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KENT, Ohio -- The University at Buffalo wrestling team turned a 15-9 deficit into a 16-15 victory at Kent State on Sunday afternoon. The Bulls have now started 2-0 in Mid-American Conference competition for the first time since the 1999-00 season. Trailing 15-9, things looked grim for the Bulls. In fact, in the penultimate match, Brett Perry trailed 4-0. However, the redshirt-junior rallied to take the match to overtime. In overtime, it was all Perry as he outscored Colin McCracken, 13-3, to not only win the match, but get the major decision and pull the Bulls to within 15-13. In the final match, Joe Ariola earned a 5-3 decision over Kyle Conel to complete the comeback and earn the 16-15 victory. "Wow, what can I say, these guys stepped up!" head coach John Stutzman said. "We fought to the end and that's what UB is all about!" The dual started out well for the Bulls as they won the first three matches to take a 9-0 lead. Starting at heavyweight, Jake Gunning earned a 6-2 decision to improve to 4-1 on the season. Kyle Akins followed with a 5-1 decision over Will Bardezbain at 125. Finally, Bryan Lantry earned the Bulls' third straight win with 4-1 decision over Anthony Tutolo at 133. Kent State won the next five matches in close fashion to take a commanding 15-9 lead. Buffalo evened its record at 3-3 with the win and improved to 2-0 in the MAC. The Bulls will next take on Cornell at the Center for the Arts on December 18. Results: 285: Jake Gunning (UB) over Devin Nye (KSU) dec. 6-2 125: Kyle Akins (UB) over Will Bardezbain (KSU) dec. 5-1 133: Bryan Lantry (UB) over Anthony Tutolo (KSU) dec. 4-1 141: Tim Rooney (KSU) over Blake Retell (UB) dec. 4-1 149: Nick Monico (KSU) over Jason Estevez (UB) dec. 3-1 157: Casey Sparkman (KSU) over Eric Fasnacht (UB) dec. 3-1 165: Isaac Bast (KSU) over Noah Grover (UB) dec. 7-3 174: Dylan Barreiro over Ryan Kromer (UB) dec. 4-3 184: Brett Perry (UB) over Colin McCracken (KSU) maj. dec. 16-8 tiebreaker-1 197: Joe Ariola (UB) over Kyle Conel (KSU) dec. 5-3

After having only about half of their lineup in Las Vegas a little over a week ago, the University of Minnesota returned home with their full lineup and dominated Fresno State 38-7 to earn their third dual victory of the season. The Gophers won eight of the ten matches on the day; all eight of them were bonus point victories. No. 8 Mitch McKee and No. 10 Tommy Thorn each won by fall. No. 13 Jake Short, No. 9 Nick Wanzek, Chris Pfarrand Bobby Steveson all won by major decision and No. 5 Ethan Lizak and Owen Webster each won by tech fall. “I was impressed with our aggressiveness today,” head coach Brandon Eggum said after the dual. “The way each guy started matches and all the way through that seventh minute, I thought guys wrestled with passion and fans love seeing that and I'm proud of them.” The dual began with some highlights. McKee attacked his opponent early, and obtained his fifth pin of the season at 1:30. McKee was the team leader in pins last season with six, and is on pace to surpass that number this season. At 141, Thorn didn't let McKee hold a tie with five pins on the season for too long. Thorn pinned his second straight opponent in the first round with a fall at 1:02. The All-American was able to score early and often, and it lead to a 12-0 Gophers lead through two matches. Minnesota's ranked wrestlers continued to pick up victories at Maturi. At 157 and 165, No. 13 Jake Short and No. 9 Nick Wanzek each won major decision victories. Short was able to bounce back after two-straight losses and missing the Cliff Keen with an injury with his 14-4 victory over Greg Gaxiola. Pfarr capped off the seniors run on Sunday with a third-straight major decision. Pfarr scored early and often in his match, tying his season-high in points with 13, and allowed just one escape in the victory, putting Minnesota up 24-4. After an Owen Webster tech fall dominating win at 184, Bobby Steveson stepped onto the mat at 197 looking for his first victory of the season. Steveson had some close matches go against him so far this season, but on Sunday Steveson's offense kept the score far from being close. Steveson was able to score 19 points in his win, including over four minutes of riding time. “Bobby Steveson's match tonight was a big one,” Eggum said. “He has some really great skills and now he has his weight in a much better spot so now he can focus on wrestling and not so much on his weight cutting.” “I think it is just really good momentum,” Steveson said after the dual. “I have been able to get my weight down, so I hardly had to cut before today and that made it so I wasn't fatigued at all and able to just keep pulling the trigger and keeping the pace up.” To end the dual, Lizak showed off his craft with a 19-2 win over Sean Williams. After giving up the first takedown, Lizak earned his first takedown, took control on top, and proceeded to dominate. Lizak earned the tech fall early in the second period, giving the Gophers a 38-7 victory, and putting Minnesota's home record at 2-0 this season. An additional match was also performed during halftime of the dual. Gophers alumnus Jayson Nesswrestling Anthony Abidin in an exhibition match for Olympic trials. Ness was able to dominate his opponent, and wrapped up the match in the first period, 10-0. “Jayson was super excited,” Eggum said. “He gave our fans a chance to see a four-time All-American and national champion compete here. He told me he could feel it a little bit wrestling here at home again so it was really exciting for him to come back here and perform so well. I also didn't realize, and he told me this earlier in the week, that he never lost a home dual in the history of his college career, so for him to come out here and put it on the line just shows how much he is dedicated to the sport of wrestling.” Minnesota will take some time off before returning to action on Dec. 29 and 30. The Gophers will take their finals this coming week, and then will escape the cold weather in Florida for the South Beach Duals. Whether it is dual results, open results or any other Gopher wrestling news, stick to GopherSports.com. Be sure to follow the Gophers on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram so you don't miss any content throughout this season. Results: 133: No. 8 Mitch McKee fall (1:30) Trevor Williams | Minn 6 - Fresno 0 141: No. 10 Tommy Thorn fall (1:02) Chris Deloza | Minn 12 - Fresno 0 149: Khristian Olivas maj dec Hunter Marko, 14-2 | Minn 12 - Fresno 4 157: No. 13 Jake Short maj dec Greg Gaxioola, 14-4 | Minn 16 - Fresno 4 165: No. 9 Nick Wanzek maj dec Isaiah Hokit, 8-0 | Minn 20 - Fresno 4 174: Chris Pfarr maj dec Dominic Kincaid, 13-1 | Minn 24 - Fresno 4 184: Owen Webster tech fall Angel Solis, 18-3 | Minn 29 - Fresno 4 197: Bobby Steveson maj dec Richie Brandt, 19-4 | Minn 33 - Fresno 4 HWT: AJ Nevills dec Rylee Streifel, 5-1 | Minn 33 - Fresno 7 125: No. 5 Ethan Lizak tech fall Sean Williams, 19-2 | Minn 38 - Fresno 7

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland -- The University of Iowa wrestling team used six bonus-point victories to roll past Maryland, 40-6, on Sunday afternoon at the Xfinity Center. 47181The Hawkeyes got pins from Brandon Sorensen and Alex Marinelli, technical falls from Michael Kemerer, Mitch Bowman, and Cash Wilcke, and a major decision from Phillip Laux. Justin Stickley, Carter Happel, and Joey Gunther each won by decision. The Hawkeyes held a 32-2 advantage in takedowns, and led 40-0 before forfeiting at heavyweight. The win was their 24th straight Big Ten road win. QUOTING BRANDS "You don't take anything for granted. You have to go out and wrestle. Rankings don't mean anything. How someone is doing doesn't mean anything. Go out and do what you do. We won nine matches. Forfeited one. We feel good. Forfeiting heavyweight was my call. I'm sure it's not popular with the fans, but it's one of those things where you do the right thing. It's early December. There is no issue with Stoll." FIRST THINGS FIRST Stickley and Happel each picked up their first career Big Ten wins. Stickley reversed Brandon Cray in the second period and finished the rest of the match on top, ending with 2:54 of riding time and a 3-0 decision. Happle's 141-pound bout combined for six ties and lead changes. He evened the score, 7-7, with 11 seconds left in the third, and finished on top to use 1:22 of riding time to defeat No. 12 Ryan Diehl. QUOTING HAPPEL "In the third period I knew I could get to my high crotch or single because I could feel him gassing. I wrestled seven minute hard, he tired out, and I got a takedown in the end. My confidence is up, but it always has to be up. It can't be down. You're going to have up and downs throughout the season so you have to keep moving forward." LAUX ON THE BOARD Laux returned to the lineup after a one-dual hiatus and responded to Brands' challenge to wrestle seven minutes. He scored two takedowns in the first period, another in the second, and finished the third with a takedown and four nearfall. He added 3:05 of riding time for the final 13-3 major decision, his first bonus-point win in a Big Ten dual. QUOTING LAUX "I wanted to wrestle every position. That was my main focus today. Coach talks about that all the time. Whatever happens, just wrestle the next position. Today I went out there trying to score points. I could say I seized an opportunity, but now I move forward. The preparation doesn't change." UP NEXT Iowa returns to the mat Dec. 29-30 at the Midlands Championships. NOTABLES Iowa has won 24 straight conference road duals. Iowa improved to 5-0 all-time against Maryland Stickley and Happel earned their first career Big Ten dual wins Marinelli's fall was the first of his career Records: Iowa (7-0, 3-0), Maryland (3-4, 0-4). Results: 125 -- Justin Stickley (I) dec. Brandon Cray (M), 3-0; 3-0 133 -- Phillip Laux (I) major dec. Jhared Simmons (M), 13-3; 7-0 141 -- Carter Happel (I) dec. #12 Ryan Diehl (M), 8-7; 10-0 149 -- #2 Brandon Sorensen (I) pinned Peter Dedesco (M), 1:20; 16-0 157 -- #3 Michael Kemerer (I) tech. fall Justin Alexander (M), 26-10; 21-0 165 -- #13 Alex Marinelli (I) pinned Brendan Burnham (M), 2:41; 27-0 174 -- Joey Gunther (I) dec. Josh Ugalde (M), 3-1; 30-0 184 -- Mitch Bowman (I) tech. fall Spencer Woods (M), 20-5; 35-0 197 -- #8 Cash Wilcke (I) tech. fall Niko Cappello (M), 19-4; 40-0 285 -- #10 Yousif Hemida (M) win by forfeit; 40-6

Brody Teske edged Alex Thomsen in the finals at 126 pounds (Photo/Mark Lundy, Lutte-Lens.com) There was much talk about the potential battle of career undefeated between three-time Iowa state champions in No. 3 Alex Thomsen (Underwood) and No. 8 Brody Teske (Fort Dodge). However, each had to first clear the rest of the 126 pound bracket at the Council Bluffs (Iowa) Wrestling Classic on Friday and Saturday. For Thomsen, it started with a pin and three technical falls, including one over a returning state medalist, prior to an 8-3 victory over three-time Fargo double All-American Jace Koelzer (Olathe South, Kansas) in the semifinal. Teske reached the semifinal with three pins and a technical fall over a returning state medalist. However, in the semifinal, he trailed 5-2 with under 30 seconds remaining against Cadet double All-American Phillip Moomey (Kearney, Neb.). A second stalling penalty point and then a four-point move yielded Teske the 7-5 victory. It was on. Thomsen would dominate the first two periods to lead Teske 7-3. However, in the third, it was all Teske, as he rallied back to win 11-9. So the Penn State recruit remains undefeated, while the Nebraska recruit has one blemish, and both wrestlers have around 300 wins in aggregate for their careers. Teske was one of three champions for No. 21 Fort Dodge, who finished third in the standings with 455 points. Also winning titles were Drew Bennett (132) and freshman Drake Ayala (106). Runner-up finishes were earned by Carson Taylor (113) and No. 20 Cayd Lara (152). Two other Dodgers wrestlers finished sixth, while Levi Egli (160) and Tristan Licht (182/195) were out of the lineup. The top two teams in the standings came from across the border in Nebraska, Lincoln East and Kearney. Champions Lincoln East placed eight wrestlers within the top eight - including champion Chance Fry (145), runner-up Maxx Mayfield (120), along with third place finishers Adam Kinnaman (138) and DaShawn Dixon (152). Three others finished fifth, and another in sixth. They amassed 497.5 points Runner-up Kearney scored 462 points on the strength of seven in the top eight. Moomey placed third, as did Sean Jackson (195); Gage Ferguson (113) was the lone champion, with Nick James (138) and Lee Harrington (285) losing in the ultimate tiebreaker during the championship match. Other top eight finishers were fourth and sixth. With a tournament high ten wrestlers inside the top eight was No. 25 Apple Valley, Minn. The Eagles scored 452 points, without the services of national No. 1 Gable Steveson at 285 pounds. Sebas Swiggum (138) and Nick Larson (152) were weight class champions, Devin Roberts (160) finished runner-up, while Apple Valley had an additional wrestler place sixth and six others take eighth. Larson had a majorly impressive tournament, amassing pins in seven of seven bouts, including the championship match aganst No. 20 Cayd Lara in 2:53. Current No. 50 Waukee scored 396 points in placing six within the top eight. No. 12 Kyle Biscoglia (120) was their lone champion, Anthony Zach (170) finished second, Lucas Uliano (106) placed third, with two others in fifth and another in seventh. Two additional teams had multiple champions, Olathe North (Kansas) and Glenwood. Terrell Garraway (170) and Ryan Huck (195) earned gold for Olathe North, while for Glenwood it was Anthony Sherry (182) and Caleb Sanders (285). Two-time state placer Sanders upset No. 9 John McConkey (Atlantic) 3-2 in the ultimate tiebreaker during the semis, before upending state champ Lee Harrington in the finals, also by 3-2 in the ultimate tiebreaker. Rounding out the weight class champions were No. 7 Nelson Brands (Iowa City West) at 160 and Cordel Duhart (Blue Valley Southwest, Kansas) at 220.

