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Britney Gadd has been named head women's wrestling coach at Tiffin University. Gadd has served as the head women's wrestling coach at Brewton-Parker College in Georgia since 2015. Prior to that, Gadd completed two years as a volunteer assistant for the women's wrestling team at the University of the Cumberlands in Williamsburg, Kentucky. She also recently had the opportunity to coach the Pennsylvania National team at the Fargo Junior and Cadet National Championships in Fargo, North Dakota. She wrestled at the University of the Cumberlands and was a dual sport athlete, earning All Conference and All-American honors in both women's soccer and women's wrestling (2008-2013). She was a two time All-American in the WCWA (Women's Collegiate Wrestling Association) and earned a ranking of 5th on the Olympic ladder for USA wrestling. She competed at the Dave Schultz Memorial International tournament, the US Open, and World Team Trials. Coach Gadd was a member of the National Championship team in 2008 for UC. She trained and earned victories on multiple occasions at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, CO. Coach Gadd earned her undergraduate degree as a double major in Exercise Sports Science and Public Health from The University of the Cumberlands. She also holds a Master's degree in Special Education from UC. "It is an exciting opportunity to further my career at the next level," said Gadd. "TU has the resources to make an impact in the women's wrestling world. The sport has grown immensely nationally and the NCAA is starting it as an emerging sport. This is a great opportunity to be the face of women's wrestling in Ohio. Now Ohio women's wrestlers have an opportunity they didn't have before. It provides more northern schools a chance to compete." Women's wrestling will be TU's 13th women's sport. The women's wrestling team, which will host matches in the Gillmor Student Center, will compete as an emerging sport in the NCAA. Tiffin University will compete in the Women's Collegiate Wrestling Association. The WCWA serves as the governing body for women's college wrestling as it grows as an emerging NCAA sport. There are 30 college teams that are current members. The league follows International Freestyle Rules. "We did a national search and Gadd impressed everybody on our campus with her knowledge, work ethic, and integrity to the sport as well as the development of young wrestlers," said Athletic Director Lonny Allen. "We are excited to welcome her to the Dragon family." "We're also excited to be the first school in Ohio to offer women's wrestling. We anticipate that with the background we have with the men's program and the impact we have had on area wrestling that we can have an even bigger impact with women's wrestling. We are very happy that we can provide women's wrestlers an opportunity to compete at a higher level in the state and receive an incredible education."

Kaid Brock defeated Mitchell McKee at the NCAAs this past March (Photo/Mark Beshey, The Guillotine) On Sunday, No. 4 Oklahoma State hosts No. 6 Minnesota. The Big 12-Big Ten match will feature ten wrestlers ranked inside the top ten. The following is a weight-by-weight preview of the dual meet. The lineups are a prediction of each team's best squad. 125: No. 3 Nick Piccininni (Oklahoma State) vs. No. 5 Ethan Lizak (Minnesota) After finishing fourth at the NCAA tournament last season, Piccininni has had a great start to this season. At the NWCA All-Star Classic, he defeated returning NCAA champion No.4 Darian Cruz (Lehigh). Piccininni then picked up three victories at the Journeymen Classic. Lizak was an unlikely NCAA finalist last year after coming in as the sixth seed. So far this year, he was dominant at the Daktronics Open. In the finals, he scored a first-period technical fall over high school standout and No. 45 recruit Patrick McKee. Lizak then dispatched Tony DeCesare (Air Force) in Minnesota's first dual meet. Lizak defeated Piccininni via major decision in the semifinals of last year's Southern Scuffle. This was the only meeting between the two wrestlers. Lizak did a lot of damage from the top position in that match. If he can end up on top again, he should be able to put up points. Prediction: Lizak (Minnesota) dec. Piccininni (Oklahoma State) 133: No.4 Kaid Brock (Oklahoma State) vs. No. 6 Mitch McKee (Minnesota) After taking fifth last year at the NCAA tournament, Brock is looking to move up the podium this year. He began his season with a two-point win over Zach Sherman (North Carolina). Then, at the Journeyman Classic, he went 2-1 with a loss coming against No. 3 Scotty Parker (Lehigh). While he was leading against Parker, he ended up giving up some late back points and dropping the match. As a true freshman, McKee finished one match short of All-American status. Brock was a contributing factor as the Oklahoma State wrestler knocked him out of the front side of the bracket. McKee has begun this year as a man on a mission. He has won all five of his matches with four coming via fall. Brock holds three victories over McKee from last season. After picking up a major in their first meeting, the next two matches were much closer. Brock won 10-7 at the Southern Scuffle and 3-1 at the NCAA tournament. While McKee has closed the gap and Brock has shown that he can be upset, Brock remains the favorite in this match. Prediction: Brock (Oklahoma State) dec. McKee (Minnesota) 141: No. 1 Dean Heil (Oklahoma State) vs. No. 8 Tommy Thorn (Minnesota) Heil is coming off his first undefeated season and his second NCAA title. Last year he improved his bonus percentage from 27 percent in 2016 to 41 percent. As expected, he has begun this season undefeated. Thorn finished eighth at last year's NCAA tournament to become an All-American for the first time. During the regular season, he scored victories over multiple wrestlers currently ranked at 141 including No. 6 Joey McKenna (Ohio State), No. 12 Javier Gasca (Michigan State) and No. 15 Ryan Diehl (Maryland). In his only match against ranked competition so far this season, he dropped an overtime match against No. 7 Chad Red (Nebraska) in the finals of the Daktronics Open. During his career for the Cowboys, Heil has picked up three decision wins over Thorn. In their most recent match at last year's Southern Scuffle, Heil held on for a 2-1 victory. This bout will certainly not be a blowout, but nobody is better in close matches than Heil. Prediction: Heil (Oklahoma State) dec. Thorn (Minnesota) 149: No. 12 Geo Martinez (Oklahoma State) vs. No. 8 Steve Bleise (Minnesota) Martinez has had an interesting season already. He redshirted last season after transferring from Boise State. At the OCU Open, he lost to teammate Boo Lewallen. He then dropped a one-point match against No. 11 Troy Heilmann (North Carolina) in the dual meet. However, he earned the nod at the Journeyman Classic and picked up a pair of wins over ranked wrestlers No. 7 Solomon Chishko (Virginia Tech) and No. 17 Ronnie Perry (Lock Haven). Bleise was a two-time NCAA qualifier and made it to the round of 12 last year for Northern Illinois before transferring to Minnesota. So far this season, he made it to the finals of the Daktronics Open before falling to No. 6 Colton McCrystal (Nebraska). Martinez has already been up and down this season. Bleise has had trouble in the past against ranked competition, but he does hold wins over No. 9 Ryan Deakin (Northwestern) and No. 5 Justin Oliver (Central Michigan). In this toss up match, Bleise has to be given the slight edge. Prediction: Bleise (Minnesota) dec. Martinez (Oklahoma State) 157: Jonce Blaylock (Oklahoma State) vs. No. 10 Jake Short (Minnesota) Blaylock slid into the starting lineup this year with Joe Smith taking a redshirt year. Last year he went 20-6 overall and 4-0 in dual meets. He began this season with a win over Kennedy Monday in the Cowboy's win over North Carolina, but he had a tough time at the Journeyman Classic. After finishing one match short of All-American status last year, Short is back for his senior year looking to break out. So far this year, he has won all of his matches save for a two-point loss against No. 4 Tyler Berger (Nebraska) at the Daktronics. Short needs to be considered the favorite in this match. Blaylock has never really gotten the chance to hold down a weight class until now, so he is still somewhat of an unknown. With that being said, Short has faced the better competition and had the better results up until this point. Prediction: Short (Minnesota) dec. Blaylock (Oklahoma State) 165: No. 6 Chandler Rogers (Oklahoma State) vs. No. 10 Nick Wanzek (Minnesota) Last year Rogers finished fifth at the NCAA tournament and became an All-American for the first time. He had a great start to the Journeyman Classic where he picked up a pair of falls. However, in the finals, he dropped a 4-3 decision against No. 5 David McFadden (Virginia Tech). Wanzek began last season at 174 and picked up some impressive wins over No. 15 David Kocer (SDSU) and No. 4 Myles Amine before dropping down to 165. He ended up finishing one match short of All-American status at the lower weight. Rogers is a much more active offensive wrestler. Occasionally this gets him into trouble, but in this match, it should allow him to get an early lead and hold on for the decision. Prediction: Rogers (Oklahoma State) dec. Wanzek (Minnesota) 174: No. 12 Jacobe Smith (Oklahoma State) vs. Chris Pfarr (Minnesota) Smith joined the Cowboys last season after winning a pair of NJCAA titles at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M. In his redshirt season, he went 15-0 and won every open tournament that he entered. This season he has dropped a pair of matches against ranked competitors No.9 Jordan Kutler (Lehigh) and No.11 Ethan Ramos (North Carolina). Pfarr began last season at 184 before dropping down to 174. At the lower weight, he ended up qualifying for the NCAA tournament out of the Big Ten. His signature wins was an upset over All-American Lelund Weatherspoon (Iowa State). Oklahoma State coaches would probably like to pick up bonus points in this match. However, Pfarr is a seasoned veteran at this point, who has been through the ringer of the Big Ten schedule. He should be able to keep it close and maybe put a scare into Smith. Prediction: Smith (Oklahoma State) dec. Pfarr (Minnesota) 184: Keegan Moore (Oklahoma State) vs. Owen Webster (Minnesota) Moore went 2-1 at the Journeyman Classic with wins over Paul Dunn (Lehigh) and Jack Wedholm (Army). In his only match against a ranked opponent, Moore fell against No. 7 Zach Zavatsky (Virginia Tech) by an 8-5 decision. In 2015, Webster won a bronze medal at the UWW Cadet World Championships in freestyle. He spent last season wrestling for No. 2 (Division III) Augsburg, and he ended up finishing third at 184 pounds at the NCAA Division III tournament after spending a good part of the season ranked number one. Prior to this season, Webster only faced Division I opposition at open tournaments, so he remains a bit of a wild card. Then again, these two have a bit of a history. In the finals of the 2015 Cadet Nationals, Webster defeated Moore two matches to one to earn a spot on the world team. Prediction: Webster (Minnesota) dec. Moore (Oklahoma State) 197: Andrew Marsden (Oklahoma State) vs. Bobby Steveson (Minnesota) Regular Oklahoma State starter No. 5 Preston Weigel will likely miss this match with an injury. Marsden has been starting in place of Weigel so far this season. While Marsden always has a chance to be part of an exciting match, he has not picked up many positive results so far this season. He finished second at the OCU Open but then dropped both of his bouts against ranked opponents, No. 14 Danny Chaid (North Carolina) and No. 2 Jared Haught (Virginia Tech). Steveson did not compete at the Daktronics Open, so his only action this year came in the dual against Air Force. He dropped a 7-4 decision against Anthony McLaughlin. While that result is not very inspiring, he did pick up wins over the likes of No. 10 (at 184) Nicholas Gravina (Rutgers) and No. 16 Hunter Ritter (Wisconsin) at last year's Big Ten Championships. Marsden is a bit of a wildcard. His go-for-broke style gives him a chance in a lot of matches. However, Steveson has beaten the better competition, and he should be able to slow this match down and control the scoring. Prediction: Steveson (Minnesota) dec. Marsden (Oklahoma State) 285: No. 11 Derek White (Oklahoma State) vs. Rylee Streifel (Minnesota) White moved up to heavyweight for a pair of dual meets at the end of last season, but he dropped both bouts against Ross Larson (Oklahoma) and No. 3 Nick Nevills (Penn State). However, this season, he has already experienced some significant success. At the Journeyman Classic, he scored wins over No. 13 Jordan Wood (Lehigh) and No. 14 Thomas Haines (Lock Haven) to move all the way up to No. 11 in the InterMat rankings. So far this year, Streifel's only loss came against future teammate and No. 1 recruit Gable Steveson in the finals of the Daktronics Open. Last season, he finished last year strong by winning the National Collegiate Open. Streifel's best result up to this point came in freestyle as he won the 2016 U.S. Junior National Championships at 120 kilograms. This should be an interesting test for White. Streifel will have a size advantage, and he is more active than your typical heavyweight. However, White should be able to keep a higher pace and score on the feet in this match. Prediction: White (Oklahoma State) dec. Streifel (Minnesota) Dual Meet Prediction: Oklahoma State 15, Minnesota 15

