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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

Hempstead, NY -- The Hofstra Pride Wrestling Team rallied back from an early 14-0 after three weight classes to win six of the next seven weights and post a 22-17 victory over the Bulls of Buffalo in a non-conference match at the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex Saturday afternoon. Hofstra, which recorded its fifth dual victory in the last eight outings, improved to 8-7 on the season. Buffalo fell to 5-8 on the year with their third consecutive loss. After trailing by 14 points after three weights, the Pride rallied with three wins by decision by junior Ryan Burkert at 149, and red-shirt freshmen Chris Mauriello at 157 and Ricky Stamm at 165 and win by fall by sophomore Sage Heller at 174 to take a 15-14 lead. It was Mauriello's first win in a Hofstra singlet and Heller's sixth win by fall on the season. Buffalo regained the lead at 17-15 with 6-5 decision at 184. But Hofstra junior Nezar Haddad gave the Pride the lead for good with a 10-5 decision at 197 and 10th-ranked senior Michael Hughes sealed the victory with an 8-0 major decision at 285. Hofstra will return to action on Saturday, February 3 when the Pride return to EIWA action against the Dragons of Drexel at the David S. Mack Physical Education Center. Match time is 1 p.m. Notes - With Sage Heller's pin at 174, Hofstra has now recorded at least one pin in nine consecutive dual matches. - Red-shirt freshman Chris Mauriello earned his first win as a member of the Pride after four losses. - Senior Michael Hughes recorded his seventh consecutive victory to improve to 26-2 on the season. - Hofstra's eight dual match victories this season are the most since 12 in 2011-12. Results: 125: Kyle Akins (BUFF) over Jacob Martin (HOFS) (Dec 6-4) 133: Bryan Lantry (BUFF) over Garrett Lambert (HOFS) (Fall 5:36) 141: Jason Estevez (BUFF) over Charlie Kane (HOFS) (TF 25-10 7:00) 149: Ryan Burkert (HOFS) over Nicholas Palumbo (BUFF) (Dec 7-3) 157: Chris Mauriello (HOFS) over Kobe Garrehy (BUFF) (Dec 7-6) 165: Ricky Stamm (HOFS) over Noah Grover (BUFF) (Dec 5-3) 174: Sage Heller (HOFS) over Ryan Kromer (BUFF) (Fall 6:00) 184: Brett Perry (BUFF) over Cory Damiana (HOFS) (Dec 6-5) 197: Nezar Haddad (HOFS) over Joe Ariola (BUFF) (Dec 10-5) 285: Mike Hughes (HOFS) over Nolan Terrance (BUFF) (MD 8-0)

BLACKSBURG -- Zack Zavatsky's first period win by fall at 184 pounds helped propel No. 10 Virginia Tech to a 24-19 victory over Duke on Saturday afternoon in front of 1,224 at Carilion Clinic Court. The Hokies (12-2, 2-0 ACC) won six of 10 bouts that improved their ACC dual meet win streak to 17 matches dating back to 2014. Along with Zavatsky's win by fall, Tech had bonus point wins at 141 and 149 pounds from Brent Moore and Ryan Blees, respectively. With the score tied up at 15-15 entering 184 pounds, Zavatsky got under the right arm of Duke's Kaden Russell, grabbed his left leg and drove to get Russell on his back. Zavatsky had secured the takedown and back points but was awarded the fall at 2:04, putting the Hokies ahead for good at 21-15. Trailing 6-0 after one weight class, Dennis Gustafson got Tech on the board with a 10-6 decision with 3:11 of riding time at 133 pounds. Moore followed with 13-5 major decision at 141 and Blees racked up 10 back points en route to a 20-2 tech fall in 6:03 that gave Tech a 12-6 lead. Blees has now won 12 of his last 13 bouts since first competing at 149 pounds in early January. Zavatsky's pin got the Hokies back on track before Jared Haught's 12-5 decision at 197 gave Tech 24 points. The Hokies return to action next Saturday, Feb. 3, at 6 p.m. against North Carolina at Cassell Coliseum. The dual will be last in Blacksburg for seniors Jared Haught and Dennis Gustafson. Results: 125: Thayer Atkins (Duke) WBF Ryan More (Virginia Tech), 3:18 133: #17 Dennis Gustafson (Virginia Tech) dec. Josh Finesilver (Duke), 10-6 141: Brent Moore (Virginia Tech) MD Jeremiah Reitz (Duke), 13-5 149: Ryan Blees (Virginia Tech) TF Brandon Leynaud (Duke), 20-2 (6:03) 157: #11 Mitch Finesilver (Duke) injury default B.C. LaPrade (Virginia Tech) 165: #4 David McFadden (Virginia Tech) dec. vs. Zach Finesilver (Duke), 6-4 174: #20 Matt Finesilver (Duke) dec. Cody Hughes (Virginia Tech), 6-0 184: #8 Zack Zavatsky (Virginia Tech) WBF Kaden Russell (Duke), 2:04 197: Jared Haught (Virginia Tech) dec. Alec Schenk (Duke), 12-5 258: #4 Jacob Kaspser (Duke) MD #18 Andrew Dunn (Virginia Tech), 12-0

ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Cornell wrestling team extended its win streak over Ivy League teams to 80 contests spanning 16 years with a sweep on Saturday matches, topping Brown 27-9 and Harvard 35-3 at Friedman Wrestling Center. The Big Red improved to 7-2 on the year and opened league play 2-0. MORE INFO TO COME #11 Cornell 27, Brown 9 125: Noah Baughman (C) won by major decision over Trey Keeley (B), 14-3 133: Chaz Tucker (C) won by decision over Hunter Kosco (B), 3-2 141: #4 Yianni Diakomihalis (C) won by fall over Zeke Salvo (B), 2:47 149: Will Koll (C) won by decision over Zach Krause (B), 3-1 157: Justin Staudenmayer (B) won by decision over Fredy Stroker (C), 11-4 165: Christian LaBrie (B) won by decision over Adam Santoro (C), 20-13 174: #17 Brandon Womack (C) won by decision over Bryce Rogers (B), 8-2 184: #11 Max Dean (C) won by decision over CJ LaFragola (B), 5-0 197: #6 Ben Darmstadt (C) won by technical fall over Tucker Ziegler (B), 18-0 285: Ian Butterbrodt (B) won by decision over Ben Honis (C), 4-3 #11 Cornell 35, Harvard 3 125: Noah Baughman (C) won by decision over Nolan Hellickson (H), 6-1 133: Chaz Tucker (C) won by decision over Ryan Friedman (H), 3-2 141: #4 Yianni Diakomihalis (C) won by technical fall over Trevor Tarsi (H), 23-8 149: Will Koll (C) won by decision over Hunter Ladnier (H), 8-6 (sv1) 157: Fredy Stroker (C) won by decision over Brock Wilson (H), 6-3 165: Adam Santoro (C) won by fall over Tyler Tarsi (H), 4:04 174: Josef Johnson (H) won by decision over #17 Brandon Womack (C), 6-3 184: #11 Max Dean (C) won by decision over Kanon Dean (H), 3-0 197: #6 Ben Darmstadt (C) won by fall over Logan Kirby (H), 0:56 285: Ben Honis (C) won by decision over Angus Cowell (H), 7-3

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Cleveland State University wrestling team won six bouts against visiting George Mason Saturday, earning bonus points in five of them, as the Vikings topped the Patriots, 29-18, in Eastern Wrestling League action inside Woodling Gymnasium. CSU won three matches via fall and one each via technical fall and major decision as the program celebrated Senior Day with a victory. Cleveland State is now 4-2 all-time against George Mason and has won both matchups to occur in Ohio. After falling behind early and being unable to recover in the opening bout at 125 pounds, CSU came back with a vengeance courtesy of redshirt junior Andrew Coghill. Coghill, who had built a lead worthy of a major decision, did not settle for anything less than the full six points. He pinned his opponent early in the third period to collect his fourth win via fall this season. Junior Evan Cheek extended CSU's lead on the scoreboard with a dominant showing. He racked up 14 points in the opening period and would finish off the technical fall shutout in the second period. George Mason cut its deficit to two points with a win at 149 pounds, but that was as close as it would get. The Vikings ran off four consecutive wins beginning at 157 to effectively clinch the team victory. Junior John Vaughn built a two-point lead after the opening period at 157 pounds. He and his opponent traded escapes in the second and third period, as Vaughn would claim a 6-4 win to put momentum back on CSU's side. True freshman Georgio Poullas then picked up his first EWL win in style as he won his match with a first-period pin at 165 pounds. Redshirt senior Gabe Stark comfortably took down his foe at 174 pounds. He built a three-point lead after one period, was up eight points after five minutes and finished with the score in his favor by a 14-3 count. Classmate Nick Corba joined Stark in winning on Senior Day and joined Poullas with a first-period pin. Corba built a 6-0 lead before finishing off his opponent via pin before the first period expired. Cleveland State was unable to keep piling up wins at the final two weight classes, but the Vikings had built a lead that was sizeable enough to make that a moot point. Cheek notched his fourth technical fall of the season and has now won 10 of his 14 matches with bonus points. Stark has won six of his 11 matches with bonus points on the season. Vaughn's win, his 12th of the season, was his first dual victory in 2017-18 since he moved down to 157. Corba won his 20th match of the season, marking his second straight season with 20+ wins. Corba, who has won both of his EWL matches thus far, now has seven pins and 12 bonus-point victories this season. Coghill's win was his first dual victory as a Viking. Corba, Stark and fellow classmate John Martin were recognized in a pre-match ceremony for their contributions to the program. Cleveland State has no time to rest on its laurels as it hits the road to continue EWL action Sunday, Jan. 28, at Clarion. Results: 125: Ibrahim Bunduka (GMU) over John Martin (CSU) – 15-5 MD | GMU leads, 4-0 133: Andrew Coghill (CSU) over Talha Farooq (GMU) – Fall 5:04 | CSU leads 6-4 141: Evan Cheek (CSU) over Trevor Mello (GMU) – 15-0 TF | CSU leads, 11-4 149: Tejon Anthony (GMU) over Ryan Ford (CSU) – 17-7 MD | CSU leads, 10-8 1 team point deducted during the 149-pound match from CSU for bench conduct 157: John Vaughn (CSU) over Bruce Reddington (GMU) – 6-4 dec. | CSU leads, 13-8 165: Georgio Poullas (CSU) over Ryan Yorkdale (GMU) – Fall 2:47 | CSU leads, 19-8 174: Gabe Stark (CSU) over Levko Higgins (GMU) – 14-3 MD | CSU leads, 23-8 184: Nick Corba (CSU) over Austin Harrison (GMU) – Fall 2:32 | CSU leads, 29-8 197: Eli Spencer (GMU) over John Kelbly (CSU) – Fall 2:12 | CSU leads, 29-14 285: Matt Voss (GMU) over Collin Kelly (CSU) – 13-4 MD | CSU wins, 29-18

