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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- With temperatures in the mid-teens outside, the Army West Point wrestling team stayed hot with its fourth-straight dual win to the tune of 28-10 over West Virginia on Friday evening. The Black Knights improved to 6-2 on the season, while West Virginia dropped to 4-13. After falling behind 6-0 following the first two matches, a pin by rookie Corey Shie fired up the visiting squad and tied the dual. The Mountaineers picked up their only bonus point win of the night in the following match, but Army rattled off six-straight wins to earn their first non-conference win of the year. Results: 125 lbs.: Devin Brown dec. over Ryan Hetrick, 11-5 (West Virginia leads, 3-0) 133 lbs.: #14 Matthew Schmitt dec. over Lane Peters, 5-4 (West Virginia leads, 6-0) 141 lbs.: #28 Corey Shie pinned Luke Martin at 4:13 (Tied, 6-6) 149 lbs.: #20 Christian Monserrat maj. dec. over Noah Hanau, 14-3 (West Virginia leads, 10-6) 157 lbs.: #22 Lucas Weiland maj. dec. over Hunter Jones, 11-1 (Tied, 10-10) 165 lbs.: Cael McCormick dec. over #18 Nick Kiussis, 2-1 (Army leads, 13-10) 174 lbs.: #19 Ben Harvey maj. dec. over Josh Ramirez, 12-2 (Army leads, 17-10) 184 lbs.: #22 Noah Stewart tech. fall over Jackson Moomau, 16-0 (Army leads, 22-10) 197 lbs.: #4 Rocco Caywood dec. over #32 Noah Adams, 8-7 (Army leads, 25-10) 285 lbs.: #27 Ben Sullivan dec. over #32 Brandon Ngati, 7-2 (Army leads, 28-10) ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES Army and West Virginia met on the mat for just the third time and first since the 1992-93 season. The Black Knights took a 2-1 edge in the all-time series with the Mountaineers. Army extended its winning streak to four duals, its longest since a five-meet winning streak in 2016-17. It was the first time the Cadets won three-straight road duals since that run in 2016-17. Shie and Harvey documented their team-leading 22nd wins of the season. Shie added his team-leading 14th bonus point win of the year. The Fairfield, Ohio, native tied P.J. Ogunsanya for the team lead in pins with seven. Shie and Weiland posted their fifth dual wins of the year. Weiland became the fourth Army wrestler with at least 20 wins this season with a major decision tonight. McCormick earned his first-career win over a ranked opponent against 18th-ranked Nick Kiussis. Harvey notched his 65th career victory. The New Palestine, Ind., native tied his personal-best for wins in a season from last year and set a new best in dual wins. Harvey drew even with Bobby Heald for the team-lead in major decisions with his sixth of the year in his 10th bonus point win of 2018-19. Stewart collected his 50th career win. The Lewistown, Pa., native posted the 20th technical fall of his career. Caywood remained perfect in duals, improving to 7-0. He and Harvey are tied for the team lead in dual wins with seven. The Toledo, Ohio, native set a new single-season personal best with his 21st win of the season. Sullivan evened his record at 4-4 with his fourth-straight dual win. The New Paris, Ohio, native garnered his first-career win over a ranked opponent. Hetrick wrestled in his first-career dual meet. WARD'S WORDS Head coach Kevin Ward -- "I thought we had some good performances tonight. It wasn't perfect by any means and not very pretty at times, but we had some guys who found a way to score at critical times and that's a good sign. Any win on the road is a good one, and to beat a tough Big 12 team on the road like that show the progress we've been making. We had a feeling that we might be in a tough position early on given the matchups. We're confident that our guys will always battle no matter what. Cael McCormick earned a good win tonight that should help him move into the rankings, and our upper weights founds ways to score and win." UP NEXT The Black Knights return home to wrestle Bucknell on Feb. 10 at 2 p.m. in Christl Arena.

FARGO, N.D. -- No. 25 North Dakota State University returned to action at home against Big 12 conference foe Utah Valley. NDSU would win this one running away, as they won in nine of the ten weight classes against a short handed Utah Valley squad. NDSU would also pick up bonus points in all nine of their victories. The dual got underway at 125 with No. 9 Brent Fleetwood taking on Josh Jensen. This one was all Fleetwood as he was able to secure three takedowns and three sets of four-point nearfalls, as he raced to a second period tech fall. 133 brought No. 16 Cameron Sykora to the mat to take on Isaiah Delgado. Sykora raced to a big first period lead behind two takedowns and two sets of nearfall. Sykora started the second period on bottom, where he would quickly escape and immediately take Delgado to his back to secure the fall; just 12 seconds into the second period. 141 proved to be the most competitive match of the night as Dylan Gregorson met Sawyer Degen. Gregerson would secure an early takedown to grab the 2-0 lead. Degen was able to escape to end the first period down 2-1. The wrestlers would trade takedowns and escapes in the second period, which left Gregorson with a 5-4 lead heading to the third period. Gregorson continued to work right until the second period buzzer and was able to score his escape in the final second of the period, which would prove to be huge. Degen quickly escape to tie the match in the third period, but Gregorson would ice the win with his third takedown and get the 7-6 victory. Jaden Van Maanen stepped to the mat against Cameron Haddock at 149. Van Maanen came out on fire with a quick takedown, two nearfall, and ultimately secured the first period fall to get NDSU back on track. Luke Weber and Spencer Haywood squared off at 157, with neither wrestler getting to their offense in the first period. Weber quickly escaped to gain the early second period advantage and would continue to put more distance between the two, with two takedowns in the period. In the third period, Weber would pick up two sets of four point nearfalls and riding time to secure a 14-2 major decision. With No. 11 Demetrius Romero out for Utah Valley at 165, No. 20 Andrew Fogarty squared off against Koy Wilkinson. Fogarty was sharp from the opening whistle, using some pretty attacks and outstanding movement from neutral on his way to recording six takedowns and a 18-5 major decision. No. 13 Kimball Bastian was out for Utah Valley at 174, so Kyle Snelling drew the start against Lorenzo De La Riva. Snelling had some good attacks, but got outscrambled by the funky De La Riva and trailed 2-0 after the first. De La Riva was able to secure another takedown early in the second period and that led to another fall for the Bison. Michael Otomo drew a forfeit for NDSU at 184. At 197, Cordell Eaton would draw Utah Valley backup Ashton Seely, with starter and No. 14 ranked Tanner Orndorff out. Eaton secured a major decision in impressive fashion; using five takedowns, a reversal, and riding time to earn the win. Heavyweight arguably brought the most impressive result for the Bison. Unranked Brandon Metz squared off against No. 12 Tate Orndorff. Metz fired off a shot early in the match and quickly transitioned into a throw, and quickly put Orndorff on his back. Metz was able to keep Orndorff in danger and ultimately secure the fall just over a minute into the match. This seemed to be a fitting conclusion to a stellar night for the Bison. NDSU has two events remaining prior to postseason action, with the next event a home dual with rival South Dakota State on Feb. 15 in Fargo. Utah Valley caps a busy week with a match in Ames against Iowa State on Sunday, Feb. 3. This will be their third dual in four days and all on the road. Results: 125: #9 Brent Fleetwood (North Dakota State) tech. fall Josh Jensen (Utah Valley), 19-1 133: #16 Cam Sykora (North Dakota State) pinned Isaiah Delgado (Utah Valley), 3:12 141: Dylan Gregerson (Utah Valley) dec. Sawyer Degen (North Dakota State), 7-6 149: Jaden Van Maanen (North Dakota State) pinned Cameron Haddock (Utah Valley), 1:58 157: Luke Weber (North Dakota State) maj. dec. Spencer Heywood (Utah Valley), 14-2 165: #20 Andrew Fogarty (North Dakota State) maj. dec. Koy Wilkinson (Utah Valley), 18-5 174: Lorenzo De La Riva (North Dakota State) pinned Kyle Snelling (Utah Valley), 3:44 184: Michael Otomo (North Dakota State) by forfeit 197: Cordell Eaton (North Dakota State) maj. dec. Ashton Seely (Utah Valley), 13-4 285: Brandon Metz (North Dakota State) pinned No. 12 Tate Orndorff (Utah Valley), 1:03

AMES, Iowa -- No. 14 Iowa State (8-2, 5-1 Big 12) blanked South Dakota State (2-6, 1-3 Big 12), 47-0 Friday night in wrestling action in Hilton Coliseum. It marked the first time the Cyclones recorded a shutout vs. a conference opponent since defeating Missouri, 45-0 in 1996 and it was the largest margin of victory over a Division I team since 1998 (New Mexico, 57-0) The Cyclones were aggressive all night, winning the takedown battle, 28-3. Two first-period takedowns by Chase Straw propelled the junior to an 11-4 victory over Colten Carlson at 157 pounds to open the dual. The 3,648 fans in Hilton Coliseum erupted in the 165-pound match. Zane Mulder, a true freshman competing in his first dual, shocked the fans with a pin at the 1:57 mark over Logan Peterson. Mulder registered his second takedown in the first period and got the Jackrabbit in a cradle to record the fall. Marcus Coleman major decisioned Samuel Grove (12-3) at 174 pounds, Sam Colbray picked up an 8-4 decision at 184 pounds and Willie Miklus won by forfeit at 184, as the Cyclones went into intermission with a 22-0 lead. Gannon Gremmel was the winner at heavyweight, defeating Blake Wolters, 5-3. Gremmel had two takedowns and rode out Wolters the entire second period to notch the victory. Alex Mackall wasted little time in dispatching Gregory Coapstick at 125 pounds. Mackall raced out to an early 14-0 first-period lead behind a trio of four-point near-falls. He then turned Coapstick for the fall at the 2:24 mark. It was more of the same in the 133-pound match, as Austin Gomez won by fall over Rylee Molitor at 4:52. The marquee match was at 149 pounds, which pitted a pair of ranked wrestlers in No. 11 Jarrett Degen and No. 19 Henry Pohlmeyer. Degen fell behind early, as Pohlmeyer took a 4-2 lead on two first-period takedowns. Degen chose down to begin the second period and recorded a reversal with :58 seconds left, riding out Pohlmeyer the rest of the way to head into the third period tied 4-4. Degen then capitalized off a failed Pohlmeyer granby roll with a half nelson to end the match at 5:48. Next Up Next up for the Cyclones is a matchup vs. Utah Valley on Sunday. First match is at 2 p.m. That match will be televised on Cyclones.TV. Results: 157: Chase Straw (ISU) dec. Colten Carlson (SDSU), 11-4 165: Zane Mulder (ISU) pinned Logan Peterson (SDSU), 1:57 174: Marcus Coleman (ISU) maj. dec. Samuel Grove (SDSU), 12-3 184: Sam Colbray (ISU) dec. Zach Carlson (SDSU), 8-4 197: Willie Miklus (ISU) won by forfeit 285: Gannon Gremmel (ISU) dec. Blake Wolters (SDSU), 5-3 125: Alex Mackall (ISU) pinned Gregory Coapstick (SDSU), 2:24 133: Austin Gomez (ISU) pinned Rylee Molitor (SDSU), 4:52 141: Ian Parker (ISU) maj. dec. Aric Williams (SDSU), 17-6 149: Jarrett Degen (ISU) pinned Henry Pohlmeyer (SDSU), 5:48

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. -- After dropping the first bout, No. 8 NC State won four straight matches and took a commanding lead in a 23-17 road win at #23 Virginia Friday night. With the win, head coach Pat Popolizio picked up his 100th dual victory at NC State. The dual started at 125 pounds, and No. 5 Jack Mueller scored a first-period tech fall. Bumping up from 125 pounds, No. 12 Sean Fausz scored a 6-0 decision at 133 pounds. Fausz scored a takedown in both the first and third periods for the Pack's first win of the night. Jamel Morris controlled his bout enroute to a 10-3 decision at 141 pounds. Morris scored an early takedown in the first and a late one in the second, and used a four-point near fall in the third to secure the win. No. 8 Justin Oliver scored the Pack's first bonus point win of the night, notching a 13-3 major decision at 149 pounds. Oliver finished the bout with 4:06 of ride time, in addition to not giving up a takedown. No. 4 Hayden Hidlay made it back-to-back major decisions, as he came away with a 15-6 win at 157 pounds. Hidlay scored a pair of takedowns and a pair of two-point near falls in the first period to take a commanding 8-1 lead. At the halfway point NC State was up 14-5. UVA's Cam Coy scored an OT win at 165 pounds over No. 17 Thomas Bullard. No. 20 Daniel Bullard got the Pack back on the winning way with a 6-4 decision at 174 pounds. The first period saw an early UVA takedown and then three reversals, and Bullard rode out Patrick the entire third period. In his first action since Jan. 6, No. 3 Nick Reenan needed only 31 seconds before securing a pin and six team points for the Pack with a headlock. Virginia won the final two bouts, a pin at 197 pounds and a decision at heavyweight. Up Next: The Wolfpack will host its final home dual of the season next weekend, as NC State will host No. 13 Pittsburgh on Sunday, Feb. 10 at 1 p.m. in Reynolds Coliseum. Results: 125: #5 Jack Mueller (UVA) tech fall Zurich Storm; 16-1 – 0-5 133: #12 Sean Fausz (NCSU) dec. Louie Hayes; 6-0 – 3-5 141: Jamel Morris (NCSU) dec. Sam Krivus; 10-3 – 6-5 149: #8 Justin Oliver (NCSU) major dec. Michael Murphy; 13-3 – 10-5 157: #4 Hayden Hidlay (NCSU) major dec. Jake Keating; 15-6 – 14-5 165: Cam Coy (UVA) dec. #17 Thomas Bullard; 3-1 – 14-8 174: #20 Daniel Bullard (NCSU) dec. Robby Patrick; 6-4 – 17-8 184: #3 Nick Reenan (NCSU) WBF Chance McClure; 0:31 – 23-8 197: #8 Jay Aiello (UVA) WBF #20 Malik McDonald; 6:54 – 23-14 285: Tyler Love (UVA) dec. Colin Lawler; 4-2 – 23-17

PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- The No. 6 Nebraska Cornhuskers displayed strong performances up and down the lineup on Friday night as they came away with a 31-9 victory over the #14 Rutgers Scarlet Knights. NU took eight of the ten bouts with five of the victories coming courtesy of bonus points. The Huskers won four matches by major decision, three by decision and one by pinfall. For the third time in four matches, NU tallied at least four bonus-point wins in a dual victory. No. 16 Zeke Moisey (125) got the Huskers going immediately with a 10-0 major decision to put the team up 4-0. Moisey has now won four of his last five matches and sits just six wins away from reaching the 100-win mark in his career. In the next match, true freshman Jevon Parrish (133) was defeated by No. 5 Nick Suriano of Rutgers. Suriano was the national runner-up at 125 pounds last year after posting a 25-1 record. His 12-2 major decision over Parrish knotted the team score up at four. No. 19 Chad Red Jr. (141) put four more points on the board for the Huskers with a major decision of his own overPeter Lipari. A second period takedown and a four-point nearfall gave Red Jr. a significant cushion and he was able to notch his third major of the season. Rutgers held its final lead of the dual at 9-8 after No. 2 Anthony Ashnault defeated NU's Jordan Shearer (149) by tech. fall, 16-1. Ashnault is now a perfect 18-0 on the year. In the final match before intermission, Huskers senior No. 2 Tyler Berger (157) withstood a strong effort from RU's #15 John Van Brill to take a 7-3 decision and improve to 18-2 on the season. No. 6 Isaiah White won his 12th match in his last 13 duals by earning a 3-2 decision over Stephan Glasgow at 165-pounds. A first-period takedown by White was the only offense of the dual as the NU junior held off a couple last-second attacks by Glasgow. Easton, Pa., native No. 9 Mikey Labriola (174) picked up his third major decision since 2019 began after taking a 16-5 major decision over Anthony Oliveri. Two four-point nearfalls by the Husker redshirt freshman after takedowns proved to be too much for Oliveri to handle as Labriola put his team up 18-9 with three bouts to go. Redshirt sophomore and returning All-American No. 4 Taylor Venz notched his third pin in his last four duals when he got Rutgers' 184-pounder John Ciaramella on his back and pinned him just 1:53 into the match. Venz is a perfect 6-0 since falling to N.C. State's No. 3 Nick Reenan on Dec. 16. NU's No. 11 Eric Schultz continued to wrestle at a high level, taking down Matthew Correnti by major decision, 21-8. Schultz has won five of his last six duals and now has six bonus-point victories on the year. Husker heavyweight No. 14 David Jensen put the nail in the Scarlet Knights coffin as he worked a 6-1 decision over Christian Colucci to push the Huskers margin of victory to 22 points at 31-9. Jensen is 12-2 (6-2 in duals) on the year. With the win, the Huskers move to 10-3 (4-2 B1G) on the season and Rutgers drops to 8-5 (2-3 B1G). The Scarlet Knights will take on a top-20 Princeton team on Sunday afternoon to cap off their weekend. Results: 125: #16 Zeke Moisey (NEB) major dec. Shane Metzler (RU), 10-0 (NEB 4, RU 0) 133: #5 Nick Suriano (RU) major dec. Jevon Parrish (NEB), 12-2 (NEB 4, RU 4) 141: #19 Chad Red Jr. (NEB) major dec. Peter Lipari (RU), 16-5 (NEB 8, RU 4) 149: #2 Anthony Ashnault (RU) tech. fall Jordan Shearer (NEB), 16-1 (4:05) (RU 9, NEB 8) 157: #2 Tyler Berger (NEB) dec. #15 John Van Brill (RU), 7-3 (NU 11, RU 9) 165: #6 Isaiah White (NEB) dec. Stephan Glasgow (RU), 3-2 (NEB 14, RU 9) 174: #9 Mikey Labriola (NEB) major dec. Anthony Oliveri (RU), 16-5 (NU 18, RU 9) 184: #4 Taylor Venz (NEB) pinned John Ciaramella (RU), (1:53) (NU 24, RU 9) 197: #11 Eric Schultz (NEB) major dec. Matthew Correnti (RU), 21-8 (NU 28, RU 9) 285: #14 David Jensen (NEB) dec. Christian Colucci (RU), 6-1 (NU 31, RU 9)

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- Despite missing three of its regular starters in the lineup, the Navy wrestling team (5-2, 3-1 EIWA) won seven matches, including the first five, en route to its 25-12 victory over conference foe Drexel (4-6, 1-2 EIWA) Friday evening at Alumni Hall. "What a great team effort this evening," said fifth-year Navy head coach Joel Sharratt. "It was an impressive win tonight, but the team knows we have work to do as we continue to push toward our final team goals for 2019 in February and March." The Highlights • The Midshipmen improved to 5-2 in dual competition, including 3-1 in EIWA action, with their win over Drexel. • Tonight's match marked the 17th meeting between the two programs in a series that dates back to 1986. • Navy now leads the series, 12-5, including 5-1 in matches wrestled in Annapolis. • The Midshipmen have won three straight in the series - Annapolis 25-14 in 2016, 22-13 in 2017, 25-12 in 2019 • Navy never trailed in the match and led by as much as 19 (19-0 - halfway through the match). • Senior Jonathan Carrera's 7-4 win over Bryan McLaughlin at 174 pounds clinched the team victory for the Mids (led 22-3 with 3 matches remaining). • Sophomore Cody Trybus, senior Jonathan Carrera and junior Alex Benoit all wrestled up a weight class in their respective matches with two of the three coming up with victories. • Jacob Allen (125), Casey Cobb (133) and Quentin Hovis (157) never trailed in their matches. • Sophomore Cody Trybus (133) forced overtime against his foe, Nick Widmann, after evening the match with an escape just 11 seconds into the third period. Neither wrestler scored in the first sudden victory and both earned a point for an escape in their respective 30-second tie-breakers. Trybus, however, scored the match-winning takedown with 18 seconds remaining in the second sudden victory. While it was Trybus' first dual appearance of the season, it marked his seventh career dual win. • Also picking up a win in overtime was senior Anthony Cable (184). Cable leveled the match at 1-1 just six seconds into the final period to push it to extra minutes. He persevered with the match-winning takedown with 15 seconds left in sudden victory. It marked just his second career dual win. • Junior Jared Prince (149) trailed the enitre match before getting his foe, redshirt sophomore Parker Kropman, turned for the pin. Prince is now 10-3 all-time in dual action and 17 of his 61 career victories have been by fall. • Sophomore Tanner Skidgel (165) wrestled a strong match, but 16th-ranked Ebed Jarrell avoided disaster by scoring a takedown and 4-point nearfall in the final 14 seconds of the match. More from the Coach • Jacob Allen came out strong and physical and that set a great tone for the dual meet. • I was very impressed to see Cody Trybus step up at 141 (having to weigh-in at 133) and come away with a very hard-fought match that made him earn every point and he did. He won that battle on heart and living the championship lifestyle. • Tanner Skidgel really showed he is competing at another level now and knocking on the door with round of 12 NCAA opponents. I know he's capable of blowing the door open and when he does, it's going to be very exciting. He has the fortitude and drive. He got a real taste of the top 15 tonight and I am confident he wants more. • Jonathan Carrera really stepped up by again weighing in a weight class below and covering the weight for Spencer Carey this week. He wrestled every second and that was what it took to lock up the team score in the dual. • We have very talented wrestlers and they are finding their stride as we move into February and see championship performance opportunities ahead. Jared Prince came out a little slow, but following the break in action he found his "A" game and went to work. He is very exciting and dynamic, but most impressive is his relentless desire to get the fall. • Casey Cobb continues to improve and having partners and teammates like Nicholas Gil and Cody Trybus have allowed him to keep getting better every week. He made some adjustments this week in practice and was able to immediately put those skills to work in his bout. He is incredibly hard working and I remain very excited to see his continued growth. • Cable pushing the match through OT was another match that showed resiliencey and tenacity. He won in OT with position, pace and staying aggressive and that's the NAVY WAY! • Thomas Ott and Alex Benoit faced two ranked opponents and it's what we can learn from these matches and take forward that will be the victory from tonight. Ott showed great fight, but some vulnerability tonight. We will do the work needed to help him get it right! Benoit moved up a weight and that was a talented kid that welcomed him to the EIWA and the physical fight these teams have and bring at you every week. What's Ahead • 17 Navy wrestlers will be in action on Saturday at the Edinboro Open - Caleb Kelly (125), Aslan Kilic (125), Noah Siriani (125), Logan Treaster (125), Anthony Duca (133), Jonathan Gabriel (141), Jonathan Miranda (141), Adam Davis (149), Chris Hisey (149), Wyatt Long (149), Zach Elvin (157), Scout Skidgel (157), Dillon Taylor (165), Andrew Buckley (174), Hampton Boyd (174), Mike Smith (197) and Riley Smith (285). Links to live scoring and video ($) are available on Flowrestling.com and NavySports.com(.) • Navy will not be in action next week, rather it will prepare for two duals in four days. • The Mids will travel to Norfolk, Va. to face Old Dominion on Monday, Feb. 11 (6:30 pm) before returning to Annapolis to wrestle their home finale on Feb. 14 (7:30 pm) against American. Results: 125 | Jacob Allen (NAVY) dec over Antonio Mininno, 9-5 (Navy 3, Drexel 0) 133 | Casey Cobb (NAVY) major dec over Chandler Olson, 10-2 (Navy 7, Drexel 0) 141 | Cody Trybus (NAVY) dec over Nick Widmann, 4-2 sv2 (Navy 10, Drexel 0) 149 | Jared Prince(NAVY) fall over Parker Kropman, 5:25 (Navy 16, Drexel 0) 157 | Quentin Hovis (NAVY) dec over Evan Barczak, 11-4 (Navy 19, Drexel 0) 165 | #16 Ebed Jarrell (NAVY) dec over Tanner Skidgel, 9-4 (Navy 19, Drexel 3) 174 | Jonathan Carrera (NAVY) dec over Bryan McLaughlin, 7-4 (Navy 22, Drexel 3) 184 | Anthony Cable (NAVY) dec over Anthony Walters, 3-1 sv (Navy 25, Drexel 3) 197 | #16 Stephen Loiseau tech fall over Alex Benoit (NAVY), 16-0 (2:28) (Navy 25, Drexel 8) 285 | #17 Joey Goodhart major dec over Thomas Ott (NAVY), 10-1 (Navy 25, Drexel 12)

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wrestling team posted a 31-11 win at Gardner-Webb tonight. The Mocs even their record at 5-5 overall and stay in first place in the Southern Conference race at 3-0. Chattanooga took seven of the 10 matches, scoring bonus points in three of the contested bouts. Action began tonight with junior Chris Debien posting a 9-7 win over Blake Mulkey at 141. Debien won his fourth-straight match to move to 19-10 overall and 3-0 in SoCon matches. Freshman Tanner Smith continued his hot streak with a first period pin over Conrad Scheiss (2:09) at 149. It was Smith's fifth win in his last six outings, including four in a row. He improved to 8-4 and 3-0 in league competition. Freshman Ryan Resnick scored a takedown at the buzzer to defeat Evan Schenk at 157, before the Runnin Bulldogs got on the board with a tech fall at 165. Freshman Hunter Fortner scored a major decision at 175, followed by junior Ben Stacey's first win at 184. That pushed the Chattanooga lead to 19-5 with four matches left. GWU scored another win at 197 to close the gap to 19-8. Senior Connor Tolley answered with a pin at heavyweight to close out the team win. UTC won in a walkover at 125, followed by a GWU win at 133. Up next for the Mocs is a SoCon showdown at Appalachian State (4-6, 2-1 SoCon) on Sunday. Match time is set for 3:00 p.m. in Boone, N.C. Links for live scoring and the live broadcast are on the wrestling schedule page on GoMocs.com. Results: 141: Chris Debien (UTC) over Blake Mulkey (GWU) (Dec 9-7) 149: Tanner Smith (UTC) over Conrad Schiess (GWU) (Fall 2:09) 157: Ryan Resnick (UTC) over Evan Schenk (GWU) (Dec 6-4) 165: Tyler Marinelli (GWU) over Drew Nicholson (UTC) (TF 16-1 5:22) 174: Hunter Fortner (UTC) over Kyle Homet (GWU) (MD 11-3) 184: Ben Stacey (UTC) over Nathaniel Kale (GWU) (Dec 9-2) 197: Anthony Perrine (GWU) over Rod Jones (UTC) (Dec 5-4) 285: Connor Tolley (UTC) over Jeffrey Linker (GWU) (Fall 4:07) 125: Alonzo Allen (UTC) over (GWU) (For.) 133: Brandon Bright (GWU) over Jake Huffine (UTC) (Dec 3-2)

DURHAM, N.C. -- No. 12 Virginia Tech notched seven bonus point victories and won nine of 10 bouts as the Hokies handled Duke, 40-3, on Friday evening in Cameron Indoor Stadium. Tech (8-2, 2-0 ACC) tallied two pins, four major decisions and received a forfeit at 133 pounds. At 184, Zack Zavatsky became just the 12th Hokie to register 100 career wins with his 18-9 major decision over Duke's Kaden Russell. The Hokies return to action next Friday when the take on North Carolina at 6:30 p.m. in Chapel Hill. MATCH NOTES The Hokies have now won eight consecutive duals and have beaten 20 of its last 21 ACC opponents. Tech's seven bonus wins are its most of the season. Zavatsky currently ranks 12th on the program's all-time wins list and is six victories away from tying Chris Diaz for 11th. The Hokies' first three wins of the night went for bonus points including Joey Prata's fourth major decision of the season and Mitch Moore's ninth pin of the year. Moore's win by fall came 45 seconds into the bout was his seventh first period fall of the season. Ryan Blees pushed the pace and had multiple leg attacks but it wasn't enough to knock off sixth-ranked Mitch Finesilver, whose third period takedown with a minute to go made it 3-1. 17th-ranked Matt Finesilver had won seven-straight matches entering the night but David McFadden used two takedowns and two near fall to win it 6-2. Billy Miller's win by fall at 1:11 was his first pin as a Hokie. Results: 125: Joey Prata (Virginia Tech) over Harrison Campbell (Duke) (MD 14-2) 133: #12 Korbin Myers (Virginia Tech) over Unknown (For.) 141: Mitch Moore (Virginia Tech) over Josh Finesilver (Duke) (Fall 0:45) 149: #6 Mitch Finesilver (Duke) over Ryan Blees (Virginia Tech) (Dec 3-1) 157: BC LaPrade (Virginia Tech) over Ben Anderson (Duke) (MD 14-5) 165: #8 Mekhi Lewis (Virginia Tech) over Zach Finesilver (Duke) (MD 18-5) 174: #7 David McFadden (Virginia Tech) over #17 Matt Finesilver (Duke) (Dec 6-2) 184: #7 Zachary Zavatsky (Virginia Tech) over Kaden Russell (Duke) (MD 18-9) 197: #7 Tom Sleigh (Virginia Tech) over Alec Schenk (Duke) (Dec 3-2) 285: #18 Billy Miller (Virginia Tech) over Araad Fisher (Duke) (Fall 1:11)

