InterMat Staff

The marathon Day 1 of the Beast of the East, which lasted over 14 hours, has seen the field churned down to the quarterfinals on the front side. In consolation wrestling, there are only eight wrestlers remaining as well, except any situation where a five-match rule came into play. The most notable day one performance came from two-time (2017/2018) National Prep placer Aurelius Dunbar (Mercersburg Academy, Pa.), who entered the tournament unseeded at 160 pounds. He earned wins over two nationally ranked wrestlers to reach the quarterfinals against the top seed; those wins were 2-1 in ultimate tiebreaker in the first round over No. 12 Dylan Fishback (Aurora Ohio) and then 6-5 on a last second takedown against No. 19 Thomas Stewart (Blair Academy, N.J.) Team Standings: 1. No. 2 Blair Academy, N.J. 114.5 (9 QF/1 CON) 2. No. 6 Bergen Catholic, N.J. 102.5 (6/3) 3. No. 14 Brecksville, Ohio 102 (5/1) 4. No. 10 Malvern Prep, Pa. 92.5 (4/3) 5. No. 8 Lake Highland Prep, Fla. 84 (4/4) 6. No. 41 Nazareth, Pa. 78 (5/3*) 7. No. 15 Elyria, Ohio 72.5 (4/1) (tie) No. 33 St. Joseph Montvale, N.J. (4/3) 9. No. 16 Delbarton, N.J. 68 (1/5*) 10. Central Dauphin, Pa. 63.5 (1/3) (tie) Smyrna, Del. (2/2) 12. No. 35 Notre Dame-Green Pond, Pa. 63 (3/2) 13. No. 31 Mount St. Joseph, Md. 61 (2/4*) (tie) No. 43 Waynesburg, Pa. (5/1) 15. Camden Catholic, N.J. (0/4) Additional ranked team - 33 (tie). No. 45 Bethlehem Catholic, Pa. 42 (2/1) * indicates team has wrestler(s) competing in the CON-24 needing one win to get into the CON-16 (i.e. two matches from placement), as some CON-24 matches could not happen on Saturday evening Quarterfinal pairings: 106: No. 1 Marc-Anthony McGowan (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. Pito Castro (Brecksville, Ohio), Charlie Bunting (Nazareth, Pa.) vs. Tyler Vazquez (Delbarton, N.J.); Gabe Giampietro (Smyrna, Del.) vs. Carson Wagner (Northampton, Pa.), Brandon Cannon (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) vs. No. 6 Mac Church (Waynesburg, Pa.) 113: No. 2 Stevo Poulin (Shenendehowa, N.Y.) vs. Luke Poore (Caravel Academy, Del.), Joseph Manno (St. Joseph Montvale, N.J.) vs. Joseph Cangro (Bergen Catholic, N.J.); No. 8 Brett Ungar (Notre Dame-Green Pond, Pa.) vs. Brady Conlin (Williamstown, N.J.), Kelly Dunnigan (Don Bosco Prep, N.J.) vs. No. 16 Erik Roggie (St. Christopher's, Va.) 120: Nick Kayal (Bergen Catholic, N.J.) vs. Brandon Crowder (Christiansburg, Va.), Dayton Delviscio (Malvern Prep, Pa.) vs. No. 12 Ryan Miller (Blair Academy, N.J.); No. 6 Connor Flynn (McDonogh, Md.) vs. No. 8 Alex Almeyda (St. Joseph Montvale, N.J.), Danny Nini (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.) vs. No. 2 Dean Peterson (St. John Vianney, N.J.) 126: No. 4 Eddie Ventresca (Pope John XXIII, N.J.) vs. No. 15 Rocco Welsh (Waynesburg, Pa.), Ethan Gray (Caravel Academy, Del.) vs. No. 7 Dylan Shawver (Elyria Ohio); No. 3 Ryan Crookham (Notre Dame-Green Pond, Pa.) vs. Daniel Wask (Blair Academy, N.J.), Trae McDaniel (Cleveland, Tenn.) vs. No. 1 Robert Howard (Bergen Catholic, N.J.) 132: Joey Olivieri (Hanover Park, N.J.) vs. Cole Homet (Waynesburg, Pa.), No. 19 Dylan Cedeno (Bergen Catholic, N.J.) vs. Justin Bierdumpfel (St. Joseph Montvale, N.J.); Jimmy Carmany (Brecksville, Ohio) vs. Evan Buchanan (Atlee, Va.), Nathan Porter (Mount St. Joseph, Md.) vs. Clayton Gabrielson (McDonogh, Md.) 138: Lucas Chittum (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. Dom Baker (New Kent, Va.), No. 14 (at 132) Chris Rivera (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.) vs. No. 11 Wyatt Henson (Waynesburg, Pa.); No. 7 Kenny Herrmann (Bethlehem Catholic, Pa.) vs. Damon McGee (Bullis School, Va.), Michael Cetta (St. Joseph Montvale, N.J.) vs. No. 8 Mick Burnett (Elyria, Ohio) 145: No. 2 Victor Voinovich (Brecksville, Ohio) vs. No. 8 Joseph Zargo (Bergen Catholic, N.J.), No. 10 (at 138) Justin Rivera (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.) vs. No. 12 Manzona Bryant (Hudson WRA, Ohio); No. 17 Jagger Condomiti (Northampton, Pa.) vs. No. 4 Bretli Reyna (South Dade, Fla.), No. 20 Deshawn Farber (Nazareth, Pa.) vs. Jackson Dean (Caesar Rodney, Del.) 152: No. 4 Dalton Harkins (Malvern Prep, Pa.) vs. Aaron Ayzerov (Paramus, N.J.), Alex Strashinsky (Bergen Catholic, N.J.) vs. Enrique Munguia (Elyria, Ohio); Koby Allred (Great Bridge, Va.) vs. Tate Nichter (Chambersburg, Pa.), Payne Carr (Union County, Ky.) vs. Cole Handlovic (Bethlehem Catholic, Pa.) 160: No. 7 Andrew Cerniglia (Notre Dame-Green Pond, Pa.) vs. Aurelius Dunbar (Mercersburg Academy, Pa.), Luca Augustine (Waynesburg, Pa.) vs. No. 15 Luke Nichter (Chambersburg, Pa.); Matthew Arciuolo (Saucon Valley, Pa.) vs. Alex Whitworth (McCallie School, Tenn.), Connor Strong (Mount St. Joseph, Md.) vs. No. 6 Clayton Ulrey (Lower Dauphin, Pa.) 170: No. 8 Domonic Mata (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. Sam Bergin (Shenendehowa, N.Y.), Gavin Cagle (McCallie School, Tenn.) vs. No. 16 (at 182) Angel Garcia (Mariana Bracetti Academy, Pa.); No. 17 (at 160) Dylan Reinert (Gettysburg, Pa.) vs. No. 15 Jaden Bullock (Oscar Smith, Va.), Connor Herceg (Nazareth, Pa.) vs. No. 9 Connor O'Neil (DePaul Catholic, N.J.) 182: No. 3 John Poznanski (Colonia, N.J.) vs. Drew Clearie (Nazareth, Pa.), No. 15 (at 195) Sam Fisher (Fauquier, Va.) vs. Brock Delsignore (Shenendehowa, N.Y.); No. 14 Jake Evans (Elyria, Ohio) vs. J.T. Davis (Smyrna, Del.), Dominic Solis (McDonogh, Md.) vs. No. 7 Rylan Rogers (Blair Academy, N.J.0 195: No. 12 Nicholas Feldman (Malvern Prep, Pa.) vs. Maximus Hale (Downingtown West, Pa.), Jackson Talbott (Central Dauphin, Pa.) vs. Jack Wimmer (McDonogh, Md.); No. 9 Peyton Craft (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. Azeem Bell (A.I. DuPont, Del.), Michael Misita (St. Augustine Prep, N.J.) vs. No. 14 Ben Vanadia (Brecksville, Ohio) 220: No. 4 Ethan Hatcher (Brecksville, Ohio) vs. Chase Mielink (Downingtown West, Pa.), No. 18 (at 195) Kyle Jacob (Paramus, N.J.) vs. Matthew Kaplan (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.); No. 12 Noah Pettigrew (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. Steven Schott (Nazareth, Pa.), vs. Ashton Davis (Cleveland, Tenn.) vs. No. 9 Kyonte Hamilton (Georgetown Prep, Md.) 285: No. 2 Hunter Catka (Sun Valley, Pa.) vs. Elijah Anthony (Blair Academy, N.J.), Jordan Agosto (Danburgy, Ct.) vs. Kevin Hudson (Caesar Rodney, Del.); Max Millin (Massillon Perry, Ohio) vs. James Howard (McCallie School, Tenn.), Ben Grafton (North Allegheny, Pa.) vs. Coltin Deerry (Malvern Prep, Pa.)

Kamal Bey throws Jake Fisher for four late in the match (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) FORT WORTH, Texas -- After falling short of a spot on the 2019 World Team, Kamal Brey looks primed for an Olympic run in 2020. The 21-year-old Bey, a gold medalist at the 2017 Junior World Championships, came through to capture a Senior Nationals title in Greco-Roman at 77 kilograms on Saturday in Fort Worth, Texas. He topped past World Team member Jake Fisher, the No. 10 seed, in the finals, 5-1. Bey trailed on criteria, 1-1, with a minute remaining before he hit a big four-point throw on the edge of the mat, which proved to be the difference in the match. Three Army WCAP wrestlers claimed Senior Nationals titles in Greco-Roman: Leslie Fuenffinger (60 kilograms), Alejandro Sancho (67 kilograms) and Jon Anderson (87 kilograms). Fuenffinger, a finalist at Final X and the U.S. Open in 2019, claimed his title at 60 kilograms with a 5-1 victory over third-seeded Sam Jones. Jones scored first off a passivity and took a 1-0 lead into the break. But it was all Fuenffinger in the second period. He scored a takedown and step out to go up 3-1. Then all but sealed the victory with another takedown in the final 30 seconds. Sancho, a Bill Farrell Memorial champion, put a halt to Calvin Germinaro's run at 67 kilograms. Sancho topped Germinaro, 7-5, in the finals. Germinaro, seeded No. 6, had a strong run to the finals, which included wins over world champion Joe Warren, Junior world bronze medalist Peyton Omania and Michael Hooker. Germinaro, the nephew of Olympic silver medalist Brandon Paulson, led Sancho 2-0 with two minutes remaining. But Sancho battled back, scoring first off a passivity and then with a two-point turn followed by a four-point turn. Germinaro would score three points in the final 15 seconds, but it was too little, too late. Anderson won by injury default over Patrick Martinez in the finals at 87 kilograms. At 97 kilograms, Daniel Miller came from behind to defeat top-seeded Lucas Sheridan on criteria, 3-3. Sheridan led 3-0 at the break, but Miller came back in the second period, scoring first off a passivity and then a turn with just under two minutes remaining to take the criteria lead. He would then hold off Sheridan for the victory. Cohlton Schultz, a Final X runner-up last year, won the title at 130 kilograms with a 2-0 victory over Jacob Mitchell. Schultz, a redshirt at Arizona State, scored both of his points off passivity calls. Finals results: 60 kilograms: Leslie Fuenffinger dec. Sam Jones, 5-1 67 kilograms: Alejandro Sancho dec. Calvin Germinaro, 7-5 77 kilograms: Kamal Bey dec. Jake Fisher, 5-1 87 kilograms: Jon Anderson by injury default over No. 1 Patrick Martinez 97 kilograms: Daniel Miller dec. Lucas Sheridan, 3-3 130 kilograms: Cohlton Schultz dec. Jacob Mitchell, 2-0

