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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. STREAMING & TELEVISION Event results will be available live on Trackwrestling.com and live streaming of the event will also be provided via Trackwrestling's TrackCast program. Fans will be able to watch every mat and every dual for the event for a one-time cost of $19.95. FOX College Sports will also air one selected dual in each of the five collegiate divisions on a tape-delayed basis. Each dual will be re-broadcast a minimum of 10 times for a total of 50 national broadcasts to a potential universe of 54 million homes. MEDIA INQUIRIES For any media requests for the NWCA Duals this weekend please contact Eric Hughes at erichughes0667@gmail.com 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.

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."

Matt Brown has accomplished much in his 25-year life. Three Utah high school state titles. Three Big Ten championships. Three-time NCAA All-American. 2015 NCAA 174-pound championship. Army ROTC (Reserve Officer Training Corps) member. A bachelor's and master's degree from Penn State. Numerous academic awards. And, just last month, he learned he was the only wrestler in a group of ten student-athletes to earn the NCAA Today's Top 10 Award which will be presented to him in January 2016. If that weren't enough, Matt Brown took two years out of his college career to serve on a mission in Africa for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Oh, and he got married. If anyone so young had enough life experiences to put down in a memoir, it would be Matt Brown. He shares his impressive and varied life story in his new book "Mission: Accomplished: Reflections of an NCAA National Champion." Meet Matt Brown Brown was born in Utah, the youngest of six children, raised in an LDS (Mormon) household. He was introduced to wrestling at age four at a local youth program, then later joined Treehouse Athletic Club, more commonly referred to as TAC, which Brown describes as "a premier youth wrestling program." At Cypress High School outside Salt Lake City, Brown earned three Utah state titles. Despite that accomplishment -- and his equally impressive performance in the classroom -- Brown was not highly recruited. In fact, in an unofficial visit to Penn State while in the area for a family funeral, Brown was basically told by the previous coaching regime that they had all the talent they needed from Pennsylvania. Matt Brown runs out onto the mat for his NCAA finals match (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com)So how did Matt Brown come to wear the classic blue-and-white singlet of the Nittany Lions? By way of a side trip to Ames, Iowa and Iowa State. While still in high school, Brown was exploring the possibility of attending the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. He had earned a coveted appointment from his congressman, and was impressed with the facilities and the idea of wrestling for Army. However, Brown still had a visit scheduled at Iowa State. After meeting then head coach Cael Sanderson, Brown decided he would put on the cardinal and gold of the Cyclones. When Sanderson made his bombshell announcement in April 2009 that he had accepted the head coaching job at Penn State, Matt Brown was one of the wrestlers who followed Coach Cael to Happy Valley. How the book came together "Mission: Accomplished" takes readers through Matt Brown's life journey, with stops along the way in Utah, Iowa State, Penn State, and two years in sub-Saharan Africa on his LDS mission, providing a compelling, behind-the-scenes look at things most of us will never experience. That said, Brown's book is more than a traditional memoir. In fact, his own account of his life is just part of his book -- in fact, Part I of three parts. In Part II, Brown shares Principles of Success that he has acquired from multiple sources, most notably Cael Sanderson. Part III is titled Personal Application -- how Brown has implemented those success principles in his life on and off the mat. At the very beginning of "Mission: Accomplished", Matt Brown writes, "I wrote this book for three reasons. First, to express gratitude for the help that I have received along my journey. Secondly, I truly believe that the same lessons that helped me become a national champion will help you accomplish what you want in life. Through living correct principles we find happiness and success. Lastly, it is conceivable that this work is one of my last contributions to the sport of wrestling -- a sport that has given me so much." Knowing all that, how did Matt Brown come to write his book? "Throughout my college career, I learned a lot from Coach Cael," Brown told InterMat. "I thought there was a lot worth sharing with others who had not been blessed with that same experience. "After winning the title, it seemed even more appropriate for me to put this down in a book. People like to hear from a winner. Winning a national championship gave me an audience which I didn't have before." "Luckily I took notes like crazy throughout my college career which helped me put the book together." "Before writing, I gave serious thought as to who my audience would be," Brown continued. "I didn't want to write just to Mormons or to married athletes, two aspects who define who I am. I hoped my book would speak to a general audience -- to multiple audiences, in fact." "After I won the title, I started writing. I knew the story had a short shelf life, and I needed to get my book completed in a timely way. Needless to say I had a busy summer." The ultimate do-it-yourself project Matt Brown wrote with the goal of having a published book by the beginning of the 2015-16 college wrestling season -- a goal he achieved. "I asked myself, 'How do I get the book out quickly?'" Brown had the book published through Amazon, using their CreateSpace self-publishing division. "I like working on home improvement projects," Brown disclosed. "Making sure things look good, come out the way I want them." "I did the design -- how the inside pages would look, what the front cover would look like. The program made it easy for me to do this, but an author can choose to let Amazon do all that for them." "My sister did the editing." Matt Brown defeated Matt Wilps of Pitt in the NCAA finals (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com)Brown said that by using Amazon's CreateSpace tool, he was able to bring his book to readers much more quickly than if he had gone a more traditional route of hiring a literary agent to pitch his idea to publishers, or knocking on publisher doors himself. Brown also brought up other benefits of self-publishing through Amazon -- no up-front expense, and no inventory taking up space in the garage or a storage facility. The Penn State mat champ mentioned yet another reason: an enhanced degree of control. "One reason I was grateful to be able to self-publish: sometimes, an editor might tell you to leave out a particular story, or urge you to emphasize something you may not want to highlight," according to Brown. "In addition, I wanted my own voice to come through. I didn't want to sound like I was bragging." "Setting the right tone was a challenge for me." This writer had to ask Brown if it was easy to write about his life. "Despite academic achievements, I had struggles with reading and writing early in my life," Brown responded, mentioning that he was juggling the writing of his memoir with his coursework as he sought to complete his Master's degree. "It was gratifying to get my thoughts down on paper. Truly rewarding to be able to share my story." "I'm grateful to have a story to tell, and for the chance to write it ... I had fun doing it." What's next for Matt Brown? "I ask myself, 'Now where do I go?'" "I am interested in a career in national defense," Brown continued. "I could imagine myself being an analyst." "I have some military training scheduled for February. That may shape my decision." That said, Brown has not shut the door on continuing his wrestling career, telling InterMat that he is working out with the Nittany Lion Wrestling Club in freestyle. Whatever career path he takes, Matt Brown may have to write a sequel. "Mission: Accomplished: Reflections of an NCAA National Champ" by Matt Brown is available in paperback direct from Amazon. Enjoyed reading about this book? You might want to check out InterMat's article from earlier this month about wrestler Dan Russell's memoir "Finish Strong" ... and, from June 2014, "Faith and Wrestling" by Michael Fessler, former wrestler at Apple Valley High School and Cal State Bakersfield.

