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PAINESVILLE, Ohio -- The Lake Erie College Storm picked up a 19-15 dual win over Gannon University Wednesday (Feb. 4) in their final home date of the 2014-15 season. After forfeiting 125-pounds, Ian Ross (Newark, N.Y./Newark) opened the dual against Aaron Smith at 133-pounds. Ross scored the first points with a takedown and followed it up with a nearfall to take a 5-1 lead into the second. Ross landed a pair of takedowns in the second, followed by another near fall to gain a 12-2 lead. Smith cut the lead to eight with a takedown in the third but Ross scored a reversal to regain a 10 point lead. Ross closed out the match with a reversal in the third to pick up a 15-5 major decision. Nick Boggs (Concord, Ohio/Riverside) took on Adam Weinell at 141-pounds. After a scoreless first, Weinell escaped for the bout's first points. In the third, Weinell closed out the match with a takedown for a 4-1 decision. Conner Nemec (Mantua, Ohio/Crestwood) scored the first points against Eric Lewandowski at 149-pounds. Lewandowski picked up his own takedown late in the period to own a 3-2 lead heading into the second. Nemec tied it with an escape to start the second. The rest of the second was scoreless. Lewandowski took a one point lead with an escape in the third which proved to be the winning point as the Golden Knights pulled ahead, 12-4. After a scoreless first period between Christian Baughman (Wadsworth, Ohio/Wadsworth) and Garret Smith at 157-pounds, Baughman scored a reversal to take a 2-0 lead. After Smith escaped, Baughman landed a takedown to take a 4-1 lead into the third. Smith escaped to cut the lead to two early in the third but Baughman a pair of takedowns to pick up the 8-4 decision. Matt Vandermeer (Clarkston, Mich./Clarkston) scored the first points of the 165-pound bout against Casey Pace with an escape in the second. In the third, Vandermeer landed a takedown to increase his lead to 3-0. Pace escaped but it was not enough as Vandermeer picked up the 4-1 decision. Adam Greenman scored the first points against Nicholas Vandermeer (Clarkston, Mich./Clarkston) with a takedown in their 174-pound bout. After escaping, Vandermeer scored a takedown of his own to gain a 3-2 edge. Vandermeer increased his lead to 5-2 with a reversal to start the second. After being awarded a point via stalling, Vandermeer owned a 6-2 lead going into the third. After an escape in the third and a point of riding time, Vandermeer picked up the 8-2 decision to give the Storm a 13-12 lead. Zev Green (Marysville, Ohio/Marysville) picked up an early takedown in his 184-pound bout against Jake Stratton. In the second, Green landed another takedown to move ahead, 4-1, heading into the third. A nearfall increased Green's lead to five and seal the win, 7-4. Nigel Toussaint took Tyler Hughes (Brunswick, Ohio/Brunswick) down early in their 197-pound bout but Hughes quickly escaped. A late takedown in the first gave Toussaint a 4-1 lead heading into the second. Hughes escaped in the beginning of the second to cut the lead in half heading into the third. Hughes scored his first takedown late in the third to send the bout into sudden victory. In the extra period, Hughes scored a takedown and near fall to give the Storm the decision win, sealing the dual. Nick Budd scored the first points of the heavyweight bout against Noah Hosking (Milford, Mich./Milford) with a takedown and a near fall. Hosking cut the lead to four with an escape in the second period. However, it was not enough as Budd picked up a 7-2 decision. The Storm is back in action this weekend when they hit the road to face the University of Pittsburgh- Johnstown and Kutztown University. Results: 125: Matthew Turek (Gannon) over Unknown (For.) 133: Ian Ross (Lake Erie College) over Aaron Smith (Gannon) (MD 15-5) 141: Adam Weinell (Gannon) over Nick Boggs (Lake Erie College) (Dec 4-1) 149: Eric Lewandowski (Gannon) over Conner Nemec (Lake Erie College) (Dec 4-3) 157: Christian Baughman (Lake Erie College) over Garrett Smith (Gannon) (Dec 8-4) 165: Matt Vandermeer (Lake Erie College) over Casey Pace (Gannon) (Dec 4-1) 174: Nick Vandermeer (Lake Erie College) over Adam Greenman (Gannon) (Dec 7-2) 184: Zev Green (Lake Erie College) over jake stratton (Gannon) (Dec 8-4) 197: Tyler Hughes (Lake Erie College) over Nigel Toussaint (Gannon) (SV-1 8-4) 285: Nick Budd (Gannon) over Noah Hosking (Lake Erie College) (Dec 7-2)

HARTSVILLE, S.C. -- The regionally ranked No. 4 Coker Cobra wrestling team picked up a 24-15 win over the No. 11 Anderson Trojans on Wednesday (Feb. 4) night. The Cobras got the match off to a great start with a major decision victory by Travis Laxton at 125-pounds, 13-1. Kevin Thompson followed up a with technical fall, 20-2, at 141-pounds and Rashad Cunningham picked up a 6-3 decision at 149-pounds to give the Cobras a 12-4 advantage. Derrick Booth earned the only pin of the match at 165-pounds to put Coker up 18-8. Anderson trimmed the lead to just three, 18-15, with a pair of wins at 174-pounds and 184-pounds. The Cobras secured the victory with a 5-3 decision by Luis Peguero at 197-pounds and 4-2 sudden victory by Alex Green in the heavyweight match. Coker will return to the mat at the King Duals on Saturday (Feb. 7). Results: 125: Travis Laxton (COKER) maj. dec. Tyler Fitzpatrick (AU), 13-1 (COKER 4-0) 133: Zak Hale (AU) maj. dec. Gavin Perkins (COKER), 14-0 (TIE 4-4) 141: Kevin Thompson (COKER) tech. fall Carter Thomas (AU), 20-2 (5:46) (COKER 9-4) 149: Rashad Cunningham (COKER) dec. Eric DeAngelis (AU), 6-3 (COKER 12-4) 157: Sean Turner (AU) maj. dec. Walker Barfield (COKER), 17-9 (COKER 12-8) 165: Derrick Booth (COKER) pinned Jared Costa (AU), 2:51 (COKER 18-8) 174: Trevontay Rhodes (AU) maj. dec. Rocco Hladney (COKER), 10-1 (COKER 18-12) 184: Stephen Washington (AU) dec. Zach Dicus (COKER), 7-5 (COKER 18-15) 197: Luis Peguero (COKER) dec. Austin Price (AU), 5-3 (COKER 21-15) 285: Alex Green (COKER) dec. Fletcher Smith (AU), 4-2 (SV-2) (COKER 24-15)

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. -- In a showdown between two of the top NCAA Division II wrestling teams in the country on Wednesday, the No. 11 McKendree University wrestling team upset No. 1 Maryville University in a dual match, 21-18, held at the Jon Davis Wrestling Center in Edwardsville, Ill. The Bearcats improve to 12-4 overall and will travel to Indianapolis, Ind., on Friday, Feb. 6 to face University of Indianapolis at 7 p.m. ET. McKendree lost the opening match at 125 pounds, but tied things up, 3-3, following a 6-4 win by sophomore Ryan Strope (Westphalia, Mo., Fatima) over Dakota Bauer at 133 pounds. Freshman Darren Wynn (Champaign, Ill., Centennial) extended the lead to 9-3 following a forfeit win at 141 pounds, but the Saints tied things up after winning by fall at 149 pounds. Senior Josh Ballard (Troy, Ill., Triad) earned an 11-6 decision win over No. 8 ranked Greg Hegarty at 157 pounds, and No. 4 ranked senior Nick Haferkamp (Lincoln, Ill., Lincoln Community) earned a 6-4 decision win over No. 2 Dimitri Willis at 165 pounds to put the Bearcats back in front 15-9. The Saints tied things up with a pin at 174 pounds, but back-to-back wins by senior John Vogt (Festus, Mo., Ste. Genevieve) at 184 pounds over No. 3 Nick Burghardt, and No. 2 ranked senior Julian Smith (Florissant, Mo., Hazelwood Central) over No. 4 Ryan Beltz at 197 pounds, gave McKendree a 21-15 lead heading into the final match. Senior Ross Janney (Daleville, Ind., Yorktown) gave No. 4 ranked Donnell Walker all he could handle in the heavyweight finale, but Walker earned a 4-3 win in the second tiebreaker to make the final score 21-15. Results: 125- Jaret Singh (MU) def. Steve Murphy (McK), Dec. 9-5 | 0-3 133- Ryan Strope (McK) def. Dakota Bauer (MU), Dec. 6-4 | 3-3 141- #7 Darren Wynn (McK) by Forfeit | 9-3 149- #1 Keenan Hagerty (MU) pins Trent Williams (McK), Fall 3:45 | 9-9 157- Josh Ballard (McK) def. #8 Greg Hegarty (MU), Dec. 11-6 | 12-9 165- #4 Nick Haferkamp (McK) def. #2 Dimitri Willis (MU), Dec. 6-4 | 15-9 174- #3 Zeb Wahle (MU) pins Luis Alba (McK), Fall 6:33 | 15-15 184- John Vogt (McK) def. #3 Nick Burghardt (MU), Dec. 7-2 | 18-15 197- #2 Julian Smith (McK) def. #4 Ryan Beltz (MU), Dec. 9-4 | 21-15 HWT- #4 Donnell Walker (MU) def. Ross Janney (McK), TB2 RT 4-3 | 21-18

BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. -- A trio of Blue Devils scored bonus points to help the Duke University wrestling team to a 25-15 non-conference victory over Gardner-Webb this evening. The win is the fourth straight for the Blue Devils and ninth of the year. Duke, forced to forfeit a pair of matches at 125 and 165 pounds, won seven of the eight bouts wrestled and scored bonus points at 157, 197 and heavyweight to improve to 9-4 on the year. Trailing 15-10 with four matches remaining, the Blue Devils outscored the Runnin’ Bulldogs 15-0 in the last four bouts. Redshirt junior Brendan Walsh iced the victory for Duke with a commanding 16-0 technical fall over Drew Barrett at heavyweight. The tech fall was the second of the year for Walsh and pushed his wins total to seven. Both Immanuel Kerr-Brown and seventh-ranked Conner Hartmann recorded major decisions for the Blue Devils. Kerr-Brown, at 157 pounds, gave up an early takedown to Tyler Marinelli, but dominated the rest of the match en route to the 10-2 victory. The Duke captain improves to 17-7 overall and 9-4 in duals. At 197, Hartmann was in full control from the opening whistle. He scored an early takedown and back points and never looked back on his way to his 14th win of the year. The Port Orchard, Wash., native has 20 points in his previous four bouts and is an impressive 10-1 in duals this season. True freshman Mitch Finesilver put Duke on the scoreboard with a hard-fought 3-1 victory at 133 pounds. The win evens Finsilver’s dual record to 3-3 and is his third straight. At 141 pounds, Evan Botwin controlled the first two periods to build a commanding lead. Gardner-Webb’s Ryan Hull came out aggressive in the third period, but Botwin refused to let him creep back into contention as he posted the 11-5 decision. After Duke forfeited at 165 pounds, Trey Adamson and Jacob Kasper registered consecutive decisions to put the Blue Devils back in front by one, 16-15. Adamson won a wild match at 174 pounds, besting Brett Stein 8-6. Kasper, a winner in six of his past seven bouts, gave Duke the lead with a 5-0 decision over Gray Jones and Hartmann and Walsh closed the evening for the victory. Duke is back in action at home Feb. 7 versus Sacred Heart at 7:30 p.m., in Cameron Indoor Stadium. The Blue Devils close out their home schedule against ACC foe North Carolina Feb. 11 at 7 p.m. Results: 125 – Cortez Starkes (GW) wins by forfeit Duke 0, GWU 6 133 – Mitch Finesilver (Duke) dec. Tyler Ziegler (GW), 3-1 Duke 3, GWU 6 141 – Evan Botwin (Duke) dec. Ryan Hull (GW), 11-5 Duke 6, GWU 6 149 – Ryan Mosley (GW) dec. Tanner Hough (Duke), 6-1 Duke 6, GWU 9 157 – Immanuel Kerr-Brown (Duke) major dec. Tyler Marinelli (GWU), 10-2 Duke 10, GWU 9 165 – Austin Trott (GWU) wins by forfeit Duke 10, GWU 15 174 – Trey Adamson (Duke) dec. Brett Stein (GWU), 8-6 Duke 13, GWU 15 184 – Jacob Kasper (Duke) dec. Gray Jones (GWU), 5-0 Duke 16, GWU 15 197 – No. 7 Conner Hartmann (Duke) major dec. Boyce Cornwell (GWU), 11-1 Duke 20, GWU 15 285 – Brendan Walsh (Duke) tech fall Drew Barrett (GWU), 16-0 Duke 25, GWU 15

