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Notre Dame-Green Pond showcased its depth at the Trojan Wars Several Fab 50 teams turned in strong performances this past week, highlighted by Wyoming Seminary's dominance at the Powerade. Below is a recap of other key events on the high school wrestling calendar. No. 31 Notre Dame-Green Pond shows understated depth at Trojan Wars Much of the talk about the Crusaders in the preseason and early centered on their trio of nationally elite wrestlers, but in the MyHouse Trojan Wars at Chambersburg (Pa.) this weekend it was five other wrestlers that provided key placement points on the way to a tournament title. No. 7 Brett Ungar (113) and No.2 Ryan Crookham (126) earned titles, while No. 6 Andrew Cerniglia (160) was out of the lineup. Another pair of Notre Dame wrestlers made the finals, champion Brendan Chlestos (120) and runner-up Derek Berlitz (182). Additional wrestlers placed third, seventh, and seventh on the way to 210.5 points. The other nationally ranked team, No. 25 Southern Columbia (Pa.) placed fourth with 185.5 points and six placers. The Tigers were absent 2018 state placer Patrick Edmonson (138) and returning state medalist Gavin Garcia (160). Anchoring the effort was champion No. 2 Gaige Garcia (195) and runner-up Lear Quinton (285); other placers were third, two in fourth, and one in sixth. Tournament runners-up were the hosts, Chambersburg who had 191.5 points on the strength of five placers; Tate Nichter (152) won a weight class, Karl Shindledecker (120) and No. 16 Luke Nichter (160) finished second, while another pair finished fourth. Third place was Smyrna (Del.) with 186.5 points on the strength of seven placers led by weight class champions No. 20 Gabe Giampietro (106) and J.T. Davis, three took fourth, one was third, and the other was eighth. Additional nationally ranked wrestlers to win titles were No. 7 Clayton Ulrey (Lower Dauphin, Pa.) at 160 pounds, No. 18 Dylan Reinert (Gettysburg, Pa.) at 170, and No. 16 Nate Schon (Selinsgrove, Pa.) at 220; Ulrey beat Nichter 11-7 in his championship bout. Mukwonago ends up even on the day but wins the Flavin Duals anyway The first day of the Flavin Duals on Friday was basically rubber stamp for the four teams that ended up in the Platinum championship pool. On the second day, it was anything but as Mukwonago (Wis.) won all three duals, though each dual meet was 7-7 in terms of match count. The opening dual came against No. 38 Brownsburg (Ind.), where they needed pins from Nate Stokhaug (145) and Cole Hansen (152) to win by the score 37-32. The second dual meet came down to a winner-take-all last match where Lucas Benn (160) came through with a pin to beat Oak Park River Forest (Ill.) 38-30. In the final match, it was a 41-37 victory over the host school, DeKalb (Ill.), though the Barbs needed to go tech, pin, major to shrink the margin to the ending score; key for Mukwanago in that was a pin at the 1:33 mark from Stokhaug at 145 against 2018 state champion Fabian Lopez. Brownsburg won their other two dual meets in relatively narrow fashion, 31-25 over DeKalb where the matches were split 7-7 and 42-32 where the Bulldogs needed pins from Peyton Asbury (160) and Greg Glover (170) in the dual's last two bouts to win 42-32 (8-6 match count). DeKalb beat Oak Park River Forest in the pool's other dual by the score of 40-25. Indianapolis Cathedral knocks off No. 47 Crown Point at Al Smith Invitational At the best regular season tournament in the Hoosier State, defending state tournament champions Indianapolis Cathedral certainly sent a message to all those in attendance, as the Irish put 12 on the podium, including nine inside the top four, on the way to a tournament title. Leading the 270-point effort were five finalists, including weight class champions in No. 16 Zeke Seltzer (120) and Logan Bailey (138); while Elliott Rodgers (160), David Guhl (220), and Holden Parsons (285) finished in second place. Runner-up in the tournament was No. 47 Crown Point with 218.5 points. The Bulldogs had five finalists of their own, including three champions in Sam Goin (106), Stephen Roberson (126), and No. 4 Jesse Mendez (132) while Riley Bettich (120) and Orlando Cruz (145) finished in second place. However, they only put nine on the podium, seven in the top four. They were absent state-ranked freshman Cody Goodwin at 138, though his backup did finish in eighth place. Additional ranked wrestlers to win tournament titles were No. 11 Graham Calhoun (Plymouth, Ind.) at 170 and No. 12 Joseph Walker (Mishawaka, Ind.) at 182. Lake Gibson wins Knockout Christmas Classic In an entertaining three-team battle for the title, it was Lake Gibson (Fla.) that came out on top with 218.5 points led by eight placers, including No. 14 Ashton Habeil winning the 182-pound weight class. Three other wrestlers finished as runners-up: No. 2 Hayden Whidden (106), Connor Williams (126), and Brendon Abdon (138); Abdon upended No. 15 Caden McCrary (Woodland, Ga.) 4-3 in the semifinal before losing in the final to No.3 Frankie Tal-Shahar (American Heritage, Fla.). Second in the standings was Woodland (Ga.) with 204.5 points and also eight placers; however it was just two finalists and four third place finishers of note. No. 14 Caleb Henson (145) had a superlative Saturday with an 8-7 semifinal win over No. 12 Ethan Basile (Tampa Jesuit, Fla.) before a 5-4 finals win over No. 3 Bretli Reyna (South Dade, Fla.); No. 15 Jaxon Smith (170) lost his finals match 10-8 in overtime against Tylynn Lukens (Manatee, Fla.). Third place in the event was Tampa Jesuit (Fla.) with 203 points and seven placers, led by weight class champions No. 7 Kai Owen (106) and Tom Crook (126) plus runner-up finisehs from Braden Basile (120) and Mason Arnold (285) Three additional nationally ranked wrestlers won weight classes, including two in showdowns against a nationally ranked opponent. No. 20 Matthew Singleton (Woodward Academy, Ga.) won the 160-pound title with a 10-1 major decision over No. 18 Lucas DeSilva (Collins Hill, Ga.), No. 13 Chase Horne (West Laurens, Ga.) upended No. 14 Chad Nix (Fleming Island, Fla.) 7-1 in the 220-pound final, and No. 15 Curtis Ruff (Seminole, Fla.) won the 285-pound weight class. Ohio finals upsets In the Kenston Invitational Tournament, a pair of nationally ranked 170-pound wrestlers took to the mat. No. 16 Najee Lockett (Shaker Hts.) used a late third period takedown to beat No. 9 Jacob Lagoa (Ashtabula Lakeside) by the score of 3-1. Lockett was a state runner-up last year, Lagoa was a state champ in 2017 and 2018 but did not compete in the post-season last year. At the GMVWA Tournament held just outside of Dayton, St. Paris Graham emerged as tournament champs despite going 3-5 in the finals. However, two of those losses were by nationally ranked wrestlers. No. 16 Nick Moore lost 3-2 to Gavin Brown (Legacy Christian Academy), who was a state champ last year as a freshman; while Alek Martin -- in his first competition of the year - lost 2-1 to Peyton Lane (National Trail), who was a state runner-up last year.

Wyoming Seminary dominated at the Powerade, winning the team title by 94 points The nation's top team, Wyoming Seminary (Pa.), dominated one of the nation's best tournaments over the course of Friday and Saturday south of Pittsburgh at Canon-McMillan. The Blue Knights placed 12 wrestlers, including seven in the top three, which was more than any other team in the tournament placed in total. Led by weight class titles from a pair of national No. 1 wrestlers in Beau Bartlett (138) and Lachlan McNeil (145), they amassed 272 points; Bartlett upended No. 2 Sam Hillegas (North Hills, Pa.) 5-3 in his championship bout. Finishing second were No. 1 Nic Bouzakis (126), Cole Rees (182), and No. 10 Kolby Franklin (220); Bouzakis lost by disqualification to Kurtis Phipps (Norwin, Pa.) during the second period, after Phipps beat No. 20 Rocco Welsh (Waynesburg, Pa.) 3-0 in his semifinal. Placing third were No. 20 Brennen Cernus (113), who lost 2-1 to No. 4 Carter Dibert (Franklin Regional, Pa.) in the semifinal, and No. 9 Drew Munch (132). Munch lost by fall at the 1:01 mark of the quarterfinal to one of the tournament's biggest stories in eventual champion Gabe Willochell (Greater Latrobe, Pa.), a two-time state medalist who had four first period pins in four bouts prior to the final. This also included one at the 1:37 mark of the semifinal against No. 5 Patrick Noonan (Stroudsburg, Pa.). His finals victory came 2-0 with a reversal in the ultimate tiebreaker against No. 11 Alejandro Herrera-Rondon (Seneca Valley, Pa.), the tournament's defending champion. One of the other two unranked champions of the evening came at 120 pounds, where Kyle Hauserman (Council Rock North, Pa.) knocked off No. 10 Dominic Chavez (Arlington Martin, Texas) 2-1 in the tiebreaker. Tournament runner-up honors went to No. 8 Malvern Prep (Pa.), who had six place winners on the way to 178 points. Four Friars placed in the top four, led by champion Cole Deery (285), who beat No. 17 Isaiah Vance (Hempfield Area, Pa.) 4-2 in the championship bout. No. 9 Nicholas Feldman (195) placed second, lost 3-2 to No. 3 Luke Stout (Mount Lebanon, Pa.) in the championship match; while No. 4 Dalton Harkins (152) finished third in a grinder of a weight class that had five ranked wrestlers. Harkins lost 1-0 in the semifinal to No. 10 Brayden Roberts (Parkersburg South, W.Va.) when Roberts rode him out in the third period. Harkins beat No. 9 Cameron Robinson (Council Rock North, Pa.) 8-3 in the consolation semifinal and No. 20 Caleb Dowling (St. Joseph's Catholic, Pa.) 1-0 in the third-place bout. Dowling's front side loss came 3-1 in the semifinal to No. 8 Ed Scott (DuBois, Pa.) on a very late in the match takedown; Scott would beat Roberts 11-6 for the title on Saturday evening. The other super-stacked weight class was at 170 pounds, where there were six ranked wrestlers. No. 5 Tyler Stoltzfus (St. Joseph's Catholic, Pa.) won the weight class with a 4-3 semifinal win over No. 4 Trey Kibe (Mifflin County, Pa.) and then a 5-2 finals victory over No. 17 Shane Reitsma (Howell, N.J.); Reitsma advanced to the final with a 3-1 win over No. 2 Leonard Pinto (Stroudsburg, Pa.) in the quarterfinal and a pin in overtime against No. 6 Connor O'Neil (DePaul Catholic, N.J.). Pinto finished third, while O'Neil and Kibe defaulted out of the consolation semifinal onward; finishing fourth was Mac Stout (Mt. Lebanon, Pa.), who beat No. 20 Jaden Bullock (Oscar Smith, Va.) in the consolation quarterfinal after Bullock lost 3-1 to Kibe in the quarterfinal. Three other nationally ranked showdowns occured in the championship bouts. No. 6 Gary Steen (Reynolds, Pa.) beat No. 4 Dibert 5-2 at 113 pounds; No. 11 John Martin Best (Parkersburg, W.Va.) upended No. 13 Jack Blumer (Kiski Area, Pa.) 3-2 at 160, after Blumer beat No. 10 Gabriel Arnold (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) 7-2 in the semifinal; while No. 1 Braxton Amos (Parkersburg South, W.Va.) beat two ranked wrestlers to take gold at 220, 9-4 over No. 15 Dorian Crosby (Erie Cathedral Prep, Pa.) and 6-2 over No. 10 Kolby Franklin (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.). Rounding out the weight class champions were No. 9 Mac Church (Waynesburg, Pa.) at 106 pounds and No. 2 Gerrit Nijenhuis (Canon-McMillan, Pa.). Third place in the tournament went to No. 42 Waynesburg (Pa.) with 146.5 points with five placers. Rounding out the top five were Canon-McMillan (Pa.) and Parkersburg South (W.Va.) with 133 and 131 points respectively.

