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Last Thursday I was honored to be awarded my jiu-jitsu black belt by professor Marcelo Garcia. The belt was significant for many reasons. As you can imagine it was validating to have someone of Marcelo's stature (five-time world champion, four-time ADCC champion) recognize my work in the sport, and it was a great moment to sit back and reflect on why I chose to take the journey in jiu-jitsu. My friend and former teammate Will Durkee introduced me to the sport in 2010. By 2011 I was attending classes in Chicago, sometimes as often as twice a day. I had missed on-the-mat lessons and the awkward comradery of a wrestling room (wrestlers are odd, but jiu-jitsu guys are next level). Like wrestling, the physical nature of the sport helped break up the day's writing, cleared my head for socializing at night, and gave me the workshop necessary to stay in touch with the physical side of the sports I covered at the time, wrestling and MMA. Where jiu-jitsu diverged was that it didn't often reward brute strength over technique, superior timing or micro and macro problem solving. Yes, you could be a goon and slam some 40-year-old banker into the ground, but that only works a few times before you're the one being choked unconscious from a guillotine. The thinking in jiu-jitsu is that of chess, where checkmates aren't dreamed up one move prior to execution, but 5, 6, or even 10 moves in advance. Stringing together a catalog in real time, with errors facing severe and immediate consequence, helped me focus more on finding techniques and philosophies that were most beneficial. That's not to say I was not, or am not, a goon. I'm just not as big of a goon as I was six years ago. I still find myself in wrestling positions more than scooting on my butt, but that's a style choice necessary for survival. A tiger is cunning, but it never plays dead. I joined Marcelo's as a brown belt two and a half years ago and have made some important improvements, but every training is intense and almost every day some 220-pound Brazilian gorilla is ripping off my lower leg, or some never-tire 140-pound spider monkey spends six minutes on my back. The sport is humbling and has re-instilled in me a respect for executing anything you do with purpose, and focusing on education rather than being distracted by the odd submission, or sweep. The more brittle my bones become the more I'm realizing that being in that room is as necessary for my wrestling work as watching YouTube videos of obscure Russian freestyle tournaments. Understanding the mentality of high level jiu-jitsu competitors has given me a new pathway into examining the motivation behind some of the world's top wrestlers and their approach to competition. Take for example Kyle Snyder. He has a mentality resembling more jiu-jitsu than the traditional American wrestler outlooks of strength-on-strength and sprint-to-the-hallway in victory and defeat. While Snyder is an absolute savage and physical specimen winning matches in part because of his superior conditioning, the Olympic champion's edge really comes from a mentality that values his own ideas of perfection, more than it does wins and losses. Snyder has been beat, but each time he falters he only gets stronger. Nobody has beaten him twice. Keeping off tilt after a loss is difficult, doing that while also facing down a crowded field of Eastern Europeans is mind-bending. And yet despite the pressure Snyder has told me in interview after interview that he's unaffected by losing because that's not the best barometer of his gains. Losing a match but wrestling really well could mean more to him than winning but being off his timing. Jiu-jitsu has lifelong practitioners enjoy a similar mindset. Losing is so commonplace that pride becomes nothing but a dead weight. I'm just a hobbyist, but in sharing space with some of the top names in the sport I have the unique opportunity to converse about these topics with both wrestlers and jiu-jitsu fighters. That, along with the mental exercise it takes to advance in the sport has made this journey to black belt one of the most fulfilling of my life. If you've been thinking about joining a jiu-jitsu gym you really just need to do it. Find the gym that suits your needs (location, cost, coaching), research their culture, and then jump in. It's OK to get submitted, it's common to get swept, held down, and beat up a bit. You'll get in better shape, you'll learn more about yourself every day and if you're lucky you'll catch the bug and spend sleepless nights on YouTube researching new moves of watching highlight films of guys like Marcelo. So, good luck to anyone who's just starting out and I hope that those guys already in the middle belts stick with the sport. Working towards a black belt has been fulfilling, but I'm excited to begin the next part of my journey on the mats and see what else I can learn about grappling techniques, my ability to stay involved on the mats, and what combat sports means to men and women around the world. Ossssss. To your questions … Austin DeSanto has a 12-3 record and is ranked No. 6 at 133 pounds (Photo/Juan Garcia) Q: Have you watched any of Austin DeSanto's matches this season? If so, thoughts? He hammered Stevan Micic of Michigan in Las Vegas. I could see him really helping to elevate the Drexel wrestling program. Props to Matt Azevedo and staff for landing him. -- Mike C. Foley: Coach Azevedo did a wonderful job recruiting Austin DeSanto. I met Austin at the BTS New York event earlier this year and found him well-composed, fiery and anxious to compete. The success he is having on the mat right now will only become more common and as he elevates the notoriety of the Drexel program they will attract even more local talent. Q: With the recent news of the Russian Federation being banned from the 2018 Winter Olympics, what are the odds that Russian wrestlers will be banned in 2020? -- Rocco L. Foley: As far as I know there is no reason to think this scandal -- as it sits now -- affects the Russian wrestling team. More information may become available, which could change that approach, but their wrestlers are no longer being tested in Russian labs (none are certified) and they have a combination of in and out of competition testing to face this year and next. Again, I don't know what is true and what isn't, but I can plainly see that it looks bad for Russia to have their NOC suspended from the Winter Olympics. The fallout could be anything. We'll just have to see what happens these next six months. Q: Love reading your support for the U.S. national teams (freestyle, Greco-Roman, and women's wrestling) but don't you think there should be more coverage on the Women's World Cup from U.S. wrestling sites like InterMat? Also, if you're on Instagram and not following @vickivortex (your recommendation), you're missing out. Best USA Wrestling personality on Instagram, by far. -- Dylan M. Foley: Coverage of the Women's Wrestling World Cup is important, and I'm sure that everyone will take your note into consideration. I was live for the event and it was really difficult to follow if only because of the time difference. Sometimes just waking up is the most brutal part of international wrestling! Totally correct about Victoria Anthony and her Instagram! I asked her to take over the UWW account during Beat the Streets LA and people thought she was hysterical and informative. Yianni Diakomihalis won the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational at 141 pounds (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) Q: Who wins: Yianni Diakomihalis as a true freshman or Kyle Dake as a true freshman? -- Mike C. Foley: Yikes! Yianni reminds me so much of Dake that it would be shadow boxing. My gut tells me that Dake is just too savvy on the mats and does a phenomenal job shutting down his opposition's attacks. However, some of that was picked up later in his career. It's possible that Yianni's elevated scrambling could help him finish at least one attack against Dake. Still, Dake has always just seemed so strong. Man, I really don't have a confident prediction, but I'm going with Dake 4-2, which includes a riding time point. MULTIMEDIA HALFTIME Quick highlight film on Marcelo Garcia and his approach to the sport. Fantastic. (Also if you look closely you can catch me wearing a Brazilian backpack) One more. Grappling Jesus. We talk a lot about the 97-kilogram finals from 2017, but who remembers this … OMG Q: Michigan seems to be underperforming a bit this season. Is the ceiling a third-place trophy? Or could they contend with Ohio State and Penn State for the title in March? -- Mike C. Foley: I'm not sure they are underperforming as much as they had a subpar performance at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational. Injuries and some early season performance inconsistencies have them on their heels, but this is a season spanning two calendar years. The wrestlers you see today will be wholly different come March in Cleveland. That said, I don't see them as a legitimate NCAA title contender. Ohio State and Penn State are too powerful through the lineup and also far too likely to add a heap of bonus points. Michigan is certainly in the running for a team trophy, but there are plenty of schools who are ready to compete for hardware: Lehigh, Iowa, Oklahoma State, Missouri and Arizona State. Q: Good morning, Mr. Foley. My friend and I have been going to the NCAAs almost continually for the last 15 years (we did miss Madison Square Garden). This is the first year that we have not been able to purchase tickets as they sold out very quickly. We tried about a month or so after St. Louis this year, and found out that they were already sold out. We are beside ourselves, as we think this has the potential to be a great team race this year. I've reached out to my Ohio friends, and they say they are dealing with the same dilemma. Do you have any recommendations or ideas about how to procure tickets to this year's NCAAs? We have made all the arrangements, and have hotel, rental car etc., but no tickets. Any ideas you have would be greatly appreciated. -- Dave D. Foley: Commenters: NCAA tickets to Cleveland. GO! Q: Presbyterian College just announced its adding a Division I wrestling program. With Mark Cody leading the program, how quickly do you think he can make them a top SoCon team? And do you think he can do what he did at American? -- Mike C. Foley: As I think I read on Twitter just now: Where can I buy a T-shirt? This is the absolute best man for the job! I don't know what his approach will be, but I know that Coach Cody's discipline tends to find results. While the Oklahoma tenure was less successful, that was a big-time program inherited from a big-time coach. I think that given the opportunity to construct a program exactly as he sees fit will ultimately equate to success. How much success is unclear, but don't be surprised if there are a few junior college transfers to help that lineup get started in 2019. Top SoCon team is tougher than ever with Campbell sprinting towards relevancy and Chattanooga always a force. Will be interesting to see what type of success the conference will have in 2020 and beyond. COMMENT OF THE WEEK By Russ T. The Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational got some people writing! 1. Too much tolerance of passivity. I watched many (10-12) tight matches where one wrestler was the clear aggressor and dominated shots and takedown attempts. Despite clear stalling and counter-wrestling by the passive opponent, the officials allowed the passive wrestlers to continue without even a warning until late in the match, typically not until late in the third period. The passive wrestler was allowed to back up, stay on edge of mat, and not take shots. For the good of our sport, we need more assertive officials who will not tolerate passivity. Passive wrestlers need to be warned early and points awarded if the passivity continues. 2. Coaches abuse and overuse of challenges (notably ASU). A challenge was especially egregious in the Zahid Valencia vs. Bo Jordan finals match. Let me state up front that I admire Valencia's skill and drive. He has also represented the U.S. well in international competition. I also understand why Coach Jones took advantage of the challenge to benefit his wrestlers. Despite all that, this challenge was an embarrassment to fair competition. Valencia led until Jordan began a comeback. At one point as they went off the mat, Valencia literally laid on the mat and did not rise. Jordan was the clear aggressor and Valencia seemed to be gassed. Jordan seemed to have him on the ropes until Jones challenged while Valencia still laid on the mat. I could see absolutely no basis for the challenge. The challenge allowed Valencia a much-needed breather and after a long break he held on for the win. Ironically, in the Tanner Hall-Adam Coon finals match, the reverse outcome was repeated for ASU and Hall was harmed by the challenge. Coon led and Hall was staging a strong comeback after taking Coon down. Jones again challenged meaningless action and this time, the break ironically hurt Hall who looked strong and fresh and allowed a gassed Coon to recover. Coon ended up countering a Hall shot to take him down and seal the win. Perhaps we need a rule that limits the number of challenges to discourage this kind of misuse and theatrics?

TOWN AND COUNTRY, Mo. -- The Lindenwood-Belleville men's wrestling team wrapped up its schedule for the fall semester when it traveled to take on Missouri Baptist University in American Midwest Conference competition. Thanks to three consecutive pins, the Lynx remained undefeated in dual meet and AMC competition when it picked up a 27-22 win over the Spartans. With the win, the Lynx improve to 2-0 this season in dual meets and 2-0 in the AMC while the Spartans fall to 4-2 overall and 2-1 in the AMC. "Tonight was a tough match but our conditioning paid off," said head coach Angelo Crinzi. "We out fought them tonight and guys on both sides got caught. It really came down to those who pushed through it, and it made for a terrific match tonight." Lindenwood-Belleville started with a forfeit victory for Cameron Diep at 125 pounds. In the 133-pound division, Maxwell Irvin suffered a 13-3 major decision loss Sam Paneitz while at 141, Esequiel Rodriguez earned a pin fall victory at 4:10 over Michael Moncivais to give the Lynx a 12-4 lead after the opening three bouts. In the 149-pound weight class, Jose Intriago picked up a victory by fall at 4:11 over Bryce Bachowski. At 157, Zach Wilson continued the streak of pins with his own at 3:19 over Steven Weathers while Chase Larson suffered a hard-fought 6-3 loss, making the team score 24-7 favoring Lindenwood-Belleville after six matches. In the 174-pound division, Ron Evans dropped a loss by fall to Jake Mattson at 1:35. At 184, Alex Miller got Lindenwood-Belleville back on the winning track when he earned an extremely hard fought 12-11 victory over Dustin Jones. In the 197-pound weight class, Saul Rodriguez suffered a loss by pin at 3:37 to Andrew Mahone. In the finale of the evening, Jaden Davis wrapped the competition with an 8-2 decision loss to Cory Flemming while wrestling up at 285 pounds, making the final score 27-22 in favor of the Lynx. Lindenwood-Belleville men's wrestling now enters its Winter Break. The Lynx will return to action at 6 p.m. on January 9, 2018 when it hosts Hannibal LaGrange University in an AMC dual meet. Fans, make sure to stay updated on lindenwoodlynx.com through the 2017-18 season for full updates and recaps on the men's wrestling team. Make sure to stay updated on all our social media accounts: Twitter (@lindenwoodlynx), Facebook (/Lindenwood Lynx), and Instagram (@lublynx).

