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A pair of top 100 Class of 2016 prospects announced their college intentions on Tuesday evening, the night before the early signing period commences. No. 22 Keegan Moore (Jackson County Central, Minn.) chose Oklahoma State, while No. 51 Elijah Cleary (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.) committed to Ohio State. Two-time state champion Moore projects to compete as a 197 pound wrestler in college, and will join No. 43 Ethan Andersen (Southeast Polk, Iowa) as intending to enroll at Oklahoma State. He was a Junior National folkstyle champion and UWW Cadet national freestyle runner-up this spring, and earned a Cadet Triple Crown during 2014. Cleary, a two-time state finalist, won his first state title this past March. He projects to compete as a 165/174 in college, and joins No. 9 Luke Pletcher (Greater Latrobe, Pa.) in committing to the Scarlet and Gray. This past spring, he placed at both the NHSCA Junior Nationals and Flo Natonals.

There were 14 athletes added to the field this weekend for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Wrestling, which will be held at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa, April 9-10. The first #Road2IowaCity Trials Qualifiers event was held on Nov. 6-7, as the Bill Farrell International took place at the New York Athletic Club in New York City. The highest placed U.S. athlete winning a medal in each weight class in all three styles qualify for Iowa City. This included six men's freestyle athletes, six Greco-Roman athletes and two women's freestyle athletes who met the qualifying standards. The athletes added to the Olympic Trials field were: Men's freestyle 57 kilos/125.5 pounds -- Tyler Graff, Dublin, Ohio (New York AC) Men's freestyle 65 kilos/143 pounds -- Jordan Oliver, Tempe, Ariz. (Sunkist Kids) Men's freestyle 74 kilos/163 pounds -- Dan Vallimont, Long Beach, N.Y. (Blue and Gold WC) Men's freestyle 86 kilos/189 pounds -- Ed Ruth, Tempe, Ariz. (Sunkist Kids) Men's freestyle 97 kilos/213 pounds -- J.D. Bergman, Columbus, Ohio (New York AC/Ohio RTC) Men's freestyle 125 kilos/275 pounds -- Nick Gwiazdowski, Delanson, N.Y. (New York AC/Wolfpack WC) Greco-Roman 59 kilos/130 pounds -- Ildar Hafizov, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP) Greco-Roman 66 kilos/145.5 pounds -- Ellis Coleman, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP) Greco-Roman 75 kilos/165 pounds -- Kendrick Sanders, Homestead, Fla. (New York AC/NMU-OTS) Greco-Roman 85 kilos/187 pounds -- Jon Anderson, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP) Greco-Roman 98 kilos/215 pounds -- Jarod Trice, Ames, Iowa (Titan Mercury WC) Greco-Roman 130 kilos/286 pounds -- Toby Erickson, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC) Women's freestyle 53 kilos/116.5 pounds -- Michaela Hutchison, Lebanon, Ill. (Titan Mercury WC) Women's freestyle 58 kilos/128 pounds -- Kayla Miracle, Campbellsville, Ky. (Sunkist Kids) At this time, there have been 60 athletes who have met qualifying standards for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, 22 in women's freestyle, 21 in Greco-Roman and 17 in men's freestyle. Click here for U.S. Olympic Team Trials Qualifiers, through November 10, 2015. The next #Road2IowaCity Trials Qualifiers event is the U.S. Senior Nationals/Trials Qualifier, to be held at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nev., Dec. 18-19. Only Olympic weight classes will be contested in this event. The top seven placewinners in each weight class in all three styles qualify for Iowa City. This event will qualify as many as 126 athletes for the U.S. Olympic Team Trials. This event will be broadcast by Flowrestling. Note: Women freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestlers who win a medal on an international tour event within the year also may qualify for the U.S. Olympic Team Trials. All-session tickets to the U.S. Olympic Wrestling Team Trials are available for purchase. All-session options include adult ($75), and youth (18 and younger, $50). VIP tickets are sold out. Fans can purchase tickets at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, over the phone at 1-800-IA-HAWKS, or online at iowacitytorio.com. Remaining #Road2IowaCity Trials Qualifiers December 18-19-- U.S. Senior Open, Las Vegas, Nev. (FS/GR/W)** January 28-30 -- Dave Schultz Memorial International, Colorado Springs, Colo. (FS/GR/W)** February 12-13 - WCWA Women's College Nationals, Oklahoma City, Okla. (W)** February 20-21-- Armed Forces Championships, Naval Base KITSAP, Seattle, Wash. (GR) February 26-28 - Pan American Championships, Frisco, Texas (FS/GR/W) March 4-6 - Pan American Olympic Games Qualifier, Frisco, Texas (FS/GR/W) March 17-19 - NCAA Div. I Championships, New York, N.Y. (GR/FS) March 26 - Women's University Nationals, Oklahoma City, Okla. (W)** April 2-3 -- Last Chance Trials Qualifier, Cedar Falls, Iowa (FS/GR/W)** ** - #Road2IowaCity events currently scheduled for Flowrestling broadcasts For specific information on the Athlete Selection Procedures for the 2016 Olympic Games, visit: Athlete Selection Procedures - Women's Freestyle' http://content.themat.com/forms/2016-critieria-WFS.pdf Athlete Selection Procedures - Men's Freestyle http://content.themat.com/forms/2016-critieria-MFS.pdf Athlete Selection Procedures - Greco-Roman http://content.themat.com/forms/2016-critieria-GR.pdf

Two Olympic medalists. Forty state championships ... and 162 individual state champs. Sixteen dual state titles. Eighteen individuals who have earned a total of 28 All-American honors at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships. Scaled model concept of Perry Wrestling Monument ParkBy these impressive statistics alone, Oklahoma can be justifiably proud of its high school wrestling program ... especially considering the community has a population of only about 5,000 residents. In late October, InterMat reported that Perry was planning to build a Wrestling Monument Park on the town square with statues to honor its two hometown wrestlers who earned medals at the Olympics -- Jack VanBebber, who won gold at the 1932 Los Angeles Games, and Dan Hodge, silver medalist at the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. However, to borrow a phrase ... "there's more to the story ..." The community will be constructing a Wrestling Monument Park to honor its impressive roster of wrestling stars and their supporters over the course of nearly a century of the sport at Perry High School. The Perry Maroon mat mystique How can a small community located an hour north of Oklahoma City consistently produce so many wrestlers who have been winners at the state, national and international level? "The Perry program has been in existence for 93 years," said Chance Leonard of the Perry Wrestling Foundation. "Over the years, the townspeople have supported the program generation after generation. It's a hard-working, mostly agricultural community that values integrity, character and a strong work ethic." Scott Chenoweth weighed in with a trio of reasons why the Perry Maroons have a legacy of mat greatness. "The Perry High School program has had a relatively small number of coaches over the years, assuring a level of consistency," said Chenoweth, a Perry Maroon mat champ who, after wrestling at the University of Nebraska, returned to his high school alma mater to coach from 1996-2011. "The coaches all wrestled for the program. They achieved greatness as wrestlers, then were able to turn that into coaching success, giving back to the program that made them who they are." "Second, Perry wrestling enjoys the support of the community," Chenoweth continued. "Wrestlers are surrounded by people who support them. Other people in the community understand the discipline needed to be successful in wrestling, and reinforce it in various ways. Most communities don't understand and appreciate what it takes to be a wrestler." "Third, Perry has significant connections to the two major state schools. We're in close proximity to Oklahoma State. And, as for OU (University of Oklahoma), legendary head coach Port Robertson drew a number of Perry wrestlers to his Sooner program who then achieved greatness on the national stage." (In fact, half of the starters on the 1957 NCAA team title-winning Sooners -- including Dan Hodge -- all once wrestled for the Perry Maroons.) The idea of a park takes root "About two years ago, Scott asked me to be part of the Perry Wrestling Foundation," said Chance Leonard, who had been Chenoweth's teammate on the Maroon wrestling program. "The early discussions focused on a way to honor Danny Hodge," Leonard continued, invoking the name of the man who won an Oklahoma state title for Perry High in 1951, then went on to craft a perfect 46-0 record at University of Oklahoma, winning three Big Seven and NCAA titles (1955-57), and, at age 83, still resides in his hometown. "When we see Danny (Hodge) every day, it's too easy to take his accomplishments and our overall legacy for granted," said Chenoweth. "We'd go to Del City (Oklahoma) and see the John Smith statue," Chenowith continued, referring to the long-time Oklahoma State head coach who can claim two Olympic gold medals. "We'd go to Ponca City and see statues for Shelby Wilson and Doug Blubaugh (two Ponca High grads who earned gold medals at the 1960 Rome Olympics). We thought, 'We need to do something to honor our Olympic greats.'" Few communities can claim to be the hometown of an Olympic medal-winning wrestler. Perry has two. Jack Francis VanBebber won gold in 1932, after winning three NCAA titles for Oklahoma State in 1929-1931 and being crowned an Oklahoma high school state champ, despite having his chest crushed by the wheel of a wagon at age six. Despite passing away nearly 30 years ago, VanBebber's inspiring story lives on in the book "A Distant Flame." Dan Hodge bronze maquetteDaniel Allen Hodge, who won silver at the 1956 Olympics, is arguably known by today's wrestling fans for accomplishments beyond the wrestling mat. His name graces the Hodge Trophy which is presented each year to the nation's best collegiate wrestler ... he's been seen crushing apples during telecasts of the NCAA wrestling championships ... and he owns the distinction of being the only amateur wrestler to be featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated as an amateur wrestler in the more than 60-year history of the magazine (back in 1957). "Momentum is growing as Danny gets older, with the idea of doing something while he's still around." "We started with the idea of a statue," said Leonard. "However, we realized the need to honor many people who have been involved with the program in many different ways over the years. It's a tremendous amount of history." "We talked about creating a museum but there were concerns about rent, and overall sustainability," said Leonard. It was at this time that the idea of park, with a combination of features, began to take shape and gain momentum. All about the park The Perry Wrestling Monument Park will be located on the north side of the town's courthouse square. The park will feature two statues for local Olympic medal-winning wrestlers Hodge and VanBebber, created by local sculptor Jim Franklin. Visitors to the park will enter from the street through an arched entrance, into a circular area that resembles a wrestling mat. Surrounding this circular area will be at least a dozen vertical granite pillars, each about seven feet tall, and approximately 40 inches wide. One pillar, located between the two statues, will serve as a history lesson/overview of wrestling in the Perry community. The other pillars will be devoted to honoring those who have achieved specific honors, such as individuals who have won Oklahoma state titles, championship teams, NCAA All-Americans, and NCAA champs. Names of the individuals will be carved into the granite. Dan Hodge statueAs new generations of Perry wrestlers earn a place of honor in the Wrestling Monument Park, their names will be carved into the granite pillars. ("We've calculated how much space we will need, anticipating the future," said Leonard.) It's understandable that a project of this size and scope might be completed in sections -- in fact, the idea of making the park a phased project to be built over time was discussed over the course of several meetings, according to Chenoweth and Leonard -- but the Perry Wrestling Foundation instead decided to do the project all at once. Plans are to complete construction on the Perry Wrestling Monument Park next spring, with a public unveiling to coincide with Dan Hodge's 84th birthday in May 2016. Both Leonard and Chenoweth emphasized the uniqueness of the concept of the Perry Wrestling Monument Park. "Realize that this is a project to honor a high school wrestling program," said Leonard. "Most colleges don't have any sort of permanent tribute like this for their wrestling programs." The venture has the support of some significant figures within the wrestling community in the state of Oklahoma. "Both John Smith (Oklahoma State head coach) and (Oklahoma coach) Mark Cody have pledged their support, as has Lee Roy Smith (Executive Director) of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in Stillwater."

