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For a second straight season, the opening weekend of wrestling in the WPIAL offered a tone-setting statement. Yet again Kiski Area, which entered the weekend not ranked nationally, upended nationally ranked North Allegheny for the championship at the Eastern Area Invitational Wrestling Tournament. The champion Cavaliers placed all but one wrestler within the top six on the way to scoring 298 points. The performance was anchored by four weight class champions: Cam Connor (138), Joey Blumer (145), Tom Starr (220), and Isaac Reid (285). They were joined by four other wrestlers that finished as runners-up: Darren Miller (113), Noah Levett (126), Nick Delp (152), and Brad Nagy (170). No. 40 North Allegheny was the tournament runner-up with 216.5 points. The Tigers placed seven wrestlers in total, even absent two-time state placer Jake Hinkson (145) and returning state qualifier A.J. Boeh (152/160). The status of No. 3 Eric Hong (160) is pending an appeal to the PIAA to overturn the ruling of the WPIAL that rendered him ineligible. Winning weight class titles for North Allegheny were Jacob Downing (113), Sean Hoover (170), and No. 11 Jake Woodley (195), while Luke Landefeld (132) and Zach Stedeford (138) finished in second place. Additional nationally ranked wrestlers to win weight class titles were No. 1 (at 120) Gavin Teasdale (Jefferson Morgan) at 126 pounds, No. 2 (at 152) Cameron Coy (Penn Trafford) at 160, and No. 3 Nino Bonaccorsi (Bethel Park) at 182. Rounding out the champions were Kurtis Phipps (106) of Norwin, Ed Scott (120) and Kolby Ho (132) of DuBois, along with Dom Davido (152) of Plum. Both Kiski Area and North Allegheny are Class AAA (big-school division), and will this season be battling most likely for the championship in the WPIAL in early February.

No. 41 Apple Valley, Minn. traveled south to the Council Bluffs Wrestling Classic in Iowa this past weekend. The Eagles amassed 622 points to dominate the tournament, with 12 wrestlers finishing among the top eight wrestlers in their respective weight class. Four finalists anchored the effort: Nate Larson (145) and No. 1 Gable Steveson (285) earned championships, while Kyle Rathman (138) and Tony Watts (160) finished as runners-up. In his championship match, Steveson dominated No. 15 Kayne Hutchison (Pittsburg, Kansas) to the tune of a 16-3 major decision. Taking second in the tournament was No. 42 Fort Dodge, Iowa with 449-1/2 points. Three wrestlers won weight class championships: Drew Bennett (113), No. 8 Brody Teske (120), and Triston Lara (138); Bennett upset No. 13 Kyle Biscoglia (Waukee, Iowa) 3-2 in the championship match, while Teske extended his consecutive matches won streak to over 100 to start his high school career. Finishing second was Cayd Lara (138), while Jeremy Ayala (106) placed third; however, only two other wrestlers finished inside the top eight. Other nationally ranked wrestlers to win their respective weight classes were No. 10 Alex Thomsen (Underwood, Iowa) at 126 pounds, No. 20 Nelson Brands (Iowa City West, Iowa) at 152, No. 9 Marcus Coleman (Ames, Iowa) at 170, and No. 12 Clay Lautt (St. James Academy, Kansas) at 160. Thomsen beat three-time state placer McGwire Midkiff (Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson, Iowa) 12-5 in the championship match to remain undefeated for his high school career; Brands outlasted two-time state placer Cayd Lara 9-7 in the final; Coleman beat Junior National freestyle All-American Sammy Cokeley (St. James Academy, Kansas) 12-9 in the final; while Lautt outlasted two-time state placer Anthony Sherry (Glenwood, Iowa) 7-6 in his final. Rounding out the weight class champions were Keegan Slyter (Olathe North, Kansas) at 106 pounds, Conner Ward (Mill Valley, Kansas) at 132, Mac Southard (Lewis Central, Iowa) at 160, Dylan Prince (Pittsburg, Kansas) at 195, and Tom Rief (Missouri Valley, Iowa) at 220.

Cael Sanderson isn't the only member of his family to head up a wrestling program these days. Cole SandersonCole Sanderson, like his younger brother Cael who is head coach at Penn State, is now at the helm of the wrestling program at Woods Cross High School in his native Utah. Until taking on the coaching job at Woods Cross, Cole Sanderson had coached at nearby TECH Wrestling Club, where some of the participating wrestlers were also on the Wood Cross Wildcat mat squad. When Cole saw that there was an opening at Woods Cross, he jumped at the opportunity to move into high school coaching. "[The wrestlers at TECH] were always very respectful and expressed gratitude for my help," he told the Davis Clipper. "When I found out that Woods Cross was losing their coach, I decided to take the position." Woods Cross, a 1,300-student public high school for grades 10-12, has three returning wrestlers who placed at the Utah state championships last year. Like his brothers Cael and Cody, Cole Sanderson wrestled at Iowa State, where he was a four-time NCAA qualifier. He was also a four-time placer at the Big 12 conference championships, placing third at 142 pounds in 1998, third at 149 in 1999, third at 157 in 2000, and runner-up at 157 as a senior in 2001. In addition to being a four-time letterwinner for the Cyclones, Cole was an Academic All-American.

Ryan Estrada, a wrestler at Saline High School in Michigan, died Saturday afternoon after he became unresponsive after school Friday. The junior was found unresponsive in a locker room while preparing for wrestling practice. His teammates contacted school staff. Emergency responders arrived at the school, then transported him to University of Michigan Hospital in nearby Ann Arbor. The cause of Estrada's death has not been made public. Estrada was a multi-sport athlete for the Saline Hornets. In addition to wrestling at heavyweight, he was also a defensive lineman on the football team, and a thrower for the men's track and field team. "Ryan will be remembered for his humor, his big smile, his love of University of Michigan athletics, and his gregarious personality," Saline Superintendent of Schools Scot Graden wrote in an email to Saline High parents Saturday. "Our hearts and thoughts go out to Ryan's family, friends and teachers." Athletic director Kirk Evenson wrote the following message on the school's athletics website: "He will be missed dearly by his friends, coaches and teammates," Evenson said. "Our thoughts are with his family! Ryan will forever be a Hornet!" Funeral arrangements had not yet been announced as of Saturday evening.

Alli Ragan claimed a silver medal at the World Championships (Photo/Martin Gabor, United World Wrestling) BUDAPEST, Hungary -- Alli Ragan (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) won a silver medal at 60 kg/132 lbs. on the final day of the World Championships on Sunday. She dropped a frustrating 6-0 finals match to 18-year-old Xingru Pei of China, a match in which Ragan was not able to complete her offensive attacks, while Pei was able to score points with counters and defense. Pei scored on a counter takedown and a stepout to lead 3-0 at the break. An early Ragan shot was countered to a stalemate, and set the tone for the match. The second period featured another stepout and a counter takedown for Pei, for the six-point margin of victory. Ragan was trying to open up the offense, but Pei had the answer to each attempt. Read complete story on TheMat.com ...

YPSILANTI, Mich. -- After having three meets come down to the tiebreaker criteria this season, the Indiana wrestling team was determined to score as many points as they could in Sunday's matches at Eastern Michigan. They did that, and more, in a pair of decisive dual wins. The Hoosiers (6-2, 0-1) marked their highest team point total of the season in a 46-6 win against Cleveland State (1-4), in which they recorded six wins by fall. They followed that with a 25-12 win against Eastern Michigan (3-1), where bonus points separated a highly competitive meet. Half of IU's pins on Sunday came from freshman Devin Skatzka (174) and redshirt senior Chris Perez (149). Skatzka (10-3) continued an impressive start to his first varsity season with the decisive win by fall versus Devon Pingel (CSU), followed by a 4-minute pin against David Kasper (EMU). Perez (4-1) put the finishing touches on an outstanding weekend with a pin over R.J. LaBeef (CSU) before sticking Nick Barber (EMU) in 6:07. He adds those two wins to his ranked win over #18 Andrew Crone (WISC) in Friday's final bout. An unbeaten start continues for #6 Nate Jackson (184), who moves his team points contribution to 4.9 per-dual with a pair of wins on Sunday. Cleveland State's #23 Nick Corba tested Jackson (13-0), forcing the Hoosier's first win without bonus points on the season. Jackson responded with an 18-7 major decision against Kayne MacCallum (EMU) for the 85th win of his career. Freshman Garrett Pepple (133) and sophomore Jake Danishek (157) completed perfect 3-0 weekends, building off of their first Big Ten wins in Friday's meet with #11 Wisconsin. Pepple (9-3) scored his second varsity pin against Cleveland State before holding off Sa'Derian Perry (EMU) with a 4-2 decision. Danishek (10-4) pushed two tight decisions in his favor with a 4-2 decision over Nick Montgomery (CSU) and a sudden victory 4-2 win over J.J. Wolfe (EMU). This weekend, Danishek won three matches with a combined margin of 5 points. Bryce Martin (165) scored 7 team points in a pair of wins in response to Friday's encounter with #3 Isaac Jordan (WISC). Martin (9-3) won a major decision 12-4 over John Vaughn (CSU) before extending IU's dual lead with a decision win against Devan Marry (EMU). Sophomore #18 Elijah Oliver (125) split his matches on Sunday, beginning with a win by fall over Spencer Dusi (CSU). Oliver (9-2) dropped a ranked encounter with #19 Noah Gonser (EMU), 7-3, at the start of the dual with the Eagles. Freshman Jake Hinz (197) and sophomore Fletcher Miller (285) also split their day's slate, scoring pins in the win against Cleveland State while coming up short in tight decisions. Miller (6-5) met his second ranked grappler of the weekend, #25 Gage Hutchison (EMU), but lost a 4-3 decision. Sophomore Cole Weaver (141) also competed for the Hoosiers in the tri dual, but lost two tough matches. Indiana 46, Cleveland State 6 125 #12 Elijah Oliver (9-1) pinned Spencer Dusi (4-5) N/A IU 6, CSU 0 133 Garrett Pepple (9-3) pinned Terrell Grant (4-4) N/A IU 12, CSU 0 141 Evan Cheek (5-4) pinned Cole Weaver (3-5) N/A IU 12, CSU 6 149 Chris Perez (3-1) pinned R.J. LaBeef (5-4) N/A IU 18, CSU 6 157 Jake Danishek (10-4) dec. Nick Montgomery (1-2) 4-2 IU 21, CSU 6 165 Bryce Martin (8-3) maj. dec. John Vaughn (2-6) 12-4 IU 25, CSU 6 174 Devin Skatzka (9-3) pinned Devon Pingel (5-3) N/A IU 31, CSU 6 184 #6 Nate Jackson (12-0) dec. #23 Nick Corba (7-3) 13-8 IU 34, CSU 6 197 Jake Hinz (7-5) pinned Collin Kelly (0-7) N/A IU 40, CSU 6 285 Fletcher Miller (6-4) pinned Mike Furbee (1-7) N/A IU 46, CSU 6 Indiana 25, Eastern Michigan 12 125 #25 Noah Gonser (11-4) dec. #12 Elijah Oliver (9-2) 7-3 EMU 3, IU 0 133 Garrett Pepple (9-3) dec. Sa'Derian Perry (3-3) 4-2 IU 3, EMU 3 141 #24 Kyle Springer (7-3) dec. Cole Weaver (3-6) 7-3 EMU 6, IU 3 149 Chris Perez (4-1) pins Nick Barber (11-4) 6:07 IU 9, EMU 6 157 Jake Danishek (11-4) dec. J.J. Wolfe (5-4) SV-1, 4-2 IU 12, EMU 6 165 Bryce Martin (9-3) dec. Devan Marry (1-1) 6-3 IU 15, EMU 6 174 Devin Skatzka (10-3) pins David Kasper (1-7) 4:00 IU 21, EMU 6 184 #6 Nate Jackson (13-0) maj. dec. Kayne MacCallum (4-7) 18-7 IU 25, EMU 6 197 Derek Hillman (3-5) dec. Jake Hinz (7-6) 4-3 IU 25, EMU 9 285 #25 Gage Hutchison (11-5) dec. Fletcher Miller (6-5) 4-3 IU 25, EMU 12 Up Next: Indiana (6-2, 0-1) vs. Buffalo (1-2, 1-1) / vs. Indiana Tech (8-1) Sunday, Dec. 18 • Watch: BTN Plus • Track: IU vs. UB • Track: IU vs. Indiana Tech University Gymnasium • Bloomington, Ind. Next weekend's tri dual meet is the closure of many things for the Hoosiers this year. The meet with Buffalo and Indiana Tech will be the final two out-of-conference duals for Indiana this season; the tri dual is their final of four such meets this year; and it's the final home event before the winter break. The meet will begin with Indiana against Buffalo at 1:00 p.m. ET, and will immediately be followed by Buffalo versus Indiana Tech. The meet will conclude with Indiana against Indiana Tech, immediately following the neutral site dual.