Alyssa Lampe won by fall over Victoria Anthony in the 50-kilogram finals (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) FORT WORTH, Texas -- On Saturday, thirty-one-year-old Alyssa Lampe, a two-time world bronze medalist, showed that she is back. After not competing for most of the Olympic cycle, Lampe came through to win a Senior Nationals title at 50 kilograms over two-time World Team member Victoria Anthony in Fort Worth, Texas. Lampe, who entered the tournament as the No. 3 seed, won by fall over the top-seeded Anthony in the finals. Lampe scored a takedown off a single leg 30 seconds into the match. Anthony came back strong, scoring two takedowns and two step outs to take a commanding 6-2 lead into the break. Early in the second period, Lampe threw Anthony to her back and secured a fall. At 57 kilograms, third-seeded Abigail Nette won a wild match over surprise finalist Tiana Jackson, 9-6. Nette dominated the early part of the match, scoring three first-period takedowns and led 6-2 at the break. Jackson battled back in the second period and eventually took the lead with under 30 seconds before Jackson closed the door with a late reversal and turn. Top-seeded Dominique Parish proved to be too much for second-seeded Areana Villaescusa in the finals at 53 kilograms. Parish scored three first-period takedowns to take a 6-0 lead into the break. Villaescusa would get on the scoreboard in the second period with a takedown but would ultimately fall short. The final three champions in women's wrestling will be crowned Sunday. Finals results: 50 kilograms: Alyssa Lampe pinned Victoria Anthony, 3:44 53 kilograms: Dominique Parrish dec. Areana Villaescusa, 6-2 57 kilograms: Abigail Nette dec. Tiana Jackson, 9-6

Joey McKenna advanced to the finals at 65 kilograms (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) FORT WORTH, Texas -- Former Ohio State wrestlers Joey McKenna and Myles Martin, along with current Buckeye Kollin Moore, fell short of their NCAA goals last season when they failed to win NCAA titles. On Saturday, all three scored upsets over No. 1 seeds to advance to the finals of Senior Nationals in freestyle. McKenna, seeded No. 5, exacted revenge on two-time NCAA champion Yianni Diakomihalis -- the same wrestler who beat him in the NCAA finals -- with a 6-5 victory in the semifinals at 65 kilograms. McKenna trailed late in the match before scoring a go-ahead takedown in the final seconds of the match. Diakomihalis challenged the call, but it was upheld, giving McKenna the one-point victory. He will face Jordan Oliver in the finals. Oliver, a past U.S. Open champion, was dominant in the semifinals, picking up a 10-0 technical superiority over Penn State All-American Nick Lee in the semifinals. Martin, also seeded No. 5, led top-seeded Alex Dieringer 3-0 in the second period before surrendering his lead. Dieringer scored two takedowns to go up 4-3. Martin inched closer with a step out late in the match, but still trailed on criteria. With short time remaining, Martin fired off a shot and scored a takedown with five seconds left and claimed a 6-4 victory. His finals opponent will be Zahid Valencia, a two-time NCAA champion and silver medalist at the Junior World Championships. Valencia blanked Penn State freshman Aaron Brooks 6-0 in the semifinals. Moore knocked off top-seeded Kyven Gadson, 6-3, to reach the finals at 97 kilograms. Gadson scored the first takedown to grab a 2-0 lead, but Moore responded with a takedown to take the lead on criteria. Moore extended his lead to 4-2 with a takedown in the second period. Gadson scored a step out with just under 20 seconds remaining, but Moore came right back with a step out of his own and held on for the win. He will meet second-seeded Hayden Zillmer in the finals. Zillmer edged Ty Walz in the semifinals, 4-3. Iowa's Spencer Lee, a two-time NCAA champion, showed little rust after a long layoff from freestyle. He advanced to the finals at 57 kilograms with a 14-4 technical superiority over Cornell All-American Vito Arujau, a silver medalist at the Junior World Championships earlier this year. On the top side of the bracket at 57 kilograms, No. 1-seeded Nathan Tomasello cruised to the finals with a 13-2 technical superiority over Nahshon Garrett. Tomasello outscored his four opponents on Saturday 45-6. At 74 kilograms, a pair of wrestlers with college eligibility remaining reached the finals, Mekhi Lewis and Logan Massa. Both are taking Olympic redshirt seasons. Lewis edged Thomas Gantt, 3-1, in the semifinals. Massa earned a 15-6 victory over over top-seeded Nazar Kulchytskyy. No. 1-seeded Tony Nelson was pushed in his semifinal match at 125 kilograms, but grinded out a 3-2 win over 2019 No. 1 recruit Greg Kerkvliet, who recently transferred from Ohio State to Penn State. On the bottom side of the 125-kilogram bracket, second-seeded Dom Bradley advanced to the finals with an injury default victory over 2019 NCAA champion Anthony Cassar. Bradley led the match 7-2 before Cassar defaulted. Semifinal results 57 kilograms: Nathan Tomasello tech. Nahshon Garrett, 13-2 3:21 Spencer Lee tech. Vito Arujau, 14-4 5:04 65 kilograms: Joey McKenna dec. Yianni Diakomihalis, 6-5 Jordan Oliver tech. Nick Lee, 10-0 2:42 74 kilograms: Logan Massa dec. Nazar Kulchytskyy, 15-6 Mekhi Lewis dec. Thomas Gantt, 3-1 86 kilograms: Myles Martin dec. Alex Dieringer, 6-4 Zahid Valencia dec. Aaron Brooks, 6-0 97 kilograms: Kollin Moore dec. Kyven Gadson, 6-3 Hayden Zillmer dec. Ty Walz, 4-3 125 kilograms: Tony Nelson dec. Greg Kerkvliet, 3-2 Dom Bradley by injury default over Anthony Cassar 5:18 Quarterfinal results 57 kilograms: Nathan Tomasello tech. Frank Perrelli, 10-0 2:15 Nahshon Garrett tech. Alan Waters, 15-2 3:31 Spencer Lee tech. Darian Cruz, 10-0 3:59 Vito Arujau dec. Nick Suriano, 2-2 65 kilograms: Yianni Diakomihalis dec. Ben Whitford, 11-3 Joey McKenna tech. Evan Henderson, 11-1 3:22 Nick Lee tech. Joey Lazor, 10-0 3:40 Jordan Oliver tech. Bryce Meredith, 10-0 2:40 74 kilograms: Nazar Kulchytskyy tech. Alec Pantaleo, 14-3 5:22 Logan Massa tech. Anthony Valencia, 20-8 5:49 Thomas Gantt dec. Evan Wick, 10-4 Mekhi Lewis by injury default over Chance Marsteller 86 kilograms: Alex Dieringer dec. Brett Pfarr, 2-1 Myles Martin dec. Nick Heflin, 7-0 Aaron Brooks dec. Sam Brooks, 15-9 Zahid Valencia dec. Nate Jackson, 3-2 97 kilograms: Kyven Gadson dec. Jacob Kasper, 6-5 Kollin Moore dec. Derek White, 6-3 Ty Walz dec. Kevin Beazley, 5-2 Hayden Zillmer dec. Timmy McCall, 3-0 125 kilograms: Tony Nelson dec. Tanner Hall, 6-0 Greg Kerkvliet pinned Nick Nevills, 0:36 Anthony Cassar dec. Ceron Francisco, 10-2 Dom Bradley tech. Garrett Ryan, 11-0 3:39

Joey Lazor gets his hand raised after beating Frank Molinaro (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) FORT WORTH, Texas -- All six No. 1 seeds advanced to the quarterfinals of the Senior Nationals in freestyle. The biggest surprise of the opening session came at 65 kilograms where unseeded Joey Lazor won by technical superiority over 2016 Olympian Frank Molinaro. The next session, which includes the quarterfinals, semifinals and consolations will begin at 5 p.m. ET. The round of 16 results and quarterfinal matchups are below. Round of 16 results 57 kilograms: Nathan Tomasello tech. Gabriel Townsell, 13-2 2:01 Frank Perrelli by forfeit over Joshua Rodriguez Nahshon Garrett by injury default over Cory Clark Alan Waters pinned Zane Richards, 4:52 Spencer Lee tech. Shane Kim, 10-0 0:29 Darian Cruz dec. Sean Russell, 5-2 Vito Arujau tech. Zach Sanders, 10-0 3:05 Nick Suriano tech. Britain Longmire (Team Nevada), 10-0 4:06 65 kilograms: Yianni Diakomihalis tech. Nicholas Dardanes, 10-0 4:32 Ben Whitford tech. Domonick Demas, 11-1 5:44 Joey McKenna dec. Jayson Ness, 8-2 Evan Henderson tech. Johnni Dijulius, 10-0 3:38 Joey Lazor tech. Frank Molinaro, 15-5 3:00 Nick Lee dec. Jaydin Eierman, 10-6 Bryce Meredith tech. Dean Heil, 18-8 3:30 Jordan Oliver tech. Sean Fausz, 10-0 3:30 74 kilograms: Nazar Kulchytskyy dec. Joey Lavallee, 3-2 Alec Pantaleo dec. Muhamed McBryde, 4-2 Anthony Valencia tech. Quinton Godley, 12-2 3:25 Logan Massa tech. Trever Devestern, 11-0 2:11 Thomas Gantt dec. Branson Ashworth, 4-4 Evan Wick dec. Nick Becker, 14-11 Chance Marsteller dec. Tyler Berger, 6-4 Mekhi Lewis tech. Elroy Perkin, 10-0 0:58 86 kilograms: Alex Dieringer tech. Ryan Loder, 10-0 1:28 Brett Pfarr tech. Drew Foster, 17-6 4:51 Myles Martin tech. Leonardo Tarantino, 12-2 1:36 Nick Heflin dec. Kadeem Samuels, 3-1 Sam Brooks tech. CJ Brucki, 10-0 1:45 Aaron Brooks dec. Max Dean, 10-7 Nate Jackson tech. T.J. Dudley, 12-2 5:28 Zahid Valencia tech. Syed Ul-Hasan, 10-0 1:37 97 kilograms: Kyven Gadson dec. Donald Scott, 2-1 Jacob Kasper dec. Scottie Boykin, 10-6 Derek White bye Kollin Moore tech. Erik Hinckley, 10-0 0:38 Ty Walz tech. Jonovan Smith, 10-0 3:23 Kevin Beazley dec. Evan Hansen, 4-3 Timmy McCall tech. Donald Mcneil, 15-4 5:29 Hayden Zillmer pinned Joshua Manu, 8-2 2:47 125 kilograms: Tony Nelson tech. Austin Flanagan, 10-0 2:05 Tanner Hall dec. Zach Elam, 6-1 Nick Nevills tech. AJ Nevills, 14-3 4:16 Greg Kerkvliet tech. Mauro Correnti, 10-0 0:36 Anthony Cassar tech. Jeremy Benton, 10-0 0:47 Ceron Francisco tech. Josh Childs, 10-0 0:42 Garrett Ryan dec. Youssif Hemida, 4-2 Dom Bradley pinned Shawn Streck, 5-0 0:48 Quarterfinal matchups 57 kilograms: Nathan Tomasello vs. Frank Perrelli Nahshon Garrett vs. Alan Waters Spencer Lee vs. Darian Cruz Nick Suriano vs. Vito Arujau 65 kilograms: Yianni Diakomihalis vs. Ben Whitford Joey McKenna vs. Evan Henderson Nick Lee vs. Joey Lazor Jordan Oliver vs. Bryce Meredith 74 kilograms: Nazar Kulchytskyy vs. Alec Pantaleo Logan Massa vs. Anthony Valencia Thomas Gantt vs. Evan Wick Mekhi Lewis vs. Chance Marsteller 86 kilograms: Alex Dieringer vs. Brett Pfarr Myles Martin vs. Nick Heflin Sam Brooks vs. Aaron Brooks Zahid Valencia vs. Nate Jackson 97 kilograms: Kyven Gadson vs. Jacob Kasper Derek White vs. Kollin Moore Ty Walz vs. Kevin Beazley Hayden Zillmer vs. Timmy McCall 125 kilograms: Tony Nelson vs. Tanner Hall Nick Nevills vs. Greg Kerkvliet Anthony Cassar vs. Ceron Francisco Dom Bradley vs. Garrett Ryan

