InterMat Staff

Christmas has come and gone, and here's hoping everyone had the best of holidays. Now it's on to the post-holiday week of wrestling, which in many states is one of the more prestigious of the regular season. It's chock full of tournaments and dual meets of consequence The Clash XIV National Wrestling Duals Ten nationally ranked teams will be among the 32 in attendance at this event in Rochester, Minn. on New Year's Day and January 2, 2016. The assignment of teams into day one brackets will be unveiled at 7 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, December 28th. Nationally ranked teams include No. 7 Buchanan (Calif.); No. 8 Oak Park River Forest (Ill.), the defending tournament champions; No. 9 St. Edward (Ohio), champions in the 2011-12 season; No. 11 St. Michael-Albertville (Minn.), champions in the 2012-13 season; No. 13 Tuttle (Okla.); No. 14 Archer (Ga.); No. 19 Marmion Academy (Ill.); No. 26 Apple Valley (Minn.), five-time champions of this tournament; No. 29 Washington (Ill.); and No. 41 Park Hill (Mo.) For the first day, there will be four eight-team brackets. Each team will compete three times, winners of the opening match will seek first through fourth place, while losers in that opening match will compete for fifth through eighth place. On the second day, there will eight four-team pools, with each team wrestling in a dual meet against the three other squads that finished in the same place they did on day one. Competition on each day takes place in two sessions, the first of them at 9 a.m., 11, and 1 p.m. Central Time; the second at 4 p.m., 6, and 8 (the late session on day two will have teams that finish first through fourth on day one). Powerade Christmas Wrestling Tournament Wyoming Seminary (Pa.), ranked No. 1 in the nation, will be making its debut in this prestigious event held south of Pittsburgh at Canon-McMillan High School on December 29 and 30. The Blue Knights are joined by five other Fab 50 teams in the field: No. 15 Belle Vernon Area (Pa.), No. 42 Kiski Area (Pa.), No. 44 Delbarton (N.J.), No. 45 Reynolds (Pa.), and No. 50 Good Counsel (Md.). In all, teams from nine different states are present in the 48-school field. Twenty-eight nationally ranked wrestlers are slated to be in the tournament this coming week, including three ranked first in the country, and another four ranked second nationally. Luke Pletcher (Greater Latrobe, Pa.) seeks to be the sixth ever four-time champion in tournament history, while Gavin Teasale (Jefferson-Morgan, Pa.) is a junior after his third title in this event. Below is a list of all the nationally ranked wrestlers in the field. 106: No. 19 Kurt McHenry (St. Pauls, Md.) 113: No. 1 Gavin Teasdale (Jefferson-Morgan, Pa.), No. 4 Patrick Glory (Delbarton, N.J.), and No. 7 Matthew Parker (Pennridge, Pa.) 120: No. 3 Ty Agaisse (Delbarton, N.J.) 126: No. 9 Ethan McCoy (Greater Latrobe, Pa.), No. 15 Cole Matthews (Reynolds, Pa.) 132: No. 2 Luke Pletcher (Greater Latrobe, Pa.), No. 10 Gus Solomon (Franklin Regional, Pa.), and No. 17 Nick Farro (Delbarton, N.J.) 138: No. 2 George Phillippi (Derry Area, Pa.), No. 19 Patrick Munn (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) 145: No. 2 Jarod Verkleeren (Belle Vernon Area, Pa.), No. 3 Cameron Coy (Penn Trafford, Pa.) 152: No. 1 Mason Manville (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.), No. 3 Hayden Hidlay (Mifflin County, Pa.), and No. 15 Stephan Glasgow (Bound Brook, N.J.) 160: No. 5 Jake Wentzel (South Park, Pa.) 170: No. 2 Austin Bell (Belle Vernon Area, Pa.), No. 15 Nino Bonaccorsi (Bethel Park, Pa.) 182: No. 1 Nick Reenan (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.), No. 9 Kyle Gentile (Pennridge, Pa.), and No. 15 Greg Bulsak (South Park, Pa.) 195: No. 9 Christian Dietrich (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.), No. 12 Drew Phipps (Norwin, Pa.), and No. 20 Kevin Snyder (Good Counsel, Md.) 220: No. 11 Will Hilliard (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.), No. 18 Cole Nye (Bishop McDevitt, Pa.) Brecksville Holiday Invitational Tournament Four nationally ranked teams will be among the 49 squads in the 55th annual Brecksville (Ohio) Holiday Invitational Tournament on December 29 and 30. Those teams are No. 18 Elyria (Ohio), defending tournament champion No. 23 Delta (Ohio), No. 35 Dundee (Mich.), and No. 38 Olentangy Liberty (Ohio). A couple other teams will be contesting for the team title as well, the hosts Brecksville and Davison (Mich.). Three weight classes have possible showdowns involving a pair of nationally ranked wrestlers: No. 8 Tommy Hoskins (Dayton Christian, Ohio) and No. 9 Jordan Decatur (CVCA, Ohio) at 113 pounds, No. 14 Mario Guillen (Perrysburg, Ohio) and No. 17 Drew Mattin (Delta, Ohio) at 120, along with No. 9 Kyle Lawson (Olentangy Liberty, Ohio) and No. 12 Kaleb Romero (Mechanicsburg, Ohio) at 160; Lawson and Romero are both juniors, each of whom has already won two state titles. Five other nationally ranked wrestlers potentially feature in the field: No. 16 Alex Mackall (Walsh Jesuit, Ohio) at 126 pounds, No. 11 Brandon Whitman (Dundee, Mich.) at 182, No. 2 Ben Darmstadt (Elyria, Ohio) at 195, No. 3 Matt Stencel (Oregon Clay, Ohio) at 220, and No. 3 Kevin Vough (Elyria, Ohio) at 285; it is possible that Whitman could also be at 195, which would put him in the same weight class as Darmstadt. Knockout Christmas Classic Two nationally ranked teams, No. 12 Lake Highland Prep (Fla.) and No. 36 Camden County (Ga.), are among the 26 schools slated to compete in Osceola (Fla.) on December 29 and 30 for this relatively new event that has shown the ability to get a more than solid field. Six nationally ranked wrestlers are among the formidable competitors in the field. Listed below are some of the wrestlers to watch in this tournament. 106: Ryan Chauvin (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.), Elijah Varona (South Dade, Fla.) 113: Angel Perez (Southwest Miami, Fla.), Alex Victor (Braddock, Fla.) 120: Mason Wohltman (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.) 126: No. 8 Joey Silva (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.), Brevin Balmaceda (South Dade, Fla.), Jacob Conrad (Tampa Jesuit, Fla.), Jordan Marshall (Miami Southridge, Fla.), and Francisco Valdes (Southwest Miami, Fla.) 138: No. 20 Grant Aronoff (St. Thomas Aquinas, Fla.), Denton Spencer (Camden County, Ga.) 145: No. 16 Anthony Artalona (Tampa Prep, Fla.), Jake Brindley (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.), Adam Lewis (Tampa Jesuit, Fla.), and Ozzy Lugo (South Dade, Fla.) 152: No. 19 Julian Ramirez (Tampa Jesuit, Fla.), Erich Byelick (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.), and James Nereim (Winter Springs, Fla.) 160: Giovanni Bonilla (Osceola, Fla.), Bryce Rogers (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.), Bunmi Smith (Camden County, Ga.), Leo Tarantino (Tampa Prep, Fla.), and Max Wohlabaugh (Winter Springs, Fla.) 170: No. 12 Elijah Cleary (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.), Brian Buser (Tampa Jesuit, Fla.) 182: Dominique Hargrave (Camden County, Ga.) 195: Ryan Thomas (American Heritage, Fla.) 220: No. 14 Dylan Meeks (Dr. Phillips, Fla.), Darius Hamilton (Miami Southridge, Fla.), and Chei Hill (South Dade, Fla.) 285: Kyron Taylor (South Dade, Fla.) Blair Academy travels to St. Paris Graham for January 2 dual meet Last year St. Paris Graham (Ohio) made the trip to Blair Academy in New Jersey on the first Saturday in January coming off a title at the Walsh Ironman. The Falcons, ranked first in the nation, took one on the chin in the form of an unexpected upset loss. It temporarily dropped them from the top spot in the Fab 50, and created a rankings debate for the rest of the season, one though that would end in favor of St. Paris Graham as they won the national title. This year, it's No. 2 Blair Academy who makes the trip to west-central Ohio in hopes of not being upset by No. 4 St. Paris Graham. The Buccaneers will do so in all likelihood missing No. 9 Requir van der Merwe from the lineup at 132 pounds, his return is more likely to come the next week at the Geary Invitational in Oklahoma. Below are the projected matchups: 106: No. 14 Michael Colaiocco (Blair Academy) vs. Jordan Crace (St. Paris Graham) 113: Chris Cannon (Blair) vs. Jeffrey Thomas (Graham) 120: Zach Sherman (Blair) vs. Justin Stickley (Graham) 126: Josh Gobencion (Blair) vs. No. 13 Mitch Moore (Graham) 132: Mekhi Holley (Blair) vs. Ryan Thomas (Graham) 138: Shane Brackup (Blair) vs. No. 6 Brent Moore (Graham) 145: Andrew Merola (Blair) vs. No. 18 Rocky Jordan (Graham) 152: John Manning (Blair) vs. Joey Sanchez (Graham) 160: No. 17 Ryan Karoly (Blair) vs. No. 1 Alex Marinelli (Graham) 170: No. 3 Brandon Dallavia (Blair) vs. Garrett Jordan (Graham) 182: Jimmy Stillerman (Blair) vs. Gage Braun (Graham) 195: No. 3 Chase Singletary (Blair) vs. Kanan Sarver (Graham) 220: Nick Mosco (Blair) vs. Johnny Shafer (Graham) 285: Neil Putnam (Blair) vs. Nick Newport (Graham) The national rankings would give Graham an advantage in four weight class, with Blair having the edge in three weight class. Looking at those matches that are bereft a nationally ranked wrestler, Blair would have a clear edge in three (113, 152, and 285) with Graham favored in one (132). The other three matchups have some degree of tossup to them, though Blair would appear to have the slight edge in each (120, 182, and 220). In order to get this to a seven-all dual meet, it looks like the Falcons will have to get some combination of an upset over one of the Blair Academy ranked wrestlers or steal one/some of the slight tossups involving non-ranked wrestlers. Again, the above presumes this is the list of contested matches in the dual meet on January 2nd. Quick hitters Before traveling to The Clash National Wrestling Duals in Minnesota, No. 14 Archer (Ga.) hosts the Takedown Sportswear Invitational on December 28 and 29. The field also includes No. 47 Father Ryan (Tenn.) No. 31 Nazareth (Pa.) travels to neighboring Liberty High School for the 27-team Bethlehem (Pa.) Holiday Wrestling Classic. Other notable teams in the field include Central Dauphin (Pa.), Council Rock South (Pa.), Northampton (Pa.), and Phillipsburg (N.J.) No. 10 Bethlehem Catholic (Pa.) and No. 20 Malvern Prep (Pa.) will be among the attendees at the Easton (Pa.) Invitational on January 2nd, though that is a dual meet event, with the schedule of matchups unknown at this time.

Five Delaware Valley University wrestlers, along with their head coach/athletic director, were struck by a car driven onto a sidewalk on the Las Vegas Strip Sunday night, the Pennsylvania-based school announced. The DelVal wrestlers and their coach/AD Steve Cantrell – along with four wrestlers from Pacific University in Oregon – were among those hit by Lakeisha N. Holloway, 24, who is accused of intentionally driving her car onto the sidewalk repeatedly on a busy stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard, killing a woman from Arizona and injuring dozens of others on Sunday night. http://intermatwrestle.com/articles/15412 The athletes from both schools were in town to compete at Wartburg Desert Duals wrestling tournament. Although the Delaware Valley wrestlers and Cantrell were released from the hospital and expected to make full recoveries, the coach decided to pull the team from the tournament. "We need to feel blessed. The way our students acted at the scene and the way they were caring for everyone was amazing," said Cantrell. "I called the tournament director and said, 'It doesn't make sense to focus on wrestling today.' They have gone through something emotional and they are processing what they witnessed." The coach and his wrestlers were on their way to see Star Wars after working out in preparation for Monday's Desert Duals tournament before the accident, WPVI-TV reported. The team was taken to a nearby hospital. "They were released after a couple of hours, mostly bumps, bruises and scrapes. Now they're just shaken up emotionally," Laurie Ward of Delaware Valley University said. The DelVal wrestlers received counseling while in Las Vegas and will have access to counseling on campus, according to the Doylestown, Pa. school. "The University is thankful that Steve and our student-athletes were not more seriously injured," said Dr. April Vari, DelVal's vice president for student affairs. "Please keep all involved in the incident in your thoughts and prayers." Holloway is accused of deliberately swerving her car onto the sidewalk two or three times in front of the Paris Hotel and Casino at approximately 6:30 p.m. local time Monday. At least one individual who was struck landed on the car's windshield, shattering it. Holloway, who resided in Oregon, had been in Las Vegas for about a week, living in her 1996 Oldsmobile sedan with her three-year-old daughter, parking the car at garages throughout the city, Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo said. After the incident, Holloway parked at a casino a few blocks away, telling a parking attendant that she had run down people and asked the valet to call 9-1-1, Lombardo said. Her daughter, who was in the back seat, was not hurt. Authorities declined to comment on a potential motive and said they were struggling to piece together Holloway's background.