GREELEY, Colo. -- Coming down to the final match of the evening, the Bulldogs' Richie Brandt delivered in the clutch with a 4-3 win at 197 pounds to help Fresno State secures its first Big 12 dual win in program history, 20-19 at Northern Colorado on Friday evening at Bank of Colorado Arena. "What a gritty performance by our team tonight," said head coach Troy Steiner after the win. "We fought tough and competed hard all dual long and I'm proud of Richie for coming through in crutch time." With the dual beginning with the 'Dogs wins-leader AJ Nevills at heavyweight, the Clovis freshman was able to build a 9-3 lead before a late third-period takedown and a turn allowed him to pin Northern Colorado's Robert Winters, Jr. in 6:38 giving the 'Dogs a 6-0 lead in the dual. Redshirt senior Sean Williams kept the 'Dogs great start going at 125 pounds picking up a hard-fought 10-8 win in overtime as a late reversal with ten seconds in the third period gave Williams a 8-7 lead, but a 1:01 riding time for the Bears' Michael Johnson sent the match to overtime. Williams secured a takedown twenty-two seconds into the extra period for the win putting the 'Dogs up 9-0. After wins by Northern Colorado at 133 and 141 pounds cut the 'Dogs lead to 9-7, a major decision by redshirt sophomore Khristian Olivas at 149 pounds put the 'Dogs back up 13-7 as Olivas registered six takedowns in a 17-5 rout of Jimmy Fate. It was Olivas' 22nd win of the season and eighth by major decision. Two more wins by the Bears at 157 and 165 pounds tied the dual at 13-13 before redshirt sophomore Dominic Kincaid came through with a much-needed 10-5 win over Seth Bogulski as the Clovis native used a six-point second period to break open a tight match. A fall by the Bears' Dylan Gabel, ranked No. 16 in the nation, at 184 pounds gave Northern Colorado a 19-16 edge heading into the final match of the night. Brandt, who wrestled at 184 pounds in the 'Dogs last dual against Utah Valley last Friday, returned to 197 pounds filling in for an injured Josh Hokit, as he used a takedown with 0:25 remaining to lock up a 4-3 win over UNC's Tanner Davis. The win by Brandt tied the match at 19-19 as Fresno State won on criteria c. as the 'Dogs edged the Bears, 60-57 in total team points. The Bulldogs return to action on Saturday making the short trip to Laramie, Wyo., for a dual against Wyoming (8-3, 2-2 B12) at 5 p.m. PT from Arena-Auditorium. Results: HWT No. 28 AJ Nevills wins by fall over Robert Winters, Jr. (Northern Colorado), 6:38 | FS 6, UNC 0 125 Sean Williams dec. Michael Johnson (Northern Colorado), 10-8 SV1 | FS 9, UNC 0 133 No. 24/-/19/-/25/ Rico Montoya maj. dec. Trevor Williams (FS), 13-3 | FS 9, UNC 4 141 Ben Polkowske (Northern Colorado) dec. Chris De Loza (FS), 8-7 | FS 9, UNC 7 149 No. 22 Khristian Olivas major dec. Jimmy Fate (Northern Colorado), 17-5 | FS 13, UNC 7 157 Tyler Kinn (Northern Colorado) dec. Greg Gaxiola (FS), 10-5 | FS 13, UNC 10 165 No. 22/18/-/-/- Keilan Torres (Northern Colorado) dec. Isaiah Hokit (FS) | FS 13, UNC 13 174 Dominic Kincaid (FS) dec. Seth Bogulski (Northern Colorado), 10-5 | FS 16, UNC 13 184 No. 20/-/19/16/19 Dylan Gabel (Northern Colorado) wins by fall over Angel Solis (FS), 3:07 | UNC 19, FS 16 197 Richie Brandt (FS) dec. Tanner Davis (Northern Colorado), 4-3 | FS 19, UNC 19

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- Fifth-year senior Nathan Butler became just the 10th wrestler in program history to register 100 career wins as Stanford defeated Cal Poly, 23-14, at Mott Gym. Stanford won six of the 10 bouts to improve to 5-4 overall and 2-1 in Pac-12 action. The Mustangs fell to 0-5, 0-1 in the conference. The dual began at 174 pounds where fifth-year senior Keaton Subjeck, who is ranked 10th nationally, posted a 26-10 technical fall over Killian Vendler. Subjeck notched 10 takedowns, a reversal and was awarded a stalling point and riding time in the win. Subjeck improves to 21-6 overall and 8-1 in duals. Cal Poly won the next two bouts to take a 6-5 edge in the dual. Butler regained the lead for the Cardinal with an 8-0 major decision over Spencer Empey at heavyweight. Butler, who is No. 5 in the nation, led 3-0 after two periods. He tallied four near fall points in the third and tacked on 2:36 of riding time. The Leavenworth, Kansas native is now 21-5 on the year and 7-1 in duals. Sophomore Gabriel Townsell added to the Cardinal's lead as he edged Yoshito Funakoshi, 2-1, at 125 pounds. After no score in the first, Townsell score the escape to start the second. He was awarded an additional point for unsportsmanlike conduct on Funakoshi, who kept poking Townsell in the eyes even after being warned. Funakoshi scored an escape to start the final frame, but was unable to convert on a late shot as Townsell held on for the win. Townsell moves to 16-10 overall and 7-2 in duals this season. True freshman Anthony Le picked up his first dual win of the year, outlasting Ty Schilling 4-2 in sudden victory at 133 pounds. Le scored a takedown in the first period, but gave up the escape point. There was no score in the second and Le chose down to start the third. Schilling rode Le for the entire period to tie the score with the riding time point. In the sudden victory period, Le scored the winning takedown with 25 seconds left on the clock. Cal Poly cut the dual score to 15-14 with a technical fall at 141 pounds and a decision at 149. Redshirt Junior Paul Fox gave the Cardinal a cushion with a 22-7 technical fall in 6:14 over Ryan Farina at 157 pounds. Fox dominated Farina, tallying 10 takedowns in the match. Fox is now 16-5 overall and 5-1 in duals. In the final bout of the night, redshirt freshman Brandon Dallavia shut out Jett Moy, 7-0, at 165 pounds. Dallavia scored a takedown and two near fall points in the opening period for a 4-0 advantage. He earned a reversal in the second tacked on 5:10 of riding time for the win. It marked the first dual win of the season for Dallavia, who is now 9-13 overall. Up next, Stanford travels to Fresno, California to take on Fresno State on Saturday, Feb. 3. Results: 125 Gabriel Townsell (STAN) dec. Yoshito Funakoshi (CP) 2-1 133 Anthony Le (STAN) dec. Ty Schilling (CP) 4-2 (SV) 141 Colton Schilling (CP) tech. fall Brandon Kier (STAN) 16-0 (2:44) 149 Joshy Cortez (CP) dec. Jake Barry (STAN) 6-1 157 Paul Fox (STAN) tech. fall Ryan Farina (CP) 22-7 (6:14) 165 Brandon Dallavia (STAN) dec. Jett Moy (CP) 7-0 174 #10 Keaton Subjeck (STAN) tech. fall Killian Vendler (CP) 26-10 (6:41) 184 Matt Wilhelm (CP) dec. Austin Flores (STAN) 6-3 197 Tom Lane (CP) dec. David Showunmi (STAN) 6-0 285 #5 Nathan Butler (STAN) maj. dec. Spencer Empey (CP) 8-0

Mark Hollis, Michigan State Athletics Director for the past decade, resigned Friday. Hollis announced his resignation in the wake of the scandal involving Larry Nassar, team doctor at MSU's Sports Clinic and for USA Gymnastics, who was sentenced this week to 40-175 years for sexually assaulting members of the US Women's Gymnastics team as well as some Spartan athletes. Hollis joins a number of MSU administrators to depart from the Big Ten school in East Lansing, including president Lou Anna Simon, who resigned Wednesday. Hollis' last day as AD for the Spartans will be Jan. 31, ten years and one month after taking the helm of the Spartans' intercollegiate athletics programs. Hollis, a 1985 graduate of Michigan State, returned to his alma mater in 1995 to become the school's associate AD for external relations. Among his duties: coordinating marketing and promotions, community relations, sports information, ticket operations, broadcast services, and corporate sponsorships. Hollis assumed the AD title on Jan. 1, 2008. In reporting on Hollis' departure, the New York Times described the Michigan State AD as "one of the best in the country." In 2012, Hollis was named Street & Smith's SportsBusiness Journal/Daily athletic director of the year. During Hollis' tenure, annual department revenue jumped from $81 million to $123 million, according to USA Today's financial database. In a statement issued by Michigan State, Hollis said, "It's been an absolute honor to guide the Athletic Department for the last decade. That being said, today I am announcing my retirement." "This was not an easy decision for my family, and you should not jump to any conclusions based on our decision -- listen to facts. I am not running away from anything, I am running toward something. Comfort, compassion and understanding for the survivors and our community; togetherness, time and love for my family." In June 2015, Mark Hollis announced a succession plan for Michigan State wrestling, where long-time assistant coach Roger Chandler would become head coach upon the retirement of Tom Minkel at the end of the 2015-16 season after a quarter-century at the helm. Chandler is now in his second season heading up the Spartan mat program. In the long history of intercollegiate wrestling at Michigan State, the Spartans can claim 25 individual NCAA champions, 68 Big Ten champions, and eight Big Ten team titles. In addition, Michigan State became the first Big Ten school to win an official NCAA wrestling championship, having won the team title at the 1967 NCAAs. A replacement for Hollis has not been announced.

CLARION, Pa. -- The Edinboro wrestling team picked up bonus points in six matches at they defeat Clarion, 30-6, in EWL action on the road. Edinboro improves to 4-3 overall and 2-1 in the EWL while Clarion drops to 6-4 and 1-1 in the conference. The dual took place not in the Golden Eagle main gym (Tippon Hall) but across the street at the Marwick-Boyd Fine Arts Center. Sean Russell (125 lbs.), Korbin Myers (133 lbs.), Nate Hagan (141 lbs.), Andrew Shomers (157 lbs.), Ty Schoffstall (174 lbs.), and Aaron Paddock (197 lbs.) all picked up riding time points in their wins. Russell and Fritz Hoehn (165 lbs.) both earned technical falls in their duals. Russell used all seven minutes against Gavin Park before earning the 24-9 win. Hoehn used four near fall points with eight seconds left in the third period to defeat Mac Tanner. Russell won his 21st match of the season and sits at 21-4 with Hoehn won his 30th match of his career and is 11-9 on the season Edinboro got major decisions from both Myers and Paddock. Myers won, 16-4, over Roshaun Cooley while Paddock earn the 15-4 win. Myers improved to 19-8 on the season while Paddock is now 6-12. Hagan, Shomers, Shoffstall, and Billy Miller (285 lbs.) all earned decision wins over the Golden Eagles. The Fighting Scots return to action on Saturday, January 27 when they host the Patriots of George Mason. The match starts at 7:00 p.m. inside McComb Fieldhouse. Results: 125: Sean Russell (Edinboro) def. Gavin Park (Clarion) TF 24-9 7:00 133: Korbin Myers (Edinboro) def. Roshaun Cooley (Clarion) MD 16-4 141: Nate Hagan (Edinboro) def. Evan Myers (Clarion) Dec. 5-1 149: Taylor Ortz (Clarion) def. Jensen Lorea (Edinboro) Dec. 7-1 157: Andrew Shomers (Edinboro) def. Avery Shay (Clarion) TB-1 4-2 165: Fritz Hoehn (Edinboro) def. Mac Tanner (Clarion) TF 18-3 6:52 174: Ty Schoffstall (Edinboro) def. Dom Rigous (Clarion) Dec. 6-4 184: Greg Bulsak (Clarion) def. Zach Ancewicz (Edinboro) Dec. 5-0 197: Aaron Paddock (Edinboro) def. Edgar Ruano (Clarion) MD 15-4 Hwt.: Billy Miller (Edinboro) def. Toby Cahill (Clarion) 8-2

