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Stories about amateur wrestling are pretty much limited to wrestling media such as InterMat, Amateur Wrestling News and WIN magazine ... or newspapers covering the local team or an individual "hometown hero." So it's always a nice surprise when the sport gets positive coverage from unexpected sources. In the past week or so, this writer came across three news stories about women's wrestling from what I would consider to be highly unlikely places -- two from global mainstream media organizations, and the third from what I would classify as an up-and-coming source (look up Ozy and see how they describe themselves) Wrestle Like a Girl on Megan Kelly TODAY Last Thursday, the third hour of NBC's TODAY morning news show -- hosted by Megyn Kelly since last September and shown in most parts of the country at 9 a.m. -- devoted six-and-a-half minutes to Wrestle Like a Girl, the organization devoted to encouraging girls and young women to participate in the sport. The segment -- part of Megyn Kelly TODAY's ongoing "Grit" series which focuses on people who have overcome adversity to do something extraordinary -- featured WLAG founder Sally Roberts who told Kelly that she "grew up in a really challenging home." (The Megyn Kelly TODAY website described Roberts as "a young woman who got in trouble in school until she channeled her energy into joining the wrestling team. After rising to the top of her field and serving in the U.S military, she's now teaching other young women through her Wrestle Like a Girl program.") After showing a two-and-a-half-minute filmed segment that took viewers inside a Wrestle Like a Girl wrestling camp, Megyn Kelly TODAY returned to the studio for a live interview Roberts and two of her wrestlers, 14-year-old Chloe Ayres, and Hailey Chancelleri, 17. Roberts, who was the only female on her wrestling team throughout junior and senior high school, then wrestled freestyle, earning two bronze medals in World competition, shared with the audience that the idea of launching Wrestle Like a Girl came from her time in the U.S. Army in Afghanistan, saying, "I was so moved to see girls in Afghanistan who didn't have opportunities. I wanted to pay it forward back in the U.S." When contacted by InterMat about the segment on Megyn Kelly TODAY, Roberts said, "It's the best, most inclusive sport on the planet and people are going to know about it. Our athletes, and our sport, deserve the recognition." OZY: Is women's wrestling headed to the NCAA? The news website OZY recently featured a nearly 1,000-word essay titled "Grappling with equality: Is women's wrestling headed to the NCAA?" OZY, founded by former MSNBC news anchor and businessman Carlos Watson in September 2013, describes itself as delivering "only original content, focused not simply on where the world is but, more importantly, where the world is going. And every morning, we set out to profile the people, places, trends and technology that are ahead of their time and worthy of yours." Here's how OZY's Matt Foley opened his look at women's wrestling: "In late August, wrestling fans from all corners of the globe descended on Paris to witness greatness at the 2017 world championships. They weren't disappointed. In a sport of constant grappling, one American proved untouchable in the arena on Boulevard de Bercy. Helen Maroulis captured her third consecutive international title to go along with a world championship in 2015 and Olympic gold at Rio in 2016. In Paris the 25-year-old native of Rockville, Maryland, breezed through five competitors by a combined score of 53-0. "So, why doesn't the NCAA let her wrestle?" The OZY feature goes on to describe the state of women's wrestling in the U.S. right now -- mentioning efforts by individuals such as University of Iowa head wrestling coach Tom Brands to get the NCAA to add women's wrestling as an emerging collegiate sport -- then, ultimately, an official NCAA sport, like men's wrestling ... a movement led by none other than Wrestle Like a Girl's Sally Roberts. Matt Foley goes on to provide details on this quest to expand opportunities for women to wrestle in college, and why these efforts are not only good for female athletes, but their male counterparts as well. It's a thoughtful, in-depth story worthy of the attention of those of us in the wrestling community who might not normally check out the OZY website. The BBC: Neeto's journey from child bride to world-class wrestler Mention the BBC (British Broadcasting Corp.), and most Americans may immediately think of classy period dramas such as "Downton Abbey" and "Victoria" -- or wacky vintage comedies featuring Benny Hill or Rowan Atkinson. However, the BBC is also one of the largest and most respected global news organizations, covering events and people making news well beyond London and Liverpool. Earlier this month, the BBC ran a human-interest video feature titled "The child bride who became a wrestling champion." Here's how the BBC described the nearly three-minute video: "Neetu, 21, was illegally married to a much older man when she was just 12 years old. But she has defied all odds to win a medal for wrestling in India's National Games." Neeto Sarkar won the bronze medal in wrestling at the National Games of India in 2015. The fast-moving video includes easy-to-read subtitles. "I am 21 but my story starts when I was 12," Neeto said at the beginning of the video. "I was illegally married to a mentally-ill 40-year-old man." "The marriage only lasted two months. But I was married again and gave birth to twin boys at 14." As the video states, Neeto Sarkar used wrestling to turn her life around. But it came at a price, as she lives away from her family in a small room ... able to see her sons and family only once in a while. "I am making this sacrifice because wrestling is my life." Neeto Sarkar's ultimate dream: to win a medal at the Olympics.

The last weekend of January is here, and it's a big wrestling weekend across the country. The race for No. 1 in the Fab 50 team rankings takes center stage, as do a couple of other events that have multiple Fab 50 teams present. In addition, it is the start of state series wrestling in a few states this weekend. Below is the listing of competitions for teams ranked in this week's Fab 50 high school wrestling team rankings covering today through next Tuesday (1/24-1/30). No. 1 Bergen Catholic, N.J. --travels to No. 3 Wyoming Seminary (Pa.) on Saturday for quad meet with the host Blue Knights, No. 4 Montini Catholic (Ill.), and No. 8 St. Edward (Ohio) No. 2 Blair Academy, N.J. --travels to Wyoming Seminary (Pa.) on Friday for dual meets against Easton (Pa.) and No. 8 St. Edward (Ohio) No. 3 Wyoming Seminary, Pa. --travels to The Hill School (Pa.) for dual meet tonight; hosts dual meet against Easton (Pa.) on Friday; hosts quad meet on Saturday against No. 1 Bergen Catholic (N.J.), No. 4 Montini Catholic (Ill.), and No. 8 St. Edward (Ohio) No. 4 Montini Catholic, Ill. --hosts T.F. South (Ill.) and Loyola Academy (Ill.) in a tri-meet tomorrow; travels to No. 3 Wyoming Seminary (Pa.) for dual meets against the host Blue Knights and No. 1 Bergen Catholic (N.J.) No. 5 St. Paris Graham, Ohio --hosts regional preliminary rounds in the state dual meet tournament tonight, hosts Louisville (Ohio) in dual meet on Friday, hosts Richmond (Mich.) and No. 21 Wadsworth (Ohio) in tri-meet on Saturday No. 6 Buchanan, Calif. --travels to No. 33 Clovis (Calif.) for dual meet tomorrow No. 7 Lake Highland Prep, Fla. --competes in the Flagler Rotary Tournament on Friday and Saturday at Palm Coast (Fla.) No. 8 St. Edward, Ohio --hosts regional preliminary rounds in the state dual meet tournament tonight; travels to Wyoming Seminary (Pa.) on Friday for dual meet against No. 1 Blair Academy (N.J.); competes in dual meets on Saturday against No. 1 Bergen Catholic (N.J.) and the host Blue Knights, ranked No. 3 nationally No. 9 Detroit Catholic Central, Mich. --travels to Oxford (Mich.) for dual meet tonight, competes in dual meet against Richmond (Mich.) at Michigan State on Friday, travels to No. 40 Lowell (Mich.) on Saturday for dual meets against the host Red Arrows and No. 11 Cincinnati (Ohio) LaSalle No. 10 Poway, Calif. --hosts Mission Vista (Calif.) in dual meet tomorrow, competes in the Mid-Cals Classic on Friday and Saturday at Gilroy (Calif.) No. 11 Cincinnati LaSalle, Ohio --hosts regional preliminary rounds in the state dual meet tournament tonight; travels to No. 40 Lowell (Mich.) on Saturday for quad meet against the host Red Arrows, No. 9 Detroit Catholic Central (Mich.), and Dundee (Mich.) No. 12 Bethlehem Catholic, Pa. --hosts Pleasant Valley (Pa.) in dual meet tonight, travels to Easton (Pa.) for dual meet against Nazareth (Pa.) on Saturday night No. 13 Tuttle, Okla. --competes in the Mid-Cals Classic on Friday and Saturday at Gilroy (Calif.) No. 14 Selma, Calif. --hosts Kingsburg (Calif.) in dual meet tonight, competes in the Mid-Cals Classic on Friday and Saturday at Gilroy (Calf.) No. 15 Delbarton, N.J. --competes in the Morris County Tournament on Friday and Saturday at Mount Olive (N.J.) No. 16 Malvern Prep, Pa. --travels to Episcopal Academy (Pa.) for dual meet on Friday, competes in the Vanguard Tournament on Saturday at Sun Valley (Pa.) No. 17 Allen, Texas --travels to No. 31 Broken Arrow (Okla.) for dual meet on Tuesday 1/30 No. 18 Gilroy, Calif. --travels to Alvarez (Calif.) for dual meet tonight, hosts Mid-Cals Classic on Friday and Saturday No. 19 Choctaw, Okla. --compete in the 4x4 Tournament on Saturday No. 20 Brecksville, Ohio --hosts regional preliminary rounds in the state dual meet tournament tonight No. 21 Wadsworth, Ohio --hosts regional preliminary rounds in the state dual meet tournament tonight, travels to No. 5 St. Paris Graham (Ohio) on Saturday for tri-meet against the host Falcons and Richmond (Mich.) No. 22 Oakdale, Calif. --travels with East Union (Calif.) for tri-meet at Weston Ranch (Calif.) tonight, competes in the Mid-Cals Classic on Friday and Saturday at Gilory (Calif.) No. 23 Park Hill, Mo. --travels to Raymone-Peculiar (Mo.) for dual meet tonight No. 25 Apple Valley, Minn. --travels to Shakopee (Minn.) for dual meet tomorrow No. 26 Parkersburg South, W.Va. --travels to Parkersburg (W.Va.) for dual meet tomorrow, competes in the Brooke (W.Va.) Classic on Saturday No. 27 Brownsburg, Ind. --competes in sectional tournament on Saturday at Avon (Ind.) No. 28 Fort Dodge, Iowa --competes in the CIML Invitational on Friday at Southeast Polk (Iowa) No. 29 Christian Brothers College, Mo. --travels to Jefferson City (Mo.) for dual meet tomorrow, travels to Desmet (Mo.) for dual meet on Tuesday 1/30 No. 30 Anoka, Minn. --hosts Elk River (Minn.) in dual meet tonight, competes at the Orono (Minn.) Tournament on Saturday No. 31 Broken Arrow, Okla. --travels to Bixby (Okla.) for dual meet tomorrow, hosts No. 17 Allen (Texas) in dual meet on Tuesday 1/30 No. 32 Massillon Perry, Ohio --travels to Wooster (Ohio) for regional preliminary rounds of the state dual meet tournament tonight No. 33 Clovis, Calif. --hosts dual meet against No. 6 Buchanan (Calif.) tomorrow No. 34 Kasson-Mantorville, Minn. --hosts Zumbrotta-Mazeppa (Minn.) in dual meet tomorrow, hosts the Swalla Duals on Saturday No. 35 Perry Meridian, Ind. --competes in sectional tournament on Saturday at Southport (Ind.) No. 36 Indianapolis Cathedral, Ind. --competes in sectional tournament on Saturday at Lawrence Central (Ind.) No. 37 Portage, Ind. --competes in sectional tournament on Saturday at Griffith (Ind.) No. 38 Southeast Polk, Iowa --hosts CIML Invitational on Friday No. 39 Simley, Minn. --competes in the Bloomington-Kennedy (Minn.) Duals on Saturday No. 40 Lowell, Mich. --hosts No. 9 Detroit Catholic (Mich.), No. 11 Cincinnati (Ohio) LaSalle, and Dundee (Mich.) in quad meet on Saturday No. 41 Howell, N.J. --travels to Freehold Boro (N.J.) for dual meet tonight, competes in the Shore Conference Tournament on Friday and Saturday at Red Bank Regional (N.J.) No. 42 Lincoln East, Neb. --competes in the George Hoover Invitational on Friday and Saturday at Liberty (Mo.), travels with Lincoln North Star (Neb.) for tri-meet at Lincoln Southwest (Neb.) on Tuesday 1/30 No. 43 Kearney, Neb. --competes in the Rocky Welton Invitational on Friday and Saturday at Garden City (Kansas) No. 44 St. John Bosco, Calif. --travel to Servite (Calif.) for dual meet tomorrow No. 45 Erie Cathedral Prep, Pa. --competes in the Brooke (W.Va.) Classic on Saturday No. 46 Mount St. Joseph's, Md. --travels to The Gilman School (Md.) for dual meets against St. Paul's (Md.) and Boys Latin (Md.) tomorrow, competes in the Bubba Bunting Invitational on Saturday at The Bullis School (Md.) No. 47 Waukee, Iowa --competes in the CIML Invitational on Friday at Southeast Polk (Iowa) No. 49 Pope John XXIII, N.J. --travels to St. Peter's Prep (N.J.) for dual meet tonight, travels to Morris Hills (N.J.) for dual meet on Monday 1/29, hosts Mount Olive (N.J.) in dual meet on Tuesday 1/30 Off this week: No. 24 Oak Park River Forest (Ill.), No. 48 Davison (Mich.), No. 50 Washington (Ill.)

