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Hardell Moore, two-time Big 12 wrestling champ and twice an NCAA All-American for Oklahoma State two decades ago, has been named the recipient of the 2016 Gallagher Award from his college alma mater. Hardell MooreThe Gallagher Award, named in honor of the legendary Cowboy wrestling coach Ed Gallagher, is presented annually to an Oklahoma State alumnus who, according to the press statement, "exemplifies the spirit and leadership eminent in the tradition of champions." Moore will be presented with the award prior to the Oklahoma State vs. Stanford dual on Sunday, Feb. 14. Moore wrestled at Oklahoma State from 1995-1998. He won back-to-back Big 12 championships at 158 pounds in 1997 and 1998. Those same years, Moore earned All-American honors at 158, placing fourth at the 1997 NCAAs, and was runner-up at the nationals the following year. While at Stillwater, Moore compiled an overall record of 110-30. After graduating from Oklahoma State, Moore went on to coach the Edmond Generals -- an elite youth wrestling program in Edmond, Okla. just outside Oklahoma City -- for 17 years and continues coaching at the Oklahoma Wrestling Academy, which is a way for college coaches in Oklahoma to scout and recruit the best talent in the state. During his coaching career, Moore has led wrestlers such as current Cowboys Nolan Boyd, Austin Schafer, Landry Chappell, Kyle Garcia, and Boo Lewallen. "Hardell was a two-time All-American for us here at Oklahoma State, but what he did following his career here was much greater," said John Smith, Oklahoma State wrestling coach and past recipient of the Gallagher Award himself. "Over the last 17 years, he has had one of the best clubs in the state of Oklahoma, if not the whole country. Although having a full-time job, he finds a way to help others. He has made a difference for a lot of young people to move on to college and receive a scholarship. He exemplifies the spirit and leadership of the Coach Gallagher Award." In learning he was the recipient of the Gallagher Award, Hardell Moore was gracious -- and genuinely surprised -- by the honor. "First and foremost, this is a huge honor," Moore told Oklahoma State upon being notified. "It was totally unexpected. I got the call this morning from Coach Smith. To be involved with the men that have received it before me, is such an honor. I would like to give thanks to my wife, my lovely kids, my mom and dad, and my brothers." The former Cowboy turned coach posted this message on Facebook: "Thank you all for the kind words, I greatly appreciate it. I am honored and blessed to be receiving this prestigious award. Thank you all again." Presented since 1986, the Gallagher Award is named in honor of Edward Clark Gallagher, head wrestling coach at Oklahoma State from 1916-1940. Considered to be the father of modern college wrestling -- despite never having wrestled -- Gallagher used his engineering background to create up to 400 wrestling holds, along with positive reinforcement techniques to convince his wrestlers that they were unbeatable. With Gallagher at the helm, Oklahoma State crafted a 138-5-4 overall record, including 19 undefeated seasons, and eleven NCAA team titles. He coached 37 individual NCAA champs, averaging three titlewinners each year, despite battling Parkinson's disease the last decade of his life. Gallagher died in August 1940 just shy of his 53rd birthday. Oklahoma State's Gallagher-Iba Arena -- home to the Cowboy wrestling program -- is named in part for coach Gallagher. Gallagher Award Recipients: 1986: Rex Peery 1987: Frank Lewis 1988: Myron Roderick 1989: Tommy Chesbro 1990: Joe McDaniel 1991: John W. Divine 1996: Ray Murphy 1997: John Smith 1998: Grady Peninger 1999: Kenny Monday 2000: Pat Smith 2001: Kendall Cross 2002: Mike Sheets 2003: Doug Blubaugh 2004: Grover Rains 2005: Bobby Douglas 2006: Charles Hetrick 2007: Fred Davis 2008: Lee Roy Smith 2009: Bobby Stites 2010: Bill Harlow 2011: Eddie Griffin 2013: Jim Shields 2014: Mike Jones 2015: Jay Arneson 2016: Hardell Moore

A pair of early pins by sophomores Bryce Meredith and Chaz Polson propelled the University of Wyoming wrestling team past Utah Valley 29-10 on Saturday evening in the UniWyo Sports Complex in Laramie. The Pokes closed out the regular season by winning five of their last six duals to finish the season 6-6 overall and 4-4 in the Big 12 Conference. "I was pretty pleased finishing out the regular season with a dominating victory," UW head coach Mark Branch said. "I thought we wrestled really aggressive against a team that gave some teams fits this season. Overall we took care of business and I wanted to wrestle well for our seniors." Utah Valley grabbed an early 4-0 lead in the dual when Jade Rauser defeated freshman Drake Foster by major decision, 12-2. The Pokes responded with four-straight wins. Meredith started the rally at 141 pounds with a pin of Jarod Maynes at the 3:51 mark of the match. It was his eighth pin of the season, as he finishes the dual schedule with 49 dual points. Junior Cole Mendenhall added a win with a 4-1 decision over Trevor Wilson at 149 pounds. Mendenhall scored all his points in the final frame of the match. Junior Archie Colgan added another decision win at 157 pounds defeating Raider Lofthouse by a tally of 8-6. Colgan hung on for the win after leading the match 5-1 after two periods. He moves to 11-2 this season against members of the Big 12. Polson added his pinfall victory at the 2:32 mark of the match at 165 pounds over Brayden Humphreys that gave the Pokes a 18-4 lead at the break. Utah Valley earned a win at 174 pounds out of the break when UW's Luke Paine fell by decision 4-1 against Ross Tyler. UW responded with three-straight wins. Junior Benjamin Stroh earned a major decision win at 184 pounds over Wil Sumber 11-3. He recorded two takedowns in the final minute to earn the major decision to make the dual 22-7 in favor of Wyoming. Junior Brandon Tribble earned a 14-1 major decision win at 197 pounds over Aryton Almberg. He scored seven points in the final frame and used a pair of two-point nearfalls in the last thirty seconds to earn the win. He has back-to-back major decision wins for the Pokes. Senior Tanner Harms made the most of his Senior Day at heavyweight with a 6-3 decision against Dustin Denniston. A reversal in the second period lifted Harms to the win. He has now won six-straight matches. The dual closed out with Utah Valley's Tyler Scott earning a 12-5 decision over redshirt freshman Brock George at 125 pounds. "We have a lot of time before the conference championship," Branch said. "We are sloppy at times and I didn't like somethings we did on bottom. We have time to recharge the batteries and get set for the postseason." The Cowboys return to action on March 5-6 at the Big 12 Championship in Kansas City, Mo. Results: 133: Jade Rauser, major dec. (12-2) over Drake Foster, 4-0 UVU 141: #15/13/13 Bryce Meredith, fall (3:51) over Jarod Maynes, 6-4 WYO 149: Cole Mendenhall, dec. (3-1) over Trevor Wilson, 9-4 WYO 157: Archie Colgan, dec. (8-6) over Raider Lofthouse, 12-4 WYO 165: Chaz Polson, fall (2:32) over Brayden Humpherys, 18-4 WYO 174: Ross Tyler, dec. (4-1) over Luke Paine, 18-7 WYO 184: Benjamin Stroh, major dec. (11-3) over Tanner Davis, 22-7 WYO 197: Brandon Tribble, major dec. (14-1) over Aryton Almberg, 26-7 WYO 285: #19/20/20 Tanner Harms, dec. (6-3) over Dustin Dennison, 29-7 WYO 125: Tyler Scott, dec. (12-5) over Brock George, 29-10 WYO

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. -- Coming in as the favorites, the King University women's wrestling team defended their Women's Collegiate Wrestling Association for the second straight year, earning their third consecutive title. The Tornado had 11 All-Americans, including three individual national champions, en route to the title. THE BASICS FINAL SCORE: King 1st of 25, 208.0 points LOCAITON: Abe Lemmons Arena; Oklahoma City, Okla. HOW IT HAPPENED King finished in first place with 208.0 points while Oklahoma City University was second at 190.5 points. Simon Fraser University finished third with 170.0 points. The Tornado had three national champions, all first time winners. Marina Doi started the championships for King 101 pounds where she defeated fourth-ranked Sarah Allen of The University of the Cumberlands on a 6-0 decision. Earlier in the day she defeated third-ranked Darby Huckle of Simon Fraser University 7-0 in the semifinals. Also taking home a national title was senior Samantha Klingel who went 5-0 at 116 pounds. Klingel defeated top-ranked Rachel Archer of Oklahoma City University in the semifinals before defeating third-ranked Abby Lloyd of Simon Fraser 3-0 in the finals. Forrest Molinari went 5-0 to take home a national title at 155 pounds. On Saturday she defeated second-ranked Niauni Hill of Lindenwood Bellville 3-2 in the semifinals before topping top-ranked Jessica Rottier of Cumberlands 7-0 in the finals. At 109 pounds, Breonnah Neal reached the finals with a 10-0 technical fall win over teammate Daisy Santos. However, Neal fell to top-ranked Cody Pfau of Oklahoma City in the finals, giving her a runner-up finish. Santos couldn't recover in the consolation bracket following the loss to Neal as she took a sixth place finish. King had two more All-Americans at 101 pounds, Ashley Iliff and Regina Doi. Iliff fell to runner-up Allen in the semifinals before pinning sixth-ranked Hiba Salem of Menlo College in 243 to reach the third place bout. However, she fell to Huckle, giving her a fourth place finish. Regina Doi worked her way through the consolation bracket with a pair of wins before falling to Huckle. However, she bounced back to defeat Salem 8-2 in the fifth place bout. At 116 pounds, Hanna Grisewood earned All-American honors, coming in with a sixth place finish. She reached the semifinals before dropping three straight tight matches on Saturday. All three of her losses came to competitors that are ranked in the top five at 116 pounds. Hannah Jewell reached the semifinals where she fell to second-ranked Monica Ramirez of Lindenwood University, dropping her to the consolation bracket. Jewell then defeated teammate Jessi Kee on a 6-6 decision before falling to fourth-ranked Fran Giorgio of Simon Fraser in the third place bout. Kee earned a pair of wins in the consolation bracket before falling to Jewell. She then rebounded to take fifth with a 10-4 win over Missouri Baptist University's Sarah Bollinger. Jacqueline Williams was also an All-American for the Tornado, taking fifth at 191 pounds. She fell in the semifinals to top-ranked Payten Smith of Simon Fraser before dropping a tight 1-1 decision to sixth-ranked Kierra Boyce of Wayland Baptist University in the consolation bracket. She bounced back to take fifth with a 5-4 decision over eighth-ranked Paige Baynes of Lindenwood. Along with their third straight title, the Tornado were one of seven teams to earn WCWA Scholar accolades with a team GPA better than 3.0. Marina Doi, Regina Doi and Molinari all earned WCWA Scholar Athlete honors. BEYOND THE BOX SCORE For the third straight year, head coach Jason Moorman was named WCWA Coach of the Year. The title marks King's third straight WCWA national championship and six national title in the last three years. King is also the three-time defending National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Nation Dual champion.

