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LANCASTER, Pa. -- Wins in each of the first six bouts carried Franklin & Marshall's wrestling team to a 33-8 thrashing of VMI on Friday evening in the Mayser Center. The Diplomats improved to 3-6 with the win while the Keydets fell to 2-11. Before the start of the match, F&M honored its seven-member senior class of Jacob Conners, Corey Kerkesner, Anthony Mancini, Chris Martorello, Antonio Pelusi, Paddy Quinlan, and Philip Robilotto. Jose Diaz kick-started F&M's early run at 125 pounds with a pair of takedowns and four near-fall points en route to a 12-0 major decision. Mike Simonetti (133 pounds) followed with an 11-2 victory in the next match, using a third-period takedown and four back points to secure the Diplomats' second straight major. Ahead by an 8-0 score, F&M continued to seize the momentum with Wil Gil's 14-9 decision at 141 pounds. Gil collected five takedowns in the bout, including three in the opening stanza. Senior Chris Martorello made the most of his opportunity at 149 pounds with a first-period pin (1:30) that put the Diplomats firmly in front at 17-0. A third-period takedown from classmate Paddy Quinlan at 157 pounds put the finishing touches on a 9-7 decision before Crew Fullerton (165 pounds) made it six wins in a row with his 9-5 decision. VMI responded with a tech. fall at 174 pounds and a decision at 184 pounds to close the gap to 23-8, but it was too little too late as the match was firmly in the Diplomats' control. Senior Philip Robilotto jumped in front by a 4-0 score in his opening period at 197 pounds and never looked back as he rolled to the 9-1 major. Heavyweight Antonio Pelusi (ranked No. 32 in the nation) concluded the match in style with an opening-minute pin (:55) over the Keydet's Trey Momon to deliver F&M the 25-point win. The Diplomats wrap up the weekend at home tomorrow with contests against Bloomsburg (6:00 p.m.) and George Mason (8:00 p.m.) in Mayser. Results: 125: Jose Diaz (F&M) over Derek Shockey (VMI) (MD 12-0) 133: Mike Simonetti (F&M) over Cliff Conway (VMI) (MD 11-2) 141: Wil Gil (F&M) over Dom Gallo (VMI) (Dec 14-9) 149: Chris Martorello (F&M) over Zach Schmitt (VMI) (Fall 1:30) 157: Paddy Quinlan (F&M) over Darren Ostrander (VMI) (Dec 9-7) 165: Crew Fullerton (F&M) over Luke Niksic (VMI) (Dec 9-5) 174: Neal Richards (VMI) over Jacob Conners (F&M) (TF 22-5 5:38) 184: Max Gallahan (VMI) over Reid Robilotto (F&M) (Dec 10-6) 197: Philip Robilotto (F&M) over Chris Beck (VMI) (MD 9-1) 285: Antonio Pelusi (F&M) over Trey Momon (VMI) (Fall 0:55)

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Clarion wrestling team won six straight bouts to clinch a conference road win on Friday night, defeating Cleveland State 25-9 at Woodling Gym. The Golden Eagles (6-5, 3-1 EWL) will look to make it two in a row on Sunday when they face 24th-ranked Lock Haven. The Vikings took the early advantage by winning three of the first four bouts, but the Golden Eagles took four matches with bonus points to stretch out their lead and build a commanding advantage over Cleveland State. Clarion now needs one win in its remaining three duals to guarantee a .500 or better record for the second straight year. Seth Koleno posted the lone win in the early part of the match, giving Clarion some life with a 13-3 major decision over Armando Torres at 133 pounds. Mike Bartolo and Evan Delong eked out two one-point decisions at 157 and 165, putting the Golden Eagles ahead 10-9. Max Wohlabaugh saw to it that they wouldn't relinquish the lead again, dominating Colton Carroll for a 20-5 technical fall that put the team ahead 14-9. Ty Bagoly shut out Chris Morrow for an 8-0 major decision, and Greg Bulsak clinched the team win with a 4-2 decision over Ben Smith. Toby Cahill closed out the night with another major decision, downing Collin Kelly 10-2. Results: 125: Cameron Lathem (CSU) over Gavin Park (CU) - 4-3 dec. | CSU leads, 3-0 133: Seth Koleno (CU) over Armando Torres (CSU) - 13-3 MD | Clarion leads, 4-3 141: Sam Matzek (CSU) over Jalin Hankerson (CU) - 6-0 dec. | CSU leads, 6-4 149: Brady Barnett (CSU) over Avery Shay (CU) - 5-2 dec. | CSU leads, 9-4 157: Mike Bartolo (CU) over Nico O'Dor (CSU) - 5-4 dec. | CSU leads, 9-7 165: Evan Delong (CU) over Ryan Ford (CSU) - 3-2 dec. | Clarion leads, 10-9 1 team point deducted from Clarion after 165-pound bout (control of mat area) 174: Max Wohlabaugh (CU) over Colton Carroll (CSU) - 20-5 TF 5:22 | Clarion leads 14-9 184: Tyler Bagoly (CU) over Chris Morrow (CSU) - 8-0 MD | Clarion leads, 18-9 197: Greg Bulsak (CU) over Ben Smith (CSU) - 4-2 dec. | Clarion leads, 21-9 285: Toby Cahill (CU) vs. Collin Kelly (CSU) - 10-2 MD | Clarion 25-9

LEWISBURG, Pa.-- Niko Camacho earned a second-period pin in the heavyweight bout to end a Bucknell rally and lift American University to a 22-21 win over the Bison in an Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association match on Friday night. Camacho's win was one of three bonus-point victories by the Eagles and set the stage for late wins by Josh Terao and Jack Mutchnik that erased a five-point deficit and helped AU edge the host Bison. MATCH NOTES • Michael Sprague scored 26 points and finished a 26-6 technical fall in the opening bout at 149 pounds. Sprague has won four of his last five matches and gave the Eagles an early 5-0 lead. • Kizhan Clarke lost 7-4 to 10th-ranked Zach Hartman at 157, starting a three-match winning streak by Bucknell, giving the Bison a 14-5 lead. • Tanner Harvey picked up another technical fall for the Eagles at 184, also rolling up 20 points in a 20-5 win. • Following a major decision by the Bison at 197, Camacho pinned Eric Chakonis in 3:56 of the heavyweight matchup to bring AU back within 18-16. The win by Camacho improved his dual-match record to 3-5. • Bucknell won at 125 to go ahead 21-16 before Terao and Mutchnik each posted 8-1 victories to wipe out the deficit and give the Eagles the team win. COACH MOORE SAID "Tonight our upper-classmen showed leadership and determination," said head coach Teague Moore. "Michael Sprague scored 26 points to open the dual, and both Josh Terao and Jack Mutchnik battled their way to victories to earn the team victory. "One of the most exciting moments was seeing freshman Niko Camacho get the fall. He earned that win. Tanner Harvey once again proved that his offense is tough to stop, and we appreciate him digging deep for those bonus team points. "This was a good wakeup call that we need to work together. Results: 149 - #31 Michael Sprague (AU) tech. fall over Joey Schiele, 26-6 (7:00) AU, 5-0 157 - #10 Zach Hartman (Buck) dec. Kizhan Clarke, 7-4 AU, 5-3 165 - D.J. Hollinghsead (Buck) pinned Anthony Wokasch, 3:46 Buck, 9-5 174 - Nick Stephani (Buck) tech. fall over Colin Shannon, 16-0 (4:55) Buck, 14-5 184 - #27 Tanner Harvey (AU) tech. fall over Jacob Ferreira, 20-5 (6:59) Buck, 14-10 197 - Drew Phipps (Buck) major dec. Prince Hyeamang, 14-0 Buck, 18-10 285 - Niko Camacho (AU) pinned Eric Chakonis, 3:56 Buck, 18-16 125 - Jake Campbell (Buck) dec. Gage Curry, 11-5 Buck, 21-16 133 - #19 Josh Terao (AU) dec. David Campbell, 8-1 Buck, 21-19 141 - #32 Jack Mutchnik (AU) dec. Brett Rezendes, 8-1 AU, 22-21 NEXT UP The Eagles travel to Navy on Feb. 14 before returning home for their final two dual matches of the season. American plays host to George Mason on Friday, Feb. 15 and hosts Senior Night on Friday, Feb. 22 at 7 p.m. against Old Dominion.

LOCK HAVEN, Pa. -- The No. 22 Lock Haven University wrestling team (7-3, 4-0 EWL) won seven of 10 bouts and rolled by visiting Rider University (7-4, 4-1 EWL) to remain perfect in Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) action. The Bald Eagles held a 20-10 advantage in takedowns on the way to lopsided 23-9 victory. With the win, Lock Haven moved to 4-0 in EWL action. Lock Haven got wins from Luke Werner (Bethlehem, Pa./Liberty), DJ Fehlman (Warren, Pa./Warren), Kyle Shoop (Boiling Springs, Pa./Boiling Springs), Alex Klucker (Summerdale, Pa./East Pennsboro), Chance Marsteller (New Park, Pa./Kennard-Dale), Corey Hazel (Spring Mills, Pa./Penns Valley) and Thomas Haines (Quarryville, Pa./Solanco). All four of the Bald Eagles nationally-ranked wrestlers won including Shoop who added another quick tech fall. It was all Lock Haven from the start as Rider didn't score a takedown until the fourth bout of the night. With the win, the Bald Eagles also snapped another long losing streak. Rider entered tonight on an eight-match win streak vs. LHU. Lock Haven hadn't downed Rider since December 2002. The early dominance paid off as the Bald Eagles set the tone with three straight victories at 125, 133 and 141. After three bouts, Lock Haven led 11-0. At 125, Werner took control early and led Jonathan Tropea 4-2 after one period, thanks to a pair of first-period takedowns. Werner scored a late escape in the second and led 5-2. Werner put the match away and added an exclamation mark with a late takedown, which pushed the final score to 7-3. At 133, Fehlman continued to shine, and tonight, he used two second-period takedowns in a victory over Rider's talented Anthony Cefolo. At 141, Shoop – ranked No. 20 - did his thing and picked up another tech fall. It came in dominating fashion as he led 14-0 after the first period. With Shoop in absolute control, the match ended on a stall call on Rider's Travis Layton early in the second period (3:41). For Shoop, the tech fall marked his NCAA Division I best 13th of the season. Already the school record holder in career techs, tonight's marked the 38th of Shoop's career. Despite a sensational effort and tough ride in the third, Brock Port (Bellefonte, Pa./Bellefonte) was edged 6-4 by Evan Fidelbus. Port trailed 6-2 after two periods and started the third on top where he was able to tilt Fidelbus late for two points. Despite another late rally, Port just couldn't draw even. At 157, Klucker took Gino Fluri down 10 seconds into the match and put it away from there. Klucker led 5-2 after two and racked up 3:38 of riding time on the way to the win over Fluri. The 165-bout was the only match of the night that featured two nationally-ranked wrestlers and Marsteller – ranked No. 5 – outdistanced himself from No. 16 Jesse Dellavecchia early, thanks to two first-period takedowns. In all, Marsteller scored four takedowns on the way to the solid 11-5 win. At 174, Jared Siegrist (Manheim, Pa./Manheim Central) and Rider's Dean Sherry combined for nine takedowns and 34 total points. Despite a six-takedown effort, Seigrist was edged out 18-16. No. 17th ranked Hazel used a late takedown and put things away in the third period at 184. The late takedown stretched Hazel's lead to 6-3 and he tacked on a riding-time point for the hard-fought 8-5 win. Hazel's late flurry thrilled the home crowd and pushed the Lock Haven lead to 20-6, putting the dual away. Parker McClellan (Altoona, Pa./Altoona) was downed by Ethan Laird, 7-2 at 197. Haines – ranked No. 11 at 285 – ended the match in style. Haines scored an early takedown and led 2-0 after one period with 2:08 of riding time. In the end, Haines won 4-0. Tonight also marked milestone wins for Werner who recorded his 50th win at LHU and Shoop who his 98th career win. Shoop is looking to become LHU's 21st 100-match winner. The Bald Eagles will host longtime league rival Clarion University on Sunday (Feb. 10) at 2 p.m. Sunday marks Lock Haven's 2019 LHU Wrestling Alumni Day. Results: 125: Luke Werner (Lock Haven) dec. Jonathan Tropea (Rider) 7-3 / LHU, 3-0 133: DJ Fehlman (Lock Haven) dec. Anthony Cefolo (Rider) 6-4 / LHU, 6-0 141: #20 Kyle Shoop (Lock Haven) tech fall Travis Layton (Rider) 15-0 (3:41) / LHU, 11-0 149: Evan Fidelbus (Rider) dec. Brock Port (Lock Haven) 6-4 / LHU, 11-3 157: Alex Klucker (Lock Haven) dec. Gino Fluri (Rider) 8-4 / LHU, 14-3 165: #5 Chance Marsteller (Lock Haven) dec. #15 Jesse Dellavecchia (Rider) 11-5 / LHU, 17-3 174: Dean Sherry (Rider) dec. Jared Siegrist (Lock Haven) 18-16 / LHU, 17-6 184: #17 Corey Hazel (Lock Haven) dec. Michale Fagg-Daves (Rider) 8-5 / LHU, 20-6 197: Ethan Laird (Rider) dec. Parker McClellan (Lock Haven) 7-2 / LHU, 20-9 285: #11 Thomas Haines (Lock Haven) dec. Ryan Cloud (Rider) 4-0 / LHU 23-9

