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Three-time state champion Hunter Willits (Pueblo County, Colo.) signed his National Letter of Intent with Oregon State University late on Wednesday evening. The No. 96 overall wrestler in the Class of 2017 placed sixth in the 152 pound weight class at the Super 32 Challenge last month. He also was a Junior National freestyle All-American this summer. Ranked No. 13 in the country at 152 pounds, Hunter projects to compete as a 149/157 in college. Also signing with Oregon State is his twin brother Grant, who projects to compete collegiately as a 133/141. The two-time state champion placed seventh at the Super 32 Challenge last month, and is ranked No. 17 nationally at 132 pounds.

Daton Fix defeated Iran's Kheyrollah Ghahramani at the Beat the Streets event in May (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com) Two-time world bronze medalist Daton Fix is staying in his home state for college. The Sand Springs (Okla.) senior announced his decision to wrestle for Oklahoma State on Wednesday afternoon, and will also sign his National Letter of Intent. The nation's No. 4 recruit chose Oklahoma State over Penn State, Ohio State, Nebraska and North Carolina. "Signing Daton Fix was the key to this class," Oklahoma State head wrestling coach John Smith said in a statement. "I'm very excited about him choosing Oklahoma State. Our families have been together for a long time. His dad and I wrestled here at Oklahoma State. He's been very successful not only at Sand Springs, but representing the United States as well. He's a great young man that has great habits and everything that a coach is looking for." Fix was UWW Junior bronze medalist in freestyle at 55 kilograms this past summer, after earning bronze at the UWW Cadet world championships at 54 kilograms last summer. The three-time state champion is also a two-time placer at the Super 32 Challenge, a 2015 FloNationals champion, and a three-time champion in Fargo (including a Junior freestyle title in 2015). Ranked No. 1 nationally at 132 pounds to enter the 2016-17 season, Fix projects to compete as a 125-pounder college.

Domenic Abounader wrestling NDSU's Hayden Zillmer at the NCAAs (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Senior Domenic Abounader and juniors Alec Pantaleo and Garrett Sutton of the University of Michigan wrestling team will redshirt the 2016-17 season, head coach Joe McFarland announced on Wednesday (Nov. 16). Abounader will have one year of eligibility remaining, while Pantaleo and Sutton have two. They join senior captain Adam Coon as returning Wolverine starters slated to redshirt the season. "We've had some bad luck with injuries this year," said McFarland, "but fortunately we're in a position that we can redshirt some of these guys. So, obviously, our situation has changed over the last several months, but it's important to emphasize that we're really excited about the young guys we do have in our lineup. They're bringing a lot of energy and intensity to our workouts. Our goal with this young squad will be to focus on the day-to-day and week-to-week development and to keep wrestling hard and keep wrestling tough. We have been very pleased so far." Abounader, a two-year team captain, was a perfect 5-0 through the Wolverines' first two events of the season, winning the EMU Open 184-pound title and clinching U-M's home opener against Virginia, but will have season-ending surgery. A three-time NCAA qualifier, Abounader captured a Big Ten title as a sophomore (2015) and owns a 69-23 career record, including an impressive 31-8 mark in dual meets. Pantaleo has not competed since September's Junior World Championships, where he posted a 1-1 record in just his fifth freestyle competition. Earlier in the summer, he captured a junior freestyle national title before sweeping the junior world team trials to qualify for his first world team. He claimed his first NCAA All-America honor last season with a sixth-place finish at 149 pounds and owns a 49-17 career record. Sutton, an NCAA qualifier and two-year starter at 165 pounds, saw his season end prematurely last season with an injury late in the dual season. He was pulled out of redshirt just weeks before the Big Ten Championships as a true freshman and took sixth to qualify for the NCAA tournament. He is 26-21 over two seasons. Michigan previously announced Coon's redshirt due to injury in September. A two-time heavyweight All-American, Coon claimed NCAA runner-up honors in 2015 before earning a third-place NCAA finish as a junior last season. He owns an 87-13 career record, twice leading the Wolverines with 32-win seasons, and boasts 42 bonus wins, including 26 career falls. The Wolverines debuted seven freshmen in their lineup against Virginia last Friday (Nov. 11), with Stevan Micic (133 pounds), Logan Massa (165), Myles Amine (174) and Jackson Striggow (197) all winning their first collegiate dual matches.

The Walsh Ironman, one of the nation's premier events ,takes place December 9-10 (Photo/Rob Preston) With the regular season of high school wrestling coming upon us in just over two weeks, here is a list of some of the key events and dates of the 2016-17 year, based on there being multiple nationally ranked teams present at the event. Thursday 12/1: No. 35 Shakopee (Minn.) at No. 39 Apple Valley (Minn.) -- dual meet Saturday 12/3: **Gardner-Edgerton (Kansas) Invtiational -- No. 34 Southeast Polk (Iowa), No. 47 Broken Arrow (Okla.) **Winona (Minn.) Invitational -- No. 33 Kasson-Mantorville, No. 39 Apple Valley Friday 12/9 and Saturday 12/10: **Council Bluffs (Iowa) Wrestling Classic -- No. 38 Fort Dodge, No. 39 Apple Valley (Minn.) **Perry (Okla.) Tournament of Champions -- No. 19 Choctaw, No. 27 Sand Springs **Walsh Jesuit (Ohio) Ironman - No. 1 Blair Academy (N.J.), No. 3 St. Edward (Ohio), No. 4 Lake Highland Prep (Fla.), No. 6 St. Paris Graham (Ohio), No. 8 Malvern Prep (Pa.), No. 9 Bethlehem Catholic (Pa.), No. 11 Nazareth (Pa.), No. 12 Olentangy Liberty (Ohio), No. 14 Poway (Calif.), No. 15 Elyria (Ohio), No. 17 Wyoming Seminary (Pa.), No. 18 Oak Park River Forest (Ill.), No. 21 Pueblo County (Colo.), No. 23 Washington (Ill.), No. 24 Pomona (Colo.), No. 26 Montini Catholic (Ill.), No. 32 Brecksville (Ohio), and No. 47 Broken Arrow (Okla.) Friday 12/16 and Saturday 12/17: **Kansas City (Mo.) Stampede -- No. 22 Tuttle (Okla.) No. 25 Goddard (Kansas), No. 27 Sand Springs (Okla.), and No. 43 Park Hill **Minnesota Christmas Tournament (Rochester, Minn.) -- No. 30 Anoka, No. 33 Kasson-Mantorville, No. 35 Shakopee (Minn.), and No. 39 Apple Valley **Reno (Nevada) Tournament of Champions -- No. 16 Allen (Texas), No. 19 Choctaw (Okla.), No. 24 Pomona (Colo.), No. 37 Roseburg (Ore.), and No. 49 Wasatch (Utah) **Zinkin Classic (Buchanan, Calif.) -- No. 2 Buchanan, No. 5 Clovis, and No. 31 Gilroy Saturday 12/17 and Sunday 12/18: Beast of the East (Newark, Del.) -- No. 1 Blair Academy (N.J.), No. 7 Bergen Catholic (N.J.), No. 8 Malvern Prep (Pa.), No. 9 Bethlehem Catholic (Pa.), No. 11 Nazareth (Pa.), No. 15 Elyria (Ohio), No. 32 Brecksville (Ohio), No. 40 North Allegheny (Pa.), No. 44 Don Bosco Prep (N.J.), and No. 46 Cumberland Valley (Pa.) Tuesday 12/20: No. 36 West Des Moines Valley (Iowa) at No. 34 Southeast Polk (Iowa) -- dual meet Friday 12/23: **IHSWCA Team State Duals (Fort Wayne, Ind.) -- Class 3A features No. 13 Brownsburg and No. 41 Portage **South Jersey Duals (Kingsway Regional, N.J.) -- No. 44 Don Bosco Prep, No. 48 Delsea Regional Thursday 12/29 and Saturday 12/30: **Brecksville (Ohio) Holiday Invitational Tournament -- No. 12 Olentangy Liberty, No. 15 Elyria, No. 32 Brecksville, and No. 45 Lowell (Mich.) **Powerade Christmas Wrestling Tournament (Canon-McMillan, Pa.) -- No. 7 Bergen Catholic (N.J.), No. 17 Wyoming Seminary (Pa.), No. 20 Lockport (Ill.), and No. 40 North Allegheny (Pa.) Friday 12/30 and Saturday 12/31: **Texas Outlaw Invitational (Allen, Texas) -- No. 16 Allen (Texas), No. 25 Goddard (Kansas) **The Clash XV National High School Wrestling Duals (Rochester, Minn.) -- No. 2 Buchanan (Calif.), No. 3 St. Edward (Ohio), No. 4 Lake Highland Prep (Fla.), No. 18 Oak Park River Forest (Ill.), No. 23 Washington (Ill.), No. 30 Anoka, No. 37 Roseburg (Ore.), No. 39 Apple Valley, No. 43 Park Hill (Minn.), and No. 49 Wasatch (Utah) Thursday 1/5: No. 47 Broken Arrow (Okla.) at No. 19 Choctaw (Okla.) -- dual meet Friday 1/6 and Saturday 1/7: **Cheesehead Invitational (Kaukauna, Wis.) -- No. 20 Lockport (Ill.), No. 26 Montini Catholic (Ill.), No. 33 Kasson-Mantorville (Minn.), No. 34 Southeast Polk (Iowa), and No. 39 Apple Valley (Minn.) **Doc Buchanan Invitational (Clovis, Calif.) -- No. 2 Buchanan, No. 5 Clovis, No. 21 Pueblo County (Colo.), No. 24 Pomona (Colo.), No. 31 Gilroy, and No. 37 Roseburg (Ore.) **Geary (Okla.) Invitational -- No. 1 Blair Academy (N.J.), No. 22 Tuttle, No. 27 Sand Springs, and No. 47 Broken Arrow (Okla.) Saturday 1/7: **No. 3 St. Edward (Ohio) hosts quad meet also featuring No. 7 Bergen Catholic (N.J.) and No. 40 North Allegheny (Pa.) **No. 10 Detroit Catholic Central (Mich.) hosts DCC Invitational, also featuring No. 41 Portage (Ind.) Saturday 1/7 and Sunday 1/8: Union-Endicott (N.Y.) Duals -- No. 29 Long Beach, No. 42 Hilton Thursday 1/12: No. 27 Sand Springs (Okla.) at No. 47 Broken Arrow (Okla.) -- dual meet Friday 1/13: No. 1 Blair Academy (N.J.) at No. 17 Wyoming Seminary (Pa.) -- dual meet Friday 1/13 and Saturday 1/14: **Bill Dies Memorial Tournament (Akron Firestone, Ohio) -- No. 15 Elyria, No. 32 Brecksville **Eastern States Classic (SUNY-Sullivan) -- No. 29 Long Beach, No. 42 Hilton **Sapulpa (Okla.) Invitational -- No. 27 Sand Springs, No. 47 Broken Arrow Saturday 1/14: **No. 10 Detroit Catholic Central (Mich.) hosts DCC Super Duals, also featuring No. 3 St. Edward (Ohio) and No. 18 Oak Park River Forest (Ill.) **No. 36 West Des Moines Valley (Iowa) hosts multi-team dual meet event that also includes No. 34 Southeast Polk (Iowa) **No. 45 Lowell (Mich.) hosts multi-team dual meet event that also includes No. 23 Washington (Ill.) Saturday 1/14 and Sunday 1/15: Escape the Rock Wrestling Tournament (Council Rock South, Pa.) -- No. 8 Malvern Prep, No. 40 North Allegheny Friday 1/20 and Saturday 1/21: Jay Hancock Invitational (Yukon, Okla.) -- No. 16 Allen (Texas), No. 19 Choctaw (Okla.) Saturday 1/21: **No. 3 St. Edward (Ohio) at No. 6 St. Paris Graham (Ohio) -- dual meet **Ed Winger Invitational (Urbandale, Iowa) -- No. 34 Southeast Polk, No. 36 West Des Moines Valley Sunday 1/22: Who's Number One Duals (Philadelphia, Pa./University of Pennsylvania) -- No. 1 Blair Academy (N.J.), No. 4 Lake Highland Prep (Fla.), No. 7 Bergen Catholic (N.J.), No. 8 Malvern Prep (Pa.), and No. 9 Bethlehem Catholic (Pa.) Thursday 1/26: **No. 2 Buchanan (Calif.) at No. 5 Clovis (Calif.) -- dual meet **No. 17 Wyoming Seminary (Pa.) at No. 9 Bethlehem Catholic (Pa.) -- dual meet **No. 21 Pueblo County (Colo.) vs. No. 24 Pomona (Colo.) -- dual meet Friday 1/27: No. 34 Southeast Polk (Iowa) hosts the CIML Invitational, also featuring No. 36 West Des Moines Valley (Iowa) and No. 38 Fort Dodge (Iowa) Friday 1/27 and Saturday 1/28: Mid-Cals Tournament (Gilroy, Calif.) -- No. 2 Buchanan, No. 14 Poway, No. 22 Tuttle (Okla.), and No. 31 Gilroy Saturday 1/28: **EPC Championship Dual -- most likely No. 9 Bethlehem Catholic (Pa.) vs. No. 11 Nazareth (Pa.) **No. 44 Don Bosco Prep (N.J.) at No. 1 Blair Academy (N.J.) -- dual meet **No. 45 Lowell (Mich.) hosts Super Six Meet, also including No. 10 Detroit Catholic Central Sunday 1/29: No. 17 Wyoming Seminary (Pa.) at No. 7 Bergen Catholic (N.J.) -- dual meet Thursday 2/2: No. 38 Fort Dodge (Iowa) at No. 36 West Des Moines Valley (Iowa) -- dual meet As the regular season closes down in high school wrestling, the post-season tournaments take to the mat. Here are the state championship dates for officially sanctioned dual team and individual bracket championships in the 2016-17 season. Friday 12/16/16 and Saturday 12/17: Alaska Thursday 1/12/17 through Saturday 1/14: Georgia (dual team) Wednesday 1/25: Utah (Class 5A dual team) Thursday 1/26: Utah (Class 4A dual team) Friday 2/3 and Saturday 2/4: Tennessee (dual team) Saturday 2/4: North Carolina (dual team) Wednesday 2/8 and Thursday 2/9: Utah (Class 5A and 4A) Thursday 2/9 through Saturday 2/11: Arizona, Georgia, Pennsylvania (dual team) Friday 2/10 and Saturday 2/11: Louisiana, Montana, Nevada, Oklahoma (dual team), Utah (Class 3A, 2A, and 1A) Saturday 2/11: Maryland (dual team), South Carolina (dual team) Sunday 2/12: New Jersey (dual team), Ohio (dual team) Tuesday 2/14: Delaware (dual team) Wednesday 2/15: Iowa (dual team) Thursday 2/16: North Dakota (dual team) Thursday 2/16 through Saturday 2/18: Alabama, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Tennessee Friday 2/17 and Saturday 2/18: Arkansas, Hawaii, Indiana, Kentucky, North Dakota, Virginia, Washington Thursday 2/23 through Saturday 2/25: West Virginia, Wisconsin Friday 2/24 and Saturday 2/25: Delaware, Idaho, Kansas, Michigan (dual team), National Preps, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Wyoming Saturday 2/25: Illinois (dual team), Nebraska (dual team) Thursday 3/2: Minnesota (dual team) Thursday 3/2 through Saturday 3/4: Michigan Friday 3/3 and Saturday 3/4: California, Florida, Maryland, Minnesota, New England, Wisconsin (dual team) Friday 3/3 through Sunday 3/5: New Jersey Thursday 3/9 through Saturday 3/11: Ohio, Pennsylvania