NORMAN -- Fueled by two wins by fall, the Oklahoma wrestling team claimed a 21-16 victory over conference foe Iowa State on Friday night inside McCasland Field House. The Sooners moved to 7-6 on the season and 3-2 in Big 12 competition with the win. It also marked the third consecutive win for Oklahoma over the Cyclones and snapped Iowa State's four-dual winning streak. “I thought that obviously it was nice to get a win,” OU head coach Lou Rosselli said. “I thought the bonus points made a difference. I thought that we took a couple of hits at weights that we thought we could have won… We have to turn those around to continue to grow and get better. They had a (win) streak going, so for us it was a good win. It just shows growth and improvement on some of our guys. But, overall, bonus points made the biggest difference.” No. 17 Christian Moody started the dual with a bang for the Sooners, winning by fall over Sinjin Briggs in just 37 seconds at 125 pounds. It marked his second pin of the season and gave OU an early 6-0 lead. Redshirt junior Jake Rubio carried the Sooner momentum to the 133-pound bout, where he defeated Markus Simmons by 3-2 decision to extend OU's lead. With the match tied at 1-1 early in the third period, Rubio took his opponent down to claim the win. “Obviously Christian (Moody) going out and doing his job at the beginning really puts a swell in the match,” Rosselli said. “And then, Jake Rubio comes out and gets a win too, and that really changes the dynamic of the match.” At 149 pounds, junior Davion Jeffries upset No. 18 Jarett Degen by 8-5 decision. He built a 6-3 lead in the first period with a reversal and a four-point nearfall, and Jeffries added another reversal in the second to defeat Degen. Following an intermission at the midway point, Dawaylon Barnes claimed OU's second win by fall of the night, pinning Brady Jennings in 6:17 at 165 pounds. The win marked his fourth pin of the season, matching a team high held by Jeffries and Mike Longo. “If I had to put a pin point on a match that mattered, it would be Dawaylon Barnes and Christian Moody,” Rosselli said. “One started us, and one started us at the beginning of the break. If I had to put a tipping point, those two things made a huge difference in the match.” In the 174-pound match, No. 11 Yoanse Mejias outlasted Danny Bush in a 2-1 decision. Although Bush earned the riding time point, he was called for stalling three times to give Mejias the two penalty points that would make the difference. Mike Longo dropped a 4-2 decision to Ian Parker at 141 pounds. Justin Thomas was narrowly downed by Chase Straw in the 157-pound bout, 4-3. Matthew Waddell (184 pounds) was defeated by Dane Pestano in an 11-3 major decision. Andrew Dixon was edged in overtime by Sam Colbray, 2-1, at 197 pounds. In the heavyweight match, Connor Webb was downed by Marcus Harrington by 7-4 decision. Up next, the Sooners conclude their homestand as they host No. 12 South Dakota State on Sunday afternoon. The conference matchup is slated for a 2 p.m. CT start and will be aired on Fox Sports Oklahoma and Fox College Sports Central. Fans can purchase tickets for both duals online or by calling the OU Athletics Ticket Office at (405) 325-2424. “With South Dakota State, obviously they are ranked, but if our team can compete the way they are capable that match will be a really good match,” Rosselli said of Sunday's dual. “They have one guy on their team that I know that is probably a little better than us and we just have to fight like an animal, and that is at 133 pounds. He has shown that he is very good and we just have to manage that match. But, the other matches, we can be in all of them… I am excited, and I know that their coach prepares them well and they will be ready to fight, so we better be ready.” Results: 125 No. 17 Christian Moody (OU) fall Sinjin Briggs (ISU), 0:37 133 Jake Rubio (OU) dec. Markus Simmons (ISU), 3-2 141 Ian Parker (ISU) dec. Mike Longo (OU), 4-2 149 Davion Jeffries (OU) dec. No. 18 Jarett Degen (ISU), 8-5 157 Chase Straw (ISU) dec. Justin Thomas (OU), 4-3 165 Dawaylon Barnes (OU) fall Brady Jennings (ISU), 6:17 174 No. 11 Yoanse Mejias (OU) dec. Danny Bush (ISU), 2-1 184 Dane Pestano (ISU) maj. dec. Matthew Waddell (OU), 11-3 197 Sam Colbray (ISU) dec. Andrew Dixon (OU), 2-1 SV-1 HWT Marcus Harrington (ISU) dec. Connor Webb (OU), 7-4

MADISON, Wis. --The 21st-ranked Wisconsin wrestling team overcame a slow start to take down Indiana, 24-19, at the UW Field House Friday night. Wisconsin (6-2 overall, 4-2 Big Ten) notched 21 takedowns and three four-point nearfalls to keep Indiana (6-6, 0-5) searching for its first Big Ten win. After an early 12-3 deficit, redshirt sophomore Cole Martin provided an offensive spark for the Badgers, defeating Indiana's Alejandro Raya at 149 pounds. The Delafield, Wisconsin native racked up two four-point nearfalls in the first period on his way to a 15-0 tech fall. At 157 pounds, Andrew Crone had a major decision against Austin Holmes thanks to a four-point nearfall in the third frame to help UW tie the score at 12 all going into halftime. Redshirt freshman Evan Wick earned a tech fall of his own at 165 pounds against IU's Dillon Hoey. Wick racked up 10 takedowns and an escape to outscore Hoey, 23-8. Another major from Ricky Robertson at 184 pounds helped seal the Wisconsin win. The senior had three takedowns and collected three minutes, 39 seconds of riding time to blank Norman Conley 8-0. Straight from the mat "I think it's good confidence. We're getting to the time in the season where we're having some tough practice days. When you go out there and take a guy down like that so many times it's good confidence. I think just being able to move my feet, being able to snap a guy down, being versatile on my feet in different ways provides a lot of confidence going into the next part of the season." -Redshirt freshman Evan Wick Notes to know At 133 pounds, redshirt junior Jens Lantz put the Badgers on the board with a 3-0 decision. Redshirt sophomore Hunter Ritter picked up a 6-5 decision at 197 pounds thanks to his 1:04 of riding time. Heavyweight Ben Stone was defeated by a score of 3-1. Redshirt junior Ryan Christensen lost his match at 174 pounds, 9-1. Rotondo and Stickley were pinned in the first period at 125 and 141 pounds, respectively. Up next The Badgers are back in action on Feb. 9 as they take on Nebraska in the UW Field House at 7 p.m. Results: 125 Elijah Oliver (16-6) WBF Ethan Rotondo (0-1) 2:31 IU 6, UW 0 133 Jens Lantz (15-9) dec. Garrett Pepple (11-13) 3-0 IU 6, UW 3 141 #16 Cole Weaver (21-6) WBF Eli Stickley (15-6) 0:34 IU 12, UW 3 149 Cole Martin (13-8) tech. fall Alejandro Raya (7-4) 16-0 (5:49) IU 12, UW 8 157 #19 Andrew Crone (19-7) maj. dec. Austin Holmes (9-11) 14-2 IU 12, UW 12 165 #5 Evan Wick (18-2) tech. fall Dillon Hoey (8-11) 23-8 (6:42) UW 17, IU 12 174 #19 Devin Skatzka (18-7) maj. dec. Ryan Christensen (16-10) 9-1 UW 17, IU 16 184 #9 Ricky Robertson (20-4) maj. dec. Norman Conley (11-13) 8-0 UW 21, IU 16 197 Hunter Ritter (17-7) dec. Jake Kleimola (0-7) 6-5 UW 24, IU 16 285 Fletcher Miller (13-7) dec. Ben Stone (5-12) 3-2 UW 24, IU 19

BLACKSBURG -- A major decision from Ryan Blees at 149 pounds and a 3-2 decision from B.C. LaPrade in the second tiebreaker period gave No. 10 Virginia Tech the lead for good as the Hokies topped No. 9 Lehigh, 20-17, in front of 2,947 at Carilion Clinic Court of Friday evening. Despite a forfeit at 125 pounds that put the Hokies (11-2, 1-0 ACC) in an early hole, Tech won six of the next nine matches to take the dual. Dennis Gustafson got Tech on the board with a 3-2 decision at 133 but the Mountain Hawk extended its lead to 9-3 with a decision at 141. A takedown and four near fall points in the third period gave Blees a major decision with riding time, giving the Hokies a key bonus point win at 149. Blees' major set the stage LaPrade's win over Lehigh's Ian Brown at 157. With a caution already on Brown in the first tiebreaker period, he led 2-1 but was called for stalling again on the edge of the mat with the clock winding down that gave LaPrade a point and tied the score up at 2-2, forcing a second tiebreaker period. LaPrade escaped in TB-2 and it was all he needed to put the Hokies ahead 10-9 at intermission. Zack Zavatsky's ninth-consecutive bonus point win, a 10-1 decision at 184, and a decision from Jared Haught sealed the win for the Hokies. The Hokies return to action tomorrow at Cassell Coliseum against Duke at 1 p.m. Results: 125: #2 Darian Cruz (Lehigh) For. (VT) 133: #17 Dennis Gustafson (VT) dec. Nick Farro (Lehigh), 3-2 141: #13 Luke Karam (Lehigh) dec. Brent Moore (VT), 4-0 149: Ryan Blees (VT) MD Johnathan Mele (Lehigh), 14-6 157: BC. LaPrade (VT) dec. Ian Brown (Lehigh), 3-2 (TB-2) 165: #4 David McFadden (VT) dec. #20 Gordon Wolf (Lehigh), 9-2 174: #5 Jordan Kutler (Lehigh) TF Cody Hughes (VT), 24-9 184: #8 Zack Zavatsky (VT) MD Dylan Ammerman (Lehigh), 10-1 197: #2 Jared Haught (VT) dec. Chris Weiler (Lehigh), 7-6 285: #12 Jordan Wood (Lehigh) dec. #18 Andrew Dunn (VT), 4-0

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- A top-20 upset and a pair of major decisions highlighted a 26-6 dual victory for the 24th-ranked Purdue wrestling team over North Dakota State. The Boilermakers claimed victory at eight weights at Holloway Gymnasium on Friday to take their dual record to 6-5 while closing out non-conference action for the season. The loss brought NDSU to 5-8. Purdue had a 21-8 takedown advantage and did not give up a takedown in six of the bouts. The Boilermakers also had the first points on the board in seven of the 10 matches. "We got some people back tonight; we have been really shorthanded with at least two or three starters out and tonight we only had the one out," Purdue head wrestling coach Tony Ersland said. "Tonight we were more at full strength and I think that is indicative of what you saw. When we have everybody, we are a pretty good team and that is what we had earlier in the year. It was nice to have some of these guys back in the lineup. Even the guys who are still filling in competed very well. They are wrestling hard and gaining confidence as they have been in the lineup." Jacob Morrissey defeated Andrew Fogarty for a second time this season, upsetting the 17th-ranked Bison 165-pounder 11-5. "I knew going into the match he was going to be a tough opponent," Morrissey said. "I knew that if I was wrestling for a hard 7:00, I could come out on top." That's exactly what he did. A six-point second period was key for Morrissey. Fogarty capitalized off his choice for a neutral start with a takedown to take a 5-2 lead, only to be reversed and tilted for an 8-5 advantage for the Boilermaker going into the final frame. "If you watch me wrestle I am not the best on my feet all the time," Morrissey said. "Top is really where I like to go to work." Morrissey added another takedown in the third to close out the match. The win is the 17th of the season for the redshirt senior who hails from Oconto Falls, Wisconsin. "I have to keep my head in the right place, know that I belong out there on the mat against the best guys and know that I can't just compete with them, but I can beat them too," Morrissey said. "I have to carry that into the Big Ten Championships and nationals." The first of Purdue's two major decisions came at 141 pounds from Nate Limmex. Limmex took North Dakota State's McGuire Midkiff down four times throughout the match and reversed him in the second on his way to an 11-3 win. The major decision is the fifth of the season for the redshirt sophomore, pushing his record to 19-11. Max Lyon (184) returned to his offense with a takedown clinic, putting up six takedowns in a 15-5 major decision over Cole Witzig. Lyon had a pair of takedowns in each period and accumulated 4:06 of riding time for his team-leading eighth major decision of his rookie season. The ranked Boilermaker trio of No. 13 Luke Welch, No. 12 Dylan Lydy and No. 15 Shawn Streck all came out with decisions. Adding to Purdue's victories were Ben Thornton and Christian Brunner with decisions at 133 and 197 pounds, respectively. The run through the gauntlet that is the Big Ten Conference resumes Sunday against No. 2 Ohio State. OSU took a home date with Purdue to Graham High School in Saint Paris, Ohio, home to a pair of Buckeyes. Wrestling will start at 1 p.m. ET. Results: 125 / No. 13 Luke Welch, Purdue def. Paul Bianchi, North Dakota State / D, 6-4 133 / Ben Thornton, Purdue def. Cam Sykora, North Dakota State / D, 5-4 141 / Nate Limmex, Purdue def. McGwire Midkiff, North Dakota State / MD, 11-3 149 / Kyle Gliva, North Dakota State def. Austin Nash, Purdue / D, 6-4 157 / No. 9 Clay Ream, North Dakota State def. Cole Wysocki, Purdue / D, 7-5 165 / Jacob Morrissey, Purdue def. No. 17 Andrew Fogarty, North Dakota State / D, 11-5 174 / No. 12 Dylan Lydy, Purdue def. Dylan Urbach, North Dakota State / D, 4-1 184 / Max Lyon, Purdue def. Cole Witzig, North Dakota State / MD, 15-5 197 / Christian Brunner, Purdue def. Cordell Eaton, North Dakota State / D, 2-0 285 / No. 15 Shawn Streck, Purdue def. Dan Stibral, North Dakota State / D, 7-5

