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ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The No. 9-ranked University of Michigan wrestling team closed out its Big Ten Conference dual season with a lopsided 30-11 win against No. 23 Purdue on Friday evening (Feb. 12) in front of 1,168 fans at Cliff Keen Arena. The Wolverines, who earned six bonus wins tonight, wrapped their Big Ten slate with an 8-1 record -- their best conference mark in 10 years. The teams traded nothing but major decisions through the opening five bouts with Michigan claiming wins at 125, 133 and 149 pounds to build a 12-8 lead at the intermission break. Senior/junior Conor Youtsey, ranked 20th in the latest InterMat poll at 125 pounds, set the early tone, cruising to an 11-3 major decision against Luke Schroeder at the opening weight. He scored on two first-period takedowns -- early and late in the frame -- and added three more, including two in the third period. He rode out the bout after his last score late, accumulating 3:34 in time advantage. Senior Rossi Bruno, one of five Wolverine seniors honored before the dual, followed with a similarly decisive win against Luke Welch at 133 pounds, using a big third period to earn a 10-1 major decision. After a scoreless first period, Bruno, ranked 18th nationally, surged ahead with an escape and takedown in the second before combining a single-leg takedown with a four-point cradle midway through the third. He added a point for 1:53 riding-time advantage. After a Purdue win at 141 pounds, sixth-ranked sophomore Alec Pantaleo secured another Wolverine major decision with a 12-2 rout over Jeremy Golding at 149 pounds. Pantaleo scored on four takedowns, including three in the third period, added an escape and a couple stall points and accumulated 2:44 in riding-time advantage. The Wolverines claimed each of the final four bouts but nearly started the streak earlier at 165 pounds, where sophomore Garrett Sutton lost a 7-6 heartbreaker on a last-second reversal by seventh-ranked Chad Welch. Senior/junior Aaron Calderon was victorious in his Keen Arena debut, winning 8-3 against Kirk Johnson at 174 pounds to get the Wolverines back on track. Calderon, who has bumped up two weights from 157, scored on three takedowns -- one in each period -- and rode for 1:13. The Wolverines' upperweight gauntlet of junior Domenic Abounader, graduate student Max Huntley and junior Adam Coon all secured bonus points to close out the dual win. Abounader, ranked second nationally at 184 pounds, settled for an 11-2 major decision against Tanner Lynde, struggling to turn the Boilermaker and instead using four takedowns and 4:23 riding-time advantage -- largely from a third-period rideout -- to control from start to finish. Huntley, ranked sixth, cruised to a 16-1 technical against Drake Stein at 197 pounds after building a sizable early lead on a quick single-leg takedown and eight back points. He added two more single legs, including one to end the bout at the 5:20 mark. Coon, ranked fourth, was leading 2-1 early in his heavyweight bout against Tyrel Kral when the two wrestlers knocked their heads together and Kral could not continue, giving Coon the win by injury default at 2:18. Coon improved to 15-0 on the season. The Wolverines' other two upperweight captains are a perfect 14-0 in duals. Results: 125 -- #20 Conor Youtsey (U-M) major dec. Luke Schroeder, 11-3 4 0 133 -- #18 Rossi Bruno (U-M) major dec. Luke Welch, 10-1 8 0 141 -- Danny Sabatello (PU) major dec. Zac Hall, 10-1 8 4 149 -- #6 Alec Pantaleo (U-M) major dec. Jeremy Golding, 12-2 12 4 157 -- Doug Welch (PU) major dec. Jordan Amine, 9-0 12 8 165 -- #7 Chad Welch (PU) dec. Garrett Sutton, 7-6 12 11 174 -- Aaron Calderon (U-M) dec. Kirk Johnson, 8-3 15 11 184 -- #2 Domenic Abounader (U-M) major dec. Tanner Lynde, 11-2 19 11 197 -- #6 Max Huntley (U-M) tech. fall Drake Stein, 16-1 (5:20) 24 11 Hwt -- #4 Adam Coon (U-M) injury def. Tyler Kral, 2:18 30 11

BROOKINGS, S.D. -- It was a night for records at Frost Arena as the South Dakota State University wrestling team moved its dual winning streak to a school-record 12 with an 18-15 victory over West Virginia on Friday night before the largest crowd in the program's Division I history. With the win, the 24th-ranked Jackrabbits improved to 13-5 overall and 5-1 against Big 12 Conference opponents. West Virginia dropped to 6-9 overall and 0-3 against Big 12 foes. The dual, which was SDSU's first since cracking the Division I top 25 for the first time, was witnessed by 1,016 fans. After West Virginia opened the dual with a pair of victories by decision at heavyweight and 125 pounds, Brance Simms put the Jackrabbits on the board with an 8-4 decision over Cory Stainbrook in the 133-pound bout. The two wrestlers were tied at four through two periods before Simms recorded an escape and takedown midway through the final period, adding a final point with a riding-time advantage of 1 minute and 42 seconds. Seth Gross gave SDSU a 7-6 lead with a 13-1 major decision over Tony DeAngelo in which he built an 8-0 first-period lead that included a four-point near-fall and two-point near-fall as the period expired. Alex Kocer followed with another bonus-point victory for the Jackrabbits at 149 pounds, notching a 20-2 technical fall over Zachary Moore. It was the 20th win of the season for Kocer. The first battle of the night between two ranked wrestlers pitted sixth-ranked Cody Pack of SDSU against 17th-ranked Dylan Cottrell at 157 pounds. A Cottrell takedown and Pack reversal late in the third period, coupled with Cottrell's minute-plus advantage in riding time sent the match to overtime tied at five. Pack scored a takedown 20 seconds into the extra session and added four-point near-fall to close out the match. The Pack victory pushed the Jackrabbit advantage to 15-6. In winning his final home match, Pack moved into a tie for eighth place on the Jackrabbit career wins list with Mike Pankratz. Pankratz compiled a 108-27-2 record from 1990-94, while Pack improved to 108-33. West Virginia's Connor Flynn ended the Jackrabbit string of wins at four with a 7-2 decision over Luke Zilverberg at 165 pounds. SDSU prevailed in another closely contested match at 174 pounds as David Kocer recorded a come-from-behind victory. Kocer trailed Ross Renzi, 4-1, heading into the third period, but tied the match with an escape and takedown. Renzi managed an escape with under a minute to go, but a stalling point was awarded to Kocer, who then added a takedown to pull out a 7-5 win. The win was the team-leading 25th of the season for Kocer, who entered the match ranked 30th in the latest NCAA coaches' panel rankings. The Mountaineers won each of the last two matches, but failed to pick up any bonus points. Bubba Scheffel downed Brady Ayers, 6-3, at 184 pounds, while 9th-ranked Jacob Smith outlasted 12th-ranked Nate Rotert, 5-4, in the 197-pound weight class. SDSU will attempt to add to its record streak Sunday afternoon at seventh-ranked Oklahoma. The dual is slated for a 2 p.m. start and will be televised on Fox Sports Southwest and Fox College Sports Central. Results: 285: A.J. Vizcarrondo (WVU) dec. Alex Macki (SDSU), 2-1 [WVU 3, SDSU 0] 125: #12 Zeke Moisey (WVU) dec. Ben Gillette (SDSU), 4-1 [WVU 6, SDSU 0] 133: Brance Simms (SDSU) dec. Cory Stainbrook (WVU), 8-4 [WVU 6, SDSU 3] 141: Seth Gross (SDSU) major dec. Tony DeAngelo (WVU), 13-1 [SDSU 7, WVU 6] 149: Alex Kocer (SDSU) tech. fall Zachary Moore (WVU), 20-2 (5:52) [SDSU 12, WVU 6] 157: #6 Cody Pack (SDSU) vs. #17 Dylan Cottrell (WVU), 11-5 (SV-1) [SDSU 15, WVU 6] 165: Connor Flynn (WVU) dec. Luke Zilverberg (SDSU), 7-2 [SDSU 15, WVU 9] 174: David Kocer (SDSU) dec. Ross Renzi (WVU), 7-5 [SDSU 18, WVU 9] 184: Bubba Scheffel (WVU) dec. Brady Ayers (SDSU), 6-3 [SDSU 18, WVU 12] 197: #9 Jacob Smith (WVU) dec. #12 Nate Rotert (SDSU), 5-4 [SDSU 18, WVU 15]

LOCK HAVEN, Pa. -- Aaron McKinney (McDonald, Pa./West Allegheny) picked up his 100th career win to energize the home crowd early and Brad Emerick (Wilkes-Barre, Pa./Coughlin) returned to the lineup with the match on the line, and sealed a historic victory for the Lock Haven University wrestling team as the Bald Eagles outlasted Michigan State, 18-15 in a thriller. Prior to the match, LHU head coach Scott Moore and the Bald Eagles honored their seniors, who were competing in front of the home crowd for one final time. Those seniors took full advantage and shined brightest, leading the Bald Eagles (8-9) to the program's first-ever win over Michigan State. The win also marked LHU's first win over a Big Ten opponent since Lock Haven beat Penn State in 2002. The Bald Eagles beat Rutgers back in 2007, but at the time, the Scarlet Knights were still a member of the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA). Lock Haven and Michigan State (1-13) each won five bouts on the night and McKinney was one of four Bald Eagle seniors to claim victory. With the win, McKinney hit 100 career wins, becoming the third Bald Eagle to do this season, joining Bobby Rehm (Lancaster, Pa./Penn Manor) and Dan Neff (Quarryville, Pa./Solanco). McKinney is now the 19th member of Lock Haven's 100-win club. Joining Rehm (133), Neff (149), McKinney (157) and Emerick (285) in the winner's circle tonight was senior 197-pounder Phil Sprenkle (Seven Valleys, Pa./Dallastown). LHU's Jake Field (South Elgin, Ill./Marmion Academy) and Mitch Rogaliner got things started tonight at 125 pounds, and Rogaliner's 9-3 decision put the Spartans up 3-0. Rehm, a senior ranked No. 33 nationally, quickly tied the match at 3-3 after he grinded out a hard-fought 8-7 win at 133. No. 21 Javier Gasca picked up a 9-3 victory at 141 and Michigan State led 6-3, before Neff and McKinney rattled off two straight wins for the Bald Eagles. Neff, a returning All-American, who is ranked No. 18, picked up valuable bonus points with a dominating 23-8 (6:04) tech fall. Neff, a senior, has now won 15 straight matches since returning to 149 pounds on December 17. Neff's tech fall gave LHU its first lead of the night at 8-6 and McKinney's 100th win extended the LHU lead to 11-6. Following McKinney's win, Michigan State won three straight (165, 174 & 184) and the Spartans led 15-11 with two matches remaining. Sprenkle thrilled the home crowd with a major decision at 197. His major tied the match at 15-15 heading into the final bout at 285. Emerick, who hadn't competed for LHU since December 29, came up huge and sealed the Bald Eagles historic win with a 3-0 decision over Dimitrius Renfroe. Michigan State was coming off its only dual win of the season after beating Northwestern, 19-15 on January 31. The Bald Eagles will close out the regular season next Thursday, February 18 with a 5:30 p.m. Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) dual at George Mason. Results: 125: Mitch Rogaliner (MSU) dec. Jake Field (LHU) 9-3; MSU leads 3-0 133: #33 Bobby Rehm (LHU) dec. Garth Yender (MSU) 8-7; tied 3-3 141: #21 Javier Gasca (MSU) dec. Cody Wheeler (LHU) 9-3; MSU leads 6-3 149: #18 Dan Neff (LHU) tech fall Kaelan Richards (MSU) 23-8 (6:04); LHU leads 8-6 157: Aaron McKinney (LHU) dec. Mark Bozzo (MSU) 4-0; LHU leads 11-6 165: Dean Vettese (MSU) dec. Cody Cordes (LHU) 9-2; LHU leads 11-9 174: Travis Curley (MSU) dec. Tyler Wood (LHU) 4-0; MSU leads 12-11 184: Shwan Shadaia (MSU) dec. Tristan Sponseller (LHU) 8-2; MSU leads 15-11 197: Phil Sprenkle (LHU) major dec. Jacob Cooper (MSU) 11-0; tied 15-15 285: Brad Emerick (LHU) dec. Dimitrius Renfroe (MSU 3-0; LHU wins 18-15

BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- No. 1 Penn State (14-0, 8-0 B1G) handled No. 14 Lehigh on Friday night in a crucial non-conference dual meet. The Nittany Lions won seven of ten bouts to win 28-9 in front nearly 6,000 fans in Lehigh's sold out Stabler Arena. Penn State sent a line-up featuring six underclassmen, two sophomores and four red-shirt freshmen, into action. The dual was wrestled in front of 5,909 fans, only the second-ever sell-out in Stabler Arena (the last was in 2005) and a new Lehigh record. The dual began at 125 where senior Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.), ranked No. 4, handled No. 13 Darian Cruz with a 7-1 decision to give Penn State an early lead. Senior Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.), ranked No. 5 at 133, then took care of Mason Beckman, posting an 8-2 win to give the Nittany Lions a 6-0 lead. Junior Jimmy Gulibon (Latrobe, Pa.), ranked No. 14 at 141, dropped a 4-0 decision to No. 18 Randy Cruz with the Mountain Hawks picking up their first win. . Sophomore Zain Retherford (Benton, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 149, then posted a strong 8-0 major over Laike Gardner. Red-shirt freshman Jason Nolf (Yatesboro, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 157, then turned a first period takedown into quickly shoulder control and a fall over Lehigh's Ian Brown. Nolf's pin, at the 1:22 mark, was his 11th of the year and sent Penn State into intermission with a 16-3 lead. Red-shirt freshman Shakur Rasheed (Coram, N.Y.), ranked No. 17 at 165, held off a late rally by Drew Longo to post a wild 10-8 win. Red-shirt freshman Bo Nickal (Allen, Texas), ranked No. 1 at 174, then handled Gordon Wolf, posting a 14-6 major decision with 2:28 in riding time to put the Nittany Lions up 23-3. Sophomore Matt McCutcheon (Apollo, Pa.), ranked No. 6 at 184, dropped a tough 6-0 decision to No. 3 Nate Brown. Senior Morgan McIntosh (Santa Ana, Calif.), ranked No. 1 at 197, rolled over No. 17 John Bolich, posting a 16-0 technical fall at the 4:17 mark. Red-shirt freshman Nick Nevills (Clovis, Calif.) stepped on to the mat in a Penn State singlet for the first time at 285 in the dual, making a return after what was thought to be a season-ending injury during the preseason. Nevills took an early lead on No. 14 Max Wessell but was hit with an illegal hold call while trying to turn the Hawk wrestler. Penn State immediately challenged the call but after a lengthy review it was upheld. The challenged call would be crucial as Wessell used the penalty point to post a 5-4 win. Seven Penn State wins, however, allowed the Lions to roll to a 28-9 victory and remain unbeaten on the year. The Nittany Lions are now 14-0, 8-0 in the Big Ten, while Lehigh falls to 12-2. Penn State posted a lop-sided 17-8 takedown advantage as well. The Nittany Lions won seven of ten bouts, picking up seven bonus points off a pin (Nolf), a tech fall (McIntosh) and two majors (Retherford and Nickal). Penn State will return home for a date with Michigan State in Rec Hall tomorrow night, Saturday, Feb. 13, at 7 p.m. The Lions have a chance claim a share of the Big Ten Regular Season Championship (sharing with Iowa) with a win over Michigan State. With the remaining Rec Hall duals already at seated capacity, a limited number of Standing Room Only tickets (SROs) can be purchased for each. Rec Hall SROs may only be purchased by calling 1-800-NITTANY and are $15 per person. 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 dec. #13 Darian Cruz LEH, 7-1 / 3-0 133: #5 Jordan Conaway PSU dec. Mason Beckman LEH, 8-2 / 6-0 141: #18 Randy Cruz dec. #14 Jimmy Gulibon PSU, 4-0 / 6-3 149: #1 Zain Retherford PSU maj. dec. Laike Gardner LEH, 8-0 / 10-3 157: #1 Jason Nolf PSU pinned Ian Brown LEH, WBF (1:22) / 16-3 165: #17 Shakur Rasheed PSU dec. Drew Longo LEH, 10-8 / 19-3 174: #1 Bo Nickal PSU maj. dec. Gordon Wolf LEH, 14-6 / 23-3 184: #3 Nate Brown LEH dec. #6 Matt McCutcheon PSU, 6-0 / 23-6 197: #1 Morgan McIntosh PSU tech fall #17 John Bolich LEH, 16-0 (TF; 4:17) / 28-6 285: #14 Max Wessell LEH dec. Nick Nevills PSU, 5-4 / 28-9 Attendance: 5,909 (sold out, all-time Lehigh record) Records: Penn State 14-0, 8-0 B1G; Lehigh 12-2 Up Next for Penn State: Saturday, Feb. 13, home vs. Michigan State, 7 p.m. in Rec Hall BOUT-BY-BOUT 125: Senior Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.), ranked No. 4 at 125, took on No. 13 Darian Cruz. Nico worked the first minute-plus, looking to get Cruz's head to the mat in order to work his way around for a takedown. The Mountain Hawk was able to keep Megaludis at arm's length for the period, stepping back towards the outside circle until Megaludis worked head control into a takedown at the :35 mark. The Lion senior controlled Cruz for a ride out and a 2-0 lead after one period. Megaludis chose down to start the second period, Cruz got hit for locked hands, and Megaludis escaped to a 4-0 lead right away. The Lion then worked his way into a low single, forcing a scramble on the outside circle. Megaludis was not able to finish off the move and a reset was called at the :40 mark. Trailing 4-0, Cruz chose down to start the third period but the Lion senior controlled the Mountain Hawk long enough to work his riding time edge over 1:00. Cruz escaped to a 4-1 score at the 1:15 mark but Megaludis continued to pressure him, forcing a first stall. He got a takedown at the :10 mark and, with 1:25 in riding time, posted the 7-1 win. 133: Senior Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.), ranked No. 5 at 133, faced Mason Beckman, a two-time All-American. The duo of returning All-Americans battled evenly until Conaway blew through a fast shot to take a 2-0 lead the 1:03 mark. Conaway was hit for stalling on the ride as a reset was called with :36. Beckman escaped to a 2-1 score with :20 on the clock. Leading 2-1, Conaway chose down to start the second stanza and quickly escaped to a 3-1 lead. The Lion senior then set up a head-outside single and opened up a 5-1 lead with another fast takedown. Conaway built up over 1:00 in riding time with offensive control, working the second period clock down to under :30. With Beckman working to his knees, Conaway broke the Mountain Hawk down one more time and rode him out for a 5-1 lead after two periods. Beckman chose down to start the third period and Conaway continued to control action from the top position. Conaway clinched the riding time point, controlling Beckman until the 1:12 mark. Leading 5-2 after the Beckman escape, Conaway worked for another takedown, setting up another takedown with a single leg at the :10 mark. With 3:00 in time, Conaway posted the 8-2 win. 141: Junior Jimmy Gulibon (Latrobe, Pa.), ranked No. 14 at 141, faced off against No. 18 Randy Cruz. Gulibon forced a scramble with a head-outside single, nearly taking Cruz down in the center of the mat before the official called a quick stalemate with 2:10 on the clock. Gulibon fought off one Cruz shot and the bout moved to the second period tied 0-0. Gulibon chose down to start the second period and quickly got to his feet. A stalemate was called quickly though with Cruz hanging on to Gulibon's head and neck. A repeat of the former happened off the reset and with 1:29 on the clock, Gulibon stood again, then tried to slide out of Cruz's control. The Mountain Hawk nearly turned Gulibon for back points but the Lion scrambled his way out of trouble. Still, Cruz was able to hang on to Gulibon without getting a stall warning and rode the Lion out. Tied 0-0 but with 2:00 in time to his favor, Cruz chose down to start the third period. Cruz escaped quickly to a 1-0 lead. Gulibon quickly took Cruz down, working for two. The takedown was not awarded and Cruz countered the shot for the bout's first takedown to open up a 3-0 lead. With the riding time point for Cruz clinched, the Mountain Hawk rode Gulibon out and posted the 4-0 win. 149: Sophomore Zain Retherford (Benton, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 149, battled Laike Gardner. Retherford patiently waited for an opening and found it with a high double to lead 2-0 at the 1:39 mark. He then quickly gained control of Gardner's shoulders, setting up a chance to turn him. Gardner called for injury time but the official did not see it and called a stalemate instead. A reset ensued with Retherford still in control and the Lion rode Gardner out. Leading 2-0, Retherford chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 3-0 lead. Retherford forced Gardner into backing up for the next minute, then got in on a low single which he turned into another takedown and a 5-0 lead with :42 left in the period. Retherford maintained control for the rest of the period and carried that lead, with 2:19 in time, into the second period. Gardner chose neutral to start the third period and Retherford blew through a low double, forcing a wild scramble in front of the Lehigh bench that lasted nearly 1:00 but resulted in a stalemate with :46 on the clock. Retherford tripped Gardner to the mat with a low shot and picked up a final takedown to post an 8-0 major with 2:35 in riding time. 157: Red-shirt freshman Jason Nolf (Yatesboro, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 157, wrestled Ian Brown. Nolf scored quickly, taking Brown down and cutting him loose to lead 2-1 with 2:10 on the clock. Nolf fought off a high single from Brown and forced a stalemate. He then took Brown down quickly, began to cut him loose then quickly got control of the Mountain Hawk's shoulders, turning to the mat in just seconds and getting the pin at the 1:22 mark. 165: Red-shirt freshman Shakur Rasheed (Coram, N.Y.), ranked No. 17 at 165, faced off against Drew Longo. Shakur quickly shot low on Longo, turning a low double into a scramble that Long appeared to work his way out of. Rasheed continued to press, regaining control of both Longo ankles but the Mountain Hawk was able to force a stalemate. Rasheed was undaunted, however, getting the takedown with 1:22 on the clock for a 2-0 lead. Rasheed maintained offensive control for over a minute, then reset himself, breaking Longo down and picking up a point on a second Longo stall. Leading 3-0, Rasheed chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 4-0 lead. He quickly turned in on Longo, forcing another scramble and once again, Longo was able to work his way to a stalemate with 1:30 on the clock. Rasheed's offensive pressure forced Longo into another stall. He then worked his way into another low single that Longo fought off until a stalemate at the :08 mark. Trailing 5-0, Longo chose neutral to start the third period and quickly took the Lion down to cut the lead to 5-2. He cut Rasheed loose and took him down to a 6-4 score. Rasheed countered a Longo shot, forcing a scramble that ended in a takedown and a 7-6 Rasheed lead. Rasheed the reversed Longo to up his lead to 9-6, Longo reversed Rasheed and the Lion escaped to a 10-8 score with :15 left. Rasheed was able to hold off Longo down the stretch and post the 10-8 win. 174: Red-shirt freshman Bo Nickal (Allen, Texas), ranked No. 1 at 174, met Gordon Wolf. Nickal quickly took Wolf down and cut him loose for an early lead. Wolf forced a scramble with a shot that Nickal nearly turned into a pin. The fall was not awarded and Nickal settle for a takedown and a 4-1 lead with 2:05 on the clock. Nickal worked to turn Wolf, but the Mountain Hawk was able to scramble his way to an escape. Trailing 4-2, Wolf chose down to start the second period. Nickal was strong on offense, however, building up over 1:00 in riding time and then settling in with an arm bar, working to turn Wolf. Wolf was able to belly out and stay off his back. After a Wolf escape, Nickal used an ankle pick to take Wolf down. He then worked his way into a near cradle, turning Wolf for two back points. Leading 8-3 with over 2:00 in riding time, Nickal chose down to start the third period. HE quickly escaped and then took Wolf down to lead 11-3 with 1:20 on the clock. He locked up a cradle for two near fall points and led 13-4 after a Wolf escape. Wolf took Nickal down late for a final score but 2:28 in riding time gave Nickal a 14-6 major. 184: Sophomore Matt McCutcheon (Apollo, Pa.), ranked No. 6 at 184, took on No. 3 Nate Brown in one of the dual's most anticipated match-ups. The duo battled evenly for over 2:00 with neither wrestler breaking through on offense. The bout moved into the second stanza scoreless and Brown chose down. Brown worked his way to a quick escape and the Mountain Hawk led 1-0. Brown scored on a fast single leg and led 3-0 with 1:20 on the clock. McCutcheon was unable to break free of Brown's control for the remainder of the period and trailed 3-0 heading into the third period. McCutcheon chose neutral to start the third period. Brown took a high single that McCutcheon nearly countered, but Brown was able to finish off the move to up his lead to 5-0 with a clinched riding time point. Another Brown ride out and 2:38 in riding time gave the Mountain Hawk a 6-0 win. 197: Senior Morgan McIntosh (Santa Ana, Calif.), ranked No. 1 at 197, met No. 17 John Bolich. McIntosh and Bolich worked in the center of the mat for over 2:00 before McIntosh turned a low single leg into a takedown and a 2-0 lead with :39 on the clock. McIntosh then used his bow and arrow to turn Bolich for four near fall points and a 6-0 lead. He reset and turned him one more time to lead 10-0 after one period. McIntosh chose down to start the second period and steadily worked his way to a reversal and a 12-0 lead. He maintained control of Bolich, then turned him for four more back points to end the match with a 16-0 technical fall at the 4:17 mark. 285: Red-shirt freshman Nick Nevills (Clovis, Calif.) stepped on to the mat in a Penn State singlet for the first time in the dual, making a return after what was thought to be a season-ending injury during the preseason. Nevills took on No. 14 Max Wessel at 285. Nevills quickly gained control of Wessell's left leg. He steadily worked Wessell to the mat and picked up the takedown to open up an early 2-0 lead. With control of Wessell's legs, Nevills spent the next minute working to turn the ranked Hawk for back points. Nevills was hit with an illegal hold at the 1:21 mark and Penn State asked for a video review on the call. The call stood and Nevills led 2-1. Wessell escaped off the reset to a 2-2 tie with 1:10 on the clock. Wessell chose down to start the second period and escaped to a 3-2 lead, but Nevills had 1:17 in riding time. Nevills stepped back from a Wessell shot, dove low for a single and nearly connected, but Wessell was able to slide away to keep his 3-2 lead. Trailing 3-2 but with 1:17 in time, Nevills chose down to start the third. Nevills got to his feet quickly and then escaped to a 3-3 tie with 1:07 in riding time to his advantage. Nevills fought off another Wessell shot and then began trying to work for a clinching takedown. Wessell forced Nevills back for a stall warning and the bout continued tied 3-3. Wessell turned a low single into a takedown and a 5-3 lead, cutting Nevills' riding time bonus below 1:00. Nevills rolled his way to an escaped and a 5-4 score with :18 left. He then shot low, gaining control of Wessell's ankle and nearly had the takedown as the bout ended. But the takedown was not awarded and Wessell escaped with a 5-4 win.

