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SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- A fall by Blake Kastl and technical falls by Jacob Leon and Colt Shorts helped Cal Poly wipe out an early 12-6 deficit as the Mustangs earned a 25-12 victory over Grand Canyon in a non-conference dual wrestling meet Saturday night in the Mott Athletics Center. Kastl (pictured at right) evened his record at 7-7 for the season with a first-period pin over Casey Larson while Leon defeated Joe Huber 23-7 and Shorts was a 15-0 winner over Steven Abayon for Cal Poly, 2-7 in duals for the year. Grand Canyon, which fell to 5-16 entering Sunday's match at CSU Bakersfield, earned four decisions in the first six bouts for its 12-6 advantage. Cal Poly won the final four bouts to win the dual meet going away. Leon scored eight takedowns and six near-fall points to improve to 8-9 on the year while Shorts blanked his Antelope foe with one takedown, 10 near-fall points and riding time, lifting his mark to 13-6. Shorts has won his last five matches, two via fall. Kastl picked up his second fall of the year, scoring a takedown 90 seconds into his match with Abayon, then recording the fall 10 seconds later. Mustang 174-pounder Travis Berridge closed out the dual meet with a 2-1 decision over Kenneth Moore, scoring a technical violation for locked hands in the first period and an escape in the final period. Berridge was wrestling in his first dual meet of the season. Cal Poly's early winners were J.T. Goodwin at 197 pounds and David Gonzalez at 125. Goodwin is 14-9 for the year, snapping a five-match losing streak with a 2-0 decision over Austin Trujillo. Goodwin earned an escape in the second period and rode out his opponent in the final period for a riding-time point. Gonzalez and Trayton Libolt battled to a 6-6 draw in regulation and both scored escapes in the first overtime. Finally, in the second overtime, Gonzalez tallied a takedown for the 9-7 sudden-victory decision. Mustang 285-pounder Spencer Empey also was extended into a pair of overtimes, dropping a 3-2 decision to Daniel Chaid. All points scored in the bout were escapes. Both Jason DelaCruz and Connor Pollock held early leads only to lose their bouts. DelaCruz was ahead 3-1 after two periods before surrendering an escape and takedown in the final period in a 4-3 loss to Juaquin Olivas at 133 pounds. Pollock built a 7-3 lead early in the second period before Uzo Owuama rallied for an 11-9 decision at 141. Cal Poly also has one dual meet on its schedule next week, hosting Oregon State on Friday night for the first of three consecutive home duals against Pac-12 Conference opponents. First match begins at 7 p.m. in the Mott Athletics Center. Coach Brendan Buckley's Mustangs also host Arizona State on Feb. 13 (Mott Athletics Center, 7:30 p.m.) and Boise State for Homecoming on Feb. 14 (University Union plaza, 1 p.m.). Results: 184: Austin Gaun (GCU) dec. Mitch Woods (CP) 9-5 197: J.T. Goodwin (CP) dec. Austin Trujillo (GCU) 2-0 285: Daniel Chaid (GCU) dec. Spencer Empey (CP) 3-2 (2 OT) 125: David Gonzalez (CP) dec. Trayton Libolt (GCU) 9-7 (2 OT) 133: Juaquin Olivas (GCU) dec. Jason DelaCruz (CP) 4-3 141: Uzo Owuama (GCU) dec. Connor Pollock (CP) 11-9 149: Jacob Leon (CP) by tech. fall over Joe Huber (GCU) 23-7 (5:12) 157: Colt Shorts (CP) by tech. fall over Steven Abayon (GCU) 15-0 (7:00) 165: Blake Kastl (CP) pinned Casey Larson (GCU) 1:40 174: Travis Berridge (CP) dec. Kenneth Moore (GCU) 2-1

Fairfax, Va. -- George Mason University's wrestling team was victorious in their dual against Sacred Heart Saturday night. Redshirt senior Blake Roulo(149) and redshirt junior Patrick Davis(165) each earned pins that greatly contributed to the 26-16 Mason victory. This is Roulo's first and Davis' second victory by fall this season, respectively. After a slow start to the season, Davis now owns a 10-10 record. The Bridgeville, Deleware native has provided invaluable points for the Patriots in recent duals and will need to continue his rise for Mason to compete in the Eastern Wrestling League. “I was pleased with our overall performance,” head coach Joe Russell said. “Getting pins from Blake Roulo and Patrick Davis was great for the team and good to see this time of season.” After losing their first match of the dual, the Patriots would go on to win the next five in a row, pushing the Mason lead to 23-6. Redshirt senior captain Vince Rodriguez(133) won by technical fall, 20-4, followed by redshirt freshman Tejon Anthony winning by decision, 12-5. “Vince Rodriguez also showed great hustle chasing points for the technical fall win,” Russell said. Russell has emphasized the importance of earning bonus points to the team all season long and Rodriguez has truly taken the message to heart. Rodriguez understands that leading by example is part of being a captain, and has been counted on by Mason all season to provide a boost in the second match of duals. Redshirt senior captain Greg Flournoy's victory by decision, 8-4, was sandwiched in between the pins earned by Roulo and Davis. Flournoy leads the team in victories with 22 and has been consistent for Mason all season. Redshirt freshman Matt Voss(HWT) capped off the successful day for the Patriots with a win by decision, 3-2 in the dual's final match. The win moves the team's record to 6-7 overall and should give the squad confidence going into their Eastern Wrestling League dual tomorrow against Rider. The Patriots will face the Broncs at 6:00 p.m. and will look to move their EWL conference record to 2-2 on the season with a victory. Results: 125: Gerard Daly (SHU) pins Ibrahim Bunduka (GMU) 3:35 (SHU 6-0) 133: Vince Rodriguez (GMU) def. Tim Johnson (GMU) by Tech. Fall 20-4 (SHU 6-5) 141: Tejon Anthony (GMU) def. Alex Harnsberger (SHU) 12-5 (GMU 8-6) 149: Blake Ruolo (GMU) pins Chris Cornell (SHU) 4:46 (GMU 14-6) 157: Greg Flournoy (GMU) def. Casey Mitchell (SHU) 8-4 (GMU 17-6) 165: Patrick Davis (GMU) pins Matt Fisher (SHU) 4:28 (GMU 23-6) 174: Johnny Vrasidas (SHU) def. Ryan Forrest (GMU) 8-2 (GMU 23-9) 184: Elliott Antler (SHU) def. Austin Harrison (GMU) 11-5 (GMU 23-12) 197: Sasha Oliinyk (SHU) def. Cameron Houston (GMU) by Major Decision 9-1 (GMU 23-16) HWT: Matt Voss (GMU) def. Duke Sherwood (SHU) 3-2 (GMU 26-16)

YPSILANTI, Mich. -- Three Northern Illinois University wrestlers defeated ranked opponents as the Huskies posted a 21-9 victory over Eastern Michigan on Saturday afternoon at the EMU Convocation Center in Ypsilanti, Mich. In winning their first Mid-American Conference dual match of the season, the Huskies (6-6, 1-3) took seven of the 10 individual battles against the Eagles (7-6, 2-4 MAC) to pick up what was NIU wrestling's first conference win away from home since beating Buffalo on Feb. 23, 2014. Trace Engelkes (Winnebago, Ill./Winnebago), Shawn Scott (Holly, Mich./Holly) and Arthur Bunce (Munith, Mich./Dansville) were the Huskies that notched wins over Eagles ranked in the latest NCAA Coaches' Panel poll. Engelkes downed #32 Jacob Davis by 7-2 decision at 174 pounds, #16 Scott defeated #20 Anthony Abro 6-1 at 197 pounds in the only ranked matchup of the afternoon, and Bunce stunned #28 Gage Hutchison with an impressive 3-1 heavyweight win. NIU wrestling head coach Ryan Ludwig was proud of the way his team executed after a week of training that had the Huskies feeling confident heading on the road. “It's nice to see the fruits of our training. The guys had a good week of preparation, and it transitioned well,” Ludwig said. “Our lightweights set the tone. We battled through tough positions and that makes the difference in matches.” As Ludwig pointed out, before three of NIU's heavier wrestlers defeated marquee opponents, it was the Huskie lightweight who built a lead for the visitors. Alijah Jeffery (Marion, Iowa/Linn-Mar), Austin Eicher (Fenton, Mich./Hartland) and #15 Steve Bleise (Chelsea, Mich./Chelsea) each won by decision at 125, 133 and 141 pounds, respectively, to open the dual and give the Huskies a 9-0 lead they wouldn't relinquish. Sandwiched around another NIU win by Andrew Morse (Alto, Mich./Lowell), the Eagles battled back to make it 12-6 before Engelkes notched his first top-33 win of the season. Eastern Michigan then won at 184 pounds to put NIU's advantage under threat again, but Scott sealed the team dual victory for the Huskies with his third top-33 triumph of the 2015-16 college wrestling campaign via his win over Abro. For NIU, five of the seven Huskie wins on Saturday came from Michigan natives as Eicher, Bleise, Morse, Scott and Bunce all won on their return to their home state. The Huskies return home next weekend to host two ranked MAC opponents when Kent State and Missouri come to DeKalb for dynamic dual matchups. NIU will welcome the Golden Flashes on Friday at 7 p.m. before challenging the Tigers on Sunday at 1 p.m. Both duals will be held at Victor E. Court. Admission is FREE to all fans. Results: 125: Alijah Jeffery (NIU) dec. Armando Torres (EMU), 4-2 133: Austin Eicher (NIU) dec. Shane Wireman (EMU), 10-3 141: #15 Steve Bleise (NIU) dec. Kyle Springer (EMU), 5-4 149: #24 Nick Barber (EMU) dec. Gabe Morse (NIU), 8-3 157: Andrew Morse (NIU) dec. Devan Marry (EMU), 8-2 165: Dakota Juarez (EMU) dec. Shaun'Qae McMurtry (NIU), 10-3 174: Trace Engelkes (NIU) dec. #32 Jacob Davis (EMU), 7-2 184: Derek Hillman (EMU) dec. Quinton Rosser (NIU), 10-6 197: #16 Shawn Scott (NIU) dec. #20 Anthony Abro (EMU), 6-1 285: Arthur Bunce (NIU) dec. #28 Gage Hutchison (EMU), 3-1

In a rematch of a bout between two NCAA All-Americans that ended in no contest last summer, University of Iowa grad Paul Bradley scored a first-round TKO of Edinboro alum Chris Honeycutt in a welterweight match at Bellator 148 at Save Mart Center in Fresno, Calif. Friday night. "Bradley tarnished the undefeated record of Honeycutt in just 40 seconds at Bellator 148," is how the mixed martial arts website MMAFighting.com succinctly described the outcome. In its overview of Bellator 148, Sherdog.com wrote, "Bradley floored the Californian twice with clubbing right hands, pounced as Honeycutt turned to crawl away and let loose with a grisly burst of winging right hands to the side of the head that netted the stoppage." Sherdog.com's play-by-play provided a few more details about the closing seconds of the match: "Honeycutt's legs give way and Bradley pounces, clubbing the Californian with another big right hand as he staggers to his feet. Honeycutt collapses again, turns his back and tries to crawl away but Bradley is all over him, bombing with massive right hands. A couple more punches and Honeycutt goes limp, belly down, and referee Mike Beltran steps in to stop the fight. Honeycutt protests but the stoppage -- which looked proper in real time -- while Bradley gets up on the cage and screams at the Fresno crowd after clobbering the local favorite." Bradley celebrated the win on Facebook with this message: "Thank u everyone. Been a crazy night. Trying to get back to everyone. I wanted to bring this win back to Tama [Iowa, Bradley's hometown] and San Diego. There was so much built up aggression and focus for this fight it just all came out. I love u all and thank u for all the love." Meanwhile, Honeycutt's friend Lauren Marie posted an update on the former Fighting Scot's Facebook page: "Just wanted to let everyone know Chris is ok and was not injured in his fight. Didn't go as planned but that's fighting. Some of the best had to go through what he did last night to be the best and he will be there. Thank you for everyone who reached out to us and for those we didn't get back to we apologize. Thank you for the support and unwavering loyalty!" With the victory, Bradley is now 23-6 overall (with two no-contest outcomes), and 3-1 in Bellator. Honeycutt suffered the first loss of his pro MMA career, and is now 6-1 overall (with the one no-contest), and 2-1 in Bellator. This was the second time Bradley and Honeycutt had battled in a Bellator event. Last July, the two two-time NCAA All-Americans met at Bellator 140. That bout ended in a no-contest when the ringside physician stopped the action after the two 170-pounders unintentionally butted heads in the second round. Bradley suffering a deep gash on his forehead just under the hairline which required nine stitches.

