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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- The Bears' senior class went 5-0 on the evening, including a technical fall from Christian LaBrie and a major decision from Ian Butterbrodt, as Brown University wrestling defeated Harvard University, 25-12, on Thursday night at the Malkin Athletic Center in their final road dual of the year. Competing in their last Ivy League dual meet of the season, the Bears (7-6, 5-5 EIWA, 2-3 Ivy) won six of the dual's last seven bouts to erase an early 9-0 deficit and upend the host Crimson (2-9, 2-7 EIWA, 0-5 Ivy). "Ivy wins are always tough to get in our league, and this was a great way to close our Ivy dual season," Brown head coach Todd Beckerman said. "Our seniors are really stepping up and leading the way for us. We are definitely building some momentum as we look forward to our final dual against Sacred Heart on Saturday and then the conference championships." LaBrie (Exeter, R.I.) posted his second technical fall of the year while Butterbrodt (North Andover, Mass.) notched his fourth major decision of the season, improving to 10-0 in duals and 7-0 in EIWA duals this winter. Junior Trey Keeley (Washington, Ill.) tallied his 17th win of the year with his first major decision, senior Jon Viruet (Springfield, Mass.) won by decision to improve to 27-5 overall, 12-1 in duals, and 10-0 in EIWA duals, and senior CJ LaFragola (Little Egg Harbor, N.J.) took a decision to better his season mark to 20-7 - marking his third straight 20-win season. Senior Tucker Ziegler (Myersville, Md.) added a win via injury default. After the Bears opened the meet with a 9-0 deficit, LaBrie stopped the run with a 16-0 first-period technical fall over Aaron Kruk at 157 pounds. LaBrie registered a trio of 4-point near falls as part of the winning effort. Viruet - ranked No. 17 in the nation at 165 pounds according to Intermat - followed with a 4-2 win over Tyler Tarsi at 165. Viruet notched a late takedown in the second period and earned an escape to start the third period to take a 4-1 lead that he would not relinquish. With Brown still trailing 12-8, LaFragola notched a 3-1 win over Leo Tarantino at 184 pounds to bring Brown within 12-11 in the team score. With the bout tied at 1-1, LaFragola scored a takedown with 15 seconds remaining in the third period to gain the victory. At 197 pounds, Ziegler took a win via injury default, pushing Brown ahead 17-12 in the team score. At 285 pounds, Butterbrodt garnered a 12-0 major decision over Evan Callahan. Butterbrodt opened the bout with an 8-0 lead at the end of the first period on his way to his seventh shutout victory of the season, including his fifth clean sheet in dual competition. Closing the dual at 125 pounds, Keeley recorded a 15-5 major decision triumph over Connor Sakmar. Keeley claimed leads of 6-2 at the end of the first period and 10-3 at the end of the second stanza on his way to the win. Next, Brown closes its regular season with a home dual meet against Sacred Heart on Saturday, Feb. 23 at 1:00 p.m. (ESPN+) before competing at the EIWA Championships from Mar. 8-9. Results: 133: Lukus Stricker (H) def. Charlie Faber (B), Dec. 10-4 (Harvard 3-0) 141: Ryan Friedman (H) def. Theo Powers (B), Dec. 7-5 (Harvard 6-0) 149: Brock Wilson (H) def. Jack Bokina (B), Dec. 5-2 (Harvard 9-0) 157: Christian LaBrie (B) def. Aaron Kruk (H), TF 16-0 (Harvard 9-5) 165: No. 17 Jon Viruet (B) def. Tyler Tarsi (H), Dec. 4-2 (Harvard 9-8) 174: Joshua Kim (H) def. AJ Pedro (B), Dec. 8-5 (Harvard 12-8) 184: CJ LaFragola (B) def. Leo Tarantino (H), Dec. 3-1 (Harvard 12-11) 197: Tucker Ziegler (B) def. Cole Bateman (H), Injury Default (Brown 17-12) 285: Ian Butterbrodt (B) def. Evan Callahan (H), MD 12-0 (Brown 21-12) 125: Trey Keeley (B) def. Connor Sakmar (H), MD 15-6 (Brown 25-12)

Alan Fried Episode 18 of The MatBoss Podcast with Chad Dennis features one of the greats in the sport of wrestling, Alan Fried. A legend in Ohio, Fried is the first, and only, wrestler in U.S. history to win four Junior National freestyle titles. A three-time finalist at Oklahoma State, Fried talks about his days growing up in Ohio, coaching at the middle school level, why he chose Oklahoma State and why he chose to stay there after the team was put on probation and his battles with Tom Brands and the history around those bouts. For more information on Alan Fried and training opportunities, visit FriedWrestling.com. Note: This interview is unedited for language and carries the explicit tag. 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

The brackets have been released for the 2019 NJCAA Wrestling Championships. The event takes place March 1-2 at the Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Link: Brackets Schedule Friday, March 1, 2019 9:30 a.m. First Round Noon* Second Round TBA First Round Consolations/Second Round Consolations 6:15 p.m. Quarterfinals/Third Round Consolations 8:30 p.m.* Fourth Round Consolations Saturday, March 2, 2019 10:30 a.m. Championship Semifinals/Consolation Quarterfinals 12:00 p.m.* Consolation Semifinals 1:15 p.m. Consolation Finals 3rd & 4th, 5th & 6th, 7th & 8th 7 p.m. Championship Finals

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- The Citadel wrestling team picked up their second Southern Conference win this Wednesday against the Davidson Wildcats by a final score of 20-18. 149: Chon Porter (CIT) over Will Baldwin (DAV) (MD 8-0) The Bulldogs dropped a pair of matches to begin the dual before freshman, Chon Porter picked up a major decision over Will Baldwin. Porter began the 149-pound matchup with a takedown in the first period before tallying a pair of reversals and a two-point near fall. Porter improves to 15-18 on the year. 157: Rian Burris (CIT) over Tony Palumbo (DAV) (Fall 2:59) Rian Burris tallied the first pin of the dual against Tony Palumbo two minutes and 59 seconds into the match. The junior extends him winning streak to three matches and improves to 23-14 on the year, a new career-high for wins. 165: Dazjon Casto (CIT) over Hunter Costa (DAV) (MD 11-1) Freshman Dazjon Casto improved to 26-19 on the year after recording his third major decision of the season. Casto defeated Hunter Costa with four takedowns, a pair of escapes and two stalling warnings awarded in his favor. 197: Sawyer Root (CIT) over Finaly Holston (DAV) (Fall 6:00) Root tallied the final victory for the Bulldogs with a pin over Finaly Holston after six minutes of competing. This marks his second pin in his senior season and he still remains unbeaten in conference action. The No. 25 nationally ranked wrestler improves to 34-13 and will head to VMI with a four-match winning streak. Results: 125: Double Forfeit 133: Kyle Gorant (DAV) over Charles Kearney (CIT) (Dec 8-2) 141: Caleb Ziebell (DAV) over Keegan Connolly (CIT) (Dec 8-3) 149: Chon Porter (CIT) over Will Baldwin (DAV) (MD 8-0) 157: Rian Burris (CIT) over Tony Palumbo (DAV) (Fall 2:59) 165: Dazjon Casto (CIT) over Hunter Costa (DAV) (MD 11-1) 174: Noah Satterfield (DAV) over Cooper Youngblood (CIT) (Dec 6-2) 184: Conor Fenn (DAV) over Martin Duane (CIT) (Fall 1:07) 197: Sawyer Root (CIT) over Finaly Holston (DAV) (Fall 6:00) 285: Mitchell Trigg (DAV) over Michael McAleavey (CIT) (Dec 7-4) The Citadel wrestling team will travel to Lexington, Virginia this Saturday to participate in their final regular-season dual before Southern Conference Championships.

Due to travel complications caused by the recent snowstorms in both Minneapolis and the East Coast, the Takedown Northrop wrestling dual between the University of Minnesota and Rider has been canceled and will not be rescheduled. Fans with single match tickets and parking for the dual will receive a refund automatically within the next week. For more information, please contact Northrop at umntix@umn.edu or 612-624-2345. Minnesota finishes their regular season 14-3 overall with a 7-2 Big Ten record. Next up on the schedule the Gophers host the Big Ten Championships at Williams Arena on March 9 and 10.

Myles Martin will face Max Dean in a rematch from the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) The dual season wraps up and comes to an end with six ranked matchups, headlined by a pair of top-10 showdowns. The first top-10 match will take place on Friday night when the sixth-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes take on the seventh-ranked Cornell Big Red. The second top-10 match will happen on Sunday afternoon when the third-ranked Iowa Hawkeyes square off against the second-ranked Oklahoma State Cowboys. Thursday No. 11 Iowa State at No. 18 Northern Iowa (8 p.m.) Coach Kevin Dresser brings his 10-2 Cyclones into Cedar Falls, Iowa, with an opportunity to match the program's most wins since the 2014-15 season when Iowa State went 11-2. They'll take on a 6-5 Northern Iowa Panther team that has won four of their last five duals, with their only loss coming to the hands of the No. 2-ranked Oklahoma State Cowboys who are 14-0 this season. Ranked matchups: 141: No. 11 Ian Parker (Iowa State) vs. No. 7 Josh Alber (Northern Iowa) 149: No. 14 Jarrett Degen (Iowa State) vs. No. 10 Max Thomsen (Northern Iowa) Friday No. 6 Ohio State at No. 7 Cornell (6:30 p.m.) Coach Tom Ryan's sixth-ranked Buckeyes will make the road trip to Ithaca, New York's Friedman Wrestling Center to wrestle coach Koll's seventh-ranked Cornell Big Red. The Buckeyes won back-to-back duals against Purdue and Nebraska after getting thumped by Penn State, and have an 11-2 record, while Cornell is 13-2 and have won eight straight duals after falling to Missouri and Lehigh. This dual meet features six top-20 matches, with three of those being top-10 showdowns, but the most significant match comes at 141 pounds. At 141 pounds, for the first time in their careers, Cornell's defending NCAA champion Yianni Diakomihalis will wrestle Ohio State's defending Big Ten champion Joey McKenna. Diakomihalis is the top-ranked 141-pounder in the nation and has a perfect 17-0 record this season, while McKenna, the third-ranked wrestler in the country, is 16-1 this season. McKenna's only loss came to Penn State's Nick Lee. Other ranked matchups: 125: No. 17 Malik Heinselman (Ohio State) vs. No. 8 Vito Arujau (Cornell) 133: No. 6 Luke Pletcher (Ohio State) vs. No. 13 Chas Tucker (Cornell) 174: No. 19 Ethan Smith (Ohio State) vs. No. 14 Brandon Womack (Cornell) 184: No. 1 Myles Martin (Ohio State) vs. No. 7 Max Dean (Cornell) 197: No. 2 Kollin Moore (Ohio State) vs. No. 7 Ben Honis (Cornell) No. 10 North Carolina State at No. 14 Virginia Tech (7 p.m.) The top two ACC teams from last season will clash on Saturday when the defending ACC champion North Carolina State Wolfpack head into Blacksburg, Virginia, to take on Virginia Tech. Virginia Tech has won nine of the last 10 duals against the Wolfpack, but Coach Pat Pop and company grabbed the 19-15 win last season and are looking to win back-to-back duals for the first time since the 2006 and 2007 seasons. Ranked matchups: 133: No. 7 Tariq Wilson (NC State) vs. No. 14 Korbin Myers (Virginia Tech) 184: No. 3 Nick Reenan (NC State) vs. No. 5 Zack Zavatsky (Virginia Tech) Other ranked dual: No. 15 Pittsburgh at No. 21 Virginia (7 p.m.) Sunday No. 3 Iowa at No. 2 Oklahoma State (3 p.m.) The premier dual of the weekend takes place on Sunday when two of the most storied programs in college wrestling, second-ranked Oklahoma State and third-ranked Iowa collide in historic Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, Okla. Both teams hold an undefeated 14-0 record into this dual and are coming off wins over top-20 opponents. The Cowboys are coming off a 19-15 win against a fifth-ranked Missouri squad that was riding a 35-dual win streak, and the Hawkeyes are coming off a 35-2 win against the No. 17-ranked Wisconsin Badgers. There are eight ranked matches in this dual, but without question, the match that everyone will be paying attention to will be at 133 when second-ranked No. 2 Daton Fix (Oklahoma State) takes on third-ranked Austin DeSanto. (Iowa). The wrestlers bring a combined 41-2 record into Sunday's match. Fix is 25-1 and has won five consecutive matches since Pittsburgh's fifth-ranked Micky Phillippi handed him his first career loss. Phillippi won that match, 3-1. DeSanto is 16-1 this season and has reeled off 12 straight wins after falling to Iowa State's ninth-ranked Austin Gomez. Gomez won that match 14-9. Sunday's match will be the first time in their careers that these two youngsters have met. Other ranked matchups: 125: No. 2 Spencer Lee (Iowa) vs. No. 4 Nick Piccininni (Oklahoma State) 141: No. 16 Max Murin (Iowa) vs. No. 14 Kaid Brock (Oklahoma State) 149: No. 12 Pat Lugo (Iowa) vs. No. 14 Kaden Gfeller (Oklahoma State) 165: No. 2 Alex Marinelli (Iowa) vs. No. 10 Chandler Rogers (Oklahoma State) 184: No. 12 Cash Wilcke (Iowa) vs. No. 9 Jacobe Smith (Oklahoma State) 197: No. 4 Jacob Warner (Iowa) vs. No. 6 Preston Weigel (Oklahoma State) 285: No. 8 Sam Stoll (Iowa) vs. No. 2 Derek White (Oklahoma State) No. 5 Missouri at No. 11 Iowa State (6 p.m.) Coach Brian Smith's Missouri squad will be looking to bounce back from a loss for the first time in 35 duals when the fifth-ranked Tigers head to Ames, Iowa to scrap against coach Dresser's 11th-ranked Iowa State Cyclones. Sunday's dual will be the first time these two teams have squared off since the 2011-12 season, when the Tigers welcomed the Cyclones into Columbia and won seven of ten matches and grabbed the 31-10 victory. The Tigers are 15-1 this season and are trying to rebound after Oklahoma State snapped their 35-match dual win streak last weekend. The Cyclones are 10-2 but have won nine of their last 10 duals, with that only loss coming to the hands of the second-ranked Oklahoma State Cowboys. There will be a quartet of ranked matches in this dual and one of the biggest matches to keep an eye on is the top-10 matchup at 133 pounds, where No. 9 Austin Gomez (ISU) will wrestle No. 10 John Erneste (Missouri). Gomez is 16-3 this season and has grabbed wins over Iowa's No. 3 DeSanto and Penn State's No.11 Roman Bravo-Young. Of his three losses, two came against second-ranked Fix. His third loss was to Rider's Anthony Cefolo. Erneste, who is 14-4 on the season, also lost to Fix. In addition to losing to Fix, Erneste fell to two NCAA runner-ups in Rutgers' Nick Suriano and Minnesota's Ethan Lizak. His fourth loss was to Lehigh's unranked Brandon Paetzell. Other ranked matchups: 141: No. 4 Jaydin Eierman (Missouri) vs. No. 11 Ian Parker (Iowa State) 149: No. 5 Brock Mauller (Missouri) vs. No. 14 Jarrett Degen (Iowa State) 184: No. 15 Dylan Wisman (Missouri) vs. No. 17 Samuel Colbray (Iowa State)

