according to WrestlingStats.com. Adnan KaisyKaisy made history as the first foreign-born athlete to wrestle for head coach Myron Roderick, a few years before Yojiro Uetake of Japan won three NCAA championships for Roderick and his Cowboys in the mid-1960s. (Ninety years ago, Canadian-born Earl McCready claimed three NCAA heavyweight titles under legendary coach Ed Gallagher at Oklahoma State in 1928-30). In his two seasons at Oklahoma State wrestling at heavyweight and at 191 pounds, Kaisy compiled an overall record of 13-6-0. He was a two-time NCAA All-American, placing fourth at 191 at the 1958 and 1959 national championships, and placed third at the 1958 Big Eight conference championships in the "unlimited" weight class. (Until the mid-1980s, there was no top weight limit in what was -- and still is -- generically referred to as the "heavyweight" weight class that now has a limit of 285 pounds.) In addition to his individual accomplishments, Kaisy was a key member of the Oklahoma State wrestling team that won NCAA team titles in 1958 and 1959. While with the Cowboys, Adnan Kaisy wrestled some of the nation's best big men. Among his college mat opponents: University of Oklahoma's Gordon Roesler, 1956 NCAA heavyweight champ, as well as two-time NCAA heavyweight champ Dale Lewis of the Oklahoma Sooners (1960-61) ... University of Nebraska's Dan Brand, bronze medalist in freestyle at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics ... Iowa's Jim Craig, 1959 NCAA champ at 177 pounds ... and Tim Woodin of Michigan State, two-time NCAA runner-up (1958 at 177 pounds; 1959 at 191). Kaisy isn't the only collegiate mat star of the late 1950s to go pro. College rivals Tim Woodin and Dale Lewis also became professional wrestlers. After graduating from Oklahoma State, Kaisy launched his professional wrestling career, where he was known at various times of his career as Sheik Adnan Al-Kaissy, Chief Billy White Wolf and General Adnan. He also worked as a professional wrestling manager. The 80-year-old Alkaissy currently owns and operates the World All-Star Wrestling Alliance with former pro wrestler Ken Patera. (A more detailed presentation of the former Cowboy's pro wrestling career is incorporated into the Tragos/Thesz Pro Hall of Fame announcement .) Prior to coming to the U.S., Kaisy wrestled freestyle in his native Iraq. The George Tragos-Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame is dedicated to successful professional wrestlers who have a background in amateur wrestling. According to the Pistols Firing blog covering Oklahoma State sports, Kaisy will join six other fellow former Cowboy wrestlers who have already been inducted into that Hall of Fame, including Jack Brisco (2001), Leroy McGuirk (2004), Jerry Brisco and Earl McCready (2005), Randy Couture (George Tragos Award, 2014) and Daniel Cormier (George Tragos Award, 2019). All-Access passes for induction weekend are available for $115 until May 31. All-Access Passes provide admission to all events, including a ticket to the Hall of Fame Banquet, a ringside seat at the Impact Pro Wrestling show, if available, and preferred access at the autograph signing. Some events are only open to All-Access Pass holders and distinguished guests. Passes may be ordered by emailing dgmstaff@nwhof.org or calling (319) 233-0745.

Freshman Sammy Sasso is ranked No. 6 at 149 pounds (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) This wild dual meet season continues this weekend. No. 1 Iowa takes on No. 5 Ohio State, while No. 3 Penn State takes on No. 8 Nebraska. In addition to those top duals, there are a variety of intriguing individual matches. The following takes a look at 10 of the best matches going down this weekend. 125: No. 4 Nick Piccininni (Oklahoma State) vs. No. 12 Alex Mackall (Iowa State) Since dropping a match against No. 3 Pat Glory (Princeton), Piccininni has rolled off 10 straight victories including a first-place finish at the Southern Scuffle. He will likely be the favorite in most of the matches remaining in the regular season, but he will need to make a hard charge in the NCAA tournament if he wants to challenge the likes of Glory, No. 2 Jack Mueller (Virginia) and No. 1 Spencer Lee (Iowa). Two weeks ago, Mackall somewhat surprisingly dropped a match against No. 10 Brandon Courtney (Arizona State). However, he rebounded well with a second-period fall over former Iowa State wrestler No. 19 Danny Vega (South Dakota State). On the season Mackall has gone 13-4 with two falls and three technical falls. Piccininni should be able to have an impact on this match with his ability to ride in the top position. The initial scrambles should be tough against Mackall, but if the Oklahoma State wrestler is able to breakthrough, he should be able to rack up the points. Prediction: Piccininni (Oklahoma State) major decision over Mackall (Iowa State) 133: No. 3 Roman Bravo-Young (Penn State) vs. No. 13 Ridge Lovett (Nebraska) Bravo-Young brought an undefeated 11-0 record into Penn State's match against Rutgers last weekend, but he had not actually faced a ranked wrestler on the season. Last weekend he needed to go to sudden victory to knock off No. 9 Sammy Alvarez. After starting strong before somewhat fading last year, it looks like Bravo-Young might be rounding into form this year. Lovett has found a spot in the lineup as a true freshman. He has gone 8-5, but he is currently riding a three-match losing streak. Last weekend he dropped a 7-4 decision against No. 2 Austin DeSanto (Iowa). Despite the current skid, Lovett holds quality wins over No. 15 Todd Small (Iowa State), No. 19 Louie Hayes (Virginia) and Taylor LaMont (Utah Valley). Look for Bravo-Young to be the favorite in this match. Lovett has shown that he is a tough out, but he has not really been able to knock off opponents at this level. Despite this, the match could end up being closer than expected. Prediction: Bravo-Young (Penn State) decision over Lovett (Nebraska) 141: No. 2 Nick Lee (Penn State) vs. No. 8 Chad Red (Nebraska) Lee and Red have a long history that dates back to their high school days. However, they have only wrestled once last year. Lee came in as a big favorite and ended up taking a 5-4 decision. This year Lee has come out of the gates with a ton of momentum and put himself into position for a title run. He holds an 11-0 record, but Red will probably be the best opponent he has faced on the college mats this year. Red has had some very impressive performances this year and dropped some head scratching decisions. That up-and-down pattern has been on full display in his last two matches. Two weeks ago, he dropped a decision against No. 7 Tristan Moran (Wisconsin) after building an early lead. However, last weekend he got it done over No. 9 Max Murin (Iowa) via decision. Lee has been on absolute fire this season. As always, his pace is one of his best assets. Even if Red is able to keep the match close early, look for Lee to pull away in the latter periods and extend his winning streak. Prediction: Lee (Penn State) decision over Red (Nebraska) 149: No. 1 Pat Lugo (Iowa) vs. No. 6 Sammy Sasso (Ohio State) Over the last few weeks Lugo has really cemented himself as the top wrestler at this weight class. Then again, he will likely need to turn back a hard challenge here to hold his spot. Last season these two met at the Midlands, and Sasso escaped with a 6-4 sudden victory win. This year Lugo has been able to win all 13 of his matches, and he has knocked off No. 7 Jarrett Degen (Iowa State), No. 2 Austin O'Connor (North Carolina) and No. 12 Max Thomsen (Northern Iowa). Sasso dropped a two-point match against fellow freshman No. 5 Brayton Lee (Minnesota) at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, but he has gone undefeated since that event. During his current win streak, he has picked up victories over veteran Josh Maruca (Arizona State) and No. 13 Cole Martin (Wisconsin). Lugo has had some trouble in close matches over the last few seasons. However, he seems to have put those issues behind him this year. He will need to show that once again against Sasso if he wants to change the result from last season. Prediction: Lugo (Iowa) decision over Sasso (Ohio State) 157: No. 1 Ryan Deakin (Northwestern) vs. No. 12 Will Lewan (Michigan) After a tough end to college season last March, Deakin picked up some surprising upsets on the senior freestyle circuit. He has continued that momentum so far this year. Not only has he won all 11 of his matches so far, but he has also already defeated some of the best wrestlers at this weight class. At the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational he was able to defeat both No. 3 David Carr (Iowa State) and No. 2 Hayden Hidlay (North Carolina State). After going 9-2 in limited action last year as a redshirt, Lewan has put himself in the starting lineup for Michigan this year. He has gone 11-2, but he has not lost since November. He has won his last three matches in Big Ten competition including an overtime victory over No. 20 Jake Tucker (Michigan State). Deakin has been running through people this year. There has been some concern since he went on a bit of a slide around this time last year. However, with his ability to maintain position and pace, it is hard to see Lewan pulling the upset here. Prediction: Deakin (Northwestern) major decision over Lewan (Michigan) 165: No. 3 David McFadden (Virginia Tech) vs. No. 17 Kennedy Monday (North Carolina) Since an early season slip against Ethan Smith (Ohio State), McFadden has looked the part of one of the top wrestlers at 165 pounds. He had an impressive run at the Midlands where he knocked off No. 4 Evan Wick (Wisconsin) and No. 14 Danny Braunagel (Illinois) before eventually falling against No. 2 Alex Marinelli (Iowa). Since that tournament he has won four straight matches and picked up bonus in three. After finishing in the round of 12 as a redshirt freshman two seasons ago, Monday missed a large portion of last year with an injury. He has returned this year, and he will likely once again be on the cusp to become an All-American. Monday has gone 16-4 on the season, and he has also won four straight matches since the Midlands. It is hard to see anyone besides the very best at 165 pounds defeating McFadden this year. He has solid offense and enough scrambling ability to make it a tough day for opponents. Monday has reliable offense, but he does struggle to completely put matches together at times. Prediction: McFadden (Virginia Tech) decision over Monday (North Carolina) 174: No. 7 Devin Skatzka (Minnesota) vs. No. 8 Kaleb Romero (Ohio State) After transferring to Minnesota for his junior season last year, Skatzka became an All-American for the first time with an eighth-place finish. This year he has already built a 23-4 record. He is currently riding a six-match winning streak, which includes five bonus-point victories. Romero had a tough showing at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational that saw him go 1-2 and fail to place. However, other than that event, he has been perfect on the season. In early January, he picked up an impressive 7-3 decision win over No. 10 Anthony Valencia (Arizona State) in what turned out to be the swing match of the dual. Last weekend he defeated No. 9 Joey Gunther (Illinois) via a 6-3 score. These two wrestled earlier this year, and it was about as close as possible When the dust settled, it was Skatzka who walked away with the 1-0 decision victory. It is hard to imagine this match following that same course, but Skatzka showed that he is willing to employ any strategy to win the match. Prediction: Skatzka (Minnesota) decision over Romero (Ohio State) 184: No. 8 Taylor Venz (Nebraska) vs. No. 17 Cameron Caffey (Michigan State) Venz will be looking to get back on track this week after being upset by true freshman Abe Assad (Iowa) last weekend. Prior to that, Venz had appeared to be one of the many contenders for high placement at this weight despite already picking up five losses on the season. Caffey certainly has a style all to himself. He is able to score highlight reel throws and pick up falls, but he will also drop some matches that you might not expect. The Michigan State product has gone 17-6 on the year, and he has already scored eight falls on the year. This should be a very interesting match. Caffey can seemingly score on anyone. However, he will likely struggle on the bottom against Venz. The Nebraska wrestler lost some scrambles last week, so do not be surprised if he comes out a bit more conservative and tries to work from the top position. Prediction: Venz (Nebraska) decision over Caffey (Michigan State) 197: No. 1 Kollin Moore (Ohio State) vs. No. 6 Jacob Warner (Iowa) Moore seems to be the favorite to run away with the title at this weight. He has started his senior season with an 18-0 record, and he has already knocked off the likes of No. 14 Kordell Norfleet (Arizona State), No. 20 Jordan Pagano (Rutgers). No. 12 Thomas Lane (Cal Poly) and No. 5 Nathan Traxler (Stanford). Iowa fans likely keep thinking that Warner has turned the corner. However, every breakthrough win seems to come with a loss that brings him back down to earth. After pulling away late and scoring an 8-2 decision over No. 7 Christian Brunner (Purdue), Warner returned the following week to drop a match against No. 8 Eric Schultz (Nebraska). The loss to Schultz was extra surprising considering he bested him twice last season. These two met last year in the Big Ten tournament, and Moore took a 5-2 victory. While that lead is nowhere near insurmountable, Warner really struggles to create his own offense against high level wrestlers. If Moore is smart and conservative with his attacks, that should deprive Warner of offense and hold onto the victory. Prediction: Moore (Ohio State) decision over Warner (Iowa) 285: No. 13 Jere Heino (Campbell) vs. Jamarcus Grant (Oregon State) Both Campbell and Heino are having solid seasons that are somewhat under the radar. The heavyweight has gone 15-4 on the year and defeated the likes of No. 14 Gannon Gremmel (Iowa State) and No. 17 John Borst (Virginia Tech). All four of his losses have come against wrestlers currently ranked in the top 12. Grant has not been able to wrestle his way into the heavyweight rankings, and his record only stands at 13-13. However, he has had some very impressive showings despite being somewhat undersized. With the right kind of draw, Grant is someone who could find a way to qualify through the Pac 12 and make the NCAA tournament. Obviously Heino should be the favorite here, but Grant is certainly an underrated guy at this point, and an upset is not entirely out of the question. Prediction: Heino (Campbell) major decision over Grant (Oregon State)