FARGO, N.D. -- North Dakota State University won six of 10 matches including a pair of tech falls to defeat the University of Northern Iowa 22-15 in a non-conference dual Saturday, Feb. 13, before 373 at the Bentson Bunker Fieldouse to end a 14-match losing to the Panthers that dated back to the 1976-77 season. NDSU (4-5, 2-1 Big 12 Wrestling) is schedule to close out the regular season against South Dakota State University at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 21, at the Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse. The Bison won four of the first five matches against UNI (3-10, 2-6 Mid-American Conference including 17th-ranked Josh Rodriguez, who opened with a 17-1 tech fall over Leighton Gual in 4:26 to put NDSU ahead 5-0. Rodriguez improved to 29-7 overall and 8-1 in duals. Trailing 2-1 in the third period, Bengtson recorded a takedown with 1:03 left in the third to overturn. Northern Iowa gained a brief 6-5 lead when 15th-ranked Josh Alber pinned Nico Colunga at 2:05 in the first period. However, North Dakota State scratched out wins in the next three weight divisions to take a 14-6 lead as 141 Mitch Bengtson edged UNI's Tyler Willers 3-2, 149 Clay Ream came back to defeat Adam Perrin 12-8, and 157 Kyle Gliva stunned Zach Witte 8-3. Trailing 2-1 in the third period, Bengtson recorded a takedown with 1:03 to hold off Willers. Ream broke an 8-8 tie in the third with an escape, takedown and earned a point on 1:59 riding time. Gliva trailed 3-2 in third but gained a takedown with 1:02 left in the third and cemented the victory with a 4-point nearfall with 35-seconds remaining. North Dakota State's Grant Nehring dropped a 6-3 decision to Taylor Berger at 165 pounds, but Tyler McNutt literally reversed his fortunes in a 5-2 decision over Kyle Lux. McNutt used a pair of reversals and gained a point with 1:40 of riding time. NDSU 184-pound senior Hayden Zillmer extended his dual streak to 25 with a 23-7 tech fall over Drew Foster at the 5:53 mark. Zillmer, who is ranked fourth nationally, improved to 27-3 overall and 9-0 in duals. He is tied for ninth on the school's career list with a 101-27 record. Northern Iowa won the final two matches. Cody Krumwiede defeated Logan Paxton 3-1 in sudden victory-1 overtime at 197 pounds, while 16th-ranked Blaize Cabell held off Ben Tynan at 285. Results: 125: No. 17 Josh Rodriguez (NDSU) tech fall Leighton Gual (UNI), TF 17-1, 4:26 133: No. 15 Josh Alber (UNI) pins Nick Colunga (NDSU), 2:05 141: Mitch Bengtson (NDSU) dec. Tyler Willers (UNI), 3-2 149: Clay Ream (NDSU) dec. Adam Perrin (UNI), 12-8 157: Kyle Gliva (NDSU) dec. Zach Witte (UNI), 8-3 165: Taylor Berger (UNI) dec. Grant Nehring (NDSU), 6-3 174: Tyler McNutt (NDSU) dec. Kyle Lux (UNI), 5-2 184: No. 4 Hayden Zillmer (NDSU) tech fall Drew Foster (UNI), TF 23-7, 5:53 197: Cody Krumweide (UNI) sudden victory-1 Logan Paxton (NDSU), SV-1 3-1 285: No. 16 Blaize Cabell (UNI) dec. Ben Tynan (NDSU), 7-4 Notes: North Dakota State wins for only third time in series history (3-22-1) and first time since 1976-77 season 184 Hayden Zillmer (27-3) extended dual streak to 26 matches … Improved to 101-27 in career NDSU 4-5 … Bison host South Dakota State at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 21 at BBF Northern Iowa 3-10

PRINCETON, N.J. -- If it was up to luck, the Cornell wrestling team's 13th straight Ivy League title may have been the end of a dynasty. Instead, the Big Red celebrated a 14th consecutive unbeaten conference slate after running out to an early lead and knocking off Princeton on Saturday evening at Dillon Gymnasium. The Big Red improved to 6-5 (5-0) Ivy, claiming its 73rd straight league victory in the process. Senior Nahshon Garrett set the tone in the second match of the night with a second period pin of Noah Arjam and junior Brian Realbuto all but clinched the win with his tech fall victory at 174 over No. 16 Jon Schleifer. Princeton won the final three matches of the night, including two with bonus points, to close strong after falling behind 23-3, but the team score was out of reach after Realbuto's win. In a battle of league unbeatens wrestling for the second time today, the Big Red didn't wrestle top-ranked Gabe Dean at 184 pounds, instead resting the junior with the match already won. It was the 30th straight triumph over the Tigers and also extended the program's string of consecutive winning dual meet campaigns to 30 dating back to the 1985-86 season. Dalton Macri got the Big Red off to a great start with a physically dominant 6-1 win over Pat D'Arcy before Garrett pinned Arjam, his eighth pin and 19th bonus point win as part of his 28-0 season. Princeton picked up its only victory of the first half of the dual when Jordan Laster topped Mark Grey 8-4 at 141 before Joey Galasso closed his outstanding day with a 9-7 decision over Mike D'Angelo. Dylan Palacio, who did not wrestle earlier in the day during a 21-9 dual victory at Penn, topped NCAA qualifier Adam Krop 6-4. Ranked Big Red wrestlers Duke Pickett topped NCAA qualifier Judd Ziegler 10-5 at 165 and Realbuto clinched the Ivy title by taking down and repeatedly tilting 16th-ranked Schleifer on his way to a 17-0 shutout. Princeton won the final three matches, including a narrow 6-3 win for 10th-ranked Brett Harner over Owen Scott at 197, and a pin for Ray O'Donnell over Jeramy Sweany to add on some final points for the home team. Cornell will get ready to return to Princeton when the EIWA championships begin on March 5-6, as the Big Red will be in search of its 10th straight EIWA title. Results: 125: Dalton Macri (C) won by decision over Pat D'Arcy (P), 6-1 133: #1 Nahshon Garrett (C) won by fall over Noah Arjam (P), 3:48 141: Jordan Laster (P) won by decision over Mark Grey (C), 9-4 149: Joey Galasso (C) won by decision over Mike D'Angelo (P), 9-7 157: #7 Dylan Palacio (C) won by decision over Adam Krop (P), 6-4 165: #15 Duke Pickett (C) won by decision over Judd Ziegler (P), 10-5 174: #5 Brian Realbuto (C) won by technical fall over #16 Jon Schleifer (P), 17-0 184: Abe Ayala (P) won by major decision over Dillon Artiglieri (C), 15-4 197: #10 Brett Harner (P) won by decision over Owen Scott (C), 6-3 285: Ray O'Donnell (P) won by fall over Jeramy Sweany (C), 5:35

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- Seniors Christian Barber, Evan Henderson, John Michael Staudenmayer and Alex Utley all won in their final home dual as No. 13 North Carolina thumped No. 21 Pittsburgh 26-12 Saturday night at Carmichael Arena. Joey Ward's win over No. 9 Mikey Racciato sparked a run of seven straight wins for the Tar Heels, who improved to 12-4 and 2-3 in the ACC. Pitt (9-6, 1-3 ACC) opened the dual with wins at 125 and 133 pounds, including No. 17 Dom Forys' first-round pin of James Szymanski at 133. Facing a 9-0 deficit, Carolina turned to 11th-ranked Ward to turn the tide. Ward took command of a wild bout with a dominant third period to score a 9-4 decision over ninth-ranked Racciato to get the Tar Heels on the board. Less than 90 seconds later, the dual was tied. Henderson, the nation's No. 5 149-pounder, scored his ninth pin of the year and the 45th of his career in 1:06 against Pitt's Robert Lee. Henderson now stands just five pins away from T.J. Jaworsky's school record of 50 career falls. Fellow fifth-year senior Barber gave Carolina its first lead with a hard-nosed 2-1 decision over Ronnie Garbinsky at 157. Barber's classmate Staudenmayer then stretched the advantage to 15-9 with a 3-1 win over Cody Wiercioch at 165. No. 2 Ethan Ramos improved to 19-2 on the year and 13-1 at 174 pounds with his 4-1 win over Te'Shan Campbell. Ramos and Campbell were even at 1 with one minute left, but Ramos was awarded a point for stalling and then scored the decisive takedown to seal the win. No. 19 Utley put the dual away in emphatic fashion with his technical fall against Zach Bruce at 184. Utley led 6-1 after one period and then took off, cutting and attacking at will to score five team points with a 22-5 tech fall. Chip Ness capped the seven-match run with a dramatic 3-2 win at 197. With the match tied at 1, Ness appeared to score a takedown against Nick Bonaccorsi with about 45 seconds left. Time ran out with the score still tied, but head coach Coleman Scott successfully employed a video challenge to get the takedown. Ness was hit with a stall in the waning moments but held on for a 3-2 victory. Pitt's Ryan Solomon accounted for the final team points with his 9-5 decision over Cory Daniel at 285. Carolina will return to the mat on Friday, Feb. 19, when the Tar Heels travel to Stillwater, Oklahoma, to face Scott's alma mater Oklahoma State. Results: 125: Jake Gromacki (Pitt) dec. Anthony Bosco (UNC), 4-0 - Pittsburgh leads 3-0
 133: #17 Dom Forys (Pitt) pinned James Szymanski, 2:40 - Pittsburgh leads 9-0
 141: #11 Joey Ward (UNC) dec. #9 Mikey Racciato, 9-4 - Pittsburgh leads 9-3
 149: #5 Evan Henderson (UNC) pinned Robert Lee, 1:06 - Match tied 9-9
 157: Christian Barber (UNC) dec. Ronnie Garbinsky (Pitt), 2-1 - UNC leads 12-9
 165: #9 John Michael Staudenmayer (UNC) dec. Cody Wiercioch (Pitt), 3-1 - UNC leads 15-9
 174: #2 Ethan Ramos (UNC) dec. Te'Shan Campbell (Pitt), 4-1 - UNC leads 18-9 
184: #19 Alex Utley (UNC) tech fall Zach Bruce (Pitt), 22-5 - UNC leads 23-9 
197: Chip Ness (UNC) dec. Nick Bonaccorsi (Pitt), 3-2 - UNC leads 26-9 
285: Ryan Solomon (Pitt) dec. Cory Daniel (UNC), 9-5 - UNC wins 26-12