Hayden Halter was initially suspended before a judge overruled the referee and WIAA (Photo/Amber Arnold, The Journal Times) It's never been easy to be a wrestling referee, having every mat call questioned by hundreds of fans in the stands in a high school gym. Now, thanks to the internet and social media, folks hundreds of miles away think they can judge a referees' decisions. (Just ask the mat official in the New Jersey dreadlock/haircut case ... or the Pennsylvania dual meet where a referee penalized two wrestlers from one high school team for dropping the straps of their singlets at the end of the event which reversed the outcome of the final team score.) Then there's what happened in Wisconsin earlier this month, when a defending state champ (Hayden Halter) was penalized twice in the last match at a conference championship, resulting in a one-match suspension that would have denied him the opportunity to continue on his title quest. A judge overruled the referee and the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association, and, as of this writing, the wrestler will be competing at state next weekend. Now some within the amateur wrestling community fear the precedent established by the Wisconsin judge's decision might be the wrong move ... and could ultimately penalize the sport and its participants. Opinions from Wisconsin Individuals within the athletic community within the state of Wisconsin are already weighing on the judge's decision. "At this point in time, all we can say is that our client (the WIAA) is weighing its alternative courses of action … an appeal is one option," said WIAA attorney Brent Jacobson last week. "If that option were pursued, given the stage of the proceeding at this time, I cannot say when that would occur." Barry Mano, the president of the National Association of Sports Officials and owner/publisher of Referee Magazine, wrote a commentary titled "Calling a foul on the bench" for the Racine Journal-Times, hometown newspaper for the court where the judge ruled in favor of the wrestler and against the WIAA. "Often over the years, when asked to provide a perspective about sports officiating, I would make an analogy between what we do and what judges in court do," Mano wrote. "We each learn the rules, enforce them and do so in an impartial manner. This impartiality is an attribute we demand and greatly rely upon. I have immense respect for the men and women who serve as judges. It is because of them primarily that we live in relative comfort and safety under the rule of law. Without them, the laws are just ink on paper. Without sports officials, the rules of the game are just ink on paper ..." As the Racine paper pointed out in a separate news story about the situation, the WIAA doesn't allow its referees to use video reviews in any sport in any situation, citing rules from the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS). The judge viewed video recorded by the wrestler's mother, who was sitting in the stands. "In effect," Mano wrote, "Judge Piontek became the replay official, where replay is not permitted, and chose to override the decision of the official on the mat." "Judge Piontek played armchair referee and the consequences, if left unchecked and unchallenged, will bring uncertainty and loss of belief in the outcomes of high school contests," Mano continued. "Imagine how many aggrieved parents/fans will now consider using the court system to challenge a referee's judgment call," Mano concluded. "What will be coming our way will be this: often quite ordinary and mundane calls by sports officials will be subject to litigation brought by upset fans/parents." One possible product of situations like this: According to a letter issued by the WIAA on Jan. 10 (nearly a month before this incident), parents who engage in "verbally criticizing game officials or coaches … (are) the primary reason Wisconsin has an alarming shortage of high school officials." The letter went on to state that 80 percent of officials quit after two years, much shorter than what had been the norm. Officials outside Wisconsin weigh in What happened in Wisconsin could have implications well beyond that state's borders. InterMat interviewed some wrestling officials outside America's Dairyland to get their take. Carl Koenig, president of the Upstate New York Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame who officiated high school and collegiate events from 1970-2012, said, "The Wisconsin situation is very interesting. We had one in New York state many years ago. The judge threw the case out, saying that the courts were not the instrument that should be used and high school sports needed to recognize that the official's decision was final in all sports." Koenig then told InterMat, "I feel the referee (in Wisconsin) could have handled it better. That said, I strongly believe a ref's decision should be upheld in any case." "In my officiating, I've had cases where another official has seen things completely differently that I had. We're human beings. Errors can be made." "Any time you penalize a kid, somebody's not going to be happy,' said Jeff Sitler, Ohio mat official with nearly a quarter-century of experience, including 18 years in the Buckeye State. "Officials watch with their eyes and their brains; coaches and parents watch with their eyes and hearts." "Parents are going to do what they think is right for their kid, even if they're wrong." "Wrestling is all about control. Control your opponent. Control your emotions." Sitler, who is a major force behind the Wrestle Against Autism tournament/fundraiser held each spring in the Columbus area, offered specific advice to the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Association. "The high school organization needs to take a hard stance," Sitler told InterMat. "But do they have the money and other resources to fight it?" Dr. Bill Welker offered his perspective as a former wrestler and coach who served on the NFHS National Rules Committee member from 2012-15, and state rules interpreter in West Virginia for three decades. "In West Virginia, a disqualified wrestler would have to sit out the next two weigh-ins," said Welker, who is author of a regular column in Wrestling USA magazine and a 2017 memoir, "The Sparrow's Spirit: A Champion Wrestler's Lifetime Reflections on Prayer and Perseverance." "Unfortunately, judges can override such actions. Sadly, they often are political decisions to appease citizens in their jurisdictions." All that said, Ohio's Jeff Sitler offered a possible alternative to having the courts making decisions that impact the outcoming of wrestling matches. "Perhaps there should be a review board -- a board of wrestling officials from outside the immediate area, not local officials -- who could review specific incidents," Sitler told InterMat. "That way, people who know wrestling and its rules would be the ones making the decision.

Legally blind wrestler Jay Spencer won a state championship (Photo/Eric Schultz, Rocket City Photo) The National Wrestling Hall of Fame in Stillwater, Oklahoma has a mural titled "Any BODY Can Wrestle" featuring life-size images of Bobby Weaver, Stephen Neal, Adeline Gray, Anthony Robles and Clarissa Chun, all to illustrate that there's a place in wrestling for everyone, no matter your size, gender, ethnicity or physical limitations. Two wrestlers featured in recent mainstream media coverage -- Jay Spencer of Alabama, and Nick Trotter of Illinois -- prove that point. Jay Spencer: "You don't have to see to wrestle" Jay Spencer, a senior at John Paul II High School in Huntsville, Alabama is legally blind. Yet that didn't stop him from being successful on the mat. In fact, he just concluded his prep career by winning the Class 1A 160-pound title at the Alabama state championships in Huntsville on Saturday. Spencer was diagnosed with Leber congenital amaurosis 10, an inherited retinal degenerative disease known as LCA 10, when he was 3. He tilts his head to the right so he can see out of the corner of his left eye, where his vision is best. "Out of all the sports I've tried, this is probably the least challenging to pick up because wrestling is a feel sport," Spencer, who also played starting center for the JPII Falcons the past three seasons, said in a feature for Alabama Media Group written prior to the state championships. "I was able to pick up on that rather quickly." "It does have some challenges, but I can ask coach, 'Can you practice that one with me?' or say 'Let me work it on you and correct me if it's wrong'; nothing that things like that can't fix." Spencer's mat coach, James Dowd, said, "He can't get frightened by the venue or by the opponent. He doesn't get intimidated. All he knows is it's a pair of hands about to touch him, and that's it." Spencer's record proves it. Going into the state championships, Spencer was 35-2 this season with 33 falls. What's next for Jay Spencer? He hopes to undergo treatment for his LCA 10 which may restore his vision completely. Nick Trotter: Making the most of what he has Nick Trotter has succeeded in his young life despite some serious obstacles. The six-year-old from Macomb, Illinois was born in Ukraine without feet or a left hand. He was adopted by Chris and Mindy Trotter and brought to western Illinois at age 18 months. Nick is an all-around athlete. "He can do everything," Nick's father told WGEM-TV , the NBC affiliate in Quincy, Illinois. "He knows he can. He's a great swimmer. He loves to play baseball. We think we found his sport though with wrestling." "We don't see him as having a disability. So we don't treat him that way. He can do anything." Nick's mother Mindy added, "Last meet that we went to an older man came up and shook his hand and said do you know how much of an inspiration you are?' Nick may not have fully grasped the meaning of that fan's statement. After all, he didn't get into wrestling to provide inspiration to others. As he said, "It's because I thought I would make new friends. So I did." Last weekend, WGEM devoted nearly five minutes of an evening newscast to Nick Trotter the wrestler. An edited version of that video was shown on NBC's Sunday Today show on Feb. 17. So now he can make friends -- and offer inspiration -- to millions of viewers well beyond western Illinois. Want more inspirational stories from the mat? In 2011, InterMat wrote a feature titled "Opportunity for All", providing profiles of wrestlers such as Anthony Robles, Rulon Gardner, Matt Hamill, Les Anderson and Nick Ackerman who overcame considerable obstacles to become champions in the sport.

