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LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ -- The nationally-ranked No. 19 Rider University wrestling team staked claim to at least a share of its first EWL Regular Season Championship since joining the league in 2013-14 with a 36-6 win over Bloomsburg Sunday afternoon at Alumni Gymnasium. The Broncs moved to 11-2 (5-0 EWL) with only a Feb. 2 match at Clarion remaining on the league docket. Meanwhile, every other team in the league has at least one loss in conference, with three of the remaining four one-loss teams having fallen to the Broncs. Bloomsburg slips to 4-7 (1-3 EWL) with the loss. After Bloomsburg forfeited at 125, Rider won six-straight matches to build an unsurmountable 30-0 lead. Included in the wins were a tech fall from Tyson Dippery (Harrisburg, PA/Central Dauphin [Rutgers]), a major decision from B.J. Clagon (Toms River, NJ/Toms River South) and Chad Walsh's (Cherry Hill, NJ/Camden Catholic) eighth pin of the season. Bloomsburg's lone points came on a forfeit at 184, after which Ethan Laird (Waterford, PA/General McLane) and Ryan Cloud (Brookville, OH/Northmont) wrapped up the win with decisions at 197 and 285, respectively. Anthony Cefolo (Florham Park, NJ/Hanover Park Regional) and Gino Fluri (Blairstown, NJ/North Warren Regional) also picked up victories at 133 and 149, respectively. Quotes and Notes "Coming after that match last night, we had to turn around real quick. So they're mentally ready. They know what the drill is and they get a day off tomorrow for their reward." "We've got a good team. Our kids have a lot of experience and the culture's right right now. It's those guys coming together. It's those guys pushing each other. It's those guys doing their job when it matters. We still have one more to finish it out. And it's been a goal of ours and I think it's been a goal of Chad's, too, personally, because we've never done that since he's been here. And he's done a lot of wonderful things for our program. And the kids around him have done the same thing. It's good for the younger guys like Gino to partake in that so that they understand what's expected moving forward. But it's nice to hopefully start a new tradition that way." – Rider Head Coach John Hangey "To get my loss out of the way now feels good. To be able to work harder because of it and keep grinding and keep trusting the process feels good." "It's good to have a guy who's pushing me in the conference and have someone to train for and be working hard for before Nationals even starts. So that'll be a goal to set and keep going from there. I learned a lot from last night's match and I'm just going to keep trying to lead this team and keep getting ready for newer and bigger challenges." – Redshirt senior Chad Walsh "It felt good. I haven't wrestled in a while, but I'm training every day in the room with guys like Chad. Our room is really competitive so I was ready to go. I was a little overweight going in, but we train hard and it felt good to be on the mat for the first time at Rider." – Junior Gino Fluri - Rider is now 5-0 in EWL matches this season with one left to wrestle (Feb. 2 at Clarion). - Every other team in the EWL has at least one loss, including one-loss teams Edinboro and Lock Haven's only losses coming to the Broncs. Clarion also has one loss in conference (to Edinboro). - The Broncs improved to 12-6 all-time against Bloomsburg, including wins in each of the last five duals dating back to the Broncs' inaugural season in EWL (2013-14). - With the pin, Walsh extended his program record to 37 wins by fall. - Dippery, Sherry and Laird are all an undefeated 5-0 in EWL matches. Results: 125: J.R. Wert (Rider) wins by forfeit; Rider leads, 6-0 133: Anthony Cefolo (Rider) dec. Andy Schutz (Bloomsburg), 3-2; Rider leads, 9-0 141: Tyson Dippery (Rider) tech Shawn Orem (Bloomsburg), 17-0 1:19; Rider leads, 14-0 149: Gino Fluri (Rider) dec. Evan Campbell (Bloomsburg), 10-3; Rider leads, 17-0 157: B.J. Clagon (Rider) maj. dec. Kevin Laubach (Bloomsburg), 15-5; Rider leads, 21-0 165: Chad Walsh (Rider) WBF Nate Newberry (Bloomsburg), 6:12; Rider leads, 27-0 174: Dean Sherry (Rider) dec. Kyle Murphy (Bloomsburg), 9-5; Rider leads, 30-0 184: Trevor Allard (Bloomsburg) wins by forfeit; Rider leads, 30-6 197: Ethan Laird (Rider) dec. Logan Womelsdorf (Bloomsburg), 10-4; Rider leads, 33-6 285: Ryan Cloud (Rider) dec. Bruce Graeber (Bloomsburg), 2-1; Rider wins, 36-6

MINNEAPOLIS -- No. 5 Ryan Deakin (149) needed some bonus points to help his Wildcats beat No. 14 Minnesota on Sunday afternoon on the road at Maturi Pavilion. He got a pin. For No. 20 Northwestern (8-2, 3-2 Big Ten), it was their first second win over a ranked squad in this upstart campaign. It was also NU's first victory over the Golden Gophers since January 20, 1996. Deakin improved to 24-3 in his rookie campaign with his team-high sixth pin of the season, coming in only 2:45 against Benjamin Brancale. Deakin also is a perfect 10-0 in dual competition. The Wildcats got back-to-back wins from No. 18 Johnny Sebastian (174) and Mitch Sliga (184) to start the dual, both via decisions. NU trailed by only two team points after Sliga's 7-2 win over the Golden Gophers' Dylan Anderson. After intermission, Conan Jennings (285) came back with a vengeance to lead the Wildcats' surge. He shut out Minnesota's Rylee Streifel, 11-0, to earn the major decision and four team points. Wrestling against Steven Polakowski, No. 10 Sebastian Rivera (125) continued NU's momentum. He dominated the Golden Gopher grappler from start-to-finish, earning another Wildcat major decision -- this one an 11-3 final. That gave Northwestern a 14-11 lead and improved Rivera's season mark to a sterling 20-1. Deakin's final-bout pin of Brancale lifted NU to their 20-18 win over Minnesota. This win was Northwestern's highest ranked victory since topping No. 14 Stanford, 27-8, on November 5, 2011. Chicago's Big Ten Team improved to 3-2 in Big Ten competition with the victory. Northwestern's only two setbacks have come via a one-point loss to No. 14 Illinois and a tiebreaking criteria decision to No. 18 Nebraska. NU is back at home next Friday, February 2, against No. 18 Rutgers in the home finale at historic Patten Gymnasium. Tickets are available at (888) GO-PURPLE or on NUsports.com. Results: 157: #18 Jake Short (MINN) maj. dec. Shayne Oster (NU), 18-6 | MINN 4, NU 0 165: #7 Nick Wanzek (MINN) maj. dec. Michael Sepke (NU), 14-3 | MINN 8, NU 0 174: #18 Johnny Sebastian (NU) dec. Christopher Pfarr (MINN), 3-1 | MINN 8, NU 3 184: Mitch Sliga (NU) dec. Dylan Anderson (MINN), 7-2 | MINN 8, NU 6 197: Brandon Krone (MINN) dec. Zack Chakonis (NU), 8-4 | MINN 11, NU 6 285: Conan Jennings (NU) maj. dec. Rylee Streifel (MINN), 11-0 | MINN 11, NU 10 125: #10 Sebastian Rivera (NU) maj. dec. Steven Polakowski (MINN), 11-3 | NU 14, MINN 11 133: #12 Mitchell McKee (MINN) dec. #20 Colin Valdiviez (NU), 10-7 | NU 14, MINN 14 141: #10 Tommy Thorn (MINN) maj. dec. Alec McKenna (NU), 13-3 | MINN 18, NU 14 149: #5 Ryan Deakin (NU) Fall Benjamin Brancale (MINN), 2:45 | NU 20, MINN 18

ST. PARIS, Ohio -- The No. 2 Ohio State University wrestling team (12-0, 7-0 Big Ten) concluded the 'home' portion of its regular season by hosting No. 24 Purdue (6-6, 0-5) at Graham High School in St. Paris, Ohio. The Buckeyes seized eight of 10 bouts and brought a 35-7 victory back with them to Columbus. Ohio State's dual dominance continued, outscoring its competition by a combined tally of 406-89 in 12 duals. That's good for an averaged ledger of 33.8 to 7.4. Grappling began in the traditional fashion of starting at 125 pounds when fourth-ranked Nathan Tomasello took the mat pitted against No. 13 Luke Welch. Tomasello disposed of a slow start and turned it on in the middle period, ultimately coming out on top with an 18-5 major decision in hand. Purdue's Ben Thornton immediately returned the favor at 133 pounds, earning a major decision of his own to even the team tally at 4-all. Then, the Buckeyes captured the next seven bouts to extinguish any chance of a Boilermaker team win. Joey McKenna started the triumphant streak by controlling Nate Limmex in a 6-0 decision at 141 pounds. Ke-Shawn Hayes and Micah Jordan kept it going with back-to-back dominating performances in the subsequent matches. Hayes garnered four takedowns in the opening period alone and seven in total. He added two escapes and two 4-point nearfalls to end the contest early with a 24-6 tech fall. Jordan, competing in front of his hometown crowd as a Graham High School graduate, did not disappoint. He racked up eight points in the first period just like Hayes before taking down Cole Wysocki an additional six times before the final whistle. Tack on the riding time bonus, and he walked off the mat to a standing ovation with his 21-9 major decision. Cody Burcher followed, electrifying the sold-out crowd by sticking Jacob Morrissey in just 34 seconds and unleashing the Pin Chain. The 165-pound Buckeye improves to 6-0 on the year, including wins in both of his Big Ten dual starts. Graham's second legend of the day, Bo Jordan, had his hands full in a meeting vs. No. 12 Dylan Lydy. Jordan, ranked third nationally at 174 pounds, kept the pressure on his Boiler opposition and eventually emerged as a 9-4 victor. He tallied a takedown in all three periods. Myles Martin and Kollin Moore came next, both getting off the mat in less than five minutes. Martin punished Jonathan Morales in a 20-4 tech fall while Moore did much the same in an 18-3 tech fall of Christian Brunner. Results: 125 lbs | No. 4 Nathan Tomasello (OSU) def. No. 13 Luke Welch (PU) | MD, 18-5; Team Score: 4-0 133 lbs | Ben Thornton (PU) def. Brakan Mead (OSU) | MD, 10-2; TS: 4-4 141 lbs | No. 11 Joey McKenna (OSU) def. Nate Limmex (PU) | D, 7-0; TS: 7-4 149 lbs | No. 7 Ke-Shawn Hayes (OSU) def. Austin Nash (PU) | TF, 24-6; TS: 12-4 157 lbs | No. 5 Micah Jordan (OSU) def. Cole Wysocki (PU) | MD, 21-9; TS: 16-4 165 lbs | Cody Burcher (OSU) def. Jacob Morrissey (PU) | PIN, 0:34; TS: 22-4 174 lbs | No. 3 Bo Jordan (OSU) def. No. 12 Dylan Lydy (PU) | D, 9-4; TS: 25-4 184 lbs | No. 2 Myles Martin (OSU) def. Jonathan Morales (PU) | TF, 20-4; TS: 30-4 197 lbs | No. 1 Kollin Moore (OSU) def. Christian Brunner (PU) | TF, 18-3; TS: 35-4 285 lbs | No. 15 Shawn Streck (PU) def. Kevin Snyder (OSU) | D, 5-2; TS: 35-7 In what some wrestling pundits have dubbed "the dual of the millennium," Ohio State now turns its attention to Penn State. The conference clash is set for Saturday (Feb. 3) at 8 p.m. ET inside Rec Hall. A sold-out crowd in attendance and national Big Ten Network audience will be tuned in to witness the B1G battle.