A former wrestler at California's Calaveras High School and Lassen Community College was killed in a motorcycle accident on New Year's Eve, according to multiple media reports. Kyle Towler, 23, of Valley Springs, Calif. was riding his 2016 Harley-Davidson west on Barbour Road at 10:45 p.m. on Dec. 31 when he lost control at a curve east of Silver Rapids Road, according to the California Highway Patrol. Towler went off the road, striking a mailbox. The patrol reported that drugs and alcohol did not appear to be involved, but the investigation is ongoing. Towler graduated from Calaveras High in 2011, winning a Sac-Joaquin Section Division V wrestling championship in his senior season. The 6'1", 175-pound athlete went on Lassen Community College in Susanville, Calif., where he placed sixth at the Northern California regionals and qualified for the California Community College State Championships.

The first full week of January is upon us, as the holidays came to their end. This is still a very big weekend of wrestling across the country. Nowhere is this more abundantly clear than out in Fresno, Calif. where the Doc Buchanan Invitational is being held at Clovis High School. Doc Buchanan Invitational Over 90 schools, including six nationally ranked squads, will be sending wrestlers to this pre-eminent event in the western part of the United States on Friday and Saturday. In recent years, this tournament is arguably a top five in-season event across the United States. The field this year also includes 28 nationally ranked wrestlers in their respective weight classes, as well as wrestlers from six states other than California. Host Clovis, ranked No. 6 nationally, is only the third highest ranked team in the field -- one that also includes No. 2 Bergen Catholic (N.J.) and No. 5 Buchanan. The other three nationally ranked teams are No. 37 Bakersfield, No. 46 Pomona (Colo.), and No. 47 San Marino. Below is a listing of wrestlers to watch in the field (nationally ranked first, then alphabetically by school). 106: No. 3 Nico Aguilar (Gilroy), No. 14 Christian Nunez (St. John Bosco), No. 18 Mosha Schwartz (Ponderosa, Colo.), Izzak Olejnik (Bakersfield), Matthew Olguin (Buchanan), Elijah Palacio (Calvary Chapel), Brandon Betancourt (Clovis), Coltan Yapoujian (Pomona, Colo.) 113: Carmen Ferrante (Bergen Catholic, N.J.), Jaden Abas (Frontier), Justin Pacheco (Pomona, Colo.), Josiah Nava (Pueblo County, Colo.) 120: No. 2 Justin Mejia (Clovis), No. 17 David Campbell (Mission Oak), No. 19 Gerard Angelo (Bergen Catholic, N.J.), Patrick Ramirez (De La Salle), Tomas Gutierrez (Pomona, Colo.), Ian Timmins (Wooster, Nev.) 126: No. 1 Nick Suriano (Bergen Catholic, N.J.), Isaiah Palomino (Bellarmine), Donovan Guerrero (De La Salle), Devan Turner (Dixon), Theorius Robison (Pomona, Colo.), Grant Willits (Pueblo County, Colo.), Zander Silva (San Marino), Robert Garcia (Selma) 132: No. 9 Navonte Demison (Bakersfield), No. 13 Chris Sandoval (Pueblo County, Colo.), No. 17 Durbin Lloren (Buchanan), Chris Foca (Bergen Catholic, N.J.), Chris DeLoza (Clovis North), Curtis Booth (Folsom), Alex Felix (Gilroy), Trence Gillem (Helix), Dayton Marvel (Pomona, Colo.) 138: No. 4 Shane Griffith (Bergen Catholic, N.J.), No. 9 Jaden Enriquez (Mission Oak), No. 17 Julian Flores (San Marino), J.J. Figueroa (Bakersfield), Brady O'Keefe (Carson City, Nev.), Jake Douglas (Lake Stevens, Wash.), Jacob Greenwood (Poudre, Colo.) 145: No. 5 Zander Wick (San Marino), No. 10 Quentin Hovis (Seton Catholic, Ariz.), Brandon Martino (Clovis), Ruben Gacia (Selma) 152: No. 4 Evan Wick (San Marino), No. 6 Israel Saavedra (Granite Bay), Greg Gaxiola (Buchanan), Jared Hill (Clovis), Brandon Claiborne (Oak Ridge), Hunter Willits (Pueblo County, Colo.), Brandon Konecny (Seton Catholic, Ariz.) 160: No. 10 Justin Thomas (Calvary Chapel), No. 11 Layne van Anrooy (Roseburg, Ore.), No. 18 Abner Romero (Buchanan), Sam Loera (Bakersfield), Beau Colombin (Windsor) 170: No. 10 Jeremy Thomas (Calvary Chapel), No. 11 Joe Grello (Bergen Catholic, N.J.), Michael Soler (Lake Stevens, Wash.), Dominic Ducharme (Windsor) 182: No. 8 Josh Hokit (Clovis), Josh McKenzie (Bergen Catholic, N.J.), Anthony Montalvo (Buchanan), Roman Romero (McNair), Wyatt Westfall (North Medford, Ore.), Abel Garcia (Oakdale), Haydn Maley (Roseburg, Ore.), Bridger Barker (Seton Catholic, Ariz.) 195: No. 5 Kevin Mulligan (Bergen Catholic, N.J.), No. 11 A.J. Nevills (Clovis), Trevor Ervin (Buchanan), Noe Garcia (Gilroy), Danny Salas (St. John Bosco) 220: No. 9 Cohlton Schultz (Ponderosa, Colo.), No. 20 Bevan Brandt (Bullard), Danny