Kanen Storr wrestling Bryce Meredith at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) AMES, Iowa -- Iowa State freshman Kanen Storr has asked for and been granted a release to transfer. The native of Leslie, Mich., has compiled a 15-7 record this season is ranked No. 18 at 141 pounds by InterMat. "Kanen (Storr) requested permission to transfer to another institution," Iowa State Head Coach Kevin Dresser said. "I am going to honor that request and allow him the one-time transfer exception. We wish him the best." Storr, who was 25-5 and runner-up at the Dave Schultz Memorial International as a redshirt, will not compete for Iowa State anymore this season.

The 2017 Freestyle World Team Trials took place at the Devaney Center in Lincoln, Neb.(Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) The quality of wrestling at the U.S. World Team Trials typically is as good as any event on American soil. The best American wrestlers in men's and women's freestyle, and Greco-Roman battle in the non-Olympic years to land coveted berths at the World Championships three out of every four years. There are plenty of fierce and entertaining matches along with many of the compelling storylines that play out during this top-notch competition. The World Team Trials also has been one of the least attended with sparse crowds over the years, even when it was held in wrestling hotbeds like Iowa and Ohio. Last year was an exception when the World Team Trials for freestyle were held at the Devaney Center in Lincoln, Neb. Fans came out to see a pair of former Nebraska Cornhuskers -- Olympic and world champion Jordan Burroughs, and world medalist James Green -- compete in that event. The crowds were excellent and the athletes loved competing in an electric atmosphere. Now USA Wrestling is looking for a way to attract even more interest and fans to the sport. USA Wrestling's new Final X format for the World Team Trials, where it partners with FloWrestling, is quite a departure from what has been done in the past. The final event will be split into three different weekends -- June 9, 16 and 23 -- in three different cities. It hasn't officially been released, but Lincoln, State College, Pa. and Bethlehem, Pa. are expected to be the host cities for this event. Returning world medalists who stay in the same weight class this year advance directly to Final X. That means Thomas Gilman, James Green, Jordan Burroughs, Kyle Snyder and Nick Gwiazdowski have already landed spots in the best-of-3 finals of the Trials. Returning world medalist J'den Cox likely is expected to move up to one of the new weight classes so he would still have to qualify for Final X. There are certainly plenty of potential positives for doing it this way. Spreading the amount of matches out provides an opportunity for the sport to gain additional attention and exposure by being held over three weekends instead of one. The finalists in each weight class now will be known beforehand. That provides an excellent chance to promote the finals matchups ahead of time and create storylines that can attract interest. The Final X format will decide the world team berths in men's and women's freestyle. The Greco-Roman Trials will be held later, on June 21-22, and part of that reasoning is to give freestyle athletes who don't make the world team an opportunity to make the Greco world team. That rationale makes sense, but it also prevents Greco athletes from competing on that same big stage in Final X that the freestyle athletes will take part it. The Greco Trials will be held during the Junior National Duals in Tulsa, Okla. Greco continues to take a backseat to freestyle in this country. Having the Final X program over three weekends narrows the focus of what fans are watching and shortens the sessions. Each style has added two weight classes, and the Trials in the past would drag on endlessly in the finals with a best-of-3 format. Sessions would take four or five hours, or even more, and it's difficult to hold a fan's attention for that long. With the Final X, the goal is to shorten sessions and make it more fan friendly. With fewer matches, that should happen. Wrestlers also will be paid more for landing a spot in the Final X stage. And finalists in the Greco Trials also will receive additional money. Among the drawbacks of this new format are that fans who are only able to attend one of the three Final X weekends will only see one-third of the freestyle wrestlers compete in person. The wrestling-specific media, many of whom don't profit from covering the sport, would have to travel to three different locations on three straight weekends. That would obviously cost them extra money in addition to having to budget the time to go. Another huge issue with many people already is that the Final X event will not be televised. The event will be on Flo's pay wall, so the only way people who can't attend the events to watch is to pay. Not everybody who wants to watch is going to pay, so that reduces your number of viewers. Not sure how this grows the sport. Your audience will be the die-hard wrestling people who subscribe to Flo and the families of the athletes who will pay to watch if they are unable to attend. How does this attract new fans? The sport needs to be on television to grow. This may be a great new format, but how many people are actually going to see it? Back on the positive side of the equation, the U.S. is a force internationally in wrestling again. After a subpar showing at the Olympics, the U.S. wrestling program has a ton of momentum right now. The men's freestyle team is coming off its first world team title in 22 years and the women's team coming off a runner-up finish. And plenty of young talent is coming up the ranks as well. It was exciting to see the Americans pull out an exciting win over Russia at the 2017 World Championships in Paris. It was something to see with Snyder rallying for a dramatic win in the closing seconds. Many people in wresting that I've communicated with -- athletes, coaches and media -- have mixed feelings about the new format. Burroughs, as you might expect, told me he is "very excited" about Final X. He is already in the finals of the World Team Trials. Plus, he is expected to be wrestling in front of his home fans in Lincoln at the university he competed for and still trains at. The magnetic and charismatic Burroughs likely will be a big draw again this year. Burroughs showed us what a great champion he was by bouncing back to win a world title last year after a disappointing showing at the Olympics in Rio. One change with the new World Team Trials format is that Burroughs and other returning world medalists will face a fresh opponent in the finals instead of one that had to go through a mini-tournament earlier in the day. That definitely provided Burroughs and others an edge, but the past format made sense. Burroughs owns an Olympic gold medal, four world titles and a world bronze medal. He should be given an advantage in the Trials because USA Wrestling obviously wants its best team on the mat for the World Championships. I'm one-hundred percent on board with developing innovative ways to promote wrestling. I did it for 10 years when I worked at USA Wrestling. I'm not sure this new format is the answer for the World Team Trials, but obviously nobody really knows how it's all going to unfold at this point. It definitely will be interesting to see how the new Final X format plays out. Craig Sesker has written about wrestling for more than three decades. He's covered three Olympic Games and is a two-time national wrestling writer of the year.

Brian Smith coaching at the NCAAs (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) Brian Smith, head wrestling coach at the University of Missouri, and Jacob Kasper, a senior All-American heavyweight for Duke University, will be the featured guests for "On the Mat" this Wednesday, Jan. 24. "On the Mat" is a presentation of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum. The show can be heard live on the Internet at 1650thefan.com or locally in Northeast Iowa each Wednesday at 5 p.m. Central on AM 1650, The Fan. A podcast of the show is available on mattalkonline.com. E-mail dgmstaff@nwhof.org with any questions or comments.

The top two professional mixed martial arts organizations went head-to-head Saturday night with UFC 220 and Bellator 192, and the winner was ... six former amateur wrestlers. Two UFC champs with collegiate mat credentials -- Daniel Cormier, NCAA All-American at Oklahoma State, and Stipe Miocic, 2003 NCAA championships qualifier for Cleveland State -- successfully defended their UFC light-heavyweight and heavyweight titles, respectively, at UFC 220 at the TD Garden in Boston… while, at the opposite end of the country, former wrestlers Chael Sonnen, Michael Chandler, Aaron Pico and Joey Davis all came out on top in their bouts at Bellator 192 at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif. Cormier holds onto UFC title Cormier, a two-time Olympian, held onto his 205-pound crown by finishing Volkan Oezdemir with a TKO at the two-minute mark of in the second round of a scheduled five-round co-headline fight. "Cormier took Oezdemir down and moved into a crucifix," ESPN reported. "He trapped both of the Swiss fighter's arms under his body and landed free shots with the left hand until the bout was stopped." "Oezdemir got his money's worth in the opening round, as he came out swinging for the fences," according to ESPN. "Cormier's pressure eventually took its toll, however. He hurt Oezdemir with a hard right hand, followed by a winging left in tight. He took Oezdemir down in the final minute of the opening round and probably would have finished him via rear-naked choke had the bell not rung." Cormier had lost his UFC light-heavy title to Jon Jones at UFC 214 last July. However, after Jones failed a post-match drug test, the 38-year-old former Cowboy mat star was reinstated as UFC champion. Saturday night was his first title defense. With the win, Cormier is now 20-1, while Oezdemir falls to 15-2. Miocic successfully defends his UFC crown Stipe Miocic, former high school and college wrestler in his native Ohio, successfully defended his UFC heavyweight title for a record third straight time, handing Francis Ngannou a loss in their five-round bout in Boston. “The Cleveland native absorbed Ngannou's hardest shots, returned fire and leaned heavily on his wrestling en route to a dominant decision victory,” ESPN.com reported. It was a unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring it 50-45 for Miocic. “Miocic, 35, survived on his composure,” according to ESPN. “He kept his head moving and circled out of the precarious positions on the outside. When Ngannou came forward too aggressively, he ducked under his punches and drove through multiple takedowns.' With the win, Miocic is now 18-2 – with six straight victories – while Ngannou falls to 11-2. Chael SonnenSonnen wins Round 1 of Bellator heavyweight tournament In the first match of an eight-man World Heavyweight Grand Prix tournament, Chael Sonnen scored a unanimous decision over Quinton Jackson (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) in three-round bout at Bellator 192 held Saturday evening in suburban Los Angeles. Sonnen, 40, who had wrestled for the now-defunct University of Oregon mat program, said that "Rampage" had placed a bet, offering to pay the former Duck wrestler $10,000 for each takedown. MMAFighting.com reported that Sonnen scored at least three takedowns during the bout. That said, the MMA website wrote, "One of the biggest keys to the fight was not actually Sonnen's world-class wrestling. It was his striking. Sonnen was able to land some punches on Jackson in the first round and used that to get inside and eventually go for takedowns." Sonnen, who, at 222 pounds, gave up 31 pounds to Jackson, is now 30-15-1 overall in his long pro career while Jackson is 37-13-0. Chandler gets 14th win as a Bellator fighter Michael Chandler scored a unanimous decision in his lightweight (155-pound) bout with Goiti Yamauchi at Bellator 192. The officials scored it 30-25, 30-26, 30-26 for the former University of Missouri wrestler. With the decision, Chandler now has fourteen wins as a Bellator fighter, tying him with Patricio Freire for most victories within that organization. The former Mizzou Tiger All-American is now 17-4 overall in his MMA career, while Yamauchi falls to 22-4 overall, and 8-3 in Bellator. Despite the score -- and what MMAJunkie.com described as a "dominating performance" -- Chandler had nothing but positive words for his opponent. "Hat's off to Yamauchi, probably the toughest guy I've ever fought," Chandler said in his post-fight interview. Pico finishes opponent in about a half-minute Aaron Pico - amateur wrestling phenom who passed on a collegiate career to sign with Bellator at age 18 - made short work of yet another opponent in his featherweight (145 pounds) bout Saturday night, this time knocking out Shane Kruchten in just 37 seconds of the first round. "MMA super prospect Aaron Pico showed again that his debut loss was nothing more than a stumble when he scored another devastating knockout at Bellator 192," wrote MMAJunkie.com, which described the blow as a "crushing body-shot." http://mmajunkie.com/2018/01/bellator-192-results-aaron-pico-scores-37-second-ko-with-body-shot "Pico wasted no time inflicting damage on his opponent," MMAJunkie.com continued. "He put the pressure on Kruchten with hard shots before going to the body for the first time to drop his opponent." The 21-year-old Pico - who was submitted in his first pro MMA event in 2017, only to bounce back with a first-round knockout in his second fight - now has a 2-1 record, while Kruchten, who was making his Bellator debut, drops to 12-4 overall. Davis gets his kicks, wins his third pro MMA bout Joey Davis, four-time undefeated NCAA Division II wrestling champ at Notre Dame College of Ohio, remains unbeaten in his young pro MMA career, scoring his third victory at The Forum, not far from Compton, Calif. where he grew up. Davis delivered what a local newspaper, the Press-Enterprise, described as "a spinning kick to the liver of Ian Butler for a 39-second knockout in the opening fight at Bellator 192." https://www.pe.com/2018/01/20/bellator-192-joey-davis-gets-his-kicks-in-victory/ The 24-year-old Davis, who was 133-0 for the Notre Dame Falcons, is now 3-0 in his pro MMA career, while Butler is now 3-4.