State champion Joe Grello (Bergen Catholic, N.J.) verbally committed to Rutgers University on Tuesday afternoon. The No. 70 overall prospect in the Class of 2016 makes it five top 100 seniors to commit to the Scarlet Knights in this recruiting class. The projected 174/184 represented the United States in the UWW Cadet world freestyle championships at 76 kilos this summer. Grello joins No. 50 Kevin Mulligan (Bergen Catholic, N.J.), No. 54 Matt Correnti (Holy Cross, N.J.), No. 62 Brandon Paetzell (Phillipsburg, N.J.), and No. 71 Alex Mackall (Walsh Jesuit, Ohio) as Scarlet Knights commits.

The most serious charges against Pennsylvania wrestling legend Jack Cuvo stemming from an alleged incident this summer were dropped Monday, according to multiple media reports, but the two-time NCAA champ for East Stroudsburg University in the late 1980s still faces trial. In a preliminary hearing in Northampton County Court Monday afternoon, prosecutors agreed to drop the two most serious charges -- endangering the welfare of a child, and corruption of minors, both felonies -- in exchange for adding a second-degree misdemeanor charge of reckless endangerment. In addition, Cuvo still faces charges of furnishing alcohol to minors, and public drunkenness. Jack W. Cuvo, Jr., 48, remains free after posting 10 percent of $20,000 bail. He is due to appear in Northampton County Court for formal arraignment Jan. 7. The mat legend was arrested in the early morning hours of August 21 for an incident in which he allegedly forced an underage boy to consume vodka and wait in his car while he was drinking in a Nazareth, Pa. bar. According to police reports at the time, a Nazareth police officer on patrol was flagged down by Cuvo outside the American Hotel. Cuvo told the officer the bartender had taken his keys. The bartender told police Cuvo was drunk when he came into the tavern, and he remained there about 90 minutes while a 14-year-old boy was in Cuvo's car, according to police. The child came into the bar, saying he was afraid to leave with Cuvo. The boy later told police that Cuvo had forced him to drink vodka while at Cuvo's home. Cuvo then drove to the bar while drinking vodka and forced the boy to wait in the car while he went inside the bar, the boy told police. Cuvo won a Pennsylvania state title at Easton High School, then claimed back-to-back Division I titles for ESU in 1988 and 1989.

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga again welcomes some of the top talent in all of collegiate wrestling to the upcoming 2016 Defense Soap and Flips Wrestling Southern Scuffle. What will once again be the top in-season tournament in the nation, the Scuffle takes place Jan. 1-2 at the McKenzie Arena in Chattanooga. Depending on which preseason poll you follow, there are up to nine teams participating who are in the top-25, highlighted by No. 1 Oklahoma State, No. 2 Penn State and No. 3 Michigan in the NWCA listings. Other top ten teams making the annual trip to the Scenic City are Lehigh (7), Cornell (8) and North Carolina (10). Minnesota (17), West Virginia (21), Edinboro (24) and Stanford (24) are other attendees who are also ranked in at least one preseason poll. "I am really very proud of what the Southern Scuffle has become during its short time in Chattanooga," stated head coach Heath Eslinger. "We have put a lot of work into it and our administration and local wrestling community are committed to making this a premier event each year. "However, it is the commitment from these top teams from around the country to keep coming back that make it such a great event. The competition is second only to the NCAAs and you are going to again see a lot of high-quality wrestling." Two national champions and 30 All-Americans are in the 2016 field. All totaled, there are 85 wrestlers who were ranked in their class in the preseason who are schedule to compete. Tickets for the 2016 Southern Scuffle are on sale now. Daily admission is $30 for reserved seats, $20 for general admission and $10 for youth general admission. All-session passes are $55 for reserved, $35 for general admission and $15 for youth. Tickets can be purchased online on GoMocs.com or by calling the UTC Ticket Office at (423) 266-MOCS (6627).

WATERLOO, Iowa -- Four individual NCAA champions, a two-time NCAA tournament finalist, and a record setting team will be inducted into the Glen Brand Wrestling Hall of Fame of Iowa on Saturday, June 11, 2016. The Glen Brand Wrestling Hall of Fame of Iowa is located inside the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum in Waterloo, Iowa. The Class of 2016 is Stewart Carter (Iowa State), Justin Greenlee (Northern Iowa), T.J. Williams (Iowa), Mark Perry (Iowa), Art Holding (posthumously) and the 2003 Wartburg College wrestling team. Willie Gadson will be presented with the Bob Siddens Iowa High School Coaching Excellence Award and Ryan Sallis will receive the Russ Smith Community Impact Award. A banquet honoring all inductees and award winners will be held at the Five Sullivan Brothers Convention Center in Waterloo on Saturday, June 11. For more information contact the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum at (319) 233-0745 or dgmstaff@nwhof.org. The Glen Brand Wrestling Hall of Fame of Iowa was established in 2002 to honor the people who have made an impact on the sport on a national level, or who have done extraordinary work in the State of Iowa. The hall recognizes native-born Iowans, and those who achieved their fame while wrestling or coaching for an Iowa school. Stewart Carter was an NCAA and Big Eight Conference champion at 158 pounds for Iowa State University in 1987 as a senior. Carter, who was named ISU Athlete of the Year for his accomplishments, was a crucial part of the Cyclones winning the NCAA team title, finishing 25 points ahead of runner-up Iowa. He wrestled in high school for Waterloo Columbus, and was the school's first four-time state qualifier, placing third in 1980 and 1982 and second in 1981. Justin Greenlee was a three-time Division I All-American and a two-time NCAA tournament finalist at the University of Northern Iowa, and a Pan American Games champion in 1993. He reached the NCAA tournament finals at heavyweight as a junior in 1994 and again as a senior in 1995 after finishing eighth as a sophomore in 1993. Greenlee is one of 13 three-time Division I All-Americans in program history, and ranks third all-time in career victories (129) and second in career falls (57) at UNI. He wrestled in high school for Waverly-Shell Rock where he won a state championship at heavyweight in 1990. T.J. Williams was a two-time NCAA champion, and a three-time All-American at the University of Iowa. He won NCAA titles as a sophomore at 149 pounds in 1999 and as a senior at 157 pounds while finishing third at 157 pounds as a junior. Williams was also a three-time Big Ten champion, and a finalist at the 1997 junior college national tournament for Lassen College. He holds the Hawkeye record for career winning percentage of .990 after finishing with a career record of 98-1. Williams was a four-time state wrestling champion for Mount Carmel High School in Chicago. Mark Perry, Jr. was a two-time NCAA champion, and a four-time All-American at the University of Iowa. He won NCAA titles at 165 pounds as a junior and as a senior in 2007 and in 2008 after placing second as a freshman in 2005 and third as a sophomore in 2006 at 174 pounds. Perry reached the finals of the Big Ten tournament all four years, winning a title in 2007, and finished his career with a record of 96-16. A native of Stillwater, Oklahoma, Perry was a two-time national prep champion for Blair Academy (2002 and 2003) in New Jersey. Art Holding was the first NCAA wrestling champion produced by the state of Iowa, winning the title for Iowa State at the first NCAA tournament in 1928 in Ames, Iowa. He won the 135-pound title with a win over Brice Moore of Oklahoma State. He was also a three-time Missouri Valley Conference champion (1927-29), and never lost a match during his collegiate career. Holding was also an alternate for the 1928 Olympics. The 2003 Wartburg College wrestling team will be the fourth team inducted into the Glen Brand Wrestling Hall of Fame of Iowa. The Knights won the Division III NCAA tournament with a record-setting performance in Ada, Ohio. Wartburg set the record for points at the NCAA DIII tournament with 166.5 points. Every member of the team earned All-American honors, including three NCAA champions and three runner-ups. It was the third of 10 NCAA championships during Jim Miller's tenure as head wrestling coach. The starting line-up was Heath Ropp (125 1st at 125), Ozzie Saxton (2nd at 133), Wil Kelly (1st at 141), Bart Mehlert (3rd at 149), Kevin Bratland (2nd at 157), Ryan Sturm (4th at 165), Mark Sturm (6th at 174), Sonny Alvarez (2nd at 184), Alain Djoumessi (3rd at 197), and LeRoy Gardner (1st at 285). Assistant coaches were Eric Keller, Dave Malecek, Nick Mitchell, Steve Walker, and Matt Walker. Willie Gadson will receive the Bob Siddens High School Coaching Excellence Award posthumously. Gadson passed away in 2013 after a yearlong battle with cancer. The award is given to an Iowa high school wrestling coach who exhibits the high standards that Siddens set during his legendary coaching career. Siddens coached Waterloo West High School to 11 state team titles and a 327-26 dual record. Gadson coached Waterloo East High School from 2004-12. He coached 16 state qualifiers and 10 state place winners, including his son Kyven, who did not lose a match while winning state championships in 2009 and 2010. Kyven Gadson went on to win an NCAA title at 197 pounds for Iowa State in 2015. Willie Gadson won Big Eight championships and was an All-American for Iowa State in 1975 and 1976, and was an assistant coach for the Cyclones from 1979-82. Ryan Sallis will receive the Russ Smith Community Impact Award, which is presented to individuals who have demonstrated exceptional local impact on wrestling in Iowa. For the past six years Sallis has been coordinator and coach for the Future Trojans Wrestling Club in Waterloo, Iowa, as well as organizing the annual Willie Gadson Youth Tournament. Sallis graduated from Waterloo East High School in 2001. He qualified for the state wrestling tournament twice, and finished fifth in 2001. Sallis attended Wartburg College before being deployed by the Army National Guard to Egypt and Iraq for three years. He was active duty with the Army National Guard for nine years from 2003-09. The National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum is a not-for-profit organization based out of Waterloo, Iowa. The mission of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame is to preserve history, recognize excellence, and inspire future generations.

