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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- Bakersfield College Athletics is excited to announce the promotion of Marcos Austin to head wrestling coach this week. Marcos Austin"I am excited and honored to continue my coaching career as the head coach of Bakersfield College Wrestling," said Austin. "Bakersfield has a rooted tradition in wrestling and our coaching staff and I are eager to continue in that tradition." Prior to this season he had served as the Co-Head Coach for the past nine seasons. Prior to BC he was an assistant wrestling coach at Stockdale HS from 2007-2009. He was a wrestling student athlete at BC and in 2002 placed 7th at the CCCAA State Wrestling Championships. He then moved on to wrestle at Dickinson State University, an NAIA school located in Dickinson, North Dakota. While there he was an NAIA National Tournament Qualifier from 2003-2006. He graduated from DSU with a degree in business. "We are excited for Coach Austin to begin as Head Coach of the wrestling program," said Interim Dean of Kinesiology/Athletic Director Reggie Bolton. "He is more than qualified to lead the program and will bring plenty of energy and enthusiasm in leading, mentoring and coaching our student athletes."

Saturday: Jordan Burroughs vs. David Taylor, Adeline Gray vs. Tamyra Mensah-Stock (Photos/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) The college folkstyle season is finally starting to pick up steam, but that will not prevent yet another domestic freestyle event. FloWrestling presents a 11-match card headlined by a rivalry match between Jordan Burroughs facing off against David Taylor on Saturday. The two world champions are both favorites to win spots on the upcoming Olympic team at 74 and 86 kilograms respectively. Before that, they will need to revisit their extensive rivalry. The following is a match-by-match preview of the event. 155 pounds: Mitch McKee vs. Tristan Moran McKee has been active on the domestic wrestling circuit since finishing up his collegiate eligibility at Minnesota. His post-college career started at the Rumble on the Rooftop show with a 6-2 victory over Nick Dardanes. McKee returned to action this past November against collegiate rival Max Murin and dropped a 4-2 decision. He then represented the Minnesota Storm at the RTC and split a pair of matches with a 15-6 win over Kevin Jack and a 14-4 loss against Sammy Sasso. While at Minnesota, McKee was a two-time All-American with his best finish coming when he finished sixth as a junior. As a senior this past season at Wisconsin, Moran finished as a Second Team All-American. He went 21-7 and qualified for the NCAA tournament through the Big Ten. His collegiate career started at Oklahoma State where he spent three years before transferring to Wisconsin. As a senior, Moran picked up victories over the likes of Chad Red, Zach Sherman and Grant Leeth. McKee and Moran met three times on the collegiate mats. The Minnesota representative won the first match by fall during the 2019 season. Their first rematch came at the Big Ten tournament. This time Moran won a 7-6 decision. This past season, McKee pulled ahead with a 7-6 decision of his own. Not only does McKee have the advantage in the series, but he always performs better in freestyle. He should be able to score early and often in this match from both neutral and the top position. Prediction: McKee VSU1 over Moran 61 kilograms: Ronna Heaton vs. Desiree Zavala Heaton has had a very strong 2020. She finished second at Senior Nationals before entering the U23 Nationals and taking home the tournament title. Heaton then headlined the second Wisconsin RTC Underground show against Koral Sugiyama and scored a 10-7 victory. On the agre-group level, Heaton was also a two-time cadet world medalist after winning gold in 2015 and silver in 2016. Zavala has wrestled on a pair of freestyle cards this year. She dropped a 14-10 match against Jennifer Page on the debut NLWC show in what was a wild match. Zavala then dropped a 10-0 match against Macey Kilty on the undercard of the 195-pound 8-Man Challenge show. The highlight of her 2020 so far has been a gold medal at U23 Nationals where she bested Sophia Smith, Paige Respicio and Sugiyama by a combined 31-0 score. This has the potential to be a very exciting match. Both wrestlers score a lot of points and end up in more shootouts than their coaches would probably like. Heaton should likely be the favorite due to her international credentials, but there are a wide range of possibilities in this one. Prediction: Heaton VPO1 over Zavala 215 pounds: Nate Jackson vs. Wynn Michalak Jackson has had both an active and successful 2020. He finished second at Senior Nationals and also competed in the 195-pound 8-Man Challenge, NLWC 3 and the RTC Cup. Along the way, Jackson has picked up victories over the likes of Sammy Brooks, Ketih Gavin, Drew Foster and Brett Pfarr. Michalak was a three-time All-American at Central Michigan with his best finish coming during his senior season. That year, he finished second at 197 pounds. He continued to compete on the freestyle circuit and won Senior Nationals in 2015. In his last action, Michalak finished seventh at the 2019 Senior Nationals with wins over Michael Boykin, Tim Smith and Jeremiah Imonode. Jackson has been much more active recently and comes into this match with a bit of momentum. Michalak will give him a tough test but look for Jackson to push the pace and take this bout. Prediction: Jackson VPO over Michalak 61 kilograms: Seth Gross vs. Zane Richards Gross had some ups and downs during 2020, but he finished the year with a big victory. He faced off against Thomas Gilman in the main event of WRTC Underground 2 in what could potentially be a preview of the 57-kilogram Olympic Team Trials preview. Gilman was the aggressor throughout, but Gross slipped out of several offensive attacks. In the end, Gross took the match 4-4 on criteria. During the year, the former NCAA champion also picked up victories over the likes of Bryce Meredith, Zach Sanders and Darian Cruz. Richards finished 2019 by going 3-2 at that year's Senior Nationals with wins over Austin Miller, Jacob Moran and Eddie Kilmara. He returned to action mid-2020 on the Rumble on the Rooftop card. On that date, Richards engaged in a wild back-and-forth match against Sanders, and he ultimately won 13-11. The former Illinois wrestler finished his collegiate eligibility in 2017 with a seventh-place finish to become an All-American for the second time. Not only should Gross be the favorite in this contest, but the style should make for an exciting match. Richards is not afraid to engage in risky positions. This should allow Gross many opportunities to score and ultimately take the match. Prediction: Gross VSU1 over Richards 143 pounds: Ethan Lizak vs. Matt McDonough Lizak has picked up his pace over the last few months and wrestled in three events. Unfortunately for him, he has had some struggles. Lizak started 2020 late at Senior Nationals where he went 2-2. He picked up victories over Earl Hall and Michael Jaffe but dropped matches against Jaydin Eierman and Chad Red. Lizak returned on the debut show for the Pittsburgh WC and dropped a 4-1 match against Micky Phillippi. In his last action, the former NCAA runner up dropped a 4-3 decision against Kamol Begakov. McDonough will be returning to competitive action for the first time since 2015. The two-time NCAA champion finished his college career at Iowa back in 2013. He won titles as both a freshman and a junior and was a three-time All-American. On the international circuit, his best finish was a bronze medal at the 2014 University World Championships. This is an interesting match since both wrestlers really represent different generations of college wrestling. McDonough has been out of high-level action for so long, it is hard to see him have success here. However, in his prime, he would have the ability to get to legs and finish takedowns against Lizak, Prediction: Lizak VPO1 over McDonough 65 kilograms: Nahshon Garrett vs. Joey McKenna After finishing sixth at the 2019 Senior Nationals, Garrett's action in 2020 consisted solely of a performance at the RTC Cup. At the event, he went 2-3 with victories over Seth Gross and Zach Sanders. However, he also dropped a pair of matches against Vito Arujau as well as a bout against Jack Mueller. Garrett won an NCAA title during his senior year at Cornell and won Final X in 2018. McKenna's year got off to a tough start in 2020. He dropped an 8-2 match against Tyler Berger on the debut Wrestling Underground show in August. However, McKenna bounced back with a strong performance at Senior Nationals. He finished third with victories over Caleb Craig, Kevon Davenport, Jaden Abas, Chad Red, Nick Dardanes, Jaydin Eierman and Yahya Thomas. McKenna's only defeat came against Andrew Alirez. During his collegiate career at both Ohio State and Stanford, he was a three-time All-American and one-time NCAA finalist. Garrett should have a speed and quickness advantage on the feet. However, McKenna will be the larger wrestler and has always had solid defense. Garrett might be able to get on the board early, but once McKenna gets a feel for the pace, he should be able to pull it out. Prediction: McKenna VPO1 over Garrett 51 kilograms: Emily Shilson vs. Erin Golston This past year Shilson wrestled in Senior Nationals, U23 Nationals and Junior Nationals. She finished sixth on the senior level but won titles at both age-group levels. On the way to those titles she outscored her opponents by a combined 80-6 score. Shilson also wrestled at Beat the Streets and the undercard of the 195 pound 8-Man Challenge card with victories over Charlotte Fowler and Stefana Jelacic respectively. Golston is a three-time junior world medalist who moved up to the senior level after winning a silver medal in 2013. During the 2019 season, she scored silver medals at the Dan Kolov-Nikola Petrov tournament, the Pan American Championships and the Bill Farrell Memorial International. This past year, Golston wrestled on a pair of streamed cards. At the HWC Showdown Open, she scored a dominant 10-0 victory over Devyn Gomez. Golston returned at WRTC Underground 2 and took home a 7-1 victory over Maria Vidales. Shilson has a bright future ahead of her, but this match might be too much too soon. Golston is now a seasoned veteran at this point, and she should be able to use her physical advantages to make this a low scoring bout. If she can control the pace and position, she should be able to take a close victory. Prediction: Golston VPO1 over Shilson 152 pounds: James Green vs. Pat Lugo Green's 2020 started prior to the pandemic shutdowns. The two-time world medalist entered the Matteo Pellicone but dropped his first match against Yones Emamichoghaei. Green returned to action in November at the HWC Showdown Open and defeated Alex Marinelli. He then joined the joint SERTC and NJRTC team for the RTC Cup. At the event, Green went 3-2 with victories over Brayton Lee and Anthony Echemendia. In his last action, the former Nebraska wrestler entered the 150-pound 8-Man Challenge. Green won his first two matches over Bryce Meredith and Alec Pantaleo, but he came up short in the finals against Bajrang Punia. Lugo appeared to be on the way to an NCAA title during his senior season at Iowa. Unfortunately, the tournament never materialized, and he had to settle for a First Team All-American honor from the NWCA. He then transitioned to freestyle and picked up a pair of impressive victories. Lugo took a 5-0 victory over Luke Pletcher at the Rumble on the Rooftop. He returned at the HWC Showdown Open and scored a 7-2 victory over Matt Kolodzik. Lugo then took a late-notice slot in the 150-pound 8-Man Challenge but dropped his opening match against eventual champion Bajrang. This bout might be a strength vs. strength situation. Both wrestlers like to get in the ties and dominate physically. Due to a slight size difference, the edge in that position will likely favor Green. On top of that, he has a vast edge in terms of freestyle experience. If he gets on top position, he could make a difference with his lace. Prediction: Green VPO1 over Lugo 97 kilograms: J'den Cox vs. Hayden Zillmer Cox started 2020 with a strong showing at the Granma y Cerro Pelado. He defeated Reineris Salas, Jacob Kasper and Yonger Bastida to claim the tournament title. The two-time world champion was set to return at the RTC Cup. However, shortly before the event, Cox announced that had received a positive COVID test. Cox returns to action here for the first time since that test result in his quest to a second Olympic team. Zillmer recently finished third at the 2020 Senior Nationals. Along the way, he picked up wins over the likes of Tim Dudley and Eric Schultz. His only defeat came in the semifinals against Kollin Moore. Zillmer returned to action at the RTC Cup. There he went 3-1 with victories coming over Ty Walz, Michael Macchiavello and Dudley. At his best, Zillmer is a tough defensive wrestler who is a tough out for anyone. In that sense, he should be a good test for Cox who is returning from a layoff. However, Cox holds multiple victories over Zillmer, so the result should not be in doubt. Prediction: Cox VSU1 over Zillmer 76 kilograms: Adeline Gray vs. Tamyra Mensah-Stock Gray is a seven-time world medalist and five-time world champion who is still looking for her first Olympic medal. This past year she competed in two events. At the Pan American Championships, she won her first two matches before taking an injury default in the finals. Gray returned at Senior Nationals and won all three of her matches in under six minutes total. Mensah-Stock is a two-time world medalist in her own right. In 2019 she brought through and won a gold medal at 68 kilograms. She had a limited 2020 that saw her compete at the Matteo Pellicone and Pan American Championships. In the first of the two tournaments, she wrestled her way to the finals and picked up an impressive victory over Blessing Oborududu but ultimately finished second. Mensah-Stock returned at the Pan American Championships and dominated her way through the field. She won the tournament with three falls along the way. A battle of world champions is always a treat, but it is even more interesting when it happens during domestic competition. Mensah-Stock does her best work when she is able to use her physical advantages and get to her leg attacks. Unfortunately, there are several factors working against here. Gray wrestles at a higher weight, has an equally physical style and has a much more diverse offense. Prediction: Gray VPO1 over Mensah-Stock 86 kilograms: Jordan Burroughs vs. David Taylor Burroughs began 2020 with a dominant performance at the Pan American Championships. The eight-time world/Olympic medalist won all three of his matches including an 8-1 win over rival Franklin Gomez. Burroughs returned to action against Zahid Valencia this past November. He fell behind the two-time NCAA champion early but stormed back to take the match 8-5. Burroughs has held down the U.S. spot at 74 kilograms since 2011, but he is expected to face his toughest domestic path during this Olympic cycle. Taylor returned from injury for the first time last March. The 2018 world champion qualified the 86-kilogram weight class for the upcoming Olympics with a 3-0 performance at the 2020 Pan American Olympic Qualification tournament where he defeated both Pedro Ceballos and Yurieski Torreblanca. Taylor looked equally dominant in an 11-0 victory over Myles Martin in July. However, he struggled against veteran Gabe Dean on the third NLWC show this past November. Burroughs and Taylor have a history. The former Nebraska wrestler owns a 4-0 edge over Taylor with their last meeting coming in the finals of the 2014 World Team Trials. Burroughs won the best-of-three series with a 2-0 sweep. In their final bout, Burroughs got on the board first with a blast double while on the shot clock. Taylor evened things with a counter takedown off a short shot. In the second period, the former Penn State wrestler pulled ahead with a single-leg attempt that led to a step out. Burroughs regained the lead with a re-shot single that he finished on the edge. He then iced it with another double in the middle of the mat. Not only was that match a long time ago, but both wrestlers have changed quite a bit. Burroughs has somewhat moved away from his blast double, but he is still able to get to legs and finish. On the other hand, Taylor has put on significant weight and moved up to 86 kilograms. In his recent bout against Valencia, Burroughs appeared to have some trouble with the size and reach of the larger opponent. However, he was able to turn up the heat late. What will happen if Taylor does not fade throughout the bout. Taylor thrives when he is able to push the pace, but will he be able to bully Burroughs around the mat? That seems unlikely. Taylor will likely be a much tougher test this time, but it is hard to pick against Burroughs ability to manage a match and pull out victories. Prediction: Burroughs VPO1 over Taylor