The United World Wrestling media team met this week in Switzerland to plan coverage for the 2020 season, including our strategy for the Olympic Games in Tokyo. And after a few days, I'm feeling really confident in what our team will provide fans over the next 11 months. Minutia of our team's strategy aside, the discussion reminded me that the community will need to be as focused, if not more focused, on engaging with the Olympic products in 2020 than they did in 2016. Everyone remembers that it was the 2020 Games that the IOC had briefly chosen to be the first without the sport of wrestling. What a nice benchmark if we happened to be one of the most watched, shared, and discussed sports in Tokyo. For American fans the biggest complication to enjoying and engaging in the Games is that the time change isn't wonderful for taking in the matches live and engaging in conversation about the matches. The day's schedule is certain to challenge those who enjoy sleep, with rounds running from 10 p.m. until 1:30 a.m. ET for the qualification and 5:15 a.m. until 9 a.m. for the semifinals and finals. While the majority of fans have jobs that prevent them from staying up through the night, the schedule isn't terrible for fans that feel they can operate off four hours of sleep. Those who nap for a few hours before the first session could even find themselves slipping into a healthy early-morning routine. No matter your ability to be up at the exact times on each day of the competition, it is vital that the community engage in the Olympic conversation. The interactions of the fans with the stories, photos, videos, broadcasts and social media surrounding the Games are well-tracked by the IOC and impacts the overall perception of our sport's health. In the coming weeks I'll pass along the list of hashtags, accounts, and sites that are tracked by the IOC, to include their Olympic.org redirects. While our staff and partners are sure to create incredible content from the Games, remember that we can't create highlight videos of the action -- only photos, stories, and interviews (and those have to be taken outside the Olympic venue!). We have a plan to keep you entertained and informed, but we will need you the fans to stay engaged in the process from July 15 to Aug.15. Doing so will help us stay relevant and show our popularity versus similar sports (see judo). The wrestling community is without comparison in the Olympic movement. Passionate, well-informed, and ready to watch anytime, anywhere. Even though we have a fire in our gut for the sports, we have to also recognize that have a much smaller pool of fans than soccer, basketball, gymnastics and swimming. If we want to turn heads then it's all our shared responsibility to share, like, tweet, retweet, watch, and comment and focus our energies in a way that will show a sizable following. As for the action you might miss due to the schedule we are hoping to do the same as we did for the Rio Olympic Games and embed matches on our site within a few hours. We will look to get this approved, but it takes a lot of logistics and even more in the way of convincing conversations. Wrestling is one of the only sports where fans want to watch early qualification and repechage action the same as they do finals. We can't do it alone so please feel free to share your ideas for Olympic coverage in the comments or in an email. I'd love to hear more about ways we can connect and make this the year wrestling is at the center of the Olympic conversation. To your questions … Kyle Snyder at the 2019 World Championships in Nur-Sultan (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) Q: Cause for concern after Kyle Snyder was dominated by Mohammad Mohammadian? Or do you chalk it up partly to the change in training situation/style? -- Mike C. Foley: Yikes. Yes, but I don't think Snyder is alone in having to be worried about Mohammadian. He's on the same level as Sadulaev in terms of size, strength, flexibility and quickness. He has had mixed results since coming back from his four-year suspension for steroids, but the guy we saw in Rome is every bit capable of beating Sadulaev in Tokyo. The change to Snyder's training was not responsible for that loss. He's on a trajectory and is solving some issues in his game. By competing he learns his weaknesses and his strengths. Remember that Snyder has never lost to the same opponent twice in freestyle. Could that change? Yes. But that shows he's often willing to adapt to styles and is incredibly coachable after mistakes. Maybe the 2018 loss to Sadualev, the 2019 loss to Sharifov and the 2020 loss to Mohammadian are all positive in that he gets them out of the way before Tokyo? Q: The scholarship limit for Division I schools is 9.9. How would you feel about the NCAA increasing that for any school that starts a women's wrestling program? It would be a big incentive to any school wanting to be a contender and could also work to grow the sport for women and overall. -- Brenton M. Foley: The future of men's and women's wrestling will be tied together through their ability to comply with Title IX. That should include the equal distribution of scholarship funds. To ensure that compliance schools will need to ensure women are given 9.9 scholarships and equal institutional support. But it'll take full recognition by the NCAA before any Division I school can offer a scholarship to a female athlete in good faith. If they aren't able to compete or have the coaching they need to succeed as an athlete then it would be mostly symbolic, and for women's wrestling the time of meaningless symbolism has ended. It's time for systemic change. Let's hope that the NCAA Emerging Status designation leads us to those meaningful improvements. MULTIMEDIA HALFTIME Burroughs' first world title Bajrang beats Oliver Q: Did you see that kid's dad come running on the mat? -- Conor M. Foley: I want to start by extending my thoughts to the wrestler whose father acted like a buffoon. Not only was this kid just slammed (in a now-viral video), but his father then embarrassed him in front of teammates, friends, and now the internet. Add to that shame, the very real consequence that his father will now be facing prison time, extensive fines, and possible loss of employment. This young wrestler is innocent and if anything showed guts in immediately returning to the referee's position after the slam -- a sign to me that he's a tough boy. There is little doubt that the issues facing youth sports at-large, tend to be acutely felt in wrestling. The tempers that sometimes flare at volleyball games or on the baseball field are both intensified and more accessible because of how close bad actors can get to the action, and how inherently violent the actions of athletes tend to be. Maybe we haven't seen something as grotesque as what happened in this viral video, but we've also seen screaming, shoving, intimidation of referees and more. Let's use this as a learning tool to share within our communities. This is the ultimate lesson in what not to do and how one boneheaded act of aggression can ruin your career, jeopardize your family's future, and embarrass those you love the most. Q: Should Kyle Dake now be considered the favorite to make the U.S. Olympic team? Or is Jordan Burroughs still the man to beat at 74 kilograms in the United States because of his accomplishments and past record vs. Dake? -- Mike C. Foley: The king is dead! Long live the king! The only recent change is that Dake showed the ability to win matches at 74 kilograms against a number of decent wrestlers. His tournament was filled with positives (domination of Soner Demirtas in the finals) and negatives (no takedowns, sluggish in first two matches). Being his first time down to weight the sluggishness could be predicted, though it says something about his mental strength that he was still able to win while under duress. While it's certain that Zaurbek Sidakov is a favorite against Burroughs, I don't see Dake having the advantage against America's most consistent freestyle wrestler in 30 years. Burroughs isn't out on the world stage losing to random wrestlers year after year. His only two losses since the 2018 Yasar Dogu have been on razor-thin step outs against the two-time world champion Sidakov. Since that Dogu loss to Frank Chamizo, Burroughs has gone 3-0 against him and been otherwise untouchable by the rest of 74-kilogram field. Dake has a tough road to be the USA representative in Tokyo! He has to beat the scale, stay healthy, win the challenge tournament, then beat the defending world bronze medalist in a best-of-three. I think given the advantage Burroughs is given in the process he is the odds favorite to earn the spot on the Olympic team in 2020. Q: With the NCAAs so close to the Last Chance Qualifier (Pennsylvania)/Olympic Trials, do you think we could see some wrestlers not at their best in March because their primary focus is on freestyle/weight management? Gross, for example, is competing in a college weight class that is eight pounds above his freestyle weight. -- Mike C. Foley: Who does this most affect? Spencer Lee, Jack Mueller, Seth Gross, and … There is limited impact on most of the wrestlers, since most aren't true favorites to win at the Olympic Team Trials. You could make an argument for Spencer Lee and Jack Mueller, but their weight is more or less the same as their collegiate requirement. Gross, with that big cut after the NCAA Championships, has to keep it in mind, but I'd imagine that Coach Bono will ensure he remains focused on the NCAA title since how he competes there will set the tone for his performance in State College. For Zahid Valencia, the weight is pretty similar and he should be able to win the NCAA title without peaking in early March. He might be able to train through with a focus on the Olympic Team Trials and see little to no competitive difference on the mats in Minneapolis. The bigger concern for Zahid would just be injury.

RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Technical falls by Bernie Truax and Tom Lane powered Cal Poly to a 19-16 victory over California Baptist in a non-conference dual wrestling meet Thursday night inside Van Dyne Gym. Truax blanked Cole Pruitt 18-0 before the first period ended at 165 pounds and Lane earned a 17-2 technical fall midway through the second period versus Arick Lopez at 197, giving the Mustangs four bonus points and the team victory. Each team won five matches but the host Lancers earned just one bonus point on a major decision. With the win, Cal Poly improves to 3-4 for the season and avenges a 28-10 loss to the Lancers a year ago. California Baptist fell to 3-7. Truax is 11-9 on the year after picking up his third technical fall of the season. He scored a takedown just 19 seconds into the match followed by a quartet of four-point near falls, finishing the bout in 2 minutes, 5 seconds. Lane overcame a takedown in the opening 23 seconds with an escape, takedown and four-point near fall for a 7-2 lead after the first period. The senior added a takedown and pair of four-point near falls in the second period before the match was halted at 3:22. Lane's win improved his record to 13-3 and gave Cal Poly a 19-13 lead and the Mustangs held on for the team victory. Cal Baptist jumped to a 7-0 lead with a major decision and decision before Cal Poly claimed four straight bouts to turn things around. Decisions by Wyatt Cornelison at 141, Joshy Cortez at 149 and Brawley Lamer at 157 gave Cal Poly a 9-7 lead and Truax followed with his technical fall for a 14-7 Mustang cushion. Cornelison edged Adam Velasquez 4-2 in overtime, overcoming a 2-1 deficit in the sixth period with an escape with 21 seconds left and a takedown with one second to go. Cornelison is 15-7 for the season. Cortez (pictured above) earned a marathon 4-3 decision over AJ Raya. Each wrestler earned an escape in regulation and the match went into overtime tied at 1-1. Cortez and Raya also tallied escapes in the first series of overtime periods, remaining deadlocked at 2-2. Raya was penalized for locking hands midway through the eighth period and Cortez added an escape for a 4-2 lead. Cortez gave up an escape with 14 seconds left in the ninth period but held on for the win, evening his record at 8-8. Lamer continued the Mustang run with a 6-0 decision at 157, notching a first-period takedown, second-period escape and third-period takedown plus riding time. Lamer is 7-9 for the year. The technical fall by Truax gave Cal Poly a 14-7 advantage. Lancer wins at 174 (7-1 decision) and 184 (6-5 decision) closed the Mustang lead to 14-13 before Lane virtually clinched the dual meet for Cal Poly with his technical fall. California Baptist needed a fall at 285 to salvage a 19-19 draw but mustered just a 5-1 decision. Cal Poly is off next week, returning to action with dual meets on the road at Northern Colorado on Feb. 7 and Air Force on Feb. 9. Results: 125: Dilan Atjun (CBU) maj. dec. Benny Martinez (CP) 9-1 133: Christian Nunez (CBU) dec. Cole Reyes (CP) 7-5 141: Wyatt Cornelison (CP) dec. Adam Velasquez (CBU) 4-2 OT 149: Joshy Cortez (CP) dec. AJ Raya (CBU) 4-3 2 OT 157: Brawley Lamer (CP) dec. Zach Rowe (CBU) 6-0 165: Bernie Truax (CP) tech fall Cole Pruitt (CBU) 18-0, 2:05 174: Jacob Cooper (CBU) dec. Nathan Tausch (CP) 7-1 184: Garrett Strang (CBU) dec. Trent Tracy (CP) 6-5 197: Tom Lane (CP) tech. fall Arick Lopez (CBU) 17-2, 3:22 285: Zach Schrader (CBU) dec. Sam Aguilar (CP) 5-1

BOONE, N.C. -- With a standing-room-only crowd surrounding the wrestling mat in Varsity Gym, App State pitched a P5 shutout. The Mountaineers posted a 45-0 home victory against in-state ACC program Duke on Thursday night, running their winning streak to six straight duals with a dominant performance. Unofficially No. 28 in this week's NWCA Coaches Poll based on their high placement in the others receiving votes category, App State (6-2) beat a Power Five-level program for the seventh time since the start of the 2015-16 season and registered a shutout win against one for the first time in at least three decades. Thomas Flitz's 9-4 decision against 24th-ranked Mason Eaglin at 174 pounds highlighted a sweep that included wins from App State teammates Sean Carter (125 pounds, forfeit), Codi Russell (133, second-period pin), Bradley Irwin (141, forfeit), Jonathan Millner (149, tech fall), Matt Zovistoski (157, decision), Will Formato (165, decision), Julian Gorring (184, tech fall), Paul Carson (197, decision) and Cary Miller (heavyweight, tech fall). "Thomas Flitz, he just had a great performance tonight wrestling an opponent he had lost to earlier in the year and one that's nationally ranked," said head coach JohnMark Bentley, who received a commemorative plaque from Doug Gillin recognizing career win No. 100 on the same night he posted his 103rd victory with the Mountaineers. "There's no doubt about it, the crowd here tonight in Varsity Gym was something I think helped push him over the edge. The crowd was fired up. It's probably one of the biggest crowds I've ever seen here in Varsity Gym. When you get a lot of your teammates, they're scoring a lot of points and putting a lot of points on the board, then you get a chance to go out and earn a victory like that, it's pretty special. It was a great night in Varsity Gym." Zovistoski moved into a tie for seventh place in App State history with his 94th career win, and Miller climbed into a tie for ninth place with his 85th career victory. Flitz, who had dropped a 9-5 decision against Eaglin at the Mountaineer Invitational in early November, improved to 22-10 this season with his second win against a ranked opponent and a second straight home victory against an opponent who had defeated him in their last meeting. A week after beating Lock Haven's Jared Siegrist with a takedown in the Tiebreaker-2 period, Flitz led 4-1 after one period and 6-3 after two periods against Duke's Eaglin. Bloodied and bandaged because of a delay-causing cut that required stitches, he added another takedown in the third and energized the crowd by slamming Eaglin to the mat on back-to-back escape attempts in the waning seconds. "We keep getting crowds like this over and over again, and it's awesome because I know we feed off of it," Flitz said. "It hypes us up even more and makes us want to put on a great show." Early forfeits in favor of Carter and Irwin were sandwiched around a pin from Russell, who improved to 7-1 in dual appearances this year with his victory against Harrison Campbell. Millner was ahead 21-6 when his match ended against Wade Unger, who had lost 15-11 against Millner at the Mountaineer Invitational, and Zovistoski earned an 8-3 decision against Eric Carter. After the intermission, Formato used a reversal late in the second period against Wyatt Pfau to move ahead 4-0 in a 7-0 decision. Gorring followed Flitz's win with a 18-3 tech fall against Kai Blake, and Carson's 9-5 decision against Vincent Baker preceded Miller's 18-3 tech fall against Jonah Nisenbaum to end the dual. Carson held a 6-5 lead in the third period when Baker put himself in position to execute a go-ahead takedown, but Carson avoided trouble and posted his own takedown to take control. The 2019-20 wrestling season is presented by Hungry Howies. The Mountaineers will be back in action Saturday when they host the Appalachian Open in Varsity Gym. Results: 125: Sean Carter (APP) won by forfeit 133: Codi Russell (APP) def. Harrison Campbell (DU), fall, 3:23 141: Bradley Irwin (APP) won by forfeit 149: #20 Jonathan Millner (APP) def. Wade Unger (DU), 21-6 tech fall 157: #18 Matt Zovistoski (APP) def. Eric Carter (DU), 8-3 dec. 165: Will Formato (APP) def. Wyatt Pfau (DU), 7-0 dec. 174: Thomas Flitz (APP) def. #24 Mason Eaglin (DU), 9-4 dec. 184: Julian Gorring (APP) def. Kai Blake (DU), 18-3 tech fall 197: Paul Carson (APP) def. Vincent Baker (DU), 9-5 dec. 285: #24 Cary Miller (APP) def. Jonah Niesenbaum (DU), 18-3 tech fall

ACC wrestling fans will enjoy a dedicated night of programming on ACC Network (ACCN), the 24/7 national platform dedicated to ACC sports, throughout the remainder of the regular season as Friday Night Duals begin on Friday, January 24. Five straight Fridays of ACC dual matches highlight the winter wrestling season starting with No. 12 North Carolina at No. 3 Virginia Tech on Jan. 24, at 7 p.m. ET. The Tar Heels host Duke the following week (Jan. 31, 7 p.m.), and the Cavaliers travel to No. 10 Pitt on Friday, Feb. 7 (7 p.m.). A potential top-five dual between No. 3 Virginia Tech and No. 5 NC State is slated for Friday, Feb. 14 (7 p.m.), while the Wolfpack is set to grapple with Duke in Durham, on Friday, Feb. 21 (7 p.m.), to round out the ACC dual season on ACCN. The coverage is the most television exposure ever for ACC wrestling. This marks most television exposure ever for ACC wrestling. Shawn Kenney and Rock Harrison, whom have called multiple ACC Wrestling Championships, will be on the call for all five regular season Friday Night Duals this season. ACC Wrestling Championship Coverage Additionally, ACC Network will carry the finals of the 2020 ACC Wrestling Championship live from Petersen Events Center at Pitt on Sunday, March 8, beginning at 7 p.m., marking the first time the event will be televised on an ESPN network. Preliminary round matches will be available on ACC Network Extra (ACCNX), ACCN's digital platform available on the ESPN App. Since 2013, the Hokies have won four ACC titles, the Wolfpack owns two and the Cavaliers one. Weekly ACC Wrestling Guests Featured on Packer and Durham Packer and Durham, ACCN's signature morning show weekdays from 7-10 a.m., will have at least one wrestling guest (student-athlete or coach) each week previewing matches airing exclusively on ACCN. Ranked Teams, Individuals The ACC has four teams ranked in the latest NWCA rankings, including two among the top five (No. 3 Virginia Tech and No. 5 NC State) and all four in the top 12 (No. 10 Pitt and No. 12 North Carolina). The Wolfpack and Hokies are also two of three teams nationally which own unbeaten dual match records at this stage of the season. Individually, four ACC wrestlers are ranked No. 2 nationally in their weight classes by InterMat -- Virginia's Jack Mueller (125), North Carolina's Austin O'Connor (149), NC State's Hayden Hidlay (157) and Virginia Tech's Hunter Bolen (184). Overall, a total of 24 ACC wrestlers currently hold top-20 weight class rankings. About ACC Network Owned and operated by ESPN in partnership with the Atlantic Coast Conference, ACC Network (ACCN) is a new 24/7 national network dedicated to ACC sports that launched on August 22, 2019. Approximately 450 live contests including 40 regular-season football games, 150 men's and women's basketball games, and 200 other regular-season competitions and tournament games from across the conference's 27 sponsored sports will be televised annually, plus a complement of news and information shows and original programming. Together, the ACCN and its digital platform, ACC Network Extra (ACCNX), will feature 1,350 ACC events in its first year. ESPN has been televising ACC content since 1979 and has exclusive rights to every conference-controlled game across all sports and championships. Carriage agreements are in place with the following video providers: AT&T U-Verse, AT&T TV NOW, Cox, DIRECTV, DISH Network, Google Fiber, Hulu Live TV, Optimum, PlayStation Vue, Sling TV, Spectrum TV, Suddenlink, TVision, Verizon Fios, Vidgo, YouTube TV, members of the NCTC, NRTC and Vivicast, among others. All ACCN programming is also be available on the ESPN app to authenticated subscribers. Fans interested in learning more about ACCN can visit www.GetACCN.com.