BLOOMSBURG -- Bloomsburg University Direct of Athletics Dr. Michael McFarland has announced the hiring of Russ Hughes as assistant wrestling coach. He will join the staff of first-year head coach Marcus Gordon. Russ Hughes (Photo/Bill Ennis)Hughes comes to Bloomsburg after serving as the head coach of Benton High School since 2007 compiling a record of 118-62. Dr. McFarland said, "We are pleased that Russ will be joining our coaching staff. His understanding of the sport, connections through Pennsylvania, and desire to see the student-athletes succeed makes him a tremendous compliment to coach Gordon's staff." Hughes, a 1998 graduate of Penn State, guided Benton High School to the 210 PIAA "AA" Team State Championship, while finishing as runners-up in 2009 and 2013. He also guided Benton to four PIAA District 4 "AA" titles and five PIAA "AA" Northeast Regional crowns. He was named the 2010 PIAA "AA" Wrestling Coach of the Year and was inducted into the Pennsylvania Coaches Hall of fame in 2003. As a wrestler for the Nittany Lions he was a 1996 NCAA Division I All-American finishing third that year. He was also a 1995 USA University Freestyle Champion; captured the USA Fila Junior World Freestyle title in 1992 and was a 1991 USA Junior Greco-Roman Champion.

Craig Sesker and Jeff Byers will be guests on this week's edition of the On the Mat wrestling broadcast on Wednesday, Nov. 16. Both men are known for their coverage of wrestling. Sesker, an Iowa native, is a long-time wrestling journalist. His brand-new book is “Wrestle Like A Girl” which profiles a number of top female amateur wrestlers. Byers is known as “the voice of Penn State wrestling.” 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.

Columbia University announced it has suspended its Lions wrestling program Columbia University announced it has suspended its Lions wrestling program for the season, after obscene and racist text messages allegedly posted by senior team members over the past two years were revealed late last week. On Monday, Columbia released a statement saying that the university's athletic department "has decided that Columbia wrestlers will not compete until we have a full understanding of the facts on which to base the official response to this disturbing matter." Columbia, which describes itself as the nation's oldest intercollegiate wrestling program (having been founded in 1903), withdrew from this weekend's Bearcat Open in Binghamton, N.Y. The Lions' next scheduled event had been the New York State Championships at Cornell University slated for next Sunday. Zach Tanelli, Columbia's wrestling coach, and Peter Pilling, the university's athletic director, have not been made available for interviews, according to the New York Times. University officials are investigating text messages sent by team members that included racist, misogynistic and homophobic terms. Screengrabs of the texts were first published last Thursday by Bwog, an independent, student-run Columbia news website affiliated with the Blue and White Magazine. The first texts were sent in 2014, with some having been sent as recently as last week, allegedly by wrestling team members who are now seniors via the messaging app GroupMe.

