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RALEIGH, N.C. -- The NC State wrestling team three won weight classes at the annual Wolfpack Open on Sunday afternoon. Sophomores Nicky Hall (174) and Michael Boykin (197) both earned medalist honors along with redshirt-senior Nick Gwiazdowski (285). Hall claimed the Pack's first title of the day, going 5-0 at 174 pounds. After a 9-0 win and then a first-period pin, Hall scored a 12-1 major decision in the quarterfinals. Hall's semifinal was a close 2-1 win, which led to a 7-3 win in the title bout. Boykin cruised into the quarterfinals with a 17-1 tech fall and then a 16-2 major decision to start his day. After a 9-2 win in the quarters, Boykin upset 18th-ranked Scottie Boykin of Chattanooga 9-4 to advance to the finals. In the finals, Boykins' riding time proved to be the difference in the 2-1 win. The defending two-time NCAA Champion Gwiazdowski also finished the day 5-0. He scored four pins leading up to the championship bout, including two in the first period, and won in the finals over 18th-ranked Jared Johnson of Chattanooga by major decision, 15-2. Gwiazdowski now has an NCAA-best 63 match winning streak. In all, NC State placed six wrestlers into the quarterfinals. Other top Wolfpack finishers: Sean Fausz (125), Brian Hamann (157), Michael Maachiavello (184) and Malik McDonald (197) all placed fifth - while Will Clark (141) and Mike Kosoy (285) were sixth. Up Next: NC State will have next weekend off. The Pack returns to action on Friday, December 4 with a trip to Appalachian State. Following that dual, the Pack will travel to No. 7 Nebraska for a dual on Sunday, December 6.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- Cornell pinned its way to a fourth consecutive New York State Wrestling title, easily securing the title by winning five individual titles and cruising past second place Army 202-171 on Sunday at Barton Hall. Binghamton (133.5), Buffalo (136) and Columbia (123.5) rounded out the top five teams. Nahshon Garrett (133), Dylan Realbuto (141), Duke Pickett (165), Brian Realbuto (174) and Gabe Dean (184) all won titles, two more Big Red wrestlers reached the finals (Dalton Macri medically forfeited to second at 125; Will Koll lost to teammate Dylan Realbuto in a one-point decision in the finals) and the other three reached the semifinals, with Jeramy Sweany medically forfeiting out the rest of the tournament after winning his first two matches at heavyweight by fall. Winning by fall became a theme on the day, as the Big Red won 15 matches by pin in the championship bracket, where its 10 scoring wrestlers posted a cumulative 35-4 record with 26 bonus point victories. After claiming three titles a season ago and holding off Hofstra by 0.5 points for the three-peat, the Big Red had a much more comfortable, though not easy, road. Nahshon Garrett won all four of his bouts by bonus point scores, including a third period fall over Binghamton's Jake Nicholson in the finals. Defending national champion Gabe Dean had a similar trek at 184, winning his first two matches by fall in the first perioud before dominating Army's Samson Imonode 26-10 for the tech fall. Brian Realbuto also earned a pair of first period falls to start the tournament, then majored Ivy foe Zack Hernandez of Columba before a solid 8-3 win over Army's Brian Harvey. The two remaining champions both were able to squeak out one-point wins, with the battle at 141 coming between a pair of Cornell wrestlers. Dylan Realbuto, who won one high school title in New York state, outlasted three-time high school state champion Will Koll for the title in an exciting match, 7-6. Pickett's 3-2 win at 165 came in familiar Pickett style, using a takedown and an escape to knock off Columbia's Tyrel White in the final. Freshman Dillon Artigliere won the 165 Open Division title with first period falls in the semifinals and the finals. Andrew Garcia won the open title at 174, ending the tournament with a tech fall and two major decisions.Jacob Anderson rounded out the field of Open champions, earning a third period fall in the finals to take the crown. Cornell returns to action on Sunday, Nov. 29 when the Big Red visits New York City for the Grapple at the Garden. The Big Red will face a pair of top 20 teams, squaring off with No. 7 Nebraska at 9:45 a.m., then hitting the mats again at 11:45 a.m. to meet No. 15 Rutgers. It will be Cornell's fourth appearance in the Grapple at the Garden, with the Big Red posting a 4-2 record in duals at MSG in the previous three trips to New York City, home of the 2016 NCAA Championships.

FARGO, N.D. -- The sixth-ranked Virginia Tech wrestling squad won their first road dual meet of 2015, topping South Dakota State 20-16. Junior Joey Dance opened the day with his fourth-consecutive dual meet victory in 2015. After ending the first period in a 0-0 stalemate, Dance picked up an early escape in the second and closed with a quick takedown-near fall combination to go ahead 7-0. NDSU would score on an escape with two seconds left in the final period but couldn't top Dance, who picked up a 7-1 victory and three team points. Hokies went ahead 6-0 when Kevin Norstrem picked up his first dual victory of the year, a 13-7 decision. Norstrem took an early lead behind two first period takedowns, adding a reversal in the second period. Norstrem put his opponent away in the final period, surging ahead behind three takedowns. Solomon Chishko picked up three more team points for the Hokies at 141 pounds, downing his opponent for his fourth dual meet victory of his redshirt year. After striking first with a takedown, his opponent racked up two escapes in the first period to head into the second at a 2-2 stalemate. After some back-and-forth, Chishko closed out the second period with a takedown and started the third with an escape to go up 5-2. Chishko added one more takedown to finish with an 8-3 victory after riding time and the Tech lead expended to 9-0. North Dakota State won a major decision at 149 pounds and picked up a fall at 157 to take a 10-9 lead at the halfway point. Twentieth-ranked David McFadden's undefeated streak continued on Sunday when he picked up a 12-2 major decision at 165 pounds. Behind three takedowns and a near fall, McFadden earned four team points to give the lead back to the Hokies at 13-10. Cody Hughes struck first at 174 pounds, picking up a quick takedown and adding another at the first period came to an end to lead 4-3. Heading into the final period with the score knotted up at 6-6, Huges picked up a takedown, reversal and an escape in a barn burner for an 11-9 victory, pushing the Tech lead to 16-10. After dropping a closely contested battle at 184 pounds, Jared Haught went up 4-1 in the first period at 197 pounds. Haught collected six takedowns en route to a 13-4 major decision, adding four team points & moving the score to 20-13 in favor of the Hokies. Second-ranked Ty Walz was strong out the gate at 285 pounds, riding two takedowns and two two-point near falls to jump out to an 8-2 lead at the end of the first. Tacking on two more takedowns and two escapes, Walz picked up his fourth dual meet victory at 14-7, with the Hokies moving to 3-1 with a 23-13 victory over the Bisons. Results: 125: Joey Dance (VT) over Joshua Rodriguez (NDSU) (Dec 8-1) 133: Kevin Norstrem (VT) over Nicholas O`Brien (NDSU) (Dec 13-7) 141: Solomon Chishko (VT) over Mitchell Friedman (NDSU) (Dec 8-3) 149: Clayton Ream (NDSU) over Chad Saunders (VT) (MD 9-1) 157: Grant Nehring (NDSU) over Jameson Spengler (VT) (Fall 3:47) 165: David McFadden (VT) over Tyler McNutt (NDSU) (MD 12-2) 174: Cody Hughes (VT) over Charley Popp (NDSU) (Dec 11-9) 184: Hayden Zillmer (NDSU) over Zachary Zavatsky (VT) (Dec 7-5) 197: Jared Haught (VT) over Logan Paxton (NDSU) (MD 12-3) 285: Ty Walz (VT) over Benjamin Tyanan (NDSU) (Dec 14-7)

