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ABERDEEN, S.D. -- Southwest Minnesota State was in full control as it dominated Northern State, 31-10 in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference wrestling Wednesday night. The dual started out at 157 pounds as Northern State's Sean Havlocic scored first in a close, 4-3 decision over Patrick Kelley. The next trio of Mustangs would defeat their opponent as Jacob Begin started the scoring at 165 pounds as the senior pinned Blake Perryman at 3:56 to give the Mustangs the lead. Colton Vekved and Brody Goens would also score points for SMSU with a pair of decisions to put the Mustangs up 12-3. NSU would score at 197 as Joe Gomez defeated Tristan Ezell with a major decision to pull with in six points, but Cole Wilson took on Dustin Caspers and recorded a major decision and pushed the Mustangs lead to 16-7. In the 125 and 133 pounds SMSU would win by forfeit. Cody Reed would add to the lead at 141 pounds with a 4-0 decision to cement the victory. In the final dual of the night, Grant Steen held on to get the final points of the dual for NSU by a 4-3 decision over Jake Slocum. Results: 125 pounds | Taylor Curtis (SMSU) over (Unknown) (SMSU 22-7) 133 pounds | Landyn VanOverbeke (SMSU) over (Unknown) (SMSU 28-7) 141 pounds | Cody Reed (SMSU) over Tyler Frost (NSU) Decision 4-0 (SMSU 31-7) 149 pounds | Grant Steen (NSU) over Jake Slocum (SMSU) Decision 4-3 (SMSU 31-10) 157 pounds | Sean Havlovic (NSU) over Patrick Kelley (SMSU) Decision 4-3 (NSU 3-0) 165 pounds | Jacob Begin (SMSU) over Blake Perryman (NSU) Fall 3:56 (SMSU 6-3) 174 pounds | Colton Vekved (SMSU) over Anthony Navarro (NSU) Decision 11-6 (SMSU 9-3) 184 pounds | Brody Goens (SMSU) over David Murphy (NSU) Decision 9-3 (SMSU 12-3) 197 pounds | Joe Gomez (NSU) over Tristan Ezell (SMSU) Major Decision 14-0 (SMSU 12-7) 285 pounds | Cole Wilson (SMSU) over Dustin Caspers (NSU) Major Decision 10-2 (SMSU 16-7) Southwest Minnesota State will return to the PE Gym and take on No. 6 Upper Iowa on Friday night at 7 p.m.

GETTYSBURG, Pa. -- The Johns Hopkins wrestling team won four of the first six matches to jump to a 14-3 lead and held off a late rally by host Gettysburg as the Blue Jays earned a 20-15 victory in Centennial Conference wrestling action in Bream Gymnasium Wednesday evening. Johns Hopkins evens its Centennial record at 2-2, while Gettysburg slips to 1-2 in the league. Hopkins got off to a quick start on the strength of a pair of major decisions by fifth-ranked Paul Bewak at 125 and junior Evan Krumheuer at 133. Bewak led just 4-2 over Noah Malamut late in the second period before a reversal and three-point near fall extended his advantage to 9-2. He added a takedown and three more backs in the final period to take a 14-2 victory. Krumheuer added a 13-5 major decision of Barrett Connor at 133 as he led 5-0 after one period and 9-2 after two en route to the victory. The win for Bewak as the 118th of his career, which ties him with Bill Holsinger of Muhlenberg (1999-2002) for sixth place on the Centennial’s career victory chart. The teams split the next four matches with Johns Hopkins’ Tommy Grifa and Christian Salera taking decisions at 149 and 157 to help the Blue Jays to the 14-3 lead. A narrow 4-3 win by Pat Thomas over Welles Sakmar at 165 trimmed the deficit to 14-6, but back-to-back wins at 174 and 184 secured the win for the Blue Jays. While all six individual wins the Blue Jays earned were key to the victory, it was a five-point move by sophomore Jared Forman in the third period that proved decisive. Locked in a 3-3 tie with Gettysburg’s Tyler Cunningham, Forman scored a takedown near the edge of the circle and put Cunningham to his back for three near fall points to grab an 8-3 victory. When senior Evan Johnson followed with a 9-4 victory over Camden Stoops, the Blue Jays had a 20-6 lead and had secured an eighth straight win against the Bullets. Anthony Puca decisioned Kory Johnson (5-3) at 197 and Joey Bragg added a second-period pin at 285 to account for the 20-15 final score. Results: 125: Paul Bewak (J) def. Noah Malamut (G) (MD 14-2) 133: Evan Krumheuer (J) over Barrett Connor (G) (MD 13-5) 141: Jake Bracken (G) over Connor Joyce (J) (Dec 3-2) 149: Tommy Grifa (J) over Quinn Merrigan (G) (Dec 8-5) 157: Christian Salera (J) over Brandon Carcuffe (G) (Dec 9-2) 165: Pat Thomas (G) over Welles Sakmar (J) (Dec 4-3) 174: Jared Forman (J) over Tyler Cunningham (G) (Dec 8-3) 184: Evan Johnson (J) over Camden Stoops (G) (Dec 9-4) 197: Anthony Puca (G) over Kory Johnson (J) (Dec 5-3) 285: Joey Bragg (G) over Ellis Flannery (J) (Fall 4:29)

Jordan Kutler won a Beast of the East title (Photo/Rob Preston) The final step in the eight weekend gauntlet that is the regular season schedule for No. 3 Blair Academy, N.J., comes on Saturday night when they travel to No. 5 Wyoming Seminary, Pa., for a dual meet. The teams have been in one common tournament this season, the Walsh Ironman. The Buccaneers placed second scoring 189.5 points, which was obviously aided by Mason Manville's runner-up finish at 160; Manville is no longer on the roster. Conversely Wyoming Seminary was fourth in the standings with 134 points, though they were missing Nick Reenan at 170 (though he's been out all season), a top three finisher in all likelihood. What appears to be a big gap based on the Ironman standings is actually one that is smaller in reality, and much smaller if accounting for Reenan. All that sets up what is a big dual meet to be held in Kingston. The teams met last year at the NHSCA Festival, splitting the weight classes seven apiece, but Blair Academy won the dual 27-24. Below are the projected weight-by-weight matchups for Saturday night. 106: Matthew Vinci (Blair) vs. Will Moss (Wyoming Seminary) Neither wrestler placed at the Walsh Ironman in mid-December. However, Moss went 2-2, while Vinci was 1-2. In one of the weaker matchups across this dual meet, Moss is the favorite. 113: No. 15 Zach Sherman vs. Jack Davis Sherman placed eighth at the Walsh Ironman, while Davis went two-and-out. Sherman was also a runner-up at National Preps, and is the clear favorite in this bout. 120: Requir van der Merwe vs. No. 6 Jack Mueller Mueller placed third at the Walsh Ironman, while van der Merwe was one match short of placement. Last year at National Preps, Mueller was champion and van der Merwe third at 113 pounds. 126: Andrew Monohan vs. Trent Olson Olson was a runner-up last year at National Preps to Mueller, when Mueller was at Trinity Christian Academy in Texas. Monohan did not start last year for Blair Academy. At the Walsh Ironman, Olson went 1-2, though the losses were to L.J. Bentley and Jose Rodriguez; while Blair teammate Andrew Merola went 2-2. This match is one that Olson would be favored to win. 132: No. 16 Charles Tucker vs. John Busiello Tucker placed third at the Walsh Ironman, while Busiello was one match short of placement. Last year at National Preps, Tucker placed second at 120, while Busiello was fifth at 106. This is a match that Tucker is a clear favorite in. 138: No. 2 Matthew Kolodzik vs. Will Verallis This match would be a rematch of the National Prep final that Kolodzik won last year. However, Wyoming Seminary could choose to bump Verallis up to 145, and place Patrick Munn into the lineup. At the Ironman, Kolodzik placed second, while Verallis was 2-2. Kolodzik wins regardless of opponent; however, if it's not Verallis, bonus is almost assured. 145: Michael Monica vs. Danny Boychuck At the Walsh Ironman, Boychuck placed seventh, while Monica was one match away from placement. This matchup in and of itself would be a tossup; however, Boychuck did not compete for Wyoming Seminary at Eastern States. If Boychuck is not available, I would think they bump Verallis up to this weight (as he won't beat Kolodzik, while the Blue Knights' backup here won't beat Monica). 152: No. 3 Jordan Kutler vs. Jake Hendricks/Andrew Munn/Colin Toggas Kutler placed third at the Walsh Ironman, while Toggas went 2-2 for the Blue Knights. Kutler has been on fire all season, and is looking at bonus points in this match. 160: Peter Bearse vs. No. 10 Chris Weiler Bearse did not wrestle for Blair at the Ironman, but placed eighth at the Beast; while Weiler finished third at the Ironman, after finishing runner-up last year at National Preps. 170: No. 8 Brandon Dallavia vs. No. 6 Nick Reenan/Greg Kleinsmith Reenan, runner-up last year to Mason Manville at National Preps, has been out of the lineup all season. However, it is possible he could be back for this dual meet. A very solid Greg Kleinsmith has been in the lineup all year, and went 2-2 at the Walsh Ironman. Dallavia placed third at the Ironman, and was fourth in this weight class – a loaded one – at National Preps last year. 182: No. 14 Chase Singletary vs. No. 11 Christian Dietrich These two wrestlers met in the seventh place match at the Walsh Ironman, where Dietrich came through with a 5-2 victory. A similarly competitive match, where Dietrich is the likely winner, is the most feasible outcome. Dietrich was a New York state champion last year as a sophomore, while Singletary was third in Florida as a freshman after winning high school state titles in seventh and eighth grade. 195: Neil Putnam vs. Zane Black The sophomore Black out-placed Putnam at the Walsh Ironman, placing sixth compared to seventh. As a freshman, Black made the Pennsylvania Class AA state tournament, while competing at Bishop McDevitt; Putnam placed fifth in National Preps as a sophomore. On paper, Black would be the slightest of favorites. 220: No. 8 David Showunmi vs. Cole Nye These two wrestlers met in the quarterfinals at the Walsh Ironman, Showunmi winning a 7-1 decision the way to a championship, while Nye placed seventh. Last year, Showunmi missed National Preps due to injury, but was a Junior freestyle All-American; while Nye fell short of state qualification as a freshman at Bishop McDevitt, though he became a Cadet freestyle All-American in the summer. 285: Ian Day vs. Michael Rogers This is the weakest weight class for Blair Academy, while Rogers placed fourth at the Walsh Ironman, and was a Junior National double All-American this summer. The end game in this dual meet creates matchups were Wyoming Seminary is the favorite to win at least seven weight classes. As a result, it is Blair Academy that is going to have to create some matchups, some upsets, and have things go right for them. It is strange that Blair Academy matches up worse against Wyoming Seminary than they did against St. Paris Graham, though the Falcons are a clearly more talented team than the Blue Knights.