Noah Adams won the Southern Scuffle and was named Outstanding Wrestler (Photo/Sam Janicki, SJanickiPhoto.com) A college wrestling season never goes according to script. It wouldn't be much fun if it did. This season has been no exception. There have been plenty of significant twists and turns during the 2019-20 NCAA campaign. And there will be many more as we move closer to March's NCAA Championships in Minneapolis. Here are some of the top surprises we've witnessed already during an entertaining collegiate season: Reversal of fortune for Noah Adams West Virginia's Noah Adams posted a 19-15 record last season. He's looked like a different wrestler this season while winning all 24 of his matches. Adams is now ranked No. 2 nationally at 197 pounds. He was named Outstanding Wrestler at the Southern Scuffle. It's always fun to see hard work and persistence pay off for wrestlers like Adams. Hawkeyes pulling away Iowa and Penn State entered this season expected to wage a close battle for the NCAA team title, but the Hawkeyes appear to have the clear edge right now. Iowa is loaded in all 10 weight classes with the capability of putting every guy in its lineup on the medal podium in March. All 10 Hawkeyes are ranked in the top nine nationally. Penn State is still very strong, but the loss of returning national champion heavyweight Anthony Cassar to an injury was a significant setback. The Nittany Lions have been bolstered by true freshman Aaron Brooks at 184 and Shakur Rasheed's move to 197. Iowa also has a star true freshman at 184 in Abe Assad. The Hawkeyes haven't won a team title in 10 years and they are hungry to knock off Big Ten rival Penn State, winners of eight of the last nine national titles. It will be exciting to see how it plays out. Sun Devils stun Penn State Top-ranked Penn State's remarkable run of 60 straight dual meet victories came to a surprising end with a 19-18 early season loss at No. 5 Arizona State. Coach Zeke Jones and a boisterous home crowd saw the Sun Devils earn a huge victory for their program. It's great to see ASU, the 1988 NCAA team champions under legendary coach Bobby Douglas, back in the national conversation. Jones wrestled on that title team. The Sun Devils feature arguably the nation's best wrestler in two-time NCAA champion Zahid Valencia, a top contender to make the Olympic team this year. Valencia is ranked No. 1 at 184 after bumping up a weight class this season. Kudos to Penn State for its impressive run of dual meet wins - that's an impressive streak. Ohio State's Luke Pletcher is undefeated this season at 141 pounds (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) Up a weight, looking great Ohio State All-American Luke Pletcher has had a superb career, but his move up to 141 pounds this season has paid huge dividends. The top-ranked senior has been dominating most of his opponents and has emerged as the favorite to end his career with a national title. Pletcher is a powerful wrestler with a superb arsenal on his feet. He's fun to watch. Princeton power The Princeton wrestling team has put together a superb season and has cracked the top 10 in the national team rankings. The Ivy League school has three highly ranked wrestlers in Patrick Glory (No. 3 at 125), Quincy Monday (No. 5 at 157) and Patrick Brucki (No. 3 at 197). The Tigers could definitely score their share of points at the national tournament. Jaydin Eierman after winning bronze at the Pan American Games (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) Eierman leaves Missouri for Iowa In a move many people may not have expected, All-American Jaydin Eierman left Missouri and transferred to the University of Iowa. Eierman is taking an Olympic redshirt this season and will join a loaded Hawkeye lineup for his senior season in the 2020-21 school year. He is expected to bump up from 141 to 149 next season. Eierman is an excellent freestyle wrestler who has already made a Senior National Team. He's also made age-group world teams and is a dynamic, exciting wrestler. Kerkvliet changes course One of the biggest stories of the season was when big man Greg Kerkvliet transferred from Ohio State to Penn State. The Cadet world champion changed schools shortly after Olympic gold medalist Kyle Snyder announced he was leaving Ohio State to train at Penn State. Kerkvliet is an elite wrestler with a huge upside. He will make a big splash in State College. Ryan Deakin defeated Hayden Hidlay to win the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) From contender to favorite Northwestern's Ryan Deakin is another wrestler who continues to progress. Deakin, who also excels in freestyle, has had a strong season in folkstyle for the Wildcats. He's unbeaten this season. Deakin looks like the favorite now at 157 after ascending to the No. 1 national ranking. Deakin likely will have to go through NCAA runner-up Hayden Hidlay of North Carolina State again to prevail in March. Kudos to Big Ten Network Big Ten Network has really stepped up this season and is showing much more wrestling than it has in the past. The sport deserves the recognition with the Big Ten once again being the nation's premier wrestling conference. It's great to have more wrestling to watch, but having it on television can grow the sport and attract new viewers. Kudos to BTN for showcasing a sport the league excels in. It's always good to see Shane Sparks, Jim Gibbons and Tim Johnson on my TV screen. Craig Sesker has written about wrestling for more than three decades. He's covered three Olympic Games and is a two-time national wrestling writer of the year.

The Montana High School Association voted to approve girls wrestling -- along with boys powerlifting -- as the state's two newest sports at its annual meeting on Monday, according to multiple media reports. These new sports will be available at MHSA member schools beginning in the 2020-21 school year. The MHSA committee established a structure to create a smooth transition to separate girls' competition. During an initial two-year pilot period, girl wrestlers will be allowed to compete in the regular season against either male or female competitors. In the postseason, however, girls will have their own state wrestling tournament with all schools competing in the same classification. That means, beginning in 2020-21, girls will no longer be allowed to wrestle in the boys' state tournament. There will be no divisional for girls wrestling, and all girl wrestlers will qualify for the state championships. The committee also recommended weight classes of 103, 113, 126, 138, 152, 170 and 205 pounds for girls wrestling in Montana high schools. Girls wrestling and boys powerlifting are the first new sports to be officially sanctioned by the MHSA since 1991. Montana is the first state to officially sanction girls high school wrestling in 2020. By InterMat's count, up through the end of 2019, 20 states had approved girls wrestling.

Devin Winston defeated Abe Assad at Who's Number One (Photo/Juan Garcia) EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. -- SIUE wrestling Head Coach Jeremy Spates received commitments from two top-level competitors. Devin Winston, of Park Hill, Missouri, is eligible immediately after transferring from Minnesota. Austin Cooley, of Piedmont, Oklahoma, will join the Cougars in the fall of 2020. Spates said both wrestlers will strengthen the team's depth in the upper weights. Winston, who will compete at 184 or 197 pounds, is a two-time state finalist in Missouri, including a state title in 2017. "He's pretty long and lanky for his weight class," said Spates. "He does some different things on his feet and does well on top. He's from a good club and high school as well so he knows how to wrestle in most areas." Winston was ranked No. 1 at the 182-pound weight class by FloWrestling coming out of high school. He placed third at the Ironman and won the Kansas City Stampede. Cooley is a two-time state placewinner with a third-place finish in the state of Texas and a second-place finish in Oklahoma. He figures to step in at 197 pounds. "Austin is tough," said Spates. "He went to Fargo and won a lot of matches. He has a lot of potential and is a great athlete. He trains hard and wrestles hard so we think we'll see some big things from him. I think he's just scratched the surface of what he can do."

UNI's Jacob Schwarm is the third Division I wrestler to reach 10 falls (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) INDIANAPOLIS -- The NCAA has released updated standings for the 2020 NCAA Wrestling Awards that will be awarded in March at the respective Division I, II and III Wrestling Championships. The inaugural NCAA Wrestling Awards were presented at the 2012 wrestling championships. The three awards, given in each division, honor the Most Dominant Wrestler as well as the student-athletes that have accumulated the most falls and the most technical falls throughout the course of the regular and postseasons. For falls and tech falls to be counted for the awards they must come against opponents in the same division (i.e. Division II vs. Division II). Ties in the two categories are broken based on the aggregate time. Northern Iowa 125-pounder Jacob Schwarm has moved up the leaderboard for Division I falls with a pair last week over Northern Colorado and Air Force. He is the third wrestler in the division to reach 10 falls and sits third behind leader Ben Darmstadt of Cornell with 11. Central Michigan heavyweight Matt Stencel also has 10 and holds second place via his quicker aggregate time. Tiffin 174-pounder Hayden Bronne continues to lead Division II with 11 falls, while Fort Hays State heavyweight AJ Cooper is the big mover to second with falls over Central Missouri and Ouachita Baptist to become only the second wrestler in the division with double-digit falls. Johnson & Wales (Providence) 149-pounder Marvin Cunningham picked up four falls to win his weight class at the NEWA Open to take over first in Division III with 16 falls. New England College 149-pounder Evan Fidelibus picked up three falls in duals against Norwich, Southern Maine and Bridgewater State to take over second with 15 falls. Six additional wrestlers are on their heels with 14 falls. No change in Division I tech falls with George Mason redshirt senior Alex Madrigal holding a commanding lead with 10, three more than second place Pat Glory of Princeton. Iowa 125-pound national champion Spencer Lee has begun to make a run at the award with tech falls in each of his last three matches to move into third with six. The St. Louis metro area features the top two in tech falls in Division II as McKendree 197-pounder Ryan Vasbinder and Lindenwood (Missouri) 125-pounder Carlos Jacquez lead the way with five. Vasbinder holds the tiebreaker with a time of 23:36, eight minutes quicker than Jacquez. The race for the award is far from over as 10 wrestlers are one back with four techs. Four wrestlers have surpassed double digits in tech falls in Division III, led by Roger Williams 149-pounder Tyler Gazaway with 12. Gazaway picked up tech falls in duals over Western New England and JWU (Providence) last week to move one ahead of York (Pennsylvania) 125-pounder Jared Kuhns. Stephen Maloney (Messiah) and Thomas Poklikuha (Stevens) round out the double-figure tech fall group in Division III. The initial Most Dominant Wrestler standings will be released later this season to allow wrestlers to achieve the minimum number of matches required to be eligible for the standings.

MINNEAPOLIS -- JROB Intensive Wrestling Camps and Trackwrestling have announced a partnership to co-host a DI Wrestling Championships kickoff party on Wednesday, March 18, at 7 p.m. at The Barn at Cowboy Jack's Saloon and Restaurant in Minneapolis. Event proceeds will be donated to TakeDown Cancer, an initiative of the Randy Shaver Cancer Research and Community Fund. The event, known as 7 IN 7, will feature seven high-profile guests with connections to the wrestling community, including businesspeople, entertainers, athletes, and coaches. Dan Gable -- 1972 Olympic gold medalist, two-time NCAA national champion wrestler, and 15-time NCAA national champion head coach -- is the first booked guest. The full lineup of featured guests will be revealed via JROB Intensive Wrestling Camps and Trackwrestling social media in the coming weeks. Shane Sparks, Trackwrestling and Big Ten Network wrestling commentator, will serve as the event emcee. Sparks will interview each of the seven guests for seven minutes -- the length of a collegiate wrestling match -- mirroring the format of Trackwrestling's popular "Seven Minutes" Q&A series. 7 IN 7 builds on the two organizations' rich traditions of celebrating and growing the sport of wrestling. "This is an exciting new event that will tell stories of the life-changing impact wrestling has had on all of us," said J Robinson, the three-time NCAA national champion head coach and founder of JROB Intensive Wrestling Camps. "We are proud to partner with Trackwrestling and TakeDown Cancer to help find a cure for a disease that has touched so many." For Trackwrestling, the event is an opportunity to further expand its wide-reaching presence during the championship weekend. "We are thrilled to work with JROB Intensive Wrestling Camps, a long-time partner of Trackwrestling, in an effort to bring the wrestling community together to celebrate our great sport and support an important cause," said Travis Shives, Vice President of Sports, SportsEngine and Trackwrestling. "The wrestling community is special and we can't think of a better opportunity to come together and make an impact off the mat." "All of us at the Randy Shaver Cancer Research and Community Fund would like to take this opportunity to thank J Robinson for partnering with TakeDown Cancer," said Randy Shaver, KARE 11 news anchor and founder of the Randy Shaver Cancer Research and Community Fund. "Each dollar raised makes an impact on the lives of Minnesota's Cancer Community! Thank you to J Robinson." A limited number of tickets for the event are available to the general public at 7in7party.com. Tickets cost $15 and include one free drink ticket per 21+ guest.