ITHACA, N.Y. -- Cornell won 9-of-10 matches and cruised to a 40-3 win over Penn on Friday evening at Friedman Wrestling Center. The victory, coming against the last Ivy team to hand the Big Red a dual meet loss all the way back in 2002, extended Cornell's league win streak to 87 matches and sets up a Saturday afternoon showdown with No. 19 Princeton for the Ivy title. The home team improved to 10-2 (4-0 Ivy), while the Quakers fell to 3-6 (2-1 Ivy). MORE INFO TO COME Results: 125: #11 Vitali Arujau (C) won by technical fall over Blair Orr (P), 19-4 133: #13 Chas Tucker (C) won by decision over Doug Zapf, 3-2 141: #1 Yianni Diakomihalis (C) won by technical fall over A.J. Vindici, 16-1 149: #13 Anthony Artalona (P) won by decision over Jonathan Furnas (C), 3-1 (sv1) 157: Adam Santoro (C) won by fall over Willy Kaiser (P), 4:06 165: Andrew Berreyesa (C) won by decision over Evan DeLuise (P), 3-2 174: #14 Brandon Womack (C) won by fall over Jake Hendricks (P), 1:00 184: Jake Taylor (C) won by major decision over Robert Ng (P), 12-3 197: #14 Ben Honis (C) won by technical fall over Greg Bensley (P), 16-1 285: Jeramy Sweany (C) won by decision over Ben Goldin (P), 4-2

ATHENS, Ohio -- The Old Dominion (8-5, 6-2 MAC) wrestling team defeated Ohio (5-5, 4-3 MAC) 16-15 off of criteria, of total match points scored, where ODU had 43 and the Bobcats had 40. "I thought our kids wrestled hard and competed at a high level. They did a good job fighting the entire match," said head coach Steve Martin. "Most of the bouts came down to the wire and it was a barn burner. You have to give both teams a lot of credit for making it an exciting match. We have another challenge in front of us against Navy on Monday night. At the end of the day, these bouts will prepare us for the NCAA Tournament in March." Starting at 149 pounds, Kevin Budock opened the dual with a close 3-2 decision. At 157, No. 6 Larry Early defeated No. 20 Zac Carson by a 10-6 decision to extend the ODU lead. In the first of three overtime bouts, Shane Jones fell to Colt Yinger by a 3-1 score. At 174, Luke Drugac picked up his second dual win with a 6-3 victory over Logan Stanley. At 184, Dean Drugac dropped a close overtime bout to Jake Walker. ODU answered at 197, where Tim Young trailed through two period and came back in the final frame to earn a 8-7 win. Young now has a 10-10 record. At heavyweight, Ali Wahab dropped a 6-2 decision to Zack Parker. Highlighting the night, No. 17 Michael McGee defeated No. 21 Shakur Laney, 3-1 to remain undefeated in duals with a 12-0 record. McGee avenged a November loss to Laney. ODU took a 15-9 lead heading into the 133 pound bout. In the final overtime bout of the night, Mario Guillen defeated Trevon Majette, 3-1. In the final bout of the night, Ohio scored three team points with a 6-5 win over No. 9 Sa'Derian Perry to take the dual into criteria. Results: 149: Kevin Budock (ODU) dec. over Alec Hagan (Ohio), 3-2 157: #6 Larry Early (ODU) dec. over #20 Zac Carson (Ohio), 10-6 165: Colt Yinger (Ohio) dec. over Shane Jones (ODU), 3-1 (SV-1) 174: Luke Drugac (ODU) dec. over Logan Stanley (Ohio), 6-3 184: Jake Walker (Ohio) dec. over Dean Drugac (ODU), 4-2 (SV-1) 197: Tim Young (ODU) dec. over Aaron Naples (Ohio), 8-7 285: Zack Parker (Ohio) dec. over Ali Wahab (ODU), 6-2 125: #17 Michael McGee (ODU) dec. over #21 Shakur Laney (Ohio), 3-1 133: Mario Guillen (Ohio) dec. Trevon Majette (ODU), 3-1 (SV-1) 141: #18 Cameron Kelly (Ohio) dec. over #9 Sa'Derian Perry (ODU), 6-5 ODU wins off criteria c. most match points. Up Next ODU will host Navy on Monday at 6:30 p.m. for our Championship Effort match. There will be a pre-match social held in the Big Blue Room one hour before the match begins.

CHAPEL HILL --- No. 15 North Carolina used some late-bout heroics from multiple wrestlers to secure an 18-14 victory over No. 11 Virginia Tech Friday night at Carmichael Arena. Trailing 15-14 with two matches remaining, freshman Brandon Whitman and redshirt senior Cory Daniel gutted out wins to give the Tar Heels (11-5 3-0 ACC) their first victory over the Hokies since 2008. Virginia Tech (8-2, 2-1 ACC) got out to an early 3-0 advantage following a decision at 125, but that lead wouldn't last long. After falling behind early in the bout to No. 12 Korbin Myers, Gary Wayne Harding found another gear and mounted a furious comeback. Having to concede a couple of points via escape to leave time for takedowns, Harding eventually fought all the way back to even. With just 13 seconds remaining at a restart and the score knotted at 8-8, Harding got a four-point near fall as time expired to earn the decision and pull off the upset. More late-bout drama followed at 141. For much of the match, neither A.C. Headlee or Mitch Moore were able to gain an advantage. As time was expiring, Headlee nearly had a takedown, but it was not awarded and the bout went to sudden victory. It didn't take long in overtime for Headlee to get the takedown he just missed moments earlier and take the decision 4-2. No. 4 Austin O'Connor was also involved in a close bout that was decided in the final minute. With the score tied at 1-1, O'Connor was awarded a point following an unnecessary roughness penalty on Ryan Blees. Virginia Tech challenged, but the call stood and proved to be the deciding point leading to the third straight decision for the Tar Heels. Josh McClure stuck with what seemed to be the theme of the dual early on with another late victory, this one also in sudden victory. With the only points of regulation being an escape by each wrestler, McClure got a takedown in the final 10 seconds of sudden victory for the decision to push the Tar Heel lead to 12-3. Virginia Tech got back on the board for the first time since the first bout as No. 8 Mekhi Lewis earned a major decision at 165. The Hokies followed with a decision at 174 and another major decision at 184 to take a 14-12 lead to set up the dramatic finish. Whitman picked up his first dual win as a Tar Heel, and it was a big one. Facing No. 7 Tom Sleigh, Whitman used a pair of takedowns to upset the graduate transfer and earn the decision to put Carolina on top 15-14 heading into the final bout. Daniel secured match for the Tar Heels for the second straight week. The redshirt senior recorded the bout's only takedown with a 90 second remaining in the third period to put him up for good and earn the 18-14 dual win for UNC. The Tar Heels will return to action next Friday, as they host NC State at 6:30 p.m. Results: 125: Joey Prata (VT) dec. Joe Heilmann (UNC), 2-0 – VT leads 3-0 133: Gary Wayne Harding (UNC) dec. No. 12 Korbin Myers (VT), 12-8 - Tied 3-3 141: A.C. Headlee (UNC) dec. Mitch Moore (VT), 4-2 (SV-1) – UNC leads 6-3 149: No. 4 Austin O'Connor (UNC) dec. Ryan Blees (VT), 2-1 – UNC leads 9-3 157: Josh McClure (UNC) dec. B.C. LaPrade (VT), 3-1 (SV-1) – UNC leads 12-3 165: No. 8 Mekhi Lewis 9 (VT) maj. dec. Sawyer Davidson (UNC),14-4 – UNC leads 12-7 174: No. 7 David McFadden (VT) dec. Devin Kane (UNC), 9-4 – UNC leads 12-10 184: No. 7 Zach Zavatsky (VT) maj. dec. Chip Ness (UNC), 12-4 – VT leads 14-12 197: Brandon Whitman (UNC) dec. No. 7 Tom Sleigh (VT), 7-4 – UNC leads 15-14 285: Cory Daniel (UNC) dec. No. 18 Billy Miller (VT), 3-2 – UNC wins 18-14

