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CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- UNI earned bonus points in three matches and knocked off two top-15 opponents to beat Old Dominion 29-9 in its first MAC dual of the season. UNI improves to 3-1 overall, 1-0 in the MAC. They remain perfect against ODU, 8-0. "We finished positions. We finished periods, and that's probably what I am most happy about" said head coach Doug Schwab. "We talked about that after the Virginia Tech meet how we are going to respond." Drew Foster knocked off All-American and three-time NCAA qualifier No. 9 Jack Dechow at 184 pounds, and Bryce Steiert beat No. 14 Seldon Wright at 165 pounds. "That was a pretty dominating performance," Schwab said of Foster. "The guy never really got close to him, and he rode him out the whole second period." Foster gave partial credit to the crowd. "They give you a lot of energy, and they got to drain energy out of the opponent," he said. "I'd hate to wrestle against the crowd. It's nice to have the crowd backing you up." The Panthers kept ODU off the board until the 197-pound match. Dylan Peters got UNI on the board and moved up on the all-time career list for falls with a first-period fall against Steven Simpson at 125 pounds. No. 3 Peters now has 25 first-period falls and 37 total to tie Moza Fay for the fifth most falls among all Panthers. Josh Alber improved to 8-1, with all eight wins coming with bonus points. His 11-2 major decision gave the Panthers a 10-0 lead over the Monarchs. Jake Hodges kept the Panthers perfect racking up nearly two minutes of riding time to win 6-0 at 141 pounds. Max Thomsen improved to 7-1 with his fifth set of bonus points, beating Michael Hayes by major decision, 11-3. The Panthers were perfect right up until intermission. Paden Moore closed out the first half of the meet with an 8-2 win over Austin Eads. Steiert, ranked at 157 pounds, knocked off No. 14 Seldon Wright wrestling at 165 pounds. Steiert held off a last-minute attempt at a takedown to win 3-2. Taylor Lujan kept the Panthers perfect with a 10-5 decision, earning 1 minute, 50 seconds in riding time at 174 pounds. Foster racked up nearly three minutes of riding time to knock off Dechow at 184 pounds. The Panthers led 29-0 after eight matches. ODU wouldn't get on the board until the 197-pound match. UNI forfeited the final weight but won 29-9. WRESTLING CLINIC Prior to today's dual, UNI hosted a clinic for about 100 youths. Members of the Panther Wrestling Club Blaize Cabell and Joey Lazor joined current UNI student-athletes to instruct. Roling Ford sponsored 20 youths to attend. All the proceeds benefit Kelsey Motley who was diagnosed with colon cancer earlier this year. Motley is a UNI graduate and works for Panther Sports Properties - Learfield Sports. NEXT UP UNI hosts the UNI Open starting 9 a.m. Dec. 3 in the UNI-Dome. It's a chance for Panther fans to see much of the roster that doesn't compete at duals. Fans are encouraged to donate an item for the Toys for Tots collection. Bins will be available at the entrances. Results: 125 - #3 Dylan Peters (UNI) pinned Steven Simpson (ODU), 1:30 133 - #14 Josh Alber (UNI) maj. dec. Alex Madrigal (ODU), 11-2 (2:57 RT) 141 - Jake Hodges (UNI) dec. Emilio Saavedra (ODU), 6-0 (1:55 RT) 149 - Max Thomsen (UNI) maj. dec. Michael Hayes (ODU), 11-3 (2:08 RT) 157 - Paden Moore (UNI) dec. Austin Eads (ODU), 8-2 (2:03 RT) 165 - #17 Bryce Steiert (UNI) dec. #14 Seldon Wright (ODU), 3-2 174 - Taylor Lujan (UNI) dec. Antonio Agee (ODU), 10-5 (1:50 RT) 184 - Drew Foster (UNI) dec. #9 Jack Dechow (ODU), 6-1 (2:55 RT) 197 - #9 Kevin Beazley (ODU) dec. Jared Bartel (UNI) 6-0 (2:11 RT) 285 - Will Hilliard (ODU) wins by forfeit

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- The University of Iowa wrestling team opened the Big Ten season with a 34-3 win at Purdue on Sunday afternoon. The Hawkeyes won nine-of-10 bouts and scored 59 takedowns to win their Big Ten opener for the 19th straight season. "There were a lot of good things," said UI head coach Tom Brands. "They were a team that came out to squeeze. You could tell right away they wanted to keep it close. They were on our wrists, squeezing us tight. We did a pretty good job overall." The Hawkeyes won the first nine bouts and outscored the Boilermakers 138-59 overall. Iowa won four matches by decision, three by major decision, and two by technical fall. Alex Meyer recorded one of the two technical falls, 25-10, finishing the third period with seven takedowns and scoring a career-high 25 match points. "It's fun to put points on the board," Meyer said. "I was feeling good before the match, during the match, at the end of the match, and after the match. I was moving really well and that leads to me scoring points." "Give credit to Meyer," Brands said. "He didn't just get the major and stop wrestling. He got the major, kept building, and with seven seconds to go he gets the technical fall and we get another team point. That's a big deal." Thomas Gilman, Topher Carton, Brandon Sorensen, and Sammy Brooks scored bonus points for Iowa. Gilman opened the dual at 125 with six first-period takedowns and earned his first technical fall of the season, 25-10. He improved to 6-0 on the season. He is yet to wrestle a full length match, winning his first five bouts of the season by fall. Carton surrendered a takedown in the opening minute at 141, but scored the final eight takedowns, three in the final period, and added 2:26 of riding time to win by major decision, 19-8. Sorensen led 5-2 after two periods before scoring five takedowns in the final frame to record his fourth major decision of the season, 17-6, at 149. Brooks recorded eight takedowns and 2:40 of riding time to win 20-9 at 184. Cory Clark improved to 7-0 on the season with a 6-0 decision at 133. Michael Kemerer was one of four Hawkeyes to make their Big Ten debuts. He scored the first of four takedowns 37 seconds into the match and added 1:03 of riding time to win, 10-3, at 157. Joey Gunther (165) and Cash Wilcke (197) also picked up wins in their debut. Wilcke scored his third takedown of the match with two seconds on the clock to win 6-4 at 197, and Gunther outscored his opponent 6-2 in the third period to win 8-4 at 165. "It was nice to get a Big Ten match under my belt," Gunther said. "I just kept bringing the pace higher and higher and getting to my attacks. They were coming easier and easier as the match was going on." Purdue closed the dual with a 4-2 win at 285. Steven Holloway scored the bout's only takedown, but gave up a penalty point, two escapes, and riding time. "I like the test that we had in some matches," Brands said. "We definitely have to get better at 97 and heavyweight in bottom position. We don't want to dwell on that. Both matches were winnable. Wilcke overcame getting ridden out (second period) and Holloway can overcome that. The easiest way to overcome it is just get off the bottom." Iowa returns to the mat Friday, Dec. 2 wrestling South Dakota State in Brookings, South Dakota. The dual begins at 7:30 p.m. (CT) and will be broadcast on KXIC AM 800 and online at Hawkeye All-Access. The dual is streamed online at flowrestling.com and televised on the Midco Sports Network. NOTES: Attendance was 944... Iowa held a 59-2 advantage in takedowns and scored 28 takedowns in the third period… Iowa has won 22 consecutive Big Ten duals… Iowa has won 19 straight conference openers… Iowa has won 29 consecutive duals against Purdue… Redshirt freshmen Michael Kemerer, Joey Gunther, Cash Wilcke, and Steven Holloway made their Big Ten debuts… Brandon Sorensen (18-0) and Alex Meyer (14-0) are undefeated in Big Ten duals. Results: 125 -- #1 Thomas Gilman (I) tech. fall Ben Thornton (P), 25-10; 5-0 133 -- #1 Cory Clark (I) dec. Luke Welch (P), 6-0; 8-0 141 -- Topher Carton (I) major dec. Kyle Ayersman (P), 19-8; 12-0 149 -- #2 Brandon Sorensen (I) major dec. Nate Limmex (P), 17-7; 16-0 157 -- #7 Michael Kemerer (I) dec. Alex Griffin (P), 10-3; 19-0 165 -- Joey Gunther (I) dec. Dylan Lydy (P), 8-4; 22-0 174 -- #6 Alex Meyer (I) tech. fall Peter Andreotti (P), 25-10; 27-0 184 -- #7 Sammy Brooks (I) major dec. Tanner Lynde (P), 20-9; 31-0 197 -- Cash Wilcke (I) dec. Christian Brunner (P), 6-4; 34-0 285 -- Tyler Kral (P) dec. Steven Holloway (I), 4-2; 34-3

MINNEAPOLIS -- The top-ranked Oklahoma State wrestling team handled its first ranked opponent of the season in dominating fashion Sunday afternoon, dropping No. 16 Minnesota, 34-3, at the Minnesota Sports Pavilion to move to 2-0 on the dual season. Heavyweight Austin Schafer had the biggest highlight of the day, upsetting No. 5 Michael Kroells for the first ranked win of his career with a thrilling 3-2 decision that was decided in the final 30 seconds. Adding to Schafer's big win, four Cowboys recorded bonus point victories to put the Gophers away, including a first-period fall by Chandler Rogers at 165 pounds. "Overall, I'm pleased," head coach John Smith said after the match. "You obviously have some matches that you kind of scratch your head at. I don't think any of our guys really felt like they were in any kind of rhythm today, but that's okay. It's tough to get in that rhythm." Following up Preston Weigel's loss to No. 2 Brett Pfarr at 197 pounds after halftime to cut the Cowboy lead to 18-3, Schafer killed whatever momentum the Gophers had. Tied at one with under a minute to go in the final period, the senior made his move. Schafer's decisive takedown came with 30 seconds on the clock, and while Kroells would escape for a final effort, the Cowboy heavyweight held on for the 3-2 decision. "The score was tight, but I felt confident," Schafer said. "He hadn't been opening up on his feet and I just knew to stay in good position and that I'd find my shot. I just stayed confident and kept pursuing that." Starting the match at 149, third-ranked Anthony Collica recorded a 6-4 decision with riding time over Fredy Stroker of Minnesota in his first true match of the season. Collica sat the Cowboys' opening dual out after defeating third-ranked Lavion Mayes in the All-Star Classic the previous day, but the match didn't count toward his NCAA record. Jonce Blaylock kept things rolling, moving up to 157 to fill in for third-ranked Joseph Smith against Minnesota's Carson Brolsma. Trailing 4-3 in the third period, Blaylock dropped Brolsma for a takedown in the final 30 seconds of the match to gut out a 5-4 decision. Rogers recorded the first bonus point win for the Cowboys Sunday afternoon, pinning Minnesota's Brandon Kingsley nearly a minute and a half into the match. It marked Rogers' second pin of the season and the second-quickest of his career, moving him to 5-0 overall for his redshirt sophomore campaign. Seniors Kyle Crutchmer and Nolan Boyd both recorded decisions to give the Cowboys an 18-0 lead at the intermission. Crutchmer survived a late push from No. 14 Nick Wanzek to get the 7-5 win. Boyd got out with a 2-1 decision over Robert Steveson. After Schafer's match put the win well in hand, redshirt freshmen Nick Piccininni and Kaid Brock, along with top-ranked Dean Heil buried the Gophers with bonus-point wins in their matches. Piccininni was relentless in his match against Skyler Petry at 125 pounds, piling up points to get the 17-1 tech fall. The East Setaucket, N.Y., product moved to 6-0 on the season, and boosted his dual point total to 10 after tech falls in both of the first two dual matches of his career. Brock came out of the gate hot, dropping Minnesota's Mitch McKee in under 10 seconds. Leading 3-2 after one, Brock pulled away in the second with the help of a four-point nearfall. The Stillwater native would finish off the match with a 10-2 major decision. "With Kaid, although (McKee) was a freshman, he's one of the better guys in the country," Smith said. "He was actually higher ranked than Kaid coming out of high school. We knew collegiately, this was a chance to get that monkey off of his back. He hasn't beaten that kid at least the last two times they've wrestled. It was a good effort." Dean Heil closed out the match with a 12-3 major decision over Gannon Volk to move to 6-0 on the season. The 2016 NCAA Champion was dominant throughout, recording five takedowns to pick up the riding time point easily with just over four minutes on top. The Cowboys now look ahead to next weekend, which will take them to Norman, Okla., for a Bedlam battle with No. 17 Oklahoma on Friday night before heading home for a matchup with No. 21 Pittsburgh Sunday afternoon. Results: 149: No. 3 Anthony Collica (OSU) dec. Fredy Stroker (MINN) 6-4 157: Jonce Blaylock (OSU) dec. Carson Brolsma (MU) 5-4 165: No. 4 Chandler Rogers (OSU) fall Brandon Kingsley (UM) 1:24 174: No. 4 Kyle Crutchmer (OSU) dec. No. 14 Nick Wanzek (UM) 7-5 184: No. 5 Nolan Boyd (OSU) dec. Robert Steveson (UM) 2-1 197: No. 2 Brett Pfarr (UM) dec. No. 6 Preston Weigel (OSU) 7-2 HWT: Austin Schafer (OSU) dec. No. 5 Michael Kroells (UM) 3-2 125: No. 10 Nick Piccininni (OSU) TF Skyler Petry (UM) 17-1 133: No. 6 Kaid Brock (OSU) MD Mitch McKee (UM) 10-2 141: No. 1 Dean Heil (OSU) MD Gannon Volk (UM) 12-3