Tributes are pouring in as new details emerge in the death of Austin Roberts, 18-year-old Iowa high school wrestler who died after participating in a tournament in his home gym at Spencer High School Saturday night. Austin RobertsThe 6'4" Roberts was wrestling in the 220-pound championship match at the Spencer Invitational Wrestling Tournament against Sioux Center's Ko Kieft when the Spencer senior took injury time late in the third period. "With about 30 seconds left in the match we ran out of bounds and then came back in to reset," Sioux Center Coach Aaron Schmidt told the Sioux City Journal . "The score was tied and we were on bottom and got set and he went to get on top of us and asked for injury time. "It seemed like he was not quite able to catch his breath ... it wasn't anything that was alarming or anything serious at that point." Roberts was unable to continue to wrestle after injury time expired and met Kieft to shake his hand after losing by injury default. Schmidt said that he did not notice any action out of the ordinary for a wrestling match that occurred between the two wrestlers. "Not a single thing," Schmidt told the Des Moines Register. "No slam, no hit heads, nothing. It was about as clean and classy as can be. It was one of those matches people would've continued to watch at the state tournament if it had been down there." "I really don't know what happened. It looked like things were going OK and then all of a sudden he was on the floor like there was nothing there left to give like he was completely worn out," said Gwen Kardell, Sacred Heart Catholic Church Director of Faith Formation and Youth Ministry. Roberts' father said his son had never collapsed before. "That's the hard part. He has never had any warning signs. We don't understand what happened," Travis Roberts, Austin's father, told NBC News . "One minute he was competing for the championship and was doing fine. The third period started and he just went down and never got back up." Austin Roberts was tended to on the mat by emergency medical personnel, then rushed to Spencer Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at approximately 9 p.m. Central time. Meanwhile, the community gathered to mourn and share their recollections of their fallen friend. Spencer Community Schools Superintendent Terry Hemann described Austin Roberts as "a bigger-than-life kid, he's a big 6" 4', 220 pound gentle giant." "He wouldn't hurt a flea," Hemann continued. "One thing you know about Austin is when he's in the room because of his big, deep laugh, he had a positive impact on his classmates, friends." "He was such a great kid to be around," Hemann said. "In 40 years of being involved in wrestling, this was a shock to me. It was completely new to me." Spencer High School head football coach Jim Tighe described Roberts as a nice kid, a hard worker who was always ready to help another. "He was engaging," Tighe said. "You couldn't help but like him. Everyone liked him." Roberts' wrestling coaches paid tribute to the wrestler who had placed eighth in the 220-pound bracket in Class 2A competition earlier this year at the Iowa high school state wrestling championships in Des Moines, his first trip to the tournament, after compiling a 47-12 record as a junior. He won 14 matches in a row this senior year. "He had a large heart with a personality that could light up the room," Spencer High mat coaches said in a statement. "We have had the great opportunity to watch Austin grow in recent years from a young child to mature young adult. His attitude about wrestling and football was second only to his attitude about life. "Through wrestling we saw his personality change from a shy, quiet kid into a confident, outgoing person, who others on the team and in the school could look up to." Reynold Peterson, mayor of Spencer, a community of approximately 11,000 in northwest Iowa perhaps best-known as being the hometown to Dewey the Library Cat immortalized in a series of popular books, said Roberts' death was a tragic loss for the community. "He was a fine young individual in the community and school," Reynolds said. "There's been a tremendous response; it has been a total shock." As for cause of death ... KEYC-TV of Mankato, Minn, reported that Roberts died of natural causes, according to a preliminary investigation by the state medical examiner's office. However, an autopsy and laboratory analysis will be performed to determine the official cause of death. Visitation for Austin Michael Alan Roberts will begin Sunday at 3:00 p.m. Sunday with the family present from 3 to 5 p.m. at Spencer High School Gymnasium in Spencer. Funeral services will be held Monday, Dec. 28 at 10:30 a.m. at Spencer High School Gymnasium. In the meantime, the community has established a GoFundMe.com page to accept donations for medical and funeral expenses. As of Tuesday evening, over $43,000 had been raised.

The dorms just weren't for me. That's not to say my freshman year I didn't enjoy making new friends there and the forced atmosphere of living with a bunch of other freshmen, but I was a somewhat easily distracted 18/19 year-old, and I wanted to be an All-American my true freshman year (a goal I came shy of). Jake HerbertAway from home for the first time, big goals, trying to ante up my education at Northwestern University (I had to change all my habits when it came to school) -- I needed more guidance. Obviously my dorm RA (resident assistant) was not that person. Not to mention cafeteria food was not going to get me down to 157 pounds, and my roommate was redshirting. It's hard to match those two very different lifestyles, and, when I redshirted the following year, I saw the opposite side of that situation. Over winter break at Northwestern the dorms close and those in winter sports, who can't go home for the long holiday, claim empty beds of non-athletes or couches at their perspective athlete houses. My holiday home was a two-story duplex on Hamlin Street where six of the wrestlers lived. I was upstairs with Andrew Nadhir (149) Frank Battaglia (165) and Jake Herbert (184), and already familiar with the L-shaped, black leather couch. It sat across one side of the living room opposite the TV, and the other side ran up the wall to Jake's door. Jake's door(s) actually ran on two separate hinges, and only one ever opened because the couch blocked the entrance. Long story short, I made myself at home and never looked back. Unbeknownst to the administration or coaches, I asked the guys if I could stay, permanently. They took me in. When Jason Welch was a freshman he took his Northwestern teammates on a California tour during spring breakI kept my things stored around the house: a suitcase tucked behind the couch, on top of a side-table in the living room, for a little while a shopping cart that someone had put in our house as a prank one night. I did the dishes a part of my rent (sometimes), and chipped in for groceries. I was like a young apprentice. I loved it. Jake was a senior, and we all looked up to him. A big part of my decision not to red-shirt was because I wanted to be on the same team as him, to learn from him. Here are 10 things I learned from Jake during my first Chicago winter and that spring when I still refused to go back to dorm life. 1. Delegate Be confident in those around you. Use your resources. Know your own strengths, weaknesses, and time constraints. In that vein -- share, collaborate. Take notes, share notes, study in groups. Help each other. 2. Practice vs. Competition It's always a big surprise for people to see a stud wrestler not dominate in practice. Not only would Jake not always dominate, there are plenty of times he would get beat up. I think this is something he would readily admit. But this was because he was willing to try stuff in practice, make himself better, and make himself extremely tired. He wouldn't hold back or worry about getting taken down. His focus was improvement rather than the score of the day. The practice room should be a safe zone of sorts, a place where you can improve and push yourself past your limit, so that you can then prove yourself outside of it. On that note, competition is a whole other matter. Practice Jake' is not the same as Competition Jake. 3. Smile Be friendly and kind and outgoing. People are attracted to someone who walks in the room smiling, eyes up, confident. 4. Travel comfortably/bring home with you Always bring a pillow on road trips (with your travel pillow case). This is physical-comfort plus psychological-comfort. If you happen to have a small blanket, a stuffed animal, rabbits foot, or favorite pair of socks -- same rule applies. 5. Leverage If you pick up a guy's foot while scrambling, he falls to his back. 6. Make friends As much as it pays to know people in high places, it also pays to know their assistants ... i.e. You may not have a key to the weight room, but the grad assistant will let you in during off hours if you're on his good side. 7. Work hard Be the hardest worker in the room no matter who you are, your skill level, or your life outside the room. It's one thing you can always control. 8. Score more points In order to win, you need to score more points than the other guy. Or just pin him. 9. Hate losing Hate to lose (I would say, love winning, but this is Jake's list). 10. Enjoy yourself Keep it fun. Jake always made it seem like he was having fun. No matter the scenario, he still found a way to keep perspective and not the let pressure get to him.

The George Mason wrestling team won the inaugural Byrd- Moseley Cup by defeating Davison 33-12 at the Recreation and Athletic Complex on the Mason campus. The three anchors of the Patriot squad, redshirt senior captain Vince Rodriguez, redshirt senior captain Greg Flournoy and redshirt freshman Matt Voss all won matches to keep move the Mason dual win streak to three. Mason jumped out to a 17-0 lead before Davidson's Adian Conroy earned a 6-4 decision over redshirt senior Konbeh Koroma(149). In the first match of the night, Mason redshirt sophomore Ibrahim Bunduka(125) pinned the Wildcats Zamir Ode, at the 6:29 mark. After Davidson forfeited the match at 133 pounds, redshirt freshman Tejon Anthony(141) won by technical fall against Davidson's Billy McClelland. The Patriots scored 10 unanswered points to increase the lead to 27-3 after redshirt senior captain Greg Flournoy earned a major decision, 17-3 against the Wildcats Tony Palumbo. Redshirt junior Patrick Davis(165) pinned Zach Colangelo at the 1:33 mark in the contest. This was Davis' second dual victory this season and first pin overall. Davis looks to be wrestling more consistently which can only help the Patriots going into away dual meets in hostile environments. Mason would forfeit the match at 174 and in the subsequent 184 pound bout, three overtimes were necessary to decide the winner. Davidson's Konner Pritchard would prevail in the second overtime scoring one point with an escape breaking the deadlock to win, 2-1. Mason's redshirt freshman Austin Harrison(197) opened up the scoring with a 3-0 lead before the Wildcats Ryan Devlin scored two unanswered points. Harrison would score a takedown with seven seconds remaining to get the decision, 5-2. This placed the Patriots comfortably up 30-12 heading into the heavy-weight match. Freshman Matt Voss(HWT) improved to 11-4 on the season with a 10-3 decision against Davidson's Will Cooley. Voss has now won four straight matches and continues to impress, only one week after being named the EWL Freshman of the Week. The Patriots travel to the Lock Haven Classic on Tuesday, December 29. The team will look to continue their momentum in Pennsylvania before their next home dual against Virginia Tech at the RAC on Jan. 3. Byrd-Moseley Cup: The Byrd-Moseley Cup is named after William Byrd II (Virginia) and Edward Moseley (North Carolina). Both men were appointed along with surveyors to create a border between North Carolina and Virginia however several difficulties arose. For example, Virginia blamed North Carolina for blocking surveying efforts and Virginians blamed Moseley for seeking to advance private land privileges. These two men were at the center of the initial disputes in 1710 and is only right that Mason and Davidson continue what they fought for all these years later. Results: 125: Ibrahim Bunduka (Mason) pinned Zamir Ode, (6:29)/Mason 6-0 133: Vince Rodriguez (Mason) won by forfeit/ Mason 12-0 141: Tejon Anthony (Mason) dec. Billy McClelland, Technical Fall, 23-8/Mason 17-0 149: Adian Conroy dec. Konbeh Koroma (Mason), 6-4/Mason 17-3 157: Greg Flournoy (Mason) Maj. dec. Tony Palumbo 17-3/Mason 21-3 165: Patrick Davis (Mason) pinned Zach Colangelo, (1:33)/Mason 27-3 174: Nathaniel Powers (Davidson) won by forfeit/Mason 27-9 184: Konner Pritchard dec. Luke Ludke (Mason), 2-1/Mason 27-12 197: Austin Harrison (Mason) dec. Ryan Devlin, 5-2/Mason 30-12 285: Matt Voss (Mason) dec. Will Cooley, 10-3/Mason 33-12

WASHINGTON -- Winning seven of eight contested bouts, the American University wrestling team picked up a 41-10 victory over Davidson in a non-conference dual on Monday afternoon at Bender Arena. Davidson took the early 6-0 lead with an American forfeit at 125 pounds, but the score was neutralized with a Wildcat forfeit at 133. The action finally began at 141, where redshirt senior Tyler Scotton was dominant, winning with an 18-2 technical fall, to put American ahead in the team scoring. Junior Tom Page and senior captain John Boyle each increased the Eagles' lead with major decisions at 149 and 157 pounds, respectively. Page racked up nearly five minutes of riding time against his opponent to earn the 11-1 win. Boyle, ranked 11th in the nation, scored a takedown with five seconds remaining in regulation to secure the major decision and added a four-point near fall to pick up a 14-2 win. At 165 pounds, redshirt senior Mitchell Wightman scored AU's first fall of the day, pinning his opponent in 46 seconds. The Eagles scored another victory at 174 pounds, as junior Jason Grimes rolled to a 16-2 major decision to clinch American's team victory. AU dropped its lone contested bout at 184 pounds, as Davidson's Konner Pritchard scored an 8-0 major decision. However, the Eagles finished strong, recording back-to-back first-period falls to close out the match. Sophomore Jeric Kasunic, ranked 19th in the nation at 197 pounds, scored the fastest fall of the day, pinning his opponent in 39 seconds, while freshman heavyweight Jake Scanlan recorded a fall with 25 seconds remaining in the first period. “I think the one thing we've been preaching in the room is taking advantage of every opportunity when they step on the mat, and today, that really shined through,” said American head coach Teague Moore. After taking a short break for the holidays, American returns to action Dec. 29-30 for the annual Midlands Championships, hosted by Northwestern. Results: 125: Zamir Ode (DC) win by forfeit 133: Esteban Gomez-Rivera (AU) win by forfeit 141: Tyler Scotton (AU) tech fall Billy McClelland, 18-2 (3:51) 149: Tom Page (AU) maj. dec. Aidan Conroy, 11-1 157: No. 11 John Boyle (AU) maj. dec. Tony Palumbo, 14-2 165: Mitchell Wightman (AU) fall Tien Hunter, 0:46 174: Jason Grimes (AU) maj. dec. Nathaniel Powers, 16-2 184: Konner Pritchard (DC) maj. dec. Joe Salvi, 8-0 197: Jeric Kasunic (AU) fall Ryan Devlin, 0:39 HWT: Jake Scanlan (AU) fall Will Cooley, 2:35

FOREST GROVE -- Four Pacific University wrestlers were among those injured early Sunday evening when a vehicle plowed into pedestrians on a busy sidewalk on the Las Vegas Strip. Police say a woman intentionally swerved her car two or three times onto the sidewalk outside the Paris Hotel & Casino at about 6:30 p.m., killing one person and injuring nearly 40 others. Included in that group were the four Pacific student-athletes, all of whom sustained non-life threatening injuries. The Pacific's men's wrestling team was in Las Vegas to compete in the Wartburg Desert Duals on Monday. The team, comprised of 19 student-athletes and coaches, were walking together when the incident occurred. Three of the four injured students were transported to a local hospital, two of whom were later released. The other student was been kept overnight for observation. "Due to the tragic incident in Las Vegas, where four members of the traveling party of our wrestling team were injured and the remainder were witnesses to this terrible event, we have decided that the team will not participate in the scheduled matches on Monday," said Pacific University athletic director Ken Schumann. "The mental and physical well-being of our student-athletes is our top priority and to attempt to wrestle after experiencing such an event would not be in their best interests." Arrangements are being made for the team to return home today (Monday).