FRESNO, Calif. -- The Bulldogs' road dual at Stanford scheduled for Saturday evening has been postponed to due to the public health orders in Santa Clara County. The dual will look to be made up later this season as Fresno State returns to the mat at home on Friday, Jan. 15 against Wyoming (0-1) at 7 p.m.

FRANKLIN SPRINGS, Ga. -- The Coker University wrestling team opened its 2020-21 season with a 30-18 victory over Emmanuel (Ga.) Tuesday night (Jan. 5) in South Atlantic Conference Carolinas action. Emmanuel drew first blood with a victory by decision at 125 pounds, before No. 15 Omar Armengol got the Cobras on the board with a 14-7 decision over Allen Stone to tie the match. After Emmanuel won 141 pounds by forfeit, the Lions would go up by 12 picking up a win by fall at 149 pounds. The Cobras would get six points right back with Noah Inboden winning by forfeit at 157 pounds, before No. 15 Corey Christie cruised to an 18-0 technical fall over Jonathan Oldknow at 165 pounds. No. 16 Matt Shields would pick up a forfeit at 174 pounds to distance the Cobras from the Lions, before Emmanuel would earn a win by decision at 184 pounds. Corey Perkins-Willett worked to an 11-2 major decision at 197 pounds, before Hamilton Cooper closed out the match with a win by forfeit at 285 pounds. The Cobras (1-0, 1-0 SACC) return to action on Monday (Jan. 11) to host Queens (N.C.) in South Atlantic Conference Carolinas action. The match is set for a 6 p.m. start from the DeLoach Center, with video available at www.cokercobras.com. Results: 125: Tyler Snowden (Emmanuel) over Brandon Dasen (Coker) (Dec 10-7) 133: Omar Armengol (Coker) over Allen Stone (Emmanuel) (MD 15-7) 141: Nicholas Volies (Emmanuel) over Unknown (For.) 149: Dalton Flint (Emmanuel) over Michael (Alex) Miller (Coker) (Fall 0:50) 157: Noah Inboden (Coker) over Unknown (For.) 165: Corey Christe (Coker) over Jonathan Oldknow (Emmanuel) (TF 18-0 4:54) 174: Matt Shields (Coker) over Unknown (For.) 184: Markis Hill (Emmanuel) over Jordan Hall (Coker) (Dec 9-8) 197: Corey Perkins (Coker) over Seth Bell (Emmanuel) (MD 11-2) 285: Hamilton Cooper (Coker) over Unknown (For.) Extra: Hayden Snowden (Emmanuel) over Devin Holland (Coker) (Fall 6:54)

Braxton Amos wrestling Nicholas Boykin in the Senior Nationals semifinals in Greco-Roman (Photo/Sam Janicki, SJanickiPhoto.com) The Wisconsin RTC announced the first two matches for its Underground 3 event, which is slated for Jan. 20. Joe Dubuque will face Chris Fleeger in a battle of former Big Ten standouts. In addition, Class of 2020 top recruit Braxton Amos will meet three-time All-American T.J. Dudley. The event will be streamed on Rokfin. The Wisconsin's RTC press release is below. The Wisconsin RTC is extremely excited to announce the first two matches for the Jan. 20 Underground 3 card! First up, Braxton Amos will wrestle against T.J. Dudley, a three-time NCAA All-American, placing as high as second place at the NCAA tournament. This will be a freestyle match. The second match is going to be one to write home about! Both wrestlers were NCAA finalists in 2006, one at 125 pounds and the other at 133 pounds. Purdue alum Chris Fleeger and Indiana alum and current Princeton assistant coach Joe Dubuque will dust off their shoes for a freestyle match, which will be a fun one for all. You won't want to miss out on these two hammers when they throw down! Youth action will kick off at 6:30 p.m., with senior level matches starting at 7:00 p.m. Catch the Wisconsin RTC Underground events and much more content by subscribing to our Rokfin Channel by clicking on the red subscribe buttons. For only $9.99 a month, you get access to ALL content on the Rokfin website!

PHILADELPHIA -- The Pennsylvania Regional Training Center, in conjunction with the freshly relaunched Wrestlers in Business Network Philadelphia chapter, is excited to announce Summit 1, a 15-match card scheduled for January 29. The event, which will stream live via the PRTC's Rokfin channel, features elite high school, college and Senior-level matchups. The card's main event will pit 2017 NCAA champion and three-time NCAA finalist Mark Hall against two-time Indiana All-American Nate Jackson at 86 kg. Hall, who competed collegiately for Penn State, is a 2014 Cadet World champion and two-time Junior World champion. In June, Hall announced his intentions to compete post-collegiately for the PRTC and officially moved to Philadelphia in December. Jackson is an assistant coach at Princeton and a member of the New Jersey RTC. He is an experienced senior-level athlete with significant success under his belt including a 2019 Alexander Medved International title and runner-up finishes at the 2020 Senior Nationals and the 2019 Dave Schultz Memorial. More matches will be released in the following weeks leading up to the event. About the Pennsylvania Regional Training Center The Pennsylvania RTC (PRTC) is a non-profit organization that is for developmental and senior-level wrestlers who desire to train in an environment that specializes in the international styles of Freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling with the ultimate goal of becoming World and Olympic champions. The PRTC is dedicated to enriching lives locally and globally through the sport of wrestling. Learn more about the PRTC About the Wrestlers in Business Network The Wrestlers in Business Network is a national, non-profit networking group for everyone that is passionate about the sport of wrestling. They are dedicated to advancing careers, businesses, personal growth, and the sport that we all love. Simply put, WIBN uses the common bond of wrestling to achieve great things for all members and the sport.

SDSU's Zach Price picked up two wins over ranked wrestlers and entered the rankings at No. 13 (Photo/SDSU Athletics) InterMat released updated NCAA Division I wrestling rankings on Tuesday morning. Below is a look at this week's rankings report, which highlights notable results from the past week involving ranked wrestlers in each weight class. 125: No ranked matchups took place this week at 125 pounds, nor did any ranked wrestlers lose. There were no changes to the rankings. 133: South Dakota State's Zach Price went from unranked to No. 13 after getting wins over a pair of ranked wrestlers. Price opened his season with a 7-5 win over No. 11 Matt Schmitt of Missouri before defeating No. 7 Devan Turner of Oregon State. Schmitt dropped to No. 11, while Turner tumbled all the way down to No. 19 after going 0-3 on Sunday. In addition to losing to Price, Turner lost to Schmitt and North Dakota State true freshman Kellyn March, who debuted in the rankings at No. 18. 141: A couple ranked matchups occurred over the weekend, but no results that changed the rankings. No. 16 Allan Hart of Missouri pinned No. 18 Grant Willits of Oregon State. No. 13 Cody Trybus of Navy edged No. 14 Cole Matthews of Pitt in sudden victory. 149: No. 20 Bryce Andonian of Virginia Tech topped No. 9 Joshua Heil of Campbell in the only ranked matchup at 149 pounds. Andonian moved up to No. 13, while the three-time SoCon champion Heil slid down to No. 14. 157: Missouri's Jarrett Jacques, ranked No. 14 last week, picked up ranked wins over No. 13 Jared Franek of NDSU and No. 20 Hunter Willits of Oregon State. Jacques and Franek swapped places in the rankings, with Jacques going to No. 13 and Franek falling to No. 14. Franek also earned a victory over Willits, who stays at No. 20. 165: In the only ranked matchup of the week at 165 pounds, No. 10 Jake Wentzel of Pitt defeated No. 7 Tanner Skidgel of Navy, 5-2. Wentzel moved up to No. 9, while Skidgell fell to No. 10. 174: Kyle Briggs of Division III power Wartburg defeated No. 18 Julien Broderson of Iowa State on Sunday. Briggs posted a record of 26-2 last season and was an NWCA Division III First Team All-American. Broderson dropped two spots to No. 20 in this week's rankings. North Carolina's Devin Kane, who was previously ranked at 184 pounds, will be competing at 174 pounds and comes into the weight class ranked No. 12. 184: Wyoming Tate Samuelson picked up a win over previously ranked Alan Clothier of Northern Colorado and enters the rankings at No. 20. North Carolina's Clay Lautt, who was ranked at 174 pounds in the preseason, will be competing at 184 pounds and is now ranked No. 17. 197: No. 18 Stephen Buchanan of Wyoming earned a 7-2 win over No. 20 Jacob Seely of Northern Colorado in the only ranked matchup of the week at 197 pounds. Buchanan moved up a spot to No. 17. Junior world silver medalist Yonger Bastida entered the rankings at No. 18 after a dominant victory in his collegiate debut. He replaced teammate Marcus Coleman in the rankings. The two are expected to wrestle off for the starting spot. 285: There were a couple ranked matchups at heavyweight with both higher ranked wrestlers winning those matches. No. 8 Zach Elam of Missouri pinned No. 16 Brandon Metz of North Dakota State, while No. 9 Brian Andrews of Wyoming won by major decision over No. 15 Dalton Robertson of Northern Colorado. A.J. Nevills was pulled from the heavyweight rankings. He will not compete in Fresno State's lineup this season after injuring his thumb at Senior Nationals in October, which will require surgery. Army West Point's Ben Sullivan moves into the rankings at No. 20. Tournament rankings: Not much changed in this week's tournament rankings. Northern Colorado moved into the rankings at No. 24, while Lehigh dropped out of the rankings. Dual meet rankings: No. 23 Northern Colorado defeated No. 24 Wyoming 24-19 on Sunday. Wyoming dropped out of the dual rankings. West Virginia moved into the rankings at No. 25.