CORSIER-SUR-VEVEY -- United World Wrestling president Nenad Lalovic has accepted an appointment to be the International Olympic Committee representative to the WADA Commission and Foundation Board. The nomination, brought forward by the IOC, is the first for a president of the international wrestling federation. "I'm honored to be involved with WADA," said Lalovic. "The organization does a wonderful job of educating our athletes about how to compete at the international level without the assistance of doping. I trust that I will be able to help further their initiatives and look forward to the work." Lalovic will replace FIFA president Sepp Blatter on the board.

Logan Storley, four-time NCAA All-American at the University of Minnesota, won his second professional mixed martial arts match at Resurrection Fighting Alliance's RFA 32 event at Mystic Lake Casino in Prior Lake, Minn., Friday night. The former Gopher mat star scored a first-round TKO over Marc "the Pummel" Hummel, who was making his professional MMA debut. "Power MMA welterweight Logan Storley (2-0) showed the best of his team's wrestling pedigree, taking Marc Hummel (0-1) down early," MMAJunkie.com reported, referring to Power MMA & Fitness in Phoenix, where Storley works out with UFC veterans -- and former Arizona State wrestlers - Ryan Bader and C.B. Dolloway. "But he did one better when on the mat, unloading a flurry of punches that amazingly didn't draw a stoppage until the 3:17 mark of the first." Storley wasn't the only fighter to make short work of his opponent Friday night. Four of the six top matches at RFA 32 ended in the first round. After the win, Storley posted this message on his Twitter account: "I want to thank everyone for the support tonight! Felt great to get out there again and get the Win!" It was the second TKO victory for Storley, who announced his decision to go pro in MMA back in April after having three amateur bouts. The Webster, S.D. native and former Golden Gopher wrestlerr scored a first-round TKO via punches over fellow South Dakotan Bill Mees at 2:32 at RFA 29 in Sioux Falls, S.D. in August. Storley's second pro MMA match was held only about a half-hour from the University of Minnesota, where he became only the tenth Golden Gopher grappler to become a four-time NCAA Division I All-American, racking up four top-six finishes in the 174-pound weight class. Storley was also a four-time placer at the Big Ten conference championships, making it to the finals in 2012. Storley completed his collegiate career with an overall record of 119-27. Prior to wrestling at Minnesota, Storley was a six-time South Dakota state champ at Webster High School, the same alma mater as Brock Lesnar, who, after winning the heavyweight title at the University of Minnesota in 2000, went on to find fame and fortune in both the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championships) and WWE.

Forest Grove, Ore. -- Oregon State wrestlers won every weight class on Sunday as the Beavers dominated the season-opening Mike Clock Open tournament at Pacific University. OSU champions were Kegan Calkins (125); Joey Palmer (133); Jack Hathaway (141); Joey Delgado (149); Abraham Rodriguez (157); Seth Thomas (165); Tyler Chay (174), Corey Griego (184), Cody Crawford (197) and Amarveer Dhesi (hwt). Second-place Beavers were Ronnie Bresser (125); Jared Reis (141) and Weston Dobler (174). Ronnie Stephens (133), Izaak Tobin (141), Jay Tovey (149), Collbran Meeker (157) and Jimmy Millea (hwt) took third. The Beavers open their dual-meet season on Sunday against West Virginia, Northern Iowa and Nebraska at the Northeast Duals in Albany, N.Y. For more information on the Oregon State wrestling team, follow the club's official Twitter account at Twitter.com/OSU_Wrestling or by Facebook at Facebook.com/OregonStateWrestling.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Four Mountaineers posted perfect records as the No. 21/23 West Virginia wrestling team went 3-0 to open the season at the Mountaineer Quad on Sunday afternoon at the WVU Coliseum in Morgantown. WVU topped Drexel, 26-7, before winning a 26-14 dual against Campbell. The Mountaineers capped the day with a thrilling 22-14 victory over rival Arizona State. No. 3/4 Zeke Moisey (125) and No. 16/18 Dylan Cottrell (157) each went 3-0 on the day, with Moisey recording a major decision and Cottrell adding a major and a tech. fall. Parker VonEgidy (174) registered a trio of major decisions, while No. 9 Jacob A. Smith (197) had a pair of bonus-point victories, including a pin that led WVU to the win over the Sun Devils. “I think we battled the whole time, every match today,” said second-year head coach Sammie Henson. “I think we had some great things like we always do as well as some things we need to work on. I felt like our guys went out there as a team and competed together as a team. I really thought that came through in the final match.” West Virginia officially opened the season against Drexel, taking a 6-0 lead with decision wins by Moisey (125) and Cory Stainbrook (133). The Dragons earned wins at 141 and 149 pounds, giving Drexel the 7-6 advantage with a bonus-point victory at 149. Cottrell won a 10-2 major at 157 pounds over Drexel's Richard Viruet to put the Mountaineers back in front, 10-7. Ross Renzi followed up with a 4-1 decision over Austin Rose at 165 pounds while VonEgidy recorded his first major of the day by a score of 9-1 over Nicholas Elmer. Bubba Scheffel (184) then topped Stephen Loiseau, 2-1, as West Virginia took a 16-7 advantage. Smith (197) and A.J. Vizcarrondo (HWT) picked up decision wins to give the Mountaineers the 26-7 victory. Moisey started WVU off with a 4-0 lead over Campbell, scoring a 16-4 major decision over Tyler Walker at 125 pounds. The Camels took a win a 133 pounds to cut the deficit to one point, down 4-3, before Tony DeAngelo padded the WVU lead with a pin of Zack Barker in 6:44 at 141 pounds, putting the score at 10-4. Campbell won a major decision at 149 pounds before the Mountaineers responded with a 23-7 tech. fall by Cottrell over Daniel Richardson early in the third period at 157. WVU dropped the 165-pound match but gained four points with a 12-4 major decision by VonEgidy over Matthew Olauson at 174 pounds, putting the Mountaineers on top 19-11. The Camels took a win at 184 pounds to cut the deficit to five at 19-14, but a major decision at 197 by Smith over Austin McNeil, 13-1, put the match away. Vizcarrondo tacked on a few more points with a 2-0 decision win over Jere Heino as the Mountaineers earned the 26-14 triumph. Looking to make it three in a row over Arizona State, Moisey opened with a 6-2 decision over Mikel Perales at 125. Stainbrook won an injury default at 133 pounds to put WVU ahead, 9-0. Back-to-back wins by the Sun Devils at 141 and 149 cut into the lead, but Cottrell earned a 6-2 decision over Oliver Pierce at 157 to push the Mountaineers in front by six at 12-6. Renzi lost a heartbreaker in sudden victory at 165 pounds, but VonEgidy struck back with an 11-2 major decision over Preston McCalmon at 174 as WVU took a 16-9 lead. No. 4 Blake Stauffer topped Scheffel in a 4-1 decision at 184 to put the score at 16-12 going into the final two matches. Smith and Josh Dasilveira battled a tight match at 197, going scoreless through the first period before Smith took a 3-2 lead after an escape and a pair of stalling calls on Dasilveira in the second. Dasilveira tied the score with an escape early in the third before scoring a takedown on Smith to lead 5-3. With under 30 seconds to go in the bout and ASU looking for a crucial win, Smith scored a reversal on Dasilveira to tie the score at 5-5 before putting his back to the mat for the pin at 6:38. The Sun Devils won a 6-2 decision at heavyweight, but were deducted a team point midway through the 197-pound match as West Virginia claimed its third straight win over Arizona State by a score of 22-14, moving the series to 3-1 in favor of WVU in the Sammie Henson/Zeke Jones era. The Mountaineers head to Troy, New York, next Sunday to compete in the Northeast Duals. WVU will square off with Michigan (11:15 a.m.), Buffalo (1:15 p.m.) and Oregon State (3:15 p.m.) in a trio of dual matches at Hudson Valley Community College. No. 21/23 West Virginia 26, Drexel 7 125: No. 3/4 Zeke Moisey (WVU) dec. Zachary Fuentes (DU), 5-3 133: Cory Stainbrook (WVU) dec. Franco Ferraina (DU), 7-4 141: No. 10 Kevin Devoy (DU) dec. Tony DeAngelo (WVU), 8-3 149: No. 17 Matthew Cimato (DU) major dec. Jake S. Smith (WVU), 17-7 157: No. 16/18 Dylan Cottrell (WVU) major dec. Richard Viruet (DU), 10-2 165: Ross Renzi (WVU) dec. Austin Rose (DU), 4-1 174: Parker VonEgidy (WVU) major dec. Nicholas Elmer (DU), 9-1 184: Bubba Scheffel (WVU) dec. Stephen Loiseau (DU), 2-1 197: No. 9 Jacob A. Smith (WVU) dec. Joshua Murphy (DU), 10-4 HWT: A.J. Vizcarrondo (WVU) dec. Joey Goodhart (DU), 2-1 No. 21/23 West Virginia 26, Campbell 14 125: No. 3/4 Zeke Moisey (WVU) major dec. Tyler Walker (CU), 16-4 133: Nathan Kraisser (CU) major dec. Cory Stainbrook (WVU), 15-6 141: Tony DeAngelo (WVU) pinned Zack Barker (CU), 6:44 149: Quentin Perez (CU) major dec. Jake S. Smith (WVU), 14-3 157: No. 16/18 Dylan Cottrell (WVU) tech. fall Daniel Richardson (CU), 23-7 (5:39) 165: Paul Duggan (CU) dec. Tim Wheeling (WVU), 5-2 174: Parker VonEgidy (WVU) major dec. Matthew Olauson (CU), 12-4 184: Ville Heino (CU) dec. Bubba Scheffel (WVU), 3-1 197: No. 9 Jacob A. Smith (WVU) major dec. Austin McNeil (CU), 13-1 HWT: A.J. Vizcarrondo (WVU) dec. Jere Heino (CU), 2-0 No. 21/23 West Virginia 22, Arizona State 14 125: No. 3/4 Zeke Moisey (WVU) dec. Mike Perales (ASU), 6-2 133: Cory Stainbrook (WVU) over Dalton Brady (ASU) inj. default (3:55) 141: Robert Mathis (ASU) dec. Tony DeAngelo (WVU), 11-6 149: Matthew Kraus (ASU) dec. Jake S. Smith (WVU), 3-2 157: No. 16/18 Dylan Cottrell (WVU) dec. Oliver Pierce (ASU), 6-2 165: Jacen Peterson (ASU) dec. Ross Renzi (WVU), SV-1 3-1 174: Parker VonEgidy (WVU) major dec. Preston McCalmon (ASU), 11-2 184: No. 4 Blake Stauffer (ASU) dec. Bubba Scheffel (WVU), 4-1 197: No. 9 Jacob A. Smith (WVU) pinned Josh DaSilveira (ASU), 6:38 HWT: Tanner Hall (ASU) dec. A.J. Vizcarrondo (WVU), 6-2 Arizona State deducted one team point during the 197-pound match.