"Stand Up" is a documentary about Central Dauphin East High School's wrestling program "Stand up!" is the instruction coaches yell to a wrestler who's underneath an opponent. Appropriately enough, "Stand Up" is also the name of a brand-new documentary on high school wrestling created by a former team captain of the mat program featured in the film. Beyond the film itself, "Stand Up" also features an early-access campaign to help raise money so that the filmmakers can hold fundraising screenings in theaters for wrestling teams across the country. "Stand Up" 101 "'Stand Up' is a high school sports, high-stakes wrestling documentary that champions family, brotherhood, and perseverance against greater odds." That's the opening line in the description of "Stand Up" in the film's official website. When asked to describe the documentary, director Abdullah Abu-Mahfouz said, "It's about a high school -- Central Dauphin East in central Pennsylvania -- that hasn't had a state qualifier in five years. However, in 2014, the team had two seniors -- both best friends and rivals -- whose whole wrestling careers had built up to this." First, some clarification. "Central Dauphin" is a name many in the wrestling community will recognize instantly. Central Dauphin High is a successful program that was the subject of the award-winning documentary "Takedowns and Falls" which remains a top-selling wrestling film available on DVD. Abu-Mahfouz made clear that the school that's the subject of his documentary "Stand Up" is Central Dauphin East -- his alma mater, which he described as being "an underdog." "East has had challenges getting kids into the (wrestling) room, but they always have one or two guys who are great but not able to achieve the highest levels of success," Abu-Mahfouz told InterMat. Abu-Mahfouz has a personal perspective on the situation at East… and believes he was able to share that in "Stand Up." "The film is unique as I was team captain," Abu-Mahfouz continued. "I was able to provide an intimate perspective as a teammate. A perspective not available from filmmakers who come in from outside to shoot a documentary." The website description continues that narrative: "'Stand Up' is a one-of-a-kind wrestling experience that immerses you as a teammate, sitting matside during the high-class wrestling action. You could not get any closer than this!" "The goal of 'Stand Up' is to inspire wrestlers to dig deep and find success," according to Abu-Mahfouz. The young filmmaker shared other goals for his documentary. "I've had wrestling coaches express grievances -- having trouble getting kids to go out for wrestling, keeping them in the program, keeping them motivated. Hopefully, wrestlers and coaches can use this film to propel themselves to greater success." Meet the filmmaker Abdullah Abu-Mahfouz brings a unique perspective to the making of "Stand Up" as a teammate and team captain of the Central Dauphin East wrestling team… and for his heritage. Abdullah Abu-Mahfouz"I am a Muslim-American," Abu-Mahfouz said. "I was in second grade during 9/11." "I faced discrimination and was ostracized as a kid. Joining the wrestling team (in middle school) was a way to stand up for myself, and become part of something bigger. I was able to find my place, and gain a feeling of comradery I never had as a kid." "Since 9/11 there's never been a time I haven't faced discrimination," Abu-Mahfouz said. "In spending time with other teams, my team would stand up for me." "One time, I won a match in double overtime. I got booed, people threw things. But I knew my team was behind me." Abu-Mahfouz quickly added, "I don't want to complain about discrimination. My team helped make me confident in who I am." As Abu-Mahfouz wrote in his director's statement at the official "Stand Up" website, "It was wrestling that transformed me from a 'foreign kid' who was ostracized and picked on, to a favorite brother amongst a family of the strongest people I knew." "Wrestling truly is family," the director told InterMat, who then went on to describe wrestling as "a culture of a lot of heart." "In, wrestling, it's all about heart. Many times I've seen a less-skilled wrestler beat a more skilled wrestler because of heart." Sadly, Abu-Mahfouz's mat career came to an abrupt end. "In my senior year I was ranked sixth in the district. Looking forward to the state tournament. However, I got injured -- suffered a broken finger -- and had to drop out of the sport." Abu-Mahfouz did not wrestle in college. Instead, he concentrated on film school, immersing himself in a film program at Full Sail University that compressed a four-year program into just two years. "Wrestling prepared me for the challenges of film school. Perseverance is normal for me." "Wrestling taught me strength and showed me victory. It was not until years later that I saw this when the process of filming 'Stand Up' opened my eyes to a simple message: "In wrestling, the inferior position is the bottom position. Your opponent's weight crushes you as he twists your neck to flip you onto your back. You've fallen, and feel the strength leaving your limbs. 'It's all over,' you say to yourself. Then you remember: the only way to get out of this situation is to catch your breath, build your base, and stand up." "The 'stand up' is the greatest wrestling move I've ever learned." From short film to today's full-length documentary Abdullah Abu-Mahfouz returned to Central Dauphin East High in early 2014 to volunteer coach for the wrestling team's practices. By working out with the team every day, he came to learn more about the team… and they built a level of trust in him that allowed him to capture an inside perspective. Cevon and Joe, the two senior wrestlers that are featured in "Stand Up", were freshmen at the time Abu-Mahfouz was a senior and team captain. Actual filming began in January 2015. The original intent was to produce a short film to share with the team. However, the project grew, as Abu-Mahfouz had accumulated over 25 hours of footage by the time filming was complete in May 2015. In December that year, test versions of "Stand Up" were being shown in the area, including a special Christmastime screening for the participants in the film and their families. Now "Stand Up" is ready for the rest of the wrestling world to see. Early Access "Early Access is a chance for wrestlers, coaches, parents and friends of wrestling programs from all over the country to get involved in 'Stand Up' early, and to help get theatrical screenings off the ground," Abdullah Abu-Mahfouz told InterMat. "'Stand Up' will be teaming up with SeedandSpark.com to give you early access to the film this wrestling season, and to support our Tugg.com theatrical screenings," according to the documentary website. "The more Tugg screenings we have, the more we give wrestling teams the opportunity to use these events as fundraisers." www.seedandspark.com/fund/standup Those who contribute to the film on SeedandSpark.com before December 2, 2016 will be among the first to see "Stand Up." In addition, they will be able to download the movie's theme song, and a four-minute preview. In addition, "Stand Up" offers Early Access customers the opportunity to have a custom poster designed especially for them. Simply provide "Stand Up" a favorite wrestling-related quote, and they'll put it into a poster that features an image from the film. There are other packages available with items of interest to wrestlers and fans, including digital downloads, a special edition DVD with exclusive bonus content, an online version of "Stand Up" with bonus content, and bundle options to get "Stand Up" along with the documentary "Takedowns and Falls" and/or Michael Fessler's soon-to-be-released book "The Wrestler: A Life of Passion and the Pursuit of Greatness." To learn more, visit the official "Stand Up" website. And check out the three-minute video about the documentary:

TROY, N.Y. -- Facing some of the nation's best competition, the Sun Devils overall impressed with eight top three finishes as a team, led by Zahid Valencia who finished first in the championship “A” bracket at 174 pounds at the Journeymen Classic. “Today was a heck of a battle,” said head coach Zeke Jones. “Many of the top 20 teams in the nation were here so it was a good test to see how our young team would do.” Along with the No. 18/20 Sun Devils, the field featured seven other teams ranked in the top-25 (according to TrackWrestling and the latest NWCA/USA Today poll) – No. 2/4 Ohio State, No. 9/15 NC State, No. 11/12 Lehigh, No. 14/16 Minnesota, No. 18/27 Oklahoma, No. 12/19 Wisconsin, and No. 25 North Carolina – as well as West Virginia, Lock Haven, Rider, Long Island University, Ithaca, Buffalo, The Citadel, and SUNY Cortland.

BLACKSBURG -- The No. 6 Virginia Tech wrestling team improved to 3-0 on the season after topping No. 24 Chattanooga, 29-6, in front of a sold out crowd at the Moss Arts Center on Sunday afternoon. The Hokies are now 6-0 all-time at Moss and are 4-0 against ranked teams. Senior Sal Mastriani's picked up a key tech fall at 157 and senior heavyweight Ty Walz, ranked No. 3 in his weight class, picked up a 13-7 over No. 11 Jared Johnson. "Overall we were a little better this weekend," head coach Kevin Dresser said. "I still know we can dominate much more across the board. We have to focus on the upcoming weekend now because we have a great test ahead with UNI and Mizzou. We will find out a lot more about ourselves a week from now. All exciting stuff." Senior Joey Dance got the match started off with a major decision at 125, 18-5, to give the Hokies an early 4-0 lead. The Mocs followed with a decision at 133 that made it 4-3 but Dennis Gustafson made it 7-3 with an 8-4 decision at 141. Up 7-1 heading into the third period, junior Solomon Chishko used two takedowns, a reversal, a penalty and riding time to pick up the major decision, 15-3. Mastriani followed with his tech fall in 5:45 at 157 to extend Tech's advantage in the match to 16-3. The heart of the Hokies lineup would go to put the Mocs away as No. 2 Zach Epperly, No. 10 Zack Zavatsky, No. 3 Jared Haught and No. 3 Ty Walz all won their matches. Tech will next face a tough road swing as they first take on No. 23 Northern Iowa at 8 p.m. on Nov. 18 before traveling to No. 5 Missouri for a 2 p.m. match on Nov. 20. Results: 125: No. 3 Joey Dance (VT) maj dec. No. 18 Sean Russell, 18-5 133: Chris Debien (UTC) dec. Dom Latona, 10-5 141: Dennis Gustafson (VT) dec. Roman Boylen, 8-4 149: No. 6 Solomon Chishko (VT) maj dec. Dylanger Potter, 15-3 157: Sal Mastriani (VT) tech fall Trey Watson, 5:45 165: Justin Lampe (UTC) dec. Mike Ciavarro, 3-1 174: No. 2 Zach Epperly (VT) maj dec. Sean Mappes, 14-6 184: No. 10 Zack Zavatsky (VT) dec. Bryce Carr, 2-1 197: No. 3 Jared Haught (VT) dec. Clay Dent, 6-1 HWT: No. 3 Ty Walz (VT) dec. No. 11 Jared Johnson, 13-7

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- No. 10 Rutgers wrestling defeated Cal Poly, 38-4, Sunday afternoon at the Mott Athletics Center. Six of the bouts were won by bonus points, as RU improved to 3-0 to begin the season. The Scarlet Knights jumped out to a 21-0 lead with a major decision from Sean McCabe at 125 pounds, a tech fall from No. 15 Tyson Dippery at 133 pounds, and back-to-back falls at 141 and 149 pounds from No. 3 Anthony Ashnault and No. 13 Ken Theobold, respectively. 165-pounder Willie Scott and No. 15 184-pounder Nicholas Gravina both scored major decisions down the stretch, while John Van Brill (157 pounds), Phillip Bakuckas (174 pounds), and Matthew Correnti earned decision victories. Rutgers hosts Princeton (0-0) on Saturday, Nov. 19 in the historic "Battle at the Birthplace" wrestling match at High Point Solutions Stadium, presented by Autoland. The dual is set to begin at 11 a.m. For tickets, please call 1-866-445-GORU (4678) or click here. Results: 125: Sean McCabe (RU) major dec. over Isaac Blackburn (Cal Poly), 10-1; Rutgers leads, 4-0 133: No. 15/14/20 Tyson Dippery (RU) tech fall over Yoshi Funakoshi (Cal Poly), 16-0; Rutgers leads, 9-0 141: No. 3/3/4 Anthony Ashnault (RU) wins by fall over Connor Pollock (Cal Poly), 6:16; Rutgers leads, 15-0 149: No. 13/13/NR Ken Theobold (RU) wins by fall over Joshua Cortez (Cal Poly), 6:42; Rutgers leads, 21-0 157: John Van Brill (RU) dec. over Colt Shorts (Cal Poly), 7-2; Rutgers leads, 24-0 165: Willie Scott (RU) major dec. over Blake Kastl (Cal Poly), 11-3; Rutgers leads, 28-0 174: Phillip Bakuckas (RU) dec. over Mathew Wilhelm (Cal Poly), 7-3; Rutgers leads, 31-0 184: No. 15/13/14 Nicholas Gravina (RU) major dec. over Thomas Lane (Cal Poly), 8-0; Rutgers leads, 35-0 197: Matthew Correnti (RU) dec. over JT Goodwin (Cal Poly), 8-7; Rutgers leads, 38-0 HWT: Spencer Empey (Cal Poly) major dec. over Razohnn Gross (RU), 8-0; Rutgers wins, 38-4 Rankings (-/-/-): InterMat / FloWrestling/The Open Mat NR denotes not ranked