AMES, Iowa -- The University of Wyoming wrestling team claimed its first Big 12 dual victory of the 2017-18 season on Saturday evening. UW fell behind twice, but used three bonus-point victories and ultimately won six of the ten matches to push to a 24-14 win over Iowa State. "It may not have showed on the scoreboard, but I thought there were several guys that were able to get things going and help us out in more than one way tonight," head coach Mark Branch said. "The first five matches weren't at all what we were expecting, but we then had a few gutsy performances in our upper weights to further us from Iowa State. Those bonus points right after intermission got us back to thinking we should win this dual. What we've been doing in practice with the pace and style hasn't been consistent when it needs to be. I'm happy with the road win, but we'll continue to work on our consistency and improving as the season progresses." Iowa State opened the dual with a win at 125 pounds as Jakob Allison pinned redshirt freshman Trent Olson. Facing a 6-0 deficit, the Pokes turned to redshirt freshman Montorie Bridges to turn the tide for the Brown and Gold. Senior Bryce Meredith further ignited Wyoming with a first period pin over No. 19 Kanen Storr to give Wyoming its first lead of the dual. Later after intermission, Wyoming won four-straight to run away with the victory. Bridges and Ian Parker would each give up points in an early scramble at 125 pounds. Bridges put himself on the scoreboard with an escape followed with a takedown in the first period and led 3-2 after one. He scored an escape immediately to take a 4-2 advantage with one period remaining. Parker made it interesting with an escape of his own, but Bridges held on for the 4-3 decision. Meredith used a single leg takedown early in the first period and then made quick work of the Cyclones highest- ranked wrestler. The senior from Cheyenne scored his first dual pin of the season over No. 19 Kanen Storr to give UW its first lead of the dual, 9-6. Redshirt freshman Sam Turner slipped up in the 149 pounds bout, but senior Archic Colgan looked to get UW back on track at 157 pounds. Similar to the matches before, Archie Colgan came out and scored first with a takedown in the opening period against Chase Straw. Straw's second escape tied it a two between the two 157-pounders. A late takedown from Chase gave him the win over Colgan and the Cyclones a 12-9 lead into intermission. Junior Branson Ashworth was the aggressor at 165 pounds and used an opening period takedown for an early 2-0 lead. Ashworth had control all throughout the second period and was then much on the attack in the final frame. He picked up a 9-1 major over Colton DiBlasi to give the Pokes a 13-12 advantage. Kyle Pope followed Ashworth on the offensive attack at 174 pounds for Wyoming. Against Hank Swalla, Pope led 10-2 after one thanks to two takedowns and near fall points. Pope cruised from then on with two more takedowns in the second stanza and ultimately closed with an impressive 20-5 tech. fall for the win. Chaz Polson won a hard fought decision over Dane Pestano at 184 pounds. Polson gave up a reversal in the second period, but a first period takedown and escape point kept him ahead. In the final period, Polson scored a clutch takedown and then held on for a 6-5 decision, which also furthered UW's lead, 21-12. Cody Vigoren and Sam Colbray ended the opening period at 197 pounds scoreless. Colbray scored first with a reversal, only to be followed with an escape from Vigoren. Vigoren showed his athleticism in the third period with an escape and last second takedown to take it to overtime. A savvy two point nearfall finished it for Vigoren, to help him pick up the victory over Colbray. Redshirt freshman Hunter Mullins faced Marcus Harrington in the final bout of the evening. Harrington, an NCAA Qaulifier a year ago at 197 pounds scored first but Mullins followed with an escape in the first frame and another to open the second. Unable to get much going, Harrington closed out the dual with a 5-3 decision. The Cowboys will return to the mat when on Dec. 17, when UW will travel to the Reno Tournament of Champions. Results: 125: Jakob Allison fall Trent Olson (3:48) | UW 0, ISU 6 133: Montorie Bridges dec. Ian Parker, 4-3 | UW 3, ISU 6 141: Bryce Meredith fall Kanen Storr (1:11) | UW 9, ISU 6 149: Jarrett Degen dec. Sam Turner, 7-3 | UW 9, ISU 9 157: Chase Straw dec. Archie Colgan, 4-3 | UW 9, ISU 12 165: Branson Ashworth major Colton DiBlasi, 9-1 | UW 13, ISU 12 174: Kyle Pope tech. fall Hank Swalla, 20-4, 5:11 | UW 18, ISU 12 184: Chaz Polson dec. Dane Pestano, 6-5 | UW 21, ISU 12 197: Cody Vigoren dec. Sm Colbray, TB-1 8-5 | UW 24, ISU 12 285: Marcus Harrington dec. Hunter Mullins, 5-3 | UW 24, ISU 15 UW 24, ISU 14: ISU deducted one team point.

Rocky Jordan of St. Paris Graham was named OW at the Walsh Ironman CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio -- The mega-tournament of the high school season featuring 20 of the nation's top 50 teams and close to 80 nationally ranked individuals was wrestled this weekend in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. No. 1 Blair Academy, N.J. came to wrestle on Saturday morning and early afternoon at the Walsh Jesuit Ironman, and removed all doubt about the team title headed into Saturday's final round. The Buccaneers went 7-4 in the quarterfinal round and then 4-2 in the semifinal round. Ten wrestlers in total appeared on the podium, nine finishing fifth or above, as Blair Academy repeated as champions. It was a 14th title in 24 editions of the tournament, and the 249.5 points was tied for eighth most in the history of the event. However, it took to the last two matches of the finals program to ensure that Blair Academy would earn individual titlists to go with the team gold. At 113 pounds, No. 3 Trevor Mastrogiovanni used a first period takedown and then a tilt to go up 4-0 on No. 18 Cevion Severado (Christian Brothers College, Mo.). Mastrogiovanni would ultimately won 7-0. Then at 120 pounds, No. 4 Michael Colaiocco scored a pin against No. 2 Joey Melendez (Montini Catholic, Ill.) at the 3:32 mark. Colaiocco had a takedown in each period of that match after having to battle through a 7-5 overtime barn-burner against No. 8 Malik Heinselman (Castle View, Colo.) in the semifinal round. Falling short for Blair Academy in championship matches were No. 7 Ryan Miller and No. 3 Andrew Merola at 106 and 160 pounds respectively. Miller lost 5-3 to No. 1 Jacob Decatur (CVCA, Ohio), as Decatur scored takedowns in the first and third periods. Merola lost 1-0 to No. 9 Ryan Thomas (St. Paris Graham, Ohio), as Thomas used a second period escape and third period ride out to earn gold; last year it was Merola who beat Thomas 2-1 in the tiebreakers during the semifinal round. Thomas was one of three St. Paris Graham seniors to win Ironman titles on Saturday night. The Falcons were the only team other than Blair to have multiple weight class champions. Also striking gold were No. 18 J.D. Stickley and No. 6 Rocky Jordan and 138 and 170 pounds. Stickley was by far the lowest ranked of any champion in this tournament, but it was a most impressive tournament run. Most notable was a 5-2 quarterfinal victory over No. 5 Malcom Robinson (Blair Academy, N.J.), a wrestler that beat Stickley 3-1 and 5-3 in last year's edition of the Ironman. In the championship match, Stickley would jump out to a 5-0 lead as he won a key move in the first period to put No. 9 Jaden Abas (Rancho Bernard, Calif.) onto his back. Abas would then level the proceedings at five-all with a late reversal in the first period and a three-point near fall at the start of the second period. However, Stickley responded with a reversal in the second period and a four-point move in the third period to finalize an 11-7 victory. 2014 Ironman runner-up Jordan had three extremely tight battles against nationally ranked opponents on the way to his title. In the quarterfinal, it was a 1-0 victory over No. 15 Carson Khachla (Olentangy Liberty, Ohio), and then a 6-4 victory over No. 5 Emille Shannon (Christian Brothers College, Mo.) in the semifinal followed. No. 7 Emil Soehnlen (Massillon Perry, Ohio) awaited in the final after he upset No. 4 Julian Ramirez (Blair Academy, N.J.) in overtime during the semifinal round. Soehnlen would open with a first period takedown and then take a 3-1 lead after Jordan was hit for a second stalling violation during the second period. Jordan escaped to start the third, and then started firing in on leg attacks to take the lead. On one last late leg attack, a scramble ensued, and Jordan was enable to trap Soehnlen on his back for a pin from neutral with four seconds remaining in the bout. The Saturday performance was one that enabled Rocky Jordan to earn Outstanding Wrestler honors in the tournament. Like tournament champions Blair Academy, No. 5 St. Paris Graham also placed ten wrestlers. However, with three of those wrestlers placing eighth -- and another sixth -- the Falcons amassed 196.5 points on the way to a second place finish. Despite neither team earning a champion, No. 2 Wyoming Seminary (Pa.) and No. 4 Montini Catholic (Ill.) finished next in the team standings with 158.5 and 158 points respectively. Both those teams put seven on the podium. The Saturday night finals program opened up with two rather exciting bouts. At 126 pounds, No. 9 Malik Johnson (Christian Brothers College, Mo.) used a late third period takedown to upend No. 12 Jordan Crace (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) 5-4. Each wrestler had dynamic victories in the semifinal round; Johnson beat defending champion No. 7 Beau Bartlett (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) 3-2 in the tiebreaker, while Crace knocked off No. 2 Jordan Decatur (CVCA, Ohio) 2-1 in the tiebreaker. Barlett would then beat Decatur 2-1 in the ultimate tiebreaker for bronze. The tournament's deepest weight at 132 pounds saw No. 1 Joey Silva (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.) outlast No. 3 Real Woods (Montini Catholic, Ill.) in a battle of a match that may be more remember for the action surrounding the match as opposed to the action between the athletes. Regulation ended 2-2 as the wrestlers traded escapes and penalty points; Silva scored his penalty point in the second period when Woods' shoe fell off, while Woods leveled the match later in the third period on a second stall by Silva. After a scoreless overtime that saw both wrestlers in deep on scoring opportunities, action moved to the tiebreaker. Starting in the down position, Woods scrambled close to an escape when his shoe came off again, and a second technical violation was awarded. Silva jumped out to a 3-2 lead and was granted choice of position, so he earned an escape for 4-2. Woods could not finish a deep attack late in the first tiebreaker; in the second tiebreaker, Woods also cut Silva loose, and that was the 5-2 final score. The middle-weights saw a pair of less than competitive finals, though all four athletes were ranked. At 145 pounds, No. 5 Brock Hardy (Box Elder, Utah) was dominant in a pin over No. 15 Kendall Coleman (Mt. Carmel, Ill.) at the 4:57 mark. Hardy had a first period takedown and third period near fall for a 5-0 lead before the turn and fall. Then in an anticipated battle of Junior freestyle champions at 152 pounds, No. 1 David Carr (Massillon Perry, Ohio) jumped out to a 5-0 lead against No. 4 Anthony Artalona (Tampa Prep, Fla.) in the first minute to reduce the match to a coronation. The wrestlers traded escapes in the second and third, Carr added a takedown late in the third to earn a second Ironman title in a third Ironman final by the score of 8-1. Also winning titles on the evening were a pair of very elite sophomores in the upper-weights. No. 1 overall sophomore A.J. Ferrari (Allen, Texas) -- ranked No. 4 nationally at 182 pounds -- scored takedowns in the second and third period to beat No. 12 Leo Tarantino (Blair Academy, N.J.) 5-3. More significant for Tarantino and Blair Academy was his 3-1 overtime upset over No. 2 Ryan Karoly (Malvern Prep, Pa.), a returning tournament runner-up, in the semifinal round. No. 3 overall sophomore Braxton Amos (Parkersburg South, W.Va.) -- also ranked No. 4 nationally in his weight class, this one at 220 -- used a second period ride out and third period reversal to earn a 2-1 victory over No. 12 Ben Goldin (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.). Additional weight class champions were No. 2 Michael Beard (Malvern Prep, Pa.) at 195 pounds and No. 3 Cohlton Schultz (Ponderosa, Colo.) at 285. Beard put on a takedown clinic in a 21-8 victory over Jayden Woodruff (Ponderosa, Colo.), while No. 1 overall junior Schultz pinned Penn State defensive line recruit P.J. Mustipher (McDonogh, Md.) at the 2:32 mark. Finals results: 106: No. 1 Jacob Decatur (CVCA, Ohio) dec. No. 7 Ryan Miller (Blair Academy, N.J.), 5-3 113: No. 3 Trevor Mastrogiovanni (Blair Academy, N.J.) dec. No. 18 Cevion Severado (Christian Brothers College, Mo.), 7-0 120: No. 4 Michael Colaiocco (Blair Academy, N.J.) pinned No. 2 Joey Melendez (Montini Catholic, Ill.), 3:32 126: No. 9 Malik Johnson (Christian Brothers College, Mo.) dec. No. 12 Jordan Crace (St. Paris Graham, Ohio), 5-4 132: No. 1 Joey Silva (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.) dec. No. 3 Real Woods (Montini Catholic, Ill.), 5-2 TB 138: No. 18 J.D. Stickley (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) dec. No. 9 Jaden Abas (Rancho Bernardo, Calif.), 11-7 145: No. 5 Brock Hardy (Box Elder, Utah) pinned No. 15 Kendall Coleman (Mt. Carmel, Ill.), 4:57 152: No. 1 David Carr (Massillon Perry, Ohio) dec. No. 4 Anthony Artalona (Tampa Prep, Fla.), 8-1 160: No. 9 Ryan Thomas (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) dec. No. 3 Andrew Merola (Blair Academy, N.J.), 1-0 170: No. 6 Rocky Jordan (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) pinned No. 7 Emil Soehnlen (Massillon Perry, Ohio), 5:56 182: No. 4 A.J. Ferrari (Allen, Texas) dec. No. 12 Leo Tarantino (Blair Academy, N.J.), 5-3 195: No. 2 Michael Beard (Malvern Prep, Pa.) maj. dec. Jayden Woodruff (Ponderosa, Colo.), 21-9 220: No. 4 Braxton Amos (Parkersburg South, W.Va.) dec. No. 12 Ben Goldin (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.), 2-1 285: No. 3 Cohlton Schultz (Ponderosa, Colo.) pinned P.J. Mustipher (McDonogh, Md.), 2:32 Team standings (Top 10): 1. No. 1 Blair Academy, N.J. 249.5 2. No. 5 St. Paris Graham, Ohio 196.5 3. No. 2 Wyoming Seminary, Pa. 158.5 4. No. 4 Montini Catholic, Ill. 158 5. No. 7 Lake Highland Prep, Fla. 128.5 6. No. 9 St. Edward, Ohio 114 7. No. 24 Christian Brothers College, Mo. 101.5 8. No. 17 Cincinnati LaSalle, Ohio 81.5 9. No. 8 Malvern Prep, Pa. 71 10. No. 43 Massillon Perry, Ohio 70.5 Other nationally ranked teams: T11. No. 13 Bethlehem Catholic, Pa. 67 13. No. 18 Allen, Texas 65 18. No. 33 Wadsworth, Ohio 54.5 T21. No. 28 Selma, Calif. 47 23. No. 44 St. John Bosco, Calif. 44 T24. No. 16 Brecksville, Ohio 41 28. No. 22 Broken Arrow, Okla. 35 T29. No. 42 Pomona, Colo. 34 31. No. 12 Clovis, Calif. 33 T32. No. 38 Elyria, Ohio 31

