InterMat Staff

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The No. 15-ranked University of Michigan team closed out the dual-meet season with a dominant 33-7 decision over Duke on Saturday evening (Feb. 21) in front of 1,008 fans at Cliff Keen Arena. The Wolverines claimed eight individual matches in the dual, claiming bonus points in six. The Wolverines jumped out a sizable early lead with bonus wins at the opening two weights. Junior/sophomore Conor Youtsey, ranked 20th in the latest InterMat poll, rolled to a 19-4 technical fall against Thayer Atkins at 125, scoring seven takedowns, a three-point near fall and 3:07 riding-time advantage. He finished on a variety of shots, cradling up a single late in the first to add his three back points. With bonus in mind late in the third, Youtsey cut Atkins loose and spun around a sloppy shot to secure his tech-fall margin. It was his first collegiate technical fall. Junior Rossi Bruno, ranked ninth nationally, wrapped up his perfect weekend with a 10-2 major decision against Mitch Finesilver at 133 pounds. Bruno scored on four takedowns, including a pair in the third period, and rode for 2:33 time advantage time. Sophomore/freshman George Fisher used a big first period, finishing on three early single-leg attacks, to secure a 6-5 decision over Evan Botwin at 141 pounds. He established riding-time advantage in the second period but lost it when Botwin rode him out in the third. After the Blue Devils got on the board with a major decision at 149 pounds, Michigan responded in kind in the next bout, where sophomore Brian Murphy cruised to a 12-2 win over Immanuel Kerr-Brown at 157 pounds. After fighting off two Duke single legs up in the air in the first, Murphy, ranked eighth nationally, blew the match open in the second, finish on a single leg and scrambling to put Kerr-Brown on his back in a navy ride for three back points. Murphy scrambled for a reversal quickly in the third and again put Kerr-Brown on his back, using a leg turk for another three-point near fall. He accumulated 2:35 in riding-time advantage. A day after claiming his first varsity win, freshman Garrett Sutton added another, cruising to a 10-3 decision over Brian Dorsey at 165 pounds. Sutton finished on four leg attacks, including an ankle pick and blast double in the third period, and rode for 3:26 time advantage. Duke added another decision win on a last-second takedown at 174 pounds, but the Wolverines slammed the door with three straight bonus wins to close the dual. Sophomore Domenic Abounader and fifth-year senior Max Huntley earned back-to-back technical falls at 184 and 197 pounds, respectively. Abounader led Jacob Kasper by three after two periods but broke open his bout in the third, finishing on a counter-shot single before turking the Blue Devils three times for nine points in the final minute. It was his team-best fourth technical fall of the season. Huntley piled on points early en route to a 17-2 victory against Spencer neff, converting on a quick single-leg takedown and twice tilted the Blue Devils for six points. He added three more single legs in the second, cradling up Neff for three back points off the first, to end the bout at the 6:18 mark. It was his second tech fall this season. Sophomore heavyweight Adam Coon capped the dual with a 17-6 major decision against Brendan Walsh in the final match, scoring on seven takedowns -- just missing on a pair of throw attempts -- and riding for 1:42. Coon concluded the dual season with a team-leading 12-1 mark. Michigan will take two weeks to prepare for the 2015 Big Ten Championships, scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, March 7-8, in Columbus, Ohio. Hosted by Ohio State, the first session is slated for 10 a.m. on Saturday morning at the St. John Arena. Results: 125 -- #20 Conor Youtsey (U-M) tech. fall Thayer Atkins, 19-4 (7:00) U-M, 5-0 133 -- #9 Rossi Bruno (U-M) major dec. Mitch Finesilver, 10-2 U-M, 9-0 141 -- George Fisher (U-M) dec. Evan Botwin, 6-5 U-M, 12-0 149 -- Marcus Cain (Duke) major dec. Angelo Latora, 11-3 U-M, 12-4 157 -- #8 Brian Murphy (U-M) major dec. Immanuel Kerr-Brown, 12-2 U-M, 16-4 165 -- Garrett Sutton (U-M) dec. Brian Dorsey, 10-3 U-M, 19-4 174 -- Trey Adamson (Duke) dec. Jake Salazar, 4-3 U-M, 19-7 184 -- #11 Domenic Abounader (U-M) tech. fall Jacob Kasper, 15-0 (7:00) U-M, 24-7 197 -- #8 Max Huntley (U-M) tech. fall Spencer Neff, 17-2 (4:18) U-M, 29-7 Hwt -- #6 Adam Coon (U-M) major dec. Brendan Walsh, 17-6 U-M, 33-7

Nebraska Head Coach Mark Manning became the winningest coach in school history as the 10th-ranked Huskers (14-1, 8-1 Big Ten) finished their dual season with dominating wins over Drexel and Princeton on Saturday. Manning’s 200th victory at Nebraska came in the Huskers’ 41-3 triumph over the Dragons at the Daskalakis Athletic Center in Philadelphia, Pa. He passed Tim Neumann, who won 199 duals at Nebraska from 1985 to 2000, for first on the school’s all-time list. No. 11 Tim Lambert (125) opened with a technical fall before Eric Montoya notched a 3-1 decision over 15th-ranked Kevin Devoy at 133 pounds. The win marked Montoya’s third against a ranked opponent since Jan. 25. Eighth-ranked Anthony Abidin added bonus points with his pin against Andrew Mauriello in 2:20. Following Justin Arthur’s narrow loss at 149 pounds, Nebraska dominated the rest of the way against Drexel. Third-ranked James Green (157) earned a technical fall before Austin Wilson (165) and No. 1 Robert Kokesh (174) each pinned their respective opponents. Ranked Huskers TJ Dudley (15th at 184), Aaron Studebaker (13th at 197) and Collin Jensen (17th at heavyweight) closed out the dual with wins. NU finished the day and its dual season with a 38-6 win over the Tigers at Dillon Gymnasium in Princeton, N.J. With the victory, the 2014-15 Huskers tied the school record for fewest dual losses in a season (10-match minimum) with one. The 1952-53 team went 9-1 under Head Coach Al Partin. Lambert opened the dual with his second technical fall of the day before the next four Huskers also tacked on bonus points. Montoya (133) won by fall and Abidin (141) notched a 10-0 major decision over Jordan Laster. With his win, Abidin earned his 14th consecutive victory and finished the dual season with a perfect 15-0 record. He holds a perfect 20-0 dual record for his career at Nebraska. Arthur pinned Chris Perez before Green won a major decision over Rich Eva. Green’s win marked his fourth consecutive by bonus points and eighth straight overall. Kokesh won by technical fall to improve to 30-0 on the season. He finishes the dual season with a perfect 14-0 record and has won 30 consecutive dual matches overall dating back to the 2012-13 season. Dudley picked up his 10th consecutive win since the Southern Scuffle with a 9-5 decision over Brett Harner. Jensen finished the dual with a 15-0 technical fall over Ray O’Donnell. Both of Nebraska’s losses against Princeton came by decision against ranked opponents as Wilson fell to No. 20 Jonathan Schleifer, 8-2, and Studebaker lost to 12th-ranked Abram Ayala, 3-2. The Huskers return to action March 7-8 at the Big Ten Championships in Columbus, Ohio. The entire first day of the tournament as well as Session III will be streamed on BTN Plus. The final session will be broadcasted live on the Big Ten Network. No. 10 Nebraska 41, Drexel 3 125: #11 Tim Lambert (NEB) by tech. fall over Tanner Shoap (DREX), 16-1 (NEB 5, DREX 0) 133: Eric Montoya (NEB) by dec. over #15 Kevin Devoy (DREX), 3-1 (NEB 8, DREX 0) 141: #8 Anthony Abidin (NEB) by pin over Andrew Mauriello (DREX), 2:20 (NEB 14, DREX 0) 149: Matthew Cimato (DREX) by dec. over #20 Justin Arthur (NEB), 6-4 (NEB 14, DREX 3) 157: #3 James Green (NEB) by tech. fall over Ryan O’Connor (DREX), 19-2 (NEB 19, DREX 3) 165: Austin Wilson (NEB) by pin over Nicholas Elmer (DREX), 1:36 (NEB 25, DREX 3) 174: #1 Robert Kokesh (NEB) by pin over Stephen Loiseau (DREX), 4:09 (NEB 31, DREX 3) 184: #15 TJ Dudley (NEB) by dec. over Alexander DeCiantis (DREX), 4-2 (NEB 34, DREX 3) 197: #13 Aaron Studebaker (NEB) by sudden victory-1 over Brandon Litten (DREX), 3-1 (NEB 37, DREX 3) HWT: #17 Collin Jensen (NEB) by major dec. over Joseph Goodhart (DREX), 10-2 (NEB 41, DREX 3) No. 10 Nebraska 38, Princeton 6 125: #11 Tim Lambert (NEB) by tech. fall over Ryan Cash (PRIN), 18-1 (NEB 5, PRIN 0) 133: Eric Montoya (NEB) by pin over Trey Aslanian (PRIN), 2:39 (NEB 11, PRIN 0) 141: #8 Anthony Abidin (NEB) by major dec. over Jordan Laster (PRIN), 10-0 (NEB 15, PRIN 0) 149: #20 Justin Arthur (NEB) by pin over Chris Perez (PRIN), 6:15 (NEB 21, PRIN 0) 157: #3 James Green (NEB) by major dec. over Rich Eva (PRIN), 17-6 (NEB 25, PRIN 0) 165: #20 Jonathan Schleifer (PRIN) by dec. over Austin Wilson (NEB), 8-2 (NEB 25, PRIN 3) 174: #1 Robert Kokesh (NEB) by tech. fall over Judd Ziegler (PRIN), 20-5 (NEB 30, PRIN 3) 184: #15 TJ Dudley (NEB) by dec. over Brett Harner (PRIN), 9-5 (NEB 33, PRIN 3) 197: #12 Abram Ayala (PRIN) by dec. over #13 Aaron Studebaker (NEB), 3-2 (NEB 33, PRIN 6) HWT: #17 Collin Jensen (NEB) by tech. fall over Ray O’Donnell (PRIN), 15-0 (NEB 38, PRIN 6)