BROCKPORT, N.Y.-- The College at Brockport wrestling team got off to a fast start against Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), as they cruised to their first win of the season, 35-12. The win moves the Green and Gold to 1-0 on the year. Jonathan Haas got the Golden Eagles on the board first by showing why he is the number one ranked wrestler in the nation in the 125-weight class. He earned six points after pinning RIT's Andrew Flanagan in 4:05. Dillon Stowell kept the momentum going by pinning his opponent in the 133-weight class. The pin in 2:09 brought the Brockport lead to 12-0 heading into the next bout. Donny McCoy battled in the 141-weight class and went the distance against his opponent before taking the victory by decision, 14-5, to give Brockport a 16-0 lead. Up next was Sean Peacock, who quickly came away with a win by pin fall in 1:11, to further the Green and Gold lead by 22. Brockport stumbled in the 157-weight class as Corey Farrell was pinned to cut the lead to 22-6. Junior Richard Mills came back and handed the Tigers another loss by winning in the 165-weight class by an 8-4 decision. The victory pushed the Golden Eagles lead to 25-6 through the first six matches. After a nail biting loss in the 174-weight class by a 1-0 decision, Brockport remained in the lead 25-9 heading into the final three contests. Freshman Thaddus Jeffries brought home another strong win for the Green and Gold, winning by decision 16-4 over Joe Cutugno. Number four ranked junior, Triston Engle, put his wrestling prowess on display in his signature 197-weight class, pinning his opponent in 4:29 to notch another victory. Jacob Morris finished the night wrestling in the 285-weight class battling against Wyatt Morris. The Gold Eagles take off for Cleveland, Ohio on Jan. 13 where they will face off against Case Western Reserve University. Be sure to stay up to date on all of your Golden Eagle scores and awards by following @BportAthletics on Twitter and by liking the "Brockport Golden Eagles" Facebook page.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Winning eight of 10 bouts, including six by bonus-point margins, the Augsburg University wrestling team dominated in a 35-9 dual-meet victory over Minnesota State University-Moorhead on Thursday evening at Si Melby Hall. THE BASICS FINAL SCORE: No. 2 (D-III) Augsburg 35, Minnesota State-Moorhead 9 RECORD: Augsburg 5-1 overall, Minnesota State-Moorhead 1-2 overall LOCATION: Si Melby Hall, Minneapolis HOW IT HAPPENED • Leading 13-9 halfway through the match, Augsburg won the final five bouts, with a pin, a technical fall and two major decisions, to sprint past Division II Minnesota State-Moorhead. Augsburg is ranked No. 2 in the latest National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III national poll. • Sam Bennyhoff (JR, Mound, Minn./Mound-Westonka HS), ranked No. 5 nationally at 133 pounds, improved to 10-0 on the season with his fifth pin, a 4:52 match ender over Seth Hutchison. Bennyhoff collected two takedowns in the first period, then converted a takedown into a four-point near-fall and a pin late in the second period. Bennyhoff has eight bonus-point decisions (two major decisions, one technical fall, five pins) among his 10 wins on the year. • Top-ranked 165-pounder Lucas Jeske (SO, St. Michael, Minn./St. Michael-Albertville HS) also improved to 10-0 on the season, but had to rally for a 13-5, major-decision win over Weston Dobler. Jeske trailed 4-2 after a reversal and two-point near-fall, but then converted an escape and takedown in the final minute of the first period to take the lead for good. He used three more takedowns and 2:23 riding time to collect his eighth bonus-point win of the campaign (three major decisions, one technical fall, four pins). • Bryce Zdanovec (SR, Little Chute, Wis.) scored his second pin of the season at 157, building a 9-1 lead on two takedowns and a four-point near-fall, before scoring a 4:42 pin over Jonathan Hoffner. Zdanovec is now 4-1 on the season. • One of the most impressive wins of the evening came at 174, as Tanner Vassar (SO, Maple Lake, Minn./Maple Lake HS) improved to 9-1 with a 13-2, major-decision win over MSU-Moorhead's Adam Blees, ranked No. 7 in Division II. Vassar used two takedowns, a reversal and a four-point near-fall at the end of the bout to claim the win, collecting 5:40 of riding time. Seven of Vassar's nine wins are by bonus-point margins (three major decisions, four pins). • Alex Wilson (JR, Oak Grove, Minn./St. Francis HS) collected one of the most dominant wins of the evening for the Auggies, a 21-2, third-period technical-fall win over Zach Scott. He scored three takedowns, a reversal and three 4-point near-falls to improve to 8-2 on the season. It marks the fourth time this season that Wilson has scored 16 or more points in a bout, and he now has seven bonus-point wins (two major decisions, three technical falls, two pins). • Victor Gliva (SO, Farmington, Minn./Farmington HS), the No. 3-ranked wrestler nationally at 125, scored two takedowns and a four-point near-fall in claiming an 8-0, major-decision win over Cole Jones. Gliva is now 7-2 on the season. • Two Auggies bookended the match with 5-3 victories -- 197-pounder Sebastian Larson (SR, River Falls, Wis./River Falls HS) to start and 184-pounder Jackson Graham (SR, Apple Valley, Minn./Apple Valley HS) to finish. Larson trailed 2-1 after one period, but in the top position, rode Preston Lehmann through the entire second period, capping it with a four-point near-fall to take the lead for good. Graham built a 3-1 lead after two periods, then scored a key takedown with 56 seconds left in the third period to clinch the win over Mitch Kotschevar. FOR THE FOES • MSU-Moorhead heavyweight Jordan Magnuson claimed a 3-2 win over Augsburg's Tim Mandyck (FY, Coon Rapids, Minn./Coon Rapids HS), making his varsity debut for the Auggies. Magnuson had a takedown and Mandyck scored two escapes, but Magnuson's 1:51 of riding time gave him the bonus point and the win. • Tommy Walton built a 12-1 lead, with four takedowns and a four-point near-fall, before scoring a 3:54 pin of Charlie DesMarais (FY, Buffalo, Minn./Buffalo HS), also making his Auggie varsity debut at 141. UP NEXT • Augsburg competes at the St. Cloud State Holiday Inn/Husky Open on Saturday (12/9) at 9 a.m. No. 2 Augsburg (5-1) 35, Minnesota State-Moorhead (1-2) 9 Results: 197 -- Sebastian Larson (AUG, 8-2) dec. Preston Lehmann (MSUM, 3-4) 5-3 (Augsburg 3-0) HWT -- Jordan Magnuson (MSUM, 8-3) dec. Tim Mandyck (AUG, 4-1) 3-2 (TIED 3-3). 125 -- No. 3 Victor Gliva (AUG, 10-2) maj. dec. Cole Jones (MSUM, 11-6) 8-0 (Augsburg 7-3). 133 -- No. 5 Sam Bennyhoff (AUG, 10-0) pinned Seth Hutchison (MSUM, 6-4) 4:52 (Augsburg 13-3). 141 -- Tommy Walton (MSUM, 2-0) pinned Charlie DesMarais (AUG, 3-2) 3:54 (Augsburg 13-9). 149 -- Alex Wilson (AUG, 8-2) tech. fall Zach Scott (MSUM, 4-7) 21-2 at 5:42 (Augsburg 18-9). 157 -- Bryce Zdanovec (AUG, 5-1) pinned Jonathan Hoffner (MSUM, 0-2) 4:42 (Augsburg 24-9). 165 -- No. 1 Lucas Jeske (AUG, 10-0) maj. dec. Weston Dobler (MSUM, 7-7) 13-5 (Augsburg 28-9). 174 -- Tanner Vassar (AUG, 9-1) maj. dec. No. 7 Adam Blees (MSUM, 12-4) 13-2 (Augsburg 32-9). 184 -- Jackson Graham (AUG, 4-2) dec. Mitch Kotschevar (MSUM, 6-7) 5-3 (Augsburg 35-9).

NORTHFIELD, Minn. -- The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire wrestling team competed on Wednesday night in their first road dual meet of the season. They won in dominating fashion over St. Olaf, victorious by a score of 50-3. The Oles put themselves in a hole with three forfeits in the match. Even in the matches that did occur, the Blugolds put the hurt on the opposition, picking up bonus points in each of them. St. Olaf's lone win came at 133-pounds. Earning pinfalls on the night were Carter Focht (Sr.-Pine Springs, MN/Mahtomedi) at 149-pounds, Hunter DeLeon (So.-Anoka, MN) at 157-pounds, Tyler Vogt (Sr.-Owatonna, MN) at 174-pounds, and Tyler Burt (Fr.-Beloit, WI/Beloit Turner) at heavyweight. The remaining victories for the Blugolds came in the form of a major decision from both Cecil Philson (Sr.-Thorp, WI) and Ramsey Bloy (Jr.-Freedom, WI). Philson won 21-7, and Bloy won 16-4. With the win, the team improved to 3-1 on the season. Up next for Eau Claire is a conference test on the road against No. 15-ranked UW-Platteville. In their previous meeting a year ago, the Blugolds upset the then-ranked No. 20 Pioneers, 21-19. They are set to wrestle on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. Follow the action for all sports this season on Blugold Game Day. Results: 125 Dickenson (UWEC) received a forfeit 6 0 133 Wallace (STO) defeated Eberle (UWEC) by decision (11-5) 6 3 141 Pierce (UWEC) received a forfeit 12 3 149 Focht (UWEC) defeated Gieser (STO) by fall (2:39) 18 3 157 DeLeon (UWEC) defeated Collins (STO) by fall (6:54) 24 3 165 Schmidt (UWEC) received a forfeit 30 3 174 Vogt (UWEC) defeated Lee (STO) by fall (5:42) 36 3 184 Philson (UWEC) defeated Keillor (STO) by major decision (21-7) 40 3 197 Bloy (UWEC) defeated Hyta (STO) by major decision (16-4) 44 3 285 Burt (UWEC) defeated Beaman (STO) by fall (3:59) 50 3

PELLA -- With a month-long layover on the horizon, the Central College wrestling team blew past their opponents from Nebraska Wesleyan University Thursday night 42-3. The triumph gave Central (2-1, 1-1 conference) its first win of the Iowa Conference season. Juniors Lane Rumelhart (174 pounds, Guthrie Center) and Tristan Clark (141 pounds, Monroe, PCM HS) each secured first-period falls. "Both of those guys stepped up in a big way today," coach Eric Van Kley said. "They were aggressive and got us bonus points. It's great when guys are given an opportunity and they shine." Daniel Radcliffe (sophomore, Lockport, Ill., Lockport Township HS) also had a first period fall at 141 pounds while Cam Timok (junior, Glen Allen, Va., Hermitage HS) pinned his opponent just 46 seconds into the second period. For all of the dominant victories, the Dutch also battled for tight wins. Coming from behind late in the match, 184-pounder Wayne Sommerlot (freshman Duncan Lee (sophomore, Newton), Pocahontas, Pocahontas Area HS) and 197-pounder picked up one-point victories at 3-2 and 6-5, respectively. "There were some matches when we were pretty dominant tonight," Van Kley said. "I thought Wayne and Duncan coming back was really big. We showed some grit and toughness in some spots." The next competition for Central will not take place until it hosts the Central Under Armour Invitational on January 6 in H.S. Kuyper Fieldhouse. The season's halfway point has Van Kley optimistic for the spring semester. "I view our team as a team that's improving and trying to get better every week, which is kind of the theme of our season," he said. "We're a team with a lot of new faces and we need to keep improving each week. I think thus far we've done that. "Now we've got to reload and do well on finals. Then we'll build for a big second half of the season"

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. -- Winning seven of the 10 possible bouts and scoring bonus points in five, No. 8 Loras improved to 5-0 in duals after a 32-9 victory over Augustana. TURNING POINT After conceding the first three team points of the dual, the Duhawks responded with a run of five consecutive wins, jumping out to a 22-3 lead thanks in part to bonus point wins at 149#, 157 and 165. NOTABLES - Junior Kevin Kelly's win at 141# was only his third decision in his last 10 bouts, with seven coming via bonus points - Senior Jimmy Davis ran the table at 149# once again, jumping out to an 8-0 lead in the first before turning on the after-burners with 11 points in the second to record his seventh tech fall of the season - Junior Merrick Purcell maintained a first period lead for a majority of his bout, but a takedown with 10 seconds remaining sent the 157# bout to sudden victory ... Augustana's Matt Sears got caught and Purcell made him pay, sending him to his back and securing the fall 16 seconds into sudden victory - Sophomore Eddie Smith used four four-point near falls to record the tech fall at 165# - At 184#, senior Awais Arain made easy work of the Augustana subsitute, scoring a 16-0 near fall - Sophomore Guy Patron Jr. cruised to a tech fall at 197# for his 12th win of the season, improving to 12-1 - In the marquee matchup of the night, a stalling call on sophomore Quin Gilliam proved to be the difference in the top-10 matchup Results: 125# - Travis Pulse (AUGIE) over Matt Randone (LOR) (Dec 8-2) 133# - No. 7 Michael Triplett (LOR) over Josh Diehl (AUGIE) (Dec 3-2) 141# - Kevin Kelly (LOR) over Brendan Gould (AUGIE) (Dec 4-2) 149# - No. 2 Jimmy Davis (LOR) over Freddy Terranova (AUGIE) (TF 19-1 6:20) 157# - Merrick Purcell (LOR) over Matt Sears (AUGIE) (Fall 7:16) 165# - Eddie Smith (LOR) over Josh Bush (AUGIE) (TF 24-6 6:13) 174# - Trace Timmons (AUGIE) over Sam Schuler (LOR) (Dec 5-2) 184# - Awais Arain (LOR) over Tavian Cervantez (AUGIE) (TF 17-0 4:31) 197# - No. 2 Guy Patron Jr. (LOR) over Trystyn Schoonover (AUGIE) (TF 19-3 4:39) 285# - No. 1 Adarios Jones (AUGIE) over No. 6 Quin Gilliam (LOR) (Dec 2-1) UP NEXT Loras makes its annual trip to Nashville for the Gator "Boots" Duals the weekend of Dec. 15. The Duhawks are expected to learn of their opponents in the coming days, but expect to wrestle against teams currently ranked in the NWCA Top 25.

MEQUON, Wis. -- The Elmhurst wrestling team picked up its second dual meet win of the season with a 31-13 win over Concordia University (Wis.). Elmhurst won five of the seven matches that were wrestled as the dual also contained three forfeits. After Elmhurst forfeited at 125 pounds and Concordia forfeited 133 pounds, the dual began at 149 pounds. Concordia's Miguel Betancourt gave the Falcons a 10-6 lead with a 10-1 major decision over Austin Maher. A forfeit win for Keone Derain at 157 pounds gave Elmhurst a 12-10 lead that they would not relinquish. Gunnar Hjorth pinned Eric Martinson in 2:10 at 165 pounds to extend Elmhurst's lead to 18-10. Alex Montbriand upended Shawn Swiderek 4-2 at 174 pounds to cut Elmhurst's lead down to five at 18-13. Leo Ortiz scored a 9-5 win over Merrick O'Donnell at 184 pounds and Mark Miller followed with a 17-9 major decision over MItchell Slatton at 197 pounds. Karim Fuentes scored a 7-3 win over Sam Olson in sudden victory at 285 pounds. Grant Smiley closed out the dual for Elmhurst with a 4-3 win over Ramiro Vasquez at 141 pounds. Elmhurst competes at the Gator Duals on Saturday, December 16.

MADISON, Wis. -- The 19th-ranked Wisconsin wrestling team dominated Maryland, taking the dual 32-6 Thursday night at the UW Field House. Wisconsin (3-0 overall, 1-0 Big Ten) notched 19 takedowns and six four-point nearfalls while holding Maryland (3-2, 0-1) to five takedowns and two nearfalls. Eli Stickley had a huge night, upsetting No. 12 Ryan Diehl at 141 pounds. The Urbana, Ohio native had two nearfalls en route to a 14-1 victory. After the intermission, the Badgers won three-straight major decisions. Andrew Crone started the streak, besting UM's Justin Alexander, 10-2. No. 7 Evan Wick kept things going, besting Brendan Burnham 13-3. Ryan Christensen kept things going with a 13-2 major decision against Josh Ugalde. Christensen had eight points from two nearfalls in the first period. Redshirt sophomore Hunter Ritter earned Wisconsin's fifth major decision of the night, blanking Niko Capello 10-0. Ritter had a strong first period, scoring on a takedown and a nearfall. Straight from the mat "The two main focuses our team has had all year is we want to give great effort and we want guys to create scoring opportunities. We knew coming out here that at quite a few weights we could create a lot of scoring opportunities so that's what we were emphasizing to our guys. I feel like the guys did a really great job collecting riding time and getting the turns and that's something we'll want to carry through for the rest of the year." -Associate Head Coach Trevor Brandvold "I just tried to stay smart, be on my feet. I knew he was going to try something big so I just went out there and wrestled my match and not his. I proved that I could get my shot and get my turns." -Redshirt sophomore Eli Stickley Notables 125-pounder Ethan Rotondo took down Maryland's Brandon Cray, 7-4, via a nearfall late in the third period. Jens Lantz took the 133-pound match, 7-2, with two takedowns of UM's Jhared Simmons. Redshirt freshman Patrick Spray won an 8-6 decision against Peter Tedesco. Spray took an escape right into a takedown to end the first period and ended the match with a scramble to avoid the takedown. At 184 pounds, Ricky Robertson won a 6-0 decision over Spencer Woods. Maryland took the last match of the night as No. 10 Youssif Hemida pinned UW's Ben Stone in one minute, 11 seconds. Results: 125 Ethan Rotondo (Wisconsin) over Brandon Cray (Maryland) (Dec 7-4) 133 Jens Lantz (Wisconsin) over Jhared Simmons (Maryland) (Dec 7-2) 141 Eli Stickley (Wisconsin) over Ryan Diehl (Maryland) (MD 14-1) 149 Patrick Spray (Wisconsin) over Peter Tedesco (Maryland) (Dec 8-6) 157 Andrew Crone (Wisconsin) over Justin Alexander (Maryland) (MD 10-2) 165 Evan Wick (Wisconsin) over Brendan Burnham (Maryland) (MD 13-3) 174 Ryan Christensen (Wisconsin) over Josh Ugalde (Maryland) (MD 13-2) 184 Ricky Robertson (Wisconsin) over Spencer Woods (Maryland) (Dec 6-0) 197 Hunter Ritter (Wisconsin) over Niko Cappello (Maryland) (MD 10-0) 285 Youssif Hemida (Maryland) over Ben Stone (Wisconsin) (Fall 1:11) Up Next The Badgers are back in action Saturday in a dual at UW-Whitewater. Competition begins at 1 p.m. and will be streamed live on Portal Stretch Internet.

