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NORMAN - The University of Oklahoma wrestling team defeated Big 12 opponent Northern Colorado, 38-3, Thursday night inside McCasland Field House. With the win, the Sooners moved to 4-0 on the season. OU Head Coach Mark Cody said he was happy with the team's performance in the home opener. "I like the way that we were aggressive," Cody said. "You have butterflies and anxiety, and once you get out there and get that first takedown, or you get to a guys' foot the first time, that all goes away, and all of a sudden you just start mentally engaging and fighting and not thinking about how stressed out you are." Six of the Sooners' nine wins in the match came with bonus points, including two falls by Noah Teaney at 141 pounds and No. 14 Matt Reed at 174 pounds. Sophomore Ryan Millhof started off the dual for the Sooners, recording a takedown and two reversals in the 125 bout. Millhof secured the riding time point for a 7-3 decision of No. 16 Trey Andrews, while OU's No. 1-ranked Cody Brewer picked up a 20-4 technical fall (4:33) against Rico Montoya at 133 to extend OU's lead. Teaney started his OU dual debut in a big way with a win by fall over Sonny Espinoza in 1:43. Before the pin, Teaney registered a takedown and a four-point nearfall. In the 149-pound match, freshman Davion Jeffries, ranked No. 20, registered a 13-4 major decision against Timmy Box. Redshirt freshman Brock Wingbermuehle dropped a 7-2 decision to Northern Colorado's Eleazar DeLuca at 157 pounds, but No. 8 Clark Glass tallied seven takedowns and an escape en route to a 16-6 major decision over Joe Grable. Redshirt junior Reed posted the Sooners' second fall of the night, this one coming in 1:00 against Horacio Vialpando. Redshirt freshman Joel Dixon made his McCasland debut, logging a 6-2 decision against Tanner Davis in the 184 pound matchup, while Brad Johnson defeated No. 20 Trent Noon at 197 pounds. Redshirt junior Ross Larson, ranked No. 8 in the nation, finished the dual with a 9-1 decision of Jack Kuck. The Sooners return to mat when they travel to Ann Arbor, Mich., this Sunday, Nov. 22 for a matchup against No. 3 Michigan. Results: 125 Ryan Millhof dec, No. 16 Trey Andrews, 7-3 133 No. 1 Cody Brewer tech. fall Rico Montoya, 20-4 (4:33) 141 Noah Teaney fall Sonny Espinoza (1:43) 149 No. 20 Davion Jeffries maj. dec. Timmy Box, 13-4 157 Eleazar DeLuca dec. Brock Wingbermuehle, 7-2 165 No. 8 Clark Glass maj. dec. Joe Grable, 16-6 174 No. 14 Matt Reed fall Horacio Vialpando (1:00) 184 Joel Dixon dec. Tanner Davis, 6-2 197 Brad Johnson dec. No. 20 Trent Noon, 4-3 HWT No. 8 Ross Larson maj. dec. Jack Kuck, 9-1

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- The third criteria was needed Thursday night at Eby Fieldhouse, as 11th-ranked Coe College beat 25th-ranked Central 19-18 in the dual meet opener for both squads. The Dutch came out of the gates firing, as they won the first three matches of the night. CJ Pestano beat Jan Rosenberg (Rockaway, N.J./Morris Knolls) 10-5 at 125 pounds, snapping Rosenberg's six-match winning streak. Aaron Anderson downed Mike Gussarson (Antioch, Iowa/Antioch) 5-3 at 133 pounds. The Dutch went up 12-0 on a fall by Jahleel Vester, as he beat Trey Schuler (Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Washington) in 4:26 at 141 pounds. Coe turned things around at 149 pounds. Josh Donkle (Greeley, Colo./Windsor) edged Tanner Hocker 11-8 for Coe's first victory of the night. At 157 pounds, Caleb Wedeking (Greene, Iowa/North Butler) improved to 6-0 with a 5-4 win over Mike O'Conner. Wedeking earned a point for riding time for the victory. Defending National Champion Farai Sewera (Roselle, Ill./Lake Park) won his 10th-straight match at 165 pounds, as he beat Ryan Vandall 5-3. A dominating first period led second-ranked Ryan Harrington (Chester, N.J./West Morris Mendham) to a 13-6 win over Zach Moss at 174 pounds. Moss used a late takedown to take away the major decision opportunity from Harrington. At 184 pounds, Josh Allen (Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Jefferson) dropped a 3-1 sudden victory to Austin Laabs. Coe's Andrew Holladay (Marion, Iowa/Linn-Mar) earned a win by forfeit at 197 pounds, giving Coe an 18-15 lead heading into the final match. Jay Pike used a late takedown to defeat Coe's Creighton Fox (DeWitt, Iowa/DeWitt) 3-1 at heavyweight. With the match tied, criteria was used to determine the winner. The two teams were even on matches won at 5-5. Second criteria was most falls, defaults, forfeits and disqualifications, which was even at 1-1. The third criteria was points scored from non fall and technical fall matches, which Coe held a 44-42 advantage. Coe held an 8-0 advantage in near fall points, while Central had a 32-14 advantage in points scored from takedowns. Results: 125: CJ Pestano (Central) over Jan Rosenberg (Coe) (Dec 10-5) 133: Aaron Anderson (Central) over Mike Gussarson (Coe) (Dec 5-3) 141: Jahleel Vester (Central) over Trey Schuler (Coe) (Fall 4:26) 149: Josh Donkle (Coe) over Tanner Hocker (Central) (Dec 11-8) 157: Caleb Wedeking (Coe) over Mike O`Connor (Central) (Dec 5-4) 165: #1 Farai Sewera (Coe) over Ryan Vandall (Central) (Dec 5-3) 174: #2 Ryan Harrington (Coe) over Zach Moss (Central) (Dec 13-6) 184: Austin Laabs (Central) over Josh Allen (Coe) (SV-1 3-1) 197: Andrew Holladay (Coe) over (Central) (For.) 285: Jay Pike (Central) over Creighton Fox (Coe) (Dec 3-1) (Coe Criteria 1.00)

