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A Dayton area high school wrestler was killed in a head-on crash in southwest Ohio while on his way to school Tuesday. Tommy Williamitis, 16, a sophomore at Dayton Christian Academy in Miamisburg, was killed when he went left of center on Ohio 48 and struck two other vehicles. He was pronounced dead at the scene. A driver of one of the other vehicles was seriously injured and flown by helicopter to a Dayton area hospital. Lt. Chuck O'Bryon of the Ohio Highway Patrol said an investigation into the crash continues, but told the Dayton Daily News that Williamitis reportedly told his parents he wasn't feeling well that morning but wanted to go to school. Williamitis was a member of Dayton Christian's wrestling team and played in the school band. He was also active in Scouting, and had earned Eagle Scout honors. "We informed our students and faculty of the tragic accident and have grief counselors on site to help them process the news," according to a statement issued by Dayton Christian Academy. "We know by the reaction of our students that Tommy was well loved by our student body." Dr. John Gredy, head of the Dayton Christian Academy, described Williamitis as the kind of student who helped others, including his classmates in industrial arts. "He kind of came to their rescue… He was well loved," according to Gredy. "He put his heart into what he did," said Father John Trough of St. Therese the Little Flower Catholic Church in nearby Lebanon, Ohio where Williamitis served as an altar boy. "He'll be sorely missed." A GoFundMe page has been set up to help with funeral expenses. On that fundraising page, here's how Robby Williamitis described his younger brother Tommy: "He was extremely funny and everyone he met loved him. He was never shy and always was willing to help. He worked hard and put others before himself. I know we're all going to miss him dearly, but we are thankful for the time that we had with him."

Gene Bowman, one of the founding fathers of the Dapper Dan Wrestling Classic, wrestling coach and mat champion, died at Canonsburg General Hospital on Tuesday. He was 88. Gene BowmanFor a quarter-century, Bowman led the Dapper Dan, an annual event in Pittsburgh featuring the best Pennsylvania high school wrestlers to face national prep all-stars. Bowman turned over management of the Dapper Dan to Frank Vulcano, Canon-McMillan High School's athletic director and head of the WPIAL (Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League) Wrestling Steering Committee. "Gene and Manny Pihakis and all those guys out there were Canonsburg wrestling," Vulcano told the Observer-Reporter newspaper. "Gene meant a lot to the sport. He directed the Wrestling Classic for 25 years and it is the Rose Bowl of wrestling." In addition to his involvement with the Dapper Dan Wrestling Classic, Gene Bowman was a wrestler and coach in southwest Pennsylvania. Before graduating from Canonsburg High School in 1947, Bowman made a name for himself on the wrestling mat. He was a three-time WPIAL champion, and a Pennsylvania state tournament runner-up in 1947, losing in the finals by referee's decision to Don Maurey of Clearfield at 120 pounds. Bowman then shared his knowledge and love of the sport as a coach, serving an assistant coach at Waynesburg University, as well as an assistant at Canon-McMillan High and as head coach at Chartiers-Houston. Chris Mary, head coach at Canon-McMillan when the Big Macs won five state team titles in three seasons, said he remembers Bowman sitting in the stands for those matches, wearing his trademark cowboy hat. "Me, my brother Phil, Sam Romano, we looked up to these guys," said Mary. "There will never be another Gene Bowman. Gene was so liked by everybody." "Our wrestling family is so tight," Mary said, "and Gene was the father." Funeral arrangements have not been announced.

The President's Day holiday weekend marks the traditional kickoff of the more powerful state tournaments. Across the state tournaments being held this weekend, there are eight weight classes in which multiple nationally ranked wrestlers will be present. Below is a listing of those weight classes, along with an overview of the draw dynamics. Illinois 3A 113 pounds: No. 4 Noah Surtin (Edwardsville) and No. 8 Dylan Ragusin (Montini Catholic) Due to the Illinois state tournament relatively making sense in terms of bracketing and separating their sectional champions based on merit, Surtin and Ragusin are in opposite half brackets as the only returning state medalists among the sectional champions. Yes, I know there isn't full double elimination, but small victories my friends. However, Ragusin likely draws a very tough quarterfinal match with Matt Ramos (Lockport), who lost in the tiebreaker to Surtin in last week's sectional semifinal. The second quarter bracket is an absolute bear as sectional champion Josh Ogunsanya (Oak Park River Forest) is paired with returning state medalist Nathan Cummings (Downers Grove North) in the opening round, while returning state qualifier Enzo Silva (Plainfield North) awaits in the quarterfinal. Sectional champion Sam Spencer (Huntley) got a rather unpleasant opening round match with Nick Minnito (Plainfield Central), who knocked off returning state champion Jacob Lindsey (Providence Catholic) on the front side at sectional last weekend; Lindsey lost to Ramos in the go-to-bout. The winner of that is looking at a date with freshman Noah Mis (Mt. Carmel), who has multiple wins over returning state placers this season. Down in the bottom quarter, Surtin has the most manageable path with just returning state qualifier Michael Jaffe (Marmion Academy) as his quarterfinal opponent. Illinois 3A 120 pounds: No. 3 Joey Melendez (Montini Catholic) and No. 6 Travis Ford-Melton (Marian Catholic) Yet again these best two wrestlers are in separate half brackets. Last year at the state tournament, Melendez won a champ/champ showdown in the quarterfinal with Ford-Melton 4-3 after losing by a totally aberrant pin in the previous week's semifinal. Both Melendez and Ford-Melton knocked off formidable opposition in last week's sectional final: Melendez won a rematch of last year's state final, 4-3 over Domenic Zaccone (Stagg), while Ford-Melton majored returning state placer Anthony Molton (Lockport) 16-5 Melendez is looking at facing one of two returning state qualifiers in the quarterfinal, Anthony Zamora (Plainfield East) or Nico Bolivar (Oak Park River Forest). The other quarter of the top half is likely to feature a second round match between Molton and freshman phenom Joel Vandervere (Warren Township), a sectional champion; Molton does have to face returning state qualifier Alex Giuliano (Conant) in the opening round. Returning state runner-up Zaccone is in the third quarter of the draw, with returning state qualifier Ben Anderson (St. Charles East) as the sectional champion. Ford-Melton is in the bottom quarter with a potential second round match against Reihan Uribe (Mt. Carmel), who does have one win over Ford-Melton already this season though it has been avenged; Uribe does have returning state qualifier Jake Harrier (Jacobs) in the opening round. Missouri Class 4 126 pounds: No. 4 Malik Johnson (Christian Brothers College) and No. 19 Cameron Fusco (Seckman) These two wrestlers met in the district final last weekend, a match that Johnson won 9-4. A third excellent wrestler features in this weight class in two-time state placer Weston DiBlasi (Park Hill), who also was a 2016 Super 32 Challenge placer; DiBlasi has already lost to Fusco earlier in the season. The draw has placed Johnson by himself, while a Fusco vs. DiBlasi semifinal is looming. Iowa Class 3A 132 pounds: No. 14 Drew Bennett (Fort Dodge) and No. 16 Zach Price (Johnston) Both wrestlers in question have placed third at state twice in their careers; Bennett doing so the last two years at 106 and 113 pounds, while Price was third as a freshman at 106 and last year at 126 (a fourth place at 120 is sandwiched in there). The wrestlers also split their meetings this season, Bennett winning in a mid-December dual meet and Price in late January at the CIML meet. While it is not good that Bennett and Price aren't in opposite halves, it could be worse with Iowa "8x2" state tournament format; mercifully this is not a quarterfinal. Bennett has drawn the eventual champ outside of the final in each of the prior two seasons, losing to Kyle Biscoglia in the quarterfinal as a sophomore and the semifinal as a junior. Two-time state placer Will Foreman (Cedar Rapids Washington) is the likely quarterfinal opponent for Bennett, while Price's path to the Friday night showdown with Bennett is less of a challenge. The likely upper half bracket finalist would come from the winner of a quarterfinal involving a pair of returning fourth place finishers in Eli Loyd (Pleasant Valley) and two-time medalist Matthew Jordan (Des Moines East). Illinois Class 3A 145 pounds: No. 7 Kendall Coleman (Mt. Carmel) and No. 8 Jake Stiles (Montini Catholic) These two wrestlers have already met four times on the season, the junior Stiles winning in a dual meet during the first week of December and then in the Cheesehead final during early January; two-time state placer Coleman (returning runner-up) countered with wins in the semifinal at the Chicago Catholic League two weeks later and last weekend's sectional tournament. Coleman has an extremely manageable half bracket to say the least. Out of the seven other qualifiers, only Alex Rosenbloom (Highland Park) offers any prior state tournament experience. Stiles sits in the bottom quarter of the draw, where returning state qualifier Gannon Hughes (Oswego) likely waits in the second round. The likely semifinal opponent for Stiles would be undefeated Patrick Ryan (New Trier), who is in his third state tournament appearance Illinois Class 3A 152 pounds: No. 5 Will Lewan (Montini Catholic) and No. 8 Markus Hartman (Barrington) These two wrestlers met in last year's 145-pound state final, a match that Lewan won 3-1. Since both won their sectional, they are in opposite half brackets as the highest returning state placers. The lone returning state qualifier in Lewan's top half-bracket is Jack Tangen (New Trier), who lost 8-1 to Hartman in the sectional final last week. The sectional champion in the quarter opposite of Hartman is returning state qualifier Zach Reese (Lockport), and he draws another returning state qualifier in Kenny Kerstein (Deerfield) as a first-round opponent; while Hartman does not have a state experienced participant with him in the bottom most quarter bracket. Iowa Class 3A 152 pounds: No. 19 Grant Stotts (West Des Moines Valley) and No. 20 Cayd Lara (Fort Dodge) Both wrestlers were state runners-up last year, Stotts at 145 to Zach Barnes and Lara at this weight to Nelson Brands; each is also a three-time state placer, Stotts going 2-1-2 while Lara has gone 7-8-2. Stotts has beaten Lara in their two meetings this season, in the ultimate tiebreaker at the CIML final in late January and then in the tiebreaker during the dual meet that following week; Lara's third loss came the second week of December, by fall to Nate Larson (Apple Valley, Minn.) There is a third major factor in this weight class, and that is fellow three-time state placer Harlan Steffensmeier (Fort Madison). He has placements of 7th, 5th, and 3rd in his career, and gave Stotts his lone loss of the season via 5-4 decision at the Ed Winger Invitational in mid-January. Steffensmeier has two losses on the season, one a total baffler to Noah Fye (New Hampton) the opening weekend of the season that was avenged later in the tournament, and then 6-3 to Lara in mid-January during the J-Hawk Invitational final. This draws out with Steffensmeier likely facing Stotts in a top-half quarterfinal, with the other quarter bracket of the upper half featuring four wrestlers all 14-plus losses. Lara is also looking at a heavy-hitting quarterfinal with two-time state placer Lance Runyon (Southeast Polk), third at 132 pounds last year and a Cadet freestyler All-American this past summer; Runyon and Lara have not met this season, while Runyon is 0-3 against Stotts, his only in-state losses. The Runyon/Lara winner is likely looking at returning state qualifier Lanny Herzog (Council Bluffs Lincoln) in the semifinal. Missouri Class 4 182 pounds: No. 10 Emille Shannon (Christian Brothers College) and No. 19 Devin Winston (Park Hill) This is also a battle of returning state champions, with Shannon a two-time state champion. Thankfully the bracketers had enough wisdom to make sure this would be a state final, assuming no upsets. It is also a match that could play a key dynamic in a potential state team title race. On the season, Winston had no losses, while Shannon has not lost a match outside of the three at the Walsh Ironman. While Shannon's past to the final is almost a free ride, five of the other seven in his half have double digit losses and the other pair have eight and nine respectively, it is anything but for Winston. There looms a possible quarterfinal with returning state placer Chase Stegall (Northwest Cedar Hill), and then a semifinal match against a third returning state champion in this weight class, Kyle Dickhaus (Eureka).

