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GAFFNEY, S.C. -- Coker wrestling picked up a pivotal 17-16 win at Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) foe Limestone on Wednesday (Jan. 20). With the win the Cobras move to 9-2 over and 2-1 in the ECAC. Charlie Huff earned a gritty 6-3 win at 125, while Derrick Nelson picked up his eighth tech fall of the season with 17-0 win at 133-pounds. Jordon Tague picked up a thrilling 14-10 victory at 149-pounds, fighting to turn his opponent in the final seconds for a two-point near-fall. Derek Rothermel swung the momentum back in Coker's favor with a 3-1 decision win at 165-pounds. The match came down to the final bout with Coker trailing 16-14. Austin Akins overcame an early 2-0 deficit to score the winning decision, 6-4, and give the Cobras the 17-16 victory. The Cobras are back on the mat next Friday (Jan. 29) and Saturday (Jan. 30) when they host the Super Region 2 Duals. The action starts on 5:00 p.m. on Friday and 9:00 a.m. on Saturday.

NORTHFIELD, Vt. -- The Springfield College wrestling team won seven of 10 bouts to edge host Norwich University, 22-18, on Wednesday evening. After Norwich benefited from a pair of forfeits at 125 and 133 to begin the evening, Springfield responded with two-straight wins to climb within 12-7. David Colvin (Old Saybrook, Conn.) notched a 5-3 decision at 141 before Mark Pinto (Milford, Mass.) cruised to a major decision at 149 with an 11-1 win. The Cadets added six more points to their total with a win by injury default at 157, only to have the Pride close out the dual with five-consecutive victories to earn the four-point victory. At 165, Ryan Ward (Sussex, N.J.) grinded out a 5-4 decision, Connor Sheehan (Hazlet, N.J.) added three more points for the Pride after he posted a 9-6 victory at 174, and Seve Burgos (Guilford, Conn.) notched a 6-1 win at 184. Springfield kept the momentum going and earned a one-point advantage and its first lead of the day following Brandon Williams (Framingham, Mass.) 3-2 decision at 197, setting up the decisive showdown at 285. As he has done a number of times this season, Jake Benedict (Pulaski, N.Y.) came through the in the clutch, delivering a 4-3 overtime win to complete the 22-18 Springfield victory. Springfield will compete in the New England Wrestling Association (NEWA) Dual Championship on Saturday at Bridgewater State.

GREENSBURG, Pa. --Fifth-ranked Evan Link opened the match with a third period fall, and the fourth-ranked Pitt-Johnstown wrestlers won the final six bouts to break open a 3-point match in a 36-8 PSAC victory at Seton Hill University on Wednesday. The Mountain Cats improved to 10-1 overall and 3-0 in the PSAC. Pitt-Johnstown raced out to a 12-0 lead after two bouts. At 125 lbs., fifth-ranked Evan Link built a 14-0 lead after two periods, before pinning Collin Dees at 5:23 of the third period, and Nick Roberts won by forfeit at 133 lbs. The Griffins got right back in it with two straight wins of their own. Seton Hill answered with Joey Allesandro's 16-0 technical fall at 6:08 over Joe Davis at 141 lbs., before eight-ranked Ty Lydic defeated Luke Palamides, 9-2, at 149 lbs. to cut the deficit to 12-8. However, that was as close as it would get. Pitt-Johnstown went on to win ( ) of the final six bouts to pull away from the Griffins. At 157 lbs., Devin Austin used a takedown with 40 seconds left in the match and added a riding time point to down Tanner Druck, 4-1, and Tyler Reinhart earned a 12-0 major decision over Andrew Doak at 165 lbs. to build the lead to 19-8. The Mountain Cats continued to roll with major decision victories at 174 and 184 lbs. John Blankenship defeated Christian Bosco, 10-1, and second-ranked Travis McKillop won a 15-1 major decision over Morris Lawson to extend it to 27-8. Pitt-Johnstown closed it out with a 2-1 decision by Jacob Hart over Jake Temple at 197 lbs., and a fall by third-ranked D.J. Sims at 4:01 over Alex Soutiere at 285 lbs. With the loss, Seton Hill slipped to 5-3 overall and 2-3 in the PSAC. The Mountain Cats start a stretch of three straight home matches against Gannon on Friday at 7 p.m. in the Sports Center. Pitt-Johnstown will also host nationally-ranked Wheeling Jesuit (WV) on January 29 and Millersville on February 5. Results: 125 lbs. #5 Evan Link (UPJ) Fall Collin Dees (SHU) 5:23 6-0 UPJ 133 lbs. Nick Roberts (UPJ) Won by Forfeit 12-0 UPJ 141 lbs. Joey Alessandro (SHU) Technical Fall Joe Davis (UPJ) 16-0 (6:08) 12-5 UPJ 149 lbs. #8 Ty Lydic (SHU) Decision Luke Palamides (UPJ) 9-2 12-8 UPJ 157 lbs. Devin Austin (UPJ) Decision Tanner Druck (SHU) 4-1 15-8 UPJ 165 lbs. Tyler Reinhart (UPJ) Major Decision Andrew Doak (SHU) 12-0 19-8 UPJ 174 lbs. John Blankenship (UPJ) Major Decision Christian Bosco (SHU) 10-1 23-8 UPJ 184 lbs. #2 Travis McKillop (UPJ) Major Decision Morris Lawson (SHU) 15-1 27-8 UPJ 197 lbs. Jacob Hart (UPJ) Decision Jake Temple (SHU) 2-1 30-8 UPJ 285 lbs. #3 D.J. Sims (UPJ) Fall Alex Soutiere (SHU) 4:01 36-8 UPJ

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Appalachian State University wrestling continued its Southern Conference schedule at The Citadel on Wednesday night. The Mountaineers (9-2, 4-0 SoCon) rolled to a 31-13 victory over the Bulldogs (4-6, 1-2 SoCon) to remain unbeaten in SoCon play this season. The match started with the 133-pound weight class. Irvin Enriquez, competing in his second dual match of the season, earned a 16-0 technical fall over Caleb Smith to open up a 5-0 advantage for the Mountaineers. The major decision was the first of Enriquez's career. Michael Longo matched Enriquez's effort with a technical fall of his own. Longo defeated Andrew Clayton ,17-0, for his fourth-straight dual victory. With a 10-0 lead, Matt Zovistoski took on Matthew Frisch at 149 pounds. Frisch gave the Bulldogs their first three points of the night with a 6-2 decision win over Zovistoski. Angel Najar faced the reigning Southern Conference Wrestler of the Week, Aaron Walker. Najar notched the first takedown of the match and battled hard with the two-time NCAA qualifier. Walker eventually pinned Najar in the third period, cutting the Appalachian lead to a single point. Forrest Przybysz took to the mat with a 10-9 App State against Daniel Smith. Przybysz won his sixth-straight dual match with a 13-3 major decision. Nick Kee, the only Mountaineer with a 10-0 mark in dual matches coming into the match, remained perfect with 10-4 decision win over Timothy Knipl to give the Apps a 17-9 lead. In the 184-pound match, Taylor Jackson put some distance between the Mountaineers and the Bulldogs when he pinned Sawyer Root 2:28 into the bout. Leading 23-9, Marcus Johnson got his first start at 197-pounds of the season against Marshall Haas. Johnson fell by 13-3 major decision. Denzel Dejournette notched his fifth-straight major decision in dual matches against Joe Bexley with an 11-3 win. Vito Pasone closed out the match strong for the Apps in the 125-pound match versus Charles Kearney. Pasone recorded a 17-5 major decision over Kearney, sealing App State's 31-13 win. The Mountaineers are back in action on Jan. 26 for a dual match against Gardner-Webb in Boiling Springs, N.C. Match time is set for 7:00 p.m. App State was set to host the Appalachian Open this Saturday but were forced to cancel due to an impending winter storm. Results: 133 Irvin Enriquez (App) over Caleb Smith (Citadel) (TF 16‐0 4:39) (App leads 5-0) 141 Michael Longo (App) over Andrew Clayton (Citadel) (TF 17‐0 4:10) (App leads 10-0) 149 Matt Frisch (Citadel) over Matt Zovistoski (App) (Dec. 6‐2) (App leads 10-3) 157 Aaron Walker (Citadel) over Angel Najar (App) (Fall 6:51) (App leads 10-9) 165 Forrest Przybysz (App) over Daniel Smith (Citadel) (MD 13‐3) (App leads 14-9) 174 Nick Kee (App) over Tim Knipl (Citadel) (Dec. 10‐4) App leads 17-9) 184 Taylor Jackson (App) over Sawyer Root (Citadel) (Fall, 2:28) (App leads 23-9) 197 Marshall Haas (Citadel) over Marcus Johnson (App) (MD 13‐3) (App leads 23-13) 285 Denzel Dejournette (App) over Joe Bexley (Citadel) (MD 11‐3) (App leads 27-13) 125 Vito Pasone (App) over Charles Kearney (Citadel) (MD 17‐5) (App leads 31-13)

Rankings: Individual | Team KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Grand View (Iowa) holds the No. 1 ranking in the fourth regular-season edition of the NAIA Wrestling Coaches' Top 20 Poll, the national office announced Wednesday. The fifth regular-season installment will be released on Feb. 10. Top 25 Highlights (historical information dates back to 2000-01): • Four-time defending national champion Grand View (Iowa) earned its 28th-consecutive No. 1 ranking with 180.5 points. The Vikings, who had 12 individuals garner a mention in the installment, have at least one ranked individual in every weight class except for at 197 pounds. • Godwin Cutler (133), Andrew Long (149), Grant Henderson (157) and Michael Pixley (184) are Grand View's top-ranked individuals. • No. 2 Montana State-Northern, which enters the week coming off a team title at the Missouri Valley Invitational, claimed 90.5 points en route to its highest ranking since checking in at No. 2 on Jan. 1, 2014. The Lights have been ranked in the top five as a team all season and are highlighted by top-ranked Garrett DeMers at 197 pounds. • Rounding out the top five teams are No. 3 Oklahoma City, No. 4 Indiana Tech and No. 5 Missouri Valley. Indiana Tech and Missouri Valley both boast nine ranked grapplers, while Oklahoma City garnered eight. • Adrian Gaines (125) of Oklahoma City, Cutler and Andrew Schulte of Concordia (Neb.) are the new top-ranked individuals in this edition. Gaines is 17-0 this season, including a technical fall (23-7) win against No. 5 Quintel Fuchs of Montana State-Northern in the championship of the Missouri Valley Invitational. Cutler boasts a 15-4 record with his only losses coming against individuals from NCAA Division I institutions. Schulte has been equally dominant compared to his counterparts, claiming a 10-0 record at 141 pounds and a 27-6 mark overall. • No. 16 Dickinson State (N.D.) and No. 18 Baker (Kan.) are the newcomers to the poll. The Blue Hawks were last ranked in this season's Preseason Poll, while the Wildcats are receiving their first mention since the 2015 postseason edition. • Since 2001, only Grand View (2013-14, 2014-15), former members Notre Dame (Ohio) (2010-11) and Lindenwood (2006-07) have spent the entire season ranked No. 1. Poll Methodology: • The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the six national qualifying groups. • One day prior to the national poll, each qualifying group rater submits the top six individuals from each weight class in his geographic area into the system. Only wrestlers listed on a qualifying group ballot are considered for the national ballot. • The top 16 individuals in each weight class is based on how each voter ranks the best individuals. An individual receives 20 points for each first place vote, 18 for second place and so on through the list. This same point system is used to determine the team ranking. • For the complete Top 20 calendar, click here.