RALEIGH, N.C. -- The 10th-ranked Virginia Tech wrestling team took down undefeated North Carolina State 19-14 to claim its second consecutive ACC dual meet title. This is the fourth consecutive year the Hokies have won one of the two ACC titles. No. 3 Joey Dance was the first to put points on the board for the Hokies with a 7-1 decision over redshirt freshman Sean Fausz. Dennis Gustafson came up huge with a 13-5 major decision over Jamal Morris. Coming back from a 5-0 deficit in the first period, he dominated on top, racking up six near fall points and a riding time point to put a big four points up on the board for the Hokies. Decisions from Sal Mastriani, Zach Epperly, and Zack Zavatsky all helped keep the Hokies ahead on the road to victory. It was redshirt sophomore Jared Haught who locked in the dual meet for the Hokies at the 197-weight class. His 3-2 decision over No. 15 Michael Boykin brought the team score to 19-11 moving into the final matchup of the night. And it didn't disappoint. Two undefeated heavyweights battled it out for seven minutes of the intense matchup. No. 1 Nick Gwiazdowski ended up coming out on top with a 3-2 decision over No. 2 Ty Walz. Results: 125: No. 3 Joey Dance dec. Sean Fausz, 7-1 133: Dennis Gustafson MD Jamal Morris, 13-5 141: No. 3 Kevin Jack dec. No. 8 Solomon Chishko, 3-2 149: Sal Mastriani dec. Beau Donahue, 13-6 157: No. 5 Tommy Gantt dec. No. 4 Nick Brascetta, 4-1 165: No. 4 Max Rohskopf tech No. 12 David McFadden, 15-0 174: No. 3 Zach Epperly dec. Nick Hall, 5-0 184: No. 7 Zack Zavatsky dec. No. 18 Pete Renda, 9-5 197: No. 7 Jared Haught dec. No. 15 Michel Boykin, 3-2 285: No. 1 Nick Gwiazdowski dec. No. 3 Ty Walz, 4-2

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wrestling team grabbed a share of the Southern Conference Regular Season Title with a big win at The Citadel tonight. The Mocs posted a dominant 34-3 victory over the Bulldogs in the league finale for both teams. UTC finishes its SoCon slate with a 6-1 mark, tied with both Gardner-Webb and Appalachian State. Chattanooga improves to 11-4 overall while The Citadel drops to 5-9 and 2-5 in league action. UTC opened in a big way on a first-period pin by senior John Lampe at 184. The Mocs kept the pressure on with wins in the next six matches. Junior Scottie Boykin finished another perfect regular season in SoCon matches with a 9-4 decision over Marshall Haas. Haas also came into the match with an unblemished league record. Junior Jared Johnson scored a major at heavyweight, while freshman Alonzo Allen also had a major decision at 125. Freshman Cody Hill won at 133, followed by junior Michael Pongracz at 141. Sophomore Chase Zemenak had a big overtime decision against Matt Fresch at 149 The match of the night came at 157 between Kamaal Shakur and Aaron Walker. Both were unbeaten in SoCon matches. Neither scored a takedown in regulation, but Walker took the win with one in overtime. "It was a great match," stated head coach Heath Eslinger. "I thought Kamaal wrestled as well as anyone. He lost the match but he was in on his legs and did a lot of good things tonight. It is definitely something we can build on heading into the conference tournament." Freshman Dominic Lampe and junior Sean Mappes closed out the night with majors at 165 and 174. This is the 16th time the Mocs have won or shared the SoCon regular season title since the league began recognizing a season winner in 1992. "We have a little bit of momentum now, so we need to wrestle well on Sunday," added Eslinger. Chattanooga is back in action on Sunday when they take on No. 19 Virginia. Match time is set for 2:00 p.m. in Charlottesville. A link for live scoring is available on the wrestling schedule page on GoMocs.com. Results: 184: John Lampe (Chattanooga) – Fall 2:16 - Sawyer Root (The Citadel) – UTC 6-0 197: Scottie Boykin (Chattanooga) – Dec. 9-4 - Marshall Haas (The Citadel) – UTC 9-0 285: Jared Johnson (Chattanooga) – MD 10-2 - Joseph Bexley (The Citadel) – UTC 13-0 125: Alonzo Allen (Chattanooga) – MD 16-5 - Charles Kearney (The Citadel) – UTC 17-0 133: Cody Hill (Chattanooga) – Dec. 8-2 - Caleb Smith (The Citadel) – UTC 20-0 141: Mike Pongracz (Chattanooga) – Dec. 3-2 - Tyler Buckiso (The Citadel) – UTC 23-0 149: Chase Zemenak (Chattanooga) – Dec. 3-1 (SV1) - Matthew Frisch (The Citadel) – UTC 26-0 157: Aaron Walker (The Citadel) – Dec. 3-1 (SV1) - Kamaal Shakur (Chattanooga) – UTC 26-3 165: Dominic Lampe (Chattanooga) – MD 16-6 - Jason Carr (The Citadel) – UTC 30-3 174: Sean Mappes (Chattanooga) – MD 16-3 - Timothy Knipl (The Citadel) – UTC 34-3

BOONE, N.C. -- No. 5 Mizzou Wrestling (13-1, 8-0 MAC) posted its highest point total of the season in a 41-6 win over Appalachian State (10-4) Friday evening in Boone, N.C. Five Tigers scored bonus points in the dual, including four coming by way of pin from redshirt senior 157-pounder Le'Roy Barnes (Belton, Mo.), redshirt senior 174-pounder Blaise Butler (Belvidere, Ill.), redshirt sophomore 184-pounder Willie Miklus (Altoona, Iowa), and junior 197-pounder J'den Cox (Columbia, Mo.). The 41 points from #TigerStyle is the highest amount this season and the most since a 43-6 win over Buffalo on Feb. 6, 2015. The Tigers started the dual with three decisions coming from redshirt sophomore 125-pounder Barlow McGhee (Rock Island, Ill.), redshirt junior 133-pounder Zach Synon (Cary, Ill.), and redshirt junior 141-pounder Matt Manley (Perry, Okla.). Manley defeated Mike Longo, 7-5, for his 25th win of the season, a new career-high, surpassing his 2013-14 win total of 24. At 149 pounds, redshirt junior 149-pounder Lavion Mayes (Mascoutah, Ill.) defeated Matt Zovistoski, 19-4, for his first technical fall of the season. Mayes scored numerous takedowns in the bout and added a four-point near-fall in the first period. With the win, Mayes improved to 23-0 on the season. Next, at 157 pounds, Barnes recorded his first fall of the dual season against David Peters-Logue. Barnes quickly put Peters-Logue on his back and scored the pin at 1:43. At 165 pounds, redshirt freshman 165-pounder Daniel Lewis (Blue Springs, Mo.) flirted with a pin of his own, scoring near-falls in the first and third period. Lewis could not score the six points, but finished with a 14-7 decision win over Forrest Przybysz for his 20th win of the season. Butler picked up the first of three consecutive falls for the Tigers at 174 pounds. At 1:34, Butler scored the fall over No. 18-ranked Nick Lee. With the win, Butler has now won his last five dual bouts, scoring bonus points in four of the matches and pins in three. Next, Miklus scored the quickest fall of the night for Mizzou at 184 pounds, pinning Taylor Jackson at 1:16. At 197 pounds, Cox scored his fall over Randall Diabe at 4:06. Cox had a double-digit lead in the second period when the pin was called. Cox has now won nine consecutive matches and stands two wins away from his 100th career win. Cox's six points finished off scoring for Mizzou on the night, as freshman heavyweight James Romero (Albuquerque, N.M.) lost by fall to Denzel No. 6-ranked Dejournette at 2:06. The Tigers will finish off their regular season schedule with a top-five matchup against No. 3-ranked N.C. State on Sunday. The dual will begin at 2 p.m. ET/1 p.m. CT. and will be streamed on gopack.com For all the latest on Mizzou Wrestling, stay tuned to MUTigers.com and follow the team on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram (MizzouWrestling). Results: 125: Barlow McGhee (Mizzou) def. Vito Pasone (Appalachian State) by 3-1 decision 133: Zach Synon (Mizzou) def. Irvin Enriquez (Appalachian State) by 6-2 decision 141: Matt Manley (Mizzou) def. Mike Longo (Appalachian State) by 7-5 decision 149: Lavion Mayes (Mizzou) def. Matt Zovistoski (Appalachian State) by 19-4 technical fall 157: Le'Roy Barnes (Mizzou) def. David Peters-Logue (Appalachian State) by fall (1:43) 165: Daniel Lewis (Mizzou) def. Forrest Przybysz (Appalachian State) by 14-7 decision 174: Blaise Butler (Mizzou) def. Nick Kee (Appalachian State) by fall (1:34) 184: Willie Miklus (Mizzou) def. Taylor Jackson (Appalachian State) by fall (1:16) 197: J'den Cox (Mizzou) def. Randall Diabe (Appalachian State) by fall (4:06) HWT: Denzel Dejournette (Appalachian State) def. James Romero (Mizzou) by fall (2:06)

BUFFALO, NY -- The University at Buffalo wrestling team won its first four matches of the day to set the tone in a 24-12 non-conference victory over Binghamton at Alumni Arena on Friday afternoon. The Bulls improved to 9-8 on the season, their most wins since the 2011 campaign. "That was a good win for us over an instate rival. They had beaten us the last couple of years," head coach John Stutzman said. "Whenever you're building a program, every win is big and I think this is extra special because it's an instate rival." Kyle Akins got things off to a great start by pinning Steven Bulzomi at the 4:17 mark. It was his team-best fourth pin of the season and improved the redshirt-freshman's record to 16-9 on the year. Bryan Lantry followed up with a dominant 9-3 decision over Jacob Nicholas to extend the UB lead to 9-0. It was Lantry's 16th win of the season. Brandon Lapi held off Dylan Caruana for 2-0 decision, which included a point for riding time, to extend the UB lead to 12-0. Lapi improved to 13-13 on the season. Colt Cotten earned the Bulls second pin of the day when he took down Jesse Dellavecchia just 2:32 into his match. It was Cotten's ninth win and first pin of the season. Binghamton climbed back into the dual by winning the next four matches and cut the UB lead to 18-12. However, James Benjamin quieted the Bearcat threat when he earned a 4-0 decision over Mark Tracy. Benjamin evened his record at 13-13 on the season. The final match of the day went to Jake Gunning as the redshirt-freshman defeated Connor Caulkins, 5-3, for his 15th win of the year. UB will be back in action on Sunday afternoon when it hosts Northern Illinois at Alumni Arena at 1 pm. Results: 125: Kyle Akins (UB) won by fall over Steven Bulzomi (BU), 4:17 133: Bryan Lantry (UB) won by decision over Jacob Nicholas (BU), 9-3 141: Brandon Lapi (UB) won by decision over Dylan Caruana (BU), 2-0 149: Colt Cotton (UB) won by fall over Jesse Dellavecchia (BU) 2:28 157: Vincent DePrez (BU) won by decision over Alex Smythe (UB), 9-5 165: Anthony DePrez (BU) won by decision over Rrok Ndokaj (UB), 8-5 174: Jack McKeever (BU) won by decision over Tyler Rill (UB), 5-1 184: Steve Schneider (BU) won by decision over Joe Ariola (UB), 5-1 197: James Benjamin (UB) won by decision over Mark Tracy (BU), 4-0 285: Jake Gunning (UB) won by decision over Connor Calkins (BU), 5-3