The state's toughest state tournament classification has its dual meet championships this weekend. The Pennsylvania Class 3A team state tournament started with five preliminary dual meets on Monday and Tuesday of this week to narrow the field down to the 16 squads that will assemble at the Giant Center in Hershey. The championship round of 16 will be wrestled at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. tonight. Wrestling on Friday will include the championship quarterfinals (2 p.m.) and semifinals (8 p.m.), along with the first two rounds of consolation. The consolation quarterfinals and semifinals will start at 9 a.m. on Saturday, with the dual meets for first and third place taking place at 1 p.m. Below are the opening round bouts. Thursday 6 p.m. No. 48 Cumberland Valley (1st place District 3) vs. North Allegheny (3rd place District 7) Mifflin County (1st place District 6) vs. Parkland (2nd place District 11) Jersey Shore (1st place District 4) vs. No. 30 Belle Vernon (2nd place District 7) No. 46 Boyertown (1st place District 1) vs. St. Mary's (1st place District 9) Thursday 8 p.m. No. 10 Bethlehem Catholic (1st place District 11) vs. Scranton (1st place District 2) LaSalle College (1st place District 12) vs. Central Dauphin (2nd place District 3) General McLane (1st place District 10) vs. Council Rock South (2nd place District 1) No. 7 Franklin Regional (1st place District 7) vs. Spring-Ford (3rd place District 1) The most intriguing first round bout takes place in the upper quarter of the bracket between nationally ranked Cumberland Valley and North Allegheny. It is also a rematch of an first round match from last year, one in which North Allegheny upset nationally ranked Cumberland Valley 29-28; the teams would also meet in the consolation semifinal, with Cumberland Valley winning that one 31-28. Just to advance to the state tournament, North Allegheny had to upset nationally ranked Greater Latrobe in the District 7 consolation final, winning that dual meet 35-29. In analyzing this dual meet, it should be noted that Cumberland Valley is a very flexible team in terms of how they distribute their lineup, in terms of weigh-in strategy and/or "bumping" of wrestlers. This flexibility makes it a hard dual meet to analyze, and also gives the Eagles more possible scenarios to generate a dual meet victory. Both their 106 and 113 starters can make the 106 weight class -- returning state qualifier Will Kaldes and freshman Russ Zimmerman. Both their 120 and 126 starters can make the 120 weight class -- sophomores Jake Barrick and Wyatt Long, Long was a go-to-state match loser last year. The primary starters at 145 and 152, freshman Quentin Milliken and No. 7 Patrick Duggan have been bumped up a weight class in some dual meets; senior Ryan Wolf fills in at 145 in those scenarios, while junior Jacob Schalles is the normal starter at 160. The flexibility of the upper-weights is primarily based on returning state qualifier at 285 pounds, Jackson Standford, also weighing in at 220 pounds in some dual meets. North Allegheny has slightly less flexibility, but has it in the opening weight class and the back three weight classes. The Tigers' starters at 106 and 113 have both been down at 106 during different points of the season; while the 195 and 220 have been both at 195, with their 285 pound wrestler being a true 220. Within those five wrestlers, the "core piece" is returning state qualifier Zach Smith, a senior who placed at the Super 32 Challenge this fall. Other key wrestlers for Cumberland Valley include sophomore Cal Reichart (132), fourth in the region last season; junior Felix Belga (138/145), who was a silver medalist in the Disney All-Star divison; and junior Trenton Cook (170), also fourth at regionals last season. Two North Allegheny wrestlers in addition to Smith qualified for the state tournament last year -- sophomore Luke Landefeld (126) and senior Clay Byerley (182). Four sophomores made the regional tournament last season: Zach Stedeford (120); sophomore Jake Hinkson (132), who finished in the top six; A.J. Boeh (138); and Jake Woodley (160), a Cadet freestyle All-American. The winner of this match is most likely going to advance to the team state semifinal in the upper bracket, though the match with the winner of a dual meet between Parkland and Mifflin County is not a "freebie". In last year's match between Parkland and the District 6 champion (Central Mountain), the Trojans earned a narrow escape, winning 33-27. Parkland returns a pair of state placers, junior Jacob Lizak (126) and senior Omar Haddad (220); while Mifflin County has three juniors that qualified for state last year: No. 5 Hayden Hidlay (145), Noah Stewart (160), and Trey Hartsock (195). Both teams competed in the Powerade in late December and finished in the second quartile in the standings, with Mifflin County holding an eight point advantage. The semifinal opponent for the winner of the Cumberland Valley vs. North Allegheny opening round match is almost assuredly going to be the winner of a quarterfinal bout between nationally ranked teams, Belle Vernon and Boyertown. The 30th ranked Leopards are led by returning state qualifiers, No. 11 Jared Verkleeren (145) and Austin Bell (170). Five other wrestlers advanced to the regional level last year: Jacob Dunlop (106), Mitch Hartman (138), Derek Verkleeren (152), Milton Kobaly (182), and Billy Korber (220/285); Hartman finished in the top six of the region, while Korber was fourth (three qualify for state). Another key contributor is freshman Zach Hartman (120), who placed third at the Powerade. The 46th ranked Bears are led by the national No. 1 Jordan Wood (220), along with two other returning state qualifiers: Jakob Campbell (106) and Gregg Harvey (182). Two other wrestlers made it to the regional level last year, Garrett Mauger (120) and Lucas Miller (126). A couple other wrestlers meriting note are sophomore David Campbell (113) and Tommy Killoran (285); Killoran having placed in all three major individual bracket event Boyertown has entered this year. In what should be a close dual meet, the biggest head-on match is likely to come at 106 between Dunlop and Jakob Campbell; the Bears cannot flex with Matt Wilde entering at 106, with bumping the other lower weight starters up one weight in this match. A potential deciding factor in this dual meet will be the relative bonus point accrual of middle-weights for Belle Vernon versus the upper-weights for Boyertown. Down in the lower half of the draw, all signs point to a semifinal clash between No. 7 Franklin Regional and No. 10 Bethlehem Catholic, a battle of the returning state champions in Pennsylvania. Last year Franklin Regional swept titles in this 3A classification; while the Hawks swept titles in 2A, and opted to compete up in 3A this year. To most observers this is the de facto state title match, especially if the deeper and more balanced Bethlehem Catholic squad emerges victorious. As has been mentioned ad nauseam this season, the Panthers have six superstar wrestlers, with the rest of the lineup containing mostly question marks. Nationally ranked wrestlers are No. 6 Devin Brown (113), No. 1 Spencer Lee (120), No. 15 Gus Solomon (126), No. 1 Michael Kemerer (145), No. 6 Josh Maruca (152), and No. 2 Josh Shields (160). With those six penciled in for wins, in many cases with bonus points, during most dual meets -- Franklin Regional just has to find one more win to take home the dual meet. Against high-end teams that can be the struggle. The most likely source for that win is going to be senior Dom Giannangelli (138), who was top six in the regional tournament; they also have a solid 285 in Jake Pickup. However, Bethlehem Catholic presents multiple problems for the Panthers. First and foremost, they are a very talented team with quality splashed throughout the lineup. Secondly the Hawks can directly take on those nationally ranked wrestlers with some talent of their own. Luke Karam, ranked No. 8 nationally at 126 pounds, would be considered a favorite to beat Solomon in a very low-scoring bout. State champion Jake Riegel wrestles at 120 pounds; while he isn't going to even maintain contact with Lee, it does create some risk if Franklin Regional chooses to bump Brown, Lee, and Solomon. In addition, bumping Solomon puts him on a different talented wrestler, returning state placer Joey Gould (132). In the opening two weight classes, the Hawks start junior Sean Reddington and sophomore Luke Carty. Reddington is likely to win against Franklin Regional, while Carty would be favored if the Panthers flexed Devin Brown out of the weight class. Bethlehem Catholic also has returning state placer Stephen Maloney (138) to take on Giannangelli, which is a tossup bout, making the task for Franklin Regional that much harder; along with returning state placer Mike Labriola (145/152), who can hold Kemerer or Maruca to a potential regular decision. In the upper half of the lineup, the Hawks have returning state qualifier Adam Soldridge (160/170) as well as two-time state placer Andrew Dunn (220), who is ranked No. 6 nationally. From a dual meet strategy standpoint, it would behoove Bethlehem Catholic to get Soldridge away from Shields. The most likely outcome of this semifinal dual meet is that Bethlehem Catholic wins eight weight class, and scores a victory by about ten points. Franklin Regional does have a couple of paths for victory, and it might take a blend of these. The first is the most obvious, and least creative: wrestling it straight up, score the swing match victories at 126 and 138, while somehow managing to win out on bonus points in a 7-7 dual meet. The second involves a couple of different back half of the lineup scenarios: somehow Bethlehem Catholic ends up with Soldridge going against Shields, and/or some sort of upset up top (be it at 182 or 220/285 -- wherever Dunn isn't). Looking ahead to the state championship match: If Bethlehem Catholic clears Franklin Regional, they are strong favorites to win the state title. If Franklin Regional upsets Bethlehem Catholic (despite the rankings having the Panthers above), the finals match is an open question. The prediction from this corner is that Belle Vernon clears the top half of the draw.