DeLorenzi (Bergen Catholic, N.J.), Darryl Aiello (De La Salle), Christian Ayala (Pacifica) 285: No. 6 Seth Nevills (Clovis), Jarrod Snyder (Frontier), Christian Rebottaro (Monta Vista Christian) Cheesehead Invitational Similar to the Doc Buchanan, another prominent and nationally elite tournament is on the docket this weekend. This one is being hosted by Kaukauna High School, located near Green Bay (Wis.). Of the 28 teams from six states in the field, eight of the squads are ranked among the nation's top 40 teams: No. 7 Carl Sandburg (Ill.), No. 14 Southeast Polk (Iowa), No. 16 Apple Valley (Minn.), No. 18 St. Michael-Albertville (Minn.), No. 21 Mt. Carmel (Ill.), No. 27 Montini Catholic (Ill.), No. 33 Platte County (Mo.), and No. 39 Kasson-Mantorville (Minn.). Additional teams to note include Lockport (Ill.), Kaukauna (Wis.), Stoughton (Wis.), Wisconsin Rapids (Wis.), Waverly-Shell Rock (Iowa), and Thompson (Ala.) From an individual standpoint, two wrestlers ranked No. 1 in their respective weight class are in the field, both from Apple Valley: Mark Hall (170) and Gable Steveson (220). Each wrestler is also ranked as the top overall wrestler in their respective grade level, Hall for the Class of 2016 and Steveson for the Class of 2018. The tournament is the nation's best hybrid format (pool-to-bracket) event. Preliminary matches and/or byes based on seeding are used to determine entry into the upper pools or the consolation bracket. The upper pools, four-by-four, consist of the top 16 wrestlers. From there, the top two wrestlers in each pool will compete in an eight-man bracket for the top eight positions; while the remaining wrestlers will compete in a bracket for ninth place. Below is a listing of nationally ranked wrestlers in the field, 21 in total. 106: No. 10 Joey Melendez (Montini Catholic, Ill.), No. 16 Patrick McKee (St. Michael-Albertville, Minn.) 113: No. 2 Real Woods (Montini Catholic, Ill.) 126: No. 7 Matthew Schmitt (Platte County, Mo.) 132: No. 6 Rudy Yates (Carl Sandburg, Ill.), No. 8 Dylan Duncan (Montini Catholic, Ill.) 138: No. 5 Mitch McKee (St. Michael-Albertville, Minn.), No. 16 Will Lewan (Montini Catholic, Ill.) 145: No. 3 Austin O'Connor (St. Rita's, Ill.), No. 14 Ethan Karsten (Platte County, Mo.) 152: No. 3 Griffin Parriott (New Prague, Minn.), No. 12 Jake Allar (St. Michael-Albertville, Minn.), No. 19 Shane Tucker (Mt. Carmel, Ill.) 160: No. 4 Brady Berge (Kasson-Mantorville, Minn.), No. 9 Lucas Jeske (St. Michael-Albertville, Minn.) 170: No. 1 Mark Hall (Apple Valley, Minn.) 182: No. 3 Beau Breske (Hartford Union, Wis.), No. 18 Patrick Brucki (Carl Sandburg, Ill.) 195: No. 16 Jacob Raschka (Pewaukee, Wis.) 220: No. 1 Gable Steveson (Apple Valley, Minn.), No. 6 Ethan Andersen (Southeast Polk, Iowa) Nation's oldest tournament: the 72nd annual Geary (Okla.) Invitational One of the most unique and longest-standing scholastic wrestling events happens this Friday and Saturday in Oklahoma with the Geary invitational. First and foremost, it is the longest lasting in-season scholastic wrestling tournament in the United States. Secondly, the draw is 100% random, no seeds; also, there are challenge matches for "true second" after the completion of the tournament. About 25 teams from five different states are slated to compete. Anchoring the field are No. 3 Blair Academy (N.J.) and No. 11 Tuttle (Okla.). Other notable teams include fellow Oklahoma state champions Broken Arrow and Collinsville. Below is a list of nationally ranked wrestlers, along with other state champs (and some finalists). 106: No. 13 Michael Colaiocco (Blair Academy, N.J.) 113: No. 17 Paxton Rosen (Edmond North, Okla.), Marcus Robinson (Arkansas City, Kans.), Rhett Golowenski (Tutle, Okla.), Mason Naifeh (Tulsa Union, Okla.), Canon Randall (Westmoore, Okla.) 120: No. 20 Garrett Rowe (Choctaw, Okla.), Zach Sherman (Blair Academy, N.J.), Xavier Torres (Canyon Randall, Texas), Noah MacQuigg (Tuttle, Okla.) 126: No. 12 Dalton Duffield (Westmoore, Okla.), Montorie Bridges (Altus, Okla.), Andrew Nieman (Stillwater, Okla.) 132: No. 3 Daton Fix (Sand Springs, Okla.), No. 11 Requir van de Merwe (Blair Academy, N.J.), Nate Keim (Collinsville, Okla.), Tanner Litterell (Tuttle, Okla.) 138: Ryan Rochford (Rio Rancho, N.M.), Brik Filippo (Tuttle, Okla.) 152: John Manning (Blair Academy, N.J.), Elijah Tanner (Collinsville, Okla.), Ross Shawnee (Geary, Okla.), Joseph Messer (Norman North, Okla.), Dayton Garrett (Tuttle, Okla.) 160: No. 17 Ryan Karoly (Blair Academy, N.J.), Kendall Biddle (Arkansas City, Kans.) 170: No. 4 Brandon Dallavia (Blair