GREELEY, Colo. -- The Iowa State wrestling team (1-2, 1-2 Big 12) took down Northern Colorado (0-2, 0-2 Big 12), 19-17. The win marks the first dual victory of the season for the Cyclones. The Cardinal and Gold won six of the 10 matchups on the day. A trio of Cyclones recorded their first career dual wins, in redshirt freshmen Chase Straw, Colston DiBlasi and Joe Teague. At the intermission, the Cyclones trailed the Bears, 10-9. Iowa State won three of the five bouts, while Northern Colorado took one by forfeit and one by major-decision. Teague put the Cyclones on the board early in the first match of the dual. He posted a 3-2 decision over UNC's Jamarcus Grant. Teague was a monster on top, racking up 1:30 in riding time, which proved to be the difference in this match. Redshirt senior Quean SmithClick here to hear it made his 2016-17 debut in Greeley. Smith toppled UNC's Jack Kuck by 4-1 decision. The Detroit Mich., native posted an escape, a takedown and 2:04 in riding time. At 133, redshirt senior, No. 4 Earl Hall picked up career win No. 85 with a 7-0 decision over the Bears' Rico Montoya. It took a little while for Hall to bust open his offense, but once he did, it was effective. Hall rode for the entire second period and picked up a late takedown and four-point near-fall in the third to solidify a victory. Following the intermission, Straw got the Cyclones back on the right track. In his first dual win as a Cyclone, he defeated Ben Polkowske by 9-5 decision with three takedowns, a reversal and 1:09 in riding-time. DiBlasi padded the Cyclone lead when he scrapped to a 5-3 decision over Keilan Torres. He picked up two reversals in the second period to propel him. He also added 1:02 in riding time. To cement the Cardinal and Gold victory, redshirt senior, No. 10 Lelund Weatherspoon put up a flurry of points to win by 15-2 major-decision against Dalton Robertson. Weatherspoon jumped out to a quick 8-1 lead in the first. He tacked on a four-point near-fall in the second, a reversal in the third and garnered 2:22 in riding time. Match of the Night: 197-pounds Joe Teague came up big for the Cyclones in this match. Late in the third, he held a 1-0 advantage, but was reversed late in the period. He was able to get to his feet with five seconds on the clock. His 1:30 of riding time lifted him to a 3-2 victory. Next Up: Iowa State is back tomorrow for a dual against Wyoming. The Cyclones are set to take on the Cowboys in Laramie, Wyo., at 3 p.m. CT Sunday afternoon. Results: 197: Joseph Teague (ISU) dec. Jamarcus Grant (UNC), 3-2. (1:30 RT) 285: Quean SmithClick here to hear it (ISU) dec. Jake Kuck (UNC), 4-1. (2:04 RT) 125: Trey Andrews (UNC) win by forfeit. 133: Earl Hall (ISU) dec. Rico Montoya (UNC), 7-0. (2:23 RT) 141: Timmy Box (UNC) dec. Gabe Moreno (ISU), 13-2. 149: Chase Straw (ISU) dec. Ben Polkowske (UNC), 9-5. (1:09 RT) 157: Colston DiBlasi (ISU) dec. Jimmy Fate (UNC), 5-3. 165: Keilan Torres (UNC) dec. Dane Pestano (ISU), 5-4. 174: Lelund Weatherspoon (ISU) maj. dec. Dalton Robertson (UNC), 15-2. (2:22 RT) 184: Dylan Gabel (UNC) maj. dec. Carson Powell (ISU), 8-0.

EAST LANSING, Michigan -- The Michigan State wrestling team began the Roger Chandler era with a pair of road victories on Saturday, Nov. 26, at Bloomsburg and Lock Haven. The Spartans opened the day with a 31-12 victory against the Huskies before traveling to LHU for a 24-12 win. It is MSU's first 2-0 start since 2010. "We really competed hard for seven minutes in each match," said head coach Roger Chandler. "We knew that Lock Haven would be the tougher of duals. The key there was we won the close matches and battled through. "Any time you look at the dual component of wrestling, you have to get bonus points and pins. Any time you can get a pin that is worth two wins. We have been preaching to look for the bonus points and we stepped up to the challenge." Michigan State notched three falls in the day's first dual, downing Bloomsburg 31-12. The Spartans started off with six-straight wins before the Huskies notched a team tally. MSU scored 13 takedowns over the 10 bouts to Bloomsburg's four. After a bus trip to Lock Haven, Pa., the Spartans once again started the match by claiming the opening six bouts. The difference maker in the day's second contest were the close matches going in Michigan State's favor. Three of the first four bouts were decided by decision, including an overtime match at 125 pounds between freshman Mitch Rogaliner and Jake Field, and Nick Trimble coming out with a one-point decision over LHU's Kyle Shoop. "We talked about starting fast before each dual," Chandler said. "(Austin) Eicher got us started earlier in the day and set tone for the team. There is definitely something to be said for momentum and the mindset it gives everyone else. (Mitch) Rogaliner started the second match with an overtime win and you could feel the energy on the team kick in." Redshirt junior Javier Gasca maintained his perfect record, moving to 11-0 after a pair of victories on the Keystone State road trip. Gasca's first bout came against Bloomsburg's Grant Bond. He took an early 2-0 lead with a takedown and worked Grant to his back in the second period for a near fall. With riding time, Gasca sealed the match 10-0. In match two, Gasca scored first but found himself trailing late. He connected on a shot in the third to tie it up, but Ronnie Perry escaped. The neutral position was short lived though as Gasca immediately reengaged for a takedown on his way to a 9-7 win. "It was good for Javier to have a high-level match this early in the season," said Chandler. "It sets him up for the long term for the year. He got in a hole and caught in a cradle, but kept his mind and came back. Javier was on the offensive with the late takedown, which we are preaching." Redshirt sophomore Austin Eicher, entering the weekend 7-3 on the year and finished third at the Michigan State Open, had the Spartans' first bout of the day. Eicher started the momentum rolling for the Green & White with a pin of Bloomsburg's Matt Noble just 1:30 into the match. He finished the day with a victory against the Bald Eagles' Joe Ghione. Eicher scored a takedown in the first and a reversal in the second. A third takedown after a stall call and riding time gave the Fenton, Michigan, native the 8-0 major decision. Joining Eicher with falls against the Huskies was freshman Drew Hughes at 165 pounds and redshirt sophomore Matthew Okaiye at 197. Hughes has begun his career in East Lansing in stellar fashion, taking second at the highly-competitive EMU open and winning the 165-pound bracket at the Michigan State Open. Hughes scored an early takedown against Reid Stanley and worked over the remainder of the opening three minutes to earn the pin at 2:53. Okaiye's pin also came in the first period. After Tyler Worthing escaped from the first strike, Okaiye worked him to his back after taking him down to the mat for the second time. "Drew (Hughes) is a guy we debated over whether we would redshirt or not," Chandler said. "He is ready now and ready to compete to be an all-american and national champ now. He is always looking to score and for the pin. When you have that mindset, you are going to have success." Hughes had the Spartans' most convincing victory in the night cap at Lock Haven, winning by tech fall, 16-0. He tilted LHU's Jared Siegrist twice for a four-point near fall in the opening period. In the second, Hughes turned Siegrist for a third four-point move and then picked up the tech fall in the third with a two-point near fall. MSU returns to the mat on December 3 at the Nebraska Quad in Lincoln. Michigan State will start the day with an 11 a.m. bout with the No. 7 Cornhuskers before matching up against RV Princeton and Drexel at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m., respectively. "I will probably be preaching it all year long, but as a team we need to compete for seven minutes," said Chandler. "You can wrestle for seven, but are you competing for seven. We did a better job of it today, but have to continue to challenge ourselves and put points up. When you do that, good things will happen." Michigan State 31, Bloomsburg 12 - Play-by-Play 133: Austin Eicher - Michigan State vs. Matt Noble - Bloomsburg Hand-clutching early resulted in a stalemate 30 seconds into the opening period ... Eicher had a quick takedown after the restart to give him a 2-0 advantage ... Eicher followed with a four-point near fall and then turned it into a fall 90 seconds into the match. 141: Javier Gasca - Michigan State vs. Grant Bond - Bloomsburg Gasca made a move that converted into a takedown to take a 2-0 lead with 40 seconds left in the first period ... Gasca rode Bond out for the rest of the period and led 2-0 after one ... Bond started on top at start of the second, but Gasca escaped 15 seconds in to extend the lead to 3-0 ... Gasca earned a takedown with 30 seconds left in the period to take a 5-0 advantage ... Gasca earned four back points in the process to take a 9-0 advantage heading to the final period ... Gasca closed out the period on top and won, with the riding time point, 10-0. 149: Nick Trimble - Michigan State vs. Nate Newberry - Bloomsburg Hand fighting through the first minute resulted in no scoring ... Trimble had Newberry by one leg, tripped him down to the mat, and scored two takedown points to take a 2-0 advantage ... stalemate called with 31 seconds left in the opening period ... after the restart, Trimble tried to turn Newberry for back points but Newberry able to counter ... period ended with Trimble on top and leading, 2-0 ... Trimble started on top to start and Newberry escaped 45 seconds into the period to cut Trimble's lead to 2-1 ... just before going out-of-bounds, Trimble took down Newberry to extend the lead to 4-1 with 20 seconds left in the period ... Trimble rode Newberry out the remainder of the period ... neutral to start the third period ... Trimble dove at the knees and took down Newberry for a 6-1 advantage ... Newberry escaped to cut the lead to 6-2 ... stall point against Newberry gave Trimble a 7-2 lead ... stalemate called with 25 seconds left ... Trimble shot but couldn't connect and settled for an 8-2 decision. 157: Austin Thompson - Michigan State vs. Brendon Colbert - Bloomsburg Thompson scored a takedown just over a minute into the first period to take a 2-0 advantage ... stall warning issued against Colbert ... Colbert made a move to escape, nearly turning it into a reversal, but cut the lead to 2-1 after one period ... Thompson on top to start the second period ... Colbert got to his feet but slammed back to the mat ... second effort got Colbert an escape and tied the match at 2-2 with 1:10 left in the second period ... Thompson on bottom to start the third and escaped quickly to take a 3-2 advantage ... Colbert with a takedown to take a 4-3 advantage with 90 seconds left in the period as both went out-of-bounds ... Colbert gave Thompson an escape to tie the match at 4-4 ... Colbert tried to make a move but Thompson slipped out and converted into a takedown to take a 6-4 lead on Colbert ... 47 seconds left in the third period … Colbert escaped and dove but was countered by Thompson and the period ended with Thompson winning by decision, 7-5, with riding time. 165: Drew Hughes - Michigan State vs. Reid Stanley - Bloomsburg Little action in the first 1:20 ... Hughes scored a takedown to take a 2-0 lead with 1:30 left in the opening period ... Hughes went up over a minute of riding time ... ten seconds left and Hughes turned Stanley over on to his back for the fall with seven seconds left in the first. 174: Shane Shadaia - Michigan State vs. Trevor Allard - Bloomsburg After a scoreless first period, Allard started on the bottom to begin the second period ... Allard escaped to get the first point on the scoreboard with 1:15 left in the middle period ... Shadaia began the third on the bottom ... Shadaia escaped 15 seconds into the third to tie the match at 1-1 ... Shadaia made a move that was countered by Allard, however, Allard was issued a stalling penalty to give Shadaia a 2-1 lead ... Allard loaded up a shot but to no avail and Shadaia wins. 184: Wesley Maskill - Michigan State vs. Kyle Murphy - Bloomsburg Murphy scored a takedown 40 seconds into the period to take a 2-0 lead ... after an out-of-bounds restart, Maskill earned a reversal to knot the match at 2-2 with 1:45 left in the first period ... Murphy countered and turned the move into a reversal to take a 4-2 advantage after one period ... Maskill started the second period on top ... Murphy escaped to take a 5-2 advantage with 45 seconds left in the middle period ... Murphy was on top to start the third ... Maskill got to his feet with an escape with 45 seconds left in the third period to cut Murphy's lead to 5-3 ... Murphy eliminated the threat of a comeback with a takedown with 20 seconds left in the period ... Murphy rode out Maskill the rest of the way to earn a 7-3 victory. 197: Matthew Okaiye - Michigan State vs. Tyler Worthing - Bloomsburg Okaiye notched an early takedown to grab a 2-0 lead ... a restart at the center of the mat allowed Worthing to get out quickly and cut the lead to 2-1 ... Okaiye with a move right in front of the table turned it into a takedown ... Okaiye worked Worthing to his back and earned the fall 2:10 into the opening period. 285: Jacob Cooper - Michigan State vs. Bruce Graeber - Bloomsburg Graeber scored a takedown in the closing seconds of the first period to give him a 2-0 advantage ... Cooper given an unnecessary roughness point as Graeber leads 2-1 after the opening period ... Graeber started on the bottom in the third and escaped early to take a 3-1 advantage ... Cooper with a move and converted a takedown to tie the match at 3-3 ... Graeber worked to his feet and escaped with 15 seconds left ... Cooper responded with a shot at a takedown but Graeber countered the move and rode out the clock with a 4-3 victory. 125: Logan Griffin - Michigan State vs. Willy Girard - Bloomsburg Griffin scored the first takedown for a 2-0 lead ... Girard turned it into a reversal 12 seconds later to tie the match at 2-2 before Griffin responded with a reversal of his own 22 seconds later to regain a two-point lead, 4-2 ... technical violation point was given to Griffin to extend the lead to 5-2 … Girard on bottom to start the second ... Girard escaped early and put Griffin in trouble ... Griffin went on to his back and Girard worked his shoulders to the mat for the fall just 25 seconds into the second period. Michigan State 24, Lock Haven 12 - Play-by-Play 125: Mitch Rogaliner - Michigan State vs. Jake Field - Lock Haven Both wrestlers notched takedowns in the first period, but Rogaliner led 3-2 after the opening minutes … Rogaliner scored an escape in the second to go up 4-2 to head to the third … a Field takedown forced overtime … Rogaliner scored mat points in OT on a four-point move to win the decision 8-5. 133: Austin Eicher - Michigan State vs. Joe Ghione - Lock Haven Eicher earned over a minute of riding time in the first period after taking Ghione to the mat on a takedown … Eicher started on bottom in the second and reversed Ghione for a 4-0 lead … the third period started from neutral after Eicher rode out Ghione in the second … Ghione was penalized with a stall call to give Eicher a 5-0 edge … Eicher earned a takedown late in the period to earn a major decision, 8-0. 141: Javier Gasca - Michigan State vs. Ronnie Perry - Lock Haven Both wrestlers were close to a takedown in the opening period but it was Gasca that was able to score the two points for an early advantage … Perry escaped shortly after … Perry wrestled Gasca near the out of bounds line and worked to takedown for a 3-2 edge … Gasca tied the score at three immediately with an escape after the restart … Gasca started on bottom in the second … Perry turned Gasca trying to escape and got Gasca to his back for two points … Gasca escaped to make the deficit 5-4 before the end of the second … Gasca began on top in the third … Perry escaped after about 25 seconds beneath … Gasca shot and connect right away to tie the bout … Gasca rode out to get the riding time point in the final minute of the third … Perry escaped with eight second left, but Gasca reengaged for a takedown and win 9-7. 149: Nick Trimble - Michigan State vs. Kyle Shoop - Lock Haven Trimble jumped out top early with a takedown in the first period … Shoop escaped moments later … in the final minute of the period, Trimble pushed the lead to 4-2 with another takedown, but Shoop earned a second escape … Shoop opened the second on top … Shoop rode out the period, closely putting Trimble to his back but was unable to get a count … Trimble moved to the bottom for the third and was hit with a stall warning … despite four minutes of ride time for Shoop, Trimble held on for a 4-3 decision. 157: Austin Thompson - Michigan State vs. Kyle Hammond - Lock Haven Thompson wrestled Hammond to the mat for a takedown in the first … He rode Hammond for a few seconds before giving up the escape … Thompson just missed on a shot late in the period but held a 2-1 advantage going to the second … Thompson began the middle period on top but could not hold Hammond down for long … Heading into the third at 2-2, Hammond lifted Thompson and threw him down before surrendering an escape … Thompson went behind with 45 seconds to go to gain position for the takedown and go up 5-2 … Thompson earned a near fall off the restart and won 8-2. 165: Drew Hughes - Michigan State vs. Jared Siegrist - Lock Haven Siegrist had the first strike but couldn't grab full control of Hughes … Hughes worked and hooked a leg over to gain position for a takedown … Hughes wrestled Siegrist to his hip and eventual back and earned four mat points, nearly earning a fall … Hughes was able to turn Siegrist once again for another four points to make it 10-0 after the opening period … Hughes started on top in the second … worked for another four mat points with riding time to nearly three minutes up 14-0 … Siegrist was hit with a stall warning and gave up more mat points to give Hughes the technical fall, 16-0. 174: Shane Shadaia - Michigan State vs. Tyler Wood - Lock Haven Shadaia came in on a low single but was able to fully connect the shot … Wood earned the first takedown of the bout and rode Shadaia out for the period … Shadaia was given a stall call … Wood finished with nearly two minutes of ride time and started down in the second period … Shadaia gave up the escape early into the period … Wood was hit with a second stall call to make it 3-1 in his favor still … Wood flattened Shadaia out to earn another takedown and win the decision, 6-1. 184: Shwan Shadaia - Michigan State vs. Corey Hazel - Lock Haven Hazel gave up a stall warning after stepping out as Shadaia nearly connected on a takedown … Hazel got in on a single leg to bring Shadaia to the mat … Shadaia escaped late in the first after 13 seconds on the bottom … Shadaia began on the bottom in the second and escaped to even the bout at 2-2 … Shadaia scored a pair of takedowns in the period to build a 6-3 lead late in the second … Hazel was able to reverse the position for two points … Shadaia began the third on top … Hazel escaped to even the score with riding time a non-factor … in overtime, Shadaia got Hazel into a headlock and takedown on the edge for an 8-6 decision. 197: Matthew Okaiye - Michigan State vs. Tristan Sponseller Sponseller took Okaiye to the matt immediately for a takedown and then was able to tilt him for two mat points … Sponseller wrestled Okaiye back to his shoulder again for a four-point near fall for an 8-0 lead at the end of the first … Okaiye finished on a takedown in the second to cut into the deficit but let Sponseller go off a restart … Sponseller shot quickly to take down Okaiye once again … Okaiye started on bottom in the final period … Okaiye was hit with a stall penalty late … Sponseller won with a major decision 13-2. 285: Jacob Cooper - Michigan State vs. Thomas Haines - Lock Haven Scoreless opening period … Haines started down in the second … Haines escaped on a second effort to take a 1-0 lead … Haines finished on a takedown and quickly turned Cooper to his back for a tilt for four mat points … Haines brought Cooper to the mat once again late in the bout and forced a stall from Cooper … Cooper was hit with a second stall penalty before being turned for another four-point near fall … Finished as a technical fall, 15-0. Michigan State 31, Bloomsburg 12 133: #20/20/20 Austin Eicher (MSU) fall Matt Noble (BU) (1:30) 141: #9/14/20 Javier Gasca (MSU) major dec. Grant Bond (BU) (10-0) 149: Nicholas Trimble (MSU) dec. Nate Newberry (BU) (8-2) 157: Austin Thompson (MSU) dec. Brendon Colbert (BU) (7-5) 165: Drew Hughes (MSU) fall Reid Stanley (BU) (2:53) 174: Shane Shadaia (MSU) dec. Trevor Allard (BU) (2-1) 184: Kyle Murphy (BU) dec Wesley Maskill (MSU) (7-3) 197: Matthew Okaiye (MSU) fall Tyler Worthing (BU) (2:10) 285: Bruce Graeber (BU) dec. Jacob Cooper (MSU) (4-3) 125: Willy Girard (BU) fall Logan Griffin (MSU) (3:25) Michigan State 24, Lock Haven 12 125: Mitch Rogaliner (MSU) dec. Jake Field (LHU) (8-5 (OT)) 133: Austin Eicher (MSU) major dec. Joe Ghione (LHU) (8-0) 141: Javier Gasca (MSU) dec. Ronnie Perry (LHU) (9-7) 149: Nick Trimble (MSU) dec. Kyle Shoop (LHU) (4-3) 157: Austin Thompson (MSU) dec. Kyle Hammond (LHU) (8-2) 165: Drew Hughes (MSU) tech fall Jared Siegrist (LHU) (16-0 (4:30)) 174: Tyler Wood (LHU) dec. Shane Shadaia (MSU) (6-1) 184: Shwan Shadaia (MSU) dec. Corey Hazel (LHU) (8-6 (OT)) 197: Tristan Sponseller (LHU) major dec. Matthew Okaiye (MSU) (13-2) 285: Thomas Haines (LHU) tech fall Jacob Cooper (MSU) (15-0 (7:00))