OSU has competed in the same building -- now known as Gallagher-Iba Arena -- since 1939 (Photo/Mark Lundy, Lutte-Lens.com) Eight decades ago -- February 3, 1939 -- one of the most iconic college wrestling programs in history, the Oklahoma State Cowboys, dedicated their new home with an entire day of festivities, culminating with ... you guessed it, a dual meet. That iconic building on the north edge of the Oklahoma State campus has been known by a number of names: the Fieldhouse ... the 4-H Club and Student Activity Building … Iba's Folly ... the Madison Square Garden of the Midwest ... Gallagher Hall ... and, most recently, by its official name, Gallagher-Iba Arena, named in honor of the school's legendary wrestling coach Ed Gallagher, and long-time basketball coach from 1934-1970, Henry Iba, respectively. It's difficult to imagine that participants at the all-day dedication ceremony known as "Gallagher Day" on that Friday in early February could imagine that the brand-new fieldhouse would still host college wrestling events 80 years later, albeit with substantial upgrades over the years. InterMat thought it the time is right to take a look back at the birth of this iconic sports facility -- believed to be the only major college arena to bear the name of a wrestling coach -- and the events of "Gallagher Day" culminating in a dual meet between Oklahoma State and Indiana University. Gallagher, the legendary mat coach who never wrestled Ed Gallagher coaching Stanley HensonBorn in Kansas in 1887, Edward Clark Gallagher began his long relationship with Oklahoma State as a student in the first decade of the 20th century. As a student-athlete at the school then called Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College, Gallagher set 100-yard dash and hurdle records that stood for thirty years. In 1908, he ran 99 yards for a touchdown against Kansas State. Despite these impressive athletic accomplishments as a football player and track star, Gallagher never wrestled for the Cowboys ... because OAMC did not have a wrestling program when he was a student at the Stillwater school. That would come nearly a decade later ... After graduating from college, Gallagher took a job at Baker College in Kansas to coach two sports ... then returned to Oklahoma State in 1915 as athletic director. He then took on the challenge of coaching the fledgling wrestling program which had been launched the year before, sporting a 0-1 record. After a losing initial season for the 1916 season, Gallagher turned things around. In 24 seasons as head coach, Gallagher's Cowboys racked up a 138-5-4 overall record for an incredible .952 winning percentage. Gallagher could claim nineteen undefeated seasons, eleven NCAA team titles, and 37 individual national championships ... building the foundation for arguably the greatest dynasty in college wrestling. Long after his passing, Gallagher was named one of three "Best Wrestling Coaches" in an online poll of wrestling fans for the NCAA 75th Anniversary Team honors in 2005. (The other two coaches: Iowa State's Harold Nichols, and University of Iowa's Dan Gable.) The Armory, Cowboy wrestling's first home Throughout the 1920s and most of the 1930s, the on-campus home for the Oklahoma State wrestling program was the Armory/Gymnasium. Built at a cost of $100,000, the structure was completed in 1919. Oklahoma State ArmoryAs wrestling historian Doris Dellinger wrote in her 1987 book "A History of Oklahoma State Intercollegiate Athletics", the Armory provided "seating for more than half the total student enrollment of 1,500." However, as the Cowboy wrestlers built on a record of success, home dual meets became even more popular ... and crowded. There's an iconic photo of the interior of the Armory for a wrestling event, with fans literally hanging from the rafters. It was time for a new, larger home. (In the late 1970s, the Armory was transformed into Oklahoma State's Architecture School.) A new home for 4-H, short courses, and wrestling Throughout the 1930s there was discussion of building a new structure that would better accommodate indoor varsity sports such as wrestling and their growing fanbase. However, this was the era of the Great Depression which hit the state of Oklahoma especially hard ... and there didn't seem to be funds available for something seemingly as frivolous as a new indoor sports venue. Supporters of a new facility came up with ingenious ways to make it happen. For starters, the project was always referred to as "The 4-H Club and Student Activity Building" right up to its dedication. To confirm the stated mission inherent in that name, project backers emphasized that the purpose of the new building was to house activities of Oklahoma's 4-H Clubs (a network of clubs throughout the nation "engaging youth to reach their fullest potential while advancing the field of youth development"), selected short courses of the college's extension service, as well as classroom space for military service activities, along with room for physical education courses and intramural athletics. The building would also be available to any other programs needing space for exhibitions and performances ... along with seating to accommodate spectators. Total estimated cost: approximately $475,000. About half of the construction cost came from the Oklahoma legislature, with approximately $200,000 additional coming from the sale of bonds which were expected to be paid off in 20 years. An increase in student activity fees also went to cover building expenses. The new multi-purpose building that later came to be called Gallagher-Iba Arena was located on the north edge of the Oklahoma State campus, next to what was then called Lewis Field, home to the Cowboys football team. (The National Wrestling Hall of Fame was built just to the east of the now-iconic arena in 1976.) The new structure was built of red brick trimmed in stone, and, although massive, it was in keeping with the Georgian "red brick Colonial" architectural style of other structures on campus. The commemorative program for the Feb. 3, 1939 "Gallagher Day" made a point of describing the facilities within the "4-H Club and Student Activity Building" that had nothing to do with wrestling or basketball ... including offices and classrooms. Beyond those noble academic aspects, the new building did have state-of-the-art facilities for sports, including a wrestling practice room, locker and shower rooms, four handball courts, and coaches' offices ... as well as the "O" Room, a space with trophy cases and comfy furniture designed for use by top Oklahoma State varsity student-athletes who had earned a place in the prestigious "O Club." Then there was the arena portion of the building (also informally referred to as the Fieldhouse) that the public would see when attending a wrestling or boxing event or basketball game. The main floor of the arena had space for three full-size basketball courts for phys. ed. classes and intramurals ... or one court running lengthwise for varsity games. The floor was crafted of white maple, an inch-and-a-half thick. (That original wood floor is still in place.) For wrestling and boxing, a raised ring was put in the center of the 13,000 square foot playing surface ... with ringside seats and bleachers added to the floor area to give spectators an up-close-and-personal look at their favorite combat sports. Rising nine feet above the floor were fifteen rows of balcony seats, featuring approximately 5,700 "theater-style armchairs" for sports fans. With bleachers and folding chairs added to the floor, the total seating capacity in 1939 was advertised as 6,381. The "Gallagher Day" souvenir program boasted, "All in all, there is no college or university fieldhouse in America to compare with the one at A&M. None has as large or as fine a basketball floor. None has as complete or as beautifully decorated building. None has as comfortable and spacious accommodations for spectators. "Truly, the A&M Fieldhouse is the Madison Square Garden of the Midwest." Gallagher Day: When Cowboy wrestling had a new home Less than a year after the official groundbreaking for the 4-H Club and Student Activity Building at Oklahoma State on Feb. 25, 1938, the new structure was first opened to the public in December 1938 for a Cowboys basketball game vs. the University of Kansas Jayhawks. (The Cowboys won 21-18.) It would be nearly two months later before the wrestlers would have their first dual meet in the brand-new building ... although coach Gallagher and his wrestlers were already working out in it. (In fact, the popular photo-magazine Life came to do a photoshoot of the Cowboy wrestlers and their legendary coach inside their new home in January 1939; the three-page feature story titled "'Gibraltar of Grappling' Produces Another Great Oklahoma A&M Team" -- Gibraltar referring to coach Gallagher.) On Friday, Feb. 3, 1939, thousands showed up for "Gallagher Day" at the new building. Among those in attendance: the governor of Oklahoma and other state politicians, and over a hundred former Oklahoma State wrestlers, including two from the first-year team from 1916. (The school presented trophies to the wrestler who was oldest... and the one who traveled the furthest.) The Oklahoma Legislature passed a resolution honoring coach Gallagher "not only as outstanding in his profession but also as a leader for the youth of our land and the improvement of conditions in the state of Oklahoma." Cowboys vs. Hoosiers The dual meet held that evening in the brand-new fieldhouse saw Oklahoma State take on Indiana University. Led by coach Billy Thom -- a friend of Gallagher's, and coach of the U.S. freestyle wrestling team at the 1936 Berlin Olympics -- the Hoosiers were one of the most successful collegiate mat programs of the 1930s. Indiana won the unofficial team title at the 1932 NCAA championships; the Hoosiers were runners-up in the team title battle at the 1938 Big Ten conference championships, and placed third at the 1938 NCAAs (behind Oklahoma State and Illinois). The 1939 Arbutus, Indiana University's yearbook, pointed out that the Hoosier wrestlers made the nearly 700-mile journey to Stillwater by train. This was in the early days of commercial airline service, and long before the construction of today's Interstate highway system. Gallagher Hall in 1941Before any wrestling took place, Oklahoma State team captain (and senior) Stanley Henson presented coach Gallagher's wife Austella with a bouquet of yellow roses. Note: today's college wrestling fan would be surprised by what they would've seen at that evening's Cowboys vs. Hoosiers dual meet. For starters, there was the raised, roped-off wrestling ring in the center of the gymnasium floor, just like those at a professional wrestling event. The actual wrestling area inside the ropes was 20 feet square. The ring was raised a couple feet off the floor. (Both Oklahoma State and Indiana used rings like this one for their home meets until the NCAA banned them in the early 1940s.) Then there's the uniforms the wrestlers wore. No synthetic-fabric singlets for these grapplers; both teams' wrestlers wore close-fitting wool trunks, without shirts ... a common uniform for colleges in the Midwest. As for the matches ... each was ten minutes long, and wrestled in order from lightest to heaviest. No random draw back then. There were eight matches, one per weight class. Here are the individual match results: 118 lbs.: Joe McDaniel (OSU) dec. Bill Dannacher (IU), 13-2 126: Calvin Mehlhorn (OSU) dec. Bob Antonacci (IU), 5-4 135: Eldon Jackson (OSU) dec. Joe Roman (IU), 2-1 145: Vernon Logan (OSU) dec. Homer Faucett (IU), 13-11 155: Stanley Henson (OSU) dec. Angelo Lazarra (IU), 11-2 165: Chauncey McDaniel (IU) dec. Clay Albright (OSU), 3-1 175: Chris Traicoff (IU) dec. Rob Williams (OSU), 3-1 UNL: Johnny Harrell dec. Garrett Inman (IU), 14-3 Final score: 18-6 Oklahoma State After Gallagher Day ... Gallagher Hall in 1945Oklahoma State built on this first home-meet win of the 1939 season at Gallagher Day to gain a perfect 10-0 record. At the 1939 NCAA championships at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pa., the Cowboys had five finalists out of eight weight classes. Three won individual championships: Joe McDaniel at 121 pounds (his third NCAA title)… Stanley Henson at 155 (his third title)… and Johnny Harrell at unlimited/heavyweight. (Note: Indiana's Chris Traicoff won the 175-pound crown.) Gallagher's wrestlers claimed the team title. Not long after Gallagher Day, Oklahoma State made it official, renaming the 4-H Club and Student Activity Building in honor of the school's beloved wrestling coach. It would now be known as Gallagher Hall for decades to come. Sadly, 18 months after the fun and festivities of Gallagher Day, Gallagher Hall was the site of the funeral for Edward Clark Gallagher. He died of pneumonia in an Oklahoma City hospital in August 1940 at age 53, leaving behind his wife and six children. He had been battling Parkinson's disease for a number of years. For the funeral, the building was packed with athletes who had wrestled for coach Gallagher throughout his career, as well as Oklahoma State students and staff, Oklahoma politicians, and Stillwater townsfolk. Gallagher was eulogized in some newspapers as the "Knute Rockne of College Wrestling" referring to the legendary University of Notre Dame football coach who died in a plane crash only a few years before Gallagher's passing. The building dedicated on Gallagher Day eighty years ago gives on ... with a slightly revised name (Gallagher Hall became Gallagher-Iba Arena in 1987), and in substantially revised form. In 2000, the storied sports facility underwent an extreme makeover and expansion which doubled the seating capacity to 13,611, added fourteen luxury suites, and upgraded the facilities for athletes ... all at a cost of $55 million. Although wrestling coach Ed Gallagher has been gone for nearly eight decades, his spirit lives on in a structure that some sports media has referred to as the most historic sports arena on any college campus ... and in a wrestling program that can claim the most NCAA team titles, individual NCAA champs, and NCAA All-Americans. Travel back in time ... To learn more about Gallagher Day, check out an online video of a 1939 newsreel celebrating Gallagher Day, courtesy of the Oklahoma State Alumni Association. Get to know coach Ed Gallagher and Stanley Henson, one of his greatest wrestlers who passed away in 2018 at age 101. Want to know more about college wrestling as it was in the past? Check out these InterMat Rewind features on major changes in college wrestling over the years ... how old-school wrestling gear affected strategy ... and college wrestling in rings. Special thanks to the National Wrestling Hall of Fame for supplying a number of the photos in this article.

Fans can now purchase tickets to the 2019 World Team Trials Challenge Tournament as well as the UWW Junior Freestyle World Team Trials, which will be held at the William Neal Reynolds Coliseum on the campus of North Carolina State in Raleigh, N.C. on May 17-19, 2019. To purchase tickets, please visit http://www.gopack.com/usawrestling. Ticket Prices: • VIP (includes hospitality): $100- Three-Day Pass (Good for all sessions) • General Admission: $60 - Three-Day Pass (Good for all sessions) • Team General Admission (Buy 10 or more): $40 each - Three-Day Pass (Good for all sessions) • General Admission: $35 - One-Day Pass • Team General Admission (Buy 10 or more): $25 each - One day pass The World Team Trials Challenge Tournament will feature top Olympic hopefuls in the three Olympic disciplines of men's freestyle, Greco-Roman and women's freestyle. Winners in each of the 30 weight classes will advance to one of the two Final X events in June, either Final X: Rutgers on June 8 or Final X: Lincoln on June 15. The nation's best wrestlers who are age 17-20 in men's freestyle will compete at the UWW Junior Freestyle World Team Trials. Champions in each of the 10 weight classes will represent the United States at the 2019 Junior World Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, August 12-18. Don't miss your chance to see national champions, Olympians, and World medalists compete for a spot to wrestling in the Final X, as well as our nation's top young freestylers battle to make the 2019 U.S. Junior World Team. Tickets can be purchased online or at the door. To secure the best seats, fans are encouraged to purchase online in advance. For more event information please visit: www.theworldteamtrials.com Both the World Team Trials Challenge Tournament and the UWW Junior Freestyle World Team Trials will be broadcast live by FloWrestling. WORLD TEAM TRIALS CHALLENGE TOURNAMENT UWW JUNIOR WORLD TEAM TRIALS At Raleigh, NC., May 17-19 Competition Schedule Friday May 17 (at Reynolds Coliseum) 10:00 am - 2:00 pm - UWW Junior Freestyle: 1st Round, Quarterfinals and Consolation Rd. 1-2 10:00 am - 3:00 pm - Senior Greco-Roman: 1st Round, Quarterfinals and Consolation Rd. 1-2 4:00 pm - 8:30 pm - UWW Junior Freestyle: Semifinals, Finals, Consolation Rd. 3-Semis 4:00 pm - 8:30 pm - Senior Greco-Roman: SemiFinals, Finals, Consolation Rd. 3-Semis Saturday May 18 (at Reynolds Coliseum) 10:00 am - 12:00 pm - Senior Women's Freestyle: 1st Round, Quarterfinals and Consolation Rd. 1 10:00 am - 1:00 pm - Senior Men's Freestyle: 1st Round, Quarterfinals and Consolation Rd. 1-2 1:30 pm - 5:15 pm - UWW Junior Freestyle: Best 2 out of 3 Championship, 3rd Place, True 3rd (If Necessary) 1:30 pm - 5:15 pm - Senior Greco-Roman: Best 2 out of 3 Championship, 3rd Place, True 3rd (If Necessary) 5:30 pm - 9:00 pm - Senior Men's Freestyle: Semifinals, Finals and Consolation Rd. 3, Cons-Semis. 5:30 pm - 9:00 pm - Senior Women's Freestyle: Semifinals, Finals and Consolation Rd. 3, Cons-Semis. Sunday May 19 (at Reynolds Coliseum) 12:00 pm - 3:45 pm - Senior Men's Freestyle: Best 2 out of 3 Championship, 3rd Place, True 3rd (If Necessary) 12:00 pm - 3:45 pm - Senior Women's Freestyle: Best 2 out of 3 Championship, 3rd Place, True 3rd (If Necessary)

