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J.R. Wert picked up a win at 125 pounds (Photo/Peter G. Borg (Rider University) LOCK HAVEN, Pa. -- The Rider University wrestling team began defense of its 2016 Eastern Wrestling League Championship Saturday night with a 20-14 victory over Lock Haven. Anthony Cefolo (Florham Park, NJ/Hanover Park Regional [South Dakota State]) and Chad Walsh (Cherry Hill, NJ/Camden Catholic) both won by major decision for the Broncs (1-0, 1-0 EWL). The Bald Eagles drop to 1-3 (0-1 EWL) with the loss. “This was a good win,” said Rider Head Coach Gary Taylor. “Conference wins carry extra weight for individual seeding purposes as well. It was hard, hard fought by both teams.” In addition to the wins by Cefolo and Walsh, J.R. Wert (Christianburg, VA/Christianburg), B.J. Clagon (Toms River, NJ/Toms River South), Wayne Stinson (Wrightstown, NJ/Northern Burlington Regional) and Ryan Wolfe (New Castle, DE/Caravel Academy) earned wins for the Broncs. Wert defeated Jake Field, 4-1, at 125 to stake the Broncs to a 3-0 lead. The lead swelled to 7-0 as Cefolo earned a major decision over Joe Ghione, 13-2, at 133. Lock Haven took the lead, 8-7, as nationally-ranked No. 20 Ronnie Perry won by tech fall over Evan Fidelibus (Easton, PA/Easton Area), 17-2 in six minutes and 12 seconds, at 141 and Kyle Shoop defeated Jesse Rodgers (Pittsburgh, PA/North Allegheny), 6-3, at 149. Clagon, ranked No. 15 in the nation, earned a 6-0 decision over Kyle Hammond as the Broncs retook the lead for good. No. 7 Walsh followed with a 10-1 major decision over Jared Siegrist at 165 to push Rider's lead to 14-8 and Stinson made it 17-8 Broncs with a 7-3 decision over Tyler Wood. Michale Fagg-Daves (Somerset, NJ/Franklin) led, 3-2, after the second period, but fell to Corey Hazel, 5-3, at 184 to cut the Broncs' lead to 17-11. But nationally-ranked No. 11 Wolfe put the match away with an 8-3 decision over Tristan Sponseller at 197. No. 19 heavyweight Thomas Haines closed out the match with a 10-4 decision over Mauro Correnti (Delran, NJ/Holy Cross [Lock Haven]) to account for the 20-14 final score. The Broncs return to action next Saturday, when they play host to the University of Pennsylvania. The match is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. at Alumni Gym. Results: 125: J.R. Wert (RU) dec. Jake Field (LHU) 4-1; RU leads 3-0 133: Anthony Cefolo (RU) major dec. Joe Ghione (LHU) 13-2; RU leads 7-0 141: #20 Ronnie Perry (LHU) tech fall Evan Fidelbus (RU) 17-2 (6:12); RU leads 7-5 149: Kyle Shoop (LHU) dec. Jesse Rodgers (RU) 6-3; LHU leads 8-7 157: #15 B.J. Clago (RU) dec. Kyle Hammond (LHU) 6-0; RU leads 10-8 165: #7 Chad Walsh (RU) major dec. Jared Siegrist (LHU) 10-1; RU leads 14-8 174: Wayne Stinson (RU) dec. Tyler Wood (LHU) 7-3; RU leads 17-8 184: Corey Hazel (LHU) dec. Michael Fagg-Daves (RU) 5-3; RU leads 17-11 197: #11 Ryan Wolfe (RU) dec. Tristan Sponseller (LHU) 8-3; RU leads 20-11 285: #19 Thomas Haines (LHU) dec. Mauro Correnti (RU) 10-4; RU wins 20-14

Logan Massa defeated Isaac Jordan to win the title (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) LAS VEGAS -- Sophomore/freshman Logan Massa became the fourth Wolverine rookie to capture an individual Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational title, winning the 165-pound crown to headline the No. 10-ranked University of Michigan wrestling team's performance on the second and final day (Saturday, Dec. 3) of the annual event held at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Three Wolverine freshmen earned top-three finishes at their respective weight classes as U-M claimed ninth place with 73 points. Massa used riding time to knock off Wisconsin's top-seeded -- and second-ranked -- Isaac Jordan, 8-7, in the championship match. He rallied from an initial deficit, and the wrestlers traded a takedown apiece in both the first and second periods to give Massa a narrow one-point advantage entering the final frame. He rode for nearly the entire period, accumulating 1:27 in time advantage, to earn the deciding point. It is Massa's biggest collegiate win to date; Jordan is a three-time All-American and the 2016 NCAA runner-up at 165 pounds. Massa cruised in the semifinal round, scoring four takedowns and six back points to earn a 17-4 major decision against Arizona State's third-seeded -- and ninth-ranked -- Anthony Valencia. He gave up the first takedown midway through the first period but responded with two of his own -- one apiece in the first and second period -- before breaking the match open with a 10-point third period. Massa is now a perfect 14-0 on the season with three wins over top-10 opponents. Sophomore/freshman Stevan Micic had to settle for second place at 133 pounds after dropping a close 3-2 decision to Ohio State's top-seeded -- and third-ranked-- Nathan Tomasello in the championship bout. After a scoreless first period and quick escape in the second, Micic shot in deep on a single leg but, with Tomasello twice grabbing his singlet strap, could not finish on the edge. The Buckeye wrestler, a 2015 NCAA champion, was awarded a controversial takedown off a single leg of his own moments later, and the points proved the difference in the bout. Micic rallied from an early deficit to take his morning semifinal in overtime, using a pair of takedowns to edge Minnesota's seventh-seeded Mitch McKee, 9-7. After giving up two takedowns in the first period, he initiated the rally with a second-period reversal, riding out the period to trail by just one entering the final frame. He finished on a single-leg takedown with a minute remaining in regulation and rode out the period and finished on another, after a short scramble, with 20 seconds remaining in the sudden-victory frame. Sophomore/freshman Myles Amine bounced back from his close quarterfinal loss last night with four straight wins in the consolation bracket to claim third place at 174 pounds. He used overtime to beat Iowa State's third-seeded -- and 10th-ranked -- Lelund Weatherspoon, 4-2, in his placement match. After taking his first lead with a late reversal in the second period and riding off Weatherspoon's riding-time advantage in the third, Amine finished on single-leg takedown midway through the sudden-victory period. Amine earned bonus points in two of his three morning wrestleback wins, including a 9-1 major decision against Stanford's 13th-ranked Jim Wilson. He posted three takedowns, including two in the third period, and a second-period reversal and rode Wilson for 3:38. Amine, who posted a 6-1 record on the season, earned wins over two NCAA All-Americans in Wilson and Weatherspoon. He is 14-1 on the season. Michigan will wrap up its first-semester schedule next Sunday (Dec. 11), kicking off Big Ten Conference dual competition against Minnesota at 2 p.m. at Cliff Keen Arena. Tickets are available through the U-M Ticket Office; the dual will be streamed live on BTN Plus.

125: 1st: Joey Dance (Virginia Tech) dec. Jose Rodriguez (Ohio State), 4-3 3rd: Sean Russell (Edinboro) dec. Trey Andrews (Northern Colorado), 7-1 5th: Noah Gonser (Eastern Michigan) dec. Sean Nickell (CSU Bakersfield), 5-0 7th: Ben Thornton (Purdue) by forfeit over Markus Simmons (Iowa State) 133: 1st: Nathan Tomasello (Ohio State) dec. Stevan Micic (Michigan), 3-2 3rd: Mark Grey (Cornell) dec. Mitch Mckee (Minnesota), 2-0 5th: Corey Keener (Central Michigan) pinned Anthony Tutolo (Kent State), 4:12 7th: Ali Naser (Arizona State) dec. Eli Stickley (Wisconsin), 10-4 141: 1st: Joey McKenna (Stanford) dec. Bryce Meredith (Wyoming), 3-1 3rd: Cole Martin (Wisconsin) dec. Russell Rohlfing (CSU Bakersfield), 8-7 5th: Logan Everett (Army) pinned Timmy Box (Northern Colorado), 2:03 7th: Kyle Ayersman (Purdue) by medical forfeit over Jack Mutchnik (American) 149: 1st: Micah Jordan (Ohio State) dec. Pat Lugo (Edinboro), 7-3 3rd: Justin Oliver (Central Michigan) dec. Cole Mendenhall (Wyoming), 6-0 5th: Joey Delgado (Oregon State) by medical forfeit over Solomon Chishko (Virginia Tech) 7th: Andrew Crone (Wisconsin) maj. dec. Chase Straw (Iowa State), 11-3 157: 1st: Jake Short (Minnesota) dec. Colin Heffernan (Central Michigan), 3-2 3rd: Archie Colgan (Wyoming) dec. Victor Lopez (Bucknell), 2-1 SV 5th: Josh Shields (Arizona State) by medical forfeit over Sal Mastriani (Virginia Tech) 7th: Colt Shorts (Cal Poly) dec. Alex Mossing (Air Force), 4-1 165: 1st: Logan Massa (Michigan) dec. Isaac Jordan (Wisconsin), 8-7 3rd: Branson Ashworth (Wyoming) dec. Austin Matthews (Edinboro), 7-2 5th: Anthony Valencia (Arizona State) pinned Brandon Womack (Cornell), 0:40 7th: Alex Lopouchanski (Air Force) by default over Cody Burcher (Ohio State) 174: 1st: Zahid Valencia (Arizona State) dec. Brian Realbuto (Cornell), 3-2 3rd: Myles Amine (Michigan) dec. Lelund Weatherspoon (Iowa State), 4-2 SV 5th: Christian Brucki (Central Michigan) by forfeit over Jim Wilson (Stanford) 7th: Kimball Bastian (Utah Valley) by medical forfeit over Nick Wanzek (Minnesota) 184: 1st: Gabe Dean (Cornell) tech. fall Zack Zavatsky (Virginia Tech), 19-4 5:00 3rd: Myles Martin (Ohio State) tech. fall Steven Schneider (Binghamton), 22-7 6:04 5th: Jordan Ellingwood (Central Michigan) dec. Hunter Ritter (Wisconsin), 4-1 7th: Nick Fiegener (California Baptist) maj. dec. Samson Imonode (Army), 12-1 197: 1st: Brett Pfarr (Minnesota) dec. Jared Haught (Virginia Tech), 14-1 3rd: Kollin Moore (Ohio State) dec. Jacob Smith (West Virginia), 9-7 5th: Corey Griego (Oregon State) pinned Ricky Robertson (Wisconsin), 1:03 7th: Tom Sleigh (Bucknell) dec. Tanner Orndoff (Utah Valley), 2-0 285: 1st: Connor Medbery (Wisconsin) dec. Ty Walz (Virginia Tech), 6-4 SV 3rd: Michael Kroells (Minnesota) dec. Tanner Hall (Arizona State), 3-2 TB 5th: Nathan Butler (Stanford) dec. Billy Miller (Edinboro), 5-0 7th: Gage Hutchison (Eastern Michigan) by medical forfeit over Quean Smith (Iowa State)