Daniel Cormier, Ultimate Fighting Championships' light-heavyweight titleholder, two-time Olympic qualifier and former Oklahoma State All-American wrestler, has been injured and forced to withdraw from a title defense vs. Anthony Johnson at UFC 206 two weeks from now. Daniel CormierESPN.com is reporting that Cormier, with a pro MMA record of 18-1, suffered an undisclosed injury that will likely require surgery and is expected to be out four to six weeks. The Cormier-Johnson 205-pound title fight was one of two top-of-the-card bouts on Dec. 10 at Air Canada Centre in Toronto. A featherweight match between Max Holloway and Anthony Pettis had been scheduled as the co-main event at UFC 206, which is the first UFC event in Canada's largest city in three years. The planned light-heavyweight match was a rematch of a May 2015 title fight, when Cormier won the vacant title by submitting Johnson at UFC 187. Johnson put out a message to Cormier on Twitter: In April 2016, Cormier was forced to withdraw from a title defense vs. Jon Jones at UFC 197 because of a foot injury. Cormier has had one fight this year, earning a unanimous decision over Anderson Silva at UFC 200 in July. Prior to launching his MMA career in September 2009, Cormier, 37, was a two-time NJCAA (National Junior College Athletic Association) champion at Colby Community College in Kansas, who then transferred to NCAA Division I powerhouse Oklahoma State. The Louisiana native earned All-American honors by making it to the 184-pound finals of the 2001 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, where he lost to Iowa State's Cael Sanderson, 2004 Olympic gold medalist in freestyle, now head coach at Penn State. In addition to his college credentials, Cormier earned a place on the US freestyle team for the 2004 and 2008 Olympics.