Lock Haven had 5 champs and claimed the PSAC title EDINBORO, Pa. -- The nationally-ranked Lock Haven University wrestling team crowned five individual champions and rolled to the 2017 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Championships. The title marked Lock Haven's 20th PSAC title, the most of any conference school and it was the Bald Eagles first in 17 seasons. Ronnie Perry (Christiana, Pa./Solanco), Chance Marsteller (New Park, Pa./Kennard-Dale (Oklahoma State), Jared Siegrist (Manheim, Pa./Manheim Central), Corey Hazel (Spring Mills, Pa./Penns Valley) and Thomas Haines (Quarryville, Pa./Solanco (Ohio State) all won individual titles. Marsteller was named the tournament's most outstanding wrestler after going 4-0 with three pins and tech fall at 165 pounds. Perry won at 149 to become a two-time PSAC champion and Haines defended his PSAC title at 285. Both Siegrist (174) and Hazel (184) claimed their first PSAC titles after Lock Haven flexed its muscles at 165, 174 and 184 with three straight individual crowns. For Lock Haven, the five individual champions marked the most for the Bald Eagles since 2002 when they had five. It's been 17 seasons since the Bald Eagles last won a PSAC crown with last title coming during the 2000-01 season. Both LHU and Edinboro entered the weekend with 19 PSAC championships to their name and now Lock Haven stands alone with 20. Lock Haven's win snapped host-Edinboro's championship win streak as well, as the Fighting Scots entered with six straight titles. The No. 24 Bald Eagles racked up 156 total points. Clarion finished second with 122 points and No. 23 Edinboro placed third (120.5 pts.). Pitt-Johnstown, ranked No. 5 in Division II, took fourth and Mercyhurst, ranked No. 13 in DII, rounded out the top-five teams in the standings. Lock Haven went 5-1 in the finals as Kyle Shoop (Boiling Springs, Pa./Boiling Springs) placed second at 141. In all, nine Bald Eagle wrestlers placed today. DJ Fehlman (Warren, Pa./Warren) finished third at 133, Josiah Kline (Tucson, Ariz./Ironwood Ridge) was fourth at 125 and Tristan Sponseller (East Berlin, Pa./Bermudian Springs) took fifth at 197. Lock Haven got off to a fast start and absolutely dominated the day, going a combined 32-7 overall. Bonus points certainly helped carry LHU to the championship as 26 of Lock Haven's 32 wins came by way of bonus points. Overall, the Bald Eagles recorded 11 major decisions, 10 tech falls and five pins. The Bald Eagles set the tone early, going 7-1 in eight First Round bouts. Five of those seven wins came by way of major decision and Lock Haven also got a tech fall and quick pin from Marsteller. The momentum was carried into the quarterfinals as the nine Bald Eagles, went 8-1 overall with four tech falls, three pins and a major. In the semifinals, Lock Haven went 6-2 with three majors and two tech falls. Perry dominated the field on the way to the 149-pound title. He recorded three majors and a tech fall. In the finals, Perry was too much for Edinboro's Peter Pappas and dominated the freshman 10-0. Marsteller, the tournament's most outstanding wrestler, certainly earned the honor after putting on a clinic at 165. He went 4-0 and remained undefeated on the season at 16-0. Marsteller's first two bouts of the day lasted a combined 1:52 as he recorded back-to-back falls. In the semifinals he won by tech fall, 16-1and he pinned East Stroudsburg's Michael Raccioppi, ranked No. 9 in DII, in the finals in the first period (1:46). Lock Haven won three straight titles, dominating at 165, 174 and 184. At 174, Siegrist went 4-0 with a pin and major. He won by injury default in the finals, downing Tyler Reinhard (Pitt-Johsntown), ranked No. 2 in Divison II. Hazel was 4-0 at 184. He used three straight major decisions to earn a spot in the finals where he grinded out a thrilling 4-3 win over Clarion's Greg Bulsak. Haines claimed his second straight 285-pound PSAC title after going 3-0. He used a tech fall and major to earn a spot in the finals where he dominated Kuztown's Ryan's Appleby, 15-1 for his second major of the tournament. Shoop finished second at 141 after falling to No. 9 Brock Zacherl (Clarion) in the finals, 8-4. Shoop used three straight tech falls to earn a spot in the finals and outscored his opponents 48-0 in his first three bouts of the day. Fehlman was third at 133 after going 4-1 on the day. He downed Gannon's Austin Hertel 11-4 for third. Kline was 2-2 at 125 and finished fourth and Sponseller was fifth after going 4-2 at 197. Alex Klucker (Summerdale, Pa./East Pennsboro), the Bald Eagles 157-pounder fell in his opening bout to Mercyhurst's Owen Watkins, 19-10. That ended up being Klucker's only bout of the tournament as an injury forced him to medical forfeit out of the championships. The PSAC title follows up Lock Haven's big dual win over Rutger's last Friday (Dec. 1) and for the first time in 15 years, the Bald Eagles found themselves back in the national rankings. This week, LHU was ranked No. 24 in the USA Today/NWCA Coaches' poll and The Haven was tabbed No. 18 in InterMat's dual rankings. Perry, Marsteller and Haines were all ranked individually this week by InterMat: Perry (No. 13, 149), Marsteller (No. 8, 165) and Haines (No. 13, 285). Next Saturday (Dec. 16), LHU will host the Bald Eagle Duals at the Liberty Arena in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Lock Haven will take on Wheeling Jesuit (2 p.m.) and Messiah (3:30 p.m.) before opening Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) action vs. rival Bloomsburg at 5:30 p.m. Messiah, ranked No. 6 in NCAA Division III, and Wheeling Jesuit will also meet at 5:30 p.m. to round out the inaugural Bald Eagle Duals.

WHITEWATER, Wis. -- On Saturday, Wisconsin Wrestling split up, heading to Whitewater to take on the Warhawks in a dual and to Cedar Falls for the UNI Open. At the day's conclusion, the Badgers grounded the Hawks 38-3, and won 70 percent of their matches in Iowa. Cole Martin was Wisconsin's lone champion at the UNI Open, going 4-0, recording a fall, tech fall and a 5-1 decision over Parker Filius en route to his title. Trent Hillger took second at heavyweight while wrestling unattached, recording a 3-1 slate and tallying three decisions before falling to Iowa State's starter Gannon Gremmel in a 4-2 decision. Freshman Paul Konrath took third wrestling unattached in the second open of his young career, going 5-1 and recording a pin in just 43 seconds. Johnny Jimenez took fourth wrestling unattached, amassing a 2-2 record, including a win over UNI's Tanner Rowhweder. Freshman Jacob Covaciu rounded out the UW wrestlers who placed, taking fifth at 174 pounds from Jesse Shearer of North Dakota St. Wisconsin vs. Whitewater The Badgers faced the Warhawks for the seventh time in team history, and for the seventh time UW walked out victorious, claiming nine of 10 matches in a dominating fashion against Whitewater. Freshman Ethan Rotondo was in one of the most thrilling matches of the afternoon, taking Mike Torttorice to overtime and scoring a takedown to claim the sudden-death victory. Eli Stickley was down 4-1 during the first period in his match against Devin Tortorice, but he was able to tire his opponent out and defeat him in an 11-4 decision. Junior Jared Scharenbrock was also in trouble at one point, as Whitewater's Vela had Jared on his back, but Scharenbrock was able to manage a giant reversal to get both of Vela's shoulders on the mat and pinned him in 5:54. Freshman Brady Wetter went up one weight class to 197 for the dual and battled against Nick Sundberg, where he dominated the Warhawk in a 16-0 tech fall. Results: 125- Ethan Rotondo (Wisconsin) def. Mike Tortorice (UW-Whitewater) by decision, 4-2 (SV-1) (3-0 Wis.) 133-Jens Lantz (Wis.) def. Hazen Rice (UWW) by decision, 8-2 (6-0 Wis.) 141-Eli Stickley (Wis.) def. Devin Tortorice (UWW) by decision, 11-4 (9-0 Wis.) 149-Wilder Wichman (UWW) def. Patrick Spray (Wis.) by decsion, 7-2 (9-3 Wis.) 157-Jared Scharenbrock (Wis.) def. Isiah Vela (UWW) by fall, 5:54 (15-3 Wis.) 165-Evan Wick def. Ryder Sigler (UWW) by fall, 2:58 (21-3 Wis.) 174-Ryan Christensen def. Nicholas Bonomo (UWW) by decision, 7-1 (24-3 Wis.) 184-Ricky Robertson (Wis.) def. Nick Stencel (UWW) by major decision, 12-4 (28-3 Wis.) 197-Brady Wetter (Wis.) def. Nick Sundberg (UWW) by tech fall, 16-0 (4:41) (33-3 Wis.) 285-Ben Stone (Wis.) def. Dylan Uzumecki (UWW) by tech fall, 15-0 (6:07) (38-3 Wis.)

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- University of Iowa freshman Spencer Lee rolled to the 125-pound championship at the UNI Open on Saturday. Lee won his first match by 16-0 technical fall and added two more wins by fall to go 3-0 in his first collegiate competition. Lee was one of five Hawkeyes to record top three finishes. Myles Wilson placed second in the 184-pound bracket, his third top-two finish in three tournaments, and Max Murin (141), Jeremiah Moody (165), and Jacob Warner each placed third in their respective brackets. The Hawkeyes are back on the mat Sunday at Maryland beginning at 12 p.m. (CT) at the Xfinity Center. The dual is streamed online at hawkeyesports.com via Hawkeye All-Access, at BTN Plus on BTN2Go, and at FloWrestling.com. Open 125 -- Spencer Lee -- 1st place (unattached) Champ. Round 1 - Spencer Lee (University of Iowa) received a bye () (Bye) Quarterfinal - Spencer Lee (University of Iowa) won by tech fall over Dack Punke (Missouri) (TF 16-0) Semifinal - Spencer Lee (University of Iowa) won by fall over Johnny Jimenez (Wisconsin Unattached) (Fall 1:16) 1st Place Match - Spencer Lee (University of Iowa) won by fall over Skyler Petry (Minnesota) (Fall 2:53)

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Cleveland State University wrestling team took care of visiting John Carroll Saturday afternoon, 35-12, as the Vikings extended their win streak over their long-time local foe inside Woodling Gymnasium. Five of CSU's seven wins were of the bonus-point variety with redshirt freshman Cameron Lathem (125) and true freshmen Georgio Poullas (165) and John Kelbly (197) collecting wins via fall. The dual began at heavyweight where sophomore Collin Kelly picked up the full six points for the Vikings. Lathem soon doubled the CSU advantage as he netted his first pin in a CSU uniform, winning by fall in under two minutes. He is now 3-3 in duals this season. Redshirt junior Andrew Coghill had a 6-1 lead in the third period at 133 pounds but was unable to hold on as the Blue Streaks grabbed their first win of the day. Junior Sam Matzek then faced John Carroll's Jarrod Brezovec, who entered with a 13-0 record on the season. However, Matzek would score early and often in handing his opponent his first loss of the campaign. The junior took a 6-0 lead with a takedown and four near-fall points in the first period and would go on to claim a 10-7 win, his first of the season. The 149-pound bout was scoreless through two periods before the Blue Streaks claimed a slim, 3-1, win. Redshirt sophomore Ryan Montgomery got CSU back in the win column by netting a victory for the second straight day. With the match tied after the first period (0-0) and the second period (2-2), Montgomery used a third-period escape to get the winning point. He is now 3-1 in dual action this season. Poullas had used six takedowns to take a 12-5 lead after the opening frame. With a commanding advantage, he put the match away for good in just under four minutes as he tallied his first pin in a CSU singlet. After a three-point setback at 174 pounds, redshirt senior Nick Corba effectively clinched the team win for CSU at 184. Corba used 12 near-fall points in the second period to break open the match and would finish it off with a takedown in the third as he posted an 18-2 technical fall victory. With the team win in the bag, Kelbly added some style points in finishing out the proceedings. He used four takedowns in the first period to take an 8-3 lead after three minutes. Starting in the down position to begin the second frame, Kelbly used a quick reversal and then pinned his opponent with the period fewer than 30 seconds old. Kelbly is now 7-6 on the season and is tied for the team lead with four pins. Corba now owns a team-leading 14 wins, seven of which are of the bonus-point variety. Redshirt sophomore Caleb Stockmaster made his debut in dual action for Cleveland State Saturday. The Vikings will remain at home next weekend as they host the annual Cleveland State Open with action set to commence at 9:00 a.m. inside Woodling. Results: 285: Collin Kelly (CSU) over N/A (JCU) - Forfeit | CSU leads, 6-0 125: Cameron Lathem (CSU) over Alex Reyes (JCU) - Fall 1:53 | CSU leads, 12-0 133: Dominic Devine (JCU) over Andrew Coghill (CSU) - Fall 5:37 | CSU leads, 12-6 141: Sam Matzek (CSU) over Jarrod Brezovec (JCU) - 10-7 dec. | CSU leads, 15-6 149: Jarrad Lasko (JCU) over Ryan Ford (CSU) - 3-1 dec. | CSU leads, 15-9 157: Ryan Montgomery (CSU) over Austin Victor (JCU) - 3-2 dec. | CSU leads, 18-9 165: Georgio Poullas (CSU) over Vittorio Santillo (JCU) - Fall 3:58 | CSU leads, 24-9 174: Blake Dixon (JCU) over Caleb Stockmaster (CSU) - 11-8 dec. | CSU leads, 24-12 184: Nick Corba (CSU) over Jimmy Suhayda (JCU) - 18-2 TF 5:19 | CSU leads, 29-12 197: John Kelbly (CSU) over John Szep (JCU) - Fall 3:22 | CSU wins, 35-12