Iowa's Austin DeSanto defeated Wisconsin's Seth Gross in a dual meet (Photo/Brian Ray, HawkeyeSports.com) When the calendar turns to December in the college wrestling world, it means that holiday tournament season is finally upon us. For fans, this means there are multiple events that showcase an exceptional field of teams as well as individual wrestlers all at the same event. For the student-athletes, holiday tournaments represent a unique challenge -- wrestlers are tasked with maintaining their weight and staying focused in a time that is filled with food, holiday cheer and family shenanigans -- no easy feat. One particular tournament that fans, coaches and athletes alike are sure to circle on their schedule as soon as it comes out is the annual Ken Kraft Midlands Championships. The event is revered around the college wrestling community as a top folkstyle tournament, praised for its sheer size as well as its competitiveness. Most importantly, the event serves as a benchmark or a "reality check" if you will for teams and their wrestlers. It gives everyone a way to gauge their progress and development thus far -- right before the conference dual meet season kicks off after the new year. College wrestling's 57th Annual Ken Kraft Midlands Championships will get underway this week at the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, on Sunday and Monday. However, the prestigious two-day tournament will look different than it has in past years. Attendees will see members of the United States Marine Corps out in full force across the grounds of the Sears Centre. The service academy will sponsor the Midlands for the first time. This means that patrons will see promotional videos, signage throughout the arena, plus mats showcasing the emblem of the service academy. Additionally, the official event title will read, "The 57th Annual Ken Kraft Midlands Championships presented by the United States Marine Corps." While the aesthetics of the Sears Centre may be different than in years past, what won't be different is the strength of the field from both a team and individual standpoint. The event routinely features some of the highest-ranked individual wrestlers and teams in the nation. In the past, eventual NCAA finals matchups have occurred at Midlands first, before unfolding once again at NCAAs three months later. This will probably hold true again this year. This year, 36 teams will be represented in the signature event in some capacity -- as some schools are not bringing their entire team to Hoffman Estates, but bringing select wrestlers. Of those squads, 12 appeared in the latest NWCA Coaches Poll, which ranked the top-25 teams as of Dec. 17 rankings. Additionally, four of those teams fell within the top-nine of that poll. Individually, there is expected to be anywhere from 60 and 95 currently ranked wrestlers according to the latest (Dec. 24) InterMat rankings across all 10 weight classes. The variability is attributed to the fact that certain schools have committed to bringing just certain members of the roster, but not an entire team. It is unknown until the day of the event which, if any ranked wrestlers from those "partial team" schools will compete. With respect to the number of 2019 All-American placers that will be competing in the Midlands Championships this year, the number is equally impressive -- in total, there is expected to be between 15 and 22 returning All-Americans from Pittsburgh. Again, this figure is subject to variability because the full list of participants at each weight is unknown until the opening day of the event. In terms of each individual weight classes, each has anywhere from five to 11 ranked wrestlers expected to be in attendance. The 125-pound weight class features the most currently ranked wrestlers (11), while several other weight classes all boast five currently ranked InterMat wrestlers as of Dec. 24. With these numbers in mind, here are some of the most compelling factoids and storylines to be aware of heading into day one of the 57th Midlands Championships: 125: This class appears to be the strongest on paper with 11 currently ranked (InterMat) wrestlers and three returning All-Americans at the same weight -- including Spencer Lee (Iowa) and Jack Mueller (Virginia) who battled it out in the NCAA Championships last year. Lee took home his second career NCAA title with a 5-0 decision over the Virginia Cavalier. The two might face each other again in Illinois for a title rematch of sorts. Patrick Glory (Princeton), the third returning All-American (sixth at NCAAs in 2019) will look to earn payback for a Midlands 56 loss to Lee in 2018. 133: The biggest potential storyline here could be a rematch between Austin DeSanto (Iowa) and Seth Gross (Wisconsin). De Santo earned a 6-2 decision earlier this month. DeSanto's victory in Iowa City over the former NCAA champ propelled him to InterMat's top spot at 133 pounds. Northwestern's Sebastian Rivera, who has moved up a class to 133 pounds, looks to compete with and beat his Big Ten foes as well. Rivera's 2018 Midlands effort punctuated with an impressive 7-3 victory over Iowa's now two-time NCAA champion Spencer Lee in the finals earned the Wildcat lightweight the Ken Kraft Champion of Champions honor as well as the Dan Gable Outstanding Wrestler after his individual title. This year, Rivera will look to defend his Midland crown, just at a new weight: 133 pounds. 141: With Yianni Diakomihalis out to an Olympic redshirt and Joey McKenna lost to graduation and international aspiration, the weight class is as open as it has ever been in recent years. Similarly, with highly ranked Luke Pletcher (Ohio State), Nick Lee (Penn State) and Mitch McKee (Minnesota) not attending Midlands, the weight is up for grabs. Josh Heil (Campbell). Max Murin (Iowa) and others will all look to strike while the iron is hot and seize a Midlands crown. 149: While North Carolina's Austin O'Conner, a returning All-American, sits atop the InterMat rankings, freshman Sammy Sasso (Ohio State) looks to turn some heads, possibly avenging an earlier season fall to Virginia Tech's Brent Moore in the process. Also, if Northwestern's Yahya Thomas should get a rematch with Northern Iowa's Max Thomsen, it's sure to be a dog fight. The duo wrestled in Evanston earlier this year where Thomsen narrowly beat Thomas 4-3 in a match that came down to the wire. Iowa's returning All-American Pat Lugo looks to remain hot and possibly move up in the rankings if he can dethrone O'Connor to secure the title. 157: Ryan Deakin, a consensus No. 1 at the weight class, looks to stay where he is and defend home turf as he grapples in front of a home crowd. He will look to defend his 2018 Midlands title, which came at the same weight. Iowa's returning All-American Kaleb Young -- who InterMat had ranked as high as No. 2 earlier this year -- and Princeton's Quincy Monday could be candidates to topple the reigning Midlands champ. Kendall Coleman of Purdue, who currently sits within InterMat's top 10, will look to make a statement during his freshman campaign. 165: The Alex Marinelli (Iowa) and Evan Wick (Wisconsin) battle is likely to resurface at some point during Midlands 57. Their most recent match came in a dual earlier this year in Iowa City where Marinelli bested Wick 4-2. This was Marinelli's fourth straight win over Wick. However, Wick has beaten the Hawkeye in the past. It is possible that another chapter will be written in the reoccurring rivalry. 174: Iowa's Michael Kemerer looks to continue his hot start to his return to the mat, proving that he can be just as dominant at his new, heavier weight. The Hawkeye missed all of 2018-19 due to injury but has twice been an All-American at 157 pounds. While Kemerer appears to be the front-runner to take home the Midlands title, multiple Big Ten foe and others will look to knock off the Murrysville, Pa. native. 184: Along with 141 pounds, this class does not bring any returning 2019 All-Americans to the field. However, the class does contain seven of InterMat's 20 currently ranked wrestlers from at least four different conferences -- including No. 4 Taylor Lujan of UNI and collegiate grappling newcomer Nelson Brands -- son of Iowa associate coach Terry Brands. The former Brands sits at No. 14. 197: This weight class includes five ranked wrestlers, as such the weight is very much a tossup to predict a top placer, but Iowa's Jacob Warner or Princeton's Patrick Brucki are two returning All-Americans capable of bringing home hardware. The two squared off in a battle at Princeton earlier this year where Warner won 5-4. 285: Again, it would not be surprising to see two top Big Ten foes match up at some point for a second time this season. Tony Cassioppi (Iowa) and Trent Hillger (Wisconsin) have battled once before when Iowa defeated Wisconsin 32-3 in earlier December. Cassioppi, a talented freshman, brought home a hard-fought 3-2 victory over the All-American Badger. Matt Stencel (Central Michigan), Jere Heino (Campbell) and Carter Isley (UNI) are all within the InterMat rankings and looking to upset their way to the Midlands record books. As for the team race, the No. 1 Iowa Hawkeyes are looking to defend their 2018 first-place finish by winning their 29th all-time Midlands title.

Happy holidays and season's greetings to everyone. We've made it to the last week of 2019. For those teams in state associations that do not have a mandatory shutdown, or are otherwise choosing to take the week off, there are significant competitions abound in this between Christmas and New Year's Day week. Below is the list of competitions for Fab 50 teams from Dec. 25-31. No. 1 Wyoming Seminary (Pa.) Competes in the Powerade Wrestling Tournament on Friday and Saturday at Canon-McMillan (Pa.) No. 3 Buchanan (Calif.) Competes in the Garlic City Duals on Tuesday 12/31 at Gilroy (Calif.) No. 4 Detroit Catholic Central (Mich.) Competes in the Brecksville (Ohio) Holiday Tournament on Sunday and Monday No. 7 Montini Catholic (Ill.) Competes in the Garlic City Duals on Tuesday 12/31 at Gilroy (Calif.) No. 8 Malvern Prep (Pa.) Competes in the Powerade Wrestling Tournament on Friday and Saturday at Canon-McMillan (Pa.) No. 9 Brecksville (Ohio) Hosts the Brecksville Holiday Tournament on Sunday and Monday No. 11 Lake Highland Prep (Fla.) Competes in the Garlic City Duals on Tuesday 12/31 at Gilroy (Calif.) No. 12 Poway (Calif.) Competes in the Aztec Duals on Friday and Saturday at Anaheim (Calif.) No. 14 Davison (Mich.) Competes in the Brecksville (Ohio) Holiday Tournament on Sunday and Monday No. 15 Delbarton (N.J.) Competes in the Garlic City Duals on Tuesday 12/31 at Gilroy (Calif.) No. 17 Elyria (Ohio) Competes in the Brecksville (Ohio) Holiday Tournament on Sunday and Monday No. 19 Gilroy (Calif.) Hosts the Garlic City Duals on Tuesday 12/31 No. 21 Simley (Minn.) Competes in the Eau Claire (Wis.) Duals on Saturday No. 22 Stillwater (Minn.) Competes in the Bi-State Classic on Friday and Saturday at Wisconsin-La Crosse No. 23 Shakopee (Minn.) Competes in the Northern Exposure Tournament on Friday and Saturday at Merrill (Wis.) No. 25 Southern Columbia (Pa.) Competes in the MyHouse Trojan Wars on Friday and Saturday at Chambersburg (Pa.) No. 26 Crescent Valley (Ore.) Competes in the Benton County Championships on Saturday at Corvallis (Ore.) No. 30 Selma (Calif.) Competes in the Dennis DeLiddo Classic on Saturday at Lemoore (Calif.) No. 31 Notre Dame-Green Pond (Pa.) Competes in the MyHouse Trojan Wars on Friday and Saturday at Chambersburg (Pa.) No. 33 Mount St. Joseph (Md.) Hosts Mount Mat Madness on Friday and Saturday No. 34 St. Joseph Montvale (N.J.) Competes in the Bergen County Coaches Association Tournament on Friday and Saturday at Hackensack (N.J.) No. 35 Nazareth (Pa.) Competes in the Bethlehem (Pa.) Liberty Holiday Classic on Friday and Saturday No. 37 Clovis (Calif.) Competes in the Garlic City Duals on Tuesday 12/31 at Gilroy (Calif.) No. 38 Brownsburg (Ind.) Competes in the Flavin Duals on Friday and Saturday at DeKalb (Ill.) No. 39 Lowell (Mich.) Competes in the Brecksville (Ohio) Holiday Tournament on Sunday and Monday No. 42 Waynesburg (Pa.) Competes in the Powerade Wrestling Tournament on Friday and Saturday at Canon-McMillan (Pa.) No. 47 Crown Point (Ind.) Competes in the Al Smith Holiday Classic on Friday and Saturday at Mishawaka (Ind.) No. 49 Bethlehem Catholic (Pa.) Hosts the Tony Iasello Memorial Tournament on Friday and Saturday No. 50 Christian Brothers College (Mo.) Competes in the Red Schmitt Holiday Tournament on Friday and Saturday at Granite City (Ill.) Off this week: No. 2 Blair Academy (N.J.), No. 5 St. Edward (Ohio), No. 6 Bergen Catholic (N.J.), No. 13 Allen (Texas), No. 16 Brighton (Mich.), No. 18 St. John Bosco (Calif.), No. 20 Southeast Polk (Iowa), No. 24 Chicago (Ill.) Mt. Carmel, No. 27 Broken Arrow (Okla.), No. 28 Liberty (Mo.), No. 29 Cincinnati (Ohio) LaSalle, No. 32 Millard South (Neb.), No. 36 Clovis North (Calif.), No. 40 Lisbon (Iowa), No. 41 Baylor School (Tenn.), No. 43 Mustang (Okla.), No. 44 Fort Dodge (Iowa), No. 45 Pomona (Colo.), No. 46 McDonogh (Md.), No. 48 Windsor (Colo.)