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- Isaiah Martinez, Brooks Black and Emery Parker each won titles today, as the Orange and Blue placed seven wrestlers in title bouts at the Northern Iowa Open. In addition to the three first-place finishes, Zac Brunson, Brock Ervin, Dylan Duncan (unattached) and Travis Piotrowski (unattached) placed runner-up this afternoon. "This is as good as we have wrestled to date, and against the best competition we have seen to this point," Head Coach Jim Heffernan said. "I saw a lot of progress on some of the things we've been doing in practice. There's still plenty to improve upon though and things we need to fix. As a team, we're really looking forward to Wednesday's dual meet at SIU Edwardsville." Top-ranked Isaiah Martinez made his collegiate debut at 165 pounds, defeating No. 3 Daniel Lewis (Missouri) in the title bout, 7-4. Martinez (5-0) earned bonus points in his first four matches, including a first round pin, to set up the much-anticipated final against Lewis. After trailing 1-0 at the end of the first period, Martinez opened the second period with a quick reversal to take the lead. Lewis tied the match, 2-2, with an escape, but Martinez quickly brought him back to the mat to regain the lead, 4-2 in the second period. Martinez used a final takedown in the third frame, along with a point for riding time, to seal the decision. "As always, Isaiah was fantastic and beat the third-ranked guy [Daniel Lewis], who is outstanding." Like Martinez, No. 8 Black dominated in his two opening matches, using a tech fall (16-0) and a pin (2:38) to advance to the semifinal round where he shutout Austin Myers (Missouri), 4-0. Wrestling Rylee Streifel of Minnesota in the heavyweight title bout, Black (4-0) struck first with a two-point takedown in the opening minute. Maintaining a 2-0 advantage into the second frame, Black extended his lead to 6-0 and held on for a 6-1 decision to claim the victory. "It was good to have Brooks [Black] back and healthy," Heffernan said. "He looked very good throughout the tournament, and is wrestling about as well as I've seen him since he came to Illinois." Illinois' third title came from 184-pounder Emery Parker, his second tournament title this season. Parker (13-1) dominated all four of his matches today, using two technical falls and his first two pins of the season. Parker's second fall of the day came in the title match when he pinned Drew Foster (Northern Iowa) in 5:41. "Emery had a really big day, scored a lot of points and had a great win in the finals as well," said Heffernan. Zac Brunson took home runner-up honors at 174 pounds today, as the Illini senior dropped a 13-10 decision in the title match to Taylor Lujan of Northern Iowa. Brunson (12-2) dominated in the opening three matches of the day, using a technical fall, a pin and a major decision to reach the final. Also making the final for the Illini was Brock Ervin, but the redshirt sophomore fell to Max Thomsen (Northern Iowa) by a decision of 3-1. Ervin (12-3) began the day with an 11-4 victory before notching his fourth pin of the season in the quarterfinal round. Ervin defeated Zander Wick in the semifinal round, 3-2, to advance to the final. Wrestling unattached from the team, but also advancing to title bouts today, was true freshmen Travis Piotrowski and Dylan Duncan. Piotrowski used three victories by decision to start the afternoon, but was defeated by Minnesota's No. 15 Ethan Lizak in the final. Duncan, appearing in his second title match of the season, earned his first collegiate pin (5:53) when he defeated Eduardo Penha (St. Cloud State) in the first round. Duncan won the following two matches by decision before dropping a 6-3 decision to Jaydin Eierman (Missouri) in the final. Rounding out the Illini placewinners today was a pair of fifth-place finishes by Xavier Montalvo (174 pounds) and unattached Wesley Kibler (197 pounds). Up next, the Illini compete in their first dual meet of the season on Wednesday, December 7 when they travel to Edwardsville, Illinois to wrestle Southern Illinois-Edwardsville at the Jon Davis Center. The match is set for 7 p.m. central time.

DAVIDSON, N.C. -- Appalachian State University wrestling used six pins on the day to overpower Southern Conference foe Davidson, 43-3, and Sacred Heart, 43-0, on Saturday afternoon at the Baker Sports Complex. The No. 23 Mountaineers improve to 4-1 (1-0 SoCon) on the season, dropping the Wildcats to 3-2 (0-1), while the Pioneers fall to 1-3. MATCH ONE: APP STATE 43, DAVIDSON 3 Appalachian State University wrestling only allowed one loss on the day against its first Southern Conference opponent of the 2016-17 season, ripping past the Davidson Wildcats 43-3 on Saturday. The Mountaineers gained the victory by pinning four Davidson wrestlers, getting one major decision and one forfeit. After senior Vito Pasone won by forfeit at the 125-pound match, freshman Colby Smith improved to 11-4 on the year by getting the close victory over Dustin Runzo with a 3-2 decision. The Black and Gold began to assert strength in the 141- and 149-pound matches when sophomore Irvin Enriquez and sophomore Matt Zovistoski got pins over Hunter Costas (2:51) and Aiden Conroy (6:01), respectively. App State would drop its lone match of the day at the 157 weight class as freshman Gavin Londoff fell in a close, hard-fought battle to Tony Palumbo in a 4-3 decision. The Mountaineers immediately regained its stride at the 165-pound match when No. 18 junior Forrest Przybysz pinned Noah Satterfield (1:23) before No. 18 174-pounder, junior Nick Kee returned to action in a big way, pinning Conor Fenn (5:24). Junior David Peters-Logue then downed Konnor Pritchard in a 5-2 decision before sophomore Randall Diabe bounced back from a midweek loss, getting an 11-2 major decision over Ryan Devlin. Wrapping up the decisive win for Appalachian was sophomore Cary Miller in the heavyweight bout. Miller took on Will Cooley and improved to 7-4 on the season by downing the Wildcat in a 7-3 decision. RESULTS: 125: Vito Pasone (APP) wins by forfeit 133: Colby Smith (APP) def. Dustin Runzo (DAV) 3-2 dec. 141: Irvin Enriquez (APP) def. Hunter Costa (DAV) pin (2:51) 149: Matt Zovistoski (APP) def. Aidan Conroy (DAV) pin (6:01) 157: Tony Palumbo (DAV) def. Gavin Londoff (APP) 4-3 dec. 165: Forrest Przybysz (APP) def. Noah Satterfield (DAV) pin (1:23) 174: Nick Kee (APP) def. Conor Fenn (DAV) pin (5:24) 184: David Peters-Logue (APP) def. Konnor Pritchard (DAV) 5-2 dec. 197: Randall Diabe (APP) def. Ryan Devlin (DAV) 11-2 maj. dec. HWT: Cary Miller (APP) def. Will Cooley (DAV) 7-3 dec. MATCH TWO: APP STATE 43, SACRED HEART 0 Appalachian State University wrestling continued its hot play, making quick work of its second opponent of the day in a 43-0 victory over Sacred Heart on Saturday. The match began with Vito Pasone getting the decisive 16-0 technical fall over Tim Johnson at the 125 match and Colby Smith getting the 15-7 major decision over Gerald Daley in the 133-pound matchup. Irvin Enriquez carried the momentum forward, getting the 5-2 decision win over Brandon Levesque at the 141 weight class before Matt Zovistoski got the commanding 19-7 major decision over Alex Harnsberger at the 157. The Mountaineers continued to roll as Gavin Londoff got back on track from the loss earlier, getting the 5-4 decision win over Casey Mitchell. Forrest Przybysz and Nick Kee combined to get huge wins for App State at the 165 and 174 weight classes, respectively, getting the 14-4 major decision and 17-1 technical fall. David Peters-Logue got his third pin of the year, downing Elliott Antler in 1:15 before Randall Diabe got his second win of the day with the 6-2 victory over Sasha Oliinyk. Once again, Cary Miller took the Mountaineers home to victory in the final match of the day, ending with a bang as the sophomore got his second pin of the season, taking Dan Hayden down in 2:22. Appalachian State wrestling now goes on a brief break from duals matches after having four matches in six days, returning to Varsity Gym on Dec. 14 when the Mountaineers host Campbell. The action begins at 7 p.m. RESULTS: 125: Vito Pasone (APP) def. Tim Johnson (SH) 16-0 TF 133: Colby Smith (APP) def. Gerald Daley (SH) 15-7 maj. dec. 141: Irvin Enriquez (APP) def. Brandon Levesque (SH) 5-2 dec. 149: Matt Zovistoski (APP) def. Alex Harnsberger (SH) 19-7 maj. dec. 157: Gavin Londoff (APP) def. Casey Mitchell (SH) 5-4 dec. 165: Forrest Przybysz (APP) def. Matt Fisher (SH) 14-4 maj. dec. 174: Nick Kee (APP) def. Mark Boyle (SH) 17-1 TF 184: David Peters-Logue (APP) def. Elliott Antler (SH) pin (1:15) 197: Randall Diabe (APP) def. Sasha Oliinyk (SHU) 6-2 dec. HWT: Cary Miller (APP) def. Dan Hayden (SHU) pin (2:22)

BLOOMSBURG, Pa. -- Senior Matt Meadows won by fall in the first period in the final match of the day, breaking an 18-18 tie to lift Mason to a 24-18 win over Bloomsburg in the Eastern Wrestling League opener for both teams on Saturday afternoon at Nelson Field House in Bloomsburg, Pa. Mason (1-3, 1-0 EWL) won its first dual of the season. The Patriots took a 6-0 lead when sophomore Matthew Voss (3-4) began the day with a fall in his 285-pound match over Bloomsburg freshman Bruce Graeber. Voss was leading 6-1 when he recorded the fall at 5:31 in the third period. "It was great to have Voss start off the day with that big pin," Mason assistant coach Mark Weader said. "It was huge to get momentum and bonus points." Bloomsburg (3-5, 0-1 EWL) rallied to take a 9-6 lead in the match after wins at both 125-pounds and 133-pounds. Mason sophomore Tejon Anthony (7-3) evened the match score 9-9 when he won a 10-4 decision over Huskies sophomore Grant Bond. Anthony scored six points in the third period in the victory. Senior Sahid Kargbo (8-0) remained unbeaten and put the Patriots back in the lead, recording four takedowns in his bout with Bloomsburg freshman Kevin Laumbach to earn a 9-5 decision. Kargbo has won all four of his dual matches this season to go along with his four wins at the Navy Classic, when he claimed the individual championship at 149-pounds. The contest between the Patriots and Huskies continued to go back-and-forth, with the match score tied three times throughout the day. After the Huskies posted a win at 157 pounds, Mason freshman Garrett Tingen (1-3) came through with a huge victory in his 167-pound bout. After a scoreless first period, Tingen wasted little time in the second period, recording his first win of the season by fall over Bloomsburg freshman Reid Stanley at 3:27 to give the Patriots an 18-12 lead in the match. "We knew that would be a big match in this dual meet," Weader said. "Garrett has been wrestling well and he can get a pin from all positions. It was a big win for him individually and important for us in the meet." Bloomsburg then notched wins at 174-pounds and 184-pounds to even the match score at 18-18. That set the stage for the final bout of the afternoon with Meadows (1-1) facing Huskies freshman Tyler Worthing in the 197-pound weight class. "In the final match, there was a lot of pressure on Meadows and he came through," Weader said. "He's an experienced wrestler and has been in a lot of tough situations. It's a good way to get him started for a big year. He capitalized on the position he was in and took advantage to put the match away rather than letting it stay close." Worthing applied early pressure in the first period before Meadows was called for stalling a minute into the match. With less than 30 seconds to go in the first period, Meadows found an opening and scored with a takedown before winning by fall at 2:50 to give Mason its first victory of the season. The Patriots have won the last three meetings against the Huskies. Bloomsburg has dropped 13 straight Eastern Wrestling League contests. After winning their first two duals of the season, the Huskies have now lost five of their last six contests. "We all knew it was coming down to the final match after a couple of the later weights," Meadows said. "I didn't really feel a lot of pressure. I just knew if I went out and wrestled hard I could get it done. The coaches said go out and attack. It was a good feeling to close it out for the team and we have the momentum going for this weekend." Meadows hadn't been on the mat for a year-and-a-half before competing last weekend in the Grapple at the Garden. He missed all of last season with a broken leg. This was the first time in his career that he closed out a team match with a victory to give the Patriots the win. Mason went 2-4 against Eastern Wrestling League opponents last season and went 0-3 on the road. The win Saturday at Bloomsburg was the first conference road win for the Patriots since a 30-12 victory over the Huskies at Nelson Field House on Feb. 8, 2015. The Patriots have equaled their road win total from last season, when Mason finished with a 1-5 record away from home. The Patriots lone road win last season was a 26-16 victory at Sacred Heart on Jan. 30, 2016. Mason will have less than 24 hours to prepare for the next challenge. "The Lock Haven match is going to be tough," said Weader of Sunday's matchup. "They have a good team. A lot of our guys will have confidence going forward into another conference matchup, both as a team and individually." The Patriots are back on the mat on Sunday when they face Eastern Wrestling League rival Lock Haven at 12 p.m. at Thomas Fieldhouse in Lock Haven, Pa. Results: 285: Matthew Voss (Mason) by fall over Bruce Graeber (Bloomsburg) 5:31 125: Willy Girard (Bloomsburg) major decision over Quinton Tucker (Mason) 13-1 133: Matt Noble (Bloomsburg) technical fall over Lio Quezada (Mason) 25-9 141: Tejon Anthony (Mason) decision over Grant Bond (Bloomsburg) 10-4 149: Sahid Kargbo (Mason) decision over Kevin Laubach (Bloomsburg) 9-5 157: Brendon Colbert (Bloomsburg) decision over Matthew Raines (Mason) 12-7 165: Garrett Tingen (Mason) by fall over Reid Stanley (Bloomsburg) 3:27 174: Trevor Allard (Bloomsburg) decision over Patrick Davis (Mason) 5-3 184: Kyle Murphy (Bloomsburg) decision over Daniel Mika (Mason) 4-0 197: Matt Meadows (Mason) by fall over Tyler Worthing (Bloomsburg) 2:50