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Redshirt junior Zeke Moisey earned his third pin of the season at 125 pounds, as the West Virginia University wrestling team topped Pitt, 24-10, in the Backyard Brawl on Saturday afternoon at the WVU Coliseum in Morgantown. The Mountaineers (1-2, 0-1 Big 12) defeated the Panthers (1-3, 0-0 ACC) for the first time since 2015, earning a pin at 125 pounds and two major decisions at 149 and 174, respectively. The longest-running series in WVU history, West Virginia has topped Pitt three times in the last four seasons. "Anytime you beat Pitt it's a good day," said coach Sammie Henson. "We wanted to perform well. We knew that they had a tough team. We have a tough team. We concentrated on a lot of individual work with these guys this week. We followed the game plan, and it worked." No. 19 Moisey started things off for the Mountaineers, taking on Brendan Price of Pitt at 125 pounds. In the first period, Moisey scored a pair of takedowns and earned two back points to take a 6-1 lead into the second. Moisey then added two more takedowns, before pinning Price with 21 seconds left in the match to give the Mountaineers a 6-0 advantage over the Panthers. Pitt evened the score at 6-6 with back-to-back wins at 133 and 141 pounds, respectively. Dom Forys, ranked as high as No. 10 nationally via FloWrestling, topped redshirt freshman Matthew Schmitt in a 9-7 decision, while junior Christian Monserrat dropped a 7-1 decision to Nick Zanetta - also ranked as high as No. 12 in the nation by FloWrestling. With the team score tied at six apiece, redshirt freshman Kyler Rea came out strong and put the team score back in favor of the Mountaineers with his victory at 149 pounds and never looked back. In the first period, Rea scored two takedowns and four near-fall points to take an 8-1 lead into the second. Rea then added seven more points in the last two periods to win a 15-3 major decision over Pitt's Alesandro Murray. With the Mountaineers holding a 10-6 lead, redshirt sophomore Zachary Moore squared off against Pitt's No. 17 Taleb Rahmani for the second time in as many weeks. Moore fell to Rahmani at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational last Saturday but bounced back today for the 3-1 decision at 157 pounds to push the Mountaineers ahead 13-6 over the Panthers. The two remained scoreless through the first period until Rahmani notched an escape to begin the second period. Moore then escaped in the third period to even the match at 1-1. At the end of regulation, the match was tied at one-all heading to sudden victory. However, Henson challenged that Moore should have been awarded a takedown at the end of the third. The ruling on the mat was reversed in favor of West Virginia, as Moore was given the 3-1 victory over Rahmani. Moore's victory at 157 pounds gave WVU the 13-3 advantage over Pitt going into intermission. After the break, the Mountaineers went on to claim four of the next five matches over the Panthers for the 24-10 team victory. Freshman Nick Kiussis bested No. 16 Jake Wentzel in an 8-3 decision. After a scoreless first period, Wentzel scored an escape for the 1-0 lead heading into the final period. In the third, Kiussis used two reversals and four back points to win the match. With West Virginia holding a 10-point lead over the Panthers, redshirt senior Parker VonEgidy earned four more points for the Mountaineers with a 10-2 major decision over Pitt's Austin Bell at 174 pounds. Freshman Brenden McRill then earned a 7-4 decision at 184 pounds, while redshirt senior Jacob A. Smith returned to the mat for the first time this season at 194 pounds, earning the 5-2 decision over Kellan Stout in the first-round tiebreaker. Sophomore Brandon Ngati dropped a major decision to No. 13 Ryan Solomon in the heavyweight bout to cap the day for the Mountaineers, but West Virginia prevailed in the team scoring for the 24-10 victory over Pitt. Of note, the Mountaineers were deducted two-match points for unsportsmanlike conduct and loss of mat control. Looking ahead, the Mountaineers will take a week off from competition before traveling to Blacksburg, Virginia, for a match against the Virginia Tech Hokies on Friday, Dec. 22. For more information on the Mountaineers, visit WVUsports.com and follow WVUWrestling on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. Results: 125: No. 19/19/- Zeke Moisey (WVU) wins by fall Brenden Price (Pitt), F 6:39 133: No. 10/11/13 Dom Forys (Pitt) dec. Matthew Schmitt (WVU), 9-7 141: No. 12/17/- Nick Zanetta (Pitt) dec. Christian Monserrat (WVU), 7-1 149: Kyler Rea (WVU) major dec. Alesandro Murray (Pitt), 15-3 157: Zachary Moore (WVU) dec. No. 17/18/20 Taleb Rahmani (Pitt), 3-1 165: Nick Kiussis (WVU) dec. No. 16/-/- Jake Wentzel (Pitt), 8-3 174: Parker VonEgidy (WVU) major dec. Austin Bell (Pitt), 10-2 184: Brenden McRill (WVU) dec. Gregg Harvey (Pitt), 7-4 197: No. 5/5/- Jacob A. Smith dec. (WVU) Kellan Stout (Pitt), 5-2 [TB-1] 285: No. 15/15/13 Ryan Solomon (Pitt) major dec. Brandon Ngati (WVU), 8-0

Wrestling for first through sixth place concluded on Saturday night from the Walsh Jesuit Ironman in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. Matches for seventh happened in the afternoon. Below are the team scores and the medal match results. Final team standings 1) No. 1 Blair Academy, N.J. 249.5 2) No. 5 St. Paris Graham, Ohio 196.5 3) No. 2 Wyoming Seminary, Pa. 158.5 4) No. 4 Montini Catholic, Ill. 158 5) No. 7 Lake Highland Prep, Fla. 128.5 6) No. 9 St. Edward, Ohio 114 7) No. 24 Christian Brothers College, Mo. 101.5 8) No. 17 Cincinnati LaSalle, Ohio 81.5 9) No. 8 Malvern Prep, Pa. 71 10) No. 43 Massillon Perry, Ohio 70.5 other nationally ranked teams: 11-T) No. 13 Bethlehem Catholic, Pa. 67 13) No. 18 Allen, Texas 65 18) No. 33 Wadsworth, Ohio 54.5 21-T) No. 28 Selma, Calif. 47 23) No. 44 St. John Bosco, Calif. 44 24-T) No. 16 Brecksville, Ohio 41 28) No. 22 Broken Arrow, Okla. 35 29-T) No. 42 Pomona, Colo. 34 31) No. 12 Clovis, Calif. 33 32-T) No. 38 Elyria, Ohio 31 106 pounds first: No. 1 Jacob Decatur (CVCA, Ohio) decision No. 7 Ryan Miller (Blair Academy, N.J.) 5-3 third: No. 10 Logan Agin (Lancaster, Ohio) decision No. 5 Richard Figueroa (Selma, Calif.) 9-3, tiebreaker fifth: No. 2 Isaac Salas (St. John Bosco, Calif.) pin Jacob Moon (Oregon Clay, Ohio) 2:59 seventh: Carlos Negrete (Clovis North, Calif.) decision Colton Drousias (Mt. Carmel, Ill.) 7-0 113 first: No. 3 Trevor Mastrogioavnni (Blair Academy, N.J.) decision No. 18 Cevion Severado (CBC, Mo.) 7-0 third: No. 17 Dylan Ragusin (Montini Catholic, Ill.) decision Tanner Jordan (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) 8-4 fifth: No. 2 Lucas Byrd (Cincinnati LaSalle, Ohio) decision No. 16 Ryan Chauvin (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.) 3-2 seventh: No. 19 Matthew Ramos (Lockport, Ill.) pin Beau Bayless (Reynolds, Pa.) 3:36 120 first: No. 4 Michael Colaiocco (Blair Academy, N.J.) pin No. 2 Joey Melendez (Montini Catholic, Ill.) 3:32 third: No. 8 Malik Heinselman (Castle View, Colo.) decision No. 6 Julian Tagg (Brecksville, Ohio) 3-2 fifth: Anthony Molton (Lockport, Ill.) decision Justin Pacheco (Pomona, Colo.) 9-7 seventh: Matt Lackmann (Bethlehem Catholic, Pa.) decision Alek Martin (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) 1-0 126 first: No. 9 Malik Johnson (CBC, Mo.) decision No. 12 Jordan Crace (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) 5-4 third: No. 7 Beau Bartlett (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) decision No. 2 Jordan Decatur (CVCA, Ohio) 2-1, ultimate tiebreaker fifth: Travis Mastrogiovanni (Blair Academy, N.J.) pin Logan Brown (Allen, Texas) 4:56 seventh: Peyton Hall (Oak Glen, W.Va.) decision Bryce Hepner (St. Edward, Ohio) 4-0 132 first: No. 1 Joey Silva (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.) decision No. 3 Real Woods (Montini Catholic, Ill.) 5-2, tiebreaker third: No. 7 Ryan Anderson (Bethlehem Catholic, Pa.) decision No. 12 Joshua Saunders (CBC, Mo.) 3-2 fifth: No. 8 Carson Manville (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) over No. 5 Jesse Vasquez (Santiago Corona, Calif.) by default seventh: No. 17 Gabe Tagg (Brecksville, Ohio) decision Matt Fields (Brunswick, Ohio) 8-3 138 first: No. 9 Jaden Abas (Rancho Bernardo, Calif.) vs. No. 18 J.D. Stickley (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) third: Elan Heard (Cincinnati LaSalle, Ohio) decision Luke Baughman (Wadsworth, Ohio) 5-1 fifth: No. 7 Jack Davis (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) decision Coltan Yapoujian (Pomona, Colo.) 3-2 seventh: No. 6 Marshall Keller (Christiansburg, Va.) decision No. 5 Malcolm Robinson (Blair Academy, N.J.) 3-1, overtime 145 first: No. 5 Brock Hardy (Box Elder, Utah) pin No. 15 Kendall Coleman (Mt. Carmel, Ill.) 4:57 third: No. 11 Quincy Monday (Carrboro, N.C.) decision Michael North (Wadsworth, Ohio) 3-1, overtime fifth: No. 18 Sam Dover (St. Edward, Ohio) decision Kai Bele (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.) 3-2 seventh: Jake Stiles (Montini Catholic, Ill.) decision No. 3 Mitch Moore (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) 4-2, overtime 152 first: No. 1 David Carr (Massillon Perry, Ohio) decision No. 4 Anthony Artalona (Tampa Prep, Fla.) 8-1 third: No. 3 Will Lewan (Montini Catholic, Ill.) major decision Jake Marsh (Marysville, Ohio) 15-7 fifth: No. 14 Josh Humphreys (Parkersburg South, W.Va.) decision No. 11 Joshua Kim (Santiago Corona, Calif.) 3-0 seventh: No. 15 Jake Silverstein (Hauppauge, N.Y.) decision Joey Sanchez (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) 3-1 160 first: No. 9 Ryan Thomas (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) decision No. 3 Andrew Merola (Blair Academy, N.J.) 1-0 third: No. 12 Erich Byelick (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.) decision No. 17 Jake Hendricks (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) 1-0 fifth: No. 19 Kevon Freeman (Lake Catholic, Ohio) decision Matt Ortiz (Montini Catholic, Ill.) 7-4 seventh: James Limongi (Genoa, Ohio) decision Caleb Wise (Broken Arrow, Okla.) 5-4 170 first: No. 6 Rocky Jordan (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) pin No. 7 Emil Soehnlen (Massillon Perry, Ohio) 5:56 third: No. 4 Julian Ramirez (Blair Academy, N.J.) over Grant Cuomo (Brewster, N.Y.) by injury default fifth: No. 15 Carson Kharchla (Olentangy Liberty, Ohio) major decision No. 5 Emille Shannon (CBC, Mo.) 12-4 seventh: No. 17 Braeden Redlin (Allen, Texas) decision Christian Rodriguez (Selma, Calif.) 3-0 182 first: No. 4 A.J. Ferrari (Allen, Texas) vs. No. 12 Leo Tarantino (Blair Academy, N.J.) third: No. 15 Victor Marcelli (Massillon Jackson, Ohio) vs. Darrien Roberts (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) fifth: No. 9 Trevor Lawson (Olentangy Liberty, Ohio) over No. 2 Ryan Karoly (Blair Academy, N.J.) by injury default seventh: No. 14 Tate Samuelson (Castle View, Colo.) decision Jake Wimmer (McDonogh, Md.) 6-0 195 first: No. 2 Michael Beard (Malvern Prep, Pa.) major decision Jayden Woodruff (Ponderosa, Colo.) 21-9 third: No. 10 Cody Howard (St. Edward, Ohio) decision Gage Braun (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) 12-7 fifth: Peyton Craft (Blair Academy, N.J.) over No. 17 Austin Cooley (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) by injury default seventh: Peter Christenson (Montini Catholic, Ill.) decision Michael Baker (Cincinnati LaSalle, Ohio) 3-0 220 first: No. 4 Braxton Amos (Parkersburg South, W.Va.) vs. No. 12 Ben Goldin (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.) third: Owen Trephan (Blair Academy, N.J.) decision Antonio McCloud (Cincinnati Elder, Ohio) 1-0 fifth: No. 18 Ian Edenfield (Laurel Highlands, Pa.) decision Johnny Shafer (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) 5-3 seventh: Seamus O'Malley (St. Edward, Ohio) decision Brayden Ray (Santiago Corona, Calif.) 7-6 285 first: No. 3 Cohlton Schultz (Ponderosa, Colo.) pin 2:32 P.J. Mustipher (McDonogh, Md.) third: Jordan Earnest (Wadsworth, Ohio) decision Antonio Cutrie (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) 6-0 fifth: vs. Tyler Connolly (Marysville, Ohio) decision Curtis Ruff (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.) 2-1, ultimate tiebreaker seventh: Jacob Cover (Hilliard Darby, Ohio) pin Max Milin (Massillon Perry, Ohio) 1:43

Christmas has come early for the University of Providence men's and women's wrestling programs. On Friday the Montana-based school broke ground on a new wrestling facility for both the Argo and Lady Argo mat programs. It's the first new athletics facility to be built at Providence since the mid-1960s. When completed in May 2018, the new 8,000 square foot building -- valued at $1 million -- will house a large practice room with two regulation-sized mats, four coaches' offices, a fully functional athletic training room, and men's and women's locker rooms. The mat room will have garage-style doors to allow mats or bleachers to be easily moved in or out of the facility for camps or competitions. "Having a new building dedicated to wrestling will give both the men's and women's wrestling programs some of the best facilities of any wrestling program in the NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics), and a distinct recruiting advantage over regional and national rivals," according to the statement issued by University of Providence. The two wrestling coaches are eager to have a new, dedicated facility for the sport right on campus, replacing the off-campus practice facility housed in what had been a bingo hall, which the programs have been forced to use after repeated floods damaged the old wrestling room. "You can recruit, you can talk to your athletes, you can have workouts, the training room is in there, even laundry facilities," women's coach Tony DeAnda told ABC-TV affiliateKULR. "You don't have to leave the building other than to go home." Men's coach Caleb Schaeffer, who's been trying to get a facility for more than a decade, also weighed in on the value of the new wrestling building. "Recruits these days want top-notch facilities," Schaeffer said. "(The new facility is) a stand-alone building for wrestling which shows us how serious we are in the wrestling community and how we're investing our resources into one of the best wrestling teams in the country." University of Providence President Dr. Anthony Aretz echoed that sentiment, saying, "This is an exciting time for the university. This is the first of hopefully many construction projects over the next 10 to 15 years. This building is important. We want to grow enrollment on this campus. One of the ways we are going to do that is leverage athletics. This is going to be the best wrestling practice facility in this area of the country and in the NAIA." The new wrestling building will also be a benefit to other athletic programs at Providence, as it will free up locker room space, office space and the athletic training facility to other sports. While the new building will offer flexibility to host wrestling camps and other events, both the Argos and Lady Argos will continue to use the existing McLaughlin Athletic Center for its home dual meets and tournaments. Moving both teams into their own facility will also free up much-needed locker room space, office space, and more space in the athletic training room in the McLaughlin Center for other teams. The University of Providence is a private Roman Catholic university located in Great Falls, Montana. Formerly known as University of Great Falls until this summer, University of Providence has an enrollment of approximately 1,100 students.

Women's wrestling will be joining the sports roster at Baker University in fall 2018, the Kansas-based school announced this week. Cody Garcia, currently head coach of the men's wrestling team at Baker, will also coach the new women's program. "The opportunity for Coach Garcia to start our women's wrestling program is something we are excited about," said Baker Director of Athletics Nate Houser. "We know he will take his success that he has already garnered for us on and off the mat and mold that same success into both of our programs." Garcia is currently in his third year at the helm of the men's program. During that time, he has coached two NAIA National Champions for the Wildcats. "It is an honor to continue to lead the growth and impact of Baker Wrestling with the addition of the women's program," said Garcia. "As exciting as it is to see the surge of so many programs recently, I am even more encouraged and thankful to see it happening at a school that believes in the vision of the program, recognizes its value, and that understands the resources needed to develop champions. Our purpose, our brand, and the sport shouldn't be limited when the need is there for everyone to benefit from it." The sport of women's wrestling is in emerging sport status within the NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics). It currently isn't recognized as a varsity NAIA sport, as men's wrestling currently stands. With the addition a women's program, Baker University sees significant upsides for the school, and for student-athletes. "Women's wrestling at Baker University will serve as a tremendous opportunity for passionate student-athletes to chase their bold aspirations in an environment that cultivates and strengthens those expectations," said AD Houser. "This program will look to immediately align and match the prestige and standard of success associated with Baker University. We believe we can create an elite training center for high caliber wrestlers and prepare them for success on the mat as they first represent us in Baker orange in hopes of one-day donning the red, white, and blue. More importantly though, we can prepare them for their greater impact beyond the mats as they move on to the next phase in their lives." In addition to a new women's wrestling program, Baker University is adding men's bowling, which adds up to 25 varsity sports available to student-athletes. Baker University is a private, four-year school located in Baldwin City, Kansas. Founded in 1858 as the first university established within Kansas, Baker has an enrollment of approximately 3,100 students.