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A wild night at Woodling Gym ended with a pin by Spencer Berthold to give Kent State a 23-20 road victory over Cleveland State. The redshirt freshman heavyweight helped the Golden Flashes overcome a 20-9 deficit heading into the final three matches. The host Vikings recorded three pins of their own, while winning four consecutive matches from 149 to 174. The Flashes run of three straight wins to end the night began with a 25-10 technical fall victory from sophomore Andrew McNally (184). Although McNally dominated the first and third periods against Chris Morrow, a second period slip-up nearly cost him the match. Morrow's six-point move had a feisty McNally vigorously work his way off his back. Scoring takedowns at will in the third, McNally extended his winning streak to nine matches. "We put a little too much on Andrew to score points and he got a little too aggressive," Head Coach Jim Andrassy said of the second period. "But he pushed through it." Junior 197-pounder Shane Mast kept Kent State's hopes alive with a 6-5 decision over Ben Smith. Mast scored takedowns in the first and third periods. "Shane did what he needed to do to win," Andrassy said of the back-and-forth match. With Cleveland State still leading by three (20-17) Berthold quickly connected on an opening takedown and rolled underneath Collin Kelly to tighten up his patented cradle. It was Berthold's eighth pin of the year. "Spencer won us the dual," Andrassy said. "He's gotten a lot better as the year has gone on. He put us in a position to win with a big pin at Ohio and came through for us again tonight." Sophomore Jake Ferri got the Flashes on the board first at 125, with a 5-3 decision over Cameron Lathem. Ferri snagged a single leg takedown in the second and spun behind Lathem for another takedown in the third. Junior Tim Rooney (133) continued with the theme of second and third period takedowns. He also locked up riding time in a 6-2 decision over Armando Torres. Sophomore Cory Simpson (141) trailed 6-5 heading into his third period, before his quick escape set up a well-timed double leg takedown that made the difference in his 9-6 victory over Sam Matzek. "It was big to see all three of them get back to winning," Andrassy said of Ferri, Rooney and Simpson, who each had a tough January on the mat. Kent State has won 12 consecutive duals in their long-running series against the Vikings. The Golden Flashes return to the M.A.C. Center on Sunday, Feb. 10, hosting Central Michigan alongside Kent State's gymnastics team for Beauty & The Beast. Results: 125 lbs | Jake Ferri (KSU) def. Cameron Lathem (CSU) | Dec. 5-3 133 lbs | Tim Rooney (KSU) def. Armando Torres (CSU) | Dec. 6-2 141 lbs | Cory Simpson (KSU) def. Sam Matzek (CSU) |Dec. 9-6 149 lbs | Brady Barnett (CSU) def. Kody Komara (KSU) | Pin 2:16 157 lbs | Nico O'Dor (CSU) def. Joe Andrassy (KSU) | Pin, 6:43 165 lbs | Ryan Ford (CSU) def. Isaac Bast (KSU) | Dec. 6-5 174 lbs | Colton Carroll (CSU) def. Kade Byland (KSU) | Pin 1:50 184 lbs | Andrew McNally (KSU) def. Chris Morrow (CSU) | TF, 25-10 197 lbs | Shane Mast (KSU) def. Ben Smith (CSU)| Dec. 6-5 285 lbs | Spencer Berthold (KSU) def. Collin Kelly (CSU) | Pin 1:41 1 team point deducted from CSU for unsportsmanlike conduct after 149-pound bout

LEWISBURG, Pa. -- Josh McClure's upset of No. 10 Zach Hartman and No. 4 Austin O'Connor's second-period pin helped No. 17 North Carolina beat Bucknell, 31-6, Friday night at Sojka Pavilion. Joe Heilmann began the night for the Tar Heels (9-5) with a dominant 4-0 win over Bucknell's (5-7) Jakob Campbell. The true freshman was strong on top and used a lengthy third-period ride to start things in the right direction. Gary Wayne Harding followed that up with his second-straight major decision win, while Jaime Hernandez's 6-4 decision at 141 pounds gave Carolina an early 10-0 lead. At 149, it didn't take long for O'Connor to win via fall for the sixth time in his redshirt freshman season. He and Matthew Kolonia started the second period neutral, and it took just 14 seconds for O'Connor to secure the pin. That marked his 24th win of the season, advancing the Carolina lead to 16-0. O'Connor's performance sparked plenty of momentum, but McClure's upset of No. 10 Zach Hartman was the highlight of the night. Tied 1-1 late in the third period after a back-and-forth battle, McClure found a way to use a tricky position in his favor and score a takedown with under 25 seconds in the match. He fought until the final whistle and held on, winning a 3-1 decision. After Bucknell won the match at 165, Devin Kane ignited the Tar Heel bench yet again with an unconventional win at 174 pounds. Bucknell's Nick Stephani rode out the full two minutes in the second period and appeared to have Kane winded going into the third, but the Carolina redshirt sophomore was strong on top and used a turn to score four back points. That proved to be enough for a 4-0 win. Chip Ness continued the fireworks for Carolina with a pin of his own at 184. He took control of the second period from the start and pinned Jacob Ferreira with one second left in the period. It marked the redshirt senior's second dual meet pin of the month and advanced UNC's lead to 27-3. Bucknell won at 197 pounds, but Cory Daniel closed out the night for Carolina with emphasis. His major decision over Brandon Stokes, a 16-6 win, was the exclamation point on a dominant performance. Carolina hits the mat again tomorrow to continue ACC competition against No. 12 Pittsburgh at 2 p.m. Results: 125: Joe Heilmann (UNC) dec. Jakob Campbell (BU), 4-0 - UNC leads 3-0 133: Gary Wayne Harding (UNC) maj. dec. David Campbell (BU), 10-2 - UNC leads 7-0 141: Jaime Hernandez (UNC) dec. Joey Gould (BU), 6-4 - UNC leads 10-0 149: #4 Austin O'Connor (UNC) pinned Matthew Kolonia (BU), 3:15 - UNC leads 16-0 157: Josh McClure (UNC) dec. #10 Zach Hartman (BU), 3-1 - UNC leads 19-0 165: D.J. Hollingshead (BU) dec. Sawyer Davidson (UNC), 7-2 - UNC leads 19-3 174: Devin Kane (UNC) dec. Nick Stephani (BU), 4-0 - UNC leads 21-3* 184: #14 Chip Ness (UNC) pinned Jacob Ferreira (BU), 5:00 - UNC leads 27-3 197: Drew Phipps (BU) dec. Brandon Whitman (UNC), 5-4 - UNC leads 27-6 285: Cory Daniel (UNC) maj. dec. Brandon Stokes (BU), 16-4 - UNC wins 31-6 *UNC was deducted a team point in the 174-pound match for control of the mat

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- No. 1 Penn State (10-0, 6-0 B1G) defeated No. 4 Michigan (9-1, 5-1 B1G) in front of nearly 16,000 fans in the sold out Bryce Jordan Center in a marquee Big Ten wrestling dual. The Nittany Lions won seven of ten bouts to roll to the 25-11 victory over the visiting Wolverines and remain unbeaten on the year. The loss was Michigan's first of the season. The dual began at 125 where sophomore Devin Schnupp (Lititz, Pa.) battled No. 15 Drew Mattin tough before losing a close 6-0 decision. With No. 15 Roman Bravo-Young (Tucson, Ariz.) not wrestling, senior Scott Stossel (Pittsburgh, Pa.) got the nod at 133. Stossel, making his Penn State dual debut, took on No. 1 Stevan Micic and suffered a 20-5 tech fall loss (7:00). Michigan led 8-0 after two bouts. Sophomore Nick Lee (Evansville, Ind.), ranked No. 7 at 141, put Penn State on the board with a dominating 10-4 win over No. 5 Kanen Storr, cutting the Michigan lead to 8-3. Redshirt freshman Jarod Verkleeren (Greensburg, Pa.) stepped in at 149 for No. 11 Brady Berge (Mantorville, Minn.) and lost a close, back-and-fourth bout to senior Malik Amine, 7-5. Michigan led 11-3 after four bouts. Penn State would not lose again. Senior Jason Nolf (Yatesboro, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 157, the dominated No. 5 Alec Pantaleo, bolting out to a 6-0 lead before posting the 9-2 win, including 1:39 in riding time. Nolf's impressive win cut the Michigan lead to 11-6 at halftime. Junior Vincenzo Joseph (Pittsburgh, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 165, brought nearly 16,000 fans to their feet with a last second takedown to post a thrilling 4-2 (sv) win over No. 5 Logan Massa. Joseph's takedown came with just :01 left in sudden victory and cut Michigan's lead to 11-9. Junior Mark Hall (Apple Valley, Minn.), ranked No. 1 at 174, also came through with a late takedown to seal a thrilling win. Hall scored with under :30 left to wrestle to post an exciting 3-2 win over No. 3 Myles Amine to give Penn State its first lead of the dual, 12-11. Senior Shakur Rasheed (Coram, N.Y.), ranked No. 2 at 184, returned to the line-up at 184 and walked away with a hard-fought 5-3 win over Michigan's Jelani Embree to put Penn State up 15-11. Senior Bo Nickal (Allen, Texas), ranked No. 1 at 197, posted the dual's only fall, pinning Michigan's Jackson Striggow at the 5:50 mark to clinch the dual meet victory for Penn State. Senior Anthony Cassar (Rocky Hill, N.J.), ranked No. 4 at 285, dominated No. 8 Mason Parris in the dual's final bout, rolling to a convincing 19-8 major decision as nearly 16,000 fans roared their approval. Penn State posted a convincing 21-13 advantage in takedowns in the dual. The Nittany Lions picked up four bonus points off one pin (Nickal) and one major (Cassar). Nickal's pin was his 12th of the year and the 53rd of his career. He is now tied for second all-time at Penn State in pins behind teammate Nolf's 56. The sellout crowd of 15,703 is the sixth highest indoor attendance figure in NCAA wrestling and the fifth highest at Penn State. The Nittany Lions own the top four indoor figures in NCAA history, including the all-time record of 15,998 set last year against Iowa on Jan. 10, 2018. Penn State has wrestled in front of 51 sell-outs in its last 53 home outings, including 46 straight in Rec Hall and five of seven in the BJC. The Nittany Lions have now won 55-straight dual meets dating back to the end of the 2014-15 season. Sanderson's Lions won their last dual of that campaign, went 16-0 in 2015-16, went 14-0 in 2016-17 and went 14-0 in 2017-18. Penn State is now 10-0 overall, 6-0 in Big Ten action. Michigan, suffering its first loss of the year, falls to 9-1, 5-1 B1G. The Nittany Lions head to Columbus, Ohio, next Friday to take on No. 2 Ohio State on Friday, Jan. 8, at 8:30 p.m. The dual will air live on the Big Ten network. Penn State Fans are encouraged to follow Penn State wrestling via twitter at @pennstateWREST, on Penn State Wrestling's Facebook page at www.facebook.com/pennstatewrestling and on Instagram at www.instagram.com/pennstatewrest. This is PENN STATE. WRESTLING lives here. Results: 125: #15 Drew Mattin MICH dec. Devin Schnupp PSU, 6-0 0-3 133: #1 Stevan Micic MICH tech fall Scott Stossel PSU, 20-5 (TF; 7:00) 0-8 141: #7 Nick Lee PSU dec. #5 Kanen Storr MICH, 10-4 3-8 149: Malik Amine MICH dec. Jarod Verkleeren MICH, 7-5 3-11 157: #1 Jason Nolf PSU dec. #5 Alec Pantaleo MICH, 9-2 6-11 165: #1 Vincenzo Joseph PSU dec. #7 Logan Massa MICH, 4-2 (sv) 9-11 174: #1 Mark Hall PSU dec. #3 Myles Amine MICH, 3-2 12-11 184: #2 Shakur Rasheed PSU dec. Jelani Embree MICH, 5-3 15-11 197: #1 Bo Nickal PSU pinned Jackson Striggow MICH, WBF (5:50) 21-11 285: #4 Anthony Cassar PSU maj. dec. #8 Mason Parris MICH, 19-8 25-11 Attendance: 15,703 (6th highest indoor figure in NCAA history (Penn State has the top four), fifth highest in PSU history, Penn State has wrestled in front of 51 sell-outs in its last 53 home events / 46 straight in Rec Hall and 5 of 7 in the BJC) Records: Penn State (10-0, 6-0 B1G); Michigan (9-1, 5-1 B1G) Up Next for Penn State: at #2 Ohio State, Friday, February 8, 8:30 p.m. BOUT-BY-BOUT: 125: Sophomore Devin Schnupp (Lititz, Pa.) took on No. 15 Drew Mattin at 125. Schnupp and Mattin worked the middle of the mat with each wrestler taking slight shots in the first minute. Mattin countered two Schnupp shots and on the second turned it into a high double and a 2-0 lead with a takedown. Mattin built up nearly two minutes in riding time with a rideout and led 2-0 after one period. Mattin chose down to start the second period and escaped to a 3-0 lead at the 1:24 mark. The duo battled evenly as the clock moved below 1:00. Schnupp nearly connected on a high double with :25 on the clock but Mattin was able to move action out of bounds and carried the 3-0 lead into the third period. Schnupp went on the offensive, forcing Mattin into defense that for the first half of the third period. The Lion could not break through Mattin's defense and the clocked ticked down below the :40 mark. Mattin countered a Schnupp shot and finished off the bout with a takedown and, with 1:42 in riding time, posted the 6-0 decision. 133: With No. 15 Roman Bravo-Young (Tucson, Ariz.) not competing, senior Scott Stossel (Pittsburgh, Pa.) made his Penn State dual meet debut at 133 against No. 1 Stevan Micic. Stossel got in on an early low single and pulled the top-ranked Wolverine's foot up off the mat. Micic countered but Stossel stayed engaged and continued to fight for the takedown. Micic was able to fight off the effort long enough to force a reset with 1:36 on the clock. Micic took a 2-0 lead with a fast takedown seconds later. Micic cut Stossel loose and then added a second takedown to lead 4-2 with :50 left in the period. Micic tacked on a third takedown and led 6-2 after one. Micic chose bottom to start the second period and escaped to a 7-2 lead. Micic used a solid single at the 1:20 mark to take a 9-2 lead with 1:10 left and built his riding time up over 1:00. Micic worked Stossel over for four back points and a 13-2 lead as the period wound down. Trailing 13-2, Stossel chose down to start the third period and Micic cut the Lion loose to a 13-3 score. Micic tacked on another takedown to lead 15-4 at the 1:20 mark and added two more takedowns to end the bout. Micic had 2:44 in riding and, with the bonus point, rolled to the 20-5 tech fall. 141: Sophomore Nick Lee (Evansville, Ind.), ranked No. 7 at 141, took on No. 5 Kanen Storr in a much-anticipated match-up. Lee moved in after a high Storr shot at the 2:30 mark and turned a high single into a takedown and a 2-1. Lead. Storr tried to score quickly after the escape but Lee once again turned the Wolverine's move into offense of his own, getting a counter takedown to lead 4-1 at the 1:335 mark. Lee then worked on top, building up over 1:00 in riding time. Lee forced Storr into a first stall as the period ended and led 4-1 with 2:05 in riding time after one. Storr chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 4-2 score. Lee's constant pressure allowed the Lion to connect on a fast single to up his lead to 6-3 after cutting the Wolverine loose. Lee appeared to move behind Storr for another takedown with :30 left in the period but no call was given. Penn State challenged the call but it was confirmed and Lee maintained his 6-3 lead. Leading by three with over 2:00 in time, Lee chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 7-3 lead. Action continued neutral in the middle off the mat for the next minute. Lee continued to press Storr, looking for another takedown. The Lion forced Storr back to the outside circle and then countered a Storr shot for a 9-3 lead with a takedown. He cut Storr loose and pressed for bonus points but Storr was able to play defense and kill the clock. Lee had 2:22 in riding time and rolled to the impressive 10-4 win. 149: Redshirt freshman Jarod Verkleeren (Greensburg, Pa.) got the call at 149 for No. 11 Brady Berge (Mantorville, Minn.) and battled Michigan senior Malik Amine. The duo battled through quite a scramble in the opening minute with each man nearly connecting for two and back points. Amine was able to finish control and took a 2-0 lead at the 2:30 mark with a takedown. Verkleeren steadily worked his way into a reversal to tie the bout at 2-2 with :35 on the clock. The Lion freshman controlled the Wolverine senior for the rest of the period and finished off the rideout tied 2-2. Verkleeren chose down to start the second period but Amine was able to keep control long enough to build up a 1:52 time edge before the Lion escaped to a 3-2 lead. The Lion freshman used a slick duck under move to up his lead to 5-3 with a takedown at the :45 mark. Amine worked in on a low single as the period ended but Verkleeren was able to tangle action and kill the clock. Amine chose down to start the third period and Verkleeren worked to kill his riding time edge. Amine was able to escape to a 5-4 Verkleeren lead at the 1:30 mark, while still holding 1:09 in time. The Wolverine senior finished off a takedown at the 1:08 mark and took a 6-5 lead. Amine controlled the action long enough to clinch the riding time point and then finished on top to post the 7-5 win with 2:19 in riding time. 157: Senior Jason Nolf (Yatesboro, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 157, took on No. 5 Alec Pantaleo. The top-five duo circled the middle of the mat for the opening minute before Pantaleo tried to take a shot. Nolf countered and, after a short scramble, finished off the takedown to lead 2-0 at the 1:50 mark. Nolf then dominated action on top, building up over 1:00 in riding time, keeping Pantaleo's stomach to the mat. Nolf adjusted on top at the :25 mark and turned the Wolverine over for four back points before the period ended and led 6-0 with 1:50 in time after one. Nolf chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 7-0 lead. Pantaleo nearly connected on a high double but Nolf steadied, worked his way out of trouble and kept action neutral with 1:03 on the clock. Nolf continued to work on offense, forcing Pantaleo into defense for the final minute of the period and led 7-0 with 1:44 in time after two. Pantaleo chose neutral to start the third period. Nolf forced Pantaleo into a stall at the 1:25 mark. Pantaleo used a high double to cut the lead to 8-2 with :45 on the clock after a Nolf escape. Nolf's 1:39 in riding time gave the Lion a dominant 9-2 win. 165: Junior Vincenzo Joseph (Pittsburgh, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 165, met No. 7 Logan Massa. Joseph worked for the middle of the mat for the opening minute but Massa was able to defend the Lion's efforts and keep the bout scoreless at the midway point of the opening period. The duo traded low shots at the 1:00 mark but neither man was able to find any opening and the bout moved to the second period tied 0-0. Massa chose down to start the second period and Joseph broke him down to the mat after one quick escape attempt. Massa got loose to a 1-0 lead on his third try and action resumed neutral with 1:30 on the clock. Massa got called for hands to the face and Joseph tied the bout at 1-1 with :50 left in the middle period. Tied 1-1, Joseph chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 2-1 lead. The duo battled in the middle of the mat and the Michigan bench threw the challenge brick, looking for a hands to the face call on Joseph. The penalty was awarded and the bout moved into the final 1:30 tied 2-2. The bout moved into the final :30 tied 2-2 and then through regulation. The bout moved to sudden victory where Joseph continued to shoot Massa to the outside circle. Joseph tried to connect on a high double with :18 left but Massa's defense held firm. Joseph's offense paid off, though, as the Lion moved behind the Wolverine with :10 left. He lifted Massa off the ground and finished off the winning takedown with just :01 left to post the thrilling 4-2 (sv) win. 174: Junior Mark Hall (Apple Valley, Minn.), ranked No. 1 at 174, faced off against No. 3 Myles Amine. Hall fought off a nice early shot by Amine, forcing a reset with 2:20 on the clock after a scramble in the middle of the mat. Hall then went to work on offense, taking numerous shots that forced Amine to play defense for the next two minutes. Hall and Amine battled neutral for the rest of the period. Tied 0-0, Hall chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 1-0 lead. The Lion junior then moved in on offense. With action in the center circle, Hall fought off an Amine shot with :55 on the clock, getting to his feet to maintain his 1-0 lead with :30 on the clock. Hall then worked his way into control of a low single that forced a scramble that nearly ended in a Hall takedown as the period ended. No takedown was given and Hall led 1-0 after two. Amine chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 1-1 tie. Hall almost scored again at the 1:05 mark, but Amine was able to step back from Hall's pressure to keep the bout tied. Hall clinched the match with :28 on the clock, rolling behind Amine for a takedown to lead 3-1. Amine escaped with :15 on the clock but Hall's takedown did the damage as the Lion junior posted the 3-2 win. 184: Senior Shakur Rasheed (Coram, N.Y.), ranked No. 2 at 184, returned to the line-up and battled Jelani Embree. Rasheed got in on an early single and fought for the next :30 before lifting Embree off the mat and notching the takedown to lead 2-0 at the 1:50 mark. Embree worked to an escaped to cut the lead to 2-1 and action resumed neutral in the middle of the mat. Rasheed countered a late Embree shot, moved down to a low single and took a 4-1 lead with :08 left in the first period. Embree chose down to start the second period and maintained control through a wild scramble in the opening :30. Rasheed built his riding time edge to 1:26 before Embree escaped to a 4-2 score. Rasheed got hit for hands to the face, cutting his lead to 4-3 with :45 on the clock. The duo battled evenly for the rest of the period and Rasheed led 4-3 after two with 1:26 in time. Rasheed chose down to start the third period and steadily worked his way to his feet and an escape with 1:28 on the clock. Rasheed led 5-3 and had :56 in time. Rasheed worked in the middle of the mat for the next minute, maintaining control in neutral as the clock hit 0:00. Rasheed posted a hard-fought 5-3 win. 197: Senior Bo Nickal (Allen, Texas), ranked No. 1 at 197, met Michigan's Jackson Striggow. Nickal wasted no time taking a lead, taking Striggow down for an early 2-0 lead. Striggow worked his way to neutral but Nickal was relentless, using a low single for a second takedown and a 4-1 lead. Nickal went to work on top, building up over 1:00 in riding time as he looked for a chance to turn the Wolverine junior. Nickal forced Striggow into a first stall with :40 on the clock, then cut him loose to a 4-2 lead. Nickal used a swift low single for a third takedown and led 6-2 with over 2:00 in time after the opening stanza. Nickal chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 7-2 lead. Striggow took a shot but Nickal deftly countered and led 9-3 after a fourth takedown. The Lion senior added a fifth takedown off a high single :55 on the clock. He then finished the period on top, picking up another point on a second Striggow stall, to lead 12-3 with 3:10 in riding time after two. Striggow chose down to start the final period and Nickal cut him loose to a 12-4 score. Nickal rolled through a scramble for a takedown, nearly picking up back points in the process. He then reset himself, locked up a cradle, and clinched the dual with a pin at the 5:50 mark. 285: Senior Anthony Cassar (Rocky Hill, N.J.), ranked No. 4 at 285, battled No. 8 Mason Parris. Cassar bulled through a high double, locked Parris up at the waist and threw him to his back just :15 into the bout. Cassar got the takedown and four near fall points before Parris worked his way out of bounds with an escape. Michigan challenged the four back points but the call stood and Cassar led 6-1 after a furious start. Cassar blew through a high single to double for a second takedown and led 8-2 after a Parris escape with 1:55 on the clock. Parris connected on a high single to cut Cassar's lead to 9-4 with 1:00 left in the opening period. The Lion senior answered, using a low single to take Parris down and up his lead to 11-4. The Lion finished the period on top and led 11-4 with :48 in riding time after the opening period. Parris chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to an 11-5 score. Cassar's quick offense led to another takedown off a high single with 1:00 left, giving the Lion a 13-5 lead. Parris escaped with :38 left in the period but Cassar's relentless offense led to another takedown and a 15-7 lead after two periods. Cassar chose down to start the final period and quickly escaped to a 16-7 lead. The twosome battled evenly for the next :45. Cassar almost connected on two more offensive moves but Parris was able to stay neutral. The Lion then used his quickness to slide behind the Wolverine for another takedown and an 18-8 lead. With 1:43 in riding time, Cassar posted the dominating 19-8 major decision.

FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- The Binghamton wrestling team heads home with it's fifth straight victory after a dominating 34-7 performance at Sacred Heart Friday night. The win moves them to 5-3 overall with a 5-1 EIWA mark. "I'm proud of how the team battled today," head coach Kyle Borshoff said. "We talked this week about keeping our foot on the gas and scoring bonus points. We did that today in a number of matches. I'm excited to get back home next weekend for a couple of duals." Highlights The Bearcats took eight of 10 contested bouts, winning five by bonus point. Audey Ashkar (125) set the tone for the Bearcats, starting the match off with a pin over Ryan Burns at 4:56. 133-pounder Zack Trampe won his fifth straight match, giving up only four points en route to a 20-4 tech fall over Anthony Petrillo At 141 pounds, Anthony Sparacio recorded his seventh straight win, holding on for a 3-2 decision over Gerard Daly. Frankie Garcia won his second dual match this season, notching the Bearcats third of five bonus point victories with a 15-2 major over Chris Cornell. 157-pounder and true freshman Chris Barker hung tough for his first career dual victory, scoring off an escape and a takedown in the second period to take the 3-2 win over TJ Calas. Vincent DePrez (174) put the nail in the coffin, pinning Joe Eiden at 1:48 to boost Binghamton to a 27-4 lead. The pin was DePrez's second in his last three matches for his fifth straight win. Alex Melikian won his third dual match of the season with a 6-4 decision over Robert Hetherman Heavyweight Joe Doyle closed out the dual for the Bearcats, shutting out Dante DelBonis 13-0 for a major decision. Up Next Binghamton is back at home for back-to-back matches with Drexel and Hofstra starting at 2 p.m. Results: 125: Audey Ashkar FALL Ryan Burns, 4:58 (Binghamton leads 6-0) 133: Zack Trampe TF Kyle Randall, 20-4 (Binghamton leads 11-0) 141: Anthony Sparacio dec. Gerard Daly, 3-2 (Binghamton leads 14-0) 149: Frankie Garcia MD Chris Cornell, 15-2 (Binghamton leads 18-0) 157: Christopher Barker dec. TJ Calas, 3-2 (Binghamton leads 21-0) 165: Brandon Levesque MD Dylan Wood, 11-3 (Binghamton leads 21-4) 174: Vincent DePrez FALL Joe Eiden, 1:48 (Binghamton leads 27-4) 184: Kyle Davis dec. Nunzio Crowley, 10-6 (Binghamton leads 27-7) 197: Alex Melikian dec. Robert Hetherman, 6-4 (Binghamton leads 30-7) 285: Joe Doyle MD Dante DelBonis, 13-0 (Binghamton wins 34-7)

