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BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The University at Buffalo wrestling team defeated Hofstra, 25-12, in a non-conference dual at Alumni Arena on Sunday afternoon. It was the Bulls' second straight win and they have now won four of their last five duals. Kyle Akins led things off with a 3-1 decision over Dylan Ryder. Akins' second-period reversal was the difference in the match. It was Akins' fifth straight dual win. After Hofstra had to forfeit at 133, the Pride won the next two matches by decision to cut the Buffalo lead to 9-6. Alex Smythe and Troy Keller got the Bulls back on track with consecutive technical falls. Smythe earned a 17-1 tech fall over Chris Mauriello at 157, followed by a 15-0 tech fall by Keller over Corey Langner at 165. The wins increased the Buffalo lead to 19-6. Following Hofstra wins at 174 and 184, the Bulls were able to put the Pride away with wins at 197 and 285. Brett Perry earned a 7-3 decision over Nezar Haddad at 197 and Jake Gunning closed out the victory with a 5-2 decision over Omar Haddad. "We were a little sluggish, because we haven't competed much in a couple weeks. We were happy we came out with a win," head coach John Stutzman said. "I was really happy with 125. I thought that was the biggest match of the day. We needed that one. We wrestled smart." With the win, Buffalo improved to 7-3 in duals on the season. The Bulls will next wrestle six straight conference opponents, beginning at SIU Edwardsville on January 11. Results: 125 – Kyle Akins (UB) won by decision over Dylan Ryder (H), 3-1 133 – Derek Spann (UB) won by forfeit 141 – Garrett Lambert (H) won by decision over John Arceri (UB), 4-1 149 – Holden Heller (H) won by decision over Jason Estevez (UB), 10-3 157 – Alex Smythe (UB) won by technical fall over Chris Mauriello (H), 17-1 (6:59) 165 – Troy Keller (UB) won by technical fall over Corey Langner (H), 15-0 (5:03) 174 – Ricky Stamm (H) won by decision over Noah Grover (UB), 3-1 184 – Trey Rogers (H) won by decision over Logan Rill (UB), 5-4 197 – Brett Perry (UB) won by decision over Nezar Haddad (H), 7-3 285 - #11 Jake Gunning (UB) won by decision over Omar Haddad (H), 5-2

TEMPE, Ariz. -- The No. 6-ranked University of Michigan wrestling team claimed each of the final six matches to overcome a sluggish start and surge past No. 16 Arizona State, 23-12, Saturday evening (Jan. 5) at the Sun Devils' Wells Fargo Arena. The Wolverines improved to 5-0 on the season. Michigan dropped the dual's first four bouts, including marquee matches at 157, 165 and 174 pounds, to trail 12-0 before senior/junior Jackson Striggow got the Wolverines on the board with a decision win at 197 pounds heading to the intermission break. Striggow defeated Austyn Harris, 10-6, with four takedowns -- two in the first period -- and 1:08 riding time. The Wolverines followed with wins in all five matches after the intermission, earning key bonus points from a third-period fall by freshman heavyweight Mason Parris and a dominant technical fall from senior/junior Stevan Micic at 133 pounds. Parris used a combination of single legs, a double and counterattacks to score five takedowns and build up an 11-3 lead through two periods against Brady Daniels. Starting on top in the third, he turned Daniels with an arm bar and secured the fall -- his team-best ninth of the season -- to end the match at the 5:56 mark. Micic, ranked second nationally at 133 pounds, rolled to a 17-2 technical fall against Josiah Kline behind four takedowns and eight back points -- off two separate four-point leg turks. The latter turn ended the match at 4:26. Micic improved to 5-0 on the season. The two bonus wins sandwiched a pivotal victory from sophomore Drew Mattin, who rallied to defeat Brandon Courtney, 9-7, at 125 pounds and put the Wolverines back in the driver's seat in the dual. Mattin, ranked 11th nationally, gave up the first two takedowns and had one of his own wiped out by an illegal move call in the first period before taking control on top in the second. Mattin rode out the period, earning a two-point near fall on a tilt early, and after giving up another takedown in the third, scored a reversal and rode for nearly the remainder of the bout to earn 1:58 in time advantage. Mattin's win evened the team score, and seventh-ranked junior/sophomore Kanen Storr clinched the Wolverines' dual win with a 9-4 decision over Cory Crooks in the next bout at 141 pounds. After giving up the initial takedown, Storr took the lead with a single-leg takedown and rideout in the first period before riding out the second and breaking the match open with two takedowns in the third period. He finished with 3:17 in riding-time advantage. Fifth-year senior Malik Amine put an exclamation point on the dual win with a 5-3 upset decision over 11th-ranked Josh Maruca in the final bout. Amine could not finish on a pair of early scoring opportunities, including a locked-up cradle off the edge in the first, and trailed until scoring a takedown out of a scramble late in the second period. He started down in the third, earned a reversal to take his first lead, and rode out the remainder of the match. Among the Wolverines' losses early in the dual meet was a 6-4 decision from Arizona State's second-ranked and defending NCAA champion Zahid Valencia, which dealt senior/junior Myles Amine his first loss of the season at 174 pounds. Valencia scored a takedown apiece in the first and second periods before Amine, ranked third nationally, rallied with an inside trip on the edge in the third but could not finish on another third-period opportunity. He is now 10-1 on the season. Michigan will return home and resume Big Ten Conference dual action next Saturday (Jan. 12) when it hosts Illinois at 7 p.m. at Crisler Center. The meet will be streamed live on BTN Plus, while tickets are still available through the U-M Ticket Office. Results: 157 -- #15 Christian Pagdilao (ASU) dec. #6 Alec Pantaleo, 6-2 [ASU, 3-0] 165 -- #5 Josh Shields (ASU) dec. #6 Logan Massa, 7-3 [ASU, 6-0] 174 -- #2 Zahid Valencia (ASU) dec. #3 Myles Amine, 6-4 [ASU, 9-0] 184 -- Jacen Petersen (ASU) dec. Reece Hughes, 4-0 [ASU, 12-0] 197 -- Jackson Striggow (U-M) dec. Austyn Harris, 10-6 [ASU, 12-3] Hwt -- Mason Parris (U-M) pinned Brady Daniel, 5:56 [ASU, 12-9] 125 -- #11 Drew Mattin (U-M) dec. Brandon Courtney, 9-7 [Tied, 12-12] 133 -- #2 Stevan Micic (U-M) tech. fall #20 Josiah Kline, 17-2 (4:26) [U-M, 17-12] 141 -- #6 Kanen Storr (U-M) dec. Cory Crooks, 9-4 [U-M, 20-12] 149 -- Malik Amine (U-M) dec. #11 Josh Maruca, 5-3 [U-M, 23-12]

Northwest Tech edged Northeastern Oklahoma A&M to win the NJCAA title LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- First-time winners Northwest Tech and McKendree were among the five National Duals champions crowned on Saturday at the Kentucky Expo Center and Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky as NUWAY hosted the 2019 NWCA Multi-Divisional National Duals presented by the United States Marine Corps and Defense Soap. St. Cloud State, Augsburg and Grand View also wrestled their way to championships as 84 teams in five collegiate divisions ended the 18th annual multi-divisional event. All three schools were repeat winners. McKendree became just the sixth school to win an women's National Duals title. The Bearcats topped perennial power King 24-17 in the championship final. The two teams battled back-and-forth for the first seven weights before McKendree won the final three to claim victory. Individually, McKendree's key wins came at 116 pounds with Felicity Taylor topping Makayla Welch with a 14-3 technical fall and Brenda Reyna topping Allison Petix 5-1 at 130 in a matchup of All-Americans. King made things interesting as the Tornado registered a fall at 136 pounds by top-ranked Nicole Joseph and then freshman Ashlynn Ortega upended top-ranked Alexis Porter of McKendree at 143 pounds 5-1. Ortega's win gave King its last lead. McKendree's Alex Glaude shut out Ana Luciano at 155 pounds 8-0 to prevent King from scoring a team point. In freestyle wrestling, team points are scored similarly to that of collegiate wrestling, with one exception -- athletes can score one team point in a loss if they score without being pinned. Technical falls are also a difference of 10 points. Sydnee Kimber and Destane Garrick carried the Bearcats to the team title with wins at 170 and 191 pounds, giving the program an elusive title. McKendree was second the previous two seasons at the National Duals. For Northwest Tech, located in Goodland, Kansas, it was not just the first title in program history, it was the first National Duals placement of any kind. After upending second-seeded Western Wyoming 29-18 in the semifinals, key victories by Jordan Marshall at 125 pounds and Darius Hamilton at 197 were pivotal in Northwest Tech's 20-19 win over Northeastern Oklahoma A&M in the finals. Key victories, of course, coupled with heavyweight Elwin Trejo's ability to not get pinned. Marshall opened up the dual, knocking off Mason Naifeh, a past NAIA All-American, 5-2. Northwest Tech then earned a forfeit at 133 pounds from Munkhbat Bat-Erdene, one of four Mongolians in the lineup. After Bat-Eredene Boldmaa's win at 141, Northwest Tech led 13-0 before three straight NEO wins closed the gap to 13-12. Tsogtbayar Tserendagua's major decision at 174 gave Northwest Tech the lead 17-12 before NEO's Alex Kauffman drew the dual to within two after a 4-3 win over Charles Small at 184. But Hamilton won a wild 9-7 bout over Colben Dodson at 197 to set the stage for 285 pounds. Trejo gave up four stalling calls and was turned twice for six points in the third, but NEO's Antonio Andrade, who already collected three bonus victories in the tournament, was unable to give NEO a championship-winning fall and had to settle for a 12-0 major decision. It was the third straight season the Golden Norsemen finished second in the event. Augsburg captured the NCAA Division III title Things were also tight in Division III where top-seeded Augsburg won its seventh National Duals title and its second in a row with a 20-13 win over Johnson & Wales. The final marked the first time in the event's history Wartburg failed to reach the championship final. Johnson & Wales edged Wartburg 18-17 in the semifinals. It might appear as if a team other than a Burg would win the Division III title as Johnson & Wales jumped out to a 7-0 lead after back-to-back victories by Jay Albis and Bobby Jordan. Both beat returning All-Americans. Albis majored Victor Gliva, while Jordan got up 6-0 on returning runner-up Sam Bennyhoff and ended up taking a 13-7 decision. At 141, Augsburg's Ryan Flynn edged Joe Ferinde 2-1 in a matchup of All-Americans. At 149, it appeared the momentum was teetering back towards Johnson & Wales after Da'mani Burns used a second chance in sudden victory to knock off Alex Wilson 8-6. Wilson was awarded two on the edge in sudden victory, but the takedown was wiped away after video review. Burns took advantage of the new opportunity, shooting after a restart and converting the takedown to give Johnson & Wales a 10-3 lead. Augsburg found its groove with three straight wins, highlighted by Tanner Vassar's technical fall over Michael Gargano at 174 pounds. A Khamri Thomas win cut Augsburg's lead to 14-13 before 197-pounder Lance Benick's 7-3 win over Michael DiNardo put the Auggies somewhat firmly in position to win the dual. Up 17-13, Augsburg's Ethan Hofacker didn't just avoid bonus, he picked up the 2-0 win to cement Augsburg's seventh National Duals title. In the NAIA, Grand View extended the nation's longest current college wrestling dual meet win streak to 71 after going 4-0 on the weekend. The Vikings defeated Life 23-12 in the championship final to win the program's eighth straight National Duals crown, setting a new National Duals record. The old record of seven in a row was owned by Grand View and fellow Iowa school, Wartburg, in Division III. It was business as usual for the Vikings as they jumped out to a 9-0 lead after wins by Justin Portillo at 125 pounds and top-ranked Shiquan Hall at 133. Life and Grand View split the next six bouts. The Eagles, coached by Grand View alum Omi Acosta, drew within 15-9 before three straight wins ended Life's chances at the upset. Two-time NAIA champion Evan Hansen of Grand View officially put things out of reach with his fourth victory of the weekend, an 8-4 decision over Diallo Matsimella. Life was the lowest-seeded team to reach the finals across any division. The sixth-seeded Running Eagles upset second-seeded Indiana Tech 25-13 in the semifinals. Statistically, Grand View was as dominant as always. According to Des Moines Register writer Cody Goodwin, the Vikings went 30-10 individually with 12 falls. In Division II, another streak continued as St. Cloud State extended its dual meet win streak to 39 in a row and won the program's third straight National Duals title with a 35-6 win over Notre Dame College on Saturday afternoon. The Huskies (11-0) needed to get past a game Nebraska-Kearney in the semifinals, but wins by Kolton Eischens, Chance Helmick and Vince Dietz at 174, 184 and 197 pounds rallied St. Cloud State into the finals. In the final, the Huskies won eight-of-10 bouts and collecting five bonus victories to win the school's fifth overall National Duals title 35-6. St. Cloud State stole, and kept, the momentum with a pair of wins over Notre Dame College All-Americans. Travis Swanson's fall at 141 pounds over Kelen McKenna and James Pleski's win at 149 over Taylor Misuna were crucial. The Huskies closed things out winning 165 through 197. All-Time National Duals Championship Leaders, By Division Division II: Nebraska-Omaha* & St. Cloud State 5 Division III: Wartburg 11, Augsburg 7 NAIA: Grand View 8, Lindenwood** NJCAA: Clackamas 6, Iowa Central 5 Women: Oklahoma City 5, King 4 *-Nebraska-Omaha no longer sponsors wrestling **-Lindenwood is now a Division II program NUWAY hosts the 2019 NWCA Multi-Divisional National Duals Presented by the United States Marine Corps and Defense Soap Kentucky Expo Center & Freedom Hall, Louisville, Kentucky Division II Final- No. 1 St. Cloud State 35, No. 3 Notre Dame College 6 125 - Brett Velasquez (St. Cloud State) over Robert Campos (NDC) Maj 8-0 133 - Hunter Bray (NDC) over Brandon Briggs (St. Cloud State) Dec 4-0 141 - Travis Swanson (St. Cloud State) over Kelen McKenna (NDC) Fall 5:38 149 - James Pleski (St. Cloud State) over Taylor Misuna (NDC) Dec 3-2 157 - Jake Barzowski (St. Cloud State) over Zach Kelly (NDC) Dec 5-2 165 - Devin Fitzpatrick (St. Cloud State) over Jashon Hubbard (NDC) Fall 2:00 174 - Kolton Eischens (St. Cloud State) over Cornell Beachem (NDC) Dec 2-1 184 - Chance Helmick (St. Cloud State) over Logan Hall (NDC) Maj 12-2 197 - Vince Dietz (St. Cloud State) won by forfeit 285 - Kameron Teacher (NDC) over Noah Ryan (St. Cloud State) Dec 13-6 3rd- No. 4 Nebraska-Kearney 23, No. 2 McKendree 17 5th- Wheeling Jesuit 32, No. 6 Lindenwood 13 7th- No. 7 Central Oklahoma 24, No. 8 Upper Iowa 12 Semifinals No. 1 St. Cloud State 22, No. 14 Nebraska-Kearney 15 No. 3 Notre Dame College 21, No. 2 McKendree 15 Division III Final- No. 1 Augsburg 20, No. 3 Johnson & Wales 13 125 - Jay Albis (Johnson & Wales) over Victor Gliva (Augsburg) Maj 11-2 133 - Bobby Jordan (Johnson & Wales) over Sam Bennyhoff (Augsburg) Dec 13-7 141 - David Flynn (Augsburg) over Joseph Ferinde (Johnson & Wales) Dec 2-1 149 - Da`mani Burns (Johnson & Wales) over Alex Wilson (Augsburg) SV-1 8-6 157 - Ryan Epps (Augsburg) over Thomas Grippi (Johnson & Wales) Dec 4-0 165 - Lucas Jeske (Augsburg) over Adrian Gonzalez (Johnson & Wales) Dec 9-2 174 - Tanner Vassar (Augsburg) over Michael Gargano (Johnson & Wales) TF 17-2 184 - Khamri Thomas (Johnson & Wales) over Solomon Nielsen (Augsburg) Dec 8-4 197 - Lance Benick (Augsburg) over Michael DiNardo (Johnson & Wales) Dec 7-3 285 - Ethan Hofacker (Augsburg) over Jayson Gomez (Johnson & Wales) Dec 2-0 3rd- No. 2 Wartburg 27, No. 5 Wabash 13 5th- No. 7 Baldwin Wallace 18, No. 6 Mount Union 16 7th- No. 9 UW-La Crosse 22, No. 10 Coe 21 (Criteria A, most wins) Semifinals No. 1 Augsburg 26, No. 5 Wabash 9 No. 3 Johnson & Wales 18, No. 2 Wartburg 17 NAIA Final- No. 1 Grand View 23, No. 6 Life 12 125 - Justin Portillo (Grand View) over Randy McCray Jr. (Life) Dec 6-1 133 - Shiquan Hall (Grand View) over Lucas Patterson (Life) Fall 6:36 141 - David Chase Zemenak (Life) over Eric Clarke (Grand View) Dec 5-3 149 - Devin Reynolds (Grand View) over Mason Calvert (Life) Dec 10-5 157 - Syd Ohl (Life) over Steven Lawrence (Grand View) Dec 9-5 165 - Renaldo Rodriguez-Spencer (Grand View) over Osvani Ley (Life) Dec 4-3 174 - Lucius Van Rensburg (Life) over Lawton Benna (Grand View) Dec 9-2 184 - Artie Bess (Grand View) over Yakariel Judah (Life) TF 16-0 197 - Evan Hansen (Grand View) over Diallo Matsimella (Life) Dec 8-4 285 - Jimsher Sidhu (Life) over Cooper Thomas (Grand View) Dec 4-2 3rd- No. 4 U. of the Cumberlands 20, No. 2 Indiana Tech 19 5th- Southeastern 26, Missouri Valley 13 7th- No. 5 Lindsey Wilson 27, Campbellsville 13 Semifinals No. 1 Grand View 27, No. 4 U. of the Cumberlands 12 No. 6 Life 25, No. 2 Indiana Tech 13 NJCAA Final- No. 3 Northwest Tech 20, No. 1 Northeastern Oklahoma A&M 19 125 - Jordan Marshall (Northwest Tech) over Mason Naifeh (NEO) Dec 5-2 133 - Munkhbat Bat-erdene (Northwest Tech) won by forfeit 141 - Bat-Erdene Boldmaa (Northwest Tech) over Jory Brumnett (NEO) Maj 16-7 149 - Kendon Lee (NEO) over Enkhbold Sukhbaatar (Northwest Tech) Dec 6-0 157 - Jonny Trowbridge (NEO) over antony kinsey (Northwest Tech) Dec 5-4 165 - Kyle Caldwell (NEO) over Bowman Ellis (Northwest Tech) Fall 3:36 174 - Tsogtbayar Tserendagua (Northwest Tech) over Kalin Winkler (NEO) Maj 13-5 184 - Alex Kauffman (NEO) over Charles Small (Northwest Tech) Dec 4-3 197 - Darius Hamilton (Northwest Tech) over Colben Dodson (NEO) Dec 9-7 285 - Antonio Andrade (NEO) over Elwin Trejo (Northwest Tech) Maj 12-0 3rd- No. 2 Western Wyoming 31, No. 4 Nassau 16 5th- Southwestern Oregon 24, No. 5 Barton 18 7th- No. 6 Harper 33, Cowley 18 Semifinals No. 1 Northeastern Oklahoma A&M 37, No. 4 Nassau 6 No. 3 Northwest Kansas Tech 29, No. 2 Western Wyoming 18 Women Final- No. 1 McKendree 24, No. 3 King 17 101 - Jaclyn McNichols (King) over Natalie Reyna (McKendree) Dec 4-2 109 - Vanessa Ramirez (McKendree) over Lesly Hernandez (King) TF 10-0 116 - Felicity Taylor (McKendree) over Makayla Welch (King) TF 14-3 123 - Cheyenne Sisenstein (King) over Alexia Ward (McKendree) Dec 8-4 130 - Brenda Reyna (McKendree) over Allison Petix (King) Dec 5-1 136 - Nicole Joseph (King) over Michelle Camacho (McKendree) Fall 2:00 143 - Ashlynn Ortega (King) over Alexis Porter (McKendree) Dec 5-1 155 - Alexandria Glaude (McKendree) over Ana Luciano (King) Dec 8-0 170 - Sydnee Kimber (McKendree) over Hailey Cancelleri (King) TF 10-0 191 - Destane Garrick (McKendree) over Nia Crosdale (King) Dec 6-2 3rd- No. 2 Wayland Baptist 23, No. 4 Emmanuel 21 5th- No. 6 U. of the Cumberlands 24, No. 5 Campbellsville 20 7th- No. 7 Life 22, No. 8 Southern Oregon 21 Semifinals No. 1 McKendree 22, No. 4 Emmanuel 17 No. 3 King 26, No. 2 Wayland Baptist 20