PITTSBURGH -- The 23rd-ranked Pitt wrestling team defeated West Virginia, 23-15, Sunday afternoon in the Fitzgerald Field House. In the 62nd meeting between the two teams, six Panthers recorded wins on the day. LJ BentleyWith the win, Pitt improves to 4-2 on the season while the Mountaineers move to 0-4. "We had a few guys out of the lineup and had the opportunity to get some others in and I think they did a good job," head coach Jason Peters said. "I thought there were a few matches we could've won, but didn't. Overall I thought it was a good win for being in a compromised position." Sophomore LJ Bentley got things started at 125 by picking up his first dual win of the season over Pittsburgh product Devin Brown. Bentley recorded five takedowns en route to the 12-3 major decision. West Virginia posted wins at 133 and 141 pounds, taking a 6-4 advantage in the dual. At 149 pounds, senior Mikey Racciato got things going again in favor of Pitt after defeating Christian Monserrat in an 11-8 decision. Racciato jumped out to a 7-4 lead in the first period. He would escape twice and take down Monserrat to secure the win. Competing in just the second dual of his career, redshirt freshman Taleb Rahmani pinned Dayton Garrett in 55 seconds extending Pitt's team lead to 13-6. Rahmani has now pinned a team-high five opponents this season. At 165 pounds, sophomore TeShan Campbell, ranked No. 11 in the country, defeated Ryan Lopez in a 4-1 decision. Campbell took down Lopez early on in the first, picked up a point in the second thanks to back-to-back stall warnings against Lopez and picked up one more point with riding time at the end. Freshman Austin Bell kept things going at 174 pounds as he shutout Ty Millward, 9-0, recording his first career dual win. After a scoreless first period, the Pittsburgh product recorded four points in the second and five points in the final frame to lock up the win. Entering the final bout of the day, Pitt led the dual 20-15. Senior John Rizzo outlasted Brandon Ngati in the first tiebreaker to secure the Panthers' win. Pitt resumes action Dec. 29-30, as the team heads to the Midlands Championships hosted by Northwestern in Evanston, Ill. Results: 125: LJ Bentley (UP) maj. dec. Devin Brown (WVU), 12-3 - Pitt leads 4-0 133: Cory Stainbrook (WVU) dec. Ben Ross (UP), 7-3 - Pitt leads 4-3 141: Joe Wheeling (WVU) dec. Robert Lee (UP), 3-2 - WVU leads 6-4 149: Mikey Racciato (UP) dec. Christian Monserrat (WVU), 11-8 - Pitt leads 7-6 157: Taleb Rahmani (UP) pins Ryan Lopez (WVU), 0:56 - Pitt leads 13-6 165: No. 11 TeShan Campbell (UP) dec. Ryan Lopez (WVU), 4-1 - Pitt leads 16-6 174: Austin Bell (UP) maj. dec. Ty Millward (WVU), 9-0 - Pitt leads 20-6 184: Parker VonEgidy (WVU) dec. Cam Jacobson (UP), 10-7 - Pitt leads 20-9 197: Jacob A. Smith (WVU) pins Jacob Parker (UP), 2:00 - Pitt leads 20-15 285: John Rizzo (UP) dec. Brandon Ngati (WVU), TB-1 2-1 - Pitt wins 23-15

A run of five consecutive victories late in Sunday afternoon's dual put the Gophers (3-1, 2-0) in a position to defeat No. 10 Michigan (3-1, 0-1), but it was bonus points in three straight that added four critical points for Minnesota in its 22-18 win at Cliff Keen Arena. By the end of that five-match spree, Minnesota had clinched the victory with one match still remaining. "A win like this, the way we won, builds confidence," said head coach Brandon Eggum. "We told the guys, the difference today was that we out-hustled our opponents. Our body language, our energy, those things were important and they can be contagious. We showed a lot of energy today. Carrying forward, the big thing we take from this is that energy and that confidence." Following a tech fall for Michigan and No. 2 Logan Massa at 165, the Gophers found themselves trailing 12-3 with one match left before halftime. That result of that bout, between No. 16 Nick Wanzek and No. 9 Myles Amine, gave Minnesota a spark toward building momentum. Wanzek played strong defense early as Amine got in on several shots through the first two period, but Wanzek kept the score to 1-0 through two before twice using Amine's aggressiveness against him to score a pair of go-behind takedowns in the third to win, 6-4. Building on Wanzek's success, Minnesota came out of the locker room and dominated the next three matches. "That really got the momentum going, which is so important in duals. We haven't always had those in previous matches. Our guys did a really good job of catching that momentum and carrying it through," said Eggum. Bobby Steveson pulled the Gophers to within two, 12-10, with a dominate showing against Ernest Battaglia, a 14-4 major decision in which the redshirt freshman finished six takedowns without surrendering any to his opponent. Up next, No. 2 Brett Pfarr came out at 197 pounds and did what he so often has both this season and last. Pfarr, a redshirt senior, one-upped his 184-pound counterpart by racking up seven takedowns against Minnesota native Jackson Striggow in a 16-5 major decision. It was Pfarr's seventh straight match in which he scored bonus points for his team, and his fourth consecutive major decision. His win also put the Gophers ahead for the first time on Sunday, 14-12. The run continued at heavyweight, where No. 6 Michael Kroells overwhelmed Dan Perry. A pair of four-point near-falls late in the second period ended the match, as Kroells picked up the 17-0 tech fall and five team points. Those points put Minnesota into strong position with only two matches remaining. While the heavy lifting was done at the heaviest weight classes, it was Steve Polakowski, in his first start of the season, who sealed the win for Minnesota with his decision over Austin Assad at 125 pounds. Polakowski picked up the match's first takedown in the opening period to set the tone, and battled hard with Assad until scoring a takedown off a go-behind counter with 30 seconds remaining to break a 4-4 tie and take the match, 6-4. "That's huge win against a good wrestler. [Polakowski] did a good job of staying focused. He had to battle through a number of positions but that takedown at the end and then the ride out, that showed real guts," said Eggum. The Gophers early deficit came following a decision loss at 141 pounds for Gannon Volk and a major decision loss at 149 for James Berg. While the Gophers' charge to victory began in the fifth match, it was a win in the matinee's third match that made it possible. Though ranked 12th in the nation, 157-pounder Jake Short was the lower-ranked competitor in his bout with No. 8 Brian Murphy. After fighting off a couple early shots from Murphy, Short never appeared to be in much danger, getting to his own offense for a second-period takedown and then scoring a reversal to start the third, cruising to a 5-1 win. The win scored the first points of the day for the Gophers. "Going into the dual, you know you're favored at 84, 97 and heavyweight, or that was kind of our thoughts at least. We knew there were some big matches that play a role and one of them was 57," said Eggum. "Jake comes out and he's the Jake Short that you know is capable of wrestling great. He really lit it up there and got a big win. That was a big step for us to get things going." Massa's tech fall followed Short's match, serving as the last Michigan win on the afternoon until the final bout, where No. 8 Stevan Micic pinned No. 17 Mitch McKee to set the final margin, 22-18. With a pair of Big Ten wins under their belts, the Gophers will take a break from competition for the next few weeks for first semester finals and the holidays. Minnesota returns to action on New Year's Day, when they will join some of the nation's best teams in Chattanooga, Tenn., for the 2017 Southern Scuffle. GopherSports.com is your home for all Gopher Wrestling news throughout the 2016-17. Whether you're looking for a dual recap, match previews, features on the wrestlers you're seeing on the mat each week or team stats, we will have it all for you right here. Be sure to follow Gopher Wrestling on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for the latest updates. Results: 141: Sal Profaci (Mich) dec Gannon Volk (Minn), 11-5 | Minn 0 -- Mich 3 149: Zac Hall (Mich) maj dec James Berg (Minn), 14-6 | Minn 0 -- Mich 7 157: No. 12 Jake Short (Minn) dec No. 8 Brian Murphy (Mich), 5-1 | Minn 3 -- Mich 7 165: No. 2 Logan Massa (Mich) tech fall Brandon Kingsley (Minn), 17-2 | Minn 3 -- Mich 12 174: No. 16 Nick Wanzek (Minn) dec No. 9 Myles Amine (Mich), 6-4 | Minn 6 -- Mich 12 184: Bobby Steveson (Minn) maj dec Ernest Battaglia (Mich), 14-4 | Minn 10 -- Mich 12 197: No. 2 Brett Pfarr (Minn) maj dec Jackson Striggow (Mich), 16-5 | Minn 14 -- Mich 12 285: No. 6 Michael Kroells (Minn) tech fall Dan Perry (Mich), 17-0 | Minn 19 -- Mich 12 125: Steve Polakowski (Minn) dec Austin Assad (Mich), 6-4 | Minn 22 -- Mich 12 133: No. 8 Stevan Micic (Mich) fall (4:56) No. 17 Mitch McKee (Minn) | Minn 22 -- Mich 18

BUFFALO, NY -- The University at Buffalo wrestling team took down Kent State, 23-12, on Sunday afternoon at Alumni Arena. It was the Bulls first win over Kent State since 2005. The Bulls got off to a great start thanks to the return of Kyle Akins at 125. In the redshirt-sophomore's first match since returning from an injury, Akins earned a 13-5 major decision over Cory Simpson to set the tone for the afternoon. Bryan Lantry kept things rolling at 133, when he earned a 6-3 decision over Anthony Tutolo. It was an upset win for the Bulls as Tutolo was ranked 19th in the nation entering the match. After Kent State's Chance Driscoll won a 4-3 decision over Ryan Peters, in Peters' first career dual, Colt Cotten got the Bulls back on track with a technical fall win. The senior 149-pounder cruised to a 17-0 win over Tim Rooney. Alex Smythe followed with his first dual win of the season. Smythe earned a 15-5 major decision over Ben Heyob at 157. Tyler Rill was inserted into the lineup at 165 and it paid dividends. The redshirt-senior earned a 13-8 decision over Isaac Bast. The Golden Flashes climbed back into the match with wins at 174 and 184, but James Benjamin put an end to the Kent State threat with earning a 12-3 major decision over Stephen Suglio at 197. Jake Gunning was upset by Devin Nye at 285 in the final match of the day. "It was a good win for us after losing last week. We rebounded really well," head coach John Stutzman said. "Kyle Akins and Bryan Lantry got us going down low and we kept that momentum going. Alex Smythe also stepped up big and we were really happy with the first six performances." The Bulls next wrestle at Indiana next Sunday. Results: 125: Kyle Akins (UB) won by major decision over Cory Simpson (KSU), 13-5 133: Bryan Lantry (UB) won by decision over #19 Anthony Tutolo (KSU), 6-3 141: Chance Driscoll (KSU) won by decision over Ryan Peters (UB), 4-3 149: Colt Cotten (UB) won by major decision over Tim Rooney (KSU), 17-0 157: Alex Smythe (UB) won by major decision over Ben Heyob (KSU), 15-5 165: Tyler Rill (UB) won by decision over Isaac Bast (KSU), 13-8 174: Jairod James (KSU) won by decision over Muhamed McBryde (UB), 3-2 184: Jerald Spohn (KSU) won by decision over Brett Perry (UB), 7-2 197: James Benjamin (KSU) won by major decision over Stephen Suglio (KSU), 12-3 285: Devin Nye (KSU) won by decision over Jake Gunning (UB), 6-4

MADISON, Wis. -- Home in front of the UW Field House crowd for the first time this season, the No. 16 Wisconsin wrestling team gave its fans plenty of excitement as the Badgers picked up a 23-12 victory over No. 21 Northern Iowa on Sunday afternoon. After exchanging wins to start the dual, two straight Badger victories put Wisconsin (3-0 overall, 1-0 Big Ten) up 13-6. The Panthers (3-2) wouldn't go down without a fight, however, as back-to-back UNI wins cut UW's lead down to 13-12 with two bouts left. With the Panthers dangerously close to stealing the win, Ricky Robertson and Connor Medbery got the job done as each dominated to record a tech fall and seal the 23-12 win. "Our guys bounced back from Friday, a good Big Ten win there, but didn't look like we really, really wrestled," UW head coach Barry Davis said. "We came out a lot better today and a lot more aggressive, so it was good." Sixteenth-ranked Robertson never let up to secure a 17-0 tech fall and give the Badgers pivotal bonus points. Robertson recorded four nearfall points in the second period to push the score to 8-0. After recording four more nearfall points midway through the third, Robertson knew the tech fall was within reach. Medbery's match followed suit, as he jumped out to a 6-0 lead entering the third period. Living up to his second-place ranking, Medbery dominated the third period to register the tech fall victory in 7:00 and move to 10-0 on the season. Thanks to TJ Ruschell and Isaac Jordan, the Badgers grabbed a seven-point lead after the intermission. UW's 157-pounder Ruschell recorded a takedown late in the first period and received two nearfall points in the third to win by a 4-0 decision. In a tough matchup between No. 3 Jordan and No. 14 Bryce Steiert, it all came down to the third period as a takedown by Steiert tied it up at 4-4 with just 1:24 remaining. Jordan fought back to record a reversal, but a Steiert escape with 22 seconds left cut Jordan's lead to 6-5. As time wound down, Jordan maintained his lead and a riding time advantage helped him come away with the 7-5 decision and to improve to 13-1 on the season. Eli Stickley gave the Badgers their first win of the day in thrilling fashion. Down 5-2 after the first period, Stickley roared back against No. 16 Josh Alber as a takedown and riding time tied it up at 6-6 at the end of regulation. With the Field House fired up and both benches on their feet, Stickley got a takedown to earn the 8-6 sudden victory upset. 141-pouder Cole Martin scored four crucial points for the Badgers thanks to his 9-1 major decision victory. After a scoreless first two periods, No. 14 Martin delivered in the third after a reversal put him on the board first. Coming off Martin's dominant third period, No. 20 Andrew Crone faced No. 16 Max Thomsen in an exciting 149-pound bout. Thomsen led 7-3 with just 1:32 remaining, but Crone refused to let up as he recorded three takedowns to tie it up at 9-9 in what looked to be an impressive comeback. With riding time in favor of Thomsen, however, the Panthers squeaked by with a 10-9 decision. Hunter Ritter tallied a takedown just eight seconds into his match against No. 16 Drew Foster and maintained his lead until a Foster escape tied it up at 5-5 with 1:50 remaining. Another takedown set up Ritter for the upset, but Foster recorded a takedown of his own with 16 seconds remaining to come away with the tight 8-7 decision. Up against third-ranked Dylan Peters, Lantz held a 4-3 lead in the second period but a takedown and reversal by Peters gave the Panthers the 8-5 decision to start the dual. 174-pounder Ryan Christensen tallied three escapes against No. 11 Taylor Lujan but ultimately lost 10-3. "We had our revenge from them a couple years ago, so good win to go into the break right now," Davis said. "We still have to work on a few things and get better for certain situations." The Badgers will get back to action at the Midlands Championships from Dec. 29-30 in Evanston, Illinois, to wrap up their tournament slate. Results: 125: Peters (UNI) wins by Dec. over Lantz (WIS), 8-5 133: Stickley (WIS) wins by SV-1 over Alber (UNI), 8-6 141: Martin (WIS) wins by MD over Hodges (UNI), 9-1 149: Thomsen (UNI) wins by Dec. over Crone (WIS), 10-9 157: Ruschell (WIS) wins by Dec. over Moore (UNI), 4-0 165: Jordan (WIS) wins by Dec. over Steiert (UNI), 7-5 174: Lujan (UNI) wins by Dec. over Christensen (WIS), 10-3 184: Foster (UNI) wins by Dec. over Ritter (WIS), 8-7 197: Robertson (WIS) wins by TF over Bartel (UNI), 17-0 Hwt: Medbery (WIS) wins by TF over Everard (UNI), 15-0

BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- In its final competition of the fall semester, No. 11 Lehigh captured the first seven bouts and won nine overall in a convincing 31-3 win over No. 24 Drexel Sunday inside Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall. The Mountain Hawks only posted two bonus point wins, but had a 21-3 edge in takedowns and prevailed in a number of tightly-contested battles to improve to 5-1 in duals and 3-0 against EIWA opponents. Drexel falls to 7-2 overall and 4-1 in conference duals. The Mountain Hawks have now won all 17 all-time duals against Drexel and have outscored the Dragons 76-3 in the two most recent meetings. “We wrestled well today,” Lehigh head coach Pat Santoro said. “It was a good weekend for us as we get ready for finals. I saw some things we need to work on but it was a fun match. This is a good group. They want to score points. They're wrestling all three periods and that's what we're looking for.” The dual began at 141 with senior Randy Cruz bouncing back from his first loss of the season with a 6-0 decision over David Pearce. Cruz scored takedowns in each of the first two periods and finished with a 3:15 riding time advantage. The second bout was one of two matching ranked wrestlers. Senior Laike Gardner came from behind with a nine point third period to defeat defending EIWA champion Matt Cimato. Gardner trailed 2-1 after two periods but followed a third period escape by taking Cimato down to his back for a six-point move to take the lead. He added a two point near fall to claim a 10-2 major decision, giving Lehigh a 7-0 lead. “He just wrestles hard the whole time,” Santoro said of Gardner. “It was great to see. I just love to watch him wrestle.” Freshman Kent Lane and junior Drew Longo totaled five takedowns between them and both Mountain Hawks secured a riding time point in back-to-back decisions at 157 and 165. Lane defeated Willie Davis 8-3, while Longo topped Austin Rose 6-3. Sophomore Ryan Preisch closed the first half of the dual with a first period pin of Nick Elmer at 174. Preisch scored an early takedown then used a half nelson to secure the fall in just 1:03. The fall marked the first pin for Lehigh in a dual meet this season and gave the Mountain Hawks a 19-0 lead at intermission. “He's getting a lot of confidence and wrestling really well,” Santoro said of Preisch, who improved to 9-0 on the season. “Elmer's a good wrestler so that's a really good win for him.” At 184, freshman Kyle Gentile completed a 2-0 weekend with an 8-5 win over Alex DeCiantis. Senior Ben Haas then made it seven straight wins with a 4-1 decision over Josh Murphy at 197. Haas' bout did not feature a takedown but Haas scored a two point near fall in the second period and added a 1:32 riding time advantage. Drexel picked up its only win at 285 as Joey Goodhart scored a takedown in sudden victory to upset Doug Vollaro 3-1. Junior Darian Cruz put Lehigh back on the winning track, scoring four takedowns in a 10-5 decision over Zach Fuentes at 125. The final bout of the dual matched No. 13 Kevin Devoy of Drexel and 14th-ranked sophomore Scott Parker. A tight battle was expected but Parker won the takedown battle 5-0 against the 2015 EIWA champion, scoring two in the first, one in the second and two in the third. A 2:17 riding time advantage made the final score 11-5 in Parker's favor. “Devoy is very dangerous,” Santoro said. “We lost to him a couple years ago in the EIWA finals with Mason Beckman so we know how good he is. Scott wrestled a really good tactical match. He wrestled with intensity and scored some points late which is always important.” After a break for final exams and the holidays, the Mountain Hawks will return to action at the Southern Scuffle, Jan. 1-2 in Chattanooga, Tenn. Results: 141 – Randy Cruz (Lehigh) dec. David Pearce (Drexel) 6-0 149 – Laike Gardner (Lehigh) major dec. Matt Cimato (Drexel) 10-2 157 – Kent Lane (Lehigh) dec. Willie Davis (Drexel) 8-3 165 – Drew Longo (Lehigh) dec. Austin Rose (Drexel) 6-3 174 – Ryan Preisch (Lehigh) Fall Nick Elmer (Drexel) 1:03 184 – Kyle Gentile (Lehigh) dec. Alex DeCiantis (Drexel) 8-5 197 – Ben Haas (Lehigh) dec. Josh Murphy (Drexel) 4-1 285 – Joey Goodhart (Drexel) dec. Doug Vollaro (Lehigh) 3-1, sv 125 – Darian Cruz (Lehigh) dec. Zack Fuentes (Drexel) 10-5 133 – Scott Parker (Lehigh) dec. Kevin Devoy (Drexel) 11-5

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team (4-0, 0-0 B1G) shut-out visiting Binghamton (1-2, 1-1 EIWA) in sold-out Rec Hall. Head coach Cael Sanderson's squad picked up its fourth straight dual meet win to start the year, this one in front of the 31st straight Rec Hall sellout for the Nittany Lions. Penn State roared to the win thanks to three pins and a dual meet debut victory from Nittany Lion sophomore George Carpenter (Chapel Hill, N.C.) at 133. Penn State won all ten bouts, nine with bonus points. The dual began at 125 where true freshman Nick Suriano (Paramus, N.J.), ranked No. 4 nationally, stayed unbeaten with a 12-2 major decision over Binghamton's Steve Bulzomi. With sophomore Jered Cortez (Carol Stream, Ill.), ranked No. 15 nationally, banged up, classmate Carpenter made his dual meet debut for Penn State. Carpenter took advantage of the opportunity and thrilled the Rec Hall sell-out crowd with a dominating 17-2 technical fall (getting the 17th point off 2:04 in riding time). Carpenter's dual debut victory put Penn State up 9-0 early. Senior Jimmy Gulibon (Latrobe, Pa.), ranked No. 13 at 141, dominated Binghamton's Dylan Caruana, posting a 12-3 major with 3:29 in riding time. Junior Zain Retherford (Benton, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 149, improved to 9-0 on the year with his eighth straight pin. Retherford posted the first period fall over BU's Parker Kropman at the 2:39 mark. Sophomore Jason Nolf (Yatesboro, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 157, sent Penn State into the halftime break with a 25-0 lead by pinning BU's Tristan Rifanburg at the 3:48 mark. The fall was Nolf's sixth of the year. Red-shirt freshman Vincenzo Joseph (Pittsburgh, Pa.), ranked No. 9 at 165, opened up the second half with a 10-5 decision over Binghamton's Vincent DePrez. Senior Geno Morelli (DuBois, Pa.) got the call at 174 and dominated Binghamton's Anthony Lombardo, posting a 22-9 major decision with 2:07 in riding time to put the Nittany Lions up 32-0. Sophomore Bo Nickal (Allen, Texas), ranked No. 2 at 184, thrilled the Rec Hall crowd with a dominating win the dual's marquee bout. Nickal controlled the action from start to finish in an 18-7 major over No. 13 Steve Schneider. Junior Matt McCutcheon (Apollo, Pa.), ranked No. 13 at 197, dominated Mark Tracy as well, rolling to a 9-1 major decision with 3:01 in riding time. Sophomore Nick Nevills (Clovis, Calif.), ranked No. 8 at 285, closed out the dual with a dominating win over Connor Calkins. Nevills bolted out to an 11-1 lead before turning the Bearcat for the pin at the 3:57 mark. The win gave Penn State the 46-0 shut-out, its second shut-out of the year (45-0 at Army on 11/11/16). Penn State dominated the match, posting a 45-3 takedown edge. Sanderson's squad picked up 15 bonus points off three pins (Retherford, Nolf, Nevills), a tech fall (Carpenter) and five majors (Suriano, Gulibon, Morelli, Nickal, McCutcheon). Retherford, 9-0 on the year and riding a streak of eight straight falls, is 16th on Penn State's all-time pins list with 27. Nolf, also 9-0 on the season, has six pins this year and 21 for his career. Nevills has three pins on the year. The Nittany Lions are now 4-0 on the year and have won 21 straight duals dating back to the end of the 2014-15 campaign. Binghamton falls to 1-2. The sellout crowd of 6,319 is Penn State's 34th sellout in its last 36 home duals including four in the near-16,000 seat Jordan Center. The Nittany Lions are riding a streak of 31 straight sellouts in Rec Hall. Penn State will head to Reno, Nev., next weekend for the 2016 Reno Tournament of Champions. The event begins on Sunday, Dec. 18, at 12 p.m. Eastern, 9 a.m. Pacific (local). Penn State's next home dual is set for Friday, Jan. 13, when Rutgers invades Rec Hall for a 7 p.m. Big Ten dual. All Rec Hall dual meets are sold out, but a very limited number of Standing Room Only tickets can be purchased by calling 1-800-NITTANY. Penn State Fans are encouraged to follow Penn State wrestling via twitter at @pennstateWREST, on Penn State Wrestling's Facebook page at www.facebook.com/pennstatewrestling and on Instagram at www.instagram.com/pennstatewrest. The 2016-17 Penn State wrestling season is presented by The Family Clothesline. This is PENN STATE. WRESTLING lives here. Results: 125: #4 Nick Suriano PSU maj. dec. Steve Bulzomi BU, 12-2 / 4-0 133: George Carpenter PSU tech fall Ian Lupole BU, 17-2 (TF; 7:00) / 9-0 141: #13 Jimmy Gulibon PSU maj. dec. Dylan Caruana BU, 12-3 / 13-0 149: #1 Zain Retherford PSU pinned Parker Kropman BU, WBF (2:39) / 19-0 157: #1 Jason Nolf PSU pinned Tristan Rifanburg BU, WBF (3:48) / 25-0 165: #9 Vincenzo Joseph PSU dec. Vincent DePrez BU, 10-5 / 28-0 174: Geno Morelli PSU maj. dec. Anthony Lombardo BU, 22-9 / 32-0 184: #2 Bo Nickal PSU maj. dec. #13 Steve Schneider BU, 18-7 / 36-0 197: #13 Matt McCutcheon PSU maj. dec. Mark Tracy BU, 9-1 / 40-0 285: #8 Nick Nevills PSU pinned Connor Calkins BU, WBF (3:57) / 46-0 Attendance: 6,319 (SELL OUT; 31 straight sell-outs in Rec Hall, 34 of 36 sellouts including four duals in BJC) Records: Penn State 4-0, 0-0 B1G; Binghamton (1-2, 1-1 EIWA) Up Next for Penn State: at Reno Tournament of Champions, Sunday, Dec. 18, 12 p.m. Eastern BOUT-BY-BOUT: 125: True freshman Nick Suriano (Paramus, N.J.), ranked No. 4 at 125, took on Binghamton sophomore Steve Bulzomi. Suriano and Bulzomi battled evenly for the opening period with neither wrestler mounting a charge. Tied 0-0, Suriano chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 1-0 lead. He then immediately turned a single into a takedown to up his lead to 3-0 quickly in the period. Bulzomi escaped to a 3-1 score at the 1:08 mark and Suriano went back to work on offense. The Lion freshman muscled his way to a second takedown and 5-1 lead. He cut Bulzomi loose and immediately took him down again for a 7-2 lead after two periods. Bulzomi chose down to start the final period and Suriano went to work on top, looking to turn the Bearcat. He finished off a four-point move, readjusted and then turned his shoulders nearly flat. Bulzomi was able to keep from getting pinned and Suriano walked away with a 12-2 major decision, including 3:15 in riding time. 133: With sophomore Jered Cortez (Carol Stream, Ill.), ranked No. 15 at 133, banged up, sophomore George Carpenter (Chapel Hill, N.C.) stepped in to make his Penn State dual meet debut. Carpenter met Bearcat Ian Lupole. Carpenter worked his way in on an early shot but Lupole was able to counter the move and take a 2-0 lead with Binghamton's first takedown. Carpenter fought off a quick turn attempt and steadily worked his way to an escaped with :20 left. Carpenter then used a swift shot at the waist for his first takedown to lead 3-2 after the opening period. Carpenter chose neutral to start the middle period and quickly worked his way in on a low single. The Lion sophomore forced a scramble that ended with another takedown and a 5-2 Carpenter lead at the 1:10 mark. Carpenter turned Lupole for a one-count but could not get the near fall. With :30 on the clock, Carpenter reset himself and finished the period chest-to-chest with a four-point near fall. Trailing 9-2, Lupole chose neutral to start the third period but Carpenter continued to work his offense. The Nittany Lion upped his lead to 11-2 with another takedown with 1:20 left on the clock. Carpenter turned the Bearcat for another four point fall to up his lead to 15-2. He finis 141: Senior Jimmy Gulibon (Latrobe, Pa.), ranked No. 13 nationally, met BU senior Dylan Caruana at 141. Gulibon was strong out of the gates, taking the Bearcat down and immediately turning him. Caruana fought off the near fall by quickly rolling through and Gulibon led 2-1 after an escaped midway through the opening stanza. Gulibon used a clinical takedown right away to up his lead to 4-1. He then went to work on top, building up over 1:00 in riding time while looking for a chance to turn the Bearcat. The period ended with Gulibon up 4-1. Caruana chose down to start the second and escaped to a 4-2 score. But Gulibon continued with strong offense, taking Caruana down to up his lead to 6-2 with 1:00 left in the period. Gulibon cut the Bearcat loose to a 6-3 score with :35 left and immediately went to work, looking for a fourth takedown. The Lion added the takedown and finished on top to lead 8-3 after two. Gulibon chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 9-3 lead. He added another takedown and led 11-3 with 1:00 left to wrestle. Gulibon ended the match on top and posted the 12-3 major with 3:29 in riding time. 149: Junior Zain Retherford (Benton, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 149, tangled with BU freshman Parker Kropman. Retherford picked up a quick takedown and led 2-1 within the first :30, cutting Kropman loose. He picked up a second takedown right away, widening his lead, and cut Kropman loose again. Leading 4-2, Retherford scrambled his way to a third takedown and a 6-2 lead with 1:08 on the clock. Retherford cut Kropman to a 6-3 score and then blasted through the Bearcat for a fourth takedown. This time, worked Kropman's shoulders to the mat for another fall, his eighth straight, at the 2:39 mark. 157: Sophomore Jason Nolf (Yatesboro, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 157, faced off against Binghamton freshman Tristan Rifanburg. Nolf muscled his way to an early 2-1 lead with his first takedown. Nolf forced a scramble in front of the scorer's table that ended with a reset at the 1:24 mark. The Lion sophomore scored quickly off the reset, upping his lead to 4-2 by tossing Rifanburg to the mat. A strong double leg gave the Lion sophomore a third takedown and a 6-3 lead with :45 on the clock. Nolf deftly blew through a low double for a fourth takedown and an 8-3 lead after one period. Nolf chose down to start the second stanza. Nolf reversed Rifanburg at the 1:30 mark and immediately turned him to his back. Nolf got the fall at the 3:48 mark, his sixth pin of the year. 165: Red-shirt freshman Vincenzo Joseph (Pittsburgh, Pa.), ranked No. 9 at 165, met Bearcat junior Vincent DePrez. Joseph controlled the tempo from the onset, forcing DePrez backwards for over a minute before turning a single leg into a 2-0 lead. DePrez escaped to a 2-1 score with 1:20 on the clock. Joseph forced DePrez into a first stall warning and then finished off a high single for a 4-1 lead. The Lion finished the period on top and carried that lead into the second period. Joseph chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 5-1 lead. DePrez tried to connect on two single legs over the next minute but Joseph was able to defend the efforts. DePrez notched his first takedown as the period ended to cut the Lion lead to 5-3 after two periods. DePrez chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 5-4 score. Joseph immediate worked his way into a high single and finished off the takedown at the 1:40 mark, upping his lead to 7-4. Building up over 1:00 in riding time with a strong ride, the Lion freshman controlled the action from the top position until cutting DePrez loose at the :45 mark. Joseph picked up a final takedown and, with 1:39 in time, posted the 10-5 decision. 174: Senior Geno Morelli (DuBois, Pa.) faced off against Binghamton's Anthony Lombardo at 174. Morelli exploded out of the gates with a fast takedown. The Lion senior went to work on top, trying to find an opening to turn Lombardo to his back. He cut the Bearcat loose to a 2-1 score, fought off a slight Lombardo shot and worked his way around for a takedown of his own and a 4-1 lead. Morelli cut Lombardo loose. He countered a slight BU shot off a reset for his third takedown and led 6-3 after another cut. Morelli scrambled to a fourth takedown with just :05 left and carried an 8-3 lead with 1:49 in riding time into the second period. Lombardo chose top to start the second period and Morelli quickly escaped. He took Lombardo down just seconds later and led 11-3 less than :20 into the middle period. Morelli scored again after a Lombardo escape and led 13-5 after another cut. Morelli added two more takedowns and led 17-6 with nearly 3:00 in riding time after two periods. Morelli chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to an 18-6 lead. Lombardo countered a Morelli shot for his first takedown to cut the lead to 18-8. Morelli escaped to a 19-8 score and continued to press Lombardo. Morelli picked up one more takedown and the riding time point to post the 22-9 major with 2:07 in time. 184: Sophomore Bo Nickal (Allen, Texas), ranked No. 2 at 184, tangled with No. 13 Steve Schneider in the dual's most anticipated match-up. Nickal wasted no time taking Schneider down, turning a low single into an early 2-0 lead. Schneider escaped quickly but Nickal went back to work on offense. His pressure led to a second takedown and a 4-2 lead. Schneider forced a quick scramble with a low shot but Nickal countered nicely for a third takedown and a 6-2 lead. Nickal cut Schneider loose on the reset and pulled the BU grappler down as the period ended to lead 8-3. Nickal chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 9-3 lead. Nickal took Schneider down again, leading 8-3 at the 1:00 mark. He went to work on top, looking for a chance to turn the Bearcat. Schneider escaped with :20 on the clock and Nickal led 11-4 with 1:26 in riding time after two periods. Schneider chose down to start the final period and Nickal cut him to an 11-5 score. Nickal quickly took Schneider down to lead 13-5 and forced Schneider into a first stall warning. He cut the Bearcat loose at a reset to lead 13-6 with a clinched riding time point. He picked up two more takedowns and rolled to the 18-7 major decision with 2:05 in riding time. 197: Junior Matt McCutcheon (Apollo, Pa.), ranked No. 13 at 197, took on Binghamton's Mark Tracy. The duo battled evenly for over two minutes before McCutcheon notched the bout's first takedown to lead 2-0. The Nittany Lion junior then controlled the action from the top, building up a sizeable riding time edge and killing the clock. Leading 2-0, McCutcheon chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 3-0 lead. He forced a slight scramble with a low single and upped his lead to 5-1 after a takedown and cut. McCutcheon picked up a penalty point between second and third periods and led 6-1 heading into the third. Tracy chose down to start the third period and McCutcheon went to work on top. McCutcheon broke Tracy down, picked up two near fall points and finished the period on top, posting the 9-1 major with 3:01 in riding time. 285: Sophomore Nick Nevills (Clovis, Calif.), ranked No. 8 at 285, battled BU sophomore Connor Calkins. Nevills wasted no time taking a lead, turning a low single into a takedown and a 2-0 lead less than :40 into the bout. Nevills picked up a second takedown at the 1:00 mark and worked his way into control of Calkins' shoulders. The Lion sophomore turned the Bearcat big man to the mat for four near fall points and led 8-1 after one period. Nevills chose down to start the second stanza, quickly escaped and then took Calkins down again to lead 11-1. Nevills then locked up Calkins' shoulders, turned him to the mat and picked up the pin, Penn State's third of the match, at the 3:57 mark.