The Super Bowl is this weekend, and … Yeah, just kidding, I don't care. The real must-watch televised event was last weekend in Krasnoyarsk as the Ivan Yariguin kicked off the 2019 international wrestling season with United World Wrestling's first Ranking Series event. Much in the same way Siberia > Chiberia, wrestling is ever more entertaining, real and engaging than football. As predicted, we learned a lot from the first weekend of international wrestling action. The biggest surprise of the weekend came when Kyle Snyder dropped a tight 6-5 match to Rasul Magomedov (Russia), his opponent in last year's final. While the result is disconcerting for American fans, it might be the loss of Ranking Series points that could really dog Snyder. Without a continental title and/or a placement at one of the three remaining Ranking Series (RS) tournaments Snyder could be vulnerable for dropping out of the top three and thus into a potential semifinal matchup with Abdulrashid Sadulaev at the 2019 World Championships in Astana. It might be too early to predict seeds, but we did watch as Thomas Gilman climbed his way from the No. 5 in RS points to No. 3. Gilman, who is planning to wrestle at the Dan Kolov at the end of February, has the potential to keep climbing the RS ladder and putting himself in optimum position come September. On the women's side, Tamyra Mensah took home her record third straight Ivan Yariguin title though not in her Budapest weight of 68 kilograms. That'll cost her some points, but it might not be significant enough to impact her seed for Astana. Overall, she wrestled well and showed that the American women are ever-improving results and their technical skills on the mat. To your questions … Aaron Pico (Photo/Juan Garcia) Q: Aaron Pico was knocked silly in his MMA fight last weekend. Do you think this recent loss will alter his plans at all? Maybe he focuses on wrestling up until 2020? -- Mike C. Foley: That KO will absolutely alter his plans to chase a knockout against a dangerous opponent. That much is certain. Overall, I think Pico will stay in MMA and stay on his championship trajectory. Any pivot to full-time wrestling training wouldn't need to happen for another 6-12 months, as he's in shape, making money and able to quickly come out of this downswing by booking another fight in the next 12 weeks. Let's get this much clear: Pico is going to be an MMA champion. He's just learning the basics in front of way more people and with an incredible amount of expectation, which makes his losses seem more severe than they otherwise might for a less hyped fighter. Q: Many of the most anticipated matchups in college wrestling are not happening because coaches are opting to sit wrestlers. I didn't love Brands' answer on why Spencer Lee didn't wrestle Sebastian Rivera, "It's in the plan." I know this has been a problem in past years, but this season seems worse than ever. Any thoughts on what can be done? Is it a matter of making duals more important? -- Mike C. Foley: The equation here is simple: Coaches are paid to win in March at the conference and NCAA tournament. Anything that doesn't serve that purpose is extraneous. The only long-term option that will satisfy fines and the NCAA is to fully eliminate dual meets or create an incentive for coaches to place their wrestlers in these important matchups. I don't foresee the NCAA killing off dual meets for a few key reasons. First, like football and basketball games, there is a pre-determined consumable size to the events which makes them simple for the league to sell against on linear channels. The 90-minute format rarely runs over, cost of production is relatively low (they typically use for-free student crews), and the viewership numbers are high live and on repeat. Counter that with the two-day tournament formats and uncertainty around who will appear in the finals (the only broadcast-able portion) and you have every reason for conferences to keep dual meets. The second reason is school pride. There is A LOT of handwringing among wrestling fans about not ruining the NCAA tournament and that it's profitable and … well, you've heard the arguments. But the real fan (and money) draw for all schools are dual meets. You can sell tickets, the event is easy to set up, and it draws in alumni to the campus which means more dollars in the till come donation season. The NCAA also won't kill dual meets because school vs. school competition is a simple part of their culture. Open tournaments and the like are more the exception than the rule. While everyone loves to tell about the greatest weekend in wrestling, I'd argue that there would be substantially more fan interest in dual meets if they were given some bearing on the team national championship. Q: A lot of interesting matchups in Penn State-Michigan on Friday night. If the stars align for the Wolverines, they could win 5-6 matches. You giving Michigan any chance to stun PSU? -- C.R. Foley: The people want dual meets … Doubtful that Michigan can overcome the Penn State bonus points, but I do think it'll be a 5-5 match score. 125: No. 15 Drew Mattin (Michigan) dec. Devin Schnupp (Penn State) 133: No. 1 Stevan Micic (Michigan) maj. dec. No. 15 Roman Bravo-Young 141: No. 5 Kanen Storr (Michigan) dec. No. 7 Nick Lee (Penn State) 149: Brady Berge/Jarod Verkleeren (Penn State) dec. Malik Amine (Michigan) 157: No. 1 Jason Nolf (Penn State) dec. No. 5 Alec Pantaleo (Michigan) 165: No. 7 Logan Massa (Michigan) dec. No. 1 Vincenzo Joseph (Penn State) 174: No. 1 Mark Hall (Penn State) maj. dec. No. 3 Myles Amine (Michigan) 184: Francisco Bisono/No. 2 Shakur Rasheed (Penn State) maj. dec. J.T. Correll (Michigan) 197: No. 1 Bo Nickal (Penn State) pins Jackson Striggow (Michigan) 285: No. 8 Mason Parris (Michigan) dec. No. 4 Anthony Cassar (Penn State) Score: Penn State 20, Michigan 16 Q: Matthew Kolodzik vs. Anthony Ashnault on Sunday. They are 2-2 against each other in college. Who do you like to win Round 5? -- M.R. Foley: See, we all want to talk about matchups. The NCAA should recognize that fans and athletes work better when they can predict events, rather than having only to guess who may or may not show up! Are we calling this the "Battle for New Jersey?" We should. Kolodzik! War Tiger. Q: Any rumors about another AWL event? Seems like it has been crickets since the first event. -- L.R. Foley: Nada and I know that you aren't surprised. Fans and mailbag readers know that we have discussed this issue ad nauseam. Without a clearly defined set of events and participants there is little to no chance for growth of a league or branded series of competition. All leagues, including United World Wrestling, UFC, and NASCAR, understand this fact, which is why they all release calendars and events as far in advance as possible. Having not heard any rumors the assumption has to be that AWL II is on a significant, if not maybe permanent, delay. MULTIMEDIA HALFTIME Rasul Magomedov (Russia) vs. Kyle Snyder (USA) Akhmed Chakaev (Russia) vs. Nachyn Kuular (Russia) Q: Are you going to watch the Super Bowl? If so, do you have a prediction? -- Mike C. Foley: Doubtful. I had to Google who was playing the Patriots, who I only know are playing because I watched the end of their game a few weeks ago. Had I not seen the game, I'm sure that there would have been a number of anti-Brady tweets and memes to let me know he was playing. Why do so many people hate this guy?! But I really won't be watching because I leave Monday on a week-long documentary shoot in Georgia and will need to pack up a lot of gear. My team will be shooting Vladimer Khinchegashvili and Geno Petriashvili in their hometown of Gori and then heading out to a national team training camp in the mountains. Should be quite the collection of images and stories to share. Anything you guys want me to ask the Olympic and world champs? Tough wrestling vs. Technique By Jon G. In a lot of your mailbags you really celebrate technique and athleticism, and positing the rules of the sport (particularly folkstyle) to reward this. I guess this again relates to my thoughts around top wrestling, but I don't think that winning through toughness and conditioning is any less impressive. To be clear, I am not saying false toughness like face smooshing, out-of-bounds shenanigans, or illegal hands to the face. I'm saying gritty wrestling where someone can hang in a match against potentially a more athletically talented or technical wrestler and beat them through conditioning and/or perseverance. I don't think it's right to devalue that or look down upon it. In many ways it's harder than being the person best suited to succeed. PROPOSAL TO SAVE HIGH SCHOOL DUAL MEETS By Ken in Idaho There have been all kinds of proposals on how to help high school wrestling in terms of scoring, dual matches, forfeits etc. I have a concept that is radically different, but solves some of the weight class issues, forfeits, having multiple good wrestlers at the same weight, etc. But it also would also establish the starter and backup concept for varsity matches and focus points of bouts wrestled and make forfeits count, but not as much. A few things that make this possible. Trackwrestling (3 sub points): Having weight management at the high school level in Trackwrestling given kids minimum weights and a date at which they can reach that weight. Also, using Track for seeding at tournaments help when kids tend to change weights or wrestle in multiple states and year-round. Trackwrestling would also keep track of the dual meet scoring, which would help make sure points are applied correctly. The other main item is the flexibility in youth leagues to focus on getting mat time and developing until a wrestler is vs. winning/losing is a concept taking a foot nationwide. If we can do things to better organize and make positive impacts on the sport we should, as we have learned our lesson with the Olympics on this... So, off to my proposal. First main concept duals follow the format. Tournaments are open to whatever the host wants to set up for weight classes and scoring. Too many times, tournaments just seem like the same cookie cutter and in some geographically isolated areas, the same kids wrestle the same kids all the time. Having some flexibility on this will be helpful to promote more variety in wrestling. Format 9 weight classes from 100-285. Weight classes: 100, 110, 120, 135, 150, 165, 185, 210, 285. 1 match at 100 & 285, 2 matches at all other weight classes. This makes 16 bouts in a dual meet. In each of the 110-210 matches, the first match in the weight class to report is the "undercard" match with the result on a 4-point scale. The second match "main event" is on an 8-point scale. (The 100 and 285 are on the 8-point scale.) 4-point scale: 4 for a pin (forfeit, injury default, DQ, etc), 3.5 for a technical fall, 3 for a major decision and 2 for a decision. Double these numbers on the 8-point scale. This makes 72 possible points on the "main event" and 28 points on the "undercard" for a total possible of an even 100 points of team scoring. Score 51 for an assured team win. All other rules (coin flip, starting match and tiebreakers) would remain in place except being allowed to bump up a weight class, that concept would be similar in, who do I put out for the first or second match as a weight class. This would also allow for more coaching strategy on matchups. I see this as creating more spots while also decreasing the impact of forfeits and simplifying the weight classes. I'd like to put out my list of pros/cons, but I'd like to hear comments first. If there is generally positive feedback, I might put forward a PowerPoint to walk through the concept.

FRESNO, Calif. -- Winning the final four matches of the dual and seven in total, the Fresno State Wrestling team defeated Oregon State, 27-13 on Thursday evening at the Save Mart Center. Fresno State (7-6), who has won four of its five duals since the calendar turned to 2019, won three of the first five matches of the dual to take a 12-7 lead into the intermission and after a quick fall by Oregon State (3-6) at 125 pounds momentarily gave the Beavers a one-point lead, it was all Bulldogs down the stretch as they cruised to their third straight dual meet win at home. How It Happened With the dual getting started at 165 pounds, redshirt junior Isaiah Hokit got the start for the Bulldogs and wasted little time getting to work with a quick pair of takedowns in the first period to take a 4-1 lead and added two more takedowns, two escapes and a riding time point to cruise to an 11-3 win over Aaron Olmos as 2:27 of riding time gave him a crucial extra point to secure a major decision. Leading 4-0, the Beavers evened the match at 4-4 with a major decision by Colt Doyle over the 'Dogs Dominic Kincaid, 9-1, but the Bulldogs quickly responded with back-to-back wins by No. 25 Jackson Hemauer at 184 pounds and No. 13 Josh Hokit at 197 pounds. Snapping a three-match losing skid, Hemauer went right to work taking down the Beavers' Bob Coleman and then recorded three straight four-point near falls to take a 14-0 lead into the second period and opened the second frame with a quick escape to notch a 15-0 technical fall win in 3:10. Hokit extended the home team's advantage to 12-4 scoring a 12-6 decision over Jamarcus Grant as the junior used takedowns near the end of both the first and second periods to lead 6-2 heading to the final frame. Quickly escaping, Hokit notched two more takedowns and added 1:03 of riding time to push his winning streak to six matches. The Beavers picked up wins at the next two weights as Oregon State heavyweight No. 4 Amar Dhesi knocked off the 'Dogs No. 20 AJ Nevills, 10-4 and No. 3 Ronnie Bresser made quick work of the 'Dogs Robert Garcia IV at 125 pounds pinning him in 14 seconds to score nine straight points and take a 13-12 lead in the dual. It was all Bulldogs from there as the final four matches were all won by Fresno State starting with Gary Joint topping Kegan Calkins, 10-3 at 133 pounds using a takedown, two-point near fall and reversal in the first period to lead 6-3 and closed it out with an escape, takedown and riding time point in the third period for the victory. Sophomore Chris Deloza won a back-and-forth contest at 141 pounds defeating Grant Willits, 10-7 as Deloza led 6-4 heading to the third period and after a reversal put him up 8-4, a takedown clinched the match for the Fresno native. Leading the Beavers 18-13 in the dual with two matches remaining, redshirt junior Khristian Olivas sealed the win for the Bulldogs with a hard-fought 8-3 win over Josh Reyes. Leading 4-3 heading the period, Olivas escaped for a 5-3 lead and after Reyes nearly tied the match with a takedown, Olivas was able to escape his hold for a takedown of his own to lead 7-3 and a riding time point gave the 'Dog a five-point win. With the dual secured, the 'Dogs Jacob Wright knocked off Hunter Willits at 157 pounds by injury default as the Beaver was unable to finish the match giving the 'Dogs six more team points and a 27-13 dual meet win. Up next The 'Dogs are right back in action at the Save Mart Center on Sunday hosting Big 12 opponent No. 11 Wyoming (12-3, 3-1 B12) at 12 p.m. for Junior Bulldog Kid's Club Day. Quotes Head Coach Troy Steiner On tonight's win over Oregon State "I really liked how we came and performed. We knew coming into the match there was going to be some tight battles from the beginning and our guys stayed strong in tough positions and that is what it takes in these duals." 149-pounder Khristian Olivas On securing the dual meet win over the Beavers with his 8-3 victory over Josh Reyes "It was awesome! I knew going into the match that if I won, we clinched the match and I like that pressure and put the team on my back and got the job done." Notes - It was Isaiah Hokit's fifth major decision of the season. - Hemauer notched his third technical fall of 2018-19. - Josh Hokit won his sixth straight match and stays unbeaten in duals improving to 5-0 and 16-3 overall. - Jacob Wright won his team-high 18th match of the season. Results: 165: Isaiah Hokit (FS) maj. dec. Aaron Olmos (OSU), 11-3 | FS 4, OSU 0 174: Colt Doyle (OSU) maj. dec. Dominic Kincaid (FS), 9-1 | FS 4, OSU 0 184: No. 25/-/-/25 Jackson Hemauer (FS) tech. fall Bob Coleman (OSU), 15-0 (3:10) | FS 9, OSU 4 197: No. 13/13/13/14 Josh Hokit (FS) dec. Jamarcus Grant (OSU), 12-6 | FS 12, OSU 4 285: No. -/4/5/8 Amar Dhesi (OSU) dec. No. 20/-/-/20 AJ Nevills (FS), 10-4 | FS 12, OSU 7 125: No. 3/3/3/3 Ronnie Bresser (OSU) won by fall over Robert Garcia IV (FS), 0:14 | OSU 13, FS 12 133: Gary Joint (FS) dec. Kegan Calkins (OSU), 10-3 | FS 15, OSU 13 141: Chris Deloza (FS) dec. Grant Willits (OSU), 10-7 | FS 18, OSU 13 149: No. 19/18/17/12 Khristian Olivas (FS) dec. Josh Reyes (OSU), 8-3 | FS 21, OSU 13 157: Jacob Wright (FS) won by injury default over No. 28/-/-/- Hunter Willits (OSU), 3:59

MANKATO, Minn. -- It came down to the final match Thursday evening in Taylor Center but it was Minnesota State that was able to come away with the 22-18 victory over the University of Mary. With the win, MSU improves to 7-1 on the season, including a 5-0 NSIC record. With the loss, U-Mary falls to 4-3 on the season, including a 2-3 league record. Head coach Jim Makovsky earned his 300th career coaching victory with MSU's win and is now the third active coach in NCAA Division II with at least 300 coaching wins. The first two matches of the dual saw the Marauders jump out to a 9-0 lead. U-Mary's Ryan Stottler scored a pinfall victory over freshman Dylan Butts (197 lbs.) at 4:29, before Gerardo Jaime posted a 6-0 decision victory over junior Logan Linderbaum (285 lbs.). The Mavericks and Marauders would then exchange a pair of decision victories to bring the dual score to 12-3 in favor of U-Mary. Junior Andrew McFall (125 lbs.) scored a 9-5 decision over Nate Humann, before No. 6 Tate Barnhardt bested senior No. 1 George Farmah (133 lbs.) by the score of 9-2. Minnesota State would then rally to win the next four matches to take an 18-12 lead. Junior Louie Sanders (141 lbs.) scored an 18-3 tech fall victory, while senior Daniel Close (157 lbs.) posted a 15-6 major decision. Sophomore No. 7 Kyle Rathman (149 lbs.) and junior Logan Saltou (165 lbs.) tallied decision victories by the scores of 6-4 and 6-0 respectively. In the ninth match of the night, the Marauders were able to knot up the score at 18-18 as #7 Phillip Springsteen scored a pinfall victory over No. 4 Zach Johnston (174 lbs.) at the 3:42 mark. The final match of the night would favor the Mavericks as freshman Trevor Turriff (184 lbs.) scored a 15-3 major decision won over Lance Jarrett to close out the dual at 22-18 in favor of MSU. Minnesota State continues its season on Friday as it travels to Augustana. The dual is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. Results: 197: Ryan Stottler (UMARY) wins via pinfall at 4:29 vs. Dylan Butts (MSU) | 6-0 UMARY 285: Gerardo Jaime (UMARY) wins a 6-0 decision vs. Logan Linderbaum (MSU) | 9-0 UMARY 125: Andrew McFall (MSU) wins a 9-5 decision vs. Nate Humman (UMARY) | 9-3 UMARY 133: Tate Barnhardt (UMARY) wins a 9-2 decision vs. George Farmah (MSU) | 12-3 UMARY 141: Louie Sanders (MSU) wins via 18-3 tech fall vs. Noah Huff (UMARY) | 12-8 UMARY 149: Kyle Rathman (MSU) wins a 6-4 decision vs. Max Bruss (UMARY) | 12-11 UMARY 157: Daniel Close (MSU) wins a 15-6 major decision vs. Isaac Berger (UMARY) | 15-12 MSU 165: Logan Saltou (MSU) wins a 6-0 decision vs. Austin Eichmann (UMARY) | 18-12 MSU 174: Phillip Springsteen (UMARY) wins via pinfall at 3:42 vs. Zach Johnston (MSU) | 18-18 184: Trevor Turriff (MSU) wins a 15-3 major decision vs. Lance Jarrett (UMARY) | 22-18 MSU