Big developments in the top ten of the Fab 50 national team rankings this past week. Some big dual meets involving nationally elite teams happened this past weekend. Let's start off with Saturday night in Kingston where Wyoming Seminary, Pa., made a big statement in a 39-20 victory over Blair Academy, N.J. Wyoming Seminary 39, Blair Academy 20 106: Will Moss (WS) dec. Matthew Vinci, 7-1 113: No. 15 Zach Sherman (B) pinned Max Toman 126: No. 6 Jack Mueller (WS) maj. dec. Requir van der Merwe, 11-2 126: Trent Olson (WS) dec. Andrew Merola, 9-3 132: No. 16 Charles Tucker (B) maj. dec. John Busiello, 13-4 138: No. 2 Matthew Kolodzik (B) pinned Will Verallis 145: Danny Boychuck (WS) dec. Michael Monica, 3-2 152: No. 3 Jordan Kutler (B) maj. dec. Jake Hendricks, 10-1 160: No. 10 Chris Weiler (WS) dec. No. 8 (at 170) Brandon Dallavia, 6-4 170: No. 6 Nick Reenan (WS) tech. fall Peter Bearse 182: No. 11 Christian Dietrich (WS) dec. No. 14 Chase Singletary 3-1 SV 195: Zane Black (WS) dec. Neil Putnam 220: Cole Nye (WS) wins by forfeit 285: Michael Rogers (WS) wins by forfeit Four swing matches took place in the second "half" of the dual meet, and all went in favor of Wyoming Seminary. The match was tied at 10-10 after the major decision from Charles Tucker at 132 pounds. A pin by Matthew Kolodzik for Blair Academy over Will Verallis at 138 pounds, which was a rematch of last year's National Prep final, gave the Buccaneers a lead at 16-10. The first of those four swing matches took place in the next bout at 145 pounds, where Danny Boychuck gave Wyoming Seminary a key momentum swing with a 3-2 decision over Michael Monica. Boychuck lost to Brent Moore (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) in the Walsh Ironman quarterfinal, while Monica had split matches against Moore this season, including a crucial win the early January dual meet. After the major decision by Jordan Kutler at 152 gave Blair a 20-13 lead, Wyoming Seminary would close the match winning six straight weight classes. It started with this swing bout between top 20 Class of 2016 prospects at 160 pounds. Chris Weiler scored a late takedown to upend Brandon Dallavia 6-4, and cut the Blue Knights' deficit down to 20-16. They would regain the lead for good in the next bout, when Nick Reenan secured a technical fall. The next two matches were the dagger in the heart of Blair Academy. Christian Dietrich replicated a close victory at the Walsh Ironman, winning 3-1 in overtime over Chase Singletary at 182; then Zane Black would upend Neil Putnam by decision at 195, Ironman seventh over Ironman sixth in that one. Blair Academy would then forfeit the last two matches of the dual meet, with No. 9 David Showunmi not truly healthy enough to wrestle at 220 and not truly having a 285 pound wrestler. As a result, Wyoming Seminary moves up two spots to No. 3 in the nation, while Blair Academy dropped one spot to No. 4 nationally. The Blue Knights would confirm their standing in the national rankings on Sunday afternoon when they traveled to Oradell, N.J., and came through with nine match victories in a victory over No. 11 Bergen Catholic. Wyoming Seminary 31, Bergen Catholic 19 182: No. 11 Christian Dietrich (WS) dec. Kevin Mulligan, 6-2 195: Zane Black (WS) dec. Danny DeLorenzi, 6-4 220: Cole Nye (WS) maj. dec. Joe Caggiano, 11-3 285: Michael Rogers (WS) dec. Connor O'Brien, 5-2 106: Will Moss (WS) dec. Carmen Ferrante, 5-1 113: Evan Quinn (BC) pin Max Toman, 1:22 120: No. 2 Nick Suriano (BC) dec. No. 6 Jack Mueller, 1-0 126: Peter Lipari (BC) dec. Trent Olson, 5-3 132: John Busiello (WS) dec. Shane Griffith, 6-5 138: Lauren Angelhina (BC) dec. Will Verallis, 2-1 145: Brady Ford (BC) maj. dec. Patrick Munn 152: Jake Hendricks (WS) dec. Andrew Somple, 2-1 TB 160: No. 10 Chris Weiler (WS) pinned David Brennan, 0:51 170: No. 6 Nick Reenan (WS) dec. Joe Grello, 10-3 A very strong start in this Sunday afternoon dual meet gave the Blue Knights the necessary edge needed to take out home-standing Bergen Catholic. It was 16-0 after five bouts, including a couple of wins in matches that could be perceived as "swing bouts". Bergen Catholic would respond, starting with a pin from Evan Quinn at 113 pounds, before arguably the two best Crusaders wrestlers came through with wins against solid Blue Knights' opposition. No. 2 Nick Suriano stayed undefeated for his in-season high school career with a 1-0 victory over No. 6 Jack Mueller at 120; while two-time state placer Peter Lipari outlasted National Prep runner-up Trent Olson 5-3 at 126 to cut the dual meet score to 16-12. The 132 pound match, the ninth of the dual meet, was a crucial one. John Busiello came through with a 6-5 victory for Wyoming Seminary over the talented freshman Shane Griffith to end the Crusaders run of momentum, and extend the Blue Knights lead to 19-12. However, the next two bouts would go in favor of Bergen Catholic to tie the dual meet, including a 2-1 upset victory for Lauren Angelhina over National Prep runner-up Will Verallis at 138 pounds. Wyoming Seminary took the lead for good with the 2-1 tiebreaker victory from Jake Hendricks at 152, before team anchors Chris Weiler (160) and Nick Reenan (170) closed out the 31-19 dual meet victory with a pin and 10-3 decision respectively. That was not to say Bergen Catholic had a bad week by any stretch of the imagination, as they did earn a pair of dual meet victories over nationally ranked opposition. Bergen Catholic 33, Don Bosco Prep 28 220: Eric Chakonis (DBP) dec. Joe Caggiano, 8-5 285: No. 2 Zach Chakonis (DBP) maj. dec. Connor O'Brien, 10-1 106: Carmen Ferrante (BC) pinned Tim Fyock, 1:06 113: Evan Deluise (DBP) dec. Evan Quinn, 3-1 120: No. 2 Nick Suriano (BC) pinned Matt Donelion, 1:07 126: Peter Lipari (BC) dec. Avery Shay, 5-1 132: Sam Cali (DBP) dec. Shane Griffith, 3-2 138: Kyle Bierdumpfel (DBP) pinned Lauren Angelhina, 5:33 145: Dominick Mandarino (DBP) dec. Brady Ford, 5-3 152: Andrew Somple (BC) dec. Andrew Rosenweig, 7-3 160: Taylor Shay (DBP) pinned David Brennan, 4:37 170: Joe Grello (BC) pinned Joe Napoleon, 1:30 182: Kevin Mulligan (BC) pinned Peter Accardi, 3:26 195: Danny DeLorenzi (BC) dec. Jeff Lombardi, 7-2 Bergen Catholic had to rally back from deficits three different times during the course of the dual meet, including a 28-18 deficit with three bouts remaining. The teams split the matches at seven apiece; however, it was bonus point victories that made the difference. Bergen Catholic won four matches by fall, compared to just two pins and a major decision for Don Bosco Prep. In addition, the four Ironmen decisions came by three points or less; while the three Bergen Catholic decisions were by four, four, and five points. The dual meet started at 220 pounds, which meant the Chakonis brothers took to the mat for Don Bosco Prep. Eric came through with an 8-5 decision at 220, while No. 2 in the nation Zach scored a 10-1 major decision. It was three wins in the next four bouts to give Bergen Catholic a 15-10 lead through the 126 pound weight class. The Ironmen responded with wins in the next three matches, including a 3-2 decision at 132 and a 5-3 decision at 145, to open up a 22-15 lead. The teams traded victories in the next pair of matches, with Taylor Shay's pin at the 4:37 mark giving Don Bosco Prep that 28-18 lead. Pins from state placers Joe Grello (170) and Kevin Mulligan (182) gave Bergen Catholic the lead at 30-28 to set up a "winner-take-all" match at 195 pounds, which Danny DeLorenzi won 7-2. However, this dual meet confirms that a Don Bosco Prep team at full personnel is more than formidable, and the Ironmen will move up to No. 25 nationally in this week's Fab 50. No. 11 Bergen Catholic 42, No. 35 Bound Brook 16 170: No. 9 Josh Ugalde (BB) dec. Joe Grello, 1-0 182: Kevin Mulligan (BC) pinned Josue Sandoval, 3:59 195: Danny DeLorenzi (BC) pinned Aaron Saavedra, 0:59 220: Joe Caggiano (BC) dec. Abraham Saavedra, 3-2 285: Connor O'Brien (BC) pinned Ryan Galdamez, 1:56 106: Joe Casey (BB) dec. Carmen Ferrante, 3-1 113: Evan Quinn (BC) dec. Anthony Lopez, 8-7 120: No. 2 Nick Suriano (BC) wins by forfeit 126: Peter Lipari (BC) pinned Tyler McIntosh, 0:42 132: Shane Griffith (BC) dec. Nick Accetta, 4-0 138: Mekhi Lewis (BB) dec. Lauren Angelhina, 4-2 145: Stephan Glasgow (BB) dec. Brady Ford, 3-1 152: Sean Glasgow (BB) maj. dec. Andrew Somple, 12-3 160: David Brennan (BC) dec. George Walton, 7-5 SV In the "undercard" bout before the showdown between Bergen Catholic and Wyoming Seminary, the battle of Crusaders was held with Bergen Catholic prevailing 42-16 as they took home victories in nine of the fourteen weight classes. Despite the margin being distant, seven of the fourteen matches were decided by two points or less, with Bound Brook holding a 4-3 edge in those bouts. The margin was significantly influenced by four pins and a forfeit all going in favor of Bergen Catholic. The dual meet opened with a match between returning state placers, No. 9 Josh Ugalde of Bound Brook beat Joe Grello 1-0 at 170 pounds. However, Bergen Catholic responded with a pair of four match win streaks within the next nine bouts to take a 39-6 lead through ten bouts. All four pins and the one forfeit came within the stretch from 182 through 132 pounds. The dual meet was already clinched at that point. Statement by Clovis lost within Blue Knights' Blaze The pre-match hype for the dual meet this past Thursday between top ten in the nation neighbors from the Fresno, Calif. area was extremely high. It was the annual dual meet between Clovis and Buchanan, which this year was hosted in front of an overflow crowd at Buchanan. While the quality of the wrestling was extremely high, and did not disappoint the big crowd, the dual meet outcome was extraordinarily one sided. Starting at 170 pounds, Clovis opened the match with five straight wins to take an 18-0 lead, and remove much of the starch out of the home crowd. The match opened with a one-point bout at 170 pounds, which returning state placer Josh Hokit (Clovis) won 3-2 over freshman Anthony Montalvo. State placer A.J. Nevills came thorugh with a pin over Cade Belshay at 182. Adam Prentice won a 7-5 overtime decision over Young Woo An at 195 pounds in a battle of top five ranked wrestlers in California. Similarly, top five wrestlers in California met at 220 with Seth Nevills earning a 4-1 decision over Kai Dill. Finally, in this opening salvo for the Cougars, Hexton Coronado upended Zach Levatino 10-4. The host Bears would get on the board with a pin from Ethan Leake at 106 pounds. However, Clovis quickly removed hopes of a rally with a 23-6 technical fall from No. 2 Justin Mejia at 113, before returning state placer followed it up with a 7-1 decision over Ross Arve at 126. Buchanan would cut that 26-6 deficit down to 26-12 with decisions in the next two bouts. Nominal reserve Joel Romero would score the 9-4 victory over Dylan Martinez at 126, as the Bears bumped their normal 126-138 starters up one weight class to cover for the injured Kyler Hansen at 145. No. 18 at 126 Durbin Lloren went up to the 132 weight class and scored an 8-2 victory over Brandon Martino. In the next two weight classes, Khristian Olivas (Clovis) upended Dean Esquibel 9-2 at 138, while Greg Gaxiola (Buchanan) beat Jared Hill 7-5 in the 145 pound match. Clovis would close the dual meet out with three-time state placer Isaiah Hokit scoring a 10-2 major decision against returning state placer Connor Francis at 152; and two-time state qualifier Dominic Kincaid receiving a forfeit at 160, as state placer Abner Romero was out with an injury (note Kincaid is ranked No. 3 in California, while Romero is No. 4). It is unfortunate, but due to national landscape, Clovis dropped one spot in the rankings to No. 5. That sounds extraordinarily convoluted, given a 10-4 match count win over the still No. 6 ranked Buchanan Bears. No. 7 Franklin Regional survives stern tests in WPIAL Class 3A "Final Four" Normally if one was to read a summary statement of "eight wrestlers (starting lineup positions) went a combined 3-13 during two dual meets," that would spell disaster. However, the six nationally ranked wrestlers for No. 7 Franklin Regional, Pa., compensated for that factoid with an 11-1 record of their own. The Panthers split the fourteen weight classes at seven-apiece in both the semifinal and final dual meet; however, they came through with victories in each match. No. 7 Franklin Regional 32, North Allegheny 30 170: No. 2 (at 160) Josh Shields (FR) pinned Jacob Fritch, 1:08 182: Clay Byerly (NA) dec. Max Kubas, 3-2 195: Jeff Clemens (NA) pinned Theodore Wohlin, 1:59 220: Zach Smith (NA) pinned Jeremy Nestor, 1:50 285: Layne Skundrich (NA) dec. Jake Pickup, 3-1 106: Gabe Falo (NA) dec. Mark Prucnal, 5-4 113: No. 6 Devin Brown (FR) wins by forfeit 120: No. 1 Spencer Lee (FR) pinned Zach Stedeford, 4:35 126: No. 15 Gus Solomon (FR) dec. Luke Landefeld, 2-0 132: Jake Hinkson (NA) pinned Ryan Krause, 2:41 138: Dom Giannangelli (FR) dec. A.J. Boeh, 6-3 145: Sean Kalmeyer (NA) dec. Caleb Camacho, 4-0 152: No. 1 (at 145) Michael Kemerer (FR) maj. dec. Sean Hoover, 13-4 160: No. 6 (at 152) Josh Maruca (FR) maj. dec. Jake Woodley, 19-6 North Allegheny was able to make the semifinal dual meet competitive by winning three narrow decision matches early in the dual meet, which enabled the Tigers to take a 21-6 lead through six weight classes. From a lineup strategy standpoint within the first six matches, Franklin Regional bumped Shields up one weight class, while North Allegheny flipped their 195 and 220 from where they are lined up in individual tournament competition (something also done in the consolation final). The three ranked lower-weights for Franklin Regional all came through with wins to level the dual meet at 21-21 through nine matches. Jake Hinkson would give North Allegheny a 27-21 lead with four matches to go, and then the crucial match of the dual meet took place at 138 pounds. In a battle of state qualification contenders, Dom Giannangelli came through with a 6-3 decision, which gave Franklin Regional the one win from other than the "Super Six" that they needed "on paper" to win the dual meet. Sean Kalmeyer would push the North Allegheny lead out to 30-24 with two to go. However, the Panthers had nationally ranked wrestlers taking to the mats, and they came through with major decisions respectively. No. 7 Franklin Regional 33, No. 30 Belle Vernon 27 182: Austin Bell (BV) pinned Max Kubas 195: Milton Kobaly (BV) dec. Theodore Wohlin, 6-2 220: Mike Fine (BV) dec. Jeremy Nestor, 6-0 285: Billy Korber (BV) dec. Jake Pickup, 3-2 UTB 106: Jacob Dunlop (BV) pinned Unknown 113: Mark Prucnal (FR) pinned Elijah Johnson 120: Zach Hartman (BV) dec. No. 6 (at 113) Devin Brown, 8-5 126: No. 1 (at 120) Spencer Lee (FR) maj. dec. Brock Godzin 132: No. 15 (at 126) Gus Solomon (FR) maj. dec. Nelko Kurtz, 8-0 138: Mitch Hartman (BV) dec. Dom Giannangelli, 8-4 145: No. 1 Michael Kemerer (FR) dec. Jared Verkleeren, 7-4 152: No. 6 Josh Maruca (FR) maj. dec. Derek Verkleeren, 13-4 160: No. 2 Josh Shields (FR) pinned Josh Godzin, 1:34 170: Ryan DeLoach (FR) pinned Ian Dollata, 2:29 The WPIAL Class 3A final was like two dual meets put into one. The first half of the match was all for Belle Vernon, as the Leopards won six of seven matches to take a 24-6, but it was with three decisions and three pins. Within the stretch of the match, Belle Vernon bumped their normal starters at 170 and 182 up a weight class to avoid the possibility of Franklin Regional placing three-time state placer Josh Shields onto returning state qualifier Austin Bell at 170. Also, this part of the dual meet saw Franklin Regional bump their starters at 106-to-126 up to 113-to-132. The underlying intent of this strategy for Franklin Regional was to go 4-1 in the five-match stretch from 106-to-132, instead of looking at just wins from their three ranked wrestlers, a loss at 106, and a tossup/underdog position at 132. However, that strategy did not work out when returning state champion Devin Brown, up a weight from his 113 weigh-in was upset by freshman Zach Hartman; Hartman had placed third at the Powerade five weeks prior. The second half of the match was all Franklin Regional, as the Panthers won six of seven bouts. The difference being that five of their six wins in the stretch came with bonus points three major decisions and two pins. The two decisions in that stretch were the swing bouts. At 138, Belle Vernon got their last win, an 8-4 decision from Mitch Hartman over Dom Giannangelli. The result was a reversal from the mid-December dual meet, and gave the Leopards a 27-14 lead with four bouts to go. However, No. 1 Michael Kemmerer won a 7-4 decision over No. 11 Jared Verkleeren to start the match-ending four weight class win streak for Franklin Regional. Josh Maruca's major decision and Josh Sheilds' pin set up the winner take all bout at 170, which was a win by fall at the 2:29 mark for Ryan DeLoach of Franklin Regional. State Tournament Results -- Last Week Tennessee -- dual meet Results *Division I (Class AAA) -- champion was Cleveland *Division I (Class A-AA) -- champion was Pigeon Forge *Division II -- champion was The Baylor School *Division II (Invitational) -- champion was Franklin Road Academy State Tournaments -- This Coming Week Dual Meet -- Pennsylvania (Thursday through Saturday), North Carolina (Saturday) Individual Bracket -- Alaska (Class 4A)

Austin Matthews (Photo/Edinboro Sports Information) EDINBORO, Pa. -- Edinboro University wrestling coach Tim Flynn has announced that Austin Matthews will sit out the remainder of the 2014-15 season due to a knee injury. Matthews appeared in just three dates for the Fighting Scots before going down and Edinboro will apply for a redshirt year. A transfer from Clarion who qualified for the NCAA Division I National Championships as a true freshman a year ago, Matthews was off to a fast start as a Fighting Scot. Competing at 157 pounds, he was 9-0 and had climbed into the top five in several national rankings before suffering the knee injury. He took first place at the Clarion Open, and in his final competition at the EMU Duals, he won decisions over eighth-ranked Luke Smith of Central Michigan and tenth-ranked Brian Murphy of Michigan. The EMU Duals were on November 15. Matthews has not competed since then. Matthews went 23-9 and won the EWL championship as a freshman at Clarion. He is former standout at Reynolds High School and was a four-time PIAA place winner, claiming the state championship at 152 lbs. as a senior.

The month of February is here, and it's post-season time in many areas of the country. Here is the schedule of competitions for nationally ranked teams during the coming week. No. 1 Oak Park River Forest, Ill. -- travel to Leyden, Ill. for the regional tournament (state series first-layer event) on Saturday No. 2 St. Paris Graham, Ohio -- host regional semifinal and final rounds of state duals tonight (2/4); host Loveland, Ohio for dual meet on Saturday No. 3 Wyoming Seminary, Pa. -- host dual meet vs. Wallenpuck, Pa. on Thursday; travel to Princeton University for dual meet vs. No. 45 Delbarton, N.J. on Saturday No. 4 Blair Academy, N.J. -- host dual meet vs. St. Benedict's Prep, N.J. on Friday No. 5 Clovis, Calif. -- host Clovis North, Calif. in dual meet tonight (2/4); travel to Mission San Jose Invitational on Friday and Saturday No. 6 Buchanan, Calif. -- host Clovis East, Calif. in dual meet tonight (2/4) No. 7 Franklin Regional, Pa. -- travel to Hershey, Pa. for state dual meet tournament tomorrow (2/5) through Saturday No. 8 Southeast Polk, Iowa -- dual meet at Ankeney Centennial, Iowa tomorrow (2/5) No. 9 Archer, Ga. -- compete in area tournament (state qualifier) on Friday and Saturday at Parkview, Ga. No. 10 Bethlehem Catholic, Pa. -- travel to Hershey, Pa. for state dual meet tournament Thursday through Saturday No. 11 Bergen Catholic, N.J. -- dual meet at Paramus Catholic, N.J. tonight (2/4) No. 12 Poway, Calif. -- dual meet at Rancho Bernardo, Calif. tomorrow (2/5); host CIF -- San Diego Section dual championships preliminary rounds on Tuesday (2/10) No. 13 Broken Arrow, Okla. -- dual meet at Tulsa Union, Okla. tomorrow (2/5); compete in Bishop Kelley (Okla.) Invitational on Friday and Saturday No. 14 Stillwater, Okla. -- host Midwest City, Okla. in dual meet tomorrow (2/5) No. 15 St. Edward, Ohio -- travel to Wadsworth, Ohio for regional semifinal and final rounds of state duals tonight (2/4); host Marysville, Ohio and No. 44 Dayton Christian, Ohio on Saturday No. 16 Montini Catholic, Ill. -- travel to Fenton, Ill. for the regional tournament (state series first-layer event) on Saturday No. 17 Apple Valley, Minn. -- dual meet at Burnsville, Minn. tomorrow (2/5) No. 19 Massillon Perry, Ohio -- host regional semifinal and final rounds of state duals tonight (2/4) No. 20 Carl Sandburg, Ill. -- travel to Stagg, Ill. for the regional tournament (state series first-layer event) on Saturday No. 22 Glenbard North, Ill. -- travel to West Chicago, Ill. for the regional tournament (state series first-layer event) on Saturday No. 23 St. Michael-Albertville, Minn. -- dual meet at Waconia, Minn. tomorrow (2/5) No. 24 Tuttle, Okla. -- dual meet at Westmoore, Okla. tomorrow (2/5) No. 25 Don Bosco Prep, N.J. -- dual meet vs. St. Joseph Montvale, N.J. tonight (2/4), dual meet at St. Augustine Prep, N.J. Friday No. 26 Lowell, Mich. -- dual meet vs. Forest Hills Central, Mich. tonight (2/4); travel to East Grand Rapids, Mich. for OK White Conference Meet on Friday No. 27 Evansville Mater Dei, Ind. -- travel to Castle, Ind. for the regional tournament (state series second-layer event) on Saturday No. 28 Crook County, Ore. -- travel to Corbett, Ore. for multi-team dual meet tonight (2/4) No. 29 Mesa Mountain View, Ariz. -- travel to Skyline, Ariz. for sectional tournament (state qualifier) on Friday and Saturday No. 30 Belle Vernon, Pa. -- travel to Hershey, Pa. for state dual meet tournament tomorrow (2/5) through Saturday No. 31 St. Peter's Prep, N.J. -- dual meet at No. 41 DePaul Catholic, N.J. tonight (2/4); travel to Union City, N.J. for the Hudson County Duals on Saturday No. 32 Delta, Ohio -- host regional semifinal and final rounds of state duals tonight (2/4); host Wauseon, Ohio and Liberty Center, Ohio tomorrow (2/5) No. 34 Phillipsburg, N.J. -- dual meet vs. Hanover Park, N.J. tonight (2/4); dual meet at Raritan, N.J. on Saturday No. 35 Bound Brook, N.J. -- dual meet vs. Delaware Valley Regional, N.J. tonight (2/4) No. 36 Greater Latrobe, Pa. -- dual meet vs. Connellsville, Pa. tonight (2/4); compete at PSU-Fayette in the William Jenkins Duals on Saturday No. 37 Minisink Valley, N.Y. -- dual meet at Washingtonville, N.Y. tonight (2/4) No. 38 Brecksville, Ohio -- host regional semifinal and final rounds of state duals tonight (2/4) No. 39 Kaukauna, Wis. -- dual meet vs. Appleton North, Wis. tomorrow (2/5); travel to Hortonville, Wis. for Fox Valley Association conference tournament on Saturday No. 40 Elyria, Ohio -- travel to Oregon Clay, Ohio for regional semifinal and final rounds of state duals tonight (2/4); travel to Garfield Hts., Ohio for Northeast Ohio Conference tournament on Friday and Saturday No. 41 DePaul Catholic, N.J. -- host No. 31 St. Peter's Prep, N.J. tonight (2/4); dual meet at Lakeland Regional, N.J. on Friday No. 42 Marmion Academy, Ill. -- travel to Batavia, Ill. for the regional tournament (state series first-layer event) on Saturday No. 43 Brighton, Mich. -- wrestle in KLAA team championship dual tonight (2/4); travel to Howell, Mich. for KLAA individual conference championships on Saturday No. 44 Dayton Christian, Ohio -- travel to Blanchester, Ohio for regional semifinal and final rounds of state duals tonight (2/4); travel to St. Edward, Ohio for a tri-meet with the No. 15 Eagles and Marysville, Ohio No. 45 Delbarton, N.J. -- dual meet vs. No. 3 Wyoming Seminary, Pa. on Saturday at Princeton University No. 46 Boyertown, Pa. -- travel to Hershey, Pa. for state dual meet tournament Thursday through Saturday No. 47 St. Johns, Mich. -- dual meet at Waverly, Mich. tomorrow (2/5); CAAC Red league meet at Owosso, Mich. on Saturday No. 48 Cumberland Valley, Pa. -- travel to Hershey, Pa. for state dual meet tournament Thursday through Saturday No. 49 Colonial Forge, Va. -- host their conference tournament on Saturday No competitions during the coming week: No. 18 Neosho (Mo.), No. 21 Bettendorf (Iowa), No. 33 South Dade (Fla.), and No. 50 Brandon (Fla.)