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Ohio State University wrestling team was victorious in six of 10 bouts versus Iowa and garnered a 4-0 bonus point advantage to stifle the Hawkeyes, 22-12, in the Top-5 matchup. Ohio State remains unbeaten (10-0, 5-0 Big Ten) after handing Iowa (9-1, 4-1) its first defeat of the season. Buckeye bonus tallies came courtesy of major decisions by Joey McKenna and Myles Martin, and Kyle Snyder's dominating tech fall to wrap up the day's festivities. Additional OSU victors included Luke Pletcher, Bo Jordan and Kollin Moore each posting fruitful decision. Ohio State racked up 33 takedowns compared to just eight for the Hawkeyes. Iowa failed to record a single nearfall tally while the Buckeyes garnered 10 back points. The afternoon began with an absolute grind of a match. Following a scoreless first period between Nathan Tomasello and Spencer Lee, Tomasello elected to start the second period on bottom where he remained for the entire two minutes. Lee then made the same decision to hit the referee's position, but was able to escape for the bout's first point. Tomasello would later notch the only takedown of the showdown to pull ahead 2-1. Lee would wiggle away again for the escape, however, to even the ledger at 2-all. Add on Lee's riding time advantage bonus point and the Hawkeyes jumped ahead 3-0. Pletcher got after it swiftly, notching a pair of takedowns in the opening frame. He would go on to add another takedown, escape and riding time point to run his season record to 20-0 by topping Paul Glynn, 8-2. At 141 pounds, McKenna rebound from his lone loss of the season last week with a resounding 13-3 performance. He compiled five takedowns, a two-point nearfall and riding time edge in putting Ohio State ahead 7-3. The next three bouts all went in favor of the Hawkeyes, winning three in a row by a combined nine points. Iowa's spurt resulted in a 12-7 upper hand heading to the 174-pound bout. The Buck stop stopped there (pun intended) when fifth-year senior Bo Jordan, competing for the final time in Columbus, bested Kaleb Young to spark an OSU victorious stretch which spanned the remainder of the match. "Bo-Jo" took down Young three times in the first period and never looked back en route to a 10-5 winner. It marked the start of a 15-0 Buckeye run to concluded the match. Myles Martin took it up a notch at 184 pounds, recording his 20th win overall (20-0) and 18th bonus point-worthy effort of the year (eight tech falls, six major decisions and four pins). Despite facing a nationally-ranked opponent in No. 20 Mitch Bowman, Martin continued his point-scoring rampage and built a 12-1 gap before the start of the second stanza. Martin turned Bowman twice for four-point nearfalls and narrowly missed out on potential pinfall opportunities late in the scuffle. The day's second of two Top-5 meetings pitted No. 1 Kollin Moore vs. No. 5 Cash Wilcke. The Buckeye redshirt sophomore would extend his unblemished season mark to 16-0 while delivering Wilcke just his second setback (13-1). Snyder was a technician at heavyweight, administering seven takedowns in the opening 180 seconds after third-ranked Sam Stoll remained on the sidelines in favor of Steven Holloway. Snyder continued to pour it on, disposing of the heavyweight fill-in, 24-9, by the second period's conclusion. Results: 125 lbs | No. 6 Spencer Lee (Iowa) def. No. 1 Nathan Tomasello (OSU) | D, 3-2; Team Score: 0-3 133 lbs | No. 2 Luke Pletcher (OSU) def. Paul Glynn (Iowa) | D, 8-2; TS: 3-3 141 lbs | No. 11 Joey McKenna (OSU) def. Carter Happel (Iowa) | MD, 13-2; TS: 7-4 149 lbs | No. 2 Brandon Sorensen (Iowa) def. No. 6 Ke-Shawn Hayes (OSU) | D, 4-2; TS: 7-6 157 lbs | No. 2 Michael Kemerer (Iowa) def. No. 6 Micah Jordan (OSU) | D, 8-4; TS: 7-9 165 lbs | No. 8 Alex Marinelli (Iowa) def. No. 13 Te'Shan Campbell (OSU) | D, 4-1; TS: 7-12 174 lbs | No. 3 Bo Jordan (OSU) def. Kaleb Young (Iowa) | D, 10-6; TS: 10-12 184 lbs | No. 2 Myles Martin (OSU) def. No. 20 Mitch Bowman (Iowa) | MD, 17-8; TS: 14-12 197 lbs | No. 1 Kollin Moore (OSU) def. No. 5 Cash Wilcke (Iowa) | D, 6-3; TS: 17-12 HWT | No. 1 Kyle Snyder (OSU) def. Steven Holloway (Iowa) | TF, 24-9; TS: 22-12

NORMAN -- The Oklahoma wrestling team triumphed over Northern Colorado, 28-10, on Sunday afternoon inside Lloyd Noble Center as part of the Beauty and the Beast event with OU women's gymnastics. The Sooners claimed seven bout victories in the dual, including a pin from Mike Longo (141 pounds) and technical fall wins from Christian Moody (125 pounds) and Davion Jeffries (149 pounds). “I think that we did a better job at getting bonus points and being more aggressive and being solid,” OU head coach Lou Rosselli said. “We had some issues with guys getting all over the place and finding out where they really are good. I think today they firmed up a little bit of their wrestling, and I think that they need to continue that. If you stay where you are really good and you keep focused and you keep trying to score points, I think a lot of good things happen for you.” Longo earned OU's first points with a win by fall at 141 pounds. The senior pinned Ben Polkowske in 2:47 to claim six Sooner points and record his fourth pin of the season. Jeffries built on OU's momentum in the 149-pound bout, downing Jimmy Fate by technical fall, 17-0. He opened the match with a takedown and three two-point nearfalls to jump out to an 8-0 lead in the first period. Jeffries added a reversal, a four-point nearfall and the riding time point to claim his second technical-fall win of the season. At 157 pounds, Justin Thomas added three more points for the Sooners with a 10-4 decision over Tyler Kinn. He used a takedown and a two-point nearfall to take a 4-1 lead after the first frame. Thomas added an escape and a takedown in the second followed by another takedown and the riding-time point in the third. No. 11 Yoanse Mejias claimed his 20th win of the season by downing Seth Bogulski in a 12-6 decision at 174 pounds. After building a 2-1 advantage in the first period, Mejias grew the lead to 7-3 in the second with an escape and two takedowns. He added three more takedowns in the final frame to secure the win. In the 197-pound bout, Andrew Dixon won by decision over Tanner Davis. Following a scoreless first period, Dixon used a four-point nearfall to build a 4-1 lead in the second. He added an escape and the riding-time point to earn a 6-1 victory. Marquise Overton earned his first OU wrestling win in dramatic fashion at heavyweight against Robert Winters. Regulation ended 1-1, and the tie was not broken during the first sudden-victory period. Both wrestlers escaped in the first tie-breaker periods, sending the match into the second sudden-victory frame in a 2-2 knot, which again held through the period. Although Overton rode Winters out in the first period of the second tiebreaker, he was called for stalling for the second time and Winters was awarded a penalty point. Overton escaped at the start of the next tiebreaker frame to tie the match at 3-3, and he was given the winning point with the riding-time advantage. “I think that we have to give a little shout-out to Que (Overton),” Rosselli said. “Coming off the football field and he gets put in last week, struggles a little bit, out of shape, but he found a way to win today. It is really nice to see a guy that wants to fight that hard for the Sooners. The people that want to fight that hard are the people I want in my program.” The match ended at 125 pounds, where Moody claimed his second technical fall of the season, downing Michael Johnson, 21-5. He built a 6-1 lead in the first period with two takedowns and a two-point nearfall. The Sooner added an escape and five more takedowns in the second to extend his lead to 17-5. Moody claimed the win with another escape, another takedown and the riding-time point. In the dual-opening 133-pound bout, Jake Rubio dropped a 4-3 decision to Rico Montoya. Dawaylon Barnes was defeated by No. 19 Keilan Torres in a 12-5 decision at 165 pounds. Matthew Waddell was downed by Dylan Gabel in an 8-0 decision in the 184-pound match. Next weekend, the Sooners wrap up their homestand as they host Iowa State on Friday, Jan. 26 and South Dakota State on Sunday, Jan. 28. Fans can purchase tickets online or by calling the OU Athletics Ticket Office at (405) 325-2424. Results: 133 Rico Montoya (UNC) dec. Jake Rubio (OU), 4-3 141 Mike Longo (OU) fall Ben Polkowske (UNC), 2:47 149 Davion Jeffries (OU) tech. fall Jimmy Fate (UNC), 17-0 157 Justin Thomas (OU) dec. Tyler Kinn (UNC), 10-4 165 No. 19 Keilan Torres (UNC) dec. Dawaylon Barnes (OU), 12-5 174 No. 11 Yoanse Mejias (OU) dec. Seth Bogulski (UNC), 12-6 184 Dylan Gabel (UNC) maj. dec. Matthew Waddell (OU), 8-0 197 Andrew Dixon (OU) dec. Tanner Davis (UNC), 6-1 HWT Marquise Overton (OU) dec. Robert Winters (UNC), 4-3 TB-2 125 Christian Moody (OU) tech. fall Michael Johnson (UNC), 21-5

COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Penn State (9-0, 5-0 B1G) rolled over Maryland (5-8, 0-7 B1G) for a Big Ten road win. Penn State got a season-high six pins in a lopsided 47-3 victory to remain unbeaten on the year. The Nittany Lions won nine of ten bouts, led by junior Nick Nevills (Clovis, Calif.) with a big win at 285 in the dual's marquee match-up. The dual began at 125 where Nittany Lion Devin Schnupp (Lititz, Pa.) mounted a late flurry but fell just shy in a 4-2 loss to Maryland's Brandon Cray. Senior Corey Keener (Schuylkill Haven, Pa.) put Penn State on top with by pinning Jhared Simmons at 133. Keener turned a big second period lead into a fall at the 3:48 mark. True freshman Nick Lee (Evansville, Ind.), ranked No. 7 at 141, then dominated Terrapin junior Ryan Diehl, collecting eight takedowns in a lopsided 22-10 major decision, giving Penn State a 10-6 lead. Senior Zain Retherford (Benton, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 149, continued his torrid pace, pinning Alfred Bannister at the 1:19 mark to put Penn State up 16-3. The fall was Retherford's 15th of the year. Junior Jason Nolf (Yatesboro, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 157, kept pace with Retherford, picking up his 15th pin of the year as well. Nolf turned a big first period lead into a cradle and a fall over Kyle Cochran at the 1:43 mark. The Nittany Lions carried a 22-3 lead into intermission off three pins and a major. Penn State continued its pin parade to start the second half with three straight. Sophomore Vincenzo Joseph (Pittsburgh, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 165, pinned Brendan Burnham in the first period, getting the fall at the 1:23 mark. Sophomore Mark Hall (Apple Valley, Minn.), ranked No. 2 at 174, also notched a first period pin, getting the fall over Jahi Jones at the 2:44 mark. Junior Bo Nickal (Allen, Texas), ranked No. 1 at 184, made it three straight to start the second half (and six for the dual) by pinning Nico Capello at the 3:32 mark in the second period to put Penn State up 40-3. Sophomore Anthony Cassar (Rocky Hill, N.J.) got the call at 197 for Penn State and dominated David-Brian Whisler, rolling to a 14-5 major decision to put Penn State up 44-3. Nevills, ranked No. 8 at 285, faced No. 6 Youssif Hemida of Maryland in the dual's marquee match-up. Nevills controlled the action from start to finish, using a first period takedown and a full third period rideout to roll to a 4-1 win with 2:20 in riding time. Nevills' strong performance put Penn State up 47-3 at dual's end. Penn State notched a lopsided 36-1 takedown edge and, with its 28-0 edge against Purdue on Friday night, owned a 64-1 takedown advantage on the weekend. Penn State grabbed 20 bonus points off six pins (Keener, Retherford, Nolf, Joseph, Hall, and Nickal) and two majors (Lee and Cassar). The win moves Penn State's dual meet win streak to 40 straight, dating back to the 2014-15 season. Retherford now has 15 pins on the year and 51 for his career, just two shy of tying Penn State's all-time record of 53. Nolf also has 15 and 44 for his career, fifth all-time. Nickal has 11 this season and 36 for his career, seventh all-time. Penn State moves to 9-0, 5-0 in the Big Ten while Maryland falls to 5-8, 0-7 B1G. The Nittany Lions return to Rec Hall on Friday, Jan. 26, against Minnesota. The 7 p.m. dual in Rec Hall will be a BTN live national telecast. With all home dual meets sold out, a limited number of Standing Room Only (SRO) tickets are available to select Rec Hall duals based on availability. Call 1-800-NITTANY for information or to purchase tickets. The 2017-18 Penn State wrestling season is sponsored by The Family Clothesline. 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: Brandon Cray MD dec. Devin Schnupp PSU, 4-2 / 0-3 133: Corey Keener PSU pinned Jhared Simmons, WBF (3:48) / 6-3 141: #7 Nick Lee PSU maj. dec. Ryan Diehl MD, 22-10 / 10-3 149: #1 Zain Retherford PSU pinned Alfred Bannister MD, WBF (1:19) / 16-3 157: #1 Jason Nolf PSU pinned Kyle Cochran MD, WBF (1:43) / 22-3 165: #1 Vincenzo Joseph PSU pinned Brendan Burnham MD, WBF (1:23) / 28-3 174: #2 Mark Hall PSU pinned Jahi Jones MD, WBF (2:44) / 34-3 184: #1 Bo Nickal PSU pinned Nico Capello MD, WBF (2:23) / 40-3 197: Anthony Cassar PSU maj. dec. David-Brian Whisler MD, 14-5 / 44-3 285: #8 Nick Nevills PSU dec. #6 Youssif Hemida MD, 4-1 / 47-3 Records: Penn State 9-0, 5-0 B1G; Maryland 5-8, 0-7 B1G Up Next for Penn State: Home vs. Minnesota, Friday, Jan. 26, 7 p.m. in Rec Hall (BTN) BOUT-BY-BOUT: 125: Redshirt freshman Devin Schnupp (Lititz, Pa.) took on Brandon Cray at 125. The duo battled evenly for the first two minutes with neither wrestler finding an opening to score. Action took place in the middle of the mat with both men on their feet with Schnupp moving forward and Cray stepping back throughout the opening stanza. The first period ended scoreless and Cray chose down to start the second period. Cray rolled his way to a reversal and a 2-0 lead off the opening whistle. Cray maintained control long enough to build up over 1:00 in riding time and continued his ride for the entire period. Trailing 2-0, Schnupp chose neutral to start the third period. Schnupp worked for a takedown early but Cray was able to counter the shot and force a stalemate with 1:38 on the clock, returning action to neutral. Schnupp set the offensive takedown, got in on a head-inside single and finished off the takedown to tie the bout at 2-2 with :52 left. Schnupp cut Cray loose to a 3-2 deficit and began looking for a go-ahead takedown. With :17 left, Schnupp fought for a final takedown but could not pick up the takedown. With 1:34 in riding time, Cray posted a 4-2 win. 133: Senior Corey Keener (Schuylkill Haven, Pa.) took on Maryland's Jhared Simmons. Keener used a strong double leg takedown to open up a 2-0 lead just :39 into the bout. Keener used Simmons' arm to work him to his back for a four count and a 6-0 lead. Keener cut Simmons loose at the 1:30 mark and then turned a headlock into a throw and a near pin, picking up four more back points to up his lead to 12-1 with :46 on the clock. Keener dominated action on the top position, building up over 2:00 in riding time with a rideout to lead 12-2 with 2:04 in time after one period. Simmons chose neutral to start the second, took a slight shot that Keener countered and turned into another takedown to lead 14-1. He then locked up a cradle and picked up the pin at the 3:48 mark. 141: True freshman Nick Lee (Evansville, Ind.), ranked No. 7 at 141, battled Maryland junior Ryan Diehl. Lee quickly took Diehl down and cut him loose to a 2-1 lead with over 2:00 to wrestle in the opening period. Lee fought off a throw attempt by Diehl but gave up the takedown. He quickly escaped and took Diehl down but Diehl reversed him in a scramble to tie the bout 5-5. Lee escaped and then took Diehl down for an 8-5 lead in a furious opening two minutes. Lee finished off the rideout, forcing one stall, and led 8-5 with 1:48 in riding time after one period. Diehl chose down to start the second period and escaped to an 8-6 score. Lee used a low shot for a takedown and a 10-6 lead and then cut Diehl loose to a 10-7 score. Lee took Diehl down at the 1:00 mark, cut him again, and led 12-8 at the :40 mark. Lee added a third takedown in the period, picked up another point on a stall, and led 15-8 after two periods with 2:59 in riding time. Lee chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 16-8 lead. He used a low double and cut to up his lead to 18-9, then took him down one more time to lead 20-9. Lee clinched the riding time point, cut Diehl loose and picked up another stall point. Lee finished in control and, with 3:35 in riding time, posted the 22-10 major. 149: Senior Zain Retherford (Benton, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 149, met junior Alfred Bannister. Retherford took Bannister down quickly and opened up a 2-0 lead just :20 into the bout. Bannister scrambled to an escape at the 2:10 mark. Retherford quickly worked his way to shoulder control, turned Bannister to his back and picked up yet another pin, this one at the 1:19 mark. 157: Junior Jason Nolf (Yatesboro, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 157, battled Kyle Cochran. Nolf wasted no time opening up an early lead. The Nittany Lion junior took Cochran down twice in the opening period to lead 4-2 and began working the edge of the mat for a third takedown, turning a low single into a scramble at the 1:32 mark. A potentially dangerous hold forced a reset and Nolf scored quickly off the whistle to lead 6-2. He then locked up the cradle and picked up Penn State's third pin, this one at the 1:43 mark. 165: Sophomore Vincenzo Joseph (Pittsburgh, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 165, met Brendan Burnham. Joseph worked the middle of the mat to start the bout, working for shoulder control and then changing levels as he shot low at Burnham's ankles. Joseph turned a low single into a 2-0 lead with 2:14 on the clock and then went to work on top. Joseph adjusted and worked his way into control with a cradle and picked up the pin at the 1:23 mark. 174: Sophomore Mark Hall (Apple Valley, Minn.), ranked No. 2 at 174, took on Jahi Jones. Hall got control of Jones' left leg and steadily worked his way to a takedown at the 2:15 mark to open up a 2-0 lead. Hall built up :38 in time before cutting Jones loose to a 2-1 score. The Lion sophomore stalked the edge of the mat with Jones circling and never coming back to the middle, picking up a stall warning. Hall scored quickly off a reset and led 4-1 at the 1:00 mark. He turned Jones for two back points, cut Jones loose and then took him down and worked arm control into another Penn State first period fall, this one at the 2:44 mark. 184: Junior Bo Nickal (Allen, Texas), ranked No. 1 at 184, faced off against freshman Nico Capello. Nickal worked on his takedown offense, picking up three takedowns in the opening minute to lead 6-3 less than a minute into the bout. In all, Nickal picked up a gaudy eight takedowns in the opening period to lead 16-7 with 1:44 in time after one. Capello chose down to start the second period and Nickal made him pay. The Lion scrambled his way into a turn and picked up the fall at the 3:23 mark. 197: Sophomore Anthony Cassar (Rocky Hill, N.J.) got the nod at 197 and battled David-Brian Whisler. Cassar notched the first takedown and opened up a 2-0 lead less than :30 into the bout. Cassar cut Whisler loose and worked a low shot into another takedown and a 4-1 lead with 1:23 left in the opening period. Whisler escaped late in the period but Cassar added to his lead with a third takedown and led 6-2 after the opening stanza. Whisler chose down to start the second period and Cassar added some time to his riding time edge before Whisler escaped to a 6-3 Cassar lead. The Nittany Lion sophomore steadily worked for another takedown and upped his lead to 8-3 with 2:40 in riding time before blood time stopped action briefly with :46 left in the second period. Leading 8-3 with over 3:00 in time, Cassar chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 9-3 lead. Cassar worked his way through a shot on the edge of the mat for another takedown to lead 11-3 with :45 left to wrestle. Whisler escaped at the :20 mark but Cassar quickly took the Terrapin down one more time for a final takedown and, with 4:15 in riding time, posted a strong 14-5 major. 285: Junior Nick Nevills (Clovis, Calif.), ranked No. 8 at 285, took on No. 6 Youssif Hemida in the dual's marquee match-up. Each wrestler had chances in the opening period, getting in on single legs in the middle of the mat. But both men were able to step out of trouble and the bout remained scoreless as the clock moved under 2:00. Nevills turned a low single into leg control and then finished off the takedown with 1:20 on the clock to open up a 2-0 lead. Nevills maintained offensive control for :26 before Hemida escaped to a 2-1 Nevills lead. Nevills chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped for a 3-1 lead. He continued to try and stay on offense and the Lion junior forced Hemida into defense for the first minute of the second stanza. Nevills' offensive pressure led to a low single at the :40 mark and a scramble in the middle of the mat. Hemida fought off the move just long enough to kill the clock and Nevills led 3-1 after two. Trailing 3-1, Hemida chose down to start the third period and Nevills worked the Terrapin back to the mat off the opening whistle. The Lion junior worked his riding time edge up over 1:00 and continued control on top. Hemida got hit for a first stall warning at the 1:15 mark and Nevills began working for a chance to turn the Terrapin. With the riding time point clinched, Nevills broke Hemida down one more time and finished the period on top with a full third period rideout. A full 2:20 in riding time gave Nevills a strong 4-1 win.

BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. -- Campbell opened its Southern Conference schedule with a 31-7 win at Gardner-Webb inside Paul Porter Arena. Campbell (4-6, 1-0 SoCon) built a 14-0 lead with back to back major decisions from No. 29 Andrew Morgan over Gardner-Webb's (1-6, 1-2 SoCon) Christian Maroni, 11-3, and Luke Funck over Cole Graves, 12-1. Austin Kraisser led off the match at 157 pounds with a 4-1 decision over No. 27 Tyler Marinelli. No. 27 Quentin Perez followed with an 8-5 victory over Brett Stein. No. 29 heavyweight Jere Heino earned Campbell's fourth of six major decisions with a 9-1 win, topping Lathan Bumgarner, and a forfeit at 125 pounds for No. 23 Korbin Meink made it 24-3 Camels with three matches remaining. Jonathan Ryan defeated Denton Spencer at 141, 6-2, while 149 pounder Zach Barnes claimed a 12-3 major decision over Joby Armenta to close out the match and give Campbell the 31-7 dual win. The Camels were originally slated to open SoCon action at home on Thursday, January 18 against Appalachian State, but inclement winter weather conditions postponed the contest. CU's matchup with Appalachian State will be made up next Thursday, January 25 at 7 p.m. in Gore Arena. Fans are encouraged to wear their best beach attire for "Back Points and Beachwear" night. Free sunglasses will be given out (while supplies last). The Camels travel to Davidson on Friday for their third SoCon bout of the week. Results: 157: Austin Kraisser (Campbell) over No. 27 Tyler Marinelli (Gardner-Webb) Dec 4-1 (3-0) 165: No. 27 Quentin Perez (Campbell) over Brett Stein (Gardner-Webb) Dec 8-5 (6-0) 174: No. 29 Andrew Morgan (Campbell) over Christian Maroni (Gardner-Webb) MD 11-3 (10-0) 184: Luke Funck (Campbell) over Cole Graves (Gardner-Webb) MD 12-1 (14-0) 197: Anthony Perrine (Gardner-Webb) over Chris Kober (Campbell) Dec 3-2 (14-3) 285: No. 29 Jere Heino (Campbell) over Lathan Bumgarner (Gardner-Webb) MD 9-1 (18-3) 125: No. 23 Korbin Meink (Campbell) wins by forfeit (24-3) 133: Philip Anderson (Gardner-Webb) over Aaron Burton (Campbell) MD 13-4 (24-7) 141: Jonathan Ryan (Campbell) over Denton Spencer (Gardner-Webb) Dec 6-2 (27-7) 149: Zach Barnes (Campbell) over Joby Armenta (Gardner-Webb) MD 12-3 (31-7)

BOONE, N.C. -- After taking a break to honor the Appalachian State wrestling alums in attendance, the Mountaineers put on even more of a show to maintain their perfect Southern Conference record. App State stayed in the championship hunt with a 30-9 home victory against SIU-Edwardsville on Sunday in the annual Old Timers Match at Varsity Gym. The Mountaineers (5-3, 3-0 SoCon) took a 15-3 lead into the intermission, when the alums were recognized, and they moved ahead 27-3 thanks to back-to-back pins from 197-pound junior Randall Diabe (in overtime) and sophomore heavyweight Cary Miller. "I'm really excited for our 197-pounder ... Randall really just wrestled a hard, focused match," App State coach JohnMark Bentley said. "There were a couple instances when he could have lost focus, and he didn't. He kept attacking and ultimately got a pin in overtime by continuing to wrestle. "I thought that was a big step for him mentally, and it was a big boost for our team coming out of the break." The Mountaineers return to action Thursday with a 7 p.m. dual meet at Campbell's Gore Arena. App State, Chattanooga (4-0) and Campbell (1-0) still have unblemished SoCon records. Appalachian won six of the first seven matches Sunday, starting with a 6-4 decision via sudden victory by Gavin Londoff at 149 pounds. He executed a takedown of Tyshawn Williams only 22 seconds into their extra period. Angel Najar posted a 13-6 decision against Karsten Van Velsor at 157 pounds, and App State moved ahead 12-3 thanks to Forrest Przybysz's win by forfeit at 174 pounds. The lead increased to 15-3 following a 6-5 decision by Alan Clothier, who broke the final tie with a quick escape to open the third period against Bryce Shewan at 184 pounds. Diabe led 1-0 entering the third period against Christian Dulaney, who brought a 14-7 record to Boone. Dulaney tied the match with a third-period escape, and 16 seconds were left in the first sudden-victory period when Diabe picked up the win by fall. "I saw an opening," Diabe said. "He kept stopping my shots, but I knew if I kept going after him, I was going to score on one of them. I kept going and kept pushing and got what I wanted." Miller needed only 2:01 to record his pin against Tommy Helton, and the Mountaineers closed the match with an 8-4 decision from Irvin Enriquez in his victory against Dakota Leach at 141 pounds. With redshirt freshman Thomas Flitz (165), true freshman De'Andre Swinson-Barr (125) and redshirt freshman Codi Russell (133) also in the App State lineup, SIU-Edwardsville (3-12, 1-2) posted its three wins by a combined five points. "I think this team is growing," Bentley said. "At 125 and 133, we're starting to turn the corner, and we're getting better." Results: 149: Gavin Londoff (APP) def. Tyshawn Williams (SIUE), 6-4 dec. (SV) (3-0) 157: Angel Najar (APP) def. Karsten Van Velsor (SIUE), 13-6 dec. (6-0) 165: Nate Higgins (SIUE) def. Thomas Flitz (APP), 7-5 dec. (6-3) 174: Forrest Przybysz (APP) won by forfeit, (12-3) 184: Alan Clothier (APP) def. Bryce Shewan (SIUE), 6-5 dec. (15-3) 197: Randall Diabe (APP) def. Christian Dulaney (SIUE), fall, 7:44 (21-3) HWT: Cary Miller (APP) def. Tommy Helton (SIUE), fall, 2:01 (27-3) 125: Zac Gentzler (SIUE) def. De'Andre Swinson-Barr (APP), 3-1 dec. (27-6) 133: John Muldoon (SIUE) def. Codi Russell (APP), 6-5 dec. (27-9) 141: Irvin Enriquez (APP) def. Dakota Leach (SIUE), 8-4 dec. (30-9)