The Limestone College wrestling team opened up its first year of ECAC Division II action as they played host to the Belmont Abbey Crusaders on November 19. The Blue and Gold were able to jump out to an early lead with a decision by freshman James Sass (Summerville, S.C.) at 125 lbs, before dropping their first of only three bouts during the night. After their second loss of the night, falling late in the third period at 149, the Saints kicked off a five-match winning streak that started with a forfeit on the part of the Crusaders at 157. Limestone took home a victory in every match after that leading up to a tough fought loss at the heavyweight division as sophomore Cody VandeLinde (Deland, Fla.) was unable to squeak out the victory and dropped a 6-5 decision to round out the night. TURNING POINT Freshman Mac Mota (Sumter, S.C.) kicked of the five-match winning streak for the Saints as he was able to earn the 10-6 decision over Belmont Abbey's Wyatt Blume. KEY STAT Limestone only dropped three matches throughout the course of the night proving to be too much for the Crusaders to handle as the Blue and Gold took home victories in seventy percent of the bouts. NOTABLE -Sass provided a crucial escape in the last ten seconds of the opening match of the duel to pick up three points for the Saints with a 10-9 decision. -Freshman Matthew Rudy provided the only pin on the night for the Blue and Gold taking down Belmont Abbey's Gerry Vassil in 3:26. SOUND BITES "It's was a good performance tonight in our opening duel of the year, but we still have a lot of work to do and we plan to get it done." -Junior Ross Benzel (Virginia Beach, Va.) UP NEXT WHERE: Dallas Floyd Rec Center, Lebanon, Tenn. WHEN: Tuesday, December 1, 5:00 p.m. WHO: Limestone College Saints (1-0) vs. Cumberland University (1-1) Results: 125: James Sass (LC) dec. over William Rees (BAC), 10-9 133: Troy Gregor (BAC) pins Chris Rivera (LC), F 0:56 141: Ross Benzel (LC) major dec. over Kane Price (BAC), 10-1 149: Daniel Soares (LC) Scott Bosak (BAC) pins Daniel Soares (LC), F 6:25 157: DeAndre' Johnson (LC) wins by Forfeit (BAC) 165: Mac Mota (LC) dec. over Wyatt Blume (BAC), 10-6 174: Raekwon Reggler (LC) major dec. over Tyler Maclain (BAC), 13-4 184: Clif Decius (LC) dec. over Brandon Dillis (BAC), 11-5 197: Matthew Rudy (LC) pins Gerry Vassil (BAC), F 3:26 HWT: Chaas Delgado (BAC) dec. over Cody VandeLinde (LC), 6-5

NEW CONCORD, Ohio -- The Waynesburg University wrestling team traveled to Muskingum University on Thursday night for a dual match with the host Muskies. The Yellow Jackets won eight-of-10 bouts, including six with bonus points, en route to a 39-9 victory. Waynesburg (1-2) got off to a fast start by winning the first three bouts of the evening. Sophomore Tristan Buxton got things rolling with an 11-2 major decision to give his team a 4-0 lead. Senior Gordan Bieber followed with a 6-5 overtime decision. Junior Filippo Crivelli capped the winning streak with a pin in 1:31 to build a 13-0 advantage. The Muskies (0-1) got on the board with a decision at 149, but Jacket freshman Nick Kusich picked up six team points with a forfeit at 157. Waynesburg claimed victory in each of the next three weight classes to seal up the match win. Sophomore Landon Lohr notched the fastest pin on the night (:29) at 165, before freshman Mike Millero used a late takedown to seal up a 4-2 victory at 174. Junior Ryan Shank notched the night's only technical fall, which he did by a 17-2 score (3:22) at 184 pounds. Muskingum ended the run with a win at 197 pounds to run the match score to 33-9. Freshman heavyweight Jake Evans produced a positive end to the night with a pin in 4:32. The Jackets return to the mats on Saturday, Dec. 5, with a trip to the Ohio Northern Invitational. Start time is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Results: 125 – Tristan Buxton (W) 11-2 Maj. Dec. Jordan Burkholder 4-0 133 – Gordan Bieber (W) 6, Toby Warrington 5 (OT) 7-0 141 – Filippo Crivelli (W) Pin 1:31 Austin Ness 13-0 149 – Jonathan Baugh (M) 6, D.J. Grindle 4 13-3 157 – Nick Kusich (W) wins by forfeit 19-3 165 – Landon Lohr (W) Pin :29 Jordan Kaeck 25-3 174 – Mike Millero (W) 4, Tanner Walker 2 28-3 184 – Ryan Shank (W) 17-2 Tech Fall (3:22) Caleb Cox 33-3 197 – Colton Richard (M) Pin 6:27 Joshua Sneeringer 33-9 285 – Jake Evans (W) Pin 4:32 Antonio Zapata 39-9

FARGO, N.D. -- North Dakota State University head wrestling coach Roger Kish announced United States Olympic Team hopeful Chase Nelson has joined the staff as a volunteer assistant. Nelson, a native of Wichita, Kan., has most recently been working with the U.S. World Freestyle and Greco teams, helping to prepare for the World Championships at the U.S. Olympic Training Center. He has been training to compete at the U.S. National Championships and earn a berth on the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team. Following his senior year at Nebraska-Kearney, Nelson went 2-2 at the 2014 U.S. Open beating NCAA Division I champion Bubba Jenkins before falling to bronze medalist James Green in the quarterfinals. The next year, he went 3-2 at the U.S. Open including a win over three-time Division I All-American Montel Marion. Nelson began his collegiate career at Labette Community College, winning the 2010 NJCAA national championship at 157-pounds with a 41-2 record. During that season, he also won the Omaha Open, Kearney Open, Bob Smith Open, Kansas Cup Invitational and Central Regional. In the off-season, Nelson placed fourth at 174-pounds in the University Nationals Freestyle. Transferring to the University of Oklahoma, Nelson compiled a 12-2 record at 165 pounds and went 18-11 at 157. He qualified as an at-large entrant into the 2011 NCAA Division I Championships from his showing at the Big 12 Conference tournament. Nelson won the 2010 Midlands Championships during that season. Nelson completed his collegiate career at the Nebraska-Kearney, placing second at 165 pounds in the 2013 NCAA Division II Championships. He won the NCAA Division II Super Regional and Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Championships.

IRVING, Texas -- Tickets for the 2016 Big 12 Wrestling Championship go on sale Monday, Nov. 23 at 10 a.m. CT. This season's championship, which will take place March 5-6 at Sprint Center in Kansas City, marks the first neutral-site conference championship for the sport. Tickets can be purchased at Big12Sports.com/buytickets, SprintCenter.com; charged by phone at 888-929-7849 and Price Chopper Box Office at Sprint Center. Tickets start at $40, with premium seating priced at $60 and VIP seats available for $100. The two-day event will feature four sessions of action, two on Saturday and two on Sunday. Each ticket purchased gains access to all four sessions. Special group rates are available for groups of 10 or more. For information on group tickets, call 816-949-7175, or email grouptickets@sprintcenter.com. Subscribers to the 'Sprint Center Connection' newsletter will receive a special presale scheduled for Friday, Nov. 20. "Given the support of Big 12 events over the years in Kansas City, staging our first neutral site wrestling championship at Sprint Center is a natural fit," commented Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby. One hundred student-athletes will compete across 10 weight classes for a chance to be a Big 12 Champion and for automatic berths into the NCAA National Championship tournament. Big 12 programs have a rich history of wrestling success garnering 49 NCAA team titles and crowning 277 individual national champions. "We are thrilled that the Big 12 Conference chose Kansas City to host the first off-campus Big 12 Wrestling Championships," said Kathy Nelson, President and CEO of the Kansas City Sports Commission. In July, the conference announced the addition of six wrestling affiliate members. Air Force, Northern Colorado, North Dakota State, South Dakota State, Utah Valley and Wyoming will join Iowa State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and West Virginia in Kansas City for Big 12 Championship competition. 2016 Big 12 Wrestling Championship Schedule Saturday, March 5: Session I -- 11:00 a.m. Preliminary & Quarterfinal Matches Session II -- 5:00 p.m. Semifinal & Consolation Quarterfinal Matches Sunday, March 6: Session III -- 9:00 a.m. Consolation Semifinals, Third and Fifth Place Matches Session IV -- 1:00 p.m. Championship Matches