What is it about the singlet that generates so much arguing? The standard uniform for amateur wrestling creates strong feelings for and against. Those who are in favor of the singlet immediately mention the long tradition of the one-piece singlet being THE uniform for the sport ... and raise concerns about the potential for injuries when wrestlers get their fingers caught in an opponent's two-piece uniform. Those seeking to explore potential alternatives to today's singlet cite negatives such as the revealing nature of the uniform as being deal-breakers for some would-be wrestlers. The ongoing pro/con discussion about singlets has taken on new energy in recent weeks, thanks to Matt Krumrie's feature article for USA Wrestling titled "Is it time for wrestling to ditch the singlet?" ... and Edinboro University unveiling new two-piece uniforms this season. That said, the singlet has been a subject of discussion -- and, in some cases, derision -- for years. Some outside the sport have mistakenly called the singlet a "unitard" and an "onesie." In a story about wrestling uniforms from 2005, the New York Times described the singlet as "basically an oversize jockstrap with suspenders" then went on to say, "they may be the most mocked athletic uniform in existence, but they are part of a sport that above all values tradition." In that same article from more than a decade ago, Brian Smith, head coach at the University of Missouri, offered his opinion: "There is a lot of peer pressure when they are younger, especially in junior high school. We need kids to think of this as a really cool-looking outfit. We need them not to be afraid of coming out for a team because of the uniform." Historical perspective Contrary to what some may believe, singlets are not as old as the oldest and greatest sport. Jacob did not wear a singlet to wrestle the angel ... nor did a young Abe Lincoln when he took down town bully Jack Armstrong in their match in New Salem, Illinois nearly two centuries ago. "Despite being all that most American fans know to be the uniform of wrestling, the singlet is not the traditional outfit of wrestling," InterMat columnist T.R. Foley wrote in his Foley's Friday Mailbag a couple years ago. "In fact, in a sport that has spanned more than 9K years of recorded competition, singlets have only been used (for the past) 50 (years)." In fact, singlets were first approved by the NCAA in the late 1960s. Prior to the early 1970s, high school and college wrestlers in the U.S. had other uniform options to wear onto the mat. All-time mat legends such as Bill Koll, Dan Hodge and Dan Gable did NOT wear a singlet in their high school and collegiate careers. So what did wrestlers of the past compete in? Here's a look back at some of the uniform options of the past ... which may inspire some great new ideas for what tomorrow's wrestlers may be wearing. Allie MorrisonBlack Tom In the 1920s and early 1930s, some wrestlers wore what was called a black outside supporter, or a Black Tom, over full-length tights. A shirt was optional. The guy with the shirt, Allie Morrison, a University of Illinois wrestler who became the first Iowa native to win an Olympic gold medal in wrestling, is shown here wearing this type of uniform as a member of the 1928 U.S. Olympic wrestling team. The outside supporter wasn't limited to the Roaring Twenties. In the photo below, the bare-chested wrestler on the left with the outside supporter/tights uniform is Robert Foster, 1952 Illinois state heavyweight champ from Blue Island High School, shown here on his way to defeating the defending state champ -- and future three-time Big Ten champ and two-time NCAA heavyweight finalist for the University of Wisconsin -- Bob Konovsky. Robert Foster/1952 Illinois high school state finals Walt PorowskiTrunks, no tights, no shirt In the late 1930s and early 1940s, wrestlers at some colleges wore tight-fitting trunks made of wool ... without shirts, without tights. Oklahoma State, the top collegiate wrestling program at time, competed in this uniform right up to World War II ... as did Kent State University in Ohio, including the Golden Flashes' Walt Porowski, who was runner-up at heavyweight at the 1942 NCAAs. (This photo is of Porowski as a KSU wrestler, not as a pro.) Trunks, tights, no shirt Dick HuttonMany college wrestling programs did not compete during World War II; the last NCAA championships were held in 1942, and did not resume until 1946. In the years immediately after the war, a large number of college wrestlers wore tight-fitting trunks over full-length tights, stripped to the waist. In this photo, Dick Hutton -- a three time NCAA heavyweight champ for Oklahoma State (1947-1948, 1950) -- is shown wearing this type of uniform which was common at wrestling programs in the Midwest and West. Two other mat greats of the past -- Bill Koll, three-time NCAA champ at Iowa State Teachers College (now University of Northern Iowa) in the late 1940s, and Dan Hodge, also a three-time national titlewinner for University of Oklahoma in the mid-1950s -- dominated their opponents wearing trunks and tights ... usually without a shirt. Trunks, tights, shirts Frank BettucciBy the mid-1960s, the NCAA banned shirtless wrestling. Rules required all wrestlers to wear a three-piece uniform, consisting of a sleeveless shirt with long tails that snapped/buttoned at the crotch (much like a diaper), with full-length tights, and tight-fitting trunks made of wool, cotton or nylon. In this photo, Frank Bettucci, Cornell University mat champ of the early 1950s -- and 2015 National Wrestling Hall of Fame inductee -- is shown wearing this type of uniform. Singlets Larry Owings defeated Dan Gable in 1970After being specifically prohibited by NCAA rules for a number of years, one-piece singlets received the official blessing from the organization that governs most intercollegiate athletics ... and started making their appearance on college wrestling mats in the late 1960s and early 1970s. This image from the 1970 NCAA 142-pound finals illustrates the two uniform options at the time. On the left, Larry Owings of the University of Washington, is wearing a singlet with tights (which were mandatory through the 1970s) ... while Dan Gable of Iowa State is wearing his school's three-piece uniform as described in the previous paragraph. This match is considered by wrestling historians to be the greatest upset in college wrestling history; Owings handed Gable his only defeat in college, snapping a 181-match win streak that extended back through high school. Two-piece uniforms A decade or so ago, the NCAA altered its uniform rules to allow college wrestlers the option of wearing a two-piece, compression-type uniform instead of a singlet. One early appearance: a Lehigh vs. Missouri dual meet in January 2005 at the historic New York Athletic Club where both teams' wrestlers wore custom-made compression-style gear. Later that fall, about a dozen college wrestling programs (out of approximately 200 at the time) had started using the two-piece uniform for their matches, according to the November 2005 New York Times article. Edinboro's two-piece uniform"Most of the coaches regard the two-piece as more of a practice uniform," Jim Keen Jr., the president of Cliff Keen Athletic, told the New York Times eleven years ago. "The singlet has been part of wrestling for so many years, moving to a two-piece uniform would be like taking away the shoulder pads and helmet of football." In September 2006, InterMat's Jim Beezer weighed in with a product review of The Double by Double Sport Athletic, a company that was producing two-piece wrestling uniforms at the time. "On the mat, the Double Sport gear was ideal for high intensity practices in which sweaty T-shirts and baggy shorts would normally hinder the simulation of live match wrestling," Beezer wrote. "The microfiber material enabled more efficient heat/mass transfer, which promoted evaporation and cooling. The tight fitting shirt reduced the incidence of gut burn (rashes that result from repetitive gut wrenches) and allowed for more fluid pummeling drills during Greco Roman practices. The tight fitting shorts provided the comfort and flexibility that were ideal for fast paced drilling from the neutral position during freestyle practices." Beezer concluded, "Double Sport gear is ideal for training based upon its performance and flexibility. However, the verdict is still out on the newly approved two-piece uniforms for competition purposes." You may be wondering ... Shirts vs. skins: Who decided? It may be a revelation to some fans of amateur wrestling to see photos of past mat greats such as Dick Hutton, Bill Koll and Dan Hodge ready to wrestle, without shirts. However, not all college wrestlers of the past competed bare-chested. There's some geography in the shirts/no shirts aspect of the uniforms in the past. While wrestlers at many college mat programs in the central and western U.S. did not usually wear shirts, most programs in the East such as Cornell University, Lehigh and Penn State had their wrestlers wear sleeveless jerseys along with trunks and tights. The NCAA had rules about shirt vs. no-shirt wrestling. For dual meets and tournaments (such as the NCAA championships), the host school determined what the uniform requirements would be, and had to notify the visiting team(s) ten days prior to the event. In a nutshell, schools where the wrestlers normally wore shirts could require visitors to wear them ... while schools that usually wrestled shirtless could not force visitors to strip off their jerseys. In other words, if Penn State hosted a wrestling event, they could require that Oklahoma State wrestlers wear sleeveless shirts at Rec Hall ... while, if Oklahoma State welcomed Penn State to Gallagher Hall (now Gallagher-Iba Arena), the Nittany Lions could keep their shirts on. Art Baker controls Tim WoodinSometimes, it actually was shirts vs. skins on the mat. For instance, in the 191-pound title bout at the 1959 NCAAs, bare-chested Art Baker of Syracuse takes on the shirt-wearing Spartan Tim Woodin of Michigan State. Because the event was held at University of Iowa -- back when the Hawkeyes usually wrestled stripped to the waist -- individual wrestlers or teams could decide to be shirts or skins, even at the NCAAs. (Baker won the match -- and the title -- becoming only the second African-American NCAA wrestling champ, two years after Simon Roberts of Iowa did it in 1957. Baker went on to an NFL career. Woodin became pro wrestler Tim Woods and masked "good guy" Mr. Wrestling.) When -- and why -- did shirts become mandatory? In the 1960s, the NCAA ruled that all college wrestlers had to wear a sleeveless shirt in competition. The 1963 NCAA championships held at Kent State were the last to allow wrestlers to take to the mat bare-chested. So why did the NCAA require shirts after allowing wrestlers to compete stripped to the waist for a half-century or more prior to the Sixties? There are at least three reasons given. One, concern about mat burns, rashes and other skin injuries to exposed skin coming in contact with a wrestling mat. Covering wrestlers' torsos with a shirt cut down on the amount of exposed skin. Second, more than one wrestler who competed in the 1950s and 1960s has told this writer that it was difficult to "get a grip" on the sweaty, bare torso of an opponent ... a problem that was solved when wrestlers wore jerseys. The third reason: to "prevent unseemly exposure", to use a phrase from the NCAA rule books of the early 1960s. One wrestling champ of the era told InterMat that he had witnessed an NCAA match where the genitalia of one wrestler accidently came out over the top of the waistband of his trunks. (He used more colorful language to describe the scene.) While other college wrestlers of the 1950s and early 1960s interviewed by InterMat over the years did not recall having seen that specific incident, some were aware of it. Presumably it would be nearly impossible for a wrestler wearing the officially-approved NCAA uniform -- trunks, tights and a shirt that snapped together at the crotch, providing at least three layers of fabric coverage over the crotch -- to "expose himself" accidently even in the most intense battle. Now ... there may be a fourth possibility: making the sport more attractive to some fans. This writer recently came across a brief newspaper article from the 1920s where a coach for a now-defunct college wrestling program in the nation's heartland wondered why women did not attend their dual meets. According to the article, the coach came to the conclusion that perhaps women objected to the wrestlers' attire -- specifically, that wrestlers at that school wrestled stripped to the waist -- so he announced his wrestlers would start wearing short-sleeve shirts during matches. Not sure if he actually implemented the shirt requirement; just about all of the photos from that school's yearbooks of the era show wrestlers in action and in team pics bare-chested. Revealing concerns about singlets While singlets may have been implemented to prevent "unseemly exposure" as described to InterMat by the mat champ of 55-60 years ago, ironically, some within the wrestling community who object to today's singlets consider them to be too revealing ... which may be off-putting to some potential fans, and, perhaps more importantly, a deal-breaker for some young athletes who feel singlets leave little to the imagination. A couple years ago, Joe Reasbeck, former University of Minnesota wrestler and author of the NearFall series of novels featuring young wrestlers, wrote a list of detailed proposals, geared at growing wrestling at all levels. On that list: Eliminate singlets. "There are kids who won't come out for our sport because they don't want to wear singlets in competition. For those of us in the wrestling community, that might seem silly -- but kids are embarrassed because people can see 'everything.'" InterMat's T.R. Foley was even more blunt in his mailbag mentioned earlier in this article. "Ridiculous as you think it seems, there are wide swaths of humanity who cannot get past the awkwardness of two men in tight singlets rolling around with each other. Call them small-minded, moan till you're miserable, but you are never going to overcome the association between singlet wrestling and negative sexual connotations until the outfits are less revealing in the crotch." In his article for USA Wrestling, Matt Krumrie quoted Danny Struck, head coach Indiana's Jeffersonville High School, who said, "We need to knock out reasons that kids come up with not to wrestle." He added: "Let's be honest, singlets aren't flattering." "We recruit 260-pound football players to wrestle and they get in that singlet for the first time ... and they don't want do it," according to Struck. Krumrie cited a recent survey by the National Wrestling Coaches Association, stating that participants were "overwhelmingly in support" of moving to an alternative uniform option, citing the importance of retaining wrestlers and growing wrestling, said Mike Moyer, Executive Director of the National Wrestling Coaches Association. "What we found was that the singlet was definitely a barrier to entry into the sport," Moyer told Krumrie. "This was especially an issue with first-year wrestlers, and at the middle school level." "We've heard enough perspective from coaches across the country that they absolutely believe an alternative option would enhance recruitment and retention." Not all in the wrestling community agree. At the time this InterMat feature on the history of wrestling uniforms was being written, there were approximately 90 comments on Matt Krumrie's article for USA Wrestling two months after it was first posted online. There are strong, impassioned beliefs in favor of "ditching the singlet" ... and equally powerful arguments about keeping the one-piece uniform. It's a conversation worth having ... as long as everyone realizes that, while the singlet has a long history within wrestling, it is NOT as old as the sport itself. Many all-time wrestling greats never pulled on a singlet ... so reasons such as "it's a tradition" and "it's always been a part of the sport" don't quite hold water. One other aspect to consider: Matt Krumrie's "ditch the singlet" article for USA Wrestling made a strong case for considering some sort of jersey that wrestlers would wear -- much like athletes in other sports wear in competition -- with replica jerseys being marketed to consumers, so fans could wear the shirts of their individual mat heroes and/or their favorite teams. "All of that already happens today with NFL, MLB, NHL, NBA, WNBA, and MLS jerseys/uniform tops," wrote Krumrie. "Go out to the park, the mall, the grocery store, or the airport -- almost anywhere and you'll see boys, girls, men, and women showing off their support for their favorite teams and players." "Wrestling fans are passionate about their favorite teams and wrestlers too. But they have no easy way to show it in public. "Why not?" The time is right to consider possible alternatives to today's singlet that overcome objections to the skin-tight singlet on the part of some would-be wrestlers and their parents ... generate positive interest and greater media coverage for wrestling ... and help grow the sport overall. Perhaps Edinboro is on the right track in trying out new compression-type shirts and shorts for the 2016-2017 season. Perhaps Matt Krumrie's idea of jerseys a la other sports is the way to go. Or perhaps there's an old-school wrestling uniform featured in this article that may serve as a launch pad to a new uniform that addresses the concerns and objections about singlets among some in the wrestling community, as well as potential participants and their parents. Want to know more? Check out these InterMat articles: "Major Changes in Intercollegiate Wrestling" ... "Old School Strategy" (how uniforms and other issues had an impact on how wrestlers wrestled) ... and "Could Robes Wrap Wrestlers Again?"

Reem Magdy won a bronze medal at the Cadet World Championships (Photo/Alireza Akbari) The father of Reem Magdy, 16-year-old medal-winning women's freestyle wrestler for Egypt, is being held for allegedly beating his daughter which led to her death. Magdy Kaboria, former gold medalist in the African, Mediterranean and World Championships, is under investigation for the death of his daughter, who died last Friday in her native Egypt. Media reports earlier this week mistakenly stated that Reem Magdy had been struck and killed while trying to cross the Cairo-Ismailia Road in a hit-and-run accident about a dozen miles outside Ismailia. Reem Magdy's mother told Ismailia prosecutors that her husband had chided their daughter for neglecting her wrestling training and spending too much time on Facebook. An argument took place between Magdy and Kaboria during training, which escalated into a beating. Later that day, another argument occurred while both were in a car; Kaboria allegedly began beating his daughter again because she wasn't focused during training. He slapped her on her face, which made her jump out of the moving car, resulting in her death. Magdy's uncle confirmed that his brother did not disclose the details of his daughter's exit from the car for fear of tarnishing his image before the public. Kaboria didn't want to be jailed and he was worried about the family's future, the Al Arabiya English news agency reported Wednesday. "The victim's mother and sister acknowledged what the investigations have concluded, contradicting the claims of her father that her death was the result of a road accident. The father also eventually confessed to what he did," according to a statement from Egypt's interior ministry posted at the Ahram English news website. On Tuesday prosecutors ordered that the young wrestler's body to be dug out for a forensic autopsy. She had been buried after her funeral over the weekend. Magdy won the bronze medal in the Cadet Wrestling World Championships held in Georgia in September and the gold medal in the Africa championship for junior wrestlers in Algeria in July. Magdy was the daughter of Magdy Kaboria, former gold medal-winning wrestler in the African, Mediterranean and World Championships in 1959, who started coaching his daughter when she was only four years old.

