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Alex Marinelli defeated Vincenzo Joseph in the 2019 Big Ten finals (Photo/Mark Lundy, Lutte-Lens.com) One of the best parts of any college season are the matchups that occur and the rivalries that develop. The 2019-20 season promises to bring more of the same. It will be an interesting year with numerous wrestlers taking Olympic redshirts and that could create more intriguing matchup possibilities during the college campaign. There are already some strong rivalries going collegiately with more expected to unfold over the next five months. Feel free to agree or disagree, but here is my list of 10 intriguing potential NCAA matchups for the college season. 165: Vincenzo Joseph (Penn State) vs. Alex Marinelli (Iowa) These two powerful wrestlers are expected to clash as many as three times this season. Joseph is a two-time NCAA champion and three-time finalist, but he is 0-2 against Marinelli. Joseph lost in the 2019 NCAA finals to Virginia Tech freshman Mekhi Lewis, who upset the top-seeded Marinelli earlier in the tournament. No doubt, Joseph will be motivated to battle Marinelli again while Marinelli will be driven to bounce back from a disappointing finish to his sophomore season. 157: Hayden Hidlay (North Carolina State) vs. David Carr (Iowa State) Hidlay will be determined to win a title this season after dropping a close match to Penn State's Jason Nolf at the NCAAs before Nolf finished his career with a third title. Carr is one of the most exciting newcomers in the country. He won a Junior world title this past summer and lost just one match while wrestling collegiately in open tournaments as a redshirt. This match would be entertaining to see. 125: Spencer Lee (Iowa) vs. Sebastian Rivera (Northwestern) Lee won his second NCAA title this past March, but he went 0-2 against Rivera during his sophomore season. Rivera won the most recent battle against Lee 6-4 in overtime in the finals of the Big Ten tournament. The top-seeded Rivera lost to Virginia's Jack Mueller 8-2 in the NCAA semifinals before Lee downed Mueller 5-0 in the championship match. Rivera came back to place third in the nation. 197: Kollin Moore (Ohio State) vs. Kyle Conel (Penn State) Conel returns this season as a graduate transfer for Penn State after previously competing at Kent State. Conel was one of the big stories of the 2018 NCAA tournament when he knocked off Moore twice. The unseeded Conel pinned the top-seeded Moore in the first period of the quarterfinals. He later defeated Moore 5-3 in the third-place match. Moore is ranked No. 1 to start this season after placing second at NCAAs this past season. No doubt, this matchup is one everyone wants to see during the 2019-20 season. 285: Anthony Cassar (Penn State) vs. Gable Steveson (Minnesota) Cassar wasn't a wrestler many people expected to win an NCAA title before last season, but he came through with a superb postseason. One of the wrestlers expected to contend for the crown was Steveson, who placed third as a freshman. Steveson is a tremendous talent who is virtually unstoppable when he stays aggressive. It will be interesting to see what happens. Cassar edged Steveson 4-3 in the 2019 NCAA semifinals. Seth Gross and Austin DeSanto are expected to meet Dec. 1 in Iowa City (Photos/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) 133: Seth Gross (Wisconsin) vs. Austin DeSanto (Iowa) Gross started his career at Iowa and he's had his share of battles against Hawkeye opponents. He fell to Iowa's Cory Clark in the 2017 national finals before Gross won an NCAA title in 2018 for South Dakota State. It will be interesting to see how Gross fares this season. He returns to the mat as a grad transfer for Wisconsin after missing last season with an injury. It will definitely be intriguing to see him face the hard-charging and fiery DeSanto, who was fifth in the nation at 133 last year. DeSanto's matches are never boring. It will be fun to see Gross and DeSanto square off this season. 125: Jack Mueller (Virginia) vs. Nick Piccininni (Oklahoma State) This would be a matchup of a pair of proven veterans who are looking to close their careers with a championship. Mueller was second at NCAAs last year and Piccininni fifth. Piccininni did defeat Iowa's Spencer Lee last season before falling to him in the NCAA semifinals. Do one of these wrestlers have something special in mind for their final collegiate campaign? Mueller and Piccininni are definitely capable of making strong runs this season. 149: Austin O'Connor (North Carolina) vs. Brock Mauller (Missouri) This is another weight class that has cleared out after last season. O'Connor is the highest returning finisher at 149 after taking third with Mauller being the next highest returning wrestler after finishing sixth. O'Connor edged Mauller 4-3 in the consolation semis at the 2019 NCAAs. Expect another close, hard-fought battle if they meet again this season. 174: Mark Hall (Penn State) vs. Michael Kemerer (Iowa) Hall won NCAAs as a freshman before falling to Arizona State's Zahid Valencia the past two seasons. Hall is the favorite at 174 with Valencia bumping up to 184 this season. One of Hall's biggest challengers could be Kemerer, who was an All-American at 157 in 2017 and 2018 before missing last season with an injury. Kemerer is moving up two weight classes, but he was expected to go 174 last year before his injury so he should be fine at his new class. It will be interesting to see how Kemerer fares when he receives a chance to face Hall. 141: Dom Demas (Oklahoma) vs. Chad Red (Nebraska) Demas and Red met this past weekend at the Journeymen Collegiate Classic, with Demas getting a first-period fall. Both exceeded their seeds at the 2019 NCAAs. Demas placed fourth after being a 9 seed and Red was eighth after being a 16 seed. These are two dynamic and explosive wrestlers with the capability of lighting up the scoreboard. This weight class is wide-open this season with most of the top finishers having graduated or taking Olympic redshirts. Demas and Red could move up on the podium with strong seasons at 141 pounds. 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.

Over the past month or so, the Takedown Report blog has provided an analysis of the top college wrestling coaches in NCAA Division I, II and III who can claim the most team titles ... and InterMat has provided links to those TDR reports. Now TDR has recently posted its detailed analysis of the most successful coaches at wrestling programs at two-year colleges that are members of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). The first National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) National Wrestling Championships were held in 1960. In the 60 years since, there have been 64 championship teams. (How's that possible? In four years, two teams tied for the title.) Luke Moffitt"North Idaho College has the top coach in John Owen who led his teams to eight championships," according to Martin Fleming's analysis of NJCAA wrestling programs for Takedown Report. "North Idaho also has the most team championships with 14. The first two were in the mid-1970s with Les Hogan as the head coach. Then Pat Whitcomb coached four more championship teams after Owen." TDR's Fleming goes on to point out that three coaches are tied for second with six titles each: Rex Branum (his first two team titles were at Lincoln College, then onto Lassen College in California) ... Luke Moffitt of Iowa Central ... and Joe Renfro (first at Labette Community College in Kansas, then at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M). That's just the beginning of Fleming's analysis of the most successful junior college wrestling programs ... and the coaches behind that success. Visit TakeDown Report to see the details yourself. Questions? Comments? Contact TDR editor Martin Fleming directly at martinkfleming@gmail.com.

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Ohio State University wrestling program hosted its first match inside the Covelli Center, putting on a show for the nearly 4,000 fans in attendance by chopping down the Stanford Cardinal in 29-6 final tally. The Buckeyes were victorious in nine of 10 matches, including a pair of sudden victories which sent the crowd into a frenzy. LINEUP DEBUTS Quinn Kinner, Sammy Sasso and Zach Steiner each made their varsity lineup debuts Sunday night, and all walked off the mat as victors. Kinner kick-started the night at 133 pounds, earning a 7-1 decision in the first official wrestling bout contested inside the Covelli Center. Two matches later, Sasso improved 6-0 on the season with a hard-fought 3-1 win over No. 19 Requir van der Merwe at 149 pounds. Steiner jumped out early and maintained the upper hand in a 9-6 decision in the 184-pound clash. SUDDEN VICTORIES Luke Pletcher and Elijah Cleary worked overtime as their matches spilled into sudden victory. Pletcher came out on the right end of a wild scramble to emerge triumphant while Cleary ripped off three third-period takedowns to even the score at the end of regulation. He then tacked on one more in the the extra frame to push Ohio State ahead 12-0 through four bouts. ANOTHER THRILLING FINISH Edge-of-your-seat action came at heavyweight as well. Gary Traub trailed 3-2 with less than 75 seconds remaining when he dragged David Showunmi back into the circle by his ankle before pouncing for the bout-winning takedown. A complete match recap to come. Results: 133 lbs | No. 20 Quinn Kinner (OSU) def. Brandon Kier (SU) | D, 7-1; Team Score: 3-0 141 lbs | No. 1 Luke Pletcher (OSU) def. No. 15 Real Woods (SU) | SV-1, 3-1; TS: 6-0 149 lbs | No. 5 Sammy Sasso (OSU) def. No. 19 Requir van der Merwe (SU) | D, 3-1; TS: 9-0 157 lbs | Elijah Cleary (OSU) def. Tyler Eischens (SU) | SV-1, 10-8; TS: 12-0 165 lbs | No. 8 Shane Griffith (SU) def. No. 20 Ethan Smith (OSU) | PIN, 6:15; TS: 12-6 174 lbs | No. 21 Kaleb Romero (OSU) def. Foster Karmon (SU) | MD, 16-7; TS: 16-6 184 lbs | Zach Steiner (OSU) def. Nick Addison (SU) | D, 9-6; TS: 19-6 197 lbs | No. 1 Kollin Moore (OSU) def. No. 12 Nathan Traxler (SU) | MD, 19-8; TS: 23-6 285 lbs | Gary Traub (OSU) def. David Showunmi (SU) | D, 4-3; TS: 26-6 125 lbs | Malik Heinselman (OSU) def. Jackson DiSario (SU) | 6-3; TS: 29-6

ATHENS, Ohio -- Camels took seven bouts and No. 21 Campbell picked up its first dual win of the 2019-20 season 24-16 at Ohio Sunday. Campbell (1-1) earned bonus point wins at 141 pounds, 165, 184 and heavyweight to pick up the road win over Ohio (0-1). No. 13 Josh Heil earned an early pin over Trevor Giallombardo at 141, and No. 15 Quentin Perez followed with a 16-1 first round tech fall at 165 to give Campbell its largest lead of the day at 16-7. Two matchups later, Andrew Morgan tallied a 12-2 major decision, while No. 7 Jere Heino closed out the day with a 10-2 major decision. Korbin Meink started the day off with a 6-2 decision over Giovanni Disabato before No. 19 Mario Guillen evened the score for the Bobcats with a 3-1 decision over No. 12 Noah Gonser in a battle of ranked opponents. After Ohio's Alec Hagan cut the score to 9-7 with a 15-3 major decision, Matthew Dallara bounced back with a 7-5 win, picking up a takedown with less than 45 seconds to go in the third period and holding on for the victory at 157. Logan Stanley (149) and Aaron Naples (197) also picked up wins for the Bobcats. Next up, Campbell will head to the Navy Classic on November 23. Results: 125: Korbin Meink (Campbell) over Giovanni Disabato (Ohio) Dec 6-2, 3-0 133: #19 Mario Guillen (Ohio) over #12 Noah Gonser (Campbell) Dec 3-1, 3-3 141: #13 Josh Heil (Campbell) over Trevor Giallombardo (Ohio) Fall, 9-3 149: Alec Hagan (Ohio) over Zach Barnes (Campbell) MD 15-3, 9-7 157: Matthew Dallara (Campbell) over Zac Carson (Ohio) 7-5, 11-7 (-1 team point) 165: #15 Quentin Perez (Campbell) over (Ohio) TF 16-1, 16-7 174: Logan Stanley (Ohio) over Charlie Andrews (Campbell) Fall, 16-13 184: Andrew Morgan (Campbell) over Mason Kroening (Ohio) MD 12-2, 20-13 197: Aaron Naples (Ohio) over Austin McNeill (Campbell) Dec 7-0, 20-16 285: #7 Jere Heino (Campbell) Jordan Earnest (Ohio) Dec 9-2, 24-16 No. 21 Campbell (1-1), Ohio (0-1) Rankings according to InterMat (11/5)