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Thomas Haines, a redshirt freshman on the Ohio State wrestling team at heavyweight, has been granted a release and will transfer, head coach Tom Ryan announced today. Haines is a four-time Pennsylvania state champion from Solanco High School and was ranked as a top-10 recruit nationally in 2014. He signed in the same class as Kyle Snyder, who moved up from 197 lbs. to heavyweight. That prompted Haines to seek a destination to continue his academic and athletic career and he ultimately intends to enroll at Lock Haven, located three hours from his hometown of New Providence, Pa. "Thomas is a great kid," said Ryan. "We signed him out of high school with the thought that he and Kyle were going to be the `twin towers' at 197 and heavyweight. Fast forward and Kyle becomes a heavyweight and we certainly understand it doesn't work for them both to be in the same weight class. "He leaves here on the best of terms," Ryan continued. "As tough as it is to see him go, we understand it. The most rational decision is for him to move forward. Our staff has a great relationship with his family -- they've poured their life into raising him -- and we wish him the best of luck." Haines appeared is one varsity match for the Scarlet and Gray and it was a memorable one. He won a tight 3-2 decision over 13th-ranked Brooks Black of Illinois on Jan. 3 in Ohio State's 22-17 win over the Illini. In open tournaments, Haines was 12-2 this year with a title at the Penn State Open. He had two pins and one major decision. "I had a choice to make," said Haines. "I could either try to beat Kyle in a wrestle-off or at the NCAA Tournament. I've really enjoyed my time at Ohio State and the relationships I've built with my teammates and the coaches. I'll take a lot of positive memories with me. But I had to make the most logical decision for me and that was to transfer."

BOONE, N.C. -- The Appalachian Open, hosted by Appalachian State University wrestling, is canceled due to impending winter weather conditions, head coach JohnMark Bentley announced on Wednesday. The Mountaineers (8-2, 3-0 SoCon) were scheduled to host the Appalachian Open on Saturday but safety concerns with the winter forecast forced the Apps to cancel the tournament. The tournament will not be made up. The Mountaineers are in action tonight at The Citadel for their fourth Southern Conference match of the season.

INDIANAPOLIS -- The NCAA has released the first week of standings for the 2016 NCAA Wrestling Awards that will be awarded in March at the respective Division I, II and III Wrestling Championships. The inaugural NCAA Wrestling Awards were presented at the 2012 wrestling championships. The three awards, given in each division, honor the Most Dominant Wrestler as well as the student-athletes that have accumulated the most falls and the most technical falls throughout the course of the regular and postseasons. For falls and tech falls to be counted towards a student-athletes total they must come against opponents in the same division. Ties in the two categories are broken based on the aggregate time. The initial standings for falls in Division I is paced by a pair of Midshipmen as Navy 197-pounder Michael Woulfe has 11 falls, while 184-pounder Mathew Miller has nine. In Division II, Pittsburgh-Johnstown 184-pounder Travis McKillop has nine falls to hold a narrow lead over Western State 125-pounder Ronald Wardleigh and Maryville (Missouri) 141-pounder Nate Rodriguez. Christopher Chorzepa of Williams has 13 falls at 184 pounds to lead Division III by one fall over Messiah 184-pounder Josh Thomson. The national leader for all divisions is in Division I where 2015 national champion Isaiah Martinez of Illinois has 11 tech falls at 157 pounds, which is the same total of tech falls he had in winning the award last season. He is five falls ahead of a group of four wrestlers with six tech falls, including 2015 national champion Gabriel Dean of Cornell at 184 pounds. The Division II standings feature a four-way tie of wrestlers with five tech falls and another four wrestlers have compiled four. August Mizia of Mercyhurst holds the tiebreaker as he has compiled his five tech falls at 174 pounds in an aggregate time of 15:14, ahead of Wheeling Jesuit 149-pounder Dominick Nania's time of 16:54. Division III also has a tie at the top as a pair of 149-pounders each has eight tech falls. Alex Kramer of Ursinus holds the tiebreaker over Zach Joseph of Springfield with an 18-minute edge in aggregate time (24:11 to 42:11). The Most Dominant Wrestler standings are calculated by adding the total number of points awarded through match results and dividing that number by the total number of matches wrestled. Points per match are awarded as follows. A 12-match minimum is required to be eligible for the Most Dominant Award. * Fall, forfeit, injury default or DQ = 6 points (-6 points for a loss) * Tech falls = 5 points (-5 points for a loss) * Major decision = 4 points (-4 points for a loss) * Decision = 3 points (-3 points for a loss) The initial Most Dominant Wrestler standings will be released later this season in order to allow wrestlers to achieve the 12-match minimum that is required to be eligible for the standings.

The holiday weekend is done, and the season is now taking a turn into its home stretch across the country. Dual meets and conference tournaments seem to be the predominant events on the landscape across the country at this point. Below is the schedule of competitions for teams appearing in the Fab 50 during the week of January 20 to 26. No. 1 Wyoming Seminary, Pa. -- travel to No. 2 Blair Academy (N.J.) for a dual meet on Saturday No. 2 Blair Academy, N.J. -- host No. 1 Wyoming Seminary (Pa.) in a dual meet on Saturday No. 3 St. Paris Graham, Ohio -- host Cincinnati (Ohio) Moeller in a dual meet on Saturday No. 4 Bergen Catholic, N.J. -- travel to St. Joseph's Regional (N.J.) for a dual meet tonight, host Northern Highlands (N.J.) in a dual meet on Friday, host Delbarton (N.J.) in a dual meet on Monday 1/25. No. 5 Buchanan, Calif. -- host Clovis West (Calif.) in a dual meet tonight, travel to Gilroy (Calif.) for the Mid-Cals Tournament on Friday and Saturday No. 6 Bethlehem Catholic, Pa. -- host Northampton (Pa.) in a dual meet tonight, travel to Dieruff (Pa.) for a dual meet tomorrow No. 7 St. Edward, Ohio -- host No. 24 Delta (Ohio), No. 48 Lowell (Mich.), and Richmond (Mich.) in a quad meet on Saturday No. 8 Oak Park River Forest, Ill. -- host Lyons Township (Ill.) in dual meet on Friday, host Huskie Invitational on Saturday No. 9 Clovis, Calif. -- host Central (Calif.) in a dual meet tonight No. 10 Belle Vernon Area, Pa. -- travel to Laurel Highlands (Pa.) for a dual meet tonight, host Ligonier Valley (Pa.) in a dual meet on Saturday No. 11 Tuttle, Okla. -- host district quad meet tomorrow, travel to Duncan (Okla.) for a dual meet on Tuesday 1/26 No. 12 Lake Highland Prep, Fla. -- compete in the Wakulla (Fla.) Duals on Friday and Saturday No. 13 Poway, Calif. -- host Westview (Calif.) in a dual meet tomorrow, compete in the Canyon Springs (Calif.) Tournament on Friday and Saturday No. 14 Mt. Carmel, Ill. -- compete in the Chicago Catholic League (CCL) Tournament on Saturday at De La Salle (Ill.) No. 15 Carl Sandburg, Ill. -- compete in the SWSC Tournament on Friday and Saturday at Rockford (Ill.) Stagg H.S. No. 16 Apple Valley, Minn. -- travel to Farmington (Minn.) for a dual meet tomorrow, host Prior Lake (Minn.) in a dual meet on Friday No. 18 St. Michael-Albertville, Minn. - travel to New Prague (Minn.) for a dual meet tomorrow, travel to Owatonna (Minn.) for a quad meet on Friday, compete in the Robbinsdale (Minn.) Cooper Invitational on Saturday No. 19 Marmion Academy, Ill. -- compete in the CCL Tournament on Saturday at De La Salle (Ill.), host Oak Park (Ill.) Fenwick in dual meet on Tuesday 1/26 No. 20 Boyertown, Pa. -- host Methacton (Pa.) in a dual meet tonight, travel to Pottsgrove (Pa.) for a dual meet on Saturday No. 21 Nazareth, Pa. -- travel to Pleasant Valley (Pa.) for a dual meet tomorrow, host Paramus (N.J.) in a dual meet on Saturday No. 22 Washington, Ill. -- host Metamora (Ill.) in a dual meet tomorrow, compete in Mid-Illini Tournament at Morton (Ill.) on Saturday No. 24 Delta, Ohio -- travel to Archbold (Ohio) for a double-dual tomorrow; travel to No. 7 St. Edward (Ohio) for matches against the hosts, No. 48 Lowell (Mich.), and Richmond (Mich.) on Saturday No. 25 Allen, Texas -- host Frisco (Texas) Centennial in a dual meet tonight, compete in Jay Hancock Invitational at Yukon (Okla.) on Friday and Saturday No. 26 Kasson-Mantorville, Minn. -- travel to No. 42 Kenyon-Wanamingo (Minn.) for a tri-meet with the hosts and Byron (Minn.) tomorrow; host the Swalla Team Duals on Saturday No. 27 Camden County, Ga. -- host the Wildcat Round-Robin on Saturday No. 28 Malvern Prep, Pa. -- travel to Episcopal Academy (Pa.) for a dual meet tomorrow, compete in the Canal Classic at Middletown (Del.) on Friday and Saturday No. 29 Brownsburg, Ind. -- travel to Benjamin Davis (Ind.) for a dual meet tonight No. 30 Southeast Polk, Iowa -- host Waukee (Iowa) in a dual meet tonight, compete in Ed Winger Invitational at Urbandale (Iowa) on Saturday No. 31 Pueblo County, Colo. -- host Pueblo (Colo.) Centennial in a dual meet tomorrow, compete in Top of the Rockies Invitational at Centaurus (Colo.) on Friday and Saturday No. 32 West Des Moines Valley, Iowa -- host double dual meet tomorrow, compete in Ed Winger Invitational at Urbandale (Iowa) on Saturday No. 33 Kiski Area, Pa. -- travel to McKeesport (Pa.) for a dual meet tonight No. 34 Fort Dodge, Iowa -- host Mason City (Iowa) in a dual meet tonight, compete in the Waverly-Shell Rock (Iowa) Invitational on Saturday No. 35 Warren Central, Ind. -- compete in the MIC Tournament at Lawrence North (Ind.) on Saturday No. 36 Anoka, Minn. -- host Blaine (Minn.) in a dual meet tomorrow No. 37 Park Hill, Mo. -- travel to Raymone-Peculiar (Mo.) for a tri-meet tonight, compete in Winnetonka (Mo.) Tournament on Friday and Saturday, travel to Park Hill (Mo.) South for a dual meet on Tuesday 1/26 No. 38 Olentangy Liberty, Ohio -- host Hilliard (Ohio) Davidson in a dual meet tomorrow, travel to Wadsworth (Ohio) for the Grizzly Invitational Tournament on Saturday No. 39 Platte County, Mo. -- host Platte County (Mo.) Invitational on Friday and Saturday, travel to Grandview (Mo.) for a dual meet on Tuesday 1/26 No. 40 Montini Catholic, Ill. -- compete in the CCL Tournament on Saturday at De La Salle (Ill.), host Oak Park (Ill.) Fenwick in dual meet on Tuesday 1/26 No. 41 Hilton, N.Y. -- host Gates-Chilli (N.Y.) in a dual meet tonight, travel to Shenendehowa (N.Y.) for a tournament on Saturday No. 42 Kenyon-Wanamingo, Minn. -- host No. 26 Kasson-Mantorville (Minn.) and Byron (Minn.) in tri-meet tomorrow, host Stewartville (Minn.) in dual meet on Monday 1/25 No. 43 Long Beach, N.Y. -- host McArthur (N.Y.) in a dual meet tonight No. 44 Pomona, Colo. -- travel to Columbine (Colo.) for a dual meet tomorrow, compete in Top of the Rockies Invitational at Centaurus (Colo.) on Friday and Saturday No. 45 Goddard, Kans. -- travel to Arkansas City (Kans.) for a dual meet tomorrow No. 46 Council Rock South, Pa. -- host Council Rock (Pa.) North in a dual meet tonight No. 47 San Marino, Calif. -- No. 48 Lowell, Mich. -- travel to Forst Hills (Mich.) Central for a tri-meet on Friday; travel to No. 7 St. Edward (Ohio) for quad meet with the hosts, No. 24 Delta (Ohio), and Richmond (Mich.) No. 49 Post Falls, Idaho -- travel to Lewiston (Idaho) for a dual meet tomorrow No. 50 Good Counsel, Md. -- travel to St. John's College (D.C.) for tri-meet tonight No competitions during the upcoming week: No. 17 Elyria (Ohio), No. 23 Archer (Ga.)