Wartburg and Augsburg shake hands after the dual meet (Photo/David Peterson, Minnesota/USA Wrestling) MINNEAPOLIS -- For the eighth-straight year, Wartburg claimed the annual Battle of the Burgs. The Knights upset No. 1 Augsburg on tiebreakers, 16-15 Thursday night to retain the Swens-Milboy traveling trophy belt for the fifth-straight year. Notes: -Dual started at 125. -125 was a rematch of last year's Battle of the Burgs, with the same victor. -133 was rematch of 2018 National Championship, with a different victor. These two also faced off against each other in last year's Battle of the Burgs with Rathbun as the victor. -This was Rathbun's first loss to a DIII opponent this season. -Fritz moved his winning streak to six. -Cannone is the defending National Champion at 149; moved up a weight this year. -Epps is the defending National Champion at 157. -Cannone remained undefeated on the year (22-0). -Cannone moves his winning streak to 56, which dates back to the 2017 National Championship. -This was Cannone's 109th career win, which is tied for 23rd on Wartburg's career leader list. -All but four of Cannone's victories have been by bonus points. -Jeske is the defending National Champion at 165. -Briggs moved his winning streak to five. -Cox is the only Wartburg competitor to appear in every dual this season. -Wileman moved his winning streak to four. -Closest Battle of the Burgs dual since 2010's 16-15 win by Augsburg. -Eighth-straight Battle of the Burgs win for Wartburg. -Fifth-straight year Wartburg wins Swens-Milboy belt (traveling trophy began in 2015) Results: 125: No. 3 Victor Gliva (AUG, 18-4) dec. No. 4 Brady Kyner (WAR, 19-5) 7-6 (Augsburg 3-0). 133: No. 4 Sam Bennyhoff (AUG, 16-3) dec. No. 1 Brock Rathbun (WAR, 21-3) 7-4 (Augsburg 6-0). 141: No. 7 Brady Fritz (WAR, 18-7) dec, No. 3 David Flynn (AUG, 17-3) 3-1 (Augsburg 6-3). 149: Kris Rumph (WAR, 9-4) dec. No. 2 Alex Wilson (AUG, 24-5) 6-4 (TIED 6-6). 157: No. 1 Cross Cannone (WAR, 22-0) dec. No. 2 Ryan Epps (AUG, 24-3) 8-4 (Wartburg 9-6). 165: No. 1 Lucas Jeske (AUG, 10-0) dec. No. 4 Michael Ross (WAR, 18-3) 4-3 (TIED 9-9). 174: No. 4 Kyle Briggs (WAR, 19-2) dec. No. 5 Tanner Vassar (AUG, 13-5) 6-5 (Wartburg 12-9). 184: No. 10 Solomon Nielsen (AUG, 16-3) dec. Isaiah Cox (WAR, 16-10) 8-3 (TIED 12-12). 197: No. 4 Lance Benick (AUG, 18-3) dec. No. 8 Kobe Woods (WAR, 16-6) 3-2 (Augsburg 15-2). HWT: Bowen Wileman (WAR, 19-5) dec. Ethan Hofacker (AUG, 12-13) 6-0 (TIED 15-15). Tiebreaker criteria C - Match points: Wartburg 47-43 (Wartburg 16-15).

FAIRFAX, VA -- Anthony Cefolo (Florham Park, NJ/Hanover Park Regional) won his sixth-straight match, including four-straight by fall, as the Rider University wrestling team overpowered George Mason, 30-6, Thursday night. With the win, the Broncs are now 6-3 (3-0 EWL), while the Patriots finish the conference slate at 7-5 (3-3 EWL). Rider never trailed in the match, winning the first three bouts and eight of the first nine. Cefolo, Jesse Dellavecchia (Great River, NY/East Islip) and Michale Fagg-Daves (Somerset, NJ/Franklin) each earned bonus points – Cefolo by fall, Dellavecchia by a 15-0 tech fall and Fagg-Daves by major decision. Jonathan Tropea (Harrington Park, NJ/Saint Joseph (Montvale)), Travis Layton (Woodstown, NJ/Woodstown), Gino Fluri (Blairstown, NJ/North Warren Regional), George Walton (Franklin, NJ/Bound Brook) and Ethan Laird (Waterford, PA/General McLane) also took decisions. Quotes & Notes "I liked our aggressiveness tonight. Every EWL match is hard fought and very important for individual seeding at the conference. Gino wrestled well tonight. He's gaining confidence, which is important for the end of the year. We have another important dual with Clarion this Saturday, so we have to be ready to wrestle hard again." – Rider Head Coach John Hangey - Rider has controlled the all-time series with George Mason, 16-1. The lone GMU win came in 2007-08. - Rider (3-0), Lock Haven (3-0) and Clarion (2-0) remain unbeaten in the EWL. All others have at least three losses in the league. - Cefolo's sixth win by fall leads the team, while Dellavecchia has a team-high 18 wins and an 8-0 mark in duals. - Laird is now second on the team with 14 wins on the year, while Fluri, Layton and Tropea each won for the 13th time. . - The Broncs return to EWL action Saturday, when they host Clarion at 2 p.m. Results: 125: Jonathon Tropea (RIDER) over Talha Farooq (GMU) (Dec 15-9) 133: Anthony Cefelo (RIDER) over Spencer Reed (GMU) (Fall 5:40) 141: Travis Layton (RIDER) over Julio Alegria (GMU) (Dec 10-8) 149: Tejon Anthony (GMU) over Gary Dinmore (RIDER) (Dec 8-4) 157: Gino Fluri (RIDER) over Kolby Ho (GMU) (Dec 6-5) 165: Jesse Dellavecchia (RIDER) over Ryan Yorkdale (GMU) (TF 15-0 4:59) 174: George Walton (RIDER) over Neil Schuster (GMU) (Dec 7-2) 184: Michale Fagg-Daves (RIDER) over Paul Pierce (GMU) (MD 14-6) 197: Ethan Laird (RIDER) over Eli Spencer (GMU) (Dec 3-1) 285: Matt Voss (GMU) over Ryan Cloud (RIDER) (Dec 5-0)

South Dakota State opened its wrestling dual against Utah Valley with four consecutive victories and went on to defeat the Wolverines, 26-16, in Big 12 Conference action Thursday night at Frost Arena. The Jackrabbits improved to 2-6 overall and 1-3 in league duals. UVU dropped to 9-9 overall and 0-3 in the Big 12. Redshirt freshman Aric Williams got SDSU off on the right foot by recording a 14-5 major decision over Dylan Gregerson in the 141-pound matchup. Williams took control of the match by outscoring his opponent 9-0 in the second period, earning points on an escape, takedown, 2-point near-fall and 4-point near-fall. The Jackrabbits added two more bonus-point wins as Henry Pohlmeyer notched an 18-0 technical fall over Cameron Haddock in the 149-pound matchup and Colten Carlson tallied a fall over Landon Knutzen at 157 pounds early in the third period to give SDSU a 15-0 lead through three bouts. Senior Logan Peterson ran the SDSU winning streak to four with a 9-5 decision over Koy Wilkinson in the 165-pound division. After Utah Valley got on the board with a major decision by 12th-ranked Kimball Bastian at 174 pounds, Zach Carlson registered the Jackrabbits' second technical fall of the night, earning a 17-1 win over Kyle Snelling less than a minute into the third period of their 184-pound bout. The Wolverines pulled to with 23-16 with three consecutive wins, but Rylee Molitor put one final victory on the SDSU side of the ledger with an 8-5 decision over Isaiah Delgado in the 133-pound match. SDSU was aggressive from the start, totaling 17 takedowns and 10 near-falls (seven 4-pointers and three of the 2-point variety) in the match. UP NEXT The Jackrabbits will have a short turnaround as they travel Friday to 14th-ranked Iowa State. Action begins at 7 p.m. at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa. Results: 141: Aric Williams (SDSU) major dec. Dylan Gregerson (UVU), 14-5 149: Henry Pohlmeyer (SDSU) tech. fall Cameron Haddock (UVU), 18-0 [4:15] 157: Colten Carlson (SDSU) def. Landon Knutzen (UVU), by fall 5:30 165: Logan Peterson (SDSU) dec. Koy Wilkinson (UVU), 9-5 174: #12 Kimball Bastian (UVU) major dec. Samuel Grove (SDSU), 12-3 184: Zach Carlson (SDSU) tech. fall Kyle Snelling (UVU), 17-1 [5:31] 197: Ashton Seely (UVU) def. Martin Mueller (SDSU), by fall 5:26 285: #16 Tate Orndorff (UVU) dec. Blake Wolters (SDSU), 9-2 125: Josh Jensen (UVU) dec. Gregory Coapstick (SDSU), 3-2 133: Rylee Molitor (SDSU) dec. Isaiah Delgado (UVU), 8-5 NOTES Utah Valley leads the all-time series, 8-6, but SDSU has won the last five matchups Zach Carlson improved to 16-6 overall and a team-best 5-3 in duals this season Pohlmeyer upped his season record to 17-8 overall and 4-4 in duals Williams and Molitor each recorded their first collegiate dual victories Attendance was 626 on Military Appreciation Night

EDINBORO, Pa. -- For the first time since 2002, the No. 21 Lock Haven University wrestling team downed Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) rival Edinboro University in a league dual, and the Bald Eagles made it look easy tonight, winning seven of 10 bouts, including five bonus-point victories. LHU posted four tech falls and a major decision on the way to the win. Tonight's dominating effort from Lock Haven led to the Bald Eagles first win over Edinboro (2-7, 1-4 EWL, 0-2 PSAC (DI)) in 17 years. Before tonight, LHU's last win vs. Edinboro came back in February 2002. The win snapped a 16-match Fighting Scot win streak in the series. With the win, Lock Haven extended its win streak this season to four matches and improved to 6-2 overall. The Bald Eagles are now undefeated in EWL duals at 3-0 and LHU is now 2-0 vs. Division I Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) teams. Luke Werner (Bethlehem, Pa./Liberty), DJ Fehlman (Warren, Pa./Warren), No. 20 Kyle Shoop (Boiling Springs, Pa./Boiling Springs), Alex Klucker (Summerdale, Pa./East Pennsboro), No. 5 Chance Marsteller (New Park, Pa./Kennard-Dale), No. 18 Corey Hazel (Spring Mills, Pa./Penns Valley) and No. 9 Thomas Haines (Quarryville, Pa./Solanco) all posted wins for the Bald Eagles Lock Haven got tech falls from Fehlman, Shoop, Klucker and Marsteller. Haines closed the match with a major decision to put an exclamation point on the win. The Bald Eagles raced out to a 13-0 lead thanks to wins by Werner, Fehlman and Shoop at 125, 133 and 141, respectively. Werner posted at 7-3 decision to open the night and get LHU going, before Fehlman (133) and 20th ranked Shoop (141) posted back-to-back first period tech falls. An Edinboro win at 149 slowed Lock Haven's momentum, but just for a minute, as LHU got right back to work at 157 where Klucker extended the Bald Eagles lead to 18-4 for another win by tech fall. It was once again back-to-back tech falls for The Haven as fifth-ranked Marsteller added another tech fall at 165 pounds and pushed Lock Haven's lead to 23-4. Marsteller's tech fall was LHU's fourth tech of the match. Hazel – ranked No. 18 at 184 – posted a workmanlike 4-0 win and Haines closed out the night in thrilling fashion as he soared to a 12-0 major decision. For Shoop, tonight's tech fall marked his 12th of the season. He's the nation's leader among all NCAA Division I wrestlers in tech falls. He now has a school-record 37 career techs. Overall, the victory marked Shoop's 97th career win as he inches closer to becoming LHU's 21st 100-match winner. The Bald Eagles will return to action on Saturday, February 2 when they travel to No. 13 Cornell University for a 1 p.m. non-conference dual. Results: 125: Luke Werner (LHU) dec. Arick Shankles (EU) 7-3 / LHU, 3-0 133: DJ Fehlman (LHU) tech fall Richie Gomez (EU) 18-0 (2:58) / LHU, 8-0 141: #20 Kyle Shoop (LHU) tech fall Carmine Ciotti (EU) 16-0 (1:59) / LHU, 13-0 149: Tyler Vath (EU) major dec. Jonathan Ross (LHU) 12-0 / LHU, 13-4 157: Alex Klucker (LHU) tech fall Matt Dowler (EU) 16-0 (6:24) / LHU, 18-4 165: #5 Chance Marsteller (LHU) tech fall Fritz Hoehn (EU) 19-4 (6:01) / LHU 23-4 174: Jacob Oliver (EU) dec. Jared Siegrist (LHU) 8-3 / LHU, 23-7 184: #18 Corey Hazel (LHU) dec. Zach Ancewicz (EU) 4-0 / LHU, 26-7 197: Dylan Reynolds (EU) dec. Parker McClellan (LHU) 5-1 / LHU, 26-10 285: #9 Thomas Haines (LHU) major dec .Jon Spaulding (EU) 12-0 / LHU, 30-10