Seth Nevills (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)The top two teams in the state of California this year are neighboring schools in the same Fresno-area school district. They are ranked fourth and sixth nationally, and arch-rivals. Buchanan head coach Troy Tirapelle is the younger brother of Clovis assistant head coach Adam Tirapelle, and their father Steve is the co-head coach at Clovis. The last four California state wrestling tournaments, and 12 in all, have been won by No. 4 Clovis; while No. 6 Buchanan counters with just one state title, that coming in 2006. Clovis has also not lost a dual met against in-state opposition in just over eight years, last losing to Buchanan in late January of 2007. The consecutive win streak has reached 86. Thursday night, No. 4 Clovis travels to No. 6 Buchanan in a massive dual meet, and a sellout crowd is expected for this backyard brawl. Below are the projected lineups, state rankings listed are courtesy of The California Wrestler from January 22. 106: 14-Wyatt Cornelison (Clovis) vs. 11-Chris Gaxiola/Ethan Leake (Buchanan) Cornelison has lost matches against both potential starters for Buchanan this season, 4-2 to Gaxiola last month, and 9-4 to Leake earlier this month. 113: No. 2 1-Justin Mejia vs. 17 Alejandro Jimenez Mejia was a state champion last year at 106 pounds, while Jimenez went 0-2 in the 120 pound weight class at state 120: 10-Tristan Gilliland vs. 9-Ross Arve While Arve is the higher ranked wrestler, based on winning the Zinkin Classic, where Gilliland placed third; overall productivity may give an edge to Gilliland, placing seventh last year at 113 in the state tournament while Arve failed to place down at 106. 126: 8-Dylan Martinez vs. No. 18 2-Durbin Lloren Lloren has twice placed fifth in the California state tournament, and won a title at the Powerade tournament earlier this season; while fellow junior Martinez is in his first year as a state, after being closed out by any number of solid Cougars lightweights the previous two years. 132: 7-Brandon Martino vs. 22-Dean Esquibel The sophomore Martino is in his initial year as a starter for Clovis, and has a head-on winner over two-time state qualifier Esquibel. It came earlier this month, 8-4 in overtime at the Doc Buchanan; Martino finished fourth in the tournament, while Esquibel failed to place. 138: 2-Khristian Olivas vs. 5-Greg Gaxiola This is a battle of two-time state qualifiers, Olivas with the only placement, coming in fourth two years ago down at 113. The two wrestlers met in the Doc Buchanan final earlier this month, Olivas coming away with an 8-4 victory. 145: 4-Isaiah Hokit vs. 9-Kyler Hansen Hokit is a three-time state placer, while Hansen is a three-time state qualifier. Hokit beat Hansen head-on by 6-4 overtime decision in the finals of last month’s Zinkin Classic. 152: 14-Jared Hill/Lane Barnes vs. 6-Connor Francis Either of the options for Clovis was a state qualifier last year, while Francis placed sixth at the state tournament. Francis has a 3-0 head-on win over Barnes from the Zinkin Classic final last month. 160: 3-Dominic Kincaid vs. 5-Abner Romero Both wrestlers have made the state tournament twice; Romero having the only state placement, eighth last year at 152, a weight bracket in which Kincaid failed to place. However, Kincaid did win the central section qualifying tournament, in which Romero placed third. 170: 2-Josh Hokit vs. 4-Anthony Montalvo Hokit placed fifth last year at state as a sophomore, while the freshman Montalvo has placed sixth in a pair of elite national level in-season tournaments (Powerade and Doc Buchanan). Hokit outplaced Montalvo at the Doc Buchanan, while Montalvo also lost 6-0 to fellow Clovis wrestler Kincaid in December. 182: 3-A.J. Nevills vs. 15-Cade Belshay Nevills placed seventh last year at state as a sophomore in this weight class, while the sophomore Belshay was a surprise finalist at the Powerade late last month. In December, Nevills beat probably a superior Buchanan wrestler (An) by 8-7 decision in the tournament final; while Belshay split matches against a reserve for Clovis. 195: 3-Adam Prentice vs. 4-Young Woo An Both wrestlers in this match are seniors, and neither has placed at the state tournament, though both do have state experience. Prentice out-placed An at the Doc Buchanan earlier this month, where he earned a head-on win. 220: 3-Seth Nevills vs. 4-Kai Dill The freshman Nevills is fourth in a line of excellent brothers to wrestle for Clovis (older brother A.J. is at 182, while even older siblings Nick and Zach are competing at Penn State and Stanford respectively). Earlier this month, he beat two-time state qualifier Dill by 8-5 decision to win the Doc Buchanan title. 285: 4-Hexton Coronado vs. 9-Zach Levatino Coronado qualified for state two years ago as a sophomore, but was closed out last year by an excellent upper-weight group for Clovis; while Levatino went 0-2 at the state tournament last year as a sophomore. Coronado was second at the Zinkin and first at the Doc Buchanan, while Levatino was third and failing to place; however, the only head-on meeting this year came last month, Coronado winning 6-4 in overtime. This dual meet features 17 projected state placers (ranked top 8 at present in the state of California). Furthermore, over three quarters of the projected wrestlers in this dual meet are projected to finish within one match of state placement. The level and intensity of competition in this dual meet will be staggering, with five matches in specific featuring top eight wrestlers going against one another. Based on the present rankings, Clovis should win this dual meet by a ten match to four outcome. Even if it’s that type of match count, or slightly higher, virtually every match will be a competitive entity. Conversely, if things go right for the hosts, it is a dual meet Buchanan can win.

The last weekend of January is here. The regular season is starting to fade down. Already at the conference tournaments in some states, and the postseason (individual bracket or dual meet) in some others. The following are schedules of competition for Fab 50 teams from 1/28 through 2/3. No. 2 St. Paris Graham, Ohio -- host state dual meet regional quarterfinal round(s) tonight (1/28); travel to New Lexington, Ohio for the Jimmy Wood Invitational on Saturday No. 3 Blair Academy, N.J. -- dual meet at No. 5 Wyoming Seminary, Pa. on Saturday No. 4 Clovis, Calif. -- dual meet at No. 6 Buchanan, Calif. tomorrow (1/29) No. 5 Wyoming Seminary, Pa. -- dual meet vs. No. 3 Blair Academy, N.J. on Saturday; tri-meet at No. 11 Bergen Catholic, N.J. with No. 36 Bound Brook, N.J. No. 6 Buchanan, Calif. -- dual meet vs. No. 4 Clovis, Calif. tomorrow (1/29) No. 7 Franklin Regional, Pa. -- host pre-quarterfinal and quarterfinal round of WPIAL Class AAA duals tonight (1/28), then at Penn Hills, Pa. for final four on Saturday No. 8 Southeast Polk, Iowa -- host CIML tournament on Friday No. 9 Archer, Ga. -- first layer of individual state series (area tournament) at Parkview, Ga. on Saturday No. 10 Bethlehem Catholic, Pa. -- dual meet vs. Bethlehem Liberty, Pa. tonight (1/28); District XI dual meet tournament at Freedom, Pa. on Friday and Saturday No. 11 Bergen Catholic, N.J. -- dual meet vs. No. 32 Don Bosco Prep, N.J. tomorrow (1/29); dual meet vs. Ridgewood on Friday; tri-meet vs. No. 5 Wyoming Seminary, Pa. and No. 36 Bound Brook, N.J. on Sunday No. 12 Poway, Calif. -- dual meet at Torrey Pines, Calif. tomorrow (1/29) No. 13 Broken Arrow, Okla. -- dual meet vs. Bixby, Okla. tomorrow (1/29); dual meet vs. Sapulpa, Okla. on Friday No. 14 Stillwater, Okla. -- dual meet vs. Altus, Okla. on Friday; travel to Perry, Okla. for Big 4+4 Tournament on Saturday; dual meet at Southmoore, Okla. on Tuesday (2/3) No. 15 St. Edward, Ohio -- host state dual meet regional quarterfinal round(s) tonight (1/28); tri-meet at Claymont, Ohio with Uniontown Lake, Ohio on Saturday No. 17 Apple Valley, Minn. -- dual meet vs. Shakopee, Minn. tomorrow (1/29) No. 18 Neosho, Mo. -- travel to Branson, Mo. for Central Ozark Conference Tournament on Saturday No. 19 Massillon Perry, Ohio -- host state dual meet regional quarterfinal round(s) tonight (1/28); dual meet at Massillon Jackson, Ohio tomorrow (1/29); travel to Delaware Hayes, Ohio for the Rieman Invitational on Saturday No. 20 Carl Sandburg, Ill. -- dual meet vs. Andrew, Ill. on Saturday No. 21 Bettendorf, Iowa -- dual meet at Clinton, Iowa tomorrow (1/29); MAC Tournament on Saturday No. 22 Glenbard North, Ill. -- DVC Tournament at Naperville North, Ill. on Saturday No. 23 St. Michael-Albertville, Minn. -- tri-meet at Totino-Grace, Minn. with Elk River, Minn. tomorrow (1/29); conference tournament at St. Francis, Minn. on Friday No. 24 Tuttle, Okla. -- dual meet at Yukon, Okla. tomorrow (1/29); travel to Clinton, Okla. for the Hub City Classic; dual meet vs. Plainview, Okla. on Tuesday (2/3) No. 25 Lowell, Mich. -- dual meet vs. Richmond, Mich. on Friday No. 26 Evansville Mater Dei, Ind. -- first layer of individual state series (sectional tournament) at (Evansville) Central, Ind. on Saturday No. 27 Crook County, Ore. -- dual meet at Culver, Ore. tonight (1/28); dual meet at Roseburg, Ore. on Saturday No. 28 Mesa Mountain View, Ariz. -- tri-meet at Skyline, Ariz. with Dobson, Ariz. tomorrow (1/29) No. 29 Delta, Ohio -- host state dual meet regional quarterfinal round(s) tonight (1/28) No. 30 Belle Vernon, Pa. -- host pre-quarterfinal and quarterfinal round of WPIAL Class AAA duals tonight (1/28), then at Penn Hills, Pa. for final four on Saturday No. 31 Greater Latrobe, Pa. -- host pre-quarterfinal and quarterfinal round of WPIAL Class AAA duals tonight (1/28), then at Penn Hills, Pa. for final four on Saturday No. 32 Don Bosco Prep, N.J. -- dual meet at No. 11 Bergen Catholic, N.J. tomorrow (1/29) No. 33 St. Peter’s Prep, N.J. -- travel to Moorestown (N.J.) Duals on Friday and Saturday No. 34 South Dade, Fla. -- GMAC Tournament on Friday and Saturday No. 35 Phillipsburg, N.J. -- dual meet vs. Hunterdon Central, N.J. tonight (1/28); dual meet vs. Warren Hills, N.J. tomorrow (1/29); dual meet at Southern Regional, N.J. on Saturday No. 36 Bound Brook, N.J. -- dual meet vs. Voorhees, N.J. tonight; tri-meet at No. 11 Bergen Catholic, N.J. with No. 5 Wyoming Seminary, Pa. on Sunday No. 37 Minisink Valley, N.Y. -- host multi-team dual meet event on Saturday; dual meet at Newburgh Free Academy, N.Y. on Tuesday (2/3) No. 38 Brecksville, Ohio -- host state dual meet regional quarterfinal round(s) tonight (1/28) No. 39 Kaukauna, Wis. -- dual meet vs. Neenah, Wis. tomorrow (1/29); travel to Pulaski (Wis.) Invitational on Saturday No. 40 Elyria, Ohio -- host state dual meet regional quarterfinal round(s) tonight (1/28); dual meet vs. Revere, Ohio on Saturday No. 41 DePaul Catholic, N.J. -- dual meet vs. Paramus Catholic, N.J. tonight (1/28); dual meet at Wayne Valley, N.J. on Friday No. 43 Brighton, Mich. -- dual meet vs. Howell, Mich. tonight (1/28) No. 44 Dayton Christian, Ohio -- state dual meet regional quarterfinal round(s) tonight (1/28) at West Carrollton, Ohio; travel to Sandusky, Ohio for SMCC D3 Duals on Friday and Saturday No. 45 Delbarton, N.J. -- dual meet vs. Montville, N.J. tonight (1/28); travel to Mt. Olive, N.J. for Morris County Tournament on Friday and Saturday No. 46 St. Johns, Mich. -- dual meet at Haslett, Mich. tonight (1/28); dual meet vs. Davison, Mich. at University of Michigan on Friday No. 47 Cumberland Valley, Pa. -- District 3 Dual meet playoffs tomorrow (1/29) and Saturday, location(s) are TBD No. 49 Colonial Forge, Va. -- dual meet vs. Robinson, Va. at George Mason University on Saturday No. 50 Marist, Ill. -- ESCC Conference Championships at Notre Dame, Ill. on Friday No contests during the week: No. 1 Oak Park River Forest (Ill.), No. 16 Montini Catholic (Ill.), No. 42 Marmion Academy (Ill.), No. 48 Brandon (Fla.)