On Sunday, December 27, the NCWA Board of Directors met for the third time to determine the outlook for the delayed 2021 winter season. After a brief discussion with each conference chairman concerning their respective conference teams ability to participate, it was determined that no conference had even 20% participation. Four of the eight conferences had no teams that would be permitted by their universities to travel or have other teams on campus. Therefore, no allowable competition this semester. Based upon these difficult numbers, the board concluded that the NCWA will be unable to sponsor a season of competition in 2020-21. NCWA member teams who's universities are allowing competition are encouraged to compete under the guidelines provided by their respective institutions. No Athlete will be in any way penalized for competition during the 2020-21 season and no eligibility is forfeited by the athletes choosing to participate in any event this season. The board has had discussions concerning a collegiate invitational tournament that could give participating athletes a season ending event. If such an event holds interest to NCWA and or NCAA Schools please contact jim@ncwa.net to discuss details. Any events available to NCWA athletes can be posted here on the NCWA website. The Board has already begun to plan for the 2021-22 season and encourages teams to recruit athletes to their programs with the knowledge that there will be a strong 2021-22 wrestling season for NCWA Programs.

Kyle Snyder will be competing Henri Deglane Grand Prix (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) USA Wrestling is expecting to send a 33-athlete delegation to the Henri Deglane Grand Prix, which is set for Jan. 15-17 in Nice, France. The squad includes nine women's freestylers, 10 men's freestylers and 12 Greco-Roman athletes. The tournament will start Jan. 15 with women's freestyle, followed by men's freestyle on Jan. 16 and wrapping up with Greco-Roman on Jan. 17. Among the USA's entrants, there are two Olympic champions, four World champions and five World medalists. 2016 Olympic champions Helen Maroulis and Kyle Snyder will be competing in Nice. Both are also two-time World champions. Maroulis, who was the first woman in USA Wrestling history to win an Olympic title, last competed at the Pan American Olympic Qualifier in March, where she earned gold and qualified the U.S. at her weight, 57 kg, for the 2021 Olympics. Snyder, the youngest Olympic wrestling champ for the USA, won gold at the Pan American Championships in Ottawa, which were also held in March. The four World champs taking to the mat are Jacarra Winchester (53 kg WFS), Tamyra Mensah-Stock (68 kg WFS), Kyle Dake (74 kg MFS) and David Taylor (86 kg MFS). Dake is a two-time World champion at 79 kg, winning gold in 2018 and 2019. Next weekend will mark Dake's first international competition in exactly one year as he last competed at the Matteo Pellicone Tournament in January 2020. Taylor also won his World title in 2018 but was unable to compete in 2019, due to injury. His first international competition back was in March at the Pan Am Olympic Qualifier, where he won a gold medal to qualify the U.S. for the Tokyo Olympics. Winchester and Mensah-Stock both claimed World titles in 2019 in Kazakhstan at 55 kg and 68 kg, respectively. As 55 kg is not an Olympic weight, Winchester dropped down to 53 kg for the Olympic year and won the spot to represent the United States at the Pan Am Olympic Qualifier, where she qualified the U.S. with a silver medal. Having already qualified her weight, Mensah-Stock competed at the Pan American Championships, dominating her way to a gold. The Senior World medalists in the mix include men's freestylers James Green at 65 kg, who won bronze in 2015 and silver in 2017, two-time bronze medalist Nick Gwiazdowski at 125 kg and 2017 silver medalist Thomas Gilman at 57 kg as well as women's freestyle star and 2018 silver medalist Sarah Hildebrandt at 50 kg. The Greco team will feature primarily Marine athletes, including 2019 World Team members Raymond Bunker and John Stefanowicz. Also heading to France is 2019 Pan Am Games champion and two-time World Team member Pat Smith. USA Wrestling will update how to watch the event as the information becomes available. Schedule (6 hours ahead of U.S. Eastern Time) Friday, Jan. 15 10:30 a.m. - Qualification rounds and finals (all women's freestyle weights) 8:30 p.m. - Awards ceremony Saturday, Jan. 16 10:30 a.m. - Qualification rounds and finals (all men's freestyle weights) 8:30 p.m. - Awards ceremony Sunday, Jan. 17 10:30 a.m. - Qualification rounds and finals (all Greco-Roman weights) 8:30 p.m. - Awards ceremony U.S. men's freestyle roster 57 kg: Vitali Arujau (Titan Mercury WC/Spartan RTC) 57 kg: Thomas Gilman (Nittany Lion WC) 57 kg: Nick Suriano (Sunkist Kids) 61 kg: Joe Colon (Titan Mercury WC) 65 kg: James Green (Sunkist Kids/SERTC) 65 kg: Yianni Diakomihalis (Titan Mercury WC/Spartan RTC) 74 kg: Kyle Dake (Titan Mercury WC/Spartan RTC) 86 kg: David Taylor (Nittany Lion WC) 86 kg: Zahid Valencia (Sunkist Kids) 97 kg: Kyle Snyder (Titan Mercury WC/Nittany Lion WC) 125 kg: Nick Gwiazdowski (Titan Mercury WC) U.S. Men's Freestyle National Coach - Bill Zadick, Colorado Springs, Colo. Coach - Jake Varner, State College, Pa. Coach - Mike Grey, Ithaca, N.Y. Coach - Mark McKnight, State College, Pa. U.S. women's freestyle roster 50 kg: Sarah Hildebrandt (New York AC/USOPTC) 50 kg: Amy Fearnside (Titan Mercury WC/USOPTC) 53 kg: Jacarra Winchester (Titan Mercury WC/USOPTC) 57 kg: Helen Maroulis (Sunkist Kids) 57 kg: Lauren Louive (New York AC/USOPTC) 62 kg: Kayla Miracle (Sunkist Kids) 62 kg: Macey Kilty (Sunkist Kids/Tar Heel WC) 68 kg: Tamyra Mensah-Stock (Titan Mercury WC/USOPTC) 68 kg: Forrest Molinari (Sunkist Kids) 68 kg: Victoria Francis (Titan Mercury WC) U.S. Women's Freestyle National Coach - Terry Steiner, Colorado Springs, Colo. Coach - Mark Perry, Tempe, Ariz. Coach - Jon Morrison, College Park, Md. U.S. Greco-Roman roster 60 kg: Thomas Hicks (Marines) 63 kg: Colton Rasche (Marines) 63 kg: Devin Hester (Marines) 67 kg: Jamel Johnson (Marines) 67 kg: Raymond Bunker (Marines) 77 kg: Pat Smith (Minnesota Storm) 77 kg: Peyton Walsh (Marines) 82 kg: John Stefanowicz (Marines) 87 kg: Terrence Zaleski (Marines) 87 kg: Vaughn Monreal-Berner (Marines) 87 kg: Joel Nivar (Marines) 97 kg: Daniel Miller (Marines) Coach - Jason Loukides, Camp LeJeune, N.C. Medical - Terry Grindstaff Medical - Jeremy Frank Official - Drew Hayes Team leader - Cody Bickley

The 2021 NCAA Division I wrestling season opened this past weekend with dual meets, triangulars and quadrangulars. While not all conferences were in action, there was still plenty of NCAA wrestling action Saturday and Sunday. Here are five takeaways from the opening weekend in college wrestling. It will be a messy college wrestling season With the COVID-19 pandemic still raging, look for many college wrestling events to be canceled in this already-shortened season. The NCAA Division I wrestling was supposed to kick off Friday night with UNC hosting Campbell. At 11 a.m. ET on Friday, UNC's Twitter posted this announcement: "North Carolina's season-opening wrestling match against Campbell on January 1 has been postponed because of COVID-related protocols within Carolina's team. The team will work to reschedule at a later time." On Saturday just after 2 p.m. ET, Lehigh's Twitter account posted: "Today's match vs. Hofstra has been canceled due to a positive COVID test among a member of Hofstra's Tier 1 personnel." Canceled events will lead to other canceled events as teams deal with COVID issues within their teams. Fans will look forward to dual meets or individual matches that will not happen, unfortunately, because of COVID-19. It will be a messy college wrestling season. Yonger Bastida gets ready to make his Iowa State debut (Photo/Iowa State Athletics) Yonger Bastida passes the eye test Bastida, a 2019 junior world silver medalist, made his college wrestling debut on Sunday and earned a 15-8 victory over Wartburg's Kobe Woods, who entered the match ranked No. 11 in Division III. Bastida is still learning folkstyle, but he is a tremendous talent. Look for him to continue to get more comfortable as a folkstyle wrestler as the season progresses. On Sunday, Bastida was hit for stalling in the first period after failing to return Woods to the mat, was penalized a point for a full nelson and lost a scramble. Those things are to be expected for someone who has only been in the country for 40 days. But let's focus on what did well. He scored six takedowns (and nearly a couple more), rode Woods for nearly three minutes and was able to get off the bottom fairly easily. Assuming Bastida can hold off Marcus Coleman for the starting spot in the Cyclone lineup, the Cuban could be a force to be reckoned with at 197 pounds. ISU coach Kevin Dresser was pleased with what he saw from Bastida. "As you can see, there's a lot of really good there," Dresser said after the meet. "He's just got to figure out some things. But boy can he explode." Mizzou looks strong Missouri entered the season ranked No. 10 in InterMat's dual meet rankings and No. 18 in the tournament rankings. The Tigers looked sharp on opening weekend, posting a 3-0 mark with wins over South Dakota State, North Dakota State and Oregon State, outscoring their opponents 114-12 and notching 10 wins over ranked wrestlers. Brian Smith's Tigers have a balanced team with seven ranked wrestlers and a few more on the verge of breaking into the rankings. One weight to watch for the Tigers is 157 pounds. Returning starter Jarrett Jacques and talented freshman Keegan O'Toole shared starting duties this past weekend. Both went 2-0. The 14th-ranked Jacques had two wins over ranked wrestlers, beating No. 13 Jared Franek of North Dakota State and No. 20 Hunter Willits of Oregon State. O'Toole, one of the nation's top recruits in the Class of 2020, had a pin and a technical fall. Northern Colorado head wrestling coach Troy Nickerson (Photo/UNC Athletics) Northern Colorado is on the rise Northern Colorado, under the guidance of seventh-year head coach Troy Nickerson, is a program on the rise. Five of Northern Colorado's 10 starters entered the season ranked by InterMat. One of those wrestlers is Senior Nationals freestyle champion Andrew Alirez, who is ranked No. 7 at 149 pounds. The 23rd-ranked Bears opened the season against No. 24 Wyoming on Sunday. The dual meet was a tale of two halves, with Northern Colorado winning the first five matches and Wyoming closing strong by winning the final five. Ultimately, bonus points proved to be the difference in the dual meet as Northern Colorado collected three pins on the way to a 24-19 victory. One of those pins came from Alirez, who defeated Jaron Jensen for the third time in his young college career. Keep an eye on Northern Colorado this season. The Bears' first major test will come Jan. 22 when they host Oklahoma State in a dual meet that will feature several ranked matchups. Kellyn March defeated Oregon State's Devan Turner (Photo/Zachary Lucy, NDSU Athletics) NDSU's Kellyn March is a wrestler to watch at 133 pounds North Dakota State true freshman Kellyn March made his college wrestling debut this past weekend. March has big shoes to fill with the graduation of four-time NCAA qualifier and Big 12 champion Cam Sykora. So far he looks to be filling those shoes quite nicely. The four-time South Dakota state champion posted a 2-0 record over the weekend, outscoring his two opponents 21-9. His most notable victory was a 14-5 major decision over Oregon State's seventh-ranked Devan Turner. Against Turner, March fell behind early after getting taken down but dominated the rest of the way. He led 4-2 in the second period before throwing Turner to his back late in the period to extend his lead to 10-2 after two periods. March looked strong in all positions over the weekend. While it was not Turner's weekend (he went 0-3, with two of his losses coming by major decision), March is certainly a wrestler to keep an eye on as the season progresses.