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YORK, Pa. -- Senior heavyweight Eric Eckstein's takedown in the final 10 seconds of the third period broke a 1-1 deadlock in the bout and a 19-all tie in the match, as the Blue Jays escaped with a 22-19 victory over York (Pa.) in their dual opener Wednesday evening. Elizabethtown led nearly the entire match after opening up a 15-0 lead with wins at 125, 133, 141 and 149, but the homestanding Spartans (0-1) put a successful result for the Jays in jeopardy with 19 unanswered points before a major decision from Rocco Hladney at 197 and Eckstein's heroics at 285 saved the guests. Eckstein, coming off a career-best 22 wins as a junior, put a move on Stefanos Karpontinis, who just broke into the d3wrestle.com national rankings at No. 10 Wednesday, with eight seconds left in the third period of a low-scoring battle and his two-point takedown was the difference-maker in a 3-1 decision that put the Blue Jays (1-0) on top in the final moments. The late-match drama almost didn't happen after York scored bonus points in three of four matches while winning four straight weights between 157 and 184. A fall from Eric Hutchinson at 157 and a forfeit victory for Frankie Krauss at 184 were big blows, with the six points for the forfeit putting the Spartans ahead for the first time, 19-15. Hladney, a d3wrestle.com Contender, put the Blue Jays back on even ground. The senior from Middletown, Del., cranked out a 14-4 major decision over Hasan Alic at 197, to knot the score at 19 heading into the final match. It was all Jays early as Philip Torresani pinned Brendan McDonough 3:39 into their match at 125 pounds; Josh McLaughlin blanked Zach Dwyer, 3-0, at 133; Josh Paisley worked past Verlensky Joachim, 10-3, at 141; and senior d3wrestle.com Honorable Mention Joe Ghione avenged an overtime loss in the finals of last Saturday's Ursinus Fall Brawl to nationally-ranked No. 4/9 Gregory Warner with a 7-4 victory, Wednesday. Elizabethtown snapped York's four-match winning streak in the series between the two local rivals, and gained its first victory since February, 2013. The Blue Jays are back in action Sunday at the Star City Open in Salem, Va., ahead of their dual home opener against Shippensburg on Thanksgiving Eve at 5 p.m. Results: 125 Philip Torresani (EC) pinned Brendan McDonough (YCP), 3:39 6 0 133 Josh McLaughlin (EC) dec. Zach Dwyer (YCP), 3-0 9 0 141 Josh Paisley (EC) dec. Verlensky Joachim (YCP), 10-3 12 0 149 #NR/HM Joe Ghione (EC) dec. #4/9 Gregory Warner (YCP), 7-4 15 0 157 #NR/HM Eric Hutchinson (YCP) pinned Dan Smith (EC), 2:19 15 6 165 #NR/CT Jackson Drum (YCP) dec. Chris Kummerer (EC), 5-2 15 9 174 David Keith (YCP) maj. dec. Tyler Mentzer (EC), 13-3 15 13 184 #NR/CT Frankie Krauss (YCP) won by forfeit 15 19 197 #NR/CT Rocco Hladney (EC) maj. dec. Hasan Alic (YCP), 14-4 19 19 285 Eric Eckstein (EC) dec. #NR/10 Stefanos Karpontinis (YCP), 3-1 22 19

OSKALOOSA, Iowa -- Needing one match for the win the Warriors' big man, Jacob Pinedo, stepped onto the mat and delivered. Following the lead of his Warrior teammates, who battled hard to send their dual with William Penn into the final match tied, Pinedo gave the Waldorf men's wrestling team the road win with his 7-0 victory. "The guys wrestled tough and like I asked them, hustling in every position for seven minutes," Waldorf head coach Brad Stockton said as the Warriors scored the 24-21 team victory. "The guys kept themselves in the match by wrestling smart and gave themselves a chance to win." Down 9-0 in the match early, Taylor Lehman got the Warriors (1-1 duals) on the board with an 8-3 win in his 141-pound match. A 7-6 victory at 149 pounds by Jonathan Halk closed the score to 9-6 in the dual before a pair of wins for the host Statesmen stretched their lead to 21-9. Sandwiched in between those two victories was a 5-2 win for the Warriors' Dereck Samudio at 165 pounds. That set the stage for a dramatic finish at the upper weight-classes for Waldorf, which started its comeback charge with Griffin Thorn accepting a forfeit victory at 184 pounds. Dallas Knoop then added to the rally with a pinfall win at 197 pounds, an effort that tied the dual, 21-21. "Dallas wrestled a smart match and took advantage of his opportunity," Stockton said. That put the outcome of the dual on the mat with Pinedo and William Penn's Chris Rodriguez, and the Warriors big man came through with the 7-0 decision that sealed the Waldorf victory. "We still have work to do, but the effort they put in tonight is a big start," Stockton said. "The guys wrestled hard and I'm proud of them. But like we said, there is still work to be done, but it's something to build off of." The Warriors get 2 ½ weeks off now to savor their victory and prepare for their next action when they compete in the Buena Vista Open in Storm Lake, Iowa. Results: 125--Jeremy Andujar (WPU) won by forfeit 133--John Altieri (WPU) won by decision over Edwin Youngdell, 19-13 141--Taylor Lehman (WU) won by decision over Tyshon Cannon, 8-3 149--Jonathan Halk (WU) won by decision over Kionte Crocker, 7-6 157--Joe Eads (WPU) won by forfeit 165--Dereck Samudio (WU) won by decision over Johnny Hopper, 5-2 174--Jason Beebe (WPU) won by fall over Dominick Fadden, 3:17 184--Griffin Thorn (WU) won by forfeit 197--Dallas Knoop (WU) won by fall over Sheldon Rodriguez, 5:55 285--Jacob Pinedo (WU) won by decision over Chris Rodriguez, 7-0

WAVERLY, Iowa-- The No.1 Wartburg wrestling team (2-0 overall, 2-0 IIAC) defeated Simpson (0-3, 0-1) 38-10 Wednesday. Notes: Cleveland's second fall of the season. Cannone, Thomsen, Lutes, and Evans remain undefeated on the year. Cannone moves winning streak to four. Thomsen moves winning streak to six. Lee Loy remains undefeated against NCAA Division III opponents. Lutes moves winning streak to five. Fank's 17th career tech fall, which moves him to fifth on the program's career leader list. Wartburg has an overall winning streak of 57 straight duals. Wartburg's IIAC consecutive dual streak stands at 198. The Knights have won the last 29 straight meetings over the Storm. Results: 125: Connor Cleveland (WB) won by fall at 2:06 vs. Jacob Irwin (SC) WB 6-0 133: Brennen Doebel (WB) won by 9-6 dec vs. Alex Ziegler (SC) WB 9-0 141: Zach Johnston (SC) won by fall at 4:31 vs. Brock Rathbun (WB) WB 9-6 149: #1 Cross Cannone (WB) won by 17-0 tech fall vs. Blake Bauer (SC) WB 14-6 157: #1 Logan Thomsen (WB) win by forfeit WB 20-6 165: #8 Derek Lee Loy (WB) win by 10-2 maj dec vs. Dalton Kenig (SC) WB 24-6 174: R.J. Brown (SC) win by 18-9 maj dec vs. Trevor McLaughlin (WB) WB 24-10 184: #4 Tyler Lutes (WB) win by 9-4 dec vs. Noah Robinson (SC) WB 27-10 197: #3 Kyle Fank (WB) win by 16-0 tech fall vs. DeVaughn Scott (SC) WB 32-10 285: #2 Lance Evans (WB) win by fall at 1:41 vs. Damon Piatt (SC) WB 38-10