BLACKSBURG, Va. -- True freshman Joey McKenna knocked-off returning All-American and top-ranked Evan Henderson of North Carolina to capture the 141-pound title, Sunday, at the Hokie Open in Blacksburg, Virgina. Redshirt sophomore heavyweight Nathan Butler also placed first to give the Cardinal two champions in the tournament. As a team, Stanford finished second behind Chattanooga (135.5) with 124.0 points. Duke finished third with 122.0 team points. Nine additional Cardinal wrestlers were the top 6, including runner-up finishes by redshirt freshman Brian Rossi (125 pounds), sophomore Mason Pengilly (133 pounds) and redshirt junior Jim Wilson (165 pounds). Up next, Stanford heads to Fresno, California for the Roadrunner Open on Sunday, Nov. 15.

ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Three days before announcing his college commitment, the nation's No. 1 recruit Mark Hall dominated his competition at the InterMat JJ Classic in the final preseason high school wrestling event of his career. Mark Hall picked up three pins in four matches on Sunday at the JJ Classic (Photo/Mark Beshey, The Guillotine)Hall, a senior at Apple Valley (Minn.), won his fifth straight JJ Classic title, which included three pins and a 22-7 technical fall. In the finals he earned a second-period pin over Nick Casperson (Beresford, S.D.). He was named the Outstanding Wrestler of the event. Hall, a five-time state champion and Cadet World champion, posted a 17-0 record in five JJ Classic appearances dating back to eighth grade, which included eight pins, three technical falls, two major decisions and three decisions. He will announce his college commitment on Wednesday at Apple Valley High School. Two other Minnesota natives earned their victories in higher profile championship matches of the JJ Classic. Alex Lloyd (Shakopee), a Cadet National Greco-Roman champion, scored a 3-2 victory over top 100 senior Kanen Storr (Leslie, Mich.) in the final at 138 pounds. It marked Lloyd's second straight JJ Classic title. With the match tied 1-1, Lloyd used a duck under with just over a minute remaining to secure the go-ahead takedown against the ISU commit, which proved to be the difference in the match. Lucas Jeske defeated Brandon Moen to claim the title at 182 pounds (Photo/Mark Beshey, The Guillotine)Top 100 senior Lucas Jeske (St. Michael-Albertville), who last week committed to the University of Minnesota, earned an 11-7 victory over Preseason Nationals champion and two-time state third-place finisher Brandon Moen (Owatonna, Minn.) in the 182-pound final. Jeske led 5-0 after the opening period, but Moen battled back in the second with a throw, which resulted in a four-point move and tightened the score. Jeske led by two points late in the match before Moen tried a desperation move in the closing seconds, which gave the STMA wrestler two more points and a four-point victory. Other champions from the host state were Israel Navarro (Wilmar) at 106 pounds, Devin Fitzpatrick (Mahtomendi) at 160, and Tyler Buesgens (Scott West) at 195. Navarro and Fitzpatrick both placed second in the JJ Classic in 2014. Navarro needed overtime to top five-time AAU state champion Drew Bennett (Fort Dodge, Iowa) 3-1. The two wrestlers traded escapes in the second and third periods to send the match to overtime. In overtime Navarro used a single leg to score a takedown and earn the victory. Fitzpatrick cruised to his title with an 11-6 victory over Jacob Carlson, who also finished runner-up at Conflict at Carver. Buesgens topped Zach Haggstrom (Glenwood, Iowa) 13-8 for his title. Three wrestlers from Illinois and Iowa also won championships on Sunday. Anthony Cassioppi earned a reversal in the closing seconds to beat Andrew Piehl (Photo/Mark Beshey, The Guillotine)Those from Illinois were unseeded Markus Hartman (Barrington) at 126 pounds, along with a pair of Hononegah teammates at 220 and 285 in Blake Zalapi and Anthony Cassioppi. Hartman, who entered the event unseeded, had an impressive run to the title, which included a semifinal victory over top-seeded Tyler Eischens (Anoka, Minn.). In the finals Hartmann crushed two-time state champion Brandon Carroll (Roosevelt, S.D) 15-0 to earn a technical fall victory. Zalapi, a Cadet All-American in all three styles, picked up a second-period pin in the finals against state fourth-place finisher Alex Paulson (Forest City, Iowa). Paulson led 3-1 before trying a throw that was countered by Zalapi and resulted in a pin for the Hononegah wrestler. The victory in the finals for Cassioppi, a Cadet double All-American in Fargo, was impressive as he beat Junior National freestyle All-American Andrew Piehl (Rogers, Minn.) by a 3-2 decision. Piehl led 2-1 in the third after picking up a reversal and appeared to be on his way to a title. However, in the final five seconds of the match Cassioppi used a reversal of his own to earn a one-point victory and his first JJ Classic title. Iowa natives to win titles were state champion Justin Portillo (Clarion-Goldfield) at 113 pounds, Cayd Lara (Fort Dodge) at 145, and Colton Clingenpeel (Council Bluffs Jefferson) at 152. For Portillo, it was his third straight JJ Classic title, with his previous titles coming at 100 pounds and 106 pounds. He earned bonus-point victories in all four of his matches on Sunday, including his finals match against Hser Eh Pwae (Worthington, Minn.), which he won by an 11-3 major decision. Lara, who entered the event seeded third, earned his title with a narrow 7-6 victory in the finals over fourth-seeded Joshua Adams (Fond du Lac, Wis.). Clingenpeel, also a Junior National All-American in Greco-Roman, scored a 4-2 overtime victory over top 50 ranked junior Devin Bahr (West Salem, Wis.). It was Clingenpeel's second straight JJ Classic title. Last year he won the title at 138 pounds. Rounding out Sunday's champions were Cory Gamet (Michigan) at 100 pounds, two-time state champion Paul Bianchi (Two Rivers, Wis.) at 120 and state runner-up Jaden Van Maanen (LaCross Central, Wis.) at 132. Gamet won his title with three pins from four matches, including one in the final over nationally ranked junior high wrestler Carson Manville (Virginia). Bianchi won a hard-fought championship match over Michael Suda (Pipestone, Minn.) 8-5 . Van Maanen earned his title by blanking Triston Lara (Fort Dodge, Iowa). 100: 1st: Corey Gamet (Western) pinned Carson Manville (South County), 4:37 3rd: Keegan OToole (Merton) pinned Ryan Rowland (Bishop Moore), 3:51 5th: Cody Holmes (Two Rivers) dec. Cody Anderson (Waukee), 9-4 106: 1st: Israel Navarro (Willmar) dec. Drew Bennett (Fort Dodge), 3-1 SV 3rd: Charlie Pickell (Mankato West) dec. Reuben Cephas (Rosemount), 12-8 5th: Joseph Peterson (Albert Lea) dec. Colby Njos (Anoka), 3-1 113: 1st: Justin Portillo (Clarion-Goldfield) maj. dec. Hser Eh Pwae (Worthington), 11-3 3rd: Garrett Vos (Waconia) dec. Zac Spohn (Sauk Rapids), 5-2 5th: Tyler Shackle (Scott West) dec. Caleb Ziebell (Slinger), 6-2 120: 1st: Paul Bianchi (Two Rivers) dec. Michael Suda (Pipestone), 8-5 3rd: Brenden Baker (Cedar Rapids Jefferson) pinned James Whitaker (Eaton Rapids), 1:31 5th: Brady Gross (Apple Valley) by injury default over Joshua Portillo (Clarion-Goldfield) 126: 1st: Markus Hartman (Barrington) tech. fall Brandon Carroll (Roosevelt), 15-0 3rd: Tyler Eischens (Anoka) by injury default over Ryan Killeen (Spectrum) 5th: Brant O`Shea (Keokuk) maj. dec. Noah Bauer (Pine Island), 13-0 132: 1st: Jaden Van Maanen (La Crosse Central) dec. Triston Lara (Fort Dodge), 5-0 3rd: Patrick Ryan (New Trier) dec. Bailey Mennis (Madison), 14-13 5th: AJ Bethea (Hibbing) dec. Anthony Meister (Elk River), 5-2 138: 1st: Alex Lloyd (Shakopee) dec. Kanen Storr (Leslie), 3-2 3rd: Will Lucie (Warsaw) maj. dec. Lee Schmalz (Mound-Westonka), 8-0 5th: Sage Loredo-Hollon (Saint Peter) by injury default over Adam Hedin (Rosemount) 145: 1st: Cayd Lara (Fort Dodge) dec. Joshua Adams (Fond du Lac), 7-6 3rd: Gunner Charbonneau (Prior Lake) dec. Ryan Reid (Mound-Westonka), 5-4 5th: Jackson Sweeney (Watertown Mayer) dec. Dylan Schuck (Sibley-Ocheyedan), 7-3 152: 1st: Colton Clingenpeel (Thomas Jefferson) dec. Devin Bahr (LAW), 4-2 SV 3rd: Matt Malcom (Glenwood) dec. Kenny O`Neil (Prior Lake), 7-2 5th: Cruze Hurlburt (Spring Valley) dec. Hayden Krein (LAW), 9-6 160: 1st: Devin FitzPatrick (Mahtomedi) dec. Jacob Carlson (Sebolt Wrestling), 11-5 3rd: Justin Burg (Tartan) by injury default over Parker Hale (Grand Meadow) 5th: Bryson Alsteen (Luxemburg-Casco) by injury default over Emmett Wagner (Shakopee) 170: 1st: Mark Hall (Apple Valley) pinned Nick Casperson (Beresford), 3:08 3rd: Nick Knutson (New Prague) pinned Connor Williams (La Crosse Central), 2:23 5th: Billy Holtan (Carrington) dec. Brady Goblirsch (Redwood Area), 5-0 182: 1st: Lucas Jeske (STMA) dec. Brandon Moen (Owatonna), 11-7 3rd: Drake Frikken (Cambridge-Isanti) dec. Noah Keith (Bloomington Kennedy), 5-1 5th: Campbell Wozniak (Cretin Derham Hall) pinned Brandonn Gore (So St Paul), 1:44 195: 1st: Tyler Buesgens (Scott West) dec. Zach Haggstrom (Glenwood), 13-8 3rd: Jacob Olson (Cambridge-Isanti) pinned Griffin Thorn (Owatonna), 1:58 5th: Jonathon Litersky (Ashland-Greenwood) pinned Neil Hanson (Milaca), 3:16 220: 1st: Blake Zalapi (Hononegah) pinned Alex Paulson (Forest City), 2:44 3rd: Trenton Rogich (Le Seuer Henderson) dec. Justin Mohlin (Centennial), 7-6 SV 5th: Jesse Heck (Watertown Mayer) pinned Joshua Bohnen (Mora), 3:46 285: 1st: Anthony Cassioppi (Hononegah) dec. Andrew Piehl (Rogers), 3-2 3rd: Jameer Anderson (Benilde St Margarets) dec. Manny Alvarez (Columbia Heights), 9-2 5th: Alex Aarsvold (Pine Island) by injury default over Adam Lucast (Lakeville South)