PALO ALTO, Calif. -- No. 1 Penn State (4-0, 0-0 B1G) dominated No. 18 Stanford (2-1) in the second California dual of the weekend for the Nittany Lion wrestlers, rolling to a 31-12 victory in Stanford's Maples Pavilion. Over 2,500 fans watched as head coach Cael Sanderson's squad won seven of the nine contested bouts. The dual began at 165, where red-shirt freshman Shakur Rasheed (Coram, N.Y.) took on No. 6 Jim Wilson to start the dual. Wilson fought off a last second Rasheed comeback to post a hard-fought 6-3 win and give Stanford a short-lived 3-0 lead. Red-shirt freshman Bo Nickal (Allen, Texas), ranked No. 8 at 174, dominated Keaton Subjeck on his way to a 12-4 major with 3:22 riding time to put Penn State up 4-3. Sophomore Matt McCutcheon (Apollo, Pa.), ranked No. 14 at 184, then took care of Garet Krohn, 6-3. Senior Morgan McIntosh (Santa Ana, Calif.), ranked No. 1 at 197, thrilled many friends and family with a pin of Stanford's Boomer Fleming. The California native got the fall at the 4:11 mark of the second period. Stanford's Josh Marchak received a forfeit victory at 285 and the Nittany Lions led 13-9 heading to intermission. Senior Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.), ranked No. 4 at 125, dominated No. 18 Connor Schram, posting a 7-1 win with 2:04 in riding time while forcing Schram into four stall warnings. Senior Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.), ranked No. 8 at 133, took care of Mason Pengilly with a 10-4 decision to put Penn State up 19-9 with three bouts left. Junior Jimmy Gulibon (Latrobe, Pa.), ranked No. 5 at 141, dropped a tough 7-3 decision to No. 4 Joey McKenna for Stanford's last win of the dual. Sophomore Zain Retherford (Benton, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 149, pinned Paul Fox from the neutral position at 6:35 to clinch the dual and put Penn State up 25-12. Red-shirt freshman Jason Nolf (Yatesboro, Pa.), ranked No. 4 at 157, closed out the dual with a takedown clinic (11 takedowns in just over two periods) before pinning Ryerson Dempsey at the 5:24 mark. The final fall gave Penn State the 31-12 victory. Penn State moves to 4-0 on the year while Stanford now sits at 2-1. Penn State dominated the match from start to finish, winning seven of the nine contested bouts and rolling to a 30-5 takedown edge. Penn State picked up 10 bonus points off three pins (McIntosh, Retherford, Nolf) and a major (Nickal). Penn State will take part in the Nittany Lion Open on Sunday, Nov. 6 in Rec Hall. With season tickets once again sold out in advance of the campaign beginning, Penn State is giving fans more opportunities than ever to see the Nittany Lions compete, including Penn State's next home dual meet on Dec. 13 vs. Wisconsin. Fans may purchase singles to Penn State's two BJC Duals (Wisconsin on 12/13 and Ohio State on 2/5) online at www.GoPSUsports.com/accountmanager or by calling 1-800-NITTANY. BJC Dual public tickets are $16 for adults and $8 for youth (12-and-under). Group tickets for the BJC Duals are now available as well, allowing fans to purchase 20 or more tickets at only $8 per ticket. Group tickets can be purchased by calling 1-800-NITTANY. With the five Rec Hall duals already at seated capacity, a limited number of Standing Room Only tickets (SROs) can be purchased for each of those five duals as well. Rec Hall SROs may only be purchased by calling 1-800-NITTANY and are $15 per person. Penn State Fans are encouraged to follow Penn State wrestling via twitter at @pennstateWREST, on Penn State Wrestling's Facebook page at www.facebook.com/pennstatewrestling and on Instagram at www.instagram.com/pennstatewrest. The 2015-16 Penn State wrestling season is presented by The Family Clothesline. This is PENN STATE. WRESTLING lives here. Results: 165: #6 Jim Wilson STAN dec. Shakur Rasheed PSU, 6-3 / 0-3 174: #8 Bo Nickal PSU maj. dec. Keaton Subjeck STAN, 12-4 / 4-3 184: #14 Matt McCutcheon PSU dec. Garet Krohn STAN, 6-3 / 7-3 197: #1 Morgan McIntosh PSU pinned Boomer Fleming STAN, WBF (4:11) / 13-3 285: Josh Marchak STAN win by forfeit / 13-9 125: #4 Nico Megaludis PSU dec. #18 Connor Schram STAN, 7-1 / 16-9 133: #8 Jordan Conaway PSU dec. Mason Pengilly STAN, 10-4 / 19-9 141: #4 Joey McKenna STAN dec. #5 Jimmy Gulibon PSU, 7-3 / 19-12 149: #2 Zain Retherford PSU pinned Paul Fox STAN, WBF (6:35) / 25-12 157: #4 Jason Nolf PSU pinned Ryerson Dempsey STAN, WBF (5:24) / 31-12 Attendance: 2,500 (appx.) Records: Penn State 4-0, 0-0 B1G; Stanford 2-1 Up Next for Penn State: Nittany Lion Open, Sunday, Dec. 6, Rec Hall BOUT-BY-BOUT: 165: Red-shirt freshman Shakur Rasheed (Coram, N.Y.) met No. 6 Jim Wilson at 165, a returning All-American. Rasheed shot first, nearly taking Wilson down, but the Cardinal countered the move for a takedown of his own and an early 2-0 lead. Wilson then controlled the action for over a minute, building up a riding time edge and working the clock down to under minute in the opening period. Rasheed rolled to an escape and a 2-1 deficit with :43 on the clock, Wilson owning a 1:41 riding time edge. Rasheed chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 2-2 tie. Rasheed worked for a shot in the center of the mat but Wilson was able to fight off the Lion freshman's attempts and keep the bout tied at 2-2. Rasheed nearly scored as the second period ended, but Wilson picked up a stall warning and killed the clock. Wilson chose down to start the third period and worked his way to an escape and a 3-2 lead with 1:30 on the clock, holding a 1:24 time edge as well. Rasheed tied the bout as he forced Wilson into another stall and then shot low as the bout ended. Wilson was able to counter the scrambling Rasheed for a final takedown and a hard-fought 6-3 win. 174: Red-shirt freshman Bo Nickal (Allen, Texas), ranked No. 8 at 174, took to the mat against sophomore Keaton Subjeck. Nickal scored quickly, using a low single to open up an early 2-1 lead. The Lion freshman countered a high Subjeck shot for a second takedown and a 4-1 lead midway through the opening period. Nickal continued his offensive press after a second Subjeck escape but the Cardinal was able to defend his way through the rest of the period. Trailing 4-2, Subjeck chose down to start the second period but Nickal controlled the action for :40 before the Cardinal escaped. Nickal owned 1:43 in riding time. Leading 4-3 with 1:43 riding time, Nickal chose down to start the third period. A quick escape was followed by a furious takedown and a 7-3 lead for the Lion freshman. With riding time well in his favor, Nickal added two near fall points to up his lead to 9-3. Nickal cut Subjeck loose at the :50 mark, looking for another takedown and a major. The Lion freshman quickly used a low double to up his lead to 11-4 and then broke Subjeck down to ride him out and post the 12-4 major with 3:22 in riding time. 184: Sophomore Matt McCutcheon (Apollo, Pa.), ranked No. 14 at 184, wrestled junior Garet Krohn. McCutcheon scored quickly, taking Krohn down for a 2-0 lead. Krohn nearly countered for a reversal before working his way to an escape and McCutcheon led 2-1 midway through the opening period. McCutcheon, leading by one, chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 3-1 lead. He then worked his way to a takedown and a 5-1 lead before Krohn was able to escape to a 5-2 deficit. McCutcheon led 5-2 with :40 in riding time after two periods and Krohn chose down to start the third. McCutcheon controlled the action long enough to build up over 1:00 riding time before Krohn escaped to a 5-3 McCutcheon lead. McCutcheon shot low again and Krohn once again tried to counter for a takedown of his own. The action ended in a stalemate and action resumed on the Cardinal S in the center of the mat. McCutcheon would wind out the clock and post the 6-3 win with 1:09 in riding time. 197: Senior Morgan McIntosh (Santa Ana, Calif.), ranked No. 1 at 197, faced off against Cardinal Boomer Fleming. McIntosh quickly threw Fleming down for an opening takedown and a 2-1 lead after cutting Fleming loose. McIntosh added another takedown and cut to lead 4-2 midway through the opening period. McIntosh worked his way into control of Fleming's left ankle and added a third takedown to up his lead to 6-2 as the opening period wound down. Leading 6-2 with 1:26 in riding time, McIntosh chose neutral to start the second period and quickly took Fleming down for an 8-2 lead. McIntosh then worked Fleming over at the shoulders an picked up the pin at the 4:11 mark. 285: Stanford's Josh Marchak received a forfeit victory at 285. 125: Senior All-American Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.), ranked No. 4 at 125, met No. 18 Connor Schram in a key bout to start the dual meet. Megaludis and Schram traded early shots with the action ending in a stalemate at the :30 mark. Neither wrestler broke through on offense and action moved to the middle period scoreless. Schram chose down to start the second stanza but Megaludis was able to break the Cardinal grappler down to build up some riding time. The Lion senior controlled the action from the top position for a minute before action moved out of bounds. Megaludis then continued to dominate from the top, forcing two stall warnings to lead 1-0 as the clock wound down. The strong ride-out and Schram's inactivity gave Megaludis a 1-0 lead with 2:00 in riding time after two. Megaludis chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 2-0 lead and a 1:57 riding time edge. Megaludis turned a low single into a scramble and a takedown to lead 4-1 after cutting Schram loose at the :55 mark. Schram continued to stall, giving Megaludis a 5-1 lead with :42 on the clock. With the riding time point clinched, Megaludis forced Schram into another stall and the Lion posted the 7-1 win with 2:04 in riding time. 133: Senior Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.), ranked No. 8 at 133, tangled with sophomore Mason Pengilly. The duo battled evenly for the opening two-minutes plus until Conaway blew through a head outside single for a takedown and a 2-0 lead. Conaway then controlled the action for the rest of the period, working the Cardinal on the mat and taking a 2-0 lead with :52 riding time into the second period. Conaway chose down to start the second stanza and quickly escaped to a 3-0 lead. He then used another high shot to notch his second takedown and up his lead to 5-0. Pengilly escaped to a 5-1 score, but Conaway had 1:32 in riding time. The Nittany Lion senior led 5-1 after two periods and Pengilly chose down to start the third. Pengilly escaped to a 5-2 Conaway lead and the Lion senior immediately worked behind a Cardinal shot for another takedown and a 7-3 lead with a clinched riding time point. Conaway added another takedown and a riding time point (2:18) to poste the 10-4 victory. 141: Junior Jimmy Gulibon (Latrobe, Pa.), ranked No. 5 at 141, battled No. 4 Joey McKenna in the dual meet's marquee match-up. McKenna wasted no time with his offense, bulling through Gulibon's waist for a takedown and a 2-0 lead. McKenna then controlled the action from the top position, building up big riding time edge with the strong ride. Gulibon got hit with a first stall warning at the :21 mark and action moved out of bounds. The Lion junior could not escape off the reset and McKenna led 2-0 with 2:53 in riding time after one period. McKenna chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 3-0 lead. Gulibon began to pick up the pace as the second period wound down but McKenna was able to keep the Lion junior at arm's length, but he did give up one stall warning. Trailing 3-0, Gulibon chose neutral to start the third period and quickly worked his way into a low single and a takedown at the 1:40 mark. He cut McKenna loose and action resumed with the Cardinal up 4-2 with a clinched riding time point. Gulibon nearly tied the bout with another takedown at the 1:00 mark, with McKenna on the defensive. McKenna countered a low Gulibon shot for a clinching takedown at the :45 mark and led 6-2. Gulibon escaped as the bout ended but McKenna would post the 7-3 win with 3:13 in riding time. 149: Sophomore Zain Retherford (Benton, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 149, took on Paul Fox. Fox opened up the bout with a quick shot, forcing a scramble in the middle of the mat as Retherford fought off the takedown attempt for nearly a minute before a stalemate was called at the 2:00 mark. Retherford fought off a second Fox shot and then began forcing the Cardinal back towards the outside circle before connecting on a double leg for a 2-0 lead with :34 on the clock. Retherford controlled the action for the rest of the period and carried that lead into the second stanza. Leading 2-0, Retherford chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 3-0 lead. Retherford worked his way behind Fox for a second takedown and a 5-0 lead at the 1:25 mark. Retherford then controlled the action from the top position until Fox escaped at the :50 mark. Retherford was relentless however, picking up a third takedown to lead 7-1. Retherford then rode Fox out to carry the 7-1 lead with 1:37 in riding time into the third period. Fox chose neutral to start the third period but Retherford continued to press his offense. The duo scrambled and Fox fought off the Retherford shot and a reset was called at the 1:07 mark. Retherford worked Fox's shoulders to the mat with his leg and picked up the neutral position fall at the 6:35 mark. 157: Red-shirt freshman Jason Nolf (Yatesboro, Pa.), ranked No. 4 at 157, battled Ryerson Dempsey. Nolf attacked from the start of the match, forcing Dempsey back towards the outside circle. Dempsey slipped behind Nolf on a loose shot and led 2-1 after a quick Nolf escape with 1:50 on the clock. Nolf quickly tied the bout at 3-3 with a takedown. Energized by giving up the opening takedown, Nolf went on to stack up six more takedowns as the period ended and led 13-7 after three minutes. Dempsey chose down to start the second period and escaped to a 13-8 score. Nolf continued his takedown clinic, adding a flurry of takedowns and picking up multiple stall points to lead 23-12 after two periods with 1:06 in riding time. Nolf chose neutral to start the third, turned a low single into a cradle and a pin at the 5:24 mark.

The No. 14 University of Oklahoma wrestling team defeated No. 3 Michigan 23-12 Sunday afternoon inside Cliff Keen Arena in Ann Arbor, Mich. With the win, the Sooners move to 5-0 on the season. OU picked up six wins in the dual, including a technical fall victory at 133 pounds when No. 1 Cody Brewer collected two 4-point nearfalls en route to defeating No. 6 Rossi Bruno, 18-2 (6:54). Ryan Millhof started off the match for the Sooners at 125 pounds with a 3-2 decision upset over No. 6 Conor Youtsey. Millhof recorded an escape and a takedown in the second period for the win. Redshirt freshman Noah Teaney dropped a hard-fought 7-5 decision over Michigan's George Fisher at 141, but freshman Davion Jeffries, ranked No. 20 in the nation, continued his undefeated streak, downing No. 11 Alex Pantaleo with a 4-3 decision after tallying a late takedown in the 149-pound bout. Redshirt sophomore Shayne Tucker collected six points for the Sooners after his opponent, No. 3 Brian Murphy, defaulted because of injury at 157 pounds. No. 8 Clark Glass kept it going for the Sooners, defeating No. 17 Garrett Sutton in a 3-2 decision, and No. 14 Matt Reed registered a 14-7 decision over No. 19 Davonte Mahomes. OU redshirt freshman Joel Dixon dropped his 184-pound match, 8-1, to No. 13 Domenic Abounader, and Michigan's No. 5 Max Huntley downed Brad Johnson by 8-6 decision in an exciting 197-pound bout. No. 8 Ross Larson was defeated by No. 3 Adam Coon at 285 pounds, 4-1. All six of the Sooners wins in the dual were to ranked opponents, including three that were against higher-ranked foes. The Sooners return to the mat on Dec. 4 in Las Vegas, Nev., for the Cliff Keen Invitational. OU comes home on Dec. 13 for a Bedlam matchup in McCasland Field House, slated for 2 p.m CT. Results: 125: Ryan Millhof (OU) dec. No. 6 Conor Youtsey (U-M), 3-2 OU, 3-0 133: No. 1 Cody Brewer (OU) tech fall No. 6 Rossi Bruno (U-M), 18-2 (6:54) OU, 8-0 141: George Fisher (U-M) dec. Noah Teaney (OU), 7-5 OU, 8-3 149: No. 20 Davion Jeffries (OU) dec. No. 11 Alec Pantaleo (U-M), 4-3 OU, 11-3 157: Shayne Tucker (OU) injury default No. 3 Brian Murphy (U-M) OU, 17-3 165: No. 8 Clark Glass (OU) dec. No. 17 Garrett Sutton (U-M), 3-2 OU, 20-3 174: No. 14 Matt Reed (OU) dec. No. 19 Davonte Mahomes (U-M), 14-7 OU, 23-3 184: No. 13 Domenic Abounader (U-M) dec. Joel Dixon (OU), 8-1 OU, 23-6 197: No. 5 Max Huntley (U-M) dec. Brad Johnson (OU), 8-6 OU, 23-9 285: No. 3 Adam Coon (U-M) dec. No. 8 Ross Larson (OU), 4-1 OU, 23-12

BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- No. 10 Lehigh completed a weekend sweep of its first home action of the season with a convincing 36-6 win over Edinboro Sunday inside Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall. The Mountain Hawks won eight bouts, scoring bonus points in five of the eight, including a trio of pins from juniors Randy Cruz and Mitch Minotti and senior Max Wessell to improve to 4-1 on the season. "Edinboro is always going to come after you and wrestle hard," Lehigh head coach Pat Santoro said. "They're going to be a lot better come March when they get some guys back in the lineup. They're going to be a different team, but our guys wrestled hard. We moved forward and took a lot of shots. Hopefully we start getting rewarded for that." The only bout of the dual that matched ranked wrestlers was the first one as 14th-ranked sophomore edged No. 20 Sean Russell 3-1 in sudden victory at 125. The match was 1-1 through regulation, when Cruz scored off a low double leg shot from behind Russell for the winning points. Lehigh then turned to its third 133-pounder of the season, as sophomore Dean Somers stepped in for classmate Jonathan Mele and posted a 12-0 major decision over Tony Recco. Somers came out of an early scramble with a takedown and four point near fall to lead 6-0 after one and added a takedown in each of the final two periods to win his first career dual match. "He kept wrestling," Santoro said of Somers. "He didn't try to sit on a lead. He kept wrestling and ended up getting the major for us and winning pretty big. It was a nice win for him." Randy Cruz then made it three straight Mountain Hawk wins with the first of three falls on the day. Up 2-0 in the first period, Cruz used a half nelson-arm bar combination to deck Nate Hagan in 2:05. Edinboro's first win came at 149 as Patricio Lugo improved to 10-0 after holding off a late charge from junior Laike Gardner to win 6-4. Lugo led 4-1 after one period behind two takedowns. A third period score got Gardner back within two but he couldn't convert a tying takedown in the final period. Minotti led 3-0 in the second period at 157 when he used a cement mixer to pin Spencer Nagy at 3:29 to give the Mountain Hawks a 19-3 lead at intermission. The Fighting Scots (3-2) posted their only other win at 165 as Casey Fuller edged freshman Ryan Preisch 3-2, with the only takedown coming from Fuller in the first period off a Preisch shot. Fuller joined Lugo at moving to 10-0 on the season. "I'll take a few losses early for being overly aggressive," Santoro said. "We'll start finishing those and next time we'll be better." Lehigh went on to capture the final four bouts, starting with a 10-4 win from junior Elliot Riddick over Patrick Jennings at 174. Riddick scored a takedown in each period and added a two point near fall in the second plus a pair of escapes. Senior Nathaniel Brown posted his third technical fall win in five bouts, defeating Chris Laird 16-0 in 2:13 at 184. After an early takedown, Brown scored three four point near falls off tilts and then ended the match with a two point near fall. At 197 senior John Bolich won an 8-3 decision over Vince Pickett. Bolich built a 7-1 lead in the third period and was looking for a major when he was taken down late. The final bout of the dual went to senior Max Wessell who handed Billy Miller his first loss of the season. Tied at 1-1 in the third period, Wessell countered a Miller shot by throwing him to his back for the fall in 5:35. The Mountain Hawks will be off from competition next weekend and will return to action with two duals in New Jersey on Saturday, December 5. Lehigh will visit Rider at 11 a.m. and then will make the trek to Princeton to visit the Tigers at 2 p.m. Results: 125 - Darian Cruz (Lehigh) dec. Sean Russell (Edinboro) 3-1, sv 133 - Dean Somers (Lehigh) major dec. Tony Recco (Edinboro) 12-0 141 - Randy Cruz (Lehigh) Fall Nate Hagan (Edinboro) 2:05 149 - Patricio Lugo (Edinboro) dec. Laike Gardner (Lehigh) 6-4 157 - Mitch Minotti (Lehigh) Fall Spencer Nagy (Edinboro) 3:29 165 - Casey Fuller (Edinboro) dec. Ryan Preisch (Lehigh) 3-2 174 - Elliot Riddick (Lehigh) dec. Patrick Jennings (Edinboro) 10-4 184 - Nathaniel Brown (Lehigh) tech fall Chris Laird (Edinboro) 16-0, 2:13 197 - John Bolich (Lehigh) dec. Vince Pickett (Edinboro) 8-3 285 - Max Wessell (Lehigh) Fall Billy Miller (Edinboro) 5:35

SAINT CHARLES, Mo. -- Oklahoma State wrestlers Joe Smith and Chandler Rogers remain undefeated on the season after claiming titles at the Joe Parisi Open at 157 pounds and 174 pounds, respectively. Smith won his title at 157 pounds, taking out two top-20 opponents in the process. The true freshman put on a dominating show, tacking on bonus points to three of his five wins. In his first two matches, Smith scored a total of 47 points with a 24-10 major decision over Logan McQuillan of Iowa and a 23-8 technical fall over Ty Ethridge of Lindenwood, respectively. In the quarterfinals, he picked up a first-period fall, sticking Kevin Cooper of McKendree in 2:48. Waiting for him in the semifinals was No. 11 Joey LaVallee of Mizzou, who Smith defeated, in his closest bout of the day, 5-3. In the finals, Smith met up with No. 17 Dylan Cottrell. The Cowboy continued his winning ways and improved to 13-0 on the season with an 8-2 win over the Mountaineer. Competing at 174 pounds, Rogers earned the second title for the Cowboys. Rogers proved to be dominant as well as he open his tournament with three-consecutive wins by fall. Between the three matches, Rogers spent less than 12 minutes on the mat with each fall coming in the second period. In the semifinals, the Cowboy faced Jacobe Smith of Northeastern Oklahoma. Rogers came out on top with a 12-6 win and secured his spot in the finals, where he would meet up with Zeb Wahle of Maryville. The two took the match into overtime, but it was Rogers who walked away with a 9-7 win and the title at 174 pounds. Seven other Cowboys earned top-five finishes. At 149 pounds, Jonce Blaylock produced a third-place finish, taking out Neal Malloy of Indianapolis, 8-4. Earlier in the day, the Cowboy advanced to semifinals after taking out Derek Miller of Grand View with a 6-0 decision and Mech Spraggins of McKendree with a 12-3 major decision. In the semis, he faced John Fahy of SIUE. Fahy got the win, 8-5, sending Blaylock to the back half of the bracket. There, Blaylock picked up two more wins to finish third. Ryan Blees also finished third at the tournament. At 157 pounds, Blees started strong with a 10-0 major decision in his first bout and a first-period fall in his second bout. In the semifinals, Blees faced LaVallee in a high-scoring match, but it was LaVallee who took the 18-15 win. In the consolation bracket, Blees came back, winning four matches, including an 8-4 win over Logan Thomsen of Iowa to finish third. Nick Piccininni competed for the Pokes at 125 pounds, where he finished fourth. The freshman picked up two solid wins in the championship round, including a fall over senior Tristan Bundy of Grand View, before falling to eventual champion Barlow McGhee of Missouri in a 3-1 bout. Piccininni battled back to earn his spot in the third-place match but fell just short to Aaron Assad of Missouri, 8-6. Dusty Hone followed suit at 141 pounds, collecting his own fourth-place finish. Similar to Piccininni, Hone picked up two wins, including a 15-0 technical fall before getting knocked to the consolation bracket by Missouri's LeRoy Barnes with 6-4 match. Fighting his way back, Hone won three matches to advance to the third-place bout but was outlasted by Mizzou's Matt Manley, 3-2. Junior Austin Schafer also earned a fourth-place finish. At 197 pounds, Schafer picked up a 12-3 major decision to start the tournament but was defeated by 2014 NCAA champion and No. 2 J'Den Cox of Mizzou in the quarterfinals. In the consos, Schafer won two-consecutive matches by technical fall before defeating teammate Andrew Marsden to earn a spot in the third-place bout. There he was pinned by Ryan Beltz of Maryville to finish fourth. At 141 pounds, Tristan Moran finished fifth, defeating Will Roark of Mizzou in his final match of the day, 5-1. Moran earned five wins on the day. Also earning a fifth-place finish was Andrew Marsden at 197 pounds. The true freshman stuck Benedictine's Stephen Loosbrock in just 30 seconds to finish fifth. Marsden snatched two 30-second falls on the day. Also competing for the Pokes in the Gold Division was Eli Hale (125), Lincoln Olson (133), Dalton Moran (157), Preston Weigel (197) and Tanner Allen (285). Garrett Beier (285) competed in the Black Division. The Cowboys are back in action next weekend as they travel to Brookings, South Dakota, to face the South Dakota State Jackrabbits on Nov. 27, before heading back to Stillwater to take on Minnesota in the home opener on Nov. 29 at 2 p.m..

ST. CHARLES, Mo. -- At the Joe Parisi Open on Saturday, 38 teams had wrestlers compete in more than 1,500 matches on 13 mats, but no team came away more victorious than Mizzou Wrestling. In all, #TigerStyle walked away from the Open, hosted on Lindenwood's campus, with five championships, including four in the elite division. The highlight moment of the night came from redshirt sophomore 125-pounder Barlow McGhee (Rock Island, Ill.), who upset the No. 2-ranked Zeke Moisey from West Virginia by way of major decision, 14-4, to capture the 125 pound championship. Immediately following the win, teammates junior 197-pounder J'den Cox (Columbia, Mo.) and redshirt junior 149-pounder Lavion Mayes (Mascoutah, Ill.) (who both won championships of their own), embraced McGhee on a group bear-hug, showing their excitement for the great win. The victory over Moisey capped an impressive day for McGhee, who won five matches on the day. McGhee recorded two technical falls and two major decisions in the five wins. The 133-pound championship featured two Tigers, as freshman Jaydin Eierman (Columbia, Mo.) and redshirt junior Zach Synon (Cary, Ill.) squared off against one another. The two, who have to be familiar with one another from practicing against each other every day, batted to a 5-3 decision, won by the young Tiger Eierman. Eierman won four matches on the day, two by major decision and one by fall. Mayes brought home the next title for #TigerStyle when he defeated John Fahy from SIU Edwardsville for the second straight night. Mayes, who beat Fahy 11-6 on Friday night, one-upped his performance by handing Fahy a 15-3 major decision defeat in the championship match. The major decision was Mayes' second on the night. He also recorded a fall in his quarterfinals match against Isaac Reinemann of Illinois. Cox, who won a Joe Parisi Championship as a freshman, outlasted Jacob Smith of West Virginia, 2-0, in the 197-pound Championship match. Smith was ranked as high as No. 8 in national rankings coming into the tournament. Cox ran through the competition in route to his title, posted three technical falls and a first period fall on the day. Three #Tigerstyle grapplers, redshirt sophomore 125-pounder Aaron Asaad (Brecksville, Ohio), redshirt freshman 133-pounder John Erneste (Kansas City, Mo.), and redshirt junior 141-pounder Matt Manley (Perry, Okla.), also placed third in the elite division on the day. In the freshman/sophomore division, freshman 157-pounder Luke Fortuna (Lombard, Ill.) took home the 157-pound title, beating teammate freshman 157-pounder Keegan McCormick by way of decision, 3-2. Freshman Alex Butler (Rockford, Ill.) placed second in the 149 pound weight class, falling to Michael Kememer of Iowa by fall in the championship match. #TigerStyle will travel to Cedar Falls, Iowa next Saturday (Nov. 28) to face the No. 15-ranked Northern Iowa Panthers. The dual is slated to begin at 7 P.M. CT. For all the latest on Mizzou Wrestling, stay tuned to MUTigers.com and follow the team on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram (MizzouWrestling).