TROY, N.Y. -- Utah Valley University sophomore heavyweight Tate Orndorff had a day to remember on Sunday by knocking off both No. 2 Tanner Hall of Arizona State and No. 3 Jordan Wood of Lehigh on his way to winning the Journeymen Collegiate Classic at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, New York. Orndorff went a perfect 3-0 on the day in his weight class to cap his opening weekend 2019-20 season with an unblemished 5-0 record. "Tate truly dominated his matches today. He went out there and created action and opportunities, and competed from start to finish throughout the day," head UVU coach Greg Williams said. "This was a really great weekend for him and I'm very pleased with how he wrestled." Orndorff opened his Journeymen Collegiate Classic run with a 16-3 major decision victory over Big 12 Conference foe Connor Webb of Oklahoma. He then followed that up with a 5-2 decision over 2019 All-American and third-ranked Wood of Lehigh to setup the title match against the three-time NCAA qualifier and 2017 All-American Hall of ASU. Scoreless entering the second period against Hall, the second-ranked Sun Devil got on the board first thanks to an escape point but Orndorff quickly responded by being awarded point from Hall's second stall call to tie the match at 1-1. Orndorff then took a 2-1 lead thanks to another stall call on Hall in the third and made it 3-1 after an escape. The 2019 UVU NCAA qualifier then managed to hold the lead down the stretch as he went on to win the 285A bracket with a trio of strong matches on the day. The Journeymen Collegiate Classic title for Orndorff comes just days removed from competing for Team USA at the U23 World Greco-Roman Championships in Budapest, Hungary. The Wolverine heavyweight finished with a 1-1 outing at last week's U23 World Championships. A total of 15 Wolverines competed in the Journeymen Collegiate Classic on Sunday and five went undefeated. Besides Orndorff's impressive run, freshmen Will Edelblute (125C), Cameron Hunsaker (141C), Nick Rino (141D), and Chase Trussell (285C) all went a perfect 3-0 en route to winning titles as well. Sophomore Gary Jantzer was also listed as winning the 184B bracket despite going 1-2. "I thought that the tournament was also helpful for a number of our younger guys, and I was proud of Chase, Cameron, Nick and Willy for all also going undefeated," Williams added. "This was a great opportunity for all of these guys to get matches at their level under their belt. They all did a nice job of working on things to help them improve and it was great to see their confidence gaining out on the mat." All 15 Wolverines that competed placed in the round-robin style tournament. Senior and 17th-ranked Tanner Orndorff placed second in the 184A bracket with a 1-2 outing, while junior Koy Wilkinson (165C), sophomore Isaiah Delgado (133B) and redshirt freshman Jerry Rubio (157C) also posted second-place finishes by too posting identical 1-2 records. Redshirt freshman Jayden Woodruff (197B), sophomore Jed Loveless (157B) and Landon Knutzen (149B) followed by all placing third with respective 2-2, 1-2, and 0-3 outings, while senior and 11th-ranked Kimball Bastian placed fourth (174A) and Josiah Nava finished fifth (125B). The tournament caps a busy weekend for the Wolverines (1-1) in which they opened dual action by splitting a pair of matches on Saturday at the Journeymen Northeast Duals. UVU first defeated Sacred Heart, 40-3, before falling to Purdue, 30-12. Utah Valley will now return home to welcome South Dakota State and No. 7 Wisconsin to town for its first two home duals of the season in two weeks. The home opener will take place on Friday, Nov. 22 at 11 a.m. in a Big 12 Conference dual against SDSU. Due to a scheduling conflict, the contest will take place at 11 a.m. in the UCCU Center. Then on Saturday, Nov. 23, UVU will host the seventh-ranked Badgers of the Big Ten in Lockhart Arena at 1 p.m.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- The Army West Point wrestling team picked up two impressive dual wins Sunday, taking down Illinois 19-15 and following with a 18-12 victory over host Tennessee Chattanooga. "Super proud of our guys," said head coach Kevin Ward. "To go on the road and face some adversity like we did and get two wins over two very quality teams is something to enjoy. Being able to do it with two of our nationally ranked starters out of the lineup shows the depth of our team. It's nice to get the wins, but I know we have a lot more we can do. We left a lot of points out there. We can perform much better than we did today. But no question, great team effort today and great wins." Corey Shie (141 lbs.), Lucas Weiland (157 lbs.), and Ben Harvey (174 lbs.) all earned two wins respectively to pace the Black Knights (3-1). HOW IT HAPPENED In the early contest, Army and Illinois split the match wins at five apiece. Trey Chalifoux picked up his second dual win of the fall (7-2 DEC) to get the cadets on the board early. After the Illini took the match at 133, Shie scored an impressive pin 42 seconds into the first period. P.J. Ogunsanya scored his second dual win of the season with a dominant 11-2 majority decision over Mousa Jodeh. At 157 lbs., Weiland picked up a big time win over No. 10 ranked (FloWrestling) Eric Barone to put Army ahead 16-3 in the match. After Illinois took the match at 165, Ben Harvey scored his first win of the day, and third of the fall to push the Black Knights ahead 19-6. The Illini would take the last three matches, but Army had secured enough team points to earn the victory. In match No. 2 of the day, Army battled in a back-and-forth affair with the host Mocs. Chattanooga picked up a win in the first match, followed by wins from Lane Peters (8-4 DEC) and Corey Shie (5-2 DEC) of Army. Tanner Smith evened the team score at 6-6 with a close 2-0 win over P.J. Ogunsanya at 149 lbs. The two teams would exchange wins over the next four classes to keep the overall score knotted at 12 heading into the final two bouts. Alex Hopkins picked up his second dual win of the fall (8-2 DEC), followed by Bobby Heald's second win to seal the 18-12 team win. Army 19, Illinois 15 125: Trey Chalifoux (Army West Point) over Justin Cardani (Illinois) (Dec 7-2) 133: Travis Piotrowski (Illinois) over Lane Peters (Army West Point) (Dec 5-1) 141: Corey Shie (Army West Point) over We Rachal (Illinois) (Fall 0:42) 149: PJ Ogunsanya (Army West Point) over Mousa Jodeh (Illinois) (MD 11-2) 157: Luke Weiland (Army West Point) over Eric Barone (Illinois) (Dec 8-3) 165: Dan Braunagel (Illinois) over Mason Smith (Army West Point) (Dec 12-5) 174: Ben Harvey (Army West Point) over Joseph Gunther (Illinois) (Dec 7-3) 184: Zach Braunagel (Illinois) over Luke Hodsden (Army West Point) (Dec 6-2) 197: Matt Wroblewski (Illinois) over Alex Hopkins (Army West Point) (SV-1 3-1) 285: Luke Luffman (Illinois) over Robert Heald (Army West Point) (Dec 8-5) Army 18, Chattanooga 12 125: Fabian Gutierrez (Chattanooga) over Trey Chalifoux (Army West Point) (Dec 3-1) 133: Lane Peters (Army West Point) over Franco Valdes (Chattanooga) (Dec 8-4) 141: Corey Shie (Army West Point) over Aidan Murphy (Chattanooga) (Dec 5-2) 149: Tanner Smith (Chattanooga) over PJ Ogunsanya (Army West Point) (Dec 2-0) 157: Luke Weiland (Army West Point) over George Carpenter (Chattanooga) (Dec 6-1) 165: Andrew Nicholson (Chattanooga) over Mason Smith (Army West Point) (Dec 5-4) 174: Ben Harvey (Army West Point) over Hunter Fortner (Chattanooga) (Dec 1-0) 184: Matthew Waddell (Chattanooga) over Luke Hodsden (Army West Point) (Dec 11-5) 197: Alex Hopkins (Army West Point) over Rodney Jones (Chattanooga) (Dec 8-2) 285: Robert Heald (Army West Point) over Grayson Walthall (Chattanooga) (Dec 5-3) UP NEXT Army will host Hofstra, Central Michigan, Indiana, Michigan, Maryland, Bloomsburg, and defending NCAA National Champion Penn State to Christl Arena for the Black Knight Invite next Sunday, Nov. 17.

BLACKSBURG -- Virginia Tech wrestling improved to 2-0 in duals this season after a 21-18 win over No. 21 Northwestern at the first ever Mat on the Mound. John Borst won a major decision in the last match of the day to secure the win for the 11th-ranked Hokies at English Field at Atlantic Union Bank Park. MATCH HIGHLIGHTS Joey Prata got the Hokies off on the right foot with a 2-0 decision over Mike DeAugustino in the first match. Prata had an escape in the second period and held on to riding time to give Tech a 3-0 lead. No. 17 Mitch Moore pinned his second opponent in as many duals. The sophomore got the fall over Jack Tolin in 2:13. Redshirt senior David McFadden had another major decision. McFadden, ranked fourth in the country, defeated Northwestern's Shayne Oster 18-6 to give the Hokies crucial bonus points. Christiansburg native and 10th-ranked Hunter Bolen improved to 2-0 on the year with a major decision. Bolen had four takedowns and a two near fall to beat Jack Jessen 15-3. With Tech down 18-17, John Borst got his second major decision of the year 9-0 over Jack Heyob to secure the 21-18 win for the Hokies. Borst had three takedowns and almost three minutes of riding time. Results: 125: Joey Prata dec. Mike DeAugustino, 2-0 133: No. 3 Sebastian Rivera (125) MD No. 15 Collin Gerardi, 13-4 141: No. 17 Mitch Moore WBF Jack Tolin, 2:13 149: Yahya Thomas MD Brent Moore, 12-2 157: No. 3 Ryan Deakin MD No. 18 BC LaPrade, 12-3 165: No. 4 David McFadden MD Shayne Oster, 18-6 174: Tyler Morland dec. Cody Hughes, 6-1 184: No. 10 Hunter Bolen MD Jack Jessen, 14-3 197: Lucas Davison dec. Stanley Smeltzer, 5-3 285: John Borst MD Jack Heyob, 9-0 UP NEXT Virginia Tech will travel to No. 3 Ohio State for their first road dual of the season next week. The Hokies' third top-25 matchup will be at 12 p.m. ET on Nov. 17 in Columbus, Ohio.

