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Amar Dhesi placed third at the NCAAs last season (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) CORVALLIS -- Two-time All-American heavyweight Amar Dhesi is returning to the Oregon State wrestling program as announced by head coach Jim Zalesky on Tuesday. Dhesi returns to Oregon State after taking the first quarter off of school to train for the 2018 World Wrestling Championships which were held in Budapest, Hungary in October. He will rejoin his collegiate teammates in Corvallis for the second quarter at OSU and compete in his final year of NCAA eligibility. The two-time Pac-12 Champion recorded a third place finish at the 2018 NCAA Wrestling Championships in Cleveland, the highest placing for an Oregon State wrestler since 1998. The Surrey, B.C. native returns to Corvallis with an 84-19 career record after tying for a team-high in wins last season with 25. Dhesi currently sits in the top 50 in the OSU record books for career pins (21) and career winning percentage (.816).

Old Dominion's Larry Early defeated NC State's Hayden Hidlay this past weekend (Photo/ODU Athletics) This weekend's college wrestling landscape looks completely different than last weekend's schedule, which was dominated by the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite. Now that the CKLV is behind us, and with only weeks left until the Midlands and Southern Scuffle, it's time we start shifting our attention towards the bulk of the dual meet schedule. This weekend's dual meet schedule is littered with matches that consist of both in-conference and out-of-conference duals, and it all begins on Friday night. Friday Old Dominion at No. 12 Northwestern (1 p.m.) The Monarchs of Old Dominion will head to Big Ten Country to take on coach Matt Storniolo's Northwestern Wildcats. Without a doubt, not only the biggest match of this dual but arguably the biggest weekend match in college wrestling comes at 157 pounds when Northwestern's second-ranked Ryan Deakin takes on Old Dominion's third-ranked Larry Early. Just days ago, Early handed 2018 NCAA runner-up Hayden Hidlay of North Carolina State his first-ever regular season loss after he compiled 24 straight regular-season victories. Hidlay came into last weekend's matchup in Norfolk, Virginia as the second-ranked wrestler in the nation. This weekend, Ryan Deakin moved into the No.2 spot, meaning Early has the opportunity to knock off back-to-back second-ranked wrestlers in the country. Though this will be the first time these two have met, it won't be the first time that either has faced a wrestler from the opposing team. Early owns a perfect 2-0 record against Wildcats, while Deakin won his lone match against a Monarch opponent. Other ranked matches: 125: No. 2 Sebastian Rivera (Northwestern) vs. Michael McGee (ODU) Saturday UNI Open (10 a.m.) The UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls will host one of the best open tournaments of the year, the UNI Open. Year in and year out loads of young talent are in attendance at the UNI Open, and they're expected to show up again this year. In addition to host UNI, the Iowa State Cyclones are also likely to bring their full team. No. 15 Lehigh at No. 4 Iowa (8:30 p.m.) Coach Tom Brands and the Iowa Hawkeyes, who escaped the No. 23 Iowa State Cyclones last weekend, 19-18, welcome their second straight top-25 opponent to Carver-Hawkeye Arena when the No. 15 Lehigh Mountain Hawks soar into Iowa City. Both teams are coming off forgettable performances. The Hawks squeaked out a win over their in-state rivals, while the Mountain Hawks got blanked by No. 1 Penn State when they traveled to Happy Valley. In addition to the duo of top-ranked wrestlers in Spencer Lee (125) and Sam Stoll (285), this dual could feature a quartet of top-20 matchups. However, both teams are battling injuries so it remains to be seen who competes. At heavyweight, Lehigh's No. 6 Jordan Wood could take on his second straight top-five opponent when he wrestles the nation's top-ranked heavyweight, No. 1 Sam Stoll. Stoll made his emotional return to Carver-Hawkeye Arena last weekend after suffering a gunshot wound to the leg this summer. In his Carver-Hawkeye return, Stoll defeated Iowa State's Gannon Gremmel 5-2. This dual is also scheduled to host a pair of No. 6 vs. No. 14 matchups. At 184 pounds, Lehigh's sixth-ranked Ryan Preisch could lace up against No. 14 Cash Wilcke (Iowa), while No. 14 Jake Jacobsen (Lehigh) will take on sixth-ranked Jacob Warner (Iowa) at 197 pounds. At 133 pounds, No. 9 Scott Parker (Lehigh) has not been competing, but could take the mat against No. 12 Austin DeSanto (Iowa). Sunday Oklahoma at No. 2 Oklahoma State (1:30 p.m.) The second-ranked Cowboys welcome Coach Lou Rosselli and the Oklahoma Sooners to Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, Okla. for the annual Bedlam contest. The Cowboys have won the last eight meetings and scored over 30 points in the previous five meetings. The Sooners will be looking for their first overall Bedlam win since December 1, 2013, when they outlasted the Cowboys, 16-15. They'll also be looking for the first Bedlam win in Stillwater since 1995 when they beat the Cowboys, 19-18. The Sooners will have to upset a Cowboy's roster that features ten ranked wrestlers if they hope to give coach Roselli his first Bedlam win since taking over the program three years ago. Oklahoma will rely on No. 16 Dom Demas, who is coming off a 141-pound fourth-place finish at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, as he squares off against Oklahoma State's two-time All-American and sixth-ranked Kaid Brock. Demas brings a 13-3 record into Stillwater, while Brock is 2-1 during his redshirt junior campaign. Bedlam results since Oklahoma's last victory … 2017-18: Oklahoma State df. Oklahoma (in Stillwater), 31-6 2016-17: Oklahoma State df. Oklahoma (in Norman), 33-3 Oklahoma State df. Oklahoma (in Stillwater), 37-3 2015-16: Oklahoma State df. Oklahoma (in Norman), 37-3 Oklahoma State df. Oklahoma (in Stillwater), 26-11 2014-15: Oklahoma State df. Oklahoma (in Norman), 25-9 Oklahoma State df. Oklahoma (in Stillwater), 25-11 2013-14: Oklahoma df. Oklahoma State (in Norman), 16-15 Oklahoma State df. Oklahoma (in Stillwater), 29-9 No. 10 Wisconsin at No. 3 Ohio State (4 p.m.) Chris Bono and his 10th-ranked Badgers have matched Wisconsin's largest dual meet win streak since they won six straight during the 2014-15 season. They'll be looking for their seventh win when they travel to Columbus, Ohio to take on coach Tom Ryan and the third-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes. The Buckeyes have come out on top of two of the past three meetings, yet the Badgers will be looking for the first dual meet win over the Bucks since the 2013-14 season. Wisconsin was victorious 22-15 in that 2013-14 dual meet. Ranked matchups: 149: No. 20 Cole Martin (Wisconsin) vs. No. 3 Micah Jordan (Ohio State) 174: No. 9 Ryan Christensen (Wisconsin) vs. No. 11 Te'Shan Campbell (Ohio State) 285: No. 8 Trent Hillger (Wisconsin) vs. No. 17 Chase Singletary (Ohio State)

Wrestling fans can now invite Dan Gable into their home, office or wrestling room ... with a new poster that captures the iconic wrestler/coach/goodwill ambassador for the sport. Famed sports artist Mike Kupka -- best known for his images of professional baseball and football superstars -- has turned his attention to Dan Mack Gable in striking new image available in various formats sure to please the wrestling fan and Gable aficionado on your holiday gift list. Titled "The Art of the Fight", Kupka's latest work -- his first for the sport of wrestling -- features at its center the iconic image of Dan Gable as University of Iowa head coach, making a stalling call against one of his own wrestlers, knowing that once the referee would call the Hawkeye matman for stalling, he would be more aggressive. (That image also served as the basis for the statue of Gable outside of Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City.) Among the other images within Kupka's "The Art of the Fight" include Gable wrestling Ruslan Ashuraliev of the Soviet Union for the gold medal at the 1972 Munich Olympics, along with that medal earned by Gable (its shape echoed by the border of a wrestling mat) ... the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum in his hometown of Waterloo, Iowa ... the Campanile at Iowa State, where Gable wrestled for the Cyclones ... and the Old Capitol on the campus of University of Iowa, where Gable coached. The original painting is oil on canvas, measuring 3 feet wide by 4 feet tall. Wrestling fans may purchase their own "Art of the Fight" portrait of Dan Gable in a variety of formats: > Poster, measuring 18" x 24", unsigned and unframed, $30 > Fine art print, 18" x 24", printed on high-quality paper, framed, unsigned, $295 > Limited edition (just 1,972 copies) on canvas, 18" x 24", unframed, signed by artist Mike Kupka, $795 > Limited edition (just 181 copies) on canvas, 30" x 40", signed by the artist and by Gable, $2,995. All prices include free shipping. A portion of the proceeds will go to a 501(c)3 charity of Dan Gable's choice. To place your order, visit Mike Kupka's website or call 1-800-507-3007. Want to know more? Check out the online brochure explaining "The Art of the Fight" which provides greater detail on this incredible artwork. Born in Waterloo, Iowa on Oct. 25, 1948, Dan Gable has achieved greatness at every level. Wrestling for legendary coach Bob Siddens at Waterloo West High School, Gable crafted a perfect 64-0 record with three Iowa state titles. He then headed west to Iowa State, where he was 117-1 for coach Harold Nichols. At the 1972 Olympics in Munich, Germany, Gable won the gold medal in men's freestyle without having a single point scored upon him. He then launched his coaching career at the University of Iowa, where his Hawkeyes earned 15 NCAA team titles and a 355-21-5 record. Gable coached 45 NCAA champs, 152 NCAA All-Americans, 106 Big Ten champs, and 12 Olympians. He retired from coaching in 1997 but continues to serve the sport as a motivational speaker and goodwill ambassador.