Two individual victories over Top-10 foes, four individual titles overall and a team victory in the 2015 Navy Classic, which included two Top-25 teams in the field -- it would be tough for the Princeton Wrestling team to have a much better night, especially this early in such a promising season. Princeton, which had placed third in 2013 and second in 2014, won the 2015 Navy Classic with 139 team points, while Kent State took second with 130 points. Wisconsin, ranked 12th in the latest InterMat tournament rankings, finished third (101.5), while Ohio University, ranked 21st by InterMat, finished sixth (79.5). While the team victory was sweet, some of the individual wins that led the way there were even sweeter. Jordan Laster (141), Jonathan Schleifer (174), Abram Ayala (184), and Brett Harner (197) each won their individual championships, and both Schleifer and Harner went through some major obstacles to get there. Schleifer defeated Ohio's Cody Walters, the nation's fourth-ranked wrestler, 4-3 to win the 174-pound title. That is the highest-ranked victory for any wrestler during head coach Chris Ayres' near decade as head coach. Only minutes later, Harner, ranked 18th nationally, defeated Ohio's Phil Wennington, ranked seventh, 3-2 to win the 197-pound title. The first title of the night went to Laster, who was pushed hard by Navy's Nicholas Gil, but he rallied for a 6-5 victory at 141 pounds. It was Laster's first tournament of his Princeton career, though he did reach the EIWA final last season. Saturday also marked the season debut for senior Abram Ayala, who looked dominant in his debut at 184. While his three champion teammates pulled out one-point wins in the final, Ayala took his title by a 12-6 score, and that was his closest match of the day. "Great effort by those guys in winning titles, and by the whole team today," head coach Chris Ayres said. "They're putting in the work and getting results, which should motivate them even more. I was really pleased with the effort up and down the roster, and we need to keep building on nights like this." Ten Tigers placed overall, including four who placed in the top four at their weight classes. Junior Ray O'Donnell, who reached the semifinal at heavyweight, took third, while Pat D'Arcy (125), Chris Perez (149), and Ian Baker (197) each took fourth. Francesco Fabozzi (157) and Judd Ziegler (165) added sixth-place finishes, respectively. Through two weekends of competition, including the Binghamton Open two weeks ago, the quartet of Laster, Schleifer, Ayala and Harner have combined to lose two individual matches; one was by Laster to Lehigh's Randy Cruz, the reigning EIWA champion, and the other was by Schleifer to Cornell's Brian Realbuto, the reigning NCAA runner-up. Harner won both tournaments, while Ayala made his debut at Navy.

LINCOLN, Neb. -- Four bonus-point victories propelled No. 7 Nebraska (4-0) to a 35-4 win over Wyoming at the Devaney Center on Saturday night. No. 4 Austin Wilson (165) and No. 7 TJ Dudley (184) each earned first-period falls in NU's rout of the Cowboys. Wilson's pin against Chaz Polson came in 0:48. Dudley, a 2015 All-American, pinned Jace Jensen in 1:20. No. 20 Micah Barnes (174) and 13th-ranked Collin Jensen (HWT) knocked off Wyoming's two ranked grapplers. Barnes used three takedowns and added a riding time point to down 11th-ranked Ben Stroh, 9-7. Jensen earned two takedowns in the final bout of the night, as he defeated No. 20 Tanner Harms, 7-3. No. 5 Jake Sueflohn (149) and Colton McCrystal (133) each managed major decisions to help NU jump out to an 11-4 lead after four matches. Sueflohn, making his first appearance at home since last year's injury, recorded five takedowns and 3:56 of riding time in a 14-3 major decision over Jake Elliott. McCrystal tallied six takedowns and 3:15 of riding time to notch a 16-4 victory. No. 11 Tim Lambert (125) won by sudden victory-1 over Drew Templeman in the first match of the night. No. 12 Tyler Berger (157) and 14th-ranked Aaron Studebaker (197) each recorded decisions. The lone Husker loss was at 141 pounds, as No. 9 Anthony Abidin fell to Bryce Meredith, 13-4. Next weekend, the Huskers travel to New York, N.Y. for the Grapple at the Garden on Sunday, Nov. 29. NU faces Cornell at 9 a.m. (CT) before battling Princeton at 11 a.m. at Madison Square Garden. Results: 125: #11 Tim Lambert (NEB) sudden victory-1 Drew Templeman (WYO), 7-5 (NEB 3, WYO 0) 133: Colton McCrystal (NEB) major dec. Gunnar Woodburn (WYO), 16-4 (NEB 7, WYO 0) 141: Bryce Meredith (WYO) major dec. #9 Anthony Abidin (NEB), 13-4 (NEB 7, WYO 4) 149: #5 Jake Sueflohn (NEB) major dec. Jake Elliott (WYO), 14-3 (NEB 11, WYO 4) 157: #12 Tyler Berger (NEB) dec. Archie Colgan (WYO), 8-1 (NEB 14, WYO 4) 165: #4 Austin Wilson (NEB) pin Chaz Polson (WYO), 0:48 (NEB 20, WYO 4) 174: #20 Micah Barnes (NEB) dec. #11 Ben Stroh (WYO), 9-7 (NEB 23, WYO 4) 184: #7 TJ Dudley (NEB) pin Jace Jensen (WYO), 1:20 (NEB 29, WYO 4) 197: #14 Aaron Studebaker (NEB) dec. Brandon Tribble (WYO), 10-3 (NEB 32, WYO 4) HWT: #13 Collin Jensen (NEB) dec. #20 Tanner Harms (WYO), 7-3 (NEB 35, WYO 4)

BROOKINGS, S.D. -- The sixth-ranked Virginia Tech wrestling squad won their first road dual meet of 2015, topping South Dakota State 20-16. Junior Joey Dance moved to 3-0 on the season in dual meets, picking up a 17-2 tech fall in 4:39, to put the Hokies up 5-0 early. With the Jacks picking up three points at 133, tenth-ranked redshirt freshman Solomon Chishko continued his winning ways with a 10-5 decision at 141 pounds. Chishko used early takedowns to build a lead he never surrendered to widen Tech's lead to 8-3. South Dakota State won a tech fall at 149 and picked up a major decision at 157 pounds to take their first lead of the afternoon at 12-8. Twentieth-ranked David McFadden's first and third period takedowns propelled him to his third dual meet victory of the season, notching a 6-4 win at 165 pounds. McFadden's decision put the Hokies within one, trailing 12-11 through six weight classes. Zack Zavatsky picked up his second win of the season, a 7-4 decision. After being tied 3-3 heading into the third period, Zavatsky quickly added an escape and a takedown, eventually winning by a margin of three. After Zavatsky's victory, the Hokies were within two, trailing 16-14. No. 19 Jared Haught picked up the upset of the day, taking down 12th-ranked Nate Rotert in a closely matched 3-2 battle. After scoring an early escape in the first period, the score remained 1-0 in favor of Haught until Rotert evened the score with an escape of his own in the third. Haught took the lead for good with a takedown with under 30 second remaining to put the Hokies ahead 17-16 with just the heavyweight match left on the docket. Second-ranked Ty Walz rode two takedowns to a 4-3 victory, improving his record to a perfect 3-0, and sealing the 20-16 victory for Virginia Tech. "Obviously we wrestled pretty much all first and second year athletes tonight, so it wasn't pretty at times, but we did learn how to compete a little when the chips are down," said head coach Kevin Dresser. "I wanted to put them in a tough environment and watch. I watched some fail and I saw a few guys grow up. It's a short turnaround with North Dakota State in less than 24 hours." With those three bouts accounting for nine of Tech's 15 final points, Walz picked up a forfeit in the heavyweight matchup for the final six team points. Tech (2-1) will be back in action on Sunday, when the team heads north to take on the Bison of North Dakota State at 4 p.m. Live stats and a video stream for the meet can be found at GoBison.com Results: 125: #3 Joey Dance (VT) over Anthony Cefolo (SDSU) - Tech Fall, 17-2, 4:39 133: Brance Simms (SDSU) over #18 Kevin Norstrem (VT) - Dec., 6-4 141: #10 Solomon Chishko (VT) over Seth Gross (SDSU) - Dec., 10-5 149: Alex Kocer (SDSU) over Chad Saunders (VT) - Tech Fall, 16-1, 5:58 157: #8 Cody Pack (SDSU) over Jake Spengler (VT) - Maj., 13-1 165: #20 David McFadden (VT) over Luke Zilverberg (SDSU) - Dec., 6-4 174: David Kocer (SDSU) over Cody Hughes (VT) - Maj. 9-1 184: Zachary Zavatsky (VT) over Brady Ayers (SDSU) - Dec. 7-4 197: #19 Jared Haught (VT) over #12 Nate Rotert (SDSU) - Dec. 3-2 285: #2 Ty Wlaz (VT) over Alex Macki (SDSU) - Dec. 5-3

Returning to the Sports Pavilion for the first time this season, the Gophers took six matches and scored key victories at 157, 184 and 197 pounds to ground the Air Force Falcons, 22-12, on Saturday night. The victory pushed the Gophers record back above .500 (4-3) and improved on a perfect home ledger so far this season (4-0). "We made a little bit of progress over last week and that's what we're trying to do," said Head Coach J Robinson. "The season's pretty young. We're only in our third week but we made a little bit of progress. It'll be interesting because next week we're going to have Oklahoma State. ... It'll give us a good indication of where we really are." Brandon Kingsley's first-period fall at 157, scored just 48 seconds into his match with Zach Stepan, broke open a dual that had been tightly contested to that point. The teams were tied at six when Kingsley took the mat and attacked Stepan aggressively from the match's opening whistle. Within seconds of scoring the bout's first takedown, Kingsley locked in a cradle on Stepan and held tightly as he maneuvered him to his back for the pin. The fall vaulted the Gophers ahead by six points, 12-6, as the teams headed to the locker room for the halftime intermission. "I knew his basic strategy was going to be to go for that low shot. I felt like when he knew that I countered that shot right away, he kind of felt off and I was able to get to my offense incredibly fast," said Kingsley. "It was an opposite side shot, which I'm normally used to, but I still was able to get him down and start working my top position where I'm most comfortable." A pair of losses at 165 and 174 erased the Gopher lead and left the dual tied at 12 with three matches remaining. At 184, Chris Pfarr and Anthony McLaughlin were even after seven minutes of regulation and headed to sudden victory overtime. With the two trading escapes in tiebreakers after a scoreless overtime, they headed to a second sudden victory period and, eventually, a second set of tiebreakers. After four minutes of overtime and tiebreakers, at the start of which riding time is reset, Pfarr had a 0.4 second riding time advantage, which is the deciding factor in NCAA matches tied after 11 minutes of wrestling. That narrow advantage gave Pfarr an 8-7 win, a crucial victory to give the Gophers the lead and the momentum with two matches remaining. "I knew I had to grind it out. I feel like my conditioning is better than most people's, so as the match goes on, it is to my advantage," said Pfarr. "That's what our coaches preach. The longer it goes in the match, it's better for us because we train for those positions and that time. I wasn't too nervous. I was just ready to go." Following his brother's marathon match, No. 6 Brett Pfarr stretched his career-long varsity winning streak to 10 matches and remained undefeated on the season with a 12-4 major decision over Parker Hines. The bonus point scored in that major decision put the Gophers ahead by seven, sealing the dual prior to the night's final match. In that contest, No. 9 Michael Kroells defeated Marcus Malecek, 9-3, the exact same score as their match when these same two teams met in Colorado Springs last November. The dual began with the Gophers trading victories with the Falcons for the first four matches. Skyler Petry put Minnesota in front with a 9-7 decision at 125. Josh Martinez evened the dual with an 8-5 decision over Sam Brancale at 133 in a tight match that was ultimately decided on a third-period takedown. At 141, No. 12 Tommy Thorn fought off a late charge from David Walker to take a 12-7 decision. Air Force again fired back at 149, leveling the dual at six with an 8-3 decision from Jerry McGinty, which set the stage for Kingsley's pin going into the break. The Gophers' grueling November presses forward after tonight's victory. Minnesota will visit Stillwater next Sunday to take on No. 3 Oklahoma State, the most wrestled non-conference rivalry of the J Robinson era. That match is scheduled for 2 p.m. Central. Fans who want to stay up-to-date on the latest news around the program should not only regularly check back here on GopherSports.com, but also follow Gopher Wrestling on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Results: 125: Skyler Petry (Minn) dec Drew Romero (AFA), 9-7 / Minnesota 3 - Air Force 0 133: No. 13 Josh Martinez (AFA) dec Sam Brancale (Minn), 8-5 / Minnesota 3 - Air Force 3 141: No. 12 Tommy Thorn (Minn) dec David Walker (AFA), 12-7 / Minnesota 6 - Air Force 3 149: Jerry McGinty (AFA) dec Miles Patton (Minn), 8-3 / Minnesota 6 - Air Force 6 157: Brandon Kingsley (Minn) fall (0:48) Zach Stepan (AFA) / Minnesota 12 - Air Force 6 165: Alex Lopouchanski (AFA) dec Dylan Urbach (Minn), 3-1 / Minnesota 12 - Air Force 9 174: Adam Jackson (AFA) dec Jordon Rothers (Minn), 5-1 / Minnesota 12 - Air Force 12 184: Chris Pfarr (Minn) dec (TB-2) Anthony McLaughlin (AFA), 8-7 / Minnesota 15 - Air Force 12 197: Brett Pfarr (Minn) maj dec Parker Hines (AFA), 12-4 / Minnesota 19 - Air Force 12 HWT: Michael Kroells (Minn) dec Marcus Maleck (AFA), 9-3 / Minnesota 22 - Air Force 12

