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The No. 12 University of Oklahoma wrestling team moved to 6-2 on the season after registering a 21-16 win over Wyoming Friday night in the UniWyo Sports Complex in Laramie, Wyo. "It's always nice to come out of Wyoming with a win," OU head coach Mark Cody said. "They are a very well-coached team. They had a packed house and were very loud, which made the match a lot more fun. We still have a lot of work to do, but I'm happy because our guys competed the whole match. That's what you have to do to win at this level." Six Sooners picked up wins in the contest, including one victory over a ranked opponent when sophomore Ryan Millhof (125 pounds) tallied a 6-3 decision over No. 15 Drew Templeman in the dual's opening bout. Millhof entered the final frame with a 2-1 lead and secured the win with a third-period four-point nearfall. Cody Brewer continued the momentum for OU with a win by fall in 2:29 over P.T. Garcia at 133 pounds. Brewer tacked on two takedowns before the pin. At 141 pounds, freshman Davion Jeffries downed Cole Mendenhall by 10-3 decision, registering one four-point nearfall, one two-point nearfall, a takedown and an escape. Jeffries also secured the riding time point in the match. Clark Glass defeated Kyle Pope by 4-1 decision at 165 pounds, and redshirt junior Matt Reed used three takedowns en route to an 8-6 decision of Ben Stroh in the 174-pound bout. Redshirt freshman Lance Dixon registered three takedowns and four escapes to pick up a 10-8 decision win over Luke Paine in the Sooners' final win of the night. Sophomore Trae Blackwell dropped a 10-1 major decision to No. 14 Bryce Meredith at 141 pounds and at 157 pounds, Archie Colgan defeated redshirt freshman Brock Wingbermuehle by fall in 4:13. In the 197-pound matchup, Brandon Tribble edged Brad Johnson in a 3-1 decision, and in the final bout of the evening, No. 18 Tanner Harms beat Mike Brown, 2-0. The Sooners return to the mat next Friday, Jan. 15 in Lewisburg, Pa., for a matchup against Bucknell before traveling to Morgantown, W.Va., on Jan. 17 for a Big 12 matchup against No. 25 West Virginia. Results: 125 No. 14 Ryan Millhof dec. No. 15 Drew Templeman, 6-3 133 No. 3 Cody Brewer fall P.T. Garcia, 2:29 141 No. 14 Bryce Meredith maj. dec. Trae Blackwell, 10-1 149 Davion Jeffries dec. Cole Mendenhall, 10-3 157 Archie Colgan fall Brock Wingbermuehle, 4:13 165 No. 9 Clark Glass dec. Kyle Pope, 4-1 174 Matt Reed dec. Ben Stroh, 8-6 184 Lance Dixon dec. Luke Paine, 10-8 197 Brandon Tribble dec. Brad Johnson, 3-1 HWT No. 18 Tanner Harms dec. Mike Brown, 2-0

HAMPTON, Va. -- The 2016 Virginia Duals title his heading to Ames, Iowa. The No. 18 Iowa State wrestling team (8-2, 1-0 Big 12) knocked off No. 5 Virginia Tech (7-2, 0-0 ACC) by a score of 16-14. En route to the finals, Iowa State defeated George Mason by a score of 39-2, Kent State, 25-9 and Chattanooga, 22-13. With his win at 165-pounds over David McFadden, Tanner Weatherman was named the tournament's Outstanding Wrestler. The Huxley, Iowa native posted a 4-0 record for the tournament, with three bonus-point victories. Iowa State vs. Virginia Tech The finals matchup between the Cyclones and the Hokies got off to a slow start for Iowa State. The Cardinal and Gold dropped three of the first four matches. It was Earl Hall's match that provided fireworks early. With seven seconds left in the third period, Hall trailed Dennis Gustafson, 5-4. On a restart, Hall reached around and came up with a reversal with just one second remaining on the clock. This was enough to put the Cyclones on the board with a 6-5 victory. Heading to the 157-pound bout featuring Logan Breitenbach and Jake Spengler, ISU trailed 8-3. Breitenbach's 12-7 decision over Spengler sparked a three-match winning streak for the Cyclones. Tanner Weatherman and Lelund Weatherspoon each followed suit with wins of their own. At 165-pounds, Weatherman was pitted against David McFadden. For the second time in as many meetings with the Hokie, Weatherman got the better of McFadden. With 1:24 of riding-time, Weatherman secured a 4-1 victory. Weatherspoon scored the lone bonus-points of the Virginia Duals finals. He defeated Cody Hughes by 12-4 major-decision behind 1:58 of riding-time. At 197-pounds, Marcus Harrington put Iowa State up 16-11 heading into final matchup of the night. He wrestled hard and beat Virginia Tech's Austin Gabel by 8-6 decision. The heavyweight match featured Joe Scanlan and VT's Ty Walz. In order to win the dual, the Hokies needed a pin out of Walz. They wouldn't get it. In the end, it was Walz beating Scanlan by 10-3 decision. Next Up: The Cyclones will remain on the road as they head to Tempe, Ariz. to take on Arizona State. Iowa State and the Sun Devils will wrestle Jan. 15 at 8 p.m. CT. Results: 125: Joey Dance dec. Kyle Larson, 6-1. 133: Earl Hall dec. Dennis Gustafson, 6-5. 141: Soloman Chisko dec. John Meeks, 6-2. 149: Sal Mastriani dec. Gabe Moreno, 6-3. 157: Logan Breitenbach dec. Jake Spengler, 12-7. (1:32 RT) 165: Tanner Weatherman dec. David McFadden, 4-1. (1:24 RT) 174: Lelund Weatherspoon maj. dec. Cody Hughes, 12-4. (1:58 RT) 184: Zack Zavatsky dec. Dane Pestano , 3-0. 197: Marcus Harrington dec. Austin Gabel, 8-6. 285: Ty Walz dec. Joe Scanlan, 10-3.

FORT WAYNE, Ind. -- It was a familiar scenario for all five teams that claimed championships at the United Wrestling Group NWCA Multi-Divisional National Duals presented by the Marine Corps in honor of Cliff Keen. Notre Dame College, Wartburg, Grand View, Clackamas and King each returned to the top spot in their respective divisions as competition concluded on Saturday night at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Wartburg ran the table for the sixth straight year as the Knights topped Wabash 28-12 for the Division III National Duals title. Wartburg lost four bouts the entire weekend. While Wabash only won three bouts in the final, one of them was significant as Devin Broukal defeated returning Division III champion Kenny Martin at 149 pounds. Grand View collected its fifth straight title in the NAIA division, topping Indiana Tech 33-15 in the finals. Like Wartburg, the Vikings performed exceptionally, dropping just five individual bouts on the weekend. Grand View 184-pounder Michael Pixley earned three falls in his four bouts. He defeated Indiana Tech All-American L.J. Grayson 7-1 in the championship final. On the women's side, King University claimed its third straight championship in the Women's Collegiate Wrestling Association portion of the event. The Tornado defeated rival Oklahoma City 27-19 in the final. With Oklahoma City leading 14-13 with four bouts to go, King picked up a pair of tech falls and a pin from Hanna Jewell at 143, Jessi Kee at 155 and Forrest Molinari at 170 to clinch the championship. The biggest nail-biter came in the NJCAA Division as Clackamas won its fourth title in the past five years and third in a row with a 19-18 criteria victory over upstart Ellsworth. As the dual finished tied with each team winning five individual bouts, the second criteria was also tied, with both teams scoring one six-point victory. The third criteria, most individual match points was also tied, leaving the fourth criteria -- total near fall points scored only from decisions, major decisions and technical falls - as the deciding factor. In Division II, Notre Dame College won its second championship with a 21-15 win over St. Cloud State. Notre Dame won six of the 10 bouts, but upended a pair of top-ranked wrestlers in the process. At 125 pounds, Jacob Goodwin beat defending Division II champion Tim Prescott 6-5 and at 165 pounds, Juwon Edmond topped No. 1 Clint Poster 6-4 in sudden victory. Three-time Division II champion Joey Davis remained unbeaten in his college career, collecting an 8-3 win at 184 pounds for Notre Dame. CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS DIVISION II NOTRE DAME COLLEGE 21, ST. CLOUD STATE 15 125 - Jacob Goodwin (Notre Dame) over Tim Prescott (St. Cloud State) Dec 6-5 133 - Jarred Oftedahl (St. Cloud State) over David Bavery (Notre Dame) Dec 5-1 141 - Cobey Fehr (Notre Dame) over Matt Nelson (St. Cloud State) Fall 3:57 149 - Jay Hildreth (St. Cloud State) over Isaac Dulgarian (Notre Dame) Dec 12-8 157 - Jonatan Rivera (Notre Dame) over Larry Bomstad (St. Cloud State) Dec 11-5 165 - Juwan Edmond (Notre Dame) over Clint Poster (St. Cloud State) SV-1 6-4 174 - Clayton Jennissen (St. Cloud State) over Roberto Rivera (Notre Dame) Dec 4-3 184 - Joey Davis (Notre Dame) over Uthman Rabiu (St. Cloud State) Dec 8-3 197 - Garrett Lineberger (Notre Dame) over VJ Giulio (St. Cloud State) Dec 8-2 285 - Austin Goergen (St. Cloud State) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf DIVISION III WARTBURG 28, WABASH 12 125 - Arnulfo Olea (Wartburg) over Chris Diaz (Wabash) TF 21-5 133 - Connor Campo (Wartburg) over AJ Belden (Wabash) Maj 11-1 141 - Cross Cannone (Wartburg) over Michael Venezia (Wabash) Dec 2-0 149 - Devin Broukal (Wabash) over Kenneth Martin (Wartburg) Dec 5-4 157 - Drew Wagenhoffer (Wartburg) over Nick Bova (Wabash) Dec 9-8 165 - Andrew Steiert (Wartburg) over Connor Brummett (Wabash) Dec 11-4 174 - Eric Devos (Wartburg) over Grant Gough (Wabash) TF 16-0 184 - Riley Lefever (Wabash) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf 197 - Brett Thumm (Wabash) over Bryan Levsen (Wartburg) Dec 6-3 285 - Benjamin Nagle (Wartburg) over Jake Barclay (Wabash) TF 17-0 NAIA GRAND VIEW 33, INDIANA TECH 15 125 - Mitch Pawlak (Indiana Tech) over Tristan Bundy (Grand View Dec 9-4 133 - Jacob Colon (Grand View over Travis Barroquillo (Indiana Tech) Fall 5:37 141 - Matthew Miller (Indiana Tech) over Walker Marshall (Grand View Fall 1:28 149 - Andrew Long (Grand View over Justin Atkinson (Indiana Tech) Fall 1:39 157 - Grant Henderson (Grand View over Chase Hack (Indiana Tech) Maj 12-4 165 - Dallas Houchins (Grand View over John Weldon (Indiana Tech) Dec 6-3 174 - Tyler Goldman (Indiana Tech) over Dylan Blackford (Grand View Fall 2:45 184 - Michael Pixley (Grand View over LJ Grayson (Indiana Tech) Dec 7-1 197 - Grant Harrill (Grand View over Bo Davis (Indiana Tech) TF 20-5 285 - Dean Broghammer (Grand View over Kegan Clark-Sanchez (Indiana Tech) Fall 0:39 NJCAA CLACKAMAS 19, ELLSWORTH 18* 125 - DeVaughn Sapien (Clackamas) over Tepra Wright (Ellsworth CC) Dec 8-3 133 - Michael Knoblauch (Clackamas) over Blake Walker (Ellsworth CC) Dec 6-1 141 - Bobby Alexander (Ellsworth CC) over Zechariah Bresser (Clackamas) Dec 6-3 149 - Christopher Garcia (Clackamas) over Marcus Thompson (Ellsworth CC) Fall 5:50 157 - Matthew Rodriguez-Kirkland (Ellsworth CC) over John Leal (Clackamas) Dec 7-2 165 - Sadarriss Patterson (Ellsworth CC) over Brendan Harkey (Clackamas) Dec 10-5 174 - Jordan Gundrum (Ellsworth CC) over Tommy Brewster (Clackamas) Fall 5:33 184 - Haszell West (Clackamas) over De`Andre Jones (Ellsworth CC) Dec 7-2 197 - John Morin (Clackamas) over Terry Martin (Ellsworth CC) Dec 6-0 285 - Dalonte Holland (Ellsworth CC) over Brandon Johnson (Clackamas) Dec 5-2 *- tie broken by criteria 3.15.4. WCWA KING 27, OKLAHOMA CITY 19 101 - Marina Doi (King) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf 109 - Breeonah Neal (King) over Cody Pfau (Oklahoma City) Dec 12-10 116 - Samantha Klingel (King) over Rachel Archer (Oklahoma City) TF 12-2 123 - Becka Leathers (Oklahoma City) over Ricki Liang (King) Fall 1:37 130 - Rachel Young (Oklahoma City) over Hanna Grisewood (King) Dec 5-4 136 - Natalia Hinajo (Oklahoma City) over Rachel Hale (King) TF 10-0 143 - Hannah Jewell (King) over Carla Ponce (Oklahoma City) TF 11-1 155 - Jessi Kee (King) over Yvonne Galindo (Oklahoma City) Fall 0:53 170 - Forrest Molinari (King) over Rachale Butler (Oklahoma City) TF 12-2 191 - Monica Mason (Oklahoma City) over Jackie Williams (King) Dec 8-5 RESULTS & BRACKETS Results from the four men's divisions: http://bit.ly/Mayhem16 Results from the WCWA division: http://bit.ly/MayhemWCWA16 About the National Wrestling Coaches Association The NWCA brings the wrestling coaching community together to advance the sport and ensure that current and future generations have the opportunity to engage in a safe and educationally based wrestling experience. This is primarily done by strengthening existing programs, creating new programs, and providing coaches with progressive educational opportunities. About the United States Marine Corps On November 10, 1775, the Marine Corps was established by the Second Continental Congress meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Since then, the Marine Corps, through service on land, in air, and at sea, have acquitted themselves with the greatest distinction, winning new honors on each occasion until the term "Marine" has come to signify all that is highest in military efficiency and soldierly virtue. Whether facing our nation's foes or conducting humanitarian relief and disaster recovery operations at home or abroad, today's Marine Corps stands ready to continue in the same proud tradition of faithful service to the United States. For more information, visit www.Marines.com.