Day two of the Walsh Jesuit Ironman has started with the quarterfinal and semifinal rounds. The medal matches start at 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Semifinal Results/Notes 106 pounds: No. 7 Ryan Miller (Blair Academy, N.J.) decision Jacob Moon (Oregon Clay, Ohio) 4-3 No. 2 Jacob Decatur (CVCA, Ohio) decision No. 5 Richard Figueroa (Selma, Calif.) 4-3 113: No. 18 Cevion Severado (CBC, Mo.) decision No. 16 Ryan Chauvin (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.) 8-6 No. 3 Trevor Mastrogiovanni (Blair Academy, N.J.) major decision No. 17 Dylan Ragusin (Montini Catholic, Ill.) 8-0 120: No. 4 Michael Colaiocco (Blair Academy, N.J.) decision No. 8 Malik Heinselman (Castle View, Colo.) 7-5, overtime No. 2 Joey Melendez (Montini Catholic, Ill.) decision No. 6 Julian Tagg (Brecksville, Ohio) 6-5 126: No. 9 Malik Johnson (CBC, Mo.) decision No. 7 Beau Bartlett (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) 3-2, tiebreaker No. 12 Jordan Crace (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) decision No. 2 Jordan Decatur (CVCA, Ohio) 2-1, tiebreaker 132: No. 1 Joey Silva (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.) decision No. 5 Jesse Vasquez (Santiago Corona, Calif.) 3-1, overtime No. 3 Real Woods (Montini Catholic, Ill.) decision No. 7 Ryan Anderson (Bethlehem Catholic, Pa.) 1-0 138: No. 9 Jaden Abas (Rancho Bernardo, Calif.) pin Luke Baughman (Wadsworth, Ohio) 1:05 No. 18 J.D. Stickley (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) decision Elan Heard (Cincinnati LaSalle, Ohio) 3-1 145: No. 15 Kendall Coleman (Mt. Carmel, Ill.) decision Kai Bele (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.) 4-2 No. 5 Brock Hardy (Box Elder, Utah) dec. No. 18 Sam Dover (St. Edward, Ohio) 3-2 152: No. 1 David Carr (Massillon Perry, Ohio) decision No. 14 Josh Humphreys (Parkersburg South, W.Va.) 6-1 No. 4 Anthony Artalona (Tampa Prep, Fla.) decision No. 3 Will Lewan (Montini Catholic, Ill.) 7-3 160: No. 3 Andrew Merola (Blair Academy, N.J.) decision No. 17 Jake Hendricks (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) 2-0 No. 9 Ryan Thomas (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) decision No. 12 Erich Byelick (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.) 8-5 170: No. 7 Emil Soehnlen (Massillon Perry, Ohio) decision No. 4 Julian Ramirez (Blair Academy, N.J.) 3-1, overtime No. 6 Rocky Jordan (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) decision No. 5 Emille Shannon (CBC, Mo.) 6-4 182: No. 12 Leo Tarantino (Blair Academy, N.J.) decision No. 2 Ryan Karoly (Malvern Prep, Pa.) 3-1, overtime No. 4 A.J. Ferrari (Allen, Texas) decision No. 9 Trevor Lawson (Olentangy Liberty, Ohio) 2-1, tiebreaker 195: No. 2 Michael Beard (Malvern Prep, Pa.) decision No. 10 Cody Howard (St. Edward, Ohio) 13-6 Jayden Woodruff (Ponderosa, Colo.) major decision Gage Braun (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) 12-3 220: No. 4 Braxton Amos (Parkersburg South, W.Va.) decision Owen Trephan (Blair Academy, N.J.) 2-0 No. 12 Ben Goldin (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.) decision No. 18 Ian Edenfield (Laurel Highlands, Pa.) 4-1 285: P.J. Mustipher (McDonogh, Md.) decision Tyler Connolly (Marysivlle, Ohio) 3-0 No. 3 Cohlton Schultz (Ponderosa, Colo.) decision Jordan Earnest (Wadsworth, Ohio) 5-3 Quarterfinal Notes: 106 pounds: Jacob Moon (Oregon Clay, Ohio) advances to the semifinal with a 13-1 upset blowout of No. 2 Isaac Salas (St. John Bosco, Calif.). That was the top line of the bracket. Also advancing was No. 1 Jacob Decatur (CVCA, Ohio), the tournament's two seed. No. 7 Ryan Miller (Blair Academy, N.J.) wins in overtime 5-3 to face Moon; No. 5 Richard Figueroa (Selma, Calif.) won by major decision to face Decatur in the semis. 113: No. 17 Dylan Ragusin (Montini Catholic, Ill.) upset No. 6 Antonio Lorenzo (St. John Bosco, Calif.) 3-2, he will face No. 3 Trevor Mastrogiovanni (Blair Academy, N.J.) in the lower bracket semi. In the upper bracket, No. 18 Cevion Severado (CBC, Mo.) upsets No. 2 Lucas Byrd (Cincinnati LaSalle, Ohio) 5-2 with two tight takedowns; he faces No. 16 Ryan Chauvin (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.) in the semi. 120: No. 4 Michael Colaiocco (Blair Academy, N.J.) won by a major decision in the lower bracket, the Buccaneers go three-for-three so far in the quarters. He'll face No. 8 Malik Heinselman (Castle View, Colo.), who beat No. 16 Brendon Fenton (Elyria, Ohio) 4-3. No. 6 Julian Tagg (Brecksville, Ohio) outlasted Matt Lackmann (Bethlehem Catholic, Pa.) 4-1 on a late takedown, despite being ridden out in the second period and almost giving up a late third period takedown. He faces No. 2 Joey Melendez (Montini Catholic, Ill.), who turned Matt Cardello (CVCA, Ohio) to win 4-2 in the ultimate tiebreaker. 126: No. 2 Jordan Decatur (CVCA, Ohio) with a decisive victory over Travis Mastorgiovanni (BLair Academy, N.J.) to reach the semis. Advancing also - but in the lower half - was No. 7 Beau Bartlett (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) by pin. No. 12 Jordan Crace (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) beats No. 19 Cleveland Belton (St. John Bosco, Calif.) 5-3 with a very late takedown, advancing to face Decatur. No. 9 Malik Johnson (CBC, Mo.) survives against freshman Ryan Franco (Clovis North, Calif.) 4-3, to face Bartlett. 132: No. 1 Joey Silva (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.) to face No. 5 Jesse Vasquez (St. John Bosco) in the upper bracket semi, a Super 32 finals rematch. Vasquez 8-7 over No. 8 Carson Manville (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.). In the lower bracket, it will be No. 3 Real Woods (Montini Catholic, Ill.) against No. 7 Ryan Anderson (Bethlehem Catholic, Pa.) , who beat No. 12 Josh Saunders (CBC, Mo.) 1-0 on third period rideout. 138: No. 9 Jaden Abas (Rancho Bernardo, Calif.) to face Luke Baughman (Wadsworth, Ohio) in the semi, Baughman off a 4-2 overtime win against No. 15 Fidel Mayora (Montini Catholic, Ill.), his second ranked victory of the tournament. Elan Heard (Cincinnati LaSalle, Ohio) knocks off No. 17 Saul Ervin (Union County, Ky.) 6-4, his second ranked scalp of the tournament; Heard to face No. 18 J.D. Stickley (St. Paris Graham, Ohio), who beat No. 5 Malcolm Robinson (Blair Academy, N.J.) 5-2. 145: No. 3 Mitch Moore (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) lost by defensive fall in a scoreless third period bout to Kai Bele (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.). Bele will face No. 15 Kendall Coleman (Mt. Carmel, Ill.), who beat No. 11 Quincy Monday (Carrboro, N.C.) 4-3 in the tiebraker; Coleman had a very late takedown in regulation to force the overtime. In the lower bracket, No. 18 Sam Dover (St. Edward, Ohio) won by 3-1 overtime decision against freshman Victor Voinovich (Brecksville, Ohio). Dover will face No. 5 Brock Hardy (Box Elder, Utah), who won his quarterfinal 8-1. 152: No. 1 David Carr (Massillon Perry, Ohio) beat Joey Sanchez (St. Paris Graham, Ohio), and is in the semis. Carr will face No. 14 Josh Humphreys (Parkersbug South, W.Va.), who beat No. 11 Josh Kim (Santiago Corona, Calif.) 3-1 in his quarter. In the lower bracket, No. 4 Anthony Artalona (Tampa Prep, Fla.) beat No. 15 Jake Silverstein (Hauppauge, N.Y.) 3-1. Also down low, No. 3 Will Lewan (Montini Catholic, Ill.) to the semis. 160: No. 3 Andrew Merola (Blair Academy, N.J.) pins his way into the semifinal. No. 12 Erich Byelick (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.) survives 4-3 in the tiebreak against Caleb Wise (Broken Arrow, Okla.), and will face No. 9 Ryan Thomas (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) in the semi. No. 17 Jake Hendricks (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) uses a five-point move in first period to beat No. 19 Kevon Freeman (Lake Catholic, Ohio) 6-3, Hendricks vs. Merola in semi. No. 12 Erich Byelick (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.) win 4-3 in tiebreaker to beat Caleb Wise (Broken Arrow, Okla.), faces Thomas in semi. 170: No. 4 Julian Ramirez (Blair Academy, N.J.) with a very late match pin to beat Grant Cuomo (Brewster, N.Y.), now will face No. 7 Emil Soehnlen (Massillon Perry, Ohio), who beat No. 17 Braeden Redlin (Allen, Texas) 3-1 in overtime. In the lower half, No. 6 Rocky Jordan (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) outlasted No. 15 Carson Kharchla (Olentangy Liberty, Ohio) 1-0 on a third period escape; Jordan chose down in third and escaped, Kharchla went neutral in the second. Also advancing was NO. 5 Emille Shannon (CBC, Mo.) by 7-3 decision. 182: No. 2 Ryan Karoly (Malvern Prep, Pa.) won by 17-5 major decision, and will face No. 12 Leo Tarantino (Blair Academy, N.J.), a 6-3 decision winner over No. 15 Victor Marcelli (Massillon Jackson, Ohio). In the lower bracket, The completed lower bracket semi had No. 9 Trevor Lawson (Olentangy Liberty, Ohio) winning by third period rideout over No. 14 Tate Samuelson (Castle View, Colo.) 1-0. 195: Upper bracket semi will have No. 2 Michael Beard (Malvern Prep, Pa.) vs. No. 10 Cody Howard (St. Edward, Ohio), Howard beat No. 17 Austin Cooley (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) 11-9 in an absolute barn burner of a quarterfinal. Gage Braun (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) upset No. 15 (at 220) Zach Marcheselli (Broken Arrow, Okla.) 5-3 in a barn-burner, who will face Jayden Woodruff (Ponderosa, Colo.) in the semi. 220: No. 4 Braxton Amos (Parkersburg South, W.Va.) wins his quarter 3-1, and will face Owen Trephan (Blair Academy, N.J.), who beat Junior freestyle All-American Antonio McCloud (Cincinnati Elder, Ohio) in his quarter. No. 12 Ben Goldin (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.) in the lower semi against No. 18 Ian Edenfield (Laurel Highland, Pa.), who won 6-4. 285: Tyler Connolly (Marysville, Ohio) won by fall, will face Penn State football recruit P.J. Mustipher (McDonogh, Md.) in his semi. Jordan Earnest (Wadsworth, Ohio) wins 2-0, and will face No. 3 Cohlton Schultz (Ponderosa, Colo.) in the semis.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- The Roadrunners wrestling team were looking for an impressive result against well-known opponent, Fresno State, and got just that and then some. CSU Bakersfield cruised past Fresno 30-7, to keep the Bulldogs in their cage at the Save Mart Center "It was a good performance for our team," said Manny Rivera, head coach of CSUB's wrestling team. "I believe this was the best collective outing from all 10 guys thus far. It was a great environment to compete in, the fan support really showed up in Fresno. It was a great day for California wrestling to be able to reignite this rivalry." Starting from 157, Coleman Hammond took a 3-0 advantage over Greg Gaxiola in the beginning of the third period. An escape and a takedown helped the redshirt senior build a lead and a rising time gave him a 4-1 decision. CSUB started lead with 3 points. At 165, Lorenzo De La Riva found himself down to Isaiah Hokit early, but a reversal and a take down in the second period gave him the lead 4-2. The redshirt sophomore ended with a major decision 13-2. Bryan Battisto (174) gained a 3-2 lead early in the third period and added a point with a riding time of 1:06 to give him a 4-2 decision against Dominic Kincaid (FS). Coming out ready to rumble, Dominic Ducharme (184) pinned Angel Solis (FS) in the first period at 1:14 to earn six points for the `Runners. At 197, Matt Williams took an early lead 3-0 but Richie Brandt (FS) tied the match at 3-3 to end the first period. Williams took over in the third period to end with a 7-3 decision. In the heavyweight bout, AJ Nevills (FS) took an early lead with a takedown in the first period and add two more in the last 4 minutes. He went on to earn a 7-1 decision and gave Fresno State its first three points of the night against Mark Penyacsek (CSUB). Two first-period takedowns from Sean Williams (FS) would leave Sergio Mendez (125) down 4-1 but Mendez surged in the final four minutes to give Bakersfield another three points with a decision of 10-4. Adding to his team's big lead, Sean Nickell (133) did not waste any time and added five points with a 15-0 Techfall at 5:12 against Trevor Williams (FS). At 141, Chris Deloza (FS) got two early takedowns but Russell Rolfing took the advantage in first period 5-4. He would add 5 points to end in a 10-5 decision and give Bakersfield another 3 points. Khristian Olivas (FS) took an early lead with a takedown 2-1 in the first period and end the match in the 149 bout with a major decision 10-1 against Kalani Tonge (CSUB). The `Runners (3-4) will face off against Northwestern in San Luis Obispo, Calif. next week on Friday, Dec. 15. Results: 157: Coleman Hammond (CSUB) def. Greg Gaxiola (FS), 4-1 165: Lorenzo De La Riva (CSUB) def. Isaiah Hokit (FS), 13-2 (MD) 174: Bryan Battisto (CSUB) def. Dominic Kincaid (FS), 4-2 184: Dom Ducharme (CSUB) def. Angel Solis (FS), PIN (1:14) 197: Matt Williams (CSU Bakersfield) def. Richie Brandt (FS), 7-3 285: AJ Nevills (FS) def. Mark Penyacsek (CSUB), 7-1 125: Sergio Mendez (CSUB) def. Sean Williams (FS), 10-4 133: Sean Nickell (CSUB) def. Trevor Williams (FS), 15-0 (TF 5:12) 141: Russell Rohlfing (CSUB) def. Chris Deloza (FS), 10-5 149: Khristian Olivas (FS) def. Kalani Tonge (CSUB), 11-1