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wrestling team used four first-period pins to roll over The Citadel 38-7 in Southern Conference action in Charleston, S.C., today. The Mocs even their overall record a 6-6 and moved to 4-0 in SoCon competition. Junior Alonzo Allen set the tone early with a first period tech fall over Williams Jacobs. He scored two takedowns and 12 backpoints to bounce back from a loss on Friday against Southern Illinois-Edwardsville. Junior Chris Debien wrapped up a strong weekend with his second first period pin at 133. He put Nicholas Long on his back just 57 seconds into the match. Senior Michael Pongracz won the closest match of the day, taking a 2-1 decision over Douglas Gudenburr at 141. The Citadel followed with one of its two wins at 149. Junior Dylan Forzani picked up a 7-2 decision at 157, stretching the Mocs lead in the team race 17-3. UTC rolled out three-straight falls in the opening frame in the next three bout to clinch the win. Senior Scottie Boykin defeated Sawyer Root at 197 for his team-leading 21st victory. The Citadel ended the dual with a win at heavyweight. This was career win No. 99 for head coach Heath Eslinger (99-60 - .623) in nine seasons with the Mocs. He is an astonishing 51-4 (.927) in league duals. Up next for the Mocs is a big showdown against Appalachian State on Sunday, Feb. 4. UTC hosts the Mountaineers at 2:00 p.m. (E.S.T.) in Maclellan Gym. Results: 125: Alonzo Allen (CHAT) over William Jacobs (THCI) (TF 16-1 1:42) 133: Chris Debien (CHAT) over Nicholas Long (THCI) (Fall 0:57) 141: Mike Pongracz (CHAT) over Douglas Gudenburr (THCI) (Dec 2-1) 149: Tyler Buckiso (THCI) over Roman Boylen (CHAT) (Dec 6-3) 157: Dylan Forzani (CHAT) over Rian Burris (THCI) (Dec 7-2) 165: Chad Pyke (CHAT) over Michael Mewhorter (THCI) (Fall 2:34) 174: Justin Lampe (CHAT) over Robert Tywater (THCI) (Fall 1:05) 184: Bryce Carr (CHAT) over Michael Lopouchanski (THCI) (Fall 1:52) 197: Scottie Boykin (CHAT) over Sawyer Root (THCI) (Dec 9-4) 285: Michael McAleavey (THCI) over Ben Stacey (CHAT) (MD 18-4)

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- The No. 8-ranked University of Michigan wrestling team claimed eight of 10 matches, earning bonus points in three, to rout No. 13 Minnesota, 30-7, on Sunday afternoon (Jan. 21) at the Golden Gophers' Maturi Pavilion. With the victory, the Wolverines improved to 4-1 in Big Ten Conference duals. Michigan also earned a pair of big upset wins at 149 and 125 pounds, respectively, when senior/junior Malik Amine and freshman Drew Mattin both turned around losses from earlier in the season to edge higher-ranked opposition. Amine defeated No. 16 Steve Bleise, 6-4, in the dual's opening bout, locking up a cradle for four points midway through the third period. The match was knotted up at 1 after Amine earned a second-period escape, but gave up a stall point early in the third. He got the cradle off the restart and, despite giving up a late takedown on Bleise's cement-mixer attempt, held on for the win. Mattin, ranked 13th, used a takedown in the tiebreaker to beat fourth-ranked Ethan Lizak, 4-2, at 125 pounds. After a second-period rideout, Lizak led late with a stall point and 2:00 riding time, but Mattin forced overtime with a takedown off an inside trip at the third-period buzzer -- after a restart with just six seconds left. He chose neutral in the first tiebreaker and scored late on the edge to take a two-point lead before allowing no turns and no warnings in the second 30-second go. Senior/junior Alec Pantaleo and junior/sophomore Stevan Micic also earned wins over ranked opponents at 157 and 133 pounds, respectively. Pantaleo, ranked fifth, scored two takedowns to defeat 19th-ranked Jake Short, 5-2, finishing on double legs in the first and third frames. Micic, ranked fifth, pinned 12th-ranked Mitch McKee at the 4:13 -- his second straight pin against the Gopher wrestler. Micic scored on a pair of takedowns in the first, then locked up a cradle out of a second-period reversal. It was his first fall of the season. Junior/sophomore Myles Amine and fifth-year senior Domenic Abounader earned back-to-back bonus wins at 174 and 184 pounds, respectively, to put Michigan up big at the intermission break. Amine, ranked sixth, cruised to a 12-3 major decision over Chris Pfarr, earning four takedowns and four back points. He broke the match up with a two-and-two counter attack late in the second, then iced the bonus point with a takedown at the third-period buzzer. Abounader, ranked fifth, proved even more dominant with a 16-1 technical fall over Dylan Anderson at 184 pounds. The Wolverine captain scored on an early single, then earned three four-point turns on a pair of turks and a second-period half to end the bout at the 4:33 mark. Senior/junior Jackson Striggow and graduate student Adam Coon rounded out the Wolverines' winners at 197 pounds and heavyweight. Striggow, a native of Orono, Minnesota, defeated Brandon Krone, 4-3, in his homecoming on the strength of two first-period takedowns. He finished on a high crotch off the whistle and added a single late in the frame. Coon, ranked second, cruised to a 7-2 decision against Rylee Streifel behind two takedowns and 2:24 in riding-time advantage. He improved to 18-0 on the season. The Wolverines (7-2, 4-1 Big Ten) will return to the road next Saturday (Jan. 27), heading to Iowa City, Iowa, to face Iowa at 5 p.m. CST at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The dual will be aired live on the Big Ten Network. Results: 149 -- Malik Amine (U-M) dec. No. 16 Steve Bleise, 6-4 [U-M, 3-0] 157 -- No. 5 Alec Pantaleo (U-M) dec. No. 19 Jake Short, 5-2 [U-M, 6-0] 165 -- No. 10 Nick Wanzek (UMN) dec. No. 5 Logan Massa, 14-8 [U-M, 6-3] 174 -- No. 6 Myles Amine (U-M) major dec. Chris Pfarr, 12-3 [U-M, 10-3] 184 -- No. 5 Domenic Abounader (U-M) tech. fall Dylan Anderson, 16-1 (4:33) [U-M, 15-3] 197 -- Jackson Striggow (U-M) dec. Brandon Krone, 4-3 [U-M, 18-3] Hwt -- No. 2 Adam Coon (U-M) dec. Rylee Streifel, 7-2 [U-M, 21-3] 125 -- No. 13 Drew Mattin (U-M) dec. No. 4 Ethan Lizak, 4-2 TB [U-M, 24-3] 133 -- No. 5 Stevan Micic (U-M) pinned No. 12 Mitch McKee, 4:13 [U-M, 30-3] 141 -- No. 10 Tommy Thorn (UMN) major dec. Sal Profaci, 12-4 [U-M, 30-7]

AMES, Iowa -- Iowa State (6-5, 1-2 Big 12) won its last four matches, including a decisive pin by Marcus Harrington at 285 in the final match, to claim a come-from-behind 25-16 dual victory over West Virginia (3-4, 2-2 Big 12) Sunday afternoon in Hilton Coliseum. The Cyclones were down 17-7 with four matches to go until Danny Bush jumpstarted the comeback at 174 pounds with a pin over Parker VonEgidy in a mere 1:07. Bush's pin spearheaded the Cyclones' first Big 12 win of the season. How It Happened The Mountaineers jumped out to an early 11-0 lead over the Cyclones. Wins from Jarrett Degen and Chase Straw brought the match score to 11-7 at the intermission. Degen put ISU on the board with an 18-5 major decision over Kyle Rea. Degen took control of the match in the second period, riding Rea for the entire period and tacking on a four-point near-fall. In the third, Degen used four takedowns to secure bonus points for the Cyclones. Straw closed out the first half of the dual strong for the Cyclones. He beat Zachary Moore by 13-6 decision. Straw began the second period trailing 2-1, but a quick reversal and two-point near fall allowed him to take the lead. He also scored on three takedowns and rode hard for 1:22. After Bush's fall at 174, Dane Pestano cut the Mountaineer lead to 17-16 with a 9-4 decision over Brenden McRill at 184 pounds. Pestano fell down 4-2, but rallied with a pair of takedowns in the final two periods. Sam Colbray then gave the Cyclones a 17-16 lead with a 6-5 sudden victory win against Jacob Smith (197). Smith was called for stalling twice, with his second allowing Colbray to win with 0:38 seconds left in overtime. Harrington then capped off the Cyclone victory at 285 pounds by recording the fall at the 1:04 mark against Brandon Ngati. Results: 125: Zeke Moisey (WVU) tech fall Sinjin Briggs (ISU), 18-2 (5:13) 133: Matthew Schmitt (WVU) dec. Ian Parker (ISU), 4-2 (SV-1) 141: Christian Monserrat (WVU) dec. Kanen Storr (ISU), 9-7 (SV-1) 149: Jarrett Degen (ISU) maj. dec. Kyle Rae (WVU), 18-5 (2:47 RT) 157: Chase Straw (ISU) dec. Zachary Moore (WVU), 13-6 (1:22 RT) 165: Mick Kiussis (WVU pinned Logan Breitenbach (ISU), 1:29 174: Danny Bush (ISU) pinned Parker VonEgidy (WVU), 1:07 184: Dane Pestan (ISU) dec. Branden McRill (WVU), 9-4 (1:28 RT) 197: Sam Colbray (ISU) dec. Jacob A. Smith (WVU), 6-5 (SV-1) 285: Marcus Harrington (ISU) pinned Brandon Ngati (WVU), 1:04

BROOKINGS, S.D. -- Connor Brown and Seth Gross opened the dual with consecutive pins, leading 15th-ranked South Dakota State to a 22-16 victory over 11th-ranked Northern Iowa in a college wrestling dual Sunday afternoon at Frost Arena. The Jackrabbits, who won their ninth dual in a row, improved to 9-2 overall and 4-0 against Big 12 Conference opponents. UNI dropped to 5-3 overall and 2-1 against league foes. SDSU ended a 21-dual losing streak to the Panthers, which began in the 1973-74 season. A freshman from Oak Grove, Missouri, Brown trailed 6-0 late in the first period against 18th-ranked Jay Schwarm on a takedown and four-point near-fall. However, Brown was able to wriggle out of a potential pinning situation and knotted the match at 8 late in the period with a pair of reversals and four-point near-fall of his own. Brown started the second period on the bottom, but quickly scored his third - and final - reversal of the match, putting Schwarm on his back for a pin 23 seconds into the period. Gross, the top-ranked wrestler at 133 pounds, wasted little time to put the Jackrabbits up 12-0 in his match against Jack Wagner. Gross recorded a takedown in the opening minute, then came up with another takedown and tilt, putting Wagner's shoulders to the mat in 1:32. UNI trimmed the deficit to 12-7 with a decision from ninth-ranked Josh Alber at 141 pounds and seventh-ranked Max Thomsen scored a 15-1 major decision at 149 pounds. SDSU's Luke Zilverberg countered with a 15-1 major decision of his own at 157 pound and Logan Peterson pushed the Jackrabbit lead back to 12 points at 19-7 with 4-2 decision over Isaiah Patton at 165 pounds. Peterson took advantage of three penalty points for stalling against Patton to pull out the victory. The two squads split their matches featuring ranked wrestlers on both sides. UNI's Taylor Lujan, ranked seventh at 174 pounds, upended the Jackrabbits' ninth-ranked David Kocer, 3-1, while SDSU's 11th-ranked Nate Rotert scored a 5-1 decision over 15th-ranked Jacob Holschlag. Rotert's victory sealed the dual win for SDSU and kept the senior 197-pounder undefeated in duals this season at 10-0. UNI also received wins by decision from Drew Foster, who is ranked 10th at 184 pounds, and heavyweight Carter Isley. UP NEXT The Jackrabbits return to road action next Sunday (Jan. 28), traveling to Oklahoma for a Big 12 dual. Action is slated for a 2 p.m. start at McCasland Field House on the OU campus in Norman. NOTES UNI leads the all-time dual series, 38-4-1 SDSU improved to 18-3 in duals against Big 12 opponents since joining the league at the start of the 2015-16 season Gross notched his ninth fall of the season, while Brown won by pin for the second time this season Both Zilverberg and Rotert recorded their 89th career victories to remain in a tie for 19th place on the SDSU all-time charts The Jackrabbits improved to 3-2 in duals against ranked opponents during the 2017-18 campaign Attendance was 1,277 Results: 125: Connor Brown (SDSU) def. #18 Jay Schwarm (UNI), by fall 3:23 133: #1 Seth Gross (SDSU) def. Jack Wagner (UNI), by fall 1:32 141: #9 Josh Alber (UNI) dec. Henry Pohlmeyer (SDSU), 9-2 149: #7 Max Thomsen (UNI) major dec. Colten Carlson (SDSU), 15-1 157: #10 Luke Zilverberg (SDSU) major dec. Logan Ryan (UNI), 15-1 165: Logan Peterson (SDSU) dec. Isaiah Patton (UNI), 4-2 174: #7 Taylor Lujan (UNI) dec. #9 David Kocer (SDSU), 3-1 184: #10 Drew Foster (UNI) dec. Martin Mueller (SDSU), 8-4 197: #11 Nate Rotert (SDSU) dec. #15 Jacob Holschlag (UNI), 5-1 285: Carter Isley (UNI) dec. Alex Macki (SDSU), 3-1

EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Coming off a tough loss in Ann Arbor just two days earlier, Wisconsin wrestling had a chip on its shoulder entering Sunday's dual in Jenison Field House against the Michigan State Spartans. After being down 7-6 heading into the fifth match, the Badgers earned a victory in each of the final six matches to capture a 28-7 victory. "Reflecting on the weekend, it's clear that we have a good wrestling team," associate head coach Trevor Brandvold said. "We are tough to beat when we are getting to our leg attacks, fighting through positions and riding hard. When we are getting beat in matches, we are losing focus or turning down from positions. That can and will be fixed by the time Indiana comes into town. We are looking forward to coming home." Eli Stickley arguably had the biggest win of the day, defeating No. 20-ranked Javier Gasca in a 6-2 decision. Neither Eli nor Gasca gave any ground during the entire match, but it was a mistake by Gasca that Stickley took advantage of to get a takedown and four near-fall points to secure the victory. Coming off of his biggest win of the year on Friday against Michigan's fifth-ranked Alec Pantaleo, Andrew Crone kept his hot streak alive, defeating Michigan State's Jake Tucker by a 7-0 decision. Like Stickley, Crone was able to capitalize on an opening in Tucker's stance to get a takedown and a cradle for four near-fall points. Evan Wick was an offensive force once again, bringing opponent Austin Hiles down five times and cradling him to get two four-point nearfalls en route to a 19-4 tech fall. That tech was Wick's fifth of the year and second of the weekend, as he defeated Michigan's Reece Hughes in a 19-3 victory. His additional five takedowns in the bout brought his season total up to 65, which leads all UW starters by nearly 30. Hunter Ritter is still riding the momentum from his ranked win at Michigan, leaving East Lansing with a 6-2 decision over the Spartans' 197-pounder Nick May. Following three-straight losses, Ryan Christensen was able to turn the tide around, picking up a last-second nail-biting 3-1 victory with a takedown on MSU's Logan Ritchie. Jens Lantz took his Spartan opponent Matt Santos to the mat five times in a 12-3 major decision victory. Not getting the result he wanted against Michigan's Dominic Abounader, Ricky Robertson tallied his 20th victory of the season, defeating Michigan State's Shwan Shadaia in a 7-2 decision. Cole Martin got his first victory of the season in the 149-pound weight class, defeating Spartan Jwan Britton by a 13-5 major decision. The Badgers will now come home to focus on their next competition after being away from the Madison for over a month-and-a-half, hosting conference rival Indiana on Friday at 7 p.m. (CT) inside the UW Field House. Results: 125: Rayvon Foley (MSU) dec. Johnny Jimenez (UW), 8-4. MSU leads, 7-6. 133: Jens Lantz (UW) maj. dec. Matt Santos (MSU), 12-3. UW leads, 10-7. 141: Eli Stickley (UW) dec. Javier Gasca (MSU), 6-2. UW leads, 13-7. 149: Cole Martin (UW) maj. dec. Jwan Britton (MSU), 13-5. UW leads, 17-7. 157: Andrew Crone (UW) dec. Jake Tucker (MSU), 7-0. UW leads, 20-7. 165: No. 6 Evan Wick (UW) tech. fall Austin Hiles, 19-4. UW leads, 25-7. 174: Ryan Christensen (UW) dec. Logan Ritchie (MSU), 3-1. UW wins, 28-7. 184: No. 9 Ricky Robertson (UW) dec. Shwan Shadaia (MSU), 7-2. UW leads, 3-0. 197: Hunter Ritter (UW) dec. Nick May (MSU), 6-2. UW leads, 6-0. HWT: Christian Rebottaro (MSU) maj. dec. Ben Stone (UW), 15-4. UW leads, 6-4.

PITTSBURGH -- A win by fall from redshirt freshman Kyle Norstrem at 125 pounds in sudden victory overtime set the tone for No. 10 Virginia Tech's convincing 31-6 victory over Pitt on Sunday afternoon. The Hokies (9-2) won eight of the 10 bouts with four bonus point wins. The victory over the Panthers was Tech's 16th consecutive ACC dual meet win, a streak that started in 2015. Norstrem's bout saw two challenges and both calls reversed that led to a 1-1 score at the end of three periods. Norstrem got Bentley on his back and secured the pin on a throw. After Pitt picked up a 4-1 decision at 133, Brent Moore got the Hokies back on track with a 2-0 upset over No. 15 Nick Zanetta. Moore escaped in the second period after starting on bottom to take a 1-0 lead and was able to ride Zanetta the whole third period to pick up the riding time point. Solomon Chishko returned for his first match since Nov. 25 against Missouri and scored a 3-1 decision over Robert Lee. After wins from B.C. LaPrade and David McFadden, Hunter Bolen put the match out of reach with an 18-3 tech fall in 4:57 for the Hokies' second of four bonus point wins. Tech returns to Cassell Coliseum on Friday, Jan. 26 when they take on No. 7 Lehigh at 7 p.m. Duke will then travel to Blacksburg to face the Hokies for a 1 p.m. dual on Saturday, Jan. 27. Results: 125: Kyle Norstrem (Virginia Tech) WBF LJ Bentley (Pitt), 7:00 (SV OT) 133: #11 Dom Forys (Pitt) dec. #13 Dennis Gustafson (Virginia Tech), 4-1 141: Brent Moore (Virginia Tech) dec. #15 Nick Zanetta (Pitt), 2-0 149: #11 Solomon Chishko (Virginia Tech) dec. Robert Lee (Pitt), 3-1 157: B.C. LaPrade (Virginia Tech) dec. GioVonne Sanders (Pitt), 8-2 165: #4 David McFadden (Virginia Tech) dec. Jake Wentzel (Pitt), 7-3 174: Hunter Bolen (Virginia Tech) TF Austin Bell (Pitt), 18-3 (4:57) 184: #8 Zack Zavatsky (Virginia Tech) MD Gregg Harvey (Pitt), 13-4 197: #2 Jared Haught (Virginia Tech) MD Zach Bruce (Pitt), 11-2 285: #16 Ryan Solomon (Pitt) dec. #18 Andrew Dunn (Virginia Tech), 2-0

WEST POINT, N.Y. -- No. 7 Lehigh bounced back from a loss Friday at Cornell by capturing nine of ten bouts in a 30-6 win over Army West Point Sunday at Christl Arena. The Mountain Hawks added three bonus point wins, in the opening bout and the final two bouts, to down the Black Knights in their home finale and improve to 9-2 in duals and 7-1 against EIWA opponents. Strong third period finishes led Lehigh to all three of their bonus wins plus two other key decisions. "The fight was really good today," Lehigh head coach Pat Santoro said. "We were in some dogfights. At some points we might have been over-aggressive but I'll never complain about that. We gave up some points but that's something that's easily fixable. You have to have the fight all the time especially against a team like Army. They're really young but they're going to be really good." The only blemish on the day for the Mountain Hawks was an injury default by junior Cortlandt Schuyler at 149. Schuyler led Will Lucie 2-1 after one period but landed awkwardly on his arm on a mat return and had to default early in the second period. Senior Darian Cruz started things off with a 14-4 major decision over Trey Chalifoux at 125. Cruz led 6-2 after two periods and while pursuing a major decision in the third, gave up a takedown, only to reverse Chalifoux onto his back for six points that provided the margin for the major. Freshman Nick Farro followed Cruz with a 9-3 major decision over Lane Peters at 133. Farro led 2-1 after a period and after riding out the second period, tacked on three more takedowns in the third, while adding 3:29 of riding time advantage. At 141, freshman Luke Karam made it 3-for-3 for the Mountain Hawks, scoring a takedown in each period to defeat Austin Harry 8-1. Karam cut Harry loose following his third period takedown but was unsuccessful in his attempt to add the takedown that would have cemented a major decision. Following the injury default at 149, Army nearly made it two straight wins, as Lucas Weiland rode out junior Ian Brown in the second period at 157. An escape by Weiland tied the score at 2-2 in the third with Weiland owning a 1:01 riding time advantage, but Brown came up with a takedown and two point near fall in the final seconds to claim a 6-2 decision. Junior Gordon Wolf then won a back-and-forth 10-8 decision over Cael McCormick at 165 to give Lehigh a 16-6 lead after six bouts. Wolf gave up the first takedown and after trading reversals and escaping, scored a takedown in the final seconds of the first period to lead 5-4 after one. After riding out the second period, Wolf claimed an escape, a reversal and a penalty point plus riding time, while conceding a third period takedown and two penalty points for locking hands. Lehigh dodged another bullet at 174 as sophomore Jordan Kutler appeared to be shaken up after giving up a takedown to Ben Harvey to fall behind 3-2 after one period. After being evaluated for a head injury, Kutler was cleared and rallied back with a takedown and a two point near fall in the final minute of the third period to claim an 8-5 decision. "We knew Army was a well-conditioned team," Santoro said. "We didn't create enough opportunities on Friday night. You sometimes need to work for three or four minutes before opportunities open up. We did a nice job creating opportunities today." With junior Ryan Preisch and sophomore Andrew Price unavailable due to injuries, sophomore Paul Dunn stepped in at 184 and delivered a 6-4 decision over Noah Stewart. Dunn rode out the second period and tilted Stewart for four near fall points plus a penalty point. He added riding time advantage while giving up just a third period takedown and two stalling points to claim his first career dual meet win. "He stayed ready and wrestled hard," Santoro said of Dunn. "He was great and he needed that one. He was in a bit of a funk but was able to break through against a really good kid that he knows pretty well. That was a good win for him." Freshman Chris Weiler got the nod at 197 and after giving up the initial takedown to Rocco Caywood, battled back to claim a 10-2 major decision that featured 3:42 of riding time advantage. Weiler reversed Caywood and tilted him for two near fall points in the first period and added a second period takedown and third period reversal plus a stalling point. The final bout of the dual saw freshman heavyweight Jordan Wood dominate Bobby Heald in an 11-2 major decision that was secured with a takedown in the final seconds. The Mountain Hawks will be back on the road next weekend as they travel to No. 10 Virginia Tech Friday night with match time set for 7 p.m. from Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, Va. Lehigh will offer audio coverage on ESPN Radio of the Lehigh Valley (1230/1320/1160-AM) and ESPNLV.com. Results: 125 – Darian Cruz (Lehigh) major dec. Trey Chalifoux (Army) 14-4 133 – Nick Farro (Lehigh) dec. Lane Peters (Army) 9-3 141 – Luke Karam (Lehigh) dec. Austin Harry (Army) 8-1 149 – Will Lucie (Army) injury default Cortlandt Schuyler (Lehigh) 3:05 157 – Ian Brown (Lehigh) dec. Lucas Weiland (Army) 6-2 165 – Gordon Wolf (Lehigh) dec. Cael McCormick (Army) 10-8 174 – Jordan Kutler (Lehigh) dec. Ben Harvey (Army) 8-5 184 – Paul Dunn (Lehigh) dec. Noah Stewart (Army) 6-4 197 – Chris Weiler (Lehigh) major dec. Rocco Caywood (Army) 10-2 285 – Jordan Wood (Lehigh) major dec. Bobby Heald (Army) 11-2

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. -- The Central Michigan wrestling team needed a lift and a rebound. The Chippewas got both on Sunday in posting a 26-9 Mid-American Conference dual-meet victory over Buffalo at McGuirk. The win lifted CMU to 6-4, 3-1 MAC and it came two days after the 17th-ranked Chippewas fell at home to third-ranked Missouri, 29-6. The Bulls are 5-7, 2-3. “I know we were really disappointed on Friday,” CMU coach Tom Borrelli said. “We wrestled a good team on Friday, you can't take anything away from them, but we're better than that. We talked about that in the locker room after the match, not to lose any confidence. WE've got another shot at them later on, at home (in the MAC Championships). “I'm glad to see the way our guys responded.” Sunday's dual marked the return of veteran Colin Heffernan to the Chippewa lineup. The senior 157-pounder last wrestled on Dec. 1 at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, where he injured a shoulder. He posted an 11-4 win on Sunday against the Bulls, and his victory came in the fifth match of the meet after the Chippewas had dropped three of the first four matches to fall into a 9-3 deficit. Heffernan's win was the first of six consecutive CMU victories. “I sat for five or six duals and it was hard to watch those duals, not be a part of the team,” said Heffernan, who recorded five takedowns in his match. “I think there was a little rust. Any time you take the amount of time as I did off the mat you've got to figure out some things, get back in the swing of things. “But as far as my shoulder, it felt good. I think I could work on my conditioning a little bit. Getting rid of the that rust will just come with time. The more times I compete, the more times I get out there, the more practice I get under my belt, the more that that rust will go away and I'll be where I want to be.” The Chippewas got major-decision wins from Logan Parks (165) and CJ Brucki (174), and a pin from redshirt freshman Matt Stencel at 285. CMU's Jordan Ellingwood (184), Mason Smith (141) and Jordan Atienza (197) came close to majors. The margin of victory for both Ellingwood and Smith was seven points, and for Atienza it was six. “The older guys in our lineup, our veteran guys, the last six matches we were real close to getting bonus points in all six of those matches,” Borrelli said. The Chippewas wrestled without junior Justin Oliver (149), who was injured in his 3-1 loss to Missouri on Friday. Freshman Nolan Saxton got the call in place of Oliver. It was the first dual appearance for Saxton, who entered the meet 14-6, with all of his competition prior to Sunday coming in open tournaments. He dropped a 6-3 decision. Just as the Chippewas were forced to adjust when Heffernan – redshirt freshman Blake Montrie filled in admirably -- was sidelined, they will have to make do without Oliver, at least for the foreseeable future. The loss of Oliver, who is ranked third nationally and was an All-American as a freshman, will leave the Chippewas largely inexperienced at the lower weights with Saxton, a freshman, and redshirt freshmen Drew Hildebrandt (125) and Dresden Simon (133) holding down those spots. “Not taking anything away from Blake Montrie, I think he really improved a lot during that time (that Oliver was out),” Borrelli said. “The same with Nolan Saxton. He's going to wrestle for a while for us here until we get Justin back and he's going to grow a lot. “It's the same thing with Drew and Dresden. I don't know if we were expecting them to be our starters this year. … They're trying to grow and figure this college thing out. It's not easy for freshmen.” The Chippewas go to Old Dominion for a MAC dual on Sunday, Feb. 4. Results: 125: Kyle Akins (B) dec. Drew Hildebrandt, 4-0 133: Bryan Lantry (B) dec. Dresden Simon, 2-1 141: Mason Smith (CMU) dec. Jason Estevez, 7-0 149: Nick Palumbo (B) dec. Nolan Saxton, 6-3 157: Colin Heffernan (CMU) dec. Kobe Garrehy, 11-4 165: Logan Parks (CMU) major dec. Noah Grover, 10-2 174: CJ Brucki (CMU) major dec. Ryan Kromer, 11-1 184: Jordan Ellingwood (CMU) dec. Brett Perry, 8-1 197: Jordan Atienza (CMU) dec. Joe Ariola, 10-4 285: Matt Stencel (CMU) pinned Ian James, 1:06

