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Blair's Owen Trephan edged Wyoming Seminary's Jacob Kaminski at the Walsh Ironman (Photo/Sam Janicki, SJanickiPhoto.com) National Prep powers Blair Academy (N.J.) and Wyoming Seminary (Pa.) are among the programs that set the standard when it comes to success in high school wrestling across the country. And yes that is across the country. Both programs in this dual are operating as "equals" as each has the ability to draw upon a national footprint as boarding schools. Over the previous eight seasons, Blair has six national championships and has never finished below third nationally; Wyoming Seminary has been inside the top eleven in all of those seasons and finished second to Blair twice (2013, 2016). In the course of Blair's 2017 national title season, Wyoming Seminary upset Blair 31-27; while the year before Wyoming Seminary came into the dual meet ranked No. 1 nationally when Blair upended the Blue Knights 35-20. These two schools enter Friday night's dual meet as the clear No. 1 and No. 2 teams in the country. At both the Walsh Ironman and Beast of the East, Blair Academy was the clear and decisive champion with Wyoming Seminary second but also clearly ahead of the rest of the field. Even considering the loss(es) in personnel for Blair and the gain made by Wyoming Seminary, the hypothetical tournament margin would still tilt to Blair by an absurd amount. Within the last ten days, No. 1 Blair Academy has had two of their best wrestlers leave the school, Anthony and A.J. Ferrari. Anthony was runner-up at the Beast of the East in the 113-pound weight class, while A.J. -- ranked first overall in the Class of 2020 -- was champion at both the Walsh Ironman and Beast of the East in the 195-pound weight class. The Buccaneers have junior Ryan Miller as a more than capable substitute at 113, he was third at the Walsh Ironman, while the 195-pound weight class is much more of an issue. No. 2 Wyoming Seminary welcomed back No. 8 Jonathon Miers to the lineup last weekend at the Who's Number One Duals to compete in the 138-pound weight class. The Blue Knights' 138 at the two major tournaments in December (Lincoln Heck) was 1-2 at the Ironman and two matches from placing at the Beast, so Miers is a significant upgrade. Below are the projected lineups for each team, along with corresponding matchups for the dual meet to be held Friday night on the campus of Wyoming Seminary in Kingston, Pa. 106: Daniel Wask (Blair Academy) vs. Nick Fea (Wyoming Seminary) Both freshmen entered high school with robust resumes, though Fea was expected to be the stronger performer. However, that script has been flipped during the course of this season. Wask has titles at the Beast of the East and Geary Invitational to go with an eighth place finish at the Walsh Ironman, while Fea went 1-2 at the Ironman after failing to make the second day of the Super 32 Challenge during the preseason. 113: No. 7 Ryan Miller (B) vs. No. 5 Troy Spratley (WS) The junior Miller placed fifth at the Walsh Ironman with a pair of wins over nationally ranked opponents, while Spratley placed third; Spratley beat Tim Levine (St. John Bosco, Calif.) twice, while Levine was Miller's loss in consolation. Spratley also placed fourth at the Beast of the East, including a semifinal loss by fall to Ferrari. 120: No. 8 Trevor Mastrogiovanni (B) vs. No. 11 Lachlan McNeil/Zeke Escalera (WS) The junior Mastrogiovanni was champion at the Walsh Ironman and seventh at the Beast of the East, while fellow junior McNeil was fourth at the Ironman and sixth at the Beast. This past weekend, Mastrogiovanni was upset by now No. 17 Joey Cruz (Clovis North, Calif.) losing 3-2 in the tiebreaker, while McNeil beat Cruz 7-2. The Blue Knights also have the option of inserting sophomore Escalera, who was champion at National Preps last year, upsetting Colaiocco in the final (Colaiocco beat him in the dual meet); this season he was runner-up to No. 6 Ryan Jack (Danbury, Ct.) at Eastern States last week in the 126 weight class. 126: No. 1 Michael Colaiocco (B) vs. No. 15 Drew Munch/Escalera (WS) The senior Colaiocco was a Junior National freestyle champion this summer in Fargo. The 2016 National Prep champion finished as runner-up at the Ironman this season before winning titles at the Beast and Geary. The junior Munch was champion at National Preps in 2017, while this season placed sixth at the Ironman and seventh at the Beast. Last Saturday against common opponent, No. 14 Devin Murphy (Clovis North, Calif.), Colaiocco won 14-5 while Munch lost 5-4. 132: No. 1 Shayne Van Ness (B) vs. No. 7 Beau Bartlett (WS) Though Van Ness is in the middle arguably the most impressive stretch of high school wrestling in a long time, there have been some close bouts along the way; however, much of that is due to the quality of opposition he has been facing. The sophomore Van Ness won the preseason Super 32 Challenge (at 126), and has in-season titles at the Ironman, Beast, and Geary. Two-time National Prep champion Bartlett is a junior and was runner-up at the Super 32 before fifth at both Ironman and the Beast. In head-on match this season, Van Ness beat Bartlett 5-1 in the Beast semis; against a common opponent this past Saturday, No. 15 Ryan Franco (Clovis North, Calif.), Van Ness won 8-2 and Bartlett won 5-2. 138: No. 5 Travis Mastrogiovanni (B) vs. No. 8 Jonathon Miers (WS) Mastrogiovanni was runner-up at National Preps last year as a freshman and a Cadet National freestyle champion over the summer. This season he was third up at 145 in the Ironman before taking second at the Beast at this weight class. Last year competing for Easton (Pa.) as a sophomore, Miers placed at the state tournament in the 132 weight class and went undefeated at the Disney Duals this summer. 145: Josh Gobencion (B) vs. Connor Kievman (WS) This weight class is one of the few holes in the Blair Academy lineup, as Gobencion came into the lineup when Travis Mastrogiovanni dropped to 138 after the injury to three-time National Prep placer Mike Madara, which happened between the Ironman and the Beast. On the season, Gobencion was 1-2 at the Beast before placing at Geary. One could also see Blair choose to insert three-time National Prep champion Chris Cannon (if healthy) either here or the weight class below (bumping Travis M. here). For the Blue Knights, the junior Kievman was a National Prep champion last year; this season he was 1-2 at the Ironman before placing fourth at the Beast with both losses coming to nationally ranked opposition. 152: Nick Incontera (B) vs. Benny Baker (WS) The senior Incontera placed fifth at the 2017 National Prep tournament before being closed out of the lineup last season. He placed fourth at the Ironman and third at the Beast, including a 1-0 win over Baker in the consolation semifinal of the Ironman. Fellow senior Baker is a three-time National Prep placer, while this season he placed sixth at the Ironman and was quarterfinalist but failed to place at the Beast. 160: No. 15 Dominic Mata (B) vs. Owen Davis (WS) Last year a California state champion at Poway, the junior Mata has performed below his preseason projection in placing fourth at the Ironman, winning the Beast, and losing in the semifinals at Geary. Mata lost via disqualification in the consolation semifinals at Geary, and had to sit out the Who's Number One Duals due to the flagrant misconduct; should he beat out again this week, freshman Rylan Rogers would be the starter, he was a Cadet freestyle All-American this summer. The senior Davis went 0-2 at the Ironman, losing to Mata 5-2 in the opening round, and was two matches from placing at the Beast. 170: No. 2 Julian Ramirez (B) vs. Jake Stefanowicz (WS) The senior Ramirez has titles at the Beast and Geary (over No. 3 Dustin Plott) to his credit, while finishing runner-up at the Ironman to national No. 1 Carson Kharchla (Olentangy Liberty, Ohio). Fellow senior Stefanowicz was a double Junior National All-American this summer in Fargo; he placed sixth at the Ironman and third at the Beast. 182: No. 14 Peyton Craft (B) vs. No. 8 Darrien Roberts (WS) The sophomore Craft placed fourth last year at National Preps competing up at 195 pounds. This season he was seventh at the Ironman and fifth at the Beast, before winning a title at Geary. The senior Roberts was runner-up at National Preps in this weight class last year, and won an Ironman title earlier this season before taking fourth at the Beast. Given Blair's personnel "situation" at 195, it would not shock me to see them "absorb" this match and put Craft at 195 for a better chance at winning. 195: Sanoussi Kane (B) vs. Michael Doggett (WS) Kane was the wrestler called in to replace A.J. Ferrari last weekend at the Who's Number One Duals in this weight class. The senior Doggett was runner-up at National Preps last year up a weight class at 220. This season Doggett took sixth at the Ironman and fifth at the Beast. 220: No. 2 Owen Trephan (B) vs. No. 9 Jacob Kaminski (WS) The senior Trephan was a National Prep champion last year in this weight class, after making the state finals the previous two years in South Carolina. On the season, he has titles at the Ironman, Beast, and Geary to his credit. The junior Kaminski was a state champion in Illinois at Oak Park Fenwick last year at 195 pounds and a Cadet World bronze medalist in Greco-Roman over the summer. On the season, he placed third at both the Ironman and Beast, including a 12-8 overtime loss to Trephan in the semifinals of the Ironman. 285: Elijah Anthony (B) vs. Nate Miller (WS) The junior Anthony did not place at the Ironman or Beast, but was fourth at Geary. The sophomore Miller did not qualify for state last year while competing for Pequea Valley, a Class AA school in Pennsylvania. This season he went 2-2 at the Ironman before taking fifth at the Beast.

Iowa's Austin DeSanto enters the match against Nick Suriano of Rutgers with a record of 11-1 (Photo/Mark Lundy, Lutte-Lens.com) The NCAA wrestling dual meet season returns yet again with a series of top matches. This week's preview of the top matches includes eight wrestlers ranked in the top ten, as well as multiple interesting matches with a lot on the line. The following is a preview of the most interesting match in each weight. 125: No. 7 RayVon Foley (Michigan State) vs. No. 16 Drew Mattin (Michigan) Where/When: Michigan at Michigan State, Friday, Jan. 18 Foley and Mattin are both true sophomores, but they already developed a rivalry. Last year, Mattin handed Foley his second collegiate loss via fall at the Cliff Keen Invitational. However, since that defeat, Foley has won three-straight matches against the Wolverine. The two wrestled earlier this year at the Michigan State Open, and Foley walked away with a 12-3 major decision. The Michigan State wrestler has had a strong start to his season. So far, he is 21-1, and he is riding a six-match winning streak. In his last match, he scored a 19-6 major over Malik Heinselman (Ohio State). Mattin has gone 10-5 with his only ranked victories coming over No. 15 Travis Piotrowski (Illinois) and No. 13 Zeke Moisey (Nebraska) Foley has proven himself to be too strong and too physical for Mattin in their previous matches. Although, his penchant to want to go upperbody can give any opponent openings. In the end, Foley could be able to control this bout and take a one-sided victory, but strange things happen in rivalry matches. Prediction: Foley (Michigan State) maj. dec. Mattin (Michigan) 133: No. 3 Nick Suriano (Rutgers) vs. No. 8 Austin DeSanto (Iowa) Where/When: Rutgers at Iowa, Friday, Jan. 18 Earlier this week, Iowa coach Tom Brands suggested that the Big Ten Network "stop at 133, pay-per-view for DeSanto-Suriano and then get the free TV going again." Last season, DeSanto made a name for himself as both as exciting wrestler and a bit of a lightning rod in the community. This year, he has built an 11-1 record and mostly kept his emotions in check until a little bit of extracurricular activity following a win over No. 9 Ethan Lizak (Minnesota) last weekend. Suriano was clearly one of the top contenders at this weight coming into the year after making the 125-pound finals a season ago. Last weekend, he suffered his first loss since that final against No. 2 Daton Fix (Oklahoma State). After a lot of hype, the match was ultimately uneventful, and Suriano lost in overtime due a penalty point. The Rutgers representative will be looking to get back on track here against DeSanto, but the styles could make this an interesting match. Both wrestlers rely on a lot of forward motion in order to set up their leg attacks. Whoever is able to set the pace and push forward should be able to win. Suriano should be the favorite since he likely has the cleaner attacks. However, it would be unwise to count out DeSanto and his motor. Prediction: Suriano (Rutgers) dec. DeSanto (iowa) 141: No. 6 Nick Lee (Penn State) vs. No. 19 Chad Red (Nebraska) Where/When: Nebraska at Penn State, Sunday, Jan. 20 On Sunday these two will meet for the first time in college. However, they do have a history, which dates back to high school. They both came into the Indiana state final at 132 pounds undefeated, but in the end Red finished his high school career with a 183-0 record. In the match, Lee got off to a 4-0 lead after going feet-to-back on a fireman's carry. However, Red was able to battle back with a takedown and back points of his own in the second period. He then held onto win for the championship. Despite that win, Lee might have had the better college career so far. Red became an All-American last year with a seventh-place finish at 141 pounds, while Lee finished fifth as a true freshman. So far this season, Red has gone 11-6 against a tough schedule and has nearly fallen out of the rankings. On the other hand, Lee spent most of the year ranked in the top five before being upset by No. 16 Tristan Moran (Wisconsin) last weekend and losing for the first time on the year. In their high school match, Lee was able to get to shots, but he had trouble finishing after the first period. He has worked hard to improve in that area. If Red tries to scramble this time, he should be able to rely on his technique and finish the takedowns. Prediction: Lee (Penn State) dec. Red (Nebraska) 149: No. 6 Mitch Finesilver (Duke) vs. No. 20 Jared Prince (Navy) Where/When: Duke at Navy, Sunday, Jan. 20 Finesilver has worked his way up the rankings with an 18-3 record. All three of his losses have come against wrestlers ranked in the top five, and two of those losses were close matches. Duke has shown itself to be a sleeper program at times, and Finesilver is clearly improving on the job. Prince had a strong season last year, but he needed to overcome some internal turmoil to qualify for the NCAA tournament. In the end, he received a tough draw and dropped both of his matches. Even with those losses, he finished with a 21-6 record. However, this season, he has really struggled at times and only has a 9-8 record. Prince has the talent to compete, but he will need to get back to his old form. The season is nearing the end, and he has not looked like himself. On the other hand, this is clearly the best iteration of Finesilver, and he should be dominant. Prediction: Finesilver (Duke) maj. dec. Prince (Navy) 157: No. 1 Jason Nolf (Penn State) vs. No. 2 Tyler Berger (Nebraska) Where/When: Nebraska at Penn State, Sunday, Jan. 20 At this point, the 157-pound weight class belongs to Nolf. He is still undefeated at 15-0, and he has scored bonus points in all 15 matches he has wrestled this season. Berger has established himself as the clear number two in this weight with No. 4 Hayden Hidlay (North Carolina State) and No. 3 Ryan Deakin (Northwestern). He should be a test for the returning champion, but at this point it is hard to see Nolf not once again scoring bonus points. They have met three times, and Nolf has won all three. In their last match, he scored a 13-5 major decision over Berger. Prediction: Nolf (Penn State) maj. dec. Berger (Nebraska) 165: No. 12 Bryce Steiert (Northern Iowa) vs. No. 13 Connor Flynn (Missouri) Where/When: Northern Iowa at Missouri, Thursday, Jan. 17 Steiert has had a quality season highlighted by a fourth-place finish at the Midlands tournament. Since then, he has split a pair of matches. He scored a technical fall over Logan Peterson (South Dakota State) but then dropped a 2-1 match against No. 6 Isaiah White (Nebraska) Since the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, Flynn has gone on a seven-match winning streak. Along the way, he has scored a technical fall and a pair of major decisions. In his last match, he scored a one-point victory over Colt Yinger (Ohio). Before going on his current run, Flynn dropped a three-point match against Steiert in Las Vegas. The Northern Iowa wrestler should be the favorite in this match. Flynn has shown that he can compete with some of the best, but he has struggled to break through and pick up wins. Prediction: Steiert (Northern Iowa) dec. Flynn (Missouri) 174: No. 11 Devin Skatzka (Minnesota) vs. Johnny Sebastian (Northwestern) Where/When: Minnesota at Northwestern, Sunday, Jan. 20 This is an opportunity for both wrestlers to prove something. Skatzka has looked good since transferring over to Minnesota from Indiana. However, he needed to hang on and avoid giving up a comeback against Mitch Bowman (Iowa) last week. On the other hand, Sebastian has not really looked like himself this season and missed a lot of time. In their only ever meeting, Sebastian pulled off a major decision against Skatza. However, the Minnesota wrestler is certainly having the better season. If Sebastian is able to get himself back into top form, he should be able to take this win. However, that seems somewhat unlikely considering his recent performances. Prediction: Skatzka (Minnesota) dec. Sebastian (Northwestern) 184: No. 11 Jasobe Smith (Oklahoma State) vs. No. 12 Nino Bonaccorsi (Pittsburgh) Where/When: Oklahoma State at Pittsburgh, Saturday, Jan. 19 Smith began the season at 174, and he won his first 10 matches. However, he then moved up in weight to make room for the return of Joe Smith. At the new weight, he has gone 6-2 with his losses coming against Hunter Bolen (Virginia Tech) and No. 9 Louie DePrez (Binghamton). In his last match, he scored a major decision over Willie Scott (Rutgers). Bonaccorsi is riding a six-match winning streak since the Cliff Keen Invitational. Overall on the season, he has gone 12-3, and all three of his losses have come against wrestlers ranked in the top eight. Pittsburgh as a team is having a strong season, and Bonaccorsi has been part of that. He has not been able to break through against highly ranked competition, but he is getting the shot here. Smith is probably undersized for 184, but his ability to control the pace of the match will likely help him here. Look for Smith to pull out a close match. Prediction: Smith (Oklahoma State) dec. Bonaccorsi (Pittsburgh) 197: No. 13 Tanner Orndorff (Utah Valley) vs. Josh Hokit (Fresno State) Where/When: Fresno State at Utah Valley, Friday, Jan. 18 Orndorff holds a pair of victories over Hokit from last season. He defeated him last January 9-4 and then again in March 11-4. However, Hokit remains one of the best stories in college wrestling as he competes at both wrestling and football. He will likely struggle to score with Orndorff as he has in the past. However, it is always intriguing to see a guy compete at a high level in two sports at once. Prediction: Orndorff (Utah Valley) dec. Hokit (Fresno State) 285: No. 2 Derek White (Oklahoma State) vs. No. 13 Demetrius Thomas (Pittsburgh) Where/When: Oklahoma State at Pittsburgh, Saturday, Jan. 19 As previously mentioned, Pittsburgh is having a comeback season this year. The transfer of Thomas has certainly helped. The former NAIA champion has gone 20-2 on the year, but he has not really gotten a shot at top ranked talent. He will certainly get that chance here. Outside of a tough match against No. 1 Gable Steveson (Minnesota), White has looked virtually unstoppable this season. He won the Southern Scuffle and along the way he bested No. 11 Thomas Haines (Lock Haven), No. 4 Anthony Cassar (Penn State) and Nick Nevills (Penn State). White should be able to use his footwork and takedown ability to take this match. However, Thomas is not a walkthrough and has a legitimate shot at an upset in this contest. Prediction: White (Oklahoma State) dec. Thomas (Pittsburgh)

