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NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Despite missing nearly half its lineup, No. 10 Cornell was able to keep its Ivy win streak intact with a 30-10 victory over Columbia on Saturday afternoon at Blue Gym at the Dodge Fitness Center. The Big Red won its final three matches, two with bonus points attached, to extend its conference streak to 84 matches and improve to 6-2 (1-0 Ivy) on the year. The Lions fell to 4-2 (0-1 Ivy). Cornell picked up bonus points with a dominant major decision by Vitali Arujau at 125, then earned a forfeit at 133 and never looked back. Jonathan Furns (149) and Adam Santoro (157) held down the middle weights with wins, and after the Lions picked up consecutive decisions at 165 and 174 to get back within 16-10, the Big Red dropped the hammer in the heavyweights. Santoro's win at 157 over 16-3 Dan Reed was especially impressive, with the junior dominating to the final whistle to improve to 9-6 on the year. Max Dean got it started with a 25-7 technical fall over Joe Franzese at 184, then Ben Honis picked up a third period pin over Sam Wustefeld to clinch the victory. Jeramy Sweany capped the team scoring with a 5-0 decision over Danny Conley. The Big Red returns for a home dual for the first time since Nov. 17 with a pair of Ivy League duals when it heads to Brown (11 a.m.) and Harvard (6:00 p.m.) on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2019. Cornell leads the all-time series with Brown 55-2, while it holds a 56-9 edge over the Crimson. Results: 125: #11 Vitali Arujau (Cor) won by major decision over Joe Manchio (Col), 15-5 133: #12 Chas Tucker (Cor) won by forfeit 141: Danny Fongaro (Col) won by major decision over Noah Baughman (Cor), 8-0 149: Jonathan Furnas (Cor) won by decision over Cole Corrigan (Col), 4-2 157: Adam Santoro (Cor) won by decision over Dan Reed (Col), 12-5 165: Laurence Kosoy (Col) won by decision over Jake Brindlley (Cor), 4-1 174: Max Elling (Col) won by decision over Andrew Berreyesa (Cor), 10-4 184: #10 Max Dean (Cor) won by technical fall over Joe Franzese (Col), 25-7 197: #17 Ben Honis (Cor) won by fall over Sam Wustefeld (Col), 6:37 HWT: Jeramy Sweany (Cor) won by decision over Danny Conley, 5-0

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Seniors Jon Viruet and CJ LaFragola both won twice on the day as Brown University wrestling swept past Franklin & Marshall College, 21-18, and Bucknell University, 20-18, in a pair of EIWA dual meets on Saturday at the Pizzitola Sports Center to cap its home-opening weekend. The Bears (4-2, 2-1 EIWA) opened with a 10-0 lead and held an edge as large as 21-9 against the Diplomats (2-2, 0-1 EIWA) in their first dual of the day before rallying from a 15-3 deficit – winning four of the last five bouts – to upend the Bison (3-6, 1-3 EIWA) in the nightcap. "I'm really proud of the way our team competed today to come away with two wins in conference duals," Brown head coach Todd Beckerman said. "We found different ways to win in both duals. Against F&M, we had some key early victories and then added some timely bonus-point wins. Against Bucknell, we showed tremendous resiliency and battled through all 10 weight classes." Viruet (Springfield, Mass.) tallied 10 team points on the day, including his third fall of the year, and now has 20 wins on the season – his third straight 20-win campaign. LaFragola (Little Egg Harbor, N.J.) posted eight team points, including his first technical fall of the year. Against Bucknell, Viruet's major decision initiated a 17-3 run that Brown used to close and win the dual. Next, Brown hosts a pair of EIWA duals on Saturday, Jan. 26 against No. 10 Cornell at 11:00 a.m. (ESPN+) and Binghamton at 7:00 p.m. in the program's fifth annual "Rumble and Tumble" combined meet with Brown gymnastics. Dual 1: Brown 21, Franklin & Marshall 18 Senior Jon Viruet posted a pin at 165 pounds, and senior CJ LaFragola tallied a technical fall at 184 pounds to propel Brown past Franklin & Marshall, 21-18, in an EIWA dual meet on Saturday morning. The Bears won the dual's first three bouts to take a 10-0 lead and registered bonus-point wins from Viruet (Springfield, Mass.) and LaFragola (Little Egg Harbor, N.J.) in the second half of the meet to secure the win over the Diplomats. Viruet recorded his third fall and 19th win of the year while LaFragola notched his first technical fall and 14th win of the season. At 133 pounds, freshman Reese Fry (Manchester, Mich.) charted his third major decision of the year. Junior Trey Keeley (Washington, Ill.) and freshman Colin Realbuto (Somers, N.Y.) won via decision at 125 and 141 pounds respectively. Keeley opened the dual with an 8-5 victory over Jose Diaz at 125 pounds. He gained a 4-2 lead at the end of the first period and an 8-4 edge at the end of the second stanza en route to the win. Fry gave the Bears a 7-0 lead in the team score with his 13-4 major decision over Mike Simonetti at 133 pounds. Fry staked himself to a 5-2 lead at the end of the first, went ahead 8-2 through two periods, and added five points in the final frame. The Bears captured their third consecutive bout as Realbuto took a 6-2 decision at 141 pounds over Paddy Quinlan, extending Brown's team lead to 10-0. With the score tied 2-2 entering the third period, Realbuto tallied an escape, takedown, and riding time point to seize the win. After the Diplomats pulled within 10-6 in the team score, Viruet – ranked No. 18 in the nation – pushed Brown's lead to 16-6 with a fall in the first period at the 0:57 mark over F&M's Crew Fullerton at 165 pounds. LaFragola gave Brown a 21-9 advantage in the team score with a 24-9 technical fall over Reid Robilotto at 184 pounds. LaFragola notched three takedowns in the first period to move ahead 6-3. He tacked on five more points to gain an 11-4 lead heading to the third period. In the final frame, he registered five takedowns and a 2-point near fall on his way to the win. Brown 21, Franklin & Marshall 18 (Jan. 19, 2019 | Pizzitola Sports Center) 125: Trey Keeley (B) def. Jose Diaz (F), Dec. 8-5 (Brown 3-0) 133: Reese Fry (B) def. Mike Simonetti (F), MD 13-4 (Brown 7-0) 141: Colin Realbuto (B) def. Paddy Quinlan (F), Dec. 6-2 (Brown 10-0) 149: Wil Gil (F) def. Jack Bokina (B), Dec. 9-8 (Brown 10-3) 157: Emmett LiCastri (F) def. Christian LaBrie (B), Dec. 9-3 (Brown 10-6) 165: No. 18 Jon Viruet (B) def. Crew Fullerton (F), Fall 0:57 (Brown 16-6) 174: Jake Conners (F) def. Cade Wilson (B), Dec. 5-2 (Brown 16-9) 184: CJ LaFragola (B) def. Reid Robilotto (F), TF 24-9 (Brown 21-9) 197: Phil Robilotto (F) def. Tucker Ziegler (B), Fall 2:40 (Brown 21-15) 285: Antonio Pelusi (F) def. James Valentino (B), Dec. 1-0 (Brown 21-18) Dual 2: Brown 20, Bucknell 18 The Bears won four of the dual's final five bouts, closing the meet on a 17-3 run, as Brown beat Bucknell, 20-18, on Saturday night behind bonus-point wins from senior Jon Viruet, freshman Cade Wilson, and senior Ian Butterbrodt. Facing a 15-3 deficit after the dual's first five bouts, the Bears won three straight bouts to pull within 15-14 and remained within 18-14 heading to the 285-pound weight class before Butterbrodt (North Andover, Mass.) forced five stall warnings, resulting in a Bucknell disqualification and six team points for the Bears. Viruet (Springfield, Mass.) captured his 20th win of the season – his third straight 20-win campaign – and his team-best sixth major decision of the year. Wilson (Nazareth, Pa.) notched his second major decision of the season. Freshman Samuel Lynch (Foster, R.I.) scored six points inside final 10 seconds of his match to earn a decision, and senior CJ LaFragola (Little Egg Harbor, N.J.) tacked on a decision for his 15th win of the year. After Bucknell opened the dual with a 12-0 lead, Lynch stopped the run with a 12-11 win over Matthew Kolonia at 149 pounds. Trailing 11-6 with under 10 seconds remaining in the third period, Lynch scored a takedown and a 4-point near fall to rally for the win. The Bison remained ahead 15-3 before Viruet – ranked No. 18 in the nation – gained a 13-1 major decision over D.J. Hollingshead at 165 pounds. Viruet led 6-0 at the end of the first period and 10-0 at the conclusion of the second stanza, bringing Brown within 15-7 in the team score. Wilson notched back-to-back major decisions for the Bears with a 15-2 win over Nick Stephani at 174 pounds. Wilson outscored Stephani 6-2 in the first period, 7-0 in the second stanza, and 2-0 in the third frame to trim Brown's deficit to 15-11 in the team score. LaFragola continued a three-match win streak for the Bears with a 3-1 win over Jacob Ferreira at 184 pounds that whittled the team score to 15-14. LaFragola scored a takedown in the first period and an escape in the third for the win. After the Bison pulled ahead 18-14 in the team score, Butterbrodt won the meet for the Bears with six points at heavyweight. Butterbrodt held an 8-0 lead with 20 seconds left in the third period before forcing Brandon Stokes into his fifth stall warning, resulting in a disqualification that gave the Bears the team win. Brown 20, Bucknell 18 (Jan. 19, 2019 | Pizzitola Sports Center) 125: Jakob Campbell (BK) def. Trey Keeley (BR), Dec. 2-1 (Bucknell 3-0) 133: David Campbell (BK) def. Reese Fry (BR), Dec. 9-6 (Bucknell 6-0) 141: Joey Gould (BK) def. Colin Realbuto (BR), Fall 6:54 (Bucknell 12-0) 149: Samuel Lynch (BR) def. Matthew Kolonia (BK), Dec. 12-11 (Bucknell 12-3) 157: No. 8 Zach Hartman (BK) def. Christian LaBrie (BR), Dec. 7-2 (Bucknell 15-3) 165: No. 18 Jon Viruet (BR) def. D.J. Hollingshead (BK), MD 13-1 (Bucknell 15-7) 174: Cade Wilson (BR) def. Nick Stephani (BK), MD 15-2 (Bucknell 15-11) 184: CJ LaFragola (BR) def. Jacob Ferreira (BK), Dec. 3-1 (Bucknell 15-14) 197: Drew Phipps (BK) def. Nino Bastianelli (BR), Dec. 5-2 (Bucknell 18-14) 285: Ian Butterbrodt (BR) def. Brandon Stokes (BK), Disqualification (Brown 20-18)