It's official: After months of speculation, Presbyterian College will be adding men's and women's wrestling, and has accepted an invitation to join the Southern Conference as an associate member beginning in fall 2019, the South Carolina-based NCAA Division I school announced Thursday. Mark Cody (Photo/SoonerSports.com) What's more, the school is expected to name former American University and Oklahoma head wrestling coach Mark Cody its director of operations and head men's wrestling coach, Takedown Wrestling reported Thursday. Presbyterian's men's squad will compete in a limited varsity schedule next season, before joining the SoCon as a full member in 2019. The women's wrestling team will compete as an independent, beginning next season. Presbyterian College will be joining SoCon wrestling members include Appalachian State, Campbell, Chattanooga, The Citadel, Davidson, Gardner-Webb, VMI (Virginia Military Institute), and Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, though the SIUE Cougars will move to the Mid-American Conference (MAC) in 2018. With the announcement of adding both men's and women's programs at the same time, Presbyterian College making history as an NCAA Division I school. "The Presbyterian College Athletics Administration should be applauded for its foresight and progressive actions leading to the implementation of Division I men's and women's wrestling programs, the first duo of its kind in the history of DI collegiate wrestling," Mike Moyer, Executive Director, National Wrestling Coaches Association, is quoted in the announcement of the new programs at Presbyterian issued by his organization. "This a monumental moment for our sport." "It's no small undertaking to get a Division I men's or women's Olympic sport added in today's intercollegiate environment," Moyer told Trackwrestling.com. "Anytime you accomplish something for the first time in the history of the sport, it's just a great day for our sport," Moyer continued. "We're just fortunate to have a very visionary administration at Presbyterian College that sees the real education value that men's and women's wrestling can bring to their school. I have no doubt this will inspire other schools around the country to follow." The just-announced men's and women's wrestling programs are the first new intercollegiate sports to be added to Presbyterian's roster since women's lacrosse began competition in 2005, pushing the college's number of varsity sports to 17. There are currently 76 Division I men's wrestling programs, while PC will be the first Division I program to sponsor women's wrestling, joining 38 other programs that currently compete under the Women's Collegiate Wrestling Association (WCWA), according to the school's official announcement. Mark Cody brings impressive coaching experience to Presbyterian College. He headed up the Oklahoma Sooner wrestling program for five years until his departure in 2016, compiling an overall record of 55-34. Prior to Oklahoma, Cody was head coach at American University for nine seasons. In addition, he served as an assistant coach at Oklahoma State, University of Nebraska, University of Missouri, and Bloomsburg. Cody has yet to announce the rest of the wrestling coaching staff, according to Takedown. Presbyterian College -- also known as PC -- is a private, four-year, liberal arts school located in Clinton, S.C. Founded in 1880, Presbyterian has approximately 1,300 students. The school's sports teams compete in NCAA Division I as the Blue Hoses.

Seth Gross (Photo/Mark Beshey, The Guillotine) Seth Gross thought he might be done. A prized prospect who captured three state championships while also winning titles at Junior and Cadet Nationals, Gross stepped away from wrestling in 2015. He was off the mat for nearly six months. His weight had ballooned to almost 170 pounds. During that time, he took a job selling cell phones at Target. "I didn't know if I would ever wrestle again," Gross said matter-of-factly. "I was pretty close to quitting -- I really was. I was not in a good place in my life." Gross eventually did return, and it's been a long road back for the Minnesota native who wrestled for prep powerhouse Apple Valley. Gross received a second chance at South Dakota State and he has more than made the most of it. He missed being an All-American by one match at 141 pounds as a redshirt freshman in 2016. He followed with a superb sophomore season where he lost just two matches. He stormed into the NCAA finals this past March in St. Louis, outscoring his first four opponents by a 43-4 margin before finishing second at 133 pounds. Gross started this season ranked No. 1 in the country and he's won all five of his matches to start his junior campaign. To truly appreciate what Gross is doing now is to take a look back at the huge obstacles he has overcome. Seth Gross won multiple Fargo freestyle titles (Photo/Jeff Beshey, The Guillotine) He virtually hit rock bottom after a string of events near the end of his freshman year at the University of Iowa in 2015. Gross had a superb redshirt season for the Hawkeyes and was expected to contend for a starting spot for perennial power Iowa during the 2015-16 collegiate season. Near the end of the 2014-15 season, Gross and some teammates were involved in a tumultuous evening that altered the course of his life. He was hanging out with some friends and teammates when everything went awry. "I was underage, and we started drinking and I got intoxicated," he said. "Everything kind of got out of hand and it really snowballed after that." Gross and two of his teammates were eventually charged with a number of burglary and alcohol offenses. He spent the night in jail. On St. Patrick's Day. "I don't blame anybody but myself for what happened," he said. "I hadn't drank at all that year at Iowa, and then I made a bad choice on one night that really cost me. I drank too much and did some real stupid stuff. I feel bad for what I did and I'm very sorry for what I did. "I've moved on from it and learned from it. It's in the past now. It was a big wake-up call for me." Gross was initially suspended and then dismissed from the Iowa team. Two weeks later, Gross lost one of his best friends. Paul Cheney, a state champion wrestler and Apple Valley teammate, committed suicide. "My whole world was falling apart," Gross said. "It was horrible." Seth Gross coaching with his father Troy at MN/USA Wrestling's state freestyle tournament in 2015 (Photo/Jeff Beshey, The Guillotine) Gross took time away from wrestling to ponder his future. He said it was during a family vacation in the summer of 2015 when he started talking about wrestling again. "I was really missing it," he said. "I decided I was going to give it one more shot." Gross was interested in wrestling programs at Minnesota and Northern Iowa, but likely would have had to sit out a year if he joined either program. He didn't go to Northern Iowa, but Panthers coach and 2008 Olympian Doug Schwab did deliver a message that resonated with Gross. "Coach Schwab gave me great advice," Gross said. "He said, 'You've got two choices. You can let this situation ruin you and never come back from it. Or you can use it as motivation and it will be the best thing that ever happened to you.'" Gross said he e-mailed a number of Division I coaches and expressed an interest in returning to wrestling. Five minutes after sending one e-mail, Gross received a reply from South Dakota State coach Chris Bono. The message read: Come visit. Gross visited the South Dakota State campus in Brookings the next day. "Seth's chances were close to being done," Bono said. "I told him that for him to make a comeback that we demand a lot from our athletes in terms of discipline and accountability. And that it wouldn't easy." Gross looked Bono in the eyes and replied immediately. "You'll never have a problem with me," he said. "Take a chance on me." Bono took a chance on Gross and it's paid huge dividends for his up-and-coming Jackrabbits program. Gross went 26-14 as a freshman for South Dakota State and finished 3-2 in his first NCAA meet at 141 pounds. He fell one win short of the medal podium, but followed the collegiate season by making the Junior World Team in freestyle wrestling. He dropped down a weight class to 133 pounds last season and became a national title contender for South Dakota State. Seth Gross embraces with his coach Chris Bono after his semifinal victory (Photo/Mark Beshey, The Guillotine) Gross entered the NCAA tournament as the No. 2 seed and had just one loss. He advanced to the finals where he would meet a familiar foe -- former Iowa teammate and training partner Cory Clark. A senior wrestling in his final collegiate match, Clark pulled out a hard-fought 4-3 victory over Gross, whose 22-match winning streak came to an end. "I knew Cory was a real tough wrestler and he was able to ride me and slow me down a little bit," Gross said. "Obviously, it was disappointing. It motivates me to want to finish on top this season. It was a great experience to wrestle in the finals and now I need to use it as a learning experience moving forward." As you might expect, Bono credited Clark for winning but he also felt like it was a match Gross could have won. "It was a tough match -- it was all just kind of a blur," Bono said. "Seth had a great season and a great tournament." Gross, who finished the season 34-2, also spent considerable time talking about his past at the NCAA meet. "Seth had to keep answering all those questions about when he got in trouble," Bono said. "I think that took a toll on him emotionally." Bono said he will use a different approach with Gross during this year's national tournament. "We will just talk about wrestling," Bono said. "And that's it." Seth Gross during the NCAA finals (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) Gross has been the leader on a South Dakota State team that has made huge strides with Bono building a top-flight program. "I love it here -- it's awesome," Gross said. "We have great coaches -- they're the best thing that happened to me. I love Bono -- he's always fired up and he's intense all the time. I love the energy he brings to our program. "We have a tough team. We're hoping to crack the top 10 this year." Gross faces some of his toughest battles every day in the wrestling room while scrapping with his 43-year-old head coach, an NCAA champion and past U.S. World Team member. "Bono's getting a little older," Gross said. "And I'm beating him finally." The ultra-competitive Bono said he still wins his share of battles with his star wrestler. "It's a war when we wrestle -- it's very competitive," Bono said. "I want to make sure he gets that kind of competition in practice he needs to become an NCAA champion. We definitely have some good scraps in the room." "Seth is an unbelievable competitor. He doesn't like to lose at anything. When we play any kind of game in practice it's always a fight because he doesn't like to lose. He's the most competitive guy I've ever been around in my life other than Cael Sanderson." Seth Gross placed fifth at the U.S. Open in freestyle (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) The 5-foot-9 Gross, who is taller and has more leverage than nearly everyone he faces, is a nightmare matchup. He's tough on his feet and he's lethal in the top position. "He is very tough to match up against," Bono said. "He can wrestle from every single position and that makes it hard to figure out how to beat him. He wrestles hard and he has an arsenal of where he can do so many different things. He's always been good on his feet -- he has very good attacks. He can score when he shoots and he can score when you shoot. And his conditioning is very good. "He's looking great and he's as confident as ever. He just has to stick to what he does -- great attacks on his feet, ride people and get off the bottom. Just let it fly and put points on the board." Gross is also a top international prospect in freestyle wrestling. "Winning an NCAA title is a steppingstone," he said. "on the way to winning an Olympic title." Bono believes those goals are within reach for Gross. "Seth has a huge upside internationally," Bono said. "No doubt, he can make a World Team or an Olympic Team. He already made a World Team at the Junior level. He has the skill and the ability and the drive to be a force on the Senior level." Through it all, Gross has maintained a strong faith. His Twitter handle is @GodsWrestler133. He has more than 25,000 followers on the social media site. "I can't brag about my love for God because I fail Him daily," Gross wrote on Twitter in 2015. "But I can brag about His love for me because it never fails." Gross said that faith has helped him excel on and off the mat. "I'm a Christian," he said. "I wouldn't be where I'm at without my strong faith. One of the things that's really kept me going is God and the belief I have in Him. I'm really thankful and blessed for the life I have now." Bono said Gross has lived up to his guarantee that he wouldn't cause any problems at South Dakota State. "Seth has followed through 100 percent on what he told me," Bono said. "All the charges are off his record now. And he's done everything we've asked him to do. It was definitely the right thing to do when we gave him a second chance. We've had no issues with him -- zero. "Seth has a great personality and he's fit in great with our program. It's been a joy having him here. We love the guy and we love what he's doing for our program and for our university. The problems are behind him." Seth Gross defeated Michigan's Stevan Micic at the NWCA All-Star Classic (Photo/Juan Garcia) Gross said he's definitely found a home at South Dakota State. "They gave me a second opportunity and I've tried to make the best of it," he said. "I'm having so much fun wrestling again -- I'm having a blast. I'm so happy to be where I'm at. I'm loving where my life is right now." This story also appears in the Dec. 8 issue of The Guillotine. The Guillotine has been covering wrestling in Minnesota since 1971. Its mission is to report and promote wrestling at all levels -- from youth and high school wrestling to college and international level wrestling. Subscribe to The Guillotine.

RENO -- For the first time in its illustrious history, the Reno Tournament of Champions is adding a youth division to its tournament, which will feature elementary and middle school divisions. The youth tournament will take place on December 14, followed by two-days of high school competition and the conclusion of the tournament will be on December 17 with college and open wrestling. "We are extremely excited to add the youth tournament this year, " Jack Dolan, President of the Reno Tournament of Champions said. "This will only add to the value in which we work to bring to the coaches, athletes and fans every year. The elementary division will consist of athletes up to 5th grade, while the middle school division will feature 6th-8th graders. For this first year of competition, the youth tournament will have a maximum capacity of 700 athletes. The cost to enter the tournament is $40 and all registrations are through FloWrestling (arena.flowrestling.org) and no onsite registration. Weight classes for each division are as follows: Elementary School (5th grade and under) - 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 87, 95, 103, 112, 120 and 140 Middle School (6th grade - 8th grade) - 70, 77, 84, 91, 98, 105, 112, 120, 128, 136, 144, 152, 160, 175, 190, 210 and 265 As the tournament has done in years past, all matches can be seen live on FloWrestling. This includes the youth, high school and college tournaments. "Since its inception, FloWrestling has been a huge partner for us," Dolan said. "When Flo came to us about some live streaming, we were all in as we knew we had wrestlers from all over the U.S. competing in our tournament. By partnering with Flo, we can offer fans and parents from Coast to Coast the ability to watch our tournament." The Reno Tournament of Champions enters its 23rd year of competition and will take place at the Reno Events Center. The RTOC has also partnered with the host hotels of the Eldorado, Silver Legacy and Circus Circus to offer the lowest rates in tournament history. All information regarding hotels is on the RTOC website (www.rtoc.org).