PITTSBURGH, PA. -- The No. 3 NC State wrestling team won 8 of 10 matches and improved to a perfect 19-0 on the season with a 28-6 road win at No. 16 Pittsburgh Saturday night. The 19 wins tie for the most wins in a single season in NC State history, and the Wolfpack (19-0, 4-0 ACC) will go for a new school record tomorrow afternoon at West Virginia. The Pack won five of the six matchups between two ranked grapplers tonight, and came away with all three of the bonus point wins. Sean Fausz improved to a perfect 3-0 in ACC action with a 6-3 win over LJ Bentely to start the dual at 125 pounds. Fausz controlled most of the bout, scoring both takedowns and accumulating over three minutes of ride time. No. 3 Kevin Jack took care of business at 141 pounds, scoring a 3-0 win over No. 5 Mikey Racciato. After a scoreless first, Jack rode Racciato the entire second and his reversal to start the third was all he needed to go along with his 3:31 of ride time. Jack has now won 10 straight and recorded his fourth win over a ranked foe, second in top-10. R-So. Beau Donahue fought back from a 4-0 second-period hole and scored the lone takedown in the final period to win 6-5. No. 5 Tommy Gantt was dominating in his bout at 157 pounds improving to a perfect 17-0 on the season and 4-0 in ACC action. Gantt scored all 10 takedowns of his match, and ended it with a four-point near-fall in the third period. No. 4 Max Rohskopf made it four straight wins for the Pack with a 1-0 win over Cody Wiercioch. Rohskopf's escape to start the second was the bout's lone point. Rohskopf improves to 3-0 in ACC action, and scores hid second straight win over a ranked foe. No. 16 Pete Renda scored the Pack's second bonus win of the day, a 9-0 major decision at 184 pounds. After an early takedown, Renda scored a four-point near-fall and controlled the match the rest of the way. No. 18 Michael Boykin made it two straight wins over ACC-ranked foes for himself with a 3-2 win over Nick Bonaccorsi. Boykin scored the lone takedown of the bout in the first period. No. 1 Nick Gwiazdowski closed out the dual with a 12-2 major decision over Ryan Solomon. With the win, Gwiazdowski improves to a perfect 50-0 in duals all-time at NC State. Results: 125: Sean Fausz (NCSU) dec. LJ Bentley; 6-3 - 3-0 133: Dom Forys (Pitt) dec. Jamal Morris; 12-11 - 3-3 141: No. 3 Kevin Jack (NCSU) dec. No. 5 Mikey Racciato; 3-0 - 6-3 149: Beau Donahue (NCSU) dec. Robert Lee; 6-5 - 9-3 157: No. 5 Tommy Gantt (NCSU) technical fall Ronnie Garbinsky; 25-8 - 14-3 165: No. 4 Max Rohskopf (NCSU) dec. Cody Wiercioch; 1-0 - 17-3 174: TeShan Campbell (Pitt) Nicky Hall; 3-1 - 17-6 184: No. 16 Pete Renda (NCSU) major dec. Zach Bruce; 9-0 - 21-6 197: No. 18 Michael Boykin (NCSU) dec. Nick Bonaccorsi; 3-2 - 24-6 285: No. 1 Nick Gwiazdowski (NCSU) major dec. Ryan Solomon; 12-2 - 28-6

Freshman Pat D'Arcy has started plenty of Princeton matches already in his career. On Saturday, he closed arguably the team's biggest victory in more than two decades. The 125-pound rookie, who dealt with the pressure of a New Jersey state championship match last year, defeated Penn's Jeremy Schwartz 3-2 Saturday to cap a 10-0 rally and finish off a 19-15 victory for the Tigers. The win gives Princeton a 1-0 mark in the Ivy League, and it ends a 24-match losing streak to the Quakers. Princeton trailed 15-9 after Penn won two thrillers in nationally ranked showdowns, but the Tigers had their sophomore captain, 11th-ranked Brett Harner, ready to lead the final surge. He scored multiple takedowns in a 15-3 major decision over Joe Heyob to cut the deficit to 15-13. The critical match followed, as junior Ray O'Donnell took on Penn's Patrik Garren at 285. The two split a pair of matches last season; O'Donnell lost a decision to Garren in the dual, but he beat him during consolations at the EIWA Championships. The rubber match was 1-0 in the third when O'Donnell -- who started on top in the third -- turned Garren for a four-point move and ultimately won 6-1. "I love wrestling matches here, and I love closing them out," O'Donnell said. "I was really just in a good mood, which is funny and ironic for wrestling. I knew I was going to get the win. I saw him laying there, and I knew top was a strong suit of mine, so I knew I needed to get it done." The left the match on the tough shoulders of D'Arcy, who thrilled the orange-clad crowd on Alumni Day with a first-period takedown. Schwartz escaped, and both added escapes later in the match, but D'Arcy scrambled his way over a wild final 30 seconds to avoid a takedown and clinch the win. "You put the blinders on and you focus on the match," D'Arcy said about the pressure of his match. "You don't let the crowd affect you, you just focus on what you need to do. It was very important [to get the first takedown]. You want to get the lead. You want to build on it, which I didn't do it, but I kept wrestling." Princeton got an early win from Jordan Laster at 141, and then saw two of its veterans return to the mat in Chris Perez and Adam Krop. Perez battled hard against 10th-ranked CJ Cobb, but he couldn't manage a takedown in a 3-0 loss. Krop got taken down almost immediately at 157 in his second match in more than a year (he topped F&M earlier in the day), but then he took total control in a 10-5 victory over 20th-ranked May Bethea. Senior Judd Ziegler, who had been part of three dual losses to Penn in his career, had a win that may get overshadowed by the late heroics, but was critical to the overall success. He scored an early takedown against Brooks Martino and controlled a hard-fought final five minutes in a 5-3 win. Penn rallied in the next two matches, both featuring Top 20 wrestlers, to gain a 15-9 lead, but Harner's major paved the way to the thrilling conclusion. "This is huge for our program and our alumni, which came out in force today," head coach Chris Ayres said. "It's been one step at a time. I learned quickly that this would take time, and we all stuck to it together. The game plan is to keep working our way, keep knocking them down until we're the best team in the country. "Some of the people in the stands, like Johnny Orr, our Friends Group president, stuck with me this whole time," Ayres added. "Having him here, this is for him and guys who helped us the whole way. A lot of the guys that I coached in the early years, a lot of them came back. I told them that this was for them too. But we have a lot of work still to do, and we have some big goals in front of us." Princeton, which opened the day with a 35-6 win over Franklin & Marshall, will try to end another streak Sunday. The Tigers will host Rutgers -- winners of 18 straight in the series -- at 1 pm in Jadwin Gym. The match will be streamed live on the Ivy League Digital Network. Princeton 35, Franklin & Marshall 6 133 - Scott Stevens (FM) dec. Trey Aslanian 8-2 141 - Rick Durso (FM) dec. Jordan Laster 2-0 149 - Chris Perez (P) dec. Jason Bing 8-4 157 - Adam Krop (P) WBF Patrick Quinlan 165 - Judd Ziegler (P) wins by forfeit 174 - #14 Jonathan Schleifer (P) dec. Joshua Young 13-9 184 - #19 Abram Ayala (P) mdec. Anthony Mancini 15-4 197 - #11 Brett Harner (P) WBF Charles Kerkesner 285 - Ray O'Donnell (P) dec. Antonio Pelusi 5-4 125 - Pat D'Arcy (P) mdec. Aaron Moldoff 9-0 Princeton 19, Penn 15 133 - Caleb Richardson (Penn) WBF Jake Adkins 2:28 141 - Jordan Laster (Prin) dec. Marc Mastropietro 9-5 149 - #10 CJ Cobb (Penn) dec, Chris Perez 3-0 157 - Adam Krop (Prin) dec. #20 May Bethea 10-5 165 - Judd Ziegler (Prin) dec. Brooks Martino 5-3 174 - #17 Casey Kent (Penn) dec. #14 Jonathan Schleifer 11-9 184 - #12 Lorenzo Thomas (Penn) dec. #19 Abram Ayala 5-4 197 - #11 Brett Harner (Prin) mdec. Joe Heyob 15-3 285 - Ray O'Donnell (Prin) dec. Patrik Garren 6-1 125 - Pat D'Arcy (Prin) dec. Jeremy Schwartz 3-2

LEXINGTON, Va. -- The Army West Point wrestling team captured its first All-Academy's Championship title since 2008 behind four individual championship performances on Saturday. "I'm so proud of the guys today," said second-year head coach Kevin Ward. "All 10 wrestlers contributed, and every point in every match mattered. We were in a good position heading into the finals, and we rose to the occasion. Having six of our guys in the finals with four champions was a really exciting way to win the tournament." Army sent six Black Knights to championship bouts, the most of any team in the tournament. Logan Everett (141), Andrew Mendel (165), 19th-ranked Brian Harvey (174) and Bryce Barnes (197) all came away with individual championships, while Russell Parsons Jr. (157) and Samson Imonode (184) placed second. Additionally, Army sent two more wrestlers to the third-place matches. David Farr (285) finished third, and Austin Harry (133) placed fourth. Everett started the day with a 9-0 major decision before edging out a pair of one-point decisions. The Tioga, Pa., native topped Navy's Nicholas Gil 6-5 in the championship match. Mendel followed a similar route to Everett on his way to a championship. A 14-4 major decision started his day before a pair of decisions led to the 165-pound crown. The sophomore from Mason, Ohio, used a 7-6 decision over host VMI's Shabaka Johns in the final bout. Harvey earned the most bonus-points on the day for the Black Knights, earning a technical fall and a major decision. In the finals, the New Palestine, Ind., native faced off against the 18th-ranked 174-pounder in Jadaen Bernstein from Navy. After topping him 2-1 in last year's dual, Harvey came out on top once again, this time to the tune of 4-2. Barnes earned an 18-1 technical fall in his opening match, but had to sweat out a 6-4 decision in the first sudden-victory period over Marshall Haas of The Citadel. He earned his second-consecutive championship in his final season from his home state with a 6-2 decision. Parsons Jr. powered his way to the championship bout at 157-pounds for the second-straight year with two major decisions, but ran out of steam in the finals, suffering an 8-3 decision in the first tie breaker. Imonode earned his second-straight runner-up honors at the All-Academy's after also starting out with a pair of major decisions. A 14-4 win over Derek Thurman of VMI led to a 10-2 bonus point win over Air Force's William Baker thanks to a late surge. He would suffer the team's only result by fall of the day, in the finals against Matthew Miller of Navy. Farr opened the tournament with a 17-2 technical fall before being sent to the consolation bracket due to an 8-2 decision. A sudden-victory over Navy's Nick Mabry allowed the Cornwall, N.Y., native to place in the tournament. He powered his way to a 5-3 decision in the third-place match. Harry battled back after dropping his first match and captured a 15-2 major decision to place in his first All-Academy's. Army returns to the mat on Friday, Feb. 12, when the team travels to 4th-ranked Oklahoma State. The dual is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. ET. For up-to-date information on Army wrestling visit GoArmyWestPoint.com and follow @ArmyWP_Wres on Twitter.