Lincoln, Neb. -- The No. 7 Nebraska wrestling team (5-0, 1-0 Big Ten) dominated at NU Coliseum on Saturday, defeating Michigan State, Drexel and No. 25 Princeton by a combined score of 95-13. The Huskers started their day by downing Big Ten foe Michigan State, 35-3. NU had six bonus-point wins against the Spartans, highlighted by 11th-ranked Colton McCrystal's 12-4 major decision over No. 14 Javier Gasca at 141 pounds. No. 9 Tim Lambert (125) and No. 4 TJ Dudley (184) each earned technical falls, while No. 8 Tyler Berger (157), No. 17 Micah Barnes (174) and No. 8 Aaron Studebaker (197) notched major decisions. Dudley, a two-time All-American, outscored his three opponents on Saturday, 43-4, with two technical falls and one major decision. In his last 12 home matches, dating back to last season, Dudley has an 11-1 record with nine bonus-point victories. No. 4 Eric Montoya (133), Dustin Williams (165) and No. 17 Collin Jensen (HWT) each won by decision against the Spartans. In the second dual, Nebraska used five bonus-point wins to defeat Drexel, 33-4. Berger led the way with a technical fall over Nick Widmann at 157 pounds. Montoya (133) registered a 2-0 decision over No. 14 Kevin Devoy Jr. Lambert (125), McCrystal (141), Dudley (184) and Jensen (HWT) each won matches by major decision against the Dragons. In the final dual of the day, NU tamed the 25th-ranked Princeton Tigers, 27-6, highlighted by Collin Purinton's 12-6 decision over 18th-ranked Jordan Laster at 149 pounds. Purinton's upset win sent the Coliseum crowd of 570 into a frenzy, as the Huskers won eight of 10 bouts against the Tigers. Dudley wrapped up his day with a 15-0 technical fall over Kevin Parker. Montoya also earned bonus points with his 11-2 major decision over Pat D'Arcy. Studebaker and Jensen each knocked off ranked opponents in the final two matches of the dual. Studebaker won in tiebreaker-1, 2-1, over No. 7 Brett Harner. Jensen downed 19th-ranked Ray O'Donnell, 12-5. The Huskers hit the road next weekend for a pair of duals. Nebraska faces NC State on Friday, Dec 9 before battling North Carolina on Saturday, Dec. 10. #7 Nebraska 35, Michigan State 3 125: #9 Tim Lambert (NEB) tech fall Mitch Rogaliner (MSU), 16-1 (NEB 5, MSU 0) 133: #4 Eric Montoya (NEB) dec. Austin Eicher (MSU), 8-4 (NEB 8, MSU 0) 141: #11 Colton McCrystal (NEB) major dec. #14 Javier Gasca (MSU), 12-4 (NEB 12, MSU 0) 149: Nick Trimble (MSU) dec. Collin Purinton (NEB), 5-4 (NEB 12, MSU 3) 157: #8 Tyler Berger (NEB) major dec. Austin Thompson (MSU), 12-4 (NEB 16, MSU 3) 165: Dustin Williams (NEB) dec. Drew Hughes (MSU), 2-1 (NEB 19, MSU 3) 174: #17 Micah Barnes (NEB) major dec. Logan Ritchie (MSU), 13-2 (NEB 23, MSU 3) 184: #4 TJ Dudley (NEB) tech fall Shwan Shadaia (MSU), 17-2 (NEB 28, MSU 3) 197: #8 Aaron Studebaker (NEB) major dec. Matthew Okaiye (MSU), 12-1 (NEB 32, MSU 3) HWT: #17 Collin Jensen (NEB) dec. Jacob Cooper (MSU), 3-0 (NEB 35, MSU 3) Drexel 17, #25 Princeton 15 125: Zack Fuentes (DREX) dec. Mateo DeVincenzo (PRIN), 7-1 (DREX 3, PRIN 0) 133: #14 Kevin Devoy Jr. (DREX) dec. Pat D'Arcy (PRIN), 3-0 (DREX 6, PRIN 0) 141: #4 Matthew Kolodzik (PRIN) dec. David Pearce (DREX), 8-3 (DREX 6, PRIN 3) 149: #18 Jordan Laster (PRIN) dec. #11 Matthew Cimato (DREX), 5-3 (DREX 6, PRIN 6) 157: Willie Davis (DREX) dec. Leonard Merkin (PRIN), 8-3 (DREX 9, PRIN 6) 165: Austin Rose (DREX) major dec. Chase Piperato (PRIN), 14-4 (DREX 13, PRIN 6) 174: #16 Jonathan Schleifer (PRIN) dec. Ebed Jarrell (DREX), 10-8 (DREX 13, PRIN 9) 184: Alex DeCiantis (DREX) major dec. Kevin Parker (PRIN), 17-6 (DREX 17, PRIN 9) 197: #7 Brett Harner (PRIN) dec. Josh Murphy (DREX), 8-4 (DREX 17, PRIN 12) HWT: #19 Ray O'Donnell (PRIN) dec. Joey Goodhart (DREX), 9-3 (DREX 17, PRIN 15) #7 Nebraska 33, Drexel 4 125: #9 Tim Lambert (NEB) major dec. Zack Fuentes (DREX), 12-1 (NEB 4, DREX 0) 133: #4 Eric Montoya (NEB) dec. #14 Kevin Devoy Jr. (DREX), 2-0 (NEB 7, DREX 0) 141: #11 Colton McCrystal (NEB) major dec. Vincent Foggia (DREX), 14-2 (NEB 11, DREX 0) 149: #11 Matthew Cimato (DREX) major dec. Jordan Shearer (NEB), 15-3 (NEB 11, DREX 4) 157: #8 Tyler Berger (NEB) tech fall Nick Widmann (DREX), 20-5 (NEB 16, DREX 4) 165: Justin Arthur (NEB) dec. Dakota Greene (DREX), 8-5 (NEB 19, DREX 4) 174: #17 Micah Barnes (NEB) sudden victory-1 Nick Elmer (DREX), 3-1 (NEB 22, DREX 4) 184: #4 TJ Dudley (NEB) major dec. Alex DeCiantis (DREX), 11-2 (NEB 26, DREX 4) 197: #8 Aaron Studebaker (NEB) dec. Josh Murphy (DREX), 5-1 (NEB 29, DREX 4) HWT: #17 Collin Jensen (NEB) major dec. Joey Goodhart (DREX), 9-1 (NEB 33, DREX 4) #25 Princeton 25, Michigan State 15 125: Logan Griffin (MSU) major dec. Ty Agaisse (PRIN), 8-0 (MSU 4, PRIN 0) 133: Austin Eicher (MSU) dec. Pat D'Arcy (PRIN), 5-1 (MSU 7, PRIN 0) 141: #4 Matthew Kolodzik (PRIN) tech fall #14 Javier Gasca (MSU), 16-0 (MSU 7, PRIN 5) 149: #18 Jordan Laster (PRIN) dec. Nick Trimble (MSU), 6-2 (PRIN 8, MSU 7) 157: Leonard Merkin (PRIN) dec. Austin Thompson (MSU), 11-10 (PRIN 11, MSU 7) 165: Drew Hughes (MSU) major dec. Joe Tavoso (PRIN), 8-0 (PRIN 11, MSU 11) 174: #16 Jonathan Schleifer (PRIN) major dec. Drew Barnes (MSU), 13-2 (PRIN 15, MSU 11) 184: Shwan Shadaia (MSU) major dec. Kevin Parker (PRIN), 11-3 (MSU 15, PRIN 15) 197: #7 Brett Harner (PRIN) tech fall Wesley Maskill (MSU), 18-3 (PRIN 20, MSU 15) HWT: #19 Ray O'Donnell (PRIN) tech fall Jacob Cooper (MSU), 16-0 (PRIN 25, MSU 15) #7 Nebraska 27, #25 Princeton 6 125: #9 Tim Lambert (NEB) dec. Ty Agaisse (PRIN), 8-4 (NEB 3, PRIN 0) 133: #4 Eric Montoya (NEB) major dec. Pat D'Arcy (PRIN), 11-2 (NEB 7, PRIN 0) 141: #4 Matthew Kolodzik (PRIN) sudden victory-1 #11 Colton McCrystal (NEB), 8-6 (NEB 7, PRIN 3) 149: Collin Purinton (NEB) dec. #18 Jordan Laster (PRIN), 12-6 (NEB 10, PRIN 3) 157: #8 Tyler Berger (NEB) dec. Leonard Merkin (PRIN), 3-2 (NEB 13, PRIN 3) 165: Dustin Williams (NEB) dec. Joe Tavoso (PRIN), 3-1 (NEB 16, PRIN 3) 174: #16 Jonathan Schleifer (PRIN) dec. #17 Micah Barnes (NEB), 6-0 (NEB 16, PRIN 6) 184: #4 TJ Dudley (NEB) tech fall Kevin Parker (PRIN), 15-0 (NEB 21, PRIN 6) 197: #8 Aaron Studebaker (NEB) tiebreaker-1 #7 Brett Harner (PRIN), 2-1 (NEB 24, PRIN 6) HWT: #17 Collin Jensen (NEB) dec. #19 Ray O'Donnell (PRIN), 12-5 (NEB 27, PRIN 6) Drexel 25, Michigan State 9 125: Zack Fuentes (DREX) dec. Mitch Rogaliner (MSU), 5-3 (DREX 3, MSU 0) 133: #14 Kevin Devoy Jr. (DREX) major dec. Austin Eicher (MSU), 16-7 (DREX 7, MSU 0) 141: David Pearce (DREX) pin Logan Griffin (MSU), 2:40 (DREX 13, MSU 0) 149: #11 Matthew Cimato (DREX) dec. Nick Trimble (MSU), 2-0 (DREX 16, MSU 0) 157: Austin Thompson (MSU) dec. Willie Davis (DREX), 5-3 (DREX 16, MSU 3) 165: Drew Hughes (MSU) dec. Austin Rose (DREX), 3-2 (DREX 16, MSU 6) 174: Ebed Jarrell (DREX) dec. Logan Ritchie (MSU), 8-1 (DREX 19, MSU 6) 184: Alex DeCiantis (DREX) dec. Shwan Shadaia (MSU), 6-3 (DREX 22, MSU 6) 197: Matthew Okaiye (MSU) dec. Josh Murphy (DREX), 7-6 (DREX 22, MSU 9) HWT: Joey Goodhart (DREX) dec. Jacob Cooper (MSU), 3-0 (DREX 25, MSU 9)