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Northwestern ended the 2014-15 dual season with a pair of convincing wins over non-conference foes Saturday. The Wildcats romped George Mason 31-12 in the afternoon before handling American 28-20 in the nightcap. The 'Cats (12-8, 2-7) head into the Big Ten Championships on a three meet winning streak. Northwestern won 14 of 16 contested matches on Saturday. Six wrestlers won both of their bouts, including heavyweight Mike McMullan who pinned both of his opponents in the first period. McMullan beat George Mason’s Andrew Thomas with a fall in just 55 seconds before getting another quick pin over American’s Chris McDermand in 2:27. Alex Polizzi scored 11 points for the Wildcats at 197 lbs. over the course of both duals with a 17-0 tech fall of Derek Dwyer (George Mason) and a seond-period fall of Brett Dempsey (American). The Northwestern senior accumulated three takedowns and four near-falls on the way to both of his victories. Polizzi continues to climb the ranks among all Division I wrestlers in wins by fall. He picked up his 10th such win of the year on Saturday, placing him in a tie for sixth. Polizzi is second in the Big Ten behind only Indiana’s Taylor Walsh (15). Dominick Malone (133), Jameson Oster (141), Jason Tsirtsis (149) and Pierce Harger (165) also added a pair of wins to their season totals. The Wildcats got off to a great start against George Mason when Garrison White (125) scored a pair of takedowns and three near-fall points en route to a 14-0 major decision over Ibrahim Banduka. Malone followed that with a 6-3 decision over Vince Rodriguez to put NU up 7-0. Oster used two takedowns, a three-point near fall and a reversal to earn a 10-2 major decision over Sahid Kargbo, and the defending NCAA champion Tsirtsis followed with a 9-2 decision over Blake Roulo to give the ‘Cats a commanding 14-0 advantage. Sandwiched between forfeits at 157 and 174, Harger rode out his opponent for the entire third period to take a 4-0 decision. Mitch Sliga (184) followed with an 8-2 win over Daniel Mika thanks to a pair of third-period takedowns. The tech fall by Polizzi and fall by McMullan put the finishing touches on Northwestern’s 31-12 win over the Patriots. Northwestern won three straight matches after American opened up to an early 5-0 lead. Malone jumped out to an early lead on Josh Terao and held on for a 5-2 decision. Oster followed with a thrilling match against Michael Sprague. The bout was tied at one with the clock winding down when Oster scored a takedown with 12 seconds remaining to secure the 3-1 win. Tsirtsis picked up his 30th win of the season with a 19-4 tech fall of Tom Page. The red-shirt sophomore scored six takedowns and two near-falls in the match to give Northwestern an 11-5 lead. Harger again helped negate two forfeits by beating Brad Mutchnik by tech fall. The senior won 21-5 with six takedowns, a reversal and two near-falls to win his sixth consecutive match. American grabbed a 20-16 lead with two matches remaining, but Polizzi and McMullan pinned both of their respective opponents to give the Wildcats the 28-20 victory. Northwestern will be back in action on March 7 and 8 at St. John Arena in Columbus, Ohio for the 2015 Big Ten Championships. The NCAA Championships will be held at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis from March 19-21. Northwestern 31, George Mason 12 125: Garrison White maj. dec. Ibrahim Banduka, 14-0 133: #20 Dominick Malone dec. Vince Rodriguez, 6-3 141: Jameson Oster maj. dec. Sahid Kargbo, 10-2 149: #3 Jason Tsirtsis dec. Blake Roulo, 9-2 157: Gregory Flouner Win by Forfeit 165: #7 Pierce Harger dec. Patrick Davis, 4-0 174: Ryan Forrest Win by Forfeit 184: Mitch Sliga dec. Daniel Mika, 8-2 197: #18 Alex Polizzi tech fall Derek Dwyer, 17-0 285: #3 Mike McMullan fall Andrew Thomas, 0:55 Northwestern 28, American 20 125: #16 David Terao tech fall Garrison White, 20-5 133: #20 Dominick Malone dec. Josh Terao, 5-2 141: Jameson Oster dec. Michael Sprague, 3-1 149: #3 Jason Tsirtsis tech fall Tom Page, 19-4 157: John Boyle Win by Forfeit 165: #7 Pierce Harger tech fall Brad Mutchnik, 21-5 174: Jason Grimes Win by Forfeit 184: Jeric Kasunic dec. Mitch Sliga, 5-2 197: #18 Alex Polizzi fall Brett Dempsey, 4:00 285: #3 Mike McMullan fall Chris McDermand, 2:27

Sunday marks the final day of dual meet competition of the Division I wrestling season. After thousands of dual meets, there are only two unbeaten teams left in Division I wrestling -- Missouri and Iowa. The top-ranked Hawkeyes (17-0) and second-ranked Tigers (23-0) will face off in Sunday morning's championship final at the EAS Sports Nutrition/NWCA National Duals presented by Hibiclens and the United States Marine Corps in honor of Cliff Keen at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa. Iowa trounced Chattanooga 44-3 in the quarterfinals before moving past No. 5 Cornell 24-8 in the semifinals. Missouri defeated No. 12 Illinois 23-13 in the quarterfinals before getting past upstart Lehigh 23-9. The finals will kick off at 11:30 a.m. Central on Sunday. Cornell and Lehigh will meet for third place. Iowa opened up with a win at 125 pounds by fourth-ranked Thomas Gilman over second-ranked Nahshon Garrett. Gilman, who was upset in the previous round by Chattanooga's Sean Boyle, scored a takedown in the final 15 seconds to go ahead 3-1. Garrett nearly reversed Gilman in the closing seconds, but Gilman maintained control and gave the Hawkeyes a 3-0 lead. "I think Nahshon Garrett is very explosive and he will get underneath you in a hurry and you have to wrestle him patiently. We did a good job of staying heavy on him when there was action. It wasn't like we were walking into things. That's where (Garrett's) dangerous," said Iowa coach Tom Brands. All-American Cory Clark earned a 6-2 victory at 133 pounds over Cornell's Mark Grey. Clark fell behind early in the second period after Grey notched his only takedown of the match. Clark escaped to tie the bout at two, but Clark went ahead with a takedown of his own with 32 seconds left in the second. He'd tack on a point for stalling and a riding time point. Josh Dziewa made it three in a row for Iowa after he dispatched with scrappy Cornell reserve Dylan Realbuto 5-3. In a battle of wrestlers ranked in the top six, second-ranked Brandon Sorensen of Iowa scored a second-period takedown and tacked on an escape and a stall point to defeat sixth-ranked Chris Villalonga 4-1. In one of the longest bouts of the day due to injury timeouts and blood time, All-American Brian Realbuto defeated Iowa's Mike Kelly 10-7 at 157 pounds. Realbuto picked up 3:36 and scored four nice takedowns en route to the win. Cornell's Dylan Palacio scored a pair of takedowns to top Nick Moore 5-4 at 165 pounds. The dual then got a little festive at 174 pounds where Iowa's Mike Evans topped Cornell's Duke Pickett 3-0. A questionable shove and no-call led to some spirited discussion between the two opposing coaching staffs. Cornell was eventually docked a team point for unsportsmanlike conduct later in the match. All-American and top-ranked Gabe Dean of Cornell won a big 184-pound match over Iowa's Sam Brooks 6-2. Nathan Burak's win at 197 pounds iced the dual for the Hawkeyes. The Colorado native topped Cornell's Jace Bennett 3-2 to give Iowa an 18-8 lead with only one weight to go. In the other semifinal, Missouri won four of the first five matches to set the pace and cruised to a 23-9 victory over over Lehigh. Alan Waters stayed unbeaten on the year at 125 pounds after opening up the dual with a 6-3 win over Lehigh's Scotty Parker. Mason Beckman tied the dual for Lehigh after a 9-4 decision at 133 pounds over Zach Synon. Back-to-back major decisions from Lavion Mayes and Drake Houdashelt extended the Tigers' lead to 11-3 before Lehigh's Mitch Minotti would score a 2-0 win over Joey LaVallee at 157 pounds. Missouri would close with four of the last five victories, but the biggest individual match in the upper-weights was Nathaniel Brown's 7-3 victory over Missouri's Willie Miklus. Sunday's final will see all 20 projected starters ranked in the Top 33 of the NCAA Division I Coaches Panel Rankings. "I think it's awesome. I think the sport needs this," said Smith after the Tigers' win over Lehigh. "We had to do our part in it to get here, and I know we did and Iowa did their part and they had some battles too. With it being on the Big Ten Network, it's going to be out there, people are going to watch this dual. It's going to be one of the highest-rated dual meets in a long time just because of the build up. There's probably about close to 40 dual meet wins between the two teams, so it's pretty exciting." Iowa 24, Cornell 8 125: No. 5 Thomas Gilman (Iowa) dec. No. 3 Nahshon Garrett (Cornell), 3-1 133: No. 6 Cory Clark (Iowa) dec. No. 16 Mark Grey (Cornell), 6-2 141: No. 6 Josh Dziewa (Iowa) dec. David Logan (Cornell), 5-3 149: No. 2 Brandon Sorensen (Iowa) dec. No. 5 Chris Villalonga (Cornell), 4-1 157: No. 6 Brian Realbuto (Cornell) dec. No. 15 Mike Kelly (Iowa), 10-7 165: No. 11 Dylan Palacio (Cornell) dec. No. 9 Nick Moore (Iowa), 5-4 174: No. 3 Mike Evans (Iowa) dec. No. 18 Duke Pickett (Cornell), 3-0 184: No. 1 Gabe Dean (Cornell) dec. No. 8 Sammy Brooks (Iowa), 6-2 197: No. 6 Nathan Burak (Iowa) dec. No. 9 Jace Bennett (Cornell), 3-2 285: No. 4 Bobby Telford (Iowa) wins by forfeit Missouri 23, Lehigh 9 125: No. 2 Alan Waters (Missouri) dec. Scott Parker (Lehigh), 6-3 133: No. 12 Mason Beckman (Lehigh) dec. Zach Synon (Missouri), 9-4 141: No. 5 Lavion Mayes (Missouri) maj. dec. No. 20 Randy Cruz (Lehigh), 11-3 149: No. 4 Drake Houdashelt (Missouri) maj. dec. Drew Longo (Lehigh), 10-2 157: No. 17 Mitch Minotti (Lehigh) dec. No. 12 Joey LaVallee (Missouri), 2-0 165: Mike England (Missouri) dec. Marshall Peppelman (Lehigh), 6-1 174: No. 5 John Eblen (Missouri) dec. Santiago Martinez (Lehigh), 4-2 184: No. 3 Nathaniel Brown (Lehigh) dec. No. 14 Willie Miklus (Missouri), 7-3 197: No. 1 J'den Cox (Missouri) dec. No. 10 Elliot Riddick (Lehigh), 4-0 285: No. 16 Devin Mellon (Missouri) dec. Doug Vollaro (Lehigh), 5-3