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- No. 1 Penn State (15-0, 9-0 B1G) claimed a share of the 2016 Big Ten Regular Season (dual meet) title with a 41-3 win over Michigan State (1-14, 1-8 B1G) on Saturday night. Head coach Cael Sanderson's team earned a share of the crown with Iowa, which ended its B1G dual season with a 9-0 mark as well. The dual was wrestled in front of 6,419 fans, the 28th straight Rec Hall sell-out and the 31st of 32 including the Bryce Jordan Center. The dual began at 125 where senior Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.), ranked No. 4, dominated Mitch Rogaliner and rolled to a 17-5 major. Senior Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.), ranked No. 5 at 133, then thrilled the Senior Night crowd with a pin at the 5:59 mark to put Penn State up 10-0. Junior Jimmy Gulibon (Latrobe, Pa.), ranked No. 14 at 141, suffered a 6-2 upset loss to Javier Gasca, cutting Penn State's lead to 10-3. Sophomore Zain Retherford (Benton, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 149, dominated Kaelan Richards, rolling up a 24-9 technical fall at the 6:49 mark. Red-shirt freshman Jason Nolf (Yatesboro, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 157, then picked up his second first period pin in as many nights, getting a fall at the 2:02 mark over MSU's Mark Bozzo. Nolf's pin, his 12th of the year, sent Penn State into intermission with a 21-3 lead. Junior Geno Morelli (DuBois, Pa.) got the call at 165 and posted a strong 8-2 win over Dean Vettese. Red-shirt freshman Bo Nickal (Allen, Texas), ranked No. 1 at 174, matched Retherford's tech fall, posting a 24-9 tech at the 3:09 mark to put Penn State up 29-3. Sophomore Matt McCutcheon (Apollo, Pa.), ranked No. 6 at 184, notched a 3-0 win over Shawn Shadaia as well. Senior Morgan McIntosh (Santa Ana, Calif.), ranked No. 1 at 197, thrilled the capacity Rec Hall crowd, pinning Spartan Jacob Cooper at the 4:22 mark. Red-shirt freshman Nick Nevills (Clovis, Calif.), fresh off his Penn State debut last night in Lehigh, made his Rec Hall debut at 285 and picked up his first Nittany Lion win, a 5-2 decision over Dimitrus Renfroe. Nevills' decision gave Penn State the 41-3 victory. The Nittany Lions are now 15-0, 9-0 in the Big Ten, while Michigan State falls to 1-14, 1-8 B1G. Penn State dominated the dual from start to finish. The Lions accumulated a gaudy 47-2 takedown advantage and tallied 14 bonus points off three pins (Conaway, Nolf, McIntosh), two tech falls (Retherford, Nickal) and a major (Megaludis). The 41-3 victory gives this year's team the all-time best Big Ten dual meet record in school history. The 2015-16 Penn State squad went 9-0 in conference duals, only the second-ever Penn State team to run through the conference schedule unblemished. Penn State went 6-0 in 1997-98 and 5-0-1 in 1992-93. The nine dual victories is also a school record for Big Ten dual wins in a single season. The dual meet served as Senior Night for Penn State with Conaway, McIntosh, Megaludis, Zack Beitz (Mifflintown, Pa.) and Dylan Dailey (Danville, Pa.) were all honored as well as senior managers Sarah Graber, Claudia Bogdan and Rachel Sackett. Penn State will now await word of its opponent in the 2016 NWCA Dual Meet Championship match-up. Penn State has secured a spot in the 1 vs. 1 battle which will determine the 2016 NWCA National Dual Meet Champion. The Nittany Lions will host the top-ranked non-Big Ten team, to be announced Sunday night. The dual meet will take place in sold out Rec Hall at 5 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 21, in a dual meet that will air live on the Big Ten Network. 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: 125: #4 Nico Megaludis PSU maj. dec. Mitch Rogaliner MSU, 17-5 / 4-0 133: #5 Jordan Conaway PSU pinned Garth Yenter MSU, WBF (5:59) / 10-0 141: Javier Gasca MSU dec. #14 Jimmy Gulibon PSU, 6-2 / 10-3 149: #1 Zain Retherford PSU tech fall Kaelan Richards MSU, 24-9 (TF; 6:49) / 15-3 157: #1 Jason Nolf PSU pinned Mark Bozzo MSU, WBF (2:02) / 21-3 165: Geno Morelli PSU dec. Dean Vettese MSU, 8-2 / 24-3 174: #1 Bo Nickal PSU tech fall Travis Curley MSU, 24-9 (TF; 6:19) / 29-3 184: #6 Matt McCutcheon PSU dec. Shane Shadaia MSU, 3-0 / 32-3 197: #1 Morgan McIntosh PSU pinned Jacob Cooper MSU, WBF (4:22) / 38-3 285: Nick Nevills PSU dec. Dimitrus Renfroe MSU, 5-2 / 41-3 Attendance: 6,419 (sold out -- 28 straight sell outs in Rec Hall, 31 of 32 including BJC) Records: Penn State 15-0, 9-0 B1G (clinches share of B1G reg. season title); Michigan St. 1-14, 1-8 B1G Up Next for Penn State: vs. TBA, NWCA Dual Meet Championship, 5 p.m., Rec Hall BOUT-BY-BOUT: 125: Senior Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.), ranked No. 4 at 125, took on Mitch Rogaliner. Megaludis set the tempo from the get go, taking numerous shots while Rogaliner played defense for over two minutes. Megaludis broke onto the scoreboard with a takedown at the 1:05 mark. He cut Rogaliner loose, forced him into a stall and then took him down once more to open up a 4-1 lead. Trailing 4-1, Rogaliner chose down to start the second period. Megaludis controlled the Spartan until his riding time edge topped 1:00 and then he cut him loose to a 4-2 score. The Lion senior worked Rogaliner's head to the mat again and worked his way behind him for another takedown and cut to lead 6-3 at the :56 mark. Megaludis added one more takedown and a ride out to lead 8-3 with 1:49 in riding time after two. Megaludis chose down to start the final period and quickly escaped to a 9-3 lead. Megaludis quickly took the Spartan down to up his lead to 11-4 with a cut. Megaludis picked up another point on a second Rogaliner stall and then took him down and cut him to a 14-5 lead. Megaludis quickly took Rogaliner down one more time to up his lead to 16-5. Another ride out and 2:36 in riding time allowed Megaludis to post a 17-5 major. 133: Senior Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.), ranked No. 5 at 133, faced Garth Yenter. Conaway exploded out of the gates, turning a low single into a takedown and an early 2-1 lead. The Lion senior spent the next minute plus working the middle of the mat, trying to break through Yenter's defense. His pressure paid off with a second takedown ad the :35 mark and a short ride out gave Conaway a 4-1 lead with :45 in riding time after one period. Conaway chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 5-1 lead. Conaway cut Yenter loose and then paced his way to a swift low single and another takedown to lead 7-1 with :55 on the clock. The Lion then rode Yenter out to lead 7-1 with nearly 2:00 riding time. Yenter chose down to start the third period and Conaway cut him loose immediately. He then blew through a high single and quickly turned Yenter to his back. With the four point fall secured, Conaway then went to work for the pin. The senior thrilled the sell-out Rec Hall crowd by getting the fall at the 5:59 mark, his second pin of the year. 141: Junior Jimmy Gulibon (Latrobe, Pa.), ranked No. 14 at 141, met Javier Gasca. Gulibon and Gasca battled evenly for the first half of the opening period with one flurry on the edge of the mat ending with both men on their feet. Gulibon controlled the pace for the period, forcing Gasca to back towards the outside circle but could not work his way in for a score and the match entered the second period tied 0-0. Gasca chose down to start the second period and Gulibon went to work on offense. The Lion junior controlled Gasca for :30 before the Spartan escaped to a 1-0 lead. Gulibon continued to force Gasca into defense until the Spartan took his first shot, connecting on a high single and working Gulibon to the mat for a takedown and a 3-0 lead with :28 left in the period. Gasca then rode Gulibon out and led 3-0 after two periods. Gulibon chose down to start the third period but could not break free of Gasca's ride until the 1:25 mark. Gasca shot low quickly after the Lion escaped and tacked on another takedown to up his lead to 5-1 with :40 on the clock. Gulibon escaped to a 5-2 score but 1:04 in time gave Gasca a 6-2 win. 149: Sophomore Zain Retherford (Benton, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 149, battled Kaelan Richards. With Retherford quickly took Richards down on the edge of the mat to lead 2-1 after a quick Spartan escape. Retherford fought off a near takedown for Richards, scrambled his way behind the Sparta and steadily worked way to a takedown and a 4-1 lead. He spent the next minute-plus trying to turn Richards but settled for a ride out and a 4-1 lead with 1:30 in riding time after one period. Retherford chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 5-1 lead. He immediately turned in on Richards and blew through a high double for a takedown to lead 7-2 after cutting him loose. A fast low double on the edge of the mat gave Retherford a 9-2 lead. Retherford cut him loose and then added three more takedowns to lead 15-5 with 2:25 in time after two. Richards chose down to start the third period and Retherford cut him loose, took him down quickly and cut him loose again. Leading 17-7, Retherford added three more takedowns before nearly turning Richards for the pin. He settled for a 24-9 technical fall at the 6:49 mark when Richards was hit for stalling to end the match. 157: Red-shirt freshman Jason Nolf (Yatesboro, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 157, wrestled Mark Bozzo. Bozzo got in on a quick high single, looking to take Nolf down early. But Nolf was steady, forcing a scramble and then a stalemate with 2:11 on the clock to keep action neutral. Nolf then began snapping Bozzo's head down, working his opponent in the center of the mat before taking a 2-0 lead on a throw and takedown. Nolf quickly added four more takedowns before locking up Bozzo's shoulders, quickly turning him to his back and getting his second first period pin in as many days. The fall came at the 2:02 mark and was Nolf's 12th of the year. 165: Junior Geno Morelli (DuBois, Pa.) stepped forth at 165 and faced Dean Vettese. Morelli connected on a high single at the 2:10 mark and worked Vettese to the mat on the Nittany Lion logo. But Vettese was able to force a stalemate and keep the bout scoreless. Morelli continued to work his offense, taking numerous shots while Vettese blocked. Vettese was hit for stalling and then got in on a slow single. Morelli forced a scramble that nearly had the Lion pinned, but he rolled out of trouble and killed the clock. Michigan State challenged the no takedown call and the call stood. Vettese chose down to start the second period and Morelli put together a strong ride to build up :45 in riding time before the escape. Vettese got hit for a second stall and Morelli tied the bout at 1-1. The Lion junior then tried to connect on a high single but Vettese was able to force a stalemate with :25 to wrestle. Tied 1-1, Morelli chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 2-1 lead. Morelli picked up the bout's first takedown early in the third period and then controlled action from the top position. With a riding time point in hand, Morelli forced Vettese into another stall before he escaped. Morelli tacked on a final takedown at the buzzer and 2:02 in riding time to post the 8-2 win. 174: Red-shirt freshman Bo Nickal (Allen, Texas), ranked No. 1 at 174, met Travis Curley. Nickal took an early 2-1 lead with a fast takedown to start the bout. He cut Curley loose and quickly took him down again to open up a 4-1 lead. Working offensive control, Nickal nearly turned Curley for back points but the Spartan rolled out to an escape. Nickal was undaunted, blowing through a low double to up his lead to 6-2 at the first period's midway point. The Lion freshman tacked on two more takedowns and locked up a cradle momentarily on the second. Curley broke the hold and Nickal settled for a 10-4 lead with 2::03 in riding time after one period. Nickal chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to an 11-4 lead. He worked his way into control of Curley's shoulders and broke the Spartan down for another takedown and a 13-4 lead with 1:10 on the clock. Nickal cut Curley loose to a 13-5 score, picked up another point on a stall and then took him down again for a 16-5 lead after two periods. Curley chose down to start the third period and Nickal cut him loose only to quickly take him down again. The Lion added three more takedowns to post the 24-9 tech fall at the 6:19 mark. 184: Sophomore Matt McCutcheon (Apollo, Pa.), ranked No. 6 at 184, took on Shawn Shadaia. The duo battled evenly for the first half of the period before Shadaia nearly connected on a low single in front of the Penn State bench. McCutcheon broke out of the hold in time to move out of bounds and keep the bout scoreless with 1:30 on the clock. McCutcheon tried twice to break through with shots, but Shadaia was able to step back and sent the bout into the second period tied 0-0. McCutcheon chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 1-0 lead. The Lion sophomore then picked up the offensive tempo, working his way into control on a high single to take Shadaia down and lead 3-0 with :58 on the clock. McCutcheon forced Shadaia into a stall warning with a ride out and led 3-0 after two periods. Shadaia chose neutral to start the third period. McCutcheon tried to connect on a low single, forcing Shadaia to scramble to his feet as a stalemate was called with :25 on the clock. The score held and McCutcheon posted the 3-0 decision. 197: Senior Morgan McIntosh (Santa Ana, Calif.), ranked No. 1 at 197, met Jacob Cooper. McIntosh scored quickly, taking a 2-1 lead on a low single and cut. The Lion senior turned another ankle pick into control and a 4-2 lead. The Lion senior's offense kept Cooper backing up for the next minute-plus and he connected on a third ankle pick to lead 6-2 with 1:07 on the clock. McIntosh steadily worked Cooper's shoulders to the mat, picking up four near fall points to lead 10-2 with 1:23 in riding time after one period. McIntosh chose neutral to start the second period. He blew through a low double to up his lead to 12-2 and then began trying to turn the Spartan for more near fall points or a pin. He deftly locked up a cradle and turned Cooper for the pin at the 4:22 mark. 285: Red-shirt freshman Nick Nevills (Clovis, Calif.), fresh off his Penn State debut last night in Lehigh, made his Rec Hall debut at 285 and took on Dimitrus Renfroe. Nevills set the tone early, connecting on a single leg for an early 2-0 lead. He then worked to break Renfroe down and build up riding time. The Lion freshman kept the Spartan on the mat for :46 before Renfroe escaped to a 2-1 score. The Nevills takedown was the first period's lone offense and he led 2-1 after one. Renfroe chose down to start the second period and Nevills maintained control. He built up over 1:00 in time before Renfroe escaped to a 2-2 tie. Nevills shot low at the 1:00 mark but Renfroe stepped back and kept the bout tied as action continued on the Nittany Lion logo. Tied 2-2 after two periods, Nevills chose down to start the third period. He steadily worked his way to his feet and got the escape at the 1:22 mark to lead 3-2. Nevills countered a Renfroe shot, working his way around for another takedown and a 5-2 win as time expired, his first win as a Nittany Lion.