In four season of the present iteration of the Suburban League in Northeast Ohio, Brecksville and Wadsworth are each 24-0 in American Division dual meets where they do not face each other. All of those dual meets have been decisive blowouts. When the two teams collide, the dual meet has been tightly contested in each of the previous three seasons. January 7, 2016 - part of double dual at Cuyahoga Falls - Wadsworth 28-22 (8-6 matches) January 17, 2017 - dual at Wadsworth - Wadsworth 31-29 (7-7 matches) January 18, 2018 - dual at Brecksville - Brecksville 28-25 (8-6 matches) Expect Thursday's match at Wadsworth to be no different. Brecksville enters the contest ranked No. 34 in the country, while the host Grizzlies are currently ranked No. 29. Both teams are also among the top five teams in Ohio's big-school division (Division I). Below is a match-by-match preview of the dual meet, assuming "normal" starting lineups. It should be noted that there could be movement by Wadsworth at around 152 and at 182/195, while Brecksville could have movement in the 182-220 range. 106 pounds: Pito Castro (Brecksville) vs. Mason Brugh (Wadsworth). Both freshmen placed third in their weight class last year at the junior high state tournament, which is a division-less event. Castro had missed the season to date with injury until his return for a double dual last week, while Brugh was champion at North Canton, third at Medina, and one match from placing at the Walsh Ironman. 113: Jack Stanley (B) vs. Mikey Lewarchik (W). Stanley placed fourth at 106 pounds last year at the state tournament, while Lewarchik went 1-2, both competing at 106 pounds. This season Stanley was third at the Brecksville tournament, while Lewarchik missed December due to injury but has been back here in January. Stanley won both meetings against Lewarchik last year, dual meet and conference tournament. 120: Cole Kowatch (B) vs. Landen Hacker (W). The sophomore Kowatch was closed out of the lineup last year at 106/113 by a pair of state placers, while fellow sophomore Hacker placed seventh at state in this weight class. Hacker missed both Ironman and Medina, then returned for Medina but had to default out in the quarterfinals; he has competed in the Grizzlies' January competitions as well. 126: Jimmy Carmany (B) vs. Hunter Griffin (W). Carmany placed fourth at state in this weight class as a sophomore last season, while fellow junior Griffin was 2-2 at the district tournament competing at 113 last year. This season Carmany was one match from placement at the Beast of the East, and then won Brecksville most notably upsetting nationally ranked Dylan Shawver (Elyria) in the semifinal. Griffin was one match from a top six finish at North Canton and one match from placement at Medina. 132: James Brontrup (B) vs. Logan Scandlon (W). Neither sophomore in this match is among their team's heralded wrestlers. Bronstrup was closed out of the lineup last season by Brecksville's loaded group of lower-weights, the Bees placed in every weight from 106-145 last year at state. This season he placed eighth at Brecksville. Scandlon competed last year for Division II Cloverleaf, qualifying for district at 120 pounds, but going two-and-out. 138: No. 13 Marco Regalbuto vs. No. 19 Luke Baughman (W). Both wrestlers in this match are nationally ranked, and each is a three-time qualifier and two-time state medalist. Baughman won a 5-3 decision in their only meeting of last season, during the state semifinal in this weight class. Last year in the dual meet, Regalbuto weighed in at 145 and won his match at 152, while the league meet he lost in the semifinal. Two years ago, Baughman placed one spot higher on the state podium but lost to Regalbuto in multiple meetings. Both wrestlers won a major in-state tournament this year, Regalbuto at Brecksville and Baughman at North Canton and Medina (Regalbuto was third at the Beast); each was one match from placement at the Ironman, and each has multiple wins over nationally ranked opposition (Baughman has multiple losses to non-ranked opposition this season). 145: Nick Campbell (B) vs. No. 11 Michael North (W). Regardless of whom Brecksville puts out for this match, that wrestler will be a massive underdog against two-time state placer North, who has titles at North Canton and Medina to go with a fifth place finish at the Ironman. Last season North was fourth at the state meet, and after the season a FloNationals champion. 152: No. 14 Victor Voinovich (B) vs. Logan Messer (W). Voinovich won state last year as a freshman at 145 pounds, beating a pair of nationally ranked wrestlers on the way to that gold medal. This season he was runner-up at Brecksville losing 1-0 to No. 2 (at 160) Cameron Amine (Detroit Catholic Central, Mich.) in the final. Messer placed fifth at state last year as a freshman down at 132 pounds, and this season placed third at both North Canton and Medina. 160: Anthony Rizzo/Isaac Sell (B) vs. Jeff Buckland/Logan Shiarla/Jacob Walsh (W). Assuming Wadsworth doesn't just absorb 152 and move Messer up to here, this becomes a "swing match" of the dual meet as it's a pair of unheralded wrestlers going against one another. Rizzo was a non-starter last year as a freshman, while Sell went 2-2 at the district tournament; Buckland and Shiarla were non-starters last year, while Walsh placed at junior high state (he could also be used to strategically fill in at 152) 170: Rizzo/Sell (B) vs. Dominic Loparo (W). Outside of 145, this is the biggest mismatch of the dual that points in the favor of Wadsworth. Loparo went 1-2 at the state tournament last year as a sophomore at 160 pounds. This school year has been a superlative one - he was an integral two-way player (RB/LB) on a state quarterfinalist football team that finished the season 12-1, and on the mat has titles at North Catnon and Medina to his credit. 182: Ben Vanadia (B) vs. Jonathan List/Jamien Jackson (W). Both Vanadia and List qualified last year for state as freshmen, each went 0-2 at 152 pounds. Vanadia has been most excellent this season, missing placement at both the Ironman and Beast by one match before taking third at Brecksville. Wadsworth in dual meets season-to-date-has weighed in both List and Jackson, though List has been the wrestler in this weight at tournaments (Jackson at 195). On the season, List missed a top six finish at North Canton by one match before taking fourth at Medina. 195: Ethan Hatcher (B) vs. List/Jackson (W). Hatcher has qualified for state as both a freshman and sophomore, going 0-2 on each occasion, those at 152 and 170. During the past off-season, he placed at the NHSCA Sophomore Nationals, UWW Cadet Nationals in freestyle, and the Cadet Freestyle Nationals in Fargo. This season, he placed at the Ironman and the Beast before a runner-up finish at Brecksville. The sophomore Jackson missed top six at North Canton by one match before missing placement at Medina by one match. Hatcher pinned Jackson at the Ironman. 220: TBD (B) vs. Mason Beal (W). This is another very fluid match. Brecksville could go any number of directions on this match depending on what happens the two weight classes before. Wadsworth could use the sophomore Beal here, or they may choose to weigh-in one of List or Jackson and 195 and bump to cover this match. 285: Ryan Stadler (B) vs. Zach Linn (L). It's a pair of seniors in this match, neither of whom is exactly heralded. Stadler was 1-2 at the district tournament last year, while Linn was a backup to a pair of state placers at 220/285. Should the dual start at 106 and come down to this match, it would be the classic dual meet scenario where it comes down to "squad guys" deciding a team's fate.

Lock Haven's Kyle Shoop is tied with Oklahoma State's Daton Fix for the most technical falls (Photo/Sam Janicki, SJanickiPhoto.com) INDIANAPOLIS -- The NCAA has released updated standings for the 2019 NCAA Wrestling Awards that will be awarded in March at the respective Division I, II and III Wrestling Championships. The inaugural NCAA Wrestling Awards were presented at the 2012 wrestling championships. The three awards, given in each division, honor the Most Dominant Wrestler as well as the student-athletes that have accumulated the most falls and the most technical falls throughout the course of the regular and postseasons. For falls and tech falls to be counted they must come against opponents in the same division (i.e. Division II vs. Division II). Ties in the two categories are broken based on the aggregate time. The Division I lead in falls is also the all-division best mark as George Mason 165-pounder Colston DiBlasi has put his opponents' shoulders down 14 times this season, two more than Central Michigan heavyweight Matt Stencel. Penn State national champion Bo Nickal and Kent State's Andrew McNally are also in double figures with 10. A three-way tie with eight falls marks the Division II standings for the second week in a row between Lake Erie's Evan Loughman, Upper Iowa's Justin Folley and Mercyhurst's Jacob Robb. Loughman wins the tiebreaker with an aggregate time of 17:01 at heavyweight to rank first. The falls race in Division III features four wrestlers with 13 this season, paced by SUNY Oneonta heavyweight James Bethel with an aggregate time of 15:56 as it is taking him less than 75 seconds on average to deliver the fall. Wartburg's Brennen Doebel, Mount Union's Conner Homan and NYU's Izaake Zuckerman also have reached 13 falls this season, while four more wrestlers are nipping at their heels with 12. Oklahoma State's Daton Fix has moved into a tie with Lock Haven's Kyle Shoop, last year's winner for most tech falls, with 10 in Division I. Shoop holds an eight-minute advantage in aggregate time to hold the tiebreaker and the top spot in this week's standings. Minnesota's Ethan Lizak is alone in third with eight at 133 pounds, followed by three more competitors with seven. Tech falls have been a little harder to come by in Division II, where four wrestlers have each earned a quartet of tech falls. Central Oklahoma 184-pounder Heath Gray holds the tiebreaker with an aggregate time of 18:13 over Augustana (South Dakota) 184-pounder Daniel Bishop in 19:44. Mercyhurst's Logan Grass (20:24) and Josh Portillo of Nebraska-Kearney (21:18) are also within three minutes of the lead. Messiah 149-pounder Stephen Maloney is pulling away early in Division III with 12 tech falls to lead all NCAA divisions. Heidelberg's Jeremiah Slagle is trying to keep pace in solo second with nine, while Jordin James of Mount Union is in solo third with eight. The initial Most Dominant Wrestler standings will be released later this season to allow wrestlers to achieve the minimum amount of matches required to be eligible for the standings.