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- The 11th largest crowd in Mizzou Wrestling history witnessed a statement victory Saturday as No. 5 Mizzou (10-1, 6-0) defeated No. 7 Oklahoma (9-3, 4-1), 31-12, at the Hearnes Center. Redshirt junior 141-pounder Matt Manley (Perry, Okla.) swayed the momentum in Mizzou's favor with a victory by fall in the 141-pound bout, the first of seven consecutive wins in a row for the Tigers, who improved to 10-1 on the season with the victory. "I keep saying that I'm looking for consistency from some guys, and Matt Manley has been that guy all season," Head Coach Brian Smith said of Manley after the dual. "He is starting to put up bonus points for us and that's really good." The Sooners took a 6-0 lead after the first two matches, but their lead quickly vanished thanks to the fall from Manley. Manley had control of the match from the very beginning, earning a takedown and a two-point near-fall in the first two minutes of action. Manley recorded the fall over Trae Blackwell at 2:40, increasing his season record to 23-5 and 9-1 in dual competition. Redshirt junior 149-pounder Lavion Mayes (Mascoutah, Ill.) continued the momentum in the 149-pound bout with a 4-2 victory by decision over Davion Jeffries, giving the Tigers a 9-6 lead. It was Mayes' second victory this season over Jeffries, after Mayes beat Jeffries, 5-4, at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational on Dec. 5. Mayes had a 2-1 lead in the final period, but still needed another point due to riding time in Jeffries' favor. Mayes was able to get a takedown with just two seconds left in the match to earn the 4-2 win. With the win, the Tiger junior improved to 20-0 on the season (11-0 in dual competition), the second consecutive season Mayes has started a season 20-0 after winning his first 21 matches of the 2014-15 season. Next, Mizzou earned an 8-0 victory by major decision from redshirt junior 157-pounder Le'Roy Barnes (Belton, Mo.). Barnes used three takedowns, an escape, and a point from riding time to defeat Oklahoma's Brock Wingbermuehle. The win was Barnes' second major decision victory in dual play this season and drove his season record to 20-7, 3-3 in duals. In the 165-pound bout, redshirt freshman 165-pounder Daniel Lewis (Blue Springs, Mo.) scored two takedowns to earn a 4-0 victory by decision over No. 12-ranked Clark Glass. Lewis wrestled Glass before at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, where he defeated him by an 8-2 decision. The victory gives Lewis a 19-3 record this season, 9-1 in duals. The Tigers added to their lead with a victory by fall from redshirt senior 174-pounder Blaise Butler (Belvidere, Ill). Butler pinned No. 19-ranked Matt Reed at 2:16, his third victory by fall this season and second in dual competition. Redshirt senior 184-pounder Cody Johnston (Warrensburg, Mo.) earned his first victory in dual competition this year with a 16-0 win by technical fall over Andrew Dixon. Johnston used three four point near-falls over the first two periods to record the technical fall at 3:45 Junior 197-pounder J'den Cox (Columbia, Mo.) won his 20th bout of the season with a 9-0 victory by major decision over No. 20-ranked Brad Johnson. Cox collected multiple takedowns in the win, earning his 95th career win. The Tigers will hit the mat once again Sunday, Jan. 31st against MAC rival Old Dominion at the Hearnes Center. The match will begin at 1 p.m. CT and will be streamed on ESPN 3. Results: 125: Ryan Millhof (OU) def. Barlow McGhee (Mizzou) by 3-2 decision 133: Cody Brewer (OU) def. Zach Synon (Mizzou) by 10-3 decision 141: Matt Manley (Mizzou) def. Trae Blackwell (OU) by fall (2:40) 149: Lavion Mayes (Mizzou) def. Davion Jeffries (OU) by 4-2 decision 157: Le'Roy Barnes (Mizzou) def. Brock Wingbermuehle (OU) by 8-0 major decision 165: Daniel Lewis (Mizzou) def. Clark Glass (OU) by 4-0 decision 174: Blaise Butler (Mizzou) def. Matt Reed (OU) by fall (2:16) 184 Cody Johnston (Mizzou) def. Lance Dixon (OU) by 16-0 Technical Fall (3:45) 197 J'den Cox (Mizzou) def. Brad Johnson (OU) by 9-0 major decision HWT: Ross Larson (OU) def. James Romero (Mizzou) by fall (1:35)

IOWA CITY, Iowa -- The second-ranked University of Iowa wrestling team delivered a 34-6 defeat to No. 23 Minnesota on Friday night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Alex Meyer picked up a major decision over Nick Wanzek at 174 (Photo/Mark Lundy, Lutte-Lens.com)The Hawkeyes won eight of 10 bouts, including four by bonus point, to hand the Gophers their largest defeat in the series since 1992 (44-2). The Hawkeyes scored 32 of the dual's 36 takedowns. Fifteen came in the first period, and seven were in the first minute. Iowa's four bonus-point wins were delivered by its junior class. Thomas Gilman and Cory Clark opened the dual with consecutive pins at 125 and 133, Sammy Brooks terminated his match 18-2 in the first period, and Alex Meyer scored five points in the third period to earn a 10-1 major decision. Gilman's pin was his seventh of the season. He scored two takedowns in the first minute and finished the match with a defensive move that turned a Minnesota single-leg into an Iowa fall at 1:19. "A pin is good, but I'll have to go back and watch film to see how he got to my legs," Gilman said. "I am wrestling hard but I also have to wrestle smart, I can't let those guys get to my legs." Clark controlled the first period and built a 6-2 lead with three takedowns, but the action slowed in the second period. He got his fourth takedown with 38 seconds left before finishing his sixth fall of the season with one second on the clock. "I'm never really satisfied, there is always more," Clark said. "I could have got to him a little earlier in the second period when I had my ties and I was hanging on a little bit." Brooks didn't allow his offense to reach the second period. One week after being pinned for the first time in his career, Brooks responded with crowd-pleasing effort, scoring scored three takedowns and 12 nearfall in the first period. "You'll become a crowd favorite very quick doing that," said UI head coach Tom Brands. "Coming back from Nebraska he let it all fly. I really wasn't worried about it, he gets past things well." "Coming off a bad match you want to go out there and make a point, but that's what you should do every match," Brooks said. "I really looked at Gilman and Clark, the example that they set. Gilman completely takes the match to where he wants it to go. He's a great example, especially starting off a dual. "I wanted to follow that example, where it's all fast pace and all Iowa, all scoring, getting people excited." Meyer's major decision at 174 was his 13th in as many appearances at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Hawkeyes also got wins at 149, 157, 165, and 285. Brandon Sorensen (149) won 6-2 against No. 13 Jake Short. He improved to 20-0 overall with six wins over top 10 opponents. Edwin Cooper, Jr. (157) scored a takedown in the opening minute, and then again 26 seconds into overtime to win 4-2. Patrick Rhoads (165) scored a season-high 21 points on nine takedowns, and Sam Stoll (285) defeated his second top 10 opponent of the season, this time topping All-American Michael Kroells 7-3. "We've been talking about Sam Stoll for a long time," said Brands. "There was a question mark and I don't think there's a question mark any more. The only thing would be how consistent will he be going forward, and what happens when you get into the postseason. He carries himself as a veteran. Don't let a big event on the calendar against your home state get to you, but going out there and performing. The big guy can move too." Minnesota got on the board with a 6-4 win at 141. Seventh-ranked Tommy Thorn had a 5-1 lead after two periods before Brody Grothus scored a takedown in the final minute. He cut Thorn for a chance to tie the dual, but got locked in a tie as time expired. "Grothus got beat to the punch when he needed to beat his guy to the punch," said UI head coach Tom Brands. "Thorn was shooting to score, he wasn't shooting to lock and hold. The guy made a good adjustment there in the end when he was coming up with it and we got beat to the punch." The Hawkeyes also ran out of time in their only other loss, a top five matchup at 197. Trailing 6-5, third-ranked Nathan Burak appeared to have both legs of No. 4 Brett Pfarr as time expired in the third, but video review confirmed the no-call and Burak was handed his first defeat in 18 matches. Iowa returns to the mat Friday, Feb. 5 hosting Indiana at 7 p.m. (CT) at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Hawkeyes will honor their graduating senior class prior to the 7 p.m. dual. Tickets are $12 for adults and $8 for youth 18-years and younger. UI students and children five-years and younger are admitted free. Tickets are available at the UI Ticket Office over the phone at 800-IA-HAWKS and online at hawkeyesports.com. NOTES: Attendance was 11,174 … Iowa has won 20 consecutive Big Ten duals, the fourth longest streak in program history… Sorensen has won 20 in a row, the longest streak since Mike Evans opened the 2014-15 season with 20 straight wins… the Hawkeyes are 8-0 in the Big Ten for the sixth time under Tom Brands… Gilman improved to 18-0 with 15 wins by bonus points. Results: 125 -- #2 Thomas Gilman (IA) pinned Skyler Petry (M), 1:19; 6-0 133 -- #3 Cory Clark (IA) pinned Sam Brancale (M), 4:59; 12-0 141 -- #7 Tommy Thorn (M) dec. Brody Grothus (IA), 6-4; 12-3 149 -- #2 Brandon Sorensen (IA) dec. #13 Jake Short (M), 6-2; 15-3 157 -- #18 Edwin Cooper, Jr. (IA) dec. Brandon Kingsley (M), 4-2; 18-3 165 -- Patrick Rhoads (IA) dec. Dylan Urbach (M), 21-7; 22-3 174 -- #12 Alex Meyer (IA) major dec. Nick Wanzek (M), 10-1; 26-3 184 -- #11 Sammy Brooks (IA) tech. fall Chris Pfarr (M), 18-2; 31-3 197 -- Brett Pfarr (M) dec. #3 Nathan Burak (IA), 6-5; 31-6 285 -- #7 Sam Stoll (IA) dec. #9 Michael Kroells (M), 7-3; 34-6