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. -- Three Tigers scored bonus points as No. 3 Mizzou Wrestling (18-0, 7-0 MAC) defeated SIU Edwardsville (6-13, 4-3 SoCon) on Wednesday night at the Sam M. Vadalabene Center. Mizzou overcame a 9-0 deficit for the second time in three matches to seal the victory, winning eight consecutive bouts to close the dual. With the win, Mizzou improves to 18-0 on the season, only the second time in program history Mizzou has started a season with 18 consecutive victories, matching the 2014-15 Tigers who finished the season 24-0. DUAL RECAP Mizzou dropped the first two matches of the dual, losing a decision match at 125 pounds and a forfeit loss at 133 pounds. The Tigers responded, however, winning eight straight bouts to win the dual, 30-9. Mizzou first took the lead after a 20-5 technical fall in the first period from redshirt senior 157-pounder Joey Lavallee (Reno, Nev.). The win gave the Tigers an 11-9 lead, and was the first of three Tiger technical falls in the dual, as redshirt junior 174-pounder Daniel Lewis (Blue Springs, Mo.) and redshirt freshman 184-pounder Canten Marriott (Excelsior Springs, Mo.) joined Lavallee with five-point victories. NOTABLE TIGERS Lavallee came out firing in the first period, and never let up, as the Tiger senior scored five takedowns and two four-point near-falls in the first period to record a 20-5 technical fall (2:52) over Karsten Van Velsor. The win was the 10th career technical for Lavallee, and his 107th career victory overall. He now ranks tied-for-seventh all-time in program history in career technical falls, and 16th overall in career victories. Lewis moved into the program top-10 list with his ninth career technical fall, as the Tiger junior continued his perfect season with a 16-0 technical fall (5:49) over Bryce Shewan. The two-time All-American is now 25-0 on the season, and 17-0 in duals, with 22 of his wins coming by bonus points. His nine career technical falls rank tied-for-tenth all-time in program history. Marriott recorded his fourth technical fall of the season with an 18-3 win (6:26) over Jacob Godinez. The Tiger freshman improves to 22-4 on the season, and 14-3 in duals with the victory. QUOTABLES Mizzou Head Coach Brian Smith On the positive takeaways from the match… "The positive I will take away from this match is how well Canten Marriott wrestled. He had lot of offense tonight, and he's been struggling to score takedowns lately. He got a bunch of takedowns, and some back points, I was pleased with that. At 141, Jaydin Eierman had to find a way to win. He made some mistakes, put himself on his back. He found himself down in a crazy match, but found a way to win it. Same with Willie, who scores a takedown with seconds left to win it. Same thing with heavyweight, Wyatt Koelling. He gets a takedown at the end of the match to find a way to win. It may not have been the prettiest day, but we found ways to win, which was good." UP NEXT Next, Mizzou closes the regular season with a road dual at old-MAC foe No. 12 Northern Iowa on Saturday. The dual is slated to start at 2 p.m. (CT) for West Gymnasium, with a broadcast available through FloWrestling. For all the latest on Mizzou Wrestling, stay tuned to MUTigers.com and follow the team on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram (MizzouWrestling). Results: 125: Zac Gentzler (SIUE) dec. Aaron Assad (MIZ) | MIZ 0, SIUE 3 133: John Muldoon (SIUE) wins by forfeit | MIZ 0, SIUE 9 141: No. 2 Jaydin Eierman dec. Dakota Leach (SIUE): 17-15 | MIZ 3, SIUE 9 149: Alex Butler (MIZ) dec. Tyshawn Williams (SIUE): 3-2 | MIZ 6, SIUE 9 157: No. 4 Joey Lavallee (MIZ) tech. fall Karsten Van Velsor: 20-5 (2:52) | MIZ 11, SIUE 9 165: No. 20 Connor Flynn (MIZ) dec. Nate Higgins (SIUE): 13-6 | MIZ 14, SIUE 9 174: No. 3 Daniel Lewis (MIZ) tech. fall Bryce Shewan (SIUE): 16-0 (5:49) | MIZ 19, SIUE 9 184: No. 14 Canten Marriott (MIZ) tech. fall Jacob Godinez (SIUE): 18-3 (6:26) | MIZ 24, SIUE 9 197: No. 4 Willie Miklus (MIZ) dec. Christian Dulaney (SIUE): 4-3 | MIZ 27, SIUE 9 HWT: Wyatt Koelling (MIZ) dec. Tommy Helton (SIUE): 4-3 | MIZ 30, SIUE 9

CHAPEL HILL -- Pins by No. 8 Troy Heilmann and No. 17 Chip Ness keyed No. 24 North Carolina in a 28-14 win over Duke on Senior Night Wednesday at Memorial Hall. Heilmann, No. 16 Ethan Ramos and No. 15 Danny Chaid all won in their final home dual as the Tar Heels improved to 9-10 and 3-2 in the ACC, securing head coach Coleman Scott's first winning league season at UNC in the second Brawl At The Hall. In addition to Chaid, Heilmann and Ramos, seniors Ben Cournoyer, Anderson Pope, Thomas Singley and Mitchel Thomas were honored prior to the dual. After a forfeit at 125 pounds gave Duke the early lead, freshman Zach Sherman got Carolina on the board with a workmanlike 10-4 win over Josh Finesilver at 133. No. 19 A.C. Headlee then gave the Tar Heels their first lead of the night, scoring a 10-2 major decision over Jeremiah Reitz. Heilmann didn't waste anytime in his final home match, putting Brandon Leynaud on his back at 2:24 of the first period to push the UNC lead to 13-6. After No. 10 Mitch Finesilver won a 4-0 decision at 157, Josh McClure picked up his first career ACC win with a 5-3 decision over Zach Finesilver at 165. The match of the night came at 174, where Ramos and Matt Finesilver did battle in a top-20 showdown. Both men led in the third period, with Finesilver briefly holding a 5-4 advantage before Ramos scored a reversal to restore his lead. The Hawthorne, New Jersey, senior then iced the dual with a late two and the riding time point made it a 9-6 win. Ness ended any drama in the team competition, pinning Kaden Russell at 4:24 to give Carolina an insurmountable lead. Chaid made it seven wins for UNC with his 7-4 decision over Alec Schenk at 197. Duke's Jacob Kasper, the nation's No. 3 heavyweight, closed out the night with a tech fall. Carolina will close out dual competition for the year Friday when the Tar Heels visit No. 11 Cornell at 7 p.m. Results: 125: Thayer Atkins (DU) wins by forfeit - DU leads 6-0 133: Zach Sherman (UNC) dec. Josh Finesiliver (DU), 10-4 - DU leads 6-3 141: #19 A.C. Headlee (UNC) maj. dec. Jeremiah Reitz (DU), 10-2 - UNC leads 7-6 149: #8 Troy Heilmann (UNC) pinned Brandon Leynaud (DU), 2:24 - UNC leads 13-6 157: #10 Mitch Finesilver (DU) dec. #15 Kennedy Monday (UNC), 4-0 - UNC leads 13-9 165: Josh McClure (UNC) dec. Zach Finesilver (DU), 5-3 - UNC leads 16-9 174: #16 Ethan Ramos (UNC) dec. #18 Matt Finesilver (DU), 9-6 - UNC leads 19-9 184: #17 Chip Ness (UNC) pinned Kaden Russell (DU), 4:24 - UNC leads 25-9 197: #15 Danny Chaid (UNC) dec. Alec Schenk (DU), 7-4 - UNC leads 28-9 285: #3 Jacob Kasper (DU) tech fall Andrew Gunning (UNC), 16-1 (5:28) - UNC wins 28-14

WESTMINSTER, Md. --No. 15 Messiah wrestling won eight of 10 matches and ran away from McDaniel on Wednesday night, 35-9. The win moved Messiah to 16-5 on the season, it also gave head coach Bryan Brunk his 200th career victory. Big Numbers Messiah's strength was on display throughout, and five of their wins were by either major, tech fall, or pin. All five of those instances came in a row, too, starting with Stephen Maloney at 149. His tech fall over Scott Miser came in just 2:38, and both Matt Pangle and Jeff Hojnacki followed with pins. The win for Pangle moved him to 12-8 on the season, and it was also his eighth fall on the year. The fall was the 12th of the season for Hojnacki. Ben Swarr (174) continued his rebound from his two-match losing streak with his third win in a row -- fall, decision, and now tech fall. Derek Beitz followed with a 16-2 major. At 197, Kyler Koser, the team's leader in wins with 38, had the night off and Victor DeFrance took advantage by bumping up a weight to win 8-7 over Jake Pooton. Milestone Two days before former Messiah wrestling coach Neil Turner is to be inducted into the Falcons' Hall of Honor, his successor, Bryan Brunk, continued to push his program-record win total to new heights. His overall record is now 200-110 across 14-plus seasons, good for a win percentage of .645 that is second only to Turner (131-70; .652). Across his time with Messiah, Brunk has led the team to 12 different seasons of double-digit wins. This marked his sixth season with at least 16 wins. Results: 125: Sean Redington (Messiah) dec. Jake Reid 11-4 133: Nick Malinowski (McDaniel) won by forfeit 141: Nick Nunez (Messiah) dec. Jahmally Willie 4-2 149: Stephen Maloney (Messiah) tech. fell Scott Miser 16-1 (2:38) 157: Matt Pangle (Messiah) pinned Cole Nagle 1:52 165: Jeff Hojnacki (Messiah) pinned Wade Bishop 6:21 174: Ben Swarr (Messiah) tech. fell Ronald Mattox 18-2 (3:30) 184: Derek Beitz (Messiah) maj. dec. Ronnie Wuest 16-2 197: Victor DeFrance (Messiah) dec. Jake Pooton 8-7 HWT: Brendan Woody (McDaniel) dec. Jared Schell 3-2

VIENNA, W.Va. -- The No. 16-ranked West Liberty University wrestling team wrapped up its dual meet schedule in impressive fashion Wednesday night, breezing to a 35-10 victory at Ohio Valley University. Coach Mitch Smith's nationally-ranked Hilltoppers wrapped things up early as Corey Secrist opened the proceedings with a 13-7 decision at 125 pounds and the short-handed Fighting Scots yielded forfeits at 133, 141 and 149. That put the visitors on top, 21-0, heading into the 157-pound bout, where West Liberty's Josh Cornell pushed the margin to 25-0 with an 11-3 major decision against Maverick Meeks. Ohio Valley tried to get back into the match with a fall at 165 and a major decision at 174 but WLU's Chris Cook outgunned Ali Capobianco, 14-8, in their 184-pound bout to stop the bleeding. Logan Kemp followed with a 5-1 decision against Tyler Koreski at 197 and 285-pounder Ronnie D'Amico added another win to the Hilltopper side of the board with an 11-3 major decision against Ben Willard in the final match of the night. The Hilltoppers will be idle over the weekend as they begin preparations for next week's Super Region One championships. Results: 125: Corey Secrist (WLU) d. Anthony Tripke, 13-7 133: Steven Slack (WLU) won by forfeit 141: Josh Ridgeway (WLU) won by forfeit 149: Tanner Sutton (WLU) won by forfeit 157: Josh Cornell (WLU) md. Maverick Meeks, 11-3 165: T.J. Lambiotte (OVU) p. Miles Mazik, 1:52 174: Dalton George (OVU) md. Chance Morgan, 16-6 184: Chris Cook (WLU) d. Ali Capobianco, 14-8 197: Logan Kemp (WLU) d. Tyler Koreski, 5-1 285: Ronnie D'Amico (WLU) md. Ben Willard, 11-3

BELMONT, N.C. -- Four Belmont Abbey seniors swept their matches for a total of 16 points, leading the Crusaders to a 3-18 wrestling victory over Greensboro Wednesday night at the Wheeler Center. The action marked the ended of the 2017-18 regular season. Senior Michael Bedard got the Crusaders off to a good start, winning his match at 125 by a 7-6 score. He earned the deciding point on an escape with just three seconds left in the match. Greensboro evened the match with a win at 133, but were then deducted a team point for unsportsmanlike conduct in the 141 match, putting the Crusaders back in the lead, 3-2. The Pride took a 5-3 lead in the match by winning at 141 when the riding time point broke a 4-4 tie, increased the margin to 8-3 with an overtime victory at 149. Belmont Abbey's Jonathan Charpenter pulled the Crusaders to within 8-6 with an 8-6 overtime decision at 157, before Greg Hilliard pinned his 165-pound opponent in 1:18, to make the score 12-8. Senior Jake Glunt earned a major decision of 12-4 at 174, then senior John Wilson won by forfeit at 184, pushing The Abbey's lead to 22-8. Brian Girard earned a pin at 4:01 in his match at 197 before Chaas Delgado captured a 3-2 decision on riding time at the 285-pound weight class. In addition the four senior who wrestled Wednesday, senior Brando Dills was also honored in a pre-match ceremony. Belmont Abbey heads to the NCAA Super Regional 2 later this month in Findlay, Ohio. Results: 125 Michael Bedard (BAC) def. Gabriel Wilson (Greensboro), 7-6 3-0 133 Christopher Haskins (Greensboro) def. Nathan Oakley (BAC), 5-1 3-3 141 Zachary Raines (Greensboro) def. Troy Gregor (BAC), 5-4 6-3* 149 Ryan Dominique (Greensboro) def. Grant Finkbeiner (BAC), 10-8 (ot) 8-3 157 John Charpenter (BAC) def. Zachary Wilson (Greensboro), 8-6 (ot) 8-6 165 Greg Hilliard (BAC) def. Quaevon Cannon (Greensboro), fall at 1:18 8-12 174 Jake Glunt (BAC) def. Tyron Dudley (Greensboro), 12-4 major decision 8-16 184 John Wilson (BAC) wins by forfeit. 8-22 197 Brian Girard (BAC) def. Carlos Ortega (Greensboro), fall at 4:01. 8-28 285 Chaas Delgado (BAC) def. Mykel Williams (Greensboro), 3-2. 8-31