Gable Steveson defeated Jordan Wood in the third-place match at the 2019 NCAAs (Photo/Mark Beshey, The Guillotine) While the Midlands and the Southern Scuffle continue to be the highlight of winter break for college wrestling fans, the South Beach Duals have been presenting some top matches over the last few seasons. This year, the field is expected to feature multiple ranked teams and could provide some intriguing individual matches. The following is a weight-by-weight preview of the top bouts from the event. 125: No. 6 Brandon Paetzell (Lehigh) vs. Patrick McKee (Minnesota) When: Sunday, Dec. 29 at 1 p.m. ET After qualifying for the NCAA tournament last season and finishing with a 15-13 record, Paetzell has taken a step forward and worked his way into the top 10 of the rankings. He has started his junior season with a 5-2 record, which includes wins over Alex Thomsen (Nebraska) and No. 11 Killian Cardinale (Old Dominion). Paetzell's last defeat was a sudden victory loss against No. 3 Patrick Glory (Princeton). McKee has fallen out of the rankings during his first year in the starting lineup for the Golden Gophers. He is 10-4 on the season and only one of those losses came against an unranked wrestler. In late November, McKee pushed No. 4 Nick Piccininni (Oklahoma State) but ended up dropping a one-point match. In his last action, he scored a 6-4 victory over three-time Fargo champion Danny Vega (South Dakota State). This should be an interesting indicator match heading into the second semester of competition. Paetzell has worked his way up the rankings, while McKee has fallen out. However, the schedule gets tougher for both starting here. McKee has looked solid when he is able to score. His struggles have come against wrestlers with staunch defense. Paetzell is normally solid defensively, but if McKee turns up his pace he should be able to score this upset and find himself back in the top 20. Prediction: McKee (Minnesota) decision over Paetzell (Lehigh) 133: No. 6 Chaz Tucker (Cornell) vs. No. 7 Montorie Bridges (Wyoming) When: Sunday, Dec. 29 at 11 a.m. ET This will be a rematch of the finals of the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational. In the match, Bridges was clearly the more aggressive wrestler through the first two periods, but he only held a 1-0 lead heading into the third. Tucker tied it up with a quick escape to start the final period. He then scored on his first shot of the match with a deep single leg. Tucker then proceeded to ride out the match for the 4-1 victory. That was Tucker's most impressive victory on the season. He got a bit of a late start after representing the U.S. at the U23 World Championships, but he has now built a 12-0 record on the season. Tucker also owns a ranked win over No. 14 Todd Small (Iowa State). Outside of his loss against Tucker, Bridges' only other defeat came against current redshirt Theorius Robinson (Northern Colorado). He finished second at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational and recently won the Reno Tournament of Champions. Bridges holds current season victories over No. 13 Mosha Schwartz (Northern Colorado), No. 12 Ridge Lovett (Nebraska) and No. 11 Noah Gonser (Campbell). Tucker's lack of height really plays into his defensive style. He is very hard to score on since he stays very low in his stance. This gives a lot of wrestlers trouble, and it hurts Bridges especially considering his offense consists of a lot of ducks and slides. This will likely be another close match, but Tucker will be able to take it with his conservative style. Prediction: Tucker (Cornell) decision over Bridges (Wyoming) 141: No. 10 Grant Leeth (Missouri) vs. No. 15 Sa'Derian Perry (Old Dominion) When: Monday, Dec. 30 at 11 a.m. ET Leeth has missed multiple seasons with injury. He is currently in his sixth season of collegiate wrestling at his third school, and he is still widely considered to be a junior. With that being said, he has only wrestled in three matches this season. He is 2-1 on the season with his only defeat coming against No. 9 Tristan Moran (Wisconsin). If he is healthy, he has the ability to be a player at this weight. In his last complete season in 2018, Leeth finished sixth to become an All-American. Perry transferred to Old Dominion for last season after being left without a program at Eastern Michigan. He qualified for the NCAA tournament for the second time last season, but he failed to duplicate his All-American finish. So far this year, he has gone 7-2 with bonus point victories in three of those matches. This should be an interesting test for Leeth. As previously stated, if he is healthy, he can go on a run at this weight. Perry has been a consistent scorer in most of his matches so far this season. At this point, it is hard to bet on Leeth being able to defend against Perry for the full seven minutes. This might be a late takedown match, but Perry's persistence should carry him to a victory. Prediction: Perry (Old Dominion) decision over Leeth (Missouri) 149: No. 2 Brock Mauller (Missouri) vs. Jimmy Hoffman (Lehigh) When: Monday Dec. 30 at 1 p.m. ET After finishing sixth to become an All-American as a true freshman, Mauller has quickly worked his way up the rankings this year. He has already built an 11-0 record, but he has not faced the highest level of competition. Mauller is not currently scheduled to face a ranked wrestler at the South Beach Duals, but he should get a tough test when the Tigers face off against Lehigh. Hoffman is not currently ranked, but he has gone 12-4 on the year. All of his losses have come against quality competition. So far this year Hoffman has knocked off Josh Maruca (Arizona State) and scored a sudden victory win over Jarod Verkleeren (Penn State). Clearly Mauller enters this match as the favorite, but he should not look past Hoffman. He has tested No. 14 Mike D'Angelo (Princeton) and No. 12 Collin Purinton (Nebraska) this year. The Lehigh wrestler dropped both of those matches, but each one was decided by only one point. Prediction: Mauller (Missouri) decision over Hoffman (Lehigh) 157: No. 7 Larry Early (Old Dominion) vs. No. 14 Jarrett Jacques (Missouri) When: Sunday, Dec. 29 at 11 a.m. ET This has been an interesting start to the season for Early. After finishing as an All-American last year, he has wrestled only five matches on the year. In his last action he dropped a match against then-unranked Justin Ruffin (Southern Illinois Edwardsville) in rideouts. Early is holding onto his ranking due to his work in previous seasons, but he will need to get right in a hurry. Jacques opened his season with a sudden victory defeated against BC LaPrade (Virginia Tech). However, he has since turned things around. He won his next 13 matches and finished first at three open tournaments. Last year Jacques scored an upset over Early at the MAC Championship. Early was favored to win the bracket, but the Missouri wrestler knocked him off via a 3-1 score. This match might end up going the same way. Due to his lack of activity, it is hard to see how Early is in his peak form. Jacques has been active and running up the score. Prediction: Jacques (Missouri) decision over Early (Old Dominion) 174: No. 3 Jordan Kutler (Lehigh) vs. No. 8 Devin Skatzka (Minnesota) When: Sunday, Dec. 29 at 1 p.m. ET The top three at 174 pounds seems to be pretty much cemented at this point with Kutler firmly planted in the third spot. He gave No. 1 Mark Hall (Penn State) a bit of a scare with a near pin, but Hall took the match via a 7-2 score. Outside of that match, Kutler has won all seven of his matches and picked up bonus in five. After two seasons as an NCAA qualifier for Indiana, Skatzka transferred to Minnesota prior to last season. In his first year in the Twin Cities, he finished eighth to become an All-American. Skatzka has taken some head-scratching losses this year, but he has also bested the likes of No. 9 Anthony Valencia (Arizona State), No. 18 Brandon Womack (Cornell) and No. 12 Kaleb Romero (Ohio State). Kutler holds two career decision victories over Skatzka. This bout will likely turn out the same way. However, Skatzka has been known to pick up an upset or two along the way. If Kutler dominates this bout and puts up bonus, it might signal that he is ready to work his way into the conversation for a national title. Prediction: Kutler (Lehigh) decision over Skatzka (Minnesota) 184: No. 7 Ben Darmstadt (Cornell) vs. No. 17 Owen Webster (Minnesota) When: Monday, Dec. 30 at 11 a.m. ET Darmstadt surprised a lot of people during his freshman season and ended up finishing sixth at the NCAA tournament. He then missed the entire 2019 season due to injury. While a large portion of the Cornell squad is out on redshirt this season, Darmstadt has gotten back in the lineup. He has gone 13-4 with victories over Gavin Hoffman (Ohio State) and No. 11 Sam Colbray (Iowa State). Webster was expected to start for Minnesota over the last two seasons, but he was never really able to hold down the spot. He finally appears ready for primetime this season. He has gone 11-4, and he picked up some very impressive victories this year. These two met at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, and Webster scored a one-minute fall over Darmstadt. The Cornell wrestler shot in and ended up in a cradle. Webster took full advantage and turned it for the fall. This result might not be replicable, but the Minnesota wrestler will get a chance to prove it. Prediction: Darmstadt (Cornell) decision over Webster (Minnesota) 285: No. 2 Gable Steveson (Minnesota) vs. No. 11 Jordan Wood (Lehigh) When: Sunday, Dec. 29 at 1 p.m. ET Steveson is back in action after a resolution to his legal issues, and it is only fitting that he return to action against his longtime rival Wood. These two have wrestled in college, at high school all-star events and in freestyle. Steveson has always had the upper hand, but the matches have almost always been exciting. Wood has taken a pair of unexpected losses on the year against No. 7 Tate Orndorff (Utah Valley) and No. 10 Demetrius Thomas (Pittsburgh), but he should be able to turn it on for this one. Prediction: Steveson (Minnesota) decision over Wood (Lehigh)

Anthony Dunbar, former North Carolina State University wrestler who had wrestled at Cary (N.C.) High School then returned to his prep alma mater as coach, passed away in his sleep Monday night in his home. He was 40 years old. "We just learned of the passing of our head wrestling coach Anthony Dunbar who died in his sleep last night. Please keep Coach Dunbar's family in your thoughts and prayers this Christmas," the school - located just outside Raleigh, the state capital -- tweeted from its athletic department Twitter account. Cary High School's principal weighed in with his own message on Twitter: Dunbar had a long-time connection with the Cary High wrestling program that endured to the days just before Christmas. He had wrestled at Cary in the late 1990s, as a member of the school's state championship teams in 1996, 1997, and 1998. Dunbar was named the Co-Most Outstanding Wrestler at the 1998 dual team championship, according to HighSchoolOT.com. Anthony DunbarAfter graduating from Cary High in 1998, Dunbar continued his academic and athletic career at N.C. State. Dunbar returned to Cary in 2006 to join the wrestling coaching staff. He helped lead the Cary Imps to seven state mat titles. In 2017, Dunbar became Cary High's fourth head wrestling coach in 2017. In his first two seasons, the Imps won the Tri-6 Conference title; the 2018 team went on to win the Mideast regional championship and the school's 21st wrestling state title. In 2018, Dunbar was named the league's coach of the year in 2018. This past season, Dunbar was named the 4A wrestling coach of the year for all of North Carolina. UPDATE Saturday Dec 28, 2019 A memorial service to honor Anthony Braxton Dunbar will be held Thursday, January 2, 2020 at 2 p.m. at Hope Community Church- Raleigh, 821 Buck Jones Road, Raleigh, NC 27606. In lieu of flowers, the family has suggested contributions to The Cary Imp Club – Wrestling at: Mike Dunphy, 638 Walnut Street Cary, NC 27511 Checks to: Cary Imp Club-Wrestling.

Wyoming Seminary's Nic Bouzakis rides Dylan Ragusin of Montini Catholic at the Ironman (Photo/Sam Janicki, SJanickiPhoto.com) Fifty-four schools from seven states will convene just south of Pittsburgh for the 2019 Powerade Wrestling Tournament at Canon-McMillan High School on Friday and Saturday. Annually one of the nation's best regular season tournaments, this year's field features three Fab 50 teams along with 36 nationally ranked wrestlers. This includes at least one ranked wrestler in every weight class, along with three or more ranked wrestlers in eight of the fourteen. From a team perspective, the field is anchored by national No. 1 Wyoming Seminary (Pa.), which was champions of the Walsh Jesuit Ironman held at the beginning of this month. The Blue Knights have eight nationally ranked wrestlers, including three holding number one positions at the present time. The other teams in the Fab50 are No. 8 Malvern Prep (Pa.) and No. 42 Waynesburg (Pa.). The tournament released its list of entrants and preliminary seeds, with the eight wrestlers in each weight class earning a seed by tournament management. Below are the nationally ranked wrestlers, along with their seed position listed in parentheses. 106: (No. 1 seed) No. 9 Mac Church (Waynesburg, Pa.) 113: (No. 2 seed) No. 4 Carter Dibert (Franklin Regional, Pa.), (No. 1 seed) No. 6 Gary Steen (Reynolds, Pa.), (No. 3 seed) Brennen Cernus (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) 120: (not seeded) No. 10 Dominic Chavez (Arlington Martin, Texas) 126: (No. 1 seed) No. 1 Nic Bouzakis (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.), (not seeded) No. 20 Rocco Welsh (Waynesburg, Pa.) 132: (No. 2 seed) No. 5 Patrick Noonan (Stroudsburg, Pa.), (No. 3 seed) No. 9 Drew Munch (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.), (No. 1 seed) No. 11 Alejandro Herrera-Rondon (Seneca Valley, Pa.) 138: (No. 2 seed) No. 1 Beau Bartlett (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.), (No. 1 seed) No. 2 Sam Hillegas (North Hills, Pa.), (No. 4 seed) No. 10 Wyatt Henson (Waynesburg, Pa.) 145: (No. 1 seed) No. 1 Lachlan McNeil (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) 152: (No. 2 seed) No. 4 Dalton Harkins (Malvern Prep, Pa.), (No. 1 seed) No. 8 Ed Scott (DuBois, Pa.), (No. 4 seed) No. 9 Cameron Robinson (Council Rock North, Pa.), (No. 3 seed) No. 10 Brayden Roberts (Parkersburg South, W.Va.), (No. 5 seed) No. 20 Caleb Dowling (St. Joseph's Catholic, Pa.) 160: (Unseeded) No. 10 Gabe Arnold (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.), (No. 2 seed) No. 11 John Martin Best (Parkersburg, W.Va.), (No. 1 seed) No. 13 Jack Blumer (Kiski Area, Pa.) 170: (No. 5 seed) No. 2 Leonard Pinto (Stroudsburg, Pa.), (No. 3 seed) No. 4 Trey Kibe (Mifflin County, Pa.), (No. 2 seed) No. 5 Tyler Stoltzfus (St. Joseph's Catholic, Pa.), (No. 1 seed) No. 6 Connor O'Neill (DePaul Catholic, N.J.), (No. 4 seed) No. 17 Shane Reitsma (Howell, N.J.), (No. 6 seed) No. 20 Jaden Bullock (Oscar Smith, Va.) 182: (No. 1 seed) No. 2 Gerrit Nijenhuis (Canon-McMillan, Pa.) 195: (No. 1 seed) No. 3 Luke Stout (Mt. Lebanon, Pa.), (No. 2 seed) No. 9 Nicholas Feldman (Malvern Prep, Pa.), (No. 3 seed) No. 19 Austin Walley (Ellwood City, Pa.) 220: (No. 1 seed) No. 1 Braxton Amos (Parkersburg South, W.Va.), (No. 2 seed) No. 10 Kolby Franklin (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.), (No. 4 seed) No. 15 Dorian Crosby (Erie Cathedral Prep, Pa.) 285: (No. 1 seed) No. 17 Isaiah Vance (Hempfield Area, Pa.)

