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EAST LANSING, Mich. -- The No. 6-ranked University of Michigan wrestling team claimed eight matches, earning bonus points in four to roll to a dominant 30-10 over in-state rival Michigan State on Friday night (Jan. 18) at Jenison Field House. The Wolverines improved to 7-0 with the win. Senior/junior Stevan Micic, who moved to No. 1 at 133 pounds in the national rankings this week, kicked off a stretch of six straight match wins with a quick first-period fall over Anthony Tutolo. Micic was in deep on a single leg early when Tutolo attempted to dive underneath and Micic locked up a cradle for the pin at the 41-second mark. It was his second fall of the season, improving to 7-0. Junior/sophomore Kanen Storr, ranked fifth place 141 pounds, overcame an initial deficit to beat Austin Eicher, 13-7. After giving up an early takedown and a penalty point in the first period, Storr worked the score back to 5-5 before riding out the second and breaking it open with three takedowns in the third. He finished with 2:49 in riding-time advantage. The Wolverines claimed major decisions in each of their next three bouts to bracket the intermission break. Senior/junior Ben Lamantia stepped into the lineup and took advantage of a big early lead to earn a 13-5 major decision over Jaden Enriquez at 149 pounds. He scored on a high crotch and quick four-point tilt to build an early six-point lead and used an ankle pick on the edge in the third to push into bonus-point territory. It was Lamantia's second dual win of the season, he also won at 157 pounds against Lehigh. Fifth-year senior Alec Pantaleo, ranked 11th at 157 pounds, scored five takedowns and rode for 1:52 to earn a 12-3 major decision over Jake Tucker for his second straight dual win back in the lineup. Pantaleo used a combination of doubles, singles and a late go behind and rode for 1:52 advantage time. Senior/junior Logan Massa, competing in his backyard from hometown St. Johns, Michigan, converted on nine takedowns to cruise to a 20-9 major decision over Austin Hiles after the break at 165 pounds. Massa, ranked seventh nationally, gave up the first point on a hands-to-the-face penalty before scoring on five takedowns in the first period. He added four more in the second and accumulated 1:50 in time advantage. Senior/junior Myles Amine, ranked third at 174 pounds, scored on single legs in the first and third periods to defeat Drew Hughes, 5-3. He scrambled to finish his single-leg shot early in the third to ice the bout. The Spartans earned bonus points with a first-period fall at 184 pounds, before senior/junior Jackson Striggow and freshman Mason Parris closed out the dual with decisions at 197 pounds and heavyweight, respectively. Striggow won a wild one, using his 1:12 riding-time advantage to secure a 7-6 win over Brad Wilton -- his fifth straight dual win. After Wilton earned a reversal to tie the score early in the third, Striggow escaped then immediately shot in on a single leg to take a three-point lead. Wilton responded in kind, however, and took Striggow to his back with one second remaining. The officials looked for potential near fall on video review, but time had expired. Parris, ranked eighth at heavyweight, overcame an initial deficit in a 5-3 decision over Chase Beard. The Spartan scored on a flash single leg in the first period, before Parris rallied with a single leg of his own to take his first lead in the second. Parris rode out the third period, finishing with 2:25 in time advantage. The Wolverine freshman is 4-0 in duals since coming out of redshirt in the New Year. Michigan (7-0, 3-0 Big Ten) returns home on Sunday (Jan. 20) when it will host No. 18 Purdue at 2 p.m. at Cliff Keen Arena. The dual will be streamed live via BTN Plus. Tickets are still available through the U-M Ticket Office. Results: 125 -- #7 RayVon Foley (MSU) major dec. Austin Assad, 10-2 [MSU, 4-0] 133 -- #1 Stevan Micic (U-M) pinned Anthony Tutolo, 0:41 [U-M, 6-4] 141 -- #5 Kanen Storr (U-M) dec. Austin Eicher, 13-7 [U-M, 9-4] 149 -- Ben Lamantia (U-M) major dec. Jaden Enriquez, 13-5 [U-M, 13-4] 157 -- #11 Alec Pantaleo (U-M) major dec. Jake Tucker, 12-3 [U-M, 17-4] 165 -- #6 Logan Massa (U-M) major dec. Austin Hiles, 20-9 (5:42) [U-M, 21-4] 174 -- #3 Myles Amine (U-M) dec. Drew Hughes, 5-3 [U-M, 24-4] 184 -- #15 Cameron Caffey (MSU) pinned J.T. Correll, 1:41 [U-M, 24-10] 197 -- Jackson Striggow (U-M) dec. Brad Wilton, 8-6 [U-M, 27-10] Hwt -- #8 Mason Parris (U-M) dec. Chase Beard, 5-3 [U-M, 30-10]

EDINBORO, Pa. -- The Edinboro wrestling team saw bonus point wins from Carmine Ciotti (141 lbs.), Jacob Oliver (174 lbs.) and Jon Spaulding (285 lbs.) as the Fighting Scots picked up a 24-13 win over visiting Cleveland State Friday night at McComb Fieldhouse. Edinboro improved to 2-5 overall and 1-2 in the EWL as the Vikings fell to 3-6 overall and 0-3 in the EWL. Redshirt freshman Lucas Rodriguez got things started for the Fighting Scots picking up a 9-2 decision over Cameron Lathem at 125 lbs. Trailing 2-1 going in to the second period, Rodriguez chose down and used an escape and a takedown of his own to lead 4-2 going into the final period. Lathem chose down to start but Rodriguez got four nearfall points late and had 2:25 of riding time to get the win. He moved to 10-13 this season after the win. After the Vikings got a win at 133 lbs., Carmine Ciotti used a big first period to jump out to a 9-4 lead after one period against Sam Matzek at 141 lbs. Ciotti shutout Matzek in the second and third periods while getting another takedown, reversal and two stalling points to claim the major decision 17-4. The junior improved to 13-11 on the season with the win. Cleveland State won the next two bouts to take a 13-7 lead over Edinboro. However, the Fighting Scots won the final five matches to come from behind. The run started with Fritz Hoehn picking up a 11-4 decision over Ryan Ford at 165 lbs. After a scoreless first period, Ford chose down to start the second. A quick escape was followed by a takedown by Hoehn. Ford retook the lead with a reversal before Hoehn used an escape of his own. A takedown and four late nearfall points allowed Hoehn to take a 9-3 lead heading into the third. Choosing to start down, Hoehn got a quick reversal and held on the rest of the period for the win. Hoehn improved to 7-5 on the season. Jacob Oliver got the deciding points for the Fighting Scots in his 15-2 major decision over Dimitri Williams at 174 lbs. A relatively slow first period with Oliver leading 2-0, the Fighting Scot chose down to start the second period. Oliver used an escape and two takedowns during the second to jump out to 8-1 lead. In the final period a takedown and four near fall points along with 2:46 of riding time earned him a major decision over Williams. The win marked the third straight bonus point win for Oliver who improved to 22-4 on the season. This year he has totaled four technical falls and eight major decisions. Zach Ancewicz (184 lbs.) led after one period 3-1 over Chris Morrow and 6-2 after two. Morrow got an early escape in the third to pull back within three before Ancewicz got a takedown with less than an minute left to extend his lead. A last second escape by Morrow was not enough as Ancewicz improved to 15-12 on the season with an 8-5 decision. In a rematch from earlier this year at the Navy Classic which saw the Fighting Scot picked up a 14-2 major decision, Dylan Reynolds and Ben Smith kept things closer this night. Reynolds held a slim 2-1 lead after one period and chose down to start the second. An escape and his second takedown extended his lead to 5-2 after two periods. After an early escape by Smith, both wrestlers remained neutral the rest of the final period. Reynolds earned a riding time point and the 6-3 decision to earn his team leading 24th win on the season. The final bout of the night saw Jon Spaulding and Collin Kelly face off at 285 lbs. Spaulding got a takedown after a minute in the first period and after a Kelly escape got his second of the match. Leading 4-1 after one period, Spaulding held Kelly to only and escape while adding his third takedown to lead 6-2 after two periods. In the third, Spaulding doubled his point total while allowing only a third escape by Kelly to earn the bonus point major decision, 12-3. The win marked the fourth straight match which saw Edinboro pick up wins by Oliver, Reynolds, and Spaulding, starting with the dual against Tennessee-Chattanooga on December 18. The Fighting Scots return to the mat on Sunday, January 26 when they travel to Fairfax, Va. for an EWL dual at George Mason. The match is scheduled to start at 12 noon. Results: 125 - Lucas Rodriguez (EU) dec. Cameron Lathem (CSU), 9-2 133 - Armando Torres (CSU) maj. dec. Richie Gomez (EU), 14-1 141 - Carmine Ciotti (EU) maj. dec. Sam Matzek (CSU), 17-4 149 - Brady Barnett (CSU) fall Christopher Matzke (EU), 4:14 157 - Nico O'Dor (CSU) dec. Tim Suter (EU), 6-1 165 - Fritz Hoehn (EU) dec. Ryan Ford (CSU), 11-4 174 - Jacob Oliver (EU) maj. dec. Dimitri Williams (CSU), 15-2 184 - Zach Ancewicz (EU) dec. Chris Morrow (CSU), 8-5 197 - Dylan Reynolds (EU) dec. Ben Smith (CSU), 6-3 285 - Jon Spaulding (EU) maj. dec. Collin Kelly (CSU), 12-3

VESTAL, N.Y. -- The Binghamton wrestling team claimed its first dual victory over the season tonight in a 24-12 battle over Penn. The Bearcats won seven out of 10 contested bouts, two by bonus point, to seal the deal. "It's always nice to get the first win of the season out of the way," head coach Kyle Borshoff said. "We came out here tonight and every single guy on the team put forth a really great effort. Like everything else in life, winning is a skill that you need to practice and the more you win the easier it gets. We just need to keep wrestling the way we did tonight and good things will start to happen." Highlight It Four Bearcats recorded their first dual victories of the season in tonight's match Trailing 2-1 through the second period against Goldin, Joe Doyle combined for an escape and a takedown in the third to close out the match. The redshirt freshman earned his first dual win of his career and his 11th victory of the season. Zack Trampe walked away with his first career dual win tonight with a hard fought 4-3 win over Doug Zapf. The redshirt freshman scored a takedown early in the first period to take the lead, but let up an escape and a takedown to Zapf in the 2nd. Trailing 3-2, Trampe escaped to tie it at 3, and Zapf got called for stalling to give Trampe the go ahead point. 141-pounder Anthony Sparacio won his third straight dual match this evening with a 9-6 victory over Aronoff. Sparacio combined for two takedowns and a reversal plus ride time to move to 3-1 and 15-9 overall. At 157 pounds, Dylan Wood recorded his first dual win of the season with a 7-5 win over Oliva. Two takedowns, a reversal and a point for ride time sealed the deal and tied the team scores at 12. In the exhilarating match of the night, 165-pounder Aidan Monteverdi clinched a 10-8 sudden victory win for his first of the season over DeLuise. Monteverdi hung tough through three periods, scoring a takedown late in the third to force the match into sudden victory. The redshirt freshman scored 20 seconds into overtime to get his hand raised and cushion the Bearcats with a 15-12 team lead. Vincent DePrez won career match number 83 in dominating fashion, scoring three takedowns en route to a 9-1 major decision over Hendricks. #8 Lou DePrez locked the door and threw away the key, recording a 15-0 tech fall over Laughlin to secure the Bearcats their first dual victory of the season. The win moves DePrez to 30, 18-4 overall with seven bonus point wins. Results: 197 | Patrik Garren dec. Alex Melikian, 13-7 (Penn 3, BU 0) 285 | Joe Doyle dec. Ben Goldin, 5-2 (Penn 3, BU 3) 125 | Carmen Ferrante dec. Audey Ashkar (Penn 6, BU 3) 133 | Zack Trampe dec. Doug Zapf, 4-3 (Penn 6, BU 6) 141 | Anthony Sparacio dec. Grant Aronoff, 9-6 (Penn 6, BU 9) 149 | #14 Anthoy Artalona FALL Frankie Garcia, 4:15 (Penn 12, BU 9) 157 | Dylan Wood dec. Joe Oliva, 7-5 (Penn 12, BU 12) 165 | Aidan Monteverdi dec. Evan DeLuise, SV-1 7:28 (10-8) (Penn 12, BU 15) 174 | Vincent DePrez MD Jake Hendricks, 9-1 (Penn 12, BU 19) 184 | #8 Lou DePrez TF Jalen Loughlin, 15-0 (Penn 12, BU 24) Next up: The Bearcats travel to Columbia on Sunday, Jan. 20 for an EIWA matchup. The dual is scheduled for a 1 p.m. start time.