LANCASTER, Pa. -- The University of Pennsylvania wrestling team won five in a row to open its dual at Franklin & Marshall, opening a comfortable lead en route to a 30-6 win to complete a sweep of two duals on Sunday. The five-spot to open the dual staked the Red and Blue to a 20-0 lead and the Diplomats had no answer. Seven Quakers who had previously won their match earlier in the afternoon as part of Penn's 39-0 shutout of California Baptist completed their own personal sweeps, led by seniors Joe Oliva and Robert Ng. No. 13 Anthony Artalona, Evan DeLuise, Jake Hendricks, Carmen Ferrante and Doug Zapf also picked up their second wins of the day. Senior Tristin DeVincenzo was the lone newcomer to the lineup in the nightcap, picking up an 8-3 win at 133 pounds. Artalona opened the dual with a 9-6 win at 149 pounds over Patrick Quinlan. The win wasn't easy for Artalona, he trailed 4-2 in the second period after two Quinlan takedowns. Artalona would work an escape then score a takedown before the end of the middle frame, building a 5-4 lead. In the third, he rallied after a Quinlan reversal to escape and score the winning takedown with riding time added as well. Oliva followed with a 10-1 major decision over Cola Aaron at 157, scoring four total takedowns – two coming in the third period to ensure the major. At 165, Evan DeLuise opened up his offensive attack, scoring twice in the first period and adding a takedown in the second and third periods for a 10-2 major decision. At 174, Jake Hendricks did enough work in the first period to draw a pair of stall warnings against Jacob Conners and score a takedown for a 3-0 lead. In the second, he scored a second takedown for a 5-1 lead which was enough to pick up a 5-3 decision. A forfeit from F&M at 184 completed Penn's 20-0 first half. The second half started with a pair of F&M wins. At 197. Philip Robilotto dominated the first period with a takedown and two sets of nearfall for an 8-0 lead over Greg Bensley. In the third, Bensley found his footing with an escape and two stall warnings draw, but the deficit was too much to overcome in a 9-3 final. At heavyweight, returning NCAA qualifier Antonio Pelusi scored a third-period takedown to knock off Ben Goldin, 3-2. The Quakers won the final three matches to close the dual, starting with a 16-5 major decision for Carmen Ferrante at 125 over Jose Diaz. Ferrante had four takedowns in the match, scoring two in the first period. In the second, he turned a 4-1 lead into a 10-1 advantage with a reversal and four nearfall. DeVincenzo then went on to an 8-3 win at 133 over Michael Simonetti. A takedown and two backpoints in the first period built a 4-0 lead for DeVincenzo. Simonetti cut the lead to 5-3 with an escape and takedown in the third, but DeVincenzo would match that with an escape and takedown of his own. At 141, Doug Zapf bumped up from his usual 133 starting spot to close the dual with a 7-6 rally past Haroldo Nesbeth. Zapf scored the first takedown, but Nesbeth scored a takedown of his own in the second period for a 4-3 lead after two frames. In the third, Zapf escaped then scored a takedown to gain a 6-4 lead. Nesbeth would then work a reversal, but Zapf's riding time was the difference in a one-point win. Results: 149: No. 13 Anthony Artalona (PENN) DEC Patrick Quinlan (F&M), 9-6; Penn leads, 3-0 157: Joe Oliva (PENN) MD Cole Aaron (F&M), 10-1; Penn leads 7-0 165: Evan DeLuise (PENN) MD Crew Fullerton (F&M), 10-2; Penn leads, 11-0 174: Jake Hendricks (PENN) DEC Jacob Conners (F&M), 5-3; Penn leads, 14-0 184: Robert Ng (PENN) wins via forfeit; Penn leads, 20-0 197: Philip Robilotto (F&M) DEC Greg Bensley (PENN), 9-3; Penn leads, 20-3 285: Antonio Pelusi (F&M) DEC Ben Goldin (PENN), 3-2; Penn leads, 20-6 125: Carmen Ferrante (PENN) MD Jose Diaz (F&M), 16-5; Penn leads, 24-6 133: Tristin DeVincenzo (PENN) DEC Michael Simonetti (F&M), Dec 8-3; Penn leads, 27-6 141: Doug Zapf (PENN) DEC Haroldo Nesbeth (F&M), 7-6; Penn leads, 30-6 The Quakers are at Lehigh next weekend to close the regular season on February 24 at 2 p.m.

FRESNO, Calif. -- The Oklahoma wrestling team powered past Fresno State Sunday to earn a victory in its final road match of the season. The Sooners (8-6) used three bonus-point victories to take out the Bulldogs, with two of those coming as wins by fall. Three OU wrestlers also notched upsets of ranked opponents in the contest. Anthony Mantanona (174) got the Sooners off to a hot start in the first bout of the night, pinning Dominick Kincaid in 5:59. The California native trailed 4-1 in the third before a defensive pin of the Bulldogs' Kincaid to get a win in his first match back in his home state. The redshirt freshman now leads the Sooners in wins by fall with five on the year. Jake Woodley earned an upset victory over No. 14 Josh Hokit in the 197 bout. After a scoreless first period, Woodley escaped in the second to get on the board. Hokit evened the score with an escape of his own, but a takedown with 25 seconds on the clock sealed the deal for Woodley. Christian Moody added another pin for the Sooners when he defeated Jeremy Trinh by fall in 3:30. The victory was good for Moody's first pin of the season. At 141, No. 18 Dom Demas notched a tech fall win over Chris Deloza 19-4. Demas tallied a pair of takedowns in the first for a 4-1 lead after a Deloza escape. Demas started the second on top and Deloza escaped, but the Sooner answered with another takedown and a four-point nearfall. Deloza got an escape, but Demas delivered another takedown and a four-point nearfall to go up 16-3. Deloza escaped at the end of the period. The Sooner took bottom to start the final round and escaped, then added a takedown to put away Deloza and earn a bonus-point victory. Davion Jeffries got an upset win of his own, taking out No. 17 Khristian Olivas 5-3. Jeffries struck first with a takedown. Olivas escaped, but Jeffries maintained a 2-1 lead after one period. The Sooner got a reversal in the second before another Olivas escape for a 4-2 lead. Olivas escaped again to start the third, but Jeffries had already locked up the riding time point. Justin Thomas, another California Sooner, upended No. 19 Jacob Wright in the 157 bout to lock up the win for OU. Thomas used a takedown for a 2-1 lead after Wright escaped to close out the first. The Sooner opened period two on bottom and escaped to go up 3-1. Thomas added a takedown in the third for a 5-1 advantage. Wright escaped again, but Thomas earned a point for riding time to win it 6-2. Anthony Madrigal (133) suffered a narrow 2-0 loss to Gary Joint. Jeremy Thomas was defeated by Isaiah Hokit 3-0 in the 165 bout. At 184, Kayne MacCallum was defeated by Jackson Hemauer 9-1. Heavyweight Jake Boyd was pinned by AJ Nevills. Results: 125: Christian Moody (OU) Fall 3:30 Jeremy Trinh (Fresno State) 133: Gary Joint (Fresno State) Dec. 2-0 Anthony Madrigal (OU) 141: No. 18 Dom Demas (OU) Tech fall 19-4 (6:54) Chris Deloza (Fresno State) 149: Davion Jeffries (OU) Dec. 5-3 No. 17 Khristian Olivas (Fresno State) 157: Justin Thomas (OU) Dec. 6-2 No. 19 Jacob Wright (Fresno State) 165: Isaiah Hokit (Fresno State) Dec. 3-0 Jeremy Thomas (OU) 174: Anthony Mantanona (OU) Fall 5:59 Dominick Kincaid (Fresno State) 184: Jackson Hemaeur (Fresno State) Maj. Dec. 9-1 Kayne MacCallum (OU) 197: Jake Woodley (OU) Dec. 3-1 No. 14 Josh Hokit (Fresno State) HWT: AJ Nevills (Fresno State) Fall 3:30 Jake Boyd (OU) Up Next The Sooners close out the regular season at home with South Dakota State on Feb. 22 inside Lloyd Noble Center, followed by North Dakota State on Feb. 24 at McCasland Field House. The South Dakota State match is alumni night. Former Sooners will be honored on the mat during intermission. Alumni should RSVP to Kala Ibarra (kibarra@ou.edu) for more information. The Sooners will honor seniors Davion Jeffries, Reece Henry, Kayne MacCallum, Jake Rubio, Jared Schieber and Noah Teaney prior to the beginning of the North Dakota State match in the class' final contest in Norman.

BOONE, N.C. -- Another conference championship was a fitting way for this class to celebrate Senior Day. Appalachian State Wrestling clinched a share of its fourth straight Southern Conference regular season title with a 39-8 win against The Citadel in the home finale at Varsity Gym on Sunday. For the fourth-year wrestlers among the senior quintet of Randall Diabe, Irvin Enriquez, Angel Najar, Michael Elliott and Thierry Washington, it was a 4-for-4 finish. The Mountaineers have gone 25-2 in SoCon duals during the last four years. "It was really special being Senior Day, and these guys that were honored today, they got to be part of four straight conference championships, which is a major feat in itself," said head coach JohnMark Bentley, who had led the program to five regular season titles in the last eight seasons. "I'm really proud of those five guys because they're a big part of the reason why we have been so successful the last couple of years." App State, which began its current four-match winning streak with a 21-14 victory against Chattanooga, joined the Mocs atop the SoCon at 5-1. Campbell would make it a three-way tie for first with a win next weekend. The Mountaineers won eight of the 10 matches Sunday, with Cary Miller (heavyweight) and De'Andre Swinson-Barr (125 pounds) closing the dual with pins. Codi Russell (133), Enriquez (141), Thomas Flitz (174) and Alan Clothier (184) earned five points apiece with technical falls, while Matt Zovistoski (149) posted a 14-5 major decision. At 165 pounds, in an 8-2 decision, Elliott trailed 2-0 in the early going against Dazjon "Cheez" Casto before producing a tiebreaking takedown with 10 seconds left in the second period and a four-point near fall in the third period. Enriquez had a takedown and three four-point near falls in the first period of his 18-2 victory against Keegan Connolly, and Diabe observed as teammate Demazio Samuel made his App State dual debut at 197 pounds. The Citadel's Sawyer Root recorded a technical fall at 197, and the other win for the Bulldogs came from Rian Burris at 157. App State closes the regular season Saturday with Pennsylvania-based duals at Bloomsburg (1 p.m.) and Lock Haven (7:30 p.m.) before hosting the Southern Conference Championships on March 10. Tickets to the all-day Sunday event at App State's Holmes Convocation Center cost $15 for adults, $10 for youth (ages 6-12) and $8 apiece for members of a group with 10 or more people. Children ages 5 and under as well as students with a valid ID from Appalachian State, Campbell, The Citadel, Davidson, Gardner-Webb, Chattanooga and VMI can attend for free. To purchase tickets, order them online HERE or call the App State Athletics ticket office at 828-262-2079. For more information about event, visit App State's Championship Central page by clicking HERE. Results: 133: Codi Russell (APP) def. Paddy Kearney (CIT), 16-1 tech. fall 141: Irvin Enriquez (APP) def. Keegan Connolly (CIT), 18-2 tech. fall 149: Matt Zovistoski (APP) def. Chon Porter (CIT), 14-5 maj. dec. 157: Rian Burris (CIT) def. Angel Najar (APP), 5-0 dec. 165: Michael Elliott (APP) def. Dazjon "Cheez" Casto (CIT), 8-2 dec. 174: Thomas Flitz (APP) def. Cooper Youngblood (CIT), 17-0 tech. fall 184: Alan Clothier (APP) def. Martin Duane, 16-0 tech. fall 197: Sawyer Root (CIT) def. Demazio Samuel (APP), 18-3 tech. fall HWT: Cary Miller (APP) def. Michael McAleavey (CIT), fall, 1:30 125: De'Andre Swinson-Barr (APP) def. Anthony New (CIT), fall, 5:49