Preliminary seeds at each of the fourteen NFHS weight classes have been released for the Walsh Jesuit Ironman, which will start on Friday morning at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time, with finals slated for Saturday afternoon. Approximately one half of the teams in the InterMat Fab 50 national high school team rankings will either have full or partial entries in the field. The seeds below are subject to pre-event scratches and weight changes, along with other situations where the wrestler does not end up competing. National rankings will be edited into the seedings during the day Wednesday, when the rankings are updated. 106 pounds 1. Braxton Brown (Allen, Texas) - national rank No. 3 2. Jordan Williams (Collinsville, Okla.) - national rank No. 5 3. Kyle Rowan (Perry (Lake County), Ohio) - national rank No. 6 4. Diego Sotelo (Marmion Academy, Ill.) - national rank No. 8 5. Dylan Chappell (Seneca Valley, Pa.) - national rank No. 17 6. Nick Fea (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) - national rank No. 12 7. Gary Steen (Reynolds, Pa.) - national rank No. 20 8. Daniel Wask (Blair Academy, N.J.) 9. Sean Seefeldt (St. Edward, Ohio) 10. Peyton Fenton (Elyria, Ohio) 11. Richard Fedalen (McDonogh, Md.) 12. Kenneth Crosby (Akron SVSM, Ohio) 13. Nolan Gessler (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) 14. Paul Garcia (Scottsbluff, Neb.) - national rank No. 16 15. Ryan Luna (St. Francis, Calif.) 16. Dante Frinzi (Bethlehem Catholic, Pa.) 113 pounds 1. Richard Figueroa (Selma, Calif.) - national rank No. 1 2. Jacob Decatur (CVCA, Ohio) - national rank No. 2 3. Ryan Miller (Blair Academy, N.J.) - teammate Anthony Ferrari is ranked No. 5 nationally 4. Logan Agin (Lancaster, Ohio) - national rank No. 6 5. Troy Spratley (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) - national rank No. 8 6. Cooper Flynn (McDonogh, Md.) - national rank No. 9 7. Dustin Norris (Cincinnati LaSalle, Ohio) - national rank No. 14 8. Vince Cornella (Monarch, Colo.) - national rank No. 15 9. Colton Drousias (Chicago Mt. Carmel, Ill.) - national rank No. 18 10. Alejandro Herrera-Rondon (Seneca Valley, Pa.) 11. Rocky Stephens (Collinsville, Okla.) 12. Garrett Lautzenheiser (Louisville, Ohio) 13. Dayton Delviscio (Malvern Prep, Pa.) 14. Jaydin Gomez (Gilroy, Calif.) 15. Jackson Cockrell (Broken Arrow, Okla.) 16. Jack Stanley (Brecksville, Ohio) 120 pounds 1. Trevor Mastrogiovanni (Blair Academy, N.J.) - national rank No. 3 2. Lucas Byrd (Cincinnati LaSalle, Ohio) - national rank No. 4 3. Ryan Crookham (Notre Dame (Green Pond), Pa.) - national rank No. 5 4. Matthew Ramos (Lockport, Ill.) - national rank No. 8 5. Nick Bouzakis (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.) - national rank No. 7 6. Kysen Terukina (Kamehameha, Hawaii) - national rank No. 13 7. Antonio Lorenzo (St. John Bosco, Calif.) - national rank No. 14 8. Dominic Chavez (Arlington Martin, Texas) 9. Lachlan McNeil (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) 10. Beau Bayless (Reynolds, Pa.) 11. Carson Sauriol (Poway, Calif.) 12. Chris Barnabae (Mt. St. Joseph's, Md.) 13. Oscar Sanchez (Genoa, Ohio) 14. Joey Cruz (Clovis North, Calif.) 15. Michael Jaffe (Marmion Academy, Ill.) 16. Nain Vasquez (Montini Catholic, Ill.) 126 pounds 1. Michael Colaiocco (Blair Academy, N.J.) - national rank No. 2 2. Reece Witcraft (Broken Arrow, Okla.) - national rank No. 13 3. Travis Ford-Melton (Marian Catholic, Ill.) - national rank No. 8 4. Kai Orine (Seckman, Mo.) - national rank No. 7 5. Anthony Molton (Lockport, Ill.) - national rank No. 6 6. Dylan Shawver (Elyria, Ohio) - national rank No. 16 7. Dylan Ragusin (Montini Catholic, Ill.) - national rank No. 9 8. Devin Murphy (Clovis North, Calif.) - national rank No. 14 9. Mosha Schwartz (Ponderosa, Colo.) 10. Drew Munch (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) 11. Daniel Cardenas (Pomona, Colo.) - national rank No. 19 12. Jason Miranda (Poway, Calif.) 13. Zack Witmer (St. Joseph's Academy, Pa.) 14. Caleb Tanner (Collinsville, Okla.) 15. Antoine Allen (Cincinnati LaSalle, Ohio) 16. Brandon Wittenberg (Battlefield, Va.) 132 pounds 1. Jordan Decatur (CVCA, Ohio) - national rank No. 1 2. Dylan D'Emilio (Genoa, Ohio) - national rank No. 2 3. Beau Bartlett (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) - national rank No. 3 4. Shayne Van Ness (Blair Academy, N.J.) - national rank No. 7 5. Justin Rivera (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.) - national rank No. 16 6. Ryan Franco (Clovis North, Calif.) - national rank No. 11 7. Bretli Reyna (South Dade, Fla.) - national rank No. 17 8. Henry Porter (Oakdale, Calif.) 9. Kenny Herrmann (Bethlehem Catholic, Pa.) - national rank No. 18 10. Cleveland Belton (St. John Bosco, Calif.) - national rank No. 20 11. Frankie Tal-Shahar (American Heritage, Fla.) - national rank No. 15 12. Justin Pacheco (Pomona, Colo.) 13. Mick Burnett (Elyria, Ohio) 14. Nick Moore (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) 15. Vincent Zerban (Christian Brothers, Mo.) 16. Richie Markulics (Notre Dame (Green Pond), Pa.) 138 pounds 1. Joshua Saunders (Christian Brothers College, Mo.) - national rank No. 1 2. Luke Baughman (Wadsworth, Ohio) - national rank No. 6 3. Chase Saldate (Gilroy, Calif.) - national rank No. 7 4. Peyton Hall (Oak Glen, W.Va.) - national rank No. 10 5. Bryce Hepner (St. Edward, Ohio) - national rank No. 16 6. Chris Rivera (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.) 7. Jackson Dean (Caesar Rodney, Del.) 8. Shannon Hanna (Lake Gibson, Fla.) 9. Mike Madara (Blair Academy, N.J.) 10. Jake Niffenegger(Cincinnati LaSalle, Ohio) 11. Elijah Blake (Del Oro, Calif.) 12. Matt Lackman (Bethlehem Catholic, Pa.) 13. Alek Martin (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) 14. Joshua Swan (South Dade, Fla.) 15. Dustin Morgillo (Genoa, Ohio) 16. Trent Dooley (Allen, Texas) 145 pounds 1. Ryan Anderson (Bethlehem Catholic, Pa.) - national rank No. 2 2. Bryce Andonian (St. Edward, Ohio) - national rank No. 3 3. Jaden Abas (Rancho Bernardo, Calif.) - national rank No. 1 4. Michael North (Wadsworth, Ohio) - national rank No. 7 5. Travis Mastrogiovanni (Blair Academy, N.J.) - national rank No. 13 6. Chris Donathan (Mason, Ohio) - national rank No. 11 7. Fidel Mayora (Montini Catholic, Ill.) - national rank No. 16 8. Manzona Bryant IV (Hudson WRA, Ohio) - national rank No. 17 9. Trevor Chumbley (Marmion Academy, Ill.) - national rank No. 18 10. Dawson Sihavong (Bullard, Calif.) - national rank No. 12 11. Luka Wick (San Marino, Calif.) - national rank No. 19 12. Andrew Cerniglia (Notre Dame (Green Pond), Pa.) 13. Cael Valencia (St. John Bosco, Calif.) 14. Caleb Dowling (St. Joseph's Catholic, Pa.) 15. Wyatt Henson (Christian Brothers College, Mo.) 16. Connor Kievman (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) 152 pounds 1. Brevin Balmeceda (South Dade, Fla.) - national rank No. 2 2. Sonny Santiago (St. John Bosco, Calif.) - national rank No. 10 3. Sam Dover (St. Edward, Ohio) - national rank No. 8 4. Jake Stiles (Montini Catholic, Ill.) - national rank No. 5 5. Victor Voinovich (Brecksville, Ohio) - national rank No. 9 6. Elan Heard (Cincinnati LaSalle, Ohio) - national rank No. 12 7. Aaron Gandara (Poway, Calif.) - national rank No. 13 8. Baylor Fernandes (Lockport, Ill.) - national rank No. 16 9. John Martin Best (Parkersburg, W.Va.) 10. Cole Handlovic (Bethlehem Catholic, Pa.) 11. Benny Baker (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) 12. Reece Heller (Marian Catholic, Ill.) 13. Kyle Prewitt (Christian Brothers College, Mo.) 14. Jacob Conrad (Carrollwood Day School, Fla.) 15. Walker Heard (Marysville, Ohio) 16. Nicholas Incontera (Blair Academy, N.J.) 160 pounds 1. Connor Brady (Olentangy Liberty, Ohio) - national rank No. 2 2. Domonic Mata (Blair Academy, N.J.) - national rank No. 5 3. Jace Luchau (Selma, Calif.) - national rank No. 6 4. Thayne Lawrence (Frazier, Pa.) - national rank No. 7 5. James Limongi (Genoa, Ohio) 6. Kyle Mosher (South Side, N.Y.) 7. Kai Bele (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.) - national rank No. 15 8. Noah Blake (Del Oro, Calif.) 9. Todd Perry (South Dade, Fla.) 10. Luca Frinzi (Bethlehem Catholic, Pa.) 11. Tyler Stoltzfus (St. Joseph's Academy, Pa.) 12. Peter Ferraro (Marmion Academy, Ill.) 13. Eric Two Lance (Arlington Martin, Texas) 14. Brenden Severs (Beaver Local, Ohio) 15. Will McGhee (Aurora, Ohio) 16. Will Edgar (Christian Brothers College, Mo.) 170 pounds 1. Carson Kharchla (Olentangy Liberty, Ohio) - national rank No. 1 2. Julian Ramirez (Blair Academy, N.J.) - national rank No. 3 3. Nevan Snodgrass (Kettering Fairmont, Ohio) - national rank No. 18 4. Jake Stefanowicz (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) - national rank No. 19 5. Christian Rodriguez (Selma, Calif.) 6. Ashton Habeil (Lake Gibson, Fla.) 7. Blake Hopson (Park Hill, Mo.) 8. David Cumberledge (Ashtabula St. John, Ohio) 9. Micah Ervin (Union County, Ky.) 10. Jake Evans (Elyria, Ohio) 11. Nathan Warden (Christiansburg, Va.) 12. Beau Smith (Beaver Local, Ohio) 13. Michael Garcar (St. Edward, Ohio) 14. Patrick Daum (Marmion Academy, Ill.) 15. Dom Loparo (Wadsworth, Ohio) 16. Isaiah DeJesus (Notre Dame (Green Pond), Pa.) 182 pounds 1. Devin Winston (Park Hill, Mo.) - national rank No. 4 2. Darrien Roberts (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) - national rank No. 10 3. Sam Fisher (Fauquier, Va.) - national rank No. 19 4. Jackson Turley (St. Christopher's, Va.) - national rank No. 8 5. Peyton Craft (Blair Academy, N.J.) - national rank No. 16 6. Nathan Haas (St. John Bosco, Calif.) 7. Trey Sizemore (Cincinnati LaSalle, Ohio) 8. Anthony D'Alesio (Canfield, Ohio) 9. Dan Benoit (Chicago Mt. Carmel, Ill.) 10. Trevor Swier (Montini Catholic, Ill.) 11. Nicholas Florschutz (Malvern Prep, Pa.) 12. Cole Hivnor (Lake Catholic, Ohio) 13. Franklin Cruz (Pomona, Colo.) 14. Justin Henry (Mt. St. Joseph's, Md.) 15. Evan Anderson (Aurora, Ohio) 16. Ben Vanadia (Brecksville, Ohio) 195 pounds 1. A.J. Ferrari (Blair Academy, N.J.) - national rank No. 1 2. Ryan Reyes (Gilroy, Calif.) - national rank No. 3 3. Peter Christensen (Montini Catholic, Ill.) - national rank No. 4 4. Michael Baker (Cincinnati LaSalle, Ohio) - national rank No. 13 5. Nathan Dugan (Lake Norman, N.C.) 6. Jack Wimmer (McDonogh, Md.) 7. Michael Doggett (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) 8. Ethan Hatcher (Brecksville, Ohio) 9. Kolby Franklin (St. Joseph's Catholic, Pa.) 10. Nick Crawford (Canfield, Ohio) 11. Ty Kwak (Christiansburg, Va.) 12. Brent Paulus (Louisville, Ohio) 13. Colin McNamara (Aurora, Ohio) 14. Logan Andrew (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.) 15. Jaiden Patterson (St. John Bosco, Calif.) 220 pounds 1. Braxon Amos (Parkersburg South, W.Va.) - national rank No. 1 2. Owen Trephan (Blair Academy, N.J.) - national rank No. 2 3. Jacob Kaminski (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) - national rank No. 8 4. Andy Smith (Christiansburg, Va.) - national rank No. 14 5. Garrett Kappes (McDonogh, Md.) 6. Tyler Stein (Canfield, Ohio) - national rank No. 12 7. Kade Carlson (Corner Canyon, Utah) 8. Matthias Ervin (Union County, Ky.) 9. Kenneth Crouse (South Dade, Fla.) 10. Wyatt Owen (Reynolds, Pa.) 11. Simon Tesfamarian (Park Hill, Mo.) 12. Jarin Curtis (Massillon Perry, Ohio) 285 pounds 1. Cohlton Schultz (Ponderosa, Colo.) - national rank No. 2 2. Jonathan Birchmeier (Broad Run, Va.) - national rank No. 11 3. Nicholas Villarreal (Gilroy, Calif.) 4. Isaac Righter (Mt. St. Joseph's, Md.) 5. Louden Haga (Parkersburg South, W.Va.) - national rank No. 20 6. Johnny Shafer (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) 7. Kevin Hudson (Caesar Rodney, Del.) 8. Mike McNicholas (Montini Catholic, Ill.) 9. Max Millin (Massillon Perry, Ohio) 10. Andrew Johnson (Poway, Calif.) 11. Jase Crouse (Bethlehem Catholic, Pa.)

Dominic DiSabato Dominic DiSabato joins The MatBoss Podcast for Episode 12. DiSabato spent 19 seasons as the head wrestling coach at Hilliard Davidson High School in Ohio before retiring after the 2017-18 season. He was a three-time Ohio state champion and NCAA qualifier at Ohio State University. 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 former high school wrestler in Massachusetts was one of three servicemen killed in a military explosion in Afghanistan last week. Eric EmondArmy Sgt. 1st Class Eric Michael Emond, 39, was one of three killed on Tuesday, Nov. 27 when an explosive device detonated during combat operations in the Ghazni province, according to the Department of Defense. Emond, who had most recently lived in Brush Creek, Washington, had wrestled at BMC Durfee High School, a public 9-12 high school in Fall River, Massachusetts, until his family moved to Arkansas after he had completed his sophomore year. "Sgt. Emond had a strong track record of academic success throughout his tenure in the Fall River Public Schools and was a member of the Durfee High School wrestling team," Fall River Schools Superintendent Matthew Malone told WPRI. Malone said he knew Emond personally from Emond's work in the veterans' community, including the co-founding of the Massachusetts Fallen Heroes organization that supports Gold Star families and veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Malone described Emond as a warrior and a gentleman, exemplifying the mottoes of the United States Marine Corps, "Semper Fidelis" (Always Faithful) and the U.S. Army Special Forces, "De Opresso Liber" (To Free the Oppressed). Emond was killed last week -- along with Capt. Andrew Ross and Air Force Staff Sgt. Dylan Elchin -- when the vehicle they were riding in was struck by an improvised explosive device in Andar, about 70 miles from the Pakistani border in an area where the Taliban have been resurgent. The Department of Defense said Emond had more than 21 years of service between the Marine Corps and Army, and was on his seventh overseas tour. Emond's awards and decorations include three Bronze Stars, two Purple Hearts, two NATO Achievement Medals, four Afghanistan Campaign Medals, a NATO Medal, an Army Good Conduct Medal, a Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal, two Overseas Service Ribbons, a National Defense Service Medal, Special Forces and Ranger tabs, a Combat Infantry Badge and a Combat Action Badge In addition, Emond was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star, Purple Heart and Meritorious Service Medal. Emond is survived by his wife and three children. Funeral arrangements have yet to be made public.

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. -- Behind 12 total placers, nine of which advanced to semifinals, as well as three first-placers and three second-placers, No. 9 Arizona State wrestling came away with the team crown at the inaugural SIU Edwardsville Cougar Clash. No. 5 Ryan Millhof (125), No. 20 Christian Pagdilao (157), and No. 1 Zahid Valencia (174) earned first-place finishes while No. 10 Josh Maruca (149), No. 5 Josh Shields (165), and No. 14 Kordell Norfleet (184) finished second in their respective weight classes. Pagdilao and Valencia both downed ranked opponents in their respective finals, a 2-0 decision over No. 12 Luke Weiland from Army for Pagdilao and a 13-5 major decision vs. No. 10 Ryan Christensen of Wisconsin for Valencia. As a team, Arizona State tallied 136 points for the team title ahead of Army (127.5), Wisconsin (127.5), Chattanooga (93.5), SIUE (55), Kent State (49.5), and Cleveland State (48). The Sun Devils now prepare for arguably their biggest dual of the season, the first part of a home-and-home over the next two seasons with No. 1 Penn State. ASU travels to State College, Pa. for a dual on Friday, Dec. 14, which is slated for 6 pm ET/4 pm MT on ESPN2.