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.-- The Penn State Nittany Lions (10-0, 6-0 B1G) dominated Minnesota (7-6, 2-3 B1G) in a nationally televised Big Ten dual meet. Head coach Cael Sanderson's squad won eight of ten bouts to down the visiting Golden Gophers 35-8 in Rec Hall. A sell-out crowd of 6,588 Rec Hall White Out crowd watched as the Lions controlled the action throughout. The dual featured three bouts between ranked wrestlers, with Penn State winning all three. The sellout crowd was the 39th straight in Rec Hall and the 42nd of 44 including three of five in the Bryce Jordan Center. The dual began at 157 where junior Jason Nolf (Yatesboro, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 157, met No. 18 Jake Short. Nolf rolled to a 19-5 major, finishing just shy of a technical fall, with 2;47 in riding time. Sophomore Vincenzo Joseph (Pittsburgh, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 165, met No. 7 Nick Wanzek in another anticipated match-up and posted a strong 3-1 victory to put Penn State up 7-0 after two bouts. Sophomore Mark Hall (Apple Valley, Minn.), ranked No. 2 at 174, controlled the action from start to finish in a 3-1 win over No. 7 Nick Wanzek. Junior Bo Nickal (Allen, Texas), ranked No. 1 at 184, then sent the sell-out Rec Hall White Out crowd to its feet by pinning Minnesota's Dylan Anderson at the 5:31 mark. The fall was Nickal's 12th of the year. Junior Shakur Rasheed (Coram, N.Y.), ranked No. 10 at 197, closed out the first half by pinning Brandon Krone in just :55. Rasheed's fall, his 11th this season, sent Penn State into intermission with a 22-0 lead. Junior Nick Nevills (Clovis, Calif.), ranked No. 6 at 285, opened up the second half with a 2-0 win over Rylee Streifel. Nevills used a full third period rideout to clinch the victory. Red-shirt freshman Devin Schnupp (Lititz, Pa.) took on No. 6 Ethan Lizak at 125 and dropped a 15-0 tech fall, giving Minnesota its first points of the dual. With Penn State leading 25-5, sophomore Corey Keener (Schuylkill Haven, Pa.) met No. 12 Mitch McKee. Keener fell behind 11-0 early and then mounted a furious comeback before dropping a 15-8 decision to the ranked Gopher. True freshman Nick Lee (Evansville, Ind.), ranked No. 7 at 141, took on No. 10 Tommy Thorn in one of the dual's most anticipated match-ups. Lee dominated the Gopher, totaling three takedowns four takedowns and nearly pinning Thorn late in the bout, rolling to a 13-3 major with 3:07 in riding time. Senior Zain Retherford (Benton, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 149, received a forfeit victory to close out the dual. The forfeit made the final score 35-8 in Penn State's favor and improved Retherford's record to 19-0 on the year. Penn State won the takedown battle 28-4. The Nittany Lions tallied 11 bonus points off two pins (Nickal, Rasheed), a forfeit (Retherford) and two majors (Lee, Nolf). The win moves Penn State's dual meet win streak to 41 straight, dating back to the 2014-15 season. Retherford stays at 15 pins on the year and 51 for his career, just two shy of tying Penn State's all-time record of 53. Retherford now has 114 career wins, 17th all-time at Penn State. Nolf also sticks at 15 and 44 for his career, fifth all-time. Nickal has 12 this season and 37 for his career, seventh all-time. Rasheed now has 11 on the year, 19 for his career. Penn State moves to 10-0, 6-0 in the Big Ten while Minnesota sits at 7-6, 2-3 in the Big Ten. The Nittany Lions will hit the road for their final away dual, visiting Rutgers in two days on Sunday, Jan. 28, at 2 p.m. The dual will air live on the Big Ten Network to a national audience. Penn State's next home event is slated for next Saturday when the Ohio State Buckeyes invade Rec Hall on Saturday, Feb. 3 for yet another BTN national telecast. The dual will begin at either 6 or 8 p.m. With all home dual meets sold out, a limited number of Standing Room Only (SRO) tickets are available to select Rec Hall duals based on availability. Call 1-800-NITTANY for information or to purchase tickets. The 2017-18 Penn State wrestling season is sponsored by The Family Clothesline. Penn State Fans are encouraged to follow Penn State wrestling via twitter at @pennstateWREST, on Penn State Wrestling's Facebook page at www.facebook.com/pennstatewrestling and on Instagram at www.instagram.com/pennstatewrest. This is PENN STATE. WRESTLING lives here. Results: 157: #1 Jason Nolf PSU maj. dec. #18 Jake Short MINN, 19-5 / 4-0 165: #1 Vincenzo Joseph PSU dec. #7 Nick Wanzek MINN, 3-1 / 7-0 174: #2 Mark Hall PSU dec. Chris Pfarr MINN, 10-3 / 10-0 184: #1 Bo Nickal PSU pinned Dylan Anderson MINN, WBF (5:31) / 16-0 197: #10 Shakur Rasheed PSU pinned Brandon Krone MINN, WBF (0:55) / 22-0 285: #6 Nick Nevills PSU dec. Rylee Streifel MINN, 2-0 / 25-0 125: #6 Ethan Lizak PSU tech fall Devin Schnupp PSU, 15-0 (TF; 6:23) / 25-5 133: #12 Mitch McKee MINN dec. Corey Keener PSU, 15-8 / 25-8 141: #7 Nick Lee PSU maj. dec. #10 Tommy Thorn MINN, 13-3 / 29-8 149: #1 Zain Retherford PSU win by forfeit / 35-8 Attendance: 6,588 (39th straight Rec Hall sellout, 42nd of 44 including 3 of 5 in BJC) Records: Penn State 10-0, 6-0 B1G; Minnesota 7-6, 2-3 B1G Up Next for Penn State: at Rutgers, Sunday, Jan. 28, 2 p.m. (BTN) BOUT-BY-BOUT: 157: Junior Jason Nolf (Yatesboro, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 157, took on No. 18 Jake Short. Nolf came out aggressive, setting the tempo on the Nittany Lion logo. The Lion junior connected on a high single at the 2:20 mark but Short was able to slide out of bounds to prevent the score. Nolf connected on a second high single and this time the Lion finished it off for a takedown and a 2-1 lead with 1:12 on the clock. Nolf shot low seconds later, pulled a fleeing Short back on to the mat and took a 4-1 lead with a second takedown at the :40 mark. Nolf cut Short loose and then quickly scored again with a fast low double. He then rode short out to lead 6-2 with :48 in riding time after the opening period. Short chose down to start the second stanza and Nolf cut him loose off the whistle. The Lion then moved in again, forcing a Short stall and then connecting on a high single to force a scramble at the 1:12 mark. A reset was called with 1:02 and Nolf scored quickly off the reset to up his lead to 8-3 with :50 on the clock. The Lion cut Short loose again and added one more takedown and a rideout to lead 10-4 with 1:23 in time after two periods. Nolf chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to an 11-4 lead. He then connected on yet another low single for a takedown, picked up a point on another stall and then locked up a cradle at the 1:30 mark. Nolf worked the cradle for :40 but Short was able to fight off the move. Another Short stall put Nolf up 15-4, another 16-4, and a reset was called with :15 left in the bout. Nolf cut Short loose with just :15 on the clock and finished off the match with a takedown and 2:47 in riding time, posting a 19-5 major decision. 165: Sophomore Vincenzo Joseph (Pittsburgh, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 165, met No. 7 Nick Wanzek. Joseph set the tempo early, forcing Wanzek into defense over the first minute and then taking numerous high singles at the midway point of the opening stanza. Wanzek fought off Joseph's quick bursts to keep the bout scoreless. Joseph continued to press the action as the clock moved below :30 and then connected on a fast low double with just :10 to lead 2-0 after one period. Joseph chose down to start the second stanza and quickly escaped to a 3-0 lead. The Lion sophomore continued to force Wanzek back towards the outside circle until Wanzek shot with :55 left in the middle stanza. Joseph easily moved away from the shot and maintained his 3-0 lead at the :40 mark. Wanzek chose down to start the third period, trailing 3-0, and Joseph controlled the action until the 1:35 mark when Wanzek escaped to a 3-1 score. Joseph continued to press the action as the clock moved below :30 but did not get a stall call. The Lion posted a 3-1 victory over the ranked Gopher. 174: Sophomore Mark Hall (Apple Valley, Minn.), ranked No. 2 at 174, took on senior Chris Pfarr. Hall connected on a high single quickly and finished off the takedown at the 2:08 mark. The Lion then worked control from the top position into a chance to tilt the Gopher for back points. Hall built up over 2:00 in riding time with rideout and led 2-0 after one period. Pfarr chose down to start the second stanza and Hall cut him loose to a 2-1 score. The Lion sophomore was steady in the center circle, waiting for a chance to score and shooting numerous times as Pfarr played defense. Leading by one, Hall chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 3-1 lead. The clock moved down below 1:10 when Hall hit on a low single, cut Pfarr loose and scored again quickly to up his lead to 7-3. Hall connected on a final takedown at the :06 mark and, with 2:17 in riding time, posted the dominant 10-3 decision. 184: Junior Bo Nickal (Allen, Texas), ranked No. 1 at 184, met Dylan Anderson. Nickal scored quickly, taking the Gopher freshman down and cutting him loose for a quick 2-1 lead. The Lion junior added a second takedown and cut and a third takedown with 1:30 on the clock. This time, Nickal worked the top position long enough to build his riding time edge over 1:00 and then began looking for a chance to turn the Gopher for back points. Anderson got hit for a stall warning at the :32 mark and a reset forced action to the middle of the mat. Anderson escaped at the :22 mark but Nickal was relentless, picking up a third takedown to move out to an 8-3 lead with 1:48 in time after one period. Nickal chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 9-3 lead. He used a fast high single to take Anderson down once more, cut him loose, and led 11-4 with 1:20 left in the second period. A fast duck-under and another takedown put Nickal up 13-4 with :40 left on the clock. Trailing 13-4, Anderson chose down to start the third period and Nickal cut him loose to a 13-5 lead. With the riding time point clinched, Nickal turned a throw from his feet into a chance to get the pin. The Lion junior locked up the fall at the 5:31 mark, his 12th of the year. 197: Junior Shakur Rasheed (Coram, N.Y.), ranked No. 10 at 197, met Brandon Krone. Rasheed scored quickly, shooting high and finishing off the takedown at the 2:40 mark for an early 2-0 lead. He quickly moved in on Krone's legs, locked up a cradle and turned the Gopher to his back. Rasheed worked for about :20 and got the pin at the :55 mark. The fall was his 11th of the year. 285: Junior Nick Nevills (Clovis, Calif.), ranked No. 6 at 285, battled Minnesota's Rylee Streifel. Nevills fought off a couple early shots by Streifel and reset the bout in the middle of the mat. He then connected on a high single himself, but Streifel was able to move out of bounds and keep the bout scoreless. The duo battled evenly for the next minute-plus and the bout moved to the second period tied 0-0. Nevills chose down to start the second period and steadily worked his way to his feet to escape at the 1:33 mark and led 1-0. Nevills continued to shoot low and Streifel tried to counter each time but neither man was able to score. Trailing 1-0, Streifel chose down to start the third period and Nevills maintained control for :30 before getting hit with a first stall. The junior then broke Streifel down flat on the Nittany Lion logo and controlled the action from the top position. He tossed Streifel down at the 1:00 mark after the Gopher had worked his way to his feet and then pushed his riding time over 1:00. With :32 left on the clock, Nevills reset himself on offense and began working for a tilt. While Streifel fought off back points, Nevills' full period ride gave him 1:33 in riding time gave the Lion a 2-0 decision. 125: Redshirt freshman Devin Schnupp (Lititz, Pa.) took to the mat at 125 to face No. 6 Ethan Lizak. Schnupp almost scored first, working his way behind the ranked Gopher before Lizak reacted, countered, and took the Lion down for a 2-0 lead. He then turned Schnupp for four back points and led 6-0 at the 1:28 mark. Schnupp was unable to break free of a strong Lizak ride as the Gopher built up over 1:00 in riding time. Schnupp worked hard to not give up any more back points and trailed 6-0 after one period. Lizak chose top to start the second period. He quickly turned Schnupp for four back points to lead 10-0 at the 1:36 mark. Schnupp continued to fight off turning attempts for the last minute of the period but gave up a stall point in the process. Trailing 11-0, Schnupp chose neutral to start the third period. Lizak took the Lion freshman down once more and then tilted him for two more back points to finish off a 15-0 tech fall at the 6:23 mark. 133: Senior Corey Keener (Schuylkill Haven, Pa.) faced off against No. 12 Mitch McKee at 133. McKee shot quickly as the bout began and took Keener down to lead 2-0 seconds into the bout. The Nittany Lion senior worked to break free of a McKee ride but the Gopher was strong on top, building his riding time up over 1:00. Keener was hit for stalling at the :40 mark and McKee then turned the Lion for two back points to lead 4-0 with 2:46 in riding time after one period. McKee chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 5-0 lead. Keener nearly caught McKee with a standing cradle but the Gopher countered the move and took a 7-0 lead with a takedown at the 1:20 mark. McKee turned Keener once more to up his lead to 11-0. Keener chose neutral to start the third period and blew through a high double to cut the lead to 11-2 right off the whistle. He cut the Gopher loose and took McKee down again with 1:20 on the clock, cutting the lead to 12-5 after letting the Gopher loose. Keener picked up a third takedown of the period to cut the lead to 14-6 with another cut and added a fourth third period takedown to cut the lead to 14-8. McKee was able to stave off the furious comeback and, with 3:05 in time, posted a 15-8 decision. 141: True freshman Nick Lee (Evansville, Ind.), ranked No. 7 at 141, battled No. 10 Tommy Thorn. Lee fought off an early Thorn shot to keep the bout scoreless at the 2:00 mark and then moved in on offense. The Lion freshman's pressure forced the Gopher junior back towards the outside circle. Lee used a fast low single to take a 2-0 lead at the 1:05 mark and then went to work on top. He cut Thorn loose at the :40 mark but could not break through the Gopher's defense for the resto of the period. Thorn chose down to start the second period and Lee worked his riding time up over 1:00 with a strong ride. Thorn escaped to a 2-2 tie at the 1:20 mark and action resumed neutral. Lee muscled his way through a low single and steadily worked his way into control of both feet for a takedown and a 4-2 lead with 1:00 on the clock. Lee finished on top and led 4-2 w/ 2:07 in riding time after two periods. Lee chose neutral to start the third period and quickly got in on a single leg that he turned into a scramble on the Lion logo. The freshman steadily finished off the takedown to lead 6-2 with 1:05 left and the riding time point clinched. Lee cut Thorn loose to a 6-3 score and began moving forward on offense. He took the Gopher down and locked up a cradle, nearly pinning him. Thorn was able to work his way to his stomach and Lee settle for four back points and a 13-3 major with 3:07 in riding time. 149: Senior Zain Retherford (Benton, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 149, received a forfeit victory at 149 to close out the dual and improve to 19-0 on the year.