I wrote the first draft of this poem during those quieter moments of life in between seasons, when the usual university-athletics environment has shut down. There's a certain freedom and kinship; a recharging of energy among a smaller group (one lacking the in-season structure) while still keeping an eye on your goals and what's next in life. Blue sky, a few clouds lazy, sleeping in it, casting crawling shadows across the football stadium. No fans. No players. No cheerleaders. We run. We start as a group, but soon Jameson is leading, then Sliga, then me, then Berkowitz. We snake up, across, down the steps, newly freshened by the grounds crew. It is almost fall, almost preseason, almost winter, almost season, almost Big Ten Championships, almost NCAA tournament. But now we are alone, aren't we? Or, singular entity, devoid of cheers, coaches, others. We follow Jameson like the head of a snake. Up, across, down. Up, across, down. My calves tighten like the fastening of cement. Shirtless humidity, sweat, smell of fresh cut field. We are free, alive, a tempest in the quiet heat. Pounding feet, grunts, a curse, as I nail my knee into the corner of a rail. Jameson finishes. Hands on knees. Beard beaded of sweat. I chase Sliga down the last set of steps. Berkowitz comes in a minute later. The snake returns to coil. And we have no cheers, but the pulse of my heart, the way each of our bodies heave in violent rhythm together, in that quiet time in between.

COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. -- The Southwest Minnesota State wrestling team rolled in the final six bouts to earn a 31-12 victory over Division III Saint John's Wednesday night. The Johnnies started the dual with a 5-4 decision at 125 pounds, but the Mustangs retaliated with a pin from Antonio Meikel in 2:28 to give SMSU a 6-3 lead. Saint John's would take the next two bouts at 141 with a 9-4 decision and at 157 with a tech. fall to give them a 12-6 lead. Jake Slocum cut the Johnnie lead to one after a tech. fall at 157 to trail 12-11 at the half way mark. SMSU found their stride as they took the rest of the bouts. Colton Vekved started the scoring for the Mustangs at 165 with a 3-0 decision, followed by Kyle Begin at 174 with a tech. fall to give SMSU a 19-12 lead. Brody Goens added points at 184 pounds with a 9-4 decision, while Ashton Bartlett added a 7-2 decision at 197. Again, senior heavyweight Cole Wilson put his stamp on the dual with a pin in 41 seconds to give SMSU a 31-12 score. Southwest Minnesota State will travel to Augsburg College on Saturday and compete in the Augsburg Open starting at 9 a.m. Results: 125 | John Wells (SJU) won by decision over Taylor Curtis, 5-4 | SJU 3-0 133 | Antonio Meikel won by pin over Luis Balderrama (SJU), 2:28 | SMSU 6-3 141 | Mike Pleski (SJU) won by decision over Justin Haneke, 9-4 | 6-6 149 | Ben Henle (SJU) won by pin over Cortez Arredondo, 4:49 | SJU 12-6 157 | Jake Slocum won by tech. fall over Branden Schorr (SJU), 16-0 | SJU 12-11 165 | Colton Vekved won by decision over Nick Hoff (SJU), 3-0 | SMSU 14-12 174 | Kyle Begin won by tech. fall over Muqkadeen Poole (SJU), 18-0 | SMSU 19-12 184 | Brody Goens won by decision over Luke Dodd (SJU), 9-4 | SMSU 22-12 197 | Ashton Bartlett won by decision over Glenn Castro (SJU), 7-2 | SMSU 25-12 285 | Cole Wilson won by pin over Nick Pegelow (SJU), 0:41 | SMSU 31-12

MOORHEAD, Minn. -- No. 24-ranked Concordia used huge wins from three freshmen and their overall conditioning to beat MSU Moorhead 16-15. The Cobbers earned the match-winning points in the third period in four of their five individual wins as they beat the Division II Dragons for the sixth straight dual meet. The six-match win streak dates back to the 2009-10 season. The one-point win was different than last year's 22-13 home victory. The Cobbers had to win four of the final five matches to erase a four-point deficit and earn the win. On Wednesday Concordia lead wire-to-wire as they came away with wins in three of the first four individual bouts. Freshmen Ben Baumgartner, Parker Jackson and Hunter SantAmour all came up with huge third-period performances to give Concordia keys wins at 149, 165 and 197. No.10-ranked Jakob Stageberg, who was named the Scheels Cobber Male Athlete of the Week earlier in the day, put Concordia out in front when he scored a dominant 13-3 major decision at 125. He set the tone for the third-period theme as he blanked his opponent in the final period and had a takedown and tacked on riding time to win by 10. Head coach Matt Nagel credited Stageberg for giving the Cobbers the early momentum by stating, "I think it was pivotal for us to start out at 25 (125) with Stageberg and set the tone." No.5-ranked Gabe Foltz dropped his first match of the season with a 9-4 loss at 133 before Adam Presler gained an escape in the third period to win 6-5 at 141. Baumgartner then gave the Cobbers a 10-3 lead in a pivotal swing match. He scored seven points in the third period of his match at 149 and won 13-7. Baumgartner had never beaten MSUM junior Isaac Novacek before Wednesday and was clinging to a one-point lead heading into the final period. He then exploded for a reversal and a pair of two-point near falls. The Cobbers had another nationally ranked wrestler fall in the next match. No.10-ranked Ben Cousins was never able to generate offense and lost 6-2. Jackson then made sure the Dragons wouldn't tack on back-to-back wins. He methodically went through the first two periods at 165 and trailed 2-1 heading to the third. He won the match on a takedown late in the final period to earn a hard-fought 3-2 win. MSU Moorhead rallied to win the next two matches and bring the team total within one at 13-12. The most key non-win for the Cobbers came at 174 where Jake Johnson trailed 12-2 at the end of the first period and was staring at a big bonus point loss. He then found the strength to outscore his opponent 10-6 in the final two periods and didn't give up any bonus points in the overall team score. SantAmour cemented the overall team victory by coming up with a late takedown in the third period. The match was tied at 1-1 when SantAmour was able to get inside and grab the takedown. He gave up an escape late to make the final 3-2 but was able to defend against a potential match-winning takedown late in the third period. Jacob Briggs lost 3-2 at 285 but did a great job of not giving up a bonus-point win. He kept his opponent at arm's length and made sure not to give up the major decision, tech fall or pin fall which would have swung the final score in the Dragon's favor. WHAT'S NEXT: Concordia will host the annual Finn Grinaker Cobber Open on Saturday, Nov. 21 starting at 9 a.m. Results: 125 - Jakob Stageberg (CC) maj. dec. Jonathan Lewis (MSUM); 13-3 (Concordia 4-0) 133 - Blake Bosch (MSUM) dec. Gabe Foltz (CC); 9-4 (Concordia 4-3) 141 - Adam Presler (CC) dec. Kristian Vazquez (MSUM); 6-5 (Concordia 7-3) 149 - Ben Baumgartner (CC) dec. Isaac Novacek (MSUM); 13-7 (Concordia 10-3) 157 - Garrett Hoffner (MSUM) dec. Ben Cousins (CC); 6-2 (Concordia 10-6) 165 - Parker Jackson (CC) dec . Adam Blees (MSUM); 3-2 (Concordia 13-6) 174 - Brayden Kuntz (MSUM) dec. Jake Johnson (CC); 18-12 (Concordia 13-9) 184 - Austin May (MSUM) over Dane Ringquist (CC); SV-1 6-4 (Concordia 13-12) 197 - Hunter SantAmour (CC) dec. Austin Warren (MSUM); 3-2 (Concordia 16-12) 285 - Michael Urban (MSUM) dec. Jacob Briggs (CC); 3-2 (Concordia 16-15) Match Notes: - Concordia is ranked 24th in Division III in the latest NWCA national poll. - Concordia is now 1-0 in dual meets this season. - MSU Moorhead is now 0-1 in dual meets this season. - Concordia has beaten MSU Moorhead in six straight dual meets dating back to 2009. - Concordia won three of the first four individual bouts and 5 of the 10 in the match. - Concordia won 4 bouts by decision and 1 by major decision. - MSU Moorhead won three of four matches from 157-184. - MSU Moorhead won all five of their bouts by decision. - No.10-ranked Jakob Stageberg from Concordia is now 11-2 on the year. - No.5-ranked Gabe Foltz suffers his first loss of the year and is now 4-1. - No.10-ranked Ben Cousins is now 3-4 on the season.