For the second time in three weeks, No. 8 Buchanan (Calif.) successfully navigated through a loaded field to win a tournament title in an event held near Fresno. This time, it was the Doc Buchanan Invitational held at neighboring Clovis High School. In a field with eight other nationally ranked teams and oodles of ranked wrestlers, the Bears placed eight starters on the podium along with two backups. Leading the way were weight class champions Carlos Negrete (113) and No. 3 Matthew Olguin (160); Negrete was an impressive champion as he cleared a pair of ranked opponents on Saturday, beating No. 16 (at 120) Tristan Lujan (Selma) 3-1 in overtime and then earning a 4-3 victory over No. 17 Vince Cornella (Monarch, Colo.) in the final. Runner-up finishes for Buchanan came from Jack Gioffre (106) and No. 8 Max Renteria (120). Finishing fourth was Logan Gioffre (132), freshman Joseph Martin (145) finished sixth, while Rocco Contino (170) and Jadon Martin (195) placed seventh. Reserves placing sixth were Raymond Lopez (106) and Michael Gioffre (113). In all, the Bears amassed 194 points. Tournament runner-up honors went to No. 4 Montini Catholic (Ill.), who had rallied for a 28-27 victory over Buchanan in a dual meet on Wednesday night. The Broncos scored 183.5 points on the strength of seven placers led by weight class champion No. 6 Jake Stiles (152). Stiles beat a pair of ranked opponents on Saturday to win one of many robust weight brackets in the tournament, 5-4 over No. 14 Aaron Gandara (Poway) in the semifinal and then 3-1 over No. 1 Isaac Wilcox (Olympus, Utah) in the final. Two other Broncos finished as runners-up, both losing to ranked opposition, No. 15 Fidel Mayora (145) and No. 3 Peter Christensen (195). In fact, each had to beat a ranked opponent in the semifinal round to merely wrestle in Saturday evening's championship bout. Also placing were No. 12 Dylan Ragusin (126) in third, Trevor Swier (182) in fifth, Mike McNicholas (285) in sixth, and Dylan Burnoski (132) in seventh. Third place in the tournament went to No. 3 Bergen Catholic (N.J.), who placed six wrestlers despite being short the services of Super 32 placer Dylan Cedeno (120) and at least two additional state qualifiers. The Crusaders' effort was anchored by weight class champions No. 5 Chris Foca (182) and No. 2 Jacob Cardenas (195); Cardenas beat a pair of ranked wrestlers on Saturday to earn gold, pinning No. 14 Jacob Good (Clovis) in the semifinal and beating No. 3 Christensen 10-5 in the final. Additional placers were No. 4 Robert Howard (126), a defending champion who was upset by Mosha Schwartz (Ponderosa, Colo.) 12-10 in overtime in the championship match; No. 8 Nick Kayal (113) and Wade Unger (145) in fourth; along with Joseph Cangro (106) in seventh. Howard had beaten No. 17 Devin Murphy (Clovis North) 12-3 just to reach the final. However, the story of the tournament had to be Schwartz, who beat two ranked wrestlers just to reach the final. That was a 6-4 quarterfinal victory on Friday night over No. 20 (at 132) Henry Porter (Oakdale) and then a 4-3 semifinal victory over No. 12 Ragusin. It set up the barn-burner of barn-burners in the Saturday night final, one in which Howard jumped out to a 7-1 lead late in the second period. A late escape in that period cut the deficit to 7-2 before a reversal to start the third and then three takedowns in the last 71 seconds of regulation equalized the bout at 10-all. A takedown 14 seconds into sudden victory earned Schwartz the upset. Also winning a weight class title was his teammate, Cohlton Schultz. The No. 1 ranked 285 pound wrestler in the country had four pins in four bouts, cumulative time 5:02. Rounding out the top five of the team standings were No. 11 Gilroy (140) and No. 10 Lake Highland Prep, Fla. (139.5). Gilroy was led by weight class champion No. 6 Chase Saldate (138). He had a pair of win over nationally ranked opposition on Saturday, 5-3 over No. 13 (at 145) Legend Lamer (Crescent Valley, Ore.) and 3-2 over No. 13 (at 132) Justin Rivera (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.). They had another finalist in Nicholas Villarreal (285) plus four other placers: No. 4 Ryan Reyes (195) placed third, John Fox (145) placed fifth, Daniel Vizcarra (152) was sixth, while Jaydin Gomez (113) placed seventh. Three additional wrestlers fell one match short of placing. Lake Highland Prep put five on the podium despite the absence of nationally ranked Chris Rivera (132/138). They were led by No. 4 Nic Bouzakis (120), who won the featured bout of the finals program, a 6-5 victory over No. 8 Maximo Renteria (Buchanan). Justin Rivera earned runner-up honors, and the team had three other placers in Kai Bele (160) taking third, Logan Andrew (195) in sixth, and Matt Kaplan (220) in eighth. Two other fell a match short of placing. Rounding out the weight class champions were No. 1 (at 113) Richard Figueroa (Selma) winning at 106, Kyle Parco (De La Salle) beating No. 20 (at 138) Marcos Polanco (Bishop Amat) 9-4 to win the 132 title, No. 2 Jaden Abas (Rancho Bernardo) winning gold at 145, No. 11 Trent Munoz (Trabucco Hills) beating No. 18 Drake Engelking (Longmont, Colo.) 7-3 in the 170 final, and Mike Ruiz (Villa Park) winning the 220 final due to the medical forfeit by No. 5 Victor Jaquez (Bellarmine).

LEWISBURG, Pa. -- The Navy wrestling team (2-1, 1-0 EIWA) won seven of the 10 bouts en route to a 26-9 victory over Bucknell (2-4, 0-1 EIWA) Saturday afternoon at Davis Gym in what was both teams' conference opener. The Midshipmen have now won 18 consecutive duals against the Bison and improved to 22-1 all-time in the series. "This team took big steps over the winter break and responded very well to the challenges of back-to-back competition at the national and conference Level," said fifth-year Navy head coach Joel Sharratt. "The men who took the mat today faced a team that was well conditioned and had a game plan to attempt to capitalize on our travel and quick turnaround between events. This was a great time to face this type of adversity I believe the team responded well. "Overall we set a very high pace in our matches and did not allow any external factors to influence the effort each athlete left on the mat. The team is excited to get back and rejoin the Brigade for the start of second semester academics and the opportunity to compete in Alumni Hall the next two weeks in front of our midshipmen, alumni and fans!" The Highlights • Navy dropped the opening match of the day (7-6 loss by Jacob Allen at 125 pounds), but went on to win seven of the final nine matches and never trailed again after that first match. • Navy's three losses were by a combined four points. Jacob Allen and Anthony Cable lost their respective matches at 125 and 184 pounds by one point each, while 157-pound Quentin Hovis dropped a two-point decision. • Senior team captain Nicholas Gil, ranked 18th at 141 pounds, captured his 97th career victory with a 5-1 win over Bucknell's Joey Gould. Gil is tied with Steve Kovach (2000-03) for 16th on the Mids' all-time win list and is just three wins shy of becoming only the 16th wrestler in program history to reach 100 career wins. • 197-pound Joshua Roetman earned a 5-0 victory over Drew Phipps to become the only wrestler on the Navy roster to win all three duals this season. While Roeman is 3-0, heavyweight Thomas Ott is now 2-0 after posted a 5-1 decision over Bucknell's Brandon Stokes. • Two of Navy's seven wins on the day were bonus-point victories - 149-pound Jared Prince, ranked 17th nationally, earned a 16-1 tech fall over Joey Gould where he amassed eight back points, four each in the first and second periods, and topped four minutes in riding time. After a slow start, 165-pound Tanner Skidgel dominated the second and third periods of his match against D.J. Hollingshead. He rode his Bison opponent out in the second period and went on to pin his foe with 49 seconds remaining in the match. • Jared Prince earned his first dual victory of the season after dropping tough matches in his first two duals of the year against nationally-ranked foes from Ohio State and Maryland. More from the Coach • "Jared Prince was very impressive in his tech fall with a gutsy offensive effort with just seconds to go in the third. That is the habit and practice that produces real results on the big stage." • "Quenten Hovis put himself in the position to knock off his first nationally-ranked opponent this season. He struggled to get his escape point in the final period and that cost him the match. Strategically we can adjust and improve here, but I was happy to see his talent and competitive fire continuing to come out in his matches." What's Ahead • Navy will rekindle a series from the past when it plays host to Hofstra next Sunday, Jan. 13 at Alumni Hall beginning at 5:00 pm. • While the two programs have met on five previous occasions, this year's match will mark the first time the Mids and the Pride have met since 1974. Navy owns a 5-0 series advantage. • The Midshipmen will also send a handful of wrestler to the Shorty Hitchcock Memorial next Saturday (Jan. 12) in Millersville, Pa. Results: 125 | Jakob Campbell (BU) dec over Jacob Allen, 7-6 (BU 3, NAVY 0) 133 | Casey Cobb (NAVY) dec over David Campbell, 5-2 (BU 3, NAVY 3) 141 | #18 Nicholas Gil (NAVY) dec over Joey Gould, 5-1 (BU 3, NAVY 6) 149 | #17 Jared Prince (NAVY) tech fall over Matthew Kolonia, 16-1 (BU 3, NAVY 11) 157 | Zach Hartman (BU) dec over Quentin Hovis, 4-2 (BU 6, NAVY 11) 165 | Tanner Skidgel (NAVY) fall over D.J. Hollingshead, 6:12 (BU 6, NAVY 17) 174 | #17 Spencer Carey (NAVY) dec over Nick Stephani, 9-4 (BU 6, NAVY 20) 184 | Kyle Inlander (BU) dec over Anthony Cable, 5-4 (BU 9, NAVY 20) 197 | Joshua Roetman (NAVY) dec over Drew Phipps, 5-0 (BU 9, NAVY 23) 285 | Thomas Ott (NAVY) dec over Brandon Stokes, 5-1 (BU 9, NAVY 26)

Despite having just one finalist (and champion) in No. 15 Colton Drousias at 113 pounds, it was No. 25 Chicago (Ill.) Mt. Carmel that emerged on top of the team standings at the Cheesehead Invitational this weekend near Green Bay, Wis. The Caravan used the strength of nine top six placers, plus a tenth wrestler that would finish ninth (top place in the "middle" eight-man bracket) to score 601.5 points in the tournament. Not only that, but they also went 8-1 in matches during the Saturday night program where first through sixth were determined. Taking home third were Reihan Uribe (120), Noah Mis (126), Asa Terrell (170), and Nikolas Mischka (220); fifth place went to Jordan Blew (106), Connor Gaynor (138), and Dan Benoit (182); while Robert Bowman (195) finished sixth. Ninth place went to Alex Lalezas (132); other placers were two in 10th, one in 12th, and one in 13th. Runner-up in the standings went to No. 23 Kasson-Mantorville (Minn.) with 542.5 points, who were led by No. 5 Patrick Kennedy, the champion at 170 pounds. The Komets also had wrestlers place second, third, fourth (two), fifth, and eighth among their top nine place finishers. Finishing third was No. 50 Stoughton (Wis.) with 468.5 points, and they were led by No. 6 Nicolar Rivera, the champion at 106 pounds. They also had runner-ups in Hunter Lewis (138) and Luke Mechler (145) with other top nine placers finishing third, fourth, fifth, and ninth. Fourth in the standing was No. 14 Southeast Polk (Iowa) with 463.5 points, though their performance was adversely impacted by having backups at two weight classes where the starter is state ranked to place. The Rams were led by a pair of weight class champions in No. 16 Lance Runyon (152) and No. 14 Cade Devos (160), each having a quality win in their championship bout; Runyon beat Baylor Fernandes (Lockport, Ill.) 7-2, while Devos upended No. 13 Joshua Otto (Arrowhead, Wis.) 3-2 in his final. Additional placers inside the top nine were second, sixth, eighth, and three in ninth. The eight top nine placers was tied second most along with DeKalb (Ill.), behind the ten of Mt. Carmel. The other nationally ranked team, No. 21 Simley (Minn.) finished sixth with 453 points, as they were navigating the absence of the nation's top overall senior Greg Kerkvliet. The Spartans still had a weight class champion in Ryan Sokol (132), while Chase DeBlaere (120) placed second. Addition top nine placers took third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh. Of note was Edwardsville (Ill.) with three weight class champions in No. 12 Noah Surtin (120), No. 8 Luke Odom (138), and Josh Anderson (220). Surtin won what was the tournament's most anticipated weight prior to the tournament; however, during the tournament No. 6 Matthew Ramos (Lockport, Ill.) suffered an injury during the quarterfinal round while No. 17 Cullan Schriever (Mason City, Iowa) was injured in preliminary pool competition on Friday. They finished seventh. Rounding out the weight class champions were No. 18 Anthony Molton (Lockport, Ill.) at 126 pounds, Joey Bianchi (Two Rivers, Wis.) at 145, No. 10 Zach Glazier (Albert Lea, Minn.) at 182, Blah Dahnweih (DeKalb, Ill.) at 195, and Brett Johnson (Desert Vista, Ariz.) at 285. Dahnweih beat No. 18 Gabe Christenson (Southeast Polk, Iowa) in his championship bout.

LARAMIE, Wyo. -- The 13th-ranked Wyoming wrestling team handled its business on Friday night, sweeping the Cowboy Shootout with wins over No. 15 North Carolina, Army and American inside the Arena-Auditorium. "This is our third year (matching up with these teams)," head coach Mark Branch said. "These are tough matches against good competition. It's not your typical competition, but it's been a good experience for us. We have a lot of good friendships across these teams, although they get tested at times. It's good to have those guys around, seeing each other and learning from each other what we're doing with our programs. "It was a good event. To be honest, I don't think we deserved to win (the dual against North Carolina). I thought we got outwrestled. I thought they set the pace on us…Some of those things are frustrating, but you also had guys fighting to get us back in there. You don't feel good about that performance at all, but I thought we came out in the second dual a lot better, and definitely wrestled a lot better those last two duals. That allowed us to throw some extra guys in there, which I enjoy because those guys work hard and they don't always get their chance to go out and shine." The Cowboys will be back in action next Sunday afternoon when they return to the UniWyo Sports Complex to host Oregon State. Cowboys Spark Late to Drop No. 15 Tar Heels The Cowboys opened the night with a big come-from-behind win over North Carolina, in which the Pokes rattled off 12-straight points to defeat the Tar Heels, 20-15. North Carolina opened with a 6-0 lead thanks to a win over Cowboy Jaron Jensen by No. 5 Austin O'Connor at 149 and a defeat of Wyoming's Dewey Krueger by Joshua McClure at 157. The Cowboys, however, would win a couple-straight matches of their own, as Branson Ashworth picked up the first of three bonus-point victories on the night for the senior in an 18-0, second-period technical fall over Will MacDonald. Hayden Hastings would give the Cowboys a 7-6 lead at 174, dropping Devin Kane, 10-6. North Carolina seized a 15-8 lead with four bouts to go, picking up a fall at 184 and a decision at 197. The Cowboys refused to lay down, going on a run that would clinch their seventh dual win of the season and third straight. Heavyweight Brian Andrews picked up some much-needed momentum for the Pokes recording a takedown in the second sudden victory period to propel himself over No. 13 Cory Daniel in a 4-2 match. The win was Andrews' second ranked victory and fourth in overtime this season. Cole Verner brought the Cowboys to within one at 125 pounds, taking a 4-2 decision over Joseph Heilmann thanks to a reversal in the second period that would be the final score of the match and kept the Cowboy junior on top. At 133 pounds, Montorie Bridges withstood a late push from Gary Wayne Harding, as the Tar Heel fought back from a 4-1 deficit heading into the second period. Harding would come up short, tying the match at seven late, but it was the riding time point for Bridges that would prove to be the difference. The Cowboys led, 17-15, heading into the final bout of the dual, with Sam Turner needing to upset No.12 A.C. Headlee to push the Cowboys over the top. After a scoreless first period, Turner was able to ride Headlee the entirety of the second to gain the upper hand with a couple of minutes of riding time going to the final frame. Turner was able to get out from bottom to get on the board before Headlee scored a takedown to take a 2-1 lead. With riding time in his favor, Turner was able to get out just in time to preserve his 3-2 decision and secure the win for the Pokes. Cowboys Handle Army, 27-9 In their second dual of the night, Wyoming was able to take care of a tough Army team. The dual was complete with a handful of upsets by Cowboys, including a ranked win by Tate Samuelson in his first career start. Jensen was able to bounce back from a tough go in his first match, pinning Beau Guffey in the first period to start things on a high note for the Cowboys. It was his second pin of the season. After Army got on the board with a win at 157, the Cowboys ran off three consecutive victories to take a commanding 18-3 lead. The charge was led by Ashworth, who decked Cael McCormick in 4:02 to stretch the advantage to 12-3. It marked Ashworth's second-straight weekend with a fall. Hastings posted an impressive victory at 174, defeating No. 12 Ben Harvey in a 3-1 decision. Hastings was clutch in picking up the third-period takedown to come away with his second career ranked win. Samuelson got the call for the first start of his career, matching up with No. 18 Noah Stewart at 184 pounds. Trailing, 1-0, heading to the second, Samuelson escaped from bottom and followed it up with a takedown and nearfall in the final frame to come away with the 7-1 win. After Cale Davidson came up just a few seconds short of an upset over Np. 4 Rocco Caywood, the Cowboys got back on track with wins by Brian Andrews and Cole Verner for those two to stay perfect on the night. Following those matches, Cowboy Mark McConnell got the call for the first start of his career, as he dropped Conner Ziegler, 6-2, at 133 pounds. Cowboys Wrap Night with Win over American The Cowboys wrapped up the night with a 25-14 win over American, in which they took seven of the 10 bouts. Jensen earned his second-straight win with a 4-2 sudden victory decision over NCAA qualifier Michael Sprague at 149 to put the Cowboys up, 3-0, to start. Following an Eagle win at 157, the Cowboys ran off five-straight wins, starting with a couple of bonus point wins from Ashworth and graduate transfer Anthony Lombardo. Ashworth finished his night with a 12-3 major decision over Anthony Wokasch. The bout was never close, as Ashworth scored five takedowns and didn't allow Wokasch a single offensive point in the match. In his first start as a Cowboy, Lombardo tallied a quick technical fall of Colin Shannon. Lombardo only needed 2:32 to rack up a takedown and five nearfalls to quickly wrap up the 16-0 tech -- his fifth in eight wins this season. Samuelson kept rolling with a 4-2 decision over Tanner Harvey at 184, and Cale Davidson got back on track with a dominant, 15-1 major over Abraham Correa Medina in which the Cowboy redshirt freshman compiled two takedowns, two nearfalls and a reversal. Andrews remained perfect with a 2-0 decision over Niko Camacho, and Bridges tallied a nice, 3-2 victory over No. 16 Josh Terao to wrap up a 3-0 night for him as well.