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- A pin from No. 13 Ethan Ramos helped break a 10-10 tie between UNC and Pittsburgh in Carmichael Auditorium on Friday night and led the Carolina wrestling team to a 26-10 win. The Tar Heels improved to 8-8 on the year and are now 2-0 in ACC matches. The Heels fell behind 7-0 early, but responded with an overtime decision from No. 16 A.C. Headlee at 141 and a major decision from senior No. 6 Troy Heilmann at 149 to even the score after the first four bouts. Heilmann started slowly, only leading 2-0 after the first period, but three takedowns and a four-point nearfall plus riding time in the third period helped him reach the major decision and the near technical fall over Robert Lee of Pitt. The wins got the Heels going, who would go on to win seven of the 10 bouts on the night. The Heels first took the lead at 10-7 behind a solid performance in another overtime decision victory by freshman No. 16 Kennedy Monday at 157 by a score of 3-1. With no score in the first period, Monday and Taleb Rahmani traded escapes to send the bout to overtime tied at 1. Monday recorded a takedown in the first overtime period to earn the decision. The highlight of the night came from Ramos' pin of Austin Bell. Ramos was in control, leading 13-2 after the second period, and recorded the pin shortly into the third. This broke open a 10-10 tie between the teams and gave the Heels a spark, who would go on to win the final four matches. No. 17 Chip Ness won by 8-5 decision at 184, and No. 16 Danny Chaid won by a 13-5 major decision to put the match away for the Heels. Carolina rounded out the night with yet another overtime decision from Cory Daniel over No. 16 Ryan Solomon 3-1, improving Carolina to 3-3 in overtime decisions on the night. Carolina returns to action in Blacksburg, Virginia, against Virginia Tech on Saturday, Feb. 3 at 6 p.m. Results: 125: LJ Bentley (Pitt) dec. James Syzmanski (UNC), 8-2 - Pitt leads 3-0 133: #11 Dom Forys (Pitt) maj. dec. Zach Sherman (UNC), 9-1 - Pitt leads 7-0 141: #16 A.C. Headlee (UNC) dec. #17 Nick Zanetta (Pitt), 4-2 (SV-1) - Pitt leads 7-3 149: #6 Troy Heilmann (UNC) maj. dec. Robert Lee (Pitt), 17-3 - Dual tied 7-7 157: #16 Kennedy Monday (UNC) dec. Taleb Rahmani (Pitt), 3-1 (SV-1) - UNC leads 10-7 165: Jake Wentzel (Pitt) dec. Clay Lautt (UNC), 7-3 - Tied 10-10 174: #13 Ethan Ramos (UNC) pinned Austin Bell (Pitt), 5:54 - UNC leads 16-10 184: #17 Chip Ness (UNC) dec. Gregg Harvey (Pitt), 8-5 - UNC leads 19-10 197: #16 Danny Chaid (UNC) maj. dec. Zach Bruce (Pitt), 13-5 - UNC leads 23-10 285: Cory Daniel (UNC) dec. #16 Ryan Solomon (Pitt), 3-1 (SV-1) - UNC wins 26-10

EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Ohio State (11-0, 6-0 Big Ten) nearly averaged a point per minute of real time through the first four bouts at Michigan State (5-7, 1-5), needing just 25 minutes to secure 23 team points on three pins and a tech fall. By night's end, the Buckeyes would own a half dozen "falls" (three pins and three tech falls). The dual began at 133 pounds where Luke Pletcher extended his undefeated season mark to 21-0. He recorded six takedowns before turning Nathan Ellis midway through the second stanza and ultimately hearing the referee's slap of the mat with a pin at the 4:35 mark. Joey McKenna didn't mess around, converting his early takedown into a first-period pin. He spent only 83 seconds on the mat. Ke-Shawn Hayes kept the fireworks coming at 149 pounds, sandwiching a pair of four-point nearfalls with takedowns to go ahead 12-1. He would then place Jwan Britton on his back for another four-count and earn the necessary four points to garner a 16-1 tech fall when the first period clock struck 0:00. In the 157-pound bout, Micah Jordan made his foe pay for electing to start the second period in the bottom position. Jordan swiftly flipped Jake Tucker and tallied his eighth pin of the season (tied for the team lead). Following back-to-back Spartan triumphs, Myles Martin put the bonus point bonanza back on track at 184 pounds. The owner of a 21-0 record, Martin, cruised to a 16-1 tech fall less than 30 seconds into period number two. It represented his ninth tech fall of 2017-18, among the highest totals in the country. It was much the same for Kollin Moore in the subsequent match, sprinting to a 20-2 tech fall. Moore maintains an unblemished season ledger as well, improving to 17-0. Two bouts later, Nathan Tomasello would put the cherry of top of Ohio State's 35-12 victory by defeating Rayvon Foley via a 7-3 decision. Results: 133 lbs | No. 2 Luke Pletcher (OSU) def. Nathan Ellis (MSU) | PIN, 4:35; Team Score: 6-0 141 lbs | No. 11 Joey McKenna (OSU) def. Kole Krauss (MSU) | PIN, 1:23; TS: 12-0 149 lbs | No. Ke-Shawn Hayes (OSU) def. Jwan Britton (MSU) | TF, 16-1; TS: 17-0 157 lbs | No. 5 Micah Jordan (OSU) def. Jake Tucker (MSU) | PIN, 3:36; TS: 23-0 165 lbs | Austin Hiles (MSU) def. No. 13 Te'Shan Campbell (OSU) | DQ; TS: 23-6 *Ohio State deducted a team point for bench penalty 174 lbs | Logan Ritchie (MSU) def. Fritz Schierl (OSU) | D, 9-6; TS: 22-9 184 lbs | No. 2 Myles Martin (OSU) def. Shawn Shadaia (MSU) | TF, 16-1; TS: 27-9 197 lbs | No. 1 Kollin Moore (OSU) def. Nick May (MSU) | TF, 20-2; TS: 32-9 285 lbs | Christian Rebotarro (MSU) def. Kevin Snyder (OSU) | D, 4-2; TS: 32-12 125 lbs | No. 4 Nathan Tomasello (OSU) def. Rayvon Foley (MSU) | D, 7-3; TS: 35-12 The final `home' match of the season comes Sunday (Jan. 28) when Ohio State hosts Purdue at Graham High School in St. Paris, Ohio, alma mater of Bo and Micah Jordan. The Big Ten dual is scheduled for a 1 p.m. ET start and will be streamed for free on the Ohio State Wrestling Facebook page.

