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Wyoming Seminary Athletic Director Karen Klassner has announced that a girls wrestling club will be added to the Sem athletic lineup for the 2017-18 academic school year. The girls wrestling pilot program will begin in the fall of 2017, and its members will train alongside its championship boys wrestling program. The expansion of the wrestling program to include a girls club is due to the burgeoning nationwide popularity of the sport, particularly after Helen Maroulis won the first-ever U.S. gold medal in the sport at last summer's Olympics. "By adding girls wrestling to the Sem athletic lineup, we will be the only school in the northeast where girls can wrestle competitively. This is an up-and-coming sport and we are thrilled to offer this opportunity to students," said head wrestling coach Scott Green. A coach for the girls wrestling club will be announced soon. For more information contact head wrestling coach Scott Green at sgreen@wyomingseminary.org, or call the admission office at 570-270-2160.

Bill Zadick and Manny Rivera will be the guests on this week's edition of the On the Mat wrestling broadcast on Wednesday, Feb. 8. Zadick is National Freestyle Coach for USA Wrestling. Rivera is head wrestling coach at Cal State-Bakersfield. On the Mat is a presentation of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum. The show can be heard live on the Internet at 1650thefan.com or locally in Northeast Iowa each Wednesday at 5 p.m. Central on AM 1650, The Fan. A podcast of the show is available on mattalkonline.com.

One of the best juniors in the country, Jaden Mattox (Grove City Central Crossing, Ohio) verbally committed to Ohio State on Monday. Entering this past weekend ranked No. 9 nationally at 152 pounds, and as the No. 17 overall prospect in the Class of 2018, Mattox had an event to remember at the Rieman Invite. He earned victories over No. 9 (at 145) Dom Demas (Dublin Coffman, Ohio) by a 14-5 major decision in the semifinal round before upending No. 3 David Carr (Massillon Perry, Ohio) 8-6 in the championship match; the showdown with Carr could easily be the state final come one month's time. Mattox is a two-time state finalist, finishing runner-up at 113 pounds as a freshman before winning the title last year at 132. He is also a two-time Super 32 Challenge placer, finishing seventh in 2014 at 113 pounds before finishing fourth this year at 152. The national weight class ranking for Mattox is almost assuredly to move inside the top five come Wednesday morning. He projects to compete collegiately as a 165/174 and is the first Buckeyes commit for their 2018 class.

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A trio of wins in the upper weights - two via bonus points - were enough for No. 4 Ohio State to secure a 23-18 victory over No. 14 Rutgers on Monday night in the home finale at St. John Arena. The Buckeyes improve to 9-2 overall (5-2 in the Big Ten) while Rutgers in 11-4 (4-3 Big Ten). THE STORT STORY A decision from Myles Martin at 184 pounds followed by back-to-back bonus point wins from Kollin Moore and Kyle Snyder at 197 and heavyweight, respectively, opened up a 19-12 lead for Ohio State headed into the evening's final two matches. After forfeiting at 125 lbs., Nathan Tomasello sealed the win with a dominant 15-5 major decision at 133 lbs. BUCKEYES, SCARLET KNIGHTS SPLIT FIRST FOUR The dual started at 141 pounds with the first of two bouts of the night featuring a pair of ranked wrestlers. Rutgers' Anthony Ashnault, ranked No. 6 nationally, controlled Luke Pletcher (21-4) with a takedown and four-point nearfall in the opening period on his way to a 10-1 major decision. Fifth-ranked Micah Jordan (22-2) responded with a 12-4 major decision of his own at 149 pounds against No. 14 Ken Theobold, clinching the bonus point with a takedown in the waning seconds of third period to push his lead to eight points after the riding time bonus point. For Jordan, it was his team-leading 22nd win of the year and fifth over a ranked opponent. Redshirt freshman Josh Powell earned his first career start at 157 pounds and dropped a technical fall that gave Rutgers a 9-4 lead, but that advantage was short lived as Cody Burcher (15-9) gutted out a 7-5 decision at 165 pounds. Tied 3-3 in the second period, Burcher took Anthony Pafumi down, let him escape, and then worked a quick escape the start the third period for a 7-4 lead. Pafumi got out and was working hard for a tying takedown, but Burcher fended off each attempt for his 15th win of the year. Justin Kresevic lost a 7-1 decision to Jordan Pagano that gave Rutgers a 12-7 lead at intermission. BUCKEYES WIN THREE STRAIGHT, TAKE THE LEAD Martin (21-5) got the second half of the dual started in a big way, scoring four critical back points in the third period to open up a close match against 13th-ranked Nicholas Gravina. The nearfall gave him an 8-1 lead and he eventually tacked on a riding time points for the 9-2 decision. Moore scored early and often in the 197 bout, taking down Matt Correnti three times in the first and then once more in the second to build a 10-6 lead. Not satisfied with the decision, Moore worked for a takedown as time expired in the third and got it, extending his advantage to 16-8 after his and securing the major. Snyder then put on a takedown clinic at 285 against Razohnn Gross, scoring eight first period points and 11 more in the second period before eventually finishing off the 24-9 technical fall early in the third period. Snyder (8-0) has won all of his matches this year by bonus points and ran his winning streak to 19 consecutive bouts. TOMASELLO PUTS ONE IN THE WIN COLUMN A forfeit at 125 pounds brought the team score to 19-18 in favor of Ohio State, meaning the fate of the dual rested at 133 pounds. Tomasello (13-0) got out to a quick 2-0 lead thanks to a takedown and two back points and cruised from there, scoring three more points in the period to jump out to a 7-3 lead. He would take down Scott DelVecchio three more times in the match in his 15-5 major decision. MATCH NOTES • In its nine dual wins this year, Ohio State has had four or more bonus point wins eight times. • This was just the fourth all-time meeting between the Buckeyes and Scarlet Knights. Ohio State leads the series 4-0. • Moore and Jordan are now tied for the team lead with 22 wins. • The trio of Snyder, Tomasello and Moore improved their combined 2016-17 records to 42-2. • M. Jordan is 5-2 this year against ranked opponents. POSTMATCH QUOTES Head coach Tom Ryan On wrestling o Monday after a Friday dual "It's never easy to respond after a big match on a Friday but I think our guys did a very good job of responding. We had some new guys in their though that had a chance to make their name as a Buckeye and we need to do a better job of getting those guys prepared." On getting takedowns late in rounds "Well you know what's good based on the crowd. They let you know that they appreciate when these guys work hard and they get that what they did was not easy. I think it teaches the athlete a little bit too and they clearly appreciated those tonight." 197 lbs. Kollin Moore On his major decision victory "It's just exciting to get a takedown that late, especially when it gets you a major at the end. Even though we maybe didn't need it, coach loves bonus points." 184 lbs. Myles Martin On his tough schedule the past few matches "I knew it was going to be tough bumping up to 184. I had some pretty tough guys from Iowa and Penn State. But those are the matches you learn from. I got a big win tonight so that felt good." Results: 141: #6 Anthony Ashnault (RU) major decision over #15 Luke Pletcher (OSU) 10-1 | RU 4, OSU 0 149: #5 Micah Jordan (OSU) major decision over #14 Ken Theobold (RU) 12-4 | RU 4, OSU 4 157: #18 John Van Brill (RU) technical fall over Josh Powell (OSU) 17-0 | RU 9, OSU 4 165: Cody Burcher (OSU) decision over Anthony Pafumi (RU) 7-5 | RU 9, OSU 7 174: Jordan Pagano (RU) decision over Justin Kresevic (OSU) 7-1 | RU 12, OSU 7 184: #10 Myles Martin (OSU) decision over #13 Nicholas Gravina (RU) 9-2 | RU 12, OSU 10 197: #4 Kollin Moore (OSU) major decision over Matt Correnti (RU) 16-8 | OSU 14, RU 12 HWT: #1 Kyle Snyder (OSU) technical fall over Razohnn Gross (RU) 24-9 | OSU 19, RU 12 125: Brandon Paetzell (RU) won by forfeit | OSU 19, RU 18 133: #1 Nathan Tomasello (OSU) major decision over Scott DelVecchio (RU) 15-5 | OSU 23, RU 18

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Former Edinboro University wrestler Chris Honeycutt has been added to the main card for Bellator 174: Corenen vs. Budd on March 3 at WinStar World Casino & Resort in Thackerville, Okla., Bellator MMA announced Friday. Honeycutt, a two-time NCAA All-American who made it to the 197-pound finals at the 2012 NCAAs, will be facing MMA veteran Kendall Grove in a middleweight (175-pound) bout. Grove, 34, brings a 23-16-0 overall record in his eighth fight in Bellator, in a professional career that stretches back to 2003. The 28-year-old Honeycutt is 9-1-0 in his pro career which he launched in Jan. 2013. Grove, nicknamed “Da Spyder”, stands 6'6" compared to Honeycutt's 5'10" height. Honeycutt-Grove will be among the matches to be televised live on Spike beginning at 9 p.m. ET.