I'm in Gori, Georgia, this week documenting the lives and wrestling careers of 2016 Olympic champion Vladimer Khinchegashvili and two-time world champion Geno Petriashvili. While the lightweight and heavyweight are both almost certain to be future Hall of Fame wrestlers, what interests me isn't their wrestling styles, so much as the way in which they were raised and the way they lead their teammates and motivate each other. Wrestling thrives in the creases of the map and it's men from these areas that I've consistently found to be the best wrestlers and most passionate about their craft. These small cities are teaching our young men something about teamwork, sacrifice, and creating a wrestler's life from their own combination of talent and hard work. The other component to the Gori story is the head freestyle wrestling coach who started a club here in the 1970's. While other regions of the country (then the Soviet Union) received more lavish considerations, the Gori team grew from the visions of one coach. I won't ruin what will be told in the upcoming video features on United World Wrestling, but once you hear his voice and feel his command of the room, it's apparent that he is a man meant to lead and inspire his youth. In that way the coach, Gori, Vlad and Geno feel familiar. All wrestlers have sacrificed, but the moves we learn and the traditions we decide to pass along come from the generations before us. The men and women who work the land, cook the food, teach in the schools and share a common history. As I've traveled to different nations and unique cities like Gori there is no doubt that massive differences appear, but I'm often reassured by how much remains the same. That it takes a mat filled with passionate parents, coaches, teammates, and community members to ensure that our most talented make their way to the top of the podium … and stay there. To your questions … The referees gather to review a call during a match between Nick Suriano and Daton Fix (Photo/Juan Garcia) Q: I understand the importance of instant replay being used to get calls correct, but after the fiasco which was Nick Suriano vs. Daton Fix, something needs to change next year. What are your thoughts on … if a failed challenge happens, either your kid is penalized 1 or 2 match points, or you have to give up 1 team point? I think that coaches would be much more reluctant to challenge and disrupt the match. I also think that the two refs need to confer more on questionable calls. To their credit, I've recently seen the refs go over to replay without being prompted here recently. This is quite acceptable in my opinion. -- Chris A. Foley: Agreed. It's powerful for referees to self-regulate and second-guess their own decisions. The opportunity to review something that happened in a split second has made the sport fairer. The long delays could be fixed with a more standardized video review system, limits on review time for each challenged call, and heftier penalties for coaches and wrestlers who lose a challenge. The NCAA might be hesitant to employ these improvements, as they would cost more money, throw into debate whether the right call was achieved, and potentially cost a wrestler a match on a procedural review. Is the international style a fair model? Three-person reviews, fan-visible video, and points awarded to opposing wrestlers for failed challenges have allowed the sport to be more transparent, but it's still dogged by long timeouts, and on occasion matches that become overly litigated. Q: I have thought for years that NCAA Division I wrestling is especially compelling and has the potential to be much more mainstream than it is at this point. Do you agree that NCAA Division I deserves more attention as a platform to develop wrestling? It also doesn't help that some of the biggest name coaches in Division I are the strong silent type and don't seem to want to make a concerted effort to be better on camera. Thoughts? -- Craig M. Foley: There is more wrestling content online and on TV now than ever before. While no hard numbers exist, the saturation of content available via livestream, traditional websites, TV, blogs, Instagram Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube is in multiples of the thousands. As you noted, though, it's difficult to see the penetration of the sport in the conscience of the mainstream media because for them those multiples are exponential given they are covering such a wide range of sports. While blame could fall on some coaches, I've found Tom Brands, Kevin Dresser, and several other major conference coaches to be good with the press, promoting matchups as best they can through the means available to them at the time, whether social media or a local news broadcast. The larger issue does remain: how to make a larger positive impact on the general sports market? For me that comes down to the product on the mat and the way it is being delivered to larger audiences. While the John Wayne coaching style isn't helping much, the interviews in the backroom of the gymnasium are really only meant for diehard fans of the sport. To make a name for the sport on the major channels would take better production value, star appeal, and extensive backstories. I hope that one day a slew of positive mainstream media attention will make its way to our sport, but in the meantime I'm content with the level of engagement and growth we are seeing among current and former wrestlers, their families, and their friends. Q: Need a recipe for fixing wrestling? Look no further than two big guys like Anthony Cassar and Mason Parris getting after it! Wow! What a match! -- Tim M. Foley: Though I whiffed on my prediction, I'm one-hundred percent behind that type of offense-first wrestling match at any weight. Q: We've seen a lot of post-match trash from wrestlers recently. Austin DeSanto, for example, in last year's quarterfinals and his recent post-match antics against Nebraska. While I enjoy watching the sport, a kid of DeSantos' caliber tech falling an unranked wrestler definitely doesn't need this type of reaction. Granted, it was probably in response to Tyler Berger's earlier actions. But these are starting to cost teams points, and even respect. Is this good for college wrestling as a whole? Or have we resigned ourselves to post match shoves and taunting to being little more than a fan benefit? And for that matter, why are the refs letting this type of stuff slide as well? An add-on to this: Berger, Steveson, Red, etc. It just seems DeSanto's celebrations and actions always get talked about. -- Jared H. Foley: As we all know now, DeSanto was suspended for one match primarily based on his behavior in the Nebraska dual. Though I'm not a 'Get Off My Lawn' traditionalist of the sport, I found his behavior unnecessary and somewhat callous. But I think his suspension was more likely a culmination of bad behavior and bad press rather than this singular incident causing this decision by the Hawkeyes. DeSanto needs limitations and needs to know that breaking the rules has consequences. He may or may not absorb that message, but I think he loves his team and loves to compete, making sitting out this dual meet a painful blow to his pride and feelings of camaraderie. Like all fans who think he has enormous talent, I hope he can rid himself of the extracurricular behavior and return to the mats well-balanced and seeking to win in a dominating (but stable) manner. Q: Did you see the Illinois-Iowa dual? At 141 pounds, Mike Carr of Illinois came from behind and scored a last-second take down and nearfall to win the match. The wrestler from Iowa was visibly upset and Carr taunted him before shaking hands. Although I loved Carr's guts in pulling out a come-from-behind win, it was very disappointing to see him make fun of the other wrestler. Later on in the match, Illinois was penalized a team point. I was curious if it was due to this incident. -- Scott G. Foley: Hard to say if it was a makeup call by the referee, but to Jared H's point I think that most wrestling fans are growing weary of the showboating and taunting. While celebrating your victory is always welcomed, it never needs to come at the expense of someone else. Q: I do think the ducking in dual meets is getting tiring. I'd be pissed if I were the wrestler. I get "March is what "matters" ... but I think in the rear view at least many of them will realize the fun that is competing just to compete and wish they'd taken all opportunities to do so. I can't imagine Brands as a wrestler being OK ducking someone back in the day to assure seeding. Can you? You really think the two guys in the poster would strategically sit? Some of my favorite matches from college in retrospect were losses. Always more satisfying to lose trying to win. -- Jon G. Foley: I … agree. The sport is maturing. There is a sophistication in the gamesmanship of the coaches and their lineups that simply wasn't there 20-30 years ago. Also, because the seeding has certain predictable parameters more wrestlers are able to avoid matches that might cost them in the long run. Do I think the Brands brothers as freshmen would have ducked an opponent if Gable thought it gave them a significantly better chance to secure a yellow medal in March? Without question.

DURHAM, N.C. -- A road trip from Boone to the Bull City resulted in a good-looking win for Appalachian State Wrestling. Wearing new gold and black Nike singlets, App State claimed a 21-17 victory against Duke in Cameron Indoor Stadium on Thursday night, giving head coach JohnMark Bentley's program its sixth win against a Power Five Conference team in the last four seasons. The Mountaineers' six wins Thursday came from Angel Najar, Alan Clothier, Randall Diabe, Cary Miller, De'Andre Swinson-Barr and Codi Russell, with a comeback in Swinson-Barr's 8-4 decision against Arien Leigh at 125 pounds occurring at a critical time. The four nationally ranked Finesilver brothers, made up of two sets of twins, accounted for all of the Blue Devils' victories. App State (6-6) trailed 10-3 before it rattled off five straight wins, capped by Russell's six-point forfeit at 133 pounds to give the Mountaineers a 21-10 advantage with two matches remaining against the Blue Devils (2-6). The streak began with decisions from Clothier (9-3 against Kaden Russell at 184 pounds), Diabe (10-3 against Alec Schenk at 197 pounds) and Miller (6-2 against Araad Fisher at 285 pounds). With the Mountaineers moving ahead 12-10 on Miller's win, Swinson-Barr's match had the potential to be a dual-deciding one with six points guaranteed at 133 points and two ranked Finesilver brothers taking the mat in the final two matches. Swinson-Barr trailed 4-1 in the first period before executing an escape and a tying takedown. He took the lead with a second-period escape and takedown. Duke needed a pair of pins in the last two matches to pull off a comeback win, but 30th-ranked Josh Finesilver won a 6-2 decision against Irvin Enriquez and sixth-ranked Mitch Finesilver posted a 14-3 major decision against Matt Zovistoski. Najar got App State off to a strong start with a 13-6 decision against Benjamin Anderson at 157 pounds. Najar had five takedowns, including two apiece in the first and third periods. Zach Finesilver's pin at 165 pounds and Matt Finesilver's major decision at 174 pounds gave Duke a 10-3 lead before Clothier began the rally with his win. He pushed his lead to 6-1 with a takedown and two near-fall points as the first period ended. App State returns to action Tuesday with a Southern Conference dual at Davidson. Results: 157: Angel Najar (APP) def. Benjamin Anderson (DU), 13-6 dec. 165: #25 Zach Finesilver (DU) def. #32 Michael Elliott (APP), fall, 2:13 174: #16 Matt Finesilver (DU) def. Thomas Flitz (APP), 10-2 maj. dec. 184: #32 Alan Clothier (APP) def. Kaden Russell (DU), 9-3 dec. 197: #17 Randall Diabe (APP) def. Alec Schenk (DU), 10-3 dec. HWT: #26 Cary Miller (APP) def. Araad Fisher (DU), 6-2 dec. 125: De'Andre Swinson-Barr (APP) def. Arien Leigh (DU), 8-4 dec. 133: #31 Codi Russell (APP) won by forfeit 141: #30 Josh Finesilver (DU) def. Irvin Enriquez (APP), 6-2 dec. 149: #6 Mitch Finesilver (DU) def. #25 Matt Zovistoski (APP), 14-3 maj. dec.

Jake Wentzel (Photo/Pitt Athletic Communications) PITTSBURGH -- University of Pittsburgh head wrestling coach Keith Gavin announced Thursday that redshirt sophomore Jake Wentzel will miss the remainder of the season due to a knee injury. Wentzel, Pitt's starting 165 pounder, finishes the year 9-6 overall and owns a 29-24 career record. "It's obviously unfortunate to lose Jake," Gavin said. "He showed a lot of progress this year and was having a nice season. He has two more years with us so he will focus on his recovery and make sure he comes back stronger." The Panthers will lean on sophomores Curtis Decker or Tommy O'Brien for the remainder of the season. No. 16 Pitt heads to North Carolina this weekend to take on Gardner-Webb Saturday, Feb. 9 at 1 p.m. before making the short trip to Davidson for a 7 p.m. dual. The Panthers conclude the weekend at No. 8 NC State at 1 p.m.

