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The top prospect in the high school Class of 2026, Bo Bassett, has vowed to keep fans abreast of his recruiting with daily Wednesday updates. After a brief hiatus Bassett is back and has posted an updated graphic which has eliminated one more school from consideration (on Thursday). Earlier this year, Bassett posted a graphic that contained the logos of approximately 80 schools, most of the DI variety, but some DII’s as well, to signify that he’s totally open in the recruiting process. After more than three months of removing schools from the list, he’s down to 11. One school was removed from this week's graphic: Northern Iowa The following schools remain on Bassett’s graphic and therefore in contention for his services: Arizona State, Cornell, Iowa, Iowa State, Michigan, Ohio State, Oklahoma State, Penn State, Pitt-Johnstown, Rutgers, Virginia Tech. One school was removed from last week's graphic: Missouri One school was removed from the 11/13 graphic: Nebraska One school was removed from the 11/6 graphic: Princeton One school was removed from the 10/9 graphic: Air Force One school was removed from the 10/2 graphic: Lehigh One school was removed from the 9/25 graphic: Pittsburgh One school was removed from the 9/18 graphic: Stanford One school was removed from the 9/11 graphic: NC State These three schools were removed from the 9/4 graphic: American, North Carolina, Wisconsin These three schools were removed from the 8/28 graphic: Clarion, Little Rock, Minnesota The following schools were removed from the 8/21 graphic: Penn, Oklahoma, Oregon State The following schools were removed from the 8/14 graphic: Bucknell, Virginia, Wyoming The following schools were removed from the 8/7 graphic: Brown, Northern Colorado, Purdue The following schools were removed from the 7/31 graphic: California Baptist, Michigan State, Navy The following schools were removed from the 7/24 graphic: Army West Point, Campbell, Edinboro, Harvard, Illinois, North Dakota State, South Dakota State The following schools were removed from the 7/17 graphic: Cal Poly, Columbia, Indiana, Maryland, Millersville, The Citadel, and West Virginia The following schools were removed from the 7/10 graphic: CSU Bakersfield, George Mason, Hofstra, Northwestern, Rider, UW Parkside, West Liberty The following schools were removed from the 7/3 graphic: Appalachian State, Central Michigan, Cleveland State, Drexel, Kent State, Ohio, and St. Cloud State The following schools were removed from the 6/26 graphic: Binghamton, Bloomsburg, Duke, Gardner-Webb, Northern Illinois, Sacred Heart, SIU Edwardsville Bassett has already taken on-campus visits to Iowa, Michigan, Ohio State, Oklahoma State, Penn State, and Virginia Tech. As of now, Bassett's only remaining campus visit is to Rutgers on January 24th-26th.

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Lots of movement in Week 4 for the #FCW25 season and overall. For these standings, we will be using the Basic Fantasy Scoring through @WrestleStat (Win by Dec +3, Loss by Dec -3, Win by Pin +6, Loss by Pin -6, etc). Only results against D1 competition (starters, backups, and redshirts) will count towards Fantasy Points. Standings are first ordered based on total Fpts, then if tied by Points Per Match (PPM). Week 4 Notes: The Big Red Invite provided a boost in many wrestler’s Fantasy standings, one of which being Brown’ Joey Iamunno at 141. Powered by two pins, two techs, and a major to be the Week 4 leader All wrestlers in the Week 4 standings Top-10 won their respective weights at their respective tournaments (Navy Classic, Keystone Classic, and Big Red Invite)... except one. Sam Latona was the only wrestler to have a loss, but still came in at #6. Also an interesting tidbit about the Top-10, no wrestlers in the Top-10 attended the Black Knight Invite, but that’s a different story with the Overall Standings. For the Season-long Overall Standings, a new #1 emerges after a successful Black Knight Invite campaign. Ethan Berginc edges out Vincet Robinson by one Fpt to take the top spot, with Matt Ramos close behind. Duke finds two of their wrestlers in the Overall Top-10, while some others fell back such as Michael Beard and Braeden Scoles. Sonny Sasso, due to his inactivity, has fallen from #1 in Week 1 to #33 in Week 4. Week 4 Leaders Year-Long Fantasy Point Standings

Plenty more dual action in the Big 12 this week. The action kicked off and finished with Missouri, who went 0-2. Oklahoma State looked dominant in two conference wins over Wyoming and Arizona State. Iowa State came up short against Iowa in another round of the annual Cy-Hawk. One of the more underrated duals of the weekend saw Northern Iowa and South Dakota State go down to the wire on criteria in a great back-and-forth. Notable Results: Thursday (11/21): Full Results #12 Illinois over #13 Missouri (23-14) 141: #18 Josh Edmond Dec. #15 Danny Pucino (8-7) 165: #24 Braeden Scoles Inj. Def. #15 Cam Steed 174: #1 Keegan O’Toole Maj. #16 Danny Braunagel (16-7) 197: Aeoden Sinclair Dec. #10 Zach Braunagel (16-10) The Tigers dropped a dual to Big 10 border rival Illinois despite true freshman Aeoden Sinclair getting a top ten win. Josh Edmond got back on track with a narrow victory over Pucino. Cam Steed had three takedowns against Scoles before an injury default that was a huge swing for team points. The Tigers were also missing Colton Hawks, but true freshman