The 42nd annual Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic (formerly known as the Dapper Dan) will be held six weeks from tomorrow. Event organizers announced the wrestlers competing for Team USA late on Friday afternoon. Three wrestlers on the squad are ranked No. 1 in the country at their weight class: Chad Red (New Palestine, Ind.) at 132 pounds, Mark Hall (Apple Valley, Minn.) at 170, and Samuel Colbray (Hermiston, Ore.) at 195. Two others are ranked second in the nation, Jack Mueller (Trinity Christian Academy, Texas) at 120 and Shawn Streck (Merrillville, Ind.) at 285. Five additional wrestlers are ranked third in the country: Danny Vega (Ironwood Ridge, Ariz.) at 113, Kyle Norstrem (Brandon, Fla.) at 126, Griffin Parriott (New Prague, Minn.) at 152, Thomas Bullard (Archer, Ga.) at 160 (ranked at 170), and Matt Stencel (Oregon Clay, Ohio) at 220. Rounding out the squad are the following three wrestlers: No. 5 Mitch McKee (St. Michael-Albertville, Minn.) at 138, No. 7 (at 138) Hunter Marko (Amery, Wis.) at 145, and No. 4 Keegan Moore (Jackson County Central, Minn.) at 182. Wrestlers for the Pennsylvania squad will be selected after their state championship concludes on Saturday, March 12. The Team USA vs. Pennsylvania match takes place at 6:00 p.m. in the Fitzgerald Field House on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh. An undercard match featuring senior stars from Indiana and the WPIAL will precede at 4:00 p.m.

Logan Storley, four-time NCAA All-American for the University of Minnesota, now knows who he will be facing in his third professional mixed martial arts match next month. The Resurrection Fighting Alliance revealed this week that the former Golden Gopher grappler will go up against Rode "Chunk" Vocu at RFA 36: Barcelos vs. Vannata on Friday, March 4 at Mystic Lake Casino in Prior Lake, Minn. just outside Minneapolis-St. Paul. It will be a battle of young Dakotans as Storley, 25, a six-time South Dakota state wrestling champ, will be fighting Vocu, a 19-year-old from North Dakota. Vocu won his pro debut in October when he defeated Dustin Larocque via second-round TKO. Despite his youth, Vocu brings experience in two martial arts, having wrestled for New Town High School and boxed in Golden Gloves competition. Storley announced his plans for a pro MMA career last spring, after winning three amateur bouts. The former Golden Gopher grappler won his first two pro matches in short order, scoring a first-round TKO via punches over Bill Mees at RFA 29 in Sioux Falls, S.D. in August. In January, Storley earned another TKO victory in the opening round, this time vs. Marc "the Pummel" Hummel at RFA 32 at Prior Lake. Storley graduated from the same high school - Webster -- as Brock Lesnar, 2000 NCAA heavyweight wrestling champ for Minnesota who went on to win UFC and WWE titles. In addition to his impressive prep mat career, Storley had considerable success as a collegiate wrestler. He became only the tenth Minnesota grappler to become a four-time NCAA Division I All-American, racking up four top-six finishes in the 174-pound weight class. Storley was also a four-time placer at the Big Ten conference championships, making it to the finals in 2012. As a Gopher, Storley compiled an overall record of 119-27. The Storley-Vocu welterweight (170-pound) bout is one of six featured matches announced for RFA 36. The main event for the featherweight championship features Raoni Barcelos defending his title vs. Landon Vannata. In a co-main event at featherweight, Melvin "Career Killer" Blumer will face Shawn "The Exception" West, while the feature match has flyweights Chico "The King" Camus vs. Matt Brown. Other top-of-the card bouts include Reese Hernandez vs. Kassius Holdorf, and Dan Moret vs. Josh Wick. All of these events will be shown on AXS TV.

Two central Pennsylvania high school wrestling coaches from the two teams involved in controversial dual meet in central Pennsylvania will not be mentoring their wrestlers at the state team tournament. Central Dauphin coach Jeff Sweigard was suspended by the PIAA (Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association), while Cumberland Valley's Dave Heckard has been benched, per decision of school administrators. The coaches were sidelined as the result of losing control of their wrestlers -- and themselves -- in the final matches at the PIAA District 3 Class 3A team finals at Milton Hershey High School in Hershey, Pa. last Saturday night. The incident generated considerable discussion within the Keystone State… as well as coverage well beyond Pennsylvania, as the subject for fodder from commentators of a national wrestling website, and from USA Today. Here's how the national newspaper opened its article about the incident: "A pair of Pennsylvania coaches from traditional rivals in the Harrisburg area are under fire after a district championship meet between their schools ended in acrimony following a two-man brawl … featuring the coaches. "As reported by PennLive.com and other sources, the District 3 Class 3A Team Wrestling Championships were brought to a premature end when Cumberland Valley head coach Dave Heckard and Central Dauphin head coach Jeff Sweigard became entangled in a brief fight following a pair of controversial disqualifications, one for each team. Cumberland Valley captured the title, 29-28 on tiebreaker, but not before Heckard and Sweigard were involved in a heated discussion that slipped into minor violence." Jeremy Elliott of PennLive.com wrote, "Some coaches and wrestlers needed to be restrained. Harsh words and taunting were thrown back and forth between the Central Dauphin and Cumberland Valley benches and each program's fans. "Another intense, and in this case uncomfortable, chapter in the wrestling rivalry between the Rams and Eagles ended with one team walking out of the gym and no medal ceremony taking place." The controversy started at 160 pounds, when a Cumberland Valley wrestler illegally slammed his opponent. Central Dauphin's coach Sweigart and team trainer determined that their wrestler was unable to continue the match, resulting in an injury disqualification that gave the Central Dauphin wrestler the win. Then in the final bout of the night, a Central Dauphin athlete poked his Cumberland Valley opponent in the eye, causing the official to pause the match. Heckard and his team trainer then determined that their wrestler was unable to continue, at which point the bout was awarded to Cumberland Valley. That last injury DQ tied the match at 28 and the district title was awarded to Cumberland Valley due to Criterion H -- the most first points scored. Immediately after the dual, Cumberland Valley coach Heckard said, "It was a great bout. I'm sure there is going to be some hurt feelings, but we will get over it and laugh about it someday and that will be that. "That's how it goes. It's intense, and that's the way it goes sometimes." Days later, the winning coach was more contrite. "It is my job as a teacher, coach and adult to reflect the sportsmanship that I expect my athletes to adhere to on and off the mat," Heckard said in a statement. "My actions on Saturday at the District 3 team tournament were unacceptable and are not what I want my athletes to portray at any time during an athletic competition, as a student or as future citizens. We as humans will make mistakes, as a leader of young adults it is important that they too learn lessons by how I handle the disciplinary actions set forth by the Cumberland Valley School District and Athletic Department." Central Dauphin Athletic Director Chris Hunter told PennLive.com that he was "not allowed" to comment further on the suspension of his coach, Jeff Sweigard. While there may be hard feelings among some of the wrestlers and fans from both programs as to some of the actions at this controversial dual, the two rivals issued a joint press release. "The actions of the Cumberland Valley and Central Dauphin head wrestling coaches at Saturday's match do not reflect the high standards of good sportsmanship and leadership that we expect our coaches to model for our athletes. "While these two programs have a history of extraordinary accomplishments, this public display was unacceptable. It is important for both communities to know that success does not relieve a coach of the responsibility to exercise restraint and good judgment, especially in those moments when emotions might tempt a coach to behave otherwise." "The administrations of both the Cumberland Valley and Central Dauphin School Districts do commend our student athletes for their positive behavior on that difficult day." To see a concise (just over a minute in length) video posted by PennLive.com which shows the controversial elements of the Cumberland Valley-Central Dauphin dual – including the two matches which ended in disqualification, and the behavior of the coaches – complete with on-screen commentary, click here.

Live Blog Virginia Tech at NC State

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Kevin Randleman, a two-time NCAA champion and three-time NCAA finalist, passed away on Thursday. Funeral arrangements are pending. Kevin RandlemanA 2004 Ohio State Athletics Hall of Fame inductee, Randleman was the 177 pound NCAA champion in 1992 and 1993. The first two-time champion in Ohio State history, he was a three-time All-American who posted a 42-0-3 record in 1992, just the second Buckeye to go undefeated during a season. The following campaign, he dropped just one match (24-1). Randleman concluded his career with 108 wins, the 17th most in school history. Following his collegiate career, Randlemen went on to become a Mixed Martial Arts champion, making his debut in the fall of 1996. Three years later, Randleman again reached the top of his sport by becoming the UFC heavyweight champion on Nov. 19, 1999. While fighting for UFC, PRIDE FC and Strikeforce, Randleman compiled a 17-16 record over 15 years. Most recently, Randleman was the co-founder of a non-profit wrestling academy in Las Vegas.