Mark Hall defeated Myles Amine in the Big Ten finals (Photo/Sam Janicki, SJanickiPhoto.com) Fresh off a victory over No. 5 Ohio State, No. 4 Michigan will look the knock off the top team in the land when they face off against No. Penn State on Friday night at the Bryce Jordan Center. Obviously the Nittany Lions are favored on paper, but the Wolverines have the names and talents to give them a run. The following is a weight-by-weight preview of the dual meet. 125: No. 15 Drew Mattin (Michigan) vs. Devin Schnupp (Penn State) Mattin has struggled against some of the higher ranked wrestlers in the country, but he has solidified himself as a gatekeeper of sorts to the rankings. He has basically taken care of business and defeated everyone that he is supposed to beat. He enters this match coming off a one-sided 12-6 decision over former Junior World Team member Malik Heinselman. Gavin Teasdale was expected to take over the starting spot at 125 pounds this season, but that never materialized. Instead, Schnupp got a shot at the weight for a second straight season. He has looked less out of his element at times this year, but he has still struggled against a tough schedule. He will bring a 6-10 record into this match. These two wrestled last January, and Mattin was able to put up an 8-0 major decision. He will likely be able to duplicate that here. However, if Michigan really wants to give Penn State a run in this dual, they would greatly benefit from a few more bonus points here. Prediction: Mattin (Michigan) maj. dec. Schnupp (Penn State) 133: No. 1 Stevan Micic (Michigan) vs. No. 15 Roman Bravo-Young/Scott Stossel (Penn State) Bravo-Young suffered an injury in his second loss of the season against No. 14 Ben Thornton (Purdue) on Friday. Rumors circulated that he would miss around three to four weeks. However, on Tuesday Penn State coach Cael Sanderson told the Centre Daily Times, "We're optimistic we'll see (Bravo-Young) on Friday, but we'll know more on Friday." If he goes, Penn State will have a fighting shot at the weight, but it is unlikely a less than 100 percent Bravo-Young could take out Micic. If he doesn't go, Penn State would likely go with Stossel who will be hoping to avoid bonus points. Micic ascended to the No. 1 spot in the rankings after returning champion Seth Gross (South Dakota State) announced he was out for the season with an injury. The Michigan wrestler announced his presence with authority last weekend as he easily handled No. 6 Luke Pletcher (Ohio State) via a 14-1 major decision. It is highly unlikely that Bravo-Young returns to action after a seemingly serious injury. Stossel will have a hard time avoiding bonus points against Micic. On the season, he has scored bonus points in seven of his nine matches. Prediction: Micic (Michigan) tech. fall Stossel (Penn State) 141: No. 5 Kanen Storr (Michigan) vs. No. 7 Nick Lee (Penn State) Storr has looked strong in his first season at Michigan. However, he suffered a major setback last weekend against Ohio State. He faced off against No. 2 Joey McKenna. What appeared to be a close match on paper turned into a blowout, and McKenna finished with an 18-3 technical fall. Storr will get another chance to pick up a top-10 victory here against Lee. Lee dropped his first match of the year against No. 9 Tristan Moran (Wisconsin) earlier this month. However, since that loss, he has bounced back with three straight victories to improve his record to 19-1. During that run, he picked up a 5-4 decision victory over former high school rival No. 19 Chad Red (Nebraska). Storr needs to have the advantage in the neutral position to control matches. When he is not able to control the pace, he can struggle. Lee continually moves forward and can rely on his volume of takedown attempts. This may start out as a close match, but in the end, Lee should take it handily. Prediction: Lee (Penn State) dec. Storr (Michigan) 149: Malik Amine (Michigan) vs. Brady Berge/Jarod Verkleeren (Penn State) After years of having the top 149-pound wrestler in the country, Penn State hasn't been particularly strong at this weight. Berge won the spot over Verkleeren at the Keystone Classic. However, recently Verkleeren has gotten the shot in a few duals. In theory, this should be an opportunity for Michigan to pick up some points and help their upset chances. With that being said, Amine has not been particularly strong this season. He holds a 7-4 record on the season, and he holds an impressive victory over Josh Maruca (Arizona State). However, Penn State should be able to score a decision here regardless of who goes. Prediction: Verkleeren (Penn State) dec. Amine (Michigan) 157: No. 5 Alec Pantaleo (Michigan) vs. No. 1 Jason Nolf (Penn State) Last year, Pantaleo put a scare into Nolf in this dual. He scored two second-period takedowns against the eventual NCAA champion. However, Nolf rode out the entire third period and took the match 6-4. Pantaleo gave 149 pounds a shot at the Midlands, but it did not go as well as expected. Following the tournament, he moved back to 157 pounds and won four of his last five matches. In his last match, he scored a 3-2 victory over No. 6 Ke-Shawn Hayes (Ohio State). Even with Pantaleo seemingly rounding back into form, he will almost certainly struggle against Nolf. The senior has gone 18-0 this season, and he has picked up bonus points in 17 matches. His only non-bonus victory was a 10-4 decision over No. 2 Tyler Berger (Nebraska) Prediction: Nolf (Penn State) maj. dec. over Pantaleo (Michigan) 165: No. 7 Logan Massa (Michigan) vs. No. 1 Vincenzo Joseph (Penn State) When they first hit the scene, it looked like Joseph vs. Massa was going to be a rivalry for years to come. However, it has not really turned out that way. They have now met three times, and Joseph has taken each match. Their last meeting came at the Big Ten Championship, and Joseph took the bout 5-4. So far this season, Massa has gone 12-3 with his most recent outing being a 7-2 decision victory over Kaleb Romero (Ohio State). Joseph has been in and out of the lineup recently, but he should be ready to go for this match. In the end, this one might be close, but the Penn State wrestler has had Massa's number so far. Prediction: Joseph (Penn State) dec. Massa (Michigan) 174: No. 3 Myles Amine (Michigan) vs. No. 1 Mark Hall (Penn State) A win here for Amine would not only be a big upset, but it would also go a long way towards helping Michigan pull off the team win. Amine has never beaten Hall, but both of their meetings have been very close. They first met last January, and Hall pulled out a 6-5 victory. Their last meeting came last March, and once again Hall pulled out a one-point victory. Amine does not get as much attention as he probably should since this weight has been dominated by Hall and Valencia, but he is putting together an impressive season. On the year, he has gone 14-1 with his only loss coming against Valencia. He already holds wins over No. 6 Jordan Kutler (Lehigh), No. 4 Daniel Lewis (Missouri), No. 9 Mikey Labriola (Nebraska) and No. 14 Dylan Lydy (Purdue). On the other hand, Hall has once again started the season undefeated. He holds an 18-0 undefeated record and defeated rival Valencia 4-0 in a dual match earlier this season. He has only scored bonus points in half of his matches, but he has looked far from vulnerable. Prediction: Hall (Penn State) dec. Amine (Michigan) 184: J.T. Correll (Michigan) vs. Francisco Bisono/No. 2 Shakur Rasheed (Penn State) Sanderson has indicated that Rasheed will "probably not" compete this weekend due to what has been described as a minor injury. It will be interesting to see if he sticks to that plan if this match is coming down to the wire. Bisono filled in for a pair of dual meet matches over the weekend and fell against Max Lyon (Purdue) and Norman Conley (Indiana). Jelani Embree started the year as the guy at 184 pounds, but he has not competed since early December. Correll has been filling in for Michigan at the weight recently, and he has gone 0-4 and given up bonus points in three of the four matches. Bisono would likely pull out a decision over Correll. However, if Rasheed does end up going, it would be hard to see him not putting up a bonus-point victory. Prediction: Bisono (Penn State) dec. Correll (Michigan) 197: Jackson Striggow (Michigan) vs. No. 1 Bo Nickal (Penn State) Striggow and Nickal have never met, but the Penn State wrestler is an obvious favorite. While Striggow has been in matches against some top ranked wrestlers at 197, he has never really broken through. Nickal has been on a tear this season. He is undefeated, and he has scored bonus points in 16 of his 17 victories. Striggow held No. 2 Kollin Moore (Ohio State) to a regular decision last weekend, and that will be the task here. Prediction: Nickal (Penn State) maj. dec. over Striggow (Michigan) 285: No. 8 Mason Parris (Michigan) vs. No. 4 Anthony Cassar (Penn State) Ever since Parris signed on to attend Michigan, the story has been the same. He is a next-level athlete who will need coaching to become a top heavyweight contender. Well so far the plan is working out for the Wolverines thanks to coaching from Sean Bormet and working with Adam Coon. His redshirt was pulled in January, and he has gone undefeated in his last six straight dual matches. However, that could all come to an end against Cassar. While Parris thrives on being a better athlete than the average heavyweight, that sort of plays in Cassar's game. As a former 197-pounder, he has been able to use his speed and quickness against many of the larger heavyweights. Prediction: Cassar (Penn State) dec. Parris (Michigan) Team Score: Penn State: 26, Michigan 9

Iowa won its first national championship in wrestling in 1975 How would you define a dynasty in college wrestling? In terms of sports, the Merriam-Webster dictionary defines a dynasty as "a sports franchise which has a prolonged run of successful seasons." Wikipedia offers this definition of a sports dynasty: "In sports, a dynasty is a team or individual that dominates their sport or league for an extended length of time ... This can result in a frequent topic of debate among sports fans due to lack of the consensus and agreement in the many different variables and criteria that fans may use to define a sports dynasty." Why bring up the issue of college wrestling dynasties now? In the first month of 2019, I came across two articles that addressed the topic of dynasties in college wrestling. The first -- written before the 2019 College Football Playoff National Championship -- declared the football program at University of Alabama as a leading sports dynasty ... and included the Iowa Hawkeye wrestling program under coach Dan Gable among the handful of other collegiate dynasties. More recently, NCAA.com had a feature article listing NCAA Division II wrestling dynasties, based on the number of NCAA championship team titles. Seeing how other writers took on the topic of dynasties in college wrestling in a limited way, it seemed like a good time to offer an expanded view of some of the elements which might be considered in determining which college mat programs might be worthy of dynasty status. For starters, it made sense to me to expand the presentation beyond NCAA Division II to also incorporate possible mat dynasties in NCAA Division I and Division III. And, while we're at it, why not go beyond the number of team titles won at Nationals to include tallies of individual champs and NCAA All-Americans for each college program which has earned a minimum of five national titles. When possible, we've also included the names of the coaches who headed up the teams that earned national team titles ... because, in many cases, one or two coaches can take credit for guiding their wrestlers to that program's greatest success. NCAA Division I In the nearly 90-year history of the NCAA Wrestling Championships, only a dozen colleges can claim an NCAA team title. Half of those have a single national team championship. Five programs have at least five team titles. Here are some basic facts about those D1 programs that could be considered to be worthy of being called a dynasty. The 2005 Oklahoma State wrestling team had five NCAA champions and won the title by 68 points Oklahoma State It's been a dozen years or so since the Cowboys have won a NCAA team title ... but the program can claim the most impressive stats over the years in terms of team titles, All-Americans and individual champs of any Division I mat program. Oklahoma State was arguably the dominant college mat program in the 1920s, 30s, 40s and into the 1950s. -- first with legendary head coach Ed Gallagher up until World War II, then with Art Griffith until the late 1950s -- though the Cowboys have claimed at least one team title in the 1960s, 70s, 80s, 90s and into the first decade of the 21st century. Team titles: 34 (1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1971, 1989, 1990, 1994, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006) NCAA All-Americans 462 Individual NCAA champs: 142 Iowa It may be hard for many wrestling fans to realize that Hawkeyes were not always one of the leading college mat programs in the nation. However, in the past 45 years, the Iowa City-based program has more than made its impact felt, first under Gary Kurdelmeier (coach responsible for the school's first two NCAA team titles), then Dan Gable, who racked up 15 team titles as coach from 1976-1997. Gable's immediate successor, Jim Zalesky, claimed three national titles. Under current head coach Tom Brands, the Hawkeyes have added three more NCAA team crowns. Team titles: 23 (1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2008, 2009, 2010) NCAA All-Americans 329 Individual NCAA champs: 83 Jim Gibbons led Iowa State to its last national title in 1987 Iowa State Although the wrestling program located in Ames, Iowa has produced a number of top wrestlers over the decades -- Cael Sanderson's perfect 159-0 career from 1998-2002 immediately comes to mind -- arguably the Cyclones' most impressive era was from the mid-1960s until the late 70s, under the command of Harold Nichols. Team titles: 8 (1933, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1987) NCAA All-Americans 294 Individual NCAA champs: 69 Penn State The Nittany Lions won their first NCAA team title in 1953 in their home gym, Rec Hall, with Charlie Speidel as head coach. Then, nearly six decades later, Penn State claimed its second national crown in 2011, and has added six more team championships in rapid succession under coach Cael Sanderson to become the dominant Division I program of this decade. Team titles: 8 (1953, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018) NCAA All-Americans 214 (55 of those under Sanderson) Individual NCAA champs: 41 (20 under Sanderson) Oklahoma The Sooners were one of the most powerful collegiate programs from the early 1950s into the mid-1960s. The coaches at the helm of the program during this era: Port Robertson and Tommy Evans. Arguably the greatest Sooner mat star of that time: Dan Hodge, who built a perfect 46-0 record and snared three NCAA titles from 1955-1957. Team titles: 7 (1936, 1951, 1952, 1957, 1960, 1963, 1974) NCAA All-Americans 273 Individual NCAA champs: 67 NCAA Division II In January 2019, NCAA.com provided statistics for the Division II wrestling programs which had multiple national team titles since the formation of the division in 1963. Here are the ones which had more than five team championships as D2 schools. Cal Poly Located in San Luis Obispo, Calif., Cal Poly was a Division II school up through 1974, with an incredibly successful stretch from 1968 to 1974 when Vaughn Hitchcock served as head coach. Here are the stats when the Mustangs were competing in D2. Team titles: 8 (1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974) NCAA D2 All-Americans: 67 Individual NCAA D2 champs: 18 CSU Bakersfield The Roadrunner wrestling program competed in Division II up through 1987 ... with its greatest success under head coaches Joe Seay, then T.J. Kerr. These are the stats for CSUB while in D2. Team titles: 8 (1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985) NCAA D2 All-Americans: 85 Individual NCAA D2 champs: 29 Nebraska-Omaha Under head coach Mike Denney, the Mavericks racked up all their D2 team titles ... being the dominant program in the first decade of the 21st century. Sadly, when Nebraska-Omaha moved Division I, the mat program got the axe. Team titles: 7 (1991, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011) NCAA D2 All-Americans: 181 Individual NCAA D2 champs: 46 Central Oklahoma This Edmond, Okla.-based school had two very strong eras of mat dominance: the early 1990s ... and a three-year streak from 2009-2011. Head coach for those championship series: David James. Team titles: 7 (1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2002, 2003, 2007) NCAA D2 All-Americans: 150 Individual NCAA D2 champs: 40 NCAA Division III Since NCAA Division III wrestling was launched in 1974, four D3 mat programs can claim at least five national team titles ... with two Midwest mat powers have at least a dozen championships each. Wartburg The school located in Waverly, Iowa just north of Waterloo and Cedar Falls, has a rich history of success in wrestling on the national stage. Here are a couple impressive stats for the Knights: Team champions in seven of the past eight years ... placed first or second in the nation in 22 of last 26 years ... with two or more individual national champions in 11 of the last 15 seasons. The two head coaches who can take credit for this success: current coach Eric Keller, with four team titles ... and his predecessor, Jim Miller, whose teams netted ten national crowns during his tenure from 1991-2013. Team titles: 14 (1996, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018) NCAA D3 All-Americans: 210 Individual NCAA D3 champs: 48 Augsburg Some have joked that, since the early 1990s, the two dominant wrestling programs in Division III have "burg" as part of their names. Minneapolis-based Augsburg can boast a dozen team titles ... and other indicators of dominance going back nearly 30 years. Coaches of those titlewinning teams: Jeff Swenson (ten titles from 1991 through 2007), Mark Matzek (2010) and Jim Moulsoff (2015). Team titles: 12 (1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2015) NCAA D3 All-Americans: 192 Individual NCAA D3 champs: 46 College at Brockport Once called SUNY-Brockport (State University of New York at Brockport), this four-year school near Rochester, N.Y. can claim a total of five NCAA Division II team titles from the late 1970s into the early 1990s ... all under Don Murray who remains the Golden Eagles' head coach. Team titles: 5 (1977, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1992) NCAA D3 All-Americans: 131 Individual NCAA D3 champs: 26 The College of New Jersey Located in Ewing, N.J., TCNJ secured five Division III team titles from 1979 to 1987. Heading up the Lions mat program during those championship seasons was David Icenhower. Team titles: 5 (1979, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1987) NCAA D3 All-Americans: 156 Individual NCAA D3 champs: 19

Da'mani Burns 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 falls and tech falls to be counted they must come against opponents in the same division (i.e. Division II vs. Division II). Ties in the two categories are broken based on the aggregate time. Central Michigan heavyweight Matt Stencel takes sole possession of first place in Division I with 15 falls, one more than George Mason 165-pounder Colston DiBlasi with 14. Kent State's Andrew McNally continues to hold solo third place with 12 falls, while five more wrestlers have 10 or 11. No change in Division II where Lake Erie heavyweight Evan Loughman has taken control of solo first with nine falls. Jacob Robb (Mercyhurst), Ryan Rochford (Adams State) and Justin Folley (Upper Iowa) are on his heels with eight falls. Da'mani Burns and Tommy Wrzesien of JWU (Providence) control the top two places in Division III with 17 and 16 falls, respectively. Williams' Joseph Rossetti at 141 pounds and heavyweight Jake Evans of Waynesburg are next with 15 each. Lock Haven 141-pounder Kyle Shoop and Oklahoma State 133-pounder Daton Fix continue to go back-and-forth for the Division I lead in tech falls as both have 11, but Shoop holds the aggregate time tiebreaker by seven-plus minutes (48:11-55:59). They remain the only two wrestlers in the division to surpass double digits in tech falls.