College Park, M.D. -- The #7 Nebraska Cornhuskers won eight out of the ten matches against the Maryland Terrapins to take a 37-6 victory on Friday night at the Xfinity Center. NU won five of those eight matches by bonus points, not including a forfeit by Maryland at 174 pounds. "The team competed well tonight," Nebraska Head Coach Mark Manning said. "I thought we came out with a purpose and put a lot of points on the board. It's not about who we wrestle, but how we compete to our potential." #13 Zeke Moisey (125) got NU off to a terrific start with a dominating performance over Brandon Cray, taking a 16-4 major decision. True freshman Jevon Parrish, who burned his redshirt last weekend against Northern Iowa, won his first career dual tonight (he's 13-5 overall). Parrish earned two first period takedowns to go up 4-2 and never trailed from there, riding out a 9-5 decision. "Jevon wrestled well once again tonight and he will gain a lot of confidence from his performance, " Manning said. #19 Chad Red Jr. had perhaps his best dual performance of the year in a 15-2 major decision against Michael Doetsch. He went up 12-0 in the third period before Doetsch got on the board with an escape. With the win, Red Jr. moves to 12-6 (5-4 in duals) on the season. After a hard-fought defeat for Jordan Shearer against two-time NCAA qualifier Alfred Bannister at 149 pounds, #2 Tyler Berger (157) was set to square off against Adam Whitesell. Coming into the match, Berger had 38 dual takedowns and had yet to be taken down in a dual this year. Whitesell took him down twice in the first minute to go up 4-1. Berger responded with a reversal to bring it to 4-3, got Whitesell on his back, and pinned him at 2:39 to notch his first victory by pinfall of the year. #6 Isaiah White (165) won his tenth consecutive match in a 14-10 decision over Phil Spadafora to put NU up 20-3. White hasn't lost since Nov. 18 at Wyoming. #9 Mikey Labriola did not wrestle after Maryland chose to forfeit at 174 pounds. #5 Taylor Venz (184) jumped out to a 5-0 lead before choosing to end the match in the second period, pinning Kyle Jasenski (4:46). The pinfall victory is Venz' fourth of the season. He's now won two of his last three matches by bonus points. Nebraska's #11 Eric Schultz continued his stellar wrestling as of late, earning a 26-11 tech. fall over Niko Cappello. The victory brings the sophomore from Tinley Park, Ill., to 15-5 on the year. Schultz has won 12 of his last 14 matches. Heading into the final bout, which was perhaps the most anticipated of the night, the Huskers led the Terrapins 37-3. Maryland's heavyweight, #6 Youssif Hemida, is a two-time NCAA qualifier and earned All-America honors last year as a junior. A back-and-forth match between Hemida and Nebraska's #14 David Jensen ended with Hemida coming out on top in an 8-6 decision. The loss was Jensen's first of the year (10-1). With the win, #11 Nebraska moves to 8-2 (2-1 B1G) on the season and Maryland falls to 0-6 (0-3). Results: 125: #14 Zeke Moisey (NEB) major dec. Brandon Cray (MD), 16-4 (NEB 4, MD 0) 133: Jevon Parrish (NEB) dec. Orion Anderson (MD), 9-5 (NEB 7, MD 0) 141: #19 Chad Red Jr. (NEB) major dec. Michael Doetsch (MD), 15-2 (NEB 11, MD 0) 149: Alfred Bannister (MD) dec. Jordan Shearer (NEB), 5-3 (NEB 11, MD 3) 157: #2 Tyler Berger (NEB) pinned Adam Whitesell (MD) (2:39) (NEB 17, MD 3) 165: #6 Isaiah White (NEB) dec. Phil Spadafora (MD), 14-10 (NEB 20, MD 3) 174: #9 Mikey Labriola (NEB) won by forfeit (NEB 26, MD 3) 184: #5 Taylor Venz (NEB) pinned Kyle Jasenski (MD) (4:46) (NEB 32, MD 3) 197: #11 Eric Schultz (NEB) tech. fall Niko Cappello (MD), 26-11 (NEB 37, MD 3) HWT: #6 Youssif Hemida (MD) dec. #14 David Jensen (NEB), 8-6 (NEB 37, MD 6) Up Next: The Huskers head to State College, Pa., to take on the #1 Penn State Nittany Lions on Sunday, Jan. 20 at Rec Hall. The Nittany Lions have won seven out of the last eight NCAA Championships and have four different wrestlers ranked as the consensus #1 guy in their weight class. NU returns to the Devaney Center on Sunday, Jan. 27 at 2 p.m. to host the #19 Illinois Illini. Tickets are on sale at Huskers.com/tickets or by phone at 800-8BIGRED.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The No 7 Minnesota Golden Gophers took down No.17 Illinois on the backs of six victories, including two pins and two major decisions. The victory is the Gophers ninth of the season and their second in Big Ten competition. They bounce back from a 24-10 loss to No.4 Iowa. 157-pound Steve Bleise battled No.13 Eric Barrone for the third consecutive season and for the third time came out on top. Bleise secured the cradle and pinned Barrone in 6 minutes and 17 seconds. After heavyweight Gable Steveson notched three first period takedowns he finished things off quickly with a pin on the edge of the mat for his fourth fall of the year. 149-pound Tommy Thorn secured a major decision after two straight losses. A takedown on the edge of the mat gave Thorn the early advantage and he stayed aggressive the rest of the match. His aggression gave him four takedowns and he drew three stall calls as a result. 165-pound Carson Brolsma secured his first ranked victory of the year with a narrow 3-2 victory over No.19 Joey Gunther. Both wrestlers secured escapes to start the final two periods, but Brolsma's second period takedown proved to be the decisive score. It was Brolsma's first victory over a ranked wrestler this season after four losses. 174-pound Devin Skatzka got a pair of first period takedowns and proceeded to add another in the final two periods. It was his eighth major decision of the season and he now has 12 total bonus point victories. 133-pound Ethan Lizak bounced back from a ranked loss last weekend in emphatic fashion with a couple of two-point nearfalls in the first period to take an 8-1 lead. The redshirt senior finished off his 17th victory of the year with a 12-9 decision, including riding time. At 141-pounds Mitch Mckee dropped only his second match of the season. After the first period ended scoreless, the junior fell behind late on two close takedowns to lose to No.4 Mike Carr. Returning to the lineup for the first time since Dec.8, 184-pound Owen Webster dropped his bout with No.2 Emery Parker by decision 10-4. 197-pound Rylee Streifel fell by decision 7-3. The Gophers forfeited the final 125-pound bout for precautionary reasons. Results: 133: No.9 Ethan Lizak dec. No.17 Dylan Duncan (12-9) 141: No.4 Mike Carr dec. No. 7 Mitch McKee (5-2) 149: Tommy Thorn dec. Christian Kanzler (11-0) 157: No. 7 Steve Bleise fall (6:17) No.13 Eric Barrone 165: Carson Brolsma dec. No.19 Joey Gunther (3-2) 174: No.11 Devin Skatzka major dec. Carver James (12-4) 184: No.2 Emery Parker dec. Owen Webster (10-4) 197: Andre Lee dec. Rylee Streifel (7-3) HWT: No. 1 Gable Steveson fall (1:47) Deuce Rachel 125: No.15 Travis Piotrowski (Forfeit)

Davit Modzmanashvili, who was awarded the silver medal in men's freestyle competition at 120 kilograms/264 pounds at the 2012 London Olympics, has been stripped of his medal. Davit Modzmanashvili Wrestling for Georgia, Modzmanashvili was disqualified after a re-analysis of his samples from London 2012 resulted in a positive test for the prohibited substance dehydrochlormethyltestosterone (oral turinabol), the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced Thursday. "The IOC is currently conducting additional analyses on the samples collected from the Olympic Games London 2012," according to the statement announcing Modzmanashvili's disqualification. "This programme, which uses the latest scientific analysis methods, aims to test samples for all substances prohibited in 2012." The IOC added that its reanalysis program for athlete samples taken during the 2012 London Olympics will continue in 2019 before the statute of limitations is reached by 2020. Modzmanashvili, now 37, participated in the 2012 Games as a member of the team of the National Olympic Committee of Georgia, which has been under the jurisdiction of the National Olympic Committee of Uzbekistan since 2017. At the 2012 Olympics, Modzmanashvili lost to Artur Taymazov of Uzbekistan in the gold-medal match in men's freestyle at 120 kg. Earning bronze medals in that weight class were Iran's Komeil Ghasemi and Bilyal Makhov of Russia. Team USA's representative in that weight class, Tervel Dlagnev, placed fifth. He did not compete against Modzmanashvili in the London Games; in fact, Dlagnev was on the opposite side of the bracket from the just-disqualified wrestler. Modzmanashvili's disqualification is not expected to result in Dlagnev earning a medal.

Logan Storley, a four-time NCAA All-American wrestler for the University of Minnesota, has been added to the fight card at Bellator 216 in Connecticut next month. Logan Storley Storley, 26, will face Ion Pascu in a welterweight (170-pound) bout at Bellator 216 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. on Saturday, Feb. 16. The former Golden Gopher puts his perfect pro MMA record of 9-0 overall -- and 4-0 in Bellator -- on the line against Pasco, a 36-year-old from Romania. Storley, who launched his pro MMA career in August 2015, won his last Bellator bout with a second-round TKO over A.J. Matthews at Bellator 204 last August. Pascu brings an 18-9 overall record to his match with Storley, and a 0-2 record in Bellator, including a unanimous decision loss to Ed Ruth, three-time NCAA mat champ for Penn State, at Bellator 196 in Budapest, Hungary in April 2018.

Mason Parris picked up a win against Illinois to improve to 20-3 (Photo/Sam Janicki, SJanickiPhoto.com) Mason Parris was in eighth grade when Amar Dhesi started his college career at Oregon State. But that didn't stop Parris from believing he could knock off the top-ranked Dhesi when Parris made his debut as a Michigan starter. The talented true freshman did exactly that, scoring an impressive and decisive 11-4 win over Dhesi in a Jan. 3 dual meet in Corvallis. Dhesi placed third at the 2018 NCAA tournament at heavyweight. "It was so cool to earn a big win in my first match as a starter," Parris said. "It was really exciting to win a match like that. My team was really behind me and the guys were really supportive of what I did." Parris, now ranked eighth nationally, joined the powerful Wolverines lineup when he came out of his redshirt following a fifth-place finish at the Midlands Championships in late December. He earned a 9-6 win over then No. 8 Trent Hillger of Wisconsin at the Midlands. "After I wrestled at Midlands. I had a conversation with Coach (Sean) Bormet about my redshirt getting pulled," Parris said. "He said it was my decision. He told me he thought I was ready. I had a couple of days to decide and I came back and told him I was ready to do it." Mason Parris compiled a high school career record of 206-1 (Photo/Paul Tincher, IndianaMat.com) Parris arrived at Michigan with outstanding credentials. He won three Indiana state championships and was ranked No. 1 nationally at 220 pounds. He compiled a 206-1 career record. He was 152-0 his final three prep seasons. He also was an all-state football player and qualified for the state track meet in the shot put and the high hurdles. Parris said he was ready for the challenge when he took the mat to battle an accomplished veteran in Dhesi, who competed for Canada in freestyle at the 2018 World Championships. Parris is an athletic and mobile heavyweight who showed that in knocking off Dhesi. He scored on an early fireman's carry attempt and later patiently finished a single-leg shot to secure a takedown. "When I wrestled Dhesi, I knew a lot about him," Parris said. "I watched video of a few of his matches before the dual meet. I was pretty confident going into the match. I knew I could beat him. He had no idea who I was and I think I surprised him a little bit." An honor roll student in high school, Parris was heavily recruited by top college programs before choosing Michigan. "I love it here," Parris said. "We have great academics and a great wrestling program here. It's been everything I could ask for." Parris jumps into a loaded heavyweight weight class in the Big Ten Conference that includes another talented true freshman in top-ranked Gable Steveson of Minnesota. Mason Parris battles Northwestern's Conan Jennings in the Midlands semifinals (Photo/Sam Janicki, SJanickiPhoto.com) Iowa's Sam Stoll, who placed fifth at NCAAs last year, started the season ranked No. 1. The Big Ten heavyweight class also includes fourth-ranked Anthony Cassar of Penn State and No. 6 Youssif Hemida of Maryland. "I'm really excited about wrestling all of those top guys," Parris said. "I'm looking forward to matching up with them and see how I can do. I know it will be a good challenge for me." The influence of former Michigan heavyweight Adam Coon has proved beneficial for Parris as well. Coon placed second at the 2018 NCAA tournament as a senior before capturing a silver medal in Greco-Roman wrestling at the 2018 World Championships. "I have trained with Adam and that has helped me a lot," Parris said. "We worked out in the summer and at the beginning of the school year. I learned a lot from matching up against him. He's a huge heavyweight and I'm not going to wrestle anybody bigger than Adam. He is a really good hand fighter and a good thrower. He's a really good dude. He's definitely given me a lot of pointers and has taken me under his wing." A 220-pounder in high school, Parris is now wrestling bigger opponents as a college heavyweight. He stands 6-foot-2 and weighs 245 pounds. "It's been an adjustment for me, but it's going well," he said. "I think I'm somewhere around the middle in terms of my size at heavyweight. I've wrestled some guys who have 30 pounds on me. I want to gain a little bit more weight and get stronger." Mason Parris won the MSU Open by beating CMU's Matt Stencel (Photo/Sam Janicki, SJanickiPhoto.com) Parris suffered three losses in the first half of the season while competing against collegiate competition for the first time. "It was a good learning experience for me while I made the transition from high school to college," he said. "All of the guys at this level are pretty good and there aren't any easy matches. I've come a long way since early in the season. I'm a lot better than I was at the beginning of the season." Parris knew there was a chance his redshirt would be pulled. "Going into the season, I knew anything was possible," he said. "The plan was to redshirt and see what happens. Some things happen sometimes and the coaches decided to put me in the lineup." Parris followed his impressive win over Dhesi by recording falls in his next two matches in dual meets against Arizona State and Illinois. He is part of a fifth-ranked Michigan team that has its own share of lofty goals. Six Wolverines are ranked in the top 10 at their respective weight classes. Michigan finished fourth at the 2018 NCAA tournament. "Our team is looking really good," Parris said. "It's exciting to be a part of it. We have some really good wrestlers in our lineup who have some high goals." Sean Bormet is in his first season as Michigan's head wrestling coach (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) Parris has benefited from the influence of first-year Michigan head coach Sean Bormet, who had previously served as a top Wolverine assistant. "Coach Bormet has brought a lot to our team," Parris said. "He's done an awesome job. He's such a good coach. He's taken a lot of time to work with me. He pays a lot of attention to details and helps me work on a lot of little things that have helped me. He helps everyone on the team. He's a really good teacher." Bormet said he knew at the start of the season that Parris had the potential to make the starting lineup as a true freshman. "Mason is a tremendous athlete," Bormet said. "He has a lot of strength. He has a good motor. He has all of those key ingredients, especially for an upper weight guy. We used the first semester as an evaluation, looking at his training, how he was managing his academics and how he was doing in competition. He is hungry to compete and he's healthy. We had a conversation and felt like it was the right time to pull him out. He's just a really, really solid kid who has great composure." Even though he is only a true freshman, Parris isn't backing away from pursuing lofty goals this season. "I'm definitely going to set my goals as high as possible," he said. "I came to Michigan with a goal of being a Big Ten champion and an NCAA champion. I don't want to sell myself short of getting there. I just need to keep working hard and improve every single day. I'm always looking to get better."