CLARION, Pa. -- The Clarion wrestling team earned a split on the weekend with an inspired effort on Sunday afternoon, with the Golden Eagles defeating Cleveland State 20-12 at Marwick-Boyd Auditorium. Clarion (7-4, 2-1 EWL) will be back in action on Friday when they welcome Rider to Clarion for a 7 p.m. tilt. The bout between the Golden Eagles and the Vikings was expected to be a close one and the two teams did not disappoint, with Clarion holding a 6-4 edge in wins. The team match was not officially decided until the heavyweight bout at the end, with Toby Cahill's valiant major decision effort against Collin Kelly sealing the deal. Roshaun Cooley also contributed bonus points on Sunday, creating a one-point hole from which the Vikings never totally climbed out. Cahill made a big move to start the second period of the 285-pound bout, turning what was nearly an escape for Kelly into a two-point near fall. Kelly rose to his feet at the whistle but Cahill drove him backwards to the mat for two back points. Cahill countered a Kelly shot with 25 seconds left in the second period for a double-leg takedown to make it 4-1 after two periods, and he piled on in the third period to ultimately take the 11-3 major decision. At 133 pounds, Cooley worked a single leg takedown on Andrew Coghill and immediately cradled him for a four-point near-fall and a 6-0 lead. After Coghill rode Cooley for the majority of the second period, Cooley finally escaped the grasp to take a 7-1 lead entering the third period. Starting in the top position to start the third period, Cooley got a two-point near fall of Martin to take a 9-1 advantage. He rode Martin until clinching the riding time advantage, recording the major decision by a 10-2 score. That extra point loomed large throughout the team match, as Cleveland State would at times even the ledger in terms of total wins but never went over the top. Clarion took a four-point advantage into Cahill's heavyweight bout thanks to a gutsy effort from Dustin Conti at 197. Conti worked a counter on John Kelbly midway through the first period, turning what looked like a possible two-point takedown for Kelbly into a takedown of his own to go up 2-0. Conti rode Kelbly out through the end of the second period to establish a firm riding time advantage, and ultimately clinched the point when he escaped Kelbly early in the third period in going up 3-1. He brought Kelbly down for a 5-1 advantage that clinched the bout, ultimately winning 6-2 with the riding time advantage. Gavin Park started Clarion's day with a win at 125 pounds, winning a high-scoring match against John Martin. Martin notched the first takedown of the bout and looked to have Gavin Park in a dangerous spot, but Park was able to work his way out and back to his feet. Park followed that up with a late takedown to go up 3-2 and deftly rode Martin for the remainder of the first period. He caught Martin with a single leg takedown late in the second period to build up a 6-2 advantage and again rode him out to wrap the period. Park countered a good shot from Martin 40 seconds into the third period, spinning him around for a takedown, and survived a late flurry to post a 10-6 decision with riding time. The Golden Eagles kept the pressure on the Vikings throughout the day with a couple of close decisions in the middle of the lineup. There was no scoring through two periods of the 157-pound bout, but Avery Shay still authored a significant accomplishment in riding John Vaughn out for the entire two-minute duration of the second period. Vaughn countered by riding Shay for more than a minute to start the third, but Shay escaped to take a 1-0 advantage. Shay managed to stay on his feet for the final 48 seconds of action, keeping Vaughn at arm's length to escape with the 1-0 decision. In the 174-pound bout, Rigous took a shot at Gabe Stark late in the first period, earning a two-point takedown with under 20 seconds to go to take a 2-0 advantage after three minutes. Stark did the same to Rigous near the end of the second period, taking him down with eight seconds remaining to go up 3-2. Rigous tied the bout with an escape to start the third period and then caught Stark in a bad spot late to pick up a two-point takedown and a subsequent two-point near fall. He held on the rest of the way, riding Stark out for a 7-3 decision. Results: 125: Gavin Park (Clarion) def. John Martin (Cleveland State) Dec. 10-6 133: Roshaun Cooley (Clarion) def. Andrew Coghill (Cleveland State) MD 10-2 141: Evan Cheek (Cleveland State) def. Evan Myers (Clarion) Dec 8-3 149: Ryan Ford (Cleveland State) def. Taylor Ortz (Clarion) Dec 5-2 157: Avery Shay (Clarion) def. John Vaughn (Cleveland State) Dec 1-0 165: Georgio Poullas (Cleveland State) def. Max Wohlabaugh (Clarion) Dec 8-3 174: Dom Rigous (Clarion) def. Gabe Stark (Cleveland State) Dec 7-3 184: Nick Corba (Cleveland State) def Greg Bulsak (Clarion) Dec 1-0 197: Dustin Conti (Clarion) def. John Kelbly (Cleveland State) Dec 6-2 285: Toby Cahill (Clarion) def. Collin Kelly (Cleveland State) MD 11-3

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The Illinois wrestling team scored bonus points in all six of their victories, including a fall from redshirt senior Kyle Langenderfer at 157 pounds, to lead the Illini to a 25-18 victory over Maryland. The win extends the team's home winning streak to 10 straight, one shy of tying the program record. With the win, the Illini improve to 5-3 overall, 4-2 in the Big Ten, while the Terrapins drop to 5-9, 0-8 in conference. Using eight sets of back points on the afternoon, 30 points in total, the six victorious Illini won their individual matches in dominating fashion. Redshirt freshman Dylan Duncan led the team in back points on the afternoon with 12 points, while sophomore Travis Piotrowski, redshirt senior Isaiah Martinez and redshirt junior Emery Parker also added at least one each. The three tech falls by the Orange and Blue are the most in a single dual this season. The Orange and Blue started off back-to-back shutouts at 125- and 133 pounds from Piotrowski and Duncan. Piotrowski used a takedown and four-point near fall combo in both first and third periods, along with a point for ride time, to defeat Brandon Cray, 14-0. Duncan continued the early shutout of Terrapin grapplers with a second-period tech fall. The first tech fall for Duncan this season, the Illini 133-pounder tallied three sets of four-point tilts to finish off Jhared Simmons in four minutes, 16 seconds. Maryland responded to the 9-0 Illini run to start the match with nine team points of their own from 141 and 149 pounds. Ryan Diehl pinned Illinois' Dylan Thurston, while Alfred Bannister earned a sudden victory takedown to beat Eric Barone, 5-3. Tied 9-9 after four matches, Illinois redshirt seniors Kyle Langenderfer and Isaiah Martinez cruised to 11 straight team points to put the Terrapins on their back. After a scoreless first period at 157 pounds, Langenderfer began the second period on top of Kyle Cochran. The Mokena, Illinois native quickly got Cochran on to his back, needing just 15 seconds to stick Coachran. Martinez picked up where Langenderfer left off, dominating Brendan Burnham to the tune of nine takedowns and a second-period tilt that netted four back points. In what ended as a 22-7 final score, Martinez picked up his sixth tech fall this season, making it seven of his eight matches this season that have ended before going the full seven minutes. The 106th win of Martinez's career, the Illini redshirt senior moves into a tie with Jackson Morse (2010-15) and Jon Llewellyn (1988-91). After Maryland gained three points back at 174 pounds with a 9-6 decision by Josh Ugalde over Illinois' David Riojas, redshirt junior Emery Parker added Illinois' final five points of the day with the team's third tech fall of the afternoon. After Maryland's Niko Cappello surprised Parker for an early takedown, Parker reversed Cappello to the match. From there, Parker added seven takedowns and six back points over the course of the next five minutes to finish off Cappello with 53 seconds left in the final period. With a 13-point lead through eight matches sealing the Illinois win, Maryland earned decision victories at both 197 pounds and heavyweight to conclude the match. David Brian-Whisler's takedown in the overtime beat Andre Lee, 3-1, while No. 7 Yousif Hemida took Rachal down twice in the final match of the day, winning 5-2. Wrestling separate from the team on Sunday, redshirt freshman Mike Carr won all four of his matches at the Greyhound Open to take the 141-pound title in Indianapolis, Indiana. With the wins, Carr improves to 11-4 on the season. Up next, the Illini conclude the road slate of their Big Ten dual schedule next Friday, February 2, against Indiana at 6 p.m. central time. The Orange and Blue return home two days later to host No. 18 Rutgers on Sunday, February 4, at 1 p.m. central time. Both matches will be streamed on BTN Plus and FloWrestling. For complete coverage of Fighting Illini wrestling, go to FIGHTINILLINI.com and follow @IlliniWrestling on Twitter and Instagram. Illini Notes: With the 25-18 victory, the Illini extend their home winning streak to 10 duals dating back to February 7, 2016. The 10 straight wins at home is one shy of the program's all-time mark of 11 set twice between 1999 and 2006 Illinois also remains perfect against Maryland, improving to 6-0 against the Terrapins. The three tech falls by the Illini on Sunday is the most in a single match for Illinois this season Emery Parker extended his individual winning streak to 11 wins with a 23-8 tech fall over Niko Cappello Isaiah Martinez's 22-7 win against Brendan Burnham gives him 106 for his career, tying him for 18th on Illinois' all-time list with Jackson Morse (2010-15) and Jon Llewellyn (1988-91) The Martinez tech fall is his sixth in eight matches this season, giving him seven tech falls or pins in his eight wins Martinez is outscoring his opponents 147-32 this season Martinez and Parker extended their perfect dual record to 8-0 Dylan Thurston made his first start of his Illini career on Sunday, doing so at 141 pounds Results: ILL MD 125: #18 Travis Piotrowski (ILL) major dec. Brandon Cray (MD), 14-0 4 0 133: Dylan Duncan (ILL) tech fall Jhared Simmons (MD), 16-0 9 0 141: Ryan Diehl (MD) fall Dylan Thurston (ILL), 9 6 149: Alfred Bannister (MD) dec. Eric Barone (ILL), 5-3 (SV-1) 9 9 157: Kyle Langenderfer (ILL) fall Kyle Cochran (MD) 16 9 165: #2 Isaiah Martinez (ILL) tech fall Brendan Burnham (MD), 22-7 20 9 174: Josh Ugalde (MD) dec. David Riojas (ILL), 9-6 20 12 184: #6 Emery Parker (ILL) tech fall Niko Cappello (MD), 23-8 25 12 197: David Brian-Whisler (MD) dec. Andre Lee (ILL), 3-1 (SV-1) 25 15 HWT: #7 Youssif Hemida (MD) dec. Deuce Rachal (ILL), 5-2 25 18

Lincoln -- Led by pins at 157 and 165 pounds and major decisions at 149 and 184, 16th-ranked Nebraska won its fifth match in a row with a 23-18 victory over Indiana on Senior Day on Sunday at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. The Cornhuskers improve to 7-3 on the dual season and 5-1 in Big Ten action, while Indiana drops to 6-7 on the year and 0-6 in conference. Senior Colton McCrystal earned a victory in his last dual match at the Devaney Center as the 11th-ranked 149 pounder won a 15-3 major decision over Alejandro Raya. The Sergeant Bluff, Iowa, native scored three takedowns and a pair of nearfalls, as he improves to 14-3 on the year and 7-2 in duals. Indiana won the first three matches of the dual and took an early 12-0 lead, the third dual in a row Nebraska has trailed by at least nine points after three matches. McCrystal stopped the Hoosier momentum with his major decision, before back-to-back first-period pins put Nebraska in control. First up was eighth-ranked Tyler Berger at 157 pounds, who pinned Austin Holmes in 2:16 for his first fall of the season to cut the IU lead to 12-10. Berger is now 16-4 on the year and 7-2 in duals. 12th-ranked Isaiah White posted Nebraska's fastest fall in a dual this season in the next bout, as he pinned Dillon Hoey in 40 seconds to give Nebraska a 16-12 lead. White improves to 17-3 on the season and 8-1 in duals. No. 7 Taylor Venz (184) completed Nebraska's run of bonus-point wins, as he scored a 12-2 major decision over Norman Conley to run his record to 17-4 on the year. Eric Shultz followed with a 6-4 decision over Jake Kleimola at 197 pounds to clinch the dual for Nebraska at 23-15. Ranked Hoosiers Cole Weaver and Devin Skatzka posted victories for the visitors, as the 20th-ranked Weaver outlasted No. 12 Chad Red Jr. at 141 pounds in a 6-5 decision in the first tiebreaker period and No. 19 Devin Skatzka won an 8-3 decision over Beau Breske at 174 pounds. Two-time NCAA qualifier Elijah Oliver put Indiana on the board first, as he won a 3-1 sudden victory over NU senior Mitchell Maginnis. Garrett Pepple pinned Brian Peska in 1:56 at 133 pounds, while Fletcher Miller won a 5-2 decision over Patrick Grayson at heavyweight. Nebraska will return to action with a pair of road duals next weekend, as the Huskers will travel to Michigan to take on the seventh-ranked Wolverines on Friday night at 6 p.m. (CT), before heading to Michigan State for a noon (CT) dual on Sunday. Both matches will be streamed live on BTN Plus and FloWrestling (subscription required). Results: 125: Elijah Oliver (IU) sv-1 Mitchell Maginnis (NEB), 3-1 (IU 3, NEB 0) 133: Garrett Pepple (IU) pin Brian Peska (NEB), 1:56 (IU 9, NEB 0) 141: #20 Cole Weaver (IU) tb-1 #12 Chad Red Jr. (NEB), 6-5 (IU 12, NEB 0) 149: #11 Colton McCrystal (NEB) major dec. Alejandro Raya (IU), 15-3 (IU 12, NEB 4) 157: #8 Tyler Berger (NEB) pin Austin Holmes (IU), 2:16 (IU 12, NEB 10) 165: #12 Isaiah White (NEB) pin Dillon Hoey (IU), 0:40 (NEB 16, IU 12) 174: #19 Devin Skatzka (IU) dec. Beau Breske (NEB), 8-3 (NEB 16, IU 15) 184: #7 Taylor Venz (NEB) major dec. Norman Conley (IU), 12-2 (NEB 20, IU 15) 197: Eric Schultz (NEB) dec. Jake Kleimola (IU), 6-4 (NEB 23, IU 15) HWT: Fletcher Miller (IU) dec. Patrick Grayson (NEB), 5-2 (NEB 23, IU 18)