CORVALLIS, Ore. -- Another ranked opponent stood in the way of No. 15 Rutgers wrestling Saturday at Gill Coliseum, and another fell to the Scarlet Knights. RU dominated No. 18 Oregon State, 24-12, for its third consecutive victory against a top-25 team, closing the day with a 30-9 showing against Utah Valley. Redshirt sophomore and No. 3-ranked Anthony Ashnault (South Plainfield, N.J.) and junior Richie Lewis (Toms River, N.J.) each upped their records to 7-0 on the season, with Lewis registering a pair of major decisions. “It was a great challenge,” said head coach Scott Goodale. “We were excited to come out west and face a nationally ranked program that's been good for a really long time. These guys are wrestling really, really well right now. It was a business trip, that's the way we treated it. We're exited to be heading back home with two big wins.” Joining Ashnault and Lewis with two wins was No. 9 Anthony Perrotti (Roseland, N.J.). The redshirt senior rolled over No. 12 Seth Thomas (Oregon State), 10-3, and scored a tech fall in his second match to improve to 6-1. With two ranked wins this season, he is tied with Ashnault for the team lead. “We always talk about feeding off each other and now no one wants to be that guy to lose,” Goodale said of Ashnault, Lewis, and Perrotti. “There's a good healthy competition between them going on right now. It's exciting to watch.” Redshirt sophomore Nicholas Gravina (Allendale, N.J.) went 2-0 and is now 6-1 this season at 184 pounds. Redshirt senior Hayden Hrymack (Point Pleasant, N.J.) earned a quality victory against the Beavers, winning 5-2, against No. 15 Cody Brewer. The victory was Hrymack's (5-3) first over a ranked opponent this season. The full results from the day of competition are below. Rutgers returns to the mat on Sunday, Nov. 29 in the fourth annual “Grapple at the Garden.” The Scarlet Knights will wrestle No. 8 Cornell (10 a.m.) and George Mason (Noon) at Madison Square Garden. No. 15 Rutgers 24, No. 18 Oregon State 12 125: No. 10/9/6 Ronnie Bresser (Oregon St.) dec. over Sean McCabe (RU), 6-3; Oregon St. leads, 3-0 133: No. NR/19/15 Anthony Giraldo (RU) major dec. over Joey Palmer (Oregon St.), 12-2; Rutgers leads, 4-3 141: No. 3/4/3 Anthony Ashnault (RU) dec. over Jack Hathaway (Oregon St.), 4-0; Rutgers leads, 7-3 149: Joey Delgado (Oregon St.) dec. over Tyson Dippery (RU), 5-2; Rutgers leads, 7-6 157: Richie Lewis (RU) major dec. over Abraham Rodriguez (Oregon St.), 11-2; Rutgers leads, 11-6 165: No. 9/11/7 Anthony Perrotti (RU) dec. over No. 12/NR/16 Seth Thomas (Oregon St.), 10-3; Rutgers leads, 14-6 174: Phillip Bakuckas (RU) major dec. over Tyler Chay (Oregon St.), 11-2. Rutgers leads, 18-6 184: Nicholas Gravina (RU) dec. over Corey Griego (Oregon St.), 6-4; Rutgers leads, 21-6 197: Hayden Hrymack (RU) dec. over No. 15/12/16 Cody Crawford (Oregon St.), 5-2; Rutgers leads, 24-12 285: No. 5/5/5 Amarveer Dhesi (Oregon St.) wins by disqualification over No. 7/9/10 Billy Smith (RU); Rutgers wins, 24-12 Rankings (-/-/-): InterMat / FloWrestling/The Open Mat No. 15 Rutgers 30, Utah Valley 9 125: No. 12/12/12 Chase Tolbert (UVU) dec. over Sean McCabe (RU), 6-3; Utah Valley leads, 3-0 133: No. NR/19/15 Anthony Giraldo (RU wins by forfeit; Rutgers leads, 6-3 141: No. 3/4/3 Anthony Ashnault (RU) major dec. over Jarod Maynes (UVU), 20-7; Rutgers leads, 10-3 149: Tyson Dippery (RU) major dec. over Brayden Humphreys (UVU), 10-0; Rutgers leads, 14-3 157: Richie Lewis (RU) major dec. over Raider Lofthouse (UVU), 8-0; Rutgers leads, 18-3 165: No. 9/11/7 Anthony Perrotti (RU) tech fall over Kieffer Taylor (UVU), 16-0; Rutgers leads, 23-3 174: Ross Taylor (UVU) major dec. over Anthony Pafumi (RU), 3-2. Rutgers leads, 23-6 184: Nicholas Gravina (RU) dec. over Will Sumner (UVU), 4-0; Rutgers leads, 26-6 197: Derek Thomas (UVU) dec. over Hayden Hrymack (RU), 5-1; Rutgers leads, 26-9 285: No. 7/9/10 Billy Smith (RU) major dec. over Dustin Dennison (UVU), 10-1; Rutgers wins, 30-9 Rankings (-/-/-): InterMat / FloWrestling/The Open Mat Follow Rutgers Athletics on Facebook (www.facebook.com/RutgersAthletics) and Twitter (@RUAthletics) for all of the latest news and updates. For specific updates regarding Rutgers wrestling, follow the program on Twitter (@RUWrestling) and Instagram (@RUWrestling). Fans can receive timely information, including special offers and giveaways throughout the year on our social media outlets along with www.ScarletKnights.com.

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LOCK HAVEN, Pa. -- A trio of Purdue redshirt freshmen made an impact in their first career dual starts by registering two major decisions and a technical fall, highlighting a 34-4 win over NCAA Division II Shippensburg (1-2) on Saturday in Thomas Fieldhouse. The Boilermakers then won seven straight bouts on their way to beating Lock Haven (1-4) 31-9. With the two dual victories, Purdue pushed its record to 5-1. "It's always exciting when the guys that had to wait a year to compete because of reshirting, for them to win is a special thing," head wrestling coach Tony Ersland said. "I remember my first win out of redshirt and I am sure they will remember it too. "They scored points, like we talk about as a team," Ersland said. "Not only did they win, but they scored points, as we always emphasize." Peter Andreotti made the most of his first dual start at 165 pounds, scoring a 17-2 technical fall in 7:00 on Shippensburg's Mark Lentz. The redshirt freshman used a first-period takedown to tilt Lentz for a pair of two-point nearfalls, building a 6-0 lead. From bottom in the second, he earned more back points, a two- and a four-point nearfall to push his lead to 12-2. A second takedown was scored in the third after an escape thanks to Lentz choosing to start on top. His final point came thanks to 1:02 riding time as he moved to 6-4 on the season. In the ensuing match at 174, Blake Reid took Hunter Fenk down six times, reversed him and got a two-count in the second and capped it off with 2:02 on his way to a 17-7 major decision. All seven of the Raiders' points came via escape. The win was the third of Reid's rookie campaign. Jacob Aven closed out the dual with a 9-1 major decision vs. Derek Earnst. The redshirt freshman 285-pounder tallied a takedown in each period and earned a pair of penalty points thanks to Earnst's three stalling calls. The win lifted Aven's record to 5-3. Purdue's double winners on the day included Ben Thornton (125), Luke Welch (133), Danny Sabatello (141), Alex Griffin (149) and Doug Welch (157), who posted a pair of bonus point wins. "Consistency is what we're looking for," Ersland said of his lower weights. "We had more consistency today and we hope to build on that." At 157 pounds, 14th-ranked D. Welch provided a major decision and a fall. He scored a 9-0 major decision of Shippensburg's Adam Martz. It was a 1-0 match for D. Welch heading into the third period where he escaped and put a six-point move on the Raider. He added another point by riding Martz for 2:54 for the eighth major decision of his career. He then built an 11-0 lead on Aaron McKinney of Lock Haven before pinning him in 6:16, also the eighth of his career. The two wins lifted his season mark to 5-1. Against Lock Haven, Griffin captured his eighth major decision with a 10-1 showing against Cody Wheeler at 149. After a scoreless first, the redshirt junior earned a four-count and scored five points in the third period to remain undefeated at 4-0. In the only matchup between ranked wrestlers, 20th-ranked Sabatello prevailed in the second sudden victory with No. 17 Dan Neff of Lock Haven 12-10. The redshirt senior scored the winning takedown 19 seconds into the second 60-second winner-take-all session, lifting his record to 8-3. "Danny rose to the occasion and won a hard fought match against Neff," Ersland said. "He had to fright really hard, but he closed it out and got the win." At 174, Jacob Morrissey won his second match in as many days by fall, needing just 2:12 seconds to stick Lock Haven's Tyler Wood. The pin is the third of his redshirt sophomore season and the eighth of his career. The Boilermakers will be off from competition the week of Thanksgiving, returning to the mat at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational. The two-day tournament runs from Dec. 4 to 5. #BoilerNotes • Purdue's combined dual score Saturday was 65-13 … the Boilermakers went 17-3 with seven different wrestlers turning in wins with bonus points (3 MD, 1 TF, 2 F, 1 forfeit) … No. 14 Doug Welch was credited with two bonus point wins (1 MD, 1 F). • The Boilermakers have put 30-or more points on the board in five of their first six duals this season … the 2006-07 season saw Purdue score 30+ in five duals during the season … the season with the most duals where the Boilermakers scored 30+ was in 2002-03 with 10. • Redshirt freshmen Peter Andreotti (165), Blake Reid (174) and Jacob Aven (285) all won with bonus points in their dual debuts … the Boilermakers have now used four different lineups in six duals wrestled. • Eight was the magic number for four Purdue wrestlers … D. Welch had his eighth career major decision and eighth career fall … Alex Griffin had his eighth career major decision … Jacob Morrissey had his eighth career fall. • It was the first-ever meeting with NCAA Division II Shippensburg … the Raiders are the 148th all-time opponent in program history. • Purdue won in Lock Haven for the third time in the series' history … the last win in Lock Haven came in 1958. • Tony Ersland is now 15-9 as the head coach of the Boilermakers. Purdue 34, Shippensburg 4 125 / Ben Thornton (Purdue) dec. Dustin Steffenino (Shippensburg) 9-4 133 / Luke Welch (Purdue) dec. Dante Steffenino (Shippensburg) 7-5 141 / No. 20 Danny Sabatello (Purdue) dec. Karl Lightner (Shippensburg) 13-7 149 / Alex Griffin (Purdue) dec. Colin Ochs (Shippensburg) 6-0 157 / No. 14 Doug Welch (Purdue) maj. dec. Adam Martz (Shippensburg) 9-0 165 / Peter Andreotti (Purdue) tech. fall Mark Lentz (Shippensburg) 17-2 (7:00) 174 / Blake Reid (Purdue) maj. dec. Hunter Fenk (Shippensburg) 17-7 184 / Tanner Lynde (Purdue) won by forfeit 197 / Evan Ramos (Shippensburg) maj. dec. Drake Stein (Purdue) 15-7 285 / Jacob Aven maj. dec. Derek Earnest (Shippensburg) 9-1 Purdue 31, Lock Haven 9 125 / Ben Thornton (Purdue) dec. Jake Field (Lock Haven) 7-4 133 / Luke Welch (Purdue) dec. Bobby Rehim (Lock Haven) 11-7 141 / No. 20 Danny Sabatello (Purdue) dec. No. 17 Dan Neff (Lock Haven) 12-10 (SV2) 149 / Alex Griffin (Purdue) maj. dec. Cody Wheeler (Lock Haven) 10-1 157 / No. 14 Doug Welch (Purdue) pinned Aaron McKinney (Lock Haven) 6:16 165 / Chad Welch (Purdue) dec. Cody Cordes (Lock Haven) 6-2 174 / Jacob Morrissey (Purdue) pinned Tyler Wood (Lock Haven) 2:12 184 / Tristan Sponseller (Lock Haven) dec. Tanner Lynde (Purdue) 8-6 197 / Phil Sprenkle (Lock Haven) pinned Drake Stein (Purdue) 3:13 285 / Tyler Kral (Purdue) dec. Brad Emerick (Lock Haven) 6-0