TROY, N.Y. -- Four Badgers captured first-place titles as 14 total Wisconsin wrestlers competed against some of the nation's top talent at the Journeymen Classic on Sunday. "We saw some good things but also some things we needed to work on," UW head coach Barry Davis said. "I think some guys needed to compete for a full seven minutes and some guys did. We have to realize that, when you wrestle, it's a seven-minute match unless you get a pin or tech fall. You keep competing the full seven minutes." Coming off of a win at the prestigious NWCA All-Star Classic, senior Connor Medbery carried his momentum into the tournament to take first in the 285-pound bracket. The second-ranked wrestler picked up a technical fall at 2:16 in his first match before taking down Minnesota's fifth-ranked Michael Kroells with a dominant 10-0 major decision. In the finals, Medbery faced yet another top-10 opponent in fourth-ranked Tanner Hall of Arizona State, but Medbery came away with the tournament crown by taking down Hall 3-2. He has now defeated three top-10 opponents within one week. Hunter Ritter won his first two matches by decision, 7-1 and 12-3, to move on to the finals. The 184-pounder beat Cortland's Colin Barber 6-2 to capture his third tournament title as a Badger and first while wrestling attached. 149-pounder Andrew Crone beat his first two opponents by decision, 11-3 and 15-4, before beating Joshua Maruca of Arizona State 13-1 to earn first place. Mason Reinhardt also picked up his first tournament title at Wisconsin after collecting two pins. The 197-pounder recorded a pin at 3:55 in the first match and won his second match 5-3 to advance to the finals, where a pin of Arizona State's Austyn Harris at 1:33 sealed the victory. Both Jens Lantz and Michael Cullen finished second in the 125-pound class. Lantz won two matches by decision, but fell to Dalton Duffield of Oklahoma in the finals. Fellow Badger Cullen dropped his first match, 10-3, but rebounded with a 4-0 win in the second round and 6-4 sudden victory against Charles Lenox of North Carolina State. Also earning second place was Ricky Robertson, who finished with a 2-1 record in his first time competing at 197 pounds. After easily winning his first two matches 6-2 and 5-2, he fell to Ohio State's Kollin Moore 12-11. Sophomore Ryan Christensen recorded a technical fall at 7:00 in his first match before falling to Lehigh's Ryan Preisch 8-0. The 174-pounder finished third after taking out Jacen Petersen 13-8 in the finals to place third. Eli Stickley also finished third after recording a pin at 2:28 in the first match and picking up a 3-0 win in the finals. 141-pounders Luke Rowh and Cole Martin earned third and fourth place, respectively. Rowh beat Tyler Sage of Arizona State 9-4 in the third round, while Martin fell to Oklahoma's Mike Longo 7-6 in the finals. Wrestling at 157 pounds, Rylan Lubeck finished fourth while 197-pounder Eric Peissig and 165-pounder Izaec Quintanilla both earned sixth place. Wisconsin returns to the mat to take on Duke on Nov. 18 at 6 p.m. in Durham, North Carolina, for the Badgers' first dual of the season. "We're making strides, we're getting better and seeing good things but there's some things we have to work on Monday to move forward," Davis said. "We will straighten some things out and regroup to get ready for Duke on Friday."

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- The Purdue wrestling team swept through the Boilermaker Duals, posting three wins Sunday in Holloway Gymnasium to open the dual campaign at 3-0. The Boilermakers rolled through UIndy 31-6 and Bloomsburg 26-6 and registered a 20-13 win over Northern Illinois. “Always happy to win, going 3-0 is a great feeling,” Purdue head wrestling coach Tony Ersland said. “We have some young guys we are trying to build momentum for, so I think us going 3-0 and seeing them changing and grow as the day went was great. A lot of guys got better throughout the day too. We still need to keep learning to be more aggressive and carry more pace in our matches. However, there has been progress since wrestle-offs to the Eastern Michigan Open to and to now. We are trending in the right way and we need to keep moving forward and making gains.” Purdue won all three matches at four weight classes. Ben Thornton (125), Kyle Ayersman (141) and Tyler Kral (285) went 3-0 on the day, while Cody Pae and Luke Welch split time at 133 and combined to go 3-0. Thornton did not surrender a takedown in his three matches at 125 pounds, picking up decisions against DJ Smith of UIndy (4-1) and Northern Illinois' Brock Hudkins (3-2). He made easy work of Bloomsburg's Willy Girard in a 12-4 major decision, his second of the season. The redshirt sophomore pushed his record to 7-1 with the trio of victories. At 141, Ayersman recorded a pair of decisions and capped off the day with a 16-0 technical fall against Max Fisher that took just 3:39. The redshirt senior put up three four-point nearfalls en route to the fourth tech fall of his career. Kral's first match saw him shut out UIndy's seventh-ranked Dylan Faulkenberg 2-0. The Crown Point, Indiana, native, then won an 8-6 decision that had a wild first period with Bo Spiller of Bloomsburg and he closed out the triple dual day with a 5-2 decision against Caleb Gossett of Northern Illinois. With the three wins, Kral improved to 7-1 in his redshirt senior campaign. The first of two bonus point victories at 133 pounds was credited to Pae. After building a 6-0 lead on UIndy's Dylan Hurst, Pae reversed the Greyhound and tilted him twice for four-point nearfalls in the second period. A takedown midway through the third period ended the match at 16-0. Eleven of Welch's 18 points came in the third period as he took an 18-7 major decision over Matt Noble of Bloomsburg. Welch also got the nod against Northern Illinois and disposed of Alijah Jeffery 7-5 to push his record to 5-2. Alex Griffin avenged a 2-1 (TB1) Eastern Michigan Open semifinal loss to Northern Illinois' Caden McWhirter by posting a 7-3 victory. The 157-pounder's four-point nearfall in the second period was the difference maker in the match. The redshirt senior registered his fifth tech fall of the season and the 15th of his career in his opening bout, using 4:39 to defeat Kyle Barkovich of UIndy 17-1. Blake Reid went 2-1 for Purdue at 184 pounds. The Columbus, Ohio, native, pinned Cory Graham of UIndy in 4:39 and followed with a 7-2 outing against Bloomsburg's Tyler Worthing. Reid nearly had the match-winning takedown, but time expired before he could complete his attack to drop a narrow 5-4 decision to NIU's Mike Aldrich. His record stands at 7-2. “I don't know if Blake Reid realizes how good he can be quite yet,” Ersland said. “My job is going to be to get him to understand he can be pretty good. If he would just trust himself a little bit more out there, certainly again, going the right way. We are excited for him and hopefully he'll make a jump for us next week.” Dylan Lydy (165), Peter Andreotti (174) and Christian Brunner (197) also posted 2-1 marks for Purdue. Up next for the Boilermakers is a trip west to California for a pair of duals and an open tournament. First they'll take on Boise State on a neutral mat at 8 p.m. ET on Friday in Palo Alto, followed by a battle with the home team and 14th-ranked Stanford at 9:30 p.m. They will then travel to Fresno for the CSU Bakersfield's Roadrunner Open on Nov. 20. Competition from Clovis North High School is set to get underway at 1 p.m. #BoilerNotes • Nate Limmex, Dylan Lydy and Christian Brunner made their first-ever dual start Sunday. • With four four-point nearfalls, Alex Griffin moved into sixth on Purdue's career back points list with 206 … he has 54 back points through eight matches. • Cody Pae picked up the third technical fall of his career. • Of Purdue's 22 wins, 16 were by decision, two by major decision, two by technical fall and one by fall … only one loss was suffered with bonus points. • Tony Ersland has won the first dual in each of his three seasons as the Boilermakers' head coach.

WEST POINT, N.Y. -- The Drexel wrestling team picked up its second dual win of the weekend with a 22-14 victory over Army West Point on Sunday afternoon. The Dragons were trailing 14-13 with two matches to go, but wins from Joshua Murphy and Joey Goodhart solidified Drexel's fourth win of the season. Tanner Shoap got things started at 125 with a 9-7 decision after securing a takedown in the first sudden victory period. Kevin Devoy, Jr. followed with a major decision over Army's Austin Harry to put the Dragons ahead, 7-0. The Black Knights got on the board with the 141 match, as David Pearce fell to No. 17 Logan Everett. However, Matthew Cimato came back with a 5-1 win over Army's Matt Kelly to give Drexel a 10-3 advantage. No. 14 Russ Parsons took the 157 match with a technical fall for the Black Knights. Austin Rose earned a 7-4 decision at 165 to make it 13-8, but then Army's Ben Harvey picked up a 2-0 decision at 174 to cut the Dragons' lead to 13-11. In the 184 match the Black Knights were able to take the lead as Samson Imonode earned an 8-3 decision over Alex DeCiantis. However, Murphy came back with a 6-4 win to give the Dragons a 16-14 advantage with one match to play. Goodhart finished story with a win-by-fall at 4:16 to secure a Drexel victory. The Dragons, now 4-0 in dual competition, will return to action on Sunday, Nov. 20 as they will compete in the Keystone Classic hosted by Penn. Results: 125: Tanner Shoap (DU) DEC Trey Chalifoux (Army), SV-1, 9-7 133: Kevin Devoy Jr. (DU) MAJ over Austin Harry (Army), 8-0 141: No. 17 Logan Everett (Army) DEC David Pearce (DU), 9-5 149: No. 9 Matthew Cimato (DU) DEC Matt Kelly (Army), 5-1 157: No. 14 Russ Parsons (Army) TF Mike Comunale (DU), 17-0 165: Austin Rose (DU) DEC Andrew Mendel (Army), 7-4 174: Ben Harvey (Army) DEC Nick Elmer (DU), 2-0 184: Samson Imonode (Army) DEC Alex DeCiantis (DU), 8-3 197: Joshua Murphy (DU) DEC No. 11 Rocco Caywood (Army), 6-4 285: Joey Goodhart (DU) WBF Trevor Smith (Army) @ 4:16