The end of January, right before the individual state wrestling tournament series starts across the nation, is a time when dual meet wrestling takes its place at the forefront. While there are many dual meets that will happen this coming week, and have happened over the last few weeks; however, one can argue that this neighborhood battle out near Fresno, Calif. is the most electric and dynamic in the country. No. 4 Clovis at No. 6 Buchanan -- Thursday! Clovis has won the last four California state wrestling tournaments, and has not lost a dual meet against in-state opposition in just over eight years, when Buchanan upended them in late January of 2007. The dual meet win streak is now up to 86, as the fourth-ranked Cougars travel to sixth-ranked Buchanan for a massive dual meet tomorrow night. A sellout crowd is expected for this backyard brawl. A match-by-match breakdown will be provided as a separate article. No. 3 Blair Academy, N.J. survived stern test at No. 15 St. Edward, Ohio In the penultimate weekend of an eight weekend stretch where they are to face nationally ranked teams in each event, No. 3 Blair Academy, N.J. traveled to Lakewood, Ohio to take on No. 15 St. Edward and No. 50 Marist, Ill. In the opening match of the triangular, Blair Academy dominated on the way to a 48-18 victory over Marist in which they won ten weight classes (would have been 11 but for an injury default by No. 8 David Showunmi at 220 pounds). The middle match of the triangular had St. Edward beat Marist 45-24, as the host Eagles took home victories in nine weight classes. The main event of the Saturday afternoon was the annual dual meet between perennial powers Blair Academy and St. Edward. It went down with the following box score. 106: Matt Kazimir (SE) maj. dec. Matthew Vinci, 11-2; SE 4-0 113: No. 15 Zach Sherman (B) dec. Allan Hart, 4-3, tiebreaker; 4-3 120: Requir van der Merwe (B) pinned Cade Hepner, 4:23; B 9-4 126: L.J. Bentley (SE) dec. Andrew Monohan, 5-1; 9-7 132: No. 15 Hunter Ladnier (SE) dec. No. 16 Chaz Tucker, 4-3; SE 10-9 138: No. 2 Matthew Kolodzik (B) maj. dec. Isaac Collier, 9-1; B 13-10 145: Michael Monica (B) dec. Jack Conway, 4-3; 16-10 152: No. 3 Jordan Kutler (B) tech. fall Vitorio Santillo, 17-0, 3:00; 21-10 160: D.J. Williamson (SE) dec. Peter Bearse, 8-5; 21-13 170: Jimmy Stillerman (B) dec. Jared Leidich, 4-3, tiebreaker; 24-13 182: No. 14 Chase Singletary (B) tech. fall Tyler Stepic, 16-0, 5:08; 29-13 195: Jared Campbell (SE) dec. Neil Putnam, 6-5; 29-16 220: Parker Knapp (SE) by forfeit; 29-22 285: Michael O'Malley (SE) by forfeit; 29-28 Blair Academy concludes gauntlet with Saturday dual meet at No. 5 Wyoming Seminary, Pa. The final leg for the Buccaneers through their eight weekend grind of madness comes this Saturday night at 7 p.m. when they travel to fifth-ranked Wyoming Seminary, Pa. for a dual meet against the Blue Knights. Wyoming Seminary ended Blair Academy's iron-clad grip of the National Prep tournament last year; though it was aided by the use of fifth-year wrestlers (allowed in the National Prep Tournament), and the fact Blair was without a couple key contributors. However, the last season's mid-January dual meet was won very narrowly by Blair; the teams split the fourteen weight classes equally, but Blair won 27-24. A preview of that dual meet will be provided in a separate article to be posted either tomorrow or Friday. WPIAL 3A playoffs feature three nationally ranked teams Next weekend is the Pennsylvania state dual meet championships. In preparation, each of the 12 districts statewide conducts its tournament to determine qualifiers. The WPIAL (aka district 7) is reflective of the greater Pittsburgh area, which arguably has the best wrestling in the whole country, and qualifies three to the state tournament; two directly, and one through a Monday night play-in match that is likely to be a blowout of the district 8 (Pittsburgh city) champion. There are three nationally ranked teams in the WPIAL Class 3A (big-school) tournament. No. 7 Franklin Regional is the second seed, No. 30 Belle Vernon is the top seed, while No. 31 Greater Latrobe is the fourth seed. Belle Vernon beat Franklin Regional 35-28 in a mid-December dual meet, which was an upset primarily aided by the absence of No. 1 Michael Kemerer (145) for Franklin Regional. The third seed is a formidable North Allegheny team, which last year were semifinal and consolation semifinal losers at dual state. Tonight is the round of 16 and quarterfinals, and these are the matchups: Belle Vernon vs. Greensburg-Salem, Pine-Richland vs. Waynesburg (Belle Vernon strongly favored to advance) Franklin Regional vs. Trinity/Butler winner, Connellsville vs. West Allegheny (defending state champions Franklin Regional should advance) North Allegheny vs. Peters Township, Canon-McMillan vs. Hempfield Area (though North Allegheny is favored, they and Canon-McMillan met for third in the WPIAL last year, and it was a very narrow victory for the Tigers). Greater Latrobe vs. Bethel Park, Kiski Area vs. Fox Chapel (Kiski Area is always a tough out, but returning state runners-up Greater Latrobe should advance) The four quarterfinal winners advance to the semifinals on Saturday at Penn Hills, semifinal matches start at 1 p.m. The championship and consolation final take place at 3:30 p.m. Based on the pre-determined draw, the consolation final winner (assuming they win the likely play-in match) is most likely to face nationally ranked Cumberland Valley (district 3 champion) in the opening round next Thursday. The runner-up is looking at a path most likely involving a quarterfinal with the District 1 champion (Council Rock South, Boyertown, or Pennridge), and then a semifinal with the Cumberland Valley vs. WPIAL third winner. The champion has a path most likely with a semifinal against nationally ranked Bethlehem Catholic (district 11 champion). Southeast Polk with a statement at the Ed Winger Classic In what is the best regular season tournament in the state of Iowa, No. 8 Southeast Polk earned a decisive tournament victory over No. 21 Bettendorf. The Rams out-pointed the Bulldogs by 40 (210.5 to 170.5) during their only in-season common event. Furthermore, Southeast Polk did so without the presence of Nolan Hellickson (126) or No. 3 Jacob Marnin (285) in the lineup; that said, Bettendorf got zero points from No. 7 Dayton Racer (160), who was disqualified early in the tournament. Superior depth was key for the Rams, as they had ten wrestlers place in the top five, led by a pair of weight class champions in Zach Barnes (126) and Keegan Shaw (138); Barnes normally wrestles at 120 for Southeast Polk. Four other wrestlers finished second: Nate Lendt (113), Aaron Meyer (145), Briar Dittmer (152), and No. 10 Ethan Andersen (220). Mason Kerr (170) placed third, Gauge Perrien (106) and Brady Buchheit (160) finished fourth, Eric Pingel (195) was fifth, while Gunner Jorgensen (182) placed eighth. Like Southeast Polk, the Bulldogs had six finalists. Four were champions -- No. 18 Jack Wagner (113), Jacob Schwarm (120), No. 2 Fredy Stroker (145), and Jacob Woodard (152) -- while Jackson Gallagher (126) and Paul Glynn (132) finished second. The lone other Bettendorf placer was Josh Malik (195) finishing eighth. Even with such a top-heavy roster, Bettendorf was a dominant second place team, third place West Des Moines Valley was more than another 30 points back. Out of the other eight champions, North Scott had three: Jakubb Fahrenkrug (160), No. 17 Colin Kreiter (195), and No. 9 Cordell Eaton (220); Eaton had the win of the tournament, a 4-1 victory over now No. 10 Ethan Andersen, which avenged a state finals loss from last year. Eaton comes into the No. 9 position nationally all the way from outside the rankings. Rounding out the weight class champions were McGwire Midkiff (Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson) at 106 pounds, Henry Pohlmeyer (Johnston) at 132, No. 14 Isaiah Patton (Dowling Catholic) at 170, Hank Swalla (Ames) at 182, and Alex Silberstein (Ballard Huxley) at 285. Stillwater wins razor-tight dual meet at home over Broken Arrow The two best teams in the state Sooner State met in a dual meet last evening, with the host Stillwater Pioneers upending Broken Arrow 27-26. The squads split the fourteen weight classes evenly, each winning seven matches. No team won more than two matches in a row at any point of the dual meet, and on only three occasions did teams win consecutive dual meets. Tyler Lawley (Broken Arrow) opened the dual meet with a second period pin, the only pin of the dual meet. Stillwater then had consecutive victories, Andrew Nieman an 11-3 major decision at 113 and Tyler Dieringer a 9-2 decision at 120, to take the lead. The teams alternated match victories between 120 and 152, and the lead would change at the end of each of those six bouts. That 152 bout had three-time state placer Paden Bailey (Broken Arrow) beat Tristian Moran, who is ranked No. 7 nationally at 145 pounds, by 8-5 decision. The Tigers led 17-15 at that point. Christian Kiser won a 5-4 decision at 160 for Broken Arrow, before a 26-11 technical fall for Stillwater's Joe Smith -- ranked fourth nationally at 160 -- in the 170 match equalized the score at 20-20. A 13-2 major decision for Jordan Dieringer at 182 pounds gave Stillwater a 24-20 lead, one that would stand through the rest of the dual meet. Steven Allen won a 10-3 decision at 195 for Broken Arrow, then Cyntrell Carden responded with a 5-3 decision at 220 for Stillwater. This set up the final match at 285 pounds, one in which Broken Arrow needed a major decision to tie the dual meet score, and win on criteria. However, the Tigers could only muster a 5-0 decision from Trenton Lieurance. As a result of last night's dual meet, Broken Arrow drops two spots in the rankings down to No.13 nationally, while Stillwater holds its position at No. 14. At the Geary Invitational just over two weeks ago, Broken Arrow beat Stillwater by forty points, and the Tigers had an edge in placers by 10-6. The teams will do battle in another dual meet during the state duals final, and then contest the Class 6A state title in Oklahoma. Quick last week nuggets No. 7 Franklin Regional and No. 31 Greater Latrobe split the fourteen weight classes at seven-apiece in the WPIAL Section 1 dual meet final this past Wednesday evening. However, Franklin Regional won the dual meet. Of note was Greater Latrobe going 3-0 in matches decided by two points or less; while Franklin Regional won six of their seven matches by pin or technical fall (only three from Greater Latrobe did). Greater Latrobe was without 2013 National Prep runner-up Ethan McCoy (126). No. 25 Lowell, Mich. won a pair of matches against big-school state title contenders. On Friday night it was a 39-22 victory over Detroit Catholic Central, Mich. at the University of Michigan. Then on Sunday afternoon, the Red Arrows defeated No. 43 Brighton, Mich. 30-25 at Michigan State. Lowell was without No. 12 Max Dean (170) in both dual meets, though it did not carry significant net impact on the 9-5 match count Friday night. However, the 8-6 match count and 30-25 victory over Brighton is more than likely a larger margin and a 9-5 match count with Dean present. In terms of the actually Lowell vs. Brighton dual meet, it came down to Lowell winning a pair of one-point decisions to close out the dual meet at 285 and 103. Three dual meet encounters from the past week in New Jersey placed nationally ranked teams against another. One week ago, it was No. 32 Don Bosco Prep outlasting No. 41 DePaul Catholic 34-32 as the teams split bouts at seven-apiece. The Ironman needed a pin, major decision, pin close to the dual meet to take home the victory, with the last match pin coming from No. 2 Zack Chakonis at 285. Bound Brook was involved in the other two matches, both were defeats, which led to their drop of fourteen spots to No. 36 nationally. One week ago, the Crusaders lost 30-18 (8-6 in matches) at now No. 35 Phillipsbrg, while on Friday night they split matches with No. 45 Delbarton in a 33-28 loss. Missing personnel was a key issue for Bound Brook during the Delbarton dual meet in particular. Additional ranked outcomes Grizzly Invitational Tournament, 113 pound final: Noah Baughman (Wadsworth, Ohio) dec. Mitch Moore (St. Paris Graham) 2-1 on a last second takedown. This was a second win for Baughman over Moore in three months, as he also earned a 2-0 win in the quarterfinals of the Super 32 Challenge. As a result of this outcome, Baughman moves up two spots to No. 9, while Moore drops two to No. 10 nationally. Grizzly Invitational Tournament, 132 pound semifinal: Jonathan Furnas (Olentangy Liberty, Ohio) decision Rocky Jordan (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) 15-8. This was the second straight week that Jordan sustained a decisive loss to a primary Division I state title contender (Jordan is in Division II along with No. 8 Cameron Kelly of Bellbrook). Furnas enters the rankings at No. 20 as a result, while Jordan drops out from the No. 18 position. Reser's TOC, 195 pound final: Gunnar Robirts (Crook County, Ore.) decision Samuel Colbray (Hermiston, Ore.) 10-5. It was a result that came out of nowhere, with Robirts whom is nowhere close to a national ranking upending the previous No. 3 in the country; Colbray drops five spots this week to eighth.

