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BROOKVILLE, N.Y. -- Junior Vinny Vespa recorded a win by fall and a major decision on the mat and sophomores Jacob Martin and Sage Heller and senior Michael Hughes each had two wins on the mat to lead the Hofstra Pride to three victories in the LIU Post Duals at the Pratt Recreation Center Sunday. Hofstra defeated Clarion, 25-18, Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association-foe Columbia, 24-12 and short-handed American International, 56-0 to improve to 6-4 overall on the season and 2-1 in the EIWA. The Pride has now won four consecutive dual matches. In the Pride's first match of the day against the Golden Eagles of Clarion, Hofstra jumped out to a 10-0 lead when sophomore Jacob Martin won by injury default at 125 and junior Vinny Vespa posted a major decision win over Kyle Greenwald at 133. But the Golden Eagles posted major decisions at 141 and 149 to close to 10-8. Hofstra red-shirt freshman Ricky Stamm edged Avery Shay at 157, 4-3 and sophomore Sage Heller recorded his fourth fall of the year to boost the Pride lead to 19-8. Clarion closed to 19-18 with wins by decision at 174 and 197 and a major decision win at 184. But Hofstra senior Michael Hughes, ranked seventh in the nation, closed out the match with his 10th win by fall of the year, pinning Brylee Shumaker at the 2:18 mark of the 285-pound match for the 25-18 victory. In Hofstra's second match of the duals-an EIWA contest against local rival Columbia-Martin and Vespa gave the Pride a comfortable 10-0 lead with a major decision by Martin at 125 and Vespa's first pin of the year at the 2:49 mark over Alec Kelly at 133. Pride red-shirt freshman Charlie Kane boosted the lead to 13-0 with a 503 sudden victory win over J.P. Ascolese at 141. Columbia recorded four straight wins by decision at 149, 157, 165 and 174 to close to 13-12. But the Pride answered with Cory Damiana's first tech fall win of the year over Columbia's Anthony Piscopo, 17-0 at 184, a 7-1 decision by Nezar Haddad over Michael Bulkin at 197 and a 2-0 win by Hughes over Garrett Ryan, who is ranked 16th in the nation for the final 24-12 score. The finale for Hofstra in the LIU Post Duals was a mismatch from the start against an injury-depleted American International College squad that had four healthy wrestlers. The Yellow Jackets forfeited six matches-at 125, 141, 149, 157, 184 and 197-and the Pride won the other four on the mat including pins by Vespa at 133 and Heller at 165, a tech fall by Bobby Fehr at 174, and a sudden victory win by Michael Oxley at 285 to cruise to the 56-0 victory. Notes - The AIC victory equaled the biggest margin of victory for the Pride since a 56-0 victory at Wagner on November 14, 2006. - The 56-point margin of victory, which has been achieved three times, is the second biggest margin of victory in school history. Hofstra defeated Wagner on Staten Island, 57-0 on January 30, 1999 in the Wagner Duals. Hofstra 25, Clarion 18 125 Jacob Martin (HU) inj. def. Jake Cromacki (CU) 133 Vinny Vespa (HU) maj. dec. Kyle Greenwald (CU), 12-1 141 Brock Zacherl (CU) maj. dec. Garrett Lambert (HU), 17-4 149 Taylor Ortz (CU) maj. dec.. Connor Burkert (HU), 13-3 157 Ricky Stamm (HU) dec. Avery Shay (CU), 4-3 165 Sage Heller (HU) WBF Jimmy Miller (CU), 174 Dominic Rigous (CU) dec. Bobby Fehr (HU), 3-0 184 Greg Bulsak (CU) maj. dec. Mike Oxley (HU), 8-0 197 Dustin Conti (CU) dec. Nezar Haddad (HU), 3-2 285 Mike Hughes (Hofstra) WBF Brylee Shumaker (CU), 2:18 Hofstra 24, Columbia 12 125 Jacob Martin (HU) maj. dec. Spencer Good (CU), 11-2 133 Vinny Vespa (HU) WBF Alec Kelly (CU), 2:43 141 Charlie Kane (HU) dec. J.P. Ascolese (CU), 5-3 sv 149 Jacob Macalolooy (CU) dec. Ryan Burkert (HU), 9-2 157 Markus Scheidel (CU) dec. Ricky Stamm (HU), 5-3 165 Laurence Kosoy (CU) dec. Sage Heller (HU), 7-6 174 Tyrel White (CU) dec. Anthony Olivieri (HU), 8-2 184 Cory Damiana (HU) tech fall Anthony Piscopo (CU), 17-0 197 Nezar Haddad (HU) dec. Michael Bulkin (CU), 7-1 285 Mike Hughes (Hofstra) dec. Garrett Ryan (CU), 2-0 Hofstra 56, American International 0 125 Jacob Martin (HU) forfeit 133 Garrett Lambert (HU) WBF Jordan Brock (AIC), 0:49 141 Charlie Kane (HU) forfeit 149 Ryan Burkert (HU) forfeit 157 Ricky Stamm (HU) forfeit 165 Sage Heller (HU) WBF Randy Jenkins (AIC), 5:56 174 Bobby Fehr (HU) tech fall Isaiah Collins (AIC), 16-0 184 Cory Damiana (HU) forfeit 197 Nezar Haddad (HU) forfeit 285 Michael Oxley (Hofstra) dec. Jenard Rosemond (AIC), 5-3 sv

PITTSBURGH -- The University of Pittsburgh wrestling team returned to the win column Sunday afternoon thanks to a pin in the final bout by redshirt senior Ryan Solomon. The pin lifted the Panthers over No. 18 Oklahoma, 19-18, in the Fitzgerald Field House. With the win, Pitt moves to 2-5 on the year while the Sooners move to 3-3 overall. Individually, five Panthers recorded wins on the day en route to the team victory. Oklahoma started the dual with a 6-0 advantage, as Pitt had to forfeit at 125 pounds, but senior Dom Forys got the Panthers on the board in the following bout at 133 pounds after picking up a 12-3 major decision over Jake Rubio. With the win, the Pittsburgh native brought the team score to 6-4, still in favor of the Sooners. At 141 pounds, redshirt senior Nick Zanetta gave Pitt its first lead in the dual after a come-from-behind win in a 10-8 decision over Mike Longo. Zanetta trailed the majority of the match as he entering the third period trailing 6-3 on bottom. The Pittsburgh native gave a final burst to get a takedown and added a four-point nearfall to take a 10-4 lead. Longo added a late reversal, but it wouldn't be enough. The Sooners regained the lead, 9-7, after Pitt's Robert Lee dropped a 4-0 decision to OU's Davion Jeffries. However, redshirt sophomore Taleb Rahmani squeaked out a 1-0 decision to give the Panthers a 10-9 lead in the team race. Rahmani used a second-period escape to record the win. Oklahoma then collected wins at 165 and 174 pounds, both by decision, taking a 15-10 advantage in the dual. Redshirt freshman Gregg Harvey put Pitt within two after a 6-3 decision over Hayden Hansen at 184 pounds. Harvey built up a 4-2 lead at the conclusion of the second period and tacked on two more points after Hansen was hit with stalling and added one more with riding time. The Sooners extended their team lead to 18-13 after redshirt sophomore Kellan Stout dropped a tough 4-3 decision to Andrew Dixon. Needing a pin to win, Solomon did just that. The redshirt senior led 3-0 entering the second period and didn't need much more time as he pinned Conor Webb in 3:51 to seal the deal for the Panthers, 19-18. Pitt resumes action Sunday, Jan. 21 to open ACC competition when the Virginia Tech Hokies make the trip to Pittsburgh. Conference action is set to get underway at 2 p.m. in the Fitzgerald Field House. Results: 125: #17 Christian Moody (OU) wins by forfeit – Oklahoma leads 6-0 133: #11 Dom Forys (UP) maj. dec. Jake Rubio (OU), 12-3 – Oklahoma leads 6-4 141: #17 Nick Zanetta (UP) dec. Mike Longo (OU), 10-8 – Pitt leads 7-6 149: Davion Jeffries (OU) dec. Robert Lee (UP), 4-0 – Oklahoma leads 9-7 157: #18 Taleb Rahmani (UP) dec. Justin Thomas (OU), 1-0 – Pitt leads 10-9 165: DaWaylon Barnes (OU) dec. Jake Wentzel (UP), 4-0 – Oklahoma leads 12-10 174: #13 Yoanse Mejias (OU) dec. Austin Bell (UP), 9-4 – Oklahoma leads 15-10 184: Gregg Harvey (UP) dec. Hayden Hansen (OU), 6-3 – Oklahoma leads 15-13 197: Andrew Dixon (OU) dec. Kellan Stout (UP), 4-3 – Oklahoma leads 18-13 285: #15 Ryan Solomon (UP) pins Conor Webb (OU), 3:51 – Pitt wins 19-18

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- Meeting in dual action for the first time since 2009, the Navy wrestling team dealt Bucknell (1-5, 0-2 EIWA) a 26-10 loss after the Mids won seven matches, including two bonus point bouts, Sunday afternoon at Wesley A. Brown Field House in Annapolis. The Midshipmen, who own a 21-1 all-time record against the Bison, are now 4-0 overall and 2-0 in EIWA matches. “This was a short week and I am very happy with the way these guys responded to the adversity this can cause,” said fourth-year Navy head coach Joel Sharratt, whose Mids wrestled at the Southern Scuffle in Chattanooga on Monday and Tuesday. “When you get forced out of your comfort zone and still respond with a positive performance, that's a sign of strength.” The Mids never trailed in the match as a pair of freshmen gave them a 6-0 lead to open the dual. Aslan Kilic (Marietta, Ga.) built a 3-1 advantage after two periods before sealing his 6-3 victory over fellow rookie Geo Barzona at 125 pounds with 1:16 in riding time. Meanwhile, 133-pound Cody Trybus (Elkton, Md.) recorded a pair of takedowns in the opening period en route to a 6-2 victory over Bison frosh David Campbell. “It's a great way to start a dual meet winning the first two bouts,” added Sharratt. “Kilic and Trybus wrestled hard and gave us a nice lead going into the most contentious match of the day.” The headline match of the day featured 13th-ranked 141-pound Tyler Smith against Navy's Nicholas Gil (Jr / Crystal Lake, Ill.) who was seeking his 20th win of the season. Smith was awarded a takedown two minutes into the match and while Gil was able to trim the deficit to one by the end of the first period, he could get no closer as Smith scored a 4-1 victory. “Gil has so many tools and once he lets himself open up, he will close the gap on guys like Smith and other at this weight.” Navy held a 6-3 advantage when team captain Corey Wilding (Sr / Pittsburgh, Pa.) took the mat. The veteran 149-pounder schooled Bucknell sophomore Seth Hogue in a game of cat and mouse. Wilding held a 2-1 lead after the first period and pushed it to 6-2 after two. The third period featured three takedowns and a four-point nearfall by Wilding, who allowed Hogue the escape so he could quickly score the takedown. Wilding was awarded a reversal at the final buzzer and paired with his near-two minutes of riding time he captured a 21-6 tech fall and brought the fans to their feet. “Wilding was very impressive earning the final two points for the tech fall right at whistle,” said Sharratt. “He has a motor and his consistent effort makes him such a Hammer in competition.” Less than a minute into the 157-pound match, Navy senior Zack Davis (Granger, Ind.) had a 2-0 lead and before the first period expired he would record his 93rd career victory. Davis posted the win by fall over Bucknell junior Christian Bassolino at the 2:31 mark to take sole possession of 17th on the Mids' all-time wins list. The fall also provided Navy with a 17-3 advantage in the match. “Davis retains the Hammer of Thor for his dominance in today's bout,” said Sharratt. “He tied as the team's pin leader as a freshman and he is one of our top guys who can add big bonus points in dual meet competition.” Navy senior 165-pound Drew Daniels (Overland Park, Kan.) gave up only a second period escape en route to a 4-1 victory over junior D.J. Hollingshead, while second-year 174-pound AJ Alford (Beech Island, S.C.) picked up a 3-1 win against Bucknell's Nick Stephani thanks to a late escape in the final period. The win by Alford, meanwhile, put the match out of reach for the Bison as the Mids led 23-3 with three remaining matches. “Next man up could certainly be the mantra for today's dual,” Sharratt pointed out. “We lost a couple guys to injuries and there were guys ready for the opportunity and stepped in and took it. AJ Alford is a very talented wrestler who stepped in the line up today and found a way to win.” Navy had three starters sit out Sunday's dual, including 184-pound Michael Coleman (Sr / Hudson, Ohio) and 197-pound Steban Cervantes (Sr / Poway, Calif.) (174-pound Jadaen Bernstein {Sr. / Glen Gardner, N.J.} also sat out). Bucknell sophomore Drew Phipps defeated Connor Doyle (Jr / Melissa, Texas), who wrestled in place of Coleman, by major decision (14-2), while Garrett Hoffman scored a 3-0 win over Navy's Joshua Roetman (So / Kotzebue, Alaska) at 197 pounds. The Mids closed out the match with an exciting third period between senior heayvweight Austin Faunce (Lake Oswego, Ore.) and Bucknell sophomore Brandon Stokes. The two wrestlers combined for nine points over the final 37 seconds as Faunce beat the buzzer with an escape to pull out a 6-5 win. Navy returns to action on Friday when it plays host to Maryland at Alumni Hall (7:00 pm) before traveling to Bethlehem, Pa. to battle nationally-ranked Lehigh on Sunday at 2:00 pm. Results: 125 | Aslan Kilic (NAVY) dec over Geo Barzona, 6-3 133 | Cody Trybus (NAVY) dec over David Campbell, 6-2 141 | #13 Tyler Smith dec over Nicholas Gil (NAVY), 4-1 149 | Corey Wilding (NAVY) tech fall over Seth Hogue, 21-6 157 | Zack Davis (NAVY) fall over Christian Bassolino, 2:31 165 | Drew Daniels (NAVY) dec over D.J. Hollingshead, 4-1 174 | AJ Alford (NAVY) dec over Nick Stephani, 3-1 184 | Drew Phipps major dec over Connor Doyle (NAVY), 14-2 197 | Garrett Hoffman dec over Joshua Roetman (NAVY), 3-0 285 | Austin Faunce (NAVY) dec over Brandon Stokes, 6-5

AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State wrestling team earned its first victory of the season against Oregon State, defeating the Beavers 24-16. In the dual, ISU won six of the 10 bouts. Iowa State overcame three straight losses, including one by forfeit, to begin the dual. The Cyclones won six of the final seven match ups, and Kevin Dresser collected his first victory as Iowa State's head coach. How It Happened Redshirt sophomore Markus Simmons and and redshirt freshman Kanen Storr kicked off the Cyclones' comeback effort. The 133-pounder and 141-pounder cut the OSU lead to 13-7 prior to intermission. Simmons was a hammer on top, racking up 4:28 of riding time in a 5-0 victory over Devan Turner. The Broken Arrow, Okla., native also notched a takedown and was rewarded for his action on top with Turner being knocked for stalling twice. A late takedown in the first period was the catalyst to Storr's 9-1 major decision victory over Jack Hathaway. Storr earned a second period near fall to take a 4-0 lead and then blew the match open in the third. In the final stanza, he scored on a takedown and another two-point near fall. He also garnered 2:50 of riding time in the match. Redshirt freshman Jarrett Degen rolled through OSU's Josh Reyes with a 17-2 technical fall in 5:34. Degen scored two takedowns, a reversal and used his length on top to pick up three, two-point near falls. It took sudden victory to find a winner at 157 pounds, but in the end it was Chase Straw over Hunter Willits. Straw and Willits were tied 3-3 after seven minutes. Straw connected on a shot early in the overtime period to win the match, 5-3. In his second dual outing as a Cyclone, Danny Bush came up huge for the Cardinal and Gold. He pinned the Beavers' Myles Terry in 5:17, which put the Cyclones up 21-16 with one bout remaining. Redshirt senior Dane Pestano iced the Cyclones' victory with a come-from-behind win against Seth McLeod. Entering the third period, Pestano trailed 3-1. The Waimanalo, Hi., native scored on an escape to begin the third and then struck with 35 seconds remaining in the match, taking down McLeod to secure a 4-3 decision and an Iowa State win. Next Up Iowa State is off to the Virginia Duals next weekend. The Cyclones are set to take on the field at the annual dual-style tournament in Hampton, Va, Jan 12-13. The last time the Cyclones competed at the Virginia Duals, ISU won the team title and Tanner Weatherman was name outstanding wrestler. Results: 197: Corey Griego (OSU) dec. Sam Colbray (ISU), 7-1. 285: Amar Dhesi (OSU) maj. dec. Marcus Harrington (ISU), 13-4. 125: Ronnie Bresser (OSU) win by forfeit. 133: Markus Simmons (ISU) dec. Devan Truner (OSU), 5-0 (4:28 RT) 141: Kanen Storr (ISU) maj dec. Jack Hathaway (OSU), 9-1 (2:50 RT) 149: Jarrett Degen (ISU) tech fall Josh Reyes (OSU), 5:34. 157: Chase Straw (ISU) dec. Hunter Willits (OSU), 5-3 (SV-1). 165: Billy Bigelow (OSU) dec. Skyler St. John (ISU), 3-2. 174: Danny Bush (ISU) fall Myles Terry (OSU), 5:17. 184: Dane Pestano (ISU) dec. Seth McLeod (OSU), 4-3.

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. - The Central Michigan wrestling team scored bonus points in three of its eight victories on Sunday in downing Ohio, 29-9, in a Mid-American Conference dual at McGuirk Arena. It was the fourth consecutive dual victory for the 21st-ranked Chippewas, who improved to 5-3 overall, 2-0 MAC. Ohio, which defeated Eastern Michigan in a dual on Friday, is 1-5, 1-3. It was the Chippewas' first competition of the new year, and it came eight days after they turned in an outstanding performance in placing third in the Midlands Championships, annually one of the top tournaments in the nation. "I knew our guys would probably be a little flat because they wrestled real hard last weekend at the Midlands and that's a big tournament," CMU coach Tom Borrelli said. "I'm glad we were at home this weekend and train the way we needed to train. I thought we'd be a little flat today and in some places we were." They likely won't be - and certainly can't afford to be - the next time they take the mat when they entertain fourth-ranked and unbeaten Missouri on Jan. 19. The Tigers (12-0) have won all five MAC Championships since they joined the league for the 2011-12 season. "I'm definitely excited for that dual meet, our team's going to be excited to wrestle Missouri," said CMU junior Justin Oliver, won his match on a first-period pin on Sunday. "Obviously they're the team to beat in the MAC right now. Everybody has a tough (match), in college wrestling every match is tough. I think as a team we're excited to have the opportunity to compete against them in front of our home crowd. Hopefully everybody comes wrestling on their A game." The Chippewas also got major-decision victories from Drew Hildebrandt (125) and from Jordan Ellingwood (184) on Sunday. CMU's Mason Smith (141), Blake Montrie (157), Logan Parks (165), CJ Brucki (174) and Jordan Atienza (197) each won by decision. Hildebrandt set the tone with a 15-2 major over Trevor Giallombardo in the first match of the dual. "Momentum's huge in this sport," Borrelli said. "It's more important in dual meets than it is in tournaments. In tournaments you're kind of wrestling for yourself and scoring points for the team. But in dual meets momentum's really big. If your 125-pounder goes out and gets you off to a good start you're gaining confidence and the other team's going in the opposite direction." The Chippewas dropped matches at 133 and at 285. At 133, Drew Hildebrandt was pinned by 16th-ranked Cameron Kelly. Stencel dropped a 10-4 decision to Zack Parker. "I'm happy with the win, I'm happy that our guys, for the most part, came through the meet unscathed," Borrelli said. "Dresden's probably real disappointed I'm sure, Matt's real disappointed. Hopefully they'll have a good attitude about things and use it the right way." Oliver, who is ranked third nationally, was takent down by Ohio's Kade Kowalski seconds into the match. He recovered to record an escape, and then took down Kowalski and recorded the pin at 1:20. It was a bounce-back win for Oliver, who dropped a 4-2 decision to second-ranked Brandon Sorensen of Iowa in the 149-pound championship match at the Midlands. It was just the second loss of the season for Oliver, who is now 22-2. Oliver lost in overtime to Sorensen, 7-1, in the final at the Midlands last year. "The thing I hate most is complacency and after losing to (Sorensen) in a similar fashion last year it's kind of driving me a little bit more now," Oliver said. "I know that I still have a lot of room to build. I gained some knowledge into what I need to work on to get my offensive opened up and to get him moving and reacting to me. "Moving forward I'm going to have to try to open up and make him wrestle my match. Everything that happened in that match was tailor made for what he wanted to happen and my fault for kind of falling into it. ... I'd rather have that loss happen now than at nationals. Now I have a couple months to keep building, keep getting better on my feet, keep getting better on the mat." Results: 125: Drew Hildebrandt (CMU) major dec. Trevor Giallombardo, 15-2 133: Cameron Kelly (Ohio) pinned Dresden Simon, 2:53 141: Mason Smith (CMU) dec. Mario Guillen, 7-1 149: Justin Oliver (CMU) pinned Kade Kowalski, 1:20 157: Blake Montrie (CMU) dec. Nick Vestal, 5-3 165: Logan Parks (CMU) dec. Joe Terry, 5-4 174: CJ Brucki (CMU) dec. Arsen Ashughyan, 10-6 184: Jordan Ellingwood (CMU) major dec. Hunter Yeargan, 14-2 197: Jordan Atienza (CMU) dec. Aaron Naples, 7-4 285: Zack Parker (Ohio) dec. Matt Stencel, 10-4

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- The No. 8-ranked University of Michigan wrestling team closed out its weekend road trip with a pair of dual wins, defeating No. 23 Purdue, 25-14, and Princeton, 28-10, on Sunday afternoon (Jan. 7) at the Boilermakers' Holloway Gymnasium. Junior/sophomore Stevan Micic, fifth-year senior Domenic Abounader and graduate student Adam Coon all posted two bonus wins on the day as the Wolverines pushed their dual win streak to four and opened the Big Ten Conference season with back-to-back victories. Michigan claimed six bouts against the Boilermakers, earning bonus wins in each of the last three matches after Purdue took a four-point lead late. Abounader, ranked fifth in the latest InterMat poll, put U-M ahead for good with an 18-0 technical fall -- his first of two on the day -- over Max Lyon. Abounader scored 16 total back points on a leg turk, a pair of halves and a bow and arrow and ended the bout at the 3:27 mark. Graduate student Kevin Beazley earned his third straight first-period pin against John Morales in the 197-pound match. Beazley, ranked 10th nationally, scored on a pair of quick takedowns before cradling Morales up for the pin at the 1:23 mark. He owns six pins this season. Second-ranked Coon scored three takedowns -- one in each period -- and earned a pair of stall points and 2:33 in riding-time advantage to beat No. 14 Shawn Strenck, 11-0. Micic, ranked seventh at 133 pounds, cruised to a 14-4 major decision over Ben Thornton for the Wolverines' lone win in the first three bouts. Micic finished on six takedowns, including three in the third period, and rode for 2:50. Senior/juniors Malik Amine and Alec Pantaleo earned back-to-back decisions to give Michigan the lead at the halftime intermission. Amine scored on a low single in the first period, reversal in the second and rode for 1:14 to beat Austin Nash at 149 pounds. Pantaleo, ranked fifth at 157 pounds, earned a 5-2 win against Griffin Parriott behind takedowns in the first and third periods. The Wolverines also claimed seven bouts against Princeton, including each of the first three to build an early lead that they would not relinquish. Freshman Drew Mattin, ranked ninth at 125 pounds, opened the dual with an 8-1 decision against Matteo DeVincenzo, scoring three takedowns -- one in each period -- and riding for 3:54 riding-time advantage. Micic cruised to a 16-0 technical fall against Mark Schleifer behind a takedown, a reversal and 12 back points. His second-period tilt -- his third of the match -- ended it early at the 3:40 mark. Junior/sophomore Sal Profaci followed with a 5-3 decision against Pat D'Arcy at 141 pounds. Profaci rallied from an initial deficit, taking his first lead with a takedown in the waning seconds of the first period before riding for nearly all of the third to accumulate 1:53 in time advantage and ice the match. Pantaleo earned his second decision win of the day at 157 pounds, making a first-period takedown hold up in a 4-3 win against Mike D'Angelo. Pantaleo added a reversal in the third period and just missed on several other attacks. Junior/sophomore Myles Amine, ranked sixth at 174 pounds, rallied to earn an 11-4 decision against Matthew Gancayco, scoring on reversals in the first and second periods before breaking it open with two takedowns and a two-point near fall in the third. Abounader and Coon added two more bonus wins at the upperweights to close out the dual meet. Abounader rolled to a 16-1 technical fall -- outscoring his opposition, 34-1, on the day -- against Kevin Parker, scoring two takedowns, a reversal and 10 back points to end the match at the 5:00 mark. Coon used a hip toss to pin Michael Markulec at 1:00. He improved to 15-0 on the season with seven pins. The Wolverines (5-1, 2-0 Big Ten) will return home Friday (Jan. 12), hosting defending NCAA champion Penn State at 9 p.m. at the Crisler Center. Tickets are available through the U-M Ticket Office. The dual will also be broadcast live on the Big Ten Network. No. 8 Michigan 25, No. 23 Purdue 14 125 -- No. 18 Luke Welch (PU) dec. No. 10 Drew Mattin, 11-7 [PU, 3-0] 133 -- No. 7 Stevan Micic (U-M) major dec. Ben Thornton, 14-4 [U-M, 4-3] 141 -- Nate Limmex (PU) dec. Sal Profaci, 4-3 [PU, 6-4] 149 -- Malik Amine (U-M) dec. Austin Nash, 5-0 [U-M, 7-6] 157 -- No. 5 Alec Pantaleo (U-M) dec. Griffin Parriott, 5-2 [U-M, 10-6] 165 -- Jacob Morrissey (Purdue) tech. fall Reece Hughes, 18-2 [PU, 11-10] 174 -- No. 15 Dylan Lydy (PU) dec. No. 6 Myles Amine, 6-4 [PU, 14-10] 184 -- No. 5 Domenic Abounader (U-M) tech. fall Max Lyon, 18-0 (3:27) [U-M, 15-14] 197 -- No. 13 Kevin Beazley (U-M) pinned Jon Morales, 1:23 [U-M, 21-14] Hwt -- No. 2 Adam Coon (U-M) major dec. No. 14 Shawn Streck, 11-0 (6:59) [U-M, 25-14] No. 8 Michigan 28, Princeton 10 125 -- No. 10 Drew Mattin (U-M) dec. Matteo DeVincenzo, 8-1 [U-M, 3-0] 133 -- No. 7 Stevan Micic (U-M) tech. fall Mark Schleifer, 16-0 (3:40) [U-M, 8-0] 141 -- Sal Profaci (U-M) dec. Pat D'Arcy, 5-3 [U-M, 11-0] 149 -- No. 7 Matthew Kolodzik (PU) dec. Malik Amine, 8-3 [U-M, 11-3] 157 -- No. 5 Alec Pantaleo (U-M) dec. Mike D'Angelo, 4-3 [U-M, 14-3] 165 -- Jonathan Schleifer (PU) major dec. Reece Hughes, 15-7 [U-M, 14-7] 174 -- No. 6 Myles Amine (U-M) dec. Matthew Gancayo, 11-4 [U-M, 17-7] 184 -- No. 5 Domenic Abounader (U-M) tech. fall Kevin Parker, 16-1 (5:00) [U-M, 22-7] 197 -- No. 19 Patrick Brucki (PU) dec. Jackson Striggow, 8-6 [U-M, 22-10] Hwt -- No. 2 Adam Coon (U-M) pinned Michael Markulec, 1:00 [U-M, 28-10]