Iowa's Brandon Sorensen is ranked No. 2 and coming off a win over Eric Barone of Illinois (Photo/Mark Lundy, Lutte-Lens.com) Based on coach Tom Brands' comments following his team's one-point victory over No. 15 Illinois, it seems like No. 7 Iowa has embraced this season as a pseudo rebuilding year. Even if that is true, it does not mean that other teams will stop trying to knock off the storied program. On Friday, No. 19 Rutgers gets that chance in front of their home fans at the Rutgers Athletic Center, known affectionately as The RAC. The following is a weight-by-weight preview of the dual meet. The lineups are a prediction of each team's best squad. 125: Justin Stickley (Iowa) vs. No. 2 Nick Suriano (Rutgers) While the number-one recruit from last year's class sits on the bench, Stickley has been responsible for holding down 125 so far this season for the Hawkeyes. After grey shirting last year, he has gone 5-3 so far this year. However, his record against Division I competition is only 2-3 with one of those wins coming over teammate Perez Perez. In his first reason for Rutgers after transferring from Penn State, Suriano has been totally dominant. He has gone 8-0 with six bonus-point victories. He has already knocked off a pair of ranked wrestlers: No. 17 Christian Moody (Oklahoma) and No. 10 Louie Hayes (Virginia). It is pretty clear who is coming out on top in this matchup. The only question is how many bonus points Suriano will be able to get on the board for his team. Considering his prowess in the standing portion of the match, a technical fall would be a safe bet. Prediction: Suriano (Rutgers) tech fall Stickley (Iowa) 133: Phil Laux (Iowa) vs. No. 13 Scott DelVecchio (Rutgers) Last season, Laux filled in for eventual NCAA champion Cory Clark in a few duals and went 10-8 overall. So far this season, he has gone 6-1 with his only loss coming against No. 20 Dylan Duncan (Illinois). At the Iowa City Duals, he defeated No. 1 (NJCAA) Todd Small (Iowa Central). DelVecchio is a two-time NCAA qualifier and finished in the round of 12 last year. So far this season, he has gone 4-0, but he has not faced a ranked opponent yet. In his last match, he scored a decision victory over DJ Fehlman (Lock Haven). Over the course of his career, DelVecchio has picked up a pair of victories over Laux. In the 2015 season, he won 10-3 in a dual meet. The two met in the Midlands last year. Delvecchio won by decision again, but Laux closed the gap to 8-6. The Rutgers wrestlers should be able to get to legs and score points consistently. Prediction: Delvecchio (Rutgers) dec. Laux (Iowa) 141: Vince Turk (Iowa) vs. Mike Van Brill (Rutgers) Iowa fans have been hoping that Turk is the answer at 141 for two years now. Last season, he completed only one match before his season ended due to injury. So far this season, he has gone 3-2, but he has dropped back-to-back matches against Tyson Dippery (Rider) and Mike Carr (Illinois). In his last match against Carr, he gave up three first-period takedowns, but he had a chance to tie it at the end. He ended up losing 7-5. Van Brill has been filling in for No. 5 Anthony Ashnault who has been out with an injury to start the year. There is some speculation that Ashnault could be back for this match, but nothing has been announced at this point. Van Brill has started the year 5-3 with two of his losses coming against Kyle Shoop (Lock Haven). In the opening dual of the season, he nearly knocked off No. 12 Ryan Diehl (Maryland) but lost 10-9. This could turn out to be a pretty important bout for the team score. Going into the season, many Iowa fans would consider Turk to be the favorite. However, considering the way both wrestlers have looked this season, Van Brill should be able to score takedowns and pull out the victory here. Prediction: Van Brill (Rutgers) dec. Turk (Iowa) 149: No. 2 Brandon Sorensen (Iowa) vs. No. 13 Eleazar DeLuca (Iowa) The returning NCAA runner up has started his senior year with a bang. Sorensen has begun this season with five-straight wins. He won his first four bouts via bonus before taking a decision over Eric Barone (Illinois) in last week's dual. DeLuca's year began with a three-match winning streak before dropping a decision against No. 13 Ronnie Perry (Lock Haven) last week. He transferred to Rutgers last year after representing Northern Colorado in previous seasons. In 2016, he placed fourth at the Big 12 Championships. Sorensen should be able to take care of business here. The Hawkeye coaches would probably like to come out of this match with some bonus points, but DeLuca might be able to keep to close. Prediction: Sorensen (Iowa) dec. DeLuca (Rutgers) 157: No. 3 Michael Kemerer (Iowa) vs. No. 8 Richie Lewis (Rutgers) Last season, Kemerer went 33-3 and finished third at the NCAA tournament. His only losses came against No. 1 Jason Nolf (Penn State) and Dylan Palacio (Cornell). So far this season, he has gone 5-0 with wins over No. 15 Clayton Ream (North Dakota State), No. 14 Kyle Langenderfer (Illinois) and No. 8 BJ Clagon (Rider). Lewis has only wrestled one college match this season, but he recently made his mark on the international scene. At the U23 World Championships, he took home an unlikely gold medal in the 70-kilogram division. In his only college match this season, Lewis scored a major decision over Kyle Cochran (Maryland). Since Lewis missed most of last season with injury, these two have never wrestled before. Before Lewis' U23 gold, most people were probably sure that Kemerer would handle this match. The Iowa wrestler is still the favorite, but Lewis can make a case for himself to be a contender for top three in the weight with a win. Prediction: Kemerer (Iowa) dec. Lewis (Rutgers) 165: Alex Marinelli (Iowa) vs. John Van Brill (Rutgers) Per a report from Hawk Central, Marinelli will finally make his Iowa dual meet debut. After coming in as a top recruit, he spent last year as a redshirt. So far this season, he has sat out with an injury. The Hawk Central article says that the injury is a torn meniscus, which is much less severe than some of the rumors. Over the summer, Marinelli reached the finals of the junior nationals tournament with a win over No. 4 David McFadden (Virginia Tech). In the finals, he fell to No. 2 (at 174) Mark Hall. Van Brill filled in for Lewis at 157 last season. He placed seventh at the Big Ten Championships and qualified for the NCAA tournament. So far this season, he has gone 2-2. In his last match he fell via major decision against No. 8 Chance Marsteller (Lock Haven). Iowa fans can finally exhale. Marinelli will finally step on the mat as a Hawkeye. He should be able to dominate this match on the feet and put up some points. After this match, everyone will have a better idea where Marinelli is with his injury. Prediction: Marinelli (Iowa) dec. Van Brill (Rutgers) 174: Joey Gunther (Iowa) vs. Jordan Pagano (Rutgers) There were not a lot of expectations around Gunther last season, but he ended up going 20-10 and qualifying for the NCAA tournament. So far this season, he has gone 5-0, but he has not faced the toughest competition. In his last match, he defeated David Riojas (Illinois) in a bout that could have been the swing match in the dual meet. Pagano was also an NCAA qualifier last season. He started this season with three-straight losses, but he has bounced back with solid performances at the Black Knight Invitational and the Mat Town Open. In his last match, he defeated Corey Hazel (Lock Haven) in sudden victory. This match will probably come down to one or two moves. Almost all of Gunther's offense comes off of his underhook. It allows him to control the pace of the match and move his opponent around the mat. This should give him the advantage in a close match. Prediction: Gunther (Iowa) dec. Pagano (Rutgers) 184: Mitch Bowman (Iowa) vs. No. 9 Nick Gravina (Rutgers) Bowman bounced around and wrestled at three different weights last year. This season, he gets the chance to start at 184 for at least the first semester. So far this season, he has gone 4-1 with his lone victory coming via 5-3 decision against No. 12 Emery Parker (Illinois). Gravina is a two-time NCAA qualifier who almost broke through to become an All-American last year, but he lost in the round of 12. This year he has won all four of his matches. In his last match, he defeated Tristan Sponseller (Lock Haven). Against Parker, Bowman showed that he can keep it close against a ranked wrestler. However, he has not been able to pick up any wins that would make it seem like he has a chance against Gravina. The Rutgers wrestler should be able to take this match in a close decision. Prediction: Gravina (Rutgers) dec. Bowman (Iowa) 197: No. 10 Cash Wilcke (Iowa) vs. Kevin Mulligan (Rutgers) Wilcke moved up to 197 last year and finished one match short of All-American status as a redshirt freshman. He is back this year and has won all five of his matches. He needed to go to sudden victory against Andre Lee (Illinois) to pull out the decision. Mulligan did not end up wrestling in Rutgers' last match against Lock Haven after the team bumped up Gravina. He should get the start here. So far this season, Mulligan has gone 7-3. In his last action, he finished third at the Black Knight Invitational. These two met in the consolation bracket of the Midlands last year. Wilcke took that match with a 6-2 decision. He should be the favorite the pick up another victory on Friday. Prediction: Wilcke (Iowa) dec. Mulligan (Rutgers) 285: No. 7 Sam Stoll (Iowa) vs. Razohnn Gross (Rutgers) Stoll is back at heavyweight for Iowa after back-to-back seasons were ended due to injury. He has looked sharp to start the season with five wins and four falls. In his only bout to go to decision, he scored an overtime-victory over No. 20 Jake Gunning (Buffalo). In his last bout, Stoll picked up a fall in the final match to put the Hawkeyes over Illinois by a point. Gross has had a solid start to the season. He is 8-3, but all three of his losses have come against ranked wrestlers. He lost to No. 10 Youssif Hemida (Maryland) in the season opening dual meet and then dropped a pair of matches against No. 13 Thomas Haines (Lock Haven). If this match comes down to heavyweight, Iowa fans have to feel good that Stoll will be there. He already came through in the clutch once with a dual on the line. While Gross is solid on the feet, he has struggled on the bottom at time. Stoll rides tough and has the ability to turn wrestlers at this level. Prediction: Stoll (Iowa) fall over Gross (Rutgers) Dual Meet Prediction: Iowa 21, Rutgers 14

The 24th edition of the Walsh Jesuit Ironman sponsored by The Chevy Network and Marhoffer Chevrolet comes this Friday and Saturday in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. Competition starts at 1 p.m. (ET) on Friday with wrestling up to the quarterfinal round. Saturday's quarterfinal round starts at 10 a.m. with the semifinals to follow; while consolation rounds up to the consolation finals, as well as seventh place matches, occur in that same session. Matches for first, third, and fifth place commence from 6 p.m. on Saturday. Without a doubt the nation's best in-season high school wrestling tournament, this field features twenty nationally ranked teams and 80 nationally ranked wrestlers. Included in that is an absurd nine of the nation's top 13 teams and fourteen of the top 24 in the rankings, as well as four individuals ranked number one in the country and twelve others ranked within the top three at their weight class. From the standpoint of the team race, No. 1 Blair Academy (N.J.) is favored to repeat as team champions of the Walsh Ironman, which would mark a 14th title in 24 editiions of the tournament. They feature seven nationally ranked wrestlers, all of whom are top four seeds in the tournament, plus three other wrestlers seeded inside the top eight. No. 5 St. Paris Graham (Ohio) has the next most top eight seeds with seven, plus another tenth seed; No. 2 Wyoming Seminary (Pa.) and No. 4 Montini Catholic (Ill.) have six top eight seeds, with the fourth-ranked Broncos also having a pair of tenth seeds. No. 8 Lake Highland Prep (Fla.), No. 24 Christian Brothers College (Mo.), and No. 44 St. John Bosco (Calif.) each have four top eight seeds; with Lake Highland Prep also having a ninth seed. Two other teams to watch are No. 7 Malvern Prep (Pa.), who has a pair of number one seeds, plus No. 9 St. Edward (Ohio) with just two top eight seeds, but another four wrestlers seeded ninth through eleventh. The following represents a weight-by-weight breakdown based on wrestlers entered in the field as of Wednesday afternoon. The pre-seeds were released on Wednesday. 106: Six nationally ranked wrestlers anchor the field in this weight class, including the top two ranked wrestlers in the country, No. 1 Jacob Decatur (CVCA, Ohio) and No. 2 Isaac Salas (St. John Bosco, Calif.); Salas is, however, the top seed. Nationally ranked wrestlers occupy the next three seed positions -- No. 5 Richard Figueroa (Selma, Calif.), No. 7 Ryan Miller (Blair Academy, N.J.), and No. 10 Logan Agin (Lancaster, Ohio). The last of the nationally ranked wrestlers is seven seed Cooper Flynn (McDonogh, Md.), ranked No. 15 nationally. Others to watch include two-time Junior Greco-Roman champion Brendon Garcia (Pueblo County, Colo.), Cadet freestyle All-American Dustin Norris (Cincinnati LaSalle, Ohio), and Junior freestyle All-American Tim Levine (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.). 113: Eight nationally ranked wrestlers headline this weight class, which is the most for any weight in this tournament field. Listed in seed order: No. 2 Lucas Byrd (Cincinnati LaSalle, Ohio), No. 6 Antonio Lorenzo (St. John Bosco, Calif.), No. 3 Trevor Mastrogiovanni (Blair Academy, N.J.), No. 4 Ryan Chauvin (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.), No. 11 Dylan Shawver (Elyria, Ohio), No. 19 Matt Ramos (Lockport, Ill.), No. 17 Dylan Ragusin (Montini Catholic, Ill.), and No. 18 Cevion Severado (Christian Brothers College, Mo.). Byrd was runner-up last year down at 106 pounds in this tournament, while Chauvin placed fifth, also at 106. Others to watch in this weight include a pair of state champions, Beau Bayless (Reynolds, Pa.) and Oscar Sanchez (Genoa, Ohio), along with a pair of state medalists in Giano Petrucelli (Clovis, Calif.) and Tanner Jordan (St. Paris Graham, Ohio). 120: Six nationally ranked wrestlers feature in this weight, including last year's 106-pound champion Julian Tagg (Brecksville, Ohio); the Cadet world team member in freestyle is the fourth seed in this weight class, and ranked No. 6 nationally. Those seeded above are No. 2 Joey Melendez (Montini Catholic, Ill.), No. 4 Michael Colaiocco (Blair Academy, N.J.), and No. 8 Malik Heinselman (Castle View, Colo.); Heinselman is a three-time world team member. Seeded fifth and sixth are No. 10 Christian Nunez (St. John Bosco, Calif.) and No. 16 Brendon Fenton (Elyria, Ohio). Others to watch include three-time state/National Prep placers King Sandoval (St. Mary's Ryken, Md.) and Matthew Cardello (CVCA, Ohio), along with a trio of impact freshmen in Cadet National freestyle champion Zeke Escalera (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.), Vincent Zerban (Christian Brothers College, Mo.), and Alek Martin (St. Paris Graham, Ohio). 126: An indication of how loaded this tournament is across the board, a weight with five ranked wrestlers is among the lower third in terms of the quantity of ranked wrestlers. No. 7 Beau Bartlett (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) won this tournament last year as a freshman down at 120 pounds, but is the two seed in this weight class. Leading the field is No. 2 Jordan Decatur (CVCA, Ohio), a Cadet world team member this summer at 58 kilos. The other three ranked wrestlers in seed order are No. 9 Malik Johnson (Christian Brothers College, Mo.), No. 12 Jordan Crace (St. Paris Graham, Ohio), and No. 19 Cleveland Belton (St. John Bosco, Calif.); Johnson was the Cadet world team member in Greco-Roman at 58 kilos this summer. Others meriting attention in the field are Junior freestyle All-American Austin Macias (Burlington Central, Ill.); Cadet freestyle All-Americans Travis Mastrogiovanni (Blair Academy, N.J.), Mick Burnett (Elyria, Ohio), and Ryan Franco (Clovis North, Calif.); NHSCA Freshman nationals champion Peyton Hall (Oak Glen, W.Va.); Super 32 placer Julian Sanchez (Genoa, Ohio); and 2015 Walsh Ironman champion Nate Keaton (Circleville, Ohio). 132: Seven nationally ranked wrestlers in this weight class are tied for second most among any single weight in the field. However, this is probably the deepest weight class in terms of quality with five of the nation's top eight wrestlers present. The group is led by No. 1 Joey Silva (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.), who last year was runner-up in this tournament to Spencer Lee at 126 pounds, and is a three-time Super 32 champion. Rounding out the top five seeds are No. 3 Real Woods (Montini Catholic, Ill.), No. 7 Ryan Anderson (Bethlehem Catholic, Pa.), No. 5 Jesse Vasquez (Santiago Corona, Calif.), and No. 8 Carson Manville (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.). Woods was champion at this tournament in 2015, and a Cadet Greco-Roman world team member in 2016; Anderson was runner-up last year at 120 pounds in this tournament, and a Super 32 champion six weeks ago at 138; Vasquez was runner-up at 113 in this tournament last year, and a Super 32 runner-up in this weight class earlier in the fall; while Manville is the top overall freshman nationally, and a Cadet National double champion this summer. Also ranked nationally in this weight class are No. 12 Joshua Saunders (Christian Brothers College, Mo.), a Cadet National freestyle champion and two-time Super 32 placer; and No. 17 Gabe Tagg (Brecksville, Ohio), winner of this tournament last year at 113 pounds. Others to watch in an absolutely loaded weight class include returning Ironman placers Mike Madara (Blair Academy, N.J.) and Matt Kazimir (St. Edward, Ohio), state champion Matt Fields (Brunswick, Ohio), Cadet Greco-Roman champion Reece Witcraft (Broken Arrow, Okla.), and Cadet freestyle All-American Trevor Chumbley (Marmion Academy, Ill.). 138: Yet another weight class featuring seven nationally ranked wrestlers, including four ranked between fifth and ninth, as listed in seed order: No. 9 Jaden Abas (Rancho Bernardo, Calif.), No. 5 Malcolm Robinson (Blair Academy, N.J.), No. 6 Marshall Keller (Christiansburg, Va.), and No. 7 Jack Davis (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.); Robinson placed third in this tournament last year at this weight class, Abas was runner-up at the Super 32 six weeks ago, Keller has placements at the FloNationals and Super 32 since the end of last season; while Davis was a Junior freestyle All-American. Rounding out the ranked wrestlers are No. 15 Fidel Mayora (Montini Catholic, Ill.), No. 17 Saul Ervin (Union County, Ky.), and No. 18 J.D. Stickley (St. Paris Graham, Ohio). Also to watch in this weight class include returning Ironman placers Bryce Andonian (St. Edward, Ohio) and Coltan Yapoujian (Pomona, Colo.), two-time state champions We Rachal (Chicago Washington, Ill.) and Noah Castillo (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.), Cadet freestyle All-American Luka Wick (San Marino, Calif.), FloNationals placer Elan Heard (Cincinnati LaSalle, Ohio), along with state medalists Marco Regalbuto (Brecksville, Ohio) and Luke Baughman (Wadsworth, Ohio). 145: This is the third weight class in a row to feature seven nationally ranked wrestlers, and is headlined by a pair of returning tournament runners-up in No. 3 Mitch Moore (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) and No. 6 Cole Matthews (Reynolds, Pa.); Moore was also champion at this tournament in 2014, while last year's runner-up finish was a second straight for Matthews in this tournament. Seeded between those two is No. 5 Brock Hardy (Box Elder, Utah), a three-time double All-American in Fargo. Additional nationally ranked wrestlers occupy the next four seed lines: No. 11 Quincy Monday (Carrboro, N.C.), No. 15 Kendall Coleman (Montini Catholic, Ill.), No. 18 Sam Dover (St. Edward, Ohio), and No. 20 P.J. Crane (Malvern Prep, Pa.). Others to watch include two-time state runners-up Sandro Ramirez (Wauseon, Ohio) and Ben Pasiuk (Carrollton, Ohio), NHSCA Freshman nationals champion Kai Bele (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.); state medalists Tony Mendoza (Selma, Calif.), Baylor Fernandes (Lockport, Ill.) and Michael North (Wadsworth, Ohio); Cadet freestyle All-Americans Victor Voinovich (Brecksville, Ohio) and Frankie Tal-Shahar (American Heritage, Fla.); returning Ironman placer at 106 pounds Nick Incontera (Blair Academy, N.J.); along with Jake Stiles (Montini Catholic, Ill.). 152: Two Cadet freestyle world medalists occupy the top spots in this weight class, No. 1 David Carr (Massillon Perry, Ohio) and No. 3 Will Lewan (Montini Catholic, Ill.). Carr won bronze last year at 69 kilos, and has been in the finals at this tournament the last two years, winning in 2015; while Lewan struck gold this year at 69 kilos. The next four seeds in this weight class are also nationally ranked: No. 4 Anthony Artalona (Tampa Prep, Fla.), No. 11 Joshua Kim (Santiago Corona, Calif.), No. 14 Josh Humphreys (Parkersburg South, W.Va.), and No. 15 Jake Silverstein (Hauppauge, N.Y.); Artalona was a Junior National freestyle champion this past summer, Kim finished runner-up at the Super 32 six weeks ago, while Humphreys and Silverstein both placed in that tournament. Others to note include returning Ironman placer Jake Marsh (Marysville, Ohio), three-time state placer Jashon Hubbard (Steubenville, Ohio), two-time state placer Joey Sanchez (St. Paris Graham, Ohio), along with Cadet freestyle All-Americans Jace Luchau (Selma, Calif.) and Padraic Gallagher (St. Edward, Ohio). 160: Just five nationally ranked wrestlers in this weight class, a group led by returning runner-up Andrew Merola (Blair Academy, N.J.) and Super 32 champion Ryan Thomas (St. Paris Graham, Ohio); the pair met in last year's semifinal, a match that now No. 3 Merola beat now No. 9 Thomas in by a score of 2-1 in the tiebreaker. The other three ranked wrestlers, listed in seed order: No. 12 Erich Byelick (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.), No. 17 Jake Hendricks (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.), and No. 19 Kevon Freeman (Lake Catholic, Ohio); Byelick is a returning tournament placer and two-time Super 32 placer, Hendricks a Cadet world team member in Greco-Roman, and Freeman a two-time state champion. Others to watch in this weight class include two-time state medalists Caleb Wise (Broken Arrow, Okla.) and Noah Blake (Del Oro, Calif.). This marks one of the least deep weight classes of the tournament, outside of the obvious at 220 and 285. 170: Back to normal programming here at the nation's best regular season high school tournament, a weight class that features seven nationally ranked wrestlers, led by those ranked fourth through seventh in the country: Julian Ramirez (Blair Academy, N.J.), Emille Shannon (Christian Brothers College, Mo.), Rocky Jordan (St. Paris Graham, Ohio), and Emil Soehnlen (Massillon Perry, Ohio). Ramirez and Jordan have each placed twice at this tournament, Shannon was a Super 32 runner-up in the fall of 2015 to go with two state titles, while Soehnlen is a two-time Super 32 placer to go with an Ironman placement and state title from last season. Also ranked nationally in this weight class are -- listed in seed order -- No. 17 Braeden Redlin (Allen, Texas), No. 15 Carson Kharchla (Olentangy Liberty, Ohio), and No. 18 Nate Jimenez (Marmion Academy, Ill.). Others to watch include FloNationals and Super 32 placer Grant Cuomo (Brewster, N.Y.), state champion Jacob Lagoa (Ashtabula St. John, Ohio), NHSCA freshman nationals champion Micah Ervin (Union County, Ky.), FloNationals placer Nick Giantonio (Christiansburg, Va.), along with state medalists Christian Rodriguez (Selma, Calif.) and Brady Chrisman (Medina, Ohio). 182: A pair of top four wrestlers headline the six nationally ranked wrestlers in this weight class, No. 2 Ryan Karoly (Malvern Prep, Pa.) and No. 4 A.J. Ferrari (Allen, Texas). Karoly was runner-up in this tournament last year and is a two-time National Prep champion, while Ferrari was a Cadet freestyle champion this summer and is the top overall sophomore nationally. Junior freestyle All-Americans Leo Tarantino (Blair Academy, N.J.) and Victor Marcelli (Massillon Jackson, Ohio) are seeded fourth and fifth, and are ranked No. 12 and No. 15 nationally; the third seed is No. 9 Trevor Lawson (Olentangy Liberty, Ohio), while No. 14 Tate Samuselson (Castle View, Colo.) is seeded sixth. Others to watch include Super 32 placer Darrien Roberts (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.), state champion Gavin Potter (Broken Arrow, Okla.), and state medalist David Heath (Akron SVSM, Ohio). 195: No. 2 in the country Michael Beard (Malvern Prep, Pa.) is the tournament's top seed as a returning tournament champion. Four other nationally ranked wrestlers feature in this field: No. 5 Jared Ball (Hilliard Darby, Ohio), No. 15 (at 220) Zach Marcheselli (Broken Arrow, Okla.), No. 10 Cody Howard (St. Edward, Ohio), and No. 17 Austin Cooley (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.). Ball and Howard are returning Ironman placers; Ball was a Super 32 champion six weeks ago, while Howard was a Junior freestyle All-American this summer. Others to watch include two-time state placer Gage Braun (St. Paris Graham, Ohio), state runner-up Jayden Woodruff (Ponderosa, Colo.), Cadet double All-American Peter Christenson (Montini Catholic, Ill.), and two-time state qualifier Michael Baker (Cincinnati LaSalle, Ohio). 220: Just three nationally ranked wrestlers feature in this weight class, led by No. 4 Braxton Amos (Parkersburg South, W.Va.), a Super 32 champion and two-time Cadet National double champion. Seeded second and third are No. 12 Ben Goldin (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.) and No. 18 Ian Edenfield (Laurel Highlands, Pa.). Others in this weight class include Junior freestyle All-American Antonio McCloud (Cincinnati Elder, Ohio), NHSCA Sophomore nationals champion Owen Trepham (Blair Academy, N.J.), and two-time state placer Johnny Shafer (St. Paris Graham, Ohio). Also present are state placers Garrett Bledsoe (Cincinnati LaSalle, Ohio) and Zach D'Anna (Brecksville, Ohio), along with state qualifiers Brayden Ray (Santiago Corona, Calif.) and David Aranda (St. John Bosco, Calif.). 285: An all-time obvious final is in the offing at this weight class, as No. 2 Seth Nevills (Clovis, Calif.) and No. 3 Cohlton Schultz (Ponderosa, Colo.) are the lone ranked wrestlers in this weight class. Penn State commit Nevills is a three-time state champion, while Schultz is the nation's top overall junior and a Cadet world champion in Greco-Roman. Others in this weight class include returning tournament placer Jordan Earnest (Wadsworth, Ohio); two-time National Prep placer P.J. Mustipher (McDonogh, Md.), a Penn State commit along the defensive line; state placers Alec Moore-Nash (Cincinnati Elder, Ohio) and Curtis Ruff (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.); along with two-time state runner-up Louden Haga (Parkersburg South, W.Va.).