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The No. 13-ranked University of Michigan team claimed seven individual matches, including each of the last four, to surge past No. 6 Ohio State, 21-11, on Saturday evening (Jan. 9) in front of 4,307 fans at St. John Arena. With the win, the Wolverines improved to 2-0 in Big Ten dual competition. Sophomore/freshman Davonte Mahomes, ranked 19th in the latest InterMat poll, kicked off the late Wolverine surge with a 3-1 overtime win against No. 15-ranked Myles Martin at 174 pounds. After stalemating several deep Martin shots before picking up his own offense late in regulation and carrying the momentum into the sudden-victory period. He finished on a single-leg shot just 13 seconds into the extra frame for the winning score. Junior Domenic Abounader, ranked 10th nationally, shut out 12th-ranked Kenny Courts, 5-0, at 184 pounds, striking first on a second-period counter attack and riding out the third period to accumulate 3:16 in time advantage. He came close to adding near-fall points but only earned a pair of one counts. He improved to 6-0 in dual competition. Graduate student Max Huntley, ranked sixth, clinched the dual win with an 8-3 decision against Mark Martin at 197 pounds to also stay unbeaten in dual action. He scored on three takedowns -- one in each period -- and earned 3:39 in riding-time advantage, staying on top for large parts of the first and third periods. Junior heavyweight Adam Coon, ranked fourth nationally, capped the dual with a 4-1 decision against Nick Tavanello in the final bout, pulling away with a late takedown and rideout after clinging to a narrow one-point advantage for the bulk of the match. He remains perfect on the season with a 7-0 record. The Wolverines' strong finish mirrored a similarly strong start at the lowerweights -- despite a pair of early losses. Senior/junior Conor Youtsey set an early tone with a close 4-2 defeat against top-ranked, defending NCAA champion Nathan Tomasello at 125 pounds and senior Rossi Bruno followed with a 4-1 win over eighth-ranked Johnni DiJulius at 133. Bruno struck immediately, finishing on a single-leg takedown just seconds into the bout and riding out the period to earn nearly three minutes of time advantage. He added an escape in the third and finished the match in deep on another single-leg scoring opportunity. After another Buckeye decision at 141 pounds, Michigan earned back-to-back wins at 149 and 157 to carry a team advantage into the intermission break. Sophomore Alec Pantaleo, ranked eighth nationally, spoiled two-time All-American Hunter Stieber's return to the lineup at the former weight, earning a 5-3 decision with takedowns in the first and second periods. Junior Brian Murphy, ranked fifth, defeated Justin Kresevic, 5-2, at 157 pounds, scoring on an early single leg and adding another late in the third. It was Michigan's second win over the Buckeyes in three seasons -- and second in as many trips to Columbus over the stretch. The Wolverines will return home next Friday (Jan. 15), hosting Illinois at 7 p.m. at Cliff Keen Arena. The dual is U-M's designated 150th celebration and alumni night, and the Wolverines will hand out a select number of 150th cups and LED glow sticks. Tickets are still available through the U-M Ticket Office. Results: 125 -- #1 Nathan Tomasello (OSU) dec. #19 Conor Youtsey, 4-2 OSU, 3-0 133 -- #16 Rossi Bruno (U-M) dec. #8 Johnni DiJulius, 4-1 Tied, 3-3 141 -- #8 Micah Jordan (OSU) dec. George Fisher, 7-3 OSU, 6-3 149 -- #8 Alec Pantaleo (U-M) dec. Hunter Stieber, 5-3 Tied, 6-6 157 -- #5 Brian Murphy (U-M) dec. Justin Kresevic, 5-2 U-M, 9-6 165 -- #2 Bo Jordan (OSU) tech. fall Garrett Sutton, 19-4 (7:00) OSU, 11-9 174 -- #19 Davonte Mahomes (U-M) dec. #15 Myles Martin, 3-1 SV U-M, 12-11 184 -- #10 Domenic Abounader (U-M) dec. #12 Kenny Courts, 5-0 U-M, 15-11 197 -- #6 Max Huntley(U-M) dec. Mark Martin, 8-3 U-M, 18-11 Hwt -- #4 Adam Coon (U-M) dec. Nick Tavanello,45-1 U-M, 21-11

PITTSBURGH -- The third-ranked NC State wrestling team picked up four more dual wins on Saturday, improving to 16-0 on the 2015-16 season. At Saturday's Pitt Duals, the Wolfpack eased to wins over Hofstra (35-9), Harvard (37-6), Edinboro (31-6), and American (28-6). The Pack won 30 of its 40 matches on the day, with 20 of those wins being bonus point victories. The Wolfpack continues its hot start to the 2015-16 season, now sporting a perfect 16-0 mark. The 16 wins tie the total from all of last season, and currently sit as the third-best mark in school history for single season victories. With the four wins day, NC State head coach Pat Popolizio also goes over 50 for his four-year NC State career. Wolfpack Highlights: • No. 8 Jr. Max Rohskopf returned to action for the first time since the Pack's dual win at Oklahoma State on Dec. 6. He went a perfect 4-0, with two pins and a major decision among his wins. • Tommy Gantt only saw action in one dual, and not only did he pick up the win, but he picked up another win over a ranked foe. Gantt defeated No. 14 Boyle of American, 8-4, and in the process ran his season record to a perfect 14-0, and 4-0 vs. ranked foes, with three of those wins coming in his last four matchups. • Jamal Morris was the only Pack wrestler to see action at 133 pounds today, and he ended the day a perfect 4-0. His day started with a technical fall and then scored back-to-back first period pins. • No. 15 Pete Renda wrestled in the last two duals, and both wins came via technical fall - 19-0 and 17-1. • Malik McDonald saw action in two bouts at 197 pounds, he scored a pin against Harvard then pulled off an upset of No. 18 Kasunic of American with a 12-3 major decision. No. 3 NC State 35, Hofstra 9 125: Sean Fausz (NCSU) fall Bryan Damon; 5:56 - 6-0 133: Jamal Morris (NCSU) tech fall Marcus Begay; 18-0 - 11-0 141: Jamel Hudson (Hof) dec. Will Clark; 10-8 - 11-3 149: Beau Donahue (NCSU) dec. Ryan Burkert; 4-2 (SV-1) - 14-3 157: Chad Pyke (NCSU) tech. fall Cory Goshkagarian; 17-2 - 19-3 165: No. 8 Max Rohskopf (NCSU) fall Bobby Fehr; 4:14 - 25-3 174: Frank Affronti (Hof) dec. Lee Davis; 3-0 - 25-6 184: Cory Damiana (Hof) dec. Roderick Davis; 8-3 - 25-9 197: No. 17 Michael Boykin (NCSU) wins by forfeit - 31-9 285: No. 1 Nick Gwiazdowski (NCSU) maj. dec. Michael Hughes: 12-4 - 35-9 Recap: NC State won seven of the 10 bouts, including six bonus point wins. The Pack started with back-to-back bonus point wins and never looked back. Sean Fausz scored a pin at 125, followed by Jamal Morris with a technical fall at 133 for a quick 11-0 lead. Chad Pyke at 157 added another technical fall, and No. 8 Max Rohskopf followed with a pin at 165. The bout closed with a forfeit in favor of NC State at 197, and No. 1 Nick Gwiazdowski finished things with a 12-4 major decision. No. 3 NC State 37, Harvard 6 125: Jamel Morris (NCSU) maj. dec. Nolan Hellickson; 15-4 - 4-0 133: Jamal Morris (NCSU) fall Jeffrey Ott; 0:15 - 10-0 141: No. 10 Todd Preston (Har) dec. Will Clark; 8-7 - 10-3 149: Sam Melikian (NCSU) maj. dec. Patrick Hogan; 17-7 - 14-3 157: Chad Pyke (NCSU) tech. fall Tyler Tarsi; 16-1 - 19-3 165: No. 8 Max Rohskopf (NCSU) fall Rico Stormer; 0:45 - 25-3 174: Nicky Hall (NCSU) dec. Josef Johnson; 6-2 - 28-3 184: Logan Kirby (Har) dec. Roderick Davis; 5-4 - 28-6 197: Malik McDonald (NCSU) fall Josh Popple; 6:32 - 34-6 285: Mike Kosoy (NCSU) dec. Nick Gajdzik; 5-2 - 37-6 Recap: NC State won eight of the 10 bouts, including six bonus point wins. The Pack once again started with a pair of bonus points wins, this time by the Morris twins. Jamel started with a 15-4 major decision at 125, followed by Jamal with a first-period pin just 15 seconds in to jump-start the Pack to a 10-0 lead. Three straight bonus point wins in the middle of the dual - Sam Melikian major decision at 149, Chad Pyke technical fall at 157, and another Rohskopf pin - put the Pack up 25-3. Malik McDonald scored a pin at 197, and Mike Kosoy closed it out with a win at heavyweight. No. 3 NC State 31, Edinboro 10 125: Sean Russell (Edin) dec. Sean Fausz; 11-5 - 0-3 133: Jamal Morris (NCSU) fall Anthony Rivera; 0:47 - 6-3 141: No. 3 Kevin Jack (NCSU) tech. fall Tyler Vath; 16-1 - 11-3 149: No. 18 Patricio Lugo (Edin) maj. dec. Chandler Pyke; 14-4 - 11-7 157: Chad Pyke (NCSU) tech. fall Spencer Nagy; 17-0 - 16-7 165: No. 8 Max Rohskopf (NCSU) maj. dec. Casey Fuller; 17-4 - 20-7 174: Nicky Hall (NCSU) dec. Patrick Jennings; 4-1 - 23-7 184: No. 15 Pete Renda (NCSU) tech. fall Chris Laird; 19-0 - 28-7 197: No. 17 Michael Boykin (NCSU) dec. Vince Pickett; 8-2 - 31-7 285: No. 18 Billy Miller (Edin) dec. Mike Kosoy; 6-4 - 31-10 Recap: NC State won seven of the 10 bouts, including five bonus point wins. NC State faced its first deficit of the dual when Edinboro won at 125, but the Pack seven of the next eight bouts to claim the win. Jamal Morris once again scored a bonus point win, with his second first-period pin at 133 followed by No. 3 Kevin Jack started the with a technical fall win at 141. Pyke had his second straight technical fall win at 157 and Rohskopf had a major decision at 165. No. 15 Pete Renda saw his first action and made quick work with a 19-0 technical fall win at 184. No. 3 NC State 28, American 6 125: No. 10 David Terao (AU) dec. Sean Fausz; 16-9 - 0-3 133: Jamal Morris (NCSU) dec. Esteban Gomez-Rivera; 14-12 - 3-3 141: No. 3 Kevin Jack (NCSU) dec. Tyler Scotton; 5-1 - 6-3 149: Sam Melikian (NCSU) dec. Cole Moseley; 3-1 - 9-3 157: No. 6 Tommy Gantt (NCSU) dec. No. 14 John Boyle; 8-5 - 12-3 165: No. 8 Max Rohskopf (NCSU) dec. Mitchell Wightman; 1-0 - 15-3 174: Jason Grimes (AU) dec. Nicky Hall; 3-2 - 15-6 184: No. 15 Pete Renda (NCSU) tech. fall Joe Salvi; 17-1 - 20-6 197: Malik McDonald (NCSU) maj. dec. No. 18 Jeric Kasunic; 12-3 - 24-6 285: No. 1 Nick Gwiazdowski (NCSU) maj. dec. Jake Scanlan; 13-0 - 28-6 Recap: NC State won eight of the 10 bouts, including three bonus point wins. American scored a decision at 125 to start, the Pack answered with six straight decision. American's other win of the dual was at 174, but NC State closed out with three straight bonus points wins - Renda with a technical fall at 184, and McDonald and Gwiazdowski with major decisions at 197 and then 285. Up Next: The Wolfpack will return to action next weekend, as NC State hosts No. 17 Virginia in an ACC dual next Sunday at 2 p.m. at Dorton Arena. The dual will be the Pack's Alumni Day, and 2009 NCAA Champion Darren Caldwell will be honored at intermission. Admission will be free of charge, and the dual will be streamed on GoPack.com.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- CSU Bakersfield improved to 2-0 in Pac-12 dual action Friday night as the Roadrunners defeated Cal Poly 26-9. The victory marked the first time since the 2008-09 season that CSU Bakersfield (5-2) has started the Pac-12 dual season with a 2-0 record. The dual began at 125 pounds where Cal Poly's David Gonzalez got the first takedown of the match, but CSUB's Sergio Mendez bounced back with an 11-3 major decision. Carlos Herrera avenged an earlier season loss in the 133-pound bout when he earned a 9-5 decision over Jason DelaCruz to make it 7-0 in favor of the ‘Runners. Ian Nickell posted CSUB's third consecutive victory at 141 pounds when he defeated Connor Pollock 10-5. At 149, Coleman Hammond posted an escape with 1:40 to go in the third period to edge Jacob Leon 5-4. Colt Shorts got the Mustangs (1-4, 0-2 Pac-12) on the board with a 6-1 victory over AJ Fierro before intermission at 157 pounds. Adam Fierro defeated Blake Kastl 10-3 at 165 to put the Roadrunners back on the winning track. At 174, No.7 Bryce Hammond wrestled for the first time since the Dec. 17 Stanford dual and recorded a technical fall in just 1:35 against Cal Poly's Sohrab Movahedi. Mitch Woods earned a shutout victory for Cal Poly (4-0) at 184 when he defeated Jesus Ambriz. For the third time this season Reuben Franklin and JT Goodwin met at 197 pounds. Franklin made it 2-for-3 on the year when he posted a technical fall (20-3) over Goodwin. The Mustangs' Spencer Empey closed out the dual with 8-4 heavyweight victory against Matt Williams. “The score looks good,” said CSUB head coach Mike Mendoza. “I thought we came out better in the last five matches than we did in the first five. Herrera at 133 was able to get a victory over a guy who defeated him earlier this year. How we wrestled wasn't as sharp as I hoped.” CSUB travels to San Francisco State on Sunday for a 1 p.m. dual. The Roadrunners return to the Icardo Center next Saturday when CSUB hosts Utah Valley at 6 p.m. Tickets are available at Vallitix.com Results: 125 Sergio Mendez (CSUB) def. David Gonzalez, 11-3 133 Carlos Herrera (CSUB) def. Jason DelaCruz, 9-5 141 Ian Nickell (CSUB) def. Connor Pollock, 10-5 149 Coleman Hammond (CSUB) def. Jacob Leon, 5-4 157 Colt Shorts (CP) def. AJ Fierro (CSUB), 6-1 165 Adam Fierro (CSUB) def. Blake Kastl, 10-3 174 Bryce Hammond (CSUB) def. Sohrab Movahedi by tech fall at 1:35 (16-0). 184 Mitch Woods (CP) def. Jesus Ambriz (CSUB), 4-0 197 Reuben Franklin (CSUB) def. JT Goodwin (CP) by tech fall at 7:00 (20-3). 285 Spencer Empey (CP) def. Matt Williams (CSUB), 8-4