Norman, Okla. -- The Oregon State wrestling team scored one of its biggest dual wins of the season on Sunday by edging Oklahoma 20-17 to conclude another successful road trip. The 20th-ranked Beavers (9-0) thus extended their winning streak to 12 consecutive duals over the past two seasons. They opened the weekend with a 36-6 rout at Utah Valley University on Friday night. Major decisions by seniors Alex Elder (157) and Taylor Meeks (184) were crucial for the Beavers. Elder drubbed 12th-ranked Justin DeAngelis to avenge a loss at the Aloha Open, and Meeks crushed Brooks Climmons 14-1 for his sixth consecutive victory by major decision. Ronnie Bresser (125), Devin Reynolds (141), Abraham Rodriguez (149) and Cody Crawford (197) also won decisions for the Beavers, who won 6 of 10 weight classes. “I said before the trip that to beat Oklahoma, we’d have to win the matches we’re supposed to, win a couple where we weren’t favored and get some bonus points,” OSU coach Jim Zalesky said. “We did that today for a very satisfying victory.” The Beavers return home after four consecutive road duals to face Cal Poly at 7 p.m. Saturday in a Pacific-12 Conference dual at Gill Coliseum. It’s Senior Night; seniors Brian Engdahl, Joe Latham, Meeks, Kurtis Ramsay, Pat Rollins and Nick Schlager will be honored before the match. The Beavers then host Boise State in Round 2 of the annual Border War at 8 p.m. Sunday in their Pac-12 finale. OSU won Round 1, 31-3, at Boise on Dec. 13. For more information on the Oregon State wrestling team, follow the club’s official Twitter account at Twitter.com/OSU_Wrestling or by Facebook at Facebook.com/OregonStateWrestling. Results: 125: Ronnie Bresser (OSU) dec. Ryan Millhof (OU), 6-1 133: Cody Brewer (OU) major dec. Jack Hathaway (OSU), 14-5 141: Devin Reynolds (OSU) dec. Trae Blackwell (OU), 3-1 149: Abraham Rodriguez (OSU) dec. Shayne Tucker (OU), 4-3. 157: Alex Elder (OSU) major dec. Justin DeAngelis (OU), 13-4. 165: Clark Glass (OU) dec. Seth Thomas (OSU), 7-5 174: Matt Reed (OU) major dec. Joe Latham (OSU), 12-2 184: Taylor Meeks (OSU) major dec. Brooks Climmons (OU), 14-1 197: Cody Crawford (OSU) dec. Andrew Dixon (OU), 7-3 Hwt.: Ross Larson (OU) pinned Nate Keeve (OSU), 2:11

BOISE, Idaho -- Trailing 17-9, the 25th-ranked Stanford wrestling team won the final three matches of the dual to defeat Boise State, 18-17, Sunday, in Boise, Idaho. The Cardinal improves to 10-2 overall and to 4-1 in the Pac-12, while the Broncos drop to 2-6 on the year and 0-3 in the conference. Celebrating his 21st birthday, Stanford redshirt sophomore Ryan Davies sealed the win with an 8-4 decision over Xavier Callejas at 184 pounds. Davies fell behind 4-2 after the first period. He chose down to start the second and was able to register an escape. Callejas chose to start in the neutral position to begin the third, leaving the door open for Davies. A takedown by Davies, which went under official review, stood and he was able to cap off the win with three near fall points as time ran out. The teams traded wins to start the dual keeping the score tied 6-6. Redshirt sophomore Josh Marchok, who was in the line-up for the first time since Jan. 10, turned in a 6-2 decision over Gaylen Edmo at 285 pounds. He moves to 14-6 overall and 2-0 in duals this season. Also securing a 6-2 victory for Stanford was redshirt freshman Connor Schram. The 133-pounder defeated Boise State true freshman Michael Cook to improve to 11-1 on the year. All of Schram’s wins have come by decision in duals this season. The Broncos took the lead 11-6 as seventh-ranked Geordan Martinez registered an 18-2 technical fall over Stanford freshman Mason Pengilly at 141 pounds. Pengilly, who is listed as a 125-pounder for the Cardinal, was filling in for the injured Isaiah Locsin. Redshirt senior Garrett Schaner cut Boise State’s lead to two with an 8-2 decision over Jake Velarde at 149 pounds. Down 2-1 heading into the second period, Schaner scored an escape and a takedown in the second to gain control of the match. Velarde chose to start in the neutral position in the third and Schaner (17-12) finished him off with another takedown. A fall by Boise State’s Steven Hernandez over Stanford’s Maxwell Hvolbek in 34 seconds at 157 pounds gave the Broncos the 17-9 advantage in the team race. The Cardinal chipped away at the lead, starting with a 5-3 decision over Chris Castillo by Jim Wilson at 165 pounds. Ranked No. 13 in the nation, Wilson trailed 3-1 going into the final period. He started in the down position and quickly scored an escape cutting the lead to 3-2 in favor of Castillo. Wilson was then awarded a point for stalling called on Castillo and was able to get a takedown in the final seconds of the match to win it. He moves to 26-4 on the year and to 10-1 in duals. Redshirt freshman Keaton Subjeck set up the comeback for Davies by posting a 6-2 decision over Austin Dewey at 174 pounds. He led 3-1 after two periods, but gave up an escape to start the third giving Dewey a chance. However, Subjeck was able to take down Dewey and ride him out for the win. He improves to 17-9 overall and to 6-5 in duals this season. Stanford returns to The Farm next week for its final home dual of the year against San Francisco State. The Cardinal and Gators will wrestle on Sunday, Feb. 8 at 2 p.m. in Burnham Pavilion. Results: 197: Cody Dixon (B) dec. Garet Krohn (S), 7-4 285: Josh Marchok (S) dec. Gaylen Edmo (B), 6-2 125: Carson Kuhn (B) dec. No. 15 Evan Silver (S), 7-3 133: Connor Schram (S) dec. Michael Cook (B), 6-2 141: No. 7 Geordan Martinez (B) tech. fall Mason Pengilly (S), 18-2 (6:34) 149: Garrett Schaner (S) dec. Jake Velarde (B), 8-2 157: Steven Hernandez (B) fall Maxwell Hvolbek (S), 0:34 165: No. 13 Jim Wilson (S) dec. Chris Castillo (B), 5-3 174: Keaton Subjeck (S) dec. Austin Dewey (B), 6-2 184: Ryan Davies (S) dec. Xavier Callejas (B), 8-4

LACKSBURG -- The ninth-ranked Virginia Tech wrestling team used three bonus points to hold off 12th-ranked Virginia Sunday at the sold-out Moss Arts Center, winning 18-16 to claim its 10th win over the Cavaliers in the past 11 matchups. “I felt like we wrestled OK,” said Tech head coach Kevin Dresser. “I get it that it was a tough environment to wrestle in for our guys. They’ve been hearing about it and reading about it and seeing tweets and Facebook pictures and countdowns, so to be a little tentative and more tired than normal … that’s the way I would assess it. I think we got more tired in some situations than we normally do, but that come with nerves. I’ll take it, though. Any time you can beat the No. 12 team in the nation, I’ve got to be happy with it. I’m not 100 percent happy because we’ve got to take some steps in some weight classes. I feel like we didn’t charge enough, and this is a charging sport. We’ve got some work to do.” The match started at 174 pounds as the Cavs jumped out to a 3-0 lead thanks to a 3-2 win from No. 7 Blaise Butler over No. 12 Zach Epperly. The Hokies took their first lead of the day at 184 when Austin Gabel rolled past James Suvak, picking up an 11-2 major decision. Zach Nye, ranked 18th in the country at 197 pounds, downed Tech’s Jared Haught 3-1 as UVa went back ahead. The Hokies then won two matches in a row to re-take the lead. Ty Walz, the No. 9 heavyweight in the country, downed Patrick Gillen 3-2 and then No. 4 Joey Dance cruised to a 14-4 major decision over Will Mason at 125 pounds. After the intermission, the Cavaliers took the next two matches as they went back ahead. No. 13 George DiCamillo defeated No. 19 Kevin Norstrem 4-0 at 133 pounds and then Justin Van Hoose beat Jerry Ronnau 8-4 at 141 pounds. The Hokies were wrestling without All-American and third-ranked Devin Carter, who suffered an injury during the week. Trailing 12-11, Sal Mastriani took the mat for the Hokies and the 12th-ranked 149-pounder dominated back-Chris Yankowich with a 19-6 major decision to give the Hokies the lead for good. Nick Brascetta, ranked fifth in the country at 157 pounds, returned to the mat after nearly three months missed due to an injury and picked up an 8-3 win over Andrew Atkinson to give Tech a six-point lead heading to the final bout. Nick Sulzer, ranked second in the country at 165 pounds, was able to pick up a 12-3 major decision over Chad Strube, but wasn’t able to get the pin he needed thanks to the three bonus points picked up by Gabel, Dance and Mastriani as the Hokies held on for the hard-fought win. “We knew coming in that we had our work cut out for us, and their stars shone brightly today,” Virginia coach head coach Steve Garland said. “That’s what won them the match – those bonus points. We’re a couple of guys down, but so are they. It was funny, this wasn’t one of those typical Virginia-Virginia Tech matches where you could predict it. This one was hard to predict. They had a last-second scratch, and we had two where it came down to last-second stuff. They definitely out-wrestled. It’s really simple. They deserved to win.” This match was presented by Virginia529, the official college savings plan of Virginia Tech Athletics. With a victory today from Virginia Tech wrestling, they have added a point for their school to the Virginia529 Commonwealth Clash. The score for the Clash is now, University of Virginia 5.5 and Virginia Tech 2.5. Learn more about Virginia529 and this new competition at www.thecommonwealthclash.com. The event was held in the Moss Arts Center, a new performing arts building on campus and provided a unique experience for the teams and fans. “Our athletics directors and the people in our department did an awesome job of getting this thing ready to go from top to bottom,” Dresser said. “They’ve been on this thing. This is not just a media event, Virginia-Virginia Tech … this is a national event. People have been emailing me and Facebook-ing us that this is a cool thing, and so we want to keep it going. It was really cool from our perspective. I wish we would have gotten everybody a little louder. In the few situations where we got takedowns and then at the end when we had the match locked up in that last period, you could see the crowd really get into it. But we’ve got to start throwing guys on their back. When you get a chance to wrestle in a venue like this, you’ve got raise the roof, and we didn’t raise the roof enough today, I didn’t feel.” The Hokies (10-2, 1-0 ACC) will return to action at the Moss Arts Center next weekend, hosting No. 13 and defending ACC dual meet champion Pitt (7-4, 2-1 ACC) on Friday at 7 p.m., followed by NC State on Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets are still available for both matches and can be purchased online at vthoki.es/moss Results: No. 9 Virginia Tech 18, No. 12 Virginia 16 174: No. 7 Blaise Butler (UVa) dec. No. 12 Zach Epperly (VT), 3-2; UVa 3-0 184: Austin Gabel (VT) major dec. James Suvak (UVa), 11-2; VT 4-3 197: No. 18 Zach Nye (UVa) dec. Jared Haught (VT), 3-2; UVa 6-4 285: No. 9 Ty Walz (VT) dec. Patrick Gillen (UVa), 3-2; VT 7-6 125: No. 4 Joey Dance (VT) major dec. Will Mason (UVa), 14-4; VT 11-6 133: No. 13 George DiCamillo (UVa) dec. No. 19 Kevin Norstrem (VT), 4-0; VT 11-9 141: Justin Van Hoose (UVa) dec. Gerald Ronnau (VT), 8-4; UVa 12-11 149: No. 12 Sal Mastriani major dec. Chris Yankowich (UVa), 19-6; VT 15-12 157: No. 5 Nick Brascetta (VT) dec. Andrew Atkinson (UVa), 8-3; VT 18-12 165: No. 2 Nick Sulzer (UVa) major dec. Chad Strube (VT), 12-3; VT 18-16 For updates on Virginia Tech wrestling, follow the Hokies on Twitter