State champion, and three-time state placer, Shawn Streck (Merrillville, Ind.) verbally committed to Purdue University on Sunday evening. The projected 285 pound wrestler is ranked No. 29 overall in the Class of 2016. He joins No. 24 Griffin Parriott (New Prague, Minn.) and No. 78 Devin Schroder (Grand Rapids Catholic Central, Mich.) in the Boilermakers' recruiting class. Streck plans on both wrestling and playing football - as a defensive lineman - in college.

Gabe Townsell (Oak Park River Forest, Ill.), a Junior National Greco-Roman champion this summer, verbally committed to Stanford University on Sunday afternoon. The two-time state placer is ranked No. 76 overall in the Class of 2016. Townsell, who has placed fourth and third at the state tournament the last two years, projects to compete at 133 pounds in college. He is the fourth top 100 commit for the Cardinal in this recruiting class, as he joins No. 27 Nathan Traxler (Marmion Academy, Ill.), No. 39 Brandon Dallavia (Blair Academy, N.J.) and No. 82 Requir van der Merwe (Blair Academy, N.J.)

NEW YORK -- Jordan Oliver (Tempe, Ariz./Sunkist Kids) stunned the New York City crowd with a last second victory over four-time NCAA champion Logan Stieber (Columbus, Ohio/Titan Mercury WC) in yet another dramatic finish between two of the biggest stars in U.S. wrestling. Oliver trailed Stieber 5-4 late in the second period before executing a single leg to the back for four points. The technique gave Oliver the 8-5 win and the Bill Farrell International gold medal. "As everybody knows Oliver, Stieber is a big rivalry. There is going to be a lot of points scored. There are going to be a lot of great exchanges. That is the beauty of wrestling Logan Stieber. He is going to give you everything he's got," said Oliver. Read full story ... Men's freestyle results 57 kilos: Gold: Tyler Graff (United States) tech. fall Zach Sanders (United States), 10-0 Bronze: Daniel Dennis (United States) tech. fall Ali Naser (United States), 12-1 65 kilos: Gold: Jordan Oliver (United States) dec. Logan Stieber (United States), 8-5 Bronze: Aaron Pico (United States) dec. Frank Molinaro (United States), 7-4 74 kilos: Gold: Bekzod Abdurakhmonov (Uzbekistan) tech. fall Dan Vallimont (United States), 10-0 Bronze: Nick Marable (United States) tech. fall Adam Hall (United States), 11-0 86 kilos: Gold: Ed Ruth (United States) tech. fall Jon Reader (United States), 13-0 Bronze: Richard Perry (United States) dec. Austin Trotman (United States), 4-3 97 kilos: Gold: J.D. Bergman (United States) dec. Dustin Kilgore (United States), 7-5 Bronze: Cayle Byers (United States) dec. Enock Francois (United States), 4-2 125 kilos: Gold: Nick Gwiazdowski (United States) dec. Dom Bradley (United States), 1-0 Bronze: Anthony Nelson (United States) dec. Tyrell Fortune (United States), 3-2 Outstanding Wrestler: Jordan Oliver, 65-kilo champion

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- Scoring bonus points in four of its five wins, the No. 24 Stanford wrestling team fended off Chattanooga, 19-16, Saturday, at Maclellan Gym in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The Cardinal improves to 2-0 on the season, while the Mocs drop to 0-1. The dual started at 125 pounds, where redshirt freshman Brian Rossi posted a 4-3 come-from-behind win over Alonzo Allen. Trailing 3-1 heading into the final period, Rossi started the third in the down position. He cut the lead to 3-2 with an escape and then was about to secure the winning takedown. The Homer Glenn, Illinois native moves to 2-0 on the season. The Mocs tied the team score at 3-3 as Chris Debien recorded an 8-3 decision over sophomore Mason Pengilly at 133 pounds. Freshman Joey McKenna, ranked 12th nationally at 141 pounds, put the Cardinal back on top with a 10-2 major decision over Roman Boylen. He recorded a takedown 30 seconds into the opening period and led 2-1 after the first. He added an escape and a takedown in the second to push his lead to 5-1. Boylen chose to start the third in the neutral position, where McKenna was able to secure another takedown. After Boylen escaped, McKenna notched his final takedown and ended the match on top, picking up riding time. He is now 2-0 on the year. Chattanooga's Michael Pongracz cut the Stanford lead to 7-6 with a 4-2 sudden-victory decision over redshirt sophomore Tommy Pawelski at 149 pounds. Redshirt juniors Maxwell Hvolbek (157 pounds) and Jim Wilson (165 pounds) and redshirt sophomore Keaton Subjeck all turned in major-decision wins to make the dual score 19-6 in favor of the Cardinal. Leading 6-2 after the first, Hvolbek chose to start the second in the down position. After recording an escape against Chattanooga's Andrew Webb, Hvolbek got another takedown and scored two near fall points to push his lead to 11-2. Webb chose to start the third in the neutral position, where Hvolbek was able to tally another takedown and collect riding time for the major decision. He moves to 2-0 on the season. Wilson, ranked fourth nationally, posted a 20-7 major decision over Dominic Lampe at 165 pounds. The Lodi, California native recorded five takedowns, a reversal, six near fall points, an escape and riding time in the win. Wilson improves to 2-0 on the year and 71-15 in his career. Subjeck capped-off the Cardinal scoring with a 14-4 major decision over Chattanooga's Sean Mappes at 174 pounds. With a 4-2 lead going into the second, Subjeck tallied another takedown and two near fall points to increase his lead to 8-3. He opened the third with an escape and secured two more takedowns and riding time to seal the win. Subjeck moves to 2-0 on the season. The Mocs had a chance to tied up the dual after John Lampe posted a 17-6 major decision over redshirt junior Ryan Davies at 184 pounds and No. 14 Scottie Boykin added an 8-3 decision over redshirt senior Michael Sojka at 197 pounds. In the battle between ranked wrestlers at heavyweight, UTC's Jared Johnson (No. 20) pulled out a 4-2 decision over redshirt sophomore Nathan Butler (No. 13). However, it wasn't enough for the Mocs as the Cardinal held on for the win. Stanford wraps-up its road trip at the Hokie Open in Blacksburg, Virginia on Sunday, Nov. 8. Results: 125: Brian Rossi (Stanford) – Dec. 4-3 - Alonzo Allen (UTC) – Stanford 3-0 133: Chris Debien (UTC) – Dec. 8-3 - Mason Pengilly (Stanford) – Tied 3-3 141: No. 12 Joey McKenna (Stanford) – MD 10-2 - Roman Boylen (UTC) - Stanford 7-3 149: Michael Pongracz (UTC) – SV1 4-2 - Tommy Pawelski (Stanford) – Stanford 7-6 157: Max Hvolbek (Stanford) – MD 14-2 - Andrew Webb (UTC) – Stanford 11-6 165: No. 4 Jim Wilson (Stanford) – MD 20-7 - Dominic Lampe (UTC) – Stanford 15-6 174: Keaton Subjeck (Stanford) – MD 14-4 - Sean Mappes (UTC) – Stanford 19-6 184: John Lampe (UTC) – MD 17-6 - Ryan Davies (Stanford) – Stanford 19-10 197: No. 14 Scottie Boykin (UTC) – Dec. 8-3 - Michael Sojka (Stanford) – Stanford 19-13 285: No. 20 Jared Johnson (UTC) – Dec. 4-2 - No. 13 Nathan Butler (Stanford) – 19-16