Academy, N.J.), Tanner Johnson (Tuttle, Okla.) 195: No. 3 Chase Singletary (Blair Academy, N.J.), Skyler Haynes (Broken Arrow, Okla.) 220: Nick Mosco (Blair Academy, N.J.), Blake Berryhill (Tuttle, Okla.) 285: Keegan Pride (Altus, Okla.) Mat Mayhem High School Duals Nationally ranked squads in No. 24 Lowell (Mich.) and No. 36 Brownsburg (Ind.) headline the eight high school teams that will be competed on Saturday at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne (Ind.) as part of the NWCA Mat Mayhem festivities. Other squads include defending Michigan state champions in Brighton and Richmond, though neither is favored to repeat in their division this year; Dakota and Oxford, who are both top ten squads in Michigan's big-school division (D1); Mechanicsburg (Ohio), who is a candidate to finish second in Ohio's small-school division (Division III), and finished top five at the Brecksville Invitational last week; and Merrillville, a potential top ten team in single-class Indiana. The teams will be split into two pools, where they will wrestle dual meets against the three other teams in their pool. Then each squad will wrestle a cross-over bout against the team that placed in the corresponding position of the other pool. There is a smattering of nationally ranked wrestlers from these teams. 126: No. 13 Lucas Hall (Lowell, Mich.) 160: No. 12 Kaleb Romero (Mechanicsburg, Ohio), No. 16 Jacob Covaciu (Merrillville, Ind.) 195: No. 6 Max Dean (Lowell, Mich.) 220: No. 8 Lucas Ready (Brighton, Mich.) 285: No. 2 Shawn Streck (Merrillville, Ind.) Detroit Catholic Central (Mich.) Super Duals Also on Saturday in the Great Lakes region is the annual Super Duals event at Detroit Catholic Central (Mich.). Eight teams will compete in four dual meet each. Three of the out of state teams are nationally ranked, No. 8 St. Edward (Ohio), No. 9 Oak Park River Forest (Ill.), and No. 35 Brecksville (Ohio); the other out-of-state team is Portage (Ind.), a probable top ten team in single-class Indiana. All four in-state teams are viewed as top ten squads statewide; Detroit Catholic Central and Davison are viewed as next best to nationally ranked Hartland in the big-school division (D1), St. Johns is rated next best to nationally ranked Lowell in Division 2, while Hudson is second in the small-school division (D4). To my understanding, here is the order of matches for the three nationally ranked teams. Matches will take place at 9:00 a.m., 11:00, 1:00 p.m., and 3:00 Eastern Time. St. Edward: Portage, St. Johns, Hudson, Detroit Catholic Central OPRF: Detroit Catholic Central, Davison, Portage, Brecksville Brecksville: Davison, Hudson, Detroit Catholic Central, OPRF It should be noted that St. Edward beat OPRF in a dual meet last week at the Clash, St. Edward has a dual meet against Davison scheduled for the end of the month, and it is possible that St. Edward and Brecksville could meet during the state dual meet tournament in February Quick hitters New to the Fab 50 national team rankings this week are four schools: No. 35 Brecksville (Ohio), No. 36 Brownsburg (Ind.), No. 41 Anoka (Minn.), and No. 50 West Des Moines Valley (Iowa). **Brecksville won their home tournament last week out-pointing three nationally ranked teams: No. 17 Elyria (Ohio), though without a returning state champion; No. 25 Delta (Ohio), second to the champion Bees by a half-point; and No. 38 Olentangy Liberty (Ohio), who were missing three or four starters. **Brownsburg won the big-school (Class 3A) IHSWCA Team State title last week with a 34-24 victory, eight matches to six, over now No. 42 Warren Central, who were ranked No. 25 natonally at the time. **Anoka won the third place bracket at The Clash XIV, including a 34-27 victory over now No. 44 Park Hill (Mo.), who was ranked No. 41 at the time **West Des Moines Valley joins the rankings this week, and will be immediately tested when they host No. 29 Fort Dodge (Iowa) as part of a tri-meet tomorrow night. One will see some familiar wrestlers subtracted from the individual weight class rankings. That is due to their not having yet competed during the 2015-16 season. When those wrestlers return to the mat, they will return to the weight class rankings in their rightful positions. No. 30 Nazareth (Pa.) is the top seed in the National High School Division portion of this weekend's Virginia Duals, to be held on Friday and Saturday in Hampton. Primary challenge for the Blue Eagles will come from Colonial Forge (Va.), who was ranked in the pre-season, but dropped out due to some struggles; however the Eagles are the event's defending champion.