PHILADELPHIA -- The University of Pennsylvania wrestling team opened up the home portion of its 2018-19 dual meet season in a "Big" way, dominating off Big Ten opponent Maryland, 26-6. The Quakers (1-1) won eight of ten matches to knock off the Terrapins (0-1) in The Palestra. A new-look Quakers team sporting a surprise third singlet took a newly-designed Palestra setup, and the Quakers gave the crowd plenty to cheer about as Penn won six in a row to turn a 3-0 deficit into a 20-3 lead which the Terps could not overcome. Six Penn freshmen won their Palestra dual meet debuts, and sophomore Evan DeLuise picked up his first career dual meet win via a 3-1 overtime decision in the penultimate match. Penn's eight winner was also doing something for the first time, as fifth-year senior Patrik Garren picked up his first win at his new weight of 187 pounds. The only meeting of two ranked wrestlers went Penn's way as No. 20 Anthony Artalona scored a winning takedown with 0:18 remaining in overtime to knock off No. 18 Alfred Bannister, 5-3. Artalona led, 1-0, after two periods, but Bannister took a 3-1 lead after an escape and a takedown early in the third. Artalona quickly escaped to close within one, and he forced overtime after drawing a second stall warning on Bannister with 0:20 remaining in the match. He would go on to power through in overtime and improve his record to 10-1. Artalona was the capper to Penn's six-match run to take a commanding lead. Garren started the run with an 8-3 decision over David-Brian Whisler at 197 pounds. Garren had the only three takedowns in the match, scoring two of them in the first period to pull away. After Garren's win, the Quakers had five true freshmen in a row win their Palestra dual debuts. Ben Goldin pushed the pace all match long against Mansur Abdul-Malik, drawing four stall warning (and three points) while adding two takedowns in a 9-3 decision. At 125, Carmen Ferrante picked up a 10-1 major decision over Brandon Cray, using a four-point turn in the second period to pull away from the two-time N.J. state champion and pick up his ninth win of the season. Doug Zapf followed with a major decision of his own, belting Orion Anderson, 12-2. Zapf wrestled perfectly on the edge, scoring four takedowns on the perimeter of the mat on his way to his first career dual meet victory. Our of halftime, Grant Aronoff scored a takedown and added two nearfall in the first period, and that lead was enough to hold off Michael Doetsch, 4-1. Artalona followed with his overtime win over Bannister and the Quakers led, 20-3. Other winners for Penn included Evan DeLuise, who gutted out a 3-1 win in overtime against Phil Spadafora at 165 pounds for his first career dual meet win. DeLuise won a scramble in the extra period, finally securing the takedown with 0:14 to go. Freshman Jake Hendricks followed with a 2-1 decision to close the dual, knocking off Josh Ugalde. Hendricks escaped in the second period and added his second point when Ugalde connected with an inadvertent head butt in the middle frame. Ugalde escaped in the third, and was close to a takedown at the buzzer, but time ran out. Even the two matches that didn't go Penn's was showed the spirit of the squad. Ryan Farber trailed, 4-1, early at 184 to Kyle Jasenski but was inches away from a tying takedown late in a 7-5 decision. His effort resonated with the bench as Penn won the next six. With Penn leading, 20-3, after Artalona's win, the Terrapins needed bonus points in all three remaining bouts to even try to come back. Adam Whitesell came out firing in the first period of the 157-pound match against Penn's Joe Oliva, scoring three takedown and six points of nearfall for a 12-3 lead after one period. From there, it was all Oliva as the senior captain clawed back within two points in a 12-10 decision. Rather than allow the bonus points, Oliva scored four points in the second period to close within five. In the third, he drew three stall warnings from top position and added riding time. The Quakers won the takedown battle, 14-6, and had the opening takedown in six of nine matches. Penn is off until the 2018 Midlands Championships hosted by Northwestern in Chicago December 29-30. Results: 184: Kyle Jasenski (Maryland) DEC Ryan Farber (Penn), 7-5 Maryland leads, 3-0 197: Patrik Garren (Penn) DEC David-Brian Whisler (Maryland), 8-3 Match Tied, 3-3 285: Ben Goldin (Penn) DEC Mansur Abdul-Malik (Maryland), 9-3 Penn leads, 6-3 125: Carmen Ferrante (Penn) MD Brandon Cray (Maryland), 10-1 Penn leads, 10-3 133: Doug Zapf (Penn) MD Orion Anderson (Maryland), 12-2 Penn leads, 14-3 141: Grant Aronoff (Penn) DEC Michael Doetsch (Maryland), 4-1 Penn leads, 17-3 149: #20 Anthony Artalona (Penn) DEC #18 Alfred Bannister (Maryland), 5-3 (SV) Penn leads, 20-3 157: Adam Whitesell (Maryland) DEC Joe Oliva (Penn), 12-10 Penn leads, 20-6 165: Evan DeLuise (Penn) DEC Phil Spadafora (Maryland), 3-1 (SV) Penn leads, 23-6 174: Jake Hendricks (Penn) DEC Josh Ugalde (Maryland), 2-1 Penn leads, 26-6

No. 1 Penn State (3-0, 0-0 B1G) rolled to its first-ever shutout win over No. 10 Lehigh (0-3) in front of yet another Rec Hall sellout crowd on Sunday. The Nittany Lions won all ten bouts in a 42-0 victory over a short-handed Mountain Hawk squad to remain unbeaten on the year. Penn State got impressive ranked wins from Bo Nickal (Allen, Texas), Anthony Cassar (Rocky Hill, N.J.) and Mark Hall (Apple Valley, Minn.). The Nittany Lions did not give up a takedown in the dual. The dual began at 197 where senior Nickal, ranked No. 1 nationally, dominated No. 15 Jake Jakobsen. Nickal controlled the action from start to finish and rolled to a 19-4 technical fall at the 5:31 mark. Senior Cassar, ranked No. 5 at 285, followed that up with a big win the dual's marquee match-up. Cassar dominated No. 6 Jordan wood on his way to an impressive 12-3 major with 2:21 in riding time, putting Penn State up 9-0 early. Sophomore Devin Schnupp (Lititz, Pa.) picked up his second straight dual win at 125, and his first in Rec Hall, with a 6-1 win over Luke Resnick and Penn State led 12-0. True freshman Roman Bravo-Young (Tucson, Ariz.) then dominated Brandon Paetzell at 133, rolling to a 13-5 major with over 3:00 in riding time. Sophomore Nick Lee (Evansville, Ind.), ranked No. 4 at 141, closed out the first half with an impressive 23-10 major over Lehigh's Ryan Pomrinca and Penn State led 20-0 at the halftime break. Redshirt freshman Jarod Verkleeren (Greensburg, Pa.) got the nod at 149 and started the second half and kept Penn State's shutout hopes alive with a hard-fought 5-3 win over Lehigh's Jimmy Hoffman. Senior Jason Nolf (Yatesboro, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 157, kept the Lions rolling by pinning Josh Humphrey's at the 6:19 mark. The fall was the sixth in seven matches for Nolf. Junior Vincenzo Joseph (Pittsburgh, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 165, made it two straight pins by getting a fall at the 4:47 mark over Mountain Hawk Trey Cornish to put Penn State up 35-0. The fall was Joseph's sixth in seven bouts this year. Hall, ranked No. 2 at 174, walked away with a convincing win in another of the dual's most anticipated match-ups. Hall posted the bout's only takedowns in a 6-2 win over No. 7 Jordan Kutler. Senior Shakur Rasheed (Coram, N.Y.), ranked No. 4 at 184, closed out the dual in dominating fashion, posting an 11-2 major with 3:53 in riding time over Lehigh's Andrew Price. Rasheed's win gave the Nittany Lions the 42-0 shutout victory. The Nittany Lions rolled to a 47-0 takedown advantage and tallied 12 bonus points off two pins (Nolf and Joseph), one tech (Nickal), and four majors (Cassar, Bravo-Young, Lee and Rasheed). Penn State has now won 48 straight dual meets dating back to the end of the 2014-15 season. The sellout crowd of 6,529 was the 43rd straight sellout in Rec Hall and Penn State's 47th in its last 49 home duals, including four of six in the near-16,000 seat Bryce Jordan Center. Penn State is now 3-0 overall while Lehigh falls to 0-3. The Nittany Lions host No. 12 Arizona State in its next action. The Lions welcome the Sun Devils to Rec Hall for the first time ever on Friday, Dec. 14, for a 6 p.m. dual that will air live nationally on ESPN2. Arizona State last visited Happy Valley during the 2001 National Duals in an event hosted in the Bryce Jordan Center. Penn State Fans are encouraged to follow Penn State wrestling via twitter at @pennstateWREST, on Penn State Wrestling's Facebook page at www.facebook.com/pennstatewrestling and on Instagram at www.instagram.com/pennstatewrest. This is PENN STATE. WRESTLING lives here. Results: 197: #1 Bo Nickal PSU tech fall #15 Jake Jakobsen LEH, 19-4 (TF; 5:31) 5-0 285: #5 Anthony Cassar PSU maj. dec. #6 Jordan Wood LEH, 12-3 9-0 125: Devin Schnupp PSU dec. Luke Resnick LEH, 6-1 12-0 133: Roman Bravo-Young PSU maj. dec. Brandon Paetzell LEH, 13-5 16-0 141: #4 Nick Lee PSU maj. dec. Ryan Pomrinca LEH, 23-10 20-0 149: Jarod Verkleeren PSU dec. Jimmy Hoffman LEH, 5-3 23-0 157: #1 Jason Nolf PSU pinned Josh Humphreys, WBF (6:19) 29-0 165: #1 Vincenzo Joseph PSU pinned Trey Cornish LEH, WBF (4:47) 35-0 174: #2 Mark Hall PSU dec. #7 Jordan Kutler LEH, 6-2 38-0 184: #4 Shakur Rasheed PSU maj. dec. Andrew Price LEH, 11-2 42-0 Attendance: 6,529 (43rd straight Rec hall sellout; 47th of 49 including 4 of 6 in BJC) Records: Penn State (3-0); Lehigh (0-3) Up Next for Penn State: home vs. #12 Arizona State, Friday, Dec. 14, 6 p.m. on ESPN2 BOUT-BY-BOUT: 197: Senior Bo Nickal (Allen, Texas), ranked No. 1 at 197, faced off against No. 15 Jake Jakobsen. Nickal worked the center of the mat, looking to force Jakobsen's shoulders down to the mat. The Lion pushed his foe's head down, swung around quickly on the edge of the mat and took a 2-1 lead at the 2:20 mark. He quickly added a second takedown and led 4-1 before a minute had passed. Nickal cut Jakobsen loose to a 4-2 score and added a third takedown a minute later to lead 6-2. Nickal spent the rest of the period controlling the action from the top position and turned Jakobsen for four near fall points to lead 10-2 after one. Jakobsen chose top to start the second period but Nickal quickly escaped to an 11-2 lead. A quick low shot in front of the Lehigh bench led to a takedown and a 13-2 lead for the Lion All-American. Nickal cut Jakobsen loose at the 1:00 mark and immediately set up another scoring opportunity. He used a strong high double to score with 0:13 on the clock and led 15-3 with 1:43 in time after two. Nickal skipped around a slight Jakobsen shot for a takedown, cut him loose and then quickly ended the bout with another takedown, posting the 19-4 tech fall at the 5:31 mark. 285: Senior Anthony Cassar (Rocky Hill, N.J.), ranked No. 5 at 285, met No. 6 Jordan Wood in the dual's marquee match-up. The duo battled evenly for nearly two minutes before Cassar used a strong high double to lift Wood off the mat and send him down for a takedown and a 2-1 lead. Cassar was lightening quick in the final seconds, notching a second takedown with :05 on the clock to lead 4-1 after one. The Lion chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped for a 5-1 lead. Continuing to dominate, Cassar shot low and notched his third takedown at the 1:10 mark, upping his lead to 7-1. A strong ride gave the Lion over 1:00 in riding time. The Lion was able to force Wood flat and rode the Mountain Hawk out. Trailing 7-1, Wood chose neutral to start the third period. Cassar's pace was relentless. The Lion junior continued to pace around the middle of the mat, looking for another opening to score. With the riding time point clinched, Cassar moved to the side of a low Wood shot and got a takedown to up his lead to 9-1 with :45 on the clock. Cassar would add one more takedown and a riding time point to roll to the impressive 12-3 major decision. 125: Sophomore Devin Schnupp (Lititz, Pa.) took on Lehigh's Luke Resnick at 125. Schnupp was the aggressor early, keeping action in the center circle while trying to gain control of Resnick's shoulders. The Lion sophomore worked Resnick to the mat twice but the Mountain Hawk was able to defend each effort, forcing stalemates. With :30 left, Schnupp shot low, forcing a scramble in the middle of the mat. The sophomore was not able to come up under for the takedown before the period ended and the match moved to the second period scoreless. Schnupp chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 1-0 lead. Schnupp instigated another scramble in the middle of the mat with :45 on the clock, but Resnick was once again able to force a stalemate. On the reset, however, Schnupp shot low, connected on the shot and scored with :15 left to lead 3-0 after two periods. Resnick chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 3-1 score. Not content with a slim lead, Schnupp used shoulder control to force Resnick's shoulders to the mat and worked his way behind the Mountain Hawk to take a 5-1 lead with :50 left in the bout. The Lion sophomore put together a strong ride and finished off the bout in control. With a 1:11 riding time edge, Schnupp rolled to the 6-1 decision. 133: True freshman Roman Bravo-Young (Tucson, Ariz.) met Brandon Paetzell at 133. Bravo-Young scored quickly, taking a 2- 0 lead and building up over 1:00 in riding time before cutting Paetzell loose after a reset with 1:25 ono the clock. The Arizona native continued his fast pace and used a quick shot to notch his second takedown to lead 4-1 with :55 left in the opening period. A ride-out gave the Lion freshman a 4-1 lead with 2:22 in riding time after one period. Paetzell chose down to start the second stanza and escaped to a 4-2 score. Paetzell connected on a low single with :55 on the clock and Bravo-Young thrilled the sold out Rec Hall crowd, jumping out of control, sliding behind Paetzell and notching the counter takedown as the period ended to lead 6-3 with 2:39 in time after two periods. Leading by three, Bravo-Young chose neutral to start the third period. Bravo-Young turned a fast low shot into a scramble and finished off the takedown with :55 on the clock to lead 8-3 with a clinched riding time point. Looking for bonus points, Bravo-Young cut Paetzell loose to an 8-4 score. The Lion quickly took Paetzell down and cut him to a 10-5 lead with :22 on the clock and finished off the major with a takedown at the :09 mark. A 3:07 riding time edge gave Bravo-Young the 13-5 major decision. 141: Sophomore Nick Lee (Evansville, Ind.), ranked No. 4 at 141, met Ryan Pomrinca. Lee was hot out of the gates, picking up two takedowns in the first sixth seconds to lead 4-2 early. The Lion sophomore used a nifty low single upped his lead to 6-2 with a third takedown at the opening period's midway point. He cut Pomrinca loose to a 6-3 score and then added a fourth takedown and cut. Looking to finish the period on top, Lee shot low, worked control of one foot into a fifth takedown and finished on top to lead 10-4 with 1:19 in time after one. Lee chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to an 11-4 lead. He notched his sixth takedown shortly after that and led 13-4 with 1:32 left in the second stanza. The Lion continued to pour on the offense, adding two more quick takedowns to lead 17-7 with 1:51 in riding time after two periods. Pomrinca chose down to start the third period and escaped to a 17-8 score. Lee picked up a stall point and then another takedown to lead 20-9 with :40 left. Lee took a 22-9 lead with :22 left and rolled to a 23-10 major decision with 2:44 in riding time. 149: Redshirt freshman Jarod Verkleeren (Greensburg, Pa.) got the nod at 149 for Penn State and took on Jimmy Hoffman. The duo battled evenly for over a minute with neither wrestler breaking through. The Lion stepped back from a solid Hoffman shot with :50 on the clock and tried to counter but Hoffman was able to keep the pressure on and force action out of bounds with :35 left in the opening period. Tied 0-0, Verkleeren chose down to start the second period and took advantage. With action moving toward the outside circle, Verkleeren worked his way out of control and finished off a reversal with 1:31 on the clock to take a 2-0 lead. Verkleeren maintained control for :40 before Hoffman escaped to a 2-1 score. Trailing 2-1, Hoffman chose down to start the second period. Verkleeren maintained control long enough to build his riding time edge up over 1:00 before a reset was called with 1:39 on the clock. Verkleeren continued to maintain control until Hoffman escaped to a 2-2 tie with 1:22 left to wrestle. Verkleeren had 1:16 in time. Hoffman shot low but Verkleeren countered the move for another takedown and a 4-3 lead after a quick Hoffman escape. Verkleeren fought off Hoffman's late scoring efforts and, with 1:34 in riding time, posted a 5-3 win. 157: Senior Jason Nolf (Yatesboro, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 157, faced off against Lehigh's Josh Humphreys. Nolf wasted no time taking the lead. The Lion posted two takedowns in the opening 1:30 to lead 4-2. He then forced a scramble with a low shot, picked up a third takedown and led 6-2 at the 1:10 mark. Humphreys was able to finish with his feet and Nolf led 6-3 with 0:34 left. The Lion scrambled to a late takedown but the call was overturned on review and Nolf led 6-3 after one period. Nolf chose down to start the second period, steadily worked his way to his feet and, after forcing a stall warning, escaped to a 7-3 lead. He fought off a solid Humphreys shot and then another as the period ended to lead 8-3 after two periods. Humphreys chose down to start the third period and picked up a stall point before Humphreys escaped to a 9-4 Nolf lead. Nolf added another takedown and led 11-5 before locking up a cradle to get the fall at the 6:19 mark. 165: Junior Vincenzo Joseph (Pittsburgh, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 165, battled Trey Cornish. Joseph took an early 2-0 lead, taking Cornish down with 2:15 on the clock. He then controlled action from the top position, building up :37 in time before cutting the Hawk loose. He quickly took Cornish down again and led 4-2, turned in off the escape and added a third takedown right away and led 6-3 with 1:05 on the clock. Joseph picked up a stall point and then notched a fourth takedown. He turned Cornish for four back points before the period ended and led 13-3 with 1:39 in riding time after one period. Joseph chose neutral to start the second period and Joseph continued his offensive onslaught. The Lion used a fast low trip to take a 15-3 score just :20 into the middle stanza. He tacked on one more takedown and then finished off the match by turning Cornish to his back and getting the fall at the 4:47 mark. 174: Junior Mark Hall (Apple Valley, Minn.), ranked No. 2 at 174, met No. 7 Jordan Kutler. The ranked duo battled evenly for the first minute with Hall shooting consistently and Kutler's defense equal to the task. The Lion junior could not break through to score and the first period ended in a 0-0 tie. Hall chose down to start the second period and deftly escaped to a 1-0 lead at the 1:35 mark. Hall then connected on a fast high single and bulled his way to a takedown and a 3-0 lead with 1:08 on the clock. Hall then controlled the action from the top position for the remainder of the period to carry the 3-0 edge, and :47 in riding time, into the third period. Kutler chose down to start the third period and Hall continued to dominate the action from the top position. Hall's riding time ballooned to 1:31 before Kutler escaped to a 3-1 score. Hall shot high to Kutler's right leg again, forcing a scramble that led to another takedown and a 5-2 lead after a quick Kutler escape. But the damage was done and Hall, with 1:38 in riding time, rolled to the 6-2 win. 184: Senior Shakur Rasheed (Coram, N.Y.), ranked No. 4 at 184, took on Andrew Price. Rasheed spent a minute looking for a chance to score and took a 2-0 lead with a takedown at the 2:10 mark. Rasheed cut Price loose and then quickly took him down again to lead 4-1. The Lion senior then built up a solid riding time edge while looking for a chance to turn the Hawk for back points or more. Price was able to fight off Rasheed's turning efforts but the Lion finished on top to lead 4-1 with 2:14 in riding time after one. Rasheed chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 5-1 lead. He picked up his third takedown at the 1:17 mark and led 7-1. After a reset sent action back to the center circle, Rasheed continued his dominant ride and led 7-1 with 3:29 in time after two periods. Price chose neutral to start the final period but Rasheed was undaunted. The Lion senior continued to press Price, forcing the Mountain Hawk into giving up a stall point and then taking him down to open up a 10-1 lead with :44 left to wrestle. Rasheed went on to post the dominant 11-2 major with 3:53 in riding time.