BROOKINGS, S.D. -- The Minnesota wrestling program defeated the South Dakota State Jackrabbits 22-10 in a Friday evening dual that saw the Gophers win seven-of-ten on the road across the border. At 125 pounds Patrick McKee got the Gophers started as he battled hard in his bout against Danny Vega. After surrendering the initial takedown McKee got a key reversal and proceeded to rack up over two minutes in riding time. McKee would add another reversal, and the riding time point, en route a 6-4 decision. After getting a takedown only 28 seconds into the bout, 141-pound Mitch McKee worked towards a 6-1 decision with 4:29 in riding time. McKee dominated in the top position with his massive amount of riding time plus two stall calls and a rideout of the entire second period. In the evening's most anticipated bout, No.5 Brayton Lee earned a 4-3 victory over Henry Pohlmeyer. The first period proved crucial as both men secured takedowns, but only Lee earned the one-point escape. Still, the two would've remained tied at three if it weren't for Lee's riding time advantage of over two minutes. So, Lee earned the 4-3 decision victory. In the final match before intermission, Carson Brolsma wound up victorious 6-4. After taking an early lead Brolsma would add another takedown, plus the riding time point, with his efforts in the final stanza. Bailee O'Reilly got the Gophers started out of the intermission with a 9-5 decision victory at 165-pounds. O'Reilly scored in a variety of ways with a takedown, two reversals, a two-point nearfall, and a riding time point. Senior Devin Skatzka took care of business against a true freshman, Cade King, with a 6-1 decision. After a first period that Skatzka ride King for 2:53, the 2019 All-American secured his decision. The Jackrabbits took their lone lead in the match when Zach Price got the 10-0 major decision over Brent Jones at 133-pounds in the second bout of the evening. The home team's other victory came at 184-pounds when No.17 Zach Carlson maintained his ranking superiority over No.18 Owen Webster. At 197-pounds Hunter Ritter made his Gophers dual debut after going 11-2 in tournaments this season. A two-time NCAA Qualifier from Wisconsin, Ritter Sophomore Gable Steveson made his season debut with a 21-8 major victory over Blake Wolters. Steveson racked up ten takedowns on the night. There were three bouts between Minnesota natives and the Gophers came out on top of all three of them. Results: 125: Patrick McKee (MINN) dec. Danny Vega (SDSU), 6-4 133: Zach Price (SDSU) major dec. Brent Jones (MINN), 10-0 141: Mitchell McKee (MINN) dec. Clay Carlson (SDSU), 6-1 149: Brayton Lee (MINN) dec. Henry Pohlmeyer (SDSU), 4-3 157: Carson Brolsma (MINN) dec. Colten Carlson (SDSU), 6-3 165: Bailee O'Reilly (MINN) dec. Garrett Jordan (SDSU), 9-4 174: Devin Skatzka (MINN) dec. Cade King (SDSU), 6-1 184: Zach Carlson (SDSU) dec. Owen Webster (MINN), 4-1 197: Tanner Sloan (SDSU) dec. Hunter Ritter (MINN), 5-0 285: Gable Steveson (MINN) major dec. Blake Wolters (SDSU), 21-8

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Clay Lautt and Joey Mazzara led the way with back-to-back pins as No. 17 North Carolina defeated Little Rock on the road Friday night, 35-6, in the Jack Stephens Center. The Trojans began the match with a pair of wins at 125 and 133, but Zach Sherman turned momentum in UNC's direction with the 141-pound match. His 9-4 decision over Conner Ward put UNC on the board to set up #1 Austin O'Connor's first dual meet appearance for Carolina this year. At 149 pounds, O'Connor collected bonus points for the Tar Heels. He took down Tyler Brennan twice in the first period and never looked back, winning with a 13-4 major decision. At 157, Josh McClure knocked off Little Rock's Jose Champagne, 4-0, in McClure's first dual meet appearance for the Tar Heels this season. He was followed by a major decision performance from Kennedy Monday, a 14-2 win over Will Edgar. At the next two weights, Carolina pinned to put the team score out of reach and secure the dual meet victory. Clay Lautt pinned Tristan Tadeo late in the third period with a cradle, while Joey Mazzara locked up his first pin of the season in the second period, extending UNC's lead to 26-6. Brandon Whitman's 7-3 win over Dylan Johnson was ultimately the final bout of the night, as Little Rock forfeited at heavyweight to send the Tar Heels home winners, 35-6. UNC returns to the mat next weekend at the Midlands Championships. Results: 125: Jayden Carson (LR) dec. Jeremiah Derby (UNC), 10-4 – Little Rock leads, 3-0 133: Paul Bianchi (LR) dec. Jaime Hernandez, 5-3 – Little Rock leads, 6-0 141: Zach Sherman (UNC) dec. Conner Ward, 9-4 – Little Rock leads, 6-3 149: Austin O'Connor (UNC) maj. dec. Tyler Brennan, 13-4 – UNC leads, 7-6 157: Josh McClure (UNC) dec. Jose Champagne (LR), 4-0 – UNC leads, 10-6 165: Kennedy Monday (UNC) maj. dec. Will Edgar (LR), 14-2 – UNC leads, 14-6 174: Clay Lautt (UNC) pinned Tristan Tadeo (LR), 6:34 – UNC leads, 20-6 184: Joey Mazzara (UNC) pinned Matthew Muller (LR), 3:31 – UNC leads, 26-6 197: Brandon Whitman (UNC) dec. Dylan Johnson (LR), 7-3 – UNC leads, 29-6 285: UNC wins via forfeit – UNC wins, 35-6

PARKERSBURG, W. Va. -- The Ohio wrestling team (2-3, 0-1 MAC) earned a 20-13 victory over regional rival West Virginia (0-5, 0-1 Big 12) this evening at Parkersburg High School. "We've been trying so hard to get a win, and I think our guys feel the pressure. I know I feel the pressure," said 23rd-year head coach Joel Greenlee. "Hopefully, that takes a little bit of that, and we just wrestle hard and have fun the rest of the year." West Virginia opened things up with a 3-0 lead at 125 pounds as redshirt sophomore Joey Thomas picked up a 4-2 win by decision. The Bobcats began to flip the script beginning at 133, though. Redshirt junior Mario Guillen (Perrysburg, Ohio) evened the match at three-all courtesy of a 10-4 win by decision over sophomore Lucas Seibert. Redshirt senior Shakur Laney (Canal Winchester, Ohio) gave Ohio a 7-3 advantage after notching a 19-7 major decision win at 141 over sophomore Caleb Rea. Laney finished the bout with nine takedowns. The Bobcats then picked up a pair of one-point wins by decision at both 149 and 157 to take a 13-3 lead into intermission. Redshirt sophomore Alec Hagan (Eureka, Mo.) edged redshirt junior Seth Hogue, 2-1, followed by redshirt senior Zac Carson (Akron, Ohio) defeating redshirt freshman Alex Hornfeck, 4-3. Carson's go-ahead takedown came with 1:14 left in the third period. "Mario's starting to get back to Mario. Shakur went out and dominated tonight. I think you'll really see him take off in the next couple months. Alec Hagan did a good job and Carson did a good job against a couple of tough guys to wrestle," said Greenlee. The Mountaineers earned a win out of the break when junior Nick Kiussis picked up a 9-1 major decision win at 165 to cut Ohio's lead to 13-7. Sophomore Logan Stanley (Fredericksburg, Ohio) gave Ohio a big lift courtesy of a hard-fought 17-13 win by decision over redshirt freshman Alex Hornfeck at 174. "It was a bit of a roller coaster," said Stanley of his victory. "I was hoping to keep piling it on, but obviously I had to keep my composure and not let that get in my head and stay with my offense and stay focused." Stanley got a four-point near fall with less than a minute left in the first period, then staved off a potential pin in the second and battled Hornfeck until finally prevailing with a four-point victory. "That's a dang barn burner. Fun match to watch, nightmare to coach," laughed Greenlee. "I looked back at our bench after the first period and said, 'Somebody's going to get pinned. I'm just not sure who.' It's hard to coach because you want to see them go out there and wrestle as hard as they can, but you want to see them stay in good, smart positions. He got a little overzealous and got thrown to his back. Could have been bad, but it wasn't." Greenlee praised the progression Stanley has made from his freshman year to his sophomore season. "Logan's worked so hard," said Greenlee. "If you want a guy who does the right things academically, does the right things in the weight room, wrestling room, everywhere. I can't say enough good things about him. He's gotten better and better. He's competing with national level guys. Senior Hunter Yeargan (Willard, Mo.) made it a 20-7 lead for the Bobcats after coming away with a 11-3 major decision win over sophomore Jackson Moomau at 184. West Virginia cut Ohio's lead to 10 points as redshirt sophomore Noah Adams recorded a 6-4 win by decision at 197. Senior Brandon Ngati picked up a 2-0 win by decision at 285 for West Virginia, but it wasn't enough as Ohio came away with a seven-point win over the Mountaineers. "It was awesome. It was a fun atmosphere to be in," said Stanley of wrestling a regional rival at a local high school. "A small gym with a lot of West Virginia fans for sure. It kind of felt like we were in enemy territory, but it was fun." Ohio will be back in action Dec. 29-30 at the Midlands Classic in Chicago. Results: 125: Joey Thomas (West Virginia) def. Giovanni DiSabato (Ohio), 4-2 dec. (0-3) 133: Mario Guillen (Ohio) def. Lucas Seibert (West Virginia), 10-4 dec. (3-3) 141: Shakur Laney (Ohio) def. Caleb Rea (West Virginia), 19-7 maj. dec. (7-3) 149: Alec Hagan (Ohio) def. Seth Hogue (West Virginia), 2-1 dec. (10-3) 157: Zac Carson (Ohio) def. Alex Hornfeck (West Virginia), 4-3 dec. (13-3) 165: Nick Kiussis (West Virginia) def. Joe Terry (Ohio), 9-1 maj. dec. (13-7) 174: Logan Stanley (Ohio) def. Scott Joll (West Virginia), 17-13 dec. (16-7) 184: Hunter Yeargan (Ohio) def. Jackson Moomau (West Virginia), 11-3 maj. dec. (20-7) 197: Noah Adams (West Virginia) def. Jake Walker (Ohio), 6-4 dec. (20-10) 285: Brandon Ngati (West Virginia) def. Jordan Earnest (Ohio), 2-0 dec. (20-13)