Ian Cheatum's stunning seven-second pin at 285 pounds punctuated a 35-13 win for Colorado School of Mines against Simon Fraser as the Orediggers improved to 3-0 this season. Cheatum ended the dual with one of the fastest falls in program history, upsetting regionally-ranked No. 4 Sean Molle by turning a quick leg sweep into a pin seven seconds into their match. That followed No. 6 Paul Wilson's match-clinching fall over Ciaran Ball at 197 pounds. The senior dominated the match with an early fall, then rode out most of the second period before turning Ball for the stick at 4:13. Mines also received bonus points from Matthew Lavengood at 125 pounds and Rocky Michaelson at 174. Lavengood got things started with a decisive 15-5 major decision over Oscar Bulaqui. Lavengood used a four-point nearfall at the end of the first period to lead 6-0, then added another nearfall-4 in the third to secure the major. Michaelson earned four takedowns and a two-point nearfall in his match against Alexander Berfanger to win 12-1, giving up a long third-period escape and dominating with more than four minutes of riding time. Ethan Ruby won his match at 157 pounds 10-3, and was unlucky not to win by fall as the referee indicated a pin a split-second after the end of the first round. Still, Ruby earned a nearfall-4 and added a third-period reversal and an escape to secure his seventh win of the season. Lukas Erickson and Jacob Gerken won by forfeit at 141 and 149, respectively, to finish Mines' scoring. Simon Fraser earned their points at 133, 165, and 184. Cruz Velasquez won 8-0 over Caleb Micho at 133, and Mclean wrestled a tough match to beat John Crowley 9-4 at 165. Smith earned a 6:44 fall over Karl Breidenbach at 184. NOTABLES - Cheatum's pin is believed to be the fastest in program history and ranks among the fastest ever in collegiate wrestling. He did it in front of his high school alma mater as his Golden High Demons wrestled Chatfield High concurrently to Mines' match. Cheatum is 7-5 this season with five of his victories coming by fall. - Wilson's pin gives him a team-best 16 points in three dual matches this season. It was his fourth fall in seven victories this year. - Michaelson extended his team-best record to 12-3. The freshman is now 2-0 in duals and has scored 10 points in those two matches. - It was the second-ever meeting between Mines and SFU and the first in Golden; Mines improved to 2-0. Simon Fraser, located in Burnaby, British Columbia, is Canada's only NCAA institution. NEXT UP Mines heads to Nebraska this Saturday to compete in the Hastings College Cusatis Open. Results: 125: Matthew Lavengood (CSM) over Oscar Bulaqui (SFU), MD 15-5 133: Cruz Velasquez (SFBC) over Caleb Micho (CSM), MD 8-0 141: Lukas Erickson (CSM) by forfeit 149: Jacob Gerken (CSM) by forfeit 157: Ethan Ruby (CSM) over Tanner Spray (SFU), Dec 10-3 165: Tyler Mclean (SFU) over John Crowley (CSM), Dec 9-4 174: Rocky Michaelson (CSM) over Alexander Berfanger (SFU), MD 12-1 184: Morgan Smith (SFU) over Karl Breidenbach (CSM), Fall 6:44 197: #6 Paul Wilson (CSM) over Ciaran Ball (SFU), Fall 4:13 285: Ian Cheatum (CSM) over Sean Molle (SFU), Fall 0:07

BUIES CREEK, N.C. -- Appalachian State University wrestling traveled to Campbell University on Wednesday night for its second Southern Conference match of the season. The Mountaineers (7-2, 2-0 SoCon) topped the Camels (0-7, 0-2 SoCon), 28-12. The match started at the 125-pound weight class. Vito Pasone got the Mountaineers off to a fast start when he dominated his match, winning by technical fall, 22-5. The Camels would answer in the 133-pound match when Nathan Kraisser defeated Jacob Grigg with a technical fall of his own to level the team score at, 5-5. Michael Longo would push the Apps in front in the 141-pound clash with his 11-10 decision win over Lucas Stewart. Matt Zovistoski helped stretch the Appalachian lead when he earned bonus points with his 12-4 major decision over Zane Knight. With the score 12-5, Angel Najar fell in a 13-7 decision to Quentin Perez. In the 165-pound match, Forrest Przybysz battled hard to fight off Paul Duggan in TB-1, 9-5. Nick Kee recorded the only pin of the day when he stuck Matthew Olauson 4:32 into the 174-pound bout to give Appalachian a 21-8 advantage. Campbell would not cave and won the 184-pound match behind Ville Heino's 12-4 major decision over Taylor Jackson. Freshman Randall Diabe showed great resiliency by winning in overtime, SV-1 9-7 over Austin McNeil. The Reigning Southern Conference Wrestler of the Week, Denzel Dejournette, closed out the dual with an 11-3 major decision win over Jere Heino to hand Appalachian its second SoCon win of the season and extend its winning-streak to four matches. The Mountaineers will return to action at home in Varsity Gym on Sunday against SIUE for their Old Timers Match. Match time is set for 3:00 p.m. Results: 125: Vito Pasone (APP) def. Collin Stewart (CAM), TF 22-5 (App 5-0) 133: Nathan Kraisser (CAM) def. Jacob Grigg (APP), TF 18-0 (Tied 5-5) 141: Michael Longo (APP) def. Lucas Stewart (CAM), D 11-10 (App 8-5) 149: Matt Zovistoski (APP) def. Zane Knight (CAM), MD 12-4 (App 12-5) 157: Quentin Perez (CAM) def. Angel Najar (APP), D 13-7 (App 12-8) 165: Forrest Przybysz (APP) def. Paul Duggan (CAM), TB-1 9-5 (App 15-8) 174: Nick Kee (APP) pinned Matthew Olauson (CAM), (4:32) (App 21-8) 184: Ville Heino (CAM) def. Taylor Jackson (APP), MD 12-3 (App 21-12) 197: Randall Diabe (APP) def. Austin McNeil (CAM), SV-1 9-7 (App 24-12) 285: Denzel Dejournette (APP) def. Jere Heino (CAM), MD 11-3 (App 28-12)