Jordan Decatur claimed his second Cadet freestyle title in Fargo this past summer (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com) Two-time Cadet National freestyle champion Jordan Decatur (CVCA, Ohio) verbally committed to Ohio State on Wednesday afternoon. The No. 3 overall Class of 2019 wrestler is also a two-time UWW Cadet National freestyle All-American, including a runner-up finish this past June competing at 54 kilograms. Jordan is currently ranked No. 1 in the nation at 120 pounds, and projects to compete in college as either a 133 or 141 pound wrestler. Also committing to Ohio State was twin brother Jacob, a state medalist last season at 106 pounds, who is ranked No. 13 nationally at 106 pounds headed into the 2016-17 season. He projects to compete in college as a 125 pound wrestler.

ERIE, Pa. -- An estate gift of $50,000 by Gannon University's head coach of wrestling Don Henry will help to support an endowed wrestling fund. The gift will also name the Don and Diane Henry Wrestling Room in the University's Recreation and Wellness Center. "I am very proud to have both of our names on the new wrestling training facility," said Henry. "I believe that it will empower more student-athletes to achieve greatness in the classroom, on the mats and in life." Coach Henry is in his 33rd season at Gannon and has lead the wrestling team to some of its best seasons, coaching eight regional champions and qualifying wrestlers for the national championships 42 times. In March of 2014, Henry was inducted into the NCAA Division II Wrestling Hall of Fame. "Gannon Wrestling is a reflection of Diane's and my life together. Great things develop if you put in the work and make the sacrifices necessary to be great. It is true with relationships and building a wrestling program," said Henry. The Don and Diane Henry Wrestling Endowment Fund is among the 246 endowed scholarships at Gannon, providing more than $1.3 million in scholarship support annually to 413 deserving students from diverse locations, backgrounds and financial circumstances. Ninety-eight percent of undergraduate students at Gannon University received financial aid in the 2015-16 academic year. Endowed gifts to Gannon can also help fund faculty professional development, student and faculty research, speaker series, study-abroad programs, mission trips, academic departments, athletics or the library. About Gannon University: Gannon University is a Catholic, diocesan university with campuses in Erie, Pa. and Ruskin, Fla. offering online and traditional associate, bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs to more than 4,000 academically talented and diverse students. Gannon University is dedicated to excellence in teaching, scholarship and service. Inspired by the Catholic Intellectual Tradition, the University offers a comprehensive, values-centered learning experience that emphasizes faith, leadership, inclusiveness and social responsibility.

Mike Finn and Afsoon Johnston will be guests on this week's edition of the On the Mat wrestling broadcast on Wednesday, Nov. 23. Mike FinnFinn, editor of WIN (Wrestling Insider Newsmagazine) since 2003, was named the winner of Amateur Wrestling News' Dellinger Award as the top wrestling writer of 2016. Afsoon Johnston, the first female from the United States to medal at the women's World Championships, is one of the individuals featured in the brand-new book "Wrestle Like a Girl" by Jamie Moffatt and Craig Sesker (who was featured on last week's On The Mat show). On the Mat is a presentation of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum. The show can be heard live on the Internet at 1650thefan.com or locally in Northeast Iowa each Wednesday at 5 p.m. Central on AM 1650, The Fan. A podcast of the show is available on mattalkonline.com.

MOORHEAD, Minn. -- The Minnesota State University Moorhead wrestling team used five pins to record a 54-0 win over Northland Community and Technical College in a nonconference dual Tuesday in Moorhead, Minn. MSUM is now 1-1 in duals this season. The Dragons got pins from sophomore Kristian Vazquez (141), sophomore Dylan Connell (149), senior Isaac Novacek (157), sophomore Cody Anderson (197) and senior Nader Abdullatif (285). Northland is a fourth year program that competes against the Dragons at events like the Bison Open and Dragon Open. The team is coached by Scott Dcamp, who wrestled at MSUM from 1998-2003. "Scott has been there all four years and has done a good job filling his roster and getting his team to see good competition in our area," MSUM head coach Kris Nelson said. "It is good to see colleges adding wrestling programs and giving high school wrestlers opportunities to continue their careers." MSUM won by forfeit at 125 and 133 to take a 12-0 lead. Vazquez picked up a win by fall at 141 for the Dragons, beating Anthony Vizcaino in 2:25. Connell followed with a pin at 149 over Rashidi Kikopi in 2:26 as the lead grew to 24-0. Novacek rolled to a win at 157, pinning Anthony Priestly in just 57 seconds. MSUM won by decision at 165 as sophomore Jonathan Hoffner beat Tanner Schreifels, 6-2. Sophomore Adam Blees beat Mitchell Zachman, 6-2 at 174 to push the lead to 36-0. After winning by forfeit at 184, MSUM finished strong with back-to-back pins. Anderson pinned Michael Lambert in 1:15 at 197 and Abdullatif pinned Desmond Bradford in 40 seconds at 285 to complete the win. "I felt our wrestlers were aggressive tonight and ready to go," Nelson said. "Northland competed well at 165 and 174 and it is important for our individuals to be ready to compete no matter what division or level the opposing school is from." MSUM will host the Dragon Open on Dec. 4. Results: 125-Jared Goldsmith (MSUM) won by forfeit 133-Blake Bosch (MSUM) won by forfeit 141-Kristian Vazquez (MSUM) pinned Anthony Vizcaino, 2:25 149-Dylan Connell (MSUM) pinned Rashidi Kikopa, 2:26 157-Isaac Novacek (MSUM) pinned Anthony Priestley, 0:57 165-Jonathan Hoffner (MSUM) dec. Tanner Schreifels, 6-2 174-Adam Blees (MSUM) dec. Mitchell Zachman, 6-2 184-Austin May (MSUM) won by forfeit 197-Cody Anderson (MSUM) pinned Michael Lambert, 1:15 285-Nader Abdullatif (MSUM) pinned Desmond Bradford, 0:40

STEVENS POINT, Wis. -- Senior Logan Hermsen (Amherst Junction, WI/Amherst) needed just over a minute to turn the momentum of Tuesday's WIAC dual with UW-Oshkosh in favor of UW-Stevens Point. Hermsen pinned UWO's Corey Knudsen in 1:01 as the Pointers turned on the jets to a 28-14 win. Junior Ben Vosters (Hatley, WI/Wittenberg-Birnamwood) won by technical fall, 16-0, in the 133 class for the first UWSP points of the night. Senior Boone Roycraft (Omro, WI/Winneconne) dominated for a 10-0 major decision at 157 before Hermsen's fall put UWSP ahead. Cody Nielsen (Oconto Falls, WI/Oconto Falls) picked up a decision by 7-3 score to garner more points. Junior Dylan Diebitz (West Allis, WI/West Allis) shut out his opponent for a 12-0 major decision to give the Pointers the dual meet victory. Sophomore Donny Ralston (Ladysmith, WI/Bruce) won as his opponent was disqualified to end the meet. The Pointers head to UW-Whitewater on Nov. 30 for another conference dual before taking part in the Candlewood Suites Dual in La Crosse on Dec. 3. UWSP returns home on Dec. 8 at 7:00 p.m. versus UW-Platteville. UW-Oshkosh vs. UW-Stevens Point 125 – Anthony Senthavisouk (UWO) over Moziah Clark (Madison, WI/Madison West) (UWSP) Major Dec. 18-6 133 – Ben Vosters (Hatley, WI/Wittenberg-Birnamwood) (UWSP) over Jonathan Flores (UWO) Tech Fall 16-0 141 – Jeremiah Recinos (UWO) over Frank Lor (Wausau, WI/Wausau) (UWSP) Major Dec. 17-4 149 – Joe Pelkey (UWO) over Joey Seitz (Campbellsport, WI/Kewaskum) (UWSP) Dec. 8-6 157 – Boone Roycraft (Omro, WI/Winneconne) (UWSP) over Josh Becker (UWO) Major Dec. 10-0 165 – Logan Hermsen (Amherst Junction, WI/Amherst) (UWSP) over Corey Knudsen (UWO) Fall: 1:01 174 – Colton Cashmore (UWO) over Quinton Peters (Stevens Point, WI/SPASH) (UWSP) Dec. 5-2 184 – Cody Nielsen (Oconto Falls, WI/Oconto Falls) (UWSP) over Patrick Reilly (UWO) Dec. 7-3 197 – Dylan Diebitz (West Allis, WI/West Allis) (UWSP) over John DePersia (UWO) Major Dec. 12-0 285 – Donny Ralston (Ladysmith, WI/Bruce) (UWSP) over Michael Dunlap (UWO) DQ

The third ranked Pitt-Johnstown wrestlers took advantage of four falls and a pair of forfeits to roll to a 44-6 PSAC victory over East Stroudsburg un Tuesday's home-opener in the Sports Center. The Mountain Cats improved to 3-0 overall and 2-0 in the PSAC. After Pitt-Johnstown's Zeke was awarded at forfeit at 125 lbs., Nolan Link pinned Francesco Palagruto with eight seconds left in the third period to make it 12-0. East Stroudsburg got an 8-3 win at 141 lbs. by Region No. 5 Dylan Nace over Mountain Cat freshman Chris Eddins, but Cole Landowski was able to hold off Christian Silva, 6-4, at 149 lbs. and Pitt-Johnstown began to pour it on. At 157 lbs., fifth-ranked Cody Law defeated Blake Coehn 25-9 at 4:30 to pick-up his third technical fall win of the season, and top-ranked Tyler Reinhart pinned Joey Kratochvil at 1:33 of the 165-lbs. bout to increase it to 32-3. Ninth-ranked John Blankenship then received a forfeit at 174 lbs. to make it 32-3, before 2015 National Qualifier Tyler Richardson earned a 5-4 decision over Pitt-Johnstown's Levi Niebauer at 174. With the match out of reach, Pitt-Johnstown recorded two more falls to close it out. Tyler Oliver pinned Brandon Steele at 1:57 at 197 lbs., and Allan Beattie closed it out and set the final at 44-6 by pinning Dan Makagon in just 47 seconds at 285 lbs. With the loss, the Warriors slipped to 1-1 overall and 0-1 in the PSAC. The Mountain Cats travel to New York City to wrestle Johns Hopkins (MD) and LIU-Post in Madison Square Garden on Sunday, before hosting No. 11 Ashland (OH) University on December 2 at 7 p.m. in the Sports Center. Results: 125 lbs. Zeke Beatty (UPJ) Won By Forfeit 6-0 UPJ 133 lbs. Nolan Link (UPJ) Fall Francesco Palagruto (ESU) 6:52 12-0 UPJ 141 lbs. Dylan Nace (ESU) Decision Chris Eddins (UPJ) 8-3 12-3 UPJ 149 lbs. Cole Landowski (UPJ) Decision Christian Cohen (ESU) 6-4 15-3 UPJ 157 lbs. #5 Cody Law (UPJ) Technical Fall Blake Cohen (ESU) 25-9 (4:30) 20-3 UPJ 165 lbs. #1 Tyler Reinhart (UPJ) Fall Joey Kratochvil (ESU) 1:33 26-3 UPJ 174 lbs. #9 John Blankenship (UPJ) Won By Forfeit 32-3 UPJ 184 lbs. Tyler Richardson (ESU) Decision Levi Niebauer (UPJ) 5-4 32-6 UPJ 197 lbs. Tyler Oliver (UPJ) Fall Brandon Steele (ESU) 1:57 38-6 UPJ 285 lbs. Allan Beattie (UPJ) Fall Dan Makagon (ESU) :47 44-6 UPJ