Lebanon, Ill. -- The McKendree University men's wrestling team opened up the 2017-18 dual schedule with a dominate 42-6 victory over Missouri Baptist this evening. Six Bearcats made their dual debuts for McKendree in the victory as Jet Tryon, Frankie Falotico, Kevin Zange, Daniel Filipek, Ryan Vasbinder, and Vincenzo Scaletta all cracked the starting lineup for the dual. Individually, McKendree went 8-2 in the dual with three forfeits, two pins, and three majors. The men's wrestling team is back in action on Saturday when the team travels to Lindenwood University for the Joe Parisi Open. Results: 125 – Charles McNeal v. Open 6-0 Forfeit 133 – Jet Tryon v. Open 12-0 Forfeit 141 – Frankie Falotico v. Jose Ferrusca 18-0 Fall, 5:35 149 – Nate Smalling v. Bryce Bachowski 22-0 MD 12-2 157 – Ryan Strope v. Steven Weathers 26-0 MD 13-4 165 – Qian'te Wagner v. Nick Olejnik 30-0 MD 14-6 174 – Kevin Zange v. Jake Mattson 30-3 D 5-8 184 – Daniel Filipek v. Dustin Jones 36-3 Fall, 4:40 197 – Ryan Vasbinder v. Open 42-3 Forfeit HWT – Vinnie Scaletta v. Cory Flemming 42-6 SV 2-3

Eau Claire, Wis. -- The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse wrestling team earned a 34-6 dual victory over UW-Eau Claire at the McPhee Physical Education Center Wednesday in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) opener for both teams. The Eagles, ranked 17th in this week's National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III poll, move to 1-0 on the season while the Blugolds fall to 0-1. UWL now leads the all-time series, 46-7, with UW-Eau Claire. The Eagles have won the last 32 meetings. The victory is the 14th straight in duals matches for UWL. The Eagles last defeat in a dual match was Thursday, January 21 to UW-Whitewater in the 2015-16 season. UWL was a perfect 9-0 in duals during the 2016-17 campaign. Th Eagles took a 6-0 lead Wednesday as Nelson Baker opened the dual with a win by fall (2:00) over the Bulgolds' Abe Dickenson at 125-pounds. Quinn Miracle extended UWL's lead to 12-0 with a win by fall (:49) over Patrick Conrad at 133-pounds. UW-Eau Claire got on the board as Jordan Meyer earned a 11-4 decision over UWL's Danny Madonia at 141-pounds to make the score 12-3. The Eagles won the next thee matches by decision to lead 21-3. Kal Gerber defeated Carter Focht at 149-pounds (6-4), followed by Michael Murnane over John Maki at 157 (6-2) and Logan Schlough beating Seth Vosters at 165-pounds (12-5). At 165-pounds, Sawyer Massie earned a win by technical fall (16-1) over Tyler Vogt to put UWL ahead 26-3, and Sean O'Neil won by major decison (14-4) over Cecil Philson at 184-pounds to give the Eagles a 30-3 lead. The Blugolds' Ramsey Bloy won by decision (14-7) over Wesley Schultz at 197-pounds to make it 30-6 before UWL's Conrad Ernst closed out the match with a 9-0 major decision over Tyler Burt at 285-pounds, making the final 34-6. UWL returns to action Saturday, November 18 at the Augsburg University (Minn.) Auggie Open starting at 9 a.m. Results: 125 Baker (UWL) defeated Dickenson (UWEC) by fall (2:00) 6 0 133 Miracle (UWL) defeated Conrad (UWEC) by fall (0:49) 12 0 141 Meyer (UWEC) defeated Johnson (UWL) by decision (11-4) 12 3 149 Gerber (UWL) defeated Focht (UWEC) by decision (6-4) 15 3 157 Murnane (UWL) defeated Maki (UWEC) by decision (6-2) 18 3 165 Schlough (UWL) defeated Vosters (UWEC) by decision (12-5) 21 3 174 Massie (UWL) defeated Vogt (UWEC) by technical fall (16-1, 2:54) 26 3 184 O'Neil (UWL) defeated Philson (UWEC) by major decision (14-4) 30 3 197 Bloy (UWEC) defeated Schultz (UWL) by decision (14-7) 30 6 285 Ernst (UWL) defeated Burt (UWEC) by major decision (9-0) 34 6

OKLAHOMA CITY -- The University of Central Oklahoma wrestling team extended its school-record win streak to 27 duals Wednesday night following a 30-9 win over Oklahoma City at historic Abe Lemons Arena. "I'm glad we got a win tonight, because we didn't wrestle that good," UCO head coach Todd Steidley said. "I think some of our guys had their chances to score a lot more points and we need to work on those things. But overall, it's always good to get a win." UCO had a 6-0 lead as soon as the match started following a forfeit at 125 pounds by Oklahoma City. Blake Dauphin then made it 9-0 after a 7-2 decision at 133 pounds. Dauphin beat OCU's Michael Sanchez for the third time in his career, and first of this season. Rio Zamora scored a 3-0 decision at 141 pounds to make it 12-0. Will Steltzlen made it three decisions in a row for the Bronchos at 149 pounds, beating Matt Landgraff 8-2. Bryan Dutton grabbed a major decision at 157 pounds, with an 8-0 win over R.J. Walker to keep the Broncho mat dominance rolling. Mason Thompson found himself in the toughest match of the dual at 165 pounds against OCU's RJ Walker. Thompson was down 2-1 in the first period, and 4-3 in the second, before taking a 5-4 lead into the third period. Thompson pulled ahead 6-4, but surrendered a takedown with just 10 seconds left in the third that tied the match 6-6. Walker earned a sudden victory decision with a takedown in the opening seconds of the overtime period. Miguel Barreras and Chase Vincent followed at 174 pounds and put together the highest scoring match of the dual. Barreras earned a slight 5-4 advantage after one period, then held an 8-4 advantage heading into the final period. Vincent made it tough, but following an injury timeout by Barreras, the UCO sophomore finished off the win 13-10 to give the Bronchos a 22-3 lead, clinching the dual and the 27th consecutive win for Central. Reid Rodich scored just two points in the first period and none in the second of his 184-pound match against Andres Villa. However, the senior racked up nine third-period points to grab a 12-3 major decision. Caleb Cotter capped off the dominating performance for the Bronchos, winning by major decision, 9-1, at heavyweight over Bryson McGowan. It was Cotter's second victory over McGowan in the past two seasons. The Bronchos head to Nebraska-Kearney this weekend for the UNK Holiday Inn Open at the Buffalo County Fairgrounds beginning Saturday morning. Results: 125: Tim Null, UCO, by forfeit 133: Blake Dauphin, UCO, dec. Michael Sanchez, 7-2 141: Rio Zamora, UCO, dec. Coulton Parker, 3-0 149: Will Steltzlen, UCO, dec. Matt Landgraff, 8-2 157: Bryan Dutton, UCO, major dec. RJ Walker, 8-0 165: Brok Williams, OCU, dec. Mason Thompson, 8-6 (SV) 174: Miguel Barreras, UCO, dec. Chase Vincent, 13-10 184: Reid Rodich, UCO, major dec. Andres Villa, 12-3 197: Brian Bruser, OCU, by forfeit Hvy: Caleb Cotter, UCO, major dec. Bryson McGowan, 9-1

BELMONT, N.C. -- The Belmont Abbey wrestling team captured 33-12 victory in their first dual match of the season. The Crusaders defeated the Knights of St. Andrews in an outdoor dual which took place in the quad. The Crusaders captured seven of the bouts as Nathan Oakley (125), Troy Gregor (141), and Greg Hilliard (165) all recorded pins. Justin Payne won the 133 weight class with a 10-6 decision. Andrew Pegram won the 174 weight class with an 8-3 decision and Brandon Dills took the 184 division with a 3-0 decision. Belmont Abbey will travel to Franklin Springs, Ga. for the Emmanuel Open, Saturday. Results: 125 Nathan Oakley (Belmont Abbey) def. Will Adame (St. Andrews) Fall 2:45 6-0 133 Justin Payne (Belmont Abbey) def. Brennan Patton (St. Andrews) Dec. 10-6 9-0 141 Troy Gregor (Belmont Abbey) def. Dominic Forest (St. Andrews) Fall 1:29 15-0 149 Noah Walker (St. Andrews) def. Mathew Sloan (Belmont Abbey) Dec. 4-2 15-3 157 Chase Payne (St. Andrews) def. John Gahagan ((Belmont Abbey) Dec. 8-6 15-6 165 Greg Hilliard (Belmont Abbey) def. Mike Nelson (St. Andrews) Fall 0:32 21-6 174 Andrew Pegram (Belmont Abbey) def. Kavoris Perry (St. Andrews) Dec. 8-3 24-6 184 Brandon Dills (Belmont Abbey) def. Argie Burnette (St. Andrews) Dec. 3-0 27-6 197 Tyler Evers (St. Andrews) def. Colton Brittian (Belmont Abbey) Fall 1:35 27-12 235 Chaas Delgado (Belmont Abbey) def. Forfeit 33-12

Three-time state placer Alex Felix (Gilroy, Calif.) signed with Ohio State on Wednesday afternoon, becoming the seventh top 100 ranked senior wrestler to be part of the Buckeyes' 2018 class. Felix, ranked No.76 overall in the Class of 2018, placed third as both a freshman and last year as a junior, while finishing fourth at the state tournament in his sophomore season. He also was runner-up at the NHSCA sophomore and junior nationals during the spring of the last two years. In addition, Felix is ranked No. 8 nationally at 138 pounds, and projects to compete collegiately as a 141 pound wrestler.