RALEIGH, N.C. -- NC State won eight of the 10 matchups, including four for bonus point wins, as the Wolfpack defeated visiting Virginia 32-7 in Reynolds Coliseum. Among the victories, at 133 pounds R-Fr. Tariq Wilson scored a 9-4 upset win over No. 5 Jack Mueller with a pair of third-period takedowns. The dual start at 149 pounds with a top-25 matchup. No. 13 R-Sr. Beau Donahue faced a 6-4 deficit in the third period, but turned a takedown and four-point near fall into an 11-6 win over No. 23 Sam Krivus to start the dual. No. 3 R-Fr. Hayden Hidlay scored the first bonus point win of the night, using four takedowns and a two-point near fall in the first period en route to a 26-12 win at 157 pounds. Hidlay improves to 16-0 on the season, with 12 bonus point wins. The win gave NC State a 7-0 lead. UVA scored their first win at 165 pounds, 3-0 in a battle of ranked grapplers. No. 19 R-Fr. Daniel Bullard used a takedown in every period and scored an 8-2 decision over No. 25 Will Schany at 174 pounds. No. 3 R-Sr. Pete Renda scored the second bonus win of the night, as he jumped out to a 10-0 first period lead after a pair of four-point near falls, and ended his match in the second period 18-3. At the intermission, the Pack held a 15-3 lead. NC State picked up its second straight tech fall, as No. 3 Michael Macchiavello got seven first-period takedowns and won 22-7 at 197 pounds. At heavyweight, Malik McDonald used a four-point near fall and a ride out in the third for an 8-1 win that put the Wolfpack ahead 23-3 with three bouts left. UVA picked up a major decision at 125 pounds to cut the Pack lead to 23-7. No. 26 R-Fr. Tariq Wilson had the top win of the night for the Pack, as he upset returning All-American and No. 5 Jack Mueller 9-4. Tied 2-2 entering the second, Wilson rode out Mueller the entire second period. After a neutral start, Wilson scored a takedown and a two-point near fall to jump out to a 6-2 lead. Another takedown in the third and the ride time point lead to the upset win, his first top-10 opponent of the season. No. 3 Sr. Kevin Jack closed the dual with a second period pin, the Pack's fourth bonus point win. Up Next: NC State will be in road action next weekend, as the Wolfpack travels to ACC foe Pittsburgh for a Friday night dual, which will be streamed on ACC Network Extra. Results: 149: #13 Beau Donahue (NCSU) dec. #23 Sam Krivus; 11-6 – 3-0 157: #3 Hayden Hidlay (NCSU) major dec. Fred Green; 26-12 – 7-0 165: #30 Andrew Atkinson (UVA) dec. #28 Brian Hamann; 3-0 – 7-3 174: #19 Daniel Bullard (NCSU) dec. #25 Will Schany; 8-2 – 10-3 184: #3 Pete Renda (NCSU) tech fall Drew Peck; 18-3 – 15-3 197: #3 Michael Macchiavello (NCSU) tech fall #31 Jay Aiello; 22-7 – 20-3 285: Malik McDonald (NCSU) dec. Tyler Love; 8-1 – 23-3 125: #11 Louis Hayes (UVA) major dec. Tommy Cox; 19-6 – 23-7 133: #26 Tariq Wilson (NCSU) dec. #5 Jack Mueller; 9-4 – 26-7 141: #2 Kevin Jack (NCSU) fall Sam Martino; 4:49 – 32-7

DAVIDSON, N.C. -- Campbell posted five pins and collected its first shutout of the season in a 48-0 win at Davidson Friday at Belk Arena. The Camels picked up their first shutout since topping VMI 42-0 in 2016-17's regular season finale. Campbell moved to 5-7 overall and 2-1 in SoCon action, while Davidson falls to 1-8 on the year and 0-4 in conference action. No. 23 Korbin Meink led off with a pin (4:38) at 125 pounds, topping Michael McClelland. Aaron Burton followed with a 6-1 decision over Zamir Ode, and Jonathan Ryan notched a major decision at 141, downing Dustin Runzo 12-4. Back to back pins from Zach Barnes over Aidan Conroy (4:14) and Austin Kraisser over Tony Palumbo (4:23) gave Campbell a 25-0 advantage through five bouts. John Weiss added to Campbell's lead with a 12-4 major decision over Hunter Costa. At 174 pounds, Charlie Andrews registered CU's fourth pin (2:39), defeating Noah Satterfield. Luke Funck downed Conor Fenn 9-6 and Chris Kober notched a 9-0 major decision over Konner Pritchard, No. 29 Jere Heino capped off the match with CU's fifth pin, defeating Will Cooley (1:11). The 48-0 win marked Campbell's largest margin of victory since 2008-09 against Wagner. Friday's bout marked Campbell's third SoCon contest of the week. The Camels downed Gardner-Webb on the road 31-7 on Sunday before falling to Appalachian State 18-12 Thursday. Campbell returns home on February 3, hosting The Citadel. Results: 125: No. 23 Korbin Meink (Campbell) over Michael McClelland (Davidson) Fall 4:38 (6-0) 133: Aaron Burton (Campbell) over Zamir Ode (Davidson) Dec 6-1 (9-0) 141: Jonathan Ryan (Campbell) over Dustin Runzo (Davidson) MD 12-4 (13-0) 149: Zach Barnes (Campbell) over Aidan Conroy (Davidson) Fall 4:14 (19-0) 157: Austin Kraisser (Campbell) over Tony Palumbo (Davidson) Fall 4:23 (25-0) 165: John Weiss (Campbell) over Hunter Costa (Davidson) MD 12-4 (29-0) 174: Charlie Andrews (Campbell) over Noah Satterfield (Davidson) Fall 2:39 (35-0) 184: Luke Funck (Campbell) over Conor Fenn (Davidson) Dec 9-6 (38-0) 197: Chris Kober (Campbell) over Konner Pritchard (Davidson) MD 9-0 (42-0) 285: No. 29 Jere Heino (Campbell) over Will Cooley (Davidson) Fall 1:11 (48-0)

BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. -- SIUE wrestling evened its Southern Conference record to 2-2 Friday with a 21-20 nail-biter road victory at Gardner-Webb. "We've been close in a lot of matches, but to come out and get the win was good for the team," said SIUE Head Coach Jeremy Spates. Christian Dulaney provided the final victory for the Cougars, picking up a key third-period takedown in his 197-pound triumph over Anthony Perrine. Dulaney was behind 4-3 after one period but used takedowns in each period to defeat Perrine. Overall, both teams won five matches. The Cougars took advantage of two Gardner-Webb forfeits to Zac Gentzler at 125 pounds and Angelo Silvestro at 141 pounds. "They (Gardner-Webb) are in a similar situation of being banged up a bit," said Spates. "They did a good job of battling and wrestling hard so I was glad we did the same thing." John Muldoon earned a key victory early in the dual, which improved the Cougars to 4-11 overall. Muldoon dispatched Philip Anderson 10-4 ar 133 pounds. That helped the Cougars race out to a 15-0 lead. "John wrestled well and put up a lot of points," said Spates. "He was close to getting a major decision." Nate Higgins, the SoCon Wrestler of the week, ran his winning streak to six matches with a 6-4 win over Brett Stein at 165 pounds. "Nate got taken down early so he had some adversity but battled through it," added Spates. Dulaney's win left it up to Tommy Helton at 285 pounds. He was edged y Gardmer-Webb's Lathan Bumgarner 4-3. SIUE's road trip continues Saturday with a 6 p.m. CT match at Davidson. Results: 125: Zac Gentzler (SIUE) won by forfeit 133: John Muldoon (SIUE) def. Philip Anderson (Gardner-Webb), 10-4 141: Angelo Silvestro (SIUE) won by forfeit 149: Joby Armenta (Gardner-Webb) def. Tyshawn Williams (SIUE), 11-6 157: Tyler Marinelli (Gardner-Webb) def. Karsten Van Velsor (SIUE), TF 17-0 165: Nate Higgins (SIUE) def. Brett Stein (Gardner-Webb), 6-4 174: Christian Maroni (Gardner-Webb) won by forfeit 184: Cole Graves (Gardner-Webb) def. Bryce Shewan (SIUE), 8-6 197: Christian Dulaney (SIUE) def. Anthony Perrine (Gardner-Webb), 9-6 285: Lathan Bumgarner (Gardner-Webb) def. Tommy Helton (SIUE), 4-3 Records: SIUE 4-11, 2-2 SoCon; Gardner-Webb 1-7, 1-3 SoCon

Friday night action at the MyHOUSE Melee hosted by Wyoming Seminary in Kingston, Pa. featured three dual meets, most notably a top ten showdown between No. 2 Blair Academy (N.J.) and No. 8 St. Edward (Ohio). Winners of the previous two national titles, the second ranked Buccaneers won the last three bouts of the dual meet to break a 20-20 tie. The dual meet started out at 195 pounds with a battle of Walsh Ironman placers. No. 8 Cody Howard put the Eagles on the board first with a 15-10 victory over excellent freshman Peyton Craft. In the next match, No. 12 Owen Trephan leveled the score of the dual meet with a 5-1 decision over fellow Ironman placer Seamus O'Malley. Then at 285 pounds, St. Edward took the lead again as Luca Santillo earned an 8-0 major decision over fellow senior Kraig Correll. Four successive wins for Blair Academy in the lightweights would give them a 20-7 lead. No. 10 Ryan Miller took home a 6-1 decision over freshman Richard Delsanter at 106 pounds, No. 2 Trevor Mastrogiovanni pinned fellow sophomore Scott Richter in 25 seconds at 113, No. 2 Michael Colaiocco earned a 24-7 technical fall over Hudson Poole at 120, while No. 10 Chris Cannon beat state placer Angelo Rini 7-2 at 126. St. Edward did not have state runner-up Bryce Hepner available at 126, so the Eagles bumped Rini up a weight class from normal and inserted a reserve wrestler at 120. St. Edward would counter with four consecutive wins of their own to level the dual meet at 20-all with three matches remaining. It was No. 16 Matt Kazimir beating top 15 overall freshman Shayne Van Ness 6-2 at 132 pounds; however Van Ness is up a weight class from where he has competed on Blair's reserve schedule the rest of the season, with normal starter Travis Mastrogoivanni out of the lineup (Travis is ranked fourth overall among freshmen and No. 20 at the weight class). Next it was No. 12 Bryce Andonian continuing his recent surge in form with an 18-6 major decision over two-time National Prep placer Mike Madara, who was in the lineup to replace three-time National Prep placer Malcolm Robinson. The 145 pound match saw No. 16 Sam Dover upend returning National Prep placer Nick Incontera 12-6, while freshman Padraic Gallagher leveled the score of the dual with his 8-6 victory over National Prep placer William Kaiser at 152. Blair Academy would take the lead for good with an 8-4 win at 160 via No. 5 Andrew Merola, as he beat a top 25 overall freshman in Hudson Hightower. No. 5 Julian Ramirez clinched the dual meet for the Buccaneers with his pin in 47 seconds over senior Jiryes Zakaib at 170, while the dual meet was finalized by a 17-6 major decision for No. 10 Leo Tarantino over Nicholas Lisco at 182.