Nick Wanzek's first career dual match pin blew open a tight contest between No. 21 Minnesota (5-5, 1-1) and Maryland (3-6, 0-3) on Friday night, positioning the Gophers to pull away from the Terrapins for a 26-12 victory. The win levels the Gophers record for the season, both overall and in the Big Ten, and builds momentum for the team's trip to Nebraska this Sunday. “I think we made some progress from last time. That's the thing we're looking for,” said Head Coach J Robinson. “Our guys wrestled harder. They're learning how to focus and push through some adversity. This is good. It'll be really good to see how we perform Sunday against Nebraska.” Wanzek's pin was one of four wins for the Gophers following the halftime intermission, and the first of three bonus point victories during that stretch. Those bonus points transformed a nail-biter, one in which the score was knotted at nine at halftime, into a blowout. Wanzek's pin came in the second period of his 174-pound match against Josh Snook. Leading 2-0 early in the second period, Wanzek scored a reversal on Snook, coming out on top with Snook's back exposed to the mat. Waznek got his weight over Snook's shoulder and chest and, within 10 seconds of the reversal, earned the pin and six team points for the Gophers, which tripled Minnesota's lead from three to nine. Brandon Krone staked the Gophers to that three point lead by breaking the deadlock coming out of the intermission with an 8-3 decision over Brendan Burnham. Krone's victory improved his career Big Ten record to 2-0 after winning his conference debut four weeks ago. Following Chris Pfarr's 6-2 loss at 184 pounds, the Gophers two highest-ranked wrestlers each earned major decision to finish the dual with a flourish. First, at 197 pounds, No. 4 Brett Pfarr built an 11-4 lead through two periods before riding out Garrett Wesneski in the third period, notching the riding time point and sealing a 12-4 victory. The win is Pfarr's fourth consecutive bonus point win in dual matches, a streak that includes three major decisions and a pin. In the night's final match, No. 7 Michael Kroells also used a late ride out to secure the riding time point in his match against Youssif Hemida, giving him a 10-2 win. The evening began with the career dual debut of redshirt freshman Steve Polakowski at 125 pounds. Polakowski made the most of the opportunity to join the starting lineup, winning a convincing 7-1 decision over Michael Beck to get the Gophers on the board first. Maryland took its only lead of the dual after the next match. Tyler Goodwin, wrestling in place of ranked 133-pounder Geoffrey Alexander, pinned Sam Brancale in the second period of their match, swinging the scoreboard into Maryland's favor, 6-3. Minnesota evened the match and jumped back in front of the Terps with a pair of decisions at 141 and 149 pounds. First, No. 10 Tommy Thorn picked up a 9-2 decision, followed by No. 9 Jake Short's five-point third period to knock off Wade Hodges, 6-2. The lone ranked wrestler in Maryland's lineup on Friday night, No. 18 Lou Mascola, eeked past Brandon Kinglsey, 3-2, in their 157-pound match. That result tied the dual at nine heading into halftime. Full match-by-match results are listed below. The win on Friday improved Minnesota's all-time record against Maryland to 3-1, including a 2-0 record as Big Ten opponents. The win also kept Minnesota from starting the conference season 0-2, something that has not happened in more than a decade. The Gophers will look to build on Friday's victory with a second conference win this weekend as the team travels to Lincoln for a Sunday matinee against No. 9 Nebraska. That dual is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. and will be streamed live on BTN Plus. GopherSports.com is your home for Gopher Wrestling news. In addition to catching up with the program on the website, be sure follow Gopher Wrestling on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Results: 125: Steve Polakowski (Minn) dec. Michael Beck (MD), 7-1 / Minnesota 3 - Maryland 0 133: Tyler Goodwin (MD) fall (4:27) Sam Brancale (Minn) / Minnesota 3 - Maryland 6 141: No. 10 Tommy Thorn (Minn) dec. Alfred Bannister (MD), 9-2 / Minnesota 6 - Maryland 6 149: No. 9 Jake Short (Minn) dec. Wade Hodges (MD), 6-2 / Minnesota 9 - Maryland 6 157: No. 18 Lou Mascola (MD) dec. Brandon Kingsley (Minn), 3-2 / Minnesota 9 - Maryland 9 165: Brandon Krone (Minn) dec. Brendan Brunham (MD), 8-3 / Minnesota 12 - Maryland 9 174: Nick Wanzek (Minn) fall (3:33) Josh Snook (MD) / Minnesota 18 - Maryland 9 184: Jaron Smith (MD) dec. Chris Pfarr (Minn), 6-2 / Minnesota 18 - Maryland 12 197: No. 4 Brett Pfarr (Minn) maj dec. Garrett Wesneski (MD), 12-4 / Minnesota 22 - Maryland 12 HWT: No. 7 Michael Kroells (Minn) maj dec. Youssif Hemida (MD), 10-2 / Minnesota 26 - Maryland 12

COLUMBIA, Mo. - Pure domination was on display from Mizzou Wrestling at the Hearnes Center on Friday as No. 4 Missouri [6-0] defeated Buffalo [6-5] by a final score of, 32-6. Mizzou competed alongside with Mizzou Gymnastics, a part of the Beauty and the Beast event. The victory improved #TigerStyle's dual win streak to 34. The Tigers set the tone early, winning the first five matches by decision. Redshirt sophomore 125-pounder Barlow McGhee (Rock Island, Ill.) started the night off for Mizzou, improving his record to 12-6 with a 7-3 decision over Kyle Akins. Next, redshirt junior 133-pounder Zach Synon (Cary, Ill.) defeated Bryan Lantry, 5-0. Redshirt junior 149-pounder Lavion Mayes (Mascoutah, Ill.) found himself in a close-fought bout with Colten Cotton. Mayes trailed 6-2 in the first period and 7-4 after two periods, but the undefeated Mayes used three takedowns to grab the lead late and sneak out a 13-10 win. With the win, Mayes improves to 15-0 on the season and 6-0 in duals. Making their first dual starts of the season, redshirt junior 141-pounder Cole Baumgartner (Jefferson City, Mo.) and redshirt senior 157-pounder Le'Roy Barnes (Belton, Mo.) each earned decision victories. Baumgartner earned his victory by a score of, 3-0, over Brandon Lapi, and Barnes beat Tim Schaefer with a 6-1 win. Barnes' win gave Mizzou a 15-0 lead heading into the intermission. Following the break, Mizzou picked up the momentum, rattling off three bouts decided by bonus points in the last five matches. Beginning with redshirt freshman 165-pounder Daniel Lewis (Blue Springs, Mo.), who picked up a major decision, winning, 10-2, over Rrok Ndokaj. Next, redshirt senior 174-pounder Blaise Butler (Belvidere, Ill.) defeated Muhamed McBryde, 8-2. Riding a 22-0 lead, redshirt sophomore 184-pounder Willie Miklus (Altoona, Iowa) earned a win by technical fall, 19-4, over Joe Ariola. Miklus picked up a near-fall near the end of the third period and riding time gave him the technical fall. Junior 197-pounder J'den Cox (Columbia, Mo.) picked up a takedown 20 seconds into his match with James Benjamin, earned three more takedowns in the second period, and grabbed a near-fall in the third period to earn a technical fall, 19-4, at 5:37. The win was Cox's 90th career win The Tigers will wrestle again on Sunday, Jan. 10 when they take on No. 14 Cornell in Jesse Auditorium. The dual will begin at 1 PM CT and will be streamed on the Mizzou Network. 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. Kyle Akins (Buffalo) by 7-3 decision 133: Zach Synon (Mizzou) def. Bryan Lantry (Buffalo) by 5-0 decision 141: Cole Baumgartner (Mizzou) def. Brandon Lapi (Buffalo) by 3-0 decision 149: Lavion Mayes (Mizzou) def. Colt Cotten (Buffalo) by 13-10 decision 157: LeRoy Barnes (Mizzou) def. Timothy Schaefer (Buffalo) by 6-1 decision 165: Daniel Lewis (Mizzou) def. Rrok Ndokaj (Buffalo) by 10-2 major decision 174: Blaise Butler (Mizzou) def. Muhamed McBryde (Buffalo) by 8-2 decision 184: Willie Miklus (Mizzou) def. Joe Ariola (Buffalo) by 19-4 technical fall (7:00) 197: J`Den Cox (Mizzou) def. James Benjamin (Buffalo) by 19-4 technical fall (5:37) HWT: Jake Gunning (Bufalo) def. James Romero (Mizzou) by fall (2:29)

MADISON, Wis. -- Five bonus-point wins helped No. 9 Nebraska (8-1, 2-1 Big Ten) to a 29-11 triumph over Wisconsin at UW Field House on Friday night. NU won the first three matches to build a 12-0 lead over the Badgers and never looked back. Anthony Abidin (141) won by technical fall, while No. 17 Tyler Berger (157) posted a major decision. At 149 pounds, fifth-ranked Jake Sueflohn, a Watertown, Wis., native, picked up his 99th career win with a 9-3 decision over Andrew Crone. Wisconsin closed the gap to 12-7 at the halfway point with wins at 165 and 174 pounds. No. 15 Austin Wilson (165) fell by major decision to No. 3 Isaac Jordan, while redshirt freshman Dustin Williams (174), making his first career dual start, lost to Ricky Robertson in sudden victory-1, 3-1. The Huskers answered by winning the next four bouts, adding bonus points in three of them. All-American TJ Dudley, the No. 5 wrestler at 184 pounds, won by major decision before 16th-ranked Aaron Studebaker (197) earned a technical fall over Eric Peissig. At heavyweight, No. 17 Collin Jensen won 3-2 over Brock Horwath. No. 10 Tim Lambert (125) picked up his 12th win in his last 13 matches by pinning Johnny Jimenez in 3:27. In the final match of the night, Eric Coufal (133) fell to No. 6 Ryan Taylor, 15-6. The Huskers return home to host No. 23 Minnesota for Pepsi Pack the House at the Devaney Center on Sunday at 2 p.m. (CT). The dual will be streamed on BTN Plus (subscription required). Results: 141: Anthony Abidin (NEB) tech. fall Gabe Grahek (WIS), 15-0 (NEB 5, WIS 0) 149: #5 Jake Sueflohn (NEB) dec. Andrew Crone (WIS), 9-3 (NEB 8, WIS 0) 157: #17 Tyler Berger (NEB) major dec. TJ Ruschell (WIS), 11-2 (NEB 12, WIS 0) 165: #3 Isaac Jordan (WIS) major dec. #15 Austin Wilson (NEB), 8-0 (NEB 12, WIS 4) 174: Ricky Robertson (WIS) sudden victory-1 Dustin Williams (NEB), 3-1 (NEB 12, WIS 7) 184: #5 TJ Dudley (NEB) major dec. Ryan Christensen (WIS), 11-2 (NEB 16, WIS 7) 197: #16 Aaron Studebaker (NEB) tech. fall Eric Peissig (WIS), 17-1 (NEB 21, WIS 7) HWT: #17 Collin Jensen (NEB) dec. Brock Horwath (WIS), 3-2 (NEB 24, WIS 7) 125: #10 Tim Lambert (NEB) pin Johnny Jimenez (WIS), 3:27 (NEB 30, WIS 7) 133: #6 Ryan Taylor (WIS) major dec. Eric Coufal (NEB), 15-6 (NEB 30, WIS 11) *Nebraska penalized one point for unsportsmanlike conduct (NEB 29, WIS 11)