Austin Roberts, a 220-pound senior wrestler at Spencer High School in northwest Iowa, died after collapsing at an invitational tournament in his home gym Saturday. Spencer Hospital spokeswoman Tia Manwarren said Roberts died Saturday night at the hospital. No other details surrounding his death have been revealed in media reports as of Sunday evening. The 6'4" Roberts, who first took up wrestling in seventh grade, placed eighth at the Class 2A Iowa state wrestling tournament last year at 220 pounds, his first appearance at the championships. This year, Roberts ranked fifth in his weight class in Class 3A (Spencer High has moved up a class). In addition to wrestling, Roberts played offensive and defensive lineman for the Spencer Tailtwisters. Media reports indicate he had planned to wrestle and play football at Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge next fall. Here is the text of a message posted at the Spencer Public Schools Facebook page Sunday morning: Students, Parents, and Staff of Spencer High School, Last night at the Spencer Invitational Wrestling Tournament, Austin Roberts collapsed on the wrestling mat and was taken to the Spencer Hospital. Tragically, Austin has passed away. This is a time for grieving and providing support for Austin's family, the wrestling team family, our school system, and the entire community of Spencer. The Spencer High School will be open this morning beginning at 10:00 a.m. for grief counseling for any and all who need support. Please gather in the student center. This is also a place for our students, families, and staff to gather to support each other. Please keep Austin, his family, and the Spencer Schools Family in your thoughts and prayers. With deep sympathy, Terry Hemann, Superintendent of Schools Grief counselors were stationed at the high school Sunday for students. Classes will take place as scheduled Monday, Dec. 21. Funeral arrangements have yet to be made public. However, a GoFundMe.com page has been established to help the family with funeral expenses. As of Sunday evening, $14,595 had been raised, exceeding the $10,000 goal.

Blair Academy with 20th Beast of the East title Placing a tournament-high eight wrestlers, No. 2 Blair Academy (N.J.) won the Beast of the East on Sunday scoring 240.5 points. The Buccaneers were anchored by a pair of weight class champions, No. 15 Michael Colaiocco (106) and No. 3 Brandon Dallavia (170). No. 19 Ryan Karoly (160) and No. 3 Chase Singletary (195) earned runner-up finishes. Other placements came from Nick Mosco (220) and Neil Putnam (285) in fourth, along with Chris Cannon (113) and John Manning (152) in fifth place. Two other wrestlers finished one match short of placement, and the Buccaneers were without No. 11 Requir van der Merwe (132) Finishing as runner-up was a short-handed, but impressive Bergen Catholic (N.J.) squad with 201.5 points. The third-ranked Crusaders were led by championships earned by No. 1 Nick Suriano (126) and Chris Foca (132); Suriano pinned No. 2 Luke Karam (Bethlehem Catholic, Pa.) in the first period to become just the second ever four-time Beast of the East champion, while Foca pinned No. 14 Nick Farro (Delbarton, N.J.) in his finals bout. Five other wrestlers earned a placement finish: Gerard Angelo (120) was second, No. 9 Joe Grello (170) and No. 7 Kevin Mulligan (195) each placed third, No. 3 Shane Griffith (138) injury defaulted from the semifinals to take sixth, and Carmen Ferrante (113) earned eight. Bergen Catholic also wrestled without freshmen phenom Josh McKenzie (182) and returning state placer Danny DeLorenzi (220). Other nationally ranked wrestlers to win titles on Sunday were No. 6 Patrick Glory (Delbarton, N.J.) at 113 pounds, No. 12 (at 126) Tyshawn White (Central Dauphin, Pa.) at 120, No. 8 (at 132) Sammy Sasso (Nazareth, Pa.) at 138, No. 1 David Carr (Massillon Perry, Ohio) at 145, No. 6 Eric Hong (Kiski Prep, Pa.) at 152, No. 6 Kyle Bierdumpfel (Don Bosco Prep, N.J.) at 160, No. 12 Kyle Gentile (Pennridge, Pa.) at 182, No. 4 Ben Darmstadt (Elyria, Ohio) at 195, and No. 5 Matt Correnti (Holy Cross, N.J.) at 220. Additional head-on matches involving nationally ranked wrestlers in the final came at 145, where Carr beat No. 10 Quentin Hovis (Seton Catholic, Ariz.) 4-3; Hong with a 5-3 win over No. 14 Hunter Bolen (Christiansburg, Va.) at 152; Biedumpfel with a 3-2 ultimate tiebreak victory over No. 19 Ryan Karoly (Blair Academy, N.J.) at 160; Dallavia with a 6-3 decision over No. 10 (at 160) Michael Labriola (Bethlehem Catholic, Pa.) at 170; Gentile over No. 5 Michael Beard (Nazareth, Pa.) at 182; Darmstadt avenging a semifinal loss at the Ironman with a 2-0 victory over No. 3 Chase Singletary (Blair Academy, N.J.) at 195; and Correnti with a 6-5 win over No. 2 Jordan Wood (Boyertown, Pa.) at 220. Rounding out the weight class champions was Mansur Abdul-Malik (St. Vincent Pallotti, Md.), who beat No. 11 Anthony Helm (Matoaca, Va.) 5-3 in the final at 285. Tuttle champions at the KC Stampede Even without the services of returning state runner-up Brandon Mason at 285 pounds, though the replacement placed 11th in the gold bracket, No. 17 Tuttle (Okla.) came home with the championship from the Kansas City (Mo.) Stampede this weekend. The Tigers were anchored by a trio of weight class champions: Noah McQuigg (120), Brik Filippo (138), and Blake Berryhill (220). Two other wrestlers placed second, Tanner Litterell (132) and Dayton Garrett (160); Litterell had an 8-6 semifinal win over No. 7 Colby Smith (Holt, Mo.). Additional placers within the top nine were Cale Johnson (106) in third, Rhett Golowenski (113) in fourth, and No. 20 Beau Guffey (145) in seventh. Finishing runner-up despite the absence of No. 19 Quinn Miller at 220 pounds was No. 12 Archer (Ga.) with 258 points. They were led by a trio of weight class champions in No. 2 Thomas Bullard (160), No. 4 Daniel Bullard (170), and Jacob Lill (285). Only three additional wrestlers finished within the top nine: runner-up Chris Diaz (145), along with fourth place finishers Gavin Smith (120) and Vinny Artigues (126). Third place in the standings, but with the second most top nine placers, was No. 23 Allen (Texas) with 243.5 points; however, the Eagles only had one wrestler place in the top three, Braeden Redlin taking second at 152 pounds. Fourth in the standings with three champions, but only three other top nine placers, was No. 41 Platte County (Mo.) with 239.5 points. Winning titles for the Pirates were Cody Phippen (106), No. 10 Matthew Schmitt (126), and No. 15 Ethan Karsten (145); their other high placer was Johnny Blankenship, third at 160 pounds. Nationally ranked Neosho (Mo.), No. 35 in the most recent Fab 50, finished sixth with 195.5 points. They featured one weight class champion, Kyler Rea (152), and had five other wrestlers place between fourth and eight. Non-ranked Park Hill (Mo.) was fifth with 213 points, as the Trojans placed seven wrestlers within the top nine, including a pair of runners-up in Kevin Eblen (106) and No. 15 Canten Marriott (170); though five of those placed between fifth and ninth. Rounding out the weight class champions were Sidney Oliver (Holt, Mo.) at 113 pounds, No. 3 (at 126) Daton Fix (Sand Springs, Okla.) at 132, Antonio Agee (Hayfield, Va.) at 182, and Ryan Parker (The Baylor School, Tenn.) at 195. Carl Sandburg shows strength in winning Rex Whitlach title Both No. 7 Oak Park River Forest (Ill.) and No. 9 Carl Sandburg (Ill.) had positives to take away from this weekend at the Rex Whitlach Invitational hosted by Hinsdale Central. The defending state champion Huskies showed that even short-handed they are a very talented team, as they had three champions, seven top three placers, and eleven on the podium in all. On the other hand, the tournament champion Eagles had essentially a full deck, placed everyone, and had five champs from nine finalists. Carl Sandburg scored 319.5 points, led by the weight class titles from Louie Hayes (113), Kevin Stearns (120), No. 4 (at 126) Rudy Yates (132), No. 18 Patrick Brucki (182), and Cole Bateman (195); runner-up finishers were Robbie Precin (126), Anthony Cimino (138), Ben Schneider (160), and Brian Krasowski (170). Oak Park River Forest was led by champions Anthony Madrigal (126), Rollan Sturkey (170), and Allen Stallings (220); P.J. Ogunsanya (106) and Christopher Middlebrooks (285) finished as runners-up; while Roberto Campos (120) and Mike Ordonez (145) finished third. The Huskies still felt the absence of No. 10 Jason Renteria (120), No. 17 Gabe Townsell (132), Jamie Hernandez (138), and No. 2 Isaiah White (152). Analyzing the likely impact of the four missing starters, the team points in this event would have been about equal given full personnel; which affirms the notion that Illinois Class 3A will be tightly contested this year. Other tournament weight class champions were Hassan Johnson (Brother Rice) at 106, Mac Casella (138) and Johnny Mologousis (160) for Lyons Township, Hunter Grau (Geneseo) at 145, No. 16 Nick Foster (Belleville West) at 152, and Matt Allen (Hinsdale Central) at 285. St. Michael-Albertville fires opening shot at Apple Valley Even with No. 25 Apple Valley (Minn.) going seven-for-seven in medal matches, including four championship bouts, it was No. 13 St. Michael-Albertville (Minn.) that won the All Force Minnesota Christmas Tournament this weekend by 21 points. The champion Knights scored 224 points, amassing nine placers, and earning three weight class titles of their own; those coming from No. 4 Mitch McKee (138), No. 9 Jake Allar (152), and No. 10 Lucas Jeske (182). No. 9 Patrick McKee (106) was a runner-up for St. Michael-Albertville, who had two finish in fourth, one in fifth, one in sixth, and one in eight. Tournament runners-up Apple Valley scored 203 points, anchored by the weight class titles from Nate Larson (113), Brock Morgan (145), No. 1 Mark Hall (170), and No. 1 Gable Steveson (220). Other placers were one in third, and two in seventh. Third place in the standings went to the other nationally ranked team in the event, No. 45 Kasson-Mantorville (Minn.); the lone weight class champion for the Komets was No. 5 Brady Berge (160), who beat No. 3 (at 152) Griffin Parriott (New Prague, Minn.) by 3-1 decision in the championship match. The Komets had seven other placers: one in third, two in fourth, two in fifth, one in sixth, and one in eighth. Other showdowns of nationally ranked wrestlers in the final came at 106 and 138 pounds. Patrick McKee fell by 5-4 decision against No. 5 Aaron Cashman (Mound Westonka, Minn.) at 106, while Mitch McKee beat No. 12 Alex Lloyd (Shakopee, Minn.) 7-6 at 138. Additional weight class champions were Jake Gliva (Simley, Minn.) at 120 pounds, Brent Jones (126) and Alex Crowe (132) of Shakopee (Minn.), No. 1 Keegan Moore (Jackson County Central, Minn.) at 195, and Brandon Metz (West Fargo, N.D.) at 285. Buchanan with the opening statement over Clovis, win Zinkin Classic at home Yes, it's mid-December; however, when No. 8 Buchanan (Calif.) and No. 5 Clovis (Calif.) compete against each other in the same event, the goal is to win. That's what Buchanan did in their home gym this weekend at the Zinkin Classic. Both teams had some wrestlers off of their projected weights, Clovis slightly more than Buchanan; while Clovis was without two key pieces in state round of 12 participant Brandon Martino and state sixth placer Jared Hill. With 333.5 points on the strength of four champions, four runners-up, and medalists in every weight class, Buchanan won the tournament. Their champions were No. 13 Durbin Lloren (132), Joel Romero (138), Abner Romero (170), and Cade Belshay (182); Abner Romero upset No. 13 Anthony Mantanona (Palm Desert, Calif.) 10-6 in the championship bout. Runner-up finishers were Matthew Olguin (106), Dawson Sihvanog (113), Greg Gaxiola (152), and Jake Levatino (160); third place finishers were Trevor Ervin (195) and Isaiah Ortiz (285). Runner-up Clovis scored 285 points, and were led by five weight class champions: Wyatt Cornelison (113), No. 2 Justin Mejia (120), No. 9 (at 182) Josh Hokit (195), No. 13 (at 195) A.J. Nevills (220), and No. 7 Seth Nevills (285). Mejia had a state finalist rematch in his finals match, as he beat No. 20 David Campbell (Mission Oak, Calif.) by 6-2 decision. The Cougars had no runners-up, but placed four wrestlers in third: Brandon Betancourt (106), Dylan Martinez (145), Jake Ladd (160), and Victor Vargas (170). An additional wrestler finished fourth. Other weight class champions in the tournament were No. 3 Nico Aguilar (106) from Gilroy, Robert (126) and Ruben (152) Garcia from Selma, Mason Bovtain (145) from Benicia, and Brandon Claiborne (160) from Palm Desert. Poway dominates at Reno TOC yet again For a third straight year, it was No. 21 Poway (Calif.) coming home with the championship hardware from the Reno (Nev.) Tournament of Champions. The Titans placed seven wrestlers, which was joint most in the tournament, and with four runners-up scored 212 points. Finishing second for Poway were Jacob Allen (106), Chase Zollmann (113), Brandon Kier (132), and Chris Bailey (195); other wrestlers to place were Jason Chua (120) in fifth, Scott Kiyono (126) in seventh, and Josh Tolentino (138) in eighth. Tournament runners-up were Pomona (Colo.) with 181.5 points, and a joint tournament-high of seven podium finishers. Anchoring the effort was freshman sensation Theorius Robison, who won the 126 pound weight class. Placing third was Colton Yapoujian (106), No. 17 (at 113) Tomas Gutierrez (120) and Jason Romero (152) finished fourth, Justin Pacheco (113) and Cameron Gonzales (182) placed sixth, while Uriah Virgil (170) earned seventh place. The other three nationally ranked teams in the field placed outside the top five: No. 46 Roseburg (Ore.) finished sixth with 131.5 points and four placers; No. 50 Crook County (Ore.) was ninth in the standings with five placers, though none was in the top three; while No. 37 Mesa Mountain View (Ariz.) was eleventh with 119 points, and three placers. Two teams had multiple weight class champions, a pair each for Ponderosa (Colo.) and Easton (Pa.). Champions for Ponderosa were a pair of freshman, No. 20 Mosha Schwartz at 106 pounds and No. 9 Cohlton Schultz at 220. Both Easton champions, No. 17 Evan Fidelibus (138) and Jimmy Saylor (152) came through with upsets in their finals bout; Fidelibus beat No. 9 Brock Hardy (Box Elder, Utah) 13-5, while Saylor beat No. 17 Jaron Chavez (Centennial, Idaho) 6-3. Other champions were No. 3 Danny Vega (Ironwood Ridge, Ariz.) at 113 pounds, Jet Taylor (Sallisaw, Okla.) at 120, No. 4 Taylor LaMont (Maple Mountain, Utah) at 132, Jaron Jensen (Herriman, Utah) at 145, No. 12 Wyatt Sheets (Stilwell, Okla.) at 160, Reese Neville (Yerrington, Nev.) at 170, Jeff Oakes (Battle Mountain, Nev.) at 182, Wyatt Koelling (Davis, Utah) at 195, and Ben Bos (Wasatch, Utah) at 285. The other notable final had Sheets beating No. 8 Layne van Anrooy (Roseburg, Ore.) by 12-8 decision at 160. Quick hits No. 10 St. Edward (Ohio) won the last nine matches of the dual meet to beat No. 14 Belle Vernon Area (Pa.) 45-18 on Saturday afternoon. No. 4 St. Paris Graham (Ohio) won ten matches in a 43-18 dual meet victory over No. 47 Reynolds (Pa.) on Saturday at the Canfield Duals; Reynolds split matches at seven-apiece in a 37-28 against the host squad. No. 26 Mt. Carmel (Ill.) upended No. 11 Marmion Academy (Ill.) 32-23 on Saturday afternoon, as the Caravan took home victories in eight weight classes; the Cadets wrestled without nationally ranked Riley DeMoss (160/170).