Daton Fix and Nick Suriano's match this past Sunday lasted over 30 minutes (Photo/Juan Garcia) Last weekend's mega match between Daton Fix and Nick Suriano lasted just about 31 minutes, produced no offensive points, and ended in overtime based on the assessment of a penalty point. In the minutes that followed the match a majority of those weighing in placed blame on the "hands to the face" rule and its employment by the referee. There was also some anxiety about the referee's general lack of match management, which some saw as leading to the reviews and other on-the-mat fiascos. For me the match was indicative of something much larger. As I watched (in fast-forward) the failure of the match seemed akin to the stomach-churning announcement on Feb. 12, 2013, that wrestling would no longer be included in the Olympic Games. The system responsible for the match (sport) had completely failed to meet the baseline standard for adequacy, much less success. While one match from one dual meet doesn't carry the same weight of losing Olympic preference, there are powerful parallels to examine, primarily match pacing, incentives to score, and rules governing out of bounds. As you'll recall, in 2013 international wrestling consisted of three, stand-alone two-minute periods, takedowns were one point, and matches were abysmal to watch. To say nothing of ball grabs and clinches when the matches went into overtime. In response, the executive board in charge of the international governing body sought ideas on how to improve the competitiveness and presentation of the sport. A lot was offered, but fundamentally the consultants agreed that pace of scoring should be increased, mat space limited, and to do everything possible to ensure offensive wrestlers were rewarded for action. Today, international wrestling is growing and is arguably the healthiest it's ever been, both inside our local communities and within the Olympic movement. After watching the Fix vs. Suriano match I think it's evident that high school and college wrestling make immediate changes to the rules of the sport. There are no magic solutions, but there are a number of positive improvements that can make an immediate and positive impact on the pacing of the matches and style of wrestling put on by opposing athletes. The most important improvement is to enforce a neutral "pushout" rule, with one point being rewarded to wrestlers when their opponent steps out of bounds. The hard edge limits the mat size and pushes the action to the center, which then increases unbroken wrestling times which typically results in an increase in offensive points. The impact on the nature of the collegiate style (control-based point system) is limited, while optimizing the most exciting aspect of collegiate wrestling, the takedown. The second rule is to limit referee reviews to no more than two minutes per challenge. That's an easy fix that will focus the referees on making the right call without breaking up the action for longer than in necessary to achieve the correct call. The Suriano-Fix match saw far too much hemming and hawing from the referees. The third is to eliminate riding time. The notion that riding someone is entertaining to fans is farcical. International wrestling has a rubbery 10-15 second rule once wrestlers enter par-terre and yet the number of falls at the NCAA and international level are pretty similar. Why? Because most falls come from transition, not from a double boots, parallel ride for 4:15. Buck 'em Bronco simply doesn't translate to entrainment for fans and causes far too many out of bound and stalemate situations. Think of all the stalling calls eliminated when a wrestler doesn't feel the need to hang on to an ankle to ensure their riding time ticks from :56 to 1:01! Finally, there should be a stop-match warning given before a "hands to the face" call is made resulting in points. This was done at the international level for a number of calls so that the wrestlers, fans, coaches, and other referees knew that a point was possible. The outcome has been that wrestlers have improved behaviors and there is less outrage when these calls are made. (This is most often seen with fleeing the mat calls late in the match.) These are four simple and easy-to-implement changes that will improve the pacing of the collegiate style. Without some of these changes the gamesmanship within the sport will continue to escalate and we'll be left with a scholastic style at-risk of major overhaul by outside bodies, or worse, elimination and replacement with freestyle -- an outcome most fans don't welcome. To your questions … Q: Expanding a bit on the question of whether Penn State's dominance is good for the sport, which I think you make some very strong points to conclude yes, I often wonder whether the fact that since only a small handful of teams even have a remote shot at an NCAA title (and many times it may only be a two-horse race) in some ways may make the dominance less legitimate? Certainly not trying to take anything away from Penn State currently, or Iowa/OSU in the past, but to draw a parallel when UConn's women's basketball team was winning titles every year and beating other major conference Division I teams by 50 points, it seemed the results spoke more to the sport and overall depth/quality of athletes than it did to UConn's program. I just wonder whether there may be a cap to growth of interest in the sport when if you're an NDSU or Fresno State sports fan, and decide to attend your first wrestling match against a premier wrestling school and the results are that your favorite school was only able to win 1 or 2 individual matches, how often are you going to come back? -- Jon H. Foley: Fair question. I think we both can agree that nobody wants to watch their favorite program take a drumming at the hands of anyone, even if they are the best in the nation. I'd first advise those programs from holding off on scheduling those types of dual meets until they get a few more years of established results before asking Cael and co. to come over and hand out a whipping. The discrepancy between the top five and the rest will almost always be fairly significant, but I do share your concern that the No. 1 team in this situation could potentially shut out 95 percent of the other collegiate programs. Though it is a limited problem since dual meets aren't very valuable in the NCAA. The tournament structure and the incentives to attend and perform well at them somewhat masks the failures (and triumphs) of most schools. There is a balancing effect, and while I do agree with fans that tournament results can produce good press at home, I think that a well-matched dual meet can provide much, much more continuity and team pride. With some in-arena activities for families the event can also be something that the community gets behind, though as you said, not as much if they can't chalk up a win or two. Your point is well taken. I'm definitely going to watch these margins and the reactions of the programs and the fans in the future to see if over-dominance is having a chilling effect on programs. Q: Rank these college wrestlers in order (1-5) from the most likely four-time NCAA champion to the least likely four-time NCAA champion: Daton Fix (Oklahoma State), Gable Steveson (Minnesota), Spencer Lee (Iowa), Yianni Diakomihalis (Cornell), Vincenzo Joseph (Penn State). -- Mike C. Foley: 1.Vincenzo Joseph (Penn State) 2. Yianni Diakomihalis (Cornell) 3. Spencer Lee (Iowa) 4. Daton Fix (Oklahoma State) 5. Gable Steveson (Minnesota) I'm not spotting either freshman an NCAA tournament title! Q: Wrestler with the best chance in the Pac-12 other than Zahid Valencia to reach the top of the podium? -- Jonesy4473 Foley: Ronnie Bresser of Oregon State at 125 pounds. Tough to think that he would beat both Spencer Lee and Sebastian Rivera, but should he get an upset at the NCAA tournament, it's not unimaginable. There are just not that many elite guys (this year) who can outpace the established class of NCAA champions. Q: How would you respond to John Smith calling your (Fix-Suriano) take "silly" telling you to "shut up" and that "you don't know what you're talking about?" -- @sockobuw Foley: As I always do … with a smile and "Thanks, coach!" He's here to defend the wrestler he's coaching and is way too competitive to admit to me (or anyone else) that some win wasn't earned or well-deserved. And to his point I can understand that since he knows the effort of his wrestlers, and just doesn't give a hoot about what fans think about how his wrestlers get the win, just that they do. Q: Prediction on Nick Suriano vs. Austin DeSanto on Friday night? -- Mike C. Foley: Suriano by four points. I imagine that DeSanto will slow him down from the start and maybe even find a few takedowns. His wrestling has improved, and I think there are transitions from bottom that he makes that puts opponents in trouble, maybe even Suriano. Still, Suriano is the better wrestler right now and should be finding a takedown in the second period and another in the third, all while stopping DeSanto's attacks. If he can frustrate DeSanto and/or get him upset then it'll be an easier close for Suriano since DeSanto makes more mistakes the more passionate he becomes. Q: Biggest villain in college wrestling, Gable Steveson, Austin DeSanto or someone else? -- Mike C. Foley: Austin DeSanto took hate from just about every corner of the internet this week. His outlandish behavior on the mat is a little more obvious that Steveson's after-the-whistle extras. I've been critical of him in the past and hated the way he behaved this week, but I have a soft spot for the kid. I know that he's a nice kid. He's just having trouble adjusting to … something. For now, DeSanto is the biggest heel in the sport, and I can't see that changing until we start a new season. However, should Steveson win the NCAA title in 2019, he'll be the new guy that wrestling fans will love to hate. One thing a fan will never forgive is success. MULTIMEDIA HALFTIME Ivan Yarygin Grand Prix Tom Brands is a riot … Pay-per-view match Q: Best potential Yarygin matchups? -- @DustinTillman Foley: The Russians have been a little lax in uploading their wrestlers for the tournament, which makes predicting matchups difficult. The New Year in Russia lasts until Jan. 9 or so depending on how long the department you're trying to reach stays closed. So I do have sympathy for their late entry problem even as I send them email after email! Anyway, that is just a long way of saying that I haven't seen their lineups and I suspect most of the top matchups USA fans want to see include an American versus a Russian. On the women's side, some notable entries include Grace Bullen, who just won the U23 World Championships in November and Sarah Hildebrandt who Team USA has been happy to see progress well over the last 18 months. Q: Did you see Bald Eagle Area just won its 700th match? Two forfeits for a storied program. WPIAL and Northwest PA are averaging three forfeits a dual per school. All this after the PIAA put an emphasis on dual meets. Wrestling is dying in PA which is a bad sign for the sport. Not sure what can be done but thinking dual meets is some magic dust isn't helping. -- Steve M. Foley: I hadn't seen that news, nor had I learned about the forfeits. Is the lack of interest in this area a canary in the coal mine for the sport at-large? Maybe. As you rightly pointed out Bald Eagle Area is a storied program and lack of interest there might indicate something larger is amiss. However, I think that with registrations up at USA Wrestling and the sport showing growth in watch hours and attendance there probably isn't a huge fall off. What I think might be happening is that the raw numbers are down in certain areas due to a number of societal factors. A freelance-based job market means that fewer have the free time to pick up and drop off younger athletes for programs. The proliferation of video games is keeping younger kids on the couch and out of sports. And finally a population of kids who are growing and who have poor diets aren't finding weight classes or nutritional programs that allow them the opportunity to succeed. I'd like to the see the NWCA's numbers on forfeits. If forfeits are found to be systemic then maybe there is a solution in pruning weight classes and/or shifting the categories to accommodate for walking around actual weights of typical high school wrestlers. And you're right, magic dust should never be used to solve any wrestling issue. Q: Where is Kurt McHenry in the rankings? InterMat and FloWrestling do not have him in the rankings at 113 pounds or 120 pounds. Is he still wrestling at St. Pauls? -- Tom L. Foley: McHenry has been in and out of the Olympic Training Center and indications are that he intends to stay there for the remainder of the season. Q: Gregor Gillespie fights on the main card of UFC's first ESPN+ event on Saturday night. He faces Yancy Medeiros. Gillespie is 12-0 but I have to believe this will be his toughest test to date. Any thoughts on the fight? -- Mike C. Foley: Gregor Gillespie by three-round decision. Medeiros has range, striking power and pretty solid defensive wrestling, but I think Gregor is able to stay out of danger long enough. The key is whether Gregor has prepared for this fight to be his most disciplined to date. If he gets over anxious or stands in front of Medeiros too long he'll get TKO'ed in short order. If Gregor closes the distance, takes it to the mat and punishes Medeiros from half guard I see him taking two of three rounds.

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Fifth-ranked Mizzou Wrestling extended its winning streak to 32 consecutive duals as it earned a top-15 win by toppling No. 14 Northern Iowa, 29-12, Thursday night at the Hearnes Center. Mizzou is now 12-0 this season and has not lost a dual since Feb. 12, 2017, which coincidentally was against UNI as Mizzou avenged that loss Thursday. Mizzou earned two wins over ranked opponents in the dual win, including senior 174-pounder No. 4 Daniel Lewis picking up a pin of eighth-ranked Taylor Jujan. Freshman Brock Mauller upset the nation's No. 8 wrestler at 141 and John Erneste picked up his sixth pin of the season at 133 to highlight the dual. "I was nervous coming into the dual because Northern Iowa was sending five ranked wrestlers out against us and we had to forfeit a weight, but our guys got out there and got it done tonight and I'm proud of the way that they continue to compete," head coach Brian Smith said. "The winning streak is great for our program and great for our fans, but so many of the guys wrestling now weren't on the team when it started. We are a young team, so to see them continue to win every time we step out to compete has been fun." Freshman 125-pounder Dack Punke got Mizzou started on the right foot as he earned a 6-3 decision in a hard-fought opening bout. He went up 6-2 through the first two periods with three very strategic shots. He then fended off UNI's Jay Scwarm in the third to hold on for the win, his third in four bouts. At 133, No. 10 Erneste was dominant against his UNI counterpart, earning a fall in 2:39, his sixth pin of the season. He has won four straight bouts dating back to the South Beach Duals. In a match that featured a pair of top-10 wrestlers, Mizzou's third-ranked Jaydin Eierman and UNI's Josh Alber wrestled to a 2-2 tie heading into the third period. Eierman began down and earned an escape, but Albers landed a takedown with less than 10 seconds remaining to earn the win, putting UNI on the scoreboard. In another bout featuring top-15 wrestlers, Mizzou's 11th-ranked Mauller tallied a key takedown late in the first period against No. 8 Max Thomsen, taking a 2-0 lead into the second. He started the period on top and quickly turned that into a four-point near fall, extending the lead to 6-0. He held on for a 9-3 win to earn the upset as he improves to 21-1 in his freshman season. Another Mizzou true freshman Jarrett Jacques kept it rolling at 157 pounds, earning a dominant major decision at 12-4, extending Mizzou's lead to 16-3. He is now 19-5 in his true freshman season. After intermission, No. 13 Connor Flynn lost a tough 7-1 bout against No. 11 Bryce Steiert as UNI cut into the lead, moving the dual score to 16-6. Senior No. 4 Lewis earned his 10th pin of the season, needing just 1:42 to do so against eighth-ranked Taylor Lujan. It was ninth pin in his last 13 bouts as he has now won nine consecutive bouts while remaining undefeated in dual competition (12-0). Mizzou forfeited at 184 pounds to pull the dual score to 22-12 and then No. 16 Wyatt Koelling took the mat at 197. The two were knotted at 1-1 in the third after a pair of escapes and Koelling tallied a takedown with 1:22 remaining in the third to take a 3-1 lead. He earned a stall point and added 1:29 of riding time to earn a 5-1 decision. At heavyweight, freshman Zach Elam was methodical in a 10-2 major decision, giving Mizzou a 29-12 win and second straight over Northern Iowa. Results: 125: Dack Punke (MU) dec. Jay Schwarm (UNI), 6-3 133: #10 John Erneste (MU) pinned Jack Skudlarczyk (UNI), 2:39 141: #8 Josh Alber (UNI) dec. #3 Jaydin Eierman (MU), 4-3 149: #13 Brock Mauller (MU) dec. #9 Max Thomsen (UNI), 9-3 157: #16 Jarrett Jacques (MU) maj. dec. Patrick Schoenfelder (UNI), 12-4 165: #12 Bryce Steiert (UNI) dec. #13 Connor Flynn (MU), 7-1 174: #4 Daniel Lewis (MU) pinned #8 Taylor Lujan (UNI), 1:42 184:#6 Drew Foster (UNI) by forfeit 197: Wyatt Koelling (MU) dec. Tyrell Gordon (UNI), 5-1 285: Zach Elam (MU) maj. dec. Izaak Shedenhelm (UNI), 10-2 UP NEXT Mizzou will remain in Columbia this weekend as it will host Central Michigan at Mizzou Arena as part of the Athletic Department's Beauty & The Beast, alongside Mizzou Gymnastics. The event will begin at 1 p.m. For all the latest on Mizzou Wrestling, stay tuned to MUTigers.com and follow the team on social media (Mizzou Wrestling on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook).

LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. -- No. 21 Iowa State (5-1, 2-0 Big 12) opened up a two-match road trip with a victory at Rider (4-3, 2-0 EWL), 29-17. The Cyclones took seven out of 10 bouts on the night, winning five of those by bonus-point margin. ISU is now 4-0 in their last four duals. At 125-pounds, Alex Mackall got the scoring started for ISU. The Austintown, Ohio, native racked up 16 points in the match before bringing Jonathan Tropea to his back for the fall in 5:36. After the 125-pound bout, both teams were docked one point for unsportsmanlike conduct. Ian Parker followed Mackall's lead at 141 pounds. In the third period, Parker led Travis Layton 11-4 after Parker was awarded four back points on a turn. Parker readjusted and brought the Bronc's shoulders to the mat for the fall in 5:19. Jarrett Degen and Chase Straw pushed the Iowa State lead to 18-5 at the intermission. Degen did what he's done so well this year and that is to score points. He tallied eight takedowns in a 19-6 major decision over Gary Dinmore. Straw got back into the win column behind three third-period takedowns and a 10-4 against Gion Fluri. Following the intermission, Marcus Coleman and Sam Colbray tacked on a pair of major decisions. At 174-pounds, Coleman got taken down early by George Walton and turned to his back and found himself in a 6-0 hole. After the first period, Coleman trailed 7-3. Coleman cut Walton's lead to 7-6 with an escape and a takedown in the second. The third period was all Coleman. The Ames, Iowa, native earned a takedown, turned Walton twice for a total of six back points and was awarded for his effort on top with a pair of Walton-stall calls. Coleman earned a point for riding time to win the match 16-8. Colbray was dominant in a 12-3 victory over Michael Fagg-Daves, his second win over the Bronc this year. Colbray notched three takedowns, a four-point nearfall and earned a point for riding time to secure four team points for the Cyclones. After suffering a tough loss at home against Fresno State, Willie Miklus bounced back in Alumni Gym. The redshirt senior amassed four takedowns in an 11-4 victory over Ethan Laird. Next Up Iowa State has a quick turnaround and is set to face West Virginia on Sunday at noon CT. That dual will be wrestled at WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, W.V. Results: 125: Alex Mackall (ISU) pinned Jonathan Tropea (RU), 5:36. 133: Anthony Cefolo (RU) pinned Austin Gomez (ISU), 2:56. 141: Ian Parker (ISU) pinned Travis Layton (RU), 5:19. 149: Jarrett Degen (ISU) maj. dec. Gary Dinmore (RU), 19-6. 157: Chase Straw (ISU) dec. Gion Fluri (RU), 10-4. 165: Jesse Dellavecchia (RU) pinned Logan Schumacher (ISU), 4:39. 174: Marcus Coleman (ISU) maj. dec. George Walton (RU), 16-8. 184: Sam Colbray (ISU) maj. dec. Michael Fagg-Daves (RU), 12-3. 197: Willie Miklus (ISU) dec. Ethan Laird (RU), 11-4. 285: Ryan Cloud (RU) pinned Gannon Gremmel (ISU), 4:26.

Seth Koleno picked up a quick pin (Photo/Ashby Diaz) CLARION, Pa. -- The Clarion wrestling team went off for three pins and closed out their home schedule with a victory, defeating George Mason 27-16 at Marwick-Boyd Auditorium on Thursday night. The Golden Eagles (5-4, 2-0 EWL) close out their home slate with a perfect 4-0 record in the Clarion borough. Clarion entered the night winning by fall in roughly 31 percent of their dual matches, and the trend continued on Thursday as the Golden Eagles won three matches by fall. Those bonus points were part of the difference as the total number of bouts were just 6-4 in favor of Clarion. While the pinfalls made the highlights, it was also a series of close decisions that decided the outcome against the Patriots. Joe Sliwoski and Mike Bartolo gritted out one-point decisions at 149 and 157 pounds, respectively, with Bartolo defeating 2018 NCAA qualifier Tejon Anthony. Seth Koleno got things going in the 133-pound bout, scoring a blink-and-you'll-miss-it fall against Spencer Reed just 33 seconds into the match. Julio Alegria countered with a second period pin in the 141-pound bout to put the Patriots back up by a score of 9-6, but from there Sliwoski and Bartolo racked up back-to-back wins to give the Golden Eagles a 12-9 lead. Max Wohlabaugh broke a 12-12 deadlock in the 174-pound bout against Cornelius Schuster, holding on for a 3-2 decision to put his team ahead 15-12. Ty Bagoly and Greg Bulsak clinched the bout with back-to-back first period pins, with Bagoly defeating Philip Stolfi and Bulsak flattening Alex Donahue. That locked up the result for the Golden Eagles, who improved to 2-0 in EWL action. Results: 125: Talha Farooq (MASON) def. Gavin Park (CLAR) Dec. 7-6 133: Seth Koleno (CLAR) def. Spencer Reed (MASON) Fall 0:33 141: Julio Alegria (MASON) def. Jalin Hankerson (CLAR) Fall 3:44 149: Joe Sliwoski (CLAR) def.. Justin Yorkdale (MASON Dec. 4-3 157: Mike Bartolo (CLAR) def. Tejon Anthony (MASON) Dec. 8-7 165: Colston DiBlasi (MASON) def. Evan Delong (CLAR) Dec. 5-2 174: Max Wohlabaugh (CLAR) def. Cornelius Schuster (MASON) Dec. 3-2 184: Ty Bagoly (CLAR) def. Philip Stolfi (MASON) Fall 1:14 197: #14/15 Greg Bulsak (CLAR) def. Alex Donahue (MASON) Fall 1:13 285: #15/13 Matt Voss (MASON) Def. Toby Cahill (CLAR) MD 14-6

Lucas Weiland (Photo/Gary Rissler) PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Army West Point wrestling team sprinted out to a big lead en route to a 32-6 road victory against Brown on Thursday evening at the Pizzitola Sports Center. The Black Knights improved to 4-2 on the season and 4-0 against Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) opponents, while the Bears dropped to 2-2 overall and 0-1 in conference. Army leapt out to a 20-point lead through the first five matches thanks to a pair of technical falls from sophomore Lane Peters at 133 pounds and junior Lucas Weiland at 157 pounds. The Cadets won eight of the 10 matches, including six bonus point victories. Rookie Corey Shie (141 lbs.), junior Ben Harvey (174 lbs.), fourth-ranked senior Rocco Caywood (197 lbs.) and rookie Ben Sullivan (285 lbs.) all posted major decisions in the match. Results: 125 lbs.: Trey Chalifoux dec. over Trey Keeley, 4-1 (Army leads, 3-0) 133 lbs.: Lane Peters tech. fall over Reese Fry, 16-0 (Army leads, 8-0) 141 lbs.: Corey Shie maj. dec. over Colin Realbuto, 14-2 (Army leads, 12-0) 149 lbs.: Noah Hanau dec. over Jack Bokina, 8-4 (Army leads, 15-0) 157 lbs.: Lucas Weiland tech. fall over Christian LaBrie, 18-0 (Army leads, 20-0) 165 lbs.: #18 Jon Viruet dec. over Cael McCormick, 5-4 (Army leads, 20-3) 174 lbs.: Ben Harvey maj. dec. over Cade Wilson, 11-2 (Army leads, 24-3) 184 lbs.: C.J. LaFragola dec. over C.J. Morgan, 5-2 (Army leads, 24-6) 197 lbs.: #4 Rocco Caywood maj. dec. over Tucker Ziegler, 11-1 (Army leads, 28-6) 285 lbs.: Ben Sullivan maj. dec. over James Valentino, 9-0 (Army leads, 32-6) ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES • Army wrestled against Brown for the first time since 2013-14. • The Black Knights improved to 20-5-2 in the all-time series against Brown. • Army has won its last 12 matches versus the Bears dating back to the 2003-04 season. • Head Coach Kevin Ward notched his 20th-career victory at the helm of the Black Knights. • Army jumped to 4-0 in EIWA duals, its best start in conference matches since 2006-07. • The Black Knights scored their most points in a dual since a 34-3 victory over Hofstra on Jan. 21, 2017. • Chalifoux earned the 50th victory of his career. • It was the 15th career dual win for the Nashville, Tenn., native and his fifth of the season. • Shie and Harvey contributed their team-leading 20th victories of the season. • Shie added his team-leading 12th bonus point victory with a major decision. • Harvey reached the 20-win plateau for the third-consecutive year. • Caywood moved to 5-0 in duals on the season. • The Toledo, Ohio, native notched his 10th career technical fall. • Peters documented his fifth career technical fall. • The Uhrichsville, Ohio, native posted his third dual win of the year, matching his total from a season ago. • Hanau improved to 3-0 in career dual matches and 2-0 this season. • Weiland collected his fifth career dual win. • The Barnhart, Mo., native set a new personal best with his third dual victory of the season. • Sullivan earned his second-straight dual win. • The New Paris, Ohio, native notched his fifth bonus point victory of the year with a major decision. WARD'S WORDS • Head coach Kevin Ward - "It's nice to have that kind of firepower at our lightweights. Trey has really been consistent with his performances, and we can always count on him to start us off with a lot of fight. Lane and Corey are competitors that never concede and wrestle in every position. Sometimes a little too much, but we love that about them. • "Scoring bonus points like we did tonight is something we talk about all the time. When we have opportunities to open a gap in the score and take those bonus points, we need to be aggressive and chase those bonus points. They are huge for us. If we are constantly aggressive we are a very dangerous team. We can take some positives from this performance and know that we need to be tougher and better as the season goes on." UP NEXT • The Black Knights remain on the road to face Penn at the Palestra on Sunday at 4 p.m.

Seth Gross (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) Seth Gross of South Dakota State will not be wrestling for a second consecutive NCAA title in March. Gross, who last competed on Nov. 11, will miss the remainder of the season due to injury. He developed spondylolisthesis. Gross is scheduled to undergo surgery on Jan. 23. He made the announcement on a video he posted on his Twitter account. "I decided that the best option is going to be to take a surgical route to hopefully fix this problem," Gross said. "With that being said, it's about a six-month recovery time, so I won't be wrestling freestyle this summer. I'm taking this time to get to my health. That's my No. 1 concern right now, just to get healthy as I can for when I return to the sport." Gross said he is hopeful that he will receive a medical hardship waiver from the NCAA. Gross won his NCAA title at 133 pounds last March by defeating Michigan's Stevan Micic 13-8 in the NCAA finals. He was an NCAA runner-up to Iowa's Cory Clark in 2017.