NORFOLK, Va. - The Virginia (4-7) wrestling team closed out the non-conference portion of its dual schedule on Sunday, picking up a road victory over Old Dominion (7-6) by a score of 25-10 at the Ted Constant Center. The Cavaliers won 7-of-10 weight classes, including four bonus-point victories on the afternoon in the win over the Monarchs. Virginia has three dual matches remaining, all against ACC foes. The next dual match will be at Duke on Saturday (Feb. 3) at 2 p.m. "I'm really proud of the guys and felt like we fought hard from start to finish," said Virginia head coach Steve Garland. "Starting from the very first bout, we looked like a completely different team from the other night. I'm happy, not just with the win, but with the way we competed. That was some of the best wrestling we've seen all year. I'm extremely happy with the way they competed and stuck together after a tough loss on Friday night. We showed today what we're capable of and I'm looking forward to next weekend." Wrestling began at 157 pounds with Fred Green (Orting, Wash) in a tight battle with Old Dominion's Larry Early. A late takedown proved the difference as Early took the decision to start the scoring for the home team. Andrew Atkinson (Lynchburg, Va.) and Will Schany (Blair, Neb.) posted back-to-back victories as Virginia took the lead and never trailed again in the dual. Atkinson posted a 10-0 major decision over Luke Drugac at 165 pounds to give the Cavaliers the lead, while Schany's 7-6 decision over Seldon Wright at 174 pounds extended that lead. Old Dominion responded with a victory by decision at 184 pounds to cut the lead to one point in the overall score, but Virginia rattled off four consecutive victories to clinch the match. The run of wins started with Jay Aiello (Chantilly, Va.) with a 14-4 major decision over Noah Bushman at 197 pounds. Tyler Love (Ashburn, Va.) then added a 5-3 decision over Ali Wahab at heavyweight to extend the lead. Louie Hayes (Orland Park, Ill.), the No. 15 wrestler in the nation at 125 pounds put together a rally in the final period to take a 9-6 decision over Michael McGee. The Cavaliers then iced the match at 133 pounds as No. 6 Jack Mueller (Dallas, Texas) posted an 11-1 major decision over Caleb Richardson to lock in the win with two weight classes remaining. The two teams split those remaining bouts. Old Dominion's Alex Madrigal, the No. 15 wrestler nationally at 141 pounds, took a 10-1 major decision over Sam Martino (Colonial Heights, Va.) before Sam Krivus (Greensburg, Pa.) answered with a 12-1 major decision over Kenan Carter to give the Cavaliers the final 15-point margin of victory overall. Results: 157: Larry Early (ODU) dec. Fred Green, 8-7 - ODU 3, UVA 0 165: Andrew Atkinson major dec. Luke Drugac (ODU), 10-0 - UVA 4, ODU 3 174: Will Schany dec. Seldon Wright (ODU), 7-6 - UVA 7, ODU 3 184: Antonio Agee (ODU) dec. Drew Peck, 6-0 - UVA 7, ODU 6 197: Jay Aiello major dec. Noah Bushman (ODU), 14-4 - UVA 11, ODU 6 HWT: Tyler Love dec. Ali Wahab (ODU), 5-3 - UVA 14, ODU 6 125: No. 15 Louie Hayes dec. Michael McGee (ODU), 9-6 - UVA 17, ODU 6 133: No. 6 Jack Mueller major dec. Caleb Richardson (ODU), 11-1 - UVA 21, ODU 6 141: No. 15 Alex Madrigal (ODU) major dec. Sam Martino, 10-1 - UVA 21, ODU 10 149: Sam Krivus major dec. Kenan Carter (ODU), 12-1 - UVA 25, ODU 10 *Rankings by InterMat

NEW YORK --The No. 23 Lock Haven University wrestling team rallied for four wins in the final five bouts to dig itself out of a 15-5 hole midway through the dual, and the Bald Eagles held on for a 21-19 win today (Sunday, Jan. 28) at Columbia (3-9). Four of Lock Haven's five wins today came by way of bonus points as the Bald Eagles bounced back from the tough Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) loss at No. 19 Rider last night. With today's win, LHU moved to 10-2 on the season. Today's meet started at 165 pounds and No. 8 Chance Marsteller (New Park, Pa./Kennard-Dale) quickly went to work. He put the Bald Eagles up 5-0 after earning a 20-4 tech fall over Max Elling. The win pushed Marsteller to 32-1 on the season and followed last night's huge upset-win over No. 4 and previously unbeaten Chad Walsh of Rider. After Marsteller's win at 165 in the opening bout of the dual, Columbia rolled to four straight wins and led 15-5 after the heavyweight tilt. Luke Werner (Bethlehem, Pa./Liberty), DJ Fehlman (Warren, Pa./Warren), No. 24 Kyle Shoop (Boiling Springs, Pa./Boiling Springs) and No. 16 Ronnie Perry (Christiana, Pa./Solanco) went to work and rallied the Bald Eagles to the comeback-win. Werner (125) and Fehlman (133) both won by major decision and Shoop put the Bald Eagles in the lead for good after a tech fall at 141. Shoop's dominating win put Lock Haven up 18-15 in the dual and Perry's hard-fought decision at 149 extended the LHU lead to 21-15. Despite Columbia's win at 157, Lock Haven hung on for the 21-19 win. It marked the Bald Eagles 10th dual-meet win of the season. Bout-by-Bout Results: Results: 165: #8 Chance Marsteller (Lock Haven) tech fall Max Elling (Columbia) 20-4 | Lock Haven, 5-0 174: #33 Tyrell White (Columbia) dec. Jared Siegrist (Lock Haven) 7-6 (SV-2) | Lock Haven, 5-3 184: Andrew Psomas (Columbia) dec. #31 Corey Hazel (Lock Haven) 6-5 (SV-1) | Columbia, 6-5 197: Michael Bulkin (Columbia) dec. Trey Hartsock (Lock Haven) 4-3 | Columbia, 9-5 285: #14 Garret Ryan (Columbia) pinned Derek Dragon (Lock Haven) 3:50 | Columbia 15-5 125: Luke Werner (Lock Haven) major dec. Spencer Good (Columbia) 19-11 | Columbia, 15-9 133: DJ Fehlman (Lock Haven) major dec. Alec Kelly (Columbia) 18-6 | Columbia, 15-13. 141: #24 Kyle Shoop (Lock Haven) tech fall Val Miele (Columbia) 17-0 | Lock Haven, 18-15. 149: #16 Ronnie Perry (Lock Haven) dec. Jacob Macalolooy (Columbia) 6-3 |Lock Haven, 21-15. 157: #15 Markus Scheidal (Columbia) major dec. Alex Klucker (Lock Haven) 14-4 | Lock Haven 21-19 FINAL *Individual rankings = NCAA Coaches' Panel Rankings (Jan. 18) UP NEXT: Lock Haven will open a three-match homestand with EWL rival Edinboro on Thursday (Feb. 1) at 7 p.m. It's the first of three home duals this week, as the Bald Eagles will host Cleveland State on Saturday (Feb. 3) at 2 p.m. in EWL action, before a Sunday (Feb. 4) home dual vs. No. 11 Cornell at 1 p.m. on Senior Day. SPECIAL MATCH PROMOTIONS & UPDATES: Make sure to check www.GoLHU.com early and often in the coming days as a number of special promotions and updates will be released regarding the upcoming home matches.

Rande Stottlemyer PITTSBURGH -- Rande Stottlemyer, whose name is synonymous with the rich history of wrestling at the University of Pittsburgh, passed away today, his family announced. Stottlemyer was 62. Stottlemyer's association with Pitt wrestling spanned nearly four decades. He was a three-time All-American for the Panthers from 1974-78. Following his 1978 graduation from the university, Stottlemyer served Pitt as an assistant coach for one year before taking over as head coach in 1979. He led the Panthers for 34 seasons and retired in 2013 as the winningest coach in program history with a 304-231-12 record. Stottlemyer produced 56 Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) individual champions, 33 All-Americans and three national champions. He also was selected the EWL Coach of the Year five times. Stottlemyer truly retired at the top of his game. His final four years as Pitt's head coach ranked among the program's finest. During that span, the Panthers won three EWL regular-season championships (2010, 2011, 2012) and three EWL Tournament titles (2011, 2012, 2013). Pitt placed 15th in the nation in each of his final two seasons as head coach. First-year Pitt head wrestling coach Keith Gavin competed under Stottlemyer from 2004-08. Gavin crowned his collegiate career with a perfect 33-0 record as a senior when he claimed the 174-pound NCAA championship. "Coach Stottlemyer gave me an opportunity of a lifetime by bringing me to Pitt," Gavin said. "He never gave up on me when a lot of other coaches probably would have and for that I am forever grateful. His impact goes beyond teaching wrestling. I find myself still using his sayings not only with our student-athletes but with my own kids as well. He was known for his integrity and how he treated people. He was truly one of the best people I ever knew." A native of nearby Hermitage, Pa., Stottlemyer was a star wrestler at Hickory High School, where he was a PIAA state runner-up and two-time Junior National Freestyle wrestling champion. Enrolling at Pitt in 1974, Stottlemyer compiled a career record of 68-16-2 and would ascend to team captain for the Panthers. He earned three All-America citations and won the 1976 EWL 134-pound title. Stottlemyer's many Hall of Fame recognitions include selection to the EWL Hall of Fame and the National Wrestling Hall of Fame's Lifetime Service to Wrestling Award. Visitation will be this Thursday and Friday, from 2 to 8 p.m., at Ferguson Funeral Home in Belle Vernon, Pa. There will be an additional visitation on Saturday, from 9 to 11 a.m., followed by an 11 a.m. Celebration of Life Service, at The Bible Chapel, 300 Gallery Drive, in McMurray, Pa.

Call it clash of the champions, as the two UFC titleholders in the top two weight classes will face each other in the Octagon ... and as opposing coaches on the popular TV series The Ultimate Fighter. UFC light-heavyweight champ Daniel Cormier, who wrestled for Oklahoma State in the late 1990s, will move up a weight class to take on UFC heavyweight titleholder Stipe Miocic, a Cleveland State mat veteran, in the main event at UFC 226 on July 7 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, UFC announced Friday. This superfight will come at the conclusion of the 27th season of The Ultimate Fighter which will see the two opposing teams coached by Cormier and Stipe. The latest series of TUF debuts Wednesday, April 18 on FS1. Both Cormier and Miocic successfully defended their respective titles one week ago in co-main event bouts at UFC 220 in Boston. Cormier won via a second-round TKO against Volkan Oesdemir, while Miocic defeated Francis Ngannou via unanimous decision in the other top-of-the-card fight. With those wins, Cormier is now 20-1, while Miocic is 18-2. Cormier is no stranger to the heavyweight division. The former NCAA All-American wrestler for the Cowboys went 13-0 in that weight class before dropping down to the light heavyweight division. Cormier has announced that he intends to retire by his 40th birthday, which is March 20, 2019.