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Illinois heavyweight Deuce Rachal's throw of No. 19 Conan Jennings with 37 seconds left in the third period gave the redshirt junior a 3-2 victory, and the Illini an 18-17 come-from-behind win against Northwestern. The win improves Illinois to 3-2 on the season, 2-1 in the Big Ten, and extends their home winning streak to nine matches dating back to a 25-24 win over Northwestern on February 7, 2015. "Deuce is good. He's got a little different background, and we're still trying to teach him wrestling, but he's an unbelievable athlete. He doesn't like the fact that we're trying to make him wrestle more under control, but he's listening. The other night he was mad at us because we told him not to try to throw the guy. Situationally, he's very good. He's starting to understand wrestling better and that's awesome. As a team, we gave the match away at 133 [pounds] and we gave one away at 197 [pounds]. But, we had a great effort from Deuce and he saved the day for us." Trailing 17-15 entering the final match of the duel, Coach Heffernan and the Illini looked to Rachal to pull the upset over Coann Jennings at heavyweight. After the two heavyweights traded escapes in the second and third period, Rachal and Jennings were in neutral with under a minute remaining. 20 seconds later, Rachal threw the Wildcat and wrapped him up for the go-ahead takedown. Despite an escape by Jennings with 27 seconds to go, Rachal fended off his 19th ranked opponent to seal the win. The win for Rachal (8-8) is the first for the redshirt junior over a ranked opponent. "Throughout the second period I felt like I could hit that throw, but I was too nervous about it because in past experiences I've fallen straight to my back," explained Rachal. "During the time switch [after the second period,] I talked to Coach Heffernan and [assistant coach] Jeremy [Hunter] and they just said, 'go for it and feel it,' so I just had to make sure I felt it. And then when I felt it, I just went for it." Trailing its in-state rival three different times during the match, the Illini fought back from a deficit that was as big as seven points after the fourth bout of the day. Northwestern took three of the first four matches from the Orange and Blue with decisions by No. 12 Sebastian Rivera (125) and Colin Valdiviez (133), and a major decision by No. 9 Ryan Deakin (149). Illinois' lone victory came at 141 pounds with a 3-2 decision by redshirt freshman Mike Carr over Alec McKenna. Down by seven, 10-3, redshirt seniors No. 13 Kyle Langenderfer (157 pounds) and No. 2 Isaiah Martinez (165 pounds) guided the Illini back into the lead with nine points between the two middle weights. Langenderfer led off with a pair of first-period takedowns against Northwestern's Shayne Oster to lead 4-2. After Oster cut the lead to 4-3 in the second period with an escape, the Northwestern grappler rode Langenderfer for the first 1:11 of the third period, canceling out the riding time point Langenderfer had built in the first two periods. Needing an escape to avoid Oster tying the match, the Illini veteran coaxed an athletic reversal of Oster with 51 seconds remaining, and held on for a 6-4 victory. With eight of the ten bouts being decided without bonus points, Isaiah Martinez's first period pin proved vital in the one-point victory. After a scoreless first minute, Martinez exploded for three takedowns in a span of 51 seconds, gaining a 6-3 advantage over Michael Sepkle (Northwestern). With just over 30 seconds left in the opening period, Martinez took Sepkle to the mat for a fourth time, this time getting the Northwestern 165-pounder on his back for his first pin of the season, and giving the Illini their first lead of the afternoon, 12-10. In the final four bouts of the dual, the Illini and Wildcats would exchange the lead after each bout. At 174 pounds, Johnny Sebastian gave Northwestern the lead for the second time with a 16-8 major decision against David Riojas. 12th-ranked Emery Parker (13-1) returned the lead to the Illinois bench with his eighth consecutive victory, an 8-3 decision against Mitch Sliga, only to have the lead taken back by Northwestern at 197 pounds when Regis Durbin scored a takedown with 21 seconds to overcome Andre Lee's go-ahead takedown earlier in the period. However, Deuce Rachal's heroics at heavyweight won the day for the Orange and Blue, as the Illini heavyweight defeated 19th-ranked Conan Jennings. Now riding a two-match winning streak in conference, the Illini will continue to test the rigors of the Big Ten next Sunday, January 14, as they go on the road to battle No. 14 Minnesota. The dual is scheduled for 1 p.m. and can be streamed via subscription to BTN Plus or FloWrestling. Illini Notes: Illinois has won nine straight home victories dating back to a 25-24 victory on Feb. 7, 2015 victory against Northwestern The win over the Wildcats increases Illinois' win streak against its in-state rival to seven straight dating back to 2012. Deuce Rachal picked up his first win over a ranked opponent, defeating No. 19 Conan Jennings, 3-2 Emery Parker's 8-3 victory over Mitch Sliga marked his eighth straight win of the season and his team-leading 13th of the season Isaiah Martinez picked up his first pin of the season, the 18th of his career. All five of his matches have been won by either tech fall or pin. Martinez has now scored 26 dual team points in five matches Martinez's 18 career pins is just two behind Illinois' top-10 list. Troy Tirapelle ranks 10th with 20 career falls. Results: 125: #12 Sebastian Rivera (NU) dec. Travis Piotrowski (ILL), 9-3 ILL 0, NU 3 133: Colin Valdiviez (NU) dec. #20 Dylan Duncan (ILL), 12-6 ILL 0, NU 6 141: Mike Carr (ILL) dec. Alec McKenna (NU), 3-2 ILL 3, NU 6 149: #9 Ryan Deakin (NU) major dec. Eric Barone (ILL), 12-0 ILL 3, NU 10 157: #13 Kyle Langenderfer (ILL) dec. Shayne Oster (NU), 6-4 ILL 6, NU 10 165: #2 Isaiah Martinez (ILL) fall Michael Sepke (NU), 2:33 ILL 12, NU 10 174: Johnny Sebastian (NU) dec. David Riojas (ILL), 16-8 ILL 12, NU 14 184: #12 Emery Parker (ILL) dec. Mitch Sliga (NU), 8-3 ILL 15, NU 14 197: Regis Durbin (NU) dec. Andre Lee (ILL), 4-3 ILL 15, NU 17 HWT: Deuce Rachal (ILL) dec. #19 Conan Jennings (NU), 3-2 ILL 18, NU 17 For complete coverage of Fighting Illini wrestling, go to FIGHTINILLINI.com and follow @IlliniWrestling on Twitter and Instagram.

The University of Minnesota opened up the Big Ten wrestling season with a dominant performance against Michigan State, winning 29-3 despite having four regular starters out of the lineup. Minnesota had to wrestle without No. 5 Ethan Lizak, No. 8 Mitch McKee, Owen Webster and Hunter Marko who have all made at least six starts this season in dual competition. Steve Polakowski, Skyler Petry, Ben Brancale and Dylan Anderson all stepped up and obtained victories for the Gophers who were wearing alternate anthracite singlets in the dual. “It was an exciting day,” head coach Brandon Eggum said after the dual. “We knew it wasn't going to be easy today, but when you want to do great things, you have to have guys who step up to the challenge and make it happen. We talked about each one of those guys having to be a leader and set an example and get to their spots, and I think they did exactly that.” The dual started at 141 with No. 10 Tommy Thorn taking on No. 18 Javier Gasca III. Thorn capitalized on a Gasca takedown attempt, spinning and scoring two of his own in the first. Thorn was able to earn an escape, and then a two-point near fall in the third after beginning the period on top and riding out Gasca for the victory over his ranked opponent. At 149, Ben Brancale made his home dual debut and made the best of it. His aggressiveness was obvious, but the score was even in the third period. Brancale stepped up, and scored the match's first takedown with just under a minute to go, and came away with a 3-2 decision over Austin Eicher. After Jake Short was upended at 157 in a close 7-6 decision, fellow senior Nick Wanzek was there to get things rolling again for the Gophers. The ninth-ranked wrestler was once again scoring in bunches. He scored two takedowns, and on the second Wanzek had a tight grip on Austin Hiles arm, but time ran out before he could secure the pin. Wanzek went on to taking the match by major decision, 15-7. The major decision is his fifth in six matches, and it also gave the Gophers a 10-3 lead after four matches. The final match before the halftime break was Chris Pfarr at 174 taking on Logan Ritchie. Pfarr and Ritchie both fought off takedowns, and headed into sudden victory time tied at one. Pfarr made quick of Ritchie with a takedown in sudden victory, earning him his sixth straight victory, marking the longest winning streak of his collegiate career. Minnesota would head to the locker room up 13-3 on the Michigan State Spartans. After the 10-minute break, Anderson followed in Pfarr's footsteps with a win in sudden victory. Anderson trailed for most of the match, and was down 5-4 with under a minute to go against Shwan Shadaia. Anderson, looking exhausted, came up with a huge score with just two seconds left in the third period to force overtime. Shadaia shot first in overtime, but Anderson sprawled and spun around Shadaia and earned his first home dual victory. “Dylan's match was just exciting,” Eggum said. “He made some mistakes, but he kept wrestling and fighting and as the match went on he continued to force his positions. Eventually his conditioning took over and he was able to put it into the overtime and win the match there. I know he felt good, he was excited, and we are glad he was able to step up today.” With the Gophers running away with the dual, up 16-3, Bobby Steveson stepped onto the mat and continued where he left off on the second day of the South Beach Duals. Steveson wasted no time in his match, earning three takedowns in the first period alone, leading 6-2. He would double that number before the end of the match, giving him a 14-8 decision victory over Nick May. At heavyweight, Rylee Streifel was relentless in his victory over Matt Lloyd. An early takedown seemingly broke Lloyd, and Streifel rode out May for 1:43 in the first period. In the second, Streifel escaped, and then scored once again to go up 5-0. Stalling was called before Streifel obtained the riding time point, giving him a 7-0 decision and his second shutout of the season. Streifel's victory at heavyweight was enough to clinch the dual victory for the Gophers, putting the score at 22-3. Coming back to the top of the lineup, Polakowski stepped into the starting 125 role for Lizak. Polakowski, who wrestled at 125 at the Ken Kraft Midlands Championships last week, was able to take an early lead against Rayvon Foley, who came in with an 18-3 record this season. Polakowski scored two takedowns in the first two periods, but a late takedown from Foley made it 4-4 heading into the final period. In a mad sequence, Polakowski and Foley both him the mat chest to chest, but Polakowski fought and earned two, giving him a 6-5 decision when the horn rang out at Maturi Pavilion. With McKee out, the Gophers were put into a situation where Skyler Petry moved up to 133-pounds to take on Matt Santos. The match was Petry's first match at 133-pounds, and it would have been hard to notice after Petry's 14-6 major decision. Petry trailed for two periods in the match, but earned a takedown to cut the score to just 4-3 heading into the final period. Petry fired forward in the final period, eventually flipping Santos to his back and close to a pin. Petry wasn't awarded the pin, but he settled for a four-point near fall and then the major decision. “The most important thing is we just keep going out and do what we know we can do, and that is to fight hard,” Eggum said. “Not focusing on winning losing, but competing and representing the University of Minnesota in the best way possible.” The Gophers will now shift their focus to Ohio State, who they will wrestle in Columbus, Ohio on Friday Jan. 12 at 7 p.m. That match will be able to be seen BTN Plus and FloWrestling. Results: 141: No. 10 Tommy Thorn dec No. 18 Javier Gasca, 6-0 | Minn 3 - MSU 0 149: Ben Brancale dec Austin Eicher, 3-2 | Minn 6 - MSU 0 157: Jake Tucker dec No. 13 Jake Short, 7-6 | Minn 6 - MSU 3 165: No. 9 Nick Wanzek maj dec Austin Hiles, 15-7 | Minn 10 - MSU 3 174: Chris Pfarr dec (SV-1) Logan Ritchie, 3-1 | Minn 13 - MSU 3 184: Dylan Anderson dec (SV-1) Shwan Shadaia, 8-6 | Minn 16 - MSU 3 197: Bobby Steveson dec Nick May, 14-8 | Minn 19 - MSU 3 HWT: Rylee Streifel dec Matt Lloyd, 7-0 | Minn 22 - MSU 3 125: Steve Polakowski dec Rayvon Foley, 6-5 | Minn 25 - MSU 3 133: Skyler Petry maj dec Matt Santos, 14-6 | Minn 29 - MSU 3

Lincoln -- Fueled by pins at 165, 133, 141 and 149 pounds, Nebraska was dominant in a bounce-back 48-3 win over Maryland on Sunday afternoon at the Devaney Center. Nebraska also received a technical fall at 184 pounds and a major decision at 197, as well as forfeits at 157 and 174 as NU was victorious in nine of the 10 bouts on Sunday. The Huskers, who entered the dual on a three-match losing streak, improve to 3-3 and 1-1 in Big Ten action, while the Terrapins drop to 3-6 and 0-6 in Big Ten competition. The Huskers entered Sunday with just one pin in a dual through NU's first five duals this season, but quickly matched that mark in the second bout of the afternoon. After No. 9 Tyler Berger won a forfeit at 157 pounds, 10th-ranked Isaiah White flipped Brennan Burnham on his back and scored a pin just 1:21 into the first period and make the dual score 12-0. White improves to 14-2 on the season and 5-0 in duals. Beau Breske gained another six points for Nebraska as he won a forfeit at 174 pounds, before No. 6 Taylor Venz earned back points four separate occasions at 184 pounds on the way to a second-period technical fall over Niko Cappello, 18-0. The victory marked Venz's third technical fall of the season and second in dual competition. The redshirt freshman from Farmington, Minn., improves to 14-3 on the season with 11 bonus-point wins. Eric Schultz continued the bonus-point wave, as he scored five takedowns in a 16-3 major decision over Mansur Abdul-Malik at 197 pounds. Senior 125-pounder Mitchell Maginnis earned his first-career dual victory, as he defeated Brandon Cray with a dominant third period, 9-4. Freshman Jason Renteria also won his first-career dual match in his first appearance in a Husker singlet, as the 133-pounder pinned Danny Bertoni in 1:48. A pair of eighth-ranked wrestlers made it back-to-back-to-back pins to close out the dual, as Chad Red Jr. (141) and Colton McCrystal (149) both earned their fourth falls of the season. Red pinned Ryan Diehl in 3:22, while McCrystal notched a pin in 3:17 over Alfred Bannister. Nebraska's 48 dual points were its most since defeating Augustana by a score of 50-0 on Nov. 28, 2008. Maryland's only win of the afternoon came in the heavyweight bout, where No. 10 Youssif Hemida defeated David Jensen by a 7-4 decision. Nebraska will host No. 24 Purdue next Friday, Jan. 12 at 7 p.m. at the Devaney Center. Tickets are available at Huskers.com/Tickets or by calling the Nebraska Athletic Ticketing & Engagement Office at 1-800-8-BIG-RED. A live stream will be available on BTN Plus and FloWrestling (subscription required). Prior to Nebraska's dual, two high school duals will take place on two mats at the Devaney Center beginning at 5 p.m. The duals will be contested between Kearney and Omaha Skutt Catholic and Bennington and David City. Results: 157: #9 Tyler Berger (NEB) by forfeit (NEB 6, MD 0) 165: #10 Isaiah White (NEB) pin Brendan Burnham (MD), 1:21 (NEB 12, MD 0) 174: Beau Breske (NEB) by forfeit (NEB 18, MD 0) 184: #6 Taylor Venz (NEB) tech. fall Niko Cappello (MD), 18-0 (NEB 23, MD 0) 197: Eric Schultz (NEB) major dec. Mansur Abdul-Malik (MD), 16-3 (NEB 27, MD 0) HWT: #10 Youssif Hemida (MD) dec. David Jensen (NEB), 7-4 (NEB 27, MD 3) 125: Mitchell Maginnis (NEB) dec. Brandon Cray (MD), 9-4 (NEB 30, MD 3) 133: Jason Renteria (NEB) pin Danny Bertoni (MD), 1:48 (NEB 36, MD 3) 141: #8 Chad Red Jr. (NEB) pin Ryan Diehl (MD), 3:22 (NEB 42, MD 3) 149: #8 Colton McCrystal (NEB) pin Alfred Bannister (MD), 3:17 (NEB 48, MD 3)

