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2025 Southern Scuffle Quarterfinal Results 125 Stevo Poulin (Northern Colorado) dec Tristan Daugherty (North Dakota State) 4-1 Antonio Lorenzo (Oklahoma) maj Jeff Jacome (Gardner-Webb) 10-1 Anthony Molton (Campbell) maj Keyveon Roller (Virginia) 9-0 Spencer Moore (North Carolina) dec Beric Jordan (Oklahoma) 2-0 133 Nasir Bailey (Little Rock) tech Davian Guanajuato (North Carolina) 16-1 Kyle Burwick (North Dakota State) dec Blake Boarman (Chattanooga) 7-4 Ethan Oakley (North Carolina) fall Gable Porter (Virginia) Fall 6:00 Dominick Serrano (Northern Colorado) dec TK Davis (Gardner-Webb) 14-10 141 Jayden Scott (North Carolina) dec Mosha Schwartz (Oklahoma) 3-2 Richard Treanor (Army West Point) dec Kyren Butler (Virginia) 4-1 Shannon Hanna (Campbell) fall Ian Oswalt (Brown) 4:23 Dylan Cedeno (Virginia) dec Braden Basile (Army West Point) 5-4 149 Willie McDougald (Oklahoma) maj Kyle Schickel (Clarion) 11-3 Connor Pierce (Penn State) dec Carson DesRosier (The Citadel) 7-4SV Wynton Denkins (Campbell) dec Benji Alanis (Northern Colorado) 7-3 Jordan Williams (Little Rock) maj Dayne Dalrymple (Chattanooga) 14-4 157 Dakota Morris (Army West Point) dec Jack Nies (American) 4-1 Max Petersen (North Dakota State) dec Michael Gioffre (Virginia) 11-4 Blake Saito (Brown) dec Trae McDaniel (Army West Point) 4-2 Tyler Badgett (The Citadel) InjDef Tanner Peake (Davidson) 165 Gunner Filipowicz (Army West Point) fall Cooper Lockhart (Morgan State) Fall 1:28 Jackson Hurst (Chattanooga) dec Mannix Morgan (Oklahoma) 8-5SV Aidan Wallace (Duke) dec Dom Baker (Campbell) 8-4 Tate Picklo (Oklahoma) dec Boeden Greenley (North Dakota State) 19-14 174 Lennox Wolak (Virginia Tech) tech Rocco Contino (Virginia) 18-1 Sergio Desiante (Chattanooga) dec John Worthing (Clarion) 7-3 Dalton Harkins (Army West Point) dec Gage Wright (Virginia Tech) 9-5 Gaven Sax (Oklahoma) dec Caleb Campos (American) 6-1 184 AJ Heeg (Northern Colorado) maj Gavin Kane (North Carolina) 14-6 Marcus Murabito (North Carolina) dec Triston Wills (Little Rock) 2-1 TJ Stewart (Virginia Tech) dec Andrew Reall (Brown) 7-6 Zack Ryder (Penn State) dec DJ Parker (Oklahoma) 9-2 197 Wolfgang Frable (Army West Point) dec Levi Hopkins (Campbell) 4-2 Connor Mirasola (Penn State) tech Max Shulaw (Virginia) 21-5 Sonny Sasso (Virginia Tech) fall Tayshaun Glover (North Dakota State) 3:38 Patrick Brophy (The Citadel) maj Bradley Hill (Oklahoma) 11-2 285 Lucas Stoddard (Army West Point) dec Xavier Doolin (Morgan State) 2-0 Will Jarrell (American) dec Daulton Mayer (Bellarmine) 10-6 Brady Colbert (Army West Point) dec Hunter Catka (Virginia Tech) 4-2 Cole Mirasola (Penn State) tech Connor Barket (Duke) 21-6

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After five seasons at Oklahoma and four trips to the NCAA tournament, Josh Heindselman has relocated to Michigan for his final year of collegiate wrestling. Prior to the Midlands, Heindselman competed at both the Cleveland State Open and the Kent State Open with impressive results. He won both tournaments with eight match victories, three falls, four technical falls, and a single decision over No. 18 Daniel Bucknavich (Cleveland State). Heindselman continued this momentum in the Midlands. He won his first three matches via technical fall before escaping with a 5-4 decision over No. 22 Jacob Bullock (Indiana) in the title match. Along the way, he averaged 3.13 points per minute and allowed only 0.87 points per minute. That leaves him with a +2.26 point differential, which was the highest across the tournament. He defeated his first three opponents, Zach Delsanter (Penn), Peter Ming (Stanford), and Logan Shephard (Bucknell), by a combined 63 to 15 score. His point differential across those three matches was a whopping +3.18. His 3.13 points per minute was the highest scoring rate of the tournament. He outpaced No. 19 Maxx Mayfield (Northwestern), who averaged 2.52 points per minute on his way to a second-place finish at 165 pounds. The second-best point differential of the Midlands belonged to No. 19 Reece Heller (Pittsburgh), who won the tournament at 184 pounds and finished with a +1.70 differential. Defensively, the best points allowed per minute rate actually belonged to Sam Cartella (Northwestern). He made the quarterfinals before losing to Jaren Abas (Stanford) and then lost his subsequent match in the wrestlebacks. However, he shutout his first two opponents and allowed only seven points in the tournament. On a per-minute basis, that comes out to 0.22 points allowed per minute, which slightly edges Jude Swisher’s (Penn) 0.23 rate who finished third at 157 pounds. Despite only sending three wrestlers to the Midlands, Ohio State actually had the best collective point differential. Those three wrestlers combined to score 1.10 points per minute, while allowing only 0.42. The resulting +0.68 differential was the best among all the teams in the field. Leading the way for the Buckeyes was Ben Davino who finished third at 133 pounds. The former highly-regarded recruit lost to Dylan Shawver (Rutgers) in rideouts with a shot to the finals on the line. However, he outscored the rest of his opposition 45 to nine. Team champion Stanford, who edged Rutgers 157 to 147 in the tournament standings, finished with the third-best collective point differential. Their +0.54 differential was behind Ohio State and Pittsburgh (+0.56). Indiana’s Tyler Lillard appeared to be a shoo-in for the Will Lewan “Most Mat Time” award. On the path to his surprising tournament title at 165 pounds, he won three straight overtime matches over Dominic Federici (Lehigh), No. 27 Anthony White (Rutgers), and No. 14 Hunter Garvin (Stanford). However, Lillard actually cost himself match opportunities by continually winning. The honor for most mat time actually goes to Princeton’s No. 26 Marc-Anthony McGowan. The former Cadet world champion made his collegiate debut at the Midlands tournament and finished seventh after losses to No. 16 Dean Peterson (Rutgers) and No. 25 Jacob Moran (Indiana). However, McGowan won his other six matches and finished with over 55 minutes of mat time across his eight matches. The highest-scoring match of the tournament came in the first round at heavyweight. Penn’s John Pardo defeated Jackson Mankowski (Stanford) with a 28-12 technical fall. The Stanford wrestler actually scored the first takedown of the match inside the first minute. However, Pardo was then able to take over the contest. He finished with eight takedowns, three escapes, and a penalty point, and he finished the bout with a little over a minute left in the third period. The 40 points put on the board between Pardo and Mankowski were the most of any match in the tournament. However, 184-pound match between No. 32 Donnell Washington (Indiana) and Ian Bush (West Virginia) also deserves to be highlighted. In their second round match, the two combined for 39 points with Washington taking the 21 to 18 decision. In the first two periods, Washington scored three takedowns and a four-point near fall, and the Indiana wrestler held a 12-point edge going into the final period. Bush made a hard charge with four takedowns in the final frame, but was able to hold on and escape with the victory. While preparing for this article, I came across several instances of wrestlers being awarded the riding time point after winning by technical fall prior to the end of the third period. As most readers likely know, the Rule 4, Section 5, Article 13 of the NCAA wrestling rule book states, “an earned riding time point may be awarded no sooner than at the end of the third period and/or at the end of any sudden victory or any round of tiebreakers.” Obviously, in the grand scheme of things, this is not a material difference, but could you imagine a football scorekeeper giving a running back extra yards or a linebacker extra tackles? I know being a table worker is a thankless job. Trust me, I know. However, in this modern age, we should be able to consistently and correctly score college wrestling matches.