KRASNOYARSK, Russia -- It was a great day for Team USA as the Ivan Yarygin Grand Prix wrapped up on Sunday, as two Americans captured gold medals in what is considered the toughest open tournament in the world. 2016 Olympic champion and two-time World champion Kyle Snyder (Woodbine, Md./Titan Mercury WC/Ohio RTC) became the first U.S. man to win a two Yarygin gold medals with a victory at 97 kg/213 lbs. David Taylor (State College, Pa. (Titan Mercury WC/Nittany Lion WC) became only the 12th U.S. men's freestyle wrestler to win a Yarygin title when he captured his gold medal at 86 kg/189 lbs. in stunning fashion. Read complete story on TheMat.com …

STILLWATER, Okla. -- No. 3 Mizzou Wrestling (12-0, 3-0 MAC) overcame a 9-0 deficit after two bouts to comeback and defeat No. 5 Oklahoma State (8-2, 4-0 Big 12), 21-19, Saturday night at Gallagher Iba Arena. The win was the first win for the Tigers over the Cowboys since 2015, and the first on the road since 2009 when Mizzou upended the Pokes, 28-6. Mizzou improves to 16-0 on the season, only the second time in program history Mizzou has started a season with 16 consecutive victories, matching the 2014-15 Tigers who finished the season 24-0. DUAL RECAP Following an injury default loss at 125 pounds and a decision defeat at 133 pounds, redshirt sophomore 141-pounder Jaydin Eierman (Columbia, Mo.) provided the first momentum swing of the dual for the Tigers, defeating defending two-time national champion Dean Heil with a pin in the second period. The win was the first of three for the Tigers, who took a 12-9 lead after a 9-5 win from redshirt senior 157-pounder Joey Lavallee (Reno, Nev.) over Jonce Blaylock. The Tigers found themselves down once again, 15-12, after a Cowboy pin at 165 pounds, but Mizzou responded with three decision wins from redshirt junior 174-pounder Daniel Lewis (Blue Springs, Mo.), redshirt freshman 184-pounder Canten Marriott (Excelsior Springs, Mo.) and redshirt senior 197-pounder Willie Miklus (Altoona, Iowa) and to take the lead for good. NOTABLE TIGERS Eierman improved to 22-1 and 13-0 in duals with his pin over Heil at 4:49 in the second period. Eierman has now defeated five ranked opponents this season, and two ranked in the top-five as Heil entered the dual ranked No. 5. The Tiger sophomore has now won 17 matches by bonus points this season, 11 by fall, four by major decision and two by technical fall. Miklus helped seal Mizzou's win in the second-to-last bout of the dual, as the two time All-American defeated No. 3-ranked Preston Weigel, 10-4, to give Mizzou a 21-15 lead with one match remaining. Miklus improves to 15-3 on the season with the win, and 11-2 in duals. At 149 pounds, Redshirt junior 149-pounder Grant Leeth (Kearney, Mo.) avenged one his two losses this season with an 8-4 win over No. 15-ranked Boo Lewellan. The win was Leeth's 12th consecutive win, who last lost twice on Nov. 18 at the Lindenwood Open. With the win, Leeth improves to 17-2 on the season and 14-0 in duals. QUOTABLES Mizzou Head Coach Brian Smith On the adversity the team faced in the dual… "Time and time again, this team has found ways to win, which is fun. I'm coaching a fun group of kids. We had this at Virginia Tech, where Willie was dead-in-the-water and found a way to win. All the way through, our guys fought hard. It's always a battle to come in here (Gallagher Iba Arena). We have had two battles in a row with Oklahoma State the last two years, and I was glad when we got that sixth win. It was a really good night, a special night for the program" On any individual performances that stuck out… "Everybody. Everybody fought hard. It took a team to win tonight, because things did not go our way. But we found a way to get through it." Redshirt sophomore 141-pounder Jaydin Eierman On the excitement of the moment… "It was unreal, but I knew what I was capable of. We've worked all season, all summer, working at everything. I just feel like I've put everything together this year and I didn't doubt it, but I didn't think it would happen like that." UP NEXT Mizzou will next wrestle Northern Illinois on Friday, Feb. 2, at 7 p.m. (CT). The dual will be the final MAC dual of the season for Mizzou, who has already clinched the MAC Dual Title. For all the latest on Mizzou Wrestling, stay tuned to MUTigers.com and follow the team on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram (MizzouWrestling). Results: 125: No. 7 Nick Piccininni (OSU) inj. default No. 17 Barlow McGhee (MIZ) | MIZ 0, OSU 6 133: No. 3 Kaid Brock (OSU) dec. No. 7 John Erneste (MIZ): 8-7 | MIZ 0, OSU 9 141: No. 2 Jaydin Eierman (MIZ) fall No. 5 Dean Heil (OSU): 4:49 | MIZ 6, OSU 9 149: No. 3 Grant Leeth (MIZ) dec. No. 15 Boo Lewallen (OSU): 8-4 | MIZ 9, OSU 9 157: No. 3 Joey Lavallee (MIZ) dec. Jonce Blaylock (OSU): 9-5 | MIZ 12, OSU 9 165: No. 10 Chandler Rogers (OSU) fall No. 23 Connor Flynn (MIZ): 3:17 | MIZ 12, OSU 15 174: No. 4 Daniel Lewis (MIZ) dec. No. 14 Jacobe Smith (OSU): 7-3 | MIZ 15, OSU 15 184: No. 14 Canten Marriott (MIZ) dec. Keegan Moore (OSU): 2-1 | MIZ 18, OSU 15 197: No. 7 Willie Miklus (MIZ) dec. No. 3 Preston Weigel (OSU): 10-4 | MIZ 21, OSU 15 HWT: No. 10 Derek White (OSU) major dec. Wyatt Koelling (MIZ): 17-4 | MIZ 21, OSU 19

Gregor Gillespie, 2007 NCAA wrestling champ for Edinboro University, continued his perfect record as a professional mixed martial arts fighter, scoring a first-round TKO at the UFC on Fox 27 event at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, N.C. Saturday night. Gregor GillespieDepending on which MMA website account of the lightweight (155-pound) bout you read, the former Fighting Scot "pounded out" (MMAJunkie.com), "rolled over" (MMAFighting.com) or "dominates" (BloodyElbow.com) hometown hero Jordan Rinaldi with the TKO with just 14 seconds left in the opening round. "Gillespie was relentless in his search for the takedown, getting it about a minute in," according to BloodyElbow.com. "Rinaldi was able to avoid the submission, so Gillespie began pounding him out. Rinaldi could only take so much before the referee intervened." MMAJunke.com reported, "With 75 seconds left, Rinaldi tried to get back to his feet, but Gillespie kept him pressured on the fence draped over his back," according to MMAJunkie.com. "Gillespie started pounding, then flattened Rinaldi out. But Rinaldi had no real defense. Gillespie pounded away while Rinaldi covered up, and got the stoppage before the horn." Gillespie, who was a two-time New York state wrestling champ and four-time NCAA All-American at Pennsylvania's Edinboro (winning the 149-pound crown at the 2007 NCAA championships), improves to 11-0 in his pro MMA career which he launched four years ago this month, and 4-0 in UFC competition, while Rinaldi drops to 13-6 overall, and 1-2 in UFC.

For a second straight year, national power Tuttle (Okla.) made the trek to Gilroy for the Mid-Cals Classic. For a second straight year, Poway (Calif.) used a "death by thousand cuts" approach to finish ahead of the No. 13 ranked Tigers. This year it was a rather dominant first place for the No. 10 ranked Titans, who placed 14 wrestlers in 13 of the 14 weight classes to amass 360.5 points. Leading the way were five finalists, including four champions: Jason Miranda (113), No. 12 Chase Zollmann (132), Joshua Tolentino (145), and Domonic Mata (152); Jacob Allen (120) finished as runner-up. The highlight of those finals was Zollman upending No. 16 (at 138) Alex Felix (Gilroy, Calif.) 3-2 in the tiebreaker. The aforementioned Tuttle had four finalists, led by three champions in No. 9 Dustin Plott (160), Carson Berryhill (170), and Trey Mason (285); finishing second was Garrett Steidley (113). They amassed 272 points in placing ten wrestlers at nine weight classes Notable to the not so good for Tuttle was No. 18 Rhett Golowenski falling short of the podium at 120, as he lost 3-1 to freshman Henry Porter (Oakdale, Calif.) in the quarterfinal before losing 3-2 to Dakota Unpingco (Freedom, Calif.) in the subsequent consolation round. Close behind in third were the hosts, No. 18 Gilroy (Calif.) with 263.5 points as they also placed ten wrestlers in nine weight classes. They also had a tournament high six finalists, but just a pair of champions in No. 10 Nico Aguilar (120) and No. 13 Tony Andrade (195), who beat No. 11 Ryan Reyes (Clovis West, Calif.) 2-1 in the tiebreaker during his championship match. Runner-up finishes came from Chase Sealdate (126), No. 16 (at 138) Alex Felix (132), John Fox (152), and Nicholas Villarreal (220). The other two nationally ranked teams, No. 22 Oakdale (Calif.) and No. 14 Selma (Calif.), each placed five wrestlers to finish eighth and ninth in the standings with 128.5 and 125 points respectively. However, each team did not enter three of their top wrestlers into this tournament, all of whom are projected state medalists (if not even higher than that). Rounding out the weight class champions were Blake Fredrickson (Windsor, Calif.) at 106 pounds, Angelo Martinoni (Folsom, Calif.) at 126, No. 15 (at 132) Dawson Sihavong (Bullard, Calif.) at 138, Matthew Martinez (Everett Alvarez, Calif.) at 182, and No. 14 Victor Jacquez (Bellarmine Prep, Calif.) at 220.

PHILADELPHIA, PA -- The Binghamton wrestling team is heading back to Binghamton on a high, adding wins over EIWA opponents UPenn (19-18) and Drexel (21-12) to pad themselves to an 8-4 overall record and 5-0 in the EIWA. Redshirt junior Anthony Lombardo highlighted the Drexel match with a 6-1 win over No. 30 Austin Rose; the victory marking the first time in Lombardo's career that he has beaten a nationally ranked opponent. "Before each match I'm always telling myself to stay cool, calm and collected," Lombardo said. "I kept that same mindset going into this match. Right off the bat I knew he didn't have anything against my hand-fighting and wrist control, so I knew I just needed to stay in my stance and get on top and I could win." Making the Quakers Quake Kicking off the first dual of the day against UPenn, Lombardo took the mat against Quinton Hiles, in which he answered a 3-0 Quakers team lead with a 14-2 major decision. Schneider followed suit, taking a 3-1 decision over No. 21 Joe Heyob, pushing the Bearcats to a 7-3 lead. Taking back the upperhand, UPenn notched wins at 197, 285 and 133 to lead 15-13. At 141, Joe Russ combined for two takedowns, three reversals and ride time to take an 11-7 decision over Jake Lizak, and a 16-15 team lead. UPenn answered, grabbing a win at 149 to go up 18-16. Closing out the match, Tristan Rifanburg took the mat against Joe Velliquette, accumulating four back points and a takedown with five seconds left in the third period to win 8-4 and secure a 19-18 win over the Quakers. The win marks the first time in program history that Binghamton has beat UPenn in a dual match. "I think that makes quite a statement about this program," acting head coach Kyle Borshoff said. "We continue to climb up through the conference and we continue to get better every time we wrestle. The scary thing about that win is that we left a lot of points out on the board and we still came away with a win, and I think that shows that the guys wrestled hard and fought for that victory." Destroying the Dragon's Lair The Bearcats took the mat against Drexel for their second match of the day, winning four out of six matches against nationally ranked opponents in a 21-12 team victory. At 133, Jake Nicholson put Binghamton on the board with a 4-2 decision over Chandler Olson to tie the score at 3. Russ, taking the mat against Julian Flores, turned a Flores takedown into a reversal late in the third combined with ride time to take a 6-3 decision and a 6-3 Bearcat lead. Frankie Garcia kept the momentum going, taking on No. 28 Trevor Elfvin at 149. Trailing 2-1 through the first period, Garcia earned a takedown late in the second to take a 3-2 lead into the third. The redshirt sophomore added another takedown with ride time to earn a 7-3 victory over Elfvin, and a 9-3 Binghamton lead. After falling at 157, the Bearcats then saw three consecutive wins over ranked opponents, starting with No. 29 Vincent DePrez's 7-5 decision over No. 33 Ebed Jarrell. At 174, Lombardo left no room for doubt securing his 6-1 victory over No. 30 Rose with four back points in the third, bumping Binghamton to a 15-7 lead. No. 9 Schneider then extended his win streak to seven dual matches, with a 4-0 decision over No. 28 Alex DeCiantis. The win marks Schneider's 97th career win. Drexel scored their final team points of the match at 197, right before Sean Dee put the nail in the coffin with a 5-4 tiebreaker win over Vincenzo Pelusi. The final match, which extended through two overtimes into the second tiebreaker round, gave Binghamton the 21-12 win over the Dragons. "I think the whole match against Drexel is a highlight," Borshoff said. "They had six guys ranked in the top-30 that we wrestled tonight, and we won seven out of 10 bouts overall. It was a great match, the guys were really fired up, they're getting better everyday and they're excited to compete and it's showing every time we step out onto that mat." Binghamton returns home next weekend for their home opener in the West Gym Friday night, February 2, against American at 7 p.m before hosting Sacred Heart on Saturday, February 3 at 2 p.m.