Logan Cole wrestled Ruth admirably and was only down 4-2 in the third period. I normally wouldn’t list an O’Toole match he’s expected to win, but the score doesn’t do the match justice. Braunagel had the first takedown, another in the second, and was only down two late in the third. He was close to scoring another one, but O’Toole did what he does best to find a takedown of his own straight-to-backs to keep his 100% bonus rate. Friday (11/22): Full Results #4 Oklahoma State over #24 Wyoming (32-6) 125: #2 Troy Spratley Dec. #6 Jore Volk (SV-1 7-4) 141: #12 Tagen Jamison Dec. Cole Brooks (SV-1 7-4) 149: #19 Gabe Willochell Dec. #18 Carter Young (12-7) 197: #17 Luke Surber Dec. #16 Joey Novak (7-4) The OK State Cowboys took out the Wyoming Cowboys in their home opener and won eight matches to two. Troy Spratley had a statement win in a Big 12 finals rematch, taking out Jore Volk to avenge two losses from last season. Cole Brooks gave ranked Tagen Jamison all he could handle and came close a handful of times but a clutch Jamison was too much to stop. Gabe Willochell and Carter Young had a wild back-and-forth match with Willochell finishing on top. 149 in the Big 12 looks like it could be chaotic with Willochell later dropping a match the next day to Willie McDougald. The chaos continued at 197 with some big man scrambles and Luke Surber just coming out on top. Wyoming also had a solid overtime win from Jared Hill, who took out Cutter Sheets. #20 West Virginia over App State (37-8) 197: Carson Floyd Dec. Rune Lawrence (SV-1 4-1) Nothing too crazy out of this dual, but true freshman Lawrence made his dual debut. The #25 overall recruit from 2024, Lawrence still has three dates left while redshirting. Cal Baptist over Air Force (28-3) 197: Eli Sheeran Dec. Brian Burburjia (4-1) Two unranked wrestlers who both look like bubble qualifiers at the moment. Burburjia had a nice ranked win over OU’s Bradley Hill last week, and Sheeran took him out here. 197 looks to be stacked with top-end talent and depth where a match like this could impact AQ spots in March. Minnesota over North Dakota State (39-0) #21 Arizona State over Arizona Christian (43-3) #21 Arizona State over Embry-Riddle (48-5) Saturday (11/23): Full Results #2 Iowa over #9 Iowa State (21-15) 125: Adrian Meza Dec. #27 Kale Petersen (5-1) 133: #9 Drake Ayala Dec. #5 Evan Frost (11-7) 141: Zach Redding Dec. #31 Ryder Block (5-4) 149: #4 Kyle Parco Dec. #7 Anthony Echemendia (4-3) 285: #4 Yonger Bastida Dec. #13 Ben Keuter (8-3) The CyHawk dual ended with Iowa continuing their winning streak, but Iowa State had some great performances. Adrian Meza and Zach Redding both had ranked upsets. Terukina is planning to be back at 125, but Meza is looking great and undefeated currently. Frost and Ayala went back and forth until Ayala pulled away from neutral. Echemendia had the only takedown of the match, but an illegal cutback, locked hands, and eventual escape gave Parco the win. The dual was locked up for Iowa but Yonger Bastida stayed undefeated against Iowa opponents with a win over Ben Keuter. #19 Oklahoma over #24 Wyoming (27-6) 125: #29 Antonio Lorenzo Dec. #2 Jore Volk (3-2) 149: #21 Willie McDougald Dec. #19 Gabe Willochell (SV-1 8-5) 197: #16 Joey Novak Dec. #28 Bradley Hill (3-1) Wyoming continued their trip through Oklahoma, taking on the Sooners the day after OK State. Oklahoma won this one with eight matches, and Wyoming winning 157 and 197. Antonio Lorenzo had two losses to freshmen last week but bounced back in a big way with a win over Volk who had a tough weekend. McDougald beat Willochell in overtime, reversing a pin by Willochell at Big 12’s last season. Utah Valley over Presbyterian (54-0) Utah Valley over Duke (38-6) #7 NC State over Utah Valley (23-16) 141: #25 Haiden Drury Dec. #7 Kai Orine (5-0) Adam Hall took his team back east and went 2-1 on the weekend. Haiden Drury was the highlight with a 5-0 win over two-time All-American Kai Orine. Terrell Barraclough stayed undefeated with a win over Derek Fields as well. Sunday (11/24): Full Results #4 Oklahoma State over #21 Arizona State (33-6) 149: #15 Jesse Vasquez Dec. #18 Carter Young (9-7) 165: #28 Nicco Ruiz Dec. #6 Cam Amine (SV-1 4-1) 285: #3 Wyatt Hendrickson Dec. #5 Cohlton Schultz (11-5) The Cowboys began a win streak at home after beating Wyoming and Arizona State in GIA. Carter Young went 0-2 on the weekend, but Vasquez looked impressive in the win here. I’ve been waiting for a Nicco Ruiz signature win and he got one here over Cam Amine. Wyatt Hendrickson actually kicked the dual off and was controlling this match. He had a major locked up with a rideout but elected to cut and push for another takedown. Schultz managed to score off Hendrickson's attacks and keep the score closer than it felt originally. #10 Northern Iowa over #17 South Dakota State (16-15) 125: #5 Tanner Jordan Dec. Kyle Golhoffer (SV-1 7-4) 133: Cory Land Dec. #24 Derrick Cardinal (9-7) 174: #3 Cade DeVos Dec. #19 Jared Simma (7-6) 184: #2 Parker Keckeisen Dec. #4 Bennett Berge (8-3) 197: #8 Zach Glazier Dec. #15 Wyatt Voelker (4-3) 285: Lance Runyon Dec. #28 Luke Rasmussen (7-2) The Panthers and Jackrabbits had a great back-and-forth dual that ended up coming down to criteria. Golhoffer got the start over Trever Anderson and took Tanner Jordan to the brink before an overtime loss. Cory Land continued to look good in the lineup with a ranked win. Cael Happel had a close 4-1 win over