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Penn State Nittany Lions (1-0, 0-0 B1G), ranked No. 1 nationally by InterMat, opened up the 2019-20 campaign with a resounding 45-0 win over Navy in sold out Rec Hall. The Nittany Lions had four individuals making their Rec Hall debuts with all four coming away victorious. Another sold out Rec Hall crowd watched pre-dual ceremonies that included the unveiling of the 2019 NCAA Championship banner as Penn State won it's eighth NCAA title in the past nine years last March as well as a special presentation from Nike for head coach Cael Sanderson, recognizing Penn State's success under his guidance over the past decade. The sellout crowd of 6,490 is the 49th straight Rec Hall sellout and the 54th sellout in Penn State's last 56 home events (including five of seven in the Bryce Jordan Center). The dual began at 141 where junior Nick Lee (Evansville, Ind.), ranked No. 3 at 141, opened up the dual season in style with by pinning Cody Trybus at the 6:16 mark. Junior Luke Gardner (Pottsville, Pa.) made his Penn State dual meet debut at 149 and followed suit. Gardner pinned Navy's Jon Park quickly, getting a first period pin at the 1:16 mark to put Penn State up 12-0 early. Junior Bo Pipher (Paonia, Colo.) stepped in for No. 6 Brady Berge (Mantorville, Minn.) at 157. Pipher battled Scout Skidgel evenly for seven minutes and, with the bout tied 6-6, escaped with just :02 on the clock to grab an exciting 7-6 win to put the Lions up 15-0. Senior Vincenzo Joseph (Pittsburgh, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 165, dominated No. 11 Tanner Skidgel in his season opener. Joseph rolled to a 20-5 technical fall at the 6:02 mark. Senior Mark Hall (Apple Valley, Minn.), ranked No. 1 at 174, ended his season-opening bout early. Hall locked up No. 17 Spencer Carey from his feet and moved him to his back for a fast fall at the 0:58 mark. Hall's pin gave Penn State a 26-0 lead at intermission. Redshirt freshman Creighton Edsell (Wyalusing, Pa.) stepped in for No. 3 Shakur Rasheed (Coram, N.Y.) at 184, making his collegiate debut. Edsell thrilled the Penn State faithful with a strong 5-2 win in his first bout in the Blue and White singlet. Kyle Conel (Ashtabula, Ohio), the All-American graduate transfer from Kent State, made his Nittany Lion debut at 197. Conel, ranked No. 3 at 197, used a third period reversal to post a 4-3 win in his first wrestling match in nearly a full calendar year. Conel's debut victory put the Lions up 32-0. Senior Anthony Cassar (Rocky Hill, N.J.), ranked No. 1 at 285, began the new season in fine fashion as well. Cassar dominated John Birchmeier for half the bout before picking up the pin at the 4:41 mark, giving the Nittany Lions a 38-0 lead. Freshman Brody Teske (Duncombe, Iowa) made his Nittany Lion debut at 125 and picked up a win in his match as a Penn Stater. Teske used solid pressure in the second and third period to pick up a critical stall point in the third period to post a 2-1 victory. Sophomore Roman Bravo-Young (Tucson, Ariz.), ranked No. 3 at 133, capped the dual off with a tenth victory, using a late four-point move to finalize a 17-6 major decision over Navy's Casey Cobb. Bravo-Young's major cemented Penn State's 45-0 shutout win over the Midshipmen. Penn State posted a sizeable 29-3 takedown advantage. The Nittany Lions picked up 15 bonus points off four pins (Lee, Gardner, Hall and Cassar), one tech fall (Joseph) and a major (Bravo-Young). The shutout was Penn State's first since a 42-0 shutout over Lehigh last December on Dec. 2, 2018. Penn State is now 1-0 on the year, 0-0 B1G. The Midshipmen fall to 2-2. Penn State will trek to West Point, N.Y., next weekend for the Army West Point Invite. The event is slated for Sunday, Nov. 17, and begins at 10 a.m. Penn State Fans are encouraged to follow Penn State wrestling via twitter at @pennstateWREST, on Penn State Wrestling's Facebook page at www.facebook.com/pennstatewrestling and on Instagram at www.instagram.com/pennstatewrest. This is PENN STATE. WRESTLING lives here. Results: 141: #3 Nick Lee PSU pinned Cody Trybus NAVY, WBF (6:16) 6-0 149: Luke Gardner PSU pinned Jon Park NAVY, WBF (1:46) 12-0 157: Bo Pipher PSU dec. Scout Skidgel NAVY, 7-6 15-0 165: #1 Vincenzo Joseph PSU TF #11 Tanner Skidgel NAVY, 20-5 (TF; 6:02) 20-0 174: #1 Mark Hall PSU pinned #17 Spencer Carey NAVY, WBF (0:58) 26-0 184: Creighton Edsell PSU dec. Andrew Buckley NAVY, 5-2 29-0 197: #3 Kyle Conel PSU dec. Jacob Koser NAVY, 3-0 32-0 285: #1 Anthony Cassar PSU pinned John Birchmeier NAVY, WBF (4:41) 38-0 125: Brody Teske PSU dec. Logan Treaster NAVY, 2-1 41-0 133: #3 Roman Bravo-Young PSU maj. dec. Casey Cobb NAVY, 17-6 45-0 Attendance: 6,490 (49th straight sellout in Rec Hall, 54 of 56 including five of seven in BJC) Records: Penn State (1-0, 0-0 B1G); Navy (2-2) Up Next for Penn State: Sunday, Nov. 17, at Army West Point Invite, 10 a.m. BOUT-BY-BOUT: 141: Junior Nick Lee (Evansville, Ind.), ranked No. 3 at 141, battled Cody Trybus. Lee quickly got in on a single leg and picked up the first dual takedown of the season :35 into the bout. Trybus escaped to a 2-1 score but Lee stayed connected and continued to work on offense. Lee took Trybus down for two and picked up two nearfall points to open up a 6-1 lead at the 1:20 mark. Lee maintained control as his riding time edge moved over the 1:00 mark and he forced Trybus into a first stall. Lee carried the 6-1 lead and 1:40 in time into the second period. The Lion junior chose down to start the second period, quickly reversed Trybus, cut him loose and took him down again to lead 10-2 with 1:40 on the clock. Lee added another takedown with :38 in the period. He picked up a point on another Trybus stall and led 13-3 with 3:14 in riding time after two periods. Trybus chose down to start the third period and escaped to a 13-4 score. Lee quickly took him down again and cut him loose to up his lead to 15-5. Another Lee takedown and stall point gave the Lion an 18-5 lead with 1:10 left to wrestle. He then worked Trybus' shoulder to his back and picked up the season-opening pin at the 6:16 mark. 149: Junior Luke Gardner (Pottsville, Pa.) faced off with Navy's Jon Park at 149, making his Lion dual debut. Gardner wasted no time taking Park down for a quick 2-0 lead. The Lion junior cut Park loose :30 later and then went back to work, blowing through a high double to force a scramble that led to another takedown and a 4-1 lead at the 1:40 mark. Gardner then wasted no time bringing the sold out Rec Hall crowd to its feet, rolling Park to his back and steadying himself for the pin. Gardner got the fall in his Lion dual debut at the 1:46 mark. 157: Junior Bo Pipher (Paonia, Colo.) moved in at 157 for No. 6 Brady Berge and took on Scott Skidgel. Skidgel took Pipher down for Navy's first takedown to open up a 2-1 lead after a quick Pipher escape. Skidgel worked himself into near control of Pipher but the Lion worked his way out of bounds to force a reset at the 2:00 mark. Skidgel used a scramble to notch a takedown to open up a 4-1 lead with 1:12 left but gave up a point on an illegal hold. Pipher escaped off a reset and the bout resumed neutral at the :50 mark with Pipher trailing 4-3. Pipher worked his way into control of Skidgel's legs and got a last second takedown to lead 5-4 after the opening period. Skidgel chose down to start the second period and Pipher took advantage by controlling the action deep into the period to move his riding time mark up over 1:00. The Lion finished the period on top and led 5-4 with 1:13 in time after two periods. Pipher chose down to start the third period. Skidgel controlled the Lion long enough to erase the riding time edge. Pipher was able to scramble his way into control of the Midshipmen's ankle. Skidgel maintained control until action moved out of bounds. Pipher was cut loose to a 6-4 lead with :25 on the clock and then gave up a first stall. Skidgel took Pipher down with :15 left and Pipher thrilled the Lion crowd with an escape at the :02 mark to grab the exciting 7-6 win. 165: Senior Vincenzo Joseph (Pittsburgh, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 165, met No. 11 Tanner Skidgel. Joseph took Skidgel down quickly for an early 2-0 lead. Joseph cut the Navy wrestler loose, took him down a second time and then locked up a cradle at the 1:40 mark to pick up four back points, upping his lead to 8-1. Skidgel tried to go chest-to-chest with Joseph only to have the Lion control the move, trip him to his back and pick up six more points off a takedown and four nearfall. The move gave Joseph a 14-3 lead after the opening period. Skidgel chose down to start the second period. Joseph cut him loose to a 14-4 score and went to work on offense. Joseph added two more takedowns and led 18-5 with over 2:00 in riding time after two periods. Joseph chose neutral to begin the third period and ended the bout quickly with a final takedown. Joseph picked up the 20-5 technical fall at the 6:02 mark to open up the new campaign. 174: Senior Mark Hall (Apple Valley, Minn.), ranked No. 1 at 174, faced off with No. 17 Spencer Carey. Hall wasted no time getting the new season off to a hot start. The Lion locked up the ranked Midshipmen from his feet, moved him right to his back and, after a few seconds of adjustment, got the fast fall at the 0:58 mark. 184: Redshirt freshman Creighton Edsel (Wylausing, Pa.), stepping in for No. 3 Shakur Rasheed at 184, made his Nittany Lion debut against junior Andrew Buckley. The duo battled evenly for the first minute with neither man finding an opening to score. Edsel fought off a Buckley shot at the 1:30 mark and action continued tied 0-0. Edsel then worked his way in on a high single and took a 2-0 lead with a takedown on the edge of the mat with 1:05 on the clock. Buckley escaped to a 2-1 score and the bout continued neutral. Buckley chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 2-2 tie. The Lion freshman withstood another slight Buckley shot as the clock moved to the :45 mark. Edsell chose down to start the second period and steadily worked his way to an escape and a 3-2 lead at the 1:40 mark. The Lion freshman worked to control the middle of the mat. The Lion got called for a first stall at the :30 mark and then fought off a slight Buckley shot as the clock wound down. Edsell finished the bout with a late counter takedown to post a 5-2 in his Lion dual debut. 197: Graduate Kyle Conel (Ashtabula, Ohio), the All-America transfer from Kent State who is ranked No. 3 at 197, made his Nittany Lion debut against Navy's Jacob Koser. Conel got in on an early single leg but Koser was able to force a stalemate and keep the bout scoreless at the 1:55 mark. Conel picked up his first Lion takedown at the 1:10 mark to open up a 2-0 lead. He then maintained control for :29 before Koser escaped to a 2-1 score. The Lion grad student carried that score into the second period. Koser chose down to start the second period and escaped to a 2-2 tie. The duo worked the center circle for the next minute-plus before Conel worked his way into a high single. Koser was able to force a scramble that killed the clock and the bout moved to the third period tied 2-2. Conel chose down to start the third period. Conel steadily worked his way to his feet, forcing Koser up and over his shoulders, before slipping through for a reversal and a 4-2 lead. Koser escaped and Conel led 4-3 at the :25 mark. The newly minted Nittany Lion withstood a late Koser shot and posted a 4-3 win in his first bout as a Penn Stater. The bout was Conel's first wrestling action in nearly a year. 285: Senior Anthony Cassar (Rocky Hill, N.J.), ranked No. 1 at 285, met Navy's John Birchmeier. Cassar roared through a high shot at the 1:55 mark and took Birchmeier to his back to open up an early 6-0 lead. Cassar controlled the action from the top position for :37 before cutting the Midshipmen loose to a 6-1 score. Cassar added a second takedown to up his lead to 8-1 with :40 on the clock. He carried that lead into the second stanza with over 1:00 in time. Birchmeier chose down to start the second period and a Cassar cut him loose to an 8-2 score. The Lion then quickly took Birchmeier down once more to up his lead to 10-2. He added four back points, stepped to the side and turned the Midshipmen to his back for the fall at the 4:41 mark, getting the new campaign off to a fast start. 125: Junior Devin Schnupp (Lititz, Pa.) took on Army junior Logan Treaster at 125. The duo battled evenly for two minutes with neither grappler connecting on a solid offensive effort. Teske circle the middle of the mat working for shoulder control with Treaster as the first period wound down, sending the bout to the second stanza tied 0-0. Teske chose down to start the second period and steadily worked his way to an escape and a 1-0 lead. The Lion freshman and the Navy junior continued to battle evenly as the second period worked its way to the :30 mark. Treaster gave up a late stall and the clock moved to 0:00. Trailing 1-0, Treaster chose down to begin the third period. Treaster escaped to a 1-1 tied at the 1:20 mark and action resumed neutral. Teske's offensive pressure forced Treaster out of bounds a second time and the Nittany Lion freshman took a 2-1 lead with :35 left in the bout. Teske fought off a late Navy shot and killed the clock with the late scramble to post a 2-1 win in his Nittany Lion debut. 133: Sophomore Roman Bravo-Young (Tucson, Ariz.), ranked No. 3 at 133, met Navy's Casey Cobb in the dual's final bout. The duo battled evenly for the first minute before Bravo-Young took a 2-0 lead with a solid shot and takedown. Cobb escaped to a 2-1 score but Bravo-Young continued to press and picked up a second takedown to lead 4-2 after the opening stanza. Cobb chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 4-3 score. Bravo-Young continued to look for low shots against Cobb as the second period hit its mid-point. The Lion sophomore switched things up, blew through a high double and added a third takedown to lead 6-4 after cutting Cobb loose. Bravo-Young finished with one more takedown and led 8-4 with 1:22 in riding time after two periods. Leading by four, Bravo-Young chose neutral to start the third period. He worked his way in on a low shot and picked up a takedown to lead 10-4 with 1:15 on the clock. Bravo-Young cut Cobb loose on a reset, then added a sixth takedown to lead 12-5 with :20 on the clock. Bravo-Young cut Cobb loose one last time and then used an outstanding four-point move to post a 17-6 major decision.

Over the past 18 months, dozens of Ohio State wrestlers - and a handful of lawsuits - have alleged that Dr. Richard Strauss, the school's physician for its athletics programs, engaged in inappropriate sexual behavior 20-30 years ago while the school reportedly did nothing. Now, for the first time, there are new allegations that a referee was one of Strauss' victims. In a new lawsuit filed in federal court Thursday in Ohio, a college wrestling referee said that he had told two Ohio State wrestling coaches at the time -- head coach Russ Hellickson, and assistant coach (now Congressman) Jim Jordan -- about an alleged incident involving Strauss in a campus shower. The ref -- referred to as John Doe 42 in the latest court documents -- said that he had just officiated a wrestling match at Ohio State's St. John Arena in 1994, and went to take a shower in the arena's locker room. According to the referee, no one else was in the locker room when Strauss entered, telling the official he had to be somewhere and was taking a quick shower, according to the complaint. Even though the shower room's design was open -- with numerous showers available along four sides -- the doctor selected the shower directly next to the referee, the lawsuit stated. Then, the referee realized part of Strauss' body was touching him, according to the complaint. When the ref looked up, he saw the doctor was staring at him, masturbating. Quoting from the lawsuit: "John Doe 42 recoiled, said 'What the hell, Doctor?', and left the shower." As he walked away, Strauss made comments about the referee's physique, according to the complaint. After the incident, the referee described what happened to head wrestling coach Russ Hellickson and "Assistant Coach Jordan" (as named in the lawsuit, presumably referring to Congressman Jim Jordan). Jordan had been an assistant wrestling coach for the Buckeyes from 1987-1995 while earning his Master's in Education at Ohio State, then obtained a law degree at Capital University in Columbus. Prior to coming to Ohio State, Jordan, a native of west-central Ohio, had wrestled collegiately at University of Wisconsin, where he was a two-time NCAA champ in the mid-1980s. Hellickson and Jordan responded, "Yeah, that's Strauss," according to lawsuit. "It was common knowledge what Strauss was doing, so the attitude was 'it is what it is,'" the referee said in an interview with NBC News. "I wish Jim, and Russ, too, would stand up and do the right thing and admit they knew what Strauss was doing, because everybody knew what he was doing to the wrestlers. What was a shock to me is that Strauss tried to do that to me. He was breaking new ground by going after a ref." Former Ohio State wrestler Dunyasha Yetts was the first person to publicly say he complained to the Buckeye coaches at the time about Strauss. Yetts said he visited Strauss about a thumb injury and the doctor tried to pull down his pants. He left the room and told coaches Hellickson and Jordan about the incident, according to Sports Illustrated. "It's good that people are starting to come forward and say the truth, which is that Jordan and the other coaches knew what was going on and they blew it off," Yetts told NBC News. Many of Strauss's accusers have alleged he groped them during medical exams or stared at them in locker rooms. The former athletes told investigators that they thought Strauss's behavior was an "open secret" that coaches and trainers were aware of. The latest lawsuit filed Thursday which includes the aforementioned referee includes a number of additional allegations against Strauss, including that he reportedly drugged and raped a student athlete, and sexually assaulted an underage wrestler participating in a wrestling camp at Ohio State. InterMat first reported on the allegations against Richard Strauss in April 2018. The doctor worked as a sports and student health physician at Ohio State from 1979 to 1998. A law firm hired by Ohio State discovered that Strauss was found to have sexually abused at least 177 student-athletes, including 48 Buckeye wrestlers. Furthermore, according to a more report issued last month by Ohio State, there had been nearly 1,500 cases of sexual abuse tied to the doctor. After leaving Ohio for California, Dr. Strauss died by suicide in 2005. The story has attracted attention beyond the state of Ohio and college wrestling, thanks in part to Jim Jordan. The former Ohio State assistant wrestling coach is now a Republican Congressman representing the fourth district of Ohio. A founding member of the Freedom Caucus, Jordan was assigned just this past week by Republican leadership to serve on the House Intelligence Committee to participate in questioning during the open impeachment hearings of President Donald Trump. Update 11/14/19 Jim Jordan responded to the referee's statements made in a federal lawsuit last Thursday, labeling the comments "ridiculous" in an article in Washington Examiner on Wednesday, Nov. 13. "I've stood up against the Speaker of the House from own party in my own state. I've stood up against the IRS, stood up against the FBI, stood up against Adam Schiff, fought the Justice Department when the whole Trump-Russia thing" what they had done. … The idea I'm not going to defend our athletes when I think they're being harmed is ridiculous," Jordan said. The former Ohio State assistant coach went on to say the referee was just "someone making a false statement." His office reiterated that point in a statement to the Washington Examiner, saying, "Congressman Jordan never saw or heard of any kind of sexual abuse, and if he had he would've dealt with it. Multiple investigations have confirmed this simple fact."