LINCOLN -- The No. 2 Nebraska wrestling team scored bonus points in five matches and won eight of nine bouts overall to defeat Oregon State (2-1, 0-0 Pac-12) 32-3 in front of 1,278 fans at the Devaney Center on Friday night. No. 6 Mikey Labriola (174) started the night off in dominant fashion, racking up six takedowns and eight near-fall points to defeat Colton Beisley by technical fall, 20-5. No. 5 Taylor Venz (184) picked up right where Labriola left off, picking up a 9-0 major decision over Colt Doyle. No. 10 Eric Schultz (197) gave the Huskers three consecutive bonus-point victories to start the evening when he replicated Labriola's 20-5 technical fall victory against the Beavers' J.J. Dixon. The night's most exciting match took place at heavyweight. No. 15 Christian Lance (HWT) led JaMarcus Grant 3-1 late in the third period when Grant earned a one-point escape and two-point takedown to seize a 4-3 lead. Lance responded with a takedown as time expired. An official's review confirmed the takedown, and Lance was victorious by decision, 5-4. Action then shifted to the lighter weights. A double forfeit was declared at 125 as NU's Alex Thomsen was too ill to wrestle and Oregon State's Brandon Kaylor suffered a concussion only days previously. Devan Turner used takedowns in the first and third periods to top No. 10 Ridge Lovett (133), 6-2. Returning All-American No. 6 Chad Red Jr. (141) earned a 6-2 decision of his own, topping Beaver grappler Grant Willits. No. 12 Collin Purinton (149) gave up a reversal after taking down Lane Stigall in the first period, but did not look back after that, earning an 8-4 decision. The final two bouts of the night saw the Big Red rack up more bonus points. No. 14 Peyton Robb (157) scored 10 points in the first period on his way to a technical fall victory over Logan Meek before returning All-American No. 4 Isaiah White (165) used riding time and six third-period points to earn a major decision victory over Aaron Olmos. Head Coach Mark Manning was pleased with his team's performance: "I wasn't surprised with how we wrestled [tonight]," Manning said. "We had some really good practices this week and our guys got really focused [even with it being finals week]. I was really proud with how they handled practice [this week], and that comes from the leadership of our team." NU (5-0, 0-0 Big Ten) will have a few weeks off from competition for the semester break before returning to action at No. 8 Wisconsin on Jan. 12. That dual meet will take place at the UW Field House in Madison, Wis., beginning at 2 p.m. Results: 174: #6 Mikey Labriola (NEB) tech. fall Colton Beisley (OSU) 20-5 (NEB 5, OSU 0) 184: #5 Taylor Venz (NEB) major dec. #20 Colt Doyle (OSU) 9-0 (NEB 9, OSU 0) 197: #10 Eric Schultz (NEB) tech. fall J.J. Dixson (OSU) 21-5 (NEB 14, OSU 0) HWT: #15 Christian Lance (NEB) dec. Jamarcus Grant (OSU) 5-4 (NEB 17, OSU 0) 125: Double Forfeit (NEB 17, OSU 0) 133: #30 Devan Turner (OSU) dec. #10 Ridge Lovett (NEB) 6-2 (NEB 17, OSU 3) 141: #6 Chad Red Jr. (NEB) dec. #17 Grant Willits (OSU) 6-2 (NEB 20, OSU 3) 149: #12 Collin Purinton (NEB) dec. Lane Stigall (OSU) 8-4 (NEB 23, OSU 3) 157: #14 Peyton Robb (NEB) tech. fall #32 Logan Meek (OSU) 16-1 (NEB 28, OSU 3) 165: #4 Isaiah White (NEB) major dec. Aaron Olmos (OSU) 10-2 (NEB 32, OSU 3)

COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- The 10th-ranked University of Pittsburgh wrestling team won seven bouts en route to its fifth win of the year over Maryland Friday night at the XFINITY Center. With the win, the Panthers finish 2019 5-1 overall, while the Terrapins drop to 1-4. Two Pitt wrestlers performances stood out in the team win in redshirt freshman Cole Matthews and redshirt junior Gregg Harvey. Matthews pinned his opponent in 6:53, while Harvey defeated No. 20 Philip Spadafora. "It was a good match to head into our holiday break with," said head coach Keith Gavin. "Maryland wrestled hard and our guys got tested in some of those bouts." Redshirt freshman Louis Newell got the Panthers on the board with a 7-2 decision at 125 pounds over Brandon Cray. After a scoreless opening frame, Newell started the second on bottom and scored an escape and takedown for the 3-0 lead. Moving to the third, Newell started on top and a Cray reversal would cut his lead to 3-2. However, Newel escaped and scored a takedown and added his final point with riding time en route to the win. At 133 pounds, redshirt sophomore Micky Phillippi quickly fell behind to King Sandoval 6-0 early in the first. The fifth-ranked wrestler then escaped and scored a takedown to finish the first period. In the second, Phillippi started the second on bottom and escaped and scored a takedown to tie the match, 6-6. Phillippi started the third on top and received his final two points via stalling and riding time. With the win, Phillippi improves to 10-0 on the year. Pitt jumped out to a 12-0 in the dual after Matthews pinned Hunter Baxter in 6:53 at 141 pounds. Matthews, who ranks 19th in the nation, led 2-1 at the end of the first and led 4-3 after two. In the third, Matthews started on bottom and escaped for a 5-3 lead. Baxter then scored a late takedown to tie it 5-5, but a reversal by Matthews would give him a 7-5 lead. Matthews then quickly got Baxter on his back to secure his second pin of the season. Maryland got on the board after recording wins at 149 and 157 pounds, bringing the team score to 12-6 through the first five bouts. Redshirt junior Jake Wentzel got things going for the Panthers again at 165 pounds after recording his fifth major decision of the year and 12 of his career. Wentzel, who ranks 12th in his weight class, jumped out to a 4-0 lead to open the first period after scoring a takedown and two nearfall. He started the second on bottom, where he escaped and earned a point off back-to-back stall warnings against Cochran. Wentzel picked up four nearfall points in the third and added his final point with riding time. The major decision boosted Pitt's lead to 16-6. Harvey earned his first win over a ranked opponent this season, after outlasting 20th-ranked Philip Spadafora at 174 pounds. Harvey struck first in the opening frame with a takedown, but Spadafora escaped. In the second, Spadafora took the lead after an escape and takedown. Harvey began the third on bottom where he escaped to cut Spadafora's lead to 4-3. With time expiring, Harvey scored a takedown for the win. Harvey's win gave the Panthers a 19-6 lead in the team race. At 184 pounds, redshirt sophomore Nino Bonaccorsi improved to 9-1 on the year after recording his fifth major decision of the year over Kyle Jasenski. Bonaccorsi led 6-2 at the end of the first and a reversal in the second would give him an 8-2 lead entering the final frame. The eighth-ranked 184-pounder started the third on top and Jasenski escaped. Bonaccorsi scored a final takedown in the third and added his final point with riding time to give the Panthers a 23-6 lead. The Terrapins won what would be their last bout of the night after redshirt senior Kellan Stout fell to Jaron Smith at 197 pounds. In the final bout of the night, senior Demetrius Thomas recorded his eighth win and third major decision of the year. The ninth-ranked heavyweight defeated Parker Robinson in a 10-1 major decision. Thomas opened the match with a quick takedown, and would remain in control for the remainder of the first period. He scored a takedown in the second, but added six points in the third to reach the major decision. The win boosted the final team score to 27-10. The Panthers resume action in the New Year at the Southern Scuffle, Jan. 1-2, in Chattanooga, Tenn. Results: 125: Louis Newell (UP) dec. Brandon Cray (UM), 7-2 – Pitt leads 3-0 133: #5 Micky Phillippi (UP) dec. King Sandoval (UM), 8-6 – Pitt leads 6-0 141: #19 Cole Matthews (UP) pins Hunter Baxter (UM), 6:53 – Pitt leads 12-0 149: Michael Doetsch (UM) dec. Dallas Bulsak (UP), 2-0 – Pitt leads 12-3 157: Jahi Jones (UM) dec #11 Taleb Rahmani (UP), 3-2 – Pitt leads 12-6 165: #12 Jake Wentzel (UP) maj. dec. Kyle Cochran (UM), 11-0 – Pitt leads 16-6 174: Gregg Harvey (UP) dec. #20 Philip Spadafora (UM), 5-4 – Pitt leads 19-6 184: #8 Nino Bonaccorsi (UP) maj. dec. Kyle Jasenski (UM), 11-3 – Pitt leads 23-6 197: Jaron Smith (UM) maj. dec. Kellan Stout (UP), 9-0 – Pitt leads 23-10 285: #9 Demetrius Thomas (UP) maj. dec. Parker Robinson (UM), 10-1 – Pitt wins 27-10

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- The Citadel wrestling team made quick of the Blue Hose of Presbyterian, posting a 37-8 victory, Friday afternoon in McAlister Field House. In the first-ever season of Presbyterian's wrestling team, the Bulldogs have taken a 1-0 lead over the Blue Hose. Dazjon Casto came away with the fastest victory for the Bulldogs, pinning Noah Hall in one minute and twenty seconds. Selwyn Porter toppled his opponent Bryton Goering in four minutes and twenty-nine seconds. The Bulldogs return to action on New Year's Day as they travel to the Southern Scuffle in Chattanooga, Tenn. Results: 125 – Jordie White (The Citadel) def. Jacob Brasseur (PC) Dec. 6-2 133 – Jake Rotunda (The Citadel) def. Parker Corwin (PC) MD 12-2 141 – Ethan Willis (The Citadel) def. Reid Stewart (PC) Dec. 11-5 149 – Selwyn Porter (The Citadel) def. Bryton Goering (PC) Fall 4:29 157 – Zachary Phillips (PC) def. Douglas Gudenburr (The Citadel) Dec. 8-6 165 – Dazjon Casto (The Citadel) def Noah Hall (PC) Fall 1:20 174 – Kyle Kretzer (The Citadel) def. by forfeit 184 – Austin Stith (PC) def. Robert Tywater (The Citadel) TF 23-7 197 – Martin Duane (The Citadel) def. by forfeit 285 – Michael McAleavey (The Citadel) def. Imani Heslop (PC) Dec. 4-2