LOCK HAVEN, Pa. -- Senior Nick Corba won the 184-pound title to help lead the Cleveland State University wrestling team to the team championship at the inaugural Mat-Town Open II Sunday inside Thomas Fieldhouse. The Vikings posted 110.5 points to top the nine-team field, all of which were Division I schools. "We had a lot of good matches, and I think the format of the tournament was set up nicely," head coach Ben Stehura said. "We still need to continue to improve though." Corba had little trouble in securing the title at 184 pounds. He won there of his four matches with major-decision shutouts, with the only exception of the quartet coming against a teammate competing unattached. He began his day with an 11-0 victory over an opponent from Penn before topping a conference foe competing unattached, 10-0. After an 8-4 victory via decision in the semifinals, Corba won the title with an 8-0 victory over an Atlantic Coast Conference opponent competing unattached. Corba, who has won six matches in a row, improved to 18-6 on the season, with 13 of his victories being of the bonus-point variety. Sophomore Evan Cheek and senior Nick Montgomery both posted runner-up finishes in the event. Cheek began his day at 141 pounds with a 22-7 technical fall victory over a Eastern Wrestling League foe. He advanced to the finals with a 2-1 decision over an athlete from Pittsburgh before falling via decision in the finals. With his victories, Cheek improved his team-leading win total to 20 this season. He is now 11-0 in matches that end with a fall or technical fall. Montgomery went 3-1 on the day to take second place at 149 pounds. He picked up a win via fall in less than one minute and also posted a 17-1 technical fall victory. Montgomery's final win was a 10-9 decision over an opponent from Penn. Montgomery moved his season record at 149 to 12-9, including a 6-1 mark in matches ending in pins. Freshman Devon Pingel defeated every opponent he faced Sunday at 174 pounds in posting a 4-1 mark and a third-place finish. After a six-point win in his opening match, Pingel dropped his quarterfinal bout by a single point. He fought back with a win by fall in his first consolation match before winning again by six points to reach the consolation final. In the third-place match, he took down the athlete that had beaten him in the quarterfinals. Pingel now owns 17 wins on the season. Redshirt freshman Ryan Montgomery won three matches on the day, including a win by fall and a 3-1 decision over an Atlantic Coast Conference opponent. He finished fourth at 157 pounds. True freshman Michael Furbee dropped his opening match of the day but battled back to win each of his next two bouts, including claiming a second-period pin, the first win by fall of his collegiate career. He would finish fourth at heavyweight. Redshirt sophomore Andrew Coghill posted a 2-1 record at 133 pounds to finish third. True freshmen Spencer Dusi (133) and Collin Kelly (197) both picked up wins by fall on the day as well. Cleveland State will conclude EWL action this coming weekend with duals Friday at Edinboro and Sunday at home vs. Clarion.

CORVALLIS, Ore. -- The No. 14 Sun Devils (8-4, 2-1 Pac-12) faced an early deficit before Josh Maruca turned the tide with an upset of Oregon State's Joey Delgado at 149 lbs. Three pins in four matches and five bonus point wins in the last six matches lifted Arizona State to a 33-11 win vs. the Beavers. The Devils handed the Beavers (3-6, 2-1 Pac-12) their first conference loss of the season. The match marks the Devil's second three-pin win of the season (also Jan. 8 vs. Cal Poly) and second match with five bonus point victories of the season (also Jan. 13 vs. Bucknell at VA Duals). ASU has now earned a dual win vs. the Beavers in three of the teams' last four matches. "Overall, it was a good effort," said head coach Zeke Jones. "We went from three-a-days last week to two-a-days this week so the extra rest made them feel like animals. It's still too early to rest so we'll ramp it back up next week." At 125, Josh Kramer took an early 8-0 lead on two takedowns and a four-point near fall before Kegan Calkins pulled within four, 11-7, while keeping just a single foot in bounds. Kramer would ultimately give the Sun Devils the early 3-0 lead on a 12-8 decision. After Joey Palmer gave the Beavers a 5-3 lead on a tech fall at 133, Oregon State extended their lead, 8-3, on a decision at 141 decided only by riding time. In the first ranked matchup of the day, No. 18 Joey Delgado took an early lead, breaking up a mid-match tie on a stall call on No. 23 Josh Maruca. Maruca would respond with a two-point near fall and a takedown to earn a 9-5 comeback decision to bring the Devils within two, 8-6, heading into the heart of the order. At 157, Josh Shields took a 6-2 lead midway through the second period and ultimately pinned Abraham Rodriguez 4:33 minutes into the bout as the Sun Devils regained the lead, 12-8, ultimately for good. After the 10-minute break, Anthony Valencia earned the Devils' second straight pin at 165 lbs., just 2:01 into the first period, his team-leading ninth of the season. In a similar move to earlier matches, Jacen Petersen moved down a class to 174 lbs., a coaching decision that paid off as Petersen earned his first major decision of the season, 18-7, to put ASU ahead, 22-8, going into the final three weights. Zahid Valencia took little time, just 1:21 for ASU's ninth fastest fall of the season, to pin Seth McLeod. The Sun Devils' third pin of the match and Z. Valencia's 29th win of the season officially put the match out of reach for the Beavers as ASU took a 28-8 lead. Oregon State's Corey Griego earned a 11-4 decision at 197 before David Henry made an appearance for Cody Crawford at heavyweight to face Tanner Hall. Hall put an exclamation point on the match with his first tech fall of the season, winning 23-8. "[Josh] Maruca's turn on top and Tanner [Hall]'s multiple takedowns were a culmination of a lot of time and work in the wrestling room. Coaches Matt Kraus and Chris Pendleton have put a lot of time into them so it's paying off." This week, the Sun Devils return home to host CSU Bakersfield, a match broadcast once again on Pac-12 Network Arizona on Thursday, Feb. 9 at 7pm before closing the regular season at Boise State on Sunday, Feb. 12 (5 pm MT). Results: 125 – Josh Kramer Dec. Kegan Calkins, 12-8 (RT 1:24)(ASU 3, OSU 0) 133 – Joey Palmer TF Ted Rico, 19-4 (OSU 5, ASU 3) 141 – Jack Hathaway Dec Nikko Villarreal, 3-2 (RT 2:01) (OSU 8, ASU 3) 149 – #23 Josh Maruca Dec #18 Joey Delgado, 9-5 (OSU 8, ASU 6) 157 – #9 Josh Shields pins Abraham Rodriguez, 3:33 (ASU 12, OSU 8) 165 – #8 Anthony Valencia pins Rodney Williams, 2:01 (ASU 18, OSU 8) 174 – Jacen Petersen MD Bob Coleman, 18-7 (RT) (ASU 22, OSU 8) 184 – #1 Zahid Valencia pins Seth McLeod, 1:21 (ASU 28, OSU 8) 197 – Corey Griego Dec Austyn Harris, 11-4 (RT 4:52) (ASU 28, OSU 11) HWT – #5 Tanner Hall TF David Henry, 23-8 6:29 (ASU 33, OSU 11)

BOONE, N.C. -- With first place on the line, the day wouldn't get any less dramatic over the course of 10 weight classes as Appalachian State University wrestling went to the tie-breaking rules to defeat Chattanooga, 17-16 (55-54), on Sunday afternoon in Varsity Gym. The 16th-ranked Mountaineers (12-2, 6-0 Southern Conference) were tied with the Mocs (5-9, 3-2 SoCon) at the end of the match, 16-all. The first tiebreaker is the total amount of weight classes won, but even then, the two teams were tied at five apiece. The tie-breaking rules then dictated that the winner is whoever has the most match points when all individual weight classes are added up. Appalachian finished with 55. Chattanooga finished with 54. The Sunday matinée action began at the heavyweight class as two nationally ranked wrestlers squared off. Senior Denzel Dejournette (Winston-Salem, N.C./R.J. Reynolds) ranked No. 9 in TrackWrestling's polls, while UTC's Jared Johnson ranked No. 9 in InterMat. Both wrestlers battled hard, but Dejournette would bring the attack early on, taking a lead and never giving it up to outlast Johnson, 10-4. At the 125-pound weight class, No. 22 senior Vito Pasone (Wilkes-Barre, Pa./E.L. Meyers) took on Alonzo Allen and got the lone bonus point match for the Mountaineers on the day. Pasone downed Allen 15-4 in a major decision to put App State up 7-0. Chattanooga fought back hard though at the 133- and 141-pound matches, crawling within one point, 7-6, by winning them back-to-back. Chris Debien downed No. 21 freshman Colby Smith (Wentzville, Mo./Holt) in a barn-burner, 2-1 decision, while Chase Zemenak defeated sophomore Irvin Enriquez (Aberdeen, N.C./Pinecrest) in another close 8-5 decision. The Mountaineers, however, would answer strong back, rattling off three-straight weight class victories beginning at 149 pounds. No. 15 sophomore Matt Zovistoski (Paramus, N.J./St. Joseph Regional) took down Roman Boylen in a 7-3 decision before freshman Gavin Londoff (St. Louis, Mo./Holt) won out a tight contest at 157 over Dylanger Potter, 3-1. No. 28 junior Forrest Przybysz (Jefferson, Ga./Jefferson) also had to edge out the victory, but did so without allowing a point himself, winning 2-0. The Mocs, however, would come back to tie the match by winning the final three weight classes of the day. Sean Mappes downed No. 17 junior Nick Kee (Laurinburg, N.C./Scotland) in UTC's lone major decision of the day, 17-7. No. 19 Bryce Carr took down No. 30 junior David Peters-Logue (Hillsborough, N.C./Scotland) in a close 9-4 decision. And sophomore Randall Diabe (Greensboro, N.C./James B. Dudley) was unable to defeat Clay Dent, 5-1, as Chattanooga tied the match up 16-16 and forced the tie-breaking scenario. The Mountaineers will go on to wrestle in their last SoCon match at VMI on Wednesday, Feb. 8 at 7 p.m. Looking to remain perfect through league play for the first time since 2011-12 and win the conference regular season championship outright, a win on Wednesday will allow Appalachian State to host the 2017 NWCA Division I Dual Championship Series presented by The United States Marine Corps and Theraworx. That match would be held on Feb. 19 at 3 p.m. against a to-be-determined Big Ten Conference team. For updates, keep to appstatesports.com. Results: 125: #22 Vito Pasone (APP) def. Alonzo Allen (UTC), 15-4 maj. dec. - 7-0 133: Chris Debien (UTC) def. #21 Colby Smith (APP), 2-1 dec. - 7-3 141: Chase Zemenak (UTC) def. Irvin Enriquez (APP), 9-5 dec. - 7-6 149: #15 Matt Zovistoski (APP) def. Roman Boylen (UTC), 7-3 dec. - 10-6 157: Gavin Londoff (APP) def. Dylanger Potter (UTC), 3-1 dec. - 13-6 165: #28 Forrest Przybysz (APP) def. Justin Lampe (UTC), 2-0 dec. - 16-6 174: Sean Mappes (UTC) def. #17 Nick Kee (APP), 17-7 maj. dec. - 16-10 184: #19 Bryce Carr (UTC) def. #30 David Peters-Logue (APP), 9-4 dec. - 16-13 197: Clay Dent (UTC) def. Randall Diabe (APP), 5-1 dec. - 16-16 285: #9 Denzel Dejournette (APP) def. #9 Jared Johnson (UTC), 10-4 dec. - 3-0