287 wins without a loss. That is the combined high school career mark for seniors Alex Thomsen (Underwood) and Brody Teske (Fort Dodge), whom are both expected to be in the 126 pound weight class bracket for this weekend's Council Bluffs (Iowa) Wrestling Classic. Nebraska commit Thomsen is ranked No. 32 overall in the Class of 2018, while Penn State commit Teske is No. 38; the wrestlers are ranked No. 3 and No. 8 respectively at 126 pounds in the country this week. Though those two are the main attraction at 126 pounds, there are some other notable wrestlers in the weight class including Cadet Greco-Roman champion Phillip Moomey (Kearney, Neb.); three-time Fargo double All-American Jace Koelzer (Olathe South, Kansas), a NHSCA Junior National champion this past spring; 2016 state champion Jack Huffman (Millard West, Neb.); along with state medalists Kaleb Olejniczak (Perry) and Cody Anderson (Waukee). The 39-team field at the Council Bluffs Wrestling Classic features three teams ranked within the Fab50 - No. 21 Fort Dodge, No. 25 Apple Valley (Minn.), and No. 50 Waukee. An additional team of interest will be Kearney, Neb. Six other wrestlers in this field are nationally ranked, with a pair expected to compete at 285 pounds, No. 1 Gable Steveson (Apple Valley, Minn.) and No. 9 John McConkey (Atlantic). While Steveson, the nation's best wrestler regardless of weight class, has not lost since the state championship match his eighth grade - this is an excellent field at the weight class. Also here are state champion Lee Harrington (Kearney, Neb.), two-time state placer Caleb Sanders (Glenwood), and state placer Nathan McDonald (Waukee). No. 12 Kyle Biscoglia (Waukee) headlines a very congested field at 120 pounds that features eight additional state placers. That group would be headlined by two-time state runner-up Jake Svihel (Totino-Grace, Minn.). No. 20 Cayd Lara (Fort Dodge) anchors the group at 152 pounds that also features three-three-time state placer Nate Larson (Apple Valley, Minn.), two-time state placer Gabriel Kjelgaard (Lewis Central), and state placer Trevor Anderson (Glenwood). No. 7 Nelson Brands (Iowa City West, Iowa) is the prohibitive favorite at 160 pounds, while No. 6 Francis Duggan (Iowa City West, Iowa) is also the strong favorite at 220 pounds, though that field also includes state champion Cordel Duhart (Blue Valley Southwest, Kansas) and two other state placers. Below is a listing of notable wrestlers from the other weight classes: 106 - Drake Ayala (Fort Dodge), Beau Klingensmith (Sergeant Bluff-Luton) 113 - Regan Schrempp (Apple Valley, Minn.), Hans van Rabeneau (Iowa City West, Iowa), Cody Niemiec (Papillon-La Vista, Neb.) 132 - Drew Bennett (Fort Dodge), Brady Gross (Apple Valley, Minn.), and Rhyker Sims (Sergeant Bluff-Luton) 138 - Sebas Swiggum (Apple Valley, Minn.), Drevon Ross (Fort Dodge), Nick James (Kearney, Neb.), and Jevon Parrish (Olathe North, Kansas) 145 - Damond Lockner (Fort Dodge), Conner Ward (Mill Valley, Kansas), Ronniel Wells (Omaha North, Neb.) 170 - Nathan Haynes (Missouri Valley), Terrell Garraway (Olathe North, Kansas), Anthony Zach (Waukee) 182 - Anthony Sherry (Glenwood), Hayden Kopeke (Mill Valley, Kansas), Nick Jouret (Olathe South, Kansas)

Girls and women's wrestling is growing by leaps and bounds throughout the U.S. Wisconsin is no exception, as some wrestling officials within the state are seeking to make America's Dairyland the seventh state to have a girls-only division at the state wrestling championships. If that were to happen, Wisconsin would join Alaska, California, Hawaii, Tennessee, Texas and Washington which already have a girls-only competition in their state tournaments. "It's not a question of if, it's when (for Wisconsin)," Randy Ferrell, the West Allis Hale coach who also serves as president of the WWCA (Wisconsin Wrestling Coaches Association), told the Wausau (Wis.) Daily Herald, which did a 1,500-word feature story on girls wrestling in the state. "If it was up to me, I would have it for the girls for the (20)18-19 season, but we all know things take time." Others involved in the sport in Wisconsin say a new girls' division could be in place as soon as next season, but more likely within the next three to five years, according to the newspaper. Initial steps to make this happen have already taken place. In July 2016, members of the WWCA and WWF (Wisconsin Wrestling Federation) got together to draft a proposal for a separate girls' division, then presented it to the WIAA (Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association) one year ago. "There is a proposal, but it is not something that can just be slammed through," said Wade Labecki, deputy director of the WIAA. "We are going to take it through the process. You want to make sure the numbers are there to justify a complete separate division." While the actual number of girls wrestling in high schools throughout Wisconsin isn't huge, the numbers are increasing ... demonstrating a nearly 50 percent growth rate over the past five seasons. Through late November, there were 187 girls involved with a high school wrestling program in the state. The Wausau newspaper figured the participation levels by looking at the number of wrestlers who have gone through the hydration and skin-fold tests through the Wisconsin Weight Management plan, information that is entered into and managed in the state by Trackwrestling.com. WWCA's Randy Ferrell said 102 schools across the state have at least one female wrestler, while 20 have at least three. At least three high schools - Milwaukee Reagan, Kenosha Indian Trail, and River Falls - each have at least nine female wrestlers on their rosters. "There are girls showing interest in wrestling in Wisconsin and across the country," said Kevin Black, wrestling coach at River Falls High who also serves as women's freestyle coach for the Wisconsin Wrestling Federation. "We already have a couple hundred girls who are involved with boys wrestling now, and I think we are already past the time when a girls-only wrestling opportunity should be available in the state." Nationwide, nearly 15,000 girls wrestle in high school. To provide these athletes additional opportunities to continue in their sport once they graduate from high school, more colleges are establishing women's wrestling programs. Just last month, Lakeland University in Plymouth, Wis. announced it would have a women's program take to the mats for the first time in fall 2018. Lakeland will be the 40th member college to join the Women's College Wrestling Association (WCWA), with programs competing in NCAA Divisions II and III, as well as in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and community college schools. "We want to be one of the pioneers with this sport," Lakeland coach Ben Chapman, who also heads the men's wrestling program, said in a news release announcing the move. "With more states offering wrestling at the high school level and the ranks of the WCWA growing, the trends are impressive and we're excited to be the first school in Wisconsin to offer a college program." Growth in girls' wrestling at the high school level comes as a number of states - including Wisconsin - are witnessing lower participation rates among boys. The WIAA states that there are now 17 percent fewer boys wrestling in high school than a decade ago, with some programs having problems fielding wrestlers in every weight class.

This first full week of December, and the second weekend of the month, will bring every state but New Jersey into the fold for starting their high school wrestling season. It's a busy week of competition anchored by -- obviously -- the Walsh Jesuit (Ohio) Ironman. However, here's the full docket for the Fab 50 teams from today (12/6) through Tuesday 12/12. No. 1 Blair Academy, N.J. -- competes in the Walsh Ironman on Friday and Saturday No. 2 Wyoming Seminary, Pa. -- competes in the Walsh Ironman on Friday and Saturday No. 3 Buchanan, Calif. -- split squad between the Chuckchansi Invitational at Madera South (Calif.) on Friday and Saturday, and the Curt Metler Invitational at Elk Grove (Calif.) on Saturday No. 4 Montini Catholic, Ill. -- competes in the Walsh Ironman on Friday and Saturday No. 5 St. Paris Graham, Ohio -- competes in the Walsh Ironman on Friday and Saturday No. 7 Malvern Prep, Pa. -- competes in the Walsh Ironman on Friday and Saturday No. 8 Lake Highland Prep, Fla. -- competes in the Walsh Ironman on Friday and Saturay No. 9 St. Edward, Ohio -- competes in the Walsh Ironman on Friday and Saturday No. 10 Detroit Catholic Central, Mich. -- hosts Grand Ledge (Mich.) for dual meet today, competes in the Westland (Mich.) John Glenn Duals on Saturday No. 12 Clovis, Calif. -- split squad between the Walsh Ironman on Friday and Saturday, and the Clovis West (Calif.) Shootout on Saturday No. 13 Bethlehem Catholic, Pa. -- competes in the Walsh Ironman on Friday and Saturday No. 14 Poway, Calif. -- hosts San Marcos (Calif.) for dual meet tomorrow, competes in the Clovis West (Calif.) Shootout on Saturday No. 15 Choctaw, Okla. -- competes in the Perry (OKla.) Tournament of Champions on Friday and Saturday No. 16 Brecksville, Ohio -- competes in the Walsh Ironman on Friday and Saturday No. 17 Cincinnati LaSalle, Ohio -- competes in the Walsh Ironman on Friday and Saturday No. 18 Allen, Texas -- travels to Prosper (Texas) for dual meet tonight, competes in the Walsh Ironman on Friday and Saturday No. 19 Davison, Mich. -- travels to Dundee (Mich.) for dual meet today, travels to Rochester (Mich.) for the Top of the Hill Duals on Saturday No. 20 Gilroy, Calif. -- competes in the Clovis West (Calif.) Shootout on Saturday No. 21 Fort Dodge, Iowa -- travels to Ankeny (Iowa) for dual meet tomorrow, competes in the Council Bluffs (Iowa) Wrestling Classic on Friday and Saturday No. 22 Broken Arrow, Okla. -- competes in the Walsh Ironman on Friday and Saturday No. 23 Southeast Polk, Iowa -- competes in the Webster City (Iowa) Duals on Saturday No. 24 Christian Brothers College, Mo. -- competes in the Walsh Ironman on Friday and Saturday No. 25 Apple Valley, Minn. -- travels to Eagan (Minn.) for dual meet tomorrow, competes in the Council Bluffs (Iowa) Wrestling Classic on Friday and Saturday No. 26 Brownsburg, Ind. -- travels to Avon (Ind.) for dual meet tomorrow, hosts Guerin Catholic (Ind.) for dual meet on Tuesday 12/12 No. 28 Selma, Calif. -- split squad between the Walsh Ironman and the La Costa Canyon (Calif.) Classic, both tournaments on Friday and Saturday No. 29 Nazareth, Pa. -- competes in the Cumberland Valley (Pa.) Kickoff Classic on Friday and Saturday No. 30 Lowell, Mich. -- competes in the Allegan (Mich.) Southwest Classic on Saturday No. 31 Kiski Area, Pa. -- competes in the Eastern Area Invitational Tournament at Gateway (Pa.) on Friday and Saturday No. 32 Tuttle, Okla. -- hosts Piedmont (Okla.) for dual meet tomorrow, competes at the Mid-Am Nationals in Enid (Okla.) on Friday and Saturday, hosts Bridgecreek (Okla.) for dual meet on Monday, travels to Perry (Okla.) for dual meet on Tuesday No. 33 Wadsworth, Ohio -- competes in the Walsh Ironman on Friday and Saturday No. 34 Simley, Minn. -- competes in tri-meet at South St. Paul (Minn.) tomorrow, competes in the Prior Lake (Minn.) Duals on Saturday No. 35 Kasson-Mantorville, Minn. -- travels to Pine Island (Minn.) for dual meet on Friday No. 36 Portage, Ind. -- hosts Merrillville (Ind.) for dual meet tonight, travels to Calumet (Ind.) for the Traicoff Classic on Saturday No. 38 Elyria, Ohio -- competes in the Walsh Ironman on Friday and Saturday No. 39 St. Paul's, Md. -- tri-meet today at Archbishop Spalding (Md.) with John Carroll (Md.), competes in the Mad Mats Tournament at Magruder (Md.) on Friday and Saturday No. 40 Anoka, Minn. -- tri-meet at Champlin Park (Minn.) with Scott West (Minn.) on Friday, competes in the Woodbury (Minn.) Duals on Saturday No. 41 Erie Cathedral Prep, Pa. -- hosts Erie McDowell (Pa.) for dual meet on Tuesday 12/12 No. 42 Pomona, Colo. -- split squad between the Walsh Ironman on Friday and Saturday, and dual meet at Columbine (Colo.) on Thursday followed by the Jefferson (Colo.) Tournament on Saturday No. 43 Massillon Perry, Ohio -- hosts Green (Ohio) for dual meet tomorrow, competes in the Walsh Ironman on Friday and Saturday No. 44 St. John Bosco, Calif. -- competes in the Walsh Ironman on Friday and Saturday No. 45 Perry Meridian, Ind. -- hosts the Falcon Duals on Saturday No. 46 Stratford, Wis. -- hosts Nekoosa (Wis.) for dual meet tomorrow, competes in the Wisconsin Dells Tournament on Saturday No. 47 Wasatch, Utah -- hosts Skyridge (Utah) for dual meet tomorrow, hosts the Intermountain Duals on Friday and Saturday No. 49 Goddard, Kansas -- hosts Maize South (Kansas) for dual meet tomorrow No. 50 Waukee, Iowa -- travels to Urbandale (Iowa) for dual meet tomorrow, competes in the Council Bluffs (Iowa) Wrestling Classic on Friday and Saturday Off this week: No. 11 Park Hill (Mo.), No. 48 Northampton (Pa.) Season yet to start for: No. 6 Bergen Catholic (N.J.), No. 27 Delbarton (N.J.), and No. 37 Howell (N.J.)