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Penn State Athletics has announced that the top-ranked Nittany Lion wrestling' team's Feb. 5 BJC Dual against Ohio State is now sold out. The near-16,000 seat venue is at capacity. The Ohio State BJC dual will make it three of four sell-outs in the near-16,000 seat arena in the last three years (Photo/GoPSUSports.com)Ticket holders and those who were not able to purchase tickets can utilize TM Plus, Penn State's official ticket exchange system. Fans who cannot attend the dual can list their tickets for those who missed out on the opportunity to purchase tickets to the dual meet. Penn State has sold out 28 of its last 29 home events, including 26 straight in Rec Hall and two of its last three BJC Duals. The Ohio State BJC dual will make it three of four sell-outs in the near-16,000 seat arena in the last three years. Season ticket holders who wish to list their tickets can visit the following site: CLICK For a step-by-step on how to list tickets visit: CLICK To purchase listed tickets go to: CLICK Penn State is now 10-0 on the year, 5-0 in Big Ten dual meets. Penn State is coming off a two-win weekend over No. 11 Nebraska and No. 25 Northwestern (in which it outscored its Big Ten foes 70-14). The Nittany Lions trek to Champaign, Ill., to face No. 8 Illinois (9-3, 1-3 B1G) on Saturday. The 4 p.m. contest will air live on the Big Ten Network. With wrestling sold out, Penn State fans have many options over the weekend, including a special ticket package for a huge Winter Sports Weekend on Feb. 5-7. Fans can save $30 when they buy a three-game basketball and hockey ticket for just $30, half off the regular price if bought individually. The three game ticket special includes a ticket to the Feb. 5 women's hockey game vs. Syracuse (7 p.m.), the Feb. 6 Nittany Lion basketball clash vs. Indiana (8 p.m.) and the Feb. 7 Lady Lion basketball game vs. Rutgers (2 p.m.). Fans who buy the three game ticket special also will receive for free, as they enter each venue over the weekend, a Penn State Hockey drawstring bag, a Lady Lion Basketball winter hat and a Nittany Lion Basketball keychain. Penn State wrestling's next home dual will be on Sunday, Jan. 31, when it hosts No. 10 Michigan at 2 p.m. in Rec Hall. The dual has been declared a white out with fans encouraged to wear their white gear to the event. With all Rec Hall duals already at seated capacity, a limited number of Standing Room Only tickets (SROs) can be purchased for some. Rec Hall SROs may only be purchased by calling 1-800-NITTANY and are $15 per person. Penn State Fans are encouraged to follow Penn State wrestling via twitter at @pennstateWREST, on Penn State Wrestling's Facebook page at www.facebook.com/pennstatewrestling and on Instagram at www.instagram.com/pennstatewrest. The 2015-16 Penn State wrestling season is presented by The Family Clothesline. This is PENN STATE. WRESTLING lives here.

After pleading guilty to multiple criminal charges last month for leaving the scene of a serious accident he caused last year, two-time NCAA wrestling champ Jack Cuvo was sentenced to serve time in a work-release program Tuesday. Cuvo, who was a three-time Pennsylvania high school state champion wrestler before winning back-to-back Division I titles for East Stroudsburg University in 1988 and 1989, was sentenced to 3 to 23 months in the work-release center in Dauphin County, Pa. where the accident took place in March 2015. He is to start serving that sentence on Feb. 28. The wreck took place near the Giant Center in Hershey, Pa. during the 2015 Pennsylvania state wrestling championships. Police said Cuvo drove away after crashing his SUV into a vehicle driven by Steven Bennett, who suffered severe injuries, including head trauma. Bennett told the judge he doesn't remember the accident, but has lingering problems, including memory loss and inability to focus. Bennett told Cuvo, “I hope, Jack, you never experience what I did. But, I hold no grudges about what happened that day." Cuvo's attorney told the judge his client was returning to the crash scene when he was stopped by police, adding that the accident was not drug- or alcohol-related. "I'm happy no one died," Cuvo said, apologizing to Bennett. "I panicked because, No. 1, I was in shock," he said. "My goal wasn't to get away. My full intention was to come back." This incident was just one of many in the past decade for the 48-year-old Cuvo. Just last week, a judge in Northampton County, Pa. rejected a plea deal regarding an alleged incident last summer where the former mat champ had been charged with forcing a teenager to drink alcohol. In that case, Cuvo willing to admit he endangered a 14-year-old boy by driving drunk with the teen last August in Nazareth, Pa., but refused to admit he furnished vodka to the teen. That case is now set to go to trial in April.

Rob Sulaver, former University of Michigan wrestler and theater major, will be stepping into a new role as he makes his debut as a trainer on the new ABC-TV reality series, "My Diet is Better Than Yours" this Thursday, Jan. 21. Rob SulaverHere's how Sulaver, a walk-on wrestler who competed at 157 pounds for the Wolverines and now a personal trainer in New York City, described the show at his website: "Star experts, nutritionists, and trainers will coach overweight Americans on how to lose weight on their unique diet and fitness plans. "My Diet is Better Than Yours" features celebrity trainers including Rob "Tank Top" Sulaver (founder and CEO of Bandana Training) ... Unlike NBC's "The Biggest Loser", contestants on ABC's "My Diet is Better Than Yours" will be following their expert's unique diets from their home. There's no 'weight loss camp' -- only real people working real jobs with real families -- doing the best they can to lose weight." Sulaver goes on quote Shaun T., host of "My Diet is Better than Yours", "'Unlike other diet shows, this is real life. They're going to work, they're coming home and they have to make their own food." To measure each contestant's fitness progress, contestants will be evaluated in challenges created by celebrity trainer Anna Kaiser, whose clients include Kelly Ripa, Shakira, and Sarah Jessica Parker. In order to qualify for the final weigh-in and be eligible for the $50,000 grand prize, contestants must finish the final milestone challenge -- a half marathon. "To be able to bring my background in aggressive training, sports nutrition, and exercise science to the national conversation on health and fitness is my dream," said Sulaver. "Helping people rediscover their health, their strength, and their general sense of badassery is what I love to do and I can't wait to share it with the world." Rob Sulaver (Photo/Michigan Sports Information)Sulaver has his work cut out for him. He's stepping in to work with La'Tasha Givens, who dropped trainer Carolyn Barnes. According to People magazine, Barnes' original plan focused on ways for Givens to burn calories with everyday tasks. The former Michigan matman shook things up by taking Givens to the gym for an intense workout. "My background is in sports performance, so it's like how professional athletes train, which is no joke," Sulaver told People. "It was a big wake-up call and a dramatic shift in terms of what La'Tasha had been doing." One possibility that looms large over Sulaver: Givens could give him the boot, much like she did to her first personal trainer. "In an interesting twist, the competitors hold the power of elimination," Sulaver said. "Just like real life, trainers can be sent packing if tempers flare or goals go unachieved. The stakes are high and the struggle is real." Sulaver is not afraid of the spotlight. As a walk-on freshman during the 2002-03 season, he was third on the depth chart at 157 pounds behind a pair of Michigan NCAA All-Americans -- Ryan Bertin and Mike Kulczycki. When both veterans were taken out of the lineup because of injuries, Sulaver -- son of a University of Illinois wrestler -- stepped in, making an auspicious debut at Cliff Keen Arena by immediately taking down and pinning his first opponent. After stepping away from the mat to concentrate on academics his sophomore year, Sulaver returned to action. As a fifth-year senior, Sulaver placed eighth at 157 at the 2007 Big Ten conference championships. Further evidence of Sulaver's fearlessness ... he was a theater major while at Ann Arbor. In an interview with Michigan MGoBlue.com's "Off The Mat" feature, Sulaver connected the two endeavors, saying, "I have found so many parallels between athletics and theater. The more you learn about one, the more it helps you learn about the other. I think they really do complement each other more than one would ever assume. What is also nice for me is when sometimes wrestling isn't the greatest, I have theater, and when the opportunities aren't there in theater, I have wrestling to focus on." Sulaver steps into his new role on "My Diet is Better than Yours" -- a temporary, midseason replacement for the ABC hit drama "How to Get Away with Murder" -- this Thursday at 9 p.m. ET/8 CT.