The middle of January is here, and it's already the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend. Crunch time is fast approaching with at least one state ready to start its individual state tournament series next weekend. Below is the list of scheduled competition that appear in the Fab 50 national high school team rankings for the week of Jan. 16-22. No. 1 Blair Academy, N.J. -- travels to No. 2 Wyoming Seminary (Pa.) for dual meet on Friday No. 2 Wyoming Seminary, Pa. -- hosts No. 1 Blair Academy (N.J.) in a dual meet on Friday No. 3 Buchanan, Calif. -- hosts No. 17 Clovis (Calif.) in a dual meet on Thursday No. 4 Bergen Catholic, N.J. -- travels to DePaul Catholic (N.J.) for dual meet on Friday, hosts the Crusader Matters Invitational on Saturday No. 5 Montini Catholic, Ill. -- competes in the Chicago Catholic League Tournament at Providence Catholic (Ill.) on Friday and Saturday No. 6 Lake Highland Prep, Fla. -- competes in the regional round of the state dual meet tournament on Thursday, competes in the Chase Life Invitational at Palmetto Ridge (Fla.) on Friday and Saturday No. 7 Cincinnati (Ohio) LaSalle -- competes in the Escape the Rock Tournament at Council Rock (Pa.) South on Saturday and Sunday No. 8 St. Edward, Ohio -- travels to No. 49 St. Paris (Ohio) Graham for dual meet on Saturday No. 9 Detroit Catholic Central, Mich. -- travels to Lowell (Mich.) for dual meet on Friday No. 10 Gilroy, Calif. -- travels to Monte Vista Christian (Calif.) for dual meet on Thursday, competes in the Overfelt (Calif.) Classic on Saturday No. 11 Tuttle, Okla. -- competes in the district duals at Pawls Valley (Okla.) on Thursday, travels to Deer Creek (Okla.) for dual meet on Tuesday 1/22 No. 12 Liberty, Mo. -- competes in the Winnetonka (Mo.) Tournament on Friday and Saturday No. 13 Broken Arrow, Okla. -- travels to Ponca City (Okla.) for dual meet on Thursday No. 14 Bethlehem Catholic, Pa. -- travels to East Stroudsburg (Pa.) North for dual meet on Wednesday, hosts Whitehall (Pa.) in a dual meet on Thursday, competes in the Escape the Rock Tournament at Council Rock (Pa.) South on Saturday and Sunday No. 15 Park Hill, Mo. -- competes in the Winnetonka (Mo.) Tournament on Friday and Saturday, hosts Raymore-Peculiar (Mo.) and Lee's Summit (Mo.) West in tri-meet on Tuesday 1/22 No. 16 Allen, Texas -- competes in the Owosso (Okla.) Duals on Friday and Saturday No. 17 Clovis, Calif. -- travels to No. 3 Buchanan (Calif.) for dual meet on Thursday, competes in the Pittman (Calif.) Rumble on Saturday No. 18 Chicago (Ill.) Mt. Carmel -- competes in the Chicago Catholic League Tournament at Providence Catholic (Ill.) on Friday and Saturday No. 19 Southeast Polk, Iowa -- travels to West Des Moines (Iowa) Valley for dual meet on Thursday, competes in the Ed Winger Invitational at Urbandale (Iowa) on Saturday No. 20 Oak Park River Forest, Ill. -- travels to Hinsdale Central (Ill.) for dual meet on Thursday, hosts the OPRF Invitational on Saturday No. 22 Poway, Calif. -- hosts Del Norte (Calif.) and Mt. Carmel (Calif.) in tri-meet on Thursday No. 23 Kasson-Mantorville, Minn. -- travels to Kenyon-Wanamingo (Minn.) for dual meet on Thursday No. 24 Simley, Minn. -- travels to Tartan (Minn.) for tri-meet along with South St. Paul (Minn.), competes in the Ellsworth (Wis.) Invitational on Saturday No. 25 Brighton, Mich. -- competes in the Maumee Bay Classic at Oregon Clay (Ohio) on Friday and Saturday No. 26 Mount St. Joseph's, Md. -- competes in the War on the Shore Tournament at Stephen Decatur (Md.) on Friday and Saturday No. 27 Delbarton, N.J. -- hosts Roxbury (N.J.) in a dual meet tonight, competes in the Escape the Rock Tournament at Council Rock (Pa.) South on Saturday and Sunday No. 28 Elyria, Ohio -- travels to Mentor (Ohio) for tri-meet along with Shaker Hts (Ohio) on Thursday, competes in the Maumee Bay Classic at Oregon Clay (Ohio) on Friday and Saturday No. 29 Wadsworth, Ohio -- hosts No. 34 Brecksville (Ohio) in a dual meet on Thursday No. 30 Kiski Area, Pa. -- hosts Franklin Regional (Pa.) in a dual meet on Wednesday, hosts Connellsville (Pa.) in a dual meet on Saturday No. 31 Paulsboro, N.J. -- hosts Haddon Township (N.J.) in a dual meet on Wednesday, competes in the Escape the Rock Tournament at Council Rock (Pa.) South on Saturday and Sunday No. 32 Selma, Calif. -- competes in the True Wrestler Invitational at Mission Oak (Calif.) on Saturday No. 33 Davison, Mich. -- travels to Lapeer (Mich.) for quad meet on Wednesday, competes in the Gary Rivers Memorial Dual Tournament at Lowell (Mich.) on Saturday No. 34 Brecksville, Ohio -- travels to No. 29 Wadsworth (Ohio) for dual meet on Thursday, competes in the Bill Dies Memorial Tournament at Akron (Ohio) Firestone on Friday and Saturday No. 35 South Plainfield, N.J. -- hosts Monroe (N.J.) in a dual meet on Wedneday, hosts Howell (N.J.) in a dual meet on Thursday, travels to Toms River (N.J.) North for tri-meet along with High Point (N.J.) on Saturday, travels to Southern Regional (N.J.) for dual meet on Tuesday 1/22 No. 36 Bethlehem (Pa.) Liberty -- travels to Pleasant Valley (Pa.) for dual meet on Wednesday, hosts Stroudsburg (Pa.) in a dual meet on Thursday No. 37 Northampton, Pa. -- travels to Pocono Mountain East (Pa.) for dual meet on Wednesday, hosts Emmaus (Pa.) in a dual meet on Thursday, competes in the Escape the Rock Tournament at Council Rock (Pa.) South on Saturday and Sunday No. 38 Parkersburg (W.Va.) South -- competes in the OVAC Tournament in Wheeling (W.Va) on Thursday through Saturday No. 39 Marmion Academy, Ill. -- competes in the Chicago Catholic League Tournament at Providence Catholic (Ill.) on Friday and Saturday No. 40 Reynolds, Pa. -- hosts Greenville (Pa.) in a dual meet on Wednesday, competes in the Ultimate Duals at Brookville (Pa.) on Saturday No. 41 Brownsburg, Ind. -- hosts Columbus East (Ind.) in a dual meet on either Thursday or Friday, competes in the Hoosier Crossroads Conference Tournament at Franklin Central (Ind.) on Saturday No. 42 Erie (Pa.) Cathedral Prep -- hosts Meadville (Pa.) in a dual meet on Wednesday No. 43 Shakopee, Minn. -- travels to Apple Valley (Minn.) for a dual meet on Thursday, competes in the Champlin Park (Minn.) Duals on Saturday No. 44 Waverly-Shell Rock, Iowa -- hosts Charles City (Iowa) and Waukon (Iowa) in a tri-meet on Thurdsay, travels to Osage (Iowa) for dual meet on Friday, hosts the Rick Caldwell Invitational on Saturday No. 45 Stoughton, Wis. -- hosts Morona Grove (Wis.) and McFarland (Wis.) in a tri-meet on Friday, competes in the Zelinski Duals at Whithall (Wis.) on Saturday No. 46 Don Bosco, Iowa -- competes in the OA-BCIG (Iowa) Tournament on Saturday, travels to Baxter (Iowa) for tri-meet along with North Tama (Iowa) on Tuesday 1/22 No. 47 Toppenish, Wash. -- competes in the Washington Dream Duals at the Spokane (Wash.) Convention Center on Saturday No. 48 Nazareth, Pa. -- travels to Allentown (Pa.) Central Catholic for dual meet on Wednesday, hosts Dieruff (Pa.) in a dual meet on Thursday No. 49 St. Paris (Ohio) Graham -- hosts No. 8 St. Edward (Ohio) in a dual meet on Saturday Off this week: No. 21 St. John Bosco (Calif.), No. 50 Indianapolis (Ind.) Cathedral

Missouri's Jaydin Eierman defeated UNI's Josh Alber 12-6 in last year's dual (Photo/Mark Lundy, Lutte-Lens.com) If there's such a thing, last week almost had too many ranked duals to keep up with. It turned out to be nine duals in total that saw ranked teams clash. This weekend is a little different, but will still feature five matches that pit ranked team against each other, and the actions begins Thursday night with a top-20 dual. Note: All times Eastern Time (ET). Thursday No. 16 Northern Iowa at No. 6 Missouri (8 p.m.) Coach Doug Schwab and the Northern Iowa Panthers travel to Columbia (Mo.) with hopes of handing the undefeated Missouri Tigers their first loss of the season. Coach Brian Smith's team is 6-0 this season and has won 31 straight dual meets, while the Panthers are 2-3 in dual action this season. There will be back-to-back top-20 matchups in this dual. They'll be at 141 pounds and 149 pounds. At 141 pounds, Missouri's two-time NCAA All-American and third-ranked Jaydin Eierman (Missouri) will wrestle Northern Iowa's eighth-ranked Josh Alber (Northern Iowa) for the third time in college. Eierman stuck Alber in their first meeting and scored a 12-6 victory over the Panther in last year's dual. Eierman, who was on a 10-match win streak, is looking to rebound after suffering a 3-1 loss to returning NCAA champion Yianni Diakomihalis of Cornell. Alber, on the other hand, brings an eight-match win streak into Columbia. At 149 pounds, Northern Iowa's ninth-ranked Max Thomsen will take on No. 13 Brock Mauller. Thomsen, a fifth-place finisher at the NCAA Championships two seasons ago, is 13-4 on the season, with two of those losses coming in his last five matches. Mauller is 20-1 this season and has rallied off 13 straight wins after dropping his match against Iowa State's Jarrett Degen at the Lindenwood Open. Friday No. 7 Minnesota at No. 17 Illinois (7 p.m.) The seventh-ranked Gophers head to Urbana-Champaign to wrestle the No. 17 Illinois Fighting Illini. Both of these teams are looking to bounce back after dropping their last dual. The Gophers lost to the fourth-ranked Iowa Hawkeyes, and the Illini lost to the fifth-ranked Michigan Wolverines. The first four weights of the dual will peg ranked opponents against each other, but the matchup to watch comes at 141 where Illinois' fourth-ranked Mike Carr will wrestle seventh-ranked Mitchell McKee. Carr, the Big Ten runner-up last year, returned to the Illini lineup last weekend and went 2-0 after sitting out over a month to rehab an ankle injury that he suffered at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational. Carr is 6-2 on the season, with both of his losses coming to Missouri's third-ranked Jaydin Eierman. His opponent, McKee, is 10-1 on the season and has won his last four matches, including scoring a 5-3 decision over Iowa's No. 15 Max Murin in last weekend's dual. McKee's only loss this year was to North Carolina's A.C. Headlee. Other ranked matchups: 125: No. 6 Sean Russell (Minnesota) vs. Travis Piotrowski (Illinois) 133: No. 9 Ethan Lizak (Minnesota) vs. No. 17 Dylan Duncan (Illinois) 149: No. 7 Steve Bleise Minnesota vs. No. 13 Eric Barone (Illinois) No. 14 Rutgers at No. 4 Iowa (9 p.m.) Coach Scott Goodale brings his No. 14 Scarlet Knights to Iowa City to take on the undefeated fourth-ranked Iowa Hawkeyes. Rutgers is 7-3 this season and fell to second-ranked Oklahoma State after upsetting coach Chris Bono's No. 11 Wisconsin Badgers. This weekend's dual at Carver-Hawkeye will feature three top-20 matches, but all eyes will be on the 133-pound match where Rutgers' third-ranked returning NCAA runner-up Nick Suriano will wrestle Iowa's eighth-ranked Austin DeSanto. Both of these wrestlers dominated the headlines last weekend, and for all the wrong reasons. Suriano was in the headlines for his sudden victory loss to Oklahoma State's second-ranked Daton Fix. Suriano was hit with a hands-to-the-face call in sudden victory and fell for only the second time in his career, bringing his career record to 39-2. DeSanto, who dominated the headlines at last year's NCAA Championships for hitting a kimura on Michigan's eventual NCAA runner-up Stevan Micic, again dominated headlines after shoving Minnesota's ninth-ranked Ethan Lizak's face into the mat as time expired. This will be the first time they've met. Other ranked matches: 157: No. 14 John Van Brill (Rutgers) vs. No. 5 Kaleb Young (Iowa) 184: No. 17 Nick Gravina (Rutgers) vs. No. 13 Cash Wilcke (Iowa) Saturday No. 2 Oklahoma State at No. 15 Pittsburgh (1 p.m.) Coach John Smith leads his second-ranked Cowboys into Pittsburgh for arguably the best dual in the country when his undefeated Cowboys take on the undefeated Pitt Panthers. The Cowboys are 6-0, and the Panthers are 8-0. For the second week in a row, Cowboy freshman Daton Fix will wrestle a top-five opponent. Fix, who is ranked second in the nation, brings an undefeated 19-0 record into Pittsburgh after defeating Rutgers' third-ranked Nick Suriano in overtime last weekend. Fix is set to take on Pittsburgh's fourth-ranked Micky Phillippi. Phillippi is 12-1 this season, with his only loss coming to the man that Fix just beat, Nick Suriano. The Panther lost that match to Suriano, 11-3. Other ranked matchups: 157: No. 19 Andrew Shomers (Oklahoma State) vs. No. 10 Taleb Rahmani (Pittsburgh) 184: No. 11 Jacobe Smith (Oklahoma State) vs. No. 12 Nino Bonaccorsi (Pittsburgh) 285: No. 2 Derek White (Oklahoma State) vs. No. 13 Demetrius Thomas (Pittsburgh) Sunday No. 12 Nebraska at No. 1 Penn State (1 p.m.) Coach Mark Manning and the and No. 12 Nebraska head to Happy Valley to wrestle coach Cael Sanderson's defending NCAA champions and top-ranked Penn State Nittany Lions. This is the sixth time the Huskers have faced a ranked opponent this season. They're 4-2 against top-25 opponents, with the pair of losses coming to No. 9 NC State and No. 11 Wisconsin. Seven of the duals 10 bouts will see top-20 wrestlers clash, including four matches where each wrestler sits inside the top 10. The match to be most excited about comes at 157 pounds where two-time NCAA champion and top-ranked Jason Nolf will wrestle two-time All-American and second-ranked Tyler Berger. Nolf is 15-0 this season and has scored bonus points in every match that he's wrestled. He has nine falls, four major decisions, and two technical falls. Last weekend, Nolf scored a 19-7 major decision over Northwestern's third-ranked Ryan Deakin. Berger is 15-1 on the season, with his only loss coming to Purdue's No. 12 Griffin Parriott. In addition to Jason Nolf, Penn State could potentially send out three other top-ranked wrestlers to face a ranked Nebraska opponent. The other three top-ranked Nittany Lions are Vincenzo Joseph (165), Mark Hall (174) and Bo Nickal (197). Joseph, the reigning two-time NCAA champion who is undefeated on the season, sat out last weekend's dual against Wisconsin's third-ranked Evan Wick. It is not clear if he'll be back for this dual, but if he is, he'll take on sixth-ranked Isaiah White, who is 10-3 this year. Joseph scored an overtime takedown to win the pairs only other matchup, which came at last year's NCAA Championships. At 174 pounds, top-ranked Mark Hall, an NCAA champion from two seasons ago, will take on ninth-ranked Mikey Labriola, while No. 1 Bo Nickal will wrestle No. 11 Eric Schultz at 197. Other ranked matchups: 141: No. 19 Chad Red (Nebraska) vs. No. 6 Nick Lee (Penn State) 184: No. 5 Taylor Venz (Nebraska) vs. No. 3 Shakur Rasheed (Penn State) 285: No. 14 David Jensen (Nebraska) vs. No. 4 Anthony Cassar (Penn State)