VESTAL, N.Y. -- The Binghamton wrestling team took down Brown, 30-6, Saturday afternoon at the West Gym. Steven Bulzomi, Jacob Nicholson, Dylan Caruana, Jesse Dellavecchia, Jack McKeever, Steve Schneider, Mark Tracy and Connor Calkins all won for BU in the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) dual bout. BU moved to 4-0 at home this season. Bulzomi strung together a solid effort to start the day. In his 125-pound match with Michael Russo, Bulzomi posted a 10-4 decision, notching takedowns in each period to put BU ahead on the scoreboard. In the 133-pound contest, Nicholson trailed Zeke Salvo, 6-2, in the third frame. Nicholson made his move, claiming four back points to even the score. The Waterloo, New York, native followed with a takedown in the final ten seconds, recording an 8-6 decision for a 6-0 advantage. Caruana continued the Bearcats' momentum at 141 pounds, registering a 7-1 win over Charlie Banaszak. Caruana was sound throughout, controlling the match to give the home team a 9-0 margin. At 149 pounds, Dellavecchia matched up with William McDonald. The bout went back and forth and the third period began with a 5-all tie. Dellavecchia scored to take the lead and held on from there, eventually scoring a 9-6 victory. Brown won the next two bouts, but McKeever put Binghamton back on track at 174 pounds. The senior, 27th in the latest NCAA Coaches' Panel Rankings, handled Andrew LaBrie, coming away with a 9-2 decision. Schneider put an exclamation point on the dual victory, pinning Austin Pfarr in their 184-pound contest. Schneider, tabbed 20th in the NCAA Rankings, manhandled Pfarr for the second half of the match. The Levittown, New York, native repeatedly took down his foe and eventually tallied a pinfall at the 6:27 mark, making it 21-6. Tracy matched up with Augustus Marker in a slow-starting 197-pound contest. Neither grappler scored in the first period, but Tracy took over from there. He logged a pair of takedowns in the second frame, going ahead and later wrapping up an 8-3 decision. The Bears forfeited at heavyweight, ending the dual with a 30-6 difference. Binghamton improved to 11-6 overall and 7-3 in the EIWA. It is 4-0 at home this year. Brown fell to 3-9 overall and 2-6 in the conference. The Bearcats will host Bucknell on Friday, February 19, to close out the regular season. The EIWA bout is scheduled for a 7 p.m. start at the West Gym. Results: 125: Steven Bulzomi (BU) dec. Michael Russo (Brown), 10-4 (3-0 BU) 133: Jacob Nicholson (BU) dec. Zeke Salvo (Brown), 8-6 (6-0 BU) 141: Dylan Caruana (BU) dec. Charlie Banaszak (Brown), 7-1 (9-0 BU) 149: Jesse Dellavecchia (BU) dec. William McDonald (Brown), 9-6 (12-0 BU) 157: #20 Justin Staudenmeyer (Brown) dec. Vincent DePrez (BU), 1-0 (12-3 BU) 165: Jon Viruet (Brown) dec. Anthony DePrez (BU), 4-1 (12-6 BU) 174: #27 Jack McKeever (BU) dec. Andrew LaBrie (Brown), 9-2 (15-6 BU) 184: #20 Steve Schneider (BU) pin Austin Pfarr (Brown), 6:27 (21-6 BU) 197: Mark Tracy (BU) dec. Augustus Marker (Brown), 8-3 (24-6 BU) 285: Connor Calkins (BU) via forfeit (30-6 BU)

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. -- When it came down to the final match of the day, senior Chris Johnson wanted to make the most of it for the SIUE wrestling team. Johns posted an 8-0 major decision at heavyweight over Campbell's Jere Heino, giving SIUE a 24-18 victory over the Camels. SIUE finished the Southern Conference season with a 3-3 record, good enough for its best-ever finish in fourth place. "Our goal is not to finish fourth in the SoCon but to move up and show progress," said SIUE Head Coach Jeremy Spates. "We want to be showing that we are moving forward." "It feels great to get my final win at home and on senior night," said Johnson. "I stuck to my game plan. I knew as long as I would wrestle tough for seven minutes I would come out on top." SIUE had to come from behind in the match after Campbell raced out to an 11-0 lead after two matches. The Cougars won the next three matches with decisions by Trevor Feagans at 141 pounds, John Fahy at 149 pounds and Erik Travers at 157 pounds. That put the match at 11-9 heading into the break that introduced SIUE's four seniors to the crowd – McMahon, Johnson, Brandon Brindley and Derek Nagle. Campbell regained some momentum with a 3-2 victory by Paul Duggan over SIUE's Nate Higgins at 165 pounds. SIUE took its first lead of the match as a team when McMahon pinned Alex Vosburgh in 4 minutes, 27 seconds. McMahon, an NCAA qualifier last season, is now 6-1 this season after sitting out most of the season with an injury. "It has been painful not being able to help the team out," said McMahon. Jake Tindle also earned a big victory with a 19-3 technical fall over Austin McNeil at 197 pounds. "I didn't think coming into the match that bonus points would be such a big thing. Obviously, Jake coming away with a technical fall was big," added Spates. SIUE closes out the regular season next week with a dual Friday at Purdue followed by the US Western National Open Sunday in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Results: 125 - Collin Stewart (Campbell) over Joe Antonelli (SIUE) (TF 19-2 6:12) 133 - Nathan Kraisser (Campbell) over Dakota Leach (SIUE) (Fall 4:51) 141 - Trevor Feagans (SIUE) over Zack Barker (Campbell) (Dec 6-3) 149 - John Fahy (SIUE) over Kaleb Warner (Campbell) (Dec 8-4) 157 - Erik Travers (SIUE) over Quentin Perez (Campbell) (Dec 3-1) 165 - Paul Duggan (Campbell) over Nate Higgins (SIUE) (Dec 3-2) 174 - Connor McMahon (SIUE) over Alex Vosburgh (Campbell) (Fall 4:27) 184 - Ville Heino (Campbell) over Derek Nagel (SIUE) (MD 22-8) 197 - Jake Tindle (SIUE) over Austin McNeil (Campbell) (TF 19-3 5:27) 285 - Chris Johnson (SIUE) over Jere Heino (Campbell) (MD 8-0)

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -- Freshman Joey Galasso picked up a signature win in front of his hometown fans and the Cornel lwrestling team set up a Saturday evening Ivy title match with Princeton by running through Penn 21-9 on Saturday afternoon at the Palestra. Cornell evened its record at 5-5 (4-0 Ivy), while Penn slipped to 5-4 (2-2 Ivy). All three of Penn's nationally ranked wrestlers were defeated, with Galasso's victory over No. 12 C.J. Cobb at 149 pounds coming as the lone upset. He rode a first period takedown to the victory that sets him up for seeding at the upcoming EIWA championship in front of a loud, friendly gymn that was cheering the local native on. He took a 3-2 lead into the the final seconds of the third and was able to defend a late shot and go behind to clinch the 5-2 victory. Top-ranked Gabe Dean had yet another close match with rival and 15th-ranked Lorenzo Thomas at 184, but a takedown in sudden victory handed him the 7-5 triumph. Dean led 4-2 after one with a pair of takedowns, but Thomas was able to earn a pair of nearfall swipes to tie it up. The two each earned escapes and neither was able to put together an effective shot over the final three minutes before Dean came out the back of a scramble in sudden victory to pick up his 108th career victory. Cornell had the first takedown in the eight of the 10 matches and had a dominnant 22-5 edge in takedowns on the night. While all seven Big Red wins came by decision (as well as all three of Penn's wins), five were a takedown away from a major decision. Freshman heavyweight Jeramy Sweany, feshman 125-pounder Dalton Macri, senior 133-pounder Nahshon Garrett and senior 165-pounder Duke Pickett all won decisive decisions over Quaker wrestlers, all falling one late takedown or turn away from picking up bonus points. Junior Brian Realbuto avenged one of his three losses from the Southern Scuffle wit ha workmanlike 8-2 decision over 15th-ranked Casey Kent. The Big Red will go for its 14th consecutive Ivy League title and its 73rd straight Ivy dual meet win when it meets Princeton at 7 p.m. in Dillon Gymnasium i na match broadcast on the Ivy League Digital Network. Results: 285: Jeramy Sweany (C) won by decision over Patrick Garren (P), 7-1 125: Dalton Macri (C) won by decision over Jeremy Schwartz (P), 12-5 133: #1 Nahshon Garrett (C) won by decision over Caleb Richardson (P), 9-3 141: Marc Mastropietro (P) won by decision over Mark Grey (C), 8-6 (sv1) 149: Joey Galasso (C) won by decision over #11 C.J. Cobb (P), 5-2 157: May Bethea (P) won by decision over Taylor Simaz (C), 7-3 165: #15 Duke Pickett (C) won by decision over Brooks Martino, 8-2 174: #5 Brian Realbuto (C) won by decision over #15 Casey Kent (P), 8-2 184: #1 Gabe Dean (C) won by decision over #15 Lorenzo Thomas (P), 7-5 (sv1) 197: Frank Mattiace (P) won by decision over Ben Honis (C), 6-1