EDINBORO, Pa. -- The 22nd-ranked Pitt wrestling team (3-0) remains undefeated after a thrilling 20-16 effort over the Edinboro Fighting Scots (0-2) Sunday at McComb Fieldhouse. Redshirt sophomore Zach Bruce at 197 pounds and redshirt junior Ryan Solomon at 285 pounds helped secure the team victory, while sophomore TeShan Campbell upset 11th-ranked Austin Matthews at 165 pounds. “It was a great team effort today,” head coach Jason Peters said. “I thought Zach [Bruce] did a good job giving us a chance to win in the end. We still have some areas we need to work on, but to get a high-level dual meet win in the second week of the season is definitely good for us.” The Fighting Scots jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the dual after sophomore LJ Bentley dropped a 4-1 decision to 18th-ranked Sean Russell at 125 pounds. Pitt then took its first lead of the day after 8th-ranked Dom Forys recorded his second major decision on the year, 10-2, over Korbin Myers at 133 pounds. At 141 pounds, redshirt junior Nick Zanetta dropped a hard-fought battle to Ozzy Lugo after two tiebreakers, 4-3. Lugo escaped with six second left to secure the win, giving Edinboro the lead back, 6-4. The Fighting Scots extended their lead to 10-4 after senior Mikey Racciato fell 14-2 to 12th-ranked Patricio Lugo at 149 pounds. Freshman Jake Wentzel brought Pitt within two of Edinboro after a dominating 10-0 performance over Chase Delande. Wentzel's major decision was his second win by bonus points so far this year. Feeding off of Wentzel's momentum, Campbell, ranked 19th at 165 pounds, stepped up to 11th-ranked Austin Matthews. Campbell, wrestling at a new weight class this season, dominated Matthews en route to a 9-6 decision and giving Pitt the lead back, 11-10. However, the Fighting Scots recorded wins at 174 and 184 pounds, regaining the lead 16-11. Bruce rose to the occasion at 197 pounds, also a new weight class for the Panther, and would secure a 2-0 win thanks to an escape and riding time to bring Pitt within two again, 16-14. In the final bout of the day and with the dual on the line, Solomon needed to win by just a decision to lock up the dual, however Solomon pinned No. 16 Billy Miller in 2:58 lifting Pitt to a 20-16 victory. Solomon's win this afternoon marks the fourth time in his career that he has lifted Pitt to a victory wrestling at 285 pounds. The Panthers return to Pittsburgh Friday, Nov. 18, to host No. 12 Lehigh in the home opener. Action is set to begin at 7 p.m. in the Fitzgerald Field House. Results: 125: No. 18 Sean Russell (EU) dec. LJ Bentley (UP), 4-1 – Edinboro leads 3-0 133: No. 8 Dom Forys (UP) maj. dec. Korbin Myers (EU), 10-2 – Pitt leads 4-3 141: Ozzy Lugo (EU) dec. Nick Zanetta (UP), TB-2 4-3 – Edinboro leads 6-4 149: No. 12 Patricio Lugo (EU) maj. dec. Mikey Racciato (UP), 14-2 – Edinboro leads 10-4 157: Jake Wentzel (UP) maj. dec. Chase Delande (EU), 10-0 – Edinboro leads 10-8 165: No. 19 TeShan Campbell (UP) dec. No. 11 Austin Matthews, 9-6 – Pitt leads 11-10 174: Ty Schoffstall (EU) dec. Christian Dietrich (UP), 11-5 – Edinboro leads 13-11 184: Dakota Geer (EU) dec. Mat Carr (UP), 4-3 – Edinboro leads 16-11 197: Zach Bruce (UP) dec. Dyaln Reynolds (EU), 2-0 – Edinboro leads 16-14 285: No. 14 Ryan Solomon (UP) pins No. 11 Billy Miller (EU), 2:58 – Pitt wins 20-16

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. -- The emphasis for the Central Michigan wrestling team has been on aggressiveness and scoring points. For the most part, the 17th-ranked Chippewas accomplished those goals Sunday as they won seven matches in defeating Virginia, 22-10, in their first dual meet of the season at McGuirk Arena. “We're really emphasizing, kind of changing our culture, to score more points,” said CMU junior Colin Heffernan, who recorded an 8-6 victory at 157 pounds. “Every match we're trying to go out there and get as many points as we can. “If we're wrestling to score points it's going to pay off. The whole time we're trying to attack and score as many points as we can.” Heffernan, who is ranked 12th nationally, topped 20th-ranked Andrew Atkinson in the only match that featured two ranked wrestlers. Heffernan recorded four takedowns in his bout, as did teammate Jordan Ellingwood, who took a 10-2 major decision victory at 184. The Chippewas finished with 20 takedowns in the meet to Virginia's 10. The Cavaliers are 0-2. “I know Virginia's not ranked in the top 25, but I know they have a very talented team,” CMU coach Tom Borrelli said. “If you know high school wrestling and you know the credentials of their kids coming out of high school, you know how talented they are.” The Chippewas also got victories from Corey Keener (133), Justin Oliver (149), C.J. Brucki (174), Austin Severn (197) and Newton Smerchek (heavyweight). Both Keener and Oliver had to come from behind to win their respective matches. “It wasn't easy today,” Borrelli said. “We had to fight to win some matches. I think when you're put in tough situations – (Keener) was really close to getting pinned, and (Oliver) was down 4-0 – and you figure out how to come back and win, you learn a lot. Those things are all plusses. “I was pleased with the way they kept their composure and came back. I know our guys had to push through a lot today. Our guys were tired; they were really tired. The first-match jitters, that anxiety takes a little bit out of you. You can always get better conditioning wise. You're never in good enough shape.” The Chippewas' Brent Fleetwood (125) lost to Jack Mueller, a standout freshman who improved to 6-0 on the season. CMU's lineup included two freshmen, Mason Smith (141) and Logan Parks (165). Smith's opponent, George DiCamillo, is ranked 10th nationally, while Parks faced a senior, Ray Bethea. DiCamillo scored a 13-4 major decision over Smith, while Parks dropped a 3-1 decision. “Mason's going to be good,” Borrelli said. “He's got a lot of fundamental things to work on. He's a big-move kind of guy. He's wrestling a guy who's ranked in the top 10 in the country. Fundamentals is what beats those guys, not tricks. He tried a lot of tricks and they didn't work for him. “Logan, he wrestled a senior and the guy was pretty cagey. He kind of stole the match from Logan. He got a takedown and then hung on to Logan on the edge of the mat in the third period. “They spent probably 40 seconds in a situation right on the edge of the mat in the third period, which is really good strategy if you have the lead. You're burning time and if you're almost taken down you can get out of bounds. The guy was smart enough and Logan's a freshman, he doesn't understand what the guy's doing there.” The Chippewas go to the Michigan State Open next Sunday, then to the Cliff Keen Invitational on Dec. 2-3. “Our goals are high,” Heffernan said. “They are every year. No matter what we're ranked, we want to get 10 guys at the NCAA Tournament, we want to get 10 guys wrestling their best and bring home a trophy from the NCAA Tournament. “My goal is to be an NCAA champion and I'm hoping every other guy on the team has a goal to be an NCAA champion. If we all set our goals high, we expect to achieve those goals. If we don't expect to achieve those goals there's not point in wrestling the season.” Results: 125: Jack Mueller (UVA) dec. Brent Fleetwood, 8-4 133: Corey Keener (CMU) dec. Will Mason, 11-7 141: George DiCamillo (UVA) major dec. Mason Smith, 13-4 149: Justin Oliver (CMU) dec. Sam Krivus, 8-6 157: Colin Heffernan (CMU) dec. Andrew Atkinson, 8-6 165: Ray Bethea (UVA) dec. Logan Parks, 3-1 174: C.J. Brucki (CMU) dec. Tyler Askey, 6-0 184: Jordan Ellingwood (CMU) major dec. Will Schany, 10-2 197: Austin Severn (CMU) dec. Chance McClure, 6-1 HWT: Newton Smerchek (CMU) dec. Chuck Boddy, 4-1

NORFOLK, Va. -- Five from No. 5 Mizzou Wrestling registered bonus points as the Tigers opened the season with a 36-3 win over Old Dominion on Sunday in Norfolk, Va. In the victory, redshirt senior 149-pounder Lavion Mayes (Mascoutah, Ill.) recorded his 100th career collegiate victory in a 9-4 win over Michael Hayes. Mayes becomes the 25th member of Mizzou's exclusive 100-win club. The two-time NCAA All-American now owns a career record of 100-21 and is ranked fifth all-time in career major decisions with 25. In his first dual start since Feb. 8, 2015, redshirt sophomore 125-pounder Chase Brennan (Monett, Mo.) posted a major decision victory, 13-4, over Steven Simpson to start the dual for the Tigers. Brennan scored quickly and often, recording three takedowns in the first period and two more in the third to get the major. Redshirt sophomore 133-pounder John Erneste (Kansas City, Mo.) shined in his start against Alex Madrigal, earning a fall in the second period at 3:35. Erneste fell behind 2-0 in the match before he took Madrigal down and got his shoulders to the mat for the fall. Mayes led 7-3 after the first period in his match against Michael Hayes after scoring multiple takedowns in the period. Another takedown in the third period gave him the match, 9-4. After taking a redshirt season last year, redshirt junior 157-pounder Joey Lavallee (Reno, Nev.) earned a major decision, 12-0, over Shane Jones in his return to the starting lineup. Redshirt sophomore 165-pounder Daniel Lewis (Blue Springs, Mo.) followed with a major decision of his own, winning 8-0 over No. 11-ranked Seldon Wright. Wrestling in his home state, redshirt freshman 174-pounder Dylan Wisman (Winchester, Va.) posted a 12-5 win over Antonio Agee in his Tiger dual debut. Also making his dual debut, redshirt freshman heavyweight Austin Myers (Alexandria, Ky.) registered a fall over Will Hillard in the second period at 3:19. Myers scored takedowns early in the first period and again in the second before recording the pin. Mizzou returns home on Sunday, Nov. 20, to host No. 6 Virginia Tech at Jesse Auditorium. Fans are encourage to buy tickets for that event at mutigers.com/jesse16. For all the latest on Mizzou Wrestling, stay tuned to MUTigers.com and follow the team on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram (MizzouWrestling). Results: 125: Chase Brennan (MIZ) md Steven Simpson (ODU): 13-4 133: John Erneste (MIZ) fall Alex Madrigal (ODU): 3:35 141: Matt Manley (MIZ) dec. No. 20 Emilio Saavedra (ODU): TB-1 3-1 149: No. 3 Lavion Mayes (MIZ) dec. Michael Hayes (ODU): 9-4 157: No. 6 Joey Lavallee (MIZ) md Shane Jones (ODU): 12-4 165: No. 3 Daniel Lewis (MIZ) md No. 11 Seldon Wright (ODU): 8-0 174: Dylan Wisman (MIZ) dec. Antonio Agee (ODU): 12-5 184: No. 13 Jack Dechow (ODU) dec. No. 5 Willie Miklus (MIZ): 6-5 197: No. 1 J'den Cox (MIZ) dec. No. 9 Kevin Beazley (ODU): 5-0 HWT: Austin Myers (MIZ) fall Will Hillard (ODU): 3:19