Myles Martin picked up a fall and technical fall on Tuesday (Photo/Juan Garcia) KENT, Ohio -- The tri-meet between three of the four NCAA Division I collegiate wrestling programs in the Buckeye State on Tuesday night was branded as the Thanksgiving Throwdown. Held at the M.A.C. Center on the campus of Kent State University, the Golden Flashes played host to Cleveland State and Ohio State in a showcase event. Action took place on two mats with a V.I.P. area at one end of the floor, where there was a pre-match and during match social with appetizers and drinks being served. While there was not an official attendance number reported, the V.I.P. social event seemed to be well attended with the lower level seating on both sides of the arena relatively full, and the upper level seating was about two-thirds full. The format was three rounds of five segments, each held in a serpentine type format. Certainly a very non-traditional format at the collegiate level, it was somewhat familiar for those that follow mid-week league triangular meets in Ohio; though this non-traditional format has phased out with the advent of "double duals" in the last five or so years. Ohio State, which is No. 5 nationally in this week's dual meet rankings, was the dominant force in the evening's wrestling competition. Even with a pair of two-time All-Americans absent from the lineup, as No. 3 Nathan Tomasello (133) and No. 1 Bo Jordan (174) did not wrestle, the Buckeyes still won 17 of 20 bouts on the evening. Ohio State upended Kent State 36-13 and Cleveland State 52-0, as 15 of their 17 match victories came via bonus point outcomes. Earning victories in both dual meets for the Buckeyes were Jose Rodriguez (125), No. 12 Ke-Shawn Hayes (141), No. 6 Micah Jordan (149), Cody Burcher (165), No. 2 Myles Martin (184), No. 12 Kollin Moore (197), and No. 1 Kyle Snyder (285). The back three of the Buckeyes lineup came up big on Tuesday evening. Returning national champ Martin scored a pin in 2:08 over Kent State's Jerald Spohn during the evening's first segment, while scoring a 24-9 technical fall over Nick Corba of Cleveland State in the second segment; Moore scored a pin in 1:22 over Collin Kelly of Cleveland State in the first segment and a 21-4 technical fall over Stephen Suglio of Kent State in the final segment; while NCAA champion and Olympic gold medalist Snyder scored first period pins during both of his bouts. The host Golden Flashes emerged victorious over Cleveland State in the evening's other match, winning nine of ten bouts in a 40-3 victory. No. 17 Anthony Tutolo (133) and Casey Sparkman (157) anchored Kent State's overall performance. Tutolo had a pair of major decision victories, while Sparkman had a technical fall over Cleveland State and used a pair of last-minute takedowns to beat No. 13 Jake Ryan of Ohio State by a 6-4 score. Ohio State 36, Kent State 13 133: Anthony Tutolo major decision over Brendan Fitzgerald 14-2 157: Casey Sparkman decision over Jake Ryan 6-4 184: Myles Martin fall over Jerald Spohn 2:08 125: Jose Rodriguez technical fall over Beard Seth 16-0 149: Micah Jordan technical fall over Tim Rooney 26-6 141: Ke-Shawn Hayes fall over Ethan McCoy 4:13 174: Jairod James fall over Seth Williams 6:38 285: Kyle Snyder fall over Devin Nye 2:16 197: Kollin Moore technical fall over Stephen Suglio 21-4 165: Cody Burcher decision over Isaac Best 5-2 Ohio State 52, Cleveland State 0 141: Ke-Shawn Hayes decision over Evan Cheek 7-3 165: Cody Burcher fall over John Vaughn 2:00 197: Kollin Moore fall over Collin Kelly 1:22 133: Brendan Fitzgerald fall over Terrell Grant 1:04 157: Jake Ryan fall over Grant Turnmire 4:17 184: Myles Martin technical fall over Nick Corba 24-9 125: Jose Rodriguez fall over Spencer Dusi 1:26 149: Micah Jordan technical fall over Nick Montgomery 18-3 285: Kyle Snyder fall over Mike Furbee 1:30 | 174: Justin Kresevic decision over Devon Pingel 12-8 Kent State 40, Cleveland State 3 125: Cory Simpson (KSU) decision over Spencer Dusi (CSU) 10-6 133: Anthony Tutolo (KSU) major decision over Terrell Grant (CSU) 11-2 141: Chance Driscoll (KSU) decision over Evan Cheek (CSU) 6-4 149: Nick Montgomery (CSU) decision over Tim Rooney (KSU) 6-2 TB2 157: Casey Sparkman (KSU) technical fall over Grant Turnmire (CSU) 21-6 3:14 165: Isaac Bast (KSU) major decision over John Vaughn (CSU) 11-2 174: Jairod James (KSU) major decision over Devon Pingel (CSU) 17-5 184: Jerald Spohn (KSU) fall over Nick Corba (CSU) 0:41 197: Stephen Sugilo (KSU) technical fall over Collin Kelly (CSU) 16-0 1:42 285: Devin Nye (KSU) fall over Michael Furbee (CSU) 4:24

There are powerful parallels between the world of business and the sport of wrestling. The elements that mean success on the wrestling mat -- hard work, tenacity, self-control, self-discipline, commitment, drive -- also translate to success in business at all levels, whether a sales rep or a CEO. Jeff Spain, former NCAA wrestler and now successful life insurance sales and marketing executive, shares his experience, observations and insights into the aspects that make individuals winners in athletics and in business in his brand-new book, "Wrestling With Business: How Success on the Mat Leads to Success in Business." Meet Jeff Spain Jeff Spain came into wrestling the way a number of athletes do: from another sport. "Being short and not having the ability to jump, I discovered that basketball wasn't for me," Spain told InterMat. In "Wrestling with Business", Spain writes about being on the bench of his junior high basketball team, having just fouled out. The local high school wrestling coach -- who was about to retire -- told him: "You are not a basketball player, but you will be a wrestler. This is the last basketball game you will ever play. Come to practice tomorrow." Jeff SpainThat was the beginning of Spain's lifelong relationship with wrestling, having competed for the University of Nebraska-Omaha, then later coaching and serving as a referee, and a radio and TV broadcaster. Those experiences and skills gained from wrestling have served him throughout various phases of his professional career. "I started as a chiropractor but suffered a hand injury. There's not much demand for one-handed chiropractors." Spain went back to school to become a teacher at the high school and college levels, and, while he enjoyed it, he ultimately found it to be frustrating. A friend suggested a career selling life insurance. "My business model was the same as my approach to wrestling: outwork the competition." After surviving a cancer scare, Spain sold his insurance business and now works in corporate America… but still relies on the skills and experiences gained from wrestling to be successful in that career as well. How the book came about In the introduction to "Wrestling with Business", Spain states, "I first thought of sharing my background in wrestling and how it has impacted my business life after I read Steve Cooper's article in Forbes, 'Why Wrestlers Make the Best Employees.' Steve's article hit home with more than just me; several of my college wrestling mates sent me the article. Steve's focus on grit, determination, self-control, self-discipline, commitment, and drive reinforced that these are all characteristics that business owners, managers and leaders universally need and desire." "Wrestling with Business" was inspired by Steve Cooper's article… and from a comment made by Jeff Spain's secretary. "We have sales meetings every week," Spain said. "I do a weekly blog to inform our sales force. After typing up about 20 of these blogs, my secretary Judy said, 'You should put these into a book.' "By the time I decided to actually write a book, it was pretty much half-done." Spain had two distinct audiences in mind as he constructed "Wrestling with Business." "I wanted to write a book that would be geared to the business professional," Spain told InterMat. "Not just for former wrestlers, but for anyone who had been involved in athletics in some way. To encourage these former athletes to draw on their experiences in sports and turn those lessons into success in their business careers." "Any type of athlete can benefit from (the book)." "I also wanted parents to see the value of wrestling for their children," Spain continued. "Young people want to be successful, to be champions. Wrestling requires sacrifice; wrestlers know it takes sacrifice to be successful. The wrestler's mentality is, 'I don't want a trophy for participation.' (Wrestlers) are accustomed to being held accountable. They know their own success is on their own shoulders. There are no substitutions in wrestling; the wrestler can't say, 'Coach, I'm tired. Go ahead and put so-and-so instead.'" Jeff Spain and Dan GableAs Spain wrote in "Wrestling with Business", "I feel this book is not only for the warriors in business, but also for the young wrestlers who have the same desires I had at their age, in particular the desire to be a champion. I was a state champion -- never an All-American -- but was blessed to be surrounded by All-Americans. I was never a great referee, but I have been blessed to work beside them. I was never a Hall of Fame coach, but I was blessed to be coached by them. And I was never an accomplished radio and TV commentator, but I have been blessed to work with some." Sharing stories from wrestlers, coaches Jeff Spain sees a key ingredient in his success is to surround yourself with successful people, and learn what made them successful. To that end, "Wrestling with Business" shares stories and situations from wrestlers and coaches that are applicable to business professionals. The book is collection of stories from some storied legends within the sport: Dan Gable, Mark Manning, Mike Denney, Jordan Burroughs, and Dave Schultz, just to name a few. For example, Gable's stories are the subject of two separate chapters: "Belief in Yourself", and "Being on the Offensive." Each of these personal stories forms the core of a chapter. Each chapter is three to six pages in length. This format makes "Wrestling with Business" a very reader-friendly book for both the on-the-go business pro and the young student-athlete who has limited time (and, perhaps, a limited attention span). As Spain points out in his book's introduction, there are four recurring themes that bring these stories together. The book is about attitude (the one thing a person can control)… activity ("it's what you do that determines what you get")… associations ("you are who you surround yourself with")… and accountability ("you are only accountable to yourself."). "When you're coaching kids, you need their buy-in. That helps them find success," Spain told InterMat. "Same in insurance and financial services. You build trust with those you work with, which then leads to success." "I'm sharing what works," Spain continued. "When you suffer a setback, you don't just give up and lose. You change your attitude. Wrestling taught me all that." Weighing in at just under 100 pages, "Wrestling with Business" is packed with practical advice and guidance to help anyone achieve greater success, whether you're a young wrestler envisioning a state or national title… or a seasoned business professional who wants to work smarter, build stronger relationships with customers and co-workers, and reap greater rewards. Jeff Spain has come up with nearly two-dozen topics, each featuring the insights of some top-flight wrestlers and coaches (and a few others as well), written in upbeat, encouraging, motivating style. Each topic gets its own concise (3-6 page) chapter, making "Wrestling with Business" user-friendly and highly readable. It's the kind of book readers of all ages and backgrounds will turn to time and time again for inspiration and ideas. To learn more about Jeff Spain's "Wrestling with Business: How Success on the Mat Leads to Success in Business", visit the book's official website. There you'll find direct links to order the book at Amazon.com as well as from Plains Trading Company, a local bookstore in Valentine, Nebraska.