Ed Ruth won at Bellator 168 (Photo/Bellator) Ed Ruth, three-time NCAA wrestling champ for Penn State, accepted his second pro MMA event at Bellator 168 on short notice ... and made short work of his opponent. Ruth, who said yes to fighting at Bellator 168 only seven days ago -- and just one month after his successful pro debut -- scored a first-round technical knockout of Emanuele Palombi in a catchweight bout held at the Nelson Mandela Forum in Florence, Italy Saturday night. The match ended at 1:33 of Round One, in a fight that the former Nittany Lion wrestler accepted early last week when Palombi's original opponent withdrew because of an injury. "It was a quick, dominant victory by Ruth," reported MMAfighting.com. "It all started with an early takedown ... From there, Ruth quickly moved to side control, then mount and began dropping bombs on Palombi. It only took a few shots for Palombi to go out, causing the referee to stop the bout." "Ed Ruth secured a quick takedown and rapidly moved into full mount," according to BloodyElbow.com. "Shortly after, Ruth started to uncork some devastating ground and pound before the referee rescued Emanuele Palombi from any unnecessary damage." With the win, Ruth is now 2-0 in his pro MMA career ... while Rome native Palombi has his three-bout win streak snapped, falling to 5-3 overall. Ruth made his pro debut at Bellator 163 on Nov. 4, where the Harrisburg, Pa. native scored a TKO by strikes over Dustin Collins-Miles at 3:19 of the first round of their scheduled three-round middleweight (185-pound) bout. Before signing with Bellator in summer 2015, Ruth was the first three-time NCAA Division I wrestling champ in the more than a century of Penn State wrestling, winning the 174-pound crown at the 2012 NCAAs, then back-to-back titles at 184 in 2013 and 2014. As a Nittany Lion, Ruth was a four-time NCAA All-American and four-time Big Ten conference champ, compiling an impressive 140-3 record.

ATHENS, Ohio -- Six wrestlers scored bonus points as No. 5 Mizzou Wrestling (3-1, 2-0 MAC) defeated Ohio (2-3, 1-1 MAC), 35-7, on Sunday morning in a Mid-American Conference dual. Among the six Tigers who produced bonus points, redshirt junior 125-pounder Aaron Assad (Brecksville, Ohio), redshirt freshman 133-pounder Jaydin Eierman (Columbia, Mo.) and redshirt sophomore 165-pounder Daniel Lewis (Blue Springs, Mo.) led the way with wins over ranked opponents. Assad began the day for the Tigers at 125 pounds, matching up against No. 14-ranked Shakur Laney. After scoring a first period takedown, Assad led 2-0 heading into the second. The Brecksville, Ohio, native started the period in the top position and proceed to turn Laney twice, picking up two near-falls and six points in the period. Assad tacked on eight more points in the third to pick up a technical fall, 16-1. The win was Assad's first dual win of the season and first over a ranked opponent. Next, Eierman stepped onto the mat next against No. 18-ranked Cameron Kelly. He wasted no time against Kelly, locking in a cradle for a first period pin at 1:44, his second win by fall of the season. At 141 pounds, redshirt senior 141-pounder Zach Synon (Cary, Ill.) faced off against Noah Forrider. The two entered the third period with no score, but Synon was able to escape in the period to take a lead. Synon was hit with a stalling call in the third, but riding time clinched the 2-1 victory for the Tiger senior. After an Ohio win at 149 pounds, Lavallee took the mat for the Tigers at 157 pounds. Lavallee scored multiple takedowns in the match to cruise to a major decision, 19-9 over Cullen Cummings. The win was Lavallee's sixth bonus point victory of the season as he improved to 9-0. Next up was Lewis, who was a scoring machine just like Lavallee. Lewis earned an 18-2 technical fall in the second period over No. 16-ranked Austin Reese. The win was Lewis' seventh win by bonus points this season, as he improved to 8-1. After facing top-three ranked wrestlers in each of his last two bouts, redshirt freshman 174-pounder Dylan Wisman (Winchester, Va.) recorded a major decision win over Arsen Arshughyan, 11-3. Following Wisman was redshirt senior 184-pounder Matt Lemanowicz (Lee's Summit, Mo.), who earned his first dual win of the season over Nate Hall, 3-1. Senior J'den Cox (Columbia, Mo.) capped the scoring for the Tigers at 197 pounds, scoring a 20-4 technical fall over Devin King in the second period. With the win, Cox improved to 7-0 and has scored bonus points in four matches. The 20-4 win marked Cox's 15th career technical fall, tying him for third all-time in program history with two-time NCAA National Champion Ben Askren. Mizzou will next be in action on Tuesday, Dec. 20, when the Tigers host Kent State and Appalachian State for two duals in one day. Wrestling from the Hearnes Center is slated to begin at Noon and 2 p.m. (CT), respectively, and will be streamed through the Mizzou Network on MUTigers.com. For all the latest on Mizzou Wrestling, stay tuned to MUTigers.com and follow the team on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram (MizzouWrestling). Results: 125: Aaron Assad (MIZ) tf No. 14 Shakur Laney (OU): 16-1 (7:00) 133: No. 8 Jaydin Eierman fall No. 18 Cameron Kelly (OU): 1:44 141: Zach Synon (MIZ) dec. Noah Forrider (OU): 2-1 149: Kade Kowalski (OU) dec. Alex Butler (MIZ): 8-1 157: No. 3 Joey Lavallee (MIZ) md Cullen Cummings (OU): 19-9 165: No. 4 Daniel Lewis (MIZ) tf No. 16 Austin Reese (OU): 18-2 (5:29) 174: Dylan Wisman (MIZ) md Arsen Arshughyan (OU): 11-3 184: Matt Lemanowicz (MIZ) dec. Nate Hall (OU): 3-1 197: No. 1 J'den Cox (MIZ) tf Devin King (OU): 20-4 (4:48) HWT: Zack Parker (OU) md Austin Myers (MIZ): 12-4

COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- No. 12 Rutgers wrestling defeated Maryland, 21-13, Sunday afternoon at the XFINITY Center in College Park, Maryland to move to 1-0 in Big Ten Conference action. Redshirt freshman Brandon Paetzell (125 pounds), junior Scott DelVecchio (133 pounds) and junior Nicholas Gravina (184 pounds) all had major decisions to help the Scarlet Knights secure the conference opener. “It was a good win for us in our Big Ten opener,” said head coach Scott Goodale. “We lost a couple of nationally-ranked matches which kind of doesn't sit great right now, but that's the sport. We'll take it. We're not going to apologize for a Big Ten win and we just have to move on to Midlands now and have a good second semester.” Paetzell got RU off to a fast start with a 12-4 major decision over UMD's Alex Vargas. Paetzell had four takedowns against Vargas, including two in the third period to earn the win against Vargas and put Rutgers up, 4-0. DelVecchio defeated Maryland's Michael Beck, 14-6, in the following bout at 133 pounds. The South Plainfield, New Jersey, native went to work early with three takedowns in the opening period to contribute to his major decision while increasing the Scarlet Knights' lead, 8-0. No. 6 141 pounder Anthony Ashnault extended RU's advantage to 11-0 with a 5-1 decision over UMD's Billy Rappo. Ashnault had takedowns in both the first and second periods to hold on to the win. In the only ranked versus ranked match of the afternoon, No. 15 Ken Theobold fell to No. 12 Alfred Bannister, 3-2, as Bannister remained undefeated on the season. After a scoreless first period, Bannister recorded an escape in the second period to go up on Theobold, 1-0. Theobold added two escapes of his own, but Bannister's takedown in the third stanza proved to be the deciding factor in the 3-2 decision. Competing for the first time as a ranked grappler, No. 20 John Van Brill was upset by Justin Alexander at 157 pounds, which made it just 11-6 Rutgers after five bouts. Alexander produced a six-point combo with his takedown and near fall in the first period, and Van Brill was unable to recover in the 7-4 loss. After intermission, the Scarlet Knights collected three-straight victories to put the dual out of reach. Redshirt freshman 165-pounder Willie Scott defeated Danny Boychuck by decision, 5-1, and senior 174-pounder Phillip Bakuckas just missed a major decision with his 8-2 win over Sam Rowell. Gravina's 11-3 major decision against Maryland's Idris White extended RU's lead to 21-6. Rutgers dropped its final two bouts of the afternoon, as freshman Matthew Correnti was shutout by David-Brian Whisler, 8-0, and heavyweight Marc McDonald suffered a 9-3 defeat by Youssif Hemida. The Scarlet Knights are back in action Dec. 29-30 at the Midlands Championships in Evanston, Illinois. Results: 125: Brandon Paetzell (RU) major decision over Alex Vargas (MD), 12-4 (0-4) 133: Scott DelVecchio (RU) major decision over Michael Beck (MD), 14-6 (0-8) 141: (6/6/6) Anthony Ashnault (RU) decision over Billy Rappo (MD), 5-1 (0-11) 149: #12 Alfred Bannister (MD) decision over (15/12/12) Ken Theobold (RU), 3-2 (3-11) 157: Justin Alexander (MD) decision over (20/NR/11) John Van Brill (RU), 7-4 (6-11) 165: Willie Scott (RU) decision over Danny Boychuck (MD), 5-1 (6-14) 174: Phillip Bakuckas (RU) decision over Sam Rowell (MD), 8-2 (6-17) 184: (12/12/10) Nicholas Gravina (RU) major decision over Idris White (MD), 11-3 (6-21) 197: David-Brian Whisler (MD) major decision over Matthew Correnti (RU), 8-0 (10-21) 285: Youssif Hemida (MD) decision over Marc McDonald (RU), 9-3 (13-21) Rankings (-/-/-): InterMat / FloWrestling/The Open Mat NR denotes not ranked

EVANSTON, Ill. -- Northwestern concluded the nonconference season with a convincing 33-10 win over SIU Edwardsville Saturday night at Welsh-Ryan Arena that included three pins and two wins in sudden victory. The Wildcats won seven matches to improve their record to 5-1 heading into Big Ten competition. Redshirt freshman Anthony Rubinetti got the fireworks started with a pin of No. 12 Freddie Rodriguez at 125 lbs. in the second match of the night. Rodriguez led 6-0 with a takedown and a four-point nearfall before Rubinetti got a reversal and then stuck Rodriguez for a huge upset win. The next three wrestlers for Northwestern all won two-point decisions as the 'Cats built a 15-3 lead before the intermission. Redshirt-freshmen Jason Ipsarides and Alec McKenna both got takedowns in the final seconds of regulation to send their respective matches to sudden victory, where they both took their opponents down right away to win. True freshman Shayne Oster then won an 11-9 decision in regulation to move to 7-3 in his first season. SIU Edwardsville won a pair of matches in a row to tighten the gap coming out of intermission, but the next three wrestlers for the 'Cats put an end to that in emphatic fashion. Johnny Sebastian won his ninth match of the year with a second period fall of Jake Residori in 3:26. Seven of his wins have come with bonus points, and four of those are by fall. Mitch Sliga followed suit with a second period fall of his own, one-second faster than Sebastian's. He pinned Jacob Godinez in 3:25. Jacob Berkowitz finished things off with a win by forfeit to bring the final margin to 33-10. Northwestern begins Big Ten action next weekend when it travels to Wadsworth, Ohio to take on No. 5 Ohio State at Wadsworth High School on Friday, Dec. 16. Results: 285: Jake McKiernan (SIUe) dec. Conan Jennings (NU), 4-0 [SIUe 3, NU 0] 125: Anthony Rubinetti (NU) Fall #12 Freddie Rodriguez (SIUe), 2:59 [NU 6, SIUe 3] 133: Jason Ipsarides (NU) dec. John Muldoon (SIUe), 9-7 (SV1) [NU 9, SIUe 3] 141: Alec McKenna (NU) dec. Trevor Feagans (SIUe), 6-4 (SV1) [NU 12, SIUe 3] 149: Shayne Oster (NU) dec. John Fahy (SIUe), 11-9 [NU 15, SIUe 3] 157: Karsten Van Velsor (SIUe) maj. dec. Anthony Petrone (NU), 11-3 [NU 15, SIUe 7] 165: Clayton Bass (SIUe) dec. Ben Sullivan (NU), 7-2 [NU 15, SIUe 10] 174: Johnny Sebastian (NU) Fall Jake Residori (SIUe), 3:26 [NU 21, SIUe 10] 184: Mitch Sliga (NU) Fall Jacob Godinez (SIUe), 3:25 [NU 27, SIUe 10] 197: Jacob Berkowitz Win by Forfeit [NU 33, SIUe 10]

BOISE, Idaho -- A trio of pins led the Boise State wrestling team to a 32-14 victory over Utah Valley, Saturday night at Bronco Gym. The 18-point victory was the Broncos' largest since a 29-10 win over Utah Valley on Feb. 13, 2013. The win also ended an eight-match losing streak for the Broncos, the last win coming Jan. 15, 2016 at Bronco Gym against North Dakota State, 19-18. Carson Kuhn (133), Fred Green (157) and Harley DiLulo (197) all notched falls on the night to give the Broncos their first dual victory of the season, and the first for head coach Mike Mendoza. “It means a lot, especially a first home match I think it's important for those guys to show that we're here to compete,” Mendoza said of his first victory as a Bronco. “I'm really proud of the way they performed tonight. We weren't really sure what to expect. We knew what this team was capable of and these guys performed.” Kuhn, wrestling his second match of the season, opened the dual with a pin of Jarrod Maynes in 1:51. Redshirt sophomore Michael Cook added a 4-2 decision over Trevor Wilson to give the Broncos a 9-0 lead after two matches. Green notched his pin in 3:41 over Raider Lofthouse to extend Boise State's lead to 15-3. Redshirt freshman Demetrius Romero (165) continued to pad the Broncos' lead with a 20-5 technical fall over Koy Wilkinson. DiLulo fought a back-and-forth match against Tanner Orndorff before getting a reversal in the second period to take a 6-4 lead. With five seconds left in the period, DiLulo earned the fall to give Boise State another six points. “The guys competed,” Mendoza said. “They were offensive, they were getting after it, they kind of had a predator mindset. They kept plugging along. Even the matches that came down to the wire in the third period, they just kept competing.” Austin Dewey (174) and Kadyn Del Toro (184) won 3-1 and 3-2 decision, respectively, to give the Broncos seven wins on the night. Dewey's win came over FloWrestling's 20th-ranked 174-pounder. Del Toro's victory over Sumner avenged his 4-1 loss to the Wolverine last weekend at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational. Next up for the Broncos is the Reno Tournament of Champions, scheduled for Dec. 18. Results: 133: Carson Kuhn (Boise State) fall Jarrod Maynes (Utah Valley), 1:51 141: Michael Cook (Boise State) dec. Trevor Wilson (Utah Valley), 4-2 149: Grant LaMont (Utah Valley) dec. Dakota Wall (Boise State), 10-7 157: Fred Green (Boise State) fall Raider Lofthouse (Utah Valley), 3:41 165: Demetrius Romero (Boise State) tech. fall Koy Wilkinson (Utah Valley), 20-5 174: Austin Dewey (Boise State) dec. No. 20 Kimball Bastian (Utah Valley), 3-1 184: Kadyn Del Toro (Boise State) dec. Will Summer (Utah Valley), 3-2 197: Harley DiLulo (Boise State) fall Tanner Orndorff (Utah Valley), 4:56 285: Dustin Dennison (Utah Valley) fall Gabriel Gonzalez (Boise State), 1:09 125: Mitch Brown (Utah Valley) tech. fall Will Bardezbain (Boise State), 22-7 (5:37)