AUSTIN, Texas -- Today, USA Wrestling, the national governing body for wrestling in the United States, and FloSports, the innovator in live digital sports and original content, have announced that the general public will be able to order tickets for the two 2019 Final X events starting on Tuesday, Jan. 22 online through FinalX.tv Final X: Rutgers will be hosted at the Rutgers Athletic Center (RAC) on the campus of Rutgers University in Piscataway, N.J., on Saturday, June 8. Final X: Lincoln will be hosted at the Bob Devaney Center on the campus of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln on Saturday, June 15. The Final X series will determine the 2019 U.S. Senior World Teams in all three of the Olympic disciplines. There will be a best-of-three series to determine who will wrestle at the 2019 Senior World Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan, September 14-22, 2019. Ticket prices will be the same for both Final X locations this year. There are two sessions in each Final X event, and a ticket will cover admission for both sessions that day. The price breakdown for Final X tickets in both Rutgers and Lincoln are: • VIP Floor - $100 • Reserved seating (100 level) - $65 • General Admission (200 - 300 level) - $40 • Group (GA only) - Buy 10 or more tickets and get $40 off A pre-sale for season ticket holders for Rutgers wrestling and for Nebraska wrestling has already begun. This presale opportunity will be conducted prior to the start of ticket sales to the general public on January 22. Each of the 30 World Championships weight classes have been assigned to a Final X location: June 8 Final X: Rutgers weight classes Men's Freestyle: 65 kg, 79 kg, 86 kg, 92 kg, 125 kg Women's Freestyle: 50 kg, 57 kg, 65 kg, 68 kg, 72 kg Greco-Roman: 55 kg, 67 kg, 77 kg, 82 kg, 87 kg June 15 Final X: Lincoln weight classes Men's Freestyle: 57 kg, 61 kg, 70 kg, 74 kg, 97 kg Women's Freestyle: 53 kg, 55 kg, 59 kg, 62 kg, 76 kg Greco-Roman: 60 kg, 63 kg, 72 kg, 97 kg, 130 kg Both of these events will have exclusive live and on-demand coverage on FloWrestling, as well as on the FloSports apps on iOS, Roku and Apple TV 4. The exact time of each session for each Final X event will be announced shortly. In addition, the specific weight classes for each session will be announced at a later date. Athletes who were World medalists in 2018 will advance directly to Final X, if they declare they will compete in the same weight class again this year by a specific date to be determined. For more information, visit FinalX.tv, FloWrestling.org or TheMat.com. About FloSports FloSports, the innovator in live digital sports and original content, partners with event rights holders, governing bodies, and other media companies to unlock a world of sports coverage that true fans have been waiting for. Through live streaming of premier events, original video programming, and weekly studio shows, FloSports is growing the sports, the events, the athletes, and the fans. Current verticals under the FloSports header include Wrestling, Rugby, MMA, Football, Track, Gymnastics, Hockey, and more. About USA Wrestling USA Wrestling is the National Governing Body for the sport of wrestling in the United States and, as such, is its representative to the United States Olympic Committee and United World Wrestling, the international wrestling federation. USA Wrestling is the central organization that coordinates amateur wrestling programs in the nation and works to create interest and participation in these programs. USA Wrestling has more than 237,000 members, including athletes, coaches, officials, parents, fans and others who are actively involved in the sport. Its president is Bruce Baumgartner, and its Executive Director is Rich Bender.

AMES, Iowa -- Iowa State head wrestling coach Kevin Dresser announced today the short-term addition of Ben Durbin as the new Volunteer Assistant Coach for the Iowa State wrestling team. Durbin has spent the last two years competing on the senior circuit under the Cyclone Regional Training Center. Ben Durbin"We are very excited to have Ben join us in the second part of this season," Dresser said. "He is a valuable member of our RTC and very dedicated and loyal guy to Iowa State Wrestling. He is also a graduate of Iowa State. Moving forward, we want to continue to keep guys like Ben in our program. It will make an immediate impact for ISU Wrestling." Durbin is a US Open medal winner, and has finished on the podium at several other senior-level competitions, the most recent a runner-up finish at the 2018 Cerro Pelado in Cuba. The Gilbert, Iowa native played four years of football at Wyoming and finished his career playing defensive line at Iowa State. "I'm excited to continue to support these guys," Durbin said of the Iowa State wrestling program. "Whether it's wrestling on the mat or whatever, I'm excited to see the continued growth. It's cool to see what toughness can do and I'm excited to see that continue through this year."

Scott Parker defeated Wyoming's Mantorie Bridges to place seventh at the 2018 NCAAs (Photo/Juan Garcia) The wrestling career of Lehigh's Scott Parker has come to an end. The two-time All-American has battled a shoulder injury that will prevent him from competing. He posted a message on Twitter announcing his retirement from the sport. Last season, Parker placed seventh at the NCAAs at 133 pounds after winning his second straight EIWA title. He was an eighth-place finisher at the NCAAs in 2017.

Daton Fix edged Nick Suriano at 133 pounds (Photo/Juan Garcia) PISCATAWAY, N.J.-- Cowboy Daton Fix defeated No. 3 Nick Suriano in a packed Rutgers Athletic Center, helping the Cowboys to a 26-5 defeat of the Scarlett Knights on Sunday afternoon. Oklahoma State won eight of 10 bouts to secure the win. "It's nice to win on the road; that's important to do," said coach John Smith. "I think we can be better. We were competitive on the road though, and we'll take it and work to get better." Fix's 3-2 double-tiebreaker lasted more than 30 minutes. After a scoreless first period, the pair scored only escapes in regulation, sending the bout to overtime. Rutgers coaches challenged for a locked hands call on Fix but were unsuccessful. A locked hands call on Suriano was then overturned. In SV2, Fix won the 3-2 decision after a hands to the face call on Suriano. The win pushed Fix to 20-0 on the season. Nick Piccininni won by technical fall (Photo/Juan Garcia) Nick Piccininni started the Cowboys off with a shutout technical fall over Shane Metzler. It marked his ninth of the season and moved his nearfall total to a team-leading nine. Also earning a bonus-point win for the Pokes was Jacobe Smith at 184 pounds. The 14-5 major decision was his second with extra points in as many days. After bumping up to 165 pounds for the weekend, Andrew Shomers gutted out a 5-4 decision over Stephan Glasgow. Joe Smith and Kaid Brock defeated their opponents, 9-6. The Cowboys' first of two lost bouts came at 149 pounds where Kaden Gfeller dropped a 10-7 decision to No. 2 Anthony Ashnault. Jonce Blaylock then lost, 4-3, to No. 15 John Van Brill. OSU capped off the dual with back-to-back wins at 197 and heavyweight. Dakota Geer won a hard-fought 4-2 decision over Matt Correnti, and Derek White took his bout with Christian Colucci, 4-2, also. Each team was deducted a team point for unsportsmanlike conduct following the match at 149 pounds. The Cowboys return to action next week with a conference matchup in Morgantown on Friday at 8 p.m. EST. From there, the team travels to Pittsburgh to take on the Panthers the next day. Results: 125: No. 4 Nick Piccininni (OSU) TF Shane Metzler (RUTG), 16-0 133: No. 4 Daton Fix (OSU) dec. No. 3 Nick Suriano (RUTG) TB2 3-2 141: No. 12 Kaid Brock (OSU) dec. Pete Lipari (RUTG), 9-6 149: No. 2 Anthony Ashnault (RUTG) dec. No. 6 Kaden Gfeller (OSU), 10-7 157: No. 15 John Van Brill (RUTG) dec. Jonce Blaylock (OSU), 4-3 165: No. 18 Andrew Shomers (OSU) dec. Stephan Glasgow (RUTG), 5-4 174: No. 5 Joe Smith (OSU) dec. Joe Grello (RUTG), 9-6 184: No. 11 Jacobe Smith (OSU) MD Willie Scott (RUTG), 14-5 197: No. 10 Dakota Geer (OSU) dec. Matt Correnti (RUTG), 4-2 285: No. 3 Derek White (OKST) dec. Christian Colucci (RUTG), 4-2

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- The Navy wrestling team (3-1, 2-0 EIWA) won seven matches, including three by way of fall, to secure a 30-12 victory over Hofstra (1-6, 0-2 EIWA) Sunday evening at Alumni Hall. The Mids dropped the first match of the dual, but won six straight to take a 24-3 lead and never looked back. "Today was a good challenge for the 10 athletes who had the opportunity to compete in the Navy blue and gold singlet," said fifth-year Navy head coach Joel Sharratt. "Hofstra came to wrestle and several of our guys had to work hard to open up opportunities to put points on the board. The team we wrestled tonight challenged us in certain positions we don't see a lot and it was a valuable match and great experience for these guys. "We move forward into a big week with Lehigh and Duke and every athlete on our roster has to maximize the lessons learned to get better every day in Lejeune Hall and every weekend in Alumni Hall. Our wrestlers have a huge upside and the attitude is positive and commitment unparalleled. Tomorrow we get back to work. "Special thanks to everyone at the Naval Academy and the world-class effort to meet the mission despite the poor weather conditions. The athletic department staff and IAP did an amazing job to get the gates open to host the event." The Highlights • Hofstra opened the day wrestling at American (12-noon) where it dropped a 22-12 decision. • Sunday's match marked the Mids' first home event since playing host to the annual Navy Classic on Nov. 17 and their first home dual of the 2018-19 season. • Navy now owns a 6-0 series advantage against Hofstra, including a 4-0 mark in matches contested in Annapolis (20-6 in 1961, 26-6 in 1963, 34-8 in 1974, 30-12 in 2019). • 197-pound junior Joshua Roetman pushed his dual record to 4-0 this season after pinning (3:48) Hofstra senior Nezar Haddad. Roetman is the only wrestler on the Navy roster to win all four duals this season. While Roeman is 4-0, senior heavyweight Thomas Ott is now 3-0 after capturing a 3-2 victory over Omar Haddad. • Three of Navy's seven victories were by fall - Spencer Carey at 174, Joshua Roetman at 197 and Casey Cobb at 133. • Sophomore Wyatt Long made his first collegiate dual appearance, replacing Jared Prince in the lineup at 149 pounds. • Sophomore 165-pound Tanner Skidgel overcame a 2-0 deficit to post an escape and takedown in the final 48 seconds to secure a 3-2 win over Hofstra's Ricky Stamm. • 19th-ranked Spencer Carey produced eight takedowns in the first and second period before pinning rookie 174-pound Corey Langner at 4:55. • Senior 184-pound Anthony Cable earned his first collegiate dual victory by way of a 3-2 decision against Trey Rogers. Cable recorded the match-winning point with his third-period escape which was the only point scored by either wrestler in the third period. • Sophomore 133-pound Casey Cobb built a 10-0 lead on a takedown and a pair of four-point nearfalls before pinning Hofstra's Jacob Martin as time ran out in the second period. • Just 45 seconds had elapsed in the 141-pound match between 17th-ranked Nicholas Gil of Navy and Hofstra's Garrett Lambert when the match was halted due to an injury. Lambert was awarded a point after Gil was called for an illegal hold that sent Lambert into a concussion protocol. After roughly a five-minute examination, Lambert was unable to continue and because it was an illegal hold that caused the injury, Lambert was awarded the victory which accounted for six points. More from the Coach • Tanner Skidgel had a gutsy performance and was relentless in his Expect To Win attitude when he scored the go-ahead takedown at the 30-second mark. He is very talented and tonight that takedown late in a hard-fought match showed grit and determination. • Spencer Carey demonstrates what being brilliant in the basics can do to any opponent. He wrestled in great position, worked hard in every position and always stayed aggressive. Earning a win by fall was the by-product of physically imposing himself on his opponent. • Roetman went out there against a talented opponent and forced his position and capitalized in forcing his position, wrestling through the edge and wrestling IQ to win by fall. • Thomas Ott remains one of the crowd favorites. His effort and determination was palatable and he earned a nice win against a good athlete tonight. • Jacob Allen was dominant in leg attacks, but was beaten by a technical deficiency in one area and that cost him that match. He is one of the hardest workers in the program and I was not surprised to see him being mentored immediately after his match by Jared Prince in an effort to gain knowledge and get better every week. • Nick Gil wrestles hard and physical and when you are as explosive as he is, there is always a risk of injury. He was wrestling in great position and when his hip power exploded, his opponent simply lost control and we could not protect him on our mat return. I can not fault Nick for giving 100 percent and feel it's unfortunate for both athletes the bout ended with the injury default from our mat return. • Casey Cobb has continued to become one of the most gritty and determined men in our lineup. His aggressiveness tonight was at another level and he's becoming a crowd pleaser as he's always looking for the fall when he's on top. • Anthony Cable wrestled a hard-fought match and making a couple of of adjustments to his leg attack finishes will move him up a tier in national ranking consideration over the next 45 days. I am pleased with his effort and with committed effort, he will be a surprise to many at the EIWA Championship. • Wyatt Long stepped in the lineup for the first time tonight and the physical bout caught him by surprise. He is very talented and can score from many dynamic positions, but he has to improve in the physical battle that comes with high-level competition. He's on the right track and has many lessons to learn from tonight's bout that, when corrected, will make him a significant contributor towards achieving our goals. What's Ahead • The Midshipmen will play host to long-time EIWA rival Lehigh, along with Duke in back-to-back duals next Sunday at 2:00 pm and 4:00 pm, respectively. • Lehigh owns a 51-47 series advantage and has won seven in a row against the Mids with Navy's last win in the series coming on Jan. 15, 2011, in Annapolis. • The Mids hold a 13-2 series advantage over Duke with each of the last two meetings decided by tie-breaking criteria (Navy won in 2017, Duke won in 2018). • A free live video stream of both matches will be available on the Patriot League Network. Results: 149 | Holden Heller (Hofstra) dec Wyatt Long, 10-6 (Navy 0, Hofstra 3) 157 | Quentin Hovis (NAVY) dec over Ryan Burkert, 8-2 (Navy 3, Hofstra 3) 165 | Tanner Skidgel (NAVY) dec over Ricky Stamm, 3-2 (Navy 6, Hofstra 3) 174 | #19 Spencer Carey (NAVY) fall over Corey Langner, 4:55 (Navy 12, Hofstra 3) 184 | Anthony Cable (NAVY) dec over Trey Rogers, 3-2 (Navy 15, Hofstra 3) 197 | Joshua Roetman (NAVY) fall over Nezar Haddad, 3:48 (Navy 21, Hofstra 3) 285 | Thomas Ott (NAVY) dec over Omar Haddad, 3-2 (Navy 24, Hofstra 3) 125 | Dylan Ryder (Hofstra) dec over Jacob Allen, 6-0 (Navy 24, Hofstra 6) 133 | Casey Cobb (NAVY) fall over Jacob Martin, 3:00 (Navy 30, Hofstra 6) 141 | Garrett Lambert (Hofstra) injury default over #17 Nicholas Gil (Navy 30, Hofstra 12)