BROOKVILLE, N.Y. – The Bucknell wrestling team rolled past LIU, 39-7, in its EIWA opener on Friday night at the Pratt Recreation Center. The Bison (2-2, 1-0 EIWA) used two pins, a technical fall and a major decision to down the Sharks (2-13, 0-2 EIWA) in a dual that lasted only an hour and 15 minutes. After LIU forfeited at 125 and 133 pounds, David Campbell (141) pinned Michael Blando in 3:22 to extend Bucknell's lead to 18-0. Campbell, a former EIWA placewinner at 133 pounds, was making his first dual start at 141 pounds. Jaden Fisher (157) picked up his first career dual victory, dispatching Dominick Demarco by a resounding 18-2 technical fall. Zach Hartman (165) scored his fifth pin of the 2019-20 campaign, bringing Nicholas Provenzano's shoulders to the mat in just 2:38. Hartman is currently ranked as high as 15th nationally. Mitch Hartman (174) won by a 5-1 decision while Kyle Inlander (184) emerged a 7-6 victor in the first sudden victory frame. Drew Phipps (197) stretched his dual winning streak to 16 bouts with a commanding 12-1 major decision over Mark Malico; Phipps was last defeated in dual action on Jan. 5, 2018 at Navy. LIU is the EIWA's newest member. The program was formed when Division I LIU Brooklyn and Division II LIU Post merged ahead of the 2019-20 campaign. The wrestling team, which competes on LIU Post's campus, was elevated to the Division I level with the merger. This was the first ever meeting between the Bison and Sharks. Bucknell next attends the prestigious Ken Kraft Midlands Championships on Dec. 29-30. Results: 125: Brandon Seidman (BU) wins by forfeit 133: Darren Miller (BU) wins by forfeit 141: David Campbell (BU) fall over Michael Blando (LIU) 3:22 149: Rhise Royster (LIU) maj. dec. over Jacob Hubbard (BU) 11-2 157: Jaden Fisher (BU) tech fall over Dominick Demarco (LIU) 18-2 (4:46) 165: #15 Zach Hartman (BU) fall over Nicholas Provenzano (LIU) 2:38 174: Mitch Hartman (BU) dec. over James Langan (LIU) 5-1 184: Kyle Inlander (BU) dec. over Dan McClure (LIU) 7-6 (SV-1) 197: Drew Phipps (BU) maj. dec. over Mark Malico (LIU) 12-1 285: Lawrence Horl (LIU) dec. over Nate Feyrer (BU) 4-1

The Binghamton University wrestling team defeated Scared Heart by a score of 25-9 Friday afternoon in Vestal. The Bearcats won seven of 10 bouts, highlighted by Carson Sauriol's first career dual victory at 125 pounds and a major decision by heavyweight Joe Doyle to close things out. "We came away with a win, which was great, but we need to find a way to get more points on the board," said head coach Kyle Borshoff. "I'm expecting more from our guys - more major decisions, tech. falls and pins. We're going to need to score more in order to keep up with the likes of Lehigh and Virginia Tech. I'm happy with the win, but we have work to do." Highlights Sauriol kicked things off with an early takedown of Sacred Heart's Sean Faraon. He would add another entering the third period to lead 4-0. Faroan ended the bout with an escape and takedown, but Sauriol was able to come away with a 5-3 win. Following a decision loss at 133 pounds, Anthony Sparacio rebounded from a 2-0 hole against Gerard Daly and gutted out a 5-4 win to give the Bearcats a 6-3 edge. Despite another decision loss at 149 pounds, Christopher Barker came in on a mission, and took a quick 2-0 lead over TJ Calas. Calas would only manage one escape point throughout the matchup, and Barker picked up a 6-1 decision. Aidan Monteverdi stopped the match from being a back-and-forth affair with a 9-4 decision over Brandon Levesque. In his first action since the Jonathan Kaloust Bearcat Open, Monteverdi set the tone early with two takedowns in the first period. Following a scoreless first period, Alex Melikian used a quick escape and takedown to vault ahead of Joe Accousti. Melikian was slowed for the remainder of the bout, but held on for a 3-2 decision. Sacred Heart forfeited at 184 pounds, giving No. 6 Lou DePrez a victory and six points. The win eliminated the Pioneers' hopes of a comeback, and the Bearcats went up 21-6. Another three points was added to Sacred Heart's total after the 197-pound matchup, but Joe Doyle finished with an impressive 16-5 major decision to close it out. Doyle got Connor Fredericks on his back twice over the final two periods to close in dominating style. Up Next The Bearcats will kick start 2020 at the Southern Scuffle in Chattanooga, Tennessee on Jan. 1-2. Results: 125 | Sauriol (BING) DEC Faraon (SHU), 5-3. Binghamton leads SHU 3-0. 133 | Petrillo (SHU) DEC Tomasso Frezza (BING), 6-2. Bout tied 3-3. 141 | Sparacio (BING) DEC Daly (SHU), 5-4. Binghamton leads SHU 6-3. 149 | Palumbo (SHU) DEC Matt Swanson, 6-4. Bout tied at six. 157 | Barker (BING) DEC Calas (SHU), 6-1. Binghamton leads SHU 9-6. 165 | Monteverdi (BING) DEC Levesque (SHU), 9-4. Binghamton leads SHU 12-6. 174 | Melikian (BING) DEC Accousti (SHU), 3-2. Binghamton leads SHU 15-6. 184 | No. 6 DePrez wins via forfeit. Binghamton leads SHU 21-6. 197 | Hetherman (SHU) DEC Nunzio Crowley (BING), 3-1. Binghamton leads SHU 21-9. 285 | Doyle (BING) MD Fredericks (SHU), 16-5. Binghamton defeats SHU 25-9.

The Cleveland State University wrestling team came from behind for a second straight dual as the Vikings fought back to claim a 22-14 victory over George Mason Friday evening in Woodling Gymnasium. Facing a Patriot squad that entered with a 6-1 mark, the Vikings found themselves trailing, 14-10, with three bouts remaining. However, CSU ended with a flourish as the Vikings shut out Mason down the stretch to pick up the win in the program's first-ever home MAC dual. True freshman Logan Heil got CSU off on the right foot with a dominating 18-5 victory at 125 pounds. He used six takedowns, two near-fall points, two stalling points, an escape and a riding time point to rack up points in bunches. George Mason never led in regulation at 133 pounds, but the Patriots used late scoring to send the match to sudden victory. Mason would get the winning takedown in the extra session to get on the team scoreboard. Facing a top-25 opponent at 141 pounds, redshirt senior Evan Cheek rode out a first-period takedown to hold a 2-0 lead after three minutes. He was able to hold onto that margin for the remainder of the match and notched a 4-2 victory for the Vikings. Each of the next three bouts provided a lead change in the team scoring. George Mason used wins at 149 and 165 pounds to move in front while redshirt junior Nico O'Dor had given CSU points with a 5-2 win at 157. O'Dor used a pair of third-period takedowns to claim the win after the bout was tied, 1-1, earlier in the frame. The Patriots increased their lead to 14-10 with a win via decision at 174 pounds. True freshman DeAndre Nassar started CSU's comeback with a dominating showing at 184 pounds, claiming a 17-4 win. After leading just 2-0 after one period, Nassar poured on points in bunches, posting four takedowns and four near-fall points in the final five minutes. Sophomore Ben Smith backed up Nassar's bonus-point win with another big margin for CSU. He tallied nine takedowns in his match and posted a 22-7 technical fall. For the second straight dual, redshirt sophomore John Kelbly sealed the victory at heavyweight for CSU. A first-period takedown for the Viking proved to be the difference as he held on for a 3-2 win over his Patriot opponent. With the win, Cleveland State started a season 4-0 for the first time in 16 years while the Vikings also improved to 2-0 in MAC action. Cheek notched his team-leading 19th win of the season while Smith registered his 10th bonus-point victory. Kelbly reached double digits in wins with his victory Friday while Nassar's win was his first dual victory as a collegian. Cleveland State will return to action on New Year's Day as it competes in the prestigious Southern Scuffle. QUICK HITS Cleveland State came from behind to top George Mason, 22-14 The Vikings won the final three bouts after having trailed, 14-10 Logan Heil, DeAndre Nassar and Ben Smith all won with bonus points Nassar's win marked his first dual victory as a collegian Cleveland State started a season 4-0 for the first time in 16 years The match was the first home MAC dual for CSU Results: 125: Logan Heil (CSU) over Talha Farooq (GMU) - 18-5 MD | CSU leads, 4-0 133: Josh Jones (GMU) over Justin Patrick (CSU) - 7-5 SV | CSU leads, 4-3 141: Evan Cheek (CSU) over Alex Madrigal (GMU) - 4-2 dec. | CSU leads, 7-3 149: Colston DiBlasi (GMU) over Gus Sutton (CSU) - 15-0 TF 7:00 | GMU leads, 8-7 157: Nico O'Dor (CSU) over Kolby Ho (GMU) - 5-2 dec. | CSU leads, 10-8 165: Neil Schuster (GMU) over Riley Smucker (CSU) - 6-2 dec. | GMU leads, 11-10 174: Anthony Lombardo (GMU) over Chase Archangelo (CSU) - 8-1 dec. | GMU leads, 14-10 184: DeAndre Nassar (CSU) over Ali Salem (GMU) - 17-4 MD | Tied, 14-14 197: Ben Smith (CSU) over Ramses Montalvo (GMU) - 22-7 TF 7:00 | CSU leads, 19-14 285: John Kelbly (CSU) over Jake Slinger (GMU) - 3-2 dec. | CSU wins, 22-14

Gable Steveson gets ready to wrestle at match at the NCAAs (Photo/Mark Beshey, The Guillotine) University of Minnesota wrestlers Gable Steveson and Dylan Martinez will not be charged in a sexual assault investigation, according to Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman, who spoke at a news conference on Friday morning. Freeman cited "inadequate evidence" to prosecute the case. "There are often conflicting versions of what happened, and this case is no exception," said Freeman. "In the interest of justice, simply, there is inadequate evidence to fairly charge and prosecute this case." Evidence included police reports, interviews with participants, interviews with the victim, DNA and other forensics. Freeman also said there is little detail he can provide. "Here at the Hennepin County Attorney's Office we strongly believe in not revictimizing the victim, so there is little detail I can provide," said Freeman. "We appreciate her bravery in reporting this incident to the police. The police department and this office were able to help her obtain the resources to deal with the trauma from that evening." As InterMat reported June 18, 2019, Steveson and Martinez had been arrested for allegedly sexually penetrating a victim with an object on Saturday, June 15, according to the Minneapolis police. The reported victim received treatment at the hospital. The St. Paul Police Department released a transcript of the 911 call that came to them Saturday. A male caller told police that his female friend "seems to be sexually assaulted and is not OK. She left with a couple guys and she is absolutely bawling her eyes out and doesn't know what happened ..." During the 2018-19 season, Steveson compiled a 35-2 overall record for Minnesota as a freshman, and was 17-0 in dual-meet competition. He placed second at the 2019 Big Ten Wrestling Championships, then, two weeks later, became an All-American by placing third in the 285-pound bracket at the 2019 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships in Pittsburgh. For his first-year accomplishments, Gable Steveson was named the team's Most Outstanding Wrestler and Freshman of the Year, and earned Golden Goldy's Rookie of the Year honors. Prior to enrolling at Minnesota, Steveson was a four-time Minnesota high school state wrestling champion for Apple Valley High School. Martinez transferred to Minnesota from Fresno City College where he was a two-time California community college champion.