NORMAN -- OU wrestling coach Michael Lightner has been promoted from assistant coach to associate head coach, head coach Mark Cody announced Tuesday. Michael Lightner (Photo/SoonerSports.com)Lightner was named an OU assistant on August 27, 2009, and his duties include recruiting, directing summer camps and training and instructing OU wrestlers. With the promotion, the Marlow, Okla., native will continue recruiting efforts for the program as well as his involvement with student-athlete instruction. "It's exciting, and I appreciate Coach Cody having the confidence in me to promote me," Lightner said. "I think that hopefully this is a result of my loyalty to the University of Oklahoma wrestling program and to our student athletes. I'm 100 percent bought in and committed to helping our guys do great in the classroom and on the competition mat." Lightner began his career with the Sooners as a student-athlete from 1998-2001, recording one of the most impressive careers in OU wrestling history. He claimed the 141-pound national crown in 2001 and was a four-time All-American and Big 12 champion. Lightner ranks second in the program record book for career wins with 144. After his career as an athlete, Lightner remained at OU as a club coach from 2001-2004 while training for international competition. In 2005 Lightner moved to the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., to focus on his international wrestling career. In 2005 he was crowned champion at U.S. Nationals and the World Team Trials and was named as a World Team member. The following year he was runner-up at U.S. Nationals and placed second at the U.S. World Team Trials. He served as the OU volunteer assistant during the 2008-09 season before his promotion to assistant coach.

This week's edition of "On the Mat" is Wednesday, Jan. 20 with Kendall Cross, a 1989 NCAA wrestling champion (Oklahoma State) and 1996 Olympic gold medalist. "On the Mat" is a presentation of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum. The show can be heard live on the Internet at 1650thefan.com or locally in Northeast Iowa each Wednesday at 5 p.m. Central on AM 1650, The Fan. A podcast of the show is available on mattalkonline.com. E-mail dgmstaff@nwhof.org with any questions or comments.

There's a new wrestling facility at a community YMCA named in honor of Dan Gable. On Thursday, the all-time great wrestler, coach and ambassador for the sport spoke at the facility officially named the Dan Gable Development and Training Center. No, it's not in his hometown of Waterloo, Iowa ... nor at his college alma mater, Iowa State ... nor at University of Iowa, where he coached. In fact, it's nowhere in the state of Iowa. The new wrestling facility is at the YMCA in Naples, Florida. Gable, 67, and his wife Kathy visit the Naples area frequently, often with children and grandchildren, the Naples News reported Friday. The official Greater Naples YMCA website added, "Upon learning of our desire to establish a YMCA youth wrestling program he volunteered his services." "This facility is named in honor of a YMCA kid from Waterloo, Iowa who became an American sports legend," is how the Naples YMCA website described the inspiration in naming its new Dan Gable Development and Training Center. "Dan Gable experienced the YMCA as a safe place away from home. From boxing to ping-pong, he was introduced to a variety of sports at the YMCA." "After landing his first job at the YMCA as a locker room attendant, earning 35 cents an hour at age nine, (Gable) earned the value of responsibility. Gable's first state championship was earned in swimming for the YMCA, before concentrating solely on a wrestling career that brought him to fame." " ... (Gable) credits the YMCA's core-valued programs as the platform that shaped his social skills, work ethic and competitive drive." Gable helped raise money for the new wrestling facility named in his honor. Thursday marked his second appearance at the Greater Naples YMCA. The wrestling room at the new Dan Gable Development and Training Center is designed with permanently padded walls and a 5-inch recessed subfloor filled with three inches of foam and a 2-inch-thick wrestling mat. It will be the home for a youth wrestling program, technique clinics and an advanced program for high school athletes to hone their skills. The YMCA SWFL Elite high school wrestling club practices at the Y each week and has participated in the Disney Duals. The Greater Naples YMCA would like to grow the sport of wrestling and take the next step toward its growth. According to the Naples Y website, Phase II of their plan is to fundraise for competition-grade wrestling mats and a mat hoist for the Y's gymnasium. Gable has agreed to help the Y achieve this goal. Once this goal is complete, wrestling competitions -- including showcase dual meets and youth tournaments -- would easily be accommodated at the Greater Naples YMCA. Dan Mack Gable was undefeated in varsity competition at Waterloo West High School, winning three consecutive Iowa state championships. He went on to earn 117 more victories at Iowa State University, where he was a two-time NCAA champ and three-time All-American. After college, Gable won a gold medal in freestyle at the 1972 Munich Olympics without surrendering a single point. Upon returning from the Olympics, Gable launched his coaching career as an assistant at the University of Iowa. He took the helm of the Hawkeye mat program in 1976, where his teams won 21 straight Big 10 team championships and claimed NCAA team titles 15 times. Gable coached 152 All-Americans, 45 NCAA champs, 106 Big Ten champions and 12 Olympians, including four gold, one silver and three bronze medalists. He continues to work toward growing and promoting the sport worldwide.

The U.S. Women's National Wrestling Team is hosting a National Team training camp in Iowa City, Iowa from January 18-22. The team is training in the Dan Gable Wrestling Complex at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, and is guests of the University of Iowa wrestling team and Hawkeye Wrestling Club. The camp is being conducted by National Women's Coach Terry Steiner, and includes many of the top women's freestyle wrestlers in the nation. These athletes are expected to be in the field at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Wrestling, which returns to Carver-Hawkeye Arena, April 9-10. This is the second time that Coach Steiner has conducted a National Team training camp in Iowa City, as a similar camp was held in 2012, another Olympic year. Steiner was a 1993 NCAA champion for Iowa, where he wrestled for the legendary Dan Gable. "There are a bunch of different purposes. We have to come back together as a national team at camp. This is first time we have all been together as a team since the World Championships and that's always important. We have some technical and tactical areas we need to clean up as a team," said Steiner. "The Olympic Trials are in Iowa City. Being in that arena, feeling the energy in Carver-Hawkeye and the flow of it, I want the girls to be very comfortable when we go in there in April. To train here for a week, they will be a lot more comfortable. Then, just to be around the Iowa program, which is known for its tradition of excellence, is invaluable. Just being around Tom and Terry Brands, men's stars Tony Ramos and Brent Metcalf, people like that, is very important for them to see the intensity and feel the energy," he said. The women working out this week consists of a majority of the Women's National Team, which includes of the first three ranked wrestlers in the nation in each weight class based upon the 2015 World Team Trials. Also participating in the camp are additional U.S. Olympic Training Center resident athletes, top women athletes from a variety of national wrestling clubs, and four guest athletes from other nations. At the end of the week, a special wrestle-off will be held on Friday, Jan. 22 to determine four positions on the U.S. women's freestyle team that will compete in the Pan American Olympic Games Qualifying Tournament. The weight classes contested will be 53 kg, 58 kg, 63 kg and 69 kg. "In Iowa City, the University of Iowa and the state of Iowa, wrestling is very much appreciated. For so many of these women, coming through the ranks, their careers have not been so appreciated. It will also give the Iowa City community and the state of Iowa a chance to get to know our national team and our stars. Finally, we still have five weights to qualify for the Olympics, so we will have wrestle-offs around the Iowa-Purdue dual meet. We need to determine who will go to the Pan American Olympic Qualifier for us. There are a lot of reasons to be here," said Steiner. Among the U.S. athletes at the training camp are three-time World champion and five-time World medalist Adeline Gray at 75 kg, 2008 World champion and 2012 Olympic bronze medalist Clarissa Chun at 48 kg, World champion and four-time World medalist Elena Pirozhkova at 63 kg, World champion and three-time World medalist Helen Maroulis at 53 kg, 2008 Olympic bronze medalist Randi Miller at 69 kg, two-time World bronze medalists Alyssa Lampe at 48 kg and Sally Roberts at 63 kg, 2015 World bronze medalist Leigh Jaynes at 58 kg and 2012 U.S. Olympian Kelsey Campbell at 58 kg The international athletes at training camp include World silver medalist Petra Olli of Finland, World bronze medalist Anastasia Grigorieva of Latvia, World bronze medalist Epp Mae of Estonia, Sophie Edwards of Great Britain and Brianne Barry of Canada, along with Finnish coach Ahto Raska. One of the club athletes participating is Lauren Louive, who trains in Iowa City with the Hawkeye WC. The special wrestle-off on Friday will be a best-of-three series in each weight class. The first match of each series will be held in the Dan Gable Wrestling Complex in Carver-Hawkeye Arena at 10 a.m. The second match is set for 6:30 p.m. on the competition mat inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena, prior to the start of the Iowa vs. Purdue Big Ten dual at 8 p.m. Any rubber matches, if necessary, will be held after the conclusion of the Iowa vs. Purdue dual. Tickets for the Iowa vs. Purdue dual meet and the women's special wrestle-off are $12 for adults, $8 for those 18 and under, free for UI students and children five years and under. Journalists seeking to interview coaches and athletes involved with the training camp should contact Gary Abbott of USA Wrestling at 719-659-9637 or via email at gabbott@usawrestling.org TENTATIVE WOMEN'S NATIONAL TEAM TRAINING CAMP/WRESTLE-OFF ROSTER 48 kg/105.5 lbs.- Alyssa Lampe (Sunkist Kids), Victoria Anthony (Titan Mercury WC), Clarissa Chun (Sunkist Kids), Erin Golston (New York AC), Candace Workman (Titan Mercury WC) 53 kg/116.5 lbs. - Whitney Conder (Army WCAP), Helen Maroulis (Sunkist Kids), Michaela Hutchison (Titan Mercury WC), Haley Augello (New York AC), Sara Hildebrandt (New York AC), Sharon Jacobson (Army WCAP), Amy Fearnside (Titan Mercury WC) 58 kg/128.75 lbs. - Alli Ragan (New York AC), Kelsey Campbell (Sunkist Kids), Leigh Jaynes (Army WCAP), Randi Beltz (Team St. Louis), Jenna Burkert (Army WCAP), Areanna Villaescusa (Army WCAP), Jacarra Winchester (Titan Mercury WC), Lauren Louive (Hawkeye WC), Petra Olli (Finland) 63 kg/138.75 lbs. - Erin Clodgo (Sunkist Kids), Elena Pirozhkova (Titan Mercury WC), Amanda Hendey (Titan Mercury WC), Jennifer Page (Titan Mercury WC), Shai Mason (Titan Mercury WC), Sally Roberts (Army WCAP), Anastasia Grigorieva (Latvia) 69 kg/152 lbs. - Tamyra Mensah (Titan Mercury WC), Randi Miller (Army WCAP), Brittney Roberts (Sunkist Kids) 75 kg/165 lbs. - Adeline Gray (New York AC), Julia Salata (New York AC), Ida Bernstein (OTC), Epp Mae (Estonia), Sophie Edwards (Great Britain) Coaches - Terry Steiner, Erin Tomeo, Emma Randall, Maksim Molonov, Kevin Black, Ike Anderson, Angel Cejudo, Aaron Sieracki, Ahto Raska USA Wrestling staff - Gary Abbott, Jaimie McNab, Chris Moen WOMEN'S SPECIAL WRESTLE-OFF At Iowa City, Iowa, January 22 (alongside Iowa vs. Purdue dual meet) 53 kg/116.5 lbs. - World Team member Whitney Conder (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army WCAP) vs. challenger Helen Maroulis (Huntington Beach, Calif./Titan Mercury WC) 58 kg/128 lbs. - World Team member Alli Ragan (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) vs. challenger Leigh Jaynes-Provisor (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army) 63 kg/138.75 lbs. - World Team member Erin Clodgo (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids) vs. challenger Elena Pirozhkova (Colorado Springs, Colo./Titan Mercury WC) 69 kg/152 lbs. - No. 2 Tamyra Mensah (Katy, Texas/Titan Mercury WC) vs. No. 3 Randi Miller (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army WCAP) Note: Winners of each best-of-three series will compete for the USA at the Pan American Olympic Games Qualifying Tournament in Frisco, Texas, March 5.