RENO, Nev. -- In the team's first tournament-style competition of the season, five Illini won an individual title, while three others placed second at the Reno Tournament of Champions. As a result of the dominating individual performances, Coach Heffernan's squad won the team competition as well, finishing with 152 points despite having no wrestlers compete at 125 pounds or 149 pounds. "Our team looked very solid and we are getting better each week," said Heffernan. "Still have time to figure things out as we move on. The Big Ten season will force our guys to raise their level even more, which we will have to. "[I thought] both Emory [Parker] and Andre [Lee] had good days and had solid wins, both are making progress and getting better." No. 3 Zane Richards continued his dominating start to 2015-16 with five victories on the afternoon, four of which were by major decision or greater. The junior began the day with back-to-back pins over Pt Garica and Michal McDaniel before using a decision over Jaydin Clayton (Missouri) and Corey Keener (Central Michigan) to reach the title bout. Once there, Richards wasted no time as he jumped out to an early 12-2 lead and never relinquished it, claiming a 20-8 final tally against Corey Keener of Central Michigan. At 149 pounds, redshirt freshman Isaac Reinemann finished the day with two tough losses, falling in the first round and the consolation round, his day ending after Tyler Cowger (Southern Oregon) edged him 4-0. No. 1 Isaiah Martinez notched consecutive wins 51-56 on Sunday afternoon in Reno on his way to a convincing first-place finish in Reno. Martinez reached the 157-pounnd title match with four technical falls accompanied by his third pin of the season. In the title bout, Joe Smith of Oklahoma State gave him his best test of the day, but eventually succumbed to the defending national champion by a count of 11-5. No. 9 Steven Rodrigues impressed again with five victories to push his record to a perfect 13-0 on the season. The senior used three major decisions and a technical fall to advance to the 165-pound championship bout. Rodrigues was tested by Jim Wilson of Stanford in a hard-fought, low scoring affair through most of three periods, but Rodrigues battled his way to a 3-2 decision to earn the individual title. The most dominating start to the tournament came from No. 4 Zac Brunson as he piled on three pins in his first three matches, giving him eight on the season and more than doubling his career total entering the season. After a decision and technical fall in the 174-pound quarterfinal and semifinal, Brunson notched his own individual crown with an 8-4 victory over Big Ten foe Nate Jackson of Indiana. 184 pounds proved to be the most compelling weight class for the Illini in Reno, as both No. 16 Jeff Koepke and Emory Parker worked their way through the bracket. Koepke recorded a team-high four falls on the afternoon on his route to the title bout, while Emory Parker used grit to fight his way through four decisions, before grabbing a semifinal clinching pin. With both teammates undefeated on the day, the 184-pound title bout would be the decider. Although Parker stayed within in striking distance of Koepke into the third period, the veteran Koepke proved too much for the younger Parker, taking the bout by a score of 8-4. Much like Parker, Andre Lee showed grit and toughness as he grinded out decisions on his way to the semifinal round this afternoon. After earning a late pin against Garrett Demers (MSU-Northern), Lee gave Marshall Haas (Citadel) everything he could handle in the title match. However, Haas moved ahead of Lee in the third period, and held on for a 4-2 victory. After receiving an opening bye to start the heavyweight bracket, No. 13 Brooks Black edged Eskam Chace (Arizona State) 2-1, and then tacked on three more decisions to reach the championship match. However, Tanner Harms (Wyoming) got the best of Black, edging him 4-1 to place first. Next up for the Orange and Blue will be Midlands a week from Tuesday where they will look to improve upon their second place finish last year. Coverage will begin at 9 a.m. on BTN Plus on December 29 and concludes with the championship matches live on Big Ten Network Wednesday, December 30 at 8 p.m. Team Scores: 1. Illinois - 152 2. Central Michigan - 119 3. Stanford - 91 4. Wyoming - 90.5 5. Indiana - 84.5

Russ Doan, Kent State wrestling champ who led Wadsworth High School to an Ohio state team title, died last week at age 99, the Medina Gazette reported Thursday. Russ DoanBorn in Woodsfield, Ohio in Sept. 1916, Russell Kennedy Doan's athletic career began at Ravenna and Paris (now Southeast) high schools in northeast Ohio. For college, Doan stayed close to home, attending Kent State University. As an athlete for the Golden Flashes, Doan was a three-time Interstate wrestling champ at 128 pounds in 1937-39. Wrestling for legendary, long-time coach Joe Begala, Doan served as captain his senior year and lost only two matches in a four-year career, which included an undefeated junior season. Doan earned four varsity letters in wrestling, as well as three in baseball. He was inducted into the Kent State Hall of Fame in 1982; his bio described him as "one of Joe Begala's favorites." After graduating from Kent in 1939, Doan came to Wadsworth, Ohio to coach the high school wrestling squad. He took the Grizzlies to the team title in 1942, coaching individual state champions Junior McCrork and Ken Cartwright, runners-up Robert Shannon and Jack Smith and state placers James Sailors, Bob White, Art Cartwright and Elmer Webber the year the Grizzlies won it all. Doan stepped away from his teaching/coaching career at Wadsworth from 1943-46 to serve as a U.S. Navy Lieutenant in charge of the V-5 wrestling program for pre-flight cadets. He assisted coach Begala in producing the first hard-cover naval wrestling instructional manual. In 1955, Doan came to Elyria High School, where he was an athletic director for 24 years. During his tenure at that school west of Cleveland, the Pioneers basketball team reached the regional level nine times in the ten-year span from 1957-65, and the Elyria football team was unbeaten in 1968, 1969, 1971 and 1979. In addition, Doan managed the local big-school sectional basketball tournament and later the Class AA district tournament for many years. The school also hosted the district track tournament for many years under his watch. Doan helped establish the Elyria Sports Hall of Fame in 1971, and was welcomed into it in 1975. All told, Doan has been honored in 13 halls of fame. Doan is survived by his daughter Susan (Donald) Dobina of Louisville, son Terry (Laurie) of Elyria along with six grandchildren and four great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife of 73 years, Eileen, who passed away in 2012. Services and burial have already taken place. In lieu of flowers donations in Russell's name can be made to Elyria Sports Hall of Fame Ring of Honor Scholarship Fund P.O. Box 1462 Elyria, OH 44036-1462.

Two Bellator Fighting Championships veterans who each were two-time NCAA Division I All-Americans -- Paul Bradley, and Chris Honeycutt -- will be meeting again for the second time in a main-event matchup at Bellator 148 next month, the organization announced Thursday. Bradley, who wrestled at University of Iowa, and Honeycutt, 2012 NCAA finalist for Edinboro University, faced each other at Bellator 140 back in July, with the bout ending in a no-contest after the two 170-pounders unintentionally butted heads in the second round, with the former Hawkeye suffering a deep gash on his forehead just under the hairline which required nine stitches. The two former collegiate matmen will have an opportunity to settle things once and for all at Bellator 148 at Save Mart Center in Fresno, Calif., on Jan. 29. Headlining the event will be another former Edinboro wrestler, Josh Koscheck, who will be going up against Matt Secor. Honeycutt, the former Fighting Scot, posted fighting words on his Facebook page: "Looking forward to kicking ass again, let's get it on!!" By contrast, Paul "the Gentleman" Bradley let others do the talking for him. Bradley, 32, has compiled a professional record of 22 -- 6 (along with two no-contest decisions) since launching his mixed martial arts career in 2006. Since joining Bellator in Oct. 2013, the native of Tama, Iowa is 2-1 in his bouts other than this summer's set-to with Honeycutt. Honeycutt, 27, who announced his MMA career plans the night before this 2012 NCAA title match, is 6-0 in his MMA career, and is 2-0 since signing on with Bellator in 2014. Bradley-Honeycutt and Koscheck-Secor welterweight matches will be shown live on Spike TV, along with a third welterweight bout described as a Co-Main Event, featuring Paul Daley vs. Andy Uhrich, according to MMAmania.com. Three other matches -- two featherweight bouts, Anthony Avila vs. John Reedy, and Art Arcienega vs. Justin Smiley --and a heavyweight fight between Javy Ayala vs. Carl Seumanutafa -- will be shown on Spike.com.

KENT, Ohio -- After falling behind 9-0 after the first two matches, Mizzou Wrestling battled back to win seven of the final eight matches to defeat Kent State, 35-12, Sunday in Kent, Ohio. Four #TigerStyle grapplers scored pins in the dual and two posted major decisions as Mizzou won its 33rd consecutive dual. Redshirt freshman 165-pounder Daniel Lewis (Blue Springs, Mo.), redshirt sophomore 184-pounder Willie Miklus (Altoona, Iowa), junior 197-pounder J'den Cox (Columbia, Mo.), and freshman heavyweight James Romero (Albuquerque, N.M.) all picked up pins, earning six points each for the Tigers. Lewis, Cox, and Romero's pins were in the first period. Redshirt junior 141-pounder Matt Manley (Perry, Okla.) picked up the first win of the day for Mizzou when he beat Anthony Tutolo by way of a 10-1 major decision. Manley had a big second period, posting a takedown and a near-fall to go up 6-1 after two periods. Redshirt junior 149-pounder Lavion Mayes (Mascoutah, Ill.) followed up Manley's win with a 9-3 decision win of his own over Mike DePalma. After Kent State won the 157 pound match, Lewis faced off against Tyler Buckwalter. Around two minutes into the match, Lewis got Buckwalter in a cradle hold which resulted in a pin at 2:30. The six points gave Mizzou its first lead of the day at 13-12 and was the first of five-in-a-row for the Tigers. Next was redshirt senior 174-pounder Blaise Butler (Belvidere, Ill.), who beat Mike Vollant with a 14-5 major decision. Miklus matched up against Cole Baxter in the 184 pound match. Miklus was up 4-1 after the first, and after a four-point near-fall in the second, Miklus got the fall at 3:55. Next up was Cox, who matched up against Jerald Spohn. Spohn was overmatched against the national champion Cox, as he got the pin at 1:02. Romero picked up the fourth pin of the night and the third in a row in the heavyweight match. His pin came at 0:58 over Devin Nye to cap the score at 35-12. Mizzou will next wrestle on Jan. 8 when the Tigers host Buffalo for the annual Beauty and the Beast event with gymnastics. The dual will begin at 7 PM CT and will be streamed on the Mizzou Network. For all the latest on Mizzou Wrestling, stay tuned to MUTigers.com and follow the team on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram (MizzouWrestling). Results: 125: Del Vinas [Kent State] wins by forfeit 133: Mack McGuire [Kent State] def. Zach Synon [Mizzou] by 8-5 decision 141: Matt Manley [Mizzou] def. Anthony Tutolo [Kent State] by 10-1 major decision 149: Lavion Mayes [Mizzou] def. Mike DePalma [Kent State] by 9-3 decision 157: Casey Sparkman [Kent State] def. Blake Pepper [Mizzou] by 7-2 decision 165: Daniel Lewis [Mizzou] def. Tyler Buckwalter [Kent State] by fall (2:30) 174: Blaise Butler [Mizzou] def. Mike Vollant [Kent State] by 14-5 major decision 184: Willie Miklus [Mizzou] def. Cole Baxter [Kent State] by fall (3:55) 197: J'den Cox [Mizzou] def. Jerald Spohn [Kent State] by fall (1:02) HWT: James Romero [Mizzou] def. Devin Nye [Kent State] by fall (0:58)