NORMAN -- The Oklahoma wrestling team picked up its first Big 12 victory in the Sooners' home opener, topping West Virginia 26-17 Friday night. Redshirt freshman Anthony Mantanona (174 pounds) and graduate transfer Kayne MacCallum (184 pounds) highlighted the Sooners' win with pins, while No. 8 Dom Demas (141 pounds) added a tech fall. "That's the style we want to wrestle," said head coach Lou Rosselli of his team's aggressiveness against the Mountaineers. "I think Sooner Nation needs to see that style of wrestling - that you're aggressive, that you're trying to build the lead and that you're outworking your opponent. We preach it all the time, and they did a nice job with it today." Wrestling at 125 pounds, Christian Moody opened the match with an 8-3 decision against West Virginia's Joey Thomas. The redshirt junior got a takedown in the first period before using an escape and two more takedowns in the second to lead 5-2. In the final frame, Moody added another takedown at the whistle and was awarded a point for riding time for the victory. Demas notched his third straight victory with an 18-1 tech fall win over Luke Martin in the 141 bout. In an action-packed second period, Demas picked up a takedown, two four-point nearfalls and a two-point nearfall to take a 14-1 lead into the third. Demas sealed the deal with a takedown and a point for riding time. With his win, Demas moves to 17-3 on the season and remains undefeated (2-0) against Big 12 action. At 157, Justin Thomas notched a 7-4 decision against the Mountaineers' Zach Moore. Thomas held a narrow 5-4 lead going into the third period, but sealed his victory after a takedown with 11 seconds left on the clock. Mantanona (174) picked up his second pin of the season in just 1:27 with a win by fall against James Wujek. "Certainly that made a big difference," said Rosselli of Mantanona's pin. "Anthony's really good on top. He's a young kid still, but he's learning how to do it. It was nice to see Anthony bury him." At 184, MacCallum followed up Mantanona's victory with a pin of his own, defeating Jackson Moomau in 2:07, good for his second win by fall this year. "He did a nice job," Rosselli said of MacCallum. "As the year goes on, I think he'll keep progressing. He's good in all three areas. It was nice to see him get the fall and to capitalize on that when the team needed him." Jake Woodley defeated WVU's Noah Adams 5-3 in the 197 match. The bout was tied at 1-1 in the third, but a takedown by Woodley with 1:10 on the gave the Sooner a 3-1 lead before he scored another takedown in the final seconds to win. OU's Anthony Madrigal (133) was defeated by Matthew Schmitt in a 20-1 tech fall. Davion Jeffries was pinned by Christian Monserrat in 4:08 at 149. Jeremy Thomas was defeated by West Virginia's Nick Kiussis 5-3 at 165. Heavyweight Jake Boyd was topped by Brandon Ngati 5-1 in the final bout of the night. Up Next The Sooners will host Pitt Sunday at Tuttle High School in Tuttle, Okla. Admission for the event is free, and food trucks from Midway Deli will be available to fans. Doors open at 1 p.m. Live stats for the Pitt dual will be available through Trackwrestling. For updates, follow @OU_Wrestling on Twitter, or like Sooner Wrestling on Facebook. Results: 125 Christian Moody (OU) Dec. 8-3 Joey Thomas (WVU) 133 Matthew Schmitt (WVU) Tech Fall 20-1 Anthony Madrigal (OU) 141 No. 8 Dom Demas (OU) Tech Fall 18-1 Luke Martin (WVU) 149 Christian Monserrat (WVU) Fall 4:08 Davion Jeffries (OU) 157 Justin Thomas (OU) Dec. 7-4 Zach Moore (WVU) 165 Nick Kiussis (WVU) Dec. 5-3 Jeremy Thomas (OU) 174 Anthony Mantanona (OU) Fall 1:27 James Wujek (WVU) 184 Kayne MacCallum (OU) Fall 2:07 Jackson Moomau (WVU) 197 Jake Woodley (OU) Dec. 5-3 Noah Adams (WVU) HWT Brandon Ngati (WVU) Dec. 5-1 Jake Boyd (OU)

BLOOMSBURG, Pa. -- The Bloomsburg University wrestling team started the new year off on the right foot with a 21-14 non-conference victory over visiting Hofstra University on Friday night at the Nelson Field House. The win was the Huskies' first dual win of the season as they improved to 1-4 overall while the Pride dropped to 1-3 overall on the year. After losses by both junior Willy Girard (Williamstown, Pa/Williams Valley) and redshirt junior Lewis Williams (Bloomsburg, Pa./Central Columbia) to start the night, freshman Aaron Coleman (Iselin, N.J./John F. Kennedy Memorial) got the Huskies on the board with a high-scoring 15-9 decision over Garrett Lambert at 141 pounds to trim the Hofstra lead to 8-3. Coleman fell behind 6-0 early in the first period before recording a reversal and two back points to cut the lead to 6-4 after the opening frame. Coleman took his first lead of the match with four back points in the second period and then extended the advantage to 14-6 early in the third with a reversal and four more back points. However, his major decision effort was thwarted when Lambert scored an escape and a takedown later in the final period. Coleman improved to 6-11 overall and 2-3 in duals this season. Redshirt junior Grant Bond (Carlisle, Pa./Boiling Springs) followed with a forfeit victory at 149 pounds to give the Huskies a 9-8 lead. Bond improved to 10-4 and became the third Huskies' wrestler to reach double-digit wins on the season. Junior Nate Newberry (Biglerville, Pa./Biglerville) picked up a 6-0 decision over Chris Mauriello at 157 pounds to extend the Huskies' advantage to 12-8. Newberry evened his record at 9-9 on the campaign. Then, after a Hofstra win at 165 pounds cut the lead to 12-11, redshirt sophomore Anthony Vetrano (Middletown, N.J./Middletown North) regained the four-point lead with a 3-0 decision over Corey Langner at 174 pounds. Vetrano moved his record to 7-11 on the year and earned his first dual win of the season (1-4). Fresh off his seventh-place finish at Midlands last weekend, redshirt junior Trevor Allard (Mexico, N.Y./Mexico) earned a 6-4 decision over Trey Rogers at 184 pounds in the most exciting finish of the night. Trailing 1-0 entering the third period, Allard scored an escape and then a quick takedown for a 3-1 advantage early in the final frame. Rogers came back with an escape and a takedown with time winding down to take a 4-3 lead. Allard tied the bout at 4-4 with an escape and then scored a takedown with six seconds left to score the two-point win. Allard improved to 16-9 on the year and moved to 4-1 in duals. Hofstra's Nezar Haddad gave the Pride a chance with a 6-4 sudden victory over junior Kyle Murphy (Bridgewater, N.J./Bridgewater-Raritan) at 197 pounds to cut the Huskies' lead to 18-14 heading to the heavyweight bout. But, junior Bruce Graeber (Feasterville, Pa./Neshaminy) secured a 3-2 decision over Omar Haddad, earning the deciding point with just over a minute of riding time, to give the Huskies a seven-point victory. Graeber improved to 8-10 overall and 3-2 in duals this season. The Huskies will look to put a winning streak together when they return to the Nelson Field House on Friday, January 11, to host Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) rival Edinboro University. Action gets underway at 7:00 p.m. Stay up to date with the Huskies all season long by following us on our official social media accounts: Twitter (@GoBUHuskies), Facebook (BUHuskies), and Instagram (BUHuskies). Results: 125 - Dylan Ryder technical fall over Willy Girard (Williamstown, Pa/Williams Valley) - 20-0 (4:20) [HOF 5-0] 133 - Trent Olson decision over Lewis Williams (Bloomsburg, Pa./Central Columbia) - 5-2 [HOF 8-0] 141 - Aaron Coleman (Iselin, N.J./John F. Kennedy Memorial) decision over Garrett Lambert - 15-9 [HOF 8-3] 149 - Grant Bond (Carlisle, Pa./Boiling Springs) wins via forfeit [BU 9-8] 157 - Nate Newberry (Biglerville, Pa./Biglerville) decision over Chris Mauriello - 6-0 [BU 12-8] 165 - Ricky Stamm decision over Dominick DeMarco (Franklinville, N.J./Clayton) - 4-1 [BU 12-11] 174 - Anthony Vetrano (Middletown, N.J./Middletown North) decision over Corey Langner - 3-0 [BU 15-11] 184 - Trevor Allard (Mexico, N.Y./Mexico) decision over Trey Rogers - 6-4 [BU 18-11] 197 - Nezar Haddad decision over Kyle Murphy (Bridgewater, N.J./Bridgewater-Raritan) - 6-4 (SV-1) [BU 18-14] 285 - Bruce Graeber (Feasterville, Pa./Neshaminy) decision over Omar Haddad - 3-2 [BU 21-14] PLAY-BY-PLAY 125 - Willy Girard (Williamstown, Pa/Williams Valley) (Bloomsburg) vs. Dylan Ryder (Hofstra) Ryder scores a takedown and two back points early in the first round...Ryder adds back points on two near falls to take a 12-0 lead into the second period...Ryder begins the second on the bottom but escapes early...Ryder rolls up Girard and earns additional back points to score the victory via technical fall, 20-0, with riding time. 133 - Lewis Williams (Bloomsburg, Pa./Central Columbia) (Bloomsburg) vs. Trent Olson (Hofstra) Olson takes down Williams early in the first to take a 2-0 lead, but Williams slides out to narrow deficit to one...Olson scores another takedown just prior to the end of the first period...Olson extends lead to 5-1 with an escape after starting the second period on the bottom...Williams narrowly misses a takedown at the edge of the mat, but the two remain in neutral for the remainder of the period...Williams begins the third period on the bottom...near-back points for Olson prompts a coach's challenge from Hofstra...after review, the ruling is confirmed, and Williams is awarded an escape point to trim lead to 5-2...Williams presses the action late in the third, but is unable to take down Olson...Olson wins via decision, 5-2. 141 - Aaron Coleman (Iselin, N.J./John F. Kennedy Memorial) (Bloomsburg) vs. Garrett Lambert (Hofstra) Lambert rolls up Coleman and earns four back points with a near fall...Coleman reverses and scores two back points of his own to trail 6-4 at the end of the first period...Coleman starts the second period on top and controls the action early...midway through the period Coleman muscles Lambert onto his back to earn four points...Coleman leads 8-6 after two...Coleman starts the period on the bottom and reverses Lambert to take a 10-6 lead...Coleman hooks lambert in a cradle and earns four more back points with a near fall...Lambert escapes and quickly earns a takedown to trim Coleman's lead to 14-9, but Coleman withstands the late pressure to win via decision 15-9 with riding time. 149 - Grant Bond (Carlisle, Pa./Boiling Springs) (Bloomsburg) wins via forfeit 157 - Nate Newberry (Biglerville, Pa./Biglerville) (Bloomsburg) vs. Chris Mauriello (Hofstra) Newberry takes an early lead with a takedown at the 1:00 mark in the first period...Newberry remains on top for the remainder of the period and takes a 2-0 lead into the second...After a neutral start to the second, Newberry hooks Mauriello's leg and earns another takedown...Newberry earns an additional point for stalling late in the period and takes a 5-0 lead into the final period...Newberry starts the third on the bottom and escapes with :25 remaining to win via decision, 6-0. 165 - Dominick DeMarco (Franklinville, N.J./Clayton) (Bloomsburg) vs. Ricky Stamm (Hofstra) DeMarco and Stamm hand fight for the entire first period but are unable to score any points...DeMarco starts the second period on the bottom but quickly breaks Stamm's hold to take a 1-0 lead...the two remain in neutral for the remainder of the second...A Stamm escape to begin the third period knots the match at 1-1...Stamm scores a takedown with :55 remaining in the third to take a 3-1 lead...Stamm rides out the remainder of the period to earn a 4-1 win with riding time. 174 - Anthony Vetrano (Middletown, N.J./Middletown North) (Bloomsburg) vs. Corey Langner (Hofstra) Vetrano jumps out to an early 2-0 lead with a takedown just 38 seconds into the first period...Langner nearly escapes late in the first, but Vetrano regains control to ride out the period with a 2-0 lead...Vetrano starts the second on top and maintains control throughout the period to accumulate over four minutes of riding time for the match...Langner receives a stalling warning early in the third period...Vetrano neutralizes several escape attempts by Langner in the period and wins the match via decision, 3-0, with riding time. 184 - Trevor Allard (Mexico, N.Y./Mexico) (Bloomsburg) vs. Trey Rogers (Hofstra) Allard quickly hooks Rogers' leg, but Rogers is able to evade the takedown and keep the match scoreless after one period...Rogers takes a 1-0 lead with an escape after starting the second period on the bottom...The two remain in neutral for the remainder of the period...Allard works to neutral to tie it at 1-1 with 1:15 remaining, and shoots for a quick takedown just seconds later to take a 3-1 lead...Rogers escapes with :56 remaining to tim Allard's lead to just one...Rogers scores a takedown near the edge of the mat with :20 remaining to take a 4-3 lead, but Allard escapes and takes down Rogers with just :06 left in the match to earn a victory via decision, 6-4. 197 - Kyle Murphy (Bridgewater, N.J./Bridgewater-Raritan) (Bloomsburg) vs. Nezar Haddad (Hofstra) Haddad breaks the seal with an early takedown...Murphy quickly escapes and scores a takedown of his own to take a 3-2 lead...Haddad powers back to neutral to tie it at 3-3 at the end of the first...Murphy takes a 4-3 lead with an escape to begin the second period...Murphy and Haddad hand fight for the remainder of the period, but neither is able to score...Haddad knots the score at 4-4 with an escape in the third to send the match to overtime...Haddad counters a shoot and takes down Murphy for the 6-4 decision victory. 285 - Bruce Graeber (Feasterville, Pa./Neshaminy) (Bloomsburg) vs. Omar Haddad (Hofstra) Graeber and Haddad each assessed penalties in the first period...Graeber starts the second period on top and controls Haddad for the majority of the period...Haddad escapes just before sliding off the mat to take a 2-1 lead with :15 left in the second period...Graeber elects to start the second period on the bottom and quickly escapes to tie the match at 2-2, while maintaining 1:22 of riding time...Graeber fends off several late takedown attempts from Haddad to earn a 3-2 decision victory with riding time.

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. – Winning seven of the 10 bouts, the Old Dominion (2-2, 1-1 MAC) wrestling team dominated CMU (2-3, 1-1 MAC) on the road by a 24-9 final score. Sa'Derian Perry, Shane Jones and Seldon Wright earned bonus points for the Monarchs on Friday night. "I thought our guys wrestled well and really stepped up and took more responsibility individually with us as we were down a couple starters," said head coach Steve Martin. "It's always about the next man up and taking advantage of opportunities when they're called upon." Starting off the match, Michael McGee earned a 7-4 decision over Drew Hildebrandt to put the Monarchs on top first. The Chippewas answered at 133 to tie up the dual after a close 7-6 decision over Killian Cardinale. Earning bonus points for the Monarchs, Perry put ODU back on top with a 12-3 major decision win. Making his dual debut this season at 149 pounds, Kevin Budock trailed through two periods but a takedown in the final frame earned him the 4-3 win over Dresden Simon. At 157 pounds, Larry Early lost just his second match of the season to Logan Parks by a 4-0 decision. Old Dominion led CMU, 10-6 at the intermission. Adding more bonus points for ODU, Jones secured a 14-4 major decision over Blake Montrie at 165 pounds. At 174, Wright earned a 14-5 major decision to extend the Monarch lead. Both Monarchs earned multiple takedowns in theirs bouts. At 184 pounds, Antonio Agee earned a takedown in the first period but after two escapes from CMU's Jordan Atienza, the bout was tied 2-2 heading into the final period. In the third, Agee started on bottom and worked for the escape, which was the difference in the match as he took a 3-2 win by decision. Collecting the fifth-straight ODU win, Tim Young worked for a last second takedown to earn a 4-2 decision at 197 pounds. In the final match of the night, Ali Wahab battled No. 18 Matt Stencel to the very end but dropped a 4-1 decision. ODU beat CMU for the first time since the 2014-2015 season. Results: 125: #18 Michael McGee (ODU) dec. over Drew Hildebrandt (CMU), 7-4 133: Deven Perez (CMU) dec. over Killian Cardinale (ODU), 7-6 141: Sa'Derian Perry (ODU) MD over Drew Marten (CMU), 12-3 149: Kevin Budock (ODU) dec. over Dresden Simon (CMU), 4-3 157: Logan Parks (CMU) dec. over #3 Larry Early (ODU), 4-0 165: Shane Jones (ODU) MD over Blake Montrie (CMU), 14-4 174: #20 Seldon Wright (ODU) MD over Collin Lieber (CMU), 14-5 184: Antonio Agee (ODU) dec. over Jordan Atienza (CMU), 3-2 197: Tim Young (ODU) dec. over Landon Pelham (CMU), 4-2 285: #18 Matt Stencel (CMU) dec. over Ali Wahab (ODU), 4-1 Up Next The Monarchs travel southwest to face Northern Illinois on Sunday at 2 p.m. ET. The dual will be streamed on ESPN+.