LARAMIE, Wyo. -- The eighth-ranked Wyoming wrestling team earned its seventh consecutive win on Friday night, defeating Big 12 foe Air Force, 33-3, in the UniWyo Sports Complex. "I saw a lot of those matchups that could be tight," head coach Mark Branch said. "Consistently, they came out and wrestled well. I think it's gratifying to see those things you focused on during the week come into play. We saw some stuff on top we've been doing. We've really focused on quicker finishes…Those are habits that you want to see kick in. The teams got off to a late start, with weather delaying Air Force's arrival and pushing the dual back over an hour beyond the originally scheduled start time; however, the Cowboys showed toughness in jumping on the Falcons from the start and not letting up. The Pokes won nine out of 10 bouts, with four of their victories coming with bonus points. "It was a dominant performance," Branch said. "And you start to wonder because our guys were pretty irritable waiting on Air Force to get here being down to wait by 5:30 when we didn't end up weighing in until 7:10. You get irritated pretty quick when you thought you were going to be able to eat an hour ago. We just wanted to keep them calm and keep them focused. Everything was kind of thrown out of wack, so I was happy that they responded well." The dual opened at 157 pounds, where Dewey Krueger matched up with Air Force's Alex Mossing. Krueger rebounded from an early Mossing takedown in the first 30 seconds of the match and a 2-1 deficit heading into the second period. Krueger outscored Mossing, 3-0, in the second, escaping from bottom within a few seconds before notching the go-ahead takedown with 35 seconds to go in the frame. With Mossing electing to start the final period in neutral, the Cowboy was able to fend off a handful of attacks for the 4-2 win. Senior Branson Ashworth stayed hot at 165 pounds, winning his 10th bout in a row and recording his seventh-straight bonus point match. Ashworth closed out Falcon Marcus Amico before the end of the second period, racking up three takedowns and three nearfalls on the way to an 18-2 tech. In his seven-match bonus point streak, the Cowboy has compiled three pins, two technical falls and two major decisions. At 174, redshirt freshman Hayden Hastings rebounded from a Cody Surratt takedown in the first five seconds of the bout to score a takedown of his own and lead, 3-2, heading to the second. From that point it was all Hastings, who strung together four takedowns and nearly three minutes of riding time en route to a 15-6 major decision. Freshman Tate Samuelson remained perfect in his dual career, using a late takedown in the third to lock up a 4-0 decision over Air Force's Jake Thompson in the 184-pound match. With the win, Samuelson pushed his record to 4-0 in duals. Cale Davidson was able to pick up his second bonus-point win in the last three matches with a quick, 16-0, technical fall over Casey Jumps. Davidson notched takedowns in the first and second period, following both up with back points on the way to the shutout in just over four minutes. It marked the first tech of Davidson's rookie season. Heavyweight Brian Andrews extended the Wyoming lead to 23-0 in a 6-1 handling of Kayne Hutchison. With a first-period takedown and an escape to open the second, Andrews led, 3-0, heading to the final frame. The Cowboy was able to run up the riding time to open the third, before releasing Hutchison and taking him right back down for the score. With the dual coming back around to the top of the Cowboy lineup at 125 pounds, Cole Verner recorded seven-straight points in his bout to avenge his Cowboy Open loss to Sidney Flores in a 7-2 win. Flores scored on a danger call in the first period, riding Verner out into the second. With Flores choosing down in the second, Verner tied the match back up at two with a two-point nearfall and full-period ride. Choosing neutral, Verner recorded a takedown with 21 seconds to go in the bout and took Flores to his back for another couple of nearfall points. At 133, Montorie Bridges used a flurry of points in the third period to secure a 14-5 major decision over Tony DeCesare. Leading, 4-2, heading into the final frame, Bridges scored a reversal and three takedowns in the last two minutes to push the Pokes to a 30-0 lead. It marked the sixth major of the season for Bridges, who moved to 21-7 on the year. After the Falcons got on the board with a 4-1 win over Cowboy Andrew Gomez at 141 pounds, Wyoming finished strong with a Jaron Jensen win over Tommy Stager. Jensen racked up takedowns in the first and second periods, before recording two in the third to pick up the 10-3 decision. It marked his fourth-straight win. Results: 157: Dewey Krueger dec. Alex Mossing (AFA), 4-2 165: No. 8 Branson Ashworth tech. fall Marcus Amico (AFA), 18-2 174: Hayden Hastings major dec. Cody Surratt (AFA), 15-6 184: No. 20 Tate Samuelson dec. Jake Thompson (AFA), 4-0 197: No. 19 Cale Davidson tech. fall Casey Jumps (AFA), 16-0 HWT: Brian Andrews dec. Kayne Hutchison (AFA), 6-1 125: No. 17 Cole Verner dec. Sidney Flores (AFA), 7-2 133: No. 11 Montorie Bridges major dec. Tony DeCesare (AFA),14-5 141: Garrett O'Shea dec. Andrew Gomez (Wyoming), 4-1 149: Jaron Jensen dec. Tommy Stager (AFA), 10-3

SAN LUIS OBISOP, Calif. -- Friday night started with a bang for Northern Colorado wrestling, as they defeated Cal Poly, 28-13. Robert Winters Jr. and No. 17 Rico Montoya opened the dual with back-to-back falls and the team won six bouts to claim the victory. "I thought today was the best this team has wrestled all year," head coach Troy Nickerson said. "They listened to the game plans, competed hard and dominated. We're very proud of Jordan Robison for gritting out a tough match and Del Winters for his tenacity on top. We hope to keep the momentum flowing into Sunday." The dual began in the 285 lb weight class with Winters Jr. facing Sam Aguilar. Winters Jr. gave the Bears the quick lead after getting the fall over Aguilar at the 3:42 mark. Montoya would follow Winters Jr. lead, getting the fall over Benny Martinez at 5:24 after dominating the match in the first two periods. UNC raced out in front with a 12-0 lead. The Mustangs would get on the board in the 133 lb match, as Yoshi Funakoshi picked up a 9-2 decision win over Sean Cannon. In the 141 lb match, Chris Sandoval earned his first career dual win with an 8-5 decision over Wyatt Cornelison. The sophomore would tally two takedowns, plus riding time, to hold off a late push from Cornelison and extended the Bears' lead to 15-3. Armando Santillan made his first career start in a dual on Friday night against Tyler Schilling in the 149 lb match. Santillan would drop a 9-2 decision to Schilling. Jordan Robison would help add to the UNC lead, with a 15-7 major decision over Brawley Lamer in the 157 lb bout. Robison wrestled aggressively, scoring three takedowns and two reversals in the win to give the Bears a 19-7 advantage. Now in the 165 lb weight class, Macoy Flanagan kept the pressure on the Mustangs with a 6-2 decision victory over Joe La Rosa. UNC led 22-7 in the dual. Sethan Bogulski battled Nathan Tausch in the 174 lb match, dropping an 8-4 decision and Cal Poly closed the gap to 22-10 against the Bears. Dalton Robertson wasted little time in the 184 lb bout, getting the fall over Willem Deboer at 1:05. Robertson's fall gave UNC three on the night and secured the dual win, with the team leading 28-10. No. 11 Jacob Seely went in the final match of the dual at 197 lb against Thomas Lane. Seely would lose the match 12-2 by major decision. Cal Poly was penalized a team point for misconduct in the final match. Northern Colorado earned its third dual win of the season with the 28-13 victory over the Mustangs. Up Next Northern Colorado will stay in California and travel to face CSU Bakersfield on Sunday at 3 pm (MST). Results: 285: Robert Winters (UNC) pinned Samuel Aguilar (CP) 3:42 125: No. 17 Rico Montoya (UNC) pinned Benny Martinez (CP) 5:23 133: Yoshito Funakoshi (CP) dec. Sean Cannon (UNC) 9-2 141: Christopher Sandoval (UNC) dec. Wyatt Cornelison (CP) 8-5 149: Ty Schilling (CP) maj. dec. Armando Santillan (UNC) 10-2 157: Jordan Robison (UNC) maj. dec. Brawley Lamer (CP) 15-7 165: Macoy Flanagan (UNC) dec. Joe La Rosa (CP) 6-2 174: Nathan Tausch (CP) dec. Seth Bogulski (UNC) 8-4 184: Dalton Robertson (UNC) pinned Willem DeBoer (CP) 1:05 197: Tom Lane (CP) maj. dec. No. 15 Jacob Seely (UNC) 12-2 Note: Cal Poly deducted one team point for misconduct A — 651

OREM, Utah -- Winning seven matches, including four by bonus points, the Fresno State Wrestling team knocked off No. 23 Utah Valley, 26-10 on Friday evening at Lockhart Arena. With the win, Fresno State improves to 5-6 overall and 2-3 in Big 12 duals this season while knocking off its first nationally-ranked opponent in its two seasons since returning to the mat as a program. "It was a good team win," said head coach Troy Steiner of the 'Dogs performance. "There were some battles in there in a lot of weights and we won some and we lost some, but I really like our intensity and came out firing and on the attack and that is what it is going to take to beat teams," added Steiner. How It Happened Starting the dual at 125 pounds, redshirt freshman Robert Garcia IV got the 'Dogs winning ways started early with an 11-3 major decision over UVU senior Josh Jensen. The Selma native secured a pair of first period takedowns for a 4-1 lead and added a takedown in the second period and two more in the third and a point for riding time to earn his second major decision of the season. Leading 4-0 in the dual, redshirt freshman Gary Joint doubled up the score with a 9-0 major decision over Dylan Gregerson to push the 'Dogs ahead 8-0. Joint tallied three takedowns, an escape, a stalling point and riding time to notch only his fourth shutout of the season. Utah Valley (7-7, 0-1 B12) got on the scoreboard at 141 pounds with a 16-0 technical by No. 8 Matt Findlay over the 'Dogs Chris Deloza to cut the lead to 8-5. Making his return to his former school, redshirt junior 149-pounder Khristian Olivas, who attended Utah Valley as a freshman in 2015-16, topped the Wolverines' Landon Knutzen, 14-8 to give the 'Dogs a 11-5 lead. Olivas jumped out to a 8-1 lead after the first period with a pair of takedowns and a four-point near fall as he cruised to his 14th win of the year. Moving to 157 pounds, redshirt junior Isaiah Hokit made his first dual meet appearance since the Battle on the Midway in November as he made quick work of Spencer Heywood with a 19-6 major decision recording seven takedowns in the match. Heading into intermission leading 15-5, Utah Valley won its second match of the dual at 165 pounds as No. 9 Demetrius Romero topped the 'Dogs Brandon Martino, 7-5. Martino fought tough the entire match getting a takedown near the end of the match, but came up just short. The 'Dogs got back on the winning side of the scoreboard at 174 pounds as redshirt junior Dominic Kincaid topped Koy Wilkinson, 8-4 behind three takedowns, an escape and a riding time point. The Wolverines got their final win of the dual at 184 pounds as redshirt senior WIll Sumner upset the Bulldogs' Jackson Hemauer, 6-2 using a third period four-point near fall to close the dual to 18-11 in favor of the 'Dogs. With the final two matches both featuring ranked wrestlers, the 197 pound match was a highlight of the night as junior and No. 16 Josh Hokit recorded a fall of No. 11 Tanner Orndorff in 6:38 as the Bulldog used Orndorff's own takedown attempt to roll through and put the UVU redshirt junior on his back. After each team lost a team point following that match, the 'Dogs had secured the dual meet win leading 23-10 heading into heavyweight. The Bulldogs' No. 21 AJ Nevills knocked off No. 10 Tate Orndorff, 5-1 using a takedown, an escape and another takedown to close out the dual and close out a great night for Fresno State. Notables - The major decision at 157 pounds was Isaiah Hokit's fourth of 2018-19. - The fall at 197 pounds by Josh Hokit was his second of the season and it was also his second win over a ranked opponent. - It was Nevills' second win over a ranked opponent this season. Up next The Bulldogs now return home to host South Dakota State (1-5, 0-2 B12) on Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Save Mart Center. It is Staff and Faculty Appreciation Day as all Fresno State Staff and Faculty get in to the match for free. Results: 125: Robert Garcia IV (FS) maj. dec. Josh Jensen (UVU), 11-3 | FS 4, UVU 0 133: Gary Joint (FS) maj. dec. Dylan Gregerson (UVU), 9-0 | FS 8, UVU 0 141: No. 8/12/15 Matt Findlay (UVU) tech. fall Chris Deloza (FS), 16-0 (5:44) | FS 8, UVU 5 149: No. 17/18/15 Khristian Olivas (FS) dec. Landon Knutzen (UVU), 14-8 | FS 11, UVU 5 157: Isaiah Hokit (FS) maj. dec. Spencer Heywood (UVU), 19-6 | FS 15, UVU 5 165: No. 9 Demetrius Romero (UVU) dec. Brandon Martino (FS), 7-5 | FS 15, UVU 8 174: Dominic Kincaid (FS) dec. Koy Wilkinson (UVU), 8-4 | FS 18, UVU 8 184: Will Sumner (UVU) dec. No. -/-/21 Jackson Hemauer (FS), 6-2 | FS 18, UVU 11 197: No. 16/-/- Josh Hokit (FS) wins by fall over No. 11/13/14 Tanner Orndorff (UVU), 6:38 | FS 23, UVU 10* 285: No. -/-/21 AJ Nevills (FS) dec. No. 10/10/10 Tate Orndorff (UVU), 5-1 | FS 26, UVU 10 - FloWrestling, Intermat & Trackwrestling rankings *Both teams lost a team point for unsportsmanlike conduct after the 197 pound match.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- The 18th-ranked Purdue wrestling team made it nine straight over Indiana, beating the Hoosiers 18-11 at Mackey Arena on Friday to open #BeatIU weekend. The Boilermakers won three weights early in the dual and closed with three wins in the upper weights to lift their record to 5-4, 2-1 Big Ten. IU dropped to 4-8, 1-4 Big Ten. Purdue extended its longest winning streak in the series to nine, picking up its sixth win on its home mat during the streak. The nine straight wins in the series is the longest streak for either team since the Hoosiers won 10 straight, spanning from Jan. 11, 1976, to Feb. 8, 1983. It was the third consecutive season the Boilermakers have wrestled a dual at Mackey, with IU going down in two of three of those duals. Devin Schroder set the tone with a 7-2 showing against Liam Cronin at 125 pounds. "I love starting off the dual with me, I always believe in myself," Schroder said. "Once I get that first win the crowd is pumped, momentum goes to the team for the rest of the dual." The redshirt sophomore recorded a takedown in the first and third periods, to go along with an escape in the second, a penalty point in the third and 2:40 of riding time. The win lifted Schroder to 15-6. "Like coach says, you just have to keep scoring points," Schroder said. "Whatever the score is, you just have to keep building. We use these as good stepping-stones. The Big Ten is always tough, with tough opponents ahead. [We will] try to enjoy the win and get ready to get back and get to working for future opponents." The two ensuing bouts saw No. 19 Ben Thornton and Nate Limmex notch decisions at 133 and 141 pounds, respectively. Thornton (14-3) blanked IU's Garrett Pepple 5-0 for his eighth shutout of the season. A takedown in the second period sealed the deal for a 5-4 Limmex decision of Kyle Luigs. During the 141-pound match, Indiana was deducted one team point for control of mat. The middleweights went the Hoosiers' way, putting the dual at 9-8 in favor of Purdue heading into 174 pounds. No. 14 Dylan Lydy was the first of three straight wins for the Boilermakers. Lydy pushed his record to 17-4 after he disposed of Jacob Covaciu 5-2. A 3-2 decision by Max Lyon (15-7) over Norman Conley followed at 184 pounds, with the win clinching the dual for Purdue. No. 12 Christian Brunner beat Jake Kleimola by turning in a 5-1 decision. The 197-pounder and two-time NCAA qualifier improved to 13-5 with the win. With a winter storm rolling in, Purdue immediately hit the road after the win over Indiana bound for Ann Arbor, Michigan, for its first double-dual weekend of the Big Ten season. The Boilermakers are set to face the sixth-ranked Wolverines at 2 p.m. ET on Sunday at Cliff Keen Arena. U-M (7-0, 3-0 B1G) also defeated its in-state rival Friday, cruising past Michigan State 30-10 in East Lansing. Results: 125 / Devin Schroder (Purdue) def. Liam Cronin (Indiana) / D, 7-2 133 / No. 19 Ben Thornton (Purdue) def. Garrett Pepple (Indiana) / D, 5-0 141 / Nate Limmex (Purdue) def. Kyle Luigs (Indiana) / D, 5-4* 149 / Fernie Silva (Indiana) def. Parker Filius (Purdue) / D, 11-7 157 / Jake Danishek (Indiana) def. No. 12 Griffin Parriott (Purdue) / D, 6-4 165 / Bryce Martin (Indiana) def. Cole Wysocki (Purdue) / D, 6-2 174 / No. 14 Dylan Lydy (Purdue) def. Jacob Covaciu (Indiana) / D, 5-2 184 / Max Lyon (Purdue) def. Norman Conley (Indiana) / D, 3-2 197 / No. 12 Christian Brunner (Purdue) def. Jake Kleimola (Indiana) / D, 5-1 285 / Fletcher Miller (Indiana) def. Jacob Aven (Purdue) / D, 7-5