GAFFNEY, S.C. -- Stringing together 14 points over the final three matches, the Limestone College wrestling team earned the comeback victory over the Lions of Emmanuel College in their final home match of the season, 22-21. MATCH INFORMATION Score: Limestone 22, Emmanuel 21 Records: Limestone (11-7, 4-2 ECAC), Emmanuel (2-7, 0-5 ECAC) Location: Timken Center, Limestone College, Gaffney, S.C. ON THE MAT 125: Junior James Sass (Summerville, S.C.) started the day off on the right foot for the Blue and Gold as he was able to string together an absolute barrage of takedowns in the second and third periods of his match to earn the 25-10 tech fall victory. After holding a slight 4-1 lead after the first three minutes, Sass was able to able to put together a 10-5 second period before wrapping up the match with a 11-4 third period. 141: Freshman Devin DiCarlo (Mt. Pleasant, S.C.) notched a 9-4 decision against his opponent, Michael John Harris. DiCarlo gained his major advantage in the opening period as he was able to outscore Harris by a 7-2 margin. The two traded a scoreless second period before tying with two points apiece in the final two minutes. 184: After falling behind by 13 points as a team, the Saints needed a spark and they got just that from junior Clif Decius (Miami, Fla.). Stringing together an impressive six takedowns over the length of the match, Decius was able to secure a 14-4 major decision over Emmanuel's Melvin Nimely. 197: Continuing that momentum for the Blue and Gold was Vincent Mainiero (Nutley, N.J.). He was able to bring the Saints to within four points of a match victory with his pin and six team points. Mainiero was able to combo a two-point reversal into what would have been a four-point near fall, but he was able to gain full control and earn the fall just 4:30 into his bout. 285: Needing a major decision to secure a definite victory for the Saints, sophomore Daniel Bland did just that as he took home the 15-1 major decision over Emmanuel's Bradley Chrestensen. Bland took control of the match early and commanded the bout from start to finish. His six late points and riding time in the final two minutes swung him over the necessary margin for a major and secured the Saints victory at home. NOTABLES The Limestone wrestling team protected their home mat throughout the year as they posted a perfect 4-0 record in Gaffney. UP NEXT The Saints will now head into their championship segment as they prepare for the Super Region II tournament on February 23-24. The two-day event will be the deciding factor on which wrestlers will head to Cedar Rapids, Iowa for the NCAA Championships in March. Results: 125: James Sass (LIME) over Alberto Perez (EMAN) (TF 25-10 6:15) 133: Emery Cline (EMAN) over Majid Corbit (LIME) (Dec 12-10) 141: Devin Dicarlo (LIME) over Michael John Harris (EMAN) (Dec 9-4) 149: Jay Sheppard (EMAN) over Phil Ruiz (LIME) (Dec 9-4) 157: Chandler Saine (EMAN) over Bobby Samuels (LIME) (TF 18-1 3:36) 165: J.A. Jones (EMAN) over Parker Grizzle (LIME) (MD 14-5) 174: Calvin Nimely (EMAN) over Daniell Kimbrell (LIME) (Fall 3:21) 184: Clif-Steven Decius (LIME) over Melvin Nimely (EMAN) (MD 14-4) 197: Vincent Mainiero (LIME) over Kyle Graham (EMAN) (Fall 4:30) 285: Daniel Bland (LIME) over Bradley Chrestensen (EMAN) (MD 15-1)

The number of states which will have girls wrestling championships just grew by two. The Georgia High School Association (GHSA), which oversees high school sports in Georgia, has added an official Girls State Wrestling Championships ... while the Executive Board of the Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA) has voted unanimously to create a separate state wrestling championship division for girls. Both Georgia and Oregon will have their first girls' mat championships starting in the 2018-19 school year. These two states join Alaska, California, Hawaii, Tennessee, Texas and Washington which already have a girls-only competition in their state tournaments. Georgia, which has 250 females wrestling in high school, will have a separate championship event next spring, while Oregon, which claims approximately 400 high school girls in wrestling, will have something of a hybrid in 2019 which will allow girls to compete against each other in a separate championship event, or continue to wrestle boys in the traditional state tournament. In another wrinkle, Oregon, unlike other states which sanctions girls wrestling as a separate championship, girls will have their own division for state championship under the wrestling banner, much like how Class 6A is its own division for wrestling, according to the Oregon Statesman-Review. Nationwide, approximately 14,600 girls participated in wrestling in high school during the 2016-17 school year, up from 804 in 1994. Approximately 245,000 boys wrestle in high school nationwide. At the high school level, total participation in the sport last year -- male and female -- was just shy of 270,000 student-athletes.

State championship season on the individual side begins in earnest this weekend with the first of the state tournaments for the more powerful states across the country. Below is a summary of competitions involving Fab 50 teams this week. Illinois state tournament -- No. 4 Montini Catholic and No. 23 Oak Park River Forest are in Class 3A, the event is at the State Farm Center on the campus of the University of Illinois starting tomorrow and going through Saturday; both teams also compete on Tuesday 2/20 in a dual team preliminary match Iowa state tournament -- No. 24 Fort Dodge, No. 39 Southeast Polk, and No. 49 Waukee are in Class 3A, the event is at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines; the dual team event is today, while the individual event starts tomorrow and goes through Saturday Indiana state tournament -- No. 25 Brownsburg, No. 34 Indianapolis Cathedral, No. 35 Portage, and No. 37 Perry Meridian all participate in the single class event; competition will be held at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on Friday and Saturday Missouri state tournament -- No. 27 Park Hill and No. 29 Christian Brothers College are in Class 4, the event is at Mizzou Arena in Columbia starting tomorrow and going through Saturday Nebraska state tournament -- No. 42 Lincoln East and No. 46 Kearney are in Class A, the event is at the Century Link Center in Omaha starting tomorrow and going through Saturday No. 1 Blair Academy (N.J.) -- competes in the New York/New Jersey qualifier for the National Prep Championships at Long Island (N.Y.) Lutheran on Saturday No. 2 Bergen Catholic (N.J.) -- hosts district tournament on Saturday, first layer of state series No. 3 Wyoming Seminary (Pa.) and No. 16 Malvern Prep (Pa.) -- compete in Pennsylvania qualifier for the National Prep Championships hosted by Malvern Prep on Friday and Saturday No. 5 St. Paris Graham (Ohio) -- competes in the Central Buckeye Conference (CBC) Tournament at Springfield Shawnee on Saturday No. 6 Buchanan (Calif.) and No. 32 Clovis (Calif.) -- compete in the Yosemite Valley divisional tournament, second layer of state series, at Lemoore on Friday and Saturday No. 7 Lake Highland Prep (Fla.) -- hosts district tournament on Saturday, first layer of state series No. 9 Detroit Catholic Central (Mich.) -- competes in dual team regional tonight at Dearborn Fordson, then at individual regional on Saturday at Saline; both are state qualification events No. 10 Poway (Calif.) -- hosts CIF tournament on Saturday, first layer of state series No. 12 Cincinnati LaSalle (Ohio) -- hosts the GCL South double dual on Saturday; LaSalle vs. St. Xavier, Elder vs. Moeller first round No. 13 Tuttle (Calif.) -- competes in regional tournament, a state qualification event, at Cache on Friday and Saturday No. 14 Selma (Calif.) -- competes in the Division II Valley tournament, second layer of state series at Sierra Pacific on Friday and Saturday No. 15 Delbarton (N.J.) -- competes in district tournament, first layer of state series, at Nutley on Saturday No. 18 Choctaw (Okla.) -- competes in regional tournament, a state qualification event, at Southmoore on Friday and Saturday No. 19 Allen (Texas) -- hosts regional tournament, a state qualification event, on Friday and Saturday No. 21 Wadsworth (Ohio) -- hosts Ashland (Ohio) for dual meet tomorrow No. 22 Oakdale (Calif.) -- competes in San Joaquin Section divisional tournament, second layer of state series, at River Valley on Friday and Saturday No. 26 Apple Valley (Minn.) -- competes in the dual team sectional tournament, a state qualification event, on Friday and Saturday at Lakeville North No. 30 Anoka (Minn.) -- competes in the dual team sectional tournament, a state qualification event, on Friday and Saturday at Cambridge-Isanti No. 31 Broken Arrow (Okla.) -- hosts regional tournament, a state qualification event, on Friday and Saturday No. 33 Kasson-Mantorville (Minn.) and No. 40 Simley (Minn.) -- compete in the same dual team sectional tournament, a state qualification event, on Friday and Saturday at the Mayo Civic Center in Rochester No. 41 Howell (N.J.) -- hosts district tournament on Saturday, first layer of state series No. 43 Dundee (Mich.) -- competes in dual team regional tonight, then at individual regional on Saturday at Williamston; both are state qualification events No. 44 St. John Bosco (Calif.) -- competes in CIF southern section league tournament, second layer of state series, on Friday and Saturday at Oak Hills No. 45 Lowell (Mich.) -- competes in dual team regional tonight, then at individual regional on Saturday at Byron Center; both are state qualification events No. 47 Mount St. Joseph's (Md.) -- competes in Maryland area qualifier for the National Prep Championships on Friday and Saturday at Hartford Community College in Bel Air No. 48 Goddard (Kansas) -- competes in regional tournament, a state qualification event, on Friday and Saturday at Valley Center The following teams are off this week: No. 8 St. Edward (Ohio), No. 11 Bethlehem Catholic (Pa.), No. 17 Gilroy (Calif.), No. 20 Brecksville (Ohio), No. 28 Parkersburg South (W.Va.), No. 36 Erie Cathedral Prep (Pa.), No. 38 Massillon Perry (Ohio), No. 50 Kiski Area (Pa.)

NDSU's Cam Sykora leads Division I in technical falls (Photo/Mark Beshey, The Guillotine) INDIANAPOLIS -- The NCAA has released updated standings for the 2018 NCAA Wrestling Awards that will be awarded in March at the respective Division I, II and III Wrestling Championships. The inaugural NCAA Wrestling Awards were presented at the 2012 wrestling championships. The three awards, given in each division, honor the Most Dominant Wrestler as well as the student-athletes that have accumulated the most falls and the most technical falls throughout the course of the regular and postseasons. For falls and tech falls to be counted they must come against opponents in the same division. Ties in the two categories are broken based on the aggregate time. This week's Most Dominant Wrestler award standings requires a 16-match minimum in the division to qualify. Last year's winner, Zain Retherford of Penn State, has put himself in a strong position to repeat by scoring an average of 5.55 team points per match, which leads all divisions. Penn State is in good position to bring home the trophy, regardless, as Retherford leads four Nittany Lions in the top five. Pittsburgh-Johnstown 157-pounder Cody Law leads Division II with 4.65 team points per match, while his 141-pound teammate Chris Eddins is third (4.22), bracketing Nebraska-Kearney heavyweight Jarrod Hinrichs with 4.43 points. Ithaca 184-pounder Jake Ashcraft has moved into the lead in Division III with 5.20 points, ahead of Mike Ross of Wartburg with 5.13 points. The Most Dominant Wrestler standings are calculated by adding the total number of points awarded through match results and dividing that number by the total number of matches wrestled. Points per match are awarded as follows. Fall, forfeit, injury default or DQ = 6 points (-6 points for a loss) Tech falls = 5 points (-5 points for a loss) Major decision = 4 points (-4 points for a loss) Decision = 3 points (-3 points for a loss) Hofstra heavyweight Mike Hughes has ascended to the Division I lead with 15 falls, holding the aggregate time tiebreaker by 12 minutes over Jason Nolf of Penn State and 17 minutes over Retherford. In Division II, Central Oklahoma 165-pounder Mason Thompson increased his hold on the lead with his 14 falls, which is three more than Tiffin 184-pounder Hayden Bronne and Hinrichs. Wesleyan (Connecticut) teammates Devon Carrillo and Isaiah Bellamy are tied with 18 falls in Division III. Carrillo, at 197 pounds, holds the aggregate time tiebreaker by more than seven minutes over his heavyweight teammate. Cam Sykora of North Dakota State and Kyle Shoop of Lock Haven lead Division I with 10 tech falls as aggregate time breaks the tie again by 1:19 (42:19 - 43:38), while Jamel Morris of NC State and Myles Martin of Ohio State each have nine. Nick Vandermeer of Lake Erie has reclaimed sole possession of the tech fall lead in Division II with eight. Messiah 197-pounder Kyle Koser has 15 tech falls in 62:21 to lead Johnson & Wales (Rhode Island) 133-pounder Jay Albis with 15 tech falls in 68:35. No other wrestler in Division III has more than 12 tech falls. Awards Standings