EDMOND -- The University of Central Oklahoma wrestling team beat Fort Hays State 30-9 Sunday to finish the 2016-17 season 18-0, marking the first time in school history the Bronchos have went undefeated, and pushing Central's school-record win streak to 25. UCO also wrapped up the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association dual championship with the win. It's the second MIAA title for the Bronchos in five years in the league. “I'm very happy for these kids,” UCO head coach Todd Steidley said. “They deserve it. And they weren't going to be denied that 18-0.” The Bronchos had to work for it Sunday. UCO was down 3-0, and 6-3, before reeling off six-straight wins to take the match. Fort Hays State (5-5, 2-2) picked up a win at 125 pounds when Conrad Cole earned the 3-2 decision over Zac D'Amico. Blake Dauphin leveled the match with a 6-1 decision over Wyatt Alvis at 133 pounds. A marquee matchup awaited at 141. Joshua Ailey, with 16 falls this season, faced off with 10th-ranked Brandon Ball. The first period ended 2-2 after Ailey scored a takedown and Ball scored a reversal. The second period ended with the match 8-8 after Ailey scored a takedown and a near fall, while Ball scored on two escapes, a takedown, and a near fall of his own. In the third period, Ball got a takedown and then held on for a riding time point. Ball edged Ailey in the high-scoring affair 11-8. Then it was time for UCO's run. Will Steltzlen pinned William Homalon in 1:59 at 149 pounds to give UCO a 9-6 lead. Bryan Dutton beat Greg Tooley 6-3 at 157 pounds to make it 12-6, and Dakota Head scored the Bronchos' second fall of the match at 165 pounds with a 1:24 pin of Kyler Mick to push the lead to 18-6. Miguel Barreras took a Fort Hays State forfeit for six points and suddenly the Bronchos led 24-6. Fort Hays State was going to have to earn a fall in each of the final three matches just to tie the score. UCO wasn't ready to let that happen. Caleb Hawes beat Rakim Dean at 184 pounds with an 11-5 decision to seal Central Oklahoma's first undefeated season. At 197 pounds, Greg Wilson was going to let up. Wilson is ranked third in the country at 197. The guy right in front of him, who also beat him on Nov. 6, literally stood right in front of him. Wilson faced off with second-ranked Jon Inman in a match that would have no bearing on the outcome of Sunday's dual. Neither wrestler scored in the first period. Inman chose to start the second period down, quickly escaped and took a 1-0 lead, and held onto that for the remainder of the period. Then Wilson, down to start the third, escaped to even the score 1-1. It appeared the match would be heading to sudden victory with neither wrestler able to get anything going and time running out. But with 13 seconds left, Wilson shot in and scored a takedown to take a 3-1 lead in the match. The buzzer sounded moments later and Wilson held his hands up as the victor. Steidley chose to send senior Evan McGee out for the heavyweight bout against Fort Hays State's ninth-ranked Christian Lance. Lance won 4-3 after two rounds of sudden victory overtime. The postseason arrives for the Bronchos. UCO will travel to Kearney, Neb. for the MIAA Championships next Sunday, Feb. 12. Results: 125: Conrad Cole, FHSU, dec. Zac D'Amico, 3-2 133: Blake Dauphin, UCO, dec. Wyatt Alvis, 6-1 141: Brandon Ball, FHSU, dec. Joshua Ailey, 11-8 149: Will Steltzlen, UCO, pinned William Homalon, 1:59 157: Bryan Dutton, UCO, dec. Greg Tooley, 6-3 165: Dakota Head, UCO, pinned Kyler Mick, 1:24 174: Miguel Barreras, UCO, by forfeit 184: Caleb Hawes, UCO, dec. Rakim Dean, 11-5 197: Greg Wilson, UCO, Jon Inman, 3-1 Hvy: Christian Lance, FHSU, dec. Evan McGee, 4-3

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Binghamton wrestling team defeated American, 25-11, Sunday afternoon. The Bearcats pulled together seven individual match wins against the Eagles, who have six nationally ranked wrestlers on their squad. Starting the dual at 184, Steve Schneider (No. 15, No. 11 NCAA) earned a 4-1 decision win over Jason Grimes (No. 30 NCAA), putting BU on the board early. Winning his third consecutive match, Schneider is now 9-1 in EIWA duals and 26-5 overall. American replied, taking a decision win at 197 and tying the score 3-3. However, redshirt sophomore Connor Calkins delivered for BU in the 285 match, rallying in the third period to earn a 3-2 decision over Brett Dempsey. As BU led 6-3, Steven Bulzomi stepped on the mat at 125 to face nationally ranked Josh Terao (No. 15, No. 10 NCAA). Although Bulzomi gave his best effort, Terao won by tech fall 5:18 into the match, putting American ahead 8-6. At 133, Audey Ashkar made his dual debut this afternoon taking on Angelo Barberio. The freshman came out ready to go, as he earned two takedowns in the first period to put him ahead. Accumulating 1:48 in ride time, Ashkar earned his first career dual win with a 10-4 decision, while also bumping BU back to a 9-8 lead. The big blows came in the next two matches, as Dylan Caruana and Parker Kropman both took down their nationally ranked opponents. At 141, Caruana dominated Jack Mutchnick (No. 30 NCAA) pinning him 2:44 into the match. The redshirt senior now has back-to-back pins and five overall this season, tying his career high. At 149, Kropman stepped up to face Michael Sprague (No. 30 NCAA). Sprague last topped Parker at the Las Vegas Invitational taking the match by a 4-2 decision. Seeking revenge, Kropman secured his fourth consecutive win this season with a 3-2 decision over Sprague, while increasing the Bearcats lead 18-8. American collected a win at 157, but Binghamton responded quickly as Jake Einbinder clinched the dual with an 8-2 decision over Michael Eckhart. Anthony Lombardo secured the final match of the night, accumulating 5:50 in ride time leading to a 13-0 bonus point win. "Today was a huge character win for our squad," head coach Matt Dernlan said. "We've had a lot going on this week, dealing with injuries and health issues. Overcoming that much adversity to get the individual wins, leading to a great team win, shows tremendous character. I'll always be proud of that." Today's win marks the first time in program history that Binghamton has beat American on their home mat, while also being the first time they have topped the Eagles in two consecutive years. However, this is not the first time the Bearcats have shown the ability to take down a top ranked wrestling squad. Earlier this season, they defeated Drexel at home 22-12 who housed five nationally ranked wrestlers. BU is now 8-4 overall and 8-2 in EIWA matches, while American drops to 3-7 overall and 0-7 in the league. The Bearcats return to the mat next weekend for a pair of EIWA duals. They will travel to Bucknell on Friday, February 10 for a 7 p.m. match before returning home to face UPENN on Saturday for a 12 p.m. start at the West Gym. Results: 184 - #15 (#11 NCAA) Steve Schneider (BU) dec. (#30 NCAA) Jason Grimes (A), 4-1 197 - (#27 NCAA) Jeric Kasunic (A) dec. Mark Tracy (BU), 6-0 Hwt - Connor Calkins (BU) dec. Brett Dempsey (A), 3-2 125 - #15 (#10 NCAA) Josh Terao (A) TF Steven Bulzmoni (BU), 5:18 (16-0) 133 - Audey Ashkar (BU) dec. Angelo Barberio, 10-4 141 - Dylan Caruana (BU) FALL (#30 NCAA) Jack Mutchnik (A), 2:44 149 - Parker Kropman (BU) dec. (#30 NCAA) Michael Sprague (A), 3-2 157 - Tom Page (A) dec. Tristan Rifanburg (BU), 5-2 165 - Jake Einbinder (BU) dec. Michael Eckhart (A), 8-2 174 - Anthony Lombardo (BU) MD Joe Salvi, 13-0

DURHAM, N.C. -- Bonus points proved to be a big factor for the second straight match as No. 24 Virginia (10-5, 2-2 ACC) got bonus-point wins at three weight classes on the way to a 23-14 win at Duke (4-7, 0-3 ACC) on Sunday (Feb. 5). The Cavaliers won six weight classes with Ray Bethea (Trenton, N.J.), George DiCamillo (Highland Heights, Ohio), Sam Krivus (Greensburg, Pa.), Chance McClure (Commerce, Ga.), Will Mason (Virginia Beach, Va.) and Jack Mueller (Dallas, Texas) posting wins. Bethea, DiCamillo and Krivus all earned bonus point victories to help push Virginia to the win. Bethea pinned his opponent, while DiCamillo and Krivus both posted major decisions. The tone was set early with Bethea posting his pin of Garrett Neff in 6:19 at 165 pounds, only to see the Blue Devils rally to tie the match with wins at 174 pounds and 184 pounds. McClure would then pick up a decision over Luke Farinaro to move Virginia back in front before Duke's fourth-ranked Jacob Kasper picked up a major decision to give the home team a slim 10-9 lead at the halfway point of the dual. Virginia then put together four consecutive victories in the second half of the match to lock up the dual. Mueller, who is ranked eighth at 125 pounds, moved the Cavaliers back into the lead with a 6-0 decision over Thayer Atkins. Mason extended that lead, grabbing an 8-7 decision at 133 pounds after a review and two stall calls helped seal the win. DiCamillo then posted his second win of the weekend, snagging a 16-5 major decision over Zach Finesilver at 141 pounds. Krivus locked up the victory at 149 pounds, posting a 10-2 major decision over Xaviel Ramos. Duke closed the match with a win at 157 pounds with a major decision that cut the final margin of victory to nine points for the Cavaliers. Virginia will return to action on Sunday, Feb. 12, when the Cavaliers close out the ACC schedule at home against Pittsburgh. The dual meet with the Panthers will begin at 1 p.m. and will be Senior Day for Virginia. Admission to all home wrestling matches is free. Results: 165: Ray Bethea fall Garrett Neff, 6:19; UVA 6, Duke 0 174: No. 17 Connor Bass dec. Garrett Peppelman, 4-3; UVA 6, Duke 3 184: Alec Schenk dec. Tyler Askey, 7-1; UVA 6, Duke 6 197: Chance McClure dec. Luke Farinaro, 3-1; UVA 9, Duke 6 285: No. 4 Jacob Kasper major dec. Tyler Love, 13-3; Duke 10, UVA 9 125: No. 8 Jack Mueller dec. Thayer Atkins, 6-0; UVA 12, Duke 10 133: Will Mason dec. Cole Baumgartner, 8-7; UVA 15, Duke 10 141: No. 7 George DiCamillo major dec. Zach Finesilver, 16-5; UVA 19, Duke 10 149: Sam Krivus major dec. Xaviel Ramos, 10-2; UVA 23, Duke 10 157: Jake Faust major dec. Chris Yankowich, 17-7; UVA 23, Duke 14

