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South Dakota State and Wyoming each won five matches, but it was Danny Vega's technical fall in the opening bout of the wrestling dual that proved to be the difference in a 17-16 Jackrabbit victory Sunday afternoon at Frost Arena. With their fifth consecutive win, the Jackrabbits improved to 6-3 overall and 3-0 in Big 12 Conference duals. Wyoming, which received votes in the latest coaches' poll, dropped to 4-7 overall and 2-1 in the Big 12. A junior from Tucson, Arizona, Vega scored the first eight points of his 125-pound match against Jacob Svihal on a takedown, two-point near-fall and four-point near-fall. He wound up with an 18-3 technical fall midway through the second period after tallying an escape, takedown and another four-point near-fall. After seventh-ranked Montorie Bridges posted a 5-1 decision over Zach Price to get Wyoming on the board, the Jackrabbits built their lead to 11-3 with decisions by Clay Carlson and Henry Pohlmeyer. Carlson turned in a 12-6 victory at 141 pounds, while Pohlmeyer scored a 6-2 decision over Jaron Jensen in the 149-pound matchup. The Cowboys gained a 13-11 lead with three consecutive wins. Dewey Krueger (157 pounds) and 12th-ranked Hayden Hastings (174) each won by decision, while Cole Moody ended the Jackrabbits' Tanner Cook's streak of wins - and pins - with a 13-3 major decision in the 165-pound bout. SDSU's Zach Carlson, ranked 16th, put the Jackrabbits on top for good with a hard-fought 3-2 decision over Tate Samuelson, staving off a takedown attempt at the final horn of their 184-pound matchup. At 197 pounds, 20th-ranked Tanner Sloan gave SDSU the cushion it needed by winning a 6-3 decision against Stephen Buchanan. Needing to avoid giving up bonus points to win the dual, the Jackrabbits' Blake Wolters took 20th-ranked Brian Andrews down to the wire in the heavyweight bout. The match was scoreless through two periods with Andrews working from the top in the third. Andrews was unable to get a turn on Wolters and had to settle for a 1-0 decision with the point coming via a two-minute riding-time advantage. UP NEXT The Jackrabbits continue their homestand, hosting Iowa State in another Big 12 dual Friday night. Start time is set for 7 p.m. at Frost Arena. NOTES Wyoming leads the all-time series, which dates back to the 1953-54 season, by a 16-5 count SDSU has won five of the last seven meetings between the two squads Sloan and Zach Carlson improved to 7-2 in duals this season Vega won his sixth consecutive dual match, upping his season mark to 6-1 Cook had won all four of his previous dual matches by fall The Jackrabbits improved to 27-9 in Big 12 duals since joining the conference as an affiliate member in 2015-16 Attendance was 956 Results: 125: Danny Vega (SDSU) tech. fall Jacob Svihal (WYO), 18-3 [4:05} 133: #7 Montorie Bridges (WYO) dec. Zach Price (SDSU), 5-1 141: Clay Carlson (SDSU) dec. Trevor Jeffries (WYO), 12-6 149: #17 Henry Pohlmeyer (SDSU) dec. Jaron Jensen (WYO), 6-2 157: Dewey Krueger (WYO) dec. Colten Carlson (SDSU), 9-4 165: Cole Moody (WYO) major dec. Tanner Cook (SDSU), 13-3 174: #12 Hayden Hastings (WYO) dec. Cade King (SDSU), 5-0 184: #16 Zach Carlson (SDSU) dec. Tate Samuelson (WYO), 3-2 197: #20 Tanner Sloan (SDSU) dec. Stephen Buchanan (WYO), 6-3 285: #20 Brian Andrews (WYO) dec. Blake Wolters (SDSU), 1-0

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wrestling team moved to 2-0 in Southern Conference action with a 34-5 win over Gardner-Webb in McKenzie Arena on Sunday afternoon. The Mocs won seven of the nine matches contended and benefited from a GWU forfeit at 149 pounds. Sophomore Tyler Shilson was first on the mat at 157 pounds. He gave up an early takedown to Taylor Parks, but responded with a takedown and backpoints in the second period to secure a 10-4 decision. GWU got on the board with a decision at 165, and nearly closed the gap with another win at 174. Sophomore Hunter Fortner gave up two takedowns to Sam Mora in the first two periods and found himself trailing 4-2 midway through the second period at 174. An escape and a second stalling call against Mora helped tie the score at 4-4 going into the third period. Mora escaped, but Fortner got the winning takedown to earn a 6-5 decision. "I think we came out a little bit slow as a team," stated head coach Kyle Ruschell. "As the match got going I think our guys wrestled pretty tough. We got to our leg attacks and scored a lot of points." After the 174 match, Gardner-Webb was penalized one team point for two warnings for questioning the official. Sophomore Matthew Waddell, ranked No. 20 in the latest FloWrestling rankings at 184, put UTC up 18-2 with a third-period pin over Christian Salter. Waddell improved to 12-7 overall and 2-0 in league matches with that win. Senior Rodney Jones followed with an 8-4 decision against Roderick Davis at 197. Sophomore Grayson Walthall snapped a six-match slide with a tech fall over Gabriel Pickett at heavyweight. That put the Mocs up 26-2, clinching the team win. No. 20 Fabian Gutierrez added another tech fall at 125 for his 10th win of the season. "The first thing I said to these guys was that we needed to start separating ourselves from competition," stated Ruschell. "That's what it's going to take to take these guys out of the match early, instead of letting them hang around. The guys did that for the most part." Sophomore Colton Landers had a strong win over Trevon Majette in his first career start at 133. Majette is a recent transfer from Old Dominion who pinned defending SoCon Champion Codi Russell in the Runnin' Bulldogs dual against Appalachian State on Thursday. After a scoreless opening period, Landers quickly escaped in the second and took the 1-0 lead into the third. He rode out Majette in the final two minutes, adding two backpoints late in the match. Couple this win with a 4-1 showing at the Southern Scuffle and Landers has improve his overall record to 6-3 on the year. "Colton had a great win in his first start in a dual meet," added Ruschell. "He is pairing it up well with a good Scuffle. He's come into his own now." Gardner-Webb won the 141 match to close out the day. UTC improves to 4-6 overall and 2-0 in SoCon action. The Runnin' Bulldogs dropped to 1-5 and 0-2 in league duals. Up next for the Mocs is a Virginia road trip next weekend. The Mocs visit No. 23 Virginia on Friday, Jan. 17, before taking on VMI on Sunday, Jan. 19. Be sure to mark your calendars for the next home dual on Sunday, Feb. 2, against Appalachian State. Match time is set for 2:00 p.m. (E.S.T.) in McKenzie Arena and tickets are on sale now on GoMocs.com. Results: 149: No. 23 Tanner Smith (UTC) over (GWU) (For.) 157: Tyler Shilson (UTC) over Taylor Parks (GWU) (Dec 10-4) 165: Rodrick Mosley (GWU) over Drew Nicholson (UTC) (Dec 4-2) 174: Hunter Fortner (UTC) over Sam Mora (GWU) (Dec 6-5) Gardner-Webb -1 for questioning official 184: No. 20 Matthew Waddell (UTC) over Christian Salter (GWU) (Fall 5:58) 197: Rodney Jones (UTC) over Roderick Davis (GWU) (Dec 8-4) 285: Grayson Walthall (UTC) over Gabriel Picket (GWU) (TF 15-0 5:27) 125: No. 20 Fabian Gutierrez (UTC) over Michael Pappaconstantinou (GWU) (TF 15-0 4:00) 133: Colton Landers (UTC) over Trevon Majette (GWU) (Dec 4-0) 141: Brandon Bright (GWU) over Aidan Murphy (UTC) (Dec 7-5)