Mark Ironside and J Robinson will go "On the Mat" this Wed., Jan. 28. "On the Mat" is a presentation of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum. The show can be heard live on the Internet at 1650thefan.com or locally in Northeast Iowa each Wednesday from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. Central on AM 1650, The Fan. A podcast of the show is available on mattalkonline.com. E-mail dgmstaff@nwhof.org with any questions or comments. Ironside was an NCAA champion for the University of Iowa in 1997 and 1998. He currently provides match commentary for Iowa wrestling meets on KXIC radio and on television for the Iowa high school state wrestling tournament. Robinson is the head wrestling coach at the University of Minnesota. He had led the Golden Gophers to NCAA team championships in 2001, 2002, and 2007. Iowa wrestles at Minnesota Friday, January 30.

ERIE, Pa. -- The fifth-ranked Mercyhurst University wrestling team picked up its second shutout victory of the season on Tuesday night with a 43-0 blanking of visiting West Liberty in front of a raucous crowd at the Mercyhurst Athletic Center. The Lakers have now won seven straight to improve to 12-1 overall on the season while the Hilltoppers fell to 1-5. Mercyhurst, which improved to 11-3 lifetime against West Liberty, earned its first shutout win at Alderson-Broaddus by a final of 52-0 ten days ago. The Lakers had one victory via fall, two by technical fall, three by major decision, three by decision, and one by forfeit for their 43 team points on the night. The Bohince brothers took center stage to start the evening with redshirt sophomore, Willie, earning a 7-0 victory over West Liberty's Zach Brown to give the Lakers a 3-0 lead. He improved to 23-3 overall and remains perfect in duals this season at 13-0. Meanwhile, redshirt senior, Ryan, earned an 11-1 major decision victory over Joe Wagstaff for his eighth win of the year. Redshirt junior Kody Young went on the offensive from the outset against Anthony Craig, jumping in front by a 10-1 score after the first period. Young extended his lead to 16-3 after two periods and earned an early takedown in the third period to win via technical fall. The Brookville, Pennsylvania, native improved to 11-7 on the season and gave the Lakers a 12-0 cushion. Redshirt junior Jeremy Landowski followed with his 20th victory of the season after a 4-1 win over regionally-ranked Joel Paolo. Landowski is 20-3 and improved to 11-1 in dual competition. The NCAA Division II leader in technical falls, redshirt sophomore Francis Mizia, added to his lead on Tuesday night with an impressive 15-0 victory over David Schlieper. After an early takedown, Mizia earned a total of eleven back points in the first period to take a 13-0 lead after one. Schlieper chose defense to start the second and Mizia earned two more back points just 12 seconds in to end the match. He improved to 19-3 overall and 10-1 in duals. Redshirt juniors Angelo Bortoluzzi and August Mizia earned back-to-back major decision victories at 165 and 174 respectively to give the Lakers a 28-0 advantage at that point. Bortoluzzi defeated DeMadre Turner, 9-0, for his 19th win of the season while the elder Mizia followed with an identical 9-0 win for victory #20 on the year. After sophomore Dakota DesLauriers earned a forfeit win at 184 pounds, redshirt junior Brian Beattie gutted out a 3-0 victory over Nathan Dawson at 197 to keep the shutout intact. Beattie earned all three of his points in the third period on an escape, an unnecessary roughness penalty, and riding time. It was his fifth win of the season. Sophomore Andrew Welton closed out the evening with a pin of Aaron Silverio exactly one minute into the second period. It was Welton's team-leading 11th victory by fall this season as he improved to 15-8 overall and 10-3 in duals. The Lakers will host Kutztown University in a pivotal PSAC contest on Saturday afternoon. Wrestling gets underway at 1:00 p.m. from the Mercyhurst Athletic Center. Results: 125 – Willie Bohince (MER) decision over Zach Brown (WLU) – 7-0 (MER 3-0) 133 – Ryan Bohince (MER) major decision over Joe Wagstaff (WLU) – 11-1 (MER 7-0) 141 – Kody Young (MER) technical fall over Anthony Craig (WLU) – 18-3, 5:17 (MER 12-0) 149 – Jeremy Landowski (MER) decision over Joel Paolo (WLU) – 4-1 (MER 15-0) 157 – Francis Mizia (MER) technical fall over David Schlieper (WLU) – 15-0, 3:12 (MER 20-0) 165 – Angelo Bortoluzzi (MER) major decision over DeMadre Turner (WLU) – 9-0 (MER 24-0) 174 – August Mizia (MER) major decision over Eric Antesberger (WLU) – 9-0 (MER 28-0) 184 – Dakota DesLauriers (MER) won by forfeit (MER 34-0) 197 – Brian Beattie (MER) decision over Nathan Dawson (WLU) – 3-0 (MER 37-0) 285 – Andrew Welton (MER) pinned Aaron Silverio (WLU) – 4:00 (MER 43-0)

ADA, Ohio -- No. 7 ranked Mount Union ran out to a 23-0 lead on its way to a 29-7 win at Ohio Northern Tuesday in an Ohio Athletic Conference dual in Ada. The Purple Raiders move to 2-0 in the OAC and are 11-3 overall while Northern falls to 13-4 overall and 1-1 in the OAC. Mount Union got off to a fast 8-0 start when nationally ranked wrestlers seventh-ranked Nick Mancini (Boardman/Boardman) at 125 and top ranked Jeremy Border (Caldwell/Caldwell) at 133 each scored major decision wins. Bryant Roby (Westchester, Ill./St. Joseph) and Ben Kazimir (Chagrin Falls/Kenston) each scored close wins at 141 and 149 to increase the Raider lead to 14-0. Nationally ranked No. 5 Jon Garrison (Copley/Copley) won on a match misconduct at 157 then Nick Hendershot (Willoughby/Willoughby South) got a close win at 165 and Mount Union had a commanding 23-0 lead. After an Ohio Northern win at 174, Brent Kirk (Adena/Buckeye Local) and Brian Olson (Covington/Covington) each got wins at 184 and 197 respectively to put the match the away. Mount Union travels this weekend to the Pete Willson Invitational at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Ill. Results: 125 — #7 Nick Mancini (MTU) maj. dec. Brad Taton, 13-4 133 — #1 Jeremy Border (MTU) maj. dec. Cole Cochran, 14-3 141 — Bryant Roby (MTU) dec. Dylan Dolph, 4-1 149 — Ben Kazimir (MTU) dec. Evan Morgan, 4-3 157 — #5 Jon Garrison (MTU) def. by match misconduct Gennar Feucht 165 — Nick Hendershot (MTU) dec. Colt Lovejoy, 3-1 174 — Tyler Gargano (ONU) dec. Nick Miller, 3-2 184 — Brent Kirk (MTU) dec. Aaron Adkins, 6-1 197 — Brian Olson (MTU) dec. Dillon Brancheau, 8-3 285 — #1 Cody Lovejoy (ONU) maj. dec. Jacob Alaine, 14-0 Records: Mount Union (11-3, 2-0 OAC), Ohio Northern (13-4, 1-1 OAC)