It’s never officially the New Year until the Southern Scuffle in college wrestling. The brackets are out and we’ll take a look at who is in (and out) for the ACC. Duke, North Carolina, Virginia, and Virginia Tech all have partial lineups in the field made up of starters and backups. There are a couple guys making their season debuts, a few returning from injuries in the opening half of the season, and several weights where teams are still trying to decide who is going to get the starting nod for ACC duals starting next week. Here are a few things to keep an eye on this weekend in Chattanooga. 125 #21 Spencer Moore UNC #28 Keyveon Roller UVA Ethan Grimminger Duke Cam Stinson UNC Riley Rowan Duke This will be a great opportunity for both Spencer Moore and Keyveon Roller to get some momentum going into conference duals. Moore is 7-3 on the year with two losses to top-20 wrestlers and Roller is off to a great start after dropping to 125, opening the year with a 4-1 record. Stinson is a huge recruit for the Tar Heels--a four-time NC State Champion who amassed a perfect 205-0 record, he is definitely one to keep your eyes on for the future. 133 Kyle Montaperto UVA Derek Guanajuato UNC Raymond Adams Duke Durbin Carpenter VT #13 Ethan Oakley UNC Gable Porter UVA Spencer VonSavoye Duke Ethan Oakley enters as the lone ranked ACC wrestler at this weight and has a great path in his bracket; he sets up for a likely quarterfinal matchup with the winner of Gable Porter and Ethan Berginc (Army). Porter has gotten the majority of the starts for the Hoos this year, but Kyle Montaperto is mounting a challenge for the weight after a strong showing at the Sheridan Invitational; Porter was injured at that tournament and is looking to add another ranked win to his 4-2 start. 141 Jayden Scott UNC #27 Kyren Butler UVA Luke Simcox UNC Dylan Cedeno UVA This is a big weight for Virginia. Kyren Butler has impressed so far this year and is coming off a title at the Sheridan Invite, but he is still looking for a signature win. This bracket will give him that opportunity, with multiple ranked wrestlers. Dylan Cedeno is making his season debut for the Hoos and is a previous NCAA qualifier. He is dropping from 157 where he had a strong, though injury-shortened season last year. Virginia has two strong options at this weight and this weekend could go a long way in determining the starter for conference duals. 149 Cullen Kane UNC Sean O’Donnell Duke This is the fewest entries at any weight for the ACC. Kane is making his season debut and O’Donnell is off to a 6-6 start, looking to gain momentum moving into ACC competition. 157 Logan Fite Duke Gavin Cagle UVA Michael Gioffre UVA Matt Henrich VT Nick Sanko UVA Nick Tattini Duke Frank Dibella VT Luke Ferrero Duke This is a weight where we see several guys trying to make their case to be in the starting lineup. Michael Gioffre is the 5-seed and is in search of a ranked win to bolster a strong 4-1 start to his year. Duke has seen Ferrero as the starter for the majority of the season; Fite and Tattini are looking to make the statement that they should get that spot. 165 Connor Brady VT Jackson Spires VT Nick Fea UNC Mason Stefanelli UVA Aiden Wallace Duke Omaury Alvarez UNC Kylan Montgomery VT Another interesting weight here, in my opinion. Connor Brady was expected to be the starter for the Hokies and entered the season ranked. However, he has been out with an injury and Mac Church has made the most of his time at the spot, working up to a #25 ranking and a 10-6 record. Brady is a four-time NCAA qualifier and wants another crack at earning All-American status. Aiden Wallace is quietly off to a great start for the Blue Devils. He enters with a 15-4 record and is looking to make some noise. Nick Fea has been the starter for the Tar Heels, Omaury Alvarez is trying to make his case for an opportunity in the starting lineup. 174 #4 Lennox Wolak VT Sabino Portella UNC Rocco Contino UVA Marcus Murabito UNC Gaetano Console Duke Michael Murphy UVA Isaias Estrada UNC Gage Wright VT Nolan O’Boyle UNC Ty Finn VT Wolak has had one of the tougher early-season schedules in the country. He is 3-2 to start his time in Blacksburg; all three wins by pin, including against #22 Jackson Turley and #23 Clayton Whiting. His losses are to #1 Keegan O’Toole and #3 Dean Hamiti. His dual schedule doesn’t get much easier with the ACC having the #5, #18, #19 and #20 ranked wrestlers. I’ve been impressed by Rocco Contino this year, he is wide open and a lot of fun to watch. He will have an opportunity to win some big matches this weekend. 184 #16 Gavin Kane UNC Griffin Gammel UVA Sam Fisher VT David Hussey Duke #25 TJ Stewart VT Justin Phillips UVA Aiden Schlett UNC Hadyn Danals UVA Gavin Kane earned All-American status in 2023 and is a three-time NCAA qualifier. He is off to a great start so far this year with a big win over #11 Edmond Ruth and a close loss to #5 Silas Allred. He is looking to return to the podium in Philly and will have to navigate a tough bracket from the 1-seed. The other big story here, of course, is TJ Stewart. Stewart is coming off an All-American finish as a freshman, but has had the worst possible start to his season. He enters at 0-4 and just hasn’t looked himself all year. We know he is returning from a knee injury and this could be a great opportunity to show the country that he is back. Haydn Danals is also returning from an early season injury and will be back on the mat for the first time since their opening dual against NDSU. 197 Cade Lautt UNC Max Shulaw UVA Sonny Sasso VT Ethan Weatherspoon UVA Max Shulaw has shown a ton of potential as a true freshman, he has made several starts for the Hoos but will be competing unattached as they decide whether they want to keep him in redshirt. Sonny Sasso will be back on the mat for the Hokies after an injury slowed a fast start; he is 5-0 on the season with 5 pins. He is looking for some statement wins as he tries to pry the starting spot from #8 Andy Smith--this is one of a couple weights where the Hokies have two dangerous options for the starting lineup. 285 Parker Ferrell VT Gabe Christensen UVA Nolan Neves UNC Hunter Catka VT #29 Conner Barket Duke Barket is the latest in the line of talented upper-weights for the Blue Devils under the tutelage of Tom Erikson. He is off to a solid 15-2 start and is looking for some signature wins to pad his resume. Gabe Christensen has looked great for the Hoos in his first year being healthy; he is 4-0 to start the year and will have an opportunity for some big matches in this bracket. Just like 197, the Hokies have two stellar options at 285. #15 Jimmy Mullen has gotten the bulk of the starts, but Hunter Catka will be looking to make his case for the spot. Catka is a three-time NCAA qualifier and lost in the blood round last year; he is 5-2 to start this season and won the Keystone Classic.