NORFOLK, Va. -- The Old Dominion (3-3, 2-1 MAC) wrestling team won their second MAC dual of the season with a 19-18 win over Eastern Michigan (4-5, 0-2 MAC) on Sunday afternoon at the Ted Constant Center. This is the Monarchs first win over Eastern Michigan since Feb. 13, 2015. “Bottom line, it came down to bonus points,” said head coach Steve Martin. The Monarchs and Eagles split the dual, winning five bouts a piece. Although splitting the dual, the Monarchs secured bonus points in four of their five matches, ultimately leading them to their victory over Eastern Michigan. “They (McGee, Early, Wright, and Agee) scored bonus points and that was good to see, that is what we preach. They got a lot of takedowns, back points, and wrestled very well so this match just ultimately came down to who had the most bonus points.” Highlighting the match was true freshman Michael McGee who notched a technical fall over Tomas Gutierrez in the first bout of the MAC dual. Following McGee, Caleb Richardson fell to Noah Gonser by decision at 133. After having been injured since ODU's match against No. 4 Missouri on Dec. 2, Alex Madrigal returned to the mat and earned a 9-6 win over Sa'Derian Perry. “I thought Madrigal competed hard. These MAC teams will wrestle for seven minutes and all of them are tough kids. He did what he had to do and he showed a lot of guts securing the takedown. Having been out for five weeks, I think he will build each match coming back.” At 149, Kenan Carter rallied back to tie the match after three periods, ultimately falling to Kyle Springer in sudden victory by takedown. Larry Early defeated J.J. Wolfe by major decision to extend the Monarchs lead to 11-6 going into intermission. The Eagles earned bonus points in the 165-pound bout when Zac Carson pinned Luke Drugac, giving Eastern Michigan their only lead of the dual. At 174, Seldon Wright answered with a major decision victory over Jared Leidich. Antonio Agee earned a major decision over Andrew McNally at 184 to give the Monarchs two victories in a row. The Agee bonus-point victory extended the Monarch lead heading into the final two bouts. At 197, Kayne MacCallum defeated Noah Bushman by decision to make the match 19-15 going into the final bout. In the final bout, Ali Wahab fell to No. 17 Gage Hutchison by decision. Results: 125: Michael McGee (ODU) TF over Tomas Gutierrez (EMU), 17-2 (5:02) 133: Noah Gonser (EMU) dec. over Caleb Richardson (ODU), 5-0 141: No. 12 Alex Madrigal (ODU) dec. over Sa'Derian Perry (EMU), 9-6 149: Kyle Springer (EMU) dec. over Kenan Carter (ODU), SV-1 14-12 157: No. 15 Larry Early (ODU) MD over J.J. Wolfe (EMU), 14-4 165: Zac Carson (EMU) pin Luke Drugac (ODU), (3:26) 174: Seldon Wright (ODU) MD over Jared Leidich (EMU), 14-5 184: Antonio Agee (ODU) MD over Andrew McNally (EMU), 15-5 197: Kayne MacCallum (EMU) dec. over Noah Bushman (ODU), 6-1 285: No. 17 Gage Hutchison (EMU) dec. over Ali Wahab (ODU), 2-0 Up Next The Monarchs travel to the Hampton Coliseum on Jan. 12 and 13 to compete at the Virginia Duals. Several top-10 teams will be in attendance. Voucher Books The ODU Monarchs wrestling team wants you at their home matches this season! With the $25 2017-2018 Wrestling Voucher book, fans can use any of the 10 ticket vouchers included, for admission to any of the matches at the Jim Jarrett Athletic Building and the Ted Constant Center.

PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- Seven Buckeyes were bout winners Sunday (Jan. 7) at No. 17 Rutgers, leading to a 29-11 team victory for the second-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes. Ohio State improves to 8-0 overall and 3-0 in Big Ten tussles. The Buckeyes have outscored their dual competition by a combined score of 283-50 in eight duals, an average ledger of 35.3-6.3. An OSU quintet stretched their undefeated individual season records one match further: Myles Martin (18-0), Luke Pletcher (18-0), Kollin Moore (14-0), Joey McKenna (6-0) and Kyle Snyder (4-0). Martin, McKenna, Moore and Snyder were each responsible for tacking on bonus points. Martin and Snyder registered first-period falls while McKenna and Moore earned major decisions. The match started at 174 pounds when Ohio State's Bo Jordan grinded out a 7-3 decision. He took down Joe Grello three times and improved his season mark to 15-2. Martin lit up the scoreboard for six points in the subsequent bout, catching Jordan Pagano in a front-side cradle and that was all she wrote. Martin needed just 37 ticks of the clock to secure his fourth pin of the year and 16th bonus-point-bearing effort. He is garnering bonus tallies at a nearly a 70-percent clip for his career by racking up 23 tech falls, 20 major decisions and 15 pins during his 83 collegiate wins to date. Moore accumulated a half dozen points in all three periods, building an 18-7 major decision by the final whistle. Next up was the much anticipated return of Olympic gold medalist, Kyle Snyder. The Buckeye heavyweight did not disappoint the packed house of 5,000-plus, burying Razohnn Gross in just under two minutes. It marks Snyder's fourth fall in as many collegiate bouts this season. Rutgers got on the board at 125 pounds by virtue of a 24-9 tech fall from the second-ranked 125-pounder in the country, Nick Suriano. Pletcher and McKenna put the Buckeye train back on track with consecutive wins at 133 and 141 lbs., respectively. Pletcher picked an ankle to grab a takedown and break up a 1-1 tie with 70 seconds remaining. He added on a riding time point and topped No. 14 Scott DelVecchio, 4-2. McKenna was methodical in his outing, posting a handful of takedowns en route to a 13-3 major. Following a scoreless first period at 149 pounds, Ke-Shawn Hayes was able to turn Eleazar DeLuca right before the second stanza buzzer for four near-fall points. DeLuca, slotted 14th nationally, flipped the script in the third though. He tossed No. 5 Hayes twice for a pair of six-point throws. His 12-6 decision moved the team score to 26-8. The final two matches of the afternoon were split with 157 pounds going in favor of Ohio State and Micah Jordan and Rutgers' Richie Lewis concluding as a 5-2 winner. Results: 174 lbs | No. 3 Bo Jordan (OSU) def. Joe Grello (RU) | D, 7-3; Team Score: 3-0 184 lbs | No. 2 Myles Martin (OSU) def. Jordan Pagano (RU) | PIN, 0:37; TS: 9-0 197 lbs | No. 1 Kollin Moore (OSU) def. Anthony Messner (RU) | MD, 18-7; TS: 13-0 285 lbs | No. 1 Kyle Snyder (OSU) def. Razohnn Gross (RU) | PIN, 1:59; TS: 19-0 125 lbs | No. 2 Nick Suriano (RU) def. Brakan Mead (OSU) | TF, 24-9; TS: 19-5 133 lbs | No. 3 Luke Pletcher (OSU) def. No. 14 Scott DelVecchio (RU) | D, 4-2; TS: 22-5 141 lbs | No. 6 Joey McKenna (OSU) def. Michael Van Brill (RU) | MD, 13-3; TS: 26-5 149 lbs | No. 14 Eleazar DeLuca (RU) def. No. 5 Ke-Shawn Hayes (OSU) | D, 12-6; TS: 26-8 157 lbs | No. 6 Micah Jordan (OSU) def. John Van Brill (RU) | D, 11-5; TS: 29-8 165 lbs | No. 15 Richie Lewis (RU) def. No. 11 Te'Shan Campbell (OSU) | D, 5-2; TS: 29-11 Value City Arena at the Jerome Schottenstein Center plays host to No. 8 Minnesota next Friday (Jan. 12) at 7 p.m.

Gunnison, Colo. -- Air Force swept the Borah Duals for the sixth-straight time, recording 11 bonus point victories in 27 matches, Saturday morning in Mountaineer Fieldhouse. The Falcons posted a 28-11 victory over host school, Western State. In the following duals, Air Force defeated New Mexico Highlands and Colorado Mesa, 32-18 and 27-14, respectively. Freshman 125-pounder Tony DeCesare recorded two bonus point wins in as many tries with a major decision (12-3) over Trenton Piatt (WSU) and a fall (1:03) over Channing Lewis (CMU). The Air Force 141-pounders displayed their dominance claiming victories in each dual led by John Twomey's fall (4:24) against Timothy Edmonson (WSU). Alec Opsal pinned Darian Manzanares (CMU) in 1:53. Freshman Lenny Petersen completed the trifecta with a 7-0 shutout decision over Kyle Kintz (CMU). Senior 149-pounder Dane Robbins represented the Falcons in all three duals, recording a 3-0 record on the day. Robbins posted a major decision against Western State (9-0), a technical fall over New Mexico Highlands (19-1) and a decision victory (10-4) in his final bout against Colorado Mesa. Freshman 157-pounder Parker Simington took all the action for Air Force in the 157 class, recording an 11-9 decision against Shawn Beiriger (WSU), and a major decision (17-7) against Kellen Pelzel (NMHU). A forfeit from Colorado Mesa's 157 yielded Simington a perfect day of action. Sophomore Tyler Wiederholt took the reins for Air Force in the 165 class, recording a 3-0 record on the day by way of two decision wins and a technical fall (17-1) against New Mexico Highlands. Freshman Jimmy Weaver and team captain Zen Ikehara recorded a decision win apiece in the 184 class. Freshman Casey Jumps recorded an 11-1 major decision over New Mexico Highlands while fellow 197-pounder Anthony McLaughlin recorded a 10-3 decision win over Colorado Mesa. McLaughlin is 9-0 in dual meet action dating back to the beginning of last season. Sophomore Matt Wagner imposed his will on the heavyweight division going 3-0 on the day with two technical falls and one decision victory. Wagner led the Falcons with 13 match points on the day. The Falcons continue dual action on the road as the squad travels to Long Island, N.Y., to take on Long Island-Post and Hofstra on Jan. 12. MATCH RESULTS AIR FORCE at WESTERN STATE, Jan. 6 125: Tony DeCesare (AF) MD Trenton Piatt (WSU) –12-3 | AF 4, WSU 0 133: Colby Duncan (WSU) Dec. Justin Becci (AF) –8-2 | AF 4, WSU 3 141: John Twomey (AF) Fall Timothy Edmonson (WSU) – (4:24) | AF 10, WSU 3 149: Dane Robbins (AF) MD Diego Calderon (WSU) –9-0 | AF 14, WSU 3 157: Parker Simington (AF) Dec. Shawn Beiriger (WSU) –11-9 | AF 17, WSU 3 165: Tyler Wiederholt (AF) Dec. Michael Thelen (WSU) –8-5 | AF 20, WSU 3 174: Brandon Supernaw (WSU) Dec. Noah Irons (AF) –10-5 | AF 20, WSU 6 184: Zen Ikehara (AF) Dec. Ladd Bunker (WSU) –6-2 | AF 23, WSU 6 197: Konnor Schmidt (WSU) TF Casey Jumps (AF) –18-3 | AF 23, WSU 11 285: Matt Wagner (AF) TF Samuel DeSeriere (WSU) –17-2 | AF 28, WSU 11 FINAL: AIR FORCE 28, WESTERN STATE 11 AIR FORCE vs. NEW MEXICO HIGHLANDS, Jan. 6 125: Dominic Rivera (NMHU) FF Unknown (AF) | NMHU 6, AF 0 133: Adrian George (NMHU) FF Unknown (AF) | NMHU 12, AF 0 141: Alec Opsal (AF) Fall Darian Manzanares (NMHU) – (1:53) | NMHU 12, AF 6 149: Dane Robbins (AF) TF Christian Lechuga (NMHU) –19-1 | NMHU 12, AF 11 157: Parker Simington (AF) MD Kellen Pelzel (NMHU) –17-7 | AF 16, NMHU 12 165: Tyler Wiederholt (AF) TF Alex George (NMHU) –17-1 | AF 21, NMHU 12 174: Kenneth Yara (NMHU) Fall Brock Jennings (AF) – (4:08) | AF 21, NMHU 18 184: Jimmy Weaver (AF) Dec. Jonathan Bechtloff (NMHU) –5-2 | AF 24, NMHU 18 197: Casey Jumps (AF) MD Denzell Morrow (NMHU) –11-1 | AF 28, NMHU 18 285: Matt Wagner (AF) TF Gabriel Escobedo (NMHU) –16-0 | AF 32, NMHU 18 FINAL: AIR FORCE 32, NEW MEXICO HIGHLANDS 18 AIR FORCE vs. COLORADO MESA, Jan. 6 125: Tony DeCesare (AF) Fall Channing Lewis (CMU) – (1:03) | AF 6, CMU 0 133: Dylan Keeney (CMU) Fall Justin Becci (AF) – (6:11) | AF 6, CMU 6 141: Lenny Petersen (AF) Dec. Kyle Kintz (CMU) –7-0 | AF 9, CMU 6 149: Dane Robbins (AF) Dec. John Daniel (CMU) –10-4 | AF 12, CMU 6 157: Parker Simington (AF) FF Unknown (CMU) | AF 18, CMU 6 165: Tyler Wiederholt (AF) Dec. Trenton Armontrout (CMU) –5-4 | AF 21, CMU 6 174: Bruno Nicoletti (CMU) TF John Hagey (AF) –18-2 | AF 21, CMU 11 184: Adam Visconti (CMU) Dec. Jimmy Weaver (AF) –6-1 | AF 21, CMU 14 197: Anthony McLaughlin (AF) Dec. Aaron Dick (CMU) –10-3 | AF 24, CMU 14 285: Matt Wagner (AF) Dec. Clayton Voytilla (CMU) –10-4 | AF 27, CMU 14 FINAL: AIR FORCE 27, COLORADO MESA 14