Donna Strobel and Greg Strobel at National Wrestling Hall of Fame Honors Weekend in 2012 (Photo/Larry Slater) Funeral services have been announced for Donna Strobel, wife of former Lehigh University wrestling coach Greg Strobel and active leader in the sport in her own right, who died Sunday, January 12 at age 67. A Celebration of Donna Strobel's life will be held on Thursday, February 6, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. at Packer Memorial Chapel on the campus of Lehigh University, 18 University Drive, Bethlehem, Pa.. The family will receive relatives and friends from 11:00 a.m. until time of the service. Friends may share memories and tributes at the Long Funeral Home website. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Donna Strobel's memory to The Sandye Caruso Memorial Endowment Nursing Scholarship Fund. Address: St. Luke's Hospital c/o Development Office, 801 Ostrum Street, Bethlehem, PA 18015. In its tribute to Donna Strobel, USA Wrestling described her as "a longtime employee for the U.S. Wrestling Officials Association and a leader in the sport" as well as "wife of Hall of Fame inductee Greg Strobel, a past USA Wrestling staff member and currently USA Wrestling's Second Vice President." Rick Tucci, president of the U.S. Wrestling Officials Association, said this of Donna Strobel's contributions to the organization and its members: "She was so close to the officials. She ran the organization for so many years. She was always respected. Donna and Greg have always been a part of my life. It is hard to put into words what she meant to the organization and to me. When I heard about it, it was like losing a member of my family. Donna knew wrestling. She knew people. She always had an open mind. She allowed me to express my thoughts, frustrations and concerns. She would give me the most valuable advice I could get. It was based upon my love for her and her love for me. I am going to miss her." Bruce Baumgartner, USA Wrestling President, and, before that, four-time Olympic medalist wrestler, said, "I knew Donna and Greg since 1982. I babysat their kids back in Stillwater, Okla. when they worked with USA Wrestling. Greg was one of my coaches in my corner when I competed. My wife Linda and I have known Donna and Greg for so long. She was loved in the wrestling community and was involved for so many years. It was a shock to me. It is sad to lose someone who meant so much to so many people." In announcing Donna Strobel's passing and how she will be honored, USA Wrestling shared this statement from Rich Bender, the organization's Executive Director: "Our thoughts go out to Greg, his daughters Christina and Jennifer, and their entire family. Donna's passing was a huge loss to the entire wrestling community. Her contributions throughout the years have been significant, both as a USA Wrestling staff member and a leader with the U.S. Wrestling Officials Association. The wrestling community will miss her joyful presence. Donna was a dear friend to many of us in the sport, and we are all saddened by her loss." Born in Portland, Oregon on Jan. 25, 1952, Donna M. (Chandler) Strobel was the daughter of the late Leo and Barbara (Graham) Chandler. She was a 1970 graduate of Marshall High School in Portland, Oregon who went on to attend Oregon State University. Donna Strobel leaves behind her husband of 45 years, Greg; two daughters, Christina and Jennifer; a brother and a sister; and four grandchildren.

One last full weekend of January is here. One week from Saturday is the start of February, and the proverbial "month of champions" in many states across the country. Below is the schedule of competitions for the Fab 50 teams during the week of Jan. 22-28. No. 1 Blair Academy, N.J. Travels to No. 9 St. Edward (Ohio) for double dual against the hosts Eagles and No. 36 Cincinnati (Ohio) LaSalle on Saturday No. 2 Wyoming Seminary, Pa. Travels to No. 9 St. Edward (Ohio) for double dual against the hosts Eagles and No. 36 Cincinnati (Ohio) LaSalle on Saturday No. 3 Buchanan, Calif. Hosts Central (Calif.) for dual meet tonight, travels to Clovis North (Calif.) for state dual meet invitational on Saturday No. 4 Montini Catholic, Ill. Competes in CCL Championships at Providence Catholic (Ill.) on Saturday No. 5 Detroit Catholic Central, Mich. Hosts No. 15 Davison (Mich.) for dual meet tonight No. 6 Lake Highland Prep, Fla. Competes in state dual meet tournament at Osceola (Fla.) on Friday and Saturday No. 7 Bergen Catholic, N.J. Hosts No. 35 St. Joseph Montvale (N.J.) for dual meet tonight, travels to NVOT (N.J.) for dual meet on Friday, travels to Kingsway Regional (N.J.) for quad on Saturday along with Jackson Memorial (N.J.) and Pope John XXIII (N.J.) No. 8 Malvern Prep, Pa. Competes in the Canal Classic at Middletown (Del.) on Friday and Saturday No. 9 St. Edward, Ohio Hosts double dual against No. 1 Blair Academy (N.J.) and No. 2 Wyoming Seminary (Pa.) on Saturday No. 10 Brecksville, Ohio Hosts dual meet against Revere (Ohio) on Thursday, hosts dual meet against Massillon Perry (Ohio) on Friday No. 11 Delbarton, N.J. Travels to Roxbury (N.J.) for dual meet on Thursday, travels to St. Augustine Prep (N.J.) for quad on Saturday along with St. Peter's Prep (N.J.) and Delsea Regional (N.J.) No. 12 Poway, Calif. Travels to Cal Baptist University for dual meet against Servite (Calif.) on Thursday, travels to Clovis North (Calif.) for state dual meet invitational on Saturday No. 13 Allen, Texas Competes in the Owasso (Okla.) Duals on Friday and Saturday, hosts quad meet on Tuesday 1/28 against Arlington Martin (Texas), No. 25 Broken Arrow (Okla.) and No. 26 Tuttle (Okla.) No. 14 Elyria, Ohio Travels to Solon (Ohio) for double dual meet against Shaker Hts. (Ohio) and Strongsville (Ohio), hosts Westlake (Ohio) for dual meet on Saturday No. 15 Davison, Mich. Travels to No. 5 Detroit Catholic Central (Mich.) for dual meet tonight, hosts Lapeer (Mich.) and Powers Catholic (Mich.) in double dual on Thursday, competes in the Lowell (Mich.) Duals on Saturday No. 17 Gilroy, Calif. Hosts Monte Vista (Calif.) for dual meet on Thursday, travels to Clovis North (Calif.) for state dual meet invitational on Saturday No. 18 Simley, Minn. Hosts No. 37 St. Michael-Albertville (Minn.) and Hastings (Minn.) for tri-meet on Friday, competes in the Dave Ahrens Duals at Bloomington-Kennedy (Minn.) on Saturday No. 19 Brighton, Mich. Competes in the Saline (Mich.) Super Duals on Saturday No. 20 Shakopee, Minn. Travels to Lakeville North (Minn.) for dual meet on Thursday, competes in the Swalla Duals at Kasson-Mantorville (Minn.) on Saturday No. 21 Chicago (Ill.) Mt. Carmel Competes in CCL Championships at Providence Catholic (Ill.) on Saturday No. 22 Clovis, Calif. Travels to No. 38 Clovis North (Calif.) for dual meet tonight, travels to Clovis North (Calif.) for state dual meet invitational on Saturday No. 23 Southeast Polk, Iowa Hosts West Des Moines Valley (Iowa) for dual meet on Thursday, competes in the Ed Winger Invitational at Urbandale (Iowa) on Saturday No. 24 Liberty, Mo. Competes in the Winnetonka (Mo.) Tournament on Friday and Saturday No. 25 Broken Arrow, Okla. Hosts Ponca City (Okla.) for dual meet tonight, travels to No. 13 Allen (Texas) for quad meet on 1/28 along with Arlington Martin (Texas) and No. 26 Tuttle (Okla.) No. 26 Tuttle, Okla. Hosts district quad meet on Thursday, hosts Greg Henning Invitational on Friday and Saturday, travels to No. 13 Allen (Texas) for quad meet on 1/28 along with Arlington Martin (Texas) and No. 25 Broken Arrow (Okla.) No. 27 Millard South, Neb. Competes in Plattsmouth (Neb.) Tournament on Saturday, hosts tri-meet on Tuesday 1/28 against Creighton Prep (Neb.) and Lincoln (Neb.) Southeast No. 28 Selma, Calif. Hosts Central Sequoia League dual championships tonight No. 29 Crescent Valley, Ore. Travels to Crook County (Ore.) for dual meet on Saturday No. 30 Notre Dame (Green Pond), Pa. Hosts Wilson (Pa.) for dual meet tonight, competes in Colonial League crossover dual on Monday 1/27 No. 31 Stillwater, Minn. Travels to Forest Lake (Minn.) for tri-meet on Thursday along with Bemidji (Minn.), competes in South St. Paul (Minn.) Invitational on Saturday No. 32 Nazareth, Pa. Travels to Pocono Mountain East (Pa.) for dual meet tonight; travels to Stroudsburg (Pa.) for dual meet on Thursday; competes in EPC crossover dual meet on Saturday at Easton (Pa.), most likely against No. 34 Bethlehem Catholic (Pa.) No. 33 McDonogh, Md. Hosts John Carroll (Md.) for dual meet tonight, travels to Calvert Hall (Md.) for tri-meet on Friday along with St. Paul's (Md.) No. 34 Bethlehem Catholic, Pa. Travels to Parkland (Pa.) for dual meet tonight; competes in EPC crossover dual meet on Saturday at Easton (Pa.), most likely against No. 32 Nazareth (Pa.) No. 35 St. Joseph Montvale, N.J. Travels to No. 7 Bergen Catholic (N.J.) for dual meet tonight, travels to Don Bosco Prep (N.J.) for dual meet on Friday No. 36 Cincinnati (Ohio) LaSalle Travels to No. 9 St. Edward (Ohio) for double dual against No. 1 Blair Academy (N.J.) and No. 2 Wyoming Seminary (Pa.) on Saturday No. 37 St. Michael-Albertville, Minn. Travels to Edina (Minn.) for tri-meet on Thursday along with Como Park (Minn.), travels to No. 19 Simley (Minn.) for tri-meet on Friday along with Hastings (Minn.), competes in the East Ridge (Minn.) Ruckus on Saturday No. 38 Clovis North, Calif. Hosts No. 22 Clovis (Calif.) for dual meet tonight, hosts state dual meet invitational on Saturday No. 39 Dundee, Mich. Hosts Blissfield (Mich.) and Onsted (Mich.) in tri-meet tonight, competes in the Lowell (Mich.) Duals on Saturday No. 40 Evansville (Ind.) Mater Dei Competes in the SIAC Tournament at Castle (Ind.) on Saturday No. 41 Lisbon, Iowa Travels to East Buchanan (Iowa) for tri-meet on Thursday along with Maquoketa Valley (Iowa), competes in the Bob Lueders Invitational at Clinton (Iowa) on Saturday No. 42 Indianapolis (Ind.) Cathedral Hosts Roncalli (Ind.) for dual meet tonight No. 43 Southern Columbia, Pa. Competes in the Ultimate Warrior Tournament at West Branch (Pa.) on Friday and Saturday No. 44 Waynesburg, Pa. Hosts WPIAL team sectional wrestling championship tonight No. 45 Mount St. Joseph, Md. Travels to Archbishop Spalding (Md.) for dual meet on Thursday, competes in the Ocean Lakes (Va.) Invitational on Friday and Saturday No. 46 Baylor School, Tenn. Travels to McCallie (Tenn.) for dual meet on Friday No. 47 Windsor, Colo. Hosts Berthoud (Colo.) for dual meet on Thursday, travels to Frederick (Colo.) for dual meet on Friday No. 48 Mustang, Okla. Hosts district dual meet tournament on Thursday, competes in the Owasso (Okla.) Duals on Friday and Saturday No. 49 Pomona, Colo. Hosts Valor Christian (Colo.) for dual meet on Thursday No. 50 Lowell, Mich. Hosts Lowell (Mich.) Duals on Saturday Off this week: No. 16 St. John Bosco (Calif.)