Ohio State won the team title in Las Vegas (Photo/Mark Lundy, Lutte-Lens.com) LAS VEGAS -- Two champions. One runner up. Two third placers. The Ohio State wrestling team is coming back from Las Vegas with some hardware to show for it after competition concluded on Sunday at the 35th annual Cliff Keen Invitational. THE SHORT STORY On the strength of six placers, Ohio State took home the team title with 118.5 points, edging out second-place Wisconsin (113.5). It is the Buckeyes' first Cliff Keen title since 2012 and the fourth time in the last five years they've crowed multiple champions. Minnesota was the only other school in the 36-team field with more than one champion. Nathan Tomasello (133 lbs.) and Micah Jordan (149 lbs.) won first place matches while Myles Martin (184 lbs.) and Kollin Moore (197 lbs.) rebounded from tough semifinal losses to place third. Jose Rodriguez made a run to the 125 lb. finals before finishing second while Cody Burcher took eighth place at 165 lbs. TOMASELLO TAKES TITLE #2 Tomasello's championship round match with third seeded and ninth-ranked Stevan Micic was tied at 2-2 entering the third period and Tomasello scored the decisive point when he escaped the start the final stanza. He also scored the matches only takedown in the second period. His CKLV title is the second of his career, after winning the 125 lb. championship last year. In the semifinals, Tomasello scored five second period points (two takedowns, one escape) and added a riding time point at the conclusion of the match for a workman-like 8-3 decision against 18th-ranked and fifth-seeded Mark Grey of Cornell. JORDAN MAKES IT BACK TO BACK Facing his second top-10 opponent of the day, Jordan finished off his second straight CKLV title by getting a key four point near fall with 1:26 remaining in the match against Edinboro's Pat Lugo. The redshirt sophomore, ranked No. 6 this week by InterMat, is now 17-0 on the season. He's also 4-0 vs. ranked opponents. Jordan's 9-4 semifinal win over seventh-ranked Justin Oliver of was keyed by a second period reversal and two third period takedowns. RODRIGUEZ EDGED IN FINALS Facing top-seeded and second-ranked Joe Dance of Virginia Tech in the finals, Rodriguez (9-2) led 3-2 late in the third period but Dance completed the winning takedown with just six seconds remaining. Rodriguez had built his 3-2 edge on a first-period takedown and escape to begin the third. Rodriguez started the semifinals off for Ohio State with a bang, picking up a 17-1 technical fall over Northern Colorado's Trey Andrews, the tournaments sixth seeded. Rodriguez scored four points on two first-period takedowns and then had a takedown and four-point near fall in the second to extend his lead to 10-1. MARTIN TAKES THIRD Eighth-ranked the third seeded Zack Zavatsky upset Martin (11-1) 6-4 in the semifinals when he scored a takedown in the waning seconds of the first period and then a critical two-point near fall in the third period. Martin rebounded by scoring early and often in a 16-4 major decision against Wisconsin's Hunter Ritter to set up a third-place match with 15th-ranked Steven Schneider. Martin took Schneider down nine times on his way to a 22-7 tech fall that took 6:04. MOORE FINISHES STRONG Facing his first ranked opponent of the year in the semifinals, Martin hung tough with second-ranked Brett Pfarr of Minnesota for the first period, trailing just 4-3. Pfarr then turned up the heat, getting a series of takedowns in the third to register the 15-7 major decision. In the third place match, Moore picked up his biggest win of the season, topping sixth-ranked Jacob Smith of West Virginia 9-7. Tied at 3-3 after one period, Moore scored three points in the second period on an opening escape and takedown that stretched the lead to 6-3. Up 6-4 in the third, Moore's decisive score was a takedown with 52 seconds remaining. BURCHER GOES 1-1, TAKES EIGHTH The sixth Buckeye to compete on Saturday was Burcher, who got the lone point in his consolation quarterfinal win over Tyrel White of Columbia via riding time and then dropped a heartbreaking sudden victory decision to 20th-ranked Brandon Womack of Cornell in the consolation semifinals. For the tournament, Burcher went 4-2 to improve his overall record to 12-4. UP NEXT Ohio State's 2016-17 home opener is next on the schedule, slated for Thursday, Dec. 8 at 7 p.m. against No. 5 Missouri. The match will be broadcast live on BTN and tickets can be purchased by clicking here. PLACEWINNERS 125: 1st: Joey Dance (Virginia Tech) dec. Jose Rodriquez (Ohio State), 4-3 3rd: Sean Russell (Edinboro) dec. Trey Andrews (Northern Colorado), 7-1 5th: Noah Gonser (Eastern Michigan) dec. Sean Nickell (CSU Bakersfield), 5-0 7th: Ben Thornton (Purdue) by forfeit over Markus Simmons (Iowa State) 133: 1st: Nathan Tomasello (Ohio State) dec. Stevan Micic (Michigan), 3-2 3rd: Mark Grey (Cornell) dec. Mitch Mckee (Minnesota), 2-0 5th: Corey Keener (Central Michigan) pinned Anthony Tutolo (Kent State), 4:12 7th: Ali Naser (Arizona State) dec. Eli Stickley (Wisconsin), 10-4 141: 1st: Joey McKenna (Stanford) dec. Bryce Meredith (Wyoming), 3-1 3rd: Cole Martin (Wisconsin) dec. Russell Rohlfing (CSU Bakersfield), 8-7 5th: Logan Everett (Army) pinned Timmy Box (Northern Colorado), 2:03 7th: Kyle Ayersman (Purdue) by medical forfeit over Jack Mutchnik (American) 149: 1st: Micah Jordan (Ohio State) dec. Pat Lugo (Edinboro), 7-3 3rd: Justin Oliver (Central Michigan) dec. Cole Mendenhall (Wyoming), 6-0 5th: Joey Delgado (Oregon State) by medical forfeit over Solomon Chishko (Virginia Tech) 7th: Andrew Crone (Wisconsin) maj. dec. Chase Straw (Iowa State), 11-3 157: 1st: Jake Short (Minnesota) dec. Colin Heffernan (Central Michigan), 3-2 3rd: Archie Colgan (Wyoming) dec. Victor Lopez (Bucknell), 2-1 SV 5th: Josh Shields (Arizona State) by medical forfeit over Sal Mastriani (Virginia Tech) 7th: Colt Shorts (Cal Poly) dec. Alex Mossing (Air Force), 4-1 165: 1st: Logan Massa (Michigan) dec. Isaac Jordan (Wisconsin), 8-7 3rd: Branson Ashworth (Wyoming) dec. Austin Matthews (Edinboro), 7-2 5th: Anthony Valencia (Arizona State) pinned Brandon Womack (Cornell), 0:40 7th: Alex Lopouchanski (Air Force) by default over Cody Burcher (Ohio State) 174: 1st: Zahid Valencia (Arizona State) dec. Brian Realbuto (Cornell), 3-2 3rd: Myles Amine (Michigan) dec. Lelund Weatherspoon (Iowa State), 4-2 SV 5th: Christian Brucki (Central Michigan) by forfeit over Jim Wilson (Stanford) 7th: Kimball Bastian (Utah Valley) by medical forfeit over Nick Wanzek (Minnesota) 184: 1st: Gabe Dean (Cornell) tech. fall Zack Zavatsky (Virginia Tech), 19-4 5:00 3rd: Myles Martin (Ohio State) tech. fall Steven Schneider (Binghamton), 22-7 6:04 5th: Jordan Ellingwood (Central Michigan) dec. Hunter Ritter (Wisconsin), 4-1 7th: Nick Fiegener (California Baptist) maj. dec. Samson Imonode (Army), 12-1 197: 1st: Brett Pfarr (Minnesota) dec. Jared Haught (Virginia Tech), 14-1 3rd: Kollin Moore (Ohio State) dec. Jacob Smith (West Virginia), 9-7 5th: Corey Griego (Oregon State) pinned Ricky Robertson (Wisconsin), 1:03 7th: Tom Sleigh (Bucknell) dec. Tanner Orndoff (Utah Valley), 2-0 285: 1st: Connor Medbery (Wisconsin) dec. Ty Walz (Virginia Tech), 6-4 SV 3rd: Michael Kroells (Minnesota) dec. Tanner Hall (Arizona State), 3-2 TB 5th: Nathan Butler (Stanford) dec. Billy Miller (Edinboro), 5-0 7th: Gage Hutchison (Eastern Michigan) by medical forfeit over Quean Smith (Iowa State)

Chris Honeycutt (Photo/Bellator) It was a mixed night for former amateur wrestling stars, with NCAA Division I finalist Chris Honeycutt winning a unanimous decision at middleweight, while Greco-Roman grappler Joe Warren lost his bid to claim the bantamweight title in the main event at Bellator 166 at WinStar World Casino and Resort in Thackerville, Oklahoma, Friday night. In a battle of past wrestlers from Pennsylvania schools, Honeycutt, a two-time NCAA All-American at Edinboro University, defeated Ben Reiter, former University of Pennsylvania letterman. "Chris Honeycutt brought a rowdy Thackerville crowd to their feet throughout the course of a one-sided middleweight affair," is how MMAWeekly.com opened its report on the 185-pound bout over Reiter, with the judges scoring it 30-26, 30-25, and 30-25. "The 28-year-old American used his wrestling both offensively and defensively to win the fight," according to MMAFighting.com "There was very little action on the feet with not many significant strikes thrown, but when it came to the ground, Honeycutt's wrestling dominated the action. There was also a lot of inactivity from Reiter which caused the decision on the judges' cards to be very one-sided." Honeycutt, who was runner-up at 197 pounds for the Fighting Scots at the 2012 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, is now 9-1-0 in his pro MMA career, while Reiter falls to 17-3-1. In the main event, Eduardo Dantas defeated Joe Warren to remain Bellator's bantamweight champion, not only successfully defending his 135-pound title, but also becoming the first man to defeat the former Greco-Roman wrestler in a decision. The judges scored it a majority decision for Dantas, 47-47, 49-44, 48-46. MMAInsight wrote that Dantas"snuffed out his opponent's wrestling threat, picking him apart with measured offense of the feet." "Warren didn't seem to be able to find his rhythm or an answer to Dantas' crisp jabs and powerful leg kicks all throughout the five rounds," MMAFighting.com reported."Dantas picked apart Warren with confidence and defended almost all his takedown attempts. In round five, the Brazilian was deducted a point after landing a second kick to Warren's groin, but that wasn't enough to stop Dantas from winning in the score cards."

Cornell's Gabe Dean advanced to the finals (Photo/Mark Lundy, Lutte-Lens.com) LAS VEGAS -- Six returning champions punched their tickets to the finals of Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational on Saturday. Those wrestlers include Ohio State wrestlers Nathan Tomasello (133) and Micah Jordan (149), Cornell wrestlers Brian Realbuto (174) and Gabe Dean (184), as well as Wisconsin's Isaac Jordan (165) and Virginia Tech's Ty Walz (285). MIchigan's Logan Massa defeated ASU's Anthony Valencia in the semifinals (Photo/Mark Lundy, Lutte-Lens.com) Four freshmen earned spots in the finals: Ohio State's Jose Rodriguez (125), Arizona State's Zahid Valencia (174) and Michigan wrestlers Stevan Micic (133) and Logan Massa (165). Returning NCAA champion Myles Martin of Ohio State was defeated in the semifinals at 184 pounds by Virginia Tech's Zack Zavatasky, 6-4. Wisconsin grabbed the lead in the team standings heading in the finals. The Badgers have two finalists and seven placewinners. Ohio State sits in second place, followed by Virginia Tech. The final round is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. PT. InterMat will continue its live blog coverage. Semifinal Results 125: No. 2 Joey Dance (Virginia Tech) dec. No. 14 Sean Russell (Edinboro), 4-2 Jose Rodriguez (Ohio State) tech. fall Trey Andrews (Northern Colorado), 17-1 133: No. 3 Nathan Tomasello (Ohio State) dec. No. 18 Mark Grey (Cornell), 8-3 No. 9 Stevan Micic (Michigan) dec. Mitchell McKee (Minnesota), 9-7 SV 141: No. 2 Joey McKenna (Stanford) maj. dec. No. 16 Logan Everett (Army), 10-2 No. 7 Bryce Meredith (Wyoming) dec. Russell Rohlfing (CSU Bakersfield), 5-4 149: No. 8 Pat Lugo (Edinboro) dec. No. 5 Solomon Chishko (Virginia Tech), 5-3 No. 6 Micah Jordan (Ohio State) dec. No. 7 Justin Oliver (Central Michigan), 9-4 157: No. 10 Collin Heffernan (Central Michigan) dec. Joshua Shields (Arizona State), 6-3 Jake Short (Minnesota) by injury default over No. 20 Sal Mastriani (Virginia Tech 165: No. 2 Isaac Jordan (Wisconsin) pinned No. 16 Austin Matthews (Edinboro), 1:45 No. 6 Logan Massa (Michigan) maj. dec. No. 9 Anthony Valencia (Arizona State), 17-4 174: No. 5 Brian Realbuto (Cornell) dec. No. 13 Jim Wilson (Stanford), 12-5 No. 7 Zahid Valencia (Arizona State) maj. dec. No. 10 Lelund Weatherspoon (Iowa State), 10-2 184: No. 1 Gabe Dean (Cornell) pinned No. 11 Jordan Ellingwood (Central Michigan), 2:55 No. 8 Zack Zavatsky (Virginia Tech) dec. No. 2 Myles Martin (Ohio State), 6-4 197: No. 2 Brett Pfarr (Minnesota) maj. dec. No. 12 Kollin Moore (Ohio State), 15-7 No. 3 Jared Haught (Virginia Tech) dec. No. 6 Jake Smith (West Virginia), 6-4 SV 285: No. 2 Connor Medbery (Wisconsin) dec. No. 8 Michael Kroells (Minnesota), 4-2 No. 3 Ty Walz (Virginia Tech) dec. No. 4 Tanner Hall (Arizona State), 5-3