Exactly one year after video of a New Jersey high school wrestler's impromptu matside haircut garnered millions of views worldwide, the state's governor, Phil Murphy, signed a bill Thursday banning discrimination in the workplace or schools based on hairstyle or texture. The original incident which gained worldwide attention well beyond the amateur wrestling community in New Jersey involved Andrew Johnson, an African-American wrestler at Buena Regional High in Atlantic County, who had decided to have his dreadlocks cut to avoid forfeiting his match at a dual meet after a referee said Johnson could not wrestle without covering his hair. In the words of the Philadelphia Inquirer, "A video of the hair-cutting went viral and prompted charges of racism and cultural insensitivity." "Race-based discrimination will not be tolerated in the State of New Jersey," Gov. Murphy said in a statement. "No one should be made to feel uncomfortable or be discriminated against because of their natural hair." With the bill's signing, New Jersey became the third state to enact such protection in 2019, joining California and New York. Thirteen other states are considering similar bills, according to advocates for Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair Network (CROWN), a coalition of civil rights groups. In addition, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Cory Booker (D., N.J.) announced plans to introduce a federal bill that prohibits discrimination against styles such as braids, twists, or dreadlocks. What's more, rule changes governing hair have been implemented on the collegiate and high school levels. As InterMat reported this summer, the NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved removing all language in the wrestling rules book regarding the length of a college wrestler's hair. "Wrestlers' hair still will be required to be free of oils and/or greasy substances," according to the official NCAA announcement issued on June 26. "Hair coverings still will be allowed and considered special equipment. The rule that prohibited a wrestler's hair from extending below the level of an ordinary shirt collar and the hair on the side of the head from extending below the earlobes has been eliminated." These NCAA rule changes regarding hair are effective for the current school year. In addition, the National Federation of High Schools has amended its the hair-length rule. Rule 4-2-1 now states that hair shall not extend below the top of an ordinary shirt collar in the back; and on the sides, the hair shall not extend below earlobe level; in the front, the hair shall not extend below the eyebrows. The term "natural state" was eliminated from the rule. As for two of the individuals involved in the matside haircut in December 2018 ... Andrew Johnson, now a senior at Buena Regional, wrestled his first match of the season on the first anniversary of the incident. And, in September, the referee, Alan Maloney, was suspended from officiating high school wrestling matches for two entire wrestling seasons.

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Spencer Lee claimed the title at 57 kilograms (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) The battles for spots on the 2020 United States Olympic Team are going to be fierce. This past weekend's Senior Nationals in Fort Worth, Texas, were certainly proof of that. Many of the nation's best veteran and young wrestlers took the mat as they continue pursuit of landing a spot in the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. The top five finishers at the Senior Nationals in each weight class earned berths into April's U.S. Olympic Trials at Penn State University. Wrestlers competed at the three-day Senior Nationals in the 18 Olympic weight classes -- six in men's freestyle, six in women's freestyle and six in Greco-Roman. Here are my top takeaways from the Senior Nationals: Spen-cerrrr Leeeeeeee! The much-anticipated return of Spencer Lee to freestyle wrestling more than lived up to the hype. Lee, a three-time age-group world champion, destroyed the field en route to earning the Senior Nationals crown at 57 kilograms. Lee cruised through a loaded bracket with his closest match being a decisive 8-2 victory over past NCAA champion Nathan Tomasello in the finals. Lee looked outstanding -- wrestling strong in all positions while also being physical with superb technique and finishes. He was competing in freestyle for the first time in more than three years. Lee now turns his focus back to winning his third NCAA title for the Iowa Hawkeyes. Lee will definitely be in the mix in what will be a stacked bracket at April's Olympic Trials. Logan Massa his a four-point move on Mekhi Lewis in the finals at 74 kilograms (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) Logan's run How many people were picking Logan Massa to win the men's freestyle title at 74 kilograms? Probably nobody outside Ann Arbor, Michigan. But Massa, who hasn't exactly been outstanding at the collegiate level, is a much better freestyle wrestler. Massa proved that when he rallied to beat 2019 NCAA champion and Junior world champion Mekhi Lewis in the Senior Nationals finals. Massa scored on a beautiful four-point body lock to down Lewis in the finals in Texas. Lampe's Olympic quest Two-time world medalist Alyssa Lampe stepped away from competition after falling short of making the 2016 Olympic Team in women's freestyle wrestling. After three years away, including spending time working at a Colorado Springs YMCA, Lampe decided to return to the mat this year. She made a triumphant return, rallying to earn a fall over past world team member Victoria Anthony to win the Senior Nationals. Lampe has never made an Olympic Team, but she will be among the top contenders to make the U.S. squad at 50 kilograms this season. Bey is back Kamal Bey is one of the most dynamic and explosive wrestlers in the world. He is a human highlight reel with his array of spectacular throws and lifts. He has won a Junior world title in Greco-Roman and made a Senior world team. Bey is looking to bounce back after failing to make the world team this past season. He was dominant in winning the Senior Nationals at 77 kilograms. Expect him to make a strong run at winning the Olympic Trials. He's a guy who certainly has the capability to reach the medal podium at the Olympic Games. Forrest powers to title Forrest Molinari didn't waste much time in earning a quick fall in her women's freestyle match in the finals. Molinari has made a Senior world team and has moved up to the Olympic weight of 68 kilograms that includes reigning world champion Tamyra Mensah of the U.S. Molinari is an aggressive, hard-charging wrestler that has an entertaining style. She put on a show in Texas. Schultz stepping up Young Greco-Roman phenom Cohlton Schultz continues to impress. The Cadet world champion and Junior world silver medalist is still a teenager, but the 19-year-old is already knocking at the door to make his first Senior-level team. He will have to knock off 2018 World silver medalist Adam Coon in order to make the 2020 Olympic Team. Schultz hasn't backed down from setting lofty goals and he could be the Greco heavyweight that Team USA sends to Tokyo next year. Zahid is a stud It wasn't a huge surprise to see young phenom Zahid Valencia power to the men's freestyle crown at 86 kilograms. He gave up the first takedown before coming back to earn a hard-fought 7-5 win over a strong opponent in Myles Martin. Valencia is a two-time NCAA champion who is a past Junior world silver medalist in freestyle. Valencia has bumped up in weight in college and internationally, but he looks like a good fit for his new weight classes. Valencia is a guy who seems like he continues to improve and progress. He definitely has a bright future ahead on the Senior level. Is this Oliver's time? It's difficult to believe that a wrestler as gifted as Jordan Oliver has never made a World or Olympic Team. But the two-time NCAA champion and Junior world medalist may be primed for a run at the 2020 Olympic Team. Oliver looked impressive in rolling past Junior world medalist Joey McKenna 10-0 in the 65-kilogram finals for the Senior Nationals. Oliver has beaten some of the best international guys in the world, but never at the right time. This may be his time to finally shine in men's freestyle. No more kissing your sister There is an old adage in sports that says a tie is like kissing your sister. That is why nearly every sport doesn't have ties -- nobody likes them. That's why most sports break ties with overtime where someone actually wins by outscoring their opponent. Wrestling is still allowing matches to end with the score tied, but then one wrestler wins on criteria. It's confusing, especially to fans who may be watching wrestling for the first time. International wrestling is confusing enough as it is. If the match is tied after regulation, wrestle an overtime and make someone actually win the match by scoring more points. Having someone score a dramatic takedown in OT is more exciting than seeing which score is underlined on the scoreboard of a tie match. If only it was that simple. Daniel Miller after beating Lucas Sheridan in the Greco-Roman finals (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) Great wrestling, not-so-great crowds It's been an issue for many years at Senior-level wrestling events in the U.S. Very few fans show up for events where the caliber of wrestling is extremely high. These elite American athletes deserve better, but what is the solution? There was virtually nobody left in the stands when the Greco-Roman finals and half of the women's finals were held Saturday night in Fort Worth. I understand trying to grow the sport in places like Texas where wrestling isn't as popular, but put these events in places where people are going to actually show up and watch. You don't see the NCAA putting their big events in arenas filled with empty seats. These top wrestlers deserve to compete in places with more fans in the stands. Craig Sesker has written about wrestling for more than three decades. He's covered three Olympic Games and is a two-time national wrestling writer of the year.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Six Mountaineers posted perfect records as the West Virginia University wrestling team went 3-0 at the Mountaineer Quad on Sunday afternoon at the WVU Coliseum in Morgantown. WVU topped VMI, 34-8, before earning its first sweep since Jan. 3, 2015, in a 38-0 win over Hofstra. The Mountaineers capped the day with a 22-9 win over Edinboro. West Virginia moved to 3-5 (0-1 Big 12) as a result. The Mountaineers are now 18-5 all-time against VMI, 1-2 against Hofstra and 12-22-2 against Edinboro. No. 11/14/9 Noah Adams, Seth Hogue, Alex Hornfeck, No. -/24/- Nick Kiussis, Jackson Moomau and Joey Thomas went 3-0 on the day. Hogue and Thomas earned a pin each as the Mountaineers tallied 16 total decision victories, three major decisions and a pair of technical falls. "Today was a great day for us," second-year head coach Tim Flynn said. "We're happy that we were able to get three wins, especially in front of our home crowd. It's been a while since we have put all of the pieces together to get a win, so we needed a performance like this today." West Virginia opened the event against VMI and quickly took a commanding 12-0 lead after Thomas (125) earned a fall at the 1:30 mark and Lucas Seibert (133) and Caleb Rea (141) earned decisions. Hogue (149) and Hornfeck (157) kept the momentum in WVU's favor, earning a major decision each to extend the lead to 18-0. Kiussis earned his first career technical fall at 165 to give WVU a 22-point edge, before the Keydets earned a technical fall at 174 to cut the lead to 22-5. Moomau got the Mountaineers back in front as he earned a takedown in the first overtime at 184. Adams then earned his team-leading fourth pin of the season at 197, before VMI earned a hard-fought, 2-1 decision at 285 as West Virginia registered its first win of the season. For the fourth consecutive match, Thomas started WVU off with a lead, scoring a 5-1 decision at 125 pounds. Seibert added to the lead with a decision of his own before Rea padded the WVU lead with technical fall over Hofstra's Charlie Kane, putting the score at 19-0. Seth Hogue earned his third pin of the season at the 4:24 mark, while Hornfeck (157) and Kiussis (165) added to the lead with decisions. Following a forfeit by the Pride at 174, Jackson Moomau, Noah Adams (197) and Brandon Ngati (285) recorded a decision to give WVU a 38-0 victory. The sweep marked the first time WVU has shutout an opponent since Jan. 3, 2015, when it bested Grand Canyon, 42-0, in Phoenix, Arizona. It is the first home shutout since the 2014-15 campaign, when WVU topped Davidson, 45-0. Looking to make it three in a row over Edinboro, Thomas once again gave West Virginia the lead with a 9-1 major decision over Dylan Rider at 125. Back-to-back wins by the Fighting Scots at 133 and 141 gave Edinboro a 6-4 lead through three matches. Hogue regained the Mountaineer lead for good with a 7-5 decision at 149, before Hornfeck and Kiussis earned a decision to give WVU a 13-6 edge. Edinboro earned its final win for the bout in a high-scoring affair at 174 to cut into the lead, before Moomau earned his third straight win at 184 with a hard-fought 3-2 decision of Cody Mulligan. Adams stretched his winning streak to 16 matches after cruising to a 6-1 win over Dylan Reynolds at 197, before Ngati earned a 2-1 decision thanks to a riding time point to give West Virginia a 22-9 win over the Fighting Scots. The 2019 edition of the Mountaineer Quad marked the third time WVU has hosted a quad-meet. WVU is now 6-2 in the event after going 3-0 in 2015 and 0-2 in 2016. Up next, West Virginia starts the new year with its final open tournament of the season at the 16th Southern Scuffle in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on Jan. 1-2. The tournament, which features what is considered the best collection of competition of any in-season open, will take place at McKenzie Arena.