PITTSBURGH -- The 15th-ranked University of Pittsburgh wrestling team used eight individual wins en route to a dominant 28-6 win over Campbell Saturday afternoon at the Fitzgerald Field House. With the win, the Panthers improve to 1-0 on the season while the Camels fall to 0-1. Campbell took an early 3-0 lead, but Pitt responded with six straight individual wins on its way to its first win of the season. The wins were highlighted by a pin from 19th-ranked redshirt freshman Cole Matthews at 141 pounds, as well as 165-pounder Jake Wentzel and heavyweight Demetrius Thomas. All three Panthers defeated opponents ranked higher than them. "I thought we wrestled really well," said head coach Keith Gavin. "I think we got pushed in some of those matches because they have a good team, they had six national qualifiers on the team. Our guys were pushed and they responded really well for the most part and we really dominated that dual." The Camels got on the board first as redshirt freshman Louis Newell dropped an 11-8 decision to Korbin Meink at 125 pounds. Fourth-ranked redshirt sophomore Micky Phillippi then tied things up, 3-3, after defeating No. 12 Noah Gonser, 6-2, at 133 pounds. Matthews then gave the Panthers a hefty 9-3 lead as he upset No. 13 Josh Heil with a pin in 1:28 at 141 pounds. "Cole is a special kid," said Gavin. "He's a great competitor. The guy he wrestled today is pretty good, he's been around and has a lot of experience. But, Cole is mature beyond his years when he's out there competing." Redshirt freshman Luke Kemerer and 16th-ranked redshirt senior Taleb Rahmani then recorded back-to-back wins for Pitt at 149 and 157 pounds, giving the Panthers a 15-3 lead through the first five bouts. Next up was Wentzel at 165 pounds who recorded the Panthers' second upset of the day as he earned a 9-1 major decision over No. 15 Quinten Perez. Redshirt junior Gregg Harvey continued the winning ways for Pitt as he won in a 9-4 decision over Austin Murphy at 174 pounds. Campbell then earned its second and final win of the day as Andrew Morgan upset sixth-ranked redshirt sophomore Nino Bonaccorsi in an 11-8 decision. Redshirt senior Kellan Stout and eighth-ranked Thomas recorded wins in the final two bouts of the day at 197 and 295 pounds. Stout outlasted Austin McNeill in a 4-0 decision before Thomas recorded a dominant win over No. 7 Jere Heino. The Panthers return to the Fitzgerald Field House Friday, Nov. 15 when they host No. 3 Ohio State at 3 p.m. Results: 125: Korbin Meink (Campbell) dec. Louis Newell (UP), 11-8 – Campbell leads 3-0 133: #4 Micky Phillippi (UP) dec. #12 Noah Gonser (Campbell), 6-2 – Tied 3-3 141: #19 Cole Matthews (UP) fall #13 Josh Heil (Campbell), 1:27 – Pitt leads 9-3 149: Luke Kemerer (UP) dec. Zach Barnes (Campbell), 4-0 – Pitt leads 12-3 157: #16 Taleb Rahmani (UP) dec. Matt Dallara (Campbell), 6-4 – Pitt leads 15-3 165: Jake Wentzel (UP) maj dec. #15 Quinten Perez (Campbell), 9-1 – Pitt leads 19-3 174: Gregg Harvey (UP) dec. Austin Murphy (Campbell), 9-4 – Pitt leads 22-3 184: Andrew Morgan (Campbell) dec. #6 Nino Bonaccorsi, 11-8 – Pitt leads 22-6 197: Kellan Stout (UP) dec. Austin McNeill (Campbell), 4-0 – Pitt leads 25-6 285: #8 Demetrius Thomas (UP) dec. #7 Jere Heino, 10-3 – Pitt wins 28-6

LANSDALE, Pa. -- The Drexel wrestling team jumped out to a 2-0 start with wins over Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and West Liberty at the Dragon Duals at North Penn High School in Lansdale, Pa. The Dragons edged past SIUE, 18-15, before a convincing 32-9 victory over West Liberty. Drexel claimed six bonus-point victories on Saturday with two coming from Chandler Olson. The junior from Shippensburg, Pa. was one of four undefeated Dragons on Saturday. DREXEL 18, SIUE 15 Bonus-point victories by Olson and Bryan McLaughlin proved to be the difference in an otherwise tightly-contested match with SIUE. The two sides split the 10 bouts, but Drexel prevailed by an 18-15 margin. The Dragons led 8-0 after the first two matches. At 125 pounds, Antonio Mininno scored the last five points of the match to break a 6-6 tie in the third period, giving the sophomore the 11-6 decision over Gage Datlovsky. Moving on the 133 pounds, Olson quickly put the bout to rest with 16 unanswered en route to a 16-0 technical fall against Honor Nguyen just two minutes 45 seconds into the match. Olson's technical fall is the first of his collegiate career. The Cougars scored three-straight decision victories at 141, 149 and 157 pounds to take a 9-8 lead. Tyler Williams and Saul Ervin pushed one another into sudden victory at 141 pounds, where Ervin prevailed, 10-8. Tyshawn Williams topped Vincent Foggia at 149 pounds, 8-3, and Felix Belga fell 6-1 to Justin Ruffin, a 2019 NCAA qualifier – at 157 pounds. Tenth-ranked Ebed Jarrell halted SIUE's momentum at 165 pounds, giving Drexel a lead it would not relinquish. Starting the third period in the bottom position and down 5-4 to Chase Deihl, Jarrell fought for the escape to send the bout to sudden victory. In the first sudden-victory period, Jarrell scored a takedown for the 58th win of his career. Another close victory for the Dragons followed at 174 pounds, where Michael O'Malley topped Kevin Gschwender, 11-8. O'Malley was dominant in the first two periods, and led 9-2 after five minutes. SIUE won two of the final three bouts to close out the dual. Anthony Walters fell to Ryan Yarnell, 10-4, at 184 pounds. Bryan McLaughlin gave Drexel its last win of the match and did so in convincing fashion with a 14-6 major decision over Aric Bohn. McLaughlin led 11-0 to start the third quarter. The Cougars entered the heavyweight match trailing 18-12, needing a pin fall to tie the team score and win on tiebreaking criteria. Instead, Sean O'Malley battled 2019 NCAA qualifier Colton McKiernan tough in a 3-0 loss. DREXEL 32, WEST LIBERTY 9 The Dragons won seven bouts in their second dual of the day, a 32-9 win over West Liberty. The Hilltoppers entered Saturday ranked 12th in Division II by the National Wrestling Coaches Association and boast three grapplers ranked in the top-10 of their respective weight classes. Drexel scored four bonus-point victories against WLU, running its total on the day to six. The Dragons pulled away in the middle of the match on the strength of a Belga pin and tech falls from Jarrell and O'Malley in three-straight bouts. The Hilltoppers struck first with a 6-0 decision from third-ranked Cole Laya over Dante Mininno, but DU won the next seven matches. Olson collected his second bonus-points win on the day with an 8-0 major decision over Nate Keaton at 133 pounds. At 141 pounds, Williams battled No. 3-ranked Darius Bunch to a 7-5 win. Foggia topped Jack Barber, 6-3, at 149 pounds, and the Dragons led 10-3. Then, the points started coming in bunches for Drexel. Belga pinned Blake Miller at the 5:22 mark of their bout at 157 pounds. Jarrell followed with a 16-0 tech fall against Chase Morgan at 165 pounds, winning the match in a shade under four minutes. Not to be outdone, O'Malley scored an 18-0 tech fall against Chance Morgan in just 2:21. Owen Brooks emerged with a 7-6 decision win at 184 pounds to push the Dragons' lead to 29-3. Logan Kemp – the seventh-ranked 197-pounder in Division II – pinned McLaughlin in the second-to-last match of the day. O'Malley capped the Dragon Duals for Drexel with a 3-1 decision over Chase Logan at 285 pounds. The Dragons return to the mats on Friday, when they welcome fourth-ranked Oklahoma State to the Daskalakis Athletic Center at 7 p.m. Drexel 18, SIUE 15 125: Antonio Mininno dec. Gage Datlovsky, 11-6 – Drexel 3, SIUE 0 133: Chandler Olson tech fall Honor Nguyen, 16-0 (2:45) – Drexel 8, SIUE 0 141: Saul Ervin dec. Tyler Williams, 10-8 (SV-1) – Drexel 8, SIUE 3 149: Tyshawn Williams dec. Vincent Foggia, 8-3 – Drexel 8, SIUE 6 157: Justin Ruffin dec. Felix Belga, 6-1 – SIUE 9, Drexel 8 165: #10 Ebed Jarrell dec. Chase Deihl, 7-5 (SV-1) – Drexel 11, SIUE 9 174: Michael O`Malley dec. Kevin Gschwendtner, 11-8 – Drexel 14, SIUE 9 184: Ryan Yarnell dec. Anthony Walters, 10-4 – Drexel 14, SIUE 12 197: Bryan McLaughlin major dec. Aric Bohn, 14-6 – Drexel 18, SIUE 12 285: #15 Colton McKiernan dec. Sean O'Malley, 3-0 – Drexel 18, SIUE 15 Drexel 32, West Liberty 9 125: Cole Laya dec. Dante Mininno, 6-0 – West Liberty 3, Drexel 0 133: Chandler Olson major dec. Nate Keaton, 8-0 – Drexel 4, West Liberty 3 141: Tyler Williams dec. Darius Bunch, 8-5 – Drexel 7, West Liberty 3 149: Vincent Foggia dec. Jack Barber, 7-3 – Drexel 10, West Liberty 3 157: Felix Belga pin Blake Miller (5:22) – Drexel 16, West Liberty 3 165: #10 Ebed Jarrell tech fall Chase Morgan, 16-0 (3:58) – Drexel 21, West Liberty 3 174: Michael O'Malley tech fall Chance Morgan, 18-0 (2:21) – Drexel 26, West Liberty 3 184: Owen Brooks dec. Isaiah Myers, 7-6 – Drexel 29, West Liberty 3 197: Logan Kemp pin Bryan McLaughlin – Drexel 29, West Liberty 9 285: Sean O'Malley dec. Chase Logan, 3-1 (SV-1) – Drexel 32, West Liberty 9