Blair Academy's Marc-Anthony McGowan is ranked No. 1 nationally at 106 pounds (Photo/Sam Janicki, SJanickiPhoto.com) The 27th edition of the Beast of the East is Saturday and Sunday from the Bob Carpenter Center on the campus of the University of Delaware. Ranked annually as the second best in-season high school tournament in the country, this year's edition features 13 nationally ranked teams, including seven of the top 16 teams in this week's national rankings. The entered field includes seven wrestlers ranked either No. 1 (2) or No. 2 (5) in the country at their respective weight classes. Current national No. 2 Blair Academy (N.J.) is the favorite to win this tournament for the 24th time, even absent arguably their two best wrestlers: Trevor Mastrogiovanni (126) and Shayne Van Ness (132). Other nationally ranked teams in the field: No. 6 Bergen Catholic (N.J.), No. 8 Lake Highland Prep (Fla.), No. 10 Malvern Prep (Pa.), No. 14 Brecksville (Ohio), No. 15 Elyria (Ohio), No. 16 Delbarton (N.J.), No. 31 Mount St. Joseph (Md.), No. 33 St. Joseph Montvale (N.J.), No. 35 Notre Dame-Green Pond (Pa.), No. 41 Nazareth (Pa.), No. 43 Waynesburg (Pa.), and No. 45 Bethlehem Catholic (Pa.) Preliminary seeds, subject to check-in and weigh-in, were released for the tournament on Thursday night. Based on those preliminary seeds, the following wrestlers that are currently ranked are not in the tournament field: Shayne Van Ness (Blair Academy, N.J.), No. 1 at 132 pounds; Noah Castillo (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.), No. 11 at 152; Isaac Righter (Mount St. Joseph, Md.), No. 3 at 285. Van Ness and Righter also did not compete in the Ironman last week. Since only some entrant information is available, the most consistent preview information is going to be to list the nationally ranked wrestlers and the respective preliminary seed position that they hold. 106: 1. No. 1 Marc-Anthony McGowan (Blair Academy, N.J.) 2. No. 6 Mac Church (Waynesburg, Pa.) 4. No. 19 Tyler Vazquez (Delbarton, N.J.) 113: 1. No. 2 Stevo Poulin (Shenendehowa, N.Y.) 2. No. 16 Erik Roggie (St. Christopher's, Va.) 3. No. 8 Brett Ungar (Notre Dame-Green Pond, Pa.) 120: 1. Nick Kayal (Bergen Catholic, N.J.) 2. No. 2 Dean Peterson (St. John Vianney, N.J.) 3. No. 6 Cooper Flynn (McDonogh, Md.) 4. No. 12 Ryan Miller (Blair Academy, N.J.) 6. No. 8 Alex Almeyda (St. Joseph Montvale, N.J.) 126: 1. No. 4 Eddie Ventresca (Pope John XXIII, N.J.) 2. No. 1 Robert Howard (Bergen Catholic, N.J.) 3. No. 3 Ryan Crookham (Notre Dame-Green Pond, Pa.) 4. No. 16 Chris Barnabae (Mount St. Joseph's, Md.) 5. No. 7 Dylan Shawver (Elyria, Ohio) 6. No. 13 Nico Nardone (Delbarton, N.J.) 9. No. 15 Rocco Welsh (Waynesburg, Pa.) 132: 1. Joey Olivieri (Hanover Park, N.J.) 2. Matt Vulakh (Pope John II, Pa.) 3. No. 19 Dylan Cedeno (Bergen Catholic, N.J.) 138: 1. No. 6 (at 132) Anthony Clark (Delbarton, N.J.) 2. No. 8 Mick Burnett (Elyria, Ohio) 3. No. 7 Kenny Herrmann (Bethlehem Catholic, Pa.) 4. No. 11 Wyatt Henson (Waynesburg, Pa.) 5. No. 14 (at 132) Chris Rivera (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.) 145: 1. No. 2 Victor Voinovich (Brecksville, Ohio) 2. Jackson Dean (Caesar Rodney, Del.) 3. No. 17 Jagger Condomiti (Northampton, Pa.) 4. No. 12 Manzona Bryant (Hudson WRA, Ohio) 5. No. 10 (at 138) Justin Rivera (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.) 6. No. 4 Bretli Reyna (South Dade, Fla.) 7. No. 20 Deshawn Farber (Nazareth, Pa.) 8. No. 8 Joseph Zargo (Bergen Catholic, N.J.) 152: 1. No. 4 Dalton Harkins (Malvern Prep, Pa.) 2. No. 2 Travis Mastrogiovanni (Blair Academy, N.J.) 160: 1. No. 7 Andrew Cerniglia (Bethlehem Catholic, Pa.) 2. No. 6 Clayton Ulrey (Lower Dauphin, Pa.) 3. Matthew Arciuolo (Saucon Valley, Pa.) 4. No. 15 Luke Nichter (Chambersburg, Pa.) 7. No. 12 Dylan Fishback (Aurora, Ohio) 8. No. 19 Thomas Stewart (Blair Academy, N.J.) 170: 1. No. 8 Domonic Mata (Blair Academy, N.J.) 2. Connor O'Neill (DePaul Catholic, N.J.) 3. No. 17 (at 160) Dylan Reinert (Gettysburg, Pa.) 4. No. 16 (at 182) Angel Garcia (Mariana Bracetti Academy, Pa.) 6. No. 15 Jaden Bullock (Oscar Smith, Va.) 182: 1. No. 3 John Poznanski (Colonia, N.J.) 2. No. 7 Rylan Rogers (Blair Academy, N.J.) 3. No. 14 Jake Evans (Elyria, Ohio) 5. No. 15 (at 195) Sam Fisher (Fauquier, Va.) 195: 1. No. 12 Nicholas Feldman (Malvern Prep, Pa.) 2. No. 14 Ben Vanadia (Brecksville, Ohio) 3. No. 9 Peyton Craft (Blair Academy, N.J.) 220: 1. No. 4 Ethan Hatcher (Brecksville, Ohio) 2. P.J. Casale (Delbarton, N.J.) 3. No. 12 Noah Pettigrew (Blair Academy, N.J.) 5. No. 18 (at 195) Kyle Jacob (Paramus, N.J.) 285: 1. No. 2 Hunter Catka (Sun Valley, Pa.)

Shortly before Colby Covington's jaw was shattered by the overhand right of Kumaru Usman, fans at UFC 245 had taken to chanting "USA! USA! USA!" in an apparent attempt to imply their fealty to Covington (a race-baiting misogynist with an affinity for Red Hats) while also implying that Usman, a Nigerian immigrant and citizen of the United States, was un-American. Of course, there is great joy in knowing that the fans watched the mauling of their bully-du-jour. There was catharsis in watching his head whipsaw back-and-forth as a mighty immigrant pounded it with 4-ounce gloves. There was more enjoyment in reading the comments of MAGA-Twitter disputing the facts of the fight as it happened in real time. Like their disaffection for all truths they typed angrily into the online portals of self-identity in the desperate hope that the maiming they paid $60 to watch wasn't happening and would soon be uncovered by Alex Jones to be yet another Deep State conspiracy! It wasn't. The beating, the shattered jaw, and the loss -- they were all as real as impeachment. They happened. Colby now eats through a straw. And something else remained unchanged -- that Usman is an immigrant and citizen of the United States. And while you may prefer other fighters there is no question that his view on the chants that night inspire something more than the normal cud you'd hear running from the mouth of MMA's crassest self-promoters. Usman spoke about ideals, values, and what built our country and highlighted for all to listen, namely that entitlement and privilege is, in fact, actually not what makes this country great. Take a watch. To your questions … Question of the Week (InterMat T-shirt winner): It seems we have a growing divide between those who support women's wrestling (both high school and college) and those who do not. Personally, I see women's wrestling being a big, if not the biggest, factor in the future of the sport. Many argue that it just isn't as exciting and compare it to women's basketball in terms of viewership. My question is how do we in America grow past this hurdle? We see that programs are popping up all over the country and many are vocal about their support. What does men's wrestling have that women's wrestling doesn't? -- Robert R. Foley: I think that many detractors simply haven't spent time watching the sport. The comparison to basketball isn't viable since the hoop is still ten feet, but in wrestling the competition is equalized. There is not much a man can do on a mat that a woman can't. It's really just a matter of acceptance. The changes are slow, but they are building. The key to future success of women's wrestling is the advocacy of men. They can convince those in position of power to accept the societal changes and implement them at the district, local, state, and national level. I think Tom Brands has been incredible at creating a positive output for women's wrestling. It's far from his main focus, but every time he's asked he makes a comment about underestimating them originally and how he thinks his program is stronger now with them in the room. That's Tom Brands, the head wrestling coach of the top-ranked men's program in the country advocating for women's wrestling. That creates impact. As the momentum builds and a larger number of coaches in a larger number of geographical areas begin their advocacy a tipping point will occur where we see it as normalized. I can agree that the viewership may never be 1-1, but certainly there is an opportunity to draw nearer to the boys as the women wrestlers of yesteryear become the moms and content consumers of tomorrow. Men have had wrestling matches promoted for more than 10,000 years. The women are in the 30-something year of international competition. Progress is slow, but it is happening! Kyle Dake with the American flag after winning a world title in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) Q: Kyle Dake posted a video on Instagram of him striking and wrote, "After #tokyo2020 we will see what happens." Any chance Dake transitions to MMA? If so, how do you think he would do? -- Mike C. Foley: I think he's stating that there is a likelihood after 2020, and I'd almost bet he takes that opportunity. I also think he's going to be very, very, very successful as long as he spends time learning to strike and grapple. The wrestling style he has is similar to Cormier in that his upper body strength and positioning would be a nightmare for most people in the clinch. Non-wrestlers have adapted to leg takedowns in a number of ways, but none have really learned to stop upper body clinches and mat returns from the fence. Oh, and he's an outrageously great competitor who is mentally tough and in it to battle. Let's see how Dake does this Olympic cycle. If he gets past Burroughs then maybe he sticks around. If he doesn't then maybe there is a stronger likelihood he hits the cage. Q: Who do you think will make the finals in each weight class at the Senior Nationals in freestyle? -- Mike C. Foley: 57 kilograms: Spencer Lee vs. Vito Arujau 65 kilograms: Yianni Diakomihalis vs. Jordan Oliver 74 kilograms: Chance Marsteller vs. Mekhi Lewis 86 kilograms: Alex Dieringer vs. Zahid Valencia 97 kilograms: Kyven Gadson vs. Ty Walz 125 kilograms: Tony Nelson vs. Anthony Cassar Q: I just saw the format change for the World Cup in wrestling. Sounds interesting. Six teams. Top five teams from previous World Championships and an All-Star team of wrestlers not on top five teams. Do you think this could work for the Division I National Duals? This year's field would be Penn State, Ohio State, Oklahoma State, Iowa and Michigan, and then a team made up of All-Stars (Jack Mueller, Seth Gross, etc.). Do you think this could work in Division I wrestling? If so, when would be the ideal time to hold the event? -- Mike C. Foley: I don't think it would work, based purely on the politics of NCAA wrestling and the difficulty you'd have of convincing stakeholders this was an idea that could grow the sport. One place it could work is the postseason. After the season you could give a generous weight allowance and invite the top teams and then the national champions and other top finishers to fill out a sixth team. There would be some major politicking for that team, but in the end the result might be another product that the NCAA could distribute Would be a fun event, but unfortunately I think there just isn't enough steam to make larger changes to the competition format.