Julian Tagg, and Colin Dupill won a 7-6 decision over Adam Allard. Ryder Downey was just one point away from a major over Cobe Siebrecht. Drake Rhodes and Jack Thomsen went back and forth, but Rhodes came up with a 12-7 win. Jared Simma was close to the upset but returning Big 12 champ DeVos was clutch with a one-point win. Keckeisen pushed for bonus against Berge but came up just short. Zach Glazier and Wyatt Voelker were razor close with Glazer winning by a point as well. Lance Runyon looked great making his heavyweight dual debut, with a 7-2 win over Rasmussen. Every match was important with no bonus points and split 5-5, and UNI won on criteria on overall match points 62-51 in a great dual. Tuesday (11/26) #10 Northern Iowa over #13 Missouri (24-10) 133: #27 Cory Land Dec. #31 Kade Moore (5-2) 197: #16 Wyatt Voelker Dec. Aeoden Sinclair (8-5) 285: #27 Lance Runyon Dec. #21 Seth Nitzel (6-1) The Panthers stayed undefeated with a win over Missouri on UFC Fight Pass at Arrowhead High School, Keegan O’Toole’s alma mater. The Tigers got wins from Gage Walker, Logan Gioffre, and Keegan O’Toole. Cory Land got back-to-back ranked wins. Wyatt Voelker handled an aggressive Sinclair who was coming off a top-ten win. Lance Runyon continues to impress, three weight classes up, with a win over Nitzel. Parker Keckeisen and Ryder Downey looked dominant in bonus point wins. Northern Iowa moves to 2-0 while Missouri drops to 1-3 for the first time since 2009. Upcoming Competitions: Air Force: Cleveland State Open (Dec. 7) Arizona State: CKLV Invitational (Dec. 6) California Baptist: CKLV Invitational (Dec. 6) Iowa State: CKLV Invitational (Dec. 6) Missouri: Cougar Clash (Dec. 7) Northern Colorado: Cougar Clash (Dec. 7) North Dakota State: at Iowa State (Dec. 15) Northern Iowa: CKLV Invitational (Dec. 6) Oklahoma: Central Michigan (Dec. 6) Oklahoma State: CKLV Invitational (Dec. 6) South Dakota State: CKLV Invitational (Dec. 6) Utah Valley: CKLV Invitational (Dec. 6) West Virginia: CKLV Invitational (Dec. 6) Wyoming: CKLV Invitational (Dec. 6)

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Highlights #22 Danny Wask of Navy wins Navy Classic after beating #6 Pinto of Nebraska American dominates the weekend with 2-0 dual record Army’s Ethan Berginc captures Black Knight Invite title to remain undefeated Maryland 43 Morgan State 3 125 - Tyler Garvin (Maryland) tech Julian Dawson (Morgan State) 17-2 133 - Braxton Brown (Maryland) tech Kevin Lopez (Morgan State) 17-1 141 - Dario Lemus (Maryland) fall Myrin Nixon (Morgan State) 3:29 149 - Michael Pizzuto (Maryland) dec Aaron Turner (Morgan State) 2-0 157 - Ethen Miller (Maryland) tech Eric Tecson (Morgan State) 19-4 165 - John Martin Best (Maryland) tech Sam Diggs (Morgan State) 20-5 174 - Darrien Roberts (Morgan State) dec Branson John (Maryland) 3-2 184 - Jaxon Smith (Maryland) tech Kingsley Menifee (Morgan State) 22-6 197 - Chase Mielnik (Maryland) fall Eric Washington (Morgan State) :27 285 - Seth Nevills (Maryland) dec Xavier Doolin (Morgan State) 5-3 American 33 Duke 6 125 - JJ Peace (American) tech Ethan Grimminger (Duke) 20-4 133 - Raymond Lopez (American) maj Raymond Adams (Duke) 17-7 141 - Cael McIntyre (American) dec Noah Kochman (Duke) 5-1 149 - Gage Owen (American) dec Peter Chacon (Duke) 7-3 157 - Jack Nies (American) tech Logan Fite (Duke) 18-1 165 - Aidan Wallace (Duke) dec.Kaden Milheim (American) 5-0 174 - Caleb Campos (American) maj Gaetano Console (Duke) 17-7 184 - Lucas White (American) fall Owen McGrory (Duke) 2:02 197 - Liam Volk-Klos (American) dec Vincent Lee (Duke), 13-7 285 - Connor Barket (Duke) dec Emmanuel Ulrich (American) 5-0 American 43 Presbyterian 6 125 - JJ Peace (American) fall Brayden Adams (Presbyterian) 4:39 133 - Raymond Lopez (American) fall TJ Rodier (Presbyterian) 0:14 141 - Cael McIntyre (American) FFT 149 - Gage Owen (American) maj Ryan Luna (Presbyterian) 16-5 157 - Jack Nies (American) maj Jamison Colongione (Presbyterian) 14-3 165 - Kaden Milheim (American) maj Joshua Roe (Presbyterian) 11-3 174 - Caleb Campos (American) tech Reed Douglass (Presbyterian) 22-6 184 - Lucas White (American) dec Caleb Roe (Presbyterian) 9-4 197 - Liam Volk-Klos (American) tech Toler Hornick (Presbyterian) 20-4 285 - Marvens Saint Jean (Presbyterian) fall Emmanuel Ulrich (American) 4:05 Ohio State 38 Hofstra 6 125 - Brendan McCrone (Ohio State) fall Dylan Acevedo-Switzer (Hofstra) 2:27 133 - Nic Bouzakis (Ohio State) maj Chase Liardi (Hofstra) 12-2 141 - Jesse Mendez (Ohio State) fall Justin Hoyle (Hofstra) 3:40 149 - Dylan D’Emilio (Ohio State) maj Noah Tapia (Hofstra) 16-4 157 - Paddy Gallagher (Ohio State) maj Jurius Clark (Hofstra) 14-5 165 - Sammy Sasso (Ohio State) maj Kyle Mosher (Hofstra) 14-4 174 - Greyson Harris (Hofstra) dec TJ Schierl (Ohio State) 11-7 184 - Ross McFarland (Hofstra) dec Gavin Bell (Ohio State) 7-3 197 - Luke Geog (Hofstra) tech Nik Miller (Hofstra) 15-0 285 - Nick Feldman (Ohio State) tech Danny Church (Hofstra) 21-6 Pittsburgh 21 Lehigh 12 125 - Sheldon Seymour (Lehigh) dec Nick Babin (Pittsburgh) 6-3 133 - Matty Lopes (Lehigh) dec Vince Santaniello (Pittsburgh) 3-2 141 - Anthony Santaniello (Pittsburgh) dec Malyke Hines (Lehigh) 4-1 149 - Finn Solomon (Pittsburgh) tech Kelvin Griffin (Lehigh) 20-4 157 - Dylan Evans (Pittsburgh) dec Logan Rozynski (Lehigh) 2-1 165 - Thayne Lawrence (Lehigh) dec Kelin Laffey (Pittsburgh) 9-4 174 - Luca Augustine (Pittsburgh) dec Rylan Rogers (Lehigh) 