No. 1 Blair Academy (N.J.) made what has now come its annual early January trip to Oklahoma for the Geary Invitational, which in its 74th year is the nation's oldest regular season individual bracket wrestling event. This year the Buccaneers placed all fourteen wrestlers on the podium, led by nine weight class champions. Earning gold medals were No. 11 Ryan Miller (106), No. 2 Trevor Mastrogiovanni (113), No. 1 Michael Colaiocco (120), Chris Cannon (126), No. 17 (at 126) Travis Mastrogiovanni (132), Willy Kaiser (152), No. 3 Julian Ramirez (170), No. 8 Leo Tarantino (182), and No. 14 Owen Trephan (220). Three of those champions beat a nationally ranked wrestler during the course of the tournament. Miller beat No. 15 Carter Young (Sand Springs, Okla.) 4-2 in overtime in the championship match, Colaiocco beat No. 8 Rhett Golowenski (Tuttle, Okla.) by 21-6 technical fall in the semifinal, and Ramirez beat No. 11 (at 160) Jaryn Curry (Choctaw, Okla.) 13-6 in the semfinal. Both runners-up for Blair Academy were nationally ranked, and lost matches to opponents from Tuttle (Okla.). No. 16 Malcolm Robinson was knocked off 6-2 by Luke Surber in the 138 pound final, while No. 2 Andrew Merola lost 3-2 to No. 12 Dustin Plott in the 160 final. Those wrestlers were the weight class champions for No. 12 Tuttle, which put nine wrestlers on the podium in amassing 132.5 points, but lost by over 100 points to Blair. It should be noted that team scoring at this tournament is not in line with that of other events during the season due to the blind draw and not awarding advancement points (only placement and bonus are scored). Losing in championship matches for Tuttle were Carson Berryhill (170) and Kavan Guffey (182). Oklahoma big-school rivals No. 38 Broken Arrow and No. 17 Choctaw each placed seven wrestlers in finishing third and fourth. It came after the two teams met Thursday night in a dual meet won 34-30 by Broken Arrow; Choctaw was without two-time state runner-up Easton Rendleman (182/195) on that occasion. Broken Arrow scored 97.5 points, and were led by weight class champion Gavin Potter (195). Winning consolation finals were Reece Witcraft (132), Caleb Wise (160), and Zach Marchiselli (220). Choctaw scored 93 points, while missing No. 13 Zane Coleman (170) and Rendleman from the lineup; they were led by weight class champion Caulin Poole, who scored an upset pin over No. 10 Montana Phillips (Lawton Macarthur, Okla.) in the 285 pound final. The previously mentioned Curry won his conslation finals match at 170, while Colt Newton (126) and Connor Holman (132) fell short in championship finals bouts. Rounding out the weight class champions was Jake Beeson (Arkansas City, Kansas) at 145 pounds.

As always the Doc Buchanan Invitational, which many view as the best tournament in the Western United States, came through with a high level of wrestling in all the rounds -- and especially during the championship round. Over the two day event, No. 4 Bergen Catholic (N.J.) made a statement that they should possibly be ranked even higher. The Crusaders put ten starters on the podium, including three champions and six finalists, on the way to a 253.5-point finish. Winning titles for Bergen Catholic were No. 6 Robert Howard (120), Gerard Angelo (152), and No. 3 Shane Griffith (160); Howard beat No. 4 Nico Aguilar (Gilroy, Calif.) 7-6 in the championship match. Finishing as runners-up were No. 8 Nick Kayal (106), Carmen Ferrante (132), and No. 16 Jacob Cardenas (182). No. 5 Chris Foca finished third at 170, as did reserve 152 pound wrestler Tony Astarian. Tournament runners-up were No. 2 Buchanan (Calif.) with 199.5 points on the strength of eight placers despite the absence of state medalist and Junior freestyle All-American Tyler Deen at 132 pounds. The Bears had a pair of champions in No. 11 Anthony Montalvo (182) and Trevor Ervin (220), who each beat nationally ranked opposition in their championship bout; Montalvo 7-3 over Cardenas, while Ervin knocked off No. 15 Joey Daniel (Santa Ana, Calif.) 3-1 in his final. Finishing as runner-up was No. 13 Ethan Leake (126). Three other Buchanan wrestlers placed top four - Max Renteria (113) and No. 18 Matthew Olguin (138) placed third, while No. 15 Joel Romero (160) placed fourth. Third place in the team standings was No. 24 Selma (Calif.), who also put eight wrestlers on the podium in finishing with 148 points. Four Bears made the finals, including weight class champion No. 4 Richard Figueroa (106), who beat No. 5 Joey Prata (Downey, Calif.) 5-2 in the semifinal and then Kayal 5-0 in the final. Runner-up finishers were Tristan Lujan (113), Tony Mendoza (145), and Christian Rodriguez (170). No. 13 Gilroy (Calif.) and No. 26 Clovis (Calif.) rounded out the top five. Gilroy scored 132.5 points with five placers, led by No. 4 Nico Aguilar, runner-up at 120 pounds; while Clovis scored 113 points with four placers, led by weight class champion Giano Petrucelli at 113 pounds. From the individual perspective, the main event came at 285 pounds, where No. 3 Cohlton Schultz (Ponderosa, Colo.) upended No. 2 Seth Nevills (Clovis, Calif.) 3-2 in the championship match. Each wrestler had accrued four first period pins from four bouts prior to their finals bout. Schultz is a Cadet World champion and the nation's top overall junior, while Nevills is a three-time state champion headed for Penn State. The other two nationally ranked teams finished tied for ninth with 80.5 points. No. 19 Oakdale (Calif.) had four placers and were led by No. 7 Colbey Harlan, champion at 195 pounds with a 3-1 finals victory over No. 16 Ryan Reyes (Clovis West); however, they were without a state qualifier and a state placer this weekend. No. 44 Pomona (Colo.) only brought their five best wrestlers to the tournament, and were led by weight class champion No. 9 Theorius Robison at 132 pounds. Rounding out the weight class champions were Cleveland Belton (St. John Bosco, Calif.) at 126 pounds, No. 3 Jaden Abas (Rancho Bernardo, Calif.) at 138, No. 5 (at 138) Andrew Alirez (Greeley Central, Colo.) at 145, and Cole Moody (Bingham, Utah) at 170. Belton pinned No. 13 Leake in his championship match, Abas beat No. 4 Alex Felix (Gilroy, Calif.) 5-2 in the semifinal, while Moody upset No. 5 Foca 7-5 in the semifinal.

NEW YORK, NY -- The University at Buffalo wrestling team traveled downstate and defeated Columbia, 25-13, at University Gymnasium on Saturday Night. The Bulls had four major decisions and a pin to win their fourth dual of the season. Nick Palumbo, a true freshman wrestling in his first career dual, upset Jacob Macalooly in the first match to set the tone. Not only did Palumbo win, but he was dominant, earning the 11-3 major decision. Columbia won the next three matches to take a 9-4 lead. Brett Perry got the Bulls back on track with an 8-4 decision over Anthony Piscopo and 184. Joe Ariola followed with a 10-2 major decision over Andrew Psomas to put the Bulls ahead, 11-9. Ian James, wrestling in place of an injured Jake Gunning, dropped his match, 11-3, to give the lead back to Columbia, 13-11. However, it was all Bulls after that. Kyle Akins gave Buffalo the lead for good with a first-period pin of Hunter Dusold. Bryan Lantry followed with a 16-6 major decision over Alec Kelly and Jason Estevez, wrestling at 141 for the first time this season, majored JP Ascolese, 13-3. "What a great team win," head coach John Stutzman said. "Nick Palumbo beat a Top 25 guy to lead things off and that sparked us." Buffalo improved to 4-4 in duals on the year. They will next wrestle at Missouri on Thursday night. Results: 149 – Nick Palumbo MD Jacob Macalolooy, 11-3 (Buffalo, 4-0) 157 – Markus Scheidel Dec. Kobe Garrehy, 8-3 (Buffalo, 4-3) 165 – Laurence Kosoy Dec. Noah Grover, 3-2 (Columbia, 6-4) 174 – Tyrel White Dec. Ryan Kromer, 2-0 (Columbia, 9-4) 184 – Brett Perry Dec. Anthony Piscopo, 8-4 (Columbia, 9-7) 197 – Joe Ariola MD Andrew Psomas, 10-2 (Buffalo, 11-9) HWT – Garrett Ryan MD Ian James, 11-3 (Columbia, 13-11) 125 – Kyle Akins Fall Hunter Dusold (2:28) (Buffalo, 17-13) 133 – Bryan Lantry MD Alec Kelly, 16-6 (Buffalo, 21-13) 141 – Jason Estevez MD JP Ascolese, 13-3 (Buffalo, 25-13)

EDINBORO, Pa. -- The Edinboro wrestling team picked up their 24th straight EWL victory with a 35-3 win over Bloomsburg inside McComb Fieldhouse. The Fighting Scots improve to 3-1 on the season and 1-0 in the EWL. Bloomsburg is now 2-5 and 1-2, respectively. Edinboro has now won 12 of the last 13 meetings with the Huskies, and leads the all-time series 24-6. On Saturday, the Fighting Scots picked up bonus points in six of the ten weight classes, along with Sean Russell getting the forfeit win at 125 lbs. Russell is now 18-4 on the season and 83-21 for his career. Five Fighting Scots won by major decision – Nate Hagan at 141 lbs. with a 15-2 win; Peter Pappas with a 12-2 win at 149 lbs.; Andrew Shomers at 157 lbs. with a 8-0 win; Fritz Hoehn earned the 10-1 win at 165 lbs.; Ty Schoffstall picked up the 14-4 win at 174 lbs. The match marked the return of Schoffstall to the lineup, who had been sidelined since the Fighting Scot Duals. Korbin Myers (133 lbs.), Aaron Paddock (197 lbs.) and Billy Miller (285 lbs.) all picked up decision wins over the Huskies in their respective weight classes. Edinboro returns to action on Friday, January 19, 2018 when they host tenth-ranked Virginia Tech. The head coach of the Hokies is former Edinboro All-American Tony Robie. The match is slated to start at 7:00 p.m. Results: 125 lbs. - #7 Sean Russell (EU) won by forfeit 133 lbs. - #13 Korbin Myers (EU) won by decision over Andy Schutz (BU), 4-1 141 lbs. - Nate Hagan (EU) won by major decision over Shawn Orem (BU), 15-2 149 lbs. - Peter Pappas (EU) won by major decision over Evan Campbell (BU), 12-2 157 lbs. - Andrew Shomers (EU) won by major decision over Kevin Laubach (BU), 8-0 165 lbs. - Fritz Hoehn (EU) won by major decision over Nate Newberry (BU), 10-1 174 lbs. - Ty Schoffstall (EU) won by major decision over Kyle Murphy (BU), 14-4 184 lbs. - Trevor Allard (BU) won by decision over Zach Ancewicz (EU), 3-2 197 lbs. - Aaron Paddock (EU) won by decision over Logan Womelsdorf (BU), 7-6 285 lbs. - #9 Billy Miller (EU) won by decision over Bruce Graeber (BU), 5-1 RECORDS: Edinboro 3-1, 1-0 EWL; Bloomsburg 2-5, 1-2 EWL

Seven champions, thirteen total placers in the top six of their weight class. A nationally prominent tournament with seven Fab50 teams among the 32-school field. That was the weekend for No. 6 Montini Catholic (Ill.) just outside of Green Bay. Winning titles for the Broncos on late Saturday afternoon were No. 6 Dylan Ragusin (113), No. 2 Joey Melendez (120), No. 3 Real Woods (132), Fidel Mayora (138), No. 14 Jake Stiles (145), No. 5 Will Lewan (152), and Peter Christensen (195). Three of those champions beat fellow nationally raked opponents in the final: Ragusin upended No. 4 Noah Surtin (Edwardsville, Ill.) 3-1, Melendez beat No. 16 Sam Latona (Thompson, Ala.) 5-0, while Stiles beat No. 8 Kendall Coleman (Mt. Carmel, Ill.) 3-1. Matt Ortiz (160) added a runner-up finish for Montini, who scored 806 points for the tournament. They also had a single wrestler take third and sixth, while three others finished fourth. Runners-up in the tournament were No. 30 Oak Park River Forest (Ill.) with 481 points. They were anchored by the weight class title earned by No. 10 Jake Rundell at 106 pounds, as he beat No. 3 Cullan Schriever (Mason City, Iowa) by a 2-1 decision in the final. Seven other wrestlers placed top eight for the Huskies, while two others placed ninth, which was the champion position in the second flight bracket. Third place in the standings went to No. 25 Apple Valley (Minn.) with 440 points. The Eagles only had eleven starting wrestlers, as among their absences was a returning state medalist. No. 1 Gable Steveson (285) barraged his way to the title with four first period pins and a medical forfeit victory before an 18-6 major decision over No. 17 Keaton Kluever (Kaukauna, Wis.) in the championship match. Finishing as runner-up were Brady Gross (138), Nate Larson (152), and Tony Watts (170) with three others finishing in the top six (single wrestlers in fourth, fifth, and sixth). Five Southeast Polk (Iowa) wrestlers finished between second and fifth for No. 29 team in the country on the way to 436 points and a fourth place finish. The Rams added one ninth place finish, and were led by the runner-up finish of Gabe Christenson (195). Ten top eight finishes for No. 40 Kasson-Mantorville (Minn.) were second most of any team in the tournament. However, none of those Komet wrestlers finished higher than sixth; it was four in sixth and eighth, with two seventh. Absent from the lineup was Super 32 Challenge champion Patrick Kennedy (170). They finished fifth in the standings with 421 points. Sixth place in the standings went to No. 37 Simley (Minn.) with 378.5 points. The Spartans had five finishers in the top seven with two others placing ninth. No. 2 Daniel Kerkvliet (220) led the way with six first period pins from six matches. Finishing as runner-up was Jake Gliva (126), while those finishes were augmented by a pair placing sixth and one placing seventh. The host school, Kaukauna (Wis.) placed event with 361 points despite placing just four wrestlers in the top eight. However, three of those wrestlers for the Ghosts were in the finals, Zach Lee (170) was champion while Bryce Alsteen (182) and No. 17 Keaton Kluever (285) finished second. Eighth in the standings was No. 48 Mt. Carmel (Ill.) with 347 points, as the Caravan had six wrestlers place in the top seven, single wrestlers each taking second through seventh. The runner-up finish was earned by No. 8 Kendall Coleman (145). Rounding out the weight class champions were Luke Odom (Edwardsville, Ill.) at 126 pounds, No. 8 Tyler Dow (Stoughton, Wis.) at 160, and No. 7Jared Krattiger (Waterford, Wis.) at 182.