Iowa 24, Cornell 8 125: No. 5 Thomas Gilman (Iowa) dec. No. 3 Nahshon Garrett (Cornell), 3-1 133: No. 6 Cory Clark (Iowa) dec. No. 16 Mark Grey (Cornell), 6-2 141: No. 6 Josh Dziewa (Iowa) dec. Dylan Realbuto (Cornell), 5-3 149: No. 2 Brandon Sorensen (Iowa) dec. No. 5 Chris Villalonga (Cornell), 4-1 157: No. 6 Brian Realbuto (Cornell) dec. No. 15 Mike Kelly (Iowa), 10-7 165: No. 11 Dylan Palacio (Cornell) dec. No. 9 Nick Moore (Iowa), 5-4 174: No. 3 Mike Evans (Iowa) dec. No. 18 Duke Pickett (Cornell), 3-0 184: No. 1 Gabe Dean (Cornell) dec. No. 8 Sammy Brooks (Iowa), 6-2 197: No. 6 Nathan Burak (Iowa) dec. No. 9 Jace Bennett (Cornell), 3-2 285: No. 4 Bobby Telford (Iowa) wins by forfeit Missouri 23, Lehigh 9 125: No. 2 Alan Waters (Missouri) dec. Scott Parker (Lehigh), 6-3 133: No. 12 Mason Beckman (Lehigh) dec. Zach Synon (Missouri), 9-4 141: No. 5 Lavion Mayes (Missouri) maj. dec. No. 20 Randy Cruz (Lehigh), 11-3 149: No. 4 Drake Houdashelt (Missouri) maj. dec. Drew Longo (Lehigh), 10-2 157: No. 17 Mitch Minotti (Lehigh) dec. No. 12 Joey LaVallee (Missouri), 2-0 165: Mike England (Missouri) dec. Marshall Peppelman (Lehigh), 6-1 174: No. 5 John Eblen (Missouri) dec. Santiago Martinez (Lehigh), 4-2 184: No. 3 Nathaniel Brown (Lehigh) dec. No. 14 Willie Miklus (Missouri), 7-3 197: No. 1 J'den Cox (Missouri) dec. No. 10 Elliot Riddick (Lehigh), 4-0 285: No. 16 Devin Mellon (Missouri) dec. Doug Vollaro (Lehigh), 5-3

Iowa 44, Chattanooga 3 125: No. 10 Sean Boyle (Chattanooga) dec. No. 5 Thomas Gilman (Iowa), 3-1 SV 133: No. 6 Cory Clark (Iowa) pinned No. 13 Nick Soto (Chattanooga), 4:16 141: No. 6 Josh Dziewa (Iowa) dec. Mike Pongracz (Chattanooga), 4-2 149: No. 2 Brandon Sorensen (Iowa) tech. fall Jacob Murphy (Chattanooga), 20-4 157: No. 15 Mike Kelly (Iowa) pinned Austin Sams (Chattanooga), 4:32 165: No. 9 Nick Moore (Iowa) dec. Justin Lampe (Chattanooga), 11-6 174: No. 3 Mike Evans (Iowa) pinned Sean Mappes (Chattanooga), 4:44 184: No. 8 Sammy Brooks (Iowa) pinned McCoy Newberg (Chattanooga), 1:53 197: No. 6 Nathan Burak (Iowa) dec. Scottie Boykin (Chattanooga), 7-4 285: No. 4 Bobby Telford (Iowa) pinned Jared Johnson (Chattanooga), 2:50 Cornell 19, Minnesota 17 125: No. 3 Nahshon Garrett (Cornell) tech. fall Ethan Lizak (Minnesota), 18-2 133: No. 1 Chris Dardanes (Minnesota) dec. No. 16 Mark Grey (Cornell), 7-4 141: No. 4 Nick Dardanes (Minnesota) maj. dec. David Logan (Cornell), 19-10 149: No. 5 Chris Villalonga (Cornell) dec. Jake Short (Minnesota), 2-1 157: No. 6 Brian Realbuto (Cornell) dec. No. 1 Dylan Ness (Minnesota), 9-3 165: No. 11 Dylan Palacio (Cornell) tech. fall No. 17 Nick Wanzek (Minnesota), 18-2 174: No. 4 Logan Storley (Minnesota) dec. No. 18 Duke Pickett (Cornell), 7-5 184: No. 1 Gabe Dean (Cornell) dec. No. 13 Brett Pfarr (Minnesota), 10-4 197: No. 5 Scott Schiller (Minnesota) dec. No. 9 Jace Bennett (Cornell), 7-1 285: No. 14 Michael Kroells (Minnesota) maj. dec. Jacob Aiken-Phillips (Cornell), 10-1 Lehigh 21, Ohio State 18 125: No. 7 Nathan Tomasello (Ohio State) dec. Scott Parker (Lehigh), 10-3 133: No. 12 Mason Beckman (Lehigh) dec. No. 10 Johnni DiJulius (Ohio State), 1-0 141: No. 1 Logan Stieber (Ohio State) pinned No. 20 Randy Cruz (Lehigh), 4:52 149: Drew Longo (Lehigh) dec. Randy Languis (Ohio State), 2-1 TB 157: No. 17 Mitch Minotti (Lehigh) dec. No. 11 Josh Demas (Ohio State), 3-1 165: No. 5 Bo Jordan (Ohio State) tech. fall Marshall Peppelman (Lehigh), 22-6 174: Santiago Martinez (Lehigh) dec. No. 13 Mark Martin (Ohio State), 4-2 184: No. 3 Nathaniel Brown (Lehigh) pinned No. 12 Kenny Courts (Ohio State), 3:30 197: No. 3 Kyle Snyder (Ohio State) maj. dec. No. 10 Elliot Riddick (Lehigh), 9-1 285: Doug Vollaro (Lehigh) dec. No. 9 Nick Tavanello (Ohio State), 4-2 SV Missouri 23, Illinois 13 125: No. 2 Alan Waters (Missouri) dec. No. 1 Jesse Delgado (Illinois), 6-2 133: No. 8 Zane Richards (Illinois) dec. Zach Synon (Missouri), 9-2 141: No. 5 Lavion Mayes (Missouri) maj. dec. No. 12 Steven Rodrigues (Illinois), 11-3 149: No. 4 Drake Houdashelt (Missouri) dec. Kyle Langenderfer (Illinois), 6-3 157: No. 2 Isaiah Martinez (Illinois) maj. dec. No. 12 Joey LaVallee (Missouri), 17-6 165: No. 8 Jackson Morse (Illinois) dec. Mike England (Missouri), 4-3 174: No. 5 John Eblen (Missouri) pinned No. 10 Zach Brunson (Illinois), 0:50 184: Nikko Reyes (Illinois) dec. No. 14 Willie Miklus (Missouri), 3-1 SV 197: No. 1 J'den Cox (Missouri) maj. dec. Jeffrey Koepke (Illinois), 15-3 285: No. 16 Devin Mellon (Missouri) dec. Brooks Black (Illinois), 5-1 TB

MORGANTOWN, WV -- Edinboro wrapped up the regular season in style on Friday night with a 25-9 win over West Virginia at the WVU Coliseum. The 14th-ranked Fighting Scots end the dual meet campaign at 14-5 as head coach Tim Flynn won his 198th career match. The Mountaineers fell to 8-9. This marked the second meeting of the season between the two EWL rivals, with Edinboro earlier prevailing 21-16 at the Virginia Duals. This time the match wasn't as close, due in part to the return of two-time All-American A.J. Schopp to the lineup. Schopp won a decision at 133 lbs. as the Fighting Scots ran off wins in the first four matches to bolt to a 16-0 lead. Kory Mines opened up the night with a come-from-behind win over Zeke Moisey, who is ranked 20th by Flowrestling. Mines, ranked 18th by InterMat, trailed 4-2 entering the third period. The redshirt senior registered an escape, then in the final twenty seconds took the lead with a takedown and three back points for an 8-4 decision. Mines improved to 28-7 while Moisey fell to 26-12. Schopp took the mat for the first time since the end of December after suffering a knee injury. Still ranked second at 133 lbs., he won a 6-0 decision over Cory Stainbrook (14-16). Following a scoreless first period, Schopp picked up three points for the near fall at the buzzer for a 3-0 lead after two periods. He would add a takedown in the final seconds and a point for riding time to boost his season record to 16-1 and career record to 123-15. Mitchell Port followed with his second pin of the season over 16th-ranked Mike Morales. Ranked second at 141 lbs., Port grabbed a 2-1 lead after one period. He added two more takedowns in the second period, and on the second he threw Morales to his back, with the end coming at 4:32. Port improved to 30-1 and 126-16 for his career with his 13th fall of the season. Morales fell to 27-10. Top-ranked Dave Habat was up next at 149 lbs. and won a 10-2 major decision over Roman Perryman (4-10) to give Edinboro a 16-0 lead. Habat had a pair of takedowns in the first period for a 4-1 lead, bumped it to 7-1 with an escape and takedown in the second, and closed the win out with a takedown and a point for riding time. He is now 30-1 on the season and 128-25 for his career, tying Josh Koscheck for eighth place in career victories. Port is tied for tenth and Schopp is 13th. West Virginia would pick up wins in the next two matches to close to 16-6. Brutus Scheffel (7-12) rallied late thanks to a takedown in the final 30 seconds for a 6-5 decision over Chase Delande (12-11) at 157 lbs. Ross Renzi (11-12) followed with a 5-2 decision over Casey Fuller (14-16) at 165 lbs., clinching the match with a takedown in the final ten seconds. Edinboro would close out the match thanks to decisions by Patrick Jennings and Vic Avery at 174 and 184 lbs., respectively. Jennings, ranked 19th, needed sudden victory to win a 3-1 decision over Parker VonEgidy (5-11). He nearly won with a takedown at the end of regulation after the two traded escapes. His takedown midway through the overtime period helped him prove to 27-9. Avery turned in an impressive showing against Bubba Scheffel at 184 lbs., save for a few anxious moments at the end. While winning an 8-6 decision he picked up his 75th career victory. Avery led 2-1 after one period and rode out Scheffel in the second. He added an escape and two takedowns in the third for a 7-2 lead. A penalty point and an escape closed the match to 7-3, and Scheffel (18-14) would add a takedown with three seconds left. Avery is now26-6 on the season following his seventh straight victory, and is 75-28 for his career. The two teams would split the final two matches. John A. Smith (23-8) won an 8-1 decision over Vince Pickett (14-16) at 197 lbs., pulling away with a pair of takedowns in the third period. Warren Bosch and A.J. Vizcarrondo had a brawl at heavyweight, with Bosch prevailing 5-3 in sudden victory. Bosch opened the scoring with a takedown, but a pair of escapes for Vizcarrondo, plus a penalty point, gave the Mountaineer a 3-2 lead after two periods. Neither wrestler scored in the third period, but Bosch owned riding time to send the match into overtime. The redshirt junior improved to 14-18 with his takedown in the final thirty seconds. Vizcarrondo fell to 13-15. Edinboro will now prepare to defend its Eastern Wrestling League title when the Fighting Scots compete in the EWL Championships on Saturday, March 7 at Rider University in Lawrenceville, N.J. Results: 125 lbs. – #18 Kory Mines (EU) dec. Zeke Moisey (WVU) 8-4 133 lbs. – #2 A.J. Schopp (EU) dec. Cory Stainbrook (WVU) 6-0 141 lbs. -- #2 Mitchell Port (EU) fall over #16 Mike Morales (WVU) 4:32 149 lbs. -- #1 Dave Habat (EU) maj. dec. Roman Perryman (WVU) 10-2 157 lbs. – Brutus Scheffel (WVU) dec. Chase Delande (EU) 6-5 165 lbs. – Ross Renzi (WVU) dec. Casey Fuller (EU) 5-2 174 lbs. – #19 Patrick Jennings (EU) dec. Parker VonEgidy (WVU) 3-1 sv 184 lbs. – #10 Vic Avery (EU) dec. Bubba Scheffel (WVU) 8-6 197 lbs. – Jake A. Smith (WVU) dec. Vince Pickett (EU) 8-1 Hwt. – Warren Bosch (EU) dec. A.J. Vizcarrondo (WVU) 5-3 sv