FAIRFAX, Va. -- Franklin & Marshall's wrestling team got back in the win column on Saturday afternoon, taking two of the final three matches to down George Mason by a narrow 21-17 score in Fairfax, Va. The victory was the first over the Patriots since 2006 and marked the Diplomats first road win on the season. F&M improved to 4-12 with the decision, while George Mason fell to 6-10. Leading by a slight 15-14 score heading into 184, F&M's Anthony Mancini delivered the Diplomats a clutch 5-1 decision win. Charles Kerkesner (197) clinched the contest in the next bout, dominating his opponent with four takedowns en route to an 11-5 decision. Aaron Moldoff led off with a late third-period pin (5:46) at 125, before the Patriots cut into the gap with an 8-4 decision at 133. Rick Durso held off his opponent at 141, registering a 4-3 decision to extend his winning streak to 10 straight. F&M's senior grappler has now won 18 of his previous 20 bouts. The matchup at 149 was high-scoring and back-and-forth throughout the opening two periods, before Jason Bing pinned his opponent late in the stanza (4:54) and put the Diplomats out in front by a 15-3 margin. The Patriots climbed back into the competition with wins in three straight, but decisions from Mancini and Kerkesner put an end to the rally. Antonio Pelusi appeared to have a victory in hand at 285, but a last second takedown from George Mason's Matt Voss forced overtime. In the first tiebreaker, Voss recorded another takedown to clinch the contest. F&M returns to the mat on Thursday, hosting Millersville at the Mayser Center for the annual Rupp Cup, beginning at 8:30 p.m. Results: 125: Aaron Moldoff (F&M) over Ibrahim Bunduka (GEMA) (Fall 5:46) 133: Ryan Renkey (GEMA) over Dan Martoccio (F&M) (Dec 8-4) 141: Rick Durso (F&M) over Tejon Anthony (GEMA) (Dec 4-3) 149: Jason Bing (F&M) over Konbeh Koroma (GEMA) (Fall 4:54) 157: Gregory Flournoy (GEMA) over Michael Marano (F&M) (TF 16-0 4:38) 165: Patrick Davis (GEMA) over Brandon Giovanetti (F&M) (Dec 7-1) 174: Daniel Mika (GEMA) over Gordon Bolig (F&M) (Dec 5-3) 184: Anthony Mancini (F&M) over Luke Ludke (GEMA) (Dec 5-1) 197: Charles Kerkesner (F&M) over Cameron Houston (GEMA) (Dec 11-5) 285: Matt Voss (GEMA) over Antonio Pelusi (F&M) (TB-1 7-5)

WASHINGTON, D.C./FAIRFAX, Va. -- Tyler Smith, Victor Lopez, Rustin Barrick, Tom Sleigh and Joe Stolfi each won two bouts to lead the Bucknell wrestling team to a couple of road victories Saturday. The Bison opened the day with a 24-16 win against EIWA foe American and then traveled a short distance west to take on George Mason in a non-conference match and defeated the Patriots 32-12. Bucknell (10-5, 4-2 EIWA) extended its winning streak to four matches. The Bison have won those four matches by a combined total of 102 points. Bucknell won 13 of the 18 contested bouts in the two duals on Saturday. The Bison totaled four pins, two tech falls and a major decision. In the opener against American (4-8, 1-6 EIWA), Grim Gonzalez opened the scoring for Bucknell at 133 pounds with his first fall of the year. Smith and Lopez followed with wins by decision to stake the Bison to a 12-6 lead. The Eagles then claimed the 157 and 165 bouts, but Bucknell won three of the last four on its way to the eight-point win. It marked the third straight Bison victory in the series. A win by Barrick at 174 pounds gave Bucknell the lead (15-13) for good and extended his personal winning streak to 12, which he later upped to 13. Sleigh, who defeated Jason Grimes 5-4 on the riding time point at 184 pounds, and Stolfi, who sealed the outcome with a pin of Jake Scanlan, earned the other wins for the Bison. It was Stolfi's team-high ninth pin of the season. George Mason (7-11) opened the nightcap with a win by forfeit at 125 and a 19-18 decision at 133 pounds to start up 9-0. The Bison captured seven of the final eight bouts, including the final five in a row. Smith and Lopez recorded back-to-back pins at 141 and 149, while Sleigh and Tyler Greene had consecutive tech falls at 184 and 197. Stolfi concluded the match with a 12-3 major decision over Matt Voss as he improved to 15-1 on the season. Saturday's matches were just the beginning of competition this weekend for Bucknell, which has reached double-figures in victories for a program-record third consecutive season. The Bison will wrestle at EIWA opponent Penn on Sunday at 3 p.m. Bucknell 24, American 16 125: David Terao (A) won by forfeit. 133: Grim Gonzalez (B) pinned James Giaccia, 1:16 141: Tyler Smith (B) dec. over Tyler Scotton, 7-3 149: Victor Lopez (B) dec. over Tom Page, 5-2 157: John Boyle (A) dec. over Zach Kelly, 4-1 165: Mitchell Wightman (A) major dec. over Robert Schlitt, 15-6 174: Rustin Barrick (B) dec. over Michael Eckhart, 8-5 184: Tom Sleigh (B) dec. over Jason Grimes, 5-4 197: Jeric Kasunic (A) dec. over Tyler Greene, 4-0 285: Joe Stolfi (B) pinned Jake Scanlan, 6:56 Bucknell 32, George Mason 12 125: Ibrahim Bunduka (GM) won by forfeit 133: Ryan Renkey (GM) dec. Grim Gonzalez (B), 19-18. 141: Tyler Smith (B) pinned Tejon Anthony (GM), 6:11. 149: Victor Lopez (B) pinned Konbeh Koroma (GM), 2:24. 157: Gregory Flournoy (GM) dec. Christian Bassolino (B), 5-3. 165: Robert Schlitt (B) dec. Patrick Davis (GM), 5-4. 174: Rustin Barrick (B) dec. Daniel Mika (GM), 2-0. 184: Tom Sleigh (B) tech fall Austin Harrison (GM), 15-0 (3:34). 197: Tyler Greene (B) tech fall Cameron Houston (GM), 16-1 (2:27). 285: Joe Stolfi (B) maj. dec. Matt Voss (GM), 12-3.

DURHAM, N.C. -- The eighth-ranked Virginia Tech wrestling team completed back-to-back undefeated seasons against ACC competition on Saturday, downing Duke 31-9 to close regular season competition. No. 3 Joey Dance was the first to put points on the board for the Hokies, winning a 15-5 major decision over Thayer Atkins. After a forfeit at 133 pounds by Duke, Tech led 10-0 through two weight classes. Tech would win six bouts on the afternoon, including a 12-7 decision from No. 4 Nick Brascetta. Five different Tech grapplers earned bonus victories over the Blue Devils, with major decisions from Dance, Solomon Chishko, Zack Zavatsky and Ty Walz and a pin for Zach Epperly. The Hokies will learn their fate in the National Duals later this weekend, earning one of the eight spots to compete at various Big Ten campuses as part of the postseason series. Tech will face the rest of the ACC again on March 6th for the ACC Championship. Hokie highlights: The Hokies completed back-to-back undefeated ACC campaigns with this weekend's wins over then-undefeated NC State and Duke. Epperly's fall was his third in 2016 and second in the month of February Results: 125: No. 3 Joey Dance MD Thayer Atkins, 15-5 133: Dennis Gustafson vs. FORFEIT 141: No. 8 Solomon Chishko MD Zach Finesilver, 16-5 149: No. 10 Mitch Finesilver dec. Sal Mastriani, 6-2 157: No. 4 Nick Brascetta dec. Connor Bass, 12-7 165: David Faust dec. No. 12 David McFadden, 14-10 174: No. 3 Zach Epperly FALL Brian Dorsey, 6:00 184: No. 7 Zack Zavatsky MD Trey Adamson, 17-3 197: No. 5 Connor Hartmann dec. No. 7 Jared Haught, 2-0 HWT: No. 3 Ty Walz MD Brendan Walsh, 18-5

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Don't believe everything you read. Things are not always what they initially appear to be. Those two statements are true regarding at least three recent news stories with a connection to wrestling. The original reports proved not to be true. InterMat thought it might be helpful to set the record straight on these wrestling-related stories ... to prevent readers from any potential embarrassment, as in "Did you hear the one about …" only to have your friends tell you, "Not true!" Ex-wrestler kills mountain lion -- not Last week, media from around the world reported that a California man described as a "former NCAA wrestler" fought off a mountain lion that attacked him near a popular hiking trail. He fought back, breaking the cougar's neck, killing it. The man went into great detail about the attack in an interview with a San Luis Obispo TV station, showing scratches and scars on his body. The TV station did some digging, and found holes in the man's story. Within a few days, the "victim" was forced to admit he had made up the story. No word as to whether the "former NCAA wrestler" part was fiction, too. Burroughs to train MMA star -- not A week ago, a number of mixed martial arts websites were reporting that Ultimate Fighting Championships had hired Jordan Burroughs, 2012 Olympic gold medal-winning freestyle wrestler and two-time NCAA champ for University of Nebraska, to coach UFC fighter Conor McGregor in wrestling. The story may have seemed credible, as a number of MMA media outlets quoted another fighter … with some articles lambasting the UFC for playing favorites by helping one fighter with his alleged wrestling deficiency. This story was refuted by two people who should know -- the man who heads up UFC, and the wife of Jordan Burroughs. Dana White, UFC president, strenuously denied the story, saying "That's ridiculous." Lauren Burroughs posted this message on Twitter: "Twice now today I have read or listened to completely false or inaccurate "news" reports regarding my husband's career." It only makes sense. Jordan Burroughs has plenty of things to occupy his time these days. Such as preparing for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro this summer. Hawkeyes in trouble for endorsing Trump -- not Just before the Iowa caucuses, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump held a rally at the University of Iowa Fieldhouse. Prior to the rally, Trump had met with some members of the Hawkeye football and wrestling teams … then, while on stage, the multimillionaire candidate called each set of athletes out of the audience to join him. After acknowledging the football team (who gave him a replica jersey), Trump shifted to wrestling. "Get the wrestlers up here," Trump said. "Come on, fellas. Where are they? Where are they? These guys -- I'm not messing with 'em ... Look at these guys. Undefeated team, University of Iowa." Some media outlets immediately reported that the student-athletes and/or Trump may have violated NCAA endorsement rules. However, within a couple days, the NCAA responded to those news reports, saying, "Acting on his or her own, a student-athlete may endorse a political candidate." Endorsement or not, sharing the stage with the winning Hawkeye wrestling team did not make Trump a winner in the Hawkeye state. Although polls had predicted he would win the Iowa Republican caucus, Trump came in second.