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Central Michigan recorded a pin, a technical fall and three major decision victories on Sunday in steamrolling Buffalo, 35-3, in a Mid-American Conference dual at the Bulls' Alumni Arena. It was CMU's fourth consecutive dual victory as it improved to 7-2, 4-2 MAC. Buffalo, which had won eight of its previous nine duals, is 9-5, 3-3. The dominant win completed a big weekend for the 17th-ranked Chippewas, who on Thursday upset 10th-ranked Michigan, 19-18, at McGuirk Arena. “We had a good weekend,” CMU coach Tom Borrelli said. “We had a couple slipups in the Michigan match, but for the most part we wrestled well and I'm happy.” The Chippewas got a pin from Corey Keener (133 pounds), a technical fall from Colin Heffernan (157), and major-decision victories from Mason Smith (141), Justin Oliver (149) and Jordan Ellingwood (184). CMU's Brent Fleetwood (125), CJ Brucki (174), Austin Severn (197) and Newton Smerchek (HWT) each won by decision, Smerchek in overtime. The lone Buffalo win came at 165, where junior Tyler Rill got a takedown with 55 seconds remaining to top freshman Logan Parks, 8-7. “For us only to lose just on match by one point, we wrestled pretty good today,” Borrelli said. “In most of the matches we scored a lot of points and that's what we've been focusing on.” Fleetwood got things started with a 5-4 victory. He trailed 4-2 entering the third period, then got an escape and scored a takedown with 11 seconds remaining to notch the win. “That's a big win for him,” Borrelli said. “He was behind the whole match and he wasn't feeling really well today. For him to gut that out was big and if they win there, that could have gotten their crowd into it.” Keener followed his pin and then Smith scored his second major decision in as many matches and the Chippewas were rolling. Results: 125: Brent Fleetwood (CMU) dec. Justin Patrick, 5-4 133: Corey Keener (CMU) pinned Blake Retell, 5:37 141: Mason Smith (CMU) major dec. Jason Estevez, 10-0 149: Justin Oliver (CMU) major dec. Colt Cotton, 19-5 157: Colin Heffernan (CMU) tech. fall Kobe Garrehy, 20-4, 5:23 165: Tyler Rill (UB) dec. Logan Parks, 8-7 174: CJ Brucki (CMU) dec. Muhammed McBryde, 7-4 184: Jordan Ellingwood (CMU) major dec. Brett Perry, 16-3 197: Austin Severn (CMU) dec. James Benjamin, 4-3 HWT: Newton Smerchek (CMU) dec. Jake Gunning, 2-1, TB-1

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- Sohrab Movahedi's takedown with seven seconds remaining sparked the Cal Poly wrestling team to a come-from-behind 21-18 victory over Northern Colorado in a non-conference dual meet Sunday afternoon in Mott Athletics Center. Trailing 3-2, Movahedi scored the go-ahead points for a 4-3 decision over No. 20-ranked Dylan Gabel at 184 pounds as Coach Jon Sioredas' Mustangs overcame 14-0 and 18-6 deficits for their sixth dual meet victory of the season. For Movahedi, it was his sixth consecutive win as the junior improved his season record to 13-5. Cal Poly won six of the 10 bouts and four of the six victories were by one or two points. After Northern Colorado won the first three bouts by a fall and two major decisions for a 14-0 advantage, Mustang 149-pounder Joshy Cortez began the comeback with a 6-5 decision over Ben Polkowske. Cortez jumped to a 4-1 lead in the first period with a pair of takedowns and added escapes in each of the final two periods for his 12th win of the season. At 157, No. 18-ranked Colt Shorts and Northern Colorado's Jimmy Fate were locked in a scoreless duel for two periods. Fate nearly rode out the third period for what appeared to be a 1-0 victory on riding time but locked his hands with four seconds to go, giving Shorts a penalty point and a 1-1 tie. Shorts scored the only takedown of the bout 27 seconds into the overtime period for the 3-1 decision. Northern Colorado 165-pounder Keilan Torres recorded his team's third major decision of the dual meet for an 18-6 Bears lead with four bouts to go. All four were won by the Mustangs. Xavier Johnson overcame a 3-2 deficit with a second-period reversal and added an escape, takedown and riding time in the final period for an 8-3 decision over Tanner Davis at 174. Movahedi's 4-3 upset of Gabel at 184 closed the gap to 18-12. At 197, Mustang redshirt freshman Thomas Lane (12-11) sprinted to a 12-0 lead in the first period with a takedown, a pair of four-point near falls and two penalty points before Jamarcus Grant was warned for stalling a fourth time and disqualified with 12 seconds to go in the opening period. The disqualification gave Cal Poly six team points and knotted the team score at 18-18 heading into the final bout. And for the second consecutive dual meet, the Mustangs prevailed by the same score. Cal Poly edged CSU Bakersfield 21-18 last week at Righetti High School as Shorts scored a 6-0 decision in the final bout. This time, it was Spencer Empey clinching the dual for the Mustangs with a 2-0 decision over Jack Kuck at 285. After a scoreless first period, Empey tallied an escape in the second period and was awarded a point in the third period as Kuck was penalized for stalling, resulting in the victory and lifting Empey's mark for the season to 15-13. Cal Poly, which closed out the home portion of its dual meet schedule with Sunday's win and snapped a three-match losing streak to the Bears -- Northern Colorado still leads the series 3-2 -- visits Oregon State on Friday and Boise State on Sunday for Pac-12 duals. Results: 125: No. 28 Trey Andrews (UNC) pinned Brandon Staley (CP) 6-0 133: Rico Montoya (UNC) maj. dec. Yoshito Funakoshi (CP) 11-2 141: No. 24 Timmy Box (UNC) maj. dec. Ty Schilling (CP) 21-8 149: Joshy Cortez (CP) dec. Ben Polkowske (UNC) 6-5 157: No. 18 Colt Shorts (CP) dec. Jimmy Fate (UNC) 3-1 SV 165: No. 25 Keilan Torres (UNC) maj. dec. Luke Wilson (CP) 9-0 174: Xavier Johnson (CP) dec. Tanner Davis (UNC) 8-3 184: Sohrab Movahedi (CP) dec. No. 20 Dylan Gabel (UNC) 4-3 197: Thomas Lane (CP) by disqualification over Jamarcus Grant (UNC) 2:48 285: Spencer Empey (CP) dec. Jack Kuck (UNC) 2-0

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- The Camels opened with back-to-back falls on the way to a 31-12 victory at The Citadel, Sunday afternoon inside McAlister Field House. Campbell (8-6, 4-1), now sits in second in the Southern Conference standings, only behind Appalachian State, who is 6-0 after it defeated Chattanooga on Sunday. Campbell opened up Sunday's dual with a pair of first period falls, beginning at 184. Ville Heino began his match with a trio of takedowns and a four-point near fall. With 42 seconds remaining in the period, Heino used his third takedown to finish off Chandler Sambets with the fall. Willie Bivens III only needed 89 seconds to pick up the fall over Sawyer Root at the 197 matchup. Bivens recorded the lone points with a takedown, before he finished the match with the fall. At the 285-pound match, Jere Heino continued the scoring for Campbell with his 6-0 decision over Joseph Bexley. Heino recorded a pair of takedowns along with an escape and riding time to claim the victory. Heino's win gave Campbell a 15-0 advantage. The Orange and Black's lead stretch to 20-0 after Nathan Kraisser's 16-0 tech fall at the 125-pound match. Kraisser wasted little time getting on the board with a takedown and back-to-back four-point near falls in the first. With the 10-0 lead in the second, Kraisser notched another takedown and four-point near fall to clinch the win. Andrew Szalwinski knocked off Collin Stewart by a 6-1 decision, at the 133-pound matchup to put The Citadel on the board. Joshua Heil used a third period comeback to take a 9-8 decision win at the 141-pound match. Heil, who trailed 6-2 entering the third, put together a trio of takedowns to bring the score to 8-8 against Douglas Gudenburr. At the horn, Heil's riding time advantage gave him the 9-8 victory and put Campbell ahead 23-3. The home side scored victories at 149 and 157 to pull within 11 points, 23-12. At 149, Tyler Buckiso defeated Luke Stewart by a 7-1 decision, and Aaron Walker scored a first period fall over Jordan Eley at 157. Campbell clinched the dual with victories in the final two matchups. At 165, Quentin Perez went on a scoring spree in the first, en route to an 18-2 tech fall. Perez took an 11-0 lead into the second, where he scored an escape, takedown and four-point near fall in the second to clinch the win. John Weiss finished the dual on a high note with his 8-2 victory at 174 against Martin Duane. Neither wrestler scored a point in the first, but in the second, Weiss scored a takedown and two-point near fall to take a 4-1 lead. In the final period, Weiss tallied another takedown along with an escape and riding time advantage for the decision win. Campbell returns home against SIUE, Feb. 11, at 5 p.m. inside Carter Gym. For more on Campbell wrestling, follow @GoCamelsWrestle on Twitter and Facebook. Results: 184: Ville Heino (Campbell) over Chandler Sambets (The Citadel) (Fall 2:18) 197: Willie Bivens III (Campbell) over Sawyer Root (The Citadel) (Fall 1:29) 285: Jere Heino (Campbell) over Joseph Bexley (The Citadel) (Dec 6-0) 125: Nathan Kraisser (Campbell) over Charles Kearney (The Citadel) (TF 16-0 3:51) 133: Andrew Szalwinski (The Citadel) over Collin Stewart (Campbell) (Dec 6-1) 141: Joshua Heil (Campbell) over Douglas Gudenburr (The Citadel) (Dec 9-8) 149: Tyler Buckiso (The Citadel) over Luke Stewart (Campbell) (Dec 7-1) 157: Aaron Walker (The Citadel) over Jordan Eley (Campbell) (Fall 2:45) 165: Quentin Perez (Campbell) over Ruston Hill II (The Citadel) (TF 18-2 4:03) 174: John Weiss (Campbell) over Martin Duane (The Citadel) (Dec 8-2)