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. --- Four Purdue seniors had their hands raised in their final appearance in Holloway Gymnasium while leading the 25th-ranked Boilermakers to a dominating 30-9 victory over in-state rival Indiana (4-10, 0-9 B1G) Friday. The Old Gold & Black took eight weights, including three with bonus points and two in sudden victory, to close out the dual season at 10-8, 3-6 B1G. "There was great energy from most of the guys closing out the season tonight," head wrestling coach Tony Ersland said. "We put a lot of points on the board; we separated ourselves from the other team. We can end on a very high note and one that we can definitely build on going into the B1G Tournament. We are always moving forward and up. I think that you see that we are peaking at the right time. I saw some of our best wrestling tonight at a lot of weights. We are in a good spot." Seniors Patrick Kissel and Braden Atwood registered back-to-back decisions after Chad Welch set the tone in the opening bout at 174 pounds. A takedown 34 seconds into sudden victory lifted the redshirt junior past No. 15 Nate Jackson, 6-4, for his fifth upset of the season. C. Welch moved to 19-13 with the win. "I was ready to go out, get the team going, and get the excitement going in here," C. Welch said. "I felt that I needed higher energy to do that. I needed to go out there and attack and wrestle my match. It has been a while since I came out first, it is more exciting. I loved going first against a ranked guy. I was ready to go. Even in overtime, I knew I was going to win. This is huge, a huge confidence builder heading into Big Tens." Following at 184, Kissel took Matt Irick down three times, escaped twice and rode the Hoosier for 3:26 en route to a 9-7 decision. The Sheboygan, Wis., native, notched his 15th win of the season while wrestling in his 95th-career match. Atwood eliminated a 3-1 deficit with only seconds remaining in regulation and rallied to a 6-4 sudden victory decision over Luke Sheridan. The 15th-ranked 197-pounder earned the winning takedown in dramatic fashion as just six seconds were on the clock in the 60-second winner-take-all session. His final dual victory was the 50th of his career while moving to 12-6 on the season. "I did not wrestle my style in the first period, but I knew I could score, I knew I could come back," Atwood said. "I was willing to put it all out there; I was willing to risk everything. I had the crowd behind me. I couldn't lose." Out of the break, No. 11 Danny Sabatello put on a clinic in a 19-4 technical fall of Alonzo Shepherd in 6:25. Sabatello tallied six takedowns and six back points for the second technical fall of his redshirt junior campaign. He pushed his season mark to 24-5 at 133 pounds and wrapped up the B1G slate with a 7-2 record. Seniors Nick Lawrence and Brandon Nelsen then took to the mat for a final time at 141 and 149 pounds, respectively. Lawrence controlled Indiana's Sean Brown in a 16-5 major decision. Hailing from Westlake, Ohio, Lawrence had a trio of takedowns in each of the first two periods, escaped in the third, received two stalling penalty points and added 2:02 riding time. The fifth major decision of his senior season lifted him to 19-13. "It is definitely good to go out in a dominant win like that," Lawrence said. "It is what I wanted to do my last time wrestling here [in Holloway]. I did not care about winning or losing, I just wanted to wrestle hard. I was focusing on the process and wrestling hard; I knew that the results would come." Nelsen disposed of Trevor Moody using a 7-3 decision that saw him score three takedowns and clock 1:04 of riding time. For the third time in his career, Nelsen (20-10) has racked up 20-or more wins in a season. Purdue's Luke Welch received a forfeit at 125 pounds and No. 9 Doug Welch (25-8) provided a 6-3 decision at 157. It was the fourth sweep for the brothers in nine duals together this season. The postseason awaits the Boilermakers. It will be two weeks before the B1G Championships open on March 7. The two-day event will be hosted by Ohio State at St. John Arena. Results: 174 // Chad Welch (Purdue) dec. No. 15 Nate Jackson (Indiana), 6-4 (SV1) 184 // Patrick Kissel (Purdue) dec. Matt Irick (Indiana), 9-7 197 // No. 15 Braden Atwood (Purdue) dec. Luke Sheridan (Indiana), 6-4 (SV1) 285 // Garrett Goldman (Indiana) dec. Gelen Robinson (Purdue), 4-3 (TB2) 125 // Luke Welch (Purdue) won by forfeit 133 // No. 11 Danny Sabatello (Purdue) tech. fall Alonzo Shepherd (Indiana), 19-4 (6:25) 141 // Nick Lawrence (Purdue) maj. dec. Sean Brown (Indiana), 16-5 149 // Brandon Nelsen (Purdue) dec. Trevor Moody (Indiana), 7-3 157 // No. 9 Doug Welch (Purdue) dec. Luke Blanton (Indiana), 6-3 165 // No. 6 Taylor Walsh (Indiana) pinned Pat Robinson (Purdue), 2:16

DEKALB, Ill. -- The Northern Illinois University wrestling team opened its final homestand of the season Friday with a resounding 26-10 victory over Buffalo. The Huskies (10-11, 2-5 MAC) won seven of the 10 bouts on the night against the Bulls (5-14, 0-8 MAC), including a pin from senior Derek Elmore (Loves Park, Ill./Harlem) and major decisions by Jordan Northrup (Machesney Park, Ill./Harlem) and Andrew Morse (Alto, Mich./Lowell). "It was great," said NIU Head Coach Ryan Ludwig. "It was great for the team. It was great for the guys, especially the seniors. Tyler Argue learned a few lessons he needs to know before going into (the MAC Championships). Derek Elmore, to come out against an opponent that has beaten him before, to perform like that was awesome." Northrup got the Huskies off to a fast start against Sean Peacock at 133. Courtesy of two three-point nearfalls, the redshirt freshman raced out to an 11-1 lead midway through the second period. Though Peacock got a few points back in the third, Northrup still emerged with a 13-5 major decision. UB rallied in the next two bouts for a 6-4 lead. Senior Tyler Argue (Matteson, Ill./Mt. Carmel) dropped a 9-4 decision to Colt Cotton at 141, while Austin Culton (Sycamore, Ill./Sycamore) suffered a 8-3 loss against Jason Estevez. However, the Huskies rallied to reclaim the lead before the intermission. Morse dominated Ryan Kromer at 157 en route to a 13-0 major decision. At 165, Shaun'Qae McMurtry (Lockport, Ill./Lockport Twp.) built up a quick 5-0 lead thanks to a takedown and three nearfall points, but fought off Rrok Ndokaj's comeback to score an 8-7 win. Trace Engelkes (Winnebago, Ill./Winnebago) kept the NIU momentum going at 174 with a 6-2 win over Wally Maziarz. Tied 2-2 with less than 30 seconds left in regulation, Engelkes nailed a takedown and added two nearfall points for insurance. Yet, UB got back on the board with Quinton Rosser's (Cincinnati, Ohio/Archbishop Moeller) 13-5 major decision loss to Joe Ariola. Holding a slim 14-10 lead, the Huskies denied the Bulls' comeback hopes. Shawn Scott (Holly, Mich./Holly) scored a 9-5 decision over James Benjamin at 197, while Arthur Bunce (Munith, Mich./Dansville) rode out Mike Silvis at heavyweight for a 2-0 win to clinch the dual. Though the meet was already in hand, Elmore ended the night with a bang at 125. Facing off against UB's own senior and 20-win 125-pounder in Max Soria, the NIU senior turned the tables quickly on Soria with a takedown that put the Bull on his back. With Soria in a predicament, Elmore finished the task and stuck his opponent to put an exclamation point on the win. "That was extremely impressive and something huge for him to hang his hat on," Ludwig said. "In terms of looking back on memories at NIU, that's going to be a great, great memory for him going down the line. Very proud of his effort and very proud of him going out and attacking, not waiting around for the other guy, but going out on his attack." Results: 133: Jordan Northrup (NIU) maj. dec. Sean Peacock (UB), 13-5 141: Colt Cotton (UB) dec. Tyler Argue (NIU), 9-4 149: Jason Estevez (UB) dec. Austin Culton (NIU), 8-3 157: Andrew Morse (NIU) maj. dec. Ryan Kromer (UB), 13-0 165: Shaun'Qae McMurtry (NIU) dec. Rrok Ndokaj (UB), 8-7 174: Trace Engelkes (NIU) dec. Wally Maziarz (UB), 6-2 184: Joe Ariola (UB) maj. dec. Quinton Rosser (NIU), 13-5 197: Shawn Scott (NIU) dec. James Benjamin (UB), 9-5 285: Arthur Bunce (NIU) dec. Mike Silvis (UB), 2-0 125: Derek Elmore (NIU) pins Max Soria (UB), 1:58 The Huskies wrap up the regular season Sunday, Feb. 22, when they host #21 Old Dominion at 2 p.m. in Victor E. Court.

LEWISBURG, Pa. -- The Binghamton wrestling team came back to knock off #22 Bucknell, 18-16, Friday night. Tyler Deuel pulled out a 9-8 win in the heavyweight bout, lifting the Bearcats to a dramatic Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) victory. With his team trailing, 16-15, Deuel stepped into the circle needing a win over Joe Stolfi, the top-ranked heavyweight in the EIWA. According to the NCAA Coaches' Panel Rankings, Stolfi is No. 16 and Deuel is No. 22 in the 285-pound division. Deuel grabbed a quick 4-0 lead in the first period. Stolfi responded in the second frame, scoring all six points to go ahead, 6-4. Deuel tied the match in the third period, setting up a frantic finish. In the final seconds, Deuel earned two back points to take the lead, but Stolfi answered with a pair of points to even the bout again. Time expired and Deuel had accumulated enough riding time to earn a point, giving he and the Bearcats the win. The loss is Bucknell's first in the EIWA this season. The Bison took each of the first four matches, but Binghamton responded midway through the dual. Vincent DePrez won via injury default, picking up six points for the Bearcats. Zack Zupan followed with a win in his 165-pound contest with Robert Schlitt. Zupan grabbed an early lead and came away with a 4-2 victory. In the 174-pound match, Steve Schneider recorded a 4-2 decision over Joey Krulock. Schneider went ahead, 2-0, after two periods and eventually took the decision to pull BU within a point on the night. Wallace edged Binghamton closer in the 197-pound bout. The senior engaged in another low-scoring contest, as he and Tyler Lyster were scoreless after the first period. Wallace eventually took control and won a 3-0 decision to pull BU within a point. The Bearcats improved to 8-10 overall and 5-4 in the EIWA. They compete at Bloomsburg tomorrow to wrap up the regular season. The non-conference match is set for a 7 p.m. start. Results: 125: No. 18 Paul Petrov (Buck) dec. David White (Bing) 5-3 (Bucknell 3-0) 133: Grim Gonzalez (Buck) dec. Joe Nelson (Bing) 10-6 (Bucknell 6-0) 141: No. 31 Tyler Smith (Buck) dec. Dylan Caruana (Bing) 6-0 (Bucknell 9-0) 149: Victor Lopez (Buck) dec. Nick Tighe (Bing) 12-4 (Bucknell 12-0) 157: Vincent DePrez (Bing) inj. def. Rustin Barrick (Buck) (Bucknell 13-6) 165: Zack Zupan (Bing) dec. Robert Schlitt (Buck) 4-2 (Bucknell 13-9) 174: Steve Schneider (Bing) dec. Joey Krulock (Buck) 4-2 (Bucknell 13-12) 184: Tom Sleigh (Buck) dec. No. 33 Jack McKeever (Bing) 3-0 (Bucknell 16-12) 197: Caleb Wallace (Bing) dec. Tyler Lyster (Buck) 3-0 (Bucknell 16-15) 285: No. 22 Tyler Deuel (Bing) dec. No. 16 Joe Stolfi (Buck) 9-8 (Binghamton 18-16)