ERIE, Pa. -- Gannon Director of Athletics Lisa Goddard McGuirk has announced the addition of women's wrestling as the University's 22nd varsity sport with 2018-19 serving as the inaugural season. Gannon is the first school in the state of Pennsylvania to offer women's wrestling as a four-year intercollegiate program. "We are excited for the opportunity to support a growing sport and provide an opportunity for women to continue to compete at the varsity collegiate level," said Goddard McGuirk. "Gannon's wrestling program has a history of excellence that continues today and under Don Henry's leadership, that success and tradition of excellence will be experienced by our women's wrestling student-athletes." Women's wrestling becomes the first varsity athletics program to be added at Gannon since 2013 when the acrobatics and tumbling and competitive cheer programs became varsity sports. Gannon is expected to begin its first season of competition in November with an approximate roster of 20 student-athletes. The official competition season is November-March. The Lady Knights will become the 39th school to sponsor the emerging sport. In contrast to the men's sport which wrestles under folkstyle rules, the women's sport will compete with freestyle rules which represent one of the two olympic-style formats. Although not an official NCAA varsity sport at this time, women's wrestling is currently in the process of trying to achieve NCAA emerging sport status. The Women's Collegiate Wrestling Association (WCWA), in conjunction with the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA), provides oversight as the governing body for the up-and-coming sport. "On behalf of the NWCA Board of Directors, I want to extend a heartfelt thanks to the Gannon University administration for their leadership and pioneering efforts to establish the first intercollegiate women's wrestling program in Pennsylvania," said NWCA Executive Director Mike Moyer. "There are over 1,000 girls competing in high schools throughout Pennsylvania and bordering states and now, we have the first four-year intercollegiate wrestling program to accommodate this growing interest." The Gannon women's program will offer scholarship opportunities and be under the guidance of NWCA Hall of Fame coach Don Henry. A national search will begin immediately for a women's coach. "Adding women's wrestling will be a tremendous asset to the University and the region," said Henry. "It is a great thing to promote wrestling here at Gannon and nationally. We have great facilities in place and outstanding academic programs. We will also be pioneers as the first women's program in Pennsylvania which we believe will spark others to add the sport." Women's wrestling has experienced notable growth nationally and within the state of Pennsylvania at the high school level. Since 1994, the number of women participating in high school wrestling nationally has grown from 804 to 14,587 and the number of high schools that sponsor wrestling has grown from 8,559 to 10,629. Women's wrestling has been an olympic sport since 2004 with Helen Maroulis winning the first gold medal for the United States in 2016. For scholarship opportunities or more information on the Gannon women's wrestling program, please contact Don Henry at (814) 871-7768 or via e-mail at henry001@gannon.edu.

The Ivan Yarygin kicked off today in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, with more than two dozen nations entering wrestlers in what is the first international ranking series tournament of the 2018 season. The United States flew out an all-star lineup, highlighted by world champions Logan Stieber (65 kilograms) and Kyle Snyder (97 kilograms). World bronze medalist Nick Gwizdowski (125 kilograms), as well as standouts Kyle Dake (79 kilograms) and David Taylor (86 kilograms) will be in action over the course of the three-day event. Standing in their way will be a Russian side filled with Olympic, world and European champions. While still early in the season the event should give fans of Team USA some insight into how much of an advantage (if any) the new same day weigh-in rules may provide an American side well-versed in that event program. You can read more about the Ivan Yarygin entries and watch the event live and for free on the UWW website. To your questions … Spencer Lee (Photo/Mark Lundy, Lutte-Lens.com) Q: Like many other wrestling fans, I was excited to watch Spencer Lee face off against Nathan Tomasello. I didn't know what to expect, but I was surprised that Lee won despite the fact he didn't score an offensive point. What is your take on this match? -- Patrick A. Foley: Spencer Lee is a monster on top and has an unreal level of maturity for a freshman. To beat Tomasello showed that he is the type of program-shifting presence that Tom Brands figured he would become. Lee didn't score an offensive point, but he wrestled under the same rule set as Tomasello and found the W despite giving up a takedown. Plenty of lightweights (Matt Valenti comes to mind) have won NCAA championships with few takedowns, but that lack of scoring action is less an indictment of the wrestler, and more shows a flaw in the scoring system utilized by NCAA wrestling. I continue to believe that encouraging neutral wrestling through the elimination of riding time and the enforcement of out of bounds rules will create more action. Until then it's BRAVO to Lee for finding a way to win! Q: Kyle Snyder is the best heavyweight college wrestler in the county. He's the best 97-kilogram wrestler in the world. I sometimes forget that he's not really a heavyweight despite his collegiate heavyweight success. In your opinion, how does Snyder compare to some of the best heavyweights in NCAA history? Stephen Neal, who proved himself as the best heavyweight in the world at one time, really jumps out in my mind. How would the smaller Snyder do at heavyweight with the likes of an NCAA age Neal or Kerry McCoy? -- Dustin K. Foley: Should Snyder win his third NCAA title in 2018, it will be his third title at heavyweight and his fourth overall trip to the finals. Snyder will also own a win over two-time champion, three-time finalist and 2017 world bronze medalist Nick Gwiazdowski. While Stephen Neal and Kerry McCoy were dominant heavyweights with a notable size advantage over Snyder, it would be difficult to see Snyder losing any cross-generational matchup. Even against a tough-minded competitor like Steve Mocco, the skill set and mental toughness of Snyder are without comparison. How would you beat someone with his level of self-belief? Time and again Snyder has shown that he's willing to face any obstacle (Jake Varner, Abdulrashid Sadulaev, et. al) and come away victorious. There is no evidence that some extra weight would "tip the scales" in favor of these past champions. Q: I watched the Seth Gross-Bryce Meredith match on replay, and I know I'm beating the proverbial dead horse, but the far ankle defense needs to go away. If the wrestler in on the legs doesn't struggle to try and finish, it is a stalemate. The effectiveness of the far ankle is only effective if the man on the legs works to finish … it's got to stop. It kills me to watch this style. Austin DeSanto is what the sport needs. 12-10 battles, not 2-1 snorefests with points being two escapes and riding time. Blah! -- Keith F. Foley: We are saying the same thing: college wrestling has devolved into gamesmanship and horseback riding, which is frustrating because it could be an engaging wrestling style with the potential to attract new fans. The far ankle defense will be in play so long as there is no significant or immediate penalty for exposing your back from the neutral position. Q: I have heard America's top wrestlers can command a lot of money at camps and clinics, but don't know specifics. What do wrestlers like Jordan Burroughs, Logan Stieber, Kyle Dake, J'den Cox, David Taylor make for clinics/camps? -- Mike C. Foley: The rates for any star is dependent on several factors, namely their relationship to the institution hosting the clinic, time it takes for the talent to travel to the location, how many days they work in total, and how many students are expected. Add that to the quality of the name and you start getting some general numbers Depending on the variety of factors laid out above, the top wrestlers are charging between $300-$1,000 per hour of instruction, with some significantly higher and some a touch lower. To put that in perspective, I know more than a few jiu-jitsu instructors who charge $5,000-plus per day of a seminar, but I also know guys who will work for $500 per day. It all just depends on name ID. Q: In Cleveland there could be four three-time NCAA champs crowned: Dean Heil, Zain Retherford, Isaiah Martinez and Kyle Snyder. I remember years recently where even a single wrestler going for their third title was outrageous, but four?! According to d1collegewrestling.net, 1983 was a similar year where Nate Carr, Mark Schultz and Ed Banach all capped their careers off as three-time champs, but that was 35 years ago. Seems like there was a drought between Jake Rosholt (2006) and Kyle Dake (third title in 2012), but since then there's been a three-timer every season. Between Jason Nolf, Vincenzo Joseph, Mark Hall, Bo Nickal and Myles Martin, we will have at least one in 2019 as well. What elements do you think are attributing to this uptick in three-time (or more) national champions? -- Vik C. Foley: Penn State? Cael Sanderson? The overall wrestling intelligence of the college freshman wrestler is much higher than it was even ten years ago. With access to more technique videos and live matches there has been a significant increase in the ability of young wrestlers to win against older and more experienced competition. Q: This year's class of freshmen is just crazy. Yianni Diakomihalis, Spencer Lee, Nick Lee, Daton Fix, Mikey Labriola, etc. My question to you is, out of this crop of phenom freshmen, which wrestler do you think finishes his career with the best results? My money is on Yianni or Fix, but you obviously can't go wrong with any of the aforementioned wrestlers. When all is said and done, do you think this could possibly go down as the greatest class of all time? -- Todd S. Foley: Tough to judge the classes against each other, especially without this class having competed in an NCAA championship. Let us see how they do in Cleveland before too closely comparing them to the classes of the past. As for who will have the best career, I stand by my previous statement that it'll be neck-and-neck between Fix and Lee. But man, Yianni is looking tough! Q: Who do you see as the next four-time NCAA wrestling champ? -- Gregg Y. Foley: With one under his belt and Penn State at his back you'd have to think Vincenzo Joseph is the most likely to be the next four-time NCAA champion. Mark Hall has Zahid in his path, but would be another top choice. Q: If Daniel Cormier moved up to fight Stipe Miocic, how do you see that fight going? -- Mike C. Foley: One of the most intriguing inter-weight matchups in a while. Though I doubt the UFC wants to risk another multiple weight class champion a la Conor McGregor, there would be a built-in mega-audience for this type of heavy-hitting matchup. What happens in the cage? The wrestling would seem to cancel each other out, but I don't know if that would hold. Cormier would have to respect Stipe's size and power and while his wrestling advantage is relatively marginal to other matchups, he still would see a significant return on each high-level attack -- and from the ground Stipe's power is all-but-neutralized. I'd take Cormier by smother-and-pound. WRESTLING STORY OF THE WEEK By The Doc The son of a colleague had wrestled in the Lehigh Valley since midgets, not particularly successfully, but with dedication and affection for the sport and his teammates. He sat on the bench until his senior year, when his high school team ended up with his weight-class empty -- so the spot was his. He lost every match he wrestled that year. Every match saw him warming up, practicing hard and toeing the line to begin his bout. Every match he gave his best, keeping most of them close, and avoiding giving up '6'… And after every match, his smile was infectious, no matter the score. Late in the season, with a district dual team slot on the line, he faced a seriously-tough, ranked opponent, and with the team score close, he HAD to avoid a pin for his team to win. What a bout! Constant action as he kept off his back, eventually losing the major, but avoiding the fall -- and his team WON the match, proceeding to D11 team duals. His entire team crowded around him, screaming his name and the entire auditorium went crazy! Later in the year, I happened upon my colleague, who was very sheepish regarding his son's performance, "0-25!" But I noted that his son had become my hero. He put in years of effort, never in the limelight, supporting his team always -- and when he had the chance, his son had done his very best -- and it mattered. I love this sport!