Friday’s DI Dual Results Purdue 31 Kent State 10 125 - Matt Ramos (Purdue) maj Nico Calello (Kent State) 16-4 133 - Dustin Norris (Purdue) tech Adan Benavidez (Kent State) 15-0 141 - Greyson Clark (Purdue) maj Jordan Decatur (Kent State) 11-2 149 - Billy Meiszner (Kent State) dec Isaac Ruble (Purdue) 9-5 157 - Kade Law (Purdue) tech Dominic Paterra (Kent State) 17-2 165 - Carson Miller (Kent State) maj Stoney Buell (Purdue) 12-1 174 - Brody Baumann (Purdue) tech Hunter Andel (Kent State) 21-5 184 - Orlando Cruz (Purdue) dec Trent Thomas (Kent State) 4-1SV 197 - Ben Vanadia (Purdue) tech Corey Boerio (Kent State) 20-3 285 - Brentan Simmerman (Kent State) dec Hayden Filipovich (Purdue) 4-2 Pittsburgh 32 Pitt-Johnstown 8 125 - Nick Babin (Pittsburgh) maj Trevon Gray (Pitt-Johnstown) 12-0 133 - Tyler Chappell (Pittsburgh) dec Tyson Cook (Pitt-Johnstown) 8-6 141 - Briar Priest (Pittsburgh) maj Mason Myers (Pitt-Johnstown) 17-3 149 - Anthony Santaniello (Pittsburgh) tech Chad Ozias (Pitt-Johnstown) 16-1 157 - Jack Pletcher (Pittsburgh) maj Cooper Warshel (Pitt-Johnstown) 11-3 165 - Grant MacKay (Pittsburgh) tech Gavyn Beck (Pitt-Johnstown) 15-0 174 - Mateo de la Pena (Pittsburgh) dec Macon Myers (Pitt-Johnstown) 6-2 184 - Chase Kranitz (Pittsburgh) maj Noah Gribus (Pitt-Johnstown) 12-0 197 - Dakoda Rodgers (Pitt-Johnstown) tech Daniel Gurovich (Pittsburgh) 18-2 285 - Isaiah Vance (Pitt-Johnstown) dec Mustafa Woodi (Pittsburgh) 9-6 Ohio 24 Cleveland State 14 125 - Ben Aranda (Cleveland State) dec Ryan Meek (Ohio) 7-3 133 - Nick Molchak (Cleveland State) dec TJ England (Ohio) 6-3 141 - Kaden Jett (Ohio) dec Landen Duncan (Cleveland State) 2-1 149 - Derek Raike (Ohio) fall Connor Saylor (Cleveland State) 1:09 157 - Douglas Terry (Cleveland State) maj Logan Cravatas (Ohio) 11-2 165 - Tate Geiser (Cleveland State) maj Jack Lledo (Ohio) 11-1 174 - Garrett Thompson (Ohio) tech Ronald Dimmerling (Cleveland State) 17-1 184 - Jeremy Olszko (Ohio) maj JR Reed (Cleveland State) 11-2 197 - Austin Starr (Ohio) dec Joey Lyons (Cleveland State) 11-4 285 - Jordan Greer (Ohio) dec Daniel Bucknavich (Cleveland State) 7-3 Cornell 26 Missouri 12 125 - Gage Walker (Missouri) fall Marcello Milani (Cornell) 6:14 133 - Tyler Ferrera (Cornell) dec Kade Moore (Missouri) 3-2 141 - Joshua Saunders (Cornell) maj Josh Edmond (Missouri) 12-4 149 - Zeke Seltzer (Missouri) dec Mark Botello (Cornell) 4-1 157 - Meyer Shapiro (Cornell) tech J Conway (Missouri) 17-2 165 - Julian Ramirez (Cornell) dec Joel Mylin (Missouri) 8-2 174 - Simon Ruiz (Cornell) maj Jake Stoffel (Missouri) 17-3 184 - Chris Foca (Cornell) maj Colton Hawks (Missouri) 9-1 197 - Aiden Hanning (Cornell) dec Jesse Cassat (Missouri) 2-0 285 - Jarrett Stoner (Missouri) dec Aiden Compton (Cornell) 5-0 Oklahoma State 43 Air Force 6 125 - Troy Spratley (Oklahoma State) tech Bubba Wright (Air Force) 20-3 133 - Gavin Caprella (Air Force) FFT 141 - Tagen Jamison (Oklahoma State) tech Carter Nogel (Air Force) 20-5 149 - Carter Young (Oklahoma State) tech Alec Viduya (Air Force) 18-3 157 - Caleb Fish (Oklahoma State) tech EJ Beloncik (Air Force) 20-3 165 - Colin Young (Oklahoma State) dec Andrew Harmon (Air Force) 8-2 174 - Dean Hamiti (Oklahoma State) fall Jack Ganos (Air Force) 1:55 184 - Dustin Plott (Oklahoma State) fall Gage Musser (Air Force) 1:46 197 - Luke Surber (Oklahoma State) tech Brian Burburjia (Air Force) 23-8 285 - Konner Doucet (Oklahoma State) dec Antonio Ramos (Air Force) 2-1

The 2025 recruiting class for Cornell is arguably one of the best in the nation. The Class of 2026 is now rounding into shape as one of the clubhouse leaders in those recruiting rankings, as well. Mike Grey’s team added to an already-impressive recruiting haul with a verbal commitment from Oklahoma state champion Joseph Jeter (Edmond North, Oklahoma) today). Jeter is a two-time Oklahoma state medalist. He is currently ranked seventh in the nation at 157 lbs and #30 overall in the Class of 2026. As a freshman, Jeter placed third in the state at 138 lbs. Last year, he captured the 6A state crown at 150 lbs. Outside of Oklahoma, Jeter has plenty of national credentials. In 2024, he made the U17 World Team in Greco-Roman and came up a match shy of earning a medal in Amann, Jordan. The same weekend that Jeter earned a spot on the U17 Greco team, he also placed fourth in freestyle. In 2023, Jeter earned a spot on the Fargo 16U podium in both styles, highlighted by a third-place finish in freestyle. Just a few weeks ago, Jeter made the Walsh Ironman finals at 150 lbs. With Jeter’s commitment, Cornell now has verbals from four of the top-60 juniors in the country and five Big Boarder’s overall. Before committing to Cornell, Jeter also took recruiting trips to Illinois, Oklahoma, Princeton, and Stanford. For all of Cornell’s recruits from the Class of 2025 and 2026: Click Here

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The best way to describe last week’s Fantasy Scoring Week would be… boring. Two Tournaments only, and lots of the anticipated potential entries were no-shows. It's the new era of wrestling we unfortunately live in now. Week 10 offers a little more optimism for excitement, with The Southern Scuffle as the main event with a handful of duals, including the Journeymen Armbar as the only multi-dual event. Flowrestling has put out an entry list for the Southern Scuffle, though as we always say: “ Entrants and participants are two different things.” While there are several top ranked wrestlers, currently there are some big names missing (Andrew Alirez, several Virginia Tech wrestlers like Ventresca/Latona/Henson/Hipolito/Mullen, and Stephen Little). So, again, the new wrestling world we live in. Also to note, we are not into the second semester, meaning the non-attach ban on True Freshmen is off, so expect several blue-chippers to start getting unleashed out into the opens (pun intended). A reminder of some important rules: Wrestlers entered at a weight must compete at that weight or else their results will not be counted. Wrestlers in the “Floater” spots can compete at ANY weight