ITHACA, N.Y. -- Cornell won nine matches, including five with bonus points to cruise past Drexel 37-3 on Saturday afternoon at Newman Arena. The Big Red improved to 1-0 on the season, while Drexel slipped to 2-3. Cornell's four returning mainstays, Nahshon Garrett, Duke Pickett, Brian Realbuto and Gabe Dean, each had strong wins, with three earning bonus point victories. Garrett posted a tech fall at 133, while Pickett won a strong 9-3 decision after dropping a weight class from a year ago. Realbuto turned Nick Elmre for a second period fall and Dean scored at will in his 16-8 major decision victory at 184. Cornell's four freshmen made their debut with three coming away with a win and the fourth dropping a decision to a nationally ranked foe. Dalton Macri'stakedown, the only one of the match, was enough for a 3-2 decision over Zack Fuentes at 125, while Will Koll dominated from the whistle at 141 en route to a tech fall over Anthony Canfora. In what might have been the most exciting match of the night, Jeramy Sweany earned a late takedown and rodeout Joey Goodhard for a 4-3 victory at heavyweight. While Realbuto earned a fall in the dual victory, Chris Dowdy plowed through Mike Communale at 157, bringing his shoulders to the mat just 1:26 into the match to ignite the crowd and extend the team lead to 19-3, taking back the momentum after No. 16 Matt Cimato earned a 6-0 decision over Joe Galasso at 149. The Big Red won its 45th straight dual against EIWA opponents and its 63rd consecutive against an unranked team in the process. Cornell's wrestlers will be back in action beginning at 9 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 22 when the Big Red hosts the New York State Championship at Barton Hall. Results: 125: #17 Dalton Macri (C) won by decision over Zack Fuentes (D), 3-2 133: #4 Nahshon Garrett (C) won by technical fall over Franco Ferraina (D), 17-2 141: Will Koll (C) won by technical fall over Anthony Canfora (D), 18-3 149: #16 Matt Cimato (D) won by decision over Joe Galasso (C), 6-0 157: Chris Dowdy (C) won by fall over Mike Comunale (D), 1:26 165: #10 Duke Pickett (C) won by decision over Austin Rose (D), 9-3 174: #2 Brian Realbuto (C) won by fall over Nick Elmer (D), 4:09 184: #1 Gabe Dean (C) won by major decision over Stephen Loiseau (D), 16-8 197: Jake Taylor (C) won by decision over Nezar Haddad (D), 8-2 285: Jeramy Sweany (C) won by decision over Joey Goodhart (D), 4-3

Bubba Jenkins, 2011 NCAA champ at 157 pounds for Arizona State, gained a split decision over Jordan Parsons in a 145-pound match at Bellator 146: Kato vs. Manhoef mixed martial arts event at WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, Okla., on Friday night. Two judges scored the fight 29-28 and 30-27 for the former Sun Devils mat champ, while the third judge awarded the bout to Parsons, 28-29. "This was a fun fight that saw a mix of striking and grappling. Jenkins won the fight by split decision after controlling two of the three rounds," MMAnewssource.com reported. "Jenkins delivered the signature blow of the 15-minute bout when he slammed home a head kick in the second round," according to Sherdog.com . "Parsons collapsed in serious trouble but survived the follow-up volley and managed to recover. Jenkins executed takedowns in rounds one and three, and while he did not consolidate them with damage, they allowed him to bottle up the former Championship Fighting Alliance titleholder for long stretches." Bubba Jenkins (Photo/Bellator)Jenkins is now 10-2 overall in his MMA career and 7-2 in Bellator, having won the last five of six of his bouts, while Parsons drops to 11-2 overall. In his profile of Bubba Jenkins a day before Bellator 146, MMAFighting.com's Chuck Mindenhall noted that the two-time NCAA All-American is coming up on the fourth anniversary of his first professional MMA fight in December 2011. "When Bubba Jenkins got rolling in MMA after a decorated collegiate wrestling career, it came with a buzz," Mindenhall wrote. "With his base, people were wondering not only how far he could go, but how fast he could get there. It was a lot to live up to out of the gate." In that article, Jenkins disclosed, "I should probably be a little bit more ahead than where I am. I didn't take the first year-and-a-half to two years I'd say too seriously. Coming off of college wrestling I jumped right into MMA, and I probably should have took a break. I probably should have relaxed a minute. Because I've been competing all my life. Soon as I stopped wrestling season in high school, I'd go into football season, then wrestling again. Then I went straight to college." Jenkins, who announced his MMA career plans at the 2011 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, split his career at two major college wrestling programs. For the first three years, the Virginia Beach, Va. native wrestled at Penn State, making it to the 149-pound finals at the 2008 NCAAs, where he lost to Iowa's Brent Metcalf. Then Jenkins had a falling-out with Nittany Lion head coach Cael Sanderson, and was dismissed from the program. He landed at Arizona State for his senior year, where completed his collegiate career by pinning former Penn State teammate David Taylor in the 157-pound finals at the 2011 NCAAs.

Just over 70 years ago, a wrestler was presented with the medal shown here. One side shows two wrestlers, with the words "M Club" on the lower edge; on the reverse, the words "Champion", the year 1942, and "Heavy Wt." are engraved. Who originally received this medal? Where did he wrestle? 1942 M Club wrestling medalThe medal is currently up for auction on eBay. The seller contacted me this past week, asking if it might have been originally presented to Leonard "Butch" Levy, the University of Minnesota's first NCAA heavyweight wrestling champ. There's a strong possibility the seller's hunch is right about the identity of the recipient of the medal, and his school. Levy, a native of Minneapolis, was a multi-sport athlete for the Golden Gophers. He played football and baseball, and was on the wrestling team. At the 1941 NCAA wrestling championships, Levy won the heavyweight title (then called "unlimited" because, unlike today, there was no top weight limit) ... opening the door to subsequent Minnesota heavyweight champions Verne Gagne (1949), Brock Lesnar (2000), Cole Konrad (2006, 2007) and Tony Nelson (2012, 2013). (In fact, Minnesota can claim more NCAA heavyweight titles than any other program, other than Oklahoma State.) I can hear you saying, "Wait, the medal says '1942'!" That was the year that Levy graduated from Minnesota with a degree in economics. Sadly, he broke his foot in his senior season, and was unable to wrestle, or compete in any sports during that school year. Injury aside, Levy still caught the attention of NFL teams ... and the 6' tall, 260-pounder guard was the No. 1 draft pick of the Cleveland Rams that year. However, Levy deferred his pro football career to serve in the U.S. Navy for three years during World War II. After three seasons on the gridiron, Levy became a professional wrestler, often working as a tag-team partner with fellow Gopher wrestling/football alums Verne Gagne and Leo Nomellini. Once he left the ring, Levy built successful careers in insurance and as a stockbroker. He passed away in 1999 (just shy of his 78th birthday), and is buried in Temple Israel Memorial Park in Minneapolis. Levy was welcomed into the University of Minnesota's "M" Club Hall of Fame in 1994. If the medal was indeed Levy's, it did some traveling over the decades. The seller found it in what she described as a "grab-bag vintage jewelry jar" at a St. Vincent de Paul store in the Pacific Northwest. If you can confirm that this medal was indeed originally presented to Leonard Bernard "Butch" Levy as a University of Minnesota wrestler and M Club member -- or if you can make a case it would have belonged to someone else -- please contact this writer at mark@intermatwrestle.com.

Penn State no longer owns the NCAA wrestling attendance record after Iowa hosted Grapple on the Gridiron this past Saturday, with 42,287 fans at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City to see the Hawkeyes edge Oklahoma State, 18-16. Folks in Happy Valley may already be plotting to take back that crown. At least those who have read Jim Carlson's column for PennLive.com Wednesday. As Carlson pointed out, two years ago, Penn State broke an earlier record set at Iowa by putting 15,996 fans into its Bryce Jordan Center in a dual meet vs. Pitt in December 2013. And it's difficult not to believe that the Nittany Lions and their fans would not mind bringing that attendance record back to the Keystone State. Cael Sanderson talks with Matt Brown at the 2015 NCAAs (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com)The PennLive.com sportswriter served up some possible scenarios for the Penn State mat program to have its own record-breaking outdoor dual meet at their Beaver Stadium, which, according to Wikipedia, sports an official seating capacity of 106,572. His first suggestion: Nov. 5, 2016, just less than a year away. Making that day potentially magical: the Iowa Hawkeyes football team is the scheduled opponent. Carlson claims the average temperature in State College on Nov. 5 for the past eight years has been 54, and it was 73 on Nov. 5 this month. On six of those dates there was zero precipitation; the other two dates had essentially sprinkles. Potentially good weather, topped by the possibility of two Iowa-Penn State match-ups in one day -- first in wrestling, then in football -- would be almost too powerful to ignore. So ... what does the PSU head wrestling coach think of the idea? "It's not like it's a priority but maybe something down the road,'' said Cael Sanderson. "I'm not a big risk-taker," Sanderson added. "I don't want to set a date and line everything up and have it rain and snow. There are just a lot of variables but it's definitely something to think about. It wouldn't be anything immediately, maybe down the road a few years, but we'll see.'' Wrestling fans can imagine that Sanderson -- the guy who never lost an official college match wrestling for Iowa State -- doesn't like the idea of the NCAA wrestling attendance record being snatched away by Big Ten rival Iowa ... and is probably already putting his staff on the case to see about bringing back that honor to Happy Valley.