One year after being named head wrestling coach at Cloud County Community College, Chris Freije is leaving to take the same position at Kentucky Wesleyan College, the school announced Tuesday. Chris FreijeFreije's departure to head up the new wrestling program at KWC -- which will take to the mats for the first time in fall 2018 as an NCAA Division II program -- is effective Dec. 15. InterMat reached out to Kentucky Wesleyan to confirm Freije's hiring but had not received a response as of early Wednesday afternoon. Cloud County has named assistant coach Cody Cole as interim head wrestling coach of the Thunderbirds mat program which competes in NJCAA (National Junior College Athletic Association). Cole is a native of Brush, Colo. He came to Cloud County Community College after spending three years as a high school coach in the Greeley, Colo., area at University High School (2014-16) and Platte Valley High School (2016-17). "Kentucky Wesleyan has offered me a huge opportunity, and while sometimes difficult, unfortunately an opportunity isn't always ideal in its timing," Freije said. "It was a difficult decision for me to leave, but, I feel I am leaving this team and this program in great shape for Cody to step in and immediately begin building on the foundation I've laid." Freije came to Concordia, Kan. one year ago to launch the new wrestling program at Cloud County Community College. He had been head assistant coach at Lindsey Wilson College in Columbia, Kentucky. Prior to that, Freije had served as an assistant coach at a pair of Division II Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) programs: Colorado Mesa University (2010-2014) and his alma mater, Western State Colorado University (2010). Founded in 1858, Kentucky Wesleyan College is a private, liberal arts college located in Owensboro in western Kentucky, between Louisville and Evansville, Indiana. KWC has an enrollment of approximately 800 students. The new Panther wrestling program at KWC will compete in NCAA Division II starting with the 2018-19 season. Kentucky Wesleyan will become the sixth school in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference to offer intercollegiate wrestling, joining Alderson Broaddus, Findlay, Ohio Valley, Lake Erie, and Tiffin. It is only the second Division II wrestling program in the state of Kentucky, joining Bellarmine University in Louisville, now in its second season.

The Walsh Jesuit Ironman in December is one of the premier in-season events (Photo/Sam Janicki) With the regular season of high school wrestling coming upon us in just over two weeks, in some states the regular season actually starts this week or next, here is a list of some of the key events and dates of the 2017-18 season. The list was compiled based on there being multiple nationally ranked teams present at the event. Dec. 1: Dual meet: No. 26 Broken Arrow (Okla.) at No. 11 Park Hill (Mo.) Dec. 1-2: Independence (Iowa) Invitational: No. 23 Fort Dodge (Iowa), No. 24 Christian Brothers College (Mo.) Dec. 2: Gardner-Edgerton (Kansas) Invitational: No. 26 Broken Arrow (Okla.), No. 27 Southeast Polk (Iowa) Dual meet: No. 9 St. Edward (Ohio) vs. No. 33 Wadsworth (Ohio), part of a quad meet Dec. 8-9: Council Bluffs (Iowa) Wrestling Classic: No. 21 Apple Valley (Minn.), No. 23 Fort Dodge (Iowa) Walsh Jesuit Ironman, Cuyahoga Falls (Ohio): 21 nationally ranked teams are present in the field, including four of the top five and seven of the top ten. Anchoring the field are Blair Academy (N.J.), Wyoming Seminary (Pa.), Montini Catholic (Ill.), St. Paris Graham (Ohio), Malvern Prep (Pa.), Lake Highland Prep (Fla.), and St. Edward (Ohio) Dec. 9: Clovis West (Calif.) Shootout: No. 15 Poway (Calif.), No. 20 Gilroy (Calif.) Dec. 15: Dual meet: No. 4 Montini Catholic (Ill.) at No. 44 Marmion Academy (Ill.) Dec. 15-16: Kansas City (Mo.) Stampede, Hale Arena: No. 11 Park Hill (Mo.), No. 23 Christian Brothers College (Mo.), No. 32 Tuttle (Okla.), No. 36 Staley (Mo.), No. 50 Goddard (Kansas) Minnesota Christmas Tournament, Rochester (Minn.): No. 21 Apple Valley (Minn.), No. 34 Simley (Minn.), No. 40 Anoka (Minn.) Reno (Nev.) Tournament of Champions: No. 3 Buchanan (Calif.), No. 15 Poway (Calif.), No. 16 Choctaw (Okla.), No. 18 Allen (Texas), No. 20 Gilroy (Calif.), No. 42 Pomona (Colo.), No. 48 Wasatch (Utah) Dec. 16: Dual meet: No. 41 Erie Cathedral Prep (Pa.) at No. 9 St. Edward (Ohio), part of a tri-meet Dec. 16-17: Beast of the East, Newark (Del.): 11 nationally ranked teams, including six of the top 14. Field anchors include No. 1 Blair Academy (N.J.), No. 6 Bergen Catholic (N.J.), No. 7 Malvern Prep (Pa.), No. 8 Lake Highland Prep (Fla.), No. 13 Brecksville (Ohio), and No. 14 Bethlehem Catholic (Pa.) Dec. 19: Dual meet: No. 27 Southeast Polk (Iowa) at No. 46 West Des Moines Valley (Iowa) Dec. 20: Dual meet: No. 14 Bethlehem Catholic (Pa.) at No. 49 Northampton (Pa.) Dec. 22-23: Zinkin Classic, Buchanan (Calif.): No. 3 Buchanan (Calif.), No. 12 Clovis (Calif.), No. 28 Selma (Calif.) Dec. 23: IHSWCA Duals, Fort Wayne (Ind.): No. 22 Brownsburg (Ind.), No. 35 Portage (Ind.) Dec. 27-28: Medina (Ohio) Invitational Tournament: No. 33 Wadsworth (Ohio), No. 43 Massillon Perry (Ohio) Dec. 28-29: Bethlehem (Pa.) Holiday Classic, Liberty High School: No. 29 Nazareth (Pa.), No. 49 Northampton (Pa.) Red Schmitt Invitational, Granite City (Ill.): No. 23 Christian Brothers College (Mo.), No. 36 Staley (Mo.) Dec. 29-30: Brecksville (Ohio) Holiday Invitational Tournament: No. 13 Brecksville will be joined by No. 10 Detroit Catholic Central (Mich.), No. 30 Lowell (Mich.), No. 35 Portage (Ind.), and No. 38 Elyria (Ohio) Powerade Wrestling Tournament, Canon-McMillan (Pa.): No. 2 Wyoming Seminary (Pa.), No. 8 Lake Highland Prep (Fla.), No. 31 Kiski Area (Pa.), No. 39 St. Paul's (Md.), and No. 41 Erie Cathedral Prep (Pa.) The Clash XVI National High School Wrestling Duals, Rochester (Minn.): No. 4 Montini Catholic (Ill.), No. 9 St. Edward (Ohio), No. 11 Park Hill (Mo.), No. 21 Apple Valley (Minn.), No. 34 Simley (Minn.), No. 40 Anoka (Minn.), No. 44 Marmion Academy (Ill.), No. 48 Wasatch (Utah), and No. 50 Goddard (Kansas) Jan. 4: Dual meet: No. 26 Broken Arrow (Okla.) at No. 16 Choctaw (Okla.) Jan. 5-6: Cheesehead Invitational, Kaukauna (Wis.): No. 4 Montini Catholic (Ill.), No. 21 Apple Valley (Minn.), No. 27 Southeast Polk (Iowa), and No. 34 Simley (Minn.) Doc Buchanan Invitational, Clovis (Calif.): No. 3 Buchanan (Calif.), No. 6 Bergen Catholic (N.J.), No. 12 Clovis (Calif.), No. 20 Gilroy (Calif.), No. 28 Selma (Calif.), No. 42 Pomona (Colo.), No. 45 St. John Bosco (Calif.) Geary (Okla.) Invitational: No. 1 Blair Academy (N.J.), No. 16 Choctaw (Okla.), No. 26 Broken Arrow (Okla.), No. 32 Tuttle (Okla.) Jan. 6: Detroit Catholic Central (Mich.) Invitational: No. 10 Shamrocks will be joined by No. 19 Davison (Mich.), No. 22 Brownsburg (Ind.) Jan. 10: Dual meet: No. 11 Park Hill (Mo.) at No. 36 Staley (Mo.), part of a triangular meet Jan. 11: Dual meet: No. 3 Buchanan (Calif.) at No. 25 Delbarton (N.J.) Jan. 12-13: Battle for the Belt, Temecula Valley (Calif.): No. 15 Poway (Calif.), No. 20 Gilroy (Calif.), No. 45 St. John Bosco (Calif.) Virginia National Duals, Hampton (Va.) Coliseum: No. 29 Nazareth (Pa.), No. 39 St. Paul's (Pa.), No. 41 Erie Cathedral Prep (Pa.) Jan. 13: Detroit Catholic Central (Mich.) Super Duals: No. 10 Shamrocks will be joined by No. 5 St. Paris Graham (Ohio), No. 9 St. Edward (Ohio), No. 19 Davison (Mich.), and No. 30 Lowell (Mich.) in an eight-team event Who's Number One Duals, hosted by No. 6 Bergen Catholic (N.J.): Event will feature five of the nation's top eight teams with No. 1 Blair Academy (N.J.), No. 3 Buchanan (Calif.), No. 7 Malvern Prep (Pa.), and No. 8 Lake Highland Prep (Fla.) joining the host Crusaders Jan. 13-14: Escape the Rock Tournament, Council Rock South (Pa.): No. 14 Bethlehem Catholic (Pa.), No. 17 Cincinnati LaSalle (Ohio), No. 25 Delbarton (N.J.), and No. 49 Northampton (Pa.) Jan. 18: Dual meet: No. 33 Wadsworth (Ohio) at No. 13 Brecksville (Ohio) Dual meet: No. 49 Northampton (Pa.) at No. 29 Nazareth (Pa.) Jan. 19: Dual meet: No. 2 Wyoming Seminary (Pa.) at No. 1 Blair Academy (N.J.) Dual meet: No. 19 Davison (Mich.) at No. 10 Detroit Catholic Central (Mich.) Jan. 19-20: Chicago Catholic League Meet, Mt. Carmel (Ill.): No. 4 Montini Catholic (Ill.), No. 44 Marmion Academy (Ill.) Jay Hancock Invitational, Yukon (Okla.): No. 16 Choctaw (Okla.), No. 18 Allen (Texas) Winnetonka (Mo.) Invitational: No. 11 Park Hill (Mo.), No. 36 Staley (Mo.) Jan. 20: Dual meet: No. 14 Bethlehem Catholic (Pa.) at No. 2 Wyoming Seminary (Pa.) Dual meet: No. 5 St. Paris Graham (Ohio) at No. 9 St. Edward (Ohio) Ed Winger Invitational, Urbandale (Iowa): No. 27 Southeast Polk (Iowa), No. 46 West Des Moines Valley (Iowa) Gary Rivers Duals, Lowell (Mich.): No. 30 Red Arrows will host No. 19 Davison (Mich.) among other teams Jan. 25: Dual meet: No. 3 Buchanan (Calif.) at No. 12 Clovis (Calif.) Jan. 26: CIML Invitational, Southeast Polk (Iowa): No. 27 Rams host field that also includes No. 23 Fort Dodge (Iowa) and No. 46 West Des Moines Valley (Iowa) Dual meet at Easton (Pa.): No. 1 Blair Academy (N.J.) vs. No. 9 St. Edward (Ohio) Jan. 26-27: Mid-Cals Invitational, Gilroy (Calif.): No. 20 ranked team in country host field that includes No. 15 Poway (Calif.), No. 28 Selma (Calif.), and No. 32 Tuttle (Okla.) Rocky Welton Invitational, Garden City (Kansas): No. 42 Pomona (Colo.), No. 50 Goddard (Kansas) Jan. 27: Dual meet: No. 33 Wadsworth (Ohio) at No. 5 St. Paris Graham (Ohio), part of a triangular meet East Penn Conference crossover duals, most likely will include match between No. 14 Bethlehem Catholic (Pa.) and No. 29 Nazareth (Pa.) Lowell (Mich.) Duals: No. 30 Red Arrows will host teams including No. 10 Detroit Catholic Central (Mich.) and No. 17 Cincinnati LaSalle (Ohio) Triangular meet: No. 2 Wyoming Seminary (Pa.) hosts No. 6 Bergen Catholic (N.J.) and No. 9 St. Edward (Ohio) Jan. 30: Dual meet: No. 18 Allen (Texas) at No. 26 Broken Arrow (Okla.) Feb. 2: Dual meet: No. 21 Apple Valley (Minn.) at No. 34 Simley (Minn.) Feb. 2-3: Mission San Jose (Calif.) Tournament: No. 3 Buchanan (Calif.), No. 12 Clovis (Calif.) Feb. 3: Dual meet: No. 25 Delbarton (N.J.) vs. No. 2 Wyoming Seminary (Pa.) Dual meet: No. 9 St. Edward (Ohio) at No. 17 Cincinnati LaSalle (Ohio) as part of a triangular meet Suburban League Tournament, Barberton (Ohio): No. 13 Brecksville (Ohio), No. 33 Wadsworth (Ohio)