TIFFIN -- Under the spotlight in Seiberling Gymnasium, the Heidelberg University wrestling team picked up a crucial conference victory, defeating John Carroll University 25-12. The Student Princes won five contested matches and picked up a forfeit win over the Blue Streaks. The win moves Heidelberg to 9-10 in dual meets, 1-1 in Ohio Athletic Conference competition. John Carroll slips to 5-7 overall, 0-2 in the OAC. HOW IT HAPPENED At 125, a John Carroll forfeit gave Tyler Price and the Student Princes a 6-0 lead. After the first period of the 133 match, JCU's Sal Corrao held a 5-3 lead over Joe Brodman. Each scored a pair in the second period, with Corrao escaping twice and Brodman earning a takedown. Corrao tallied two takedowns in the final period and emerged with an 14-7 victory. HU's Justin Kihn notched two first period takedowns at 141, taking a 4-1 lead over John Connick. Kihn kept the pressure on in the second with another pair of takedowns. In the third, Kihn withstood Connick and won 9-3. After three weight classes, Heidelberg held a 9-3 advantage. At 149, JCU's Dan Mirman – 12-1 on the season – and The Berg's Damon Cheek – 16-5 this year – battled in one of the night's most anticipated matches. Mirman jumped out to a sizeable lead in the third before Cheek was able to register a takedown. Mirman held on for an 11-6 win. The 157 match between HU's Tyler Fahrer and JCU's Jordan Victory was scoreless after the first period, but Victor used an escape and a takedown to grab a 3-0 lead heading into the third. Victor controlled the third period en route to a 5-1 win. At intermission, the match was knotted up, 9-9. After the break, 165-pounders Jake Vincent and Myles Wright were scoreless after one. HU's Wright took a lead with an escape to start the second period and followed it up with a pair of takedowns. Up 5-1 heading into the third, Wright held on for a 6-2 triumph. Like the two bouts before it, the 174-pound match between JCU's Matthew Tusick and HU's Brennan Kelly was scoreless. It took Kelly 1:27 to escape Tusick's grasp to start the second period. In the third, Kelly rode Tusick the full two minutes and won, 1-0. Heidelberg's Patrick Brown scored a takedown and a nearfall in the first period to gain a 5-1 lead. Brown dominated Danny McNamara through the remainder and earned a major decision, 17-3. The match's first bonus points gave Heidelberg a 19-9 lead. JCU's Todd Gaydosh used a reversal in the second period to take a 2-0 lead over Matt Shurina at 197. Gaydosh's lead held up, as the senior won 2-0. Heading into the final match, HU lead 19-12. With the match out of reach, HU's Nino Majoy put an exclamation mark on the evening. Majoy pinned JCU's Mike Andelbrandt in 2:26. QUOTES FROM COACH PATRIZI About Kelly's victory at 174: "That's probably the best riding that he's done, as far as trying to score points ... He was trying to add on the entire time, which is tough to do in that type of match. " On the success of Brown at 184: "Pat Brown has been an animal for us. He stepped into a tough situation and has not been afraid. He's here to score points and do anything he can to help this team score points." About Majoy's pin at 285: "I'm all for scoring points and not stopping. It's important for us to keep our foot on the gas pedal. It was great to see Nino attack." UP NEXT The Heidelberg wrestlers will travel to Wheaton, Illinois, for the Pete Willson Invitational on Friday and Saturday. OAC action resumes next Tuesday as the Student Princes visit Muskingum University.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- After over two months of being out of action due to injury, two-time defending national champion Jesse Delgado will be back in the lineup for the Illinois wrestling team. Delgado, who was injured at the Illini Quad on Nov. 9, will be back on the mat Friday, Jan. 30 when Illinois hosts Maryland. Jesse Delgado"I am ready to go," said Delgado. "I've been wrestling since I was a young kid and it's something I like to do, so I am excited to get back out there." Prior to suffering the injury, Delgado won each of his first two matches this season. He pinned Kenny Baldridge of SIU-Edwardsville in 6:35, and followed that up with a 22-5 technical fall win over Rider's J.R. Wert. "He has looked really good in practice," stated head coach Jim Heffernan. "He and Jeremy Hunter have been working hard on improving his strength and technique, while maintaining his conditioning. He looks sharp and we are excited to get him back in the lineup." The Illini take on the Terrapins on Friday at 7 p.m. in Huff Hall.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- The ballroom at the Antlers Hilton was packed with enthusiastic wrestling fans. And they had plenty to cheer about. The U.S. team put on an entertaining and action-packed display in rolling past a strong international team 9-2 at the Jack Pinto Cup on Sunday afternoon. The American Greco-Roman squad battled a combined team with wrestlers from Kazakhstan, Bulgaria, Japan and Argentina. The dual was contested on an elevated, spotlighted platform. "The staff did a great job coordinating this event. It was first-class," U.S. National Coach Matt Lindland said. "All the wrestling people in Colorado Springs came out to support this. We had a great attendance. Our guys came out and had a fantastic performance. I don’t know what it was. They were on fire out there. We started a little slow, lost a couple, then we didn’t lose a single match after that." Read more Results: 130 kg/286 lbs. – Nurmakhan Tinaliyev (Kazakhstan) won by tech. fall over David Arendt (USA), 8-0 85 kg/187 lbs. – Nursultan Tursunov (Kazakhstan) won by tech. fall over Joe Rau (USA), 8-0 71 kg/156 lbs. – Justin Lester (USA) won by tech. fall over Maksat Yerezhepov (Kazakhstan), 8-0 80 kg/176 lbs. – Ben Provisor (USA) dec. Azamat Kustabaev (Kazakhstan), 3-2 98 kg/216 lbs. – Caylor Williams (USA) pinned Vladislav Metodiev (Bulgaria), 4:24 66 kg/145.5 lbs. – Brian Graham (USA) won by tech. fall over Shogo Uozumi (Japan), 14-6 80 kg/176 lbs. – Cheney Haight (USA) won by tech. fall over Kanta Shiokawa (Japan), 9-0 75 kg/165 lbs. – Geordan Speiller (USA) dec. Ashkat Dilmukhamedov (Kazakhstan), 6-1 98 kg/216 lbs. – Jon Anderson (USA) won by tech. fall over Ivan Burtovoy (Argentina), 11-0 Co-Main Event 59 kg/130 lbs. – Spenser Mango (USA) dec. Ivo Angelov (Bulgaria), 3-2 Main Event 75 kg/165 lbs. – Andy Bisek (USA) won by tech. fall over Naoki Hanayama (Japan), 11-0

AMES, Iowa -- No. 7 Oklahoma State (6-3, 2-0 Big 12) held on to defeat No. 8 Iowa State (6-2, 0-1 Big 12), 20-15, in dual meet wrestling action Sunday afternoon in Hilton Coliseum. The dual went down to the final match, as the Cowboys were able to get the victory at 285 after Kyven Gadson sparked the Cyclone fans with a fall at 197 pounds. Iowa State almost got the upset at 125 pounds. Kyle Larson jumped out to a 6-1 lead over No. 10 Eddie Kilmara behind a takedown and 2-point near-fall late in the first period. However, Kilmara rallied with a pair of takedowns in the third period and used 1:55 of riding time to secure the 8-7 win for the Cowboys. At 133 pounds, ISU’s Earl Hall, ranked sixth nationally, beat Gary Wayne Harding, 9-5. Hall was up 7-1 after a takedown and 3-point near-fall at the midway point of the first period. Hall held on to knot the match at 3-3. ISU bounced back after a loss at 141 pounds with a 7-2 victory by No. 13 Gabe Moreno at 149 pounds. Moreno had two takedowns in the match vs. Davey Dolan, including the clincher with 1:23 left in the third period en route to his 20th win of the season. OSU held a 10-6 lead at the midway point after OSU’s Anthony Collica beat Luke Goettl, 8-2 in the 157-pound match. At 165 pounds, it was a matchup between top-four wrestlers in OSU’s No. 1 Alex Dieringer and ISU’s fourth-ranked Michael Moreno. Dieringer stayed perfect on the season (19-0) with a 13-3 major decision over Moreno. The Cowboys then added to their lead (17-6) with a victory at 174 pounds, as Kyle Crutchmer defeated Tanner Weatherman, 7-4. Lelund Weatherspoon kept the Cyclones in the match with a victory over Nolan Boyd at 184 pounds, 5-1. Weatherspoon was the aggressor, scoring the only two takedowns in the match. Kyven Gadson then ignited the Cyclone crowd with a huge pin in the 197-pound match. Gadson threw Luke Bean on underhooks to put him on his back. He kept him there to get the fall at the 3:50 mark. Gadson, ranked third nationally, improved his season record to 18-1 and notched his 38th-straight dual victory. The Cowboys sealed the match with a down-to-the-wire 4-3 victory in the finale. OSU’s Austin Marsden, ranked fifth nationally, scored a takedown on Quean Smith in the first period to take an early lead. Smith then notched a takedown in the second period to close the gap. Marsden, who was charged with stalling, kept Smith from adding any more points to cling to the 4-3 win. Results: 125: No. 10 Eddie Klimara (OSU) dec. Kyle Larson (ISU), 8-7 (1:55) 133: No. 6 Earl Hall (ISU) dec. Gary Wayne Harding (OSU), 9-5 (1:23) 141: No. 18 Dean Heil (OSU) maj. dec. Dante Rodriguez (ISU), 17-3 (2:30) 149: No. 13 Gabe Moreno (ISU) dec. Davey Dolan (OSU), 7-2 (3:08) 157: Anthony Collica (OSU) dec. vs. Luke Goettl (ISU), 8-2 (1:13) 165: No. 1 Alex Dieringer (OSU) maj. dec. No. 4 Michael Moreno (ISU), 13-3 (3:24) 174: Kyle Crutchmer (OSU) dec. No. 10 Tanner Weatherman (ISU), 7-4 184: No. 17 Lelund Weatherspoon (ISU) dec. No. 15 Nolan Boyd (OSU), 5-1 197: No. 3 Kyven Gadson (ISU) WBF Luke Bean (OSU), 3:50 285: No. 5 Austin Marsden (OSU) dec. Quean Smith (ISU), 4-3

BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- Heading into halftime, it appeared Lehigh would take a 9-6 advantage over Cornell in Sunday afternoon's dual match. Instead, sophomore Brian Realbuto showed he is back to form and reversed the score, figuratively and literally. The Big Red would go on to win a pair of overtime victories over ranked wrestlers after the break and go on for a 21-9 triumph over the Mountain Hawks. After giving up a four-point move in the opening seconds of his matchup with 16th-ranked Mitch Minotti, seventh-ranked Realbuto chipped away, chipped away until he was able to use a five-point move in the closing seconds for an 11-8 comeback win at 157 pounds, silencing the Lehigh home crowd. Top-ranked Gabe Dean later won his second match fo the weekend against a top five wrestler in sudden victory with a takedown and Jace Bennett earned his second win over a grappler ranked in the top 11 in eight days at 197 in the rideout sessions. Despite the lopsided final, the match was anything but dull. Three matches were decided in overtime, another three by three points or less. Even heavily favored wrestlers from 125 to 149 couldn't gain bonus points in the spirited dual. With the win, Cornell improved to 10-1, while the Mountain Hawks fell to 10-4. It was Cornell's fourth straight against the Mountain Hawks and its 39th straight against EIWA competitors. MORE INFO TO COME Results: 125: #3 Nahshon Garrett (C) won by decision over Scott Parker (L), 9-5 133: #11 Mason Beckman (L) won by decision over Bricker Dixon (C), 9-4 141: #20 Randy Cruz (L) won by decision over Logan David (C), 3-0 149: #7 Chris Villalonga (C) won by decision over Drew Longo (L), 9-5 157: #7 Brian Realbuto (C) won by decision over #16 Mitch Minotti, 11-8 165: #11 Dylan Palacio (C) won by decision over Marshall Peppelman (L), 10-3 174: Duke Pickett (C) won by decision over Santiago Martinez (L), 5-4 184: #1 Gabe Dean (C) won by decision over #3 Nathaniel Brown (L), 3-1 (sv1) 197: #14 Jace Bennett (C) won by decision over #11 Elliott Riddick (L), 2-1 (ot1) 285: Doug Vollaro (L) won by decision over Jacob Aiken-Phillips (C), 5-3 (sv1)