BROOKINGS, South Dakota -- The University of Iowa wrestling team won eight-of-10 matches to defeat No. 20 South Dakota State, 29-8, Friday night at Frost Arena. A school record 4,087 fans watched the third-ranked Hawkeyes (4-0, 1-0) pile up 31 takedowns and 14 nearfall points to win their 20th consecutive road dual. "Everywhere you go you're going to get the best shot and biggest crowds and it's a situation that you love and embrace," said UI head coach Tom Brands, who picked up his 200th career dual win. "There is no better feeling that wrestling in front of your fans, except maybe when you can quite a rabid arena on the road. We have great fans, so that's saying a lot if you can compare those two things." The Hawkeyes scored bonus points in three bouts, including a technical fall from Thomas Gilman, who scored 12 takedowns to win 26-10 at 125 pounds. "The guy went out there and had a game plan: keep his wrist clear and try not to give up more than 30 takedowns," said Gilman, who improved to 7-0 this season with five pins and two technical falls. "They're all tough," he said. "It doesn't matter if it was our first match of the year, our last one, the next one, or at nationals, they're all tough. The way I do may make it look easy, but they're all tough." Sammy Brooks used six takedowns and eight nearfall points to win 20-5 at 184, and Topher Carton ended the night with a 12-1 major decision at 141. Carton scored three takedowns, four nearfall, and racked up 4:00 of riding time. Brandon Sorensen (149), Michael Kemerer (157), Joey Gunther (165), and Alex Meyer (174) spotted the Hawkeyes a 12-0 advantage before Brooks blew the doors open at 184. He used five takedowns and four nearfall points to build a 14-4 first period lead before eventually terminating the match with four more nearfall one minute into the second frame. "That's part of the philosophy we have as Hawkeyes," Brooks said. "If I go out there and put the hammer down and I do my job, the next guy is going to go and do the same. There is no beating that. In a place like this that may be even more important, when the crowd believes they've been close and they're still in it. I didn't hear much cheering from them in my match." The Hawkeyes also got a win at 285, where Steven Holloway scored a takedown 25 seconds into the first period and used a second-period escape to win, 3-2. The Jackrabbits were favored at 133 and 197 pounds and got wins at both. Phillip Laux lost 15-0 at 133 to seventh-ranked Seth Gross, and Cash Wilcke fell, 8-5, to fourth-ranked Nate Rotert at 197. Wilcke led 4-3 after two periods but surrendered a pair of takedowns in the third and lost for the first time this season. Iowa returns to the mat Saturday, Dec. 10 hosting Iowa State in the annual Iowa Corn Cy-Series. The dual begins at 7 p.m. (CT) and is broadcast on KXIC AM 800 and online at Hawkeye All-Access. The dual is streamed online on BTN Plus. Visit BTN2Go.com for more information. NOTES: Attendance was 4,087, and an attendance record at SDSU... Iowa scored 18 of its 31 takedowns in the first period… Kemerer (9-0) earned his first career win over a ranked opponent….Brands is 200-37-1 in 13 seasons as a head coach. Results: 149 -- #2 Brandon Sorensen (I) dec. Alex Kocer (SDSU), 9-5; 3-0 157 -- #7 Michael Kemerer (I) dec. Colin Holler (SDSU), 7-3; 6-0 165 -- Joey Gunther (I) dec. Luke Zilverberg (SDSU), 6-4; 9-0 174 -- #6 Alex Meyer (I) dec. #15 David Kocer (SDSU), 4-1; 12-0 184 -- #7 Sammy Brooks (I) major dec. Martin Mueller (SDSU), 20-5; 17-0 197 -- #4 Nate Rotert (SDSU) dec. Cash Wilcke (I), 9-5; 17-3 285 -- Steven Holloway (I) dec. Alex Macki (SDSU), 3-2; 20-3 125 -- #1 Thomas Gilman (I) tech. fall Ben Gillette (SDSU), 26-11; 25-3 133 -- #7 Seth Gross (SDSU) tech. fall Phillip Laux (I), 15-0; 25-8 141 -- Topher Carton (I) major dec. Henry Pohlmeyer (SDSU), 12-1; 29-8

NORMAN, Okla. -- Top-ranked Oklahoma State dropped No. 16 Oklahoma, 33-3, in the 175th edition of Bedlam wrestling Friday night after winning nine of 10 individual bouts. The win bumped the Cowboys' advantage in the series to 138-27-10 and marked the Cowboys' third 30-point victory in the first three duals of the season. The Cowboys (3-0) recorded four bonus point victories in the win, including technical falls from Kyle Crutchmer and Nolan Boyd at 174 and 184 pounds, respectively, to close out the match. "The scoreboard looks good," head coach John Smith said. "I felt like we didn't impose our will in some of the matches where I really thought there was a lopsided (advantage), and then it was scoreless in the first period. That scenario is not a scenario you want to see, but sometimes that happens early (in the season). I was pleased with the matches where it seemed like we were tight, and then we exploded and put up a lot of points, so that was good to see." Preston Weigel started off the night with a 4-0 decision, racking up nearly four minutes of riding time over No. 18 Brad Johnson to improve to 5-1 on the season. Weigel recorded a takedown halfway through the first period, securing nearly a minute and a half of riding time after one. Starting the second on bottom, Weigel escaped quickly to boost his lead to three where it would stay for the remainder of the match. Senior heavyweight Austin Schafer picked up his second-straight top-15 win Saturday night with a 5-2 decision over No. 13 Ross Larson that extended the Cowboy lead to 6-0. After a scoreless first period, Schafer got the high end of a scoring flurry to start the second, escaping before taking down Larson to jump out to a 3-2 lead after the first two periods. The Edmond, Okla., product closed it out, escaping to open the period and holding off Larson for the remainder of the match. 125-pounder Nick Piccininni tallied a 12-2 major decision over Christian Moody for the first bonus point win of the night for the Pokes. Despite neither wrestler finding a way to score in the first, the redshirt freshman used three takedowns and a four-point nearfall in the final two periods to run up the score in a hurry and convert the major decision. In three duals this season, Piccininni has recorded a pair of technical falls and tonight's major decision to boost his dual point total to 14 on the year. Kaid Brock recorded a 10-7 win over Oklahoma's Trae Blackwell at 133 pounds to move to 7-0 overall this season and 3-0 in duals. Brock recorded a couple of takedowns in the first period, following with a couple more in the second to lead 9-5 after three. Starting the third on bottom, the Stillwater native escaped to make his lead five. Blackwell would score on a takedown late in the final period, but it was too late as Brock ran out the clock for the decision. Reigning NCAA Champion Dean Heil came out of the gate hot at 141 pounds, recording three takedowns and a four-point nearfall to lead 10-2 after one frame. The scoring slowed down with each wrestler only adding an escape in the remaining two periods, but that opening spurt and riding time put Heil on top with a 12-3 decision. Anthony Collica picked up his second win of the season in as many matches with a 10-5 decision over No. 14 Davion Jeffries at 149 pounds to bump the Cowboy lead to 20-0. After a takedown in each of the first two periods, Collica finished strong with a takedown and reversal in the final frame to wrap up the win. At 157 pounds, Jonce Blaylock dropped 13th-ranked DaWaylon Barnes in a 6-3 decision to seal the victory for the Pokes with three matches to go. Blaylock took a 1-0 lead into the final period. After Barnes escaped to open the third and tie the match at one, the match looked to be headed for sudden victory as both wrestlers struggled to score, but Barnes was called for his second stalling of the night, putting Blaylock ahead. The redshirt sophomore just built his lead after that, closing the match with a pair of takedowns to seal the upset and his second career win over a ranked foe. Chandler Rogers was the only Cowboy to be defeated Friday night, falling in a 3-1 sudden victory decision to No. 11 Clark Glass at 165 pounds. Kyle Crutchmer surged late to pick up a 21-6 technical fall over Oklahoma's Hayden Hansen. Leading 5-1 after the first two periods, Kyle Crutchmer found no trouble scoring in the third. Crutchmer tallied five takedowns and two nearfalls in the final frame to get the tech, marking his second bonus point victory of the season. Nolan Boyd finished off the Cowboy rout with a technical fall win over OU's Andrew Dixon. Boyd jumped out to a 6-0 lead after the first period, and got the tech fall in 5:43 after a couple of takedowns and a four-point nearfall over the final two periods. The dual win was the Cowboys' sixth straight over the Sooners and their 13th in the last 14 meetings. OSU returns to action Sunday at 1 p.m., squaring off with No. 21 Pitt in Gallagher-Iba Arena. Results: 197: No. 5 Preston Weigel (OSU) dec. No. 18 Brad Johnson (OU) 4-0 HWT: No. 12 Austin Schafer (OSU) dec. No. 13 Ross Larson (OU) 5-2 125: No. 10 Nick Piccininni (OSU) MD Christian Moody (OU) 12-2 133: No. 6 Kaid Brock (OSU) dec. Trae Blackwell (OU) 10-7 141: No. 1 Dean Heil (OSU) MD Mike Longo (OU) 12-3 149: No. 3 Anthony Collica (OSU) dec. No. 14 Davion Jeffries (OU) 10-5 157: Jonce Blaylock (OSU) dec. No. 13 DaWaylon Barnes (OU) 6-3 165: No. 11 Clark Glass (OU) dec. No. 4 Chandler Rogers (OSU) 3-1, SV-1 174: No. 4 Kyle Crutchmer (OSU) TF Hayden Hansen (OU) 21-6 184: No. 5 Nolan Boyd (OSU) TF Andrew Dixon (OU) 16-1

EVANSTON, N.D. -- North Dakota State University came out strong winning the first four matches and recorded a pin, tech fall and major decision to defeat previously unbeaten Northwestern University 24-12 in a non-conference dual match Friday, Dec. 2, at Welsh-Ryan Arena. NDSU (2-1) is scheduled to wrestle Indiana (2-1) at 1 p.m. and host Southern Illinois-Edwardsville (0-0) at 2:30 pm. Sunday, Dec. 4. True freshman 141-pounder Taylor Nein (Bismarck, N.D.) recorded a first period takedown and made it stand for a 3-1 decision over Northwestern's Alexander McKenna to get things going for the Bison. Nein evened his dual record to 1-1 and improved to 4-1 overall. North Dakota State 149 Mitch Friedman broke free for an 11-5 decision over Shayne Oster before 12th-ranked 157-pounder Clay Ream recorded his fourth pin of the season at 2:42 over Anthony Petrone. Ream improved to 6-0 this season including 3-0 in duals. Redshirt freshman 165-pounder Andrew Fogarty, ranked 19th nationally, made it four in a row for the Bison with 15-2 major decision over Ben Sullivan to push the NDSU lead to 16-0. Fogarty is now 6-1 overall, 2-1 in duals. Northwestern (4-1) reeled off three straight wins before 285-pound senior Ben Tynan stopped the run with a convincing 6-0 decision over Conan Jennings and put the Bison ahead 19-9. North Dakota State 125-pound senior Josh Rodriguez exploded over the final two periods to post a 22-7 tech fall over Anthony Rubinetti. The fifth-ranked Rodriguez recorded his fourth tech fall of the season to push his record to 6-0 overall and 3-0 in duals. Results: 141: Taylor Nein (NDSU) dec. Alec McKenna (NU), 3-1 [NDSU 3, NU 0] 149: Mitch Friedman (NDSU) dec. Shayne Oster (NU), 11-5 [NDSU 6, NU 0] 157: #12 Clay Ream (NDSU) Fall Anthony Petrone (NU), 2:42 [NDSU 12, NU 0] 165: #19 Andrew Fogarty (NDSU) maj. dec. Ben Sullivan (NU), 15-2 [NDSU 16, NU 0] 174: Johnny Sebastian (NU) dec. Carter Nielsen (NDSU), 6-4 [NDSU 16, NU 3] 184: Mitch Sliga (NU) dec. Tyler McNutt (NDSU), 8-2 [NDSU 16, NU 6] 197: Jacob Berkowitz (NU) dec. Cordell Eaton (NDSU), 9-7 [NDSU 16, NU 9] 285: Ben Tynan (NDSU) dec. Conan Jennings (NU), 6-0 [NDSU 19, NU 9] 125: #5 Josh Rodriguez (NDSU) Tech Fall Anthony Rubinetti (NU), 22-7 (6:50) [NDSU 24, NU 9] 133: Jason Ipsarides (NU) dec. Albert Landeros (NDSU), 8-2 [NDSU 24, NU 12]