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The University at Buffalo wrestling team earned its first Mid-American Conference dual win of the season in dominant fashion, beating George Mason, 26-10, at Alumni Arena on Sunday afternoon. The Bulls won five of the final six matches, including three matches with bonus points, to pull away for the victory. Jordan Reyes kicked things off by winning his first career dual in the 125 bout. Trailing, 4-3, entering the third period, the true freshman got an escape and a takedown to help pull away for the 7-4 decision. Derek Spann won his eighth straight dual, defeating Josh Jones, 7-2, at 133. After a 2-2 first period, Spann got a reversal in the second and a takedown in the third for the victory. After George Mason won the next two matches to tie the dual, 6-6, Michael Petite got the Bulls back on track with a 5-1 decision over Justin Yorkdale at 157. A first-period takedown followed by a second-period reversal set the tone for the match. Troy Keller won a 2-1 decision at 165 to extend the UB lead to 12-6. It was the senior's eighth straight dual win. After dropping the 174 bout, the Bulls won the remaining three matches in style. Pete Acciardi won by technical fall, 24-9, over Ali Salem at 184. The redshirt-freshman had 11 takedowns in the match for his first career tech fall. Sam Schuyler followed with a first-period pin of Ram Montalvo in the 197 match. Schuyler needed only 1:11 to pin Montalvo and earn his fourth dual win of the season. Nolan Terrance finished off the victory with an 8-3 decision over Jake Slinger at 285. After starting the second period on the bottom, Terrance got a reversal and a two-point nearfall to take control of the match. "Jordan Reyes got his first win in a UB singlet which was important and Nolan Terrance got his first win of the year which was important," head coach John Stutzman said. "We're 3-6, but I like where we're at and I'm happy with these guys." The Bulls will be back in action on January 5 at Edinboro. Results: 125 – Jordan Reyes (UB) won by decision over Talha Farroq (GMU), 7-4 133 - #15 Derek Spann (UB) won by decision over Josh Jones (GMU), 7-2 141 – Alex Madrigal (GMU) won by decision over Marcus Robinson (UB), 9-2 149 – Colston DiBlasi (GMU) won by decision over John Arceri (UB), 2-0 157 – Michael Petite (UB) won by decision over Justin Yorkdale (GMU), 5-1 165 – Troy Keller (UB) won by decision over Cornelius Schuster (GMU), 3-1 174 – Tony Lombardo (GMU) won by major decision over Jake Lanning (UB), 13-2 184 – Pete Acciardi (UB) won by technical fall over Ali Salem (GMU), 24-9 197 – Sam Schuyler (UB) won by fall over Ram Montalvo (GMU), 1:11 285 – Nolan Terrance (UB) won by decision over Jake Singer (GMU), 8-3

Jordan Oliver gets to the leg of Joey McKenna in the finals (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) FORT WORTH, Texas -- Jordan Oliver made a statement at Senior Nationals. The 29-year-old Oliver dominated a deep and talented 65-kilogram field in freestyle over the weekend. He outscored his five opponents 50-0, capped off by a 10-0 technical superiority over Joey McKenna in the finals on Sunday afternoon. It was Oliver's second win over McKenna the past two months. Oliver defeated him 5-3 in the Bill Farrell Memorial semifinals in November. Oliver wasted little time getting on the scoreboard against McKenna on Sunday. He hit a blast double leg off the whistle and scored a four-point takedown. A short time later, Oliver executed a duckunder for a takedown to go up 6-0. Midway through the period, Oliver fired off an attack and converted it to a takedown on the edge of the mat. He then closed out the match in the final minute of the opening period by scoring his fourth takedown. Oliver was named Outstanding Wrestler of the freestyle competition. Three wrestlers with college wrestling eligibility earned freestyle titles on Sunday: Spencer Lee (57 kilograms), Logan Massa (74 kilograms) and Zahid Valencia (86 kilograms). Lee a two-time NCAA champion and three-time age-group world champion, topped former college rival Nathan Tomasello, 8-2, to capture the title at 57 kilograms. The first period was dominated by Lee as he scored two takedowns and a step out to lead 5-0 at the break. Tomasello was able to get back in the match early in the second period after scoring a takedown, which cut the deficit to three. But Lee would pull away with a caution and takedown to win by six. Massa, a 2017 NCAA All-American and three-time NCAA qualifier, was a surprise champion, coming through as the No. 4 seed. After dominating top-seeded Nazar Kulchytskyy on Saturday, Massa earned a 6-4 victory over Mekhi Lewis, a Junior world champion and NCAA champion, in the finals. Massa trailed 3-1 in the second period before using a four-point throw to grab a 5-3 lead. The two wrestlers would then trade step outs and Massa would win by two. Both Massa and Lewis are taking Olympic redshirt seasons. Valencia, a two-time NCAA champion and Junior world silver medalist, earned his title with a 7-5 victory over Myles Martin. Valencia gave up an early takedown but came back with a takedown and gut wrench to go up 4-2, which is how the opening period would end. In the second period -- after the two wrestlers traded step outs -- Valencia scored a takedown with just over a minute remaining to extend his lead to 7-3. But Martin came right back with a takedown of his own to make it 7-5. Valencia would then hold off Martin in the final minute and claim the victory. At 97 kilograms, Hayden Zillmer overcame an eight-point deficit to win 10-10 on criteria over Kollin Moore. Zillmer scored early with a head pinch to go up 2-0. After Zillmer's score, Moore turned it up, scoring 10 unanswered points to go up 10-2. Just when it looked like Moore might close out a technical superiority, Zillmer hit a four-point throw to get back in the match, making the score 10-6 in favor of Moore. With 30 seconds left, Zillmer secured a takedown and then used a gut wrench to grab a lead on criteria. He would then hold off Moore for the victory. Dom Bradley earned a hard-fought 3-2 victory over No. 1-seeded Tony Nelson in the finals at 125 kilograms. Bradley scored first off the activity clock before getting a step out to go up 2-0. In the second period, Nelson scored a point off the activity clock to inch closer. Bradley came back with a step out to increase his lead to 3-1. A late caution and one would give Nelson another point, but it was too little, too late. Forrest Molinari won by fall over Victoria Anthony in the finals (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) Bruntil, Molinari, Bell win titles in women's wrestling Emma Bruntil (62 kilograms), Forrest Molinari (68 kilograms) and Precious Bell (76 kilograms) won titles in women's wrestling on Sunday. Bruntil won by forfeit over Maya Nelson. Molinari used a throw to earn a fall in the finals over Victoria Francis in a battle of returning World Team members. Bell shut out Dymond Guilford in the finals, 7-0. Freestyle finals results: 57 kilograms: Spencer Lee dec. Nathan Tomasello, 8-2 65 kilograms: Jordan Oliver tech. Joey McKenna, 10-0 74 kilograms: Logan Massa dec. Mekhi Lewis, 6-4 86 kilograms: Zahid Valencia dec. Myles Martin, 7-5 97 kilograms: Hayden Zillmer dec. Kollin Moore, 10-10 125 kilograms: Dom Bradley dec. Tony Nelson, 3-2 Women's wrestling finals results: 62 kilograms: Emma Bruntil by injury default over Maya Nelson 68 kilograms: Forrest Molinari pinned Victoria Francis 76 kilograms: Precious Bell dec. Dymond Guilford, 7-0

Amateur wrestling fans are accustomed to seeing Jordan Burroughs in action on the wrestling mat at major wrestling events the world over. Now see Burroughs in a whole new way as the 2012 Olympic gold medalist and four-time World freestyle wrestling champion serves as host of the 2019 Team USA Awards -- Best of the Year, this Sunday, Dec. 22 at 2 p.m. Eastern on NBC. Jordan Burroughs with Oksana Masters (Photo/Getty Images)This awards show will recognize the greatest athletes in the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic community. "Someone from the USOPC who recommended me for this position as the host of the Team USA Awards," the former University of Nebraska mat champ told Gary Abbott of USA Wrestling. "I have been to the Team USA Awards. I have never been a Master of Ceremonies at any event, unless I hosted a barbeque or party at my own house. This was a very unique position for me to be in, but it was really cool, and it was really special." Burroughs will not be the only wrestler included in the Team USA Awards show this year. Five-time World champion Adeline Gray was one of the finalists for the Female Olympic Athlete of the Year.

Kyle Dake warming up at the 2019 World Championships in Nur-Sultan (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) Four-time NCAA wrestling champ and two-time world titlewinner Kyle Dake is preparing to wrestle freestyle at the 2020 Summer Olympics ... but he's apparently entertaining the idea of competing in mixed martial arts beyond the Tokyo Games. The former Cornell University wrestler posted a brief video on Instagram, hitting pads with a trainer, with this caption: "Slowly getting the hang of using my hands. Still sloppy but I'm realizing that striking and wrestling are more similar than I thought. After #tokyo2020 we will see what happens." Dake's MMA striking demonstration has generated some buzz within the worlds of amateur wrestling and MMA. InterMat's T.R. Foley was asked about Dake's video clip in his weekly Foley's Friday Mailbag feature on December 20. Here's how the former University of Virginia wrestler-turned-InterMat senior writer responded: "I think he's stating that there is a likelihood after 2020, and I'd almost bet he takes that opportunity. "I also think he's going to be very, very, very successful as long as he spends time learning to strike and grapple. The wrestling style he has is similar to [Daniel] Cormier [an NCAA finalist, Olympic wrestler, and MMA champ himself] in that his upper body strength and positioning would be a nightmare for most people in the clinch. Non-wrestlers have adapted to leg takedowns in a number of ways, but none have really learned to stop upper body clinches and mat returns from the fence. "Oh, and he's an outrageously great competitor who is mentally tough and in it to battle ..." MMA writers weigh in on Dake's cage prospects Jordan Ellis, writing for MiddleEasy.com, seemed a bit dismissive of Dake's striking videoclip at first: "He didn't look all that great, he certainly won't be the next Muhammad Ali, but nonetheless a seed was planted about his potential as an MMA fighter ..." but then recounted the 28-year-old Dake's success in collegiate folkstyle as well as in international freestyle. Ellis then added, "Of course, he'd have plenty of work to do on that stand up but with his grappling credentials alone he'd beat a ton of 170lb fighters. A few years of work and there is no reason why he can't be competing with the best in the UFC. First things first though. He's got a gold medal to go win in Tokyo." In his analysis of how mat phenom Kyle Dake might do in MMA, Ed Gallo of BloodyElbow.com wrote, "As incredible as Dake's credentials are, it's even more fascinating to watch him wrestle. His greatest offensive tool in college was his incredible riding and top game. Early on, Dake leaned on his control positions to take close matches from the best in the country. "But what really made Dake a must-watch for college fans was his otherworldly scrambling and defense. His head-and-hands 'first-line' of defense was elite, even at the time. And for opponents that managed to get to his legs, their battle had just begun. Dake has shown an unparalleled ability to defend singles in splits, somehow landing in stable positions -- even after the most textbook finishes by his opponents. "That poise and flexibility is still there for Kyle Dake, but his transition to freestyle brought about a relatively new look -- explosive 'big move' offense ..." Writing for MMAmania.com, Andrew Richardson offered this analysis of Kyle Dake's MMA potential: "I'm not trying to sell the clip above as impressive. It's a basic striker (in phenomenal shape) working the basics, and there's plenty to improve upon. Yet, the second Kyle Dake steps into a cage, he instantly has an argument as the most credentialed wrestler competing in mixed martial arts -- so any striking practice at all makes an already terrifying prospect even more scary ... "Welterweights beware!" In case you needed a reminder of Dake's greatness as a wrestler ... Kyle Dake first made his presence felt on the wrestling mat at Lansing High School in upstate New York, winning two state wrestling titles. He then continued his wrestling career close to home at Cornell University, where he won a series of four NCAA and three EIWA (Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association) conference titles, starting at 141 pounds in 2010 ... then claiming a second national championship in 2011, this time at 149 ... followed by conference and national titles at 157 in 2012 ... and concluding his Big Red wrestling career with the 165-pound crown at the 2013 EIWAs and NCAAs. With that, Dake became only the fourth collegiate wrestler to win four NCAA Division I titles ... and the first (and, so far, only) D1 mat champ to claim four titles in four different weight classes. Dake closed out his collegiate wrestling career with a number of honors, including being named WIN Magazine Dan Hodge Trophy winner ... InterMat Wrestler of the Year ... and Sports Illustrated Male College Athlete of the Year, all in 2013. In addition, Dake is a two-time World freestyle champion, earning gold medals at 79 kilograms/173.8 pounds at the 2018 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary in 2018 ... and at the 2019 Worlds in Nur-Sultan, Kazakstan this past fall. He also earned gold at the 2018 World Cup in Iowa City.