TROY, N.Y. - The All-Americans led the Sun Devil charge at day one of the Journeymen Duals as they went 6-0, lifting ASU to two wins over No. 20 Virginia and No. 23 Purdue Two-time national champion Zahid Valencia backed up his preseason No. 1 rank at 184 lbs. by cruising to a victory in just over a minute against Cavalier junior Tyler Love. Z. Valencia racked up six points for the Devils with a quick pin (1:03) of his opponent for his first win of the season and the second ASU pin of the day. All-American No. 6 Josh Shields dominated his match at 165 and was up 13-2 before recording the fall (6:23) on Sam Martino. ASU's season got off to a winning start when No. 24 Brandon Courtney secured three points at 125 by knocking off Cavalier freshman Patrick McCormick in an 8-5 decision. After Courtney's win gave ASU the early lead, Josh Kramer put the Devils up 6-0 with a 9-5 upset over No. 19 Louie Hayes. The victory marked Kramer's first since he defeated Chattanooga's Franco Valdez on December of 2018. Redshirt Sophomore Navonte Demison found himself down late in the third period of the 141 lbs. match, but recorded an escape and a takedown with seconds to go in the match to add another three points to the Devils' score. No. 10 Anthony Valencia gave up just one point on an escape to Victor Marcelli of Virginia in an 8-1 rout at 174 lbs. With the dual win well in hand, up 24-12 heading into the final bouts of the contest, No. 4 Tanner Hall's 3-1 decision sealed the Devils' first win of the season with his first win for the Devils since March of 2018. No. 4 Arizona State - 27 No. 20 Virginia - 12 125: No. 24 Brandon Courtney (ASU) DEC Patrick McCormick (UV) - 8-5 133: Josh Kramer (ASU) DEC No. 19 Louie Hayes (UV) - 9-5 141: Navonte Demison (ASU) DEC Brian Courtney (UV) - 4-2 149: Denton Spencer (UV) FALL No. 14 Josh Maruca (ASU) - 2:52 157: Justin McCoy (UV) DEC No. 11 Jacori Teemer (ASU) - 7-4 165: No. 6 Josh Shields (ASU) FALL Sam Martino (UV) - 6:23 174: No. 10 Anthony Valencia (ASU) DEC Victor Marcelli (UV) - 8-1 184: No. 1 Zahid Valencia (ASU) FALL Tyler Love (UV) - 1:03 197: Jay Aiello (UV) DEC Cade Belshay (ASU) - 6-3 HWT: No. 4 Tanner Hall (ASU) DEC Quinn Miller (ASU) - 3-1 Later in the afternoon, the Sun Devil wrestling team found a way to pull ahead, and ultimately take down Big Ten opponent, No. 23 Purdue, 22-19 in its final dual of the day. ASU found itself in a hole early after Brandon Courtney suffered a major decision loss to No. 11 ranked Devin Schroder, 10-2. A quick rebound followed in the next match at 133 lbs., when Josh Kramer picked up his second win of the afternoon by topping Marshall Craig, 12-4, for the major decision victory. The Devils and Boilermakers would trade blows the remainder of the match with the Sun Devil seniors taking command late. Josh Maruca notched his first win of the 2019 season, while Josh Shields booked win No. 100 after earning a crucial major decision against Emil Soehnlen, 12-2. The two-time All-American entered the weekend just two wins shy of the century mark coming into todays duals. Zahid Valencia proved again why he's one of the best college wrestlers in the country and in consideration for the Dan Hodge Award. It took Valencia just over one minute into the second period to snag six points for his team and deliver his second fall of the afternoon. The finale between heavyweights Tanner Hall and David Eli would decide the overall outcome for the match. Hall stayed poised and delivered in a big way for the Sun Devils as he grabbed the tech fall win to cap off a 2-0 start for the No. 4 ranked team in the nation. ASU returns home to host its first home duals of the year against Augustana (South Dakota) (Nov. 15/7 p.m.) and McKendree (Nov. 16/12 p.m.), before playing host to No. 1 Penn State Friday, Nov. 22 at 7 p.m. No. 4 Arizona State - 22 No. 23 Purdue - 19 125: No. 11 Devin Schroder (PUR) MAJ No. 20 Brandon Courtney (ASU) -- 10-2 133: Josh Kramer (ASU) MAJ Marshall Craig (PUR) -- 12-4 141: Parker Filius (PUR) DEC Navonte Demison (ASU) -- 9-3 149: No. 17 Josh Maruca (ASU) DEC Nate Limmex (PUR) -- 4-0 157: No. 8 Kendall Coleman (PUR) wins by forfeit 165: No. 6 Josh Shields (ASU) MAJ Emil Soehnlen (PUR) -- 12-2 174: No. 9 Dylan Lydy (PUR) DEC No. 10 Anthony Valencia (ASU) -- 3-1 184: No. 1 Zahid Valencia (ASU) FALL Max Lyon (PUR) -- 4:01 197: Thomas Penola (PUR) DEC Cade Belshay (ASU) -- 3-2 HWT: No. 4 Tanner Hall (ASU) TF David Eli (PUR) -- 20-3 (5:47)

Across the border in Fargo, North Dakota, the Gopher wrestling team battled their way to five individual titles. The Gophers had 15 individuals reach the semifinals, including having three semifinalists at 157-pounds. By the end, 12 Gophers had placed in the top-three. Across over 55 combined victories on Saturday, 17 came from pins and 35 total were bonus point victories. At 174-pounds Devin Skatzka dominated his bracket with three consecutive pins to start the tournament. After pinning his first opponent in 2:55, he stuck his next two foes in 1:23 and 0:39, respectively. Skatzka ran away with an 18-6 major decision in the championship bout. Mitch McKee also showed off his skills at 141-pounds with a pair of technical falls and pins to run his way to the title with four bonus point victories. McKee pinned his opponent in 16 seconds in the final title. Brent Jones also won a title at 133-pounds. (Please note TrackWrestling corrected the score after the conclusion.) The Gophers other two titles came at both 125-pound and 149-pounds where Gophers faced-off in the final bouts. Pat McKee took the victory over Jake Gliva while Brayton Lee defeated Jakob Bergeland. Out of all the freshman, 157-pound Baylor Fernandes had the best performance with a fourth-place finish. All wrestlers competed unattached.

Logan Storley kicks E.J. Brooks (Photo/Bellator) Five former college wrestlers entered the cage at Bellator 233 at WinStar World Casino and Resort in Thackerville, Okla. Friday night ... and four exited with wins. The winning former mat stars included Tyrell Fortune, Logan Storley, Romero Cotton, and Kyle Crutchmer ... while Muhammed Lawal was knocked out in the opening round of what had been advertised as his "retirement match." King Mo 'retired' by KO in Round 1 "There was no fairy tale ending for Muhammed Lawal as he was KO'd in just 82 seconds by Andrew Kapel in what was being billed as his retirement fight," is how MMAfighting.com opened its coverage of the 195-pound catchweight co-main event at Bellator 233. "'King Mo' had actually retired earlier this year following three straight losses, but announced that he was coming back for one more fight in the hopes of going out on a high note. It wasn't to be." Lawal, one of two former Oklahoma State wrestlers fighting at Bellator 233, had his bout covered by the assistant sports editor of the Daily O'Collegian, the student newspaper at King Mo's college alma mater. "Instead of seeing his hand raised one last time, Lawal had to watch his opponent, Andrew Kapel, get the satisfaction of a knockout," wrote Sam Lane of the O'Colly. "Lawal is known as a knockout expert, but had his career ended the way it was made." Lawal completes his eleven-year pro MMA career with an overall record of 21-10, 1 NC) ... while Kapel improves to 15-6. Good fortune continues to smile on Tyrell Fortune Tyrell Fortune, a two-time national junior college wrestling champ at Oregon's Clackamas Community College then NCAA Division II titlewinner at Arizona's now-defunct Grand Canyon University mat program, maintained his perfect MMA record with a second-round knockout of Azunna Anyanwu in a heavyweight (265 pounds) opening bout for the main card. "After an uneventful opening frame, Fortune cracked his opponent with a straight right to the face," according to Sherdotg.com. "Anyanwu stumbled backward and from there, Fortune unloaded punches to the head, followed his foe to the ground and finished him with a barrage of fists. The end came officially at 1:56 of the Round 2." Fortune is now 8-0 in his five-year pro MMA career ... while Anyanwu falls to 15-6. Storley signs new contract, remains perfect thanks to TKO Logan Storley, four-time NCAA All-American for University of Minnesota who first signed with Bellator two-and-years ago, recently signed a new contract with the organization ... and "celebrated" with a first-round win over E.J. Brooks in a 175-pound contract weight preliminary bout at Bellator 233. The bout ended in a somewhat unusual way. After Round One ended and both fighters were in their respective corners, Brooks said he had suffered an arm injury and was unable to continue. The match was scored as a TKO by injury for the former Golden Gopher matman at 5 minutes of the first round. (In its live scoring, Fightful.com scored the first round as going to Storley before the bout was called.) The 27-year-old Storley remains perfect with an 11-0 record in a pro career going back to August 2015 ... while Brooks is now 13-6. Romero Cotton gets first-round TKO to maintain win streak Almost exactly three years after signing a contract with Bellator, Romero Cotton - a two-time NCAA Division II champ for University of Nebraska-Kearney - celebrated that contractual milestone with a victory at Bellator 233 Friday night. Cotton earned a first-round win over Jason Perrotta in a middleweight (185-pound) preliminary bout. Here's how Fightful.com described the brief match: "The round begins with Perrotta attacking Cotton with some leg kicks, Cotton responds by landing some leg kicks of his own. Cotton scores a takedown on Perrotta and he gets the open guard, Perrotta scrambles to his feet as Cotton swings away at him. Cotton grabs Perrotta and gets him up against the cage wall, Cotton attacks Perrotta with some strikes. Perrotta verbally taps out after suffering a knee injury and the fight is called off." The match was officially scored as a TKO at 2:16 of Round 1. Here's what Cotton posted on his Facebook page: "Wasn't how we wanted but the streak continues thank you to all my sponsors and family who supported us in this effort." In his pro career dating back to July 2017, Cotton is now 5-0 ... while Perrotta drops to 3-4. Crutchmer scores unanimous decision in Bellator debut Kyle Crutchmer, a two-time NCAA All-American wrestler at Oklahoma State, made a successful debut in the Bellator organization Friday night with a unanimous decision over Robert Gidron - his third named opponent for that match -- in what was supposed to be a welterweight prelim. "Crutchmer, a Tulsa native, dominated his match from the beginning," according to the Daily O'Collegian student paper at Oklahoma State. "He showed off his wrestling background from the start taking down his opponent multiple times to maintain control of the fight, despite Gidron missing the fight's 170-pound weight-limit." "'My wrestling kind of speaks for itself,' Crutchmer said. 'I'd be dumb to not at least attempt it in the first. (Gidron) was big. People don't realize he missed weight by five pounds.'" Crutchmer is now 5-0 (and 1-0 in Bellator) in a pro MMA career that started in June 2018. Gidron drops to 2-3.

ANN ARBOR -- Clay Lautt's first-period pin and A.C. Headlee's win over No. 10 Will Lewan helped lead No. 17 North Carolina to a 19-17 win over No. 19 Michigan Friday night at Cliff Keen Arena. After Michigan scored bonus points at 125 pounds, Jaime Hernandez stormed out of the gate to collect a 20-7 major decision over Austin Assad. Zach Sherman followed up Hernandez's standout performance with a 9-3 with over Ben Freeman, giving the Tar Heels their first lead of the night, 7-4 in the team score. Michigan picked up a win at 149 pounds, but A.C. Headlee's upset win over Lewan proved to be one of the major turning points of the night. Leading 3-2 late, Headlee used strong defense and late-match effort to fight Lewan's pressing offense, ultimately scoring a takedown late for a 5-2 decision. No. 16 Kennedy Monday's decision extended UNC's lead to 13-7 before Clay Lautt locked up the performance of the night with a pin over Reece Hughes. At a new weight down at 174, Lautt was able to secure a cradle of Hughes and win via fall in 2:19. That bumped Carolina's lead to 19-7, enough to fight off the Wolverines' late run. Michigan took the final three bouts of the night, including No. 5 Mason Parris' 4-0 decision over No. 20 Andrew Gunning, but Lautt's bonus points proved vital, helping the Tar Heels to a 19-17 win. The Tar Heels will hit the west coast next weekend when the team travels to Stanford. The dual is set for Saturday, November 16 at 2 p.m. PST. Results: 125: Jack Medley (MICH) maj. dec. No. 19 Joey Melendez (UNC), 10-2 – Michigan leads, 4-0 133: Jaime Hernandez (UNC) maj. dec. Austin Assad (MICH), 20-7 – Tied, 4-4 141: Zach Sherman (UNC) dec. Ben Freeman (MICH), 9-3 – UNC leads, 7-4 149: Nick Freeman (MICH) dec. Gino Esposito (UNC), 9-3 – Tied, 7-7 157: A.C. Headlee (UNC) dec. No. 10 Will Lewan (MICH), 5-2 – UNC leads, 10-7 165: No. 16 Kennedy Monday (UNC) dec. Layne Van Anrooy (MICH), 10-3 – UNC leads, 13-7 174: Clay Lautt (UNC) fall Reece Hughes (MICH), 2:19 – UNC leads, 19-7 184: No. 17 Jelani Embree (MICH) maj. dec. Chasen Blair (UNC), 13-4 – UNC leads, 19-11 197: Jackson Striggow (MICH) dec. Brandon Whitman (UNC), 8-2 – UNC leads, 19-14 285: No. 5 Mason Parris (MICH) dec. No. 20 Andrew Gunning (UNC), 4-0 – UNC wins, 19-17

SAEGERTOWN, Pa. -- In a showdown against Edinboro in Saegertown High School, the Wisconsin Badgers take home the 28-15 victory over the Fighting Scots, improving their record to 5-0 on the season. After taking a 1-0 loss at 125, the Badgers answered quickly. At 133, Seth Gross pinned Tye Varndell in the first period getting the Badgers back on top. Gross recorded his second pin of the season in two minutes. The fun was just getting started when 141-pounder Tristan Moran took the mat for Wisconsin. He pulled Carmine Ciotti down to the mat and recorded his first fall of the season in 4 minutes, 58 seconds, just before the second period ended. At 165, Evan Wick joined in on pin party in Saegertown. He took down Derek Ciavorro of Edinboro down right at the start of the match and showed no mercy. At 2:30, Ciavarro was pinned by Wick, who got his first fall of the season. Cole Martin at 149 brought home a major decision. In a close match heading into the third, Martin turned on the jets and went to work on Tyler Vath. When the final buzzer rang, Martin, the redshirt senior, took the 16-3 major decision. From the mat "Our guys did a great job tonight in a very tough environment. I am excited for the rest of the season. I liked the way the team went out and got a bunch of bonus points for us. In the matches we did lose, we showed a lot of fight." - Head coach, Chris Bono "It felt great! Getting the pin is what I try to do every match. A lot more pins are coming this season and we will cap it off with a national title." - Redshirt senior, Tristan Moran "It sucked to see Mikey lose a close one like that but the atmosphere was incredible. It had me super fired up to go out there and do my thing. I'm getting back into my groove and plan on getting better each time I step out there." - Redshirt senior, Seth Gross Results: 125 – Lucas Rodriguez (EU) over Michael Cullen (UW) by dec. 1-0 133 – No. 1 Seth Gross (UW) over Tye Varndell (EU) by fall 2:00 141 – No. 11 Tristan Moran (UW) vs Carmine Ciotti (EU) by fall 4:58 149 – No. 13 Cole Martin (UW) over Tyler Vath (EU) by maj. dec. 16-3 157 – Peter Pappas (EU) over Garrett Model (UW) by dec. 8-5 165 – No. 3 Evan Wick (UW) over Derek Ciavarro (EU) by fall 2:30 174 – No. 23 Jacob Oliver (EU) over Jared Krattiger (UW) vs by dec. 8-4 184 – Tyler Dow (UW) over Cody Mulligan (EU) by dec. 5-2 197 – Dylan Reynolds (EU) won by forfeit 285 – No. 7 Trent Hillger (UW) vs. Jon Spaulding (EU) by dec. 4-0 Other notes Tyler Dow wrestled against Saegertown native Cody Mulligan and gave him his first loss in his home gym. Gross, Moran, Wick and Hillger all remain undefeated at 5-0 Up next The Badgers will have off next weekend but will take the mat again in Orem, Utah when they face Utah Valley on Saturday, Nov. 23rd at 2 p.m. The meet will be broadcast live on FloWrestling.