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Illinois wrestling won seven straight matches, highlighted by a pin from Kyle Langenderfer, as the Orange and Blue defeated the Purdue Boilermakers, 30-6, on Sunday afternoon at Huff Hall. After winning three of the first four matches to start the dual, Kyle Langenderfer, Isaiah Martinez and Zac Brunson scored a combined 15 points to clinch the victory. Illinois improves to 8-2 overall and 5-2 in the Big Ten. "I think our guys are doing some better things, getting better in certain spots," said Head Coach Jim Heffernan after the match. "We still got some things we need to iron out, but we still go a month until the Big Ten Tournament." After Purdue's 125-pounder Ben Thornton gave the Boilers an early 3-0 lead, the Fighting Illini strung together seven straight victories and 27 team points. No. 6 Zane Richards got the scoring started with an 8-2 decision over Nate Limmex at 133 pounds. The Illini senior used three takedowns and riding time to pick up his 101st career victory, tying him with current Illini volunteer assistant coach Jesse Delgado for 22nd place on the all-time list. With the dual tied, 3-3, the Illini picked up hard-fought decisions from Mousa Jodeh (11-13) and No. 20 Eric Barone (8-5) to take the momentum of the match. Following a scoreless first period, Jodeh received a penalty point after Kyle Ayersman was twice called for stalling, and then earned an escape to win the match, 2-1. Barone added three more points to Illinois' score with a 4-1 decision against Nate Limmex. The two 149-pounders traded escapes, but Barone's 1:20 ride to start the third period, coupled with a late takedown, gave the Illini a 9-3 lead over Purdue. Illinois' strength at the middleweights showed again on Sunday, as No. 12 Kyle Langenderfer, No. 1 Isaiah Martinez, No. 12 Zac Brunson and No. 12 Emery Parker tallied 18 points, stretching the team lead to 27-3. Langenderfer (20-4) notched his fifth fall of the season in the first period against Purdue's Mario Leveille, pinning the Boilermaker in one minute, 50 seconds. With his eighth straight victory, Langenderfer becomes the fourth Illini to reach the 20-win plateau this season, joining Martinez, Brunson and Parker. "I thought my approach was pretty good, I was kind of slow early," explained Langenderfer. "I knew Purdue likes to slow you down, hold on to you, and make sure there's no space, and I fell into that early in the match. I got that takedown, which is something I've been working on with the coaches, lifting, and ended up getting the fall there." After the six points from Langenderfer, Martinez (21-0) continued the onslaught with 12 takedowns, including five in the first period, to dispatch of Dylan Lydy by technical fall, 25-10. The 12 takedowns are the most by an Illini in a dual meet this season, while the technical fall is Martinez's ninth of the season. Brunson (24-5) used a dominant first period to earn a major decision against Jacob Morrissey at 174-pounds, extending the Illini lead to 24-3. After scoring 12 back points on Friday at Northwestern, Brunson added eight more on Sunday to pick up the 13-1 victory. The win is the 99th of Brunson's Illini career, taking sole possession of 24th place in program history. Finishing off the 27-0 Illini run was Emery Parker, winning 8-4 against Tanner Lynde. After Lynde took a 2-0 lead into the second period, Parker fought back with an escape and two takedowns in the to take the lead. After an escape by Lynde to start the final period closed the gap to 5-4, Parker issued a third takedown along with riding time to finish off Lynde. After Purdue's Christian Brunner gave the Boilers their final victory of the day with a 2-0 decision at 197 pounds, Brooks Black (10-5) closed out the match with an escape in period two and a riding time point, shutting out Tyler Kral 2-0. Up next, the Fighting Illini will carry their six-match winning streak into University Park, Pennsylvania for a dual against No. 2 Penn State at 6 p.m. central time on Friday, February 10. Illini Notes: Illinois improves to 54-27-2 all-time against the Boilermakers, including 34-12-1 in Champaign. The Illini have won six consecutive matches dating back to their 34-6 victory against No. 13 Michigan on January 20. The Illini are 8-2 in duals this season, 5-2 in the Big Ten. Zane Richards' 8-2 victory marks the 101st of his career, tying him with current Illini volunteer assistant Jesse Delgado for 22nd on Illinois' all-time list. Isaiah Martinez tallied a team-high 12 takedowns in today's 25-10 victory against Dylan Lydy. Martinez is a perfect 21-0 on the season, scoring bonus points in 18 of his 21 victories. Martinez's 25 points in today's match marks the second most of the season for the redshirt junior. Martinez scored 30 points in a technical fall of Jeremiah Moody (Iowa) at the UNI Open earlier this season. Zac Brunson's 12-1 win is the 99th of his career, taking over sole possession of 24th place all-time. His next victory will make him the 24th Illini to reach the century mark in career victories. Kyle Langenderfer notched his eighth straight victory to improve to 20-4 on the season. During his eight-match winning streak, Langenderfer has scored 26 team points for the Illini Results: 125: Ben Thornton (PUR) dec. Travis Piotrowski (ILL), 4-0 PUR 3, ILL 0 133: #6 Zane Richards (ILL) dec. Luke Welch (PUR), 8-2 ILL 3, PUR 3 141: Mousa Jodeh (ILL) dec. Kyle Ayersman (PUR), 2-1 ILL 6, PUR 3 149: #20 Eric Barone (ILL) dec. Nate Limmex (PUR), 4-1 ILL 9, PUR 3 157: #12 Kyle Langenderfer (ILL) fall Mario Leveille (PUR), 1:50 ILL 15, PUR 3 165: #1 Isaiah Martinez (ILL) tech fall Dylan Lydy (PUR), 25-10 ILL 20, PUR 3 174: #12 Zac Brunson (ILL) maj. dec. Jacob Morrissey (PUR), 13-1 ILL 24, PUR 3 184: #12 Emery Parker (ILL) dec. Tanner Lynde (PUR), 8-4 ILL 27, PUR 3 197: Christian Brunner (PUR) dec. Andre Lee (ILL), 2-0 ILL 27, PUR 6 HWT: #15 Brooks Black (ILL) dec Tyler Kral (PUR), 2-0 ILL 30, PUR 6

EAST LANSING, Mich. -- The No. 10-ranked University of Michigan wrestling team shook off a sluggish start and claimed five of the last six bouts, including three straight bonus wins, to surge past in-state rival Michigan State, 24-15, Sunday afternoon (Feb. 5) at the Spartans' Jenison Field House. The Wolverines earned bonus points in four of their six total match wins. Senior captain Brian Murphy, ranked 10th nationally at 157 pounds, initiated the comeback with a 5-1 decision over Austin Thompson just before the intermission break, opening up a tight match with a pair of third-period takedowns. Murphy finished on a single leg early in the frame and again out of a scramble late in final 20 seconds. It was Murphy's fifth straight dual win. Sophomore/freshman Logan Massa and classmate Myles Amine reeled off back-to-back technical falls at 165 and 174 pounds, respectively, to put the Wolverines firmly in control late. Massa, ranked second nationally, cruised to a 23-8 win against high former high school teammate Mark Bozzo, scoring on 10 takedowns -- six in the first period -- and a two-point bow and arrow to end the bout at the 6:07 mark. It was his second tech fall of the weekend and ninth of the season. He boasts 16 total bonus wins. Amine, ranked eighth nationally, used a similar route to his 21-5 win against Drew Barnes in the subsequent match, posting seven takedowns and six back points. He ended the match early, at 6:24, after hitting a double leg and immediately turning Barnes with a leg turk off the edge of the mat. Amine owns 12 bonus wins this season. Senior/junior Ernest Battaglia also won big in his first match back from injury at 184 pounds, capitalizing on a pair of big moves in the first period to defeat Shwan Shadaia, 17-5, and all but seal the Wolverine win. With Shadaia twice locking up double underhooks and looking for throws early, Battaglia twice planted him on his back for six points, including an inside trip midway through the frame. He added a single leg in the second and rode for 2:01 time advantage. Sophomore/freshman Jackson Striggow also used a strong first period to secure a 7-1 decision against Matt Okaiye for his sixth straight win at 197 pounds. He struck quickly with a takedown on the edge before earning several penalty points on a locked-hands call and three stall warnings. Sophomore/freshman Stevan Micic, ranked seventh nationally at 133 pounds, earned the Wolverines' lone win at the lowerweights with a 10-2 major decision over Austin Eicher. Micic scored on three takedowns -- one in each period -- and added a pair of stall points and 2:06 in riding-time advantage. It was his 13th bonus win of the season. The Wolverines (8-5, 4-5 Big Ten) will wrap up their Big Ten schedule next Sunday (Feb. 12), traveling to Madison, Wisconsin, to take on Wisconsin at noon CST at the UW Field House. The dual will be streamed live on BTN Plus. Results: 125 -- Mitch Rogaliner (MSU) dec. #10 Conor Youtsey, 3-2 -- MSU, 3-0 133 -- #7 Stevan Micic (U-M) major dec. Austin Eicher, 10-2 -- U-M, 4-3 141 -- Javier Gasca (MSU) dec. Sal Profaci, 4-1 -- MSU, 6-4 149 -- Nick Trimble (MSU) dec. Malik Amine, 13-8 -- MSU, 9-4 157 -- #10 Brian Murphy (U-M) dec. Austin Thompson, 5-1 -- MSU, 9-7 165 -- #2 Logan Massa (U-M) tech. fall Mark Bozzo, 23-8 (6:07) -- U-M, 12-9 174 -- #8 Myles Amine (U-M) tech. fall Drew Barnes, 21-5 (6:24) -- U-M, 17-9 184 -- Ernest Battaglia (U-M) major dec. Shwan Shadaia, 17-5 -- U-M, 21-9 197 -- Jackson Striggow (U-M) dec. Matt Okaiye, 7-1 -- U-M, 24-9 Hwt -- Jacob Cooper (MSU) injury def. Ayoola Olapo, 0;36 -- U-M, 24-15