STILLWATER -- The Oklahoma State wrestling team dominated Sunday in its home dual against Kent State at Gallagher-Iba Arena, stacking up bonus points for a 42-3 victory in what was perhaps its most complete match of the season thus far. "I felt like we got better this weekend from one match to the next," head coach John Smith said. "There's only a day in between but it's amazing when you focus on the right things. And the right thing is competing and scoring points." Eight of the Cowboys' nine wins on Sunday came with bonus points, including five coming by way of either pin or technical fall. Of those five bouts, four were wrapped up before the conclusion of the first period. A relentless Nick Piccininni made quick work of Kent State's Jake Ferri in the first period of the 125-pound match, racking up a pair of takedowns and three nearfalls for a 16-1 tech fall in 2:41 to give the Cowboys an early 5-0 lead. Overwhelming Ferri from the opening whistle, it was the redshirt sophomore's fifth tech fall of the season. Kaid Brock followed up Piccininni's bonus points with some of his own as he turned in a 13-5 major decision over Anthony Tutolo. Brock started strong with three takedowns in the opening period to take a 6-2 lead into the second. Opening the second frame with a reversal and adding a takedown in the third to go along with a couple of stalling points on Tutolo, Brock pulled away for his 11th bonus point win of the season. Dean Heil notched his fifth fall of the year against Tim Rooney, decking the Golden Flash 2:44 into the first period. Heil opened aggressively, scoring a takedown out of a scramble before turning Rooney for a four-point nearfall. Heil was able to turn Rooney again shortly after, this time sticking him to his back for the pin. With the win, Heil surpassed his career single-season high in falls. "I definitely needed to give more of an effort today compared to Friday," Heil said. I wrestled a decent match, up until the last 15 seconds. I got taken down and just kind of sat there. That's not how you want to end a match. It kind of a left a little salty taste in my mouth." Boo Lewallen ran up the score on Kent State's Chance Driscoll at 149 pounds, putting together a 23-8 technical fall in 6:30 to stretch the Cowboy advantage to 20. Lewallen strung together four takedowns in both of the first two periods, including a two-point nearfall to end the first, on his way to a 19-6 lead heading to the final frame. Lewallen had little trouble finding two more scores in the third to finish off the tech fall and pick up his second win of the weekend. Jonce Blaylock got in on the bonus point flurry as well at 157, scoring an 11-2 major decision over Casey Sparkman. Blaylock opened with a takedown to lead 2-0 after one. Choosing down to open the second, Blaylock quickly escaped and converted on a takedown, bringing Sparkman to his back briefly for a two-point nearfall. Sparkman was able to open the third with a takedown, but Blaylock bounced right back with a score of his own to secure his second major of the weekend. After Dalton Moran came up short for the Pokes at 165 pounds, Jacobe Smith got the Cowboys back on track with a first-period pin of Dylan Barreiro. Smith opened the match with a quick takedown, and after a release threw Barreiro back down to his back for the pin in 1:24. Collecting the fourth fall of his junior season, Smith just missed the quickest pin of his career by 11 seconds. "I just told him to bring your level up, because things can get dangerous when somebody's coming at you that hard," John Smith said. "Wake up. This guy's coming. He woke up, got a pin. He's got a lot of power and he needs to balance that with some of his speed as well. He's got really good speed. I think he's just trying to feel comfortable right now as a starter. It's good to see him excited, it shows how strong he was after the match." "We all got together as a team when we get together once a week and we talk about it" Jacobe Smith said. "We recognize the performance (Friday) and how we felt before, during and after and recognized what we need to do to make it better each week. We are really focusing on the national championship, but it's good to reflect on how we felt and what went down during those matches." At 184 pounds, Keegan Moore defeated Colin McCracken, 8-5, to give the Cowboys a 33-3 lead. Moore was able to score a pair of takedowns in the first and another in the third, but couldn't stretch the score on a defensive McCracken for bonus points. With the win, the redshirt freshman picked up his sixth dual win of the year. Preston Weigel wasted no time with a 16-0 shutout technical fall over Kyle Conel in 2:57. Weigel countered off a Conel shot, throwing the Golden Flash to his back on the edge of the mat and nearly picked up the pin, instead settling for the first of four nearfalls. Weigel remained undefeated on the year, moving to 6-0 overall. The redshirt junior has built quite the resume, with four of his six wins coming over ranked opponents, and the other two coming by way of tech fall. "That was vicious out there" Smith said. "That head lock or lateral drop -- that was vicious. I've never seen him do that. When you start seeing things you've never seen from someone, that's exciting. I've never even seen him practice it in the room. " Derek White capped off the Cowboy win with a 10-1 major decision over Devin Nye. White scored takedowns in each of the first two periods, before stretching the score in the third with another couple of takedowns and the riding time point. With the victory, White added to his team-leading total of majors, which now amounts to seven. The Cowboys continue their extended homestand on Saturday at 7 p.m. as they host No. 3 Missouri at Gallagher-Iba Arena. Results: 125: No. 7 Nick Piccininni (OSU) TF Jake Ferri (KSU) 16-1 133: No. 3 Kaid Brock (OSU) MD Anthony Tutolo (KSU) 13-5 141: No. 5 Dean Heil (OSU) fall Tim Rooney (KSU) 2:44 149: No. 15 Boo Lewallen (OSU) TF Chance Driscoll (KSU) 23-8 157: Jonce Blaylock (OSU) MD Casey Sparkman (KSU) 11-2 165: Isaac Bast (KSU) dec. Dalton Moran (OSU) 7-1 174: No. 14 Jacobe Smith (OSU) fall Dylan Barreiro (KSU) 1:24 184: Keegan Moore (OSU) dec. Colin McCracken (KSU) 8-5 197: No. 3 Preston Weigel (OSU) TF Kyle Conel (KSU) 16-0 HWT: No. 10 Derek White (OSU) MD Devin Nye (KSU) 10-1

Lincoln -- Nebraska won each of the last four bouts by decision Sunday to complete a weekend sweep, as the 18th-ranked Huskers rallied to knock off No. 16 Rutgers by a score of 19-13 at the Bob Devaney Sports Center, extending the NU win streak to four duals in a row. The Huskers trailed in the dual 13-7 with just four bouts to go, but consecutive decisions by Jason Renteria (133), Chad Red Jr. (141), Colton McCrystal (149) and Tyler Berger (157) sealed the win for Nebraska. The Huskers improve to 6-3 on the season and 4-1 in Big Ten action, as NU followed up a road win Friday night at Northwestern. Rutgers falls to 5-4 on the year and 1-3 in Big Ten competition. Patrick Grayson was NU's lone bonus-point winner of the day, as he won his first-career dual match with a 10-2 major decision over Razohnn Gross at heavyweight. Rutgers won the first three matches of the day, as the first of Sunday's four matchups between ranked opponents went the way of the Scarlet Knights. U23 World Champion Richie Lewis outlasted NU's Isaiah White by a score of 2-1 in the first tiebreaker period at 165 pounds. The 12th-ranked Lewis escaped from White's control early in the 30-second session, but White, the 11th-ranked wrestler according to InterMat, could not escape as Lewis rode him out to a victory. The loss was White's first in a dual this season, as he falls to 16-3 and 7-1 in duals. After Beau Breske dropped a 4-2 decision to Joe Grello at 174, Rutgers again emerged victorious in a matchup of ranked opponents, as No. 14 Nicholas Gravina defeated No. 7 Taylor Venz by a score of 9-3 at 184 pounds. NU put a stop to the Rutgers momentum at the two upper weights, as Eric Schultz won a 3-2 decision over Kevin Mulligan, and Grayson earned his major decision. Grayson, a sophomore from Stafford, Va., nearly pinned Gross in the second period, as he won for the first time after earning his first varsity start on Friday night. Rutgers took a 13-7 lead after second-ranked Nick Suriano won a 14-4 major decision over Mitchell Maginnis at 125 pounds, but that was Rutgers' only bonus-point win of the day, as well as its final win in the dual. Renteria, a true freshman from Chicago, Ill., sparked NU's race to the finish as he racked up five takedowns on the way to a 14-11 decision over No. 17 Scott DelVecchio. Renteria improves to 3-0 on the season (all dual matches), and takes his second win over a ranked opponent after knocking off No. 19 Colin Valdiviez of Northwestern by a major decision on Friday night. No. 12 Red won a 3-1 decision over Michael Van Brill to give him a pair of wins this weekend and run his record to 14-6 on the year. 10th-ranked McCrystal gave NU a three-point cushion at 16-13 with his 7-2 decision over No. 13 Eleazar DeLuca. With match points tied at 47-47 heading into the 157-pound bout, Nebraska needed an outright win of any kind from Berger to seal the match, and the All-American delivered a 6-4 decision in the first sudden-victory session over No. 18 John Van Brill to clinch the win for NU. Berger controlled most of the match, but Van Brill rode out the third period and earned penalty and riding time points to send the match to overtime. In the extra session, Berger took down the Rutgers grappler just past the halfway point of the period to score the win. Nebraska will return home to host Indiana next Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Devaney Center. The dual will mark Senior Day for Nebraska's four seniors. Tickets are available now at Huskers.com/Tickets or by calling 1-800-8-BIG-RED. Results: 165: #12 Richie Lewis (RU) tb-1 #11 Isaiah White (NEB), 2-1 (RU 3, NEB 0) 174: Joe Grello (RU) dec. Beau Breske (NEB), 4-2 (RU 6, NEB 0) 184: #14 Nicholas Gravina (RU) dec. #7 Taylor Venz (NEB), 9-3 (RU 9, NEB 0) 197: Eric Schultz (NEB) dec. Kevin Mulligan (RU), 3-2 (RU 9, NEB 3) HWT: Patrick Grayson (NEB) major dec. Razohnn Gross (RU), 10-2 (RU 9, NEB 7) 125: #2 Nick Suriano (RU) major dec. Mitchell Maginnis (NEB), 14-4 (RU 13, NEB 7) 133: Jason Renteria (NEB) dec. #17 Scott DelVecchio (RU), 14-11 (RU 13, NEB 10) 141: #12 Chad Red Jr. (NEB) dec. Michael Van Brill (RU), 3-1 (NEB 13, RU 13) 149: #10 Colton McCrystal (NEB) dec. #13 Eleazar DeLuca (RU), 7-2 (NEB 16, RU 13) 157: #8 Tyler Berger (NEB) sv-1 #18 John Van Brill (RU), 6-4 (NEB 19, RU 13)

FAIRFAX, Va. -- The Clarion wrestling team pitched a shutout in its first Eastern Wrestling League match of the season, as the Golden Eagles cruised past George Mason to the tune of a 48-0 victory in Fairfax. Clarion (6-3, 1-0 EWL) will return home for their first home bout since November when they host Edinboro on Friday. Included in Clarion's shutout win were three wins by fall and two forfeits, with Gavin Park, Brock Zacherl and Greg Bulsak all picking up pinfall victories. Park extended his streak of consecutive wins by first period fall to six straight, flatting Talha Farooq in just 40 seconds to improve to 15-7 on the year. Zacherl got the best of Trevor Mello in the second period of the 141-pound match, felling him 46 seconds into the second period, and Bulsak pinned Austin Harrison 1:45 into the first period of the 184-pound match. The shutout win was a rare one for Clarion and the first time in eight years. The Golden Eagles last shut out an opponent when they beat Cleveland State 49-0 during the 2009-10 season. Taylor Ortz picked up an impressive win at 149 pounds, beating Tejon Anthony in a 6-4 decision to put Clarion ahead by a 21-0 score. Avery Shay piled on with a decision of his own, beating Bryce Reddington 5-0, and Taylor Cahill won by technical fall 17-1 to clinch the team victory. Dom Rigous won a close bout at 174 pounds, taking a 4-3 decision, and Dustin Conti rounded out the day with a 13-3 major decision over Eli Spencer to seal the shutout. Results: 125: Gavin Park (CLAR) over Talha Farooq (GEMA) (Fall 0:40) 133: Roshaun Cooley (CLAR) over (GEMA) (For.) 141: Brock Zacherl (CLAR) over Trevor Mello (GEMA) (Fall 3:46) 149: Taylor Ortz (CLAR) over Tejon Anthony (GEMA) (Dec 6-4) 157: Avery Shay (CLAR) over Bryce Reddington (GEMA) (Dec 5-0) 165: Taylor Cahill (CLAR) over Ryan Yorkdale (GEMA) (TF 17-1 6:11) 174: Dominic Rigous (CLAR) over Levko Higgins (GEMA) (Dec 4-3) 184: Greg Bulsak (CLAR) over Austin Harrison (GEMA) (Fall 1:45) 197: Dustin Conti (CLAR) over Eli Spencer (GEMA) (MD 13-3) 285: Toby Cahill (CLAR) over (GEMA) (For.)