LEBANON, Ill. -- The McKendree University wrestling team overcame an early six-point deficit and rallied to a 19-17 win over No. 16 University of Wisconsin-Parkside. The Bearcats, who received votes in the NCAA Division II Preseason Poll, improve to 1-0 overall and will travel to Saint Charles, Mo., on Saturday, Nov. 21 to compete at the Joe Parisi Open hosted by Lindenwood University. McKendree fell behind 6-0 after losing the first two matches of the dual, but cut the deficit to 6-3 following an 8-2 decision win by junior Coltyn Pease (Pittsfield, Ill., Pittsfield) over Matt Halverson in the heavyweight match. The Rangers pushed their lead out to 9-3 following a loss at 125 pounds, but the Bearcats won four-straight matches at 133, 141, 149, and 157 pounds. Third-ranked sophomore Darren Wynn (Champaign, Ill., Centennial) and junior Kevin Cooper (Morning View, Ky., Simon Kenton) both earned bonus points for McKendree in the span. Wynn pinned Robert Uttecht in 40-seconds at 141 pounds and Cooper earned a 12-1 major decision over Brandt Welcher at 157 pounds. The Rangers won their final two matches, but were unable to overcome the deficit to end the dual 19-17. Results: 184: James Lehman (WIPA) over Andrew Krawulski (McK) (Dec 11-6) 197: Josh Anthony (WIPA) over Luke Diener (McK) (Dec 3-0) 285: Coltyn Pease (McK) over Matt Halverson (WIPA) (Dec 8-2) 125: Ronzel Darling (WIPA) over Nick Lukanich (McK) (Dec 5-2) 133: Weston Basler (McK) over Pernevellon Shepperd (WIPA) (Dec 3-2) 141: Darren Wynn (McK) over Robert Uttecht (WIPA) (Fall 0:40) 149: Mech Spraggins Jr. (McK) over Frank Yatonni (WIPA) (Dec 8-3) 157: Kevin Cooper (McK) over Brandt Welcher (WIPA) (MD 12-1) 165: Nick Fishback (WIPA) over Qian'te Wagner (McK) (TF 17-1 3:25) 174: Nick Becker (WIPA) over J.J. Filipek (McK) (Dec 8-1)

NAPERVILLE, Ill. -- Thomas Reyhons' (Assumption HS, Davenport, Iowa) last-second pin of North Central's Filiberto Diaz-Duran at 184 pounds was the meet clincher Wednesday, as Augustana defeated the host Cardinals 26-12 at Gregory Arena. Coach Eric Juergens' Vikings were a winner in their first dual meet of the season. Augustana started with a 6-0 advantage following a forfeit win by Jimmy Panozzo (Sandburg HS, Orland Park, Ill.) at 125 pounds. Panozzo moved to 9-1 on the year. At 133, Brendan Gould's (Assumption HS, Davenport, Iowa) 7-2 win over North Central's Justin McGady gave the Vikings a 9-0 lead. With the win, Gould matched Panozzo's 9-1 mark this season. The Cardinals narrowed the deficit to 9-6 with wins at 141 and 149. Defending CCIW champion Layten Binion scored a 7-1 decision over Collin Tomkins (Grandville HS, Grandville, Mich.) at 141 and Ben Williamson edged Matt Sears (Marist HS, New Lenox, Ill.) 5-4 at 149. Augustana senior 157-pounder David Tessiatore (Downers Grove North HS, Downers Grove, Ill.) swung the momentum back in the Vikings' favor with a 15-3 major decision over Connor Waugh. Sophomore 165-pounder Trace Timmons (Assumption HS, Davenport, Iowa) followed suit with a 12-3 major decision over Branden Mattinen to put Augustana up 17-6. Tessiatore moved to 5-3 on the year and Timmons improved to 7-1. At 174, Alex Bowers (Noblesville HS, Noblesville, Ill.) put together a late rally, but fell 13-9 to Erik Kirkman. Reyhons was working on an 8-0 lead and potential major decision when he stuck Diaz-Duran with just three-tenths of a second showing on the third-period clock. Reyhons was seeing his first action of the season and his fall gave the Vikings an insurmountable 23-9 advantage. Chris Giatras (Lemont HS, Lemont, Ill.) improved to 7-1 with a 7-3 win over James Ford at 197. At 285, North Central's Casey Greenberg scored an overtime takedown to best Ben Corlett (Sherrard HS, Viola, Ill.) 3-1. The Vikings will have their first home dual on Tuesday, November 24, hosting Dubuque at Carver Center beginning at 7:30 p.m. Results: 125: Jimmy Panozzo (AUG) over (NCC) (For.) 133: Brendan Gould (AUG) over Justin McGady (NCC) (Dec 7-2) 141: Layten Binion (NCC) over Collin Tomkins (AUG) (Dec 7-1) 149: Ben Williamson (NCC) over Matt Sears (AUG) (Dec 5-4) 157: David Tessiatore (AUG) over Connor Waugh (NCC) (MD 15-3) 165: Trace Timmons (AUG) over Brandon Mattinen (NCC) (MD 12-3) 174: Eric Kirkman (NCC) over Alex Bowers (AUG) (Dec 13-9) 184: Thomas Reyhons (AUG) over Filiberto Diaz-Duran (NCC) (Fall 6:59) 197: Chris Giatras (AUG) over James Ford (NCC) (Dec 7-3) 285: Casey Greenberg (NCC) over Ben Corlett (AUG) (SV-1 3-1)