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team (2-0, 0-0 B1G) used four pins to roll over No. 12 Stanford in the 2016-17 home opener for head coach Cael Sanderson's squad. After raising the banner for the 2016 NCAA and Big Ten Championships, the Nittany Lions won eight of ten bouts to post a lopsided 36-6 victory over the visiting Cardinal. The dual began at 165 where red-shirt freshman Vincenzo Joseph (Pittsburgh, Pa.), ranked No. 8 nationally, made his Rec Hall dual debut against talented Stanford junior Keaton Subjeck. Subjeck surprised Joseph with two early throws to open up a big lead and the Lion freshman's comeback fell short in an 18-12 loss. Senior Geno Morelli (DuBois, Pa.) answered back at 174, however, dominating No. 13 Jim Wilson on his way to a strong 6-3 win. Sophomore All-American Bo Nickal (Allen, Texas), ranked No. 3 at 184, gave Penn State the lead with a dizzying display of offense. Nickal rolled up a 21-7 lead before catching Austin Flores in a late cradle and notching his second straight fall to start the season, this one at the 6:21 mark. Junior Matt McCutcheon (Apollo, Pa.), ranked No. 16 at his new weight of 197, posted a 3-2 win over Stanford senior Josh Marchok to give the Nittany Lions a 12-3 lead. Sophomore Nick Nevills (Clovis, Calif.), ranked No. 14 at 285, notched a big 3-1 win over No. 10 Nathan Butler to give the Nittany Lions a 15-3 lead heading into intermission. True freshman Nick Suriano (Paramus, N.J.), ranked No. 12 at 125, made his Rec Hall dual debut against No. 4 Connor Schram in one of the dual's most anticipated match-ups and did not disappoint the sellout crowd. Suriano posted a strong 3-0 win over the fourth-ranked Cardinal, including 1:53 in riding time (thanks to a third period rideout). Sophomore Jered Cortez (Carol Stream, Ill.), ranked No. 9 at 133, made his Rec Hall dual debut with a blistering performance, rolling up a big early lead before getting a first period pin (2:40) over Peter Russo. Senior All-American Jimmy Gulibon (Latrobe, Pa.), ranked No. 12 at 141, dropped a hard-fought 6-2 decision to No. 2 Joey McKenna. Junior All-American Zain Retherford (Benton, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 149, gave Penn State its second first period pin, this one coming at the 2:16 mark over Tommy Pawelski. Sophomore All-American Jason Nolf (Yatesboro, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 157, closed out the dual with Penn State's third pin, a fall at 6:21 over Paul Fox. Penn State's late flurry gave the Nittany Lions the lopsided 36-6 victory. Penn State started six underclassmen in the dual, including three wrestlers making their Rec Hall dual debuts (Suriano, Cortez and Joseph). Head coach Cael Sanderson's crew posted a lopsided 31-6 takedown edge in takedowns. Penn State collected 12 bonus points off four pins (Cortez, Retherford, Nolf, Nickal). The Nittany Lions went 18-2 in their opening weekend (going 10-0 on Friday in a 45-0 win at Army). The Nittany Lions are now 2-0 on the year and have won 19 straight duals dating back to the end of the 2014-15 campaign. The capacity crowd of 6,544 was the 30th straight Rec Hall sellout and the 33rd of 34 home sellouts including the Bryce Jordan Center. Penn State hosts No. 12 Stanford on Sunday, Nov. 13, in its home opener. The dual begins at 2 p.m. in sold out Rec Hall. 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. Results: 165: Keaton Subjeck STAN dec. #8 Vincenzo Joseph PSU, 18-12 / 0-3 174: Geno Morelli PSU dec. #13 Jim Wilson STAN, 6-3 / 3-3 184: #3 Bo Nickal PSU pinned Austin Flores STAN, WBF (6:21) / 9-3 197: #16 Matt McCutcheon PSU dec. Josh Marchok STAN, 3-2 / 12-3 285: #14 Nick Nevills PSU dec. #10 Nathan Butler STAN, 3-1 / 15-3 125: #12 Nick Suriano PSU dec. #4 Connor Schram STAN, 3-0 / 18-3 133: #9 Jered Cortez PSU pinned Peter Russo STAN, WBF (2:40) / 24-3 141: #2 Joey McKenna STAN dec. #12 Jimmy Gulibon PSU, 6-2 / 24-6 149: #1 Zain Retherford PSU pinned Tommy Pawelski STAN, WBF (2:16) / 30-6 157: #1 Jason Nolf PSU pinned Paul Fox STAN, WBF (5:46) / 36-6 Attendance: 6,544 (30th straight sell-out in Rec Hall, 33 of 34 including BJC) Records: Penn State 2-0, 0-0 B1G; Stanford 1-1 Up Next for Penn State: at Keystone Classic, Penn, Philadelphia, Pa. - Sunday, Nov. 20, 9 a.m. BOUT-BY-BOUT: 165: Redshirt freshman Vincenzo Joseph (Pittsburgh, Pa.), ranked No. 8 at 165, made his Rec Hall dual meet debut against Stanford junior Keaton Subjeck. Subjeck came out of the gates firing, catching Joseph with a throw and near fall to take an early 6-1 lead. He turned the trick once more, taking a fast 12-2 lead before Joseph could notch his first victory to gut the lead to 13-4. Subjeck took Joseph down and the Lion escaped quickly and the Cardinal senior had a 15-5 lead after one period. Subjeck chose down to start the second period and Joseph maintained control for :30 before cutting him loose to a 16-5 score. Joseph quickly took Subject down and to his back but did not get the call for back points. Trailing 17-7 after a Subject escape, the Lion freshman entered the third period down by ten. Joseph chose down to start the third period but could not work his way free of a strong Subjeck ride. The Cardinal killed nearly a full minute before Joseph escaped to a 17-8 score. Joseph could not break through Subjeck's defense until the :30 mark, taking him down to cut the lead to 17-10. Subjeck escaped to an 18-10 lead but Joseph would avoid the major with a last second takedown, dropping the 18-12 decision. 174: Senior Geno Morelli (DuBois, Pa.) met No. 13 Jim Wilson of Stanford at 174. The duo battled evenly for half the period, with Morelli maintaining position on the Nittany Lion logo in the middle of the mat. Morelli forced Wilson into a first stall at the :40 mark, shooting the Cardinal grappler off the mat. Morelli continued to shoot and Wilson continued to play defense, sending the bout to the second tied 0-0. Wilson chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 1-0 lead. Morelli blew through a quick low double. He cut Wilson loose and the bout continued tied 2-2 at the 1:15 mark. Morelli took a 3-2 lead as Wilson got hit with a second stall and carried it into the third period. Morelli chose down to start the third period and escaped to a 4-2 lead with 1:36 on the clock. Morelli gained control of Wilson's waist and worked him to the mat for another takedown and a 6-2 lead. Wilson escaped with :06 left but Morelli's strong offense gave the Lion a 6-3 win. 184: Sophomore Bo Nickal (Allen, Texas), ranked No. 3 at 184, took to the mat against Stanford's Austin Flores. Nickal wasted no time taking Flores down, opening up an early 2-1 lead. The Lion sophomore added a second takedown after forcing Flores into a stall warning and then cut him loose to a 4-2 lead with 1:25 on the clock. Nickal took Flores down again, cut him loose with :45 left and tacked on a fourth takedown with :30 left. Nickal then rode Flores out and carried the 8-3 lead with over 1:00 in time into the second period. Flores chose down to start the second period and escaped to an 8-4 score. Nickal picked up a stall point and then a quick takedown before turning Flores for four back points and a 15-4 lead. Flores escaped to a 15-5 score and Nickal quickly took him down again, upping his lead to 17-5. Flores managed a late escape and Nickal led 17-6 after two. Nickal chose neutral to start the third period and took Flores down right off the whistle. Leading 19-6, Nickal cut Flores loose, took him down to a 21-8 lead after another cut, locked up a late cradle and nailed down the pin at the 6:21 mark. 197: Junior Matt McCutcheon (Apollo, Pa.), ranked No. 16 at his new weigh of 197, met Stanford senior Josh Marchock. McCutcheon was steady to start the match, finding an opening at the 1:30 mark taking Marchok down for an early 2-1 lead. The duo battled evenly for the final minute-plus and McCutcheon carried the one point lead into the second period. McCutcheon chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 3-1 lead. McCutcheon worked the middle of the mat, keeping the Stanford senior on defense for the bulk of the second period but not managing to break through to score. Trailing 3-1, Marchok chose down to start the third period and steadily worked his way to an escape and a 3-2 score at the 1:30 mark. McCutcheon stepped back from a slight Marchok shot at the :30 mark and then killed the clock with strong defense to escape with a hard fought 3-2 win. 285: Sophomore Nick Nevills (Clovis, Calif.), ranked No. 14 at 285, faced off against No. 10 Nathan Butler in a bout featuring two ranked opponents. The duo battled evenly for over two minutes, with Nevills controlling the middle of the mat and Butler fending off numerous Nevills shots. Nevills finally connected on a low ankle pick and worked his way into control of Butler's feet. After a brief struggle, Nevills broke through Butler's defense and finished off the takedown to lead 2-0 after one period. Butler chose down to start the second period and Nevills controlled the action from the top position long enough to build up a :33 riding time edge. Butler escaped to a 2-1 score with 1:40 left in the middle period. Nevills continued to set the tempo but Butler fought off the Lion's offense and the bout moved to the third period with Nevills lead 2-1. Nevills chose down to start the third period and worked his way to an escape and a 3-1 lead with 1:35 left in the period. Butler took a shot at the :55 mark, but Nevills quickly stepped back and regained control of the action in the middle of the mat. A low Nevills single with :40 left forced a scramble that had Nevills holding on to Butler's ankle to kill the clock. Nevills' defense held and the Lion sophomore posted the 3-1 upset victory. 125: True freshman Nick Suriano (Paramus, N.J.), ranked No. 12 at 125, made his Rec Hall debut against No. 4 Connor Schram in one of the dual's most anticipated match-ups. Suriano set a fast pace from the onset, maintaining contact with Schram while holding position in the middle of the mat. The ranked duo traded shots over the next minute, with Suriano nearly breaking through at the 1:00 mark to no avail. Suriano pressed the Stanford senior for the rest of the period, forcing Schram into a first stall warning as the period wound down. Tied 0-0 after one, Suriano chose down to start the second stanza and quickly escaped to a 1-0 lead. The Lion freshman pressed the Stanford senior for the first minute of the period, keeping Schram backing up while looking for a chance to connect on offense. Suriano upped his lead to 2-0 on another Schram stall and carried that into the third period. Schram chose down to start the third period and Suriano went to work on top, looking to break the Cardinal down and build up a riding time edge. Suriano picked up a stall warning for holding Schram's ankle and a reset was called with 1:35 on the clock. The Lion freshman controlled Schram deep into the period, building up over 1:00 in riding time. Looking to maintain control, Suriano forced Schram back to the mat and kept control for the full two minutes to post a convincing 3-0 win with 1:53 in riding time. 133: Sophomore Jered Cortez (Carol Stream, Ill.), ranked No. 9 at 133, made his Rec Hall dual debut against Peter Russo. Cortez took Russo down quickly and then turned him for two back points to take a 4-0 lead. He then reset himself, turned Russo one more time and turned him for four more back points. Leading 8-1, Cortez cut Russo loose and action resumed in the center circle. Cortez lifted Russo off the mat and sent him down for another takedown and a 10-1 lead. He then worked Russo's shoulders to the mat and picked up the pin in his Rec Hall dual debut at the 2:40 mark. 141: Senior Jimmy Gulibon (Latrobe, Pa.), ranked No. 12 at 141, took on No. 2 Joey McKenna in one of the dual's marquee bouts. McKenna drew first blood with a strong double leg to take 2-0 lead with 2:32 on the clock. McKenna controlled the action over a minute, building up a solid riding time edge. He then turned Gulibon for two back points but Penn State challenged whether action had moved out of bounds. The call was confirmed and action resumed with Gulibon down 4-0 at the 1:15 mark. McKenna rode Gulibon out and led 4-0 with 2:32 in riding time after one. McKenna chose down to start the second period and escaped to a 5-0 lead at the 1:45 mark. Gulibon upped the tempo and forced McKenna into a first stall warning with :45 left in the period. McKenna was able to play defense for the rest of the period and led 4-0 after two. Gulibon chose neutral to start the third period. He forced a scramble on a low single but McKenna was able to scramble his way to a stalemate. Gulibon's late flurry of offense led to a final takedown but McKenna, with 2:16 in riding time, posted the strong 6-2 win. 149: Junior Zain Retherford (Benton, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 149, faced off against junior Tommy Pawelski of Stanford. Retherford notched his first takedown just :35 into the bout and then worked up :33 in riding time before cutting Pawelski loose. Retherford dove low through a double and finished off the move for control and another takedown. He then worked the Cardinal's shoulders to the mat, reset himself once and pinned Pawelski at the 2:16 mark for his 37th straight victory dating back to the end of the 2013-14 season. 157: Sophomore Jason Nolf (Yatesboro, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 157, met Stanford's Paul Fox. Fox got in on an early single but Nolf deftly moved his way behind the Cardinal, nearly scoring himself before a potentially dangerous call halted the action. Fox initiated a scramble once more and finished off the move to take a 2-1 lead after a quick Nolf escape midway through the first period. Nolf used a quick ankle pick to take Fox down and then cut him loose to a 3-3 tie at the 1:00 mark. Nolf pulled Fox down at the waist for a 5-3 lead and cut him to a 5-4 score. Fox held Nolf off and trailed by one after one. Nolf chose down to start the second period and escaped to a 6-4 lead. Fox tied the match with another takedown and Nolf escaped to a 7-6 lead. He then quickly took Fox down to up his lead to 8-6 with 1:31 on the clock. Fox stalled on his way back to a reset, Nolf cut him loose to a 9-7 lead and then took him down on the edge of the mat to lead 11-7 with 1:18 in the period. Another cut and takedown gave Nolf a 13-8 lead with 1:03 left in the second. Nolf would tack on four more takedowns to lead 22-12 after two periods. Fox chose down to start the third period. Nolf cut him loose after building up 1:00 in riding time and then took him down once more. He locked up a cradle, turned Fox over, and got the dual ending pin at the 5:46 mark.