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Wins by seven Buckeyes - including three via bonus points - propelled No. 9 Ohio State to a 27-9 victory over No. 22 Indiana on Friday evening at University Gymnasium in Bloomington, Ind. Ohio State has now won three straight duals and improves to 8-2 (5-1 Big Ten) overall while Indiana falls to 6-3. THE SHORT STORY Nathan Tomasello's major decision at 125 pounds set the tone for the night as the Buckeyes raced out to a 13-0 lead and never looked back. Bo Jordan also stayed unbeaten this year, improving to 11-0 with his eighth bonus point victory of the season. In the only two bouts that featured two ranked wrestlers, Myles Martin took down No. 8 Nate Jackson late in the third period to secure a 6-5 victory. TOMASELLO EXTENDS HIS STREAK The winner of 31 straight matches entering Friday, Tomasello (14-0) wasted little timing jumping out ahead of No. 19 Elijah Oliver in the first match of the night, taking a 6-3 first period lead and cruising from there. In all, he racked up six takedowns and a four-point near fall in the 17-5 major decision (his seventh of the year). DIJULIUS, JORDAN MAKE IT 13-0 Riding the momentum of Tomasello's early win, Johnni DiJulius (13-3) extended the Ohio State lead to 7-0 when he shutout Alonzo Shepherd, 7-0. DiJulius' four-point near fall in the first period gave him a quick lead and then a reversal to start the second made it 6-0. At 141 pounds, Micah Jordan was leading Cole Weaver 7-3 midway through the second period when Weaver fell hard to the mat and injury defaulted, making the score 13-0. IU WINS AT 149, 157 The Hoosiers got the scoreboard with wins at 149 pounds (Luke Blanton over Hunter Stieber, 6-2) and 157 pounds (Jake Danishek over Justin Kresevic, 8-7). Kresevic lead 6-2 in the match before Danishek came storming back and held a 7-6 lead as time was running down. With 30 seconds left, Danishek took down Kresevic to secure the come-from-behind victory. MARTIN EDGES JACKSON Myles Martin (22-3) picked up one of the more impressive wins of his young career, edging eighth-ranked Nate Jackson at 174 lbs., 6-5. It was Martin's second victory this season over Jackson, with the first coming in the finals of the Eastern Michigan Open. With the score tied at 4-4 late in the third, Martin was able to get the winning takedown and then fend off Jackson for the remaining 40 seconds of regulation. COURTS, JORDAN WIN MAJORS Bo Jordan's 14-5 major decision gave Ohio State a 17-6 lead in the team score and was highlighted by five takedowns, three coming in the first period. Courts (13-6) raced out to a big lead in the first period behind two takedowns and a four-point near fall. TAVANELLO CLOSES THINGS OUT Nick Tavanello's 8-2 major decision over Garret Goldman gave Ohio State its final 27-9 margin of victory. A redshirt junior, Tavanello improved to 15-3 this year and got things rolling in the second and third periods with consistent offensive pressure. DID YOU KNOW Ohio State has now won 10 of its last 12 duals away from St. John Arena and is 23-9 over the past five seasons in true road matches. NEXT UP The Buckeyes continue their journey through the Hoosier State with a dual against No. 24 Purdue (7-4, 2-3) on Sunday inside Holloway Gymnasium. The match can be seen live on BTN Plus. Results: 125: #1 Nathan Tomasello (OSU) major decision over #19 Elijah Oliver (IU) 17-5 | OSU 4, IND 0 133: #8 Johnni DiJulius (OSU) decision over Alonzo Shepherd (IU) 7-0 | OSU 7, IU 0 141: #4 Micah Jordan (OSU) won by injury default 4:20 | OSU 13, IU 0 149: Luke Blanton (IU) decision over #11 Hunter Stieber (OSU) 6-2 | OSU 13, IU 3 157: Jake Danishek (IU) decision over Justin Kresevic (OSU) 8-7 | OSU 13, IU 6 165: #2 Bo Jordan (OSU) major decision over Bryce Martin (IU) 14-5 | OSU 17, IU 6 174: #15 Myles Martin (OSU) decision over #8 Nate Jackson 6-5 | OSU 20, IU 6 184: #13 Kenny Courts (OSU) major decision over Wyatt Wilson (IU) 19-6 | OSU 24, IU 6 197: Jake Maasengale (IU) decision over Josh Fox (OSU) 3-2 | OSU 24, IU 9 285: Nick Tavanello (OSU) decision over Garret Goldman 8-2 | OSU 27, IU 9

TEMPE, Ariz. -- Led by the efforts of the senior class, the Arizona State wrestling team (10-7, 1-2 Pac-12) upset Oregon State (5-5, 0-1 Pac-12) on Friday, Senior Night, at Wells Fargo Arena. "I'd say overall that we're improving and becoming more consistent," head coach Zeke Jones said. "We're attacking more, we're battling harder, and we're focusing better, so that's good. Until you win all 10 matches and you win 15 to nothing, or pin all 10 of them, there's always something you can improve on. Obviously we took a few hits there tonight and that doesn't feel good. But I think overall the effort is good and we're getting better, we're improving." Three seniors posted wins for the Sun Devils, propelling ASU to their first Pac-12 win of the year, first with Matt Kraus, once again wrestling up at 157, and his 11-8 decision win over Abraham Rodriguez. Blake Stauffer posted a 6-4 win over Corey Griego at 184, and Josh DaSilveira added a 5-1 decision over Cody Crawford. After dropping the opening bout, Dalton Brady got the Sun Devils on the board at 133 pounds, posting a 3-1 decision over Joey Palmer, while Robbie Mathers followed with a 4-1 decision over Jack Hathaway. At 149 pounds, Christian Pagdilao earned bonus points with an 18-3 tech fall over Joey Delgado, while Jacen Petersen, wrestling up at 174, earned a 10-2 major decision over Tyler Chay. Up next, the Sun Devils compete in their final regular-season tournament, the Edinboro Open, in Edinboro, Pa., on Saturday, Feb. 6. The following week, ASU wraps the Pac-12 slate with duals at Cal Poly and Cal State Bakersfield. Results: 125: No. 7 Ronnie Bresser (OSU) def. Ares Carpio (ASU): Dec 2-1 (ASU 0, OSU 3) 133: Dalton Brady (ASU) def. No. 20 Joey Palmer (OSU): Dec 3-1 (ASU 3, OSU 3) 141: Robbie Mathers (ASU) def. Jack Hathaway (OSU): Dec 4-1 (ASU 6, OSU 3) 149: Christian Pagdilao (ASU) def. Joey Delgado (OSU): Tech 18-3 (ASU 11, OSU 3) 157: No. 14 Matt Kraus (ASU) def. Abraham Rodriguez (OSU): Dec 11-8 (ASU 14, OSU 3) 165: Seth Thomas (OSU) def. Preston McCalmon (ASU): Dec 8-2 (ASU 14, OSU 6) 174: Jacen Petersen (ASU) def. Tyler Chay (OSU): Maj 10-2 (ASU 18, OSU 6) 184: No. 3 Blake Stauffer (ASU) def. Corey Griego (OSU): Dec 6-4 (ASU 21, OSU 6) 197: Josh DaSilveira (ASU) def. Cody Crawford (OSU): Dec 5-1 (ASU 24, OSU 6) HWT: No. 10 Amarveer Dhesi (OSU) def. No. 12 Tanner Hall (ASU): Maj 12-4 (ASU 24, OSU 10)

PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- Twelve days off from competition did little to rust up No. 12 Rutgers wrestling. If anything the Scarlet Knights returned to familiar form. RU (12-3, 3-2) took nine of 10 matches from Maryland (4-10, 1-6) Friday night in a 30-3 thrashing at the Rutgers Athletic Center. Sean McCabe (Ronkonkoma, N.Y.) opened the dual with a major decision and Billy Smith (Wantage, N.J.) scored a dramatic 8-5 tiebreaker win to end the evening. The Scarlet Knights have won eight consecutive home matches dating back to last season and are undefeated “On the Banks” in 2015-16. McCabe charged up the crowd from the outset with a gutsy performance in the third period to close out a major decision over Michael Beck. Leading 7-2 entering the final stanza, McCabe took shot after shot for two third-period takedowns in his 13-4 win. Maryland took the 133-pound bout with a 9-2 win from No. 16 Geoffrey Alexander over No. 18 Anthony Giraldo (Guttenberg, N.J.). At 141 pounds, the Terrapins' Alfred Bannister made it interesting late against No. 6 Anthony Ashnault (South Plainfield, N.J.) by notching a takedown with 12 seconds on the clock. But the surge was not enough, as Ashnault climbed to 19-2 overall and 13-1 in dual competition with a 7-5 win. Strong wins at 149 and 157 pounds put the Scarlet Knights ahead at the break, 13-3. 149-pounder Tyson Dippery (Harrisburg, Pa.) racked up 1:23 of riding time in a 4-0 win, while 157-pounder Richie Lewis (Toms River, N.J.) accrued a 1:03 advantage in a 6-2 decision. Dippery improved to 12-8, with Lewis jumping to 15-3 overall. No. 8 Anthony Perrotti (Roseland, N.J.) etched another “W” for Rutgers out of the intermission in a 15-0 tech fall against Tyler Manion. The tech fall, Perrotti's third of the season, brings him to 15-2 overall and 13-1 in dual competition. The dual concluded with four consecutive decisions from 174 pounds to heavyweight. Phillip Bakuckas (Hammonton, N.J.) finished one point shy of a major decision at 174, while Nicholas Gravina (Allendale, N.J.) and Hayden Hrymack (Point Pleasant, N.J.) cruised in convincing decisions at 184 and 197 pounds, respectively. Last up was Smith, who after eight minutes of action was tied, 5-5, with Dawson Peck. Smith kept Peck on the mat in the first tiebreaker period and in the second 30-second period escaped and got a takedown to seal it. Smith improves to 18-5 overall. Rutgers travels to wrestle in-state rival Princeton (2-5, 1-3) at 1 p.m. on Sunday at Jadwin Gym. The Scarlet Knights have won their last 19 matches against the Tigers. The match will stream live on the Ivy League Digital Network. Results: 125: No. 20/NR/NR Sean McCabe (RU) major dec. over Michael Beck (UMD), 13-4; Rutgers leads, 4-0 133: No. 16/15/8 Geoffrey Alexander (UMD) dec. over No. 18/19/18 Anthony Giraldo (RU, 9-2; Rutgers leads, 4-3 141: No. 6/4/6 Anthony Ashnault (RU) dec. over Alfred Bannister (UMD), 7-5; Rutgers leads, 7-3 149: Tyson Dippery (RU) dec. over Ryan Diehl (UMD), 4-0; Rutgers leads, 10-3 157: No. 17/19/13 Richie Lewis (RU) dec. over No. NR/NR/19 Lou Mascola (UMD), 6-2; Rutgers leads, 13-3 165: No. 8/5/4 Anthony Perrotti (RU) tech fall over Tyler Manion (UMD); 15-0 Rutgers leads, 18-3 174: No. NR/19/NR Phillip Bakuckas (RU) dec. over Derrick Evanovich (UMD), 12-5; Rutgers leads, 21-3 184: Nicholas Gravina (RU) dec. over Jaron Smith (UMD), 9-3; Rutgers leads, 24-3 197: Hayden Hrymack (RU) dec. over Garrett Wesneski (UMD), 7-3; Rutgers leads, 27-3 285: No. 13/15/12 Billy Smith (RU) dec. over Dawson Peck (UMD), 8-5 (TB-1); Rutgers wins, 30-3