Peyton Robb (Photo/Nebraska Athletic Communications) Peyton Robb competes with the same mindset every time he steps on the wrestling mat. "If I'm not scoring points," he said, "I'm wasting my time." Robb hasn't wasted much time during his redshirt season at the University of Nebraska. He's compiled a 22-3 record in open tournaments at 157 pounds. He's used an aggressive, attacking style to score bonus points in a majority of his wins. He's recorded three pins, five technical falls and five major decisions. Robb is a physical, hard-nosed wrestler who can launch an opponent to their back in the blink of an eye. He has won championships at three tournaments this season. "I am always looking for ways to score points," he said. "I'm an offensive wrestler and my mentality is to keep pushing the pace when I'm out there." Peyton Robb won three state titles at Owatonna High School (Photo/Jeff Beshey, The Guillotine) Robb arrived in Lincoln with excellent credentials. He won three Minnesota state high school titles for Owatonna High School while compiling a career record of 155-6. He was ranked No. 2 nationally at 160 pounds by InterMat and was listed No. 26 on the list of top pound-for-pound wrestlers in the Class of 2018. He also was an All-American at USA Wrestling's Cadet and Junior Nationals in both freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling. He won a Junior Nationals Greco title in 2017. Robb initially signed with South Dakota State, but asked for his release from the school when SDSU coach Chris Bono left to take over as the head coach at Wisconsin. Once he was released from his commitment to South Dakota State, Robb said he talked with Minnesota and Nebraska before eventually landing in Lincoln. "When I came to the University of Nebraska for a visit, I really liked the personalities of the coaches and what they had to offer," he said. "Plus, they have some of the best wrestlers in the country and the world to train with at Nebraska. It's a great place for me to learn and improve. It's about as good as it gets." Robb said he is happy with his decision. "Nebraska has a very strong program," he said "Everyone on the team is very close. It's like a family here. It's been great to be a part of this program." Robb spends his afternoons training in one of the strongest middleweight rooms in the world. Olympic gold medalist and four-time world champion Jordan Burroughs is among the wrestlers Robb has trained with in practice. Burroughs won two NCAA titles for the Huskers and has continued to train at Nebraska while competing internationally. "I've wrestled with Jordan quite a bit," Robb said. "Jordan has helped me a lot and given me some pointers. He will tell you what you are doing wrong and what you need to do to improve. He's a great guy who I've learned a lot from." Robb also has worked with world silver and bronze medalist James Green, another former Husker who still trains in Lincoln. Robb is in the same weight class with Nebraska senior standout Tyler Berger, who placed third at the NCAA tournament in 2018. Berger is ranked No. 2 nationally this season at 157. "Tyler's had a big impact on me," Robb said. "He always seems to be super driven in practice and in his matches. He will really wear on a guy with his pace and his conditioning. He wants to dominate his opponents." Nebraska has a veteran and proven coaching staff that includes head coach Mark Manning, associate head coach Bryan Snyder and assistant coach Kendric Maple. "Coach Manning and Coach Snyder are really good motivators and leaders. They've taught me a lot," Robb said. "Coach Maple brings a lot to the table in terms of his technique. He's taught us a lot in top and bottom wrestling." The Husker coaches have been impressed with their talented newcomer. "Peyton is a great young man with high character," Manning said. "He's a perfect fit for Nebraska. Peyton is not afraid of hard work and he challenges himself in every practice. He's going to be a superstar here." Robb said he is majoring in nutrition, exercise and health science at Nebraska. He wants to eventually become a coach. Before that, he still has four years of college eligibility remaining. "It's gone pretty well overall," Robb said. "It's been an adjustment wrestling against some tough competition in the room. But the transition to college has gone really well." Taking a year to adapt and acclimate to the NCAA Division I level also has been beneficial for Robb. "I am focusing on getting better and becoming the best wrestler that I can be," he said. "Redshirting has helped me a ton. When I first came in here, I struggled and got whooped up on quite a bit. And now I can see the improvement that I've made in practice starting to pay off in my matches." 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. This story also appears in the Feb. 8 issue of The Guillotine. The Guillotine has been covering wrestling in Minnesota since 1971. Its mission is to report and promote wrestling at all levels -- from youth and high school wrestling to college and international level wrestling. Subscribe to The Guillotine.

PSU's Bo Nickal leads the Most Dominant standings in Division I (Photo/Sam Janicki, SJanickiPhoto.com) INDIANAPOLIS -- The NCAA has released updated standings for the 2019 NCAA Wrestling Awards that will be awarded in March at the respective Division I, II and III Wrestling Championships. The inaugural NCAA Wrestling Awards were presented at the 2012 wrestling championships. The three awards, given in each division, honor the Most Dominant Wrestler as well as the student-athletes that have accumulated the most falls and the most technical falls throughout the course of the regular and postseasons. For results to be counted they must come against opponents in the same division (i.e. Division II vs. Division II). Ties in the falls and tech falls categories are broken based on the aggregate time. This week features the debut of the Most Dominant Wrestler standings for the 2018-19 season, which features a 15-match minimum to earn a ranking. The No. 1 ranked team in the country is appropriately well represented as four Nittany Lions lead the pack for Most Dominant in Division I. Bo Nickal is first for Penn State by producing 5.33 average team points per match, followed by Jason Nolf (5.16), Vincenzo Joseph (5) and Shakur Rasheed (4.8). St. Cloud State's Vince Dietz paces Division II with 4.74 points per match at 197 pounds. A pair of Pittsburgh-Johnstown wrestlers, Chris Eddins Jr., and Brock Biddle are second and third. A trio of wrestlers are grouped closely together at the top of the most dominant standings in Division III. James Bethel, a heavyweight at SUNY Oneonta, is first with 5.42 points, while Wartburg 133-pounder Brennen Doebel is second (5.33) and Stevens 141-pounder Troy Stanich is third (5.3). The Most Dominant Wrestler standings are calculated by adding the total number of points awarded through match results and dividing that number by the total number of matches wrestled. Points per match are awarded as follows. * Fall, forfeit, injury default or DQ = 6 points (-6 points for a loss) * Tech falls = 5 points (-5 points for a loss) * Major decision = 4 points (-4 points for a loss) * Decision = 3 points (-3 points for a loss) No change in Division I falls this week as Central Michigan heavyweight Matt Stencel keeps sole possession of first place with 15 falls, one more than George Mason 165-pounder Colston DiBlasi with 14. Nickal has joined Kent State's Andrew McNally in third place with 12 falls. Lake Erie heavyweight Evan Loughman is the first Division II wrestler with double digit falls holding the national lead with 11. Ryan Vasbinder of McKendree and Nicholas Mason of Tiffin each have nine. Waynesburg heavyweight Jakes Evans has surged to first in Division III with 19 falls, while JWU (Providence) 149-pounder Da'mani Burns is second with 18. Lock Haven 141-pounder Kyle Shoop retakes the lead in Division I tech falls with 12, while a pair of Cowboys are right on his heels. Oklahoma State's Daton Fix is second with 11 tech falls at 133 pounds, while his teammate Nicholas Piccininni is third with 10. Mercyhurst 165-pounder Logan Grass added one tech fall to maintain his lead in Division II with seven. Nebraska-Kearney 125-pounder Josh Portillo is keeping pace adding one more of his own to sit second with six. Messiah 149-pounder Stephen Maloney maintains sole possession of first place in Division III tech falls with 14. Jay Albis of JWU (Providence), Jordin James of Mount Union and Jeremiah Slagle of Heidelberg are still in the running with 13 each.

Joey McKenna is ranked No. 2 at 141 pounds (Photo/Sam Janicki, SJanickiPhoto.com) For a second straight week, one of the best teams in the country will try to stop the run of a dynasty. No. 5 Ohio State welcomes No. 1 Penn State to Columbus. The dual meet features 11 top-five wrestlers and a pair of battles between No. 1 and No. 2. The following is a weight-by-weight preview of the dual. 125: Malik Heinselman (Ohio State) vs. Devin Schnupp (Penn State) Despite still being somewhat undersized, Ohio State pulled the redshirt off Heinselman early last month. Since making his official dual meet debut, he has gone 6-2 with wins over Elijah Oliver (Indiana) and Patrick McKee (Minnesota). On the season, Heinselman has gone 19-5. Schnupp was not expected back in the lineup this season, but he has nevertheless stepped forward. Since the Southern Scuffle, he has gone 1-5 with his lone win coming over Liam Cronin (Indiana). On the year, he has gone 6-11. Heinselman has struggled at points this season despite being a blue-chip prospect. The coaches sent him to the Edinboro Open last weekend for some momentum. The plan worked out as he went 5-0 with a major decision and a fall. He likely won't breakthrough and become an All-American this year, but he should be able to handle Schnupp. Prediction: Heinselman (Ohio State) dec. Schnupp (Penn State) 133: No. 6 Luke Pletcher (Ohio State) vs No. 15 Roman Bravo-Young/Steve Stossel (Penn State) Once again coach Cael Sanderson is playing coy about the status of Bravo-Young. Last week, he seemed to intimate that he might go against Michigan. However, Stossel was the one on the mat. Considering the injury, it is likely that Stossel will get the nod again. In that case, Pletcher becomes a big favorite. Outside of a one-sided loss against No. 1 Stevan Micic (Michigan), Pletcher has gone undefeated in the new year. In his last match, he scored a 9-4 decision over Colin Valdiviez (Northwestern). He has scored bonus in 40 percent of his matches and has a shot to put up a technical fall over Stossel. Prediction: Pletcher (Ohio State) tech. fall Stossel (Penn State) 141: No. 2 Joey McKenna (Ohio State) vs. No. 5 Nick Lee (Penn State) McKenna sat out both of Ohio State's matches last weekend after assistant coach Tervel Dlagnev indicated that the medical staff said, "It wouldn't be in his best interest to wrestle this weekend" according to The Lantern. His status for this match is somewhat unknown, but many are proceeding as if he is going to wrestle. These two wrestled only once previously. In the dual meet last February, McKenna scored a 7-6 victory over Lee. In the match, both wrestlers scored a pair of takedowns, but McKenna racked up the riding time. That turned out to be the difference in the match. On the season, McKenna has won all 14 of his matches and is quickly becoming a popular pick to win the NCAA championship. Lee lost his undefeated season in sudden victory against No. 9 Tristan Moran (Wisconsin) last month. Since that match he has gotten back on track with four straight wins. Prediction: McKenna (Ohio State) dec. Lee (Penn State) 149: No. 3 Micah Jordan (Ohio State) vs. No. 11 Brady Berge/Jarod Verkleeren (Penn State) Jordan returned to 149 pounds this season after spending last season at 157 pounds. So far the results have been very positive. He has gone 18-1 with his only loss coming against No. 1 Anthony Ashnault (Rutgers). He hasn't faced the toughest schedule, but he has picked up wins over No. 4 Austin O'Connor (North Carolina) and No. 8 Justin Oliver (NC State). Berge won the starting job in the early season, but Verkleeren has gotten the start in the last three duals. He won the first two over Parker Filius (Purdue) and Fernie Silva (Indiana). However, in his last match, he came up short against Malik Amine (Michigan). Whoever goes in this match likely will struggle to upset Jordan. Prediction: Jordan (Ohio State) dec. Berge (Penn State) 157: No. 6 Ke-Shawn Hayes (Ohio State) vs. No. 1 Jason Nolf (Penn State) Hayes has taken some losses against some of the best wrestlers at this weight class. Overall, he has gone 16-5 on the year. He recently avenged a loss against No. 10 Eric Barone (Illinois) who had bested him the Cliff Keen Invitational. However, he will certainly be up against it here. The returning NCAA champion has gone 19-0. Nolf has scored bonus points in all but two of his victories this year. Hayes' mission will be to keep this close, but that might turn out to be too difficult of a task. Look for Nolf to put Penn State on the board with bonus points. Prediction: Nolf (Penn State) maj. dec. Hayes (Ohio State) 165: No. 12 Te'Shan Campbell (Ohio State) vs. No. 1 Vincenzo Joseph (Penn State) After splitting time with Ethan Smith at 174 pounds for most of the season, Campbell made his way back down to 165 pounds for Ohio State's dual against Northwestern. In his first match back at the weight, he scored a 6-0 decision over Tyler Morland. He has wrestled Joseph twice in his career, and the margin grew from the first to the second. In their last meeting, Joseph took home a major decision over Campbell via a 12-3 score. Joseph gone undefeated on the year at 17-0. However, the returning NCAA champion has still had some close matches. In his last bout, he needed to go to sudden victory to take out No. 7 Logan Massa (Michigan). He also edged No. 5 Chance Marsteller (Lock Haven) by a single point and took out No. 6 Isaiah White (Nebraska) via a 2-0 score. Even though Joseph should be the clear favorite in this match, he may not be able to help the team out with bonus. Clearly, he has done it before, but he seems to be having close matches recently. If Campbell is still adjusting the weight drop, Joseph might get it done. However, it is more likely this will be a one-sided decision. Prediction: Joseph (Penn State) dec. Campbell (Ohio State) 174: No. 18 Ethan Smith (Ohio State) vs. No. 1 Mark Hall (Penn State) Smith does not really have a signature win on the year, but he was able to hold No. 3 Myle Amine (Michigan) and No. 4 Daniel Lewis (Missouri) to decisions. He will get the start for Ohio State for the rest of the way after Campbell moved down to 165 pounds. His task here will be to keep Hall from putting up bonus points. Hall has gone undefeated through 19 matches this year. In his last match, he scored a one-point victory over Amine. He has also recently defeated No. 11 Dylan Lydy (Purdue) and No. 9 Michael Labriola (Nebraska). Despite his undefeated run, he has only put up bonus in 47 percent of his matches. He should be able to hang a major on Smith, but it might be tougher than expected. Prediction: Hall (Penn State) maj. dec. Smith (Ohio State) 184: No. 1 Myles Martin (Ohio State) vs. No. 2 Shakur Rasheed (Penn State) This is the marquee match of the dual meet. Martin has not lost since falling against Bo Nickal in the NCAA final last season. He has won all 13 of his matches and bonused everyone outside of No. 6 Taylor Venz (Minnesota), No. 3 Nick Reenan (NC State) and No. 7 Emery Parker (Illinois). Rasheed is also undefeated, but he does not have the signature wins of Martin. Last weekend, he scored a 5-3 victory over Jelani Embree (Michigan). This will be a tough match for Rasheed. He likes to do work from the top position, but he will likely struggle to maintain the position against Martin. On top of that, Martin has made strides in the neutral position this season. He is very stingy and has been able to come across scores whenever he needs. He should be able to take this match and cement himself as the best at 184 in the country. Prediction: Martin (Ohio State) dec. Rasheed (Penn State) 197: No. 2 Kollin Moore (Ohio State) vs. No. 1 Bo Nickal (Penn State) Last year, Moore came into the dual meet against Penn State with an undefeated record and the No. 1 ranking. He ended up facing Anthony Cassar, who at the time was the backup to Rasheed. Moore ended up suffering one of his four losses on the season and tanked the team's shot at the team victory. This year, he once again comes in undefeated, but this time Nickal is the one with the No. 1 ranking. On the year, Moore has gone 13-0 on the season with three ranked wins, but he has only scored bonus in 69 percent of his matches. On the other hand, Nickal is also undefeated at 18-0, but he has scored bonus points in all but one of his matches. This might be a preview of this year's NCAA final. Nickal is the favorite, but he will be facing one of the largest and most skilled wrestlers at the weight class. Prediction: Nickal (Penn State) dec. Moore (Ohio State) 285: No. 19 Chase Singletary (Ohio State) vs. No. 3 Anthony Cassar (Penn State) Singletary has had some moments this season on the way to building a 15-4 record. However, he has yet to score a win that would make you think he could take out the likes of Cassar. In his last match, he dropped a decision against No. 6 Mason Parris (Michigan) with the dual match on the line. He had previously defeated Parris by six points. Cassar has been a revelation for Penn State at heavyweight. He beat out an All-American to earn the spot, and he has gone 17-1 on the year. He majored Parris in his last match, and he has also knocked off No. 8 Trent Hillger (Wisconsin), No. 16 Conan Jennings (Northwestern) and No. 5 Jordan Wood (Lehigh). He has scored bonus points in 72 percent of his matches, and his pace will likely be too much for Singletary. Prediction: Cassar (Penn State) maj. dec. Singletary (Ohio State)