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FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- The Drexel wrestling team earned a 36-9 victory over EIWA opponent Sacred Heart on Friday night. The Dragons won eight out of 10 matches on their way to their third victory of the season. Tanner Shoap started the night out with a pin two minutes into his match against Tim Johnson at 125. Kevin Devoy Jr. followed with another pin at 133 and David Pearce added a technical fall at 141 to give the Dragons an early 17-0 advantage. Matthew Cimato picked a 10-6 decision over Alex Harnsberger at 149, and then Mike Comunale and Austin Rose added decisions of their own at 157 and 165, respectively. Nick Elmer added a major decision at 174 to give Drexel a 30-0 lead with just three matches to go. The Pioneers were able to get on the board with a decision from Elliott Antler at 184 and then with a pin from Sasha Oliinyk at 197 to make it 30-9, but then Joey Goodhart finished off the night with a win-by-fall over John Hartnett in the heavyweight match. This gave the Dragons a 36-9 victory and their third win in the same number of outings. The Dragons will return to action on Sunday as they will travel to face Army West Point in West Point, N.Y. The dual is set to begin at 2 p.m. Results: 125: Tanner Shoap (DU) WBF Tim Johnson (SHU) @ 2:16 133: Kevin Devoy Jr. (DU) WBF Gerard Daley (SHU) @ 2:06 141: David Pearce (DU) TF Brandon Levesque (SHU), 17-0 149: Matthew Cimato (DU) DEC Alex Harnsberger (SHU), 10-6 157: Mike Comunale (DU) DEC Casey Mitchell (SHU), 4-2 165: Austin Rose (DU) DEC Matt Fisher (SHU), 12-8 174: Nick Elmer (DU) MAJ Joe Toci (SHU), 20-8 184: Elliott Antler (SHU) DEC Ebed Jarrell (DU), 9-4 197: Sasha Oliinyk (SHU) WBF Joshua Murphy (DU) @ 1:30 285: Joey Goodhart (DU) WBF John Hartnett (SHU) @ 1:06

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- No. 10 Rutgers wrestling jumped out to a 2-0 start to the 2016-17 season Friday night at the Icardo Center, defeating San Francisco State, 45-0, followed by a 26-15 dual win over host CSU Bakersfield. RU (2-0) conceded just four of 20 matches on the evening, scoring 12 bonus point victories. CSU Bakersfield fought hard for wins in three of the first four bouts to takes a 12-6 lead. No. 15 184-pounder Nicholas Gravina started the match with a fall, but the Roadrunners answered right back with a pin and two decisions. No. 15 Tyson Dippery earned a 17-1 tech fall to cut the lead before No. 3 Anthony Ashnault won by a 17-5 major decision to put the Scarlet Knights ahead. Following another CSUB decision to tie the dual, RU closed with a trio of victories at 157, 165, and 174 pounds. Rutgers rolled to start the season against San Francisco State, winning eight of 10 matches by bonus points. The dual began with falls in two of the first three bouts from Jordan Pagano (184 pounds) and Marc McDonald (HWT). Later in the match, Ashnault and No. 15 149-pounder Ken Theobold posted back-to-back first period tech falls, as 174-pounder Phillip Bakuckas closed things out with a 17-1 tech at 174 pounds. Full dual results are available below. The Scarlet Knights conclude their trip out west with a dual against Cal Poly Sunday at 3 p.m. ET. The Mustangs will carry a live stream of the dual, available here. No. 10 Rutgers (2-0) 45, San Francisco State (0-4) 184: Jordan Pagano (RU) wins by fall over Mitchell Owens (SFST), 2:32; Rutgers leads 6-0 197: Matthew Correnti (RU) major dec. over Jonathan Costa (SFST), 11-2; Rutgers leads, 10-0 285: Marc McDonald (RU) wins by fall over Ricardo Jaramillo (SFST), 0:29; Rutgers leads, 16-0 125: Sean McCabe (RU) dec. over Matt Gamble (SFST), 10-4; Rutgers leads, 19-0 133: Scott DelVecchio (RU) major dec. over Nate Cervantez (SFST), 16-2; Rutgers leads, 23-0 141: No. 3/3/4 Anthony Ashnault (RU) tech fall over Joshua Weinberg (SFST), 17-0; Rutgers leads, 28-0 149: No. 13/13/NR Ken Theobold (RU) tech fall over Thomas Turcol (SFST), 19-0; Rutgers leads, 33-0 157: Anthony Giraldo (RU) dec. over Landon Myers (SFST), 6-3;Rutgers leads, 36-0 165: Willie Scott (RU) major dec. over Tyson Kuahine (SFST), 16-6; Rutgers leads, 40-0 174: Phillip Bakuckas (RU) tech fall over Jesse Lyga (SFST), 17-1; Rutgers wins 45-0 Rankings (-/-/-): InterMat / FloWrestling/The Open Mat NR denotes not ranked No. 10 Rutgers (2-0) 26, CSU Bakersfield (2-1) 15 184: No. 15/13/14 Nicholas Gravina (RU) wins by fall over Dylan Bollinger (CSUB), 1:33; Rutgers leads 6-0 197: Matt Williams (CSUB) wins by fall over Matthew Correnti (RU), 2:28; Dual tied, 6-6 HWT: Alex Encarnacion-Strand (CSUB) dec. over Razohnn Gross (RU), 6-2; CSUB leads, 9-6 125: Sean Nickell (CSUB) dec. over Sean McCabe (RU), 8-1; CSUB leads, 12-6 133: No. 15/14/20 Tyson Dippery (RU) tech fall over Carlos Herrera (CSUB), 17-1; CSUB leads, 12-11 141: No. 3/3/4 Anthony Ashnault (RU) major dec. over Russel Rohlfing (CSUB), 17-5; RU leads, 15-12 149: No. NR/NR/18 Coleman Hammond (CSUB) dec. over Anthony Giraldo (RU), 3-0; Dual tied, 15-15 157: No. 13/13/NR Ken Theobold (RU) dec. over Sean O'Rourke (CSUB), 2-0; RU leads, 18-15 165: John Van Brill (RU) dec. over Lorenzo De La Riva (CSUB), 10-3; RU leads, 21-15 174: Phillip Bakuckas (RU) tech fall over Matt Penyacsek (CSUB), 17-0; Rutgers wins, 26-15 Rankings (-/-/-): InterMat / FloWrestling/The Open Mat NR denotes not ranked

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- The United States swept all six of the gold medal in men's freestyle at the Bill Farrell Memorial International, held at the New York Athletic Club on Friday. The USA had 10 of the 12 men's freestyle finalists, and won both of the finals which an American faced a foreign opponent. One of these battles came at 74 kilograms/163 pounds, where three-time NCAA champion and Freestyle Team USA member Alex Dieringer (Stillwater, Okla.Titan Mercury WC) defeated 2014 World bronze medalist Bekzod Abdurakhmanov (Uzbekistan/NYAC), 8-2. The match was tied 2-2 at the break, but Dieringer broke it open with a four-point takedown in the second period. Read complete story on TheMat.com ...

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- The U.S. World Team for the Non-Olympic Weight World Championships has its men's freestyle team members, Logan Stieber (Columbus, Ohio/Titan Mercury WC/Ohio RTC) at 61 kg/134 lbs. and James Green (Lincoln, Neb./Titan Mercury WC) at 70 kilograms/154 pounds. Green, 2015 World bronze medalist, scored a two-match sweep over Jordan Oliver (Tempe, Ariz./Sunkist Kids) in two very close matches. Green scored on a stepout and a shot clock violation in the first match for a 2-1 win. In the second match, trailing 3-2 in the second period, Green hit a counter ankle pick with 1:30 left for a 4-3 victory. Based upon the Trials procedures in men's freestyle, Green sat out until the Championship Series because of his 2015 World medal, while Oliver had to win a loaded Challenge Tournament on Friday morning to earn his spot in the finals series. Read complete story on TheMat.com ...

