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#1 Penn State hosts #2 Iowa tonight and it will be the most anticipated dual meet of the 2024-25 season. While this has been a Big Ten dual since the Nittany Lions joined the conference in 1990, the rivalry has exploded since Cael Sanderson moved to State College prior to the 2009-10 season. Sanderson’s Penn State teams and Tom Brands’ Hawkeyes have been responsible for winning 16 of the last 17 NCAA titles. With such highly ranked teams involved, there are also plenty of great individuals involved in this dual, as well. This year is no exception as 19 of the 20 wrestlers expected to compete tonight are currently ranked by InterMat. In addition, there are three returning NCAA champions involved. 12 have already earned NCAA All-American honors at least once in their careers (this does not include Iowa’s Nelson Brands). Since this rivalry has taken off after Cael Sanderson’s arrival, we have looked at some key numbers in the rivalry, particularly in duals, since the 2009-10 season. (1) The number of times these teams have met in a “non-conference” dual. During the 2013-14 season, the schedule generated by the Big Ten Conference did not feature an Iowa/Penn State match. The coaches agreed that the dual needed to happen so it was called a non-conference match. That dual took place in December of 2013, which was the second time in that calendar year the squads clashed. (1) The number of times these teams have produced a dual meet with no bonus-point wins. That was the 2015 dual won by Iowa 18-12. 2015 is the only year during this span where a national title was won by a team other than these two schools. (1) The number of times that the final dual score was within five points. This was in 2020 when Iowa won 19-17. Despite having plenty of highly competitive individual matches, only six of the duals have been within a ten-point margin of victory for either team. (1) The number of matches between wrestlers from these teams at the 2024 NCAA Championships. Surprisingly, a semifinal clash between Mitchell Mesenbrink and Michael Caliendo at 165 lbs was the only meeting between these two teams in Kansas City. (2) The number of times that the losing team in this dual meet has gone on to win a national championship in that same season. Penn State achieved the feat in 2011 and 2013. (3) The number of times in this series that these teams were ranked #1 and #2 entering the match. 2022-23 was the most recent, 2020’s dual is the other time; Iowa was #1. It is the case again this year. (3) The number of times that the lower-ranked team has emerged victorious; however, this hasn’t happened since February 2013, when #3 Iowa knocked off #1 Penn State 22-16. (3) The number of seasons where these two teams did not meet in dual competition of any sort. That was the case in 2016 and 2019, by luck of the draw, with Big Ten scheduling. The 2021 dual was canceled after Covid-related concerns. (3) The number of matches set to take place Friday between undefeated wrestlers. (165, 184, 197). In addition, at 157 lbs, Jacori Teemer’s only loss has come via injury default. There are ten unbeaten wrestlers slated to compete combined on both squads. (3) The number of Olympic medals won by official coaches in the 2025 dual. One for each of the Brands brothers and one for Cael Sanderson. You also have NLWC coach Jake Varner who has been on the Penn State staff. (6) The number of times the road team has won in this series. (6) The number of times wrestlers from these two teams have gone on to meet in the NCAA finals. Penn State has been superior in this area. The only Iowa wrestler to defeat a Nittany Lion in the national finals in this time period was Matt McDonough over Nico Megaludis in 2012. (7) The number of transfers expected to compete tonight. Two for Penn State (Mesenbrink, Kerkvliet). Five for Iowa (Cruz, Parco, Teemer, Caliendo, Buchanan). (7) The number of “new” matches we’re expected to see at this dual in 2025. The prior rematches come at 165 lbs with #1 Mitchell Mesenbrink and #2 Michael Caliendo. Though he redshirted last year, Ben Kueter participated in this dual and lost to Greg Kerkvliet. The 133 lb matchup between Drake Ayala and Braeden Davis occurred last year at 125 lbs. (8) The number of Hodge Trophy’s won by wrestlers from these teams during the time observed. This includes 3 of the two-time winners (Spencer Lee, Zain Retherford, and David Taylor). Brent Metcalf would make the number nine, but his Hodge was won in 2008. (8) The number of individual bouts in this series that have featured a #1 vs #2 matchup. The 2022 dual is the only one with two of them. #1 Nick Lee/#2 Jaydin Eierman and #1 Carter Starocci/#2 Michael Kemerer. Excluding 2023, every dual since 2017 has had at least one. This dual should have one at 165 lbs with #1 Mitchell Mesenbrink and #2 Michael Caliendo. (9) The number of times when both teams were ranked in the top five at the time of the dual. Every dual since 2012 has featured both teams in the top-five. (9) The number of age-group world medals for wrestlers in the 2024 projected starting lineups. Six for Penn State (Lilledahl, Bartlett, Kasak, Mesenbrink, Starocci, Barr, Kerkvliet). Two for Iowa (Teemer, Kueter). (10) The number of pins during these duals. Each team has five and Tony Ramos was responsible for three of those himself. (12) The number of matches in this series that have gone to sudden victory or tiebreakers. The 2012, 2017, 2020, and 2022 duals all had two matches needing extra time. (12) The number of eventual All-Americans in the 2024 dual. Eight for Penn State; Four for Iowa. (12) The number of top-ten overall recruits expected to participate in this year’s dual. Eight for Penn State (Lilledhal, Bartlett, Van Ness, Kasak, Haines, Starocci, Barr, Kerkvliet) and four for Iowa (Ayala, Teemer, Kennedy, Kueter). That number could increase if Iowa uses Angelo Ferrari at 184 in place of Gabe Arnold. Ferrari was #7 in the Class of 2024, while Arnold was #19 in 2023. (13) The number of team titles won by these two teams during this span. Eleven for Penn State and two for Iowa. The Hawkeyes were also favorites to win before the 2020 tournament was canceled. (13) The number of top-five-ranked wrestlers who have been upset by a lower-ranked wrestler in this series. The 2011, 2015, 2018, and 2020 duals each had two of these types of upsets. 9 of these upsets came from Iowa wrestlers. (29) The highest point total amassed by either team during this series. This was Iowa’s total in 2010, during Cael’s first year at Penn State and Penn State’s total last year. Both were by identical 29-6 scores. The 29-6 wins also mark the highest margin of victory (23) in this series. (30) The number of wrestlers who carried a #1 ranking into this dual. 22 have been Nittany Lions. (48) The number of national titles that have been won by wrestlers involved with this dual since 2009-10. 17 Penn State wrestlers have combined to win 38; while seven Hawkeyes have combined to win 10. Nick Suriano’s two did not count for this figure. (249.5) The number of total team points scored by both teams at the 2024 NCAA Championships. (2015) The last time that an Iowa wrestler won at 184 lbs in this dual. That year Sammy Brooks defeated McCutcheon 7-1. Dual Wins Per Weight Class 125: Iowa (10), Penn State (2) 133: Iowa (6), Penn State (6) 141: Penn State (7), Iowa (5) 149: Penn State (6), Iowa (6) 157: Iowa (7), Penn State (5) 165: Penn State (7), Iowa (5) 174: Penn State (8), Iowa (4) 184: Penn State (10), Iowa (2) 197: Penn State (9), Iowa (3) 285: Iowa (6), Penn State (6)