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- The Columbia wrestling team won seven of ten bouts en route to a 27-12 win on the road at Harvard. With the win, the Lions improve to 5-4 on the season, and 4-4 in EIWA duals. Columbia earned bonus points right away in the match, when Harvard had a forefit at 125. Angelo Amenta gave the Lions a 9-0 lead when he earned a tough 1-0 win over Ryan Osleeb in the 133 pound dual. Harvard took the next two duals at 141 and 149 to make it a 9-6 Lion lead. The Crimson noise would become quieted after that, as Columbia took the next three matches, and five of the final six to earn the win. Tyler Ponte, Tyrel White, and Shane Hughes took the 157-174 bouts, which included a pin from Hughes. Matt Idelson and Garrett Ryan both earned wins in the final two matches to push the lead to 27-12 in the end. Tomorrow, Columbia will end the regular season dual matches at Brown with a 1:30 pm dual that will be broadcast on the Ivy League Digital Network. After that, the Lions will have two weeks to prepare for the EIWA Championships, March 6-7. Results: 125: Justin Choi (C) win by forfeit (H), 0-6 133: Angelo Amenta (C) dec. Ryan Osleeb (H), 1-0, 0-9 141: No. 14 Todd Preston (H) dec. Matt Leshinger (C), 5-2, 3-9 149: Patrick Hogan (H) dec. Connor Sutton (C), 4-3, 6-9 157: Tyler Ponte (C) dec. Nicholas Stager (H). 7-4, 6-12 165: Tyrel White (C) dec. Tyler Grimaldi (H), 10-4, 6-15 174: Shane Hughes (C) pinned Josef Johnson (H), 6:19, 6-21 184: Josh Popple (H) pinned Zack Hernandez (C), 4:13, 12-21 197: Matt Idelson (C) dec. Michael Mocco (H), 6-0, 12-24 285: Garrett Ryan (C) dec. David Ng (H), SV-1, 3-1, 12-27

LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ -- The Broncs won five of the 10 bouts to defeat cross-town rival Princeton Friday evening. “We knew it was going to be a tough match,” said Rider head coach Gary Taylor. “We had strengths in certain places and they had strengths in certain places. It was a good match.” For Rider (13-7) junior Conor Brennan (Brick, NJ/Brick Twp.) upset the 20th ranked wrestler in the nation in overtime. “That was a good win for Conor,” Taylor said. “Both wrestlers did some nice things in that match. I was impressed with both wrestlers. They both competed hard.” “Going into the match I knew he was tough,” Brennan said. “We trained accordingly for that, setting up a different kind of style for tonight. It all worked out in the end.” Junior Rob Deutsch (Cherry Hill, NJ/Eastern Regional) won by fall, his fourth fall of the season, to give Rider a 9-0 lead. Deutsch improved to 16-4 in duals. “I loved that pin,” Taylor said with a smile. “We wanted to go out and score a lot of points,” Deutsch said. “That was our main goal.” Freshman Chad Walsh (Cherry Hill, NJ/Camden Catholic) improved to 26-7 with a victory at 157. Sophomore Ryan Wolfe (New Castle, Del./Caravel Academy) returned after missing several matches with an injury to win at 174, giving Rider an 18-6 lead. “It was good to have Ryan back in the lineup after almost a month,” Taylor said. Sophomore J.R. Wert (Christiansburg, Va./Christiansburg) won to get the match started. Princeton (9-7) won the final three bouts but it was not enough. Rider defeated Princeton 21-15 last year. Rider has now beaten Princeton six straight times. Rider travels to Penn State Sunday for a 2pm match. “It is going to be a tough time with the Nittany Lions,” Taylor said. “They are again a very solid team, a top five (in the nation) team. Some of our individuals need that level of competition.” “We saved the big one for last, Penn State,” Deutsch said. “To go in there and wrestle in front of thousands of people, that is going to be a great environment.” Last year Rider lost 34-8 to the three-time defending National Champions. “I’m excited about wrestling Penn State in front of a big crowd,” Brennan said. “They are a very tough team so it will be a big challenge but we’re tough this year.” The next time Rider returns to Alumni Gym it will be for the Eastern Wrestling League Championships. “If we don’t get anybody hurt this weekend the EWLs will be the first time since mid-season that we have everyone back and at full strength,” Taylor said. “So we are looking forward to that.” Results: 125 – J.R. Wert-R dec. Ryan Cash-P 8-2 3-0 133 – Rob Deutsch-R wbf Trey Asianian-P 5:41 9-0 141 – Jordan Laster-P dec. Chuck Zeisloft-R 5-4 9-3 149 –Chris Perez-P dec. Jimmy Morris-R 4-3 9-6 157 – Chad Walsh-R dec. Rich Eva-P 4-0 12-6 165 – Conor Brennan-R dec. No. 20 Jonathan Schleifer-P 6-4 ot 15-6 174 – Ryan Wolfe-R dec. Judd Ziegler-P 12-7 18-6 184 – Brett Harner-P dec. Clint Morrison-R 4-3 18-9 197 – Abram Ayala-P dec. Donald McNeil-R 7-4 18-12 285 – Ray O’Donnell-P dec. Greg Velasco-R 4-0 18-15

YPSILANTI, Mich. -- The Central Michigan Wrestling team was victorious Friday, winning seven of 10 weight classes en route to 24-12 win over Eastern Michigan in the Chippewas' final Mid-American Conference dual meet of the season. The Chippewas are 8-6 in duals after a 1-4 start, and 6-2 in the MAC. CMU finished 4-4 in league duals last season. One of those losses came to Eastern, 18-16, for the Eagles' first dual-meet win over CMU in 22 seasons. After an EMU Pin at 125 pounds to start the night, CMU recorded victories in each of the next seven weight classes. CMU freshman Colin Heffernan (149 pounds) and Cody LeCount (157) both earned wins via sudden victory, while Jordan Ellingwood came away with a pin, the first of his collegiate career, at 174 pounds. Tyler Keselring (133), Zach Horan (141) and Jordan Wohlfert (165) also claimed victories for the Chippewas. Keselring, who is ranked No. 4 in the MAC, defeated Vincent Pizzuto, 2-1. Pizzuto is ranked No.1 in the MAC. The Chippewas will travel to East Lansing on Saturday to take on Big Ten opponent Michigan State in what will be their final dual meet of the season. The MAC Championships are scheduled for March 7-8 in Columbia, Mo. Results: 125: Blake Caudill (EMU) fall Brent Fleetwood (CMU), 6:58 133: Tyler Keselring (CMU) dec. Vincent Pizzuto (EMU), 2-1 141: Zach Horan (CMU) dec. Michael Shaw (EMU), 7-2 149: Colin Heffernan (CMU) dec. Nicholas Barber (EMU), 5-1 (OT) 157: Cody LeCount (CMU) dec. Brandon Zeerip (EMU), 3-1 (OT) 165: Jordan Wohlfert (CMU) dec. Devan Marry (EMU), 7-2 174: Jordan Ellingwood (CMU) fall Kayne MacCallum (EMU), 3:43 184: Austin Severn (CMU) dec. Mike Curby (EMU), 4-2 197: Anthony Abro (EMU) dec. Jackson Lewis (CMU), 3-1 (OT) HWT: Gage Hutchison (EMU) dec. Adam Robinson (CMU), 7-5

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- The ninth-ranked Virginia Tech wrestling squad wrapped up its regular season with a 21-12 win over the University of North Carolina Friday evening inside Fetzer Gymnasium. The Hokies won six of the 10 bouts, but Joey Dance’s pin in the first match gave them breathing room to pull away for the win. Dance, ranked fourth in the country at 125 pounds, was in control over Cody Karns when he flipped him to his back in the third period, pinning Karns at the 5:27 mark. Kevin Norstrem, ranked 19th, gave up a takedown late to fall to UNC’s Troy Heilmann 5-4 at 133 pounds. In a big matchup at 141 pounds, third-ranked Devin Carter pulled away late with a takedown and riding time to beat 19th-ranked Joey Ward 7-4. Ninth-ranked Sal Mastriani, in his first match back in two weeks, gave up a takedown and riding time to fall to Christian Barber at 149 pounds, 5-3. Fifth-ranked Nick Brascetta rolled to a 7-2 win over former Tech wrestler Chris Mears at 157 pounds to give the Hokies12-6 lead at the halfway point. At 165 pounds, unranked Chad Strube rode No. 12 Ethan Ramos the entire second period, but was assessed a penalty point for a technical violation while on top and was dinged for two stall warnings before Ramos got the takedown to seal the 4-2 win with 12 seconds left. Zach Epperly, ranked seventh at 174 pounds, couldn’t muster any offensive points against John Michael Staudenmayer at 174 pounds, but rode Staudenmayer for nearly 90 seconds in the period and made that hold up in a 2-1 win. Tae Leary, making his debut at 184 pounds for Austin Gabel, fell to Scott Marmoll 3-0 at 184 pounds to bring the Tar Heels within three, but Jared Haught and Ty Walz were impressive in the final two matches to seal the win. Haught used four takedowns (three in the first period) to cruise past Chip Ness at 197 pounds and then eighth-ranked Ty Walz used a takedown, a reversal and riding time to beat Frank Abbondanza 5-2 at heavyweight to wrap things up. "We have a lot of individual issues right now, and they are all different," said Tech head coach Kevin Dresser. "The good news is that they are all fixable. We need to step it upand take the bull by the horns going into ACCs. Lastly, a shout out to Coach Scot Thomas and the softball ladies for showing up to support our team this evening. We look forward to returning the favor on an 80-degree May afternoon." Virginia Tech, the 2014-15 ACC Dual Meet Champions, has won 33 of its past 36 ACC dual meets after winning all five this season. Tech was scheduled be back in action on Sunday at Hofstra in New York, but that match has been canceled due to weather and other considerations. The Hokies will now be back in action in two weeks as they begin postseason at the ACC Championships in Pittsburgh. Results: 125: #4 Joey Dance (VT) fall Cody Karns, 5:27 133: Troy Heilmann (NC) dec. #19 Kevin Norstrem, 5-4 141: #3 Devin Carter (VT) dec. #19 Joey Ward, 7-4 149: Christian Barber (NC) dec. #9 Sal Mastriani, 5-3 157: #5 Nick Brascetta (VT) dec. Chris Mears, 7-2 165: #12 Ethan Ramos (NC) dec. Chad Strube, 4-2 174: #7 Zach Epperly (VT) dec. John Michael Staudenmayer, 2-1 184: Scott Marmoll (NC) dec. Tae Leary, 3-0 197: Jared Haught (VT) dec. Chip Ness, 10-5 285: #8 Ty Walz (VT) dec. Frank Abbondanza, 5-2