WINFIELD, Kan. -- The Southwestern College Board of Trustees has approved the addition of a women's wrestling program, with the inaugural season slated for 2018-2019. The college has launched a search for a coach to build the team. "After much deliberation and research, and in full conversation with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) we are enthusiastic to add women's wrestling at SC," said Brad Andrews, Southwestern College President. "We are excited for the class of students that the sport will bring to campus and proud to be one of the first schools in Kansas to award scholarships to these student-athletes." High school and club wrestling for girls has grown rapidly in the past decade. Initially in Texas, New Mexico and California, now the sport is experiencing considerable growth throughout the country. Institutions of higher education are beginning to respond to the emerging sport by offering programs for student athletes to continue at a collegiate level. "There are a lot of extremely talented athletes who are deserving of the opportunity to continue development in their sport while earning a valuable education," said Matt Shelton, athletic director at Southwestern College. "I'm thrilled that we are going to offer an opportunity for these women to do just that and to become Builders." Southwestern's program will be the fourth in the school's athletic conference. The KCAC joined the Mid-South Conference, based in Kentucky, in August of 2017 as the first two conferences to offer women's wrestling in the NAIA. Southwestern will be 40th intercollegiate varsity women's program in the country. "In just two years, the conference has seen women's wrestling grow from two programs at Ottawa University and University of Saint Mary in 2016-17 to the addition of three Associate Members (University of Jamestown, Midland University, and Missouri Valley College ) for competition in 2017-18 to seven teams with the recent announcement at York College of their Women's Wrestling program in 2018-19 paired with Southwestern College's announcement today," said Scott Crawford KCAC Commissioner. "We could not be more pleased about the positive impact Southwestern College's implementation of women's wrestling will have for the conference as the NAIA works toward establishing women's wrestling as an eventual national championship sport." Southwestern College is a private liberal arts college, founded in 1885 by Methodists in south central Kansas. Today its Winfield campus is the residential hub that guides students to lives of meaning and service, with well-rounded academic and extra-curricular offerings attracting traditional-aged students from throughout the nation and world. Southwestern College Professional Studies provides options for online students in any location and has been named a top provider for persons serving in the military. The college continues to be affiliated with the United Methodist Church and is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission to offer bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees.

Services have been announced for Arvo Britten, former University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point wrestler who later went on to build a successful mat program in the Merrill (Wis.) public schools and serve as wrestling official. Britten passed away Nov. 10 in Wausau, Wis. after a battle with Alzheimer's disease. He was 81. A memorial service will take place at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 17 at Brainard Funeral Home- Wausau Chapel, 522 Adams Street, Wausau. Bill Metter will lead the celebration and offer stories of Britten's life. Visitation will take place from 3 p.m. until the time of the service. Online condolences may be given at the funeral home's website. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the charity of the donor's choice in Arvo Britten's name. Arvo Robert Britten was born in Durand, Wis. in Sept. 1936. He graduated from Wausau High School in 1955, where he played varsity football, basketball and baseball. It was at UW-Stevens Point where Britten was introduced to wrestling and made it his sport of choice after having competed in football and baseball at the school. As a wrestler, Britten placed second at the WSUC (Wisconsin State University Conference) championships in 1959, and second at the Wisconsin AAU (Amateur Athletic Union) tournament in 1960. Britten graduated from UW-Stevens Point with a degree in physical education in 1960. After serving in the United States Army from 1960-63, Britten was hired by Merrill Public Schools as a junior high social studies instructor, later becoming a physical education instructor. In addition to being a teacher, Britten served as a coach in football and track. However, Britten's greatest success was in coaching the wrestling program at the middle school -- as well as launching the freshman mat program -- where he accumulated a record of 207-17-0, never losing more than two matches in any one season. All of seven of Merrill's wrestlers who won Wisconsin state titles had come through the program with Britten at the helm. Britten is credited with some innovations which helped make Merrill's mat program successful. He implemented assembly wrestling matches where the entire school watched a dual meet with a conference school. In addition, Britten launched the Merrill Freshman Tournament. In addition to coaching, Britten found time to umpire baseball and softball and officiate wrestling matches, a dedication that would continue for over 50 years and result in him being inducted into the George Martin Wrestling Hall of Fame (1990) and given the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Award for Lifetime Contribution (2001), the first wrestling official to ever be given this award. "Arvo is a master official," Doug Chickering, WIAA Executive Director, said at the time of Britten's induction into the Wisconsin Wrestling Coaches Association Hall of Fame. "He brings to any contest a level of knowledge, competence and experience that very few can claim." Arvo Britten is survived by his life companion of the last 24 years, Nelda Hettinga; his children, Marc Britten of Woodbury, Minnesota, Andrea Britten (Stephen Mobley) of McLean, Virginia, Dana Britten of St. Paul, Minnesota, Carrie (Spiro) Avouris of Melbourne, Australia, and step-daughter Marie (Chris) Peterson of Merrill, Wis. His grandchildren include Jordann Britten, Maxwell and Henry Mobley, Lila Avouris, a baby girl expected in February, and step-grandchildren Greta and Garik Peterson. He is also survived by his brother Martin (Cindy) Britten of Indiana.

MOORHEAD, Minn. -- The Minnesota State University Moorhead wrestling team suffered their first dual loss of the season on Tuesday night, falling to crosstown rival Concordia 22-18. Sophomore Preston Lehmann and freshman Cole Jones picked up pins for the Dragons. The Dragons fell to 1-1 in duals while the Cobbers are now 1-0. "We had a lot of guys not making stuff happen," MSUM head coach Kris Nelson said. "We were timid and not doing what we know how to do. We have to open up and start attacking more. Concordia wrestled more aggressive than we did." The dual started at 133 pounds, where Concordia's Aaron Dick won a first period fall over MSUM redshirt freshman Aaron Sistrunk. "That started the momentum in their favor," Nelson said. The Dragons picked up their first win of the night at 141 pounds when Tommy Walton won a 5-1 decision over Adam Presler. Concordia would take the next three matches, including a major decision at 157, to build a 15-6 advantage. MSUM picked up another win at 174 pounds when Adam Blees won a 3-1 decision over Concordia's Jake Johnson. After Concordia's Jonah Lange won a hard-fought match at 184 over Dragon freshman Mitch Kotscheavar by a 5-3 score. The Dragons picked up their first fall of the night at 197 pounds when Lehmann pinned Ethan Kimber in 4:02. MSUM's Cody Anderson dropped a 8-4 decision at 285 pounds before freshman Cole Jones won a fall in 2:09 over Jake Nohre to close the dual. "There were some good points tonight," Nelson said. "At 184 we wrestled hard. Preston Lehmann came out and wrestled hard at 197. We were excited to see Cole Jones go out there; he wrestles aggressive all the time." The Dragons will be back in competition this weekend, when they have wrestlers competing at the Nebraska-Kearney Holiday Inn Open and the Finn Grinaker Open hosted by Concordia. Their next home competition is Dec. 2, when they host the Dragon Open at Alex Nemzek Fieldhouse. Results: 133: Aaron Dick (CC) pinned Aaron Sistrunk, 1:31 141: Tommy Walton (MSUM) dec. Adam Presler, 5-1 149: Ty Johnson (CC) dec. Zach Scott, 8-3 157: Anthony Struntz (CC) maj. dec. Jonathan Hoffner, 11-3 165: Travis Deegan (CC) dec. Weston Dobler, 7-1 174: Adam Blees (MSUM) dec. Jake Johnson, 3-1 184: Jonah Lange (CC) dec. Mitch Kotschevar, 5-3 197: Preston Lehmann (MSUM) pinned Ethan Kimber, 4:02 285: Bryce Kallenbach (CC) dec. Cody Anderson, 8-4 125: Cole Jones (MSUM) pinned Jake Nohre, 2:09