We enter Week 14 as the penultimate regular season week before the playoffs. Now is the time to make your moves and work to secure your best spot at getting the Championship. Especially if you are in a carry-over league, start shedding that regular season star and work to solidify that NCAA lineup. Two tournaments were on the docket but now looks like the Mat Town Open II has been pushed back a couple weeks. That leaves the Edinboro Open as you go to longshot for pickups, if you need it. A reminder of some important rules: Wrestlers entered at a weight must compete at that weight or else their results will not be counted. Wrestlers in the “Floater” spots can compete at ANY weight and accumulate Fantasy points. A wrestler will LOCK on your roster at 11 am ET on the day of their first competition for the week. (refer to the SHP’s Week Preview) Only results against D1 competition (starters, backups, and redshirts) will count towards Fantasy Points. 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Wrestlers I Like This Week Wrestler (School)- competition for the week [Proj Score]* 125: Marc-Anthony McGowan (PRIN)- @ Drexel, Vs Brown, Vs Harvard [+11] Anthony Molton (CAMP) - Vs Davidson, @ Rider [+9] Maximo Renteria (ORST) - Vs Stanford, Vs CSU Bakersfield [+9] Brett Ungar (COR) - @ Binghamton, @ Columbia [+6] Tanner Jordan (SDSU) - Vs Utah Valley, Vs Wyoming [+6] Koda Holeman (CP) - Vs SIU-Edwardsville [+5] Blake West (NIU) - @ Cleveland State [+5] Brendan McCrone (OHST) - @ Michigan [+5] Matt Ramos (PUR) - @ Illinois [+5] Nick Treaster (NAVY) - @ Bucknell [+4] Troy Spratley (OKST) - Vs Missouri [+4] 133: Maximilian Leete (AMER) - Edinboro Open Blake Boarman (CHAT) - @ Presbyterian, @ The Citadel [+9] Tyler Ferrera (COR) - @ Binghamton, @ Columbia [+8] Mason Leiphart (F&M) - @ LIU, @ Hofstra [+7] Raymond Lopez (AMER) - @ Lehigh [+6] Ethan Berginc (ARMY) - @ Lehigh [+5] Sean Spidle (CMU) - @ Ohio [+5] Nic Bouzakis (OHST) - @ Michigan [+5] Tyler Knox (STAN) - @ Oregon State [+5] Zeth Romney (CP) - Vs SIU-Edwardsville [+4] Lucas Byrd (ILL) - Vs Purdue [+4] Julian Farber (UNI) - @ West Virginia [+4] Scott Johnson (CLAR) - @ Michigan State [+3] TK Davis (GWU) - Vs VMI [+3] Angelo Rini (IND) - Vs Northwestern [+3] Jacob Van Dee (NEB) - Vs Wisconsin [+3] Connor McGonagle (VT)- Vs Virginia [+3] 141: Andre Gonzales (OHST) - Edinboro Open AJ Rallo (BELL) - Vs Appalachian State, Vs VMI [+7] CJ Composto (PENN) - Vs Harvard, Vs Brown [+7] Anthony Santaniello (PITT) - Vs Duke, @ Binghamton [+7] Todd Carter (GWU) - Vs VMI [+5] Joshua Koderhandt (NAVY) - @ Bucknell [+4] Brock Hardy (NEB) - Vs Wisconsin [+5] Jayden Scott (UNC) - Vs NC State [+4] Andrew Alirez (UNCO) - @ Arizona State [+4] Beau Bartlett (PSU) - Vs Iowa [+4] Danny Pucino (ILL) - Vs Purdue [+3] Jesse Mendez (OHST) - @ Michigan [+3] Tagen Jamison (OKST) - Vs Missouri [+3] Jason Miranda (STAN) - @ Oregon State [+3] 149: Ty Whalen (PRIN)- @ Drexel, Vs Brown, Vs Harvard [+10] Ethan Fernandez (COR) - @ Binghamton, @ Columbia [+7] Malyke Hines (LEH) - Vs American, Vs Army [+7] Cross Wasilewski (PENN) - Vs Harvard, Vs Brown [+7] Finn Solomon (PITT) - Vs Duke, @ Binghamton [+7] Kannon Webster (ILL) - Vs Purdue [+5] Ridge Lovett (NEB) - Vs Wisconsin [+5] Jesse Vasquez (ASU) - Vs Northern Colorado [+4] Chance Lamer (CP) - Vs SIU-Edwardsville [+4] Sam Cartella (NW) - @ Indiana [+4] Willie McDougald (OU) - Vs Missouri [+3] Lachlan McNeil (UNC) - Vs NC State [+3] Colin Realbuto (UNI) - @ West Virginia [+3] Dylan D’Emilio (OHST) - @ Michigan [+3] Carter Young (OKST) - Vs Missouri [+3] 157: Brandon Cannon (OHST) - Edinboro Open Meyer Shapiro (COR) - @ Binghamton, @ Columbia [+10] Dylan Evans (PITT) - Vs Duke, @ Binghamton [+7] Antrell Taylor (NEB) - Vs Wisconsin [+5] Legend Lamer (CP) - Vs SIU-Edwardsville [+4] Tanner Peake (DAV) - @ Campbell [+4] Brayden Roberts (LIU) - Vs Franklin & Marshall [+4] Vince Zerban (UNCO) - @ Arizona State [+4] Ryder Downey (UNI) - @ West Virginia [+4] Trevor Chumbley(NW) - @ Indiana [+4] Grigor Cholakyan (STAN) - @ Oregon State [+4] Tommy Askey (MINN) - vs Rutgers [+3] Ed Scott (NCST) - @ North Carolina [+3] Caleb Fish (OKST) - Vs Missouri [+3] Joey Blaze (PUR) - @ Illinois [+3] Rafael Hipolito (VT)- Vs Virginia [+3] 165: Terrell Barraclough (UVU) - @ South Dakota State, @ North Dakota State [+7] Julian Ramirez (COR) - @ Binghamton, @ Columbia [+6] Nicco Ruiz (ASU) - Vs Northern Colorado [+4] Gunner Filipowicz (ARMY) - @ Lehigh [+4] Christopher Minto (NEB) - Vs Wisconsin [+4] Braeden Scoles (ILL) - Vs Purdue [+3] Andrew Sparks (MINN) - vs Rutgers [+3] Hunter Garvin (STAN) - @ Oregon State [+3] Peyton Hall (WVU) - Vs UNI [+3] 174: Sergio Desiante (CHAT) - @ Presbyterian, @ The Citadel [+8] Nick Incontrera (PENN) - Vs Harvard, Vs Brown [+8] Cade DeVos (SDSU) - Vs Utah Valley, Vs Wyoming [+7] Dean Hamiti (OKST) - Vs Missouri [+5] Lennox Wolak (VT)- Vs Virginia [+5] Derek Gilcher (IND) - Vs Northwestern [+4] Lenny Pinto (NEB) - Vs Wisconsin [+4] Carson Kharchla (OHST) - @ Michigan [+4] Gaven Sax (OU) - Vs Missouri [+4] Lorenzo Norman (STAN) - @ Oregon State [+4] 184: Kole Mulhauser (PRIN)- @ Drexel, Vs Brown, Vs Harvard [+10] Reece Heller (PITT) - Vs Duke, @ Binghamton [+9] Kamdyn Munro (CHAT) - @ Presbyterian, @ The Citadel [+7] Bennett Berge (SDSU) - Vs Utah Valley, Vs Wyoming [+7] Chris Foca (COR) - @ Binghamton, @ Columbia [+6] TJ Stewart (VT)- Vs Virginia [+5] Edmond Ruth (ILL) - Vs Purdue [+4] Donnell Washington (IND) - Vs Northwestern [+4] Max McEnelly (MINN) - vs Rutgers [+4] Silas Allred (NEB) - Vs Wisconsin [+4] Dustin Plott (OKST) - Vs Missouri [+4] 197: Michael Beard (LEH) - Vs American, Vs Army [+10] Mac Stout (PITT) - Vs Duke, @ Binghamton [+10] Levi Hopkins (CAMP) - Vs Davidson, @ Rider [+8] Joey Novak (WYO) - @ North Dakota State, @ South Dakota State [+8] AJ Ferrari (CSUB)- @ Oregon State [+5] Camden McDaniel (NEB) - Vs Wisconsin [+5] Parker Keckeisen (UNI) - @ West Virginia [+5] Luke Surber (OKST) - Vs Missouri [+5] Nick Stemmet (STAN) - @ Oregon State [+5] Patrick Brophy (CIT) - Vs Chattanooga [+4] Zach Braunagel (ILL) - Vs Purdue [+4] Jacob Cardenas (MICH) - Vs Ohio State [+4] Remy Cotton (MSU) - Vs Clarion [+3] Wyatt Voelker (UNI) - @ West Virginia [+3] 285: Owen Trephan (LEH) - Vs American, Vs Army [+7] Cohlton Schultz (ASU) - Vs Northern Colorado [+5] Trevor Tinker (CP) - Vs SIU-Edwardsville [+5] Jacob Bullock (IND) - Vs Northwestern [+5] Wyatt Hendrickson (OKST) - Vs Missouri [+5] Gable Steveson (MINN) - vs Rutgers [+4] Issac Trumble (NCST) - @ North Carolina [+5] Jim Mullen (VT)- Vs Virginia [+5] Daniel Bucknavich (CSU) - Vs Northern Illinois [+4] Jacob Blackman (GMU) - @ Rider [+4] Luke Luffman (ILL) - Vs Purdue [+4] Harley Andrews (NEB) - Vs Wisconsin [+4] Greg Kerkvliet (PSU) - Vs Iowa [+4] Lance Runyon (UNI) - @ West Virginia [+3]

Tomorrow night is one of the most anticipated duals of the year with second-ranked Iowa traveling to State College, Pennsylvania to take on top-ranked Penn State. The dual is loaded with great matchups - seven of the ten feature both probable starters ranked in the top ten. Additionally, three duals feature undefeated foes clashing. Penn State comes in with a 9-0 record, 3-0 in Big Ten competition, and is riding a 65-dual winning streak. They have captured NCAA titles in each of the last three seasons, last year lapping the field with a 100-point margin of victory over second-place Cornell. This year’s team has the potential to be even better. All ten starters are currently ranked at least seventh in the country or better. In their three B1G duals this season, the Nittany Lions have outscored their opponents by a 121-10 margin. That’s even with two of their wins coming over teams currently ranked in the top 12 nationally (#6 Nebraska and #12 Rutgers). Cael Sanderson could be on track to win his 12th NCAA team title since 2011. Tom Brands and company have their hands full despite holding a 9-0 record and they are 3-0 against Big Ten squads, as well. Iowa has nine of their ten probable starters ranked and two of them are currently #1 in the nation. Iowa is also the last team other than Penn State to claim an NCAA team title (2021). Though the Nittany Lions are favorites in the majority of matches, some of them are toss-up’s and if Iowa gets a couple of them, this dual could be very close. Below is more about the competitors expected to take the mat and predictions for each of the ten matches. 