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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- On a night when Coach Heffernan and staff honored the 2015-2016 senior class, it was one of its own that clinched the Senior Night victory for the Fighting Illini. After an upset victory for the visiting Golden Gophers at 174 pounds, the match stood tied entering the final bout. Jeff Koepke improved to 18-5 on the season with a dual-clinching 8-4 decision over Chris Pfarr of Minnesota. The victory moves Illinois to 13-5 on the season, while Minnesota drops to 9-8. "He's a senior, it's a great way for him to go out on Senior Night, last home dual meet," said Head Coach Jim Heffernan. "Koepke's a senior, he's been through a lot of this stuff before. I was pretty confident he would keep his composure and wrestle well." A match that seesawed back and forth to the end, it was Minnesota who struck first. Beginning the match at 197 pounds, No. 3 Brett Pfarr defeated Emory Parker. However, Parker gave an admirable effort against the third-ranked grappler. Trailing 5-1 after period one, and 7-3 after period two, Parker responded with an escape and takedown to cut it to 7-6. Unfortunately for Parker, Pfarr added one more takedown to seal a 10-5 decision. The Gophers increased their margin to the largest of the night with an 8-0 shutout by No. 9 Michael Kroells over Brooks Black. The four-point major decision pushed the Illini deficit out to seven points. Having battled through the buzz saw that is the Big Ten as a true freshman, Francis Edelen was in search for his first career Big Ten victory. After Skyler Perry of Minnesota opened with a takedown, Edelen would shut Perry for the remaining six minutes. Edelen earned am escape in period one, a stalling point in period two, and another escape point in period three to edge Perry, 3-2. Head Coach Jim Heffernan expressed how proud he was of how the freshman has continued to fight throughout the year. "Francis [Edelen] has really hung in there; he's in a tough spot," said Heffernan. "He's wrestled a lot of good guys lately, so the fact that he was able to hang in there, and find a way to win, I was really proud of him. We got an upset win early, and we gave up one late, so Francis won the meet for us essentially." Returning after battling illness last weekend, No. 2 Zane Richards took control of his bout with Sam Brancale early and often. Richards used two takedowns in the opening frame, and then piled on two four-point near falls in the second period. Richards finalized his 21st victory of the season in the final period with a takedown to win 17-2. The win solidified a perfect regular season for the red-shirt junior from Carbondale, Illinois. After Illinois stormed back to take the lead 8-7 through four matches, Minnesota responded with victories in the next two weight classes to reclaim the advantage. First, No. 6 Tommy Thorn used two first-period takedowns to jump out 4-1 over the Illini freshman, and then holding on for a 6-2 final tally. At 149, No. 16 Jake Short and Illinois' Kyle Langenderfer fought for seven straight minutes, each taking turns venting frustration throughout. Although Langenderfer stayed within reach for most of the seven minutes, Short held on for an 8-3 decision. Although trailing 13-8, the Illini entered the final four matches of the dual confident after only allowing one bonus point and stealing the three points at 125 pounds. No. 2 Isaiah Martinez brought the Fighting Illini grapplers back to within a point of Minnesota by putting on an exhibition of strength against Gopher Brandon Kingsley. Martinez used six takedowns and a reversal, while only allowing escape points, to take a 15-6 major decision victory. Wrestling for the final time at Huff Hall, senior No. 6 Steven Rodrigues capped his career on Huff Hall's mat with his seventh Big Ten victory of the season. Much like Martinez in the match prior, Rodrigues wore out his opponent Brandon Krone with 10 takedowns, six of which came in the final period, in route to a 21-8 major decision that put the Illini ahead 16-13. The upset of the dual came at 174 pounds, with Minnesota's Nicholas Wanzek defeating No. 4 Zac Brunson in a highly contested seven-minute tussle. After an early takedown by Brunson, Wanzek reversed Brunson and got a shoulder on the mat for a surprising four-point near fall. Now trailing 6-2, Brunson got an escape and takedown to move within one after the first three minutes. After outscoring Wanzek 3-2 in the second frame, Brunson and Wanzek entered the final two minutes knotted at eight. Brunson got an escape to start the final period, but not before Wanzek moved his riding time past the one-minute threshold. Now needing a takedown to win the match, Brunson was unable to get back to his offense. Wanzek used one final takedown, plus the added riding time point, to close out a 13-10 decision to tie the dual. The Fighting Illini looked to senior Jeff Koepke to cap his senior night with a dual-clinching victory. The senior maintained his poise following the upset of Brunson, using two takedowns in period one to forge ahead 4-2. After a quiet second period, Koepke finished off Chris Pfarr of Minnesota to win the match by a tally of 8-4. The win improves Koepke to 18-5 on the season, and gave No. 12 Illinois a 19-16 win over No. 16 Minnesota. "I really wanted to go out there and give my best match for the fans that have been supporting me all these years," said Koepke. I've got to get to my attacks earlier, and I did that [tonight]. I got the first takedown for the first time in awhile. I saw Zac [Brunson] kind of struggle to get position, so I turned the pace down a little bit. I could have gone for a higher score, but I kept it safe and got the win." Following their back-to-back wins to end the regular season, Coach Heffernan says that the team will use the next three weeks to rest up and tweak some things heading into Big Ten Championships in Iowa City on March 5 & 6. "We'll give them some time off to be regular college students, get organized, because the next three weeks will go by fast," said Heffernan. "We'll do a lot of good training, clean things up, and spend some time getting healthy heading into Big Ten Championships." Results: 197: No. 3 Brett Pfarr (MINN) dec. Emery Parker (ILL), 10-5 | 0-3 285: No. 9 Michael Kroells (MINN) major dec. Brooks Black (ILL),8-0 | 0-7 125: Francis Edelen (ILL) dec. Skyler Petry (MINN), 3-2 | 3-7 133: No. 2 Zane Richards (ILL) tech fall Sam Brancale, 17-2 (MINN) | 8-7 141: No. 6 Tommy Thorn dec. Mousa Jodeh (ILL), 6-2 | 8-10 149: No. 16 Jake Short dec. Kyle Langenderfer (ILL), 8-3 | 8-13 157: No. 2 Isaiah Martinez (ILL) major dec. Brandon Kingsley (MINN), 15-6 |12-13 165: No. 4 Steven Rodrigues (ILL) major dec. Brandon Krone (MINN),21-8 |16-13 174: Nick Wanzek (MINN) dec. No. 4 Zac Brunson (ILL), 13-10 | 16-16 184: Jeff Koepke (ILL) dec. Chris Pfarr (MINN), 8-4 | 19-16

GREELEY, Colo. -- The Northern Colorado Bears wrestled in their second to last dual of the season on Friday night, defeating the Utah Valley Wolverines, 19-18. UNC won five of the ten matches, including decision wins at 125, 157 and 184, with bonus point wins at 165 and 197. True freshman Jesse Reed picked up the first win of the night for the Bears with what was also his first dual win of his collegiate career. Reed fought hard in the first period, earning a quick escape after being taken down, followed by a takedown of his own to go into the second period up 3-2. He rode tough in the second, not letting his opponent up for the entire two minutes. Reed then managed another escape and takedown in the third period to make the final score 7-2 with the riding time advantage. "Jesse has made a ton of improvement," head coach Troy Nickerson said. "A perfect example would be that he wrestled this same opponent in early November at the Cowboy Open and only beat him 3-1. He knows he's getting better, and he's constantly doing the right things to continue to improve." The Bears dropped the remaining three matches going into intermission, but Eleazar De Luca came through for the Bears at 157 pounds, picking up another decision win over UVU's Raider Lofthouse. De Luca and Lofthouse had a back and forth first period, each picking up a takedown and escape to keep them deadlocked at 3-3. An escape for De Luca to start the period, followed by a UVU takedown and yet another escape for De Luca kept them tied to go into the third period, 5-5. De Luca picked up a takedown to take the lead, and would end up taking the match by decision, 7-6. Immediately following, Keilan Torres picked up a win of his own, this time with bonus points. Torres took multiple committed shots throughout the match, and was able to continuously run through Humphereys to earn an eight-point win. Three takedowns in the first period alone put him up 6-2, and another two, along with an escape and the riding time advantage, gave hisTorres the 12-4 major decision, tacking on four team points for the Bears. Tanner Davis picked up his second dual win of the season, notching a 3-1 decision over Will Sumner to keep the Bears within five points of Utah Valley overall. Davis managed to hold Sumner down for 1:30 of the second period before giving up the escape, and picked up a huge reversal just ten seconds into the final period to give himself a 2-1 lead. Holding on the remainder of the match, he had more than enough riding time for the advantage point to make it 3-1. At the close of his match, the Bears were only down 18-13 in the dual, giving the Bears one last shot at the win. Redshirt senior Trent Noon took the mat for the final match of the night, and he wasted no time in going out for the win. It took him only 16 seconds to pick up a takedown, and just another 30 to add a four-point nearfall. Working hard for the fall, it was just ten seconds later that the official would slap the mat, giving Noon the pin for six team points, and the Bears their first Big 12 dual win of the season. "This is how we expect Trent to wrestle every time he goes out there. It's believing that he can go out there and do that every time because that's what champions do." The Bears are at home next Wednesday, Feb. 17, for their final dual of the season. UNC will host Air Force for a 7:00pm dual that will also serve as Faculty and Staff Appreciation Day. For more information on the Bears this season, check out UNCBears.com, visit their official Facebook page, and follow them on Twitter at @UNCBearsWrestle. Results: 285: Dustin Dennison (UVU) over Jack Kuck, Dec. 4-0 (UNC 0, UVU 3) 125: Jesse Reed over Tyler Scott (UVU), Dec. 7-2 (UNC 3, UVU 3) 133: Jade Rauser (UVU) over Rico Montoya, Dec. 6-1 (UNC 3, UVU 6) 141: Jarod Maynes (UVU) over Benjamin Polkowske, Dec. 4-1 (UNC 3, UVU 9) 149: Trevor Willson (UVU) over Timmy Box, Dec. 9-4 (UNC 3, UVU 12) 157: Eleazar De Luca over Raider Lofthouse (UVU), Dec. 7-6 (UNC 6, UVU 12) 165: Keilan Torres over Brayden Humpherys (UVU), MD 12-4 (UNC 10, UVU 12) 174: Ross Taylor (UVU) over Tyler Kinn, Fall 5:52 (UNC 10, UVU 18) 184: Tanner Davis over Will Sumner (UVU), Dec. 3-1 (UNC 13, UVU 18) 197: #14 Trent Noon over Aryton Almberg (UVU), Fall 1:00 (UNC 19, UVU 18)