One week after winning Ohio's best individual bracket tournament outside of the Walsh Ironman, No. 9 Detroit Catholic Central hosted the best regular season individual bracket tournament in the state of Michigan on Saturday. The Shamrocks emerged victorious with 13 placers from their starting lineup plus four additional placers from their second varsity squad. The one weight class in which a first-team starter did not place will receive a boost from the availability of a returning state medalist by mid-month. Four Detroit Catholic Central wrestlers won weight class titles as part of their 207.5 point effort. Those being No. 9 Ben Kamali (119), Derek Gilcher (135), No. 6 (at 145) Kevon Davenport (140), and Easton Turner (215). Finishing as a runner-up was No. 19 Cameron Amine (152). An additional pair of Shamrocks earned bronze, while three each placed fourth and sixth. Davenport and Amine were involved in the tournament's best championship bouts when they faced opposition from No. 27 Brownsburg, Ind. At 140 pounds, Davenport upended state runner-up Blake Mulkey 3-1 in overtime; while at 152 pounds, it was No. 3 Brayton Lee knocking off Amine by a 3-2 decision. The runner-up Bulldogs amassed three other finalists on the way to 187.5 team points. Winning weight class titles were Nathan Walton (189) and Reilly Peterson (285), while Ty Mills (125) finished as runner-up. Two additional Brownsburg wrestlers earned bronze, while one took fourth, and three others earned fifth. However, the team with the most weight class champions was Dakota with four. Winning titles for the Cougars were Brock Prater (103), Nick Alayan (112), Dustin Solomon (160), and No. 17 Layne Malczewski (171). Single individuals each placed third, fifth, and sixth on the way to third place in the team standings with 156 points. Still absent from their lineup is 2016 state runner-up Tyler Sanders. Fourth place in the standings at this loaded tournament was No. 43 Davison despite missing No. 20 Andrew Chambal (103) and two-time state champion A.J. Facundo (130/135). No. 7 Alex Facundo (145) was their lone champion, while four Cardinal wrestlers finished second: Steven Garty (112), Marc Shaeffer (135), Cal Stefanko (171), and Aaron Gilmore (285). Single wrestlers also placed third, fourth, and sixth. Rounding out the weight class champions were Mike Mars (Westland John Glenn) at 125 pounds and Jordan Hamdan (Hudson) at 130.

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- No. 9 Arizona State wrestling won seven of 10 matches in a 27-9 victory at No. 19 North Carolina (6-7) to improve to 5-0-1 all-time vs. the Tar Heels. ASU got the scoring started early, jumping out to a 9-0 lead on three straight decisions by Josh Kramer, Ali Naser, and Nikko Villarreal. It was the first dual victory of the season for Villarreal as well as Kramer, who made his dual debut for the season in the match while Naser earned his first win over a ranked opponent in a dual this season. After the Tar Heels got on the board with a decision at 149, Josh Shields put Arizona State up 12-3 at the halftime break. Anthony (165) and Zahid Valencia (174) won on back-to-back bonus point victories, the former pinning his opponent in 4:47 while the latter won on a tech fall in 5:38. Despite UNC winning two straight decisions at 184 and 197, it would be their final points of the match and not enough to overcome their deficit as Tanner Hall defeated Cory Daniel, Sun Devil Brady Daniel's brother, by major decision at heavyweight. The Tar Heels have several connections to the Sun Devils as ASU head coach Zeke Jones coached UNC head coach Coleman Scott to a bronze medal at the 2012 Olympics while Scott and assistant coach Chris Pendleton both wrestled at Oklahoma State where they each won NCAA titles. Arizona State (3-2) returns east for the Virginia Duals next weekend (Jan. 12-13) before coming home for MMA Night vs. Stanford (Jan. 19) and the 1988 National Championship reunion vs. Oregon State (Jan. 20), both matches on the Pac-12 Network. Results: 125: Josh Kramer (ASU) DEC James Szymanski (UNC), 6-1 (ASU 3, UNC 0) 133: Ali Naser (ASU) DEC #19 Zach Sherman (UNC), 9-5 (ASU 6, UNC 0) 141: Nikko Villarreal (ASU) DEC Nicolas Lirette (UNC), 11-7 (ASU 9, UNC 0) 149: #4 Troy Heilmann (UNC) DEC #11 Josh Maruca (ASU), 9-8 (ASU 9, UNC 3) 157: #7 Josh Shields (ASU) DEC Kennedy Monday (UNC), 8-2 (ASU 12, UNC 3) 165: #13 Anthony Valencia (ASU) FALL Clay Lautt (UNC), 4:47 (ASU 18, UNC 3) 174: #1 Zahid Valencia (ASU) TF Adis Radoncic (UNC), 17-1 (5:38) (ASU 23, UNC 3) 184: #20 Chip Ness (UNC) DEC Kordell Norfleet (ASU), 11-7 (ASU 23, UNC 6) 197: Danny Chaid (UNC) DEC Cade Belshay (ASU), 4-2 (ASU 23, UNC 9) 285: #4 Tanner Hall (ASU) MD Cory Daniel (UNC), 10-2 (ASU 27, UNC 9)

A public memorial service will be held for Dave Buck, long-time wrestling coach for Elmira, N.Y. schools, who passed away Jan. 2 at his home. He was 58. The memorial service will take place Sunday, Jan. 7 from 1-3 p.m. at the Pine City Fire Department in Pine City, N.Y. David Alan Buck was born in Danville, Pa. on July 29, 1959 to Joann Alta (Showers) and Jay Rorick Buck Sr. Dave Buck wrestled at Milton (Pa.) High School, where he graduated in 1977. Buck earned his bachelor's degree at Lock Haven University and received his masters from Mansfield University. Buck was an educator for the Elmira City School District for 30 years, teaching physical education. He coached many sports during his time, including volleyball, softball, and most notably, wrestling, including as head coach at Elmira Southside High School (now Elmira High) from 1986-1996. Among the individuals he coached while at Elmira who achieved greatness on the mat was Jeff Reese, a New York State mat champ who went on to wrestle at the University of Michigan before he tragically died in 1997 while trying to lose weight for a match. More recently, Buck served as an assistant wrestling coach at Elmira High School from 2009-2015 for head coach Dave Guyette, who had wrestled for Buck at Elmira Southside in the 1990s. For all his contributions to sports, Buck was welcomed into the Southside Sports Hall of Fame in 2016. Steve Krouse, who wrestled as an elementary student for coach Dave Buck at the Mat Town Kids squad in Lock Haven, Pa., while Buck was a student at LHU, wrote on Facebook, "We lost a super hero this week. I have had so many incredible people influence me through my wrestling career. I have been so lucky. Without disrespecting any of them, Dave Buck ("Bucky" as we knew him) was super, super special." "I remember many techniques and lessons ... His pop up stand-up. His explanations of hard work equaling success. His motivational speeches," Krouse continued. "We were really good, but we believed we were the best elementary wrestling squad in the world and I think Bucky believed it too." "I wish I would have known he was fighting Mesothelioma," according to Krouse's Facebook post, referring to a form of lung cancer -- often associated with exposure to asbestos -- that also killed 1960 Olympic gold medalist wrestler Terry McCann more than a decade ago. "I would have most certainly have gone to see him. His daughter said in her post on here, that they gave him 6 months and he hung tough for 2.5 years. Doesn't surprise me...." In a separate interview with InterMat, Krouse said, "He was a very gifted coach, even while he was still in college. I think about my teammates on that Mat Town Kids team. At least four of them went on to win state championships, two earned (NCAA) All-American honors, and two became Navy SEALS." One of Buck's former wrestlers who went on to serve his country is Stephen Toboz, who lost his leg in Afghanistan. Responding to Steve Krouse's message on Facebook, Toboz wrote, "I don't feel right with him gone. He meant the world to me too brother! I wouldn't have made it off that mountain if it was for Bucky's leadership back in elementary school wrestling with Mat Town Kids." Buck leaves behind three brothers, Jay, Gary and Scott; his former wife, Amy (Henderson) Buck, of Montoursville with whom he had three daughters (Elizabeth, Erica and Emily) and his widow, Valerie Bieber, of Milton. The family asks that in lieu of flowers, friends are encouraged to send donations in David Buck's memory to University of Pittsburgh Family House Administrative Office, 5001 Baum Blvd., Suite 545, Pittsburgh PA 15213, or to the Elmira Wrestling Program.

Tom Ryan coaching at the NCAAs (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- On Friday, Ohio State returned to action for the first time since the holiday break against Maryland in Big Ten action. Ohio State began the match with nine straight wins before No. 10 Youssif Hemida scored a decision at heavyweight to avoid the shutout. After the match, InterMat spoke with both Ohio State coach Tom Ryan and Maryland coach Kerry McCoy. No. 1 Nathan Tomasello returns In the opening match of the night, No. 1 Nathan Tomasello wrestled for the first time this season. He had been out of action after suffering a knee injury in the finals of the U-23 World Team Trials in October. On Friday, the three-time All-American scored three takedowns and 12 back points in the first period to defeat Brandon Cray via technical fall. "He looks good. It was a long wait for him to be back, " Ryan said. "It is great to have him back in the lineup. He has a couple more matches as a Buckeye. It's his senior year, and it is good to have him back." Has Maryland become a new stop on the recruiting trail? Despite not being a traditional high school wrestling hotbed, multiple high-level wrestlers have come out of Maryland in the last few years. Big Ten coaches, including Ryan and McCoy, have taken notice. "The high school wrestling is really good here," Ryan said. "We love the wrestling in Maryland, and we have done really well with some of the recruits that either came up through high school here like Kyle Snyder, Kevin Snyder among others, and we have a guy who wrestled at a Maryland high school, McDonogh, Myles Martin. We are continuing to recruit this area." With blue chip recruits, like No. 17 (2018) Aaron Brooks and No. 2 (2019) Kurt McHenry, coming down the pipe in Maryland, McCoy stressed the importance of recruiting his team's home state. "Recruiting is really important, and we want to get the best guys in the country and obviously we want to keep the best guys in the state at home," McCoy said. "We have made a big effort to get those guys. We went after a bunch of them, and we got a couple. I mean, [Alfred] Bannister, when he came out of high school, was one of the best guys in the state." Currently there are three wrestlers from Maryland and one Maryland team represented in the InterMat high school rankings. McCoy thinks this is a testament to the advancement of wrestling in the state, and it will continue to improve. "Maryland has always had a couple of good guys sprinkle in here and there throughout the years, and the last couple years it is just getting better." McCoy continued, "I think it is a credit to all the people in the state who are committed to making wrestling better. I like to hope it is important for us, because we are doing well and the other schools in the state are doing alright, so I think it is a good trend we want to keep on growing." On instant replay During the heavyweight match, Kevin Snyder (Ohio State) was in deep on a shot against No. 10 Youssif Hemida (Maryland). The referee awarded a takedown, and Maryland challenged the call. After video review, the replay official ruled that the hip was not down at the time of the takedown call. Thus, the takedown was taken off the scoreboard, and the match was restarted in the neutral position even though Snyder had clearly established control after the referee had awarded the points. Ohio State's coaches were visibly upset with the call during and following the match. "We are in a state of wrestling that needs serious collaboration among the officials, the coaches and people that use common sense, because with the rules now there is no way an official can manage all the rules there are right now in a split second and what happened tonight is a testament to the problem," Ryan said. "Basically they argued that the ref may have given two a split second early and then we end up riding him, clearly taking him down. They only look at the clip when the two is called, insane. When common sense stops prevailing there is a problem in the world and there's a problem with wrestling right now. So, I am upset about that." McCoy also explained his decision to challenge the call and his thought on the replay official's decision. "He put the points up there. We challenged it, because, at the time, when he called the two I didn't think it was two. They reviewed it, and I was right. It kind of stinks, because you never want to have controversy." The coach continued, "What they were arguing, I think, was the action continued so you can't challenge the situation until it completes, which is true, but once you signal the score then that is when the action is completed."