STANFORD, Calif. -- Stanford's seniors stole the show in the Cardinal's final home dual of the season, a 32-5 rout of Cal Poly, Sunday, at Maples Pavilion. The Cardinal won nine of the 10 bouts en route to a perfect 6-0 record in home duals this season. Stanford (9-3) finished 3-1 in the Pac-12 Conference, while Cal Poly dropped to 0-8 overall and 0-3 in the Pac-12. Stanford head coach Jason Borrelli, now in his 11th season at the helm of the program, registered his 106th career win making him the winningest coach in school history. All four Cardinal seniors in the lineup earned wins on Sunday. The full group of seven - Nainoa Calvo, Walker Dempsey, Austin Flores, Paul Fox, Mason Pengilly, Brian Rossi and Rico Stormer - were recognized with a ceremony during the 10 minute intermission. Wrestling for just the second time this season, Rossi earned registered a 4-2 decision over Benny Martinez at 125 pounds. His two takedowns in the opening period would be the difference. It was Rossi's first win since Feb. 12, 2017 as the Homer Glen, Illinois, native has struggled with injuries late in his career. Pengilly turned in a hard-fought 3-1 decision against Yoshito Funakoshi at 133 pounds. There was no score after the first period and Funakoshi chose down to start the second. Pengilly tallied two near fall points in the period before Funakoshi earned the escape. Pengilly tacked on an escape in the final period to move to 10-4 overall and 7-1 in duals. Fox held off redshirt freshman Brawley Lamer, 4-3, at 157 pounds. Fox scored a takedown in the first and led 2-1 after one. Lamer rode his out in the second and then chose top to start the third. Fox registered a reversal and then defended well late in the final period for the win. He is now 20-8 overall and earned his 94th career win as a Cardinal. Stormer posted an 11-2 major decision against Nathan Tausch at 174 pounds. There was no score in the opening period and Stormer chose down to start the second. After he notched the escape, Stormer scored a takedwon and turned Tausch for four near fall points before the second period expired. Stormer added an escape, another takedown and 1:34 of riding time to improve to 17-11 overall and 8-4 in duals this season. The only points the Cardinal gave up on the afternoon came at 184 pounds, where freshman Colbey Harlan had to injury default in the first period. The dual ended at 197 pounds, where No. 12 Nathan Traxler was up against 2018 NCAA qualifier Tom Lane. Traxler held a 4-0 lead after the first period as he scored the first takedown and then chose neutral after Lane had to use injury time. Traxler scored on a double-leg and rode Lane until time ran out. Lane chose top to start the second and Traxler was unable to escape during the period. Traxler went nuetral in the third, but Lane scored a takedown to cut his lead to 4-2. With riding time locked up for Lane, he earned another point as Traxler was hit for stallilng, essentially tying the match at 4-4. However, Traxler was finally awarded an escape as the buzzer sounded in the final period for the 5-4 decision. Cal Poly head coach Jon Sioredas was out on the mat in protest during the final seconds between Traxler and Lane. The Mustangs were docked one team points for unsportsmanlike conduct. Stanford wraps up its dual season next week, traveling to No. 6 Nebraska on Feb. 23. Results: 125 Brian Rossi (STAN) dec. Benny Martinez (CP) 4-2 133 Mason Pengilly (STAN) dec. Yoshito Funakoshi (CP) 3-1 141 Brandon Kier (STAN) dec. Wyatt Cornelison (CP) 3-1 149 Jack Ramalia (STAN) won by forfeit FF 157 Paul Fox (STAN) dec. Brawley Lamer (CP) 4-3 165 Jared Hill (STAN) maj. dec. Joe La Rosa (CP) 12-3 174 Rico Stormer (STAN) maj. dec. Nathan Tausch (CP) 11-2 184 Willem DeBoer (CP) won by inj. def. over Colbey Harlan (STAN) Inj. Def. 197 #12 Nathan Traxler (STAN) dec. Tom Lane (CP) 5-4 285 Haydn Maley (STAN) dec. Seville Hayes (CP) 4-2

GREELEY, Colo. -- The 12th-ranked Wyoming wrestling team finished off the 2018-19 dual season on Sunday afternoon, handling Big 12 foe Northern Colorado, 26-19, at Bank of Colorado Arena. With the win, the Cowboys (16-4, 6-2 Big 12) have eclipsed the most dual wins in a season in the Mark Branch era with 16. The Pokes' 16 dual wins this season are also the most since winning a school-record 17 during the 1966-67 season. Branch is now 116-53 in dual meets during his career at Wyoming. "I think that's a great sign of the future," Branch said. "Those things don't just automatically happen every year so we've got to get better, but at the same time with so many new faces in the lineup there were a lot of unknowns and this team really put together a solid dual season. This team beat a bunch of quality teams in North Carolina, North Carolina State, Michigan State and others. I'm looking at a lot of those duals that could have gone the other way, but our guys for being young wrestled really maturely. We need to continue to do that, but it was a special dual season. "We wrestle for the postseason, so that's what our focus is on, but we can look at the positive things that we've accomplished this season because it's a very encouraging thing for the program." In the dual, Wyoming recorded four bonus point wins, including a fall by Tate Samuelson, technical falls by Branson Ashworth and Brian Andrews, and a major decision by Montorie Bridges. "We were thrown a little bit of a wild card when Jaron (Jensen) didn't make it through skin checks, which we didn't know there was anything to be concerned about," Branch said. "When that happened, we knew we needed to come out and perform well. They started making adjustments and shifting their lineup, and it worked out at 157…When you go down giving up a forfeit and a fall early on, you've got to fight hard. "I thought we responded well. I think Tate came out and picked up a huge fall for us. We talked at halftime about giving them a reason to quit. He was relentless when he got on top. Brian's victory really sealed it by taking control of the match and not just standing around wrestling conservatively…I didn't think we wrestled badly. We're a little short-handed right now, and when you're giving up a forfeit and don't have an extra guy to go out there, it puts your back against the wall and it's a good experience for our guys to wrestle under some pressure that maybe we wouldn't have felt if everything had been normal." The dual started at 133 pounds, where Cowboy Montorie Bridges picked up the 10-2 major decision over Sean Cannon. Bridges opened the bout with a takedown to lead 2-1 after one period, followed by an escape, takedown and rideout in the second to stretch his lead to 5-1. Starting the third period on top, the Cowboy redshirt sophomore was able to turn Cannon for a nearfall to secure the major. At 141, Cowboy Sam Turner grinded out a 4-1 decision over Chris Sandoval to stretch Wyoming's lead to 7-0. Turner picked up a point out of the gate with an early hands to the face call on Sandoval. After the two wrestlers traded escapes to open the second and third, Turner was able to counter a late Sandoval attack with a takedown at the buzzer to secure the victory. The Bears took the lead over the next two bouts, winning by forfeit at 149 before Dante Rodriguez pinned Cowboy Jed Loveless at 157. Senior Branson Ashworth got the Cowboys back on the board in the 165-pound bout, taking a 15-0 technical fall over Jordan Robison. Ashworth compiled over five minutes of riding time en route to the victory. The win marked the Cowboys' 30th win this season and locked up his perfect, 20-0 dual record. It also was his team-leading 11th technical fall of the season. At 174 pounds, Hayden Hastings took a 7-1 decision over Macoy Flanagan to give the Pokes a 15-12 dual lead. Hastings took a 3-0 lead into the second period after an early first-period takedown and rideout, along with a point for unsportsmanlike conduct. After asecond-period rideout, the Cowboy freshman was able to tack on a takedown in the third to ice his 23rd win of the season. Freshman Tate Samuelson stretched the Cowboy lead to nine at 184 pounds with a big first-period fall over Dalton Robertson. Samuelson decked the Bear in 2:32 for his third pin of the season, pushing his final 2019 dual record to 8-1. At 197, Cale Davidson dropped a tough, 5-3 match to No. 15 Jacob Seely. Davidson led, 1-0, heading to the third period, but a Seely takedown midway through the frame gave the Bear the late lead. Seely was able to turn Davidson for a two-point nearfall, but Davidson responded with a reversal to cut the deficit to a score. As the clock ticked down the Cowboy redshirt freshman couldn't get the turn, giving Seely the decision. Heavyweight Brian Andrews clinched the dual win for the Cowboys, as he notched a technical fall over Northern Colorado's Robert Winters in the third period. Andrews strung together a takedown and nearfall in the first, followed by another takedown and tilt in the second. With 1:29 remaining in the match, Andrews was able to convert on a takedown to lock up the tech -- his fourth of the season. The Bears finished off the day with a major decision by No. 18 Rico Montoya over Cowboy Doyle Trout. The Cowboys will have a few weeks off from competition before opening postseason action at the Big 12 Championships, set for March 9-10 in Tulsa, Okla. Results: 133: No. 10 Montorie Bridges (WYO) MD Sean Cannon (UNC) 10-2 141: No. 12 Sam Turner (WYO) dec. Chris Sandoval (UNC) 4-1 149: Armando Santillan (UNC) wins by forfeit 157: Dante Rodriguez (UNC) fall Jed Loveless (WYO) 2:33 165: No. 8 Branson Ashworth (WYO) TF Jordan Robison (UNC) 15-0 174: No. 16 Hayden Hastings (WYO) dec. Macoy Flanagan (UNC) 7-1 184: No. 19 Tate Samuelson (WYO) fall Dalton Robertson (UNC) 2:32 197: No. 15 Jacob Seely (UNC) dec. Cale Davidson (WYO) 5-3 HWT: Brian Andrews (WYO) TF Robert Winters (UNC) 15-0 125: No. 16 Rico Montoya (UNC) MD Doyle Trout (WYO) 12-4

MADISON, Wis. -- The third-ranked University of Iowa wrestling team clinched a share of the Big Ten regular season championship with a 35-2 win over No. 16 Wisconsin on Sunday at the UW Field House. The Hawkeyes improved to 14-0 overall and 9-0 in the Big Ten. The regular season title is Iowa's 11th since the conference started recognizing a dual champion in 1999. "We getting ready for Oklahoma State, we're getting ready for the postseason, whether we get a trophy for this or not," said Iowa head coach Tom Brands. "We have to keep getting better and that's the bottom line. Our best wrestling is in front of us, but our best wrestling is coming out of us." The Hawkeyes dominated the dual, winning the first nine matches and owning a 30-2 advantage in takedowns. Iowa won big and small, putting up bonus points in six matches and winning two more in sudden victory. Spencer Lee won by fall at 125, Mitch Bowman won by technical fall, 27-9, at 174, and Austin DeSanto (133), Vince Turk (141), Kaleb Young (157), and Jacob Warner (197) all won by major decision. Second-ranked Alex Marinelli won a 6-4 decision in a matchup of top three wrestlers. Marinelli used a reversal in the third period to force overtime, and finished on a single leg 35 seconds into sudden victory to top No. 3 Evan Wick. Pat Lugo also won in sudden victory, scoring a takedown in with four seconds on the clock to defeat No. 19 Cole Martin, 3-1. Cash Wilcke scored two takedowns in the third period to win 5-4 at 184. Wisconsin finally got on the board with a 1-0 win at heavyweight. Iowa returns to the mat Sunday, Feb. 24 at Oklahoma State. The final dual of the regular season begins at 2 p.m. (CT) at Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, Oklahoma. NOTABLES The Hawkeyes clinched a share of the Big Ten Championship (Penn State). Iowa has won or shared the Big Ten regular season title 11 times since the conference started recognizing a dual meet champion in 1999. Iowa is 9-0 in the Big Ten, completing its eighth undefeated conference season under Tom Brands. Iowa improved to 7-0 against ranked opponents. Spencer Lee's fall was his sixth of the season, and third in under one minute (0:56). Austin DeSanto has scored bonus points in four straight matches and has scored 82 points in those matches (2 major dec., 2 tech. fall). Lee and DeSanto improved to a combined 23-2 with 25 bonus-point victories. Vince Turk won his first Big Ten dual of the season. Pat Lugo improved to 3-4 against ranked opponents. Alex Marinelli improved to 19-0 with his team-best eighth fall of the season. He has won a career-best 19 straight. He is 17-0 all-time in Big Ten duals. Marinelli improved to 5-0 against ranked opponents, including four top six wins. Jacob Warner improved to 8-0 in the Big Ten. Results: 125 -- #2 Spencer Lee (IA) pinned Ethan Rotondo (W), 0:56; 6-0 133 -- #3 Austin DeSanto (IA) major dec. Jens Lantz (W), 21-8; 10-0 141 -- Vince Turk (IA) major dec. Michael Cullen (W), 11-1; 14-0 149 -- #12 Pat Lugo (IA) dec. #19 Cole Martin (W), 3-1 SV1; 17-0 157 -- #7 Kaleb Young (IA) major dec. Garrett Model (W), 11-2; 21-0 165 -- #2 Alex Marinelli (IA) dec. #3 Evan Wick (W), 6-4 SV1; 24-0 174 - Mitch Bowman (IA) tech. fall Anders Lantz (W), 27-9; 29-0 184 -- #11 Cash Wilcke (IA) dec. Mason Reinhardt (W), 5-4; 32-0 197 -- #4 Jacob Warner (IA) major dec. Beau Breske (W), 9-0; 36-0 285 -- #8 Trent Hillger (W) dec. #6 Sam Stoll (IA), 1-0; 35-2* *both teams were deducted one team point following the 285-pound match. Records: Iowa (14-0, 9-0), Wisconsin (8-5, 3-5) Attendance: 4,168