4-1 184 - Reece Heller (Pittsburgh) maj Jack Wilt (Lehigh) 8-0 197 - Michael Beard (Lehigh) dec Mac Stout (Pittsburgh) 9-2 285 - Dayton Pitzer (Pittsburgh) dec JT Davis (Lehigh) 2-1 (11/23) Navy Classic – Annapolis, MD American, Bucknell, and Navy were all participants Navy took home 3rd place as a team. Below is a list of place finishers 174: #22 Danny Wask- 1st 184: #31 Daniel Williams – 2nd 141: #9 Josh Koderhandt – 2nd 133: Brendan Ferretti – 3rd 197: Payton Thomas – 3rd 157: Jonathan Ley – 4th 165: Tyler Sagi – 4th 184: Zyan Hall – 5th Bucknell was 5th in the team race. Below is a list of place finishers 133: #14 Kurt Phipps – 2nd 157: Kade Wirnsberger – 3rd 141: #24 Dylan Chappell – 3rd 174: #24 Myles Takats – 4th 149: Aiden Davis – 5th 197: Dillon Bechtold – 6th 285: Nolan Springer – 6th 133: Vinnie D'alessandro – 6th American finished the day in 10th place as a team, wrestling with a limited number of wrestlers. Below is the list of place finishers. 285: Williams Jarrell – 5th (11/24) Keystone Classic – Philadelphia, PA Drexel and Franklin & Marshall were participants Drexel was 5th in the team race. Below were the place winners 197: Dan Rella – 2nd 165: Cody Walsh – 3rd 141: Jordan Soriano – 4th 174: Jack Janda – 4th 184: Ethan Wilson – 4th 149: Dom Findora – 5th 133: Kyle Waterman – 7th 157: Luke Nichter – 7th 285: Dom Petracci – 7th 149: Jonathan Fuller – 8th Franklin & Marshall finished in 8th place. Below is the list of place winners 141: Bryce Kresho – 5th 125: Jackson Parker – 6th 133: Mason Leiphart – 6th 149: Josh Hillard – 7th 165: Josh Palmucci – 7th (11/24) Black Knight Invite – West Point, NY Army, Binghamton, and LIU were participants. Army finished as runners-up in the team race, behind #1 Penn State. They had a long list of podium finishers 133: #25 Ethan Berginc – 1st 125: #21 Charlie Farmer – 2nd 165: #14 Gunner Filipowicz – 2nd 141: Rich Treanor – 3rd 157: Dakota Morris – 3rd 174: #31 Dalton Harkins – 3rd 285: Brady Colbert – 3rd 133: #29 Braden Basile – 4th 174: Cooper Haase – 4th 149: Trae McDaniel – 5th 197: Wolfgang Frable – 5th 285: #20 Lucas Stoddard – 5th 125: Caleb Ukorchuk – 6th Binghampton finished in 8th place as a team with a limited roster. Below are the place finishers for the Bearcats 149: Ivan Garcia – 6th 165: Carter Baer – 6th LIU finished in 6th place as a team. Place finishers are below 141: Devin Matthews – 5th 157: Brayden Roberts – 5th (11/24) Big Red Invite – Ithaca, NY Binghamton and Sacred Heart were participants. This was a round robin style event with two pools. 125 Pool A: Carson Wagner Binghamton – 1st 125 Pool B: Jay McDonnell, Binghamton – 1st Michael Baker, Sacred Heart – 4th 133 Pool A: Micah Roes, Binghamton – 2nd 133 Pool B: Jack Kazalas, Binghamton – 3rd Anthony Samuels, Sacred Heart – 4th Dillon Arrick, Binghamton – 5th 141 Pool A: Ryan Hartung, Binghamton – 2nd 141 Pool B: Jacob Ice, Sacred Heart – 6th Anthony Cadicina, Sacred Heart – 10th 149 Pool A: N/A 149 Pool B: Caleb Sweet, Binghamton – 1st Daniel Delusant, Sacred Heart – 6th 157 Pool A Marco Albanese, Binghamton – 3rd 157 Pool B Dakota Asuncion, Sacred Heart – 1st Victor Petkov, Binghamton – 2nd Nolan Hook, Sacred Heart – 3rd Taigh Merola, Sacred Heart – 4th Rocco DeMartino, Sacred Heart – 5th 165 Pool A Roberto Padilla, Binghamton – 4th 165 Pool B Calvin Pineda, Sacred Heart – 3rd Anthony Mann, Sacred Heart – 4th David Rozenblum, Sacred Heart – 5th Deakon Bailey, Binghamton – 6th 174 Pool A: #13 Brevin Cassella, Binghamton – 2nd 174 Pool B : Nicolas Eboli of Sacred Heart – 3rd Calum Price of Sacred Heart – 4th 184 Pool A #20 Will Ebert, Binghamton – 1ST 184 Pool B Owen Ayotte, Sacred Heart – 8th John Baker, Binghamton – 9th 197 Pool A Andrew Bailey, Binghamton – 4th Quinn Funk, Binghamton – 5th 197 Pool B Kevin Taylor, Sacred Heart – 5th 285 Pool A #17 Cory Day, Binghamton – 1st 285 Pool B Trent Sibble, Binghamton – 1st

Week 4: MoVal Open Recap This weekend marked one of the largest women’s wrestling tournaments each year featuring athletes from NCAA, NAIA, NJCAA, and high school teams. There were also several talented unattached wrestlers to round out the over 700 entries into this jam-packed tournament. While several top schools like King, Life, Indiana Tech, and Presbyterian did not attend, along with some teams, like Iowa and Grand View, not bringing their full lineup of ranked starters, there was no shortage of top talent and incredible ranked matchups. Here are a few that stood out to me in each of the weight brackets. 103: At 103 lbs, High School stud Makennah Craft took out NCAA #1 Rianne Murphy of Iowa. In her tech fall victory, Craft scored four points in the first period, followed by three two-point takedowns unanswered in the second. Craft looked dominant over the two-day tournament winning by tech, tech, fall, fall, tech, and tech. Similarly, Murphy started her tournament out with a fall, tech, tech, and fall before a tight 8-8 decision against McKendree’s #10 Gabriele Tedesco in the semis. Tedesco had a super strong tournament as well coming close to upsetting the #1 Hawkeye, Murphy, and then battling back to get the upset win over NCAA #3 Rayana Sahagun of Grand Valley State by pin the the 3rd place match. 