LARAMIE, Wyo. -- The 11th-ranked Wyoming wrestling team earned its sixth-straight win on Sunday afternoon, fighting off Oregon State in a thrilling, 22-16 win inside the UniWyo Sports Complex. The win marks the Pokes' third-straight win in the series with the Beavers. The Cowboys (10-3) won six of the ten bouts, including a fall from senior Branson Ashworth at 165 pounds and a major decision from Montorie Bridges at 133. Wyoming was able to win the dual outright and avoid the result being decided by criteria thanks to a win by Cowboy redshirt sophomore Jaron Jensen in the final bout of the night. "It was a nail-biter and a hard-earned win," head coach Mark Branch said. "We had some guys that got a chance to be the hero. That was good for Jaron. It's difficult being in that situation, having to carry the balance of everything that had happened previous to that. "You go back and look at how every point matters. We were trying to figure out if they tied it whether we'd win on criteria. You go back to the guys and emphasize that every point matters. Montorie picking up the major and Branson getting the pin, those were huge because who knows what happens in that last match?" The two teams traded blows for the opening four matches. Oregon State took an early, 4-0 lead in the dual after No. 18 Hunter Willits defeated Cowboy Dewey Krueger by 10-0 major decision. The Pokes took their first lead of the dual at 6-4 as Ashworth recorded a quick, first-period fall over Colton Beisley in 2:10. Ashworth has now recorded nine-straight wins with six-straight coming with bonus points. The Beavers took a 7-6 lead at 174 pounds with a Colt Doyle 4-2 decision over redshirt freshman Hayden Hastings; however, Wyoming answered right back as freshman Tate Samuelson recorded an 8-2 decision over Bob Coleman to move to 3-0 in duals for his season. The Castle Rock, Colo., native recorded a takedown in all three periods and took the riding time point to put Coleman away and allow Wyoming to take a 9-7 lead. The Cowboys led, 12-7, at the halfway point after redshirt freshman Cale Davidson took a 6-2 victory over Jamarcus Grant. Grant tallied the first takedown of the bout, but following a quick Davidson escape after the takedown and another to open the second period, the Cowboy got to the third frame tied up at two apiece with a stall warning already on Grant. Davidson put together a full-period ride in the final period to lock up riding time, paired with three more stalling calls on Grant before the final buzzer. Oregon State wouldn't roll over, getting wins from No. 4 heavyweight Amar Dhesi and No. 3 Ronnie Bresser at 125 pounds to regain a 16-12 lead with only three bouts to go in the dual. The Cowboys tied the match in the next bout, with All-American Montorie Bridges picking up a crucial major decision over Kegan Calkins. Bridges was in command of the match from wire to wire, racking up five takedowns and a minute and a half of riding time on the way to the 13-5 major. It marked the fifth major of the season for Bridges, which leads all starters. Sam Turner came up big in the 141-pound match, compiling a trio of takedowns and nearly three minutes of riding time to notch a 9-3 win over Grant Willits and give the Pokes the 19-16 advantage heading into the final bout. With one match remaining, Wyoming needed a win from 149-pounder Jaron Jensen over the Beavers' Josh Reyes to secure the outright dual victory. "You get into your own head if you sit there and put so much pressure on yourself," Jensen said. "At the end of the day it's something I've been doing since I was four, so I just needed to go out there and win." Reyes struck first with a takedown in the opening minute of the match. Jensen was able to escape within 40 seconds, and tie the match in the following period with a quick escape from the bottom position to begin the frame. Following a Reyes escape to open the third, the Cowboy needed to put a score and rideout together in order to clinch the match. After over a minute of trading shots on their feet, Jensen was able to get in on a shot and convert on a takedown on the edge of the mat with 31 seconds to go. When Reyes couldn't get out from bottom before the final buzzer, Jensen was crowned the winner in a 4-3 decision. "I walked back to the center of the mat for the final 20-second ride and everyone was pounding their feet on the stands," Jensen said. "It was awesome. It was super cool to hear it so loud in there." The Cowboys will be back in action in the UniWyo on Friday night at 7 p.m. against Big 12 foe Air Force. Results: 157: No. 18 Hunter Willits (OSU) major dec. Dewey Krueger, 10-0 165: No. 8 Branson Ashworth fall Colton Beisley (OSU), 2:10 174: Colt Doyle (OSU) dec. Hayden Hastings, 4-2 184: Tate Samuelson dec. Bob Coleman (OSU), 8-2 197: No. 19 Cale Davidson dec. Jamarcus Grant (OSU), 6-2 285: No. 4 Amar Dhesi (OSU) dec. Brian Andrews, 12-6 125: No. 3 Ronnie Bresser (OSU) fall No. 17 Cole Verner (3:25) 133: No. 12 Montorie Bridges major dec. Kegan Calkins (OSU), 13-5 141: No. 12 Sam Turner dec. Grant Willits (OSU), 9-3 149: Jaron Jensen dec. Josh Reyes (OSU), 4-3

BROOKINGS, S.D. -- The 18th-ranked University of Pittsburgh wrestling team shutout South Dakota State Sunday afternoon at Frost Arena, 34-0. With the win, Pitt improves to 8-0 on the year, while SDSU drops to 1-5 overall. The Panthers have now avenged all non-conference losses from a year ago. Pitt fell to then-ranked No. 12 South Dakota State in 2018, 25-13, in Pittsburgh. Four Panthers contributed bonus points in the shutout, including freshman Brendon Fenton returning to the win column with a 14-0 victory at 125 pounds, while junior Demetrius Thomas picked up his ninth major decision of the year at heavyweight. Senior Robert Lee recorded the most notable win of the day, as he took out SDSU's lone ranked wrestler in No. 17 Henry Pohlmeyer at 149 pounds. "Great team win today," said head coach Keith Gavin. "Our guys competed hard up and down the lineup. It was especially good to see Rob Lee get a big win. I'm really proud of his effort today." Fenton got things going for the Panthers at 125 pounds, scoring two takedowns, eight total nearfall points, an escape and riding time to shutout Greg Coapstick. Redshirt freshman Micky Phillippi followed that with another major decision, this time 14-4. Phillippi, the fifth-ranked 133 pounder, picked up his 12th win over Rylee Molitor to give Pitt an 8-0 lead. Senior LJ Bentley collected another solid win on the weekend at 141 pounds, taking down Aric Williams in a 9-5 decision. Lee picked up his eighth win of the year and his first over a ranked opponent at 149 pounds this afternoon. After a scoreless first period with No. 17 Henry Pohlmeyer, the senior collected a point after Pohlmeyer was hit with stalling twice. Lee started the third on top and a quick escape by Pohlmeyer tied things up 1-1. Lee then scored a takedown and earned two nearfall points to take the lead 5-1. Pohlmeyer escaped, but it wouldn't be enough as Lee added a final point with riding time en route to the impressive victory. Redshirt junior Taleb Rahmani and redshirt sophomore Jake Wentzel both bounced back after suffering losses yesterday at North Dakota State. Rahmani earned a 10-5 decision over Colten Carlson at 157 pounds and Wentzel outlasted Logan Peterson 3-1 at 165 pounds, boosting Pitt's score to 20-0. Redshirt junior Gregg Harvey was one of the four that majored his SDSU opponent. At 174 pounds, Harvey cruised past Brett Bye for his seventh win of the year. Redshirt freshman Nino Bonaccorsi and redshirt junior Kellan Stout continued Pitt's winning ways at 184 and 197 pounds. No. 13 Bonaccorsi outlasted Zach Carlson, 7-6, before Stout picked up a 5-2 decision over Martin Mueller. No. 13 Thomas improved to 20-2 on the year after his major decision win at heavyweight. Thomas cruised to a 12-2 victory over Blake Wolters to complete the team shutout. Pitt resumes action Saturday, Jan. 19 when it hosts No. 3 Oklahoma State at 1 p.m. in the Fitzgerald Field House. Results: 125: Brendon Fenton (UP) maj. dec. Greg Coapstick (SDSU), 14-0 – Pitt leads 4-0 133: #5 Micky Phillippi (UP) maj. dec. Rylee Molitor (SDSU), 14-4 – Pitt leads 8-0 141: LJ Bentley (UP) dec. Aric Williams (SDSU), 9-5 – Pitt leads 11-0 149: Robert Lee (UP) dec. #17 Henry Pohlmeyer (SDSU), 6-2 – Pitt leads 14-0 157: #8 Taleb Rahmani (UP) dec. Colten Carlson (SDSU), 10-5 – Pitt leads 17-0 165: Jake Wentzel (UP) dec. Logan Peterson (SDSU), 3-1 – Pitt leads 20-0 174: Gregg Harvey (UP) maj. dec. Brett Bye (SDSU), 13-5 – Pitt leads 24-0 184: #13 Nino Bonaccorsi (UP) dec. Zach Carlson (SDSU), 7-6 – Pitt leads 27-0 197: Kellan Stout (UP) dec. Martin Mueller (SDSU), 5-2 – Pitt leads 30-0 285: #13 Demetrius Thomas (UP) maj. dec. Blake Wolters (SDSU), 12-2 – Pitt wins 34-0

Alex Marinelli earned a fall at 165 pounds (Photo/Mark Beshey, The Guillotine) MINNEAPOLIS -- The fourth-ranked University of Iowa wrestling team defended the Governor's Border Belt on Sunday at Minnesota, defeating the eighth-ranked Gophers, 24-10, at a sold out Maturi Pavilion. Iowa won seven-of-10 matches, held a 17-8 edge on takedowns, and defeated three top 10 wrestlers to extend its winning streak over Minnesota to five. "We have guys that want to wrestle and we have guys that get ready to wrestle," said Iowa head coach Tom Brands. "We came into Minneapolis and the University of Minnesota ... they geared up for it, our guys get up for it. Good things happen when you get ready." The 5,238 in attendance saw Iowa win four of five matches prior to intermission. Fifth-ranked Kaleb Young led things off with a 7-1 win at 157. The match was tied 1-1 before Young threw No. 9 Steve Bleise to his back with 10 seconds left in the third. "I was hand fighting. He went to a shot, came up to a body lock, not exactly a position I want to be in, but nothing that I haven't been in before," Young said. "He came up tight, I stepped my hips out in front and let it fly." Marinelli extended Iowa's lead to 9-0, registering his fifth pin of the season. He led 8-1 before securing a fall in 5:55. "During the week Tom told me, we need bonus points. That's all I needed to know. We needed it and I got the pin," Marinelli said. "I had to get him in the middle of the mat with my pinning combinations. Terry said when I secure that and stick to the base hits first, that stuff will come." Mitch Bowman nearly kept Iowa perfect through three bouts, but he ran out of time against No. 11 Devin Skatzka at 174. Trailing 7-1, Bowman scored a reversal and three takedowns in the final two-plus minutes, and was in on a shot when time expired on an 11-9 defeat. Cash Wilcke and Jacob Warner won by decision at 184 and 197, respectively, giving Iowa a 15-3 lead at the break. Gable Steveson earned a major decision (Photo/Mark Beshey, The Guillotine) Minnesota cut the lead to 15-7 when No. 2 Gable Steveson defeated Connor Corbin, 12-3, at 285. Iowa responded with consecutive top 10 wins from Spencer Lee and Austin DeSanto at 125 and 133, respectively. Austin DeSanto topped Ethan Lizak 6-1 (Photo/Mark Beshey, The Guillotine) Lee blanked No. 6 Sean Russell, 4-0, and DeSanto finished on top of No. 6 Ethan Lizak, 6-1, at 133. The Gophers got a win at 141, where No. 6 Mitch McKee won 5-3 against No. 15 Max Murin, but Iowa finished the dual back on top at 149. Twelfth-ranked Pat Lugo used two takedowns and two sets of back points to win by major decision, 14-0, against No. 20 Tommy Thorn. "We showed some things with where we're headed. There are things in this lineup that are not going our way necessarily, but where we're headed with this team, that path that we're on, we're going in the right direction," Brands said. "We have Rutgers coming up, that's what we have to look to and then we go from there." UP NEXT The Hawkeyes host No. 24 Rutgers on Friday at 8 p.m. (CT) at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Tickets are available at the UI Athletics Ticket Office at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, over the phone at 800-IA-HAWKS, and online at hawkeyesports.com/tickets. NOTABLES Iowa has won five straight in the series and owns a 13-5 advantage battling for the Governor's Border Belt. Iowa has won three straight at Minnesota. Kaleb Young defeated the first top 10 opponent of his career. Marinelli recorded his fifth fall of the season, matching his total from last year. He improved to 12-0. Jacob Warner won his Big Ten debut. Spencer Lee won for the 11th time in 14 career matches against top 10 opponents. Austin DeSanto earned his first win over a top 10 opponent and improved to 3-1 against ranked opponents. Iowa head coach Tom Brands improved to 13-5 against the Gophers. Results: 157 -- #5 Kaleb Young (IA) dec. #9 Steve Bleise (M), 7-1; 3-0 165 -- #2 Alex Marinelli (IA) pinned Carson Brolsma (M), 5:55; 9-0 174 -- #11 Devin Skatzka (M) dec. Mitch Bowman (IA), 11-9; 9-3 184 -- #14 Cash Wilcke (IA) dec. Brandon Krone (M), 9-2; 12-3 197 -- #6 Jacob Warner (IA) dec. Dylan Anderson (M), 9-4; 15-3 285 -- #2 Gable Steveson (M) major dec. Connor Corbin (IA), 12-3; 15-7 125 -- #2 Spencer Lee (IA) dec. #6 Sean Russell (M), 4-0; 18-7 133 -- #10 Austin DeSanto (IA) dec. #7 Ethan Lizak (M), 6-1; 20-7* 141 -- #6 Mitch McKee (M) dec. #15 Max Murin (IA), 5-3; 20-10 149 -- #12 Pat Lugo (IA) major dec. #20 Tommy Thorn (M), 14-0; 24-10 *Iowa deducted one team point for unsportsmanlike conduct. Records: Iowa (7-0, 2-0), #8 Minnesota (8-2, 1-1) Attendance: 5,238

BLOOMINGTON, Ind.-- The Indiana wrestling team opened their new arena, Wilkinson Hall in dramatic fashion, with a 36-3 victory over Maryland on Sunday. Key Moments • Jake Kleimola started the match off with a victory at 197 pounds to put the Hoosiers up 3-0 in the dual. • Paul Konrath and Kyle Luigs posted major decision at 133 and 141 to send the Hoosiers into the intermission with a 14-3 edge in the match. • Fernie Silva earned a 6-4 decision over #18 Alfred Bannister to put Indiana up 17-3. Silva Siva trailed 4-3 in the match, but got a takedown late in the second period to go up 5-4. • Jake Danishek got a pin 30 seconds into the third period to put the Hoosiers up 23-3. Notes • The Hoosiers improve to 4-7 overall and 1-3 in Big Ten play. Maryland drops to 0-5 overall and 0-2 in conference action. • Indiana earned bonus points in four bouts, with three major decision and a pin. • Bryce Martin secured his 14th victory of the season with an 8-4 decision and improved to 7-4 in dual matches this season • The pin for senior Jake Danishek was his fifth this season and 13th of his career. Danishek got his 14th win of the season. • The Hoosiers hosted an alumni day and had 30 alums back for the match. Up Next Up next the Hoosiers travel to West Lafayette for a match against Purdue on Friday Jan. 18 at 7:00 p.m. IU Head Coach Angel Escobedo "I thought it was a great dual. The fans, the atmosphere, it was everything we could ask for. Our guys fed off the energy and attacked. It was a dominating performance. It is great to get a Big Ten win. In this conference those wins are hard to come by. To see our guys feed off that energy was special to see." Results: 197: Jake Kleimola (IU) dec. Niko Cappello (Maryland) 3-0 (IU 3, Maryland 0) 285: #6 Youssiff Hemida (Maryland) dec. Fletcher Miller (IU) 8-3 (IU 3, Maryland 3) 125: Liam Cronin (IU) dec. Brandon Cray (Maryland) 9-5 (IU 6, Maryland 3) 133: Paul Konrath (IU) maj. dec. Orion Anderson (Maryland) 13-3 (IU 10, Maryland 3) 141: Kyle Luigs (IU) maj. dec. Michael Doetsch (Maryland) 13-4 (IU 14, Maryland 3) 149: Fernie Silva (IU) dec. #18 Alfred Bannister (Maryland) 6-4 (IU 17, Maryland 3) 157: Jake Danishek (IU) Fall Adam Whitesell (Maryland) 5:30 (IU 23, Maryland 3) 165: Bryce Martin (IU) dec. Phillip Spadafora (Maryland) 8-4 (IU 26, Maryland 3) 174: Jacob Covaciu (IU) forfeit (IU 32, Maryland 3) 184: Norman Conley (IU) maj. dec. Kyle Jasenski (Maryland) 12-2 (IU 36, Maryland 3)