STANFORD, Calif. -- Winning six of the 10 bouts, the Stanford wrestling team defeated Arizona State, 18-13, Sunday, at Maples Pavilion in Stanford, Calif. The Cardinal improved to 8-2 overall and 3-1 in the Pac-12, while the Sun Devils dropped to 7-6 overall and 2-2 in the conference. Arizona State jumped out to a 7-0 lead in the dual as sixth-ranked Blake Stauffer posted a 10-1 major decision over redshirt sophomore Ryan Davies at 184 pounds and Josh DaSilveira edged redshirt freshman Garet Krohn, 7-6, at 197 pounds. Stanford heavyweight Nathan Butler put the Cardinal on the scoreboard with a 3-2 decision over Chace Eskam. The redshirt freshman improves to 25-6 overall, leading the team in wins, and 8-1 in duals this season. Redshirt junior Evan Silver, ranked 15th nationally, cut the ASU lead to one with a 5-2 decision over Ares Carpio at 125 pounds. Leading 3-1 heading into the third period, Silver secured two near fall points before Carpio could escape to seal the victory. He improves to 12-5 overall and to 4-2 in duals. Redshirt freshman Connor Schram gave Stanford a 9-7 lead in the dual with a 9-4 decision over Judson Preskitt at 133 pounds. He registered a quick takedown to open the bout and then took a 5-0 lead with three near fall points. He added another takedown, an escape and 2:18 of riding time in the win. He moves to 9-1 in his rookie season. The Sun Devils pulled within two in the team score after 10th-ranked Christian Pagdilao registered a 9-5 decision over redshirt senior Garrett Schaner at 149 pounds. He drops to 15-12 on the season. Redshirt sophomore Maxwell Hvolbek increased the Cardinal lead to 15-10 with a 3-1 sudden victory decision over Oliver Pierce at 157 pounds. Hvolbek is now 17-11 on the year. Redshirt sophomore Jim Wilson secured the win for Stanford with an 8-1 decision over Jacen Petersen at 165 pounds. Leading 7-0 with over five minutes of riding time in the third period, Wilson was called for locking his hands, giving Peterson a point. Wilson, ranked 14th in the nation, is now 24-4 overall and 8-1 in duals this season. ASU’s Ray Waters won the final bout of the day with a 5-3 decision over the Cardinal’s Keaton Subjeck at 174 pounds. A late scramble by Subjeck momentarily tied the match, but an escape by Waters and 1:07 of riding time gave him the win. Stanford hits the road next week, travelling to Utah Valley on Saturday, Jan. 31 and Boise State on Sunday, Feb. 1. Results: 184: No. 6 Blake Stauffer (A) maj. dec. Ryan Davies (S), 10-1 197: Josh DaSilveira (A) dec. Garet Krohn (S), 7-6 285: Nathan Butler (S) dec. Chace Eskam (A), 3-2 125: No. 15 Evan Silver (S) dec. Ares Carpio (A), 5-2 133: Connor Schram (S) dec. Judson Preskitt (A), 9-4 141: Isaiah Locsin (S) dec. Matt Kraus (A), 4-3 149: No. 10 Christian Pagdilao (A) dec. Garrett Schaner (S), 9-5 157: Maxwell Hvolbek (S) dec. Oliver Pierce (A), 3-1 (SV) 165: No. 14 Jim Wilson (S) dec. Jacen Petersen (A), 8-1 174: Ray Waters (A) dec. Keaton Subjeck (S), 5-3

No. 1 Minnesota won five of its first seven matches on Sunday against No. 6 Penn State, including major decisions by No. 4 Nick Dardanes (141) and No. 1 Dylan Ness (157), to build up just enough points to hold off the hard-charging Nittany Lions, 17-16, in State College, Pa. With the victory, the Gophers improve to 10-0 this season, including 6-0 in Big Ten competition. The loss, Penn State’s first at home since January 2011, drops the Lions to 8-2 (4-2) this season. Minnesota’s victory sets up a battle of unbeatens this Friday at Williams Arena, when the Gophers will host No. 2 Iowa, who also is 10-0 on the year. With Sunday’s win, Minnesota extends its unbeaten streak against Penn State to 13 matches, a run that stretches back to February 1998 and is tied for the second-longest unbeaten streak the Gophers actively hold over any Big Ten foe. The nation’s top-ranked team has now won 29 of its last 30 duals, including its last 17. In his first match since an odds-defying, third-period comeback a week ago, No. 1 Chris Dardanes opened Sunday’s dual at 133 against No. 9 Jimmy Gulibon. Tied at one in the match’s final 30 seconds, Dardanes scored a late takedown to defeat Gulibon 3-1, running his season record to 17-0 and earning a team-best seventh victory over a ranked opponent. Nick Dardanes followed at 141 with a 14-6 major decision over Kade Moss. Dardanes secured two takedowns in each period of the match, ultimately sealing the major decision by adding a point for riding time, a result which provided the Gophers with a needed bonus point in the dual. Following Penn State’s first win of the day after a late takedown-near fall combination broke open a 4-4 tie between No. 18 Zack Beitz and Jake Short at 149 and gave Beitz a 9-4 victory, Ness took on Cody Law. Following Dardanes’ lead, Ness notched a bonus point for the Gophers by earning a 9-1 major decision over Law. Like Dardanes, the deciding point to taking the major decision was scored on riding time. The win improved Ness’ record this season to 22-0. Prior to the intermission, No. 17 Nick Wanzek looked strong against Garett Hammond, controlling the pace and winning an 8-4 decision. The win snapped a three-match losing streak in dual completion for Wanzek and stretched the Gopher lead to 14-3 at the dual’s midway point. In the eighth installment of their rivalry, No. 3 Logan Storley and No. 4 Matt Brown started the action following the break, with Brown edging Storley 4-1 to improve to 5-3 all-time in the series. At 184, No. 11 Brett Pfarr took control of his match in the second and third periods, and began looking for a major decision late over No. 16 Matt McCutcheon, cutting him loose after finishing several takedowns but ultimately settling for an 11-5 decision. Pfarr’s victory would be the last for a Minnesota grappler on the day as the Nittany Lions mounted a comeback. Trailing 17-6, Penn State won the dual’s final three matches, first with an upset at 197 where No. 6 Morgan McIntosh defeated No. 1 Scott Schiller, 7-4, then with a narrow victory at 285 where No. 6 Jimmy Lawson held off No. 13 Michael Kroells, 3-1. With his team leading by five, true freshman Ethan Lizak removed his redshirt and made his collegiate dual debut for the Gophers in his home state against No. 8 Jordan Conaway. Though Lizak dropped a major decision, 13-3, by avoiding a tech fall or a pin, he successfully clinched the victory for Minnesota. Following their successful trip to Happy Valley, the Gophers return to the Twin Cities for their final home dual of the season this Friday, when top-ranked Minnesota hosts archrival and fellow unbeaten, No. 2 Iowa, at 6 p.m. CT at Williams Arena. The contest will be broadcast live from the Barn on the Big Ten Network, with updates provided throughout on the Gopher Wrestling Twitter feed. Seats are still available for the dual. Fans should visit MyGopherSports.com to check out available seats and purchase tickets. Results: 133: No. 1 Chris Dardanes (Minn) dec. No. 9 Jimmy Gulibon (PSU), 3-1 / Minnesota 3 – Penn State 0 141: No. 4 Nick Dardanes (Minn) maj. dec. Kade Moss (PSU), 14-6 / Minnesota 7 – Penn State 0 149: No. 18 Zack Beitz (PSU) dec. Jake Short (Minn), 9-4 / Minnesota 7 – Penn State 3 157: No. 1 Dylan Ness (Minn) maj. dec. Cody Law (PSU), 9-1 / Minnesota 11 – Penn State 3 165: No. 17 Nick Wanzek (Minn) dec. Garett Hammond (PSU), 8-4 / Minnesota 14 – Penn State 3 174: No. 4 Matt Brown (PSU) dec. No. 3 Logan Storley (Minn), 4-1 / Minnesota 14 – Penn State 6 184: No. 11 Brett Pfarr (Minn.) dec. No. 16 Matt McCutcheon (PSU), 11-5 / Minnesota 17 – Penn State 6 197: No. 6 Morgan McIntosh (PSU) dec. No. 1 Scott Schiller (Minn), 7-4 / Minnesota 17 – Penn State 9 285: No. 6 Jimmy Lawson (PSU) dec. No. 13 Michael Kroells (Minn), 3-1 / Minnesota 17 – Penn State 12 125: No. 8 Jordan Conaway (PSU) maj. dec. Ethan Lizak (Minn), 13-3 / Minnesota 17 – Penn State 16