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- In its 10th annual 'Great Escape' match, the Fighting Illini wrestling did just that, escaping No. 20 Nebraska, 18-17, on criteria. Redshirt freshman Mike Carr and redshirt junior Emery Parker came away with the big upsets of the night, taking down a pair of top-10 Huskers to spur the Illini to victory. The win improves Illinois to 2-2 overall, 1-1 in the Big Ten, while Nebraska drops to 2-3 overall and 0-1 in conference action. "It was a really good effort and fight to beat a good team," said head coach Jim Heffernan. "We knew it was going to be pretty evenly matched, and it was about as even as you can get. The fight from Michael Carr was great tonight; he beat a really good guy. It was a huge match in a dual meet. Emery [Parker] was phenomenal. That's a really good guy he was wrestling. Down 6-1 going in the third period, he found a way to win, and that got our guys really excited." The Illini and Huskers went to the third criteria of tiebreaker rules to determine a winner on Friday night. After both teams tied with five match victories each, and none coming by fall, the tiebreaker rules went to total match points scored. Illinois' 51 points across the ten bouts edged Nebraska's 49 team points. The win by criteria was the first for the Illini in its nine seasons under head coach Jim Heffernan. Starting the dual at 133 pounds, the Orange and Blue scored a pair of victories from redshirt freshmen Dylan Duncan and Mike Carr in their Huff Hall debuts. Duncan led off with a 6-1 decision against Brian Peska behind a takedown in both the second and third periods to go along with two minutes, 14 seconds of riding time. Carr compounded the momentum by taking down No. 8 Chad Red Jr. at 141 pounds behind two first-period takedowns. While Red Jr. was able to cancel out the first takedown with a reversal, Carr's second takedown proved decisive, as the two 141-pounders traded escapes in the second and third period. "I saw improvement in handling my anxiety when I got out there," said Carr. "taking what I do in practice when I get out there on the mat. This was one of the first times I've broken through [on the mat] and was able to wrestle a lot better." Nebraska rebounded at 149 pounds and 157 pounds with two major decision victories to take the lead from the Illini, 8-6. No. 8 Colton McCrystal shutout Eric Barone, 8-0, while No. 9 Tyler Berger used four takedowns to defeat Kyle Langenderfer, 11-2. Trailing by two, Coach Heffernan and the Illini turned to No. 2 Isaiah Martinez to turn the tide back in favor of the Orange and Blue. Martinez wasted no time in dispatching of Johnny Blankenship, tallying 12 near-fall points in route to a first-period tech fall. The 18-2 five-point victory was the redshirt senior's fourth in as many matches this season, needing just two minutes and 51 seconds to finish off his fastest tech fall of the season. After Nebraska won their third match of the dual, a 4-2 decision by 174-pounder Beau Breske over Illini freshman David Riojas, the Illini and Huskers entered 184 pounds tied, 11-11. Pitting Nebraska's sixth-ranked Taylor Venz against Midlands champion, and 12th-ranked, Emery Parker, the two grapplers battled through a scoreless first period that saw Parker scramble out of multiple tough shots by Venz. Following a Parker escape to open the second frame, Venz took a commanding lead with a takedown and four back points. Venz added another point to begin the third period to take his biggest lead of the match, 7-1. With the clock trickling down towards one minute remaining, Parker gutted out one of his best periods of the season. Parker got his first takedown of the match with 55 seconds left on the clock to cut the deficit to four, 7-3. Parker rode the redshirt freshman from Nebraska hard for the next 20 seconds, breaking Venz with 31 seconds remaining for a match-tying four-point near fall. With the Huff Hall crowd roaring, Parker turned Venz again with 12 seconds left for a two count that withstood a challenge from the Nebraska bench. After the two points were confirmed, Parker rode out Venz for the remaining 12 seconds to finish off the comeback victory. "I saw the score, it was 7-1, and I knew I had to score back points," said Parker. "So, that was my main focus, whether I lifted and returned, or scored as many takedowns as I needed to get those points, I was just thinking about how to get it done the whole time." Just as the previous match turned late in favor of the Illini, 197 pounds went the way of Nebraska. Tied 2-2 entering the second sudden victory period, Nebraska's Eric Shultz took Illinois' Andre Lee to the match for a winning takedown, 4-2, to tie the dual once again at 14-14. The Huskers took the lead one final time in the penultimate match of the dual, as David Jensen (Nebraska) defeated redshirt junior Deuce Rachal 7-2 at heavyweight. With total points tied at 47 points apiece, Illinois turned to 125-pounder No. 15 Travis Piotrowski to win the match and the dual. Wrestling Mitchell Maginnis, Piotrowski fired shots right out of the gate, scoring a takedown 29 seconds into the first period. After an escape increased his lead to 3-0 in the second period, the Illini sophomore held of advances by the Nebraska senior, and added a point for riding time, to win 4-2. The two-point victory gave Illinois the edge in the team score for the 18-17 victory against the 20th ranked team in the country. The Fighting Illini are back in action on Sunday, January 7, as Illinois hosts the Northwestern Wildcats at 1 p.m. The Illini will be supporting the fight against cancer in their annual 'Takedown Cancer' Day. Fans are encouraged to wear pink with the first 500 fans receiving pink Illinois t-shirts. The match will be streamed live via subscription on BTN Plus and FloWrestling. Illini Notes: The Illini victory extends their home winning streak to eight straight at Huff Hall. The streak dates back to February 7, 2015 when Illinois defeated Northwestern, 25-24. Illinois went 5-0 at home in 2017. The win by criteria was the first for the Illini in its nine seasons under head coach Jim Heffernan. Under Coach Heffernan, the Illini have won eight of nine home openers, including each of their last four. Illinois snaps a four-match losing streak against Nebraska since the Huskers joined the conference. The Illini's last win over Nebraska came on Jan. 11, 1997 at the Peach State Duals in a 32-11 victory. Isaiah Martinez improves to 4-0 on the season, earning his 102nd career win to move into sole possession of 24th place on Illinois' all-time wins list. Griff Powell is 23rd on the list with 103 wins Emery Parker's 9-7 victory over No. 6 Taylor Venz ties Parker's 14-9 defeat of No. 6 Myles Martin (Ohio State) at last year's NCAA Championships for his highest ranked opponent victory. The tech fall was the fourth of the season by Martinez in as many matches, and was his fastest of the four (2:51) Travis Piotrowski, Isaiah Martinez and Emery Parker improved to 4-0 in dual matches this season Mike Carr won his first win over a ranked opponent, defeating No. 8 Chad Red Jr., 6-3. Carr and Dylan Duncan won their Huff Hall debut, each winning by decision. Results: 133: #20 Dylan Duncan (ILL) dec. Brian Peska (NEB), 6-1 ILL 3, NEB 0 141 Mike Carr (ILL) dec. #8 Chad Red Jr. (NEB) , 6-3 ILL 6, NEB 0 149: #8 Colton McCrystal (NEB) major dec.Eric Barone (ILL), 8-0 ILL 6, NEB 4 157: #9 Tyler Berger (NEB) major dec. #13 Kyle Langenderfer (ILL), 11-2 ILL 6, NEB 8 165: #2 Isaiah Martinez (ILL) tech fall Johnny Blankenship (NEB) , 18-2 ILL 11, NEB 8 174: Beau Breske (NEB) dec. David Riojas (ILL) , 4-2 ILL 11, NEB 11 184: #12 Emery Parker (ILL) dec. #6 Taylor Venz, 9-7 ILL 14, NEB 11 197: Eric Schultz (NEB) dec. Andre Lee (ILL), 3-1 (SV-2) ILL 14, NEB 14 HWT: David Jensen (NEB) dec. Deuce Rachal (ILL), 7-2 ILL 14, NEB 17 125: #15 Travis Piotrowski (ILL) dec. Mitchell Maginnis (NEB), 17-17 ILL 17, NEB 17 Third Criteria - Total Points: Illinois 51, Nebraska 49 ILL 18, NEB 17

AMES, Iowa -- It was another historic night for Northern Colorado wrestling as they defeated Big 12 foe Iowa State 22-20 at Hilton Coliseum. The win was UNC's first against ISU in program history. The difference in the dual where falls from Keilan Torres that turned the dual around and Dylan Gabel that secured the victory for UNC. The dual started at the heavyweight class with Robert Winters Jr. vs. Marcus Harrington. After the first period, Harrington had a 4-1 lead over Winters Jr. and extended the lead in the second with an escape. Harrington added another takedown in the third period to win a 9-4 decision over Winters Jr. and give ISU a 3-0 lead. Sean Cannon wrestled for UNC at the 125 lb weight class against Jakob Allison. Cannon started out fast in the first period, scoring a takedown on Allison and adding another one to hold a 4-1 advantage. In the second period, Cannon separated further from Allison with another takedown. Cannon went on to defeat Allison with a 6-2 decision and tied the dual up at three. Rico Montoya continued the momentum for UNC in the 133 lb weight class against Markus Simmons. After a scoreless first period, Montoya scored a takedown on Simmons to hold a 2-1 advantage in the second. Now in the third period, Montoya delivered for the Bears with a reversal and a four-point near fall to earn a major decision victory over Simmons. UNC jumped ahead of ISU 7-3 in the dual. In the 141 lb weight class, Benjamin Polkowske faced off against No. 11 Kanen Storr. Polkowske was down 2-1 after Storr got a takedown on him. Storr added two takedowns in the second period and another two in the third. Polkowske managed to score five escapes, but could not get anything more and dropped the match to Storr in a 11-5 decision. The Cyclones cut UNC's lead to 7-6. Jimmy Fate went against Jarrett Degen in the 149 lb weight class. The match was tough for Fate right away, as Degan tallied three takedowns and a four-point near fall in the first period. Degan picked up four more takedowns on Fate to win 21-6 by technical fall and give ISU an 11-7 lead going into the break. The 157 lb weight class matched up Tyler Kinn against Chase Straw and the two wrestled to a scoreless tie after the first period. In the second period, Straw earned a takedown, but Kinn responded with an escape to limit the deficit at 2-1. The third started with an escape from Straw and he later recorded another takedown on Kinn to pick up the 6-2 decision. They Cyclones extended their lead to 14-7. The 165 lb weight class was the turning point of the dual for UNC as Torres showed his skill early with a takedown of Logan Breitenbach. Torres almost pinned Breitenbach after a take down and a four-point near fall, but Breitenbach responded with a reversal and a four-point near fall that almost resulted in a pin on Torres. After missing out on the pin in the first period, Torres earned it in the second at the 4:00 mark and UNC pulled within one of ISU, 13-14. Sethan Bogulski looked to give UNC the lead as he faced off against Daniel Bush in the 174 lb weight class. Neither wrestler were able to score in the first period, but the tie was broken in the second when Bogulski was awarded one point for a stalling penalty on Bush. Bogulski added an escape in the third period to win a 2-0 decision over Bush and gave UNC the lead 16-14 over the Cyclones. Gabel had the opportunity to give UNC some separation from ISU in the 184 lb weight class against Dane Pestano. He held the 2-1 lead after the first period and added an escape in the second to go up 3-1. In the third period, Gabel managed to pin Pestano at 6:23 and clinch the dual for UNC with a 22-14 advantage. With the match secure, Jacob Seely wrestled against Sam Colbray in the 197 lb weight class to add to the victory. Seely was in control of the match after the first period with two takedowns and he added to his lead in the second with a reversal. Unfortunately in the third period, Seely suffered an injury and conceded the match to Colbray. Northern Colorado won the dual 22-20, marking its first ever victory over Iowa State. Prior to the win, UNC had been 0-6 against the Cyclones. The bonus points that Torres and Gabel were able to score with the two falls provided UNC with key advantage over ISU. In Their Words "Tonight was huge night for our program. Our guys competed with a ton of fight and heart. I couldn't be more proud of them. Sean Cannon was able to get his first dual meet win. Bonus points were huge tonight. Keilan Torres and Dylan Gabel made the difference. We are saddened by the ending and Jacob Seely's injury. We hope that he can heal quickly and come back strong." -Troy Nickerson, Head Coach Up Next Northern Colorado will host Duke and CSU-Baskersfield in a tri-meet on Sunday, January 14th. UNC will face Duke at 1 P.M. (MT) and CSU-Bakersfield at 3 P.M., while Duke and CSU-Bakersfield will wrestle at 11 A.M. The UNC matchups will be aired on CET and radio will be available on UNCBears.com. Follow the tri-meet on twitter for live updates and results with @UNCBearsWrestle. Results: 285: Marcus Harrington (ISU) dec. Robert Winters (UNC), 9-4 (1:29 RT). 125: Sean Cannon (UNC) dec. Jakob Allison (ISU), 6-2. 133: Rico Montoya (UNC) maj. dec. Markus Simmons (ISU), 9-1. 141: Kanen Storr (ISU) dec. Benjamin Polkowske (UNC), 11-5. 149: Jarrett Degen (ISU) tech fall Jimmy Fate (UNC), 21-6 (2:32 RT). 157: Chase Straw (ISU) dec. Tyler Kinn (UNC), 6-2 (2:13 RT). 165: Keilan Torres (UNC) fall Logan Breitenbach (ISU), 4:02. 174: Seth Bogulski (UNC) dec. Danny Bush (ISU), 2-0. 184: Dylan Gabel (UNC) fall Dane Pestano (ISU), 6:48. 197: Sam Colbray (ISU) inj. default Jacob Seely (UNC), 5:07.