MINOT, N.D. -- Minot State senior Mitchell Eull moved into first place on the Beavers career win list in dominating fashion as he recorded a first-period fall to lead MSU to a 27-13 victory over Northern State in a Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference dual on Tuesday in the Minot State Dome. Eull wasted little time in dispatching Justice Horn in the heavyweight match. He recorded a takedown and then pinned Horn at the 57 second mark of the first period to notch the victory. With the win, Eull recorded his 86th career victory which moved him past Steve Lipp into first place on the Beavers all-time win list. Led by Eull, the Beavers also recorded their first NSIC victory of the season. Minot State improved to 3-15 overall and 1-6 in the NSIC, while Northern State dropped to 2-13 overall and 0-7 in conference. Minot State also received wins from Dean Arevalo (125), Marco Antonio Ramirezlazos (133), Jered Sublet (141), Tanner Crissler (149) and Keegan Berry (184). Minot State built a big early lead and then Eull capped the evening with his pin. Arevalo got the Beavers off to a fast start as he defeated Cortez Castellanos by technical fall 20-3 to give Minot State a 5-0 lead. Ramirezlazos pushed the Beavers lead to 11-0 when he recorded a fall victory over Jens Knutson in 26 seconds of the first period. Sublet rallied to defeat Josh Moore 4-1 at 141 pounds. He trailed 1-0 entering the final period, but used an escape, a two-point takedown and riding time to defeat Moore. Tanner Crissler made it four straight wins for the Beavers with a dominant 12-0 major decision victory over Billy Holtan at 149 pounds, which upped the Minot State lead to 18-0. The Wolves got back in the match with three straight victories, but Keegan Berry ended the run with a 6-0 decision victory over Riley Lura at 184 pounds. Tuesday's match was also Senior Day for the Beavers as Eull, Carlos Toledano, Briley Crissler, Dimitri Grivas, Frank Straka and Bryce Broome were honored before the dual. Minot State will return to action on Thursday (Feb. 15) when it visits Minnesota State Moorhead in its final regular season dual of the year beginning at 7 p.m. Results: 125 – Dean Arevalo (MINOT) def. Cortez Castellanos (NSU), TF 20-3, Minot State leads 5-0 133 – Marco Antonio Ramirezlazos (MINOT) def. Jens Knutson (NSU), Fall :26, Minot State leads 11-0 141 – Jered Sublet (MINOT) def. Josh Moore (NSU), D 4-1, Minot State leads 14-0 149 – Tanner Crissler (MINOT) def. Billy Holtan (NSU), MD 12-0, Minot State leads 18-0 157 – Tanner Olson (NSU) def. Zach Berry (MINOT), D 2-0, Minot State leads 18-3 165 – Blake Perryman (NSU) def. Carlos Toledano (MINOT), MD 15-7, Minot State leads 18-7 174 – Kaden Campbell (NSU) def. Parker Osterman (MINOT), D 5-3, Minot State leads 18-10 184 – Keegan Berry (MINOT) def. Riley Lura (NSU), D 6-0, Minot State leads 21-10 197 – Diego Gallegos (NSU) def. Briley Crissler (MINOT) 3-2, Minot State leads 21-13 285 – Mitchell Eull (MINOT) def. Justice Horn (NSU), Fall :57, Minot State leads 27-13

WHEELING, W.Va. -- For one final time in front of the McDonough Center crowd, the Cardinal seniors were celebrated. Two-time All-American Dustin Warner capped the success Wheeling Jesuit evening on the mat with a fall in 35 seconds to punctuate a 34-12 dual victory over Lake Erie College. Warner was joined by teammate Justice Avery (174) of the Cardinals, who registered a fall during the match, while senior Kollin Clark started the night with a pin of his own in an exhibition bout. Connor Craig posted a tech fall, Daniel Romero and Terrance Fanning logged major decisions as the other bonus-point WJU wins and Tyler Warner shutout his 141-pound opponent, 3-0. "It was a good way to finish the season and it was awesome to celebrate this group of men tonight. They are a pretty special group, who were part of building this program from the ground up," explained WJU head coach Danny Irwin. "I am especially happy for Kollin Clark. From day one, he came with a smile to every practice and worked hard." Irwin continued, "Definitely, a good way for us to bounce back after last week (the loss at Seton Hil). Where we did not execute there, we executed to pull back our opponents to the center and it was good to see the results of it." Starting off the night, Clark took a 6-0 first-period lead and turned it into a second-frame fall over the Storm's Quam Jackson. Clark, then turned around and joined his fellow group of 15 WJU seniors to be honored before the regular slate of bouts began. "It was a great night and great to see all the parents here. It was good to go out with a bang," told Clark with a smile. Joining Warner and Clark, WJU honored Romero, Logan Bowman, Brad Kakos, Nate Starkey, Kale Rayner, Skylar, Terrell, Kyle Harris, Tyler Knul, Peyton Geary, TJ Smith, Jaylen Hill, Reyse Wallbrown and Sawyer Leppla as seniors and the group's contributions to the fifth-year Cardinal wrestling program. WJU now has a week off before it heads to NCAA Division II Super Region I Tournament held at the University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 23-24. "Tonight will give us confidence heading to the biggest weekend of the year at the regional," added Irwin. Match Commentary: 141 - Starting here so his brother could have the final match of the night, Tyler Warner waited until 28 seconds left in the first period to spin around Sean O'Hearon into a takedown. Tyler added an immediate second-period escape and held his LEC foe scoreless for the 3-0 decision - WJU 3-0 149 - Once he starting going he did not stop, Romero turned a potential giving up of two points into his own takedown at 2:07 in the first period. The senior registered his second and a four-point nearfall with 26 seconds left for an 8-1 lead. In the second, Romero added two more takedowns and went on for the solid 17-6 major decision over Andrew Lieb. - WJU 7-0 157 - For the 11th time this season, Connor Craig posted a tech fall victory. The Cincinnati freshman rushed Malachi Strickland three seconds into the bout for a take down and continued his usual pressure to the tune of a 12-0 margin after a period. Craig had another takedown 19 seconds into the second and continued with his final one at 1:09 in the frame for the 19-1 final in 4:51 - WJU 12-0 165 - Subbing into the lineup and taking part in his first dual action, WJU's Tristan Brady did not disappoint. Against the nationally-ranked Nick Vandermeer, Brady fell behind 8-0 in the first period. The first-year Cardinal, though, used his prowess on top and turned it into not one, but two four-point near fall series to tie the match, 8-8. Vandermeer scored a reversal in the final second-period moments and took away the 11-8 decision. - WJU 12-3 174 - Justice Avery swept the shorter Josh Pappas' leg for a takedown only 22 seconds into his match. The Cardinal sophomore never trailed from there. Avery turned his second takedown into a fall in 2:16 for the night's first pin. - WJU 18-3. 184 - WJU's Aiden Pasiuk received a forfeit - WJU 24-3 197 - Chase Logan started strong for WJU with a takedown 17 seconds into his match with Lake Erie's Chris Droege. After a four-point near fall for Logan, Droege reversed him and tied the match, 6-6, on his own near fall. Logan reversed back to the advantage with 24 seconds left in the first period to take an 8-6 lead. Droege put the second frame's only points on a takedown in the opening second to tie the bout, 8-8, and reversed Logan at 1:38 left in the third for what would be an 11-8 final after riding time. - WJU 24-6 285 - Terrance Fanning controlled the heavyweight match the entire time against the Storm's Brandon Houle. Fanning turned a 6-0 first-period lead into a wider second-period margin by escaping at the start and then pulling Houle back from the edge into the center to take him down. The Cardinal 285-pounder finished with a 13-2 major decision. - WJU 28-6 125 - Lake Erie's Jason Brewster received a forfeit - WJU 28-12 133 - The biggest match of the night was the finale for two-time All-American Dustin Warner. The most decorated Cardinal wrestler to date did not disappoint as he took down Forrest Glogouski 27 seconds into the match and turned it into a fall in 35 seconds. - WJU 34-12 Results: 141 Tyler Warner (WJU) dec. Sean O'Hearon (LEC), 3-0 WJU 3-0 149 Daniel Romero (WJU) major dec. Andrew Lieb (LEC), 17-6 WJU 7-0 157 Connor Craig (WJU) tech fall Malachi Strickland (LEC), 19-1 4:51 WJU 12-0 165 Nick Vandermeer (LEC) dec. Tristan Brady (WJU), 11-8 WJU 12-3 174 Justice Avery (WJU) fall Josh Pappas (LEC), 2:16 WJU 18-3 184 Aiden Pasiuk (WJU) by forfeit WJU 24-3 197 Chris Droege (LEC) dec. Chase Logan (WJU), 11-3 WJU 24-6 285 Terrance Fanning (WJU) major dec. Brandon Houle (LEC), 13-2 WJU 28-6 125 Jason Brewster (LEC) by forfeit WJU 28-12 133 Dustin Warner (WJU) fall Forrest Glogouski (LEC), 0:35 WJU 34-12

KUTZTOWN, Pa. -- The Kutztown University wrestling team won 7-of-10 matches Tuesday night to send its seniors off its style with a 29-9 victory over Shippensburg University at Keystone Arena, capping KU's regular season with a seven-match winning streak. The Golden Bears (8-6, 4-3 PSAC) posted a 7-1 record at home this season, as well as a 4-3 record in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) for a fourth-place finish in the league. KU now looks ahead to its biggest weekend of the year, the NCAA Super Region I Championships on Feb. 23-24 from Johnstown, Pa. Tuesday was also Senior Night for the Golden Bears, as the careers of Cameron Scalio (Orrtanna, Pa./Fairfield Area), Austin Petril (Clifton Heights, Pa./Upper Darby (Ursinus)) and Ryan Appleby (Belvidere, N.J./Belvidere) were celebrated. Appleby was the lone senior to wrestle Tuesday night. KU's nationally-ranked heavyweight won his final match at Keystone Arena by a 6-2 decision to enter regionals on a five-match winning streak. Anthony Petril (Clifton Heights, Pa./Upper Darby (Ursinus)) wasted no time scoring his first pin of the season. Wrestling at 141, he worked Shippensburg's Cole Rush to the edge of the mat and turned him in 1:43 for the pinfall victory, his sixth straight win. Mikey O'Brien (Lansdale, Pa./North Penn) put on a show at 157. He scored an eye-opening 17 points in just 1:58 in his 17-0 tech. fall victory over Brady Mentzer. It was his team-leading seventh-straight win. Austin Scrivani (Layton, N.J./Kittatinny Regional) won an 8-6 decision at 149 and Chad Haegele (Warrington, Pa./Archbishop Wood) won 6-2 at 174 at the middle weights. At 184, Jeff Reimel (Lansdale, Pa./North Penn) controlled his opponent for nearly the entirety of the match, moving on to regionals with a 6-1 decision and a six-match winning streak. Christopher Crane (Manahawkin, N.J./Southern Regional) also won his match at 133, winning by injury default late in the first period – his sixth-straight win. Kutztown takes nine days off before competing in Johnstown for regionals. Results: 125 David Reagan (SHIP) over D. Brown (KU) (Dec 12-8) 0.0 3.0 133 C. Crane (KU) over Dante Steffenino (SHIP) (Inj. 2:50) 6.0 0.0 141 A. Petril (KU) over Cole Rush (SHIP) (Fall 1:43) 6.0 0.0 149 A. Scrivani (KU) over Cody Blankenship (SHIP) (Dec 8-6) 3.0 0.0 157 M. O'Brien (KU) over Brady Mentzer (SHIP) (TF 17-0 1:58) 5.0 0.0 165 Abner Thompson (SHIP) over C. Rogovitch (KU) (Dec 11-7) 0.0 3.0 174 C. Haegele (KU) over Ryan Narber (SHIP) (Dec 6-2) 3.0 0.0 184 J. Reimel (KU) over Alexi Castro (SHIP) (Dec 6-1) 3.0 0.0 197 #3 Evan Ramos (SHIP) over D. Mainiero (KU) (Dec 8-1) 0.0 3.0 285 #5 R. Appleby (KU) over Derek Berberick (SHIP) (Dec 6-2) 3.0 0.0 Score 29.0 9.0