Link: Results LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Two of the longest college wrestling dual meet win streaks remained intact as St. Cloud State and Grand View went 2-0 to move into the semifinals in their respective divisions, while a pair of junior colleges, Northeastern Oklahoma A&M and Western Wyoming, both shutout a pair of opponents and appear to be on a collision course in their quest to win a first National Duals title. In Division III, the story was the same -- Augsburg and Wartburg lead the way -- while on the women's side, last year's champion was beaten and four schools remain looking to win a National Duals title. The day started with 84 teams in five divisions competing at the Kentucky Expo Center and Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky as NUWAY hosts the 2019 NWCA Multi-Divisional Duals presented by the United States Marine Corps and Defense Soap. In Division II, top-seeded and four-time champion St. Cloud State extended its win streak to 37 in a row with a 38-3 win over Seton Hill and a 27-12 win over conference rival Upper Iowa. St. Cloud State kicked things off with a solid win at 125 pounds as 2016 Division II champion Brett Velasquez beat Upper Iowa's Maleek Williams 7-3. Williams was a 2018 Division II runner-up at the weight. Along with Velasquez, four other Huskies went 2-0 on the day, with 174-pound All-American Kolton Eischens picking up a technical fall and a major decision. The Huskies will face fourth-seeded Nebraska-Kearney in the semifinals. The Lopers opened up with a 35-6 win over Indianapolis in the opening round and then topped fifth-seeded Pitt-Johnstown 23-16 in the quarterfinals. Brady Radik's fall at 197 pounds was clutch and gave Nebraska-Kearney a 20-16 lead heading into heavyweight, where All-American Jarrod Hinrichs sealed the victory with a 3-1 win over Allan Beattie. Nebraska-Kearney is looking for its third National Duals title and first since since 2007. In the bottom half of the bracket, second-seeded McKendree will face third-seeded Notre Dame College in Saturday morning's semifinals. McKendree had little issue in a 35-9 opening-round win over Limestone, but the Bearcats needed some late heroics to upend upset-minded Central Oklahoma. Falls by Central Oklahoma's Will Steltzlen and Wyatt Jordan put the Bronchos in the position for the upset. Jordan pinned returning national finalist Brock Wingbermuehle at 165 pounds. Trailing 18-16 with two bouts remaining, Ryan Vasbinder and Luke Diener each earned one-point victories to give McKendree the dual. Notre Dame College won four straight in the middle weights and used All-American Kameron Teacher's win at 285 pounds to get past UW-Parkside in the opening round. The Falcons then topped Wheeling Jesuit 21-9 in the quarterfinals. Wheeling Jesuit pulled the first upset of the tournament earlier in the day with a 27-12 win over sixth-seeded Lindenwood. Against Wheeling Jesuit, the Falcons won five straight from 133-165, including 133-pounder Hunter Bray knocking off All-American Tyler Warner. Up 15-10 with two bouts to go, Notre Dame's Jared Campbell beat Chase Logan at 197 pounds to put the dual out of reach before Teacher would finish off the dual with a 6-0 win over Devan Uzelak. The Division II semifinals will start at 9 a.m. Eastern on Saturday with the finals slated for noon. NAIA Grand View ran the nation's longest current college dual meet win streak to 69 after opening with a 54-0 win over Bethany and a 39-12 win over conference foe Missouri Valley. The Vikings, winners of the last seven NAIA national championships and National Duals titles, face off with the University of the Cumberlands, the tournament's fourth seed, in Saturday's semifinals. Grand View used a total of 14 different wrestlers in the two wins, with two-time NAIA national champion Evan Hansen going 2-0 with two first-period falls at 197 pounds. Of the Vikings 20 wins, 10 were by fall. Cumberlands knocked off Mid-South Conference foe Campbellsville in the quarters just a round after Campbellsville upset fifth-seeded Lindsey Wilson 24-11 in the opening round. Cumberlands opened up with a 41-4 win over last year's National Duals runners-up, Williams Baptist. Against Campbellsville, a key win came from 149-pound NAIA runner-up Tres Leon as he majored All-American Jaedin Sklapsky 10-1 in the dual's only bonus point. Wins by All-American Eric Deluse at 197 pounds and Aaron Johnson at 285 pounds sealed the victory for the Patriots. In the bottom half of the bracket, sixth-seeded Life pushed its way into the semifinals after bouncing out Baker and third-seeded Providence (Mont.). Against Baker, Life won seven out of 10 bouts and the Running Eagles followed it with another 7-out-of-10 against the Argonauts. Down 16-11 after 165, Life reeled off victories from Osvani Ley, Lucius Van Rensberg, Diallo Matsimella and Jimsher Sidhu to pull away 26-15. Life will face second-seeded Indiana Tech, which moved past a pair of unseeded teams -- Cumberland U. and Southeastern -- to reach the semifinals. The Warriors jumped out with four straight falls in the quarterfinals against Southeastern and never looked back. Southeastern upended No. 7 Midland 24-18 in the first round. The NAIA semifinals will get underway at 9 a.m. on Saturday, with the finals kicking off at noon. Division III In the 24-team Division III field, there were a handful of early upsets, but the top three seeds -- Augsburg, Wartburg and Johnson & Wales -- all advanced to Saturday's semifinals. The trio will be joined by fifth-seeded Wabash, which upended Ithaca 21-14 in the quarterfinals. Returning champion Augsburg cruised, dropping just three individual bouts. Augsburg shifted its lineup around to make room for returning national champion Lucas Jeske at 165 pounds. In his first official action of the season, Jeske pinned two opponents to help the Auggies into the semifinals. One of the most entertaining bouts of the day saw Augsburg 197-pounder Lance Benick rally from down 6-0 in the first to pick up a big throw in the final seconds to earn the 10-8 win over John Jayne of the University of Chicago. Augsburg will face Wabash in the top bracket semifinal. The Little Giants opened with a 27-16 win over No. 12 UW-Whitewater before upending No. 4 Ithaca 21-14 in the quarterfinals. Ithaca's returning Division III national champion Ben Brisman knocked off returning All-American Owen Doster 9-4 at 141 pounds, which offset the 125-pound upset by Wabash's Carlos Champagne over All-American Ferdinand Mase in sudden victory. Top-ranked Darden Schurg gave Wabash an 18-7 lead with three weights to go after a technical fall at 174 pounds. Wabash would ice it with a tiebreaker win at 197 pounds from Levi Miller. Down low, Johnson & Wales edged Mount Union 21-19 in a back-and-forth affair. The dual featured some jockeying of the lineups to try to optimize lineups. Mount Union bumped up returning national champion Jairod James to 184 and his technical fall over Ryan DeVivo gave the Purple Raiders a 18-14 lead. Johnson & Wales bumped All-American Khamri Thomas away and he pulled out a 5-0 win at 197, while Michael DiNardo's move to heavyweight was big as he scored a 9-1 major decision to push Johnson & Wales into the semifinals for the second straight year. The Wildcats will face 11-time champion Wartburg in the semis. The Knights opened up with a 34-6 win over UW-Eau Claire, which upset No. 15 WPI in the opening round. The move to the semifinals was complete after Wartburg shelled American Rivers Conference foe Coe 32-8. Coe was seeded 10th and upended seventh-seeded Baldwin Wallace in the second round. Returning Division III champions Brock Rathbun (133) and Cross Cannone (157) were solid. Rathbun earned a fall in his only bout of the day, while Cannone topped Coe All-American Cole Erickson 5-3. NJCAA Top-seeded Northeastern Oklahoma A&M and second-seeded Western Wyoming were perfect on the day, going 20-0 and advancing to the semifinals with a pair of shutouts. Three-time National Duals runner-up NEO opened up with a 57-0 over outmanned Itasca of Minnesota. The Golden Norseman would follow with a 46-0 win over Labette. Key match there saw All-American Boo Dryden, ranked third at 133, beat top-ranked 125-pounder Dillon Prutch of Labette. Prutch bumped up from his normal starting weight class. NEO heavyweight Antonio Andrade was 2-0 with a fall and a technical fall. Coach Joe Renfro's squad will face fourth-seeded Nassau in the semifinals. The Lions opened with a 42-15 win over Joliet Junior College before rallying to win the final three bouts to beat fifth-seeded Barton 20-17. Wins down the stretch by Adolfo Batista at 184, Greg Hodulick at 197 pounds and heavyweight Edwin Rubio completed the comeback. Rubio was 2-0 on the day with a fall and the match-winning decision. Third-seeded Northwest Kansas Tech had a trio of Mongolians go 2-0 at three straight weights to push the Mustangs into the semifinals and assured the program of its highest finish in school history. After a 41-12 win over Jamestown (N.Y.), Northwest Tech won the first four matches by bonus points and never looked back, taking a 37-15 win over Harper College to earn the opportunity to face second-seeded Western Wyoming in Saturday's semifinals in a matchup of Mustangs. Of Western Wyoming's 20 wins, these Mustangs tallied six falls, two technical falls and three major decisions. After opening with a 47-0 win over Cowley, Western Wyoming knocked off Southwestern Oregon 44-0 in the quarterfinals. Southwestern Oregon upset seventh-seeded Rochester (Minn.) 27-21 in the opening round. Western Wyoming 125-pounder Dalton Stutzman was the standout on the day, pinning both opponents. NJCAA semifinals get underway at 9 a.m. and the championship finals set for noon. Women Top-seeded McKendree bested No. 8 Southern Oregon 34-9 in the quarterfinals of the women's division on Friday. The win pushed both McKendree's men's and women's programs into contention for a National Duals crown. Second the past two years, the Bearcats were led by top-ranked Felicity Taylor at 116 pounds and Alex Glaude at 155. Southern Oregon did pick up one notable victory as Gladdys Palma upended top-ranked Alexis Porter at 136. Porter was ranked No. 1 at 143 pounds. McKendree will face Emmanuel in Saturday at 11 a.m. in the semifinals. Emmanuel ended Campbellsville's quest for a second straight National Duals title with a 22-21 criteria victory in the quarterfinals on Friday afternoon. Emmanuel's Hannah Gladden had a crucial 12-5 win over Alexia Foca at 155 pounds, which lessened the sting after top-ranked Abby Nette of Emmanuel was pinned by Andribeth Rivera at 130 pounds in a matchup of returning All-Americans. In women's wrestling, which is freestyle, the first tiebreaking criteria is fewest number of red cards, and neither team received a red card. Both were even in the number of falls, forfeits, defaults and disqualifications, and both teams were even in technical falls, so the fifth criteria, most technical points, went the way of Emmanuel 50-44. Third-seeded King, four-time winners of the event, won five big matches in the middleweights to squeak past the University of the Cumberlands 24-20. Two key falls by Briana Kellin at 123 and Nicole Joseph at 136 were part of the bonus-point parade the Tornado needed as the two squad split the 10 weights. Ana Luciano's 10-0 win over Isabella Ricchiazzi at 155 was just enough to seal the win. The Tornado will face second-seeded Wayland Baptist in the semifinals. Wayland Baptist edged upset-minded Life 27-20 with back-to-back technical falls by a pair of returning national champions. Trailing 20-19, 170-pounder Brittany Marshall picked up a quick 10-0 win over returning All-American Stephanie Pantoja to give Wayland a 23-20 lead with one bout to go before Paige Baynes, a national champion last season at Grays Harbor in Washington, finished things off with a 10-0 tech at 191. Life made things interesting in the middle, picking up two falls and a technical fall at the middle weights. Semifinals will start at 11 a.m. with the women's finals set to kick off at 2 p.m. NUWAY hosts the 2019 NWCA Multi-Divisional National Duals Presented by the United States Marine Corps and Defense Soap Kentucky Expo Center & Freedom Hall, Louisville, Kentucky Semifinal matchups Division II No. 1 St. Cloud State (9-0) vs. No. 4 Nebraska-Kearney (2-3) No. 3 Notre Dame College (2-0) vs. No. 2 McKendree (6-0) Division III No. 1 Augsburg (4-0) vs. No. 5 Wabash (5-1) No. 2 Wartburg (8-0) vs. No. 3 Johnson & Wales (9-3) NAIA No. 1 Grand View (5-0) vs. No. 4 U. of the Cumberlands (5-1) No. 6 Life (7-1) vs. No. 2 Indiana Tech (8-1) NJCAA No. 1 Northeastern Oklahoma A&M vs. No. 4 Nassau No. 2 Western Wyoming vs. No. 3 Northwest Kansas Tech Women No. 1 McKendree (4-0) vs. No. 4 Emmanuel (17-1) No. 3 King (7-2) vs. No. 2 Wayland Baptist (3-0) Division II First Round No. 1 St. Cloud State 38, Seton Hill 3 No. 8 Upper Iowa 36, West Liberty 12 No. 5 Pitt-Johnstown 22, Fort Hays State 16 No. 4 Nebraska-Kearney 35, Indianapolis 7 No. 3 Notre Dame College 25, UW-Parkside 18 Wheeling Jesuit 27, No. 6 Lindenwood 12 No. 7 Central Oklahoma 22, Gannon 17 No. 2 McKendree 35, Limestone 9 Quarterfinals No. 1 St. Cloud State 27, No. 8 Upper Iowa 12 No. 4 Nebraska-Kearney 23, No. 5 Pitt-Johnstown 16 No. 3 Notre Dame College 21, Wheeling Jesuit 9 No. 2 McKendree 22, No. 7 Central Oklahoma 18 Division III First Round Chicago 23, No. 16 Centenary 15 No. 9 UW-La Crosse 47, Augustana (Ill.) 0 No. 12 UW-Whitewater 30, Luther 12 No. 13 Olivet 30, Johns Hopkins 13 No. 14 Millikin 31, Heidelberg 15 No. 11 Roger Williams 42, Greensboro 9 No. 10 Coe 42, Westminster 10 UW-Eau Claire 31, No. 15 WPI 8 Second Round No. 1 Augsburg 36, Chicago 3 No. 9 UW-La Crosse 30, No. 8 York (Pa.) 11 No. 5 Wabash 27, No. 12 UW-Whitewater 12 No. 4 Ithaca 39, No. 13 Olivet 6 No. 3 Johnson & Wales 31, No. 14 Millikin 18 No. 6 Mount Union 31, No. 11 Roger Williams 10 No. 10 Coe 21, No. 7 Baldwin Wallace 16 No. 2 Wartburg 34, UW-Eau Claire 6 Quarterfinals No. 1 Augsburg 29, No. 9 UW-La Crosse 6 No. 5 Wabash 21, No. 4 Ithaca 14 No. 3 Johnson & Wales 21, No. 6 Mount Union 18 No. 2 Wartburg 32, No. 10 Coe 8 NAIA First Round No. 1 Grand View 54, Bethany (Kan.) 0 Missouri Valley 23, No. 8 Southern Oregon 15 Campbellsville 24, No. 5 Lindsey Wilson 11 No. 4 U. of the Cumberlands 41, Williams Baptist 4 No. 3 Providence (Mont.) 20, Marian 16 No. 6 Life 26, Baker 9 Southeastern 24, No. 7 Midland 18 No. 2 Indiana Tech 27, Cumberland U. 12 Quarterfinals No. 1 Grand View 39, Missouri Valley 12 No. 4 U. of the Cumberlands 19, Campbellsville 12 No. 6 Life 26, No. 3 Providence (Mont.) 16 No. 2 Indiana Tech 38, Southeastern 10 NJCAA First Round No. 1 Northeastern Oklahoma A&M 57, Itasca 0 No. 8 Labette 33, Triton 17 No. 5 Barton 31, Muskegon 16 No. 4 Nassau 42, Joliet 16 No. 3 Northwest Kansas Tech 21, Jamestown (N.Y.) 12 No. 6 Harper 42, Spartanburg Methodist 7 Southwestern Oregon 27, No. 7 Rochester (Minn.) 21 No. 2 Western Wyoming 47, Cowley 0 Quarterfinals No. 1 Northeastern Oklahoma A&M 46, No. 8 Labette 0 No. 4 Nassau 20, No. 5 Barton 17 No. 3 Northwest Kansas Tech 37, No. 6 Harper 15 No. 2 Western Wyoming 44, Southwestern Oregon 0 Women First Round No. 8 Southern Oregon 36, Missouri Valley 5 No. 5 Campbellsville 44, Nassau 0 No. 6 U. of the Cumberlands 48, Gannon 0 No. 7 Life 37, Lyon 12 Quarterfinals No. 1 McKendree 34, No. 8 Southern Oregon 9 No. 4 Emmanuel 22, No. 5 Campbellsville 21 (Criteria No. 5, Most Technical Points EC 50-44) No. 3 King 24, No. 6 U. of the Cumberlands 20 No. 2 McKendree 27, No. 7 Life 20

LANCASTER, Pa. -- Nine wins in 10 matches highlighted a dominant 35-4 Franklin & Marshall win over Davidson in non-conference wrestling action on Friday afternoon in Lancaster. It marked the team's largest margin of victory over an opponent since a 41-3 stomping of Millersville in February of 2014. The Diplomats improved to 1-0 on the year after their opening dual-meet competition, while the Wildcats fell to 2-5. F&M notched bonus points in four matches, beginning with Jose Diaz's 12-4 major at 125. The freshman grappler recorded three takedowns in the first period to roll to his first-career dual victory. A Davidson major at 133 tied the team score at 4-4, but it was all F&M from there as Paddy Quinlan's commanding 14-1 major at 141 began a string of eight straight Diplomat wins. Cole Aaron led by a 12-2 score at 149 before his pin at 4:32 put F&M ahead at 14-4. Emmett LiCastri (157) and Jacob Conners (165) followed with 5-2, and 7-4 decisions, respectively, before freshman Chris Bolletino's 6-4 decision at 174 sealed the match for good. Anthony Mancini took a 4-2 lead after the first period at 184 pounds with a takedown and near fall to hold on for a 5-2 decision. Philip Robilotto (197 pounds) registered the Diplomats second pin of the afternoon by turning his opponent at 4:38 and Antonio Pelusi (285 pounds) put the exclamation point on an F&M victory with a takedown in sudden victory for the 3-1 decision. The Diplomats return to the mats tomorrow by hosting the seventh annual David H. Lehman F&M Open. The tournament begins at 9:00 a.m. For the second straight year, video coverage of every bout on every mat will be made available through Track Wrestling. Access for all live and archived matches of the 2019 David H. Lehman F&M Open is available for subscription at a one-time cost of $16.95. To sign up, click here. As always, live results will be made available free of charge and can be accessed here. Results: 125: Jose Diaz (F&M) over Zamir Ode (DAVI) (MD 12-4) 133: Kyle Gorant (DAVI) over Mike Simonetti (F&M) (MD 12-3) 141: Paddy Quinlan (F&M) over Caleb Ziebell (DAVI) (MD 14-1) 149: Cole Aaron (F&M) over Will Baldwin (DAVI) (Fall 4:32) 157: Emmett LiCastri (F&M) over Tony Palumbo (DAVI) (Dec 5-2) 165: Jacob Conners (F&M) over Hunter Costa (DAVI) (Dec 7-4) 174: Chris Bolletino (F&M) over Noah Satterfield (DAVI) (Dec 6-4) 184: Anthony Mancini (F&M) over Conor Fenn (DAVI) (Dec 5-2) 197: Philip Robilotto (F&M) over Finaly Holston (DAVI) (Fall 4:38) 285: Antonio Pelusi (F&M) over Mitchell Trigg (DAVI) (SV-1 3-1)

Michael Kemerer (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) On Episode 14 of The MatBoss Podcast, host Chad Dennis catches up with Iowa All-American Michael Kemerer to talk about his rehab and other wrestling topics. Kemerer will address the situation with the injury that cost him his 2018-19 season, what it was like growing up wrestling in Pennsylvania and at Franklin Regional and Young Guns and how he became a Hawkeye fan. About MatBoss: Created by coaches for coaches, MatBoss for iPad® integrates wrestling stats directly into the video you record for each match, completely replacing the need for labor-intensive pencil and paper scoring systems. It's the wrestling stats app our sport has been waiting for. Focus on coaching, not busy work Improve through video analysis Make data an advantage Eliminate scoring errors Increase exposure Become a digital coach For more information, visit MatBossApp.com. Follow MatBoss on Twitter and subscribe to the show @MatBossApp | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Spreaker | Google Play Music | RSS

A GoFundMe fundraising page has been established for Caleb Stockmaster, Cleveland State wrestler -- and former Kent State matman -- as the 22-year-old student-athlete battles esophageal cancer. Here's how Stockmaster's GoFundMe page described his plight: "He was pursuing his dream of a degree in Criminology and collegiate wrestling at Cleveland State University when he was faced with the greatest challenge of his life. After a back injury in July that quickly progressed to Caleb losing the ability to walk. He went to the hospital where a vertebral fracture was discovered. He underwent surgery where a multi-level spinal fusion was done. During the surgery it was discovered that a tumor was actually the cause. After his surgery he regained his ability to walk and his pain was somewhat relieved. "After extensive medical workup the primary cancer site was found to be esophageal cancer. Caleb and his family are facing the fight of their lives. Caleb's prognosis is very grim..." The fundraising goal for Stockmaster is $50,000. During the 2017-18 season, Stockmaster wrestled as a redshirt sophomore at CSU, compiling a 21-13 record at 174 pounds, according to his bio at the official Viking wrestling website. Prior to coming to Cleveland State at the beginning of 2017, Stockmaster wrestled at Kent State University in Ohio, where he went 6-6 in Fall 2016. During the 2015-16 season, he won 11 matches while competing unattached. Before launching his collegiate career, Stockmaster wrestled at Margaretta High School in Calista in north-central Ohio, just south of Sandusky and Lake Erie. As a senior, Stockmaster placed eighth at 160 pounds in Division III at the Ohio high school state tournament, having qualified for state as a junior at 152. Stockmaster racked up 153 career victories with the Margaretta Polar Bears.

CORVALLIS, Ore. -- The No. 6-ranked University of Michigan wrestling team kicked off the New Year in dominant fashion, claiming eight individual matches -- five with bonus points -- en route to a 33-8 win at Oregon State on Thursday night (Jan. 3) at the Beavers' Gill Coliseum. Freshman Mason Parris put an exclamation point on the Wolverine win with an 11-4 decision over No. 1-ranked Amar Dhesi in his varsity debut at heavyweight. Parris, who had only competed unattached in four open tournaments this season, controlled the bout from the outset, scoring on three takedowns in the first period -- including a single leg just 15 seconds into the match -- before adding another in the second and riding for 1:31 advantage time. It was the first match of the season for Dhesi, a two-time NCAA All-American and freestyle world medalist. Parris is now 18-3 in his rookie campaign. Parris' win also capped a stretch of five straight Michigan victories to close out the dual meet, including three bonus wins over the stretch with a third-period fall from sophomore Reece Hughes at 184 pounds. Hughes, who wrestled up two weight classes against Myles Terry, took his first lead with a reversal on the edge of the mat early in the third, then locked up a bottom-leg cradle and earned his second pin this season at the 5:42 mark. It was Hughes' third dual win over the last two seasons -- all coming up in weight. Michigan also earned technical falls from senior/juniors Stevan Micic and Logan Massa at 133 and 165 pounds, respectively. Micic's technical fall put the Wolverines ahead for good after senior/junior Austin Assad held third-ranked Ronnie Bresser to just a 6-2 decision at the opening weight. Micic, ranked third in the latest FloWrestling poll, rolled to an 18-2 win over Kegan Calkins behind four takedowns and eight back points, including a four-point straightjacket in the second period. He ended the bout with a high-crotch takedown at the 5:21 mark to improve to 4-0 on the season. Massa, ranked sixth nationally at 165 pounds, piled on 14 points in the second half of the first period en route to a 16-0 technical fall over Aaron Olmos. He broke through with a single leg midway through the first then earned three sets of near fall on a suck back and a bow and arrow. He closed out the match with a low single leg at 3:17. Fifth-year senior Malik Amine and senior/junior Jackson Striggow were similarly dominant in major decision victories at 149 and 197 pounds, respectively. Amine earned a 12-4 major decision against Josh Reyes, scoring on five takedowns, including two in the third period, and accumulating 5:24 in riding-time advantage. Striggow scored on six takedowns -- three in the first period -- and rode for 3:03 to beat Bob Coleman, 14-5. It was the second straight bonus win for both Wolverines. Junior/sophomore Kanen Storr and senior/junior Myles Amine rounded the Wolverines' match winners with decisions and 149 and 174 pounds, respectively. Storr, ranked sixth, scored five takedowns en route to a 14-7 decision against Grant Willits and would have secured bonus if not for a last-second Willits escape. Amine, ranked third, also controlled from start to finish in a 9-3 decision against Colt Doyle with three takedowns -- two in the first period -- and a second-period reversal. Amine improved to 10-0 on the season; he and Storr are both 4-0 in dual meets. Michigan (4-0) will wrap up its western road trip in Tempe, Arizona, on Saturday (Jan. 5) when it takes on No. 16 Arizona State at 8 p.m. MST at the Sun Devils' Wells Fargo Arena. Results: 125 -- #3 Ronnie Bresser (OSU) dec. Austin Assad, 6-2 [OSU, 3-0] 133 -- #3 Stevan Micic (U-M) tech. fall Kegan Calkins, 18-2 (5:21) [U-M, 5-3] 141 -- #6 Kanen Storr (U-M) dec. Grant Willits, 14-7 [U-M, 8-3] 149 -- Malik Amine (U-M) major dec. Josh Reyes, 12-4 [U-M, 12-3] 157 -- Hunter Willits (OSU) tech. fall Layne Van Anrooy, 18-3 (5:44) [U-M, 12-8] 165 -- #6 Logan Massa (U-M) tech. fall Aaron Olmos, 16-0 (3:17) [U-M, 17-8] 174 -- #3 Myles Amine (U-M) dec. Colt Doyle, 9-3 (4:30) [U-M, 21-8] 184 -- Reece Hughes (U-M) pinned Myles Terry, 5:42 [U-M, 24-8] 197 -- Jackson Striggow (U-M) major dec. Bob Coleman, 14-5 [U-M, 30-8] Hwt -- Mason Parris (U-M) dec. #1 Amar Dhesi, 11-4 [U-M, 33-8]