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- The Purdue wrestling team posted its 10th consecutive dual victory over intrastate rival Indiana on Monday, winning 7-of-10 matches en route to a 23-9 win on the road in Wilkinson Hall. The Boilermakers improved to 9-2 overall on the season and 2-1 in conference duals, while the Hoosiers remain winless at 0-5 (0-4 B1G). Indiana got the crowd excited early with an upset at 149 pounds, however the momentum would be short lived for the hosts. The Boilermakers quickly righted the ship as they took the next six matches to squash any hopes for the home team and put the win to bed. Freshman Kendall Coleman started the streak with an 8-6 overtime win over Fernie Silva, scoring early and late to pick up his 22nd win of the season and first in conference action. Sophomore Tanner Webster followed suit at 165 pounds for the Old Gold & Black, picking up his first career Big Ten dual win with a 6-4 decision over Dillon Hoey. Webster scored two takedowns in the first and cinched the win with another score in the third to make it 6-3 Purdue. Senior Dylan Lydy took things into deep water against No. 25 Jacob Covaciu, heading to overtime for the sixth time this season tied 1-1. The fourth-ranked Boilermaker got the job done again, winning his 22nd of the season and sixth in OT to continue Purdue's run. Junior Max Lyon and senior Christian Brunner notched back-to-back major decisions at 184 and 197 as Lyon posted a 12-4 win over Jake Hinz and Brunner dominated a 10-1 victory over Nick Willham. Lyon racked up five takedowns in his win, improving to 2-1 in the Big Ten, while Brunner earned his 21st win of the season and first in conference with a takedown in each period and over four minutes of riding time. Freshman Thomas Penola finished up the streak at heavyweight, using strong second and third periods on his way to a 6-1 win over Jake Kleimola. IU picked up wins at 125 and 133 to cut into Purdue's lead, but only took decisions to lock up the Boilermakers' team win as they went into the final match of the night. Sophomore Parker Filius finished the night on top, scoring takedowns in the first and third on his way to a 7-4 victory over Eddie Bolivar. The Boilermakers remain on the road next weekend, heading east to Maryland and Rutgers on Friday and Sunday, respectively. Friday's match at Maryland is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET at the Xfinity Center, while Sunday's match vs. Rutgers will begin at 1 p.m. at the RAC. Results: 149: Graham Rooks (IU) def. No. 15 Griffin Parriott (PUR), D 9-3 157: No. 8 Kendall Coleman (PUR) def. Fernie Silva (PUR), SV 8-6 165: Tanner Webster (PUR) def. Dillon Hoey (IU), D 6-4 174: No. 4 Dylan Lydy (PUR) def. No. 25 Jacob Covaciu (IU), SV 3-1 184: Max Lyon (PUR) def. Jake Hinz (IU), MD 12-4 197: No. 4 Christian Brunner (PUR) def. Nick Willham (IU), MD 10-1 285: Thomas Penola (PUR) def. Jake Kleimola (IU), D 6-1 125: Liam Cronin (IU) def. No. 5 Devin Schroder (PUR), D 3-1 133: Cayden Rooks (IU) def. Travis Ford-Melton (PUR), D 4-1 141: Parker Filius (PUR) def. Eddie Bolivar (IU), D 7-4

Brandon Proveaux, White Knoll High School heavyweight who placed fourth at the 2009 South Carolina state wrestling championships, was killed in a three-vehicle crash Saturday. He was 29. The wreck happened at 6:40 a.m. on Highway 90 near Old Highway 90 not far from Myrtle Beach. According to South Carolina Highway Patrol Lance Cpl. Tyler Tidwell, Proveaux was in a 2018 Nissan Armada traveling east on S.C. 90 when he went left of center, striking a dump truck in the opposite lane. The dump truck then went across the center line and hit a 2006 Ford F-150 traveling behind the Armada, Tidwell said. Proveaux died at the scene of injuries from the crash, according to MyrtleBeachOnline.com. The drivers of the other vehicles were transported to nearby hospitals. Proveaux's wrestling coach at White Knoll, Kevin Emily, shared the tragic news on his Facebook page Sunday. "Got a text early this morning. It was one that no one wants to receive. One of my most fearsome wrestlers passed away in a car accident yesterday. Please pray for his family. "BP (Brandon Proveaux) was a monster on the mat and the backbone of my White Knoll team. He was ranked #1 in the state and ended up taking 4th place. After graduation he continued to grow into a really exceptional young man who I was so very very proud of." Emily, who is now head wrestling coach at Midland Valley High School in South Carolina, shared his memories of his one season of coaching Proveaux. "He was a senior when I came to White Knoll," Emily told InterMat. "The general consensus was that he could be a state champion. He was a tough guy. I was the one who wrestled him in the room." "I saw something in him ... I helped him gain confidence. He beat the number one kid in the state at a regular-season tournament -- that guy's only loss. Brandon beat another top-ranked kid a bit later. Then he got mono just before state, and ended up placing fourth (at 215 pounds)." "He was elected to a North-South All-Star list," coach Emily continued. "Got a scholarship to Newberry College." At the time of his death, Brandon Proveaux worked for Capital Vacations in North Myrtle Beach. He leaves behind a wife and two children. Funeral services for Brandon Proveaux will be held Saturday, Jan. 25 at 11:00 a.m. at Conway Goldfinch Funeral Home, 606-610 Beaty Street, Conway, SC.

PHILADELPHIA -- The University of Pennsylvania wrestling team returned to The Palestra for the first time in 2020 and graced The Cathedral with a pair of dominating EIWA victories. In the season's home opener, Penn won 17 of the doubleheader's 20 duals with nine of those duals adding bonus points. The Quakers opened the day with a 31-6 victory over Binghamton and closed things out with a 41-3 win over LIU. NOTES *The Quakers totaled 41 points in the day's second match. With the win and a 48-3 win over Duke, Penn has now eclipsed 40 points in multiple duals for the first time since the 2009-10 season. That season, Penn defeated Sacred Heart, 46-9 and Harvard, 41-11. *Penn wrestlers pinned four Sharks in its dual against LIU. *No. 17 Doug Zapf won both of his matches today, moving his dual meet record to 6-1. Overall, he is 18-5 and is now 9-0 against EIWA wrestlers. *Carmen Ferrante won both of his duals today, earning a major decision in both bouts. He has now won each of his last four dual matches. *Cole Urbas also won both of his bouts today. After starting his collegiate dual season 0-2, he has won five consecutive matches with a pair of tech falls. *Ben Goldin won both of his matches today and capped off the day by pinning LIU's Lawrence Horl 59 seconds into the match. *Cam Connor won his match against Binghamton today, which moved his dual record to 4-0. *Jake Stefanowicz made his dual debut against LIU and marked it with a 6-3 decision. *Daniel Planta earned his first victory of the season in Penn's win over LIU. He kicked things off at 125 pounds with a pin. Binghamton Recap Penn started the day in style, earning its first EIWA victory of the season with a dominating, 31-6 win over Binghamton. Penn had three starters out, but it didn't matter much as the Quakers won eight of ten matches -- four of which earned bonus points. After dropping a narrow, 8-3 decision at 125, the Quakers responded with four consecutive victories to develop a 14-3 lead. Carmen Ferrante got things going with his third consecutive dual victory, defeating Tomasso Frezza with a 10-1 major decision. Ferrante jumped in front quickly with a first-period takedown and carried that momentum through to the second period. Two takedowns in the second period as well as a heavy riding time advantage set up the major decision, and a final third-period takedown clinched it. The decision moved Ferrante to 12-9 on the season and evened his dual record at 3-3. Zapf kept things going with more bonus points at 141. He immediately developed a commanding lead in the first period with four takedowns. With seconds left in the period, he pushed Binghamton's Kevin Kelly on his back to tally four back points and develop a 12-3 lead. Zapf pushed for the tech fall but came just one point short as he took a 19-5 decision. At 149, Lucas Revano got Penn's third straight victory. The freshman earned his first dual decision of the season with a 10-6 win over the Bobcats' Alfonso DeRosa. Revano quickly jumped in front with a takedown and back points for a 4-0 lead. Two more takedowns and a pair of escapes clinched the victory. Cam Connor rounded off a streak of five consecutive wins for Penn, rolling to a 6-1 decision. A takedown and back points were enough for Connor to earn his fourth dual victory of the season. The win gave the Quakers a 14-3 lead at the midway point of the dual. The Bobcats would fight back out of the intermission, earning their second victory of the day with a win at 165, but it would be their last victory in the dual. Neil Antrassian got Penn back on track in a high-scoring bout. The sophomore earned his first dual victory of the season and all but clinched the dual with a 15-10 decision over Alex Melikian. The victory at 174 led right into a Binghamton forfeit at 184. Cole Urbas stormed out of the gates at 197. Within the blink of an eye, Urbas had a 10-0 lead after a takedown and two four-point nearfalls. Six more backpoints in the second period wrapped things up as he took home a 16-0 tech fall. Ben Goldin wrapped things up with a 5-2 decision over Joe Doyle. The two wrestlers were tied at 2-2 in the final period. Goldin had nearly clinched riding time, but iced the dual with just seconds remaining as he evaded an attack from Doyle and locked the Bobcat up for a takedown. LIU Recap Things started quickly in Penn's first dual against LIU. The first four duals were finished in just 16 minutes, as the Quakers tallied three falls and a major decision. As a whole, Penn won nine matches and locked up bonus points in six. Daniel Planta started the match and his second dual start with a fall just over a minute into the match. Ferrante kept it going, storming to a 12-0 major decision with a surplus of back points. The pins continued at 141. Senior captain A.J. Vindici developed a 10-0 lead with a takedown and two four-point near falls before pinning LIU's wrestler to the mat in a minute and 16 seconds. Jon Errico battled thoughout the first period and got a period with 40 seconds remaining. He tilted Rhise Royster onto the mat for the fall with just six seconds remaining in the period. Connor made it a fifth straight bonus-point win, rolling to an 8-0 major decision at 157. The Sharks would get on the board with a narrow, 4-3 decision at 165, but Penn got back on track and won the final four matches. Stefanowicz earned his first dual victory with three takedowns for a 6-3 decision before Neil Antrassian -- who wrestled at 184 -- also battled to a 6-3 decision. The two victories gave Penn a 32-3 lead. Urbas earned his second victory of the day and fifth in a row with a 7-2 decision over Mark Malico. Despite Malico getting on the board first with a takedown, Urbas stormed back with a pair of takedowns, two escapes, and riding time. Goldin capped off a quick dual with Penn's fourth pin of the day, just 59 seconds into the bout. UP NEXT The Quakers are off next week and will return to action on the road against Harvard and Brown on February 2.