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- UNI wrestling opened its dual season with two wins at home in the West Gym, beating University of Nebraska-Kearney, 43-0, and Utah Valley, 24-12. The Panthers hosted three duals, including match-ups between UNK and UVU. UNI improved to 2-0. Utah Valley split 1-1, and UNK fell to 0-2. "I saw a lot of good things," said head coach Doug Schwab. "Utah Valley really made our guys earn a lot of things. I think we still have some weight classes up for grabs." UNK DUAL The Panthers, ranked 23rd in the latest NWCA coaches poll, earned bonus points in seven matches against UNK, getting falls from Jay Schwarm at 125 pounds and Max Thomsen. Schwarm got the Panthers on the board early with a fall in 1 minute, 2 seconds. Josh Alber kept the momentum building 2:24 of riding time in the first period. He went on to tally more than four minutes of riding time to earn a 15-1 tech fall. Two more Panthers earned tech falls in their opening dual. Taylor Lujan had five first-period takedowns and went on to record a tech fall in 5:33. UTAH VALLEY DUAL Alber was the first to get UNI on the board with his second set of bonus points for the night. He beat Jarod Maynes, 20-11. A late takedown by Jake Hodges gave him the lead, but an escape at the buzzer sent the 141-pound match into sudden victory. Hodges struck right away with a takedown to win 9-7 and put the Panthers up 7-3. Thomsen followed up his fall with a major decision, earning more than three minutes in riding time. Bryce Steiert took the mat for the Panthers for the first time this season. His 7-4 decision kept the Panther lead, 14-3. After his major decision at 157 pounds against UNK, Paden Moore moved up to 165 pounds but wasn't able to hold off Koy Wilkinson, who won 8-5. Lujan had four takedowns to help him grab an 11-9 decision over Kimball Bastian. After wrestling at 197 pounds earlier in the night, Foster fell back to the 184-pound weight class to earn his second set of bonus points. He earned more than three minutes of riding time and went on to win 13-5. JJ Everard sealed UNI's win with a 3-2 decision. UP NEXT: The Panthers will send wrestlers to the Harold Nichols Cyclone Open Sunday. UNI hosts No. 6 Virginia Tech at 7 p.m. Nov. 18 in the West Gym. Student-athletes will be signing autographs following the dual. Utah Valley 35, University of Nebraska-Kearney 6 125 - Mitch Brown (UVU) maj. dec. Vlad Kazakov (UNK), 15-5 (RT 3:06) 4-0 UVU 133 - Jarod Maynes (UVU) dec. JD Rader (UNK), 10-6 (RT 1:19) 7-0 UVU 141 - Jeff Bizzle (UNK) pinned Trevor Willson (UVU), 4:21 7-6 UVU 149 - Grant LaMont (UVU) pinned Walker Johnson (UNK), 1:10 13-6 UVU 157 - Raider Lofthouse (UVU) maj. decision Seth Harrington (UNK), 11-3 (RT 2:42) 17-6 UVU 165 - Koy Wilkinson (UVU) dec. Richie Miranda (UNK), 8-4 (RT 1:03) 20-6 UVU 174 - Kimball Sebastian (UVU) maj. dec. Isaac Deaton (UNK), 14-5 (RT 1:08) 24-6 UVU 184 - Will Sumner (UVU) dec. #8 Zach Stodden (UNK), 3-2 (RT 1:41) 27-6 UVU 197 - Tanner Orndorff (UVU) tech fall Corey Van Dorn (UNK), 17-2 (5:03) 32-6 UVU 285 - Dustin Dennison (UVU) dec. Jarrod Hinrichs (UNK), 8-6 SV1 35-6 UVU #23 UNI 43, University of Nebraska-Kearney 0 125 - Jay Schwarm (UNI) pinned Vlad Kazakov (UNK), 1:02 6-0 UNI 133 - Josh Alber (UNI) tech fall Bryce Shoemaker (UNK), 15-1 (RT 4:07) 10-0 UNI 141 - Jake Hodges (UNI) maj. dec. Jeff Bizzle (UNK), 11-2 (RT 1:24) 14-0 UNI 149 - Max Thomsen (UNI) pinned Walker Johnson (UNK), 2:31 20-0 UNI 157 - Paden Moore (UNI) maj. dec. Seth Harrington (UNK), 3-2 (RT 2:23) 24-0 UNI 165 - Isaiah Patton (UNI) dec. Richie Miranda (UNK), 8-2 (RT 2:58) 27-0 UNI 174 - Taylor Lujan (UNI) tech fall Isaac Deaton (UNK), 21-6 (5:33) 32-0 UNI 184 - Jacob Holschlag (UNI) dec. #8 Zach Stodden (UNK), 9-3 (RT 2:15) 35-0 UNI 197 - Drew Foster (UNI) tech fall Corey Van Dorn (UNK), 20-4 (6:15) 40-0 UNI 285 - JJ Everard (UNI) dec. Jarrod Hinrichs (UNK), 7-5 43-0 UNI #23 UNI 24, Utah Valley 12 125 - Mitch Brown (UVU) dec. Jay Schwarm (UNI), 7-3 0-3 UVU 133 - Josh Alber (UNI) maj. dec. Jarod Maynes (UVU), 20-11 (RT 1:57) 4-3 UNI 141 - Jake Hodges (UNI) dec. Trevor Willson (UVU), 9-7 SV1 7-3 UNI 149 - Max Thomsen (UNI) maj. dec. Grant LaMont (UVU), 15-5 (RT 3:09) 11-3 UNI 157 - Bryce Steiert (UNI) dec. Raider Lofthouse (UVU), 7-4 14-3 UNI 165 - Koy Wilkinson (UVU) dec. Paden Moore (UNI), 8-5 14-6 UNI 174 - Taylor Lujan (UNI) dec. Kimball Bastian (UVU), 11-9 17-6 UNI 184 - Drew Foster (UNI) maj. dec. Will Sumner (UVU), 13-5 (RT 3:15) 21-6 UNI 197 - Tanner Orndorff (UVU) pinned Jared Bartel (UNI), 4:14 21-12 UNI 285 - JJ Everard (UNI) dec. Dustin Dennison (UVU), 3-2 24-12 UNI

BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- No. 12 Lehigh made a strong opening statement, winning the first seven bouts and eight overall in a 33-7 win over Bucknell Friday inside Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall. The Mountain Hawks scored bonus points in six of their eight victories, sparked by a technical fall from sophomore Scott Parker at 133 and back-to-back technical falls by sophomores Gordon Wolf and Ryan Preisch coming out of intermission. With the victory, Lehigh improves to 7-2 in dual openers under Pat Santoro, while Bucknell falls to 0-2 on the young season. "It was a good start to the season," Lehigh head coach Pat Santoro said. "Obviously we have a lot of work to do. Some guys that have been out just need more mat time, but overall the guys did a nice job." The Mountain Hawks were aggressive early in each bout as nine of 10 Lehigh wrestlers scored at least one first period takedown. Junior Darian Cruz scored four in the first and went on to start the dual with a 16-5 major decision over Jordan Gessner at 125. Parker returned to Lehigh's lineup at 133 after deferring his eligibility last season. He used a takedown and two two-point near falls to take a 6-0 lead on Joey Gould after one period. Parker added a takedown and four point near fall in the second and added three more takedowns in the third to secure a 20-5 technical fall that went the full 7:00. "He's a lot bigger than he was last year and has filled the weight nicely," Santoro said of Parker. "Scottie is going to go out there and give you 100 percent every time. I'm really pleased with the way he wrestled because Joey Gould is a really good wrestler." In the only matchup of nationally ranked wrestlers, senior Randy Cruz scored a takedown off the opening whistle and added a four point near fall with the strong first period standing up in a 9-3 win over Bucknell's Tyler Smith at 141. Senior captain Laike Gardner made it three bonus wins in four bouts for the Mountain Hawks with a 17-5 major decision over Seth Hogue at 149. In his varsity debut, deferred freshman Jordan Kutler gave Lehigh a 19-0 lead at intermission with an 8-2 decision over Victor Lopez at 157. Kutler scored early and proceeded to ride out the rest of the first period, yielding just a penalty point for an illegal hold. He added takedowns in the second and third periods to defeat Lopez, who posted Bucknell's lone win against No. 1 Oklahoma State last Sunday. Coming out of intermission, Wolf and Preisch helped the Mountain Hawks keep rolling with wins by technical fall. At 165, Wolf sandwiched six point first and third periods around a three-point second stanza to defeat Logan Kerin 15-0 in 6:42. "He really enjoys being out there," Santoro said of Wolf. "He loves to compete and he's getting better each week too. He's fun to watch." Preisch then scored an early takedown on Chad Reese at 174 and used three consecutive four point near falls to lead 14-0 after one period. A double leg takedown early in the second period gave Preisch the 16-0 technical fall in 3:19. Bucknell's first win came at 184 as Garrett Hoffman came back to beat freshman Kyle Gentile 7-4. It was Gentile who grabbed the early lead with a pair of first period takedowns, but Hoffman came back to take a 5-4 lead with a late second period takedown, then rode out Gentile in the third while adding a two point near fall. Tom Sleigh gave the Bison back-to-back wins and a bonus point as the 15th-ranked Bucknell grappler posted a 13-2 major decision over senior Ben Haas at 197. Sleigh led 2-1 after one in the only bout Lehigh failed to score a first period (or any) takedown) and broke things open with a takedown and four point near fall in the second. The final bout of the night saw senior heavyweight Doug Vollaro score a takedown in each period, including one in the final seconds of the third period, which earned him an 8-0 major decision over Tyler Greene. The Mountain Hawks will next head to Troy, N.Y. for the Journeymen Collegiate Classic, Sunday at Hudson Valley Community College. Sixteen Mountain Hawks are expected to compete in the round robin tournament format with action beginning at 9:45 a.m. Pools were released Friday and can be found at FloWrestling.org. Streaming video will also be available on FloWrestling.org via their FloPro subscription service. Results: 125 - Darian Cruz (Lehigh) major dec. Jordan Gessner (Bucknell) 16-5 133 - Scott Parker (Lehigh) tech fall Joey Gould (Bucknell) 20-5, 7:00 141 - Randy Cruz (Lehigh) dec. Tyler Smith (Bucknell) 9-3 149 - Laike Gardner (Lehigh) major dec. Seth Hogue (Bucknell) 17-5 157 - Jordan Kutler (Lehigh) dec. Victor Lopez (Bucknell) 8-2 165 - Gordon Wolf (Lehigh) tech fall Logan Kerin (Bucknell) 15-0, 6:42 174 - Ryan Preisch (Lehigh) tech fall Chad Reese (Bucknell) 16-0, 3:19 184 - Garrett Hoffman (Bucknell) dec. Kyle Gentile (Lehigh) 7-4 197 - Tom Sleigh (Bucknell) major dec. Ben Haas (Lehigh) 13-2 285 - Doug Vollaro (Lehigh) major dec. Tyler Greene (Bucknell) 8-0 Attendance - 1,341 Officials - Michael Millward and Craig Salvatore