and accumulate Fantasy points. A wrestler will LOCK on your roster at 12pm ET on the day of their first competition for the week. (refer to the SHP’s Week Preview) Only results against D1 competition (starters, backups, and redshirts) will count towards Fantasy Points. Check your league settings to know how many add/drops are permitted per week. Have a question, concern, suggestions, or just want to chat about Fantasy Wrestling? Hit us up on Twitter or head over to the InterMat Forums where we have a Fantasy Wrestling dedicated Forum page! Wrestlers I Like This Week Wrestler (School)- competition for the week [Proj Score]* 125: Troy Spratley (OKST) - @ Air Force [+5] Matt Ramos (PUR) - @ Kent State [+5] Caleb Smith (NEB)- @ UNI [+3] Marc-Anthony McGowan (PRIN) - Vs West Virginia [+3] 133: Anthony Noto (LHU) - Armbar At The Armory [+11] Nic Bouzakis (OHST) - Vs Oregon State [+5] Braxton Brown (MARY) - Armbar At The Armory [+4] Reece Witcraft (OKST) - @ Air Force [+4] Dustin Norris (PUR) - @ Kent State [+4] Jett Strickenberger (WVU) - @ Princeton [+3] 141: Wyatt Henson (LHU) - Armbar At The Armory [+11] Tagen Jamison (OKST) - @ Air Force [+5] Jesse Mendez (OHST) - Vs Oregon State [+4] Josh Edmond (MIZZ) - Vs Cornell [+3] 149: Dylan Layton (CSU) - Bobby Kauffman Open Derek Raike (OHIO) - Vs Cleveland State [+5] Paul Kelly (CBU) - @ Utah Valley [+4] Dylan D’Emilio (OHST) - Vs Oregon State [+4] Carter Young (OKST) - @ Air Force [+4] Ethan Fernandez (COR) - @ Missouri [+3] Billy Meiszner (KENT) - Vs Purdue [+3] Ridge Lovett (NEB)- @ UNI [+3] 157: Ethen Miller (MARY) - Armbar At The Armory [+11] Meyer Shapiro (COR) - @ Missouri [+4] Caleb Fish (OKST) - @ Air Force [+4] Joey Blaze (PUR) - @ Kent State [+4] Peyten Kellar (OHIO) - Vs Cleveland State [+3] 165: Cesar Alvan (COL) - Armbar At The Armory [+10] Peyton Hall (WVU) - @ Princeton [+5] Bubba Wilson (NEB)- @ UNI [+3] Sammy Sasso (OHST) - Vs Oregon State [+3] Cameron Amine (OKST) - @ Air Force [+3] Terrell Barraclaugh (UVU) - Vs California Baptist [+3] 174: Bevin Cassella (BING) - Armbar At The Armory [+11] Dean Hamiti (OKST) - @ Air Force [+5] Brody Baumann (PUR) - @ Kent State [+5] Garrett Thompson (OHIO) - Vs Cleveland State [+4] Brody Conley (WVU) - @ Princeton [+4] Parker Keckeisen (UNI) - Vs Nebraska [+3] Carson Kharchla (OHST) - Vs Oregon State [+3] 184: Jaxon Smith (MARY) - Armbar At The Armory [+10] Dustin Plott (OKST) - @ Air Force [+5] Jeremy Olszko (OHIO) - Vs Cleveland State [+4] James Rowley (PUR) - @ Kent State [+4] Nathan Haas (CBU) - @ Utah Valley [+3] 197: Mikey Dellagatta (COR) - Bobby Kauffman Open Luke Surber (OKST) - @ Air Force [+3] Ben Vanadia (PUR) - @ Kent State [+3] 285: David Szuba (RID)- Bobby Kauffman Open Seth Nevills (MARY) - Armbar At The Armory [+10] Seth Nitzel (MIZZ) - Vs Cornell [+4] Lance Runyon (UNI) - Vs Nebraska [+3]

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We've made it through the holidays and are into 2025. Though the Southern Scuffle is this weekend, for the most part, it's all duals from here on out. A total of 15 duals will be contest along with the Scuffle and Edinboro's Bobby Kauffman Open. Since it can be difficult to figure out where and when to watch all of these events, InterMat has put together a list of all of the live-streamed events occurring this week. Below are the dates/times and how to watch each match (with links). To make this guide even easier to find, we've added a link on our homepage and the latest Live Streaming Guide will appear right under the header articles. All times Eastern Friday, January 3: Purdue at Kent State 6:00 PM BoxCast Pitt-Johnstown at Pittsburgh 6:00 PM ACC Network Extra Cornell at Missouri 7:00 PM ESPN+ (Link has not been posted yet) Cleveland State at Ohio 7:00 PM ESPN+ Air Force at Oklahoma State 8:00 PM ESPN+ Saturday, January 4: American, Appalachian State, Army West Point, Bellarmine, Bloomsburg, Brown, Campbell, Chattanooga, Clarion, Davidson, Duke, Gardner-Webb, Little Rock, LIU, Morgan State, North Carolina, North Dakota State, Northern Colorado, Oklahoma, The Citadel, Virginia, Virginia Tech at Southern Scuffle 9:00 AM FloWrestling Bloomsburg, Edinboro at Bobby Kauffman Open 10:00 AM FloWrestling West Virginia at Princeton 7:00 PM ESPN+ California Baptist at Utah Valley 8:00 PM FloWrestling Sunday, January 5: American, Appalachian State, Army West Point, Bellarmine, Bloomsburg, Brown, Campbell, Chattanooga, Clarion, Davidson, Duke, Gardner-Webb, Little Rock, LIU, Morgan State, North Carolina, North Dakota State, Northern Colorado, Oklahoma, The Citadel, Virginia, Virginia Tech at Southern Scuffle 10:00 AM FloWrestling Armbar at the Armory Binghamton vs. Maryland at Clifton Park, NY 11:30 AM FloWrestling Columbia vs. Lock Haven at Clifton Park, NY 11:30 AM FloWrestling Binghamton vs. Lock Haven at Clifton Park, NY 1:30 PM FloWrestling Columbia vs. Maryland at Clifton Park, NY 1:30 PM FloWrestling Binghamton vs. Columbia at Clifton Park, NY 3:30 PM FloWrestling Lock Haven vs. Maryland at Clifton Park, NY 3:30 PM FloWrestling Oregon State at Ohio State 1:00 PM B1G+ Nebraska at Northern Iowa 2:00 PM FloWrestling

Highlights Penn’s Composto earns gold at Midlands McGowan of Princeton takes 5th at Midlands in season debut Penn’s 10 placers at Midlands good enough for a 3rd place finish Harvard and Princeton each place 2 wrestlers at Midlands (12/29 – 12/30) Midlands – Hoffman Estates, IL Harvard, Penn, and Princeton were all participants in this year’s event. Penn finished the team race in 3rd place while Princeton was 10th. Below are the placewinners from each squad. Harvard Placewinners; 125: #24 Diego Sotelo – 3rd *Key wins over #25 Moran (Indiana), #27 Gallagher (Penn) 165: Cael Berg – 8th *Key win over #27 White (Rutgers) Penn Placewinners: 125: #27 Max Gallagher – 6th *Key win over #29 Holeman (Cal Poly) 125: Brady Pruett – 8th 133: #31 Ryan Miller – 4th *Key win over #33 Spidle (CMU) 141: #10 CJ Composto – 1st *Key win over #18 Olivieri (Rutgers) 141: Evan Mougalian – 7th *Key win over #29 Santaniello (Pitt) 149: #19 Cross Wasilewski – 2nd *Key win over #25 Clark (Rutgers) 157: #20 Jude Swisher – 3rd *Key wins over #22 Evans (Pitt) and #30 Rozynski (Lehigh) 174: #7 Nick Incontrera *Key win over #18 Augustine (Pitt) 184: #23 Max Hale – 3rd *Key win over #27 Squires (Princeton) and #31 Haas (Cal Baptist) Princeton Placewinners: 125: #26 Marc-Anthony McGowan – 5th *Key wins over #27 Gallagher (Penn) and #29 Holeman (Cal Poly) 285: Sebastian Garibaldi – 6th