1st Place Match Makennah Craft (Unattached OH) won by tech fall over #1 (NCAA) Rianne Murphy (Iowa) (TF 10-0) 3rd Place Match #10 (NCAA) Gabriele Tedesco (McKendree University) won by fall over #3 (NCAA) Rayana Sahagun (Grand Valley State) (Fall 2:51) 5th Place Match Calli Connally (Carl Albert) won by tech fall over Vivian Mariscal (Central Methodist University) (TF 14-4) 7th Place Match Alexis Miller (Unattached OK) won by decision over Malarie Dominguez (Wayland Baptist University) (Dec 4-0) 110: It was going to be hard to keep #2 (NCAA) Sage Mortimer of the new Grand Valley State squad and returning champ #1 (NCAA) Ava Bayless of Iowa out of the finals. Both battled through the brackets with only one match going the distance for Mortimer and two for Bayless. However, once there, Mortimer was on a tear. Before getting the first-period pin, Mortimer had already racked up a 10-2 lead including a big four-point move. I have no doubt these two could easily find themselves in the finals of NCWWCs this year, but Bayless will certainly have to find some answers to take out Mortimer in March. Another exciting match came in the third-place bout between two fifth-ranked wrestlers, Emilie Gonzalez of Iowa (NCAA) and Avery Ashley of Oklahoma City University (NAIA). In the first period, it was all Gonzalez, scoring 3 unanswered points, and really controlling the center. In the second, Gonzalez again struck first with another takedown, but later Ashley found a rhythm and battled back with two takedowns of her own. She was looking for another when time expired leaving her one point behind Gonzalez. I also wanted to point out that #9 Samantha Miller of McKendree gave Bayless her toughest fight of the tournament in the quarterfinals. While it was still a flurry of offense over both periods for Bayless, a big four-point move in the first from Miller really put a dent in Bayless’ lead. Miller went on to wrestle tough in the seventh-place match against #12 (NAIA) Hailey Holland of host school Missouri Valley with a first-period pin after a back-and-forth battle between the two. 1st Place Match #2 (NCAA) Sage Mortimer (Grand Valley State) won by fall over #1 (NCAA) Ava Bayless (Iowa) (Fall 2:51) 3rd Place Match #5 (NCAA) Emilie Gonzalez (Iowa) won by decision over #5 (NAIA) Avery Ashley (Oklahoma City University) (Dec 5-4) 5th Place Match Sophia Cornish (Colorado Mesa) won by tech fall over Dinayah Vazquez (Emmanuel University) (TF 12-1) 7th Place Match #9 (NCAA) Samantha Miller (McKendree University) won by fall over #12 (NAIA) Hailey Holland (Missouri Valley College) (Fall 2:57) 117: Iowa crowned their sole champion at 117 lbs with #1 (NCAA) Brianna Gonzalez who had a very dominant tournament. She started things off with three tech fall victories in a row. #4 (NCAA) Karissa Turnwall of Emmanuel gave her her closest match of the entire tournament, and that was still a 7-1 decision win for Gonzalez in the quarterfinals. In the semis, Gonzalez matched up with #3 (NAIA) Zao Estrada of William Penn, but got the pin to send her to the finals. There, it was #1 NCAA vs #1 NAIA with Camille Fournier of Texas Wesleyan taking the mat. However, Fournier had no answers for the relentless offense brought by Gonzalez in this match. Gonzalez only needed about 15 seconds of the second period to grab another takedown for the tech fall 10-0. 1st Place Match #1 (NCAA) Brianna Gonzalez (Iowa) won by tech fall over #1 (NAIA) Camille Fournier (Texas Wesleyan) (TF 10-0) 3rd Place Match #3 (NAIA) Zao Estrada (William Penn University) won by tech fall over #4 (NCAA) Karissa Turnwall (Emmanuel University) (TF 10-0) 5th Place Match #6 (NCAA) Caitlyn Jackson (Lindenwood University) won by fall over #6 (NAIA) Flavia Nagatani (GVWC) (Fall 1:30) 7th Place Match Marjorie McDaniel (Colorado Mesa) won by fall over Ava Rose (Iowa) (Fall 1:44) 124: #3 Shelby Moore picked up the first of two championship finishes for McKendree here in her decision against another tough high school wrestler, Sierra Chiesa out of Pennsylvania. Moore got to her offense consistently and was able to snag two takedowns in the first and one in the second to put things out of reach for Chiesa. Chiesa reached the finals with a nailbiter against #4 (NCAA) Aspen Blasko of Grand Valley State. I am pretty high on Blasko to make a big splash in March this season and finish ahead of her current ranking, especially seeing the battle back in her semis match with Chiesa. After going down eight points in the first, Blasko got her offense going repeatedly, really wearing down the young wrestler, but Chiesa was able to sneak out one point among Blasko’s eight in the second to win 9-8. I think this speaks more about Chiesa’s impressive point-scoring and offensive flurries in the first, than it does about Blasko’s grittiness. I think that favors her in upcoming collegiate matchups where the ability to never stop pushing will make a lot of wrestlers struggle late in matches. 1st Place Match #3 (NCAA) Shelby Moore (McKendree University) won by decision over Sierra Chiesa (Unattached PA) (Dec 6-1) 3rd Place Match #4 (NCAA) Aspen Blasko (Grand Valley State) won by decision over #3 (NAIA) Joanna Vanderwood (William Penn University) (Dec 6-1) 5th Place Match Lexie Lopez (Fort Hays State) won by decision over Cali Leng (Iowa) (Dec 7-3) 7th Place Match Alexandra Fitzgerald (Sacred Heart) won by tech fall over Kamilah Brooks (Lindsey Wilson) (TF 10-0) 131: #3 (NCAA) Alexandra Szkotnicki kept the 1st place finishes rolling for McKendree with her 4-1 decision win over the top high school wrestler at the weight, Bella Williams out of Oklahoma. Williams took out #8 (NCAA) Emily Frost of Iowa to punch her ticket to the finals with a 13-4 decision, pushing for the tech before time expired. Szkotnicki looked dominant all weekend as well with 4 techs and a pin in her wins against opponents like Cayden Condit of Lindenwood and #5 (NAIA) Ashley Whetzal of Missouri Valley. Szkotnicki wasn’t able to find that offense as easily against Williams, but still seemed to have control of the match throughout, showing some of that college experience. 