Blair's Owen Trephan edged Wyoming Seminary's Jacob Kaminski at the Walsh Ironman (Photo/Sam Janicki, SJanickiPhoto.com) National Prep powers Blair Academy (N.J.) and Wyoming Seminary (Pa.) are among the programs that set the standard when it comes to success in high school wrestling across the country. And yes that is across the country. Both programs in this dual are operating as "equals" as each has the ability to draw upon a national footprint as boarding schools. Over the previous eight seasons, Blair has six national championships and has never finished below third nationally; Wyoming Seminary has been inside the top eleven in all of those seasons and finished second to Blair twice (2013, 2016). In the course of Blair's 2017 national title season, Wyoming Seminary upset Blair 31-27; while the year before Wyoming Seminary came into the dual meet ranked No. 1 nationally when Blair upended the Blue Knights 35-20. These two schools enter Friday night's dual meet as the clear No. 1 and No. 2 teams in the country. At both the Walsh Ironman and Beast of the East, Blair Academy was the clear and decisive champion with Wyoming Seminary second but also clearly ahead of the rest of the field. Even considering the loss(es) in personnel for Blair and the gain made by Wyoming Seminary, the hypothetical tournament margin would still tilt to Blair by an absurd amount. Within the last ten days, No. 1 Blair Academy has had two of their best wrestlers leave the school, Anthony and A.J. Ferrari. Anthony was runner-up at the Beast of the East in the 113-pound weight class, while A.J. -- ranked first overall in the Class of 2020 -- was champion at both the Walsh Ironman and Beast of the East in the 195-pound weight class. The Buccaneers have junior Ryan Miller as a more than capable substitute at 113, he was third at the Walsh Ironman, while the 195-pound weight class is much more of an issue. No. 2 Wyoming Seminary welcomed back No. 8 Jonathon Miers to the lineup last weekend at the Who's Number One Duals to compete in the 138-pound weight class. The Blue Knights' 138 at the two major tournaments in December (Lincoln Heck) was 1-2 at the Ironman and two matches from placing at the Beast, so Miers is a significant upgrade. Below are the projected lineups for each team, along with corresponding matchups for the dual meet to be held Friday night on the campus of Wyoming Seminary in Kingston, Pa. 106: Daniel Wask (Blair Academy) vs. Nick Fea (Wyoming Seminary) Both freshmen entered high school with robust resumes, though Fea was expected to be the stronger performer. However, that script has been flipped during the course of this season. Wask has titles at the Beast of the East and Geary Invitational to go with an eighth place finish at the Walsh Ironman, while Fea went 1-2 at the Ironman after failing to make the second day of the Super 32 Challenge during the preseason. 113: No. 7 Ryan Miller (B) vs. No. 5 Troy Spratley (WS) The junior Miller placed fifth at the Walsh Ironman with a pair of wins over nationally ranked opponents, while Spratley placed third; Spratley beat Tim Levine (St. John Bosco, Calif.) twice, while Levine was Miller's loss in consolation. Spratley also placed fourth at the Beast of the East, including a semifinal loss by fall to Ferrari. 120: No. 8 Trevor Mastrogiovanni (B) vs. No. 11 Lachlan McNeil/Zeke Escalera (WS) The junior Mastrogiovanni was champion at the Walsh Ironman and seventh at the Beast of the East, while fellow junior McNeil was fourth at the Ironman and sixth at the Beast. This past weekend, Mastrogiovanni was upset by now No. 17 Joey Cruz (Clovis North, Calif.) losing 3-2 in the tiebreaker, while McNeil beat Cruz 7-2. The Blue Knights also have the option of inserting sophomore Escalera, who was champion at National Preps last year, upsetting Colaiocco in the final (Colaiocco beat him in the dual meet); this season he was runner-up to No. 6 Ryan Jack (Danbury, Ct.) at Eastern States last week in the 126 weight class. 126: No. 1 Michael Colaiocco (B) vs. No. 15 Drew Munch/Escalera (WS) The senior Colaiocco was a Junior National freestyle champion this summer in Fargo. The 2016 National Prep champion finished as runner-up at the Ironman this season before winning titles at the Beast and Geary. The junior Munch was champion at National Preps in 2017, while this season placed sixth at the Ironman and seventh at the Beast. Last Saturday against common opponent, No. 14 Devin Murphy (Clovis North, Calif.), Colaiocco won 14-5 while Munch lost 5-4. 132: No. 1 Shayne Van Ness (B) vs. No. 7 Beau Bartlett (WS) Though Van Ness is in the middle arguably the most impressive stretch of high school wrestling in a long time, there have been some close bouts along the way; however, much of that is due to the quality of opposition he has been facing. The sophomore Van Ness won the preseason Super 32 Challenge (at 126), and has in-season titles at the Ironman, Beast, and Geary. Two-time National Prep champion Bartlett is a junior and was runner-up at the Super 32 before fifth at both Ironman and the Beast. In head-on match this season, Van Ness beat Bartlett 5-1 in the Beast semis; against a common opponent this past Saturday, No. 15 Ryan Franco (Clovis North, Calif.), Van Ness won 8-2 and Bartlett won 5-2. 138: No. 5 Travis Mastrogiovanni (B) vs. No. 8 Jonathon Miers (WS) Mastrogiovanni was runner-up at National Preps last year as a freshman and a Cadet National freestyle champion over the summer. This season he was third up at 145 in the Ironman before taking second at the Beast at this weight class. Last year competing for Easton (Pa.) as a sophomore, Miers placed at the state tournament in the 132 weight class and went undefeated at the Disney Duals this summer. 145: Josh Gobencion (B) vs. Connor Kievman (WS) This weight class is one of the few holes in the Blair Academy lineup, as Gobencion came into the lineup when Travis Mastrogiovanni dropped to 138 after the injury to three-time National Prep placer Mike Madara, which happened between the Ironman and the Beast. On the season, Gobencion was 1-2 at the Beast before placing at Geary. One could also see Blair choose to insert three-time National Prep champion Chris Cannon (if healthy) either here or the weight class below (bumping Travis M. here). For the Blue Knights, the junior Kievman was a National Prep champion last year; this season he was 1-2 at the Ironman before placing fourth at the Beast with both losses coming to nationally ranked opposition. 152: Nick Incontera (B) vs. Benny Baker (WS) The senior Incontera placed fifth at the 2017 National Prep tournament before being closed out of the lineup last season. He placed fourth at the Ironman and third at the Beast, including a 1-0 win over Baker in the consolation semifinal of the Ironman. Fellow senior Baker is a three-time National Prep placer, while this season he placed sixth at the Ironman and was quarterfinalist but failed to place at the Beast. 160: No. 15 Dominic Mata (B) vs. Owen Davis (WS) Last year a California state champion at Poway, the junior Mata has performed below his preseason projection in placing fourth at the Ironman, winning the Beast, and losing in the semifinals at Geary. Mata lost via disqualification in the consolation semifinals at Geary, and had to sit out the Who's Number One Duals due to the flagrant misconduct; should he beat out again this week, freshman Rylan Rogers would be the starter, he was a Cadet freestyle All-American this summer. The senior Davis went 0-2 at the Ironman, losing to Mata 5-2 in the opening round, and was two matches from placing at the Beast. 170: No. 2 Julian Ramirez (B) vs. Jake Stefanowicz (WS) The senior Ramirez has titles at the Beast and Geary (over No. 3 Dustin Plott) to his credit, while finishing runner-up at the Ironman to national No. 1 Carson Kharchla (Olentangy Liberty, Ohio). Fellow senior Stefanowicz was a double Junior National All-American this summer in Fargo; he placed sixth at the Ironman and third at the Beast. 182: No. 14 Peyton Craft (B) vs. No. 8 Darrien Roberts (WS) The sophomore Craft placed fourth last year at National Preps competing up at 195 pounds. This season he was seventh at the Ironman and fifth at the Beast, before winning a title at Geary. The senior Roberts was runner-up at National Preps in this weight class last year, and won an Ironman title earlier this season before taking fourth at the Beast. Given Blair's personnel "situation" at 195, it would not shock me to see them "absorb" this match and put Craft at 195 for a better chance at winning. 195: Sanoussi Kane (B) vs. Michael Doggett (WS) Kane was the wrestler called in to replace A.J. Ferrari last weekend at the Who's Number One Duals in this weight class. The senior Doggett was runner-up at National Preps last year up a weight class at 220. This season Doggett took sixth at the Ironman and fifth at the Beast. 220: No. 2 Owen Trephan (B) vs. No. 9 Jacob Kaminski (WS) The senior Trephan was a National Prep champion last year in this weight class, after making the state finals the previous two years in South Carolina. On the season, he has titles at the Ironman, Beast, and Geary to his credit. The junior Kaminski was a state champion in Illinois at Oak Park Fenwick last year at 195 pounds and a Cadet World bronze medalist in Greco-Roman over the summer. On the season, he placed third at both the Ironman and Beast, including a 12-8 overtime loss to Trephan in the semifinals of the Ironman. 285: Elijah Anthony (B) vs. Nate Miller (WS) The junior Anthony did not place at the Ironman or Beast, but was fourth at Geary. The sophomore Miller did not qualify for state last year while competing for Pequea Valley, a Class AA school in Pennsylvania. This season he went 2-2 at the Ironman before taking fifth at the Beast.

Iowa's Austin DeSanto enters the match against Nick Suriano of Rutgers with a record of 11-1 (Photo/Mark Lundy, Lutte-Lens.com) The NCAA wrestling dual meet season returns yet again with a series of top matches. This week's preview of the top matches includes eight wrestlers ranked in the top ten, as well as multiple interesting matches with a lot on the line. The following is a preview of the most interesting match in each weight. 125: No. 7 RayVon Foley (Michigan State) vs. No. 16 Drew Mattin (Michigan) Where/When: Michigan at Michigan State, Friday, Jan. 18 Foley and Mattin are both true sophomores, but they already developed a rivalry. Last year, Mattin handed Foley his second collegiate loss via fall at the Cliff Keen Invitational. However, since that defeat, Foley has won three-straight matches against the Wolverine. The two wrestled earlier this year at the Michigan State Open, and Foley walked away with a 12-3 major decision. The Michigan State wrestler has had a strong start to his season. So far, he is 21-1, and he is riding a six-match winning streak. In his last match, he scored a 19-6 major over Malik Heinselman (Ohio State). Mattin has gone 10-5 with his only ranked victories coming over No. 15 Travis Piotrowski (Illinois) and No. 13 Zeke Moisey (Nebraska) Foley has proven himself to be too strong and too physical for Mattin in their previous matches. Although, his penchant to want to go upperbody can give any opponent openings. In the end, Foley could be able to control this bout and take a one-sided victory, but strange things happen in rivalry matches. Prediction: Foley (Michigan State) maj. dec. Mattin (Michigan) 133: No. 3 Nick Suriano (Rutgers) vs. No. 8 Austin DeSanto (Iowa) Where/When: Rutgers at Iowa, Friday, Jan. 18 Earlier this week, Iowa coach Tom Brands suggested that the Big Ten Network "stop at 133, pay-per-view for DeSanto-Suriano and then get the free TV going again." Last season, DeSanto made a name for himself as both as exciting wrestler and a bit of a lightning rod in the community. This year, he has built an 11-1 record and mostly kept his emotions in check until a little bit of extracurricular activity following a win over No. 9 Ethan Lizak (Minnesota) last weekend. Suriano was clearly one of the top contenders at this weight coming into the year after making the 125-pound finals a season ago. Last weekend, he suffered his first loss since that final against No. 2 Daton Fix (Oklahoma State). After a lot of hype, the match was ultimately uneventful, and Suriano lost in overtime due a penalty point. The Rutgers representative will be looking to get back on track here against DeSanto, but the styles could make this an interesting match. Both wrestlers rely on a lot of forward motion in order to set up their leg attacks. Whoever is able to set the pace and push forward should be able to win. Suriano should be the favorite since he likely has the cleaner attacks. However, it would be unwise to count out DeSanto and his motor. Prediction: Suriano (Rutgers) dec. DeSanto (iowa) 141: No. 6 Nick Lee (Penn State) vs. No. 19 Chad Red (Nebraska) Where/When: Nebraska at Penn State, Sunday, Jan. 20 On Sunday these two will meet for the first time in college. However, they do have a history, which dates back to high school. They both came into the Indiana state final at 132 pounds undefeated, but in the end Red finished his high school career with a 183-0 record. In the match, Lee got off to a 4-0 lead after going feet-to-back on a fireman's carry. However, Red was able to battle back with a takedown and back points of his own in the second period. He then held onto win for the championship. Despite that win, Lee might have had the better college career so far. Red became an All-American last year with a seventh-place finish at 141 pounds, while Lee finished fifth as a true freshman. So far this season, Red has gone 11-6 against a tough schedule and has nearly fallen out of the rankings. On the other hand, Lee spent most of the year ranked in the top five before being upset by No. 16 Tristan Moran (Wisconsin) last weekend and losing for the first time on the year. In their high school match, Lee was able to get to shots, but he had trouble finishing after the first period. He has worked hard to improve in that area. If Red tries to scramble this time, he should be able to rely on his technique and finish the takedowns. Prediction: Lee (Penn State) dec. Red (Nebraska) 149: No. 6 Mitch Finesilver (Duke) vs. No. 20 Jared Prince (Navy) Where/When: Duke at Navy, Sunday, Jan. 20 Finesilver has worked his way up the rankings with an 18-3 record. All three of his losses have come against wrestlers ranked in the top five, and two of those losses were close matches. Duke has shown itself to be a sleeper program at times, and Finesilver is clearly improving on the job. Prince had a strong season last year, but he needed to overcome some internal turmoil to qualify for the NCAA tournament. In the end, he received a tough draw and dropped both of his matches. Even with those losses, he finished with a 21-6 record. However, this season, he has really struggled at times and only has a 9-8 record. Prince has the talent to compete, but he will need to get back to his old form. The season is nearing the end, and he has not looked like himself. On the other hand, this is clearly the best iteration of Finesilver, and he should be dominant. Prediction: Finesilver (Duke) maj. dec. Prince (Navy) 157: No. 1 Jason Nolf (Penn State) vs. No. 2 Tyler Berger (Nebraska) Where/When: Nebraska at Penn State, Sunday, Jan. 20 At this point, the 157-pound weight class belongs to Nolf. He is still undefeated at 15-0, and he has scored bonus points in all 15 matches he has wrestled this season. Berger has established himself as the clear number two in this weight with No. 4 Hayden Hidlay (North Carolina State) and No. 3 Ryan Deakin (Northwestern). He should be a test for the returning champion, but at this point it is hard to see Nolf not once again scoring bonus points. They have met three times, and Nolf has won all three. In their last match, he scored a 13-5 major decision over Berger. Prediction: Nolf (Penn State) maj. dec. Berger (Nebraska) 165: No. 12 Bryce Steiert (Northern Iowa) vs. No. 13 Connor Flynn (Missouri) Where/When: Northern Iowa at Missouri, Thursday, Jan. 17 Steiert has had a quality season highlighted by a fourth-place finish at the Midlands tournament. Since then, he has split a pair of matches. He scored a technical fall over Logan Peterson (South Dakota State) but then dropped a 2-1 match against No. 6 Isaiah White (Nebraska) Since the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, Flynn has gone on a seven-match winning streak. Along the way, he has scored a technical fall and a pair of major decisions. In his last match, he scored a one-point victory over Colt Yinger (Ohio). Before going on his current run, Flynn dropped a three-point match against Steiert in Las Vegas. The Northern Iowa wrestler should be the favorite in this match. Flynn has shown that he can compete with some of the best, but he has struggled to break through and pick up wins. Prediction: Steiert (Northern Iowa) dec. Flynn (Missouri) 174: No. 11 Devin Skatzka (Minnesota) vs. Johnny Sebastian (Northwestern) Where/When: Minnesota at Northwestern, Sunday, Jan. 20 This is an opportunity for both wrestlers to prove something. Skatzka has looked good since transferring over to Minnesota from Indiana. However, he needed to hang on and avoid giving up a comeback against Mitch Bowman (Iowa) last week. On the other hand, Sebastian has not really looked like himself this season and missed a lot of time. In their only ever meeting, Sebastian pulled off a major decision against Skatza. However, the Minnesota wrestler is certainly having the better season. If Sebastian is able to get himself back into top form, he should be able to take this win. However, that seems somewhat unlikely considering his recent performances. Prediction: Skatzka (Minnesota) dec. Sebastian (Northwestern) 184: No. 11 Jasobe Smith (Oklahoma State) vs. No. 12 Nino Bonaccorsi (Pittsburgh) Where/When: Oklahoma State at Pittsburgh, Saturday, Jan. 19 Smith began the season at 174, and he won his first 10 matches. However, he then moved up in weight to make room for the return of Joe Smith. At the new weight, he has gone 6-2 with his losses coming against Hunter Bolen (Virginia Tech) and No. 9 Louie DePrez (Binghamton). In his last match, he scored a major decision over Willie Scott (Rutgers). Bonaccorsi is riding a six-match winning streak since the Cliff Keen Invitational. Overall on the season, he has gone 12-3, and all three of his losses have come against wrestlers ranked in the top eight. Pittsburgh as a team is having a strong season, and Bonaccorsi has been part of that. He has not been able to break through against highly ranked competition, but he is getting the shot here. Smith is probably undersized for 184, but his ability to control the pace of the match will likely help him here. Look for Smith to pull out a close match. Prediction: Smith (Oklahoma State) dec. Bonaccorsi (Pittsburgh) 197: No. 13 Tanner Orndorff (Utah Valley) vs. Josh Hokit (Fresno State) Where/When: Fresno State at Utah Valley, Friday, Jan. 18 Orndorff holds a pair of victories over Hokit from last season. He defeated him last January 9-4 and then again in March 11-4. However, Hokit remains one of the best stories in college wrestling as he competes at both wrestling and football. He will likely struggle to score with Orndorff as he has in the past. However, it is always intriguing to see a guy compete at a high level in two sports at once. Prediction: Orndorff (Utah Valley) dec. Hokit (Fresno State) 285: No. 2 Derek White (Oklahoma State) vs. No. 13 Demetrius Thomas (Pittsburgh) Where/When: Oklahoma State at Pittsburgh, Saturday, Jan. 19 As previously mentioned, Pittsburgh is having a comeback season this year. The transfer of Thomas has certainly helped. The former NAIA champion has gone 20-2 on the year, but he has not really gotten a shot at top ranked talent. He will certainly get that chance here. Outside of a tough match against No. 1 Gable Steveson (Minnesota), White has looked virtually unstoppable this season. He won the Southern Scuffle and along the way he bested No. 11 Thomas Haines (Lock Haven), No. 4 Anthony Cassar (Penn State) and Nick Nevills (Penn State). White should be able to use his footwork and takedown ability to take this match. However, Thomas is not a walkthrough and has a legitimate shot at an upset in this contest. Prediction: White (Oklahoma State) dec. Thomas (Pittsburgh)