Keith Gavin (right) with Jordan Leen at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) Third-year head wrestling coach Keith Gavin from Pittsburgh joins The MatBoss Podcast for Episode 40. On this edition, host Chad Dennis talks about Gavin's prospectus for the 2019-20 season with his Panthers wrestling team and how the squad is looking to push through after a successful dual season a year ago, but a disappointing NCAA championships. About MatBoss: Created by coaches for coaches, MatBoss for iPad® integrates wrestling stats directly into the video you record for each match, completely replacing the need for labor-intensive pencil and paper scoring systems. It's the wrestling stats app our sport has been waiting for. Focus on coaching, not busy work Improve through video analysis Make data an advantage Eliminate scoring errors Increase exposure Become a digital coach For more information, visit MatBossApp.com. Follow MatBoss on Twitter and subscribe to the show @MatBossApp | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Spreaker | Google Podcasts | RSS

Dominick Moyer (Photo/Northern Illinois Athletics) DEKALB, Ill. -- Northern Illinois University wrestling head coach Ryan Ludwig announced the promotion of Dominick Moyer to associate head coach. "Coach Moyer works tirelessly for the betterment of this program and the men within," Ludwig said. "This is well deserved recognition for his dedication and efforts." A staple on the NIU wrestling coaching staff since 2008, Moyer enters his 12th season at NIU. During his tenure with the Huskies, Moyer has contributed to NIU's success on and off the mat. In addition to assisting in NIU's recruiting efforts, he serves as the team's liaison with Student-Athlete Academic Support Services "I want to thank Coach Ludwig for this opportunity and his belief in me to help lead the NIU Wrestling program," Moyer said. "It's a great honor and I'm very grateful and excited for what the future holds." A 2007 graduate of Nebraska and three-time NCAA qualifier, Moyer helped extend NIU's run of NCAA qualifiers to 48 consecutive years and last year four Huskies earned Academic All Mid-American Conference honors for the second consecutive year. The Huskies return to the mat Friday, Nov. 15 when they play host to Bucknell before welcoming Harper College and Rider University to DeKalb for the Huskie Duals on Sunday, Nov. 17. Both events will take place in the Convocation Center.

Matthew Schmitt (Photo/WVU Athletics) MORGANTOWN, W. Va. -- Redshirt junior Matthew Schmitt of the West Virginia University wrestling team announced his decision to sit out of the 2019-20 season to train for the 2020 United States Olympic Team Trials on April 4-5, 2020. Schmitt's decision comes after he earned the right to an Olympic redshirt following a sixth-place finish at 60 kg in Greco Roman at the 2019 US Open in Las Vegas, Nevada, from April 25-26. "It's an incredible opportunity to be able to train for the Olympics," Schmitt said. "There are so many things that have to happen in order for me to make it to the Olympic Trials, but I am thankful for West Virginia University - they have allowed me to chase my dreams. It's a true testament to the coaching staff and their dedication to get this program to the next level." An Olympic redshirt is designed to allow qualified student-athletes to train for the Olympic games, without losing a year of eligibility. Furthermore, an Olympic redshirt does not count against an existing redshirt season, giving the student-athlete a sixth-year of NCAA competition. "When we are recruiting kids, we are trying to sell them on fulfilling their dreams, and every wrestler has a dream of being an Olympic champion," second-year coach Tim Flynn said. "We want kids to come here with aspirations of being the best, so we are going to do whatever we can to help Matt get there. We want nothing more than for Matt to become a member of Team USA and go on to be an Olympic champion." Schmitt finished the 2018-19 season with an 18-8 record and appeared in his second NCAA Tournament at 133 pounds. The Platte City, Missouri, native has a career record of 42-22 in two seasons in Morgantown. Schmitt will have two years of eligibility remaining following the redshirt. West Virginia will compete in its second open tournament of the season, on Saturday, Nov. 9, as the team travels to Boone, North Carolina, for the 2019 Mountaineer Invitational. The tournament is hosted by Appalachian State and is slated to begin at 9 a.m. ET.

Jaydin Eierman announced this week that he will be entering the transfer portal, signaling his intention to transfer immediately from the University of Missouri. He then announced he will become an Iowa Hawkeye. The Eierman transfer comes on the heels of news that Greg Kerkvliet has decommitted from Ohio State and will also be looking for a new home for his college wrestling career. The decisions caused the typical pearl clutching of Wrestling Twitter, but at its heart actually indicates a healthy student-focused approach to the health of the student-athlete. There are plenty of wrestlers who believe that loyalty and observation of long-standing norms are the only way forward. But as a former competitor and coach I know that the stress of competition at the Division I level can cause plenty of emotional damage to a young person. That's not to indicate what is happening in these circumstances, but the mental health and well-being of the student-athletes must be paramount and to guarantee that means guaranteeing their unencumbered freedom in movement and school choice. Times have changes even since I left school in 2003. The wrestlers today are focused on the next stage of their careers while still in their collegiate singlets. This means that they are being drawn in by the RTC coaching staff and training situation as much as they are the food options in the dining hall and extracurricular activities popular with the coeds in the spring (read: drinking). That Eierman wants to put himself in a training situation that allows for Olympic success is to be admired. No matter his choice of school, it was a brave decision to risk a late career change in NCAA wrestling in the trust that it will positively impact the opportunity to become an Olympic-caliber athlete. Good luck to Eierman, Kerkvliet and any other wrestler out there who needs to make a change in their career. (But also … Iowa is loading up!) To your questions … Missouri head wrestling coach Brian Smith (Photos/Mark Lundy, Lutte-Lens.com) Q: Obviously, there have been a lot of changes at Missouri. Some coaches left in the offseason. J'den Cox left to train at the OTC. Now Jaydin Eierman is transferring. Do you expect Missouri to take a step back in the coming years? Or will Brian Smith keep the program as a perennial top-10 program? -- Mike C. Foley: Losing Eierman means losing points at the NCAA tournament, which absolutely means taking a step back in the near-term. In the long-term Smith's Tigers will rebound, largely because he's a hard-working, proven leader with the ability to develop talent. Coach Smith's system (whatever that looks like) has worked for him and I don't think that a series of changes in the near-term will force him to reorganize that system, or stop being able to properly teach techniques, motivate, or oversee fundraising. While it's never too early to be aware of these types of movements (especially when they are tightly grouped), I think Smith and his staff deserve the benefit of a few years to see if things turn sour, or the program stabilizes and continues marching forward. Q: What do schools like Missouri (smaller budget and basically no RTC) need to do to keep me their best wrestlers and their top recruits? There are vultures out there, man. -- @aelsayedjj Foley: If the top tier of schools attracting RTC talent and big recruits is Penn State, Ohio State, Michigan, Iowa, Nebraska, and Oklahoma State then that would make Mizzou the second tier. If you put Iowa and Penn State as Tier 1, the rest Tier 2, then they are Tier 3. That ranking doesn't matter too much except to illustrate that there is a significant distance to climb just to hope you could be on par with the established big shots. I'd say retreat. For now you make a tactical retreat and invest in the wrestlers and their development. Attract good COACHES and let the RTC worries go to someone else. You will lose an Eierman here or there, but you will likely win more at the NCAA level than you would chasing white whales on the recruiting trail and for your RTC. You also save the time suck of trying to raise $300K a year to keep your RTC functional. Improving as a coach will win more championships than snagging a few transfers. Q: What is the difference between an Olympic redshirt and a grayshirt? What is stopping someone not eligible for an Olympic redshirt from grayshirting and essentially doing the same thing? In both cases you are not enrolled at the school but still train there. Could someone just not enroll but train at the school's RTC before/after their freshman year and not lose eligibility since it's based on year/credits at school? -- @Wrestle_lift Foley: A grayshirt is taken BEFORE you start attending your chosen university and prevents your NCAA clock from starting on its five-year countdown. The Olympic redshirt can only be taken once you are in school and stops your clock for the season. I'm not sure that scenario you mentioned can be achieved. The wrestler who waits out before joining only has that one year. They can certainly take a redshirt their freshman year, but their clock would have started. I guess if a wrestler grayshirted last year and was eligible/approved for an Olympic redshirt in 2020 they could delay their clock for two straight seasons. Thankfully I don't think that has happened (yet). Q: What did you think of the officiating in Brady Berge's match where he was injured and why didn't the official stop the match? In the video I saw, he was clearly not defending himself, looked like a rag doll flopping around while his opponent was turning him, and then was clearly unconscious at the time of the fall. It's not like it all happened instantaneously either. There were two turns, and then Berge basically fell out of the turn onto his back. I am very curious why nothing was done to stop the match in the interest of safety. -- Rich W. Foley: First, I hope that Brady Berge is feeling better and that he was able to recover after what looked to be getting knocked unconscious. The Indian wrestler didn't have a clue anything was wrong and didn't look to have intentionally hurt Berge. He just wrestled until he was told to stop. Looked like Berge hit his forehead going in, or maybe the Indian wrestler tapped him on the temple with his knee when looking to circle around. The referee is one of the best in the world (1S) and while I can't speak for her I'm sure that she feels terrible for not seeing that the wrestler was in danger. Maybe it was because of where she was positioned, but regardless the referees do care for the athletes and I'm sure she would have stopped the match should she have recognized he was injured. Interestingly, the mat chair and judge also didn't have a clear look at Berge's face due to him being at a 45-degree angle. They often stop those progression when there is an injured wrestler unbeknownst to the referee. Oddly even the challenge brick came in a bit late (though that could be for several reasons), which is sometimes how these things get caught. Overall, I'd chalk it up to a set of bad circumstances that unfortunately left Berge in a dangerous position for far too long. The other note to make -- more for future reference -- is that if a wrestler loses consciousness because of impact to the head they are done for the tournament. If a wrestler is choked unconscious, then they are allowed to continue wrestling. Justification being that the latter is due to blood, not brain swelling. Again, I hope he has recovered. MULTIMEDIA HALFTIME Yazdani The Greatest Follow Snyderlaev Behind the Scenes at the World Championships! Q: Mason Parris was dominant at the Junior World Championships this past summer. He had a strong start to his season, winning convincingly over Demetrius Thomas of Pitt and Matt Stencel of Central Michigan at the Michigan State Open. He was dominated by Anthony Cassar last season and also lost to Trent Hillger. But this year he seems to be much improved. Do you see Parris as a legit threat to contend for a heavyweight title this season? -- Mike C. Foley: Parris is fully capable of winning the national title in 2020. Coaching, wrestling partners and access to the bet competitions will mean he'll be ready in March. That's not to knock Cassar who is the favorite, but Parris has improved over the past year and I would expect he continues that steep curve throughout the season. Demetrius Thomas is the man. Love watching that guy wrestle. Q: Will Virginia knock off Arizona State this weekend? Care to give a prediction? -- Mike C. Foley: I don't know, but I had a few cocktails last week and through some combination of nostalgia and scotch found my way onto the U.Va. gear store and stocked up on goodies. Win or lose they are a solid squad with a nice future ahead. #WarMueller J Jaggers coaching at the Michigan State Open (Photos/Sam Janicki, SJanickiPhoto.com) Q: It seems like J Jaggers is a Buckeye through and through. He's played a big part in the program's success. Do you know if he has aspirations of becoming a head coach? If so, do you think he will ever get a shot to lead a Division I program? -- Mike C. Foley: Why not?! He's coaches national champions, is well-liked, dresses the part, and has studied under one of the best in the business. I do think he'll get a chance, but to be clear I wouldn't be surprised if he's not able to find that opportunity for a few years. The market is tight and competition is fierce. Going off to develop a program can often mean less money, time away from your family, and limited returns for the first several years. Coaching is a tough game.