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- Four Blue Devil wrestlers scored bonus points in their matches to lead the Duke wrestling team to a 28-18 dual victory over Cal Poly tonight. Jake Faust, Conner Hartmann, Zach Finesilver and Mitch Finesilver all registered extra points in the triumph. The Blue Devils improve to 2-5 on the year as they go 1-1 on the West Coast tour. Cal Poly falls to 1-5 overall. After the Mustangs grabbed the lead to start the evening with a narrow 5-4 decision at 157 pounds, 17th-ranked Faust gave the Blue Devils their first lead of the night with a 10-2 major decision over Blake Kastl. Faust finished the weekend of duals 2-0 and improves to 5-2 in duals. A forfeit at 174 by the Blue Devils coupled with a decision for Cal Poly at 184 launched the Mustangs back in front 12-4 through the first four matches. Undefeated in duals this season and 15-1 overall, fifth-ranked Hartmann didn't even break a sweat in pinning JT Goodwin in 22 seconds to pull the Blue Devils within two, 12-10. The fall was his second of the weekend, fourth of the year and the fastest of his career. Brendan Walsh did his part at 285, edging Spencer Empey by a 4-2 decision, to put the Blue Devils back in the lead 13-12. The redshirt senior took a 2-0 lead into the second period and never relinquished his lead to pick up win No. 10 on the year. The Blue Devils and Mustangs traded forfeits at 125 and 133, respectively, keeping Duke in front 19-18 with two bouts remaining. At 141, Zach used a monster second period to break open a 4-4 draw with Connor Pollock. Zach, 16-9 on the year, got taken down early in the second period and responded in a big way to lead 17-6 after five minutes of wrestling. The redshirt freshman extended his lead in the third to score a crucial five points with a 25-10 technical fall. A perfect 6-0 in duals this season and 17-5 on the year, Mitch didn't skip a beat for the Blue Devils at 149. The Colorado native started to pull away in the second period, 6-0, and only extended his lead in the third en route to his fifth major decision of the year and Duke's second dual win of the 2015-16 season. The Blue Devils return to ACC action Friday, Jan. 22 at Virginia. The match is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. and will be streamed live. Links will be available at GoDuke.com. Results: 157: Colt Shorts (Cal Poly) dec. Connor Bass (Duke), 5-4 – Duke 0, Cal Poly 3 165: No. 17 Jake Faust (Duke) major dec. Blake Kastl (Cal Poly), 10-2, Duke 4, Cal Poly 3 174: Sohrab Movahedi (Cal Poly) wins by forfeit, Duke 4, Cal Poly 9 184: Mitchell Woods (Cal Poly) dec. Trey Adamson (Duke), 8-4, Duke 4, Cal Poly 12 197: No. 5 Conner Hartmann (Duke) fall JT Goodwin (Cal Poly), 0:22, Duke 10, Cal Poly 12 285: Brendan Walsh (Duke) dec. Spencer Empey (Cal Poly), 4-2, Duke 13, Cal Poly 12 125: David Gonzalez (Cal Poly) wins by forfeit, Duke 13, Cal Poly 18 133: Brandon Leynaud (Duke) wins by forfeit, Duke 19, Cal Poly 18 141: Zach Finesilver (Duke) tech fall Connor Pollock (Cal Poly), 25-10, Duke 24, Cal Poly 18 149: No. 19 Mitch Finesilver (Duke) major dec. Jacob Leon (Cal Poly), 15-3, Duke 28, Cal Poly 18