No. 3 Quentin Hovis knocked off No. 1 David Carr 5-2 in the finals at 152 pounds (Photo/Rob Preston) CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio -- Year-over-year the Walsh Jesuit Ironman is a tournament where the best wrestlers come out for show. This year was no exception with five wrestlers ranked first in the country at their respective weight class in the field, along with eighteen of the nation's top 50 high school teams. In addition, just under 70 nationally ranked wrestlers were in the field, with multiple weight classes having five or more ranked wrestlers present. All that being said, the lead story on this Saturday was the number of upsets during the course of the event, along with the number of high-level and high-entertainment finals bouts. Not all five wrestlers ranked first in the country coming into the tournament finished first in their weight class at the event. At 152 pounds, No. 3 Quentin Hovis (Poway, Calif.) upended No. 1 David Carr (Massillon Perry, Ohio) 5-2 in the championship match. With the score tied at 1-1 early in the third period, Hovis used a bundle to throw Carr to his back for a takedown and two near-fall points. That result avenged a 4-3 win that Carr had last year in the Beast of the East final. In the semifinal round, Hovis beat No. 15 Connor Brady (Olentangy Liberty, Ohio) 2-1 in the tiebreaker. In addition, a pair of wrestlers not ranked nationally entering the event emerged with weight class titles; furthermore, neither wrestler was a state champion last season, as each finished second at state. Both Gabe Tagg (Brecksville, Ohio) and Moises Guillen (Perrysburg, Ohio) had to beat three nationally ranked wrestlers on Saturday to earn their championships at 113 and 138 pounds respectively. In order to reach the final at 113 pounds, Tagg scored a 10-1 major decision over No. 14 Joey Melendez (Montini Catholic, Ill.) in the quarterfinal before upsetting No. 7 Dylan D'Emilio (Genoa, Ohio) 3-1 in the tiebreaker during the semifinal round on a reversal. Trailing 4-3 in the third period of his championship bout against No. 12 Jesse Vasquez (St. John Bosco, Calif.), Tagg put the St. John Bosco wrestler to his back to secure the fall in 4:42. Guillen had a pair of razor tight matches on Saturday to reach the championship match, starting with a 3-2 decision over No. 7 Corey Shie (Cincinnati LaSalle, Ohio) in the quarterfinal that was keyed by a second period takedown. In the semifinal match, a 3-1 victory over No. 9 Grant Aronoff (St. Thomas Aquinas, Fla.), Guillen used a takedown midway through the third period to score the winning points. The 138-pound championship match was an action-packed affair, starting off with a first period that ended scoreless; however, the period one big scramble where either wrestler could have gotten big points. Guillen opened up the scoring with an escape in the second period, and then the wrestlers traded takedowns with Guillen getting the late takedown in the second; Matthews would get an escape and takedown to take the lead midway through the third, but Guillen escaped to level the score. In the sudden victory period, Guillen came on top of an excellent scramble to capture the Ironman title. Also beating a trio of wrestlers to win a Walsh Jesuit Ironman title on Saturday were No. 12 Zack Donathan (Mason, Ohio) and No. 16 Georgio Poullas (Canfield, Ohio), champions at 132 and 160 pounds respectively. Donathan started his day with a 10-7 win over No. 6 Jason Renteria (Oak Park River Forest, Ill.), which was keyed by a big four-point move midway through the first period. His semifinal match was a more clear and decisive 10-4 victory over No. 16 Grant Willits (Pueblo County, Colo.) In the final, Donathan would face No. 3 Mitch Moore (St. Paris Graham, Ohio), who won the Ironman two years ago at 113 pounds as a freshman. The match, which started the evening's program, was tied at 1-1 after regulation with the wrestlers trading escapes at the start of the second and third periods. Donathan would counter a Moore upper-body attack with a throw-by and low-level attack for the finish to win 3-1 in the sudden victory period. Poullas opened his Saturday of wrestling with a 3-1 victory over No. 10 Luke Troy (Martin Luther King, Calif.), a match decided by a takedown at the edge late in the first period. The semifinal match was then a 6-3 victory over No. 20 Erich Byelick (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.), before drawing No. 12 Andrew Merola (Blair Academy, N.J.) in the championship bout. Poullas scored a takedown and a penalty point in the first period, along with his choice escape in the second period, to go up 4-1; Merola would then level the match with about 1:20 to go after an escape and takedown to start the third period. Poullas was let loose, so Merola could go after the go-ahead takedown; however, Poullas fended off the attacks and scored a counter of his own to win 7-4. Four nationally ranked wrestlers also made their way to the top of the podium at this tournament: Spencer Lee (Franklin Regional, Pa.) at 126 pounds, Michael Beard (Malvern Prep, Pa.) at 182, Jacob Warner (Washington, Ill.) at 195, and Chase Singletary (Blair Academy, N.J.) at 220. Lee advanced to the final with a second period pin, a pair of second period technical falls, and a 5-0 victory over No. 8 Anthony Madrigal (Oak Park River Forest, Ill.). The Iowa commit is viewed as the best senior in the country, and wrestled in the main event bout of the finals program against No. 4 Joey Silva (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.). Silva emerged in the final via a pair of wins over nationally ranked wrestlers via late scores during the Saturday morning session; 6-3 over No. 15 Chris Cannon (Blair Academy, N.J.) on a four-point move in short time, while it was a takedown with 30 seconds left in regulation against No. 6 Jordan Decatur (CVCA, Ohio). Lee scored a takedown in each period against a very game Silva, who did penetrate the legs of Lee throughout the match, though the attacks were ultimately fended off on most occasions. However, Silva did score a very late takedown finished by a cradle. The final score was Lee winning 7-3 for his third Walsh Ironman title, a performance that yielded him the Outstanding Wrestler award. Beard was dominant in the final against the lone nationally ranked wrestler that he faced in the tournament, winning by 17-9 major decision over No. 5 Travis Stefanik (Nazareth, Pa.). Beard scored three takedowns in the first and third periods respectively, while accruing a pair of takedowns in the middle period of the bout. Warner navigated his way through a weight class that had no other nationally ranked wrestlers in it bereft of true challenge. The Iowa commit gave up a grand total of one point from four matches, as he won by 16-0 technical fall, 9-1 major decision, 11-0 major decision, and a 7-0 decision in the final against Aaron Naples (Brunswick, Ohio). Singletary was the lone champion for No. 1 Blair Academy, N.J. The Buccaneers dominated their way to the tournament title with 196 points on the strength of ten placers. Their 88-1/2 point margin of victory over No. 3 St. Edward, Ohio, which happened to have zero finalists, is the third most in tournament history. It is the biggest since December 2003 when Blair Academy out-pointed Brandon (Fla.) 273-to-183, while the largest in tournament history is when St. Edward amassed a tournament record 297 points in December 1999 to Blair Academy's 200. The championship match for Singletary was a 4-2 decision over No. 2 Cohlton Schultz (Ponderosa, Colo.). Singletary used a quick takedown early in the third period to push ahead from a 1-1 tie. Schultz would escape thereafter to cut it to 3-2, but was hit for a penalty point late in the bout to confirm the final margin. One of two teams to emerge with multiple champions on Saturday evening was No. 9 Bethlehem Catholic, Pa. The Hawks struck gold with No. 2 Michael Labriola (170) and No. 19 Niko Camacho (285). Labriola dominated No. 14 Casey Cornett (Simon Kenton, Ky.) by 18-6 major decision the semifinal before a 6-3 victory over No. 7 Ryan Karoly (Malvern Prep, Pa.) in the final; it was two second period takedowns for Labriola that separated the championship bout after a scoreless first period. While for Camacho it was a takedown with close to 30 seconds remaining off a single-leg attack to beat Trenton Lieurance (Broken Arrow, Okla.) 3-2; Camacho had earned a 5-3 semifinal victory over No. 8 Seth Janney (Malvern Prep.) Rounding out the weight class champions at the 2016 edition of the Walsh Ironman was No. 6 Julian Tagg (Brecksville, Ohio) at 106 pounds, No. 9 Beau Bartlett (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) at 120, and No. 4 Sammy Sasso (Nazareth, Pa.) at 145; Tagg and Bartlett are among the top overall freshmen nationally. Julian Tagg won a trifecta of super narrow matches on Saturday in his journey to Ironman gold. In the quarterfinal, it was a 3-2 ultimate tiebreaker victory over No. 13 Jacob Decatur (CVCA, Ohio); the wrestlers traded escapes in regulation and tiebreaker, but the fact Tagg got his regulation escape in the second period enabled him to choose down and escape in the ultimate tiebreaker. The semifinal was decided when Tagg scored a takedown at about five seconds left in regulation to score a 4-3 win over fellow freshman Mick Burnett (Elyria, Ohio). No. 8 Lucas Byrd (LaSalle, Ohio) rallied from a 5-2 deficit after two periods to take Tagg to overtime in the championship bout, but Tagg came through in the sudden victory period with a takedown to win 7-5. Bartlett, the nation's top overall freshman, was in for a battle on Saturday night against No. 16 Ryan Anderson (Bethlehem Catholic, Pa.). Bartlett gave up an escape very late in regulation, which extended the match to overtime; however, Bartlett was able to prevail when he secured a takedown for the 6-4 sudden victory result. Sasso cut through the field like a knife through hot butter. He earned a pair of pins that were sandwiched to the outside of three major decisions. Included in those major decisions was a 10-2 result over No. 10 Will Lewan (Montini Catholic, Ill.) in the semifinal round. The finals match was a pin in 2:45 against No. 8 Josiah Rider (Grand Junction, Colo.), who had upended No. 3 Dom Demas (Dublin Coffman, Ohio) 3-1 in the semifinal round. Sasso and Rider wrestled to a scoreless first period, as were the first four finals of the evening program (132-to-152). Sasso then escaped to start the second and got a takedown to the back from the fall. He earned the Major Ray Mendoza Award at tournament's end for amassing the most team points of any wrestler. Team Scores: 1. No. 1 Blair Academy, N.J. 196 (10 placers) 2. No. 3 St. Edward, Ohio 127.5 (5) 3. No. 4 Lake Highland Prep, Fla. 118 (7) 4. No. 6 St. Paris Graham, Ohio 116 (4) 5. No. 9 Bethlehem Catholic HS, Pa. 115.5 (3) 6. No. 8 Malvern Prep, Pa. 109.5 (3) 7. No. 33 Brecksville, Ohio 87.5 (2) 8. No. 12 Olentangy Liberty, Ohio 85 (4) 9. No. 11 Nazareth, Pa. 79.5 (3) 10. No. 16 Wyoming Seminary, Pa. 78.5 (4) 11. Massillon Perry, Ohio 74 (3) 12. No. 14 Poway, Calif. 73.5 (2) 13. No. 30 Montini Catholic, Ill. 72.5 (3) 14. No. 23 Washington, Ill. 64 (2) 15. Mason, OH 60 (1) Other nationally ranked teams: T-18) No. 15 Elyria, Ohio 55 (3 placers), (20) No. 21 Pueblo County, Colo. 51 (2), (22) No. 18 Oak Park River Forest, Ill. 48.5 (2), (27) No. 45 Broken Arrow, Okla. 41 (2), (33) No. 24 Pomona, Colo. 31 (1) 106: 1st: No. 6 Julian Tagg (Brecksville, Ohio) dec. No. 8 Lucas Byrd (Cincinnati LaSalle, Ohio), 7-5 OT 3rd: No. 13 Jacob Decatur (CVCA, Ohio) dec. Nick Incontera (Blair Academy, N.J.), 3-2 5th: No. 12 Ryan Chauvin (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.) by injury default over Mick Burnett (Elyria, Ohio) 7th: Jacob Allen (Poway, Calif.) dec. No. 3 Mosha Schwartz (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.), 8-3 113: 1st: Gabe Tagg (Brecksville, Ohio) pinned No. 12 Jesse Vasquez (St. John Bosco, Calif.), 4:42 3rd: No. 16 Michael Colaiocco (Blair Academy, N.J.) dec. No. 7 Dylan D'Emilio (Genoa, Ohio), 6-3 5th: No. 14 Joey Melendez (Montini Catholic, Ill.) dec. Brakan Mead (Olentangy Liberty, Ohio), 6-4 7th: No. 18 Nate Keaton (Circleville, Ohio) by forfeit over Jacob Dunlop (Belle Vernon Area, Pa.) 120: 1st: No. 9 Beau Bartlett (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) dec. No. 16 Ryan Anderson (Bethlehem Catholic, Pa.), 6-4 OT 3rd: Bryce Andonian (St. Edward, Ohio) pinned Dack Punke (Washington, Ill.), 4:50 5th: Julian Sanchez (Genoa, Ohio) dec. No. 15 Mike Madara (Blair Academy, N.J.), 3-1 OT 7th: No. 19 Coltan Yapoujian (Pomona, Colo.) dec. Ryan O'Grady (Nazareth, Pa.), 4-0 126: 1st: No. 1 Spencer Lee (Franklin Regional, Pa.) dec. No. 4 Joey Silva (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.) 3rd: No. 8 Anthony Madrigal (Oak Park River Forest, Ill.) dec. No. 8 Real Woods (Montini Catholic, Ill.), 5-3 OT 5th: No. 6 Jordan Decatur (CVCA, Ohio) dec. Matt Kazimir (St. Edward, Ohio), 4-3 7th: No. 15 Chris Cannon (Blair Academy, N.J.) dec. Hunter Kosco (Canal Fulton Northwest, Ohio), 6-2 132: 1st: No. 12 Zack Donathan (Mason, Ohio) dec. No. 3 Mitch Moore (St. Paris Graham, Ohio), 3-1 OT 3rd: No. 8 Zach Sherman (Blair Academy, N.J.) dec. No. 9 Allan Hart (St. Edward, Ohio), 8-2 5th: No. 16 Grant Willits (Pueblo County, Colo.) pinned Gary Joint (Lemoore, Calif.), 3:32 7th: No. 6 Jason Renteria (Oak Park River Forest, Ill.) maj. dec. Chris Deloza (Clovis North, Calif.), 12-3 138: 1st: Moises Guillen (Perrysburg, Ohio) dec. No. 18 Cole Matthews (Reynolds, Pa.), 7-5 OT 3rd: Malcolm Robinson (Blair Academy, N.J.) dec. No. 9 Grant Aronoff (St. Thomas Aquinas, Fla.), 4-2 OT 5th: Anthony Cheloni (Marmion Academy, Ill.) dec. Gage Grunden (Defiance, Ohio), 4-2 7th: J.D. Stickley (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) technical fall Alfonso Martinez (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.), 16-0 2:54 145: 1st: No. 4 Sammy Sasso (Nazareth, Pa.) pinned No. 8 Josiah Rider (Grand Junction, Colo.), 2:46 3rd: No. 10 Will Lewan (Montini Catholic, Ill.) dec. No. 3 Dom Demas (Dublin Coffman, Ohio), 6-2 TB 5th: No. 17 Jake Brindley (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.) dec. Quinn Devaney (McDonogh, Md.), 3-2 7th: Jake Marsh (Marysville, Ohio) dec. Jake Polka (Marmion Academy, Ill.), 4-3 152: 1st: No. 3 Quentin Hovis (Poway, Calif.) dec. No. 1 David Carr (Massillon Perry, Ohio), 5-2 3rd: No. 15 Connor Brady (Olentangy Liberty, Ohio) dec. No. 7 Julian Ramirez (Blair Academy, N.J.), 2-1 5th: No. 13 Hunter Willits (Pueblo County, Colo.) dec. No. 10 Anthony Artalona (Tampa Prep, Fla.), 3-2 7th: Bailey Thomas (Good Counsel, Md.) maj. dec. Kai Bele (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.), 10-0 160: 1st: No. 16 Georgio Poullas (Canfield, Ohio) dec. No. 12 Andrew Merola (Blair Academy, N.J.), 7-4 3rd: No. 5 Hunter Bolen (Christiansburg, Va.) dec. Ryan Thomas (St. Paris Graham), 3-2 5th: No. 20 Erich Byelick (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.) maj. dec. Joe Koontz (Massillon Perry, Ohio), 10-0 7th: Caleb Wise (Broken Arrow, Okla.) by injury default over No. 10 Luke Troy (Martin Luther King, Calif.) 170: 1st: No. 2 Michael Labriola (Bethlehem Catholic, Pa.) dec. No. 7 Ryan Karoly (Malvern Prep, Pa.), 6-3 3rd: Emil Soehnlen (Massillon Perry, Ohio) dec. Trevor Lawson (Olentangy Liberty, Ohio), 3-1 OT 5th: No. 5 Bryce Rogers (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.) dec. No. 14 Casey Cornett (Simon Kenton, Ky.), 3-2 7th: No. 20 Joey Baughman (Wadsworth, Ohio) pinned Gavin Wilkerson (Reynolds, Pa.), 3:12 182: 1st: No. 1 Michael Beard (Malvern Prep, Pa.) maj. dec. No. 5 Travis Stefanik (Nazareth, Pa.), 17-9 3rd: Jared Ball (Hilliard Darby, Ohio) maj. dec. Kaden Russell (St. Ignatius), 12-1 5th: J.T. Brown (Elyria, Ohio) dec. Trevor Nichelson (Ashland-Greenwood, Neb.), 4-1 7th: Joel Leise (Reynolds, Pa.) dec. Cole Fitzpatrick (Olentangy Liberty, Ohio), 4-3 195: 1st: No. 1 Jacob Warner (Washington, Ill.) dec. Aaron Naples (Brunswick, Ohio), 7-0 3rd: Kavan Sarver (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) dec. Danny Salas (St. John Bosco, Calif.), 3-2 5th: Nick Mosco (Blair Academy, N.J.) by injury default over Cody Howard (St. Edward, Ohio) 7th: Dillon Ryan (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) dec. Angel Solis (Lemoore, Calif.), 3-2 220: 1st: No. 1 Chase Singletary (Blair Academy, N.J.) dec. No. 2 Cohlton Schultz (Ponderosa, Colo.), 4-2 3rd: No. 6 Jared Campbell (St. Edward, Ohio) dec. Jeffrey Allen (Amherst County, Va.), 3-1 5th: Dylan Thorp (Oak Harbor, Ohio) dec. No. 13 Ben Sullivan (National Trail, Ohio), 6-4, overtime 7th: No. 20 Ben Goldin (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.) dec. Brady Daniel (Good Counsel, Md.), 2-1 TB 285: 1st: No. 19 Niko Camacho (Bethlehem Catholic, Pa.) dec. Trenton Lieurance (Broken Arrow, Okla.), 3-2 3rd: No. 4 Kevin Vough (Elyria, Ohio) dec. No. 8 Seth Janney (Malvern Prep, Pa.), 6-2 5th: Jake Levengood (Vacaville, Calif.) dec. Austin Gillham (Sultana, Calif.), 1-0 7th: Jon Spaulding (Lakota East, Ohio) dec. Jordan Earnest (Wadsworth, Ohio), 4-2 UTB