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- The Utah Valley University wrestling team opened its 2020-21 season with a bang by crowning six champions at the season-opening Cal Poly Round Robin Tournament on Sunday afternoon at the Mott Athletics Center in San Luis Obispo. Senior 174-pounder Demetrius Romero and redshirt freshmen Ty Smith (133 pounds) and Kekana Fouret (165) all went 3-0 en route to winning their respective weight classes, while freshman 157-pounder Danny Snediker and sophomore Jacob Armstrong (197) each went 2-0, and freshmen Kase Mauger and Dawson Collins each compiled 1-0 records to share the 125-pound title. "We are grateful for the opportunity to compete and it felt great to get back out on the mat today," head UVU coach Greg Williams said. "With this format, we had the opportunity to get more matches -- not only for our starters but also our backups. This is necessary this season so that we can see where they are at, and in some weights our backups competed just as well as our starters. So overall, I am happy the ground that has been gained with our depth and how everyone competed as a whole." After missing all but the first tournament of the 2019-20 season with a knee injury, the 2019 Big 12 champion and sixth-ranked 174-pound senior Romero picked up right where he left off in 2018-19 by going a perfect 3-0 on the day to win his weight class. After opening with a third-period fall over Christian Rodriguez of Fresno State (5:50) in his opening match, the two-time UVU NCAA qualifier then found himself in a battle with a fellow ranked foe in No. 20 Bernie Truax of Cal Poly. Trailing 3-2 in the third, Romero muscled a double-leg takedown with one minute to go to take a late 4-3 lead. With just under a minute remaining in regulation, Truax managed to gain an escape point to tie the bout at 4-4 and send the contest to overtime. In the first sudden victory period, the redshirt senior Romero used his experience to get in on a shot and score the winning takedown to take the contest by a score of 6-4. Then in his final match of the day, Romero concluded his unblemished outing with a dominant 16-0 technical fall victory over Jared Priest of Cal Poly. The redshirt freshman Smith too went a perfect 3-0 on the day en route to winning the 133-pound title. In his first action as a Wolverine, Smith picked up wins over Fresno State's Haiden Drury (5-2), Cal Poly's Adam Jacob (4-2) and Cal Poly's Benny Martinez (9-5) on his way to winning the 133-pound title. At 165, both redshirt freshman Fouret and senior Koy Wilkinson competed well for the Wolverines by compiling a 5-1 combined record. Fouret won the 165-pound bracket by going 3-0 while Wilkinson finished right behind him with a 2-1 showing. Fouret picked up wins over Cal Poly's Nathan Tausch (5-0), Cal Poly's Kendall La Rosa (14-0) and Fresno State's Beau Colombini (medical forfeit), while Wilkinson defeated Fresno's Colombini (10-2) and CP's La Rosa (3-2). The freshman Snediker also won the 157-pound title after going a perfect 2-0 on Sunday. In his first official collegiate action, Snediker picked up a 7-3 decision over Cal Poly's Max Anderson followed by a quick first-period fall over Cal Poly's Daniel Vizcarra (1:24) to go undefeated on the day. Up a weight class this season at 197 pounds, Armstrong too went 2-0 on the day for UVU en route to winning his weight class. The UVU redshirt sophomore recorded wins over Cal Poly's Trevor Tinker (8-3) and his teammate Josh Harkey (5-2) to win another title for the Wolverines. At 125 pounds, UVU freshmen Mauger and Collins split title honors by each going 1-0 with respective 6-2 and 12-3 victories over Fresno State's Anthony Molton. With a total of 18 Wolverines in action on the day, junior 184-pounder Ashton Seely (2-1), sophomore 133-pounder Kainalu Estrella (2-1), freshman 149-pounder Jaxon Garoutte (2-2), and the senior 165-pounder Wilkinson (2-1) all picked up two wins on the day, while freshman 141-pounder Stockton O'Brien (1-2), 31st-ranked sophomore 149-pounder Cameron Hunsaker (1-3), junior 157-pounder Jed Loveless (1-1), sophomore 174-pounder Chris Fasano (1-2), freshman 184-pounder Hunter Morse (1-2) and sophomore heavyweight Chase Trussell (1-1) all recorded one win apiece. Two-time UVU NCAA qualifier and ninth-ranked 125-pounder Taylor LaMont and junior 141-pounder Isaiah Delgado were both sidelined on the day due to contract tracing from COVID-19. Both are expected to be back and in time for Friday's home opener. Originally scheduled for head-to-head dual meets, Sunday's action was switched to a non-team scored round robin tournament to try to get each wrestler more matches, as it featured a pair of wrestlers in each weight class (where available) from UVU, fellow Big 12 Conference foe Fresno State, and the host Cal Poly Mustangs. The Wolverines will now return to Orem to kick-off a two-match homestand beginning on Friday, Jan. 8. UVU will first welcome California Baptist to town for a traditional dual meet at noon MT at Lockhart Arena on Jan. 8, before hosting the UVU Round Robin Tournament on Saturday, Jan. 23. The UVU Round Robin Tournament will feature No. 11 Arizona State, Wyoming and UVU, and will be contested on two mats that day in the UCCU Center.

LARAMIE, Wyo. -- Hibernation is over. Northern Colorado wrestling made that statement loud and clear in its 24-19 season-opening dual win over Wyoming. The Bears jumped out to a 24-0 by the break with three falls in the first five matches. Jace Koelzer (125), Andrew Alirez (149) and Nick Knutson (157) each pinned their opponent to start their 2021 campaign. Koelzer came out full of energy to kick off the season. He had four takedowns and a four-point near fall putting him on the verge of a tech fall victory when he pinned Wyoming's Brendon Garcia at the 5:59 mark. Alirez took on another ranked opponent in No. 31 Jaron Jensen. He earned his first fall of the season at the 4:40 mark after racking up three takedowns in the first and second periods. North Dakota State graduate transfer Nick Knutson made his impact on the UNC lineup with his pin of Logan Jensen just before the buzzer of the first period. The pin at 2:59 was the fastest of the day for UNC as he made it 24-0. Mosha Schwartz (133) and Chris Sandoval (141) each chipped into the Bears' early lead with a pair of decisions. Schwartz defeated Job Greenwood 6-5 and Sandoval beat Chase Zollman 3-1. Schwartz's escape and takedown in the second period was the difference in his match, while Sandoval needed a takedown with 1:08 left in the third period to earn the tight 3-1 win. Wyoming made a charge at UNC in the second half of the dual, but the quick burst out of the gate was enough for the Bears to secure the win. Results: 125: Jace Koelzer Fall (5:59) over Brendon Garcia 133: Mosha Schwartz Dec. (6-5) over Job Greenwood 141: Chris Sandoval Dec. (3-1) over Chase Zollman 149: Andrew Alirez Fall (4:40) over Jaron Jensen 157: Nick Knutson Fall (2:59) over Logan Jensen 165: Cole Moody Fall (6:15) over Billy Higgins 174: Hayden Hastings Dec. (5-0) over Damen Pape 184: Tate Samuelson Dec. (3-1 SV) over Alan Clothier 197: Stephen Buchanan Dec. (7-2) over Jacob Seely HWT: Brian Andrews Maj. Dec. (10-2) over Dalton Robertson What's Ahead: Northern Colorado will wrestle in their lone non-conference duals of the season next Monday, January 11. UNC heads to California to take on California Baptist and Cal Poly in San Louis Obispo. UNC and CBU square off at 6 pm MT and Poly and the Bears at 8 pm MT. Both duals will be on Flo Wrestling.