EAST LANSING, Mich. -- The Duke wrestling team got off to a hot start with wins in six of the first seven matches and never looked back en route to a 19-13 victory over Big Ten foe Michigan State at Jenison Field House. The win is the second for the Blue Devils over a Big Ten opponent this season. Duke picks up win No. 11 to improve to 11-6 overall. The victory marks the first time in program history the Blue Devils have beaten two Big Ten teams in a season – they also defeated Maryland earlier in the year. The 11 victories are the most since the 2007-08 team had 12 and mark just the third time Duke has reached that benchmark since the 1990-91 campaign. The Blue Devils came out wrestling hard and opened up a 13-3 lead on the Spartans after five bouts. Duke led by as many as 16 before the Spartans made a late charge. Michigan State (5-12) won a tight match at 125 with Mitch Rogaliner holding off a third-period charge from Thayer Atkins for a 3-0 Spartan lead. However, it was all Blue Devils in the next four matches. True freshman Mitch Finesilver, coming off of a big ranked win at Virginia Tech, continued his winning ways with a solid 8-5 win over Garth Yenter. The pair was tied 3-3 after the first period, but it was all Finesilver in the final two periods as he took an 8-4 lead en route to his ninth win of the year. Evan Botwin was even more impressive at 141, picking up the 13-1 major decision for his 17th win of the year. Botwin, building a 10-0 lead after two periods, was relentless throughout the seven-minute match to give Duke its first lead of the night, 7-3. Marcus Cain and Immanuel Kerr-Brown added six more points to Duke’s team total with decisions at 149 and 157, respectively. Cain upended Nick Trimble 4-1 to earn his 17th win of the year, while Kerr-Brown wrestled a strong match for his 20th victory of the year and 75th of his career. With Duke holding a 10-point edge over the Spartans heading into the second half of the dual, Brian Dorsey picked up a crucial 2-0 decision over Matt Pasqualani to stretch the Blue Devil lead to 13, 16-3, with just four bouts remaining. Trey Adamson and Nick Proctor provided the most exciting match of the night that included a pair of reversed calls from the referee, great scrambles and overtime. Adamson, trailing 3-2 late in the third period, got the takedown call from the referee. However, he quickly decided to go to the table for the review and sent the score back to 3-2 in favor of Proctor with 44 seconds remaining. The Riverton, Utah native went right back to work and scored a takedown, but was unable to hold on as Proctor escaped to send the match into overtime. Adamson wasted little time in the overtime to score a takedown on the edge of the mat for his 13th victory of the year. Michigan State, trailing by 16, captured the final three matches of the night, but it was not enough to overcome Duke’s strong start. Results: 125 – Mitch Rogaliner (MSU) decision Thayer Atkins (Duke), 10-7; Duke 0, MSU 3 133 – Mitch Finesilver (Duke) decision Garth Yenter (MSU), 8-5; Duke 3, MSU 3 141 – Evan Botwin (Duke) decision Javier Gasca (MSU), 13-1; Duke 7, MSU 3 149 – Marcus Cain (Duke) decision Nick Trimble (MSU), 4-1; Duke 10, MSU 3 157 – Immanuel Kerr-Brown (Duke) decision Travis Curley (MSU), 6-2; Duke 13, MSU 3 165 – Brian Dorsey (Duke) decision Matt Pasqualani (MSU), 2-0; Duke 16, MSU 3 174 – Trey Adamson (Duke) decision Nick Proctor (MSU), 6-4 (SV-1); Duke 19, MSU 3 184 – John Rizqallah (MSU) decision Jacob Kasper (Duke), 6-2; Duke 19, MSU 6 197 – Nick McDiarmid (MSU) major decision Spencer Neff (Duke), 12-1; Duke 19, MSU 10 285 – Chris Nash (MSU) decision Brendan Walsh (Duke), 8-2; Duke 19, MSU 13

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The No. 15-ranked University of Michigan team claimed eight individual matches, earning bonus points in two, to claim a dominant 28-9 win over No. 18 Pittsburgh on Friday evening (Feb. 20) at Cliff Keen Arena. The Wolverines took each of the opening three matches to build up an early and sizable advantage. Junior/sophomore Conor Youtsey and junior Rossi Bruno claimed similar, controlling decision victories at 125 and 133 pounds, respectively. Youtsey, ranked 20th in the latest InterMat poll, earned a 6-0 shutout against Dom Forys at the opening weight, finishing on takedowns in the first and second periods, and riding for 2:42 time advantage. Bruno, who has missed most of the second semester with injury, cruised past Nick Zanetta, 6-1, in his return, scoring early off an arm spin in the first and adding a single-leg takedown in the third. He rode for 3:08. Sophomore/freshman George Fisher earned extra points with an 18-4 major decision against Ben Ross at 141 pounds. He locked up a standing cradle early in the first and earned a two count with it but could not hold Ross on his back, instead giving up a reversal. He reversed the position off a restart and added two more reversals in the match as well as four back points. After a late stall point, he had the technical fall in sight, but Ross escaped in the final seconds to avoid the additional bonus point. After Pitt got on the board with a second-period fall at 149 pounds, Michigan claimed the next two bouts, bookending the intermission break, to continue to pull away. Sophomore Brian Murphy used a big third period to break open the 157-pound match and defeat Ronnie Garbinsky, 7-0. Murphy struck first in the first period, scrambling for the takedown after Garbinsky had single leg in the air for nearly a minute. He countered another sloppy Pitt attack in the third, scrambling for a takedown and three back points in the waning moments. Freshman Garrett Sutton used a controlling second period and a big third to defeat Troy Reaghard, 5-1, and claim his first varsity win at 165 pounds. After a scoreless first frame, Sutton rode out the entirety of the second and scored an immediate reversal and late takedown in the third. He accumulated 2:39 in riding-time advantage. Junior/sophomore Taylor Massa fell to eighth-ranked Tyler Wilps, 4-2, in his debut at 174 pounds. With the score deadlocked at 1-1 midway through the third period, Wilps finished on a low single-attack to score the bout's only offensive points. Massa escaped quickly and drew a stall warning but could not get to the Panther wrestler's legs. The Wolverines closed out the dual with three straight wins at the upperweights. Sophomore Domenic Abounader secured his second fall of the season at 184 pounds, pinning Noah Wilps with a power half at the 4:16 mark. Abounader led by 10 points at the time of the fall after twice turning Wilps for three with a bow and arrow. Fifth-year senior Max Huntley scored takedowns in the first and third periods to claim a 5-1 decision over Nick Bonaccorsi at 197 pounds. Huntley spun behind the Panther to score late in the opening frame and countered a Pitt shot midway through the third. He rode for 1:44 time advantage. Sophomore heavyweight Adam Coon capped the dual with a controlling 8-2 decision against John Rizzo behind two takedowns, two stall points and 3:18 in riding-time advantage. Coon struck immediately with a double leg and despite struggling to keep Rizzo on the mat, added a single leg off a restart midway through the third. The Wolverines will close out their dual schedule tomorrow (Saturday, Feb. 21), hosting Duke at 7 p.m. at Cliff Keen Arena. Results: 125 -- #20 Conor Youtsey (U-M) dec. Dom Forys, 6-0 U-M, 3-0 133 -- #9 Rossi Bruno (U-M) dec. Nick Zanetta, 6-1 U-M, 6-0 141 -- George Fisher (U-M) major dec. Ben Ross, 18-4 U-M, 10-0 149 -- #19 Mikey Racciato (Pitt) pinned Angelo Latora, 4:11 U-M, 10-6 157 -- #8 Brian Murphy (U-M) dec. Ronnie Garbinsky, 7-0 U-M, 13-6 165 -- Garrett Sutton (U-M) dec. Troy Reaghard, 5-1 U-M, 16-9 174 -- #8 Tyler Wilps (Pitt) dec. Taylor Massa, 4-2 U-M, 16-9 184 -- #11 Domenic Abounader (U-M) pinned Noah Wilps, 4:16 U-M, 22-9 197 -- #8 Max Huntley(U-M) dec. Nick Bonaccorsi, 5-1 U-M, 25-9 Hwt -- #6 Adam Coon (U-M) dec. John Rizzo, 8-2 U-M, 28-9

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- UNI took down its first top-25 team of the season with an 18-16 win over No. 21 Old Dominion on Senior Night. The win over second-ranked MAC team improves UNI to 8-8 overall and 5-3 in the MAC. ODU falls to 12-5 overall, 5-2 in the MAC. ODU jumped out to a nine-point lead before UNI’s lone senior in the starting lineup grabbed the Panthers’ first decision and start a Panther streak. After a scoreless first period in the 197-pound match, Basil Minto rolled out of the grasp of Kevin Beazley to go up 1-0. Beazley got an escape of his own, and Minto responded with the final takedown. Minto’s decision pulled UNI within six points and set up the heavyweight match with No. 10 Blaize Cabell and Matt Tourdot. Cabell grabbed five takedowns to get an 11-4 decision. Cabell is the lone Panther to finish the dual season undefeated, finishing 8-0 in the MAC and 16-0 overall in duals. The junior hasn’t lost a match since Dec. 6 at the Cliff Keen Invite. Tonight’s win extends his streak to 13 matches. No. 6 Dylan Peters racked up more than three minutes of riding time and tied up the team score with an 8-3 decision at 125 pounds over Brandon Jeske. Leighton Gaul would give UNI its first lead at 133 pounds. His 12-6 decision put the Panthers up 12-9. The Monarchs’ No. 12 Chris Mecate tied up the team score with a 9-2 decision over Tyler Willers at 141 pounds. ODU went on to win the next two to give the Monarchs a four-point lead. It came down to Jarrett Jensen at 157 pounds. He secured the team victory with a fall in 2 minutes, 14 seconds. Jensen enters the MAC tournament ranked fourth and on four-match streak, including a win over No. 4 Ian Miller of Kent State. “For our team, there is no better example of perseverance and sticking to it and believing the work is going to pay off than Jarrett Jensen,” said head coach Doug Schwab. “His first couple of years haven’t been great, but he comes out and battles every single time. He’s going to make every guy earn every penny." UP NEXT UNI will head to the MAC Championships in Columbia, Missouri, to compete March 7-8 to qualify for the NCAA tournament set for March 19-21 in St. Louis, Missouri. Results: 165 – #15 Tristan Warner (ODU) dec. #13 Cooper Moore (UNI) 7-4 174 – Austin Coburn (ODU) dec. Curt Maas (UNI) 3-1 184 – #3 Jack Dechow (ODU) dec. Kyle Lux (UNI) 4-2 197 – Basil Minto (UNI) dec. Kevin Beazley (ODU) 3-1 285 – #10 Blaize Cabell (UNI) dec. Matt Tourdot (ODU) 11-4 125 – #6 Dylan Peters (UNI) dec. Brandon Jeske (ODU) 8-3 133 – Leighton Gaul (UNI) dec. Michael Hayes (ODU) 12-6 141 – #12 Chris Mecate (ODU) dec. Tyler Willers (UNI) 9-2 149 –#12 Lenny Richardson (ODU) maj. dec. Tyler Patten (UNI) 13-2 157 – #28 Jarrett Jensen (UNI) pinned Devin Geoghegan (ODU) 2:14