Momentum can do some amazing things. In the final regular season competition of the 2017-18 season, a middleweight rout, along with Senior Day festivities and an energetic home venue, propelled the Blue Streaks in a positive manner on Tuesday night. Watch broadcast in its entirety here The John Carroll University wrestling team topped the visiting Muskingum University Fighting Muskies, 35-15, in the final OAC dual of the season, at the Tony DeCarlo Varsity Center in University Heights, Ohio. With the win, JCU finishes the regular season with a 7-6 dual meet record, and 2-4 mark against fellow Ohio Athletic Conference opponents. After dropping the 125-pound match, the Blue Streaks earned a six-point forfeit victory to draw the dual to an even 6-6. Freshman Jarrod Brezovec, who was named No. 10 in the nation at 141 pounds by intermatwrestle.com last week, proved his ranking by defeating Sammy Southers in the first period by technical fall (20-2). The first-period tech fall victory was Brezovec's 27th win of the season. Sophomore Jarad Lasko (149) followed Brezovec's performance with an impressive showing of his own, collecting a win by pin fall 23 seconds into the second period. Lasko, who collected his 65th career win last week, secured his 25th win of the season. Sophomore Austin Victor then went the full distance at 157 pounds, and prevailed by collecting a 16-3 major decision victory. Through the first five weight classes, the Blue Streaks led 21-6. In a tightly contested 165-pound match, Tanner Walker of Muskingum defeated JCU's Vittorio Santillo by a 9-3 decision, giving the Fighting Muskies their first points since the opening match. Senior Thomas McNulty then claimed victory by forfeit at 174 pounds, collecting his 92nd career win as a Blue Streak. Going into the postseason, McNulty is 12th all-time on the JCU career victories list. Fellow senior wrestling in his last home match for the Blue Streaks, 184-pounder Blake Dixon, kept the Blue & Gold in the driver's seat. Dixon added three team points by earning an 11-4 win by decision. Dixon now finishes the regular season with 77 career wins. Junior Jimmy Suhayda then shifted into the 197-pound weight class for the Blue Streaks, and helped collect JCU's seventh win of the evening. Suhayda secured a takedown early in the first period and did not look back, defeating Griffin Cooley of Muskingum by a 17-2 technical fall in the second period. The Fighting Muskies did claim the final match of the evening, winning by pin at heavyweight over Bryce Carmichael for JCU. In all, the Blue Streaks won seven of the night's 10 matches. Two were won by technical fall, one was by pin fall, and one was by major decision. Up next, the Blue Streaks, as well as the Fighting Muskies, will travel to the campus of Wabash College in Crafordsville, Ind. for the 2018 Central Region Wrestling Championships beginning next Friday morning. Results: 125: Jordan Burkholder (MU) def. Dom Devine (JCU) by fall, 2:30 133: Alex Reyes (JCU) win by forfeit 141: Jarrod Brezovec (JCU) def. Sammy Southers (MU) by tech. fall, 20-2 (2:47) 149: Jarrad Lasko (JCU) def. Toby Warrington (MU) by fall, 3:37 157: Austin Victor (JCU) def. Michael Kashuba (MU) by maj. dec., 16-3 165: Tanner Walker (MU) def. Vittorio Santillo (JCU) by decision, 9-3 174: Thomas McNulty (JCU) won by forfeit 184: Blake Dixon (JCU) def. Anthony Cole-Young (MU) by decision, 11-4 197: Jimmy Suhayda (JCU) def. Griffin Cooley (MU) by tech. fall, 17-2 (4:38) 285: Garrett Mitchel (MU) def. Bryce Carmichael (JCU) by fall, 2:23

TIFFIN -- Tyler Hammack provided the spark the Heidelberg University wrestling team needed in a 21-14 win over Ohio Northern on Tuesday evening. Clinging to a two point lead with three matches to go, Hammack pinned his opponent for a critical six-point swing for the Berg. With the win, Heidelberg claimed sole possession of third place in the Ohio Athletic Conference. HU concludes OAC action with a 4-2 recond in the conference, 8-8 overall. "I'm really proud of all my guys for the way they fought tonight," said head coach Tony Patrizi. "This was a good team win and I'm looking forward to regionals." With the score being tied at 5 after the first period, Mason Brainard scored two takedowns in the second to take the lead at 125. Despite surrendering three escape points, the sophomore had another takedown in the third to add to his lead. Brainard took the opener over Seth Transue, 11-8. After surrendering an escape point in the second, Tre Bogetich had a significant takedown in the third. The takedown coupled with a point for riding time was all the Westerville native would need to edge out Brad Taton in the 133 bout, 3-1. With the win, Bogetich concludes his impressive freshman campaign with a 4-1 mark in the conference. In the 141 bout, Slade Todd opened the first period with a quick takedown of Aidan Pierobon. Todd extended his lead in the second with a takedown and an escape. Pierbon picked up an escape and a takedown in the third, but there would be no further damage as Todd went on to take the match, 6-3. Sophomore Hayden Bates jumped out to an early 4-2 lead at 149. Ohio Northern's Schuyler Caprella tirelessly worked Bates in the third, but could not complete the comeback. Bates took the match for the Student Princes, edging out a 6-4 win. Noah Messerall fought his way to earn the tying escape point with 44 seconds remaining in the match. The senior fell by a narrow 2-1 margin as ONU's Gavin Nelson held the advantage in riding time. At 165, Chris White suffered a 13-5 loss to Ohio Northern's Seth Meyer. Meyer delivered the big blow with four nearfall points late in the second. ONU's Clayton Davidson scored three early takedowns over Jeremiah Slagle. The early takedowns proved to be enough as Slagle fell, 7-1 in the 174 match. Desperately needing a momentum shift, Tyler Hammack provided just that. Facing Cash Thompson -- who has 30 wins this season -- Hammack pinned Thompson in 3:27 to push the Heidelberg lead to 18-10. The win was the junior's tenth pin of the season. 197-pounder Chase Morrison gritted out a 6-3 win over Evan Hickey. With 25 seconds remaining in the match, Morrison scored a crucial takedown to secure the win and seal the team victory for the Student Princes. Christian Climer fell in the final bout of the night at 285 to Nate Barcaskey. Barcaskey controlled the match and won by major decision, 10-1. Heidelberg is idle until the NCAA Regionals held by Wabash College Feb. 23-24. Results: 125: Mason Brainard (HU) over Seth Transue (ONU) 11-8 3 0 133: Tre Bogetich (HU) over Brad Taton (ONU) 3-1 6 0 141: Slade Todd (HU) over Aidan Pierobon (ONU) 6-3 9 0 149: Hayden Bates (HU) over Schuyler Caprella (ONU) 6-4 12 0 157: Gavin Nelson (ONU) over Noah Messerall (HU) 2-1 12 3 165: Seth Meyer (ONU) over Chris White (HU) 13-5 MD 12 7 174: Clayton Davidson (ONU) over Jeremiah Slagle (HU) 12 10 184: Tyler Hammack (HU) over Cash Thompson (ONU) Fall 3:27 18 10 197: Chase Morrison (HU) over Evan Hickey (ONU) 6-3 21 10 285: Nate Barcaskey (ONU) over Christian Climer (HU) 10-1 MD 21 14

BEREA, OHIO -- The sixth-nationally ranked Baldwin Wallace University wrestling team won its third straight and ninth overall Ohio Athletic Conference Championship as it defeated the University of Mount Union by a final score of 22-9 in the Ursprung Gymnasium inside the Lou Higgins Center. BW (19-2, 6-0 OAC) has now won 19 straight OAC matches and has knocked off 21 of its last 22 conference opponents. Mount Union (12-2, 5-1 OAC) has now lost three straight in the series but is the last team to beat the Yellow Jackets as it posted a 27-6 victory during the 2014-15 season in the Ursprung Gym. BW, who lost two of the first three matches, closed out the match by winning six of the final seven. The Yellow Jackets were led by junior All-American and All-OAC 165-pounder Anthony Arroyo (Maumee), who is ranked third nationally, as he won the only match not decided by a decision with a 16-0 technical fall in five minutes. Earning victories by decision were sophomore 133-pounder Dante Ginnetti (Poland/Seminary), freshman 149-pounder Stanley Bleich (North Ridgeville/Elyria Catholic), Junior All-OAC 157-pounder Benjamin Hoof (Worthington/Thomas Worthington), junior 184-pounder Zeckary Lehman (Akron/Revere), senior All-OAC and Academic All-OAC 197-pounder Tyler Maclellan (Medina/Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy) and senior 285-pounder Gabe Mahaney (Green). Ginnetti, who is ninth nationally ranked, won an 8-6 decision. Bleich earned a 2-1 overtime decision. Hoof picked up the 6-1 decision. Lehman got a 7-2 decision. Maclellan won a 3-2 decision. Mahaney, who is 10th nationally ranked, closed out with a 4-2 BW is back in action on Friday and Saturday, February 23-24 when it travels to Crawfordsville, Indiana to compete in the NCAA Division III Central Regional hosted by Wabash College in the Knowling Fieldhouse. Action begins on Friday at 11 a.m. and 10 a.m. on Saturday. The Yellow Jackets and the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission are hosting the 2018 NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships at Cleveland's historic Public Auditorium on March 9-10. Tickets are on sale now. Please visit www.NCAA.com/tickets to order your tickets today! Results: 125 Nick Mancini (Mount Union) over Christopher Doyle (Baldwin Wallace) (Dec 10­4) 0 3 133 Dante Ginnetti (Baldwin Wallace) over Nolan Wochna (Mount Union) (Dec 8­6) 3 0 141 Alec Cotton (Mount Union) over Charles Nash (Baldwin Wallace) (Dec 3­1) 0 3 149 Stanley Bleich (Baldwin Wallace) over Luke Hernandez (Mount Union) (Dec 2­1) 3 0 157 Benjamin Hooff (Baldwin Wallace) over Michael McIntire (Mount Union) (Dec 6­1) 3 0 165 Anthony Arroyo (Baldwin Wallace) over Jesse Gross (Mount Union) (TF 16­0 5:00) 5 0 174 Jairod James (Mount Union) over Justin Ransom (Baldwin Wallace) (Dec 5­1) 0 3 184 Zeckary Lehman (Baldwin Wallace) over Isaiah Watson­Kirksey (Mount Union) (Dec 7­2) 3 0 197 Tyler Maclellan (Baldwin Wallace) over Grant Martin (Mount Union) (Dec 3­2) 3 0 285 Gabriel Mahaney (Baldwin Wallace) over Cody Carr (Mount Union) (Dec 4­2) 3 0

EAST STROUDSBURG -- East Stroudsburg University won four of the six contested bouts, getting wins from redshirt junior Blake Cohen at 149, No. 5-ranked redshirt sophomore Mike Raccioppi at 165, freshman Dillon Warner at 197 and freshman Hunter Marhan at 285 to upend LIU Post, 26-24, in a Super Region 1 dual on Tuesday night at Koehler Fieldhouse. Warner won an 18-10 major decision and Marhan posted a 7-5 decision on a takedown with 20 seconds left to give the Warriors the final two bouts, after a pair of forfeits gave LIU Post a 24-19 edge going to 197. Cohen and senior Christian Silva (157), both in their fourth seasons with the Warriors, were recognized on Senior Night prior to the match. ESU led 12-6 through three bouts, picking up forfeits by freshmen Victor Lopez (125) and Peter Nace (133), with LIU Post's Joe Calderone winning by first-period fall at 141. Cohen notched a 13-3 major decision at 149 in his final dual action, earning the bonus point win over Dan Espanaria with a four-point nearfall with five seconds remaining. LIU Post closed to 16-12 with a fall by TJ Fabian with four seconds left in the first period. Raccioppi improved to 19-3 on the season and 15-1 vs. DII competition with an 8-4 decision over Jackson Mordente at 165, building on his 6-3 lead after the first period with a takedown with 50 seconds left in the second. Raccioppi closes the dual season with a 14-1 mark. ESU led 19-12 going to 174 pounds, where LIU Post received forfeits from two regionally-ranked wrestlers at 174 and 184 to go in front, 24-19. At 197, Warner wrestled up two weight classes and pulled away from Jesse Weiner for an 18-10 major decision, sealing it with a takedown with 30 seconds left and a 1:04 riding time advantage at the final whistle. Marhan captured the must-win final bout for the Warriors with his 7-5 decision over Damian Caffrey at 285. He led 2-1 after two periods, getting a first-period takedown, but trailed by 1:52 in the riding time after Caffrey rode out the entire second period. Marhan was hit with his second caution to start the third, leveling it at 2-2, and Caffrey escaped shortly after for a 4-3 lead. Marhan had a takedown and Caffrey escaped to make it 4-4, and after Marhan was awarded a penalty point, he scored the match-winning takedown with 20 seconds left for a 7-4 lead and held off Caffrey's reversal attempt. The riding time point made the final 7-5. ESU's next action will be at the NCAA Division II Super Region 1 Championships at Pitt-Johnstown on February 23-24, with the top four finishers at each weight class advancing to the NCAA DII Championships at Upper Iowa on March 9-10. Raccioppi is ranked No. 1 in the region at 165, Cohen is No. 7 at 149 and Warner is No. 8 at 174. Results: 125 - Victor Lopez (ESU) won by forfeit; ESU leads 6-0 133 - Peter Nace (ESU) won by forfeit; ESU leads 12-0 141 - Joe Calderone (LIU Post) pinned Francesco Palagruto, 1:32; ESU leads 12-6 149 - Blake Cohen (ESU) maj. dec. Dan Espanaria, 13-3; ESU leads 16-6 157 - TJ Fabian (LIU Post) pinned Christian Silva, 2:56; ESU leads 16-12 165 - #5 Mike Raccioppi (ESU) dec. Jackson Mordente, 8-4; ESU leads 19-12 174 - Dan Arkow (LIU Post) won by forfeit; ESU leads 19-18 184 - Dan McClure (LIU Post) won by forfeit; LIU Post leads 24-19 197 - Dillon Warner (ESU) maj. dec. Jesse Weiner, 18-10; LIU Post leads 24-23 285 - Hunter Marhan (ESU) dec. Damian Caffrey, 7-5; ESU wins 26-24

NEWBERRY -- Newberry began its Eastern College Athletic Conference matchup against Coker in style, then accumulated enough points to make the 29-9 lead unreachable. The Wolves kept its conference championship hopes alive in the Tuesday night dual at Eleazer. The Wolves applied relentless pressure early on to build a large lead. Newberry (11-6, 4-1 ECAC) opened with an 14-2 major decision win by Austin Neal to secure an early 4-0 lead over Coker (5-11. 1-5 ECAC). But Newberry was far from done. Nolan Whitely secured his third tech fall of the season with a 21-3 demolition of Drew Crabtree. Moments later, Isaiah Royal powered through his competition to earn an 8-3 decision win over his opponent. Tyler Wicken followed suit, with a 5-3 edge over Matthew Kieta to help Newberry jump out to a 15-0 lead against the Cobras'. Senior Alex Rice, who competed in his last home match in Eleazer Arena, made a mockery out of his opponent. He would pick up the 19-2 tech win over Hunter Corwin in a little under three minutes. Joey Rocca, the junior from Elmwood Park, N.J., picked up the team's only win by fall on the night. The finisher himself, Patton Gossett, ended the dual with a 10-3 decision win over Robert Parland. He found himself down early in the match, but rebounded successfully to take full control. Gossett has flew by conference opponents, tallying a 4-0 record in ECAC competition. Coker was was headed by Bret Shurina, as he downed Jody McAlister, 7-2. Jordon Garlow picked up a decision win over Austin Crocker. Luis Peguero rounded out the night for the Cobras', taking down Nick Weldon, 5-1. With the win, Newberry moves to 4-1 in ECAC action. A win over Emmanuel Friday night would clinch a share of the ECAC title with UNC Pembroke, which concluded its league slate on Monday night at 5-1, its lone loss coming to Belmont Abbey. The matchup against the Lions is slated to start at 7 p.m.