Services for Lowell Lange, three-time NCAA wrestling champion for Cornell College of Iowa who later served as coach at his college alma mater then at Georgia Tech, have been announced. Lowell Lange (Photo/NWHOF)The memorial service for Lange will take place Saturday, Jan. 5 at 2 p.m. at Canton First United Methodist Church, 930 Lower Scott Mill Road, Canton, Georgia. Visitation will take place immediately after the memorial from 3-5 p.m. at the church. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial gifts to honor Lange be sent to Cornell College, Attn.: Wrestling, 600 First Street SW, Mount Vernon, IA 52314, or Creekview Wrestling Takedown Club, 1550 Owens Store Rd., Canton, GA 30115. Lange passed away near his home in Georgia on Nov. 19 at age 90. As a member of the Cornell College "Dream Team" which won the NCAA team title at the 1947 NCAA championships, Lowell "Tiger" Lange claimed three individual NCAA titles at 136 pounds in 1947, 1949 and 1950 … along with individual national AAU (American Athletic Union) titles those same year. After graduating, Lange served as head wrestling coach at Cornell of Iowa for one year. He later headed south to Georgia, where he coached wrestling at Georgia Tech for 30 years.

Pat Lovell, wrestler for Cal Poly in the late 1950s who was a member of the Greco-Roman wrestling team at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, passed away Thursday, Nov. 29 in Santa Cruz, Calif., the university in San Luis Obispo announced Nov. 30. He was 81. Born in Richmond, Calif. on Nov. 1, 1937, Patrick Lovell started his athletic career at Sequoia High School in Redwood City, Calif. He wrestled for the Cal Poly Mustangs in the late 1950s, where he was a four-year starter, earning three Pacific Coast Intercollegiate heavyweight wrestling titles. (As member of the Mustang football team, Lovell played right tackle alongside college roommate -- and future NFL Hall of Fame honoree -- John Madden.) In addition to competing in folkstyle wrestling in high school and at Cal Poly, Lovell made a name for himself in both freestyle and Greco-Roman competition. In addition to being a multi-time placer at National AAU (Amateur Athletic Union) championships, Lovell earned a place on the U.S. Greco-Roman wrestling squad for the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo. The 6'0" Lowell competed at light heavyweight (214 pounds/97 kilograms) but did not place, according to Olympic Sports-Reference. After graduation, Lovell started coaching at James Lick High School in San Jose, where he coached, among others, future NFL quarterback Jim Plunkett. Staying in California, Lovell then moved to Monte Vista High School and then Cabrillo Community College where he coached both wrestling and football. He officiated wrestling meets and tournaments for over 40 years, including officiating at 17 NCAA and 17 U.S. National Championships. Lovell received numerous honors for his long and distinguished career in sports. He was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as an official in 1995, the Cal Poly Athletics Hall of Fame in 1989, and the California Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2000. In addition to his involvement as an athlete, coach and official, Lowell also served as commissioner of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League for nearly three decades until his retirement a year ago. "He's one of the greatest all-time at Cal Poly for what he has done, the Olympics, national teams and his coaching," said former Mustang wrestling coach Lennis Cowell. "He exemplifies what a great Cal Poly guy he was. He definitely will be missed by all." "He never grew up," Duane Morgan, commissioner of the California Interscholastic Federation's Central Coast Section and a former wrestling official with Lovell, told Jim Seimas of the Santa Cruz Sentinel. "He saw happiness in everything. He loved the kids. What a great life that is." Pat Lovell is survived by his wife of 51 years, Joy; son, Bobby; two daughters, Sarah and Allison; and several grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are pending.

It was a rough night for two of the three former amateur wrestlers competing at Bellator 210 at WinStar Casino and Resort in Thackerville, Okla. Friday night, with two-time U.S. Olympic freestyle alternate Shawn Bunch defeating former Greco-Roman mat champ Joe Warren in their bout ... while Chris Honeycutt, two-time NCAA All-American for Edinboro, came out on the losing end of a split decision. In the battle of former international wrestlers, Bunch struck Joe Warren into submission at 1:42 of the first round of their bantamweight (135-pound) bout. In addition to his freestyle wrestling accomplishments, Bunch -- like Honeycutt -- was a two-time NCAA All-American at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. Here's MMAmania.com's brief live-action write-up on this equally short match: "Bunch is single minded in landing a right cross over and over. Bunch backs Warren up to the fence and starts landing combos and hurts Warren badly with a left that causes Warren to turn and physically surrender. It is ALL OVER. Warren is holding the left side of his neck and just said 'I can't feel my hands.' He's still standing but that's scary to hear from a fighter." With the win, the 35-year-old Bunch improves his mixed martial arts record to 8-3 in a career he launched six years ago ... while Warren, seven years' older than Bunch, is now 15-8 in a pro career going back nearly a decade. In a middleweight (185-pound) match-up, Chris Honeycutt -- a 2012 NCAA finalist for the Fighting Scots -- lost a split decision to Costello van Steenis, with one judge giving it to "the Cutt" while the other two awarded the decision to "the Spaniard", 28-29, 29-28, 29-28. As a possible indicator as to how close the bout was ... in its live play-by-play coverage, MMAmania.com had awarded two of the three rounds to Honeycutt. The 30-year-old Honeycutt -- who started his pro MMA career in June 2013 -- is now 11-3 ... while van Steenis, 26, has built an 11-1 record since turning pro in April 2014.

In a field that featured four nationally ranked teams among the sixteen in the event, it was No. 14 Southeast Polk (Iowa) using their proven formula of depth augmented by high end talent to win the season-opening Gardner Edgerton Invitational in Kansas on Saturday. The three best wrestlers on the Rams' roster all won titles, No. 11 (at 160) Lance Runyon at 152 pounds, No. 14 (at 152) Cade Devos at 160, and two-time state placer Gabe Christenson at 195. Of particular note was the finals win over Devos, coming via 5-2 decision over Junior folkstyle All-American Bubba Wilson (Manhattan, Kansas). Eight other Rams wrestlers won preliminary pool titles to enusre a top four finish. Earning runner-up honors were Cameron Baarda (132), Ryan Strickland (145), and Connor Brown (285); freshman Joel Jesuroga (120) finished third; while Devin Harmison (113), Nathan Marchand (138), Deveyon Montgomery (170), and Kaleb Runyon (220) placed fourth. The other three wrestlers all had "odd" finishes, two placed fifth, while the other finished seventh; all in all, Southeast Polk amassed 250 points for the tournament. Runners-up in the tournament were No. 20 Allen (Texas), who had nine wrestlers finish in the top four. The Eagles were led by a pair of weight class champions in No. 4 Braxton Brown (106) and Preseason Nationals champion Trent Dooley (138). Finishing as runners-up were Gabe Martinez (126), freshman Mario Danzi (152), and Nate Dooley (182); Noah Yeamans (132) and Alejandro Cavazos (145) finished third; while Elise Brown Ton (160) and Zane Davis (195) were fourth. The four other Eagles wrestlers that competed on Saturday were in the second bracket, one in fifth, two in sixth, and the other in seventh. Missing from the lineup was their 285 pound starter, state runner-up Johnny Green, who is part of their playoff football team. Allen scored 230 points, which was 20 behind Southeast Polk; it would have been very close in the standings if Green was available. Significantly short-handed due to their state playoff football run was No. 12 Broken Arrow (Okla.), who was without five starters, including a pair of nationally ranked wrestlers in No. 15 Gavin Potter (195) and No. 9 Zach Marcheselli (220); the pair are linebackers, and will be playing for Big XII colleges next year. The Tigers had a tournament-high four weight class champions in Jackson Cockrell (113), Jared Hill (120), No. 15 Reece Witcraft (132), and Emmanuel Skillings (182); Bryce Cockrell (113) finished as runner-up; while Blazik Perez (126), Diego Maturino (170), and Marlin Welty (285) finished third. It should be noted that Maturino and Welty were in the lineup instead of football players. Broken Arrow finished the tournament with 227 points. Along with the eight top three placers, they had three others in the second bracket, two in fifth and one in sixth place. The tournament's fourth nationally ranked team was No. 47 Goddard (Kansas), who finished with 191 points, placing six in the top four. They were led by a pair of champions in Cayleb Atkins (145) and No. 6 Troy Fisher (170). The lone runner-up was Jason Henschel (126), Trevor Dopps (160) and Cayden Atkins (182) finished third, while Lucas Glover (120) placed fourth. Four wrestlers finished in fifth place. Rounding out the weight class champions were Keegan Slyter (Olathe North, Kansas) at 126 pounds, Cade Lautt (St. James Academy, Kansas) at 220, and Evan Darville (Dodge City, Kansas) at 285.