A South Carolina soldier and former high school wrestler who died earlier this month in Iraq was laid to rest with full military honors on Friday, one week shy of his 25th birthday. Spc. Javion Shavonte Sullivan of Fort Mill, S.C. was killed Jan. 8 in a non-combat-related accident in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. The incident is still under investigation, according to the military publication Stars and Stripes. Sullivan's life was celebrated at Mount Moriah Baptist Church in Spartanburg, S.C. The Rev. Benjamin Snoddy, a close family friend, officiated. Sullivan's former wrestling coach from Fort Mill High School, Chris Brock, was among those who spoke during the service. Brock said he met Sullivan when he was a senior at Fort Mill and encouraged him to try out for the wrestling team. "I was impressed with his confidence," Brock told the Spartanburg Herald Journal. "He was a friend to me and all of us and an outstanding soldier." Brock said he believed Sullivan enjoyed taking on new challenges and considered him to be a leader in life. During the service, members of the Patriot Guard Riders stood watch outside the church, holding American flags to show their respect. The service concluded with a release of doves at the gravesite at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Greer, S.C. Sullivan leaves behind his wife Raven; three-year-old daughter Mahogany; his parents Wellis and Cynthia Sullivan; sister Kristen and brother Antoine; grandparents and other relatives. Sullivan was assigned to the 16th Signal Company, 11th Theater Tactical Signal Brigade in Fort Hood, Texas. He joined the U.S. Army in November 2015 at age 22, and he worked as a cable systems installer. According to Stars and Stripes, Sullivan was the first U.S. servicemember to die while supporting the anti-ISIS campaign in 2018, and the 22nd since Operation Inherent Resolve began in the fall of 2014.

PHILADELPHIA -- The grind of the collegiate wrestling season was on full display as Penn went 2-1 over three EIWA dual meets on home mats, picking up their first wins at home this season to improve to 7-4 in dual meets and 4-2 in EIWA competition. The Red and Blue opened the day with a 24-14 win over Bucknell and capped the day with a convincing 31-16 victory over Franklin & Marshall. The middle match of the day was a 19-18 loss to Binghamton in a dual which hung in the balance until the final seconds of the final bout. May Bethea had 16 takedowns over his three wins, leading a group of Quakers who went 3-0 over the trio of dual meets. Bethea was joined by Gianni Ghione, Joe Oliva and Frank Mattiace as Quakers who swept through the day's action. No. 18 Bethea had a technical fall and major decision as part of his day. No. 10 Frank Mattiace had a pin - his eighth of the season - and a major decision to improve to 20-3 this season. How It Happened vs. Bucknell The Quakers never trailed in the dual meet, building a 15-3 lead at halftime and sealing the dual meet with back-to-back wins at 149 and 157 to close the dual. Both of Penn's ranked wrestlers picked up bonus points in the first half of the meet to help stake the lead. No. 18 May Bethea scored a technical fall over DJ Hollingshead before No. 10 Frank Mattiace picked up a 17-5 major decision. Bethea had six takedowns and two sets of four-point nearfall in his win. Mattiace had seven takedowns in his win. Tyler Hall's 5-2 decision win at heavyweight was his first career dual meet win in The Palestra. Comeback wins from Joe Heyob and Joe Oliva ensured the team dual meet win. At 184, Heyob spotted Drew Phipps a 4-2 lead after the first period but rallied to tie the match at 5-5 after two. In the third, he scored his second takedown of the match and would win, 8-7, via his two minutes of riding time. With his team ahead by just four points and two matches to go, Oliva secured the dual meet with a decision win over Seth Hogue. A back and forth match was decided by a two-point turn from Oliva in the third period. Penn Defeats Bucknell, 24-14 165: No. 18 May Bethea (Penn) TF DJ Hollingshead (Bucknell), 20-5 (6:44), Penn leads, 5-0 174: Nik Stephani (Bucknell) DEC Quinton Hiles (Penn), 11-4, Penn leads, 5-3 184: Joe Heyob (Penn) DEC Drew Phipps (Bucknell), 8-7, Penn leads, 8-3 197: No. 10 Frank Mattiace (Penn) MD Chad Reese (Bucknell), 17-5 Penn leads, 12-3 285: Tyler Hall (Penn) DEC Brandon Stokes (Bucknell), 5-1 Penn leads, 15-3 125: Geo Barzona (Bucknell) win via forfeit Penn leads, 15-9 133: Gianni Ghione (Penn) DEC David Campbell (Bucknell), 4-2 Penn leads, 18-9 141: No. 15 Tyler Smith (Bucknell) TF Jake Lizak (Penn), 26-11 (6:21), Penn leads, 18-14 149: Joe Oliva (Penn) DEC Seth Hogue (Bucknell), 6-4 Penn leads 21-14 157: Joe Velliquette (Penn) DEC Andrew Millsap (Bucknell), 9-2 How It Happened vs. Bucknell There were seven lead changes in the dual meet, including a lead change after each of the final five bouts. No team led by more than five points. Each team had a six-point win - Penn getting a pin from No. 10 Frank Mattiace and Binghamton receiving a forfeit at 125 pounds. Each team picked up five wins total, the deciding point a major decision from Binghamton's Anthony Lombardo at 174. Penn led, 18-16, after nine bouts. At 157, Binghamton's Tristan Riffanburg scored an 8-4 decision to give the Bearcats the win. He picked up four nearfall in the second period to erase a 2-0 Joe Velliquette lead. Velliquette was very close to a takedown midway through the second, but video review was not enough to overturn the call on the mat. Velliquette did get a takedown with 0:14 remaining to close within one point but after cutting his opponent loose he was unable to find a second before conceding a meaningless takedown at the buzzer. A score at the buzzer that was full of meaning was No. 10 Frank Mattiace's pin with one second left on the clock. Mattiace now has eight pins this season - tied for No. 9 all-time in a season by a Quaker. May Bethea, picked up a crucial win over a wrestler ranked inside the NCAA Coaches Panel with an 8-4 decision over Vincent DePrez. Bethea broke open a 3-3 tie in the third with an escape and then two takedowns in the final 35 seconds. Tyler Hall scored two backpoints in the second period and added a reversal in the third for a 7-3 decision at heavyweight. Gianni Ghione put up six points in the first period with a takedown and four backpoints to defeat Jake Nicholson, 7-2, at 133. Jake Lizak fell, 11-7, at 141, but did his part for the team late in his bout with a takedown and two nearfall in the final 10 seconds to only concede the decision. For the second match in a row, Joe Oliva rallied for a win. He trailed, 4-3, after two periods before he scored an escape early in the third and added a takedown and two nearfall in the buzzer for an 8-4 decision over Frank Garcia. Binghamton Defeats Penn, 19-18 165: No. 18 May Bethea (Penn) DEC Vincent DePrez (Binghamton), 8-4, Penn leads, 3-0 174: Anthony Lombardo (Binghamton) MD Quinton Hiles (Penn), 14-2, Binghamton leads, 4-3 184: No. 14 Steven Schneider (Binghamton) DEC Joe Heyob (Penn), 3-1, Binghamton leads, 7-3 197: No. 10 Frank Mattiace (Penn) FALL Alex Melikian (Binghamton), 6:59, Penn leads, 9-7 285: Tyler Hall (Penn) DEC Sean Dee (Binghamton), 7-3, Penn leads, 12-7 125: Joe Nelson (Binghamton) win via forfeit, Binghamton leads, 13-12 133: Gianni Ghione (Penn) DEC Jake Nicholson (Binghamton), 7-2, Penn leads, 15-13 141: Joe Russ (Binghamton) DEC Jake Lizak (Penn), 11-7, Binghamton leads, 16-15 149: Joe Oliva (Penn) DEC Frank Garcia (Binghamton), 8-4, Penn leads, 18-16 157: Tristan Rifanburg (Binghamton) DEC Joe Velliquette (Penn), 8-4 Binghamton leads, 19-18 How It Happened vs. Franklin & Marshall Penn never trailed in the dual as May Bethea won to open a dual for the third time in the day. Bethea had seven takedowns on his way to a 17-5 major decision. All three wrestlers named Joe scored a pinfall in the dual meet, accounting for 18 of Penn's 31 points. Joe Heyob had scored three takedowns and added two backpoints in the first period before working a pin early in the second period over Steven Mercadante. Joe Oliva also had three takedowns in his match before pinning Sam Butler from neutral in the third period. Joe Oliva scored on a knee pick and turned it into a cradle to pin Emmett LiCastri with one second left in the first period to close the dual. The Quakers won three of the final four bouts to pull away, turning a 16-12 lead into the 31-16 final score. Penn Defeats Franklin & Marshall, 31-16 165: No. 18 May Bethea (Penn) MD Jake Conners (F&M), 17-5, Penn leads, 4-0 174: Josh Young (F&M) DEC Quinton Hiles (Penn), 6-0, Penn leads, 4-3 184: Joe Heyob (Penn) FALL Steven Mercadante (F&M), 4:23, Penn leads, 10-3 197: No. 10 Frank Mattiace (Penn) wins via forfeit, Penn leads, 16-3 285: Antonio Pelusi (F&M) DEC Tyler Hall (Penn), 6-2, Penn leads, 16-6 125: Edgar Garcia (F&M) wins via forfeit, Penn leads, 16-12 133: Gianni Ghione (Penn) DEC Dan Martoccio (F&M). 6-0, Penn leads, 19-12 141: Brett Kulp (F&M) MD Tristin DeVincenzo (Penn), 14-4, Penn leads, 19-16 149: Joe Oliva (Penn) FALL Sam Butler (F&M), 5:28, Penn leads, 25-16 157: Joe Velliquette (Penn) FALL Emmett LiCastri (F&M), 2:59, Penn leads, 31-16 Penn returns to action on February 3, with a pair of dual meets at Brown (12 p.m.) and Harvard (6 p.m.)