Back-to-back falls by Keenan Willits and Rocky Michaelson broke open a deadlocked meet and helped Colorado School of Mines beat Fort Hays State, 26-19, in Volk Gym. Mines (1-0) picked up bonus points in four matches, plus a forfeit, to beat the Tigers (0-1). Paul Wilson and Lukas Erickson earned major decisions in addition to the two falls. The Orediggers began up 6-0 with Zachary Gracia earning a forfeit win at 125 lbs., but Caleb Micho fell 3-2 to Anthony Calderon at 133 in a hard-fought match decided by Calderon's third-period escape and riding time. Erickson was very impressive at 141 as the freshman rolled Jacob Schoenfeld for a nearfall-2 and nearfall-4 in the third period, breaking open a close match and winning 14-2. The Tigers returned the favor at 149, however, as Noah Killip used a late nearfall-4 to win 8-5 over Jacob Gerken. FHSU's Bradley Little won a 13-2 major decision over Ethan Ruby at 157 lbs., using an eight-point second period with two nearfall-4s to win 13-2 and tie the dual 10-10. Mines swung it back in the middle weights, however, starting with Willits at 165 lbs. Up 6-2, Willits rolled Kregg Clarke and pinned him at 4:26, and Michaelson did the same to Nathan Shipley at 174, ending a 6-2 match at 4:57 and sealing up the team win for Mines. At 184 lbs., Karl Breidenbach fell to #6 Jon Inman by fall at 1:58, and #8 Paul Wilson showed why he's nationally ranked with a 9-0 major decision at 197 over Ethan Dale. Wilson earned a first-period takedown and then dominated on top the rest of the match. Fort Hays' Justin Scott won a tough match at 285 lbs. over Ian Cheatum, 7-3. Cheatum shot first with an early takedown, but a reversal, escape, and takedown by Scott set the margin for the rest of the match. Notables: - Willits' fall was his third in eight matches already this season. Michaelson's was his second in seven outings. - The win was Mines' first over Fort Hays since 2010-11, when they upset the then-19th ranked Tigers 19-18. Next up: Mines returns to tournament wrestling at the UNK Holiday Inn Open Nov. 21 at Nebraska-Kearney, then heads to Fort Hays for the FHSU Bob Smith Open Dec. 6. The Orediggers return home Dec. 9 to host Northwest Kansas Tech in a dual at 7 p.m. Results: 125 - Zachary Gracia (CSM) by forfeit 133 - Anthony Calderon (FHSU) def. Caleb Micho (CSM), DEC 3-2 141 - Lukas Erickson (CSM) def. Jacob Schoenfeld (FHSU), MD 14-2 149 - Noah Killip (FHSU) def. Jacob Gerken (CSM), DEC 8-5 157 - Bradley Little (FHSU) def. Ethan Ruby (CSM), MD 13-2 165 - Keenan Willits (CSM) def. Kregg Clarke (FHSU), Fall 4:26 174 - Rocky Michaelson (CSM) def. Nathan Shipley (FHSU), Fall 4:57 184 - #6 Jon Inman (FHSU) def. Karl Breidenbach (CSM), Fall 1:58 197 - #8 Paul Wilson (CSM) def. Ethan Dale (FHSU), MD 9-0

BEREA, Ohio -- The Baldwin Wallace University wrestling team opened its 2015-2016 home schedule with a 48-6 victory against Cleveland cross-town rival Case Western Reserve University in the Rudolph Ursprung Gymnasium inside the Lou Higgins Center. The Spartans (0-1) grabbed a 6-0 lead when BW (1-2) forfeited at 125 pounds. The Yellow Jackets closed the gap to 6-4 when senior two-time NCAA Division III All-American Jesse Gunter (Akron/ Coventry), who is ranked fourth nationally by the NWCA (National Wrestling Coaches Association), won by major decision, 8-0. BW gained a 10-6 lead when CWRU forfeited at 141 pounds and junior Zach Taylor (Brunswick) earned a victory. At 149 pounds, senior four-year starter Joey Schmidt (Hinckley/ Brunswick) pinned his CWRU opponent in 43 seconds to give BW a 16-6 advantage. The combination of a 22-8 major decision by junior Graham Montague (Independence) at 157 pounds and a forfeit win for four-year starter at 2014 NCAA Division III national qualifier David Shapiro (Beachwood), who is ranked 10th in Division III, pushed the BW lead to 26-6.. At 174 pounds, BW All-American Garrett Chase (Erie, Pa./ Cathedral Prep), ranked fourth in Div. III, won by a pin in 4:30 to increase the lead to 32-6. Senior four-year starter Ben LeBrun (Strongsville) pinned his Spartan opponent in 59 seconds and the lead grew to 38-6. At 197 pounds, sophomore All-Ohio Athletic Conference grappler Tyler Maclellan (Medina/ Cuyahoga Valley Christian Acaddemy) won 16-5 by major decision to build the lead to 42-6. In the final match at 285 pounds, senior four-year starter Joe Belford (Berea/St. Edward) pinned his CWRU foe in 4:42. The Yellow Jacket wrestlers ae back in action this Saturday, November 21 when they travel to Alliance, Ohio to compete at the annual University of Mount Union Duals. BW will wrestle four matches at Mt. Union.

WAVERLY, Iowa -- Head coach Eric Keller earned his 100th career dual win Wednesday as top-ranked Wartburg (1-0 overall, 1-0 IIAC) defeated Simpson (1-2, 0-1) 49-6. Notes: -Arnulfo Olea, Connor Campo and Gerard Roman move winning streaks to five. -Kaz Onoo earns first fall of the season. -Mark Pinero and Brandon Madsen record second falls of the year. -Eric Devos earned first tech fall and first career win at Wartburg. -Lance Evans records his fifth fall of the year. -This was head coach Eric Keller's 100th career dual win. -Wartburg has now won 181 consecutive duals against Iowa Conference opponents. Results: 125: #7 Arnulfo Olea (WB) win by 19-6 maj dec vs. Deven Acevedo 133: #3 Connor Campo (WB) wins by forfeit 141: #10 Kaz Onoo (WB) wins by fall at :47 vs Sam Reichenbacker 149: #2 Mark Pinero (WB) wins by fall at 2:19 vs Jonathon Melton 157: Brady Meyer (WB) win by 10-1 maj dec vs Jacob Mize 165: Brandon Madsen (WB) wins by fall at 4:56 vs. Shane Swank 174: Eric Devos (WB) wins by 17-1 tech fall vs. Spencer Ward 184: Brett Roberts (Simp) wins by fall at 2:52 vs #8 Bryan Levsen 197: #1 Gerard Roman (WB) wins by fall at :56 vs DeVaughn Scott 285: #7 Lance Evans (WB) win by fall at 1:17 vs. Colby Vlieger Official: Eric Eckenrod

Gus Solomon (Franklin Regional, Pa.), ranked No. 22 overall in the Class of 2017 as of the end of the summer, became the second top 50 junior commit to the Naval Academy on Wednesday evening. Due to injury issues during each of his two previous high school seasons, Solomon has yet to make a state tournament appearance. However, during the 2014-15 season Solomon placed fourth at the Walsh Jesuit Ironman, was a PowerAde Christmas Wrestling Tournament runner-up, and earned a massive win in the state dual meet semifinal match over eventual state champion Luke Karam (Bethlehem Catholic). Solomon joins No. 29 Quentin Hovis (Seton Catholic, Ariz.) in committing to the Naval Academy, and he projects as a 141/149. To start the upcoming season, he is ranked No. 9 nationally at 132 pounds.