The fifth-ranked Nebraska wrestling team scored a pair of season-opening victories over ranked Division II foes as part of the Nebraska Duals on Thursday night. The event featured the Huskers, 24th-ranked Chadron State, Hastings College and fourth-ranked Nebraska-Kearney. The Big Red first grappled with Chadron State. The 1,477 fans in attendance at the Devaney Center had barely taken their seats before redshirt freshman Alex Thomsen (125) pinned Tate Stoddard in their 58-second match. The Huskers then scored decisions in their next five bouts. Zak Hensley (133), Christian Miller (141) and Caleb Licking (149) all secured victories before Johnny Blankenship (157) triumphed over fifth-ranked Chase Clasen 7-4. Following a closely-contested bout at 165 between Tate Allison and junior Dalton Peters, returning All-American Mikey Labriola (174) needed only 13 seconds to pin Gavin Eason. A sixth-place finisher at the 2019 NCAA Championships, the third-ranked Labriola began his sophomore campaign in style. Colton Wolfe (184) needed an extra period but came away with a 4-2 victory by taking down Terry Winstead in overtime. NU then closed out their first dual victory of the night with consecutive technical falls. Eric Shultz (197) stormed his way to 26-10 win over 10th-ranked Wade French before Christian Lance (HWT) overwhelmed Mason Watt 25-9 to give the Huskers a 37-3 win. Following a brief intermission, the Huskers squared off against the Lopers of Nebraska-Kearney (UNK) in a matchup of squads ranked in the top five of their respective divisions by the National Wrestling Coaches Association. No. 5 Nebraska got off to another fast start when Thomsen (125) followed up his pin with a 17-6 major decision over John Portillo. Hensley (133) didn't surrender a point to Scott Fulsos, winning 6-0. Perhaps the most exciting match of the night followed. Returning All-American and sixth-ranked Chad Red Jr. (141) battled second-ranked Wesley Dawkins. Not 30 seconds into the match, Dawkins had Red on his back, with the latter doing everything in his power to avoid a pin. Red was able to navigate his way out of trouble, yielding near fall points in the process. From that point forward, Red scored two takedowns and four near fall points on his way to a 10-7 triumph. Peyton Robb (157) won his match against Jacob Wasser by injury default before fifth-ranked Isaiah White (165) made his season debut. The returning All-American faced Matt Malcom, the top-ranked Division II wrestler in his weight class, and earned a hard-fought 6-4 decision. Following White's match (at the conclusion of which UNK was deducted one team point for unsportsmanlike conduct), the Huskers got pins from Labriola (174), fourth-ranked Taylor Venz (184) and David Jensen (HWT) in addition to Eric Shultz's second technical fall victory of the night. When all was said and done, the Huskers walked away with a resounding 47 - -1 win. Nebraska has a quick turnaround, as the team travels to Troy, N.Y. for the Journeymen/Defense Soap Wrestling Collegiate Classic on Sunday. Competition is slated to begin at 8 a.m. Central time and will take place at Hudson Valley Community College. Full Nebraska Duals match results can be seen below. #5 Nebraska 37, #24 Chadron State 3 125: Alex Thomsen (NEB) pinned Tate Stoddard (CHA) (0:58) (NEB 6, CHA 0) 133: Zack Hensley (NEB) dec. Brandon Kile (CHA) 9-4 (NEB 9, CHA 0) 141: Christian Miller (NEB) dec. Joseph Ritzen (CHA) 12-7 (NEB 12, CHA 0) 149: Caleb Licking (NEB) dec. Caleb Haskell (CHA) 7-1 (NEB 0, CHA 15) 157: Johnny Blakenship (NEB) dec. #5 Chase Clasen (CHA) 7-4 (NEB 18, CHA 0) 165: Tate Allison (CHA) dec. Dalton Peters (NEB) 3-1 (NEB 18, CHA 3) 174: #3 Mikey Labriola (NEB) pinned Gavin Eason (CHA) (0:13) (NEB 24, CHA 3) 184: Colton Wolfe (NEB) sv-1 Terry Winstead (CHA), 4-2 (NEB 27, CHA 3) 197: Eric Schultz (NEB) tech fall #10 Wade French (CHA) 26-10 (NEB 32, CHA 3) HWT: Christian Lance (NEB) tech fall Mason Watt (CHA) 25-9 (NEB 37, CHA 3) #4 UNK 54, Hastings 0 125: Josh Portillo (UNK) dec. Max Stevens (HAS) 15-11 (UNK 3, HAS 0) 133: Scott Fulsos (UNK) pinned Edrich Nortje (HAS) (5:32) (UNK 9, HAS 0) 141: #2 Wesley Dawkins (UNK) pinned Zac Charity (HAS) (2:08) (UNK 15, HAS 0) 149: Teontae Wilson (UNK) dec. Austin Mitchell (HAS) 9-7 (UNK 21, HAS 0) 157: Jacob Wasser (UNK) pinned Taygen Smith (HAS) (2:27) (UNK 24, HAS 0) 165: #1 Matt Malcolm (UNK) pinned Anthony Espinoza (HAS) (1:38) (UNK 30, HAS 0) 174: Terrell Garraway (UNK) pinned Shaun Van Der Torre (HAS) (3:18) (UNK 36, HAS 0) 184: Talon Seitz (UNK) pinned Jayden Miller (HAS) (2:01) (UNK 42, HAS 0) 197: Jace Lacaille (UNK) pinned Nolan Wandersee (HAS) (1:16) (UNK 48, HAS 0) HWT: Lee Herrington (UNK) pinned Marco Valdiva (HAS) (0:57) (UNK 54, HAS 0) #5 Nebraska 47, #4 UNK -1 125: Alex Thomsen (NEB) major dec. Josh Portillo (UNK) 17-6 (NEB 4, UNK 0) 133: Zach Hensley (NEB) dec. Scott Fulsos (UNK) 6-0 (NEB 7, UNK 0) 141: #6 Chad Red Jr. (NEB) dec. #2 Wesley Dawkins (UNK) 10-7 (NEB10, UNK 0) 149: Collin Purinton (NEB) tech. fall Teontae Wilson (UNK) 18-5 (NEB 15, UNK 0) 157: Peyton Robb (NEB) inj. def. Jacob Wasser (UNK) (1:58) (NEB 21, UNK 0) 165: #5 Isaiah White (NEB) dec. #1 Matt Malcom (UNK) 6-4 (NEB 24, UNK -1)* 174: #3 Mikey Labriola (NEB) pinned Talon Seitz (UNK) (2:09) (NEB 30, UNK -1) 184: #4 Taylor Venz (NEB) pinned Terrell Garraway (UNK) (3:24) (NEB 36, UNK -1) 197: Eric Shultz (NEB) tech. fall Jace Laicille (UNK) 27-11 (NEB 41, UNK -1) HWT: David Jensen (NEB) pinned Lee Herrington (UNK) (2:57) (NEB 47, UNK -1) *UNK deducted one team point for unsportsmanlike conduct #24 Chadron State 45, Hastings 3 125: Tate Stoddard (CHA) pinned Max Stevens (HAS) (3:37) (CHA 6, HAS 0) 133: Brandon Kile (CHA) pinned Edrich Nortje (HAS) (5:57) (CHA 11, HAS 0) 141: Zac Charity (HAS) dec. Joseph Ritzen (CHA) 6-3 (CHA 11, HAS 3) 149: Caleb Haskell (CHA) major dec. Austin Mitchell (HAS) 9-0 (CHA 15, HAS 3) 157: #5 Chase Clasen (CHA) dec. Taygen Smith (HAS) 8-2 (CHA 18, HAS 3) 165: Tate Allison (CHA) pinned Anthony Espinoza (HAS) (3:48) (CHA 24, HAS 3) 174: Gavin Eason (CHA) maj. dec. Shaun Van Der Torre (HAS) 14-2 (CHA 28, HAS 3) 184: Terry Winstead (CHA) pinned Joseph Felix (HAS) (0:27) (CHA 34, HAS 3) 197: #10 Wade French (CHA) tech. fall Nolan Wandersee (HAS) 15-0 (CHA 39, HAS 3) HWT: Mason Watt (CHA) pinned Marco Valdiva (1:21) (CHA 45, HAS 3)

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The fifth-ranked Badger wrestling team competed in "Mayhem on the Mainstage" at Buffalo on Thursday night and came away with a dominant win to remain undefeated on the season. Wisconsin (4-0) won the battle against the Bulls 34-3. In the 157-pound bout, Garrett Model put the team on his back and stole a technical fall from Buffalo's (0-1) Hunter Shaut. Model, a Stoughton native, scored 19 points in his match and snagged his second win of the season. No. 1 Seth Gross took on No. 13 Derek Spann in the 133-pound match with Gross coming away with a 6-3 decision. In just four matches with Wisconsin, Gross has taken down two ranked opponents with ease. At 165 pounds, No. 3 Evan Wick also faced a ranked opponent in No. 21 Troy Keller. Wick played defense and didn't give up a single point to the Buffalo wrestler. The redshirt junior took a major decision with a final 8-0 score. Three ranked Badgers -- No. 11 Tristan Moran, No. 13 Cole Martin and No. 7 Trent Hillger -- recorded major decisions over their opponents. At 141-pounds, Moran won his match again John Arceri, 10-2. In the 149-pound bout, Cole Martin defeated Kyle Todrank by a score of 10-2. In the final match of the night at heavyweight, Hillger put away Nolan Terrance outscoring the Buffalo Bull, 14-3. From the mat "I like what I saw tonight! There were some major improvements from last week. We have a quick turnaround competing in a tough environment tomorrow. We have to make sure we are ready!" - Head Coach Chris Bono "I felt good tonight and to my offense early and stayed on the offense. Everything just fell into place tonight." - Redshirt sophomore Garrett Model Wisconsin 34, Buffalo 3 125 - Michael Cullen (UW) over Kevin Meloni (UB) by dec. 5-2 133 - No. 1 Seth Gross (UW) over No. 13 Derek Spann (UB) by dec. 6-3 141 - No. 11 Tristan Moran (UW) over John Arceri (UB) by maj. dec. 10-2 149 - No. 13 Cole Martin (UW) over Kyle Todrank (UB) by maj dec. 10-2 157 - Garrett Model (UW) over Hunter Shaut (UB) by. tech. fall 19-1 165 - No. 3 Evan Wick (UW) over No. 21 Troy Keller (UB) by maj. dec. 8-0 174 - Jared Krattiger (UW) over Jake Lanning (UB) by dec. 6-3 184 – Tyler Dow (UW) over Pete Acciardi (UB) by dec. 2-0 197 – Sam Schuyler (UB) over Taylor Watkins (UW) by dec. 5-1 285 – No. 7 Trent Hillger (UW) over Nolan Terrance (UB) by maj. dec. 14-3 Up Next The Badgers have a quick turnaround and compete again Friday night at Saegertown High School in Saegertown, Pennsylvania, against Edinboro. The dual begins at 6 p.m. CT and will be broadcast live on FloWrestling.

Jaydin Eierman at the U23 World Championships (Photo/Kadir Caliskan, United World Wrestling) Jaydin Eierman will be an Iowa Hawkeye. After entering the transfer portal on Wednesday, Eierman announced Thursday on Instagram that he will be wrestling for the University of Iowa for his senior season after spending the past four years at Missouri. Eierman is taking an Olympic redshirt this season. "I'm committing to the University of Iowa because of its tradition and love for the sport," Eierman wrote on Instagram. "I wanted a place that could take my career further after college and I feel that this is the best opportunity for me. I believe that the coaching staff at Iowa can take me to the next level. I'm on the same mission, same me, same color, a better feel. Get ready Hawkeye nation!!" Eierman placed third at the NCAAs this past season at 141 pounds. He was fourth in 2018 and fifth in 2017. He recently competed at the U23 World Championships at 65 kilograms, where he went 1-1.