LANCASTER, Pa. -- Anthony Mancini's second-period pin at 184 put the finishing touches on an impressive 30-19 win for the Franklin & Marshall wrestling team over VMI on Friday evening at the Mayser Center. The victory in the Diplomats' home opener improved F&M to 1-0 on the year while the Keydets fell to 0-3. Holding on to a 21-13 team lead heading into the 184-pound matchup, Mancini delivered a clutch fall at 3:59 to give six points to the Diplomats and officially clinch the victory. VMI had the upper-hand after the opening bout of the night at 125 with Dalton Henderson putting the Keydets out in front at 5-0 after an 18-0 major decision. However, back-to-back pins by Dan Martoccio at 133 (0:42) and Paddy Quinlan at 141 (3:35) swung the momentum back in F&M's favor with a seven-point advantage at 12-5. Jason Bing (149 pounds) followed with a 12-2 major that included a pair of takedowns, a reversal and four near fall points to pad the Diplomats' lead at 16-5. A 27-12 tech. fall by the Keydets at 157 brought VMI to within six at 16-10, but a dominant 18-3 tech. fall by Robbie King (165 pounds), which featured eight first-period back points, once again pushed F&M ahead by 11 points. The Keydets continued to fight, cutting into the deficit by three points with a 7-2 Shabaka Johns decision at 174 before Mancini's pin put an end to VMI's chances. Corey Kerkesner also had a memorable night for the Diplomats registering his first-career dual meet victory at 285 with a third-period reversal that gave the sophomore a thrilling 4-3 win to close out the match. F&M has a four-week break in action and will return to the mat on December 29th when the Diplomats send wrestlers to compete at both the Midlands and the Lock Haven Classic. Results: 125: Dalton Henderson (VMI) over Edgar Garcia (F&M) (TF 18-0 5:32) 133: Dan Martoccio (F&M) over Kevin Keaveney (VMI) (Fall 0:42) 141: Patrick Quinlan (F&M) over Darren Ostrander (VMI) (Fall 3:35) 149: Jason Bing (F&M) over Stevan Smith (VMI) (MD 12-2) 157: Neal Richards (VMI) over Emmett LiCastri (F&M) (TF 27-12 6:22) 165: Rob King (F&M) over Blake Hohman (VMI) (TF 18-3 4:40) 174: Shabaka Johns (VMI) over Joshua Young (F&M) (Dec 7-2) 184: Anthony Mancini (F&M) over Christopher Beck (VMI) (Fall 3:59) 197: Taylor Thomas (VMI) over Jack Argast (F&M) (Fall 2:52) 285: Corey Kerkesner (F&M) over Sam Bouis (VMI) (Dec 4-3)

BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. -- Bonus points proved to be the difference on Friday night (Dec.2), building an early lead and providing the insurance needed down the stretch as Virginia (3-2) defeated Gardner-Webb (2-2) by a score of 22-18. Despite the early wins, the home-standing Bulldogs came surging back down the stretch to pull within three points in the overall score with two matches remaining. Redshirt sophomore Chance McClure (Commerce, Ga.) picked up a major decision to clinch the dual match for the Cavaliers. Freshman Jack Mueller (Dallas, Texas), seniors Will Mason (Virginia Beach, Va.) and George DiCamillo (Highland Heights, Ohio), and junior Andrew Atkinson (Lynchburg, Va.) joined McClure (Commerce, Ga.) in wins to push the Cavaliers to victory. Mueller, DiCamillo, Atkinson and McClure all picked up bonus points as Virginia secured the win by four points. "Bonus points from Jack, George and Andrew continue to be big for this team," said Virginia head coach Steve Garland. "Those three have really set the tone for our program the whole year. However, the hero of the night is Chance McClure. He has been battling all year and has been putting in so much extra work. It was great to see him get the major decision to ice the dual. He really wrestled well tonight. "We have another ranked team coming up on Sunday at Chattanooga, so we need to refocus and finish out the weekend." Mueller started things strong at 125 pounds, remaining undefeated on the season and posting at least a major decision for the seventh time in his nine matches. Mason followed that up with a decision at 133 pounds before DiCamillo pinned his opponent at 141 pounds to push the Cavaliers to a 14-0 lead through the first four matches. Gardner- Webb got on the board with a decision at 149 pounds before Atkinson would snag his major decision at 157 pounds. The Bulldogs then picked up victories at 174 and 184 pounds before McClure would clinch the match with his major decision at 197 pounds. Virginia will return to action on Sunday (Dec. 4) when the Cavaliers face No. 25 Chattanooga at 1 p.m. Fans can watch the match through a live stream linked at VirginiaSports.com. Virginia 22, Gardner-Webb 18 125: No. 15 Jack Mueller def. Landon LoAlbo, TF, 16-1; UVA 5, GWU 0 133: Will Mason def. Phillip Anderson, Dec., 9-5; UVA 8, GWU 0 141: No. 10 George DiCamillo def. Ryan Hull, Fall, 2:07; UVA 14, GWU 0 149: Chris Vasser def. Sam Krivus, Dec., 2-0; UVA 14, GWU 3 157: No. 17 Andrew Atkinson def. Ryan Mosley, Major Dec., 8-0; UVA 18, GWU 3 165: No. 12 Tyler Marinelli def. Cam Harrell, Dec., 3-1; UVA 18, GWU 6 174: Austin Trott def. Ray Bethea, Fall, 1:53; UVA 18, GWU 12 184: No. 20 Hunter Gamble def. Will Schany, Dec., 5-0; UVA 18-GWU 15 197: Chance McClure def. Payton Mills, Major Dec., 10-2; UVA 22, GWU 15 HWT: Boyce Cornwell def. Chuck Boddy, Dec., 6-4 (sv-1); UVA 22, GWU 18

Nathan Tomasello defeated Ali Naser in the quarterfinals (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) LAS VEGAS -- A strong quarterfinal round has Ohio State on top at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational after the first day of competition at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The Buckeyes, who are missing Olympic champion Kyle Snyder, went 5-for-5 in the quarterfinal round, and sit two points ahead of Virginia Tech heading into Saturday's competition. The Hokies have the most semifinalist with six. Minnesota is currently in third place, followed by Cornell. ASU's Joshua Shields pinned Michigan's Brian Murphy (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) Nine of the 10 No. 1 seeds advanced to the semifinals. The lone top seed to fall on Friday was Michigan's Brian Murphy, who was pinned by Arizona State's Joshua Shields in the quarterfinals at 157 pounds. InterMat will continue its live blog coverage on the final day in Las Vegas. Wrestling resumes at 9 a.m. PT, with the semifinals scheduled for 10 a.m. Virginia Tech's Joey Dance shut out ISU's Markus Simmonds (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) Quarterfinal Results 125: No. 2 Joey Dance (Virginia Tech) dec. Markus Simmons (Iowa State), 4-0 No. 14 Sean Russell (Edinboro) dec. Noah Gonser (Eastern Michigan), 7-3 Jose Rodriguez (Ohio State) maj. dec. Noah Baughman (Cornell), 10-2 Trey Andrews (Northern Colorado) dec. No. 7 Connor Schram (Stanford), 4-2 133: No. 3 Nathan Tomasello (Ohio State) dec. Ali Naser (Arizona State), 9-4 No. 18 Mark Grey (Cornell) pinned No. 16 Anthony Tutolo (Kent State), 4:50 No. 9 Stevan Micic (Michigan) maj. dec. Drew Templeman (Wyoming), 17-4 Mitchell McKee (Minnesota) pinned Corey Keener (Central Michigan), 5:44 141: No. 2 Joey McKenna (Stanford) pinned Timmy Box (Northern Colorado), 1:56 No. 16 Logan Everett (Army) dec. A.J. Jaffe (Harvard), 10-4 Russell Rohlfing (CSU Bakersfield) dec. Sal Profaci (Michigan), 13-6 No. 7 Bryce Meredith (Wyoming) maj. dec. Mason Smith (Central Michigan), 12-1 149: No. 5 Solomon Chishko (Virginia Tech) dec. Joey Delgado (Oregon State), 8-2 No. 8 Pat Lugo (Edinboro) maj. dec. No. 15 Andrew Crone (Wisconsin), 12-3 No. 7 Justin Oliver (Central Michigan) dec. Cole Mendenhall (Wyoming), 14-11 No. 6 Micah Jordan (Ohio State) pinned Coleman Hammond (Cal State Bakersfield), 3:56 157: Joshua Shields (Arizona State) pinned No. 5 Brian Murphy (Michigan), 3:20 No. 10 Collin Heffernan (Central Michigan) dec. Cole Shorts (Cal Poly), 5-3 Jake Short (Minnesota) dec. Alex Mossing (Air Force), 4-2 No. 20 Sal Mastriani (Virginia Tech) dec. No. 11 Russell Parsons (Army), 10-3 165: No. 2 Isaac Jordan (Wisconsin) tech. fall Andrew Mendel (Army West Point), 22-7 No. 16 Austin Matthews (Edinboro) dec. No. 12 Keaton Subjeck (Stanford), 7-3 No. 9 Anthony Valencia (Arizona State) maj. dec. No. 20 Brandon Womack (Cornell), 18-6 No. 6 Logan Massa (Michigan) dec. Tyrel White (Columbia), 8-2 174: No. 5 Brian Realbuto (Cornell) dec. Kimball Bastian (Utah Valley), 3-2 No. 13 Jim Wilson (Stanford) dec. Jacob Morrissey (Purdue), 9-3 No. 10 Lelund Weatherspoon (Iowa State) dec. No. 14 Nick Wanzek (Minnesota), 8-1 No. 7 Zahid Valencia (Arizona State) dec. No. 20 Myles Amine (Michigan), 4-3 184: No. 1 Gabe Dean (Cornell) pinned Mark Penyacsek (CSU Bakersfield), 1:22 No. 11 Jordan Ellingwood (Central Michigan) dec. Dakota Geer (Edinboro), 6-4 No. 8 Zack Zavatsky (Virginia Tech) dec. Dylan Gabel (Northern Colorado), 9-5 No. 2 Myles Martin (Ohio State) pinned Will Sumner (Utah Valley), 3:45 197: No. 2 Brett Pfarr (Minnesota) tech. fall Ben Honis (Cornell), 16-1 No. 12 Kollin Moore (Ohio State) tech. fall Tanner Orndoff (Utah Valley), 20-5 No. 6 Jake Smith (West Virginia) dec. No. 16 Tom Sleigh (Bucknell), 6-1 No. 3 Jared Haught (Virginia Tech) dec. No. 19 Matt Williams (CSU Bakersfield), 5-3 285: No. 2 Connor Medbery (Wisconsin) tech. fall Quean Smith (Iowa State), 16-0 No. 8 Michael Kroells (Minnesota) dec. No. 10 Nathan Butler (Stanford), 3-1 No. 4 Tanner Hall (Arizona State) dec. No. 16 Billy Miller (Edinboro), 5-2 No. 3 Ty Walz (Virginia Tech) maj. dec. Cody Crawford (Oregon State), 17-7