Andy Bisek reached the quarterfinals of the Olympic Games (Photo/Anne Sachs, Tech-Fall.com) MARQUETTE, Mich. -- Andy Bisek is the new assistant coach for USA Wrestling's Greco-Roman program at the U.S. Olympic Training Site at Northern Michigan University. Bisek has been an internationally ranked Greco-Roman wrestler for many years and most recently competed at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janiero. The new appointment marks Bisek's return to NMU, where he previously trained en route to earning a bachelor's degree in Physical Geography in 2010. He later moved on to the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. after graduation. "I would like to share what I have learned about the sport and who I am as a competitor with the next generation. Handing over my knowledge will be very fulfilling to me, and knowing the level of Greco-Roman wrestling in the USA will be raised because of my efforts," said Bisek. "Although USA Wrestling will miss Andy as a competitor, we are unbelievably excited that he will be coaching the next generation of Greco-Roman wrestlers in the United States. Andy is a product of the Northern Michigan program and he knows what takes to compete at a very high level. As a competitor Andy showed strong character, both on the wrestling mat and out in the community. He is perfect fit for the program and a great complement to Rob Hermann and our support staff at Northern Michigan University," said Les Gutches, USA Wrestling Associate Executive Director for Programs and Strategy. Bisek's success on the mat includes earning bronze medals at the 2014 and 2015 World Championships. He also won gold at the 2015 Pan American Games and the 2012 and 2014 Pan American Championships. Other career highlights include being a four-time World Team member and two-time U.S. Open champion. Bisek won gold medals at international competitions in Cuba, Sweden, Finland and the United States. He also won international medals in competitions held in Russia, Hungary and Romania. Bisek was named USA Wrestling Greco-Roman Wrestler of the Year in 2014 and 2015. A native of Chaska, Minn., he was third in the Minnesota state championships for Chaska High School. While attending Northern Michigan, Bisek won Greco-Roman national titles at the UWW Junior level and the University level and also had success at the Senior level. "Having Andy as our assistant coach is a great asset to all the NMU-OTS wrestlers," said head coach Rob Hermann. "He brings world medals and lots of experience that will take guys to the next level. I'm looking forward to working with him to get more world medalists out of this room." His wife, Ashley, trained with the NMU-OTS weightlifting team. The couple has two children, Jim and Molly, and they currently live in Colorado Springs, Colo.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Cornell wrestling team won its fifth straight New York state title, matching a 38-year old record, and crowned four individual champions on Sunday at Newman Arena. Senior Gabe Dean pinned his way to becoming the fourth four-time state champion in meet history and the second Cornellian, joining Jace Bennett '15. Noah Baughman (125), Will Koll (141) and Brandon Womack (165) all became first-time state champs. Cornell's 155 team points was comfortably ahead of Buffalo (132) and Columbia (118) for first place despite not having seven starters in the lineup. Army (108.5) and Ithaca (91) rounded out the top five in the team standings. The Big Red had three finalists to go along with the fourth champions, as Taylor Simaz (157), Dillon Artigliere (165) and Milik Dawkins (174) all finished as the runner-up in their weight classes. Dean was his dominant self, winning all four matches by fall to give him five total pins over the two-day weekend. He moved into seventh place on the school's all-time list for wins by fall (35) and up to sixth in bonus wins (77), while his 123 career wins jumped him into the top 10 all-time at Cornell (ninth). His first three wins od the tournament all came in the first period and totaled just 3:04 of wrestling time - just over one full period. Dean needed to get into the third period before he squared off Ithaca College's Jake Ashcraft in the final. Baughman claimed a title in his first state meet, winning by tech fall and fall in the first two rounds before a 3-1 decision over Ithaca's Jame Kaishian in the semis and a 5-2 triumph over Army's Sean Badua in the finals. Will Koll needed to win five matches to claim the title at 141 pounds and did so with three bonus point victories, including a dominant 15-0 tech fall over Joseph Russ of Binghamton in the finals. Womack claimed the 165 pound crown with three falls, including a first period pin of teammate Dillon Artigliere in the championship bout. Othere placewinners included 197-pounders Ben Honis (third) and Jake Anderson (fourth) and Andrew Garcia with a sixth-place effort at 174. Cornell had a number of wrestlers with top finishes in the open portion of the tournament, inclusinf a pair of all-Cornell finals. Freshman Trence Gillem won the 141-pound bracket with a 3-1 sudden victory over teammate Eli Bienstock in the finals, while Jonathan Furnas took the 149-pound event over Matt Russo with a narrow 4-3 decision. Matthew Russo was also a finalist at 165 pounds.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -- The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team (2-0, 0-0 B1G), under the guidance of head coach Cael Sanderson, sent 19 wrestlers to the University of Pennsylvania for the 2016 Keystone Classic and came away with eight champions. Sanderson's team rolled to the team title by more than 100 points. Penn State advanced 10 wrestlers to the finals at nine weights as two faced off against each other at 174. The Nittany Lions went 8-2 in the finals and rolled to the team title with 245.0 points. Second place Pittsburgh had 121.5 and Eastern Michigan took third with 110.5. True freshman Nick Suriano (Paramus, N.J.), ranked No. 6 at 125, rolled to the 125-pound title, posting a 4-0 record with a pin and two majors to take first. Junior Kade Moss (South Jordan, Utah) sparked Penn State at 141, advancing to the finals before suffering his first loss. His 4-1 run to second included two pins and a major. Junior Zain Retherford (Benton, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 149, was unstoppable. Retherford went 5-0 with five pins to claim the title. Retherford, who was named Outstanding Wrestler, moved to 17th on Penn State's all-time pins list with 25. Sophomore Jason Nolf (Yatesboro, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 157, stormed through the field to win the title. Nolf went 5-0 with three pins and two tech falls. Red-shirt freshman Vincenzo Joseph (Pittsburgh, Pa.), ranked No. 12 at 165, had a stellar day in winning the title at 165. Joseph downed No. 5 Chad Walsh of Rider 12-5 in a dominating semifinal performance. He ended the tournament with dominating 9-5 decision over No. 13 Te'Shan Campbell. Joseph went 4-0 with two tech falls. Senior Geno Morelli (DuBois, Pa.), ranked No. 13 at 174, faced sophomore teammate Shakur Rasheed (Coram, N.Y.) in the finals at 174. In a thrilling and even match that went well beyond extra time, Rasheed used an escape with :04 left in his second tie-breaker to grab a 2-1 (TB2) victory and claim the 174-pound title. Rasheed ended the tournament with a 5-0 mark, a pin and a tech fall while Morelli was equally impressive, going 4-1 with three pins. Sophomore Bo Nickal (Allen, Texas), ranked No.3 at 184, pinned his way to the title at 184 just like Retherford. Nickal went 4-0 with four falls and is now 6-0 with six pins on the year. Junior Matt McCutcheon (Apollo, Pa.), ranked No. 14 at 197, won the 197-pound crown with an outstanding 3-1 win over No. 16 Frank Mattiace of Penn in the finals. McCutcheon went 4-0 with a fall. Sophomore Nick Nevills (Clovis, Calif.), ranked No. 9 at 285, dominated No. 9 Denzel Dejournette of Appalachian State in the title bout to win his crown. Nevills went 4-0 with two pins. Sophomore Jered Cortez (Carol Stream, Ill.), ranked No. 9 at 133, rebounded from a semifinal upset to nab two falls and place third. Cortez went 4-1 with three pins. Red-shirt freshman Gary Dinmore (Skillman, N.J.) was strong at 149, posting a 3-2 mark to place fourth at 149.. Red-shirt freshman Dominic Giannangeli (Murrysville, Pa.) went 4-2 with a major to place fifth at 141. Red-shirt freshman Kellan Stout (Pittsburgh, Pa.) was solid at 197, posting a 3-2 mark to finish fifth. Senior Jimmy Gulibon (Latrobe, Pa.), ranked No. 11 at 141, went 4-2 with a major and a tech fall but did not place. Red-shirt freshman Patrick Higgins (Monroeville, N.J.) went 2-2 at 125, senior Caleb Livingston (Drexel Hill, Pa.) went 1-2 at 165, sophomore Devon Van Cura (Washington, N.C.) went 0-2 at 184 and sophomore George Carpenter (Chapel Hill, N.C.) went 0-2 at 133. The Nittany Lions opened up the day lighting the Palestra up with fireworks. Through the quarterfinals, Penn State rolled to a 37-5 record with a stunning 20 pins. Sanderson's squad added on four technical falls and four majors to close out the morning half of the event with 28 bonus point wins in its 37 victories. The sizzling morning set the stage for Penn State's outstanding overall record and performance. Penn State ended the day with a 64-19 overall record, including 27 pins, six tech falls and five majors. Penn State had 14 of its 19 entrants place (eight champs, two runners-up, one third, one fourth, two fifth). Penn State will host No. 10 Lehigh in the Bryce Jordan Center on Dec. 4 in its next outing. The dual, which will air live to a national audience on the Big Ten Network, starts at 12 p.m. 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. The 2015-16 Penn State wrestling season is presented by The Family Clothesline. This is PENN STATE. WRESTLING lives here.

CORVALLIS, Ore. -- The No. 11-ranked University of Michigan wrestling team wrapped up its first road trip in dominant fashion, rolling over No. 24 Oregon State, 38-7, in the second annual Joe Wells Classic on Sunday afternoon (Nov. 20) at the Beavers' Gill Coliseum. The Wolverines earned bonus points in seven of their eight individual wins. "Our guys just being aggressive, wrestling hard and really dictating the tempo and positions of these matches", said head coach Joe McFarland, "and that's a big key to wrestling. A lot of people call that intensity. We're showing great intensity, and these young guys are wrestling with a lot of confidence. It's been a great start to the season." For the second time this weekend, the Wolverines clinched the dual win with three matches still remaining after scoring bonus points in each of its wins through 174 pounds. Michigan padded its lead with two more wins at the upperweights, including a second-period pin from senior/junior Ernest Battaglia for his first dual victory at 184 pounds. Battaglia led early against Bob Coleman after scrambling for a pair of first-period takedowns and blew the match open in the second, scoring on a quick reversal and two-point near fall before using a chin whip for the fall -- his first of the season -- at the 3:48 mark. Sophomore/freshman Logan Massa, ranked seventh nationally in the latest InterMat poll, also earned a second-period pin against Rodney Williams at 165 pounds. He led 12-2 at the time after scoring three takedowns and a four-point tilt in the first period before using a feet-to-back bodylock to plant Williams at 3:36. Massa improved to 8-0 on the season. Michigan also posted two major decisions and three technical falls. Sophomore/freshman Austin Assad, ranked 18th nationally at 125 pounds, kicked off the dual with a 12-2 win against Kegan Calkins, scoring two takedowns to rally from an initial deficit before tacking on four back points in the final 15 seconds to secure the bonus point. Sophomore/freshman Stevan Micic, ranked 10th nationally at 133 pounds, also earned his second bonus win of the weekend with a 19-3 technical fall against Devan Turner, finishing on five takedowns -- three in the first period -- and adding a pair of four-point leg turks, including one at the second-period buzzer to end the bout at the 5:00 mark. After a close Oregon State win at 141 pounds, the Wolverines earned back-to-back bonus wins from junior/sophomore Zac Hall and senior captain Brian Murphy at 149 and 157 pounds, respectively to claim an 18-3 advantage into the intermission break. Hall scored on four takedowns and a four-point leg turk late in the second to defeat Joey Delgao, 14-4. Murphy, ranked fifth nationally, only needed three minuts to earn a 16-0 technical fall against Abraham Rodriguez. He finished on a quick single leg then tilted Rodriguez four times for 14 back points. Sophomore/freshman Myles Amine also earned a tech fall win -- his second bonus win of the weekend -- at 174 pounds, scoring five takedowns and six back points to defeat Weston Dobler, 18-3. He ended the bout at the 5:53 mark on a four-point tilt. Amine improved to 8-0 on the season with six bonus wins. Sophomore/freshman Jackson Striggow earned a 5-2 decision against Corey Griego at 197 pounds to close out the Wolverines' win in the contest. Striggow scored on a first-period single leg and a two-point leg turk in the second. The Wolverines will take a week off competition over Thanksgiving before returning to action at the annual Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 2-3, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Wrestling will kick off at 9 a.m. PST each day at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Results: 125 -- #18 Austin Assad (U-M) major dec. Kegan Calkins, 12-2 U-M, 4-0 133 -- #10 Stevan Micic (U-M) tech. fall Devan Turner, 19-3 (5:00) U-M, 9-0 141 -- #19 Joey Palmer (OSU) dec. Sal Profaci, 4-1 U-M, 9-3 149 -- Zac Hall (U-M) major dec. Joey Delgago, 14-4 U-M, 13-3 157 -- #5 Brian Murphy (U-M) tech. fall Abraham Rodriguez, 16-0 (3:00) U-M, 18-3 165 -- #7 Logan Massa (U-M) pinned Rodney Williams, 3:36 U-M, 24-3 174 -- Myles Amine (U-M) tech. fall Weston Dobler, 18-3 (5:53) U-M, 29-3 184 -- Ernest Battaglia (U-M) pinned Bob Coleman, 3:48 U-M, 35-3 197 -- Jackson Striggow (U-M) dec. Corey Griego, 5-2 U-M, 38-3 Hwt -- Cody Crawford (OSU) major dec. Dan Perry, 15-3 U-M, 38-7

NORMAN -- The No. 17 Oklahoma wrestling team downed North Dakota State, 25-14, on Sunday afternoon inside McCasland Field House, marking the first dual win for new OU Head Coach Lou Rosselli. The Sooners recorded six wins in the contest, including three bonus-point victories at heavyweight, 133 pounds and 141 pounds. Rosselli said he was happy with how his team responded in the dual. "I think we had some people make weight a little bit better today, and their energy level was much better," Rosselli said. "That gave them the ability to out-work their opponents most of the matches. We took a couple hits, but I think overall it was a good performance, and I think that the guys are getting better at understanding how you outwork your opponent." Redshirt senior Ross Larson started out the match at heavyweight with a win by fall over senior Ben Tyanan in 1:38. Larson started with a quick takedown and held a 2-0 lead at the time of the fall. The pin marked Larson's second fall of the weekend and the 44th of his career. He needs 15 more pins this season to break the OU career pins record of 58, set by Dan Chaid. At 133 pounds, junior Trae Blackwell recorded the Sooners' second win by fall of the match, pinning NDSU's Albert Landeros in 2:19. Blackwell also held a 2-0 advantage at the time of his pin. In the next match, junior Mike Longo recorded a 13-2 major decision over Taylor Nein. Longo recorded a takedown and a reversal in the first two periods before registering two 4-point nearfalls and the riding-time point in the final frame for the bonus-point win. At 149 pounds, sophomore Davion Jeffries, ranked No. 12, held a 3-2 lead over Mitch Friedman late in the third period, but Jeffries connected on a takedown and added a 4-point nearfall to secure the win, 9-2. Redshirt senior and 10th-ranked Clark Glass downed No. 18 Andrew Fogarty, 4-2. Glass registered a takedown, an escape and the riding-time point en route to his first win over a ranked opponent this season. In the 197-pound bout, redshirt senior and No. 19 Brad Johnson ended the dual with a 6-2 decision over Cordell Eaton. Johnson secured a takedown in each of the first two periods and added an escape and the riding-time point in the final frame for the win. At 125 pounds, freshman Dalton Duffield dropped a 23-7 technical fall (6:35) to No. 5 Josh Rodriguez, and Clay Ream downed junior DaWaylon Barnes, 9-2, at 157 pounds. Hayden Hansen (174 pounds) lost to Carter Nielsen in a 7-2 decision, and junior Andrew Dixon dropped an 8-5 decision to Tyler McNutt at 184 pounds. With the win, the Sooners improved to 1-1 on the season, including a 1-0 mark in Big 12 competition. OU returns to the mat on Friday, Dec. 2 at 7 p.m. in McCasland Field House for the first of two Bedlam duals this season. Season ticket packages, which include tickets to each of OU's home duals, are available online now or by calling the ticket office at (405) 325-2424 or toll-free at (800) 456-GoOU. Results: 125 No. 5 Josh Rodriguez (NDSU) TF Dalton Duffield (OU), 23-7 (6:35) 133 Trae Blackwell (OU) fall Albert Landeros (NDSU), 2:19 141 Mike Longo (OU) maj. dec. Taylor Nein (NDSU), 13-2 149 No. 12 Davion Jeffries (OU) dec. Mitch Friedman (NDSU), 9-2 157 Clay Ream (NDSU) dec. No. 12 DaWaylon Barnes (OU), 9-2 165 No. 10 Clark Glass (OU) dec. No. 18 Andrew Fogarty (NDSU), 4-2 174 Carter Nielsen (NDSU) dec. Hayden Hansen (OU), 7-2 184 Tyler McNutt (NDSU) dec. Andrew Dixon (OU), 8-5 197 Brad Johnson (OU) dec. Cordell Eaton (NDSU), 6-2 HWT No. 12 Ross Larson (OU) fall Ben Tyanan (NDSU), 1:38