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Penn State Nittany Lions (5-1, 2-0 B1G), ranked No. 2 in the latest InterMat Tournament Power Index, dominated No. 12 Northwestern (2-3, 0-2 B1G) for its second Big Ten dual meet victory of the weekend. Penn State won seven bouts to roll to a 30-9 victory in a Rec Hall Sunday matinee. Coming off a win on Friday over Illinois, Penn State controlled the dual with Northwestern from the outset. The Nittany Lions won seven bouts and picked up four bonus point wins. Competing for the second time in three days after losing top-ranked heavyweight Anthony Cassar and All-American 197-pounder Kyle Conel to injury and short a couple more ranked starters, Penn State still rolled in front of over 6,300 fans in sold out Rec Hall. The dual was Penn State's 52nd straight sellout in Rec Hall and the 57th of 59 at home (including five of seven in the Bryce Jordan Center). The dual began at 133. Sophomore Roman Bravo-Young (Tucson, Ariz.), ranked No. 3 nationally at 133 met Dylan Utterback and rolled to a 23-8 technical fall at the 6:26 mark, giving Penn State an early 5-0 lead. Junior Nick Lee (Evansville, Ind.), ranked No. 2 at 141, matched Bravo-Young with a technical fall of his own, picking up a 20-5 tech at the 4:51 mark over Northwestern's Alec McKenna. Sophomore Jarod Verkleeren (Greensburg, Pa.) met Eric Yang at 149 and dominated the bout, posting an 8-2 victory with 2:05 in riding time. No. 4 Brady Berge (Mantorville, Minn.) was out once more at 157 and Bo Pipher (Paonia, Colo.) took on No. 1 Ryan Deakin. Pipher battled the top-ranked Wildcat tough before dropping a 6-0 decision as Northwestern picked up its first win of the dual. Senior Vincenzo Joseph (Pittsburgh, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 16 and made short work of Shayne Oster. Joseph took the Wildcat down, locked up a cradle and picked up the fast fall at the 0:56 mark. Joseph's pin gave Penn State a 19-3 lead at halftime. Senior Mark Hall (Apple Valley, Minn.), ranked No. 1 at 174, continued Penn State's dominance to start the second half. Hall rolled to a 17-2 tech fall over Northwestern's Tyler Morland at the 5:21 mark to give the Nittany Lions a 24-3 lead. Redshirt freshman Creighton Edsell (Wyalusing, Pa.) moved up a weight and stepped in for No. 8 Aaron Brooks (Hagerstown, Md.) at 184. Edsell thrilled the Rec Hall faithful with a third period escae, late takedown and riding time to post a 4-1 win. Senior Shakur Rasheed (Coram, N.Y.), wrestling for the first time in ten months this weekend, made his second start of the season at 197 and dropped a tough 7-5 decision to Lucas Davison. True freshman Seth Nevills (Clovis, Calif.) wrestled in his second dual meet as Penn State's starting heavyweight and rolled to an 8-1 win over NU's Jack Heyob, putting Penn State up 30-6. Freshman Brandon Meredith (Limerick, Pa.) took on No. 7 Michael DeAugustino at 125 in the dual's final match-up. Meredith mounted a late-rally against the ranked Wildcat but DeAugustino was able to escape with the 7-3 win, making the final score 30-9 in Penn State's favor. The Nittany Lions amassed a gaudy 28-4 advantage in takedowns. Penn State picked up nine bonus points off three tech falls (Bravo-Young, Lee, Hall) and one pin (Joseph). Penn State is now 5-1 overall, 2-0 in the Big Ten. Northwestern falls to 2-3, 0-2 in the Big Ten. The Nittany Lions return to action next Sunday, Jan. 19, when they host Rutgers. The dual is set for 5 p.m. in Rec Hall and will air nationally on ESPN2. 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: 133: #3 Roman Bravo-Young PSU tech fall Dylan Utterback NU, 23-8 (TF; 6:26) 5-0 141: #2 Nick Lee PSU tech fall Alec McKenna NU, 20-5 (TF; 4:51) 10-0 149: Jarod Verkleeren PSU dec. Eric Yang NU, 8-2 13-0 157: #1 Ryan Deakin NU dec. Bo Pipher PSU, 6-0 13-3 165: #1 Vincenzo Joseph PSU pinned Shayne Oster NU, WBF (0:56) 19-3 174: #1 Mark Hall PSU tech fall Tyler Morland NU, 17-2 (TF; 5:21) 24-3 184: Creighton Edsell PSU dec. Jack Jessen NU, 4-1 27-3 197: Lucas Davison NU dec. Shakur Rasheed PSU, 7-5 27-6 285: Seth Nevills PSU dec. Jack Heyob NU, 8-1 30-6 125: #7 Michael DeAugustino NU dec. Brandon Meredith PSU, 7-3 30-9 Attendance: 6,333 (52nd straight sellout in Rec Hall, 57 of 59 overall including five of seven in the BJC) Records: Penn State (5-1, 2-0 B1G); Northwestern (2-3, 0-2 B1G) Up Next for Penn State: Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020, home vs. Rutgers, 5 p.m. in Rec Hall (ESPN2) BOUT-BY-BOUT: 133: Sophomore Roman Bravo-Young (Tucson, Ariz.), ranked No. 3 at 133, faced Dylan Utterback. Bravo-Young took a quick lead with a fast takedown at the 2:30 mark. The Lion went back to work on offense after an Utterback escape and notched a second takedown to lead 4-1 at the 1:42 mark. The Lion turned Utterback to his back but did not get any count. He reset himself, turned him once more and worked his way into a pinning position with 1:00 on the clock. The Lion spent the next :50 trying to get the fall but Utterback was able to fight off the pin. Bravo-Young led 8-1 after one period with 2:05 in riding time. Utterback chose down to start the second period and Bravo-Young cut him loose to an 8-3 score. Bravo-Young muscled his way to a takedown and a 10-2 lead :30 into the middle stanza and then cut the Wildcat loose. He used a strong high double for takedown and led 12-4 with 1:00 on the clock. Bravo-Young took Utterback down again to lead 14-4, cut the Wildcat loose and finished the period with a 14-5 lead. Bravo-Young chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 15-5 lead. He picked up two quick takedowns to lead 19-6, cut Utterback loose, added another takedown and cut and then ended the match with a final takedown. Bravo-Young posted the 23-8 technical fall at the 6:26 mark. 141: Junior Nick Lee (Evansville, Ind.), ranked No. 2 at 141, met senior Alec McKenna. Lee went to work on offense right away, picking up two takedowns in the first :30 to lead 4-2. The Lion countered a slight McKenna shot and moved around for a third takedown to lead 6-2 with 1:49 left in the opening stanza. Lee continued to press on offense, notching a fourth takedown with 1:25 on the clock. He then forced McKenna into a first stall while building up over 1:30 in riding time before cutting the Wildcat loose at the :30 mark. Lee finished the period with a final takedown then turned McKenna to his back for four back points as the period ended and led 14-4 after one. Lee chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 15-4 lead. He used a strong single leg for a takedown, cut McKenna loose to a 17-5 score, then countered a McKenna shot for a takedown and a 19-5 lead with :30 on the clock. Lee picked up the 20-5 tech fall at the 4:51 mark on a stall call to end the bout. 149: Sophomore Jarod Verkleeren (Greensburg, Pa.) took on Eric Yang. Verkleeren went to work quickly and nearly took Yang down off the whistle before action was stopped on a potentially dangerous hold. Verkleeren worked his way in on a low shot, won the scramble and led 2-1 at the 2:08 mark after a quick Yang escape. Yang took a high shot but Verkleeren quickly forced a stalemate with 1:37 on the clock. Yang connected on a low single and Verkleeren rolled his way into a scramble and then control for a second takedown and a 4-1 lead with :50 on the clock. The Lion controlled the action on top for the remainder of the period and led 4-1 with :52 in riding time. Yang chose down to start the second period and Verkleeren broke the Wildcat down on the edge of the mat to build his time edge up over 1:00. Verkleeren kept control after a reset, putting together a strong ride as the clock moved towards the 1:00 mark. Verkleeren cut Yang loose after a reset and went back to work on offense, leading 4-2. Verkleeren carried the 4-2 lead into the third period. He chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 5-2 lead. Verkleeren fought off a Yang shot, took a low single himself and then worked his way into control of Yang's shoulders as the clock moved to the :30 mark. A stalemate forced a reset and Verkleeren finished off the match with a final takedown to post the 8-2 win with 2:05 in riding time. 157: Junior Bo Pipher (Paonia, Colo.) stepped in for No. 4 Brady Berge at 157 and battled No. 1 Ryan Deakin. Deakin worked his way in on a high shot at the 2:40 mark but Pipher was able to force a stalemate and send action back to the center circle. Deakin connected on another low single but once again, Pipher was able to fight off the top-ranked Wildcat and force another stalemate at the 1:45 mark. Pipher got hit for stalling, then worked his way in on a high single leg as the clock moved to the 1:00 mark. Deakin countered the effort and forced a stalemate of his own. Deakin shot low but Pipher countered the effort, nearly taking Deakin down himself before a dangerous hold stopped the action and the bout moved to the second stanza knotted at 0-0. Deakin chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 1-0 lead. Deakin worked a low double into the bout's first takedown and led 3-0 at the 1:10 mark. Deakin controlled the action for the rest of the period and carried the 3-0 lead into the third stanza. Pipher chose down to start the third period. Deakin maintained control on top, building his time edge up over 2:00. Pipher could not break free of the Wildcat ride and Deakin finished the period on top and added two late back points. Pipher dropped a hard-fought 6-0 decision to the top-ranked Wildcat. 165: Senior Vincenzo Joseph (Pittsburgh, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 165, faced Shayne Oster. Joseph began the bout looking to score quickly and took Oster down for a quick takedown. Joseph then ended the bout quickly by locking up a cradle, turning Oster to his back and getting the fast fall the 0:56 mark. 174: Senior Mark Hall (Apple Valley, Minn.), ranked No. 1 at 174, battled Wildcat Tyler Morland. Hall quick worked his way into control of Morland's shoulders, looking for the throw. Morland was able to fight off the early move but Hall continued for a takedown with 1:50 on the clock to open up an early 2-0 lead. He turned Morland to his back for four back points to take a 6-0 lead with 1:00 left in the period. Hall reset himself, turned Morland for four more, reset and went back to work on top, leading 8-0. Morland managed an escape with :11 on the clock and Hall led 8-1 after the opening stanza. Hall chose down to start the second period. Hall steadily worked his way into a reversal and a 10-1 lead before action was called for injury time for Morland. Hall chose down on the reset and quickly escaped to an 11-1 lead. Hall picked up two more quick takedowns and led 15-2 with :22 on the clock and finished the period on top. With Hall leading 15-2, Morland chose down to start the third period. Hall quickly turned Morland for two back points and picked up the 17-2 technical fall at the 5:21 mark. 184: Redshirt freshman Creighton Edsell (Wyalusing, Pa.) moved up a weight and stepped in for No. 8 Aaron Brooks (Hagerstown, Md.)at 184 and took on Jack Jessen. The duo battled evenly for the first minute-plus with neither wrestler finding an opening on offense. The first period ended in a scoreless tie as defense told the tale of the opening stanza. Tied 0-0, Jessen chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 1-0 lead. Edsell tried to counter a slight Jessen shot at the 1:10 mark but the Wildcat was able to step away from the press and the bout continued in neutral with Jessen leading 1-0. Edsell gave up a stall and then turned a low Jessen shot into a scramble, nearly scoring on the move. But Jessen forced a stalemate and carried the 1-0 lead into the third period. Edsell chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 1-1 tie. The Lion took a high shot, forcing a scramble in the middle of the mat. He worked his way around the Wildcat, into control and took a 2-1 lead with a takedown at the 1:00 mark. The Nittany Lion then controlled the action on top, breaking Jessen down as the clock moved below the :30 mark. Edsell finished the bout on top and, with 1:03 in riding time, thrilled the packed Rec Hall crowd with a 4-1 win. 197: Senior Shakur Rasheed (Coram, N.Y.), wrestling for the first time in ten months this weekend, made his second start of the weekend at 197 and took on Lucas Davison. Rasheed quickly took Davison to the mat, forcing a scramble with a shot off the whistle. The Lion worked his way through the scramble and took a 2-0 lead with 2:22 on the clock. Davison was able to escape to a 2-1 score as the clock moved below the 2:00 mark. The duo battled evenly in the middle of the mat for the remainder of the period and Rasheed carried the 2-1 lead into the second stanza. Davison chose down to start the second period. Rasheed was able to control the Wildcat, working his riding time up over 1:00. Davison was able to reverse Rasheed on a scramble and the Lion trailed 3-2 at the 1:05 mark. Rasheed quickly escaped to a 3-3 tie and still had his 1:05 riding time edge. Tied 3-3, Rasheed chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 4-3 lead. But Davison was able to take the Lion down to lead 5-4 with 1:29 on the clock. Rasheed quickly escaped to tie the bout at 5-5 with 1:22 on the clock. Rasheed tried to counter a Davison shot, nearly got a takedown of his own but gave up the takedown with :20 left and dropped a tough 7-5 decision. 285: True freshman Seth Nevills (Clovis, Calif.) took to the mat for the second time as Penn State's starting heavyweight and battled Northwestern's Jack Heyob. Nevills looked to control the action from the start, forcing Heyob into early defense as the Wildcat forced a reset on the edge of the mat. Nevills continued to work on offense. Nevills snapped though a fast single leg for the bout's first takedown at the :50 mark and led 2-0. He then maintained control for the rest of the period and carried that lead into the second period. Nevills chose down to start the second period and deftly worked his way into a reversal and 4-0 lead. The Lion went back to work on top, building his riding time edge up over 1:00 and looking for a turning combination. He forced Heyob into a stall warning, then a stall point, and finished the period on top. Heyob chose neutral to start the third period and Nevills went to work on offense. Nevills countered a slight Heyob shot, took the Wildcat down and cut him loose to a 7-1 lead. Nevills worked for a final takedown but time ran out on the Lion's efforts for bonus points. With 2:31 in riding time, the Lion freshman rolled to an 8-1 win. 125: Freshman Brandon Meredith (Limerick, Pa.) battled No. 7 Michael DeAugustino at 125. DeAugustino scored quickly to take an early 2-0 lead. The Wildcat was able to control the action on top to build his riding time up over 1:00. Meredith worked his way to his feet but was unable to break free of the Wildcat ride for the next minute plus. But as the period ended, the Lion broke free and notched a last second escape to cut the lead to 2-1. DeAugustino chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 3-1 score. Meredith worked this way in on a low single and nearly got the takedown but a dangerous hold stopped the action. Meredith nearly fought off a DeAugustino shot but the Wildcat got the takedown call with :25 left to lead 5-1. Trailing 5-1, Meredith chose neutral to start the third period. He set the offensive tempo and rolled through a takedown to cut the lead to a 5-3 at the 1:00 mark. Meredith cut DeAugustino loose to a 6-3 score and nearly locked up a cradle. But action moved out of bounds with :25 on the clock. The Lion freshman force the Wildcat into a stall and nearly finished off a final takedown. But time ran out on Meredith's efforts and DeAugustino escaped with a 7-3 win, including riding time.

EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Using wins in seven out of 10 bouts, No. 24 Rutgers wrestling (7-1, 2-1) defeated Michigan State (4-4, 0-2), 25-12, on Sunday afternoon at Jenison Field House in East Lansing, Michigan. The Scarlet Knights won the first seven matches against the Spartans, including ranked decisions from Sammy Alvarez (133) and Billy Janzer (184) for the first Big Ten Conference road victory of the season. Gerard Angelo (149) earned his second win by bonus in Big Ten action with his major decision, JoJo Aragona (141) added six team points after an injury default in the third period of his match while No. 17 Nicolas Aguilar, No. 19 Jordan Pagano (197), Alex Esposito (HWT) all added decisions to help RU to its fifth win over the Spartans in program history. The match of the dual may have occurred in the opening seven minutes on Sunday, as Janzer faced No. 18 Cameron Caffey in a rematch from the 2019 Navy Classic, a match Janzer lost, 6-4. Janzer landed two takedowns in the second period, and after a Caffey escape, held on with an escape at the buzzer for the 6-4 decision. The win was Janzer's second win over a ranked opponent during the weekend road swing, as he also took out No. 26 (The Open Mat) Rocky Jordan in Rutgers' dual loss to No. 5 Ohio State on Friday in Columbus. Alvarez also avenged an early-season loss in his rematch, as he took on No. 25 Garrett Pepple. Trailing 3-0 in the third period but with more than a minute of riding time, Alvarez worked a takedown after a scramble to force sudden victory. Pepple then missed on a single leg, allowing Alvarez to sweep over for the 5-3 final. Several other Scarlet Knights also impressed against the Spartans, as Esposito was thrust into action against No. 33 (The Open Mat) Christain Rebottaro. After conceding the first takedown, Esposito responded with a takedown at the 30 second mark in the first period for a 3-2 lead. Esposito nearly caught Rebottaro on his back on several occasions and collected more than two minutes of riding time in his 5-2 victory. Aguilar and Pagano added decisions to give RU a 15-0 lead at intermission. Aragona followed the break against Jaden Enriquez and landed a takedown in the second period for a 3-1 lead before his opponent withdrew due to injury. Angelo followed with a dominant 16-5 major decision over Alex Hrisopoulos – which included back-to-back four-point near falls – to make it 25-0 in favor of the Scarlet Knights. MSU responded with three consecutive wins to close out the dual, but the team score was already out of reach. UP NEXT Rutgers returns home to host No. 19 Cornell Friday night at the RAC. The match begins at 7 p.m. and will stream live via BTNPlus. Results: 184: Billy Janzer (RU) over NR/18/20 Cameron Caffey (MSU) by decision, 6-4; Rutgers leads, 3-0 197: 19/17/20 Jordan Pagano (RU) over Nick May (MSU) by decision, 3-1; Rutgers leads, 6-0 285: Alex Esposito (RU) over NR/NR/33 Christian Rebottaro (MSU) by decision, 5-2; Rutgers leads, 9-0 125: 17/14/14 Nicolas Aguilar (RU) over Julian Saldana (MSU) by decision, 7-1; Rutgers leads, 12-0 133: 9/11/9 Sammy Alvarez (RU) over NR/25/31 Garrett Pepple (MSU) by decision (SV1), 5-3; Rutgers leads, 15-0 141: JoJo Aragona (RU) over Jaden Enriquez (MSU) by injury default (6:19); Rutgers leads, 21-0 149: Gerard Angelo (RU) over Alex Hrisopoulos (MSU) by major decision, 16-5; Rutgers leads, 25-0 157: 18/21/15 Jake Tucker (MSU) over Michael VanBrill (RU) by fall (4:04); Rutgers leads, 25-6 165: Brett Donner (RU) NR/NR/28 Drew Hughes (MSU) over Brett Donner (RU) by decision, 10-6; Rutgers leads, 25-9 174: Layne Malczewski (MSU) over NR/19/18 Joseph Grello (RU) by decision, 11-10; Rutgers wins, 25-12

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. -- The Hofstra University wrestling team won seven of 10 weights and picked up two major decision victories and one tech fall as the Pride defeated Binghamton, 25-11, in their Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association opener Sunday afternoon at the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex. The win, Hofstra's second consecutive, improved Hofstra's record to 3-4 on the season and 1-0 in the EIWA. Binghamton slipped the 2-4 on the season and 1-3 in league action with its third consecutive loss. Starting at 174 pounds, the teams alternated victories over the first four weights. Sage Heller picked up a 10-3 decision over Alex Melikian to get things going. Lou DePrez, a consensus top six wrestler in the nation, gave Binghamton a 4-3 lead with a 12-0 major decision over Charles Small at 184 pounds. Trey Rogers answered for the Pride with a major decision (12-3) of his own, over Sam DePrez, at 197 pounds to give Hofstra a 7-4 advantage. But Joe Doyle put the Bearcats back on top, 8-7 with his 12-2 major over Zachary Knighton-Ward at 285. That would be the last lead Binghamton would have in the match. Dylan Ryder notched a tech fall (16-0, 4:48) over Carson Sauriol at 125 pounds to put the Pride on top to stay, 12-8, and Justin Hoyle followed with his second win in as many matches, a 6-2 decision against Tomasso Frezza at 133 pounds. After Anthony Sparacio gave Binghamton some hope with a 9-3 win over Vinny Vespa at 141 pounds, the Pride slammed the door by winning the final three weights. Reece Heller had a major decision (12-2) over Matt Swanson at 149 and Holden Heller posted a 4-2 win over Chris Barker at 157, scoring a take down with less than 20 seconds to go in the match to break a 2-2 tie. Ricky Stamm closed things out at 165 with a 6-1 win over Jacob Nolan. Hofstra will return to action next Saturday (Jan. 18) when it hosts sixth ranked North Carolina State at 4 p.m. Notes: -Hofstra snapped a 5-match losing streak to Binghamton and improved to 11-8 all-time versus the Bearcats. -Ryder's tech fall was his first of the season and stretched his win streak to four matches. -Sage Heller has won three consecutive matches and four of his last five. -Reece Heller won his team-leading 14th match of the season. Results: 174: Sage Heller (HU) dec. Alex Melikian (B), 10-3 3-0 184: Lou DePrez (B) maj. dec. Charles Small (HU), 12-0 3-4 197: Trey Rogers (HU) maj. dec Sam DePrez (B), 12-3 7-4 285: Joe Doyle (B) maj. dec. Zachary Knighton-Ward (HU), 12-2 7-8 125: Dylan Ryder (HU) tech fall Carson Sauriol (B), 16-0 (4:48) 12-8 133: Justin Hoyle (HU) dec. Tomasso Frezza (B), 6-2 15-8 141: Anthony Sparacio (B) dec. Vinny Vespa (HU), 9-3 15-11 149: Reece Heller (HU) maj. dec. Matt Swanson (B), 12-2 19-11 157: Holden Heller (HU) dec. Christopher Barker (B), 4-2 22-11 165: Ricky Stamm (HU) dec. Jacob Nolan (B), 6-1 25-11