125 lbs - #26 Joey Cruz (Iowa) vs. #7 Luke Lilledahl (Penn State) This match has gotten much more interesting over the last few weeks of the regular season. Joey Cruz comes into the match after winning his last three Big Ten duals. Two of which came over top-20 opponents in #17 Nicolar Rivera (Wisconsin) and #18 Brendan McCrone (Ohio State). Cruz scuffled earlier in the season as he tried to establish himself as the Hawkeyes starter, but has been excellent since the calendar turned over to 2025. Before this season, Cruz had only seen action in one dual meet. The 2023-24 season was Cruz’s first in Iowa City after transferring in from Oklahoma. He initially signed with the Sooners and spent a year in Norman after being labeled as the #51 overall recruit in the Class of 2022. Speaking of highly ranked recruits, Luke Lilledahl was deemed the number one overall senior in the Class of 2024 and has immediately jumped into the Nittany Lion lineup. For the first two-plus months of Lilledahl’s collegiate career, he cruised and prevailed in matches you’d expect him to win. Two weeks ago, Lilledahl got that breakthrough win with a late takedown over returning All-American Caleb Smith (Nebraska). He came down to earth a bit last Friday after being stunned by Dean Peterson (Rutgers). So is life in the Big Ten! After back-to-back matches decided on one takedown, I assume Lilledahl will look to let his offense fly more on Friday night. Prediction: Lilledahl by decision (3-0 Penn State) 133 lbs - #3 Drake Ayala (Iowa) vs. #7 Braeden Davis (Penn State) One of the three rematches from 2024 that we assume we’ll see again on Friday is Drake Ayala and Braeden Davis at 133 lbs. The 2024 was down at 125 lbs and Ayala prevailed with a 4-2 decision. He would go on to finish third in the Big Ten and advanced all the way to the NCAA finals - as a third seed. This year, Ayala suffered a loss in his second dual meet but has been perfect since with ten straight wins, six included bonus points. In his last outing, Ayala got back then-second-ranked Lucas Byrd of Illinois to help a landslide win for the Hawkeyes. It also helped push Ayala into the #3 national ranking. A week after his loss to Ayala in the 2024 dual, Davis dropped another B1G matchup, but then got hot at the conference tournament. He posted three straight wins over returning All-Americans to claim the crown as a true freshman. The Big Ten title gave Davis the #1 seed at his first NCAA Tournament. In Kansas City, Davis suffered a close loss to the eventual champion Richie Figueroa in the quarterfinals, then lost against in the bloodround, coming up a match shy of All-American honors. This season, Davis picked up his biggest win thus far when he got by All-American Nasir Bailey by a point at the Collegiate Duals. The sophomore from Michigan suffered his second loss of the season two weeks ago, at Nebraska, when he came out on the wrong side of a wild 14-7 bout against Jacob Van Dee. He rebounded last week by knocking off the returning B1G champion, Dylan Shawver, 2-1. Prediction: Ayala by decision (3-3 Tie) 141 lbs - Ryder Block (Iowa) vs. #3 Beau Bartlett (Penn State) You might have forgotten but Beau Bartlett came into this match last season as the number one-ranked wrestler in the 141 lb weight class. This year he’s third behind a pair of national champions; however, he is undefeated at 12-0. Throughout the early part of his career (some of it spent at 149 lbs), Bartlett was known as someone who didn’t light up the scoreboards as much as some of his Penn State teammates. This year he’s done more of that with bonus points in more than 58% of his bouts. Bartlett’s previous high water mark was last year when he did so at a 38% clip. In the last two weeks, Bartlett has picked up wins over a pair of top-15 opponents, the highlight being a comeback win over two-time All-American Brock Hardy. 141 lbs still could be a weight class that Iowa is sorting out. Ryder Block is the presumed favorite to take the mat on Friday night. Block was a two-time Junior National freestyle champion from Iowa who stayed at home and appeared to be a college 149 lber. With the arrival of four-time All-American Kyle Parco and uncertainty at 141 lbs, Block made the move down for this season. Block hasn’t seen much action this year and is only 2-4. He’s hung tough with Danny Pucino and Zach Redding, losing one-point matches to both, but was blown out by 2024 NCAA champion Jesse Mendez in his last outing. With the stylistic matchup and the atmosphere of a #1 vs #2 matchup, I’d expect more of a close match compared to the bonus points that Block surrendered on Saturday. Prediction: Bartlett by decision (6-3 Penn State) 149 lbs - #2 Kyle Parco (Iowa) vs. #4 Shayne Van Ness (Penn State) This is a matchup we’ve seen before but with a slight twist. Shayne Van Ness and Kyle Parco met in the third-place bout of the 2023 NCAA Championships and Van Ness posted a 7-2 victory. A few months later, Van Ness defeated Parco, yet again, at the All-Star Classic. Little did we know, that the All-Star win was Van Ness’ last of the 2023-24 season. A few days later, Penn State announced he was sidelined for the remainder of the year due to an injury. Van Ness has returned and looked like the title contender we assumed he would be. He’s either teched or pinned in eight of his 11 wins. Van Ness does come to this match with a blemish on his record as he was majored by Ridge Lovett two weeks ago in the Nittany Lions dual with Nebraska. While Lovett is excellent and a title contender himself, that score is probably a bit of an outlier. What makes round three between Parco and Van Ness interesting is that Parco has looked like a different wrestler since his transfer from Arizona State. He has doubled his bonus point output from last year to this year (26.7 to 53.9%). Of his 13 wins this season, four have come over past All-Americans, and in three of those contests, he’s managed to tally eight or more points. A big evolution for Parco has been his mat wrestling which was on display in a 15-0 tech over Jaden Abas. That’s precisely where Lovett was able to separate from Van Ness. Could it happen again here? Prediction: Van Ness by decision (9-3 Penn State) 157 lbs- #1 Jacori Teemer (Iowa) vs. #3 Tyler Kasak (Penn State) One of the headline matchups, in an evening full of them, is the 157 lb contest between a pair of top-three opponents. Jacori Teemer is a three-time All-American who is coming off a finals appearance at the 2024 NCAA Tournament. Like Parco, Teemer came over from Arizona State in the offseason. Teemer’s Iowa career appeared to be off to a strong start with a major and a fall in his first two matches. That was until the Cy-Hawk dual where Teemer suffered a hamstring injury that put him out for just over two months. On Saturday, he returned to face fellow NCAA finalist Sammy Sasso and looked near top form in a 10-5 victory. Teemer won’t have any time to ease into competition as now he has the undefeated, third-ranked, Tyler Kasak. Kasak has competed more frequently than the two wrestlers currently ranked above him and has turned in some excellent results. In the highly-anticipated dual versus Nebraska, Kasak notched a 9-3 win over Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational champion Antrell Taylor. Kasak bumped up as a true freshman last season to take over at 149 lbs after Van Ness’ injury and proceeded to take third at nationals. Now, up another weight, Kasak looks better than ever. Prediction: Kasak by decision (12-3 Penn State) 165 lbs - #2 Michael Caliendo (Iowa) vs. #1 Mitchell Mesenbrink (Penn State) The second of the three rematches in this dual is also the only match between Iowa and Penn State at the 2024 NCAA Championships. In that match, Mitchell Mesenbrink put up a 17-9 major decision to advance to the national finals as a redshirt freshman. This is also the first of three possible matches between undefeated opponents. Mesenbrink has been one of the most dominant wrestlers in the nation this year. His two forfeits are the only of his 13 matches that didn’t end in a tech fall. Of course, an opponent of Caliendo’s caliber will be a big step up from his prior competition. That being said, he did tech Caliendo in the Big Ten semifinals last year. Caliendo is also notching bonus-point wins at a rate greater than at any other time in his excellent career. He’s up to almost 77% for the year after a major decision win over Paddy Gallagher last Saturday. The previous week, Caliendo cooled off freshman Braeden Scoles with a 20-4 tech fall. After falling to Mesenbrink in the 2024 NCAA semifinals, Caliendo bounced back to take fourth place - his second straight year earning All-American honors. He was seventh in 2023 for North Dakota State. There’s a good chance that this could be a match we see in the Big Ten and NCAA finals. Prediction: Mesenbrink by major decision (16-3 Penn State) 174 lbs - #6 Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) vs. #2 Levi Haines (Penn State) Saturday was the day when Patrick Kennedy lost for the first time in the 2024-25 season when he was the victim of a very slight upset from Ohio State All-American Carson Kharchla. He’ll have his hands full trying to get back on the winning track with 2024 NCAA champion Levi Haines. Kennedy is a two-time NCAA qualifier for the Hawkeyes who was a Big Ten runner-up and the sixth seed at the 2023 NCAA Championships. Even so, Kennedy is seeking to earn All-American honors for the first time. Haines also comes in with a loss on his record. That came at the Collegiate Duals where he was edged in sudden victory by two-time national champion