BROOKINGS, S.D. -- In a back-and-forth dual between nationally ranked teams, 17th-ranked South Dakota State won the final two matches to pull out a 23-16 victory over No. 18 Central Michigan Friday night at Frost Arena. In running their dual win streak to four, the Jackrabbits improved to 4-2 on the season. Central Michigan dropped to 1-2. Heading into the last two matches tied at 16, the Jackrabbits turned to fifth-year seniors Nate Rotert and Alex Macki to lead them to victory. The sixth-ranked wrestler at 197 pounds, Rotert remained unbeaten in duals this season at 5-0 with a convincing 16-5 major decision over Jordan Atienza to give SDSU a 20-16 victory. With Macki needing only to prevent a bonus-point victory by CMU to secure the team dual win, the Jackrabbit heavyweight spotted Matt Stencel a 2-1 lead through the first period. Macki drew even at 3-all through two periods. Stencel scored a takedown early in the third before Macki escaped and later tied the bout at 5 on a stalling call against Stencel. Aided by a boisterous crowd of 1,738, Macki took down a tiring Stencel in the closing seconds for a 7-5 victory. The Jackrabbits took an early 7-0 lead by winning the first two matches. True freshman Connor Brown opened with a 5-3 decision over Drew Hildebrandt at 125 pounds. Top-ranked 133-pounder Seth Gross followed with a 16-2 major decision over Dresden Simon, extending his winning streak in dual matches to 25. SDSU's Henry Pohlmeyer had his upset bid against ninth-ranked Mason Simon came up a point short, 5-4, in the 141-pound match to put the Chippewas on the board. Third-ranked Justin Oliver of CMU tied the match at 7-all with a 10-2 major decision over Colten Carlson. Luke Zilverberg, the 11th-ranked wrestler at 157 pounds, put SDSU ahead 13-7 heading into intermission with a pin of Blake Montrie early in the second period of their match. The Jackrabbit momentum evaporated quickly, however, as Logan Parks countered with a first-period pin of Zach Carlson. In the lone matchup of the dual featuring a pair of ranked wrestlers, ninth-ranked David Kocer of SDSU recorded three second-period takedowns in the second period en route to a 10-5 decision over No. 15 C.J. Brucki. The Chippewas tied the match for the final time at 16 as No. 15 Jordan Ellingwood downed the Jackrabbits' Brady Ayers, 9-4. UP NEXT The Jackrabbits will be off from competition until returning to action Dec. 29-30 at the Ken Kraft Midlands Championships in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. Results: 125: Connor Brown (SDSU) dec. Drew Hildebrandt (CMU), 5-3 133: #1 Seth Gross (SDSU) major dec. Dresden Simon (CMU), 16-2 141: #9 Mason Smith (CMU) dec. Henry Pohlmeyer (SDSU, 5-4 149: Justin Oliver (CMU) major dec. Colten Carlson (SDSU), 10-2 157: #11 Luke Zilverberg (SDSU) def, Blake Montrie (CMU), by fall 3:24 165: Logan Parks (CMU) def. Zach Carlson (SDSU) by fall 0:53 174: #9 David Kocer (SDSU) dec. Christian Brucki (CMU), 10-5 184: #15 Jordan Ellingwood (CMU) dec. Brady Ayers (SDSU), 9-4 197: #6 Nate Rotert (SDSU) major dec. Jordan Atienza (CMU), 16-5 285: Alex Macki (SDSU) dec. Matt Stencel (CMU), 7-5

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Michigan State wrestling came out on top in thrilling fashion, 18-17, for its first dual win of the season against Buffalo on Friday night at Alumni Arena in Buffalo, New York. Both teams scored 17 dual match points, but the Spartans won a tiebreaker against the Bulls with more match points, 63-58, for the tie-breaking team point. "We've had an up and down early part of the season, and I'm happy for the guys," head coach Roger Chandler said. "They can go into Christmas break on a high note, and we talked about that. With a young team, sometimes it's difficult to get everybody on the same page at one time, but by and large I felt that the team stuck together tonight and fought in every single match." Freshman Rayvon Foley started off the match strong for MSU at 125 pounds with his second dual match win of the year. Down 5-1 going into the third period, Foley came back to tie the match 6-6 and force overtime. In sudden victory, Foley recorded a takedown to earn an 8-6 decision. "That's the type of pace that we expect out of our wrestlers, to stay in the match the entire time and his mindset," Chandler said. "There's no doubt that he's a leader at such a young age within our program because that's how we want all of our guys to wrestle." At 141 pounds, redshirt senior Javier Gasca returned to the lineup for his first dual of the year, making a statement with a major decision, 10-1. "Getting Javier Gasca back to himself, watching him getting back to how he attacks and what we expect out of him, what he expects out of himself was great," Chandler said. "Javier is a kid who wants to put points on the board and who is an offensive wrestler. He got back to that tonight and it was good to see. There's no doubt that helped drive the confidence into the rest of the guys." Redshirt freshman Jake Tucker won the first dual match of his career at 157 pounds, winning by a major decision, 13-4. "In order for us to win this dual it came down to most match points combined in all the matches, and we won 63-58. That's what the criteria was, and I think part of that was Jake Tucker and his major decision and Javier (Gasca), because you need to go after bonus points for the team because it affects the team score. That says a lot about (Tucker)," Chandler said. "There's a lot of pressure going out there as a freshman, and trying to figure out all the nerves. That was a big step forward for Jake, because out there in that setting, to be able to come out on top with a major decision, that says a lot about where he's going from there from a maturity standpoint." Redshirt sophomore Logan Ritchie won by decision at 165 pounds, 10-5 and sophomore Drew Hughes took a 4-3 decision to put the score at 17-17, and the tiebreaker was in favor of the Spartans as match points were 63-58. "We knew Buffalo was going to be a very hard-nosed team, and we knew we were going to be in a battle in every single match," Chandler said. "The thing that I was most pleased about was our young guys like Christian Rebottaro, Nick May and even Rayvon Foley. They were losing in matches, but they didn't give up bonus points and they kept competing until the very end. When you see guys competing until the end, even when they're behind, you can work with that and you can see the progress that these guys are making." Up next, the Spartans will compete at the South Beach Duals in Deerfield Beach, Florida, from Dec. 29-30. Bout-By-Bout 125: Rayvon Foley (MSU) dec. Kyle Akins (UB), 8-6 After a slow start, Akins put points on the board first with a takedown. Foley secured an escape, but Akins added another takedown to finish the first period with a 4-1 lead. In the second, Foley gained the riding time advantage but did not add to the score while Akins tallied an escape to take a 5-1 lead into the third period. Foley battled in the third, recording a reversal to cut the lead to 5-3. Akins got another escape, but Foley earned a last-minute takedown to tie the match at 6-all and force overtime. Foley notched a takedown for an 8-6 sudden victory decision. No. 16 Bryan Lantry (UB) major dec. Nathan Ellis (MSU), 16-6 In the first period, it was a battle for control between Ellis and Lantry and the two ended scoreless. In the second period, Lantry jumped out to a 5-1 lead. In the third, Lantry didn't let up, tallying a series of takedowns from which Ellis escaped, but could not come back from. Lantry took the riding time advantage point to earn a 16-6 major decision. 141: No. 18 Javier Gasca (MSU) major dec. Blake Retell (UB), 10-1 Gasca scored five unanswered points until midway through the second period when Retell earned an escape to cut the lead 5-1. Gasca continued to tack on to his lead, adding four more points and securing the riding time point to win by major decision, 10-1. 149: Jason Esteves (UB) dec. Jwan Britton (MSU), 4-3 After a scoreless first period, the matchup proved to be low-scoring with Esteves taking a 1-0 lead from an escape in the second period. Britton took a 2-1 lead with a reversal in the third period, but Esteves got back on top from an escape and a takedown, 4-2. Britton added a late escape to cut the lead to 4-3, but it wasn't enough and Esteves took the decision. 157: Jake Tucker (MSU) major dec. Kobe Garrehy (UB), 13-4 Tucker came out hot with a quick takedown in the first period, and commanded for the remainder of not just the frame but the bout, collecting a takedown, reversal and near-fall and allowing Garrehy only two escapes to finish the first 8-2. In the second period, both Tucker and Garrehy recorded reversals, with Tucker still in the lead, 10-4. Tucker added another three points with a reversal and riding time advantage to pull off a 13-4 major decision. 165: Logan Ritchie (MSU) dec. Derek Holcomb (UB), 10-5 Ritchie started off with two takedowns and Holcomb escaped on both occasions, ending the first with Ritchie in the lead, 4-2. Ritchie added three more points in the second off a takedown and escape, and Holcomb recorded an escape of his own to end at 7-3. Holcomb started the third with an escape, but Ritchie added another two points with a takedown. Holcomb escaped again, but Ritchie held the riding time advantage and took the decision, 10-5. 174: No. 18 Drew Hughes (MSU) dec. Ryan Kromer (UB), 4-3 Scoreless through the first period, Hughes got on the board first with a takedown to finish the second period up 2-0. In the third, things got interesting between the two, and Kromer was awarded a penalty point due to stalling by Hughes. Kromer took a 3-2 lead from a reversal. Hughes had the riding time advantage, and at the very end of the match, Kromer was penalized for locking hands to give Hughes a 4-3 decision. 184: Brett Perry (UB) dec. Shwan Shadaia (MSU), 5-3 In the first period, Shadaia took a 2-1 lead off a takedown though Perry earned an escape point. In the second, Perry took a 4-2 lead from an escape and takedown. Shadaia cut the lead to 4-3 with an escape, but Perry was awarded a penalty point and won by decision, 5-3. 197: Joe Ariola (UB) dec. Nick May, 6-2 Ariola took a two-point lead from a takedown in the first, but May answered with an escape, 2-1. May evened up the score at 2-2 with an escape to start off the second period, but Ariola recorded an escape and takedown, finishing with a 6-2 decision including riding time. No. 20 Jake Gunning (UB) dec. Christian Rebottaro, 8-4 Gunning commanded the first period, tallying a takedown and four points from a near-fall for an early 6-0 lead. In the second period, Rebottaro fought back with an escape and was awarded a penalty point for hand-to-face contact, cutting the lead to 6-2. Gunning earned an escape in the third, and Rebottaro added two points on a reversal, but Gunning finished with an 8-4 decision with riding time. Results: 125: Rayvon Foley (MSU) dec. Kyle Akins (UB), 8-6; MSU leads, 3-0 133: No. 16 Bryan Lantry (UB) major dec. Nathan Ellis (MSU), 16-6; UB leads, 4-3 141: No. 18 Javier Gasca (MSU) major dec. Blake Retell (UB), 10-1; MSU leads, 7-4 149: Jason Estevez (UB) dec. Jwan Britton (MSU), 4-3; Tie, 7-7 157: Jake Tucker (MSU) major dec. Kobe Garrehy (UB), 13-4; MSU leads, 11-7 165: Logan Ritchie (MSU) dec. Derek Holcomb (UB), 10-5; MSU leads, 14-7 174: No. 18 Drew Hughes (MSU) dec. Ryan Kromer (UB), 4-3; MSU leads, 17-7 Point awarded to UB for MSU bench penalty. MSU leads, 17-8 184: Brett Perry (UB) dec. Shwan Shadaia (MSU), 5-3; MSU leads, 17-11 197: Joe Ariola (UB) dec. Nick May (MSU), 6-2; MSU leads, 17-14 285: No. 20 Jake Gunning (UB) dec. Christian Rebottaro (MSU), 8-4; Tie, 17-17

PISCATAWAY, New Jersey -- The University of Iowa wrestling team won six of the final seven bouts to rally past No. 16 Rutgers on Friday night in front of a record 6,754 fans at the Rutgers Athletic Center. The Hawkeyes fell behind 12-0 after losses at 125, 133, and 141, but strung together four straight wins to grab the lead and move on to their 23rd straight Big Ten road win. "We're going to be in the funny farm if we have to keep digging ourselves out of holes," said UI head coach Tom Brands, who rolled out a new lineup that saw fresh faces at 133 and 141. "We know we have good guys at every weight. The thing that is going to make these guys part of this team is, are you going to perform. It's not even about winning. It's about wrestling the entire match. Nothing in life works if you wrestle only part of it." All-Americans Brandon Sorensen and Michael Kemerer chipped into the lead with a decision at 149, and a technical fall at 157. Kemerer piled up six first-period takedowns en route to a 24-8 technical fall. "I like to go out and score," Kemerer said. "That's what fun out there. Going out there and scoring points. It sparked the team too, helped us out." Iowa pulled within a point in the team race when redshirt freshman Alex Marinelli worked an overtime in his Hawkeye debut. Marinelli fell behind 2-0 to U23 World Medalist Richie Lewis, but answered with a takedown in the second period and ended the match on a single-leg takedown with 21 seconds left in the first sudden victory period. The middleweights and heavyweights delivered on the latter parts of the dual. Redshirt freshman Alex Marinelli. "It didn't go quite like I planned," said Marinelli. "I have to get to my attack and extend the leg. He was being a little defensive and I tried to push the pace a little bit, but I'm excited to be on this mat." The next three matches saw three lead changes. Iowa grabbed its first lead with a 5-4 decision from Joey Gunther at 174. Rutgers won a 4-0 decision at 184, and Cash Wilcke set up a winner-take-all heavyweight bout with a commanding 8-3 win at 197. The Hawkeyes led 17-15 when Sam Stoll did as he tends to do. Stoll turned a first-period takedown into a first-period fall, flattening Razohnn Gross in 2:40 to clinch the win. It was Stoll's fifth pin in six matches this season. UP NEXT Iowa returns to the mat Sunday at Maryland. The dual begins at 12 p.m. (CT) at the Xfinity Center. NOTABLES Iowa has won 23 straight conference road duals. Iowa is 4-0 all-time against Rutgers Paul Glynn and Carter Happel made their Big Ten debuts. Alex Marinelli made his Hawkeye and collegiate debut Eighteen of Sam Stoll's 35 career wins have ended in fall. Records: Iowa (6-0, 2-0), Rutgers (3-2, 1-1). Attendance was 6,754 (RAC record) Results: 125 -- #2 Nick Suriano (R) tech. fall Justin Stickley (I), 23-5; 0-5 133 - #13 Scott DelVecchio (R) major dec. Paul Glynn (I), 12-4; 0-9 141 -- #17 Michael Van Brill (R) dec. Carter Happel (I), 3-2; 0-12 149 -- #2 Brandon Sorensen (I) dec. #14 Eleazar DeLuca (R), 4-1; 3-12 157 -- #3 Michael Kemerer (I) tech. fall Brett Donner (R), 24-8; 8-12 165 -- #13 Alex Marinelli (I) dec. #9 Richie Lewis (R), 6-4 SV1; 11-12 174 -- Joey Gunther (I) dec. #19 Jordan Pagano (R), 5-4; 14-12 184 -- #9 Nicholas Gravina (R) dec. Mitch Bowman (I), 4-0; 14-15 197 -- #8 Cash Wilcke (I) dec. Kevin Mulligan (R), 8-3; 17-15 285 -- #6 Sam Stoll (I) pinned Razohnn Gross (R), 2:40; 23-15