Alex Meyer defeated Lelund Weatherspoon 5-3 at 174 pounds (Photo/Mark Lundy, Lutte-Lens.com) IOWA CITY, Iowa -- University of Iowa All-Americans Thomas Gilman, Brandon Sorensen, and Sammy Brooks led the third-ranked Hawkeye wrestling team to a 26-9 win over Iowa State on Saturday in the Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series. Gilman and Brooks won by technical fall, and Sorensen earned his team-high fifth major decision to push Iowa past the Cyclones for the 13th straight time. The Hawkeyes (5-0, 1-0) won seven-of-10 bouts overall and held a 19-10 advantage in takedowns, but won four decisions by a combined seven points. "We were in some holes and the good thing is we bailed ourselves out of some holes," said UI head coach Tom Brands. "I will say this, I heard that John Smith said after his dual with Oklahoma, and it's pretty true here, we're not just trying to beat Iowa State, we're trying to close a gap on the best teams in the country. That was a close dual even though the score was lopsided. There were some tough situations that we did not wrestle through and that is a concern, big time." Iowa State opened the dual with a win at 285, where Quean Smith defeated redshirt freshman Steven Holloway, 10-5. Holloway, a 197-pounder in 2015-16, was wrestling his eighth match at heavyweight in place of Iowa's fifth-ranked Sam Stoll. Gilman answered the Cyclones' win with a 19-4 technical fall at 125, scoring six takedowns and four nearfall points before the match was terminated. Gilman, the nation's top-ranked 125-pounder, led 16-4 after two periods and was credited two points at the third-period break when No. 18 Markus Simmons was dinged twice for stalling. An early third-period escape terminated the match at the 5:09 mark. "I feel like I syphoned his gas into my gas tank when the guy was sitting there stalling," Gilman said. "It fires me up a little bit. These guys come here and say they want to wrestle, but do they want to wrestle? I don't know. I take them to where they're uncomfortable and to deep waters." Gilman's win gave Iowa a 5-3 team lead, but Iowa State swung back on top when 10th-ranked Earl Hall won 5-3 against Iowa's Phillip Laux, who for the second straight week filled in for top-ranked Cory Clark. The Cyclones led 6-5 when redshirt senior Topher Carton took the mat for the first time in the Cy-Hawk Series. Carton surrendered a late takedown to John Meeks in the opening period and trailed 3-0 in the second before finishing strong and scoring seven of the final eight points. He was credited with a technical point, a caution point, and tied the match with an escape 10 seconds into the third period. He finished the final frame with a pair of takedowns in to win 7-4 and give Iowa an 8-6 team lead and start a streak of six straight Hawkeye wins. "Looking back at the match I probably could have set the tide a little bit more in the first period," Carton said. "The second period I got in on a shot and didn't finish it, that was the point where I felt I was getting more to my offense. I just have to go out and pull the trigger." Sorensen followed with a major decision at 149, and Cy-Hawk rookies Michael Kemerer and Joey Gunther picked up a pair of one-point decisions at 157 and 165, respectively. "(Our) guys need to be thinking about scoring points when they're out there, not other things," Brands said. "Guys don't fall down when you blow on them. They fall down when you put them down, and if they don't go down right away, it's multiple times. There are technical things and skills. Really when they're out there it's about repeated, repeated, repeated. And we didn't do that. But we did win some close matches." Alex Meyer scored on an escape and takedown in the third period to defeated No. 10 Lelund Weatherspoon at 174, 5-3, and Brooks finished his match and the Hawkeyes' scoring with four nearfall points in the final seconds of his 19-3 win at 184 pounds. The Cyclones ended the dual with a 4-3 win at 197. The Hawkeyes return to the mat Dec. 29-30 at the Midlands Championships in Evanston, Illinois. NOTES: Attendance was 10,046... Iowa has won 13 in a row against Iowa State… With the win, Iowa retained possession of the Dan Gable traveling trophy for the seventh time since the trophy's inception in 2010… Iowa leads Iowa State 13-6 in the 2016-17 Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series… Brands improved to 12-0 against Iowa State… Gilman is 8-0 this year with five pins and three technical falls… Holloway, Laux, Carton, Kemerer, Gunther, and Wilcke made their Cy-Hawk Series debuts. Results: 285 -- Quean Smith (ISU) dec. Steven Holloway (IA), 10-5; 0-3 125 -- #1 Thomas Gilman (IA) tech. fall #18 Markus Simmons (ISU), 19-4; 5-3 133 -- #10 Earl Hall (ISU) dec. Phillip Laux (IA), 5-3; 5-6 141 -- Topher Carton (IA) dec. John Meeks (ISU), 7-4; 8-6 149 -- #2 Brandon Sorensen (IA) major dec. Chase Straw (ISU), 11-3; 12-6 157 -- #4 Michael Kemerer (IA) dec. Colston DiBlasi (ISU), 8-7; 15-6 165 -- Joey Gunther (IA) dec. Dane Pestano (ISU), 3-2; 18-6 174 -- #7 Alex Meyer (IA) dec. #10 Lelund Weatherspoon (ISU), 5-3; 21-6 184 -- #8 Sammy Brooks (IA) tech. fall Carson Powell (ISU), 19-3; 26-6 197 -- Marcus Harrington (ISU) dec. Cash Wilcke (IA), 4-3; 26-9

Blair Academy claimed the team title at the Walsh Ironman (Photo/Rob Preston) The 2016 edition of the Walsh Jesuit Ironman sponsored by The Chevy Network and Marhoffer Chevrolet came to its conclusion on Saturday night. Below are the final team standings. 1. No. 1 Blair Academy, N.J. 196 (10 placers) 2. No. 3 St. Edward, Ohio 127.5 (5) 3. No. 4 Lake Highland Prep, Fla. 118 (7) 4. No. 6 St. Paris Graham, Ohio 116 (4) 5. No. 9 Bethlehem Catholic HS, Pa. 115.5 (3) 6. No. 8 Malvern Prep, Pa. 109.5 (3) 7. No. 33 Brecksville, Ohio 87.5 (2) 8. No. 12 Olentangy Liberty, Ohio 85 (4) 9. No. 11 Nazareth, Pa. 79.5 (3) 10. No. 16 Wyoming Seminary, Pa. 78.5 (4) 11. Massillon Perry, Ohio 74 (3) 12. No. 14 Poway, Calif. 73.5 (2) 13. No. 30 Montini Catholic, Ill. 72.5 (3) 14. No. 23 Washington, Ill. 64 (2) 15. Mason, OH 60 (1) Other nationally ranked teams: T-18) No. 15 Elyria, Ohio 55 (3 placers), (20) No. 21 Pueblo County, Colo. 51 (2), (22) No. 18 Oak Park River Forest, Ill. 48.5 (2), (27) No. 45 Broken Arrow, Okla. 41 (2), (33) No. 24 Pomona, Colo. 31 (1) Here were the results for all the medal matches. Championship and consolation finals, along with fifth place, were wrestled on Saturday night; while the seventh place bout was wrestled in the afternoon session. 106: 1st: No. 6 Julian Tagg (Brecksville, Ohio) dec. No. 8 Lucas Byrd (Cincinnati LaSalle, Ohio), 7-5 OT 3rd: No. 13 Jacob Decatur (CVCA, Ohio) dec. Nick Incontera (Blair Academy, N.J.), 3-2 5th: No. 12 Ryan Chauvin (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.) by injury default over Mick Burnett (Elyria, Ohio) 7th: Jacob Allen (Poway, Calif.) dec. No. 3 Mosha Schwartz (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.), 8-3 113: 1st: Gabe Tagg (Brecksville, Ohio) pinned No. 12 Jesse Vasquez (St. John Bosco, Calif.), 4:42 3rd: No. 16 Michael Colaiocco (Blair Academy, N.J.) dec. No. 7 Dylan D'Emilio (Genoa, Ohio), 6-3 5th: No. 14 Joey Melendez (Montini Catholic, Ill.) dec. Brakan Mead (Olentangy Liberty, Ohio), 6-4 7th: No. 18 Nate Keaton (Circleville, Ohio) by forfeit over Jacob Dunlop (Belle Vernon Area, Pa.) 120: 1st: No. 9 Beau Bartlett (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) dec. No. 16 Ryan Anderson (Bethlehem Catholic, Pa.), 6-4 OT 3rd: Bryce Andonian (St. Edward, Ohio) pinned Dack Punke (Washington, Ill.), 4:50 5th: Julian Sanchez (Genoa, Ohio) dec. No. 15 Mike Madara (Blair Academy, N.J.), 3-1 OT 7th: No. 19 Coltan Yapoujian (Pomona, Colo.) dec. Ryan O'Grady (Nazareth, Pa.), 4-0 126: 1st: No. 1 Spencer Lee (Franklin Regional, Pa.) dec. No. 4 Joey Silva (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.) 3rd: No. 8 Anthony Madrigal (Oak Park River Forest, Ill.) dec. No. 8 Real Woods (Montini Catholic, Ill.), 5-3 OT 5th: No. 6 Jordan Decatur (CVCA, Ohio) dec. Matt Kazimir (St. Edward, Ohio), 4-3 7th: No. 15 Chris Cannon (Blair Academy, N.J.) dec. Hunter Kosco (Canal Fulton Northwest, Ohio), 6-2 132: 1st: No. 12 Zack Donathan (Mason, Ohio) dec. No. 3 Mitch Moore (St. Paris Graham, Ohio), 3-1 OT 3rd: No. 8 Zach Sherman (Blair Academy, N.J.) dec. No. 9 Allan Hart (St. Edward, Ohio), 8-2 5th: No. 16 Grant Willits (Pueblo County, Colo.) pinned Gary Joint (Lemoore, Calif.), 3:32 7th: No. 6 Jason Renteria (Oak Park River Forest, Ill.) maj. dec. Chris Deloza (Clovis North, Calif.), 12-3 138: 1st: Moises Guillen (Perrysburg, Ohio) dec. No. 18 Cole Matthews (Reynolds, Pa.), 7-5 OT 3rd: Malcolm Robinson (Blair Academy, N.J.) dec. No. 9 Grant Aronoff (St. Thomas Aquinas, Fla.), 4-2 OT 5th: Anthony Cheloni (Marmion Academy, Ill.) dec. Gage Grunden (Defiance, Ohio), 4-2 7th: J.D. Stickley (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) technical fall Alfonso Martinez (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.), 16-0 2:54 145: 1st: No. 4 Sammy Sasso (Nazareth, Pa.) pinned No. 8 Josiah Rider (Grand Junction, Colo.), 2:46 3rd: No. 10 Will Lewan (Montini Catholic, Ill.) dec. No. 3 Dom Demas (Dublin Coffman, Ohio), 6-2 TB 5th: No. 17 Jake Brindley (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.) dec. Quinn Devaney (McDonogh, Md.), 3-2 7th: Jake Marsh (Marysville, Ohio) dec. Jake Polka (Marmion Academy, Ill.), 4-3 152: 1st: No. 3 Quentin Hovis (Poway, Calif.) dec. No. 1 David Carr (Massillon Perry, Ohio), 5-2 3rd: No. 15 Connor Brady (Olentangy Liberty, Ohio) dec. No. 7 Julian Ramirez (Blair Academy, N.J.), 2-1 5th: No. 13 Hunter Willits (Pueblo County, Colo.) dec. No. 10 Anthony Artalona (Tampa Prep, Fla.), 3-2 7th: Bailey Thomas (Good Counsel, Md.) maj. dec. Kai Bele (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.), 10-0 160: 1st: No. 16 Georgio Poullas (Canfield, Ohio) dec. No. 12 Andrew Merola (Blair Academy, N.J.), 7-4 3rd: No. 5 Hunter Bolen (Christiansburg, Va.) dec. Ryan Thomas (St. Paris Graham), 3-2 5th: No. 20 Erich Byelick (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.) maj. dec. Joe Koontz (Massillon Perry, Ohio), 10-0 7th: Caleb Wise (Broken Arrow, Okla.) by injury default over No. 10 Luke Troy (Martin Luther King, Calif.) 170: 1st: No. 2 Michael Labriola (Bethlehem Catholic, Pa.) dec. No. 7 Ryan Karoly (Malvern Prep, Pa.), 6-3 3rd: Emil Soehnlen (Massillon Perry, Ohio) dec. Trevor Lawson (Olentangy Liberty, Ohio), 3-1 OT 5th: No. 5 Bryce Rogers (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.) dec. No. 14 Casey Cornett (Simon Kenton, Ky.), 3-2 7th: No. 20 Joey Baughman (Wadsworth, Ohio) pinned Gavin Wilkerson (Reynolds, Pa.), 3:12 182: 1st: No. 1 Michael Beard (Malvern Prep, Pa.) maj. dec. No. 5 Travis Stefanik (Nazareth, Pa.), 17-9 3rd: Jared Ball (Hilliard Darby, Ohio) maj. dec. Kaden Russell (St. Ignatius), 12-1 5th: J.T. Brown (Elyria, Ohio) dec. Trevor Nichelson (Ashland-Greenwood, Neb.), 4-1 7th: Joel Leise (Reynolds, Pa.) dec. Cole Fitzpatrick (Olentangy Liberty, Ohio), 4-3 195: 1st: No. 1 Jacob Warner (Washington, Ill.) dec. Aaron Naples (Brunswick, Ohio), 7-0 3rd: Kavan Sarver (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) dec. Danny Salas (St. John Bosco, Calif.), 3-2 5th: Nick Mosco (Blair Academy, N.J.) by injury default over Cody Howard (St. Edward, Ohio) 7th: Dillon Ryan (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) dec. Angel Solis (Lemoore, Calif.), 3-2 220: 1st: No. 1 Chase Singletary (Blair Academy, N.J.) dec. No. 2 Cohlton Schultz (Ponderosa, Colo.), 4-2 3rd: No. 6 Jared Campbell (St. Edward, Ohio) dec. Jeffrey Allen (Amherst County, Va.), 3-1 5th: Dylan Thorp (Oak Harbor, Ohio) dec. No. 13 Ben Sullivan (National Trail, Ohio), 6-4, overtime 7th: No. 20 Ben Goldin (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.) dec. Brady Daniel (Good Counsel, Md.), 2-1 TB 285: 1st: No. 19 Niko Camacho (Bethlehem Catholic, Pa.) dec. Trenton Lieurance (Broken Arrow, Okla.), 3-2 3rd: No. 4 Kevin Vough (Elyria, Ohio) dec. No. 8 Seth Janney (Malvern Prep, Pa.), 6-2 5th: Jake Levengood (Vacaville, Calif.) dec. Austin Gillham (Sultana, Calif.), 1-0 7th: Jon Spaulding (Lakota East, Ohio) dec. Jordan Earnest (Wadsworth, Ohio), 4-2 UTB