Ohio State captured its third straight title at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) LAS VEGAS -- Led by champions Joey McKenna (141), Myles Martin (184) and Kollin Moore (197), the Ohio State Buckeyes captured their third straight title at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational on Saturday. It's Ohio State's sixth Las Vegas team title since 2009 and eighth straight top-five finish in the event. The Buckeyes amassed 148 points and finished 32.5 points ahead of runner-up Missouri. Nebraska finished third with 105 points, while Northern Iowa (84.5) and Michigan (82.5) finished fourth and fifth respectively. Martin and Moore were the lone repeat champions. Martin, a three-time All-American who is currently ranked No. 1 at 184 pounds, rolled to an 11-5 victory in the finals over Nebraska's Taylor Venz. He was named Outstanding Wrestler of the event. Moore, ranked No. 3, topped unranked Eric Schultz of Nebraska 8-3 in the championship match at 197 pounds. Ohio State's Joey McKenna defeated Jaydin Eierman of Missouri in the finals (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) McKenna, a two-time All-American and returning Big Ten champion, won the title at 141 pounds by defeating Missouri's Jaydin Eierman 6-2 in one of the event's most anticipated matchups. Minnesota true freshman Gable Steveson, ranked No. 2, won the heavyweight title (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) Minnesota true freshman Gable Steveson, a three-time age-group world champion in freestyle, won the title at heavyweight. The 18-year-old Gopher capped off his tournament with a 12-4 major decision over No. 16 Tate Orndorff of Utah Valley. Steveson was dominant throughout the weekend, picking up bonus points in four of his five matches. Rutgers had a pair of champions in Nick Suriano (133) and Anthony Ashnault (149). Suriano, an NCAA runner-up last season at 125 pounds, was pushed in the semifinals by Missouri's John Erneste but prevailed 3-2. He then cruised to an 11-3 major decision in his finals match against No. 13 Micky Phillippi of Pitt. No. 2 Anthony Ashnault of Rutgers defeated No. 3 Micah Jordan of Ohio State in the finals (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) Ashnault, ranked No. 2 by InterMat, faced No. 3 Micah Jordan of Ohio State in the finals at 149 pounds. The Rutgers senior came out strong, picking up a takedown in the first 10 seconds of the match. He would get a pair of four-point nearfalls to grab a commanding 10-1 lead. Jordan would battle back, but Ashnault held on for a 14-10 victory. Michigan crowned a champion as Myles Amine topped Missouri's Daniel Lewis 10-7 in the finals at 174 pounds. It was a rematch of the third-place match at last year's NCAA Championships, also won by Amine. No. 2 Sebastian Rivera celebrates after beating Oregon State's Ronnie Bresser in sudden victory (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) Sebastian Rivera (125) and Ryan Deakin (157) won titles for Northwestern. Rivera won in sudden victory over Oregon State's Ronnie Bresser in the finals. The Northeastern sophomore trailed late before picking up a takedown off a leg attack with just under a minute remaining to take a 4-3 lead. Bresser would get an escape to send the match to sudden victory. In sudden victory, Bresser fired off an attack and was close to securing a takedown, but Rivera countered and scored a takedown for the victory. Deakin, ranked No. 5, came through to win the title at 157 pounds with an 8-2 victory over surprise finalist Griffin Parriott of Purdue. Nebraska's Isaiah White claimed the title at 165 pounds, beating No. 14 Mekhi Lewis of Virginia Tech 2-0 in the finals. White, ranked No. 10, was the lowest ranked wrestler to win a title in Las Vegas. Placewinners Note: InterMat ranking listed, not tournament seed. 125: 1st: No. 2 Sebastian Rivera (Northwestern) dec. No. 3 Ronnie Bresser (Oregon State), 6-4 SV 3rd: No. 5 Sean Russell (Minnesota) dec. Brent Fleetwood (North Dakota State), 4-0 5th: No. 17 Drew Mattin (Michigan) dec. No. 12 Travis Piotrowski (Illinois), 3-2 7th: No. 9 Zeke Moisey (Nebraska) dec. No. 15 Devin Schroder (Purdue), 4-3 133: 1st: No. 3 Nick Suriano (Rutgers) maj. dec. No. 13 Micky Phillippi (Pittsburgh), 11-3 3rd: No. 5 Luke Pletcher (Ohio State) dec. No. 7 Ethan Lizak (Minnesota), 5-4 5th: No. 9 John Erneste dec. No. 11 Montorie Bridges (Wyoming), 10-4 7th: No. 15 Chas Tucker (Cornell) by medical forfeit over No. 19 Cam Sykora (North Dakota State) 141: 1st: No. 2 Joey McKenna (Ohio State) dec. No. 3 Jaydin Eierman (Missouri), 6-2 3rd: No. 20 Kanen Storr (Michigan) dec. No. 18 Dom Demas (Oklahoma), 5-2 5th: No. 8 Josh Alber (Northern Iowa) by medical forfeit over No. 7 Michael Carr (Illinois) 7th: Sam Krivus (Virginia) dec. Sam Turner (Wyoming), 5-3 149: 1st: No. 2 Anthony Ashnault (Rutgers) dec. No. 3 Micah Jordan (Ohio State), 14-10 3rd: No. 9 Austin O'Connor (North Carolina) by injury default over No. 8 Brock Zacherl (Clarion) 5th: No. 7 Mitch Finesilver (Duke) dec. No. 19 Josh Heil (Campbell University), 9-4 7th: No. 6 Max Thomsen (Northern Iowa) dec. Jared Prince (Navy), 12-6 157: 1st: No. 5 Ryan Deakin (Northwestern) dec. Griffin Parriott (Purdue), 8-2 3rd: No. 3 Tyler Berger (Nebraska) dec. No. 7 Ke-Shawn Hayes (Ohio State) 5th: No. 8 Taleb Rahmani (Pittsburgh) dec. No. 6 Kennedy Monday (North Carolina), 9-2 7th: Eric Barone (Illinois) dec. No. 19 Hunter Willits (Oregon State), 4-0 165: 1st: No. 10 Isaiah White (Nebraska) dec. No. 14 Mekhi Lewis (Virginia Tech), 2-0 3rd: No. 15 Demetrius Romero (Utah Valley) dec. No. 5 Logan Massa (Michigan), 9-6 5th: No. 6 Branson Ashworth (Wyoming) by medical forfeit over No. 9 Bryce Steiert (Northern Iowa) 7th: No. 13 Connor Flynn (Missouri) dec. No. 12 Joey Gunther (Illinois), 4-0 174: 1st: No. 3 Myles Amine (Michigan) dec. No. 4 Daniel Lewis (Missouri), 10-7 3rd: No. 9 Taylor Lujan (Northern Iowa) by medical forfeit over No. 11 Mikey Labriola (Nebraska) 5th: Spencer Carey (Navy) by medical forfeit over No. 13 Dylan Lydy (Purdue) 7th: No. 20 Devin Skatzka (Minnesota) dec. No. 18 Kimball Bastian (Utah Valley), 9-4 184: 1st: No. 1 Myles Martin (Ohio State) dec. No. 3 Taylor Venz (Nebraska), 11-5 3rd: No. 10 Drew Foster (Northern Iowa) dec. No. 5 Zack Zavatsky (Virginia Tech), 9-5 5th: No. 18 Lou DePrez (Binghamton) dec. No. 9 Max Dean (Cornell), 5-3 SV 7th: No. 13 Nino Bonaccorsi (Pittsburgh) maj. dec. Will Schany (Virginia), 14-3 197: 1st: No. 3 Kollin Moore (Ohio State) dec. Eric Schultz (Nebraska), 8-3 3rd: Jay Aiello (Virginia) dec. No. 8 Nathan Traxler (Stanford), 4-2 5th: No. 13 Christian Brunner (Purdue) by medical forfeit over Greg Bulsak (Clarion) 7th: No. 14 Tom Sleigh (Virginia Tech) by medical forfeit over Tanner Orndorff (Utah Valley) 285: 1st: No. 2 Gable Steveson (Minnesota) maj. dec. No. 16 Tate Orndorff (Utah Valley), 12-4 3rd: No. 20 Zach Elam (Missouri) dec. Demetrius Thomas (Pittsburgh), 3-1 SV 5th: No. 13 Cory Daniel (North Carolina) by medical forfeit over Chase Singletary (Ohio State 7th: Brian Andrews (Wyoming) by medical forfeit over No. 15 Joey Goodhart (Drexel)

Defending NCAA champion Spencer Lee won by major decision at 125 pounds (Photo/Mark Lundy, Lutte-Lens.com) IOWA CITY, Iowa -- The Iowa-Iowa State rivalry used to be the best in college wrestling. But for the past decade and a half it hasn't been much of a rivalry. The Hawkeyes had won 14 straight duals over the Cyclones entering Saturday's matchup and hadn't lost to ISU since 2004. The rivalry is back on now. The No. 23 Cyclones threw a huge scare into the fourth-ranked Hawkeyes by winning four of the first six matches and nearly pulling off a dramatic finish in the final bout. But Iowa recovered, bolstered by a last-second comeback win by Jacob Warner, to escape with a 19-18 win over ISU before 9,751 fans Saturday afternoon at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Iowa dodged a huge bullet when ISU's Austin Gomez threw No. 10 Austin DeSanto to his back late in their 133-pound match and nearly scored a pin. DeSanto fought off his back before the No. 14 Gomez, a highly touted freshman, prevailed 14-9. A Gomez pin would've given ISU the victory in the dual meet. "I think a lot of coaches get out of the frying pan and just move on," said Iowa coach Tom Brands. "But I can tell you there is no feeling of relief up here. We need to shape up and move forward in a lot more ways than just one." Each team won five matches in the closely contested dual meet. "I thought we fought hard. You don't like losing and we let one slip by," ISU coach Kevin Dresser said. "We came in to win -- we talked about it all week. We came up short, but I loved the fight of the 10 guys that we put out there. That's what we preach and that's what we coach. We also preach winning. We didn't win, so there's a part of me that's not going to sleep very well tonight. I'm excited about this team and the direction Iowa State is heading." Warner trailed 4-3 late in his 197-pound bout against three-time All-American and Iowa native Willie Miklus. But Warner scored a dramatic last-second reversal to earn a 5-4 win over the Missouri transfer as the raucous Carver crowd erupted. "I thought I wrestled all right," said Warner, who made his collegiate debut. "I think there is more I could have done at the end of the match. At the end of the day I got it done. It was a little too close for comfort, but I'll watch some film and move forward." Top-ranked Sam Stoll won 5-1 over Gannon Gremmel (Photo/Mark Lundy, Lutte-Lens.com) Top-ranked teammates Sam Stoll (285) and Spencer Lee (125) followed with wins to give Iowa a 19-15 lead entering the final bout. Lee won by major decision, piling up 11 first-period points before beating Alex Mackall 13-4. Stoll wasn't expected to wrestle as he is still not 100 percent physically, but with the Hawkeyes trailing that changed. And he made his season debut. "I had no intentions on going, but it's hard not to when we are losing a big dual like that," Stoll said. "I ran out there and Tom met me in the middle. He said, 'I don't want this, you're not going.' I told him it was my last 'State Week' and he gave me a good slap in the face and I went." Iowa State (1-1) is a team that clearly is much-improved under second-year head coach Kevin Dresser. The unranked Cyclones rallied for wins in the dual's first two matches as ISU grabbed an early 6-0 lead. Ian Parker of Iowa State kicked off the dual by rallying from a 4-1 third-period deficit to stun No. 16 Max Murin 5-4 at 141 pounds. Parker spun behind Murin in the final seconds to complete the comeback. No. 12 Jarrett Degen of Iowa State then came from behind to score a 7-4 win over No. 11 Pat Lugo at 149. The match was tied 4-4 at the end of regulation before neither wrestler scored in sudden victory. The tall, lanky Degen then rode Lugo out in the first 30-second tiebreaker before scoring an escape and takedown to clinch the victory. "Our guys train hard and they're tough," Dresser said. "When you do that, you can win close matches. Those guys came out and won two big matches for us to start the dual." No. 13 Kaleb Young of Iowa followed by taking control early in an 8-3 win over Chase Straw at 157. Fourth-ranked Alex Marinelli of Iowa followed with a fall at 165 to ignite the packed house at Carver. Marinelli rolled up eight quick points on his way to overpowering Brady Jennings with a second-period fall. "Every single dual meet, I try to get bonus points for my team, whether it's a major, a tech or a pin," Marinelli said. "I knew this dual meet would be electric and that I had to have bonus points. Every week, I try to pin my guy and last week it didn't happen. This week it did and I'm pretty pumped about it." Iowa freshman Myles Wilson came out strong and led 4-3 before having to default his match after being injured against Marcus Coleman of Iowa State at 174 pounds. Wilson was in the lineup after two-time All-American Michael Kemerer was lost for the season at 174 with a knee injury. ISU took a 15-9 lead in the dual when unranked Sam Colbray knocked off No. 11 Cash Wilcke 7-6 at 184 pounds. Iowa has now won 30 of its last 31 duals against ISU, but the gap between teams clearly has narrowed with the strong Cyclone performance Saturday. It was the first time in 83 meetings the dual was decided by a single point, but that one point favored the Hawkeyes. Losing third period leads didn't sit well with the Iowa head coach. "We have to be better in the third period," Brands said. "We're moving forward and have another one coming to town. Lehigh is going to see this and chomp at the bit. We have to regather and I have to make sure we are communicating with these guys. There is a lot of communication that needs to happen with several people." Results: 141: Ian Parker (ISU) dec. No. 16 Max Murin (IA), 5-4 149: No. 12 Jarrett Degen (ISU) dec. No. 11 Pat Lugo (IA), 7-4 TB1 157: No. 13 Kaleb Young (IA) dec. Chase Straw (ISU), 8-3 165: No. 4 Alex Marinelli (IA) pinned Brady Jennings (ISU), 4:45 174: Marcus Coleman (ISU) injury default Myles Wilson (IA) 184: Sam Colbray (ISU) dec. No. 11 Cash Wilcke (IA), 7-6 197: No. 11 Jacob Warner (IA) dec. No. 5 Willie Miklus (ISU), 5-4 285: No. 1 Sam Stoll (IA) dec. Gannon Gremmel (ISU), 5-1 125: No. 1 Spencer Lee (IA) major dec. Alex Mackall (ISU), 13-4 133: No. 14 Austin Gomez (ISU) dec. No. 10 Austin DeSanto (IA), 14-9 Craig Sesker has written about wrestling for more than three decades. He's covered three Olympic Games and is a two-time national wrestling writer of the year.