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Minnesota's Dylan Ness is entering the final stretch of a college wrestling career that has included two trips to the NCAA finals and three All-American finishes. The Bloomington, Minn. native is undefeated this season at 26-0 and ranked No. 1 at 157 pounds. InterMat recently caught up with Ness. This has been your most consistent season of your college wrestling career. You are currently undefeated. In the three previous seasons you dropped six or more matches each season. What have been the keys to your consistency this season? Ness: I think just being a little more grown up, being a lot more focused on wrestling and staying healthy, wrestling for the right reasons, wrestling for the Lord. I'm going out there with no pressure. Win or lose, it doesn't matter. In previous years I've dealt with a lot more injuries. I was so focused on winning all the time. This season I'm just focusing on one match at a time, one practice at a time, and hopefully it all works out in the end. You were held out of a January dual meet against Illinois because of sickness. You would have faced Isaiah Martinez, an undefeated freshman who is currently ranked No. 2. Is that a matchup you're looking forward to in March? Ness: I'm looking forward to every match come March. But I'm excited for that matchup if it happens. He's having a really good year. He's getting a lot of tech. falls. He's a strong and aggressive wrestler, so it should be a fun match. Dylan Ness defeated Nebraska's James Green in Las Vegas (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com)Earlier this season you defeated Nebraska's James Green, 4-3, in Las Vegas. In that match you gave up the first takedown, but scored the go-ahead takedown late in the second period and then held him off in the third period. Do you find yourself approaching each match with Green differently? Ness: It's hard to tell because I'm just a different wrestler than most people. I don't necessarily go out there with a game plan. I just go out there and wrestle. I don't necessarily have a strategy. The last two matches I've won against him I have used two completely different styles. I'm sure he's been licking his chops to get back at me. We wouldn't meet until the Big Tens, so I'm not going to worry about that match until it gets closer to that time. The Gophers did not compete in the Southern Scuffle this season and instead wrestled in the first annual Aloha Open in Hawaii. What was your experience like in Hawaii? Ness: I thought it was a great experience. The college wrestling season is such a grind. It's the toughest few months you're going to have in your life. Just having a few months to be at the beach and away from the cold weather helps us relax and take our minds off wrestling for a little while, which I think can be a good thing every once in a while. When you think about wrestling too much it can wear on you mentally. It was also a great experience for the people in Hawaii. They never get to see college wrestling in person. They only get to watch online or on TV. The people out there were really excited and happy that we were out there. You were battling sickness when you wrestled against Iowa and still beat a solid wrestler in Mike Kelly. After the match your coach J Robinson praised you for the courage you showed in that match. How tough was that match for you? Ness: It was real tough. I didn't have much energy. I was kind of out of it the whole match. The whole week I was sick. We got back from Penn State on Monday morning, and right away I got the fever and was sick the whole week. But the whole time I kept telling myself that I'm going to wrestle. It was senior night and I figured possibly the team would need me. I had already missed one match against Illinois. Overcoming it was definitely tough, but everything happens for a reason and I think it's going to help me in March. At NCAAs no one feels one-hundred percent. When I'm down in a match I can think about the time I was feeling terrible and came out on top. Dylan Ness is currently undefeated and ranked No. 1 at 157 pounds (Photo/Jeff Beshey, The Guillotine)Your team recently dropped consecutive dual meets to Iowa and Ohio State. What was the coaching staff's message to the team after the loss to Ohio State in Columbus? Ness: I think the main thing is we just didn't wrestle our style, our pace. I think a lot of the matches we let our opponents slow us down and we wrestled their style. It seemed like they just waited until the third period to do something and score and get that last takedown. We ended up losing on some late takedowns. Right now we're kind of transitioning to a different program for each individual to accomplish what we need to individually. We have been kind of on our own, working with our individual coaches and working on certain things we need to improve on. There's only a month to go until the NCAAs. Does it feel strange knowing that your collegiate wrestling career is nearing its end? Ness: To tell you the truth it hasn't really hit me. I was asked how I felt after my last home dual against Iowa and how I felt after my last dual on the road against Maryland, and it hasn't felt any different than the last couple years. I don't think it has really hit me yet. Jayson Ness talks to Dylan Ness during the Minnesota-Iowa dual meet (Photo/Mark Beshey, The Guillotine) your brother Jayson shared any advice on how to handle the final stretch of your collegiate wrestling career? Ness: No, he hasn't mentioned anything yet. I'm not struggling. I'm excited. I have had the best run of my career so far. I haven't dropped any matches. I've stayed healthy besides being sick the last couple weeks. I'm sure he has advice if I need it. As of right now, though, I think he sees that I'm doing well and since I'm doing well he doesn't need to say much. You have a history of performing at your best in the biggest events. What is it about big events that allows you to thrive? Ness: It seems like the more fans or the bigger the stage the more comfortable I am out there. I think I'm more excited to be out there. I like to put on a show. When there is a big crowd, like at NCAAs, I get less nervous for some reason and more excited to wrestle. You are part of a senior class at Minnesota that includes four other All-Americans: Chris Dardanes, Nick Dardanes, Logan Storley and Scott Schiller. How special has it been to be able to go through your journey at Minnesota with those teammates? Ness: It has been a heck of a journey. It has been an awesome experience with the guys. I live with the Dardanes' and Schiller, and Storley is a couple blocks down, and we've always hung out. It has been a great experience. Ever since our freshman or sophomore year we have all been in the lineup together. There have been ups and downs, but we're getting ready to finish on top. Dylan Ness won 9-1 over Michigan State's Roger Wildmo (Photo/Mark Beshey, The Guillotine)On paper, Iowa is the favorite to win the title in St. Louis. What's it going to take in March for Minnesota to win the NCAA title? Ness: I think us seniors need to step up and finish in the top three in our weight classes. Bonus points are going to be crucial. Our five younger guys are going to have to step up and win those close matches at NCAAs, earn All-American honors and score points for the team. Growing up you were active in the international wrestling styles. You have won national titles in freestyle and Greco-Roman. Do you plan to continue wrestling freestyle or Greco-Roman after your collegiate career is over? Ness: I'm so focused on this year and winning an NCAA title as a team and individual that I haven't really thought about what I'm going to do with my life after March 21, whether I'm going to keep training and wrestling or get a job. I haven't thought about that at all. All my focus has been on this season and wrestling. This story also appears in the February 20 issue of The Guillotine. The Guillotine has been covering wrestling in Minnesota since 1971. Its mission is to report and promote wrestling at all levels -- from youth and high school wrestling to college and international level wrestling. Subscribe to The Guillotine.

The NCAA released their first RPI of the season this week and if you watch Twitter then some of the rankings came as a surprise to wrestling minds. I won't weigh in on which seemed odd, but I think the first rankings do offer an opportunity to discuss the validity of building an RPI system in college wrestling. Subjective criteria the NCAA once used to decipher the number of allocations per conference was replaced (for good reason) by the objective criteria of the RPI system. Math over instinct. Each wrestler is assigned points and those shift depending on the strength of who he wrestles, defeats and loses to over the course of the season. The top wrestlers are divided into conferences which then gives each conference their automatic bids. Though the system does seem to take out the shifting sands of the "who is better now" criteria, there are flaws. The people who created the system saw value in certain achievements and milestones more than others (ex: the number of wins to make a wrestler eligible for ranking) and those subjective decisions do dictate some of the variance we are witnessing in the first rankings. The benefit is that at least they are known before the seeding meetings in March. The RPI might be a bit wonky in tight weight classes, but the system seems to give credit to those who perform all year while also allowing for the conference tournaments to remain an important event. To your questions ... Q: What was wrong with nine-minute matches that pitted the endurance of the wrestler along with the technique needed to win? My husband was a part of that era and I referred many of those in the popular video "Greatest Wrestling Highlight" and we can call most friends. It shows what our sport was and how much we have lost over the years. That is what we want our sport to be again! That should be the goal of every coach in the nation. -- D.R. Foley: Good gravy. I don't know that wrestling nine minutes would be very appealing to the YouTube generation. One of the appeals of the current format is that it can be displayed online and on television without much interruption. When you consider that an American football game is only 14 minutes of combined actions over the course of four hours, you can see that nine straight minutes of wrestling may bore viewers and scare off sponsors. Wrestling can be packaged in a variety of ways, but as a spectator sport it's important that it appeals to spectators -- and that will almost always mean action. You made a point in our email exchange that wrestling has changed since appealing to money, and I'd agree that from my perspective it's becoming a more professionalized and mature product. That can have negative side effects, but overall it allows for more individuals around the world to enter the sport. As for the highlight it is thrilling. I think that seeing that much red, white and blue will jazz up the base and that's not a bad thing, either. Q: Can Missouri, Ohio State, Minnesota or Cornell beat Iowa and win the National Duals this weekend? -- Mike C. Foley: No. Iowa has backups beating top ten wrestlers and I feel like this year they have backups of backups who Brands could slap on the rear and have them win a national title. I like all these other teams, but I just think Iowa is in the "Iowa gear" and nobody can catch them. MULTIMEDIA HALFTIME Link: In New York, Uzbek immigrants invigorate high school wrestling Link: Sport works to stay relevant in changing NCAA Q: What do you think of Ed Ruth moving from Penn State to Arizona State to train for 2016? Do you think it's for MMA? -- John R. Foley: I do think it's for MMA ... in the long run. From what I'm told Ed would love to wrestle in the 2016 Games but that he has his eyes firmly set on entering the cage. That Olympic success might be a springboard to an MMA career is obvious, but I also imagine that almost everyone he spoke with, from manager to friends to coaches, has told him that he's put in way too much work into the sport of wrestling to walk away with the Olympics in sight. Ed Ruth won his first U.S. World Team Trials title last summer (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com)There are always grumblings about relationships and jealousy, but that aside a move to Arizona to train with Zeke Jones is a pretty smart move. No matter what his relationship with Cael, there is no question that Zeke can prepare Ed for any and all opponents. He's a helluva coach and if those two connect, then there isn't much more to the story. Should Ruth hunker down in Arizona it's plausible that MMA would be in the cards come October of next year. That's still a bit away, but with cross-training opportunities he could pick up some skills and start the slow build to his first cage fight. However, he should take caution. Not every talented wrestler that ventures into MMA is a household name or holding a belt. The fighting landscape is now littered with guys who almost made it to the top and I'd bet at least a few wishes they had another chance at Olympic glory. Q: Missouri and Illinois wrestle in the National Duals quarterfinals. Jesse Delgado vs. Alan Waters. Who are you taking? -- Mike C. Foley: This will be the big test Delgado has been missing much of the season. Coming off of a long injury to face a nails Alan Waters and the No. 2-ranked team in the country will be tough for Delgado. Still, as I've written before, many coaches compliment Delgado on his toughness and I'm sure he won't get on the mat unless he is 1000 percent ready for the challenge. I think Waters plays a smarter game than Delgado and earns the 4-3 victory.