Cornell's Gabe Dean advanced to the quarterfinals (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) LAS VEGAS -- The quarterfinals are set at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational after an opening session that saw 17 ranked wrestlers lose. The most notable upset of the opening session came at 133 pounds, where No. 5 Earl Hall of Iowa State, seeded No. 2, was edged by Central Michigan's Corey Keener. Keener, a two-time NCAA qualifier, scored a first-period takedown, and added a reversal in the second period to pace him to victory. Cornell leads the team race and has six wrestlers in tonight's quarterfinals. Central Michigan sits in second place and also has six quarterfinalists. Tonight's session is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. PT. InterMat will continue its live blog coverage tonight. The quarterfinal matches are listed below. InterMat rankings are listed, not tournament seeds. 125: No. 2 Joey Dance (Virginia Tech) vs. Markus Simmons (Iowa State) No. 14 Sean Russell (Edinboro) vs. Noah Gonser (Eastern Michigan) Jose Rodriguez (Ohio State) vs. Noah Baughman (Cornell) No. 7 Connor Schram (Stanford) vs. Trey Andrews (Northern Colorado) 133: No. 3 Nathan Tomasello (Ohio State) vs. Ali Naser (Arizona State) No. 16 Anthony Tutolo (Kent State) vs. No. 18 Mark Grey (Cornell) No. 9 Stevan Micic (Michigan) vs. Drew Templeman (Wyoming) Mitchell McKee (Minnesota) vs. Corey Keener (Central Michigan) 141: No. 2 Joey McKenna (Stanford) vs. Timmy Box (Northern Colorado) No. 16 Logan Everett (Army) vs. A.J. Jaffe (Harvard) Sal Profaci (Michigan) vs. Russell Rohlfing (CSU Bakersfield) No. 7 Bryce Meredith (Wyoming) vs. Mason Smith (Central Michigan) 149: No. 5 Solomon Chishko (Virginia Tech) vs. Joey Delgado (Oregon State) No. 8 Pat Lugo (Edinboro) vs. No. 15 Andrew Crone (Wisconsin) No. 7 Justin Oliver (Central Michigan) vs. Cole Mendenhall (Wyoming) No. 6 Micah Jordan (Ohio State) vs. Coleman Hammond (Cal State Bakersfield) 157: No. 5 Brian Murphy (Michigan) vs. Joshua Shields (Arizona State) No. 10 Collin Heffernan (Central Michigan) vs. Cole Shorts (Cal Poly) Jake Short (Minnesota) vs. Alex Mossing (Air Force) No. 11 Russell Parsons (Army) vs. No. 20 Sal Mastriani (Virginia Tech) 165: No. 2 Isaac Jordan (Wisconsin) vs. Andrew Mendel (Army West Point) No. 12 Keaton Subjeck (Stanford) vs. No. 16 Austin Matthews (Edinboro) No. 9 Anthony Valencia (Arizona State) vs. No. 20 Brandon Womack (Cornell) No. 6 Logan Massa (Michigan) vs. Tyrel White (Columbia) 174: No. 5 Brian Realbuto (Cornell) vs. Kimball Bastian (Utah Valley) No. 13 Jim Wilson (Stanford) vs. Jacob Morrissey (Purdue) No. 10 Lelund Weatherspoon (Iowa State) vs. No. 14 Nick Wanzek (Minnesota) No. 7 Zahid Valencia (Arizona State) vs. No. 20 Myles Amine (Michigan) 184: No. 1 Gabe Dean (Cornell) vs. Mark Penyacsek (CSU Bakersfield) No. 11 Jordan Ellingwood (Central Michigan) vs. Dakota Geer (Edinboro) No. 8 Zack Zavatsky (Virginia Tech) vs. Dylan Gabel (Northern Colorado) No. 2 Myles Martin (Ohio State) vs. Will Sumner (Utah Valley) 197: No. 2 Brett Pfarr (Minnesota) vs. Ben Honis (Cornell) No. 12 Kollin Moore (Ohio State) vs. Tanner Orndoff (Utah Valley) No. 6 Jake Smith (West Virginia) vs. No. 16 Tom Sleigh (Bucknell) No. 3 Jared Haught (Virginia Tech) vs. No. 19 Matt Williams (CSU Bakersfield) 285: No. 2 Connor Medbery (Wisconsin) vs. Quean Smith (Iowa State) No. 8 Michael Kroells (Minnesota) vs. No. 10 Nathan Butler (Stanford) No. 4 Tanner Hall (Arizona State) vs. No. 16 Billy Miller (Edinboro) No. 3 Ty Walz (Virginia Tech) vs. Cody Crawford (Oregon State)

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Kyle Snyder secures a takedown on Elizbar Odikadze (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) The Titan Mercury Wrestling Club traveled to Ukraine this week to participate in the World Wrestling Clubs Cup. The team was composed of seven American-based wrestlers and 2016 Olympic champion Vladimer Khinchegashvili. The event, held annually, has become an increasingly competitive offseason event for many wrestlers over the past few seasons. With bigger team payouts in 2016 this iteration became something of an All-Star event. The TMWC, with guest star Khinchegashvili at 61 kilograms, wrestled to team gold on Thursday and completed an impressive undefeated run. For many fans the performances by Nazar Kulchytskyy, Nico Megaludis and Nick Gwiazdowski were especially enjoyable to watch as they showed real growth as wrestler and knocked off top competitors. However delightful the improvement of some athletes, a pair of losses by 2016 Olympic champion Kyle Snyder seems to have left some American wrestling fans curious about the quality and longevity of Snyder's dominance at 97 kilograms. To recap, Snyder's first loss came via criteria to Elizbar Odikadze (Georgia) in a match that he seemed to have in control, but was unable to finalize in the closing seconds. The second loss was a little more random or concerning or depressing in that it came at the hands of Iranian youngster Abbas Tahan, by the score of 3-1. While I agree that there is no reason to panic about Snyder's skill set or his viability as the USA's top 97-kilogram wrestler, the tournament certainly showed that the Olympic champion will have to fight for every point for the next four years. To be clear, Snyder was never outmatched, and in seeing his losses it never occurred to fans that his Olympic championship was won by fluke. Still, the losses showed that there is something delayed, or halting, about his offense which is now being picked apart by nations with motivated head coaches. As an example of a strategic shortcoming, Snyder typically scores late. But with some great coaching from Iran and Georgia much of that aggression was stalled in Ukraine. Snyder has typically excelled late, but in the two big tournaments he's won at the international level (World Championships and the Olympic Games) there was a certain amount of pressure that seemed to inspire his late actions and get nervous opponents wrestling on their heels. That scenario was absent in Ukraine. Still, the biggest concern for the Kyle Snyder fan base isn't the losses, but the likely inclusion of Abdulrashid Sadulaev as a 97-kilogram entry. With Anuiar Guduev moving up from 74 kilograms to 86 kilograms, and whispers that Sadulaev is himself still growing, all signs point to the Olympic champion making his way up in weight to challenge Snyder. While a daunting task to take on the top wrestler in the world, Sadulaev's presence might prove to be just the motivation a young and much-accomplished wrestler like Snyder needs to improve aspects of his game. Knowing he has a full six minutes against the No. 1 pound-for-pound wrestler in the world should be inspiration for him moving forward. Win or lose, one thing we know about Snyder is that he's able and willing to learn from mistakes and improve each time he steps on the mat. Also, as we saw with Varner and other competitors, Snyder almost never loses twice to the same guy. Now is not the time to worry. Sit back, enjoy the journey and cheer on what has become unquestionably the best in the world. To your questions … Q: What are your thoughts on the World Wrestling Clubs Cup? -- Mike C. Foley: Love the atmosphere and competitiveness. I actually kind of liked the free agency aspect, too. Good for these nations for having their wrestlers change clubs and compete at will! Q: I'm a fan of Northern Iowa wrestling. There's been much discussion among the fans as to why Iowa and Northern Iowa don't wrestle. What is frustrating is that Iowa will wrestle a community college, but won't go 70 miles to wrestle the Panthers. Is there something between Tom Brands and Doug Schwab that we don't know about? It seems odd and counterproductive for wrestling that these two teams don't meet. Thoughts? -- Jay A. Foley: The lack of an Iowa vs. Northern Iowa dual meet has been mentioned in the past. Depending on who you support there are a variety of reasons that the schools have yet to meet in a premier dual meet. Fans from Northern Iowa think that Brands and company are scared of this new in-state rivalry. From their perspective if Iowa wrestles and loses then they cede over some in-state recruiting and prestige to the Panthers. If they were to win then it's business as usual. A classic lose-lose situation. Iowa fans probably think that they don't need another tough dual meet in a season that promises a bunch of Big Ten hitters and specialty rivalry matches already slated against Iowa State and the National Duals. Another weight cut and a date off the calendar just to face another Iowa team? Meh, they probably think that they can see each other enough at tournaments. As for the relationship between Brands and Schwab I couldn't tell you a thing. From what I know they are respectful of each other, but extremely competitive. Both have innovated in recent years so my hope is, like yours, that they could collaborate and make something happen for the fans in Iowa, but also those on the coasts who love to peer in on the inner-workings of the sport's most competitive state. Q: I think that adding a few Mexican schools to the NCAA Division II ranks would be a really cool idea. Simon Fraser is in Canada and competes in the NCAA. They should consider suitable candidates from over our southern border as well. I imagine that they'd start with fútbol, but if one day they could add some folkstyle teams that would be great. -- Timmy B. Foley: Really interesting idea and one I hadn't much considered. One hang-up might be the style. The national program of Mexico is still working through some early kinks in educating coaches on the sport of freestyle and Greco-Roman, so adding a third style for scholastic purposes seems unlikely. Q: Joe Benavidez is a -205 favorite vs. Henry Cejudo this weekend at UFC TUF 24 Finale. What kind of chance does the underdog Cejudo have in this fight? -- Mike C. Foley: Joey B. is no joke with his hands and has plenty of wrestling to stymie Cejudo. My only question is endurance, which I would actually give to Cejudo. Also, love him or hate 'em, when he makes weight Cejudo usually finds a way to win. Good line. I'll take Cejudo. Q: Do you have any idea how the movement between schools of both athletes and coaches is viewed by coaches? I am specifically asking about the relationship or lack thereof between Coach Garland at Virginia and Coach Smith of Missouri. The last couple of years it seems like there have been quite a few kids and coaches that switched between the schools. Do the coaches get along? Corollary: Are coaches "recruiting" kids while they are competing for other schools? It seems like college wrestling is becoming similar to college basketball with a large number of kids second guessing their original college choice after a year in the program. Is this a product of coaches' continuation of recruiting, kids changing their mind, false advertising, a combination, or something I am not thinking of. Side note: My kids (daughter 8 and son 5) are both wrestling fans. It is mostly the only sport on in our house in the winter. My son is starting to wrestle at a junior team once a week for an hour. My daughter is interested, but I am struggling to find any youth girls wrestling leagues. Do you know of a database or someplace I can look into local wrestling programs? We live in Las Vegas. -- Josh W. Foley: Coach Alex Clemson had been a coach at the University of Virginia for several years. The year after he returned to his home state of Missouri and coach the Tigers, a U.Va. wrestler Blaise Butler chose to pursue his Masters at Missouri. Though I'm sure the coaches are still tight, a lot of their interactions are still dictated by the desires of the wrestlers to be close to family, friends and people they know well. The recruiting of college wrestlers does stop once they enter school Sometimes verbal commitments can be wishy-washy, but after signing -- and especially once they are on campus -- the overtures usually stop. Some wrestlers make really difficult decisions on where to attend school and sometimes aren't happy with their choice. I've seen it several times up close where a wrestler doesn't fit into the culture, can't keep up grades, is too far from home, or simply doesn't get along with the coach. This isn't just blue chips guys. This is everyone from the walk-on up to the star recruit. Kids change their minds. As for women's wrestling I don't know of an existing database, but check the comments as I'm sure someone will post a link to any that do exist. You can also check out the NWCA website and the Wrestle Like a Girl page on Facebook. They might be good resources. Your state chapter of USA Wrestling should also have a comprehensive list of all girls registered to wrestle in Nevada. Q: Cory Clark (Iowa) -3.5 vs. Seth Gross (South Dakota State) on Friday night. What side are you betting? -- Mike C. Foley: Most readers remember that Seth Gross was booted from the Iowa wrestling team two years ago after a run-in with the law. Though the charges seemed to have been reduced, he was sent out from Iowa and landed at South Dakota State where he wrestled at 141 pounds last season. This year Gross moved down to 133 pounds, and is set to face off against former teammate Cory Clark tonight. While Gross recently showed some high-level gumption in winning the Junior World Team Trials at 60 kilograms, I think Clark is on a warpath this season. The Hawkeye has been NCAA runner-up on two occasions and it's doubtful (at least to me) that he'd be rattled by competing against a former teammate. Love your line. I'm taking Clark to cover. Q: This may be a hard question to answer, but what is the best district for high school wrestling in the country? And by that I guess I mean what district has had the most NCAA All-Americans? I would think it would be WPIAL or District XI out in PA, but I am not sure if anyone has already done this research. -- Brian B. Foley: WPIAL. By light years. Q: Every year I do an annual trip to watch a popular wrestling event. I am very fascinated in the Iowa style, although I am a Michigander myself. Three years ago I began this tradition where I watched Penn State defeat Iowa, the following year Missouri beat Iowa for the 2015 National Duals championship, and last year went to Carver to witness the Big Ten Championships. Considering this year Iowa will be wrestling Michigan and Michigan State the same weekend in the land of the mitten, I have no desire to travel to Carver this year. I am curious aside from the NCAA Championships in St. Louis this year, what you think would be the highest event of interest for the coming year? Currently I am considering traveling to Indiana for the Big Ten Championships. -- Nicholas F. Foley: I've been to a few Big Ten Championships and loved the atmosphere! You really can't go sideways if you choose to spend a couple days binge-watching the best wrestlers in the nation scrap for both conference gold and a seed at the NCAA tournament. As for the festivities outside the arena, I've only been to Indiana a few times and thought it was a tough place to "Capital P" party, but I imagine that you can surround yourself with some wrestling people and you'll be happy as Brent Metcalf at a yard sale filled with camouflage pants.