DAVIDSON, N.C. -- SIUE wrestling completed a weekend sweep Saturday with a 34-6 triumph at Davidson. SIUE, 5-11 overall and 3-2 in Southern Conference matches, won all nine of the matches contested. Davidson, 1-9 overall and 0-4 in the SoCon, accepted a forfeit at 174 pounds. The Cougars opened the match with a pair of pins. SIUE 125-pounder Zac Gentzler dispatched Michael McClelland in 1 minute, 49 seconds. John Muldoon followed that with a 133-pound fall over Davidson's Zamir Ode in 6:49. "Zac came out, stayed on his offense and got an early pin. That kind of set the tone for the dual," said SIUE Head Coach Jeremy Spates. "John got a pin late in his match, which is good although he was on his way to getting a technical fall anyway." Three close matches that went down to the final buzzer pushed SIUE further ahead. Angelo Silvestro gained a third-period escape and used accumulated riding time to defeat Dustin Runzo 7-6 at 141 pounds. Tyshawn Williams bested Aidan McCoy at 149 pounds 5-2. Karsten Van Velsor used a takedown in overtime to top Tony Palumbo 3-1. Nate Higgins extended his winning streak to seven matches with a major decision at 165 pounds, an 11-3 win over Hunter Costa. SIUE closed out the dual with three more victories. Bryce Shewan outlasted Conor Fenn 13-11 at 184 pounds. Christian Dulaney downed Konner Pritchard at 197 pounds 10-3. Tommy Helton earned the only takedown in the third period and beat Will Cooley 3-1. "As we have been talking about all year, we want to be offensive but at the same time we want to things technically right," said Spates. "The guys did a good job because this is a long road trip. There were double weigh-ins so it's hard to focus mentally and make sure you are doing the right things. We wrestled whistle to whistle and did a lot of things we work on in practice so it was a good match all around." The Cougars are now idle until Feb. 11 when it closes out the SoCon season with a triangular meet at the Vadalabene Center with Campbell and VMI. Results: 125: Zac Gentzler (SIUE) pinnned Michael McClelland (Davidson), 1:49 133: John Muldoon (SIUE) pinned Zamir Ode (Davidson), 6:49 141: Angelo Silvestro (SIUE) def. Dustin Runzo (Davidson), 7-6 149: Tyshawn Williams (SIUE) def. Aidan Conroy (Davidson), 5-2 157: Karsten Van Velsor (SIUE) def. Tony Palumbo (Davidson), SV-1 3-1 165: Nate Higgins (SIUE) def. Hunter Costa (Davidson), 11-3 174: Noah Satterfield (Davidson) won by forfeit 184: Bryce Shewan (SIUE) over Conor Fenn (Davidson), 13-11 197: Christian Dulaney (SIUE) over Konner Pritchard (Davidson), 10-3 285: Tommy Helton (SIUE) def. Will Cooley (Davidson), 3-1

NEW YORK -- The Columbia wrestling team held on in the final two matches to top Bucknell, 22-17, tonight in the Blue Gym. In a back-and-forth bout, the Lions won three of the final four matches to come back from being down 12-10 for the win. Bucknell jumped out to a 4-0 lead with a major decision at 165, before Tyrel White posted the first of six Columbia wins during a 4-2 decision at 174. The Bison came away with a win via tech fall at 184, before Michael Bulkin gave Columbia a victory at 197. At heavyweight, Garrett Ryan posted an 8-0 major decision to put Columbia ahead in the team scoring, 10-9. The lead change was the first of five on the evening, as Bucknell took it back with a decision at 125. Trailing in the team scoring 12-10, Alec Kelly was able to get by David Campbell, 7-3, as the Lions went ahead, 13-12. After Bucknell picked up a tech fall at 141, the final bouts would end up being the difference-maker, as the Bison led 17-13 going into the 149-pound match. Jacob Macalolooy was able to tie thing up with a 10-2 major decision at 149, setting the stage for Markus Scheidel. The No. 13 ranked wrestler at 157 was able to post his first tech fall of the season, topping Christian Bassolino, 23-7. Columbia (3-8) is back in action tomorrow at 1 p.m. against No. 18 Lock Haven (9-2). Results: 165 – DJ Hollingshead MD Max Elling, 10-2. (Bucknell 4-0) 174 – Tyrel White dec. Nick Stephani, 4-2. (Bucknell 4-3) 184 – Drew Phipps TF Andrew Psomas 15-0. (Bucknell 9-3) 197 – Michael Bulkin dec. Chad Reese 6-1. (Bucknell 9-6) HWT – Garrett Ryan MD Brandon Stokes 8-0. (Columbia 10-9) 125 – Geo Barzona dec. Spencer Good 6-2. (Bucknell 12-10) 133 – Alec Kelly dec. David Campbell 7-3. (Columbia 13-12) 141 – Tyler Smith TF JP Ascolese 25-7. (Bucknell 17-13) 149 – Jacob Macalolooy MD Seth Hogue, 10-2. (Tied at 17) 157 – Markus Scheidel TF Christian Bassolino, 23-7. (Columbia 22-17)

EDINBORO, Pa. -- The Edinboro wrestling team posted its second Eastern Wrestling League win in two days with a 41-0 shutout of George Mason on Saturday night at McComb Fieldhouse. The victory comes on the heels of a win at Clarion last night and leaves the Fighting Scots with a 5-3 overall record and 3-1 in the EWL. George Mason actually lost twice on Saturday, falling at Cleveland State earlier today before suffering tonight's loss. The Patriots are 3-10 overall and 0-6 in the EWL. The shutout was the first for Edinboro since last year, when Edinboro posted a 47-0 win over VMI. The Fighting Scots also shut out Bloomsburg in 2016-17. While winning all ten bouts, Edinboro picked up bonus points in six matches. Sean Russell accounted for the lone fall of the night, opening the match with a pin at 3:12 over Talha Farooq. Ranked 11th by InterMat at 125 lbs., Russell improved to 22-4 and now has 87 career victories. The 133 lb. match pitted a pair of 2017 national qualifiers in Korbin Myers and Ibrahim Bunduka of George Mason. Bunduka was a qualifier a year ago at 125 lbs. and normally competes at that weight, but moved up a weight class tonight. A close first period saw Myers, now 19-8 and ranked 16th, take a 2-0 lead on a takedown with a minute left in the period. The redshirt sophomore dominated the action after that, adding five takedowns in the second period to go up 14-4. He would three more in the third to wrap up a 22-7 technical fall at 5:57. It represents Myers' 50th career victory. Bunduka dropped to 17-9 with the loss. Edinboro would also receive technical falls at 157 and 165 lbs. Andrew Shomers (22-5) dominated Justin Yorkdale (2-11) in an 18-0 win at 4:18, tilting Yorkdale on four occasions. Fritz Hoehn needed just 2:18 to win by technical fall over Bryce Reddington (9-14), 15-0. He would turn Reddington three times for 12 points. Hoehn improved to 12-9. Nate Hagan and Ty Schoffstall added major decisions. Hagan is now 10-13 after a 10-2 major decision over Trevor Mello (3-16) at 141 lbs. Hagan led 4-1 after two periods before recording two more takedowns in the third. ???????Schoffstall won a 16-8 major decision over Levko Higgins at 174 lbs. The redshirt senior boosted his record to 11-1 while Higgins is now 3-15. A late Higgins takedown closed the match to 6-4 after one period, but Schoffstall built the lead to 9-5 after two periods, and then took control with three third-period takedowns. The heavyweight battle featured a rematch of last year's EWL semifinals between Billy Miller and GMU's Matthew Voss. Miller would prevail by the same 6-1 score in a tight match until the third period. Following a scoreless first period, Miller would ride out Voss in the second, then take a 1-0 lead with a quick escape in the third. The redshirt junior, ranked 14th by InterMat, took a 3-0 lead with a takedown with 30 seconds remaining, then following a Voss escape, added another takedown in the final seconds for the 6-1 win. Miller improved to 11-3, while Voss is now 18-9. Jensen Lorea (4-7) picked up a 9-4 upset of Tejon Anthony (16-10) at 149 lbs. Inserted into the lineup last night, the redshirt junior trauiled 2-1 after one period, but gained an 8-4 lead after two periods on the strength of a reversal and four nearfall points, plus an escape. He then rode Anthony out in the third period. Zach Ancewicz and Dylan Reynolds won by decision at 184 and 197 lbs., respectively. Ancewicz, a freshman, improved to 9-11 thanks to an 8-2 decision over Austin Harrison (3-11). Reynolds, the regular at 197 lbs. a year ago, has wrestled at 184 lbs. this year. He prevailed at 197 lbs. with a 3-1 sudden victory over Eli Spencer (4-11). Reynolds recorded the winning takedown with 27 seconds remaining. Edinboro returns to the mat on Thursday, February 1 with a key EWL match at Lock Haven. Results: 125 - #11 Sean Russell (EU) fall over Talha Farooq (GMU), 3:12 133 - #16 Korbin Myers (EU) tech. fall Ibrahim Bunduka (GMU), 22-7 (5:57) 141 - Nate Hagan (EU) maj. dec. Trevor Mello (GMU), 10-2 149 - Jensen Lorea (EU) dec. Tajon Anthony (GMU), 9-4 157 - Andrew Shomers (EU) tech. fall Justin Yorkdale (GMU), 18-0 (4:18) 165 - Fritz Hoehn (EU) tech fall. Bryce Reddingington (GMU), 15-0 (2:18) 174 - Ty Schoffstall (EU) maj. dec. Levko Higgins (GMU), 16-8 184 - Zach Ancewicz (EU) dec. Austin Harrison (GMU), 8-2 197 - Dylan Reynolds (EU) dec. Eli Spencer (GMU), 3-1 sv1 285 - #14 Billy Miller (EU) dec. Matt Voss (GMU), 6-1

LARAMIE, Wyo. -- Wyoming (9-3, 3-2 Big 12) easily handled visiting Fresno State in the Arena-Auditorium on Saturday evening. The Pokes won eight of the ten bouts, including four pins, to roll to a 40-6 victory. The dual was the 96th win for head coach Mark Branch at the helm of Cowboy wrestling. Additionally, the last time UW put 40 points on the board was on Feb. 7, 2014 against Northern Colorado. The Pokes won 41-6. It is also the eighth time in Branch's tenure that UW has scored 40 or more points in a dual. “It was exciting tonight,” Branch said. “We put in a full week of practice, so I was a little worried we'd show up sluggish. We came out ready to go and added bonus points. I was obviously happy with how we started, it set the tone for the night. We had a number of guys that were impressive out there. This team knows to keep the mindset of being prepared and ready to go. I think that showed tonight. I liked our focus, and we understand it doesn't get easier as the season progresses.” The dual began at 125 where sophomore Drake Foster fell behind early in the first period only to work his way back for third-period pin over Sean Williams. It was the fourth pin for Foster this season, and first against Big 12 competition. Montorie Bridges added a pin over Trevor Williams at 133 pounds. There was never any doubt as the No. 4 ranked wrestler earned the first-period pin. The fall was Bridges' fourth-straight bonus-point victory. Senior Bryce Meredith, No. 1 at 141 pounds, followed suite with a pin of his own against Chris DeLoza. Two takedowns and near fall points quickly put the match out of reach, but Meredith earned the first-period takedown to give Wyoming an 18-0 lead. At 157 pounds, No. 12 Archie Colgan, earned a 16-1 tech fall over Greg Gaxiola. Colgan never fell behind as he scored a takedown in the first period and added near fall points in the second. He ultimately added two more takedowns and a four-point near fall on his way to the victory. Branson Ashworth tallied eight total takedowns against Isaiah Holt at 165 pounds. Ashworth, the No. 14 ranked wrestler dominated for the 19-5 tech fall. All five of Holt's points came from escapes. Kyle Pope earned the final pin for the Brown and Gold on Saturday night. In the blink of an eye Pope earned the first-period fall. It was his second pin of the season. Dewey Kruger once again jumped up for his second-straight dual win. Krueger, typically competes at 157 pounds, but wrestled at 184 for UW on Saturday night and earned a 12-5 decision over Richie Brandt. Krueger now has wins at 157, 174, 184 and 197 pounds this season. Competing for the first time this year, Luke Paine impressed with a 13-5 major over Josh Hokit at 197 pounds. In what was the final win for UW, Paine led the entire way and totaled four takedowns on way to the victory. Wyoming will next welcome the Oklahoma Sooners on Feb. 4. The dual will take place in the UniWyo Sports Complex at 1 p.m. MT. Results: 125: Foster fall Williams (6:20) | UW 6-0 133: Bridges fall Williams (1:39) |UW 12-0 141: Meredith fall DeLoza (2:39) |UW 18-0 149: Olivas decision Turner | UW 18-3 157: Colgan technical fall Gaxiola | UW 23-3 165: Ashworth major Holt |UW 27-3 174: Pope fall Kincaid (1:46) |UW 33-3 184: Krueger decision Brandt |UW 36-3 197: Paine major Josh Hokit | UW 40-3 285: Nevills decision Eagan | UW 40-6

LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ -- The nationally-ranked No. 19 Rider University wrestling team defeated No. 23 Lock Haven, 22-12, to take sole possession of first place in the Eastern Wrestling League Saturday night at Alumni Gymnasium. The Broncs (10-2, 4-0 EWL) won seven of 10 matches to hand the Bald Eagles (9-2, 2-1 EWL) their first league loss of the year. Rider won the first three matches to jump out to an 8-0 lead. J.R. Wert (Christianburg, VA/Christianburg) earned a 6-5 decision over Luke Werner at 125 on the strength of an official's review that gave the redshirt senior a takedown with 10 seconds remaining. Anthony Cefolo (Florham Park, NJ/Hanover Park Regional) and Tyson Dippery (Harrisburg, PA/Central Dauphin [Rutgers]) also picked up decisions to stake Rider to the early lead. Momentum remained with Rider as B.J. Clagon (Toms River, NJ/Toms River South) pinned Alex Klucker at 157. Dean Sherry (Brick, NJ/Brick Township) and Ethan Laird (Waterford, PA/General McLane) later earned decisions at 174 and 197, respectively, and Mauro Correnti (Delran, NJ/Holy Cross) earned a major decision to punctuate the victory at 285. Quotes and Notes "Anytime you wrestle a conference foe, it's very important to prepare properly, show up the day of and do your job. To get a win like this against a team that's ranked in the Top 20 [No. 18 in the Intermat Dual Rankings] bodes well for our kids and what they did and how they wrestled tonight." "It speaks to the kids' intensity and how they're wrestling. They're not protecting anything. They're going and they're being aggressive. They're wrestling to win. They're not wrestling not to lose. And there's a big difference and the kids know that. We were very aggressive I thought the entire time and that speaks to the training they do and the mental approach that they have to the sport." - Head Coach John Hangey "It was really just having fun. Coach Hangey tells me all the time - when you wrestle and you're having fun, there's no one in the nation that can beat you. But when you're not having fun and looking like you're not enjoying it, it changes the whole atmosphere and you get tired because you're overthinking. You just stop thinking and have some fun." - Redshirt senior B.J. Clagon "My mindset was, we're up, 20-6. No pressure. Win or lose, obviously I'm trying to win. But I thought it was going to be 20-6, and I get my ankle band and I look up and it's 15-12. It got real close real quick. But I was close enough to stepping on the line that it didn't change my mindset at all." "The coaches have done a great job of getting me ready to be where I need to be to compete at the college level, because it's a huge difference from high school. Thoughout the year, they've prepped me to get better and better for the matches upcoming." - Freshman Ethan Laird - Rider is now 4-0 in EWL matches this season with two left to wrestle (Jan. 28 vs. Bloomsburg, Feb. 2 at Clarion). - Every other team in the EWL has at least one loss, including one-loss teams Edinboro, Lock Haven and Cleveland State's only losses coming to the Broncs. Clarion also has one loss in conference (to Edinboro). - The Broncs improved to 10-14 all-time against Lock Haven, including wins in each of the last eight duals dating back to the 2008-09 season. Results: 125: J.R. Wert (Rider) dec. Luke Werner (Lock Haven), 6-5; Rider leads, 3-0 133: Anthony Cefolo (Rider) dec. D.J. Fehlman (Lock Haven), 4-2; Rider leads, 6-0 141: Tyson Dippery (Rider) dec. Kyle Shoop (Lock Haven), 7-1; Rider leads, 9-0 *Unsportsmanlike conduct on Rider. 1 points deduction. Rider leads, 8-0 149: Ronald Perry (Lock Haven) dec. Gary Dinmore (Rider), 8-2; Rider leads, 8-3 157: B.J. Clagon (Rider) WBF Alex Klucker (Lock Haven), 3:55; Rider leads, 14-3 165: Chance Marsteller (Lock Haven) dec. Chad Walsh (Rider), 8-4; Rider leads, 14-6 174: Dean Sherry (Rider) dec. Jared Siegrist (Lock Haven), 10-5; Rider leads, 17-6 184: Corey Hazel (Lock Haven) DQ Wayne Stinson (Rider), 6:59 Rider leads, 17-12 *Flagrant misconduct on Rider. 2 point deduction. Rider leads, 15-12 197: Ethan Laird (Rider) dec. Trey Hartsock (Lock Haven), 9-2; Rider leads, 18-12 285: Mauro Correnti (Rider) maj. dec. Derek Dragon (Lock Haven), 18-6; Rider wins, 22-12

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Nicholas Gil (Jr / Crystal Lake, Ill.), Corey Wilding (Sr / Pittsburgh, Pa.), Zack Davis (Sr /Granger, Ind.), Drew Daniels (Sr / Overland Park, Kan.), Jadaen Bernstein (Sr / Glen Gardner, N.J.) and Michael Coleman (Sr / Hudson, Ohio) each won individual titles to lead the Navy wrestling team to the 2018 All-Academy Championship crown Saturday at McAlister Field House in Charleston, S.C. It marked the Mids' 14th overall All-Academy Championship victory and their first since 2014. "Bringing the All-Academy Championship trophy back to Annapolis was earned through hard work, perseverance and an unwavering determination to achieve their goal," said Navy head coach Joel Sharratt. "I am incredibly proud of this team, but to put it in perspective, this is just a step. The decisive margin is a positive indicator of where we are now, but all 10 of these wrestlers have more and we are going to go to work to get everything from them in February and March." Navy has been the dominant team over the years, winning 14 of the 24 championships including 11 of the last 15. The Mids have won 93 individual crowns in All-Academy Championship history, including 67 of the 150 titles over the last 15 years. The Mids won the team title in 1995, `97, `99, `04, `05, `06, `07, `09, '10, '11, '12, '13, '14 and '18, while they claimed five or more individual titles in 1997, `99, `04, `05, `07, `08, '10, '11, '13, '17 and '18. Navy, who sent seven wrestlers to the finals, paced the field with 118 points and six champions (141, 149, 157, 165, 174, 184). Army amassed 96.5 points and had just two champions (125, 133) among its seven wrestlers in the finals. Air Force placed third with 87.0 points and the champion at 197 pounds, followed by The Citadel in fourth with 50.5 points and the heavywight winner, while Coast Guard was fifth (28.5), VMI sixth (19.0), Merchant Marine seventh (15.5) and Norwich eighth (5.0). While all 10 of Navy's wrestlers placed among the top four, it was just the third time since the inaugural tournament in 1995 that Navy has crowned six or more individual champions. Navy first accomplished it in 2010 with six winners (125 Aaron Kalil, 149 Glenn Shober, 157 Bryce Saddoris, 165 Robby Neill, 174 Mike Billings, 184 Andrew Buck), while in 2013, seven Mids collected titles (133 Colton Rasche, 149 Raymond Borja, 157 Bobby Barnhisel, 165 Peyton Walsh, 174 Mathew Miller, 184 Mason Bailey, 197 Oscar Huntley). Gil kicked things off for the Mids with the first of what would be six consecutive title wins by Navy. Ranked 19th nationally at 141 pounds, Gil scored the first points of the match with a takedown midway through the opening period and never let up as he built nearly two minutes of riding time en route to an 8-1 victory over Army's Austin Harry. It was Gil's second All-Academy Championship appearance, but his first title win after placing second in 2016. "All seven of our wrestlers we had in the finals showed the character of a champion and the heart of a Navy wrestler," said Sharratt. "Gil's was possibly the most dominating performance of the finals. He ran the shot count to 12-0 and owned every position. He is continuing to find ways to force his skills in new and important tie-ups for him to climb towards his goal." Wilding, the Mids' team captain, was one of three Navy wrestlers to make their fourth All-Academy Championship appearance. He had never placed better than third in his three previous appearances, but that luck would change Saturday night. Defending 149-pound champion Ty Buckison from The Citadel held a 1-0 advantage over Wilding heading into the final period of the finals, but the Navy senior would level the match with an escape seconds into the period. Buckiso, however, got in on Wilding's left leg and despite his best defense, Wilding was forced to give up the takedown with 18 seconds left in the match. Wilding trimmed the deficit to one as he fought free with 10 seconds remaining. Desperately chasing the title in his final appearance, Wilding scrambled and got Buckiso to the mat as time expired ... only the officials did not initially award Wilding the takedown. Sharratt called for a video review and that review proved to be in favor of Wilding as he would be awarded the takedown, a 4-3 victory and his first All-Academy Championship title. "Corey embodied the line-to-line, whistle-to-whistle approach once again," said Sharratt. "His effort to score the 1, then 2 at the buzzer on a hometown opponent was motivating for everyone in the gym tonight! Corey had struggled to earn that win since high school and it is another notch in the belt of a ranked opponent he has beaten in the last 30 days." Like Gil, Davis also missed last year's All-Academy Championship. Davis, however, had won a championship in 2016 at 133 pounds and was looking to add to his collection. He did so in dominating fashion, giving up just a point on the day as he pinned Merchant Marine's Kieran Duggan in just under three minutes in the opener and scored a 12-1 major decision over Coast Guard's Chris Sullivan in the semis. He recorded more than three minutes of riding time and held Air Force's Alex Mossing scoreless in an 8-0 major decision to win his second All-Academy Championship. "Davis stepped up to beat a World Team member and should now have a solid place in the National Coaches Rankings," said Sharratt. "He was very impressive on his feet in the finals and maintained dominance in the top position where he is really a hammer." Daniels was one of four Navy wrestlers who were defending their All-Academy Championship titles on Saturday. And for a second straight year, Daniels would meet Army's Andrew Mendel in the finals. Daniels, ranked 20th at 165 pounds, got out of the blocks quickly, nearly spearing Mendel to the mat where he would get the takedown and a four-point nearfall just a minute into the match. From there Daniels put it on cruise control as he earned his second title in as many years behind a 9-5 victory. "Daniels was on the offense today and outshot and outscored every opponent he faced," said Sharratt. "He has been getting stronger and winning the battle." Back on the mat for the first time since the Southern Scuffle on Jan. 1-2, eighth-ranked Jadaen Bernstein (Glen Gardner, N.J.) didn't miss a beat. The senior 174-pounder pinned his first two opponents before meeting Army's Ben Harvey for the second year in a row in the championship. Bernstein built an early lead, but a takedown by Harvey as the first period came to a close had the match even at 4-4. An early escape by Bernstein followed by a takedown gave the veteran wrestler the advantage the rest of the way as he cruised to his second All-Academy Championship crown by way of a 14-8 victory. "Jadaen winning the Outstanding Wrestler award was a fitting way for him to complete his final All-Academy Championship," said Sharratt. "He is a crowd favorite and a coaches favorite across the country. His competitive fire is without parallel and he is a humble champion. Tonight was a very controlled and aggressive match that was over an oppoenent ranked inside the top 30.". Navy's final title match of the night came at 184 pounds. Coleman, ranked 17th, won the weight class a year ago in what was his first appearance at the championship and he would go on to win his final appearance, as well. Coleman surrendered just one point to Army's Noah Stewart en route to a 6-1 victory. "Coleman was awesome in the finals from the mindset of a champion," said Sharratt. "He has been so dominant over the last 30 days that it was great for him to be tested a little. He is extremely dynamic and has not been pushed out of his comfort zone for some time." Freshman 133-pound Cody Trybus (Elkton, Md.) took second in a 5-1 loss to Army's Lane Peters, while rookie 125-pound Aslan Kilic (Marietta, Ga.)built a 13-2 lead over VMI's Clifton Conway before pinning him at 4:57. "We brought home a bronze medal at 125 pounds and the most falls in the least amount of time," said Sharratt. "There can be no doubt we want gold, but this was a step forward in getting Aslan to the place we want him to be. He has a competitive mindset and with that mindset, training partners and coaching, we will get there. "Trybus wrestled very well and has more to learn from today than maybe anyone else. He is a talented wrestler and is on the edge of a breakthrough. I see it and he knows it." Senior 197-pound Steban Cervantes (Poway, Calif.) and senior heavyweight Austin Faunce (Lake Oswego, Ore.) both placed fourth in their respective weight classes. "Steban has a month to prepare for the conference championship and earn his second trip to the NCAA Championship," said Sharratt. "He is still a step behind, but I saw him push through some of his blocks in today's matches. He's not where he wants to be or where we know he will, be but his effort and attitude will overcome the adversity he has in front of him. "Austin really stepped up for the team after sustaining a small, but painful injury. He never flinched in his commitment to carry the flag forward. As he fell in today's battle, be certain he fell forward." The Midshipmen will be back in action Friday evening when they travel to Norfolk, Va. to battle Old Dominion at 7:00 pm. 24th Annual All-Academy Championship Jan. 27, 2018 • McAlister Field House • Charleston, S.C. Team Scores 1. 118.0 - Navy 2. 96.5 - Army 3. 87.0 - Air Force 4. 50.5 - The Citadel 5. 28.5 - Coast Guard 6. 19.0 - VMI 7. 15.5 - Merchant Marine 8. 5.0 - norwich Finals 125 - Trey Chalifoux (Army) dec Tony Decesare (Air Force), 5-2 133 - Lane Peters (Army) dec Cody Trybus (Navy), 5-1 141 - #19 Nicholas Gil (Navy) dec Austin Harry (Army), 8-1 149 - Corey Wilding (Navy) dec Tyler Buckiso (The Citadle), 4-3 157 - Zack Davis (Navy) major dec Alex Mossing (Air Force), 8-0 165 - Drew Daniels (Navy) dec Andrew Mendel (Army), 9-5 174 - #8 Jadaen Bernstein (Navy) dec Ben Harvey (Army), 14-8 184 - #18 Michael Coleman (Navy) dec Noah Stewart (Army), 6-1 197 - Anthony Mclaughlin (Air Force) dec Rocco Caywood (Army), 5-2 285 - Michael McAleavey (The Citadel) fall Victor Raigozza (Merchant Marine), 1:36 Consolations 125 - Aslan Kilic (Navy) fall Clifton Conway (VMI), 4:57 133 - Owen McClave (Coast Guard) dec Hunter Starner (VMI), 6-2 141 - Doug Gudenburr (The Citadel) dec Garrett O'Shea (Air Force), 4-2 SV 149 - Dane Robbins (Air Force) dec Will Lucie (Army), 3-1 157 - Luke Weiland (Army) tech fall Chris Sullivan (Coast Guard), 15-0 165 - Alex Lopouchanski (Air Force) tech fall Nick Remke (Coast Guard), 18-3 174 - Michael Billingsley (Air Force) dec A.J. Aeberli (Coast Guard), 6-1 184 - Zen Ikehara (Air Force) dec Jon Wagner (Coast Guard), 2-1 197 - Sawyer Root (The Citadel) dec Steban Cervantes (Navy), 7-5 285 - Matt Wagner (Air Force) major dec Austin Faunce (Navy), 10-2 Most Outstanding Wrestler - Jadaen Bernstein, Navy Falls Award - Aslan Kilic, Navy (2, 7:17)