Rankings: Individual | Team KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- For the 25th consecutive edition, Grand View (Iowa) locks down the No. 1 ranking in the NAIA Wrestling Coaches' Top 20 Poll, the national office announced Wednesday. The second regular-season installment will be released on Dec. 9. Top 25 Highlights (historical information dates back to 2000-01): Four-time defending national champion Grand View (Iowa) earned its 25th-straight No. 1 ranking with 131 points. Jacob Colon at 133 pounds, who ranked No. 2 in the preseason edition, is the Vikings lone ranked grappler. Six of Grand View's 12 ranked wrestlers list among the top five in their respective weight class. The Vikings own 30 all-time No. 1 rankings, which is second to former member Lindenwood's (Mo.) 39 dating back to 2000-01. Devane Dodgens of Life (Ga.) (125 pounds), Simpson's (Calif.) Brady Beamon (184 pounds) and Colon are the only new top-ranked individuals. Beamon and Colon were ranked No. 2 in the preseason poll, while Dodgens was No. 3. No. 2 Indiana Tech garners its highest ranking in program history. The Warriors have 10 wrestlers listed among the top 16, highlighted by No. 1 LJ Grayson (184 pounds). Grayson is 6-0 on the season and won the individual 184-pound title at the Patriot Open on Oct. 31 with a 10-5 decision of Lindsey Wilson's Corey Hinkle. For a second-straight poll, No. 3 Missouri Valley - Jake Ekster (149 pounds) and Gabi Musallam (285 pounds) and No. 4 Oklahoma City -- Zach Skates (157 pounds) and Ricky McCarty (165 pounds) -- boast multiple top-ranked grapplers. McCarty and Musallam are both defending national champions No. 19 Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) is the lone newcomer to the Top 20. The Eagles, which were last ranked No. 15 in the 2015 postseason poll on March 12, boast five ranked individuals. Twenty-six different programs were ranked last season. Since 2001, only Grand View (2013-14, 2014-15), former member Notre Dame (Ohio) (2010-11) and Lindenwood (2006-07) have spent the entire season ranked No. 1. Poll Methodology: The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the six national qualifying groups. One day prior to the national poll, each qualifying group rater submits the top six individuals from each weight class in his geographic area into the system. Only wrestlers listed on a qualifying group ballot are considered for the national ballot. The top 16 individuals in each weight class is based on how each voter ranks the best individuals. An individual receives 20 points for each first place vote, 18 for second place and so on through the list. This same point system is used to determine the team ranking. .

FREMONT, Neb. -- The No. 8 Concordia wrestling team defeated both No. 12 Midland, 33-10 and (RV) Dakota Wesleyan, 49-0 in a GPAC triangular on Tuesday, Nov. 17. Sophomore Andrew Schulte won both of his matches by pins. Head coach Dana Vote said, "The guys wrestled well tonight. I am really happy with the way Trey (Travian) Cooke wrestled, he took the number one guy in the nation down to the wire. We are not where we want to be yet but I feel like we are on track." The Bulldogs own a dual record of 3-0, 2-0 GPAC this season and are off to a similar start of last season's perfect conference record of 7-0. (RV) Dakota Wesleyan falls to 0-4, 0-3 GPAC. After defeating Dakota Wesleyan and losing to Concordia, Midland moves to 1-3, 1-1 GPAC. In the dual against Dakota Wesleyan, four Bulldogs won by a pin, all in the first period. Against Midland, second-ranked team in the GPAC, two more matches were decided by a pin. Schulte pinned Brandon Scharmer of Dakota Wesleyan 1:52 into the first and Luis Sifuentes of Midland 1:46 into the first period to help the Bulldogs to a 2-0 finish in Fremont. Cooke, a freshman for Concordia, battled with the first-ranked wrestler in the country at the 174 weight class, Tyler McMichael of Midland. Cooke took McMichael to the end of the match but was defeated, 2-3. Tommy Bailey, Ken Burkhardt Jr. and Ceron Francisco also pinned their opponents from Dakota Wesleyan while Matt Atwood pinned his foe from Midland. The Concordia wrestling team will return to action on Saturday, Nov. 21. Vote's squad will Kearney, Neb. for the UNK Holiday Inn Open, starting at 9 a.m.

The Jimmie men's wrestling team defeated Itasca (Minn.) Community College 38-12 in a dual Tuesday night at the Hansen Center. It was the first home competition of the season for Jamestown. UJ won three of the five contested matches. There was a double forfeit in both the 125 and 174 pound classes. Jesse Barajas (SO/Sunnyside, Wash.) (133) got the evening off on the right foot for the Jimmies, defeating Itasca's Trey Wigand by technical fall (1:34). Stuart Brandt (SO/Moorhead, Minn.) (141) earned Jamestown's only pin of the dual, as he took 3:43 to down Spencer Erb. Itasca got their two wins in the next two matches. Doug Fillbrandt pinned Phillip Johnson (SO/Riverbank, Calif.) (149) in 3:55 and Mitchell Jobe pinned Jake Paul (SR/Marshalltown, Iowa) (157) in 2:24. The next four matches were uncontested, as Zach Pickering (SR/Pinehurst, Idaho) (165), Matt Hernandez (SO/Kenosha, Wis.) (184) and Daniel Tomaszewski (SO/Crivitz, Wis.) (197) all won via forfeit. There was a double forfeit at 174. In the final match of the evening, Zach Wardle (SO/Portland, Ore.) won by 8-6 decision over Mitchell Struffert. Jamestown is now 3-2 in duals on the season and will head to Fremont, Neb., on Friday to compete in the Midland University Duals with Midland and Waldorf College. 125: Double Forfeit 133: Jesus Barajas (JND) over Trey Wigand (ICC) (TF 18-0 1:34) 141: Stuart Brandt (JND) over Spencer Erb (ICC) (Fall 3:43) 149: Doug Fillbrandt (ICC) over Phillip Johnson (JND) (Fall 3:55) 157: Mitchell Jobe (ICC) over Jacob Paul (JND) (Fall 2:24) 165:Zachary Pickering (JND) over (ICC) (For.) 174: Double Forfeit 184: Matthew Hernandez (JND) over (ICC) (For.) 197: Daniel Tomaszewski (JND) over (ICC) (For.) 285: Zach Wardle (JND) over Mitchell Struffert (ICC) (Dec 8-6) (JND incorrect entry 6.00)