PHILADELPHIA -- The Drexel wrestling team won seven total bouts and scored a pair of technical falls in a 28-9 win against Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association foe Binghamton on Sunday evening at the Daskalakis Athletic Center. Sunday's victory snapped a 12-match losing streak against the Bearcats. Drexel last topped Binghamton in Dec. 2006, a 30-15 triumph for the Dragons. An entertaining dual was bookended by a pair of overtime bouts. Antonio Mininno got the proceedings started with a 3-1 win against Tommaso Frezza in SV-1. The grapplers traded escape points in the second and third periods to send the match to overtime. Mininno needed 40 of the period's 60 seconds to take down Frezza and give the Dragons (6-5, 2-1 EIWA) a 3-0 edge. Chase Shields looked to attack from the outset and parlayed that aggressive outlook into a 7-5 decision victory at 133 pounds. Shields took down Carson Sauriol three times in the first period to build a 6-3 lead. He started the second period in the down position and earned an escape but was later taken down. A scoreless third period locked in the three points for Drexel. Tyler Williams won big at 149 pounds with a 16-0 technical fall against Kevin Kelly. The true freshman led 10-0 after the first period on the strength of one takedown and eight near fall points. A second-period takedown and four more back points gave Williams his second tech fall of the season. The Bearcats (2-7, 1-5) and Dragons traded decisions at 149, 157 and 165 pounds. Binghamton got on the board with Matt Swanson's 6-2 decision over Jared Donahue. No. 31-ranked Parker Kropman notched a 12-5 decision at 157 pounds in his first action since Nov. 24. Kropman logged four takedowns against Chris Barker and added an escape and a reversal in the third period. Mike Manley dropped a tight 3-2 decision against Jacob Nolan at 165 pounds. Michael O'Malley, the 29th-ranked 174-pounder, sprinted past Alex Melikian and finished the bout in just 3:29. O'Malley started the first period with a takedown and racked up 10 near fall points. Another takedown followed by a pair of back points early in the second produced the 16-0 technical fall, O'Malley's third of the season. Following a Binghamton forfeit at 184 pounds, the Dragons lead expanded to 25-6. Bryan McLaughlin followed up on Friday night's win against 11th-ranked Nick Reenan with a 10-3 decision over Sam DePrez at 197 pounds. Sean O'Malley and Joe Doyle needed plenty of extra time to decide a winner. A scoreless first period presaged the upcoming drama. O'Malley took a 1-0 lead with an early escape in the second period, but Drexel's heavyweight could not ride out Doyle in the third. With the match knotted at 1-1, the grapplers went to overtime, but the extra 60 seconds did not produce a winner. Moving to TB-1, Doyle started the first 30-second period on bottom and broke free from O'Malley. The redshirt-sophomore could not do the same in the second period, falling 2-1. Drexel's EIWA campaign continues with a road dual at Bucknell next Sunday at 4 p.m. Results: 125: Antonio Mininno dec. Tommaso Frezza, 3-1 (SV-1) - Drexel 3, Binghamton 0 133: Chase Shields dec. Carson Sauriol, 7-5 - Drexel 6, Binghamton 0 141: Tyler Williams tech fall Kevin Kelly, 16-0 (4:48) - Drexel 11, Binghamton 0 149: Matt Swanson dec. Jared Donahue, 6-2 - Drexel 11, Binghamton 3 157: No. 31 Parker Kropman dec. Chris Barker, 12-5 - Drexel 14, Binghamton 3 165: Jacob Nolan dec. Mike Manley, 3-2 - Drexel 14, Binghamton 6 174: No. 29 Michael O'Malley tech fall Alex Melikian, 16-0 (3:29) - Drexel 19, Binghamton 6 184: Owen Brooks wins by forfeit - Drexel 25, Binghamton 6 197: Bryan McLaughlin dec. Sam DePrez, 10-3 - Drexel 28, Binghamton 6 285: Joe Doyle dec. Sean O'Malley, 2-1 (TB-1)