AMES, Iowa -- No. 21 Iowa State (4-1, 2-0 Big 12) defeated Fresno State (4-6, 1-3 Big 12), 31-6 in wrestling action Sunday afternoon in Hilton Coliseum. Iowa State won eight of 10 matches contested, including four with bonus points (one fall, one technical fall, two major decisions). Ian Parker set the tone with a 19-5 major decision over Chris Deloza at 141 pounds. After giving up an early takedown, Parker dominated the rest of the way. He picked up a pair of nearfalls – a two-pointer and a four-pointer -- to increase his season record to 15-2. Jarrett Degen notched an 11-5 win at 149 pounds and Chase Straw lost a close battle at 157 pounds, falling to Jacob Wright in tiebreaker one at 5-4. True freshman Logan Schumacher got the crowd going with an 11-7 win vs. Brandon Martino in the 165-pound match. In his first dual bout in Hilton Coliseum, Schumacher was down 5-2 in the second period. The rookie then took down Martino and got the Bulldog on his back for a four-point near fall, flipping the match in his favor at 8-5. He held on for an 11-7 victory. Marcus Coleman was the aggressor at 174 pounds, registering four takedowns and a four-point near fall en route to a 14-1 win over Dominic Kincaid. Sam Colbray (184) and Gannon Gremmel (285) won a pair of one-point decisions at 8-7 and 6-5, respectively, to help the Cyclones take a 20-6 lead in the dual. ISU 125-pounder Alex Mackall then scored the fall at the 5:54 mark over Robert Garcia to give the Cyclones six points and a 26-6 lead heading into the final match. Austin Gomez then put the exclamation point on the match with a decisive 24-5 technical fall victory over Gary Joint. Gomez led 10-1 after the first period with a lat drop takedown where he picked up a four-point near fall. He recorded another four-pointer to end the match in the third period. Next Up Iowa State travels to Lawrenceville, N.J., to face Rider on Thusday, Jan. 17. The dual between the Cyclones and Broncs is set to start at 6 p.m. CT. Results: 141: Ian Parker (ISU) maj. dec Chris Deloza (FS), 19-5 149: Jarrett Degen (ISU) dec. Khristian Olivas (FS), 11-5 157: Jacob Wright (FS) dec. Chase Straw (ISU), 5-4 (TB1) 165: Logan Schumacher (ISU) dec. Brandon Martino (FS), 11-7 174: Marcus Coleman (ISU) maj. dec. Dominic Kincaid (FS), 14-1 184: Sam Colbray (ISU) dec. Jackson Hemauer (FS), 8-7 197: Josh Hokit (FS) dec. Willie Miklus (ISU), 4-2 (SV) 285: Gannon Gremmel (ISU) dec. A.J. Nevills (FS), 6-5 125: Alex Mackall (ISU) pinned Robert Garcia (FS), 5:54 133: Austin Gomez (ISU) tech. fall Gary Joint (FS), 24-5 (5:32)

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- No. 2 Ohio State (7-0, 3-0 B1G) posted 37 unanswered team points to close out a 37-4 triumph over Michigan State (4-4, 1-2 B1G). The Buckeyes dropped Bout 1 before rattling off nine consecutive victories, including six wins accompanied by bonus points (three major decisions, two tech falls and a pin). The afternoon began at 125 pounds and Michigan State's Rayvon Foley, ranked eighth nationally, moved his season ledger to 21-1. His 19-6 major decision put four points up on the scoreboard for the Spartans. That would represent the last MSU team points of the dual. The subsequent bout (133 lbs) nearly went in favor of Michigan State, spilling over into a tiebreaker. After Luke Pletcher escaped in rapid fashion, he smothered Anthony Tutolo for the full 30 seconds to secure a 5-4 win. Pletcher's overtime triumph broke the dam and gave way to Buckeye bonus points in the next three matches to build a 16-4 lead at intermission. Micah Jordan surrendered his bout's first takedown. He would record the next six two-pointers though, emerging victorious with a 15-6 major decision over Jaden Enriquez. Ke-Shawn Hayes battled to the end to verify his major decision at 157 pounds. Leading 8-3 with the riding time point guaranteed, Hayes took one last crack at a takedown and found pay dirt with just seconds remaining for the 11-3 major. Following the break in action, redshirt freshmen Kaleb Romero (165 lbs) and Ethan Smith (174 lbs) maintained the team's winning ways. The second-year duo earned 7-4 and 9-3 decisions, respectively, neither trailing at any point. Myles Martin piled on 22 points at 184 pounds, ending the bout early with a tech fall at the 5:33 mark. Martin racked up a half dozen takedowns and turned No. 20 Cam Caffey twice for a total of eight nearfall points. Kollin Moore needed even less time (2:32) to dispose of his adversary at 197 pounds. Moore registered his second pin of the weekend and third this season Chase Singletary joined the bonus point party,too, in the final tilt. He led from start to finish in a 12-4 major decision over Christian Rebottaro. Results: 125 lbs | No. 8 Rayvon Foley (MSU) def. Malik Heinselman (OSU) | MD, 19-6; Team Score: 0-4 133 lbs | No. 5 Luke Pletcher (OSU) def. Anthony Tutolo (MSU) | TB1, 5-4; TS: 3-4 141 lbs | No. 2 Joey McKenna (OSU) def. Matt Santos (MSU) | TF, 24-9; TS: 8-4 149 lbs | No. 3 Micah Jordan (OSU) def. Jaden Enriquez (MSU) | MD, 15-6; TS: 12-4 157 lbs | No. 8 Ke-Shawn Hayes (OSU) def. Jake Tucker (MSU) | MD, 11-3; TS: 16-4 165 lbs | Kaleb Romero (OSU) def. Austin Hiles (MSU) | D, 7-4; TS: 19-4 174 lbs | Ethan Smith (OSU) def. Drew Hughes (MSU) | D, 9-3; TS: 22-4 184 lbs | No. 1 Myles Martin (OSU) def. No. 20 Cam Caffey (MSU) | TF, 22-7; TS: 27-4 197 lbs | No. 2 Kollin Moore (OSU) def. Nick May (MSU) | PIN, 2:32; TS: 33-4 285 lbs | No. 17 Chase Singletary (OSU) def. Christian Rebottaro (MSU) | MD, 12-5; TS: 37-4

DEKALB, Ill. -- The Northern Illinois University wrestling team earned its first Mid-American Conference victory of the season when it scored a 28-6 win over SIUE at Chick Evans Field House Sunday. "I think we've been building towards some things the whole season," said NIU head coach Ryan Ludwig. "It's great to see our guys pop off, like we emphasized, as a team today. This is a good SIUE team. They just beat Buffalo Friday night. "For our guys to come out and actually get on the attack and stay on the gas pedal for a full seven minutes, that's when good things happen. NIU (3-6, 1-2) took five of the first six matches and won eight overall. Will Feldkamp (Dexter, Mich./Dexter) started the Huskies off with an impressive 16-7 maj. dec. victory over Sergio Villalobos at 184. After a SIUE (1-8, 1-2) win at 197, Caleb Gossett (St. Charles, Mo./Francis Howell Central) restored order with a 4-0 victory over Colton McKiernan at 285. NIU would go on to win their next three matches. Bryce and Drew West (Solon, Iowa/Solon) won at 125 and 133, respectively. Bryce West recorded a pinfall victory over Austin Macias in the first period. Alijah Jeffery (Marion, Iowa/Linn-Mar), who weighed in at 133, stepped up in weight class and defeated Lucas Benal, 8-3 at 141. McCoy Kent (Modesto, Calif./Enochs) suffered a tough, 3-2 loss in overtime, but his teammates picked him up winning the final three matches of the day. Mason Kauffman (Stratford, Wis./Eastern Michigan) scored a 10-6 win at 157, while Kenny Moore earned a 3-2 win at 165. Brit Wilson (Mexico, Mo./Mexico) capped the afternoon for the Huskies with a 10-5 win at 174. The Huskies return to action Saturday, Jan. 19 when NIU travels to Charleston, S.C. for duals against Hofstra and The Citadel. The matches begin at 1 p.m. CT. Results: 184: Will Feldkamp (NIU) maj. dec. Sergio Villalobos (SIUE), 16-7 197: Christian Dulaney (SIUE) dec. Max Ihry (NIU), 7-5 285: Caleb Gossett (NIU) dec. Colton McKiernan (SIUE), 4-0 125: Bryce West (NIU) fall Austin Macias (SIUE), 2:38 133: Drew West (NIU) dec. Jake Blaha (SIUE), 5-2 141: Alijah Jeffery (NIU) dec. Lucas Bernal (SIUE), 8-3 149: Tyshawn Williams (SIUE) dec. McCoy Kent (NIU), SV-1 3-1 157: Mason Kauffman (NIU) dec. Justin Ruffin (SIUE), 10-6 165: Kenny Moore (NIU) dec. Nate Higgins (SIUE), 3-2 174: Brit Wilson (NIU) dec. Kevin Gschwendtner (SIUE), 10-5

CLARION, Pa. -- Toby Cahill pinned Bruce Graeber 12 seconds into the third period, clinching Clarion's team victory as the Golden Eagles defeated Bloomsburg 22-15 at Marwick-Boyd Auditorium on Sunday afternoon. Clarion (4-4, 1-0 EWL) will close out their three-match homestand on Thursday when they host George Mason. The Golden Eagles entered the 285-pound match with a 16-15 advantage over the Huskies thanks to a 3-0 decision by Greg Bulsak in the previous bout. Cahill and Graeber wrestled a tight match through the first two periods, with the former holding a 2-1 advantage heading into the final period. Graeber nearly escaped Cahill's grasp from the bottom position, but Cahill drove him back down to the mat and flattened him for the win by fall. Bloomsburg won the first two bouts of the afternoon to take a 6-0 lead, but freshman Andrew Gapas woke the crowd and his teammates with his second straight win by fall at 141 pounds. Late in the first period, Gapas took down Aaron Coleman and worked him over for the win by fall, his second in as many matches and one that tied the team match at 6-6. The Huskies won each of the next two bouts to open up a 12-6 lead, but Evan Delong added more bonus points to pull his team back to 12-10. He just missed a fall against Dominick DeMarco but still managed to score back points on a four-point near fall, giving him a 14-3 major decision. The teams split a pair of decisions in the next two points before Bulsak's win over Kyle Murphy put Clarion ahead for good. Results: 125: Willy Girard (BLOOM) def. Gavin Park (CLAR) Dec. 6-0 133: Lewis Williams (BLOOM) def. Seth Koleno (CLAR) Dec. 5-4 141: Andrew Gapas (CLAR) def. Aaron Coleman (BLOOM) Fall 2:43 149: Grant Bond (BLOOM) def. Joe Sliwoski (CLAR) Dec. 6-1 157: Nate Newberry (BLOOM) def. Mike Bartolo (CLAR) Dec. 7-6 165: Evan Delong (CLAR) def. Dominick DeMarco (BLOOM) MD 14-3 174: Max Wohlabaugh (CLAR) def. Anthony Vetrano (BLOOM) Dec. 6-1 184: Trevor Allard (BLOOM) def. Luke Funck (CLAR) Dec. 6-0 197: #14/15 Greg Bulsak (CLAR) def. Kyle Murphy (BLOOM) Dec. 3-0 285: Toby Cahill (CLAR) def. Bruce Graeber (BLOOM) Fall 5:12

WEST POINT, N.Y. -- The Army West Point wrestling team opened its home dual schedule with a 30-7 victory over Binghamton at Gillis Field House on Sunday afternoon. The Black Knights improved to 3-2 on the year and 3-0 in duals against Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) opponents. Army jumped out to an early 9-0 lead after the first two matches with Trey Chalifoux earning a 7-1 decision over Audey Ashkar and Lane Peters exciting the Army crowd with a first-period pin against Zack Trampe. The Black Knights won eight of the 10 matches on the day with three bonus point victories. Results: 125 lbs.: Trey Chalifoux dec. over Audey Ashkar, 7-1 (Army leads, 3-0) 133 lbs.: Lane Peters pinned Zack Trampe at 2:46 (Army leads, 9-0) 141 lbs.: Anthony Sparacio dec. over Corey Shie, 8-2 (Army leads, 9-3) 149 lbs.: Noah Hanau dec. over Frankie Garcia, 5-3 (Army leads, 12-3) 157 lbs.: Markus Hartman maj. dec. over Dylan Wood 14-1 (Army leads, 16-3) 165 lbs.: Cael McCormick dec. over Aidan Monteverdi, 8-7 (Army leads, 19-3) 174 lbs.: Ben Harvey dec. over Vincent DePrez, 7-2 (Army leads, 22-3) 184 lbs.: #8 Lou DePrez maj. dec. over C.J. Morgan 10-1 (Army leads, 22-7) 197 lbs.: #5 Rocco Caywood tech. fall over Anthony DePrez, 16-1 (Army leads, 27-7) 285 lbs.: Ben Sullivan dec. over Joe Doyle, 7-4 (Army leads, 30-7) ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES Army has defeated Binghamton in each of their last four duals dating back to the 2012-13 season. The Black Knights open their EIWA dual season 3-0 for the second time in three years. Head coach Kevin Ward notched his 15th dual victory against an EIWA opponent while at Army. Chalifoux posted his 15th win of the season. Peters earned his personal-best fourth pin of the season. The Uhrichsville, Ohio, native collected his fifth career dual win. Hanau improves to 2-0 on his career in dual matches. Hartman and Sullivan notched his first collegiate dual win. McCormick picked up the fifth dual win of his career. Harvey secured the team victory for the Black Knights with his 15th career dual victory. Caywood documented his 70th career victory. UP NEXT The Black Knights continue their conference dual slate with a match at Brown on Thursday starting at 6:30 p.m.