Buchanan claimed the team title at the Zinkin Classic Saturday saw the conclusion of a plethora of high school wrestling competitions from across the country. Here are some highlighted outcomes of nationally ranked wrestlers facing one another, and/or being "upset." Zinkin Classic No. 3 Buchanan (Calif.) rolled to the title placing a wrestler top six in all fourteen weight classes, 11 of them inside the top three. Second was No. 12 Allen (Texas), as the Eagles put 10 on the podium but were over 80 points back - A.J. Ferrari (220) was absent from their lineup. No. 46 Clovis North (Calif.) was another 46 behind Allen, as the Broncos also put ten on the podium; while No. 34 Clovis (Calif.) was nine back of third, putting nine weight classes on the podium. 113 - No. 6 Braxton Brown (Allen, Texas) majored No. 11 Jack Gioffre (Buchanan, Calif.) in the semifinal, before No. 4 Joey Cruz (Clovis North, Calif.) beat Brown 5-3 in the final. 132 - Haiden Drury (Toppenish, Wash.) knocked off No. 16 Ryan Franco (Clovis North, Calif.) 3-0 in the championship bout. 170 - Gianno Petruelli (Clovis, Calif.) beat No. 18 Elise Brown Ton (Allen, Texas) 1-0 in the semifinal, and then upended No. 5 Maxwell Wilner (Fountain Valley, Calif.) 3-2 in the championship bout; Wilner had beaten No. 19 Rocco Contino (Buchnan, Calif.) 3-1 in overtime in the semifinal. Brown Ton lost 3-1 in overtime to J.T. Stinson (East Nicolaus, Calif.) in the consi semi 182 - No. 6 Nathan Haas (St. John Bosco, Calif.) wins 7-2 over No. 10 Joseph Martin (Buchanan, Calif.) in the championship bout 195 - No. 17 Guillermo Escobedo (Los Altos, Calif.) lost 3-2 in the semifinal to Tyler Gianakapolous (Clovis, Calif.), then finished third Kansas City Stampede Despite missing their two best wrestlers - Luke Surber and Dustin Plott - plus another state champion in Garrett Steidley, No. 9 Tuttle (Okla.) finished in a narrow third place with 560.5 points. Winning the tournament was No. 29 Liberty (Mo.) with 600, even though they were missing state placer Drake Smith at either 152 or 160, who has won the Council Bluffs Wrestling Classic last week at 160. Baylor School (Tenn.) was second with 561.5, and fourth went to No. 39 Mustang (Okla.) with 462 points, though they were without two notable wrestlers, including nationally ranked John Wiley. 126 - No. 9 Jordan Williams (Collinsville, Okla.) lost 6-4 in overtime to Khyler Brewer (Staley, Mo.) in the quarterfinal round, but would bounce back to take fifth place, the highest possible position he could given the format. Brewer lost 6-3 to Zach Keal (Mill Valley, Kansas) in the next round, while Keegan Slyter (Olathe North, Kansas) won the weight class. 132 - Caleb Tanner (Collinsville, Okla.) beat No. 20 Carter Young (Stillwater, Okla.) 6-1 in the semifinal round; Tanner won the weight class, Young finished third. 138 - Garrison Dendy (Baylor School, Tenn.) beat No. 20 Trey Crawford (Park Hill, Mo.) 3-1 in the championship match. 195 - No. 19 (at 220) Ashton Sharp (Park Hill, Mo.) lost his first two matches in the championship flight on Saturday: 3-2 to Deston Miller (Arkansas City, Kansas) and 3-1 in overtime against Sam Chapman (Creston, Iowa); he finished 13th Las Vegas Holiday Classic No. 11 Poway (Calif.) dominated their way to the title, almost doubling up second place Liberty (Ariz.) 126 - No. 19 Jason Miranda (Poway, Calif.) was pinned in the semifinal by Aizayah Yacapin (Curtis, Wash.) during the third period of a bout that he was leading prior to the sequence of the fall. No. 20 Vince Cornella (Monarch, Colo.) won the championship bout by 13-0 major decision. Minnesota Christmas Tournament No. 28 Simley outlasted No. 26 Stillwater in a barn-burner of a finish, 232 to 230; Bennett Tabor's 3-2 win at 220 in the ultimate tiebreaker of the championship bout clinched the title after the Ponies left the door open with medal match losses from 152 through 195. No. 22 Shakopee was a distant third with 167 points, but they were absent Carson Manville, state champion Paxton Creese, and another state tournament experienced wrestler. 106 - No. 5 Jore Volk (Lakeville North, Minn.) beat No. 18 Koy Buesgens (New Prague, Minn.) 5-2 in the semifinal; Volk won the weight class, while Buesgens took third. Flatwater Fracas No. 32 Millard South (Neb.) won all eight dual meets between Friday and Saturday. The Patriots went 46-5 in contested matches on Friday, including a showdown at 220 where No. 6 Isaac Trumble pinned No. 10 Grady Griess (Northwest, Neb.) in 1:26. Saturday was a bit more competitive with two dual meets involving double digit victories, but the other two being 8-6 in terms of match count (Kearney and Columbus). The other real notable individual result came on Friday as well, as No. 6 Jakason Burks (Omaha Burke, Neb.) was pushed to the brink by Garrett Grice (Bellevue East, Neb.), 5-4 at 126 pounds; state champion Grice is expected to end the season at 120, though all his matches this event were at 126. Carnahan Memorial The host school Crown Point (Ind.) out-pointed No. 36 Brownsburg (Ind.) at the Carnahan Memorial Invitational on Saturday. Each team was without one state ranked starter; Crown Point absent Cody Goodwin at 138, while Brownsburg was missing Greg Glover at 170. Crown Point's backup placed third, while Brownsburg did not have an entrant. The final team score in the tournament was 318.5 to 312.5 in favor of Crown Point, who went 6-4 against Brownsburg in contested bouts. Crown Point out-placed Brownsburg in eight of the weight classes, including at 170 where they do not have a ranked wrestler; at 138, Brownsburg's Drake Campbell is a three-time state placer and higher ranked than Goodwin. Battle of Waterloo Four of Iowa's elite teams battled it out in the championship pool on Saturday, after they each absolutely steamrolled their way through three bracket matches on Friday. When all was said and done, No. 38 Lisbon won the title based on their 34-32 victory over Don Bosco; while West Delaware was third based on the 37-30 win over Waverly-Shell Rock. Within Iowa, Lisbon and Don Bosco are the top two teams in the small-school division (Class 1A), West Delaware is tops in Class 2A, while Waverly-Shell Rock is third behind a pair of nationally ranked teams in big-school (Class 3A). Don Bosco had the best Saturday record (23-19) among the four teams, as they took nine bouts in a 36-24 win over West Delaware while splitting the bouts seven-apiece in the loss to Lisbon and a 34-31 victory over Waverly-Shell Rock. Lisbon went 22-20 in the individual bouts on Saturday as they split with Don Bosco and in a 39-32 loss to Waverly-Shell Rock, while they won eight weights in a 40-30 victory over West Delaware. Northern Colorado Christmas Tournament Windsor (Colo.) out-pointed No. 40 Pomona (Colo.) 227.5 to 220 to take home the title in Greeley. The 138 final was a match that would have swung the tournament the other way, if the outcome was the opposite; Vance Vombaur (Windsor) beat No. 13 Daniel Cardenas (Pomona) 7-5 in overtime. Other ranked teams No. 42 Stoughton (Wis.) was second at the Badger State Invitational to Fennimore, 243.5-221. Stoughton was absent 2018 state runner-up Braeden Whitehead (145/152). No. 50 Wadsworth (Ohio) was a distant third at the North Canton Holiday Invitational with 181 points, a tournament won by Lake Catholic (Ohio), 234-222 over Louisville.

BLACKSBURG -- Virginia Tech wrestling defeated Chattanooga 29-3 Saturday night in Cassell Coliseum. With the win, the Hokies claim their fourth dual victory of the season and close out the 2019 slate. The Hokies showed why they're ranked fifth in the country Saturday, winning nine of the night's 10 matches. Tech is now an undefeated 4-0 in duals this season with their next one coming up on Jan. 3 at No. 24 Central Michigan. MATCH HIGHLIGHTS B.C. LaPrade defeated Chattanooga's Tyler Shilson by an 11-2 major decision. LaPrade used three takedowns and a two-point near fall to claim bonus points for the Hokies. John Borst also picked up bonus points via major decision. Borst had six takedowns over Grayson Walthall to win 14-4. Freshman Bryce Andonian made his dual meet debut Saturday night and took a 5-3 decision over Tanner Smith. Wrestling at 149 pounds, Andonian had a takedown in each of the first two periods and hung on for the victory. Hunter Bolen remains undefeated in duals this season after claiming a 10-4 decision over Matthew Waddell. Bolen had four takedowns in the match and now holds a 4-0 dual meet record. Stanley Smeltzer won his first dual match of the season by a 3-1 decision over Rodney Jones. Smeltzer claimed the thrilling victory by scoring a takedown with under a minute remaining in the third. Results: 125: Fabian Gutierrez dec. #14 Joey Prata, 9-4 133: Collin Gerardi dec. Franco Valdes, 2-1 141: #18 Mitch Moore dec. Mason Wallace, 8-3 149: Bryce Andonian dec. Tanner Smith, 5-3 157: B.C. LaPrade MD Tyler Shilson, 11-2 165: #6 David McFadden dec. Drew Nicholson, 7-2 174: Cody Hughes dec. Hunter Fortner, 3-2 184: #3 Hunter Bolen dec. Matthew Waddell, 10-4 197: Stanley Smeltzer dec. Rodney Jones, 3-1 285: #16 John Borst MD Grayson Walthall, 14-4 UP NEXT The win over Chattanooga wrapped up the 2019 schedule for the Hokies. After the holidays, Tech will travel to Central Michigan for a dual with the No. 24 Chippewas on Jan. 3 at 7 p.m. ET. The Hokies will then return to Cassell Coliseum on Jan. 11 for a 7 p.m. dual with West Virginia.