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – The No. 15 Oklahoma wrestling team used three bonus-point victories to down No. 18 Northern Iowa, 27-13, on Sunday afternoon inside the McLeod Center. The Sooners won five of the first six bouts, including two victories over higher ranked opponents, to improve to 9-5 on the season. Christian Moody started off the match with a 13-4 major decision over UNI's Jay Schwarm in the 125-pound bout. Moody tallied two takedowns in the opening period, before recording a reversal and a 4-point nearfall in the second to hold a 10-2 advantage through two periods. The redshirt freshman tacked on a takedown and the riding-time point in the final frame for the bonus-point win and to give the Sooners an early 4-0 lead. In the 141-pound bout, Mike Longo secured his 10th consecutive win with a 16-0 technical fall over Jake Hodges in 6:14. Longo held a 2-0 advantage after the opening frame and tacked on an escape, a takedown and a 4-point nearfall in the second for a 9-0 advantage. The junior registered a reversal to start the third and secured the technical fall with a 4-point nearfall. At 149 pounds, No. 13 Davion Jeffries upset No. 7 Max Thomsen, 7-2. The bout was scoreless at the end of the first period, but Jeffries escaped and added a takedown in the second for a 3-1 advantage. The sophomore started the final period on top and turned Thomsen for a 4-point nearfall to secure the major-decision victory and give Oklahoma a 15-3 advantage in the team score. No. 11 Clark Glass registered a 3-0 decision over Paden Moore in the 157-pound matchup. Glass struck first with a takedown in the opening frame and added an escape to start the second for the only points of the match. In the 165-pound bout, No. 14 Yoanse Mejias was electric, recording a win by fall in 2:03 over No. 8 Bryce Steiert in 2:03. Mejias struck first with a takedown, but Steiert escaped to make the score 2-1. Mejias threw Steiert to his back and secured the pin to put the Sooners up 21-3. The Sooners scored their final six points at heavyweight, as UNI forfeited. At 133 pounds, Trae Blackwell dropped a 7-0 decision to No. 10 Josh Alber. and No. 14 Taylor Lujan downed DaWaylon Barnes by 17-7 major decision in the 174-pound bout. Matt Reed lost to No. 14 Drew Foster, 10-3, at 184 pounds, and No. 19 Brad Johnson dropped an 8-5 decision to Jacob Holschlag in the 197-pound matchup. The Sooners return home on Friday, Feb. 10 at Noon for a Big 12 contest with Wyoming. Tickets are available online at SoonerSports.com or by calling the OU Athletics Ticket Office at (405) 325-2424 or toll-free at (800) 456-GoOU. Results: 125 Christian Moody (OU) maj. dec. Jay Schwarm (UNI), 13-4 133 No. 10 Josh Alber (UNI) dec. Trae Blackwell (OU), 7-0 141 Mike Longo (OU) tech. fall Jake Hodges (UNI), 16-0 (6:14) 149 No. 13 Davion Jeffries (OU) dec. No. 7 Max Thomsen (UNI), 7-2 157 No. 11 Clark Glass (OU) dec. Paden Moore (UNI), 3-0 165 No. 14 Yoanse Mejias (OU) fall No. 8 Bryce Steiert (UNI), 2:03 174 No. 14 Taylor Lujan (UNI) maj. dec. DaWaylon Barnes (OU), 17-7 184 No. 14 Drew Foster (UNI) dec. Matt Reed (OU), 10-3 197 Jacob Holschlag (UNI) dec. No. 19 Brad Johnson (OU), 8-5 HWT No. 20 Ross Larson (OU) open UNI

Iowa's Michael Kemerer earned a 13-5 major decision victory over Jake Short at 157 pounds (Photo/Mark Beshey, The Guillotine) MINNEAPOLIS -- The third-ranked University of Iowa wrestling team won its 21st straight Big Ten road dual Sunday, defeating 13th-ranked Minnesota, 27-11, at the Sports Pavilion in Minneapolis. Iowa won seven-of-10 matches and held a 23-9 edge in takedowns to win its third straight meeting with Minnesota. The Hawkeyes ran out to a 19-0 lead before intermission behind four major decisions and an upset at 165. Joey Gunther won for the first time in four meetings against a ranked opponent, scoring takedowns in the first and third periods to defeat No. 15 Nick Wanzek, 5-2. "We need to keep bringing him along," said UI head coach Tom Brands. "Gunther has been doing a good job, but he can open it up a little bit more and build leads. He can be more aggressive because he does have good shots." "It was a nice win to get moving forward, getting those ranked wins under my belt," Gunther said. "I still want to be the best and beat the best, so it feels good." The dual started at 149 pounds, where fourth-ranked Brandon Sorensen used five takedowns and 2:39 of riding time to register his team-high ninth major decision, 13-2. Second-ranked Michael Kemerer extended Iowa's lead to 8-0 with a 13-5 major decision against No. 9 Jake Short, earning his fourth win over a top 10 opponent at 157. Following Gunther's decision at 165, No. 11 Alex Meyer and No. 5 Sammy Brooks sent Iowa to the locker room with consecutive major decisions. Meyer's 174-pound match was scoreless after one period, but he took a 3-0 lead into the third and turned a double-leg into four nearfall points to build a 9-1 lead. Two minutes of riding time made the finals score 10-1. Brooks used three takedowns, two nearfall points, and 3:08 of riding time to win 10-2 at 184. "Four out of the first five matches scored bonus points and that was big," Brands said. The Gophers chipped into Iowa's lead after the break, winning by technical fall and decision at 197 and 285, respectively. Trailing in team points 19-8 and winners of two straight, Minnesota looked like it might make it three in a row when No. 6 Ethan Lizak finished a takedown and racked up six nearfall points against Thomas Gilman in the opening period at 125. Lizak opened the second period on top and continued to build riding time when Gilman scored a reversal to make the score 8-2. The third period started with both wresters on their feet, and ended 58 seconds later with Lizak on his back. Gilman used two takedowns and two intentional releases to pull within four points, 10-6, and put Lizak's shoulders on the mat following a third takedown. He finished the pin in 5:58. "I listed to a podcast the other day," Gilman said after improving to 21-0 with seven wins against ranked opponents, including three in the top 10. "It was military oriented and the first thing it talked about was when you're in a firefight and casualties are occurring, the casualties don't matter. The only thing that matters is where the fire is coming from. I wasn't worried about the casualties, which were the points, I was just worried about where the fire was coming from; that was him sucking me back and getting those points. I knew I had to get to my feet and get out. I wasn't going to win the match by staying underneath for five minutes and then going to my feet. I knew I had to get some points in that second period." The reversal ended Lizak's 8-0 run, and started an 8-2 stretch that ended in Gilman's team-high eighth fall. "I welcome the challenge," Gilman said. "He came out there to beat me and I really appreciate that. I genuinely mean that too. He came out there to beat me. Not a lot of guys do that. They wrestle to keep it close. It was a good match." Gilman's fall extended Iowa's lead to 25-8. The Hawkeyes were deducted a team point for failing to control that mat after 125, and the teams split a pair of decisions at 133 and 141 to make the final score, 27-11. Fourth-ranked Cory Clark scored two takedowns and four nearfall in a 9-3 win over No. 17 Mitch McKee at 133, and a third-period escape gave No 12 Tommy Thorn a 3-2 win against No. 17 Topher Carton at 141. Iowa returns to the mat Friday at Indiana. The Hawkeyes and Hoosiers meet at 7 p.m. (CT) at University Gymnasium in Bloomington, Indiana. Iowa hosts its annual Senior Day on Sunday, Feb. 12 at 2 p.m. The Hawkeyes will recognize Gilman, Clark, Carton, Meyer, and Brooks following the dual. Visit hawkeyesports.com/tickets for call the UI Athletics Ticket Office at 1-800-IA-HAWKS for ticket information. NOTES: Attendance was 3,749… Iowa has won 21 straight Big Ten road duals… Iowa has won the last three duals against Minnesota… Sorensen has a team-high nine major decisions… Kemerer has four wins over top 10 opponents… Gunther earned his first win over a ranked opponent (1-3)… Meyer has a career-high eight major decisions… Gilman's fall was his eighth of the season... three of Carton's six losses have been by one point, all to ranked opponents. Results: 149 -- #4 Brandon Sorensen (IA) major dec. Brandon Kingsley (M), 13-2; 4-0 157 -- #2 Michael Kemerer (IA) major dec. #9 Jake Short (M), 13-5; 8-0 165 -- Joey Gunther (IA) dec. 15 Nick Wanzek (M), 5-2; 11-0 174 -- #11 Alex Meyer (IA) major dec. Chris Pfarr (M), 10-1; 15-0 184 -- #5 Sammy Brooks (IA) major dec. Bobby Steveson (M), 10-2; 19-0 197 -- #2 Brett Pfarr (M) tech. fall Mitch Bowman (IA), 19-4; 19-5 285 -- #8 Michael Kroells (M) dec. Steven Holloway (IA), 7-0; 19-8 125 -- #1 Thomas Gilman (IA) pinned #6 Ethan Lizak (M), 5:58; 24-8* 133 -- #4 Cory Clark (IA) dec. #17 Mitch McKee (M), 10-3; 27-8 141 -- #12 Tommy Thorn (M) dec. Topher Carton, 3-2; 27-11 *Iowa deducted one team point for control of mat

PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- No. 14 Rutgers wrestling remained unbeaten at home with 25-9 dual win against Indiana Sunday at the Rutgers Athletic Center. Starting at 174 pounds, the Scarlet Knights (11-3, 5-2) won seven matches for their fifth Big Ten win of the season, tying the program record set in 2015-16. “We've got to get on a plane here in a couple hours and get to Columbus, Ohio, but it's good to get a Big Ten win,” said head coach Scott Goodale. “I thought we wrestled really good in a lot of different positions so we're excited about it and we'll be ready to go tomorrow night.” All Jordan Pagano needed was a first period takedown against Devin Skatzka in a 2-0 win to start the dual at 174 pounds. Pagano collected 2:33 of riding time in the opening period and defended No. 17 (FloWrestling) Skatzka's attacks in the final minute of the third to hang on, avenging a 7-2 loss to Skatzka at Midlands. The South Brunswick, New Jersey, native leads RU with 22 wins overall. Indiana earned one of its three wins on the afternoon at 184 pounds, as No. 7 Nate Jackson outlasted No. 13 Nicholas Gravina, 5-4. Gravina clawed back into the match by forcing a third period stall against Jackson, making it 5-4 with enough time to score. But Jackson refused to give up his legs, toughing out the decision to snap Gravina's (16-6) four-match winning streak. The Scarlet Knights took the lead at 197 pounds and never looked back, with Matt Correnti earning his second-straight major decision to improve to 13-8 on the year. Heavyweight Razohnn Gross also kept rolling, winning his four-straight decision by taking down Fletcher Miller in sudden victory. Gross improves to 10-7 overall and 5-5 in dual action. A Brandon Paetzell loss at 125 pounds made the dual 10-6 at intermission, but the South Plainfield, New Jersey tandem of 133-pounder Scott DelVecchio and No. 6 141-pounder Anthony Ashnault closed the door on the Hoosiers. DelVecchio snapped a three-match skid with a 4-2 decision, bumping his record to 16-9. Ashnault made quick work of Indiana's Cole Weaver, scoring a fall in just 1:30. Ashnault took Weaver to the mat and let him up slowly before locking a cradle along the edge. Ashnault improves 21-3 on the year and 13-1 in dual competition. No. 14 Ken Theobold swung his match against Chris Perez with a takedown and four-point near fall in the second period on his way to an 8-1 decision. Theobold continued his dominant form with his fifth win in a row, building a scoring differential in those matches to 56-2. He's now 17-5 overall. Anthony Giraldo emerged with an 8-7 victory at 157 pounds against Jake Danishek. Giraldo trailed, 5-2, in the second period but battled back with a takedown as the period ended to make it 5-4. An escape to start the third period tied the match at 5-5, but Danishek looked for the win after taking Giraldo to the mat for a 7-5 lead. Giraldo willed his way back by escaping, earning a takedown and riding Danishek out for the final 20 seconds. IU snagged a win at 165 pounds to end the dual. RU's Dylan Painton dropped a 4-0 decision against Bryce Martin. The Scarlet Knights face a quick turnaround with a match at No. 4 Ohio State (8-2, 4-2) Monday night at 7 p.m. RU and the Buckeyes will wrestle on Big Ten Network. OSU is the fifth ranked opponent RU will face this season and third in the top-10. “If you wrestle with confidence, you've got a great opportunity,” Goodale said. “We're up against it tomorrow, but it's a great opportunity for us. We're excited about that opportunity and we're going to wrestle extremely hard.” Results: 174: Jordan Pagano (RU) dec. over No. NR/17/20 Devin Skatzka (IU), 2-0; RU leads, 3-0 184: No. 7/6/7 Nathan Jackson (IU) dec. over No. 13/12/13 Nicholas Gravina (RU), 5-4; Dual tied, 3-3 197: Matthew Correnti (RU) major dec. over Jakob Hinz (IU), 10-0; RU leads, 7-3 HWT: Razohnn Gross (RU) dec. over Fletcher Miller (IU), 3-1 (SV); RU leads, 10-3 125: Elijah Oliver (IU) dec. over Brandon Paetzell (RU), 8-3; RU leads, 10-6 133: Scott DelVecchio (RU) dec. over Garrett Pepple (IU), 4-2; RU leads, 13-6 141: No. 6/6/6 Anthony Ashnault (RU) wins by fall over Cole Weaver (IU), 1:30; RU leads, 19-6 149: No. 14/16/15 Ken Theobold (RU) dec. over Chris Perez (IU), 8-1; RU leads, 22-6 157: Anthony Giraldo (RU) dec. over Jake Danishek (IU), 8-7; RU leads, 25-6 165: Bryce Martin (IU) dec. over Dylan Painton (RU), 4-0; RU wins, 25-9

RALEIGH, N.C. -- With the dual tied 6-6 after the first four bouts, No. 8 NC State got four straight bonus point wins, including a pair of pins to break the score open and defeat visiting West Virginia 30-9 in Reynolds Sunday afternoon. Freshmen Thomas Bullard (157 pounds) and Nick Reenan (174) both scored pins in the final home regular season dual, and the Wolfpack (12-1) closed the dual with five bonus point wins in the last six matches overall. The dual started at 125 pounds with an 8-4 WVU win. Redshirt-sophomore Jamal Morris answered with his own 8-4 decision at 133 pounds to even the dual after two matches. Morris held a 3-2 lead going into the third, and recorded a pair of final period takedowns and tacked on the ride time point for the win over Cory Stanbrook. The Mountaineers scored a 4-2 decision at 141 pounds to retake the lead. On his Senior Day, redshirt-senior Sam Speno responded with a Wolfpack win, evening the dual four bouts in. Spent scored a first-period takedown, and used the second period to accumulate the ride time point in claiming the 3-2 win. Spends improves to a perfect 8-0 in duals this year. NC State took its first lead at 157 pounds, as Thomas Bullard recorded a second period pin to give the Pack the 12-6 lead at the halfway point. Up 2-1 to start the second, Bullard got a reversal and then a four-point nearfall to take an 8-1 lead, before turning Dayton Garrett for a second time and getting the pin at the 4:21 mark. After the intermission, redshirt-junior Brian Hamann made it back-to-back bonus point wins with an 8-0 major decision at 157 pounds. Hermann scored a first period takedown and then got a pair of two-point near falls to hold a 6-0 lead after the first. Freshman Nick Reenan record the Pack's second pin in three matches, with a first period fall at the 2:26 mark to increase the Pack's lead to 22-6. Reenan scored three first period takedowns, and on the fourth he caught his opponent in a headlock and scored the fall. Redshirt-junior Michael Macchiavello made it four straight bonus win for NC State, with his 12-4 major decision at 184 pounds. A takedown with 20 seconds left secured the major decision for Macchiavello. At 197 pounds, Malik McDonald fought back with a third period takedown but fell 8-5 to Jacob A. Smith. In the final match of the dual, redshirt-senior Mike Kosoy closed out with a 12-4 major decision. Kosoy started the second period on top and got a four-point near fall and then a two-point near fall for the commanding lead late in the match. Up Next: The Wolfpack will close out the regular season next weekend, as #8 NC State will travel to #5 Virginia Tech for the final ACC dual of the year. The conference title is on the line, as both teams are a perfect 4-0 in conference duals. Results: 125: Devin Brown (WVU) dec. Tommy Cox; 8-4 - 0-3 133: #16 Jamal Morris (NCSU) dec. #30 Cory Stainbrook; 8-4 - 3-3 141: Joe Wheeling (WVU) dec. Robbie Rizzolino; 4-2 - 3-6 149: #11 Sam Speno (NCSU) dec. Christian Monserrat; 3-2 - 6-6 157: #28 Thomas Bullard (NCSU) fall Dayton Garrett; 4:41 - 12-6 165: #24 Brian Hamann (NCSU) major dec. Ryan Lopez; 8-0 - 16-6 174: #30 Nick Reenan (NCSU) fall Ty Millwood; 2:26 - 22-6 184: #10 Michael Macchiavello (NCSU) major dec. Parker VonEgidy; 12-4 - 26-6 197: #6 Jacob A. Smith (WVU) dec. #24 Malik McDonald; 8-5 - 26-9 285: #21 Mike Kosoy (NCSU) major decision Brandon Ngati; 12-4 - 30-9