Montini Catholic went undefeated at the DCC Super Duals on Saturday The second Saturday was another notable one on the national calendar, with many dual meets and bracket tournaments taking the fore, even if there were weather cancellations in some parts of the Midwest. Montini triply sensational at DCC Super Duals Ranked No. 5 nationally, Montini Catholic entered Saturday with a 3-0 record against top-25 teams in the country. The Broncos would have a chance to match that record on the day up at Detroit Catholic Central (Mich.). Their day started with a 47-12 win over No. 18 Brighton (Mich.) and continued with a 42-19 victory over No. 16 Davison (Mich.); match-by-match results were not available at the time of writing this recap. The final match of the day was against a team ranked No. 3 nationally for the second time in 12 days, this time it was the host school, Detroit Catholic Central (Mich.). The Shamrocks won five of the first seven weight classes, starting with a Manuel Rojas major decision at 170 points. Montini Catholic earned pins from Trevor Swier (182) and Josh LaBarbera (195) against the two weakes spots in the Detroit Catholic Central lineup to take a 12-4 lead; the Shamrocks responded with pins from Brendin Yatooma (220) and No. 12 Steven Kolcheff (285) against the weakest spots of the Montini lineup. Detroit Catholic Central extended the lead to 22-12 with Anthony Walker's 7-3 win over Cadet double All-american Joseph Fernau at 106 and Dylan Gilcher's 4-2 win over state placer Nick Gonzalez at 113. Going pin-tech-pin in response were the Broncos to take a 29-22 lead that lasted the rest of the dual meet: two-time state placer Nain Vazquez over state qualifier Caleb White at 120, No. 7 Dylan Ragusin 27-12 over freshman T.J. Bunn at 126, and Cadet freestyle All-American Ethan Stiles over state medalist Camden Trupp at 132. Consecutive wins from seniors Mark Shaeffer and No. 5 (at 138) Josh Edmond would shrink the Shamrock deficit to 29-28 with two matches remaining; this was the result of the Shamrocks flipping those two wrestlers in the lineup all day on Saturday, with Edmond knocking off No. 15 Fidel Mayora 5-2 in this dual meet. In the penultimate match, a battle of two-time state placers saw Joe Roberts outlast Logan Sanom 1-0 to push Montini Catholic to a 32-28 lead. This set the last match where No. 7 Derek Gilcher would need any bonus point victory against freshman Brayden Thompson to give Detroit Catholic Central an eighth match victory of the dual meet and the dual meet victory; however, Gilcher only won 9-4, and Montini Catholic secured the 32-31 upset despite winning only six bouts. Other Super Duals highlights No. 7 St. Edward (Ohio) competed without four key starters: state placer Scott Richter (132), UWW Cadet freestyle All-American Luke Geog (145), No. 13 Bryce Hepner (152), and two-time state qualifier Michael Garcar (182); they also had a reserve wrestler in at 126 pounds. The Eagles were swept, losing 31-25 to No. 16 Davison (Mich.) to open the day, 42-18 against No. 3 Detroit Catholic Central (Mich.), and 33-30 against No. 49 Dundee (Mich.). Davison won a pair of one-point bouts in the last two matches of the dual meet to upend St. Edward, 9-8 at 138 and 3-2 at 145; while in the featured individual bout of the whole day, it was No. 3 Padraic Gallagher of St. Edward who beat No. 1 (at 170) Alex Facundo 3-1 down at 160 (it should be noted that a full box score is not available). Detroit Catholic Central won nine bouts against the Eagles, while Dundee won eight matches including a 3-1 mark in matches decided by two points or less, and getting an in-match injury default at 106 pounds (Braeden Davis over Wyatt Richter). From a national rankings perspective, probably the most notable outcome of the day was No. 49 Dundee winning eight matches in a 27-26 victory over No. 18 Brighton. It was an affair in which both teams had relatively "base lineups." The Vikings again went 3-1 in matches decided by one point, this included the winner-take-all last match of the dual meet where Tyler Swiderski beat Zach Johnson 2-1 in a battle of two-time state placers at 152 pounds. A pair of Dundee freshman came through with the other one-point wins: Braeden Davis 2-1 over Quaylin Newton at 106 and Aiden Davis 6-5 over two-time state placer Sam Freeman at 132. Blue Knights dominate Eastern States Classic Even with not all of their starters making the trip to SUNY-Sullivan for the Eastern States Classic, No. 1 Wyoming Seminary (Pa.) dominated their way to another tournament title with 233-1/2 points, which was 145 points more than second place Shenendehowa (N.Y.). Weight class champions for the Blue Knights were No. 11 Brandon Cannon (106), No. 1 Nic Bouzakis (126), No. 1 Beau Bartlett (138), No. 1 Lachlan McNeil (145), Andrew Donahue (170), and No. 10 Kolby Franklin (220). Vince Bouzakis, who is currently a seventh-grader finished as runner-up at 99 pounds to No. 11 overall Junior High wrestler P.J. Duke (Carmel, N.Y.), losing by fall in the weight class that is specific to the Empire State; also allowed in New York State is junior high wrestlers competing at the high school varsity level. Bartlett and McNeil beat nationally ranked opponents in their championship bouts. For Bartlett, it was a 10-4 victory over No. 16 Ryan Burgos (Hilton, N.Y.), while McNeil beat No. 18 Willie McDougald (Niagara Falls, N.Y.) 5-4, though McDougald shrunk the final margin with a takedown almost at the death of the match. Three other finals bouts involved at least one nationally ranked wrestler: No. 2 Stevo Poulin (Shenendehowa, N.Y.) beat two-time state champion Dante Geislinger (Norwich, N.Y.) 7-3 at 113 pounds, No. 6 Jordan Titus (Center Moriches, N.Y.) beat No. 15 Anthony Noto (Honeoye Falls/Lima, N.Y.) 9-4 at 120, while Zach Redding (Eastport-South Manor, N.Y.) upset No. 2 Ryan Jack (Danbury, Ct.) 8-6 at 132. Blair Academy sets up No. 1 showdown with stellar home performance Wrestling at home for the first time this season after four road tournaments to open the season, No. 2 Blair Academy (N.J.) made a statement of intent at the Blair Duals as they only lost two matches across three dual meets on Saturday afternoon. They shut out Belmont Hill (Mass.) 76-0 while upending a pair of nationally ranked teams by big margins: 56-6 over No. 11 Delbarton (N.J.) and 58-4 over No. 40 Baylor School (Tenn.). It should be noted that Delbarton wrestled without two of their four nationally ranked wrestlers, Nico Nardone (126) and Anthony Clark (132/138), along with another state medalist in Kieran Calvetti (160). Making season debuts for the second-ranked Buccaneers were defending National Prep champions Trevor Mastrogiovanni (126) and Shayne van Ness (132), while No.3 Travis Mastrogiovanni (152) returned after missing two tournaments subsequent to the Ironman. The lone wrestler out for Blair Academy was No. 8 Domonic Mata (170), though they presumably are hoping for his return this coming Saturday afternoon when they host No. 1 Wyoming Seminary (Pa.) for a dual meet. No. 1 Marc-Anthony McGowan (106) and No. 9 Peyton Craft (195) had notable days: McGowan upended Nick Corday (Baylor School) 10-1 and avenged his lone loss of the season with a 5-3 victory over No. 12 Tyler Vazquez (Delbarton); while Craft beat No. 15 David Harper (Baylor School) 6-2 and upended No. 17 Luke Chakonis (Delbarton) by the same 6-2 score. Two other key Blair Academy wins on the day were No. 14 Lucas Chittum (138) pinning Garrison Dendy (Baylor School) in 5:58, along with No. 12 Noah Pettigrew (220) beating P.J. Casale (Delbarton) 6-4 in overtime. McDonogh wins the Virginia Duals The 40th anniversary edition of the Virginia Duals saw champions crowned in multiple divisions of high school and college competition. However, most notable for national high school purposes was the National High School division title won by No. 45 McDonogh (Md.), which beat No. 33 Nazareth (Pa.) 35-30 in the semifinal. The teams split the first eight bouts of the dual, but Nazareth had the 21-17 lead headed into 160 pounds, where 2018 National Prep placer Harrison Trahan scored the 9-3 win over two-time state placer Nathan Stefanik to cut the deficit to 21-20. Nazareth state medalist Connor Herceg then responded with a pin before Drew Clearie beat Dominic Solis 3-2 to push the Blue Eagles lead to 30-20. Needing to win out to take the dual, McDonogh flipped their lineup putting Jackson Bonitz out at 195, who pinned freshman Sonny Sasso in 5:37; then normal 195 Jack Wimmer knocked off Beast of the East placer Steven Schott 3-1 in overtime to set up a winner-take-all match at 285 that No. 19 Garrett Kappes won by fall in 28 seconds. McDonogh would take eight of 14 matches in a 40-30 victory over Erie Cathedral Prep (Pa.) to win the National Division title, while Nazareth won a consolation semifinal over South Dade (Fla.) 31-23 before beating Canon-McMillan (Pa.) 40-17 to take bronze. In the opposite semifinal, Erie Cathedral Prep on nine of 14 bouts to beat Canon-McMillan 34-27. Broken Arrow takes home title at nation's oldest tournament Featuring three nationally ranked schools among the approximately 25 in the field, the 76th edition of the Geary Invitational in Oklahoma lived up to its tradition. Among the unique features of the tournament is the "blind draw" (i.e. no seeding), true second place matches, and also team scoring that reflects only placement and bonus points (i.e. no advancement). Winning the event led by nine placers was No. 26 Broken Arrow (Okla.) with 139.5 points. The Tigers placed nine wrestlers, including five finalists, led by weight class champions in Bryce Mattioda (170) and Emmanuel Skillings (195); Skillings won his championship bout 9-8 over Harley Andrews (Tuttle, Okla.). Second place in the standings went to Choctaw with 106.5 points, led by state champion Gabe Johnson, who won the tournament at 152 pounds. Six other wrestlers placed within the top six. Third place in the standing went to No. 42 Mustang (Okla.) with 104.5 points despite a tournament high three champions and eight total placers: Tucker Owens (120), No. 17 John Wiley (145), and No. 9 Tate Picklo (182); Owens upset No. 13 Dominic Chavez (Arlington Martin, Texas) 5-3 in the championship match. Despite missing a pair of nationally elite Oklahoma State signees in Luke Surber and Dustin Plott, No. 12 Tuttle (Okla.) placed eight wrestlers led by tournament champion Ryder Ramsey (138). Additional champions highlighting the evening were No. 19 Cael Hughes (Stillwater, Okla.) at 106 pounds, No. 16 Cruz Aguilar (Edmond Memorial, Okla.) at 113, and No. 5 Konner Doucet (Comanche, Okla.) at 220; Doucet outlasted fellow Junior National freestyle All-American Caleb Dickerson (Altus, Okla.) 4-3 in overtime for his championship. Outstanding Wrestler honors went to 132-pound champion Carter Young (Stillwater, Okla.), who is ranked No. 20 nationally. St. John Bosco wins by the tightest of margins at Five Counties A pair of top 20 in the country teams anchored the field at the Five Counties Invitational this weekend hosted by Fountain Valley (Calif.). When all was said and done, No. 17 St. John Bosco (Calif.) and No. 19 Gilroy (Calif.) were separated by 1/2 point. The Braves placed seven starters and nine wrestlers in total to score 222-1/2 points, while the Mustangs placed seven wrestlers despite the absence of Junior National freestyle All-American Jayden Gomez (126) to amass 222 points. Weight class champions for St. John Bosco were Timothy Levine (126), Isaac Salas (138), No. 2 (at 160) Cael Valencia (170), and No. 7 Nathan Haas (182). Salas upended two-time state placer Henry Porter (Gilroy, Calif.) 3-2 in the tiebreaker in his championship bout, Valencia beat No. 9 Maxwell Wilner (Fountain Valley, Calif.) 3-2 in the final, while Haas knocked off state medalist Javen Jovero (Rancho Bernardo, Calif.) 8-2. Runner-up finishers for the Braves were Maxximus Martinez (113) and No. 2 Sonny Santiago (152); Martinez lost 8-6 to state medalist Zeth Romney (Chaminade, Calif.), while Santiago lost by 9-1 major decision to No. 1 Chase Saldate (Gilroy, Calif.) after beating No. 17 Tyler Badgett (Rancho Bernardo, Calif.) 5-4 in the semifinal. Gilroy was led by a pair of weight class champions in Saldate and No. 9 Nicholas Villarreal (285), while Porter was a runner-up finisher. No. 28 Selma (Calif.) was sixth in the standings with 156 points, just 17 in back of third place Northview (Calif.) despite the absence of No. 1 Richard Figueroa (113) and No. 4 Jacob Rivera (120); while No. 15 (at 126) Tristan Lujan defaulted out of the 120 pound bracket early on in the tournament. The Bears were led by two-time state placer Devin Murphy, who won the 132-pound weight class keyed by a semifinal pin over No. 15 Wayne Joint (Lemoore, Calif.). Poway dominates Battle for the Belt Another week, and yet another showing of the most excellent lineup balance that No. 13 Poway (Calif.) possesses. The Titans dominated the field over the court of two days at Temecula Valley (Calif.) advancing seven to the championship finals, winning six of them. Weight class champions included No. 10 (at 113) Andre Gonzalez (106), Brock Bobzien (113), Johnny Lopez (120), Jason Miranda (126), Aaron Gandara (152), and Alex Hernandez (170). Gonzalez upended No. 16 Beau Mantanona (Palm Desert, Calif.) 8-5 in the final, Miranda earned a 14-4 major decision over two-time state placer Juan Sierra (Cibola, Ariz.), Gandara scored the 4-2 decision over Super 32 placer Jaxon Garoutte (Pueblo County, Ariz.), while Hernandez beat state medalist Jarrad Priest (Bakersfield, Calif.) 3-2 in the tiebreaker. Also winning weight class titles were No. 11 Luka Wick (San Marino, Calif.) at 145 pounds, No. 14 Guillermo Escobedo (Los Altos, Calif.) at 195, and No. 8 Jared Hill (Bakersfield, Calif.) at 285.