Keegan O’Toole in a classic, number one versus number two matchup. Haines has moved up two weight classes with no ill effects. He’s managed to register four falls and four techs amongst his 11 wins this year. Haines’ only two decision wins have come in his two most recent matches - wins over Lenny Pinto and Jackson Turley. Prediction: Haines by decision (19-3 Penn State) 184 lbs - #5 Gabe Arnold (Iowa) vs. #1 Carter Starocci (Penn State) Do we get to see the long-awaited matchup between four-time national champion Carter Starocci and stud redshirt freshman Gabe Arnold? The two have exchanged words dating back to Arnold’s senior year in high school and have kept the feud going as of recently, too. There’s also a chance that Brands will turn to undefeated true freshman Angelo Ferrari. However it works out, this should be a match between unbeaten foes, the second of the night. Arnold exploded onto the scene last season for Iowa garnering wins over returning All-Americans in each of his first two dual appearances. The second was up a weight class, at 184 lbs, and was instrumental in the Hawkeyes win over Iowa State. Despite the promising start, Arnold was kept in redshirt. In Arnold’s two most recent matches, he happened to face his toughest competition. He posted a win over 2024 Big Ten champion and All-American Edmond Ruth two weeks ago, then outlasted Ryder Rogotzke in sudden victory on Saturday. Starocci is on his way to making college wrestling history as he has the opportunity to become the first wrestler to win five NCAA titles. His first four came at 174 lbs, but Starocci has moved up in the offseason. Though it wasn’t an official bout, Starocci was able to defeat the returning champion at this weight, Parker Keckeisen, who was perfect in 2023-24. To this point, Starocci’s closest match has been a 10-1 major decision over Missouri’s Colton Hawks. A pair of losses via injury default at the 2024 Big Ten Championships are the only thing standing between Starocci and a winning streak that dates back to March of 2021. Prediction: Starocci by decision (22-3 Penn State) 197 lbs - #1 Stephen Buchanan (Iowa) vs. #4 Josh Barr (Penn State) Earlier rumors out of State College last season had Starocci making the jump to 197 lbs which seemed to work out well as Penn State had U20 World silver medalist Josh Barr waiting in the wings at 184 lbs. Starocci ended up only moving up one weight which forced Barr up to 197. That hasn’t proved to be any sort of an issue for Barr who is a perfect 12-0 on the year. Barr already posted dominant wins over returning All-American’s Michael Beard and John Poznanski and he was able to gut out a close one over Stephen Little, another past AA. At the beginning of the year, we weren’t sure what Penn State could expect from the potentially undersized Barr. After a half-season of action, he’s established himself as an NCAA title contender. As of now, the benchmark for the 197 lb weight class is Stephen Buchanan. Buchanan has finished third in the NCAA on two occasions and is a three-time All-American. He’s another high-profile offseason addition for the Hawkeyes who has panned out and looks better than ever. Buchanan came over from Oklahoma after going 29-3 last season. This year, he has earned bonus points in 11 of 13 wins, which is easily on track for a career-high in bonus-point percentage. Even with his high-scoring ways, Buchanan has had to gut out a few wins this year - including his Hawkeye debut, a 9-5 win over All-American Trey Munoz that may be closer than the score indicated. This is the third matchup between undefeated wrestlers. Prediction: Buchanan by decision (22-6 Penn State) 285 lbs - #11 Ben Kueter (Iowa) vs. #2 Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State) Even though Ben Kueter ultimately redshirted last season, he was saved for this dual, so we get to see a rematch between him and the eventual national champion Greg Kerkvliet. Kueter comes in hot after a win over 2024 Big Ten finalist and All-American Nick Feldman. That was a week after Kueter lost a low-scoring struggle to Illinois’ Luke Luffman. The Feldman win is easily the biggest of Kueter’s collegiate career. That should give him some confidence going into a matchup with Kerkvliet. Last year’s contest was a 9-1 major decision in favor of the Nittany Lion star. Kerkvliet now carries a 32-match winning streak into Friday’s dual. His win last Friday over All-American Yaraslau Slavikouski is the first regular decision of the year. In fact, there are no major decisions on his resume in 2024-25 - only pins and techs. Prediction: Kerkvliet by decision (25-6 Penn State)

Illinois has an up-and-down weekend - The Fighting Illini were looking to bounce back after losing to Iowa last weekend and started out with a bang. They took out Maryland to the tune of a 33-7 win. Lucas Byrd returns after the loss last weekend to Drake Ayala with a nice 7-3 win over Braxton Brown. Kannon Webster gets a pin over Kal Miller. Luke Luffman gets a ranked win over Nevills at heavyweight. Maryland’s top two guys put it together at 157 with Ethan Miller putting on a 15-6 major decision win over Jason Kraisser, and Jaxon Smith got a 4-3 win over Edmond Ruth as well. Overall, it was a dominant Illinois performance, and they moved on with hopes of closing out a strong weekend against Rutgers. The Scarlet Knights, however, had other ideas. This dual was literally back-and-forth, with each team splitting matches from 125 through 184. Eventually, Illinois gets the sudden victory win from Edmond Ruth winning in sudden victory, followed by a big win from Zac Braunagel over Poznanski, to head into the heavyweight match to decide the final. Yaraslau Slavikouski, who was in this position against Ohio State recently, was able to get it done this time. He picks up the sudden victory win against Luffman to seal the dual for Rutgers in the end. Illinois continues their season as they host Purdue this Saturday for Military Appreciation Day, Maryland hosts Iowa on Sunday to wrestle the Hawkeyes, and Rutgers season continues with the Golden Gophers this Sunday. Iowa upends the Buckeyes at home - The Hawkeyes win the battle of the ‘eyes’ as they took out the Buckeyes at home over the weekend. The dual started with a nice win for Joey Cruz at 125 getting an upset over Brendan McCrone 6-5 to start things off. Going into the dual word got out that we weren’t going to see Bouzakis or Ayala, so at 133 we had Ben Davino, stud true freshman for Ohio State, getting a tech fall over Keyan Hernandez of Iowa. Following that up with another tech fall for Jesse Mendez at 141, the dual was 2-1 for the bouts, but 10-3 on the scoreboard. Iowa plugged away as they took regular decisions at 149 and 157 with the return of Jacori Teemer. Caliendo broke it open a bit with a major of Paddy Gallagher at 165, before Kharchla got the upset over Patrick Kennedy at 174. At this point, it’s 13-12 Buckeyes, but that was the last Ohio State win of the dual. Gabe Arnold pulled off a solid OT win against the always-dangerous Ryder Rogotzke at 184 before Stephen Buchanan put the dual away with a tech at 197. We did still get to see a "Battle of the Titans" with Ben Kueter and Nick Feldman giving the crowd a show at 285, with Kueter getting the 5-4 win. This weekend Ohio State travels to Ann Arbor to take on the Wolverines, and Iowa travels to Penn State in the most anticipated dual of the season this Friday night! Wolverines are up and down on the weekend at home - Michigan had a double dose of wrestling action this weekend with varied results. They started against their first red team with the Cornhuskers of Nebraska coming to Ann Arbor. Similarly to last season, the dual started quickly for Nebraska and slowly for Michigan, as Nebraska took the first 8 matches of the dual. Jacob Cardenas and Josh Heindselman finished with wins for Michigan, but it was a tough beginning to the weekend for them. They battled back on Sunday afternoon with their second battle against a red team taking down Indiana 22-13. The theme for Michigan this season has been slow starts with the lower weights and hoping to battle back with the upper weights, which proved the same against the Hoosiers. There were some nice wins however with Beau Mantanona beating Tyler Lillard 8-5 at 165, and Josh Heindselman picked up his second win over Jacob Bullock on the season, this time 2-1. The Wolverines will once again face a red team this coming weekend as they take on the Ohio State Buckeyes on Saturday afternoon in Ann Arbor on Big Ten Network!