Note: InterMat ranking listed, not tournament seed. 125: 1st: No. 2 Sebastian Rivera (Northwestern) dec. No. 3 Ronnie Bresser (Oregon State), 6-4 SV 3rd: No. 5 Sean Russell (Minnesota) dec. Brent Fleetwood (North Dakota State), 4-0 5th: No. 17 Drew Mattin (Michigan) dec. No. 12 Travis Piotrowski (Illinois), 3-2 7th: No. 9 Zeke Moisey (Nebraska) dec. No. 15 Devin Schroder (Purdue), 4-3 133: 1st: No. 3 Nick Suriano (Rutgers) maj. dec. No. 13 Micky Phillippi (Pittsburgh), 11-3 3rd: No. 5 Luke Pletcher (Ohio State) dec. No. 7 Ethan Lizak (Minnesota), 5-4 5th: No. 9 John Erneste dec. No. 11 Montorie Bridges (Wyoming), 10-4 7th: No. 15 Chas Tucker (Cornell) by medical forfeit over No. 19 Cam Sykora (North Dakota State) 141: 1st: No. 2 Joey McKenna (Ohio State) dec. No. 3 Jaydin Eierman (Missouri), 6-2 3rd: No. 20 Kanen Storr (Michigan) dec. No. 18 Dom Demas (Oklahoma), 5-2 5th: No. 8 Josh Alber (Northern Iowa) by medical forfeit over No. 7 Michael Carr (Illinois) 7th: Sam Krivus (Virginia) dec. Sam Turner (Wyoming), 5-3 149: 1st: No. 2 Anthony Ashnault (Rutgers) dec. No. 3 Micah Jordan (Ohio State), 14-10 3rd: No. 9 Austin O'Connor (North Carolina) by injury default over No. 8 Brock Zacherl (Clarion) 5th: No. 7 Mitch Finesilver (Duke) dec. No. 19 Josh Heil (Campbell University), 9-4 7th: No. 6 Max Thomsen (Northern Iowa) dec. Jared Prince (Navy), 12-6 157: 1st: No. 5 Ryan Deakin (Northwestern) dec. Griffin Parriott (Purdue), 8-2 3rd: No. 3 Tyler Berger (Nebraska) dec. No. 7 Ke-Shawn Hayes (Ohio State) 5th: No. 8 Taleb Rahmani (Pittsburgh) dec. No. 6 Kennedy Monday (North Carolina), 9-2 7th: Eric Barone (Illinois) dec. No. 19 Hunter Willits (Oregon State), 4-0 165: 1st: No. 10 Isaiah White (Nebraska) dec. No. 14 Mekhi Lewis (Virginia Tech), 2-0 3rd: No. 15 Demetrius Romero (Utah Valley) dec. No. 5 Logan Massa (Michigan), 9-6 5th: No. 6 Branson Ashworth (Wyoming) by medical forfeit over No. 9 Bryce Steiert (Northern Iowa) 7th: No. 13 Connor Flynn (Missouri) dec. No. 12 Joey Gunther (Illinois), 4-0 174: 1st: No. 3 Myles Amine (Michigan) dec. No. 4 Daniel Lewis (Missouri), 10-7 3rd: No. 9 Taylor Lujan (Northern Iowa) by medical forfeit over No. 11 Mikey Labriola (Nebraska) 5th: Spencer Carey (Navy) by medical forfeit over No. 13 Dylan Lydy (Purdue) 7th: No. 20 Devin Skatzka (Minnesota) dec. No. 18 Kimball Bastian (Utah Valley), 9-4 184: 1st: No. 1 Myles Martin (Ohio State) dec. No. 3 Taylor Venz (Nebraska), 11-5 3rd: No. 10 Drew Foster (Northern Iowa) dec. No. 5 Zack Zavatsky (Virginia Tech), 9-5 5th: No. 18 Lou DePrez (Binghamton) dec. No. 9 Max Dean (Cornell), 5-3 SV 7th: No. 13 Nino Bonaccorsi (Pittsburgh) maj. dec. Will Schany (Virginia), 14-3 197: 1st: No. 3 Kollin Moore (Ohio State) dec. Eric Schultz (Nebraska), 8-3 3rd: Jay Aiello (Virginia) dec. No. 8 Nathan Traxler (Stanford), 4-2 5th: No. 13 Christian Brunner (Purdue) by medical forfeit over Greg Bulsak (Clarion) 7th: No. 14 Tom Sleigh (Virginia Tech) by medical forfeit over Tanner Orndorff (Utah Valley) 285: 1st: No. 2 Gable Steveson (Minnesota) maj. dec. No. 16 Tate Orndorff (Utah Valley), 12-4 3rd: No. 20 Zach Elam (Missouri) dec. Demetrius Thomas (Pittsburgh), 3-1 SV 5th: No. 13 Cory Daniel (North Carolina) by medical forfeit over Chase Singletary (Ohio State 7th: Brian Andrews (Wyoming) by medical forfeit over No. 15 Joey Goodhart (Drexel)

DAVIDSON, N.C. -- The VMI wrestling team won both of its matches Saturday afternoon at Davidson College, opening the day with a 20-19 victory over Sacred Heart University and finishing with a 29-13 win over Davidson in a Southern Conference contest. Four Keydets, Hunter Starner, Dominick Gallo, Neal Richards and Chris Beck, won both of their matches. Starner (133) won his match against SHU by pin to put VMI ahead 6-3 against Sacred Heart. Gallo scored a major decision (11-0) at 141, and a win by Darren Ostrander at 157 put the Keydets ahead 13-8. Richards had a 14-5 major decision at 174 and Chris Beck had a hard-fought sudden-victory overtime win over Connor Fredricks at 197 to give VMI a 20-16 cushion. Tre Momon nearly scored a win at 285, but lost just 3-2, to allow the Keydets hang on for the 20-19 team victory. The Keydets won the first three matches against Davidson in the Southern Conference opener for both teams. Clifton Conway, Starner and Gallo each posted victories to get the action going, including a pin fall win by Conway at 125. Jakob Kennedy won by forfeit at 165, Richards pinned his opponent at 174 and Beck had a technical fall win (19-3) to end the scoring for VMI. "We didn't look our best in the first match, but our guys found a way to get a gritty win," said head coach Jim Gibson. "As a coach that's something to be proud of. Everyone responded well and we finished off the day with a great team effort against Davidson." The Keydets (2-4) travel to New York next weekend for three dual matches. VMI 20, SHU 19 125: Ryan Burns (SHU) dec. over Clifton Conway (VMI) 11-10; SHU 3-0 133: Hunter Starner (VMI) fall over Anthony Petrillo (SHU), (7:41); VMI 6-3 141: Dominick Gallo (VMI) maj. dec. over Seth Brown (SHU); 11-0; VMI 10-3 149: Gerard Daly (SHU) tech. fall over Jerrod Hunziker (VMI), 16-1, (2:00); VMI 10-8 157: Darren Ostrander (VMI) dec. over Mason Rambarose (SHU), 8-3; VMI 13-8 165: Brandon Levesque (SHU) maj. dec. over Jakob Kennedy (VMI), 20-8; VMI 13-12 174: Neal Richards (VMI) maj. dec. over Anthony Falbo (SHU), 14-5; VMI 17-12 184: Kyle Davis (SHU) maj. dec. over Max Gallahan (VMI), 12-2; VMI 17-16 197: Chris Beck (VMI) dec. over Connor Fredricks (SHU), SV2; VMI 20-16 HWT: Dante DelBonis (SHU) dec. over Tre Momon (VMI), 3-2; VMI 20-19 VMI 29, Davidson 13 125: Clifton Conway (VMI) fall over Zamir Ode (DC); (2:45), VMI 6-0 133: Hunter Starner (VMI) dec. over Kyle Gorant (DC), 9-4; VMI 9-0 141: Dominick Gallo (VMI) dec. over Caleb Ziebell (DC), 9-2; VMI 12-0 149: Aidan Conroy (DC) dec. over Jerrod Hunziker (VMI), 3-0; VMI 12-3 157: Tony Palumbo (DC) dec. Darren Ostrander (VMI), 5-2, VMI 12-6 165: Jakob Kennedy (VMI) winner by forfeit; VMI 18-6 174: Neal Richards (VMI) fall over Erik Eva (DC), (1:21); VMI 24-6 184: Conor Fenn (DC) maj. dec. over Max Gallahan (VMI), 9-0; VMI 24-10 197: Chris Beck (VMI) tech. fall over Finlay Holston (DC), 19-3, (7:00); VMI 29-10 HWT: Mitchell Trigg (DC) dec. over Tre Momon (VMI), 3-0; VMI 29-13

Kollin Moore advanced to the finals at 197 pounds (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) LAS VEGAS -- Ohio State leads the team race at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational after advancing four wrestlers to the finals. Buckeye All-Americans Myles Martin (184) and Kollin Moore (197) will look to repeat as champions in Las Vegas. Ohio State's other finalists are Joey McKenna (141) and Micah Jordan (149). Missouri sits in second place and has two wrestlers in the finals, while Nebraska is currently in third place and has three finalists. Two unseeded wrestlers reached the finals, Griffin Parriott (Purdue) at 157 pounds and Eric Schultz (Nebraska) at 197 pounds. Tonight's final round -- which includes championship and third-place matches -- is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. PT. Semifinal results Note: InterMat ranking is listed, not tournament seed. 125: No. 2 Sebastian Rivera (Northwestern) dec. Brent Fleetwood (North Dakota State), 9-3 No. 3 Ronnie Bresser (Oregon State) dec. No. 5 Sean Russell (Minnesota), 2-1 133: No. 3 Nick Suriano (Rutgers) dec. No. 9 John Erneste (Missouri), 3-2 No. 13 Micky Phillippi (Pittsburgh) dec. No. 5 Luke Pletcher (Ohio State), 2-1 141: No. 2 Joey McKenna (Ohio State) dec. No. 8 Josh Alber (Northern Iowa), 8-1 No. 3 Jaydin Eierman (Missouri) dec. No. 7 Mike Carr (Illinois), 5-2 149: No. 2 Anthony Ashnault (Rutgers) maj. dec. No. 7 Mitch Finesilver (Duke), 12-4 No. 3 Micah Jordan (Ohio State) maj. dec. No. 8 Brock Zacherl (Clarion), 19-6 157: Griffin Parriott (Purdue) dec. No. 8 Taleb Rahmani (Pittsburgh), 5-3 No. 5 Ryan Deakin (Northwestern) maj. dec. No. 6 Kennedy Monday (North Carolina), 9-1 165: No. 10 Isaiah White (Nebraska) dec. No. 5 Logan Massa (Michigan), 6-2 No. 14 Mekhi Lewis (Virginia Tech) dec. No. 9 Bryce Steiert (Northern Iowa), 2-0 174: No. 3 Myles Amine (Michigan) dec. No. 11 Mikey Labriola (Nebraska), 5-1 No. 4 Daniel Lewis (Missouri) pinned No. 9 Taylor Lujan (Northern Iowa), 1:54 184: No. 1 Myles Martin (Ohio State) maj. dec. No. 9 Max Dean (Cornell), 17-7 No. 3 Taylor Venz (Nebraska) dec. No. 10 Drew Foster (Northern Iowa), 11-8 197: No. 3 Kollin Moore (Ohio State) maj. dec. No. 13 Christian Brunner (Purdue), 22-11 Eric Schultz (Nebraska) dec. Greg Bulsak (Clarion), 8-6 285: No. 2 Gable Steveson (Minnesota) dec. No. 13 Cory Daniel (North Carolina), 9-3 No. 16 Tate Orndorff (Utah Valley) dec. Chase Singletary (Ohio State), 8-2