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Head wrestling coach Andy Lausier picked up his first dual win at Davidson as the Wildcats defeated Greensboro on the road Tuesday night, 41-9. The Wildcats pulled away from the Pride with a four pins on the night. Sophomore's Hunter Costa at 165-pounds and Noah Satterfield in the 174-pound class each earned their first career falls, while heavyweight Will Cooley and 184-pounder Conor Fenn picked up career pins number 7 and 6, respectively. After a sluggish start, dropping their first three matches with hard-fought decision setbacks, the 'Cats were aided by a pair of forfeits before Costa went to work on Greenboro's Ryan Dominique, pinning him in 2:07. Davidson rolled from there, winning the final seven matches overall. Senior Konner Pritchard earned a technical fall victory with a 16-1 advantage after 3:33. Davidson returns to the mat Sunday, Nov. 19 at the Wolfpack Open hosted by North Carolina State. Results: 125: Gabriel Wilson (GC) dec. over Michael McClelland (DC), 8-5 133: Christopher Haskin (GC) dec. over Zamir Ode (DC), 3-2 141: Zachary Rainess (GC) dec. over Dustin Runzo (DC), 3-2 149: Aidan Conroy (DC) winner by forfeit 157: Tony Palumbo (DC) winner by forfeit 165: Hunter Costa (DC) fall over Ryan Dominique (GC), 2:07 174: Noah Satterfield (DC) fall over Quaevon Cannon (GC), 4:03 184: Conor Fenn (DC) fall over Tyron Dudley (GC), 2:50 197: Konner Pritchard (DC) tech. fall over Carlos Ortega (GC), 16-1 (3:33) HWT: Will Cooley (DC) fall over Nicholas Harper (GC), 4:50

Doane wrestling opened the home slate on Tuesday evening in Crete as they hosted Graceland University at Fred Beile Arena inside of Fuhrer Field House. The two squads, both in their 5th year of competition, had a competitive match once again with Doane coming out on top, 25-19. Doane leads the all-time series, 3-2, following the win on Tuesday. The Tigers won six of the 10 matches. Triston Santos (FR/Ewa Beach, Hawaii) opened the evening with a major decision victory at 125. He defeated Dillon Wheeler, 19-6. Seth Hood (SR/Porterville, Calif.) collected a tech fall win in 2:12 as he defeated Wesley Russum, 16-1 at 141. Preston Jurgens (JR/Beatrice, Neb.) grinded out a 5-3 victory at 149. He defeated Shea Swafford. Dustin Carstens (SO/Gardner, Kan.) posted a pin at 2:30 over Brandon Seward in the 165 division. Zach Linton (SO/Winters, Calif.) posted a major decision over Gabe Gonzalez. He won 11-3 at 184. Doane led 22-15 heading into the 197 match. This match would eventually serve as the turning point in a closely contested match. Craig Hudiburgh (JR/Aurora, Neb.) took on DeMarco Mosely at 197. Mosely had a pair of takedowns early on and held a 4-1 lead late in the opening period. In the final 15 seconds of the 1st period, Hudiburgh picked up a reversal followed by a four-point near-fall to grab six points and a 7-4 lead. He went on to win 10-5 and clinch the team victory for the Tigers. Next Time on the Mat The Tigers will head west to Kearney for the UNK Holiday Inn Open on Saturday, November 18. Results: 125 Triston Santos (Doane) def. Dillon Wheeler (Graceland), major dec 19-6 DU 4-0 133 Cartland Allen (GU) def. Jonathan Fletcher (DU), pin (1:15) GU 6-4 141 Seth Hood (DU) def. Wesley Russum (GU), tech fall 16-1 (2:12) DU 9-6 149 Preston Jurgens (DU) def. Shea Swafford, dec 5-3 DU 12-6 157 Drew Sams (GU) def. Gage Herron (DU), dec 7-2 DU 12-9 165 Dustin Carstens (DU) def. Brandon Seward (GU), pin (2:30) DU 18-9 174 Dylan Brazell (GU) def. Justin Shaw (DU), pin (0:36) DU 18-15 184 Zach Linton (DU) def. Gabe Gonzalez (GU), major dec 11-3 DU 22-15 197 Craig Hudiburgh (DU) def. DeMarco Mosely (GU), dec 10-5 DU 25-15 285 Ryan Paige (GU) def. Jake Smith (DU), major dec 13-0 DU 25-19

Doug Schwab (right) coaching at the NCAAs (Photo/UNI Sports Information) Doug Schwab, head wrestling coach at the University of Northern Iowa, and Jay Schwarm, the Panthers' varsity 125-pounder, will be guests on this week's edition of "On the Mat" this Wednesday, Nov. 15. Jeff Bradley will be the host. "On the Mat" is a presentation of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum. The show can be heard live on the Internet at 1650thefan.com or locally in Northeast Iowa each Wednesday at 5 p.m. Central on AM 1650, The Fan. A podcast of the show is available on mattalkonline.com. E-mail dgmstaff@nwhof.org with any questions or comments.

Jake Hager Former University of Oklahoma All-American wrestler Jake Hager -- who, more recently, was a WWE pro wrestling star under the name Jack Swagger -- has signed a deal with Bellator MMA, the mixed martial arts organization announced Monday. It will be the pro MMA debut for Hager, 35, who will compete as heavyweight and is expected to make his debut in 2018. The 6'6", 260-pound Hager brings an impressive amateur wrestling resume to Bellator. A native of Perry, Okla., one of the nation's leading wrestling hotbeds, Hager was a two-sport athlete at Perry High School, competing in football and wrestling. He was a two-time finalist at the Oklahoma state wrestling championships, winning the 215-pound title as a junior. Hager was recruited by Oklahoma for both football and wrestling, but quit football as a sophomore to concentrate on wrestling. He was a runner-up at the 2006 Big 12 conference championships, falling to Oklahoma State's Steve Mocco in the finals. Hager was a two-time NCAA championships qualifier, earning All-American honors as a senior, placing seventh in the 285-pound bracket at the 2006 NCAAs, defeating future heavyweight champ Dustin Fox of Northwestern along the way before losing to defending national champ Mocco. That year, Hager set a Sooner record for the most pins in one season, with 30. After graduating from Oklahoma in 2006, Hager launched his career in professional wrestling. He was a former WWE World Heavyweight champion and U.S. champion before being granted his release in March 2017. "This is something I've wanted to do for a long time," Hager said in the statement issued by Bellator. "It's something that's a part of me, so it makes sense. I'm very happy with the deal. I've felt a lot of love from Bellator. I think there are certain types of guys who need to be punched in the face and taste blood. I've always been a fan of MMA, I've been wrestling since I was five years old. It's awesome to be with Bellator. They're really going to put 100 percent towards it!" "I'm excited to see Jake Hager debut for Bellator in 2018," Bellator President Scott Coker said. "When I heard he was seriously interested in competing in MMA and when you look at what he did at the collegiate level, I was very interested in having him on our roster. I think Jake will expose new fans to Bellator from his previous run with WWE and he will be given every opportunity to prove that he's the real deal inside the cage." "Jake Hager is just one of a long list of Perry wrestlers who has gone on to achieve great personal and professional success," said Chance Leonard, creator and executive producer of "The Price of Legacy: Wrestling with a Dynasty" documentary about Perry, Okla. and its rich wrestling legacy, including being the home of two Olympic mat medalists, Jack VanBebber (gold, 1932) and Dan Hodge (silver, 1956). "He has utilized the core values he was taught in the Perry wrestling program to achieve in his highly visible career." "It's not at all surprising that he will be transitioning to competing in Bellator MMA. Competing is a lifelong requirement and it's what we do. The Perry community is proud of Jake and his accomplishments and we fully support him and his family in his new endeavor," Leonard continued. "We are excited to bring you more of his story, especially his earlier years, in our film releases in 2018." In recent years, Bellator has signed a number of former college wrestling standouts to its roster, including past NCAA champs Phil Davis and Ed Ruth -- both for Penn State -- as well as NCAA All-Americans Chris Honeycutt (Edinboro) and Logan Storley (Minnesota).

Brayton Lee (Photo/Paul Tincher, IndianaMat.com) The nation's top 152-pound wrestler Brayton Lee (Brownsburg, Ind.) committed to the University of Minnesota on Monday evening during a Facebook Live interview with IndianaMat.com. Lee, ranked No. 11 overall in the Class of 2018, joins four other top 100 commits for the Gophers in this recruiting class. The two-time state champion is also a two-time Super 32 Challenge placer, and a two-time third place finisher in Fargo freestyle (2017 Junior Nationals, 2015 Cadet Nationals). Lee joins overall No. 1 senior Gable Steveson (Apple Valley, Minn.), No. 45 Patrick McKee (St. Michael-Albertville, Minn.), No. 63 Ryan Thomas (St. Paris Graham, Ohio), and No. 83 Jake Gliva (Simley, Minn.). Also nationally ranked among the eight Minnesota verbal commits to date are Garrett Joles (Boyceville, Wis.) and Kasper McIntosh (Portage, Ind.). Lee projects to compete as a 157/165 in college.