Regular season competition has already started in some parts of the southeastern United States already. However, right around Thanksgiving and directly thereafter, the season will start in earnest in most parts of the country. The following is a guide to key events that involve multiple Fab 50 teams in the field, as based on schedules that have been obtained for those squads (most Fab 50 teams had their schedules either found or submitted). In addition, the list of state championship dates for both dual meet and traditional individual bracket competition are listed as well. Key Regular Season Events: November 28: Carl Sandubrg (Ill.) and Washington (Ill.) at Lincoln-Way West Quad December 4-5: Eastern Area Wrestling Tournament (Gateway, Pa.) December 5: Washington (Ill.) Super Duals (also includes Dakota (Ill.) and Oak Park River Forest (Ill.)), Montini Catholic (Ill.) at Mt. Carmel (Ill.) as part of quad December 11-12: Council Bluffs (Iowa) Classic, King of the Mountain (Central Mountain, Pa.), Walsh Ironman (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio) December 17: Southeast Polk (Iowa) at Fort Dodge (Iowa) December 18-19: Kansas City (Mo.) Stampede, Minnesota Christmas Tournament (Rochester, Minn.), Reno (Nev.) Tournament of Champions, Rex Whitlach Invitational (Hinsdale Central, Ill.), Zinkin Classic (Buchanan, Calif.) December 19: Franklin Regional (Pa.) Duals, Mt. Carmel (Ill.) at Marmion Academy (Ill.) December 19-20: Beast of the East (Newark, Del.) December 22-23: Dvorak Memorial Invitational (Machesney Park Harlem, Ill.) December 23: Washington (Ill.) at Marmion Academy (Ill.) as part of multi-team duals event December 29-30: Brecksville (Ohio) Holiday Invitational Tournament, Powerade Christmas Wrestling Tournament (Canon-McMillan, Pa.) January 1-2: The Clash National High School Wrestling Duals (Rochester, Minn.) January 2: Blair Academy (N.J.) at St. Paris Graham (Ohio), IHSWCA Duals (Fort Wayne, Ind.) January 7: Apple Valley (Minn.) at Shakopee (Minn.) January 8-9: Cheesehead Inviational (Kaukauna, Wis.), Doc Buchanan Invitational (Clovis, Calif.), Geary (Okla.) Invitational January 9: Detroit Catholic Central (Mich.) Super Duals January 15: Montini Catholic (Ill.) at Marmion Academy (Ill.) January 15-16: Eastern States Classic (SUNY-Sullivan) January 16: Garden State Duals (Rutgers University), Dakota (Ill.) at Montini Catholic (Ill.) as part of a quad meet, St. Paris Graham (Ohio) at St. Edward (Ohio), Oak Park River Forest (Ill.) at Carl Sandburg (Ill.) as part of multi-team event January 16-17: Escape the Rock (Council Rock South, Pa.) January 17: Hartland (Mich.) faces Davison (Mich.) and Detroit Catholic Central (Mich.) at Central Michigan January 23: Wyoming Seminary (Pa.) at Blair Academy (N.J.), Delta (Ohio) and Lowell (Mich.) at St. Edward (Ohio) as part of a quad meet, Grizzly Invitational Tournament (Wadsworth, Ohio), Chicago Catholic League Tournament (De La Salle H.S.) January 27: Bergen Catholic (N.J.) at Don Bosco Prep (N.J.) January 28: Buchanan (Calif.) at Clovis (Calif.) January 29: Dakota (Ill.) at Washington (Ill.), CIML Meet (Southeast Polk, Iowa) January 31: Bergen Catholic (N.J.) at Wyoming Seminary (Pa.), Dundee (Mich.) vs. Lowell (Mich.) at Michigan State February 4: Don Bosco Prep (N.J.) at Monroe Woodbury (N.Y.) February 6: Wyoming Seminary (Pa.) at Delbarton (N.J.) Dual Meet State Tournaments: January 14-16: Georgia January 27-28: Utah (Class 4A/5A only) February 5-6: Tennessee February 6: North Carolina February 11-13: Pennsylvania February 12-13: Oklahoma February 13: Maryland, South Carolina February 14: New Jersey, Ohio February 16: Delaware February 17: Iowa February 18: North Dakota February 25: Minnesota February 26-27: Michigan February 27: Illinois, Nebraska March 4-5: Wisconsin Individual Bracket State Tournaments: December 18-19: Alaska February 10-13: Utah (4A/5A are 10-11, 1A/2A/3A are 12-13) February 11-13: Arizona, Georgia February 12-13: Louisiana, Montana February 18-20: Alabama, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Tennessee February 19-20: Arkansas, Hawaii, Indiana, Kentucky, New Mexico, North Dakota, Texas, Virginia, Washington February 20: Nevada February 25-27: West Virginia, Wisconsin February 26-27: Delaware, Idaho, Kansas, Minnesota, National Preps, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota, Wyoming March 3-5: Michigan, Ohio March 4-5: California, Florida, Maryland, New England (regional) March 4-6: New Jersey March 10-12: Pennsylvania

OSHKOSH, Wis. -- Logan Hermsen (Amherst Junction, WI/Amherst), Dan Squires (Muskego, WI/Wisconsin Lutheran) and Cody Nielsen (Oconto Falls, WI/Oconto Falls) each won by pin as the UW-Stevens Point wrestling team won its opening Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) dual of the season with a 38-9 win over UW-Oshkosh on Tuesday night at Kolf Sports Center. UW-Stevens Point (1-0, 1-0 WIAC) picked up wins at eight of the 10 weight classes to defeat UW-Oshkosh (1-1, 0-1 WIAC). Hermsen, Squires and Nielsen recorded pins in the first three matches of the evening to get the Pointers out to an 18-0 lead. Hermsen needed just 1:36 to pin Patrick Reilly at 165 pounds and record his third pin in five matches this season. UW-Stevens Point also got wins by decision from Bo Seibel (Cambellsport, WI/Kewaskum), Donny Ralston (Ladysmith, WI/Bruce), Jared Kust (Shawano, WI/Shawano), David Granatelli (Appleton, WI/Appleton North) and Anthony Friese (Hortonville, WI/Waupaca). Seibel improved to 4-1 this season with a 16-1 decision over Chris Yaros at 197 pounds. Kust cruised to an 18-2 win over Austin Loos at 141 pounds. Off a runner-up finish at the Dan Gable Open last weekend, Granatelli recorded an 11-1 decision over Craig Mason at 149 pounds. Friese's win came over Mark Choinski by a 9-5 score at 157 pounds after Choinski entered the match a team-best 5-2 for the Titans. UW-Oshkosh's only wins in the dual came from Jonathan Flores at 125 pounds and Dellas Vandenberg at 133 pounds. UW-Stevens Point travels to Mequon for the Concordia (Wis.) Open on Saturday, Nov. 21 beginning at 9 a.m. Results: 165: Logan Hermsen (UWSP) pinned Patrick Reilly (UWO), 1:36 174: Dan Squires (UWSP) pinned Julius Smith (UWO), 3:40 184: Cody Nielsen (UWSP) pinned John DePersia (UWO), 4:46 197: Bo Seibel (UWSP) defeated Chris Yaros (UWO), 16-1 285: Donny Ralston (UWSP) defeated Elijah Burdick (UWO), 4-0 125: Jonathan Flores (UWO) pinned Moziah Clark (UWSP), 4:49 133: Dellas Vandenberg (UWO) defeated Michael Bannach (UWSP), 6-4 141: Jared Kust (UWSP) defeated Austin Loos (UWO), 18-2 149: David Granatelli (UWSP) defeated Craig Mason (UWO), 11-1 157: Anthony Friese (UWSP) defeated Mark Choinski (UWO), 9-5