Can you believe it! It's the last week of January and we're coming down the home stretch of the 2024-25 collegiate season. In January, we've settled into a regular schedule, primarily focused on dual competition. A total of 48 duals will be contested over the next four days. Since it can be difficult to figure out where and when to watch all of these events, InterMat has put together a list of all of the live-streamed events occurring this week. Below are the dates/times and how to watch each match (with links). To make this guide even easier to find, we've added a link on our homepage and the latest Live Streaming Guide will appear right under the header articles. All times Eastern Thursday, January 30: Bucknell at Lock Haven 6:00 PM PSAC Digital Network Friday, January 31: American at Drexel 12:00 PM FloWrestling Navy at Bucknell 6:00 PM ESPN+ Davidson at Campbell 6:00 PM Gardner-Webb vs VMI at Goochland, VA 6:30 PM YouTube Appalachian State at Bellarmine 7:00 PM ESPN+ Northern Illinois at Cleveland State 7:00 PM FloWrestling American at Lehigh 7:00 PM FloWrestling NC State at North Carolina 7:00 PM ACC Network Extra Iowa at Penn State 7:00 PM Big Ten Network Chattanooga at Presbyterian 7:00 PM ESPN+ Virginia at Virginia Tech 7:00 PM ACC Network Wyoming at North Dakota State 8:00 PM NDSU All-Access Utah Valley at South Dakota State 8:00 PM MidCo Sports Wisconsin at Nebraska 9:00 PM Big Ten Network SIU Edwardsville at California Baptist 9:30 PM FloWrestling Stanford at Oregon State 10:00 PM FloWrestling Saturday, February 1: Cleveland State, Edinboro, Mercyhurst at Edinboro Open 9:00 AM Duke at Pittsburgh 12:00 PM ACC Network Extra Bloomsburg at Sacred Heart 12:00 PM ESPN+ George Mason at Rider 1:00 PM ESPN+ Cornell at Binghamton 2:00 PM America East TV Army West Point at Lehigh 2:00 PM FloWrestling Ohio State at Michigan 2:00 PM Big Ten Network Purdue at Illinois 3:00 PM B1G+ Princeton at Drexel 4:00 PM FloWrestling Northwestern at Indiana 4:00 PM Big Ten Network Northern Iowa at West Virginia 7:00 PM ESPN+ Utah Valley at North Dakota State 8:00 PM NDSU All-Access Missouri at Oklahoma 8:00 PM ESPN+ Wyoming at South Dakota State 8:00 PM MidCo Sports Sunday, February 2: Campbell at Rider 11:00 AM ESPN+ Cornell at Columbia 12:00 PM ESPN+ Franklin & Marshall at LIU 12:00 PM ESPN+ Harvard at Penn 12:00 PM ESPN+ Brown at Princeton 12:00 PM ESPN+ VMI at Bellarmine 1:00 PM ESPN+ Clarion at Michigan State 1:00 PM B1G+ Rutgers at Minnesota 1:00 PM Big Ten Network Iowa at Maryland 2:00 PM B1G+ Central Michigan at Ohio 2:00 PM ESPN+ Chattanooga at The Citadel 2:00 PM ESPN+ Northern Colorado at Arizona State 3:00 PM ESPN+ Missouri at Oklahoma State 3:00 PM ESPN+ SIU Edwardsville at Cal Poly 4:00 PM FloWrestling Franklin & Marshall at Hofstra 4:00 PM Hofstra Pride YouTube CSU Bakersfield at Oregon State 5:00 PM FloWrestling Brown at Penn 5:00 PM ESPN+ Harvard at Princeton 5:00 PM ESPN+

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Another week of duals, another week of upsets and wrestlers changing positions in the standings. For these standings, we will be using the Basic Fantasy Scoring through @WrestleStat (Win by Dec +3, Loss by Dec -3, Win by Pin +6, Loss by Pin -6, etc). Only results against D1 competition (starters, backups, and redshirts) will count towards Fantasy Points. Standings are first ordered based on total Fpts, then if tied by Points Per Match (PPM). Week 13 Notes: Lucas Uliano is your Week 13 Fantasy Wrestler with 18 Fpts from the school that hosted the Appalachian Open, despite losing to the #2 Fantasy Wrestler of Week 13. The top of the Overall standings stays about pat, with Gunnar Filipowicz taking a loss and falling back one spot. Peyton Hall took advantage, jumping Gunner to the #3 spot. Former #1 Overall Wrestler of the year Wyatt Hendrickson inches closer towards the Top-3, but is still 12 points behind the leader Mendez with Mendez having a match in-hand. Week 13 Leaders Year-Long Fantasy Point Standings

Highlights Binghamton goes 2-0 on the road against Ivy opponents, Wagner knocks off #18 Sotelo Drexel’s Jordan Soriano earns Wrestler of the Week with 2 wins over ranked opponents F&M secures home win over Sacred Heart Bucknell defeats #24 Army West Point at home Duals (1/24) Drexel 20 Bucknell 13 125 - Desmond Pleasant (Drexel) tech Chris Nucifora (Bucknell) 21-6 133 - Kurt Phipps (Bucknell) dec Kyle Waterman (Drexel) 7-5 141 - Jordan Soriano (Drexel) dec Dylan Chappell (Bucknell) 10-8 149 - Dom Findora (Drexel) dec Braden Bower (Bucknell) 7-4SV 157 - Luke Nichter (Drexel) dec Cade Wirnsberger (Bucknell) 9-3 165 - Noah Mulvaney (Bucknell) maj Cody Walsh (Drexel) 12-3 174 - Myles Takats (Bucknell) dec Jasiah Queen (Drexel) 5-3 184 - Giuseppe Hoose (Drexel) dec Logan Deacetis (Bucknell) 6-5 197 - Mickey O’Malley (Drexel) dec Dillon Bechtold (Bucknell) 13-10 285 - Nolan Springer (Bucknell) maj Dom Petracci (Drexel) 15-2 (1/25) Binghamton 26 Harvard 12 125 - Carson Wagner (Binghamton) dec Diego Sotelo (Harvard) 10-3 133 - Logan Brzozowski (Harvard) dec Jack Kazalas (Binghamton) 2-1 141 - Dante Frinzi (Harvard) dec Nathan Lucier (Binghamton) 6-5 149 - Jaden Pepe (Harvard) dec Ivan Garcia (Binghamton) 3-2 157 - Jimmy Harrington (Harvard) dec Fin Nadeau (Binghamton) 4-1 165 - Carter Baer (Binghamton) maj Cael Berg (Harvard) 15-2 174 - Brevin Cassella (Binghamton) fall Haden Bottiglieri (Harvard) 1:18 184 - Will Ebert (Binghamton) maj Matthew Walsh (Harvard) 10-2 197 - Cayden Bevis (Binghamton) dec Hudson Skove (Harvard) 7-3 285 - Cory Day (Binghamton) fall Jeffrey Crooks (Harvard) 1:38 Binghamton 18 Brown 17 125 - Carson Wagner (Binghamton) maj Jared Brunner (Brown) 17-3 133 - Jacob Joyce (Brown) dec Micah Roes (Binghamton) 6-5 141 - Nathan Lucier (Binghamton) dec Ian Oswalt (Brown) 7-6 149 - Ivan Garcia (Binghamton) dec Ethan Mojena (Brown) 5-3 157 - Blake Saito (Brown) dec Fin Nadeau (Binghamton) 4-2 165 - Carter Baer (Binghamton) maj Keegan Rothrock (Brown) 9-0 174 - Brevin Cassella (Binghamton) maj Drew Clearie (Brown) 11-1 184 - Andrew Reall (Brown) dec Will Ebert (Binghamton) 4-0 197 - Thomas Sandoval (Brown) dec Cayden Bevis (Binghamton) 4-2 285 - Alex Semenenko (Brown) fall Charlie Tibbitts (Binghamton) 7:00 Drexel 21 Rider 12 125 - Desmond Pleasant (Drexel) dec Ryan Michaels (Rider) 9-8 133 - Kyle Waterman (Drexel) dec Will Betancourt (Rider) 8-2 141 - Jordan Soriano (Drexel) dec McKenzie Bell (Rider) 8-5 149 - Sammy Alvarez (Rider) dec Dom Findora (Drexel) 4-1 157 - Colton Washleski (Rider) dec Luke Nichter (Drexel) 8-6 165 - Enrique Munguia (Rider) dec Cody Walsh (Drexel) 6-1 174 - Jasiah Queen (Drexel) dec Michael Wilson (Rider) 13-8 184 - Isaac Dean (Rider) dec Giuseppe Hoose (Drexel) 7-3 197 - Mickey O’Malley (Drexel) fall Brock Zurawski (Rider) 2:51 285 - Ibrahim Ameer (Drexel) dec Collin French (Rider) 9-4 Franklin & Marshall 29 Sacred Heart 12 125 - Jack Parker (F&M) FFT 133 - Braxton Appello (Sacred Heart) fall Mason Leiphart (F&M) 4:17 141 - Bryce Kresho (F&M) maj Andrew Fallon (Sacred Heart) 11-2 149 - Josh Hillard (F&M) maj Dakota Asuncion (Sacred Heart) 15-7 157 - Luke Bender (F&M) dec Felix Lettini (Sacred Heart) 11-9 165 - Josh Palmucci (F&M) fall Calvin Pineda (Sacred Heart) 1:47 174 - Nicolas Alvarez (F&M) dec Aidan Zarrella (Sacred Heart) 6-1 184 - Hunter Perez (Sacred Heart) dec Leo Varga (F&M) 8-5 197 - RJ Moore (F&M) dec Chris DeLana (Sacred Heart) 5-1 285 - Marc Berisha (Sacred Heart) dec Brody Kline (F&M) 7-3 (1/26) CSU Bakersfield 28 American 9 125 - Richard Castro-Sandoval (CSU Bakersfield) dec JJ Peace (American) 4-1SV 133 - Raymond Lopez (American) maj Santino Sanchez (CSU Bakersfield) 10-2 141 - Hayden Zinkin (CSU Bakersfield) dec Cael McIntyre (American) 6-1 149 - Brock Rogers (CSU Bakersfield) dec Gage Owen (American) 14-7 157 - Jack Nies (American) tech Devyn Flores-Che (CSU Bakersfield) 19-3 165 - Guillermo Escobedo (CSU Bakersfield) dec Kaden Milheim (American) 7-2 174 - Coen Quintana (CSU Bakersfield) dec Austin Craft (American) 4-2 184 - Gerrit Nijenhuis (CSU Bakersfield) tech Caleb Campos (American) 20-2 197 - AJ Ferrari (CSU Bakersfield) tech Liam Volk-Klos (American) 19-1 285 - Jake Andrews (CSU Bakersfield) dec Will Jarrell (American) 4-2 American 24 Central Michigan 13 125 - JJ Peace (American) dec Grant Stahl (Central Michigan) 4-1SV 133 - Raymond Lopez (American) maj Vince Perez (Central Michigan) 16-7 141 - Elijah White (American) dec Kellan Aure (Central Michigan) 4-1 149 - Andrew Austin (Central Michigan) dec Gage Owen (American) 7-3 157 - Johnny Lovett (Central Michigan) dec Jack Nies (American) 4-3 165 - Kaden Milheim (American) maj Tyler Swiderski (Central Michigan) 13-3 174 - Alex Cramer (Central Michigan) maj Caleb Campos (American) 12-1 184 - Lucas White (American) fall Adrien Cramer (Central Michigan) 5:00 197 - Luke Cochran (Central Michigan) dec Carsten Rawls (American) 7-5 285 - Will Jarrell (American) maj Bryan Caves (Central Michigan) 10-2 Campbell 18 American 14 125 - Cooper Shore (Campbell) dec JJ Peace (American) 4-2 133 - Raymond Lopez (American) maj Logan Heil (Campbell) 13-4 141 - Shannon Hanna (Campbell) dec Elijah White (American) 4-2 149 - Wynton Denkins (Campbell) dec Gage Owen (American) 12-5 157 - Chris Earnest (Campbell) dec Jack Nies (American) 10-4 165 - Dom Baker (Campbell) dec Kaden Milheim (American) 4-1SV 174 - Caleb Campos (American) dec Riley Augustine (Campbell) 5-1 184 - Lucas White (American) dec Logan Heckert (Campbell) 7-0 197 - Levi Hopkins (Campbell) dec Carsten Rawls (American) 6-1 285 - Will Jarrell (American) maj Logan Sargent (Campbell) 11-3 Penn 39 Hofstra 7 125 - Max Gallagher (Penn) fall Dylan Acevedo-Switzer (Hofstra) 6:38 133 - Ryan Miller (Penn) tech Chase Liardi (Hofstra) 17-2 141 - CJ Composto (Penn) tech Justin Hoyle (Hofstra) 18-1 149 - Cross Wasilewski (Penn) fall Noah Tapia (Hofstra) 4:47 157 - Jude Swisher (Penn) maj Jurius Clark (Hofstra) 17-3 165 - Kyle Mosher (Hofstra) maj Andy Troczynski (Penn) 14-3 174 - Nick Incontrera (Penn) maj Matt Waddell (Hofstra) 17-0 184 - Max Hale (Penn) dec Ross McFarland (Hofstra) 4-1 197 - Nik Miller (Hofstra) dec Nathan Taylor (Penn) 8-5SV 285 - John Pardo (Penn) tech Danny Church (Hofstra) 20-4 Clarion 19 Long Island 15 125 - Travis Clawson (Clarion) dec Robbie Sagaris (Long Island) 5-2 133 - Mason Prinkey (Clarion) dec Kaelen Francois (Long Island) 9-3 141 - Gianni Silvestri (Clarion) dec Devin Matthews (Long Island) 4-1SV 149 - Drew Witham (Long Island) dec Kyle Schickel (Clarion) 10-3 157 - Brayden Roberts (Long Island) fall Chandler Ho (Clarion) 1:04 165 - Anthony Ferrari (Long Island) dec Brady Worthing (Clarion) 7-6 174 - Wesley Barnes (Clarion) dec Blake Bahna (Long Island) 2-1 184 - Anthony D’Alesio (Long Island) dec Adrian Gacek (Clarion) 4-1SV 197 - Ethan Wiant (Clarion) dec Corey Connolly (Long Island) 7-1 285 - Austin Chapman (Clarion) maj Chris Powell (Long Island) 16-6 Long Island 24 Kent State 14 125 - Robbie Sagaris (Long Island) dec Tyeler Hagensen (Kent State) 6-5SV 133 - Adan Benavidez (Kent State) dec Kaelen Francois (Long Island) 4-1 141 - Jordan Decatur (Kent State) maj Devin Matthews (Long Island) 14-5 149 - Drew Witham (Long Island) dec Nate Roth (Kent State) 8-1 157 - Brayden Roberts (Long Island) fall Aidan Rush (Kent State) 2:32 165 - Carson Miller (Kent State) maj Donavan Smith (Long Island) 8-0 174 - Blake Bahna (Long Island) maj Ethan Barr (Kent State) 18-7 184 - Anthony D’Alesio (Long Island) maj Trent Thomas (Kent State) 13-4 197 - Blake Schaffer (Kent State) dec Corey Connolly (Long Island) 7-0 285 - Chris Powell (Long Island) maj Brentan Simmerson (Kent State) 10-1 Bucknell 21 Army West Point 13 125 - Charlie Farmer (Army West Point) tech Chris Nucifora (Bucknell) 23-5 133 - Kurt Phipps (Bucknell) dec Ethan Berginc (Army West Point) 3-2 141 - Dylan Chappell (Bucknell) dec Braden Basile (Army West Point) 4-1 149 - Trae McDaniel (Army West Point) maj Braden Bower (Bucknell) 10-2 157 - Cade Wirnsberger (Bucknell) dec Dakota Morris (Army West Point) 3-1 165 - Noah Mulvaney (Bucknell) dec Gunner Filipowicz (Army West Point) 13-10SV 174 - Myles Takats (Bucknell) dec Dalton Harkins (Army West Point) 4-1SV 184 - Logan Deacetis (Bucknell) dec Jake Gilfoil (Army West Point) 9-6 197 - Dillon Bechtold (Bucknell) dec Wolfgang Frable (Army West Point) 4-1 285 - Lucas Stoddard (Army West Point) maj Lucas Shepherd (Bucknell) 18-9

There was a lot to cover across collegiate women’s wrestling this week. Here are some of the highlights: Warrior Open highlights NAIA Talent The Warrior Open is a bright spot for amazing competition each year in the women’s collegiate calendar with around 40 teams in attendance, and this year was no different. #1 Life University flexed some depth in their lineup and scored the top number of team points. All-American Sarah Savidge tore through the 131 lbs bracket in the Maximus division, blazing her way to the finals with four tech falls and capping things off with another 11-0 tech against #6 William Penn’s Devin Patton in the finals. Another champ for the Running Eagles was Anetra Witherspoon at 180 lbs in the pancake division. Life already has the #1 and #7 ranked 180 lb wrestlers, so seeing a dominant performance from freshman Witherspoon just speaks to the depth there for this team. A few notable individual wins were #7 Maggie Graham who had a big win in the third place match in the Maximus division over #2 (at 207 lbs) Kelani Corbett of #10 Missouri Valley. There was also a potential 138 lbs NAIA Championship finals preview in this tournament’s third-place match with #1 Zaynah McBryde of Life getting a 10-0 tech fall over #2 Waipuilani Estrella-Beauchamp of #5 Providence. #6 William Penn finished within 11 team points of Life led by recent transfers freshman Christianah Ogunsanya and Esther Kolawole. Both wrestlers competed for Nigeria in the Paris Olympics and started their journey as Statesmen with titles at 117 lbs and 138 lbs respectively. Both wrestlers faced top competition with Ogunsanya walking away with 4 tech falls including one against her teammate #2 Zao Estrada and All-American Kaelani Shufeldt (unattached.) Kolawole also had 4 tech falls on the day including over Waipuilani Estrella-Beauchamp. With these two Olympians added and the additions of both National Champ Caitlyn Davis and All-American America Lopez, William Penn continues to be a looming threat. A number of other NAIA schools also brought home championship wins with #4 Katie Gomez of #3 Cumberlands winning at 124 lbs, #5 Riley Dempewolf of host school #7 Indiana Tech at 207 lbs, #9 Josette Partney of RV Missouri Baptist at 160 lbs, and #2 Emma Walker of #9 Campbellsville winning at 145 lbs. See full results and brackets here. Iowa Goes Undefeated in Duals for Two Consecutive Seasons The Iowa Hawkeyes ended their 2025 season of dual competition at the Journeyman Duals over the weekend, going 4-0 to make their dual record since the 2023-24 season 35-0. After defeating #12 Lock Haven, #15 Sacred Heart, and #19 Elmira, the Hawkeyes were matched up with a tough #6 Presbyterian team. The 27-15 win was Iowa’s closest margin of victory this