YPSILANTI, Mich. -- The Eastern Michigan University wrestling team completed a milestone dual win by defeating the University of Northern Iowa, 22-14, in Mid-American Conference action at the Convocation Center Wednesday night, Jan. 6. The victory marked the first ever program victory over the Panthers for EMU in seven tries. The Eagles (7-2, 2-0 MAC) won six of the ten matches on the night, including one by major decision and another by pin-fall in the final match of the night to secure the victory. Two other wins came from decisions, while the sixth came on a tiebreaker. The bout started at the heavyweight where redshirt sophomore Gage Hutchison (Buchanan, Mich.-Buchanan) had the tall task of wrestling No. 15 Blaize Cabell in a rematch of last year's dual. The 285-pounder put up a great fight, but in the end Cabell finished with the 9-4 decision. Going back to the top, redshirt freshman Armando Torres (Lorain, Ohio-Elyria) gave Eastern the lead back when he dominated his opponent for an 11-1 major decision. He is now 6-1 in dual action this season. With the score sitting at 4-3, UNI countered back when No. 18 Josh Alber won a technical fall victory over redshirt sophomore Blake Caudill (Butler, Pa.-Butler), 18-2. The lead would be extended at 141 lbs.when redshirt sophomore Kyle Springer (New Boston, Mich.-Davenport Assumption) lost a tightly contested decision 6-3 on a late takedown. EMU gained some momentum back at 149 lbs. when redshirt junior Nicholas Barber (Cleveland, Ohio-St. Edward) knocked off his opponent with a hard earned 4-1 decision. UNI gained the points back at 157 lbs., however, when redshirt junior Devan Marry (Hudson, Mich.-Hudson) lost just his second dual of the season, dropping his bout by a 9-5 decision. After six matches, UNI led 14-7. Then EMU turned the switch, beginning with redshirt freshman Dakota Juarez (Grand Haven, Mich.-Grand Haven) at 165 lbs.He took his match, 8-3, to tighten the gap to 14-10 and earn his fourth dual victory this season.Next up was redshirt junior Jacob Davis (North Ridgeville, Ohio-St. Edward) at 174 lbs, and in the tightest contested match of the night, Davis rode out a hard fought 2-1 overtime win, making the score just 14-13 heading into the final two matchups.Davis now has a 7-2 dual record on the year. At 184 lbs., redshirt freshman Derek Hillman (Woodhaven, Mich.-Woodhaven-Brownstown) matched up with 2014 NCAA qualifier Cody Caldwell. Hillman was up to the challenge though, as he led 5-3 going into the final period. Late in the third, he picked up a huge takedown, extending his lead to 7-4, and took the 8-4 decision with riding time. This gave EMU the 16-14 lead going into the final match. Hillman is also 7-2 in duals on the season. Waiting in that final match was redshirt senior No. 14 Anthony Abro (Canton, Mich.-Canton), needing to get EMU the win in the matchup to ultimatelyget the win in the match. After one period, he found himself trailing 4-2. Things turned around in the second period though, as Abro quickly sub-missed his opponent, notching the huge fall in 4:27 and securing the 22-14 victory for the Eagles. The victory put the nationally ranked Abro's record at 16-2 on the year, and 8-1 in duals. Eastern now heads on the road for its first conference action away from when they travel down to Athens, Ohio to square off against the Ohio University Bobcats. The match is set to start at 7 p.m. Results: 285: No. 15 Blaize Cabell (UNI) dec. Gage Hutchinson (EMU), 9-4 125: Armando Torres (EMU) maj. dec. Leighton Gaul (UNI), 11-1 133: No. 18 Josh Alber (UNI) tech. fall Blake Caudill, 18-2 (5:40) 141: Trevor Jauch (UNI) dec. Kyle Springer (EMU), 6-3 149: Nick Barber (EMU) dec. Jake Hodges (UNI), 4-1 157: No. 20 Bryce Steiert (UNI) dec. Devan Marry (EMU), 9-5 165: Dakota Juarez (EMU) dec. Taylor Berger (UNI), 8-3 174: Jake Davis (EMU) dec. Drew Foster (UNI), 2-1 (TB-1) 184: Derek Hillman (EMU) dec. Cody Caldwell (UNI), 8-4 197: No. 14 Anthony Abro (EMU) Jared Bartel (UNI), 4:27

DURHAM, N.C. -- The No. 3 NC State wrestling team opened ACC competition with a dominating 34-9 win at Duke Wednesday night. NC State won seven of the 10 bouts, with six of those wins being bonus point victories. The Wolfpack improves to a perfect 12-0 on the season. The Pack started the bout with six points. Starting at 133 pounds, Jamal Morris dominated the first period and scored a pin at the 2:59 mark. The pin was Morris' first in his Pack career. No. 3 Kevin Jack then picked up a 6-3 win at 141 pounds to put the Pack up 9-0 after two bouts. Down 2-1 to start the second, Jack scored a reversal and accumulated 2:31 of ride time in the final two periods to go with a third-period takedown. After Duke's first win at 149, No. 6 Tommy Gantt improved to a perfect 13-0 on the season with a 13-4 major decision. Gantt scored all six takedowns of his match, and earned his 10th bonus point win among his 13 season wins. Duke picked up their second win at 165 pounds, and at the intermission NC State held a 13-6 lead. Nicky Hall picked up more bonus points for the Pack, with a 12-4 major decision at 174 pounds. After each grappler scored a first-period takedown, Hall got a four-point near-fall near the end of the period and held the lead throughout. No. 15 Pete Renda made it back-to-back bonus point wins with his 17-1 tech fall win at 184 pounds. Renda locked un a couple of cradles during the bout and scored