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- It was a clean sweep of gold medals for American men's freestyle wrestlers who won all six finals at the 18th Dave Schultz Memorial International on Friday. Claiming the Outstanding Wrestler was the champion at 57 kilos/125.5 pounds, former Missouri All-American Alan Waters of the Missouri Wrestling Foundation. In the championship finals, he dispatched 2015 Junior World bronze medalist Stevan Micic of the New York AC in a 17-5 technical fall. Waters jumped to a 6-1 lead, with a two-point takedown followed by a four-point takedown, along with a Micic reversal. Micic closed it to 7-5 with a second-period takedown. However, Waters scored the next takedown, followed by a series of turns, to get the 17-5 technical fall. Waters dominated all of his opponents, scoring 10-0 technical falls over his first three opponents. Included was a quarterfinals victory over 2010 World Team member Obe Blanc of the Titan Mercury WC. Read complete story ... Men's freestyle results 57 kilos: 1st - Alan Waters (USA/Missouri Wrestling Foundation) tech. fall Stevan Micic (USA/New York AC), 17-5 3rd: Dan Mitcheff (USA/New York AC) dec. Frank Perrelli (USA/Titan Mercury WC). 7-2 65 kilos: 1st: Jayson Ness (USA/Minnesota Storm) tech. fall B.J. Futrell (USA/Titan Mercury WC), 10-0 3rd: Nazar Kulchytskyy (USA/Titan Mercury WC) tech. fall Dave Habat (Slovenia), 10-0 74 kilos: 1st: Kevin LeValley (USA/Buffalo Valley RTC) won by inj. dft. over Bekzod Abdurakhmonov (Uzbekistan) 3rd: Anthony Valencia (USA/Sunkist) tech. fall Andrew Sorenson (USA/Panther WC RTC), 12-1 86 kilos: 1st: Austin Trotman (USA/Titan Mercury WC) dec. Deron Winn (USA/Titan Mercury WC), 9-8 3rd: Victor Terrell (USA/U.S. Army WCAP) dec. Austin Morehead (USA/Titan Mercury WC), 8-2 97 kilos: 1st: J.D. Bergman (USA/New York AC) dec. J.T. Felix (USA/Titan Mercury WC), 10-9 3rd: Cayle Byers (USA/Titan Mercury WC) dec. David Zabriskie (USA/Lehigh Valley AC), 2-1 125 kilos: 1st: Matthew Meuleners (USA/Titan Mercury WC) dec. Benjamin Durbin (Cyclone WC), 5-0 Outstanding Wrestler: Alan Waters (Missouri Wrestling Foundation), 57 kilos Team Standings: 1. Titan Mercury WC, 37 2. New York AC, 15 3. (tie) Missouri Wrestling Foundation, Minnesota Storm and Buffalo Valley RTC, 6 6. (tie) Cyclone WC and Uzbekistan, 5 8. (tie) Stoughton WC and Army WCAP 4 10. (tie) PWC, Slovenia, Lehigh Valley AC, 3

CLARION, Pa. -- Bobby Rehm (Lancaster, Pa./Penn Manor) picked up his 100th career victory, sparking the Lock Haven University wrestling team to an important 24-19 Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) win at Clarion University tonight. Rehm's historic win at 133 pounds was one of six on the night for the Bald Eagles, who moved back to .500 on the season (7-7) and to 2-1 in league action. Bonus points at 141 and 165 kept Clarion (6-11, 2-4 EWL) in the match down the stretch, but with Lock Haven leading 20-13, Phil Sprenkle (Seven Valleys, Pa./Dallastown) sealed the team victory with a major decision at 197 pounds. Rehm became the 17th member of LHU's 100-win club, joining teammate and fellow Lancaster Country, Pennsylvania native Dan Neff (Quarryville, Pa./Solanco), who reached the milestone just two weeks ago. Rehm's 100th win came in dominating fashion, as he picked up a first-period tech fall, 18-0. Jake Field (South Elgin, Ill./Marmion Academy), Aaron McKinney (McDonald, Pa./West Allegheny) and Tristan Sponseller (East Berlin, Pa./Bermudian Springs) rounded out the Lock Haven winners tonight. Field returned the starting lineup and quickly put LHU up 3-0 after an 8-4 win at 125. Rehm dominated Clarion's Roshaun Cooley from the opening whistle and his tech fall put Lock Haven up 8-0 early. Following a Clarion pin at 141, Neff (149) responded in a big way, recording a pin of his own. Neff's pin had Lock Haven in control, 14-6. The win was Neff's 12 straight and he remained unbeaten (12-0) since moving back to 149 pounds on December 17, 2015. Last season, Neff was an All-American at 149. McKinney won at 157, making it two straight for LHU and the Bald Eagles led 17-6 midway through the match. Clarion didn't go away however and rattle off two straight victories at 165 and 174, cutting the LHU lead to just four points, 17-13 with three bouts remaining. Sponseller grinded out a 4-2 win at 184 and Sprenkle's major decision at 197 sealed the win, and put Clarion away. The Bald Eagles return home and host Cleveland State on Sunday, January 31 at 1 p.m. Results: 125: Jake Field (LHU) dec. Patrick DeWitt (CLAR) 8-4; Lock Haven leads 3-0 133: Bobby Rehm (LHU) tech fall Roshaun Cooley (CLAR) 18-0 (2:42); Lock Haven leads 8-0 141: Brock Zacherl (CLAR) pinned Joe Ghione (LHU) 4:54; Lock Haven leads 8-6 149: Dan Neff (LHU) pinned Brodie Zacherl (CLAR) 2:59; Lock Haven leads 14-6 157: Aaron McKinney (LHU) dec. Jake Keller (CLAR) 8-3; Lock Haven leads 17-6 165: Evan DeLong (CLAR) major dec. Cody Cordes (LHU) 10-1; Lock Haven leads 17-10 174: Mike Pavasko (CLAR) dec. Tyler Wood (LHU) 5-2; Lock Haven leads 17-13 184: Tristan Sponseller (LHU) dec. Dominic Rigous (CLAR) 4-2; Lock Haven leads 20-13 197: Phil Sprenkle (LHU) major dec. Dustin Conti (CLAR) 10-2; Lock Haven leads 24-13 285: Zach DeLuca (CLAR) wins by forfeit; Lock Haven wins 24-19

BROOKINGS, S.D. -- South Dakota State picked up wins in six weight classes, defeating Wyoming by a score 22-15 in a Big 12 Conference wrestling dual Friday night before a crowd of 937 at Frost Arena. With the win, the Jackrabbits ran their dual winning streak to nine and improved to 10-5 overall and 3-1 in conference action. Wyoming droppted to 3-6 overall, 1-4 in the Big 12 Conference. The Jackrabbits opened the dual with three straight victories to build an early 10-0 victory. Starting at 174 pounds, David Kocer picked up his team-leading 22nd victory of the season with a 13-3 major decision over Jace Jensen. In the 184-pound bout, the Jackrabbits' Brady Ayers trailed 4-0 early, but came back to post a 6-5 victory in which he recorded a takedown of Ben Stroh in the final 30 seconds. Nate Rotert, ranked 14th at 197 pounds, then added a 6-2 decision over Brandon Tribble. Wyoming got on the board with a 13-0 major decision over Alex Macki in the heavyweight division. SDSU's lead grew to 16-4 as Ben Gillette was awarded a victory by medical forfeit after 16th-ranked Drew Templeman was unable to compete in their scheduled bout. The Jackrabbits also received wins by decision from 149-pounder Alex Kocer and sixth-ranked Cody Pack at 157 pounds. Pack, who defeated Archie Colgan, 1-0, with a second-period escape, upped his record to 21-2 on the season. Next action for the Jackrabbits is a Feb. 5 Big 12 dual at Utah Valley. Start time is 7 p.m. Mountain (8 p.m. Central) in Orem, Utah. Results: 174: David Kocer (SDSU) major dec. Jace Jensen (WYO), 13-3 184: Brady Ayers (SDSU) dec. Ben Stroh (WYO), 6-5 197: #14 Nate Rotert (SDSU) dec. Brandon Tribble (WYO), 6-2 285: Tanner Harms (WYO) major dec. Alex Macki (SDSU), 13-0 125: Ben Gillette (SDSU) won by medical forfeit 133: Drake Foster (WYO) dec. Brance Simms (SDSU), 9-5 141: #14 Bryce Meredith (WYO) dec. Seth Gross (SDSU), 6-4 149: Alex Kocer (SDSU) dec. Cole Mendenhall (WYO), 5-4 157: #6 Cody Pack (SDSU) dec. Archie Colgan (WYO), 1-0 165: Chaz Polson (WYO) tech. fall Logan Peterson (SDSU), 16-0 (2:55)

BLACKSBURG - The tenth-ranked Virginia Tech wrestling team finished up its campaign at home with a 32-3 victory over West Virginia Friday night. The Hokies moved to 10-2 on the season and will hit the road, taking on UVA in Charlottesville on Sunday. The dual started at the 125 pounds with a matchup between No. 4 Joey Dance and reigning national runner-up No. 13 Zeke Moisey. The two All-Americans battled it out in a high energy match, and Dance put the first points on the board for the Hokies with a 9-5 decision. The dual continued with three major decisions from Dennis Gustafson, Solomon Chishko, and Nick Brascetta. Sal Mastriani came up big at 149 pounds with a 17-1 technical fall over Zachary Moore in 5:00 to bring the Hokies' lead to 16-0 after four bouts. Decisions from David McFadden, Zach Epperly, Austin Gabel, and Dan Garwood propelled the Hokies on to victory. Austin Gabel returned to the 184 pound weight class to take on former Virginia Tech wrestler Jakob "Bubba" Scheffel. The former teammates kept it close for the seven minutes of regulation, but Gabel earned a last-minute takedown and near fall points to come out on top, 5-1. Tech also honored four senior student-athletes: Brandon Taylor (HWT), Dan Garwood (HWT), Austin Gabel (184 pounds), and Nick Brascetta (157 pounds) were honored during intermissions, along with three-year team athletic trainer Kailey Baker. The team will take on the Cavaliers this Sunday at 2:00 p.m. Dresser Sounds Off "Really good team effort tonight for our guys. We definitely have something to build on! We have a quick turnaround so there's a little time to celebrate but we need to be ready to be great on Sunday." Results: 125: No. 3 Joey Dance dec. No. 13 Zeke Moisey, 9-5 133: Dennis Gustafson maj. dec Cory Stainbrook, 9-1 141: No. 10 Solomon Chishko maj. dec Tony DeAngelo, 20-6 149: Sal Mastriani tech. Zachary Moore 17-1 5:00 157: No. 4 Nick Brascetta maj. dec. No. 16 Dylan Cottrell, 19-6 165: No. 11 David McFadden dec. Connor Flynn 9-2 174: No. 3 Zach Epperly dec. Ross Renzi 8-3 184: Austin Gabel dec. Jakob "Bubba" Scheffel 5-1 197: Jacob A. Smith (WVU) dec. Dylan Cook 8-2 HWT: Dan Garwood dec. A.J. Vizcarrondo 7-5

LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. -- The Broncs won all 10 bouts to defeat Bloomsburg in an Eastern Wrestling League dual meet Friday night. “Blooms is going through a tough time right now and I feel for that, having been there,” said Rider head coach Gary Taylor. “Our kids wrestled pretty well tonight.” For Rider (7-8, 3-2 EWL) senior Robert Deutsch (Cherry Hill, NJ/Eastern Regional) won a major decision, sophomore Wayne Stinson (Wrightstown, NJ/Northern Burlington Regional) won a major decision, freshman Michale Fagg-Daves (Somerset, NJ/Franklin) won by a major decision and junior Ryan Wolfe (New Castle, Del./Caravel) won by major decision. Wolfe won for the sixth straight time and improved to 19-8 overall, 5-0 in the EWL. Since placing eighth at the prestigious Midlands Championships Wolfe is 7-1 in his last eight dual meets. “His experience at Midlands really helped Ryan,” Taylor said. “In the beginning of the year Ryan was still adjusting to moving up two weight classes. He was wrestling at such a fast pace. At 197 you have to be a bit more careful. At Midlands he learned that at this weight it is more of a positional match.” “I think I peaked at Midlands,” said Wolfe, who was an EWL champion last year at 174. “That got my confidence up. I'm learning how to relax and just wrestle my style, not the style of my opponent. Competing against the level I did at Midlands and being right with them really helped me.” Senior Conor Brennan (Brick, NJ/Brick Twp.), ranked ninth in the nation, returned to the lineup after missing the last five matches and won. “It is good to have our full team back,” Taylor said. Brennan improved to 19-2 overall, 2-0 in the EWL. Rider sophomore Chad Walsh (Cherry Hill, NJ/Camden Catholic) and sophomore Mauro Correnti (Delran, N.J./Holy Cross) also won decisions. Walsh, ranked 15th in the nation, improved to 18-5 overall, 5-0 in the EWL. For Bloomsburg (1-13, 0-4 EWL) red-shirt freshman Brendon Colbert gave nationally ranked Walsh a tight match and briefly led 5-4. He was the only Huskie to hold a lead all night. Rider has now won 10 of the 16 meetings with Bloomsburg, including the last three. The last time Bloomsburg defeated Rider was during the 2008-09 season. The Broncs compete at the University of Pennsylvania Sunday at 12 noon and return to Alumni Gym to host George Mason in an EWL dual at 6pm Sunday. “That's kind of annoying, having to do that,” Wolfe said, “but we trust the coaches. They know what they are doing. They are trying to get us to peak at the right time. So I'm sure this is good for us.” “A day like that, it is tough for the guys to do that, but that's what makes them tough,” Taylor said. “Mason is a conference match and very important but right now we are just concentrating on Penn. I can't even think about Mason yet.” “We're coming together right now,” Wolfe said. “We have our starting lineup back so I think we are going to finish strong.” Results: 174 Wayne Stinson-R major dec. Casey Glunt-B 12-4 4-0 184 Michale Fagg-Daves-R major dec. Kyle Wojtaszek-B 14-5 8-0 197 Ryan Wolfe-R major dec. Dom Carfagno-B 15-2 12-0 285 Mauro Correnti-R dec. Saul Wilkins-B . 6-1 15-0 125 Zach Valcarce-R wins by forfeit 21-0 133 Robert Deutsch-R major dec. Andy Schutz-B 14-4 25-0 141 Paul Kirchner-R wins by forfeit 31-0 149 B.J. Clagon-R wins by forfeit 37-0 157 Chad Walsh-R dec. Brendon Colbert-B 7-5 40-0 165 Conor Brennan-R dec. Mathew Carr-B 7-0 43-0

NEW YORK -- The Harvard wrestling team won six matches against Ivy League rival Columbia, as the Crimson topped the Lions by a team score of 22-14 Friday evening. With its fourth-straight victory, Harvard improves to 5-2 overall, 3-1 in the EIWA and 1-1 in the Ivy League, while the Lions slip to 7-3, 4-1 and 1-1. The Crimson's five dual wins mark the most for Harvard since collecting eight victories in 2012-13, and the four-match win streak is the longest since taking six-consecutive matches from Feb. 9, 2013-Jan. 4, 2014. “I just like how our guys have been wrestling,” said Jay Weiss, The David G. Bunning '88 Head Coach for Harvard Wrestling. “They are coming out fighting from first whistle and getting points. Good things happen when you do that. Their hard work is paying off, and it's all about the overall team effort. “ Wrestling at 125, Nolan Hellickson opened the match for Harvard with an impressive showing as he shut out Britain Carter with an 18-0 technical fall, giving the Crimson and early 5-0 lead. Jeffrey Ott followed at 133 with a 3-0 decision against Angelo Amenta, and Todd Preston, ranked No. 9 nationally at 141, picked up a 15-2 major decision in his match vs. Sam Ward, giving Harvard a commanding, 12-0, advantage. After Columbia took the next two matches and climbed back to within five, 12-7, Devon Gobbo defeated Tyrel White, 9-3, at 165, making it 15-7. At 174 lbs., Josef Johnson outlasted Zack Hernandez in two overtimes, emerging with a sudden victory, 9-7, as Harvard led, 18-7, with three matches remaining. Josh Popple sealed the victory for the Crimson as he shut down his opponent, Troy Hembury, 9-0 for a major decision, giving the Crimson a 22-10 lead. Harvard will head home to host Princeton and Penn Saturday, Feb. 6. The Crimson will take on the Tigers at 1 p.m., followed by a 6 p.m. match against the Quakers. Results: 125: Nolan Hellickson (H) tech. fall Britain Carter (C), 18-0, 5-0 133: Jeffrey Ott (H) dec. Angelo Amenta (C), 3-0, 8-0 141: No. 9 Todd Preston (H) major dec. Sam Ward (C), 5-2, 12-0 149: Danny Reed (C) dec. Patrick Hogan (H), 8-5, 12-3 157: Markus Scheidel (C) major dec. Tyler Tarsi (H), 12-2, 12-7 165: Devon Gobbo (H) dec. Tyrel White (C), 9-3, 15-7 174: Josef Johnson (H) dec. Zack Hernandez (C), SV-2, 9-7, 18-7 184: Michael Fetchet (C) dec. Michael Mocco (H), SV-1, 3-2, 18-10 197: Josh Popple (H) major dec. Troy Hembury (C), 9-0, 22-10 285: Garrett Ryan (C) major dec. Angus Cowell (H), 9-0, 22-14

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The No. 8-ranked University of Michigan wrestling team made quick work of Northwestern, needing little more than 70 minutes -- with a 10-minute intermission -- to earn a dominant 39-6 decision against the Wildcats on Friday evening (Jan. 29) in front of 1,056 fans at Cliff Keen Arena. The Wolverines claimed eight individual matches, earning bonus points in six, including three first-period falls. The dual started at 174 pounds -- at the front end of the Wolverines' upperweight gauntlet -- and Michigan took advantage, claiming each of the opening five weights with four bonus wins to jump out to a 24-0 lead at the intermission break. Sophomore/freshman Davonte Mahomes, ranked 13th in the latest InterMat poll, used an explosive third period to secure a 12-4 major decision against Mitch Sliga at the opening weight. After a scoreless first period, Mahomes finished on two single legs in the second and added three more takedowns in the third, including one on the edge at the final buzzer to earn the bonus win after his riding-time point. Junior Domenic Abounader, ranked eighth at 184 pounds, earned his second straight first-period fall -- and fifth of the season -- at the 1:56 mark against Regis Durbin. Abounader struck quickly with a single-leg takedown and went to work on top, using a leg turk and power half to slowly turn Durbin to his back and collect the fall. Abounader boasts a perfect 10-0 dual record. Graduate student Max Huntley, ranked sixth nationally, took advantage of a quick start to defeat Jacob Berkowitz, 8-5, at 197 pounds. Huntley finished on a spin around and a single leg in the first period but gave up a takedown midway through the second to tighten up the score. He earned a reversal, escaped in the third and added a point for 2:14 riding-time advantage. Like Abouander, Huntley is undefeated in duals with an 11-0 mark. Junior heavyweight Adam Coon, ranked fourth nationally, also improved to 11-0 with a quick 40-second pin against Conan Jennings -- his third of the season. He spun around to score off a snap down and secured the fall just seconds later, using an arm bar-suck back combination to end the bout. Senior/junior Conor Youtsey turned over the lineup with an explosive 20-2 technical fall against Garrison White at 125 pounds, blowing the bout open with a 10-point third period. Youtsey picked up three takedowns and a four-point suck back through the opening two frames before doubling his score in the third with a reversal and two sets of four-point near falls off a leg turk. After the Wildcats eked out a one-point decision at 133 pounds and subsequently forfeited at 141, sixth-ranked sophomore Alec Pantaleo and fourth-ranked Jason Tsirtsis -- a 2014 NCAA champion -- took the mat for the marquee match of the dual at 149 pounds. The wrestlers traded two points apiece in regulation -- on escapes, Tsirtsis riding time and a Pantaleo stall point -- and Pantaleo, who shot in on several leg attacks throughout the match but could not finish, initiated a scramble in overtime. He spun around and nearly had control, but Tsirtsis countered, putting the Wolverine on his back for the takedown and a 4-2 win. Michigan regained momentum with another quick first-period pin from ninth-ranked junior Brian Murphy against Anthony Petrone at 157 pounds. Murphy finished on a pair of early takedowns, including an ankle pick off a restart, off of which he locked up a cradle to stick Petrone at the 1:03 mark. It was his second pin of the season. Sophomore Garrett Sutton closed out the dual with an 8-3 decision against Luke Norland at 165 pounds, scoring on three takedowns -- one in each period -- and a second-period reversal to control from beginning to end. Results: 174 -- #13 Davonte Mahomes (U-M) major dec. Mitch Sliga, 12-4 4 0 184 -- #8 Domenic Abounader (U-M) pinned Regis Durbin, 1:56 10 0 197 -- #6 Max Huntley (U-M) dec. Jacob Berkowitz, 8-5 13 0 Hwt -- #4 Adam Coon (U-M) pinned Conan Jennings, 0:40 19 0 125 -- Conor Youtsey (U-M) tech. fall Garrison White, 20-2 (6:23) 24 0 133 -- Dom Malone (NU) dec. #17 Rossi Bruno, 3-2 24 3 141 -- George Fisher (U-M) win by forfeit 30 3 149 --#4 Jason Tsirtsis (NU) dec. #6 Alec Pantaleo, 4-2 SV 30 6 157 --#9 Brian Murphy (U-M) pinned Anthony Petrone, 1:03 36 6 165 -- Garrett Sutton (U-M) dec. Luke Norland, 8-3 39 6

Logan Storley, four-time NCAA All-American wrestler at the University of Minnesota, will have his third professional mixed martial arts fight in March, according to his Instagram account. Storley's next MMA bout will be at Resurrection Fighting Alliance's RFA 36: Barcelos vs. Vannata on Friday, March 4 at Mystic Lake Casino in Prior Lake, Minn. just outside Minneapolis-St. Paul. Neither Storley nor the RFA website or Facebook page have announced who his opponent will be. The top-of-the-card event features RFA featherweight champion Raoni Barcelos taking on undefeated prospect "Groovy" Landon Vannata. In a co-main event at featherweight, Melvin "Career Killer" Blumer will face Shawn "The Exception" West, while the feature match will feature flyweights Chico "The King" Camus vs. Matt Brown. 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 36 at Prior Lake. Storley brings a successful amateur wrestling career to MMA. 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. Storley completed his collegiate career with an overall record of 119-27. Prior to wrestling at Minnesota, Storley was a six-time South Dakota state champ at Webster High School, the same alma mater as Brock Lesnar, who, after winning the heavyweight title at the University of Minnesota in 2000, went on to find fame and fortune in both the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championships) and WWE.