In four season of the present iteration of the Suburban League in Northeast Ohio, Brecksville and Wadsworth are each 24-0 in American Division dual meets where they do not face each other. All of those dual meets have been decisive blowouts. When the two teams collide, the dual meet has been tightly contested in each of the previous three seasons. January 7, 2016 - part of double dual at Cuyahoga Falls - Wadsworth 28-22 (8-6 matches) January 17, 2017 - dual at Wadsworth - Wadsworth 31-29 (7-7 matches) January 18, 2018 - dual at Brecksville - Brecksville 28-25 (8-6 matches) Expect Thursday's match at Wadsworth to be no different. Brecksville enters the contest ranked No. 34 in the country, while the host Grizzlies are currently ranked No. 29. Both teams are also among the top five teams in Ohio's big-school division (Division I). Below is a match-by-match preview of the dual meet, assuming "normal" starting lineups. It should be noted that there could be movement by Wadsworth at around 152 and at 182/195, while Brecksville could have movement in the 182-220 range. 106 pounds: Pito Castro (Brecksville) vs. Mason Brugh (Wadsworth). Both freshmen placed third in their weight class last year at the junior high state tournament, which is a division-less event. Castro had missed the season to date with injury until his return for a double dual last week, while Brugh was champion at North Canton, third at Medina, and one match from placing at the Walsh Ironman. 113: Jack Stanley (B) vs. Mikey Lewarchik (W). Stanley placed fourth at 106 pounds last year at the state tournament, while Lewarchik went 1-2, both competing at 106 pounds. This season Stanley was third at the Brecksville tournament, while Lewarchik missed December due to injury but has been back here in January. Stanley won both meetings against Lewarchik last year, dual meet and conference tournament. 120: Cole Kowatch (B) vs. Landen Hacker (W). The sophomore Kowatch was closed out of the lineup last year at 106/113 by a pair of state placers, while fellow sophomore Hacker placed seventh at state in this weight class. Hacker missed both Ironman and Medina, then returned for Medina but had to default out in the quarterfinals; he has competed in the Grizzlies' January competitions as well. 126: Jimmy Carmany (B) vs. Hunter Griffin (W). Carmany placed fourth at state in this weight class as a sophomore last season, while fellow junior Griffin was 2-2 at the district tournament competing at 113 last year. This season Carmany was one match from placement at the Beast of the East, and then won Brecksville most notably upsetting nationally ranked Dylan Shawver (Elyria) in the semifinal. Griffin was one match from a top six finish at North Canton and one match from placement at Medina. 132: James Brontrup (B) vs. Logan Scandlon (W). Neither sophomore in this match is among their team's heralded wrestlers. Bronstrup was closed out of the lineup last season by Brecksville's loaded group of lower-weights, the Bees placed in every weight from 106-145 last year at state. This season he placed eighth at Brecksville. Scandlon competed last year for Division II Cloverleaf, qualifying for district at 120 pounds, but going two-and-out. 138: No. 13 Marco Regalbuto vs. No. 19 Luke Baughman (W). Both wrestlers in this match are nationally ranked, and each is a three-time qualifier and two-time state medalist. Baughman won a 5-3 decision in their only meeting of last season, during the state semifinal in this weight class. Last year in the dual meet, Regalbuto weighed in at 145 and won his match at 152, while the league meet he lost in the semifinal. Two years ago, Baughman placed one spot higher on the state podium but lost to Regalbuto in multiple meetings. Both wrestlers won a major in-state tournament this year, Regalbuto at Brecksville and Baughman at North Canton and Medina (Regalbuto was third at the Beast); each was one match from placement at the Ironman, and each has multiple wins over nationally ranked opposition (Baughman has multiple losses to non-ranked opposition this season). 145: Nick Campbell (B) vs. No. 11 Michael North (W). Regardless of whom Brecksville puts out for this match, that wrestler will be a massive underdog against two-time state placer North, who has titles at North Canton and Medina to go with a fifth place finish at the Ironman. Last season North was fourth at the state meet, and after the season a FloNationals champion. 152: No. 14 Victor Voinovich (B) vs. Logan Messer (W). Voinovich won state last year as a freshman at 145 pounds, beating a pair of nationally ranked wrestlers on the way to that gold medal. This season he was runner-up at Brecksville losing 1-0 to No. 2 (at 160) Cameron Amine (Detroit Catholic Central, Mich.) in the final. Messer placed fifth at state last year as a freshman down at 132 pounds, and this season placed third at both North Canton and Medina. 160: Anthony Rizzo/Isaac Sell (B) vs. Jeff Buckland/Logan Shiarla/Jacob Walsh (W). Assuming Wadsworth doesn't just absorb 152 and move Messer up to here, this becomes a "swing match" of the dual meet as it's a pair of unheralded wrestlers going against one another. Rizzo was a non-starter last year as a freshman, while Sell went 2-2 at the district tournament; Buckland and Shiarla were non-starters last year, while Walsh placed at junior high state (he could also be used to strategically fill in at 152) 170: Rizzo/Sell (B) vs. Dominic Loparo (W). Outside of 145, this is the biggest mismatch of the dual that points in the favor of Wadsworth. Loparo went 1-2 at the state tournament last year as a sophomore at 160 pounds. This school year has been a superlative one - he was an integral two-way player (RB/LB) on a state quarterfinalist football team that finished the season 12-1, and on the mat has titles at North Catnon and Medina to his credit. 182: Ben Vanadia (B) vs. Jonathan List/Jamien Jackson (W). Both Vanadia and List qualified last year for state as freshmen, each went 0-2 at 152 pounds. Vanadia has been most excellent this season, missing placement at both the Ironman and Beast by one match before taking third at Brecksville. Wadsworth in dual meets season-to-date-has weighed in both List and Jackson, though List has been the wrestler in this weight at tournaments (Jackson at 195). On the season, List missed a top six finish at North Canton by one match before taking fourth at Medina. 195: Ethan Hatcher (B) vs. List/Jackson (W). Hatcher has qualified for state as both a freshman and sophomore, going 0-2 on each occasion, those at 152 and 170. During the past off-season, he placed at the NHSCA Sophomore Nationals, UWW Cadet Nationals in freestyle, and the Cadet Freestyle Nationals in Fargo. This season, he placed at the Ironman and the Beast before a runner-up finish at Brecksville. The sophomore Jackson missed top six at North Canton by one match before missing placement at Medina by one match. Hatcher pinned Jackson at the Ironman. 220: TBD (B) vs. Mason Beal (W). This is another very fluid match. Brecksville could go any number of directions on this match depending on what happens the two weight classes before. Wadsworth could use the sophomore Beal here, or they may choose to weigh-in one of List or Jackson and 195 and bump to cover this match. 285: Ryan Stadler (B) vs. Zach Linn (L). It's a pair of seniors in this match, neither of whom is exactly heralded. Stadler was 1-2 at the district tournament last year, while Linn was a backup to a pair of state placers at 220/285. Should the dual start at 106 and come down to this match, it would be the classic dual meet scenario where it comes down to "squad guys" deciding a team's fate.

Lock Haven's Kyle Shoop is tied with Oklahoma State's Daton Fix for the most technical falls (Photo/Sam Janicki, SJanickiPhoto.com) INDIANAPOLIS -- The NCAA has released updated standings for the 2019 NCAA Wrestling Awards that will be awarded in March at the respective Division I, II and III Wrestling Championships. The inaugural NCAA Wrestling Awards were presented at the 2012 wrestling championships. The three awards, given in each division, honor the Most Dominant Wrestler as well as the student-athletes that have accumulated the most falls and the most technical falls throughout the course of the regular and postseasons. For 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. The Division I lead in falls is also the all-division best mark as George Mason 165-pounder Colston DiBlasi has put his opponents' shoulders down 14 times this season, two more than Central Michigan heavyweight Matt Stencel. Penn State national champion Bo Nickal and Kent State's Andrew McNally are also in double figures with 10. A three-way tie with eight falls marks the Division II standings for the second week in a row between Lake Erie's Evan Loughman, Upper Iowa's Justin Folley and Mercyhurst's Jacob Robb. Loughman wins the tiebreaker with an aggregate time of 17:01 at heavyweight to rank first. The falls race in Division III features four wrestlers with 13 this season, paced by SUNY Oneonta heavyweight James Bethel with an aggregate time of 15:56 as it is taking him less than 75 seconds on average to deliver the fall. Wartburg's Brennen Doebel, Mount Union's Conner Homan and NYU's Izaake Zuckerman also have reached 13 falls this season, while four more wrestlers are nipping at their heels with 12. Oklahoma State's Daton Fix has moved into a tie with Lock Haven's Kyle Shoop, last year's winner for most tech falls, with 10 in Division I. Shoop holds an eight-minute advantage in aggregate time to hold the tiebreaker and the top spot in this week's standings. Minnesota's Ethan Lizak is alone in third with eight at 133 pounds, followed by three more competitors with seven. Tech falls have been a little harder to come by in Division II, where four wrestlers have each earned a quartet of tech falls. Central Oklahoma 184-pounder Heath Gray holds the tiebreaker with an aggregate time of 18:13 over Augustana (South Dakota) 184-pounder Daniel Bishop in 19:44. Mercyhurst's Logan Grass (20:24) and Josh Portillo of Nebraska-Kearney (21:18) are also within three minutes of the lead. Messiah 149-pounder Stephen Maloney is pulling away early in Division III with 12 tech falls to lead all NCAA divisions. Heidelberg's Jeremiah Slagle is trying to keep pace in solo second with nine, while Jordin James of Mount Union is in solo third with eight. The initial Most Dominant Wrestler standings will be released later this season to allow wrestlers to achieve the minimum amount of matches required to be eligible for the standings.