season with a 12-point differential between this opponent. This is even with the Hawkeyes forfeiting the 160lb weight class. After holding Presbyterian scoreless after the first the matches, #7 Cali Long for Iowa got a tech fall in the first-ranked match of the dual over #5 Alyssa Mahan. Mahan scored two in the loss, giving her team their first dual point. #10 Emily Frost kept things running for the Hawkeyes at 131 lbs, but Presbyterian answered back at 138 lbs with their own #5 Carina Giangeruso over #6 Cadence Diduch in a strong 4-1 decision. Presbyterian took the next two with #10 Paige Wehrmeister getting a tech fall over Ella Schmit and then the aforementioned forfeit win for Maddie Kubicki at 160 lbs. However, Iowa got back on track winning the final two bouts via tech fall and decision. It cannot be understated how deep the talent on this squad is, especially in a dual tournament. These four wins at Journeyman did not feature some of Iowa’s top-ranked competitors. Iowa will once again have some tough calls to make along with teams like King, North Central, etc. who have way more than the maximum number of talented and ranked wrestlers who can be sent to regionals and therefore qualify for Nationals. Grand Valley State Makes a Statement at the Bearcat Duals #4 Grand Valley State continues to impress in their inaugural season with a dominant performance at the Bearcat Duals with wins over #23 William Jewell, #8 Lindenwood, Quincy, and host school #5 McKendree. There was a lot of anticipation going into the dual between the Lakers and Bearcats and this was the closest win for GVSU, however, three early wins helped put it away. After both teams forfeited at 103 lbs, #1 Sage Mortimer gets the pin over Samantha Miller to put five on the board. Teammates Ana Malovich and #4 Aspen Blasko follow suit with pins over their McKendree opponents as well. #2 Alexandra Szkotnicki gets one back for the Bearcats at 131 with a first-period pin over Hannah Palise. Next, was a battle at 138 between #2 Katie Lange and Haylie Jaffe. The first period was all Lange going 7-0 into the break, but in the second the two exchanged takedowns and then two more points went to Jaffe. However, with the dominant start to the match, Lange hung on to the 9-4 lead for another win for the Lakers. The next two matches were big for McKendree with a 10-0 tech fall for #6 Savannah Gomez over Emily Medford, followed by a pin at the 1:30 mark for Ruby Rios over Elleni Johnson to bring the score to a much closer 18-15 deficit for the Bearcats. However, Grand Valley pulled away at 180 lbs with a 43-second fall from #2 Sabrina Nauss over Lydia Krauss and then a forfeit win for Aaliyah Grandberry at 207. Upcoming events for next week Please note that this is not a comprehensive list of all collegiate women’s competitions. Wednesday, January 29 King vs Lincoln Memorial Friday, January 31 Lehigh vs Columbia (First Women’s Wrestling Dual Meet at Lehigh) William Penn vs Doane Saturday, February 1 Bobcat Open Grand View Open RMAC Championships Blue Raider Open Sunday, February 2 Menlo Invitational Lock Haven Tri-Match (Ursinus and Gannon)

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Highlights #10 Cornell dominates in two Ivy League road battles Columbia’s Jack McGill majors #7 Incontrera of Penn Penn sweeps two duals in The Empire State Brown’s Jacob Joyce earns 2-0 record on the weekend Duals (1/24) Penn 24 Columbia 20 125 - Max Gallagher (Penn) maj Suleyman Bah (Columbia) 11-3 133 - Ryan Miller (Penn) tech Connor Smith (Columbia) 20-4 141 - CJ Composto (Penn) dec Kai Owen (Columbia) 8-4 149 - Cross Wasilewski (Penn) maj Richard Fedalen (Columbia) 11-2 157 - Jude Swisher (Penn) tech Dominic Rossetti (Columbia) 18-1 165 - Andrew Troczynski (Penn) dec Jaden Le (Columbia) 15-11 174 - Jack McGill (Columbia) maj Nick Incontrera (Penn) 14-3 184 - Nick Fine (Columbia) fall Max Hale (Penn) 2:22 197 - Joe Curtis (Columbia) fall Nathan Taylor (Penn) 5:54 285 - Vincent Mueller (Columbia) maj John Pardo (Penn) 15-3 Rider 23 Princeton 19 125 - Marc-Anthony McGowan (Princeton) tech Noah Michaels (Rider) 19-3 133 - Drew Heethuis (Princeton) dec Will Betancourt (Rider) 5-0 141 - Eligh Rivera (Princeton) dec McKenzie Bell (Rider) 8-5SV 149 - Sammy Alvarez (Rider) dec Ty Whalen (Princeton) 7-3 157 - Colton Washleski (Rider) maj Jacob Mann (Princeton) 14-6 165 - Enrique Munguia (Rider) fall Zander Silva (Princeton) 5:41 174 - Michael Wilson (Rider) fall Xavier Giles (Princeton) 4:52 184 - Isaac Dean (Rider) maj Kole Mulhauser (Princeton) 12-4 197 - Luke Stout (Princeton) tech Brock Zurawski (Rider) 22-5 285 - Sebastian Garibaldi (Princeton) dec Collin French (Rider) 8-4 (1/25) Cornell 39 Harvard 3 125 - Diego Sotelo (Harvard) dec Marcello Milani (Cornell) 6-3 133 - Tyler Ferrera (Cornell) maj Logan Brzozowski (Harvard) 8-0 141 - Joshua Saunders (Cornell) dec Dante Frinzi (Harvard) 7-4 149 - Ethan Fernandez (Cornell) maj Jaden Pepe (Harvard) 10-2 157 - Meyer Shapiro (Cornell) tech Jimmy Harrington (Harvard) 18-3 165 - Julian Ramirez (Cornell) fall Cael Berg (Harvard) 1:47 174 - Simon Ruiz (Cornell) tech Haden Bottiglieri (Harvard) 17-1 184 - Chris Foca (Cornell) tech Matthew Walsh (Harvard) 16-1 197 - Mikey Dellagatta (Cornell) dec Hudson Skove (Harvard) 4-0 285 - Ashton Davis (Cornell) maj Jeffrey Crooks (Harvard) 11-2 Cornell 35 Brown 3 125 - Marcello Milani (Cornell) maj Jared Brunner (Brown) 14-2 133 - Jacob Joyce (Brown) dec Ethan Qureshi (Cornell) 4-1 141 - Joshua Saunders (Cornell) dec Joey Iamunno (Brown) 16-15 149 - Ethan Fernandez (Cornell) dec Ethan Mojena (Brown) 4-1SV 157 - Meyer Shapiro (Cornell) dec Blake Saito (Brown) 7-2 165 - Julian Ramirez (Cornell) maj Keegan Rothrock (Brown) 13-2 174 - Simon Ruiz (Cornell) tech Drew Clearie (Brown) 22-7 184 - Chris Foca (Cornell) maj Andrew Reall (Brown) 8-0 197 - Mikey Dellagatta (Cornell) fall Thomas Sandoval (Brown) 4:40 285 - Ashton Davis (Cornell) dec Alex Semenenko (Brown) 4-1SV Binghamton 26 Harvard 12 125 - Carson Wagner (Binghamton) dec Diego Sotelo (Harvard) 10-3 133 - Logan Brzozowski (Harvard) dec Jack Kazalas (Binghamton) 2-1 141 - Dante Frinzi (Harvard) dec Nathan Lucier (Binghamton) 6-5 149 - Jaden Pepe (Harvard) dec Ivan Garcia (Binghamton) 3-2 157 - Jimmy Harrington (Harvard) dec Fin Nadeau (Binghamton) 4-1 165 - Carter Baer (Binghamton) maj Cael Berg (Harvard) 15-2 174 - Brevin Cassella (Binghamton) fall Haden Bottiglieri (Harvard) 1:18 184 - Will Ebert (Binghamton) maj Matthew Walsh (Harvard) 10-2 197 - Cayden Bevis (Binghamton) dec Hudson Skove (Harvard) 7-3 285 - Cory Day (Binghamton) fall Jeffrey Crooks (Harvard) 1:38 Binghamton 18 Brown 17 125 - Carson Wagner (Binghamton) maj Jared Brunner (Brown) 17-3 133 - Jacob Joyce (Brown) dec Micah Roes (Binghamton) 6-5 141 - Nathan Lucier (Binghamton) dec Ian Oswalt (Brown) 7-6 149 - Ivan Garcia (Binghamton) dec Ethan Mojena (Brown) 5-3 157 - Blake Saito (Brown) dec Fin Nadeau (Binghamton) 4-2 165 - Carter Baer (Binghamton) maj Keegan Rothrock (Brown) 9-0 174 - Brevin Cassella (Binghamton) maj Drew Clearie (Brown) 11-1 184 - Andrew Reall (Brown) dec Will Ebert (Binghamton) 4-0 197 - Thomas Sandoval (Brown) dec Cayden Bevis (Binghamton) 4-2 285 - Alex Semenenko (Brown) fall Cory Day (Binghamton) 7:00 (1/26) Princeton 34 Columbia 3 125 - Marc-Anthony McGowan (Princeton) dec Suleyman Bah (Columbia) 4-1 133 - Drew Heethuis (Princeton) fall Connor Smith (Columbia) 4:15 141 - Eligh Rivera (Princeton) maj Kai Owen (Columbia) 16-7 149 - Ty Whalen (Princeton) dec Richard Fedalen (Columbia) 6-0 157 - Jacob Mann (Princeton) dec Rawson Iwanicki (Columbia) 4-3 165 - Blaine Bergey (Princeton) dec Jaden Le (Columbia) 8-5 174 - Jack McGill (Columbia) dec Xavier Giles (Princeton) 2-0 184 - Kade Mulhauser (Princeton) maj Nick Fine (Columbia) 17-9 197 - Luke Stout (Princeton) tech Joe Curtis (Columbia) 20-3 285 - Sebastian Garibaldi (Princeton) dec Vincent Mueller (Columbia) 12-7 Penn 39 Hofstra 7 125 - Max Gallagher (Penn) fall Dylan Acevedo-Switzer (Hofstra) 6:38 133 - Ryan Miller (Penn) tech Chase Liardi (Hofstra) 17-2 141 - CJ Composto (Penn) tech Justin Hoyle (Hofstra) 18-1 149 - Cross Wasilewski (Penn) fall Noah Tapia (Hofstra) 4:47 157 - Jude Swisher (Penn) maj Jurius Clark (Hofstra) 17-3 165 - Kyle Mosher (Hofstra) maj Andy Troczynski (Penn) 14-3 174 - Nick Incontrera (Penn) maj Matt Waddell (Hofstra) 17-0 184 - Max Hale (Penn) dec Ross McFarland (Hofstra) 4-1 197 - Nik Miller (Hofstra) dec Nathan Taylor (Penn) 8-5SV 285 - John Pardo (Penn) tech Danny Church (Hofstra) 20-4