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wrestling team scored a 33-7 win over Southern Illinois-Edwardsville in Southern Conference action at Maclellan Gym today. The Mocs won eight of 10 matches to improve to 5-2 overall and remain undefeated at 3-0 in league action. The Cougars dropped to 1-5 and 0-1 in conference matches. UTC scored bonus points in four wins today. Freshman Alonzo Allen and senior John Lampe scored pins at 125 and 184, while juniors Michael Pongracz and Sean Mappes had tech falls at 141 and 174. "It's good that we're going after bonus points," stated head coach Heath Eslinger. It's always good that it's a little buffer for when you get an eight or nine point lead." Allen's second-period pin against Joe Antonelli gave the Mocs a quick 6-0 lead. He improves to 8-5 overall and 4-3 in duals. It was also his second pin of the season. "It's huge and confidence is the key to anything in life," said Eslinger when asked about the significance of getting a pin in the first match of the day. "There are a lot of things that lead to confidence. In wrestling, a takedown leads to confidence that leads to a good win. I thought Alonzo did a good job. He did a good job Friday night too, so it's a little bit of momentum in that weight class." Pongracz remained undefeated with his tech fall over John Muldoon at 141. Muldoon got to Pongracz's legs four times in the match, but each time Pongracz turned the tables and scored a takedown. A total of 12 back points in the match allowed Pongracz to score five team points. After giving up a major decision at 149, UTC only led 11-7. The 157 match that followed was a tight one throughout, and would turn out to be the pivotal bout of the day. Freshman Kamaal Shakur was down 4-3 to Nate Higgins when he was hit with a penalty in the second. A late flurry later in the period included a takedown by Shakur, reversal by Higgins and an escape at the buzzer for a 7-6 Higgins lead heading into the final frame. Shakur escaped to tie it at seven and then won it on a late takedown. Higgins escaped at the buzzer, but Shakur kept the momentum on UTC's side. "He keeps winning and is 11-2 as a redshirt freshman," said Eslinger about Shakur's performance. "He can beat anybody in the country I think and today he found a way to win." Freshman Dominic Lampe improved to 11-4 with his 10-6 win at 165. That was followed by Mappes' tech fall at 175 and a first-period pin by the eldest Lampe at 184. The last two matches are usually automatic for the Mocs, but both juniors Scottie Boykin and Jared Johnson were looking to avenge losses from a year ago. Boykin split with the Cougars' Jake Tindle, including a loss in the first round of the SoCon Tournament. SIUE's Chris Johnson had an overtime win against the Mocs' Johnson at heavyweight in last year's dual. Things were different today, beginning with Boykin's 8-3 decision at 197. The 18th-ranked Boykin improved to 10-3 overall and 4-0 in SoCon action. The 13th-ranked UTC Johnson scored a 6-0 win at heavyweight. "We had good wins today at 197 and heavyweight," added Eslinger. "Two guys that we took losses to last year and it was good to go out and dominate those guys and make a statement. "Again, up and down the lineup we looked decent. I think we got tired at some spots and we have to do a good job to make sure we're trained in the right way individually. Each guy has his own sets of struggles and we have to dial those in, because at the end of the year, there's no room for error." This was the Mocs 24th consecutive SoCon win for UTC, dating back to the start of the 2013 season. It was also the 79th win for Eslinger who is 79-43 (.648) in seven years at his alma mater. He recently passed Andy Nardo [77-30 (.712) - 1953-68] for second on UTC's all-time wins list. Chattanooga takes a few days off for the Christmas break before returning for the Defense Soap & Flips Wrestling Southern Scuffle on Jan. 1-2 in McKenzie Arena. Tickets are available on GoMocs.com for the two-day tournament. Results: 125: Alonzo Allen (UTC) – Fall 4:11 - Joe Antonelli (SIUE) – UTC 6-0 133: Dakota Leach (SIUE) – Dec. 9-7 - Cody Hill (UTC) – UTC 6-3 141: Michael Pongracz (UTC) – Tech Fall (6:48) 17-0 - John Muldoon (SIUE) – UTC 11-3 149: John Fahy (SIUE) – MD 9-1 - Roman Boylen (UTC) – UTC 11-7 157: Kamaal Shakur (UTC) – Dec. 9-8 - Nate Higgins (SIUE) – UTC 14-7 Unsportsmanlike (-1) – UTC 13-7 165: Dominic Lampe (UTC) – Dec. 10-6 - Eric Travers (SIUE) – UTC 16-7 174: Sean Mappes (UTC) – Tech Fall (6:06) 18-1 - Clayton Bass (SIUE) – UTC 21-7 184: John Lampe (UTC) – Fall 1:41 - Derek Nagel (SIUE) – UTC 27-7 197: No. 18 Scottie Boykin (UTC) – Dec. 8-3 - Jake Tindle (SIUE) – UTC 30-7 285: Jared Johnson (UTC) – Dec. 6-0 - Chris Johnson (SIUE) – UTC 33-7

NORMAN, Okla. -- In its final dual action of 2015, No. 13 Lehigh posted an impressive 30-7 win over No. 8 Oklahoma Sunday at McCasland Field House. The Mountain Hawks won eight bouts, scoring bonus points in three, and knocking off four ranked wrestlers along the way. Lehigh enters the holiday break at 7-1 on the dual season. "We had a really good performance," Lehigh head coach Pat Santoro said. "It was one of those things where both teams just finished finals. It's one of those times where everyone is looking towards the holiday break. We had to stay focused going in and our guys did a really good job. Next week it could be a different match. It was that type of dual. It could have gone either way and it went our way today." The dual began at 125 with sophomore Darian Cruz defeating Ryan Millhof in a battle of ranked wrestlers. Cruz scored takedowns in each of the first two periods on his way to a 6-2 decision. Oklahoma (5-2) posted the first of its two wins of the day at 133 as defending national champion Cody Brewer defeated senior Mason Beckman by major decision 14-5. Junior Randy Cruz put Lehigh back in front with a major decision of his own, defeating Trae Blackwell 8-0 at 141. Cruz scored a takedown in the first period and turned Blackwell for two points while riding out the second. In the third, Cruz secured the major with an escape and second takedown plus 2:34 of advantage time. The win from Cruz sparked a four bout Lehigh run as Lehigh extended its lead to 19-4. At 149 junior Laike Gardner scored a pair of third period takedowns to rally past 17th-ranked Davion Jeffries 6-5. Junior Mitch Minotti then followed with the Mountain Hawks' lone pin of the dual, using a third period cement mixer to secure the fall against Shayne Tucker in 6:02. Freshman Ryan Preisch capped the run with a 5-2 win over ninth-ranked Clark Glass at 165. Preisch scored first period takedown off a single leg and added a second takedown in the third period. At 174, freshman Gordon Wolf made his dual debut in place of Elliot Riddick and fought hard against 16th-ranked Matt Reed. Wolf scored the first takedown but was reversed and gave up a pair of two point near falls. In the end, Reed held off a late Wolf charge to win 7-5. Senior Nathaniel Brown clinched the dual for the Mountain Hawks with a 20-5 technical fall win over Andrew Dixon at 184. Brown led 2-0 after one before tacking on three takedowns in the second period and two takedowns plus a four point near fall and stalling point in the third. Junior Ben Haas made his second dual appearance of the season, this time subbing for John Bolich at 197 and posted a solid 6-2 win over Brad Johnson. Haas scored early in the first period and added a second takedown in the second plus an escape and riding time. In the final bout of the dual, Lehigh posted its fourth win over a ranked opponent as 17th-ranked Max Wessell upended No. 6 Ross Larson 10-8. Larson scored the first takedown but Wessell used a cradle for a takedown and four point near fall to lead 7-3 after one. Larson battled back, tying the score with a third period takedown, but Wessell reversed and rode out the remainder of the period to claim his third win over a ranked wrestler this season. "Everybody fought," Santoro said. "That's all we ask for. Win or lose we ask guys to fight and that's what they did today." The Mountain Hawks will return to action at the Southern Scuffle, Jan. 1-2 in Chattanooga, Tenn. Results: 125 - Darian Cruz (Lehigh) dec. Ryan Millhof (Oklahoma) 6-2 133 - Cody Brewer (Oklahoma) maj. dec. Mason Beckman (Lehigh) 14-5 141 - Randy Cruz (Lehigh) maj. dec. Trae Blackwell (Oklahoma) 8-0 149 - Laike Gardner (Lehigh) dec. Davion Jeffries (Oklahoma) 6-5 157 - Mitch Minotti (Lehigh) pinned Shayne Tucker (Lehigh) 6:02 165 - Ryan Preisch (Lehigh) dec. Clark Glass (Oklahoma) 5-2 174 - Matt Reed (Oklahoma) dec. Gordon Wolf (Lehigh) 7-5 184 - Nathaniel Brown (Lehigh) tech. fall Andrew Dixon (Oklahoma) 20-5, 6:10 197 - Ben Haas (Lehigh) dec. Brad Johnson (Oklahoma) 6-2 285 - Max Wessell (Lehigh) dec. Ross Larson (Oklahoma) 10-8

LAS VEGAS -- The final three weight classes in the women's freestyle competition at the U.S. Nationals/Trials Qualifier were held on Saturday, and all three of the winners claimed their first Senior nationals title. Tamyra Mensah of the Titan Mercury WC kept up the pace and defeated 2008 Olympic bronze medalist Randi Miller of the U.S. Army WCAP in the finals at 69 kilos. Mensah was named Outstanding Wrestler in the women's division. At last year's World Team Trials, Mensah also defeated Miller, making it two in a row over one of the nation's top women's stars. Mensah, who was a WCWA national champion for Wayland Baptist Univ. in Texas, is now a resident athlete at the U.S. Olympic Training Center. Read complete story ... Women's freestyle finals results 48 kilos: Cody Pfau, Brush (Titan Mercury WC) pinned Erin Golston (NYAC), 2:23 63 kilos: Amanda Hendey (Titan Mercury WC) pinned Jennifer Page (Titan Mercury WC/OTC), 4:13 69 kilos: Tamyra Mensah (Titan Mercury WC) dec. Randi Miller (U.S. Army WCAP), 5-2 Women's freestyle weight class results 48 kilos: 1st: Cody Pfau pined Erin Golston (NYAC/USOEC), 2:23 3rd: Breonnah Neal (Titan Mercury WC) dec. Nicole Woody (Terrapin WC), 3-2 5th: Marina Doi (Titan Mercury WC) by injury default over Regina Doi (Titan Mercury WC) 7th: Candace Workman (Titan Mercury WC) pinned Harmonie Roberts (Running Eagles), 1:33 63 kilos: 1st: Amanda Hendey (Titan Mercury WC) pinned Jennifer Page (Titan Mercury WC/OTC), 4:13 3rd: Erin Clodgo (Sunkist Kids WC) tech. fall Mallory Velte (Titan Mercury WC), 10-0 5th: Alexis Porter (NYAC/MWC) pinned Hannah Jewell (King University), 2:08 7th: Leigh Jaynes-Provisor (Army (WCAP) pinned Rachael McFarland (Titan Mercury WC), 2:01 69 kilos: 1st: Tamyra Mensah (Titan Mercury WC) dec. Randi Miller (U.S. Army WCAP), 5-2 3rd: Forrest Molinari (Titan Mercury WC) dec. Rachel Watters (Gator/OKCU Women/Men RTC), 4-4 5th: Veronica Carlson (NYAC) tech. fall Lisa Gonzalez (Lindenwood), 11-0 7th: Brittany David (Lindenwood) tech. fall Yvonne Galindo (Gator/OCU), 10-0