MADISON, Wis. -- In their home debut, the Wisconsin Badgers were electric against the Kent State Golden Flashes. The Badgers beat up on the Flashes with a final score of 42-6, featuring four pins and two technical falls. At 125, Eric Barnett got the crowd going early and recorded a pin against Kent State's Tomas Gutierrez. In his first dual with the Badgers, the true freshman from Hortonville, Wis., got the fall in just 1:40. Drew Scharenbrock wrestled at 157 and was also impressive in his UW Field House debut. Coming off of two major hip surgeries last season, Scharenbrock showed no mercy against Kent State's Conan Becker, recording the fall in 4:51. In the 184-weight class, Johnny Sebastian was phenomenal for Wisconsin once again. He got the fall over Tyler Bates in 2:09. In his first appearance at the UW Field House, Sebastian gets a pin. Trent Hillger, Wisconsin's All-American heavyweight, ended the night with a fall of his own. He brought down Kent State's Spencer Berthold at the 1:30 mark and didn't look back, pinning him in just 1:46. Seth Gross, Tristan Moran, and Evan Wick all recorded technical falls. Gross ended his match in 5:55, outscoring No. 22 Tim Rooney 20-2. Moran got the tech in 5:29, beating Cory Simpson by 17-1. Evan Wick gave up no points to Kade Byland and beat him 15-0 in 6:05. Straight from the mat Freshman, Eric Barnett On the match: I mean yeah it was obviously important to score points. As coach preaches, we got a pace and we're just going to go. I didn't get a takedown on the first sequence, but I got right back up and got in his face and created a situation where I was able to capitalize. It's great here though. I wanted to pump up the crowd right away as a first match here. It was my first opportunity to hear the crowd go crazy cheering for me, so I got it done. On the team from here: The goal is a national title. The team is doing all the right things. We hustle. Every workout, everyone is putting in effort, 100 percent effort. So, the goal is a national title so let's get there. Head Coach, Chris Bono On Cole Martin: The key is a slow start. We've got to correct that. We've got a little stiffer competition, it's hard to come back from two, three takedowns down. But Cole's a competitor, fifth year senior, does all the right things, going to be in every match. His conditioning is unbelievable, and he did a great job at scoring in the last period. It's huge to score at the end of periods. He did everything we preached. I'm very proud of Cole and excited. On Drew and 157-pound competition: Drew did a great job. He came out and tried to run through the chairs. He didn't even want to go around the chairs. So, I knew he came out really fired up, and Drew is a competitor. First time wrestling in the field house. You could see there was a little bit of nervous energy, but Drew's a competitor. I'm very excited for Drew. We're bringing three guys at 157 to Midlands, so it's in their hands, so we're going to decide who that guy is after the tournament, but Drew did a great job tonight, very proud of him. On the battle at 197: Pete's going to have a great career. A lot of mistakes, but he's a true freshman. Again, we're going to look at Midlands, we're going to evaluate after Midlands. Taylor will get his chance, and Pete will get his chance. And then we have that second semester to see what we can do to get those guys ready to roll and make a decision. I'm not going to put a big judgement on one match. As a true freshman rolling out in front of that crowd -- a lot of nervous energy, and Pete's going to be just fine. Notables Eric Barnett, Drew Scharenbrock and Peter Christensen all made their Badger debuts. Wisconsin recorded its largest margin of victory since 2015, when they beat UW-Whitewater 43-0. During the sock toss, fans tossed 933 pairs of socks onto the mat to be donated to the Luccier Community Center. Evan Wick will be competing at Senior Nationals in Fort Worth this weekend for a chance to compete in the Olympic Trials in April. Results: 125 – Eric Barnett (UW) over Tomas Gutierrez (KSU) by fall, 1:40 133 – No. 2 Seth Gross (UW) over No. 22 Tim Rooney (KSU) by tech. fall 20-2 141 – No. 8 Tristan Moran (UW) over Cory Simpson (KSU) by tech. fall 17-1 149 – No. 14 Cole Martin (UW) over Kody Komara (KSU) by dec. 9-6 157 – Drew Scharenbrock (UW) over Conan Becker (KSU) by fall, 4:51 165 – No. 3 Evan Wick (UW) over Kade Byland (KSU) by tech. fall 15-0 174 – Andrew McNally (KSU) over Jared Krattiger (UW) by dec. 6-3 184 – Johnny Sebastian (UW) over Tyler Bates (KSU) by fall, 2:09 197 – Colin McCracken (KSU) over Peter Christensen (UW) by dec. 6-1 285 – No. 4 Trent Hillger (UW) over Spencer Berthold (KSU) by fall, 1:46

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- No. 21 Stanford Wrestling, competing for the first time since Nov. 24, defeated Drexel 26-11 on Thursday night in a neutral site dual. The Cardinal improves to 5-1 in duals and Thursday night's victory marked the 110th dual win in head coach Jason Borrelli's career. Seven Cardinal picked up wins on Thursday night: Jackson DiSario (125), #14 Real Woods (141), #16 Requir van der Merwe (149), Tyler Eischens (157), #7 Shane Griffith (165), Nick Addison (184) and #6 Nathan Traxler (197). Next up for the Cardinal is the Southern Scuffle on Jan. 1-2 in Chattanooga. Results: 125 Jackson DiSario (STAN) dec. Antonio Mininno (DRE) 8-2 133 Chandler Olson (DRE) dec. Brandon Kier (STAN) 4-1 141 #14 Real Woods (STAN) fall Julian Flores (DRE) F2:42 149 #16 Requir van der Merwe (STAN) maj. dec. Jared Donahue (DRE) 16-5 157 Tyler Eischens (STAN) dec. Felix Belga (DRE) 9-2 165 #7 Shane Griffith (STAN) dec. Ebed Jarrell (DRE) 8-2 174 Michael O'Malley (DRE) tech. fall Jared Hill (STAN) 16-1 7:00 184 Nick Addison (STAN) dec. Anthony Walters (DRE) 9-5 197 #6 Nathan Traxler (STAN) maj. dec. Bryan McLaughlin (DRE) 12-4 285 Sean O'Malley (DRE) dec. Trevor Rasmussen (STAN) 2-0

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. -- The Purdue wrestling team finished off the first semester in solid fashion, taking eight-of-10 road matches in a 35-9 dual victory at Southern Illinois Edwardsville on Thursday. The Boilermakers posted bonus points in five of their eight wins, including three falls, and freshman Thomas Penola knocked off a ranked opponent at heavyweight as Purdue improved to 7-1 on the season. The Boilermakers raced out to a 12-0 lead behind falls from junior Devin Schroder and freshman Travis Ford-Melton at 125 and 133 pounds, respectively. Schroder quickly built an 8-0 lead at 125 with a takedown and six quick nearfall points before sticking his opponent in a tilt. Ford-Melton wasted zero time in the ensuing match, quickly launching his foe to his back and getting the fall in 12 seconds, marking Purdue's fastest since a 13 second fall at the 2019 Loras Open. Sophomore Parker Filius stretched the lead to 15-0 with a 7-1 decision before a wild match at 149 where junior Griffin Parriott came from behind to earn a 12-10 victory in a tie-breaker overtime. Trailing 4-0 out of the gate after a throw from SIUE's Tyshawn Williams, Parriott started chipping away with a reversal in the first, and then a 5-2 scoring advantage in the second period to make it 7-7. Williams got an escape in the third, and Parriott evened the count at the end of regulation with a riding-time point, heading to the extra sessions at 8-8. Neither wrestler scored in the sudden-victory frame, but that's when things got crazy. Williams took bottom to start the 30-second rideouts, and reversed Parriott 14 seconds into the period. The official inadvertently blew his whistle, stopping the action after the reversal and negating potential back points for the Cougars; a call which was confirmed after the SIUE staff challenged the ruling. After the restart, Williams was then called for his third caution of the match, awarding a point to Parriott, and then the Boilermaker junior escaped before the end of the period to tie the match at 10-10. Parriott took bottom in the second 30-second rideout, and was immediately released by Williams to give the Boilers an 11-10 edge. The lead grew to 12-10 as Williams went down with a severe cramp, and Parriott again chose bottom and got another escape point. In the dust of the zany contest was an 18-0 Boilermaker lead and Parriott improved to 11-2 on the season. Freshman Kendall Coleman put together a dominant performance at 157 pounds, rolling out a 14-2 major decision over SIUE's Justin Ruffin. Ruffin was coming off a huge, upset win over No. 4 Larry Early of Old Dominion on Wednesday, but Coleman left little doubt early, building a 2-1 lead in the first and exploding for a 10-2 lead after the second, taking Ruffin to his back for a six-point move. Coleman finished things up with another takedown in the third, notching his third major decision of the season. SIUE got on the board at 165 as a third-period locked-hands call was the difference in a 2-1 win for Chase Diehl over Elijah Davis, but Purdue senior Dylan Lydy quickly regained the momentum. The fourth-ranked Boilermaker senior scored five takedowns in a 12-4 major decision, his sixth of the season, remaining undefeated at 15-0 on the year. The Cougars picked up six points at 184 pounds as Purdue junior Max Lyon was forced to injury default after the first period, but Boilermaker senior Christian Brunner got those six right back, sticking his opponent 1:57 into the first period for his sixth fall of the season and 15th of his career. Penola put the exclamation point on the night, using a second-period reversal and two takedowns in the final frame to secure a 7-3 decision over No. 17 Colton McKiernan. After a scoreless first period, Penola worked off bottom for a reversal and 2-1 lead heading to the third. He kept the heat on McKiernan down the stretch, surrendering an escape to tie things at 2-2, but working for two takedowns in the final two minutes and finishing the match on top in his first ranked win at heavyweight. The Boilermakers will take a short break for the holidays, but return to action Dec. 29 and 30 at the Midlands Championships, hosted by Northwestern at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. Results: 125: No. 6 Devin Schroder (PUR) def. Gage Datlovsky (SIUE), Fall 1:45 133: Travis Ford-Melton (PUR) def. Jake Blaha (SIUE), Fall 0:12 141: Parker Filius (PUR) def. Saul Ervin (SIUE), D 7-1 149: No. 9 Griffin Parriott (PUR) def. Tyshawn Williams (SIUE), TB1 12-10 157: No. 9 Kendall Coleman (PUR) def. Justin Ruffin (SIUE), MD 14-2 165: Chase Diehl (SIUE) def. Elijah Davis (PUR), D 2-1 174: No. 4 Dylan Lydy (PUR) def. Kevin Gschwendtner (SIUE), MD 12-4 184: Ryan Yarnell (SIUE) def. Max Lyon (PUR), Injury Default (3:00) 197: No. 8 Christian Brunner (PUR) def. Jake McKiernan (SIUE), Fall 1:57 285: Thomas Penola (PUR) def. #17 Colton McKiernan (SIUE), D 7-3