As previewed, the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday weekend was one chock full of high profile dual meets. In addition, there were many interesting developments on both the national team and individual rankings. St. Paris Graham (Ohio) makes strong statement at St. Edward Two weeks after a home win against currently No. 3 Blair Academy (N.J.), the No. 5 Falcons traveled to No. 7 St. Edward (Ohio) and delivered a 37-17 wallop in winning nine of the individual matches. Things started out well enough for the hosts, as Bryce Andonian earned a 15-9 victory over fellow freshman Jordan Crace in the opening bout at 106 pounds. However, it quickly turned favorable for St. Paris Graham, as the Eagles were missing state qualifier Matt Kazimir from the lineup yet again at 113 pounds; as a result Jeff Thomas was able to get a 10-4 win over reserve 106 pound wrestler Angelo Rini. The next swing bout came at 126 pounds, where Graham's Mitch Moore, ranked No. 11 nationally, was able to make a first-period five point throw last the duration of the bout in a 5-3 victory over fellow state champion Allan Hart. At 132 pounds, another St. Edward freshman came up with a tossup match victory, Sam Dover beating returning state placer Ryan Thomas 5-3 in overtime. However, the Falcons responded with an 11-3 major decision victory from No. 7 Brent Moore at 138 pounds, as he beat No. 6 Hunter Ladnier to stretch the dual meet lead to 16-6. At that point, barring an upset somewhere along the way, the dual meet was in the bag for St. Paris Graham. With a 7-2 decision from No. 16 Rocky Jordan (145), a 6-4 decision from state placer Garrett Jordan (160), and a pin in 2:29 from No. 2 Alex Marinelli (170), Graham was now one match from clinching the dual meet. That came at 195 pounds when returning state qualifier Kanan Sarver pinned Cody Howard at the 45 second mark. No. 16 Jared Campbell cut the St. Edward deficit to 31-17 with a technical fall at 220 pounds. Then, the final damage was done by freshman Johnny Shafer, the normal 220 pound wrestler for Graham; trailing 6-3 in the third period, he caught Mike O'Malley poorly executing a cradle and earned the pin at the 4:39 mark. Blair Academy wins inaugural Who's Number One Duals No. 3 Blair Academy (N.J.) went 4-0 on Saturday at the Palestra on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania to win the event put on by FloWrestling. In preliminary pool competition, the Buccaneers most notably beat No. 6 Clovis (Calif.) 47-12, winning eleven of 14 bouts; including the most notable bout, which was at 195 pounds with No. 3 Chase Singletary beat No. 5 Josh Hokit 4-3. Additional wins came against Delbarton (N.J.) 51-9 and Holy Cross (N.J.) 67-9. In the tournament's other pool, No. 9 Bethlehem Catholic (Pa.) emerged on top after a 28-26 upset victory against No. 2 Bergen Catholic (N.J.). The teams split bouts at seven apiece in a back-and-forth dual meet where there were three ties and at least four lead changes after the opening bout. The first six matches of the dual meet were all decisions, with six bonus point bouts among the last eight, including the last four of the meet. The opening bout was a key tossup, as Ryan Anderson (Bethlehem Catholic) upended Carmen Ferrante at 113 pounds; Ferrante placed eighth at the Beast, while Anderson was round of 12, though each lost by two points to a common opponent to end their tournaments. Bergen Catholic would take its first lead at 6-3 after victories from No. 18 Gerard Angelo (120) and No. 1 Nick Suriano (126); Angelo winning 4-3 and Suriano 4-1 over No. 2 Luke Karam. The dual meet was tied again when Joey Gould (Bethlehem Catholic) beat unexpected Beast of the East champion Chris Foca 8-5 at 132 pounds, then Bergen Catholic re-took the lead when backup 138 pound wrestler Wade Unger beat Josh Pacsy 1-0; Bethlehem Catholic tied it back up with Stephen Maloney's 5-4 decision over Ricky Cabanillas 145. Bethlehem Catholic flipped their 152 and 160 pound wrestlers from what had been competing in tournament setting. Bergen Catholic took the lead at 13-9 through a major decision from Brady Ford over Ryan Zeiner at 152, while the Hawks snatched it back at 15-13 through Cole Karam's pin in 0:54 over Anthony Astarian. A replica of a semifinal from the Beast of the East saw the dual meet lead expand to 18-13 as No. 6 Michael Labriola beat No. 10 Joe Grello 8-5. Three consecutive wins for Bergen Catholic would turn that deficit into a 26-18 lead with two bouts remaining in the dual meet. Those wins came courtesy a 3-2 decision from freshman Josh McKenzie against two-time state qualifier Adam Soldridge at 182 pounds, a second period pin from No. 6 Kevin Mulligan at 195, and a 12-3 major decision from state placer Danny DeLorenzi at 220. Cutting the deficit in half was Niko Camacho with a 14-2 major decision, before Bethlehem Catholic junior 106 pound wrestler Josh Glenn became the day's hero with a pin at the 4:44 mark. Both the Crusaders and the Hawks earned decisive victories over No. 12 Lake Highland Prep (Fla.); Bergen Catholic winning ten bouts in a 44-21 victory, Bethlehem Catholic earning nine match victories in their 43-21 victory. Most notable matches were those by No. 5 Joey Silva (126) and No. 12 Elijah Cleary (170); Silva lost 6-0 and 5-2 to Suriano and Karam respectively, while Cleary beat Labriola 4-3 but lost 7-6 to Grello. The championship final was a decisive 36-18 victory for Blair Academy in which they won nine of fourteen bouts over Bethlehem Catholic; most notable was the Beast of the East final replica, where No. 4 Brandon Dallavia beat Labriola 1-0 at 170 pounds. The third place bout saw Bergen Catholic beat Clovis 46-15 winning ten of 14 bouts, including Kevin Mulligan avenging an overtime loss from last weekend at the Doc Buchanan, beating Josh Hokit 3-0 on this occasion. Carl Sandburg suffers narrow setbacks to two fellow ranked Illinois teams In hosting their annual multi-team dual meet event, No. 15 Carl Sandburg (Ill.) took on their two most direct competitors for the state dual meet title, No. 8 Oak Park River Forest and No. 19 Marmion Academy; it should be noted that Carl Sandburg and Marmion Academy will most likely meet in the mid-week qualifying matches to make the team state tournament, which occur right after the individual state tournament is done. Marmion Academy rode into Saturday's showdown with the Eagles on a high, having earned a 54-15 victory at home over No. 31 Montini Catholic (Ill.) on Friday evening. However, things did not start so hot, as the host Eagles jumped out to a 12-0 lead through three bouts. The fourth bout saw No. 7 Nathan Traxler up a weight class, and earn a pin at 195 pound to cut the deficit in half. Three matches later, the dual meet was tied at 15-all at the hallway point, after Sean McKenna earned a 3-1 decision for Marmion at 106 pounds. Carl Sandburg took victories in three of the next four bouts to snag a 29-18 lead headed into the last three bouts; that run of bouts ending at 132 pounds, where No. 6 Rudy Yates earned a 17-4 major decision over state runner-up Anthony Cheloni. A.J. Jaffe earned a pin in 1:00 to cut the deficit to five for Marmion Academy, where both teams wrestled a de facto backup, but if was the Cadets cut the deficit to two with a 7-0 victory from freshman Brady Gross. The last match at 152 pounds was "winner take all" with No. 18 (at 160) Trace Carello beating John Prieto 3-2. The dual meet against the visiting Huskies started out similarly for Carl Sandburg, as the Eagles led 18-0 after three bouts; No. 18 Patrick Brucki with a pin at 182, state qualifier Cole Bateman with a pin at 195, and then a forfeit at 220 as two-time state qualifier Allen Stallings was unavailable for OPRF due to college football visits. The Huskies stopped the bleeding with a 3-2 ultimate tiebreak victory from Christopher Middlebrooks at 285 pounds, and then further cut into the deficit with an 18-7 major decision from P.J. Ogunsanya at 106. The teams would split the next four bouts, and it would be a 24-17 lead for Carl Sandburg headed into the final five matches of the afternoon. Jamie Hernandez (138) earned a pin and No. 1 Isaiah White (160) earned a technical fall for the obvious Oak Park River Forest victories in that stretch; White's victory gave the Huskies a 31-27 lead headed into the last bout. In between Mikey Ordonez gave OPRF another victory at 145 pounds, 11-10 over Alex Hirschfeld; with John Prieto's 152 pound victory regaining the lead for the Eagles at 27-26. The last match was a 2-1 tiebreak victory for Rolan Sturkey over state placer Brian Krasowski. Belle Vernon with strong statement at Escape the Rock Coming off runner-up finishes at their previous two tournaments, No. 11 Belle Vernon (Pa.) sought a tournament victory to add to their season's portfolio. The Leopards exited the Escape the Rock Tournament held at Council Rock South (Pa.) with that accomplishment in hand, doing so by placing ten wrestlers and scoring 221.5 points. Weight class championships were won by No. 3 Austin Bell (170) and No. 6 Jarod Verkleeren; Verkleeren winning the featured final of the evening, 6-4 in overtime over No. 9 Eric Hong (Kiski Prep, Pa.) Finishing second for Belle Vernon was Mitch Hartman (160); third place finishers were Zach Hartman (132), Brock Godzin (138), and Derek Verkleeren (160); Jacob Dunlop (106) placed fourth; Billy Korber (285) took home fifth; while finishing sixth were Milton Kobaly (182) and Mick Fine (195). Tournament runners-up were No. 26 Boyertown (Pa.), who placed seven wrestlers in scoring 166.5 points despite the absence of Jakob Campbell, who is ranked No. 11 nationally at 113 pounds. The Bears were led by No. 2 Jordan Wood, who won the tournament at 220 pounds, with a 5-1 victory in the final over No. 17 Seth Janney (Malvern Prep, Pa.). Finishing runner-up was Lucas Miller (126), Tommy Killoran (285) placed third, Gregg Harvey (182) took fourth, placing sixth were John Cooley (138) and Hunter Vogels (152), while Chris Berry (145) placed eighth. It was a close battle for third between the hosts Council Rock South (Pa.) and No. 20 Malvern Prep (Pa.); Council Rock South secured the position with 151 points, while Malvern Prep was fourth with 149, as both teams put seven on the podium. Council Rock South was anchored by top of the podium finishes from No. 12 Zach Trampe (132) and Riley Palmer (138), with Dylan Schwartz (152) placing second; while No. 7 Michael Beard (182) was the sole champion for Malvern Prep, with No. 17 Rashon Lusane (195) and Janney placing second. Rounding out the tournament's weight class champions were Brandon Kassis (Parkland, Pa.) at 106 pounds, who pinned No. 19 Kurt McHenry (St. Paul's, Md.) in the semifinal; No. 12 Julian Chlebove (Northampton, Pa.) at 113, beating No. 7 Matthew Parker (Pennridge, Pa.) 1-0 in the final; Dan Moran (Northampton, Pa.) at 120; K.J. Fenstermacher (Bethlehem Liberty, Pa.) at 126; Dominick Mandarino (Don Bosco Prep, N.J.) at 152; No. 6 Kyle Bierdumpfel (Don Bosco Prep, N.J.) at 160; No. 13 John Jakobsen (Stroudsburg, Pa.) beating Lusane 3-0 in the final; and No. 20 Andrew Gunning (Bethlehem Liberty, Pa.) at 285. Quick Hits No. 1 Wyoming Seminary (Pa.) dominated their way to the title at the Eastern States Classic held at Sullivan Community College in New York, scoring 238.5 points from 11 placing wrestlers, including six within the top three. Leading the way were weight class titles won by eighth grader Beau Bartlett (113), No. 12 (at 195) Christian Dietrich (182), and No. 15 Will Hilliard (220). Tournament runners-up were Hilton (N.Y.) with 104 points led by weight class champions No. 1 Yianni Diakomihalis (138) and No. 9 Louie DePrez (170). No. 30 Southeast Polk used victories in eight weight classes to beat No. 32 West Des Moines Valley 35-23 in a showdown between the top two teams in the state of Iowa; each already had a dual meet victory over No. 34 Fort Dodge earlier in the season. It was a relatively disappointing week for No. 29 Platte County (Mo.) as they lost nine matches during a 37-26 dual meet defeat against No. 44 Park Hill (Mo.). Then over the next two days at the Basheor Bobcat Classic they finished a close third place; Goddard (Kans.) won with 221 points, Smithville (Mo.) was second with 206.5, while the Pirates scored 206. Making his meaningful season debut this past weekend was Kevin Vough (285), as he won the Bill Dies Memorial this weekend in Akron, Ohio. Vough won his first four matches by fall before beating returning state qualifier Arman Samouk (Copley, Ohio). Vough was joined by J.T. Brown (182) and No. 2 Ben Darmstadt (195) as weight class champions for No. 17 Elyria (Ohio) on their way to winning the tournament. The nation's No. 1 wrestler at 145 pounds, David Carr (Massillon Perry, Ohio) lost a tightly contested and somewhat controversial final at the Top Gun on Saturday night. Logan Lacure (Dayton Christian, Ohio) emerged with the 5-4 ultimate tiebreak victory in that battle of state champions; both having attended Dayton Christian last year, before Carr left when his father (Nate) took the head coaching job at Massillon Perry.

PITTSBURGH -- No. 5 Oklahoma State wrestling shutout a top-25 team for the first time since 2008 as the Cowboys mauled the No. 18 Pittsburgh Panthers, 36-0, at the Fitzgerald Field House on Sunday afternoon. The Cowboys wrap up a successful weekend that saw them win 19 of 20 bouts. The win was the first for the Cowboys in Pittsburgh and their sixth of the season. "A shutout is always a good thing, meaning all 10 wrestlers competed hard," coach John Smith said. "We had several matches that produced a good first period for our guys. At times, we got scored on in the first period but we closed it out. It really felt like with each period we got stronger." The Panthers came out strong in four matches, opening scoring with takedowns, but the Cowboys finished even stronger to help the Pokes to a shutout. Fifth-ranked Eddie Klimara started the Cowboys off with a major decision victory of LJ Bentley at 125 pounds. The Cowboy scored nine points in the first period, surrendering none. In the second and third periods, he accumulated six more points for a 15-3 win. At 133 pounds, Gary Wayne Harding put on an exciting performance, defeating 16th-ranked Dom Forys. The Panther struck with three takedowns in the first period, but Harding evened the bout by the end of the period with two escapes, a reversal and nearfall points. Harding tallied another reversal and rode out Forys in the second period. He takedown in the third and riding time advantage pushed the match to sudden victory where Harding got the takedown and the 13-11 win. "The match was a hard fought battle," Harding said. "I knew I had to stay focused and grind out every position I could. It went to overtime and I had to find a way to win." Dean Heil picked up his fifth win of the season over a top-10 opponent as he defeated No. 5 Mike Racciato with a decisive 7-2 win at 141 pounds. Racciato put the first points on the board, but they were the only points Heil allowed for the remainder of the match as he put up seven unanswered points to earn his 17th win of the year. "Despite the dual being at Pitt, it was sort of a home dual for me," Heil said. "With so many supporters and especially my family being there it was my match to win. I started out slow, but after giving up that first take down I shut him down. Overall, it was a solid match. I picked him apart but still felt like I could've extended the score on him." Anthony Collica earned five takedowns in his match against Nick Zanetta at 149 pounds. Although Zanetta was the first to tally a takedown, Collica led 3-2 after the first period and earned three takedowns in the second period. In the final two minutes, he notched his fifth takedown and went on to win it, 13-5. No. 7 Joe Smith capped off his first weekend of varsity competition with two wins, including his 11-4 win over Ronnie Garbinsky on Sunday. Garbinsky picked up the opening takedown, but the bout was tied 3-3 after the first. Smith also picked up a reversal and nearfall points for the win. "It was a great experience winning my first two matches, but it also showed me what I need to work on to really compete at this level," Joe Smith said. "I now know the mat strategies that I have to have for a one-hour weigh-ins and what it takes to really prepare." At 165 pounds, Dieringer spent only 24 seconds on the mat as he pinned Cody Weircoich for his seventh fall of the season. Dieringer is now on a 66-match win streak, putting him at fourth all-time as he surpassed Alan Fried's 65-match streak. Kyle Crutchmer notched a major decision for the Pokes, defeating TeShaun Campbell, 12-2. Crutchmer picked up a flurry of points, including a first period takedown and a four-point nearfall in the second. He added two more takedowns and an escape in the third to pick up four more team points. Nolan Boyd topped Zach Bruce in a match that saw a lot of action from the two, but Boyd gave up only one point to the Panther. After a scoreless first period, Boyd earned a reversal and rode out Bruce for the remainder of the period. In the third period, Boyd was awarded a stalling point in the third to wrap up a 4-1 win. Six of the 10 points scored at 197 pounds were penalty points as Andrew Marsden made his debut in a bizarre match against Nick Bonacorsi. Marsden scored an escape and a riding time point to push the match into overtime, where the Cowboy got the takedown for his first career dual victory. No. 5 Austin Marsden finished off the dual with a solid win over No. 20 Ryan Solomon. Like his brother, the senior picked up a takedown, an escape and a riding time, giving him a 4-2 win. The Cowboys return to Gallagher-Iba Arena on Friday at 7 p.m. to take on No. 4 Missouri, who holds a 36-dual win streak. Results: 125: No. 5 Eddie Klimara (OSU) MD LJ Bentley (PITT), 15-3 133: Gary Wayne Harding (OSU) dec. No. 16 Dom Forys (PITT), 13-11 SV1 141: No. 1 Dean Heil (OSU) dec. No. 5 Mike Racciato (PITT), 7-2 149: No. 16 Anthony Collica (OSU) MD Nick Zanetta (PITT), 13-5 157: No. 7 Joe Smith (OSU) dec. Ronnie Garbinsky (PITT), 11-4 165: No. 1 Alex Dieringer (OSU) fall Cody Wiercioch (PITT), 0:24 174: No. 3 Kyle Crutchmer (OSU) MD TeShaun Campbell (PITT), 12-2 184: No. 19 Nolan Boyd (OSU) dec. Zach Bruce (PITT), 4-1 197: Andrew Marsden (OSU) dec. Nick Bonaccorsi (PITT), 6-4 SV1 285: No. 5 Andrew Marsden (OSU) dec. No. 20 Ryan Solomon (PITT), 4-2