BLACKSBURG -- The sixth-ranked Virginia Tech wrestling squad dominated a talented No. 13 Iowa State squad 32-3 to open the 2015-16 season on Saturday afternoon inside Cassell Coliseum. Joey Dance kicked things off with a 3-2 decision at 125 pounds. Iowa State got on the board at 133 pounds when eighth-ranked Earl Hall used a takedown in overtime to propel him to a 4-2 win over 19th-ranked Kevin Norstrem. At 141 pounds, newcomer Solomon Chishko used a beautiful takedown in the second overtime period of the day after fighting off multiple takedown attempts from his opponent, winning 3-1 putting Virginia Tech up 6-3. Sal Mastriani, ranked 12th in the country at 149 pounds, used a takedown in the second period and added another with 40 seconds left in the third period to win 6-2. At 157 pounds, third-ranked Nick Brascetta made a huge statement in his season opener, racing out to an early lead thanks to four takedowns in the first period. Four more takedowns and riding time put him up 17-6 and the Hokies jumped out to a 13-3 lead. Freshman David McFadden notched a major win in his collegiate debut, taking down sixth-ranked Tanner Weatherman at 165 pounds. After a scoreless first period, Weatherman took a 1-0 lead with an escape in the second. McFadden added two quick takedowns in the beginning of the third period before dodging a few attempts and riding out the remaining 20 seconds to put Tech up 16-3. Zach Epperly, fresh off a victory at the NWCA All-Star Classic, closed the first period with a takedown, adding an escape in the second for a 4-1 decision over 17th-ranked Lelund Weatherspoon at 174 pounds. At 184 pounds, Zack Zavatsky earned a 13-6 decision in his collegiate debut, following a successful redshirt year. Five takedowns and two escapes contributed to a decision that pushed the Virginia Tech lead to 22-3. A forfeit at 197 gave 17th-ranked Jared Haught six team points, with the Hokies up 28-3 headed into the final event of the night. Heavyweight Ty Walz, ranked second in the country, struck first with a takedown in the middle of the first period. A monstrous takedown thirty second in to the second period swung all the momentum to Walz, who neared a tech fall in the third period, eventually winning 21-7. Tech (1-0) will be back in action on Sunday, hosting the annual Hokie Open inside the Rector Field House on campus. Action starts at 10 a.m. and runs throughout the day on 14 mats. Admission is $15 for the day and at the door, only cash will be accepted. Results: 125: #6 Joey Dance (VT) dec. Nathan Boston (ISU), 3-2 133: #8 Earl Hall (ISU) dec. #19 Kevin Norstrem (VT), 4-2 141: Solomon Chishko (VT) dec. John Meeks (ISU), 3-1 149: #12 Sal Mastriani (VT) dec. Blayne Briceno (ISU), 6-2 157: #3 Nick Brascetta (VT) major dec. Logan Breitenbach (ISU), 17-6 165: Dave McFadden (VT) dec. #6 Tanner Weatherman (ISU), 4-3 174: #3 Zach Epperly (VT) dec. #17 Lelund Weatherspoon (ISU), 4-1 184: Zack Zavatsky (VT) dec. Dane Pestano (ISU), 13-6 197: Jared Haught (VT), won by forfeit 285: #2 Ty Walz (VT) major dec. Quean Smith (ISU), 21-7

For the fourth consecutive year, Minnesota began its regular season 3-0 as the 24th-ranked Gophers knocked off Grand Canyon, Virginia and South Dakota State, respectively, at Saturday's Gopher Duals. The quad meet at Williams Arena was the first quad hosted on campus in program history, and provided a valuable opportunity for a young Gopher team to wrestle several matches right away to get the season started. "I think we made some progress today. We lost some close ones, and we won a couple of close ones. It's a great learning experience for us," said Head Coach J Robinson. "We need to build on what we learned today. What we're trying to do is find out where we are. We rotated a couple of guys in to see what we could do. It's a good place to start from." Minnesota had five wrestlers make their career dual match debuts on Saturday, starting with the very first match of the event with 125-pounder Skylar Petry. By day's end, Tommy Thorn (141), Miles Patton (149), Jack Bass (157) and Dylan Urbach (165) had also competed in dual action for the first time. Two of those newcomers - Petry and Thorn - posted perfect 3-0 marks on the day. Those undefeated performances were matched by the two ranked Gophers in the lineup, No. 7 Brett Pfarr (197) and No. 6 Michael Kroells (285). While satisfied with his performance and that of his teammates, Pfarr, a redshirt junior and one of the team's more experienced wrestlers, believes there is still plenty of room to grow. "We have a really young team, [so you see] some inexperience for the younger guys," said Pfarr. "But I'm excited because those are easy fixes. I'm ready to get right back after it. We'll be even better the next week, and the following week, and so on." Minnesota started the event with its second-ever match against Grand Canyon. The Gophers got off to a hot start, taking the first three matches and building a 10-0 lead. After a loss at 149, the Gophers rattled off six consecutive wins to take the dual. Four Gophers - split between newcomers Thorn and Urbach and returning starters Pfarr and Kroells - earned bonus points via major decisions to help the Gophers pile up points in the 31-3 victory. The Gophers returned to the mat to take on Virginia in their second match of the event. Petry got Minnesota going right away with a 9-6 upset of No. 16 Nick Herrmann. The Cavaliers fired back with a pin by No. 11 George DiCamillo at 133, but Thorn put the Gophers in front again with a 15-4 major decision - his second straight major decision - at 141. Minnesota dropped decisions in three of the next four matches, with only Urbach at 165 providing points for the Maroon and Gold. At 184, a victory by Chris Pfarr brought the Gophers within two, setting up decisive matches for Brett Pfarr and Kroells to seize the dual for Minnesota. The upperclassmen delivered a pair of decisions and Minnesota took the match, 19-15. With two wins in their pocket, the Gophers finished off the event against South Dakota State. Three victories from Petry, Thorn and Sam Brancale staked Minnesota to a 9-0 lead, but the Jackrabbits responded with three straight wins of their own, including a major decision at 149 by Alex Kocer to give SDSU a 10-9 lead with four matches remaining. The teams traded victories at 174 and 184, first a 6-5 win for the Gophers on a late escape by Nick Wanzek, followed by a 6-5 win for South Dakota State with a late escape of its own. With the Jackrabbits leading 13-12, the stage was set again for Brett Pfarr and Kroells to decide the dual and, as they had against Virginia, the pair came through. Each earned impressive major decisions, including a 12-0 win for Pfarr over No. 16 Nate Rotert, to seal the 20-13 win for the Gophers. Minnesota will wrestle its second three-dual event in as many weeks when the team travels to Troy, N.Y. next weekend for the Northeast Duals. The Gophers will wrestle No. 5 Lehigh, No. 12 N.C. State and No. 14 North Carolina on Sunday. Fans can keep tabs on the action from the Empire State by following Gopher Wrestling on Twitter or by monitoring live stats on TrackWrestling.com. As always, a full recap of the day's results will be available on GopherSports.com after the event's conclusion. To keep up with the latest Gopher Wrestling news, be sure to keep it tuned to GopherSports.com and follow Gopher Wrestling on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Minnesota 31 - Grand Canyon 3 125: Petry (Minn) dec. Libolt (GCU), 11-7 / Minnesota 3 -- Grand Canyon 0 133: Brancle (Minn) dec. Olivas (GCU), 9-4 / Minnesota 6 -- Grand Canyon 0 141: Thorn (Minn) maj dec. Tovar (GCU), 10-0 /Minnesota 10 -- Grand Canyon 0 149: Monty (GCU) dec. Patton (Minn), 8-3 / Minnesota 10 -- Grand Canyon 3 157: Kingsley (Minn) dec. Velasquez (GCU), 5-4 / Minnesota 13 -- Grand Canyon 3 165: Urbach (Minn) maj dec. Reece (GCU), 8-0 / Minnesota 17 -- Grand Canyon 3 174: Wanzek (Minn) dec. Moore (GCU), 8-3 / Minnesota 20 -- Grand Canyon 3 184: C. Pfarr (Minn) dec. Wilson (GCU), 5-3 / Minnesota 23 -- Grand Canyon 3 197: No. 7 B. Pfarr (Minn) maj dec. Gaun (GCU), 12-3 / Minnesota 27 -- Grand Canyon 3 HWT: No. 6 Kroells (Minn) maj dec. Chaid (GCU), 11-2 / Minnesota 31 -- Grand Canyon 3 Minnesota 19 - Virginia 15 125: Petry (Minn) dec. No. 16 Herrmann (UV), 9-6 / Minnesota 3 -- Virginia 0 133: No. 11 DiCamillo (UV) fall (4:41) Brancale (Minn) / Minnesota 3 -- Virginia 6 141: Thorn (Minn) maj dec. Watson (UV), 15-4 / Minnesota 7 -- Virginia 6 149: Miller (UV) dec. Patton (Minn), 15-9 / Minnesota 7 -- Virginia 9 157: Atkinson (UV) dec. (SV-1) Bass (Minn), 6-4 / Minnesota 7- Virginia 12 165: Urbach (Minn) dec. Peppelman (UV), 3-2 / Minnesota 10 -- Virginia 12 174: Baldwin (UV) dec. Wanzek (Minn), 16-15 / Minnesota 10 -- Virginia 15 184: C. Pfarr (Minn) dec. Askey (UV), 13-10 / Minnesota 13 -- Virginia 15 197: No. 7 B. Pfarr (Minn) dec. No. 11 Nye (UV) 7-4 / Minnesota 16 -- Virginia 15 285: No. 6 Kroells (Minn) dec. Gillen (UV) 12-6 / Minnesota 19 -- Virginia 15 Minnesota 20 - South Dakota State 13 125: Petry (Minn) dec. Cefolo (SDSU), 3-2 / Minnesota 3 -- SDSU 0 133: Brancale (Minn) dec. Simms (SDSU), 13-7 / Minnesota 6 -- SDSU 0 141: Thorn (Minn) dec. Gross (SDSU), 2-1 / Minnesota 9 -- SDSU 0 149: A. Kocer (SDSU) maj dec. Patton (Minn) 15-6 / Minnesota 9 -- SDSU 4 157: No. 6 Pack (SDSU) dec. Bass (Minn) 6-4 / Minnesota 9 -- SDSU 7 165: Zilverberg (SDSU) dec. Urbach (Minn) 5-2 / Minnesota 9 -- SDSU 10 174: Wanzek (Minn) dec. D. Kocer (SDSI) 6-5 / Minnesota 12 -- SDSU 10 184: Ayers (SDSU) dec. C. Pfarr (Minn) 6-5 / Minnesota 12 -- SDSU 13 197: No. 7 B. Pfarr (Minn) maj dec. No. 16 Rotert (SDSU) 12-0 / Minnesota 16 -- SDSU 13 285: No. 6 Kroells (Minn) maj dec. Macki (SDSU) 13-1 / Minnesota 20 -- SDSU 13