CLARION, Pa. -- The Edinboro University wrestling benefited from a bit of the old and a bit of the new to open up the Eastern Wrestling League portion of its schedule with a 23-15 victory at Clarion. The win boosted the Fighting Scots to 3-1 on the young season. Clarion fell to 2-4 overall and 1-1 in the EWL, as Edinboro made it four straight wins over the Golden Eagles and 17 of the last 18. Seniors Casey Fuller and Vince Pickett led the way with victories at 165 and 197 lbs., respectively. Redshirt freshmen Sean Russell and Billy Miller came up with bonus point wins, and true freshmen Patricio Lugo and Spencer Nagy were also victors. Clarion won two of the first three bouts to grab a quick 7-4 lead. The Fighting Scots then ran off three straight wins to go ahead 16-7. Back-to-back victories at 174 and 184 lbs. pulled Clarion to within a point at 16-15, but Edinboro pulled away thanks to wins in the final two weight classes. Russell, ranked 20th by InterMat, got the match started with a 16-4 major decision at 125 lbs. as he improved to 7-1. Clarion would win the next two bouts against two of the four true freshmen in the Edinboro lineup. Tony Recco (1-6) fell to Michael Bartolo at 133 lbs., 7-4, and Brock Zacherl improved to 10-1 with an 8-0 major decision over Nate Hagan (8-6) at 141 lbs. Hagan was making his debut in the lineup, replacing another highly-regarded freshman, Tyler Vath. True freshman Lugo gave Edinboro the lead for good as he remained undefeated at 9-0 with a fall just 26 seconds into the first period against Jacob Keller at 149 lbs. That gave the Fighting Scots a 10-7 lead. Nagy, yet another true freshman in the lineup, picked up his team-leading 11th victory with 6-3 decision over Morgan Way at 157 lbs. Nagy has an 11-5 record. Fuller kept his perfect record intact as he moved to 9-0 thanks to a 6-2 decision over former PIAA state champion Evan DeLong at 165 lbs. That gave Edinboro a 16-7 lead. Clarion would pick up wins at 174 and 184 lbs. Michael Pavasko won a 7-4 decision over Patrick Jennings (5-3) at 174 lbs., and Dominic Rigous won by technical fall at 15-0 (7:00) over Chris Laird (2-7) in their 184 lb. match. Those wins pulled Clarion to within a point 16-15, but Edinboro closed out the victory with a pair of wins. Pickett improved to 5-3 with a 4-1 decision over Dustin Conti at 197 lbs. Miller gave Edinboro a third undefeated wrestler with maybe the most impressive victory of the evening as he won a 13-5 major decision over Evan Daley, one of the top heavyweights in the EWL. Miller is now 7-0. Edinboro returns to the mat on Sunday, November 22, facing its most difficult test yet of the young season at Lehigh. The Mountain Hawks are ranked tenth in the latest NWCA rankings. Results: 125 - #20 Sean Russell (EU) maj. dec. Patrick DeWitt (CU) 16-4 133 - Michael Bartolo (CU) dec. Tony Recco (EU) 7-4 141 - Brock Zacherl (CU) maj. Dec. Nate Hagan (EU) 8-0 149 - Patricio Lugo (EU) fall over Jacob Keller (CU) 0:26 157 - Spencer Nagy (EU) dec. Morgan Way (CU) 6-3 165 - Casey Fuller (EU) dec. Evan DeLong (CU) 6-2 174 - Michael Pavasko (CU) dec. Patrick Jennings (EU) 7-4 184 - Dominic Rigous (CU) tech. fall Chris Laird (EU) 15-0, 7:00 197 - Vince Pickett (EU) dec. Dustin Conti (CU) 4-1 Hwt. - Billy Miller (EU) maj. dec. Evan Daley (CU) 13-5

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- No. 1 Penn State (3-0, 0-0 B1G) took care of home standing CSU Bakersfield (3-2) in the first of two California dual meets for the Nittany Lions. Head coach Cael Sanderson's squad won nine of ten bouts to roll to the 39-3 victory. Red-shirt freshmen Shakur Rasheed (Coram, N.Y.) and Bo Nickal (Allen, Texas) picked up big wins to lead Penn State. The dual began at 133 where senior Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.), ranked No. 8 at 133, dominated Carlos Herrera on his way to a 16-5 major decision. Junior Jimmy Gulibon (Latrobe, Pa.), ranked No. 5 at 141, extended Penn State's team lead to 7-0 with a strong 8-1 win over Ian Nickell. Sophomore Zain Retherford (Benton, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 149, then pinned Coleman Hammond at the 1:17 mark to put Penn State up 13-0. Red-shirt freshman Jason Nolf (Yatesboro, Pa.), ranked No. 4 at 157 put on a takedown clinic in rolling to a 24-9 tech fall over junior AJ Fierro. Red-shirt freshman Shakur Rasheed (Coram, N.Y.) then posted the dual's biggest win at 165. Rasheed dominated No. 13 Adam Fierro, storming to a 6-0 win with 3:17 in riding time. The victory gave Penn State a 21-0 lead at the midway point. Red-shirt freshman Bo Nickal (Allen, Texas), ranked No. 8 at 174, pinned No. 16 Bryce Hammond, a returning All-American, in the first period, getting the fall at the 1:57 mark. Sophomore Matt McCutcheon (Apollo, Pa.), ranked No. 14 at 184, majored Jesus Ambriz 12-3 to put the Lions up 31-0. Wrestling in his home state for the first time as a collegiate wrestler, top-ranked 197-pounder Morgan McIntosh (Santa Ana, Calif.) majored Reuben Franklin 13-5. True freshman Jan Johnson (Mohnton, Pa.) took to the mat at 285 for the second time as a collegian and dropped a tough 4-0 decision to Matt Williams. Senior Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.), ranked No. 4 at 125, closed out the dual with a strong 23-10 major over Sergio Mendez, giving Penn State the 39-3 victory. The Nittany Lions posted a dominant 43-1 edge in takedowns and picked up 12 bonus points off two pins, a tech fall and four majors. Penn State is now 3-0 on the year while the Roadrunners fall to 3-2. Penn State visits No. 18 Stanford on Sunday, Nov. 22, at 4 p.m. Eastern/1 p.m. Pacific in a dual will be broadcast live on the Pac 12 Network/Bay Area. With season tickets once again sold out in advance of the campaign beginning, Penn State is giving fans more opportunities than ever to see the Nittany Lions compete, including Penn State's next home dual meet on Dec. 13 vs. Wisconsin. Fans may purchase singles to Penn State's two BJC Duals (Wisconsin on 12/13 and Ohio State on 2/5) online at www.GoPSUsports.com/accountmanager or by calling 1-800-NITTANY. BJC Dual public tickets are $16 for adults and $8 for youth (12-and-under). Group tickets for the BJC Duals are now available as well, allowing fans to purchase 20 or more tickets at only $8 per ticket. Group tickets can be purchased by calling 1-800-NITTANY. With the five Rec Hall duals already at seated capacity, a limited number of Standing Room Only tickets (SROs) can be purchased for each of those five duals as well. Rec Hall SROs may only be purchased by calling 1-800-NITTANY and are $15 per person. Penn State Fans are encouraged to follow Penn State wrestling via twitter at @pennstateWREST, on Penn State Wrestling's Facebook page at www.facebook.com/pennstatewrestling and on Instagram at www.instagram.com/pennstatewrest. The 2015-16 Penn State wrestling season is presented by The Family Clothesline. This is PENN STATE. WRESTLING lives here. Results: 133: #8 Jordan Conaway PSU maj. dec. Carlos Herrera CSUB, 16-5 / 4-0 141: #5 Jimmy Gulibon PSU dec. Ian Nickell CSUB, 8-1 / 7-0 149: #2 Zain Retherford PSU pinned Coleman Hammond CSUB, WBF (1:17) / 13-0 157: #4 Jason Nolf PSU tech fall AJ Fierro CSUB, 24-9 (TF; 7:00) / 18-0 165: Shakur Rasheed PSU dec. #13 Adam Fierro CSUB, 6-0 / 21-0 174: #8 Bo Nickal PSU pinned #16 Bryce Hammond CSUB, WBF (1:57) / 27-0 184: #14 Matt McCutcheon PSU maj. dec. Jesus Ambriz CSUB, 12-3 / 31-0 197: #1 Morgan McIntosh PSU maj. dec. Reuben Franklin CSUB, 13-5 / 35-0 285: Matt Williams CSUB dec. Jan Johnson PSU, 4-0 / 35-3 125: #4 Nico Megaludis PSU maj. dec. Sergio Mendez CSUB, 23-10 / 39-3 BOUT-BY-BOUT: 133: Senior Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.), ranked No. 8 at 133, met freshman Carlos Herrera. Conaway notched the first takedown at the 1:42 mark in the first period and worked his way into control of Herrera, looking to turn the Roadrunner for back points. The Lion maintained control of Herrera, nearly notching near fall points on two occasions before Herrera escaped to a 2-1 Conaway lead. Leading 2-1 with 1:47 in riding time, Conaway chose down to start the second stanza and quickly escaped to a 3-1 lead. The Lion added another takedown quickly and led 5-2 after a quick Herrera escape at the :30 mark. Trailing 5-2, Herrera chose down to start the third period but Conaway worked his way into control, turning the Roadrunner for a four-point near fall and a 9-3 lead after another Herrera escape. Conaway added another takedown and cut to lead 11-4 with a clinched riding time point and then added two more takedowns to post the 16-5 major with 3:02 in riding time. 141: Junior Jimmy Gulibon (Latrobe, Pa.), ranked No. 5 at 141, wrestled senior Ian Nickell. Gulibon wasted no time taking Nickell down and bolted out to an early 2-1 lead. He then got in on another high single and steadily worked his way to a second takedown and a 4-1 lead at the 1:15 mark. Gulibon maintained control of the CSUB senior for the remainder of the period and led 4-1 with 2:27 riding time after one. Nickell chose neutral to start the second period but Gulibon drove through a low single to a third takedown and a 6-1 lead. The junior All-American built up a huge riding time edge with another ride out and led 6-1 with 3:51 in riding time heading into the third period. Gulibon chose down to start the third period. Nickell kept control of the Nittany Lion for over a minute before Gulibon escaped to a 7-1 lead with a clinched riding time point. Gulibon nearly picked up a major clinching takedown with :12 left but action moved out of bounds. The Lion settled for a strong 8-1 decision with 2:47 in riding time. 149: Sophomore Zain Retherford (Benton, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 149, faced off against sophomore Coleman Hammond. Retherford quickly took Hammond down to lead 2-0 right out of the gates. The sophomore All-American then began to work the action from the top position, looking for a chance to pin the Roadrunner. After just a little bit of work, Retherford rolled Hammond's shoulders to the mat and got the fall at the 1:17 mark. 157: Red-shirt freshman Jason Nolf (Yatesboro, Pa.), ranked No. 4 at 157, met Roadrunner AJ Fierro.; Nolf quickly took Fierro down and led 2-1 after a quick CSUB escape. Nolf wasted no time in upping his lead to 4-2 with 1:40 on the clock with a second takedown and then picked up a quick third to lead 6-2 at the 1:20 mark. Nolf cut Fierro loose to a 6-3 score and went back to work on his feet. Nolf added a fourth takedown with :30 on the clock and then rode Fierro out to lead 8-3 with :30 left. Nolf rode Fierro out and carried that lead into the second period. Nolf chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 9-3 lead. Nolf countered a solid Fierro shot and forced a stalemate at the :45 mark. He then scored off the reset to lead 11-4 after cutting Fierro loose. Nolf added one more takedown to lead 13-4 with 1:16 riding time after two. Fierro chose down to start the third period and worked his way to an escape and a 13-5 Nolf lead. Nolf went on to add three 165: Red-shirt freshman Shakur Rasheed (Coram, N.Y.) took on senior Adam Fierro at 165, who entered the dual ranked No. 13 nationally. Rasheed notched the first takedown, blowing through a shot for an early 2-0 lead. Rasheed controlled the action from the top position for the remainder of the period and carried a 2-0 lead with 2:51 in riding time into the second period. Rasheed chose down to start the second stanza and worked his way to an escape and a 3-0 lead while still holding 2:30 in riding time. The Lion freshman then turned a low single leg into a second takedown and a 5-0 lead with :35 left in the middle stanza. Trailing 5-0 with Rasheed owning a clinched riding time point, Fierro chose neutral to start the final period. Needing one more takedown for a major, the Lion freshman worked into a low single but the 13th-ranked Roadrunner held off and Rasheed settled for a dominating 6-0 win with 3:17 in riding time. 174: Red-shirt freshman Bo Nickal (Allen, Texas), ranked No. 8 at 174, met No. 16 Bryce Hammond in the dual's marquee match-up. Nickal made short work of the ranked Roadrunner. The Lion freshman took Hammond down quickly and then steadily worked his way into control of the Roadrunner's shoulders, getting the pin at the 1:57 mark in the opening period. 184: Sophomore Matt McCutcheon (Apollo, Pa.), ranked No. 14 at 184, tangled with CSUB's Jesus Ambriz. McCutcheon scored quickly, taking a 2-0 lead. He then controlled the action from the top position, looking for a chance to turn the Roadrunner for back points. Ambriz fought off McCutcheon's pinning efforts but the Lion rode him out to lead 2-0 with 1:51 in riding time after one period. McCutcheon chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 3-0 lead. He then turned a low single into a takedown and a 5-0 lead with 1:25 on the clock. McCutcheon then kept control of Ambriz, working the Roadrunner senior from the top position for the rest of the period to lead 5-0 with a clinched riding time point (3:10). Ambriz chose neutral to start the third but McCutcheon was relentless, tacking on a third takedown to lead 7-1 after cutting Ambriz loose. McCutcheon forced Ambriz down for another takedown and cut to lead 9-2. McCutcheon quickly added another takedown and cut with :30 left and rolled on to a 12-3 major with 3:30 in riding time. 197: Senior Morgan McIntosh (Santa Ana, Calif.), ranked No. 1 at 197, wrestled in his home state for the first time as a collegian and faced off against senior Reuben Franklin. McIntosh scored quickly, taking the CSUB senior down for an early 2-0 lead. McIntosh kept control of Franklin for nearly a minute before Franklin escaped. But McIntosh added a quick second takedown and cut to lead 4-2 midway through the period. McIntosh then added a third takedown to lead 6-2 with 1:34 in riding time. McIntosh chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 7-2 lead. The Lion senior fought off a solid Franklin shot to hold his lead at the 1:00 mark but then gave up the dual's first takedown at the :17 mark, still leading 7-4. McIntosh escaped as the period ended and lead 8-4 with 1:07 in riding time after two periods. Franklin chose neutral to start the third period. McIntosh worked his way into a high single but Franklin was able to counter and work his way into a potential counter takedown. The Lion senior was able to force a stalemate with :50 on the clock, still leading 8-4. McIntosh dropped in on a low single and picked up another takedown at the :20 mark to lead 10-5. He then clinched the major with a final takedown at :08 mark and, with 1:17 riding time, posted the 13-5 major decision. 285: True freshman Jan Johnson (Mohnton, Pa.) met Roadrunner sophomore Matt Williams at 285. The duo battled on the edge of the mat for the opening two minutes with Johnson getting called for a first stall warning at the 1:20 mark. A reset at the 1:04 mark got the wrestlers back to the center circle and Johnson then fought off a strong Williams shot, nearly countering it for a score of his own, but settling for a reset out of bounds. With the bout scoreless, Johnson chose down to start the second period but Williams was able to lock into control of the Lion freshman and build up a solid riding time edge. A second Johnson stall put Williams up 1-0 with 1:00 on the clock. Johnson gave up another point on a stall and trailed 2-0 after two periods. Williams chose down to start the third and quickly escaped to a 3-0 lead with 1:57 in riding time. Johnson worked for his own score with two low singles in the center circle, but Williams was able to step out of trouble and maintain his lead. Johnson finished the bout in on a single leg but Williams was able to keep the Lion from scoring and posted the 4-0 win with 1:57 in riding time. 125: Senior All-American Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.), ranked No. 4 at 125, took on junior Sergio Mendez in the dual's first bout. Megaludis scored quickly, taking Mendez down to lead 2-0 less than :30 into the bout. The Lion senior added a second takedown and led 4-2 at the midway point. Two more Lion takedowns and the Lion led 8-3 at the :33 mark. Megaludis then rode the Roadrunner out to lead 8-3 with 1:04 in riding time after the opening period. Megaludis chose down to start the second period and escaped to an 8-4 score, but Megaludis added a takedown to lead 10-5 after a cut with 1:30 on the clock. Megaludis added two more takedowns and led 14-6 after two periods. Megaludis chose down to start the third period and quickly reversed Mendez to lead 16-7 after cutting the Roadrunner loose. The Lion senior added another quick takedown and upped his lead 18-7 with a clinched riding time point. Megaludis cut Mendez loose and quickly used a low single to take Mendez down for a 20-8 lead. Mendez picked up a late reversal and Megaludis quickly reversed him back. With 3:09 riding time, Megaludis posted the 23-10 major decision.