1st Place Match #3 (NCAA) Alexandra Szkotnicki (McKendree University) won by decision over Bella Williams (Unattached OK) (Dec 4-1) 3rd Place Match Cayden Condit (Lindenwood University) won by fall over #5 (NAIA) Ashley Whetzal (Missouri Valley College) (Fall 1:35) 5th Place Match #8 (NCAA) Emily Frost (Iowa) won by fall over Shelby Kemp (William Jewell College) (Fall 0:59) 7th Place Match Karlee Brooks (Iowa) won by fall over #18 (NAIA) Cameron Ortiz (Campbellsville University) (Fall 3:48) 138: It was going to be tough to stop the multiple-time Pan-Am medalist and 2023 U23 National and US Open Champion Xochitl Mota-Pettis, and throughout the day, it was Gabrielle Perez of Campbellsville that gave her the toughest match of the day, scoring four unanswered in the first before Mota-Pettis turned it on in the 2nd to win 8-4. She ended up facing #4 Kendall Bostelman of William Penn in the finals and beat her by tech fall. One match I was really disappointed not to see was Katie Lange of Grand Valley vs Bostelman. This was lined up to be the semis match on the bottom side of the bracket, but Lange had to injury default in her match against Kori Campbell in the quarters. Unsure about what the injury was, as Lange was coming off a quick pin in her previous match against Esperanz Almazan of William Penn and did not appear to be injured in the footage of that match. I am hopeful that she is back in the lineup soon, as I think she could have shaken up the end of the bracket a little more as well. 1st Place Match Xochitl Mota-Pettis (Unattached TX) won by tech fall over #4 (NAIA) Kendall Bostelman (William Penn University) (TF 15-4) 3rd Place Match Nichole Moore (Fort Hays State) won by tech fall over Madeline Barton (Quincy) (TF 10-0) 5th Place Match #9 (NAIA) Samantha Barragan (Texas Wesleyan) won by decision over Kori Campbell (Lindsey Wilson) (Dec 7-0) 7th Place Match Viktorya Torres (McKendree University) won by tech fall over Gianna Anaya (Emmanuel University) (TF 12-1) 145: Valerie Hamilton took the top spot here over #10 (NCAA) Rebecca Strong of Lindenwood. Hamilton has won multiple age-level national championships and just graduated high school last year in 2024. So far, she has not committed to any college team or enrolled in school, but she obviously has the talent to make a big impact on a college roster if she decides to take that route. Another name in this bracket some fans may not recognize is Aleah Nickel who is a member of Team Canada and graduated from high school last year. She won bronze for Canada at the U23 Pan Ams, and went on to compete at Senior Worlds in October. She finished here in third place over #8 (NCAA) Elleni Johnson of Grand Valley State. Another win to point out was Strong’s win over #2 (NAIA) Emma Walker of Campbellsville in the quarterfinals. Strong put up four points in the first and started the second off with another two. However, Walker started to build back with four of her own. The two then traded takedowns with Strong able to grab another in the last 11 seconds of the match, putting it out of reach for the talented Walker. 1st Place Match Valerie Hamilton (Unattached IL) won by fall over #10 (NCAA) Rebecca Strong (Lindenwood University) (Fall 1:52) 3rd Place Match Aleah Nickel (Unattched CA) won by decision over #8 (NCAA) Elleni Johnson (Grand Valley State) (Dec 6-4) 5th Place Match #2 (NAIA) Emma Walker (Campbellsville University) won by forfeit over #14 (NAIA) Josselinne Campos (Lindsey Wilson) (FF) 7th Place Match Kaiulani Garcia (Oklahoma State University) won by fall over Maegan Flaherty (Texas Women`s University) (Fall 0:44) 160: Destiny Rodriguez claimed an unofficial 3rd championship finish for the McKendree Bearcats as she competed at this tournament unattached. She finished her run with a tech fall over the #7 (NCAA) wrestler at the weight, Gretchen Donally of Colorado Mesa. You also saw unattached Noelle Gaffney of Grand Valley States finish in 5th place over #13 (NAIA) Sierra Mefford of Cumberlands with a pin in under 2:30. 1st Place Match Destiny Rodriguez (Unattached McKendree University) won by tech fall over #7 (NCAA) Gretchen Donally (Colorado Mesa) (TF 10-0) 3rd Place Match #10 (NAIA) Micah Fisher (Unattached Cumberlands) won by fall over #12 (NAIA) Darby Weidl (Ottawa University) (Fall 2:17) 5th Place Match Noelle Gaffney (Unattached Grand Valley State) won by fall over #13 (NAIA) Sierra Mefford (University of the Cumberlands) (Fall 2:27) 7th Place Match #2 (NAIA) Josette Partney (Missouri Baptist University) won by decision over Athena Willden (William Jewell College) (Dec 6-4) 180: The headline here is the fireworks performance of true freshman Sabrina Nauss from Grand Valley State who finished in first place after an 8-4 decision win in the finals against #8 (NCAA) Naomi Simon of Iowa. Nauss is a multiple-time Fargo champ from high school, so she is no newcomer to a stacked multi-day tournament, but she really showed out here winning by tech, fall, tech, tech, and fall before her