Ohio State's Luke Pletcher and Stanford's Real Woods are expected to meet on Sunday (Photos/Sam Janicki, SJanickiPhoto.com) The first weekend of the NCAA season delivered some notable upsets and meaningful results. This week has more marquee matches and will almost certainly change the headlines through the college wrestling world. The following is a preview of some of the top projected matches this weekend. 125: No. 2 Jack Mueller (Virginia) vs. No. 20 Brandon Courtney (Arizona State) When/Where: Saturday, Nov. 9 at 12 p.m. ET: Journeymen Northeast Duals (FloWrestling) Mueller started off his road back to the national title match with a first-period fall over Maryland backup Jarod Kosman last weekend. He went 21-1 last season with his only defeat coming against No. 1 Spencer Lee in the NCAA finals. Mueller holds a one-sided victory over Courtney, so he should be the favorite going into this match. However, a neutral-site match against a ranked opponent can always turn into a speed bump. After a redshirt year, Courtney started several matches for the Sun Devils last season. He finished the year 14-11, but looks to improve on that as the primary option this season. During his high school days, Courtney won three Arizona State titles and won Fargo. He has had some moments in his still nascent career, but this would be a big win for him. In their only career meeting Mueller scored a 16-1 technical fall over Courtney. His ability to score from the top position proved to be key in that match. On the feet, Courtney might be able to get to his offense and make some noise, but he really needs to find a way to stay off the bottom. Prediction: Mueller (Virginia) major decision over Courtney (Arizona State) 133: Joey Silva (Michigan) vs. Jamie Hernandez (North Carolina) When/Where: Friday, Nov. 8 at 7 p.m. ET: North Carolina at Michigan (BTN+) Neither one of these wrestlers is currently ranked, but that could change in the near future. Silva joined Michigan as a top recruit after a storied prep career in Florida. He won five state titles and also won four different NHSCA national titles. Last year he redshirted for the Wolverines and went 7-1 with his only loss coming against Hernandez's teammate Zach Sherman. Hernandez was part of the Tar Heels' strong 2017 recruiting class. He took some lumps during his redshirt season and only finished 7-5. However, last year he put together a solid 10-4 record as a reserve. Hernandez kicked off his season last weekend at the Southeast Open where he went 3-1 and finished third. Silva has been the more impressive wrestler on the collegiate scene so far. However, this will be one of his toughest tests to date. He enters the match as the favorite, but Hernandez should be a nice early challenge. Prediction: Silva (Michigan) decision over Hernandez (North Carolina) 141: No. 1 Luke Pletcher (Ohio State) vs. No. 14 Real Woods (Stanford) When/Where: Sunday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m. ET: Stanford at Ohio State (BTN+) Pletcher moved into the No. 1 spot at 141 pounds after knocking off No. 2 Dom Demas (Oklahoma) in overtime at the Michigan State Open. He finished the day by winning all five of his matched with two falls and two major decisions. Pletcher went 27-7 last year at 133 and finished fourth. It is still early in the season, but he looks like he could be one of the favorites at this weight. Woods was a top-30 recruit before joining Stanford last season. He redshirted and put together a 22-1 record. Woods' only loss came against No. 3 Nick Lee (Penn State) via decision at the Southern Scuffle. Also last season, he won the Princeton Open and scored victories over Corey Shie (Army) and Nate Limmez (Purdue). Woods got started this season with a strong showing at the Battle at the Citadel. He won the tournament with wins over No. 15 Sa'Derian Perry (Old Dominion) and Sal Profaci (American). The time appears to be now for Woods. He is a former blue chip recruit, who has shined in limited opportunities. However, he will certainly be up against it here. Pletcher enters this match after a huge win. Also, one of his strengths as a wrestler is his ability to control the pace and win close matches. Expect that experience to pay dividends here. Prediction: Pletcher (Ohio State) decision over Woods (Stanford) 149: No. 10 Matthew Findlay (Utah Valley) vs. No. 13 Griffin Parriott/Nate Limmex (Purdue) When/Where: Saturday, Nov. 9 at 12 p.m. ET: Journeymen Northeast Duals (FloWrestling) Findlay narrowly missed out on becoming an All-American at 141 pounds last season. He qualified for the NCAA tournament even after pulling out of the Big 12 tournament with an injury. He made it all the way to the blood round with wins over Corey Shie (Army), Sa'Derian Perry (Old Dominion) and Mike Carr (Illinois). However, Findlay could not get it done and finished his run in the round of 12. This match will be his season debut. Both Parriott and Limmex wrestled last weekend at the Michigan State Open. Parriott won his first match before medically forfeiting out. Limmex went 3-2 with one of those losses coming against No. 8 Sammy Sasso (Ohio State). Both Parriott and Limmex have experience, and it remains to be seen who will get the start against Utah Valley. Whoever goes for Purdue, this should be an interesting match. Parriott is currently ranked, and he will likely hold down this spot unless the injury is severe. Findlay holds a 10-3 victory over Limmex, but it should be a tougher match against Parriott. Prediction: Findlay (Utah Valley) decision over Parriott (Purdue) 157: Justin McCoy (Virginia) vs. No. 17 Jacori Teemer (Arizona State) When/Where: Saturday, Nov. 9 at 12 p.m. ET: Journeymen Northeast Duals (FloWrestling) McCoy redshirted last season at Virginia after a high school career that saw him place at Fargo and score a Pennsylvania state title. During his redshirt campaign, he went 25-3 and won three open tournaments. McCoy got off to a strong start to this season last weekend with a quick fall over a Division III opponent and a decision victory over Jahi Jones (Maryland). Teemer was a top-10 recruit when he signed with the Sun Devils prior to last season. Like McCoy, he redshirted his first season in college. He entered only two tournaments during the season, but he made the most of that time. He knocked off Sammy Sasso (Ohio State), Brayton Lee (Minnesota) and Khristian Olivas (Fresno State) at the Midlands and then won the National Collegiate Open to close out the year. At the NCO, Temmer scored a 7-5 victory over McCoy. Back in their high school days, Teemer was seen as the better prospect, but their only meeting so far was tight. Look for Teemer to go for some big moves early to widen the gap. However, this could turn out to be close once again. Prediction: Teemer (Arizona State) decision over McCoy (Virginia) 165: No. 8 Shane Griffith (Stanford) vs. No. 14 Ethan Smith (Ohio State) When/Where: Sunday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m. ET: Stanford at Ohio State (BTN+) Griffith had a very strong redshirt season after coming to Stanford as a blue chip recruit. He went 24-2 and oddly enough only lost to the NCAA runner-up No. 1 Vincenzo Joseph (Penn State) and the NAIA runner-up Ryan Niven (Grand View). Last weekend he kicked off his season with a tournament title at the Battle at The Citadel. In his first season as a starter Smith made the NCAA tournament and fell in the round of 16. He is expected to play a bigger role for the Buckeyes this season. Things got off to an interesting start at the Michigan State Open. He lost his first match to Reece Hughes (Michigan), who came into the tournament with a 12-11 career record in college. However, Smith then turned things around and wrestled back for third. This could serve as a coming out party for Griffith. He has a chance to make some noise at this weight in his first season as a starter. However, he will have to get past Smith. The Ohio State wrestler is looking to make strides this year, but so far the results have been mixed. Prediction: Griffith (Stanford) major decision over Smith (Ohio State) 174: No. 9 Dylan Lydy (Purdue) vs. No. 10 Anthony Valencia (Arizona State) When/Where: Saturday, Nov. 9 at 2 p.m. ET: Journeymen Northeast Duals (FloWrestling) After two-straight seasons of losing in the round of 12, Lydy is looking to become an All-American for the first time in his senior season. There has been a bit of an exodus at this weight this season, so he certainly has a realistic shot. Last weekend at the Michigan State Open, Lydy won two matches via major decision before defaulting out of the tournament. Both Valencia brothers moved up this season, and the new weight class could finally help Anthony get over the hump. He came to Arizona State as a big time recruit, but he has yet to become an All-American. Last season Valencia used a medical redshirt and only competed at the Midlands tournament. A victory here could signal a turnaround season. It is impossible to know how much the weight cut hurt Valencia in his first two seasons as a starter, but the rumors persisted that it was an issue. This will be his first big test at 174 pounds and his first action of the season. Even though it is only one match, it could say a lot about his prospects for the year. Prediction: Valencia (Arizona State) decision over Lydy (Purdue) 184: No. 10 Hunter Bolen (Virginia Tech) vs. Jack Jessen (Northwestern) When/Where: Sunday, Nov. 10 at 1 p.m. ET: Mat on the Mound (ACCNX) After qualifying for the NCAA tournament as a true freshman in 2018, Bolen used his redshirt season last year. During open competitions, he went 12-1 and picked up wins over Chip Ness (North Carolina), No. 11 Louie DePrez (Binghamton) and Jacobe Smith (Oklahoma State). His only defeat came against No. 3 Shakur Rasheed (Penn State). Bolen kicked off this season with a high scoring 10-9 decision over No. 19 Dylan Wisman (Missouri) last weekend. Jessen stayed in state and signed with Northwestern after spending his prep career in Illinois. He finished high school with a 149-7 record and was an eight-time Fargo placer. He redshirted last season and went 12-7 against a tough schedule. He finished the season with a first-place performance at The Last Chance Open. Jessen struggled when facing ranked opposition during his redshirt year. He will get a chance to change that early in the season against Bolen. The Virginia Tech wrestler picked up some impressive wins during his redshirt year a season ago, and it looks like he could have an impact on the 184-pound landscape. Prediction: Bolen (Virginia Tech) decision over Jessen (Northwestern) 197: No. 3 Kyle Conel (Penn State) vs. No. 13 Joshua Roetman (Navy) When/Where: Sunday, Nov. 10 at 2 p.m. ET: Navy at Penn State (BTN+) Conel has wrestled only two matches since his unlikely run to a third-place finish at the 2018 NCAA tournament. He returned to Kent State for what was supposed to be his redshirt season. However, he bowed out with a shoulder injury after only two bouts. After receiving another year and transferring to Penn State, he is expected to make his Nittany Lion debut here. Prior to last season, Roetman had a career record of 16-13. However, he put it together last year and finished 26-12 while qualifying for the NCAA tournament. He failed to place, but he did knock off Sawyer Root (Citadel) in the bracket. Root had majored Roetman earlier in the season, so he is clearly making strides and learning on the job. On one hand, Conel might be a bit rusty after wrestling only two matches over the last 17 months. On the other hand, he has clearly improved his training situation and may benefit from being in the Penn State room. Either way, he should be the favorite over Roetman, but it will be a good gauge to see where the former Kent State wrestler is that the moment. Prediction: Conel (Penn State) major decision over Roetman (Navy) 285: No. 7 Jere Heino (Campbell) vs. No. 8 Demetrius Thomas (Pittsburgh) When/Where: Saturday, Nov. 8 at 2 p.m. ET: Campbell at Pittsburgh (ACCNX) Heino has twice made the NCAA tournament. He took a redshirt season last year and only competed at the Midlands where he placed sixth. In that tournament, he defeated Ian Butterbrodt (Brown) and No. 11 Anthony Cassioppi (Iowa). Heino recently represented Finland at the 2019 World Championships. Thomas transferred to Pittsburgh from NAIA Williams Baptist prior to last season. In his first year at the Division I level, he went 27-6 and qualified for the NCAA tournament. He went only 1-2 at the tournament with a victory over No. 16 Gannon Gremmel (Iowa State). Thomas started this year off with a 4-1 performance at the Michigan State Open, which saw his only loss coming against No. 5 Mason Parris (Michigan). This might turn out to be one of the closer matches on the weekend. Heino has shown an ability score from the neutral position, which could go a long way in a heavyweight match. Of course, Thomas could instead slow the match down and make it a low scoring affair. Prediction: Heino (Campbell) decision over Thomas (Pittsburgh)

Pat Pecora picked up his 600th career dual meet victory (Photo/Ali Single) Two-time defending national champion Chris Eddins and 2019 national champion Tyler Warner each won by fall to help the top-ranked Pitt-Johnstown wrestlers close out the Rutgers Quad Meet with a lopsided 33-6 over Division I Long-Island Post, Saturday afternoon in Piscataway, NJ. The victory gave Head Coach Pat Pecora his 600th career win and lifted the Mountain Cats to 3-1 on the year. Coach Pecora, already the "winningest" Division II coach of all time, is now 16 victories shy of tying former Oregon State coach Dale Thomas' all-time wins mark among coaches in all divisions. Pitt-Johnstown started fast and ran out to a 19-0 lead after four bouts. Matt Siszka won an 8-2 decision at 125 lbs. and No. 1-ranked Tyler Warner pinned Michael Blando at 2:32 of the first period to give the Mountain Cats a 9-0 lead. Freshman Jacob Ealy then won a 13-3 major decision over Anthony Dushaj at 141 lbs., and Eddins pinned Chris Gomes just over a minute into the opening period to increase the lead to 19-0. After got a 9-4 decision win by Dominick Demarco over Nate Smith Smith at 157 lbs., Pitt-Johnstown answered with an 11-0 major decision by second-ranked Devin Austin at 165 lbs. LIU-Post was able to cut it to 23-6 with James Langan's win at 174 lbs., but No. 3-ranked connor Craig won by major decision at 184 lbs., and Alex Delp dealt Dan Shafran a 6-2 loss at 197 lbs. The Mountain Cats then got a 4-1 win by Tyler Oliver at 285 lbs. to wrap-up the 33-6 victory. Results: 125 lbs. Matt Siszka (UPJ) Decision James Ryan (LIU) 8-2 3-0 UPJ 133 lbs. #1 Tyler Warner (UPJ) Fall Michael Blando (LIU) 2:32 9-0 UPJ 141 lbs. Jacob Ealy (UPJ) Major Decision Anthony Dushaj (LIU) 13-3 13-0 UPJ 149 lbs. #1 Chris Eddins (UPJ) Fall Chris Gomez (LIU) 1:09 19-0 UPJ 157 lbs. Dominick Demarco (LIU) Decision Nate Smith (UPJ) 9-4 19-3 UPJ 165 lbs. #2 Devin Austin (UPJ) Major Decision Mike Parish (LIU) 11-0 23-3 UPJ 174 lbs. James Langan (LIU) Decision Dalton Group (UPJ) 8-4 23-6 UPJ 184 lbs. #3 Connor Craig (UPJ) Major Decision Dan McClure (LIU) 13-2 27-6 UPJ 197 lbs. Alex Delp (UPJ) Decision Dan Shafran (LIU) 6-2 30-6 UPJ 285 lbs. Tyler Oliver (UPJ) Decision Timothy Nagosky (LIU) 4-1 33-6 UPJ