Richard Perry at the U.S. Open (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) BLOOMSBURG, Pa. -- Former Bloomsburg University wrestling standouts Chad Bailey and Richard Perry (Meriden, CT/Middletown) will be honored with induction into the Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) Hall of Fame on Saturday, March 9, during the 2019 EWL Championships at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. The duo will join former Bloomsburg wrestling greats Mark Banks, Ricky Bonomo, Rocky Bonomo, Tony Caravella, George Carter, Dom DiGioacchino, Ed Hockenberry, Matt Moley, Dave Morgan, Carl Poff, Don Reese, Pete Rinella, Brad Rozanski, Mike Sees, and Mike Spaid, along with coaches Tom Martucci and Roger Sanders, as Huskies' members of the EWL Hall of Fame. Bailey, a native of Levittown, Pennsylvania, wrestled for two seasons at Bloomsburg and compiled an overall record of 61-17 with the Huskies. In 1993, Bailey was named the EWL and the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Freshman of the Year and went on to win the EWL championship at 150 pounds which earned him a spot in the national tournament. Earlier in the year, he won the championship at the Lehigh/Billy Sheridan Invitational which helped Bloomsburg to win the tournament by one point over second-place Wisconsin. Bailey also captured third-place honors at the PSAC Championships as he finished his rookie season with a 26-10 overall record with a ranking of as high as 12th in the country. Then, in 1994, Bailey went 35-7 on the year and, for the second straight year, won the EWL title at 150 pounds. He qualified for the NCAA tournament for the second consecutive season and earned a seventh-place finish to garner All-American accolades. Perry, who hails from Meriden, Connecticut, was a four-year standout for the Huskies from 2010-14 and is tied for tenth all-time in program history with 110 career victories. He was a three-time NCAA Division I qualifier, accomplishing the feat in his sophomore, junior, and senior campaigns. He won two PSAC Championships and captured the EWL title at 197 pounds in his final season - Bloomsburg's last individual EWL champion. He led the Huskies with a 33-12 record as a sophomore and finished the year ranked 25th in the country according to the final NCAA Division I RPI rankings. Perry went 30-6 as a junior and finished the season ranked 13th in the country after going 2-2 at the NCAA Championships. As a senior, Perry set the school record with 31 consecutive victories and finished 33-3 overall with two of his three losses coming at the NCAA Championships. He entered the tournament seeded sixth at 197 pounds. The 2019 EWL Championships will take place on Saturday, March 9, at the EagleBank Arena in Fairfax, Virginia. George Mason University will serve as this year's hosts. The NCAA Division I Championships will be held in Pittsburgh this year from Thursday, March 21, through Saturday, March 23.

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Postseason competition is happening in earnest across many areas of the country with dual meet state tournaments as well as individual state meet qualifying events on the schedule for this week. Below is a schedule of competitions for the week of Feb. 6-12. No. 1 Blair Academy (N.J.) -- hosts tri-meet on Friday against Benedictine Prep (Va.) and St. Benedict's Prep (N.J.) No. 3 Buchanan (Calif.) -- starts its three-layer state tournament series with the divisional tournament on Friday and Saturday at Clovis North No. 4 Bergen Catholic (N.J.) -- continues the Non-Public Group A dual team playoffs on Wednesday against St. Joseph Montvale (N.J.), if victorious will wrestle for the North section title on Friday, and then the state title on Sunday No. 5 Montini Catholic (Ill.) -- competes in sectional tournament (state qualifier) on Friday and Saturday at Bolingbrook No. 7 Cincinnati LaSalle (Ohio) -- competes in Division I state dual meet tournament on Sunday at St. John Arena in Columbus No. 8 St. Edward (Ohio) -- competes in Division I state dual meet tournament on Sunday at St. John Arena in Columbus No. 9 Detroit Catholic Central (Mich.) -- competes in team district tournament on Wednesday at Northville, competes in individual district tournament on Saturday at Novi No. 10 Tuttle (Okla.) -- competes in the Class 4A state dual meet tournament on Friday and Saturday at Shawnee Firelake Arena No. 11 Bethlehem Catholic Pa.) -- competes in the Class AAA state dual meet tournament Thursday through Saturday at the GIANT Center in Hershey No. 12 Gilroy (Calif.) -- hosts the PCAL Tournament on Friday and Saturday, which marks the state of the state tournament series No. 13 Liberty (Mo.) -- competes in district tournament (state qualifier) on Friday and Saturday at Oak Park No. 14 Broken Arrow (Okla.) -- competes in the Class 6A state dual meet tournament on Friday and Saturday at Shawnee Firelake Arena No. 15 Park Hill (Mo.) -- competes in district tournament (state qualifier) on Friday and Saturday at Oak Park No. 16 Oak Park River Forest (Ill.) -- competes in sectional tournament (state qualifier) on Friday and Saturday at Conant No. 17 Poway (Calif.) -- starts its three-layer state tournament series with the divisional tournament at Fallbrook on Saturday No. 18 Clovis (Calif.) -- starts its three-layer state tournament series with the divisional tournament on Friday and Saturday at Clovis North No. 19 Chicago (Ill.) Mt. Carmel -- competes in sectional tournament (state qualifier) on Friday and Saturday at Bolingbrook No. 20 Allen (Texas) -- competes in district tournament on Thursday and Friday at Coppell No. 21 Southeast Polk (Iowa) -- competes in team regional tournament on Wednesday, competes in individual district tournament (state qualifier) on Saturday at Des Moines East No. 22 Kasson-Mantorville (Minn.) -- travels to Byron (Minn.) for dual meet on Thursday No. 23 Brighton (Mich.) -- competes in team district tournament on Wednesday at Howell, competes in individual district tournament on Saturday at Jackson No. 24 Mt. St. Joseph's (Md.) -- hosts MIAA Tournament on Friday and Saturday No. 25 St. John Bosco (Calif.) -- starts its three-layer state tournament series with the divisional tournament at Temecula Valley on Friday and Saturday No. 26 Delbarton (N.J.) -- continues the Non-Public Group A dual team playoffs with the sectional semifinal round on Wednesday, if victorious will wrestle for the North section title on Friday, and then the state title on Sunday No. 27 Elyria (Ohio) -- competes in Division I state dual meet tournament on Sunday at St. John Arena in Columbus No. 28 Paulsboro (N.J.) -- continues the Group 1 dual team playoffs on Wednesday against Pennsville Memorial (N.J.), if victorious will wrestle for the South section title on Friday, and then in the state final four on Sunday No. 29 Brecksville (Ohio) -- competes in Division I state dual meet tournament on Sunday at St. John Arena in Columbus No. 30 Kiski Area (Pa.) -- competes in the Class AAA state dual meet tournament Thursday through Saturday at the GIANT Center in Hershey No. 31 Selma (Calif.) -- starts its three-layer state tournament series with the divisional tournament on Friday and Saturday at Clovis North No. 32 Marmion Academy (Ill.) -- competes in sectional tournament (state qualifier) on Friday and Saturday at Bolingbrook No. 33 St. Paris (Ohio) Graham -- competes in Division II state dual meet tournament on Sunday at St. John Arena in Columbus No. 34 Wadsworth (Ohio) -- competes in Division I state dual meet tournament on Sunday at St. John Arena in Columbus No. 36 Davison (Mich.) -- competes in team district tournament on Wednesday at Lapeer, competes in individual district tournament on Saturday at Bay City Western No. 37 Northampton (Pa.) -- competes in the Class AAA state dual meet tournament Thursday through Saturday at the GIANT Center in Hershey No. 38 South Plainfield (N.J.) -- continues the Group 5 dual team playoffs on Wednesday against Delran (N.J.), if victorious will wrestle for the North section title on Friday, and then in the state final four on Sunday No. 40 Reynolds (Pa.) -- competes in the Class AA state dual meet tournament Thursday through Saturday at the GIANT Center in Hershey No. 41 Howell (N.J.) -- continues the Group 5 dual team playoffs on Wednesday with the sectional semifinal round, if victorious will wrestle for the North section title on Friday, and then in the state final four on Sunday No. 42 Shakopee (Minn.) -- travels to Farmington (Minn.) for dual meet on Thursday No. 43 Waverly-Shell Rock (Iowa) -- competes in team regional tournament on Wednesday, hosts individual district tournament (state qualifier) on Saturday No. 44 Parkersburg (W.Va.) South -- competes in regional tournament (state qualifier) on Saturday at Parkersburg No. 45 Stoughton (Wis.) -- competes in regional tournament on Saturday at Oconomowoc No. 46 Don Bosco (Iowa) -- competes in team regional tournament on Wednesday, competes in individual district tournament (state qualifier) on Saturday at Jesup No. 48 Toppenish (Wash.) -- competes in regional tournament (state qualifier) on Saturday at Ellensburg No. 49 Brownsburg (Ind.) -- competes in semi-state tournament (state qualifier) on Saturday at the Ford Center in Evansville No. 50 Clovis North (Calif.) -- hosts the start of its three-layer state tournament series, the divisional tournament, on Friday and Saturday Off this week: No. 2 Wyoming Seminary (Pa.), No. 6 Lake Highland Prep (Fla.), No. 35 Simley (Minn.), No. 39 Bethlehem (Pa.) Liberty, No. 47 Nazareth (Pa.)