two four-point near-falls. Duke's third win of the night was at 197 pounds, and all three Blue Devil wins were by ranked guys against unranked NC State wrestlers. The Pack closed the dual with back-to-back six-point wins. No. 1 Nick Gwiazdowski picked up another first period pin, and improves to 17-0 on the season and runs his NCAA-leading winning streak to 72 matched. Gwiazdowski's pin was his ninth of the season. In the final bout, Duke forfeited at 125 pounds and Jamel Morris was credited with the ACC win. NC State has now won 38 of the last 42 duals against Duke dating back to 1975. Over those last 40 years, NC State is now a perfect 22-0 in dual action at Duke. The 34 points scored against Duke are the most in the series since a 38-3 win in 2001, and are the most at Duke in a dual since a 36-0 win in 1996. Results: 133: Jamal Morris (NCSU) fall Brandon Leynaud; 2:59 - 6-0 141: No. 3 Kevin Jack (NCSU) dec. Zach Finesilver; 6-3 - 9-0 149: No. 9 Mitch Finesilver (DU) dec. Beau Donahue; 12-7 - 9-3 157: No. 6 Tommy Gantt (NCSU) major dec. Connor Bass; 13-4 - 13-3 165: No. 17 Jake Faust (DU) dec. Lee Davis; 5-0 - 13-6 174: Nicky Hall (NCSU) major dec. Alec Schenk; 12-4 - 17-6 184: No. 15 Pete Renda (NCSU) tech fall Trey Adamson; 17-1 - 22-6 197: No. 5 Conner Hartman (DU) dec. No. 17 Michael Boykin; 6-0 - 22-9 285: No. 1 Nick Gwiazdowski (NCSU) fall Brendan Walsh; 1:53 - 28-9 125: Jamel Morris (NCSU) forfeit - 34-9

BRACKETS NCAA Division II Bracket | NCAA Division III Bracket | NAIA Bracket | NJCAA Bracket | WCWA Bracket Manheim, Pa. -- Mat Mayhem is here. United Wrestling Group hosts the 2016 NWCA Multi-Divisional National Duals presented by the United States Marine Corps in honor of Cliff Keen on January 8-9 from Fort Wayne, Indiana and the Allen County War Memorial. Action begins on Friday with 88 teams across five collegiate divisions. Teams can now prepare for their opening opponents as the draws were released on Tuesday evening. While national rankings are posted for each division, each division seeds with their own set of votes and criteria. In Division II, coach Mike Denney looks to coach Maryville to its second straight National Duals title. The Saints, seeded No. 1, will open up with Findlay. Two of Denney's former wrestlers, Marc Bauer and Steve Costanzo, will try to knock off their former coach. Costanzo, the head coach at St. Cloud State and Bauer, the head coach at Nebraska-Kearney, wrestled for Denney at Nebraska-Omaha. Costanzo's Huskies won a pair of National Duals titles in 2012-13 and are the returning NCAA Division II national champions. St. Cloud State opens with Newberry with the winner facing the winner of the Lake Erie-Central Missouri dual. Nebraska-Kearney, returning to the event for the first time in four seasons, opens with Tiffin and the winner of that dual will face either McKendree or Pitt-Johnstown. Fourth-seeded Mercyhurst will take on Indianapolis in the opening round with the winner facing Notre Dame College or Minnesota State. Denney's Maryville squad eyes the winner of the Upper Iowa-Wheeling Jesuit dual should the heavily-favored Saints beat Findlay. Eric Keller's Wartburg Knights have reloaded and are favorites to win the 24-team field in the Division III portion of the event. Winners of five straight National Duals championships and nine overall, the Knights will have a first-round bye and then face the winner of the Mount Union-Augustana (Ill.) dual. Augsburg, which moved up to No. 2 in this week's NWCA Division III team rankings, will also have a bye and will face the winner of the UW-Whitewater-Heidelberg dual. That dual is of interest as UW-Whitewater head coach Ned Shuck's previous head coaching job was at Heidelberg. UW-La Crosse, Ithaca, Roger Williams, Wabash, Cornell College and Concordia-Moorhead will also have opening-round byes. A couple of intriguing first-round duals in Division III will see nationally-ranked teams clash with Baldwin Wallace facing NYU and Wilkes facing Luther. Grand View's quest for a fifth consecutive National Duals crown in the NAIA begins with the Vikings opening-round dual with Missouri Baptist. The winner will face either Great Falls or York (Neb.). Missouri Valley, the second seed, will open with Ottawa with the winner facing either Concordia (Neb.) or Lindsey Wilson. Third-seeded Indiana Tech opens with the University of the Cumberlands with the winner facing the winner of the Midland-Oklahoma City dual. No. 4 Campbellsville opens with Williams Baptist with the winner advancing to face Life or Cumberland University. On the women's side, King University, the University of the Cumberlands and Oklahoma City, the top three seeds, will have opening round byes and await opponents in the quarterfinals. The Women's Collegiate Wrestling Association also participates in freestyle wrestling, one of the two Olympic styles of wrestling, compared to the collegiate style or “folkstyle” colleges and high schools wrestle in the United States. Junior college powers Clackamas, Iowa Central, Ellsworth and Northeastern Oklahoma A&M are all in the mix for an NJCAA title. Clackamas, winners of two of the last three championships, will open up with Triton with the winner facing either Mercyhurst NorthEast or Iowa Western. Iowa Central opens up with Northwest Tech (Kansas) with the winner advancing to face either Harper or Colby in the quarterfinals. Ellsworth opens with Labette and the winner will take on either Western Wyoming or Muskegon, which is having a