In each of the previous two months of the 2024-25 season, we have released an article detailing the top duals for the upcoming month. Since we are almost finished with the open tournament season, it’s almost all duals from here on out. That means that January will be filled with too many good duals to highlight in one concise article. Instead, we’re pivoting and focusing on some of the top non-conference duals of the month. These will be few and far between as most schools are diving into conference competition in January. That being said, there are some good ones on the horizon for January. We’ll highlight those duals along with a top match to watch in those respective duals. January 3rd #11 Cornell at #18 Missouri Match to Watch: 184 lbs This is a dual between a Cornell team that was never really at full strength through the first two months of the season and a Missouri team that dealt with more than their share of injuries. Cornell, at least, has veterans Julian Ramirez (165) and Chris Foca (184) back as they had to sit out the first semester due to Ivy League eligibility restrictions. Foca is at the center of the spotlight in this dual as he’ll square off with Colton Hawks in a battle of top-ten opponents. Foca comes in at #8 and Hawks is right behind him at #9. The Big Red star is a 2023 NCAA All-American and both wrestlers came up a match shy of All-American status in 2024. Last year, these two teams clashed in Ithaca and Foca majored Clayton Whiting. That was one of the difference-makers in a 20-16 win for the hosts. January 5th Oregon State at #5 Ohio State Match to Watch: 125 lbs Oregon State already took on Oklahoma State - now they’ll face another OSU in Ohio State. I’m keeping an eye on the 125 lb bout that features a pair of top-15 lightweights in #6 Brendan McCrone and #13 Maximo Renteria. Despite getting pushed by top prospect Vinny Kilkeary, McCrone has a stranglehold on the starting role at this weight, winning 15 of his first 17 bouts this year. Renteria has finally gotten the opportunity to be Oregon State’s full-time starter and responded well. Last season, he managed a win over the eventual national champion, Richie Figueroa - this year he’s shown it wasn’t a fluke, Renteria is a podium contender. Both wrestlers were top-eight finishers at the CKLV as McCrone pinned Renteria for sixth place. Can Renteria even the score? #3 Nebraska at #9 Northern Iowa Match to Watch: 157 lbs Perhaps the most high-profile individual (and team) matchup of this upcoming weekend will be when #3 Antrell Taylor and #5 Ryder Downey renew acquaintances. Almost a month ago, the pair met in the CKLV finals and Taylor managed to hold off Downey, 4-3. In that match, Downey put Taylor on his back for a pair of one-counts and did not receive any nearfall points, but surrendered a reversal to the Husker All-American. That sequence was reviewed and scrutinized but was ruled in Taylor’s favor. It shows just how thin the margin of error is between these two. It’s the type of match we could see again in the NCAA semifinals or perhaps the championship match. Also in this dual are potential matches between #5 Brock Hardy/#8 Cael Happel (141), #16 Jared Simma/#17 Lenny Pinto, and #2 Parker Keckeisen/#5 Silas Allred. January 11th #14 Iowa State vs. Rider (@ Virginia Duals) Match to Watch: 149 lbs The DI portion of the 2025 Virginia Duals will see Iowa State face Rider and Bucknell. While Iowa State is a heavy favorite, Rider has proven that they can be highly competitive and will present a few intriguing matchups in the this dual. We’ll focus on the 149 lb weight class which looks to be in transition for the Cyclones. Anthony Echemendia started the year at the weight and acquitted himself well. Echemendia is currently nursing an injury and is in the process of moving down to 141 lbs again. That means Paniro Johnson is coming down from 157 lbs. A matchup with #15 Sammy Alvarez would go a long way toward determining where Johnson fits in the tier of contenders at 149 lbs. Alvarez had a solid sixth-place showing in Vegas with two wins over national qualifiers and followed it up with a perfect 3-0 day during Rider’s quad with Maryland, Pittsburgh, and South Dakota State. January 12th #23 Lehigh at #11 Cornell Match to Watch: Maybe 125 lbs Since Cornell will qualify for nationals through the Ivy League in 2025, this is no longer a conference match. Even so, it’s good to see these longtime rivals continue their duals with each other. Looking at how these two lineups clash, there isn’t a surefire matchup between their biggest stars. The best matchup could occur at 125 lbs with #12 Greg Diakomihalis and #15 Sheldon Seymour. Diakomihalis hasn’t seen action in over a month, so we’ll have to monitor whether he’s even able to go for Cornell. The Big Red wrestles on Friday, so maybe we’ll have an answer then. Both Diakomihalis and Seymour sat behind some talented teammates in 2023-24. Each probably would have been able to qualify for nationals if they were given the opportunity. Now both are featured prominently in the national rankings and could be outside podium threats. #8 NC State at #4 Oklahoma State Match to Watch: 125 lbs The 125 lber with the best collection of wins throughout the first two months of the season is #2 Troy Spratley. Just this year, he has beaten the wrestlers currently ranked #4-#7 at the weight. Along the way, he finished third at CKLV and posted a win over one of the finalists, Eddie Ventresca, a few weeks after the event. Next up on Spratley’s list happens the be the #8 ranked wrestler, Vincent Robinson. Robinson was one of the pleasant surprises of the first half of the year. He supplanted veteran