championship match. On her path, she also took out #3 (NCAA) Madison Sandquist of Sacred Heart. I think it would be hard not to give Nauss the nod in the rankings coming out based on her overall dominance here. 1st Place Match Sabrina Nauss (Grand Valley State) won by decision over #8 (NCAA) Naomi Simon (Iowa) (Dec 8-4) 3rd Place Match Vianne Rouleau (University of Alberta) won by forfeit over #6 (NAIA) India Page (Lindsey Wilson) (FF) 5th Place Match #3 (NAIA) Liliana Vergara (Campbellsville University) won by decision over #8 (NAIA) Saiheron Preciado-Meza (University of the Cumberlands) (Dec 7-1) 7th Place Match #3 (NCAA) Madison Sandquist (Sacred Heart) won by injury default over #7 (NAIA) Kaley Rice (Texas Wesleyan) (Inj. 0:00) 207: Finally, at 207 lbs, the host school Missouri Valley gets their lone champ of the day in #1 (NAIA) Kelani Corbett in a shutout decision 7-0 over a very tough #3 (NCAA) Sara Lake of Lindenwood. This bracket was full of landmines, and Corbett made quick work of them all with her closest matches coming against Alivia White of Iowa and Hannah Jackson of Ottawa before heading into the finals. 1st Place Match #1 (NAIA) Kelani Corbett (Missouri Valley College) won by decision over #3 (NCAA) Sara Lake (Lindenwood University) (Dec 7-0) 3rd Place Match #4 (NCAA) Jayleen Sekona (Colorado Mesa) won by fall over Alivia White (Iowa) (Fall 1:40) 5th Place Match #7 (NCAA) Katja Osteen (Iowa) won by fall over #4 (NAIA) Hannah Jackson (Ottawa University) (Fall 1:02) 7th Place Match #2 (NAIA) Maquoia Bernabe (University of the Cumberlands) won by decision over #5 (NAIA) Leilani Sanchez (Wayland Baptist University) (Dec 6-2) 235: The 235 lbs weight class is not recognized as a weight for NCAA or NAIA Nationals, but was included in this tournament. This bracket only included seven competitors as a result, but still posed some impressive, and exciting results. 1st Place Match Karla Padilla (University of the Cumberlands) won by fall over Brianna Staebler (Campbellsville University) (Fall 2:01) 3rd Place Match #17 (NAIA) Emmale Americano (Baker University) won by fall over Melissa De La Torre (Unattached Morningside) (Fall 2:31) 5th Place Match Makenna Fetters (Hawkeye Community College) won by fall over Phoebe Burt (William Penn University) (Fall 1:25) 7th Place Match Isabella Allen (Iowa Central Community College) received a bye () (Bye) Results this week in major NCAA, NCWA, and NAIA competitions Missouri Valley Open VIEW RESULTS #10 (NAIA) Indiana Tech 48 over Rochester Christian 0 #2 (NCAA) King vs #6 (NCAA) Presbyterian POSTPONED RV (NAIA) Siena Heights 28 over Adrian College 15 #19 (NAIA) Missouri Baptist 35 over RV (NAIA) William Woods 15 Warrior Duals VIEW RESULTS Upcoming events for next week Please note that this is not a comprehensive list of all collegiate women’s competitions. Tuesday, November 26 #1 (NAIA) Grand View vs #8 (NAIA) Missouri Valley

We’ve basically made it through the first month of the collegiate season. There is one more dual tonight (UNI/Mizzou)- but that’s it for November. In getting to December, we’ve made it through the first month without having a #1 ranked wrestler lose his ranking. For the second week in a row, we’ve seen a #1 ranked wrestler lose via injury default - and not one that should be used for rankings purposes. Last week it was 125lber Richie Figueroa who was injured, now it’s Jacori Teemer at 157 lbs. For Teemer, Iowa, and Iowa fans, his spot in the rankings is probably the least of their concerns surrounding him. You never know how these things work out, but it looked like an injury that could shelf him for a significant amount of time. At the Black Knight Invitational, we got to see some of Penn State’s young stars in action for the first time this year. Luke Lilledahl dominated at 125 lbs. His signature win was a tech fall over previously #21 Charlie Farmer. We’re still a little cautious with him from a rankings standpoint. He’ll have the chance to move up in the near future. Lilledahl’s next bout is against the wrestler directly above him, Sheldon Seymour, and a week later All-American Jore Volk. Also from Penn State is Josh Barr at 197 lbs. Barr posted bonus point wins in all four of his matches. There wasn’t really a great reason to move him based on his victories and the wrestlers around him in the rankings. I do think the decisive wins over his teammates help him pass the “eyeball” test for me, but they aren’t as telling from a rankings standpoint. 165 lbs continues to be a mystery after the top-five. Sammy Sasso wrestled a higher caliber of opponent (compared to his first two wins) and was even better than before. Obviously, he has rust to knock off. We’re still playing it safe with him, but this week I feel better about him in the top-eight. A little farther down the 165 lb rankings, some freshmen have been either inserted (Brock Mantanona) or given a push (Braeden Scoles/Nicco Ruiz). Scoles continues to maintain a perfect record against solid competition, while Ruiz posted an upset win over Cam Amine. 125 has started to 125 all over again. Last year, it was one of the most volatile weights in recent memory. With the previous #2 Jore Volk taking two losses, it seems like it may be happening again. That being said, the new #2 and #3 are both past AA’s who have been very good this season. I’d expect the parity again from the Big 12 portion of this weight. Not because they aren’t good, but just because they are all very close to each other. Figueroa/Jordan/Spratley/Poulin/Volk/Surtin, now Lorenzo. For the full rankings, Click Here