CLARION, Pa. -- Thanks in part to a trio of wins in the middle weights and a pair of bonus point wins, the Clarion wrestling team scored a significant win on Saturday with a 20-16 decision over Lock Haven. The Golden Eagles (2-3, 1-2 MAC) defeated the Bald Eagles for the first time since the 2013-14 season and won their first ever Mid-American Conference bout in the process. Clarion seized the momentum with a run of three straight wins in the middle weights, taking the bouts between 149 and 165 pounds to take the lead on Lock Haven. Nationally-ranked Brock Zacherl was warm to the task against the Bald Eagles' Brock Port, beating him by an 11-3 major decision to put his team ahead 7-6. Avery Shay followed with what could be considered an upset at 157 pounds, beating FloWrestling's 18th-ranked Alex Klucker by a 7-1 decision. Shay shrugged Klucker for a takedown in the first period and rode him well to seize the momentum, and then recorded a takedown late in the third period to seal the deal for the win. Mike Bartolo completed the figurative hat trick with an impressive win of his own, beating Austin Bell by an 8-3 decision at 165 pounds. He locked things up with a late takedown, slamming Bell to the mat for the win. Coupled with Jake Gromacki's first win of the year - a 4-3 decision over Matthew Maloney at 125 pounds - Clarion went ahead by a 10-6 score. Lock Haven responded with back-to-back technical falls, putting them back ahead by a score of 16-13. Greg Bulsak got the job done at 197 pounds, using a four-point near fall to beat Parker McClellan by an 8-0 major decision and put the Golden Eagles back on top by a 17-16 score. The match came down to the result in the heavyweight bout, with Ty Bagoly taking down Trey Hartsock in the third period to post the 3-0 decision and the team win. Results: 125 - Jake Gromacki (Clarion) over Matthew Maloney (Lock Haven) (Dec 4-3) 133 - DJ Fehlman (Lock Haven) over Seth Koleno (Clarion) (Dec 8-4) 141 - Kyle Shoop (Lock Haven) over Taylor Ortz (Clarion) (Dec 6-0) 149 - Brock Zacherl (Clarion) over Brock Port (Lock Haven) (MD 11-3) 157 - Avery Shay (Clarion) over Alexander Klucker (Lock Haven) (Dec 7-1) 165 - Mike Bartolo (Clarion) over Austin Bell (Lock Haven) (Dec 8-3) 174 - Jared Siegrist (Lock Haven) over Max Wohlabaugh (Clarion) (TF 20-5 5:00) 184 - Corey Hazel (Lock Haven) over Luke Funck (Clarion) (TF 21-6 4:39) 197 - Greg Bulsak (Clarion) over Parker McClellan (Lock Haven) (MD 8-0) 285 - Ty Bagoly (Clarion) over Trey Hartsock (Lock Haven) (Dec 3-0)

The marathon Day 1 of the Beast of the East, which lasted over 14 hours, has seen the field churned down to the quarterfinals on the front side. In consolation wrestling, there are only eight wrestlers remaining as well, except any situation where a five-match rule came into play. The most notable day one performance came from two-time (2017/2018) National Prep placer Aurelius Dunbar (Mercersburg Academy, Pa.), who entered the tournament unseeded at 160 pounds. He earned wins over two nationally ranked wrestlers to reach the quarterfinals against the top seed; those wins were 2-1 in ultimate tiebreaker in the first round over No. 12 Dylan Fishback (Aurora Ohio) and then 6-5 on a last second takedown against No. 19 Thomas Stewart (Blair Academy, N.J.) Team Standings: 1. No. 2 Blair Academy, N.J. 114.5 (9 QF/1 CON) 2. No. 6 Bergen Catholic, N.J. 102.5 (6/3) 3. No. 14 Brecksville, Ohio 102 (5/1) 4. No. 10 Malvern Prep, Pa. 92.5 (4/3) 5. No. 8 Lake Highland Prep, Fla. 84 (4/4) 6. No. 41 Nazareth, Pa. 78 (5/3*) 7. No. 15 Elyria, Ohio 72.5 (4/1) (tie) No. 33 St. Joseph Montvale, N.J. (4/3) 9. No. 16 Delbarton, N.J. 68 (1/5*) 10. Central Dauphin, Pa. 63.5 (1/3) (tie) Smyrna, Del. (2/2) 12. No. 35 Notre Dame-Green Pond, Pa. 63 (3/2) 13. No. 31 Mount St. Joseph, Md. 61 (2/4*) (tie) No. 43 Waynesburg, Pa. (5/1) 15. Camden Catholic, N.J. (0/4) Additional ranked team - 33 (tie). No. 45 Bethlehem Catholic, Pa. 42 (2/1) * indicates team has wrestler(s) competing in the CON-24 needing one win to get into the CON-16 (i.e. two matches from placement), as some CON-24 matches could not happen on Saturday evening Quarterfinal pairings: 106: No. 1 Marc-Anthony McGowan (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. Pito Castro (Brecksville, Ohio), Charlie Bunting (Nazareth, Pa.) vs. Tyler Vazquez (Delbarton, N.J.); Gabe Giampietro (Smyrna, Del.) vs. Carson Wagner (Northampton, Pa.), Brandon Cannon (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) vs. No. 6 Mac Church (Waynesburg, Pa.) 113: No. 2 Stevo Poulin (Shenendehowa, N.Y.) vs. Luke Poore (Caravel Academy, Del.), Joseph Manno (St. Joseph Montvale, N.J.) vs. Joseph Cangro (Bergen Catholic, N.J.); No. 8 Brett Ungar (Notre Dame-Green Pond, Pa.) vs. Brady Conlin (Williamstown, N.J.), Kelly Dunnigan (Don Bosco Prep, N.J.) vs. No. 16 Erik Roggie (St. Christopher's, Va.) 120: Nick Kayal (Bergen Catholic, N.J.) vs. Brandon Crowder (Christiansburg, Va.), Dayton Delviscio (Malvern Prep, Pa.) vs. No. 12 Ryan Miller (Blair Academy, N.J.); No. 6 Connor Flynn (McDonogh, Md.) vs. No. 8 Alex Almeyda (St. Joseph Montvale, N.J.), Danny Nini (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.) vs. No. 2 Dean Peterson (St. John Vianney, N.J.) 126: No. 4 Eddie Ventresca (Pope John XXIII, N.J.) vs. No. 15 Rocco Welsh (Waynesburg, Pa.), Ethan Gray (Caravel Academy, Del.) vs. No. 7 Dylan Shawver (Elyria Ohio); No. 3 Ryan Crookham (Notre Dame-Green Pond, Pa.) vs. Daniel Wask (Blair Academy, N.J.), Trae McDaniel (Cleveland, Tenn.) vs. No. 1 Robert Howard (Bergen Catholic, N.J.) 132: Joey Olivieri (Hanover Park, N.J.) vs. Cole Homet (Waynesburg, Pa.), No. 19 Dylan Cedeno (Bergen Catholic, N.J.) vs. Justin Bierdumpfel (St. Joseph Montvale, N.J.); Jimmy Carmany (Brecksville, Ohio) vs. Evan Buchanan (Atlee, Va.), Nathan Porter (Mount St. Joseph, Md.) vs. Clayton Gabrielson (McDonogh, Md.) 138: Lucas Chittum (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. Dom Baker (New Kent, Va.), No. 14 (at 132) Chris Rivera (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.) vs. No. 11 Wyatt Henson (Waynesburg, Pa.); No. 7 Kenny Herrmann (Bethlehem Catholic, Pa.) vs. Damon McGee (Bullis School, Va.), Michael Cetta (St. Joseph Montvale, N.J.) vs. No. 8 Mick Burnett (Elyria, Ohio) 145: No. 2 Victor Voinovich (Brecksville, Ohio) vs. No. 8 Joseph Zargo (Bergen Catholic, N.J.), No. 10 (at 138) Justin Rivera (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.) vs. No. 12 Manzona Bryant (Hudson WRA, Ohio); No. 17 Jagger Condomiti (Northampton, Pa.) vs. No. 4 Bretli Reyna (South Dade, Fla.), No. 20 Deshawn Farber (Nazareth, Pa.) vs. Jackson Dean (Caesar Rodney, Del.) 152: No. 4 Dalton Harkins (Malvern Prep, Pa.) vs. Aaron Ayzerov (Paramus, N.J.), Alex Strashinsky (Bergen Catholic, N.J.) vs. Enrique Munguia (Elyria, Ohio); Koby Allred (Great Bridge, Va.) vs. Tate Nichter (Chambersburg, Pa.), Payne Carr (Union County, Ky.) vs. Cole Handlovic (Bethlehem Catholic, Pa.) 160: No. 7 Andrew Cerniglia (Notre Dame-Green Pond, Pa.) vs. Aurelius Dunbar (Mercersburg Academy, Pa.), Luca Augustine (Waynesburg, Pa.) vs. No. 15 Luke Nichter (Chambersburg, Pa.); Matthew Arciuolo (Saucon Valley, Pa.) vs. Alex Whitworth (McCallie School, Tenn.), Connor Strong (Mount St. Joseph, Md.) vs. No. 6 Clayton Ulrey (Lower Dauphin, Pa.) 170: No. 8 Domonic Mata (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. Sam Bergin (Shenendehowa, N.Y.), Gavin Cagle (McCallie School, Tenn.) vs. No. 16 (at 182) Angel Garcia (Mariana Bracetti Academy, Pa.); No. 17 (at 160) Dylan Reinert (Gettysburg, Pa.) vs. No. 15 Jaden Bullock (Oscar Smith, Va.), Connor Herceg (Nazareth, Pa.) vs. No. 9 Connor O'Neil (DePaul Catholic, N.J.) 182: No. 3 John Poznanski (Colonia, N.J.) vs. Drew Clearie (Nazareth, Pa.), No. 15 (at 195) Sam Fisher (Fauquier, Va.) vs. Brock Delsignore (Shenendehowa, N.Y.); No. 14 Jake Evans (Elyria, Ohio) vs. J.T. Davis (Smyrna, Del.), Dominic Solis (McDonogh, Md.) vs. No. 7 Rylan Rogers (Blair Academy, N.J.0 195: No. 12 Nicholas Feldman (Malvern Prep, Pa.) vs. Maximus Hale (Downingtown West, Pa.), Jackson Talbott (Central Dauphin, Pa.) vs. Jack Wimmer (McDonogh, Md.); No. 9 Peyton Craft (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. Azeem Bell (A.I. DuPont, Del.), Michael Misita (St. Augustine Prep, N.J.) vs. No. 14 Ben Vanadia (Brecksville, Ohio) 220: No. 4 Ethan Hatcher (Brecksville, Ohio) vs. Chase Mielink (Downingtown West, Pa.), No. 18 (at 195) Kyle Jacob (Paramus, N.J.) vs. Matthew Kaplan (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.); No. 12 Noah Pettigrew (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. Steven Schott (Nazareth, Pa.), vs. Ashton Davis (Cleveland, Tenn.) vs. No. 9 Kyonte Hamilton (Georgetown Prep, Md.) 285: No. 2 Hunter Catka (Sun Valley, Pa.) vs. Elijah Anthony (Blair Academy, N.J.), Jordan Agosto (Danburgy, Ct.) vs. Kevin Hudson (Caesar Rodney, Del.); Max Millin (Massillon Perry, Ohio) vs. James Howard (McCallie School, Tenn.), Ben Grafton (North Allegheny, Pa.) vs. Coltin Deerry (Malvern Prep, Pa.)

Kamal Bey throws Jake Fisher for four late in the match (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) FORT WORTH, Texas -- After falling short of a spot on the 2019 World Team, Kamal Brey looks primed for an Olympic run in 2020. The 21-year-old Bey, a gold medalist at the 2017 Junior World Championships, came through to capture a Senior Nationals title in Greco-Roman at 77 kilograms on Saturday in Fort Worth, Texas. He topped past World Team member Jake Fisher, the No. 10 seed, in the finals, 5-1. Bey trailed on criteria, 1-1, with a minute remaining before he hit a big four-point throw on the edge of the mat, which proved to be the difference in the match. Three Army WCAP wrestlers claimed Senior Nationals titles in Greco-Roman: Leslie Fuenffinger (60 kilograms), Alejandro Sancho (67 kilograms) and Jon Anderson (87 kilograms). Fuenffinger, a finalist at Final X and the U.S. Open in 2019, claimed his title at 60 kilograms with a 5-1 victory over third-seeded Sam Jones. Jones scored first off a passivity and took a 1-0 lead into the break. But it was all Fuenffinger in the second period. He scored a takedown and step out to go up 3-1. Then all but sealed the victory with another takedown in the final 30 seconds. Sancho, a Bill Farrell Memorial champion, put a halt to Calvin Germinaro's run at 67 kilograms. Sancho topped Germinaro, 7-5, in the finals. Germinaro, seeded No. 6, had a strong run to the finals, which included wins over world champion Joe Warren, Junior world bronze medalist Peyton Omania and Michael Hooker. Germinaro, the nephew of Olympic silver medalist Brandon Paulson, led Sancho 2-0 with two minutes remaining. But Sancho battled back, scoring first off a passivity and then with a two-point turn followed by a four-point turn. Germinaro would score three points in the final 15 seconds, but it was too little, too late. Anderson won by injury default over Patrick Martinez in the finals at 87 kilograms. At 97 kilograms, Daniel Miller came from behind to defeat top-seeded Lucas Sheridan on criteria, 3-3. Sheridan led 3-0 at the break, but Miller came back in the second period, scoring first off a passivity and then a turn with just under two minutes remaining to take the criteria lead. He would then hold off Sheridan for the victory. Cohlton Schultz, a Final X runner-up last year, won the title at 130 kilograms with a 2-0 victory over Jacob Mitchell. Schultz, a redshirt at Arizona State, scored both of his points off passivity calls. Finals results: 60 kilograms: Leslie Fuenffinger dec. Sam Jones, 5-1 67 kilograms: Alejandro Sancho dec. Calvin Germinaro, 7-5 77 kilograms: Kamal Bey dec. Jake Fisher, 5-1 87 kilograms: Jon Anderson by injury default over No. 1 Patrick Martinez 97 kilograms: Daniel Miller dec. Lucas Sheridan, 3-3 130 kilograms: Cohlton Schultz dec. Jacob Mitchell, 2-0