LEXINGTON, Va. -- Pins by De'Andre Swinson-Barr and Angel Najar led Appalachian State's wrestling team as eight of its nine wins produced bonus points in a 43-6 road victory against VMI on Sunday. App State (4-5, 2-0) increased its winning streak in SoCon duals to 18 matches in advance of next Sunday's big home dual against Campbell at 3 p.m. in Varsity Gym. Michael Elliott (165 pounds), Cary Miller (heavyweight), Codi Russell (133 pounds), and Matt Zovistoski (149 pounds) all won by technical fall, while Alan Clothier (184 pounds) and Randall Diabe (197 pounds) each had wins by major decision. Irvin Enriquez claimed a 7-1 decision at 141 pounds against Dominick Gallo, who entered with a 5-3 record in duals, and the lone win for VMI (2-8, 1-1) came on a pin from Neal Richards, who improved to 17-3 overall and 10-0 in duals. Returning to App State's lineup at 125 pounds, Swinson-Barr recorded his first pin of the season after posting four against wrestlers from SoCon schools as a freshman. Swinson-Barr held an 8-2 lead after one period and took an 11-2 advantage into the third before closing out Clifton Conway. Najar, who recorded his third pin of the season, built a 7-1 lead before Darren Ostrander used an escape and a takedown to cut his deficit to 7-4 in the second period. Najar executed a two-point reversal and then pinned his opponent. Elliott finished his 15-0 shutout halfway through the second period, and Russell needed only 2:52 to build a 16-0 lead thanks to a pair of takedowns and a trio of four-point near falls. Miller had seven takedowns and one four-point near fall in his 21-5 victory, and Zovistoski followed his 10th takedown with a four-point near fall in his 26-8 victory. As a team, App State totaled 37 takedowns and seven four-point near falls. Campbell's third-place finish in the SoCon last season included an 18-12 home loss to App State, and the Camels are 2-0 this season with wins against Ohio and Franklin & Marshall. Results: 165: Michael Elliott (APP) def. Luke Nicksic (VMI), 15-0 tech. fall 174: Neal Richards (VMI) def. Thomas Flitz, fall, 1:07 184: Alan Clothier (APP) def. Max Gallahan (VMI), 13-5 maj. dec. 197: Randall Diabe (APP) def. Christopher Beck (VMI), 13-5 maj. dec. HWT: Cary Miller (APP) def. Tre Momon (VMI), 21-5 tech. fall 125: De'Andre Swinson-Barr (APP) def. Clifton Conway (VMI), fall, 5:59 133: Codi Russell (APP) def. Derek Shockey (VMI), 16-0 tech. fall 141: Irvin Enriquez (APP) def. Dominick Gallo (VMI), 7-1 dec. 149: Matt Zovistoski (APP) def. Zach Schmitt (VMI), 26-8 tech. fall 157: Angel Najar (APP) def. Darren Ostrander (VMI), fall, 4:36

PHILADELPHIA – The Drexel wrestling team (4-4, 1-1 EIWA) outlasted the Penn Quakers (1-3, 0-1 EIWA) on Sunday afternoon from the Palestra on Penn's campus as the Dragons' claimed their fourth-straight Cheesesteak Trophy victory over Penn with a 16-15 final. The Dragons received decision wins by No. 14 Ebed Jarrell (165), Bryan McLaughlin (174), Anthony Walters (184) and Chandler Olson (133) while No. 16 Joey Goodhart won by a major decision. Drexel led 13-6 after six bouts thanks to Goodhart's major decision. Penn came back to win the last three of four bouts but Olson's 7-2 decision at 133 proved to be enough as the Dragons held on. The conference dual started with the 157 bout and finished at 149. Sophomore Evan Barczak lost a close 7-5 in the first matchup of the afternoon to Penn's Joe Olivia. The two tangled early as Barczak was riding Olivia and working on his ankle as the first period ended scoreless. Barczak took a 3-1 lead in the second behind an escape and takedown before Olivia tied it up after three with a late takedown, 5-5. Olivia won the match, 7-5, for Penn in sudden victory with a takedown as the Quakers took a 3-0 advantage overall. No. 14 Ebed Jarrell, a junior, helped Drexel tie up the EIWA match at 3-3 with a 4-2 decision win at 165. As the two felt each other out in the first period, Jarrell was gaining a riding advantage of Penn's Evan DeLuise in the second as the bout was still 0-0 heading into the third period. Jarrell started down and earned an escape before DeLuise took the lead with a takedown. Jarrell was awarded another escape point and an addition point for a Penn penalty to go up 3-2 before the riding time point, 4-2. Redshirt freshman Bryan McLaughlin won a tight 8-7 decision at 174 pounds over Penn's Jake Hendricks to give the Dragons their first lead of the match, 6-3. McLaughlin went up 2-1 with a first period takedown. Hendricks outscored McLaughlin in the second, 4-2, as the Drexel freshman earned two escapes. McLaughlin conceded the opening escape in the third before he scored a takedown. After another conceded escape to Penn, McLaughlin went up 8-7 with his third takedown of the bout as he rode Hendricks out for the win. At 184, freshman Anthony Walters went up 2-1 in the first over Penn's Jalen Laughlin with a takedown. A big second period gave Walters an 8-3 edge behind an early reversal and two takedowns. He added a fourth takedown in the third period to go up 10-4 as he eyed a major decision, but a late Penn escape led to Walters winning the 10-5 decision. With a third win, Drexel led overall, 9-3. Junior Owen Brooks dropped his 197 bout to Penn's Greg Bensley by a 6-0 final as Drexel's lead shrunk to 9-6 at intermission. Following the loss, senior heavyweight and No. 16-ranked Joey Goodhart defeated Penn's Ben Goldin for a four-point 11-3 major decision to put Drexel up 13-6 for some breathing room. Goodhart had two takedowns in the first as he put up two minutes of riding time in the opening period. He increased his lead to 6-1 in the second behind an escape and a Penn stalling penalty. In the third, he recorded two escapes and was awarded the riding time point for his 3:20 total ton win 11-3. Drexel's Antonio Mininno lost the 125 bout as Penn crept back in as the Dragons were now up 13-9. Sophomore Chandler Olson won a crucial 133 bout to put Drexel up seven with two bouts remaining, 16-9. Olson faced Penn's Doug Zapf and he took a 2-0 lead with a late first-period takedown. Olson rode Zapf for the entirety of the second period as he kept his 2-0 edge. He went up 5-0 behind an escape and takedown before Penn recorded a takedown. Olson added a late escape and a point for his 2:04 of riding time for the win. At 141, Nick Widmann lost a heated bout which came down to the final seconds with four points awarded to Penn's Grant Aronoff in the dying moments. Widmann went up 2-0 in the first with a takedown and added a third point in the second period for a Penn stalling penalty. Up 3-1 in the third with Widmann on track to claim the riding time point, Aronoff was awarded a takedown with two back points to win the 5-4 decision. Drexel head coach Matt Azevedo challenged the call but it was upheld after video replay as Drexel led 16-12 heading into the final 149 bout. Winter transfer Parker Kropman only had to avoid a major decision, tech fall or pin from Penn's only ranked wrestler, Anthony Artalona, at No. 14 in order for Drexel to hold on to the win. Artalona was clearly looking for the big scores as he got a quick takedown. But Kropman matched him as it was tied 3-3 after the first period. Kropman started down in the second and earned the only point of the period with an escape to go up 4-3. Artalona sent the match to sudden victory with a third-period escape of his own. Artalona was able to get the overtime takedown as Kropman evaded the big loss with the 6-4 decision as Drexel held on to win the match, 16-15. NEXT UP The Dragons travel to Raleigh, N.C on Saturday, Jan. 19 to face NC State at 6 p.m. Results: 157 / Joe Oliva (Penn) def. Evan Barczak (Drexel) / D, 7-5 (SV) / Penn, 3-0 165 / No. 14 Ebed Jarrell (Drexel) def. Evan DeLuise (Penn) / D, 4-2 / Tied, 3-3 174 / Bryan McLaughlin (Drexel) def. Jake Hendricks (Penn) / D, 8-7 / Drexel, 6-3 184 / Anthony Walters (Drexel) def. Jalen Laughlin (Penn) / D, 10-5 / Drexel, 9-3 197 / Greg Bensley (Penn) def. Owen Brooks (Drexel) / D, 6-0 / Drexel, 9-6 285 / No. 16 Joey Goodhart (Drexel) def. Ben Goldin (Penn) / MD, 11-3 / Drexel, 13-6 125 / Carmen Ferrante (Penn) def. Antonio Mininno (Drexel) / D, 8-4 / Drexel 13-9 133 / Chandler Olson (Drexel) def. Doug Zapf (Penn) / D, 7-2 / Drexel, 16-9 141 / Grant Aronoff (Penn) def. Nick Widmann (Drexel) / D, 5-4 / Drexel, 16-12 149 / No. 14 Anthony Artalona (Penn) def. Parker Kropman (Drexel) / D, 6-4 (SV) / Drexel, 16-15