YPSILANTI, Mich. -- The Ohio wrestling team opened the 2015-16 season at the Eastern Michigan Duals going 3-0 as a team with wins over Michigan State, Edinboro and Olivet Saturday. The Bobcats beat Michigan State by a team score of 34-3, Edinboro 22-12 and Olivet 46-3 and won 25 of their 30 duel matches including going 9-10 over Michigan State and Olivet. “I thought we wrestled pretty well,” said head coach Joel Greenlee. “It was a great first meet for our team we looked great on top and looked like we are in great shape and very aggressive.” Freshman 125-pounder Shakur Laney (Canal Winchester, Ohio) went 2-1 on the day beating Michigan State's Mitch Rogaliner by decision (7-4) and Olivet's Michael Schmidt by technical fall (21-4). At 133-pounds, freshman Cameron Kelly (Bellbrook, Ohio) swept the competition going 3-0 with wins over Michigan State's Garth Yenter by major decision (12-1), Edinboro's Tony Recco by technical fall (20-5) and Olivet's Evan Hoshaw by fall at 1:31. In the 141-pound division, RS sophomore Noah Forrider (Maryville, Ohio) swept all three of his matches beating Michigan State's Kyle Abdellatif by technical fall (17-1), Tyler Vath of Edinboro by decision (8-3) and pinned Olivet's Dean Roberts (:39). Bobcat's RS sophomore Cullen Cummings (Woodridge, Ill.) went 2-1 in his matches beating Josh Pennell of Michigan State by decision (7-0) and Olivet's Austin Kelley by decision (6-1). RS senior Spartek Chino (Wheaton, Ill.) went 3-0 in his opening weekend of competition with wins over Michigan State's Joseph Johnson by decision (9-4), Edinboro's Spencer Nagy by major decision (11-3) and pinned Olivet's Ross Pennock (:57). At 165-pounds, RS freshman Austin Reese (Urbana, Ohio) went 2-1 in his matches beating Michigan State's Travis Curley via decision (4-0) and pinned Olivet's Dylan Jensen (1:28). RS senior Cody Walters (Macedonia, Ohio) logged two pins en route to going 3-0 in his opening contests at 174-pounds. Walters pinned Michigan State's Shane Shadaia (4:58) and Olivet's Nicholas Affricano (2:40) and beat Edinboro's Patrick Jennings by decision (5-1). Ohio's 184-pounder RS freshman Dakota Sizemore (Fairfield, Ohio) went 1-2 in competition with a major decision win over Edinboro's Chris Laird (16-6). RS senior Phil Wellington (Euclid, Ohio) swept his matches at 195-pounds taking major decisions over Michigan State's Jacob Cooper (10-2) and Olivet's Thomas Hall (14-6). Wellington also picked up a decision over Edinboro's Vincent Pickett (6-2). Heavyweight sophomore Jesse Webb (Bennington, Vt.) went 2-1 in the competition earning a decision win over Michigan State's Dimitrius Renfroe (4-3) and a major decision over Olivet's Youseff El-Sayed (16-3). Ohio returns to action at the Michigan State Open tournament on Nov. 15.

The Fighting Illini began their 2015-16 campaign by dominating their three opponents at the Eastern Michigan Open. In the morning, the Orange and Blue pounced on Olivet College with a convincing 42-3 victory. The middle dual featured an Illini victory over Utah Valley 32-6. Coach Heffernan's squad wrapped up the day with a 34-6 victory over Clarion. 157-pound defending national champion Isaiah Martinez paced the team with three technical falls today after leading the nation (11) last season. "We looked decent but inconsistent in spots," said Coach Jim Heffernan. "It's very early so the errors we made and the inconsistencies that were there are all correctable. Steven looks great at his new weight, and is wrestling with a lot of energy. This will be a great weight class for him. [I thought] Francis completed hard and had chances to win two of his matches today. Andre looked a little tight today, but he will get that worked out. He's a competitive kid and will make adjustments. Both did some good things for this being their first time out." The Illini kicked-off their season with a midmorning contest against Olivet College. Francis Edelen fell to Michael Schmidt by a score of 9-5. After falling behind 3-0, the veteran grapplers took over for Illinois. Zane Richards started things off with a fall (4:24) and Brock Ervin added on with a fall of his own (2:14), taking a 12-3 advantage. Starting with Langenderfer, the Illini rattled off four straight technical falls, including a 17-2 tech fall by Steven Rodrigues in his first bout at 165 pounds. Two decisions by Jeff Koepke and Andre Lee, and a major decision from Brooks Black wrapped up a 42-3 drubbing. Jim Heffernan's squad continued their day with a dual against Utah Valley. The Fighting Illini fell behind 3-0 again, but Zane Richards got the Illini on the board with a 14-4 major decision at 133 pounds. Brock Ervin and Kyle Langenderfer both grabbed three points for the Illini to extend the lead to 10-3. For the second dual in a row, Martinez dominated at 157 pounds, netting a 22-7 technical fall. Upperclassman once against sealed the Illini victory, as Steven Rodrigues, Zac Brunson, and Jeff Koepke combined for two major decisions and a tech fall. Black concluded the scoring with a 2-1 decision to give the team a 32-6 victory. A late afternoon match against Clarion concluded the day for the Orange and Blue, another dual the Illini ran away with, winning X to X. Francis Edelen dropped a hard fought 7-6 decision at 125 pounds, but Richards quickly grabbed the lead with a 23-5 technical fall. Clarion's Brock Zacherl gave the Golden Eagles another lead after 141 pounds when he took down Brock Ervin 3-1. The Illini responded in a big way to take control of the dual when Langenderfer and Martinez grabbed a fall and a technical fall, respectively. Rodrigues, Koepke, Lee and Black all added decisions, while Brunson completed his second fall of the day (2:54). The Fighting Illini will make their home debut next Sunday when they host Southern Illinois Edwardsville and Arizona State as part of the Illini Duals on November 15 at noon. #10 Illinois 42, Olivet College 3 125 – Michael Schmidt (Olivet) over Francis Edelen (Ill.) Dec 9-5 133 – #6 Zane Richards (Ill.) over Evan Hoshaw (Olivet) Fall 4:24 141 – Brock Ervin (Ill.) over Dean Roberts (Olivet) Fall 2:14 149 – Kyle Langenderfer (Ill.) over Austin Kelley (Olivet) TF 18-3 157 – #1 Isaiah Martinez (Ill.) over Ross Pennock (Olivet) TF 22-4 165 – Steven Rodrigues (Ill.) over Kevin Papak (Olivet) TF 17-2 174 – #6 Zac Brunson (Ill.) over Nicholas Affricano (Olivet) TF 16-0 184 – #17 Jeff Koepke (Ill.) over Rodney Harvey (Olivet) Dec 6-4 197 – Andre Lee (Ill.) over Thomas Hall (Olivet) Dec 6-3 285 – #14 Brooks Black (Ill.) over Youseff El-Sayed (Olivet) Maj 14-5 #10 Illinois 32, Utah Valley 6 125 - #13 Chasen Tolbert (UV) over Francis Edelen (Ill.) Dec 5-1 133 - #6 Zane Richards (Ill.) over Jade Rauser (UV) Maj 14-4 141 – Brock Ervin (Ill.) over Jarod Mayness (UV) Dec 12-6 149 – Kyle Langenderfer (Ill.) over Brayden Humphreys (UV) Dec 8-3 157 - #1 Isaiah Martinez (Ill.) over Raider Lofthouse (UV) TF 22-7 165 – Steven Rodrigues (Ill.) over Kieffer Taylor (UV) Maj 20-8 174 – #6 Zac Brunson (Ill.) over Ross Taylor (UV) Fall 4:57 184 – #17 Jeff Koepke (Ill.) over Will Sumner (UV) Maj 17-6 197 – Derek Thomas (UV) over Andre Lee (Ill.) Dec 5-2 285 – #14 Brooks Black (Ill.) over Dustin Dennison (UV) Dec 2-1 #10 Illinois 34, Clarion 6 125 – Patrick Dewitt (Clarion) over Francis Edelen (Ill.) Dec 7-6 133 – #6 Zane Richards over Mike Bartolo (Clarion) TF 23-5 141 – Brock Zacherl (Clarion) over Brock Ervin (Ill.) Dec 3-1 149 – Kyle Langenderfer (Ill.) over Jake Keller (Clarion) Fall 2:02 157 – #1 Isaiah Martinez (Ill.) over Morgan Way (Clarion) TF 22-7 165 – Steven Rodrigues (Ill.) over Evan Delong (Clarion) Dec 13-7 174 – #6 Zac Brunson (Ill.) over Michael Pavasko (Clarion) Fall 2:54 184 – #17 Jeff Kopeke (Ill.) over Dominic Rigous (Clarion) Dec 4-2 197 – Andre Lee (Ill.) over Dustin Conti (Clarion) Dec 7-4 285 - #14 Brooks Black (Ill.) over Evan Daley (Clarion) Dec 9-4

YPSILANTI, Mich. -- The Central Michigan wrestling team opened the season Saturday by going 2-0 in EMU Duals/Open. The Chippewas defeated No. 23 Rider, 18-14, and Purdue, 18-16. The Chippewas raced out to a 15-0 lead over the Broncos, taking the opening five matches, from the 125-157 pound weight classes. The dual featured several big matchups against nationally ranked opponents including two exciting overtime victories for the Chippewas. Unranked junior Corey Keener (133 pounds) defeated No. 15-ranked Rob Deutsch in sudden victory, 8-6. CMU sophomore Colin Heffernan (149), ranked No.13 nationally, defeated No. 4-ranked B.J. Clagon, 8-6, in sudden victory. Clagon placed fifth at the NCAA Championships last year. Chippewa senior Lucas Smith (157), who is ranked 11th, defeated No. 20 Chad Walsh, 5-2 The Chippewas took on Big Ten opponent Purdue in their final duel and got off to a much slower start. After a Brent Fleetwood 2-1 decision at 125, CMU dropped the next five matches and trailed 16-3. CMU's Mike Ottinger (174) and Austin Severn (184) won by decision, then Jackson Lewis (197) followed with a huge pin to pull the Chippewas within one, 16-15, heading into the final match at heavyweight. Sophomore Newton Smerchek took a 2-1 decision as the Chippewas claimed the dual. Central Michigan had several wrestlers competing unattached in the open tournament. Seven wrestlers placed in the top eight of their respective weight classes. Freshman Mason Smith (149) and sophomores Jordan Atienza (165) and Jimmy Szep (197) each placed third on the day. Senior heavyweight Adam Robinson took fourth, C.J Brucki (174) and Jordan Ellingwood (184) both placed fifth, and freshman Richie Screptock (149) placed seventh. The Chippewas will compete in the Michigan State Open next Sunday. Central Michigan 18, Rider 15 125: Brent Fleetwood (CMU) dec. Callas, 6-3 133: Corey Keener (CMU) dec. Deutsch, SV1 8-6 141: Zach Horan (CMU) dec. Morris, 9-5 149: Colin Heffernan (CMU) over Clagon, SV1 8-6 157: Lucas Smith (CMU) dec. Walsh 5-2 165: Brennan (R) dec. Jordan Wohlfert, 8-4 174: Mike Ottinger (CMU) dec. Stinson, 4-1 184: Faggdavis (R) dec. Austin Severn, 8-6 197: Wolfe (R) dec. Jackson Lewis, 13-6 HWT: Correnti (R) pinned Newton Smerchek, 1:39 Central Michigan 18, Purdue 16 125: Fleetwood (CMU) dec. Thorton, 2-1 133: Welch (P) dec. Keener, 3-2 141: Sabatello (P) dec. Horan, 6-3 149: Griffin (P) dec. Oliver, 7-6 157: D. Welch (P) dec. Smith, 2-1 165: C. Welch (P) dec. Wohlfert, 7-0 174: Ottinger (CMU) dec. Morrissey, 3-2 184: Severn (CMU) dec. Lynde, 8-6 197: Lewis (CMU) pinned Stein, 4:51 HWT: Smerchek (CMU) dec. Kral, 2-1