The University of Pittsburgh wrestling team needed a spark on Sunday evening in the season-opening dual match against the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis. And senior leader and team captain Jake Wentzel provided that boost for the Panthers (1-0, 0-0 ACC). With his team trailing 14-3 after dropping four of the first five bouts to the Midshipmen (0-1, 0-0 EIWA), Wentzel won his opening match of the season against No. 7 Tanner Skidgel of Navy by a 5-2 decision, sparking a furious Pitt rally that saw the visitors take the last five contests of the dual to triumph 22-14. "Jake found a way tonight, even when it didn't look like it was going to go his way," Pitt head coach Keith Gavin said of Wentzel. "The upper weights did a really nice job. We know we can count on the likes of Wentzel, Harvey and Bonaccorsi, but it was great to see McGill and Slinger win as well." The Panthers, who were ranked No. 14 by the NWCA Coaches Poll ahead of the 2021 season, won against Navy for the first time since 1995. The teams hadn't met in wrestling since 1997. Also crucial in Pitt's fourth consecutive season-opening victory under Gavin were technical falls earned at 197 pounds and heavyweight by Nino Bonaccorsi and Jake Slinger, respectively. Both put on impressive scoring performances to tally bonus points for the Panthers, with Bonaccorsi's last-second technical fall giving Pitt its first lead of the dual at 17-14. Also winning for the Panthers, two-time defending ACC champion at 133 pounds Micky Phillippi began his 2021 campaign with a steady 8-3 decision, while redshirt freshman Jared McGill and senior captain Gregg Harvey also edged out decisions that were vital to continuing Pitt's momentum late in the dual. "We knew Navy would fight hard," Coach Gavin added. "They have a strong team led by a new coach in Cary Kolat. We have a lot of respect for those guys. We're also very thankful to get the dual in as well as extra matches. Every wrestler that traveled competed twice, so we're appreciative of Navy's efforts in helping to make that happen with us." The Panthers and Midshipmen also utilized an additional mat during and after the dual to give numerous student-athletes on both teams the opportunity to compete. Pitt's starters faced Navy's reserves and vice versa following the dual as well. Full results from Sunday's action are available below. Results: 125 | Logan Treaster (Navy) dec. Colton Camacho (Pitt), 5-1 (Navy leads, 3-0) 133 | Micky Phillippi (Pitt) dec. Jacob Allen (Navy), 8-3 (Tied 3-3) 141 | Cody Trybus (Navy) dec. Cole Matthews (Pitt), 6-4 (SV1) (Navy leads, 6-3) 149 | Casey Cobb (Navy) dec. Luke Kemerer (Pitt), 5-3 (Navy leads, 9-3) 157 | Andrew Cerniglia (Navy) tech. fall Tyler Badgett (Pitt), 16-1 (Navy leads, 14-3) 165 | Jake Wentzel (Pitt) dec. Tanner Skidgel (Navy), 5-2 (Navy leads, 14-6) 174 | Jared McGill (Pitt) dec. Dean Caravela (Navy), 3-2 (Navy leads, 14-9) 184 | Gregg Harvey (Pitt) dec. Shane Finney (Navy), 12-7 (Navy leads, 14-12) 197 | Nino Bonaccorsi (Pitt) tech. fall Malcolm Wiley (Navy), 24-9 (Pitt leads, 17-14) HWT | Jake Slinger (Pitt) tech. fall Riley Smith (Navy), 15-0 (Pitt wins, 22-14) Additional Results: 125 | Colton Camacho (Pitt) dec. Grant Treaster (Navy), 5-0 133 | Micky Phillippi (Pitt) tech. fall Luke Lucerne (Navy), 23-8, 6:39 133 | Ryan Michaels (Pitt) dec. Jacob Allen (Navy), 9-5 133 | Luke Lucerne (Navy) dec. Ryan Michaels (Pitt), 3-1 141 | Cole Matthews (Pitt) dec. Tyler Hunt (Navy), 9-4 149 | Casey Cobb (Navy) dec. Mick Burnett (Pitt), 5-1 157 | Tyler Badgett (Pitt) dec. Val Park (Navy), 4-2 SV1 157 | Andrew Cerniglia (Navy) tech. fall Dallas Bulsak (Pitt), 17-1, 2:38 157 | Val Park (Navy) fall Dallas Bulsak (Pitt), 5:45 165 | Jake Wentzel (Pitt) maj. dec. Henry Hague (Navy), 10-0 174 | Jared McGill (Pitt) pins Ethan Stern (Navy), 3:13 174 | Tommy O'Brien (Pitt) maj. dec. Ethan Stern (Navy), 15-3 174 | Dean Caravela (Navy) dec. Tommy O'Brien (Pitt), 5-4 184 | Gregg Harvey (Pitt) maj. dec. Gary Eakin (Navy), 13-4 184 | Nicholas Meglino (Pitt) maj. dec. Gary Eakin (Navy), 14-4 184 | Shane Finney (Navy) pins Nicholas Meglino (Pitt), 6:25 197 | Nino Bonaccorsi (Pitt) pins Paul Warner (Navy), 1:44 197 | James Lledo (Pitt) pins Paul Warner (Navy), 0:40 197 | James Lledo (Pitt) pins Malcolm Wiley (Navy), 0:58 285 | Jake Slinger (Pitt) pins Christian Bryant (Navy), 1:37

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- Three Bulldogs went undefeated and earned top honors in their weight class on Sunday in the season-opening Cal Poly Tri-Meet hosted in the Mott Athletics Center. Redshirt senior 141-pounder DJ Lloren went 3-0 with a pair of decisions and a fall while redshirt freshman Kyle Parco also went 3-0 at 141 pounds with two decisions and a technical fall. Redshirt sophomore Hunter Cruz was a perfect 4-0 at 184 pounds with a fall and three decisions, including a hard-fought 7-5 win in sudden victory in his first round match against Ashton Seely of Utah Valley. Five other 'Dogs earned wins on Sunday as freshman Haiden Drury tallied three wins at 133 pounds. Three Bulldogs each earned one win apiece at 149 pounds as both redshirt junior Chris Deloza and freshman Anthony Federico both knocked off nationally-ranked Cameron Hunsaker of Utah Valley while freshman Aaron Gandara earned a 6-0 win in his first match. Finally, redshirt junior Beau Colombini defeated Kendall La Rosa, 6-2 at 165 pounds in the second round before suffering an injury in his third round bout shut him down for the day. Notables Four newcomers made their debuts at Fresno State on Sunday as Anthony Molton (125 lbs.) joined Drury, Federico and Gandara as 'Dogs suiting up for the first time. Utah Valley earned six champions while Cal Poly and Fresno State had two champions apiece. Up next The Bulldogs stay on the road next week traveling to No. 18 Stanford on Saturday at 7 p.m. PT. Cal Poly Round Robin Results Round 1 125: Kase Mauger (UVU) dec. Anthony Molton (FS), 6-2 133: Ty Smith (UVU) dec. Haiden Drury (FS), 5-2 141: No. 14/15/16 DJ Lloren (FS) won by fall over Stockton O'Brien (UVU), 5:59 149: Logan Gioffre (CP) dec. Anthony Federico (FS), 4-0 149: Chris Deloza (FS) dec. No. -/-/31 Cameron Hunsaker (UVU), 7-1 165: Koy Wilkinson (UVU) maj. dec. Beau Colombini (FS), 10-2 174: No. 8/6/6 Demetrius Romero (UVU) won by fall over Christian Rodriguez (FS), 5:50 184: Hunter Cruz (FS) dec. Ashton Seely (UVU), 7-5 SV 285: Chase Trussell (UVU) dec. Randy Gonzalez (FS), 2-0 - Rankings by FloWrestling/InterMat/Trackwrestling Round 2 133: Haiden Drury (FS) dec. Benny Martinez (CP), 7-1 141: Kyle Parco (FS) dec. James Emmer (UVU), 9-2 149: Logan Gioffre (CP) dec. Chris Deloza (FS), 4-3 149: Aaron Gandara (FS) dec. Jaxon Garoutte (UVU), 6-0 165: Beau Colombini (FS) dec. Kendall La Rosa (CP), 6-2 174: Jarad Priest (CP) maj. dec. Christian Rodriguez (FS), 15-1 184: Hunter Cruz (FS) vs. Tyler Gianakopulos (CP), 8-3 Round 3 133: Haiden Drury (FS) dec. Adam Jacob (CP), 3-1 141: Kyle Parco (FS) tech. fall Stockton O'Brien (UVU), 18-3 141: No. 14/15/16 DJ Lloren (FS) dec. Wyatt Cornelison (CP), 8-2 149: Legend Lamer (CP) won by fall over Chris Deloza (FS), 0:55 149: Anthony Federico (FS) dec. No. -/-/31 Cameron Hunsaker (UVU), 5-2 165: Nathan Tausch (CP) won by injury default over Beau Colombini (FS), 0:40 174: No. 23/-/20 Bernie Truax (CP) won by fall over Christian Rodriguez (FS), 1:06 184: Hunter Cruz (FS) won by fall over Will Kloster (CP), 4:26 285: Samuel Aguilar (CP) dec. Randy Gonzalez (FS), 8-1 - Rankings by FloWrestling/InterMat/Trackwrestling Round 4 125: Dawson Collins (UVU) maj. dec. Anthony Molton (FS), 12-3 133: Haiden Drury (FS) dec. Chip Estrella (UVU), 3-1 SV2 141: Kyle Parco (FS) dec. Wyatt Cornelison (CP), 12-5 141: No. 14/15/16 DJ Lloren (FS) dec. James Emmer (UVU), 9-3 149: Legend Lamer (CP) won by fall over Aaron Gandara (FS), 2:56 149: Jaxon Garoutte (UVU) dec. Chris Deloza (FS), 8-3 174: Chris Fasano (UVU) maj. dec. Christian Rodriguez (FS), 10-1 184: Hunter Cruz (FS) dec. Hunter Morse (UVU), 5-2 - Rankings by FloWrestling/InterMat/Trackwrestling

LEWISBURG, Pa. -- The Bucknell wrestling team returned to the mat on Sunday by hosting LIU and VMI in a round-robin tournament at Gerhard Fieldhouse. Vincent Andreano's performance at 174 pounds was a highlight for the Bison. The sophomore went 3-0 with a pair of pins; his first, of LIU's Tom DiGennaro, came in the first period while his second, of VMI's Joel Diaz, came with just two seconds remaining on the clock. Andreano was one of six Bison to go undefeated on the day, joining Darren Miller (3-0 at 133), Brandon Seidman (2-0 at 125), David Campbell (2-0 at 141), No. 11 Zach Hartman (2-0 at 165) and Dorian Crosby (2-0 at 285). Five freshmen who made their collegiate debut picked up their first career victories. Joining Crosby in that group were Kurt Phipps (141), Logan Sanom (149), Nick Delp (157) and Austin Walley (184). Sanom and Delp's came by fall while Walley and Crosby's came by major decision. Walley impressed in his debut. He rattled off three-straight victories, with two coming by commanding major decisions, en route to a 3-1 record. In total, Bucknell racked up bonus points in 16 bouts, winning seven by fall, one by technical fall and eight by major decision. The Bison next travel to Hempstead, N.Y. to take on Hofstra and Navy on Sunday, Jan. 10 at 2 p.m.

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. -- Central Michigan won all 10 matches and scored bonus points in six of them on Sunday in topping Olivet, 44-0, in a nonconference dual wrestling meet at McGuirk Arena. It was the season opener for the Chippewas, who are ranked 21st nationally by the National Wrestling Coaches Association. CMU coach Tom Borrelli mixed in several young faces with his veterans against the Division III Comets, who were also wrestling their season opener. The Chippewas got pin victories from Mason Breece (157 pounds), Landon Pelham (197) and Matt Stencel (285), technical-fall wins from Drew Hildebrandt (125) and Alex Cramer (165), and a major decision from Drew Marten (133). Hildebrandt is ranked seventh nationally, Stencel is fourth, and Marten is 19th. Dresden Simon (141), CMU's other ranked wrestler, did not wrestle against the Comets. It was Cramer's first match as a Chippewa after transferring from Old Dominion. The Chippewas got decision victories from Drew Marten (133), Hunter Watts (141), Corbyn Munson (149), Jake Lowell (174) and Sage Castillo (184). It was the first career dual-meet victories for Watts, a redshirt freshman, and for Castillo, a senior. "I think the important thing for our guys is getting into a routine, making weight for the first time, having to wrestle a different, not someone that you practice with on the mat," Borrelli said. "Also seeing how your body feels after making weight, making sure you make adjustments from week to week if you don't feel quite like you should. Those things are real important." Munson's 10-8 win at 149 was the most-competitive match of the dual. Munson, a redshirt sophomore, built an early 7-0 lead and appeared well in control before Olivet's Hunter Murphy rallied. Munson suffered an injury in the match and fell behind, 8-7, before staging a late comeback to secure the win. "I think any time you have to overcome adversity it's good for you," Borrelli said. "I think you gain confidence from that because you're in a tough situation and you figure out how to be successful. He was up 7-0 and then put himself in a bad situation and had to take injury time. He figured out how to win. Those are good things for us. Sometimes you're looking for those types of matches and to see how people respond and that's good for him." The Chippewas go to Missouri on Friday, Jan. 8, for a tri-meet with Mid-American Conference rival Missouri and non-league foe Wyoming. The Tigers, the perennial MAC champions, are ranked 10th, while the Cowboys are 24th. "We're really excited for that dual," Pelham said. "We try to approach every single week the exact same way … but it's one we've had on the calendar for a long time and we feel pretty confident in our abilities and in our lineup that we're going to go out there and make some noise and take care of business. "We've got to have a good week of training, everyone's got to take care of their weight, take care of their bodies and get ready to wrestle." Said Borrelli: "We know they're the team to beat in our league, so we know we're going to need a really good performance and we think we're capable of it. That's why you do this; you do this to compete against the best people and that's what we want." Results: 125 pounds: Drew Hildebrandt (C) tech. fall Cameron Mahlich, 18-2, 5:53 133: Drew Marten (C) major dec. Reese Wallis, 8-0 141: Hunter Watts (C) dec. Dylan Phelps, 10-5 149: Corbyn Munson (C) dec. Hunter Murphy, 10-8 157: Mason Breece (C) pinned Gabe Guerrero, 1:29 165: Alex Cramer (C) tech. fall Jerry Hall, 16-0, 6:04 174: Jake Lowell (C) dec. Owen Guildford, 12-10 184: Sage Castillo (C) dec. Adam Hall, 5-0 197: Landon Pelham (C) pinned Devlen Kuschel, 2:12 285: Matt Stencel (C) pinned Donovan King, 1:05

BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. -- The No. 4 NC State Wrestling team opens its season in style, as the Wolfpack traveled to Gardner-Webb and shutout the Runnin' Bulldogs 42-0. NC State won all 10 bouts on the day, and seven of those wins were for bonus points. Fr. Ed Scott (149 pounds) and No. 2 R-Sr. Hayden Hidlay (157) both scored pins. Scott ended his bout early in the second period at the 3:25 mark, and Hidlay needed just 53 seconds to score the fall. No. 10 R-Sr. Tariq Wilson (141) also ended his bout in the second period with a 17-2 tech fall. No. 7 R-So. Jakob Camacho (125), No. 16 R-So. Jarrett Trombley (133), No. 11 R-Sr. Daniel Bullard (13-3) and R-Sr. Nick Reenan all recorded major decisions. NC State has now won 18 straight duals dating back to the 2018-19 season, currently the nation's longest winning streak. Up Next: The Pack will hosts its first home dual of the season next weekend, as Appalachian State will visit Reynolds Coliseum Friday night. The dual will start at 7 p.m. and be stream on ACC Network Extra. Results: 125: #7 Jakob Camacho (NCSU) major dec. Austin Wadlow, 21-8 - 4-0 133: #16 Jarrett Trombley (NCSU) major dec. Todd Carter, 12-2 - 8-0 141: #10 Tariq Wilson (NCSU) tech fall Conrad Schiess, 17-2 - 13-0 149: Ed Scott (NCSU) fall Jason Muldrew, 3:25 - 19-0 157: #2 Hayden Hidlay (NCSU) fall Chase McKinney, 0:53 - 25-0 165: Donald Cates (NCSU) dec. Rodrick Mosley, 5-3 (TB1) - 28-0 174: #11 Daniel Bullard (NCSU) major dec. Samuel Mora, 13-3 - 32-0 184: Jacob Ferreira (NCSU) dec. Evan Schenk, 12-6 - 35-0 197: Nick Reenan (NCSU) major dec. Jack Trautman, 19-7 - 39-0 285: #19 Deonte Wilson (NCSU) dec. Anthony Perrine, 8-2 - 42-0 In addition, extra matches were held between the two teams: 125 Extra: Anthony Noto (NCSU) over Austin Wadlow (GWU) (MD 12-2) 125 Extra: Anthony Noto (NCSU) over Aedyn Concepcion (GWU) (MD 15-5) 133 Extra: Alex Urquiza (NCSU) over Todd Carter (GWU) (MD 16-4) 133 Extra: Ryan Jack (NCSU) over Joseph Mecham (GWU) (MD 12-2) 141 Extra: Kai Orine (NCSU) over Corbin Dion (GWU) (Fall 3:00) 141 Extra: Kai Orine (NCSU) over Conrad Schiess (GWU) (MD 12-2) 149 Extra: Hunter Lewis (NCSU) over Corbin Dion (GWU) (Fall 3:57) 149 Extra: Matt Grippi (NCSU) over Jacson Muldrew (GWU) (Fall 6:11) 157 Extra: AJ Kovacs (NCSU) over Chase McKinney (GWU) (Dec 9-3) 165 Extra: RJ Mosley (GWU) over Kai Bele (NCSU) (Dec 6-2) 165 Extra: Donald Cates (NCSU) over Austin Reames (GWU) (MD 18-7) 165 Extra: Kai Bele (NCSU) over Austin Reames (GWU) (Dec 10-3) 174 Extra: Alex Faison (NCSU) over Samuel Mora (GWU) (TF 23-8 6:40) 184 Extra: Evan Schenk (GWU) over Dylan Reinert (NCSU) (SV-1 7-5) 197 Extra: Tyrie Houghton (NCSU) over Jack Trautman (GWU) (Dec 8-4) 285 Extra: Colin Lawler (NCSU) over Gabriel Pickett (GWU) (Fall 0:00)

AMES, Iowa -- The Iowa State wrestling team (1-0, 0-0 Big 12) opened the season with a 35-6 victory over Wartburg (0-1, 0-0 ARC). The day consisted of a varsity dual, junior varsity dual and extra matches. In total, the Cyclones went 22-3 in individual matches. How It Happened In the varsity dual, the Cyclones won eight of the 10 bouts, with seven of their eight wins coming by bonus-point variety. Three true freshmen got the nod in the starting lineup, with all three coming away victorious. At 133 pounds, Zach Redding posted a 16-1 technical fall over Joe Pins. The Manorville, N.Y., native tallied four takedowns and a trio of two-point nerfalls en route to victory. Cam Robinson followed suit at 149 pounds. He won by 15-3 major decision over Brady Fritz, scoring on four takedowns and a four-point nearfall to cap off the match. At 197 pounds, Yonger Bastida began his Cardinal and Gold career with a 15-8 win over Kobe Woods. Bastida racked up six takedowns in the match, cruising to victory. Along with those ISU rookies, sophomore Tate Battani also made his debut in the Cyclone lineup. The Huxley, Iowa, native recorded a15-7 major decision over Jordan Bushey. Battani scored all of his points in the second and third periods, which included six takedowns. Senior Alex Mackall got the dual started in impressive fashion. It took him just 2:55 to turn Owen McClave to his back and secure the fall. Fellow senior Ian Parker also collected bonus points for the Cyclones, taking out Kris Rumph by 9-1 major decision. Sophomore David Carr had his offense on full display at 157 pounds. He notched two takedowns and three, four-point nearfalls as he went on to win by 17-0 technical fall in 4:42. Senior Gannon Gremmel closed out the varsity dual with a 17-4 major decision against Jordon Brandon. Gremmel scored on four takedowns, a four-point nearfall, a pair of stalling calls, two escapes and riding time. Results: 125: Alex Mackall (ISU) pinned Owen McClave (WC), 2:55. 133: Zach Redding (ISU) tech fall Joe Pins (WC), 16-1, (7:00). 141: Ian Parker (ISU) maj dec. Kris Rumph (WC), 9-1. 149: Cam Robinson (ISU) maj. dec. Brady Fritz (WC), 15-3. 157: David Carr (ISU) tech fall David Hollingsworth (WC), 17-0, (4:42). 165: Zane Mulder (WC) dec. Isaac Judge (ISU), 8-6. 174: Kyle Briggs (WC) dec. Julien Broderson (ISU), 8-1. 184: Tate Battani (ISU) maj. dec. Jodran Bushey (WC), 15-7 197: Yonger Bastida (ISU) dec. Kobe Woods (WC), 15-8 285: Gannon Gremmel (ISU) maj. dec. Jordan Brandon, 17-4. 125: Kysen Terukina (ISU) maj. dec. Brenden Baker (WC), 11-2. 133: Ramazan Attasauov (ISU) pinned Noah Padilla (WC), 1:45. 141: Todd Small (ISU) maj. dec. Brock Rathbun (WC), 12-4. 149: Ben Monroe (ISU) dec. Zayren Terukina (WC), 7-5. 157: Carter Schmidt (ISU) dec. Dallin Ewart (WC), 4-1. 165: Grant Stotts (ISU) pinned Matthew Doyle (WC), 1:25. 174: Mac Southard (ISU) maj. dec. Jacob Hermann (WC), 10-2. 184: David Papach (WC) won by injury default DeMichael Franklin (ISU). 197: Cody Fisher (ISU) won by forfeit. 285: Ethan Andersen (ISU) maj. dec. Eli Pannell (WC), 13-4. 141: Charlie Klepps (ISU) maj. dec. Nick Meling (WC), 13-5. 149: Jacob Perez-Eli (ISU) dec. Jacob McBride (WC), 7-5. 157: Carter Schmidt (ISU) dec. Blake Bauer (WC), 4-2. 157: Andrew Huddleston (ISU) dec. Carter Proffitt (WC), 7-4. 165: Brandon Tessau (ISU) dec. Braxton Doebel (WC), 8-4. Attendance: 1,138