BOILING SPRINGS -- Gardner-Webb picked up pins from veterans Philip Anderson and Brett Stein and cruised to a 30-17 win over The Citadel Tuesday night in Southern Conference wrestling action. After The Citadel (1-11, 0-6 SoCon) picked up a win via forfeit at 125 pounds to start, Anderson came through very quickly to knot the team score, pinning Nicholas Long to the mat in just 25 seconds. The visiting Bulldogs took a 9-6 lead after Douglas Gudenburr outlasted Denton Spencer at 141 pounds for a 5-3 decision, but Joby Armenta picked up a win via forfeit at 149 pounds to put GWU up for good. Tyler Marinelli captured a 14-3 major decision at 157 pounds to pick up his 22nd win of the season (5-1 SoCon) and Stein delivered six more team points by pinning Houston Curtis in 2:35 – giving Gardner-Webb a commanding 22-9 edge. Christian Maroni worked hard for a tech fall at 174 pounds, scoring 27 points in a 27-10 win that took 6:18 to pull off. The former Dorman (S.C.) High standout recorded 12 takedowns of the Bulldogs' Michael Mewhorter in the victory. Cole Graves sealed the team win with a dominant effort at 184 pounds, taking a 15-9 decision over Michael Lopouchanski for a 30-9 Gardner-Webb edge with two matches left on the card. The Citadel closed with two individual wins, as Sawyer Root took an 18-3 tech fall at 197 pounds and Michael McAleavey held off Lathan Bumgarner for a 5-3 decision and the final margin. Gardner-Webb will wrap up the regular season on Friday, February 16, hosting Davidson on Senior Night in Paul Porter Arena. The match is set to begin at 7:00 pm Results: 125: William Jacobs (CIT) win by forfeit 133: Philip Anderson (GWU) pin Nicholas Long (CIT); (0:25) 141: Douglas Gudenburr (CIT) dec. Denton Spencer (GWU); 5-3 149: Joby Armenta (GWU) win by forfeit 157: Tyler Marinelli (GWU) major dec. Rian Burris (CIT); 14-3 165: Brett Stein (GWU) pin Houston Curtis (CIT); (2:35) 174: Christian Maroni (GWU) tech fall Michael Mewhorter (CIT); 27-10 (6:18) 184: Cole Graves (GWU) dec. Michael Lopouchanski (CIT); 15-9 197: Sawyer Root (CIT) tech fall Nathaniel Kale (GWU); 18-3 (6:33) 285: Michael McAleavey (CIT) dec. Lathan Bumgarner (GWU); 5-3