BUIES CREEK, N.C. -- Appalachian State's pursuit of another Southern Conference wrestling championship got a boost from a sudden-victory upset and a tiebreaking bonus point. App State claimed an 18-12 victory at Campbell on Thursday in Gore Arena to improve to 6-3 overall and 4-0 in SoCon competition. Wins by Angel Najar (5-3 decision at 157 pounds), Forrest Przybysz (13-11 decision at 174), Alan Clothier (8-2 decision at 184) and Randall Diabe (2-0 decision at 197) gave the Mountaineers a 12-3 lead after five matches. Redshirt freshman Codi Russell's 10-8 decision by sudden victory against 25th-ranked Nathan Boston pushed App State ahead 15-9, and it was in front 15-12 before Gavin Londoff wrapped up the dual meet with a 5-4 decision against Zach Barnes at 149 pounds. Appalachian and Chattanooga (4-0 SoCon) are now the only two teams left with no SoCon losses, as Campbell dropped to 1-1 in league competition. "A lot of emotions going -- it was a hard-fought battle," App State head coach JohnMark Bentley said. "The whole night was just close match after close match. I thought our guys showed a lot of poise tonight in a difficult environment with a difficult opponent. There were a lot of swing matches, and I think the biggest thing was we found a way to get the wins in those matches." Barnes led 3-1 entering the third period against Londoff. He gained a point with a quick escape from the down position, took a 4-3 lead on a takedown with 1:20 remaining and reached a minute advantage in riding time with 20 seconds left. Barnes pulled even at 4-4 on an escape in the closing seconds, but the riding-time advantage gave Londoff the clinching win in a matchup of the 2017 regular-season champions and 2017 tournament champions. "At the end of the first period, I get my wind and I'm ready to go," Londoff said. "I wasn't tired at all, so I was ready to battle. That, and the team needing me, is what got me to push through it and get the win. "Coach preaches to us to not be the audience. You have to be the audience or the competitor, so I push the (team) score aside, barely watch the matches and zone into my match -- what I'm good at, what I'm going to do." Boston took a 14-8 record into his match against Russell, who trailed 7-4 in the third period before receiving a point for an escape and executing a tying takedown with 25 seconds remaining. Boston made the first move in the sudden-victory period, and Russell won the match 28 seconds into the period by locking Boston's ankle from an over-the-top position. "We work extremely hard as a team, so I knew I wasn't going to get tired and I could probably go for a long time," Russell said of his comeback. "He got in on my leg (in overtime) and was pretty deep. Going through my head, it was just sprawl hard and try to get a quick takedown." App State built its lead before Campbell cut its deficit to 12-9 thanks to back-to-back victories from 29th-ranked heavyweight Jere Heino (3-2 decision against 32nd-ranked Cary Miller) and 23rd-ranked Korbin Meink (8-6 decision against freshman De'Andre Swinson-Barr at 125 pounds). Najar established a 3-0 lead in his match-opening victory against Austin Kraisser at 157 pounds, and 27th-ranked Quentin Perez of Campbell pulled out an 8-6 decision against Thomas Flitz at 165. The 15th-ranked Przybysz trailed 7-4 in the second period of his match against 29th-ranked Andrew Morgan, who was still ahead 8-7 entering the third period. Przybysz used a two-point reversal and two-point near fall in rapid succession to move in front 11-8. Morgan briefly tied the match with a takedown, but Przybysz broke the tie with a late escape and received a point for his advantage in riding time. After Clothier secured an 8-2 decision against Luke Funck in one of only two matches decided by more than two points -- the other was Jonathan Ryan's 10-5 decision against App State's Irvin Enriquez to set up Londoff's clinching win -- Diabe followed Clothier's effort with a 2-0 decision against Chris Kober. Diabe used a second-period escape to take a 1-0 lead into the third period, which began with Kober holding a 21-second advantage in riding time. Diabe didn't allow Kober to escape from the down position in the final period, swinging the riding-time advantage to a minute in his favor with 37 seconds left in the match. "I'm proud of the guys and the way they battled on the road, in a tough environment against a tough opponent," Bentley said. "Like I've said, this team is still getting better." The Mountaineers host the Appalachian Open on Saturday, resume their SoCon schedule against VMI in Boone on Jan. 31 and visit Chattanooga on Feb. 4. Results: 157: Angel Najar (APP) def. Austin Kraisser (CU), 5-3 dec. (3-0) 165: #27 Quentin Perez (CU) def. Thomas Flitz (APP), 8-6 dec. (3-3) 174: #15 Forrest Przybysz (APP) def. #29 Andrew Morgan (CU), 13-11 dec. (6-3) 184: #25 Alan Clothier (APP) def. Luke Funck (CU), 8-2 dec. (9-3) 197: Randall Diabe (APP) def. Chris Kober (CU), 2-0 dec. (12-3) HWT: #29 Jere Heino (CU def. #32 Cary Miller (APP), 3-2 dec. (12-6) 125: #23 Korbin Meink (CU) def. De'Andre Swinson-Barr (APP), 8-6 dec. (12-9) 133: Codi Russell (APP) def. #25 Nathan Boston (CU), 10-8 dec. (SV) (15-9) 141: Jonathan Ryan (CU) def. Irvin Enriquez (APP), 10-5 dec. (15-12) 149: Gavin Londoff (APP) def. Zach Barnes (CU), 5-4 dec. (18-12)

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Looking for a win over The Citadel for the first time in 11 years, the VMI wrestling team accomplished the feat by topping the Bulldogs, 24-21, Thursday night at McAlister Field House in Charleston, South Carolina. The win is the first for the program over the Bulldogs since Feb. 18, 2007, a 21-18 VMI victory, to end 11 consecutive matches won by The Citadel. The win marked VMI's 40th all-time against its archrival to improve to 40-24 in the series history. The win was also the Keydets' second of the year to improve to 2-7, 2-2 this season. The closely contested match featured four pins (two per team) and six bouts overall with bonus points as only four bouts were determined by decision. The Keydets jumped out to a quick 9-0 lead by way of a Clifton Conway tech fall at 125 pounds followed by a 14-4 major decision by redshirt junior Hunter Starner at 133 pounds. The Citadel bounced back, however, to knot it up at nine apiece by claiming the next two weights by a decision at 141 and a Tyler Buckiso pin over VMI's Michael Hulcher 149. At 157 pounds, The Citadel's Rian Burris earned a 7-2 decision over Robert duPont but the Keydets regained the lead at 165 as Blake Hohman pinned Bulldog Michael Mewhorter in 5:54 to put VMI up, 15-12, with four bouts left. In what proved to be a critical bout at 174 pounds, VMI's Gage Levine faced an 8-3 deficit heading into the third period after nearly being pinned in the first period. The Citadel's William Curtis chose bottom for the period and Levine was able to put him on his back at the 6:06 mark to earn six team points by way of a fall to put VMI ahead, 21-12. VMI 184-pound sophomore Chris Beck sealed the win for the Keydets as he took a 6-1 decision over Michael Lopouchanski to put the Keydets up by a 24-12 tally. The Bulldogs would cut into the deficit in the final two bouts but could not overcome VMI despite a victory by fall over VMI heavyweight Jake Tomlinson in the final bout. The Keydets face a quick turnaround as they compete in the All-Academy Championship all day Saturday in the same location at McAlister Field House. The opening round is slated for a 10 a.m. start. Results: 125: Clifton Conway (VMI) tech fall William Jacobs (CIT), 18-2 (6:58) 133: Hunter Starner (VMI) maj. dec. Nicholas Long (CIT), 14-4 141: Douglas Gudenburr (CIT) dec. Dominic Gallo (VMI), 4-1 149: Tyler Buckiso (CIT) pinned Michael Hulcher (VMI), 5:30 157: Rian Burris (CIT) dec. Robert DuPont (VMI), 7-2 165: Blake Hohman (VMI) pinned Michael Mewhorter (CIT), 5:54 174: Gage Levine (VMI) pinned William Curtis (CIT), 6:06 184: Christopher Beck (VMI) dec. Michael Lopouchanski (CIT), 6-1 197: Sawyer Root (CIT) dec. Max Gallahan (VMI), 8-1 285: Michael McAleavey (CIT) pinned Jake Tomlinson (VMI), 5:31

GETTYSBURG, Pa. -- The seniors went 4-0 in their final home appearance and led Gettysburg College to a 30-7 victory over McDaniel College in a Centennial Conference wrestling bout inside Bream Gym Thursday night. Gettysburg (6-4, 1-1 CC) recognized its five seniors – Jake Bracken (Chatsworth, Calif./Harvard-Westlake), Louie Carusillo (Pequannock, N.J./DePaul Catholic), Quinn Merrigan (Canton, Mass./Canton), Lenny Ogozalek (Summit Hill, Pa./Panther Valley), and Anthony Puca (Huntington, N.Y./Huntington) – prior to the start of the match. Bracken, Merrigan, Ogozalek, and Puca delivered victories, while Carusillo was unable to compete due to injury. Ogozalek opened the day with a hard-fought victory over Jake Reid at 125. The Gettysburg grappler scored the opening takedown, but Reid tallied a pair of escapes to tie the match heading into the third period. Ogozalek pulled off a reversal out of the defensive position and claimed the riding time point for a 5-2 win. He improved to 23-10 this season. McDaniel (4-4, 0-2 CC) followed with back-to-back wins by Ryker Eckenbarger and Jahmally Willie at 133 and 141, respectively, to take a 7-3 lead in the team scoring. Sophomore Colin Devlin (Dresher, Pa./Upper Dublin) turned the tide with a pin at 149 pounds. After falling behind 2-0 to DeAndre Tackett, Devlin ended the first period with a takedown and near fall to jump in front. He ended the match in the second period with a takedown to set up his fifth pin of the season at 4:31. Bracken picked up a pair of takedowns in the opening period and tallied another in the third against Cole Nagle at 157. The riding time point gave the Gettysburg senior a 7-3 win. Junior Colin Kowalski (Derwood, Md./Georgetown Prep) improved to 25-4 with his fifth technical fall of the season. Kowalski racked up 12 points in the opening period against Wade Bishop and he tallied a takedown in each of the final two frames to win 16-1. The junior has won four of his last five matches by technical fall. Wrestling his first career match at 174, Merrigan piled up the points in a 15-6 major decision over Ronald Mattox. Mattox scored an early takedown but was no match for the Gettysburg senior on the mat as Merrigan pulled off a reversal and picked up six back points before the end of the first period. He rattled off two takedowns, two escapes, and the riding time point in the final two periods on the way to the win. Junior Crawford Oswald (Haddonfield, N.J./Haddonfield Memorial) pulled off a 1-0 win over Ronnie Wuest at 184 pounds. The evenly matched grapplers appeared headed to overtime after a scoreless deadlock through six and a half minutes, but Oswald managed an escape with just 10 seconds left to clinch the win. Puca made his debut at 197 this season a successful one with a 6-1 victory over Jake Pooton. Puca snagged Pooton's foot for a takedown in the first period and tallied an escape in the second. The Gettysburg senior closed with another takedown in the third period and earned the riding-time point. Junior heavyweight Paul Triandafilou (Derwood, Md./Georgetown Prep) closed the evening with a 5-1 decision over Brendan Woody. Triandafilou, ranked eighth by D3wrestle.com and 10th by the National Wrestling Coaches Association, tilted Woody's shoulders to the mat for a near fall at the start of the second period and picked up an escape in the third. He improved to 23-4 on the year. Gettysburg heads to Washington and Lee University Saturday to face the host Generals and Johns Hopkins University beginning at noon. Results: 125: Lenny Ogozalek (G) won by decision over Jake Reid (M), 5-2 3-0 133: Ryker Eckenbarger (M) won by major decision over Jordan Pinette (M), 13-3 3-4 141: Jahmally Willie (M) won by decision over Sean Thompson (G), 7-4 3-7 149: Colin Devlin (G) pinned DeAndre Tackett (M), 4:31 9-7 157: Jake Bracken (G) won by decision over Cole Nagle (M), 7-3 12-7 165: Colin Kowalski (G) won by technical fall over Wade Bishop (M), 16-1 (5:10) 17-7 174: Quinn Merrigan (G) won by major decision over Ronald Mattox (M), 15-6 21-7 184: Crawford Oswald (G) won by decision over Ronnie Wuest (M), 1-0 24-7 197: Anthony Puca (G) won by decision over Jake Pooton (M), 6-1 27-7 HWT: #8/10 Paul Triandafilou (G) won by decision over Brendan Woody (M), 5-1 30-7