LARAMIE, Wyo. -- North Dakota State University 125-pounder Josh Rodriguez recorded his second straight overtime win over a ranked opponent, and 141 Mitch Bengtson and 149 Clay Ream each recorded pins as the Bison defeated 18th-ranked Wyoming 22-21 on criteria Sunday, Feb. 1, before 504 fans at the University of Wyoming Sports Complex. NDSU, which has won six straight duals, improves to 7-3 overall and 3-0 in the WWC. The Cowboys drop to 7-3 overall and 3-1 in the WWC. The Bison are scheduled to host Utah Valley University (2-6, 1-1 WWC) at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, at the Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse. "It was a hard-fought dual against a talented and experienced team," said NDSU head coach Roger Kish. "We're getting better every week. We're a different team than we were in November and December. The energy has been picking up for us and that's what we've been seeing in the wrestling room." Rodriguez, a sophomore from Guadalupe, Calif. (Righetti H.S.), defeated 13th-ranked Tyler Cox 9-7 in tiebreaker-2 overtime. After a scoreless first period, Rodriguez recorded a takedown and near fall, while Cox countered with a pair of escapes and a takdown.The third period saw Rodriguez gain a takedown, but Cox rallied with an escape and a point awarded on NDSU stalling. The wrestlers were scoreless after the first OT period, and then each gained an escape for a 7-7 draw after a pair 30-second periods. Rodriguez recorded a near fall with 17-seconds left and held off Cox in the second tie-breaker. Rodriguez' win put the Bison ahead 21-17 heading into the final match. Rodriguez, who entered the weekend ranked 20th, posted back-to-back overtime wins over 9th-ranked Josh Martinez of Air Force and the 13th-ranked Cox. He has won nine of his last 11 matches to improve to 14-5 overall and 9-1 in dual action. Rodriguez is 4-3 against nationally-ranked opponents this season. "Josh (Rodriguez) had a little adversity. He was able to battle through it and get the win," said Kish. The dual started at 141 pounds where North Dakota State redshirt freshman Mitch Bengtson (St. Cloud, Minn.) started things with a fall over Wyoming's Cole Mendenhall at 4:54. Bengtson recorded his team-leading ninth pin. He is now 19-9 overall and 7-3 in duals. NDSU redshirt freshman Clay Ream (Wentzville, Mo.) followed with a fall over the Cowboys' Jake Elliott at the 5:50 mark to extend the Bison lead to 12-0. Ream, who has won 8 of his last 10 matches, improved to 20-9 overall and 9-1 in duals. He has seven pins on the season. "Both Mitch (Bengtson) and Clay (Ream) came out strong, stayed composed and were able to capitalize. They came out and scored big points for us," said Kish. Host Wyoming rallied to take a 13-12 lead after five matches with a pair of tech falls and a decision. At 157, Archie Colgan dispatched NDSU redshirt freshman Grant Nehring (Kimball, Minn.) 16-0 at 2:08, while 20th-ranked Dakota Friesth recorded a 18-2 tech fall at 6:12 over redshirt freshman Trevour Chavez (Bethel, Alaska) at 165. NDSU 174-pound senior Kurtis Julson (Inver Grove Heights, Minn.) lost a 4-1 decision to the Cowboys' 15th-ranked Andy McCulley. The teams went back and forth over the next three bouts. North Dakota State's 9th-ranked 184-pound junior Hayden Zillmer (Crosby, Minn.) started slow with a scoreless first period against 19th-ranked Ben Stroh, but built a 4-2 lead after two and posted a 10-4 decision. Zillmer improved to 26-4 overall and has won all 10 dual matches this season. Wyoming's 17th-ranked 197-pounder Shane Woods recorded a 12-1 major decision over redshirt freshman Tommy Petersen (Lakeville, Minn.), while NDSU's 15th-ranked Evan Knutson (Wausau, Wis.) held off Tanner Harms for a 6-4 decision at 285. That win put the Bison ahead 18-17 heading into the 125 bout. Knutson improved to 20-7 overall and 8-2 in duals this season. The Cowboys tied things at 21-all at 133 pounds where Drew Templeman posted a 10-2 major decision over sophomore Hunter Weber (Marshall, Wis.). Results: 141: Mitch Bengtson (NDSU) over Cole Mendenhall (Wyoming), Fall 4:54 / NDSU 6, Wyoming 0 149: Clay Ream (NDSU) over Jake Elliott (Wyoming), Fall 5:50 / NDSU 12, Wyoming 0 157: Archie Colgan (Wyoming) over Grant Nehring (NDSU), TF 16-0 2:08 / NDSU 12, Wyoming 5 165: #20 Dakota Friesth (Wyoming) over Trevour Chavez (NDSU), TF 18-2 6:12) / NDSU 12, Wyoming 10 174: #15 Andy McCulley (Wyoming) over Kurtis Julson (NDSU), Dec 4-1 / Wyoming 13, NDSU 12 184: #9 Hayden Zillmer (NDSU) over #19 Ben Stroh (Wyoming), Dec 10-4 / NDSU 15, Wyoming 13 197: #Shane Woods (Wyoming) over Thomas Petersen (NDSU), MD 12-1 / Wyoming 17, NDSU 15 285: #15 Evan Knutson (NDSU) over Tanner Harms (Wyoming), Dec 6-4 / NDSU 18, Wyoming 17 125: #20 Joshua Rodriguez (NDSU) over #13 Tyler Cox (Wyoming), TB-3 9-7 / NDSU 21, Wyoming 17 133: Drew Templeman (Wyoming) over Hunter Weber (NDSU) (MD 10-2) / NDSU 21, Wyoming 21 NDSU wins the dual on criteria Match started at 141 pounds

HEMPSTEAD, NY -- The Broncs won five bouts to defeat long-time rival Hofstra Sunday afternoon. “We’ve been banged up recently but we’re slowly getting people back into the lineup,” said Rider head coach Gary Taylor. “Hopefully we’ll have everybody back soon.” For Rider (10-6, 1-1 EWL) freshman B.J. Clagon (Toms River, NJ/Toms River South) won by fall in the final bout for the win. “It felt good to have BJ in that last match,” Taylor said of the deciding bout. “He did a nice job.” It was Clagon’s fifth pin of the season, improving to 19-7 overall, 12-4 in duals. Also for the Broncs, senior Donald McNeil (Plainville, Mass./Wyoming Seminary) returned from an injury, missing the last three matches, to win 12-6 at 197, giving Rider a 9-6 lead. “I knew we were not going to beat Hofstra if we did not have Donald and Conor (Brennan) back,” Taylor said, “and both of them did a good job doing what they needed to do to help the team.” Freshman Chad Walsh (Cherry Hill, NJ/Camden Catholic) and junior Conor Brennan (Brick, NJ/Brick Twp.) also won, while junior Rob Deutsch (Cherry Hill, NJ/Eastern Regional) won by forfeit. Rider and Hofstra were conference rivals from 1973-74 until last year, competing in the East Coast Conference, the East Coast Wrestling Association and the Colonial Athletic Association. “We’re in different conferences now but they are still an old rival so it is nice to defeat them,” Taylor said. This is the second year in a row that Rider has defeated Hofstra (5-9, 3-4 EIWA), but just the third time in the last 16 years. “Before last year they had our number for a while so hopefully we can have their number for a while,” Taylor said. Rider hosts former conference rival Drexel Friday. “Drexel has a good, balanced team,” Taylor said. “Hopefully we’ll be a little healthier for that match.” Results: 157 Chad Walsh-R dec. Jahlani Callender-H 5-4 3-0 165 Conor Brennan-R dec. Nick Terdick-H 10-6 6-0 174 Frank Affronti-H dec. Steve Nelson-R 4-0 6-3 184 Jermaine John-H dec. Ali Yildiz-R 10-5 6-6 197 Don McNeil-R dec. Michael Oxley-H 12-6 9-6 Hwt Mike Hughes-H dec. Greg Velasco-R 5-1 9-9 125 Bryan Damon-H dec. Zach Valcarce-R 6-5 9-12 133 Rob Deutsch-R wins by forfeit 15-12 141 Jamel Hudson-H dec. Chuck Zeisloft-R 8-2 15-15 149 B.J. Clagon-R wbf Alex Mirante-H 21-15

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- After suffering three consecutive Big Ten losses in the middle of January, the Illinois wrestling team has now won three straight conference bouts after beating Purdue, 21-9, on Sunday afternoon. The Illini, the fourth-ranked team in W.I.N. Magazine's Tournament Power Index, improve to 11-4 (5-3 Big Ten), while the Boilermakers fall to 8-7 (1-5 Big Ten). The dual began with Illinois and Purdue exchanging wins in each of the first four weight classes. Top-ranked Jesse Delgado gave the Illini an early 3-0 lead with a 3-1 decision over Luke Welch at 125 pounds, but the Boilermakers' #11 Danny Sabatello tied the match with a 4-2 upset over #2 Zane Richards in the 133-bound bout. #13 Steven Rodrigues regained the lead for Illinois with a 6-2 decision over Nick Lawrence at 141 pounds before Purdue's Brandon Nelson tied the match at 6-6 with a 6-5 decision over Kyle Langenderfer in the 149-pound match. The Illini gained control of the match in the middle of their lineup, beginning with #2 Isaiah Martinez at 157 pounds. Martinez controlled his match with #13 Doug Welch from start to finish, grabbing an 11-4 win. At 165 pounds, #8 Jackson Morse ended the trend of alternating wins by grabbing a 9-6 decision over Pat Robinson. #8 Zac Brunson made it three consecutive wins for Illinois with an 8-1 win over Chad Welch at 174 pounds, and #18 Nikko Reyes gave the Illini their fourth straight win, and biggest lead of the day, with a 4-2 win over Patrick Kissel at 184 pounds. At 197 pounds, #13 Braden Atwood cut back into the margin with a 7-3 win over Jeff Koepke, but Brooks Black gave Illinois the final 12-point margin of victory with a 2-0 decision over Gelen Robinson in the heavyweight matchup. The Illini will now have a week to recover and prepare for a contest with Wisconsin. The Badgers, currently 8-2 (6-1 Big Ten), come to Huff Hall on Sunday, Feb. 8 for a bout that is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. That contest will also serve as Illinois' senior day recognition. Results: 125: #1 Jesse Delgado (ILL) over Luke Welch (PUR) (Dec 3-1) 133: #11 Danny Sabatello (PUR) over #2 Zane Richards (ILL) (Dec 4-2) 141: #13 Steven Rodrigues (ILL) over Nick Lawrence (PUR) (Dec 6-2) 149: Brandon Nelson (PUR) over Kyle Langenderfer (ILL) (Dec 6-5) 157: #2 Isaiah Martinez (ILL) over #13 Doug Welch (PUR) (Dec 11-4) 165: #8 Jackson Morse (ILL) over Pat Robinson (PUR) (Dec 9-6) 174: #8 Zac Brunson (ILL) over Chad Welch (PUR) (Dec 8-1) 184: #18 Nikko Reyes (ILL) over Patrick Kissel (PUR) (Dec 4-2) 197: #13 Braden Atwood (PUR) over Jeff Koepke (ILL) (Dec 7-3) 285: Brooks Black (ILL) over Gelen Robinson (PUR) (Dec 2-0)

Lincoln, Neb. -- No. 10 Nebraska (9-1, 6-1 Big Ten) finished a weekend sweep and picked up its fifth consecutive dual win in a 33-6 rout of Indiana at the Devaney Center on Sunday afternoon. After the Hoosiers forfeited the opening match at 125 pounds, the Huskers won each of the next four to build a 21-0 advantage at the halfway point. Eric Montoya (133) earned a 12-4 major decision over Alonzo Shepherd in the second bout before eighth-ranked Anthony Abidin (141) added bonus points with his dominating 18-1 technical fall over Sean Brown. At 149 pounds, Justin Arthur and Trevor Moody entered the third period deadlocked at zero before the Husker sophomore earned a reversal from the down position and tacked on a point for riding time in a 3-0 triumph. Three-time All-American James Green (157) earned three takedowns as he cruised to an 11-4 decision over Luke Blanton. Austin Wilson (165) and Brandon Wilbourn (174) each dropped decisions to ranked Hoosiers, but NU swept the final three bouts, which included No. 20 Aaron Studebaker’s first-period pin of Jake Masengale at 197 pounds. Sophomores TJ Dudley (184) and Collin Jensen (HWT) each picked up decisions. Dudley used an early takedown and near fall points to build a lead and never looked back in a 6-0 win over Matt Irick. Jensen also dominated from start to finish in his 7-2 triumph over Garret Goldman. The Huskers hit the road next weekend for two duals in the Great Lakes State. NU battles Michigan on Friday at 7 p.m. (CT) in Ann Arbor, Mich., before facing Michigan State on Sunday at 11 a.m. in East Lansing. Both duals will be streamed on BTN Plus, with a subscription required to watch the matches. No. 10 Nebraska 33, Indiana 6 Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015 Devaney Center, Lincoln, Neb. Attendance: 239 Results 125: #11 Tim Lambert (NEB) by forfeit (NEB 6, IND 0) 133: Eric Montoya (NEB) by major dec. over Alonzo Shepherd (IND), 12-4 (NEB 10, IND 0) 141: #8 Anthony Abidin (NEB) by tech. fall over Sean Brown (IND), 18-1 (NEB 15, IND 0) 149: Justin Arthur (NEB) by dec. over Trevor Moody (IND), 3-0 (NEB 18, IND 0) 157: #4 James Green (NEB) by dec. over Luke Blanton (IND), 11-4 (NEB 21, IND 0) 165: #6 Taylor Walsh (IND) by dec. over Austin Wilson (NEB), 4-2 (NEB 21, IND 3) 174: #16 Nate Jackson (IND) by dec. over Brandon Wilbourn (NEB), 6-1 (NEB 21, IND 6) 184: #18 TJ Dudley (NEB) by dec. over Matt Irick (IND), 6-0 (NEB 24, IND 6) 197: #20 Aaron Studebaker (NEB) by pin over Jake Masengale (IND), 2:47 (NEB 30, IND 6) HWT: #17 Collin Jensen (NEB) by dec. over Garret Goldman (IND), 7-2 (NEB 33, IND 6)