FRESNO, Calif. -- Shutting out its first opponent since 2005, the Bulldog Wrestling team won all 10 matches on Thursday night against California Baptist blanking the Lancers, 43-0 at the Save Mart Center. Fresno State (4-5) used a pair of falls, a technical fall and two major decisions to roll to its first shutout since blanking Menlo College, 47-0 during the 2004-05 season. How It Happened Starting at 125 pounds, redshirt freshman Robert Garcia IV got the action started with a 12-5 win over Antonio Saldate jumping out to a 7-2 lead. Saldate was able to cut the 'Dogs lead to 7-4, but Garcia IV closed out the match getting a stalling point, a takedown and a two-point near fall to give the Bulldogs a 3-0 lead. Redshirt freshman 133-pound Gary Joint followed with a 17-2 technical fall over Vincent Zavala taking a 4-0 lead after the opening period and extended it to 10-0 after two getting a takedown and a four-point near fall. Starting the third period neutral, Joint added three takedowns and a riding time point for his third technical fall of the season. Sophomore Chris Deloza received a forfeit at 141 pounds to push the 'Dogs lead to 14-0 setting up the match of the dual took place at 149 pounds as No. 16-ranked Khristian Olivas took on 2018 Division II national champion Daxton Gordon. Tied at 2-2 entering the final half of the second period, Olivas secured a takedown with 26 seconds left to head to the third period with a 4-2 lead. Starting the final period on bottom, Olivas got away from Gordon for a 5-2 lead and added a takedown to close out a 7-3 win. Redshirt freshman Jacob Wright kept the 'Dogs shutout going with his third fall of the season pinning Cole Drescher in 1:22 as he secured four takedowns before his fifth sent Drescher to his back for the quick win. With a 23-0 lead at intermission, redshirt freshman Brandon Martino made his Save Mart Center debut with a 16-7 major decision over Jacob Cooper breaking open a close 3-2 match with a reversal and five takedowns to go along with 3:13 of riding time for his first bonus point victory of the season. Redshirt junior Dominic Kincaid, a former Lancer himself from 2015-17, escaped with a 4-3 win over Garrett Strang at 174 pounds using two first period takedowns to hold on for a one-point win to give the 'Dogs a 30-0 lead. Getting a second fall of the dual in less than two minutes, the 'Dogs redshirt freshman Jackson Hemauer made quick work of Arick Lopez at 184 pounds pinning him in 1:49 for his first pin of the season to push the lead to 36-0. The Bulldogs kept the shutout in tact with the final two weights as junior Josh Hokit notched a 13-4 major decision at 197 pounds over Frank Wyshinski and AJ Nevills closed out the dual with a 3-0 win over Zach Schrader at heavyweight. Quotables Head Coach Troy Steiner On the Bulldogs' 43-0 win over California Baptist..... "They have showed glimpses of it in the practice room, but to let themselves go and open up and perform is what you are always trying to get them to do and tonight they did that. They let themselves really enjoy the moment and you have to enjoy it." On moving into the second half of the season.... "We want to build momentum moving into the second half of the year and starting a New Year and this a good way to start it out, but we have a tough stretch starting with Iowa State next week and we will need to have the same hustle and focus we had tonight. We want to enjoy the moment and get ready to go again." Junior 197-pounder Josh Hokit On handling the quick amount of matches so soon after the football season..... "It is tough, but you got to love it. Wrestling is on a whole different level and if you don't love the fight, then you shouldn't be wrestling." On being back at the Save Mart Center in front of the Red Wave..... "It was great. You get a glimpse of it during football season and they come out here and still support you. It is great." On all 10 'Dogs winning matches tonight..... "It shows all the hard work the guys are putting in and a lot of people don't see it. The wrestling workouts are a little different than football and they are brutal. To get the 43-0 win is well deserved." Team Notes - The last time Fresno State shut out an opponent came on Jan. 4, 2005 over Menlo College. - Hokit wrestled his 15th match of the season improving to 12-3 after only wrestling a total of 17 all of 2017-18 when he went 9-8. Up next Fresno State hits the road for a Big 12 dual on Sunday, Jan. 13 traveling to Iowa State (2-1, 0-0 B12) for a second straight season taking on the Cyclones at 12 p.m. PT at Hilton Coliseum. Results: 125: Robert Garcia IV (FS) dec. Antonio Saldate (CBU), 12-5 | FS 3, CBU 0 133: Gary Joint (FS) tech. fall Vincent Zavala (CBU), 17-2 (7:00) | FS 8, CBU 0 141: Chris Deloza wins by forfeit | FS 14, CBU 0 149: No. 18/-/16 Khristian Olivas (FS) dec. Daxton Gordon (CBU), 7-3 | FS 17, CBU 0 157: Jacob Wright (FS) wins by fall over Cole Drescher (CBU), 1:22 | FS 23, CBU 0 165: Brandon Martino (FS) maj. dec. Jacob Cooper (CBU), 16-7 | FS 27, CBU 0 174: Dominic Kincaid (FS) dec. Garrett Strang (CBU), 4-3 | FS 30, CBU 0 184: No. -/-/20 Jackson Hemauer (FS) wins by fall over Arick Lopez (CBU), 1:49 | FS 36, CBU 0 197: Josh Hokit (FS) maj. dec. Frank Wyshinski (CBU), 13-4 | FS 40, CBU 0 285: No. /-/-/13 AJ Nevills (FS) dec. Zach Schrader (CBU), 3-0 | FS 43, CBU 0

Penn State won the Southern Scuffle in dominant fashion (Photo/Sam Janicki, SJanickiPhoto.com) The Penn State Nittany Lions won the 2019 Southern Scuffle this weekend with a whopping 216.5 points -- a record for the tournament. Penn State's record-setting performance this week is starting to feel commonplace. And while their dominance is certainly attractive to the donors in State College, is it good for the sport of wrestling at the collegiate and international level? Simply put, yes. Though Iowa, Ohio State, Michigan and Arizona State would love to add another team trophy, the fact that there is a clear frontrunner adds promotional value to the sport at the collegiate level, leads to better preparation for international athletes, and even helps push the sport to new competitive levels. While spreading around the title would seem to be a strong storyline, the best way for secondary and tertiary sports to get noticed in the mainstream media is through dynastic performances, like that of Penn State. Average Joe and Jane sports fan have an easier time remembering that Penn State is the dominant wrestling program in the nation, than they do who won each of the past five years. The story is simple and therefore its transmittable to others, even if delivered in exaggerated tones. To make this point clearer, I know that Anson Dorrance is the head soccer coach of the UNC women's soccer program precisely because they won dozens of NCAA titles throughout the 80's, 90's and 2000's. That's a fact that draws me closer to their sport, because on the chance I see the sport on TV I will have a connection. Though not as applicable the interest-drive benefit of a dynasty extends to my interest in baseball. The Yankees are (or were) the dominant team, therefore I now have some knowledge of the sport and an interest in seeing them play (maybe not, but you get the point). When one team wins the majority of the championships more casual fans are aware of the sport. The international wrestlers also benefit from a powerful program. We've seen two world team members from the Nittany Lion Wrestling Club (four if you add in Jaime Espinal and Franklin Gomez). Members of these clubs are getting the very best collegiate workout partners, which helps keep them sharp in months without national team camps or international competitions. While that won't seem to directly impact the other international wrestlers it does drive competitive investment from other RTC's and adds value to the USA talent pool, from which many of these athletes find their training partners. When you're trying to beat the best, you have to invest and think like them, too -- that's good for the quality of international wrestling in the United States. Finally, when one team attracts so much top talent and coaches it with such efficacy the sport is likely to improve through innovation, either from the program itself, or competitors looking to knock them down. When looking at the wrestlers coming out of State College it's self-evident that they have changed the way the next generation has wrestled. That change will continue for years to come and will, again, benefit all parties. The Penn State dominance doesn't look to be waning anytime soon, but that shouldn't mean wrestling fans of all programs can't find something encouraging about a runner-up finish. To your questions … Rich Bender (far right) with David Taylor and Tervel Dlagnev (Photo/Larry Slater) Q: What do you make of Rich Bender being named to the board of the USOC? -- TK Foley: Rich Bender being named to the board of the USOC is not just a gain for the sport of wrestling, but for the USOC in general. The board is made up of many very accomplished individuals, but none have been the head of an NGB and few interact with athletes with as much consistency as Bender. Remember that the USOC is a MAJOR player in the Olympic movement, with American media rights and company sponsorships accounting for a large portion of Olympic dollars. For wrestling there might not be a direct impact (ie. more Olympic weight classes) but being in the room and able to influence meta-level discussions will mean that positive changes are made throughout the organization. Congrats to Rich and his family! Q: Joe Smith looked incredible at the Southern Scuffle. 174 pounds has been thought of as a two-horse race between Mark Hall and Zahid Valencia. Do you see Smith as a title threat at 174 pounds? -- Mike C. Foley: Joe Smith is THICK! I couldn't believe my eyes, but also because Mark Hall looked thick I literally checked the proportions on my player, like it was in stretch mode or something. Smith did a lot to slow down Hall in the finals, but that wasn't the highlight of the tournament. His wins over David McFadden 11-4 and Trent Hidlay 4-2 weren't just impressive in the sense that he came up a weight and performed, but that he dominated. The control he showed in each position was enough to verify that his year could end in the national finals. That said, tough to discount Valencia or Hall. In all likelihood Hall is the top seed with Smith and Valencia set to meet in the semifinals. The interesting matchup there might be in the corner, as Coach Smith and Zeke Jones face off in a battle of lightweight Olympic class wrestlers! MULTIMEDIA HALFTIME David Taylor is the freestyle wrestler of the year! 2018 Ultimate Wrestling Highlight Q: Who is the best heavyweight in Division I college wrestling? If all healthy, who wins the NCAA heavyweight championship? -- Todd L. Foley: The heavyweight title race comes down to five wrestlers: Sam Stoll (Iowa), Gable Steveson (Minnesota), Derek White (Oklahoma State), Anthony Cassar (PSU), and Youssif Hemida (Maryland). The favorites are Stoll and Steveson, with a not-too-shabby Scuffle performance by White putting him in third. The real test starts in the dual meet season, but putting aside schedules and potential outcomes, I think we are going to use the eye test for this prediction. Sam Stoll. He's larger, older, and may revel in spoiling Steveson's coming out party in Pittsburgh. While I think Steveson is a monster, I don't know that his outlook (Vegas face mushing and extracurricular activity) is the right outlook for the NCAA tournament. I'm in no way against having a little fun, but I think that overconfidence can jeopardize anyone's NCAA tournament. It'll certainly be a battle for the king of the heavyweight division, and with an active, mobile class the fans will be the real winners. Q: Now that Sebastian Rivera defeated Spencer Lee, do you think he can do it when it counts in March? -- Mike C. Foley: Sea Bass is a difficult nickname to count against in any tournament. While I was impressed with Sea Bass' match management and offense, I'm still a believer in Spencer Lee's overall greatness. The match was lopsided with Sea Bass winning all of the positions, which makes it very difficult to bet against, but still ... Sea Bass CAN do it, but I would still choose Lee in a head-to-head matchup. That is absolutely no slight to Sea Bass, nor is it a comment on his immense talent, I just hitched my wagon to the Spencer Lee star and have to deal with the consequences for at least one more year.

2019 is officially here. The season turns to the proverbial second trimester. We head into another big week of competition, and here is the schedule of competitions for team in the national high school Fab 50 team rankings between Jan. 2-8. No. 1 Blair Academy, N.J. -- competes in the Geary (Okla.) Invitational on Friday and Saturday No. 2 Wyoming Seminary, Pa. -- travels to Gilroy (Calif.) for double dual on Wednesday against No. 8 Buchanan (Calif.) and No. 11 Gilroy (Calif.) No. 3 Bergen Catholic, N.J. -- travels to DePaul Catholic (N.J.) for dual meet on Friday No. 4 Montini Catholic, Ill. -- travels to Gilroy (Calif.) for double dual on Wednesday against No. 8 Buchanan (Calif.) and No. 11 Gilroy (Calif.), competes in the Doc Buchanan Invitational at Clovis (Calif.) on Friday and Saturday No. 5 Cincinnati LaSalle, Ohio -- hosts Aurora (Ohio) in a dual meet on Saturday No. 6 St. Edward, Ohio -- hosts quad meet on Saturday against No. 30 Wadsworth (Ohio), Akron (Ohio) SVSM, and Huntington (W.Va.) No. 7 Detroit Catholic Central, Mich. -- hosts the DCC Invitational on Saturday No. 8 Buchanan, Calif. -- travels to Gilroy (Calif.) for double dual on Wednesday against No. 2 Wyoming Seminary (Pa.) and No. 4 Montini Catholic (Ill.), competes in the Doc Buchanan Invitational at Clovis (Calif.) on Friday and Saturay No. 9 Bethlehem Catholic, Pa. -- travels to No. 45 Bethlehem (Pa.) Liberty for dual meet on Friday No. 10 Lake Highland Prep, Fla. -- travels to Clovis (Calif.) for the Doc Buchanan Invitational on Friday and Saturday, hosts district dual tournament on Tuesday 1/8 No. 11 Gilroy, Calif. -- hosts double dual on Wednesday against No. 2 Wyoming Seminary (Pa.) and No. 4 Montini Catholic (Ill.), travels to Palma (Calif.) for dual on Thursday, competes in the Doc Buchanan Invitational at Clovis (Calif.) on Friday and Saturday No. 12 St. John Bosco, Calif. -- travels to Clovis (Calif.) for the Doc Buchanan Invitational on Friday and Saturday No. 13 Tuttle, Okla. -- competes in the Geary (Okla.) Invitational on Friday and Saturday No. 14 Southeast Polk, Iowa -- travels to Kaukauna (Wis.) for the Cheesehead Invitational on Friday and Saturday No. 15 Liberty, Mo. -- competes in the Cushing (Okla.) Tournament on Friday and Saturday, travels to Staley (Mo.) for dual meet on Tuesday 1/8 No. 16 Park Hill, Mo. -- hosts Blue Springs (Mo.) South in a dual meet on Tuesday 1/8 No. 17 Broken Arrow, Okla. -- travels to Choctaw (Okla.) for dual meet on Thursday, competes in the Geary (Okla.) Invitational on Friday and Saturday, travels to Tulsa (Okla.) Union for dual meet on Tuesday 1/8 No. 18 Poway, Calif. -- competes in the Cerritos (Calif.) Tournament of Champions on Friday and Saturday No. 19 Allen, Texas -- hosts the Texas Outlaw Tournament yesterday and today, competes in the Cushing (Okla.) Tournament on Friday and Saturday No. 20 Clovis, Calif. -- hosts the Doc Buchanan Invitational on Friday and Saturday No. 21 Simley, Minn. -- travels to Kaukauna (Wis.) for the Cheesehead Invitational on Friday and Saturday No. 22 Brighton, Mich. -- competes in the Detroit Catholic Central (Mich.) Invitational on Saturday No. 23 Kasson-Mantorville, Minn. -- travels to Kaukauna (Wis.) for the Cheesehead Invitational on Friday and Saturday No. 25 Chicago Mt. Carmel, Ill. -- travels to Kaukauna (Wis.) for the Cheesehead Invitational on Friday and Saturday No. 26 Delbarton, N.J. -- travels to West Orange (N.J.) for the Sam Cali Memorial Tournament on Saturday and Sunday No. 27 Oak Park River Forest, Ill. -- travels to Rochester (Minn.) for The Clash National Duals on Friday and Saturday No. 28 Elyria, Ohio -- hosts tri-meet against Brunswick (Ohio) and Solon (Ohio) on Thursday No. 29 Parkersburg South, W.Va. -- hosts the Parkersburg South (W.Va.) Classic on Saturday No. 30 Wadsworth, Ohio -- competes in quad meet on Saturday at No. 6 St. Edward (Ohio) along with Akron (Ohio) SVSM and Huntington (W.Va.) No. 31 Kiski Area, Pa. -- hosts Pittsburgh (Pa.) Central Catholic in a dual meet on Wednesday, travels to Norwin (Pa.) for the Westmoreland County Coaches Association Tournament on Friday and Saturday No. 32 Davison, Mich. -- competes in the Detroit Catholic Central (Mich.) Invitational on Saturday No. 34 Marmion Academy, Ill. -- travels to Minooka (Ill.) for dual meet on Friday, travels to Waubonsie Valley (Ill.) for quad meet on Saturday along with Crystal Lake Central (Ill.) and New Trier (Ill.) No. 35 South Plainfield, N.J. -- travels to Newton (N.J.) for the Henry Boresch Duals on Saturday No. 36 Indianapolis Cathedral, Ind. -- travels to Fort Wayne (Ind.) for IHSWCA Team State No. 37 Selma, Calif. -- travels to Clovis (Calif.) for the Doc Buchanan Invitational on Friday and Saturday No. 38 Northampton, Pa. -- hosts No. 45 Bethlehem (Pa.) Liberty in a dual meet tonight, competes in the Parkland (Pa.) Winter Duals on Saturday No. 39 Reynolds, Pa. -- travels to Titusville (Pa.) for a dual meet tonight No. 40 Erie Cathedral Prep, Pa. -- hosts Erie (Pa.) High in a dual meet tonight, competes in the Perry (Ohio) Pin City Tournament on Friday and Saturday No. 41 Goddard, Kansas -- competes in the Geary (Okla.) Invitational on Friday and Saturday No. 42 Pomona, Colo. -- travels to Clovis (Calif.) for the Doc Buchanan Invitational on Friday and Saturday No. 43 Paulsboro, N.J. -- travels to West Deptford (N.J.) for dual meet on Wednesday, travels to Newton (N.J.) for the Henry Boresch Duals on Saturday No. 44 Shakopee, Minn. -- travels to Rochester (Minn.) for The Clash National Duals on Friday and Saturday No. 45 Bethlehem Liberty, Pa. -- travels to No. 38 Northampton (Pa.) for dual meet on Wednesday, hosts No. 9 Bethlehem Catholic (Pa.) in a dual meet on Friday No. 46 Don Bosco, Iowa -- travels to Benton (Iowa) for the Jerry Eckenrod Invitational, travels to South Winneshek (Iowa) on Tuesday 1/8 for quad meet along with Clarksville (Iowa) and Sumner-Fredericksburg (Iowa) No. 48 Waverly-Shell Rock, Iowa -- travels to Crestwood (Iowa) on Thursday for tri-meet along with New Hampton (Iowa), travels to Rochester (Minn.) for The Clash National Duals on Friday and Saturday No. 49 St. Paris Graham, Ohio -- competes in the Valley View (Ohio) Invitational on Saturday No. 50 Stoughton, Wis. -- travels to Kaukauna (Wis.) for the Cheesehead Invitational on Friday and Saturday Off this week: No. 24 Mount St. Joseph's (Md.), No. 33 Brecksville (Ohio), No. 47 Toppenish (Wash.)

DES MOINES, Iowa -- Grand View University Director of Athletics, Troy Plummer, is proud to announce the addition of a women's wrestling program in the near future. Due to the increased interest and participation in the sport of women's wrestling locally and in the NAIA, along with the success of the men's program, Grand View will be adding the sport to give more females to the opportunity to compete collegiately. "We are very excited that we are going to add women's wrestling as the 26th varsity sport at Grand View," says Plummer. "We will be determining the appropriate start date by the end of January, but women will be competing in the sport of wrestling at Grand View in the fall of 2019 or 2020." This is the tenth varsity program Plummer has added since becoming Director of Athletics in 2007. Grand View will become only the second college in the state of Iowa to offer a women's wrestling program in addition to Waldorf University. The NAIA dubbed women's wrestling as an invitational sport beginning in the 2018-19 academic year. The decision was unanimously approved in April of 2018 by the NAIA's National Administrative Council at the NAIA National Convention. The NAIA has more member institutions sponsoring women's wrestling than any other intercollegiate athletics association. Invitational status officially puts women's wrestling under NAIA purview. This means the sport will begin competing and developing the protocols and framework needed for championship status. A national women's wrestling invitational will be hosted annually. Once a sport has 40 teams and has completed two years at invitational status, it may apply for championship status. Nick Mitchell started the men's program in 2008 and since then Grand View has claimed seven-straight NAIA National Championships, crowned 36 NAIA Individual National Champions and produced 82 All-Americans.