IOWA CITY, Iowa -- The fourth-ranked University of Iowa wrestling team won eight-of-10 matches to defeat No. 20 Rutgers, 30-6, on Friday night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Iowa scored bonus points in three wins, including a pair of first-period falls by Spencer Lee and Alex Marinelli, but it was a decision at 133 pounds that stole the show. Eighth-ranked Austin DeSanto scored a takedown with 1.5 seconds left in the third period to rally past No. 3 Nick Suriano, 6-4, at 133 pounds. DeSanto trailed 3-0 in the second before chipping away with consecutive escapes and two stalling points to grab a 4-3 lead. With Suriano owning over one minute of riding time, the match looked destined for sudden victory, but DeSanto continued to apply pressure and secured the winning takedown on the edge of the mat in the final seconds. "I got to my tie and he blocked me off with his fingers when we were going at it," DeSanto said. "Once I got that tie, I hit it. It kind of surprised me a bit because I need to fire more shots. I cut that corner, and I've really been working on that finish." That finish gave DeSanto his second straight win over a previous NCAA finalist (he defeated sixth-ranked Ethan Lizak on Jan. 13 at Minnesota). "We've served a notice now and the cat is out of the bag," said Iowa head coach Tom Brands. "It's no secret that we're getting better and can go seven minutes." DeSanto used every second of his seven minute match. The opening act, 125-pounder Spencer Lee, used just 38 seconds of his mat time. Lee led 6-0 15 seconds into the match before turning a second tilt into his second fall of the season, this one in a career-best 38 seconds. "I get ready for every match like it's the biggest match in the world," Lee said. "I can do that and I will continue to do that." That fall was the first of two Iowa pins and the first of three bonus-point wins. Marinelli scored three takedowns in 70 seconds before securing a fall at 165 in 2:17. It was his second straight pin, and his career-high sixth of the season. Sam Stoll looked strong while making his fourth appearance of the season. The senior All-American, ranked No. 3 at 285, scored a takedown in each period to win by 10-0 major decision. Iowa won five matches by decision, including Kaleb Young's 5-2 win against No. 14 John Van Brill. It was Iowa's second win of the night against a ranked opponent. In the only other match featuring ranked opponents, No. 12 Pat Lugo dropped an overtime decision to No. 2 Anthony Ashnault, 3-1. It was Lugo's sixth loss of the season, all by three points or fewer, and three of them to the top two ranked wrestlers in the country. "Lugo is feeling better out there and he's becoming more seasoned," Brands said. "He's adjusted to Iowa and loves it, but now is the time to start to think about these close matches and how to put them away." The Hawkeyes improved to 5-0 at home, 8-0 overall, and 3-0 in the Big Ten. The 24-point margin of victory matches the largest in series history against Rutgers. UP NEXT Iowa wrestles at Illinois on Friday, Jan. 25, and at Northwestern on Sunday, Jan. 27. Iowa's dual at Illinois is televised live on BTN. NOTABLES Spencer Lee's fall in 0:38 was the fastest of his career. Austin DeSanto has consecutive wins over top six opponents. Young improved to 5-1 against ranked opponents. Alex Marinelli recorded his team-high sixth pin. Sam Stoll made his fourth appearance of the season and improved to 4-0. Iowa improved to 5-0 all-time against Rutgers. The 24-point win matches the largest margin of victory in the series (33-9, 2010). Results: 125 -- #2 Spencer Lee (IA) pinned Nick Denora (R), 0:38; 6-0 133 -- #8 Austin DeSanto (IA) dec. #3 Nick Suriano (R) 6-4; 8-0* 141 -- #15 Max Murin (IA) dec. Peter Lipari (R), 8-4; 11-0 149 -- #2 Anthony Ashnault (R) dec. 10 Pat Lugo (IA), 3-1; 11-3 157 -- #5 Kaleb Young (IA) dec. #14 John Van Brill (R) 165 -- #2 Alex Marinelli (IA) pinned Anthony Oliveri (R), 2:17; 20-3 174 -- Joseph Grello (R) dec. Mitch Bowman (IA), 7-3; 20-6 184 -- #14 Cash Wilcke (IA) dec. Willie Scott (R), 6-1; 23-6 197 -- #6 Jacob Warner (IA) dec. Matthew Correnti (R), 6-0; 26-6 285 -- #3 Sam Stoll (IA) major dec. Christian Colucci (R), 10-0; 30-6 Records: Iowa (8-0, 3-0), #20 Rutgers (7-4, 1-2) Attendance: 8,500 *Iowa was deducted one team point following the 133-pound match

LEXINGTON, Va. -- The Virginia wrestling team (10-6) hit the 40-point mark in a dual for the third time this season on Friday night, taking a 40-5 victory over VMI (2-9) at Cormack Hall. It closed a stretch of nine consecutive duals on the road for the Cavaliers. Virginia will return to action on Sunday (Jan. 20), hosting Ohio in a 1 p.m. dual at Memorial Gym. Admission to all Virginia home duals is free to the public. "The guys looked sharp tonight," said Virginia head coach Steve Garland. "We executed our game plan and we are looking to carry this momentum into the Ohio dual on Sunday." The Cavaliers won 9-of-10 weight classes, including seven bonus-point victories. Among those wins, Virginia got two pins as junior Jack Mueller (Dallas, Texas) and sophomore Michael Murphy (Lookout Mountain, Tenn.) notched six points for the Cavaliers at 125 pounds and 149 pounds, respectively. It marked the fifth pin of the season for Mueller, who is the fifth-ranked wrestler nationally at 125 pounds. Mueller is now 9-0 on the season and has delivered a bonus-point victory in every dual. He has five pins, three tech falls and a major decision this year. It was the second pin of the year for Murphy. Virginia got a pair of tech falls from 133-pound sophomore Louie Hayes (Orland Park, Ill.) and 165-pound sophomore Cam Coy (Jeannette, Pa.). It was the 12th bonus-point win of the season for Hayes who has now picked up 16 wins on the season. Three Cavaliers delivered major decisions as sophomore Jake Keating (Naperville, Ill.) won at 157 pounds, senior Chance McClure (Commerce, Ga.) won at 184 pounds and sophomore Jay Aiello (Chantilly, Va.), who is the eighth-ranked wrestler nationally in his weight class, won at 197 pounds. Juniors Sam Krivus (Greensburg, Pa.) and Tyler Love (Clifton, Va.) both won by decision at 141 pounds and heavyweight, respectively. Results: 125: No. 5 Jack Mueller pinned Cliff Conway (VMI), 1:21 – UVA 6, VMI 0 133: Louie Hayes tech fall Hunter Starner (VMI), 15-0 (5:11) – UVA 11, VMI 0 141: Sam Krivus dec. Dom Gallo (VMI), 6-4 – UVA 14, VMI 0 149: Michael Murphy pinned Zach Schmitt (VMI), 3:54 – UVA 20, VMI 0 157: Jake Keating major dec. Darren Ostrander (VMI), 18-7 – UVA 24, VMI 0 165: Cam Coy tech fall Luke Niksic (VMI), 16-1 (2:04) – UVA 29, VMI 0 174: Neal Richards (VMI) tech fall Drew Peck, 19-4 (5:44) – UVA 29, VMI 5 184: Chance McClure major dec. Ben Wagner (VMI), 11-3 – UVA 33, VMI 5 197: No. 8 Jay Aiello major dec. Chris Beck (VMI), 11-3 – UVA 37, VMI 5 HWT: Tyler Love dec. Trey Momon (VMI), 7-3 – UVA 40, VMI 5

MORGANTOWN, W. Va. -- Oklahoma State furthered its undefeated dual streak Friday night when it took nine of 10 bouts against West Virginia at the WVU Coliseum. The Cowboys notched two falls and two technical falls to defeat the Big 12 opponent, 40-3. Derek White notched his sixth career fall over Brandon Ngati in 2:23 after a first period takedown and turn. Also with a pin for the Cowboys was Kaid Brock. Brock collected fall No. 1 this season over Caleb Rea after three quick takedowns in the first. Nick Piccininni won his 10th technical fall of the season, 21-5, over WVU's Joey Thomas to get things started for the Cowboys. He racked up seven takedowns and a nearfall in the bout, moving his team-leading nearfall total to 10 as well. Daton Fix followed at 133 pounds with a decision over No. 15 Matthew Schmitt, 8-2. It marked Fix's sixth ranked win of the year and his third in the past seven days. Also earning bonus points for the Cowboys was Joe Smith at 174 pounds. Smith took down James Wujek three times and turned the Mountaineer twice in the first period before coming off bottom in the second to get another takedown and nearfall. Smith took the bout, 20-2, in a little more than four minutes. Facing his third ranked opponent in as many matches, Kaden Gfeller defeated No. 16 Christian Monserrat, 3-1, at 149 pounds. In his Cowboy dual debut, Wyatt Sheets shut out Zachary Moore in a decision where he scored all three points in the third period with an escape and takedown. At 165 pounds, Andrew Shomers dropped a sudden-victory match, 6-4, to No. 20 Nick Kiussis. West Virginia forfeited the match at 184 pounds, and Dakota Geer defeated Noah Adams in the next bout, 10-6, with riding time. The Pokes are back in action at Pittsburgh on Saturday at noon central time. The Panthers are ranked No. 14 in the country this week and has wrestlers ranked in the top 15 at four weights. Fans can follow along with the dual on Twitter with @CowboyWrestling, listen live on Pete 94.3 FM or watch on ACC Network Extra. Results: 125: No. 4 Nick Piccininni (OSU) TF Joey Thomas (WVU), 21-5 133: No. 2 Daton Fix (OSU) dec. No. 15 Matthew Schmitt (WVU), 8-2 141: No. 13 Kaid Brock (OSU) Fall Caleb Rea (WVU), 2:43 149: No. 5 Kaden Gfeller (OSU) dec. Christian Monserrat (WVU), 3-1 157: Wyatt Sheets (OSU) dec. Zach Moore (WVU), 3-0 165: No. 20 Nick Kiussis (WVU) dec. Andrew Shomers (OSU), SV-1 6-4 174: No. 5 Joe Smith (OSU) TF Jams Wujek (WVU), 20-2 184: No. 11 Jacobe Smith (OSU) win by for. 197: No. 10 Dakota Geer (OSU) dec. Noah Adams (WVU), 10-6 285: No. 2 Derek White (OKST) Fall Brandon Ngati (WVU), 2:23