EAST LANSING, Mich. - In the middle of a Great Lakes snow storm, the Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team swept through the home-standing Michigan State Spartans, rolling to a 35-0 shut-out victory. Head coach Cael Sanderson's squad won all ten bouts for its second shut-out of the season. The dual meet began at 125, where No. 8 Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.) started Penn State off on the right foot with a 13-6 win over Michigan State's Mitch Rogaliner. Sophomore Jimmy Gulibon (Latrobe, Pa.), ranked No. 9 at 133, put Penn State up 6-0 with a 4-1 win over Garth Yenter after that. Red-shirt freshman Kade Moss (South Jordan, Utah) made it three in a row to start the dual for Penn State, downing MSU's Terry Turner 10-8 at 141. Sophomore Zack Beitz (Mifflintown, Pa.), ranked No. 18 at 149, picked up Penn State's first bonus point with a solid 13-3 major over Spartan junior Nick Trimble. At 157, red-shirt freshman Cody Law (Windber, Pa.) made it two majors in a row with a rousing 22-11 win over MSU's Josh Pennell. Law collected ten takedowns in the victory. The two straight major decision run gave Penn State a 17-0 lead at intermission. Red-shirt freshman Garett Hammond (Chambersburg, Pa.) opened up the second half of the dual with a 9-7 decision over Roger Wildmo at 165. Senior Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah), ranked No. 3 at 174, collected seven takedowns in under two periods before pinning MSU's Nick Proctor at the 5:54 mark. The pin was the 30th of Brown's career, tied for 11th all-time at Penn State, and put the Nittany Lions up 26-0. Red-shirt freshman Matt McCutcheon (Apollo, Pa.), ranked No. 17 at 184, dominated Michigan State senior John Rizqallah, rolling to an 8-2 decision to give Penn State a 29-0 lead. Junior Morgan McIntosh (Santa Ana, Calif.), ranked No. 5 at 197, posted a 2-0 decision over MSU senior Nick McDiarmid. Senior Jimmy Lawson (Toms River, N.J.), ranked No. 6 at 285, finished off the dual with an 8-2 win over Chris Nash, giving Penn State the 35-0 shut-out. Penn State posted a gaudy 41-4 edge in takedowns in the dual. The shut-out was the second of the year for the Nittany Lions. Penn State shut-out Clarion 44-0 back on Nov. 22, also on the road. Penn State is now 10-2, 6-2 in the Big Ten. Michigan State falls to 4-9, 0-7 Big Ten. The Nittany Lions return to Happy Valley for the 2015 version of the BJC Dual. Penn State will host Iowa in a Big Ten battle in the Bryce Jordan Center on Sunday, Feb. 8, at 1 p.m. The dual meet is sold out. A very limited number of standing room only (SRO) tickets are available for some Penn State's Rec Hall duals. Fans can call the Penn State ticket office at 1-800-NITTANY to purchase. Penn State Fans are encouraged to follow Penn State wrestling via twitter at www.twitter.com/pennstateWREST and on Penn State Wrestling's Facebook page at www.facebook.com/pennstatewrestling. The 2014-15 Penn State Wrestling season is presented by The Family Clothesline. Results: 125: #8 Jordan Conaway PSU dec. Mitch Rogaliner MSU, 13-6 / 3-0 133: #9 Jimmy Gulibon PSU dec. Garth Yenter MSU, 4-1 / 6-0 141: Kade Moss PSU dec. Terry Turner MSU, 10-8 / 9-0 149: #18 Zack Beitz PSU maj. dec. Nick Trimble MSU, 13-3 / 13-0 157: Cody Law PSU maj. dec. Josh Pennell MSU, 22-11 / 17-0 165: Garett Hammond PSU dec. Roger Wildmo MSU, 9-7 / 20-0 174: #3 Matt Brown PSU pinned Nick Proctor MSU, WBF (5:54) / 26-0 184: #17 Matt McCutcheon PSU dec. John Rizqallah MSU, 8-2 / 29-0 197: #5 Morgan McIntosh PSU dec. Nick McDiarmid MSU, 2-0 / 32-0 285: #6 Jimmy Lawson PSU dec. Chris Nash MSU, 8-2 / 35-0 Attendance: 150 Records: Penn State 10-2, 6-2 B1G; Michigan State 4-9, 0-6 B1G Up Next for Penn State: Home vs. Iowa, Bryce Jordan Center, Feb. 8, 2015 - 1 p.m. BOUT-BY-BOUT: 125: Junior Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.), ranked No.8 at 125, met Michigan State's Mitch Rogaliner. Conaway shot quickly off the whistle, getting in on a high single and turning it into a takedown and a 2-0 lead at the 2:28 mark. Rogaliner escaped to a 2-1 score and action resumed on the Spartan logo in the middle of the mat. Rogaliner then took a 3-2 lead with a takedown at the 1:30 mark and Conaway escaped to a 3-3 tie shortly thereafter. Conaway took a 5-3 lead with a second takedown at the :30 mark and then controlled Rogaliner from the top position for the rest of the period. Leading 5-3, Conaway chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 6-3 lead. He then quickly turned in to a low single, forced a scramble and finished off the takedown with :50 left in the period. After cutting Rogaliner loose, Conaway tripped the Spartan to the mat with a quick low double and led 10-4 after two. Rogaliner chose down to start the third period and escaped to a 10-5 score. Looking for bonus points, Conaway blew through Rogaliner's waist at the :48 mark and led 12-6 after cutting the Spartan loose. With a reset at the :17 mark and needing one more takedown for a major, Conaway looked to connect on a low shot but the Spartan was able to force a scramble and kill the clock. Conaway picked up a point on 1:36 riding time and grabbed the 13-6 win. 133: Sophomore Jimmy Gulibon (Latrobe, Pa.), ranked No. 9 at 133, tangled with Spartan Garth Yenter. The duo battled evenly for the first minute-plus until Gulibon connected on a high single. The Lion turned the shot into a takedown and a 2-0 lead. He then rode Yenter out to carry that lead, and 1:05 riding time, into the second period. Gulibon chose down to start the second period but was unable to break free of a strong Yenter ride. The Spartan controlled the action for over a minute before Gulibon escaped to a 3-0 lead. Trailing 3-0, Yenter chose down to start the third period and it was Gulibon's turn to control action from the top. Yenter was hit for a first stall warning at the :40 mark as Gulibon worked for a chance to turn the Spartan for back points. Gulibon got Yenter over for a one count by Yenter fought the effort off. Gulibon posted the 4-0 win with 1:33 in riding time. 141: Red-shirt freshman Kade Moss (South Jordan, Utah) wrestled Terry Turner at 141. Moss fought off an early Turner shot and then connected on his own high single, taking a 2-0 lead at the 2:11 mark. Moss then controlled the action from the top position for :38 before the Spartan escaped. Moss used another high single to take Turner down and led 4-2 after a quick MSU escape. Leading by two, Moss chose defense to start the second stanza and quickly escaped to a 5-2 lead. Acton resumed in the center circle where Turner tripped Moss to his back and picked up two near fall points to take a 6-5 lead. Moss escaped to a 6-6 tie with :05 left in the period. With the bout tied at 6-6, Turner chose down to start the third period. Moss was able to control the action on offense for :33 before Turner escaped to a 7-6 lead. Moss then retook the lead with a fast low single to takedown at the 1:14 mark, moving out in front 8-7. Moss was hit for a first stall warning at the :55 mark while trying to maintain control and then Turner escaped to an 8-8 tie with :37 left in the bout. Turner tried to connect on a single and Moss countered the move, working his way around behind the Spartan and finishing off the takedown with :05 left to grab the 10-8 win. 149: Sophomore Zack Beitz (Mifflintown, Pa.), ranked No. 18 at 149, took on junior Nick Trimble. Beitz looked to set the tempo early against the Spartan junior but Trimble was able to keep the Lion sophomore at arm's length and worked the clock under 1:00 still scoreless. Beitz snared Trimble's ankle with a low pick and then pulled the Spartan to him, finishing off the takedown to lead 2-0 with :53 left in the opening period. Beitz rode Trimble out and led by two with :53 in riding time after one period. Beitz chose down to start the second period and quickly worked his way around for a reversal and a 4-0 lead. Trimble escaped with 1:15 left in the period but Beitz was relentless, circling behind a Trimble shot for another takedown and a 6-1 lead with under a minute left in the period. Beitz led 6-1 with 2:11 riding time after two and Trimble chose neutral to start the third stanza. Beitz was unfazed, quickly taking Trimble down and cutting him loose to an 8-2 score with 1:20 left to wrestle. With the riding time point clinched, Beitz countered another low Trimble shot, whirling around behind the Spartan and finishing off a takedown on the edge of the mat. Beitz cut him loose on more time and then fought off a Trimble shot, scrambling his way to a final takedown and a 13-3 major with 2:28 in riding time. 157: Red-shirt freshman Cody Law (Windber, Pa.) took on MSU's Josh Pennell at 157. Law scored first, using a fast low single to take an early 2-1 lead after cutting Pennell loose. He continued his early offense, picking up a second takedown and cut to lead 4-2 with just under 2:00 to wrestle. Law had his offense working early, scoring on a third single leg to lead 6-2. He worked up :46 in riding time before cutting Pennell loose and then turned a low single into a fourth takedown and an early 8-3 lead. Law then rode Pennell out and carried that lead, plus 1:21 in riding time, into the second stanza. Law chose down to start the second period and worked his way to an escape and a 9-3 lead :30 into the period. He then worked a mid-shot into another takedown and cut to lead 11-4 at the 1:00 mark. Law tacked on one more takedown and cut before Pennell picked up a last second takedown. Trailing 13-7, Pennell chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped t a 13-8 score. Law was unfazed, however, and picked up yet another takedown to lead 15-9 after cutting Pennell loose. Law picked up another quick takedown and led 17-10 with riding time in his favor at the :45 mark. Law finished off the match with another takedown and rolled to the 22-11 major with 1:51 in riding time. 165: Red-shirt freshman Garett Hammond (Chambersburg, Pa.) tangled with junior Roger Wildmo. Hammond drew first blood, trying to connect on an early throw but settling for the takedown instead. The Lion freshman then controlled the MSU junior for over a minute, trying to turn him for back points during a strong ride. Wildmo was able to roll through each effort and escaped to a 2-1 score with 1:21 on the clock. Wildmo took a 3-2 lead with :40 on the clock, turning a low single leg into a takedown with :38 left in the opening period. Hammond quickly escaped to a 3-3 tie and then turned in to Wildmo trying to score in the period's final seconds. Wildmo held firm and the bout moved to the second stanza tied 3-3. Wildmo chose down to start the third period and Hammond was able to keep control, building up over 2:00 in riding time with a strong ride. Wildmo was able to roll through each turning effort and escaped to a 4-3 lead with :42 on the clock (Hammond had 2:06 in riding time). Hammond used a low shot to take a 5-4 lead with a takedown ad the :27 mark. Wildmo escaped to a 5-5 tie at the buzzer but Hammond had 2:27 in time. Hammond chose down to start the third and was hit with his third false start caution, giving Wildmo a point and a 6-5 lead. Hammond escaped to a 6-6 tie and had over 2:00 in riding time. Hammond forced Wildmo's shoulders to the mat and moved behind him for a takedown and an 8-7 lead after a quick Wildmo escape. The Spartan nearly scored at the :11 mark but action moved out of bounds. Hammond picked up one more point off 2:25 in riding time to post the 9-7 win. 174: Senior Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah), ranked No. 3 at 174, met Nick Proctor. Brown scored quickly, using a low single to gain control of Proctor and work his way to a takedown and a 2-0 lead. After a bit of work up top, Brown cut Proctor loose and then quickly took him down a second time to lead 4-2 at the :50 mark. The Lion senior countered a Proctor shot, notched a third takedown with :25 left and cut him loose again. A fourth takedown at the :10 mark gave Brown an 8-3 lead after one. Brown chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 9-3 lead. Brown dominated the second period much like the first, adding three more takedowns in the first minute-plus. He then worked to turn the Spartan for back points over the last :30 and with just :06 left in the second stanza, got the fall at the 5:54 mark. The pin was the 30th of Brown's career, tied for 11th all-time at Penn State. 184: Red-shirt freshman Matt McCutcheon (Apollo, Pa.), ranked No. 17 at 184, battled senior John Rizqallah. The Lion freshman and the Spartan senior battled evenly for the bout's first two minutes before McCutcheon looked to score on a low single. Rizqallah tried to counter the shot but McCutcheon was able to continue to scramble, turning the single into a double and a 2-0 lead with :27 on the clock. A short ride out gave the Lion freshman a 2-0 lead after one period. McCutcheon chose down to start the third period but Rizqallah was strong on offense. McCutcheon was steady however, gaining control of Rizqallah's ankle, working his way around behind the Spartan and taking a 4-0 lead with a reversal. Rizqallah managed an escape but McCutcheon quickly turned shoulder control into a takedown on the edge of the mat and led 6-1 after two periods. Rizqallah chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 6-2 score. McCutcheon connected on a low single on the edge of the mat and picked up another takedown with :35 left to wrestle, upping his lead to 8-2. McCutcheon then rode Rizqallah out and posted the strong 8-2 win. 197: Junior Morgan McIntosh (Santa Ana, Calif.), ranked No. 5 at 197, met senior Nick McDiarmid. The veteran tandem battled evenly for nearly two minutes-plus with neither wrestler mounting a serious offensive charge. Action in the center of the mat consisted of hand fighting up top and the bout moved to the second period tied 0-0. McIntosh chose down to start the second period and steadily worked his way to an escape and a 1-0 lead. McIntosh tried to connect on a high single but McDiarmid was able to consistently back out of trouble to keep the Lion junior at arm's length. Trailing by one, McDiarmid chose down to start the third period and McIntosh was able to break the Spartan down on offense. McIntosh dominated action from the top position, building up over 1:00 in riding time while looking for a turning combination. McIntosh finished off the ride out and, with 1:35 in riding time, posted the 2-0 decision. 285: Lion senior Jimmy Lawson (Toms River, N.J.), ranked No. 6 at 285, battled Chris Nash. Lawson worked the middle of the mat, countering a Nash shot and then forcing his chest to the mat for a takedown and a 2-0 lead midway through the opening period. Lawson put together a strong ride, working Nash for a potential turning combination for over a minute before the Spartan escaped to a 2-1 score. Lawson once again forced Nash's shoulders to the mat and picked up a second takedown late in the period to lead 4-1 after one. Nash chose down to start the second period and Lawson continued to build up riding time. With over 2:00 in riding time, Lawson spent the latter half of the second period trying to turn Nash for back points. Nash escaped to a 4-2 score with :28 on the clock. Leading 4-2 with 2:58 in time, Lawson chose down to start the third period. A quick escaped gave the Lion senior a 5-2 lead with a clinched riding time point. Lawson tried to force the issue on offense but Nash was able to step back repeatedly to keep the Nittany Lion from picking up another takedown. Lawson added a final takedown at the :15 mark and, with a short ride out and 2:45 in riding time, posted the 8-2 win.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- South Dakota State (9-7, 2-1 WWC) closed out its final regular-season road trip Sunday afternoon with a 23-9 win over Air Force. SDSU picked up a pair of major decisions at 157 and 174 en route to the win. “We knew we were going to get tested on the backend of the road trip,” head coach Chris Bono said. "Our guys responded and performed well. We are excited to get back home and in the room leading up to UVU." Following a 1-0 decision to open the dual at 141-lbs by Luke Zilverberg, SDSU won back-to-back matches, as Alex Kocer and #7 Cody Pack built a 7-3 lead for the Jacks. Kocer threatened to major Jerry McGinty, but couldn’t score a late takedown and won 7-0. Kocer scored takedowns in all three periods and added an escape in the third. At 157, #7 Cody Pack battled Sam Kreimier to a 13-4 major decision. Pack tallied multiple takedowns in the first and third periods en route to the major. Following a John Nething II loss at 165 to #18 Jesse Stafford, David Kocer worked his way to the second Jackrabbit major decision of the day, as he beat Michael Billingsley, 16-5. Kocer recorded multiple takedowns in all three periods. Sophomore Brady Ayers put together a strong third period with three takedowns to threaten a third SDSU major decision, but Zen Ikehara escaped in the finals seconds for a 10-3 final. Redshirt freshman Nate Rotert was tied 2-2 with Jack Carda entering the third period, but the Spearfish native scored four points in the third to win 6-3. J.J. Everard made it four wins in a row for the Jacks, as the junior heavyweight beat Marcus Malacek, 5-2. Following a loss at 125 to #9 Josh Martinez, junior Brance Simms beat Anthony McHugh, 6-4 in sudden victory. Simms needed a late reversal in the third period to force overtime, but was able to do so and secured the decisive takedown to get the win. SDSU returns home on Friday for another WWC dual against Utah Valley. Wrestling is slated for 7 p.m. Results: 141: Carter McElhany (Air Force) over Luke Zilverberg – Dec., 1-0 149: Alex Kocer (SDSU) over Jerry McGinty (Air Force) – Dec., 7-0 157: #7 Cody Pack (SDSU) over Sam Kreimier (Air Force) – Maj., 13-4 165: #18 Jesse Stafford (Air Force) over John Nething II (SDSU) – Dec., 4-1 174: David Kocer (SDSU) over Michael Billingsly (Air Force) – Maj., 16-5 184: Brady Ayers (SDSU) over Zen Ikehara (Air Force) – Dec., 10-3 197: Nate Rotert (SDSU) over Jack Carda (Air Force) – Dec., 6-3 285: J.J. Everard (SDSU) over Marcus Malacek (Air Force) – Dec., 5-2 125: #9 Josh Martinez (Air Force) over Isaac Andrade (SDSU) – Dec., 9-2 133: Brance Simms (SDSU) over Anthony McHugh (Air Force) – SV-1, 6-4