PHOENIX -- The Arizona State wrestling team (8-1) went 3-0 on the day, defeating Harvard (0-3), Campbell (3-2) and No. 11 Iowa State (4-3) in the Sun Devil Duals Saturday at Chase Field. With his second win of the day, Zahid Valencia surpassed Sun Devil great Anthony Robles to set the record for the most career bonus-point victories in program history with 93. As a team, ASU compiled 13 extra-point victories on the day. Z. Valencia and Kordell Norfleet led the way with three each and Anthony Valencia added another two. Match 1: No. 4 ASU vs. Harvard The Sun Devils started off the day with a dominant 43-2 win over the Harvard Crimson. ASU won nine of ten matches and notched seven extra-point victories en route to their first 40-point score since 2012. Dillon Ulrey (149) pinned Harvard's Zeth Dean in 3:10 for the first pin of Ulrey's collegiate career. No. 8 Anthony Valencia (174), No. 1 Zahid Valencia (184) and No. 18 Kordell Norfleet (197) each pinned their respective opponents in consecutive bouts to boost the Sun Devils' score, and it was the first time in seven years that four ASU wrestlers had pins in the same dual. Also picking up extra-point victories for the Sun Devils were No. 13 Brandon Courtney (125), who earned his eighth major decision of the season, and Navonte Demison (141) with his first collegiate tech fall victory. Results: No. 4 Arizona State 43, Harvard 3 125: #13 Brandon Courtney (ASU) MD Nolan Hellickson (HAR), 13-5 133: Michael Jaffe (HAR) DEC #13 Josh Kramer (ASU), 9-5 141: Navonte Demison (ASU) TF Lukus Stricker (HAR), 17-2 (6:50) 149: Dillon Ulrey (ASU) FALL Zeth Dean (HAR), 3:10 157: #22 Jacori Teemer (ASU) DEC Hunter Ladnier (HAR), 8-3 165: #4 Josh Shields (ASU) MD #15 Phil Conigliaro (HAR), 14-2 174: #8 Anthony Valencia (ASU) FALL Pierce Bausano (HAR), 1:02 184: #1 Zahid Valencia (ASU) FALL Michael Doggett (HAR), 2:55 197: #18 Kordell Norfleet (ASU) FALL Evan Callahan (HAR), 2;11 HWT: Tanner Hall (ASU) DEC #14 Yaraslau Slavikouski (HAR), 2-1 Match 2: No. 4 ASU vs. Campbell ASU picked up their second win of the day against Campbell, utilizing three extra-point victories in the back half of the lineup to grab a 21-18 come-from-behind win over the Camels. After falling behind 15-6 to head into the intermission, the Sun Devils came out with renewed energy for the second half of action. Shields (165) earned a tough-fought sudden victory decision over No. 18 Quentin Perez to shift the momentum in the match. A. Valencia (174), Z. Valencia (184) and Norfleet (197) each earned their second extra-point victories of the day by way of major decision to take a 21-15 lead going into the final bout of the match up. The Camels earned a decision victory at the heavyweight class, but it was not enough to close the gap ASU had created as the Sun Devils claimed the win in the dual. Results: No. 4 Arizona State 21, Campbell 18 125: #13 Brandon Courtney (ASU) DEC Korbin Meink (CAM), 15-8 133: #19 Noah Gosner (CAM) FALL #13 Josh Kramer (ASU), 5:48 141: Josh Heil (CAM) DEC Navonte Demison (ASU), 6-1 149: Jason Kraisser (CAM) FALL Dillon Ulrey (ASU), 3:41 157:#22 Jacori Teemer (ASU) DEC Matt Dallara (CAM), 8-3 165: #4 Josh Shields (ASU) DEC #18 Quentin Perez (CAM), 5-4 (SV3) 174: #8 Anthony Valencia (ASU) MD Austin Murphy (CAM), 17-5 184: #1 Zahid Valencia (ASU) MD #15 Andrew Morgan (CAM), 18-7 197: #18 Kordell Norfleet (ASU) MD Chris Kober (CAM) 14-4 HWT :#17 Jere Heino (CAM) DEC #5 Tanner Hall (ASU), 7-1 Match 3: No. 4 Arizona State vs. No. 11 Iowa State The Sun Devils closed out the day with another come-from-behind victory, this time taking down the No. 11 Iowa Cyclones 21-12. With the win, ASU increases their current win streak in the series against the Cyclones to four straight. The Sun Devils fell behind early and found themselves heading into the intermission with a 12-3 deficit to overcome. ASU would go on to win all five of the remaining bouts to secure a comfortable win over the Cyclones, with extra-point victories from Z. Valencia and Norfleet, each of whom totaled three extra-point wins on the day. No. 5 Tanner Hall (HWT) closed out the evening with an 11-3 major decision victory, his fourth extra-point win of the season. The Sun Devils return back to Desert Financial Arena for the first time in almost two months to open up Pac-12 conference play, when the Oregon State Beavers come to town on Friday, Jan. 17 at 7 p.m. MST. The bout will be streamed live on ASU Live Stream, while live stats will be provided by Trackwrestling. Results: No. 4 Arizona State 21, No. 11 Iowa State 12 125: #13 Brandon Courtney (ASU) DEC #12 Alex Mackall (ISU), 5-3 133: #10 Todd Small (ISU) DEC #13 Josh Kramer (ASU), 5-3 141: Ian Parker (ISU) DEC Navonte Demison (ASU), 4-2 149: Ryan Leisure (ISU) DEC Dillon Ulrey (ASU), 9-4 157: #3 David Carr (ISU) DEC #22 Jacori Teemer (ASU), 4-1 165: #4 Josh Shields (ASU) DEC Chase Straw (ISU), 7-3 174: #8 Anthony Valencia (ASU) DEC #8 Sam Colbray (ISU), 6-5 184: #1 Zahid Valencia (ASU) MD #14 Marcus Coleman (ISU), 20-8 197: #18 Kordell Norfleet (ASU) MD Joel Shapiro (ISU), 10-2 HWT: #5 Tanner Hall (ASU) MD #10 Gannon Gremmel (ISU), 11-3

HAMPTON, Va .-- The second-seeded Rider University wrestling team knocked off nationally-ranked No. 17 Virginia and Maryland to earn its first-ever Virginia Duals Championship on Saturday. The Broncs defeated Maryland, 24-8, in the semifinals before taking down the Cavaliers, 20-12, in the championship bout. The Broncs improve to 6-2 on the season with the wins. Jonathan Tropea (Harrington Park, NJ/Saint Joseph (Montvale)), Peter Lipari (Byram Township, NJ/Bergen Catholic [Rutgers]), Jesse Dellavecchia (Great River, NY/East Islip [Binghamton]) and Dean Sherry (Brick, NJ/Brick Township) each won twice on the day for the Broncs. Rider never trailed on the day, jumping out to a 9-0 lead on Maryland. Rider padded the lead with six points and a one-point deduction for a disqualification and postmatch infraction on Maryland after Dellavecchia had earned a 5-4 decision over Jahi Jones to make it 15-2. The Broncs' secured the win with Sherry, Ethan Laird (Waterford, PA/General McLane) and Ryan Cloud (Brookville, OH/Northmont) earning decisions to close out the match. Against Virginia, Rider earned decisions by Tropea and Lipari at 125 and 141, respectively, with the Cavaliers evening the score at 133 and 149. Dellavecchia and Joe Casey (Bridgewater, NJ/Bound Brook) provided separation with major decisions at 157 and 165, respectively, while the advantage further extended to 20-6 with decisions from Sherry and George Walton (Franklin, NJ/Bound Brook). Virginia took the final two bouts at 197 and 285 by decision, but the Broncs came away with the 20-12 victory. Quotes & Notes "This is a very special moment, winning the 40th Annual Prestigious Virginia Duals for the first time in our program's history. Our guys wrestled well today with high energy and intensity. We got very consistent performances throughout the weekend and earned some very hard-fought wins over a Big Ten program and two ACC schools." - Rider Head Coach John Hangey - Rider won the Virginia duals for the first time in program history. - Lipari, Dellavecchia and Sherry each went 3-0 on the weekend, while Lipari and Casey posted 2-0 marks. - Dellavecchia pushed his record to a team-best 20-2 on the season. - The Broncs return home Friday, to take on MAC rival Edinboro at 7 p.m. at Alumni Gymnasium. Rider 24, Maryland 8 125: Jonathan Tropea (RID) dec. Brandon Cray (UMD), 5-2; Rider leads, 3-0 133: Anthony Cefolo (RID) dec. King Sandoval (UMD), 3-2; Rider leads, 6-0 141: Peter Lipari (RID) dec. Hunter Baxter (UMD), 7-1; Rider leads, 9-0 149: Michael Doetsch (UMD) dec. Gino Fluri (RID), 2-0; Rider leads, 9-3 157: #7 Jesse Dellavecchia (RID) over Jahi Jones (UMD), DQ; Rider leads, 15-2 **Maryland deducted a point for a flagrant offense postmatch** 165: Kyle Cochran (UMD) dec. Gary Dinmore (RID), 6-0; Rider leads, 15-5 174: #17 Dean Sherry (RID) dec. Philip Spadafora (UVA), 11-6; Rider leads, 18-5 184: Kyle Jasenski (UMD) dec. #23 George Walton (RID), 6-3; Rider leads, 18-8 197: #8 Ethan Laird (RID) dec. Jaron Smith (UMD), 3-1; Rider leads, 21-8 285: Ryan Cloud (RID) dec. Parker Robinson (UMD), 8-2; Rider wins, 24-9 Rider 20, #17 Virginia 12 125: Jonathan Tropea (RID) dec. Patrick McCormick (UVA), 6-4 SV-1; Rider leads, 3-0 133: #18 Louie Hayes (UVA) dec. Anthony Cefolo (RID), 11-5; Match tied, 3-3 141: Peter Lipari (RID) dec. Brian Courtney (UVA), 10-5; Rider leads, 6-3 149: Michael Murphy (UVA) dec. Gino Fluri (RID), 7-1 SV-1; Match tied, 6-6 157: #7 Jesse Dellavecchia (RID) maj. dec. Justin McCoy (UVA), 8-0; Rider leads, 10-6 165: Joe Casey (RID) maj. dec. Sam Martino (UVA), 10-0; Rider leads, 14-6 174: #17 Dean Sherry (RID) dec. Victor Marcelli (UVA), 7-6; Rider leads, 17-6 184: #23 George Walton (RID) dec. Michael Battista (UVA), 7-3; Rider leads, 20-6 197: #9 Jay Aiello (UVA) dec. #8 Ethan Laird (RID), 6-1; Rider leads, 20-9 285: Quinn Miller (UVA) dec. Ryan Cloud (RID), 1-0; Rider wins, 20-12

BLACKSBURG -- Virginia Tech wrestling stays undefeated in duals this season with a 36-3 win over West Virginia in Cassell Coliseum Saturday night. Redshirt senior David McFadden recorded career win No. 100 with a major decision victory over West Virginia's Nick Kiussis. McFadden is just the 13th Hokie to ever reach the 100-win plateau. He joins current Virginia Tech wrestling director of performance Ty Walz on the Tech 100-win list. The win gave the Hokies their sixth of the season and fourth in Blacksburg. No. 4 Tech won nine of their 10 matches Saturday night and four Hokies scored bonus points. MATCH HIGHLIGHTS Mitch Moore was the first Hokie to score bonus points on the night with a pin in 2:08. The fall was already Moore's fifth of the season, which leads the team. Moore improved to 4-1 in dual matches this season with the win. Bryce Andonian picked up his first dual meet bonus points with a pin in 2:19. Andonian now has four falls on the season, just one behind Moore for the team lead. The true freshman is now 3-0 in duals and 12-2 overall. It was a career night for David McFadden. He won his 100th match of his career with a 16-7 major decision. McFadden had seven takedowns and almost three minutes of riding time Hunter Bolen remains undefeated in duals this season and was the fourth Hokie to pick up bonus points. Bolen had an 18-0 tech fall in 4:10 to improve to 6-0 in duals and 16-1 overall this season. Bolen, ranked second in the country by InterMat, dominated with three four-point near-falls to end the match early in the second period. Results: 125: #11 Joey Prata dec. Joey Thomas, 2-0 133: Collin Gerardi dec. Lucas Seibert, 8-2 141: #19 Mitch Moore WBF Caleb Rea, 2:08 149: Bryce Andonian WBF Liam Lusher, 2:19 157: #19 B.C. LaPrade dec. Alex Hornfeck, 5-3 165: #4 David McFadden MD Nick Kiussis, 16-7 174: Cody Hughes dec. Scott Joll, 12-6 184: #2 Hunter Bolen TF Jackson Moomau, 18-0 (4:10) 197: #4 Noah Adams dec. Stanley Smeltzer, 4-2 285: #20 John Borst dec. Brandon Ngati, 2-1 UP NEXT Virginia Tech now prepares for a New York road trip next weekend where they'll face off with Binghamton on Saturday and No. 19 Cornell next Sunday. Cornell will be the Hokies fifth ranked opponent this season, they are 4-0 in the previous matchups.

FAIRFAX, Va. -- The Patriots dual with Brown University came down to the final match. Mason (7-3, 2-2 MAC) won six of the ten matches today en route to a 19-15 win against Brown (0-2, 0-0 IVY) in a home match held in EagleBank Arena. After the Patriots dropped decisions at 184 and 197 pounds to open the match, Jake Slinger stopped the run with a major decision, 10-2, over James Valentino at heavyweight. Holding a 4-0 lead entering the third period, Slinger scored two takedowns to seal the win. Brown increased its lead to 11-4 with a 12-6 decision by Charlie Faber over the Patriots Talha Farooq at 133 pounds. Josh Jones kept Mason within 11-7 in the team score behind a 10-6 win over Charlie Faber at 133 pounds. Jones leading the match 7-6 halfway through the third period earned an escape and a takedown to finish the scoring. The freshman improved to 11-8 overall, 7-2 in duals. Alex Madrigal improved to 18-8 overall, 7-2 in duals with 6-2 decision over Brown's Jimmy Pawelski to bring Mason to within one, 11-10. Mason took its first lead of the match, 13-11, after a tough fought battle at 149 pounds between Mason's Colston DiBlasi and Browns' Ricky Cabarillas. Colston, ranked 25th by TrackWrestling, earned his 99th career win with a 3-0 decision against Cabanillas, who he had defeated earlier this season at the Navy Classic. Kolby Ho gave Mason its fourth straight decision with a 15-8 win over the Bears Jack Bokina. Ho scored a takedown with six seconds left in the second period to take a 9-5 advantage into the final period. The sophomore would earn three takedowns in the period, including one at the buzzer, to improve to 18-8 overall this season, 8-1 in duals. Brown closed the Mason lead to 16-15, after Kiran Srikanth earned a major decision, 12-2, over Justin Yorkdale. In the final bout of the day at 174, Anthony Lombardo prevailed with a 10-4 win over Bryce Rogers to give Mason the four-point margin. MAT FACTS *Redshirt-senior Colston DiBlasi is one win away from 100 in his collegiate career. The Patriots have six 100-win wrestlers in program history, led by Paul Maltagiati with 122. * Alex Madrigal (141) entered TrackWrestling rankings this week at 29. DiBlasi (149) moved up in the rankings from 33rd to 25th. *DiBlasi and Brown's Ricky Cabarillas met earlier this year on the mat at the Navy Classic (11/23). Diblasi won the match with a fall at 6:58. UP NEXT The Patriots are back in the RAC to host conference foe Lock Haven next Saturday, Jan. 18 at Noon. Results: 125 | Trey Keeley (Brown) over Talha Farooq (Mason), Dec., 12-6. Brown leads, 11-4 133 | Josh Jones (Mason) over Charlie Faber (Brown), Dec., 10-6. Brown leads, 11-7 141 | Alex Madrigal (Mason) over Jimmy Pawelski (Brown), Dec., 6-2. Brown leads, 11-10 149 | Colston DiBlasi (Mason) over Ricky Cabanillas (Brown), Dec., 3-0. Mason leads, 13-11 157 | Kolby Ho (Mason) over Jack Bokina (Brown), Dec., 15-8. Mason leads, 16-11 165 | Kiran Srikanth (Brown) over Justin Yorkdale (Mason), MD, 12-2. Mason leads, 16-15 174 | Tony Lombardo (Mason) over Bryce Rogers (Brown), Dec., 10-4. Mason wins 19-5 Match Began 184 | Brandon Kui (Brown) over Paul Pierce (Mason), Dec., 3-1 (OT). Brown leads, 3-0 197 | Nino Bastianelli (Brown) over Ramses Montalvo (Mason), TF, 18-3. Brown leads, 8-0 285 | Jake Slinger over James Valentino (Brown), MD, 10-2. Brown leads, 8-4