No. 1 Richard Figueroa after winning a title at the Zinkin Classic (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) An absolutely loaded field that features the vast majority of the state finals contenders in California, plus many of the best wrestlers from the western third of the United States, along with a few excellent teams from the rest of the country will convene in Clovis (Calif.) this Friday and Saturday for the annual Doc Buchanan Invitational. While recent years have seen excellent fields assemble in Central California the first weekend of January, this year's field is clearly the best yet. Six of the nation's top twelve teams will be present, along with nine nationally ranked teams in total. Nationally ranked teams include No. 3 Bergen Catholic (N.J.), No. 4 Montini Catholic (Ill.), No. 8 Buchanan, No. 10 Lake Highland Prep (Fla.), No. 11 Gilroy, No. 12 St. John Bosco, No. 20 Clovis, No. 37 Selma, and No. 42 Pomona (Colo.). On the individual side of the coin, every weight with the exception of 106 pounds features at least one nationally ranked wrestler. In total the field is projected to feature 42 nationally ranked wrestlers, including a pair ranked No. 1 nationally and another pair ranked No. 2 nationally. Two weights are projected to feature six nationally ranked wrestlers. Below is a weight-by-weight overview of this robust field. Wrestlers are from California unless noted. 106: Joseph Cangro/Alex Almedya (Bergen Catholic, N.J.), Jake Gioffre (Buchanan), Zeth Romney (Chaminade), Laz Maldonado (Clovis West), Danny Nini (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.), Nick Gonzalez (Montini Catholic, Ill.), Bayden Abell (Oakdale), Ryan Luna (St. Francis) 113: No. 1 Richard Figueroa (Selma), No. 8 Nick Kayal (Bergen Catholic, N.J.), No. 14 Tim Levine (St. John Bosco), No. 17 Vince Cornella (Monarch, Colo.); Carlos Negrete (Buchanan), Hayden ZInkin (Clovis West), Justin Mourtinsen (Clovis), Chance Lamer (Crescent Valley, Ore.), Max Black (Douglas County, Colo.), Jayden Gomez (Gilroy), Angel Lozado (Jefferson, Colo.), Jake Wohltman (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.), Christian Cabuag (Monta Vista Christian), Blake Fredrickson (Windsor) 120: No. 4 Nic Bouzakis (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.), No. 8 Maximo Renteria (Buchanan), No. 16 Tristan Lujan (Selma); Joey Cruz (Clovis North), Alejandro Santillan (Grandview, Colo.), Steele Dias (Green Valley, Nev.), Will Edmiston (Lake Norman, N.C.), Nain Vazquez (Montini Catholic, Ill.), Savion Dixon (Paloma Valley), Izzy Tubera (Pitman), Wyatt Yapoujian (Pomona, Colo.), Antonio Lorenzo (St. John Bosco) 126: No. 4 Robert Howard (Bergen Catholic, N.J.), No. 12 Dylan Ragusin (Montini Catholic, Ill.), No. 15 Aaron Nagao (Esperanza), No. 17 Devin Murphy (Clovis North), No. 20 Daniel Cardenas (Pomona, Colo.); Christian Nunez (Bishop Amat), Hunter Leake (Buchanan), Brandon Paulson (Clovis), Cole Reyes (Bakersfield Frontier), Victor Jacinto (Gilroy), Jimmy Ramirez (Jefferson, Colo.), Mosha Schwartz (Ponderosa, Colo.), Alex Ramirez (Rowland), Eric Rivera (Selma), Isaac Salas (St. John Bosco) 132: No. 12 Ryan Franco (Clovis North), No. 13 Justin Rivera (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.), No. 20 Henry Porter (Oakdale); George Ruiz (Buchanan), Gianni Petrucelli (Clovis), Tyson Humphreys (Layton, Utah), Dylan Burnoski (Montini Catholic, Ill.), Justin Pacheco (Pomona, Colo.), Cleveland Belton (St. John Bosco), Sammy Heywood (Wasatch, Utah) 138: No. 6 Chase Saldate (Gilroy), No. 9 Chris Rivera (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.), No. 20 Marcos Polanco (Bishop Amat); Tyler Deen (Buchanan), Luciano Arroyo (Calvary Chapel), Tommy McCormick (Churchill County, Nev.), Kyle Parco (De La Salle), Fabian Santillan (Grandview, Colo.), Terrell Barraclough (Layton, Utah), Ricky Torres (Oakdale), Jaden Le (Rancho Bernardo), Stockton O'Brien (Wasatch, Utah) 145: No. 2 Jaden Abas (Rancho Bernardo), No. 9 Cael Valencia (St. John Bosco), No. 10 Theorius Robison (Pomona, Colo.), No. 13 Legend Lamer (Crescent Valley, Ore.), No. 15 Fidel Mayora (Montini Catholic, Ill.), No. 20 Dawson Sihavong (Bullard); Wade Unger (Bergen Catholic, N.J.), Joseph Martin (Buchanan), Elijah Blake (Del Oro), John Fox (Gilroy), Noah Castillo (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.), Luka Wick (San Marino) 152: No. 6 Jake Stiles (Montini Catholic, Ill.), No. 8 Sonny Santiago (St. John Bosco), No. 11 Isaac Wilcox (Olympus, Utah); Joseph Zargo (Bergen Catholic, N.J.), Max Anderson (Clovis), Daniel Vizcarra (Gilroy), Tyler Badgett (Rancho Bernardo), Antonio Segura (Regis, Colo.) 160: No. 3 Matthew Olguin (Buchanan), No. 4 Coltan Yapoujian (Pomona, Colo.), No. 5 Jace Luchau (Selma); Wyatt Pfau (Brush, Colo.), Mike Chiaramonte (Clovis), Ankhaa Erikhmandakh (De La Salle), Noah Blake (Del Oro), Maxwell Wilner (Fountain Valley), Max Aguirre (Bakersfield Frontier), Nathan Villarreal (Gilroy), Justus Scott (Green Valley, Nev.), Kai Bele (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.), Troy Mantanona (Palm Desert) 170: No. 11 Trent Munoz (Trabucco Hills), No. 18 Drake Engelking (Longmont, Colo.); Sean McCormick (Churchill County, Nev.), joseph Barnes (Gilroy), Desmond Bowers (Green Valley, Nev.), Mark Cardwell (Monache), Gabe Martinez (Oakdale), Kiran Srikanth (Pullman, Wash.), Christian Rodriguez (Selma) 182: No. 5 Chris Foca (Bergen Catholic, N.J.), No. 18 Trent Tracy (Bakersfield Frontier, Calif.); Tyler Gianakopulous (Cloivs), Trevor Swier (Montini Catholic, Ill.), Franklin Cruz (Pomona, Colo.), Landon Davis (Sprague, Ore.), Nathan Haas (St. John Bosco) 195: No. 2 Jacob Cardenas (Bergen Catholic, N.J.), No. 3 Peter Christensen (Montini Catholic, Ill.), No. 4 Ryan Reyes (Gilroy), No. 14 Jacob Good (Clovis), No. 15 Nathan Dugan (Lake Norman, N.C.), No. 20 Chase Stegall (Northwest Cedar Hill, Mo.); Connor Bourne (Faith Lutheran, Nev.), Kyle Richards (Folsom), Logan Andrew (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.), Alec Hargreaves (Rocky Mountain, Colo.), Santos Cantu (Sprague, Ore.) 220: No. 4 Victor Jacquez (Bellarmine); Guillermo Escobedo (Bishop Amat), Erich Osteen (Chaminade), Kade Carlson (Corner Canyon, Utah), Maika Tauteoli (Pleasant Grove, Utah) 285: No. 1 Cohlton Schultz (Ponderosa, Colo.); Ben Dooley (Churchill County, Nev.), Levi Markey (Del Campo), Nicholas Villarreal (Gilroy), John High (Bergen Catholic, N.J.), Keegan Wilkinson (Pleasant Grove, Utah)

Penn State claimed its third straight NCAA team title (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) Most of us are inundated with what seems like never-ending waves of negative news stories 'year round. However, as we look back at 2018, there were news events in amateur wrestling definitely worth remembering ... and celebrating. Growth of high school wrestling Participation levels for both boys and girls in high school actually went up this past year when compared to the previous year. According to the NFHS, a total of 262,126 student-athletes participated in high school wrestling in the U.S. -- 245,564 boys, and 16,562 girls -- for the 2017-18 school year. By comparison, during the 2016-17 academic year, a total of 259,391 high school students wrestled nationwide --14,587 girls, and 244,804 boys. That translates into an overall increase of 2,735 more athletes involved in wrestling this year vs. last year, with 760 more boys and 1,975 more girls taking to the mat. Growing numbers of college wrestling programs ... High school athletes wishing to continue wrestling in college will find more opportunities in the new year, thanks to decisions made by a number of schools to add wrestling to their varsity sports roster -- including a handful of women's wrestling programs. Here are the new programs InterMat reported on in 2018 which are expected to take to the mat in fall 2019: Arizona Christian University, an 800-student private school located in Phoenix, not only announced the formation of a new men's mat program, but also has hired a coach to head up the program, Travis Patrick. Davis & Elkins College, a private 850-student school in Elkins, West Virginia, will establish a new men's program. Delaware Valley University, a private, 2,000-student school situated in /Doylestown, Pa., will now have a women's wrestling program. East Stroudsburg University -- part of the Pennsylvania public university system, with 7,300 students -- will add a women's program to join the existing men's program. Gannon University, a Catholic school with approximately 4,500 students located in Erie, Pa., announced in January 2017 it would be adding a new women's program to accompany the already-active men's mat program. North Central College, a four-year liberal arts college with 2,600 students located in Naperville, Ill. just west of Chicago, will now have a women's program to join the existing men's program. Texas Wesleyan University, a private university in Ft. Worth with an enrollment of approximately 3,400 students, is adding both men's and women's programs. University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, a four-year public school in north-central Wisconsin with a student enrollment of nearly 10,000, will now have a women's program to go with the existing men's wrestling program. … including new programs in Division I This spring, the wrestling community was understandably upset with Eastern Michigan University's decision to axe its wrestling program, effective immediately. However, as Gary Abbott pointed out in his year-in-review feature for the official USA Wrestling website, that bad news was offset with the establishment in 2018 of men's and women's programs at Presbyterian College, a private four-year NCAA Division I school located in South Carolina, with Mark Cody coaching both programs. Abbott also mentioned California Baptist which is now in the process of transitioning from NCAA Division II to D1, and while not eligible to send wrestlers to the NCAA D1 championships, is currently competing at the Div. I level. Two other schools -- Augustana of South Dakota, and Long Island University in New York -- announced this fall their plans to move from D2 to D1. Lastly, Abbott reminded readers that the new Div. I program at University of Arkansas-Little Rock will begin competing in fall 2019. Repeat team title winners at 2018 NCAAs The three team champions in each Division of the 2018 NCAA wrestling championships found themselves in familiar territory -- at the top of the final standings. Penn State wins third straight Div. I title: The Nittany Lions found themselves in familiar territory at the top of the team standings at the conclusion of the 2018 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland. However, the title race between Cael Sanderson's team and Big Ten rival Ohio State was not decided until the 184-pound finals. Penn State had four individual champs: Zain Retherford at 149 pounds (his third title), Jason Nolf at 157, Vincenzo Joseph at 165, and, at 184, Bo Nickal. There were two freshman champs: Iowa's Spencer Lee at 125, and Cornell's Yianni Diakomihalis at 141. Ohio State's Kyle Snyder became only the fifth three-time heavyweight champ. St. Cloud State claims third Div. II crown in four years: The Minnesota-based program managed to take the team title in Cedar Rapids' US Cellular Center at the 2018 NCAA Div. II championships despite going 0-3 in the finals. Cleveland's Notre Dame College placed second. A total of 36 schools managed to have at least one wrestler who earned All-American honors. Wartburg wraps up seventh Div. III title in eight years: Iowa's Wartburg College claimed its 14th national D3 team title at Cleveland's Public Auditorium. The Knights left with three individual champs: Brock Rathbun at 133 pounds, Cross Cannone at 149, and, at 197, Kyle Fank. Celebrating significant honors in 2018 Among the honors bestowed upon individuals in the US amateur wrestling community in 2018 ... 2018 Hodge Trophy, presented by WIN Magazine and Culture House publishing to their choice for top collegiate wrestler of the year, went to Zain Retherford of Penn State. It was the second straight year Retherford had been presented with the award, named in hour of Dan Hodge, all-time great college and Olympic wrestler of the 1950s. 2018 AAU Sullivan Award, presented each year since 1930 to the nation's top amateur athlete by the Amateur Athletic Union, went to Ohio State heavyweight Kyle Snyder. Snyder is the fourth wrestler to have earned the Sullivan, joining John Smith, Bruce Baumgartner, and Rulon Gardner. In addition, Snyder was named Ohio State Male Athlete of the year, and Big Ten Male Athlete of 2018. 2018 ESPY Best Coach Award was presented posthumously in July to Chris Hixon, wrestling coach and athletic director at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, along with fellow coaches Aaron Feis and Scott Beigel. All three were among the 17 killed in the mass shooting at the Parkland, Fla. school in February 2018. It is the first time in the 25-year history of ESPN's sports award show that the coaching honor had been presented to a deceased coach.

Alex Sebahie, a New Jersey state championships medalist and former Rider University wrestler, was killed in a one-car crash on New Year's Day. He was 21. Alex SebahieA four-time NJSIAA Individual Wrestling Championships qualifier for Paramus High, Sebahie was killed in a crash after he drove off the Garden State Parkway and hit a utility pole early New Year's Day, according to New Jersey State Police. Sebahie was driving northbound on the Parkway at about 4:15 a.m. New Year's Day when his Nissan Altima went off the road and hit the pole near mile marker 70. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Sebahie wrestled at Paramus High from 2012-2016, tallying over 100 wins. At the New Jersey state championships, he placed eighth at 132 pounds in 2014 and sixth at 138 pounds in 2015. Sebahie earned a partial scholarship at Rider University, where he was on the wrestling roster at the Lawrence, N.J. school for a portion of the 2016-17 season but has not been with the program for the last two years, Rider sports information director Greg Ott told InterMat. The following message was posted on the Rider Bronc wrestling Twitter account: "Our condolences go out to the Sebahie family in light of their recent tragedy involving their son Alex. Although he was only a Bronc for a short time, he was part of our family. #onceabroncalwaysabronc" Paramus High wrestling coach Chris Falato weighed in with his memories of Alex Sebahie. "He was an incredible part of our program and an incredible person," Falato told the Daily Voice. "He touched the lives of everyone in the program." Nick Suriano, 125-pound finalist for Rutgers University at the 2018 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships who was a four-time New Jersey state champ for Bergen Catholic High, said the following about his friend also from Paramus: "Alex was always real and respectful to me -- it went both ways. I always had respect for Alex, his brothers and his family. We climbed the rec and high school ranks together -- although at different schools, still representing Paramus. "My family and I extend our deepest condolences to the Sebahie family." Issa Sebahie, Alex Sebahie's father, told the Daily Voice that prayers from the wrestling community have been a comfort. "I just want the wrestling community to know I am devastated and hurt more then words and been crying for hours because I lost my son and my best friend and the only thing that is cheering me up is all the prayers and support the wrestling community is giving us." . "Thank you hope no one will ever feel what I feel. Thank you and god bless all of you and your children." Services for Alex Sebahie have been announced. Family will receive friends on Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019 from 4-8 p.m.at the Vander Plaat Memorial Home, 113 South Farview Ave., Paramus, N.J. The funeral will take place Monday, Jan. 7 at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of the Visitation R.C. Church, 234 N Farview Ave. in Paramus. A GoFundMe page has been established to help the Sebahie family with funeral expenses.