EAST LANSING, Mich. -- With 16 seconds left in sudden victory in a dual-deciding bout at 285 pounds, Jacob Aven converted a single-leg attack for the winning takedown while lifting No. 20 Purdue over Michigan State 18-14 at Jenison Fieldhouse on Sunday. The Boilermakers (7-9, 3-6 B1G) rallied from a 14-6 deficit by taking the last four weights, two in sudden victory and another decided on riding time, in their final Big Ten Conference dual of the season. Aven defeated MSU's Chase Beard, who he was giving up 63 pounds to, 6-4 in the final match of the dual. The redshirt senior found momentum early with a takedown late in the first period and led throughout until Beard escaped to start the third period. The overtime win is the fourth of the season for Aven (10-17). Purdue gained momentum to set the stage for Aven's dual-clinching victory thanks to a sudden victory decision by No. 11 Dylan Lydy, Max Lyon's upset of 15th-ranked Spartan Cameron Caffey and a decision from No. 11 Christian Brunner. Lydy took care of Michigan State's Drew Hughes six seconds into sudden victory to win 4-2 at 174 pounds. Hughes matched Lydy's first period takedown with an escape late in the opening stanza and riding time accumulated by taking top in the third. The NCAA qualifier moved to 22-6 in his redshirt junior campaign while picking up his third overtime victory of the season. A strong first period and 1:22 of riding time proved to be the difference in Lyon's 7-6 upset of Caffey in the ensuing match at 184 pounds. Lyon registered a pair of first period takedowns, but Caffey worked his way back into the match with a reversal at the end of the first and a takedown in the third. Caffey stands as the highest ranked opponent Lyon has knocked off in his young career, pushing his sophomore mark to 20-9. Lyon brought Purdue within two points, 14-12, with as many matches to go. Brunner gave the lead to the Boilermakers with a 10-3 showing against Brad Wilton at 197. The two-time NCAA qualifier went for two-and-two, a takedown and two-point nearfall, in the first and third periods. He improved his junior season record to 18-7 with the win. Ben Thornton (17-7) and Nate Limmex (16-12) had decisions for the Boilermakers in the front half of the dual. Thornton, ranked 15th at 133 pounds, blanked Anthony Tutolo 2-0 for the 85th win of his career. Limmex survived a late rally from Austin Eicher for a 6-5 decision at 141 pounds. Purdue will trek to Mount Pleasant, Michigan, to take on Central Michigan at 1 p.m. ET on Feb. 24 in the regular season finale. Results: 125 / No. 7 Rayvon Foley (Michigan State) def. Marshall Craig V (Purdue) / TF, 18-2 (6:16) 133 / No. 15 Ben Thornton (Purdue) def. Anthony Tutolo (Michigan State) / D, 2-0 141 / Nate Limmex (Purdue) def. Austin Eicher (Michigan State) / D, 6-5 149 / Jaden Enriquez (Michigan State) def. Parker Filius (Purdue) / D, 5-4 157 / Jake Tucker (Michigan State) def. No. 13 Griffin Parriott (Purdue) / D, 5-3 165 / Austin Hiles (Michigan State) def. Cole Wysocki (Purdue) / D, 4-1 174 / No. 11 Dylan Lydy (Purdue) def. Drew Hughes (Michigan State) / D, 4-2 (SV1) 184 / Max Lyon (Purdue) def. No. 15 Cameron Caffey (Michigan State) / D, 7-6 197 / No. 11 Christian Brunner (Purdue) def. Brad Wilton (Michigan State) / D, 10-3 285 / Jacob Aven (Purdue) def. Chase Beard (Michigan State) / D, 6-4 (SV1)

COLUMBUS, Ohio. -- The sixth-ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers gave the No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes all they could handle on Sunday afternoon at St. John Arena in Columbus, Ohio. NU won four of the six bouts as OSU battled their way to a 21-12 win. The Buckeyes have been the national runner-up at the last two NCAA Championships and return several key contributors from last years team. Zeke Moisey (125), Tyler Berger (157), Isaiah White (165) and Mikey Labriola (174) all earned victories by decision for the Huskers. Two of Ohio State's six wins came courtesy of bonus points as No. 6 Luke Pletcher (major decision) and No. 3 Micah Jordan (tech. fall) added points at the 133 and 149-pound matches, respectively. No. 18 Zeke Moisey started the dual off strong for NU as he held off OSU freshman No. 16 Malik Heinselman with an 8-5 decision. Moisey went to his offense immediately in the first period, notching a takedown and a four-point nearfall to take an early 6-0 lead. He was able to grind out an 8-5 win as Heinselman landed a takedown in each of the final two periods. OSU took two of the next three matches by bonus points to build a 12-3 lead over the Huskers. No. 6 Luke Pletcher earned a 13-4 major decision over NU's Jevon Parrish to get the Buckeyes on the board. No. 20 Chad Red Jr. fell in a 7-1 decision to No. 3 Joey McKenna and Jordan Shearer lost by tech. fall to No. 3 Micah Jordan. Huskers senior Tyler Berger won his 109th career match on Sunday afternoon, putting him in a tie for 15th all-time in career victories at Nebraska. He trailed 2-0 early in the match before responding with two first period takedowns of his own to take the lead for good. His 10-5 decision cut the Buckeyes' lead to 12-6 at the halfway point of the dual. After intermission, No. 6 Isaiah White won his 14th match in his last 16 bouts as he rode a first period takedown to a 4-2 win over OSU's No. 12 Te'Shan Campbell. Redshirt freshman No. 9 Mikey Labriola tied up the match for his team with an impressive 9-5 decision against OSU's No. 18 Ethan Smith. Leading 4-2 heading into the third period, an escape and a quick takedown for Labriola put the match out of reach as he was able to grab his 20th win of the season. With the two top-10 teams tied at 12 with three matches to go, OSU wrapped up the dual with victories at 184, 197 and 285 pounds. No. 1 Myles Martin outlasted NU's No. 6 Taylor Venz in a 12-5 decision. Martin is a three-time All-American and a three-time NCAA finalist. Redshirt sophomore Eric Schultz (197) nearly pulled off the best win of his career over the Buckeyes' No. 2 Kollin Moore. Trailing 5-3 in the third period, Schultz landed a takedown with one second left on the clock to tie the bout up at five. The two grapplers went to an overtime period, but Moore earned a takedown to grind out a 7-5 win in sudden victory. Mobridge, S.D., native No. 10 David Jensen fell in a 7-5 decision to No. 19 Chase Singletary to end the dual. With the loss, the Huskers fall to 11-5 (5-4 Big Ten) on the season and Ohio State moves to 10-2 (6-2 Big Ten). Results: 125: No. 18 Zeke Moisey (NEB) dec. No. 16 Malik Heinselman (OSU), 8-5 (NEB 3, OSU 0) 133: No. 6 Luke Pletcher (OSU) major dec. Jevon Parrish (NEB), 13-4 (OSU 4, NEB 3) 141: No. 3 Joey McKenna (OSU) dec. No. 20 Chad Red Jr. (NEB), 7-1 (OSU 7, NEB 3) 149: No. 3 Micah Jordan (OSU) tech. fall Jordan Shearer (NEB), 22-7 (OSU 12, NEB 3) 157: No. 2 Tyler Berger (NEB) dec. No. 6 Ke-Shawn Hayes (OSU), 10-5 (OSU 12, NEB 6) 165: No. 6 Isaiah White (NEB) dec. No. 12 Te'Shan Campbell (OSU), 4-2 (OSU 12, NEB 9) 174: No. 9 Mikey Labriola (NEB) dec. No. 18 Ethan Smith (OSU), 9-5 (OSU 12, NEB 12) 184: No. 1 Myles Martin (OSU) dec. No. 6 Taylor Venz (NEB), 12-5 (OSU 15, NEB 12) 197: No. 2 Kollin Moore (OSU) SV-1 No. 13 Eric Schultz (NEB), 7-5 (OSU 18, NEB 12) 285: No. 19 Chase Singletary (OSU) dec. No. 10 David Jensen (NEB), 7-5 (OSU 21, NEB 12) Up Next: The Huskers will close out the regular season with one last home dual against the Stanford Cardinal on Saturday, Feb. 23 at 7 p.m. NU will honor its five seniors in a ceremony prior to the first match. The first 500 fans will in attendance will get a free Huskers wrestling t-shirt.

MINNEAPOLIS -- The No. 9 Gopher wrestling team dominated the Indiana Hoosiers and won 34-3 with nine individual victories, including five bonus point victories. Minnesota (14-3, 7-2 Big Ten) closes out the Big Ten schedule with two consecutive victories after shutting out Maryland last Sunday. With the dominant victory over the Hoosiers (5-11, 1-8 Big Ten), Minnesota has now won 20 out of their last 21 individual match-ups dating back to heavyweight Gable Steveson's victory against Nebraska on February 8. Steveson continued his torrid start to his freshman campaign at Minnesota with a 27th straight victory, this one a 20-5 technical fall over Indiana's Fletcher Miller. Steveson's winning streak now sits tied for 14th on the Maroon and Gold all-time list alongside head assistant coach Luke Becker and former Gophers two-time NCAA Champion Damion Hahn. Minnesota's Ethan Lizak got the dual started at 133-pounds and after a quick takedown to start things off he repeatedly turned Indiana's Paul Konrath for a 10-0 lead after the first period. By the end of the second period Lizak had a 14-0 lead that Konrrath was unable to overcome in the final two minutes of the bout. Minnesota native Mitch McKee followed suit with a quick takedown and nearfall to start the bout and another takedown at the end of the first period. In the third period McKee defended his lead to finish with an 8-5 decision over Indiana's Kyle Luigs. In his final home dual at Maturi Pavilion, redshirt senior Tommy Thorn used a dominant first period to boost himself to victory. After building a 6-0 lead after the first period, Thorn added multiple points in the remaining two periods to notch his fifth major decision victory of the season. The Gopher's Steve Bleise notched his 15th victory of the year after. After takedowns in the first two periods, Bleise secured a two-point nearfall in the final stanza and came out victorious by 8-3 over the Hoosier's Jake Danishek. Before intermission, 165-pound Carson Brolsma, a Minnesota native, kept the momentum rolling with a 21-5 technical fall over Dillon Hoey. Brolsma dominated the first period with a takedown and over two minutes of riding time before adding two more takedowns in the second period.The junior kept attacking Hoey's legs and his lead grew in the final period alongside over five minutes of riding time. Against his former school, 174-pound Devin Skatzka stayed aggressive and dominated from on top against Indiana's Jacob Covaciu. Skatzka's takedowns in the first two periods provided the necessary cushion en route his 8-3 victory. Dylan Anderson got his 13th victory of the year over Indiana's Jake Kleimola by 7-4 decision. After a scoreless first period, Anderson got the first two takedowns of the bout, one in the second and one in the third, plus he owned riding time. Normally the first one out on the mat to start duals, Sean Russell finished off the afternoon at 125-pounds against one of the Hoosier's top wrestlers, Elijah Oliver. Russell got going with a takedown and four-point nearfall right at the buzzer of the first period. Anoka, Minnesota, native Brandon Krone forced sudden victory after trailing for most of his match against Indiana's Norman Conley with a dominant third period that saw him ride out the period and earn two stall calls. Conley secured the decision in sudden victory with a takedown under 20 seconds. The Gophers close out the season against Rider University at Northrop Auditorium on campus for the theater's first ever wrestling competition before hosting the Big Ten Championships at Williams Arena on March 9 and 10. Results: 133: No.8 Ethan Lizak major decision Garrett Pepple (19-11) | Minnesota 4-0 141: No.10 Mitch McKee dec. Kyle Luigs (8-5) | Minnesota 7-0 149: No.19 Tommy Thorn major decision Fernie Silva (11-2) | Minnesota 11-0 157: No. 8 Steve Bleise decision Jake Danishek (8-3)| Minnesota 14-0 165: Carson Brolsma tech. fall Bryce Martin (21-5) | Minnesota 19-0 174: No.12 Devin Skatzka dec. Jacob Covaciu (8-3) | Minnesota 22-0 184: Norman Conley SV-1 (4-2). Brandon Krone | Minnesota 22-3 197: Dylan Anderson dec. Jake Kleimola (7-4) | Minnesota 25-3 HWT: No. 1 Gable Steveson tech. fall Fletcher Miller (20-5) | Minnesota 30-3 125: No.6 Sean Russell major decision Elijah Oliver (13-2) | Minnesota 34-3