February will be upon us come Friday, and for many parts of the country that means it's the "month of champions" as state championship series happen in earnest. The following is a list of scheduled competitions for nationally ranked teams during the week of Jan. 30-Feb. 5. No. 1 Blair Academy (N.J.) -- competes in the MAPL Tournament at Lawrenceville (N.J.) on Saturday No. 2 Wyoming Seminary (Pa.) -- hosts No. 27 Delbarton (N.J.) in a dual meet on Friday No. 4 Bergen Catholic (N.J.) -- travels to Don Bosco Prep (N.J.) for dual meet on Wednesday, travels to Passaic County (N.J.) Tech for dual meet on Friday, travels to the University of Pennsylvania for dual meet against No. 29 Paulsboro (N.J.) on Saturday No. 5 Montini Catholic (Ill.) -- starts individual state series with regional tournament at Summit Argo (Ill.) on Saturday No. 6 Lake Highland Prep (Fla.) -- competes in the Flagler (Fla.) Rotary Tournament on Friday and Saturday No. 7 Cincinnati (Ohio) LaSalle -- travels to Lakota East (Ohio) for regional dual team tournament on Saturday No. 8 St. Edward (Ohio) -- travels to Maple Hts. (Ohio) for regional dual team tournament on Saturday No. 9 Detroit Catholic Central (Mich.) -- travels to Clarkston (Mich.) for dual meet on Wednesday, hosts CHSL Tournament on Friday No. 10 Tuttle (Okla.) -- hosts tri-meet against Comache (Okla.) and Lawton (Okla.) Macarthur on Thursday No. 11 Bethlehem (Pa.) Catholic -- competes in the District XI Duals this week, Thursday at Bethlehem (Pa.) Liberty and Saturday at Freedom (Pa.); if runner-up, state dual tournament preliminary on Monday No. 12 Gilroy (Calif.) -- competes in the Gabilan Divisional Tournament at Palma (Calif.) on Friday No. 13 Liberty (Mo.) -- travels to Blue Springs (Mo.) for dual meet on Thursday No. 14 Broken Arrow (Okla.) -- hosts Bixby (Okla.) in a dual meet on Thursday, competes in the Glenpool (Okla.) Invitational on Friday and Saturday No. 16 Oak Park River Forest (Ill.) -- starts individual state series with regional tournament at Chicago (Ill.) Lane Tech on Saturday No. 18 Clovis (Calif.) -- travels to Clovis West (Calif.) for dual meet on Wednesday No. 19 Chicago (Ill.) Mt. Carmel -- starts individual state series with regional tournament at Burbank Reavis (Ill.) on Saturday No. 21 Southeast Polk (Iowa) -- hosts Des Moines (Iowa) Lincoln in a dual meet on Thursday No. 22 Kasson-Mantorville (Minn.) -- hosts Triton (Minn.) in a dual meet on Thursday No. 23 Simley (Minn.) -- competes in quad meet at Greenbush-Middle River (Minn.) on Friday along with Fargo (N.D.) Davies and Detroit Lakes (Minn.), travels to Perham (Minn.) for dual meet on Saturday No. 24 Brighton (Mich.) -- competes in the KLAA Tournament at Howell (Mich.) on Saturday No. 25 Mount St. Joseph's (Md.) -- hosts tri-meet against Archbishop Spalding (Md.) and Calvert Hall (Md.) on Wednesday No. 26 St. John Bosco (Calif.) -- hosts the Trinity League Tournament on Friday No. 27 Delbarton (N.J.) -- hosts Mendham (N.J.) in a dual meet on Wednesday, travels to No. 2 Wyoming Seminary (Pa.) for dual meet on Friday No. 28 Elyria (Ohio) -- travels to Oregon (Ohio) Clay for regional dual team tournament on Saturday No. 29 Paulsboro (N.J.) -- hosts Hunterdon Central (N.J.) in a dual meet on Thursday, travels to Lindenwood (N.J.) for tri-meet on Friday along with Sterling (N.J.), travels to the University of Pennsylvania for dual meet against No. 4 Bergen Catholic (N.J.) on Saturday No. 30 Brecksville (Ohio) -- hosts regional dual team tournament on Saturday No. 31 Kiski Area (Pa.) -- hosts preliminary rounds of WPIAL dual team tournament on Wenesday, travels to Norwin (Pa.) for semifinal and final rounds on Saturday; if third place, compete in state dual tournament preliminary on Monday No. 33 Marmion Academy (Ill.) -- hosts regional tournament on Saturday to start individual state tournament series No. 34 St. Paris (Ohio) Graham -- hosts regional dual team tournament on Saturday No. 35 Wadsworth (Ohio) -- hosts regional dual team tournament on Saturday No. 37 South Plainfield (N.J.) -- travels to Old Bridge (N.J.) for dual meet on Wednesday, hosts Emerson-Park Ridge (N.J.) in a dual meet on Saturday No. 38 Bethlehem (Pa.) Liberty -- competes in the District XI Duals this week, Thursday as the host site and Saturday at Freedom (Pa.); if runner-up, state dual tournament preliminary on Monday No. 39 Northampton (Pa.) - competes in the District XI Duals this week, Thursday as the host site and Saturday at Freedom (Pa.); if runner-up, state dual tournament preliminary on Monday No. 40 Reynolds (Pa.) -- competes in the District 10 Duals at Sharon (Pa.) on Saturday No. 41 Howell (N.J.) -- hosts Long Branch (N.J.) in a dual meet on Wednesday, travels to Allentown (N.J.) for dual meet on Thursday, travels to Eastern Regional (N.J.) for dual meet on Saturday No. 42 Shakopee (Minn.) -- hosts Eagan (Minn.) in a dual meet on Thursday, competes in the Janesville (Minn.) Tournament on Saturday No. 43 Waverly-Shell Rock (Iowa) -- travels to Augsburg College on Thursday for dual meet against Scott West (Minn.) No. 44 Parkerburg (W.Va.) South -- travels to Ripley (W.Va.) on Thursday for tri-meet along with St. Alban's (W.Va.) No. 45 Stoughton (Wis.) -- competes in the Badger Conference Tournament on Saturday at Fort Atkinson (Wis.) No. 46 Don Bosco (Iowa) -- starts individual state tournament series with sectional tournament at Starmont (Iowa) on Saturday No. 47 Nazareth (Pa.) -- competes in the District XI Duals this week, Thursday at Bethlehem (Pa.) Liberty and Saturday at Freedom (Pa.); if runner-up, state dual tournament preliminary on Monday No. 48 Toppenish (Wash.) -- starts individual state tournament series with district tournament at Wapato (Wash.) on Friday and Saturday No. 49 Brownsburg (Ind.) -- continues individual state tournament series with regional tournament at Mooresville (Ind.) on Saturday Off this week: No. 3 Buchanan (Calif.), No. 15 Park Hill (Mo.), No. 17 Poway (Calif.), No. 20 Allen (Texas), No. 32 Selma (Calif.), No. 36 Davison (Mich.), No. 50 Clovis North (Calif.)

PELLA -- Former all-American Daniel Page is Central College's new varsity assistant wrestling coach. Since 2015, Page served as a volunteer assistant but now joins the Dutch staff on a full-time basis. A 2015 Central graduate, Page earned all-America distinction that year, placing seventh at the NCAA Division III Championships at 125 pounds. A three-time national qualifier, he was a three-time all-Iowa Conference honoree as well. A native of Tumwater, Washington, Page received the team's Outstanding Freshman Award in 2012, the Outstanding Performer Award in 2013, 2014 and 2015 and the Lawrence Award for outstanding work ethic in 2015 and 2015. He also served as the 2014-15 team captain and posted a 103-40 career record. Page was a certified personal trainer in Pella from 2016-17 before entering private business in Des Moines. "We're extremely excited to bring someone like Daniel back with experience in our program," said coach Eric Van Kley. "He has a great understanding of the Central wrestling culture and is a tireless worker. He's well-organized and energetic. Daniel is a tremendous addition in all areas."

Anthony Ashnault defeated Matthew Kolodzik in the NCAA quarterfinals in 2017 (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com) After a weekend dominated by conversations regarding Iowa's No. 2 Spencer Lee sitting out against Northwestern's No. 1 Sebastian Rivera, it's only fitting that we get a showdown of top-two opponents this weekend. It will take place at 149 pounds when No. 1 Matthew Kolodzik (Princeton) takes on second-ranked Anthony Ashnault (Rutgers). If there was any question whether the match would happen, Princeton's head wrestling coach Chris Ayres quickly squashed it on Twitter. That match will take place on Sunday, but first the weekend will get kick-started with the top-five matchup between the Michigan Wolverines and Penn State Nittany Lions. Friday No. 4 Michigan at No. 1 Penn State (7 p.m.) Coach Sean Bormet's No.4-ranked Michigan Wolverines head into Happy Valley to take on top-ranked Penn State while riding the high of last weekend's rivalry win over No.5 Ohio State. Both teams bring undefeated 9-0 records into this all-star lined dual that features five of the ten No. 1 ranked wrestlers in the nation, while also featuring at least one top-20 guy at each of the ten weight classes. Penn State's lineup boasts four of those five top-ranked wrestlers. They're Jason Nolf (157), Vincenzo Joseph (165), Mark Hall (174), and Bo Nickel (197). Michigan has the remaining No. 1-ranked wrestler, Stevan Micic (133). Arguably the biggest match of the dual is the third career meeting between 2017 NCAA Champion Mark Hall and Michigan's two-time All-American and third-ranked Myles Amine. Hall has edged Amine by one point in both of those previous meetings, winning 6-5 and 4-3 respectively. Hall comes into this match with an undefeated 18-0 record, while Amine is 14-1 on the season and has only lost to reigning NCAA champion Zahid Valencia (Arizona State), who Mark Hall defeated earlier this year 4-0. Other ranked matchups: 133: No. 1 Stevan Micic (Michigan) vs. No. 15 Roman Bravo-Young (Penn State) 141: No. 5 Kanen Storr (Michigan) vs. No. 7 Nick Lee (Penn State) 157: No. 5 Alec Pantaleo Michigan vs. No. 1 Jason Nolf Penn State 174: No. 3 Myles Amine (Michigan) vs. No. 1 Mark Hall 285: No. 8 Mason Parris (Michigan) vs. No. 4 Shakur Rasheed (Penn State) No. 9 North Carolina State at No. 21 Virginia (7 p.m.) Coach Pat Popolizo and the ninth-ranked Wolf Pack head to Charlottesville for an ACC clash against the No. 21 Virginia Cavaliers. Undefeated and fifth-ranked Jack Mueller (Virginia) will kick start the dual at 125 with a top-15 matchup against No. 12 Sean Fausz (North Carolina State). Although Fausz, who brings a 6-1 record into this match, is ranked behind Mueller, he owns the only head-to-head victory, which came two years ago at the ACC Championships. Fausz was victorious in that match, 12-5. Other ranked matchups: No. 20 Malik McDonald (NC State) vs. No. 8 Jay Aiello (Virginia) No. 17 Northern Iowa at No. 2 Oklahoma State (8 p.m.) The Northern Iowa Panthers will try to flip the script from the seven previous ranked teams who have worked to knock off the second-ranked Oklahoma State Cowboys. The Cowboys won all seven of those duals against ranked opponents, and are 10-0 on the season, while the Panthers are 5-4 on the season. There will be five top-20 matches in this dual meet, but none more important than the 174-pound match between fifth-ranked Joe Smith (OSU) and No. 8 Taylor Lujan (UNI). Smith is 14-1 this season and is riding a five-match win streak after falling to Penn State's No. 1 Mark Hall 5-1 at the Southern Scuffle. His opponent, Taylor Lujan, is 19-3 this season and is riding a three-match win streak. Two of those three losses came to Missouri's No.4-ranked Daniel Lewis, and the final loss came to No. 2 Zahid Valencia (Arizona State) Other ranked matchups: 141: No. 6 Josh Alber (Northern Iowa) vs. No. 15 Kaid Brock (OSU) 149: No. 10 Max Thomsen (Northern Iowa) vs. No. 5 Kaden Gfeller (OSU) 165: No. 12 Bryce Steiert (UNI) vs. No. 10 Chandler Rogers (OSU) 184: No. 6 Drew Foster (UNI) vs. No. 11 Jacobe Smith (OSU) Other ranked dual: No. 11 Nebraska at No. 13 Rutgers, 7:00 p.m. Sunday No. 18 Princeton at No. 13 Rutgers (12 p.m.) Coach Ayres and the No. 18 Princeton Tigers head to Piscataway for their yearly meeting with their in-state rival, Coach Goodale's No. 13 Rutgers Scarlet Knights. Rutgers has won at least 17 straight duals against Princeton (results end there on each team's website), with their closest win coming in 2005-2006 when they beat the Tigers 22-21. This dual meet will be highlight by this week's top match in the country when top-ranked Matthew Kolodzik (Princeton) takes on second-ranked Anthony Ashnault (Rutgers) for the fifth time in college. Each wrestler has a pair of wins against each other. These guys combine for a 31-0 season record this season. Kolodzik is 14-0, while Ashnault is 17-0. Sunday's dual will be Ashnault's second match of the weekend. If he wins against Nebraska on Friday night and knocks off Kolodzik, he'll be tied with Jon Forster for fifth most wins in Rutgers history (110 wins). No. 3 Iowa at No. 11 Nebraska, (1 p.m.) The 10-0 Iowa Hawkeyes travel to Lincoln for a Big Ten matchup against coach Manning's 9-3 Huskers. The Hawks are coming off five straight wins over ranked opponents, while the Huskers are 4-1 in their last five duals. That one blemish came against the top-ranked Penn State Nittany Lions. There will be a pair of top-ten matchups, and they'll come back-to-back, at 157 and 165. At 157 pounds, second-ranked Tyler Berger (Nebraska) will take on No. 7 Kaleb Young (Iowa). Berger is 9-1 in his last 10 matches and got back in the win column, pinning Illinois' Eric Barone last weekend after falling to No. 1 Jason Nolf (Penn State) two weeks ago. Kaleb Young, who is 13-2 this season, is looking to get back to his winning ways after falling to Barone in overtime. Sunday's meeting will be the first time that Berger and Young have faced each other in college. At 165 pounds, second-ranked Alex Marinelli (Iowa) will meet sixth-ranked Isaiah White (Nebraska) for the first time in their careers. Marinelli has a perfect 15-0 record this season, and White has a 12-4 record this season. Other ranked matchups: 125 No 2 Spencer Lee (Iowa) vs. No. 16 Zeke Moisey (Nebraska) 133: No. 16 Max Murin (Iowa) vs. No. 19 Chad Red (Nebraska) 184: No. 12 Cash Wilcke (Iowa) vs. No. 4 Taylor Venz (Nebraska) 197: No. 5 Jacob Warner (Iowa) vs. No. 11 Eric Schultz (Nebraska) 285: No. 3 Sam Stoll (Iowa) No. 14 David Jensen (Nebraska) Other ranked dual: No. 20 Lehigh at No. 2 Oklahoma State (2:30 p.m.)