LINCOLN, Neb. -- No. 11 Nebraska (11-5, 5-4 Big Ten) won nine matches against Northwestern en route to a 39-6 win during the Tumble N Rumble event at the Devaney Center on Friday night. Before the dual, the Huskers honored five wrestlers as part of Senior Night in front of the crowd of 3,152 fans. Pins from No. 10 Tim Lambert (125) and No. 9 TJ Dudley (184) highlighted the night. Lambert pinned Garrison White in the opening bout of the dual in 1:27. Dudley pinned Regis Durbin in the eighth match of the night in 2:17. In six home matches this season, Dudley is 6-0 with three falls and one technical fall. No. 19 Tyler Berger (157) and No. 14 Austin Wilson (165) also added bonus points, while Colton McCrystal (149) won by forfeit. Berger earned a technical fall against Anthony Petrone and Wilson notched a major decision over Luke Norland. In the second match of the night, No. 12 Eric Montoya (133) won a 4-1 decision over No. 20 Dominick Malone. At 174 pounds, 17th-ranked Micah Barnes defeated Mitch Sliga by a 9-6 decision. No. 14 Aaron Studebaker (197) and No. 18 Collin Jensen (HWT) also notched decisions for the Huskers in the last two matches of the dual. Nebraska's lone loss came at 141 pounds when No. 19 Anthony Abidin was pinned by Jameson Oster in 3:54. The Huskers return to action on Sunday, Feb. 21 at 2 p.m. (CT) at the Devaney Center for the NWCA National Duals. NU's opponent will be determined on Sunday. Results: 125: #10 Tim Lambert (NEB) pin Garrison White (NW), 1:27 (NEB 6, NW 0) 133: #12 Eric Montoya (NEB) dec. #20 Dominick Malone (NW), 4-1 (NEB 9, NW 0) 141: Jameson Oster (NW) pin #19 Anthony Abidin (NEB), 3:54 (NEB 9, NW 6) 149: Colton McCrystal (NEB) forfeit (NEB 15, NW 6) 157: #19 Tyler Berger (NEB) tech. fall Anthony Petrone (NW), 20-5 (NEB 20, NW 6) 165: #14 Austin Wilson (NEB) major dec. Luke Norland (NW), 15-2 (NEB 24, NW 6) 174: #17 Micah Barnes (NEB) dec. Mitch Sliga (NW), 9-6 (NEB 27, NW 6) 184: #9 TJ Dudley (NEB) pin Regis Durbin (NW), 2:17 (NEB 33, NW 6) 197: #14 Aaron Studebaker (NEB) dec. Jacob Berkowitz (NW), 4-1 (NEB 36, NW 6) HWT: #18 Collin Jensen (NEB) dec. Conan Jennings (NW), 8-4 (NEB 39, NW 6)

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- Behind four pins and a major decision, No. 25 CSU Bakersfield defeated Boise State 34-12 (3-7, 1-2 Pac-12) in Pac-12 dual action Friday night. With the victory, CSUB improved to 4-0 in the Pac-12 for the first time since the 2008-09 season. No. 8 Reuben Franklin started the Roadrunners off strong as he pinned Kadyn Del Toro at the 4:20 mark of the opening 197-pound bout. Franklin improved to 28-5 on the year, earning his seventh pin of the season. After a scoreless first period at heavyweight Matt Williams was given the top position by Gabriel Gonzalez to start the second. Williams took advantage and after a reversal, Williams earned his team leading eighth pin of the year against Gonzalez with 31 seconds remaining in the period. Sergio Mendez put CSUB up 15-0 with a 7-4 decision over Rami Haddadin at 125 pounds. Boise State got on the board at 133 when Carson Kuhn pinned Carlos Herrera with 33 seconds to go in the second period. Ian Nickell earned a major decision and four team points for the Roadrunners when he posted a four-point near fall at the buzzer against Jake Velarde. CSUB took a 19-6 lead into intermission. Out of the break, the Broncos' (3-7, 1-2 Pac-12) Geo Martinez, ranked 15th in the current Intermat poll at 149 pounds, faced Coleman Hammond. Martinez defeated Hammond by a 6-3 count. Chris Castillo closed the gap for the Broncos with a 3-2 victory against AJ Fierro at 157. Adam Fierro recorded a hard fought 8-5 victory over Taylor West in the 165-pound match. No. 7 Bryce Hammond clinched the dual for the Roadrunners when he pinned Austin Dewey 1:59 into the 174-pound bout. Dylan Bollinger wrapped up the night with his fifth pin of the season when he stuck Zach Coffman at 3:40 of the 184-pound match. “We wrestled great tonight,” said CSUB head coach Mike Mendoza. “The bonus points from the pins was great to see. “We are definitely going in the right direction. There is another level that this team is capable of hitting.” The 11 dual victories this season for CSUB (11-3) are the most for the program since the 2004-05 campaign when the Roadrunners went 13-7. CSUB concludes the regular season Sunday afternoon when CSUB hosts Arizona State (10-7, 1-2 Pac-12) at 2 p.m. Tickets are available at Vallitix.com. Results: 197 No. 8 Reuben Franklin (CSUB) pinned Kadyn Del Toro, at 4:20 CSUB 6-0 285 Matt Williams (CSUB) pinned Gabriel Gonzalez, at 3:29 CSUB 12-0 125 Sergio Mendez (CSUB) def. Rami Haddadin, 7-4 CSUB 15-0 133 Carson Kuhn (BSU) pinned Carlos Herrera, at 4:27 CSUB 15-6 141 Ian Nickell (CSUB) def. Jake Velarde, 8-0 CSUB 19-6 149 No. 15 Geo Martinez (BSU) def. Coleman Hammond, 6-3 CSUB 19-9 157 Chris Castillo (BSU) def. AJ Fierro, 3-2 CSUB 19-12 165 Adam Fierro (CSUB) def. Taylor West, 8-5 CSUB 22-12 174 No. 7 Bryce Hammond (CSUB) pinned Austin Dewey at 1:59 CSUB 28-12 184 Dylan Bollinger (CSUB) pinned Zach Coffman at 3:40 CSUB 34-12

HAVRE, Montana -- The second-ranked University of Iowa wrestling team defeated Montana State Northern, 51-0, on Friday night inside of a record crowd in Havre, Montana. The Hawkeyes piled up bonus points in eight matches and recorded six pins to pitch their second straight shutout and improve to 16-0. "There is excitement even when it's lopsided and tonight was a good environment," said UI head coach Tom Brands. "The biggest thing is our best wrestling needs to come out whether it's in the national finals or Havre, Montana. There are a lot of good reasons for coming up here." Junior Thomas Gilman opened the dual with a pin in 2:31. His eighth fall of the season matched a team-high for all of 90 minutes before Sam Stoll regained sole possession of the pin title with his ninth fall, decking Toby Cheff in 1:56. Cory Clark, Brandon Sorensen, Edwin Cooper, Jr., and Sammy Brooks picked up falls in between the 125 and 285-pound bookends. Iowa also got bonus points from Patrick Rhoads' 26-11 technical fall at 165, and Brody Grothus' 13-3 major decision at 141. The Northern Lights held Iowa to decisions at 174 and 197. Alex Meyer erased a 6-0 deficit to win 11-9, and Nathan Burak cruised to an 8-3 win to give Iowa a 45-0 lead. Stoll's pin at 285 put Iowa over the 50-point mark for the fourth time this year, more than any other team since the 1990-91 Hawkeyes did it six times. Iowa returns to the mat Monday, Feb. 22, to host the National Championships Dual Series. The Hawkeyes' opponent will be announced Feb. 14. The dual starts at 7 p.m. (CT). Tickets are available at the UI Athletics Ticket Office, over the phone at 800-IA-HAWKS, or online at hawkeyesports.com. NOTES: Attendance was 1,110… Iowa has started 16-0 for the second straight year. Results: 125 -- #2 Thomas Gilman (IA) pinned Quintel Fuchs (MSUN), 2:31; 6-0 133 -- #3 Cory Clark (IA) pinned Blake Ivie (MSUN), 3:30; 12-0 141 -- Brody Grothus (IA) major dec. Matt Weber (MSUN), 13-3; 16-0 149 -- #2 Brandon Sorensen (IA) pinned Drake Randall (MSUN), 2:18; 22-0 157 -- #16 Edwin Cooper, Jr. (IA) pinned Brandon Weber (MSUN), 6:42; 28-0 165 -- Patrick Rhoads (IA) tech. fall Andrew Bartel (MSUN), 26-11; 33-0 174 -- #12 Alex Meyer (IA) dec. Willie Miller (MSUN), 11-9; 36-0 184 -- #7 Sammy Brooks (IA) pinned Dace Fisher (MSUN), 3:48; 42-0 197 -- #3 Nathan Burak (IA) dec. Garrett DeMers (MSUN), 8-3; 45-0 285 -- #7 Sam Stoll (IA) pinned Toby Cheff (MSUN), 1:56; 51-0