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. – SIUE collected four falls Sunday in a 50-3 triumph over Truman in college wrestling action at the Vadalabene Center. "The guys wrestled well," said SIUE Head Coach Jeremy Spates. "We came out and had bonus points in a lot of matches. That was something we had talked about before the match." Lucas Bernal got the Cougars started with the first of four pins. His 4 minute, 28 second victory over Caleb Osborn set the pace. The Cougars also earned first period pins by Justin Ruffin, Cameron Kelly and Sergio Villalobos. Nate Higgins earned a first-period technical fall. Spates said a great deal of what the Cougars practiced was utilized against Truman. "This was a good chance for guys to work on those things," he added. SIUE, 2-11, now has matches next Saturday at Northwestern and next Sunday at Wisconsin before the Mid-American Conference Tournament takes place March 8-9 at Old Dominion. Results: 285 Tommy Helton (SIUE) won by forfeit 125 Matt Malavsky (SIUE) won by forfeit 133 Zach Williard (Truman) over Austin Macias (SIUE) (Dec 12-5) 141 Lucas Bernal (SIUE) over Caleb Osborn (Truman) (Fall 4:28) 149 Coleman Brainard (SIUE) won by forfeit 157 Justin Ruffin (SIUE) over Nathan Wutherlich (Truman) (Fall 2:08) 165 Nate Higgins (SIUE) over Zach Taylor (Truman) (TF 16-0 2:55) 174 Cameron Kelly (SIUE) over Vin Kriegshauser (Truman) (Fall 1:28) 184 Sergio Villalobos (SIUE) over Shane Gallagher (Truman) (Fall 2:30) 197 Jake Godinez (SIUE) over Samuel Reeves (Truman) (Dec 3-2)

PHILADELPHIA -- The University of Pennsylvania wrestling team vaulted itself right past California Baptist, shutting out the Lancers, 39-0, as part of the "Rumble & Tumble" event alongside Penn's gymnastics team. The Red and Blue rumbled their way to four bonus point wins en route to the program's first shutout since a 37-0 win over Drexel in The Palestra in 2013. The Quakers had 18 takedowns to just four from the Lancers, and Penn only trailed twice in any match during the dual. Six of Penn's winners were true freshmen, led by Greg Bensley (fall), Carmen Ferrante (technical fall), and Doug Zapf (major decision) who each had bonus points. Ferrante started the dual with a dominant 15-0 win over Antonio Saldate. Ferrante had three takedowns in the match, one in each period, and he twice turned those takedowns into sets of four-point nearfall. Zapf followed with a 12-4 major decision at 133. The match was scoreless after one period, but Zapf dialed up five takedowns over the final two periods - including three in the third frame - to earn the major. A.J. Vindici was leading Zander Silva, 4-2, midway through the second period, when Silva was injured during Vindici's second reversal of the match and was unable to continue. No. 13 Anthony Artalona edged Daxton Gordon, 3-2, at 149 to give Penn its fourth win in a row. Artalona scored the only takedown of the match midway through the first period, and that was enough to knock off the 2018 NCAA Division II national champion. Senior captain Joe Oliva made it five in a row with a 7-2 decision over Jaron Pagaduan at 157. Oliva scored takedowns in each of the first two periods on his way to a win in his final Palestra match. Out of halftime, Evan DeLuise picked up a win at 165 with a 3-2 decision over Jacob Cooper. DeLuise scored the only takedown of the match one minute into the first period, and his escape with 0:42 left in the match was the deciding point. At 174 pounds, Jake Hendricks scored three takedown in the first period, building a lead that was too much for Bryce Buckley to overcome in a 7-4 decision. Robert Ng also made his final match in The Palestra memorable as the senior picked up an overtime win over Garrett Strang, 5-3. After a third period score from Strang forced overtime, Ng won a scramble late in sudden victory, securing the 184-pound match for his team. Greg Bensley found himself down 4-1 to Ali'i Loyola early at 197 pounds, but a late takedown in the first period changed the course of the match in Bensley's favor. He came out firing in the second period, taking Loyola down to his back and securing the pin at 3:57. Ben Goldin capped the shutout with a 2-0 win over Zach Schrader, escaping in the second and riding out in the third for the win. Results: 125: Carmen Ferrante (Penn) TF Antonio Saldate (CBU), 15-0 (5:21); Penn leads, 5-0 133; Doug Zapf (Penn) MD Adam Velasquez (CBU), 12-4; Penn leads, 9-0 141: A.J. Vindici (Penn) INJ. DEFAULT Zander Silva (CBU), 3:26; Penn leads, 15-0 149: No. 13 Anthony Artalona (Penn) DEC Daxton Gordon (CBU), 3-2; Penn leads, 18-0 157: Joe Oliva (Penn) DEC Jaron Pagaduan (CBU), 7-2; Penn leads, 21-0 165: Evan DeLuise (Penn) DEC Jacob Cooper (CBU), 3-2; Penn leads, 24-0 174: Jake Hendricks (Penn) DEC Bryce Buckley (CBU), 7-4; Penn leads, 27-0 184: Robert Ng (Penn) DEC Garrett Strang (CBU), 5-3 (SV); Penn leads, 30-0 197: Greg Bensley (Penn) FALL Ali'i Loyola (CBU); 3:57; Penn leads, 36-0 285: Ben Goldin (Penn) DEC Zach Schrader (CBU), 2-0; Penn leads, 39-0