LEXINGTON, Va. -- Gardner-Webb got off to a strong start to the Southern Conference wrestling season, taking a 26-16 win over VMI Friday night in both teams' league opener. The Runnin' Bulldogs fell behind after a forfeit at 125 pounds, but rallied quickly. Philip Anderson picked up a 4-1 decision at 133 pounds to cut the margin in half and freshman standout Denton Spencer came alive at 141 pounds - pinning the Keydets' Jacob Mills in just 1:11 to put Gardner-Webb in front for good. Joby Armenta followed with another quick pin at 149 pounds, taking down Michael Hulcher in 1:08 to put the Runnin' Bulldogs up 15-6. Tyler Marinelli picked up a 12-4 major decision at 157 pounds to extend the Gardner-Webb lead to 16-9. VMI picked up a win at 165 pounds to stall the Gardner-Webb run, but Christian Maroni picked up a decision at 174 pounds - and Cole Graves wrestled to a dominant, 21-9, major decision at 184 pounds to wrap up team scoring for the Runnin' Bulldogs. VMI closed the match with decisions at 197 and 285 pounds for the final margin. Gardner-Webb (1-4, 1-0 SoCon) will break for exams before getting back to action at the 2017 Cleveland State Open on Saturday, December 16. Results: 125: Clifton Conway (VMI) wins by forfeit (GWU) 133: Philip Anderson (GWU) dec. Hunter Starner (VMI), 4-1 141: Denton Spencer (GWU) pinned Jacob Mills (VMI), 1:11 149: Joby Armenta (GWU) pinned Michael Hulcher (VMI), 1:08 157: Tyler Marinelli (GWU) maj. dec. Robert DuPont (VMI), 12-4 165: Blake Hohman (VMI) maj. dec. Joshua Walker (GWU), 12-4 174: Christian Maroni (GWU) dec. Cade Kiely (VMI), 6-1 184: Cole Graves (GWU) maj. dec. Jack Scalio (VMI), 21-9 197: Taylor Thomas (VMI) dec. Anthony Perrine (GWU), 4-2 285: Jake Tomlinson (VMI) dec. Jackson Price (GWU), 9-4

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -- After dropping its first two matches of Friday evening's EIWA dual at Drexel (4-1), the Navy wrestling team (3-0) fought back and won seven of the final eight bouts to earn a 22-13 victory in what was the Mids' final match of the 2017 calendar year. Winning for just the second time in five tries at Drexel, Navy now leads the all-time series, 11-5. "Tonight was a good test for the team - a test to see how well it would handle adversity," said fourth-year Navy head coach Joel Sharratt, who fielded a lineup with eight seniors and six of the eight earning wins. "On the heels of traveling to and from the West Coast and final exams looming, these guys performed as a team. "This was a great way to close out 2017 and gives us some great feedback in regards to where our guys are at. Physically, these guys held there own, but we had too many tactical and mental mistakes that will need to be addressed in the coming weeks." Drexel opened the dual looking as though it might control the match, as the Dragons jumped out to a 9-0 lead behind Zack Fuentes' win by fall over Navy senior Brant Leadbeter (Owings, Md.) and sixth-ranked Austn DeSanto's 13-6 victory over rookie Cody Trybus (Elkton, Md.). Navy kept its composure and a dominating performance by junior 141-pound Nicholas Gil (Crystal Lake, Ill.) helped spark wins over the next six matches to give the Mids a 19-9 lead. Gil, who has been sensational this winter, claimed his 60th collegiate victory and improved to 14-2 on the year by way of a 12-3 major decision over redshirt freshman Julian Flores. Senior team captain Corey Wilding (Pittsburgh, Pa.) trimmed the deficit to two (9-7) after picking up a 14-11 victory over rookie 149-pound Trevor Elfvin in one of the most entertaining matches of the evening. Wilding held a 2-1 lead following the opening period and despite plenty of action in the second, he carried over just a one-point advantage (7-6) going into the final stanza. "Wilding overcame a bit of adversity in his match and that's what Navy wrestling is built upon," added Sharratt. "He was controlling his match and staying aggressive in his quest for a major decision and a little error in position put him on his back. He fought with conviction and, in will alone, he got off his back. He never conceded and battled line to line, whistle to whistle and ultimately found a way to win. This young man has real grit." Elfvin got a quick escape to start the period before he bulldozed Wilding to the mat and secured back points to go along with his takedown to go up, 11-7. Wilding, though, would not only get the reversal, he was able to secure four points for a near fall and established riding time to win the match, 14-11. Navy took its first lead in the match, one it would not relinquish, when senior 157-pound Zack Davis (Granger, Ind.) dealt freshman Evan Barczak a 10-4 loss. Davis dominated the match from the opening whistle before giving up the reversal in the third period and back points before recovering and getting out of the clutches of Barczak. The win marked the 88th of his career as he continues to zero in on joining the Mids' 100-win club. After missing the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, senior 165-pound Drew Daniels (Overland Park, Kan.) returned to the lineup where he put his undefeated record on the line. Daniels led Drexel redshirt sophomore Ebed Jarrell, 1-0, heading into the final period. Jarrell was able to knot the match with an escape at the beginning of the period before Daniels scored the match-winning takedown with roughly a minute to go in the match. Jarrell would eventually trim Daniels' lead to one, but Daniels would improve to 11-0 on the year with the 3-2 victory. Eighth-ranked Jadaen Bernstein (Sr. / Glen Gardner, N.J.) and his Drexel foe Austin Rose went scoreless for the first five minutes of action at 174 pounds and featured Bernstein riding Rose out the entire two-minute second period. Bernstein pushed ahead with an escape just 15 seconds into the third period before securing the win with a takedown and tacking on another point for riding time. Bernstein now stands tied for 13th alongside Aaron Kalil (2009-12) on the Mids' all-time win list with 101. He is just one win shy of tying Luke Rebertus (2009-12) for 12th. Taking a 6-2 victory over Drexel senior Joshua Murphy was 17th-ranked 184-pound Michael Coleman (Sr. / Hudson, Ohio) who had already built 2:43 in riding time after the first period and 3:25 after two periods of action. Coleman surrendered just a pair of escapes as he cruised to his 13th win of the season. Drexel finally got back on the scoreboard when 20th-ranked Stephen Loiseau was able to pick up an 11-2 victory over 197-pound Steban Cervantes (Sr. / Poway, Calif.). Following a scoreless opening period, Cervantes fell victim to an injury that would stop the match for a handful of minutes before he was able to return to action. Cervantes was able to finish the match, but was clearly not at full strength. "Our lineup is very strong from 165-197, but we can't let our opponents keep matches close," Sharratt pointed out. "Daniels is a very talented athlete who is going to find his groove and I'm confident he will score a lot of points when he does. "Bernstein got off to a strong start, but just let some easy points get away from him. He is a workhorse, though, and tonight's match will provide the motivation to make some adjustments to capitalize and score more team points. Winning is not enough. "Coleman found himself in a bit of a battle, but he is so dominant when he wants to be. He was always in control, but, again, we need more team points on the board from him. "After sustaining a little scare, I was very happy the way Cervantes regained his composure and finished his match." Navy capped the evening with a 3-2 win by senior heavyweight Austin Faunce (Lake Oswego, Ore.) over Drexel rookie Sean O'Malley. Faunce broke into the scoring column early in the second period with an escape and pushed his lead to 3-0 by the end of the period. O'Malley, meanwhile, earned a point for an escape to open the final period before gaining another point for stalling. Faunce, however, was able to weather the storm, as he now stands 4-0 all-time in dual action. "Austin (Faunce) is turning into a strong and agile heavyweight," added Sharratt. "It's great to be closing out matches with a win at 285!" The Midshipmen will step away from the competition mat for the remainder of the month before gearing up to take part in the Southern Scuffle held in Chattanooga, Tenn. on Jan. 1-2. Results: 125: Zack Fuentes (D) WBF Brant Leadbeter (Navy), 4:05 133: No. 6 Austin DeSanto (D) DEC Cody Trybus (Navy), 13-6 141: Nicholas Gil (Navy) MAJ Julian Flores (D), 12-3 149: Corey Wilding (Navy) DEC Trevor Elfvin (D), 14-11 157: Zack Davis (Navy) DEC Evan Barczak (D), 10-4 165: Drew Daniels (Navy) DEC Ebed Jarrell (D), 3-2 174: No. 8 Jadaen Bernstein (Navy)­ DEC Austin Rose (D), 4-0 184: No. 17 Michael Coleman (Navy) DEC Joshua Murphy (D), 6-2 197: No. 20 Stephen Loiseau (DU) MAJ Steban Cervantes (Navy), 11-2 285: Austin Faunce (Navy) DEC Sean O'Malley (D), 3-2

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Eastern Michigan University wrestling team capped the 2017 calendar year dual schedule with a 29-13 win over Cleveland State University Friday night, Dec. 8, at Woodling Gym. The Eagles moved to 4-3 on the season with the third straight win over the Vikings (1-5). EMU won seven out of ten bouts, including the final five, to run away with the victory. Three bonus point wins aided the 16-point margin, including pins from redshirt senior Kyle Springer(New Boston, Mich.-Davenport Assumption (Indiana)) and redshirt junior Kayne MacCallum (Green Oaks, Ill.-Libertyville), as well as a technical fall from redshirt junior Armando Torres (Lorain, Ohio-Elyria) in front of his hometown crowd. It was Springer's third pin on the year, while MacCallum and Torres picked up their first pin and tech fall of the season, respectively. The dual started at 149 lbs. with Springer, who notched two first period takedowns to take an early lead. In the second, he gave up a near fall, but escaped and tallied a takedown to extend the lead into the third. He came out firing in the third, and worked the pin, his third of the season and first in dual action, to make it 6-0 early. CSU responded with a decision at 157 lbs. that was decided by a third period takedown to make it 6-3. At 165 lbs., No. 20 nationally ranked redshirt sophomore Zac Carson (Akron, Ohio-Lake)had a 0-0 deadlock after one, but, after some scrambles in the second, led 3-0 into the third. The heavy action continued in the third, but Carson held off his opponent, securing the 7-5 decision and extending the EMU lead back to six, 9-3. The Vikings evened the team score at 174 lbs., as a first period pin tied the score at nine. CSU took its first lead of the night at the midway point with a major decision at 184 lbs., making it 13-9 with five matches to wrestle. MacCallum, wrestling up at 197 lbs. for the first time in his EMU career, got a takedown and strong ride out to lead 2-0 after one. He only needed two periods though, as he notched a pin in the second to give Eastern the lead back, 15-13 going into heavyweight. No. 17 nationally ranked redshirt senior Gage Hutchison (Buchanan, Mich.-Buchanan) grinded through his match, getting an escape and riding time to win 2-0, extending the advantage to 18-13. Going back to the top, redshirt freshman Tomas Gutierrez (Arvada, Colo.-Pomona) got an escape and takedown to lead 3-2 after one. The high-scoring continued in the second, but Gutierrez still led, 7-4, into the third. He capped off the match with three more points to secure the solid 10-4 decision, pushing the Eagles' lead to eight, 21-13, with two more matches left. At 133 lbs., Torres went to work in the first, racking up eight points to lead big after one. A reversal in the second made it 10-0 into the third, as Torres looked to lock in the bonus points. He did just that, getting six more in the third to get the technical fall, 16-0, and the secure the dual win with one match to wrestle. In the final bout, redshirt sophomore Sa'Derian Perry (Lakeland, Fla.-Lake Gibson) trailed 2-0 after one, but battled back to lead 4-3 into the third. He fended off some shots, and got a last-minute takedown in the third to take the match, 6-3, sealing the EMU dual victory, 29-13. The Eagles are now done with dual action in the 2017 calendar year, but have one more premier event with The Midlands Tournament coming up in a few weeks. The two-day tournament runs Dec. 29-30 in Evanston, Ill. Results: 149: Kyle Springer (EMU) over Ryan Ford (CSU) (Pin 5:37) 157: Ryan Montgomery (CSU) over J.J. Wolfe (EMU) (Dec 5-3) 165: No. 20 Zac Carson (EMU) over Georgio Poullas (CSU) (Dec 7-5) 174: Gabe Stark (CSU) over Andrew McNally (EMU) (Pin 2:01) 184: No. 19 Nick Corba (CSU) over Jared Leidich (EMU) (MD 11-0) 197: Kayne MacCallum (EMU) over John Kelbly (CSU) (Pin 4:28) HWT: No. 17 Gage Hutchison (EMU) over Collin Kelly (CSU) (Dec 2-0) 125: Tomas Gutierrez (EMU) over John Martin (CSU) (Dec 10-4) 133: Armando Torres (EMU) over Andrew Coghill (CSU) (TF 16-0) 141: Sa'Derian Perry (EMU) over Evan Cheek (CSU) (Dec 6-3)