Chad Sindoni, former Edinboro University wrestler, Pennsylvania high school state finalist, and teacher and coach, died this week in a traffic accident in New York State. He was 26. Chad Sindoni (Photo/Bill Ennis)Sindoni died after his truck crashed into a tree around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday on Halsey Valley Road in the Town of Tioga, New York, according to Tioga County Sheriff's deputies. Sindoni's truck was traveling southbound, then left the west shoulder of the road before hitting a tree. The cause of the crash remains under investigation, the sheriff's office said Wednesday. Sindoni was a teacher and wrestling coach at Sayre High School in northern Pennsylvania. The school district posted this message on its website: "It is with great sadness that we report the tragic loss of one of coaching staff. Our students, faculty, staff, and entire athletic department are mourning the recent passing of Mr. Chad Sindoni, an assistant wrestling coach. We ask that you keep his immediate family and our Sayre Area School District family of learners and athletes in your continued thoughts and prayers during this difficult time. Thank you." A number of individuals in wrestling weighed in with thoughts and memories of Sindoni as a wrestler, coach and man. "From my perspective, I got to see him at the PIAA state championships as a wrestler," award-winning Pennsylvania wrestling journalist Tom Elling told InterMat. "He was always prepared and medaled three times. He was 6th in 2005 at 140; 8th in 2006 (152) and a runner-up in 2007 (152). He had a passion for wrestling and shared it with those around him. He was just 26 but wise beyond those years. His untimely passing has left the Pennsylvania wrestling family stunned." Elling shared this remembrance from former Wrestling USA Photographer of the Year Bill Ennis: "Chad was a driven, hard-working young man who wanted to win a state championship. He was 'crushed' when that dream was never realized, finishing as a runner-up his senior year. He served the Valley as a role model and trainer/coach and worked with wrestlers at both Athens and Sayre, where he currently was coaching with Mark Twigg. I never saw anything like last night's match at Wyalusing. Most of the Athens kids came into the school with red eyes and were crying, along with all the coaches. It was so sad to see -- but the kids were "game" and gave it their all in this key league match." Sindoni's coaches at Athens High School shared their thoughts on the passing of one of the school's star athletes. "He not only touched the Athens family, I think he touched the whole wrestling community in the valley is shocked and saddened by the loss," Athens Head Wrestling Coach Dale Jarvis told MyTwinTiers.com. "He's gone," said Athens assistant coach Shawn Bradley. "Maybe the worst thing is I won't get to see what he could have done because I think he had greatness ahead of him. I loved the kid and we're all going to miss him." Tim Owen, a staff member of the Blue-White Illustrated wrestling forum , posted this tribute to his late friend: "The Pennsylvania wrestling world has lost another one of its beloved members way too soon. "Chad Sindoni, a great wrestler, coach and friend, was killed in a car accident yesterday afternoon. Some of you may remember Chad from his high school career at Athens Area (2004-2007) when he was one of the more dominant wrestlers in District 4. Others may remember Chad from his recruitment. He verbally committed to Penn State to wrestle for Troy Sunderland, but later signed with Edinboro. Chad's career there lasted only a year or two before he returned to our hometown to contribute to our youth and HS wrestling scene as a coach. Before his passing yesterday, Chad coached varsity at Sayre High School and had really started to turn the small school's program around the past couple seasons. "This is extremely difficult for me to write, as I've known Chad and his wonderful mom and dad for the majority of my life and his two younger sisters for the majority of theirs. We both started wrestling around the same time with our school's youth program, and I still easily recall the countless weekends we spent at tournaments every winter. As we grew older, Chad continued to find more and more success on the mat and to this day, he still is one of the most passionate wrestlers that I've ever met. Then throughout high school, a group of us followed Chad throughout his postseason ventures - all the way to his PIAA final match in Hershey our senior year. It had been his childhood goal to win a state title, but he fell just short to South Allegheny's Phil Sorrentino at 152 pounds that day. I still clearly remember the controversial fleeing the mat call that ended up being the difference in that match. "I'll never forget the heartbreak from Chad that day, and then the weeks after, but I don't think it can match the heartbreak my hometown feels right now. Chad may have finished as a runner-up in '07, but he is forever a champ here. Rest in peace, bud …"

Initial media reports after a Donald Trump political rally at the University of Iowa which included Hawkeye football players and wrestlers indicated that the presidential candidate or athletes may have violated NCAA endorsement rules appear to have been incorrect. The online blog The Daily Caller, the Washington Post and Britain's Daily Mail were among the media outlets that raised the issue of potential NCAA rule-breaking in their coverage of Trump's rally at the Iowa Fieldhouse Tuesday night. However, the NCAA told TheDailyCaller.com that there was no such violation. "Acting on his or her own, a student-athlete may endorse a political candidate," an NCAA spokesperson told The Daily Caller Thursday in response to the blog's initial report posted Wednesday with the headline "Trump's Use Of Hawkeyes Football, Wrestling Teams Violates NCAA Rules." The NCAA backed up statements made by Iowa athletic director Gary Barta to the Des Moines Register Wednesday. "University of Iowa student-athletes are encouraged to participate in the political process as individuals," Barta said in an email statement. "However, like any endorsement by a student or faculty member, their participation should not be considered representative of the entire team or university. In recent months, candidates from both parties representing a spectrum of ideals have visited Iowa City. We will continue to support this approach without influencing particular political choice or agendas." The incident which launched this media coverage -- and considerable discussion in at least one online wrestling forum -- was a political rally for Trump Tuesday night at the IU Fieldhouse less than a week before the first-in-the-nation Iowa caucus. Trump had met privately with some members of the football and wrestling teams prior to the rally, according to the Des Moines Register. However, after taking the stage in the facility which had been the home for the Hawkeye wrestling program until Carver-Hawkeye Arena opened in the mid-1980s, the Republican presidential candidate urged members of the Iowa football team to join him on stage. A dozen football players came on stage, where they presented Trump with a replica Hawkeye jersey with his name and number one on its back. After recognizing the football team, Trump shifted to wrestling, a sport he once participated in for one season as an 8th grader at the New York Military Academy, as the candidate confirmed two weeks ago during an interview on Takedown Wrestling Radio . "Get the wrestlers up here," Trump said. "Come on, fellas. Where are they? Where are they? These guys -- I'm not messing with 'em ... Look at these guys. Undefeated team, University of Iowa." Seven Hawkeye wrestlers took the stage with Trump in front of a crowd of approximately 2,000, according to multiple media reports.