LOCK HAVEN, Pa. -- The Edinboro wrestling team finished with five individual champions and came away with their sixth PSAC championship on Saturday at the 74th Annual PSAC Championships, hosted by Lock Haven. Head coach Tim Flynn's Fighting Scots have now won 11 of the last 12 PSAC crowns, with Flynn now owning 17 in his 20 years as head coach. In addition, the PSAC title was the 19th overall for Edinboro, tying Lock Haven for the most ever in the PSAC. Edinboro finished with 156.5 points, with Lock Haven coming in a distant second with 132 points. Clarion was third with 96.5 points, as 12 teams participated in the conference championships. Clarion's Evan DeLong was named the Outstanding Wrestler after winning the title at 165 lbs. Sean Russell (125 lbs.) and Patricio Lugo (149 lbs.) picked up their second PSAC crowns, while Korbin Myers (133 lbs.), Ty Schoffstall (174 lbs.), and Dakota Geer (184 lbs.) claiming their first championships. Seven Fighting Scots reached the finals. Chase Delande (157 lbs.) and Billy Miller (hwt.) placed second, while Ozzy Lugo (141 lbs.), Fritz Hoehn (165 lbs.), and Dylan Reynolds (197 lbs.) came in fourth. Russell won all three of his matches by major decision, including 14-5 over Willie Bohince of Mercyhurst in the finals. He is now 13-3. Lugo did the same while winning his second title at 149 lbs. He won a 20-7 major decision over Lock Haven's Kyle Shoop in the finals to also improve to 13-3. Myers, a redshirt freshman, went 4-0 on the day, with two major decisions and a technical fall. He was a 12-4 winner over Carmine Ciotti of Gannon in the finals. He has a 13-5 record. Schoffstall, a redshirt junior in his first year as the starter at 174 lbs., was a 6-2 winner over Dominic Rigous of Clarion in the finals, after a pair of major decisions. He boosted his record to 5-4. Geer, a highly-regarded freshman, won the 184 lb. title with a 5-3 decision over Clarion's Scott Marmoll. While improving to 12-3, he won twice by technical fall and once by major decision. Team Scores: 1. EDINBORO 156.5 2. Lock Haven 132 3. Clarion 96.5 4. Bloomsburg 74 5. Pitt-Johnstown 72 6. Mercyhurst 66.5 7. Seton Hill 57.5 8. Gannon 57 9. Kutztown 45 10. Shippensburg 30 11. East Stroudsburg 12.5 12 Millersville 10.5 Finals Results: 125 lbs. – Sean Russell (Edin.) maj. dec. Willie Bohince (M'hurst), 14-5 133 lbs. – Korbin Myers (Edin.) maj. dec. Carmine Ciotti (GU), 12-4 141 lbs. – Ronnie Perry (LHU) tech. fall Joseph Alessandro (SHU), 15-0 149 lbs. – Patricio Lugo (Edin.) maj. dec. Kyle Shoop (LHU), 19-5 157 lbs. – Cody Law (UPJ) dec. Chase Delande (Edin.), 8-2 165 lbs. – Evan DeLong (Clar.) dec. Tyler Reinhart (UPJ), 2-1 tb1 174 lbs. – Ty Schoffstall (Edin.) dec. Dominic Rigous (Clar.), 6-2 184 lbs. – Dakota Geer (Edin.) dec. Scott Marmoll (Clar.), 5-3 197 lbs. – Evan Ramos (Shipp.) dec. Tristan Sponseller (Ship.), 8-5 Hwt. – Thomas Haines (LHU) dec. Billy Miller (Edin.), 4-3

His team had lost three of four duals, and it was dangerously near to drawing close to Binghamton in the Tigers' 2016-17 home opener. Senior Max Rogers took control of the moment and helped send Princeton to a 26-13 victory over the Bearcats. Back-to-back technical falls for Pat D'Arcy and Matthew Kolodzik -- the latter of whom improved to 11-0 on the season -- opened a 10-3 lead for Princeton as Rogers took the mat for his 149-pound match. Parker Kropman held a one-point lead with less than a minute remaining, but Rogers was able to throw Kropman to the mat, gain control and score the fall with 33 seconds remaining in the match. That win ignited the crowd, and freshman Leonard Merkin followed by closing a 6-3 win with a late throw to gain a 19-3 lead at the midway point of the match. The nationally ranked duo of Jon Schleifer (19th, 174) and Brett Harner (9th, 197) added wins in the second half of the match to clinch the Tigers' fourth team win of the season. This will be the final team match of 2016, though several members of the team will compete at the 2016 Midlands Championships Dec. 29-30. The win closed a weekend that was highlighted by Friday's 6-4 comeback overtime win by Kolodzik (currently ranked fourth at 141), who defeated third-ranked Randy Cruz at Lehigh. Results: 125 - Steven Bulzomi (B) dec. Matteo DeVincenzo 10-4 133 - Pat D'Arcy (P) TF Joe Nelson 18-1 141 - Matthew Kolodzik (P) TF Joseph Russ 19-3 149 - Max Rogers (P) WBF Parker Kropman 6:27 157 - Leonard Merkin (P) dec. Tristan Rifanburg 6-3 165 - Vincent Deprez (B) dec. Joe Tavoso 10-3 174 - Jonathan Schleifer (P) mdec. Anthony Lombardo 17-7 184 - Steven Schneider (B) dec. Ian Baker 4-3 197 - Brett Harner (P) dec. Mark Tracy 10-3 285 - Connor Calkins (B) mdec. Troy Murtha 26-12

Chapel Hill, N.C. -- The No. 7 Nebraska wrestling team (7-0) finished its weekend road trip with a 30-6 triumph over North Carolina at Carmichael Arena on Saturday afternoon. Senior Tim Lambert, ranked eighth at 125 pounds, opened the dual with a first-period pin over James Szymanski. The fall, which occurred in 1:50, was Lambert's fifth of the season. All-Americans Eric Montoya (133) and TJ Dudley (184) also produced bonus-point victories on Saturday. Montoya, ranked fourth at 133 pounds, won by major decision against Tyrone Klump in the second bout of the afternoon, 14-2. Dudley, ranked third at 184 pounds, won an 18-1 technical fall over Elijah Kerr-Brown in the eighth match of the day. Redshirt freshman Collin Purinton (149), No. 5 Tyler Berger (157) and Dustin Williams (165) strung together three consecutive Husker wins to help NU build a 19-3 advantage. Berger improved to 16-0 this season after his 3-1 win over Joey Moon on Saturday. No. 8 Aaron Studebaker (197) and No. 17 Collin Jensen (HWT) each notched decisions to anchor the Nebraska victory. Studebaker registered a 3-1 decision over Danny Chaid in the penultimate match of the dual. Jensen won a 6-2 decision over Cory Daniel in the final bout against UNC. North Carolina's only two wins of the day came from top-10 ranked Tar Heels, as No. 9 Joey Ward won at 141 pounds and eighth-ranked Ethan Ramos won at 174 pounds. The Huskers return to action Dec. 29-30 at the Midlands Championships at Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, Ill. Results: 125: #8 Tim Lambert (NEB) pin James Szymanski (UNC), 1:50 (NEB 6, UNC 0) 133: #4 Eric Montoya (NEB) major dec. Tyrone Klump (UNC), 14-2 (NEB 10, UNC 0) 141: #9 Joey Ward (UNC) dec. #11 Colton McCrystal (NEB), 4-2 (NEB 10, UNC 3) 149: Collin Purinton (NEB) dec. Troy Heilmann (UNC), 6-3 (NEB 13, UNC 3) 157: #5 Tyler Berger (NEB) dec. Joey Moon (UNC), 3-1 (NEB 16, UNC 3) 165: Dustin Williams (NEB) dec. Jack Clark (UNC), 5-2 (NEB 19, UNC 3) 174: #8 Ethan Ramos (UNC) dec. #20 Micah Barnes (NEB), 11-5 (NEB 19, UNC 6) 184: #3 TJ Dudley (NEB) tech fall Elijah Kerr-Brown (UNC), 18-1 (NEB 24, UNC 6) 197: #8 Aaron Studebaker (NEB) dec. Danny Chaid (UNC), 3-1 (NEB 27, UNC 6) HWT: #17 Collin Jensen (NEB) dec. Cory Daniel (UNC), 6-2 (NEB 30, UNC 6)

PHILADELPHIA -- The No. 24 Drexel wrestling team earned a 26-12 victory over Columbia on Saturday night. The Dragons won six matches on their way to their seventh victory of the season. The dual started out with Zack Fuentes receiving a forfeit at 125, giving the Dragons a 6-0 advantage to start the night. No. 11 Kevin Devoy Jr. was the first Drexel wrestler to see action and came away with a 19-3 technical fall over Columbia's Alec Kelly at 133 to put Drexel ahead, 11-0. Jacob Macalolooy got the Lions on the board with an 8-5 decision over David Pearce at 141, but then No. 15 Matthew Cimato retaliated with a 14-3 major decision over the Lions' Dan Reed in the 149 match to increase the Dragons' lead to 15-3. Columbia's Tyler Ponte came away with a hard-fought match at 157, edging Willie Davis, 2-1 after securing a point for riding time. The Lions' Tyrel White followed with a 2-0 decision over Austin Rose at 165 to cut Drexel's advantage to 15-9. However, Nick Elmer secured a 5-3 victory at 174 and Alex DeCiantis pulled out a last-minute major decision over Columbia's Jacob Young at 184 to put Drexel ahead by 13 points, 22-9. With two matches to go, Joshua Murphy took a major decision from the Lions' Matt Doggett in the 197 match to make it a 26-9 Drexel advantage. Columbia was able to take the heavyweight match, but it was not enough to overcome the deficit the Dragons had created and Drexel walked away with a 26-12 victory. With the win, the Dragons improve to 7-1 overall and 4-0 against EIWA opponents. Drexel's only loss this season has come at the hands of No. 7 Nebraska. The Dragons return to action tomorrow afternoon as they visit No. 11 Lehigh. Matches are set to begin at 2 p.m. Results: 125: Zack Fuentes (DU) received a forfeit 133: No. 11 Kevin Devoy Jr. (DU) TF Alec Kelly (Columbia), 19-3 141: Jacob Macalolooy (Columbia) DEC David Pearce (DU), 8-5 149: No. 15 Matthew Cimato (DU) MAJ Dan Reed (Columbia), 14-3 157: Tyler Ponte (Columbia) DEC Willie Davis (DU), 2-1 165: Tyrel White (Columbia) DEC Austin Rose (DU), 2-0 174: Nick Elmer (DU) DEC Austin Coniker (Columbia), 5-3 184: Alex DeCiantis (DU) MAJ Jacob Young (Columbia), 11-3 197: Joshua Murphy (DU) MAJ Matt Doggett (Columbia), 15-2 285: Garrett Ryan (Columbia) DEC Joey Goodhart (DU), 7-4

BUDAPEST, Hungary -- The biggest day of Logan Stieber's international wrestling career wasn't short on drama, but in the end he got what he'd always wanted: a gold medal. Stieber defeated Beka Lomtadze of Georgia 8-4 in the 61-kilogram finals at the 2016 World Championships in Budapest, a win that put the exclamation point on a day that included a pair of dramatic, last-second wins in earlier rounds. Logan Stieber (Photo/Tony Rotundo)Stieber is the second Buckeye to stand atop the podium as a World champ in the last 15 months, joining Kyle Snyder, who won gold in September of 2015 in Las Vegas. Both Stieber and Snyder train with the Ohio RTC, a renowned freestyle program that is led by Ohio State assistant coach Tervel Dlagnev. In the gold medal match, Stieber scored his first point off a shot clock violation and quickly after the break, he added a takedown and ankle lace to make it 5-0. He took Lomtadze one more time for a 7-2 lead, a margin that proved to be more than enough for the four-time NCAA champion. Stieber's road to the World finals was a dramatic one, punctuated by a 9-8 victory in the semifinals over Brhnam Ehanpoor of Iran. Training 8-6 in the waning seconds, Stieber scored a takedown just ahead of the final buzzer and then was awarded an additional point when Ehanpoor and his coaches unsuccessfully challenged the takedown. After jumping out to a quick 2-0 lead, Stieber fell behind 6-2 at the break but fought back with a takedown and turn to make the 6-6 in the final period. That wasn't the first match of the day that saw Stieber score in the closing seconds to secure a victory. In the quarterfinals, Stieber led Akhmed Chakaev of Russia one, 10-9, with 40 seconds left but gave up two points on a counter turn off a shot and fell behind 11-10. Undaunted, Stieber finished on a takedown with just five seconds left and was awarded another point when Russian coaches challenged the call. Stieber twice trailed by three points late in the match, at 7-4 and 9-6. Stieber started out his day in Budapest against 2015 World bronze medalist Vasyl Shuptar of Ukraine. A quick takedown and turn made it 4-0 and two more turns - all in the first minute - gave Stieber an 8-0 lead. He finished off the technical fall with a low ankle shot for the takedown. "It is just focus. I don't really think. I am just out there trying to score. I have confidence in my sprint and my short time offense. I didn't draw it up this way," said Stieber told USA Wrestling.