Adeline Gray claimed a gold medal at the World Championships (Photo/Larry Slater) The year 2018 will go down in history as significant for girls' and women's wrestling. This past year, there was tremendous growth on all levels, from high school to college to international competition. Explosive growth in high school girls' wrestling By any measure, opportunities for girls to compete in the oldest and greatest sport at the high school level have grown tremendously. In terms of sheer numbers of individual athletes, more high school girls took to the mat this past school year than in the previous year. During the 2017-18 school year, 16,562 girls wrestled at 2,351 schools around the country, according to the annual National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) participation survey. By contrast, 14,587 girls wrestled at the high school level during the 2016 17 academic year. That's a growth of nearly 2,000 additional female wrestlers at the prep level in just one year. What's more, there are greater opportunities for girls to compete at the highest level in more states. At the beginning of 2018, six states had separate state wrestling championships for girls: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Tennessee, Texas and Washington State. In the past year, eight additional states announced the establishment of a girls' state championships: Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, Maine, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Jersey, and Oregon. That means a total of fourteen states will have a state championship for female wrestlers in 2019. Greater opportunities for women wrestlers in college In 2018, InterMat reported on a handful of colleges that had announced the addition of women's wrestling to their roster of varsity sports: Gannon University, a Catholic school with approximately 4,500 students located in Erie, Pa., announced in January 2017 it would be adding a new women's program to accompany the already-existing men's mat program. North Central College, a private liberal arts school just outside Chicago in Naperville, Ill. With approximately 3,000 students, will launch its women's program for the 2019-20 school year. Joe Norton, NCC's men's coach since 2014, will also coach the women's team. Texas Wesleyan University revealed in November plans to add both men's and women's wrestling to its sports roster in fall 2019. This private college in Ft Worth, which claims to be the first school anywhere in the Lone Star State to offer wrestling scholarships, has 3,400 students. East Stroudsburg Universityis one of two schools in Pennsylvania to add a women's mat program for 2019. Anibal Nieves, who coaches the already established men's program at ESU,will also be responsible for the new women's program. This public four-year university has 7,300 students. University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point announced in November the addition of a women's program which will take the mats this fall. UWSP men's coach Johnny Johnson will coach the women as well. This public university in north-central Wisconsin is home to 9,700 students. Delaware Valley University, a private college in Doylestown, Penn. with approximately 2,000 students, revealed it would be launching a new women's mat program for the 2019-2020 season ... and had already hired Pennsylvania native Caitlyn Baker as head coach. By our count, these new programs mean that there will be a total of 50 women's programs competing in the Women's Collegiate Wrestling Association (WCWA) effective this fall. Success at the 2018 Worlds In October, the 2018 UWW World Championships in Budapest was a major success for the entire Team USA ... with four U.S. women earning medals in freestyle competition at the ultimate international wrestling event of the year. Adeline Gray won gold at 76 kilograms/167 pounds ... while Sarah Hildebrandt earned a silver medal at 53 kilograms/116 pounds. Mallory Velte and Tamyra Mensah-Stock winning bronze medals at 62 kilograms/136 pounds and 68 kilograms/149 pounds, respectively. For Gray, it was her fourth gold medal in World competition, becoming the fourth U.S. wrestler to have earned gold four times. Gray joins John Smith, Tricia Saunders, and Jordan Burroughs. More good news in 2018 Other news from the past year that's worth celebrating: Kristie Davis welcomed into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame: In June 2018, Kristie Davis, a two-time World champion and nine-time World medalist, became only the second woman to be installed as a Distinguished Member of the Stillwater, Okla. wrestling hall, joining women's wrestling pioneer Tricia Saunders. Wrestle Like A Girl on the TODAY show: In January, the third hour of NBC's TODAY show featured a six-and-a-half-minute segment to Wrestle Like a Girl, the organization devoted to encouraging girls and young women to participate in the sport, with an interview with WLAG founder Sally Roberts, and a video segment which took viewers inside a WLAG wrestling camp.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- With nearly 320 wrestlers from 84 teams converging this weekend on the Kentucky Expo Center and Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky, the name Mat Mayhem remains an adequate descriptor of what's to come on January 4-5 as NUWAY hosts the NWCA Multi-Divisional National Duals presented by the United States Marine Corps and Defense Soap. Five different collegiate wrestling divisions will come to Louisville for the first time in a dual meet advancement format to crown a national dual meet champion as the draws were also released on Wednesday. This year's field features 65 ranked teams, with the three of the five divisions competing in 16-team brackets. Division III will stage a 24-team bracket, while the women's teams, which compete in the Olympic freestyle style, compete in a 12-team bracket. Brackets & Event Links Division II (PDF | Web) Division III (PDF | Web) NAIA (PDF | Web) NJCAA (PDF | Web) Women (PDF | Web) WHAT: NUWAY hosts the 2019 NWCA Multi-Divisional National Duals presented by the Marines and Defense Soap WHEN: January 4-5, 2019 WHERE: Freedom Hall & Exhibition Hall - Kentucky Expo Center, Louisville, Kentucky TICKETS: All-Session Adult ($45), All-Session Student ($25); Single Day Adult ($25), Single Day Student ($17). WATCH: Trackwrestling.com (PPV) / Fox College Sports (Tape Delay) INFO: bit.ly/MatMayhem2019 SOCIAL: #MatMayhem COMPETING TEAMS: Division II (16): Central Oklahoma, Fort Hays State, Gannon, Indianapolis, Limestone, Lindenwood, McKendree, Nebraska-Kearney, Notre Dame College, Pitt-Johnstown, Seton Hill, St. Cloud State, Upper Iowa, UW-Parkside, West Liberty, Wheeling Jesuit Division III (24): Augsburg, Augustana (Ill.), Baldwin Wallace, Centenary, Chicago, Coe, Greensboro, Heidelberg, Ithaca, Johns Hopkins, Johnson & Wales, Luther, Millikin, Mount Union, Olivet, Roger Williams, UW-Eau Claire, UW-La Crosse, UW-Whitewater, Wabash, Wartburg, Westminster, WPI, York (Pa.) NAIA (16): Baker, Bethany (Kan.), Campbellsville, Grand View, Indiana Tech, Life, Lindsey Wilson, Marian, Midland, Missouri Valley, Providence (Mont.), Southeastern, Southern Oregon, U. of the Cumberlands, Williams Baptist, York (Neb.). NJCAA (16): Barton, Cowley, Harper, Itasca, Jamestown (N.Y.), Joliet, Labette, Muskegon, Nassau CC, Northeastern Oklahoma A&M, Northwest Kansas Tech, Rochester (Minn.), Southwestern Oregon, Spartanburg Methodist, Triton, Western Wyoming Women (12): Campbellsville, Emmanuel, Gannon, King, Life, Lyon, McKendree, Missouri Valley, Nassau CC, Southern Oregon, U of the Cumberlands, Wayland Baptist Here is a breakdown of what to look for in each respective division. Division II Top Bracket St. Cloud State is looking to win its third straight National Duals crown and a fifth overall. Currently riding a Division II-best 35-match win streak, the Huskies will be the top seed and open with Seton Hill in a rematch of last year's final which St. Cloud State won 41-0. The Huskies (7-0) also bring a Division II-best eight nationally ranked wrestlers to Louisville, led by top-ranked 125-pounder and 2016 NCAA Division II champion Brett Velasquez and top-ranked 197-pounder Vince Dietz, a Division II runner-up a year ago. The winner of the dual will face the winner of the Upper Iowa-West Liberty dual in the quarterfinals. Upper Iowa, seeded eighth, has four nationally ranked wrestlers to contend with, led by Justin Foley at 133 and Dalton Hahn at 184 pounds. The pair comes in ranked seventh. There's one matchup between ranked foes that could take place and that's at 197 pounds where West Liberty's Logan Kemp is ranked seventh and Upper Iowa returning All-American Nick Baumler is ranked No. 12. Despite its amazing wrestling tradition, the Mountain Cats of Pitt-Johnstown have never finished higher than third at the National Duals. That third-place finish came back in 2016 and longtime coach Pat Pecora's squad will come to Louisville with five ranked wrestlers, including top-ranked returning Division II national champion Chris Eddins at 149 pounds. The Mountain Cats open with Fort Hays State, which has placed in the top eight just once in school history. Coach Chas Thompson's team finished fifth back in 2014. The key matchup is a possible national final at 133 pounds as 2017 All-American Brandon Ball is ranked second for Fort Hays State, while UPJ counters with third-ranked Joey Alessandro. The winner of this dual will advance to the quarterfinals to face either Indianapolis or No. 4 Nebraska-Kearney. While Nebraska-Kearney is ranked No. 1 in Division II, that ranking is based on a tournament point projection by how teams' individual wrestlers are slotted in the rankings. The Division II Coaches Association seeded the National Duals based on dual strength as each region had a representative submit their votes for the top eight seeds. The Lopers will face a UIndy team that could make things interesting as the Greyhounds have three ranked wrestlers in the mix. The Lopers boast a pair of top-ranked wrestlers - Matt Malcolm at 157 and Calvin Ochs at 165. The top matchup comes at heavyweight as UIndy's Dylan Faulkenberg comes in ranked third, ahead of returning All-American and fifth-ranked Jarrod Hinrichs. Bottom Bracket Third-seeded Notre Dame College is loaded again as the Falcons have five ranked wrestlers and return All-Americans Kelan McKenna (133), Tony Vezzetti (184) and Kameron Teacher (285). They'll face UW-Parkside, which returns All-Americans Airk Furseth (133) and James Lehman, who was an All-American at 197 last season, but has competed at 184 this year. The winner will advance to face either No. 6 Lindenwood or Wheeling Jesuit. While Seton Hill was the unseeded team making a run to the finals last year, the year prior, it was Wheeling Jesuit that crashed the party. The Cardinals again find themselves unseeded, opening up with No. 6 Lindenwood. With 11 wrestlers ranked between the two teams and three matches head-to-head involving ranked wrestlers, the key for advancing in this tight dual will be bonus points. Third-ranked Carlos Jacquez of Lindenwood has been on fire recently, winning the Midwest Classic. He'll face fifth-ranked Cole Laya. Danny Swan was a solid fifth at the Midwest Classic and he'll match-up with returning All-American Tyler Warner of Wheeling Jesuit at 133. The dual could come down to a pair of ranked heavyweights as Wheeling Jesuit has a strong presence with returning national champion Terrance Fanning. Lindenwood can counter with 11th-ranked Courvosier Morrow. The rest of that quarter bracket involves seventh-seeded Central Oklahoma squaring off with Gannon and second-seeded McKendree drawing Limestone to open the round. UCO has placed in the top eight 15 times and was a 2002 winner of the event. The Bronchos (yes, with an h) have three ranked individuals, while Gannon's top individual is fifth-ranked George McGuire at 157 pounds. McKendree is a solid No. 2 seed and the Bearcats are looking to set a new program record for highest men's finish. The team finished fifth in 2017, while the school's women's program has two National Duals titles to its credit. McKendree has been bolstered by the availability of Michael Pixley, a past NAIA national champion who transferred from Grand View and had previously been an NAIA finalist at Lindsey Wilson. With no ranked wrestlers, Limestone will have a monumental task ahead of itself should the Saints want to be this season's Cinderella. Division II Ranked Wrestlers/Matchups No. 1 St. Cloud State vs. Seton Hill 125: No. 1 Brett Velasquez (SCSU) 133: No. 11 Garrett Vos (SCSU) 141: No. 9 Travis Swanson (SCSU) 149: No. 2 James Pleski (SCSU) 157: No. 7 Jake Barzowski (SCSU) 165: No. 4 Devin Fitzpatrick (SCSU) 174: No. 3 Kolton Eischens (SCSU) 197: No. 1 Vince Dietz (SCSU) No. 8 Upper Iowa vs. West Liberty 125: No. 10 Maleek Williams (UIU) 133: No. 7 Justin Foley (UIU) 184: No. 7 Dalton Hahn (UIU) 197: No. 12 Nick Baumler (UIU) vs. No. 7 Logan Kemp (WLU) No. 5 Pitt-Johnstown vs. Fort Hays State 141: No. 3 Joey Alessandro (UPJ) vs. No. 2 Brandon Ball (FHSU) 149: No. 1 Chris Eddins (UPJ) 157: No. 4 Efe Osaghae (FHSU) 165: No. 9 Devin Austin (UPJ) 174: No. 7 Brock Biddle (UPJ) 197: No. 6 Levi Niebauer (UPJ) No. 4 Nebraska-Kearney vs. Indianapolis 125: No. 2 Josh Portillo (UNK) 141: No. 4 Jon Killingsworth (UNK) 149: No. 7 Jacob Wasser (UNK) vs. No. 9 Kyle Barkovich (UIndy) 157: No. 1 Matt Malcolm (UNK) 165: No. 1 Calvin Ochs (UNK) 184: No. 5 Zach Stodden (UNK) vs. No. 8 Brody Connor (UIndy) 285: No. 3 Dylan Faulkenberg (UIndy) vs. No. 5 Jarrod Hinrichs (UNK) No. 3 Notre Dame College vs. UW-Parkside 125: No. 11 Joe Arroyo (UWP) 133: No. 2 Kelan McKenna (NDC) vs. No. 10 Airk Furseth (UWP) 141: No. 8 Jose Rodriguez (NDC) 174: No. 6 Cornell Beachem (NDC) 184: No. 2 Tony Vezzetti (NDC) vs. No. 11 James Lehman (UWP) 285: No. 1 Kameron Teacher (NDC) No. 6 Lindenwood vs. Wheeling Jesuit 125: No. 3 Carlos Jacquez (LU) vs. No. 5 Cole Laya (WJU) 133: No. 3 Tyler Warner (WJU) vs. No. 8 Danny Swan (LU) 149: No. 4 Gavin Londoff (LU) 165: No. 10 Keegan Driscoll (WJU) 174: No. 11 Connor Craig (WJU) 184: No. 10 Colton Clingenpeel (LU) 197: No. 11 Jared McKindley (LU) 285: No. 2 Terrance Fanning (WJU) vs. No. 11 Courvosier Morrow (LU) No. 7 Central Oklahoma vs. Gannon 157: No. 5 George McGuire (GU) 184: No. 4 Heath Gray (UCO) 197: No. 4 Colton Looper (UCO) 285: No. 8 Blake Berryhill (UCO) No. 2 McKendree vs. Limestone 125: No. 8 Marcus Povlick (McK) 133: No. 9 Charles McNeal (McK) 149: No. 6 Isaiah Kemper (McK) 157: No. 9 Nate Smalling (McK) 174: No. 2 Nick Foster (McK) 184: No. 3 Michael Pixley (McK) Division III Top Bracket With 24 teams in the Division III field, the top eight seeds have opening round byes. That being said, the depth of Division III is continually growing, but the power still remains centered around "The Burgs" - Augsburg and Warburg. Combined, they've won all previous 17 iterations of the Division III National Duals and they're seeded 1-2 again this year. No. 1 Augsburg brings eight ranked wrestlers, including two No. 1's to Louisville, while No. 2 Wartburg has six ranked wrestlers and a pair of top-ranked competitors. Augsburg, the retuning National Duals champions, will draw the winner of the Chicago-Centenary dual. Centenary comes to the event with the nation's top-ranked 197-pounder and All-American Etiini Udott. Chicago has two ranked wrestlers, including All-American Steve Bonsall at 157. No. 8 York College of Pennsylvania will see the opening-round winner between UW-La Crosse and Augustana (Ill.). Key matchup to watch there is featuring a pair of returning Division III All-Americans - Augustana's Adarios Jones, who placed third in 2017, and fourth-ranked Konrad Ernst of UW-La Crosse. Ernst was sixth last year. York is led by three-time Division III All-American Gregory Warner at 149 pounds and the Spartans will bring three ranked wrestlers and a formidable dual squad to Louisville. No. 5 Wabash has four ranked wrestlers, including top-ranked All-American Darden Schurg at 174 pounds. The Little Giants will have an opening-round bye and face the winner of the dual between Luther and No. 12 UW-Whitewater. The Warhawks are in their first year under head coach Matt Zwaschka and bring two ranked wrestlers to the field, including All-American Mike Tortorice at 125 pounds. No. 4 Ithaca has four returning All-Americans and leading the Bombers are Ben Brisman, a returning NCAA Division III national champion who comes in ranked No. 2 at 141 pounds, along with top-ranked All-American Jake Ashcraft at 184 pounds. Marty Nichols' squad awaits the winner of the dual between Johns Hopkins and No. 13 Olivet College. Bottom Bracket No. 3 Johnson & Wales has emerged out of Rhode Island and staked a claim to be a perennial contender in Division III. The Wildcats have five wrestlers ranked in the top seven, including returning national champion Jay Albis at 125 pounds. With four returning All-Americans and a battle-tested squad, the Wildcats are a threat down low to always jump out to a big lead. They face the winner of the Heidelberg-Millikin dual. Millikin has three ranked wrestlers - Chris Williams (141), Braden Birt (157) and Keajon Jennings (197) - all of whom are returning All-Americans. No. 11 Roger Williams will face first-time entrant Greensboro College in the opening round with the winner facing No. 6 Mount Union. Roger Williams' wrestler to watch is 165-pound Taylor Shay, who's ranked fourth in the country. Mount Union is off to 10-0 start. Jairod James won the program's second-ever individual Division III national championship a year ago and is recently off a seventh-place finish at the Ken Kraft Midlands Championships, where he became the first wrestler in school history to place at the prestigious event. James' brother Jordin is ranked ninth at 133 pounds. No. 7 Baldwin Wallace has an opening-round bye and will face the winner of the dual between Westminster and No. 10 Coe. Baldwin Wallace has been on the rise the last half decade, led by head coach Jamie Gibbs. Second-ranked Anthony Arroyo is a two-time All-American. Coe should be heavy favorites over Westminster, which is in just its second year as a program led by head coach Mike Eierman. No. 2 Wartburg will have an opening-round bye and will face either No. 15 WPI or UW-Eau Claire. The Knights, winners of 11 Division III National Duals titles, have reached the championship round in each of the last 17 years. They're 5-6 against Augsburg in finals and 6-0 against everyone else. Top-ranked Brock Rathbun (133) and Cross Cannone (157) are returning national champions. Division III Ranked Wrestlers/Matchups No. 1 Augsburg - BYE 125: No. 6 Victor Gliva (Augsburg) 133: No. 2 Sam Bennyhoff (Augsburg) 141: No. 3 David Flynn (Augsburg) 149: No. 1 Alex Wilson (Augsburg) 157: No. 6 Aaron Wilson (Augsburg) 165: No. 1 Ryan Epps (Augsburg) 184: No. 4 Tanner Vassar (Augsburg) 197: No. 4 Lance Benick (Augsburg) No. 16 U. of Chicago vs. Centenary 157: No. 3 Steve Bonsall (Chicago) 174: No. 9 Kyle Peisker (Chicago) 197: No. 1 Etiini Udott (Centenary) No. 9 UW-La Crosse vs. Augustana (Ill.) 157: No. 9 Grant Zamin (UW-La Crosse) 285: No. 3 Adarios Jones (Augustana) vs. No. 4 Konrad Ernst (UW-La Crosse) No. 8 York (Pa.) - BYE 149: No. 7 Greg Warner (YCP) 184: No. 5 Frankie Krauss (YCP) 197: No. 10 Hasan Alic (YCP) No. 5 Wabash - BYE 133: No. 10 Riley Lomenick (Wabash) 141: No. 10 Owen Doster (Wabash) 149: No. 8 Griffin Schermer (Wabash) 174: No. 1 Darden Schurg (Wabash) No. 12 UW-Whitewater vs, Luther 125: No. 3 Mike Tortorice (UWW) 174: No. 6 Nick Bonomo (UWW) No. 13 Olivet vs. Johns Hopkins 133: No. 8 Ricky Cavallo (JHU) No. 4 Ithaca - BYE 125: No. 5 Ferdinand Mase (Itahca) 141: No. 2 Ben Brisman (Ithaca) 184: No. 1 Jake Ashcraft (Ithaca) 285: No. 5 Jake O'Brien (Ithaca) No. 3 Johnson & Wales - BYE 125: No. 2 Jay Albis (JWU) 141: No. 7 Joe Ferinde (JWU) 149: No. 3 Da'Mani Burns (JWU) 184: No. 3 Khamri Thomas (JWU) 197: No. 5 Michael DiNardo (JWU) No. 14 Millikin vs. Heidelberg 141: No. 4 Chris Williams (MU) 157: No. 8 Braden Birt (MU) 184: No. 9 Dylan Roth (Heidelberg) 197: Keajion Jennings (MU) No. 11 Roger Williams vs. Greensboro 165: No. 4 Taylor Shay (RWU) No. 6 Mount Union - BYE 133: No. 9 Jordin James (UMU) 174: No. 2 Jairod James (UMU) No. 7 Baldwin Wallace - BYE 149: No. 5 Stanley Bleich (BWU) 165: No. 2 Anthony Arroyo (BWU) 197: No. 9 Zachary Lehman (BWU) No. 10 Coe vs. Westminster 133: No. 4 Brock Henderson (Coe) 157: No. 10 Cole Erickson (Coe) 174: No. 5 Jake Voss (Coe) No. 15 WPI vs. UW-Eau Claire 157: No. 4 Tyler Marsh (WPI) 184: No. 6 Dan Wensley (WPI) No. 2 Wartburg - BYE 125: No. 10 Brady Kyner (Wartburg) 133: No. 1 Brock Rathbun (Wartburg) 157: No. 1 Cross Cannone (Wartburg) 165: No. 9 Mike Ross (Wartburg) 174: No. 4 Kyle Briggs (Wartburg) 197: No. 6 Kobe Woods (Wartburg) NAIA Top Bracket The NAIA is unique in the way it allows more than one wrestler per weight class to qualify for its year-end national championships. With a max of 12 wrestlers, it also provides teams with various options when it comes to dual meets. The NAIA also ranks 20 wrestlers and of the 200 ranked wrestlers in the nation, 116 are expected to compete in Louisville. Grand View, the top seed, is looking for the record-breaking eighth straight National Duals title. They share the record with Division III Wartburg, which won consecutive titles between 2011-2017. Grand View's dual meet win streak currently sits at 67 in a row and the squad's last loss came in the fall of 2013 to Division I Iowa State. They'll open with Bethany of Kansas, which has three ranked wrestlers. Best match in the opener could be top-ranked Ryan Niven against Bethany's 11th-ranked Brandon Lawson-Archuleta. Grand View has 12 wrestlers ranked in the Top 20. The winner of the Grand View-Bethany dual will face the winner of the Missouri Valley-Southern Oregon dual. While ranked lower by one spot in the NAIA rankings, Southern Oregon comes in as the No. 8 seed and this one should be a back-and-forth affair as six of the weights will feature head-to-head matchups between ranked wrestlers. Southern Oregon is led by returning All-Americans Chandler Michael at 149 and Hunter Hodges at 165. Missouri Valley's big gun is returning All-American Jesse Gomez, who's ranked second at 285. A Mid-South Conference battle will open up the action for fifth-seeded Lindsey Wilson as the Blue Raiders face off with Campbellsville. Nine of the 10 weights feature ranked wrestlers, with five head-to-heads. Lindsey Wilson boasts top-ranked heavyweight Brandon Reed, while Campbellsville has a young squad led by 2017 All-American Jaedin Sklapsky, who enters the event ranked No. 12 at 149 pounds. The winner will advance to face Williams Baptist or fourth-seeded University of the Cumberlands. With 15 wrestlers ranked in the Top 20, the Williams Baptist-Cumberlands dual has the opportunity to be tight, despite the ranking discrepancy. The Patriots and head coach Chris Fleeger are led by returning national champion Hayden Lee at 125 and top-ranked 149-pounder Tres Leon, who was named the NAIA Wrestler of the Week after his performance at the Division I-dominated Midlands championships. Lee and Leon are two of four All-Americans in the Cumberlands' lineup. They're joined by 197-pounder Eric Deluse and heavyweight Quandre Chisolm. Arkansas' Williams Baptist finished second at the National Duals a year ago and was hit hard by graduation and the transfer of two-time finalist Demetrious Thomas to Division I Pittsburgh. Bottom Bracket Fans are still struggling with the name change, but the University of Providence doesn't seem to have any identity crisis with its wrestling program. Formerly known as Great Falls, the Argonauts are seeded third and will open with Marian, a third-year program making aggressive strides to be nationally competitive. Providence has five wrestlers ranked in the top 10, including returning NAIA runner-up Adrian Lyons-Lopez. Keep an eye on 12th-ranked Brandon James of Marian at 133. He has a very successful high school career and had stops in Division I before landing on the Indianapolis campus. The winner there will face either No. 6 Life or Baker University in the quarterfinals. Life is led by the program's first national champion, Nosomy Pozo, who returns at 157 pounds. Baker has a returning champ of its own in the form of 174-pounder Lucas Lovvorn, who will match up with fifth-ranked Lucius Van Rensburg. No. 7 Midland is solid down low, with three wrestlers ranked in the top four at 125, 133 and 141 pounds, respectively. The Warriors face an up-and-coming Southeastern squad which saw the program earn its first individual All-Americans last season and two of them return - Dylan Chatterton at 157 pounds and Ethan Owen at 141. Owen will have one of the tallest orders, facing off with David Berg, the second-ranked wrestler in the country at the weight. Berg was third at last season's NAIA championships at 133, while Owen was seventh at 141. California products Julian and Jonas Gaytan are solid at 125 and 133 for Midland, as noted above. No. 2 Indiana Tech has been second at the National Duals two of the last three seasons, but the Warriors were just seventh last year. They will open with Cumberland University in the first round, a squad that features just three ranked individuals compared to Indiana Tech's 12. Six of Indiana Tech's wrestlers are ranked in the top 10, highlighted by returning NAIA runner-up Erique Early. All-Americans Sawyer Miller (125), Gaige Torres (141) and Justin Atkinson (149) also pace the Warriors. NAIA Ranked Wrestlers/Matchups No. 1 Grand View vs. Bethany (Kan.) 125: No. 1 Justin Portillo (GV) 133: No. 1 Shiquan Hall (GV)/ No. 4 Trevor Murano (GV) vs. No. 19 Trey Edwards (Bethany) 141: No. 3 Eric Clarke (GV) 149: No. 2 Devin Reynolds (GV)/No. 3 Josh Wenger (GV) 157: No. 4 Steven Lawrence (GV)/No. 7 Renaldo Rodriguez-Spencer (GV) 165: No. 1 Ryan Niven (GV) vs. No. 11 Brandon Lawson-Archuleta (Bethany) 174: No. 3 Lawton Benna (GV) 197: No. 1 Evan Hansen (GV) 285: No. 5 Cooper Thomas (GV) vs. No. 20 Brix Brickey (Bethany) No. 8 Southern Oregon vs. Missouri Valley 125: No. 10 Francisco Barrera (SOU) 133: No. 7 Zachary Durbin (MVC) 141: No. 10 Casper Sherow (MVC) vs. No. 13 Devin Poppen (SOU) 149: No. 4 Chandler Michael (SOU) vs. No. 19 Seth Johnson (MVC) 165: No. 12 Hunter Hodges (SOU) vs. No. 19 Elias Vaoifi (MVC) 174: No. 14 Dalton Tipton (MVC) 184: No. 10 Tristan Ramberg (MVC)/No. 14 Dayton Brown (MVC) vs. No. 18 Calvin McKinnis (SOU) 197: No. 4 Tanner Fischer (SOU) vs. No. 20 Terry Martin (MVC) 285: No. 2 Jesse Gomez (MVC) vs. No. 17 Max Hane (SOU) No. 5 Lindsey Wilson vs. Campbellsville 125: No. 11 Jordan Martinez (CU) vs. No. 14 Cagen Wallace (LW) 133: No. 10 Marvin Galette (CU) vs. No. 15 Brady Moser (LW) 141: No. 5 Trent Johnson (LW) 149: No. 12 Jaedin Sklapsky (CU) 157: No. 8 Derrick Smallwood (LW) vs. No. 15 Michael Diemer (CU) 174: No. 10 Brett Bradford (LW) vs. No. 19 Mahlic Sallah (CU) 184: No. 16 Aaron Mosley (CU) 197: No. 13 Avery Buckman (LW) 285: No. 1 Brandon Reed (LW) vs. No. 10 Ashton Mutuwa (CU) No. 4 U. of the Cumberlands vs. Williams Baptist 125: No. 3 Hayden Lee (UC) 133: No. 6 Tanner Irwin (WB)/No. 17 Jaitlan Pitts (WB) 149: No. 1 Tres Leon (UC) 157: No. 6 Bobby Ehman (UC) vs. No. 12 Kyle Lee (WB) 165: No. 9 Tristan Macri (UC) vs. No. 20 Tristan Kole Meador (WB) 174: No. 18 Jonathan Stewart (WB) vs. No. 20 Jarod Swank (UC) 184: No. 8 Jeff Haley (WB) 197: No. 6 Eric Deluse (UC) vs. No. 8 Benjami Turnbough (WB) 285: Quandre Chisolm (UC)/No. 12 Aaron Johnson (UC) No. 3 Providence (Mont.) vs. Marian 125: No. 16 Christopher Sharp (Marian) 133: No. 12 Brandon James (Marian) 141: No. 18 T.J. Baun (UP) 149: No. 6 Shonn Roberts (UP) vs. No. 9 Noah Warren (Marian)/No. 15 Bailey Moore (Marian) 157: No. 5 Casey Dobson (UP) 165: No. 2 Adrian Lyons-Lopez (UP) vs. No. 16 Trezdon O'Neal (Marian) 174: No. 15 Jack Servies (Marian) 184: No. 12 Randy Keesler (UP) 197: No. 5 John Hensley (UP) vs. No. 13 Zachary Worm (Marian) 285: No. 4 Mathew Hopkins (UP)/No. 13 Justin Harbison (UP) vs. No. 16 Ethan Bunce (Marian) No. 6 Life vs. Baker 125: No. 9 Devaughn Sapien (Life) vs. No. 20 Emmanuel Brown (Baker) 141: No. 20 Chase Zemenak (Life) 149: No. 17 Mason Calvert (Life) 157: No. 1 Nosomy Pozo (Life)/No. 16 Syd Ohl (Life) 165: No. 13 Osvani Ley (Life) 174: No. 1 Lucas Lovvorn (Baker) vs. No. 5 Lucius Van Rensburg (Life) 184: No. 5 Jacob Smith (Baker) 197: No. 3 David Dow (Baker) vs. No. 9 Dialo Matsimela (Life) 285: No. 15 Bradon Hill (Life) No. 7 Midland vs. Southeastern 125: No. 5 Jonas Gaytan (Midland) vs. No. 13 Jaaziel Santana (SEU) 133: No. 4 Julian Gaytan (Midland) 141: No. 2 David Berg (Midland) vs. No. 6 Ethan Owen (SEU) 149: No. 13 Jake Watters (SEU) 157: No. 9 Dylan Chatterton (SEU) 165: No. 7 Dominique Evans (Midland) 174: No. 9 Stephon Gray (Midland) 184: No. 11 Jason Davids (SEU) 197: No. 12 Luis Peguero (SEU)/No. 17 Jesse Pryor (SEU) No. 2 Indiana Tech vs. Cumberland U. 125: No. 2 Sawyer Miller (IT) 133: No. 3 Erique Early (IT) 141: No. 4 Gaige Torres (IT)/No. 14 Matthew Miller (IT) vs. No. 17 Keyshawn Laws (CU) 149: No. 5 Justin Atkinson (IT)/No. 10 Robert Humphrey (IT) 157: No. 10 Mason Gaines (IT) 165: No. 6 Jacob Gross (IT) 174: No. 13 Jake Weimer (IT) vs. No. 12 Nathan Walton (CU) 184: No. 8 Thomas Dull (IT)/No. 15 Josue Hill (IT) vs. No. 19 John Olivieri (CU) 197: No. 11 Oscar Martinez (IT) NJCAA Top Bracket Despite winning the last five National Duals titles, Clackamas is unable to attend this season, which opens the door for a new winner for the first time since 2013, when Labette claimed the title. While Northeastern Oklahoma A&M isn't familiar with winning National Duals titles in its short history, NEO head coach Joe Renfro is. He led Labette to that 2013 title before taking over the restarted program at NEO. The Golden Norsemen will be heavy favorites to advance past Itasca Community College of Minnesota. The top individual matchup pits top-ranked Zeke Silva of NEO against fourth-ranked Corey Schmidt at 197 pounds. Boo Dryden (133) and Alex Kauffman (184) are returning All-Americans. The NEO-Itasca winner will face either No. 8 Labette or Triton. Only three ranked wrestlers will be featured in the Triton-Labette dual, but one of them is top-ranked Dillon Prutch of Labette at 125 pounds. Second-ranked Tyree Johnson of Triton was third last year at the NJCAA championships. Fifth-seeded Barton has come on the scene in a hurry. The fourth-year program features three ranked wrestlers, including returning All-American Gage Gomez at 133 pounds. Barton was fifth a year ago, while Muskegon's best finish was seventh in 2012. The winner will face either fourth-seeded Nassau Community College or second-year Joliet Junior College. Nassau, winners of a number of non-scholarship NJCAA championships over the years, made its return to the National Duals last year and finished eighth. Coach Paul Schmidt's Lions will face a Joliet quad with a rich history that head coach A.J. Blahut is trying to recapture. Nassau's top gun is top-ranked Michael Abidin at 174 pounds, while Joliet's lineup features sixth-ranked Rodsean Graham. Bottom Bracket No. 3 Northwest Kansas Tech has noted international feel as two of its three ranked wrestlers hail from Mongolia. They'll face Jamestown Community College of New York in the opening round. Top-ranked Munkbhat Bat-Ederene finished second in the NJCAA championships a year ago at 133 pounds, while the Mavericks also highlight the lineup with second-ranked Bat-Erdene Boldmaa at 141 pounds. The top matchup here comes at 184 pounds where second-ranked Cameron Page of Jamestown will face sixth-ranked Charles Small of Northwest Kansas Tech. The winner of this dual will face either No. 6 Harper or Spartanburg Methodist. Spartanburg Methodist coach Matt Oliver brings two ranked wrestlers to the event with fourth-ranked Tramon Jenkins at 125 and seventh-ranked Caleb Spears at 174. Harper's Michial Foy was third a year ago at the national championships. No. 7 Rochester is a slight favorite over Southwestern Oregon as the dual features just two wrestlers who are ranked and both of them are Rochester YellowJackets. Second-ranked Shane Siewert is one to watch at 174 for Rochester. The winner of the dual will face either second-seeded Western Wyoming or Cowley Community College. Cowley's been ambitious this year, wrestling duals against Division I, Division II and NAIA schools. Maybe being battle-tested will help as Western Wyoming comes into the event with seven wrestlers ranked and very lofty goals this season. Returning All-American Jaxon Cole (125) is one of three wrestlers ranked third in the nation. He's joined by Sam Freeman at 157 and heavyweight Landon Brown. NJCAA Ranked Wrestlers/Matchups No. 1 Northeastern Oklahoma A&M vs. Itasca 125: No. 6 Mason Naifeh (NEO) 133: No. 2 Boo Dryden (NEO) 149: No. 1 Kendon Lee (NEO) 184: No. 1 Alex Kauffman (NEO) 197: No. 1 Zeke Silva (NEO) vs, No. 4 Corey Schmidt (ICC) 285: No. 7 Antonio Andrade (NEO) No. 8 Labette vs. Triton 125: No. 1 Dillon Prutch (LCC) 149: No. 2 Tyree Johnson (Triton) 285: No. 8 Chris Colvin (Triton) No. 5 Barton vs. Muskegon 133: No. 8 Gage Gomez (Barton) 157: No. 7 Gable Howerton (Barton) 174: No. 5 Gage McBride (Barton) No. 4 Nassua vs. Joliet 125: No. 5 Barreiro Jorge (Nassau) 174: No. 1 Michael Abidin (Nassua) 197: No. 6 Rodsean Graham (Joliet) No. 3 Northwest Kansas Tech vs. Jamestown (N.Y.) 133: No. 1 Munkbat Bar-Erdene (NWKT) 141: No. 2 Bat-Erdene Boldmaa (NWKT) 184: No. 2 Cameron Page (JCC) vs. No. 6 Charles Small (NWKT) No. 6 Harper vs. Spartanburg Methodist 125: No. 4 Tramon Jenkins (SMC) 165: No. 1 Michael Foy (Harper) 174: No. 7 Caleb Spears (SMC) No. 7 Rochester vs. Southwestern Oregon 157: No. 8 Elijah Hollins (Rochester) 174: No. 2 Shane Siewert (Rochester) No. 2 Western Wyoming vs. Cowley 125: No. 3 Jaxon Cole (WWCC) 133: No. 5 Joe Revelli (WWCC) 149: No. 7 Jake Thompson (WWCC) 157: No. 3 Samuel Freeman (WWCC) 165: No. 6 Jace Anderson (WWCC) 197: No. 8 Connor Kirkland (WWCC) 285: No. 3 Landon Brown (WWCC) Women Top Bracket Last year, Campbellsville broke through and ended King's four-year reign at the top of the women's division. McKendree, the runners-up the past two seasons, looks poised to become just the sixth women's program to win a women's National Duals title. Much like the NAIA where numerous wrestlers from one team can be ranked at a weight class, McKendree brings 15 wrestlers to the event who appear in the most recent Women's Collegiate Wrestling Association (WCWA) rankings. Age-group world medalists Alexis Porter (143) and Alex Glaude (155) are ranked No. 1 as is talented freshman Felicity Taylor at 116 pounds. The top four teams get byes in the 12-team field, so McKendree's hammers will await the winner of the Southern Oregon-Missouri Valley dual. Interestingly enough, Southern Oregon and Missouri Valley meet in the opening round of the NAIA portion of the National Duals as well on the men's side. The dual will feature five ranked wrestlers, four of them from Southern Oregon. Sienna Ramirez is a returning WCWA All-American for SOU, while Missouri Valley's Shamera McTier comes in ranked ninth at 155 and was accomplished on the age-group levels. No. 4 Emmanuel will have a first-round bye. The Lions have one of the nation's most exciting wrestlers in top-ranked Abby Nette at 130 pounds. Cadet World medalist Kayla Marano (143) is a returning All-American, while Hannah Gladden (155) is looking for a breakout season. The Lions will face the winner of the Campbellsville-Nassau dual. Fifth-seeded Campbellsville, last year's WCWA and National Duals champions, were hit hard with graduation, but still return All-Americans McKayla Campbell (109), Koral Sugiyama (123), Alexia Foca (155) and Mariah Harris at 170. Nassau, which is still working on building its roster numbers for its fledgling program will struggle in dual meets. Bottom Bracket Third-seeded King has been one of the nation's most successful women's college programs, putting numerous wrestlers on to U.S. World and Olympic teams. While the Tornado have an opening-round bye, they could make things interesting as they'll bring 10 ranked wrestlers at seven weights with some depth to bump wrestlers around to create more favorable matchups. Returning All-Americans to watch are second-ranked Nicole Joseph at 136 and Allison Petix at 130. King will see the winner of the dual between longtime participant and No. 6 seed University of the Cumberlands and first-year Gannon, coached by Cumberlands alum Christen Dierken. The Patriots will be decided favorites against the start-up Golden Knights. Keep an eye on returning All-Americans Kelly-Ann Jimenez and Bridgette Duty at 136 pounds as well as Anna Naylor at 155. Second-seeded Wayland Baptist has an opening-round bye so the Pioneers will await the winner of the dual between seventh-seeded Life and Lyon. Wayland Baptist brings ranked wrestlers at six weights, including the top-ranked 101 pounders with No. 1 Asia Ray, a Junior world bronze medalist and No. 2 Nina Pham. National champion Brittany Marshall helps secure the upper weights at 170 as does the arrival of Paige Baynes, last year's national champion at 191 pounds who transferred in from Grays Harbor. Life has started to become a national player on the women's wrestling scene. The Running Eagles had three All-Americans last year and have three ranked wrestlers coming into the dual with Lyon. The top individual match there comes at 101 pounds with ninth-ranked Faye Cherrier taking on 10th-ranked Kassidy Ramirez of Lyon. WCWA Ranked Wrestlers/Matchups No. 1 McKendree - BYE 101: No. 6 Natalie Reyna (McK) 109: No. 6 Vanessa Ramirez (McK)/No. 10 Allissa Maldonado (McK) 116: No. 1 Felicity Taylor (McK)/No. 6 Theresa Rankin (McK) 123: No. 10 Alexia Ward (McK) 130: No. 2 Brenda Reyna (McK) 136: No. 6 Michelle Camacho (McK) 143: No. 1 Alexis Porter (McK) 155: No. 1 Alex Glaude (McK)/No. 8 Jasmine Bailey (McK) 170: No. 7 Syndee Kimber (McK)/No. 8 Kori Bullock (McK) 191: No. 3 Brandy Lowe (McK)/No. 6 Destane Garrick (McK) No. 8 Southern Oregon vs. Missouri Valley 109: No. 9 Carol Johnson (SOU) 116: No. 10 Tara Othman (SOU) 135: No. 7 Gladdys Palma (SOU) 143: No. 9 Sienna Ramirez (SOU) 155: No. 9 Shamera McTier (MVC) No. 5 Campbellsville vs. Nassau 109: No. 3 McKayla Campbell (CU) 123: No. 9 Koral Sugiyama (CU) 155: No. 9 Alexia Foca (CU) 170: No. 4 Mariah Harris (CU) 191: No. 9 Alexandra Castillo (CU) No. 4 Emmanuel - BYE 101: No. 5 Angelina Gomez (EC) 116: No. 8 Kasey Baynon (EC) 130: No. 1 Abby Nette (EC) 143: No. 4 Kayla Marano (EC) 155: No. 4 Hannah Gladden (EC)/ No. 5 Felicity Bryant (EC) No. 3 King - BYE 101: No. 7 Jaclyn McNichols (KU) 116: No. 5 Makayla Welch (KU) 123: No. 4 Cheyenne Sisenstein (KU)/No. 7 Briana Kellin (KU) 130: No. 7 Alyssa Aceval (KU)/No. 9 Allison Petix (KU) 136: No. 2 Nicole Joseph (KU) 143: No. 3 Ashlynn Ortega (KU)/No. 5 Ana Luciano (KU) 170: No. 10 Nia Crosdale (KU) No. 6 U. of the Cumberlands vs. Gannon 116: No. 9 Jessica Rodriguez (UC) 136: No. 5 Kelly-Ann Jimenez (UC)/No. 8 Bridgette Duty (UC) 155: No. 7 Anna Naylor (UC) 191: No. 10 Jessie Kirby (UC) No. 7 Life vs. Lyon 101: No. 9 Faye Cherrier (Life) vs. No. 10 Kassidy Ramirez (Lyon) 123: No. 8 Sierra Powell (Life) 191: No. 7 Stephanie Pantoja (Life) No. 2 Wayland Baptist - BYE 101: No. 1 Asia Ray (WBU)/No. 2 Nina Pham (WBU) 109: No. 4 Rhonda Johnson (WBU) 116: No. 7 Mayra Ramirez (WBU) 123: No. 6 Jathiya Isaac-Thomas (WBU) 170: No. 1 Brittany Marshall (WBU) 191: No. 1 Paige Baynes (WBU)