Jakob Camacho as the Wolfpack starter and has won his first 13 bouts of the year, downing three returning national qualifiers. Robinson entered the CKLV but forfeited out before the quarterfinals. Hopefully, he’ll be able to go this time. In addition to 125 lbs, this dual has interesting matchups at 149, 157, 174, and 184 lbs. The heavyweight matchup is a rematch of the CKLV finals won by Wyatt Henrickson via fall. #27 Pittsburgh at #21 West Virginia Match to Watch: 133 lbs The 2025 edition of the “Backyard Brawl” doesn’t have the marquee matchup that you might expect with a pair of ranked squads, so let's look toward 133 lbs. The 133 lb weight class is very deep and features about 40-45 wrestlers that could qualify for nationals on the right day. The two 133 lbers in this match are both unranked but fit into that category. Jett Strickenberger started the year at 125 lbs and moved up with a couple of bumps along the way. He was 0-2 in Vegas, but posted a solid win over Zan Fugitt in Florida. He’ll have to contend with Vince Santaniello, who was previously ranked and spent significant time in the rankings last year. Santaniello has a rough 2-4 record; however, his four losses have come to four quality opponents. With a close dual anticipated, this could swing the dual from one side to the other. This dual did not occur in 2023-24, so it’s good that both schools were able to make this regional rivalry happen again. Pitt has plenty of homegrown talent and West Virginia recruits well in the WPIAL. #12 Stanford at #18 Missouri Match to Watch: 165 lbs If I had finished this article earlier in the day, as intended, it would have highlighted the 174 lb bout between top-ranked Keegan O’Toole and #5 Lorenzo Norman. Since then, we learned that Missouri will be without O’Toole for the next month, so that match isn’t happening. Hopefully, we’ll get to see the 165 lb contest. Coming into the year, myself and James Hackney had Missouri’s Cam Steed tabbed as a breakout candidate. In the early going, that looked to be accurate; however, Steed suffered an injury that sidelined him for about a month. In his return at the Collegiate Duals, Steed appeared to get knocked out and had to injury default. His opponent would be 2024 All-American Hunter Gavin, who has entertaining matches no matter who he wrestles. These two tangled at the 2023 Southern Scuffle and Steed prevailed with an 11-2 major decision. Of course, more than two years will have passed before this potential rematch, but it’s an interesting side note. Without O’Toole (and Rocky Elam), it should be difficult for the Tigers to pull off the upset. January 16th #15 Little Rock vs Lock Haven (@ Davidson Duals) Match to Watch: 133 lbs I’d love to see a Little Rock/Lock Haven matchup become a regular thing. Lock Haven has been a program that always seems to punch above their weight and Little Rock’s emergence became one of the top stories from the 2024 national tournament. Now, we have two returning All-Americans set to square off at 133 lbs. Nasir Bailey finished fourth in the nation at this weight class, as a true freshman, and was selected to compete in the 2024 NWCA All-Star Match. Bailey has taken a few losses so far this season, but still remains on the short list of national title threats in Philadelphia. Anthony Noto held the #1 ranking at one point last season, down at 125 lbs, but he dropped to the #12 seed in Kansas City after a loss to an unranked opponent in February. No worries for Noto, who wrestled to third place for his second All-American honor. In both instances, he significantly outperformed his pre-tournament seed. With this weight class being a bit wacky nationally, it’s hard to say where either will be ranked two weeks from now. January 17th #27 Pittsburgh at Bucknell Match to Watch: 197 lbs The Panthers step out of the ACC twice in January - this time to take on in-state foe Bucknell. There are quite a few solid matchups in this dual (133/165/174); however, I’ll focus on the 197 lb bout. We just saw it a week ago at the Midlands, as Mac Stout posted a 10-3 win over Dillon Bechtold on his way to a title. Bechtold is a true freshman who has the look of someone who will get better as the year progresses. Will he be able to make the proper adjustments to reverse that result just a few weeks later? Stout, on the other hand, has been Pitt’s most consistent wrestler this season. His Midlands title pushed him up to #12 in the latest set of national rankings. January 19th #20 Arizona State at #12 Stanford Match to Watch: 149 lbs With the craziness that is conference realignment, this is now a non-conference dual rather than a potential matchup for the top of the Pac-12. With Arizona State typically having a large presence from California in their lineup, this will be the only time that the Sun Devils wrestle in Cali in the 2024-25 season. One of the prominent ASU wrestlers from California is Jesse Vasquez, one of only four wrestlers to win four CIF state titles. He’ll face a California native from Stanford in 2021 All-American Jaden Abas. Abas is fresh off a Midlands championship last week. Because Vasquez is in his first year at 149 lbs, this will be their first collegiate meeting. If Nico Provo and Richie Figueroa are both back at 125 lbs for their respective squads, that would be the marquee matchup. Provo has yet to compete and may end up redshirting. Figueroa was injured in mid-November and has yet to return. #6 Virginia Tech at Appalachian State Match to Watch: 165 lbs Appalachian State does have to look very far to get some high-quality out of conference competition. They’ll dual top-ten opponents from the ACC in NC State and Virginia Tech. 165 lbs is where Appalachian State’s top-ranked grappler appears - #8 Will Miller. Miller has a 10-1 record with his only setback coming to a multi-time All-American (Peyton Hall). He’ll have to contend with Mac Church, who jumped up from 141 lbs in the offseason and has generally been able to keep it close with most of his competition. Last year, Miller split matches with the Hokies starter, Connor Brady.