MADISON, Wisc. -- Northwestern pulled off an impressive upset of No. 11 Wisconsin Friday night, taking down the Badgers, 25-18, on their home mat. NU was victorious in six of the ten bouts, winning each of the first two as well as the last two to seal the result. The win was the second of the season over a top-15 squad for the 'Cats after defeating No. 10 Virginia Tech in November. The Wildcats took a quick 6-0 lead after No. 1 Sebastian Rivera won by forfeit at 125, with the redshirt sophomore improving to a perfect 16-0 on the campaign. Colin Valdiviez followed it up with a dominant performance against Jens Lantz, winning by major decision to put Northwestern up 10-0 after two matches. After a pair of wins for the hosts, No. 3 Ryan Deakin re-upped the advantage for Chicago's Big Ten Team with a dismantling of UW's Devin Bahr at 157. Deakin notched a win by technical fall at the buzzer, adding five points to the visitors' cause as they held a 15-7 lead at the midway point of the contest. At 174, redshirt senior Johnny Sebastian came through with another win by bonus points, cruising to a major decision over Patrick Spray. The 'Cats held a one-point lead with just two bouts remaining to decide the match. Zack Chakonis took the mat against Beau Breske at 197 in a tightly-contested and low-scoring affair. A third-period escape and riding time point gave Chakonis a victory via 3-1 decision and, crucially, stretched the team lead to four points going into the final bout. The heavyweight contest featured two ranked grapplers in No. 19 Conan Jennings and No. 9 Trent Hillger. The pair proved evenly matched as the score stood tied, 2-2, after three periods. Neither wrestler was able to move the needle until Jennings finally recorded a point and sealed the victory in the third extra period, giving the Wildcat a 3-2 (TB-1) decision over the highly-ranked Badger. The victory by Jennings also punctuated the first conference win of the season for the Wildcats in the stacked Big Ten Conference, and the second-straight dual victory over Wisconsin. Northwestern defeated the 16th-ranked Badgers by a score of 18-14 in Evanston a year ago. Chicago's Big Ten Team will be back in action on Sunday, returning home to host No. 7 Minnesota at Welsh-Ryan Arena. The action is set to start at noon CT. Results: 125: Sebastian Rivera (NU) win by forfeit (FF) 133: Colin Valdiviez (NU) maj. dec. Jens Lantz (UW), 12-3 141: #16 Tristan Moran (UW) dec. Alec McKenna (NU), 2-1 149: #13 Cole Martin (UW) maj. dec. Shayne Oster (NU), 11-2 157: #3 Ryan Deakin Tech. Fall Devin Bahr (UW), 20-5 (7:00) 165: #3 Evan Wick wins by disqualification over Tyler Morland (NU) (DQ) 174: Johnny Sebastian maj. dec. Patrick Spray (UW), 12-3 184: Mason Reinhardt (UW) Tech. Fall Brendan Devine (NU), 17-2 (5:36) 197: Zack Chakonis (NU) dec. Beau Breske (UW), 3-1 285: #19 Conan Jennings dec. #9 Trent Hillger (UW), 3-2 (TB-1)

ATHENS, Ohio -- The Ohio wrestling team (3-3, 1-1 MAC) earned its first Mid-American Conference victory of the 2018-19 season as it toppled Kent State (6-11, 1-3 MAC), 24-12, in the annual grudge match between the two rivals this evening at the Convocation Center. "It's bragging rights for the year," said 22nd year head coach Joel Greenlee of Ohio's win over Kent State. "It's no secret that they don't like us and we don't like them. Bottom line is for the next year, they have to hear it." The matchup began at 197 pounds, and sophomore Aaron Naples (Brunswick, Ohio) tallied a takedown in the first period en route to a 3-0 win by decision over junior Shane Mast. The Golden Flashes grabbed a 6-3 lead, though, when redshirt freshman Spencer Berthold came away with a fall in 1:37 at 285. The Bobcats made sure Kent State's lead was short lived, however, coming away with victories in the ensuing six bouts. Redshirt junior Shakur Laney (Canal Winchester, Ohio) got Ohio's run started with a 10-4 win by decision at 125 over sophomore Jake Ferri that tied the team score at six-all. Laney posted a pair of takedowns in the first period, an escape in the second and two more takedowns in the third. Redshirt sophomore Mario Guillen (Perrysburg, Ohio) and senior Cameron Kelly (Bellbrook, Ohio) then swung momentum in favor of Ohio with a pair of convincing victories at 133 and 141, respectively. Guillen jumped out to a 7-0 advantage with an escape, a takedown and a near fall, then sealed the deal with a third-period takedown. Riding time gave him a 10-1 major decision triumph over junior Tim Rooney. "Last year, I lost that match to that same guy, so I've been looking forward to this dual," said Guillen of facing Rooney. "It felt good to get that win." Kelly was dominant in an 18-3 win by technical fall over sophomore Cory Simpson, piling up six takedowns and earning four more points with a first-period near fall. Redshirt freshman Alec Hagan (Eureka, Mo.) and redshirt junior Zac Carson (Akron, Ohio) made it a 21-6 lead for the Bobcats with back-to-back wins by decision at 149 and 157, respectively. A third-period takedown gave Hagan a 4-3 edge over redshirt freshman Kody Komara. Carson then earned an 11-4 win over sophomore Richard Jackson thanks to four takedowns, two escapes and riding time. Freshman Colt Yinger (Nelsonville, Ohio) then sealed the win for Ohio with a 3-1 overtime victory at 165 over fifth-year Isaac Bast. With the score deadlocked at one after three periods, Yinger produced a takedown to up the Bobcats' point total to 24. Ohio will be back in action again on Sunday (Jan. 20) as it makes the drive south to Charlottesville, Va., to take on Virginia in a 1 p.m. ET matchup at Memorial Gymnasium. Sunday's matchup between the Bobcats and the Cavaliers will be streamed live on ACC Network Extra. Results: 197: Aaron Naples (Ohio) def. Shane Mast (Kent State), 3-0 dec (3-0) 285: Spencer Berthhold (Kent State) def. Zack Parker (Ohio), fall, 1:37 (3-6) 125: Shakur Laney (Ohio) def. Jake Ferri (Kent State), 10-4 dec (6-6) 133: Mario Guillen (Ohio) def. Tim Rooney (Kent State), 10-1 maj. dec. (10-6) 141: Cameron Kelly (Ohio) def. Cory Simpson (Kent State), 18-3 tech. (15-6) 149: Alec Hagan (Ohio) def. Kody Komara (Kent State), 4-3 dec. (18-6) 157: Zac Carson (Ohio) def. Richard Jackson (Kent State), 11-4 dec. (21-6) 165: Colt Yinger (Ohio) def. Isaac Bast (Kent State), 3-1 (SV-1) (24-6) 174: Dylan Barreiro (Kent State) def. Arsen Ashuygan (Ohio), 2-1 dec. (24-9) 184: Andrew McNally (Kent State) def. Hunter Yeargan (Ohio), 3-2 dec. (24-12)

EAST LANSING, Mich. -- The No. 6-ranked University of Michigan wrestling team claimed eight matches, earning bonus points in four to roll to a dominant 30-10 over in-state rival Michigan State on Friday night (Jan. 18) at Jenison Field House. The Wolverines improved to 7-0 with the win. Senior/junior Stevan Micic, who moved to No. 1 at 133 pounds in the national rankings this week, kicked off a stretch of six straight match wins with a quick first-period fall over Anthony Tutolo. Micic was in deep on a single leg early when Tutolo attempted to dive underneath and Micic locked up a cradle for the pin at the 41-second mark. It was his second fall of the season, improving to 7-0. Junior/sophomore Kanen Storr, ranked fifth place 141 pounds, overcame an initial deficit to beat Austin Eicher, 13-7. After giving up an early takedown and a penalty point in the first period, Storr worked the score back to 5-5 before riding out the second and breaking it open with three takedowns in the third. He finished with 2:49 in riding-time advantage. The Wolverines claimed major decisions in each of their next three bouts to bracket the intermission break. Senior/junior Ben Lamantia stepped into the lineup and took advantage of a big early lead to earn a 13-5 major decision over Jaden Enriquez at 149 pounds. He scored on a high crotch and quick four-point tilt to build an early six-point lead and used an ankle pick on the edge in the third to push into bonus-point territory. It was Lamantia's second dual win of the season, he also won at 157 pounds against Lehigh. Fifth-year senior Alec Pantaleo, ranked 11th at 157 pounds, scored five takedowns and rode for 1:52 to earn a 12-3 major decision over Jake Tucker for his second straight dual win back in the lineup. Pantaleo used a combination of doubles, singles and a late go behind and rode for 1:52 advantage time. Senior/junior Logan Massa, competing in his backyard from hometown St. Johns, Michigan, converted on nine takedowns to cruise to a 20-9 major decision over Austin Hiles after the break at 165 pounds. Massa, ranked seventh nationally, gave up the first point on a hands-to-the-face penalty before scoring on five takedowns in the first period. He added four more in the second and accumulated 1:50 in time advantage. Senior/junior Myles Amine, ranked third at 174 pounds, scored on single legs in the first and third periods to defeat Drew Hughes, 5-3. He scrambled to finish his single-leg shot early in the third to ice the bout. The Spartans earned bonus points with a first-period fall at 184 pounds, before senior/junior Jackson Striggow and freshman Mason Parris closed out the dual with decisions at 197 pounds and heavyweight, respectively. Striggow won a wild one, using his 1:12 riding-time advantage to secure a 7-6 win over Brad Wilton -- his fifth straight dual win. After Wilton earned a reversal to tie the score early in the third, Striggow escaped then immediately shot in on a single leg to take a three-point lead. Wilton responded in kind, however, and took Striggow to his back with one second remaining. The officials looked for potential near fall on video review, but time had expired. Parris, ranked eighth at heavyweight, overcame an initial deficit in a 5-3 decision over Chase Beard. The Spartan scored on a flash single leg in the first period, before Parris rallied with a single leg of his own to take his first lead in the second. Parris rode out the third period, finishing with 2:25 in time advantage. The Wolverine freshman is 4-0 in duals since coming out of redshirt in the New Year. Michigan (7-0, 3-0 Big Ten) returns home on Sunday (Jan. 20) when it will host No. 18 Purdue at 2 p.m. at Cliff Keen Arena. The dual will be streamed live via BTN Plus. Tickets are still available through the U-M Ticket Office. Results: 125 -- #7 RayVon Foley (MSU) major dec. Austin Assad, 10-2 [MSU, 4-0] 133 -- #1 Stevan Micic (U-M) pinned Anthony Tutolo, 0:41 [U-M, 6-4] 141 -- #5 Kanen Storr (U-M) dec. Austin Eicher, 13-7 [U-M, 9-4] 149 -- Ben Lamantia (U-M) major dec. Jaden Enriquez, 13-5 [U-M, 13-4] 157 -- #11 Alec Pantaleo (U-M) major dec. Jake Tucker, 12-3 [U-M, 17-4] 165 -- #6 Logan Massa (U-M) major dec. Austin Hiles, 20-9 (5:42) [U-M, 21-4] 174 -- #3 Myles Amine (U-M) dec. Drew Hughes, 5-3 [U-M, 24-4] 184 -- #15 Cameron Caffey (MSU) pinned J.T. Correll, 1:41 [U-M, 24-10] 197 -- Jackson Striggow (U-M) dec. Brad Wilton, 8-6 [U-M, 27-10] Hwt -- #8 Mason Parris (U-M) dec. Chase Beard, 5-3 [U-M, 30-10]