NEW YORK -- Six U.S. wrestlers won gold medals in the Greco-Roman and women's freestyle competitions at the 2015 Bill Farrell International at the New York Athletic Club in Manhattan on Friday. The U.S. performed admirably on the Greco-Roman side winning five of the six contested weight classes. Kendrick Sanders (Homestead, Fla./New York AC) scored one of the nights big wins by defeating two-time World bronze medalist Justin Lester (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army WCAP) 5-0 in the 75-kilo/165-pound finals. Read complete story … Medal Match Results Women's freestyle 48 kilos: Gold: Yuka Yago (Japan) forfeit Jessica MacDonald (Canada), 0:00 Bronze: Jasmine Mian (Canada) tech fall Natasha Kramble (Canada), 10-0 53 kilos: Gold: Whitney Conder (United States) dec Michaela Hutchison (United States), 3-1 Bronze: Deanna Betterman (United States) dec Jade Parsons (Canada), 7-2 58 kilos: Gold: Michelle Fazzari (Canada) dec Kelsey Campbell (United States), 6-2 Bronze: Kayla Miracle (United States) dec Maya Nelson (United States), 4-2 63 kilos: Gold: Ayaka Ito (Japan) dec Misuzu Takahashi (Japan), 8-0 Bronze: Danielle Lappage (Canada) tech fall Amanda Hendey (United States), 10-0 69 kilos: Gold: Dorothy Yeats (Canada) dec Tamyra Mensah (United States), 3-0. Bronze: Stacie Anaka (Canada) dec Julia Salata (United States), 7-2 75 kilos: Gold: Erica Wiebe (Canada) dec Randi Miller (United States), 7-0 Bronze: Justina DiSatasio (Canada) tech fall Destane Garrick (United States), 10-0 Outstanding Wrestler: Michelle Fazzari (Canada), 58-kilo champion Greco-Roman 59 kilos: Gold: Spenser Mango (United States) dec Hassan Abdelau (Egypt), 7-0 Bronze: Ildar Hafizov (Unattached) dec Sammy Jones (United States), 5-0 66 kilos: Gold: Ji Hyun Jung (Korea) tech fall Ellis Coleman (United States), 8-0 Bronze: Alejandro Sancho (United States) dec Bo Beckman (United States), 5-1 75 kilos: Gold: Kendrick Sanders (United States) dec Justin Lester (United States), 5-0 Bronze: Cheney Haight (United States) fall Youssef Karim Ibrahim (Egypt), 3:38 85 kilos: Gold: Jon Anderson (United States) dec Masato Sumi (Japan), 4-1 Bronze: Jake Clark (United States) dec Geonho Kim (Korea), 4-0 98 kilos: Gold: Joe Rau (United States) dec Caylor Williams (United States), 5-4 Bronze: Jarod Trice (United States) dec Yong Nam Kim (Korea), 6-2 130 kilos: Gold: Adam Coon (United States) fall Toby Erickson (United States), 0:19 Bronze: Hyun Hee Hong (Korea) dec Zach Merrill (United States), 2-0 Outstanding Wrestler: Kendrick Sanders (United States), 75 kg cham

LEWISBURG, Pa. -- Tied 12-12 with three bouts remaining, three Lehigh seniors stepped up with victories to give the seventh-ranked Mountain Hawks a 23-12 win over Bucknell Friday night in the dual opener for both teams at Sojka Pavilion. Senior Nathaniel Brown broke the tie with a technical fall win at 184 and seniors John Bolich and Max Wessell closed out the dual with wins by decision to give Lehigh its seventh season-opening win in the last eight seasons. "Overall I thought we wrestled pretty well," Lehigh head coach Pat Santoro. "There were some problems tactically and strategically, but those are probably the easiest things to fix. I liked our fight. I thought we out-shot them tonight. Our goal was to move forward and attack and overall we did that." The dual began with the upset-minded Bison winning three of the first four bouts by a combined five points. At 125, Paul Petrov posted his fourth straight win against Lehigh wrestlers and third win against sophomore Darian Cruz, prevailing 5-3 in the tiebreakers. Cruz was cautioned four times from the referee's position costing him two key points as he fell despite scoring the only takedown of the match. Tied 3-3 in the tiebreakers, Petrov earned a penalty point for a caution and rode out the first half and then scored an escape in the second half, with Cruz unable to pull even. The Bison made it two consecutive wins as Grim Gonzalez upset senior Mason Beckman 7-6 at 133. Gonzalez surprised Beckman with two quick first period takedowns and then broke a 4-4 tie in the third with an escape and a third takedown. Lehigh got on the board with a pin from freshman Cortlandt Schuyler, who made his debut in place of Randy Cruz at 141. Schuyler threw Bucknell's Tyler Smith to his back in the first period and secured the fall at 1:06 to even the dual at 6-6 after three bouts. "Cortlandt's very good and in the room it's very competitive," Santoro said. "We're fortunate to have so many good people. Cortlandt was excited to be out here and he's excited to wrestle again on Sunday, so we'll see how this plays out." Bucknell reclaimed the lead at 149 as Victor Lopez won a 9-7 decision over junior Laike Gardner. Lopez scored a pair of first period takedowns and added a reversal and takedown in the third. Junior Mitch Minotti evened the dual for a second time with a 4-2 win over Logan Kerin at 157. Minotti scored a first period takedown, rode out the second period and escaped in the third as the dual was tied at 9-9 at the halfway point. Ryan Preisch was the second Lehigh freshman to debut and made it 2-for-2 for Mountain Hawk freshmen with a 5-1 win over Robert Schlitt at 165. After a scoreless first period, Preisch took a 2-0 lead on a stalling point and escape. He added a third period takedown plus 1:08 of riding time advantage. "He hadn't wrestled in almost 11 months," Santoro said. "You could see he kind of eased himself into the match but got better as the match went on. He was very tight that first period. Once he got going a little bit he controlled the match a little better." At 174, Bucknell evened the score for the third time as Lehigh's Ben Haas scored first, but Bucknell's Rustin Barrick took over late to win 8-3. Wrestling in front of his hometown crowd, Brown delivered Lehigh's second bonus win of the night with a dominant 25-10 technical fall win over Nick Stephani, who bumped up from 174 in place of Tom Sleigh. Brown scored 12 takedowns and added a second period escape, while conceding just ten escapes. The win gave Lehigh a 17-12 lead as the four point technical fall (no near fall points) was abolished. Bolich clinched the win for the Mountain Hawks with a 6-1 win over Tyler Greene at 197. Takedowns in the first and third periods plus an escape and more than three minutes of riding time did the job for the senior. Wessell wrestled his first match since the 2014 NCAA Tournament and overcame a slow start to post four takedowns, including three in the final period, to defeat Chuck Boddy 10-3. Boddy wrestled in place of injured Bison heavyweight Joe Stolfi. Takedowns were 24-8 in favor of the Mountain Hawks, who were also whistled for 11 cautions. The Mountain Hawks will send a contingent to the Jonathan Kaloust Bearcat Open Sunday beginning at 9 a.m. in Vestal, N.Y. Lehigh's next dual meet action will be at the Journeymen/ASICS Northeast Duals, November 15 in Troy, N.Y. The Mountain Hawks will face a pair of Big Ten opponents in Minnesota (11:15 a.m.) and Nebraska (1:15 p.m.). Results: 125 – Paul Petrov (Bucknell) dec. Darian Cruz (Lehigh) 5-3, tb 133 – Grim Gonzalez (Bucknell) dec. Mason Beckman (Lehigh) 7-6 141 – Cortlandt Schuyler (Lehigh) Fall Tyler Smith (Bucknell) 1:06 149 – Victor Lopez (Bucknell) dec. Laike Gardner (Lehigh) 9-7 157 – Mitch Minotti (Lehigh) dec. Logan Kerin (Bucknell) 4-2 165 – Ryan Preisch (Lehigh) dec. Robert Schlitt (Bucknell) 5-1 174 – Ruston Barrick (Bucknell) dec. Ben Haas (Lehigh) 8-3 184 – Nathaniel Brown (Lehigh) tech fall Nick Stephani (Bucknell) 25-10, 6:16 197 – John Bolich (Lehigh) dec. Tyler Greene (Bucknell) 6-1 285 – Max Wessell (Lehigh) dec. Chuck Boddy (Bucknell) 10-3

Junior National folkstyle champion Luke Troy (Martin Luther King, Calif.) verbally committed to the University of Iowa on Friday afternoon. The projected 157/165 placed third at the California state tournament during his sophomore season, before placing fourth in the Junior National freestyle tournament this summer. The No. 19 overall prospect in the Class of 2017 was a Cadet National freestyle All-American in the summer of 2014, and a UWW Cadet freestyle All-American in the spring of 2015. Troy joins No. 17 Justin Mejia (Clovis, Calif.) and No. 27 Jason Renteria (Oak Park River Forest, Ill.)