Like many wrestling fans who use social media, I've been inundated this week with the step-by-step Zapruder film style breakdown of a high school dual meet in Pennsylvania. To dissect the relative rights and wrongs of what transpired on the mats that day would be pointless -- and to blame the referees seems obvious and wayward of further critique. As we've seen with increasing consistency, the coaches, athletes and parents on all sides of the wrestling mat are decaying the once-positive behavior of the wrestling mat and turning sport it into the moral morass of reality TV. Bad behavior is everywhere on the wrestling mats, but it would be foolish to point to a singular cause. From where I sit, blame can be equally shared between the media, the high pressure of youth sports and the fascinating re-emergence of the #FaceMush culture that now serves large swaths of the sport. I don't know when the #FaceMush culture took hold and I don't feel a dissection is necessary to solve the problems it is causing the sport. What is obvious is the incessant whining … and screaming … and stomping … and teeth-clenching threats of college coaches bled into the product and affected the sport's ethos. Regrettably, it may have already become the most signature aspect of the sport. Fans, athletes and stakeholders would all love a lot fewer blood curdling screams from men who try to then act tough on the sidelines. The peacocking of chests and the in-your-face celebrations are the tactics of bullying schoolchildren, not adults. The blurring of that distinction could very well be a contributing factor to the stymied growth of the sport nationwide. Wrestling is tough, but it in no way should require its participants to be jerks on and off the mat. What happened in Pennsylvania is not out of the norm. Was it odd that the normal social constructs broke down and coaches gamed the system with such blatant disregard for sportsmanship? Yes. But this behavior has been bubbling beneath the surface for years in the sport. The #FaceMush culture demands that everyone involved in wrestling must become a screaming, complaining, and crying mess. This isn't just running off the mat after you lose a match, or refusing to shake an opposing coach's hand. This is the constant focus on INTENSITY rather than technique, WEIGHT CUT rather than healthy dieting, and the idea of BREAKING your opponent rather than letting your excellence and hard work shine. For all the life lessons wrestling can teach young kids our culture has done a fantastic job of bastardizing it to become one with a focus on trying to KILL your opponent rather than just try to score more points or pin them. Wrestling still creates positive, viral moments -- athletes who forfeit matches to the physically disabled and those who honor their opponent's off-the-mat familial losses. Wrestlers are often sweet individuals who want what's best for their loved ones and work hard to achieve their goals, which is what makes the most recent outbursts and the recent propulsion of bad behavior all the more jarring. Judging by the immaturity on display in Pennsylvania, we've done well to almost completely ruin a culture that was once filled with men of self-respect, pride and modesty and replaced it with ones blinded by the blood of the kill. I'm not overly optimistic that America will refocus its emotional energies on good sportsmanship and fair play. The cultural plunge seems to be increasing, not letting up. But then again, maybe it will. Maybe some of our sport's calm and collected college coaches will make an impact? Maybe more coaches and athletes will watch Jordan Burroughs win with honor at the Olympics, coaches in part by a wonderful human being and coach in Bruce Burnett? Maybe coaches will see the way the USA women's team -- often up against long odds -- absolutely never quits, and likewise never complains. Maybe the Olympics will help right this ship? Maybe. But if something doesn't change soon we're racing to the bottom, where we'll almost certainly find fewer fans and increased irrelevance. To your questions … Q: I can't imagine NC State is going to get through this weekend without blemish. I expect Virginia Tech to beat them tonight. I have the Hokies winning seven matches. If NC State somehow gets past Virginia Tech, then I would expect Missouri to beat NC State. If NC State loses, who do you expect to face Penn State for the dual championship? -- Mike C. Pat Popolizio is in his fourth season as NC State's head wrestling coach (Photo/Mark Lundy, Lutte-Lens.com)Foley: Man. I don't know anymore. Though I agree those are two tough teams (and matchups) there is something special about the NC State wrestling program and their ability to grab impressive performances from new wrestlers each week. I think the same thing of Virginia Tech's ability to outperform expectations under Coach Dresser, but right now the hot hand is in Raleigh not Blacksburg. Still, to take on Missouri two days later seems like madness. Their scheduling doesn't allow for a rest period and Mizzou is well-equipped enough to upend the team at the end of the year. No matter what happens in the dual meet, it's very obvious that Pat Popolizio is the NCAA Division I Coach of the Year and that his wrestlers won't be laggards heading into the ACC or NCAA tournament. I think NC State bests Virginia Tech, but is just under 50 percent to also upend Mizzou. Q: I watched the Ohio State-Penn State dual meet last week. The first five starting wrestlers for PSU were PA state champs (four were multiple-time champs), followed by sub Geno Morelli, a multiple-time PA state placewinner. Reportedly, when Cael Sanderson sought the PSU position, he stated that if he could recruit the best PA prospect every year, plus one other national prospect, his teams would be nationally competitive every year -- something he didn't believe he could accomplish at ISU, recruiting in-state against Iowa. What have been the most successful most home-grown college teams in recent history? What have been the most successful most home-grown college teams in remote history? Say, prior to national media attention/promotion and routine, wide-spread national recruiting … -- Mike A. Foley: Edinboro takes Pennsylvania talent and grooms them into some of the best wrestlers in the country. Almost every year a wrestler from Edinboro, buried in the mid-teens nationally explodes onto the national scene and wins a national title. They stand as the benchmark on how to recruit (and coach) locally. Kent State has done a wonderful job over the last several years recruiting locally and creating national champions and All-Americans. One caveat is that not all of them are technically from Ohio, since the school can offer in-state tuition to Pennsylvania residents within a certain distance of the school. Similarly, I think that we are seeing Lock Haven begin this process under Scott Moore, with a lot of local talent returning home. From what I understand the best locally groomed program in "remote" history might be Fresno State who enjoyed a wealth of talent from the Central Valley. Stephen Abas, Gerry Abas and Yero Washington are almost enough to justify the list, but there are many more from the past, and I suspect many more to come. MUTLIMEDIA HALFTIME (and links) Yarygin highlights Q: Is there a difference between who wrestles in the Pan Am Games and who wrestles in the Pan Am Olympic Weight qualifier? -- @ZeroNBlindTeri Foley: Yes. The two are not related. The Pan Am Games are a quadrennial sporting event (like the Olympics), while the Pan-Am Championships and Pan-American OG Qualifying Tournament are run by United World Wrestling. The Pan-Am Qualifiers are open to all Pan Am countries who did not qualify a wrestler for the Olympics at the World Championships. For the USA men's freestyle team that means 57 kilos, 65 kilos, 86 kilos and 125 kilos. The Pan-Am Championships are just the annual continental championships. As of last week the championships will no longer be run in Olympic years since so much focus and financial resource remains focused on the qualification of athletes. Q: The 184-pound weight class in Division I looks wide open right now! Gabe Dean, Vic Avery and Blake Stauffer all took losses last weekend. I like the way Michigan's Dominic Abounader is wrestling right now. His only loss has come to Dean. Right now who is your pick to win the NCAA title at 184 pounds? -- Mike C. Foley: Gabe Dean is still the odds-on favorite to win the NCAA title. As the defending NCAA champion and someone familiar with a few losses, I think Dean is as emotionally and physically equipped to succeed in March as any wrestler I've ever seen. He's also very well coached. I like what I've seen of Abounader, but I'm uncertain how a tough Big Ten will affect him on two weeks rest. I'd imagine that it can take some rebounding for a conference champion, much less someone that eats a few losses. Total grinder. Vic Avery's secret weapon, and guide to an NCAA title, might be Tim Flynn and the Fighting Scots tradition of outperforming expectations at the NCAA tournament. Q: Are Jason Tsirtsis' recent struggles more mental or physical? -- Mike C. Foley: There has to be a combination of both, but a third interpretation would be the new rules and Big Ten refereeing has forced Tsirtsis to be more active on his feet. His increased activity, and the threat of stalling points, may have forced him to be a more anxious competitor. The loss of Drew Pariano obviously had an effect on the Northwestern team. An upheaval like his firing can lead to a multitude of outcomes -- some as subtle as a gravitational ripple and others as on the nose as NCAA champion wrestlers taking bad regular season losses. Q: Will you be asking fans to tune into InterMat's live blogs all weekend? Running four duals in three days! -- @WrestlingSHP Foley: Tune in, or risk Britt embracing the Culture of the Kill. Quick note … Congrats to Mark DiSalvo on his recent head coaching position at Thomas More College. He's a good man and coach. Wishing him and his family success and happiness.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Winning six of 10 bouts, the No. 5-ranked University of Wisconsin-La Crosse claimed a 20-14 win over No. 7-ranked Augsburg College in a wrestling dual meet on Thursday evening at Si Melby Hall. THE BASICS FINAL SCORE: Wisconsin-La Crosse 20, Augsburg (Minn.) 14 LOCATION: Si Melby Hall, Minneapolis RECORDS: Augsburg 11-5 overall, Wisconsin-La Crosse 15-4 overall HOW IT HAPPENED Augsburg won the opening bout, but UW-La Crosse won four straight matches to take a 14-3 lead into the halftime break. The Eagles then won two of the final five bouts to score the match victory. The Eagles now lead the all-time series with the Auggies 7-6-1. No. 1-ranked and defending heavyweight national champion Donny Longendyke (JR, Vadnais Heights, Minn./White Bear Lake HS) scored a 12-3, major-decision victory over Clay Broze, his second major-decision win over Broze this season. He used five takedowns, an escape and 2:30 of riding time to claim the victory. Now 31-2, Longendyke has won 21 straight matches. Of his 31 wins, 23 are bonus-point wins (18 pins, five major decisions). Longendyke is now 75-4 in his Augsburg career and 115-25 in his collegiate career. Of his 115 wins, 86 are bonus-point victories (63 pins, three technical falls, 20 major decisions). Sam Bennyhoff (FY, Mound, Minn./Mound-Westonka HS) improved to 23-5 on the season with his 13th bonus-point victory of the season, a 12-4 major-decision win over Reid Johnson. Bennyhoff built a 6-3 lead after one period, then used two third-period takedowns and 4:22 of riding time to claim the win. Marcus Hamer (JR, Kimball, Minn.) scored a 4-2 win over Grant Sutton in the final bout of the evening at 149 pounds. A first-period takedown and escapes in the second and third periods secured the victory for Hamer, now 23-12 on the season. Grant Parker (JR, Onalaska, Wis.) used an escape and takedown in the second period, while riding the entire third period for a 2:55 riding time bonus point, to score a 4-0 win over Austin Schoen in the opening bout at 157. Parker is now 25-10 on the season. FOR THE FOES Augsburg's James Goman (JR, Lakeville, Minn./Trinity-River Ridge HS) scored a second-period takedown of the Eagles' top-ranked 125-pounder, Ryan Weinmann, to take a 2-1 lead, but Weinmann converted a reversal and used 1:51 of riding time to claim a 4-2 victory. No. 4-ranked Tyler Schneider scored a 15-0, 3:42 technical-fall victory over Augsburg's Austin Boniface (JR, Wyoming, Minn./Forest Lake HS) at 174 pounds. Derek Weinmann claimed a 10-4 win over Augsburg's No. 10-ranked Eric Hensel (JR, Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville South HS) at 165. Austin Cook claimed a 6-0 win over Niko Anderson (FY, Lanesboro, Minn.) at 184, Sean Ward scored an 8-4 win over Logan Hortop (JR, Faribault, Minn.) at 197, and No. 4-ranked 141-pounder Cody See scored a 4-2 win over Aaron Wilson (FY, Oak Grove, Minn./St. Francis HS). UP NEXT Augsburg's varsity closes its dual-meet season next Friday (2/19) at 7 p.m., hosting Wisconsin-Stevens Point at Si Melby Hall. Augsburg's White Team (junior varsity) competes at the Winona State Invitational on Saturday (2/13) at 9 a.m. Wisconsin-La Crosse competes at the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championships on Sunday (2/14). Results: 157 -- Grant Parker (AUG, 25-10) dec. Austin Schoen (UWL, 8-12) 4-0 (Augsburg 3-0) 165 -- Derek Weinmann (UWL, 12-8) dec. No. 10 Eric Hensel (AUG, 21-5) 10-4 (TIED 3-3) 174 -- No. 4 Tyler Schneider (UWL, 20-3) tech. fall Austin Boniface (AUG, 17-14) 15-0 at 3:42 (UW-La Crosse 8-3) 184 -- Austin Cook (UWL, 24-8) dec. Niko Anderson (AUG, 13-12) 6-0 (UW-La Crosse 11-3) 197 -- Sean Ward (UWL, 16-8) dec. Logan Hortop (AUG, 20-18) 8-4 (UW-La Crosse 14-3) HWT -- No. 1 Donny Longendyke (AUG, 31-2) maj. dec. Clay Broze (UWL, 18-8) 12-3 (UW-La Crosse (14-7) 125 -- No. 1 Ryan Weinmann (UWL, 23-4) dec. James Goman (AUG, 15-17) 4-2 (UW-La Crosse 17-7) 133 -- Sam Bennyhoff (AUG, 23-5) maj. dec. Reid Johnson (UWL, 14-9) 12-4 (UW-La Crosse 17-11) 141 -- No. 4 Cody See (UWL, 9-3) dec. Aaron Wilson (AUG, 13-16) 4-2 (UW-La Crosse 20-11) 149 -- Marcus Hamer (AUG, 23-12) dec. Grant Sutton (UWL, 21-5) 4-2 (UW-La Crosse 20-14)

Corvallis, Ore. -- A resurgent Oregon State wrestling team posted its biggest victory of the season by stunning No. 7 Oklahoma 22-12 on Thursday night before a vocal, season-high crowd of 1,041 at Gill Coliseum. The Beavers (9-6, 2-2 Pac-12) got a momentum-generating pin from Jack Hathaway (133), a tie-breaking major decision from Corey Griego (184) and a last-second, match-clinching win by Cody Crawford (197) to earn their fourth win in their last five starts and their fifth triumph over a ranked opponent this winter. "I told them you have to wrestle tough, you have to work the whole seven minutes," OSU coach Jim Zalesky said. "The best example of that was Cody Crawford, shooting and getting a good takedown at the end of his match" for a 4-2 win over Brad Johnson that gave the Beavers an insurmountable 19-12 cushion. "That sealed the win for us. I was pleased with our effort, even I the ones we lost we had good effort. All the guys fought hard. I liked their fight." Ronnie Bresser (125) and Amarveer Dhesi (heavyweight) both prevailed in matches pitting ranked opponents, and Abraham Rodriguez (157) continued his February turnaround to give OSU a sweep of the home-and-home series with the Sooners (9-5). OSU also won in Norman last season, 20-17. "They are ranked seventh in the country and we want people to know that we are right there with the best of them to," said Rodriguez, whose 5-2 decision over Shayne Tucker gave the Beavers a 12-6 advantage at the midway point. "It was important to us. We beat them, and that makes a statement." Hathaway's match was pivotal. He escaped unscathed from a dangerous position late in the first period, and then turned the tables on Trae Blackwell with his first pin since his second match of the season. It gave OSU a 9-3 lead. "It was huge," Zalesky said. "He almost gave up a four-pointer, he escaped, got a takedown and then he hit what we call a 'cement mixer' and got the fall. It was big for team momentum going into those next matches." Rodriguez lost seven matches in a row at one point this season, dropping his record to 8-13. But he went 3-0, with three bonus points and a win over the Pac-12's current top seed, in last week's road trip to California, and extended his winning streak to four straight on Thursday. "During that [tailspin] it was hard but you just have to keep believing, keep plugging away," he said. "Good things started happening and it started coming for me. That's what I always believed. "[Thursday] is momentum for this dual, and for Pac-12s and nationals coming up," he said. The seventh-ranked Bresser topped eight-ranked Ryan Millhof 3-1. The 10th-ranked Dhesi defeated No. 15 Ross Larson 8-6 for his eighth win in a row. Zalesky said the Beavers show definite signs of becoming the team he thought they could be earlier this year. OSU had five holdover starters, and two coming off redshirts, with NCAA-tournament experience, but the team was inconsistent until recently. "I knew what guys could do," Zalesky said. "It was a matter of taking it out here. The matches we won were forced our positions on the other guy. The Beavers conclude their nonconference schedule at 5 p.m. Sunday against Air Force. The Falcons (7-5) defeated Utah Valley 20-13 and New Mexico Highlands 30-9 in Colorado Springs on Thursday. OSU then closes the regular season with the annual Border War against Boise State, set for 11 a.m. Feb. 21 at Gill Coliseum. It will be televised by Pac-12 Networks. The Pac-12 Championships are Feb. 27, at Arizona State. For more information on the Oregon State wrestling team, follow the club's official Twitter account at Twitter.com/OSU_Wrestling or by Facebook at Facebook.com/OregonStateWrestling. Results: 125: Ronnie Bresser (OSU) dec. Ryan Millhof (OU), 3-1 133: Cody Brewer (OU) dec. Joey Palmer (OSU), 12-7 141: Jack Hathaway (OSU) pinned Trae Blackwell (OU), 4:18 149: Davion Jeffries (OU) dec. Joey Delgado (OSU), 11-5 157: Abraham Rodriguez (OSU) dec. Shayne Tucker (OU), 5-2 165: Clark Glass (OU) dec. Seth Thomas (OSU), 3-1 174: Matt Reed (OU) dec. Tyler Chay (OSU), 8-2 184: Corey Griego (OSU) maj. dec. Andrew Dixon (OU), 12-1 197: Cody Crawford (OSU) dec. Brad Johnson (OU), 4-2 HWT: Amarveer Dhesi (OSU) dec. Ross Larson (OU), 8-6