EDINBORO, Pa. -- The Edinboro wrestling team saw bonus point wins from Carmine Ciotti (141 lbs.), Jacob Oliver (174 lbs.) and Jon Spaulding (285 lbs.) as the Fighting Scots picked up a 24-13 win over visiting Cleveland State Friday night at McComb Fieldhouse. Edinboro improved to 2-5 overall and 1-2 in the EWL as the Vikings fell to 3-6 overall and 0-3 in the EWL. Redshirt freshman Lucas Rodriguez got things started for the Fighting Scots picking up a 9-2 decision over Cameron Lathem at 125 lbs. Trailing 2-1 going in to the second period, Rodriguez chose down and used an escape and a takedown of his own to lead 4-2 going into the final period. Lathem chose down to start but Rodriguez got four nearfall points late and had 2:25 of riding time to get the win. He moved to 10-13 this season after the win. After the Vikings got a win at 133 lbs., Carmine Ciotti used a big first period to jump out to a 9-4 lead after one period against Sam Matzek at 141 lbs. Ciotti shutout Matzek in the second and third periods while getting another takedown, reversal and two stalling points to claim the major decision 17-4. The junior improved to 13-11 on the season with the win. Cleveland State won the next two bouts to take a 13-7 lead over Edinboro. However, the Fighting Scots won the final five matches to come from behind. The run started with Fritz Hoehn picking up a 11-4 decision over Ryan Ford at 165 lbs. After a scoreless first period, Ford chose down to start the second. A quick escape was followed by a takedown by Hoehn. Ford retook the lead with a reversal before Hoehn used an escape of his own. A takedown and four late nearfall points allowed Hoehn to take a 9-3 lead heading into the third. Choosing to start down, Hoehn got a quick reversal and held on the rest of the period for the win. Hoehn improved to 7-5 on the season. Jacob Oliver got the deciding points for the Fighting Scots in his 15-2 major decision over Dimitri Williams at 174 lbs. A relatively slow first period with Oliver leading 2-0, the Fighting Scot chose down to start the second period. Oliver used an escape and two takedowns during the second to jump out to 8-1 lead. In the final period a takedown and four near fall points along with 2:46 of riding time earned him a major decision over Williams. The win marked the third straight bonus point win for Oliver who improved to 22-4 on the season. This year he has totaled four technical falls and eight major decisions. Zach Ancewicz (184 lbs.) led after one period 3-1 over Chris Morrow and 6-2 after two. Morrow got an early escape in the third to pull back within three before Ancewicz got a takedown with less than an minute left to extend his lead. A last second escape by Morrow was not enough as Ancewicz improved to 15-12 on the season with an 8-5 decision. In a rematch from earlier this year at the Navy Classic which saw the Fighting Scot picked up a 14-2 major decision, Dylan Reynolds and Ben Smith kept things closer this night. Reynolds held a slim 2-1 lead after one period and chose down to start the second. An escape and his second takedown extended his lead to 5-2 after two periods. After an early escape by Smith, both wrestlers remained neutral the rest of the final period. Reynolds earned a riding time point and the 6-3 decision to earn his team leading 24th win on the season. The final bout of the night saw Jon Spaulding and Collin Kelly face off at 285 lbs. Spaulding got a takedown after a minute in the first period and after a Kelly escape got his second of the match. Leading 4-1 after one period, Spaulding held Kelly to only and escape while adding his third takedown to lead 6-2 after two periods. In the third, Spaulding doubled his point total while allowing only a third escape by Kelly to earn the bonus point major decision, 12-3. The win marked the fourth straight match which saw Edinboro pick up wins by Oliver, Reynolds, and Spaulding, starting with the dual against Tennessee-Chattanooga on December 18. The Fighting Scots return to the mat on Sunday, January 26 when they travel to Fairfax, Va. for an EWL dual at George Mason. The match is scheduled to start at 12 noon. Results: 125 - Lucas Rodriguez (EU) dec. Cameron Lathem (CSU), 9-2 133 - Armando Torres (CSU) maj. dec. Richie Gomez (EU), 14-1 141 - Carmine Ciotti (EU) maj. dec. Sam Matzek (CSU), 17-4 149 - Brady Barnett (CSU) fall Christopher Matzke (EU), 4:14 157 - Nico O'Dor (CSU) dec. Tim Suter (EU), 6-1 165 - Fritz Hoehn (EU) dec. Ryan Ford (CSU), 11-4 174 - Jacob Oliver (EU) maj. dec. Dimitri Williams (CSU), 15-2 184 - Zach Ancewicz (EU) dec. Chris Morrow (CSU), 8-5 197 - Dylan Reynolds (EU) dec. Ben Smith (CSU), 6-3 285 - Jon Spaulding (EU) maj. dec. Collin Kelly (CSU), 12-3

VESTAL, N.Y. -- The Binghamton wrestling team claimed its first dual victory over the season tonight in a 24-12 battle over Penn. The Bearcats won seven out of 10 contested bouts, two by bonus point, to seal the deal. "It's always nice to get the first win of the season out of the way," head coach Kyle Borshoff said. "We came out here tonight and every single guy on the team put forth a really great effort. Like everything else in life, winning is a skill that you need to practice and the more you win the easier it gets. We just need to keep wrestling the way we did tonight and good things will start to happen." Highlight It Four Bearcats recorded their first dual victories of the season in tonight's match Trailing 2-1 through the second period against Goldin, Joe Doyle combined for an escape and a takedown in the third to close out the match. The redshirt freshman earned his first dual win of his career and his 11th victory of the season. Zack Trampe walked away with his first career dual win tonight with a hard fought 4-3 win over Doug Zapf. The redshirt freshman scored a takedown early in the first period to take the lead, but let up an escape and a takedown to Zapf in the 2nd. Trailing 3-2, Trampe escaped to tie it at 3, and Zapf got called for stalling to give Trampe the go ahead point. 141-pounder Anthony Sparacio won his third straight dual match this evening with a 9-6 victory over Aronoff. Sparacio combined for two takedowns and a reversal plus ride time to move to 3-1 and 15-9 overall. At 157 pounds, Dylan Wood recorded his first dual win of the season with a 7-5 win over Oliva. Two takedowns, a reversal and a point for ride time sealed the deal and tied the team scores at 12. In the exhilarating match of the night, 165-pounder Aidan Monteverdi clinched a 10-8 sudden victory win for his first of the season over DeLuise. Monteverdi hung tough through three periods, scoring a takedown late in the third to force the match into sudden victory. The redshirt freshman scored 20 seconds into overtime to get his hand raised and cushion the Bearcats with a 15-12 team lead. Vincent DePrez won career match number 83 in dominating fashion, scoring three takedowns en route to a 9-1 major decision over Hendricks. #8 Lou DePrez locked the door and threw away the key, recording a 15-0 tech fall over Laughlin to secure the Bearcats their first dual victory of the season. The win moves DePrez to 30, 18-4 overall with seven bonus point wins. Results: 197 | Patrik Garren dec. Alex Melikian, 13-7 (Penn 3, BU 0) 285 | Joe Doyle dec. Ben Goldin, 5-2 (Penn 3, BU 3) 125 | Carmen Ferrante dec. Audey Ashkar (Penn 6, BU 3) 133 | Zack Trampe dec. Doug Zapf, 4-3 (Penn 6, BU 6) 141 | Anthony Sparacio dec. Grant Aronoff, 9-6 (Penn 6, BU 9) 149 | #14 Anthoy Artalona FALL Frankie Garcia, 4:15 (Penn 12, BU 9) 157 | Dylan Wood dec. Joe Oliva, 7-5 (Penn 12, BU 12) 165 | Aidan Monteverdi dec. Evan DeLuise, SV-1 7:28 (10-8) (Penn 12, BU 15) 174 | Vincent DePrez MD Jake Hendricks, 9-1 (Penn 12, BU 19) 184 | #8 Lou DePrez TF Jalen Loughlin, 15-0 (Penn 12, BU 24) Next up: The Bearcats travel to Columbia on Sunday, Jan. 20 for an EIWA matchup. The dual is scheduled for a 1 p.m. start time.

College Park, M.D. -- The #7 Nebraska Cornhuskers won eight out of the ten matches against the Maryland Terrapins to take a 37-6 victory on Friday night at the Xfinity Center. NU won five of those eight matches by bonus points, not including a forfeit by Maryland at 174 pounds. "The team competed well tonight," Nebraska Head Coach Mark Manning said. "I thought we came out with a purpose and put a lot of points on the board. It's not about who we wrestle, but how we compete to our potential." #13 Zeke Moisey (125) got NU off to a terrific start with a dominating performance over Brandon Cray, taking a 16-4 major decision. True freshman Jevon Parrish, who burned his redshirt last weekend against Northern Iowa, won his first career dual tonight (he's 13-5 overall). Parrish earned two first period takedowns to go up 4-2 and never trailed from there, riding out a 9-5 decision. "Jevon wrestled well once again tonight and he will gain a lot of confidence from his performance, " Manning said. #19 Chad Red Jr. had perhaps his best dual performance of the year in a 15-2 major decision against Michael Doetsch. He went up 12-0 in the third period before Doetsch got on the board with an escape. With the win, Red Jr. moves to 12-6 (5-4 in duals) on the season. After a hard-fought defeat for Jordan Shearer against two-time NCAA qualifier Alfred Bannister at 149 pounds, #2 Tyler Berger (157) was set to square off against Adam Whitesell. Coming into the match, Berger had 38 dual takedowns and had yet to be taken down in a dual this year. Whitesell took him down twice in the first minute to go up 4-1. Berger responded with a reversal to bring it to 4-3, got Whitesell on his back, and pinned him at 2:39 to notch his first victory by pinfall of the year. #6 Isaiah White (165) won his tenth consecutive match in a 14-10 decision over Phil Spadafora to put NU up 20-3. White hasn't lost since Nov. 18 at Wyoming. #9 Mikey Labriola did not wrestle after Maryland chose to forfeit at 174 pounds. #5 Taylor Venz (184) jumped out to a 5-0 lead before choosing to end the match in the second period, pinning Kyle Jasenski (4:46). The pinfall victory is Venz' fourth of the season. He's now won two of his last three matches by bonus points. Nebraska's #11 Eric Schultz continued his stellar wrestling as of late, earning a 26-11 tech. fall over Niko Cappello. The victory brings the sophomore from Tinley Park, Ill., to 15-5 on the year. Schultz has won 12 of his last 14 matches. Heading into the final bout, which was perhaps the most anticipated of the night, the Huskers led the Terrapins 37-3. Maryland's heavyweight, #6 Youssif Hemida, is a two-time NCAA qualifier and earned All-America honors last year as a junior. A back-and-forth match between Hemida and Nebraska's #14 David Jensen ended with Hemida coming out on top in an 8-6 decision. The loss was Jensen's first of the year (10-1). With the win, #11 Nebraska moves to 8-2 (2-1 B1G) on the season and Maryland falls to 0-6 (0-3). Results: 125: #14 Zeke Moisey (NEB) major dec. Brandon Cray (MD), 16-4 (NEB 4, MD 0) 133: Jevon Parrish (NEB) dec. Orion Anderson (MD), 9-5 (NEB 7, MD 0) 141: #19 Chad Red Jr. (NEB) major dec. Michael Doetsch (MD), 15-2 (NEB 11, MD 0) 149: Alfred Bannister (MD) dec. Jordan Shearer (NEB), 5-3 (NEB 11, MD 3) 157: #2 Tyler Berger (NEB) pinned Adam Whitesell (MD) (2:39) (NEB 17, MD 3) 165: #6 Isaiah White (NEB) dec. Phil Spadafora (MD), 14-10 (NEB 20, MD 3) 174: #9 Mikey Labriola (NEB) won by forfeit (NEB 26, MD 3) 184: #5 Taylor Venz (NEB) pinned Kyle Jasenski (MD) (4:46) (NEB 32, MD 3) 197: #11 Eric Schultz (NEB) tech. fall Niko Cappello (MD), 26-11 (NEB 37, MD 3) HWT: #6 Youssif Hemida (MD) dec. #14 David Jensen (NEB), 8-6 (NEB 37, MD 6) Up Next: The Huskers head to State College, Pa., to take on the #1 Penn State Nittany Lions on Sunday, Jan. 20 at Rec Hall. The Nittany Lions have won seven out of the last eight NCAA Championships and have four different wrestlers ranked as the consensus #1 guy in their weight class. NU returns to the Devaney Center on Sunday, Jan. 27 at 2 p.m. to host the #19 Illinois Illini. Tickets are on sale at Huskers.com/tickets or by phone at 800-8BIGRED.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The No 7 Minnesota Golden Gophers took down No.17 Illinois on the backs of six victories, including two pins and two major decisions. The victory is the Gophers ninth of the season and their second in Big Ten competition. They bounce back from a 24-10 loss to No.4 Iowa. 157-pound Steve Bleise battled No.13 Eric Barrone for the third consecutive season and for the third time came out on top. Bleise secured the cradle and pinned Barrone in 6 minutes and 17 seconds. After heavyweight Gable Steveson notched three first period takedowns he finished things off quickly with a pin on the edge of the mat for his fourth fall of the year. 149-pound Tommy Thorn secured a major decision after two straight losses. A takedown on the edge of the mat gave Thorn the early advantage and he stayed aggressive the rest of the match. His aggression gave him four takedowns and he drew three stall calls as a result. 165-pound Carson Brolsma secured his first ranked victory of the year with a narrow 3-2 victory over No.19 Joey Gunther. Both wrestlers secured escapes to start the final two periods, but Brolsma's second period takedown proved to be the decisive score. It was Brolsma's first victory over a ranked wrestler this season after four losses. 174-pound Devin Skatzka got a pair of first period takedowns and proceeded to add another in the final two periods. It was his eighth major decision of the season and he now has 12 total bonus point victories. 133-pound Ethan Lizak bounced back from a ranked loss last weekend in emphatic fashion with a couple of two-point nearfalls in the first period to take an 8-1 lead. The redshirt senior finished off his 17th victory of the year with a 12-9 decision, including riding time. At 141-pounds Mitch Mckee dropped only his second match of the season. After the first period ended scoreless, the junior fell behind late on two close takedowns to lose to No.4 Mike Carr. Returning to the lineup for the first time since Dec.8, 184-pound Owen Webster dropped his bout with No.2 Emery Parker by decision 10-4. 197-pound Rylee Streifel fell by decision 7-3. The Gophers forfeited the final 125-pound bout for precautionary reasons. Results: 133: No.9 Ethan Lizak dec. No.17 Dylan Duncan (12-9) 141: No.4 Mike Carr dec. No. 7 Mitch McKee (5-2) 149: Tommy Thorn dec. Christian Kanzler (11-0) 157: No. 7 Steve Bleise fall (6:17) No.13 Eric Barrone 165: Carson Brolsma dec. No.19 Joey Gunther (3-2) 174: No.11 Devin Skatzka major dec. Carver James (12-4) 184: No.2 Emery Parker dec. Owen Webster (10-4) 197: Andre Lee dec. Rylee Streifel (7-3) HWT: No. 1 Gable Steveson fall (1:47) Deuce Rachel 125: No.15 Travis Piotrowski (Forfeit)