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The 7th-ranked Ohio State wrestling team celebrated Senior Night in the best way possible - with a convincing 34-6 victory over Wisconsin in front of a season-high crowd of 5,650. The Buckeyes won eight of 10 matches, highlighted by a technical fall from Kyle Snyder, a dual-closing pin from Jake Ryan and an overtime triumph from one of the nine seniors honored before the match - Kenny Courts. The dual started at 165 pounds with one of the feature matches of the night - No. 2 Bo Jordan vs. No. 3 Isaac Jordan. In a remark of the Big Ten championship match from last season, I. Jordan jumped out to an early lead and hung on to end B. Jordan's unbeaten streak this year, 6-4. Ohio State managed to take the next seven matches, however, as No. 15 Myles Martin started the run with a major decision at 174 pounds, 12-1 over Ricky Robertson. Courts then followed that up with a 6-4 overtime triumph against Ryan Christensen in which he scored the winning takedown early in the sudden victory period. Mark Martin made his return to the lineup at 197 pounds and didn't disappoint, topping Eric Peissig, 6-3. From there, Snyder did what Snyder does - he scored points early and often in a 26-11 technical fall that have Ohio State a 15-3 lead at intermission. Following the break, Nathan Tomasello remained unbeaten (17-0) as he earned a 20-5 tech fall over Johnny Jimenez. Johnni DiJulius made his final Big Ten match in St. John Arena a convincing 10-2 major decision over Jens Lantz that extended the Buckeye lead to 24-3. Micah Jordan won his 19th match of the year, 10-1 over Gabe Grahek, and then the dual was topped off by Ryan's pin at 157 lbs. over TJ Ruschell that came in 3:36. Ohio State finishes the regular season at 7-2 in the Big Ten and has accumulated 15 conference wins over the past two seasons, the most of any two-year period in program history. Ohio State has won regular season dual left, a date in the NWCA National Championship Dual against an opponent to be announced on Sunday, Feb. 14. Results: 165 lbs. - #3 Isaac Jordan (UW) dec. #2 Bo Jordan (OSU), 6-4 | UW 3, OSU 0 174 lbs. - #15 Myles Martin (OSU) maj. dec. Ricky Robertson (UW), 12-1 | OSU 4, UW 3 184 lbs. - #16 Kenny Courts (OSU) dec. Ryan Christensen (UW), 6-4 (SV-1) | OSU 7, UW 3 197 lbs. - Mark Martin (OSU) dec. Eric Peissig (UW), 6-3 | OSU 10, UW 3 285 lbs - Kyle Snyder (OSU) tech fall Brock Horwath (UW), 26-11 (6:35) | OSU 15, UW 3 125 lbs - Nathan Tomasello (OSU) tech fall Johnny Jimenez (UW), 20-5 (6:36) | OSU 20, UW 3 133 lbs - Johnni DiJulius (OSU) maj. dec. Jens Lantz (UW), 10-2 | OSU 24, UW 3 141 lbs - Micah Jordan (OSU) maj. dec. Gabe Grahek (UW), 10-1 | OSU 27, UW 3 149 lbs - Andrew Crone (UW) dec. Hunter Stieber (OSU), 6-4 (SV-1) | OSU 27, UW 6 157 lbs - Jake Ryan (OSU) pins TJ Ruschell (UW), 3:36 | OSU 34, UW 6

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- No. 14 Rutgers wrestling returned to form Friday night at University Gym, where the Scarlet Knights took eight of 10 bouts and four by bonus points in a 30-9 win over Indiana. Rutgers (14-5, 4-4) began and ended the day with major decisions, and got a six-point boost on a first period fall from No. 13 Billy Smith (Wantage, N.J.) at heavyweight. The dual win snapped a two-match Rutgers losing skid. "We were excited to get on the road and get back to our winning ways," said head coach Scott Goodale. "Any win in the Big Ten is a good win. Now we're moving on to Sunday." The dual started at 165 pounds, where No. 8 Anthony Perrotti (Roseland, N.J.) shut out Bryce Martin, 10-0. Perrotti improves to 18-3 on the season and 7-1 in Big Ten duals. Indiana's (6-6, 3-9) No. 11 Nate Jackson eked out a win against Phillip Bakuckas (Hammonton, N.J.), 6-5, at 174 pounds after a thrilling third period. Bakuckas lifted Jackson to a single leg and converted the takedown going out of bounds with 20 seconds remaining. The two points tied the match, 5-5, but Jackson escaped with one tick left on the clock. A match later Nicholas Gravina (Allendale, N.J.) swung three team points Rutgers' way with a gutsy 4-3 win against Matt Irick. Gravina is now 17-6 overall. The most thrilling win of the night for Rutgers came at 197 pounds. Hayden Hrymack (Point Pleasant, N.J.) faced a 4-1 deficit as the third period began, but the RU veteran got a two-point turn, pressured the full two minutes, and was rewarded a stall point from Jake Masengale as time expired. With the score tied, 4-4, Hrymack (14-9) got to a single and tripped Masengale to the mat for the 6-4 sudden victory win. "It was important. Winning the third period, doing it on top, turning people - that was the difference," Goodale said. "He rode and then he gutted it out in overtime, where he felt it. When you win those tight matches in overtime like that, that means you're in great shape, you're in condition, you feel it, and there's confidence there. Hopefully he carries that into Sunday." Smith (21-6) inched closer to the century mark for his career with a fall in 2:03 against Fletcher Miller. The High Point HS product now owns 95 wins in a Rutgers singlet with plenty more to wrestle for. RU's only other loss of the night came a match later at the hands of No. 19 125-poounder Elijah Oliver. Oliver pinned Josh Patrick (Rector, Pa.) in 2:56 to reverse the six points from a match prior and make the dual, 16-9. But Scarlet Knights quickly shut the door on a Hoosier comeback, taking four-straight to close it out. No. 19 Anthony Giraldo (Guttenberg, N.J.) scored a takedown late to close out a 12-3 major decision and jump to 15-10. Nicholas Ottaviano (Marlboro, N.J.) wrestled in place of No. 5 Anthony Ashnault (South Plainfield, N.J.) at 141 pounds and scored his first-career Big Ten win, 8-3. The dual match was just his second this season. "When you try to get kids matches and rest your starters you want guys to step in and perform well, and he did that," Goodale said. "Good for him. He's been in there battling every day in the practice room taking a lot of lumps. For him to get a Big Ten win, great for Nick Ottaviano." Following a 6-2 decision at 149 pounds from Tyson Dippery (Harrisburg, Pa.), No. 12 Richie Lewis (Toms River, N.J.) stayed hot with a 13-4 major decision against Jake Danishek. Lewis is the third Scarlet Knight after Ashnault and Smith to reach 20 wins this season and is 20-3 overall. Rutgers wraps up its Big Ten schedule Sunday at noon against No. 23 Purdue (8-6, 3-5). The Scarlet Knights make their first appearance on Big Ten Network this season and can finish above .500 in conference with a win. Results: 165: No. 8/5/4 Anthony Perrotti (RU) major dec. over Bryce Martin (IU), 10-0; Rutgers leads, 4-0 174: No. 11/11/14 Nate Jackson dec. over Phillip Bakuckas (RU), 6-5; Rutgers leads, 4-3 184: No. 20/19/20 Nicholas Gravina (RU) dec. over Matt Irick (IU), 4-3; Rutgers leads, 7-3 197: Hayden Hrymack (RU) dec. over Jake Masengale (IU), 6-4 (SV); Rutgers leads, 10-3 285: No. 13/14/12 Billy Smith (RU) wins by fall over Fletcher Miller (IU), 2:03; Rutgers leads, 16-3 125: No. 19/20/NR Elijah Oliver (IU) wins by fall over Josh Patrick (RU), 2:56; Rutgers leads, 16-9 133: No. 19/18/NR Anthony Giraldo (RU) major dec. over Alonzo Shepherd (IU), 12-3; Rutgers leads, 20-9 141: Nicholas Ottaviano (RU) dec. over Tommy Cash (IU), 8-3; Rutgers leads, 23-9 149: Tyson Dippery (RU) dec. over Trevor Moody (IU), 6-2; Rutgers leads, 26-9 157: No. 12/10/9 Richie Lewis (RU) major dec. over Jake Danishek (IU), 13-4; Rutgers wins, 30-9

STILLWATER -- The fourth-ranked Oklahoma State wrestling team won its ninth-consecutive dual Friday, defeating Army in dominating fashion, 36-3. The Cowboys (11-2, 6-0 Big 12) won nine of the dual's 10 matches, with four of those resulting in bonus points (two pins, one tech fall, one major decision). “We're trying to build momentum,” OSU head coach John Smith said. “I think we look at this particular dual and see we scored a lot of points, but we also need to recognize it does get a lot tougher as we move through the end of the season.” The dual began at 125 pounds, where No. 6 Eddie Klimara picked up his 99th career victory in a dominant 15-0 technical fall over Jacob Fontanez. Klimara jumped in front early with a quick takedown and three two-point nearfalls to take an 8-0 lead at the end of the first period. In the second, Klimara quickly escaped, took down Fontanez and scored a four-point nearfall to secure the tech fall (3:58). “I'm just trying to get the guys fired up. If I go out there and start slow, it's a threat for other guys to go slow so I'm just going out there to wrestle hard and motivate the team,” Klimara said after his tech fall victory. Coming off of matchups with No. 1 and No. 4 at 133 pounds, Gary Wayne Harding used four takedowns and nearly four minutes of riding time to secure 10-3 victory, putting the Pokes up 8-0 in the match. Top-ranked Dean Heil defeated Army's Logan Everett, 7-2, at 141-pounds to improve to 22-0 this season. No. 13 Anthony Collica scored six takedowns in his matchup with Mark Marchetti before sticking the Black Knight at 6:05. Collica's second-straight win by fall brings his season win total to 20. “We were all stunned,” Smith said of his 149-pounder's victory. “It was a move we haven't seen all year from him or coached him to do. We like to see him being creative and putting extra points on the board.” The Cowboys suffered their lone loss of the dual at 157 pounds as Ryan Blees, making his second dual start of the season, fell to Russell Parsons, 10-4. In the next match, two-time national champion Alex Dieringer continued to assert his dominance on the 165-pound division as he extended his winning streak to 71 consecutive matches. With under five seconds remaining in the match, Dieringer recorded his fifth takedown and then pinned Andrew Mendel's shoulders to the mat with just one second remaining. The fall is Dieringer's ninth of the season and 22nd win that resulted in bonus points for the Cowboys. “I'm always going for bonus points,” Dieringer said. “It was a sloppy match, but I've got to move past it and get ready for Stanford. At 174, Chandler Rogers stepped into the lineup once again, this time picking up the victory over No. 18 Brian Harvey, 11-8, in a hard-fought match. Rogers' officially clinched the match for the Cowboys as they lead the Black Knights 26-3. After knocking off the nation's top-ranked 184-pounder last week, No. 14 Nolan Boyd nearly picked up bonus points again as he defeated Samson Imonode 10-3. Preston Weigel won a thrilling match against Army's Bryce Barnes. Barnes took down Weigel with three seconds remaining in the match, but it wasn't enough as the Cowboy had locked up the riding time point to win, 10-8. In the dual's final matchup, No. 5 Austin Marsden won OSU's ninth match of the night and extended his own winning streak to 14 straight as he knocked off Trevor Smith, 12-3. OSU wraps up its Valentine's weekend competition against Stanford on Sunday at 2 p.m. inside Gallagher-Iba Arena. Results: 125: No. 6 Eddie Klimara (OSU) TF Jacob Fontanez (ARMY), 15-0 (3:58) 133: Gary Wayne Harding (OSU) dec. Austin Harry (ARMY), 10-3 141: No.1 Dean Heil (OSU) dec. Logan Everett (ARMY), 7-2 149: No. 13 Anthony Collica (OSU) fall Mark Marchetti (ARMY), 6:05 157: Russell Parsons dec. Ryan Blees (OSU), 10-4 165: No. 1 Alex Dieringer (OSU) fall Andrew Mendel (ARMY), 6:59 174: Chandler Rogers (OSU) dec. No. 18 Brian Harvey (ARMY), 11-8 184: No. 14 Nolan Boyd (OSU) dec. Samson Imonode (ARMY), 10-3 197: Preston Weigel (OSU) dec. Bryce Barnes (ARMY), 10-8 285: No. 5 Austin Marsden (OSU) MD Trevor Smith (ARMY), 12-3