Stanley Henson at the age of 100 at the NCAAs Stanley Henson was a giant in amateur wrestling ... and in life beyond the sport. No, he wasn't a bulky, towering heavyweight. Henson started wrestling in junior high at 75 pounds, and completed his collegiate career at 155, standing 5'10". But his accomplishments on the mat -- and long after he hung up the trunks -- made him a larger-than-life figure of great achievements in his century of life. Stanley Willard Henson, Jr., M.D. died Wednesday, Jan. 30, at age 101 in Colorado, where he had resided for more than 60 years. Born on November 30 -- Thanksgiving Day -- in 1916 in Jackson, Mich., Henson became forever known as "Junior" to his family. The youngster who excelled at yo-yo and kitemaking turned his sights on the oldest and greatest sport. Henson was a two-time Oklahoma high school state wrestling champ, who then became a three-time NCAA champ for Oklahoma State in the late 1930s, widely heralded as one of the greats of that era ... and of all time. But Henson's life was much more than wrestling. He served his country with honor in World War II ... was a renowned surgeon ... an outdoorsman ... a husband and a father. Stanley Henson, wrestler extraordinaire Stanley Henson launched his legendary wrestling career during the Great Depression in Tulsa, Oklahoma. "I started wrestling as a 75-pounder in junior high school," Henson told wrestling journalist Jason Bryant in a Mat Talk Online Podcast interview conducted when the legendary Cowboy was 98 years old. "I took a year off wrestling. Went out for tumbling. Wasn't good at that." When Henson enrolled at Central High School in Tulsa, he met Art Griffith, head wrestling coach ... one of the coaches that forever changed his life, and the man he said "was the one to teach me skills." "Mr. Griffith saw me working out in the gym. He asked me to go out for wrestling." "Didn't make the team that first year." Stanley HensonHowever, Henson more than made up for that by winning two state titles in Oklahoma ... first at 95 pounds as a sophomore, then at 115 pounds as a senior, where he won Outstanding Wrestler honors. (Henson missed an entire year due to a broken arm.) Henson then headed west to Stillwater, to what was then called Oklahoma A&M (Agricultural & Mechanical) College, now Oklahoma State University, to wrestle for Edward Clark Gallagher, who had been head coach since the end of World War I and built the nation's dominant college wrestling program (despite never having wrestled). Henson won three NCAA championships -- at 145 pounds in 1937 and 1938, and at 155 as a senior in 1939. He was the first non-senior to be named Outstanding Wrestler at the Nationals, winning that honor as a sophomore at the 1937 NCAAs. In his three seasons as a starter for the Cowboys, Henson compiled a near-perfect 56-1 record, with 12 pins. (Up until about 1970, NCAA rules prohibited freshmen student-athletes from wrestling varsity ... which included Stanley Henson.) That one loss was to Bill Keas of arch-rival University of Oklahoma, a loss which Henson later avenged. During that Bedlam Series dual meet, Henson had moved up a weight class -- to 155 pounds -- for the sake of the team. Here's how Stanley Henson described the match to Oklahoma State's Posse magazine in a 2013 interview: "Bill Keas was a big, tough, muscular guy. The first time he and I wrestled was down at OU. It went to extension period, and he had more riding time than I did, so he won that match. The next week Mr. Gallagher called me in and said, 'Well, I thought you were a 155 pounder, but I think you're 145. You'd better wrestle 145 from now on.'" "I said, 'Coach, I told you at the beginning of the year I'd wrestle anywhere you want me to, but with one exception. I want Bill Keas again when they come up here. I want to stay at 155.' And I did ..." "I remember I just decided I had to do something to win that damn match, and just grabbed old Bill and did what I call a whipover and just whipped him right over on his back ... but in doing so, I dislocated my left shoulder." While time was called, trainers were able to reduce his shoulder, and set it back in place. He told coach Gallagher that he wanted to continue to wrestle. "I didn't think I could take him down again, so I knew that I had to ride him. He won the toss and chose to take down in his period, and I just rode him as tight as I could. I kept him just smothered the whole match. "Then it was my period down, the last period. I remember he got down on my left side, and I just did a sit-out, a turnover, and he had about two seconds time advantage on me and I had all three minutes on him. So I won that match." (Note: Today's point-scoring system was not in place at the time Henson wrestled.) Josh Henson, Stanley Henson's nephew who wrestled at Harvard, told InterMat, "Henson was never taken down and never put on his back. He never had an offensive move scored upon him in his entire college career and was unscored upon, except for escapes that he allowed." How did Henson become such a dominant force in amateur wrestling in the 1930s? More than one source has described Henson's "incredible strength" and "superb physique." Both of those attributes were gained not from the weight room but from rugged work the oil fields of Oklahoma. His father was a general contractor who put his son Stan to work when he wasn't in school, carrying heavy steel girders and pipe to help build oil derricks throughout the Sooner State. Here's a handful of other surprising aspects of Stanley Henson's career at Oklahoma State in the late 1930s: Henson never wore a singlet. All Cowboy wrestlers wore wool trunks, and wrestled bare-chested at home. (Shirts were optional during the era; a home team could require visitors to wear shirts. The NCAA banned shirtless wrestling in the mid-1960s.) For home meets, Henson wrestled in a ring. Oklahoma State had a raised, roped-off ring, much like we associate with pro wrestling. (A number of Midwestern schools had wrestling rings -- most of them on the floor, not raised like Oklahoma State's -- including Iowa, Indiana and Northwestern. The NCAA outlawed rings during World War II.) Henson wrestled at home in two different facilities at Oklahoma State -- a 1920s era gym in the Armory, and, for his senior season, Gallagher Hall, which was dedicated in February 1939. (The same facility, with substantial upgrades, is now Gallagher-Iba Arena, and is still home to Cowboy wrestling.) Henson was one of the Cowboy wrestlers featured in a 1939 Life magazine photo-essay on the Oklahoma State wrestling program. While at Oklahoma State, Henson began dating Thelma Burnell of Yale, Okla. The two eloped in the summer of 1938 while he was working in the oil fields of Oklahoma (getting married in the Missouri Ozarks, then returning to work the next day) ... and remained husband and wife for more than 75 years until her passing in 2016. Beyond the Cowboys ... in addition to his three NCAA wrestling titles, Stanley Henson was a champ at the 1937 Pan American Exposition and twice an AAU national champion. Sadly, Henson wasn't able to wrestle at an Olympics. The 1940 and 1944 Games were not held because of World War II. What others said about Stanley Henson, the wrestler Art GriffithStanley Henson was widely recognized as being one of the all-time amateur wrestling greats ... by those who saw him in action as a wrestler at Oklahoma State, as well as by more modern historians, athletes and coaches. Henry Wittenberg, 1948 Olympic gold medalist, saw Henson wrestle at the 1939 NCAAs and said, "I had never seen wrestling like that ... He was just so good and so slick. He was definitely one of the greatest technique wrestlers of all time, maybe the best." A number of individuals who witnessed Henson in his wrestling prime were coaches of that era. One coach who saw Henson in action day in, day out was Art Griffith, his high school coach. Years after retiring, Griffith said that Henson was the best wrestler he coached at Tulsa Central, which is saying a lot, as the National Wrestling Hall of Fame coach tutored eight future NCAA champs during his time at the high school. Charlie Mayser, legendary coach at Iowa State in the 1930s, said, "(Henson) is positively the greatest wrestler to come along in generations and I've seen some of the best." The Cyclone coach later said, "That Henson -- he's just not human!" Henson was a force to be reckoned with, even while wrestling with one arm. As mentioned earlier, Henson dislocated his shoulder in 1937, an injury that plagued him the rest of his career. During a European tour in fall 1938, Henson badly reinjured that shoulder in a dual meet featuring top U.S. AAU wrestlers vs. Hungary. To make it possible for Henson to wrestle during the 1939 collegiate season, his arm was strapped to his body ... forcing the Cowboy to wrestle one-armed. That did not escape the attention of University of Illinois' head coach H.E. "Hek" Kenney. According to a profile about Henson written by wrestling historians Dan Sayenga and the late Jay Hammond for the epic 2005 book "The History of Collegiate Wrestling," after a dual meet between Oklahoma State and the Fighting Illini, Kenney said that Henson had enough ability with one arm to defeat anyone in the country. (During the 1939 season, Henson -- now a senior -- was undefeated, claiming his third NCAA title.) One of the referees at the 1939 NCAAs was "Swede" Umbach, long-time coach at the now-defunct wrestling program at Auburn University. At that time, Umbach claimed that Henson was the greatest wrestler he had ever seen. Decades later, Umbach said, "That statement is still true. Stanley is still the greatest!" Port Robertson, legendary coach at cross-state rival University of Oklahoma, once said he thought Stanley Henson was the best collegiate wrestler he had ever seen. Even future coaches who saw Henson in person were impressed. Prior to taking the helm as head wrestling coach at Iowa State in the early 1950s and serving into the 1980s, Harold Nichols wrestled at the University of Michigan, where he won the 145-pound title at the 1939 NCAAs. Nichols said, "Stanley Henson was the best wrestler I had seen. ..." He added that Henson "was head and shoulders above the rest of us." (What's more, Nichols is reported to have said he would not have been an NCAA champ if Henson had not moved up one weight class to 155.) Stanley Henson still holds a place of honor among many "in the know" within the modern era. "Stan Henson of Oklahoma State is considered to be the greatest collegiate wrestler of the pre-World War II era," is how historians Dan Sayenga and Jay Hammond opened their profile of the Cowboy mat star for Hammond's "The History of Collegiate Wrestling" book. Amateur Wrestling News magazine declared Henson to be the best wrestler of the 1930s. Contemporary wrestling historian Mike Chapman said this of Henson: "All the old-timers I talk to consider him -- without exception -- one of the top four or five wrestlers of all time." In his 2010 listing of the top 15 all-time great college wrestlers for WIN Magazine, Chapman ranked Henson No. 8, stating, "Some 'old timers' say Stan was the best pure wrestler ever ... Henry Wittenberg, 1948 Olympic champion, told me he had never seen such skilled wrestling. Henson was so slick that people often overlook the fact that he was also very strong (from working in the Oklahoma oil fields) and mentally tough." In the days since Stanley Henson's passing, a number of individuals have shared their recollections. Wrestling historian Arno Niemand, author of the book "Dream Team '47" about the season that tiny Cornell College of Iowa surprised traditional mat powers to claim the team title at the 1947 NCAA championships (back before there was today's three NCAA Divisions), had met with Henson in his home in the past couple years. Niemand described Henson as a man of many, diverse accomplishments beyond wrestling. "He had a civil engineering degree from Oklahoma State. He then went to medical school, and became a doctor who performed a number of miraculous surgeries. He was also a tremendous outdoorsman who was a 'fourteener' -- someone who had climbed all the Colorado mountains of at least 14,000 feet," Niemand told InterMat. "Stan is credited with developing what was then called the 'head and heel' -- now known as the ankle pick. He also was a successful coach, working alongside Ray Schwartz, a protégé of Gallagher, at Navy, coaching his brother Joe, who was an Olympic bronze medalist (in 1952)." Two of the Smith Brothers -- Lee Roy and John, both Oklahoma State mat alums -- also weighed in on Stanley Henson's passing. Lee Roy Smith, Executive Director of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame, located within sight of Gallagher-Iba Arena where Henson wrestled as a senior, said, "We are saddened to hear of Dr. Stanley Henson's passing. He was a magnanimous human being and will always be considered among the greatest collegiate wrestlers of his era and in NCAA wrestling history. He served in the Navy in World War II and returned from the war to forge a renowned career in medicine as a surgeon and leader in sports medicine. He led a wonderful life and will be missed." John Smith, long-time head coach of Oklahoma State wrestling, shared his personal memories of a fellow Cowboy mat great of another era. "A lot of our wrestlers in the last four or five years got to meet Stanley Henson, and each time we met him it was a special moment for all of us," said John Smith. "He was a great part of our program's legacy, and the last living wrestler that I know of that wrestled under Coach Gallagher. He had great memories of Coach Gallagher and always told me great stories and how highly he thought of him, and that motivated me as a coach. "I had the opportunity to visit Dr. Henson and share stories during our trip to Northern Colorado earlier this season, and it's a memory I will cherish for the rest of my life. While it is unfortunate that he's gone, he has left some great memories for all of us and a great legacy. Our hearts are with his family today." A life beyond the mat Based on on-the-mat accomplishments alone, Stanley Henson's life and career was incredibly impressive. However, there was so much more to Henson than his success in wrestling. After leaving Oklahoma State, Henson headed east to the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, where he became an assistant to head coach Ray Schwartz. When the U.S. got pulled into World War II, Henson answered the call by becoming a commissioned naval officer, serving onboard the U.S.S. San Francisco in the Pacific. During the war, Lieutenant Stanley W. Henson Jr. served as a gunnery officer on one of the most decorated ships of the U.S. Navy, the illustrious heavy cruiser USS San Francisco (CA-38). He fought in the invasion of Lingayen Gulf, and the battles of Formosa, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa. His military honors included Combat Action Ribbon, Philippine Liberation Medal (1 Bronze Star), Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Navy Occupation Medal (Asia Clasp), Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal (4 Battle Stars), and the World War II Victory Medal. Once his service in World War II was complete, Henson pursued his dream of becoming a surgeon by attending medical school at University of Maryland ... then trained at the renowned Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. for four years. In 1956, medical degree in hand and just shy of his 40th birthday, he and his wife had decided to head west to Colorado to establish a surgical career in Fort Collins that lasted more than four decades. According to his obituary in The Coloradan, many of the surgeries that Henson performed "were his own creative solutions to extreme trauma, restoring physical skills and abilities which might otherwise have been lost. Over the years he became chief of medical staff and chief of surgery at Poudre Valley Hospital, and was a member of the hospital board. He always advocated securing equipment, expertise, and practices that would enhance patient care in Northern Colorado." Dr. Henson authored or co-authored 18 articles in major medical journals. He also wrote and lectured about sports medicine. Finding no history of medicine in this area, Stan researched and authored "History of Medicine in Northern Colorado." In 1998 Dr. Henson was named "Physician of the Year" by the Larimer County Medical Association. Henson wasn't all work and no play. According to his obituary, "While at the Mayo Clinic, Stan made time to teach (daughters) Janine and Michele how to fish. (Sons) Stan and George learned fly-fishing from their Dad along the streams of Colorado and Wyoming. He was a passionate and expert fly-fisherman, and somehow, always seemed to have more luck than anyone else. He climbed all 54 of Colorado's 14,000' peaks, even making it up five of them in two days, at age 75!" Dr. Stanley Willard Henson, Jr. is survived by four children -- Janine Robberson of Bend, Ore.; Michele Carey-Strebel of Newport Beach, Calif.; Stanley Henson III of Southern California; and George Henson II of Blanca, Colo.; along with 2 grandchildren, 4 great grandchildren, and a great-great grandchild. Henson's wife of 78 years, Thelma, passed away in November 2016. Speaking of family ... Stanley Henson was the first of five national champions in his family, including his brother Joe Henson of Navy (undefeated in college competition) ... his brother-in-law Tom Burnell of Oklahoma State (a teammate of Henson's) ... his nephew Jeff Henson of Michigan, national prep champion for the Hill School in Pennsylvania (undefeated in high school competition) ... and nephew Josh Henson, All--Ivy at Harvard and national AAU champion in Greco and Sombo (undefeated in U.S. Sombo competition). According to Josh Henson, "the Oklahoma Henson family is the only American family with a national champion in every major style of wrestling practiced in this country, including high school scholastic and collegiate folk style, international freestyle, Greco-Roman and Sombo." Stanley Henson, in his own words, about ... ... how he came to the Naval Academy and served in the Navy: "Ray Schwartz had been our assistant coach under Mr. Gallagher when he got that job at the Naval Academy," Stanley Henson said in a 2013 interview for Oklahoma State Posse magazine. "He wanted me to come up and be his assistant." Henson took the assistant coaching job at the Naval Academy, despite being a few hours short of graduating from Oklahoma State. While on the staff at Annapolis, Stanley Henson coached his younger brother Joe who was there as team captain. Like Stanley, Joe Henson never lost a match in college. Navy was undefeated in dual meet competition the entire time that the Henson brothers were at the Academy, according to Joe's son Josh Henson. Joe Henson went on to win the bronze medal in the 1952 Helsinki Olympic Games and become the first American ever to beat a Russian in the Olympics. He also later became the first international referee from the United States. Before he could pursue medical school, the United States became involved in World War II. "The war started when I was there, so I applied for a commission and went to sea." Henson served as a gunner for two-and-a-half years on the USS San Francisco (CA-38), a heavy cruiser that saw significant combat in the Pacific." "We handled the 5-inch/25 (caliber) guns on the starboard side. That was my battle station. We had kamikazes coming in at us at Iwo Jima and Okinawa. Every morning and every afternoon we were shooting at 'em." ... his medical career: In more than one interview, Stanley Henson made a comment to the effect of, "everyone seems to be interested in my wrestling career which lasted ten years, rather than my career as a surgeon, which lasted 40 years." When asked what drew him to medicine, Henson told Jason Bryant, "My last year of college, Dr. Clarence Gallagher (son of coach Ed Gallagher), took a liking to me. He took me to a hospital in Oklahoma City. I got to watch some surgeries from the gallery. I thought, 'With my hand skills, I could do that, if I had the knowledge." "When I was at the Naval Academy, coach Schwartz said I could go to medical school during the day and coach in the evenings." World War II interrupted those plans. Once the war was winding down -- but he was still on the U.S.S. San Francisco -- Henson decided the timing was right to realize his dreams of becoming a surgeon. However, he had not officially graduated from Oklahoma State, and thought he might need his bachelor's degree before entering medical school. "Let me tell you how I got that degree," Henson told Posse magazine. "The war ended, and we were still in the Philippines. I wrote to Thelma and I asked her to apply for my degree. This was back in '45, and I hadn't been there since '39. Schiller Scroggs was the dean of Arts & Sciences, and he said I had more than enough credits and they could give me a degree. It's not in engineering, although all my credits were in engineering." After five years as a physical instructor and wrestling assistant at Navy, Henson attended medical school at University of Maryland-Baltimore and trained at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. for four years before moving to Fort Collins, Colo. to launch his medical career. In 1956, Henson and his wife, Thelma, came to Colorado looking for a place to live. "When we were coming from Greeley to Fort Collins, the sun was going down behind Longs Peak and Meeker Peak," Henson told The Coloradan newspaper in a 2015 interview. "Little red clouds up over the mountains. And it was just a gorgeous day. And Thelma said, 'This is where I want to live and raise my family.'" More than one source states that Stanley Henson was the first doctor to perform open-heart surgery at the local hospital. "I did the first operation of nearly every kind in Fort Collins because I was the only surgeon here for a long time," according to Henson. ... the sport of wrestling: As noted earlier, Stanley Henson's name is mentioned as being among the greatest amateur wrestlers of all time, by today's historians, as well as by wrestlers and coaches who saw him in action in person. What does Henson say about that? "It's nice to be mentioned," Henson told Jason Bryant. "You cannot pick out a greatest wrestler. You can't tell just by looking at them." "If I had to pick one, it would be John Smith. He started young, was twice an Olympic champion, and is a great coach." When Oklahoma State's Posse magazine came to interview Henson five years ago, it mentioned the existence of a booklet of advice for young wrestlers Henson put together years ago, titled "Wrestling: A Lifetime Endeavor Helping Boys Become Men." Although it features photos of Henson demonstrating wrestling holds and maneuvers, it's much more than a how-to-wrestle instructional book. Henson described the booklet's primary purpose is to instill a winning attitude, promote sportsmanship, and imparting valuable life lessons that go beyond the mat. "When you step on a wrestling mat, you are all alone," Henson wrote. "There is no teammate to help you. you win or lose by how well you have prepared, and how much you really want to win. Life is like that." "Wrestling teaches you to compete according to a set of rules; rules that help you through your life. Ideally, wrestling should teach you to win graciously when you win, and if you lose, to lose like a gentleman." Coach Ed Gallagher working with Stanley Henson ... his legendary coaches: Stanley Henson was blessed to have two future Hall of Fame wrestling coaches as mentors: Art Griffith at Tulsa Central High School, and Edward Gallagher at Oklahoma State. "There's no question about it, those were the two greatest coaches in the whole world," Henson told Oklahoma State's Posse magazine in 2013. "But they were different. Coach Griffith's contribution to me was discipline. It was discipline to train, discipline to work hard, discipline to do everything. Art Griffith was the best in the world at that, and he really went over the technique of wrestling a whole lot more than Mr. Gallagher did. When I was there, Mr. Gallagher would get us all together early on in the year and go over various maneuvers, and then we'd walk through that a time or two without any resistance. Then we'd add a little resistance until you got the thing ingrained in your mind. And wrestling became a reflex. I talk about that a lot. Wrestling has to be a reflex. If you have to think what to do you're one step behind. If you have to think what your coach wants you to do, you're two steps behind. and so you have to do it over and over and over again until it becomes a reflex." A measure of Henson the man: Caring for coach Gallagher As a senior at Oklahoma State, Stanley Henson was named captain of the 1939 team. Beyond the honor and prestige of that title, Henson served as a personal assistant to his coach, Ed Gallagher, who was dealing with Parkinsonism. (Some, including historian Arno Niemand, have said that Henson served as de facto coach that year.) Here's how Henson described his relationship with his coach in an unpublished memoir. (Note that he -- and other Cowboy wrestlers -- always referred their coach as "Mr. Gallagher" not because the coach demanded it, but as a sign of respect and love.) "Mr. Gallagher had Parkinson's disease, which is a progressive nervous disorder, characterized by rigidity of the arms, a shaking tremor of the hands, a partial facial paralysis, and a walk leaning forward as though to propel himself. He had stopped driving his car, and he could hardly talk ... When we shook his hand before going out to the mat, we would take hold of it carefully and gently. It seemed so fragile." "Mr. Gallagher had trouble caring for himself because of his illness. During my senior year, I was captain of the team. I drove him in his car. I roomed with him on trips and dined with him. When he ordered a meal, I would order the same thing. I would then cut the meat in small pieces, butter the bread, put his glass straw in the milk, and then just exchange plates with as little fanfare as possible. "He accepted it without comment. How it must have hurt, but he never complained. He knew we all loved him. "Mr. Gallagher was a sweet and gentle little Irishman who had us mesmerized without him or us even knowing it. As one of his wrestlers said, 'He made us wrestle better than we could.' You just couldn't lose for him." Edward Clark Gallagher coached one more season at Oklahoma State. He passed away in August 1940 at age 53. He had been out hunting in Colorado, became ill, and was hospitalized in Oklahoma City where he died of pneumonia. Art Griffith, Henson's coach at Tulsa Central, was then named head coach of the Cowboys, a position he held until health issues forced him to retire in 1957. Stanley Henson"Henson was one of the last direct links to Ed Gallagher as a wrestler," historian Arno Niemand told InterMat. "I would describe Stan Henson as a true American hero," Niemand continued. "He was soft-spoken and modest, but proud of his achievements." Henson's obituary described him as being "bigger than life, a man of high moral character, from the Greatest Generation. The list of his achievements in every endeavor was over-the-top. When asked how he did it, he replied, 'Aim high, set goals, stay focused, and keep moving.'" Stanley Henson was laid to rest in his adopted home of Fort Collins, Colo. on Monday, Feb. 12, 2018.