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Penn State Nittany Lions (6-1, 3-0 B1G), ranked No. 2 in the latest InterMat Tournament Power Index, rolled over visiting Rutgers (7-3, 2-2) in sold out Rec Hall. Head coach Cael Sanderson's squad used three pins to post a lopsided 38-6 victory over the Scarlet Knights in an ESPN2 national telecast. Penn State won eight of ten bouts and picked up 14 bonus points in the victory. The dual, wrestled in front of nearly 6,500 fans, was Penn State's 53rd straight sellout in Rec Hall and the 58th of 60 at home (including five of seven in the Bryce Jordan Center). The dual began at 125 where freshman Brandon Meredith (Limerick, Pa.) lost a hard-fought decision to No. 16 Nicolas Aguilar, losing 10-4. Sophomore Roman Bravo-Young (Tucson, Ariz.), ranked No. 3 at 133, tied the dual with a thrilling 4-2 (sv2) victory over No. 9 Sammy Alvarez. Bravo-Young used a fast low shot to take Alvarez down in the final seconds of the second sudden victory period to grab the win and send the Rec Hall crowd to its feet. Junior Nick Lee (Evansville, Ind.), ranked No. 2 at 141, rolled over JoJo Aragona. Lee rolled up nearly 5:00 in riding time to go along with seven takedowns and a near fall, posting a 19-4 technical fall at the 7:00 mark to give Penn State an 8-3 lead. Sophomore Jarod Verkleeren (Greensburg, Pa.) made it three straight wins for Penn State, using three takedowns and an escape to post a 7-3 victory over Nick Santos at 149. With No. 4 Brady Berge (Mantorville, Minn.) still out of the line-up, junior Bo Pipher (Paonia, Colo.) got the call once more at 157. Pipher battled Rutgers' Mike Van Brill into a tie-breaker period before dropping a tough 1-0 decision. The Van Brill win cut Penn State's lead to 11-6 at halftime. Senior Vincenzo Joseph (Pittsburgh, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 165, extended Penn State's lead right out of the gates in the second half. Joseph bolted out to a 15-3 lead before pinning Rutgers' Brett Donner at the 6:15 mark to give Penn State a 17-6 lead. Senior Mark Hall (Apple Valley, Minn.), ranked No. 1 at 174, muscled his way to an 8-2 lead over Joseph Grello before receiving an injury default victory at the 6:37 mark, pushing Penn State out to a 23-6 lead True freshman Aaron Brooks (Hagerstown, Md.), ranked No. 8 at 184, thrilled the Penn State sellout crowd in the next bout. Brooks rolled out to a 5-0 lead in the second period before turning a low shot into a cradle and pinning Billy Janzer at the 4:36 mark. Senior Shakur Rasheed (Coram, N.Y.), ranked No. 20 at 197, continued his late-season progression with a dominating 6-0 win over No. 18 Jordan Pagano of Rutgers. Rasheed used a takedown and a reversal to open up a big lead and rolled to the victory. True freshman Seth Nevills (Clovis, Calif.) closed out the dual in fine fashion. Nevills opened up 4-0 lead in the first period on a takedown and two back points and then finished off the day by pinning Alex Esposito at the 2:24 mark. Nevills' fall closed out the dual for the Nittany Lions, 38-6 winners. Penn State rolled to a 24-3 edge in takedowns. Nine Nittany Lions did not give up a takedown in the dual. Penn State totaled 14 bonus points off three pins (Joseph, Brooks, Nevills), one injury default (Hall) and one tech fall (Lee). Penn State is now 6-1 overall, 3-0 in the Big Ten. Rutgers falls to 7-3, 2-2 in the Big Ten. Penn State begins a stretch of five-of-six Big Ten road duals in a 16-day span by visiting No. 7 Nebraska on Friday, Jan. 24, for a BTN nationally televised dual. Action begins at 7 p.m. Eastern / 6 p.m. Central in Lincoln, Neb. Penn State Fans are encouraged to follow Penn State wrestling via twitter at @pennstateWREST, on Penn State Wrestling's Facebook page at www.facebook.com/pennstatewrestling and on Instagram at www.instagram.com/pennstatewrest. This is PENN STATE. WRESTLING lives here. Results: 125: #16 Nicolas Aguilar RU dec. Brandon Meredith PSU, 10-4 0-3 133: #3 Roman Bravo-Young PSU dec. #9 Sammy Alvarez RU, 4-2 (SV2) 3-3 141: #2 Nick Lee PSU tech fall JoJo Aragona RU, 19-4 (TF; 7:00) 8-3 149: Jarod Verkleeren PSU dec. Nick Santos RU, 7-3 11-3 157: Mike Van Brill RU dec. Bo Pipher PSU, 1-0 (TB1) 11-6 165: #1 Vincenzo Joseph PSU pinned Brett Donner RU, WBF (6:15) 17-6 174: #1 Mark Hall PSU inj. def. Joseph Grello RU, Inj. Def. (6:37) 23-6 184: #8 Aaron Brooks PSU pinned Billy Janzer RU, WBF (4:36) 29-6 197: #20 Shakur Rasheed PSU dec. #18 Jordan Pagano RU, 6-0 32-6 285: Seth Nevills PSU pinned Alex Esposito RU, WBF (2:24) 38-6 Attendance: 6,485 (53nd straight sellout in Rec Hall, 58 of 60 overall including 5 of 7 in the BJC) Records: Penn State (6-1, 3-0 B1G); Rutgers (7-3, 2-2) Up Next for Penn State: Friday, Jan. 24, 2020, at Nebraska, 7 p.m. Eastern / 6 p.m. Central (BTN) BOUT-BY-BOUT: 125: Freshman Brandon Meredith (Limerick, Pa.) took on No. 16 Nicolas Aguilar. The duo traded early shots in the middle of the mat as the first minute wound down. Meredith worked his way in on a low single at the 2:00 mark and finished off the takedown for an early 2-1 lead. Aguilar then worked a low single into his first takedown and a 3-2 lead with :55 on the clock. Meredith escaped and action resumed in neutral tied 3-3 with :30 on the clock. Aguilar notched a takedown as the period ended to lead 5-3 after the opening period. Aguilar chose down to start the second period and steadily worked his way to a reversal and a 7-3 lead with 1:30 on the clock. Aguilar controlled the action long enough to build his time edge over 1:00 and then finished the period on top to lead 7-3 with 1:27 in riding time after two periods. Meredith chose down to start the third period and escaped to a 7-4 score with 1:35 on the clock. Aguilar took a fast shot that Meredith was able to scramble away from, but the Knight was able to maintain control of the Lion's ankle and finished off a takedown to lead 9-4 with clinched riding time. Aguilar finished the period on top and posted a 10-4 decision with 2:24 in riding time. 133: Sophomore Roman Bravo-Young (Tucson, Ariz.), ranked No. 3 at 133, met No. 9 Sammy Alvarez. Bravo-Young controlled the action in the center circle, looking for an opening and shooting Alvarez back a couple times. The Lion sophomore forced Alvarez backwards for nearly 2:00 on the Nittany Lion logo. Alvarez faked a slight shot at Bravo-Young's right foot for his offensive move, took a second high single that Bravo-Young easily deflected and the opening period ended in a 0-0 tie. Alvarez chose bottom to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 1-0 lead. Alvarez took a low shot that forced a scramble in the middle of the mat that ended in a potentially dangerous call. Trailing bye one, Bravo-Young worked his way in on a single leg and nearly finished off a takedown on the edge of the mat with :20 on the clock. But action moved out of bounds and a reset was called. Trailing by one, Bravo-Young chose down to start the third period. The Lion sophomore quickly escaped to a 1-1 tie and the bout continued in neutral at the 1:40 mark. Bravo-Young used a high double to force a scramble that nearly ended in a takedown. But :40 of work led to no takedown and the bout moved to sudden victory. The sudden victory period had no takedowns and action moved to a first tie-breaker. Alvarez chose down for the first tie-breaker and Bravo-Young controlled him for all but the last two seconds. The late escape gave the Knight a 2-1 lead. Bravo-Young tied the bout with a quick escape and the bout moved to a second sudden victory period. The duo battled through the first :55 of the second sudden victory period and then, with just :05 left, Bravo-Young connected on a low single, turned it into a last second takedown and walked away with a thrilling 4-2 (sv2) victory. 141: Junior Nick Lee (Evansville, Ind.), ranked No. 2 at 141, met JoJo Aragona. Lee set the tempo early, controlling the action from neutral. The worked shoulder control into a takedown and an early 2-0 lead. Lee controlled the action from the top position, forcing Aragona's chest to the mat while looking for a chance to turn the Knight. With his riding time up over 1:00, Lee cut Aragona loose on a reset and went back to work on offense. Lee used arm control to force Aragona to the mat, picked up his second takedown and went back to work on offense. He forced Aragona into a stall and then finished the period on top to lead 4-1 with 1:40 in riding time after the opening stanza. Aragona chose down to start the second period. Lee cut the Knight loose and then quickly rolled through a high shot for a third takedown and a 6-3 lead with 1:21 on the clock. Lee added a fourth takedown and worked his time edge up towards 3:00. Lee nearly turned Aragona for back points but settled for a stall point and a 9-3 lead after two periods. Lee chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 10-3 lead. He picked up a fifth takedown and led 12-4, then added a sixth takedown to lead 14-4 with 1:10 on the clock. Lee turned Aragona for four back points and upped his lead to 18-4 with :40 on the clock. The Lion finished the period on top and, with 4:37 in riding time, posted the 19-4 technical fall at the 7:00 mark. 149: Sophomore Jarod Verkleeren (Greensburg, Pa.) took on Nick Santos. Verkleeren drew first blood with a takedown just :30 into the bout to open up a 2-1 lead. The Lion sophomore controlled the action in the middle of the mat, taking a number of shots and forcing Santos into defense. The Lion worked his way around behind Santos, moved down to leg control and finished off his second takedown to lead 4-1 with :47 on the clock. Santos worked his way to an escape with :30 left in the period, then took a shot that led to a scramble as the period wound down. Verkleeren fought off the late move and led 4-2 after the opening period. Verkleeren chose down to start the second stanza and quickly escaped to a 5-2 lead. The duo battled evenly in neutral for the next minute-plus. Verkleeren pressed on offense but Santos was able to step back and his defense kept the score at 5-2 after two periods. Santos chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 5-3 score. The Lion took a high shot at the 1:20 mark but Santos once again stepped away from the effort, keeping the bout close as the clock hit 1:00. Verkleeren had another high shot defended with :30 left to wrestled. He then countered a slight Santos shot for a final takedown and posted the 7-3 victory. 157: Junior Bo Pipher (Paonia, Colo.) stepped in for No. 4 Brady Berge and took on Michael Van Brill. Pipher and Van Brill worked the middle of the mat for the first minute with neither wrestler finding an opening to score. Pipher stepped back from a slight Van Brill shot as the clock moved below the 1:40 mark. Each wrestler tried to gain upper body control before Pipher slipped down on a low single. The ensuing scramble ended in a stalemate and action continued in neutral tied 0-0 at :20. Tied 0-0, Van Brill chose down to start the second period. Pipher was able to control the Scarlet Knight from the top position and work the clock to the 1:00 mark. He forced Van Brill into a stall warning as the clock hit the :45 mark and then a reset was called with :32 in the period. Pipher was able to break Van Brill down once again, maintaining control for the final seconds to notch the second period rideout. Tied 0-0, Pipher chose down to start the third period. He fought off a turn attempt by Van Brill that the Rutgers corner challenged. The call was confirmed and action continued tied 0-0. Pipher nearly escaped at the :30 mark but action moved out of bounds, forcing a reset. Pipher was unable to break free of Van Brill's ride and the bout moved to a sudden victory period. The duo battled through a scoreless minute and Pipher chose down for the first tie-breaker session. The Lion could not escape. Van Brill quickly escaped in his tie-breaker session and then backed away from Pipher for :25 and escaped with a 1-0 (TB) win. 165: Senior Vincenzo Joseph (Pittsburgh, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 165, met Brett Donner. Joseph scored quickly, taking Donner to the mat for a quick 2-0 lead. He nearly turned the Knight on the initial takedown but settled for :40 in riding time before cutting him loose too a 2-1 score. Joseph picked up a second takedown to go up 4-1 with 1:39 on the clock. Joseph cut Donner loose on a reset, fought off a slight shot and then went back to work on his feet. He picked up his third takedown to open up a 6-2 lead with 1:00 on the clock and went to work on top, building his riding time edge up over 1:30 while looking for a chance to turn Donner for back points. Joseph finished the period on top and led 6-2 with 1:47 in riding time after one period. Joseph chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 7-2 lead. He picked up a fourth takedown and led 9-2 then forced a first stall at the 1:00 mark. Joseph picked up a stall point as the period ended and led 10-2 with 3:06 in riding time. Donner chose neutral to start the third period but Joseph quickly took the Knight down and led 12-2 with 1:45 on the clock. Joseph cut Donner off a reset and picked up another stall point to lead 13-3 with 1:08 to wrestle. Joseph rolled through a hard low shot and took a 15-3 lead. He quickly turned Donner to his back and picked up the fall at the 6:15 mark. 174: Senior Mark Hall (Apple Valley, Minn.), ranked No. 1 at 174, took on Joseph Grello. Hall muscled Grello to the mat from his feet in the opening :40 to take an early 2-0 lead. The Lion senior then put together a strong ride, controlling Grello for over 1:00. Hall broke Grello down in the middle of the mat and spent the next minute-plus padding his riding time edge. Grello escaped to a 2-1 score with :25 on the clock and Hall moved through a late takedown to lead 4-1 after the opening stanza. Hall chose down to start the second period and deftly scrambled his way to a reversal and a 6-1 lead with 1:30 on the clock. Hall maintained offensive control as the clock moved below the :30 mark. Grello was unable to break free of a strong Hall ride and the Lion senior carried the 6-1 lead with clinched riding time (3:06) into the final period. Grello chose down to start the third period and Hall cut him loose to a 6-2 score. Hall continued to shoot but Grello was able to play defense as the clock moved below :30. Hall took Grello down and the Knight called for an injury timeout on the move with just :22 on the clock. The Scarlet Knight could not continue and Hall, leading 8-2 at the time, received the injury default win at the 6:37 mark. 184: True freshman Aaron Brooks (Hagerstown, Md.), ranked No. 8 at 184 met Billy Janzer. Brooks and Janzer battled through the first half of the opening period evenly, with neither wrestler finding an opening. Brooks fought off two solid Janzer shots. Brooks countered with a series of his own shots that Janzer was the equal to. With time running out in the period, Brooks quickly slipped behind Janzer and worked the Knight to the mat to post a late takedown and lead 2-0 after the opening stanza. Brooks chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 3-0 lead. Brooks continued to set the tempo on offense, forcing Janzer into defense. The Lion forced a stall warning, then a turned a low ankle shot into a cradle. After a quick reset for control, Brooks picked up the pin, getting the fall over Janzer at the 4:36 mark. 197: Senior Shakur Rasheed (Coram, N.Y.), ranked No. 20 at 197, battled No. 18 Jordan Pagano. Rasheed shot quickly, gaining control of Pagano's left leg and notching a quick takedown to lead 2-0 in the opening seconds. The Lion went to work on top, building up over 1:00 in riding time while controlling the Scarlet Knight as the clock moved below the 1:30 mark. Rasheed forced Pagano into a stall warning with 1:10 on the clock and then continued to work the Scarlet Knight and build up his riding time cushion. Rasheed finished the period on top and led 2-0 with 2:38 in riding time after the opening stanza. He chose down to start the second period. Pagano was able to control the action for the first minute-plus but gave up a stall point in the process. Rasheed then deftly reversed Pagano on a reset to up his lead to 5-0. The Lion finished the period on top and carried that lead, with 2:20 in riding time, into the third period. Pagano chose neutral to start the final stanza. Rasheed countered a slight Pagano shot at the 1:30 mark, forcing a reset. He stepped back from a Pagano shot off the whistle then went to work on his feet. Rasheed slid behind a Pagano shot and appeared to take the Knight down on the edge of the mat. No takedown was awarded and Penn State challenged the non-call. No takedown was given after the review and action resumed in neutral. Rasheed scrambled for a late takedown to get a major but settled for the 6-0 victory over the 18th-ranked Pagano with 2:20 in riding time. 285: True freshman Seth Nevills (Clovis, Calif.) met Alex Esposito. Esposito took a quick shot and forced a scramble that led to Nevills working the Knight to the mat for a takedown and two back points. Leading 4-0 with 2:00 left, Nevills then went to work on top, building up a riding time edge on the Rutgers sophomore. Nevills turned Esposito to his back but was not awarded any near fall points at the 1:20 mark. He reset himself, turned the Knight once more and tacked on four fall points to upon up an 8-0 lead. The Lion freshman then finished off the dual meet in style, stacking Esposito's shoulders to the mat and getting the pin at the 2:24 mark.