Frank Mir vs. Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva might've been a pretty big fight a few years ago. But at the moment both are on unimpressive losing streaks and nowhere near the title picture. So naturally they're fighting in a main event on Fox Sports 1! Let's be honest, it's not a great card (starting to sound like a broken record here). However, the co-main event between Edson Barboza and Michael Johnson should be entertaining. And Yuri Alcantara is fighting ... not against someone on his level, but welcome to UFC 2015. Do you want to listen to a past episode? Access archives.

GETTYSBURG, Pa. -- The No. 21 York College wrestling team closed out its dual season on Thursday night with a decisive 37-7 victory at Gettysburg College. After the Bullets (9-8) took the first match at 125, Ryan Flynn (Newtown Square Pa. / Marple Newtown) earned the first victory for York (21-5) with a dominating 11-0 major decision at 133. The Spartans' top wrestler extends his win streak to 14 matches and improves his season record to 37-9. Freshman Jeffrey Walker (Bristow, Va. / Brentsville) looked very comfortable in his new role at 144 pounds as he earned a second-period pin fall in 4:03 to put York ahead 10-3. Senior Drew Spector (West Deptford, N.J. / West Deptford) kept the wins coming for York as he methodically worked his way to a 6-3 decision at 149. Austin Barley (York, Pa. / Spring Grove) looked strong in the first period as he dictated the pace and jumped out to a 13-2 lead. Barely got into trouble in the second period and nearly gave up a pin fall, but he managed to get out the dangerous situation and went on to claim the 14-6 major decision. Tyler Rhoads (Harrisburg, Pa. / Central Dauphin East) put together a dominating performance en route to an 19-3 (4:46) technical fall at 174 as he capped off a run of six straight bout wins and clinched the dual win for York. John Shorter (Lancaster, Pa. / Manheim Township) got back to his winning ways as he found himself in a close battle at 197. The freshman gutted out a 6-4 decision as he battle through a lower body injury throughout the match. Shorter is now 31-8 in his first collegiate campaign. "Big Mike" Mike Spencer (Pompton Plains, N.J. / Pequannock Township) lived up to his namesake as York's heavyweight wrestler put an exclamation point on the Spartan victory with a big pin fall in 3:16. Spencer is now 31-15 with a team-leading 15 pin falls on the year. The Spartans will compete at the NCAA Mid-East Regionals hosted by Messiah College on Sunday, March 1. Results: 125: Lenny Ogozalek (GC) dec. Lake Laughman (YC), 3-0 0-3 133: Ryan Flynn (YC) major dec. Matt Laux (GC), 11-0 4-3 141: Jeffery Walker (YC) pinned Louie Carusillo (GC), 4:03 10-3 149: Drew Spector (YC) dec. Quinn Merrigan (GC), 6-3 13-3 157: George Baker (YC) won by forfeit 19-3 165: Austin Barley (YC) major dec. Pat Thomas (GC), 14-6 23-3 174: Tyler Rhoads (YC) tech. fall Shahn Savino (GC), 19-3 (4:46) 28-3 184: Camden Stoops (GC) major dec. Matt Zippilli (YC), 13-0 28-7 197: John Shorter (YC) dec. Anthony Puca (GC), 6-4 31-7 285: Mike Spencer (YC) pinned Joey Bragg (GC), 3:16 37-7

MILLERSVILLE, Pa. -- Franklin & Marshall's wrestling team took a short trip across town on Thursday evening and returned home with a 24-12 win and in possession of the Rupp Cup after downing Millersville at Pucillo Gymnasium. The Diplomats closed out the regular season and improved their record to 3-8, while the Marauders fell to 6-9. F&M snapped one streak and continued another after overcoming a five dual winless streak and extending its consecutive victories in the Rupp Cup series with Millersville to five straight. The Diplomats now hold the 5-3 lead in the annual battle, which dates back to 2008 and is named in honor of Ted Rupp, the former F&M and Millersville coach. The Marauders only lead in the match came after the first bout, following a Millersville decision at 125 for the early 3-0 advantage. Patrick Quinlan knotted the match at 3-3 with a milestone win, capturing the 20th victory of his freshman campaign after downing his opponent by a 9-2 score at 133. Robert Ruiz faced little opposition at 141, dominating his bout with a 16-7 decision for the 69th victory of his career, moving him into sole possession of 13th on the program's all-time wins list. Tommy Quinlan was involved in a battle at 149. Ahead by a 7-6 margin heading into the third, Millersville's Nico Demetrio tied it up with an escape to start the period. Still knotted with 35 seconds remaining, Quinlan managed to gain control on the mat for two points and the 9-7 victory, handing the Diplomats a 10-3 lead in the contest. Rob King continued with another strong late-season performance, earning his fourth consecutive dual meet win with a narrow 3-2 decision after a third-period escape to break the tie. Andrew Francos followed at 165 with F&M's fifth straight victory, handling his opponent with a 10-1 major decision and extending the lead to 17-3. A Millersville pin at 174 made things interesting by cutting the score to 17-9, however a 6-4 decision from Anthony Mancini at 184 and Charles Kerkesner's fourth straight dual win at 197, a dominating 16-4 major decision, sealed the Diplomats' victory. F&M will return to the mat Friday, March 6-7 at the Eastern Collegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) Championships, hosted by Lehigh. More information concerning the championships will be made available on GoDiplomats.com next week. Results: 125: Alex Baider (MILL) over Edgar Garcia (F&M) (Dec 10-4) 133: Patrick Quinlan (F&M) over Samuel Oberlander (MILL) (Dec 9-2) 141: Robert Ruiz (F&M) over Thomas Nulty (MILL) (MD 16-7) 149: Thomas Quinlan (F&M) over Nico Demetrio (MILL) (Dec 9-7) 157: Rob King (F&M) over Shane Ruhnke (MILL) (Dec 3-2) 165: Andy Francos (F&M) over Ian Shannon (MILL) (MD 10-1) 174: Brock Thompson (MILL) over Gordon Bolig (F&M) (Fall 3:26) 184: Anthony Mancini (F&M) over Kyle Narber (MILL) (Dec 6-4) 197: Charles Kerkesner (F&M) over Ryan Nielsen (MILL) (MD 16-4) 285: David Wuestner (MILL) over Alex Henry (F&M) (SV-1 3-1)

BLOOMSBURG, Pa. -- The Lock Haven University wrestling team won nine of 10 bouts and the Bald Eagles dominated Bloomsburg University on the way to a 31-3 Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) win. Lock Haven (6-12, 3-3 EWL) won the first six bouts of the night and picked up bonus points in a pair of matches on the way to the lopsided win that snapped a 10-match losing streak to the Huskies. Jake Field (South Elgin, Ill./Marmion Academy), No. 33 Ronnie Perry (Christiana, Pa./Solanco), Bobby Rehm (Lancaster, Pa./Penn Manor), No. 24 Dan Neff (Quarryville, Pa./Solanco), Elias Biddle (Turbotville, Pa./Warrior Run), Aaron McKinney (McDonald, Pa./West Allegheny), Adam Mackie (Bechtelsville, Pa./Brandywine Heights), Phil Sprenkle (Seven Valleys, Pa./Dallastown) and Brad Emerick (Wilkes-Barre, Pa./Coughlin) all won for LHU. With the win, Lock Haven picked up its sixth win of the season and moved to 3-3 in EWL action. The third league-win marks Lock Haven's most EWL wins since the Bald Eagles were 3-3 during the 2004-05 season. Highlighting the win was Neff's major decision at 149 and a pin from Mackie, who was filling in at 184 pounds for Fred Garcia (Donora, Pa./Ringgold) tonight. Mackie needed just 52 seconds to drop Bloom's Brad Miccio. Garcia will enter tomorrow's match – his final match at home with 99 career wins, as he looks to become the 16th LHU wrestler to win 100 or more matches for a career. Bloomsburg's (0-11, 0-6 EWL) only win of the night came at 174 pounds. The Bald Eagles will turn right around and hit the mats at home tomorrow (Friday, Feb. 20) at 7 p.m. when LHU hosts Grand Canyon in The Haven's 2014-15 regular season-finale. Tomorrow marks Senior Night (Fred Garcia, Elias Biddle & Ty Albright), Military Appreciation Night and there will be a special LHU Wrestling National Champion Poster presentation. Festivities will begin at 6:45 p.m. Results: 125: Jake Field (LHU) dec. Jon Haas (BU) 3-1 | Lock Haven leads 3-0 133: #33 Ronnie Perry (LHU) dec. Andy Schutz (BU) 6-2 | Lock Haven leads 6-0 141: Bobby Rehm (LHU) dec. Tanner Cahill (BU) 8-6 SV | Lock Haven leads 9-0 149: #24 Dan Neff (LHU) major dec. Kevin Laubach (BU) 13-4 | Lock Haven leads 13-0 157: Elias Biddle (LHU) dec. Matt Hammerstone (BU) 9-4 | Lock Haven leads 16-0 165: Aaron McKinney (LHU) dec. Kurt Meske (BU) 4-0 | Lock Haven leads 19-0 174: Auston Hummel (BU) dec. Tyler Wood (LHU) 7-1 | Lock Haven leads 19-3 184: Adam Mackie (LHU) pinned Brad Miccio (BU) 0:52 | Lock Haven leads 25-3 197: Phil Sprenkle (LHU) dec. Michael Mirra (BU) 4-0 | Lock Haven leads 28-3 285: Brad Emerick (LHU) dec. Dominic (BU) 7-2 | Lock Haven wins 31-3