Jordan Oliver throws Zain Retherford (Photo/Mark Lundy, Lutte-Lens.com) CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- David Taylor and Kyle Dake served as team captains. J'den Cox sang the national anthem. The three reigning U.S. world freestyle champions were all here, but none of them wrestled when the American Wrestling League made its debut Friday night at the U.S. Cellular Center. Even without those stars competing, the night still featured a strong 10-match card with numerous NCAA champions before a vocal crowd of around 800 fans in eastern Iowa. Team Taylor won 7 of 10 matches (Photo/Mark Lundy, Lutte-Lens.com) Team Taylor won 7 of 10 matches in the AWL dual that awarded prize money to the athletes. Each of the AWL participants collected $2,500 to wrestle in the freestyle wrestling event, which was streamed on Trackwrestling.com. The winners picked up an additional $5,000. The final match of the night came between two top-level wrestlers at 65 kilograms. Jordan Oliver came out strong with a blast double-leg takedown that set the tone for a wild match with 2017 World Team member Zain Retherford. Oliver hit a big throw to build a big lead at the end of the first period before earning a 13-11 win over Retherford, a two-time Hodge Trophy winner. "I just needed to get to my positions and put some points on the board," Oliver said. "This is just a steppingstone for me. I want to win worlds. Zain is a great competitor and I love scrapping against him." The night's most anticipated matchup came at 61 kilograms where past Hawkeye NCAA champions Tony Ramos and Cory Clark squared off. Clark powered to an 8-0 win in a match where Ramos was unable to generate any offense. Cory Clark gets interviewed after defeating Tony Ramos (Photo/Mark Lundy, Lutte-Lens.com) "It was a lot of fun out there and the fans were really awesome," Clark said. "I really like this event. It was fun to wrestle in it and I've enjoyed watching some of the other wrestling. It's nice having an opportunity to make some money and wrestle in an environment like this." The fans erupted when past Hawkeye All-American Sam Brooks rallied from a 4-0 deficit to down Nick Heflin 11-4 at 86 kilograms. Brooks came on strong with a huge second period to prevail as the fans went wild. A fired-up Brooks pounded his chest after earning the win. Sam Brooks with Thomas Gilman (Photo/Mark Lundy, Lutte-Lens.com) "I loved the crowd support here -- it was awesome," Brooks said. "I love the idea of wrestling in an event like this. This is just the beginning. Hopefully, this is a steppingstone for younger wrestlers who can hopefully make a lot of money in this sport." Past Iowa State national champion Kyven Gadson earned a hard-fought 5-3 win over Jacob Kasper at 97 kilograms. Gadson was off to the hospital right after his match with his wife about to deliver a baby girl to their family. "I loved competing here and having an opportunity to wrestle close to home," Gadson said. "Wrestling in an event like this is awesome. It's great having an opportunity to win some prize money. And the fans were awesome. The crowd was great." Alex Dieringer scored a pair of takedowns to earn a 4-2 win over Isaiah Martinez in a battle of wrestlers who combined to win five NCAA titles. "It was a good, tough match," Dieringer said. "He's a good opponent and I knew I had to get it going early. It was fun having a chance to wrestle here in front of these fans." James Green picked up a 10-0 technical fall over Brandon Sorensen (Photo/Mark Lundy, Lutte-Lens.com) James Green was the lone 2018 World Team member who competed Friday. Green, a two-time world medalist, started the night with a decisive 10-0 win over past Hawkeye All-American Brandon Sorensen at 70 kilograms. "It's exciting to have a chance to wrestle here at this event," Green said. "I had a disappointing performance at the World Championships and I was anxious to get back out on the mat to compete again. It's great having an opportunity to wrestle in an event like this and put on a show for the fans. And it's great to have a chance to win some prize money in the process." NCAA champion Mike Macchiavello overpowered veteran Deron Winn 8-0 at 92 kilograms. Winn, competing less than a week after winning a mixed martial arts fight, took his shoes off and retired from wrestling following the match. "I want to thank all of the fans for all of their support," Winn said. "I've had a great run in wrestling and now it's time to focus on MMA full-time." Nico Megaludis topped Frank Perrelli (Photo/Mark Lundy, Lutte-Lens.com) Past Penn State national champion Nico Megaludis came on strong late in the match to down Frank Perrelli 7-2 at 57 kilograms. None of the seven U.S. freestylers who medaled last month in Budapest took part in the professional league debut. No announcements have been made about any future AWL events. Results: 70 kg: James Green (Team Dake) tech. fall Brandon Sorensen (Team Taylor), 10-0 74 kg: Tommy Gantt (Team Taylor) dec. Richie Lewis (Team Dake), 7-2 79 kg: Alex Dieringer (Team Taylor) dec. Isaiah Martinez (Team Dake), 4-2 86 kg: Sam Brooks (Team Taylor) dec. Nick Heflin (Team Dake), 11-4 92 kg: Mike Macchiavello (Team Taylor) dec. Deron Winn (Team Dake), 8-0 97 kg: Kyven Gadson (Team Taylor) dec. Jacob Kasper (Team Dake), 5-3 125 kg: Dom Bradley (Team Dake) dec. Zach Rey (Team Taylor), 3-2 57 kg: Nico Megaludis (Team Taylor) dec. Frank Perrelli (Team Dake), 7-2 61 kg: Cory Clark (Team Taylor) dec. Tony Ramos (Team Dake), 8-0 65 kg: Jordan Oliver (Team Dake) dec. Zain Retherford (Team Taylor), 13-11 Craig Sesker has written about wrestling for more than three decades. He's covered three Olympic Games and is a two-time national wrestling writer of the year.

BOONE, N.C. -- The Ohio wrestling team (1-1) earned its first dual win of the 2018-19 season, defeating host Appalachian State (2-3), 25-16, tonight at Varsity Gymnasium. The Mountaineers began the match by taking a 6-0 lead courtesy of a pin by junior Cary Miller at the 285-pound weight class. The Bobcats retaliated with victories in the next three weight classes to take a 16-6 advantage. Redshirt junior Shakur Laney (Canal Winchester, Ohio) earned a 19-5 major decision win over redshirt freshman Andy Richard at 125, cutting Appalachian State's lead to two. Redshirt sophomore Mario Guillen (Perrysburg, Ohio) followed by pinning sophomore Codi Russell in 5:19 at 133, putting the Bobcats in front. Redshirt freshman Kyran Hagan (Eureka, Mo.) gave Ohio two-straight pins, defeating senior Irvin Enriquez by fall in 2:50 at 141. Appalachian State cut Ohio's lead to 16-9 after redshirt freshman Jonathan Millner earned a 7-4 decision win at 149. Redshirt junior Zac Carson (Akron, Ohio) put the Bobcats back up by 10 points courtesy of a 13-9 decision victory over senior Angel Najar at 157, but senior Michael Elliott made it a seven-point match again with an 8-5 decision at 165. Ohio sealed its first dual meet victory of the year with wins at 174 and 184, however, as redshirt sophomore Joe Terry (Pickerington, Ohio) edged sophomore Thomas Flitz in an 8-7 decision and junior Hunter Yeargan (Willard, Mo.) came away with a 3-1 sudden victory decision over sophomore Alan Clothier. Ohio will head to Ames, Iowa, for its third dual meet of 2018-19 to match up against Iowa State on Dec. 16. Results: 285: Cary Miller (Appalachian State) def. Devin King (Ohio), fall, 4:32 (6-0) 125: Shakur Laney (Ohio) def. Andy Richard (Appalachian State), 19-5 maj. dec. (6-4) 133: Mario Guillen (Ohio) def. Codi Russell (Appalachian State), fall, 5:19 (6-10) 141: Kyran Hagan (Ohio) def. Irvin Enriquez (Appalachian State), fall, 2:50 (6-16) 149: Jonathan Millner (Appalachian State) def. Alec Hagan (Ohio), 7-4 dec. (9-16) 157: Zac Carson (Ohio) def. Angel Najar (Appalachian State), 13-9 dec. (9-19) 165: Michael Elliott (Appalachian State) def. Colt Yinger (Ohio), 8-5 dec. (12-19) 174: Joe Terry (Ohio) def. Thomas Flitz (Appalachian State), 8-7 dec. (12-22) 184: Hunter Yeargan (Ohio) def. Alan Clothier (Appalachian State), 3-1 dec., SV-1 (12-25) 197: Randall Diabe (Appalachian State) def. Nathan Hall (Ohio), 12-4 maj. dec. (16-25)

Myles Martin is one of six semifinalists for Ohio State (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) LAS VEGAS -- The Ohio State Buckeyes are in a strong position to claim their third straight title at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational after going 6-for-6 in the quarterfinals on Friday night. Ohio State compiled a 26-6 record on the opening day and totaled 88 points. Reaching the semifinals for the Buckeyes were Luke Pletcher (133), Joey McKenna (141), Micah Jordan (149), Myles Martin (184), Kollin Moore (197) and Chase Singletary (285). The Buckeyes lead the team race by 10.5 points over Missouri. Nebraska, Northern Iowa, and Michigan sit in third, fourth and fifth place respectively. Nine of the 10 No. 1 seeds advanced to the semifinals. The lone top seed to fall prior to the semifinals was Tyler Berger (Nebraska) at 157 pounds. He was defeated by Griffin Parriott (Purdue) in sudden victory, 4-2, in the quarterfinals. Action resumes on Saturday at 9 a.m. PT with the semifinals set for 10 a.m. PT. Team standings (top 10) 1. Ohio State 88 2. Missouri 77.5 3. Nebraska 64.5 4. Northern Iowa 62 5. Michigan 48.5 6. Pittsburgh 48 7. North Carolina 47 8. Minnesota 46.5 9. Purdue 45 10. Rutgers 42.5 Quarterfinal results Note: InterMat ranking is listed, not tournament seed. 125: No. 2 Sebastian Rivera (Northwestern) dec. No. 17 Drew Mattin (Michigan), 5-2 Brent Fleetwood (North Dakota State) dec. No. 9 Zeke Moisey (Nebraska), 10-3 No. 5 Sean Russell (Minnesota) dec. No. 12 Travis Piotrowski (Illinois), 2-0 No. 3 Ronnie Bresser (Oregon State) maj. dec. No. 15 Devin Schroder (Purdue), 12-2 133: No. 3 Nick Suriano (Rutgers) dec. No. 16 Korbin Myers (Virginia Tech), 7-2 No. 9 John Erneste (Missouri) pinned Noah Gonser (Campbell), 1:15 No. 13 Micky Phillippi (Pittsburgh) dec. No. 7 Ethan Lizak (Minnesota), 4-0 No. 5 Luke Pletcher (Ohio State) dec. No. 15 Chas Tucker (Cornell), 4-3 141: No. 2 Joey McKenna (Ohio State) dec. No. 18 Dom Demas (Oklahoma), 8-3 No. 8 Josh Alber (Northern Iowa) dec. No. 9 Nicholas Gil (Navy), 2-1 TB2 No. 7 Mike Carr (Illinois) maj. dec. Sam Turner (Wyoming), 14-3 No. 3 Jaydin Eierman (Missouri) dec. No. 20 Kanen Storr (Michigan), 3-2 149: No. 2 Anthony Ashnault (Rutgers) tech. fall Alec Opsal (Air Force), 18-2 No. 7 Mitch Finesilver (Duke) dec, No. 6 Max Thomsen (Northern Iowa), 3-2 No. 8 Brock Zacherl (Clarion) dec. No. 4 Grant Leeth (Missouri), 3-2 No. 3 Micah Jordan (Ohio State) dec. No. 9 Austin O'Connor (North Carolina), 7-3 157: Griffin Parriott (Purdue) dec. No. 3 Tyler Berger (Nebraska), 4-2 SV No. 8 Taleb Rahmani (Pittsburgh) maj. dec. Eric Barone (Illinois), 12-4 No. 6 Kennedy Monday (North Carolina) dec. No. 16 John Van Brill (Rutgers), 11-4 No. 5 Ryan Deakin (Northwestern) maj. dec. No. 19 Hunter Willits (Oregon State), 11-2 165: No. 5 Logan Massa (Michigan) tech. fall No. 15 Demetrius Romero (Utah Valley), 18-0 No. 10 Isaiah White (Nebraska) dec. No. 12 Joey Gunther (Illinois), 7-3 No. 9 Bryce Steiert (Northern Iowa) dec. No. 13 Connor Flynn (Missouri), 6-3 No. 14 Mekhi Lewis (Virginia Tech) dec. No. 6 Branson Ashworth (Wyoming), 3-1 174: No. 3 Myles Amine (Michigan) dec. No. 19 Matt Finesilver (Duke), 11-5 No. 11 Mikey Labriola (Nebraska) dec. Spencer Carey (Navy), 6-2 No. 9 Taylor Lujan (Northern Iowa) dec. No. 16 Brandon Womack (Cornell), 16-9 No. 4 Daniel Lewis (Missouri) pinned No. 20 Devin Skatzka (Minnesota), 2:27 184: No. 1 Myles Martin (Ohio State) maj. dec. No. 18 Lou DePrez (Binghamton), 13-3 No. 9 Max Dean (Cornell) maj. dec. No. 8 Chip Ness (North Carolina), 10-0 No. 10 Drew Foster (Northern Iowa) dec. No. 5 Zack Zavatsky (Virginia Tech), 9-6 No. 3 Taylor Venz (Nebraska) pinned No. 13 Nino Bonaccorsi (Pittsburgh), 5:29 197: No. 3 Kollin Moore (Ohio State) dec. No. 20 Ben Honis (Cornell), 7-2 No. 13 Christian Brunner (Purdue) dec. Tanner Orndorff (Utah Valley), 7-3 Greg Bulsak (Clarion) dec. No. 14 Tom Sleigh (Virginia Tech), 8-1 Eric Schultz (Nebraska) dec. Jay Aiello (Virginia), 3-2 285: No. 2 Gable Steveson (Minnesota) maj. dec. No. 19 A.J. Nevills (Fresno State), 15-6 No. 13 Cory Daniel (North Carolina) dec. Jake Boyd (Oklahoma), 3-0 No. 16 Tate Orndorff (Utah Valley) dec. Brian Andrews (Wyoming), 6-2 Chase Singletary (Ohio State) pinned Matt Stencel (Central Michigan), 4:33