In its final match of 2019, 12th-ranked Princeton defeated 25th-ranked Rider tonight at 7 in Dillon Gym, 32-9. The win follows Princeton's two-point win a year ago that was the program's first over Rider since the 1981-82 season that ended an 18-match Broncs streak in the series. Now, the Tigers have their first back-to-back wins over the Broncs since the 1980-81 and '81-'82 seasons, and it came by Princeton's largest margin of victory ever over the Broncs, surpassing an 11-point win in the 1979-80 season. More to come Results: 157: #7 Quincy Monday (Princeton) wins by decision over #6 Jesse Dellavecchia (Rider), 13-7 165: Grant Cuomo (Princeton) wins by fall over Joe Casey (Rider), 3:51 174: Kevin Parker (Princeton) wins by decision over Dean Sherry (Rider), 9-8 184: George Walton (Rider) wins by fall over #18 Travis Stefanik (Princeton), 5:45 197: #3 Patrick Brucki (Princeton) wins by decision over #17 Ethan Laird (Rider), 11-6 HWT: Aidan Conner (Princeton) wins by decision over Ryan Cloud (Rider), 6-3 125: #3 Patrick Glory (Princeton) wins by fall over Jonathan Tropea (Rider), 1:35 133: Anthony Cefolo (Rider) wins by decision over Ty Agaisse (Princeton), 3-2 141: Marshall Keller (Princeton) wins by technical fall over Chris Wright (Rider), 16-0 5:33 149: #14 Mike D'Angelo (Princeton) wins by decision over Gino Fluri (Rider), 8-1

LOCK HAVEN, Pa. -- DJ Fehlman (Warren, Pa./Warren) recorded his 100th career win, Brock Port (Bellefonte, Pa./Bellefonte) picked up a pin and the Bald Eagles benefitted from bonus points as the Lock Haven University wrestling team cruised past arch-rival Bloomsburg University (0-3, 0-2 MAC East), 26-12, tonight in LHU's first ever Mid-American Conference (MAC) Eastern Division dual. The Bald Eagles won six of 10 bouts and extended their dual win streak to five matches, thanks to two tech falls, a pin and a major. With the win Lock Haven improved to 5-1 overall and 1-0 in MAC East action. Along with Fehlman (133) and Port (149), Lock Haven got wins from 18th ranked Kyle Shoop (Boiling Springs, Pa./Boiling Springs) at 141 pounds and 18th ranked Alex Klucker (Summerdale, Pa./East Pennsboro) at 157 pounds. Jared Siegrist (Manheim, Pa./Manheim Central) and Parker McClellan (Altoona, Pa./Altoona) added wins for Lock Haven. Fehlman's 100th win came in style as he majored Josh Mason 13-3 at 133. He became the 22nd member of LHU's 100-win club and the first since Shoop hit 100 wins last season. Shoop's victory tonight moved him to career win No. 114, the ninth most in school history. Fehlman has now won 11 straight bouts and hasn't dropped a match since the second round at the Navy Classic on November 23. Shoop (141) and Siegrist (174) both recorded tech falls tonight as four of LHU's six wins came in the form of bonus-point victories. McClellan (197) and Klucker (157) won by decision. Tonight's dual started at 197 pounds and McClellan quickly put Lock Haven up 3-0 after a hard-fought 2-0 decision over Kyle Murphy. Bloomsburg was quick to respond and back-to-back Huskie-wins at 285 and 125 put Bloom up 6-3. Fehlman's historic win and major at 133 put Lock Haven back on top, and marked the first of four straight Bald Eagle wins. Shoop, ranked No. 18 at 141, picked up his first tech fall of the season and it came in dominating fashion. After a quick takedown he rolled to a 16-0 first-period tech that took just 2:48. Port thrilled the crowd at 149, pinning Gavin Hale at the 2:25 mark. Klucker, ranked No. 18 at 157, grinded out a hard-fought victory and pushed the Lock Haven lead to 21-6. Bloomsburg got one back at 165, but Siegrist sealed the win with a dominating tech fall at 174. The Bald Eagles led 26-9. In the night's final bout, No. 15 Corey Hazel (Spring Mills, Pa./Penns Valley) and No. 13 Trevor Allard locked up a thrilling top-15 battle. The two were tied 0-0 after one. An Allard escape in the second helped the Huskie cling to a 1-0 lead after two, but the third period provided some fireworks. After Hazel started the third down and scored on an escape, a crazy takedown-reverse-takedown sequence put Hazel up 5-3. A late Hazel takedown extended his lead to 7-5, but Allard tied the match at the buzzer on a takedown. In sudden victory, nobody scored and Hazel escaped to go up 8-7 in tiebreak one. It looked as if the Bald Eagle had it won, but Allard was awarded a point at buzzer again, this time on a locked hands call on Hazel. In sudden victory two, Allard recorded a late takedown and won 10-8. Despite the loss in the final bout, the Bald Eagles secured the important win in front of the home fans. Tonight marked a historic night in Mat-Town U.S.A. Prior to the start of the dual with Bloomsburg, Dallis Dillon, a Howard, Pennsylvania native and Bald Eagle High School graduate, represented the newly formed women's wrestling program. The women's freestyle exhibition match marked the first competition for the women's program, which was announced last May. Less than 70 miles separate LHU and Bloomsburg's campuses, and the two central Pennsylvania wrestling powers met tonight for the 76th time, but for the first time in Mid-American Eastern Division action. Both schools were part of the historic expansion last spring that saw the MAC add the former members of the Eastern Wrestling League. LHU has now won six straight vs. Bloomsburg. Lock Haven will take on another familiar face on Saturday (Dec. 21) as the Bald Eagles make the trek west on I-80 to square off with Clarion University at 7 p.m. Results: 197: Parker McClellan (LHU) dec. Kyle Murphy (BLOOM) 2-0 / LHU 3-0 285: Jarrett Walters (BLOOM) dec. Trey Hartsock (LHU) 8-1 / TIED 3-3 125: Christian Gannone (BLOOM) dec. Matt Maloney (LHU) 7-4 / BLOOM 6-3 133: DJ Fehlman (LHU) major dec. Josh Mason (BLOOM) 13-3 / LHU 7-6 141: #18 Kyle Shoop (LHU) tech fall Marlon Argeuta-Diaz (BLOOM) 16-0 (2:48) / LHU 12-6 149: Brock Port (LHU) pinned Gavin Hale (BLOOM) 2:25 / LHU 18-6 157: #18 Alex Klucker (LHU) dec. Alex Carida (BLOOM) 5-2 / LHU 21-6 165: Nate Newberry (BLOOM) dec. Austin Bell (LHU) 4-1 / LHU 21-9 174: Jared Siegrist (LHU) tech fall Anthony Vetrano (BLOOM) 20-4 (7:00) / LHU 26-9 184: #15 Trevor Allard (BLOOM) dec. #13 Corey Hazel (LHU) 10-8 SV2 / FINAL, LHU 26-12

OSKALOOSA -- William Penn Athletics Director Nik Rule is proud to announce the hiring of Tucker Black as the University's first-ever head women's wrestling coach. Black, a May 2019 graduate of Upper Iowa University with a degree in Agricultural Business, was a two-year starter and team captain for the Peacocks. A strong scholar-athlete, he graduated Magna Cum Laude and was twice named an Academic All-American. "We are really excited to have Coach Black as our first women's wrestling coach," Rule said. "Through the interview process he showed an authenticity that was very refreshing and something we believe student-athletes looking to compete in the sport will be attracted to. His energy and commitment to the sport is contagious, while he also has a big picture perspective on the most valuable components of the student-athlete experience. He is going to be a great addition to our team." Prior to his time at UIU, Black was an All-American at North Iowa Area CC, placing seventh at the 2017 NJCAA national championships. He was a regional champion and named the team's outstanding student-athlete. Black, who started his collegiate career at the University of Northern Iowa, excelled at the prep level. A 2014 state champion at Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont HS, he also placed fifth as a junior and qualified for the state tournament as a sophomore. "I am grateful for the opportunity William Penn University has given me," Black said. "Growing up around the women's side of the sport, I have seen the opportunities it has given my sisters and I am excited to help provide those same opportunities to other young women who are looking to become champions in this sport. I am ready to start building a first-class program with a championship mindset!" William Penn, which is the third school in Iowa to sponsor women's wrestling, will begin competing in the 2020-2021 school year. Black will immediately begin recruiting for the inaugural class.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Allentown has disciplined two Allentown Central Catholic wrestling coaches for allowing a boy to wrestle a girl at a dual meet earlier this month, in violation of the diocese's stated policy against mixed-gender wrestling during the regular season. The diocese did not reveal the names of the two coaches, nor the nature of the discipline, according to the Allentown Morning Call. The newspaper identified the two Central Catholic mat coaches as head coach John Bolich, and assistant coach Dennis Udicious. At a Dec. 11 dual meet between Central Catholic and Allen high schools, Bolich -- in his second season as the Vikings' head coach -- sent freshman Josh Lynds to face freshman Rachelly Montas at 132 pounds. Lynds pinned Montas in 3 minutes, 27 seconds. The Morning Call went on to report that the match in question was Lynds' only one to date. It was Montas' first varsity match to that point. She since has wrestled two other times. Previously, Diocese spokesman Matt Kerr had confirmed the policy against boys wrestling girls is different during the individual postseason, when the schools and wrestlers have no control over who their opponents are. In that scenario, it is at the discretion of the competitor and his parents. Kerr went on to say that it is not a judgment on the right and wrong of the matter; rather, it is a decision on who makes the call based on the individual nature of postseason wrestling. Last season, there were two similar incidents involving male wrestlers from Bethlehem Catholic High School who had faced girls on the mat.

Just seven months after announcing it would be launching new men's and women's intercollegiate wrestling programs, Iowa Wesleyan University has received a $250,000 gift for a new wrestling training facility. The gift from Mark and Sandy Willis will be used to renovate an existing building to create a state-of-the-art wrestling training center, including a wrestling room, locker rooms, a weight room, and "other wrestling-specific amenities" along with space for offices and a film room for the wrestling program and other athletic staff, according to the school's official announcement made this week. To honor the donors, the newly renovated structure will be named the Willis Wrestling Facility. Mark Willis is a 1970 graduate of Iowa Wesleyan, and a 2017 inductee into the IW Tiger Athletics Hall of Fame. The building itself was a gift to Iowa Wesleyan made by the Randy and Karly Beavers Family in 2007. Mark and Sandy Willis made the quarter-million-dollar gift as a challenge to other alumni and wrestling fans to help grow a solid foundation for the program's future. Renovation is expected to begin in late spring following the completion of a successful fundraising effort for the new wrestling program. The facility should be completed by the fall of 2020. The new Iowa Wesleyan wrestling programs are slated to start competing in the 2020-21 school year in NCAA Division III. In fact, IW will have the first D3 women's program in the state of Iowa. "The impact of this gift from Mark and Sandy is significant for our community, from our athletics program to our enrollment management efforts," said Iowa Wesleyan President Chris Plunkett. "This facility will also have an immediate and positive impact on our recruiting efforts for future Tigers." "Thanks to the incredible support from Mark and Sandy Willis, men's and women's Tiger wrestling student-athletes will now enjoy the benefits of a new training facility," said Derek Zander, director of athletics. "The facility will house all of the day-to-day operations of our teams, coaches, and staff. It will greatly enhance the experience of our student-athletes and will assure potential recruits of our university's commitment to excellence to this new program." Iowa Wesleyan announced the addition of both men's and women's varsity wrestling programs back in May. In August, the school revealed that it had hired Robert Watson-Powell as head coach for the two new mat programs. Iowa Wesleyan University is a private, four-year liberal arts college in Mount Pleasant, Iowa about an hour south of Iowa City. Founded in 1842, IWU is not only Iowa's first co-educational institution of higher learning, but also the oldest of its type west of the Mississippi River. The school currently has an enrollment of approximately 600 students.