strong season. NEO's championship run will start out with Northwest College (Wyo.). The winner will face either Iowa Lakes or Neosho in the quarterfinals. King, the two-time defending WCWA National Duals champions will face the winner of the Adrian-Ottawa dual. Both programs are new as Adrian, a Division III school in Michigan, is in its first year as a varsity program while Ottawa, an NAIA institution in Kansas, is in its second. University of the Cumberlands, one of the most-established women's programs, will face the winner of the Wayland Baptist-Missouri Valley dual in the bottom half of the bottom bracket. Oklahoma City, multiple-time winners of the WCWA National Duals, will see the winner of the Life-Lindenwood dual in the quarterfinals. Other first-round matchups include fourth-seeded McKendree facing Waldorf and Campbellsville facing Missouri Baptist. 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. RESULTS, STREAMING & TELEVISION Event results will be available live on Trackwrestling.com and live streaming of the event will also be provided via Trackwrestling's TrackCast program. Fans will be able to watch every mat and every dual for the event for a one-time cost of $19.95. FOX College Sports will also air one selected dual in each of the five collegiate divisions on a tape-delayed basis. Each dual will be re-broadcast a minimum of 10 times for a total of 50 national broadcasts to a potential universe of 54 million homes. Results from the four men's divisions: http://bit.ly/Mayhem16 Results from the WCWA division: http://bit.ly/MayhemWCWA16 MEDIA INQUIRIES For any media requests for the NWCA Duals this weekend please contact Eric Hughes at erichughes0667@gmail.com 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.

NORMAN -- The University of Oklahoma wrestling team's dual with American University has been canceled. The match was scheduled for 2 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 24, and will not be rescheduled. All tickets for the American dual can now be used on Jan. 22 when the Sooners wrestle Iowa State at 7 p.m. inside Lloyd Noble Center for Beauty and the Beast. The event, held with the OU women's gymnastics team, is a split-floor wrestling dual and gymnastics competition. Season ticket holders will double their allotment of tickets for the Iowa State matchup. For example, if a season ticket holder has two tickets per match, he or she will add the two for the American dual and have four for Iowa State. Purchasers of the Sunday Funday mini-plan package can use the American ticket for the contest against the Cyclones. With the cancellation, the Sooners have two remaining home matches, including Iowa State (Jan. 24) and South Dakota State (Feb. 14). For questions about ticketing, please call the OU Athletics Ticket office at 405-325-2424.

This week's edition of "On the Mat" is Wednesday, Jan. 6 with 1994 NCAA wrestling champion Alan Fried (Oklahoma State) and two-time NCAA wrestling champion Mark Ironside (Iowa). Randy Lewis, a two-time NCAA wrestling champion for Iowa and a 1984 Olympic wrestling champion, is the special guest host for the opening segment of the show. "On the Mat" is a presentation of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum. The show can be heard live on the Internet at 1650thefan.com or locally in Northeast Iowa each Wednesday at 5 p.m. Central on AM 1650, The Fan. A podcast of the show is available on mattalkonline.com. E-mail dgmstaff@nwhof.org with any questions or comments.

ANDERSON, S.C. -- Director of Athletics Bill D'Andrea announced on Thursday that at the conclusion of the 2015-16 season, Anderson University will no longer sponsor intercollegiate wrestling. Following a thorough review of the wrestling program by the Department of Athletics and discussion with campus administration, the decision was made to discontinue the wrestling program after this season. Wrestling is the only scholarship supported athletic program at the University that is not a South Atlantic Conference sport. “This is obviously a very difficult decision to make and I understand the impact this will have on our student-athletes,” said D'Andrea. D'Andrea added, “However, we have to strategically use our resources in the most efficient and effective manner. The decision to move forward without wrestling, though difficult, is the right one for Anderson University. Like all universities, academic and athletic units constantly assess their strategic priorities. These processes can necessitate making difficult decisions like this one.” All student-athletes currently receiving wrestling scholarships will have those scholarships honored for the remainder of their undergraduate careers at AU, provided they make satisfactory academic progress as mandated for all student-athletes by the school. Should student-athletes seek to continue their wrestling careers at other institutions, they will be eligible immediately under NCAA guidelines and the University will provide assistance in the transfer process. “We want to be sensitive to the impact this will have on our wrestlers and allow them as much time as possible to consider their options,” noted D'Andrea. “I want to thank former coach Dock Kelly for his contributions to Anderson wrestling and also thank J.J. Jackson for his willingness to serve as interim head coach for the remainder of the final season. Following a five-week break, the Trojan grapplers are slated to get back in action on Friday at the Virginia Duals.