Domenic Abounader defeated Mitch Bowman at 184 pounds (Photo/Mark Lundy, Lutte-Lens.com) IOWA CITY, Iowa -- The No. 7-ranked University of Michigan wrestling team claimed each of the last four matches, erased a 10-point deficit and rallied past No. 4 Iowa, 19-17, on Saturday evening (Jan. 27) in front of crowd of 10,418 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. It was the Wolverines' first win in Iowa City since 2005 and snapped a nine-match Hawkeye win streak in the series. The dual came down to the final bout at heavyweight, which pitted second-ranked graduate student Adam Coon against third-ranked -- and similarly undefeated -- Sam Stoll. Coon struck first, scoring on a go behind off a hard snapdown midway through the first period. The wrestlers traded escapes in the second and third periods and Coon never looked in danger, hanging on for a 3-2 decision and the dual-meet clincher. He improved to 19-0 on the season. Kevin Beazley knocked off Cash Wilcke at 197 pounds (Photo/Mark Lundy, Lutte-Lens.com) Graduate student Kevin Beazley, ranked 14th at 197 pounds, put the Wolverines in the driver's seat with a 6-5 upset win over Cash Wilcke and, pulling U-M within one point on the scoreboard, set up the winner-takes-all finale at heavyweight. Beazley rallied from an early deficit, with two takedowns in the second period, and took the lead for good with a quick escape in the third. Wilcke shot in deep on a leg attack late in the third, but Beazley neutralized the position on the edge as time ran out. Junior/sophomore Myles Amine and fifth-year senior Domenic Abounader initiated the comeback with back-to-back decisions at 174 and 184 pounds, respectively. Amine, ranked seventh, used a third-period reversal and rideout to edge Kaleb Young, 3-1, while Abounader, who took an early lead on a first-period takedown, similarly iced his bout with a third-period rideout to beat 20th-ranked Mitch Bowman, 4-1. The Hawkeyes claimed four of the opening six bouts and earned big bonus points at 125 and 149 pounds. Michigan got one back with a major decision at 133 pounds, when junior/sophomore Stevan Micic cruised to a 19-5 win over Paul Glynn. Micic, ranked fifth, scored on six takedowns and a four-point leg turk in the first and rode for 3:20 in time advantage. He was in deep on a leg attack at the buzzer -- that would have given him a technical fall -- but couldn't finish as time expired. Senior/junior Alec Pantaleo, ranked seventh at 157 pounds, also provided the Wolverines a win before the intermission break with a 5-2 decision against Jeren Glosser. After a scoreless first period, Pantaleo scored on a quick reversal in the third and a late double-leg takedown while riding for 2:57. The Wolverines (8-2, 5-1 Big Ten) will kick off a four-meet homestand next Friday (Feb. 2), hosting Nebraska at 7 p.m. at Cliff Keen Arena. Tickets are available through the U-M Ticket Office. Results: 125 -- No. 3 Spencer Lee (UI) tech. fall No. 9 Drew Mattin, 15-0 (3:21) [UI, 5-0] 133 -- No. 5 Stevan Micic (U-M) major dec. Paul Glynn, 19-5 [UI, 5-4] 141 -- Vince Turk (UI) dec. Sal Profaci, 13-11 SV [UI, 8-4] 149 -- No. 2 Brandon Sorensen (UI) pinned Ben Lamantia, 4:54 [UI, 14-4] 157 -- No. 5 Alec Pantaleo (U-M) dec. Jeren Glosser, 5-2 [UI, 14-7] 165 -- No. 9 Alex Marinelli (UI) dec. No. 8 Logan Massa, 3-2 [UI, 17-7] 174 -- No. 7 Myles Amine (U-M) dec. Kaleb Young, 3-1 [UI, 17-10] 184 -- No. 5 Domenic Abounader (U-M) dec. No. 20 Mitch Bowman, 4-1 [UI, 17-13] 197 -- No. 14 Kevin Beazley (U-M) dec. No. 5 Cash Wilcke, 6-5 [UI, 17-16] Hwt -- No. 2 Adam Coon (U-M) dec. No. 3 Sam Stoll, 3-2 [U-M, 19-17]

Five dual meets involving four teams ranked among the top eight nationally in the InterMat Fab50 national high school team rankings marked the Saturday portion of the MyHouse Melee hosted by Wyoming Seminary on its Upper Campus in Kingston, Pa. No. 1 Bergen Catholic (N.J.), No. 3 Wyoming Seminary (Pa.), and No. 4 Montini Catholic (Ill.) split their dual meets against one another, while both Bergen Catholic and Wyoming seminary earned decisive victories over No. 8 St. Edward (Ohio); the Eagles also featured on Friday night when they lost 33-20 (8-6 in matches) aganst No. 1 Blair Academy (N.J.) Below is an agate of the matches that is presently incomplete, but will be updated as accurate information avails itself. 10:00 a.m. round No. 1 Bergen Catholic 38 No. 8 St. Edward 24 (9-5 matches) 195: No. 8 Cody Howard (SE) dec. No. 11 (at 182) Jacob Cardenas 11-10 220: Omar Fattah (SE) dec. Sage Mosco 3-2 285: Luca Santillo (SE) pin John High 106: No. 8 Nick Kayal (BC) major dec. Richard Delsanter 10-1 113: Enrique Sanchez (BC) major dec. Scott Richter 9-0 120: No. 3 Robert Howard (BC) pin Hudson Poole 0:43 126: Dylan Weaver (BC) decision Angelo Rini 6-4 132: Carmen Ferrante (BC) decision No. 16 Matt Kazimir 2-1 138: No. 12 Bryce Andonian (SE) pin Joseph Zargo 2:43 145: Wade Unger (BC) major dec. No. 16 Sam Dover 16-6 152: Padraic Gallgher (SE) pin Gerard Angelo 3:28 160: No. 2 Shane Griffith (BC) major decision Hudson Hightower 20-7 170: No. 6 Chris Foca (BC) pin Jiryes Zakaib 1:20 182: Josh McKenzie (BC) major dec. Nicholas Lisco 14-6 No. 3 Wyoming Seminary 30 No. 4 Montini Catholic 23 (8-6 matches) 195: No. 17 Austin Cooley (WS) dec. Peter Christensen 220: Matthew Doggett (WS) pin Colin Baker 285: Anthony Cutrie (WS) pin Mike McNicholas 106: Nain Vasquez (MC) decision Tim Levine 113: Zeke Escalera (WS) decision No. 4 Dylan Ragusin 120: No. 4 Joey Melendez (MC) decision 7-3 Nic Botello 126: Beau Bartlett (WS) decision Dylan Burnoski 132: No. 3 Real Woods (MC) major dec. No. 14 (at 138) Jack Davis 14-3 138: Carson Manville (WS) decision Fidel Mayora 145: No. 11 Jake Stiles (MC) with the win 152: Matt Ortiz (MC) with the win 160: No. 5 (at 152) Will Lewan (MC) with the win 170: No. 18 (at 160) Jake Hendricks (WS) decision Anthony Geraci 182: No. 17 Darrien Roberts decision Trevor Swier *Montini deducted one team point during the 182 match 12:00 noon round No. 3 Wyoming Seminary 45 No. 8 St. Edward 16 (10-4 matches) 220: Michael Doggett (WS) pin Seamus O'Malley 285: Anthony Cutrie (WS) pin Omar Fattah 106: Tim Levine (WS) decision Richard Delsanter 1-0 113: Nic Botello (WS) decision Scott Richter 10-4 120: Zeke Escalera (WS) decision Angelo Rini 126: No. 2 Beau Bartlett (WS) pin Hudson Poole 132: No. 16 Matt Kazimir (SE) pin No. 14 (at 138) Jack Davis 138: No. 5 (at 132) Carson Manville (WS) decision Bryce Andonian 10-6 145: No. 16 Sam Dover (SE) major decision Connor Kievman 152: Padraic Gallgher (SE) decision 3-2 Cole Rees 160: Hudson Hightower (SE) dec. No. 18 Jake Hendricks 3-2 170: Jake Stefanowicz (WS) pin Connor Beard 182: No. 17 Darrien Roberts (WS) pin Nick Lisco 195: No. 17 Austin Cooley (WS) dec. No. 8 Cody Howard 9-8 No. 4 Montini Catholic 32 No. 1 Bergen Catholic 30 (8-6 matches) 220: Peter Christensen (MC) decision Sage Mosco 8-2 285: Mike McNicholas (MC) pin John High 1:18 106: Nain Vasquez (MC) decision No. 8 Nick Kayal 3-1, overtime 113: No. 4 Dylan Ragusin (MC) pin Enrique Sanchez 3:01 120: No. 3 Robert Howard (BC) decision No. 4 Joey Melendez 5-1 126: Dylan Burnoski (MC) decision Dylan Weaver 4-3 132: No. 3 Real Woods (MC) technical fall Carmen Ferrante 15-0, 4:42 138: Fidel Mayora (MC) decision Joseph Zargo 3-1, overtime 145: No. 11 Jake Stiles (MC) decision Wade Unger 7-4 152: Gerard Angelo (BC) pin Matt Ortiz 3:23 160: No. 2 Shane Griffith (BC) decision No. 5 (at 152) Will Lewan 4-2, tiebreaker 170: No. 6 Chris Foca (BC) pin Anthony Geraci 1:00 182: No. 11 Jacob Cardenas (BC) by forfeit 195: Josh McKenzie (BC) pin Trevor Swier 1:44 2:00 p.m. match No. 1 Bergen Catholic 40 No. 3 Wyoming Seminary 15 (11-3 matches) 285: John High (BC) pin Anthony Cutrie 106: No. 8 Nick Kayal (BC) decision Tim Levine 5-2 113: Enrique Sanchez (BC) decision Nic Botello 3-2 120: No. 3 Robert Howard (BC) decision Zeke Escalera 14-10 126: No. 2 Beau Bartlett (WS) pin Dylan Weaver 1:58 132: Carmen Ferrante (BC) decision No. 14 (at 138) Jack Davis 3-1 138: No. 5 (at 132) Carson Manville (WS) decision Joseph Zargo 9-5 145: Wade Unger (BC) decision Connor Kievman 13-6 152: Gerard Angelo (BC) decision Cole Rees 7-2 160: No. 2 Shane Griffith (BC) pin 170: No. 6 Chris Foca (BC) No. 18 (at 160) Jake Hendricks 10-3 182: No. 11 Jacob Cardenas (BC) decision No. 17 Darrien Roberts 3-1, overtime 195: Josh McKenzie (BC) major dec. Michael Doggett 220: No. 17 Austin Cooley (WS) over Sage Mosco by injury default