WASHINGTON -- Behind a Tim Fitzpatrick pin and three major decisions, the American University wrestling team rolled to a 27-14 win over visiting Drexel (5-4) at Bender Arena on Saturday night. In front of a crowd that included many of the program's most decorated alums, the Eagles (2-3) soared to their second-best point total of the last two seasons. MATCH NOTES The tone for an exciting match was set early by No. 15 Gage Curry (125) who took Antonio Mininno to overtime before scoring a quick takedown for a 5-3 sudden victory. After a Drexel major decision in the second bout of the night, the Eagles turned it up with four straight wins including two major decisions and Fitzpatrick's win by fall. Redshirt senior #24 Sal Profaci (141) scored the first of those major decision victories, 15-4 over Drexel's Tyler Williams. Profaci scored three first-period takedowns, and another at the very end while also adding a point for riding time. Keeping it going in the next bout was AU's top-ranked wrestler, #9 Kizhan Clarke (149) who put up takedown after takedown and won 14-4. Redshirt junior Elijah Murphy (157) got the AU bench behind him in a narrow 2-1 decision, his first victory of the season, and a win that put AU on top 14-4. Fitzpatrick (165) was up just 2-1 before pinning Drexel's Mike Manley with 35 seconds left in the first period. The win by fall was his first of the season and sixth of his career. No. 11 Tanner Harvey had little trouble against Owen Brooks on his way to a fifth major decision win this season, 13-4. Niko Camacho (285) held off Sean O'Malley of Drexel to end the night on a winning note, 3-1. HEAD COACH TEAGUE MOORE "Last night we made a lot of effort on our feet, but we didn't follow through to the points. Tonight, the guys I'll key in on - Sal Profaci, Kizhan Clarke, Tanner Harvey, Tim Fitzpatrick - when they executed and wanted to get their points on the board, they put that extra little two percent in to make sure we secured them. You could see a momentum shift within the benches. In those matches you could see the teams getting behind the winning guy and losing steam on the other side. That was the biggest difference was that we pushed through with those last little efforts." Results: 125 - Gage Curry (AU) sudden victory dec. Antonio Mininno (Brown), SV 5-3 (AU 3-0) 133 - Chase Shields (Drexel) major dec. Daniel Kidd (AU), 13-1 (Drexel 4-3) 141 - #24 Sal Profaci (AU) major dec. Tyler Williams (Drexel), 15-4 (AU 7-4) 149 - #9 Kizhan Clarke (AU) major dec. Jared Donahue (Drexel), 14-4 (AU 11-4) 157 - Elijah Murphy (AU) dec. Felix Belga (Drexel), 2-1 (AU 14-4) 165 - Tim Fitzpatrick (AU) pinned Mike Manley (Drexel), 2:25 (AU 20-4) 174 - #33 Michael O'Malley (Drexel) major dec. Ben Root (AU), 9-0 (AU 20-8) 184 - #11 Tanner Harvey (AU) major dec. Anthony Walters (Drexel), 13-4 (AU 24-8) 197 - Bryan McLaughlin (Drexel) pinned William Jarrell (AU), 0:40 (AU 24-14) 285 - Niko Camacho (AU) dec. Sean O'Malley (Drexel), 3-1 (AU 27-14) UP NEXT AU will be on the road next weekend, taking on Lehigh on Friday, Jan. 17 and Columbia on Sunday, Jan. 19.

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. -- The Hofstra University wrestling team snapped a four-match losing streak with a 36-7 victory over The Citadel Saturday afternoon at the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex. The Pride won eight of 10 weight classes and recorded three wins by fall in the match. Hofstra (2-4) opened the match with a win by fall from Dylan Ryder at 125 pounds. The Pride sophomore pinned Jordie White at 1:59 to give Hofstra a 6-0 lead in the match. Freshman Justin Hoyle, who was making his first non-unattached appearance of the season, followed with a 7-5 decision at 133 pounds over Jake Rotunda. Vinny Vespa recorded a 3-1 victory over Jacob Dado at 141 to make it a 12-0 lead. Vespa had a takedown with less than 20 seconds to go to snap a 1-1 deadlock. The Citadel (2-1) got on the board at 149 as Selwyn Porter decisioned Reece Heller, 14-8, but Holden Heller gave the Pride the momentum back with a fall against Douglas Gudenburr at 2:38 at 157 pounds. The Bulldogs picked up a major decision at 165 by Dazjon Castro, but the Pride closed out the match with four consecutive weight class wins (including a forfeit at 197) to earn the win. Sage Heller won by fall at 174 pounds, pinning Jared Zenia in 1:34. Charles Small had a 7-3 decision at 184 over Kyle Kretzer and Zachary Knighton-Ward defeated Michael McAleavy, 3-1, in sudden victory at 285 pounds. The Pride has little time to enjoy the win as Hofstra hosts Binghamton Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m. Notes: -Hofstra is 3-0 all-time versus The Citadel -Ryder has won three consecutive matches, two of them by fall. -Vespa has also won three consecutive bouts. Results: 125: Dylan Ryder (HU) wbf. Jordie White (C), 1:59 6-0 133: Justin Hoyle (HU) dec. Jake Rotunda (C), 7-5 9-0 141: Vinny Vespa (HU) dec. Jacob Dado (C), 3-1 12-0 149: Selwyn Porter (C) dec. Reece Heller (HU), 14-8 12-3 157: Holden Heller (HU) wbf. Douglas Gudenburr (C), 2:38 18-3 165: Dazjon Castro (C) maj. dec. Ricky Stamm (HU), 13-4 18-7 174: Sage Heller (HU) wbf. Jared Zenia (C), 1:34 24-7 184: Charles Small (HU) dec. Kyle Kretzer (C), 7-3 27-7 197: Trey Rogers (HU) wins by forfeit 33-7 285: Zachary Knighton-Ward (HU) dec. Michael McAleavy (C), 3-1 sv

GUNNISON, Colo. -- The Air Force Academy wrestling team rolled to a pair of dual victories at the 30th Annual Borah Duals, Saturday morning, Jan. 11, on the campus of Western Colorado University. The Falcons defeated the host Mountaineers, 49-0, followed by a 38-9 win over CSU-Pueblo. Air Force had a trio of wrestlers go 2-0 in competition, with senior Randy Meneweather leading the way with two pins, the first in 57 seconds, and the second in a 1:15. Sophomore Jared Van Vleet also had a dominating day, as he had a tech fall in match one, and a fall in match two in 2:25. Finally, fellow sophomore Trey Brisker won both of his hard fought matches, the first by major decision and the second by decision. Other wrestlers with bonus point wins included sophomore Bradley Bitting in his dual debut, winning by tech fall. Freshman Dylan Martinez and senior Tyler Wiederholt also won by major decision in the first dual. In the CSU-Pueblo dual sophomore Sidney Flores won by tech fall, while classmate Jake Thompson won via a fall in 1:17. The Falcons will return to action next Sunday, Jan. 19, when they host Northern Iowa in Big 12 dual action. The meet with the Panthers inside Clune Arena will begin at noon MT. Air Force 49, Western Colorado 0 125 - Graham Shore (Air Force) over Colby Duncan (Western Colorado) (Dec 5-2) 133 - Jared Van Vleet (Air Force) over Johnny Murphy (Western Colorado) (TF 19-4) 141 - Bradley Bitting (Air Force) over Nicholas Braswell (Western Colorado) (TF 20-5) 149 - Dylan Martinez (Air Force) over Tim Edmonson (Western Colorado) (MD 12-0) 157 - Trey Brisker (Air Force) over Jason Slaughter (Western Colorado) (MD 11-3) 165 - Randy Meneweather II (Air Force) over Michael Seijo (Western Colorado) (Fall 0:57) 174 - Tyler Wiederholt (Air Force) over Hunter Mullin (Western Colorado) (MD 13-5) 184 - Jake Thompson (Air Force) over Unknown (Unattached) (Forf.) 197 - Casey Jumps (Air Force) over Unknown (Unattached) (Forf.) 285 - Kayne Hutchison (Air Force) over Unknown (Unattached) (Forf.) Air Force 38, CSU-Pueblo 9 125 - Sidney Flores (Air Force) over Parker McBride (CSU-Pueblo) (TF 17-0) 133 - Jared Van Vleet (Air Force) over Tristan Hendrickson (CSU-Pueblo) (Fall 2:25) 141 - Bradley Bitting (Air Force) over Unknown (Unattached) (Forf.) 149 - Gavin Melendez (CSU-Pueblo) over Dylan Martinez (Air Force) (Dec 2-0) 157 - Trey Brisker (Air Force) over Justin Davis (CSU-Pueblo) (Dec 7-2) 165 - Randy Meneweather II (Air Force) over Jair Flores (CSU-Pueblo) (Fall 1:15) 174 - Ted Csenar (CSU-Pueblo) over Unknown (Unattached) (Forf.) 184 - Jake Thompson (Air Force) over Jayson Davis (CSU-Pueblo) (Fall 1:17) 197 - Casey Jumps (Air Force) over Ben Gould (CSU-Pueblo) (Dec 9-3) 285 - Kayne Hutchison (Air Force) over Gavin Nye (CSU-Pueblo) (Dec 6-4)