DEKALB, Illinois -- The UNI wrestling team snagged its first MAC win beating Northern Illinois, 24-12 Friday night. The Panthers gave up only four weight classes to improve to 2-4 overall, 1-2 in the MAC. Jake Koethe knocked off his second top-20 opponent of the year to spark UNI. As the lead-off wrestler of the dual, his decision over No. 15 Steve Bleise put the Panthers up 3-0 over the Huskies. Koethe led the entire match and put Bleise on his back just as the whistle blew, but he had to settle for the 8-4 decision. Koethe beat No. 17 Anthony Abidin of Nebraska at the Midlands Championships last week. After a loss at 149 pounds, UNI went on to take the next two matches. True freshman No. 20 Bryce Steiert picked up a first-period fall against Austin Culton in 2 minutes, 12 seconds. It was Steiert's second pin of the year, and he stays perfect in the MAC (3-0). Taylor Berger got his first MAC dual win of the year over Shaun'Qae McMurty, who is ranked third in the MAC at 165 pounds. His decision put the Panthers up 12-3. Kyle Lux built up a 6-3 lead and nearly two minutes of riding time heading into the third period. Just as he locked up riding time with a minute left in the match, Trace Engelkes got a quick reversal and earned back points to take the match, 10-9. Cody Caldwell had a flurry of points in the first period with a quick takedown and four near fall points, but Caldwell wasn't able to secure the fall. An escape in the second period and a final takedown in the third gave him the 9-5 decision over Quinton Rosser. The 197-pound match went into sudden victory, but Jared Bartel eventually fell to returning NCAA qualifier Shawn Scott, 3-1. Heavyweight No. 15 Blaize Cabell gave the Panthers a big boost by pinning Arthur Bunce in 2:27. It was Cabell's first fall of the season, and it kept him perfect in the MAC (3-0). Despite a loss at 125 pounds, the dual was locked up for UNI heading into the final match of the night. Alber went on the offensive and led 6-1 after the first. He would go on to win 9-3. NEXT UP: Several Panthers will head to Dubuque Saturday to compete unattached in the Flash Flanagan Open hosted by Loras College. The next dual for UNI is on the road against No. 5 Virginia Tech. The Panthers will be at home 7 p.m. Jan. 29 when they host Central Michigan in the West Gym. Results: 141 - Jake Koethe (UNI) dec. #12 Steve Bleise (NIU), 8-4 149 - Gabe Morse (NIU) dec. Jake Hodges (UNI), 5-3 157 - #20 Bryce Steiert (UNI) pinned Austin Culton (NIU), 2:12 165 - Taylor Berger (UNI) dec. Shaun'Qae McMurty (NIU), 6-5 174 - Trace Engelkes (NIU) dec. Kyle Lux (UNI), 10-9 184 - Cody Caldwell (UNI) dec. Quinton Rosser (NIU), 9-5 197 - Shawn Scott (NIU) dec. Jared Bartel (UNI), 3-1 SV1 285 - #15 Blaize Cabell (UNI) pinned Arthur Bunce (NIU), 2:27 125 - Alijah Jeffery (NIU) dec. Leighton Gaul (UNI), 10-3 133 - #18 Josh Alber (UNI) dec. Austin Eicher (NIU), 9-3.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- George DiCamillo (Highland Heights, Ohio) and Fox Baldwin (Kissimmee, Fla.) both recorded falls to help power the No. 16 Virginia wrestling team to a 35-7 win over VMI on Friday night at St. Christopher's School in Richmond. After the Cavaliers fell behind with a loss by major decision in the first bout of the night, DiCamillo pushed the Cavaliers back in front. The redshirt junior, who is ranked fifth nationally, recorded the first fall of the night to put momentum squarely in Virginia's corner. “I'm really thankful to St. Christopher's for allowing us to be a part of this event here,” said Virginia head coach Steve Garland. “It was loud and packed; it was an experience and I hope Richmond was able to see some good wrestling tonight. “We needed some momentum after the first match and George (DiCamillo) really gave that to us. I thought Andrew (Atkinson) was really the match of the night wrestling a really good wrestler in front of his hometown crowd. Fox (Baldwin) was just awesome.” Virginia rattled off three straight wins following the DiCamillo fall to grab complete control of the meet. Emilio Martinez (Platteville, Colo.) picked up a major decision at 141 pounds, while TJ Miller (Medford, N.J.) recorded a decision to give the Cavaliers a 13-4 lead on VMI. Andrew Atkinson (Lynchburg, Va.) then picked up a 16-2 major decision at 157 pounds over VMI's Neal Richards, who was wrestling in front of his hometown crowd and the Cavaliers jumped out to the 17-4 lead. VMI picked up a decision at 165 pounds, but Baldwin grabbed the momentum back in the 174-pound bout when he pinned his opponent in 1:21. Virginia continued to build on its lead as Will Schany (Blair, Neb.) posted a 16-7 major decision at 184 pounds. Tenth ranked Zach Nye (Enola, Pa.) then turned in a dominating performance at 197 pounds, posting a 19-3 tech fall before Ethan Hayes (New Lebanon, Ohio) would close things out with a 10-4 decision at heavyweight. The Cavaliers will return to action next Sunday (Jan. 17) with the beginning of Atlantic Coast Conference action. Virginia will hit the road for a showdown with No. 3 NC State at 1 p.m. Results: 125: D. Henderson (VMI) major dec. Joe Martinez (UVA), 13-2 – VMI 4-0 133: No. 5 George DiCamillo (UVA) fall B. Pachello (VMI), 5:54 – UVA 6-4 141: Emilio Martinez (UVA) major dec. H. Sterner (VMI), 11-2 – UVA 10-4 149: TJ Miller (UVA) dec. D. Ostrander (VMI), 6-1 – UVA 13-4 157: Andrew Atkinson (UVA) major dec. N. Richards (VMI), 16-2 – UVA 17-4 165: S. Johns (VMI) dec. Dustin Roemer (VMI), 11-8 – UVA 17-7 174: F. Baldwin (UVA) fall C. Lawson (VMI), 1:21 – UVA 23-7 184: W. Schany (UVA) major dec. D. Thurman (VMI), 16-7 – UVA 27-7 197: No. 10 Zach Nye (UVA) tech fall T. Thomas (VMI), 19-3 (6:21) - UVA 32-7 285: Ethan Hayes (UVA) dec. T. Mathias (VMI), 10-4 – UVA 35-7

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The University of Iowa wrestling team strung together four straight wins to close out No. 11 Illinois, 26-12, Friday night at Huff Hall. The second-ranked Hawkeyes (9-0, 3-0) and Illini (8-2, 1-2) split the first six matches and were tied 12-12 before 10th-ranked Alex Meyer put Iowa ahead for good with a 24-9 technical fall at 174. Meyer, who had scored 20 combined points over his last five matches, put together an offensive barrage of 11 takedowns to complement 3:20 of riding time. “I was focused and concentrated through the whole match,” said Meyer. “I had my hands where I needed to be, but it can still be better and it will be better. It needs to be better.” Meyer's match was one of three that ended in bonus points for the Hawkeyes. Second-ranked Thomas Gilman opened the dual with a 22-5 technical fall at 125, and second-ranked Brandon Sorensen recorded his team-best fifth major decision in a 16-4 win at 149. Gilman turned a headlock into back points three seconds into the dual at 125, and he terminated the match by landing a cow-catcher at the end of the period leading 22-5. “Once I hit the headlock I thought I had him stuck, but he was long and Gumby and I haven't felt a bridge like that since middle school,” Gilman said. “I thought I'd have time to work on a fall in the second period, but I hit the cow-catcher at the end of the first and knew I had the tech.” Sorensen scored his first takedown 1:11 into the match, and his sixth and final takedown with five seconds left in the match. He added 3:42 of riding time to improve to 15-0. Iowa won seven matches total, getting decisions at 141, 184, 197, and 285. Topher Carton earned his first career Big Ten road win with a 5-4 decision at 141. The wrestlers traded takedowns in the first two periods before Carton earned the decisive point when Brock Ervin was called for stalling in the final minute. Eight-ranked Sammy Brooks fought off a late shot and countered with two of his own to finish a 6-1 win against 16th-ranked Jeff Koepke at 184. Brooks is now 4-1 against ranked opponents. Third-ranked Nathan Burak used five takedowns to remain undefeated with a 13-6 decision at 197, and eighth-ranked Sam Stoll escaped in the second period and rode 19th-ranked Brooks Black in the third to earn a 2-0 win at 285. Illinois record three wins, including an overtime decision at 133, technical fall at 157, and major decision at 165. Seventh-ranked Zane Richards circled around second-ranked Cory Clark 17 seconds into overtime to win, 5-3. Illinois' top-ranked Isaiah Martinez remained undefeated with a 21-5 technical fall over No. 16 Edwin Cooper, Jr. at 157, and seventh-ranked Steven Rodriguez scored a takedown in the final seconds to secure a 12-4 major decision against Patrick Rhoads at 165. “We want to be more aware,” said UI head coach Tom Brands. “There is a lot of season left and a lot glaring mistakes. It seemed like we were wasting a lot of time and giving points away at the edge or end of the period and situations where we don't have to do that. There are good things and bad things that we did, and we have to be able to pick it up when things weren't going our way.” Iowa returns to the mat Sunday in Evanston, Illinois. The Hawkeyes and Wildcats meet at 2 p.m. at Welsh-Ryan Arena. NOTES: Attendance was 1,451… Gilman improved to 13-0 with 11 wins by bonus points… Carton is 2-1 all-time in Big Ten duals, tonight was his first career road win… Meyer's technical fall was his first of the season… Burak has won 13 straight, matching his career high. Results: 125 -- #2 Thomas Gilman (IA) tech. fall Francis Edelen (ILL), 22-5; 5-0 133 -- #7 Zane Richards (ILL) dec. #2 Cory Clark (IA); 5-3 SV; 5-3 141 -- Topher Carton (IA) dec. Brock Ervin (ILL), 5-4; 8-3 149 -- #2 Brandon Sorensen (IA) major dec. Kyle Langenderfer (ILL), 16-4; 12-3 157 -- #1 Isaiah Martinez (ILL) tech. fall #16 Edwin Cooper, Jr. (IA), 21-5; 12-8 165 -- #7 Steven Rodriguez (ILL) major dec. Patrick Rhoads (IA), 12-4; 12-12 174 -- #10 Alex Meyer (IA) tech. fall Isaac Reinemann (ILL), 24-9; 17-12 184 -- #8 Sammy Brooks (IA) dec. #16 Jeff Koepke (ILL), 6-1; 20-12 197 -- #3 Nathan Burak (IA) dec. Andre Lee (ILL), 13-6; 23-12 285 -- #8 Sam Stoll (IA) dec. #19 Brooks Black (ILL), 2-0; 26-12

ATHENS, Ohio -- Ohio senior wrestler Phil Wellington (Euclid, Ohio) knocked off another ranked opponent and got some revenge with a 7-3 decision win over No. 14 Anthony Abro as the Bobcats cruised to a 19-12 win over Eastern Michigan Friday. “I think it was a great dual of us and fun to watch and it was exciting to be a part of, but I think we left some points out there and we can do better yet,” said head coach Joel Greenlee. “I think we need to get out there and wrestle, throw caution to the win and who cares who wins - just go as hard as you can.” Abro knocked Wellington out of the NCAA Tournament in 2014 in the opening round. Wellington scored a big single-leg takedown before Abro scored an escape from the down position in the opening round. Wellington scored another big double-leg takedown in the second and a big single leg and escape in the third to take a 7-3 decision. Freshman Shakur Laney (Canal Winchester, Ohio) got things going for Ohio with a 7-3 decision over Armando Torres at 125-pounds. It was back and fourth in the opening frame as Laney scored a big single-let takedown after stuffing two of Torres' shots. Torres was able to score a reversal before the end of the opening frame to even it at 2-2. Laney got an escape to take a 3-2 lead after the opening position. Laney then stuffed two more takedowns but scored a single-leg and near fall in the second to set the final score at 7-3. Freshman Cameron Kelly (Bellbrook, Ohio) dominated his match against Eastern Michigan's Blake Caudill picking up a 18-6 major decision at 133-pounds. Kelly landed a single-leg takedown, a near fall and a reversal in the opening frame while only surrendering a reversal to Caudill taking a 6-2 lead in the first. Kelly landed a reversal after starting in the down position in the second frame. He then landed two more takedowns and a near fall in the second leading 16-5 after the second. Kelly landed another two-point takedown in the third taking the major decision. Senior Spartak Chino (Wheaton, Ill.) picked up a close 3-2 decision win over Devan Marry at 156-pounds. Chino scored an early two-point takedown in the first frame before Marry earned an escape before the end of the frame to cut Chino's lead 2-1. Sparty earned an escape after starting down in the opening position of the second. There were close takedowns in the second and third and Marry pulled off an escape to start the third but Chino held on for the 3-2 win. Senior Cody Walters (Macedonia, Ohio) shutout EMU's Jacob Davis 6-0 in the 174-pound matchup. Walters landed a single-leg takedown in the opening frame. After a reset where Walters started down, he notched an escape to take a 3-0 lead in the first. Walters starts the second in the down position and earned an escape after rolling Davis over a few times. Walters then scored a takedown in a scramble and stuffed an attempt of Davis' to take a 6-0 lead into the third. Walters was never in trouble in the third and stuffed several takedowns to cruise to the win. Senior Andrew Romanchik (Independence, Ohio) picked up a 5-2 decision win over Derek Hillman in the 184-pound matchup. Romantic landed a two-point takedown after a single-leg takedown to begin the match but Hillman managed an escape. Romantic landed another single-leg takedown off a trip to take a 4-1 lead in the first. Romantic escaped the opening position in the second to to take a 5-1 lead. Hillman notched an escape from the opening position in the third to set the final tally. Ohio will travel to Central Michigan for a dual on Sunday. The match begins at 2 p.m. (ET). Results: 125 - Shakur Laney def. Armando Torres, 7-3, Dec. (Ohio 3-0) 135 - Cameron Kelly def. Blake Caudill, 18-6, Maj. Dec. (Ohio 7-0) 141 - Kyle Springer def. Noah Forrider, 12-6, Dec. (Ohio 7-3) 149 - Nicholas Barber def. Cullen Cummings, 5-2, Dec. (Ohio 7-6) 156 - Spartak Chino def. Devan Marry, 3-2, Dec. (Ohio 10-6) 165 - Dakota Juarez def. Austin Reese, 3-1, Dec. (Ohio 10-9) 174 - Cody Walters def. Jacob Davis, 6-0, Dec. (Ohio 13-9) 184 - Andrew Romanchik def. Derek Hillman, 5-2, Dec. (Ohio 16-9) 197 - Phil Wellington def. Anthony Abro, 7-3, Dec. (Ohio 19-9) 285 - Gage Hutchinson def. Jesse Webb, 4-2, Dec. (Ohio 19-12)

PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- Rutgers head wrestling coach Scott Goodale has the same goal in mind entering every match: win all 10 bouts. After Friday night's dual the No. 8-ranked Scarlet Knights left the Rutgers Athletic Center with the mission accomplished. “All 10 guys that we put out there won, and that's what we wanted to do,” Goodale said following RU's 34-0 blanking of Michigan State, the program's first shutout in a Big Ten Conference match. “Those first three were really, really important.” The victory guarantees Rutgers' 10th consecutive winning season and matches the team's Big Ten win total from a year ago. Consecutive decisions from Sean McCabe (Ronkonkoma, N.Y.), No. 19 Anthony Giraldo (Guttenberg, N.J.), and No. 4 Anthony Ashnault (South Plainfield, N.J.) from 125-141 pounds gave RU a 9-0 lead and got things going for the 3,360 fans at the RAC. But Tyson Dippery (Harrisburg, N.J.) sent a jolt into the crowd with an 18-0 tech fall, scoring 14 near fall points for his 11th win of the year. Following the win by Dippery, the Scarlet Knights (11-2, 2-1 Big Ten) settled in with six more victories, including major decisions at 184 pounds from Anthony Pafumi (Westfield, N.J.) and No.16-ranked heavyweight Billy Smith (Wantage, N.J.). “Most of these guys have been through the Big Ten, so they know what to expect,” Goodale said. “They've been through the Big Ten season and the grind. That's the biggest thing, the maturation process from all of them.” Pafumi (7-5), wrestling up and seeing his first dual action since Nov. 21 in Corvalis, Ore., showed no signs of rust in a 15-3 win over Schwan Shadaia. After a scoreless first period Pafumi broke things open in the final four minutes of the match. For the second consecutive B1G dual, Smith (16-5) closed out with a win, sealing a major with a takedown in the third period before winning, 11-1. The win was the 90th of his career. Also reaching a milestone was Hayden Hrymack (Point Pleasant, N.J.) at 197 pounds. Hrymack scored a takedown after a restart with 1:19 to go in the third and rode out Joseph Cooper for the 4-2 victory – the 50th of his career. No. 15 Richie Lewis (Toms River, N.J.) and No. 10 Anthony Perrotti (Roseland, N.J.) improved their impressive dual records with convincing decisions at 157 and 165 pounds, respectively. Lewis (15-3) is now 9-1 in dual action after his 8-3 win over Joseph Johnson, while Perrotti (13-2) owns the second-best dual record at 11-1. Ashnault won his 18th match of the year to improve to a team-best 18-1 and 12-0 in dual matches. Phillip Bakuckas (Hammonton, N.J.) stayed consistent after a fifth-place Midlands Championships showing with an 8-3 win over Shane Shadaia. Two third-period takedowns put it away, making the Hammonton, N.J., native 11-7 on the year. Next up for Rutgers is No. 23 Minnesota. The Scarlet Knights travel to take on the Golden Gophers (5-5, 1-1) on Sunday, Jan. 17 at 2 p.m. The match will stream live on BTN Plus. “I think we can wrestle with anybody in the conference,” Goodale said. “We feel good about the schedule that's out in front of us, but we feel good about what we did out of conference too. We feel like we can win all of them from here on out, but at the same time we have to wrestle really, really good to do that.” Results: 125: Sean McCabe (RU) dec. over Mitch Rogaliner (MSU) 3-2; Rutgers leads 3-0 133: No. 19/NR/18 Anthony Giraldo (RU) dec. over Garth Yenter (MSU) 4-0; Rutgers leads 6-0 141: No. 4/4/5 Anthony Ashnault (RU) dec. over Javier Gasca III (MSU) 4-3; Rutgers leads 9-0 149: Tyson Dippery (RU) tech fall over Kaelan Richards (MSU) 18-0; Rutgers leads 14-0 157: No. 15/15/14 Richie Lewis (RU) dec. over Joseph Johnson (MSU) 8-3; Rutgers leads 17-0 165: No. 10/6/4 Anthony Perrotti (RU) dec. over Dean Vettese (MSU) 5-1; Rutgers leads 20-0 174: No. NR/20/NR Phillip Bakuckas (RU) dec. over Shane Shadaia (MSU) 8-3; Rutgers leads 23-0 184: Anthony Pafumi (RU) dec. over Schwan Shadaia (MSU) 15-3; Rutgers leads 27-0 197: Hayden Hrymack (RU) dec. over Joseph Cooper (MSU) 4-2; Rutgers leads 30-0 285: No. 16/16/15 Billy Smith (RU) major dec. over Dimitrus Renfroe (MSU) 11-1; Rutgers wins 34-0­

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind -- No. 1 Penn State (7-0, 2-0 B1G) dominated home-standing Purdue on Friday, winning nine of ten bouts to roll to a 42-3 Big Ten road victory. Seven of Penn State's nine wins were for bonus points as the Lions remain unbeaten on the year. Red-shirt freshman Shakur Rasheed (Coram, N.Y.) continued to come up big against big-time foes, picking up his fourth win of the year over a ranked wrestler by pinning No. 5 Chad Welch at 165 in the dual's most anticipated match-up. The dual began at 125 where senior All-American Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.), ranked No. 4, rolled over Ben Thornton en route to a 21-6 technical fall at the 3:53 mark. Senior All-American Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.), ranked No. 4 at 133, followed that up with a strong 8-3 decision over Luke Welch. Sophomore Kade Moss (South Jordan, Utah) got the nod at 141 and dominated Purdue senior Danny Sabatello in the third period to post an 11-3 major and put Penn State up 12-0. Sophomore All-American Zain Retherford (Benton, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 149, continued Penn State's bonus point show with the team's second technical fall. Retherford took care of Alex Griffin with a 17-1 tech fall at the 6:09 mark. Red-shirt freshman Jason Nolf (Yatesboro, Pa.), ranked No. 3 at 157, closed out the first half with a third tech fall, using six takedown and two four-point turns to notch the 21-5 tech fall over Doug Welch at the 6:10 mark. Nolf's win put Penn State up 22-0 at intermission. Rasheed stepped up at 165, taking on No. 5 Welch in one of the dual's most anticipated match-ups. Silencing a capacity crowd expecting a Boilermaker win, Rasheed set the early tempo and took a quick 2-0 lead. The Lion freshman then deftly worked his way into a cradle, locking up the Purdue senior and turning him for a first period pin at the 1:56 mark. Red-shirt freshman Bo Nickal (Allen, Texas), ranked No. 1 at 174, continued Penn State's dominance with a 16-1 tech fall over Jacob Morrissey at the 4:58 mark, putting Penn State up 33-0 with three bouts remaining. Junior Brian Brill (Lock Haven, Pa.) made his Penn State dual meet debut, stepping in at 184, and kept Penn State's perfect dual alive with a strong 11-78 decision over Purdue's Tanner Lynde. Senior All-American Morgan McIntosh (Santa Ana, Calif.), ranked No. 1 at 197, made short work of senior Drake Stein, getting a first period fall at the 1:33 mark to put Penn State up 42-0. At heavyweight, true freshman Jan Johnson (Mohnton, Pa.) lost a tough 7-4 decision Purdue junior Tyler Kral, and the Lions walked away with a strong 42-3 win. Penn State moves to 7-0 on the year, 2-0 in Big Ten action, while Purdue falls to 5-2, 0-1 in the conference. The Nittany Lions had seven bonus points, totaling 15 points off two pins, four techs and a major. The Nittany Lions continue their road weekend at Indiana on Sunday, Jan. 10, at 1 p.m. in Bloomington. Penn State's next home meet will be on January 15 when the Nittany Lions host Nebraska at 7 p.m. in Rec Hall. With the remaining Rec Hall duals already at seated capacity, a limited number of Standing Room Only tickets (SROs) can be purchased for each of those duals as well. Rec Hall SROs may only be purchased by calling 1-800-NITTANY and are $15 per person. A limited number of tickets to Penn State's second BJC Dual, Feb. 5 vs. Ohio State, are available but disappearing fast. BJC Dual tickets are $16 for adults and $8 for youth (12-and-under) and can be purchased via www.GoPSUsports.com/accountmanager or by calling 1-800-NITTANY Penn State Fans are encouraged to follow Penn State wrestling via twitter at @pennstateWREST, on Penn State Wrestling's Facebook page at www.facebook.com/pennstatewrestling and on Instagram at www.instagram.com/pennstatewrest. The 2015-16 Penn State wrestling season is presented by The Family Clothesline. This is PENN STATE. WRESTLING lives here. Results: 125: #4 Nico Megaludis PSU tech fall Ben Thornton PUR, 21-6 (TF; 7:00) / 5-0 133: #4 Jordan Conaway PSU dec. Luke Welch PUR, 8-3 / 8-0 141: Kade Moss PSU maj. dec. Danny Sabatello PUR, 11-3 / 12-0 149: #1 Zain Retherford PSU tech fall Alex Griffin PUR, 17-1 (6:09) / 17-0 157: #3 Jason Nolf PSU tech fall Doug Welch PUR, 21-5 (6:10) / 22-0 165: Shakur Rasheed PSU pinned #5 Chad Welch PUR, WBF (1:56) / 28-0 174: #1 Bo Nickal PSU tech fall Tanner Lynde PUR, 16-1 (TF; 4:58) / 33-0 184: Brian Brill PSU dec. Tanner Lynde PUR, 11-7 / 36-0 197: #1 Morgan McIntosh PSU pinned Drake Stein PUR, WBF (1:33) / 42-0 285: Tyler Kral PUR dec. Jan Johnson PSU, 7-4 / 42-3 Attendance: 1,850 Records: Penn State 7-0, 2-0 B1G; Purdue 5-2, 0-1 B1G Up Next for Penn State: at Indiana, Sunday, Jan. 10, 1 p.m. BOUT-BY-BOUT: 125: Senior All-American Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.), ranked No. 4 at 125, took on Ben Thornton. Megaludis quickly got in on a low single and scored to take a 2-0 lead out of the gates. Thornton escaped and gained control of Megaludis briefly but the Lion was able to force a stalemate leading 2-1. Nico forced Thornton's shoulders to the mat and worked his way around for a second takedown and then put together a strong ride, building up over a minute in riding time and picking up another point on two stall warnings. The ride out allowed the Lion senior to lead 5-1 with 1:46 in time after one period. Nico chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 6-1 lead. He then used a quick ankle pick to up his lead to 8-1 at the 1:30 mark. Megaludis cut Thornton and quickly took him down again, jumping over his shoulders for a 10-2 lead. Leading 11-3 after another stall point and a Thornton escape, Megaludis finished off the second period with another takedown, a stall point and a ride out to lead 14-3 with 2:42 in riding time. Thornton chose down to start the third and escaped, only to be quickly taken down by Megaludis again. The Lion senior added two more takedowns and a ride out to post the 21-6 technical fall at the 7:00 mark. 133: Senior All-American Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.), ranked No. 4 at 133, met Purdue's Luke Welch. Conaway took Welch down quickly to lead 2-0 with just over a minute gone in the opening period and then controlled the action from the top position for over a minute before Welch escaped to a 2-1 score. Conaway carried that lead into the second period. Conaway chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 3-1 lead. He then turned a brief scramble into a takedown and 5-1 lead with 1:00 left in the middle stanza. He rode Welch out and led 5-1 with 2:02 in riding time after two periods. Welch chose down to start the third stanza and Conaway continued to dominate from the top position. Conway clinched the riding time point and then cut Welch loose to a 5-2 score with 1:00 on the clock. Conaway turned a low single into another takedown and cut to lead 7-3 with :30. He then quickly used a head outside single to force a scramble but could not notch the major clinching takedown and posted the 8-3 win with 3:07 in time. 141: Sophomore Kade Moss (South Jordan, Utah) faced off against Purdue's Danny Sabatello at 141. Moss battled the Purdue senior evenly for the first half of the opening period, fighting off one solid Sabatello shot in the process. Moss stepped in on a Sabatello shot at the 1:00 mark, forcing a stalemate and a reset with the score still 0-0. Moss nearly connected on a single leg but Sabatello fought it off and then notched the period's lone takedown at the :27 mark to lead 2-0 after one period. Moss chose neutral to start the second period and then gave up a first stall warning. He fought off a Sabatello body lock and then used his own lock and throw to put Sabatello to the mat to tie the bout at 2-2 with just under a minute left in the middle stanza. Moss rode Sabatello out to send the bout to the third tied 2-2. Sabatello chose neutral to start the third period and Moss made the Boilermaker pay with a body lock and throw for six points on the takedown and four point near fall. Moss dominated the action from the top long enough to build up over 1:00 in riding time. Sabatello escaped off a reset to an 8-3 score with :38 on the clock. Moss countered a Sabatello throw attempt for another takedown to lead 10-3. With the riding time point clinched, Moss rode the Boiler out to post the 11-3 major with 1:33 in riding time. 149: Sophomore All-American Zain Retherford (Benton, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 149, met Purdue's Alex Griffin. Retherford quickly took Griffin down for a 2-0 early before action was stopped for blood time. Retherford built up a solid riding time edge before cutting him to a 2-1 score. The Lion sophomore picked up a second takedown on the edge of the mat and then worked his riding time advantage up to 2:10 with a ride out and led 4-1 after one. Retherford chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 5-1 lead. Retherford drove through a double leg takedown to up his lead to 7-1 with 1:15 left in the period. He then turned the Boilermaker for four near fall points and an 11-1 lead with :25 on the clock. Retherford led 11-1 with a clinched bonus point after two and Griffin chose neutral to start the third. Retherford quickly took him down for a 13-1 lead and then turned Griffin for four final back points to post the 17-1 technical fall at the 6:09 mark. 157: Red-shirt freshman Jason Nolf (Yatesboro, Pa.), ranked No. 3 at 157, met Boilermaker senior Doug Welch. The duo battled evenly for the first minute plus. With action bogging down at the 1:21 mark, Nolf blazed through a low double leg for the opening takedown off a reset and then cut Welch loose quickly to a 2-1 score. He added a second takedown just seconds later and cut Welch loose to a 4-2 score. Nolf got back in on Welch's legs but could not finish off the takedown and led 4-2 with :32 in time after one. Nolf chose down to start the second stanza steadily worked his way to his feet and an escape for a 5-2 lead with 1:40 on the clock. Nolf forced a stall warning and then zipped behind Welch for another takedown and a 7-2 lead with 1:00 left to wrestle. He turned Welch for four back points to lead 11-2 with 1:14 in time after two. Welch chose down to start the third period and escaped to an 11-3 score. Nolf scored quickly on a double leg takedown to up his lead to 13-3 with 1:45 on the clock. He cut Welch loose and then added two more takedowns before turning Welch for four back point to post the 21-5 tech fall at the 6:10 mark. 165: Red-shirt freshman Shakur Rasheed (Coram, N.Y.) took on No. 5 Chad Welch of Purdue at 165 in one of the dual's most anticipated match-ups. Rasheed got in on an early shot, forcing a scramble that nearly ended in a Lion takedown. But the Midlands champion was able to force a stalemate at the 2:15 mark. Rasheed used a strong low double to open up a 2-0 lead at the 1:44 mark. He then steadily worked his way into a cradle, locking it up and working the fifth-ranked Welch to his back. A quick adjustment led to Rasheed getting the quick first period pin at the 1:56 mark, notching his fourth win over a ranked wrestler. 174: Red-shirt freshman Bo Nickal (Allen, Texas), ranked No. 1 at 174, faced off against Jacob Morrissey. N Nickal scored quickly, taking Morrissey down for a an early lead. He then steadily worked in to control of a power half. He nearly gave up an escape, regained control on the edge of the mat and picked up four back points before action moved out of bounds. Morrissey escaped to a 6-1 score off a reset with :40 on the clock. Nickal, however, continued to pour on the offense. He used a solid high single for another takedown and led 8-1 after one period. Nickal chose down to start the second period and deftly rolled his way into a reversal to up his lead to 10-1. Nickal tacked on two more near fall points to lead 12-1, reset himself and picked up the final four point turn to post the 16-1 tech fall at the 4:58 mark. 184: Junior Brian Brill (Lock Haven, Pa.) made his dual meet debut at 184 and met junior Tanner Lynde. Brill shot first, forced a scramble that had both men nearly score, and then finished off the move for himself to open up a 2-0 lead at the 2:43 mark. Brill controlled the action from the top position, building up a riding time edge and then turning the Boilermaker for two back points and a 4-0 lead. Lynde reversed the Lion with just :20 on the clock and Brill led 4-2 after one period. He chose down to start the second stanza and steadily worked his way to an escape and a 5-2 lead with 2:09 in riding time. Lynde cut the lead to 5-4 with a takedown on the edge of the mat with :35 left in the middle period. Brill answered with his own reversal and then rode Lynde out to lead 7-4 lead with 2:15 in riding time. Lynde chose down to start the third period. Lynde escaped and then quickly took Brill down to tie the match a 7-7 but Brill had the time edge. Lynde cut Brill loose and Brill made him pay, working his way around for a takedown to up his lead to 10-7 with :50 on the clock. With the riding time point clinched, Brill dominated action from the top and, with the riding time point, posted the 11-7 win to keep Penn State's shut-out intact. 197: Senior All-American Morgan McIntosh (Santa Ana, Calif.), ranked No. 1 at 197, took on senior Drake Stein. McIntosh scored quickly, taking Stein down at the 2:12 mark to lead 2-1 early. He quickly added a second and then turned Stein for back points. Stein put up a brief fight, but McIntosh got the quick first period pin, getting the fall at the 1:33 mark. 285: True freshman Jan Johnson (Mohnton, Pa.) met Purdue's Tyler Kral. Kral got the bout's first takedown to lead 2-0 early. He then controlled Johnson from the top position, building up over a minute's worth of riding time. Johnson worked hard to escape but Kral was able to maintain his top position until the Lion freshman reversed the junior to tie the bout at 2-2. Kral escaped to a 3-2 lead and action resumed with :30 on the clock. Trailing 3-2, Johnson chose down to start the second period. Kral was able to control action long enough to build up over 2:00 in riding time and a reset was called at the 1:24 mark. Kral was called for stalling once before Johnson escaped to a 3-3 tie, with Kral owning 2:52 in riding time. Tied 3-3, Kral chose down to start the third period and escaped to a 4-3 lead with a clinched riding time point. Johnson shot low but Kral countered and picked up a takedown to lead 6-3 at the 1:30 mark. Johnson escaped to a 6-4 score and then got in on a low single. But Kral forced a scramble and action moved out of bounds with :04 on the clock. Kral posted the 7-4 win with 3:14 in riding time.