Davit Modzmanashvili, who was awarded the silver medal in men's freestyle competition at 120 kilograms/264 pounds at the 2012 London Olympics, has been stripped of his medal. Davit Modzmanashvili Wrestling for Georgia, Modzmanashvili was disqualified after a re-analysis of his samples from London 2012 resulted in a positive test for the prohibited substance dehydrochlormethyltestosterone (oral turinabol), the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced Thursday. "The IOC is currently conducting additional analyses on the samples collected from the Olympic Games London 2012," according to the statement announcing Modzmanashvili's disqualification. "This programme, which uses the latest scientific analysis methods, aims to test samples for all substances prohibited in 2012." The IOC added that its reanalysis program for athlete samples taken during the 2012 London Olympics will continue in 2019 before the statute of limitations is reached by 2020. Modzmanashvili, now 37, participated in the 2012 Games as a member of the team of the National Olympic Committee of Georgia, which has been under the jurisdiction of the National Olympic Committee of Uzbekistan since 2017. At the 2012 Olympics, Modzmanashvili lost to Artur Taymazov of Uzbekistan in the gold-medal match in men's freestyle at 120 kg. Earning bronze medals in that weight class were Iran's Komeil Ghasemi and Bilyal Makhov of Russia. Team USA's representative in that weight class, Tervel Dlagnev, placed fifth. He did not compete against Modzmanashvili in the London Games; in fact, Dlagnev was on the opposite side of the bracket from the just-disqualified wrestler. Modzmanashvili's disqualification is not expected to result in Dlagnev earning a medal.

Logan Storley, a four-time NCAA All-American wrestler for the University of Minnesota, has been added to the fight card at Bellator 216 in Connecticut next month. Logan Storley Storley, 26, will face Ion Pascu in a welterweight (170-pound) bout at Bellator 216 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. on Saturday, Feb. 16. The former Golden Gopher puts his perfect pro MMA record of 9-0 overall -- and 4-0 in Bellator -- on the line against Pasco, a 36-year-old from Romania. Storley, who launched his pro MMA career in August 2015, won his last Bellator bout with a second-round TKO over A.J. Matthews at Bellator 204 last August. Pascu brings an 18-9 overall record to his match with Storley, and a 0-2 record in Bellator, including a unanimous decision loss to Ed Ruth, three-time NCAA mat champ for Penn State, at Bellator 196 in Budapest, Hungary in April 2018.

Mason Parris picked up a win against Illinois to improve to 20-3 (Photo/Sam Janicki, SJanickiPhoto.com) Mason Parris was in eighth grade when Amar Dhesi started his college career at Oregon State. But that didn't stop Parris from believing he could knock off the top-ranked Dhesi when Parris made his debut as a Michigan starter. The talented true freshman did exactly that, scoring an impressive and decisive 11-4 win over Dhesi in a Jan. 3 dual meet in Corvallis. Dhesi placed third at the 2018 NCAA tournament at heavyweight. "It was so cool to earn a big win in my first match as a starter," Parris said. "It was really exciting to win a match like that. My team was really behind me and the guys were really supportive of what I did." Parris, now ranked eighth nationally, joined the powerful Wolverines lineup when he came out of his redshirt following a fifth-place finish at the Midlands Championships in late December. He earned a 9-6 win over then No. 8 Trent Hillger of Wisconsin at the Midlands. "After I wrestled at Midlands. I had a conversation with Coach (Sean) Bormet about my redshirt getting pulled," Parris said. "He said it was my decision. He told me he thought I was ready. I had a couple of days to decide and I came back and told him I was ready to do it." Mason Parris compiled a high school career record of 206-1 (Photo/Paul Tincher, IndianaMat.com) Parris arrived at Michigan with outstanding credentials. He won three Indiana state championships and was ranked No. 1 nationally at 220 pounds. He compiled a 206-1 career record. He was 152-0 his final three prep seasons. He also was an all-state football player and qualified for the state track meet in the shot put and the high hurdles. Parris said he was ready for the challenge when he took the mat to battle an accomplished veteran in Dhesi, who competed for Canada in freestyle at the 2018 World Championships. Parris is an athletic and mobile heavyweight who showed that in knocking off Dhesi. He scored on an early fireman's carry attempt and later patiently finished a single-leg shot to secure a takedown. "When I wrestled Dhesi, I knew a lot about him," Parris said. "I watched video of a few of his matches before the dual meet. I was pretty confident going into the match. I knew I could beat him. He had no idea who I was and I think I surprised him a little bit." An honor roll student in high school, Parris was heavily recruited by top college programs before choosing Michigan. "I love it here," Parris said. "We have great academics and a great wrestling program here. It's been everything I could ask for." Parris jumps into a loaded heavyweight weight class in the Big Ten Conference that includes another talented true freshman in top-ranked Gable Steveson of Minnesota. Mason Parris battles Northwestern's Conan Jennings in the Midlands semifinals (Photo/Sam Janicki, SJanickiPhoto.com) Iowa's Sam Stoll, who placed fifth at NCAAs last year, started the season ranked No. 1. The Big Ten heavyweight class also includes fourth-ranked Anthony Cassar of Penn State and No. 6 Youssif Hemida of Maryland. "I'm really excited about wrestling all of those top guys," Parris said. "I'm looking forward to matching up with them and see how I can do. I know it will be a good challenge for me." The influence of former Michigan heavyweight Adam Coon has proved beneficial for Parris as well. Coon placed second at the 2018 NCAA tournament as a senior before capturing a silver medal in Greco-Roman wrestling at the 2018 World Championships. "I have trained with Adam and that has helped me a lot," Parris said. "We worked out in the summer and at the beginning of the school year. I learned a lot from matching up against him. He's a huge heavyweight and I'm not going to wrestle anybody bigger than Adam. He is a really good hand fighter and a good thrower. He's a really good dude. He's definitely given me a lot of pointers and has taken me under his wing." A 220-pounder in high school, Parris is now wrestling bigger opponents as a college heavyweight. He stands 6-foot-2 and weighs 245 pounds. "It's been an adjustment for me, but it's going well," he said. "I think I'm somewhere around the middle in terms of my size at heavyweight. I've wrestled some guys who have 30 pounds on me. I want to gain a little bit more weight and get stronger." Mason Parris won the MSU Open by beating CMU's Matt Stencel (Photo/Sam Janicki, SJanickiPhoto.com) Parris suffered three losses in the first half of the season while competing against collegiate competition for the first time. "It was a good learning experience for me while I made the transition from high school to college," he said. "All of the guys at this level are pretty good and there aren't any easy matches. I've come a long way since early in the season. I'm a lot better than I was at the beginning of the season." Parris knew there was a chance his redshirt would be pulled. "Going into the season, I knew anything was possible," he said. "The plan was to redshirt and see what happens. Some things happen sometimes and the coaches decided to put me in the lineup." Parris followed his impressive win over Dhesi by recording falls in his next two matches in dual meets against Arizona State and Illinois. He is part of a fifth-ranked Michigan team that has its own share of lofty goals. Six Wolverines are ranked in the top 10 at their respective weight classes. Michigan finished fourth at the 2018 NCAA tournament. "Our team is looking really good," Parris said. "It's exciting to be a part of it. We have some really good wrestlers in our lineup who have some high goals." Sean Bormet is in his first season as Michigan's head wrestling coach (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) Parris has benefited from the influence of first-year Michigan head coach Sean Bormet, who had previously served as a top Wolverine assistant. "Coach Bormet has brought a lot to our team," Parris said. "He's done an awesome job. He's such a good coach. He's taken a lot of time to work with me. He pays a lot of attention to details and helps me work on a lot of little things that have helped me. He helps everyone on the team. He's a really good teacher." Bormet said he knew at the start of the season that Parris had the potential to make the starting lineup as a true freshman. "Mason is a tremendous athlete," Bormet said. "He has a lot of strength. He has a good motor. He has all of those key ingredients, especially for an upper weight guy. We used the first semester as an evaluation, looking at his training, how he was managing his academics and how he was doing in competition. He is hungry to compete and he's healthy. We had a conversation and felt like it was the right time to pull him out. He's just a really, really solid kid who has great composure." Even though he is only a true freshman, Parris isn't backing away from pursuing lofty goals this season. "I'm definitely going to set my goals as high as possible," he said. "I came to Michigan with a goal of being a Big Ten champion and an NCAA champion. I don't want to sell myself short of getting there. I just need to keep working hard and improve every single day. I'm always looking to get better."