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Trailing 14-5 following five matches, the fourth-ranked Ohio State wrestling team stormed back to win four of the final five matches, including three via tech fall, to secure a 23-17 victory over No. 22 Rutgers on Sunday in front of a sold-out crowd at the College Avenue Gym. With the triumph, the Buckeyes extend their winning streak to seven matches while improving to 11-3 overall (7-1 Big Ten). Rutgers is 11-6, 1-6. The Buckeyes' surge was highlighted by Bo Jordan (165 pounds), Kenny Courts (184 pounds) and Kyle Snyder (197), who all earned tech falls. Nathan Tomasello also started the match at 125 pounds with a tech fall. Ohio State's other win came from Mark Martin, who defeated 19th-ranked Phil Bakuckas, 8-2, at 174 pounds. Tomasello got the Buckeyes out to a fast start, racking up points early and often on his way to a 23-8 tech fall over Josh Patrick. Tomasello, now 21-3 overall on the season, scored three takedowns in the first period for a 7-3 lead and then three more in the second for a 13-6 advantage. He finished off the tech fall with an escape and three more takedowns. Rutgers responded with victories in the next four matches, including Scott DelVecchio's 7-1 upset of seventh-ranked Johnni DiJulius at 133 pounds. DelVecchio had a reversal and three-point near fall in the third period to build on his 2-1 advantage. At 141 pounds, senior Logan Stieber did not wrestle due to illness, and Rutgers' Anthony Ashnault, ranked ninth nationally, earned a tech fall over Sal Marandino to give the Scarlet Knights a 8-5 lead. The 149-pound match went to 17th-ranked Ken Theobold, 3-0, over Randy Languis. In the next bout, 157 pounds, Rutgers scored its second upset of the day when No. 17 Anthony Perrotti defeated ninth-ranked Josh Demas, 8-5. Perrotti got the win thanks a reversal and three-point near fall to close the second period. After intermission, Jordan got Ohio State back on the scoreboard with a dominating 16-0 tech fall over Nick Visicaro. It was his second tech fall of the weekend and highlighted by eight quick points in the first period (takedown, two three-point near falls) and eight more in the second (takedown, three-point near fall). Mark Martin gutted out an 8-2 win over No. 19 Phil Bakuckas at 174 pounds to pull Ohio State to within one, 14-13. Leading 2-1 after the first period, he chose down to start the second and quickly escaped for a 3-1 edge. He extended it to 5-1 on a takedown to end the second and then had another in the third (plus riding time) to the decision. Courts put Ohio State ahead for good with a 16-1 tech fall over Taylor Jackson at 184 pounds. The redshirt junior quickly scored a takedown and three-point near fall for a 5-0 advantage. Another three-point near fall made it 8-0 and stalling extended it to 9-0 entering the second period. He finished the match off in the second period with three more takedowns. Snyder clinched the team victory with a dominating 24-8 tech fall at 197 pounds over Hayden Hrymack. Snyder, who moved to 21-2 on the season, had four first-period takedowns, four in the second and a near fall in the third to highlight his afternoon. The Buckeyes return to action on Friday, Feb. 6 when they host second-ranked Minnesota at The Schottenstein Center. The match, which will also serve as Senior Day, begins at 7:00 p.m. Results: 125: #7 Nathan Tomasello (OSU) tech. fall over Josh Patrick (RU), 23-8 | OSU 5, RU 0 133: Scott DelVecchio (RU) dec. over #7 Johnni DiJulius (OSU), 7-1 | OSU 5, RU 3 141: #9 Anthony Ashnault (RU) tech. fall over Sal Marandino (OSU), 20-4 | RU 8, OSU 5 149: #17 Ken Theobold (RU) dec. over Randy Languis (OSU), 3-0 | RU 11, OSU 5 157: #17 Anthony Perrotti (RU) dec. over #9 Josh Demas (OSU), 8-5 | RU 14, OSU 5 165: #5 Bo Jordan (OSU) tech. fall over Nick Visicaro (RU), 16-0 | RU 14, OSU 10 174: #13 Mark Martin (OSU) dec. over #19 Phil Bakuckas (RU), 8-2 | RU 14, OSU 13 184: #12 Kenny Courts (OSU) tech. fall over Taylor Jackson (RU), 16-1 | OSU 18, RU 14 197: #4 Kyle Snyder (OSU) tech. fall over Hayden Hrymack (RU), 24-8 | OSU 23, RU 14 285: #14 Billy Smith (RU) dec. over Ray Gordon (OSU), 5-2 | OSU 23, RU 17

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Victoria Anthony powered her way to a championship at the Dave Schultz Memorial International. The explosive Anthony capped her run through a loaded weight class with a dominant 8-0 win over World champion Clarissa Chun in the finals on Saturday afternoon at the U.S. Olympic Training Center. Anthony, a semifinalist at the 2013 World Championships, scored two first-period takedowns and added a four-point throw on a second-period counter en route to the impressive win at 48 kilos/105.5 pounds. Anthony was named Outstanding Wrestler. Read more Finals Results (Day 3) 48 kilos: Victoria Anthony (Titan Mercury WC) dec. Clarissa Chun (Sunkist Kids), 8-0 53 kilos: Whitney Conder (U.S. Army) won by tech. fall over Haley Augello (New York AC), 11- 55 kilos: Helen Maroulis (Sunkist Kids) dec. Sarah Hildebrandt (King University), 3-2 58 kilos: Alli Ragan (New York AC) won by tech. fall over Mimi Hristova (Bulgaria), 10-0 60 kilos: Leigh Jaynes-Provisor (U.S. Army) pinned Sally Roberts (U.S. Army), 2:34 63 kilos:Erin Clodgo (Sunkist Kids) pinned Kayla Aggio (Gator/OKCU), 1:32 69 kilos: Elena Pirozhkova (Titan Mercury WC) dec. Randi Miller (U.S. Army), 2-2 criteria 75 kilos: Justina DiStasio (Canada) dec. Iris Smith (U.S. Army), 6-0

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Behind six bonus points victories, No. 3 Mizzou wrestling cruised to a 33-6 win over Northern Iowa Saturday evening at the Hearnes Center. The dual victory improved the Tigers to 18-0 this season, tying the all-time Mizzou wrestling single season wins mark. Redshirt freshman Willie Miklus highlighted the team's six bonus points wins, as he pinned Cody Caldwell in just 24 seconds. Redshirt senior Drake Houdashelt produced the other highlight win against the Panthers, defeating Tyler Patten by 17-2 technical fall. Redshirt senior Alan Waters set the tone immediately for the host Tigers, as he tallied an impressive 10-1 major decision over No. 6 Dylan Peters. Redshirt sophomores Zach Synon and Lavion Mayes followed Waters' win with a 6-0 decision and 12-4 major decision, respectively. After the team dropped their first match of the evening at 165 pounds, redshirt senior Johnny Eblen got Mizzou back on track with a 9-1 major decision over Curt Maas. Miklus and Cox rounded out the evening's scoring at the 184 and 197 pound matchups. Mizzou travels to Buffalo on Friday, Feb. 6 and Eastern Michigan on Sunday, Feb. 8 for the team's final MAC road trip of the season. The Tigers' final home dual takes place on Sunday, Feb. 15 vs. American at 12 p.m. (CT), and can be seen live online at MizzouNetwork.com. Check-in to MUTigers.com for the latest information on all things Mizzou wrestling. You can also find the Tigers on social media, by liking us on Facebook and following us on Twitter (@MizzouWrestling). Results: 125: No. 1 Alan Waters (M) over No. 6 Dylan Peters (NI) by 10-1 major decision 133: Zach Synon (M) over Leighton Gaul (NI) by 6-0 decision 141: No. 6 Lavion Mayes (M) over Jake Hodges (NI) by 12-4 major decision 149: No. 1 Drake Houdashelt (M) over Tyler Patten (NI) by 17-2 technical fall 157: No. 10 Joey Lavallee (M) over Jarrett Jensen (NI) by 2-0 decision 165: No. 12 Cooper Moore (NI) over Mikey England (M) by 4-3 decision 174: No. 4 Johnny Eblen (M) over Curt Maas (NI) by 9-1 major decision 184: No. 9 Willie Miklus (M) over Cody Caldwell (NI) by fall (0:24) 197: No. 1 J'den Cox (M) over Basil Minto (NI) by 16-4 major decision HWT: No. 11 Blaize Cabell (NI) over No. 10 Devin Mellon (M) by 3-1 (SV1) decision

NORMAN, Oklahoma -- The No. 8 Iowa State wrestling team(7-2, 1-1 Big 12) defeated Oklahoma (6-6, 1-2 Big 12) 26-18 today. ISU’s winning efforts were propelled by four bonus-point victories, including two pins. No. 6 Earl Hall was pitted against No. 2 Cody Brewer in the second match of the dual. Brewer got in on a single leg on Hall, and it looked like he’d go up 2-0 early in the match. However, Hall ran through Brewer’s grasp, and was able to bring Brewer to his back and secure a pin in 1:02. The fall marked the fourth top-10 opponent Hall has defeated in the New Year. Up next for the Cyclones was Dante Rodriguez at 141. He also secured bonus points for Iowa State with a 17-6 major decision over Oklahoma’s Trae Blackwell. Rodriguez recorded five takedowns, a two-point near-fall and a three-point near-fall in his match. The freshman now has 11 bonus-point victories on the year. No. 14 Gabe Moreno and No. 4 Michael Moreno also notched victories for the Iowa Staters at their respective weight classes. G. Moreno grabbed three takedowns en route to his 9-4 decision over Shayne Tucker. M. Moreno defeated Oklahoma’s Clark Glass via a 5-0 decision. An escape, three-point near-fall and 1:46 of ride time lifted Moreno to victory in the 165 bout. At 184, No. 15 Lelund Weatherspoon added more bonus-points for the Cyclones in his 8-0 major decision over Brooks Climmons. Weatherspoon got out to an early 4-0 lead with a first-period takedown and two-point near-fall. He added another takedown in the second period. An escape to begin the third period and 2:33 of ride time gave the Cyclone the 8-0 major decision. Iowa State’s No. 2 Kyven Gadson closed the door on the Sooners with a third period pin over Andrew Dixon. Gadson led 5-2 in the third period before bringing Nixon to his back and then eventually securing the fall in 5:58. Iowa State will hit the road again next weekend as they wrestle at West Virginia Saturday, at 5 p.m. CST. Results: 125: Ryan Millhof (OU) dec. Kyle Larson (ISU), 3-2. 133: Earl Hall (ISU) fall. Cody Brewer (OU), 1:02. 141: Dante Rodriguez (ISU) maj. dec. Trae Blackwell (OU), 17-6. (2:15 RT) 149: Gabe Moreno (ISU) dec. Shayne Tucker (OU), 9-4. (2:43 RT) 157: Justin DeAngelis (OU) fall. Luke Goettl (ISU), 6:37. 165: Michael Moreno (ISU) dec. Clark Glass (OU), 5-0. (2:43 RT 174: Matt Reed (OU) dec. Tanner Weatherman (ISU), 4-3. 184: Lelund Weatherspoon (ISU) maj. dec. Brooks Climmons (OU), 8-0. (2:33 RT) 197: Kyven Gadson (ISU) fall. Andrew Dixon (OU), 5:58. 285: Ross Larson (OU) fall. Quean Smith (ISU), 4:56.