LOUISVILLE, Ky -- Streaks were again the theme as six National Dual Meet champions were crowned on Saturday at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Kentucky, at the 2020 U.S. Marine Corps NWCA Multi-Division National Dual Meet Championships presented by ARMS Software and Defense Soap hosted by NUWAY. Grand View (Iowa) won a record ninth straight NAIA championship by shutting out Life (Ga.) 40-0 in the final and extending the school's dual meet win streak to 85 in a row. St. Cloud State (Minn.) also continued its National Duals winning ways as the Huskies won their fourth straight Division II championship and extended their Division II-record win streak to 58 after edging McKendree (Ill.) 17-16. McKendree (Ill.) needed criteria to top Simon Fraser (B.C.) 20-19 to win the first NCAA Women's Division championship. The Bearcats came away with a second straight championship after winning the Women's Division last year. Traditional powers Wartburg (Iowa) and Augsburg (Minn.) met for the 12th time in the Division III final, but Wartburg came away with a 24-15 victory to win its 12th championship overall. Nassau Community College (N.Y.) won its third NJCAA championship, but its first since 2005 with a 23-15 win over Rochester (Minn.). The eight-team NJCAA field featured eight of the nation's top non-scholarship junior college wrestling teams. Menlo (Calif.) was the lone school to win a championship for the first time. The Oaks toppled top-seeded Campbellsville (Ky.) 22-19 to win the NAIA Women's Division. With over 70 schools sponsoring women's wrestling, this was the first year the NWCA created separate NCAA and NAIA women's national dual divisions. Division II Men Steve Costanzo's Huskies won their fourth straight Division II National Dual championship and sixth overall, which is most of any team since the inception of the Division II tournament in 2002. After topping Central Oklahoma 22-12 in the semis, St. Cloud State split five of the 10 bouts with McKendree, but Garrett Aldrich's fall at 141 pounds proved to be the difference maker in the final. The teams split overtime bouts, with St. Cloud State's James Pleski topping Juwan Edmond 6-4 at 149 pounds, while McKendree's Nick Foster topped All-American Devin Fitzpatrick 7-1 at 165. McKendree made things interesting, as heavyweight Caleb Gossett nearly scored a major decision at 285. Division III Men After escaping in the quarterfinals against Baldwin Wallace, Wartburg shifted into another gear after a 38-6 semifinal win over Wabash and then the 24-15 win over rival Augsburg. What made the win more impressive was the Knights beat three returning NCAA Division III champions in the dual. Brady Fritz beat Augsburg's returning 141-pound champ David Flynn 3-1 to give the Knights some early momentum, but Augsburg answered with back-to-back falls to take a 12-9 lead after the first five weights. Wartburg's Max Forsythe then pinned two-time champion Lucas Jeske at 165. Kobe Woods beat returning champ Lance Benick of Augsburg at 197 to cement the victory. Wartburg's 12th title is the most among any champion in any division at the National Duals. NAIA Men Grand View's win streak now sits at 85 in a row after losing just three individual bouts on the weekend. The Vikings won nine out of 10 in the semifinals against Baker (Kan.) to reach the finals to face Life (Ga.), which upset second-seeded Reinhardt (Ga.) 21-13 in the semifinals. Grand View scored six bonus victories on the way to its ninth title in a row. Top-ranked 157-pounder Renaldo Rodriguez-Spencer of Grand View did need sudden victory to beat eighth-ranked Osvani Ley of Life. NJCAA Men Nassau Community College won the first two NJCAA National Dual championships in 2004 and 2005. The Lions returned to the top with a 23-15 win over Rochester Community and Technical College in a non-scholarship final. Heavyweight Michael Babcort sealed the win for Nassau with a 7-6 victory over John Noll. NCAA Women The closest match of the night came in the first NCAA Women's Division as McKendree slipped past Simon Fraser on the strength of an early forfeit and key wins by Emma Bruntil and Sydnee Kimber. With both teams loaded with age-group medalists and national team members from both the U.S. and Canada, highlight matches filled the dual. Karla Godinez of Simon Fraser topped Felicity Taylor 8-0 at 116, while McKendree's Alexia Ward stopped Lauren Mason 5-1 at 130. Bruntil's 7-0 win over All-American Nicole Depa was a key win for the Bearcats at 136. The win would offset Alyvia Fiske's 8-4 win over McKendree's Alex Glaude at 155. McKendree's top two weights would provide back-to-back wins as Kori Bullock shut out Rebekah Trudel 9-0 and Kimber would close out the dual with a 10-2 win over Emily Cue. NAIA Women Menlo took command of a close dual by winning four straight matches from 136-170 to pull away from traditional women's power Campbellsville. Alana Vives, Solin Piearcy, Marilyn Garcia and Precious Bell were solid in that four-match span. Biggest individual match came at 109 pounds where Alleida Martinez of Menlo beat McKayla Campbell 12-0 in a rematch of their WCWA final last season, also won by Martinez. DIVISION II MEN FINAL #1 ST. CLOUD STATE 17, #2 MCKENDREE 16 125 - Marcus Povlick (McKendree) over Brandon Betancourt (St. Cloud State) Dec 8-2 133 - Garrett Vos (St. Cloud State) over Christian Mejia (McKendree) Dec 5-4 141 - Garrett Aldrich (St. Cloud State) over Jet Tryon (McKendree) Fall 3:54 149 - James Pleski (St. Cloud State) over Juwan Edmond (McKendree) SV-1 6-4 157 - Jake Barzowski (St. Cloud State) over Nate Smalling (McKendree) Dec 11-4 165 - Nick Foster (McKendree) over Devin Fitzpatrick (St. Cloud State) SV-1 7-1 174 - Josh Jones (McKendree) over Kolton Eischens (St. Cloud State) Dec 11-6 184 - Tyree Overton (St. Cloud State) over Dan Fillipek (McKendree) Dec 12-5 197 - Ryan Vasbinder (McKendree) over Noah Ryan (St. Cloud State) Maj 12-1 285 - Caleb Gossett (McKendree) over Ezayah Oropeza (St. Cloud State) Dec 12-5 DIVISION III MEN FINAL #2 WARTBURG 24, #1 AUGSBURG 15 125 - Brady Kyner (Wartburg) over Justin Stauffacher (Augsburg) Dec 9-2 133 - Kristian Rumph (Wartburg) over Victor Gliva (Augsburg) Dec 6-4 141 - Brady Fritz (Wartburg) over David Flynn (Augsburg) Dec 3-1 149 - Aaron Wilson (Augsburg) over Zayren Terukina (Wartburg) Fall 1:58 157 - Ryan Epps (Augsburg) over Martine Sandoval (Wartburg) Fall 4:03 165 - Max Forsyth (Wartburg) over Lucas Jeske (Augsburg) Fall 5:55 174 - Paul Calo (Wartburg) over Nick Rogge (Augsburg) Dec 6-2 184 - Tanner Vassar (Augsburg) over Kyle Briggs (Wartburg) Dec 4-3 197 - Kobe Woods (Wartburg) over Lance Benick (Augsburg) Dec 5-1 285 - Jordon Brandon (Wartburg) over Zachary Muller (Augsburg) Dec 7-4 NJCAA MEN'S DIVISION NASSAU CC 23, ROCHESTER C&TC 15 125 - Brandon Escobar (Nassau CC) over Francis Fuenffinger (Rochester C&TC) Maj 13-4 133 - Anthony Sobotker (Nassau CC) over Parker Dobrocky (Rochester C&TC) Fall 1:02 141 - Connor Llewelyn (Nassau CC) over Matt Frost (Rochester C&TC) Maj 11-1 149 - Brandon Kidd (Rochester C&TC) over Ruben Cruces (Nassau CC) Dec 4-3 157 - Alex Lloyd (Rochester C&TC) over Gavin Leath (Nassau CC) Dec 11-4 165 - Paul Illicete (Nassau CC) over Seth Brossard (Rochester C&TC) Dec 6-3 174 - Jeremiah Colon (Rochester C&TC) over Michael Sullivan (Nassau CC) Dec 11-5 184 - Adolfo (AJ) Batista (Nassau CC) over Gavin Christoffersen (Rochester C&TC) Dec 6-1 197 - Richie Hammonds (Rochester C&TC) over Michael Abidin (Nassau CC) Fall 4:43 285 - Michael Babcort (Nassau CC) over John Noll (Rochester C&TC) Dec 7-6 NAIA MEN'S DIVISION #1 GRAND VIEW 40, #6 LIFE 0 125 - Justin Portillo (Grand View) over Chase Ayers (Life) Fall 1:36 133 - Shea Ruffridge (Grand View) over Tramon Jenkins (Life) Maj 13-2 141 - Kendon Lee (Grand View) over Julian Hernandez (Life) Maj 10-0 149 - Tanner Abbas (Grand View) over Denver Stonecheck (Life) Dec 8-4 157 - Renaldo Rodriguez-Spencer (Grand View) over Osvani Ley (Life) SV-1 5-3 165 - Kyle Caldwell (Grand View) over Sid Ohl (Life) Dec 8-5 174 - Brian Stanford (Grand View) over Micheal Edouard (Life) Maj 10-0 184 - Kendrick Jones (Grand View) over Phillip McBride (Life) Fall 2:42 197 - Evan Hansen (Grand View) over Baker Hadwan (Life) Maj 14-1 285 - Matt Kent (Grand View) over Andre Bissainthe (Life) Dec 1-0 NCAA WOMEN'S DIVISION #1 MCKENDREE 20, #2 SIMON FRASER 19 (criteria) 101 - Pauline Granados (McKendree) won by forfeit. 109 - Ciara McCrae (Simon Fraser) over Natalie Reyna (McKendree) Dec 5-3 116 - Karla Godinez-Gonzalez (Simon Fraser) over Felicity Taylor (McKendree) Dec 8-0 123 - Alexandra Hedrick (Simon Fraser) over Theresa Rankin (McKendree) TF 11-0 130 - Alexia Ward (McKendree) over Lauren Mason (Simon Fraser) Dec 5-1 136 - Emma Bruntil (McKendree) over Nicole Depa (Simon Fraser) Dec 7-0 143 - Ana Godinez-Gonzalez (Simon Fraser) over Alara Boyd (McKendree) TF 12-0 155 - Alyvia Fiske (Simon Fraser) over Alexandria Glaude (McKendree) Dec 8-4 170 - Korinahe Bullock (McKendree) over Rebekah Trudel (Simon Fraser) Dec 9-0 191 - Sydnee Kimber (McKendree) over Emily Cue (Simon Fraser) Dec 10-2 NAIA WOMEN'S DIVISION #3 MENLO 22, #1 CAMPBELLSVILLE 19 101 - McKenzie Bacich (Campbellsville) over Tianna Fernandez (Menlo College) Dec 12-5 109 - Alleida Martinez (Menlo College) over McKayla Campbell (Campbellsville) TF 10-0 116 - Katlyn Pizzo (Campbellsville) over Alexandra Christoforatos (Menlo College) Fall 1:35 123 - Tiana Jackson (Menlo College) over Charlotte Fowler (Campbellsville) Dec 8-0 130 - Abigail Nette (Campbellsville) over Laynee Pasion (Menlo College) Fall 1:35 136 - Alana Vivas (Menlo College) over Randi Robison (Campbellsville) Dec 9-1 143 - Solin Piearcy (Menlo College) over Mhina Oseitutu (Campbellsville) TF 10-0 155 - Marilyn Garcia (Menlo College) over Alexia Foca (Campbellsville) Dec 7-5 170 - Precious Bell (Menlo College) over Kenya Sloan (Campbellsville) Dec 10-2 191 - Alexandra Castillo (Campbellsville) over Sara Aguilar (Menlo College) Dec 10-2

ITHACA, N.Y. -- For the second straight year, the Lehigh-Cornell dual came down to the final bout. This time junior heavyweight Jordan Wood was the hero, beating Brendan Furman 5-0 to clinch a 19-14 victory for the 14th-ranked Mountain Hawks over the 19th-ranked Big Red Saturday at the Friedman Wrestling Center. Lehigh won five of the first seven bouts, but wins at 184 and 197 brought Cornell within 16-14 heading into the final bout. The win is Lehigh's second straight over the Big Red and fifth overall in 2019-20. The Mountain Hawks are now 6-3 overall and 2-1 against EIWA foes in dual competition this season. "You never sleep on Cornell," Lehigh head coach Pat Santoro said. "They're well coached. They're a good team. They really slowed us up a lot today. We couldn't get to our offense very well. We have to get better at that. It was a great dual. There were about four tossup matches and we knew we had to win a couple. They were thinking the same thing. We were fortunate to come out of here with a win." With the dual on the line, Wood converted a single leg takedown with 51 seconds left in the opening period and rode out to lead 2-0 after one. He continued his strong work on top, riding out the second period. In the third, Wood scored a reversal and rode out to secure the 5-0 victory. "Over the last 10 days, Jordan is showing that his power is back," Santoro said. "He lifted a 280 pound guy up in the air twice. His power is back and that's what we needed from him. When the dual is on the line, I'll take Jordan every day." The dual began at 125 with junior Brandon Paetzell holding off Dom LaJoie. Paetzell scored the first takedown but gave one up in the second. A reversal and ride out had the match tied at 4-4 after two periods. Paetzell escaped in the third to take a 5-4 lead and that stood to give Lehigh a 3-0 lead. Junior Nick Farro battled fourth-ranked Chas Tucker at 133. Farro scored the first takedown but Tucker answered in the third period and the match went to overtime tied 4-4. A Tucker shot resulted in a lengthy scramble, with Tucker awarded the winning takedown in the final seconds of sudden victory to tie the dual at 3-3. Sophomore Dan Moran battled Noah Baughman at 141 and came away with a 2-1 decision, with the winning point coming on a second stall call against Baughman early in the third period. Cornell took its lone lead of the day following 149 as Hunter Richard won a 13-3 major decision over sophomore JT Cooley. The Mountain Hawks went on a three-bout run from there to take a 16-7 lead. Sophomore Josh Humphreys controlled Adam Santoro with two takedowns and over three minutes of riding time. He gave up two penalty points in the first period but posted a 6-2 decision. Freshman Brian Meyer took on Jake Brindley at 165 and came through with one of his biggest wins in the brown and white. With the match tied 1-1 in sudden victory, Meyer converted a double leg takedown to win 3-1 and put the Mountain Hawks in front by five. "He has been working so hard and does all the right things," Santoro said of Meyer. "When he gets into those overtime matches he's confident, because he's in great shape." Senior Jordan Kutler delivered the lone bonus point win of the day for the Mountain Hawks, scoring three takedowns over the final two periods and securing exactly one minute of advantage time in a 9-1 major decision over Milik Dawkins at 174. Cornell (4-4) got back within striking distance after Jonathan Loew rallied for an 8-6 win over junior Chris Weiler at 184 and sixth-ranked Ben Darmstadt won an 8-0 major at 197 over junior Jake Jakobsen. The Mountain Hawks will return home for two duals next weekend inside Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall. Lehigh will host American Friday at 7 p.m. and Navy Saturday at 2 p.m. in the annual Billy Sheridan Memorial Dual and the 100th meeting of Lehigh's second most-wrestled series. Tickets for both duals are available and can be purchased at LehighTickets.com or by calling 610-7LU-GAME during business hours. The 2019-20 Lehigh wrestling season is presented by the Historic Hotel Bethlehem. Results: 125 – Brandon Paetzell (Lehigh) dec. Dom LaJoie (Cornell) 5-4 133 – Chas Tucker (Cornell) dec. Nick Farro (Lehigh) 6-4, sv 141 – Dan Moran (Lehigh) dec. Noah Baughman (Cornell) 2-1 149 – Hunter Richard (Cornell) major dec. JT Cooley (Lehigh) 13-3 157 – Josh Humphreys (Lehigh) dec. Adam Santoro (Cornell) 6-2 165 – Brian Meyer (Lehigh) dec. Jake Brindley (Cornell) 3-1, sv 174 – Jordan Kutler (Lehigh) major dec. Milik Dawkins (Cornell) 9-1 184 – Jonathan Loew (Cornell) dec. Chris Weiler (Lehigh) 8-6 197 – Ben Darmstadt (Cornell) major dec. Jake Jakobsen (Lehigh) 8-0 285 – Jordan Wood (Lehigh) dec. Brendan Furman (Cornell) 5-0

RALEIGH, N.C. -- The NC State Wrestling team won seven of the 10 bouts, including four for bonus point wins, and defeating No. 12 Princeton 29-12 in Reynolds Coliseum. NC State started the dual with a first period pin by No. 17 Daniel Bullard at 174 pounds. After a takedown seven seconds in, Bullard got the turn and a pin at the 1:58 mark to give the Pack a quick 6-0 lead. The Pack went back-to-back bonus points, as No. 3 Trent Hidlay scored an 18-6 major decision. With seven takedowns and 3:18 of RT, Hidlay pushed the Pack's lead to 11-0 after two bouts. The Tigers first win came via bonus points at 197 pounds, as No. 3 Pat Brucki scored a 13-3 major decision over No. 8 Nick Reenan. At heavyweight, Deonte Wilson scored a second period takedown and a reversal in the third period for the 6-1 (with 3:03 of RT). No. 3 Patrick Glory scored a 17-2 tech fall over Tommy Cox, and halfway through the dual, NC State held a 13-9 lead. R-Fr. Jarrett Trombley used an escape point in the third period to claim a 1-0 win at 133 pounds. At 149, there was an injury default and the Pack was awarded six team points. Matt Grippi got in on a takedown on No. 15 Mike D'Angelo and picked him up but the takedown went out of bounds and D'Angelo could not continue at the 0:32 mark. In a top-five battle at 157 pounds, No. 2 Hayden Hidlay scored takedowns in the first and the third periods and downed No. 5 Quincy Monday 7-2. The final bout ended with Princeton's Grant Cuomo scoring a 7-6 upset over No. 10 Thomas Bullard at 165 pounds. Up Next NC State will be in road action next weekend, as the Wolfpack will wrestle at Drexel Friday night and then at Hofstra on Saturday afternoon. Results: 174: #17 Daniel Bullard (NCSU) by fall Kevin Parker; 1:58 – 6-0 184: #3 Trent Hidlay (NCSU) major dec. Nate Dugan; 18-6 – 10-0 197: #3 Patrick Brucki (Prin) major dec. #8 Nick Reenan; 13-3 – 10-4 285: Deonte Wilson (NCSU) dec. Aidan Conner; 6-1 – 13-4 125: #3 Patrick Glory (Prin) tech fall Tommy Cox; 17-2 – 13-9 133: Jarrett Trombley (NCSU) dec. Ty Agaisse; 1-0 – 16-9 141: #15 Tariq Wilson (NCSU) major dec. Marshall Keller; 13-4 – 20-9 149: Matt Grippi (NCSU) inj. default #15 Mike D'Angelo; 0:32 – 26-9 157: #2 Hayden Hidlay (NCSU) dec. #5 Quincy Monday; 7-2 – 29-9 165: Grant Cuomo (Prin) dec. #10 Thomas Bullard; 7-6 – 29-12