Daton Fix and Nick Suriano's match this past Sunday lasted over 30 minutes (Photo/Juan Garcia) Last weekend's mega match between Daton Fix and Nick Suriano lasted just about 31 minutes, produced no offensive points, and ended in overtime based on the assessment of a penalty point. In the minutes that followed the match a majority of those weighing in placed blame on the "hands to the face" rule and its employment by the referee. There was also some anxiety about the referee's general lack of match management, which some saw as leading to the reviews and other on-the-mat fiascos. For me the match was indicative of something much larger. As I watched (in fast-forward) the failure of the match seemed akin to the stomach-churning announcement on Feb. 12, 2013, that wrestling would no longer be included in the Olympic Games. The system responsible for the match (sport) had completely failed to meet the baseline standard for adequacy, much less success. While one match from one dual meet doesn't carry the same weight of losing Olympic preference, there are powerful parallels to examine, primarily match pacing, incentives to score, and rules governing out of bounds. As you'll recall, in 2013 international wrestling consisted of three, stand-alone two-minute periods, takedowns were one point, and matches were abysmal to watch. To say nothing of ball grabs and clinches when the matches went into overtime. In response, the executive board in charge of the international governing body sought ideas on how to improve the competitiveness and presentation of the sport. A lot was offered, but fundamentally the consultants agreed that pace of scoring should be increased, mat space limited, and to do everything possible to ensure offensive wrestlers were rewarded for action. Today, international wrestling is growing and is arguably the healthiest it's ever been, both inside our local communities and within the Olympic movement. After watching the Fix vs. Suriano match I think it's evident that high school and college wrestling make immediate changes to the rules of the sport. There are no magic solutions, but there are a number of positive improvements that can make an immediate and positive impact on the pacing of the matches and style of wrestling put on by opposing athletes. The most important improvement is to enforce a neutral "pushout" rule, with one point being rewarded to wrestlers when their opponent steps out of bounds. The hard edge limits the mat size and pushes the action to the center, which then increases unbroken wrestling times which typically results in an increase in offensive points. The impact on the nature of the collegiate style (control-based point system) is limited, while optimizing the most exciting aspect of collegiate wrestling, the takedown. The second rule is to limit referee reviews to no more than two minutes per challenge. That's an easy fix that will focus the referees on making the right call without breaking up the action for longer than in necessary to achieve the correct call. The Suriano-Fix match saw far too much hemming and hawing from the referees. The third is to eliminate riding time. The notion that riding someone is entertaining to fans is farcical. International wrestling has a rubbery 10-15 second rule once wrestlers enter par-terre and yet the number of falls at the NCAA and international level are pretty similar. Why? Because most falls come from transition, not from a double boots, parallel ride for 4:15. Buck 'em Bronco simply doesn't translate to entrainment for fans and causes far too many out of bound and stalemate situations. Think of all the stalling calls eliminated when a wrestler doesn't feel the need to hang on to an ankle to ensure their riding time ticks from :56 to 1:01! Finally, there should be a stop-match warning given before a "hands to the face" call is made resulting in points. This was done at the international level for a number of calls so that the wrestlers, fans, coaches, and other referees knew that a point was possible. The outcome has been that wrestlers have improved behaviors and there is less outrage when these calls are made. (This is most often seen with fleeing the mat calls late in the match.) These are four simple and easy-to-implement changes that will improve the pacing of the collegiate style. Without some of these changes the gamesmanship within the sport will continue to escalate and we'll be left with a scholastic style at-risk of major overhaul by outside bodies, or worse, elimination and replacement with freestyle -- an outcome most fans don't welcome. To your questions … Q: Expanding a bit on the question of whether Penn State's dominance is good for the sport, which I think you make some very strong points to conclude yes, I often wonder whether the fact that since only a small handful of teams even have a remote shot at an NCAA title (and many times it may only be a two-horse race) in some ways may make the dominance less legitimate? Certainly not trying to take anything away from Penn State currently, or Iowa/OSU in the past, but to draw a parallel when UConn's women's basketball team was winning titles every year and beating other major conference Division I teams by 50 points, it seemed the results spoke more to the sport and overall depth/quality of athletes than it did to UConn's program. I just wonder whether there may be a cap to growth of interest in the sport when if you're an NDSU or Fresno State sports fan, and decide to attend your first wrestling match against a premier wrestling school and the results are that your favorite school was only able to win 1 or 2 individual matches, how often are you going to come back? -- Jon H. Foley: Fair question. I think we both can agree that nobody wants to watch their favorite program take a drumming at the hands of anyone, even if they are the best in the nation. I'd first advise those programs from holding off on scheduling those types of dual meets until they get a few more years of established results before asking Cael and co. to come over and hand out a whipping. The discrepancy between the top five and the rest will almost always be fairly significant, but I do share your concern that the No. 1 team in this situation could potentially shut out 95 percent of the other collegiate programs. Though it is a limited problem since dual meets aren't very valuable in the NCAA. The tournament structure and the incentives to attend and perform well at them somewhat masks the failures (and triumphs) of most schools. There is a balancing effect, and while I do agree with fans that tournament results can produce good press at home, I think that a well-matched dual meet can provide much, much more continuity and team pride. With some in-arena activities for families the event can also be something that the community gets behind, though as you said, not as much if they can't chalk up a win or two. Your point is well taken. I'm definitely going to watch these margins and the reactions of the programs and the fans in the future to see if over-dominance is having a chilling effect on programs. Q: Rank these college wrestlers in order (1-5) from the most likely four-time NCAA champion to the least likely four-time NCAA champion: Daton Fix (Oklahoma State), Gable Steveson (Minnesota), Spencer Lee (Iowa), Yianni Diakomihalis (Cornell), Vincenzo Joseph (Penn State). -- Mike C. Foley: 1.Vincenzo Joseph (Penn State) 2. Yianni Diakomihalis (Cornell) 3. Spencer Lee (Iowa) 4. Daton Fix (Oklahoma State) 5. Gable Steveson (Minnesota) I'm not spotting either freshman an NCAA tournament title! Q: Wrestler with the best chance in the Pac-12 other than Zahid Valencia to reach the top of the podium? -- Jonesy4473 Foley: Ronnie Bresser of Oregon State at 125 pounds. Tough to think that he would beat both Spencer Lee and Sebastian Rivera, but should he get an upset at the NCAA tournament, it's not unimaginable. There are just not that many elite guys (this year) who can outpace the established class of NCAA champions. Q: How would you respond to John Smith calling your (Fix-Suriano) take "silly" telling you to "shut up" and that "you don't know what you're talking about?" -- @sockobuw Foley: As I always do … with a smile and "Thanks, coach!" He's here to defend the wrestler he's coaching and is way too competitive to admit to me (or anyone else) that some win wasn't earned or well-deserved. And to his point I can understand that since he knows the effort of his wrestlers, and just doesn't give a hoot about what fans think about how his wrestlers get the win, just that they do. Q: Prediction on Nick Suriano vs. Austin DeSanto on Friday night? -- Mike C. Foley: Suriano by four points. I imagine that DeSanto will slow him down from the start and maybe even find a few takedowns. His wrestling has improved, and I think there are transitions from bottom that he makes that puts opponents in trouble, maybe even Suriano. Still, Suriano is the better wrestler right now and should be finding a takedown in the second period and another in the third, all while stopping DeSanto's attacks. If he can frustrate DeSanto and/or get him upset then it'll be an easier close for Suriano since DeSanto makes more mistakes the more passionate he becomes. Q: Biggest villain in college wrestling, Gable Steveson, Austin DeSanto or someone else? -- Mike C. Foley: Austin DeSanto took hate from just about every corner of the internet this week. His outlandish behavior on the mat is a little more obvious that Steveson's after-the-whistle extras. I've been critical of him in the past and hated the way he behaved this week, but I have a soft spot for the kid. I know that he's a nice kid. He's just having trouble adjusting to … something. For now, DeSanto is the biggest heel in the sport, and I can't see that changing until we start a new season. However, should Steveson win the NCAA title in 2019, he'll be the new guy that wrestling fans will love to hate. One thing a fan will never forgive is success. MULTIMEDIA HALFTIME Ivan Yarygin Grand Prix Tom Brands is a riot … Pay-per-view match Q: Best potential Yarygin matchups? -- @DustinTillman Foley: The Russians have been a little lax in uploading their wrestlers for the tournament, which makes predicting matchups difficult. The New Year in Russia lasts until Jan. 9 or so depending on how long the department you're trying to reach stays closed. So I do have sympathy for their late entry problem even as I send them email after email! Anyway, that is just a long way of saying that I haven't seen their lineups and I suspect most of the top matchups USA fans want to see include an American versus a Russian. On the women's side, some notable entries include Grace Bullen, who just won the U23 World Championships in November and Sarah Hildebrandt who Team USA has been happy to see progress well over the last 18 months. Q: Did you see Bald Eagle Area just won its 700th match? Two forfeits for a storied program. WPIAL and Northwest PA are averaging three forfeits a dual per school. All this after the PIAA put an emphasis on dual meets. Wrestling is dying in PA which is a bad sign for the sport. Not sure what can be done but thinking dual meets is some magic dust isn't helping. -- Steve M. Foley: I hadn't seen that news, nor had I learned about the forfeits. Is the lack of interest in this area a canary in the coal mine for the sport at-large? Maybe. As you rightly pointed out Bald Eagle Area is a storied program and lack of interest there might indicate something larger is amiss. However, I think that with registrations up at USA Wrestling and the sport showing growth in watch hours and attendance there probably isn't a huge fall off. What I think might be happening is that the raw numbers are down in certain areas due to a number of societal factors. A freelance-based job market means that fewer have the free time to pick up and drop off younger athletes for programs. The proliferation of video games is keeping younger kids on the couch and out of sports. And finally a population of kids who are growing and who have poor diets aren't finding weight classes or nutritional programs that allow them the opportunity to succeed. I'd like to the see the NWCA's numbers on forfeits. If forfeits are found to be systemic then maybe there is a solution in pruning weight classes and/or shifting the categories to accommodate for walking around actual weights of typical high school wrestlers. And you're right, magic dust should never be used to solve any wrestling issue. Q: Where is Kurt McHenry in the rankings? InterMat and FloWrestling do not have him in the rankings at 113 pounds or 120 pounds. Is he still wrestling at St. Pauls? -- Tom L. Foley: McHenry has been in and out of the Olympic Training Center and indications are that he intends to stay there for the remainder of the season. Q: Gregor Gillespie fights on the main card of UFC's first ESPN+ event on Saturday night. He faces Yancy Medeiros. Gillespie is 12-0 but I have to believe this will be his toughest test to date. Any thoughts on the fight? -- Mike C. Foley: Gregor Gillespie by three-round decision. Medeiros has range, striking power and pretty solid defensive wrestling, but I think Gregor is able to stay out of danger long enough. The key is whether Gregor has prepared for this fight to be his most disciplined to date. If he gets over anxious or stands in front of Medeiros too long he'll get TKO'ed in short order. If Gregor closes the distance, takes it to the mat and punishes Medeiros from half guard I see him taking two of three rounds.

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Fifth-ranked Mizzou Wrestling extended its winning streak to 32 consecutive duals as it earned a top-15 win by toppling No. 14 Northern Iowa, 29-12, Thursday night at the Hearnes Center. Mizzou is now 12-0 this season and has not lost a dual since Feb. 12, 2017, which coincidentally was against UNI as Mizzou avenged that loss Thursday. Mizzou earned two wins over ranked opponents in the dual win, including senior 174-pounder No. 4 Daniel Lewis picking up a pin of eighth-ranked Taylor Jujan. Freshman Brock Mauller upset the nation's No. 8 wrestler at 141 and John Erneste picked up his sixth pin of the season at 133 to highlight the dual. "I was nervous coming into the dual because Northern Iowa was sending five ranked wrestlers out against us and we had to forfeit a weight, but our guys got out there and got it done tonight and I'm proud of the way that they continue to compete," head coach Brian Smith said. "The winning streak is great for our program and great for our fans, but so many of the guys wrestling now weren't on the team when it started. We are a young team, so to see them continue to win every time we step out to compete has been fun." Freshman 125-pounder Dack Punke got Mizzou started on the right foot as he earned a 6-3 decision in a hard-fought opening bout. He went up 6-2 through the first two periods with three very strategic shots. He then fended off UNI's Jay Scwarm in the third to hold on for the win, his third in four bouts. At 133, No. 10 Erneste was dominant against his UNI counterpart, earning a fall in 2:39, his sixth pin of the season. He has won four straight bouts dating back to the South Beach Duals. In a match that featured a pair of top-10 wrestlers, Mizzou's third-ranked Jaydin Eierman and UNI's Josh Alber wrestled to a 2-2 tie heading into the third period. Eierman began down and earned an escape, but Albers landed a takedown with less than 10 seconds remaining to earn the win, putting UNI on the scoreboard. In another bout featuring top-15 wrestlers, Mizzou's 11th-ranked Mauller tallied a key takedown late in the first period against No. 8 Max Thomsen, taking a 2-0 lead into the second. He started the period on top and quickly turned that into a four-point near fall, extending the lead to 6-0. He held on for a 9-3 win to earn the upset as he improves to 21-1 in his freshman season. Another Mizzou true freshman Jarrett Jacques kept it rolling at 157 pounds, earning a dominant major decision at 12-4, extending Mizzou's lead to 16-3. He is now 19-5 in his true freshman season. After intermission, No. 13 Connor Flynn lost a tough 7-1 bout against No. 11 Bryce Steiert as UNI cut into the lead, moving the dual score to 16-6. Senior No. 4 Lewis earned his 10th pin of the season, needing just 1:42 to do so against eighth-ranked Taylor Lujan. It was ninth pin in his last 13 bouts as he has now won nine consecutive bouts while remaining undefeated in dual competition (12-0). Mizzou forfeited at 184 pounds to pull the dual score to 22-12 and then No. 16 Wyatt Koelling took the mat at 197. The two were knotted at 1-1 in the third after a pair of escapes and Koelling tallied a takedown with 1:22 remaining in the third to take a 3-1 lead. He earned a stall point and added 1:29 of riding time to earn a 5-1 decision. At heavyweight, freshman Zach Elam was methodical in a 10-2 major decision, giving Mizzou a 29-12 win and second straight over Northern Iowa. Results: 125: Dack Punke (MU) dec. Jay Schwarm (UNI), 6-3 133: #10 John Erneste (MU) pinned Jack Skudlarczyk (UNI), 2:39 141: #8 Josh Alber (UNI) dec. #3 Jaydin Eierman (MU), 4-3 149: #13 Brock Mauller (MU) dec. #9 Max Thomsen (UNI), 9-3 157: #16 Jarrett Jacques (MU) maj. dec. Patrick Schoenfelder (UNI), 12-4 165: #12 Bryce Steiert (UNI) dec. #13 Connor Flynn (MU), 7-1 174: #4 Daniel Lewis (MU) pinned #8 Taylor Lujan (UNI), 1:42 184:#6 Drew Foster (UNI) by forfeit 197: Wyatt Koelling (MU) dec. Tyrell Gordon (UNI), 5-1 285: Zach Elam (MU) maj. dec. Izaak Shedenhelm (UNI), 10-2 UP NEXT Mizzou will remain in Columbia this weekend as it will host Central Michigan at Mizzou Arena as part of the Athletic Department's Beauty & The Beast, alongside Mizzou Gymnastics. The event will begin at 1 p.m. For all the latest on Mizzou Wrestling, stay tuned to MUTigers.com and follow the team on social media (Mizzou Wrestling on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook).

LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. -- No. 21 Iowa State (5-1, 2-0 Big 12) opened up a two-match road trip with a victory at Rider (4-3, 2-0 EWL), 29-17. The Cyclones took seven out of 10 bouts on the night, winning five of those by bonus-point margin. ISU is now 4-0 in their last four duals. At 125-pounds, Alex Mackall got the scoring started for ISU. The Austintown, Ohio, native racked up 16 points in the match before bringing Jonathan Tropea to his back for the fall in 5:36. After the 125-pound bout, both teams were docked one point for unsportsmanlike conduct. Ian Parker followed Mackall's lead at 141 pounds. In the third period, Parker led Travis Layton 11-4 after Parker was awarded four back points on a turn. Parker readjusted and brought the Bronc's shoulders to the mat for the fall in 5:19. Jarrett Degen and Chase Straw pushed the Iowa State lead to 18-5 at the intermission. Degen did what he's done so well this year and that is to score points. He tallied eight takedowns in a 19-6 major decision over Gary Dinmore. Straw got back into the win column behind three third-period takedowns and a 10-4 against Gion Fluri. Following the intermission, Marcus Coleman and Sam Colbray tacked on a pair of major decisions. At 174-pounds, Coleman got taken down early by George Walton and turned to his back and found himself in a 6-0 hole. After the first period, Coleman trailed 7-3. Coleman cut Walton's lead to 7-6 with an escape and a takedown in the second. The third period was all Coleman. The Ames, Iowa, native earned a takedown, turned Walton twice for a total of six back points and was awarded for his effort on top with a pair of Walton-stall calls. Coleman earned a point for riding time to win the match 16-8. Colbray was dominant in a 12-3 victory over Michael Fagg-Daves, his second win over the Bronc this year. Colbray notched three takedowns, a four-point nearfall and earned a point for riding time to secure four team points for the Cyclones. After suffering a tough loss at home against Fresno State, Willie Miklus bounced back in Alumni Gym. The redshirt senior amassed four takedowns in an 11-4 victory over Ethan Laird. Next Up Iowa State has a quick turnaround and is set to face West Virginia on Sunday at noon CT. That dual will be wrestled at WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, W.V. Results: 125: Alex Mackall (ISU) pinned Jonathan Tropea (RU), 5:36. 133: Anthony Cefolo (RU) pinned Austin Gomez (ISU), 2:56. 141: Ian Parker (ISU) pinned Travis Layton (RU), 5:19. 149: Jarrett Degen (ISU) maj. dec. Gary Dinmore (RU), 19-6. 157: Chase Straw (ISU) dec. Gion Fluri (RU), 10-4. 165: Jesse Dellavecchia (RU) pinned Logan Schumacher (ISU), 4:39. 174: Marcus Coleman (ISU) maj. dec. George Walton (RU), 16-8. 184: Sam Colbray (ISU) maj. dec. Michael Fagg-Daves (RU), 12-3. 197: Willie Miklus (ISU) dec. Ethan Laird (RU), 11-4. 285: Ryan Cloud (RU) pinned Gannon Gremmel (ISU), 4:26.

Seth Koleno picked up a quick pin (Photo/Ashby Diaz) CLARION, Pa. -- The Clarion wrestling team went off for three pins and closed out their home schedule with a victory, defeating George Mason 27-16 at Marwick-Boyd Auditorium on Thursday night. The Golden Eagles (5-4, 2-0 EWL) close out their home slate with a perfect 4-0 record in the Clarion borough. Clarion entered the night winning by fall in roughly 31 percent of their dual matches, and the trend continued on Thursday as the Golden Eagles won three matches by fall. Those bonus points were part of the difference as the total number of bouts were just 6-4 in favor of Clarion. While the pinfalls made the highlights, it was also a series of close decisions that decided the outcome against the Patriots. Joe Sliwoski and Mike Bartolo gritted out one-point decisions at 149 and 157 pounds, respectively, with Bartolo defeating 2018 NCAA qualifier Tejon Anthony. Seth Koleno got things going in the 133-pound bout, scoring a blink-and-you'll-miss-it fall against Spencer Reed just 33 seconds into the match. Julio Alegria countered with a second period pin in the 141-pound bout to put the Patriots back up by a score of 9-6, but from there Sliwoski and Bartolo racked up back-to-back wins to give the Golden Eagles a 12-9 lead. Max Wohlabaugh broke a 12-12 deadlock in the 174-pound bout against Cornelius Schuster, holding on for a 3-2 decision to put his team ahead 15-12. Ty Bagoly and Greg Bulsak clinched the bout with back-to-back first period pins, with Bagoly defeating Philip Stolfi and Bulsak flattening Alex Donahue. That locked up the result for the Golden Eagles, who improved to 2-0 in EWL action. Results: 125: Talha Farooq (MASON) def. Gavin Park (CLAR) Dec. 7-6 133: Seth Koleno (CLAR) def. Spencer Reed (MASON) Fall 0:33 141: Julio Alegria (MASON) def. Jalin Hankerson (CLAR) Fall 3:44 149: Joe Sliwoski (CLAR) def.. Justin Yorkdale (MASON Dec. 4-3 157: Mike Bartolo (CLAR) def. Tejon Anthony (MASON) Dec. 8-7 165: Colston DiBlasi (MASON) def. Evan Delong (CLAR) Dec. 5-2 174: Max Wohlabaugh (CLAR) def. Cornelius Schuster (MASON) Dec. 3-2 184: Ty Bagoly (CLAR) def. Philip Stolfi (MASON) Fall 1:14 197: #14/15 Greg Bulsak (CLAR) def. Alex Donahue (MASON) Fall 1:13 285: #15/13 Matt Voss (MASON) Def. Toby Cahill (CLAR) MD 14-6

Lucas Weiland (Photo/Gary Rissler) PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Army West Point wrestling team sprinted out to a big lead en route to a 32-6 road victory against Brown on Thursday evening at the Pizzitola Sports Center. The Black Knights improved to 4-2 on the season and 4-0 against Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) opponents, while the Bears dropped to 2-2 overall and 0-1 in conference. Army leapt out to a 20-point lead through the first five matches thanks to a pair of technical falls from sophomore Lane Peters at 133 pounds and junior Lucas Weiland at 157 pounds. The Cadets won eight of the 10 matches, including six bonus point victories. Rookie Corey Shie (141 lbs.), junior Ben Harvey (174 lbs.), fourth-ranked senior Rocco Caywood (197 lbs.) and rookie Ben Sullivan (285 lbs.) all posted major decisions in the match. Results: 125 lbs.: Trey Chalifoux dec. over Trey Keeley, 4-1 (Army leads, 3-0) 133 lbs.: Lane Peters tech. fall over Reese Fry, 16-0 (Army leads, 8-0) 141 lbs.: Corey Shie maj. dec. over Colin Realbuto, 14-2 (Army leads, 12-0) 149 lbs.: Noah Hanau dec. over Jack Bokina, 8-4 (Army leads, 15-0) 157 lbs.: Lucas Weiland tech. fall over Christian LaBrie, 18-0 (Army leads, 20-0) 165 lbs.: #18 Jon Viruet dec. over Cael McCormick, 5-4 (Army leads, 20-3) 174 lbs.: Ben Harvey maj. dec. over Cade Wilson, 11-2 (Army leads, 24-3) 184 lbs.: C.J. LaFragola dec. over C.J. Morgan, 5-2 (Army leads, 24-6) 197 lbs.: #4 Rocco Caywood maj. dec. over Tucker Ziegler, 11-1 (Army leads, 28-6) 285 lbs.: Ben Sullivan maj. dec. over James Valentino, 9-0 (Army leads, 32-6) ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES • Army wrestled against Brown for the first time since 2013-14. • The Black Knights improved to 20-5-2 in the all-time series against Brown. • Army has won its last 12 matches versus the Bears dating back to the 2003-04 season. • Head Coach Kevin Ward notched his 20th-career victory at the helm of the Black Knights. • Army jumped to 4-0 in EIWA duals, its best start in conference matches since 2006-07. • The Black Knights scored their most points in a dual since a 34-3 victory over Hofstra on Jan. 21, 2017. • Chalifoux earned the 50th victory of his career. • It was the 15th career dual win for the Nashville, Tenn., native and his fifth of the season. • Shie and Harvey contributed their team-leading 20th victories of the season. • Shie added his team-leading 12th bonus point victory with a major decision. • Harvey reached the 20-win plateau for the third-consecutive year. • Caywood moved to 5-0 in duals on the season. • The Toledo, Ohio, native notched his 10th career technical fall. • Peters documented his fifth career technical fall. • The Uhrichsville, Ohio, native posted his third dual win of the year, matching his total from a season ago. • Hanau improved to 3-0 in career dual matches and 2-0 this season. • Weiland collected his fifth career dual win. • The Barnhart, Mo., native set a new personal best with his third dual victory of the season. • Sullivan earned his second-straight dual win. • The New Paris, Ohio, native notched his fifth bonus point victory of the year with a major decision. WARD'S WORDS • Head coach Kevin Ward - "It's nice to have that kind of firepower at our lightweights. Trey has really been consistent with his performances, and we can always count on him to start us off with a lot of fight. Lane and Corey are competitors that never concede and wrestle in every position. Sometimes a little too much, but we love that about them. • "Scoring bonus points like we did tonight is something we talk about all the time. When we have opportunities to open a gap in the score and take those bonus points, we need to be aggressive and chase those bonus points. They are huge for us. If we are constantly aggressive we are a very dangerous team. We can take some positives from this performance and know that we need to be tougher and better as the season goes on." UP NEXT • The Black Knights remain on the road to face Penn at the Palestra on Sunday at 4 p.m.

Seth Gross (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) Seth Gross of South Dakota State will not be wrestling for a second consecutive NCAA title in March. Gross, who last competed on Nov. 11, will miss the remainder of the season due to injury. He developed spondylolisthesis. Gross is scheduled to undergo surgery on Jan. 23. He made the announcement on a video he posted on his Twitter account. "I decided that the best option is going to be to take a surgical route to hopefully fix this problem," Gross said. "With that being said, it's about a six-month recovery time, so I won't be wrestling freestyle this summer. I'm taking this time to get to my health. That's my No. 1 concern right now, just to get healthy as I can for when I return to the sport." Gross said he is hopeful that he will receive a medical hardship waiver from the NCAA. Gross won his NCAA title at 133 pounds last March by defeating Michigan's Stevan Micic 13-8 in the NCAA finals. He was an NCAA runner-up to Iowa's Cory Clark in 2017.