J'den Cox defeated Jared Haught 2-0 at 197 pounds (Photo/Mark Lundy, Lutte-Lens.com) COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Wrestling in Jesse Auditorium for the third time in four years, No. 5 Mizzou Wrestling (2-0, 1-0 MAC) defeated No. 6 Virginia Tech (4-1, 0-0 ACC), 23-19, on Sunday afternoon. In front of an announced crowd of 1,479, three Tigers recorded bonus points as Mizzou won six of ten bouts in the top-10 showdown. After a Virginia Tech win at 125 pounds to open the dual, Mizzou rattled off five straight victories to open a 20-3 lead. Beginning the run for the Tigers was redshirt freshman 133-pounder Jaydin Eierman (Columbia, Mo.), who made his presence known in his dual debut, posting a first-period pin over Dominic Latona at 2:55. After scoring a takedown and near-fall in the first minute of the opening period, Eierman came close to scoring the fall on numerous occasions before getting the six points right before the end of the period. Redshirt senior 141-pounder Zach Synon (Cary, Ill.) followed next, recording a 2-0 decision win over Dennis Gustafson. Synon started the second period in the top position and didn't allow an escape the entire period, amassing two minutes of riding time in the period. An escape to start the third period and riding time yielded the 2-0 decision. At 149 pounds, redshirt senior 149-pounder Lavion Mayes (Mascoutah, Ill.) matched up against No. 6 Solomon Chishko. The two returning All-Americans were deadlocked, 2-2, heading into the third period before Mayes score a takedown to create separation. Riding time gave him the match, 6-3. Redshirt junior 157-pounder Joey Lavallee (Reno, Nev.) jumped out to a 10-2 lead after the first period, helping him earn his second straight major decision to open the year, 15-5, over No. 17 Sal Mastriani. The win gave Mizzou a 16-3 lead at intermission. After the break, redshirt sophomore 165-pounder Daniel Lewis (Blue Springs, Mo.) recorded his second major decision of the year as well, defeating Mike Ciavarro, 13-0. In two matches this season, Lewis has yet to give up a point, winning 8-0 over No. 11 Seldon Wright (Old Dominion) on Nov. 13 and 13-0 today. Senior 197-pounder J'den Cox (Columbia, Mo.) rounded out the scoring for the Tigers, defeating No. 3 Jared Haught, 2-0. The win was Cox's second win over a ranked opponent this season after defeating No. 9 Kevin Beazley (Old Dominion) to open the season. Mizzou will next be in action on December 3 at the UNI Open in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Mizzou's next dual will be Dec. 8 when the Tigers travel to Columbus, Ohio to face No. 4 Ohio State. For all the latest on Mizzou Wrestling, stay tuned to MUTigers.com and follow the team on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram (MizzouWrestling). Results: 125: No. 3 Joey Dance (VT) dec. Aaron Assad (MIZ): 8-4 133: No. 10 Jaydin Eierman (MIZ) fall Dominic Latona (VT): 2:55 141: Zach Synon (MIZ) dec. Dennis Gustafson (VT): 2-0 149: No. 3 Lavion Mayes (MIZ) dec. No. 6 Solomon Chishko (VT): 6-3 157: No. 6 Joey Lavallee (MIZ) md No. 17 Sal Mastriani (VT): 15-5 165: No. 3 Daniel Lewis (MIZ) md Mike Ciavarro (VT): 13-0 174: No. 1 Zach Epperly (VT) fall Dylan Wisman (MIZ): 4:53 184: No. 8 Zach Zavatsky (VT) Inj. forfeit No. 5 Willie Miklus (MIZ): 1:23 197: No. 1 J'den Cox (MIZ) dec. No. 3 Jared Haught (VT): 2-0 HWT: No. 2 Ty Walz (VT) md Austin Myers (MIZ): 18-6

Laramie, Wyo. -- The No. 7 Nebraska wrestling team (2-0) finished its weekend with a 33-8 triumph over Wyoming at UniWyo Sports Complex on Sunday evening. Junior Colton McCrystal, the No. 15-ranked wrestler at 141 pounds, knocked off No. 4 Bryce Meredith by a 6-2 decision to highlight NU's trip to Laramie. McCrystal trailed Meredith 1-0 after two periods, but the Husker rolled the Cowboy on his back in the third period to earn four nearfall points and the win. Five Huskers added bonus points, including No. 9 Tim Lambert (125), who pinned Gunnar Woodburn in 3:18. Lambert accounted for 11 team points during the two Husker duals this weekend, as he won by technical fall against West Virginia on Friday night. No. 15 Collin Jensen (HWT) and No. 4 Eric Montoya (133) each won by technical fall during a span of seven straight bouts won by the Big Red. Jensen defeated Sam Eagan, 16-0, in the first period, while Montoya downed Ronald Stevens, 17-2, in the second period. No. 4 TJ Dudley (184) and No. 6 Aaron Studebaker (197) each notched major decisions after the team score was tied 3-3 through two matches. Dudley took down Luke Paine, 18-4, while Studebaker defeated Cody Vigoren, 14-3. No. 17 Micah Barnes (174) was tied with Kyle Pope entering the third period, but rode the Cowboy for the entire two minutes to pick up the riding time point and a 7-6 win. In the final match of the evening, No. 8 Tyler Berger (157) downed Archie Colgan, 5-2, with the help of a late takedown. NU suffered losses at 165 and 149 pounds. In the opening bout, Dustin Williams (165) lost in sudden victory, 3-1. At 149 pounds, Jordan Shearer lost by technical fall to Cole Mendenhall. The Huskers return to action on Saturday, Dec. 3 with a tripleheader at NU Coliseum, beginning at 10 a.m. (CT). NU will host Michigan State (10 a.m.), Drexel (Noon) and Princeton (2 p.m.). Results: 165: Branson Ashworth (WYO) sudden victory-1 Dustin Williams (NEB), 3-1 (WYO 3, NEB 0) 174: #17 Micah Barnes (NEB) dec. Kyle Pope (WYO), 7-6 (NEB 3, WYO 3) 184: #4 TJ Dudley (NEB) major dec. Luke Paine (WYO), 18-4 (NEB 7, WYO 3) 197: #6 Aaron Studebaker (NEB) major dec. Cody Vigoren (WYO), 14-3 (NEB 11, WYO 3) HWT: #15 Collin Jensen (NEB) tech fall Sam Eagan (WYO), 16-0 (NEB 16, WYO 3) 125: #9 Tim Lambert (NEB) pin Gunnar Woodburn (WYO), 3:18 (NEB 22, WYO 3) 133: #4 Eric Montoya (NEB) tech fall Ronald Stevens (WYO), 17-2 (NEB 27, WYO 3) 141: #15 Colton McCrystal (NEB) dec. #4 Bryce Meredith (WYO), 6-2 (NEB 30, WYO 3) 149: Cole Mendenhall (WYO) tech fall Jordan Shearer (NEB), 18-3 (NEB 30, WYO 8) 157: #8 Tyler Berger (NEB) dec. Archie Colgan (WYO), 5-2 (NEB 33, WYO 8)

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- The Virginia wrestling team defeated Lock Haven, 24-16, and Maryland, 22-13, in its first home meets of the season Sunday afternoon (Nov. 20) at Memorial Gymnasium in Charlottesville. The Cavaliers (2-2) won the first five weight classes against Lock Haven (1-1) on the way to a 24-16 win before using three bonus-point wins to pace a 22-13 win over Maryland (0-2). "I'm really excited about what we saw today," UVA head wrestling coach Steve Garland said. "I thought our team wrestled aggressively all day and was attacking well. I said last week how much I like this group and I will say it again." Freshman Jack Mueller (Dallas, Texas) led the way for the Cavaliers with two technical falls at 125 pounds, defeating Lock Haven's Brandon Loperfido, 15-0, and Maryland's Alex Vargas, 17-2. Redshirt junior Andrew Atkinson (Lynchburg, Va.) earned a fall against Lock Haven's Kyle Shoop and also picked up a win against Maryland's Danny Boychuck, 8-2, at 157 pounds. At 141 pounds, redshirt senior George DiCamillo (Highland Heights, Ohio) picked up two major decisions, first against LHU's Ronald Perry, 17-7, and then against the Terps' Billy Rappo, 12-2. Also earning two victories on the day was graduate student Ray Bethea (Trenton, N.J.) at 174 pounds. "They are improving each week and we told them again tonight we are very excited to see what they look like come March," Garland said. "It is a long season and we can get a lot better along the way." In the neutral-site dual match to start the day, Lock Haven won the final four weight classed to come from behind and defeat Maryland, 20-18. Up next, Virginia will send wrestlers on the road next weekend to compete at the Mat Town Open in Lock Haven, Pa. on Sunday (Nov. 27). The Cavaliers will then continue to wrestle on the road, traveling for dual meets at Gardner-Webb (Dec. 2) and at No. 24 Chattanooga (Dec. 4). Virginia 24, Lock Haven 16 125: No. 17 Jack Mueller (UVA) tech. fall Brandon Loperfido (LHU), 15-0 (4:51); UVA 5, LHU 0 133: Will Mason (UVA) dec. Joe Ghione (LHU), 4-1; UVA 8, LHU 0 141: No. 9 George DiCamillo (UVA) major dec. Ronald Perry (LHU), 17-7; UVA 12, LHU 0 149: Sam Krivus (UVA) dec. Patrick Duggan (LHU), 6-1; UVA 15, LHU 0 157: Andrew Atkinson (UVA) fall Kyle Shoop (LHU), 1:43; UVA 21, LHU 0 165: Jared Siegrist (LHU) fall Cam Harrell (UVA), 7:38 (in SV-1); UVA 21, LHU 6 174: Ray Bethea (UVA) dec. Tyler Wood (LHU), 7-3; UVA 24, LHU 6 184: Corey Hazel (LHU) dec. Will Schany (UVA), 7-4; UVA 24, LHU 9 197: Adam Mackie (LHU) dec. Chance McClure (UVA), 7-4; UVA 24, LHU 12 Hwt: Thomas Haines (LHU) major dec. Tyler Love (UVA), 15-1; UVA 24, LHU 16 Virginia 22, Maryland 13 125: No. 17 Jack Mueller (UVA) tech. fall Alex Vargas, 17-2 (3:53); UVA 5, UMD 0 133: No. 12 Tyler Goodwin major dec. Will Mason (UVA), 8-0; UVA 5, UMD 4 141: No. 9 George DiCamillo (UVA) major dec. Billy Rappo, 12-2; UVA 9, UMD 4 149: No. 17 Alfred Bannister dec. in TB-1 Sam Krivus (UVA), 2-1; UVA 9, UMD 7 157: Andrew Atkinson (UVA) dec. Danny Boychuck, 8-2; UVA 12, UMD 7 165: Cam Harrell (UVA) major dec. Patrick Gerish, 16-7; UVA 16, UMD 7 174: Ray Bethea (UVA) dec. Sam Rowell, 8-5; UVA 19, UMD 7 184: Will Schany (UVA) dec. Idris White, 6-5; UVA 22, UMD 7 197: David-Brian Whisler dec. Chance McClure (UVA), 7-4; UVA 22, UMD 10 Hwt: Youssif Hemida dec. in SV-1 Chuck Boddy (UVA), 3-1; UVA 22, UMD 13 Lock Haven 20, Maryland 18 125: Jake Field (LH) major dec. Michael Beck (UMD), 12-2; LH 4, UMD 0 133: Tyler Goodwin (UMD) fall (1:45) Lewis Williams (LH); UMD 6, LH 4 141: Ronald Perry (LH) dec. Bill Rappo, 6-1; LH 7, UMD 6 149: No. 17 Alfred Bannister (UMD) dec. Kyle Schoop (LH), 9-7; UMD 9, LH 7 157: Danny Boychuck (UMD) fall (6:31) Kyle Hammond (LH); UMD 15, LH 7 165: Patrick Gerish (UMD) dec. Jared Siegrist (LH), 8-6; UMD 18, LH 7 174: Tyler Wood (LH) dec. Sam Rowell (UMD), 3-0; UMD 18, LH 10 184: Corey Hazel (LH) major dec. Idris White (UMD), 18-7; UMD 18, LH 14 197: Tristan Sponseller (LH) dec. David-Brian Whisler (UMD), 12-7; UMD 18, LH 17 Hwt: Thomas Haines (LH) dec. Youssif Hemida (UMD), 8-1; LH 20, UMD 18

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