Alyssa Lampe won by fall over Victoria Anthony in the 50-kilogram finals (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) FORT WORTH, Texas -- On Saturday, thirty-one-year-old Alyssa Lampe, a two-time world bronze medalist, showed that she is back. After not competing for most of the Olympic cycle, Lampe came through to win a Senior Nationals title at 50 kilograms over two-time World Team member Victoria Anthony in Fort Worth, Texas. Lampe, who entered the tournament as the No. 3 seed, won by fall over the top-seeded Anthony in the finals. Lampe scored a takedown off a single leg 30 seconds into the match. Anthony came back strong, scoring two takedowns and two step outs to take a commanding 6-2 lead into the break. Early in the second period, Lampe threw Anthony to her back and secured a fall. At 57 kilograms, third-seeded Abigail Nette won a wild match over surprise finalist Tiana Jackson, 9-6. Nette dominated the early part of the match, scoring three first-period takedowns and led 6-2 at the break. Jackson battled back in the second period and eventually took the lead with under 30 seconds before Jackson closed the door with a late reversal and turn. Top-seeded Dominique Parish proved to be too much for second-seeded Areana Villaescusa in the finals at 53 kilograms. Parish scored three first-period takedowns to take a 6-0 lead into the break. Villaescusa would get on the scoreboard in the second period with a takedown but would ultimately fall short. The final three champions in women's wrestling will be crowned Sunday. Finals results: 50 kilograms: Alyssa Lampe pinned Victoria Anthony, 3:44 53 kilograms: Dominique Parrish dec. Areana Villaescusa, 6-2 57 kilograms: Abigail Nette dec. Tiana Jackson, 9-6

Joey McKenna advanced to the finals at 65 kilograms (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) FORT WORTH, Texas -- Former Ohio State wrestlers Joey McKenna and Myles Martin, along with current Buckeye Kollin Moore, fell short of their NCAA goals last season when they failed to win NCAA titles. On Saturday, all three scored upsets over No. 1 seeds to advance to the finals of Senior Nationals in freestyle. McKenna, seeded No. 5, exacted revenge on two-time NCAA champion Yianni Diakomihalis -- the same wrestler who beat him in the NCAA finals -- with a 6-5 victory in the semifinals at 65 kilograms. McKenna trailed late in the match before scoring a go-ahead takedown in the final seconds of the match. Diakomihalis challenged the call, but it was upheld, giving McKenna the one-point victory. He will face Jordan Oliver in the finals. Oliver, a past U.S. Open champion, was dominant in the semifinals, picking up a 10-0 technical superiority over Penn State All-American Nick Lee in the semifinals. Martin, also seeded No. 5, led top-seeded Alex Dieringer 3-0 in the second period before surrendering his lead. Dieringer scored two takedowns to go up 4-3. Martin inched closer with a step out late in the match, but still trailed on criteria. With short time remaining, Martin fired off a shot and scored a takedown with five seconds left and claimed a 6-4 victory. His finals opponent will be Zahid Valencia, a two-time NCAA champion and silver medalist at the Junior World Championships. Valencia blanked Penn State freshman Aaron Brooks 6-0 in the semifinals. Moore knocked off top-seeded Kyven Gadson, 6-3, to reach the finals at 97 kilograms. Gadson scored the first takedown to grab a 2-0 lead, but Moore responded with a takedown to take the lead on criteria. Moore extended his lead to 4-2 with a takedown in the second period. Gadson scored a step out with just under 20 seconds remaining, but Moore came right back with a step out of his own and held on for the win. He will meet second-seeded Hayden Zillmer in the finals. Zillmer edged Ty Walz in the semifinals, 4-3. Iowa's Spencer Lee, a two-time NCAA champion, showed little rust after a long layoff from freestyle. He advanced to the finals at 57 kilograms with a 14-4 technical superiority over Cornell All-American Vito Arujau, a silver medalist at the Junior World Championships earlier this year. On the top side of the bracket at 57 kilograms, No. 1-seeded Nathan Tomasello cruised to the finals with a 13-2 technical superiority over Nahshon Garrett. Tomasello outscored his four opponents on Saturday 45-6. At 74 kilograms, a pair of wrestlers with college eligibility remaining reached the finals, Mekhi Lewis and Logan Massa. Both are taking Olympic redshirt seasons. Lewis edged Thomas Gantt, 3-1, in the semifinals. Massa earned a 15-6 victory over over top-seeded Nazar Kulchytskyy. No. 1-seeded Tony Nelson was pushed in his semifinal match at 125 kilograms, but grinded out a 3-2 win over 2019 No. 1 recruit Greg Kerkvliet, who recently transferred from Ohio State to Penn State. On the bottom side of the 125-kilogram bracket, second-seeded Dom Bradley advanced to the finals with an injury default victory over 2019 NCAA champion Anthony Cassar. Bradley led the match 7-2 before Cassar defaulted. Semifinal results 57 kilograms: Nathan Tomasello tech. Nahshon Garrett, 13-2 3:21 Spencer Lee tech. Vito Arujau, 14-4 5:04 65 kilograms: Joey McKenna dec. Yianni Diakomihalis, 6-5 Jordan Oliver tech. Nick Lee, 10-0 2:42 74 kilograms: Logan Massa dec. Nazar Kulchytskyy, 15-6 Mekhi Lewis dec. Thomas Gantt, 3-1 86 kilograms: Myles Martin dec. Alex Dieringer, 6-4 Zahid Valencia dec. Aaron Brooks, 6-0 97 kilograms: Kollin Moore dec. Kyven Gadson, 6-3 Hayden Zillmer dec. Ty Walz, 4-3 125 kilograms: Tony Nelson dec. Greg Kerkvliet, 3-2 Dom Bradley by injury default over Anthony Cassar 5:18 Quarterfinal results 57 kilograms: Nathan Tomasello tech. Frank Perrelli, 10-0 2:15 Nahshon Garrett tech. Alan Waters, 15-2 3:31 Spencer Lee tech. Darian Cruz, 10-0 3:59 Vito Arujau dec. Nick Suriano, 2-2 65 kilograms: Yianni Diakomihalis dec. Ben Whitford, 11-3 Joey McKenna tech. Evan Henderson, 11-1 3:22 Nick Lee tech. Joey Lazor, 10-0 3:40 Jordan Oliver tech. Bryce Meredith, 10-0 2:40 74 kilograms: Nazar Kulchytskyy tech. Alec Pantaleo, 14-3 5:22 Logan Massa tech. Anthony Valencia, 20-8 5:49 Thomas Gantt dec. Evan Wick, 10-4 Mekhi Lewis by injury default over Chance Marsteller 86 kilograms: Alex Dieringer dec. Brett Pfarr, 2-1 Myles Martin dec. Nick Heflin, 7-0 Aaron Brooks dec. Sam Brooks, 15-9 Zahid Valencia dec. Nate Jackson, 3-2 97 kilograms: Kyven Gadson dec. Jacob Kasper, 6-5 Kollin Moore dec. Derek White, 6-3 Ty Walz dec. Kevin Beazley, 5-2 Hayden Zillmer dec. Timmy McCall, 3-0 125 kilograms: Tony Nelson dec. Tanner Hall, 6-0 Greg Kerkvliet pinned Nick Nevills, 0:36 Anthony Cassar dec. Ceron Francisco, 10-2 Dom Bradley tech. Garrett Ryan, 11-0 3:39

Joey Lazor gets his hand raised after beating Frank Molinaro (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) FORT WORTH, Texas -- All six No. 1 seeds advanced to the quarterfinals of the Senior Nationals in freestyle. The biggest surprise of the opening session came at 65 kilograms where unseeded Joey Lazor won by technical superiority over 2016 Olympian Frank Molinaro. The next session, which includes the quarterfinals, semifinals and consolations will begin at 5 p.m. ET. The round of 16 results and quarterfinal matchups are below. Round of 16 results 57 kilograms: Nathan Tomasello tech. Gabriel Townsell, 13-2 2:01 Frank Perrelli by forfeit over Joshua Rodriguez Nahshon Garrett by injury default over Cory Clark Alan Waters pinned Zane Richards, 4:52 Spencer Lee tech. Shane Kim, 10-0 0:29 Darian Cruz dec. Sean Russell, 5-2 Vito Arujau tech. Zach Sanders, 10-0 3:05 Nick Suriano tech. Britain Longmire (Team Nevada), 10-0 4:06 65 kilograms: Yianni Diakomihalis tech. Nicholas Dardanes, 10-0 4:32 Ben Whitford tech. Domonick Demas, 11-1 5:44 Joey McKenna dec. Jayson Ness, 8-2 Evan Henderson tech. Johnni Dijulius, 10-0 3:38 Joey Lazor tech. Frank Molinaro, 15-5 3:00 Nick Lee dec. Jaydin Eierman, 10-6 Bryce Meredith tech. Dean Heil, 18-8 3:30 Jordan Oliver tech. Sean Fausz, 10-0 3:30 74 kilograms: Nazar Kulchytskyy dec. Joey Lavallee, 3-2 Alec Pantaleo dec. Muhamed McBryde, 4-2 Anthony Valencia tech. Quinton Godley, 12-2 3:25 Logan Massa tech. Trever Devestern, 11-0 2:11 Thomas Gantt dec. Branson Ashworth, 4-4 Evan Wick dec. Nick Becker, 14-11 Chance Marsteller dec. Tyler Berger, 6-4 Mekhi Lewis tech. Elroy Perkin, 10-0 0:58 86 kilograms: Alex Dieringer tech. Ryan Loder, 10-0 1:28 Brett Pfarr tech. Drew Foster, 17-6 4:51 Myles Martin tech. Leonardo Tarantino, 12-2 1:36 Nick Heflin dec. Kadeem Samuels, 3-1 Sam Brooks tech. CJ Brucki, 10-0 1:45 Aaron Brooks dec. Max Dean, 10-7 Nate Jackson tech. T.J. Dudley, 12-2 5:28 Zahid Valencia tech. Syed Ul-Hasan, 10-0 1:37 97 kilograms: Kyven Gadson dec. Donald Scott, 2-1 Jacob Kasper dec. Scottie Boykin, 10-6 Derek White bye Kollin Moore tech. Erik Hinckley, 10-0 0:38 Ty Walz tech. Jonovan Smith, 10-0 3:23 Kevin Beazley dec. Evan Hansen, 4-3 Timmy McCall tech. Donald Mcneil, 15-4 5:29 Hayden Zillmer pinned Joshua Manu, 8-2 2:47 125 kilograms: Tony Nelson tech. Austin Flanagan, 10-0 2:05 Tanner Hall dec. Zach Elam, 6-1 Nick Nevills tech. AJ Nevills, 14-3 4:16 Greg Kerkvliet tech. Mauro Correnti, 10-0 0:36 Anthony Cassar tech. Jeremy Benton, 10-0 0:47 Ceron Francisco tech. Josh Childs, 10-0 0:42 Garrett Ryan dec. Youssif Hemida, 4-2 Dom Bradley pinned Shawn Streck, 5-0 0:48 Quarterfinal matchups 57 kilograms: Nathan Tomasello vs. Frank Perrelli Nahshon Garrett vs. Alan Waters Spencer Lee vs. Darian Cruz Nick Suriano vs. Vito Arujau 65 kilograms: Yianni Diakomihalis vs. Ben Whitford Joey McKenna vs. Evan Henderson Nick Lee vs. Joey Lazor Jordan Oliver vs. Bryce Meredith 74 kilograms: Nazar Kulchytskyy vs. Alec Pantaleo Logan Massa vs. Anthony Valencia Thomas Gantt vs. Evan Wick Mekhi Lewis vs. Chance Marsteller 86 kilograms: Alex Dieringer vs. Brett Pfarr Myles Martin vs. Nick Heflin Sam Brooks vs. Aaron Brooks Zahid Valencia vs. Nate Jackson 97 kilograms: Kyven Gadson vs. Jacob Kasper Derek White vs. Kollin Moore Ty Walz vs. Kevin Beazley Hayden Zillmer vs. Timmy McCall 125 kilograms: Tony Nelson vs. Tanner Hall Nick Nevills vs. Greg Kerkvliet Anthony Cassar vs. Ceron Francisco Dom Bradley vs. Garrett Ryan