Last week in the mailbag I took a look at Thomas Gilman and the small fracas he'd stirred after face mushing an opponent post-win. That behavior, which fell in line with some of Gilman's previous on-the-mat indiscretions led to my ask that he cool down the bravado and consider that no wrestler wins the match after the final whistle is blown. Though much of the response from Iowa was vitriolic and combative, buried deep inside the Twittersphere were some productive discussions about the behavior of many current NCAA wrestlers. These wrestlers, many Iowa fans noted, had performed equal if not worse crimes on the mat -- a punch thrown, a DQ for an off-the-mat throw and other such shenanigans. While the fans that mentioned these acts tried -- and failed -- to discredit my article as anti-Iowa (I don't care) or draw some sort of moral equivalence (your actions stand alone), I do think there is a broader point to be made about the lack of maturity in NCAA wrestling. For this, I thank the great state of Iowa and their tough-as-nails, never-back-down-from-fight, loyal fan base. I made the error to compare the post-match behavior of NCAA wrestlers to that of international wrestlers, without factoring their significant differences in age, life experience and motivation. The majority of international wrestlers are from underprivileged countries and low socio-economic statuses. When a wrestler from a village in Dagestan wins a gold medal at the World or continental championships he can change the trajectory of his entire family's life. By the time these wrestlers are in the public eye they've been wrestling with sponsorship for nearly ten years, which means they've seen what bad behavior can cost them down the line. The average age of the world champions in 2015 was 25 while the average age of the college wrestler is closer to 20. That's an enormous five-year difference if only looking at lifestyles and maturity in America, but a 25-year-old in Dagestan is likely to be married and have a family. That's major incentive to not get fined for bad behavior on the mat. A 20-year-old at the University of Iowa isn't wrestling for money. They aren't supporting their family and they are five years less life mature than those on the international stage. The Americans I've seen wrestle at the international stage become more mature each tournament. Tony Ramos and Brent Metcalf are incredible examples of this maturation. Metcalf once pushed a backflipping opponent OFF A STAGE, but I've since seen him take more than a few bad calls and screw-job losses with grace. He's not perfect (nobody is) but he has matured since his NCAA days. The same is already recognizable in Ramos, who last night battled through two incredibly difficult opponents to hammer home victories. He did those with technique, pressure and skill -- not a stare down. The bad behavior at the NCAA level happens for a combination of reasons and while we can't do anything about the age of our NCAA athletes, or their lack of life experience, we can work to improve the culture of our sport. I'm a true believer in the power of wrestling to change lives and I want to see a sport that inspires, not a product hoping to stir controversy. We have the ability to do that, but first we need to recognize that this behavior is a problem and then find some solutions. To your questions … Brent Metcalf gets his hand raised after defeating Jordan Oliver at the U.S. World Team Trials (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)Q: Does Brent Metcalf have it in him to go through the challenge tournament and win the best-of-three finals of the deepest weight class in the country and hold down the 65-kilo spot on the senior team for another year? -- Scott M. Foley: Metcalf hasn't lost to a United States opponent in more than two years. While his results at the World Championships have been notably underwhelming, he has improved each year and won a large majority of his matches against top ten opponents worldwide. There is always a push coming from the younger wrestlers, but Metcalf is a savvy wrestler with plenty of firepower, as far as I know he's not injured and nothing significant has changed in his training. From where I sit Metcalf is the USA's top guy at 65 kilos and by a pretty significant margin. Q: I was so happy this past weekend to see someone paying the price for what I consider more or less a stall technique. Imar got stuck after using an ankle dive/hold as a takedown defense. This is exceedingly rare, though. Ankle diving seems to me to be used predominantly as an effective stalemate tool. We all want more action. The ankle ride rule seems to be a step in the right direction to promote more action. How about a rule to stymie ankle diving/holding as a takedown defense? Perhaps a better question, how would you see such a rule working? It might be easy to get the diver confused with the takedown initiator if both have an ankle. -- Jason Foley: I don't know if I'm the only person who thought this, but the Penn State-Illinois dual was brilliantly called! The referees didn't allow Imar to roll around on his back with an ankle by his ear for an extended period of time. Nolf had Imar under control using his legs and was able to keep him in danger -- a simple back points position that had not been called in previous years. Between this and Imar being called for stalling after backing out of bounds a few times in a row, I feel like the referees here could make a case for not making any further changes to the rules. I don't think a restriction of ankle diving could be crafted or enforced. Do we penalize everyone who touches an ankle? Just those that self-expose? What is offense and what is defense? The answers get very exacting and I don't think that would help the sport at a mainstream level. Hats off to Nolf. I really had no idea he was so talented and tough. Incredible performance and one that makes me anxious for a rematch. Q: Many people thought Imar could be the first wrestler since Cael Sanderson to go undefeated in college. Two absolutely amazing records that can only be tied and never broken: Sanderson's undefeated mark and Kyle Dake's four NCAA championships at four different weights without a redshirt year. Which record do you think is the more difficult to break? I do not think many wrestlers even ever wrestled at four different weight classes in college, let alone were champions! -- Buzz B. Foley: There is no right answer here, but given that four wrestlers have won four titles but only Cael has gone undefeated, I'd gander that the four at four weight classes is more likely to occur. Winning an NCAA championship is not as difficult as going undefeated. For example, there is a good chance that Imar comes back and beats Nolf for an NCAA title. Maybe Nolf is better, but the chances are about even that he could make the improvements and beat his rival. However, he cannot go back and un-lose to Nolf. That's gone, done and dusted. In that way, it'll always be easier for a wrestler to win four titles (four tournaments) than it would be to have a perfect slate, even if they happen to be at four weight classes. Still, on average, I think I agree with most other prognosticators in thinking neither will happen again for many, many years. MULTIMEDIA HALFTIME Wrestling is everywhere Wrestler Neil deGrasse Tyson drops knowledge regarding harm of ill-informed people with Influence Link: Wrestler Nate Parker wows Hollywood Q: Imagine that the National Duals matchup pairs Oklahoma State and Penn State. Now, there are plenty of valid reasons why Coach Smith would not want to wrestle a dual against Penn State, But what if he and Coach Cael agreed to make it more like an all-star matchup: bump Heil up to 149 to face Zain, and bump Nolf up to 165 to face Dieringer. Heck, they could agree to double-forfeit 141 and 157, if that makes it more palatable. This would definitely make the dual more of an "event" and likely eliminates a lot of the concerns about impacting seeding, facing the same opponent too many times, etc. -- Ronald M. Foley: This is one of the reasons that seeding can be such a monster. While I agree that it's good to build intrigue by separating the top wrestlers, the idea that teams would shuffle a dual meet lineup for the NCAA championships seeding is bothersome, especially if the teams aren't in the same conference. Wrestling can sell dual meets much easier than tournaments. With this jockeying the dual meet experience would be watered down, but with more emphasis put on the matches, I think the exact opposite would happen. I think we'd see a massive boom in interest by fans and media. Q: When is the much-needed uniform change finally going to happen? I'm reading articles back from 2005 saying "the change is coming soon." Also reading articles from 2013, 2014 saying that the 2015 Vegas Championships were supposed to be the uniform's first appearance. When will it actually happen? -- John C. Foley: International sport is a crazy business. No matter how well you have any angle pegged, something is bound to change. The singlet issue is bound up not in a battle of aesthetics, but of wants. You have the wants of the athletes commission, which unsurprisingly doesn't want change; and you have the wants of the referees, who believe they'd be unable to properly call the action on the mat without bold colors. Then there are the wants of the political actors around the world and how to fund something like a change of uniforms. You might imagine it would be tough to force change on an entire world of wrestling without some plan for subsidizing developing nations, or partnering with a third party for the development of the technology. Right now there is agreement among certain circles that change is beneficial, but implementation needs to be tactful and well-timed. My suspicion is that the introduction of change is not far away. The Olympics are a big deal and a time suck for all the national federations as well as United World Wrestling. Beyond that tournament, however, I suspect that there will be more time, energy and space to make improvements to the uniforms and other aspects of the sport. Q: Wondering if Anthony Robles was still pursuing the Olympics? I'll be going to Rio and would love to cheer 4 him -- @joelax Foley: I don't think Anthony Robles is still on the track to pursue the Olympics. He was certainly a great wrestler at the NCAA level and is becoming a solid broadcast analyst! Q: I have watched more than 15 duals in person and online this year. I have also watched a few tournaments as well. At this point in the season I see a lot of inconsistent officiating with stalling. Is this going to change? I watched the Penn State vs. Illinois dual and the officials were fantastic about the stalling calls (new method). Then I watched another dual and nothing has changed; same old officiating. It almost seems as though only the top officials in the big matches are calling stalling the way it should be. The minor Division I duals? Not so much. Come tournament time, which kind of stalling techniques will we see? -- Steven H. Foley: I'm certain that you will see the type of calls we all appreciated during the Penn State-Illinois match. The referees will meet before and during the tournament to receive instructions and guidelines on how to call the tournament. Assuming that they have gotten the same feedback as fans are generating, then they will continue to shade towards strict enforcement of the stalling rules. It'll take some time for these rules to be called uniformly. As we saw at the international level there are some referees who are not as aware of the changes as others, especially when it's the enforcement of an interpretation rather than a detailed rule change like four back points. Should nothing else change in the rules during the offseason I'd suspect you'd see more uniformity during the 2017-2018 season than you did this season. Q: I ABSOLUTELY agree with your remarks regarding Gilman's use of face mushing at the end of his match. I have noticed more and more of this type of treatment, even following an out of bounds call during a match. I think it is definitely unnecessary, unsportsmanlike, and inspires a fan reaction more towards, "What a bully!" and less towards, "What dominance!" Wish I could say it only happens during Iowa matches, but it is seemingly pretty widespread. The ideal should be to practice and prepare, wrestle hard, wrestle fair, and win or lose with sportsmanship and good grace. -- NFW Foley: Agreed. This is not an Iowa-only problem and it's one that has been growing for years. It's simple: If you want to be a bully, then go to a sport that doesn't strictly prohibit that behavior. If you're such a tough guy then head over to an MMA practice, strap on some 4 oz. gloves and start swinging. You can even head to a jiu-jitsu room where bully behavior is severely frowned up given the trust practice partners must have in each other to let go of dangerous holds and chokes. I've seen cocky wrestlers enter these rooms and get humbled in a hurry. Some use it as a learning experience and come back again and again to improve and learn, while others just fall back into their shell of wrestling toughness they learned in college. Yes, college wrestlers are the toughest minded athletes on the planet and they endure the most grueling season. However, that doesn't mean they should feel entitled to slap, mush, shove and slam their on-the-mat opponents. More mutual respect and appreciation could go a long way on the wrestling mat of today. Q: What did you think of the article in which Ohio State granted a release to Thomas Haines? It had a nice interview with Haines and Coach Ryan where it seemed as though the coach really cares about the athlete and helped him in the process to find the best fit for him. Lock Haven, as noted by the article, is only three hours from his hometown, was chosen as the best option for Haines and his career. Do you know if he was granted a full release based on the school that he chose to transfer to? With athletics or academics in mind, there seems to be better options that are within three hours of his hometown (Penn State, Maryland, Rutgers, Lehigh, Penn, Princeton, etc.). Schools such as Cornell and Edinboro are also closer to home for him than Ohio State is. Lock Haven has some history, and he will likely wrestle with old high school friends, but don't you think that if given the choice he would want to wrestle for a national power, a place that has been turning out All-Americans consistently or has had sustained or recent success in the upper weights? -- Mike W. Foley: Haines was granted a release for several reasons. He's likely on a full ride and with Kyle Snyder moving to heavyweight Coach Ryan could use the money elsewhere, which he did by landing Isaiah White around the same time. Also, coaches understand it's frowned upon to restrict the movements of their athletes, especially when there was no real precipitating event. In addition to having high school friends on the team, Haines' father owns a campground in the area of Lock Haven and is familiar with the school and surrounding area. Head coach Scott Moore has built a nice program on limited funds and I'm sure it excited Haines to get in the room and scrap around people he knows and trusts, and where he can be part of something that is still maturing. COMMENT OF THE WEEK By Ismael M. Watching wrestling for a while was or has been like watching two slow heavyweights plowing along waiting to get to the down position hoping to get the only escape to win. This was almost becoming the norm even in the usual exciting lighter weights. I watched the Midlands and Scuffle and was disappointed on how some guys won and never took a shot until the last seconds in the match or overtime. Refs never called stalling when they should have made the call. Anyway I enjoyed the PSU-Illinois match on Saturday. It was the way Penn State wrestlers Zain Retherford, Jason Nolf and Bo Nickal didn't sit back waiting for something to happen. They were making it happen. We already have non-stop Nico Megaludis out there, so it's great to watch. It's what I would like wrestling to be.

Reinhardt University is expanding its sports roster to include men's wrestling, and men's and women's bowling, the Georgia-based school announced Wednesday . The sports were approved at a meeting of the Reinhardt board of trustees Tuesday evening. The school expects to have the wrestling and bowling programs in action starting in the 2016-17 school year. "Obviously, there's a lot that has to be done in order for us to be ready to go by the upcoming year," said Reinhardt athletics director Bill Popp. "We will be looking to hire coaches for the sports and have them in place by the end of February. There has to be a lot done in order for us to improve our facilities to house a wrestling team of 30 members. We have to improve our department infrastructure as well, from compliance to athletic training on down. If everything fell into place, we can start these sports in 2016-17, but if we need to take another year to make sure all of our ducks are in a row, we will launch in 2017-18." When Popp arrived at Reinhardt in 2004, the university had fewer than 200 student-athletes, the Cherokee Tribune reported Wednesday. Just 12 years later, that number could top 500, placing a premium on space. "The infrastructure is the biggest thing," he said. "We have to have offices, locker rooms and space to put these guys. We can't just expect the wrestlers to wrestle in the grass. We have to have a space to put them." Reinhardt sports teams compete in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. Wrestling is has been a championship sport at the NAIA level for many years. "There is a great deal of tradition in the NAIA with the sport of wrestling," Popp said. "We also have a lot of schools that are in the area that also sponsor wrestling, so we will be in great shape for competition there as well." The addition of the three sports now brings Reinhardt's total athletic offerings to 22. In the last three years, Reinhardt has added football, men's track & field, and women's track & field to the fold. In the 2014-15 season, RU's programs finished with a winning percentage of .614 and had 92 conference all-academic honorees. Founded in 1883, Reinhardt University is located in Waleska, Ga., straight north of Atlanta. The school, affiliated with the United Methodist Church, has a total enrollment of approximately 1,300 undergraduate students.

OSKALOOSA, Iowa -- Eight bonus point victories helped the Central College wrestling team to outscore William Penn 40-3 on the road Thursday night Thursday was the third-straight victory in the rivalry between the Statesmen (2-3) and Dutch (8-2) that was rekindled in 2013. Central was victorious in nine of 10 matches, with eight of those victories being bonus point victories. "It's something that we continue to talk about with our team," Van Kley said. "We need to not just win matches, but we need to open matches up and go for bonus points. We showed some good offense tonight." At 141 pounds, Jahleel Vester (sophomore, Oak Harbor, Wash.) broke his six-match losing skid with a dominating 15-5 major decision over Bryan Pittman. "He bounced back tonight," Van Kley said. "He gave up the first takedown but really dominated the match after that. We've made some adjustments recently and he really showed improvement tonight." Making his second dual appearance of the season, Steven Candley (sophomore, Arlington, Texas, Martin HS) picked up a major decision at 197 pounds by beating Chris Rodriguez 11-1. "We feel like we've got some guys who aren't consistently in the lineup, but when they get an opportunity they have the ability to perform well," Van Kley said. "Steven got to his offense early in the first period and showed consistency through all three periods." Competing for the first time in 2016, senior A.J. Pestano (Torrance, Calif.) started the match with a 10-2 victory at 125 pounds. "He started the match well for us tonight," Van Kley said. "He had an injury earlier in the season that he's returning from and it was a big win for him. It was a real solid effort out of a senior captain." A critical match awaits the Dutch next Thursday in Decorah as they take on No. 12 Luther. "We have to keep getting tougher," Van Kley said. "We need to be more offensive. If we can keep doing, good things are going to happen for us." Results: 125--AJ Pestano (Central) won by major decision over John Altieri, 10-2 (0-4) 133--Tommy Rios (William Penn) won by decision over Chase Petty, 11-8 (3-4) 141--Jahleel Vester (Central) won by major decision over Bryan Pittman, 15-5 (3-8) 149--Tanner Hocker (Central) won by technical fall over Fabian Rodriguez, 20-3 (6:12) (3-13) 157--Mike O'Connor (Central) won by major decision over Christian Padilla, 11-0 (3-17) 165--Ryan Vandall (Central) won by major decision over Austinn Goin, 13-2 (3-21) 174--Cory McCleary (Central) won by forfeit (3-27) 184--AJ McBroom (Central) won by fall over Cody Jones, 4:13 (3-33) 197--Steven Candley (Central) won by major decision over Chris Rodriguez, 11-1 (3-37) 285--Jay Pike (Central) won by decision over Matthew Cuthbert, 5-2 (3-40)