Preliminary seeds of 16 wrestlers in each weight class for the Walsh Jesuit Ironman were released on Tuesday evening. The tournament starts on Friday afternoon at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time with the quarterfinals and semifinals slated for Saturday at 10:00 a.m. and the medal matches for 6:00 p.m. The loaded field features four of the nation's top five teams, including No. 1 Blair Academy (N.J.) and No. 2 Wyoming Seminary (Pa.), and seven of the top nine in the country. In total 19 nationally ranked schools are in this year's field. Below are the preliminary seeds. The wrestler's national ranking per InterMat as of Wednesday 12/6 is listed to the right where applicable. 106 pounds 1. Isaac Salas - St. John Bosco, CA (No. 2) 2. Jacob Decatur - Cuyahoga Valley Christian Acad., OH (No. 1) 3. Richard Figueroa - Selma, CA (No. 5) 4. Ryan Miller - Blair Academy, NJ (No. 7) 5. Logan Agin - Lancaster, OH (No. 10) 6. Brendon Garcia - Pueblo County, CO 7. Cooper Flynn - McDonogh School, MD (No. 15) 8. Colton Drousias - Mount Carmel, IL 9. Jacob Moon - Clay (Oregon), OH 10. Peyten Kellar - Warren, OH 11. Dustin Norris - La Salle, OH 12. Nain Vazquez - Montini Catholic, IL 13. Wyatt Yapoujian - Pomona, CO 14. Tim Levine - Wyoming Seminary, PA 15. Carlos Negrete - Clovis North, CA 16. Jake Wohltman - Lake Highland Prep, FL 113 pounds 1. Lucas Byrd - La Salle, OH (No. 2) 2. Antonio Lorenzo - St. John Bosco, CA (No. 6) 3. Trevor Mastrogiovanni - Blair Academy, NJ (No. 3) 4. Ryan Chauvin - Lake Highland Prep, FL (No. 16) 5. Dylan Shawver - Elyria, OH (No. 11) 6. Matt Ramos - Lockport Township, IL (No. 19) 7. Dylan Ragusin - Montini Catholic, IL (No. 17) 8. Cevion Severado - Christian Brothers College, MO (No. 18) 9. Beau Bayless - Reynolds, PA 10. Scott Richter - St. Edward, OH 11. Giano Petrucelli - Clovis, CA 12. Tanner Jordan - Graham, OH 13. Oscar Sanchez - Genoa Area, OH 14. Nic Botello - Wyoming Seminary, PA 15. Tristan Lujan - Selma, CA 16. Matt Mayer - Bethlehem Catholic, PA 120 pounds 1. Joey Melendez - Montini Catholic, IL (No. 2) 2. Michael Colaiocco - Blair Academy, NJ (No. 4) 3. Malik Heinselman - Castle View, CO (No. 8) 4. Julian Tagg - Brecksville-Broadview Heights, OH (No. 6) 5. Christian Nunez - St. John Bosco, CA (No. 10) 6. Brendon Fenton - Elyria, OH (No. 16) 7. Logan Heil - Brunswick, OH 8. King Sandoval - St. Mary's Ryken, MD 9. Matthew Cardello - Cuyahoga Valley Christian Acad., OH 10. Justin Pacheco - Pomona, CO 11. Brandon Paulson - Clovis, CA 12. Anthony Molton - Lockport Township, IL 13. Zeke Escalera - Wyoming Seminary, PA 14. Angelo Rini - St. Edward, OH 15. Vincent Zerban - Christian Brothers College, MO 16. Alek Martin - Graham, OH 126 pounds 1. Jordan Decatur - Cuyahoga Valley Christian Acad., OH (No. 2) 2. Beau Bartlett - Wyoming Seminary, PA (No. 7) 3. Malik Johnson - Christian Brothers College, MO (No. 9) 4. Jordan Crace - Graham, OH (No. 12) 5. Cleveland Belton - St. John Bosco, CA (No. 19) 6. Austin Macias - Burlington Central, IL 7. Peyton Hall - Oak Glen, WV 8. Travis Mastrogiovanni - Blair Academy, NJ 9. Mick Burnett - Elyria, OH 10. Julian Sanchez - Genoa Area, OH 11. Ryan Franco - Clovis North, CA 12. Nate Keaton - Circleville, OH 13. Mark Salvatore - Malvern Prep, PA 14. Bryce Hepner - St. Edward, OH 15. Kenny Herrmann - Bethlehem Catholic, PA 16. Mario Ybarra - Scottsbluff, NE 132 pounds 1. Joe Silva - Lake Highland Prep, FL (No. 1) 2. Real Woods - Montini Catholic, IL (No. 3) 3. Ryan Anderson - Bethlehem Catholic, PA (No. 7) 4. Jesse Vasquez - Santiago Corona, CA (No. 5) 5. Carson Manville - Wyoming Seminary, PA (No. 8) 6. Joshua Saunders - Christian Brothers College, MO (No. 12) 7. Gabriel Tagg - Brecksville-Broadview Heights, OH (No. 17) 8. Michael Madara - Blair Academy, NJ 9. Matt Fields - Brunswick, OH 10. Matt Kazimir - St. Edward, OH 11. Trevor Chumbley - Marmion Academy, IL 12. Josh Breeding - Elyria, OH 13. Reece Witcraft - Broken Arrow, OK 14. Luke Martin - Parkersburg South, WV 15. Micah Visuwan - Malvern Prep, PA 16. Caleb Rea - Weir, WV 138 pounds 1. Jaden Abas - Rancho Bernardo, CA (No. 9) 2. Malcolm Robinson - Blair Academy, NJ (No. 5) 3. Marshall Keller - Christiansburg, VA (No. 6) 4. Jack Davis - Wyoming Seminary, PA (No. 7) 5. Fidel Mayora - Montini Catholic, IL (No. 15) 6. Saul Ervin - Union County, KY (No. 17) 7. JD Stickley - Graham, OH (No. 18) 8. Dalton Lakmann - Foothill (Palo Cedro), CA 9. Bryce Andonian - St. Edward, OH 10. We Rachel - George Washington, IL 11. Marco Regalbuto - Brecksville-Broadview Heights, OH 12. Noah Castillo - Lake Highland Prep, FL 13. Luka Wick - San Marino, CA 14. Luke Baughman - Wadsworth, OH 15. E'lan Heard - La Salle, OH 16. Colton Yapoujian - Pomon, CO 145 pounds 1. Mitch Moore - Graham, OH (No. 3) 2. Brock Hardy - Box Elder, OH (No. 5) 3. Cole Matthews - Reynolds, PA (No. 6) 4. Quincy Monday - Carrboro, NC (No. 11) 5. Kendall Coleman - Mount Carmel, IL (No. 15) 6. Sam Dover - St. Edward, OH (No. 18) 7. PJ Crane - Malvern Prep, PA (No. 20) 8. Tony Mendoza - Selma, CA 9. Kai Bele - Lake Highland Prep, FL 10. Sandro Ramirez - Wauseon, OH 11. Baylor Fernandes - Lockport Township, IL 12. Ben Pasiuk - Carrollton, OH 13. Michael North - Wadsworth, OH 14. Victor Voinovich - Brecksville-Broadview Heights, OH 15. Frankie Tal-Shahar - American Heritage (Delray Beach, FL) 16. Dylan Martinez - Grand Junction, CO 152 pounds 1. David Carr - Perry (Massillon), OH (No. 1) 2. Will Lewan - Montini Catholic, IL (No. 3) 3. Anthony Artalona - Tampa Prep, FL (No. 4) 4. Josh Kim - Santiago (Corona), CA (No. 11) 5. Josh Humphreys - Parkersburg South, WV (No. 14) 6. Jake Silverstein - Hauppauge, NY (No. 15) 7. Jake Marsh - Marysville, OH 8. Jashon Hubbard - Steubenville, OH 9. Jace Luchau - Selma, CA 10. Joey Sanchez - Graham, OH 11. Paddy Gallagher - St. Edward, OH 12. William Kaiser - Blair Academy, NJ 13. Luca Frinzi - Bethlehem Catholic, PA 14. Aurelius Dunbar - Mercersburg Academy, PA 15. Hunter Yackee - Wauseon, OH 16. Chris Hisey - Malvern Prep, PA 160 pounds 1. Andrew Merola - Blair Academy, NJ (No. 3) 2. Ryan Thomas - Graham, OH (No. 9) 3. Erich Byelick - Lake Highland Prep, FL (No. 12) 4. Jake Hendricks - Wyoming Seminary, PA (No. 17) 5. Kevon Freeman - Lake Catholic, OH (No. 19) 6. Caleb Wise - Broken Arrow, OK 7. Noah Blake - Del Oro, CA 8. Austin Murphy - Elder, OH 9. James Limongi - Genoa Area, OH 10. Matt Ortiz - Montini Catholic, IL 11. David Cumberledge - St. John (Ashtabula), OH 12. Parker Benekas - Ponderosa, CO 13. Zane Hinzman - Parkersburg South, WV 14. Dominic Solis - McDonogh School, MD 15. Zach Reese - Lockport Township, IL 16. Trey Sizemore - La Salle, OH 170 pounds 1. Julian Ramirez - Blair Academy, NJ (No. 4) 2. D.J. Shannon - Christian Brothers College, MO (No. 5) 3. Rocky Jordan - Graham, OH (No. 6) 4. Emil Soehnlen - Perry (Massillon), OH (No. 7) 5. Braeden Redlin - Allen, TX (No. 17) 6. Carson Kharchilav - Olentangy Liberty, OH (No. 15) 7. Nate Jimenez - Marmion Academy, IL (No. 18) 8. Grant Cuomo - Brewster, NY 9. Christian Rodriguez - Selma, CA 10. Jacob Lagoa - St. John (Ashtabula), OH 11. Micah Ervin - Union County, KY 12. Brady Chrisman - Medina, OH 13. Nick Giantonio - Christiansburg, VA 14. Garrett Kappes - McDonogh, MD 15. Nicholas Florschutz - Malvern Prep, PA 16. Tyler Gianakopulos - Clovis, CA 182 pounds 1. Ryan Karoly - Malvern Prep, PA (No. 2) 2. A.J. Ferrari - Allen, TX (No. 4) 3. Trevor Lawson - Olentangy Liberty, OH (No. 9) 4. Leo Tarantino - Blair Academy, NJ (No. 12) 5. Victor Marcelli - Jackson (Massillon), OH (No. 15) 6. Tate Samuelson - Castle View, CO (No. 14) 7. Darrien Roberts - Wyoming Seminary, PA 8. Gavin Potter - Broken Arrow, OK 9. David Heath - St. Vincent-St. Mary, OH 10. Trevor Swier - Montini Catholic, IL 11. Jack Wimmer - McDonogh, MD 12. Dan Benoit - Mount Carmel, IL 13. Blake Wilson - LaSalle, OH 14. Erik Eva - Christiansburg, VA 15. Charles Sanders - Elder, OH 16. Tyler Surges - Marmion Academy, IL 195 pounds 1. Michael Beard - Malvern Prep, PA (No. 1) 2. Jared Ball - Hilliard Darby, OH (No. 5) 3. Zach Marcheselli - Broken Arrow, OK (No. 15 at 220) 4. Cody Howard - St. Edward, OH (No. 10) 5. Austin Cooley - Wyoming Seminary, PA (No. 17) 6. Gage Braun - Graham, OH 7. Jayden Woodruff - Ponderosa, CO 8. Peter Christenson - Montini Catholic, IL 9. Michael Baker - LaSalle, OH 10. Jacob Good - Clovis, CA 11. Charlie Cadell - Christian Brothers College, MO 12. Jared Miller - Reynolds, PA 13. Trent Lindsey, Clovis North, CA 14. Michael Drobnick - St. Ignatius, OH 15. Ty Kwak - Christiansburg, VA 16. Peyton Craft - Blair Academy, NJ 220: pounds 1. Braxton Amos - Parkersburg South, WV (No. 4) 2. Ben Goldin - Lake Highland Prep, FL (No. 12) 3. Ian Edenfield - Laurel Highlands, PA (No. 18) 4. Antonio McCloud - Elder, OH 5. Owen Trephan - Blair Academy, NJ 6. Johnny Shafer - Graham, OH 7. Garrett Bledsoe - LaSalle, OH 8. Zach D'Anna - Brecksville-Broadview Heights, OH 9. Brayden Ray - Santiago (Corona), CA 10. David Aranda - St. John Bosco, CA 11. Breslin Walker - Cuyahoga Valley Christian Acad., OH 12. Wade Wheeler - Amherst County, VA 13. Aiden Gill - St. Ignatius, OH 14. Jens Ames - St. Christopher's, VA 15. Michael Doggett - Wyoming Seminary, PA 16. Brendan Devine - Malvern Prep, PA 285 pounds 1. Seth Nevills - Clovis, CA (No. 2) 2. Cohlton Schultz - Ponderosa, CO (No. 3) 3. Jordan Earnest - Wadsworth, OH 4. P.J. Mustipher - McDonogh School, MD 5. Alec Moore-Nash - Elder, OH 6. Louden Haga - Parkersburg South, WV 7. Curtis Ruff - Lake Highland Prep, FL 8. Tyler Connolly - Marysville, OH 9. Antonio Cutrie - Wyoming Seminary, PA 10. Jacob Cover - Hilliard Darby, OH 11. Faze Thomas - Christian Brothers College, MO 12. Alex Sosa - Wauseon, OH 13. Derrick Elrod - St. John (Ashtabula), OH 14. Mike McNicolas - Montini Catholic, IL 15. Kraig Correll - Blair Academy, NJ 16. Brian Kilbane - St. Edward, OH

Trevor Schwager, a wrestler at Dowling Catholic High School in West Des Moines, Iowa was killed Monday morning. Trevor SchwagerThe senior was on his way to welding class at Des Moines Area Community College in Ankeny after a wrestling workout when his pickup crossed the median on Highway 5 and collided with a truck. The following message was posted on Dowling Catholic High School's Facebook page Tuesday morning: "We extend our deepest sympathies to the family and friends of Trevor Schwager, a senior at Dowling Catholic High School who was killed in a car accident. Trevor was known for his high energy, positive spirit and leadership. He was a member of the Dowling Catholic wrestling team and involved with FFA [Future Farmers of America] and 4-H. Please keep Trevor, his family and friends, and the many people whose lives he touched in your thoughts and prayers. He will be greatly missed." Schwager was a three-year starter for the Maroons, wrestling at 160 pounds. Dowling wrestling coach Kevin Stanley described Schwager as a popular and personable student who was always smiling. "He was hands down the life of the party," Stanley told the Des Moines Register. The coach, who had known Schwager for about four years, canceled Monday's wrestling practice out of respect for the late wrestler and his teammates. WHO-TV, the NBC affiliate in Des Moines, shared this Twitter message from Trevor Schwager's brother: "I'd just like to thank everyone who has supported my family and I through this hard time. So blessed to have many great people around & all of the love." IAwrestle.com also tweeted a photo of Trevor with the caption, "Our prayers are with you, your family, friends and teammates." Funeral arrangements had not been made public as of Tuesday afternoon.