The No. 18 ranked Wyoming Cowboy wrestling team captured the final five matches of the night, including three falls by Dakota Friesth at 165 pounds, Shane Woods at 197 and Tanner Harms at 285 to record a convincing 32-10 home win over South Dakota State. Friday night marked the 100th dual during the seven years that Mark Branch has served as head coach of the Cowboys, and the victory was the 70th dual win for the Pokes during that span. The win was Wyoming's seventh consecutive dual victory this season and improved the Pokes' dual record to 7-2 overall and 3-0 in the Western Wrestling Conference. South Dakota State fell to 8-7 and 1-1 in the WWC with the loss. Wyoming began the night with an 8-0 major decision by senior Tyler Cox, who is ranked No. 11 in the country at 125 pounds. That was followed by a 4-1 decision from Cowboy sophomore Drew Templeman at 133 to give Wyoming a 7-0 team lead. But South Dakota State fought back to win the next three matches. SDSU's Luke Zilverberg posted a 7-5 win over Wyoming's Cole Mendenhall at 141 pounds. Alex Kocer won by a 7-1 score over UW's Jake Elliott at 149, and the Jackrabbits' Cody Pack, who is ranked No. 6 in the nation, recorded a 12-2 major decision over Cowboy Archie Colgan at 157, moving the Jackrabbits into the lead by a team score of 10-7 at intermission. After the break, it was all Cowboys with senior Friesth winning by fall at the 4:30 mark of the 165-pound match versus John Nething. Friesth entered his match ranked No. 18 in the nation. Fellow senior Andy McCulley, ranked 15th in the country, won a close 5-3 match at 174 pounds to put Wyoming up 16-10. A 14-3 major decision by Wyoming's No. 19 ranked Benjamin Stroh at 184 followed. Senior Woods recorded the quickest fall of the evening only 1:47 into the first period of the 197-pound match over SDSU's Hunter Weddington. Woods entered the match ranked No. 15 in the nation. Cowboy junior Tanner Harms finished off the convincing win with a fall over the Jackrabbits' J.J. Everard 2:17 into the first period. After the dual, Branch spoke to the media about what he saw from his Cowboy squad. "We need to be more aggressive. Even in some wins I wasn't real happy," said Branch. "Obviously in the losses, I didn't think we wrestled with a lot of emotion. But then we saw some emotion in the second half of the dual, which is nice, and we saw some good performances. Pins are always good, so that got me in a better mood finishing with a couple pins. "If you could point to two guys, I think Tanner (Harms) came out aggressive against a kid who beat him last year. He came out in the first five seconds and took a nice shot and got the takedown. He was really a hammer on top, and got the pin. The second guy tonight was Drew Templeman. Drew has been right there, trying to break through and tonight he got a good win over a good kid. He's been in several matches like he was today, but he's lost a little discipline and not been able to close it out. Tonight it was good to see him close it out with a solid takedown in the third period. "There were some good things, but all 10 guys didn't come out and wrestle the way we're supposed to wrestle. We've got to get better, especially before Sunday." Wyoming returns to action on Sunday, Feb. 1 when they will host WWC rival North Dakota State at Noon in the UniWyo Sports Complex. Results: 125 pounds: #13/11/14 Tyler Cox, major decision over Isaac Andrade (SDSU), 8-0 / Wyoming 4, SDSU 0 133: Drew Templeman, decision over Brance Simms (SDSU), 4-1 / Wyoming 7, SDSU 0 141: Luke Zilverberg (SDSU), decision over Cole Mendenhall, 7-5 / Wyoming 7, SDSU 3 149: Alex Kocer (SDSU), decision over Jake Elliott, 7-1 / Wyoming 7, SDSU 6 157: #7/11/6 Cody Pack (SDSU), major decision over Archie Colgan, 12-2 / Wyoming 7, SDSU 10 165: #20/NR/18 Dakota Friesth, wins by fall (4:30) over John Nething II (SDSU), Fall (4:30) / Wyoming 13, SDSU 10 174: #15/17/17 Andy McCulley, decision over David Kocer (SDSU), 5-3 / Wyoming 16, SDSU 10 184: #19/NR/NR Benjamin Stroh, major decision over Brady Ayers (SDSU), 14-3 / Wyoming 20, SDSU 10 197: #17/18/15 Shane Woods, wins by fall (1:47) over Hunter Weddington (SDSU), Fall (1:47) / Wyoming 26, SDS 10 285: Tanner Harms, wins by fall (2:17) over J.J. Everard (SDSU), Fall (2:17) / Wyoming 32, SDSU 10

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Tyler Graff is the newest young wrestler to emerge as a legitimate threat to make a United States World Team. Tyler Graff (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)Graff capped a phenomenal day by winning the Dave Schultz Memorial International on Friday night at the U.S. Olympic Training Center. Graff fired in for two third-period takedowns to down 2014 Schultz champion Omak Syuryun of Russia 5-3 in the men's freestyle finals at 57 kilos/125.5 pounds Graff knocked off World Teamers Angel Escobedo and Nick Simmons en route to the finals. Graff is a past U.S. Junior and University World Team member. He was a 2014 NCAA runner-up for Wisconsin. Graff was named Outstanding Wrestler. He was one of five American champions crowned on Friday. Read more Finals Results (Day 2) 57 kilos: Tyler Graff (New York AC) dec. Omak Syuryun (Russia), 5-3 61 kilos: Bajrang Bajrang (India) dec. Vladimir Flegontov (Russia), 12-3 65 kilos: Jordan Oliver (Sunkist Kids) dec. Reece Humphrey (New York AC), 5-1 70 kilos: Nick Marable (Sunkist Kids) dec. Dustin Schlatter (Minnesota Storm), 1-1 74 kilos: Kiril Terziev (Bulgaria) pinned George Ivanov (Bulgaria), 5:43 86 kilos: Clayton Foster (GRIT Athletics) tech. fall Richard Perry (New York AC), 12-1 97 kilos: Cayle Byers (Titan Mercury WC) dec. Dustin Kilgore (Sunkist Kids), 12-8 125 kilos: Pavel Krivtsov (Russia) dec. Dom Bradley (Sunkist Kids), 5-2

Nick Moore pinned Brandon Kingsley to give Iowa a 6-0 lead after the opening match (Photo/Mark Beshey, The Guillotine)MINNEAPOLIS -- Iowa's Nick Moore set the tone early and helped jump-start his team in a big dual meet in front of a big crowd. The Hawkeye senior 165-pounder opened Friday night's dual meet against top-ranked Minnesota by pinning Brandon Kingsley, which helped propel Iowa to a 23-12 victory in front of 13,630 fans at Williams Arena in Minneapolis. After giving up the first takedown, Moore battled back to tie the match at 2-2 in the second period. He then countered a Kingsley attack and used a whipover to pin the Gopher sophomore at 4:27. "He got a dose of some heavy hips and then it just felt good when I locked it up," said Moore, who is ranked seventh at 165 pounds. "It was a good hold." The Hawkeyes carried the momentum to 174 pounds, where second-ranked Mike Evans remained undefeated on the season with a 3-1 win in sudden victory over fourth-ranked Logan Storley. The two Big Ten rivals traded escapes in the second and third periods. Then, 27 seconds into sudden victory, Evans shot a double leg and Storley attempted to counter by rolling through, but the Hawkeye senior was awarded the match-winning takedown. It was Evans' second straight win over Storley, who still leads their all-time series 3-2. "He tried to scramble out, but it's overtime," said Evans. "With the rules that got implemented over the past like two years, when you get put down, it's two. That's it. It's over, especially in overtime." Mike Evans scored off a double leg in sudden victory to defeat Logan Storley (Photo/Mark Beshey, The Guillotine)Iowa coach Tom Brands was pleased with Evans' win, but still expects more from his senior two-time All-American. "That's a big win for him," said Brands of Evans' victory over Storley. "That was probably the match of the meet, so good for Evans. But when you're taking a guy down there you don't relax even on a whistle. You wrestle that situation just like it's regulation. Keep your hips down." At 184 pounds, Iowa's Sammy Brooks stretched the Hawkeyes' lead to 12-0 by registering a 13-7 decision over No. 11 Brett Pfarr in a pivotal match. The eighth-ranked Brooks gave up the opening takedown, but responded with a takedown of his own in the first period and added two takedowns in each of the last two periods to pull away for a comfortable victory. Minnesota got on the scoreboard at 197 pounds when sixth-ranked Scott Schiller edged previously unbeaten Nathan Burak, 3-1, to cut the deficit to 12-3. With the match tied 1-1, Schiller scored the only takedown of the match in the final five seconds off a double leg. Iowa's Bobby Telford picked up a 6-4 over No. 13 Michael Kroells at heavyweight to extend Iowa's lead to 15-3 at intermission. The Hawkeyes came out of intermission strong as Thomas Gilman scored early and often in a 23-7 technical fall victory over true freshman Ethan Lizak at 125 pounds. "He's really offensive and getting to his best stuff, and it really doesn't matter if you scout him because he's fast, and I call that wrestling fast," Brands said of Gilman, who earned his 20th victory in 21 matches this season. Chris Dardanes takes Cory Clark to the mat in a 5-3 victory (Photo/Mark Beshey, The Guillotine)Minnesota seniors Chris Dardanes and Nick Dardanes earned wins at 133 pounds and 141 pounds respectively to cut the deficit to 21-9 with two matches remaining. Chris Dardanes used takedowns in the first and third periods to earn a 5-3 victory over No. 5 Cory Clark. Nick Dardanes opened up a 2-1 match in the third period against No. 5 Josh Dziewa with an escape and two takedowns for a convincing 7-2 win. At 149 pounds, Iowa's second-ranked Brandon Sorensen and Minnesota's Jake Short battled to scoreless tie after two periods. In the third period Sorensen earned an early escape and late takedown to win 4-0 with an additional point added for riding time. The freshman Sorenson is now 25-2 on the season. In the final match of the dual meet, top-ranked Dylan Ness of Minnesota, who has battling a sickness all week, earned a gutty, come-from-behind 11-9 victory over No. 15 Mike Kelly at 157 pounds. Kelly led 8-5 in the third period before Ness scored a takedown off a bear hug with two nearfall points to take the lead and then held on for the win to remain unbeaten on the season at 23-0. Dylan Ness came from behind to defeat Mike Kelly (Photo/Mark Beshey, The Guillotine)"Dylan Ness showed a tremendous amount of courage for what he did tonight," said Minnesota coach J Robinson. "If you go back and watch the match you can tell in about the first minute, minute and a half that it wasn't Dylan Ness. But that's a great example of a heart of a champion. "He's a thoroughbred. You give him a chance to run and he's going to run and he's going to do what he has to do. He did it for himself and he did it for his team. I think that's an unbelievable amount of courage for a guy this young to do that kind of thing." With the dual meet victory, Iowa improves to 11-0 overall and 6-0 in the Big Ten, which gives the Hawkeyes sole possession of first place in the Big Ten. However, it would be hard to tell that was the case listening to the winning coach after the dual meet. "Overall, we've got work to do," said Brands. "Even Gilman's got work to do. We've just got to keep putting an edge on these guys. I don't think it's a matter of putting a grade on it as much as it is to keep moving forward." Minnesota drops to 10-1 on the season and 6-1 in the conference. "We just didn't come out and wrestle the way we should have tonight," said Schiller. "We kind of started off on the wrong foot. It's hard to come out of a hole like that. In any match you definitely don't want to start off down in a hole like that, but we've got to find a way to win." It was the second-largest crowd ever to witness a Gopher/Hawkeye dual meet. "I was happy with the crowd, but I wasn't happy for the crowd," said Robinson, who is in his 29th season as Minnesota's head wrestling coach. "We didn't give them a show." Results: 165: No. 7 Nick Moore (Iowa) pinned Brandon Kingsley (Minnesota), 4:33 174: No. 2 Mike Evans (Iowa) dec. No. 4 Logan Storley (Minnesota), 3-1 SV 184: No. 8 Sammy Brooks (Iowa) dec. No. 11 Brett Pfarr (Minnesota), 13-7 197: No. 6 Scott Schiller (Minnesota) dec. No. 3 Nathan Burak (Iowa), 3-1 285: No. 2 Bobby Telford (Iowa) dec. No. 13 Michael Kroells (Minnesota), 6-4 125: No. 5 Thomas Gilman (Iowa) tech. fall Ethan Lizak (Minnesota), 23-7 133: No. 1 Chris Dardanes (Minnesota) dec. No. 5 Cory Clark (Iowa), 5-3 141: No. 4 Nick Dardanes (Minnesota) dec. No. 5 Josh Dziewa (Iowa), 7-3 149: No. 2 Brandon Sorensen (Iowa) dec. Jake Short (Minnesota), 4-0 157: No. 1 Dylan Ness (Minnesota) dec. No. 15 Mike Kelly (Iowa), 11-9

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The Illinois wrestling team came out strong and performed well up and down the lineup against Maryland on Friday evening. The Illini, the fourth-ranked team in W.I.N. Magazine's Tournament Power Index, took control of the bout early and never looked back, shell shocking the Terrapins, 32-3. Illinois improves to 10-4 (4-3 Big Ten), while the Maryland falls to 5-12 (0-6 Big Ten). The dual got off to a fantastic start for the home squad, as #2 Isaiah Martinez and #8 Jackson Morse each recorded second-period technical falls to give the Illini an early 10-0 lead. Martinez defeated Lou Mascola, 20-4, at 157 pounds, while Morse took down Tyler Manion by a score of 18-2 at 165 pounds. The technical fall by Martinez was his eighth of the season, adding to his NCAA Division I leading total. The rest of the Illinois lineup continued to add to the double-digit lead, as the Illini would go on to win nine of the 10 weight classes. At 174, #8 Zac Brunson earned a 4-1 decision over Josh Snook, and #18 Nikko Reyes added a 6-2 victory over Tony Gardner in the 184-pound matchup. Jeff Koepke came away with a 4-3 decision over Rob Fitzgerald at 197 pounds, while Brooks Black also came away with a one-point win over All-American Spencer Myers at heavyweight. Black used an escape in the final seconds of the first tiebreaker to grab the upset. At 125 pounds, #1 Jesse Delgado made his along awaited return to the Illinois lineup after being sidelined due to injury for over two months. Delgado faced Josh Polacek in what amounted to a feeling out process for the two-time defending NCAA and Big Ten champ. Delgado came away with a 3-2 decision. #2 Zane Richards earned Illinois' third extra-point victory of the night in the 133-pound bout, defeating #16 Geoffrey Alexander, 14-4. #13 Steven Rodrigues earned a 3-2 decision over Shyheim Brown at 141 pounds for Illinois' final points of the night. In the bout's final matchup, Maryland's Ben Dorsay scored a last-second takedown on Kyle Langenderfer to win 3-1 and prevent the shutout. The Illini will head to Purdue on Sunday, Feb. 1 for a 2 p.m. ET start. That contest will be aired live on the Big Ten Network. Results: 157: #2 Isaiah Martinez (ILL) over Lou Mascola (MARY) (TF 20-4, 4:32) 165: #8 Jackson Morse (ILL) over Tyler Manion (MARY) (TF 18-2, 4:15) 174: #8 Zac Brunson (ILL) over Josh Snook (MARY) (Dec 4-1) 184: #18 Nikko Reyes (ILL) over Tony Gardner (MARY) (Dec 6-2) 197: Jeff Koepke (ILL) over Rob Fitzgerald (MARY) (Dec 4-3) 285: Brooks Black (ILL) over #13 Spencer Myers (MARY) (TB1 2-1) 125: #1 Jesse Delgado (ILL) over Josh Polacek (MARY) (Dec 3-2) 133: #2 Zane Richards (ILL) over #16 Geoffrey Alexander (MARY) (MD 14-4) 141: #13 Steven Rodrigues (ILL) over Shyhiem Brown (MARY) (Dec 3-2) 149: Ben Dorsay (MARY) over Kyle Langenderfer (ILL) (Dec 3-1)