FORT WAYNE, Ind. -- All five No. 1 seeds advanced to the semifinals as action championship round action concluded in Fort Wayne, Indiana as the United Wrestling Group hosts the NWCA Mutli-Divisional National Duals presented by the United States Marine Corps in honor of Cliff Keen. Maryville, Wartburg, Grand View, Iowa Central and King University all moved into the semifinals with relative ease and four of the five teams are looking to repeat as championships. The most dominant performances were registered by Iowa schools Wartburg and Grand View. Wartburg is seeking its sixth straight title and they opened up with two shutout victories on Friday at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum. The top-ranked Knights bested Augustana (Ill.) 38-0 before rolling through Cortland State 37-0. Wartburg will face No. 4 seed Roger Williams in the semifinals. Roger Williams' victory over Ithaca needed some bonus wrestling to get things solved as Roger Williams heavyweight Kyle Foster topped Ithaca's Matthew Booth 3-1 in sudden victory to give the Hawks a 17-15 win over the Bombers. Concordia-Moorhead and Wabash played the role of bracket buster in the bottom half of the draw as Concordia upended third-seeded UW-La Crosse 18-17 and Wabash picked off No. 2 Augsburg 25-15. In the NAIA, Grand View won 19 of 20 matches and earned 13 falls in 55-0 win over Missouri Baptist and a 54-3 win over Great Falls. The Vikings are seeking a fifth-straight NAIA National Duals title. They'll face Campbellsville. The fourth-seeded Tigers knocked off Williams Baptist 32-16 before moving into the semis with a 23-15 win over Life University. The top seeds held in the bottom half as No. 2 Missouri Valley and No. 3 Indiana Tech advanced. Missouri Valley topped Ottawa 41-3 and then beat Lindsey Wilson 26-15 in the quarterfinals. Indiana Tech opened with a victory over the University of the Cumberlands 33-17 and then dispensed with Oklahoma City 24-18. Maryville started its push for a second straight title with a 38-0 win over Findlay. The Saints then qualified for the semifinals with a 33-10 over Upper Iowa. Coach Mike Denney's squad will take on past National Duals champion Notre Dame College. The Falcons defeated Minnesota State-Mankato in the opening round and then upended fourth-seeded Mercyhurst 24-15. Three-time NCAA Division II champion Joey Davis was 2-0 on the day. Pat Pecora's Pitt-Johnstown squad also was impressive in two early-round duals. The Mountain Cats beat McKendree 41-0 to start competition and then knocked off third-seeded Nebraska-Kearney 37-7. Nick Roberts picked up the biggest win of the dual, beating two-time NCAA Division II champion Daniel Deshazer in the second tiebreaker. St. Cloud State rolled into the semifinals, dropping just three total bouts in a 43-3 win over Newberry and a 32-6 win over Lake Erie. In the NJCAA division, top-seeded Iowa Central dropped only two bouts in a pair of victories. The Tritons opened up with a 30-3 victory over Northwest Kansas Tech and then defeated Harper College 42-6. Iowa Central will face fifth-seeded Ellsworth, which beat Labette 38-4 and Western Wyoming 31-9. On the bottom bracket, Clackamas got past a gritty Iowa Western squad, advancing 16-15. The key victory was the major decision by Brendan Harkey for Clackamas at 165 pounds. It was the only bonus victory in the dual. The Cougars will face Northeastern Oklahoma A&M in the bottom bracket semifinal. NEO defeated Northwest (Wyo.) 35-10 and then moved into the semis with a 30-20 win over Iowa Lakes. King University will try to defend its title and win its third straight WCWA National Duals title. The Tornado didn't give up a single point in downing Ottawa 44-0. The WCWA wrestles freestyle, which has a different scoring system than traditional collegiate wrestling. King will face No. 5 Campbellsville. The Tigers upset No. 4 McKendree 29-16 after they opened with a 44-0 win over Missouri Baptist. In the bottom bracket, No. 2 University of the Cumberlands and No. 3 Oklahoma City will hook up. OCU defeated Lindenwood 29-10 in the top part of the bottom bracket, while the University of the Cumberlands knocked off Wayland Baptist 29-15 The semifinals in all divisions will start at 11 a.m. on Saturday. The finals are set for 4:30 p.m. RESULTS & BRACKETS Results from the four men's divisions: http://bit.ly/Mayhem16 Results from the WCWA division: http://bit.ly/MayhemWCWA16 TICKETS Tickets will be available at the box office of the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum and are $40 for an adult All-Weekend pass and $20 for single day passes. Youth tickets (16-and-under) are $30 for an All-Weekend pass and $15 for single day passes. 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HAMPTON, Va. -- Arizona State wrestling's redshirt senior Blake Stauffer picked up his 89th and 90th career victories on Friday as the Sun Devils (6-4, 0-1 Pac-12) won their first two matches at the 36th Virginia Duals at the Hampton Coliseum. The Sun Devils opened competition in the Poquoson River Pool with a rematch against Campbell, winning the dual 30-9. On Nov. 8, 2015, ASU opened the year against the Camels, posting a 29-6 victory. The Sun Devils followed the victory with a come-from-behind takedown of No. 24 Old Dominion, 25-11. This marks the second time in two years at the Virginia Duals that ASU has upset a ranked opponent, with the Sun Devils also defeating then No. 17 Rider. In the Championship Finals, contested on Saturday, ASU will take on Virginia Tech at Noon MT/2 p.m. ET, before taking on either Iowa State or Chattanooga at 6:30 p.m. MT/8:30 p.m. ET. At 184 pounds, Stauffer picked up the 90th win in the form of a 16-0 tech fall over Old Dominion's Terrell Forbes, making him the 27th Sun Devil to reach the 90-win milestone. He also picked up a bonus point victory in his 12-4 major decision over Campbell's Ville Heno, and is now 38-0 (19MD, 12TF, 7F) in bonus-point wins in his career, tied for No. 12 all time with Quinn Foster (1998-02; 10MD-1TF-27F). The All-American and defending Pac-12 Champion is also ranked at No. 11 all-time at ASU with 19 major decision wins, and No. 4 all-time with 12 tech falls. He also sits in a tie for 15th all time in career dual victories with Eric Larkin (1999-03) and Tom Kolopus (1982-85), each with 48. Against the Camels, ASU won eight of 10 bouts, with bonus points from five weights, including Stauffer's major decision win. At 141, Robbie Mathers picked up his fifth major decision win, 18-6, over Luke Stewart, and Christian Pagdilao followed at 149 with a 24-8 tech fall over Zane Knight. At 157, Oliver Pierce picked up at 14-4 major decision over Quentin Perez. Josh DaSilveira also scored a 12-4 major decision, defeating Austin McNeill for the second time this season at 197. Redshirt freshman Anthony Anderson made his Sun Devil debut against the Camels, picking up a 6-0 decision over Matthew Olauson. In the comeback upset over Old Dominion, the Sun Devils fell behind early, 11-0, before Matt Kraus started things off with a upset, 3-2 decision over No. 6/7Alex Richardson at 149 pounds. Richardson was an All-American in his weight class in 2014-15. ASU took the next six bouts from the Monarchs, coming back to win with the help of Stauffer and Tanner Hall's respective tech falls. Hall defeated Andrew Pacheco, 18-3, to cap the bout in ASU's favor, while Preston McCalmon's 3-2, sudden victory decision win at 174 over Brooks Climmons gave ASU its first lead of the day. At Pierce recorded a decision at his weight class over Devin Geoghegan, while Jacen Petersen defeated Seldon Wright, 9-2, at 165 after falling to him in the second round of last week's Midlands Championships, 7-6. Following competition at the Virginia Duals, the Sun Devils return to Tempe to host Iowa State on Friday, Jan. 15 at 8 p.m. MT on the Pac-12 Networks. The match is ASU's annual MMA Night, featuring, among many others, two-time All-American and current UFC Light Heavyweight competitor Ryan Bader. ASU will also coordinate with the university's Zero Waste initiative. Arizona State 30, Campbell 9 125: Ares Carpio (ASU) def. Collin Stewart (CU): Dec 14-7 (ASU 3, CU 0 133: Nathan Kraisser (CU) def. Alex D'Aloisio (ASU): Fall 6:32 (ASU 3, CU 6) 141: Robbie Mathers (ASU) def. Luke Stewart (CU): Maj 18-6 (ASU 7, CU 6) 149: Christian Pagdilao (ASU) def. Zane Knight (CU): Tech 24-8 (ASU 12, CU 6) 157: Oliver Pierce (ASU) def. Quentin Perez (CU): Maj 14-4 (ASU 16, CU 6) 165: Paul Duggan (CU) def. Jacen Petersen (ASU): SV-1 10-8 (ASU 16, CU 9) 174: Anthony Anderson (ASU) def. Matthew Olauson (CU): Dec 6-0 (ASU 19, CU 9) 184: Blake Stauffer (ASU) def. Ville Heino (CU): Maj 12-4 (ASU 23, CU 9) 197: Josh DaSilveira (ASU) def. Austin McNeill (CU): Maj 12-4 (ASU 27, CU 9) HWT: Tanner Hall (ASU) def. Jere Heino (CU): Dec 4-1 (ASU 30, CU 9) Arizona State 25, Old Dominion 11 125: Brandon Jeske (ODU) def. Ares Carpio (ASU): Tech 16-0 (ASU 0, ODU 5) 133: Emilio Saavedra (ODU) def. Mikel Perales (ASU): Dec 10-4 (ASU 0, ODU 8) 141: Chris Mecate (ODU) def. Robbie Mathers (ASU): Dec 3-2 (ASU 0, ODU 11) 149: Matt Kraus (ASU) def. Alex Richardson (ODU): Dec 3-2 (ASU 3, ODU 11) 157: Oliver Pierce (ASU) def. Devin Geohegan (ODU): Dec 9-3 (ASU 6, ODU 11) 165: Jacen Petersen (ASU) def. Seldon Wright (ODU): Dec 9-2 (ASU 9, ODU 11) 174: Preston McCalmon (ASU) def. Brooks Climmons (ODU): SV-1 3-2 (ASU 12, ODU 11) 184: Blake Stauffer (ASU) def. Terrell Forbes (ODU): Tech 16-0 (ASU 17, ODU 11) 197: Josh DaSilveira (ASU) def. Austin Coburn (ODU): Dec 5-2 (ASU 20, ODU 11) HWT: Tanner Hall (ASU) def. Andrew Pacheco (ODU): Tech 18-3 (ASU 25, ODU 11)