Just over 80 years ago, a Texas native who was an Oklahoma high school state champ and NCAA titlewinner for Oklahoma State brought home the ultimate prize in wrestling: a gold medal from the 1936 Berlin Olympics. That man: Frank Lewis. A son shares his father's golden legacy InterMat readers met the youngest son of Frank Lewis a couple months ago, in a feature article about the August wedding of Amy Elaine King and Richard Lewis, Frank Lewis' youngest son, at the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. During the course of the phone interview with the newlyweds, Frank Lewis' name came up more than once. This writer thought the wrestling community would enjoy learning more about the 1936 Olympic gold medalist from Texas ... so we conducted a subsequent interview with Rick about his father. Rick Lewis has strong memories of his late father. Rick was the youngest child of Frank and Virginia Lewis, arriving in 1963 when his father was age 61. "Dad was in the oil industry, so he traveled a lot," Rick Lewis told InterMat. "He would be gone weeks at a time." "By the time I came along, he was semi-retired." "Dad and I would wrestle at home," according to Rick. "He would grab my arm and turn it in a way that was painful. He said when you face is on the mat you figure ways to get out." Dad put me in tournaments when I was age 10. I would wear long underwear with blue trunks." Their bond strengthened over the years. "We spent a lot of time together," the younger Lewis continued. "We drilled wells together, even when I was in high school and in college at Oklahoma State. We'd be together in the car to go to a drilling site. We spent a lot of time on the golf course with each other." Frank Lewis' young life Frank Wyatt Lewis, Sr., was born December 6, 1912 in Coleman, Texas, the youngest of three kids. His father was involved in the oil industry. When he was five, Frank and his family moved to Pecos, Texas. "His earliest memory was seeing troop trains taking soldiers to World War I," said Rick Lewis. "He also remembers seeing the German Kaiser being burned in effigy." "My grandmother had a brother in Cushing, Okla. -- 'pipeline capital of the world.' His family moved to Cushing when he was about five or six years old -- about the time his father died." "Mother opened a makeshift medical facility in Cushing in the old jail," Rick Lewis continued. "She treated oil workers who were injured on the job." "Dad was a lifeguard at a local swimming lake while he was in high school." While in high school Frank Lewis was introduced to wrestling; Rick Lewis described Cushing High as "always a wrestling powerhouse." While at Cushing, Lewis won an Oklahoma state title in 1929. (Decades later, Lewis was welcomed into the Cushing High School Hall of Fame in 2010. The Daily Oklahoman declared Lewis to be "Greatest Athlete from Cushing.") Frank Lewis graduated from Cushing High in 1931. Frank Lewis at Oklahoma State When it was time to pick a place to continue his education beyond high school, Frank Lewis stayed close to home, enrolling at what was then called Oklahoma A&M (Agricultural & Mechanical) -- now Oklahoma State -- in Stillwater, only about 20-25 miles from Cushing. However, getting there wasn't as simple as loading up the family SUV; Lewis hitchhiked from is adopted hometown to his college home. (As Rick Lewis told InterMat, "One friend had a car. Otherwise, most folks hitchhiked everywhere.") Frank Lewis was enrolled at Oklahoma State during the depths of the Great Depression of the 1930s. He arrived on campus in the fall of 1932, with only a few possessions -- a bed roll, two pairs of pants, and three shirts. According to Rick Lewis, his father's limited wardrobe was typical for a male student at A&M. "He told me that guys would hold their pants up to the light to see how worn they were. If they needed to replace a worn-out shirt or a pair of slacks, instead of going to a store, there was a guy who traveled to campus to offer used clothing in trade to students." While in college, Frank Lewis held down a number of jobs. He delivered the student newspaper, The Daily O'Collegian (known by its nickname, the O'Colly). He was a short-order cook. He cleaned buildings on campus. As son Rick said, "Dad did whatever he could do to earn some extra money." Summers were no different. "Dad went to Minnesota one summer to install pipelines for Great Lakes Pipeline Company," said Rick Lewis. "Another summer, he hitchhiked to Texas to pick cantaloupe." Frank Lewis started in engineering, but switched to a business major. He also participated in ROTC (Reserve Officer Training Corps). Frank Lewis wrestles for the Cowboys Eighty years ago, many colleges required all students to enroll in at least one physical education class. Oklahoma State was no exception. Despite his Oklahoma high school state title, Frank Lewis had made the decision not to join the storied Oklahoma State wrestling program, choosing instead to focus on his classwork, and, seek out even temporary employment opportunities to help pay his educational expenses. However, Lewis decided it would make sense to enroll in a wrestling class "to make an easy grade as a freshman at OSU," according to the Daily Oklahoman, the Oklahoma City-based newspaper whose readership extends throughout the state. Members of that wrestling class were required to enter the All-College intramural tournament. When he failed to win the intramural championship "his pride was stung" (to quote the National Wrestling Hall of Fame) but decided to concentrate on wrestling again, joining the Oklahoma State squad in 1933. Lewis wrestled for head coach Ed Gallagher, who, at that time, had been at the helm of the Oklahoma State mat program for nearly two decades ... guiding the Cowboys to become the dominant program in college wrestling in the era between World War I and II. Frank LewisHere's what the 1933 Redskin -- the Oklahoma State yearbook -- said about the school's legendary wrestling coach: "Ed Gallagher, veteran Cowboy wrestling coach, compiled yet another undefeated wrestling season and should be given a major portion of the praise for developing this year's strong team. Gallagher-coached teams have dominated the college wrestling world for several years, despite improvement in the rank and file. His uncanny knowledge of wrestling and wrestling holds, combined with his knowledge of men, have worked together to make him the nation's mastermind of college wrestling." Frank Lewis had a physical challenge that his college coach -- an engineer by training -- helped him overcome. "A state high school champ and four-time medalist from 100 to 155 pounds, he possessed the raw talent from which coach Edward C. Gallagher could mold a winner. But because of his rapid growth, the youngster didn't have the stamina to wrestle the longer college matches," according to the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. "And because of a minor heart condition, his coach had to devise a special training routine to build stamina without putting a strain on his health." (Son Rick Lewis described his dad's condition to InterMat as being a heart murmur.) That training regimen apparently worked. Frank Lewis wrestled for the Cowboys at 155 pounds for three seasons, 1933-1935. He compiled an overall record of 22-6, with ten falls, for a pinning percentage of 45%. During his first season at Oklahoma State -- 1933 -- Lewis compiled a 3-2 record, with one fall. As a junior, Lewis built an overall record of 8-3, with four falls. At the 1934 NCAAs at the University of Michigan, Lewis placed second in the 155-pound bracket. Lehigh's Ben Bishop won the title that year. Despite Lewis' loss, Oklahoma State won the team title, with three of his teammates winning individual championships. Lewis had even more success in his senior year, with an 11-1 record, with five pins. He capped off that 1935 season with a powerful performance at the NCAAs at Lehigh University. Lewis pinned four of his five rivals at the Nationals -- scoring falls against his first three opponents from Ursinus, Cornell College of Iowa, and University of Kansas to make it to the semifinals, where he won a decision over Jay McVickers of Southwestern Oklahoma State, avenging his only loss of the regular season (a decision in overtime.) In the 155-pound title match, Lewis pinned cross-state rival Joe Kalpin of the University of Oklahoma at 4:22 to win the championship. Again, Oklahoma State won the team championship (with twice as many team points as the runners-up, the Oklahoma Sooners) with three individual champs: Lewis, Rex Peery at 118 pounds, and Ross Flood at 126. A couple weeks after the 1935 NCAAs, Lewis traveled to the National AAU (Amateur Athletic Union) wrestling championships, where he not only won the title at 155 pounds, but was also named Outstanding Wrestler of the event, earning a gold watch in the process. College wrestling of 80 years ago The world of college wrestling in Frank Lewis' era was vastly different than today. Back then, NCAA rules prohibited freshmen from wrestling varsity -- a rule that stood until about 1970. Matches were ten minutes long. Today's point scoring system didn't come along until 1941; in Lewis' time, the two basic ways to win a match were by pinning your opponent, or "time advantage" awarded to the wrestler who was judged to have been in control more time than his opponent. John Smith's current Cowboys might be blown away by the uniforms their predecessors like Frank Lewis wore ... and where they wrestled. The wrestling uniforms of 80 years ago were wool trunks. Shirts were optional; wrestlers at many Midwestern colleges such as Oklahoma State competed bare-chested. (The NCAA started requiring shirts in the mid-1960s.) Headgear was definitely NOT part of the uniform back then. As to where Oklahoma State matmen wrestled ... for home meets, matches were held inside a raised, roped-off ring, much like what we now associate with boxing or professional wrestling. Oklahoma State was not alone in using wrestling rings; a number of wrestling programs in the Midwest -- including the Iowa Hawkeyes, Minnesota Golden Gophers, and the Northwestern Wildcats -- used rings, though most were not much more than ropes enclosing mats on the floor. (The NCAA outlawed wrestling rings during World War II.) Even the home to Oklahoma State wrestling event would not be familiar to current Cowboy wrestlers. Today's Gallagher-Iba Arena was not completed until 1939; Lewis and his teammates wrestled at the school's Gym-Armory, in a much smaller facility built in 1920. The 1936 Berlin Olympics Frank Lewis was one of four Oklahoma State wrestlers (current or past) to earn positions on the U.S. Olympic wrestling team to compete at the 1936 Games in Berlin, Germany. Lewis represented the U.S. freestyle team at 158.5 pounds, joined by Ross Flood at 123 pounds, Harley Strong at 145, and Roy Dunn at heavyweight. Oklahoma State fans had hoped that Cowboys head coach Ed Gallagher would be named head coach of the U.S. Olympic wrestling squad; instead, he was named honorary coach. Wrestling fans -- and the entire community of Stillwater, Okla., hometown for Oklahoma State -- conducted a number of fundraisers to make sure their beloved coach had the opportunity to travel to Germany. The reasons went beyond wanting Gallagher to witness the 1936 Olympics. At the urging of the coach's son Clarence -- a physician -- fans also wanted to make it possible for Ed Gallagher to be examined by specialists in Vienna, Austria regarding the coach's worsening Parkinson's disease, a progressive disorder of the nervous system that affects movement, which afflicts actor Michael J. Fox and civil rights leader the Rev. Jesse Jackson. Berlin had been named host city for the 1936 Games in 1931, edging out Barcelona, Spain in the voting conducted by the International Olympic Committee. (Barcelona would host the 1992 Summer Olympics.) German chancellor Adolph Hitler vowed to make sure the 1936 Olympics would be more spectacular than those hosted by Los Angeles four years earlier. The Olympics were to serve as "a showcase for Aryan superiority," to quote "The Cowboys Ride Again!" book about Oklahoma State wrestling by Doris and Bob Dellinger, which went on state "a cloud of international tension hung over the Games." Since 1960, U.S. Olympic teams have traveled by passenger jet to the Summer Games. Back in 1936, the wrestling team -- along with other U.S. athletes -- sailed to Europe aboard the S.S. President Roosevelt. The wrestlers were able to work out on the way to Germany, even conducting practice matches on the deck of the ship. Once the wrestlers arrived in Germany, more than one source has mentioned the challenges they faced in Olympic competition. "The American delegation ran up against some puzzling distinctions in the rules," according to the Dellinger book. "Even with the sage advice of (Ed) Gallagher, the Oklahomans found it hard to adjust their styles." "The rolling fall rule is the one that causes most of the howling," the Daily Oklahoman reported at the time. "An instantaneous touch of the shoulders is all that is needed to pin a man and it causes the boys to be cautious all the time." Despite those challenges, 23-year-old Frank Lewis managed to earn a gold medal in freestyle at 76 kilograms/167 pounds ... though in a way that would seem odd to Olympic wrestling fans today. Lewis pinned four opponents in matches lasting 5:03 to just over six minutes but suffered what the National Wrestling Hall of Fame described as "a narrow loss" to Sweden's Tur Andersson. However, Lewis had fewer "black marks" than the Swede, so he was awarded the gold medal. Frank Lewis' medalsLewis was Team USA's only gold medalist at the Berlin Games. Three of his teammates brought home silver medals: Oklahoma A&M's Ross Flood at 56 kilograms/123 pounds ... Francis Millard of Michigan at 61 kg/134 pounds ... and at 79 kilograms/174 pounds, Richard Voliva of Indiana University. As a gold medalist, Frank Lewis received a black oak tree from the Germans. He planted it at the Sigma Chi house in Stillwater, as an active member of the fraternity. The tree was later taken down because it was dying. "Dad didn't talk about the Olympics much, other than to say, 'young people adored Hitler, older folks were scared of him,'" said Rick Lewis. "Dad got within ten yards of Hitler. Said he had a wild look in his eyes." A rival -- and friend -- weighs in on Lewis In a May 2002 interview with The Oklahoman newspaper, Lehigh wrestling champ Ben Bishop offered his opinions on Frank Lewis, the man he defeated for the 155-pound crown in the 1934 NCAA finals ... and who later became a lifelong friend of his former mat rival. "I was at my peak in 1934, and Frank was coming up," a 90-year-old Bishop told the sportswriter for the Oklahoma City newspaper 15 years ago. "A lot of people will not believe I did that because in 1936 he was the No. 1 man." "He was not a spectacular wrestler," Bishop said of Lewis. "Oklahoma A&M had some wrestlers in those years that were really spectacular, like Ross Flood. About half of the Oklahoma A&M team were super wrestlers. "Frank was basic. He didn't make any mistakes, awfully strong, great leverage because of his size, long arms and long legs. He'd get on top of you and you'd have one heckuva time getting out." The Oklahoman's Mac Bentley went on to write, "Bishop counts a victory over Lewis in 1934 as one of the highlights of his Lehigh career" -- a career that saw Bishop compile a 36-4 collegiate career, with two EIWA (Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association) titles to accompany his national title in 1934. Post-collegiate honors After graduating from what is now Oklahoma State, Frank Lewis built an enduring career in the oil industry, got married, and raised a family. He kept in touch with wrestling friends, including some of his Oklahoma State teammates, and former mat rival Ben Bishop. Frank Lewis has earned a number of wrestling-related honors. In 1979, he was welcomed into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member. Nearly a decade later -- 1987, to be exact -- Lewis became only the second individual to receive the Edward Clark Gallagher Award, presented each year by Oklahoma State to an individual who made positive contributions to the program over the years. First presented in 1986, it was named for Lewis' beloved coach who headed up the Cowboy mat program from the end of World War I to just before the start of World War II. Considered to be the father of modern college wrestling -- despite never having wrestled -- Gallagher used his engineering background to create up to 400 wrestling holds, along with positive reinforcement techniques to convince his wrestlers that they were unbeatable. "Dad was honored during halftime during homecoming at Oklahoma State," according to his son Rick Lewis. "He got rather emotional about the award presentation. It meant so much to him to receive an honor named for the coach who meant so much." In addition to these awards, Frank Lewis was named posthumously to the Cushing Hall of Fame -- designated to honor great student-athletes at that high school -- in 2010. Frank Wyatt Lewis passed away in August 1998, at the age of 85. He was survived by his wife Virginia, six children, nine grandchildren, and a sister. Frank Lewis earned his place among the all-time greats of Oklahoma State wrestling as an NCAA and National AAU champ, for being an Olympic gold medalist in 1936, and for being named as a Distinguished Member of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame just three years after it first opened. His youngest son shared yet another set of criteria that elevated Frank Lewis to greatness. "My dad was a good man," said Rick Lewis. "A good Christian man."