NORFOLK, Va. -- The 18th-ranked Old Dominion Monarchs picked up their second-straight Mid-American Conference win by taking down No. 21 Kent State, 25-10, on Sunday afternoon at the Ted Constant Center. The Monarchs are now 9-3 in dual action on the season, with their three losses coming to top-25 opponents. "We are proud of how our guys competed hard for seven minutes today against Kent State," said Head Coach Steve Martin. "We knew coming in it was going to be a scrap. I give KSU credit, as they always get up for our match. The matches against Buffalo and KSU were both hard fought and what I was impressed with was the amount of bonus points we put up this weekend and the little things, like Michael Hayes taking Mack McQuire down to the wire to how hard we fought. We are getting better each week and we look forward to the Ohio dual on Friday!" Kent State jumped out to an early 4-0 lead, as No. 2 Ian Miller recorded a 19-5 major decision over Devin Geoghegan at the 157-pound weight class. Old Dominion took control of the match, winning the next four bouts. No. 14 Tristan Warner once again recorded a win at 165 pounds, defeating Tyler Buckwalter by an 8-1 decision. He is now a perfect 11-0 in dual meets with just six left in the season. Austin Coburn followed Warner with a 3-2 decision at 174 pounds to give ODU the 6-4 lead. No. 2 Jack Dechow earned four more points for ODU (10-4) by taking down Jerald Spohn by a 16-6 major decision. He is now 19-1 on the year and 10-1 in dual action. No. 22 Kevin Beazley recorded the fourth-straight win for ODU and his 21st win of the season with an 8-5 decision over No. 24 Cole Baxter, giving the Monarchs a 13-4 advantage. No. 33 Mimmo Lytle recorded the Golden Flashes second win of the day in the heavyweight bout. No. 29 Jake Henderson fought hard with Lytle, but fell 4-3 in tiebreaker three due to Lytle’s 26 seconds of riding time. ODU still held a lead over Kent State, but it was only a 13-7 advantage with four matches left. No. 17 Brandon Jeske increased the ODU lead to 16-7 when he took down Del Vinas by a 6-2 decision. No. 15 Mack McGuire notched the last win for the Golden Flashes, winning the 133-pound bout by a 4-3 decision. With two bouts left, ODU held a 16-10 advantage over Kent State. No. 9 Chris Mecate and No. 10 Lenny Richardson secured the 25-10 victory for ODU, claiming wins in their respective weight classes. Mecate recorded a 3-1 sudden victory win over No. 31 Tyler Small, while Richardson defeated Mike DePalma by a fall just 1:30 into the match. The Wrestling Monarchs will be back in action on Friday, Jan. 30, as they host MAC opponent Ohio for a 7:30 p.m. match. Results: 157 - Ian Miller (Kent State) over Devin Geoghegan (Old Dominion) (MD 19-5) 165 - Tristan Warner (Old Dominion) over Tyler Buckwalter (Kent State) (Dec 8-1) 174 - Austin Coburn (Old Dominion) over Mike Vollant (Kent State) (Dec 3-2) 184 - Jack Dechow (Old Dominion) over Jerald Spohn (Kent State) (MD 16-6) 197 - Kevin Beazley (Old Dominion) over Cole Baxter (Kent State) (Dec 8-5) HWT - Mimmo Lytle (Kent State) over Jacob Henderson (Old Dominion) (TB-3 (RT) 4-3) 125 - Brandon Jeske (Old Dominion) over Del Vinas (Kent State) (Dec 6-2) 133 - Mack McGuire (Kent State) over Michael Hayes (Old Dominion) (Dec 4-3) 141 - Chris Mecate (Old Dominion) over Tyler Small (Kent State) (SV-1 3-1) 149 – Alexander Richardson (Old Dominion) over Michael DePalma (Kent State) (Fall 1:30) For an in depth look to everything Monarchs Wrestling, make sure to follow the team on Facebook, Twitter (@ODUWrestling) and YouTube and on ODUsports.com. Fans can join in on the conversation by using the hashtag #ODUWREST.

Lincoln, Neb. -- No. 13 Nebraska (7-1, 4-1 Big Ten) held a 10-6 lead after four matches before winning five in a row on its way to a 26-9 triumph over No. 21 Rutgers at the Devaney Center on Sunday afternoon. Sophomore Tim Lambert opened the dual with a 12-1 major decision over Sean McCabe at 125 pounds before Eric Montoya (133) and 10th-ranked Anthony Abidin each knocked off ranked opponents. Montoya trailed No. 17 Scott DelVecchio, 4-1, in the second period before a pair of takedowns gave him a 7-4 win. Abidin also came from behind in his 5-2 win over No. 7 Anthony Ashnault at 141 pounds. At 149 pounds, Justin Arthur was pinned by 17th-ranked Ken Theobold, but the Huskers outscored the Scarlet Knights 16-0 over the next five bouts. All-Americans James Green (157) and Robert Kokesh (174) each took down top-20 opponents, while Austin Wilson (165) used a late takedown to defeat Nick Visicaro, 3-1. Kokesh, the top-ranked wrestler in the country at 174 pounds, improves to 24-0 on the season. No. 18 TJ Dudley (184) and Aaron Studebaker (197) each claimed victories before Collin Jensen fell by a 5-3 margin to No. 14 Billy Smith in the final match. The Huskers travel to Evanston, Ill., next weekend to face Northwestern on Friday night before hosting Indiana on Sunday at the Devaney Center. The Huskers and Wildcats square off at 7 p.m. (CT) on BTN Plus. NU battles the Hoosiers at 1 p.m. Results: 125: #11 Tim Lambert (NEB) by major dec. over Sean McCabe (RUT), 12-1 (NEB 4, RUT 0) 133: Eric Montoya (NEB) by dec. over #17 Scott DelVecchio (RUT), 7-4 (NEB 7, RUT 0) 141: #10 Anthony Abidin (NEB) by dec. over #7 Anthony Ashnault (RUT), 5-2 (NEB 10, RUT 0) 149: #17 Ken Theobold (RUT) by pin over Justin Arthur (NEB), 1:27 (NEB 10, RUT 6) 157: #3 James Green (NEB) by dec. over #20 Anthony Perrotti (RUT), 11-4 (NEB 13, RUT 6) 165: Austin Wilson (NEB) by dec. over Nick Visicaro (RUT), 3-1 (NEB 16, RUT 6) 174: #1 Robert Kokesh (NEB) by dec. over #20 Phil Backukas (RUT), 7-1 (NEB 19, RUT 6) 184: #18 TJ Dudley (NEB) by dec. over Anthony Pafumi (RUT), 9-4 (NEB 22, RUT 6) 197: Aaron Studebaker (NEB) by major dec. over Ralph Normandia (RUT), 14-1 (NEB 26, RUT 6) HWT: #14 Billy Smith (RUT) by sudden victory over #17 Collin Jensen (NEB), 5-3 (NEB 26, RUT 9)

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The No. 16-ranked University of Michigan wrestling team took eight of 10 matches, earning bonus points in five, to claim a dominant 34-6 win against Indiana on Sunday afternoon (Jan. 25) at the Hoosiers' University Gymnasium. Among the individual victories, the Wolverines posted a pin, a technical fall and two major decisions to improve to claim their second straight Big Ten Conference dual win. The Wolverines never trailed in the dual, winning the first five bouts, including a forfeit at the opening weight for junior/sophomore Conor Youtsey's second six-point victory of the weekend at 125 pounds. Fifth-year senior Zebulon Hilyard earned his first collegiate dual win in the subsequent match at 133 pounds, using a second-period rideout and a quick reversal in the third to defeat Alonzo Shepherd, 3-0. He ended the bout with 1:18 riding-time advantage. The Wolverines poured on points en route to consecutive major decisions from sophomore/freshman George Fisher and freshman Alec Pantaleo at 141 and 149 pounds, respectively. Fisher, ranked 17th, rolled to an 11-1 win over Sean Brown, scoring on three takedowns -- two in the first period -- and tilted him for two back points in the third. He also boasted 4:38 riding-time advantage. Pantaleo finished on seven takedowns, including five in the opening frame, to beat Trevor Moody, 14-6, and improve to 5-0 in Big Ten dual action. Sophomore Brian Murphy, ranked 15th, earned a stingy 6-1 decision over Luke Blanton at 157 pounds. He scored quickly on a go-behind in the first, added another out of second-period scramble and rode out the third, accumulating 2:50 in riding-time advantage. The Hoosiers got on the board with back-to-back decisions from their ranked wrestlers at 165 and 174 pounds. Seventh-ranked Tyler Walsh claimed the marquee match against junior/sophomore Taylor Massa, ranked 10th, at the former weight. Massa was in deep on a leg in the first period, but Walsh scrambled to secure a takedown and put the Wolverine on his back for two points. He also added a reversal in the waning moments of the third. Sophomore Domenic Abounader, ranked 10th, regained the momentum for the Wolverines with a dominant 15-0 technical fall Jake Masengale at 184 pounds. Abounader scored quickly in the first period on an inside trick out of a bodylock before turking him for three sets of three-point near falls. He struck again on a single leg early in the second and turked Masengale for two to end the bout at the 4:25 mark. It was Abouander's third technical fall of the season. Fifth-year senior Max Huntley, ranked eighth, cruised to a 10-3 decision over Luke Sheridan at 197 pounds, scoring on three takedowns -- one in each frame -- and added a quick reversal third. After earning a stall point midway through the third and with the major in mind, he secured his final takedown late but had to settle for the decision victory. Sophomore heavyweight Adam Coon, ranked seventh, put an exclamation point on the Wolverine victory, immediately tossing Garret Goldman to secure his ninth fall of the season at the 2:05 mark. Coon has pinned four of his five Big Ten dual opponents. The Wolverines will return home next Friday (Jan. 30), hosting four-time defending NCAA champion Penn State at 7 p.m. at Cliff Keen Arena. Results: 125 -- Conor Youtsey (U-M) wins by forfeit U-M, 6-0 133 -- Zebulon Hilyard (U-M) dec Alonzo Shepherd, 3-0 U-M, 9-0 141 -- #17 George Fisher (U-M) major dec. Sean Brown, 11-1 U-M, 13-0 149 -- #9 Alec Pantaleo (U-M) major dec. Trevor Moody, 14-6 U-M, 17-0 157 -- #15 Brian Murphy (U-M) dec. Luke Blanton, 6-1 U-M, 20-0 165 -- #7 Taylor Walsh (IU) dec. #10 Taylor Massa, 6-1 U-M, 20-3 174 -- #15 Nate Jackson (IU) dec. Jake Salazar, 8-3 U-M, 20-6 184 -- #10 Domenic Abounader (U-M) tech. fall Jake Masengale, 15-0 (4:25) U-M, 25-6 197 -- #8 Max Huntley (U-M) dec. Luke Sheridan, 10-3 U-M, 28-6 Hwt -- #7 Adam Coon (U-M) pinned Garret Goldman, 2:05 U-M, 34-6