A few weeks ago, we posted a list of the unbeaten wrestlers and their remaining schedules. A lot has happened since then and a handful of wrestlers have suffered a loss and dropped off the list. Six of them to be exact. Now it’s time to revisit the list, without the six that suffered losses, and look at an updated copy. Because of rankings changes, some potential opponents may look more or less imposing than they did two weeks ago. Who do you think has the toughest remaining schedule? 125 lbs #1 Matt Ramos (Purdue) - 20-0 2/1: Caelan Riley (Illinois) 2/7: #17 Nicolar Rivera (Wisconsin) 2/9: #9 Cooper Flynn (Minnesota) 2/14: Tyler Garvin (Maryland) 2/23: #8 Caleb Smith (Nebraska) #3 Vincent Robinson (NC State) - 16-0 1/31: #13 Spencer Moore (North Carolina) 2/14: (Stanford) 2/21: #5 Eddie Ventresca (Virginia Tech) 133 lbs #1 Ryan Crookham (Lehigh) - 5-0 (Injured for now - status to return unclear) 141 lbs #1 Jesse Mendez (Ohio State) - 20-0 2/1: #11 Sergio Lemley (Michigan) 2/7: #8 Vance Vombaur (Minnesota) 2/9: #26 Henry Porter (Indiana) 2/14: #3 Beau Bartlett (Penn State) #2 Andrew Alirez (Northern Colorado) - 7-0 2/2: Emilio Ysaguirre (Arizona State) 2/7: #25 Julian Tagg (South Dakota State) 2/14: #19 Haiden Drury (Utah Valley) 2/16: #32 Cole Brooks (Wyoming) 2/23: Carter Nogle (Air Force) #3 Beau Bartlett (Penn State) - 12-0 1/31: Ryder Block/Jace Rhodes (Iowa) 2/7: #11 Sergio Lemley (Michigan) 2/9: Dario Lemus (Maryland) 2/14: #1 Jesse Mendez (Ohio State) 2/16: #15 Danny Pucino (Illinois) 2/21: Cael McIntyre (American) #17 Dylan Cedeno (Virginia) - 7-0 1/31: #10 Sam Latona (Virginia Tech) 2/7: Christian Colman (Duke) 2/14: #22 Jayden Scott (North Carolina) 2/16: Cael McIntyre (American) 2/21: Anthony Santaniello (Pittsburgh) 149 lbs #1 Caleb Henson (Virginia Tech) - 12-0 1/31: #30 Jack Gioffre (Virginia) 2/7: #7 Jaden Abas (Stanford) 2/14: #22 Finn Solomon (Pittsburgh) 2/21: #21 Koy Buesgens (NC State) #2 Kyle Parco (Iowa) - 11-0 1/31: #4 Shayne Van Ness (Penn State) 2/2: #32 Kal Miller (Maryland) 2/7: #3 Ridge Lovett (Nebraska) 2/14: #25 Drew Roberts (Minnesota) 2/16: #24 Sam Cartella (Northwestern) 2/23: #17 Carter Young (Oklahoma State) #6 Chance Lamer (Cal Poly) - 10-0 2/2: Hayden Whidden (SIU Edwardsville) 2/7: Ayden Garver (Oregon State) 2/14: #12 Jordan Williams (Little Rock) 2/14: Tommy Curran (Northern Illinois) 2/23: Steve Caday (CSU Bakersfield) 157 lbs #3 Tyler Kasak (Penn State) - 12-0 1/31: #1 Jacori Teemer (Iowa) 2/7: #15 Chase Saldate (Michigan) 2/9: #6 Ethen Miller (Maryland) 2/14: #17 Sammy Sasso 2/16: #31 Jason Kraisser (Illinois) 2/21: Jack Nies (American) #6 Ethen Miller (Maryland) - 16-0 2/2: #1 Jacori Teemer (Iowa) 2/7: #30 Conner Harer (Rutgers) 2/9: #3 Tyler Kasak (Penn State) 2/14: #7 Joey Blaze (Purdue) 2/21: #22 Luke Nichter (Drexel) 165 lbs #1 Mitchell Mesenbrink (Penn State) - 13-0 1/31: #2 Michael Caliendo (Iowa) 2/7: #10 Beau Mantanona (Michigan) 2/9: Alex Uryniak(Maryland) 2/14: #9 Paddy Gallagher (Ohio State) 2/16: #13 Braeden Scoles (Illinois) 2/21: Kaden Milheim (American) #2 Michael Caliendo (Iowa) - 13-0 1/31: #1 Mitchell Mesenbrink (Penn State) 2/2: Alex Uryniak(Maryland) 2/7: #8 Christopher Minto (Nebraska) 2/14: #11 Andrew Sparks (Minnesota) 2/16: #19 Maxx Mayfield (Northwestern) 2/23: #6 Cam Amine (Oklahoma State) #3 Peyton Hall (West Virginia) - 23-0 2/1: #20 Jack Thomsen (Northern Iowa) 2/6: #4 Terrell Barraclough (Utah Valley) 2/8: Cooper Voorhees (Wyoming) 2/23: #17 Nicco Ruiz (Arizona State) 174 lbs #1 Keegan O’Toole (Missouri) - 11-0 (Currently Injured - aiming for February return) 2/1: #15 Gaven Sax (Oklahoma) 2/2: #3 Dean Hamiti (Oklahoma State) 2/22: #22 MJ Gaitan (Iowa State) #3 Dean Hamiti (Oklahoma State) - 16-0 2/2: #1 Keegan O’Toole (Missouri) 2/8: Tyler Brennan (Little Rock) 2/23: #6 Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) #5 Carson Kharchla (Ohio State) - 8-0 2/1: #28 Joseph Walker (Michigan) 2/7: #25 Clayton Whiting (Minnesota) 2/9: Roman Rogotzke (Indiana) 2/14: #2 Levi Haines (Penn State) 184 lbs #1 Carter Starocci (Penn State) - 12-0 1/31: #5 Gabe Arnold (Iowa) 2/7: #23 Jaden Bullock (Michigan) 2/9: #11 Jaxon Smith (Maryland) 2/14: #19 Ryder Rogotzke (Ohio State) 2/16: #12 Edmond Ruth (Illinois) 2/21: Lucas White (American) #2 Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa) - 16-0 2/1: #16 Dennis Robin (West Virginia) 2/8: #32 Aidan Brenot (North Dakota State) 2/16: #10 Evan Bockman (Iowa State) 2/23: Dylan Russo (Wisconsin) #4 Max McEnelly (Minnesota) - 14-0 2/2: #18 Shane Cartagena-Walsh (Rutgers) 2/7: #19 Ryder Rogotzke (Ohio State) 2/9: Orlando Cruz(Purdue) 2/14: #5 Gabe Arnold (Iowa) #5 Gabe Arnold (Iowa) - 11-0 1/31: #1 Carter Starocci (Penn State) 2/2: #11 Jaxon Smith (Maryland) 2/7: #8 Silas Allred (Nebraska) 2/14: #4 Max McEnelly (Minnesota) 2/23: #3 Dustin Plott (Oklahoma State) 197 lbs #1 Stephen Buchanan (Iowa) - 13-0 1/31: #4 Josh Barr (Penn State) 2/2: Chase Mielnik (Maryland) 2/7: #20 Camden McDanel (Nebraska) 2/14: #9 Isaiah Salazar (Minnesota) 2/16: #13 Evan Bates (Northwestern) 2/23: #7 Luke Surber (Oklahoma State) #2 Jacob Cardenas (Michigan) - 13-0 2/1: #18 Seth Shumate (Ohio State) 2/7: #4 Josh Barr (Penn State) 2/16: #25 Remy Cotton (Michigan State) 2/23: Luke Cochran (Central Michigan) #3 AJ Ferrari (CSU Bakersfield) - 13-0 2/2: Vaun Halstead (Oregon State) 2/9: Brian Burburjia (Air Force) 2/16: Michael Baker (North Dakota State) 2/16: #5 Stephen Little (Little Rock) 2/21: Eli Sheeran (California Baptist) 2/23: Jared Priest (Cal Poly) #4 Josh Barr (Penn State) - 12-0 1/31: #1 Stephen Buchanan (Iowa) 2/7: #2 Jacob Cardenas (Michigan) 2/9: Chase Mielnik (Maryland) 2/14: #18 Seth Shumate (Ohio State) 2/16: #16 Zac Braunagel (Illinois) 2/21: Liam Volk-Klos (American) 285 lbs #1 Gable Steveson (Minnesota) - 7-0 2/2: #8 Yaraslau Slavikouski (Rutgers) 2/7: #7 Nick Feldman (Ohio State) 2/9: Hayden Filipovich (Purdue) 2/14: #11 Ben Kueter (Iowa) #2 Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State) - 11-0 1/31: #11 Ben Kueter (Iowa) 2/7: #9 Josh Heindselman (Michigan) 2/9: #12 Seth Nevills (Maryland) 2/14: #7 Nick Feldman (Ohio State) 2/16: #10 Luke Luffman (Illinois) 2/21: #32 Will Jarrell (American) #3 Wyatt Hendrickson (Oklahoma State) - 15-0 2/2: #24 Jarrett Stoner (Missouri) 2/8: KJ Miley (Little Rock) 2/23: #11 Ben Kueter (Iowa) #6 Owen Trephan (Lehigh) - 13-0 1/31: #32 Will Jarrell (American) 2/1: #18 Lucas Stoddard (Army West Point) 2/7: Logan Shephard (Bucknell) 2/13: John Pardo (Penn) 2/21: #5 Cohlton Schultz (Arizona State)

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