Scott Goodale at the NCAAs (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) ROBBINSVILLE, N.J. -- Rutgers head coach Scott Goodale was inducted into the 2017 NJSIAA (New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association) Gallagher Bollinger, Inc. Hall of Fame Monday afternoon at the organization's annual lunch banquet. A renowned wrestler at Jackson Memorial High School in Jackson, New Jersey, Goodale returned to his alma mater and coached the squad to a record of 155 wins and only 16 losses during his seven years at the helm of the program. During his time at Jackson Memorial, Goodale's teams finished with the top ranking in the state in both 2006 and 2007. "It's an honor to be recognized by the NJSIAA along with the rest of the inductees," Goodale said. "I learned valuable lessons both as a student-athlete and a coach during my time at Jackson Memorial, and I'm glad I was able to have such an impact on those around me throughout my time at the high school level." "The Bollinger Hall of Fame luncheon is one of our signature annual events - and each year I'm amazed by the caliber of the latest inductees," said Steve Timko, the NJSIAA's executive director. "When you look back at the history of scholastic-athletics in New Jersey, the level of accomplishment is consistently amazing." A member of the South Jersey Wrestling Hall of Fame, Goodale was named the New Jersey State Coach of the Year three times, while also earning District 21 and Region VI Coach of the Year accolades three times during his tenure with the Jaguars. Goodale coached four New Jersey State Champions and five New Jersey State runner-ups, along with 16 additional state placewinners. In total, he has coached a total of 41 District 21 Champions and 10 Region VI Champions. Goodale led his teams to two Group IV State Championships, as well as four Central Jersey Group IV Sectional titles. Each season Goodale spent with Jackson Memorial, the Jaguars were crowned District 21 Team Champions, as well as winning four Class A-South Shore Conference titles. During the 2005-06 season, the Jaguars finished ranked No. 10 in the country. The following year, Goodale and the Jaguars improved that performance, finishing the year ranked seventh nationally. In every year Goodale was at Jackson Memorial, he led his team to a top-10 finish in the New Jersey wrestling polls. Goodale was named the head coach at Rutgers in 2007 and has led the Scarlet Knights to a 153-55-1 record during his first 10 seasons "On the Banks". During his 10 years with the program, RU has produced six All-Americans, three conference champions (Two Big Ten, One EIWA), 58 NCAA Championship bids, 18 Big Ten Conference Championships placewinners and 42 placewinners at the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) Championships. Rutgers finished the 2016-17 dual campaign with a 12-5 record, which included an undefeated home slate (6-0) and 6-3 mark in Big Ten Conference action. The six conference wins were the most since Rutgers joined the league in 2014, while RU concluded its dual season ranked within the top-25 for the sixth time during Goodale's tenure. This season, Rutgers is ranked No. 11 in the latest USA Today/NWCA Coaches Poll and possesses a 3-1 dual record. Six Scarlet Knights are recognized in the latest Intermat individual rankings, while redshirt senior Richie Lewis produced a gold medal at the 2017 U23 World Championships last month in Poland. Follow Rutgers Athletics on Facebook (www.facebook.com/RutgersAthletics) and Twitter (@RUAthletics) for all of the latest news and updates. For specific updates regarding Rutgers wrestling, follow the program on Twitter (@RUWrestling) and Instagram (@RUWrestling). Fans can receive timely information, including special offers and giveaways throughout the year on our social media outlets along with www.ScarletKnights.com.

Two esteemed coaches -- Pat Santoro, and Mark Reiland -- will go "On the Mat" Wednesday, December 6. Santoro is head wrestling coach for Lehigh University, while Reiland, a 1991 NCAA champ for University of Iowa, heads up the program at Iowa City West High School. “On the Mat" is a presentation of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum. The show can be heard live on the Internet at 1650thefan.com or locally in Northeast Iowa this Wednesday at 5 p.m. Central on AM 1650, The Fan. A podcast of the show is available on mattalkonline.com. E-mail dgmstaff@nwhof.org with any questions or comments.

Some Shasta College wrestlers were injured when their school van was involved in a two-vehicle crash in northern California Saturday night. The Shasta College van carrying school wrestlers was returning to their campus in Redding, Calif. from the Northern California Regional Wrestling Tournament at Lassen Community College in Susanville, Calif. when a Kia Optima crossed the centerline while attempting to pass a semi and struck the van head-on, knocking it on its side. The crash took place near the intersection of Highway 44 and 36, approximately 40 miles east of Redding, at about 6 p.m. Saturday, according to the California Highway Patrol. The Kia driver, Golan D. Moshe of Miami, Florida, suffered major but non-life-threatening injuries, and was flown by helicopter to Renown Medical Center in Reno, Nevada, the CHP reported. A family member of a Shasta Knights wrestler told ABC affiliate KRCR-TV that a handful of Shasta College wrestlers and coaches suffered minor injuries. Team members Mitchell Davis, 18, Robert Kaempfer, 20, and Nicholas Paoletti, 19, along with assistant coaches Logan Paul Eickhoff, 25, who was driving the van, and assistant coach Robert Purcell, 60. All occupants of the van were wearing their seat belts, the CHP said, and declined medical treatment. "Everyone in our school's vehicle was OK other than some bad bruises and cuts," Shasta College head wrestling coach Thomas told InterMat Tuesday morning. "The guys are pretty sore still today." Thomas, following behind in another van with four other team members, witnessed the accident. His van was cresting a hill when he saw the other van slam on its brakes and swerve to try to get out of the way of the car, but could not avoid being hit. "There was debris flying everywhere," coach Thomas told the Redding Record-Searchlight. Immediately after the crash, Thomas said team members jumped into action, directing traffic and helping the injured, including the driver of the car, who was semi-conscious. "It was a real team effort," Thomas said, adding he couldn't be prouder of his team and coaches for their quick and unselfish action to help. Coach Thomas was also proud of his wrestlers' performance at the Lassen tournament. "On the positive note, Shasta College qualified six out of seven wrestlers for the CCCAA State Championships, the most for Shasta College in seven years," Thomas told InterMat. "Two of the qualifiers were in the van that crashed and we are hopeful they will recover in time for the state tournament this weekend." The state championships will take place this Friday and Saturday at Delta College in Stockton. Shasta College is a two-year community college located in Redding, approximately 200 miles north of the San Francisco Bay area, and about 100 miles south of the California-Oregon state line. Founded in 1950, the school has an enrollment of approximately 8,500 students.

FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- The George Mason wrestling team wrapped up a busy weekend with a 32-10 road victory over Sacred Heart on Sunday at the William H. Pitt Center in Fairfield, Conn. Mason (2-4, 0-1 EWL) won eight of 10 bouts against the Pioneers, including the first four of the match. The Patriots recorded two pins, two major decisions and four decisions on the day. Redshirt senior Ibrahim Bunduka earned his second win of the weekend, recording a 16-7 major decision over Sacred Heart freshman Ryan Burns at 125 pounds to give the Patriots an early 4-0 lead. "The match started with more urgency and we were more motivated to score bonus points and to score early," Mason head coach Frank Beasley said. "That was the biggest change from Saturday. I think Ibrahim is getting into a rhythm of setting a higher pace early. He's being more active in his hand-fighting early and isn't waiting until the third period to pick up his pace. I think it's paying dividends for him." Redshirt freshman Victor Echeverria earned a pin against Pioneers senior Tim Johnson at 133 pounds, sophomore Trevor Mello picked up an 8-3 decision over Sacred Heart junior Chris Cornell at 141 pounds and redshirt sophomore Matthew Raines recorded a 12-2 major decision against Alex Harnsberger at 149 pounds as Mason extended the match score advantage to 17-0. "The guys really started to rally behind Victor when they saw him go out and score multiple takedowns early," said Beasley. "For someone who bumped up a weight class for us today to go out and put himself in a position to earn a fall, it really energized the bench." After the Pioneers picked up a win at 157 pounds, Mason redshirt junior Brendan May won by 8-3 decision over Sacred Heart freshman Patrick O'Donnell to pad the Patriots match score lead to 20-4. Sacred Heart won by fall at 174 pounds, but Mason would claim the final three bouts of the match. Redshirt freshman Philip Stolfi recorded his first win, earning a 10-4 decision at 184 pounds, classmate Eli Spencer posted a 5-3 decision at 197 pounds and in the final match of the day, redshirt junior Matthew Voss registered his third pin of the season at 285 pounds. "I was impressed with Stolfi's offense," Beasley added. "I thought it was the best that I've seen him wrestle on his feet. He scored multiple takedowns and I was really happy to see him step in and be very aggressive." The Patriots won their second road dual of the season. "The team really responded today to the challenges I gave them yesterday," Beasley said after the victory. "The team performed very well across the board, competed harder and made adjustments. Hopefully we can continue to build that momentum going into the Grapple at the Garden next week." The Patriots are back on the mat at Grapple at the Garden when they face Hofstra at 5:45 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 10 at Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y. Results: 125 | Ibrahim Bunduka (Mason) major decision over Ryan Burns (Sacred Heart), 16-7 | 4-0 Mason 133 | Victor Echeverria (Mason) fall over Tim Johnson (Sacred Heart), 4:58 | 10-0 Mason 141 | Trevor Mello (Mason) decision over Chris Cornell (Sacred Heart), 8-3 | 13-0 Mason 149 | Matthew Raines (Mason) major decision over Alex Harnsberger (Sacred Heart), 12-2 | 17-0 Mason 157 | Paul Klee (Sacred Heart) major decision over Creed Lumpp (Mason), 17-5 | 17-4 Mason 165 | Brendan May (Mason) decision over Patrick O'Donnell (Sacred Heart), 8-3 | 20-4 Mason 174 | Dom Celli (Sacred Heart) fall over Levko Higgins (Mason), 3:21 | 20-10 Mason 184 | Philip Stolfi (Mason) decision over Tom Grosso (Sacred Heart), 10-4 | 23-10 Mason 197 | Eli Spencer (Mason) decision over Mark Boyle (Sacred Heart), 5-3 | 26-10 Mason 285 | Matthew Voss (Mason) fall over John Hartnett (Sacred Heart), 2:13 | 32-10 Mason 141 | Exhibition: Justin Yorkdale (Mason fall over Hunter Adams (Sacred Heart), 1:55

SPEARFISH, S.D. -- The South Dakota State University wrestling team won all three of its duals against in-state competition Sunday at the Dakota Showcase in convincing fashion. The Jackrabbits, ranked 17th in the latest Division I NWCA/USA Today poll, opened the day with a 51-4 victory over Dakota Wesleyan, followed by a 45-4 win against Northern State. SDSU closed the quadrangular by shutting out Augustana, 49-0. Spearfish native Nate Rotert paced the Jackrabbits with three bonus-point wins. A three-time NCAA qualifier, Rotert opened the day with a first-period pin of DWU's Nick Woslum. Rotert then recorded a 20-3 technical fall over Northern's Diego Gallegos and closed the afternoon with a 14-5 major decision over Augustana's Clayton Wahlstrom. Martin Mueller marked his return to the Black Hills region by also posting three bonus-point victories on the day. Mueller won each of his first two matches by technical fall before defeating fellow Rapid City native Aero Amo by major decision, 12-2. Logan Peterson added three wins as he pinned his opponent in his opening match at 174 pounds, then came back with a pair of major decisions in the 165-pound division. SDSU is now 3-2 in duals this season. UP NEXT The Jackrabbits continue dual action by hosting nationally ranked Central Michigan Friday at Frost Arena. The dual is slated for an 8 p.m. start and will be on the back half of a doubleheader with the SDSU men's basketball team, which hosts Concordia (Neb.) at 5:30 p.m. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 51, DAKOTA WESLEYAN 4 125: Connor Brown (SDSU) def. Seth Caro (DWU), by fall 2:11 133: Stas Sutera (DWU) major dec. Tyler Pieper (SDSU), 12-1 141: Jaxon Fitzgerald (SDSU) tech. fall Brandon Scharmer (DWU), 18-0 [2:20] 149: Isaac Andrade (SDSU) won by forfeit 157: Luke Zilverberg (SDSU) def. Forrest Lewis (DWU), by fall 2:34 165: Brett Bye (SDSU) tech. fall Alex Osborne (DWU), 16-0 [2:00] 174: Logan Peterson (SDSU) def. Zechariah Westergaard (DWU), by fall 0:46 184: Martin Mueller (SDSU) tech. fall Tanner Wernsman (DWU), 18-0 [2:04] 197: Nate Rotert (SDSU) def. Nick Woslum (DWU), by fall 0:55 285: Blake Wolters (SDSU) won by forfeit SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 45, NORTHERN STATE 4 125: Connor Brown (SDSU) tech. fall Jay Maxville (NSU), 18-0 [2:30] 133: Kenny Jones (NDSU) major dec. Tyler Pieper (SDSU), 12-2 141: Isaac Andrade (SDSU) tech. fall Josh Moore (NSU), 16-1 [2:19] 149: Colten Carlson (SDSU) dec. Bryan Burnett (NSU), 17-15 [SV-1] 157: Luke Zilverberg (SDSU) won by forfeit 165: Logan Peterson (SDSU) major dec. Blake Perryman (NSU), 12-4 174: Brett Bye (SDSU) def. David Murphy (NSU), by fall 1:44 184: Martin Mueller (SDSU) tech. fall Riley Lura (NSU), 16-1 [4:10] 197: Nate Rotert (SDSU) tech. fall Diego Gallegos (NSU), 20-3 [4:07] 285: Blake Wolters (SDSU) def. Justice Horn (NSU), by fall 1:49 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 49, AUGUSTANA 0 125: Connor Brown (SDSU) won by forfeit 133: Tyler Pieper (SDSU) won by forfeit 141: Henry Pohlmeyer (SDSU) dec. Colin Ayers (AU), 6-2 149: Colten Carlson (SDSU) major dec. Oscar Ramirez-Hernandez (AU), 12-1 157: Luke Zilverberg (SDSU) def. Bailey Neises (AU), by fall 6:37 165: Logan Peterson (SDSU) major dec. Regan Bye (AU), 15-2 174: David Kocer (SDSU) def. Lukas Poloncic (AU), by fall 5:59 184: Martin Mueller (SDSU) major dec. Aero Amo (AU), 12-2 197: Nate Rotert (SDSU) major dec. Clayton Wahlstrom (AU), 15-5 285: Alex Macki (SDSU) def. Luke Nohns (AU), by fall 4:04 AUGUSTANA 31, NORTHERN STATE 15 125: Ethan Cota (AU) dec. Jay Maxville (NSU), 8-3 133: Kenny Jones (NSU) won by forfeit 141: Colin Ayers (AU) major dec. Josh Moore (NSU), 14-3 149: Oscar Ramirez-Hernandez (AU) def. Bryan Burnett (NSU), by fall [1st period] 157: Bailey Neises (AU) major dec. Billy Holtan (NSU), 11-1 165: Blake Perryman (NSU) dec. Regan Bye (AU), 8-2 174: David Murphy (NSU) def. Lukas Poloncic (AU), by fall 2:45 184: Aero Amo (AU) tech. fall Riley Lura (NSU), 15-0 197: Clayton Wahlstrom (AU) dec. Diego Gallegos (NSU), 6-2 285: Lane Lettau (AU) def. Justice Horn (NSU), by fall 0:45 AUGUSTANA 51, DAKOTA WESLEYAN 6 125: Ethan Cota (AU) def. Seth Caro (DWU), by fall 1:29 133: Stas Sutera (DWU) won by forfeit 141: Austin Jordan (AU) def. Brandon Scharmer (DWU) by injury default 149: Oscar Ramirez-Hernandez (AU) won by forfeit 157: Bruce Lemon (AU) def. Forrest Lewis (DWU), by fall 4:36 165: Ben Kelvington (AU) tech. fall Alex Osborne (DWU), 21-0 174: Hunter Haman (AU) def. Zach Westergaard (DWU), by fall 0:50 184: Aero Amo (AU) def. Tanner Wernsman (DWU), by fall 0:33 197: Clayton Wahlstrom (AU) major dec. Nick Woslum (DWU), 16-3 285: Lane Lettau (AU) won by forfeit NORTHERN STATE 47, DAKOTA WESLEYAN 6 125: Cortez Castellanos (NSU) dec. Seth Caro, 9-4 133: Kenny Jones (NSU) tech. fall Stas Sutera, 17-1 141: Josh Moore (NSU) won by forfeit 149: Bryan Burnett (NSU) won by forfeit 157: Billy Holtan (NSU) major dec. Forrest Lewis (DWU), 14-6 165: Paxton Mewes (NSU) def. Alex Osborne (DWU), by fall 2:12 174: David Murphy (NSU) tech. fall Tanner Westergaard (DWU), 17-2 184: Riley Lura (NSU) def. Tanner Wernsman (DWU), by fall 3:23 197: Nick Woslum (DWU) def. Justice Horn (NSU), by fall 3:52 285: Diego Gallegos (NSU) won by forfeit