FORT WORTH, Texas -- Texas Wesleyan University Athletics is pleased to announce Ray Bedford, wrestling coaching veteran at the state, national and international level, has joined its list of elite coaches as head coach of wrestling. Bedford is charged with building the new men's and women's varsity wrestling teams, which are set to compete in the NAIA's Sooner Athletic Conference beginning in the fall of 2019. Recruitment is now underway. Bedford comes to Texas Wesleyan with extensive experience in coaching, mentoring and leading both men's and women's wrestling programs. He is the founder of Spartan Mat Club, one of the largest elite high school clubs in Texas, specializing in preparing high school athletes for national and international wrestling programs. Since Spartan Mat Club's founding in 2016, Bedford has helped place more than 90 wrestlers in the state tournament. The club boasts 12 champions and 44 placing, with more than 25 wrestlers in college programs throughout the U.S. During this time, he has also served as coach with the Texas Men's and Women's Cadet and Junior National Dual Teams, Fargo National Championship Teams and has been asked to be an assistant coach on the Cadet Pan Am Team for 2019. Bedford is currently head coach of wrestling at Plano Senior High School. While he begins his role at Texas Wesleyan, he will continue coaching at PSHS through the end of the academic year. "Ray's wealth of knowledge, passion and broad span of experiences in amateur wrestling made him stand out from all other candidates for this position," Ricky Dotson, athletic director, said. "Texas Wesleyan has a strong tradition of athletics excellence and I'm confident Ray will help us a build a wrestling program that continues that tradition - both inside the classroom and on the mat." Scholarships available Texas Wesleyan is the first to bring collegiate scholarship wrestling to the DFW metroplex, becoming the second such program in the entire state on any level to offer scholarships. This will provide the student-athletes competing in wrestling at more than 110 DFW public schools the chance to stay close to come with the sport they love to play. "Texas Wesleyan athletics continues to grow every day, thanks to recent successes across several of our sports," said Ricky Dotson, athletic director, in a statement last fall. "With Texas having the fastest growing participation in high school wrestling of any state in the country, adding men's and women's teams to our diverse offering is a perfect next step."

This weekend will be relatively light when it comes to ranked duals, but it will still feature countless individual matches that pit ranked opponents against each other. Arguably, one of the biggest matches of the year will take place on Friday night when Penn State travels to Ohio State to take on the Buckeyes in St. John Arena. These two programs have combined to win the last eight NCAA team titles. Penn State owns seven titles, and Ohio State won the team title in 2015. Friday No. 11 Virginia Tech at No. 16 North Carolina (6 p.m.) Coach Robie and company ride their eight-match win streak into Chapel Hill to take on coach Scott's No. 16-ranked Tar Heels in an ACC dual meet. The 8-2 Hokies dropped their first two dual meets to Missouri and Northwestern but have since tallied eight straight wins, including a pair of victories over conference opponents, improving to 2-0 in the ACC. The Tar Heels are 10-5 this season but have won four out of their last five dual meets. They are also 2-0 in the ACC after grabbing wins against No. 17 Pittsburgh and No. 21 Virginia. The lone ranked matchup in this dual meet comes at 184 pounds as No. 4 Zack Zavatsky (Virginia Tech) takes on No. 14 Chip Ness (North Carolina). These two returning All-Americans met in last season's dual meet, with Zavatsky narrowly winning 4-3. Northwestern at Michigan State (7 p.m.) Though it's not a ranked dual meet matchup, the 125-pound bout features two wrestlers in Sebastian Rivera and RayVon Foley who are ranked inside the top 10 and combine for a 45-1 record. Rivera is 19-0 on the season and has a win over Iowa's returning NCAA champion Spencer Lee, while Foley is 26-1 and has only lost to Oklahoma State's fourth-ranked Nick Piccininni. That loss came in the finals of the Reno Tournament of Champions. Nebraska's David Jensen celebrates after beating Iowa's Sam Stoll (Photo/Mark Lundy, Lutte-Lens.com) No. 7 Minnesota at No. 10 Nebraska (8 p.m.) The seventh-ranked Gophers are set to bring a four-match win streak to the Devaney Center to take on the tenth-ranked Cornhuskers, who are looking to bounce back after falling to the fourth-ranked Iowa Hawkeyes last weekend. There will be five ranked matchups in this dual meet, with two of those matches featuring wrestlers who sit inside the top 10. Those matches will come at 157 pounds and heavyweight. At 157 pounds, No. 2 Tyler Berger (Nebraska) will meet No. 8 Steve Bleise (Minnesota) for the first time in college. Berger is 19-2 this season and has won three straight matches after falling to top-ranked Jason Nolf of Penn State. Bleise is 13-3 this season, but two of those losses came in his last five matches. At heavyweight, top-ranked Gopher Gable Steveson will lace up against No. 10 David Jensen. Steveson has a perfect 25-0 record this season and has scored bonus points in four of this last five matches. Jensen, who is coming off a win over Iowa's former No. 1-ranked Sam Stoll, is 14-2 and has grabbed a trio of wins after dropping back-to-back matches to No. 9 Youssif Hemida (Maryland) and No. 3 Anthony Cassar (Penn State). Other ranked matchups: 125: No. 6 Sean Russell (Minnesota) vs. No. 16 Zeke Moisey (Nebraska) 141: No. 10 Mitchell McKee (Minnesota) vs. No. 19 Chad Red (Nebraska) 174: No. 12 Devin Skatzka (Minnesota) vs. No. 9 Mikey Labriola (Nebraska) No. 1 Penn State at No. 5 Ohio State (8:30 p.m.) The top-ranked Nittany Lions invade St. John Arena for a Big Ten clash when they take on Coach Ryan's fifth-ranked Buckeyes. Penn State owns a perfect 10-0 record this season and is coming off a 25-11 win against the fourth-ranked Michigan Wolverines, who defeated the Buckeyes 19-17 two weeks ago. Last weekend, Penn State and Michigan combined to have five of the nation's top-ranked wrestlers competing in one dual meet. That will be the case again this weekend when Penn State throws out their quartet of national champions and top-ranked wrestlers Jason Nolf (157), Vincenzo Joseph (165), Mark Hall (174), and Bo Nickel (197), while Ohio State sends out their NCAA champion and top-ranked Myles Martin (184). If Penn State's Roman Bravo-Young wrestles at 133 pounds, this dual will pit ranked wrestlers against each other in nine of 10 weight classes and will have a pair of top-two showdowns at 184 pounds and 197 pounds respectively. At 184 pounds, top-ranked Martin (Ohio State), who is 13-0, will wrestle second-ranked Shakur Rasheed (Penn State), who is 16-0. At 197 pounds, No. 1 Bo Nickal (Penn State), who holds an 18-0 record, will take on No. 2 Kollin Moore (Ohio State), who owns a 13-0 record. Other ranked matchups: 133: No. 15 Roman Bravo-Young (Penn State)* vs. No. 6 Luke Pletcher (Ohio State) 141: No. 5 Nick Lee (Penn State) vs. No. 2 Joey McKenna (Ohio State) 149: No. 11 Brady Berge (Penn State) vs. No. 3 Micah Jordan (Ohio State) 157: No. 1 Jason Nolf (Penn State) vs. No. 6 Ke-Shawn Hayes (Ohio State) 165: No. 1 Vincenzo Joseph (Penn State) vs. No. 12 Te'Shan Campbell (Ohio State) 174: No. 1 Mark Hall (Penn State) vs. No. 18 Ethan Smith 285: No. 3 Anthony Cassar (Penn State) vs. No. 19 Chase Singletary (Ohio State) *Roman Bravo-Young did not compete last weekend and may not wrestle again this weekend. Saturday No. 19 Princeton at No. 9 Cornell (1 p.m.) Coach Ayres and the Princeton Tigers travel to Ithaca (N.Y.) to scrap with Coach Koll's ninth-ranked Cornell Big Red. The Tigers, who are 6-5 on the season, are looking to rebound after falling to in-state rival No. 14 Rutgers 19-18, while the Big Red are 9-2 and riding a four-match win streak. The top matchup in this dual meet comes at 125 pounds where the pair of freshmen, No. 10 Patrick Glory (Princeton) and No. 11 Vito Arujau (Cornell), square off against each other. Glory, who has lost twice this season to Iowa's No. 2 ranked Spencer Lee and once to Oklahoma State's No. 4 ranked Nick Piccininni, is 19-3 on the season, while Arujau, is 18-1 on the season, and has won 15 straight matches since falling to teammate Chas Tucker at the Jonathan Kaloust Bearcat Open. The 197-pound bout will also feature a pair of ranked wrestlers. Third-ranked Patrick Brucki (Princeton), who owns a perfect 22-0 record, will wrestle No. 14 Ben Honis (Cornell). Sunday No. 17 Pittsburgh at No. 8 North Carolina State (1 p.m.) Coach Gavin and his Pitt Panthers make the trip to Raleigh to take on the No. 8 Wolfpack with hopes of getting back on track after dropping their last three duals. The Panthers started the season 8-0, but have since dropped matches to No. 2 Oklahoma State, No. 11 Virginia Tech and No. 16 North Carolina. The Wolfpack have a 15-2 record and have only lost to No. 6 Ohio State and No. 13 Wyoming. The featured matchup of the dual meet will take place at 133 pounds if NC State's seventh-ranked returning All-American Tariq Wilson is healthy enough to wrestle against Pittsburgh's third-ranked Micky Phillippi. Wilson is 12-2 on the season, but suffered an injury while wrestling against Ohio State's Luke Pletcher. Phillippi is 14-2 this season and got back to his winning ways after dropping his match against Virginia Tech's Korbin Myers two weeks ago. His other loss came in late November to Rutgers' No. 4-ranked Nick Suriano. Ranked matchups: 157: No. 11 Taleb Rahmani Pittsburgh vs. No. 4 Hayden Hidlay (NC State) 184: No. 13 Nino Bonaccorsi Pittsburgh vs. No. 3 Nick Reenan (NC State)

Austin DeSanto (Photo/Mark Lundy, Lutte-Lens.com) IOWA CITY, Iowa -- University of Iowa head wrestling coach Tom Brands announced Tuesday that Austin DeSanto will serve a one-match suspension when the Hawkeyes host Maryland on Feb. 8. DeSanto was penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct following Iowa's dual win at Nebraska on Feb. 3. "Austin knows his behavior on and off the mat is a reflection of this university and program, and I am very pleased with his response to this matter. I know he is eager to move forward," Brands said. "I want to apologize to my opponents and teammates for my actions on the mat. I know they are disrespectful and there is no excuse," DeSanto said. "I accept the consequences of my behavior and the decision of Coach Brands, and have assured my teammates and coaches that I will better represent our team when I return." DeSanto is 14-1 and ranked third in the country at 133 pounds. He will return to the lineup when Iowa hosts Indiana on Feb. 15.

Even the most avid wrestling fan may not immediately recognize the name Terry Davis. That said, you are most likely familiar with Davis' most famous work: the novel "Vision Quest: A Wrestling Story." Terry DavisPublished in 1979, Davis' book served as the basis for the 1985 movie "Vision Quest" which helped propel the careers of actors Matthew Modine, Linda Fiorentino, Daphne Zuniga and Forest Whitaker ... and introduced the wrestling community to Frank Jasper, who made the role of Shute his own, and has made Jasper an iconic figure in social media and at major wrestling events throughout the nation. Terry Davis, a retired English professor at Minnesota State University in Mankato, is still writing from his home in southern Minnesota. In fact, he just penned an essay for the Mankato Free Press titled "It's Not What I Did for Wrestling; It's What Wrestling Did for Me." Here's how Davis explains the title of his essay: "The movie introduced people to the book. Over the years, quite a few people -- mostly wrestlers -- have gotten hold of me about the story, or asked me to sign a book, which I'm always honored to do. In the past few months, for some reason, the men -- some of them coaches now, and all of them former wrestlers -- have thanked me for 'what you have done for wrestling.' What I think they mean is that because of the movie Vision Quest -- and especially because the movie treats wrestling as a respectable sport and wrestlers as decent guys and committed athletes as opposed to the moron bullies so many movies make wrestlers out to be -- wrestling is more widely known now and to a degree better understood. It would make me enormously proud to think I'd ever done anything for wrestling. The truth -- and the subject of this little essay -- is that wrestling did close to everything for me." Davis discloses that, as a grade schooler, he wrestled with bipolar disorder. He openly shares the ongoing cruel humiliation he suffered at the hands of one particular teacher. The future novelist developed a stutter in sixth grade. Then Davis shared his salvation. "In my sophomore year of high school; some of my old pals from early in school were wrestling, and I was sitting with them at lunch listening to them talk about it and envying them. I had a ton of pent aggression, and it dawned on me that wrestling just might be the way to jettison it. I walked into the little, narrow wrestling room on the second floor of the gym and introduced myself to assistant coach Bill Via and asked if I could try out. He said, 'You bet,' and I jumped in with the neck drill." Davis goes on to share more details on what wrestling did for him. Davis' compact essay could do much to connect potential wrestlers with the benefits of participating in the oldest and greatest sport.