KENT, Ohio -- The Eastern Michigan University wrestling team snapped a four-match losing streak with a 27-12 dual win over Kent State University Sunday afternoon, Feb. 5, at the MAC Center. It marked the second win over the Golden Flashes in program history, and the first since 1974. EMU (6-6, 2-5 MAC) won seven of ten matches, which included pins from redshirt sophomore Kayne MacCallum (Libertyville, Ill.-Libertyville) and redshirt freshman No. 17 Noah Gonser (Grand Blanc, Mich.-Grand Blanc). KSU (2-13, 0-6 MAC), meanwhile, secured three wins, with one pin of their own. The dual began at 174 lbs. where redshirt senior Jacob Davis (North Ridgeville, Ohio-St. Edward) got things started with a solid 6-2 decision, notching two takedowns, an escape, and riding time, to start the dual 3-0. At 184 lbs., a tight battle went to overtime tied at 3 between Jerald Spohn and MacCallum after both notched takedowns, along with an escape and stall call. In the first OT period, Spohn began to push MacCallum back, but he countered with a throw, which landed Spohn on his back, and he worked the huge pin in 7:31 to get the Eagles out to a 9-0 lead after two. It was MacCallum's second pin of the season, and his second in overtime. The Flashes got on the board at 197 lbs. with an 8-1 decision to tighten the gap heading into the heavyweight bout. There, redshirt junior No. 17 Gage Hutchison (Buchanan, Mich.-Buchanan) got back on track, snapping his two-match losing skid with a 6-3 decision. Tied at two after two periods, Hutchison got a pair of third period takedowns to secure his team-best 23rd victory of the season. Eastern notched another pin at the 125 lbs. match, as Gonser snapped a two-bout losing streak of his own, locking up the cradle and getting the fall in 6:06. It was his sixth pin of the season, and his fourth in dual action. Halfway through the dual, Eastern had the commanding 18-3 advantage. Kent State secured another win at 133 lbs. with a 4-3 decision, but EMU countered with a high-scoring win at 141 lbs. Redshirt junior No. 33 Kyle Springer (New Boston, Mich.-Davenport Assumption (Indiana)) wracked up 13 points with five takedowns and three escapes, to get a 13-9 decision for his fourth straight dual win, improving his dual record to 8-3. Redshirt senior No. 27 Nick Barber (Cleveland, Ohio-St. Edward) kept things rolling at 149 lbs. as he secured the dual win with a 6-3 decision with riding time. His sixth dual win of the year put the team score out of reach at 24-6. The Flashes got a pin at 157 lbs., but EMU ended the match with a 10-4 decision win for redshirt senior Devan Marry (Hudson, Mich.-Hudson), his fifth dual win, to wrap-up the 27-12 victory. Eastern gets back into action next Friday, Feb. 10, with a home dual against No. 17 Central Michigan. The meet will be a combo "Beauty and the Beast" event with EMU gymnastics, and will begin at 7 p.m. inside Bowen Field House. Results: 174: Jacob Davis (EMU) over Isaac Bast (KSU) (Dec 6-2) 184: Kayne MacCallum (EMU) over Jerald Spohn (KSU) (Fall 7:31) 197: Stephen Suglio (KSU) over Derek Hillman (EMU) (Dec 8-1) HWT: No. 17 Gage Hutchison (EMU) over Devin Nye (KSU) (Dec 6-3) 125: No. 17 Noah Gonser (EMU) over Cory Simpson (KSU) (Fall 6:06) 133: No. 23 Anthony Tutolo (KSU) over Armando Torres (EMU) (Dec 4-2) 141: No. 33 Kyle Springer (EMU) over Chance Driscoll (KSU) (Dec 13-9) 149: No. 27 Nick Barber (EMU) over Tim Rooney (KSU) (Dec 6-3) 157: No. 30 Casey Sparkman (KSU) over Zac Carson (EMU) (Fall 2:08) 165: Devan Marry (EMU) over Jared Walker (KSU) (Dec 10-4)

American wrestling fans cheer on Team USA at the Olympic Games (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) Iran has reversed itself on a visa ban on U.S. wrestlers, allowing them to participate at the 2017 Freestyle World Cup in two weeks. The Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported Sunday that Iran had reversed a decision announced Friday to ban visas for the team in retaliation for an executive order by President Donald Trump banning visas for Iranians, according to international news service Reuters. Bahram Ghasemi, spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, issued a telegram message on Sunday noting that visas would be issued for the Americans partly because of the decision by a U.S. federal judge to "halt the execution of discriminatory restrictions against the entrance of Iranian citizens to America", IRNA reported. The U.S. wrestlers were originally banned Friday from the 2017 World Cup, taking place Feb. 16-17 in the western Iranian city of Kermanshah after President Trump temporarily suspended travel from seven Muslim-majority countries, including Iran. The Trump administration is now appealing to reinstate the travel ban. On Sunday a judge in San Francisco rejected the government's request for an immediate reinstatement. Formal arguments in the case begin on Monday.

LARAMIE, Wyo. -- The University of Wyoming wrestling team easily handled visiting Air Force in the UniWyo Sports Complex on Saturday night. Head coach Mark Branch's squad won seven of the ten bouts, including two bonus point wins, to roll to a 29-9 victory. The win was the fifth-straight this season for UW and the ninth-consecutive over Air Force. “We won a few tight matches tonight,” UW head coach Branch said. “We also lost a few. There was some positive things against Air Force but we also showed we still need to make improvements. It was a good dual to learn from, which is nice this late in the season. It's great to see progression, especially how we have grinded out a few of these duals lately. These wins make the environment a little better to come back to and train, but we are looking at the bigger picture. I thought Kyle Pope's performance was the best in terms of hustle. Also, Branson (Ashworth) looked aggressive on top and he came out with a high pace. Overall, we did have good performances tonight. ” The dual began at 285 where senior Brandon Tribble won by injury default. The win was his second-straight victory and also the third of the last four. At 125, No. 16 Drew Templeman continued his outstanding run with a 4-1 decision over Drew Romero. Templeman used an early takedown to secure the lead and never looked back. It was Templeman's eighth-straight win for the Brown and Gold. Junior Bryce Meredith, ranked No. 8 at 141, notched UW's first bonus point win of the dual. Meredith scored a takedown and back-to-back four point near falls to open a 10-0 lead in the first period. Meredith ultimately earned a 19-3 tech fall over John Twomey to give UW a 14-3 lead after four bouts. No. 19 Archie Colgan took advantage of Alex Mossing in the 157-pound match. Scoreless after the opening period, Colgan then scored two takedowns and an escape for a 5-2 victory. Branson Ashworth, the 16th-ranked wrestler according to Intermat, wasted no time in pinning Tyler Wiederholt to advance UW's lead 23-6 over Air Force. Ashworth secured the only fall of the dual in 49 seconds and it was his seventh pin of the season. Kyle Pope held on for an 8-6 victory over Michael Billingsley. Pope used two takedowns in the final period to give him the advantage and first conference win of the year. Lucas Lovvorn up the final win for the Brown and Gold on Saturday night. Lovvorn earned a 2-1 overtime decision over Zen Ikehara. It was the first Big 12 dual victory for Lovvorn this season. UW will be back on the mat on Wednesday night in Greeley, Colo. The Pokes will take on Northern Colorado at 7 p.m. MT. Results: 285: Brandon Tribble wins by injury default over Kerry Powers 125: No. 16 Drew Templeman wins by decision over Drew Romero, 4-1 133: Dylan Hyder wins by decision over Ronnie Stevens, 4-3 141: No. 8 Bryce Meredith tech fall over John Twomey (5:55), 19-3 149: Jerry McGinty wins by decision over Ben Hornickle, 5-1 157: No. 19 Archie Colgan wins by decision over Alex Mossing, 5-2 165: No. 16 Branson Ashworth fall over Tyler Wiederholt (0:49) 174: Kyle Pope wins by decision over Michael Billingsley, 8-6 184: Lucas Lovvorn wins by decision over Zen Ikehara in 2OT, 2-1 197: Anthony McLaughlin wins by decision over Luke Paine, 3-2

South Dakota State ranked wrestlers Nate Rotert and Seth Gross each recorded falls and two other Jackrabbits scored major decisions as the 19th-ranked Jackrabbits capped a successful weekend with a 29-10 dual victory over Utah Valley Saturday night at Frost Arena. The Jackrabbits improved to 12-3 overall in duals and 6-1 against Big 12 Conference opponents. Utah Valley, which opened its weekend road trip with a win Friday at North Dakota State, dropped to 5-4 overall and 2-2 against Big 12 foes. Luke Zilverberg got SDSU off on the right foot with a 12-4 major decision over Koy Wilkinson in the 165-pound match. With the win, Zilverberg improved to 18-6 overall and 11-3 in duals. Utah Valley's Kimball Bastian put the Wolverines on the board with an upset of the Jackrabbits' 15th-ranked David Kocer at 174 pounds. Bastian scored a takedown midway through overtime for a 3-1, sudden-victory decision that brought Utah Valley to within 4-3. The Jackrabbits gained control of the dual with wins by Martin Mueller at 184 pounds and Rotert in the 197-pound division. Mueller turned in a 7-4 decision over Will Sumner, while the seventh-ranked Rotert posted three first-period takedowns before pinning Tanner Orndorff in 2 minutes and 38 seconds. UVU and SDSU split a pair of one-point decisions as the dual moved from the upper weights to the lower weights. The Wolverines' Dustin Dennison earned a 6-5 decision over Alex Macki at heavyweight, while SDSU's Ben Gillette recorded a takedown with five seconds remaining to pull out a 7-6 decision against Mitchell Brown in the 125-pound match. Gross, ranked second at 133 pounds, led Jarod Maynes 14-1 through one period before racking up the pin in 4:28. Gross upped his season mark to 23-1 and remained unbeaten in duals at 13-0 with his 10th pin of the season. After Trevor Willson notched a 14-5 major decision for Utah Valley over the Jackrabbits' Isaac Andrade, SDSU closed out the dual with two more victories. Alex Kocer and Grant LaMont battled through two scoreless periods in their 149-pound match before the 19th-ranked Kocer countered from the bottom with a reversal early in the third period and added six back points en route to a 9-2 decision. At 157 pounds, SDSU's Logan Peterson avenged a loss to Raider Lofthouse of Utah Valley earlier this season at the Cyclone Open with a convincing 12-4 major decision. Peterson did not allow a takedown by his opponent in the match. SDSU will be on the road for a pair of duals next week, wrestling Thursday (Feb. 9) at West Virginia and Feb. 12 at nationally ranked Virginia Tech. Results: 165: Luke Zilverberg (SDSU) major dec. Koy Wilkinson (UVU), 12-4 174: Kimball Bastian (UVU) dec. #15 David Kocer (SDSU), 3-1 [SV-1] 184: Martin Mueller (SDSU) dec. Will Sumner (UVU), 7-4 197: #7 Nate Rotert (SDSU) def. Tanner Orndorff (UVU) by fall 2:38 285: Dustin Dennison (UVU) dec. Alex Macki (SDSU), 6-5 125: Ben Gillette (SDSU) dec. Mitchell Brown (UVU), 7-6 133: Seth Gross (SDSU) def. Jarod Maynes (UVU) by fall 4:28 141: Trevor Willson (UVU) major dec. Isaac Andrade (SDSU), 14-5 149: #19 Alex Kocer (SDSU) dec. Grant LaMont (UVU), 9-2 157: Logan Peterson (SDSU) major dec. Raider Lofthouse (UVU), 12-4