EVANSTON, Ill. -- No. 1 Penn State (6-0, 2-0 B1G) defeated No. 19 Wisconsin (6-3, 1-3 B1G) in a Big Ten home dual on Sunday. Nearly 6,600 fans watched in sold out Rec Hall as Penn State took down the Badgers 24-13 to remain unbeaten on the year. Penn State, which trailed at the midway point of a dual for the first time all year, came back on the shoulders of four straight victories to win its 51st straight dual meet. The final four Nittany Lions to wrestled outscored their Badger opponents by a combined score of 54-14, with all 14 Wisconsin points coming via escape. The dual began at 125 where Penn State sophomore took on No. 15 Connor Brown of Wisconsin. Schnupp may have lost the match 18-9, but he thrilled the Rec Hall crowd in a match that featured seven reversals, three for the Lion sophomore. True freshman Roman Bravo-Young (Tucson, Ariz.), ranked No. 14 at 133, tied the dual at 4-4 with a dominating 12-4 major over Wisconsin senior Jens Lantz. Sophomore Nick Lee (Evansville, Ind.), ranked No. 4 at 141, suffered his first loss of the season in a hard-fought 12-10 (sv2) bout to Wisconsin Tristan Moran. Redshirt freshman Brady Berge (Mantorville, Minn.), ranked No. 9 at 149, also suffered a tough loss as Wisconsin junior Cole Martin used a late takedown to secure an 8-7 upset win to push Wisconsin out to a 10-9 lead. Senior Jason Nolf (Yatesboro, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 157, moved Penn State closer at the break, notching a dominant 25-10 tech fall over Devin Bahr at the 6:37 mark. Nolf's big win sent Penn State into the halftime lockerroom trailing for the first time all season, 10-9. Redshirt freshman Mason Manville (Lorton, Va.) made his Penn State dual meet debut at 165, stepping up for No. 1 Vincenzo Joseph (Pittsburgh, Pa.) who did not wrestle once again. Manville battled Wick tough but the third-ranked Badger posted a hard-fought 6-1 win to push Wisconsin's lead to 13-9. Junior Mark Hall (Apple Valley, Minn.), ranked No. 1 at 174, gave Penn State its first lead of the dual with a dominant 24-5 technical fall over Patrick Spray, ending the match at the 6:13 mark. It was a lead that Penn State would not relinquish. Senior Shakur Rasheed (Coram, N.Y.), ranked No. 3 at 184, pushed Penn State's lead to 17-3 with a 5-0 shutout win over Badger Mason Reinhardt. Senior Bo Nickal (Allen, Texas), ranked No. 1 at 197, clinched the dual meet with a dominant 14-4 major over UW's Beau Breske, putting Penn State up 21-13. Senior Anthony Cassar (Rocky Hill, N.J.), ranked No. 4 at 285, capped off the strong Lion finish by dominating No. 9 Trent Hillger. Cassar notched the bout's only takedowns, five, and rolled to an 11-5 win to ice Penn State's 24-13 dual meet victory. Penn State owned a lopsided 37-7 takedown advantage over Wisconsin. The Lions dropped four bouts in a dual for the first time all year but collected six bonus points off two tech falls (Nolf, Hall) and two majors (Bravo-Young, Nickal). The Nittany Lions have now won 51-straight dual meets dating back to the end of the 2014-15 season. Sanderson's Lions won their last dual of that campaign, went 16-0 in 2015-16, went 14-0 in 2016-17 and went 14-0 in 2017-18.kjlkjlkjlkj Penn State is now 6-0, 2-0 in Big Ten duals, while Wisconsin falls to 5-3, 1-3 B1G. Penn State will return to action next Sunday, Jan. 20, when it hosts No. 7 Nebraska. The dual is set for 1 p.m. in Rec Hall. Penn State Fans are encouraged to follow Penn State wrestling via twitter at @pennstateWREST, on Penn State Wrestling's Facebook page at www.facebook.com/pennstatewrestling and on Instagram at www.instagram.com/pennstatewrest. This is PENN STATE. WRESTLING lives here. Results: 125: #15 Connor Brown WIS maj. dec. Devin Schnupp PSU, 18-9 0-4 133: #14 Roman Bravo-Young PSU maj. dec. Jens Lantz PSU, 12-4 4-4 141: Tristan Moran WIS dec. #4 Nick Lee PSU, 12-10 (sv2) 4-7 149: Cole Martin WIS dec. #9 Brady Berge PSU, 8-7 4-10 157: #1 Jason Nolf PSU tech fall Devin Bahr PSU, 25-10 (TF; 6:37) 9-10 165: #3 Evan Wick WIS dec. Mason Manville PSU, 6-1 9-13 174: #1 Mark Hall PSU tech fall Patrick Spray WIS, 24-5 (TF; 6:13) 14-13 184: #3 Shakur Rasheed PSU dec. Mason Reinhardt WIS, 5-0 17-13 197: #1 Bo Nickal PSU maj. dec. Beau Breske WIS, 14-4 21-13 285: #4 Anthony Cassar PSU dec. #9 Trent Hillger WIS, 11-5 24-13 Attendance: 6,589 (45th straight Rec hall sellout; 49th of 51 including 4 of 6 in BJC) Records: Penn State (6-0, 2-0 B1G); Wisconsin (6-3, 1-3 B1G) Up Next for Penn State: Home vs. #7 Nebraska, Sunday, Jan. 20, 1 p.m., Rec Hall BOUT-BY-BOUT: 125: Sophomore Devin Schnupp (Lititz, Pa.) got the call for Penn State and took on No. 15 Connor Brown. Schnupp came out and got in on a high single right way but Brown countered, forcing a scramble in the middle of the mat. Schnupp continued to battle but Brown worked his way through the scramble for a takedown and a 2-0 lead at the 1:40 mark. Schnupp fought off a slight cradle attempt by Brown but could not break free of the Badger's strong ride and Brown led 2-0 with 1:47 in riding time after the opening period. Leading by two, Brown chose down to start the second period and escaped to a 3-0 lead. He notched a takedown and led 5-1 after a Schnupp escape. Brown got in on a low single and Schnupp fought off the move for nearly 1:00 before rolling through for a takedown of his own, cutting the lead to 5-3 with :26 on the clock. Brown reversed Schnupp on the reset and then turned him for four back points to lead 11-3 after two periods. Schnupp chose down to start the third period and quickly reversed the ranked Badger to cut the lead to 11-5. Brown returned the reversal and then Schnupp did the same. Yet another reversal for Brown and the Badger led 15-7 with riding time. Schnupp once again reversed the Badger to cut the lead to 15-9 with :40 left. Brown finished off the match with a final reversal and won the thrilling bout 18-9 with 2:03 in riding time. 133: True freshman Roman Bravo-Young (Tucson, Ariz.), ranked No. 14 at 133, battled senior Jens Lantz. Bravo-Young scored quickly, taking the Wisconsin senior down on the edge of the mat. Bravo-Young built up a :48 riding time edge before the Badger escaped to a 2-1 score. Lantz shot low but Bravo-Young countered the shot to force a stalemate and force a reset with 1:15 on the clock. Bravo-Young continued to press on offense, keeping Lantz backing away from his shots. Bravo-Young forced a first stall and then finished on top with a late takedown to lead 4-1 after one. Lantz chose down to start the second period and escaped to a 4-2 score. Bravo-Young's quickness was too much as the Lion moved around a slight Lantz shot for another takedown and a 6-3 lead. The Lion freshman picked up his fourth takedown at the 1:10 mark and built his riding time edge up over 2:00 with a rideout, picking up a stall point on along the way. Leading 9-3 with 2:16 in time, Bravo-Young chose neutral to start the third period. He picked up a fifth takedown early in the final stanza and then countered another Lantz shot, forcing a stalemate while clinching the riding time point with :45 on the clock. The Lion freshman fought off a final Lantz shot and, with 2:19 in riding time, rolled to the 12-4 major. 141: Sophomore Nick Lee (Evansville, Ind.), ranked No. 4 at 141, met junior Tristan Moran. Lee shot quickly off the starting whistle but Moran countered for the opening takedown and a 2-0 lead at the 2:30 mark. Moran gave up a penalty point on an illegal hold and then Lee tied the bout 2-2 with a quick escape on the reset. Lee shot again, Moran tried to counter but Lee worked his way to a takedown and a 4-2 lead with 1:30 on the clock. Lee went to work on top, looking for a chance to turn the Badger. Moran gave up a first stall warning while Lee worked for back points. Lee tried to turn Moran late in the period but the Badger worked for a reversal to tie the bout at 4-4 after one period. Moran chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 5-4 lead. Lee shot high on the Badger, finished off the takedown to lead 6-5 and then built his riding time edge to 1:23 before cutting him loose to a 6-6 tie. Lee shot low, initiating a late scramble but Moran fought off the move keep the bout tied. Tied 6-6 but with 1:24 in time to his favor, Lee chose down to start the second period. He deftly reversed the Badger to take an 8-6 lead but Wisconsin called for a review of the reversal. The called was upheld and Lee led 8-6 with 1:20 on the clock. Lee appeared to turn Moran for back points but no call was given. Moran escaped to an 8-7 score and Lee had the riding time point clinched. Lee took a low shot with :30 on the clock and Moran forced a scramble that allowed the Badger to take a 9-8 lead. Lee's riding time pushed the match into sudden victory 9-9. The Lion sophomore shot low and but Moran fought off the move for a full :40. Penn State challenged the lack of a takedown call but it was confirmed and the match moved into a first tie-breaker. Moran chose down to start the first tie-breaker and quickly escaped to a 10-9 lead. Lee then chose down and quickly escaped to a 10-10 tie. The Lion shot low with :08 but time ran out and the bout moved into a second sudden victory. Moran quickly ended the bout with a fast takedown, sending Lee to his first loss of the year. 149: Redshirt freshman Brady Berge (Mantorville, Minn.), ranked No. 9 at 149, met Badger junior Cole Martin. Berge scored quickly and led 2-1 after a Martin escape. The Lion freshman's offensive pressure led to a quick second takedown and Berge led 4-2 with :44 in riding time at the 1:30 mark. Berge continued to dominate the match on his feet, quickly taking Martin down again to lead 6-2. Berge worked to turn Martin but the Badger managed an escape to cut the lead to 6-3. Berge led 6-3 with 1:12 in riding time after one. Martin chose down to start the second period and Martin escaped to a 6-4 score. Berge took a low shot that Martin quickly countered, tying the score at 6-6 with a takedown at the :40 mark. Berge was unable to escape and the bout moved to the third period tied 6-6. Berge chose down to start the third period and steadily worked his way to a 7-6 lead at the 1:35 mark. Berge fought off a Martin shot at the :50 mark, another at the :40 mark but could not fight of a final shot at the :25 mark. Martin led 8-7 with :20 left and then rode Berge out for an 8-7 upset win. 157: Senior Jason Nolf (Yatesboro, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 157, met Wisconsin's Devin Bahr. Nolf scored two seconds into the bout and led 2-1 after cutting Bahr loose. He moved out to a 4-1 lead with a second takedown, cut Bahr loose, and then blew through a third takedown to lead 6-2 at the 1:40 mark. The Lion senior added two more takedowns to lead 10-4 after the opening period. Bahr chose down to start the second period and Nolf cut him loose to a 10-5 score. Nolf's furious offense led to a sixth takedown and a 12-6 score. Nolf took Bahr down a seventh time and led 14-7 with :50 on the clock. Nolf took Bahr down once more and added two back points for an 18-7 lead with over 2:00 in riding time after the middle stanza. Bahr chose down to start the third period and Nolf cut him loose to an 18-8 score. Nolf took the Badger down again, cut him loose to a 20-9 score, and then upped his lead to 22-9 with 1:15 on the clock with a tenth takedown. Nolf took a 23-10 lead with a second stall and then ended the match with a final takedown for the 25-10 tech fall at the 6:37 mark. 165: Redshirt freshman Mason Manville (Lorton, Va.) made his Penn State dual meet debut at 165, stepping in for No. 1 Vincenzo Joseph (Pittsburgh, Pa.), who did not wrestle once again. Manville took on No. 3 Evan Wick of Wisconsin. Wick worked a low single into an early takedown to lead 2-0. Manville could not work his way out from a strong Wick ride until Wick cut him loose to a 2-1 score at the :55 mark. Manville immediately took a low shot after his escape but Wick countered for a second takedown and a 4-1 lead with :30 on the clock. Wick finished off the rideout and led 4-1 with 2:11 in time after one. Wick chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 5-1 lead. Manville connected on a low single at the :55 mark but Wick was able to force a stalemate with :45 left in the period. Trailing 5-1, Manville chose neutral to start the third period. He worked Wick's shoulders down, forcing the Badger to play defense for the first half of the final period. The Lion forced Wick into a first stall with :50 left. Manville continued to look for an opening but Wick was able to stay clear of Manville's offense long enough to kill the clock. Wick posted the hard-fought 6-1 win. 174: Junior Mark Hall (Apple Valley, Minn., ranked No. 1 at 174, met Badger Patrick Spray. Hall took Spray down quickly to open up an early 2-1 lead. He then used a high single to force a scramble and steadily worked his way to a second takedown and a 4-1 lead with 1:58 on the clock. Hall built up a nice riding time edge with a strong ride and then turned Spray for four back points. He reset, and then turned the Badger once more before the period ended to lead 12-1 with over 2:00 in time after the opening stanza. Spray chose down to start the second period and Hall cut him loose to a 12-2 score. Hall then used shoulder control to force Spray down for another takedown and a 14-2 lead with 1:32 on the clock. Hall tripped Spray to the mat for a 16-3 lead with :25 on the clock and finished on top to carry that lead, and over 3:00 in riding time, into the third period. Looking for a potential pin, Hall chose top to start the third period. Hall let Spray loose after :30 and then took an 18-5 lead with another takedown. He then worked his way to control of Spray's shoulders, threw him to the mat and nearly finished off the pin. Spray managed to roll out of trouble but Hall's final takedown and four near fall points gave the Lion a 24-5 tech fall at the 6:13 mark. 184: Senior Shakur Rasheed (Coram, N.Y.), ranked No. 3 at 184, battled Mason Reinhardt. Rasheed countered an early Reinhardt shot, took the Badger down, and then worked to lock up a cradle on the edge of the mat. Reinhardt was able to move out of bounds, forcing a reset with Rasheed leading at the 1:59 mark. Rasheed continued to look for a chance to turn Reinhardt, building up a large riding time edge while dominating action from the top. Reinhardt was able to keep from being turned, but the Badger gave up a point with two stalls during the rideout. Leading 3-0 with nearly 3:00 in time, Rasheed chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 4-0 lead. Rasheed worked the middle of the mat but could not break through Reinhardt's defense and the lion led 4-0 with 2:39 in riding time after two periods. Reinhardt chose neutral to start the third period. Rasheed continued to look for his shots and kept Reinhardt backing away for the bulk of the third period. Rasheed countered a slight Reinhardt shot late and, with 2:39 in riding time, rolled to the 5-0 shutout win. 197: Senior Bo Nickal (Allen, Texas), ranked No. 1 at 197, met UW's Beau Breske. Nickal worked the first 80 seconds in the middle of the mat and broke through the Badger's defense for a takedown at the 1:25 mark to take a 2-1 lead. Breske got hit with a first stall and Nickal continued to circle, using a high single to take a 4-1 lead at the :50 mark. Nickal controlled the action with a strong ride and led 4-1 with over 1:00 in time after one period. Breske chose down to start the second stanza and Nickal cut him loose to a 4-2 score. Nickal picked up a fifth point on another Wisconsin stall and led 5-2 after two periods. Nickal chose down to start the third period and escaped to a 6-2 lead. Nickal opened up a 7-2 lead on another stall and then took Breske down to lead 9-2 with 1:20 on the clock. Nickal moved out to an 11-3 lead with :35 left on the clock. He cut Breske loose with :25 left and nearly finished off the match with a throw but the official stopped the action out of bounds. Nickal picked up a final takedown and, with the riding time point, rolled to a 14-4 major. 285: Senior Anthony Cassar (Ricky Hill, N.J.), ranked No. 4 at 285, took on No. 9 Trent Hillger in a battle of ranked heavyweights. The ranked duo battled evenly for :45 seconds before Cassar connected on a low single to take a 2-0 lead. Hillger was able to escape quickly, cutting the lead to 2-1 with 1:50 on the clock and action resumed neutral in the center circle. Trailing 2-1, Hillger chose down to start the second period and worked his way to an escape and a 2-2 tie. Cassar continued to press on offense, however, and turned a low single into a second takedown and a 4-3 lead with 1:15 on the clock. Cassar used his quickness to slide behind Hillger for a third takedown and a 6-3 lead with :45 left in the period. Hillger was able to escape before the period and Cassar blazed through a late low shot to take the Badger down and lead 8-4 after two periods. Cassar chose neutral to start the third period. Hillger took a low shot but Cassar deftly countered for a fifth takedown and a 10-4 lead with 1:10 to wrestle. With over 1:00 in riding time, Cassar cut Hillger loose and began looking for bonus points. With :30 on the clock, Cassar forced a scramble but Hillger was able to lock up the Lions' waste and keep from giving up the takedown. Cassar's riding time edge gave him a final point and he walked away with a strong 11-5 decision.

RALEIGH, N.C. -- The No. 9 NC State wrestling team got four bonus point wins and cruised past visiting West Virginia, 26-10, Sunday afternoon at Reynolds Coliseum. R-So. Hayden Hidlay scored a pin at 157 pounds, and R-Sr. Jamel Morris (141) and R-So. Daniel Bullard (174) both scored 16-0 tech fall wins. R-So. Thomas Bullard went 2-for-2 this weekend in bouts against ranked foes. Yesterday he scored a major decision over No. 15, and today he scored win over No. 19 at 165 pounds. The bout started at 197 pounds. After a scoreless first period, No. 19 Malik McDonald used a six-point move early in the second period and held the lead throughout in his 12-6 win. WVU picked up a decision at 285 pounds with a late takedown in the third period. The first bonus point win of the night for NC State came at 125 pounds, as Zurich Storm scored a 13-3 major decision to put the Pack up 7-3. WVU tied it with a major decision by No. 16 Matthew Schmitt at 133 pounds. In his second straight dual of the weekend, Jamel Morris scored a tech fall and gave the Pack a 12-7 lead at the break. Morris scored a takedown, then three four-point near falls, before a two-point near fall ended it in the second period. An upset at 149 pounds, as Christian Monserrat scored a 3-1 decision over No. 4 Justin Oliver. The Pack quickly recovered, as No. 4 Hayden Hidlay scored a first period pin at 157 pounds. Holding a 10-0 lead, Hidlay got the pin at the 3:00 mark to put the Pack up 18-10. Thomas Bullard got another ranked win on the weekend, as he took out No. 19 Nick Kiussis 9-5 at 165 pounds. Not to be outdone, Daniel Bullard ended the dual with a 16-0 tech fall win in the second period at 174 pounds. WVU did not weigh in a wrestler at 184 pounds, and the teams agreed on a double forfeit. Up Next: The Wolfpack will continue its four-match homestand next weekend, as NC State will host Drexel on Saturday at 6 p.m. Results: 197: No. 19 Malik McDonald (NCSU) dec. Noah Adams; 12-6 - 3-0 285: Brandon Ngati (WVU) dec. Deonte Wilson; 3-2 - 3-3 125: Zurich Storm (NCSU) major dec. Joey Thomas; 13-3 - 7-3 133: No. 16 Matthew Schmitt (WVU) major dec. John Devine; 10-2 - 7-7 141: Jamel Morris (NCSU) tech fall Caleb Rea; 16-0 - 12-7 149: Christian Monserrat (WVU) dec. No. 4 Justin Oliver; 3-1 - 12-10 157: No. 4 Hayden Hidlay (NCSU) WBF Zachary Moore; 3:00 - 18-10 165: Thomas Bullard (NCSU) dec. No. 19 Nick Kiussis; 9-5 - 21-10 174: Daniel Bullard (NCSU) tech fall James Wujek; 16-0 - 26-10 184: No match

FAIRFAX, Va. -- The George Mason wrestling team defeated The Citadel, 31-18, on Sunday at the Recreation Athletic Center in Fairfax, Va. Mason (6-3, 2-1 EWL) fell behind in the match when The Citadel (0-4) recorded a pin a 133 pounds in the first bout of the afternoon. At 141 pounds, freshman Julio Alegria (2-13, 1-7) recorded his first collegiate pin at 1:22 of the first period against sophomore Ethan Philips. It was also Alegria's first NCAA dual victory. In the 149-pound matchup, Mason redshirt senior Tejon Anthony (22-7, 7-2) built a 7-5 lead over freshman Chon Porter after two periods, but dropped a hard-fought 12-10 decision. The Citadel then picked up a technical fall at 157 pounds to increase their match-score lead to 14-6. Mason redshirt junior Colston DiBlasi (22-8, 6-1) recorded a takedown in the first period to take a 2-0 advantage over freshman Dazjon Casto. After a defensive and scoreless second period, DiBlasi notched his 14th pin of the season in the final frame of the bout. He leads the NCAA in pins this season. At 174 pounds, Mason redshirt freshman Cornelius Schuster (12-5, 6-2) took a 4-2 lead into the third period and held on for a 5-3 decision over freshman Kyle Kretzer to put the Patriots in front 15-14. Schuster has won each of his last four dual matches and eight of his last 10 bouts overall. Mason redshirt sophomore Philip Stolfi (7-7, 4-1) then registered his first pin of the season at 184 pounds, increasing the Patriots lead to 21-14 with the fall over Bulldogs freshman Jared Zenie. The Citadel trimmed the Mason match-score advantage to 21-18 with a 17-4 major decision at 197 pounds. In the heavyweight bout, Mason redshirt senior Matthew Voss (23-4, 8-1) built a 6-0 first-period lead over Bulldogs junior Michael McAleavy. Voss went on to a 12-2 major decision for his team-leading 23rd win of the season. Voss has earned bonus points in 10 of his victories this season. The match concluded with the Patriots winning by forfeit at 125 pounds. The Patriots are on the road for an Eastern Wrestling League matchup against Clarion on Thursday, Jan. 17 at Marwick-Boyd Auditorium in Clarion, Pa. The match is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. Results: 133 | Paddy Kearney (The Citadel) fall over Talha Farooq (Mason), :21 | 6-0 The Citadel 141 | Julio Alegria (Mason) fall over Ethan Philips (The Citadel), 1:22 | 6-6 149 | Chon Porter (The Citadel) decision over Tejon Anthony (Mason), 12-10 | 9-6 The Citadel 157 | Rian Burris (The Citadel) technical fall over Justin Yorkdale (Mason), 17-0 (4:56) | 14-6 The Citadel 165 | Colston DiBlasi (Mason) fall over Dazjon Casto (The Citadel), 6:04 | 14-12 The Citadel 174 | Cornelius Schuster (Mason) decision over Kyle Kretzer (The Citadel), 5-3 | 15-14 Mason 184 | Philip Stolfi (Mason) fall over Jared Zenie (The Citadel), 4:29 | 21-14 Mason 197 | Sawyer Root (The Citadel) major decision over Alex Donahue (Mason), 17-4 | 21-18 Mason 285 | Matthew Voss (Mason) major decision over Michael McAleavy (The Citadel), 12-2 | 25-18 Mason 125 |Spencer Reed (Mason) by forfeit | 31-18 Mason