CORVALLIS, Ore. -- With three individual wins over ranked grapplers, Oregon State Wrestling notched a 21-12 victory in its home-opening dual inside Gill Coliseum. In front of a crowd of 887, the Beavers won seven of ten bouts to earn the victory over a challenging Northern Colorado team with five ranked opponents. "Both teams have a lot of freshman so we just had to get out some wins," head coach Jim Zalesky said. "There were a lot of tough matches that could have went either way so we just found a way to win them." Devan Turner, Aaron Olmos and Colt Doyle each came out with wins over ranked opponents in each of their respective bouts. Another quick start for the Beavers helped the team build an early lead with Brandon Kaylor starting things off at 125 pounds. Kaylor tallied three takedowns and a riding time point in an 8-4 decision over Jace Koelzer to put three quick points on the board for Oregon State. The Beavers would win their next two matches starting with Devan Turner at 133 pounds. No. 19 Turner earned his 17th win of the season in a ranked match over No. 17 Moscha Schwartz. A 7-3 decision gave Turner the win in an anticipated matchup at 133 pounds. Just one bout later, Grant Willits kept the momentum rolling with a 7-5 decision over the Bears' Chris Sandoval to improve to 13-7 on the season. The Beavers would drop their next two bouts at 149 and 157 pounds which brought the team score to 9-6 momentarily. Lane Stigall (149) earned a last-second takedown but Northern Colorado's Andrew Ailrez earned the 7-5 decision. Logan Meek fell in a 6-2 decision to the Bears' Nate Moore. Next, 165-pound Aaron Olmos notched an impressive 9-3 decision over No. 25 Austin Matthews in a crucial win at the midway point of the dual. Olmos' three takedowns and a pair of escapes helped him earn his sixth decision of the year. 174-pound Jackson McKinney was pinned by Billy Higgins (0:24) in the next bout which suddenly evened the score to 12 apiece with only three bouts to go. The team would finish strong down the stretch with No. 33 Colt Doyle (184) making the most of his ranked matchup against No. 28 Alan Clothier for a 4-2 decision. Doyle earned his 13th win of the season and improved to 3-1 in duals. At 197 pounds, J.J. Dixon finished with two takedowns and an escape for a 6-1 decision while accumulating over four minutes of riding time. To finish things off, Jamarcus Grant came away with a double overtime victory over Robert Winters Jr. to seal the team win. A late takedown in the heavyweight bout helped Grant notch his 13th win of the season and provided the final score of 21-12. Next Up The Beavers travel to Tempe, Ariz. for their first conference dual against Arizona State on Jan. 17. Results: 125 Brandon Kaylor over Jace Koelzer (Northern Colorado) (Dec 8-4) 133 Devan Turner (Oregon State) over Mosha Schwartz (Northern Colorado) (Dec 7-3) 141 Grant Willits over Christopher Sandoval (Northern Colorado) (Dec 7-5) 149 Andrew Alirez (Northern Colorado) over Lane Stigall (Dec 7-5) 157 Nathan Moore (Northern Colorado) over Logan Meek (Dec 6-2) 165 Aaron Olmos over Austin Matthews (Northern Colorado) 174 Billy Higgins (Northern Colorado) over Jackson McKinney (Fall 0:24) 184 Colt Doyle over Alan Clothier (Northern Colorado) (Dec 4-2) 197 J.J Dixon over Seth Bogulski (Northern Colorado) (Dec 6-1) 285 Jamarcus Grant (Oregon State) over Robert Winters (Northern Colorado) (Dec 4-1)

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- The Northern Illinois University wrestling team extended its modest win streak to three when it posted a 23-9 victory at Cal Poly Friday night. The Huskies (7-3, 3-1) won seven of the 10 bouts, scoring a pair of maj. dec. victories on the night. California natives Kenny Moore and McCoy Kent had a solid homecoming with both earning victories in their respective matches. Moore gave NIU its first win of the evening when he posted a 14-1 maj. dec. win over Dylan Miracle. Brit Wilson followed with an 11-4 win at 184 over Trent Tracy to give the Huskies a 7-3 lead after three matches. Following a setback at 197, the Huskies went on to win the next four bouts. Max Ihry scored a 2-1 win a 285 by virtue of a third-period escape and earning the riding time point. Bryce West got back into the win column with a 7-0 win at 125, while Caleb Brooks posted a 10-2 maj. dec. win at 133. McCoy capped the Huskie win when he edged out Joshua Cortez, 3-2. "It was a hard-fought dual and it's good to come out on top," said NIU head coach Ryan Ludwig. "Kudos to the guys throwing up bonus points for the team. We definitely have some areas to improve upon heading into our next match." The Huskies are back in action Friday when NIU welcomes Arkansas-Little Rock to the Convocation Center for the "Beauty and the Beast" meet with the NIU gymnastics team. The match begins at 7 p.m. inside the main arena. Results: 165: Bernie Taylor (Cal Poly) dec. Izzak Olejnik (NIU), 6-0 174: Kenny Moore (NIU) maj. dec. Dylan Miracle (Cal Poly), 14-1 184: Brit Wilson (NIU) dec. Trent Tracy (Cal Poly), 11-4 197: Thomas Lane (Cal Poly) dec. Gage Braun (NIU), 3-2 285: Max Ihry (NIU) dec. Max Ihry (Cal Poly), 2-1 125: Bryce West (NIU) dec. Benny Martinez (Cal Poly), 7-0 133: Caleb Brooks (NIU) maj. dec. Trae Vasquez (Cal Poly), 10-2 141: Anthony Gibson (NIU) dec. Jake Ryan (Cal Poly), 7-4 149: McCoy Kent (NIU) dec. Joshua Cortez (Cal Poly), 3-2 157: Brawley Lamer (Cal Poly) dec. Mason Kauffman (NIU), 8-3

MINNEAPOLIS -- The No. 3 Minnesota wrestling program defeated the visiting No.9 Wisconsin Badgers 20-14 on Friday night as the Gophers celebrated the return of Brock Lesnar for the 20th Anniversary of his 2000 NCAA Championship. Minnesota took home six individual victories, including the first five of the night, to pull away from the Badgers with ease and continue a winning streak lasting more than a decade. The night was headlined by the Gophers' three ranked victories as led by No.2 Gable Steveson, No. 5 Brayton Lee, and No. 20 Owen Webster. Steveson defeated No. 6 Trent Hillger, Lee defeated No. 16 Cole Martin, and Webster defeated No.10 Johnny Sebastian. "The atmosphere was incredible," Steveson said. "People showed love to us as a whole team and it makes everything here pretty fun. It was great having Brock around." Besides the wrestling on the mat, the night was special for the return of WWE and UFC Brock Lesnar. Lesnar was honored during the first half of the dual and then took a picture with over 300 kids on the mat during the final break of the dual. In his first home dual in Maroon and Gold Hunter Ritter took home the thrilling victory at 197-pounds over Wisconsin's Taylor Watkins, his former teammate in Madison. Ritter got the first takedown to se the tone and closed things out with a huge takedown in sudden victory as time was dwindling to defeat his former squad. Both Webster and Ritter's victories came in winner-take-all sudden victory to draw the over 4,000 in attendance to their feet. The evening was also a big one for career milestones and accomplishments. Both Pat McKee and Lee secured their first career Big Ten dual victories while Ritter earned his first while at Minnesota. Skatzka's major decision gives him 99 in his career with a chance to hit the century mark next weekend in his native state of Michigan. The dual also marked Jake Gliva's and Bailee O'Reilly's first Big Ten dual action. Minnesota continues Big Ten competition next weekend when they hit the road for a pair of duals against Michigan and Michigan State. The Gophers then return home for their second home dual, this time against the Ohio State Buckeyes. Results: 174: No.7 Devin Skatzka major dec. (11-3) over Jared Krattinger (Minnesota leads 4-0) 184: No. 20 Owen Webster SV1 (3-1) over No. 10 Johnny Sebastian (Minnesota leads 7-0) 197: Hunter Ritter SV1 (6-4) over Taylor Watkins (Minnesota leads 10-0) 285: No. 2 Gable Steveson dec. (10-5) over No. 6 Trent Hillger (Minnesota leads 13-0) 125: No. 15 Pat McKee major dec. (9-0) over Eric Barnett (Minnesota leads 17-0) 133: No. 1 Seth Gross tech. fall (15-0) over Jake Gliva (Minnesota leads 17-5) 141: No. 11 Tristan Moran dec. (7-6) over No. 3 Mitch McKee (Minnesota leads 17-8) 149: No. 5 Brayton Lee dec. (7-4) over No. 16 Cole Martin (Minnesota leads 20-8) 157: Drew Scharenbrock dec. (6-1) over Carson Brolsma (Minnesota leads 20-11) 165: No. 5 Evan Wick dec. (6-1) over Bailee O'Reilly (Minnesota wins 20-14)

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The No. 25-ranked University of Michigan wrestling team started strong and ended with a bang to knock off in-state rival Michigan State, 22-14, in its Big Ten Conference opener on Friday night (Jan. 10) in front of a sellout crowd of 1,800 fans at Cliff Keen Arena. The Wolverines won each of the five opening bouts to take a 16-point lead into the intermission break and, after MSU narrowed the score with four straight of its own, sophomore heavyweight Mason Parris slammed the door with a 29-second pin to end the dual meet. Parris, ranked third nationally, improved to 17-0 on the season and secured his team-best fifth fall -- and 10th bonus win -- with an arm bar against Christian Rebottaro. He converted on his fireman's carry in the opening 10 seconds of the bout, tried for a half then used an arm bar to turn Rebottaro and get the quick pin. Junior/sophomore Jack Medley also earned bonus points in the dual's first bout, setting the tone with a 13-4 major decision over Logan Griffin at 125 pounds. Medley scored on five takedowns -- two apiece in the first and third periods -- and added a second-period reversal and 2:36 in riding-time advantage. Sophomore/freshman Joey Silva and senior/junior Kanen Storr were victorious in their first appearances in the Wolverine lineup this season at 133 and 149 pounds, respectively. It was Silva's season and varsity debut; he scored three takedowns -- two in the first period, including a buzzer-beater double leg, before icing the bout off a go-behind and rideout in the third. He finished with 2:19 in riding-time advantage. Storr, who came out of his Olympic redshirt at the Midlands Championships late in December, used a third-period takedown to ice his 4-1 decision against Alex Hrisopoulos at 149 pounds -- up a weight class from his starting spot a year ago. Storr, ranked 10th nationally, struggled to finish on several early chances in the first, avoided giving up a takedown late in the second and took his first lead after a second MSU stall warning -- for untied shoelaces -- and quick escape in the third. He finished on a single leg and rode out the match. Freshman Cole Mattin and sophomore/freshman Will Lewan also toughed out close decision wins at 141 and 157 pounds, respectively. Like Storr, Mattin used a third-period takedown -- and a tough ride -- to ice a 4-2 decision against Matt Santos. With the score even midway through the third, Mattin blew through a double leg and nearly rode out the remainder of the match, accumulating 1:20 in time advantage. Lewan, ranked 15th nationally, took the dual's marquee match with a 3-1 overtime decision against Jake Tucker. A wild scramble over the last 20 seconds of regulation produced no points. Lewan twice appeared in trouble, first off a Tucker double-leg shot, then after stepping over to nearly put the Spartan on his back, again off a single leg. The Wolverine wasted little time in the extra frame, finishing on a single leg within the opening 20 seconds. The Wolverines will remain at home next weekend, when they host Maryland at 7 p.m. next Friday (Jan. 17) at Cliff Keen Arena before heading to Crisler Center for a 2 p.m. slate against Minnesota on Sunday (Jan. 19). Tickets are available for both duals through the U-M Ticket Office. Results: 125 -- Jack Medley (U-M) major dec. Logan Griffin, 13-4 -- U-M, 4-0 133 -- Joey Silva (U-M) dec. Garrett Pepple, 7-2 -- U-M, 7-0 141 -- Cole Mattin (U-M) dec. Matt Santos, 4-2 -- U-M, 10-0 149 -- #10 Kanen Storr (U-M) dec. Alex Hrisopoulos, 4-1 -- U-M, 13-0 157 -- #15 Will Lewan (U-M) dec. #18 Jake Tucker, 3-1 SV -- U-M, 16-0 165 -- Drew Hughes (MSU) dec. Tyler Meisinger, 6-0 -- U-M, 16-3 174 -- Layne Malczewski (MSU) dec. Max Maylor, 7-2 -- U-M, 16-6 184 -- Cam Caffey (MSU) tech. fall Bobby Striggow, 23-8 (6:51) -- U-M, 16-11 197 -- Nick May (MSU) dec. Jackson Striggow, 5-2 -- U-M, 16-14 Hwt -- #3 Mason Parris (U-M) pinned Christian Rebottaro, 0:29 -- U-M, 22-14

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Ohio State University wrestling team dealt a 22-13 loss to No. 24 Rutgers (6-1, 1-1 B1G). It marks the second visiting squad to suffer its first defeat thanks to the Buckeyes this week after No. 7 Arizona State (5-1) departed Columbus with an L on Monday (Jan. 6). Six Buckeyes were triumphant over Rutgers, including major decisions from Luke Pletcher, Sammy Sasso, Ethan Smith and Kollin Moore. The legend of ‘Gas Tank' Gary Traub grew larger. For the third time this season, Traub clasped victory in the final five seconds of regulation or in the case of Friday night, the second sudden victory period. ‘Gar – ee, Gar – ee, Gar – ee!' chants engulfed the Covelli Center once again. Freshly-minted ‘black shirt,' Kaleb Romero, earned a top-20 win at 174 pounds. He smothered 19th-ranked Joe Grello with four takedowns and narrowly missed out on bonus points as a 9-2 winner. Pletcher kicked off the evening by recording his sixth major decision of the season. He scored early and often in handing JoJo Aragona a 12-4 loss. Sasso matched the bonus points, posting a 16-7 major decision. He turned Gerard Angelo twice for a total of eight near-fall points. Following a setback at 157 pounds, Smith and Romero reignited the Covelli Center party. They combined for nine takedowns and outscored their opposition 22-6. Romero has battled a top-20 foe in six consecutive matches, coming out on top four times. Kollin Moore did what Kollin Moore does in the 197-pound bout. He outscored No. 17 Jordan Pagano, 20-9, with a whopping eight takedowns. Moore now sits at 16-0 with a bonus rate north of 80%. Can you say ‘Hodge Trophy contender?' Then came the match of the night. Traub moved to 16-2 overall and cemented his standing as the fan favorite following another dramatic, heart-filled win. Results: 141 lbs | No. 1 Luke Pletcher (OSU) def. JoJo Aragona (RU) | MD, 12-4; Team Score: 4-0 149 lbs | No. 6 Sammy Sasso (OSU) def. Gerard Angelo (RU) | MD, 16-7; TS: 8-0 157 lbs | Michael Van Brill (RU) def. Elijah Cleary (OSU) | D, 5-3; TS: 8-3 165 lbs | No. 13 Ethan Smith (OSU) def. Brett Donner (RU) | MD, 13-4; TS: 12-3 174 lbs | No. 9 Kaleb Romero (OSU) def. No. 19 Joe Grello (RU) | D, 9-2; TS: 15-3 184 lbs | Billy Janzer (RU) def. Rocky Jordan (OSU) | D, 5-4; TS: 15-6 197 lbs | No. 1 Kollin Moore (OSU) def. No. 17 Jordan Pagano (RU) | MD, 20-9; TS: 19-6 285 lbs | Gary Traub (OSU) def. Matthew Correnti (RU) | SV-2, 4-2; TS: 22-6 125 lbs | No. 14 Nicolas Aguilar (RU) def. Malik Heinselman (OSU) | MD, 14-1; TS: 22-10 133 lbs | No. 11 Sammy Alvarez (RU) def. Jordan Decatur (OSU) | D, 6-1; TS: 22-13