FAIRFIELD, Conn./WEST POINT, N.Y. -- A busy day of road duals for the University of Pennsylvania wrestling team resulted in a sweep, as the Quakers defeated Sacred Heart (31-6) and Army West Point (24-12) in their first road EIWA duals of the season. The Quakers won 15 of the 19 bouts contested in the dual meets, and never trailed in either. The overall takedown score in the two meets was 67-17 in favor of the Quakers, including a 39-7 advantage against Sacred Heart. Six different Quakers - May Bethea, Ray Bethea, C.J. Cobb, Patrik Garren, Caleb Richardson and Lorenzo Thomas - went 2-0 on the day. Against Army West Point, the biggest win for the Quakers was a controversial one. May Bethea defeated No. 14 Russell Parsons, 2-1, in sudden victory. Neither man scored a takedown in the match, but a second stalling warning on Parsons in overtime was the difference. Penn won both matches which reached overtime. Sophomore Marc Mastropietro knocked off Logan Everett, 8-5, in tiebreakers. After Mastropietro put together a good ride in the first period of the tiebreaker, Everett elected to go neutral and conceded an escape. Mastropietro quickly scored a takedown to seize control of the match. The Quakers suffered a tough loss at 174 when veteran Brian Harvey knocked off No. 15 Casey Kent, 10-7. Kent scored first, but a reversal and two quick back points in the first period gave Harvey the lead. In the second, Kent looked to get to work on top, but the official called for injury time after a Kent mat return. The only problem was that Harvey had never called for time. Off the ensuing restart, Harvey added a second reversal and then a takedown before the second period ended. In the third, Kent scored a takedown but ran out of time for the comeback. Caleb Richardson had six takedowns en route to a 14-5 major decision at 133, and No. 11 C.J. Cobb went one better with seven scores for a 16-5 major. No. 11 Lorenzo Thomas connected for five takedowns in a 13-5 major decision at 184 pounds. In the first dual of the day, the host Pioneers were thinking upset with the meet tied, 6-6, after four matches. The Quakers quickly halted those thoughts with wins in the final six matches - including five victories with bonus points. No. 11 C.J. Cobb and No. 15 Casey Kent each recorded technical falls to help the onslaught. Cobb connected on eight takedowns and added four points of nearfall en route to a 22-6 win at 149 pounds. For Kent, it was another dominant first period - he scored a takedown six seconds in and added two sets of four-point nearfall in the opening period. He would then add two takedowns and a final set of nearfall for an 18-2 win at 4:31. Ray Bethea finished on seven takedowns in a 16-5 major decision at 165 pounds, including four takedowns in the third period to blow open a 6-2 bout. More impressively, Bethea racked up 5:09 of riding time in the win. No. 11 Lorenzo Thomas controlled the first period in his match, scoring three takedowns and adding four points of nearfall for a 10-1 lead after the first frame. He would go on to win, 17-4. At 197, Joe Heyob bumped up from his usual spot at 184, and controlled the majority of the match for an 18-9 major decision. He finished five takedown in the match, and was close to the fall with a six-point move off a cradle in the second period, before tiring a bit in the final half minute. Other winners in the dual with Sacred Heart for Penn were Patrik Garren (285) and Caleb Richardson (133). Garren started the dual off with a 9-3 decision on the strength of a solid first period which featured two takedowns. Richardson only eked out a 7-6 decision after he was caught on a roll attempt in the second period for four points of nearfall. Otherwise, he was in control of the bout - he lead 6-1 after the first with two takedowns and two points of nearfall. Jeremy Schwartz went back and forth with Gerard Daly at 125, coming up on the wrong end of an 11-6 decision. The bout was 5-4, Daly, after two periods and a late flurry in the third was the difference. At 141, A.J. Vindici conceded a takedown in the first period, and that was the only scoring in his loss to Alex Harnsberger. The Quakers return home on January 24, hosting Binghamton at 1 p.m. Penn defeats Sacred Heart, 31-6 285: Patrik Garren (Penn) defeats John Hartnett (SHU), 9-3 Penn leads, 3-0 125: Gerard Daly (SHU) defeats Jeremy Schwartz (Penn), 11-6 Match tied, 3-3 133: Caleb Richardson (Penn) defeats Timothy Johnson (SHU), 7-6 Penn leads, 6-3 141: Alex Harnsberger (SHU) defeats A.J. Vindici (Penn), 2-0 Match tied, 6-6 149: No. 11 C.J. Cobb (Penn) defeats Brandon Levesque (SHU), 22-6 Penn leads, 11-6 157: May Bethea (Penn) defeats Casey Mitchell (SHU), 10-7 Penn leads, 14-6 165: Ray Bethea (Penn) defeats Paul Curtin (SHU), 16-5 Penn leads, 18-6 174: No. 15 Casey Kent (Penn) defeats Johnny Vrasidas (SHU), 18-2 (4:39) Penn leads, 23-6 184: No. 10 Lorenzo Thomas (Penn) defeats Elliot Antler (SHU), 17-4 Penn leads, 27-6 197: Joe Heyob (Penn) defeats Sasha Olyniik (SHU), 18-9 Penn leads, 31-6 Penn defeats Army, 24-12 285: Patrik Garren (Penn) defeats David Farr (AWP), 7-4 Penn leads, 3-0 125: Sean Badua (AWP) defeats Jeremy Schwartz (Penn), 10-4 Match Tied, 3-3 133: Caleb Richardson (Penn) defeats Austin Harry (AWP), 14-5 Penn leads, 7-3 141: Marc Mastropietro (Penn) defeats Logan Everett (AWP), 8-5 (TB) Penn leads, 10-3 149: No. 11 C.J. Cobb (Penn) defeats Mark Marchetti (AWP), 16-5 Penn leads, 14-3 157: May Bethea (Penn) defeats No. 14 Russell Parsons (AWP), 2-1 (SV), Penn leads, 17-3 165: Ray Bethea (Penn) defeats Andrew Mendel (AWP), 9-7 Penn leads, 20-3 174: Brian Harvey (AWP) defeats No. 15 Casey Kent (Penn), 10-7 Penn leads, 20-6 184: No. 11 Lorenzo Thomas (Penn) defeats Samson Imonode (AWP), 13-5 Penn leads, 24-6 197: Bryce Barnes (AWP) wins by forfeit Penn leads, 24-12

Trailing 14-6 after six matches, Kent State (10-3, 3-1 MAC) came storming back for a 19-14 victory at Eastern Michigan Sunday afternoon at the Convocation Center. Four of the Golden Flashes' six wins came down to the final seconds. "This was a nice team win for us," Head Coach Jim Andrassy said. "We knew coming up here wouldn't be easy." Senior Tyler Buckwalter (Mill Hall, Pa.) got the afternoon started with a 2-0 victory over Dakota Juarez. A first period takedown turned out to be the only scoring of the match. Buckwalter got in on a low single leg shot and after a brief scramble, used a Peterson to finish off the takedown just before time expired. "That was a big win for Tyler," Andrassy said of topping Juarez. "He just needs to be more consistent." Redshirt freshman Kyle Conel (Ashtabula, Ohio) earned his second win of the weekend over a Top 20 opponent with a 10-7 decision over Anthony Abro. Conel scored a pair of takedowns on blast double leg shots in the first to jump out to a 4-1 lead. Abro trimmed the lead to 8-7, before Conel scored a fourth takedown in the final seconds of the match. Senior Mack McGuire (Upper St. Clair, Pa.) gave the Flashes their only major decision with a 10-2 win over Blake Caudill to start the rally at 133. McGuire turned Caudill for a two-count and finished the first period with a 4-0 lead. A third period reversal and riding time clinched the team bonus point. Sophomore Anthony Tutolo (Concord, Ohio) came through with a big win for the second time in three days. In the third period, Tutolo countered a Kyle Springer attack and ended up behind him for a takedown in the final minute of the third period. Springer escaped late, but Tutolo hung on for the 3-2 decision. "Anthony's learning how to win at this level," Andrassy said. "Springer came out with a lot of energy in the first. But Anthony was the one who looked energetic in the third." Senior Mike DePalma (Jeannette, Pa.) continued the late heroics with a 10-7 comeback victory over Nick barber. DePalma trailed midway through the third period, before turning a double leg shot into a six-point move. Senior Ian Miller (Oak Harbor, Ohio) finished off the day with a convincing 9-2 victory over Mike Shaw. Miller tallied four takedowns and built up over four minutes of riding time. Although Eastern Michigan has made things interesting in the Flashes' last few trips to the Convocation Center, Kent State has not lost to the Eagles since 1974. Now 3-1 in MAC duals, Kent State returns to action Sunday, Jan. 23, hosting Old Dominion at 2 p.m., in what is expected to be another close conference battle. Results: 165: Tyler Buckwalter (KSU) Dakota Juarex (EMU), dec. 2-0 174: Jacob Davis (EMU) over Mike Vollant (KSU), dec. 5-1 184: Derek Hillman (EMU) over Jerald Spohn (KSU), dec. 11-7 197: Kyle Conel (KSU) over Anthony Abro (EMU), dec. 10-7 285: Gage Hutchison (EMU) over Devin Nye (KSU), tech fall 16-0 125: Armando Torres (EMU) over Del Vinas (KSU), dec. 5-1 (SV) 133: Mack McGuire (KSU) over Blake Caudill (EMU), maj. dec. 10-2 141: Anthony Tutolo (KSU) over Kyle Springer (EMU), dec. 3-2 149: Mike DePalma (KSU) over Nicholas Barber (EMU), dec. 10-7 157: Ian Miller (KSU) over Mike Shaw (EMU), dec. 9-2