STANFORD, Calif. -- Led by redshirt senior Michael Sojka and Nathan Butler, the No. 18 Stanford wrestling team defeated Boise State, 22-15, Thursday on Senior Night in Burnham Pavilion. Stanford won six bouts to improve to 11-3 overall and 3-2 in the Pac-12. Boise State drops to 3-6 and 1-1 in the conference. Boise State jumped out to a 6-0 lead in the dual as Chris Castillo pinned Stanford freshman Nainoa Calvo in 3:25 at 157 pounds. Redshirt junior Jim Wilson, ranked 18th nationally, put the Cardinal on the board with a 11-1 major decision over Taylor West at 165 pounds. The Lodi, California native notched two takedowns, four nearfall points, a reversal and riding time in the win. He improves to 21-5 overall and 13-1 in duals. The Broncos pushed their lead to 9-4 as Austin Dewey posted a 10-4 decision over Keaton Subjeck at 174 pounds. Redshirt sophomore Garet Krohn cut the Boise State lead to 9-7 with a 6-2 decision over Zach Coffman at 184 pounds. Leading 2-1 after the first, Krohn scored an escape and a takedown in the second to pull ahead 5-1. Coffman recorded an escape to start the third, but Krohn finished with riding time, improving his season record to 14-6. Sojka, wrestling in the final home match of his career, held on for a 2-0 decision over Kadyn Del Toro at 197 pounds. Sojka picked up an escape in the second period and racked up 1:40 of riding time in the third to move to 12-9 on the year. Butler made it 16-9 in favor of the Cardinal. The heavyweight, who is No. 20 in the nation, pinned Gabriel Gonzalez in 5:31, registering his team-best eighth fall of the year. Butler is now 23-5 overall and 10-2 in duals. Redshirt sophomore Connor Schram added to the Stanford lead with a 9-4 decision over Rami Haddadin at 125 pounds. After a quick takedown, Schram nearly had the pin before collecting four nearfall points. He led 7-1 going into the final period, where he added an escape and 1:21 of riding time. Schram moves to 17-4 overall and 7-2 in duals this season. Carson Kuhn cut the Stanford lead to 19-12 with a 2-0 decision over sophomore Mason Pengilly at 133 pounds. He drops to 7-7 on the year. Second-ranked Joey McKenna sealed the dual win with a 4-0 win over Jake Velarde at 141 pounds. Tied 0-0 in the second, McKenna posted an escape and a late takedown for the 3-0 lead. He tacked on 1:54 of riding time to improve to 19-1 overall and 11-0 in duals. Stanford wraps-up the regular season on Sunday, Feb. 14 at No. 2 Oklahoma State in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Action begins at 12 p.m. PT on Flowrestling.org. Results: 125: #15 Connor Schram (S) dec. Rami Haddadin (B) 9-4 133: Carson Kuhn (B) dec. Mason Pengilly (S) 2-0 141: #2 Joey McKenna (S) dec. Jake Velarde (B) 4-0 149: #15 Geordan Martinez (B) dec. Tommy Pawelski (S) 2-0 157: Chris Castillo (B) fall Nainoa Calvo (S) 3:25 165: #18 Jim Wilson (S) maj. dec. Taylor West (B) 11-1 174: Austin Dewey (B) dec. Keaton Subjeck (S) 10-4 184: Garet Krohn (S) dec. Zach Coffman (B) 6-2 197: Michael Sojka (S) dec. Kadyn Del Toro (B) 2-0 285 #20 Nathan Butler (S) fall Gabriel Gonzalez (B) 5:31

U.S. Air Force Academy -- Air Force concluded senior night with dual wins over Big 12 Conference opponent Utah Valley (20-13) and New Mexico Highlands (30-9). The victory over Utah Valley marks Air Force's first conference win as a Big 12 conference affiliate. Falcon wrestling improves to 7-5, 1-3 Big 12, while Utah Valley drops to 3-8, 0-2 Big 12 and New Mexico Highlands drops to 3-6, 1-1 RMAC. Air Force opened up with back and forth dual action beginning with a loss in the 174 class to the Wolverine's Ross Taylor. The Falcons would quickly strike back with two consecutive wins from Anthony McLaughlin (184) and No. 17 Parker Hines (197). Hines would be the only Falcon to earn bonus points coming from a 22-4 technical fall over Aryton Almberg. The Wolverines would bounce back with consecutive wins in the 285 and 125 class, including No.18 Chasen Tolbert's 8-0 major decision over Drew Romero. Josh Martinez would follow up with the 4-3 decision over Jade Rauser in the 133 class to regain the lead at 11-10. The Wolverines would regain the lead after Dylan Hyder dropped 4-3 decision in the 141 class. Air Force would earn three consecutive decision wins coming from Jerry McGinty (149), Zach Stepan (157) and Alex Lopouchanski (165) to seal the deal over the Wolverines, 20-13. Air Force would quickly return to action in the second dual of the night against New Mexico Highlands. The Falcons would take the early lead with a 2-1 decision coming from Zen Ikehara. Highlands would react with a 6-5 decision win in the 184 class, knotting the score at 3-3 at the beginning of the third bout. Air Force would quickly jump 12 points ahead after Hines' commanding 4:55 pin in the 197 class and a Highlands forfeit in the 285 class. Freshmen Issac Jimenez (125) and John Twomey (133) would earn nine more points to extend the lead to 24-3 after Jimenez's 5-1 decision win and Twomey's 4:04 pin. Air Force would go on to earn decision wins in two of the final four bouts with wins coming from Alex Mossing (157) and Michael Billingsley (165) to finalize the score at 30-9. Up next, Falcon wrestling will travel to Corvallis, Ore., over the weekend to take on the Beavers of Oregon State in dual meet action on Sunday, Feb. 14, at 5:00 p.m. PT. Air Force 20, Utah Valley 13 174 Ross Taylor (UVU) SV-2 dec. Adam Jackson (AF) – 4-1, UVU 3-0 184 Anthony McLaughlin (AF) dec. Will Sumner (UVU) – 9-3, TIE 3-3 197 Parker Hines (AF) TF Aryton Almberg (UVU) – 22-4, AF 8-3 285 Dustin Dennison (UVU) dec. Marcus Malecek (AF) – 3-1, AF 8-6 125 #18 Chasen Tolbert (UVU) MD Drew Romero (AF) – 8-0, UVU 10-8 133 #18 Josh Martinez (AF) dec. Jade Rauser (UVU) – 4-3, AF 11-10 141 Jarod Maynes (UVU) dec. Dylan Hyder (AF) – 4-3, UVU 13-11 149 Jerry McGinty (AF) dec. Matthew Ontiveros (UVU) – 9-3, AF 14-13 157 Zach Stepan (AF) dec. Raider Lofthouse (UVU) – 10-4, AF 17-13 165 Alex Lopouchanski (AF) dec. Brayden Humphreys (UVU) – 7-0, 20-13 Air Force 30, New Mexico Highlands 9 174 Zen Ikehara (AF) dec. J.B. Bechtloff (NMH) – 3-1, AF 3-0 184 Luis Terrazas (NMH) dec. SV-2Willie Baker (AF) – 6-5, TIE 3-3 197 #17 Parker Hines (AF) Fall Cody Marquez (NMH) – 4:55, AF 9-3 285 Marcus Malecek (AF) FF Corbin Grenowich (NMH) – FF, AF 15-3 125 Issac Jimenez (AF) dec. Jacob Espana (NMH) – 5-1, AF 18-3 133 John Twomey (AF) Fall Tre Humphrey (NMH) – 4:04, AF 24-3 141 Dan Gaylor (NMH) dec. Dave Walker (AF) – 3-2, AF 24-6 149 Reis Humphrey (NMH) dec. Conor O'Hara (AF) – 9-5, AF 24-9 157 Alex Mossing (AF) dec. Orlando Guerra (NMH) – 11-5, AF 27-9 165 Michael Billingsley (AF) Juan Alvarado (NMH) – 7-3, AF 30-9

LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ -- In the automotive world, the 427 engine is regarded as one of the greatest of all time, powering such classics as the Corvette and the Shelby Cobra. In the collegiate wrestling world, the engine that has powered the Rider Broncs to 427 wins is also one of the greatest of all time. Rider head coach Gary Taylor, now in his 38th season at Rider, picked up career win number 427 Thursday night when the Broncs defeated Hofstra. The 427 wins ties the legendary Bobby Douglas for fourth on the all-time career list of Division I NCAA coaching victories. "To be mentioned in the same sentence with Bobby Douglas is nothing short of an honor," said Taylor. "He's a legendary coach who I looked up to. He's a great man and a great coach. I feel very honored and humbled." Douglas won an NCAA Title coaching at Arizona State and also coached the U.S. Olympic team and Iowa State. "I would say that is pretty overwhelming," said associate head coach John Hangey. "I've learned so much from Coach Taylor and the fact that he's done it at a small school that does not have all the resources or a large enrollment, speaks to the man that he is. He does it right, never cuts corners, he always believes in what he does and the kids perform for him. That's why he's fourth in the nation in wins." Thursday night, the Broncs won eight of 10 bouts against long-time rival Hofstra. For Rider (10-9) sophomore Chad Walsh (Cherry Hill, NJ/Camden Catholic), senior Zach Valcarce (Willas, NJ/Lower Cape May), senior Paul Kirchner (Somerville, NJ/Somerville), sophomore B.J. Clagon (Toms River, NJ/Toms River South), senior Robert Deutsch (Cherry Hill, NJ/Eastern Regional), senior Conor Brennan (Brick, NJ/Brick Twp.), freshman Michale Fagg-Daves (Somerset, NJ/Franklin) and junior Ryan Wolfe (New Castle, Del./Caravel) all won. Walsh, ranked 14th by the NCAA Coaches Panel, won by fall. In his final home match, Kirchner defeated Jamel Hudson, a 2015 NCAA qualifier who is currently ranked 26th by the NCAA Coaches Panel. "Paul beat a good wrestler and did it with composure," Taylor said. "He did an outstanding job." Brennan, ranked 18th by the NCAA Coaches Panel, won his final home match to improve to 22-3 on the season, 12-2 in dual meets. Wolfe, ranked 24th by the NCAA Coaches Panel, won a major decision. Clagon, ranked 20th by the NCAA Coaches Panel, won to give Rider a 15-0 lead. Valcarce won to start the match. For Hofstra (5-10) Frank Affronti, ranked 31st by the NCAA Coaches Panel, won at 174. Heavyweight Mike Hughes won to improve to 31-7. The victory was the third in a row for Rider over Hofstra but Hofstra has won 13 of the last 17 meetings with Rider. The Broncs will compete at Princeton February 18 and at Maryland February 20 to close out the dual meet season. "Princeton is very tough," Taylor said. "It is going to be quite a battle. We're going to work hard, train hard and get ready for them. I will think about Maryland once we wrestle Princeton." The all-time NCAA Division I coaches win list is 1. Dale Thomas of Oregon State (616) 2. Harold Nichols of Iowa State (492) 3. J Robinson of Minnesota (439) 4. Gary Taylor of Rider (427) 4. Bobby Douglas of Iowa State/Arizona State (427) Among active coaches, Taylor is still second only to Robinson in victories on the Division I level Results: 125 Zach Valcarce-R dec. Bryan Damon-H 9-6 3-0 133 Robert Deutsch-R wins by forfeit 9-0 141 Paul Kirchner-R dec. Jamel Hudson-H 3-0 12-0 149 B.J. Clagon-R dec. Kyle Krasavage-H 6-0 15-0 157 Chad Walsh-R won by fall Jahlani Callender-H 7:00 21-0 165 Conor Brennan-R dec. Cory Goshkagarian-H 10-4 24-0 174 Frank Affronti-H dec. Curt Delia-R 7-5 24-3 184 Michale Fagg-Daves-R dec. Cory Damiana-H 4-3 27-3 197 Ryan Wolfe-R major dec. Omar Haddad-H 15-6 31-3 285 Mike Hughes-H major dec. Greg Velasco-R 14-4 31-7