This morning, Missouri head coach Brian Smith provided injury updates on two of his most decorated star athletes - Keegan O’Toole and Rocky Elam. The more pressing of the two is related to Elam who will be unavailable for the remainder of the 2024-25 season due to injury. Elam has not taken the mat at all during the 2024-25 campaign. Smith also noted that top-ranked Keegan O’Toole will miss the entire month of January due to an injury. In the release from Missouri, Smith did not indicate whether or not the team will seek an additional year of eligibility for Elam. Since he has not wrestled at all in 2024-25, it would be likely that he would receive one. In four years of competition for the Tigers, Elam has amassed a 69-17 record. He has earned All-American honors in all four years (6,3,4,5) and has captured a pair of conference titles - one in the MAC and one in the Big 12. Last season, Elam also dealt with injuries and still was able to finish sixth in the nation after earning the #12 seed at nationals. The Tigers will be back in action tomorrow as they host Cornell in their “Beauty and the Beast” event, alongside the Mizzou gymnastics squad. At this time, it’s unclear who will finish the year at 197 lbs for Missouri. Blue chip true freshman Aeoden Sinclair has filled in, but is now up to his five-match limit needed to maintain redshirt status. Junior Jesse Casset has also wrestled at 197 for Smith’s team and is 2-8 on the year.

Soldier Salute and Midlands Recap To wrap up 2024, we saw two huge tournaments in collegiate wrestling, Soldier Salute and Midlands, concluding over the weekend. Many teams will return to competition with NWCA Collegiate Duals next week, so this was a great opportunity for teams to test their depth at different weights to prepare. Soldier Salute The Soldier Salute, held in Coralville, Iowa, took place from December 29 to 30. It featured tough competition from #1 (NCAA) Iowa and #1 (NAIA) Life. Whenever these two teams compete in any capacity, there are always fireworks, and Iowa barely eked out the first-place finish with 5 champions compared to Life’s 3. #7 (NAIA) Indiana Tech put up a strong showing as well, coming in third. At 103, unattached high school wrestler from Wyoming Seminary, Jaclyn Bouzakis secured the tech fall over Life’s #2 (NAIA) Katherine Hernandez. Life also had a head-to-head matchup in the 3rd place match, but did not wrestle-off between Brianna Funakoshi and Macie Anderson. At 110 lbs, freshman for Life#1 (NAIA) Anaya Falcon continued to show her absolute dominance at the weight with a 16-5 tech of Iowa’s #2 (NCAA) Ava Bayless, the 2024 NCWWC National Champ. Falcon has seemed pretty untouchable and this separation from the returning champ shows just how much of a threat she is across divisions. In the 3rd place match, Iowa did let some teammate competition play out between #5 Emilie Gonzalez and Valarie Solorio. Earlier in the tournament, Bayless got the win over Gonzalez, and here Gonzalez won the 6-2 tech over freshman Solorio. Regardless of outcomes here, the depth for the Hawkeyes points to a bright future at the weight. At 117, we got the first of a few Iowa vs Life finals matches. Here, Iowa secured a 6-0 decision with returning NCWWC finalist #1 (NCAA) Brianna Gonzalez over Life’s #5 (NAIA) Salyna Shotwell. Gonzalez seemed to control this match, having defensive answers to Shotwell’s attempts and slick point-scoring of her own to keep it out of reach. At 124, we saw another win from an unattached wrestler as former North Central All-American Mateah Roehl got an 11-0 tech fall over talented freshman from Indiana Tech, #3 (NAIA) Rose Kaplan. Down the line, we saw #6 (NAIA) Ariana Martinez of Life with a 12-2 tech fall over Devlynn Albrech (HS) for 3rd place and #8 (NAIA) Anna Kresja for Life securing 5th place with a tech of her own against Iowa’s Cali Leng. 131 brought another exciting Life vs Iowa matchup, this time with Life having the upper hand. #2 (NAIA) Sarah Savidge got the 10-0 tech over Emily Frost. This was a repeat of the result from U20 Nationals this past spring where Savidge beat Frost, 13-4. Iowa freshman, Cadence Diduch showed out here at 138 lbs claiming the title over #3 (NAIA) Samantha Barragan of Texas Wesleyan in a nail-biter 8-6 decision. Diduch separated early with six unanswered points, but had to score late and hang on after Barragan answered back with six of her own. Barragan was on quite the run in the tournament taking out Iowa’s Lily Luft and Life’s #8 (NAIA) Zaynah McBryde to make the finals. Looking at the brackets, it was not my prediction for the finals, but both wrestlers gritted out through a stacked weight class to have one of the most exciting final matchups of the evening. 145 lbs was more Iowa v Iowa action, with #3 (NCAA) Macey Kilty winning her 8-1 matchup against teammate #1 (NCAA) Reese Larramendy. Larramendy had a huge win in the semis over #1 (NAIA) Jamilah McBryde defeating her 13-0 after several close matches between the two. Kilty, who is a 2x Senior World Medalist had an incredible tournament, winning twice by tech fall, with one coming in about 40 seconds. Larramendy is a returning NCWWC champ for the Hawkeyes, but this win will likely put them at #1 and #2 in the rankings, with Kilty finally taking the #1 spot. Similarly, at 160lbs, Olympic Silver Medalist #2 (NCAA) Kennedy Blades teched her way to the finals where she matched up with NAIA #1 Latifah McBryde who already had a pin and a tech on the day. This was the most exciting finals by far given Blades' slick scoring ability and incredible defense paired with McBryde’s dangerous positional wrestling and big move potential. Although things got interesting a few times, Blades was able to secure the second-period tech, 13-3 to claim another first-place finish for the Hawkeyes. At 180 lbs, fans saw another Hawkeye finals with returning champ #1 (NCAA) Kylie Welker taking on freshman #7 (NCAA) Naomi Simon. Both had two techs to land in the finals including Welker’s win over Margaret Graham of Life. In the finals, it was all Welker however as she recorded her 3rd tech fall of the day. At 207 lbs, Life