Branson Ashworth works to finisgh a takedown (Photo/UNC Athletics) CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- The University of Wyoming wrestling team recorded wins over North Carolina, Duke, Army West Point and American on Friday to finish the UNC Duals with a perfect 4-0 record. UW (5-2, 1-1 Big 12), who as a team is currently No. 13 by Flowrestling and No. 15 by Trackwrestling, held true to their national rankings with a 21-17 win over No. 19 Tar Heels and then followed with a 34-7 drubbing of Duke on Friday morning. They added two more victories in the afternoon session with a 38-3 defeat of Army, before closing out the duals with a 28-10 win against American. "It was a great day today going 4-0 and upsetting a top-20 team," UW head coach Mark Branch said. "We came out in the first match and set the tone and then we got better as the day went on. We were looking for bonus-points throughout the day, and we were able to get a lot of them. All in all, I'm very pleased with the effort." Senior Bryce Meredith, as well as junior Branson Ashworth and redshirt freshman Montorie Bridges each went 4-0 on Friday. Senior Archie Colgan wrestled in the first three duals, going 3-0 and earning his 100th career victory. Sophomore Dewey Krueger went 2-0 winning by forfeit against Duke and adding a decision in the final dual. Ashworth and Meredith each recorded four bonus-point victories for the Brown and Gold. Ashworth tallied three tech. falls and a major, while Meredith posted three pins and a tech. fall. Bridges added two majors for the Pokes. Of Wyoming's 29 wins on Friday, 17 of them came via bonus-points. "I'm proud of Archie (Colgan) getting his 100th career win," Branch added. "That's a great accomplishment. Bryce (Meredith) was dominant as always, and then we also had a few guys step up and get a couple come from behind victories." Starting at 149 pounds against the host Tar Heels, redshirt freshman Sam Turner, who debuted at No. 20 in the Flowrestling individuals rankings this week, fell to No. 4 Troy Heilmann. Shortly after No. 16 Colgan (157 pounds), No. 14 Ashworth (165 pounds) and Pope (174 pounds) put together three-straight victories to give UW a 12-3 lead after four bouts. Colgan scored an escape and takedown in the second period against No. 19 Kennedy Monday to bolster his win. Ashworth used a 15-0 tech over Clay Lautt as an early highlight for Wyoming. It was his 12th bonus-point victory of the season. Pope pulled through with his fifth major decision of the year with a 14-6 mark over Adis Radoncic. It wasn't until No. 12 Bridges at 133 pounds that UW picked up another victory. Bridges earned a 5-1 decision over Zach Sherman, who is ranked No. 19 by InterMat. It was his second win against a ranked opponent this season. The dual came down to the final bout at 141 pounds. No. 1 Meredith took care of business with a first-period pin of Dalton Macri to seal the comeback victory for the Pokes. The fall was Meredith's sixth of his senior season. Turner came away with a victory in his second match of the day against Duke's Brandon Leynaud. A takedown in the opening period was all he needed, but Turner added an escape and another takedown in the third for the 5-0 win. Colgan followed with the biggest win of his season as he upset No. 10 Mitch Finesilver. Colgan came away with a 3-2 tiebreaker decision to give the Pokes to a 6-0 lead. It was also his first win against a ranked opponent this season and also the 99th of his career. Ashworth continued his winning ways by adding another solid victory over Zach Finesilver of Duke. His 13th bonus-point win came via three takedowns during the bout. After Duke forfeited at 174 pounds to give Krueger the win, Pope followed with a dominating 18-2 tech. fall of Kaden Russell at 184 pounds. He used three separate takedowns and four-point nearfalls for the win. Sophomore Drake Foster was down in the third period but managed a late takedown and four-point nearfall for his 8-3 decision over Thayer Atkins. His first dual win of his sophomore season moved UW's lead up to 24-7. Bridges had no issue with Josh Finesilver at 133 pounds. He picked up a 19-9 major before Meredith once again proved why he holds the top spot at 141 pounds. He earned his second pin of the day over Jeremiah Reitz to close out the dual. Turner got the ball rolling in UW's third dual of the day. He pinned Taylor Brown in the first period to give Wyoming a 6-0 lead. Colgan used a lit third period, which included three takedowns to run away with a 9-7 decision over Luke Weiland. It was his 100th win at Wyoming, which moved him into a tie for 18th all-time. Ashworth had no problem with Beau Guffey at 165 pounds. The junior picked up his third bonus-point win of the day with a 17-2 tech. fall. Senior Chaz Polson earned his first victory of the day against Noah Stewart. Tied at one, Polson used a nifty takedown and four-point nearfall to secure the win. Sophomore Cody Vigoren was able to get back to his winning ways with a 12-1 major over Alex Hopkins on Friday afternoon. Vigoren scored in the second period and followed with a takedown and four-point nearfall in the third for the win. Junior Sam Eagan excelled in his match against Robert Heald at heavyweight. Eagan scored late in the first period with a takedown and four-point nearfall, which set the tone. He added to his lead with two takedowns and four-point nearfall in the second for his 17-2 tech. fall. After a takedown in the first period against Trey Chalifoux, Foster held on for a 3-2 decision. Four takedown for Bridges against Lane Peters proved to be the clear difference at 133 pounds. Bridges picked up a 10-4 decision to give UW an astounding 33-3 lead. Meredith once again held his own at 141 pounds. He pinned Austin Harry for what was his third of the day and eighth of the season. With the pin, Wyoming claimed the dual, 38-3. Krueger was the first to earn a win against American in the fourth and final dual of the day. Krueger won a 9-2 decision at 157 pounds, as Ashworth followed in style. Ashworth earned his fourth bonus-point win with an 18-3 tech. fall over Anthony Kowasch at 165 pounds. Pope then went on the attack in the second period of his bout against Mike Eckhart and ultimately closed out with a 12-8 decision. Polson finished his day with his second victory. He earned a 16-0 tech. fall over Connor Allshouse. Foster picked up what was his third win of the day. He earned a 7-4 decision over Gage Curry just before Bridges picked up his fourth win over NCAA qualifier and No. 4 Josh Terao. Bridges' fourth win, and second major decision in Chapel Hill came via 10-2 major of Terao. It was also his second upset over a top-five opponent this season. Like the first three matches, Meredith closed out a victory once more on Friday evening. The senior earned a 19-3 tech. fall over Jack Mutchnik to seal the 28-10 win for the Pokes. After his 4-0 day, Meredith now has ten bonus-point victories this year. Wyoming will be back home in the UniWyo Sports Complex next Friday. The Pokes will welcome CSU Bakersfield for a 7 p.m. MT dual. No. 19 UNC vs. No. 13 Wyoming 149: No. 4 Troy Heilmann dec. No. 20 Sam Turner, 5-2 | UNC 3, UW 0 157: No. 16 Archie Colgan dec. No. 19 Kennedy Monday, 4-1 | UW 3, UNC 3 165: No. 14 Branson Ashworth tech. fall Clay Lautt, 15-0 | UW 8, UNC 3 174: Kyle Pope major Adis Radoncic, 14-6 | UW 12, UNC 3 184: No. 16 Chip Ness major. Chaz Polson, 11-3 | UW 12, UNC 7 197: No. 19 Danny Chaid major Cody Vigoren, 8-0 | UW 12, UNC 11 285: Cory Daniel dec. Sam Eagan, 3-1 | UNC 14, UW 12 125: James Szymanski dec. Drake Foster, 11-4 | UNC 17, UW 12 133: No. 12 Montorie Bridges dec. Zach Sherman, 5-1 | UNC 17, UW 15 141: No. 1 Bryce Meredith fall Dalton Macri (1:54) | UW 21, UNC 17 Duke vs. No. 13 Wyoming 149: No. 20 Sam Turner dec. Brandon Leynaud, 6-0 | UW 3, DUKE 0 157: No. 16 Archie Colgan dec. No. 10 Mitch Finesilver, TB-1 3-2 | UW 6, Duke 0 165: No. 14 Branson Ashworth major Zach Finesilver, 12-1 | UW 10, Duke 0 174: Dewey Krueger forfeit Duke | UW 16, DUKE 0 184: Kyle Pope tech. fall Kaden Russell, 18-2 | UW 21, DUKE 0 197: Alex Schenk dec. Cody Vigoren, 9-5 | UW 21, Duke 3 285: No. 5 Jacob Kasper major Hunter Mullins, 12-3 | UW 21, Duke 7 125: Drake Foster dec. Thayer Atkins, 8-3 | UW 24, Duke 7 133: No. 12 Montorie Bridges major Josh Finesilver, 19-9 | UW 28, Duke 7 141: No. 1 Bryce Meredith fall Jeremiah Reitz (1:47)| UW 34, Duke 7 Army vs. No. 13 Wyoming 149: No. 20 Sam Turner fall Taylor Brown (2:25) | UW 6, Army 0 157: No. 16 Archie Colgan dec. Luke Weiland, 9-7 | UW 9, Army 0 165: No. 14 Branson Ashworth tech. fall Beau Guffey, 17-2 | UW 14, Army 0 174: Ben Harvey dec. Kyle Pope, 9-6 | UW 14, Army 3 184: Chaz Polson dec. Noah Stewart, 7-1 | UW 17, Army 3 197: Cody Vigoren major Alex Hopkins, 12-1 | UW 21, Army 3 285: Sam Eagan tech. Robert Heald, 17-2 | UW 26, Army 3 125: Drake Foster dec. Trey Chalifoux, 3-2 | UW 29, Army 3 133: No. 12 Montorie Bridges dec. Lane Peters, 10-4 | UW 33, Army 3 141: No. 1 Bryce Meredith fall Austin Harry (1:07) | UW 38, Army 3 American vs. No. 13 Wyoming 149: No. 19 Michael Sprague dec. No. 20 Sam Turner, 5-2 | AU 3, UW 0 157: Dewey Krueger dec. Eric Hong, 9-2 | UW 3, AU 3 165: No. 14 Branson Ashworth tech. fall Anthony Kowasch, 18-3 | UW 8, AU 3 174: Kyle Pope dec. Mike Eckhart, 12-8 UW 11, AU 3 184: Chaz Polson tech. fall Connor Allhouse, 16-0 | UW 16, AU 3 197: No. 10 Jeric Kasunic dec. Cody Vigoren, 6-0 | UW 16, AU 6 285: No. 23 Brett Dempsey major Sam Eagan, 10-2 | UW 16, AU 10 125: Drake Foster dec. Gage Curry, 7-4 | UW 19, AU 10 133: No. 12 Montorie Bridges major No. 4 Josh Terao, 10-2 | UW 23, AU 10 141: No. 1 Bryce Meredith tech. fall Jack Mutchnik, 19-3 | UW 28, AU 10

Spencer Lee picked up a pin in his debut in Iowa's lineup (Photo/Mark Lundy, Lutte-Lens.com) IOWA CITY, Iowa -- The University of Iowa wrestling team scored bonus points in nine matches, including six by fall, to defeat Michigan State, 49-6, on Friday night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The talk throughout the week was the collegiate debut of true freshman Spencer Lee, and the 125-pounder from Murrysville, Pennsylvania, didn't disappoint. In front of 8,486 fans, Lee took the mat to Queen's "We Will Rock You" at 7 o'clock. By 7:01 the match was over, and the Spencer Lee era was underway. "Coaches always tell you to capitalize what's there, and that's what was there so I went with it," Lee said after pinning Rayvon Foley in 46 seconds. "I'm just glad that I get to compete in front of the best fans in the world and the country, and I am super excited to be a Hawkeye. I am honored to have the right to start in the starting lineup." The fall sparked a run of bonus points Iowa had not seen this season. Six Hawkeyes earned falls, two more won by major decision, and a ninth won by technical fall. Paul Glynn (133) followed Lee with a fall in 6:13. Perhaps not ready to take the mat 46 seconds after the man before him, Glynn fell behind 4-0 halfway through the first period. By the end of the second he had created an 8-4 advantage, and at the 6:13 mark, he had finished his first Big Ten win with a fall. Michigan State got on the board with a pin at 141 -- every match in the dual ended in bonus points -- but it was all Iowa after that. Brandon Sorensen (149) and Michael Kemerer (157) registered second-period falls before the intermission, after the break Iowa finished with technical fall, major, major, pin, and pin. Alex Marinelli, a redshirt freshman from Miamisburg, Ohio, scored 24 points in his Carver-Hawkeye Arena debut. Joey Gunther and Mitch Bowman combined for more than seven minutes of riding time in consecutive major decisions at 174 and 184, and Iowa's big men, Cash Wilcke and Sam Stoll, ended the night with consecutive falls at 197 and 285. The win helped seventh-ranked Iowa improve to 8-0 overall, and 4-0 in the Big Ten Conference. It also sets up matchup of undefeated teams on Sunday, Jan. 14, when No. 3 Oklahoma State visits Carver-Hawkeye Arena. "We have to keep getting better and the first thing that is on my mind after Stoll gets a fall is that we've got a real good team coming to town and we need to be ready," said UI head coach Tom Brands. "We have a lot of good things going on with our guys, but we need to get ready for what's coming up next and that's Oklahoma State. That's our number one right now." NOTABLES The dual win was No. 200 for Tom Brands as Iowa's head coach (200-19-1). Spencer Lee (125), Carter Happel (141), and Alex Marinelli (165) made their Carver-Hawkeye Arena debuts. Lee's fall in 46 seconds was the fastest by a Hawkeye this season. The 49 points scored were the most by a Hawkeye team in a Big Ten dual since defeating Northwestern 54-0 in 2015. Kemerer (14-0) recorded his seventh fall of the season. He had four falls all of last year. In his last five duals, Stoll (11-0) has five pins. Cash Wilcke extended is career-long winning streak to 13 (13-0). Lee and Glynn earned their first Big Ten wins. Attendance was 8,486 UP NEXT Iowa returns to the mat Sunday, Jan. 14 hosting No. 3 Oklahoma State at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The dual begins at 3 p.m. (CT). Tickets are available at hawkeyesports.com. Results: 125 -- Spencer Lee (IA) pinned Rayvon Foley (MSU), 0:46; 6-0 133 -- Paul Glynn (IA) pinned Matt Santos (MSU), 6:13; 12-0 141 -- #18 Javier Gasca (MSU) pinned Carter Happel (IA), 4:04; 12-6 149 -- #2 Brandon Sorensen (IA) pinned Jwan Britton (MSU), 3:45; 18-6 157 -- #3 Michael Kemerer (IA) pinned Jake Tucker (MSU), 4:21; 24-6 165 -- #14 Alex Marinelli (IA) tech. fall Austin Hiles (MSU), 24-5; 29-6 174 -- Joey Gunther (IA) major dec. Logan Richie (MSU), 15-5; 33-6 184 -- Mitch Bowman (IA) major dec. Shwan Shadaia (MSU), 9-0; 37-6 197 -- #8 Cash Wilcke (IA) pinned Nick May (MSU), 5:54; 43-6 285 -- #6 Sam Stoll (IA) Matt Lloyd (MSU), 2:03; 49-6 Records: Iowa (8-0, 4-0), Michigan State (4-3, 0-1)