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- Navy rallied to edge the Bucknell wrestling team by a single point, 19-18, on Friday night at Alumni Hall. Trailing 15-9 through the first six bouts, the Midshipmen (4-3, 1-0 EIWA) won three of the next four to emerge victorious over the Bison (2-3, 1-1 EIWA). A major decision by John Birchmeier in the heavyweight finale sealed Navy's comeback win. Birchmeier's match-sealing victory was set up by fellow freshman Jacob Koser, who erased a 4-1 deficit to Drew Phipps (197) en route to a 10-4 decision that pulled the Midshipmen within three points entering the heavyweight bout. Like Koser, Birchmeier fell behind early; trailing 7-5 through the first period, he scored 12 of the next 14 points to win by a decisive 17-7 major decision. Darren Miller (133), Matthew Kolonia (149), Jaden Fisher (157), Zach Hartman (165) and Kyle Inlander (184) accounted for Bucknell's victories. Kolonia pinned Wyatt Long in 6:36; it was his third-straight victory by fall. Fisher came from behind to top Scout Skidgel by a 7-4 decision while Inlander gave the Bison an 18-12 cushion that was ultimately overcome with his 9-3 decision over Andrew Buckley. Phipps's loss to Koser snapped his dual match winning streak at 16 bouts; entering the night, the Bucknell senior was last defeated in dual action on Jan. 5, 2018 at Navy. Freshman Chris Lanciano made his first collegiate dual start against the Midshipmen. He became the third newcomer to start for the Bison this season, joining Miller and Fisher. This was the third-straight season Bucknell rang in the New Year against Navy. The Midshipmen, who cruised to a 26-9 victory over the Bison a year ago, extended their lead in the all-time series to 23-1. Bucknell next returns to Davis Gym to host Harvard (Jan. 18, 2 p.m.) and Brown (Jan. 19, 12 p.m.). Results: 125: #20 Logan Treaster (NAVY) dec. over Brandon Seidman (BU) 2-0 133: Darren Miller (BU) dec. over Casey Cobb (NAVY) 4-2 141: Cody Trybus (NAVY) fall over Chris Lanciano (BU) 4:34 149: Matthew Kolonia (BU) fall Wyatt Long (NAVY) 6:36 157: Jaden Fisher (BU) dec. over Scout Skidgel (NAVY) 7-4 165: #16 Zach Hartman (BU) dec. over Henry Hague (NAVY) 5-2 174: #19 Spencer Carey (NAVY) dec. over Mitch Hartman (BU) 7-2 184: Kyle Inlander (BU) dec. over Andrew Buckley (NAVY) 9-3 197: Jacob Koser (NAVY) dec. over Drew Phipps (BU) 10-4 285: John Birchmeier (NAVY) maj. dec. over Eric Chakonis (BU) 17-7

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- South Dakota State took control of its wrestling dual Friday night against Northern Iowa by winning five of the first six matches and went on to defeat the 16th-ranked Panthers, 25-13, at West Gym. In running their dual winning streak to four, the Jackrabbits improved to 5-3 overall and 2-0 in the Big 12 Conference. UNI dropped to 1-3 overall and 1-1 against league opponents. Danny Vega set the tone for SDSU in the opening bout of the night, scoring a 10-6 decision over Jacob Schwarm at 125 pounds. After Schwarm opened the scoring with a takedown, Vega countered with a reversal and four-point near-fall for a 6-2 lead. Vega put the match away in the third period with a pair of takedowns. Redshirt freshman 133-pounder Zach Price gave SDSU a 6-0 lead with an 11-4 decision over Kyle Biscoglia before UNI got on the board as Michael Blockhus rallied in the third period for a 7-5 decision over Clay Carlson at 141 pounds. Carlson led 4-2 through two periods before Blockhus scored on an escape and two takedowns in the third and final stanza. Two-time NCAA qualifier Henry Pohlmeyer swung the momentum back in the Jackrabbits' favor with a win over Max Thomsen in a battle between nationally ranked 149-pound wrestlers. The 17th-ranked Pohlmeyer began the scoring with a first-period takedown and led 4-0 early in the second period following a reversal. In the third period, Pohlmeyer recorded his second takedown of the match, picked up two points on a near-fall and added a point for riding time to post a 9-1 major decision. It was Pohlmeyer's third win in a row over Thomsen, following a pair of one-point victories last season. The Jackrabbits pushed their winning streak to three matches in a row as Colten Carlson tallied a 4-0 decision over Derek Holschlag at 157 pounds and newcomer Tanner Cook continued to impress at 165 pounds with a third-period pin of Austin Yant. Since being inserted into the lineup at the South Beach Duals two weeks ago, Cook is 4-0 with all four victories by fall. He leads the squad with nine pins on the season. UNI stemmed the tide with wins by Bryce Steiert and Taylor Lujan at 174 and 184 pounds, respectively, to close the gap to 19-10. Lujan's victory was a 10-3 decision over Zach Carlson, who entered the matchup ranked 17th by InterMat. Tanner Sloan slammed the door shut on a late UNI comeback by notching the Jackrabbits' second fall of the dual, pinning Noah Glaser in 1 minute and 42 seconds. In the final bout of the night, heavyweight Carter Isley of UNI needed overtime to defeat the Jackrabbits' Blake Wolters, 3-1. UP NEXT The Jackrabbits close out the weekend by hosting Wyoming in dual action Sunday afternoon at Frost Arena. Action is slated for a 1 p.m. start. NOTES Northern Iowa leads the all-time dual series, 39-6-1, although SDSU has won two of the last three matchups The Jackrabbits improved to 26-9 in duals against Big 12 opponents since joining the conference as an affiliate member at the start of the 2015-16 season SDSU's last dual win over a ranked opponent was a 22-16 victory over an 11th-ranked Northern Iowa squad on Jan. 21, 2018, at Frost Arena Pohlmeyer wrestled for the first time since a Dec. 20 dual against Minnesota Vega has won five dual matches in a row, improving to 5-1 in duals and 13-5 overall Cook improved to 10-1 overall, with all of his wins either by fall (9) or technical fall (1) Sloan moved into a tie with Zach Carlson for the team lead in dual wins this season with six Results: 125: Danny Vega (SDSU) dec. Jacob Schwarm (UNI), 10-6 133: Zach Price (SDSU) dec. Kyle Biscoglia (UNI), 11-4 141: Michael Blockhus (UNI) dec. Clay Carlson (SDSU), 7-5 149: Henry Pohlmeyer (SDSU) major dec. Max Thomsen (UNI), 9-1 157: Colten Carlson (SDSU) dec. Derek Holschlag (UNI), 4-0 165: Tanner Cook (SDSU) def. Austin Yant (UNI), by fall 6:11 174: Bryce Steiert (UNI) major dec. Cade King (SDSU), 12-1 184: Taylor Lujan (UNI) dec. Zach Carlson (SDSU), 10-3 197: Tanner Sloan (SDSU) def. Noah Glaser (UNI), by fall 1:42 285: Carter Isley (UNI) dec. Blake Wolters (SDSU), 3-1 [SV-1]

EVANSTON, Ill. -- The Purdue wrestling team opened the Big Ten schedule in strong fashion, earning a 21-13 victory at Northwestern on Friday at Welsh-Ryan Arena. The Boilermakers picked up wins in six-of-10 matches, including a trio of major decisions as they improved to 8-1 (1-0 B1G) in duals on the year. "It's a solid start to our conference schedule," said Purdue head coach Tony Ersland. "Devin Schroder got us off to a great start and it was great to see a couple freshmen go out there and score bonus points where we needed them to." Schroder's start was an impressive one as the Boilermaker junior was dominant in an 11-2 major decision over seventh-ranked Northwestern rookie Michael DeAugustino. He got out to a 6-0 lead with a takedown and turn in the first and then scored another takedown in the second to stretch things out to a 9-0 edge. DeAugustino got a reversal in the third to cut into the lead, but Schroder escaped and took the riding time point to pick up bonus points in the opener. Purdue freshman Travis Ford-Melton followed suit at 133 pounds, notching a 14-4 major decision over Dylan Utterback. The Boilermaker rookie racked up six takedowns in the win, improving to 12-5 on the season. Seniors Nate Limmex and Dylan Lydy picked up decision wins at 149 and 174, and junior Max Lyon took Purdue's lead to 17-10 at 184 pounds in his first match since Dec. 19 with a 7-2 victory over Jack Jessen. Boilermaker freshman Thomas Penola wrapped up the dual with a perfect 8-0 major decision over Jack Heyob at heavyweight, scoring takedowns in the first and second and picking up a reversal in the third to close out the dual. The Boilermakers return home Sunday to host top-ranked Iowa at Holloway Gymnasium at 4 p.m. ET. The Hawkeyes blanked Indiana on Friday 41-0 in Bloomington to open their conference dual schedule. Results: 125: No. 5 Devin Schroder (PUR) def. No. 7 Michael DeAugustino (NU), MD 11-2 133: Travis Ford-Melton (PUR) def. Dylan Utterback (NU), MD 14-4 141: Alec McKenna (NU) def. Parker Filius (PUR), D 8-3 149: Nate Limmex (PUR) def. Eric Yang (NU), D 3-1 157: No. 1 Ryan Deakin (NU) def. No. 8 Kendall Coleman (PUR), MD 14-0 165: No. 18 Shayne Oster (NU) def. Tanner Webster (PUR), D 5-2 174: No. 4 Dylan Lydy (PUR) def. Tyler Morland (NU), D 2-1 184: Max Lyon (PUR) def. Jack Jessen (NU), D 7-2 197: Lucas Davison (NU) def. No. 2 Christian Brunner (PUR), SV 4-2 285: Thomas Penola (PUR) def. Jack Heyob (NU), MD 8-0

FARGO, N.D. -- The Wyoming wrestling team racked-up eight match wins, four of which were bonus-point victories that included a pair of falls as the Cowboys rolled past North Dakota State, 34-6 Friday night in Fargo. Hayden Hastings at 174 pounds and Brian Andrews at heavyweight recorded the two falls for the Pokes. Wyoming improves to 4-6 overall on the season and 2-0 in Big 12 duals. "That was a breath of fresh air," said Head Coach Mark Branch. "Those first three guys kind of set the tone for us, we were underdogs at 141 and 149 tonight and to have two upsets to begin, I think it captured the momentum for us and quieted their crowd. "Those are important things to do on the road. It's important to win early and keep the crowd out of it. Even in our losses, the way we came back in those matches and the way the guys fought back, it kind of kept the crowd out of it still, because they had to hang on at the end." The dual began at 133, with the most-anticipated matchup of the evening as No. 6 Montorie Bridges faced 12th-ranked Cam Sykora of NDSU. Bridges was able to get the Pokes started off right as he used a three-point second period to help him prevail over Sykora, 6-4. The win marks Bridges' ninth straight. "They picked the weight to start at tonight," said Branch. "They were looking to get momentum to start the dual at that weight, but I felt like Montorie executed some things we focused on this week and worked on in practice. He did a great job of riding and being tough in the top position and then chaining his moves together, which were both things we practiced. It was a big boost for the team for him to go out there and do that and execute things we've worked on and to let the guys see that what we focused on could work and to go out and execute. He gave our team confidence." Next up, Trevor Jeffries at 141, lengthened UW's team lead thanks to a takedown in the first Sudden Victory period to defeat the Bisons' Sawyer Degen, 4-2 to push the Wyoming lead to 6-0. At 149, Jaron Jensen kept the victories rolling as he picked up a 4-3 win. Jensen trailed heading into the third period, but took a brief 3-2 lead thanks to a reversal. The Bison's Jaden VanMaanen was able to tie the bout late with an escape, but thanks to the Riding Time bonus point, Jensen was able to prevail and put the Cowboys up 9-0 in the match. North Dakota State (4-4) got its two wins at 157 and 165 pounds as Dewey Krueger and Cole Moody dropped their respective matches, 8-4 and 10-7. Wyoming got back on track at 174 as Hayden Hastings' return to the lineup was a memorable one. Hastings pinned NDSU's Lorenzo De La Riva early in the second period. Hastings was in control of the match from the outset, scoring six quick points in the first period and led 6-1 after one. "That was a big win for Hayden coming back, especially since he lost to De La Riva last season at the Big 12 Tournament. Hayden watched film all week and we looked at and worked on some things with him and he was aggressive right away and put (De La Riva) on his back twice, and that really took the wind out of NDSU's sails I thought. For Hayden to come back after missing some time and take care of business like that was really big," continued Branch. Next up, Tate Samuelson earned a major decision victory at 184 pounds over Noah Cressell, 10-1. Samuelson had a workmanlike effort, recording a takedown in the first and second period, as well as an escape and took a 5-0 lead into the final period. In the third, Samuelson got two more takedown to go up 9-1 and then got the riding time bonus. At 197, Stephen Buchanan pulled out an exciting victory over Cordell Eaton, 4-3. Buchanan, who trailed most of the match, was able to secure a takedown near the edge of the mat with just seven seconds left to take the lead and earn a thrilling victory and put UW up 22-6. Brian Andrews put the exclamation point on the evening for the Cowboys as he pinned No. 25 Brandon Metz is just 53 seconds to push the margin 28-6 in the dual. Doyle Trout rounded-out the evening with a forfeit win at 125 pounds. Wyoming now shifts its focus to the South as another Big 12 opponent is on tap Sunday as the Cowboys face South Dakota State at noon, Mountain Time in Brookings. Results: 133: No. 6 Montorie Bridges (WYO) dec. No. 12 Cam Sykora (NDSU) 6-4 141: Trevor Jeffries (WYO) dec. Sawyer Degen (NDSU) 4-2, SV-1 149: No. 19 Jaron Jensen (WYO) dec. Jaden VanMaanen (NDSU) 4-3 157: Jared Franek (NDSU) dec. Dewey Krueger (WYO) 8-4 165: Luke Weber (NDSU) dec. Cole Moody (WYO) 10-7 174: No. 10 Hayden Hastings (WYO) Fall Lorenzo De La Riva (NDSU) 3:28 184: Tate Samuelson (WYO) MD Noah Cressell (NDSU) 10-1 197: Stephen Buchanan (WYO) dec. Cordell Eaton (NDSU) 4-3 HWT: No. 20 Brian Andrews (WYO) Fall No. 25 Brandon Metz (NDSU) 0:53 125: Doyle Trout (WYO) forfeit NDSU