Ken Barr Ken Barr, wrestler for legendary coaches at Clearfield Area High School and University of Pittsburgh -- where he earned All-American honors -- who then coached at Upper Darby High all in Pennsylvania, passed away on Oct. 30. He was 76. Kenneth Barr was part of a family of mat stars at Clearfield who wrestled for Art Weiss, considered "the dean of Pennsylvania schoolboy wrestling" who coached many district and Pennsylvania state champs. Ken followed in the footsteps of older brother Jim as Clearfield's "big man", serving as starter for the team as a senior in 1958. That year, Ken Barr wrestled every dual meet, earning a 10-3 record at 185 pounds, at that time, the top weight. He was crowned District 9 champ at that weight in 1958. After graduating from Clearfield, Ken Barr headed to University of Pittsburgh to wrestle for yet another revered long-time coach, Rex Peery. Barr was a three-time finalist at the EIWA (Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association) championships (1962-1964), placing second all three years at 177 pounds. At the 1963 NCAA Wrestling Championships at Kent State in Ohio, Barr -- unseeded in the 177-pound weight class -- placed fifth in the bracket to earn All-American honors. In the first round, Barr lost to No. 2 seed Harry Houska of Ohio University. However, Barr battled back in the consolation bracket, shutting out Northern Iowa's Steve Hoemann, then Jim Grover of Iowa State. In the match for fourth place, Barr lost to No. 3 seed Richard Bell of the University of Washington, 5-4. (Back then, the top six wrestlers in a weight class earned All-American status. The champ at 177 that year was Dean Lahr of University of Colorado.) Ken Barr gets his hand raised after a victoryAccording to the "Kenneth Barr RIP" Facebook tribute page, Barr graduated from Pitt in 1965. In addition to being a member of the Pitt Panther wrestling team, the 1964 "Owl" yearbook reported that Barr was an education major and treasurer of the Physical Education Club. In 1966, Barr started his 32-year coaching career at Upper Darby High School in Drexel Hill, Pa., working a number of years as assistant to Art McCall. In addition, Barr started his Safe-T-Sweep chimney cleaning business in 1980. A number of friends and associates shared their recollections of their friend and mentor, Ken Barr. "Ken Barr was definitely an 'old school' wrestling coach who emphasized the mental toughness side of the sport," George Baughan, an assistant to Barr at UDHS, told InterMat. "I really enjoyed coaching with him in '73 and '74. I could never understand how he could get up on roofs and clean chimneys with hip replacements." "I considered Ken Barr and Art McCall to be very similar in how they coached, but two different sizes, so the whole team was covered," according to Carl Dambman, who wrestled heavyweight at the University of Massachusetts and was twice an alternate for the U.S. Greco-Roman team at the 1976 and 1980 Olympics. "They were both outstanding wrestlers in high school and college, but did not talk about it. There was no yelling, insulting, or berating in practice or in meets. They wrestled with the team. There was a lot of concentration on technique. You always knew they were on your side, win or lose. They instilled confidence in their wrestlers, which resulted in some fine wrestling careers in college, and a great many highly productive lives after wrestling was over. Several wrestlers have told me what a profound effect their coaching had on them. I did not realize how fortunate we were at the time." "I can tell you, Ken had a big impact on me as a young wrestler and helped shape me as a man," said Steve Bell, Upper Darby Class of 1974. "I will never forget how he went out of his way to work with me as a 10th grade 95 pounder. It was through his encouragement that I was able win the varsity spot and I always counted on him for support when I needed it. I had the privilege of knowing him as a colleague and a friend when I started at Upper Darby in 1991. He was a great role model and mentor."

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- No. 5 Mizzou Wrestling (4-0, 0-0 MAC) swept three duals on Sunday at the Hearnes Center, recording shutout victories in each dual as the Tigers defeated Missouri Valley, 52-0, Truman State, 58-0, and Central Missouri, 56-(-1). Mizzou was dominant throughout the day, as the Tigers won all 26 bouts that were wrestled, and recorded bonus points in 25 wins, including 17 falls, 15 of which occurred in the first period. DUAL RESULTS In the first match of the day, Mizzou bested Missouri Valley, 52-0, behind five falls, three technical falls and one major decision. The shutout was the first shutout in nearly three years for Mizzou, as the Tigers last blanked Truman State, 54-0, to open the 2014-15 season on Nov. 15, 2015. The victory marked head coach Brian Smith's 250th victory at Mizzou. Mizzou then defeated Truman State, 58-0, in a dual that lasted less than 20 minutes, thanks to six first period falls and three forfeits from the Bulldogs. The 58-point margin of victory is the largest in program history, surpassing Mizzou's 56-0 win over Shippensburg State during the 1980-81 season. Finally, Mizzou rolled through Central Missouri, 56-(-1) to cap the 3-0 day. Mizzou recorded six falls, two technical falls and a major decision in the win, while Central Missouri was docked a team point for arguing with the referee between the 149 and 157 pound bouts. The win was the second time in program history Mizzou has defeated a team with the opposition scoring negative points, as Mizzou defeated Old Dominion, 35 to -1, to open the 2012-13 season on Nov. 10, 2012. NOTABLE TIGERS Four Tigers; redshirt junior 133-pounder John Erneste (Kansas City, Mo.), redshirt 141-pounder Jaydin Eierman (Columbia, Mo.), redshirt junior 174-pounder Daniel Lewis (Blue Springs, Mo.) and redshirt sophomore heavyweight Austin Myers (Alexandria, Ky.) recorded three falls on the day. Myers and Erneste each came within seconds of setting the program's fastest pin record, which was set by Rick Romero in the 1981-82 season when he pinned his opponent in 13 seconds. Myers needed just 15 seconds to pin Truman State's Ashton Mutuwa, while Erneste took 16 seconds to pin Central Missouri's Daide Agnew. Lewis continued his impressive streak of bonus point wins with his three falls, as he has now posted bonus point wins in 42 of 61 career wins, a staggering 68.9 percent. Lewis now has 22 career falls, and is nearing the top-10 in Mizzou history in falls as four are tied for eighth-most with 27. In his only two matches of the day, redshirt senior 157-pounder Joey Lavallee (Reno, Nev.) pinned both of his opponents, defeating Missouri Valley's Kenny Boyd in 3:35 and Central Missouri's Kaleb Warner in 1:46. QUOTABLES Mizzou Head Coach Brian Smith "We got the job done today that we were looking for. This week, we worked on technique and things we missed in our Illinois dual. I saw a lot of improvement today on what we worked on, I saw a lot of turns and tilts, and obviously getting a lot of pins is a good thing. Sometimes, people expect you to win these matches, and you can have the wrong mindset going into the match, so that was a concern with the coaching staff all week. Overall, I really liked our energy and how we performed." On his 250th win… "I didn't win 250. There's a lot of young men that won 250 matches. I just sit back and enjoy it." UP NEXT Mizzou will next wrestle in its first team tournament of the season, as the Tigers make the journey east to St. Charles, Mo., for the Lindenwood Open. The tournament is slated to begin at 9 a.m. (CT), and a live stream of the event will be available on FloWrestling for a fee. For all the latest on Mizzou Wrestling, stay tuned to MUTigers.com and follow the team on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram (MizzouWrestling). Mizzou 52, Missouri Valley 0 125: No. 19 Barlow McGhee (MIZ) dec. Jacob Seto (MV): 7-3 | MIZ 3, MV 0 133: No. 9 John Erneste (MIZ) fall Zack Durbin (MV): 3:23 | MIZ 9, MV 0 141: No. 4 Jaydin Eierman (MIZ) fall A.J. Bindner (MV): 1:31 | MIZ 15, MV 0 149: No. 18 Grant Leeth (MIZ) tech. fall Seth Johnson (MV): 20-4 (5:29) | MIZ 20, MV 0 157: No. 2 Joey Lavallee (MIZ) fall Kenny Boyd (MV): 3:35 | MIZ 26, MV 0 165: Connor Flynn (MIZ) tech. fall Andrew Simmons (MV): 17-2 (4:07) | MIZ 31, MV 0 174: No. 5 Daniel Lewis (MIZ) fall Alex Destra (MV): 2:25 | MIZ 37, MV 0 184: Canten Marriott (MIZ) tech. fall Tristan Ramberg (MV): 16-0 (3:41) | MIZ 42, MV 0 197: No. 3 Willie Miklus (MIZ) major dec. Donovan Fouchey (MV): 13-3 | MIZ 46, MV 0 HWT: Austin Myers (MIZ) fall Jessie Gomez (MV): 0:43 | MIZ 52, MV 0 Mizzou 58, Truman State 0 125: No. 19 Barlow McGhee (MIZ) winner by forfeit | MIZ 6, TSU 0 133: No. 9 John Erneste (MIZ) fall Caleb Osborn (TSU): 1:43 | MIZ 12, TSU 0 141: No. 4 Jaydin Eierman (MIZ) fall Nick Peglow (TSU): 0:48 | MIZ 18, TSU 0 149: Alex Butler (MIZ) major dec. Dakota Schutter (TSU): 17-5 | MIZ 22, TSU 0 157: No. 2 Joey Lavallee (MIZ) winner by forfeit | MIZ 28, TSU 0 165: Connor Flynn (MIZ) fall Zach Taylor (TSU): 1:06 | MIZ 34, TSU 0 174: No. 5 Daniel Lewis (MIZ) fall Malik Beverly (TSU): 0:34 | MIZ 40, TSU 0 184: Wyatt Koelling (MIZ) fall Shane Gallagher (TSU): 0:45 | MIZ 46, TSU 0 197: No. 3 Willie Miklus (MIZ( winner by forfeit | MIZ 52, TSU 0 HWT: Austin Myers (MIZ) fall Ashton Mutuwa (TSU): 0:15 | MIZ 58, TSU 0 Mizzou 56, Central Missouri -1 125: No. 19 Barlow McGhee (MIZ) winner by forfeit | MIZ 6, UCM 0 133: No. 9 John Erneste (MIZ) fall Daide Agnew (UCM): 0:16 | MIZ 12, UCM 0 141: No. 4 Jaydin Eierman (MIZ) fall Zach Schridde (UCM): 1:08 | MIZ 18, UCM 0 149: No. 18 Grant Leeth (MIZ) tech. fall Andrew Tujague (UCM): 17-1 (5:49) | MIZ 23, UCM 0 *CENTRAL MISSOURI DEDUCTED A TEAM POINT* 157: No. 2 Joey Lavallee (MIZ) fall Kaleb Warner (UCM): 1:46 | MIZ 29, UCM -1 165: Connor Flynn (MIZ) tech. fall Jack Flack (UCM): 20-2 (2:47) | MIZ 34, UCM -1 174: No. 5 Daniel Lewis (MIZ) fall Tyler Selemaga (UCM): 1:04 | MIZ 40, UCM -1 184: Canten Marriott (MIZ) major dec. Dylan Bollinger (UCM): 15-5 | MIZ 44, UCM -1 197: No. 3 Willie Miklus (MIZ) fall Dominique Hamilton (UCM): 1:57 | MIZ 50, UCM -1 HWT: Austin Myers (MIZ) fall Noah McGinnis (UCM): 1:55 | MIZ 56, UCM -1

COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Redshirt freshman Brandon Cray picked up a pin on his way to two victories to lead the Maryland wrestling team (2-1, 0-1 B1G) to a pair of victories over Campbell (2-2, 0-1 SOCON) 20-19, and George Mason (1-2, 0-0 EWL) 28-9. "I'm proud of the way we competed today," head coach Kerry McCoy said. "It had been a long time since we had this winning feeling, and it felt great to get back it back today. We saw some good things from a lot of our guys, and hopefully we use this momentum as we move forward the rest of the way." Cray got Maryland's day off to a fast start, pinning Korbin Meink of Campbell to give Maryland an early 6-0 lead. It was Cray's first pin of the season and Maryland's first in a dual meet. Redshirt freshman Michael Doetsh lost by tech. fall at 133, but Ryan Diehl answered for Maryland, picking up a 7-1 decision to give the Terps a 9-5 lead. Maryland then lost at 149 pounds, but freshman Kyle Cochran earned his first dual victory with a 6-1 decision at 157 pounds. Campbell then responded with two wins at 165 and 174, but redshirt sophomore Jaron Smith was able to even the score with a major decision at 184. Niko Cappello fell, 6-2, at 197, and Maryland then turned to heavyweight Youssif Hemida, who needed at least a decision to send the match to a tiebreak. Hemida clashed with Jere Heino in a Top-15 matchup, which Hemida was able to win with a crucial takedown in the final minute of the bout. Because of Cray's pin at 125 to open the match, Maryland received a bonus point and knocked off Campbell, 20-19. The Terps then sqaured off with George Mason, and it was Cray again who got Maryland on the board with a 7-6 decision. Mason then won at 133 but Maryland was able to rattle off seven consecutive victories, highlighted by Patrick Gerish's major decision win at 165 in his season debut. The Terps also had a major decision from Jaron Smith at 184, and a tech. fall from Josh Ugalde at 174. The two wins match Maryland's total from the 2016-17 season, and the two home victories surpasses last season's home win total. Maryland will be back in action on Saturday, Nov. 18 against Stanford in Palo Alto, California. Maryland vs. Campbell Results 125: Brandon Cray (MD) fall over Korbin Meink (CU), Fall: 2:25 (6-0 MD) 133: Nathan Boston (CU) tech. fall over Michael Doetsch (MD), 18-3 (6-5 MD) 141: Ryan Diehl (MD) dec. over Luke Stewart (CU), 7-1 (9-5 (MD) 149: Benjamin Barton (CU) dec. over Adam Whitesell (MD), 15-9 (9-8 (MD) 157: Kyle Cochran (MD) dec. over Austin Kraisser (CU), 6-1 (12-8 MD) 165: Quentin Perez (CU) tech. fall over Brendan Burnham (MD), 18-3 (13-12 CU) 174: Andrew Morgan (CU) dec. over Josh Ugalde (MD), 6-4 (16-12 CU) 184: Jaron Smith (MD) maj. dec. over Luke Funck (CU), 11-3 (16-16) 197: Austin McNeill (CU) dec. over Niko Cappello (MD), 6-2 (19-16 CU) 285: Youssif Hemida (MD) dec. over Jere Heino (CU), 5-2 (19-19) Maryland wins 20-19 with a tiebreak for fall at 125. Maryland vs. George Mason Results 125: Brandon Cray (MD) dec. over Ibrahim Banduka (GMU), 7-6 (3-0 MD) 133: Jose Tapia (GMU) dec. over Michael Doetsch (MD), 7-2 (3-3) 141: Ryan Diehl (UMD) dec. over Tejon Anthony (GMU), 12-8 (6-3 MD) 149: Adam Whitesell (UMD) dec. over Matthew Raines (GMU), 5-3 (9-3 MD) 157: Kyle Cochran (UMD) dec. over Creed Lumpp (GM), 15-9 (12-3 MD) 165: Patrick Gerish (UMD) maj. dec. over Brendan May (GMU), 14-5 (16-3 MD) 174: Josh Ugalde (UMD) tech. fall over Daniel Mika (GM), 18-0 (21-3 MD) 184: Jaron Smith (UMD) maj. dec. over Philip Stolfi (GMU), 11-3 (25-3 MD) 197: Spencer Woods (UMD) dec. over Austin Harrison (GMU), 7-5 (28-3 MD) 285: Matthew Voss (GMU) forfeit over Youssif Hemida (UMD), (28-9 MD)

It was an electrifying start of the 2017-18 dual season for the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers as they defeated Air Force 29-6 on Sunday afternoon at Maturi Pavilion. Minnesota wrestlers ripped off five straight victories between 149 and 184, but No. 6 Mitch McKee highlighted the afternoon with a pin at 133 at 2:26 to put the Gophers up 9-0 just two matches into the dual. “We had guys wrestle with phenomenal pace today," head coach Brandon Eggum said after the dual. "Hunter Marko, Chris Pfarr and Nick Wanzek all did awesome jobs at wrestling the way we wanted them to wrestle. We obviously had some other phenomenal performances like McKee's fall, but those guys stood out to me today.” Between Marko, Pfarr and Wanzek, the three outscored their opponents 32-8, and recorded takedown after takedown in their matches that were all either decisions or major decisions. Marko, in his dual debut, ripped off 16 points before the last horn rang. “I felt like I wrestled pretty well today," Marko said after the Gophers victory. "I was happy with the outcome today, but I know there are many other areas I can continue to improve on and grow as a wrestler. I just wanted to continue to move forward and take the match as it came to me. Scoring a lot of points is always my goal, and have fun and just love the fight.” Ethan Lizak returned to the Maturi Pavilion for the first time since he finished as the runner-up at the NCAA Championships in 2017 and he did not disappoint. Lizak struck first, and did not allow a takedown in the match to earn the 6-2 decision over Tony DeCesare and put Minnesota up after the opening match of the day. McKee increased his early season total to six pins with his victory against Justin Becci at 133. McKee recorded three pins at the Daktronics last week, and increased that number to four at 2:26 of his match. McKee was the aggressor in the opening round, scoring first and then adding a four-point near fall in the first before securing the pin and giving the Gophers the 9-0 lead after two matches. After victories from No. 9 Jake Short, No. 10 Nick Wanzek and senior Chirs Pfarr, Owen Webster took the mat at Maturi for the first time in his Gopher career. “It feels great, it was awesome tonight," Webster said after his debut. "I scored in the first period, and was able to ride him out pretty well. The atmosphere was great, and I had a ton of fun today. I can't wait to continue to improve this year." Webster used a takedown in the first to obtain a 2-0 lead, and then forced two stall warnings to increase his lead to 3-0 after the first period. Webster escaped quickly in the second, and added a riding time point to win by a decision, 5-0. “It was awesome. I know it was a long time ago, but I remember coming out of this tunnel for the first time and feeling that, so I'm sure that added a lot for Owen tonight," Eggum said of the transfer from Augsburg. "He has always dreamed of being a Gopher, so it was a big deal for someone like him, born from Minnesota, raised here. I thought he did great tonight, he has some great skills, and it was great to just see him go out and compete and get a win.” Rylee Streifel was able to pick up his first career dual victory with a 2-1 decision at heavyweight. Streifel's two points came on a takedown with under 30 seconds in the first period, and the sophomore was able to defend his way to the victory. Minnesota will make their second trip to Brookings, S.D. on Friday, Nov. 12 to take on the Jackrabbits of South Dakota State at 1:00 p.m. Minnesota won a close match last season against the Jackrabbits, with Michael Kroells dramatic disqualification victory over Alex Macki. USA Today/NWCA Coaches currently rank the Jackrabbits No. 16, while Minnesota sits at No. 6 as of Oct. 31. “Confidence is the big thing. Momentum is important as well, it is hard to stop a team moving in that positive direction," Eggum said. "We have a couple of big duals next week, so we are excited to have some good results to build on.” Results: 125: No. 5 Ethan Lizak dec Tony DeCesare, 6-2 | Minn 3 -- AF 0 133: No. 6 Mitch McKee fall (2:26) Justin Becci | Minn 9 -- AF 0 141: Alec Opsal dec Gannon Volk, 4-0 | Minn 9 -- AF 3 149: Hunter Marko maj dec Tommy Stager, 16-2 | Minn 13 -- AF 3 157: No. 9 Jake Short dec Dane Robbins, 3-2 | Minn 16 -- AF 3 165: No. 10 Nick Wanzek maj dec Alex Lopouchanski, 12-3 | Minn 20 -- AF 3 174: Chris Pfarr dec Michael Billingsley, 7-3 | Minn 23 -- AF 3 184: Owen Webster dec Zen Ikehara, 5-0 | Minn 26 -- AF 3 197: Anthony McLaughlin dec Bobby Steveson, 7-4 | Minn 26 -- AF 6 285: Rylee Streifel dec Matt Wagner, 2-1 | Minn 29 -- AF 6