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- The Oklahoma State wrestling team collected a second-place team finish at the 15th Annual Southern Scuffle on Wednesday, with four wrestlers bringing home titles at their respective weights. The Cowboys finished with 188.5 points, with only Penn State finishing ahead at 216.5. We had some tough matches the second day, and we definitely saw that the competition is stiff,” said coach John Smith. “I like the way that we performed. I think we can really grow from this two-day tournament. It was definitely our toughest competition up to this point, and most of it was good.. little bit of ugly, but I'm definitely looking forward to going back and analyzing the last two days because we got a lot information we can get better with.” Action resumed at McKenzie Arena, where the Pokes positioned seven wrestlers in the semifinals a day earlier. Derek White (285), Nick Piccininni (125), Daton Fix (133) and Kaden Gfeller (149) each took top honors in their brackets. Five wrestlers advanced to the finals, with Jacobe Smith and Dakota Geer wrestling for third and Jonce Blaylock for fifth. No. 3 White picked up a significant, 3-2, win over Penn State's Anthony Cassar. The fifth-ranked Nittany Lion was undefeated prior to the finals bout, and White scored the match's lone takedown. White advanced to the finals after upending Nick Nevills (PSU), 4-0. It was the first of four consecutive titles for the Cowboys, with Piccininni winning a 7-2 decision over Rico Montoya of Northern Colorado to claim first at 125 pounds. The Cowboy earned a 13-2 major decision in the semifinals over Luke Werner (Lock Haven), marking his fourth bonus-point win of the tournament. At 133, Fix won the title with a 6-3 decision over Iowa State's Austin Gomez. Fix teched his way through the semis earlier in the day, defeating Sean Nickell, 18-3, in less than four minutes. Fellow redshirt freshman Gfeller claimed his second-consecutive Scuffle championship with a 3-2 decision over Duke's Mitch Finesilver. The Cowboy had a solid showing at 149 pounds, earning three pins and technical fall en route to his title. “Finals were good… winning four of the five,” Smith said. “We were a little conservative in a couple of them, but we had good effort in the finals. I thought we wrestled well.” In the first finals bout of the evening, Joe Smith lost a 5-1 decision to returning NCAA Champion Mark Hall. Smith had an impressive showing at the tournament with two falls and a semifinals win over David McFadden of Virginia Tech. Jacobe Smith and Geer finished fourth, and Blaylock finished fifth at 157 pounds. OSU returns to action in 10 days, when it travels to the east coast for duals at Princeton and Rutgers. The Cowboys wrestle back-to-back days in New Jersey.