The seeds have been released for the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, which takes place Friday and Saturday at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Wrestling is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. PT. InterMat will be providing a live blog throughout the two-day competition for fans to follow the action and interact. 125: 1. Joey Dance (Virginia Tech) -- No. 2 2. Connor Schram (Stanford) -- No. 7 3. Josh Terao (American) -- No. 12 4. Sean Russell (Edinboro) -- No. 14 5. Austin Assad (Michigan) -- No. 16 6. Brent Fleetwood (Central Michigan) -- No. 20 7. Trey Andrews (Northern Colorado) 8. Markus Simmons (Iowa State) 9. Mitchell Brown (Utah Valley) 10. Drew Romero (Air Force) 133: 1. Nathan Tomasello (Ohio State) -- No. 3 2. Earl Hall (Iowa State) -- No. 5 3. Stevan Micic (Michigan) -- No. 9 4. Anthony Tutolo (Kent State) -- No. 16 5. Mark Grey (Cornell) -- No. 18 6. Drew Templeman (Wyoming) 7. Mitchell McKee (Minnesota) 8. Ali Naser (Arizona State) 9. Luke Welch (Purdue) 10. Rico Montoya (Northern Colorado) 141: 1. Joey McKenna (Stanford) -- No. 2 2. Bryce Meredith (Wyoming) -- No. 7 3. Brock Zacherl (Clarion) -- No. 13 4. Logan Everett (Army) -- No. 16 5. Tyler Smith (Bucknell -- No. 17 6. Jared Prince (Navy) -- No. 18 7. Joey Palmer (Oregon State) -- No. 19 8. Kyle Springer (Eastern Michigan) 149: 1. Solomon Chishko (Virginia Tech) -- No. 5 2. Micah Jordan (Ohio State) -- No. 6 3. Justin Oliver (Central Michigan) -- No. 7 4. Pat Lugo (Edinboro) -- No. 8 5. Andrew Crone (Wisconsin) -- No. 15 6. Joey Galasso (Cornell) -- No. 19 7. Coleman Hammond (Cal State Bakersfield) 8. Zac Hall (Michigan) -- No. 20 9. Joey Delgado (Oregon State) 10. Nick Barber (Eastern Michigan) 157: 1. Brian Murphy (Michigan) -- No. 5 2. Russell Parsons (Army) -- No. 11 3. Victor Lopez (Bucknell) -- No. 18 4. Collin Heffernan (Central Michigan) -- No. 10 5. Casey Sparkman (Kent State) -- No. 19 6. Jake Short (Minnesota) 7. Sal Mastriani (Virginia Tech) -- No. 20 8. Joshua Shields (Arizona State) 9. Jake Ryan (Ohio State) 165: 1. Isaac Jordan (Wisconsin) -- No. 2 2. Logan Massa (Michigan) -- No. 6 3. Anthony Valencia (Arizona State) -- No. 9 4. Keaton Subjeck (Stanford) -- No. 12 5. Austin Matthews (Edinboro) -- No. 16 6. Brandon Womack (Cornell) -- No. 20 7. Tyrel White (Columbia) 8. Evan Delong (Clarion) 174: 1. Brian Realbuto (Cornell) -- No. 5 2. Zahid Valencia (Arizona State) -- No. 7 3. Lelund Weatherspoon (Iowa State) -- No. 10 4. Jadaen Bernstein (Navy) -- No. 11 5. Jim Wilson (Stanford) -- No. 13 6. Nick Wanzek (Minnesota) -- No. 14 7. Myles Amine (Michigan) -- No. 20 8. Ryan Christensen (Wisconsin) 9. Kimball Bastian (Utah Valley) 184: 1. Gabe Dean (Cornell) -- No. 1 2. Myles Martin (Ohio State) -- No. 2 3. Zack Zavatsky (Virginia Tech) -- No. 8 4. Jordan Ellingwood (Central Michigan) -- No. 11 5. Steve Schneider (Binghamton) -- No. 15 6. Dylan Gabel (Northern Colorado) 7. Will Sumner (Utah Valley) 197: 1. Brett Pfarr (Minnesota) -- No. 2 2. Jared Haught (Virginia Tech) -- No. 3 3. Jake Smith (West Virginia) -- No. 6 4. Kollin Moore (Ohio State) -- No. 12 5. Ricky Robertson (Wisconsin) -- No. 15 6. Tom Sleigh (Bucknell) -- No. 16 7. Matt Williams (CSU Bakersfield) -- No. 19 8. Rocco Caywood (Army) -- No. 20 9. Jeric Kasunic (American) 10. Marcus Harrington (Iowa State) 285: 1. Connor Medbery (Wisconsin) -- No. 2 2. Ty Walz (Virginia Tech) -- No. 3 3. Tanner Hall (Arizona State) -- No. 4 4. Michael Kroells (Minnesota) -- No. 8 5. Nathan Butler (Stanford) -- No. 10 6. Billy Miller (Edinboro) -- No. 16 7. Jeramy Sweany (Cornell) -- No. 20 8. Dustin Dennison (Utah Valley) 9. Gage Hutchinson (Eastern Michigan)

Coach JohnMark Bentley received a $25,000 donation from App State wrestling Hall of Famer Wayne C. York (Photo/Rob Moore) BOONE, N.C. -- Appalachian State University wrestling raised $50,740 as part of the "Pin to Win" campaign that started on Oct. 31, head coach JohnMark Bentley announced today. In partnership with Appalachian State wrestling alumnus Wayne C. York, the Hall of Famer generously pledged to match donations made to the "Pin to Win" campaign up to $25,000. With $25,740 received, York presented a check to the program for the maximum amount before the Mountaineers downed the then-No. 25 North Carolina on Nov. 27 at Varsity Gym. "I would like thank Mr. York and all those that donated to the campaign!" Bentley said. "I am very humbled by the show of support for our program from our fans and alumni!" The money raised will solely benefit wrestling scholarships, which allow young men the opportunity to pursue academic and athletic endeavors at the top level at Appalachian State. A longtime supporter of Appalachian athletics and Appalachian wrestling, York wrestled for Appalachian State from 1949-51 and graduated with a degree in physical education. York was inducted into the Appalachian State University Athletics Hall of Fame on Sept. 20, 1997 in recognition of his outstanding collegiate career. York was a member of the undefeated 1950 squad that went 13-0 and set a new national scoring record with 368 points.

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ALEIGH, N.C. -- Trailing 8-4 after the first three bouts, the ninth-ranked NC State wrestling team won the final seven matches and defeated No. 21 Appalachian State 30-8 in Reynolds Coliseum Wednesday night. The Wolfpack (3-0) recorded five bonus point wins on the night, and dating back to last season, NC State has now won 26 of its last 27 duals. The dual started at 197 pounds, and redshirt sophomore Malik McDonald got the Pack started with a 12-3 major decision. The Mountaineers (3-1) then ran off two straight major decisions - their lone wins of the night - and held an 8-4 lead after the first three matches. NC State then closed out the dual reeling off seven straight wins and outscored Appalachian State 75-20 in those bouts. Sean Fausz started the Pack's winning streak with an 8-6 win at 133 pounds. Tied 5-5 going into the third period, Fausz scored a reversal to start the period and held on for the win. No. 7 Kevin Jack made quick work of his foe at 141 pounds, getting a 17-1 technical fall. At the intermission, the Pack held a 12-8 lead. No. 16 Sam Speno pulled off the Pack's first upset of the night, as he scored a 19-7 major decision over Matt Zovistoski at 149 pounds. Another redshirt from last season, Brian Hamann, also picked up an upset win, as he rode No. 18 Forrest Przybysz the entire third period and picked up a 2-1 win at 165 pounds. In between the Pack's two upsets, No. 4 Max Rohskopf scored four back-points in the second period and earned the ride time point to win 5-0 at 157 pounds. The Pack closed the dual with a pair of major decisions. Freshman Nick Reenan won 10-2 followed by No. 18 Michael Macchiavello's 14-3 win. Results: #9 NC State 30, #23 Appalachian State 8 197: Malik McDonald (NCSU) major dec. Randall Diane; 12-3 - 4-0 285: #9 Denzel Dejournette (APP) major dec. Mike Kosoy; 14-4 - 4-4 125: Vito Pasone (APP) major dec. Wade Cummings; 14-6 - 4-8 133: Sean Fausz (NCSU) dec. Colby Smith; 8-6 - 7-8 141: #6 Kevin Jack (NCSU) tech fall Irvin Enriquez; 17-1 - 12-8 149: #16 Sam Speno (NCSU) major dec. Matt Zovistoski; 19-7 - 16-8 157: #4 Max Rohskopf (NCSU) dec. Gavin Londoff; 5-0 - 19-8 165: Brian Hamann (NCSU) dec. #18 Forrest Przybysz; 2-1 - 22-8 174: Nick Reenan (NCSU) major dec. Marcus Johnson; 10-2 - 26-8 184: #18 Michael Macchiavello (NCSU) major dec. David Peters-Logue - 14-3 - 30-8

A pair of nationally ranked teams, No. 34 Southeast Polk (Iowa) and No. 47 Broken Arrow (Okla.), anchor what is an excellent 16-team field that comes from five states at the Gardner Edgerton (Kansas) Invitational. Additional teams to note include state tournament champions Skutt Catholic (Neb.), state runners-up Cascia Hall (Okla.) and Platte County (Mo.), along with top five state tournament finishers in Mill Valley (Kansas), Dodge City (Kansas) and St. James Academy (Kansas). Below is a list of individuals to watch in the tournament: 113: Cody Phippen (Platte County) 120: Gauge Perrien (Southeast Polk), Tyler Lawley (Broken Arrow), Tyler Flood (Olathe North, Kansas) 126: Korbin Meink (Skutt Catholic), Adam Brown (Southeast Polk), Jevon Parrish (Olathe North, Kansas) 132: Conner Ward (Mill Valley), Cade Devos (Southeast Polk), Devon Plaza (Dodge City) 138: Tanner Skidgel (Cascia Hall), Nathan Lendt (Southeast Polk) 145: Zach Barnes (Southeast Polk), Mason Wallace (Manhattan, Kansas), Tylor Garcia (Dodge City) 152: Caleb Wise (Broken Arrow), Jalin Harper (Manhattan, Kansas), Terrell Galloway (Mill Valley, Kansas) 160: Billy Higgins (Skutt Catholic), Dalton Abney (Cascia Hall) 170: Sammy Cokeley (St. James Academy) 182: No. 11 Clay Lautt (St. James Academy), Zach Marcheselli (Broken Arrow), Dylan Sevis (Dodge City) 195: Skyler Haynes (Broken Arrow), Dylan Prince (Pittsburg, Kansas), Aryus Jones (Junction City) 285: No. 15 Kayne Hutchison (Pittsburg, Kansas), Trenton Lieurance (Broken Arrow), Elden Picou (Manhattan, Kansas)

As part of the Grapple at the Garden wrestling showcase this past weekend, there was an all-star event featuring wrestlers from New Jersey and those from New York. Nine of 16 bouts were won by the New Jersey wrestler. Some of the notable outcomes were as follows: 120: Connor O'Neill (DePaul Catholic, N.J.) dec. No. 1 (at 113) Adam Busiello (Eastport-South Manor, N.Y.), 4-1 126: Chris Scorese (Cranford, N.J.) dec. Jonathan Gomez (Locust Valley, N.Y.), 4-2 138: No. 1 Vitali Arujau (Syosset, N.Y.) major dec. John Burger (New Milford, N.J.), 13-5 145: No. 7 (at 132) Jacori Teemer (Long Beach, N.Y.) dec. Nick Santos (St. Peter's Prep, N.J.), 3-2 152: No. 19 (at 160) Michael O'Malley (Hasbrouck Heights, N.J.) dec. No. 17 (at 145) Peter Pappas (Plainview JFK, N.Y.), 7-3 195: No. 3 Brandon Kui (DePaul Catholic, N.J.) dec. Tanner Zagarino (Mattituck, N.Y.), 8-1 220: No. 16 Terron Robinson (Walt Whitman, N.Y.) dec. Sean O'Malley (Hasbrouck Heights, N.J.), 9-3