The middle of January is here, and it's already the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend. Crunch time is fast approaching with at least one state ready to start its individual state tournament series next weekend. Below is the list of scheduled competition that appear in the Fab 50 national high school team rankings for the week of Jan. 16-22. No. 1 Blair Academy, N.J. -- travels to No. 2 Wyoming Seminary (Pa.) for dual meet on Friday No. 2 Wyoming Seminary, Pa. -- hosts No. 1 Blair Academy (N.J.) in a dual meet on Friday No. 3 Buchanan, Calif. -- hosts No. 17 Clovis (Calif.) in a dual meet on Thursday No. 4 Bergen Catholic, N.J. -- travels to DePaul Catholic (N.J.) for dual meet on Friday, hosts the Crusader Matters Invitational on Saturday No. 5 Montini Catholic, Ill. -- competes in the Chicago Catholic League Tournament at Providence Catholic (Ill.) on Friday and Saturday No. 6 Lake Highland Prep, Fla. -- competes in the regional round of the state dual meet tournament on Thursday, competes in the Chase Life Invitational at Palmetto Ridge (Fla.) on Friday and Saturday No. 7 Cincinnati (Ohio) LaSalle -- competes in the Escape the Rock Tournament at Council Rock (Pa.) South on Saturday and Sunday No. 8 St. Edward, Ohio -- travels to No. 49 St. Paris (Ohio) Graham for dual meet on Saturday No. 9 Detroit Catholic Central, Mich. -- travels to Lowell (Mich.) for dual meet on Friday No. 10 Gilroy, Calif. -- travels to Monte Vista Christian (Calif.) for dual meet on Thursday, competes in the Overfelt (Calif.) Classic on Saturday No. 11 Tuttle, Okla. -- competes in the district duals at Pawls Valley (Okla.) on Thursday, travels to Deer Creek (Okla.) for dual meet on Tuesday 1/22 No. 12 Liberty, Mo. -- competes in the Winnetonka (Mo.) Tournament on Friday and Saturday No. 13 Broken Arrow, Okla. -- travels to Ponca City (Okla.) for dual meet on Thursday No. 14 Bethlehem Catholic, Pa. -- travels to East Stroudsburg (Pa.) North for dual meet on Wednesday, hosts Whitehall (Pa.) in a dual meet on Thursday, competes in the Escape the Rock Tournament at Council Rock (Pa.) South on Saturday and Sunday No. 15 Park Hill, Mo. -- competes in the Winnetonka (Mo.) Tournament on Friday and Saturday, hosts Raymore-Peculiar (Mo.) and Lee's Summit (Mo.) West in tri-meet on Tuesday 1/22 No. 16 Allen, Texas -- competes in the Owosso (Okla.) Duals on Friday and Saturday No. 17 Clovis, Calif. -- travels to No. 3 Buchanan (Calif.) for dual meet on Thursday, competes in the Pittman (Calif.) Rumble on Saturday No. 18 Chicago (Ill.) Mt. Carmel -- competes in the Chicago Catholic League Tournament at Providence Catholic (Ill.) on Friday and Saturday No. 19 Southeast Polk, Iowa -- travels to West Des Moines (Iowa) Valley for dual meet on Thursday, competes in the Ed Winger Invitational at Urbandale (Iowa) on Saturday No. 20 Oak Park River Forest, Ill. -- travels to Hinsdale Central (Ill.) for dual meet on Thursday, hosts the OPRF Invitational on Saturday No. 22 Poway, Calif. -- hosts Del Norte (Calif.) and Mt. Carmel (Calif.) in tri-meet on Thursday No. 23 Kasson-Mantorville, Minn. -- travels to Kenyon-Wanamingo (Minn.) for dual meet on Thursday No. 24 Simley, Minn. -- travels to Tartan (Minn.) for tri-meet along with South St. Paul (Minn.), competes in the Ellsworth (Wis.) Invitational on Saturday No. 25 Brighton, Mich. -- competes in the Maumee Bay Classic at Oregon Clay (Ohio) on Friday and Saturday No. 26 Mount St. Joseph's, Md. -- competes in the War on the Shore Tournament at Stephen Decatur (Md.) on Friday and Saturday No. 27 Delbarton, N.J. -- hosts Roxbury (N.J.) in a dual meet tonight, competes in the Escape the Rock Tournament at Council Rock (Pa.) South on Saturday and Sunday No. 28 Elyria, Ohio -- travels to Mentor (Ohio) for tri-meet along with Shaker Hts (Ohio) on Thursday, competes in the Maumee Bay Classic at Oregon Clay (Ohio) on Friday and Saturday No. 29 Wadsworth, Ohio -- hosts No. 34 Brecksville (Ohio) in a dual meet on Thursday No. 30 Kiski Area, Pa. -- hosts Franklin Regional (Pa.) in a dual meet on Wednesday, hosts Connellsville (Pa.) in a dual meet on Saturday No. 31 Paulsboro, N.J. -- hosts Haddon Township (N.J.) in a dual meet on Wednesday, competes in the Escape the Rock Tournament at Council Rock (Pa.) South on Saturday and Sunday No. 32 Selma, Calif. -- competes in the True Wrestler Invitational at Mission Oak (Calif.) on Saturday No. 33 Davison, Mich. -- travels to Lapeer (Mich.) for quad meet on Wednesday, competes in the Gary Rivers Memorial Dual Tournament at Lowell (Mich.) on Saturday No. 34 Brecksville, Ohio -- travels to No. 29 Wadsworth (Ohio) for dual meet on Thursday, competes in the Bill Dies Memorial Tournament at Akron (Ohio) Firestone on Friday and Saturday No. 35 South Plainfield, N.J. -- hosts Monroe (N.J.) in a dual meet on Wedneday, hosts Howell (N.J.) in a dual meet on Thursday, travels to Toms River (N.J.) North for tri-meet along with High Point (N.J.) on Saturday, travels to Southern Regional (N.J.) for dual meet on Tuesday 1/22 No. 36 Bethlehem (Pa.) Liberty -- travels to Pleasant Valley (Pa.) for dual meet on Wednesday, hosts Stroudsburg (Pa.) in a dual meet on Thursday No. 37 Northampton, Pa. -- travels to Pocono Mountain East (Pa.) for dual meet on Wednesday, hosts Emmaus (Pa.) in a dual meet on Thursday, competes in the Escape the Rock Tournament at Council Rock (Pa.) South on Saturday and Sunday No. 38 Parkersburg (W.Va.) South -- competes in the OVAC Tournament in Wheeling (W.Va) on Thursday through Saturday No. 39 Marmion Academy, Ill. -- competes in the Chicago Catholic League Tournament at Providence Catholic (Ill.) on Friday and Saturday No. 40 Reynolds, Pa. -- hosts Greenville (Pa.) in a dual meet on Wednesday, competes in the Ultimate Duals at Brookville (Pa.) on Saturday No. 41 Brownsburg, Ind. -- hosts Columbus East (Ind.) in a dual meet on either Thursday or Friday, competes in the Hoosier Crossroads Conference Tournament at Franklin Central (Ind.) on Saturday No. 42 Erie (Pa.) Cathedral Prep -- hosts Meadville (Pa.) in a dual meet on Wednesday No. 43 Shakopee, Minn. -- travels to Apple Valley (Minn.) for a dual meet on Thursday, competes in the Champlin Park (Minn.) Duals on Saturday No. 44 Waverly-Shell Rock, Iowa -- hosts Charles City (Iowa) and Waukon (Iowa) in a tri-meet on Thurdsay, travels to Osage (Iowa) for dual meet on Friday, hosts the Rick Caldwell Invitational on Saturday No. 45 Stoughton, Wis. -- hosts Morona Grove (Wis.) and McFarland (Wis.) in a tri-meet on Friday, competes in the Zelinski Duals at Whithall (Wis.) on Saturday No. 46 Don Bosco, Iowa -- competes in the OA-BCIG (Iowa) Tournament on Saturday, travels to Baxter (Iowa) for tri-meet along with North Tama (Iowa) on Tuesday 1/22 No. 47 Toppenish, Wash. -- competes in the Washington Dream Duals at the Spokane (Wash.) Convention Center on Saturday No. 48 Nazareth, Pa. -- travels to Allentown (Pa.) Central Catholic for dual meet on Wednesday, hosts Dieruff (Pa.) in a dual meet on Thursday No. 49 St. Paris (Ohio) Graham -- hosts No. 8 St. Edward (Ohio) in a dual meet on Saturday Off this week: No. 21 St. John Bosco (Calif.), No. 50 Indianapolis (Ind.) Cathedral

Missouri's Jaydin Eierman defeated UNI's Josh Alber 12-6 in last year's dual (Photo/Mark Lundy, Lutte-Lens.com) If there's such a thing, last week almost had too many ranked duals to keep up with. It turned out to be nine duals in total that saw ranked teams clash. This weekend is a little different, but will still feature five matches that pit ranked team against each other, and the actions begins Thursday night with a top-20 dual. Note: All times Eastern Time (ET). Thursday No. 16 Northern Iowa at No. 6 Missouri (8 p.m.) Coach Doug Schwab and the Northern Iowa Panthers travel to Columbia (Mo.) with hopes of handing the undefeated Missouri Tigers their first loss of the season. Coach Brian Smith's team is 6-0 this season and has won 31 straight dual meets, while the Panthers are 2-3 in dual action this season. There will be back-to-back top-20 matchups in this dual. They'll be at 141 pounds and 149 pounds. At 141 pounds, Missouri's two-time NCAA All-American and third-ranked Jaydin Eierman (Missouri) will wrestle Northern Iowa's eighth-ranked Josh Alber (Northern Iowa) for the third time in college. Eierman stuck Alber in their first meeting and scored a 12-6 victory over the Panther in last year's dual. Eierman, who was on a 10-match win streak, is looking to rebound after suffering a 3-1 loss to returning NCAA champion Yianni Diakomihalis of Cornell. Alber, on the other hand, brings an eight-match win streak into Columbia. At 149 pounds, Northern Iowa's ninth-ranked Max Thomsen will take on No. 13 Brock Mauller. Thomsen, a fifth-place finisher at the NCAA Championships two seasons ago, is 13-4 on the season, with two of those losses coming in his last five matches. Mauller is 20-1 this season and has rallied off 13 straight wins after dropping his match against Iowa State's Jarrett Degen at the Lindenwood Open. Friday No. 7 Minnesota at No. 17 Illinois (7 p.m.) The seventh-ranked Gophers head to Urbana-Champaign to wrestle the No. 17 Illinois Fighting Illini. Both of these teams are looking to bounce back after dropping their last dual. The Gophers lost to the fourth-ranked Iowa Hawkeyes, and the Illini lost to the fifth-ranked Michigan Wolverines. The first four weights of the dual will peg ranked opponents against each other, but the matchup to watch comes at 141 where Illinois' fourth-ranked Mike Carr will wrestle seventh-ranked Mitchell McKee. Carr, the Big Ten runner-up last year, returned to the Illini lineup last weekend and went 2-0 after sitting out over a month to rehab an ankle injury that he suffered at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational. Carr is 6-2 on the season, with both of his losses coming to Missouri's third-ranked Jaydin Eierman. His opponent, McKee, is 10-1 on the season and has won his last four matches, including scoring a 5-3 decision over Iowa's No. 15 Max Murin in last weekend's dual. McKee's only loss this year was to North Carolina's A.C. Headlee. Other ranked matchups: 125: No. 6 Sean Russell (Minnesota) vs. Travis Piotrowski (Illinois) 133: No. 9 Ethan Lizak (Minnesota) vs. No. 17 Dylan Duncan (Illinois) 149: No. 7 Steve Bleise Minnesota vs. No. 13 Eric Barone (Illinois) No. 14 Rutgers at No. 4 Iowa (9 p.m.) Coach Scott Goodale brings his No. 14 Scarlet Knights to Iowa City to take on the undefeated fourth-ranked Iowa Hawkeyes. Rutgers is 7-3 this season and fell to second-ranked Oklahoma State after upsetting coach Chris Bono's No. 11 Wisconsin Badgers. This weekend's dual at Carver-Hawkeye will feature three top-20 matches, but all eyes will be on the 133-pound match where Rutgers' third-ranked returning NCAA runner-up Nick Suriano will wrestle Iowa's eighth-ranked Austin DeSanto. Both of these wrestlers dominated the headlines last weekend, and for all the wrong reasons. Suriano was in the headlines for his sudden victory loss to Oklahoma State's second-ranked Daton Fix. Suriano was hit with a hands-to-the-face call in sudden victory and fell for only the second time in his career, bringing his career record to 39-2. DeSanto, who dominated the headlines at last year's NCAA Championships for hitting a kimura on Michigan's eventual NCAA runner-up Stevan Micic, again dominated headlines after shoving Minnesota's ninth-ranked Ethan Lizak's face into the mat as time expired. This will be the first time they've met. Other ranked matches: 157: No. 14 John Van Brill (Rutgers) vs. No. 5 Kaleb Young (Iowa) 184: No. 17 Nick Gravina (Rutgers) vs. No. 13 Cash Wilcke (Iowa) Saturday No. 2 Oklahoma State at No. 15 Pittsburgh (1 p.m.) Coach John Smith leads his second-ranked Cowboys into Pittsburgh for arguably the best dual in the country when his undefeated Cowboys take on the undefeated Pitt Panthers. The Cowboys are 6-0, and the Panthers are 8-0. For the second week in a row, Cowboy freshman Daton Fix will wrestle a top-five opponent. Fix, who is ranked second in the nation, brings an undefeated 19-0 record into Pittsburgh after defeating Rutgers' third-ranked Nick Suriano in overtime last weekend. Fix is set to take on Pittsburgh's fourth-ranked Micky Phillippi. Phillippi is 12-1 this season, with his only loss coming to the man that Fix just beat, Nick Suriano. The Panther lost that match to Suriano, 11-3. Other ranked matchups: 157: No. 19 Andrew Shomers (Oklahoma State) vs. No. 10 Taleb Rahmani (Pittsburgh) 184: No. 11 Jacobe Smith (Oklahoma State) vs. No. 12 Nino Bonaccorsi (Pittsburgh) 285: No. 2 Derek White (Oklahoma State) vs. No. 13 Demetrius Thomas (Pittsburgh) Sunday No. 12 Nebraska at No. 1 Penn State (1 p.m.) Coach Mark Manning and the and No. 12 Nebraska head to Happy Valley to wrestle coach Cael Sanderson's defending NCAA champions and top-ranked Penn State Nittany Lions. This is the sixth time the Huskers have faced a ranked opponent this season. They're 4-2 against top-25 opponents, with the pair of losses coming to No. 9 NC State and No. 11 Wisconsin. Seven of the duals 10 bouts will see top-20 wrestlers clash, including four matches where each wrestler sits inside the top 10. The match to be most excited about comes at 157 pounds where two-time NCAA champion and top-ranked Jason Nolf will wrestle two-time All-American and second-ranked Tyler Berger. Nolf is 15-0 this season and has scored bonus points in every match that he's wrestled. He has nine falls, four major decisions, and two technical falls. Last weekend, Nolf scored a 19-7 major decision over Northwestern's third-ranked Ryan Deakin. Berger is 15-1 on the season, with his only loss coming to Purdue's No. 12 Griffin Parriott. In addition to Jason Nolf, Penn State could potentially send out three other top-ranked wrestlers to face a ranked Nebraska opponent. The other three top-ranked Nittany Lions are Vincenzo Joseph (165), Mark Hall (174) and Bo Nickal (197). Joseph, the reigning two-time NCAA champion who is undefeated on the season, sat out last weekend's dual against Wisconsin's third-ranked Evan Wick. It is not clear if he'll be back for this dual, but if he is, he'll take on sixth-ranked Isaiah White, who is 10-3 this year. Joseph scored an overtime takedown to win the pairs only other matchup, which came at last year's NCAA Championships. At 174 pounds, top-ranked Mark Hall, an NCAA champion from two seasons ago, will take on ninth-ranked Mikey Labriola, while No. 1 Bo Nickal will wrestle No. 11 Eric Schultz at 197. Other ranked matchups: 141: No. 19 Chad Red (Nebraska) vs. No. 6 Nick Lee (Penn State) 184: No. 5 Taylor Venz (Nebraska) vs. No. 3 Shakur Rasheed (Penn State) 285: No. 14 David Jensen (Nebraska) vs. No. 4 Anthony Cassar (Penn State)