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- The No. 9 University of Oklahoma wrestling team secured its second win of the weekend, defeating No. 24 West Virginia on Sunday afternoon inside WVU Coliseum. With the win, OU moves to 8-2 on the season and 3-1 in the Big 12. Seven Sooners recorded wins in the contest, including bonus-point victories at 133 pounds and 149 pounds. "I'm happy, particularly with the way our lighter weight guys are wrestling," OU head coach Mark Cody said. "They've gotten us off to great starts in both of these duals and really saved us against Bucknell because we were short handed. They're wrestling aggressive and they're winning the close matches, which is important. They're not giving up takedowns very easily, and we saw very few of them getting taken down today. I'm very, very happy to come out of this weekend with two wins." Sophomore Ryan Millhof, ranked No. 14, started out the contest at 125 pounds with a 2-1 decision over No. 12-ranked and 2015 national runner-up Zeke Moisey. Millhof secured a 2-point nearfall in the second period for his only points of the bout. No. 3 Cody Brewer tallied four takedowns, a reversal, two penalty points and secured the riding time point en route to a 13-3 major decision over Cory Stainbrook in the 133-pound match. At 141 pounds, sophomore Trae Blackwell registered a takedown in each period and tacked on the riding time point for a 7-4 decision over Tony DeAngelo. Freshman Davion Jeffries recorded an 11-1 major decision over Zachary Moore at 149 pounds. Jeffries took a 5-0 lead into the final frame before adding an escape and two takedowns to extend his lead for the major. In the 165-pound bout, No. 9 Clark Glass secured a takedown, an escape and 2:59 in riding time for a 4-0 decision over Connor Flynn. With a first-period takedown, an escape in the third and the riding time point, No. 20 Matt Reed recorded a 4-0 decision over Ross Renzi at 174 pounds. At heavyweight, No. 14 Ross Larson recorded OU's final points of the match with a 7-1 decision over A.J. Vizcarrondo. Larson, who tallied two takedowns in the bout, registered all of his points in the first two frames. Redshirt freshman Brock Wingbermuehle dropped a 12-3 major decision to No. 13 Dylan Cottrell at 157 pounds, and at 184 pounds, Bubba Scheffel defeated Lance Dixon by 4-0 decision. Brad Johnson dropped a 13-4 major decision to No. 7 Jacob A. Smith in the 197-pound bout. The Sooners return home on Friday, Jan. 22, for a Big 12 matchup with No. 14-ranked Iowa State. The dual, which is part of the Beauty and the Beast event with OU women's gymnastics, is slated for a 7 p.m. start in the Lloyd Noble Center. Results: 125: No. 14 Ryan Millhof dec. No. 12 Zeke Moisey, 2-1 133: No. 3 Cody Brewer maj. dec. Cory Stainbrook, 13-3 141: Trae Blackwell dec. Tony DeAngelo, 7-4 149: Davion Jeffries maj. dec. Victor Lopez, 4-2 157: No. 13 Dylan Cottrell maj. dec. Brock Wingbermuehle, 12-3 165: No. 9 Clark Glass dec. Connor Flynn, 4-0 174: No. 20 Matt Reed dec. Ross Renzi, 4-0 184: Bubba Scheffel dec. Lance Dixon, 4-0 197: No. 7 Jacob A. Smith maj. dec. Brad Johnson, 13-4 HWT: No. 14 Ross Larson dec. A.J. Vizcarrondo, 7-1

MT. PLEASANT, Mich. -- Mizzou Wrestling (9-0, 6-0) won its 37th consecutive dual Sunday afternoon as the No. 4-ranked Tigers took down No. 19 Central Michigan (5-2, 2-1), 26-9, in Mt. Pleasant, Mich. #TigerStyle claimed seven individual wins on the day, led by redshirt sophomore 184-pounder Willie Miklus (Altoona, Iowa), who earned a first-period fall. Junior 197-pounder J'den Cox (Columbia, Mo.) and redshirt freshman 165-pounder Daniel Lewis (Blue Springs, Mo.) each picked up major decision wins for the Tigers. With the win, Mizzou extends its dual win streak to 37 consecutive victories. The No. 19-ranked Chippewas was Mizzou's 14th win over a ranked opponent during the streak. Starting off the dual for the Tigers was redshirt sophomore 125-pounder Barlow McGhee (Rock Island, Ill.), who earned a 9-4 decision win over Brent Fleetwood, who enter the match ranked No. 16. The next two Mizzou grapplers needed extra time to secure wins. Redshirt junior 133-pounder Zach Synon (Cary, Ill.) and redshirt junior 141-pounder Matt Manley (Perry, Okla.) each scored escapes in overtime to earn one-points wins. Synon defeated Corey Keener, 5-4, while Manley took down No. 15-ranked Zach Horan. Next, redshirt junior 149-pounder Lavion Mayes (Mascoutah, Ill.) earned the Tigers fourth consecutive win to start the dual, 5-4, over No. 10 Colin Heffernan. The win extended Mizzou's lead to 12-0. After redshirt senior 157-pounder Le'Roy Barnes (Belton, Mo.) came up short of an upset over No. 8-ranked Lucas Smith, Lewis took to the mat for the Tigers against Jordan Atineza. Lewis dominated Atienza for the duration of the match, earning a four-point near-fall on his way to an 11-0 major decision. In the 184-pound match, Miklus faced off against Jordan Ellingwood. Miklus, who entered the match undefeated in dual competition, wasted no time scoring bonus points for the seventh time in his ninth dual match of the season, scoring a fall near the end of the first period. Miklus has now accounted for 44 dual points this season to lead the Tigers. At 197-pounds, Cox fell just short of a technical fall, earning a 16-3 major decision over Jackson Lewis. Cox is second on the team in dual points, with 35 points now to his name. Mizzou will face another ranked team in its next contest, Friday Jan. 22 at No. 5-ranked Oklahoma State. The dual from Stillwater, Okla. Is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. CT. For all the latest on Mizzou Wrestling, stay tuned to MUTigers.com and follow the team on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram (MizzouWrestling). Results: 125: Barlow McGhee (Mizzou) def. Brent Fleetwood (Central Michigan) by 9-4 decision 133: Zach Synon (Mizzou) def. Corey Keener (Central Michigan) by 5-4 TB-1 141: Matt Manley (Mizzou) def. Zach Horan (Central Michigan) by 2-1 TB-1 149: Lavion Mayes (Mizzou) def. Colin Heffernan (Central Michigan) by 5-4 decision 157: Lucas Smith (Central Michigan) def. Le'Roy Barnes (Mizzou) by 3-2 decision 165: Daniel Lewis (Mizzou) def. Jordan Atienza (Central Michigan) by 11-0 major decision 174: Mike Ottinger (Central Michigan) def. Blaise Butler (Mizzou) by 3-2 decision 184: Willie Miklus (Mizzou) Jordan Ellingwood (Central Michigan) by fall (2:50) 197: J'den Cox (Mizzou) def. Jackson Lewis (Central Michigan) by 16-3 major decision HWT: Newton Smerchek (Central Michigan) def. James Romero (Mizzou) by 3-0 decision

GREELEY, Colo. -- North Dakota State University won five of the last six matches including three pins to defeat the University of Northern Colorado 29-13 in a Big 12 Conference match Sunday, Jan. 17, at Butler-Hancock Hall. North Dakota State (1-4, 1-0 Big 12) is scheduled to host Air Force (5-2, 0-1 Big 12) at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 22, at the Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse. Trailing 9-5 after four matches, North Dakota State 157-pound sophomore Kyle Gliva (Inver Grove Heights, Minn./Simley H.S.) started the Bison blitz by recording an exhausting four-period sudden victory-2 overtime win over Joe Grable. Grable led 3-2 after the first period, but Gliva did the only scoring in the second with an escape. Grable gained an escape for a 4-3 lead early in the third period, but Gliva rallied with a takedown with 48-seconds left for a 5-4 advantage. Grable was able to escape with 24-seconds remaining to force overtime. The pair went scoreless through the first three OT sessions, but Gliva recorded a takedown with 23-seconds left in the second sudden victory period for the win and trim match deficit to 9-8. Gliva improved to 18-8 overall and 1-1 in duals. North Dakota State 165-pound sophomore Grant Nehring (Kimball, Minn./St. Cloud Apollo H.S.) wasted little time in putting the Bison ahead 14-9 in the dual. Nehring led 3-2 and turned over Keilan Torres for the pin at 55-seconds. Nehring now 3-6 overall and 2-2 in duals has gained all three wins by pin. NDSU 174-pound redshirt freshman Blake Thompson (Clovis, Calif./Utah Valley) trailed UNC's Tanner Davis 1-0 after two periods, but Thompson tied the score at 1-1 early in the third and recorded a takedown with 35-seconds remaing for a 3-1 decision. Thompson notched his first dual win in four tries and stands at 4-11 overall. Seventh-ranked 184-pound senior Hayden Zillmer (Crosby, Minn./Crosby-Ironton H.S.) recorded his team-leading seventh pin of the season at 2:23 over Horacio Vialpando and widened the Bison lead to 23-9. Zillmer improved to 23-3 overall and 5-0 in duals this season. He extended his dual winning streak to 21 matches. Northern Colorado's 20th-ranked 197-pounder Trent Noon stopped the NDSU run with a 14-3 decision over Logan Paxton. However, NDSU 285-pound junior Ben Tynan (Kennewick, Wash./Highline College) ended things on a high note with a fall at 2:35 over Brian Macchione. Tynan trailed Macchione 4-3 early, but gained a reversal to set up the pin. Tynan improved to 15-8 overall and 4-1 in duals. North Dakota State's 16th-ranked 125-pounder Josh Rodriguez (Guadalupe, Calif./Righetti H.S.) opened the dual with a punishing 18-3 tech fall over Jesse Reed. Rodriguez led 8-1 after one, extended the lead to 14-3 in the second. Rodriguez improved to 25-7 overall and 4-1 in duals. Northern Colorado (1-4, 0-3 Big 12) then reeled off three straight wins as Rico Montoya defeated Nico Colunga 14-9 at 133 pounds, Colton Orrino topped Tommy Walton 10-5 at 141, and Timmy Box downed Clay Ream 9-6 at 149 pounds to take a 9-5 lead. Results: 125: #16 Josh Rodriguez (NDSU) tech fall Jesse Reed (UNC), TF 18-3 5:26 133: Rico Montoya (UNC) dec Nico Colunga (NDSU), 14-9 141: Colton Orrino (UNC) dec Tommy Walton (NDSU), 10-5 149: Timmy Box (UNC) dec Clay Ream (NDSU), 9-6 157: Kyle Gliva (NDSU) sudden victory-2 dec Joe Grable (UNC), SV-2 7-5 165: Grant Nehring (NDSU) fall Keilan Torres (UNC), 0:55 174: Blake Thompson (NDSU) dec Tanner Davis (UNC), 3-1 184: Hayden Zillmer (NDSU) fall Horacio Vialpando (UNC), 2:23 197: #20 Trent Noon (UNC) major dec Logan Paxton (NDSU), MD 14-1 285: Ben Tynan (NDSU) fall Brian Macchione (UNC), 2:35