Funeral services for an Iowa freshman high school wrestler struck and killed by a sport utility vehicle while running with teammates have been announced, the Omaha World Herald reported Tuesday. Tristan WhiteVisitation for Tristan White, 14, of Treynor High School will be Wednesday from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Hoy-Kilnoski Funeral Home, 1221 N. 16th St. in Council Bluffs. A funeral service will be held Thursday at 10 a.m. at First Christian Church, 20794 Iowa Highway 92 in Council Bluffs. White was jogging just before 4 p.m. Friday on a gravel road a few miles south of the town of Treynor, Iowa. He and his teammates were headed south when a 2003 Jeep Liberty headed in the same director struck the athlete, throwing him some distance. CPR was performed by a deputy and a Treynor fire department member who went to the scene when they heard the 911 dispatch. White was taken by helicopter to the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, where he was pronounced dead. He would have turned 15 this Thursday. The driver of the Jeep has not been cited but the investigation is ongoing, according to a statement Monday from the Pottawattamie County Sheriff's Office. "He would have had a darn good year," Treynor wrestling coach Dean Leaders told WOWT-TV, the NBC affiliate in Omaha. "Starting at a very, very young age, put the time and the effort in and was really excited about being a freshman. There is probably not a man in this world who cares more for Treynor wrestling than his dad." Tristian White's father Greg White, is the assistant wrestling coach; his sister Mackenzie, a senior, is team manager. Coach Leaders said of White's teammates who were running alongside him at the time of the accident, "To have to witness something like that, it's not fair to those kids and they're struggling right now." "I've never seen Tristan in a bad mood," Leaders said. "Never seen him in a bad mood and he was a great one and this town lost a great one. It really did." Leaders said Tristan White's singlet will hang prominently at every practice and will be taken to every match.

Matt Brown, former Penn State wrestler who won the 174-pound title at the 2015 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, has been selected to receive the NCAA Today's Top 10 Award. Brown is one of ten student-athletes -- and the only wrestler -- to be announced for the award, which will be presented at the Honors Celebration during the NCAA Convention in January 2016 in San Antonio. Penn State's Matt Brown claimed the NCAA title with a victory over Pitt's Tyler Wilps (Photo/Rob Preston)The award recognizes former student-athletes for their successes on the field, in the classroom and in the community. Recipients completed their athletics eligibility during the 2014-15 academic year. Brown was cited by the NCAA for "his consistent performance over four years and leadership as a team captain (which) helped steer Penn State's wrestling team to three consecutive Big Ten titles and NCAA championships." The three-time All-American from West Valley City, Utah, also earned multiple academic honors, including the 2013 NCAA Elite 89 Award, presented to the student-athlete at a championship with the highest cumulative grade-point average, and three straight National Wrestling Coaches Association First Team All-Academic awards. Brown received back-to-back Capital One Academic All-America honors, and was selected the 2015 Capital One Men's Academic All-American of the Year At-Large. In addition, Brown served as a member of the Pennsylvania National Guard and went on a two-year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In addition to Brown, other athletes who will be receiving this honor include swimmer Ana Bogdanovski of Johns Hopkins University; distance runner Lucy Cheadle of Washington University in St. Louis; John Coleman, basketball and baseball player at Clarkson University; gymnast Georgia Dabritz of the University of Utah; diver Kristin Day of Clarion University of Pennsylvania; swimmer Ruben Gimenez of University of Bridgeport; Kendra Harrison, track and field star at University of Kentucky; Colleen Quigley, track and cross country athlete at Florida State University; and running back Zach Zenner of South Dakota State University. Brown joins a number of other past college wrestlers who have earned the NCAA Today's Top 10 Award, including Stanford's Nick Amuchastegui (2013), Wisconsin-La Crosse's Dan Laurent (2011), Henry Gerten of Augsburg (1999), Penn State's James Martin (1990), Indiana State's Bruce Baumgartner (1983), and Jarrett Hubbard of Michigan (1975). If all this weren't enough, Brown has authored a brand-new book titled

Jeff Bradley will host a special edition of “On the Mat” is this Wednesday, Nov. 17 with Northern Iowa head wrestling coach Doug Schwab and Josh Alber, a freshman 133 pounder at UNI. “On the Mat" is a presentation of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum. The show can be heard live on the Internet at 1650thefan.com or locally in Northeast Iowa each Wednesday at 5 p.m. Central on AM 1650, The Fan. A podcast of the show is available on mattalkonline.com. E-mail dgmstaff@nwhof.org with any questions or comments.

HACKETTSTOWN, N.J. -- Bonus points in the first three bouts and in four bouts in the match helped secure the Lycoming College wrestling team's second win of the season on Monday night, Nov. 16, as the team posted a 30-10 win over Centenary (N.J.). The Warriors (2-0 overall) built a 15-0 lead through the first three bouts, with sophomore Kyle Drick (Allenwood, Pa./Montgomery Area) opening the meet with a 10-0 win over Joey Zargo at 125 before freshman Andy Aguilar (Muncy, Pa./Muncy Area) picked up a third-period 18-1 technical fall win over Christian Sable at 133. A forfeit at 141 added six more points to Lycoming's total, and after a loss at 149 pounds, junior Seth Lansberry (Klingerstown, Pa./Line Mountain) posted a 7-2 win over Christopher Muce at 157 points. Junior Nolan Barger (Clearfield, Pa./Clearfield) followed with a third-period pin against Anthony Kubish at 165 to make it 24-3. After a loss at 174, sophomore Brandon Rudy (Carlisle, Pa./Cumberland Valley) posted an 8-4 win over Joseph Ragsdale at 184 to clinch the win. Senior Max Lamport (Califon, N.J./Voorhees) improved to 2-0 on the season with a 3-2 win at heavyweight to round out Lycoming's 30-point night. The Cyclones fell to 0-4 overall. Lycoming gets back on the mat on Saturday, Nov. 21, when they head to the Mount Union Duals, where they will face No. 10 Baldwin Wallace, Ferrum, Alma and Heidelberg. Results: 125: Kyle Drick (LYCO) over Joey Zargo (CENJ) (MD 10-0) 133: Andres Aguilar (LYCO) over Christian Sable (CENJ) (TF 18-1 5:38) 141: Joseph Santomarco (LYCO) over (CENJ) (For.) 149: Collin Farley (CENJ) over Christian Felstedt (LYCO) (Dec 6-3) 157: Seth Lansberry (LYCO) over Christopher Muce (CENJ) (Dec 7-2) 165: Nolan Barger (LYCO) over Anthony Kubish (CENJ) (Fall 6:27) 174: Joshua Sibblies (CENJ) over Brandon Conrad (LYCO) (Dec 4-3) 184: Brandon Rudy (LYCO) over Joseph Ragsdale (CENJ) (Dec 8-4) 197: Etiini Udott (CENJ) over Loc Long (LYCO) (MD 16-4) 285: Max Lamport (LYCO) over James Valley (CENJ) (Dec 3-2)