BOONE, N.C. -- With a share of the Southern Conference title on the line, Appalachian State University wrestling won in dominating fashion over Virginia Military Institute, 27-9. The Mountaineers (11-3, 6-1 SoCon) won seven of ten matches over the Keydets (3-9, 1-6 SoCon). “I thought we came out a little flat tonight. It's one of those matches where it's kind of hard to keep focus with the No. 5 ranked team in the country coming here tomorrow night,” said JohnMark Bentley. “We did a good job getting it done tonight anyway.” With the win, the Mountaineers clinched a share of their first Southern Conference regular season title since 2012. “Obviously, I am tickled to death that we won a Southern Conference Championship. It's a big deal for our program and our school, so we are very proud of that. Hopefully, we can keep building and finish this year strong.” Vito Pasone (Wilkes-Barre, Pa./E.L. Meyers) took on one of the hottest wrestlers in the SoCon in Dalton Henderson who had won his previous 11 matches. Pasone jumped out to a 4-1 advantage after the two periods and hung on for a 4-3 decision win to put the Apps up, 3-0. Irvin Enriquez (Aberdeen, N.C./Pinecrest) got the start at 133 pounds and faced Dominick Gallo. After a wild first period Enriquez was on top, 3-2. Gallo tied the match late in the second period and a reversal in the final period gave Gallo a 6-4 decision win. Michael Longo (Corona, Calif./Santiago) used a takedown and a three near-falls in the first period to open up a commanding 12-0 lead in the first period. Longo went on to win by a 15-0 technical fall in the second period. With the Apps up 8-3, Matt Zovistoski (Paramus, N.J./St. Joseph Regional) took the mat against Emmitt Kelly and opened up a 6-2 lead with one period left. Zovistoski fought off a rally from Kelly to win 8-5. David Peters-Logue (Hillsborough, N.C./Orange) took on Neal Richards and was down 6-3 after two periods. Peters-Logue was unable to rally and dropped a 12-5 decision. Apps led 11-6 Forrest Przybysz (Jefferson, Ga./Jefferson) jumped out to an 8-3 lead over Shabaka Johns through two periods and went on win by the same score. Nick Kee (Laurinburg, N.C./Scotland) enjoyed 12-0 lead in the third period before a late reversal for VMI would end the match at 13-2. The 184-pound match started with the Apps up 18-6. Taylor Jackson (Lady Lake, Fla./The Villages) (Rutgers) battled through a low scoring match but fell by 6-0 decision to Derek Thurman. A quick first period takedown gave Randall Diabe (Greensboro, N.C./James B. Dudley) a 2-0 lead in the 197-pound match. Diabe hung on for a 5-3 decision win after a late charge from Taylor Thomas. Denzel Dejournette (Winston-Salem, N.C./R.J. Reynolds) came out of the gate quickly to a 10-0 lead in the first period over Tasi Mathias. With just seconds remaining in the period, Dejournette pinned Mathias to cap the 27-9 victory with his fifth pin of the year. The Mountaineers will be back in Varsity Gym Tomorrow night for a showdown between ranked opponents. No. 24 App State will welcome No. 5 Missouri to Boone. Match time is set for 6:30 p.m. Results: 125: Vito Pasone (A) def. Dalton Henderson (V) D, 4-3 (App leads 3-0) 133: Dominick Gallo (V) def. Irvin Enriquez (A) D, 6-4 (Tied 3-3) 141: Michael Longo (A) def. Hunter Starner (V) TF, 15-0 (App leads 8-3) 149: Matt Zovistoski (A) def. Emmit Kelly (V) D, 8-5 (App leads 11-3) 157: Neal Richards (V) def. David Peters-Logue (A) (App leads 11-6) 165: Forrest Przybysz (A) def. Shabaka Johns (V) D, 8-3 (App leads 14-6) 174: Nick Kee (A) def. Mark Darr (V) MD, 13-2 (App leads 18-6) 184: Derek Thurman (V) def. Taylor Jackson (A) D, 6-0 (App leads 18-9) 197: Randall Diabe (A) def. Taylor Thomas (V) D, 5-3 (App leads 21-9) Hwt: Denzel Dejournette (A) pinned Tasi Mathias (V) (Pin 2:58) (App leads 27-9)

Grandville High School wrestling suffered back-to-back defeats Thursday, as Michigan's high school athletic association denied the school's request to consider its appeal of the organization's earlier decision to bar the Bulldogs from the state's dual-meet championships ... while a court denied a temporary restraining order to stop the Michigan High School Athletic Association ban. Grandville wrestling teamOn Wednesday, Grandville had been notified that its wrestling team would not be allowed to compete in postseason events -- and that up to eight individual wrestlers would also be disqualified. "Grandville High School has been withdrawn from the Michigan High School Athletic Association Team Dual Wrestling Tournament as a result of exceeding the limit of regular-season days of competition during the 2015-16 season," the organization posted on the website. The Bulldogs wrestled in 15 matches, one more than the maximum 14 that are allowed. It is considered an unfair competitive advantage. Grandville superintendent Roger Bearup had announced Wednesday the school would file a formal appeal with the MHSAA, per that organization's rulebook. That appeal was denied Thursday. At the same time, a second party applied for a declaratory judgment and a temporary restraining order of the ruling in the Ottawa County Circuit Court in a hearing before Judge Edward R. Post. That request filed by three individuals was denied. "Our wrestling coaches and administration feel terrible for our kids especially because they had nothing to do with the alleged error," Bearup said in a statement prior to today's MHSAA and court decisions. "To our student-athletes and the entire Bulldog Nation we would like to apologize for this unfortunate incident. We will be putting additional checks and balances in place to negate the chances of this sort of thing happening in the future." In explaining the original MHSAA decision, the organization's communications director John Johnson said, "It was brought to our attention on Friday that Grandville had already had 15 days of competition. Any time you have a rule that is broken, regardless of how it occurs, it is still a matter of inherent fairness for the opponent, which has followed the rules. "This isn't anything new. This has happened before and the rules have been consistently applied." Grandville, located just outside Grand Rapids, is the OK Red Conference Champion, and is ranked fifth in the state in Division I. The Bulldogs are coached by Ryan "Bubba" Gritter, a Grandville mat alum and former Central Michigan University heavyweight wrestler who was a MAC (Mid-American Conference) champ and an NCAA All-American. In addition to the school filing a formal appeal, Grandville wrestling supporters are taking to social media in an effort to change minds at the MHSAA. Back in December, the MHSAA reversed an earlier decision regarding deaf wrestler Ellis Kempf's access to a sign language interpreter while competing. The organization originally required the interpreter to remain seated with Kempf's coaches matside, but reversed itself by allowing the Royal Oak High School wrestler to have a sign language interpreter be able to move around the mat to provide translations to the wrestler from his coach.

The first weekend of February saw two states crown dual meet champions, while this second weekend of February will see six more crowned, with a seventh in Delaware on Tuesday evening. In addition the first five states to crown individual champions during 2016 will do so this week: Arizona, Georgia, Louisiana, Montana, and Utah (Alaska crowned its 2015-16 champions in December 2015). State Tournament Results Tennessee dual meet state champions were Bradley Central in Division I Class AAA, Red Bank in Division I Class A-AA, Father Ryan in Division II, and Webb School of Knoxville in Division II Invitational. North Carolina dual meet state champions were West Forsyth in Class 4A, Morehead in Class 3A, Newton-Conover in Class 2A, and Rosewood in Class 1A. Link: State tournament results page Six nationally ranked teams to battle for Class AAA title in Keystone State The GIANT Center in Hershey, Pa. will have six nationally ranked teams within its confines this weekend seeking the Class AAA state dual meet title. The favorites are No. 6 Bethlehem Catholic, who won the District XI title this past weekend; last year in their Class AAA debut, the Hawks fell to eventual champion Franklin Regional narrowly in the state semifinal. Since the same bracket configuration is in effect as last year, it looks like Bethlehem Catholic will have to clear an elite District VII champion - this year it's No. 10 Belle Vernon - in the semifinal round. That presumes each team advances to that point. The nominal roadblock facing Bethlehem Catholic is a likely quarterfinal with Central Dauphin, while the Leopards likely have to face No. 46 Council Rock South in the quarterfinal (the Hawks were runners-up in District I this past week). Three nationally ranked teams also populate the upper bracket. No. 35 Kiski Area is looking at a very tough opening round match against Cumberland Valley (district III champions) after suffering a 27-25 upset loss on the hands of Canon-McMillan in the WPIAL semifinal. Should the Cavaliers clear that match, it's a likely quarterfinal date with No. 21 Nazareth (district XI runners-up), who draws District VI champion Miffin County in the opening round. No. 20 Boyertown (district I champions) should clear to the semifinal, though Canon-McMillan (district VII runners-up) could pose a challenge in the quarterfinal. The 16 teams who advanced to the GIANT Center wrestle a preliminary bout on Thursday, quarterfinal and semifinal bouts on Friday (along with the first two rounds of consolation), consolation quarterfinal and semifinal bouts on Saturday morning, before the championship and consolation final on Saturday afternoon. In Class AA competition, the top two ranked teams in the state are looking at a collision course in the semifinal, as Brookville and Reynolds both won their respective district dual meet tournaments (District IX and District X); Chestnut Ridge (District V champion) is the most likely finals opponent. Potential St. Edward vs. Elyria showdown in Ohio state dual championships The first week of four in a clash between the top teams in Ohio's Division I (big schools) is slated to take place this Sunday at St. John Arena on the campus of The Ohio State University. No. 7 St. Edward and No. 17 Elyria are the top two seeds, which means they should meet in the championship dual meet. Last year the teams met in the semifinal round, with St. Edward winning eight bouts on the way to a 34-24 victory; the Eagles would get upset in the final, but then win the individual bracket tournament with Elyria finishing as runners-up. St. Edward is prohibitively favored to clear to the final, drawing an opening round match against Cincinnati Elder and then a semifinal against either Fairfield or Massillon Perry. Elyria is also favored to reach the final, as they should clear the opening round against Delaware Hayes before facing either defending state dual meet champion Brecksville or Dublin Coffman in the semifinal; if it's Brecksville, the Bees could post a slight matchup problem. However, Brecksville is susceptible to an opening round upset in their own breath. On paper, a championship match between St. Edward and Elyria is one that could be won by either team. The Eagles are favored in six weights, the Pioneers in five, and three toss-up bouts. However, the most likely scenario is that St. Edward wins, as Elyria is probably going to have to win eight matches to overcome the bonus point advantage that the Eagles have in the lower half of the lineup. In the individual tournament, the teams have been assigned to the same sectional next week, which means they'll be in the same district the last weekend of February as well in prelude to the state tournament. No. 3 St. Paris Graham is prohibitively favored to win the Division II state tournament, which would make the Falcons four-for-four in dual meet titles; they seek a 16th straight title in the individual tournament the first weekend of March. For Division III, No. 25 Delta is favored to win a fourth straight dual tournament title. Batavia (Ill.) sectional features three Fab 50 teams This weekend in Illinois is state qualification weekend. In Class AAA (big schools), one of the four sectional tournaments has three nationally ranked teams: No. 15 Carl Sandburg, No. 19 Marmion Academy, and No. 41 Montini Catholic. With four state qualification spots for each weight class, there are likely to be some cannibalistic sectional tournament climates. 106: Two nationally ranked wrestlers won regional titles last week, No. 12 Joey Melendez (Montini Catholic) and No. 18 Hassan Johnson (Brother Rice); they anchor the first and third quarters of the draw. 113: The top two wrestlers in the state anchor this weight class, No. 2 Real Woods (Montini Catholic) and No. 20 Louie Hayes (Carl Sandburg); they are in the second and third quarters of the draw. Woods beat Hayes in the Cheesehead final for the only loss either wrestler suffered this season. 126: Three returning state placers are in this weight class, Jacob Silzer (St. Rita) and Jimmy Pawleski (Montini Catholic) won regional titles last week, and anchor the first and third quarters of the draw. Zach Villarreal (Lyons Township) was runner-up to Pawleski last week and is in the second quarter. 132: Nationally ranked wrestlers Rudy Yates (Carl Sandburg) and Dylan Duncan (Montini Catholic) anchor the lower quarters of the draw; the returning state champions are ranked No. 5 and No. 7 respectively. The third ranked wrestler in the state, returning state runner-up Anthony Cheloni (Marmion Academy) anchors the second quarter. Three other state ranked wrestlers (top 12 per Illinois Matmen) are in this tournament: Amir Hooks (Downers Grove South), runner-up to Yates last week, is in the top quarter; Tyler Zeman (Lyons Township), runner-up to Duncan last week, is in the second quarter; while Aaron Kruk (Naperville North), runner-up to Cheloni last week, is in the fourth quarter. Two of these six are not making state. 138: Four wrestlers that have previously placed at the state tournament are present in this weight class, along with another state ranked wrestler. Leading the way are Will Lewan (Montini Catholic) and A.J. Jaffe (Marmion Academy), both of whom were nationally ranked earlier this season; the 1st and 3rd ranked wrestlers in the state anchor the middle two quarters of this draw. The other two regional champions are 2014 state placers Jimmy McAuliffe (Reavis) and Christian Robertson (Carl Sandburg), who occupy the top and bottom quarters. State ranked Mac Casella (Lyons Township), runner-up to Lewan last week, is in the top quarter; while returning state qualifier Julian Blanco (Riverside-Brookfield) is in the second quarter. 182: The top three kids in the state, all of whom are nationally ranked, exit this weight class. No. 7 Nathan Traxler (Marmion Academy), returning state champion, is alone in the upper half bracket; while No. 13 Jack Jessen (Willowbrook) and No. 20 Patrick Brucki (Carl Sandburg) occupy regional champion positions in the lower bracket. 195: Five of the top eight in the state rankings exit this sectional, though none is going to beat the nationally ranked Christian Brunner (Dundee-Crown) at the state level in all likelihood. Andrew Leonard (Wheaton-Warrenville South) and Max Ihry (Waubonsie Valley) both lost to Dylan Ervin (Metea Valey) last week at the regional, and are in the top two quarters of the draw; returning state placer Ihry is likely to draw Cole Bateman (Carl Sandburg), who qualified for state last year, in the quarterfinal round. Sergio Villalobos (Downers Grove South) and Ervin are regional champions in the lower quarters of the bracket.