AUSTIN, Texas -- Today, USA Wrestling, the national governing body for wrestling in the United States, and FloSports, the innovator in live digital sports and original content, have announced that the general public will be able to order tickets for the two 2019 Final X events starting on Tuesday, Jan. 22 online through FinalX.tv Final X: Rutgers will be hosted at the Rutgers Athletic Center (RAC) on the campus of Rutgers University in Piscataway, N.J., on Saturday, June 8. Final X: Lincoln will be hosted at the Bob Devaney Center on the campus of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln on Saturday, June 15. The Final X series will determine the 2019 U.S. Senior World Teams in all three of the Olympic disciplines. There will be a best-of-three series to determine who will wrestle at the 2019 Senior World Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan, September 14-22, 2019. Ticket prices will be the same for both Final X locations this year. There are two sessions in each Final X event, and a ticket will cover admission for both sessions that day. The price breakdown for Final X tickets in both Rutgers and Lincoln are: • VIP Floor - $100 • Reserved seating (100 level) - $65 • General Admission (200 - 300 level) - $40 • Group (GA only) - Buy 10 or more tickets and get $40 off A pre-sale for season ticket holders for Rutgers wrestling and for Nebraska wrestling has already begun. This presale opportunity will be conducted prior to the start of ticket sales to the general public on January 22. Each of the 30 World Championships weight classes have been assigned to a Final X location: June 8 Final X: Rutgers weight classes Men's Freestyle: 65 kg, 79 kg, 86 kg, 92 kg, 125 kg Women's Freestyle: 50 kg, 57 kg, 65 kg, 68 kg, 72 kg Greco-Roman: 55 kg, 67 kg, 77 kg, 82 kg, 87 kg June 15 Final X: Lincoln weight classes Men's Freestyle: 57 kg, 61 kg, 70 kg, 74 kg, 97 kg Women's Freestyle: 53 kg, 55 kg, 59 kg, 62 kg, 76 kg Greco-Roman: 60 kg, 63 kg, 72 kg, 97 kg, 130 kg Both of these events will have exclusive live and on-demand coverage on FloWrestling, as well as on the FloSports apps on iOS, Roku and Apple TV 4. The exact time of each session for each Final X event will be announced shortly. In addition, the specific weight classes for each session will be announced at a later date. Athletes who were World medalists in 2018 will advance directly to Final X, if they declare they will compete in the same weight class again this year by a specific date to be determined. For more information, visit FinalX.tv, FloWrestling.org or TheMat.com. About FloSports FloSports, the innovator in live digital sports and original content, partners with event rights holders, governing bodies, and other media companies to unlock a world of sports coverage that true fans have been waiting for. Through live streaming of premier events, original video programming, and weekly studio shows, FloSports is growing the sports, the events, the athletes, and the fans. Current verticals under the FloSports header include Wrestling, Rugby, MMA, Football, Track, Gymnastics, Hockey, and more. About USA Wrestling USA Wrestling is the National Governing Body for the sport of wrestling in the United States and, as such, is its representative to the United States Olympic Committee and United World Wrestling, the international wrestling federation. USA Wrestling is the central organization that coordinates amateur wrestling programs in the nation and works to create interest and participation in these programs. USA Wrestling has more than 237,000 members, including athletes, coaches, officials, parents, fans and others who are actively involved in the sport. Its president is Bruce Baumgartner, and its Executive Director is Rich Bender.

AMES, Iowa -- Iowa State head wrestling coach Kevin Dresser announced today the short-term addition of Ben Durbin as the new Volunteer Assistant Coach for the Iowa State wrestling team. Durbin has spent the last two years competing on the senior circuit under the Cyclone Regional Training Center. Ben Durbin"We are very excited to have Ben join us in the second part of this season," Dresser said. "He is a valuable member of our RTC and very dedicated and loyal guy to Iowa State Wrestling. He is also a graduate of Iowa State. Moving forward, we want to continue to keep guys like Ben in our program. It will make an immediate impact for ISU Wrestling." Durbin is a US Open medal winner, and has finished on the podium at several other senior-level competitions, the most recent a runner-up finish at the 2018 Cerro Pelado in Cuba. The Gilbert, Iowa native played four years of football at Wyoming and finished his career playing defensive line at Iowa State. "I'm excited to continue to support these guys," Durbin said of the Iowa State wrestling program. "Whether it's wrestling on the mat or whatever, I'm excited to see the continued growth. It's cool to see what toughness can do and I'm excited to see that continue through this year."

Scott Parker defeated Wyoming's Mantorie Bridges to place seventh at the 2018 NCAAs (Photo/Juan Garcia) The wrestling career of Lehigh's Scott Parker has come to an end. The two-time All-American has battled a shoulder injury that will prevent him from competing. He posted a message on Twitter announcing his retirement from the sport. Last season, Parker placed seventh at the NCAAs at 133 pounds after winning his second straight EIWA title. He was an eighth-place finisher at the NCAAs in 2017.

Daton Fix edged Nick Suriano at 133 pounds (Photo/Juan Garcia) PISCATAWAY, N.J.-- Cowboy Daton Fix defeated No. 3 Nick Suriano in a packed Rutgers Athletic Center, helping the Cowboys to a 26-5 defeat of the Scarlett Knights on Sunday afternoon. Oklahoma State won eight of 10 bouts to secure the win. "It's nice to win on the road; that's important to do," said coach John Smith. "I think we can be better. We were competitive on the road though, and we'll take it and work to get better." Fix's 3-2 double-tiebreaker lasted more than 30 minutes. After a scoreless first period, the pair scored only escapes in regulation, sending the bout to overtime. Rutgers coaches challenged for a locked hands call on Fix but were unsuccessful. A locked hands call on Suriano was then overturned. In SV2, Fix won the 3-2 decision after a hands to the face call on Suriano. The win pushed Fix to 20-0 on the season. Nick Piccininni won by technical fall (Photo/Juan Garcia) Nick Piccininni started the Cowboys off with a shutout technical fall over Shane Metzler. It marked his ninth of the season and moved his nearfall total to a team-leading nine. Also earning a bonus-point win for the Pokes was Jacobe Smith at 184 pounds. The 14-5 major decision was his second with extra points in as many days. After bumping up to 165 pounds for the weekend, Andrew Shomers gutted out a 5-4 decision over Stephan Glasgow. Joe Smith and Kaid Brock defeated their opponents, 9-6. The Cowboys' first of two lost bouts came at 149 pounds where Kaden Gfeller dropped a 10-7 decision to No. 2 Anthony Ashnault. Jonce Blaylock then lost, 4-3, to No. 15 John Van Brill. OSU capped off the dual with back-to-back wins at 197 and heavyweight. Dakota Geer won a hard-fought 4-2 decision over Matt Correnti, and Derek White took his bout with Christian Colucci, 4-2, also. Each team was deducted a team point for unsportsmanlike conduct following the match at 149 pounds. The Cowboys return to action next week with a conference matchup in Morgantown on Friday at 8 p.m. EST. From there, the team travels to Pittsburgh to take on the Panthers the next day. Results: 125: No. 4 Nick Piccininni (OSU) TF Shane Metzler (RUTG), 16-0 133: No. 4 Daton Fix (OSU) dec. No. 3 Nick Suriano (RUTG) TB2 3-2 141: No. 12 Kaid Brock (OSU) dec. Pete Lipari (RUTG), 9-6 149: No. 2 Anthony Ashnault (RUTG) dec. No. 6 Kaden Gfeller (OSU), 10-7 157: No. 15 John Van Brill (RUTG) dec. Jonce Blaylock (OSU), 4-3 165: No. 18 Andrew Shomers (OSU) dec. Stephan Glasgow (RUTG), 5-4 174: No. 5 Joe Smith (OSU) dec. Joe Grello (RUTG), 9-6 184: No. 11 Jacobe Smith (OSU) MD Willie Scott (RUTG), 14-5 197: No. 10 Dakota Geer (OSU) dec. Matt Correnti (RUTG), 4-2 285: No. 3 Derek White (OKST) dec. Christian Colucci (RUTG), 4-2

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- The Navy wrestling team (3-1, 2-0 EIWA) won seven matches, including three by way of fall, to secure a 30-12 victory over Hofstra (1-6, 0-2 EIWA) Sunday evening at Alumni Hall. The Mids dropped the first match of the dual, but won six straight to take a 24-3 lead and never looked back. "Today was a good challenge for the 10 athletes who had the opportunity to compete in the Navy blue and gold singlet," said fifth-year Navy head coach Joel Sharratt. "Hofstra came to wrestle and several of our guys had to work hard to open up opportunities to put points on the board. The team we wrestled tonight challenged us in certain positions we don't see a lot and it was a valuable match and great experience for these guys. "We move forward into a big week with Lehigh and Duke and every athlete on our roster has to maximize the lessons learned to get better every day in Lejeune Hall and every weekend in Alumni Hall. Our wrestlers have a huge upside and the attitude is positive and commitment unparalleled. Tomorrow we get back to work. "Special thanks to everyone at the Naval Academy and the world-class effort to meet the mission despite the poor weather conditions. The athletic department staff and IAP did an amazing job to get the gates open to host the event." The Highlights • Hofstra opened the day wrestling at American (12-noon) where it dropped a 22-12 decision. • Sunday's match marked the Mids' first home event since playing host to the annual Navy Classic on Nov. 17 and their first home dual of the 2018-19 season. • Navy now owns a 6-0 series advantage against Hofstra, including a 4-0 mark in matches contested in Annapolis (20-6 in 1961, 26-6 in 1963, 34-8 in 1974, 30-12 in 2019). • 197-pound junior Joshua Roetman pushed his dual record to 4-0 this season after pinning (3:48) Hofstra senior Nezar Haddad. Roetman is the only wrestler on the Navy roster to win all four duals this season. While Roeman is 4-0, senior heavyweight Thomas Ott is now 3-0 after capturing a 3-2 victory over Omar Haddad. • Three of Navy's seven victories were by fall - Spencer Carey at 174, Joshua Roetman at 197 and Casey Cobb at 133. • Sophomore Wyatt Long made his first collegiate dual appearance, replacing Jared Prince in the lineup at 149 pounds. • Sophomore 165-pound Tanner Skidgel overcame a 2-0 deficit to post an escape and takedown in the final 48 seconds to secure a 3-2 win over Hofstra's Ricky Stamm. • 19th-ranked Spencer Carey produced eight takedowns in the first and second period before pinning rookie 174-pound Corey Langner at 4:55. • Senior 184-pound Anthony Cable earned his first collegiate dual victory by way of a 3-2 decision against Trey Rogers. Cable recorded the match-winning point with his third-period escape which was the only point scored by either wrestler in the third period. • Sophomore 133-pound Casey Cobb built a 10-0 lead on a takedown and a pair of four-point nearfalls before pinning Hofstra's Jacob Martin as time ran out in the second period. • Just 45 seconds had elapsed in the 141-pound match between 17th-ranked Nicholas Gil of Navy and Hofstra's Garrett Lambert when the match was halted due to an injury. Lambert was awarded a point after Gil was called for an illegal hold that sent Lambert into a concussion protocol. After roughly a five-minute examination, Lambert was unable to continue and because it was an illegal hold that caused the injury, Lambert was awarded the victory which accounted for six points. More from the Coach • Tanner Skidgel had a gutsy performance and was relentless in his Expect To Win attitude when he scored the go-ahead takedown at the 30-second mark. He is very talented and tonight that takedown late in a hard-fought match showed grit and determination. • Spencer Carey demonstrates what being brilliant in the basics can do to any opponent. He wrestled in great position, worked hard in every position and always stayed aggressive. Earning a win by fall was the by-product of physically imposing himself on his opponent. • Roetman went out there against a talented opponent and forced his position and capitalized in forcing his position, wrestling through the edge and wrestling IQ to win by fall. • Thomas Ott remains one of the crowd favorites. His effort and determination was palatable and he earned a nice win against a good athlete tonight. • Jacob Allen was dominant in leg attacks, but was beaten by a technical deficiency in one area and that cost him that match. He is one of the hardest workers in the program and I was not surprised to see him being mentored immediately after his match by Jared Prince in an effort to gain knowledge and get better every week. • Nick Gil wrestles hard and physical and when you are as explosive as he is, there is always a risk of injury. He was wrestling in great position and when his hip power exploded, his opponent simply lost control and we could not protect him on our mat return. I can not fault Nick for giving 100 percent and feel it's unfortunate for both athletes the bout ended with the injury default from our mat return. • Casey Cobb has continued to become one of the most gritty and determined men in our lineup. His aggressiveness tonight was at another level and he's becoming a crowd pleaser as he's always looking for the fall when he's on top. • Anthony Cable wrestled a hard-fought match and making a couple of of adjustments to his leg attack finishes will move him up a tier in national ranking consideration over the next 45 days. I am pleased with his effort and with committed effort, he will be a surprise to many at the EIWA Championship. • Wyatt Long stepped in the lineup for the first time tonight and the physical bout caught him by surprise. He is very talented and can score from many dynamic positions, but he has to improve in the physical battle that comes with high-level competition. He's on the right track and has many lessons to learn from tonight's bout that, when corrected, will make him a significant contributor towards achieving our goals. What's Ahead • The Midshipmen will play host to long-time EIWA rival Lehigh, along with Duke in back-to-back duals next Sunday at 2:00 pm and 4:00 pm, respectively. • Lehigh owns a 51-47 series advantage and has won seven in a row against the Mids with Navy's last win in the series coming on Jan. 15, 2011, in Annapolis. • The Mids hold a 13-2 series advantage over Duke with each of the last two meetings decided by tie-breaking criteria (Navy won in 2017, Duke won in 2018). • A free live video stream of both matches will be available on the Patriot League Network. Results: 149 | Holden Heller (Hofstra) dec Wyatt Long, 10-6 (Navy 0, Hofstra 3) 157 | Quentin Hovis (NAVY) dec over Ryan Burkert, 8-2 (Navy 3, Hofstra 3) 165 | Tanner Skidgel (NAVY) dec over Ricky Stamm, 3-2 (Navy 6, Hofstra 3) 174 | #19 Spencer Carey (NAVY) fall over Corey Langner, 4:55 (Navy 12, Hofstra 3) 184 | Anthony Cable (NAVY) dec over Trey Rogers, 3-2 (Navy 15, Hofstra 3) 197 | Joshua Roetman (NAVY) fall over Nezar Haddad, 3:48 (Navy 21, Hofstra 3) 285 | Thomas Ott (NAVY) dec over Omar Haddad, 3-2 (Navy 24, Hofstra 3) 125 | Dylan Ryder (Hofstra) dec over Jacob Allen, 6-0 (Navy 24, Hofstra 6) 133 | Casey Cobb (NAVY) fall over Jacob Martin, 3:00 (Navy 30, Hofstra 6) 141 | Garrett Lambert (Hofstra) injury default over #17 Nicholas Gil (Navy 30, Hofstra 12)