Highlights Penn claims 3 titles at Keystone Classic with Gallagher, Composto, and Swisher #26 Alvan of Columbia wins via fall over #13 Lillard of Indiana Duals Indiana 23 Columbia 21 125 - Jacob Moran (Indiana) dec Suleyman Bah (Columbia) 19-16SV 133 - Angelo Rini (Indiana) tech Zack Witmer (Columbia) 15-0 141 - Kai Owen (Columbia) fall Henry Porter (Indiana) :50 149 - Richard Fedalen (Columbia) dec Aiden Torres (Indiana) 9-5 157 - Dominic Rossetti (Columbia) dec Ryan Garvick (Indiana) 5-4 165 - Cesar Alvan (Columbia) fall Tyler Lillard (Indiana) 4:03 174 - Jack McGill (Columbia) dec Nick South (Indiana) 3-2SV 184 - DJ Washington (Indiana) tech Spencer Fine (Columbia) 19-3 197 - Gabe Sollars (Indiana) fall Ike Schmidt (Columbia) 2:09 285 - Jacob Bullock (Indiana) maj Billy McChesney (Columbia) 11-0 Cornell 37 Buffalo 0 125 - Greg Diakomihalis (Cornell) maj Max Elton (Buffalo) 14-2 133 - Brett Ungar (Cornell) tech Troy Guerra (Buffalo) 15-0 141 - Joshua Saunders (Cornell) maj Aaron Lanster (Buffalo) 11-2 149 - Ethan Fernandez (Cornell) dec Sam Ewing (Buffalo) 12-5 157 - Nate Wade (Cornell) dec Kaleb Burgess (Buffalo) 7-5 165 - Evan Canoyer (Cornell) dec Hunter Shaut (Buffalo) 9-2 174 - Simon Ruiz (Cornell) tech Dylan Schell (Buffalo) 20-4 184 - Colt Barley (Cornell) dec Marcus Pettie (Buffalo) 7-2 197 - Mikey Dellagatta (Cornell) maj Lonnell Owens-Pabon (Buffalo) 11-1 Purdue 26 Princeton 15 125 - Matt Ramos (Purdue) maj Ethan Rivera (Princeton) 16-3 133 - Danny Jones (Princeton) dec Dustin Norris (Purdue) 3-2 141 - Greyson Clark (Purdue) dec Eligh Rivera (Princeton) 7-3 149 - Ty Whalen (Princeton) dec Isaac Ruble (Purdue) 8-1 157 - Joey Blaze (Purdue) fall Christopher Martino (Princeton) 5:49 165 - Stoney Buell (Purdue) tech Cody Tavoso (Princeton) 17-1 174 - Brody Baumann (Purdue) tech Xavier Giles (Princeton) 20-3 184 - James Rowley (Purdue) dec Mikey Squires (Princeton) 9-3 197 - Luke Stout (Princeton) tech Ben Vanadia (Purdue) 17-2 285 - Sebastian Garibaldi (Princeton) maj Hayden Filipovich (Purdue) 8-0 Princeton 29 Chattanooga 13 125 - Ethan Rivera (Princeton) maj Ty Tice (Chattanooga) 10-1 133 - Danny Jones (Princeton) maj Bryce Luna (Chattanooga) 12-3 141 - Eligh Rivera (Princeton) dec Isaiah Powe (Chattanooga) 12-5 149 - Ty Whalen (Princeton) tech Dayne Dalrymple (Chattanooga) 20-4 157 - Noah Castillo (Chattanooga) tech Christopher Martino (Princeton) 20-2 165 - Jackson Hurst (Chattanooga) maj Cody Tavoso (Princeton) 10-2 174 - Sergio DeSiante (Chattanooga) maj Xavier Giles (Princeton) 8-0 184 - Mikey Squires (Princeton) tech Logan Webster (Chattanooga) 18-1 197 - Luke Stout (Princeton) tech David Harper (Chattanooga) 17-1 285 - Sebastian Garibaldi (Princeton) dec Ethan Vergara (Chattanooga) 8-5 (11/24) Keystone Classic – Philadelphia, PA Harvard and Penn were participants. Harvard finished in 6th place as a team. Below are the place finishers 157: #32 Jimmy Harrington – 3rd 165: Michael Bobola – 4th 184: Matthew Walsh – 5th 197: Max Agresti – 5th 141: Jameson Garcia – 6th 174: Haden Bottiglieri – 7th 125: Logan Brzozowski – 7th 184: Luke Rada – 7th 174: Alex Whitworth – 8th Penn was 4th in the team standings. Below is a list of place finishers 125: #18 Max Gallagher – 1st 141: #13 Cj Composto – 1st 157: #19 Jude Swisher – 1st 125: Brady Pruett – 2nd 133: Alex Almeyda – 2nd 141: Evan Mougalian – 2nd 149: Kelly Dunnigan – 2nd 133: #29 Ryan Miller – 3rd 285: John Pardo – 3rd 157: Paul Ognissanti – 5th 285 : Zachary Delsanter – 5th 197 : Jackson Zimmerman – 6th 165 : Vincent Mannella – 8th (11/24) Big Red Invite – Ithaca, NY Cornell and Brown were participants. This was a round robin style event with two pools 125 Pool A #9 Greg Diakomihalis, Cornell – 2nd Marcello Milani, Cornell – 3rd Jared Brunner, Brown – 6th 125 Pool B Joseph Sciarrone, Cornell – 2nd 133 Pool A Tyler Ferrara, Cornell – 1st Hunter Adrian, Brown – 2nd 133 Pool B Ethan Qureshi, Cornell – 1st 141 Pool A Joshua Saunders, Cornell – 1st Austin McBurney, Brown – 4th 141 Pool B Giuseppe Iamunno, Brown – 1st Carter Tate, Cornell – 2nd George Oroudjov, Cornell – 3rd 149 Pool A #14 Ethan Fernandez, Cornell – 1st Samuel McMonagle, Brown – 4th 149 Pool B Macario Calavitta, Cornell – 4th 157 Pool A Nathan Wade, Cornell – 2nd Nicholas Romero, Brown – 4th 165 Pool A Evan Canoyer, Cornell – 1st Harrison Trahan, Brown – 2nd 165 Pool B Kaleb Williams, Cornell – 2nd 174 Pool A #14 Simon Ruiz, Cornell – 1st Christian Hansen, Cornell – 3rd Drew Clearie, Brown – 4th 184 Pool A Colt Barley, Cornell – 2nd Andrew Reall, Brown – 3rd 184 Pool B Matt Furman, Cornell – 1st Justin Mayes, Cornell – 2nd Zahir McLean-Felix, Cornell – 3rd Nick Olivieri, Brown – 7th Liam Finn, Cornell – 10th 197 Pool A Aiden Hanning, Cornell – 1st Thomas Sandoval, Brown – 3rd 197 Pool B Eric Carlson, Cornell – 1st Alex Hamrick, Brown – 3rd 285 Pool A Alex Semenenko, Brown – 2nd Aiden Compton, Cornell – 4th 285 Pool B Braden Ewing, Brown – 5th (11/24) Black Knight Invite – West Point, NY Columbia was the lone Ivy League participant. They finished the team race in 4th place. Below is the list of place finishers. 149: Richard Fedalen – 3rd 133: Boris Witmer – 4th 125: Sulayman Bah – 5th 165: Cesar Alvan – 5th 157: Jaden Le – 6th 174: Jack McGill – 6th 285: Vincent Mueller – 6th

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