PSU clinched a share of the Big Ten dual title CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- No. 1 Penn State (13-0, 9-0 B1G) pummeled No. 19 Illinois (2-9, 1-8 B1G) in the Big Ten dual meet finale for head coach Cael Sanderson's Nittany Lions. Penn State won eight of ten bouts to post a 39-9 win over the homestanding Illini, helping secure Penn State at least a share of its sixth Big Ten Regular Season (dual meet) title. Penn State has won or shared four straight Big Ten Regular Season crowns. The dual began at 125 where sophomore Devin Schnupp (Lititz, Pa.) was pinned by No. 12 Travis Piotrowski at the 1:03 mark to give Illinois an early 6-0 lead. Senior Scott Stossel (Pittsburgh, Pa.) stepped in at 133 for true freshman Roman Bravo-Young (Tucson, Ariz.), ranked No. 11 at 133, who returned to Tucson for a funeral. Stossel used takedowns in the second and third periods and added 1:40 in riding time to post a 6-4 win over Joshua Contreras, picking up his first dual victory as a Nittany Lion. Sophomore Nick Lee (Evansville, Ind.), ranked No. 2 at 141, put on an offensive clinic in downing Illinois' Abdullah Assaf. Lee had four takedowns and three turns, including a four-pointer in the second period to post the 17-2 technical fall at the 3:48 mark. Lee's win put Penn State up 8-6 after three bouts. Redshirt freshman Brady Berge (Mantorville, Minn.), ranked No. 11 at 149, returned to the line-up and was impressive in a 15-4 major over Illinois' Christian Kanzler. Senior Jason Nolf (Yatesboro, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 157, then dominated No. 10 Eric Barone. Nolf built up a 12-1 lead before Barone, after a second injury timeout, was unable to continue, giving Nolf the injury default victory at the 5:25 mark. Nolf's win put Penn State up 18-6 at the midway point. Junior Vincenzo Joseph (Pittsburgh, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 165, rolled through Nick Gasbarro to keep Penn State charging. Joseph notched six takedowns and amassed 4:37 in riding time to post the 15-4 major and put Penn State up 22-6. Junior Mark Hall (Apple Valley, Minn.), ranked No. 1 at 174, made short work of Illinois' Carver James. Hall turned a first period takedown into one two point turn before resetting and pinning James at the 2:20 mark in the first period. Redshirt freshman Mason Manville (Lorton, Va.) once again moved up from 165 to 184 for No. 2 Shakur Rasheed (Coram, N.Y.) and battled No. 7 Emery Parker tough for seven minutes before dropping a close 7-3 decision. Senior Bo Nickal (Allen, Texas), ranked No. 1 at 197, racked up six takedowns and two near falls on his way to a 19-3 tech fall over Matt Wroblewski, getting the tech at the 6:49 mark to put Penn State up 33-9. Senior Anthony Cassar (Rocky Hill, N.J.), ranked No. 3 at 285, finished off Penn State's dominating performance by pinning Deuce Rachal at the 2:06 mark, locking the Illini up and tossing him to his back in seconds for the fall. Cassar's pin made the final 39-9 for the Nittany Lions. Penn State dominated the dual from start to finish, posting a 28-5 takedown advantage. The Lions tallied 15 bonus points off two pins (Hall, Cassar), an injury default (Nolf), two tech falls (Lee, Nickal) and two majors (Berge, Joseph). Hall picked up his 29th career pin. Nickal now has 111 career wins while Nolf has 108. Penn State has won or shared four straight Big Ten Regular Season (dual meet) titles and six overall, all since Sanderson's arrival at Penn State. The Nittany Lions have now won 58-straight dual meets dating back to the end of the 2014-15 season. Sanderson's Lions won their last dual of that campaign, went 16-0 in 2015-16, went 14-0 in 2016-17 and went 14-0 in 2017-18. Penn State is now 13-0, 9-0 in the Big Ten and finish the Big Ten season with a 9-0 mark for the fourth straight year. Illinois falls to 2-9, 1-8 B1G. Penn State closes out the dual meet season in the friendly confines of Rec Hall, hosting Buffalo on Sunday, Feb. 24, at 2 p.m. for Senior Day. 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: 125: #12 Travis Piotrowski ILL pinned Devin Schnupp PSU, WBF (1:03) 0-6 133: Scott Stossel PSU dec. Joshua Contreras ILL, 6-4 3-6 141: #2 Nick Lee PSU tech fall Abdullah Assaf ILL, 17-2 (TF; 3:48) 8-6 149: #11 Brady Berge PSU maj. dec. Christian Kanzler ILL, 15-4 12-6 157: #1 Jason Nolf PSU inj. def. #10 Eric Barone ILL, Inj.Def. (5:25; Nolf up 12-1) 18-6 165: #1 Vincenzo Joseph PSU maj. dec. Nick Gasbarro ILL, 15-4 22-6 174: #1 Mark Hall PSU pinned Carver James ILL, WBF (2:20) 28-6 184: #7 Emery Parker ILL dec. Mason Manville PSU, 7-3 28-9 197: #1 Bo Nickal PSU tech fall Matt Wroblewski ILL, 19-3 (TF; 6:49) 33-9 285: #3 Anthony Cassar PSU pinned Deuce Rachal ILL, WBF (2:06) 39-9 Records: Penn State (13-0, 9-0 B1G), Illinois (2-9, 1-8 B1G) Up Next for Penn State: home vs. Buffalo, Sunday, Feb. 24, 2 p.m., Rec Hall. BOUT-BY-BOUT: 125: Sophomore Devin Schnupp (Lititz, Pa.) met No. 12 Travis Piotrowski. Piotrowski scored quickly, turning a high single into a takedown and a 2-0 lead seconds into the bout. Schnupp tried to work his way to his feet but Piotrowski wrapped up a cradle and turned the Lion to his back, picking up the pin at the 1:03 mark. 133: Senior Scott Stossel (Pittsburgh, Pa.) stepped in at 133 for No. 11 Roman Bravo-Young (Tucson, Ariz.), who returned to Tucson for a funeral. Stossel took on Joshua Contreras. The duo battled through a scoreless opening minute in the middle of the mat. Stossel looked to control the center circle, setting up his offense. Contreras was able to counter a low Stossel single and take a 2-0 lead with just seconds left in the period and led after the opening period. Contreras chose down to start the second period and escaped to a 3-0 lead at the 1:45 mark. Contreras then worked his way in on a high single and Stossel was able to force a reset with 1:20 left in the middle stanza. Contreras took a shot and this time Stossel countered for a takedown to cut the lead to 3-2 with :55 on the clock. Stossel then maintained control of the Illini grappler for the rest of the period and trailed 3-2 with :49 in riding time. Stossel chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to tie the bout 3-3. He then countered another Contreras shot for takedown and led 5-3 with 1:10 left to wrestle. He worked his riding time up over 1:00 and continued to control action from the top position. With the riding time point assured, Contreras escaped to a 5-4 score with :20 left. Stossel fought off a late Illini shot and, with 1:40 in time, posted the 6-4 win. 141: Sophomore Nick Lee (Evansville, Ind.), ranked No. 2 at 141, faced off against Illinois' Abdullah Assaf. Lee scored quickly, taking Assaf down on the edge of the mat seconds into the bout. He then cut Assaf loose :30 later and went back to work in neutral. Lee picked up his second takedown with 1:50 to wrestle, taking a 4-1 lead. He worked Assaf over to his back and upped his lead to 6-1 with two near fall points at the 1:20 mark. Lee added two more back points and finished on top to lead 8-1 with 2:21 in riding time after one period. Lee chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 9-1 lead. He quickly zipped through a low single for another takedown, then cut Assaf loose, then grabbed him by his shoulders 149: Redshirt freshman Brady Berge (Mantorville, Minn.), ranked No. 11 at 149, took on Christian Kanzler. Berge came out quickly, gaining control of Kanzler's left ankle and picking up the takedown at the 2:26 mark to open up a 2-0 lead. Berge worked up :41 in riding time before Kanzler escaped to a 2-1 score with 1:20 on the clock. Berge once again grabbed Kanzler's left ankle but Kanzler was able to force a stalemate at the :25 mark, forcing a reset. Berge continued to shoot, forcing Kanzler into defense, and then the Lion dove through a low double for a takedown with just :01 left to lead 4-1 after one period. Trailing 4-1, Kanzler chose down to start the second period and Berge went to work on top. The Lion worked a bow and arrow and turned Kanzler to his back for four back points and an 8-1 lead with 1:10 on the clock. Berge forced Kanzler into a stall warning before the Illini escaped with :28 left in the period. Berge chose down to start the third period and picked up another point on a stall before escaping to a 10-2 lead. He then quickly turned in on Kanzler and took him down to lead 12-3 with :50 left in the bout. Berge took Kanzler down again with :38 on the clock and, with 1:17 in riding time, rolled to the 15-4 major. 157: Senior Jason Nolf (Yatesboro, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 157, met No. 10 Eric Barone. Nolf picked up Barone's left ankle and spent the next :45 working the Illini to the mat for a takedown. Nolf whipped Barone's ankle downward, picked up the takedown at the 1:43 mark and led 2-1 with 1:08 left in the opening period. Nolf continued to pressure Barone and his work paid off with a second takedown with just seconds left to lead 4-1 after the opening stanza. Nolf chose down to start the second period and steadily worked his way to an escape and a 5-1 lead. Nolf worked Barone to his back on the edge of the mat, took the Illini down and to his back for two near fall points before Barone took an injury timeout. Nolf led 9-1 after the flurry. Nolf chose down on the reset and escaped with :15 on the clock. He added a last second takedown and led 12-1 after two. Barone chose down to start the third period and Nolf went to work on top. Barone took injury time again and could not continue, giving Nolf the injury default victory at the 5:25 mark, with Nolf leading 12-1 at the time. Joseph built up over 2:00 in riding time while trying to turn the Illini for back points. The Lion junior 165: Junior Vincenzo Joseph (Pittsburgh, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 165, took on Nick Gasbarro. Joseph set the pace early, working the middle of the mat until using a solid single leg to notch a takedown with 2:15 on the clock, opening up a 2-0 lead. He cut Gasbarro loose and went back to work in neutral, picking up a second takedown with 1:12 left in the period. Joseph added a third takedown and led 6-2 after the opening period. Gasbarro chose down to start the second period and Joseph cut him loose to a 6-3 score. After fighting off a Gasbarro shot, Joseph worked a high single into a fourth takedown with 1:15 on the clock and upped his lead to 8-3. Joseph forced Gasbarro into one stall warning with rideout and led 8-3 with 2:54 in riding time after two periods. Joseph chose down to start the third period and quickly rolled through a reversal to a 10-3 lead with 1:45 on the clock. He picked up another point on a Gasbarro stall and led 11-4 after cutting Gasbarro loose. He added another takedown, picked up another stall point and, with 4:37 in riding time, posted the dominating 15-4 major decision. 174: Junior Mark Hall (Apple Valley, Minn.), ranked No. 1 at 174, met Carver James. Hall drew first blood quickly, taking James down on the edge of the mat. He then built up a good riding time edge while turning the Illini to his back for two near fall points and a 4-0 lead just over a minute into the bout. Hall continued to work on top, looking to turn the Illini. He worked James over, rolling through control and turning James to his back and getting the first period pin at the 2:20 mark. 184: Redshirt freshman Mason Manville (Lorton, Va.) moved up from 165 for No. 2 Shakur Rasheed (Coram, N.Y.) and battled No. 7 Emery Parker. Manville was the aggressor early, forcing Parker towards the outside circle while looking to connect on offense. The Lion freshman pressed the Illinois senior for over two minutes and then fought off Parker's attempts at shoulder control as the period wound down. Scoreless after the opening stanza, Parker chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 1-0 lead. He then used a quick shot to notch the first takedown of the bout and took a 3-0 lead on Manville. Manville worked his way to an escape and a 3-1 score with 1:30 in the clock. Parker countered a Manville effort and took a 5-2 lead with :55 left in the period. Manville was unable to break through Parker's defense and trailed 5-2 after two. The Lion freshman chose down to start the third period and escaped to a 5-3 score. He quickly went to work on offense and spent the next two minutes forcing the ranked Illini into defense. Parker was able to counter a late Manville shot and posted the 7-3 win. 197: Senior Bo Nickal (Allen, Texas), ranked No. 1 at 197, battled Matt Wroblewski. Nickal took an early 2-1 lead with a takedown and cut and then went back to work in the middle of the mat. The Lion senior stepped back from a slight Illini shot and slid around Wroblewski for a second takedown and a 4-1 lead with 1:31 on the clock. Nickal built up over 1:00 in riding time, controlling action from the top position before turning Wroblewski to his back for two near fall points at the :20 mark to lead 6-1 after the opening stanza. Wroblewski chose neutral to start the second period. Nickal immediately went to work on offense and drove the Illini to the mat for another takedown and an 8-1 lead. After a reset with 1:10 on the clock, Nickal cut Wroblewski loose to an 8-2 score. Nickal continued to work on offense while the Illini backed away. The Lion ducked under Wroblewski late for another takedown and led 10-2 with 2:52 in time after two. Nickal chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to an 11-2 lead. He picked up another takedown and led 13-3 with 1:20 on the clock. Wroblewski took his first shot of the match, Nickal countered, locked up the cradle and appeared to have the Illini pinned. No fall was given but the four near fall points gave Nickal the 19-3 tech fall at the 6:49 mark. 285: Senior Anthony Cassar (Rocky Hill, N.J.), ranked No. 3 at 285, took on Deuce Rachal. The duo battled evenly for the opening two minutes before the Lion locked Rachal up at the shoulders, drove him to the mat and picked up the first period fall at the 2:06 mark.

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The University at Buffalo wrestling team earned a 26-12 win over Ohio at Alumni Arena on Sunday afternoon. It was the Bulls fourth straight dual win and 11th of the season. It was only the fourth time Buffalo beat the Bobcats since joining the Mid-American Conference in 1998. Kyle Akins got the Bulls off to a good start with a 6-4 sudden victory over Trevor Giallombardo at 125. With the match knotted at 4 after regulation, Akins wasted little time, earning a takedown early in overtime to get the 6-4 win. Derek Spann followed up Akins' win with a pin of Shakur Laney at 133. Spann held a slim 4-3 lead after the second period before dominating Laney in the third. After flipping Laney to his back midway through the period, Spann finally earned the pin with 19 seconds left on the clock. Ohio won the next two matches to cut the Buffalo advantage to 9-6, but had to forfeit the 157 match, giving the Bulls a 15-6 advantage. Troy Keller put on a dominant performance at 165, earning the technical fall over Ben Schneider. Keller jumped out to an 11-3 lead after the first period to set the tone for his second straight victory by tech fall. The Bobcats crept back into the dual by winning decisions at 174 and 185 to make the score 20-12. However, Brett Perry slammed the door on an Ohio comeback by defeating Derek Hillman, 9-8. A late reversal by Perry was the difference in the match. Jake Gunning beat Zack Parker, 7-3, to cap off the Buffalo victory. It was Gunning's 49th career dual win - fourth most in school history. "We want to see our program excel at a high level and I think we have the kids to do it," head coach John Stutzman said. "I think it's only going to keep going. We wrestle hard and we try hard and I think that's the name of the game." Buffalo will next host Northern Illinois on Friday afternoon at 2 pm at the Ed Wright Practice Facility. Results: 125 - Kyle Akins (UB) won by sudden victory over Trevor Giallombardo (OU), 6-4 133 - Derek Spann (UB) won fall over Shakur Laney (OU), 6:41 141 - #16 Cameron Kelly (OU) won by decision over #8 Bryan Lantry (UB), 7-2 149 - Alex Hagan (OU) won by decision over Jason Estevez (UB), 5-2 157 - Alex Smythe (UB) won by forfeit 165 - Troy Keller (UB) won by technical fall over Ben Schneider (OU), 20-3 (6:57) 174 - Logan Stanley (OU) won by decision over Jake Lanning (UB), 11-4 184 - Hunter Yeargan (OU) won by decision over Logan Rill (UB), 5-1 197 - Brett Perry (UB) won by decision over Derek Hillman (OU), 9-8 285 - #14 Jake Gunning (UB) won by decision over Zack Parker (OU), 7-3

PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- The No. 4-ranked University of Michigan wrestling team won decisively in his Big Ten Conference dual finale, taking eight of 10 matches to beat No. 18 Rutgers, 28-7, on Sunday afternoon (Feb. 17) at the Rutgers Athletic Center. The Wolverines closed their Big Ten schedule with an 8-1 league record. Senior/junior Stevan Micic, the nation's top-ranked 133-pounder, used a third-period takedown to defeat fourth-ranked Nick Suriano, 3-2, in the dual's marquee match. After both wrestlers failed to score on attacks in the first, including a deep Suriano single leg in the first minute, Micic scored the match's only takedown on a re-shot high crotch midway through the third. With the win, Micic improved to 13-0 on the season. He has defeated ranked opponents in five of his last eight matches. Fifth-year senior Alec Pantaleo, ranked fifth at 157 pounds, earned a 7-2 decision over 14th-ranked John Van Brill in the dual's other ranked matchup. Pantaleo scored the bulk of his points in the second period, breaking it open on a feet-to-back single leg for four points early in the frame and added another takedown on a go behind in the waning seconds. Michigan claimed four of the first five bouts before the intermission break to build a significant early lead. Sophomore Drew Mattin, ranked 13th at 125 pounds, opened the dual with a 9-0 major decision against Shane Metzler. Mattin jumped out to a big lead after the first period with a single-leg takedown and six back points -- four off a tilt and two at the buzzer on a Rutgers granby attempt. Junior/sophomore Kanen Storr, ranked sixth at 141 pounds, claimed a 6-1 decision over Peter Lipari behind a four-point turn in the round of tiebreakers. Storr escaped quickly in his 30-second go, then caught Lipari rolling in the second, putting him on the back before riding out the frame. Senior/junior Logan Massa, ranked seventh nationally, accepted a forfeit win at 165 pounds and Rutgers claimed a narrow decision at 174 before the Wolverines closed out the dual with three straight decisions. Sophomore/freshman Jelani Embree, ranked 20th at 184 pounds, scored three takedowns, including two in the first period, to earn a 7-2 decision over Anthony Olivieri. He iced the match late with a high crotch in the third period. Senior/junior Jackson Striggow scored in the last 20 seconds of the third to edge Matt Correnti, 6-4. Striggow held the initial lead on a high crotch early in the first period but gave up a go behind late, and the score was even at the end of the first period -- and again late in the third after traded escapes. After just missing on a single leg on the edge of the mat, Striggow struck on another high crotch off the subsequent restart and rode out the match to seal it. Freshman heavyweight Mason Parris, ranked seventh nationally, used riding time to make the difference in his 4-3 decision against Christian Colucci in the final bout. Parris scored on a fireman's carry early in the first period and nearly had the Scarlet Knight wrestler on his back. The two traded escapes in the second and third before Parris sacrificed a late hands-in-the-face penalty to even the match score. His 1:03 in riding-time advantage, accumulated largely in the first period, broke the tie. Michigan (12-1, 8-1 Big Ten) will close out its dual-meet slate at home next Sunday (Feb. 24), hosting Clarion for a 2 p.m. dual at Cliff Keen Arena. Tickets are still available through the U-M Ticket Office. Results: 125 -- #13 Drew Mattin (U-M) major dec. Shane Metzler, 9-0 [U-M, 4-0] 133 -- #1 Stevan Micic (U-M) dec. #4 Nick Suriano, 3-2 [U-M, 7-0] 141 -- #6 Kanen Storr (U-M) dec. Peter Lipari, 6-1 TB [U-M, 10-0] 149 -- #1 Anthony Ashnault (RU) major dec. Malik Amine, 16-4 [U-M, 10-4] 157 -- #5 Alec Pantaleo (U-M) dec. #14 John Van Brill, 7-2 [U-M, 13-4] 165 -- #7 Logan Massa (U-M) won by forfeit [U-M, 19-4] 174 -- Joe Grello (RU) dec. Reece Hughes, 4-1 [U-M, 19-7] 184 -- #20 Jelani Embree (U-M) dec. Anthony Olivieri, 7-2 [U-M, 22-7] 197 -- Jackson Striggow (U-M) dec. Matt Correnti, 6-4 [U-M, 25-7] Hwt -- #7 Mason Parris (U-M) dec. Christian Colucci, 4-3 [U-M, 28-7]

FAIRFAX, Va. -- Seven Maryland wrestlers claimed victories, including three by way of bonus points, to help guide the Maryland wrestling team to a 26-12 victory over George Mason on Sunday. The win was Maryland's fourth-straight triumph over the Patriots, a streak that began in the 2015-16 season. The Terps got off to a fast start in the dual, winning the first three matches of the dual with bonus points. 125-pounder Brandon Cray started it off with a technical fall, winning 16-0 and closing out the bout in just the second period. It was Cray's first dual win that came via technical fall. True freshman Orion Anderson then matched Cray's technical fall with one of his own, posting 21 points on the way to his second dual win of his collegiate career. It was Anderson's second bonus point victory this season, as the freshman previously won by fall at the Princeton Open at the beginning of the year. Sophomore Danny Bertoni kept the bonus point party going for the Terps at 141, winning by major decision over George Mason's Julio Alegria. Bertoni opened the scoring with a takedown in the first period and was then able to distance himself with a reversal and four back points to kick off the second. Two more points in the third gave the Jefferson, Maryland native an 11-1 win and the first dual victory of his collegiate career. Redshirt senior Alfred Bannister won a tight one at 149, winning in sudden victory over Mason's Tejon Anthony. Bannister struck first in the opening period, getting in on a single leg and securing a takedown. Anthony escaped to cut into the lead and then tied the score after Bannister was hit with his second stall of the match. After Anthony took the lead with an escape in the second, Bannister leveled the score once again with an escape of his own in the third. Neither wrestler scored the rest of the way, sending the two to sudden victory. With nothing going either way for the first 50 seconds of the sudden victory period, Bannister found the edge in the final 10 seconds to grab a takedown just before the horn. It was his second-career win over Anthony, as the two split a pair of previous meetings. Maryland did not allow a single takedown in its opening four victories, the longest streak of the season. The Patriots then responded with a pair of wins at 157 and 165, cutting Maryland's lead to 10 entering the final four matches of the day. Redshirt junior Josh Ugalde put Maryland back in the win column at 174, winning with a 4-2 decision. Ugalde distanced himself with a pair of near-fall points in the third period and picked up his third dual victory of the season. It was also the first time in his career that the Bound Brook, New Jersey native won back-to-back dual matches. 184-pounder Kyle Jasenski then made it consecutive wins for the Terrapins, picking up a 6-4 decision victory. The redshirt freshman scored an early takedown before showing off some solid defense to hold a 2-1 lead into the second. With the match later tied at three, Jasenski scored a key reversal to take a 5-3 lead that would prove to be the difference in the contest. Jasenski now sits tied with teammate Philip Spadafora for the third-most dual wins on Maryland's roster. After the Patriots earned a win at 197, Maryland's heavyweight Youssif Hemida closed out the dual with Maryland's second sudden victory win of the afternoon. Despite a lot of action in the first period, neither Hemida nor George Mason's 15th-ranked Matt Voss were able to score a point. Hemida took the lead to start the second, opting to start on bottom and earning an escape. Voss then evened the score with an escape of his own, tying the match early in the third period. Both wrestlers nearly secured a takedown in the final seconds of regulation, but no control was awarded and the two entered sudden victory. For the second time in the dual, Maryland's wrestler secured a late takedown in the sudden victory period to earn a decision victory. The win was also Hemida's second triumph over a ranked opponent this season. Next, Maryland will close out its conference schedule with a home match against Rutgers on Friday, Feb. 22. The match will begin at 7 p.m., and Maryland will honor its graduating class in a pre-match ceremony. Results: 125: Brandon Cray (Maryland) over Spencer Reed (George Mason) (TF 16-0 4:32) 133: Orion Anderson (Maryland) over Talha Farooq (George Mason) (TF 21-6 6:52) 141: Danny Bertoni (Maryland) over Julio Alegria (George Mason) (MD 11-1) 149: Alfred Bannister (Maryland) over Tejon Anthony (George Mason) (SV-1 5-3) 157: Kolby Ho (George Mason) over Ryan Diehl (Maryland) (Dec 6-3) 165: Colston DiBlasi (George Mason) over Phillip Spadafora (Maryland) (MD 9-0) 174: Josh Ugalde (Maryland) over Neil Schuster (George Mason) (Dec 4-2) 184: Kyle Jasenski (Maryland) over Phillip Stolfi (George Mason) (Dec 6-4) 197: Eli Spencer (George Mason) over Niko Cappello (Maryland) (TF 15-0 7:00) 285: Youssif Hemida (Maryland) over Matt Voss (George Mason) (SV-1 3-1)

USAFA, Colo. -- The Air Force Academy wrestling team concluded its home schedule in style, as they knocked off Utah Valley University, 25-17, in Big 12 dual action, Saturday evening, Feb. 16, inside Clune Arena on Senior Night. The Falcons (6-6, 2-5 Big 12) used the strength of four bonus point wins and a forfeit to take the match over the Wolverines (10-14, 1-8 Big 12). The two teams actually split the matches, 5-5, but with a pin from senior co-captain Alex Mossing at 157 lbs., a technical fall from junior Alec Opsal at 149 lbs., and major decisions from senior John Twomey at 133 lbs. and junior Garrett O'Shea at 141 lbs., the Falcons were able to prevail in team points. Air Force also took a forfeit win at 125 lbs. The dual started at 197 lbs., and the Wolverines jumped out to an early 6-0 lead with close decisions at both 197 and HWT from nationally ranked wrestlers. The Falcons were able to tie the score at 125, however, with the forfeit. At 133, Twomey got multiple tilts for backpoints, and racked up over two minutes of riding time to roll to an 11-0 major decision win. His first major decision win of the season moved his overall record to 15-11. O'Shea followed up Twomey with another major decision, as the New Jersey native used his riding time to get the 9-1 score, extending Air Force's lead to 14-6 midway through. O'Shea is now 17-10 on the year, and 6-3 in duals. The bonus point train continued rolling at 149, as Opsal controlled the match from start to finish in a 15-0 drubbing. It was Opsal's first tech fall of the season. Completing the bonus point flurry at 157, Mossing capped off his stellar home career and wrapped up the dual win with a second period fall, his second of the weekend and team leading seventh of his season. With three matches to go, Air Force held the decided 25-6 lead. UVU made the most of the final three matches, winning them all including a technical fall of their own at 165, but in the end it was Air Force coming away victorious. With the home slate concluded, there is just one final tune up before the Big 12 Conference Championships when the Falcons head up the road to Greeley next Sunday, Feb. 24, to take on rival Northern Colorado. Start time against the Bears is set for 2 p.m. Results: 197: No. 14 Tanner Orndorff (Utah Valley) over No. 32 Anthony McLaughlin (Air Force) (Dec 3-1) HWT: No. 17 Tate Orndorff (Utah Valley) over Kayne Hutchison (Air Force) (Dec 5-4) 125: No. 28 Sidney Flores (Air Force) over Unknown (Forf.) 133: John Twomey (Air Force) over Isaiah Delgado (Utah Valley) (MD 11-0) 141: Garrett O'Shea (Air Force) over Dylan Gregerson (Utah Valley) (MD 9-1) 149: Alec Opsal (Air Force) over Landon Knutzen (Utah Valley) (TF 15-0) 157: No. 28 Alex Mossing (Air Force) over Spencer Heywood (Utah Valley) (Pin 3:52) 165: No. 10 Demetrius Romero (Utah Valley) over Jacoby Ward (Air Force) (TF 24-9) 174: No. 12 Kimball Bastian (Utah Valley) over Randy Meneweather (Air Force) (Dec 2-0) 184: No. 27 Will Sumner (Utah Valley) over Jake Thompson (Air Force) (Dec 9-2)

BLACKSBURG -- No. 14 Virginia Tech won eight of 10 bouts against No. 22 Virginia, including four by bonus points, as the Hokies defeated the Cavaliers, 30-6, in front of a packed house at the Moss Arts Center. Tech (9-4, 3-1 ACC) six straight bouts and had three bonus point victories from 165 through 184. With the win, the Hokies still have a chance to share the ACC Dual Meet Championship with either NC State or North Carolina. The Hokies will face the Wolfpack on Friday, Feb. 22, at 7 p.m. in Cassell Coliseum in the regular season finale for both teams. MATCH NOTES The Hokies improve to 47-32-1 all-time against UVA. With the win, Virginia Tech secured a point in the Commonwealth Clash presented by Virginia529, a race that Tech leads 5-3. This is the second time the Hokies have defeated UVA this season after defeating the 'Hoos at the finals of the Virginia Duals back in January. Mitch Moore's tech fall that kicked off the dual was his 12th bonus point win and his 16th overall victory of his true freshman campaign. Mekhi Lewis' major decision was his fifth consecutive bonus point win. Brooks Wilding started his second consecutive dual at 197 pounds. Facing top 10 opponents in back-to-back nights, Joey Prata held No. 5 Jack Mueller to a 6-2 decision at 125 pounds. Results: 141: Mitch Moore (VT) tech fall Sam Krivus, 16-0 (6:31) - VT 5, UVA 0 149: Ryan Blees (VT) dec. Michael Murphy, 3-2 - VT 8, UVA 0 157: B.C. LaPrade (VT) dec. Jake Keating, 12-5 - VT 11, UVA 0 165: No. 8 Mekhi Lewis (VT) major dec. Cam Coy, 10-1 - VT 15, UVA 0 174: No. 7 David McFadden (VT) major dec. Robby Patrick, 13-4 - VT 19, UVA 0 184: No. 7 Zack Zavatsky (VT) tech fall Drew Peck, 18-3 (5:36) - VT 24, UVA 0 197: No. 10 Jay Aiello dec. Brooks Wilding (VT), 14-7 - VT 24, UVA 3 HWT: No. 18 Billy Miller (VT) dec. Tyler Love, 4-1 - VT 27, UVA 3 125: No. 5 Jack Mueller dec. Joey Prata (VT), 6-2 - VT 27, UVA 6 133: No. 12 Korbin Myers (VT) dec. Louie Hayes, 5-2 - VT 30, UVA 6