We all see the ads featuring top amateur wrestlers promoting their particular brand of must-have wrestling shoes. Sadly, not everyone who wants to wrestle can afford the latest and greatest in mat footwear ... which can be a barrier to some would-be wrestlers from even participating in the sport. Enter Joey Butler and his parents Joe and Alyson Butler, and their organization, Wrestle in my Shoes, which provides gently-used wrestling shoes and other gear to athletes who otherwise could not afford these basics. Meet the Butlers Joey Butler is a New Jersey high school freshman wrestler who has earned a number of honors in his young career, including being a three-time New Jersey state Greco-Roman champ, two-time New Jersey state freestyle champ, and 2017 Maccabi Games national champion. Joey ButlerHe first stepped onto the mat at age 6. "We weren't sure if he would like it, but he fell in love with it from Day One," his father Joe told InterMat. "Fast forward a few years. When Joey was 10, he saw four or five kids share one pair of shoes at a wrestling event." "It was something we talked about on the way home," Joe Butler continued. "He got the idea of donating his old wrestling shoes." "A few weeks later, he brought up 'the shoe thing' again. Thought about how to expand things further, to provide more shoes to wrestlers in need. Came up with the name 'Wrestle in my Shoes.' Built a website." The 411 on Wrestle in my Shoes Here's how the official website describes the organization: "Wrestle in my Shoes is a non-profit focused on breaking down the economic barriers that prevent children of low-income families from participating in wrestling due to a lack of basic equipment, by collecting and distributing equipment to kids in need ... "Wrestle in my Shoes has changed the dynamic in how wrestlers and clubs can acquire the basic equipment to compete. Instead of throwing shoes away or throwing them in the back of a closet, Wrestle in my Shoes does the following: Establishes collection points across the country for the collection of shoes and other equipment We then work with our partner who cleans and sanitizes the shoes for future use The equipment is cataloged and sorted Wrestle in my Shoes ships the equipment to the clubs or wrestlers in need... free of charge!" Right from the start, Wrestle in my Shoes was off and running. "He (Joey) was wrestling at a club at Rutgers (University)," according to Joe Butler. "He started with a donation of 25 pairs of shoes from Rutgers wrestlers." "Then the Iron Horse Club donated 40 pairs of shoes, along with singlets and headgear." The website offered wrestlers needing shoes and other basic equipment the convenience of being able to apply online. "Our first applicant was an Illinois high school heavyweight," Joe Butler said. "His dad was in prison, he was living with his grandmother." The elder Butler has also mentioned the story of another wrestler with similarly challenging circumstances, forced to wear beat-up shoes held together with tape. "Every story was more heartbreaking than the one before it. You wanted to do what you could to help." Wrestle in my Shoes is growing tremendously ... Wrestle in my Shoes has all the attributes of a well-established charitable organization, including 501(3) c status. And it continues to grow from the simple concept that originated from a young wrestler who saw a need ... and came up with an ingenious way to fill it. "We've made about $200,000 worth of donations in the past four years," according to Joe Butler. (That includes more than 2,000 pairs of shoes, and approximately $30,000 worth of wrestling mats.) Wrestle in my Shoes has launched its own clothing line to help raise funds to cover shipping and handling costs. The proceeds from sales of that clothing means there's no cost for recipients or for those who donate equipment. That's more important than ever, now that Wrestle in my Shoes has made donations to wrestlers outside the U.S., including Mexico, Spain, and Bulgaria. In addition, Wrestle in my Shoes is now able to purchase new shoes to fill specific size requirements that have not been met through shoe donations. Wrestle in my Shoes now has big-name wrestlers to help get the word out about the organization, including Jordan Burroughs, Jake Herbert, and Frank Molinaro ... as well as the women's national team. Joey Butler with Jake HerbertJake Herbert weighed in on Wrestle in my Shoes and what his participation means to him. "Joe Butler is a special kind of person," the two-time NCAA champ for Northwestern and 2012 Olympian told InterMat. "His organization is all about helping others, giving those who wouldn't normally have a chance to wrestle, have that opportunity to participate." "Everyone remembers his/her first pair of wrestling shoes," Herbert continued. "It's a gift that can change your life. The world needs more Joe Butlers. I am happy to support him and Wrestle in my Shoes." Another sign of growth: Wrestle in my Shoes has just formed an advisory council which includes Cory Cooperman, Joey's advisor/coach, who also serves on the advisory panel at adidas. ... yet is still very much a family affair Despite Wrestle in my Shoes' tremendous growth, it's still very much a home-grown operation, run out of the Butler family garage, where gently-used items are processed and kept before being matched with donors. "It's nice to see a kid (son Joey) see a need and figure out a way to solve it," said Joe Butler. "It's still very much a family affair." "There are people who need shoes. There are wrestlers who go through shoes quickly through the normal growing process." Big-time recognition Wrestle in my Shoes has earned some serious recognition in the past couple years -- including an interview with Jason Bryant for his Short Time wrestling podcast -- which will only help their efforts to help grow wrestling, especially among young people who may not have the financial resources to purchase new shoes. This summer, WABC-TV in New York City aired a news story about the organization, with a focus on Joey Butler, the young man who came up with the idea nearly a half-decade ago. Joey told ABC's Laura Behnke, "I love the sport. The physicality, just being independent." Joe and Alyson Butler appreciate the positive aspects their son Joey has gained from his participation in Wrestle in my Shoes. "He's learning to give back to other people," said Joe Butler. "The sport has really given him so much." Earlier this month, the Butlers and their Wrestle in my Shoes program gained recognition at the 2017 NWCA All-Star Classic, held in early November at Princeton University in their home state of New Jersey. At this year's All-Stars, the Princeton chapter of the Wrestlers in Business Network decided to present special awards to deserving individuals involved in wrestling called the WrestleBack awards. This honor was designed to honor wrestlers who had wrestled back from adversity, or given back to the community. When Alyson Butler learned of the WrestleBack awards, she immediately decided to nominate her son Joey for the "giving back" category. Joey Butler was presented the award at the All-Star event. In addition, the young man whose idea became Wrestle in my Shoes received two banners he can use to help promote Wrestle in my Shoes, courtesy of Matt Roeloff of Crown Trophies, who is on the board of directors of Wrestlers in Business Network's Princeton chapter. Big-time needs, big-time dreams Joey Butler is in his freshman year, concentrating on his studies and the wrestling season. But he -- along with his parents Joe and Alyson -- continue to devote considerable time and energy in bringing much-needed wrestling shoes and other basic gear to wrestlers in need through their Wrestle in my Shoes venture. That said, Joey Butler continues to aim high. "My goal is to become an NCAA champion and an Olympic champion," he told WABC-TV.

Photo/Sam Janicki Wrestling at the Walsh Jesuit Ironman in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio started at 1 p.m. ET on Friday afternoon. The most notable early development was Seth Nevills (Clovis, Calif.) -- ranked No. 2 in the country at 285 -- not being able to compete due to a skin check.issue. Team scores through the first session. 1. No. 1 Blair Academy, NJ 97.5 (11 quarters/2 consolation) 2. No. 5 Graham HS, OH 80.0 (8/2) (tie) No. 4 Montini Catholic, IL 80.0 (8/4) 4. No. 9 St. Edward, OH 77.5 (4/8) 5. No. 2 Wyoming Seminary, PA 76.5 (5/5) 6. No. 8 Lake Highland Prep School, FL 58.5 (5/2) 7. No. 17 La Salle, OH 53.5 (2/5) 8. No. 13 Bethlehem Catholic, PA 49.0 (2/5) 9. No. 24 Christian Brothers College, MO 45.5 (4/2) 10. No. 7 Malvern Prep, PA 44.0 (2/2) Other nationally ranked teams: 15. No.44 St. John Bosco, CA 35.0 (4/1) 16. No. 18 Allen, TX 34.0 (2/2) 18. No. 22 Broken Arrow, OK 32.0 (3/1) (tie) Selma, CA 32.0 (1/4) 20. No. 43 Massillon Perry, OH 30.5 (3/0) 21. No. 12 Clovis, CA 30.0 (1/4) 25. No. 38 Elyria, OH 28.0 (2/1) 26. No. 16 Brecksville, OH 26.0 (2/1) 32. No. 33 Wadsworth, OH 21.5 (2/2) 34. No. 42 Pomona, CO 20.0 (0/2) Below are the quarterfinal pairings. 106 pounds: No. 2 Isaac Salas (St. John Bosco, Calif.) vs. Jacob Moon (Oregon Clay, Ohio) Diego Sotelo (Marmion Academy, Ill.) vs. No. 7 Ryan Miller (Blair Academy, N.J.) No. 5 Richard Figueroa (Selma, Calif.) vs. Nain Vazquez (Montini Catholic, Ill.) Colton Drousias (Mt. Carmel, Ill.) vs. No. 1 Jacob Decatur (CVCA, Ohio) 113 pounds: No. 2 Lucas Byrd (Cincinnati LaSalle, Ohio) vs. No. 18 Cevion Severado (Christian Brothers College, Mo.) No. 11 Dylan Shawver (Elyria, Ohio) vs. No. 16 Ryan Chauvin (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.) No. 3 Trevor Mastrogiovanni (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. Giano Petrucelli (Clovis, Calif.) No. 17 Dylan Ragusin (Montini Catholic, Ill.) vs. No. 6 Antonio Lorenzo (St. John Bosco, Calif.) 120 pounds: No. 2 Joey Melendez (Montini Catholic, Ill.) vs. Matthew Cardello (CVCA, Ohio) Matt Lackman (Bethlehem Catholic, Pa.) vs. No. 6 Julian Tagg (Brecksville, Ohio) No. 8 Malik Heinselman (Castle View, Colo.) vs. No. 16 Brendon Fenton (Elyria, Ohio) Logan Heil (Brunswick, Ohio) vs. No. 4 Michael Colaiocco (Blair Academy, N.J.) 126 pounds: No. 2 Jordan Decatur (CVCA, Ohio) vs. Travis Mastrogiovanni (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. No. 12 Jordan Crace (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) vs. No. 19 Cleveland Belton (St. John Bosco, Calif.) No. 9 Malik Johnson (Christian Brothers College, Mo.) vs. Ryan Franco (Clovis North, Calif.) Peyton Hall (Oak Glen, W.Va.) vs. No. 7 Beau Bartlett (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) 132 pounds: No. 1 Joey Silva (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.) vs. Mike Madara (Blair Academy, N.J.) No. 8 Carson Manville (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) vs. No. 5 Jesse Vasquez (Santiago Corona, Calif.) No. 7 Ryan Anderson (Bethlehem Catholic, Pa.) vs. No. 12 Joshua Saunders (Christian Brothers College Matt Kazimir (St. Edward, Ohio) vs. No. 3 Real Woods (Montini Catholic, Ill.) 138 pounds: No. 9 Jaden Abas (Rancho Bernardo, Calif.) vs. Bryce Andonian (St. Edward, Ohio) No. 15 Fidel Mayora (Montini Catholic, Ill.) vs. Luke Baughman (Wadsworth, Ohio) Elan Heard (Cincinnati LaSalle, Ohio) vs. No. 17 Saul Ervin (Union County, Ky.) No. 18 J.D. Stickley (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) vs. No. 5 Malcolm Robinson (Blair Academy, N.J.) 145 pounds: No. 3 Mitch Moore (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) vs. Kai Bele (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.) No. 15 Kendall Coleman (Mt. Carmel, Ill.) vs. No. 11 Quincy Monday (Carrboro, N.C.) Victor Voinovich (Brecksville, Ohio) vs. No. 18 Sam Dover (St. Edward, Ohio) Sandro Ramirez (Wauseon, Ohio) vs. No. 5 Brock Hardy (Box Elder, Utah) 152 pounds: No. 1 David Carr (Massillon Perry, Ohio) vs. Joey Sanchez (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) No. 14 Josh Humphreys (Parkersburg South, W.Va.) vs. No. 11 Joshua Kim (Santiago Corona, Calif.) No. 4 Anthony Artalona (Tampa Prep, Fla.) vs. No. 15 Jake Silverstein (Hauppauge, N.Y.) Jake Marsh (Marysville, Ohio) vs. No. 3 Will Lewan (Montini Catholic, Ill.) 160 pounds: No. 3 Andrew Merola (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. James Limongi (Genoa, Ohio) No. 19 Kevon Freeman (Lake Catholic, Ohio) vs. No. 17 Jake Hendricks (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) No. 12 Erich Byelick (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.) vs. Caleb Wise (Broken Arrow, Okla.) Matt Ortiz (Montini Catholic, Ill.) vs. No. 9 Ryan Thomas (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) 170 pounds: No. 4 Julian Ramirez (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. Grant Cuomo (Brewster, N.Y.) No. 17 Braeden Redlin (Allen, Texas) vs. No. 7 Emil Soehnlen (Massillon Perry, Ohio) No. 6 Rocky Jordan (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) vs. No. 15 Carson Kharchla (Olentangy Liberty, Ohio) Jacob Lagoa (Ashtabula St. John, Ohio) vs. No. 5 Emille Shannon (Christian Brothers College, Mo.) 182 pounds: No. 2 Ryan Karoly (Malvern Prep, Pa.) vs. Gavin Potter (Broken Arrow, Okla.) No. 15 Victor Marcelli (Massillon Jackson, Ohio) vs. No. 12 Leo Tarantino (Blair Academy, N.J.) No. 9 Trevor Lawson (Olentangy Liberty, Ohio) vs. No. 14 Tate Samuelson (Castle View, Colo.) Darrien Roberts (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) vs. No. 4 A.J. Ferrari (Allen, Texas) 195 pounds: No. 2 Michael Beard (Malvern Prep, Pa.) vs. Peter Christenson (Montini Catholic, Ill.) No. 17 Austin Cooley (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) vs. No. 10 Cody Howard (St. Edward, Ohio) No. 15 (at 220) Zach Marcheselli (Broken Arrow, Okla.) vs. Gage Braun (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) Jayden Wooruff (Ponderosa, Colo.) vs. Peyton Craft (Blair Academy, N.J.) 220 pounds: No. 4 Braxton Amos (Parkersburg South, W.Va.) vs. Brayden Ray (Santiago Corona, Calif.) Owen Trephan (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. Antonio McCloud (Cincinnati Elder, Ohio) No. 18 Ian Edenfield (Laurel Highlands, Pa.) vs. Johnny Shaffer (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) David Aranda (St. John Bosco, Calif.) vs. No. 12 Ben Goldin (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.) 285 pounds: Max Millin (Massillon Perry, Ohio) vs. Tyler Connolly (Marysville, Ohio) Alec Moore-Nash (Cincinnati Elder, Ohio) vs. P.J. Mustipher (McDonogh, Md.) Jordan Earnest (Wadsworth, Ohio) vs. Louden Haga (Parkersburg South, W.Va.) Jacob Cover (Hilliard Darby, Ohio) vs. No. 3 Cohlton Schultz (Ponderosa, Colo.)

Amateur wrestling returns to New York's Madison Square Garden this weekend as the sixth annual Grapple at the Garden this Sunday, Dec. 10. This year's edition of this holiday classic -- now a much-anticipated annual staple on the wrestling calendar -- will feature matchups of some of the top college programs in the East, along with a unique all-star exhibition dual meet featuring top high school wrestlers from Long Island and New Jersey, and a special youth wrestling clinic conducted by 2016 World champion Logan Stieber. Colleges which will be participating at the Garden -- site of the 2016 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships -- include Division I programs Virginia Tech, Princeton, Hofstra, and George Mason University ... LIU Post from Division II ... and, representing Division III, Johns Hopkins, New York University, Wilkes University, and Stevens Institute of Technology. In addition to these nine top-ranked collegiate wrestling programs, Grapple at the Garden will feature top high school wrestlers from the Long Island All-Stars and New Jersey's APEX Wrestling. Among the college stars of tomorrow that will be taking to the mat at "the world's most famous arena" include Jacori Teemer (who will be wrestling at Arizona State) and Penn State commit Adam Busiello for the Long Island squad ... while APEX Wrestling will be led by 2017 Pan-Am Champion and three-time New Jersey State placer Mike O'Malley. In addition to top-flight college and high school wrestling action, the 2017 edition of Grapple at the Garden kicks off with Logan Stieber's youth wrestling clinic, open to all with V.I.P tickets ($56) and GA2 tickets ($41). Stieber will share his vast on-the-mat experience gained as a four-time Ohio high school state champion, four-time NCAA titlewinner for Ohio State, and 2016 World freestyle champ at 134 pounds. The full day of wrestling on December 10 will begin at 8:45 a.m. with Logan Stieber's Youth Clinic, followed by NYU vs. Johns Hopkins at 9:30 a.m. The day continues with the high school unattached all-star dual meet between Long Island and New Jersey at 11:15 a.m. Collegiate competition continues with Stevens vs. Wilkes at 1:00 p.m. and LIU Post vs. Wilkes at 2:45 p.m. concluding the Division II and III action on the day. Princeton vs. Virginia Tech will take place at 4:30 p.m. with Hofstra and George Mason closing out the action at 6:15 p.m. Tickets, priced at $26.00 and $41.00 -- with V.I.P. tickets at $56.00 -- are currently on sale and can be purchased online at www.MSG.com, all Ticketmaster locations and the Madison Square Garden box office.