HAMPTON, Va. -- The No. 18 Iowa State wrestling team (5-2, 1-1 Big 12) is headed to the Virginia Duals semifinals. The Cyclones defeated George Mason (3-5, 1-0 EWL) 39-2 and then closed out Kent State (6-3, 1-1 MAC) by a 25-9 margin. Iowa State will face Chattanooga at 1 p.m. CT in the semifinals tomorrow afternoon. The Cyclones won 17 of their 20 matchups on Friday, with seven wins coming with bonus-points. Iowa State vs. George Mason Iowa State took all but one match in their first dual of the tournament, defeating GMU 39-2. Of the Cyclones' nine wins, five were by bonus-point. The Cardinal and Gold won the first four matches of the day behind winning efforts from Kyle Larson, Earl Hall, John Meeks and Gabe Moreno. Larson got things rolling for the Cyclones with an 8-4 decision over William Prochniewski. Hall followed with a gritty 8-3 victory with 1:12 of riding-time over Vince Rodriguez. Meeks picked up the first bonus-points of the day for the Cyclones, knocking off Ryan Renkey by 15-7 major-decision. Moreno also earned bonus-points for ISU with a fall in 4:15 over Konbeh Koroma. Tanner Weatherman, Lelund Weatherspoon, Dane Pestano, Marcus Harrington and Quean Smith brought it home for Iowa State, compiling a 5-0 mark to close out the dual. Weatherman was dominant in his match against Patrick Davis before the Patriot was disqualified for stalling. A one-point team deduction was assessed to George Mason following this match. Weatherspoon and Pestano each won their matches by major-decision. In his 10-2 victory, Weatherspoon defeated Daniel Mika. It was all all Pestano in his match against Luke Ledke, as he won 15-2. Harrington was making his dual-debut for the Cyclones today. It took him only 2:21 to bring Cameron Houston to his back to secure the fall and six points for his team. Smith put the finishing touches on the Patriots with a 12-5 decision over Cameron Voss. Iowa State vs. Kent State The Cyclones advanced to the Virginia Duals semifinals with a win over the Golden Flashes of Kent State, 25-9. In this one, Iowa State won eight of their 10 matches. Larson defeated Edilberto Vinas by 3-1 decision, Hall knocked off No. 10 Mackenzie McGuire and Meeks notched a 3-1 victory with a last second takedown against Michael DePalma. All three wrestlers were 2-0 on the day. Moreno wrestled in a high-scoring bout against Michael DePalma. With an escape late in the third period and 1:31 of riding-time, Moreno edged DePalma, 14-12. Weatherman and Weatherspoon posted back-to-back major-decisions against Kent State. Weatherman defeated Tyler Buckwalter, 14-3. This was followed by Weatherspoon's 10-2 victory over Mike Vollant. It took overtime to find a winner at 184-pounds. Midway through the first sudden-victory period, it was Pestano coming up with an escape to earn a 3-1 decision over Cole Baxter. Smith closed out the day for the Cyclones with a 7-2 decision over Devin Nye. vs. GMU 125: Kyle Larson dec. William Prochniewski, 8-4. 133: Earl Hall dec. Vince Rodriguez, 8-3 (1:12 RT). 141: John Meeks maj. dec. Ryan Renkey, 15-7 (1:54 RT). 149: Gabe Moreno fall. Konbeh Koroma, 4:15. 157: Greg Flournoy dec. Logan Breitenbach, 9-5. 165: Tanner Weatherman WDQ. Patrick Davis. 174: Lelund Weatherspoon maj. dec. Daniel Mika, 10-2 (1:55 RT). 184: Dane Pestano maj. dec. Luke Ledke, 15-2 (2:37 RT). 197: Marcus Harrington fall. Cameron Houston, 2:21. 285: Quean Smith dec. Cameron Voss, 12-5 (1:33 RT). vs. KSU 125: Kyle Larson dec. Edilberto Vinas, 3-1. 133: Earl Hall dec. Mackenzie McGurie, 4-3. 141: John Meeks dec. Anthony Tutolo, 3-1. 149: Gabe Moreno dec. Michael DePalma, 14-12 dec. 157: Ian Miller WDQ. Renaldo Rodriguez-Spencer 165: Tanner Weatherman maj. dec. Tyler Buckwalter, 14-3 (3:50 RT). 174: Lelund Weatherspoon maj. dec. Mike Vollant, 10-2 (2:14 RT). 184: Dane Pestano dec. Cole Baxter, 3-1 (SV-1). 197: Kyle Conel dec. Marcus Harrington, 3-1. 285: Quean Smith dec. Devin Nye, 7-2 dec.

BLACKSBURG -- The fifth-ranked Hokies won the Hampton River pool on Friday, downing The Citadel and Bucknell to go undefeated on the first day of the 36th Virginia Duals. Tech grapplers dominated The Citadel out the gate, winning eight bouts en route to a 34-9 victory. Joey Dance and Dennis Gustafson picked up back-to-back bonus victories, a technical fall and fall, respectively, to open competition. Solomon Chishko earned a 7-2 win and David McFadden picked up his fourth bonus victory of the season with a fall at 165 pounds. Entering the starting lineup for the first time, freshman Cody Hughes made himself known with a 13-2 victory at 174 pounds. Zack Zavatsky took down his opponent with a tech fall before Jared Haught won a hard-fought 3-2 battle. Ty Walz closed the first match of the day with an 8-3 victory, sealing the win for the Hokies. In the second match of the day, Dance opened with a victory over #11 Paul Petrov, 3-1. Gustafson earned another victory in his return to the mat, 9-3, and Chishko fought for a 4-3 win that gave Tech wins in the first three weight classes against Bucknell. Jake Spengler earned his first win of the year, in a lopsided 11-6 battle. David McFadden (5-2), Zavatsky (3-1), Haught (4-2), and Walz (5-3), also came away victorious to exit the first day of the Virginia Duals unscathed. Tech will be back in action on tomorrow, facing one of the other pool winners at 2:30 pm in the winner's bracket. Coach Dresser Sounds Off "We got off to a pretty good start today but need to wrestle with much more energy tomorrow. I am excited to see if these guys respond to this challenge. We will have two good teams tomorrow!" #HokieHits · Seven Hokies picked up multiple wins on Friday: Dance, Gustafson, Chishko, McFadden, Zavatsky, Haught and Walz · Walz has started his redshirt junior season 13-0, his best start in three seasons · Dance picked up his team-best seventh major decision or better this year without surrendering a loss of the same kind · Gustafson's fall was his first action of 2015-16 · The Hokies have won back-to-back Virginia Duals titles and look to continue their streak as they move into the winners bracket tomorrow. Results: vs The Citadel 125: Joey Dance (Virginia Tech), TF 133: Dennis Gustafson (Virginia Tech) over Caleb Smith (The Citadel), Fall 141: Solomon Chishko (Virginia Tech) over Ty Buckiso (The Citadel), 7-2 149: Matt Frisch (The Citadel) over Chad Saunders (Virginia Tech), 4-2 157: Aaron Walker (The Citadel) over Justus Weaver (Virginia Tech), Fall 165: David McFadden (Virginia Tech) over Daniel Smith (The Citadel), Fall| 174: Cody Hughes (Virginia Tech) over Tim Knipl (The Citadel), 13-2 184: Zachary Zavatsky (Virginia Tech) over Sawyer Root (The Citadel), TF 197: Jared Haught (Virginia Tech) over Marshall Haas (The Citadel), 3-2 285: Ty Walz (Virginia Tech) over Joe Bexley (The Citadel), 8-3 vs Bucknell 125: Joey Dance (Virginia Tech) over Paul Petrov (Bucknell), 3-1 133: Dennis Gustafson (Virginia Tech) over Grim Gonzalez (Bucknell), 9-3 141: Solomon Chishko (Virginia Tech) over Tyler Smith (Bucknell), 4-3 149: Victor Lopez (Bucknell) over Chad Saunders (Virginia Tech), 8-1 157: Jake Spengler (Virginia Tech) over (Bucknell), 11-6 165: David McFadden (Virginia Tech) over Robert Schlitt (Bucknell), 5-2 174: Rustin Barrick (Bucknell) over David Bergida (Virginia Tech), Fall 184: Zachary Zavatsky (Virginia Tech) over Tom Sleight (Bucknell), 3-1 197: Jared Haught (Virginia Tech) over Tyler Greene (Bucknell), 4-2 285: Ty Walz (Virginia Tech) over Joe Stolfi (Bucknell), 5-3

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Ophir Bernstein '15, the record holder for career wins at Brown, will join the Brown University wrestling staff as an assistant coach, head coach Todd Beckerman announced on Friday. "We are really excited to add Ophir to our coaching staff," Beckerman said. "He is the winningest wrestler in program history and brings a wealth of experience on the mat and as an alumnus of this prestigious University." An NCAA All-American and four-time NCAA qualifier, Bernstein finished his career with 119 wins and 38 falls, the most in program history in each category. As a junior in 2013-14, he placed eighth at 184 lbs. in the NCAA Championships, becoming the fourth All-American in school history. "I would like to thank Coach Beckerman for giving me the opportunity to begin my coaching career at a place that I know so well," Bernstein said. "I am looking forward to working with the student-athletes and coaches in this program and to helping the team achieve its goals as we enter the dual meet season." Bernstein placed at the EIWA Championships in all four seasons and earned All-Ivy honors on three occasions. He garnered Brown's Fritz Pollard Award, given to the Bears' most outstanding male athlete, in 2014 and gained Brown's Freshman Male Athlete of the Year Award in 2011. In 2013-14, he won 36 bouts, one win shy of a program record, and tied a program record with 14 pins. "He will not only impact our upper weights but be a positive influence on the whole program," Beckerman said. "His knowledge of the sport and this school will help us succeed as we move toward March." A native of Allen, Texas, Bernstein graduated from Brown with degrees in both Business, Entrepreneurship & Organizations and Political Science.