LAS VEGAS -- Same wrestlers. Different weight class. Same result. In the final bout of the evening at the U.S. Nationals/Trials Qualifier, Kyle Dake of the Titan Mercury WC scored points in big spurts, defeating rival David Taylor of the Nittany Lion WC, 11-4, to win the gold medal at 86 kilos at the U.S. Nationals/Trials Qualifier at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Dake got things rolling early, jumping to an 8-0 lead with a takedown and a series of turns. Taylor closed the score to 8-4, getting his takedown offense going. After a Taylor takedown, Dake quickly scored a reversal and a turn to make it 11-4 at the break. The second period saw no scoring, although Taylor got some good attacks which were defended by Dake effectively. It was Dake's first U.S. Nationals title. Read complete story ... Men's freestyle finals results 57 kilos: Daniel Dennis, Iowa City, Iowa. (Titan Mercury WC) tech. fall Sam Hazewinkel, Norman, Okla. (Sunkist Kids), 10-0, 1:23 65 kilos: Jimmy Kennedy, Ann Arbor, Mich. (New York AC/Cliff Keen WC) dec. Logan Stieber, Columbus, Ohio (Titan Mercury WC/Ohio RTC), 9-2 74 kilos: Andrew Howe, Norman, Okla. (New York AC) dec. Chris Perry, Stillwater, Okla. (Titan Mercury WC), 3-2 86 kilos: Kyle Dake, Ithaca, N.Y. (Titan Mercury WC) dec. David Taylor, State College, Pa. (Nittany Lion WC), 11-4 97 kilos: Wynn Michalak, Champaign, Ill. (Titan Mercury WC) dec. Scott Schiller, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm), 12-4 125 kilos: Dom Bradley, Morgantown, W.Va. (Sunkist Kids) dec. Tyrell Fortune, Tempe, Ariz. (Titan Mercury WC), 5-3 Men's Freestyle weight class results 57 kilos: 1st: Daniel Dennis (Titan Mercury WC) tech. fall Sam Hazewinkel (Sunkist Kids), 10-0, 1:23 3rd: Coleman Scott (Sunkist Kids) dec. Erkin Tadzhimetov (NYAC), 7-3 5th: Nathan Tomasello (Titan Mercury WC) by injury default over Joe Colon (Titan Mercury WC) 7th: Angel Escobedo (NYAC) dec. Ali Naser (Sunkist Kids), 3-1 65 kilos: 1st: Jimmy Kennedy (New York AC/Cliff Keen WC) dec. Logan Stieber (Titan Mercury WC/Ohio RTC), 9-2 3rd: Reece Humphrey (NYAC) tech. fall Aaron Pico (Titan Mercury WC), 10-0 5th: Kellen Russell (NYAC/CKWC) by injury default over Frank Molinaro (Nittany Lion WC) 7th: Jason Chamberlain (Titan Mercury WC) tech. fall Bernard Futrell (TMWC/CKWC), 12-2 74 kilos: 1st: Andrew Howe (New York AC) dec. Chris Perry (Titan Mercury WC), 3-2 3rd: Nick Marable (Sunkist Kids WC) dec. Logan Massa (NYAC/CKWC), 4-2 5th: Adam Hall (Titan Mercury WC) by disqualification over Kevin LeValley (Buffalo Valley RTC) 7th: Quinton Godley (Titan Mercury WC) dec. Vladyslav Dombrovskiy (Army WCAP), 6-5 86 kilos: 1st: Kyle Dake (Titan Mercury WC) dec. David Taylor (Nittany Lion WC), 11-4 3rd: Keith Gavin (Titan Mercury WC) dec. Jon Reader (Sunkist Kids WC), 5-2 5th: Richard Perry (NYAC/PWC) dec. Clayton Foster (GRIT Athletics - WY RTC), 5-0 7th: Tyler Caldwell (Sunkist Kids WC) by forfeit over Ed Ruth (Sunkist Kids) 97 kilos: 1st: Wynn Michalak (Titan Mercury WC) dec. Scott Schiler (Minnesota Storm), 12-4 3rd: Kyven Gadson (Sunkist Kids WC) tech. fall Dustin Kilgore (Sunkist Kids WC), 11-1 5th: Micah Burak (Titan Mercury WC) dec. Jeffery Felix (TMWC/CKWC), 8-2 7th: Enock Francois (NYAC) dec. Deron Winn (Titan Mercury WC), 4-1 125 kilos: 1st: Dom Bradley (Sunkist Kids) dec. Tyrell Fortune (Titan Mercury WC), 5-3 3rd: Bobby Telford (Titan Mercury WC) dec. Tony Nelson (Minnesota Storm), 5-2 5th: Eric Thompson (Nittany Lion WC) tech. fall Connor Medbery (Titan Mercury WC), 11-0 7th: Justin Grant (NYAC) dec. Matthew Meuleners (Titan Mercury WC), 7-2 Outstanding Wrestler: Jimmy Kennedy (New York AC), 65 kilos

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Edinboro wrestling team ran its winning streak to 14 straight against Eastern Wrestling League opponents with a 25-10 win over Cleveland State at Woodling Gymnasium on Saturday night. The Fighting Scots are now 5-3 overall and 3-0 in the EWL. The Vikings fell to 3-4 and 0-1 in the league. It also marked the 11th straight win for Edinboro over Cleveland State. The night was punctuated by a pair of wrestlers staying undefeated, while Billy Miller came up with the biggest win of his young career. The redshirt freshman won a 3-1 decision over eighth-ranked Riley Shaw, the defending EWL champion, at heavyweight. The match got underway at 165 lbs., with Casey Fuller remaining undefeated with an 8-3 decision over Nathan Wynkoop. Fuller moved to 16-0 as he jumped out to a 4-1 lead after one period, and after a Wynkoop escape in the second period, Fuller put the match away in the third with four more points. Patrick Jennings gave Edinboro a 7-0 lead one of only two wins by bonus points. The redshirt senior improved to 15-6 with a 9-1 major decision over Gabe Stark at 174 lbs. After a scoreless first period, Jennings went up 6-0 after two periods to take control of the match. Cleveland State would answer with wins in the next two bouts, knotting the team score at 7-7. Jacob Worthington won a 16-6 major decision over Chris Laird (3-12) at 184 lbs., and Sam Wheeler picked up his CSU-leading 16th win (16-3) with a 10-4 decision over Warren Bosch (4-4) at 197 lbs. In the feature match of the evening, Miller upset Shaw, 3-1, to hand the CSU senior his first loss of the year. Shaw took a 1-0 lead into the third period thanks to a second period escape. Miller knotted it with an escape, then picked up the winning takedown following a review. The redshirt freshman boosted his record to 14-2 while Shaw is now 12-1. Miller's win gave Edinboro the lead for good, and another redshirt freshman, Sean Russell, gave the Fighting Scots with the only fall of the night. He parlayed an early takedown into a pin at 2:34 over John Martin at 125 lbs. Russell is now 13-3. Anthony Rivera (4-3) would drop a 3-2 decision in his debut in the lineup at 133 lbs. to Alfredo Gray. That would be the last loss for the Fighting Scots, as they ran off three straight wins, all by true freshmen. Nate Hagan would grab a 2-1 lead after one period and hand Michael Carlone a 5-3 defeat at 141 lbs. Hagan is now 13-10. Patricio Lugo joined Fuller as an undefeated wrestler as the freshman won a 9-3 decision over Nick Montgomery (9-3) at 149 lbs. Lugo jumped out to a 4-1 lead after one period, and boosted it to 8-2 after two periods, He is now 17-0. Spencer Nagy wrapped up the match with a 9-6 decision over John Vaughn. Nagy fell behind 2-1 after one period. However, he dominated in the second period to move ahead 6-2. He tied Lugo for the team lead in wins with a 17-8 record. The Cleveland State dual ends the 2015 portion of Edinboro's schedule. The Fighting Scots are back in action on January 1-2, competing in the Southern Scuffle. Results: 165 lbs. - Casey Fuller (EU) dec. Nathan Wynkoop (CSU) 8-3 174 lbs. - Patrick Jennings (EU) maj. dec. Gabe Stark (CSU) 9-1 184 lbs. - Jacob Worthington (CSU) maj. dec. Chris Laird (EU) 16-6 197 lbs. - Sam Wheeler (CSU) dec. Warren Bosch (EU) 10-4 Hwt. - Billy Miller (EU) dec. #8 Riley Shaw (CSU) 3-1 125 lbs. - Sean Russell (EU) fall over John Martin (CSU) 2:34 133 lbs. - Alfredo Gray (CSU) dec. Anthony Rivera (EU) 3-2 141 lbs. - Nate Hagan (EU) dec. Michael Carlone (CSU) 5-3 149 lbs. - Patricio Lugo (EU) dec. Nick Montgomery (CSU) 9-3 157 lbs. - Spencer Nagy (EU) dec. John Vaughn (CSU) 9-6

LEWISBURG, Pa. -- Nationally ranked wrestlers Paul Petrov and Tyler Smith recorded wins by fall and Tyler Greene clinched the match with an overtime victory at 197 pounds as Bucknell ended a month-long stretch without a dual match with a 22-16 home victory over Gardner-Webb Saturday afternoon at Davis Gym. The Bison improved to 2-1 on the season, while the Runnin' Bulldogs fell to 2-4. Bucknell won five of the 10 bouts, but capitalized by posting three bonus-point victories, including the pins by Petrov and Smith. Gardner-Webb had only one bonus-point victory, and that was a major decision at 165 pounds. "Today's match was tighter than we would have liked," commented Bison head coach Dan Wirnsberger, who earned his 88th win at Bucknell. "They are well coached and I know how hard they compete and they outhustled us today, but it was good to get the win." Petrov, who is ranked 12th nationally at 125 pounds by Intermat, improved to 17-2 on the season with his team-leading fifth pin of the year. The pin of Cortez Starkes came in the closing seconds of the first period with Petrov leading 4-1. After a 10-5 loss at 133 pounds by backup Ben Bliss, 18th-ranked Smith took to the mat for the Bison. He came out of the gates with an immediate takedown and followed with a four-point near fall as he held an 8-1 advantage at the time of his pin just over 90 seconds into the bout against Ryan Hall. The pin was the fifth of the year for Smith as he tied Petrov for team-high honors. Victor Lopez (149) and Tom Sleigh (184) posted a pair of easy wins for Bucknell as they outscored their opponents by a combined 18-1 margin. Those victories were sandwiched around three straight wins for Gardner-Webb that cut its deficit from 16-3 to 16-13. The outcome of the match was still in doubt when Greene took the mat against Gray Jones with the Bison leading 19-13. Greene held a 3-2 lead in the third period, but a late takedown by Jones staked him to a one-point lead. Greene earned the riding time point to force overtime. Just 14 seconds into overtime, Greene took Jones down near the edge of the circle for his sixth win of the year. "It was nice to see Tyler respond the way he did after giving up the lead late in the third period," praised Wirnsberger. The final bout of the day also went to overtime, but Gardner-Webb's Boyce Cornwell scored a takedown of Chuck Boddy 30 seconds into overtime for a 3-1 decision. Saturday's win helped Bucknell improve to 11-2 in its last 13 matches in Davis Gym. The Bison will now be idle until the Virginia Duals Jan. 8-9 in Hampton, Virginia, although some wrestlers are likely to compete at the Lock Haven Invitational in late December. Results: 125: #12 Paul Petrov (B) pin Cortez Starkes (GW), 2:55. 133: Tyler Ziegler (GW) dec Ben Bliss (B), 10-5. 141: #18 Tyler Smith (B) pin Ryan Hall (GW), 1:36. 149: Victor Lopez (B) maj dec Chris Vassar (GW), 10-0. 157: Kyle Ash (GW) dec Logan Kerin (B), 6-3. 165: Austin Trott (GW) maj dec Robert Schlitt (B), 9-0. 174: Brett Stein (GW) dec Connor Wagh (B), 8-4. 184: Tom Sleigh (B) dec Hunter Gamble (GW), 8-1. 197: Tyler Greene (B) dec Gray Jones (GW), 6-4 (sv1). 285: Boyce Cornwell (GW) dec Chuck Boddy (B), 3-1 (sv1)

LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. -- No. 1 Penn State (6-0, 1-0 B1G) dominated home-standing Rider (3-4, 0-1 EWL) in the team's final dual meet of the first semester. The Nittany Lions won nine of ten bouts and rode a flurry of second half pins to the lop-sided 38-4 victory. The dual began at 125 where senior Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.), ranked No. 4 at 125, dominated Brenden Calas in a 20-5 technical fall at the 7:00 mark (with 3:47 in riding time). Senior Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.), ranked No. 6 at 133, was equally dominant at 133, posting an 18-4 major decision with 2:36 riding time, putting Penn State up 9-0. Sophomore Kade Moss (South Jordan, Utah) took to the mat again at 141 and posted a 13-6 win over Paul Kirchner. Sophomore Zain Retherford (Benton, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 149, fought off a valiant effort from No. 14 B.J. Clagon to post a 2-1 win using 1:52 in riding time. Red-shirt freshman Jason Nolf (Yatesboro, Pa.), ranked No. 3 at 157, closed out the first half a dominating 18-7 major over No. 20 Chad Walsh. That victory gave the Nittany Lions a 19-0 lead at intermission. Red-shirt freshman Shakur Rasheed (Coram, N.Y.) then struck like lighting, pinning No. 15 Conor Brennan late in the second period. Rasheed turned a double leg into a headlock and throw for the fall at the 4:28 mark to put Penn State up 25-0. Red-shirt freshman Bo Nickal (Allen, Texas), ranked No. 5 at 174, was equally quick, turning a reversal to start the second period into a pin of Wayne Stinson. Nickal chose down to start the second, reversed and pinned the Bronc in just eight seconds, getting the fall at the 3:08 mark. The pin was Nickal's fifth of the year. Sophomore Matt McCutcheon (Apollo, Pa.), ranked No. 13 at 184, posted a 3-0 win over Mike Fagg-Daves at 184 and senior Morgan McIntosh (Santa Ana, Calif.), ranked No. 1 at 197, majored Ryan Wolfe 10-1 to put Penn State up 38-0. At 285, junior Caleb Livingston (Drexel Hill, Pa.) stepped up to heavyweight in his Penn State dual meet debut but dropped a 17-6 major decision. Penn State is now 6-0 overall, 1-0 in the Big Ten while Rider falls to 3-4, 0-1 in the EWL. Penn State posted a lop-sided 30-8 edge in takedowns and picked up 11 bonus points off two pins, a tech fall and three majors. A capacity crowd of 1,800 standing room only fans filled Rider's Alumni Gymnasium. The Nittany Lions' next action will be on Jan. 1-2, 2016, when the team heads to Chattanooga looking for its sixth straight Southern Scuffle title. Penn State's next home dual is on Friday, Jan. 15, when it hosts 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 few limited tickets remain for the second BJC Dual, the Feb. 5 date against Ohio State. Fans can purchase those tickets by calling 1-800-NITTANY as well. BJC Dual tickets are $16 for adults and $8 for students. 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 Brenden Calas RID, 20-5 (TF; 7:00) / 5-0 133: #6 Jordan Conaway PSU maj. dec. Zach Valcarce RID, 18-4 / 9-0 141: Kade Moss PSU dec. Paul Kirchner RID, 13-6 / 12-0 149: #1 Zain Retherford PSU dec. #14 B.J. Clagon RID, 2-1 / 15-0 157: #3 Jason Nolf PSU maj. dec. #20 Chad Walsh RID, 18-7 / 19-0 165: Shakur Rasheed PSU pinned #15 Conor Brennan RID, WBF (4:28) / 25-0 174: #5 Bo Nickal PSU pinned Wayne Stinson RID, WBF (3:08) / 31-0 184: #13 Matt McCutcheon PSU dec. Mike Fagg-Daves RID, 3-0 / 34-0 197: #1 Morgan McIntosh PSU maj. dec. Ryan Wolfe RID, 10-1 / 38-0 285: Mauro Correnti RID maj. dec. Caleb Livingston PSU, 17-6 / 38-4 Attendance: 1,800 Records: Penn State 6-0, 1-0 B1G; Rider 3-4, 0-1 EWL Up Next for Penn State: at Southern Scuffle, Chattanooga, Tenn., Jan. 1-2, 2016 BOUT-BY-BOUT: 125: Senior All-American Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.), ranked No. 4 at 125, faced off against Rider's Brenden Calas. Megaludis got in on a quick single on the edge of the mat, pulling Calas into the big white circle on the Rider mat and picked up the takedown at the 2:14 mark. Calas called for an injury timeout immediately, stopping the action. Megaludis chose neutral on the reset and began working for a second takedown right away. The Lion picked up the second takedown and led 4-0 midway through the period. Megaludis controlled the action from the top position for well over a minute, trying to turn Calas for back points. Calas was able to keep parallel and Megaludis led 4-0 after one period. Calas chose bottom to start the second period and Megaludis once again went to work on top. Megaludis cut Calas loose to a 4-1 score and then immediately worked his way in for a third takedown and a 6-2 lead after Calas escaped. Megaludis tacked on one more takedown and two near fall points to lead 10-2 after two periods. Megaludis chose neutral to start the final period, tacked on a takedown quickly and clinched a riding time point with top control. After cutting Calas loose at the 1:10 mark, Megaludis picked up a point on a second stall to lead 13-3 then took Calas down for a 15-3 lead with :50 left to wrestle. Looking for a tech fall, Megaludis upped his lead to 17-4 after cutting Calas loose then with just five seconds left, picked up the tech with a takedown and ride out. 3:47 in riding time gave the Lion senior the 20-5 tech fall at the 7:00 mark. 133: Senior All-American Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.), ranked No. 6 at 133, met Rider sophomore Zach Valcarce. Conaway was aggressive out of the gates, forcing Valcarce to the edge of the mat and into an early stall warning. He continued his offensive pressure, taking the Bronc down with a strong high single to lead 2-0 with just under 2:00 left in the opening period. Conaway rolled Valcarce to his back for two near fall points to up his lead to 4-1 after cutting Valcarce loose. Conaway countered a Valcarce shot to lead 6-1 with :50 on the clock. Conaway controlled the action from the top position for the rest of the period and led 6-1 with 1:44 riding time after one. Conaway chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 7-1 lead. Conaway turned a low double into a scramble and picked up the takedown with 1:06 on the clock. He cut Valcarce loose to a 9-2 score. Conaway used a fast head-outside single to take the Bronc down at the end of the period to lead 11-2 with 1:53 in time after two. Valcarce chose down to start the third and Conaway immediately turned him for two back points. He reset and then cut the Bronc loose to lead 13-3 with 1:22 left. Conaway continued to force Valcarce to the outside circle, taking a 15-4 lead with a takedown and cut at the :50 mark. Conaway added another takedown and 2:36 riding time to roll to the 18-4 major. 141: Sophomore Kade Moss (South Jordan, Utah) took on Bronc Paul Kirchner at 141. Moss used a fast body lock at the 2:10 mark to take Kirchner down and nearly to his back for an early 2-0 lead. The Nittany Lion sophomore controlled the action from the top position for :26 before the Bronc escaped to a 2-1 score. Moss fought for control of Kirchner's shoulders for the next minute and then lifted the Bronc off the mat and took him down to his back for another takedown and four near fall points to lead 8-1. A ride out allowed the Lion to carry that lead into the second period. Moss chose neutral to start the second period and immediately took Kirchner down again for a takedown and a 10-1 lead. Kirchner escaped to a 10-2 lead with :35 on the clock. Leading 10-2 after two periods, Kirchner chose down to start the third period and escaped to a 10-3 score. After clinching the riding time point, Moss tripped Kirchner to the mat for a 12-4 lead with :20 left. Kirchner added a final takedown but 2:10 in riding time gave Moss a 13-6 decision. 149: Sophomore All-American Zain Retherford (Benton, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 149, met No. 14 B.J. Clagon in the one of three bouts featuring ranked wrestlers. Clagon opened up the match with a swift double leg that nearly ended in a takedown. But Retherford was able to force a stalemate and action resumed in the center circle with the bout scoreless. Clagon almost connected on another shot with 1:46 on the clock and Retherford once again forced a stalemate. Retherford forced a third stalemate on a potentially dangerous call as Clagon continued to set the tempo throughout the opening period. Clagon fought off a late Retherford shot and action moved to the second period scoreless. Clagon chose down to start the second period and Retherford made the Bronc pay. A smothering ride as Retherford worked to turn the Bronc over allowed the Lion sophomore to build up a solid riding time edge as he rode the Bronc out until Clagon escaped with :07 left. Trailing 1-0, Retherford chose down to start the third period and Clagon cut him loose to a 1-1 tie. Retherford got in on a low single, working to pull Clagon in from the edge of the mat for a takedown but Clagon worked his way out of bounds. Retherford clinched the riding time point and action resumed in the center circle. Retherford used 1:52 in riding time to post the hard fought 2-1 win. 157: Red-shirt freshman Jason Nolf (Yatesboro, Pa.), ranked No. 3 at 157, faced off against No. 20 Chad Walsh. Nolf scored quickly, shooting low for control of Walsh's legs and taking a 2-0 lead with 1:48 on the clock. Walsh escaped to a 2-1 score and tried to catch Nolf with a headlock, but the Lion fought the move off and then blazed through a fast low double to up his lead to 4-2 after a Walsh escape. Walsh fought off a late Nolf shot and the Lion led 4-2 after one period. Walsh chose down to start the second period and steadily worked his way to an escape and a 4-3 lead with 1:15 left in the middle stanza. The Lion sophomore used another low double to up his lead to 6-4 at the :30 mark, cutting Walsh loose. Leading 6-4, Nolf chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 7-4 lead with 1:27 in riding time. The duo battled for shoulder control for the first minute before Nolf shot low and blew through a double leg for another takedown and a 9-4 lead with :40 left to wrestle. Walsh escaped quickly to a 9-5 score with a clinched riding time point and Nolf tacked on a quick takedown and cut to lead 11-6. The final 30 seconds were all Nolf as the Lion freshman added another late takedown and four back points. 1:47 in riding time gave Nolf the dominating 18-7 major. 165: Red-shirt freshman Shakur Rasheed (Coram, N.Y.) met senior No. 15 Conor Brennan at 165 in one of the dual's most anticipated match-ups. The duo battled evenly for the opening minute-plus with Rasheed trying to set the pace and Brennan fighting off the early Rasheed shots. Rasheed's offense, however, was relentless early as the Lion used a solid double leg to take a 2-0 lead at the 1:20 mark. Brennan escaped to a 2-1 score and action resumed in the center circle. Brennen drove through a double leg takedown ad the :05 mark to steal away a 3-2 lead after the opening period. Rasheed chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 3-3 tie. Rasheed then struck like lightning, turning a double leg, then a headlock and throw into a stunning pin. The red-shirt freshman got the fall over the fifth-year senior at the 4:28 mark. 174: Red-shirt freshman Bo Nickal (Allen, Texas), ranked No. 5 at 174, took on Wayne Stinson. Nickal struck quickly as well, taking the Bronc down for a 2-0 lead. He continued his work on top on the edge of the mat, locking up a cradle for four near fall points and a 6-0 lead before action moved out of bounds. Nickal tacked on four more back points off the reset to lead 10-0, reset, and rode Stinson out to lead 10-0 with 1:51 in riding time. Nickal chose down to start the second period, and, like Rasheed, was lightning quick. He reversed Stinson in just seconds and rolled the Bronc to his shoulders for a pin in eight seconds. The fall came at the 3:08 mark. 184: Sophomore Matt McCutcheon (Apollo, Pa.), ranked No. 13 at 184, took on Rider junior Mike Fagg-Daves. McCutcheon was steady out of the blocks, setting the tempo and forcing Fagg-Daves to the outside circle for the bout's initial minute-plus. His offense led to an initial takedown and a 2-0 lead with :55 left in the first period. The Lion sophomore controlled the action from the top position and rode the Bronc out. McCutcheon chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 3-0 lead. The Lion then fought off a solid Fagg-Daves shot, working his way out of bounds to keep his lead static and force a reset with 1:30 on the clock. The duo battled evenly for the rest of the period and McCutcheon led 3-0 after two periods. Fagg-Daves chose neutral to start the final stanza. McCutcheon fought off one Fagg-Daves shot as the bout ended and posted the 3-0 win. 197: Senior All-American Morgan McIntosh (Santa Ana, Calif.), ranked No. 1 at 197, met Ryan Wolfe. The wrestlers worked through two minutes of scoreless action before McIntosh nearly broke into the scoring column with a fast low single. Wolfe fought off McIntosh's first effort, but the Lion senior continued to pressure Wolfe and used a low single to double to take a 2-1 lead after a quick Wolfe escape. Trailing 2-1, Wolfe chose down to start the second stanza. McIntosh broke the Bronc down, working his way into a chance to turn the Bronc for back points. McIntosh nearly turned the Bronc once, reset after a brief struggle and then picked up four near fall points during his ride out to lead 6-1 after two. McIntosh chose down to start the final period and steadily worked his way to an escape and a 7-1 lead at the 1:40 mark. McIntosh dove through a low single to up his lead to 9-1 with a clinched riding time point. He then went to work on top, riding Wolfe out for the 10-1 major with 2:28 in riding time. 285: Junior Caleb Livingston (Drexel Hill, Pa.) stepped up to heavyweight and faced off against sophomore Mauro Correnti at 285. Correnti notched the bout's first takedown early to lead 2-0 with just :15 off the clock. Livingston worked his way to an escape and a 2-1 score at the 1:55 mark. Correnti took a 4-1 lead with a solid single leg. Livingston worked on bottom for :30 and then notched a reversal to cut the Bronc lead to 4-3. Correnti escaped to a 5-3 score with :30 on the clock and action resumed in the center circle. Correnti blew through a solid double leg to up his lead to 7-3 with :08 left in the opening period. Livingston chose down to start the second period and escaped to a 7-4 score. Correnti notched another takedown and led 9-5 after a Livingston escape. Correnti added one more takedown to lead 11-5 after two periods. Correnti chose down to start the third period but Livingston was solid on top, putting together a strong ride for over a minute before Correnti reversed the Lion to a 14-5 lead (including a technical violation). Correnti added a final takedown and posted the 17-6 win with 1:08 in riding time.

Dennis Hastert, former Wheaton College wrestler and high school wrestling coach who later became U.S. Speaker of the House, suffered a stroke and has been hospitalized since shortly after pleading guilty in Chicago to making hush-money payments to an unidentified individual, according to multiple media reports Thursday evening. Dennis HastertHastert, 73, was admitted to an undisclosed hospital "during the first week of November," days after he pleaded guilty to a federal judge in late October for withdrawing funds from several bank accounts in increments less than $10,000 to evade bank reporting rules, his attorney Thomas Green said in a statement issued Thursday. The former speaker had suffered a stroke, received treatment for sepsis, a blood infection, and undergone two surgeries on his back, Green said. "We are hopeful that Mr. Hastert will be released from the hospital in the early part of the new year," Green said. At the October 28 hearing where Hastert entered his plea, U.S. District Judge Thomas Durkin asked him if he was in good health. The former politician from Illinois responded, "Considering I am 73 years old, yes." According to the Chicago Tribune, there have been rumors about Hastert's hospitalization for several days. Last week, C. William Pollard, a Chicago area CEO who served on the board of what had been the J. Dennis Hastert economics center at Wheaton College, wrote a letter to the judge on behalf of his longtime friend, urging him to consider the congressman's years of service to his country as he determined a sentence. "The prosecution of this case has been a very painful experience for him and his family," Pollard wrote in the letter, which was posted to the public court docket Wednesday "In light of his recent hospital stay, I would hope that probation in lieu of confinement would be considered in determining his sentence." Another friend and political advisor, Dallas Ingemunson, told the Tribune the stroke was "mild" and that Hastert was upbeat in a recent phone call. "I talked to him last week. He sounded OK on the phone," said Ingemunson. Media reports indicate that Hastert's medical condition may delay his sentencing, scheduled for Feb. 29. His attorneys may wait until closer to that date to ask for a delay, depending on the former Speaker's health. Former prosecutor Jeff Cramer told the Associated Press that judges frequently send ailing defendants to prisons with medical facilities. But he said that a defense argument for probation over prison may be more persuasive given Hastert's stroke. At the time of the plea hearing, it was widely reported that Hastert might be facing six months in prison. In October, Hastert pleaded guilty to withdrawing funds from several bank accounts in increments less than $10,000 to evade bank reporting rules. The money -- approximately $1.7 million -- was paid to someone from his Hastert's hometown of Yorkville, Ill., identified in federal documents only as "Individual A" but widely reported to be a former student at Yorkville High School. The school, located about 50 miles southwest of Chicago, is where Hastert taught history and coached wrestling from 1965 to 1981 before entering politics. Born not far from Yorkville in Plano, Ill. in 1942, Hastert was a member of the wrestling team at Wheaton College, a private, four-year school in the western suburbs of Chicago, in the early 1960s. He then taught government and history at Yorkville High, and coached wrestling, taking his team to an Illinois state championship in 1976. His coaching record also included three runners-up and a third place finish, according to his National Wrestling Hall of Fame biography, where he was inducted as an Outstanding American in 2000. Four years earlier, Hastert was honored for his efforts and contributions to wrestling as the recipient of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame's Order of Merit . Hastert had served three terms in the Illinois General Assembly before being elected to the House of Representatives in 1986. In 1999, the six-term congressman was elected Speaker of the House after the incumbent Speaker Newt Gingrich stepped down, and his intended replacement, Bob Livingston of Louisiana, gave up the position before he ever assumed it after admitting to having conducted adulterous affairs. Hastert left Congress in 2007.