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- No. 12 Mizzou Wrestling (3-0) opened its 2021 campaign with a bang Sunday, cruising to three dual victories over South Dakota State, North Dakota State and Oregon State. The Tigers improved as the afternoon progressed, beginning with a 33-9 win over the Jackrabbits. Mizzou then followed with a 38-3 triumph against the host Bison and capped its day with a 43-0 shutout victory over the Beavers. Overall, Mizzou tallied an impressive 10 triumphs over nationally ranked opponents, highlighted by a 12-0 major decision victory over No. 7 Devan Turner by redshirt junior Matt Schmitt. Redshirt Junior Allan Hart accounted for two of the Tigers' ranked wins, taking down the nation's No. 16 and No. 23 ranked foes at 141 pounds. Junior Brock Mauller, redshirt sophomore Peyton Mocco, redshirt freshman Sean Harman, redshirt sophomore Jeremiah Kent and redshirt sophomore Zach Elam all produced an unscathed 3-0 record in Sunday's duals. The Tigers continued their dominance into extra matches between the four programs following the traditional duals. Mizzou was victorious in eight of nine total supplemental contests with all results counting towards their 2021 individual records. True freshmen Josh Edmond, Colton Hawks, Keegan O'Toole and Duwayne Villalpando each tallied victories in their Mizzou debuts. Edmond and O'Toole both picked up wins in dual competition, while Hawks and Villalpando recorded victories in extra matches. HEAR FROM HEAD COACH BRIAN SMITH On Sunday's season-opening success… "First, we're just grateful to be here and competing. It took a lot of work by a lot of people to get us to this point. I brought up 18 wrestlers this weekend, seven of which were freshmen. When you walk out of the building with three dual wins and everyone is healthy, I'm definitely pleased. To be this young and this competitive, it's fun to be a part of." On the COVID-19 pandemic impacting the program this offseason… "It has affected us. It has affected everyone in the world. Last season we had our season shut down right before NCAA Championships. We came back this past July and have been really getting after it since September. We're getting tested three to four times a week and have faced a lot of challenges. We do the best we can considering the circumstances. But we're so thankful to be competing and I'm really proud of them." NO. 12 MIZZOU OVER (RV) SOUTH DAKOTA STATE, 33-9 125: No. 19 Connor Brown over Daniel Vega by 14-5 major decision 133: No. 30 Zach Price over No. 11 Matt Schmitt by 7-5 decision 141: No. 16 Allan Hart over No. 23 Clay Carlson by 14-4 major decision 149: No. 3 Brock Mauller over Hunter Marko by 8-2 decision 157: Keegan O'Toole over No. 24 Cade DeVos by fall (2:10) 165: No. 16 Peyton Mocco over Kenny O'Neil by 11-1 major decision 174: No. 26 Sean Harman over Cade King by 10-4 decision 184: No. 22 Jeremiah Kent over Nick Casperson by fall (1:47) 197: No. 8 Tanner Sloan over Canten Marriott by fall (2:37) HWT: No. 7 Zach Elam over Blake Wolters by 6-0 decision NO. 12 MIZZOU OVER (RV) NORTH DAKOTA STATE, 38-3 125: Noah Surtin over Ryan Henningson by fall (3:47) 133: Kellyn March over Trey Crawford by 7-4 decision 141: Josh Edmond over No. 24 Dylan Droegemueller by 14-5 major decision 149: No. 3 Brock Mauller over Jaden Van Maanen by 12-3 major decision 157: No. 13 Jarrett Jacques over No. 13 Jared Franek by 5-2 decision 165: No. 16 Peyton Mocco over No. 22 Luke Weber by 11-5 decision 174: No. 26 Sean Harman over Austin Brenner by 9-3 decision 184: No. 22 Jeremiah Kent over Gary Wokojance by 16-0 technical fall (4:54) 197: No. 19 Wyatt Koelling over Michael Nelson by 9-1 major decision HWT: No. 7 Zach Elam over No. 15 Brandon Metz by fall (4:30) NO. 12 MIZZOU OVER OREGON STATE, 43-0 125: No. 19 Connor Brown over No. 26 Brandon Kaylor by 8-6 decision 133: No. 11 Matt Schmitt over No. 7 Devan Turner by 12-0 major decision 141: No. 16 Allan Hart over No. 16 Grant Willits by fall (0:36) 149: No. 3 Brock Mauller over Lane Stigall by 9-5 decision 157: No. 13 Jarrett Jacques over No. 20 Hunter Willits by 3-2 decision 165: No. 16 Peyton Mocco over Dillon Ulrey by injury default (4:21) 174: No. 26 Sean Harman over Colton Beisley by 7-2 decision 184: No. 22 Jeremiah Kent over Ryan Reyes by 4-3 decision 197: No. 19 Wyatt Koelling over J.J. Dixon by fall (3:36) HWT: No. 7 Zach Elam by forfeit EXTRA MATCHES 125: Tanner Jordan (SDSU) over Noah Surtin by 7-6 decision 133: Trey Crawford over Trayton Anderson (SDSU) by 4-2 decision (SV1) 141: Josh Edmond over Daniel Kimball (SDSU) by 9-4 decision 141: Josh Edmond over Rylee Molitor (SDSU) by 15-8 decision 157: Keegan O'Toole over Jack Thomsen (SDSU) by 18-3 technical fall 174: Martell Boone over Jesse Shearer (NDSU) by 8-6 decision 184: Duwayne Villalpando over Noah Cressell (NDSU) by 13-0 major decision 184: Colton Hawks over Jacob Schoon (SDSU) by 1-0 decision 197: Colton Hawks over Cole Witzig (NDSU) by 6-3 decision #TIGERSTYLE TAKEAWAYS Mizzou improved to 4-2 all-time against South Dakota State, 4-0 versus North Dakota State and 6-1 against Oregon State following Sunday's tri-dual sweep. After falling in last year's season opener, Mizzou got back to its winning ways Sunday when kicking off a campaign. The Tigers won eight consecutive season openers from 2011-18 and nine of their past 10 overall. UP NEXT Mizzou is right back in action Friday (Jan. 8) with its 2021 home-opening duals. The Tigers will host No. 21 Central Michigan and Wyoming at 3 p.m. CT and 5 p.m. CT, respectively. Visit MUTigers.com for the latest information on all things Mizzou Wrestling. You can also find the Tigers on social media by liking us on Facebook (Mizzou Wrestling) and following us on Twitter and Instagram (@MizzouWrestling).

TEMPE -- The No. 10 Sun Devil wrestling team claimed their first victory of the 2021 season over Little Rock, 38-3, in Desert Financial Arena Saturday afternoon. "I think overall it was a good match and competed well," head coach Zeke Jones said. "We came and did what we were supposed to do. Our conditioning was solid and I think we wrestled well in all three positions and I liked our mentality." ASU notched five bonus-point wins, including three pins from Sun Devils Jacori Teemer (157), Cade Belshay (184) and Kordell Norfleet (197) to secure the win. Opening the match, redshirt junior Brandon Courtney (125) was put to the test against Jayden Carson, but was ultimately able to pull away to notch a 15-11 decision victory to put the Sun Devils on the board. Transfers Michael McGee (133) and Peter Lipari (141) made their debut in Sun Devil singlets as they claimed wins over their Little Rock counterparts. Redshirt senior Cory Crooks continued the success on the mat as Crooks extended ASU's lead to 13-0 over Little Rock with a decision win. He would be undefeated on the day with a second victory in the extra matches. After 38 seconds on the mat, Teemer would pin James Aziere to claim the first pin of the 2021 season while adding six points to the team score. Redshirt senior Anthony Valencia (165) kept his foot on the gas out of the break, earning his first bonus-point win this year and placing his name amongst the all-time ASU greats, tying for 9th all-time career bonus wins with 47 after picking up the technical fall over Alexander Hernandez, 20-3. Little Rock would follow-up with their lone victory on the day in the 174 weight class with Triston Wills defeating redshirt freshman Zane Coleman to put the Trojans on the board. This was the first dual as a Sun Devil for the Oklahoma native, Coleman. Redshirt senior Cade Belshay would top Teemer's pin time by one second to claim the fastest fall on the day. The Sun Devils didn't stop there as Chicago native Kordell Norfleet followed the lead of Teemer and Belshay, adding the final pin of the night in 1:41. "That's what makes Sun Devil Wrestling great. Guys like Teemer, Valencia and Norfleet come every day and are smashing machines, you can see why they are well skilled in all their areas, they put the work in to pay their dues and they get rewarded when they compete." At heavyweight, redshirt freshman Cohlton Schultz stepped onto the mat for the first time as a Sun Devil and closed out the dual for ASU with a solid 2-0 victory over Gabriel Beyer. With the individual matches in play for the NCAA Tournament, Courtney, McGee, Crooks, Valencia, Norfleet and Schultz are all 2-0. True freshman Jesse Vasquez also made an appearance with a 12-6 decision victory over Joseph Bianchi in 149. The Sun Devils will head to Norman to face No. 20 Oklahoma on Friday, January 8 at 6 p.m. MST. The bout can be streamed live on Fox Sports Arizona Plus. Remember to follow all of the action by following the team at @ASUWrestling on Twitter. Results: 125: Brandon Courtney (ASU) over Jayden Carson (UALR) (Dec 15-11) 133: Michael McGee (ASU) over Paul Bianchi (UALR) (MD 10-2) 141: Peter Lipari (ASU) over Conner Ward (UALR) (Dec 6-0) 149: Cory Crooks (ASU) over Kyle Prewitt (UALR) (Dec 9-3) 157: Jacori Teemer (ASU) over James Aziere (UALR) (Fall 0:38) 165: Anthony Valencia (ASU) over Alexander Hernandez (UALR) (TF 20-3 5:21) 174: Triston Wills (UALR) over Zane Coleman (ASU) (Dec 7-1) 184: Cade Belshay (ASU) over Zane Davis (UALR) (Fall 0:37) 197: Kordell Norfleet (ASU) over James Johnson (UALR) (Fall 1:41) 285: Cohlton Schultz (ASU) over Gabriel Beyer (UALR) (Dec 2-0) Post-dual results: 125: Brandon Courtney (ASU) over Hasan Krigger (Little Rock) (TF 24-8 7:00) 133: Michael McGee (ASU) over Jaylen Carson (UALR) (MD 19-5) 149: Cory Crooks (ASU) over Joseph Bianchi (UALR) (Dec 3-1) 149: Kyle Prewitt (UALR) over Julian Chlebove (ASU) (MD 21-8) 149: Jesse Vasquez (ASU) over Joseph Bianchi (UALR) (Dec 12-6) 165: Anthony Valencia (ASU) over Zeke Beach (UALR) (Fall 0:37) 174: Tanner Mendoza (UALR) over Ryan Moltz (ASU) (Dec 9-3) 174: Tanner Mendoza (UALR) over Alex Torres (ASU) (Dec 6-5) 174: Triston Wills (UALR) over Ryan Moltz (ASU) (TF 17-1 2:55) 197: Kordell Norfleet (ASU) over Brooks Sacharczyk (UALR) (TF 20-4 5:20) 197: James Johnson (UALR) over David Palosika (ASU) (MD 14-1) 197: Brooks Sacharczyk (UALR) over David Palosika (ASU) (MD 16-3) 285: Josiah Hill (UALR) over Chad Porter (ASU) (MD 10-2) 285: Gabriel Beyer (UALR) over Chad Porter (ASU) (Dec 4-1) 285: Cohlton Schultz (ASU) over Josiah Hill (UALR) (Fall 1:11)

BOONE, N.C. -- The Virginia wrestling team opened the 2021 season on Saturday (Jan. 2) with 23 wrestlers in competition at the Appalachian State Individual Quad at Varsity Gym in Boone, N.C. Wrestlers from Virginia and The Citadel joined competitors from host Appalachian State in the round-robin format competition. No champions were crowned for the event. It was the first competition of the season for both the Mountaineers and the Cavaliers, while The Citadel had a pair of dual meets in the fall. Virginia had 11 wrestlers go undefeated on the day and the Cavaliers combined for 29 bonus-point victories in 70 total matches wrestled. NOTES FROM THE MAT • The Cavaliers had 11 wrestlers go undefeated on the afternoon, including 10 wrestlers that went at least 3-0. • Both No. 14 Louie Hayes (Orland Park, Ill.) and Jake Keating (Naperville, Ill.) went 4-0 on the day. • Of the 29 bonus-point wins for UVA: 13 were by fall and nine were by technical fall. Seven were major decisions. • Four Cavaliers had two pins: Jay Aiello (Chantilly, Va.), Brian Courtney (Sayre, Pa.), Hayes and Justin McCoy (New Paris, Pa.) • Hayes turned in bonus-point wins in all four matches, recording two pins, a technical fall and a major decision. One of his victories came against 2020 SoCon Freshman of the Year and preseason All-SoCon selection Sean Carter. • Aiello, Courtney and McCoy all had two first-period pins as part of the undefeated outings. • Freshmen Dylan Cedeno (Fair Lawn, N.J.) and Hudson Stewart (Goode, Va.) went 3-0 in their UVA debuts. Cedeno had a pin and a major decision, while Stewart added a technical fall. • Miller's wins included a 4-0 decision over preseason All-SoCon selection Michael McAleavy. • Keating's victories included a win over 2020 NCAA qualifier Dazjon Casto of The Citadel. • For the day, 29-of-48 wins by UVA wrestlers were by bonus points. FROM HEAD COACH STEVE GARLAND "I am really happy leaving Boone today," said Virginia head coach Steve Garland. "We had a ton of guys wrestling today and got the matches we needed. There is nothing like competition to show you where you are as a team. Our leaders showed up today. Captains Louie Hayes, Brian Courtney and Jay Aiello were dominant all day. Justin McCoy was looking for bonus points all day as well. Quinn Miller and Michael Battista had some quality wins and we had some young guys, like Hudson Stewart and Dylan Cedeno for example, who looked great. The biggest thing is we now have some concrete action items and attack areas we need to work on this week, so we'll get back to work on Monday."