DURHAM, N.C. -- Duke redshirt senior Jacob Kasper put his Navy opponent on his back with 30 seconds left in the final period of the final match of the day to lead the Duke wrestling team to a heart-stopping victory over Navy in Cameron Indoor Stadium Sunday afternoon. The Blue Devils and Midshipmen finished tied 22-22, but Duke's two falls were the difference in the criteria tiebreak. In nearly identical fashion to the 2017 match in Annapolis, the dual came down to Kasper at heavyweight and Duke emerged victorious this time on its home mat. Both Kasper and senior Thayer Atkins earned falls and Navy managed just one, giving the Blue Devils the win on criteria B. It was the first win for Duke over Navy since 1928. “We knew it was going to be a tight match and they got us last year,” said head coach Glen Lanham. “Our guys wrestled tough, tough enough to win that one. In some spots we have to make some improvements, but overall I'm satisfied because to lose how we did to them last year and to come back and win in the same fashion is big for the program.” Kasper walked out onto the mat determined to get the fall. The nation's fifth-ranked heavyweight scored early and started working immediately to turn Austin Faunce on his back. The Navy senior battled tough, knowing he couldn't give up the pin, as the pair headed into the final two minutes of wrestling. Starting in the neutral position, Kasper quickly scored the takedown and nearfall points and with time ticking away and the Blue Devils fans on the edge of their seats, Kasper exerted his will on Faunce and got the fall and the Duke team victory. “I don't know if [Kasper] saw the worry on my face, but he told me ‘relax Coach, I'm going to get the fall',” Lanham said. “I believe it, but seeing it is believing it. Everybody is going to give him their best match and he wrestled within his ability and got the fall for us. He's a true leader for us.” The Blue Devils and Midshipmen both posted five wins apiece in the dual as Duke grabbed wins at 125, 133, 157, 174 and 285. The team score see-sawed with the Blue Devils getting out of the gates quick 9-0 and Navy responding with three straight wins for a 10-9 advantage. Mitch Finesilver, ranked 11th nationally, put Duke up 13-10 at the intermission with a crucial major decision over Zack Davis. It was his eighth major decision of the year and win No. 19 for the redshirt junior. Coming out of the break, Navy won three of the next four bouts for its largest lead of the afternoon 22-16 to set up the thrilling finish by Kasper. Atkins started the dual strong for the Blue Devils, pinning Aslan Kilic in the third period to give Duke the 6-0 lead. Trailing 2-0 to start the third, Navy's Kilic escaped to cut the lead in half, but Atkins went right after the Midshipman rookie and put him on his back for the fall. It was his first pin of the year and pushed his overall record to 9-10 on the year. Rookie Josh Finesilver tacked on three more points for the Blue Devils with a gutsy performance at 133 pounds. Josh and Cody Trybus were knotted 2-2 after five minutes of wrestling, but it was Josh's two minutes of riding time that proved to be the difference in the end. Trybus was aggressive in the third, scoring a takedown, but Josh was able to hold him off in the final 30 seconds for his 17th win of the year. The Midshipmen registered consecutive technical falls at 141 and 149 to grab their first lead of the afternoon, 10-9, before Mitch swung momentum back in Duke's favor with a major decision at 157. The Blue Devils and Midshipmen traded decisions at 165 and 174 with Matt Finesilver picking up the win for Duke in a hard-fought 3-2 decision at 174. Zach Finesilver lost in similar fashion, 3-2. Matt used strong hand fighting and defense in the final minute to garner his 17th win of the year and second of the weekend. His takedown late in the second period proved to be the different after AJ Alford was unable to score in the third stanza. The Blue Devils hit the road next to take on No. 10 Virginia Tech. The match is Jan. 27 with a 1 p.m., start in Blacksburg. Results: 125 – Thayer Atkins (Duke) fall Aslan Kilic (Navy), 5:37 [Duke 6, Navy 0] 133 – Josh Finesilver (Duke) decision Cody Trybus (Navy), 5-4 [Duke 9, Navy 0] 141 – No. 19 Nicholas Gil (Navy) tech fall Jeremiah Reitz (Duke), 20-5 [Duke 9, Navy 5] 149 – Corey Wilding (Navy) tech fall Brandon Leynaud (Duke), 15-0 [Duke 9, Navy 10] 157 – No. 11 Mitch Finesilver (Duke) major dec. Zack Davis (Navy), 17-6 [Duke 13, Navy 10] 165 – No. 20 Drew Daniels (Navy) decision Zach Finesilver (Duke), 3-2 [Duke 13, Navy 13] 174 – Matt Finesilver (Duke) decision AJ Alford (Navy), 3-2 [Duke 16, Navy 13] 184 – No. 17 Michael Coleman (Navy) fall Kaden Russell (Duke), 1:56 [Navy 19, Duke 16] 197 – Steban Cervantes [Navy] decision Alec Schenk (Duke), 9-7 [Navy 22, Duke 16] 285 – No. 5 Jacob Kasper (Duke) fall Austin Faunce (Navy), 5:30 [Duke 22, Navy 22]

NORFOLK, Va. -- The Old Dominion (7-5, 3-1 MAC) wrestling team won its third straight match after defeating American University (4-5, 1-2 EIWA) by a score of 27-10 at the Ted Constant Center on Sunday afternoon. ODU won seven out of 10 matches and acquired bonus points in four of those seven matches. “I thought we wrestled well in all of our matches, even the ones we didn't come out on the right side of the score on. We really started to hit our groove the other night when we wrestled against Buffalo, where we had all 10-weight classes competing. Today, we went out there and tried to have some fun with all 10-weight classes. This could have been a very close match or blew them out of the water. I think we're starting to hit our strides and win all those close matches,” said head coach Steve Martin. Starting the match off at 165, Luke Drugac earned a win by decision over Anthony Wokasch. Earning bonus points for the Monarchs, Seldon Wright won by major decision over Michael Eckhart. At 184, Antonio Agee won his bout by major decision over Connor Allshouse to extend the Monarch lead to 11-0. American University won the 197-pound bout over John D'Agostino and trailed 11-4. At heavyweight, Ali Wahab dropped his match by decision. In a match that came down to riding time, Michael McGee earned a 2-1 win over Gage Curry to tally three more points for the Monarchs. “McGee wrestles like a veteran in close matches so he won it the old school way. A minute of riding time and an escape, those are the hard ones to win.” At 133, Caleb Richardson wrestled #7 Josh Terao to overtime. Terao ultimately won the bout with a takedown in sudden victory. “Richardson wrestled a top-10 kid and took it into overtime. Even though he lost to him, I thought he wrestled to their ability level, so that's what it's all about." In another close bout, Madrigal added an escape and a takedown in the final period to give him the win by decision over Jack Mutchnik. Highlighting the dual, Kenan Carter pinned his opponent in the second period to clinch the match for the Monarchs. In the final bout of the afternoon, Larry Early won his bout by major decision. Results: 165: Luke Drugac (ODU) dec. over Anthony Wokasch (AU), 5-1 174: Seldon Wright (ODU) md. over Michael Eckhart (AU), 13-4 184: Antonio Agee (ODU) md. over Connor Allshouse (AU), 12-2 197: #12 Jeric Kasunic (AU) md. over John D'Agostino (ODU), 12-2 285: Brett Dempsey (AU) dec. over Ali Wahab (ODU), 6-1 125: Michael McGee (ODU) dec. over Gage Curry (AU), 2-1 133: #7 Josh Terao (AU) dec. over Caleb Richardson (ODU), SV-1 3-1 141: #17 Alex Madrigal (ODU) dec. over Jack Mutchnik (AU), 6-3 149: Kenan Carter (ODU) pin Elijah Murphy (AU), (4:38) 157: Larry Early (ODU) md. over Eric Hong (AU), 12-3 Up Next The Monarchs wrestle Virginia on Sunday, Jan 28 at the Ted Constant Center at 1 p.m.

ATHENS, Ohio -- The Ohio wrestling team (3-6) recorded an exciting 34-6 victory over Mid-American Conference foe Northern Illinois to close out a weekend of MAC competition in the Convocation Center on Sunday (Jan. 21). Highlights of the match included pins by Ohio redshirt juniors Austin Reese and Arsen Ashughyan and a technical fall by junior Cameron Kelly. 125 – Trevor Giallambardo vs. Kirk Johansen Ohio redshirt freshman Trevor Giallambardo (Gaylord, Mich.) took on Northern Illinois' Kirk Johansen at 125-pounds. The match was faced paced throughout with Johansen landing a two-point takedown in the first after a scramble. Giallambardo escaped after a few escape attempts fell short, but Johansen led 2-1 after the first. Giallambardo went down to begin the second and escaped quickly but was taken down after another scramble, the bell rang to cut short an escape attempt by Giallambardo. After Johansen escaped the initial position he landed another takedown after going in deep on a few attempts. After the riding time extra point, Johansen took the decision win 8-2. 133 – Cameron Kelly vs. Alijah Jeffery Ohio junior Cameron Kelly (Bellbrook, Ohio) dominated the 133-class match with Northern Illinois' Alijah Jeffery, taking an 18-0 technical fall victory for Ohio's first win. Kelly started the match with a takedown to lead 2-0 early on in the first period followed by a two-point near fall to increase his lead to 4-0 before the second period. Kelly then quickly escaped starting the second period followed by another takedown to lead 7-0 going into the last period. Kelly then landed a takedown to start the third period to lead 9-0 before hitting a four-point near fall to lead by 13-0. Jeffery could not score throughout the match, allowing Kelly to hit a four-point near fall to lead 17-0 with an added point for riding time to take an 18-0 technical fall win for the Bobcats. 141 –Mario Guillen vs. Anthony Rubino Ohio redshirt freshman Mario Guillen (Perrysburg, Ohio) picked up a 13-2 major decision victory over NIU's Anthony Rubino. Guillen hit a takedown quickly and dominated the top position, pulling Rubino down after a couple escape attempts. In the second, Guillen grew his lead by turning his opening position into two near falls before Rubino was able to escape. Guillen iced his major decision with another takedown and an extra point for riding time in the third. 149 – Kade Kowalski vs. Nolan Baker Redshirt sophomore Kade Kowalski (Nashport, Ohio) recorded Ohio's third victory on the day with a 10-4 decision win over NIU's Nolan Baker. The match started with a takedown by Kowalski to gain an early 2-0 lead in the first period. Kowalski remained in control for the remainder of the first period. Kowalski then added to his lead with an escape followed by a takedown to lead 5-0. Baker managed to land a reversal for two before a two-point near fall to lessen Kowalski's lead to 5-4. Kowalski then earned control once again with an escape to lead 6-4 before the third period. Kowalski hit a quick takedown to increase his lead to 8-4 to start the third period before gaining another point on a stalling call on Baker to lead 9-4 before adding a point for riding time to take a 10-4 decision victory for the Bobcats. 157 – Cullen Cummings vs. Caden McWrhirter Ohio redshirt senior Cullen Cummings (Woodridge, Ill.) picked up a major decision 12-2 over NIU's Caden McWhirter at 157-pounds. Cummings went for a couple takedowns and had some scrambles before finishing one for two-points in the opening frame. Cummings scored another two-points after reversing the initial position and held McWhirter down for the rest of the match. Cummings hit three takedowns and scored a point on a McWhirter stalling call and another on riding time to finish the 12-2 major decision. 165 – Joe Terry vs. Jose Acosta The first period was back and forth between Ohio redshirt freshman Joe Terry (Pickerington, Ohio) and NIU's Jose Acosta and would go scoreless. Terry scored first with an escape to start the second period. Terry added to his lead late in the second after hitting a takedown to lead 3-0 going into the third period. Acosta escaped to cut into Terry's lead to 3-1 to open the third period, but it wasn't enough to prevent Terry's 3-1 decision win for the Bobcats. 174 – Austin Reese or vs. Quinton Rosser Ohio redshirt junior Austin Reese (Urbana, Ohio) made quick work of Quinton Rosser from NIU at 174-pounds. Reese went in for a single leg takedown, finished it and turned the scramble into a quick pin at the 1:15 mark of the opening frame. 184 – Arsen Ashughyan vs. Bryce Gorman Ohio redshirt junior Arsen Ashughyan (Vandazor, Armenia) added another win by pin for the Bobcats with a quick pin over NIU's Bryce Gorman. Wrestling up a weight class at 184-pounds, Ashughyan started the match with an escape before hitting a two-point near fall. he pinned Gorman in just 45 seconds for back-to-back pins by the Bobcats. 197 – Gabe Dzuro vs. Max Ihry Ohio redshirt junior Gabe Dzuro (North Olmstead, Ohio) was neck-in-neck with NIU's Max Ihry until the final 15-seconds on the match when Ihry was able to hit a late takedown to pick up a 3-1 decision. After lots of hand fighting and feeling out in the opening frame, Ihry scored first after an escape from the opening position in the second round. Dzuro returned the favor in the third on a quick escape before Ihry was able to land the deciding takedown late in the round. HWT – Zack Parker vs. Caleb Gossett Ohio redshirt junior heavyweight Zack Parker (Felton, Del.) closed out the day with a final win for the Bobcats. Parker scored first after he escaped the opening position to lead 1-0 in the beginning of the second period. Parker added to his lead with a takedown in the final seconds of the second period to lead 3-0 before the third. Gossett escaped to start the last period and gained another point on a violation call to drop Parker's lead to 3-2, but it would not be enough to prevent Parker from earning the 3-2 decision victory. Results: 125 – Kirk Johansen (NIU) dec. over Trevor Giallambardo (OHIO), 7-2 133 – Cameron Kelly (OHIO) tech fall over Alijah Jeffery (NIU), 18-0 141 – Mario Guillen (OHIO) maj. dec. over Anthony Rubino (NIU), 13-2 149 – Kade Kowalski (OHIO) dec. over Nolan Baker (NIU), 10-4 157 – Cullen Cummings (OHIO) maj. dec. over Caden McWrhirter (NIU), 12-2 165 – Joe Terry (OHIO) dec. over Jose Acosta (NIU), 3-1 174 – Austin Reese (OHIO) pinned Quinton Rosser (NIU) 184 – Arsen Ashughyan (OHIO) pinned Bryce Gorman (NIU) 197 – Max Ihry (NIU) dec. over Gabe Dzuro (OHIO), 3-1 HWT – Zack Parker (OHIO) dec. over Caleb Gossett (NIU), 3-2