LOCK HAVEN, Pa. -- The Bald Eagles won the first four bouts of the night and raced out to a big lead thanks to bonus points in three of those four wins and the No. 17 Lock Haven University wrestling team (1-0, 1-0 EWL) never looked back as the Bald Eagles opened Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) action tonight with a dominating 28-10 win over visiting George Mason (2-1, 1-1 EWL). In all, Lock Haven won seven of 10 bouts, much to the delight of the sell-out crowd of 2,503. Luke Werner (Bethlehem, Pa./Liberty), Dalton Rohrbaugh (Spring Grove, Pa./Spring Grove), Kyle Shoop (Boiling Springs, Pa./Boiling Springs), Jonathan Ross (Dillsburg, Pa./Northern York). Jared Siegrist (Manheim, Pa./Manheim Central), Corey Hazel (Spring Mills, Pa./Penns Valley) and Luke McGonigal (Clearfield, Pa./Clearfield) all won for the Bald Eagles. The Bald Eagles posted bonus points in three matches and all three came within the first four bouts of the night as LHU certainly looked energized by the loud, standing-room only crowd. Werner (125) and Shoop (141) both posted tech falls and Ross sent the home crowd into a frenzy with a thrilling pin at 149 pounds. The LHU victory was also bolstered by wins from the true-freshmen duo of Rohrbaugh (133) and McGonigal (197). Werner energized the building from the opening whistle at 125 pounds and he cruised by Talha Farooq on the way to an 18-1 tech fall (6:23). The win put Lock Haven up 5-0 and three more wins had the Bald Eagles up 19-0 after the first four bouts. Rohrbaugh cruised to an 8-3 win over Mel Ortiz at 133 and extended the Lock Haven lead to 8-0. Shoop picked up LHU's second tech fall in three bouts and pushed the Bald Eagle lead to 13-0. Shoop downed Julio Alegria 16-0 in just 1:40 at 141 pounds. The quick tech fall marked the 30th of Shoop's career and left him just two away from tying the school record for career tech falls (32). Ross kept the momentum going and secured a pin at 149 at the 4:29 mark of his match with George Mason's talented Tejon Anthony. George Mason picked up wins at 157 and 165 to get on the board. Following a Patriot win at 165, their second straight, Lock Haven held a 19-7 lead after six bouts. Siegrist tilted the dual back in Lock Haven's favor and won 4-2 over Phil Stolfi at 174. At 184, No. 17th ranked Hazel used four first-period takedowns and downed Paul Pierce 9-6. The back-to-back decisions by Siegrist (174) and Hazel (184) extended Lock Haven's lead to 25-7. McGonigal rounded out the Bald Eagle winners with a dominating 10-4 win over Eli Spencer at 197. McGonigal's victory, Lock Haven's seventh of the night, pushed the LHU lead to 28-7. George Mason took the final bout of the night in a battle of two of the nation's top-10 285-pounders, but LHU's early dominance paved the way to the 28-10 EWL victory. The nationally-ranked Bald Eagles will return to action on Saturday, December 8 at the 2018-19 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Championships. Results: 125: Luke Werner (LHU) tech fall Talha Farooq (GMU) 18-1 (6:23) / LHU leads 5-0 133: Dalton Rohrbaugh (LHU) dec. Mel Ortiz (GMU) 8-3 / LHU leads 8-0 141: Kyle Shoop (LHU) tech fall Julio Alegria (GMU) 16-0 (1:40) / LHU leads 13-0 149: Jonathan Ross (LHU) pinned Tejon Anthony (GMU) 4:29 / LHU leads 19-0 157: Kolby Ho (GMU) major dec. #17 Alex Klucker (LHU) 11-3 / LHU leads 19-4 165: Neil Schuster (GMU) dec. Collin Glorioso (LHU) 2-0 / LHU leads 19-7 174: Jared Siegrist (LHU) dec. Phil Stolfi (GMU) 4-2 / LHU leads 22-7 184: #17 Corey Hazel (LHU) dec. Paul Pierce (GMU) 9-6 / LHU leads 25-7 197: Luke McGonigal (LHU) dec. Eli Spencer (GMU) 10-4 / LHU leads 28-7 285: #10 Matt Voss (GMU) dec. #9 Thomas Haines (LHU) 5-2 / LHU wins 28-10

Chris Ayres understands the mystique of Leeman-Turner Arena better than most. He's won there as a wrestler, and he's lost there as a coach. Yet there he stood, with the biggest win of his 13-year coaching career in the balance, at total ease while his guy trailed. Why? Because his guy was Patrick Brucki. Minutes after classmate Dale Tiongson pulled out a victory he'll remember for a lifetime, Brucki put the finishing touches on Princeton's biggest team win in decades. The 7th-ranked 197-pounder remained undefeated with a 7-4 win over 15th-ranked Jake Jakobsen to clinch Princeton's first road win ever at Lehigh. It was also the first Princeton victory in this series since 1968 (Lehigh leads it 54-6-1 at this point), and it was the first Top-10 win since Ayres came from the Mountain Hawks coaching staff to try and build something special at Princeton. "I was proud of every single guy," Ayres said afterwards. "Even when we lost, we wrestled our best matches. Quincy Monday was great. Marshall Keller was great. They just all wrestled like men. "I live for these moments where the program makes the big jump," Ayres added. "I think about everybody who has put time, effort and finances into this program. I've always felt like I had a great support group, and I feel like I work for them. It's an amazing moment for sure." Though it began with a pair of ranked wins early, the moment really began to take shape when Tiongson took the mat against the 11th-ranked wrestler in the nation, Cole Walter. Tiongson led 3-2 in the third period, one in which he was the aggressor throughout, when he fended off a shot and circled behind Walter for a critical takedown in a 5-3 win. "Dale's match was especially awesome," Ayres said. "I told the guys before the match that you have to attack more than them. They fed off each other. I told Dale he had to have composure, and I could see at one point when he was all-in. He smelled blood in the third, and he took advantage of it. There's a moment it clicked for him, and it just changes you as a wrestler." That win, combined with technical falls for both #14 Patrick Glory and #1 Matthew Kolodzik, gave Princeton a 13-10 lead with four matches to go. Freshman Travis Stefanik, a former state champion from the Lehigh Valley area (Nazareth High), pushed #7 Jordan Kutler throughout, though a late takedown sealed a 5-0 Lehigh win to even the match again. Junior Kevin Parker, who gave a hint of a potential breakout season when he won the Tiger Open earlier this month, put Princeton on the brink of a major upset with a technical fall at 184, and then Brucki took the mat against 15th-ranked Jake Jakobsen. Brucki trailed 1-0 after he was called for hitting Jakobsen in the face, but he responded with a trio of takedowns in the final two periods to ignite a celebration within both the team and among those who dreamed of bringing Princeton back into the Top 25 — a dream that should be realized next week. Princeton is now 2-2, with its two losses coming on the road to #3 Iowa and #11 Wisconsin, the latter of which came down to the final match. The Tigers will try for another Top-15 road win next week when they travel to #13 Virginia Tech; the Tigers will also face Virginia over the weekend. Results: 125 – #14 Patrick Glory (Princeton) tech fall Luke Resnick (Lehigh) 17-2, 5:08 133 – Brandon Paetzell (Lehigh) major dec. Jonathan Gomez (Princeton) 16-8 141 – Ryan Pomrinca (Lehigh) dec. Marshall Keller (Princeton) 8-7 149 – #1 Matthew Kolodzik (Princeton) tech fall Jimmy Hoffman (Lehigh) 17-1, 6:03 157 – Josh Humphreys (Lehigh) dec. Quincy Monday (Princeton) 5-4 165 – Dale Tiongson (Princeton) dec. #11 Cole Walter (Lehigh) 5-3 174 – #7 Jordan Kutler (Lehigh) dec. Travis Stefanik (Princeton) 5-0 184 – Kevin Parker (Princeton) tech fall Chase Gallik (Lehigh) 23-8, 5:12 197 – #7 Patrick Brucki (Princeton) dec. #15 Jake Jakobsen (Lehigh) 7-4 285 – #6 Jordan Wood (Lehigh) Fall Obinna Ajah (Princeton) 1:24

NORFOLK, Va. -- The No. 7 NC State wrestling team brought home a hard-fought 16-15 win at Old Dominion Friday Night. Both teams won five bouts on the day, but NC State scored a major decision at 133 pounds as the lone bonus point win. With ODU up 12-10 with three bouts left, NC State earned decisions at 184 and 197 pounds to take the lead for good. ODU started the dual with a 9-4 decision by No. 19 Michael McGee over R-Fr. Zurich Storm. The Pack's first win of the night was a bonus point win by No. 4 Tariq Wilson, as he recorded a 12-4 major decision with a takedown in the final 15 seconds. R-Sr. Jamal Morris scored a 7-2 decision over No. 10 Sa'Derian Perry, a 2018 All-American. Morris scored a takedown in the first with a cradle and got a four-point near fall. He finished the match with over 3:00 of ride time. ODU got back-to-back wins at 149 and 157 pounds. Kenan Carter defeated R-Fr. A.J. Leitten 10-8 with a third period takedown the difference. In a top-10 showdown, No. 9 Larry Early got a 4-2 win over No. 2 R-So. Hayden Hidlay. ODU held a 9-7 lead at the intermission. A 4-3 decision by No. 19 R-So. Thomas Bullard at 165 pounds gave the Pack the 10-9 lead with four bouts left. The Monrachs once again took the lead, as Sheldon Wright scored a 4-2 OT win over No. 19 R-So. Daniel Bullard. The Pack took the lead after 184 pounds, as No. 6 R-So. Nick Reenan came away with a 3-0 decision. R-Sr. Malik McDonald made it back-to-back wins, as three first-period takedowns led to an 11-5 win. ODU closed out the dual with a 2-0 win at heavyweight. Up Next: The Wolfpack will return to home action on Tuesday, Dec. 4 at 7 PM against Appalachian State. Results: 125: No. 19 Michael McGee (ODU) dec. Zurich Storm; 9-4 – 0-3 133: No. 4 Tariq Wilson (NCSU) major dec. Kilian Cardinale; 12-4 – 4-3 141: Jamal Morris (NCSU) dec. No. 10 Sa'Derian Perry; 7-2 – 7-3 149: Kenan Carter (ODU) dec. A.J. Leitten; 10-8 – 7-6 157: No. 9 Larry Early (ODU) dec. No. 2 Hayden Hidlay; 4-2 – 7-9 165: No. 19 Thomas Bullard (NCSU) dec. Shane Jones; 4-3 – 10-9 174: Sheldon Wright (ODU) dec. No. 17 Daniel Bullard; 2-4 (SV1) – 10-12 184: No. 6 Nick Reenan (NCSU) dec. Antonio Agee; 3-0 – 13-12 197: Malik McDonald (NCSU) dec. Timothy Young; 11-5 – 16-12 285: Williams Hillard (ODU) dec. Deonte Wilson; 2-0 – 16-15

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- The Indiana wrestling team won their home opener with a 20-14 victory over Northern Illinois on Friday at University Gym. Key Moments • After Northern Illinois struck first with a decision to build a 3-0 lead in the match, Indiana got wins by decision from Garett Pepple and Cole Weaver to go up 6-3. • Indiana led 12-6, but a technical fall brought them within one at 12-11. • Norman Conley provided the Hoosiers with four points with a major decision to go up 16-11. • A major decision by Jake Kleimola put the Hoosiers up 20-11 and clinched the match for Indiana. Notes • The Hoosiers improve to 2-1 on the season. Northern Illinois falls to 0-2. • #15 ranked at 141 Cole Weaver competed in his first dual match of the season. • Pepple picked up his ninth win of the season and leads the Hoosiers in dual point differential at +6. • Jake Danishek and Bryce Martin each won their ninth match of the season. • Kleimola won his seventh match of the season and picked up his second major decision. IU Head Coach Angel Escobedo "We had a good crowd and the atmosphere was great. The guys were excited to go out there and compete in front of our home fans. I thought our upperclassmen responded well tonight. We still have work to do, but it was good to go out there and get the win." Results: 125: Bryce West (NIU) dec. Elijah Oliver (IU) 11-7 NIU 3, IU 0 133: Garrett Pepple (IU) dec. Alijah Jeffrey (NIU) 7-1 IU 3, NIU 3 141: #15 Cole Weaver (IU) dec. Anthony Cheloni (NIU) 3-0 IU 6, NIU 3 149: McCoy Kent (NIU) dec. Breydon Bailey (IU) 11-4 IU 6, NIU 6 157: Jake Danishek (IU) dec. Mason Kauffman (NIU) 4-1 IU 9, NIU 6 165: Bryce Martin (IU) dec. Kenny Moore (NIU) 5-3 IU 12, NIU 6 174: Brit Wilson (NIU) TF Jake Hinz (IU) 22-7/7:15 IU 12, NIU 11 184: Norman Conley (IU) maj. dec. Will Feldkamp 10-2 IU 16, NIU 11 197: Jake Kleimola (IU) maj. dec. Ross Sealby 12-3 IU 20, NIU 11 285: Caleb Gossett (NIU) dec. Rudy Streck 3-0 IU 20, NIU 14 Up Next Up next the Hoosiers go on the road to start Big Ten play. Indiana will take on Michigan State on Dec. 7 and battle Michigan on Dec. 9.