fans got to see one more win over an Iowa opponent as freshman #3 (NAIA) Savannah Isaac gritted out a close 2-1 decision over Iowa’s 2024 NCWWC runner-up #1 (NCAA) Jaycee Foeller. This upset was a nail-biter, and while low-scoring was a captivating way to end the tournament. Iowa ended up claiming the team title with 215.5 team points, while Life came in second with 199. Any time these two teams square up, it brings out some amazing competition and results keep shifting back and forth. For fans of either team, this was a great showing with standouts from Indiana Tech and #14 (NAIA) Texas Wesleyan making their marks as well. Midlands The spread between top teams at Midlands was more divided with #3 (NCAA) North Central winning first place as a team by a commanding lead. Their 165 team points were followed by only 70 team points from the second-place team, preparatory school Wyoming Seminary. Just a half point behind them with 69.5 was #7 (NCAA) Presbyterian College. Similar to Iowa, North Central had several teammate matchups in the finals, with the Cardinals representing 9 out of the 20 finalists. Additionally, they had 12 wrestlers finish in the top 3. For the purpose of this article, I will be focusing primarily on results from collegiate competitors. Starting at 103 lbs, we had our first of several all-NCC finals with #6 (NCAA) Brianne Graves eking out the 3-2 decision over 2x All-American and 2023 champ, #10 (NCAA) Madison Avila. While you do have to take teammate matchups with a grain of salt, this does shine a light on the available talent for the Cardinals at this weight. Earlier in the season, Graves and Avila had similar tournament success and met in the finals of the Adrian Invite with Avila getting the win at the time. With both ranked in the top 10, North Central is spoiled for choice when it comes to selecting a starter at this weight for duals. At 117 lbs, #2 (NCAA) Sydney Petzinger of North Central won 9-0 against opponent #4 (NCAA) Caitlyn Jackson of Lindenwood. Petzinger is a 3x All-American and went 5-0 on the day with every match except for the finals being a bonus point win. Jackson was Lindenwood’s highest placer on the day and had two tech falls before running into 2024 National Finalist Kaelani Shufeldt (unattached), whom she beat in a close 3-2 decision. Moving on to 131 lbs, Aurora’s U20 world medalist #3 (NCAA) Alexis Janiak took down Virginia Foard (unattached) in a 4-3 decision in the finals. Foard has similar international success with 2 age-level Pan Am golds under her belt. Lindenwood’s Cayden Condit took 5th place at the tournament where she had a tech fall and a fall before losing the decision to Foard, then getting a two-minute pin on the backside for the 5th place spot on the podium. At 145 pounds, #7 (NCAA) Sydney Perry of North Central got the 6-3 decision win over teammate Sarina Bertram. Both had matches against other teammates along the way to the finals with Riley Aamold and Clare Waite also finishing in the top 5 at 145 for the Cardinals. This of course does not factor in #4 Bella Mir who also competes for North Central who did not participate in this tournament. This may be the weight with the most depth for the Cardinals. Presbyterian claimed their lone title of the tournament at 160 lbs, with talented freshman #4 (NCAA) May Cuyler shaking things up with a 10-7 decision against North Central’s previous multiple-time All-American #7 (NCAA) Tiera Jimerson. This match was electric with back-and-forth action leaving the two tied 4-4 heading into the second period. Jimerson struck first when action resumed, but Cuyler answered right back with 2 of her own. Jimerson scored a point, but Cuyler had the answers, tacking on 4 more with under 10 seconds left in the match. Cuyler improves to 16-1 on the season and only looks to be honing her craft. She will continue to be a dangerous podium threat come March. In another North Central finals match, #5 (NCAA) Shenita Lawson got the better of #3 (NCAA) Brittyn Corbishley with a pin in the finals between the two Cardinals. This is another weight with two top-5 ranked wrestlers for North Central and it showed in the dominance each wrestler had getting to the finals. Corbishley had two falls plus a decision and Lawson had a tech fall, fall, and decision before the two met up. Corbishley was actually up on Lawson headed into the second, but Lawson caught Corbishley shooting to put her on her back. Both wrestlers are lethal if they find the positioning they are going for, and in this match, that favored Lawson. North Central finished strong at 207 lbs claiming the 1st, 3rd, and 5th place spots with #10 (NCAA) Dasia Yearby, Traeh Haynes, and Caroline Ward winning respectively. Yearby took out returning All-American teammate Haynes in the semis to move on to the finals where she pinned Jade Herzer of UW-Stevens Point in just under 40 seconds. Wrap up Things are still slow as winter break for students continues until mid-January, but teams have to be ready to hit the ground running when schedules resume as National Duals are the first thing back for most. I plan to preview it once brackets are released. So far, we know these are the teams planning to compete: NAIA: Baker University, Campbellsville University, Doane University, Grand View University, Hastings College, Indiana Tech, Life University, Lourdes University, Missouri Baptist University, Oklahoma City University, Southern Oregon University, Texas Wesleyan University, University of Cumberlands, University of Providence, University of Saint Mary, William Penn University NCAA: Adrian College, Aurora University, Colorado Mesa University, Elmira College, Emmanuel College, King University, Lock Haven University, McKendree University, North Central College, Presbyterian College, Sacred Heart University, Schreiner University, University of Iowa, University of Mount Olive, University of Wisconsin Stevens Point, Wartburg College Results this week in major NCAA, NCWA, and NAIA competitions Please note that this is not a comprehensive list of all collegiate women’s competitions. 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