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. - Mizzou Wrestling opened the 2015-16 season in shinning fashion on Friday evening, defeating SIU Edwardsville, 36-7. The Tigers began the dual strong, jumping out to a 15-0 lead with three major decisions to open the night. Redshirt freshman 165-pounder Daniel Lewis (Blue Springs, Mo.) and redshirt sophomore 184-pounder Willie Miklus (Altoona, Iowa) both picked up pins on the night to earn six points for Mizzou. Redshirt sophomore 125-pounder Barlow McGhee got the Tigers started on the right foot, posting seven takedowns in a 16-5 major decision win over Troy Gassaway. Following McGhee, redshirt junior 133-pounder Zach Synon earned a major decision win over Dakota Leach, 10-2. Redshirt junior 141-pounder Matt Manley (Perry, Okla.) led Angelo Silvestro 11-4 late in the third period before a near-fall and riding time gave Manley a 16-4 major decision and Mizzou its third consecutive major decision to start the dual. Redshirt junior Lavion Mayes (Masoutah, Ill.) led John Fahy 7-6 in the third period before an escape and a takedown pushed the match out of reach. Riding time gave the win to Mayes, 11-6. Grabbing the first fall of the season for #Tigerstyle was Lewis, who pinned Eric Travers at 0:58. Last season as a redshirt, Lewis earned pins in 15 of 21 wins. Following the pin from Lewis, the Miklus brothers picked up back-to-back victories with ease. First up was the younger Miklus, redshirt freshman 174-pounder Tim Miklus (Altoona, Iowa), who defeated Clayton Bass by way of a major decision, 15-5. T. Mkilus fell behind 2-0 early in the first period, but roared back to take a commanding 7-2 lead by the end of the period, soaring to the 15-5 major decision. Older brother W. Miklus was next, and he did his best to outdo younger brother and pinned Derek Nagel in the first period at 2:49, earning six points for the black and gold. Junior J'den Cox (Columbia, Mo.) earned the final win of the night for the Tigers, picking up a win over Jake Tindle by way of technical fall, 25-10. Tindle was the only NCAA qualifier a year a year ago for SIU Edwardsville. More than 30 #TigerStyle wrestlers will hit the mat again tomorrow at the Lindenwood Open in St. Charles, Mo. The tournament will begin at 9 a.m. For all the latest on Mizzou Wrestling, stay tuned to MUTigers.com and follow the team on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Results: 125 - Barlow McGhee (Missouri) over Troy Gassaway (SIUE) (MD 16-5) 133 - Zach Synon (Missouri) over Dakota Leach (SIUE) (MD 10-2) 141 - Matt Manley (Missouri) over Angelo Silvestro (SIUE) (MD 16-4) 149 - Lavion Mayes (Missouri) over John Fahy (SIUE) (Dec 11-6) 157 - Nate Higgins (SIUE) over Matt Lemanowicz (Missouri) (MD 13-4) 165 - Daniel Lewis (Missouri) over Erik Travers (SIUE) (Fall 0:58) 174 - Timothy Miklus (Missouri) over Clayton Bass (SIUE) (MD 15-5) 184 - Willie Miklus (Missouri) over Derek Nagel (SIUE) (Fall 2:49) 197 -J'den Cox (Missouri) over Jake Tindle (SIUE) (TF 25-10 6:33) 285 - Chris Johnson (SIUE) over James Romero (Missouri) (Dec 5-0)

Three-time state champion Samuel Colbay (Hermiston, Ore.) has enough Fargo hardware to fill up significant space in his bedroom, and now the No. 10 overall prospect in the 2016 class has committed to Iowa State. Colbray has earned All-American honors in both styles each of the last four summers, while competing at both the Cadet and Junior Natonals. While a Cadet, he won Greco-Roman titles in both 2012 and 2013, along with All-American finishes in freestyle both years (including a runner-up finish in 2013). The last two summers at the Junior level, he has three finals appearances to go with a third place finish from 2014 in freestyle; Colbray finished runner-up in both styles this summer, and was a Greco-Roman champion in 2014. Colbray is currently ranked No. 1 nationally at 195 pounds, and projects to compete at 197 pounds in college. He is the fourth top 100 commit for the Cyclones, as he joins No. 59 Kanen Storr (Leslie, Mich.), No. 60 Gannon Gremmel (Dubuque Hempstead, Iowa), and No. 72 Ian Parker (St. Johns, Mich.)

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Eastern Michigan University wrestling team handled its first road match of the season with ease Friday night with a 32-3 win over Cleveland State University (4-2, 0-0 EWL) at the Wolstein Center, Nov. 20. The Eagles (3-1, 0-0 MAC) controlled the dual from the start, winning the first eight bouts of the night to take a commanding 29-0 lead. Despite dropping the ninth match, they cleaned up in the final matchup to take nine of the ten on the night. In total the Eagles won one bout via pin, while another was won on a technical fall. The other seven matchups ended in favor of the Eagles by decisions. Junior Shayne Wireman (Lansing, Mich.-Holt) got the night started with his first victory of the 2015-16 season at 133, a hard-fought 3-1 win. This was followed up by the first pin of the season for redshirt sophomore Kyle Springer (New Boston, Mich.-Davenport Assumption) at 141. He took down his opponent in just 1:27 Next up was redshirt junior Nicholas Barber (Cleveland, Ohio- St, Edward) at 149. He controlled the matchup, winning by a score of 8-2. Redshirt junior Devan Marry (Hudson, Mich.-Hudson) remained unbeaten (4-0) on the season at 157 with an 11-4 victory over the Viking grappler. At 165, redshirt freshman Dakota Juarez (Grand Haven, Mich.-Grand Haven) made his season and dual debut, and didn't miss a beat, winning his match 10-3. Redshirt junior Jacob Davis (North Ridgeville, Ohio-St. Edward) kept the ball rolling at 174, grinding out a 5-4 victory to extend the lead to 21-0. It would go to 26-0 after a 22-7 tech-fall victory from redshirt freshman Derek Hillman (Woodhaven, Mich.-Woodhaven-Brownstown) at 184, the first tech-fall dual win for Hillman in his career. Then was time for the biggest matchup of the night between No. 11 Anthony Abro (Canton, Mich.-Canton) and Sam Wheeler, who entered the dual with a 10-1 record. After tying one to one after the first two periods, Abro picked up two points in the final frame to seal the 3-1 victory. CSU would get on the board in the heavyweight bout when No. 10 Riley Shaw defeated redshirt sophomore Gage Hutchison (Buchanan, Mich.-Buchanan) 4-0. In the final matchup of the night, redshirt freshman Armando Torres (Lorain, Ohio-Elyria) finished off the Vikings with an 8-2 decision to wrap up the win. The Eagles now continue their trip east, as they head to Philadelphia, Pa. for the Keystone Classic. The all-day event hosted by the University of Pennsylvania will take place on Sunday, Nov. 22. Live results can be found at Trackwrestling.com. Results: 125 – Armando Torres (EMU) dec. Nick DeRosa (CSU) (8-2) 133 – Shayne Wireman (EMU) dec. Alfredo Gray (CSU) (5-3) 141 – Kyle Springer (EMU) fall Michael Carlone (CSU) (1:27) 149 – Nicholas Barber (EMU) dec. Nick Montgomery (CSU) (8-2) 157 – Devan Marry (EMU) dec. John Vaughn (CSU) (11-4) 165 – Dakota Juarez (EMU) dec. Nathan Wynkoop (CSU) (10-3) 174 – Jacob Davis (EMU) dec. Gabe Stark (CSU) (5-4) 184 – Derek Hillman (EMU) tech fall Jacob Worthington (CSU) (22-7) 197 – No. 11 Anthony Abro (EMU) dec. Sam Wheeler (CSU) (3-1) HWT - No. 10 Riley Shaw (CSU) dec. Gage Hutchison (EMU) (4-0)

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