BOONE, N.C. -- Unbeaten days from Codi Russell, Thomas Flitz, Caleb Smith and Francis Morrissey, coupled with Will Formato's overtime win in a matchup of Southern Conference standouts, highlighted the season-opening performances at the App State Individual Quad event Saturday in Varsity Gym. Wrestlers from App State, Virginia and The Citadel combined to participate in more than 100 matches in an event that featured a round-robin format, with most competitors getting in three matches and some taking the mat as many as four times. Formato went 2-1 at 165 pounds, winning by a 16-0 tech fall against Virginia's Loudon Hurt and dropping a 7-5 decision against Virginia's Jake Keating (who had 42 wins in his first two competitive seasons) before earning a 3-1 decision against The Citadel's Dazjon Casto thanks to a takedown with six seconds left in the Sudden Victory-1 period. Formato executed a second-period escape with Casto at 57 seconds of riding time, and Casto tied the match with an escape early in the third period. In a SoCon dual last season, Formato also won in overtime against Casto, who qualified for the 2020 NCAA Championships. Along with Formato, the other Mountaineers with two wins Saturday were Mason Fiscella (2-1 with two pins at 197 pounds), true freshman Tristan Pugh (2-1 with two first-period pins at 149), Anthony Brito (2-1 at 141 pounds), Ramon Rodriguez (2-1 at 197), Julian Gorring (2-2 at 184 pounds), Cody Bond (2-2 at 157 pounds) and true freshman Tommy Askey (2-2 at 157). Flitz's 3-0 showing at 174 pounds included wins by decision against Virginia's Robby Patrick (6-2), The Citadel's Cole Burke (11-6) and 2019-20 Virginia starter Vic Marcelli (7-3). Making his official debut at 125 pounds, Russell posted a 3-0 record with an 18-1 tech fall against Virginia's Trey Lane, a 17-4 major decision against Virginia's Patrick McCormick (who went 12-5 for the Cavaliers at 125 last season) and an 11-3 major decision against Virginia's Sam Book, who entered this season with a 39-24 career record. Smith also produced an unbeaten mark at 125, going 4-0 with a major decision, two decisions and one medical forfeit. He started his day with a 4-1 decision against McCormick. A true freshman at 149 pounds, Morrissey had a second-period pin of The Citadel's Andrew Barnett, a 7-2 decision against Virginia's Patrick Evans and a 16-1 tech fall against The Citadel's Sabastian Collazo. Six App State wrestlers split their two matches: Sean Carter (1-1 at 133 pounds with an early takedown in a loss to 14th-ranked Louie Hayes of Virginia and a 6-4 decision against Virginia's Evan Buchanan), Tyler Kellison (1-1 at 133), Isaac Byers (1-1 at 141), Joshua Spurlin (1-1 with one pin at 141), Jack Campbell (1-1 with one pin at 149) and Jackson Boles (1-1 at 174).

BLACKSBURG -- Over 10 months from its last dual meet, Virginia Tech wrestling started 2021 the right way with a 28-6 win over Campbell in Cassell Coliseum Saturday afternoon. The eighth-ranked Hokies won eight matches over the Fighting Camels, including two bonus-point victories. MATCH HIGHLIGHTS Making his dual debut, freshman Sam Hillegas won in convincing fashion, pinning his opponent Shannon Hanna in 4:17. The Pittsburgh product was a two-time Pennsylvania state champion before signing with the Hokies in November 2019. After taking an Olympic redshirt for the 2019-20 season, 2019 NCAA Champion Mekhi Lewis returned to Cassell Coliseum and won a 13-4 major decision over Austin Kraisser. Lewis used a four-point near fall to separate himself and lead 10-2 after the first period. A reversal in the third and riding time gave Lewis the bonus-point victory. In the only ranked matchup of the day, No. 20 Bryce Andonian upset No. 9 Josh Heil via 12-9 decision. The two combined for six takedowns in what was a back-and-forth match, but Andonian was able to hold off Heil's late comeback attempt and start the season with a top-10 victory. Sam Latona and Andy Smith won by decision in their dual debuts. Latona, a redshirt freshman, took a 5-3 decision while the freshman Smith won 12-7. After missing all last season due to injury, Korbin Myers got back on the mat Saturday and earned a 4-1 decision win over Gabe Hixenbaugh. Myers had a takedown and an escape and held the riding time advantage to open the season with a victory. Results: HWT: No. 17 John Borst (VT) dec. Taye Ghadiali (CAM), 6-3 125: No. 18 Sam Latona (VT) dec. Zurich Storm (CAM), 5-3 133: No. 10 Korbin Myers (VT) dec. Gabe Hixenbaugh (CAM), 4-1 141: Sam Hillegas (VT) WBF Shannon Hanna (CAM), 4:17 149: No. 20 Bryce Andonian (VT) dec. No. 9 Joshua Heil (CAM), 12-9 157: Ben Barton (CAM) dec. Connor Brady, 7-4 165: No. 1 Mekhi Lewis (VT) MD Austin Kraisser (CAM), 13-4 174: Austin Murphy (CAM) dec. Kolton Clark (VT), 6-4 184: No. 2 Hunter Bolen (VT) dec. Caleb Hopkins (CAM), 4-3 197: Andy Smith (VT) dec. Levi Hopkins (CAM), 12-7 UP NEXT The Hokies will travel to Morgantown, W.Va., next week for a quad-meet with West Virginia, Ohio and Kent State. More information on the meet to be announced.

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wrestling team opened the 2020-21 season with a 48-0 sweep over Emmanuel College today. UTC won every match, plus four extra exhibition bouts, at Maclellan Gym. It was exactly 300 days ago the Mocs last competed at the Southern Conference Tournament on March 8 in Boone, N.C. UTC finally got its regular season underway, after a delayed start for all of NCAA Wrestling. "It was great to compete today," stated head coach Kyle Ruschell. "A lot of hard work over these last 10 months, but I was happy to see our guys make weight and go out there and compete." Senior Fabian Gutierrez set the tone early with a tech fall (16-0) over Anthony Cruz in the opening period. Junior Colton Landers followed that with a 13-3 major decision over Allen Stone. Junior Franco Valdes had a 6-1 decision over Nicholas Voiles at 141, followed by junior Tanner Smith's 14-2 major decision over Dalton Flint. Smith enters the season ranked No. 21 in the Flo Wrestling rankings. After a forfeit at 157, junior Drew Nicholson scored a tech fall (18-3) over Jonathan Oldknow at 165. Another forfeit at 174 was followed by No. 13 Matthew Waddell's first period pin over Markis Hill at 184. Freshman Logan Andrew closed out the dual with a 14-7 decision over Seth Bell, followed by another forfeit at 285. "I wanted to see how our guys would come out," stated Ruschell when asked about the goals of today's competition. "Some of them were a little nervous and some were just right. We know what we can start working on and we are ready to get prepared for the rest of the year." Gutierrez (125), junior Aidan Murphy (133), freshman Weston Wichman (157) and junior Hunter Fortner (174) all won exhibition matches after the dual. Murphy and Wichman both pinned their opponents, while Gutierrez and Fortner scored tech falls. Today's match was broadcast on ESPN+ and a link to the replay is available at the top of the page. Up next for the Mocs is a trip to Stillwater, Okla., for a quad dual against Oklahoma State, Oregon State and Little Rock on Sunday, Jan. 10. Results: 125: No. 19 Fabian Gutierrez (UTC) over Anthony Cruz (EC) (TF 16-0 4:00) 133: Colton Landers (UTC) over Allen Stone (EC) (MD 13-3) 141: Franco Valdes (UTC) over Nicholas Volies (EC) (Dec 6-1) 149: No. 21 Tanner Smith (UTC) over Dalton Flint (EC) (MD 14-2) 157: Weston Wichman (UTC) over (EC) (For.) 165: Andrew Nicholson (UTC) over Jonathan Oldknow (EC) (TF 18-3 7:00) 174: Hunter Fortner (UTC) over (EC) (For.) 184: No. 13 Matthew Waddell (UTC) over Markis Hill (EC) (Fall 1:01) 197: Logan Andrew (UTC) over Seth Bell (EC) (Dec 14-7) 285: Grayson Walthall (UTC) over (EC) (For.) Extra Matches: 125: Fabian Gutierrez (UTC) over Eli Horton (EC) (TF 16-1 2:57) 133: Aidan Murphy (UTC) over Martrez Huff (EC) (Fall 2:53) 157: Weston Wichman (UTC) over Jonathan Oldknow (Fall 2:53) 174: Hunter Fortner (UTC) over Hayden Snowden (EC) (TF 16-0 3:00)

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The University at Buffalo wrestling team finally opened the season on Saturday afternoon and looked impressive in a 20-12 win over Mid-American Conference foe Ohio. A number of new faces made their dual debut for the Bulls. One of those Bulls making their debut was freshman Tristan Daugherty. The Peoria, IL native earned a 2-0 decision of Gio DiSabato in the first match of the day at 125. Daugherty used an escape and the riding time point to earn his first career win. After dropping a decision at 133, the Bulls sent Derek Spann to the mat at 141. The redshirt-senior was bumped up a weight class this season after wrestling at 133. After giving up an early takedown, Spann took control for the remainder of the match and earned a 7-2 decision. Ty Raines, also making his dual debut, had the most exciting match of the day, which helped swing the momentum into the Bulls favor. The redshirt-freshman was leading for most of the match before Ohio's Alex Mosconi got a late takedown to tie things up and force overtime. Raines wasted little time to get a takedown and earn the sudden victory. Michael Petite cruised to a 24-9 technical fall over Andrew Knick at 157. Petite jumped out to an 11-4 lead after the first period and never looked back. Ohio won the next two matches to cut the UB lead to 14-9. However, Pete Acciardi righted the ship for the Bulls by earning a 6-2 decision over Carson Brewer at 184 lbs. Acciardi was in control of the match the entire time. Toby Cahill cemented the victory with an 8-2 decision over Jordan Earnest. Cahill trailed 2-1 after the second period, but took control of the match with a reversal early in the third period. "That was a great team win," head coach John Stutzman said. "I'd like to thank everyone for making this possible. Thanks to our guys for following the protocols to wrestle and thanks to our training staff and administration for all they do." The Bulls will next host Cleveland State next Sunday at Alumni Arena. Results: 125 – Tristan Daugherty (UB) won by decision over Gio DiSabato (OU), 2-0 133 – Mario Guillen (OU) won by decision over Caleb Svingala (UB), 7-3 141 – Derek Spann (UB) won by decision over Conor McCrone (OU), 7-2 149 – Ty Raines (UB) won by sudden victory over Alex Mosconi (OU), 8-6 SV-1 157 – Michael Petite (UB) won by technical fall over Andrew Knick (OU), 24-9 (5:50) 165 – Colt Yinger (OU) won by decision over Noah Grover (UB), 5-4 174 – Logan Stanley (OU) won by decision over Marcus Petite, 4-1 184 – Pete Acciardi (UB) won by decision over Carson Brewer (OU), 6-2 197 – Jake Walker (OU) won by decision over Sam Mitchell (UB), 7-2 285 – Toby Cahill (UB) won by decision over Jordan Earnest (OU), 8-2