Mike Denney and his wife Bonnie Maryville University head wrestling coach Mike Denney reached a landmark achievement of 350 dual wins when the Saints defeated Notre Dame College Feb. 12, 2017, during last year's Dr. Lombardi Duals. Maryville University President Dr. Mark Lombardi celebrated the achievement when he presented Coach Denney with an award Sunday during the 2018 edition of the Dr. Lombardi Duals in St. Louis. The Saints wrestling program concluded the 2018 dual season with 358 total wins. Denney's wrestling teams have won seven NCAA Division II National Championships. "Maryville University is excited to be at the center of Division II wrestling," Lombardi said. "We celebrate the accomplishments of Coach Denney and his team today and honor the thousands of people who are a part of Denney's wrestling family and tradition." "The 350 dual wins is impressive, and I salute Coach Denney and Bonnie," Jeff Miller, Vice President of Enrollment at Maryville University said, "The real legacy is the thousands of young men this couple has positively impacted over the past 49 years of coaching" During Denney's remarkable 49-year career (10 years high school & 39 years college) he has been named NCAA Division II coach of the year three times. Denney's teams have won 7 NCAA Division II National titles, 7 NWCA National Dual Championships, and 12 NCAA Division II Regional Titles. Denney has coached 281 NCAA Division II National Qualifiers, 202 All-Americans, 142 NWCA Academic All-Americans, and 35 individual NCAA Division II National Champions. "Three hundred fifty wins are such a difficult accomplishment and milestone that few in wrestling will ever achieve," former wrestler and assistant coach of 24 years Ron Higdon said. "More than the wins, the impact that Coach Denney has made in the lives of the young men in his program, the colleagues that have worked with him, and his peers in the coaching profession, will leave a lifelong impression that is unmatched. On behalf of all of those mentioned, I congratulate Coach on the milestone, but more importantly we thank him for impacting our lives in the way he has and continues to do." "Bonnie and I are so thankful and grateful for each and every one of the wrestlers, coaches, parents, and people that we have had the privilege, pleasure, and honor to work with over the past 49 years of teaching and coaching," Denney said. "We feel like each one has been sent to us and is a gift. We are thankful that our family has been understanding of the teaching and coaching mission we feel that we have been called to do. Our family has embraced our wrestling family. Thank you, thank you, thank you. You have given Bonnie and me much more than we could have given you. OOOSSS!" Coach Denney has been a guiding force for all the people that have been associated with his programs. Coach Denney - sometimes all you can say is thank you, thank you, thank you. The best is yet to come! ABOUT MIKE DENNEY Mike Denney was named the first ever Maryville University Wrestling Head Coach on June 1, 2011. Denney, who is known for his positive approach and his perseverance, believes that success in coaching results from passion for one's work. His philosophy is evidenced by the academic achievements of his wrestlers: 67 have been recognized as NCAA Division II NWCA Academic All-Americans during his coaching tenure at UNO and Maryville. Denney was a four-year starter and All-Conference and All-District performer in football and wrestling at Dakota Wesleyan University in Mitchell, South Dakota. He was inducted into the Dakota Wesleyan Hall of Fame in 1988 and the NCAA Division II Hall of Fame in 1999. A versatile athlete, Denney played 7 years of semi-pro football for the Omaha Mustangs and currently holds a Third Degree Black Belt in Judo. He still enjoys training in Judo and Jujitsu. He has placed many years in the National Masters Judo Championships and in 1982 won the Championship at 209 pounds. MIKE DENNEY'S CAREER AWARDS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS • Selected Super Region III Coach of the Year (2016) • Selected Super Region III Coach of the Year (2015) • 2011-12 Maryville Inaugural Wrestling team • Selected InterMat Coach of the Year for All Divisions (2011) • Named NCAA Division II Wrestling Coach of the Year (1981, 1991, 2009) • Inducted into the Omaha Sports Hall of Fame (2009) • Named Amateur Wrestling News "Man of the Year" (2006) • Selected Win Magazine's Dan Gable Coach of the Year (2006) • Inducted into the Omaha Bryan High School Hall of Fame (2006) • Inducted into the Omaha South High School Hall of Fame (2005) • Awarded the University of Nebraska at Omaha Chancellor's Medal (2004) • Nebraska Wrestling Coaches Association Guy Mytty Memorial Award (2004) • Inducted into the Dakota Wesleyan Athletic Hall of Fame (1988) • Inducted into the NCAA Division II Wrestling Hall of Fame (1999) • Received the University of Nebraska at Omaha College of Education Distinguished Alumni Award (1999) • Named the Dakota Wesleyan University Alumni Coach of the Year (1997) • Earned Omaha Sportscaster's Association Sportsman of the Year (1991) • Named the Fellowship of Christian Athletes Coach of the Year (1991) • Selected to the NCAA Division II Wrestling Committee where he was chairman and director (1986-1992) • Elected President of the NCAA Division II Wrestling Coaches Association where he served 1988-1990 • Inducted into the Nebraska Wrestling Coaches Hall of Fame (1986) • Inducted into the Metro Wrestling Coaches Hall of Fame (1984) • Named Dakota Wesleyan University Young Alumnus of the Year (1981) • Received the High School Wrestling Coach of the Year award by the Metro Wrestling Coaches (1975) • Selected as one of the Outstanding College Athletes of America (1969) • All-Conference and All-District in football and wrestling (1968-69)

UNC Pempbroke clinched the program's first Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) title BRISTOL, Tenn. -- The UNC Pembroke wrestling team tacked up 20 takedowns and two near falls on the way to capturing the first eight individual matchups on the night and the Braves steamrolled 22nd-ranked King, 35-12, to clinch the program's first Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) title on Monday evening. It was the sixth win in the last seven dual meets for the Braves (12-10, 5-1 ECAC) who won their final five ECAC matchups of the season to secure the conference crown. It is the first conference title of any kind for the program since it tallied five six Carolinas Conference championships from 1977-1984. The program competed as an NCAA Independent from 1992-2015. Nick Daggett kicked off the night with a dominating 19-6 major decision over Reed Jacks in the 125-pound matchup, and Jayquon McEntyre multiplied the momentum ten-fold with an 8-5 comeback win over third-ranked Dustin Kirk at 133 pounds. The Black & Gold would continue to run the table in the next three matchups, including a last-minute comeback by Tyler Makosy in his 16-12 decision over Landon Goforth at 149 pounds, to go out in front 17-0 before the Tornado knew what hit it. Luke McDonough (141 pounds) and Eric Milks (157) would add to the onslaught with wins by decision as well. UNCP benefitted from forfeit victories by the hosts at 165 and 174 pounds to increase its lead out to 29-0 and clinch the team victory, but Faris Teia provided the exclamation mark on the night with a third-period pin of Kody Eichlin in the 184-pound matchup. The Braves will now focus their sights on the postseason when they pack up their show and head to Findlay, Ohio, for the NCAA Midwest Super Regional inside Findlay University's Koehler Fitness & Recreation Complex. Wrestling action will get underway on February 23 and conclude on February 24. The top four finishers at each weight class in that event will advance to the NCAA Division II Championships, March 9-10, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Results: 125: Nick Daggett (UNCP) maj. dec. Reed Jacks (KING), 19-6 (UNCP 4-0) 133: Jayquon McEntryre (UNCP) dec. #4 Dustin Kirk (KING), 8-5 (UNCP 7-0) 141: Luke McDonough (UNCP) dec. Jacob Wynn (KING), 9-2 (UNCP 10-0) 149: Tyler Makosy (UNCP) dec. Landon Goforth (KING), 16-12 (UNCP 13-0) 157: Eric Milks (UNCP) Maj. dec. Matthew Danner (KING), 10-2 (UNCP 17-0) 165: Rodney Shepard (UNCP) wins by forfeit (UNCP 23-0) 174: Brandon Sloop (UNCP) wins by forfeit (UNCP 29-0) 184: Faris Teia (UNCP) pinned Kody Eichlin (KING), 6:44 (UNCP 35-0) 197: Elijah Seay (KING) pinned Bryce Walker (UNCP), 4:18 (UNCP 35-6) 285: Eldon Valery, Jr. (KING) wins by forfeit (UNCP 35-12)

Ohio University wrestler Austin Reese had what is being described as a "medical incident" and "health complication" during his 174-pound match at a home dual meet vs. Mid-American Conference rival Old Dominion University on Sunday afternoon at the Convocation Center in Athens. Austin ReeseThe Daily Press of Virginia reported that Reese had stopped breathing and needed resuscitation on the mat, citing a source who talked to ODU coach Steve Martin. Reese was hospitalized and is reportedly awake and aware. An eyewitness told the Springfield News-Sun -- a western Ohio newspaper -- that Reese, who was a 2014 Ohio state champ from nearby Mechanicsburg High School, collapsed during his match. He was not breathing and had no heartbeat. CPR and a defibrillator were used to revive Reese. "Someone there said they had to use the defibrillator twice," said former Mechanicsburg wrestling coach Brady Hiatt, who had coached Reese and was notified of his collapse while driving. The Springfield paper went on to report that Hiatt visited Reese at Riverside Hospital in Columbus -- about 80 miles northwest of Athens -- on Sunday night. "Dang, champ, you gave me a scare," Hiatt told Reese. "Sorry, Coach, but I was really kicking his butt," Reese said. Jason Bryant addressed the incident on his Mat Talk Online Short Time podcast, saying, "Austin Reese is a redshirt junior on the Bobcats wrestling team. The 174-pounder from Urbana (Ohio) was leading Old Dominion's Seldon Wright 7-0 in the second period of Sunday's dual when ESPN's stream cut away from the action -- and never returned." "While there's been no official word other than 'health complication' regarding what happened with Reese, a glimpse of the action before the expected restart showed Reese flat on the mat, facedown and being quickly tended to by Ohio athletic trainers…" according to Bryant. Bryant went on to report that Ohio head coach Joel Greenlee had said Reese is currently hospitalized, but he's awake, talking and stable. Messages with the hashtag #PrayForReese were populating Twitter, as those who Austin Reese weighed in with their own updates. Austin Reese's brother Kyle posted the following message on Twitter Monday morning: "He's doing well and moving around. Thank you for everyone's support." Devin King tweeted a photo of his Ohio wrestling teammate Austin Reese in a hospital bed, along with this message: "My man @AustinnReese is doing good. Thank you everyone for keeping him in your prayers. Love you brother." Austin Reese's parents were at the Ohio-ODU dual. His father Dave, an officer with the Urbana Police, posted this message on the Ohio University Wrestling Facebook page: "Austin is doing much better and was actually up and moving around earlier," David wrote. "I wish I could call back everyone who left messages and texts, but tonight I learned how large and great our wrestling family is. After that tremendous scare he seems completely normal now just tired. Tomorrow they will begin testing to try and find the issue that caused this. As I get updates I will let you know. Thank you to everyone for your thoughts and prayers, and great acts of kindness and support." The dual was canceled after the 165-weight class match, and will not be made up.