Anderson University this week chose to discontinue the sport of wrestling at the conclusion of the 2016 season. The team, which competes at the Division II level, was one of only a handful of collegiate programs in South Carolina. News of a change began to break last month when longtime head wrestling coach Dock Kelly abruptly retired to take the job at newly minted Lourdes University in Ohio. On the local level the loss of a program in the south could hurt the growth of the sport. However, when seen on a national scale the loss of Anderson has been counteracted with the rapid growth of collegiate programs around the country. That said, were this a Division I program the impact may be wider felt since the programs tend to draw much more attention and act as the barometer of the sport's overall health. If you're still depressed then look at Division III wrestling where five new programs will be added next year (Castleton, MacMurray, Nebraska Wesleyan, Otterbein, Thomas Moore), along with the maturation of Southern Virginia into full Division III status. That's 150 high school wrestlers who have the opportunity to stay in our sport for four more years, and possibly the rest of their life. There are more programs being announced every month. While we should mourn those that have been eliminated, we have to see that in the big picture we are in the midst of an unprecedented upswing in collegiate participation -- and that's a good thing. To your questions … Q: Do you think some high school stud wrestlers just burn out when they go to college and don't have a parent pushing and driving them? Is that the case with Jimmy Gulibon and Chase Marsteller? Or is something else going on with them? -- Tim M. Foley: There are a lot of factors to consider when predicting which state champion wrestler will translate into a multiple-time All-American or national champion. Similarly there are a multitude of conclusions to come to if the athletes underperform. How we analyze and predict is often as much a reflection on us as it is on the wrestler. When I look at changes in performance I tend to think first of weight, next of pressure and third of coaching. With Gulibon there is a major weight difference between where he was successful in high school and where he currently competes in college. In my opinion his lack of strength and inability to understand the leverage of these taller and stronger opponents has negatively impacted his results. I don't think you have to dig deeper into expectations, and certainly not into coaching. For Marstellar the weight has stayed pretty close to what he was in college even as his composition has matured. The success of Marstellar in high school had a lot to do with his strength, but in college he's finding that situations where he once used oomph are being rejected. This has crushed his confidence and when you add the weight of expectation from both the wrestling community at large and those in Stillwater, you get a boat with two holes that is taking on water. Even John Smith seems to be having trouble bailing out his star recruit. Overall, I don't see the parental push as a main factor. NCAA wrestling is very competitive and the line between average and good can sometimes come down to a string of bad luck. Q: On Twitter, is Mark Schultz overly concerned with the gallery scene in Foxcatcher? -- @german663 Mark Schultz (Photo/Larry Slater)Foley: Mark Schultz is quite concerned with many of the scenes in Foxcatcher. While I'm not sure his online tactics are going to elicit much sympathy or change, I do understand that he probably feels misrepresented by the film. The movies, like any multimillion dollar creative production, must make some concessions in order to both tell the story and make money. When that creative production is your life it stands to reason that you may not enjoy the outcome. In many ways, Schultz is lucky; there is a documentary that he approves of, he's written an autobiography, and he has an online megaphone from which to straighten out the story. Other people who've had their lives put on screen haven't been as lucky. Nobody blames Schultz for being thrown off-kilter by the re-examination of his life. The movie didn't make him a millionaire or give him closure. It likely only worked to dredge up a dark and unconquerable moment. There is no way to know what type of self-doubt he was left to contend with and how that might affect his current online behavior. All the best to Mark Schultz in finding his peace. When he clears his head he has a lot to offer the sport of wrestling. Q: Who will represent the U.S. in the Pan Am Olympic qualifier at 86 kilos? How is that decided? Who will represent the U.S. at the Pan Am Championships at that weight? How is that decided? Will Jake Herbert necessarily be the No. 1 seed at the Olympic Team Trials as the defending World Team member? Or is it possible that Kyle Dake could get that seed? Also, as there will not be not a 2015 World medalist competing at 86 kilos in the U.S. Olympic Team Trials, will the final be best 2 out of 3 matches and will it be on a separate day from the rest of the tournament along with the 2 out of 3 matches between the Trials champions and the 2015 World medalists? -- Scott M. Foley: For men's freestyle and Greco-Roman the current No. 1 wrestler has first hack at the qualification. The decision at 86 kilos will be a little different, if only because Herbert may not be ready to wrestle in early March, having sustained a labrum tear before the World Championships. If not, then it would go to coach's discretion on who to send to the qualifier. The women's side is more complicated. Any world medalist can challenge down a weight for the right to qualify the spot. This means that Helen Maroulis can challenge Whitney Condor, Elena Pirozhkova can challenge Erin Clogdo and Leigh Jaynes can challenge Alli Ragan. Wrestling for all best of three matches will happen on the same day as the challenge tournament. MULTIMEDIA HALFTIME Move of the Year Nicest guy in jiu-jitsu and my professor (14:00 min) These kids have better balance than you Q: As I was scanning the brackets from the Viking-Warrior Open in Nebraska this weekend, I noticed an absolute epidemic of injury defaults. That is, more than one injury default in each and every weight class. I have never seen brackets so riddled with injury defaults before. Any idea what is going on there? Bad officiating? A greater readiness for coaches and wrestlers to default in tournaments? A change in scoring methods? I'm really perplexed. Can you shed any light on this? -- Carney G. Foley: Of course I don't know what would've caused each injury default, but I do believe that coaches are more mindful of resting athletes and preventing further losses. In part this is to protect postseason seeding, but can also be a way for them to ensure that a minor injury doesn't burst into something much more dramatic. As for a comparison to previous years, it would seem mostly anecdotal, though the NWCA may have taken a look at the issue. Q: Dunkin' Donuts finally crossed the Mississippi. What do you think it will take for wrestling to do the same? We've had some real studs out West and some great programs, but we are nowhere near the East and Midwest. -- Tim M. Foley: First of all Dunkin' Donuts has satisfactory morning sandwiches and serviceable coffee, but I'm neither a patron nor a fan. Why? Styrofoam cups. I'm annoyed that these are legal, much less used. I started the Stafford Elementary School Environmental Club in 1990 (still in existence) and am pretty sure that in our school play we mentioned the dangers of Styrofoam, and yet we are still pouring millions of coffee into a non-biodegradable item. But to be honest, I don't want to get preachy and I don't think of the environment when I order coffee. What I hate, what makes me homicidal, is the way Styrofoam feels against my teeth and the way it sounds when you rub it against the cup holder. I'd rather chew razor blades. Ultimately to challenge the East Coast in wrestling dominance the West will need more potable water, which would help drive population growth and density. Unfortunately, until that happens there won't be enough people living close enough together to help drive that competition and make the cowboys as dominant as those east of the Mississippi. Q: What's your take on Andrew Long's performance from the Midlands? I think it was cool to see him back in action, but more so to read that he seems to be squaring away his life off the mat. -- Nate T. Foley: If his life is on track then I think we can all agree that is all that matters. He looked incredible at Midlands and just might be the best 141-pound wrestler in the nation. COMMENT OF THE WEEK By @WIScanlan Is this (1992) possibly the most bad ass national champ lineup in history? 118: Jeff Prescott Penn State 126: Terry Brands, Iowa 134: Tom Brands, Iowa 142: Troy Steiner, Iowa 150: Matt Demaray, Wisconsin 158: Pat Smith, Oklahoma State 167: Charlie Jones, Purdue 177: Kevin Randleman, Ohio State 190: Mark Kerr, Syracuse Heavyweight: Kurt Angle, Clarion Through circumstance, luck and future name ID there is no better NCAA Division I championship class. Two Olympic gold medals (Tom Brands, Kurt Angle), multiple World championships (Tom and Terry Brands), WWE superstardom, UFC heavyweight tournament winner (Kerr), UFC heavyweight champion (Randleman), and the first four-time NCAA champion (Smith). I don't think you could make a better resume from any other championship year.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The No. 13-ranked University of Michigan team shook off a slow start to roll to a 27-9 win over Oregon State in its first second-semester dual action on Thursday evening (Jan. 7) at Cliff Keen Arena. The Wolverines, who earned bonus points in four contests, claimed seven of the final eight bouts to pull away. After back-to-back Oregon State wins to open the dual, junior/sophomore George Fisher got the Wolverines back on track at 141 pounds, using an overtime takedown to defeat Jack Hathaway, 3-1. Fisher nearly had the match won in regulation but ran out of time on a single-leg attempt in the waning seconds of the third period. He converted on his next opportunity, however, after shooting in deep on another single leg just seconds into the sudden-victory frame. The Wolverines took the lead with back-to-back bonus wins at 149 and 157 pounds entering the intermission break. Sophomore Alec Pantaleo, ranked eighth in the latest InterMat poll, cruised to an 18-4 major decision against Joey Delgado in the former bout, scoring on six takedowns, including three in the third period, and accumulating 2:04 in riding-time advantage. He tacked on four back points off his second-period takedown, spinning behind and taking him straight to his back midway through the frame. Pantaleo improved to 12-2 on the season with eight bonus wins. Junior Brian Murphy, ranked fifth nationally, followed with a second-period fall against Abraham Rodriguez at 157 pounds, using a leg turk to end the bout at the 4:39 mark. Murphy led by seven points at the time after earning a takedown and four-point tilt in the first period and adding a quick reversal in the second before turning Rodriguez and getting the fall -- his first of the season -- late in the period. Oregon State claimed its final match of the evening at 165 pounds before the Wolverines closed out the dual with four straight wins. Sophomore/freshman Davonte Mahomes, ranked 19th nationally, got U-M back on track with a dominant 14-2 major decision against Tyler Chay at 174 pounds, earning four takedowns, four back points and 3:06 in riding-time advantage. Mahomes broke the match open with a big third period, finishing on an early double before locking up a cradle on the edge of the mat. Chay was saved from the pinning situation when both wrestlers drifted out of bounds. Junior Domenic Abounader, ranked 10th nationally, just missed on a bonus point of his own at 184 pounds, settling instead for a 10-4 decision against Corey Griego. He scored on takedowns in the first and third periods, added a reversal and two-point tilt in the second and accumulated 4:03 in riding-time advantage. Graduate student Max Huntley, ranked sixth nationally at 197 pounds, cruised to a 12-2 major decision against Cody Crawford behind four takedowns -- two in the third period -- two back points and 3:41 in riding-time advantage. He earned his near-fall points with a leg turk off a second-period single leg. Junior heavyweight Adam Coon, ranked fourth, wrapped up the dual with a 6-3 decision against 10th-ranked Amarveer Dhesi in the marquee final bout between familiar opponents. Coon countered a pair of straight-on Dhesi shots for takedowns in the first and second periods, winning a wild scramble on the mat in the former frame. Dhesi finished on a single leg in the waning seconds of the third to narrow the final margin. Coon improved to 6-0 on the season. He, Abounader and Huntley -- U-M's 2015-16 captains -- all remain unbeaten in dual competition. The Wolverines will resume Big Ten Conference competition on Saturday (Jan. 9), heading south to Columbus, Ohio, to take on No. 6 Ohio State, the defending NCAA champion, at 5 p.m. at St. John Arena. The dual will be broadcast live on the Big Ten Network. Results: 125 -- #6 Ronnie Bresser (OSU) dec. #19 Conor Youtsey, 3-1 OSU, 3-0 133 -- Joey Palmer (OSU) dec. #16 Rossi Bruno, 12-6 OSU, 6-0 141 -- George Fisher (U-M) dec. Jack Hathaway, 3-1 SV OSU, 6-3 149 -- #8 Alec Pantaleo (U-M) major dec. Joey Delgado, 18-4 U-M, 7-6 157 -- #5 Brian Murphy (U-M) pinned Abraham Rodriguez, 4:39 U-M, 13-6 165 -- Seth Thomas (OSU) dec. Garrett Sutton, 7-4 U-M, 13-9 174 -- #19 Davonte Mahomes (U-M) major dec. Tyler Chat, 14-2 U-M, 17-9 184 -- #10 Domenic Abounader (U-M) dec. Corey Griego, 10-4 U-M, 20-9 197 -- #6 Max Huntley(U-M) major dec. Cody Crawford, 12-2 U-M, 24-9 Hwt -- #4 Adam Coon (U-M) dec. #10 Amaveer Dhesi, 6-3 U-M, 27-9

An Oklahoma high school wrestler was shot by a homeowner, the result of an apparent doorbell-ringing prank with two friends early New Year's Day in Pryor, Okla., according to multiple media reports Saturday. Cole Peyton, 14, a freshman at Pryor High School, was shot twice, once in the arm, while the other bullet pierced his liver, his mother told KWTV-TV, the CBS affiliate in Tulsa. He underwent surgery in a Tulsa hospital but is expected to recover. Pryor Police said Peyton and two friends were walking through Peyton's neighborhood around 1:30 New Year's morning, ringing some doorbells and running off in a game known as “ding dong ditching” when one homeowner came out into his yard and fired shots. The homeowner -- who police are not identifying because no charges have been filed -- had called police to report a home invasion but when police got to the scene they heard a different story. Police said the three boys did not try to break into the home. "The investigation now centers around whether the homeowner's use of deadly force was lawful or illegal. No arrests have been made at this point," said Chief of Police Steven W. Lemmings. "Currently, the investigation suggests that the juveniles were engaged in neighborhood pranks and not attempting to break into the residence.” The case has been handed over to the Mayes County district attorney who is looking into whether the shooting was justified. Peyton's wrestling coach describes the teen as "a great kid to be around," saying his thoughts and prayers are with him. Peyton is an Honor Roll student as well as a football player at the high school in Pryor, located in northeastern Oklahoma.

Marian University has rung in the New Year by announcing the establishment of a brand-new intercollegiate wrestling program, naming Stephen Bradley as its head coach, with Art Canales serving as Director of Wrestling and assistant wrestling coach, the Catholic university located in Indianapolis announced Thursday. The new intercollegiate wrestling program will take to the mats for the 2016-17 season, competing in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). Wrestling will be the 24th intercollegiate sport on the roster at Marian. "We are proud to continue the expansion of our department," said Marian Athletic Director Steve Downing. "We have added women's soccer (1998), women's golf (2004), men's football (2007), men's and women's bowling (2010) and women's lacrosse (2015) in the past two decades and the addition of men's wrestling just makes sense. It's an emerging sport across the nation and we are looking to bring in the top quality student-athletes who will not only compete for championships, but also be strong students in the classroom." Steven A. Bradley brings wrestling and coaching experience from Midwestern schools to his new position as the inaugural head wrestling coach of Marian. As a wrestler, Bradley was a three-time Indiana state champion in the late 1990s for Beech Grove High School in suburban Indianapolis. He was a 2000 Junior College National runner-up at Lincoln College; he then completed his wrestling career at the University of Indianapolis. Bradley launched his coaching career at University of Indianapolis, serving as assistant coach for four seasons (2005-2008) before returning to Lincoln College where he was assistant coach for three seasons (2009-2011), then promoted to head coach. In his three years at the helm at the two-year school located in Lincoln, Ill., Bradley mentored 12 All-Americans, 26 national qualifiers, two national champions, and posted a dual meet record of 21 wins and 9 losses. In 2013, Coach Bradley's team placed third in the NJCAA (National Junior College Athletic Association) Wrestling Championships. Bradley, who holds a Master of Coaching Education from Ohio University in Athens, and a Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science from the University of Indianapolis, was inducted into the Indiana Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2008. As a wrestler and coach, Arthur ("Art") Canales has been involved in the sport on and off for nearly forty years. Canales wrestled in high school for Riverside Military Academy in Gainesville, Ga., then at Ohio University. He then started coaching in high schools in Miami, Fla. and in Indianapolis, and is currently one of the coaches for Brownsburg Wrestling Club in Brownsburg, Ind. just outside Indianapolis. Canales earned a baccalaureate degree from Florida International University, Master of Arts degrees from University of Miami in Coral Gables, Fla., Master of Divinity degree from the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C, Master of Liturgical Studies degree from the University of Notre Dame, and a Doctor of Ministry degree from Catholic University. Canales is a member of USA Wrestling Association and a member of the National Wrestling Coaches Association. The news of the new wrestling program at Marian comes on the heels of their Knights football team winning the 2015 NAIA team title by defeating Southern Oregon in the championships the Friday before Christmas in Daytona Beach. Founded in 1937, Indianapolis-based Marian University is a four-year, co-educational university owned and sponsored by the Sisters of St. Francis, Oldenburg, a community of Franciscan religious that celebrated 150 years of faith, leadership, and education in Indiana in 2001.

MacMurray College will launch men's and women's wrestling programs during the winter season of 2016-17, resuming a men's program that was one of the most successful sports in MacMurray history and launching women's wrestling, a prep sport that has become increasingly popular. "I am happy to announce that MacMurray is reinstating the wrestling program," said Athletic Director Justin Fuhler. "I am so pleased that our administration and Board of Trustees agreed to bring this sport back to MacMurray." The first step will be hiring a coach. In seeking a coach, MacMurray will get the help of the National Wrestling Coaches Association, which promotes the sport, runs a training academy for wrestling coaches and provides support to wrestling programs in hiring a coach. The announcement seeking a wrestling head coach will go out immediately, with the expectation that he or she will begin by February. "Now the hard work starts, as we work to find a terrific coach to lead the program and work to build a top-notch wrestling facility that our wrestlers can be proud of," said Fuhler. A wrestling practice room will be constructed in the Jenkins Education Complex, which houses the Highlander athletics teams. The new MacMurray wrestling squads will hold their meets in Wall Gymnasium, also located in Jenkins. The resumption of the men's squad is a return to one of the legendary sports at MacMurray. "We have a tremendous history that goes back to the 1960s," said Fuhler. "Our wrestling program has produced All-Americans, national champions and helped to mold hundreds of young men into successful leaders." Heavyweight Bob Kellogg (pictured right, without headgear), a member of the MacMurray Athletics Hall of Fame, was the NCAA national champion his senior year in the 1966-67 season. He also took second place in the 1964-65 season, as did Hall of Famer Ron Otto in 1967-68 and Fred Wideman in 1975-76. The program also boasts two fourth- and sixth-place NCAA national wrestlers and scores of national tournament qualifiers and regional and district winners. The program ended at MacMurray 2007, as interest and support fell off. Women's wrestling, which became an Olympic sport in 2004, is among the fastest growing prep sports in the nation, growing from less than 1,000 wrestlers 12 years ago to more than 11,000 on 1,800 high school and college teams, according to the Coaches Association. In some ways, launching women's wrestling is a 21st century update of MacMurray's past, said Fuhler. "When you look at MacMurray's history as a women's college," he said. "I am glad that we are being proactive in adding this emerging sport that has so much room for growth."