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- The Citadel wrestling team picked up its third victory of the season on Friday afternoon, defeating Limestone 28-10 inside McAlister Field House. Sawyer Root (9-5) led things off for the Bulldogs at 184 pounds, taking a 10-4 decision over Limestone's Steve Decius to give The Citadel an early 3-0 lead. Marshall Haas (7-3) added to the lead at 197 pounds after earning a 5-1 decision giving the Bulldogs a 6-0 lead as junior Joe Bexley (5-4) took to the mat for the 285 bout. Bexley won easily, giving The Citadel a 12-0 lead after winning by technical default. At 125 pounds, Patrick Kearney (1-5) lost in a close match by a 7-5 decision to make the score 12-3 heading into the 133-pound match. Limestone would add another four points to its team score after Caleb Smith (7-7) dropped the 133-pound match by an 11-2 major decision but the Saints then forfeited at 141 pounds, giving Ty Buckiso (7-4) the win. With four weight classes remaining, The Citadel held an 18-7 lead. Matt Frisch (4-1) was the next Bulldog to take to the mat at 149 pounds. The senior took a 5-2 win by decision to increase The Citadel's lead to 21-7. In the 157-pound bout, Aaron Walker (9-3) held an 8-2 lead over Deandre Johnson heading into the third period. The junior had no trouble in the third period, cruising to a 17-5 win and effectively clinching the team win for the Bulldogs. The next match featured Jason Carr (4-4) against Mac Mota at 165 pounds. Behind a last second takedown at the buzzer, Carr won by a 4-3 decision in his first appearance in a dual this season. The win pushed the score to 28-7 in favor of the Bulldogs. Tim Knipl (8-4) was the last Bulldog to take the mat for the day and he faced Matt Ostemiller. Knipl had previously defeated Ostemiller at The Citadel Open in early November but Knipl was unable to duplicate the result and lost by a 7-4 decision. The Citadel lost just three bouts en route to the 28-10 win and improved to 3-0 on the year. Frisch and Haas will now head to Reno, Nevada, to compete in the Reno Tournament of Champions on Sunday. As a team, The Citadel will return to the mat Jan. 1st and 2nd for the Southern Scuffle in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Results will be available at CitadelSports.com following the completion of each day's events. For more information on The Citadel wrestling, follow @CitadelWrestle or visit CitadelSports.com. Results: 125 James Sass (Limestone) over Patrick Kearney (The Citadel) (Dec 7-5) 133 Chris Diaz-Rivera (Limestone) over Caleb Smith (The Citadel) (MD 11-2) 141 Ty Buckiso (The Citadel) (Forfeit) 149 Matt Frisch (The Citadel) over Taylor Wickett (Limestone) (Dec 5-2) 157 Aaron Walker (The Citadel) over Deandre Johnson (Limestone) (MD 17-5) 165 Jason Carr (The Citadel) over Mac Mota (Limestone) (Dec 4-3) 174 Matt Ostemiller (Limestone) over Timothy Knipl (The Citadel) (Dec 7-4) 184 Sawyer Root (The Citadel) over Steve Decius (Limestone) (Dec 10-4) 197 Marshall Haas (The Citadel) over Matthew Rudy (Limestone) (Dec 5-1) HWT Joe Bexley (The Citadel) over Cody Vandeline (Limestone) (Tech Def)

Corvallis, Ore. -- The Oregon State wrestling team won every match and defeated Clackamas Community College 45-0 on Friday in a nonconference match at Gill Coliseum. Back-to-back pins by redshirt sophomore Abraham Rodriguez (157) and senior Seth Thomas (165) and a disqualification victory by sophomore heavyweight Amarveer Dhesi keyed the win in OSU's (3-3) first action since the Dec. 4-5 Cliff Keen Invitational in Las Vegas. Sophomore Ronnie Bresser (125) and redshirt freshman Corey Griego (184) won by technical fall. Junior Joey Palmer (133) and redshirt sophomore Joey Delgado (149) prevailed by major decision and redshirt sophomore Jack Hathaway (141), redshirt junior Ali Alshujery (174) and redshirt sophomore Cody Crawford (197) all won by decision. “We got a lot of bonus points,” OSU coach Jim Zalesky said. “You can only work out for so long before you have to compete, it was just good for us to get out and get more competition,” against the Cougars (8-2), the country's No. 4-ranked junior college team. “We were pretty solid up and down the lineup. Guys put a lot of points up on the scoreboard, which is hard to do, you have to work hard” to compile 45 team points. “I think Ronnie Bresser set the tone, and at heavyweight Amar took some frustration out from not doing what he wanted to do in Canada,” at the recent Olympic Trials, where he placed second. “In-between guys wrestled well. We still have some things we have to work on but it was just good to get that competition before Christmas. You have to get out of the [training] room before you can really know what you have to work on.” Friday's starters broke for the holidays after the match. They will reconvene on Dec. 26 and begin workouts the following day for the Dec. 29-30 Ken Kraft Midlands Championships at Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill. Team members who didn't wrestle on Friday will compete at the Reno Tournament of Champions on Sunday, then take their holiday breaks. For more information on the Oregon State wrestling team, follow the club's official Twitter account at Twitter.com/OSU_Wrestling or by Facebook at Facebook.com/OregonStateWrestling. Results: 125: Ronnie Bresser (OSU), tech. fall over Michael Knoblauch (CCC), 21-6. 133: Joey Palmer (OSU), maj. dec. Tyler Wicken (CCC), 21-8. 141: Jack Hathaway (OSU), dec. Zech Bresser (CCC), 7-1. 149: Joey Delgado (OSU), maj. dec. Christopher Garcia (CCC), 12-4 157: Abraham Rodriguez (OSU), pinned Brandon Davidson (CCCC), 4:55 165: Seth Thomas (OSU), pinned Brendan Harkey (CCC), 5:32 174: Ali Alshujery (OSU), dec. John Leal (CCC), 8-3. 184: Corey Griego (OSU), tech. fall over Haszell West (CCC), 17-1. 197: Cody Crawford (OSU), dec. John Morin (CCC), 3-2 Hwt.: Amarveer Dhesi (OSU), won by DQ over Brandon Johnson (CCC).

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- The Ohio wrestling team (4-1) returned to their winning ways picking up a nonconference victory at Tennessee-Chattanooga Friday, 18-14, winning six out of 10 matches. "It was a great team win tonight," said head coach Joel Greenlee. "UTC is a very tough and well coached team. We knew they would wrestle hard and our team rose to the challenge including true freshman Nate Hall who filled in for an injured Phil Wellington." Freshman 125-pounder Shakur Laney (Canal Winchester, Ohio) got things going for the Bobcats by picking up an 11-8 decision win over Alonzo Allen to give Ohio a 3-0 lead. Freshman 135-pounder Cameron Kelly (Bellbrook, Ohio) then won a 7-6 decision over Cody Hill to move Ohio to 6-0. UTC Michal Pongranacz downed RS sophomore Bobcat Noah Forrider (Marysville, Ohio) for the win at 141-pounds. RS Sophomore Cullen Cummings (Woodridge, Ill.) dominated UTC's Roman Boylen for a 7-1 decision in the 149 pound matchup. RS Senior Spartak Chino (Wheaton, Ill.) dropped a razor thin decision to Kamal Shakur in the 157-pound match. RS freshman Austin Reese (Urbana, Ohio) took a close 5-4 decision over Dominic Lampe at 165 pounds before RS senior Cody Walters (Macedonia, Ohio) cruised to an 8-3 win over Sean Mappes at 174. RS senior Andrew Romanchik (Independence, Ohio) picked up a one-sided victory over John Lampe at 174 pnds, winning 4-1 by decision. Freshman Nate Hall (Lewis Center, Ohio) wrestled hard but dropped a majority decision to No. 18 Scottie Boykin, stepping in for Phil Wellington at 197 pounds. UTC wrapped up the competition with Jared Johnson picking up a 11-0 major decision win over Ohio sophomore Jesse Webb (Bennington, Vt.) Ohio returns to action Dec. 29-30 at the Midlands tournament in Evanston, Ill. Results: 125: Shakur Laney (Ohio) - Dec. 11-8 - Alonzo Allen (UTC) - Ohio 3-0 133: Cameron Kelly (Ohio) - Dec. 7-6 - Cody Hill (UTC) - Ohio 6-0 141: Michael Pongracz (UTC) - Dec. 3-1 (SV1) - Noah Forrider (Ohio) - Ohio 6-3 149: Cullen Cummings (Ohio) - Dec. 7-1 - Roman Boylen (UTC) - Ohio 9-3 157: Kamaal Shakur (UTC) - Dec. 4-3 - Spartak Chino (Ohio) - Ohio 9-6 165: Austin Reese (Ohio) - Dec. 5-4 - Dominic Lampe (UTC) - Ohio 12-6 174: Cody Walters (Ohio) - Dec. 8-3 - Sean Mappes (UTC) - Ohio 15-6 184: Andrew Romanchik (Ohio) - Dec. 4-1 - John Lampe (UTC) - Ohio 18-6 197: No. 18 Scottie Boykin (UTC) - MD 11-2 - Nate Hall (Ohio) - Ohio 18-10 285: Jared Johnson (UTC) - MD 11-0 - Jesse Webb (Ohio) - Ohio 18-14

LAS VEGAS -- Champions were crowned in the first three women's freestyle weight classes at the U.S. Nationals/Trials Qualifier at the Las Vegas Convention Center on Friday. In a battle of youth against experience, 2014 Cadet World champion Teshya Alo of the Titan Mercury WC defeated 2012 Olympian Kelsey Campbell of the Sunkist Kids in the 58-kilo finals, 8-1. Alo had a strong first period, jumping to an 8-0 lead at the break. She scored a takedown and challenged the officials call, and won, getting two more points on a tilt to lead 4-0. Later in the period, Alo got another takedown and an exposure for four more points. The second period saw strong defense by both wrestlers, with Campbell scoring on a pushout for the only point. Read complete story ... U.S. NATIONALS/TRIALS QUALIFIER At Las Vegas, Nev., December 18 Women's Finals Results 53 kilos: Michaela Hutchison (Titan Mercury WC) dec. Haley Augello (NYAC/OTC), 3-0 58 kilos: Teshya Alo (Titan Mercury) dec. Kelsey Campbell (Sunkist Kids), 8-1 75 kilos: Victoria Francis (Titan Mercury) vs. Jackie Surber (Titan Mercury), 8-4 Women's freestyle results 53 kilos: 1st: Michaela Hutchison (Titan Mercury WC) dec. Haley Augello (NYAC/OTC), 3-0 3rd: Sarah Hildebrandt (NYAC/OTC) dec. Deanna Betterman (Sunkist Kids), 2-0 5th: Sharon Jacobson (Army WCAP) inj. dft. over Katherine Fulp-Allen (NYAC/OTC) 7th: Jessica Medina (Sunkist Kids) dec. Amy Fearnside (Titan Mercury WC), 7-1 58 kilos: 1st: Teshya Alo (Titan Mercury WC) dec. Kelsey Campbell (Sunkist Kids), 8-1 3rd: Maya Nelson (Sunkist Kids) dec. Randi Beltz (Titan Mercury WC), 8-4 5th: Jenna Burkert (Army WCAP) tech. fall Arian Carpio (Sunkist Kids), 10-0 7th: Becka Leathers (Titan Mercury WC) tech fall over Savanna Nobile (Richmond Youth WC), 10-0 75 kilos: 1st: Jackie Surber (Titan Mercury WC) dec. Victoria Francis (Titan Mercury WC), 8-4 3rd: Julia Salata (NYAC/OTC) tech fall Niauni Hill (Lindenwood Women`s WC), 10-0 5th: Brandy Lowe, Paxico, Kan. (Bearcat WC) inj. dft. Katerina Lobsinger, Martinez, Calif. (Combat Sports Academy) 7th: Nahiela Magee, Lancaster, Calif. (Wayland Baptist) pinned Christina Schmidt (Running Eagles), 1:22