CHAPEL HILL -- No. 13 North Carolina beat Navy 24-12 before falling to ACC rival Duke 21-17 in a dual match doubleheader Wednesday night at Carmichael Arena. Joey Ward, Ethan Ramos and Alex Utley each won twice for the Tar Heels, who are now 11-4 on the year and 1-3 in the ACC ahead of Saturday's Senior Night dual against Pittsburgh at 7 p.m. No. 11 Ward got Carolina going against the Midshipmen (9-3) with his second technical fall in as many matches. The redshirt junior from Cincinnati dominated Adam Connell from the start and the bout was 1:35 into the second period with Ward leading 16-1. No. 5 Evan Henderson then put the Tar Heels ahead with a 4-2 decision at 149 before No. 9 John Michael Staudenmayer gave the host the lead for good two matches later. Staudenmayer beat Navy's Michael Coleman 8-3 at 165 pounds to make it 11-9. Ramos, the No. 2-ranked 174-pounder in the country, gave the Tar Heels some breathing room next, pinning Ryan Harman with one second left in the first. The fall was Ramos' second of the year and it gave UNC a 17-9 advantage with three bouts remaining. No. 19 Utley's 11-3 major decision over Robert Mannier at 184 effectively put the dual out of reach, and Cory Daniel's win over Nick Mabry at heavyweight allowed Carolina to double up Navy. The Tar Heels squandered an early lead in the nightcap in dropping a tight contest to its cross-town rival. A Duke forfeit at 133 gifted Carolina six points and Ward's 6-1 win over Zach Finesilver at 141 gave Coleman Scott's squad a 9-3 lead. The momentum shifted at 157, where Connor Bass pinned Jack Clark with one minute remaining in the final period to give the Blue Devils a 12-9 lead. The deficit grew to six with Jack Faust's tight 5-4 win over Staudenmayer at 165. Ramos did his best to get the Tar Heels back on even footing, narrowly missing a last-second pin in a wild 27-8 technical fall victory over Brian Dorsey. The tech fall was Ramos' fifth consecutive bonus point win and it saw him improve to 18-2 overall and 4-0 in the ACC. Utley briefly put Carolina back in front with a comprehensive 4-1 win over Trey Adamson at 184 before Duke mustered one final rally. No. 5 Conner Hartmann edged Hess 4-2 at 197, meaning the heavyweight bout would decide the dual. Duke's Brendan Walsh scored the lone takedown of the match and held off a late flurry from Daniel to win 4-3 and give the Blue Devils their first win over Carolina since 2004. UNC will close out its ACC schedule against Pittsburgh on Saturday at 7 p.m. Admission for the Senior Night dual is free to all spectators. No. 13 North Carolina 24, Navy 12 125: Brant Leadbeter (N) dec. Anthony Bosco (UNC), 6-3 - Navy leads 3-0 133: Zack Davis (N) dec. James Szymanski (UNC), 6-0 - Navy leads 6-0 141: #11 Joey Ward (UNC) tech fall Adam Connell (N), 16-1 (4:35) - Navy leads 6-5 149: #5 Evan Henderson (UNC) dec. Corey Wilding (N), 4-2 - UNC leads 8-6 157: Drew Daniels (N) dec. Robert Henderson (UNC), 4-0 - Navy leads 9-8 165: #9 John Michael Staudenmayer (UNC) dec. Michael Coleman (N), 8-3 - UNC leads 11-9 174: #2 Ethan Ramos (UNC) pinned Ryan Harman (N), 2:59 - UNC leads 17-9 184: #19 Alex Utley (UNC) maj. dec. Robert Mannier (N), 11-3 - UNC leads 21-9 197: Michael Woulfe (N) dec. Chip Ness (UNC), 11-4 - UNC leads 21-12 285: Cory Daniel (UNC) dec. Nick Mabry (N), 2-0 - UNC wins 24-12 Duke 21, No. 13 North Carolina 17 125: Thayer Atkins (DU) dec. Cody Karns (UNC), 11-6 - Duke leads 3-0 133: James Szymanski (UNC) wins by forfeit - UNC leads 6-3 141: #11 Joey Ward (UNC) dec. Zach Finesilver (DU), 6-1 - UNC leads 9-3 149: #10 Mitch Finesilver (DU) dec. Joey Moon (UNC), 8-4 - UNC leads 9-6 157: Connor Bass (DU) pinned Jack Clark (UNC), 6:00 - Duke leads 12-9 165: Jack Faust (DU) dec. #9 John Michael Satudenmayer, 5-4 - Duke leads 15-9 174: #2 Ethan Ramos (UNC) tech fall Brian Dorsey (DU), 27-8 - Duke leads 15-14 184: #19 Alex Utley (UNC) dec. Trey Adamson (DU), 4-1 - UNC leads 17-15 197: #5 Conner Hartmann (DU) dec. Chip Ness (UNC), 4-2 - Duke leads 18-17 285: Brendan Walsh (DU) dec. Cory Daniel (UNC), 4-3 - Duke wins 21-17

LAURINBURG, N.C. -- THE BASICS FINAL SCORE: Limestone Saints 31, St. Andrews Knight 15 LOCATION: Harris Court, St. Andrews University, Laurinburg, N.C. RECORDS: Limestone (10-6, 3-2), St. Andrews (6-10) The Limestone College wrestling team returned to the mat Wednesday night as they travelled to the Sandhills of North Carolina to take on the Knights of St. Andrews University. The Blue and Gold wasted no time opening up the floodgate as they were able to pick up wins in each of the first two matches on the day to take an early 10-0 lead over the Knights. Freshman James Sass (Summerville, S.C.) made quick work of his opponent at 125, dominating the match the entire way leading to a pin late in the second period. St. Andrews fought back to pull to within one point after two straight wins of their own, but that would be as close as the Saints would let them get as they took the next five bouts in succession. Freshman Clif Decius (Miami, Fla.) provided the most convincing victory on the night with a 25-10 tech fall over his opponent at 184. Picking up multiple near-falls along the way, Decius truly put the match out of reach for the Knights, solidifying the Saints win. TURNING POINT Freshman Mac Mota (Sumter, S.C.) got the Saints back into the win column following two straight losses on the mat that sparked the five-bout win streak. KEY STATS Limestone increases its overall record against St. Andrews to 9-0, staying perfect against the Knights. Sass picked up his second win by pin this season, while Decius increase his tech fall total to two as well. UP NEXT Tuesday, February 16, 7:00 P.M. vs. UNC Pembroke Results: 125- James Sass (LC) def. Patton by fall, 5:57 133- Austin Jamison (LC) maj. Dec. Taylor, 11-3 141- Eure (SAU) def. Chris Rivera by fall, :52 149- King (SAU) dec. Taylor Wickett, 10-8 157- Parker Grizzle (LC) won by forfeit 165- Mac Mota (LC) maj. Dec. Perry, 10-1 174- Matthew Ostermiller (LC) dec. Leggett, 7-6 184- Clif Decius (LC) def. Burnette by tech fall, 25-10 197- Raekwon Reggler (LC) dec. Key, 11-9 SV 285- Evers (SAU) def. Chris Sayers (LC) by fall, 2:49

KINGS POINT, N.Y. -- Matt McAllister's sudden victory in overtime at 141 pounds proved to be a key win for Coast Guard as the Bears won six of the nine matches to beat archrival Merchant Marine 19-18. Coast Guard now leads Merchant Marine 8-5 in the race for the Superintendent's Trophy heading to the Spring season. The Bears improve to 6-5 in dual meets and beat the Mariners in back-to-back seasons for the first time in nine years. Merchant Marine led 9-0 after a 13-9 decision at 125 and a forfeit win at 133. McAllister trailed 8-5 late in the third period before tying it in the final seconds before a 10-8 sudden victory to make the score 9-3 instead of 12-0. Matt Vieira had a key 4-3 win at 149 as the bout was tied, but Vieira had 1:02 of riding time to get the decision before Chris Sullivan, ranked eight nationally won a 15-12 decision at 157 to tie the match 9-9. Coast Guard took the lead as Mike Palomba won a 5-2 decision at 165 to give the Bears a 12-9 lead. Dan Fiorvanti was dominating earning an 11-0 major decision at 174 before Marc Wagner posted a 6-3 decision at 184 pounds giving the Bears a 19-9 lead. Phil Azzari lost at 197, but only 6-2 to give the Bears the win. Results: 125 - Mike Mui (USMMA) over Earl Roberts (USCGA), Dec. 13-9 3 0 133 - William Hardin (USMMA) won via forfeit. 9 0 141 - Matthew McAllister (USCGA) over Kimo Dial (USMMA), SV1, 10-8 9 3 149 - Matthew Vieira (USCGA) over Nathan Twito (USMMA), Dec. 4-3 9 6 157 - Christopher Sullivan (USCGA) over Erik Beshada (USMMA), Dec. 15-12 9 9 165 - Michael Palomba (USCGA) over Michael Maye (USMMA), Dec. 5-2 9 12 174 - Dan Fiorvanti (USCGA) over Jake Sherman (USMMA), Maj. Dec. 11-0 9 16 184 - Marc Wagner (USCGA) over Blake Bunce (USMMA), Dec. 6-3 9 19 197 - Ricky Fisher (USMMA) over Phil Azzari (USCGA), Dec. 6-2 12 19 285 - Brandon Joest (USMMA) over Kevin Painten (USCGA), Fall 2:24 18 19