BOONE, N.C. -- Appalachian State Wrestling stayed in the Southern Conference championship race with a 21-14 home victory Sunday against Chattanooga, which suffered its first league loss. The Mountaineers (5-6, 3-1 SoCon) clinched the victory against the Mocs (5-6, 3-1) in Varsity Gym when senior Michael Elliott ended the dual with a Sudden Victory takedown for a 6-4 decision at 165 pounds. App State possessed a four-point lead heading into that matchup, so Chattanooga needed a win with bonus points to either push the team score to a dual-deciding tiebreaker or give the Mocs a come-from-behind victory. The outcome leaves Campbell (4-0, 2-0) as the only SoCon team without a league loss. The Camels won 19-17 against App State and wrestle at Chattanooga next Sunday. Thomas Flitz got the Mountaineers off to a strong start with a 13-4 major decision at 174 pounds before Randall Diabe's 4-1 decision at 197 pounds, Cary Miller's 10-2 major decision at 285 pounds and Codi Russell's 11-3 major decision at 133 pounds pushed the team score to 15-6. Chattanooga's Chris Debien posted a 9-4 decision in the next match, but a one-point team penalty for a second misconduct call against the Mocs' coaching staff meant that the team score was 15-8 after Debien's win. App State moved ahead 18-8 on Matt Zovistoski's 3-1 decision at 149 pounds, but the Mocs trailed only 18-14 following Ryan Resnick's first-period pin at 157 pounds. That set the stage for Elliott, who improved to 20-11 overall and 5-2 in duals this season with his victory against Drew Nicholson. Flitz led 10-2 after one period against Hunter Fortner thanks to three takedowns and a four-point near fall. After Chattanooga's Dominic Lampe claimed a 3-2 decision against Alan Clothier at 184 pounds, the 17th-ranked Diabe improved to 20-5 on the season and 10-1 in duals with his victory against Rodney Jones. Diabe used a takedown to claim a 3-0 lead and increase his riding time entering the third period. Miller led 5-0 after two periods of his win against Connor Talley, and Russell had a 6-1 lead when he allowed a third-period escape in order to pursue a major decision. He recorded takedowns with 32 and 12 seconds remaining to attain one. App State returns to action Thursday night at Duke. Results: 174: Thomas Flitz (APP) def. Hunter Fortner (UTC), 13-4 maj. dec. 184: Dominic Lampe (UTC) def. #32 Alan Clothier (APP), 3-2 dec. 197: #17 Randall Diabe (APP) def. Rodney Jones (UTC), 4-1 dec. HWT: #26 Cary Miller (APP) def. Connor Tolley (UTC), 10-2 maj. dec. 125: #23 Fabian Gutierrez (UTC) def. De'Andre Swinson-Barr (APP), 11-6 dec. 133: #31 Codi Russell (APP) def. Jake Huffine (UTC), 11-3 maj. dec. 141: #33 Chris Debien (UTC) def. Irvin Enriquez (APP), 9-4 dec. 149: #25 Matt Zovistoski (APP) def. Tanner Smith (UTC), 3-1 dec. 157: Ryan Resnick (UTC) def. Angel Najar (APP), fall, 1:12 165: #32 Michael Elliott (APP) def. Drew Nicholson (UTC), 6-4 dec. (SV-1) * Chattanooga penalized one team point for a second misconduct call

STILLWATER -- Cowboy wrestling toppled Lehigh, 27-6, on Sunday afternoon in Gallagher-Iba Arena. The win against the 22nd-ranked Mountain Hawks moved the Cowboys to 12-0 on the season and was the eighth win for the Pokes over a ranked opponent. "I thought that would be a tough dual meet," coach John Smith said. "Getting wins at those first four weights was a big way to start the dual, and Andrew stepping out and having a nice win at 165 and a nice performance from Sheets with a takedown in overtime to win… Those are two battle matches that we want at the end. Those are the things you like to see… guys finding ways to win." At 157 pounds, Wyatt Sheets picked up his second win over a ranked opponent since entering the starting lineup, defeating 16th-ranked Josh Humphreys in sudden victory. Sheets held a 5-2 lead to begin the third period, but Humphreys scored an escape and notched a takedown late to tie the match at 5. Sheets scored the match-winning takedown 30 seconds into overtime to give the Cowboys a 17-0 team lead through five bouts. "I don't think I've really ever experienced anything like that just because I was in Gallagher," Wyatt Sheets said. "It was a completely different experience than anything I've ever been in. I actually didn't know that guy was ranked. It's a big confidence boost, and I'm just now finding out about it. I'm excited." Andrew Shomers extended the Cowboys' lead further and picked up a 10-9 decision over Gordon Wolf at 165 pounds. Shomers reversed Wolf with only four seconds left in the match to pull off the win. It marked his third victory wrestling at the higher weight. Three Cowboys notched bonus-point wins Sunday afternoon. Nick Piccininni won a 16-5 major decision over Luke Resnick and moved to 24-0 on the season. At 141 pounds, Kaid Brock bounced back from a tough loss and notched 12-4 major decision over Ryan Pomrinca with a late takedown. Dakota Geer scored six third-period points to earn a 13-5 major decision over Chris Weiler at 197 pounds. Picking up decisions for the Cowboys were Daton Fix, Kaden Gfeller and Derek White. Fix won 7-1 over Brandon Paetzell and Gfeller notched a 13-8 win against Cortlandt Schuyler. White won his 20th dual match in a 3-2 win over No. 7 Jordan Wood. Joe Smith lost a close decision to No. 6 Jordan Kutler and Jacobe Smith was topped by No. 8 Ryan Preisch, 8-3, in his first dual loss of the season. The Cowboys' next dual is at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 8, against Big 12 opponent Air Force in Gallagher-Iba Arena. Results: 125: No. 4 Nick Piccininni (OSU) MD Luke Resnick (LEH) 16-5 133: No. 3 Daton Fix (OSU) dec. Brandon Paetzell (LEH) 7-1 141: No. 15 Kaid Brock (OSU) MD. Ryan Pomrinca (LEH) 12-4 149: No. 5 Kaden Gfeller (OSU) dec. Cortlandt Schuyler (LEH) 13-8 157: Wyatt Sheets (OSU) dec. No. 16 Josh Humphreys (LEH) SV, 7-5 165: Andrew Shomers (OSU) dec. Gordon Wolf (LEH) 10-9 174: No. 6 Jordan Kutler (LEH) dec. No. 5 Joe Smith (OSU) 2-1 184: No. 8 Ryan Preisch (LEH) dec. No. 11 Jacobe Smith (OSU) 8-3 197: No. 10 Dakota Geer (OSU) MD. Chris Weiler (LEH) 13-5 285: No. 2 Derek White (OSU) dec. No. 7 Jordan Wood (LEH) 3-2

FRESNO, Calif. -- Winning its fourth straight dual and knocking off its highest ranked opponent this season, the Bulldog wrestling team downed No. 11 Wyoming, 21-12 on Sunday afternoon in a Big 12 dual at the Save Mart Center. In front of 2,032 Red Wave fans, Fresno State (8-6, 4-3 B12) won six of 10 matches over Wyoming (12-4, 3-2 B12), including the final three of the dual, highlighted by a fall from redshirt freshman Jacob Wright at 157 pounds along with five wins by decision. How It Happened With the dual getting started at heavyweight, sophomore AJ Nevills improved to 6-1 on the season against Big 12 opponents with a 4-2 win over No. 21 ranked Brian Andrews. Fighting back from a 2-0 deficit, Nevills had a pair of escapes to tie the score at 2-2 and a takedown with a minute left in the second period proved to be the difference in the match giving the Bulldog a 4-2 win. Holding an early 3-0 lead, the Cowboys answered back with three straight wins at 125, 133 and 141 pounds to take a 9-3 lead in the dual. The 'Dogs stayed in all three matches losing to a ranked Wyoming opponent in each match. Redshirt freshman Robert Garcia IV fell narrowly 5-4 to No. 16 Cole Verner at 125 pounds tying the match at 4-4 with a takedown with 0:28 remaining in the third period, but Verner was able to escape for the hard-fought win. Fellow redshirt freshman Gary Joint fought tough at 133 pounds falling 6-2 to No. 11 Montorie Bridges, a 2018 All-American, as the Wyoming redshirt sophomore used a four-point near fall in the third period to gain the lead and secure the win. The Cowboys' No. 13-ranked Sam Turner downed the 'Dogs Chris Deloza, 5-2 at 141 pounds, but the Bulldogs' Khristian Olivas answered back at 149 pounds as the nation's No. 12 ranked grappler topped Jaron Jensen, 9-6 using a third period reversal to break a 6-6 tie and added a point for riding time for the win. Opening the second half of the dual with Wright at 157 pounds, the redshirt freshman from Dinuba battled the Cowboys' Jed Loveless tough taking a 3-1 lead before a late third period takedown sent Loveless to his back where Wright secured his fourth fall of the season pinning Loveless in 6:32 and giving the 'Dogs a 12-9 lead in the dual. Wyoming won its final match of the dual at 165 pounds as No. 8 Branson Ashworth topped Isaiah Hokit, 8-3 to tie the dual at 12-12 heading into the final three matches. After winning the final four matches of its win over Oregon State on Thursday night, the 'Dogs were again clutch down the stretch winning its final three matches against the Cowboys as redshirt junior Dominic Kincaid came up big at 174 pounds with a 5-3 win over Anthony Lamardo. Redshirt freshman Jackson Hemauer, ranked No. 25 in the NCAA Coaches rankings and by Trackwrestling, knocked off his team-leading fifth ranked opponent of the season topping No. 19 Tate Samuelson, 5-1. After Samuelson scored first with an escape to start the second period, it was all Hemauer from there as a takedown with one second remaining in the frame gave him a 2-1 lead as one more takedown and a point for riding time gave him his 17th win of the season. Leading 18-12 heading into the final match of the dual at 197 pounds, junior Josh Hokit won his seventh straight match with a hard-fought 4-2 win over No. 20 Cale Davidson using a takedown near the end of the second period to break a 2-2 tie as the Clovis native held on in the final two minutes for the win. Quotes Head Coach Troy Steiner On this afternoon's dual win over No. 11 Wyoming.... "We did not want to let this dual slip away and guys came out and wrestled hard and aggressive. The thing I liked about this dual was we were in every match and were in it to win it. The fight the guys have is what I have seen really seen change over the last month is they expect to win when they step on the mat." On getting wins by Wright & Kincaid..... "They went out to win their matches and not just keep it close. It doesn't matter who you wrestle and you have to give yourself a chance and they did it tonight." On defeating a second ranked opponent this season.... "It is big as we get ready for the Big 12 Championships and ultimately for the NCAA Tournament and when we have these opportunities to prepare ourselves for those and with only three duals left, we need to enjoy what we are doing and it is great to do it in front of our home fans." Notes - Olivas and Nevills are now each 6-1 in Big 12 duals while Josh Hokit is a perfect 4-0. - Hemauer knocked off his team-high fifth ranked opponent this season while it was each of Nevills' and Josh Hokit's third apiece. - It was Wright's fourth fall of the season. - The Bulldogs have now had at least 2,000 fans at all six duals this season averaging 2,408 per contest (14,447 total through six duals). Up next Fresno State takes its final road trip of the regular season staying in the state of California on Saturday for a pair of Pac-12 duals traveling to CSU Bakersfield (5-7) at 1 p.m. for Feud on the Field before making the trip to face Cal Poly (0-5) at 7 p.m. in San Luis Obispo. Results: 285: No. 20/-/-/20 AJ Nevills (FS) dec. No. 21/-/-/24 Brian Andrews (WYO), 4-2 | FS 3, WYO 0 125: No. 19/16/18/- Cole Verner (WYO) dec. Robert Garcia IV (FS), 5-4 | FS 3, WYO 0 133: No. 11/12/11/12 Montorie Bridges (WYO) dec. Gary Joint (FS), 6-2 | WYO 6, FS 3 141: No. 17/13/18/19 Sam Turner (WYO) dec. Sam Turner (FS), 5-2 | WYO 9, FS 3 149: No. 19/18/17/12 Khristian Olivas (FS) dec. Jaron Jensen (WYO), 9-6 | WYO 9, FS 6 157: Jacob Wright (FS) wins by fall over Jed Loveless (WYO), 6:32 | FS 12, WYO 9 165: No. 9/8/9/10 Branson Ashworth (WYO) dec. Isaiah Hokit (FS), 8-3 | FS 12, WYO 12 174: Dominic Kincaid (FS) dec. Anthony Lamardo (WYO), 5-3 | FS 15, WYO 12 184: No. 25/-/-/25 Jackson Hemauer (FS) dec. No. 20/20/-/19 Tate Samuelson (WYO), 5-1 | FS 18, WYO 12 197: No. 13/13/13/14 Josh Hokit (FS) dec. No. 20/20/-/22 Cale Davidson (WYO), 4-2 | FS 21, WYO 12