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- The No. 14 Virginia wrestling team used bonus points at 133 and 165 pounds to slip past No. 10 Pittsburgh, 17-16, Sunday afternoon in front of a full house at Memorial Gymnasium. The Cavaliers (10-3, 2-0 ACC) handed Pitt (7-4, 2-1 ACC) its first-ever ACC dual loss while stretching their Memorial Gymnasium win streak to 32 duals. Virginia has not lost a home dual at Mem Gym since Jan. 16, 2011, against Penn. Nick Herrmann (Jr., Amarillo, Texas), George DiCamillo (R-So., Highland Heights, Ohio), Andrew Atkinson (R-Fr., Lynchburg, Va.), Nick Sulzer (R-Sr., Cleveland, Ohio) and Zach Nye (R-Jr., Enola, Pa.) each scored wins for the Cavaliers. Both teams won five bouts. "It certainly was not the way we drew it up - that was about as crazy as a dual meet gets," Virginia head coach Steve Garland said. "We knew it was going to be a fight because they are such a tough, hard-nosed group of guys. For the last 364 days, we have been training for that type of match. They embarrassed us last year and it stuck with us. I don't think we wrestled well, but I'm happy that our guys were able to fight through and grit out grimy, crazy, awesome wins like that. At the end of the day, in the blood round at nationals, those wins are what they look like. I'm proud of the fight. The heart and togetherness right now is where we need to be." The Cavaliers did not trail in the dual after jumping out to a 7-0 lead after two weights. At 125, Herrmann (11-5) trailed 5-3 early in the third period before reversing Dom Forys and then tilting him to get three back points and bring the crowd to its feet. He maintained the advantage the rest of the period, picking up the riding-time point for the 9-5 win. Ranked 13th nationally at 133, DiCamillo (21-6) dominated from start to finish in a 22-10 major decision over Ben Ress. He pounced quickly in the first period with a takedown and then three back points as he narrowly missed a pin. He went on to pile up takedowns and 2:14 of riding time to get UVa a bonus point. Pitt earned its first win at 141 as Nick Zanetta won 5-4 over Justin Van Hoose (Jr., Kirksville, Mo.). Zanetta finished with 1:15 in riding time to earn the bonus point and break the 4-4 deadlock at the end of the third period. The Panthers pulled within 7-6 when No. 20 Mikey Racciato downed TJ Miller (R-Fr., Medford, N.J.), 10-4, at 149. A battered Miller fended off Racciato's late push in the third period for another takedown, which would have given him the major decision and a team bonus point. Virginia got a key win at 157 when Atkinson (14-9) took down Ronnie Garbinsky in sudden-victory time for a 5-3 win. The hotly-contested bout almost did not go to overtime as Garbinsky was awarded a takedown just before the final buzzer of the third period. Garland challenged the call and after the official looked at the video replay, it was overturned as Garbinsky did not have full control, thus sending the match to sudden-victory time. UVa stretched its lead to 14-6 when Sulzer, ranked second nationally at 165, used a big third period to nab a 14-5 major decision over Troy Reaghard. Sulzer (21-1) led 5-2 early in the third period before wearing Reaghard down and piling up a trio of takedowns as well as a pair of penalty points following Reaghard stall warnings. In the featured match of the day, seventh-ranked Tyler Wilps of Pitt outlasted fifth-ranked Blaise Butler (R-Jr., Belvidere, Ill.), 6-2, at 174. Wilps held a 3-2 lead early in the third period before taking Butler (14-2) down and building his riding time to 1:16 to pick up the extra point. The Panthers cut their team deficit to a point, 14-13, at 184 as second-ranked Max Thomusseit dominated in a 21-6 technical fall over Tyler Askey (R-Fr., Newnan, Ga.). Thomusseit did not record any back points, so the Panthers earned just four points for the tech fall. In another battle of ranked foes, Nye (13-5) earned a 2-1 win in the first tiebreaker period over No. 17 Nick Bonaccorsi. Ranked 19th nationally, Nye maintained control for the full 30 seconds in the first portion of the tiebreaker, and then escaped in 12 seconds in the second portion. He held off Bonaccorsi's late takedown attempt to finish off the key win. Pitt took the heavyweight bout as Ryan Solomon downed Patrick Gillen (R-Jr., Shelton, Conn.), 4-3. Virginia hits the road for its next three duals before concluding the regular season on Feb. 19 at home against NC State. The Cavaliers travel to No. 9 Virginia Tech next Sunday for a 1 p.m. dual, then visit North Carolina on Feb. 7 for a 7 p.m. match. UVa visits No. 1 Iowa on Feb. 15 in the NWCA National Duals. Results: 125: Nick Herrmann (Virginia) dec. Dom Forys (Pittsburgh), 9-5; UVa 3-0 133: No. 13 George DiCamillo (Virginia) major dec. Ben Ross (Pittsburgh), 22-10; UVa 7-0 141: Nick Zanetta (Pittsburgh) dec. Justin Van Hoose (Virginia), 5-4; UVa 7-3 149: Mikey Racciato (Pittsburgh) dec. TJ Miller (Virginia), 10-4; UVa 7-6 157: Andrew Atkinson (Virginia) dec. Ronnie Garbinsky (Pittsburgh), 5-3; UVa 10-6 165: No. 2 Nick Sulzer (Virginia) major dec. Troy Reaghard (Pittsburgh), 14-5; UVa 14-6 174: No. 7 Tyler Wilps (Pittsburgh) dec. No. 5 Blaise Butler (Virginia), 6-2; UVa 14-9 184: No. 2 Max Thomusseit (Pittsburgh) tech fall-4 Tyler Askey (Virginia), 21-6; UVa 14-13 197: No. 19 Zach Nye (Virginia) dec. No. 17 Nick Bonaccorsi (Pittsburgh), 2-1; UVa 17-13 285: Ryan Solomon (Pittsburgh) dec. Patrick Gillen (Virginia), 4-3; UVa 17-16 **Rankings according to InterMat

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Pins by Logan Stieber and Bo Jordan, a technical fall by Nathan Tomasello and major decisions from Kyle Snyder and Johnni DiJulius led the fourth-ranked Ohio State wrestling team (9-3, 5-1 Big Ten) to a convincing 31-9 victory over Maryland (5-11, 0-5) on Sunday at the XFINITY Center in College Park. The Buckeyes have now won five straight matches, their longest winning streak of the year. The match started at 125 pounds and Nathan Tomasello got Ohio State out to an early lead with a takedown and three-point near in first in the first period. In the second, Tomasello continued to rack up points with an escape, takedown and three-point nearfall. The match ended in the third with a three-point near fall and riding time. At 133 pounds, Johnni DiJulius led 4-2 after two period but pulled away in the third for a 10-2 major decision. He put up his third-period points with a takedown, three-point near fall and riding time. DiJulius in the first Buckeye to reach the 20-win mark this year. Senior Logan Stieber (17-0) made short work of Shyheim Brown at 141 pounds, picking up a fall in 2:54. For Stieber, it was his fifth pin in the last 14 days. He currently leads the team with nine falls on the year. In the next match at 157 pounds, Randy Languis began the third period trailing 1-0 but got an escape and a takedown for a 3-1 come-from-behind victory. The win gave Ohio State a 18-0 lead in the match. After Maryland got on the scoreboard with a 5-1 decision at 157 pounds, Bo Jordan moved to 11-0 on the season with a pin over Tyler Manion is just 1:00, his fastest fall of the season. Jordan moved to 11-0 overall and 34-0 in his Ohio State career. Twelfth-ranked Kenny Courts jumped out to 5-0 lead after the first period at 184 pounds on a takedown and three-point near fall and then went on to win his match, 7-1. For Courts, it was his 70th career win. True freshman Kyle Snyder, wrestling less than an hour from his hometown of Woodbine, Md., took a 4-1 first period lead on two takedowns. He added two more takedowns in second period for a 9-2 lead and cruised to a 17-9 major decision. Snyder, ranked fifth nationally, is now 19-2 on the season with a team-high 11 major decisions. Ohio State returns to action on Friday, Jan. 30 when it continues Big Ten competition by hosting No. 22 Purdue at 7 p.m. inside St. John Arena. Results: 125: #7 Nathan Tomasello (OSU) technical fall over Josh Polacek (UMD) 15-0 | OSU 5, UMD 0 133: #7 Johnni DiJulius (OSU) major decision over Geoffrey Alexander (UMD) 10-2 | OSU 9, UMD 0 141: #1 Logan Stieber (OSU) won by fall over Shyheim Brown (UMD) 2:54 | OSU 15, UMD 0 149: Randy Languis (OSU) decision over Ben Dorsay (UMD) 3-1 | OSU 18, UMD 0 157: Lou Mascola (UMD) decision over Kyle Visconti (OSU) 5-1 | OSU 18, UMD 3 165: #5 Bo Jordan (OSU) won by fall over Tyler Manion (UMD) 1:00 | OSU 24, UMD 3 174: Josh Snook (UMD) decision over Dominic Prezzia (OSU) 6-0 | OSU 24, UMD 6 184: #12 Kenny Courts (OSU) decision over Tony Gardner (UMD) 7-0 | OSU 27, UMD 6 197: #5 Kyle Snyder (OSU) major decision over Rob Fitzgerald (UMD) 17-9 | OSU 31, UMD 6 285: Spencer Myers (UMD) decision over Ray Gordon (OSU) 1-0 | OSU 31, UMD 9

KRASNOYARSK, Russia -- Brent Metcalf (Iowa City, Iowa/NYAC/Hawkeye WC) won a silver medal at 65 kilos/143 pounds on Saturday at the Ivan Yarygin Memorial Grand Prix, considered one of the toughest tournaments in the world each year. Brent Metcalf earned a silver medalMetcalf, a three-time U.S. World Team member, powered through the brackets with four straight wins to qualify for the championship finals, where he was edged by 2013 European bronze medalist Ilyas Bekbulatov of Russia, 6-8. It was Metcalf's second career Ivan Yarygin silver medal, to go with his second-place finish in 2013, when he also was defeated by Bekbulatov in the gold-medal finals. Metcalf opened with a 3-1 win over Ghadjimurad Abakarov of Russia, then stopped Viktor Stepanov of Russia by technical fall, 10-0. In the quarterfinals, he stopped eventual bronze medalist Zaurbek Sidakov of Russia, 9-1. His semifinal victory was an impressive 13-2 technical fall over 2014 Yarygin silver medalist Alibetgadzi Emeev of Russia, 13-2. "Brent wrestled a great tournament all the way through finishing with the silver medal. He was very effective offensively and continues to improve where he needs. Of course, he wants the gold however, he is very close to being where he wants to be," said Assistant National Freestyle Coach Bill Zadick. Read more

BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- Powered by seven bonus point wins No. 11 Lehigh returned to Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall with a 40-6 win over visiting Franklin & Marshall Saturday afternoon. Sophomore Mitch Minotti and senior Santiago Martinez led the way with wins by fall to lead Lehigh’s attack. The Mountain Hawks won nine of the ten bouts overall to improve to 10-3 on the dual season. “That week off was definitely needed,” Lehigh head coach Pat Santoro said. “It was good to come back with a nice match today and now the focus moves to Cornell tomorrow.” Freshman Scott Parker set the tone for Lehigh at 125 with the first of two wins by technical fall on the afternoon. Parker built an 8-1 lead after one period behind two takedowns and two two-point near falls, and added five more takedowns to win 19-4 in 5:50. At 133, junior Mason Beckman scored a takedown in the final five seconds to secure a major decision, defeating Scott Stevens 14-6. Beckman controlled the match throughout, with five takedowns in the first six-and-a-half minutes, but was unable to turn Stevens from the top position despite building up well over two minutes of riding time. A penalty point for locked hands and an escape brought Stevens within 11-6 late, but Beckman scored in the final five seconds and added the riding time point to get the major decision. “Early on we were trying to get our feel for competition back,” Santoro said. “Once we did our guys started opening up a little bit and it was good to see so many guys score late in periods.” Franklin & Marshall’s lone win came at 141 as Robert Ruiz won by fall over sophomore Dean Somers who got the call as Randy Cruz was given a rest. Ruiz led 2-1 in the first period when he locked up a cradle and after a good fight from Somers finally secured the fall at the 2:32 mark bringing the Diplomats within 9-6. F&M falls to 2-5 in duals with the loss. Freshman Drew Longo posted his first career bonus point victory, racking up three third period takedowns to earn a 14-4 major decision over Tommy Quinlan at 149. Minotti’s first appearance in front of the home fans in 2014-15 was a quick one as he pinned Rob King in just 1:33 at 157. Minotti scored an early takedown then used an arm bar and a half nelson to secure the fall, which gave Lehigh a 19-6 lead at intermission. “Mitch really wanted to wrestle in Grace Hall,” Santoro said. “He went out and did what Mitch can do. He has a big one tomorrow but it was exciting to see him out here getting a pin.” The Mountain Hawks would eventually capture the final seven bouts of the dual including all five after the break. Following an 11-3 major decision by senior Marshall Peppelman over Andrew Francos at 165, Martinez posted his third pin in as many dual meet appearances, using an arm throw out of a Russian tie to put Gordon Bolig on his back for the fall in 1:28. Martinez has now won seven of his last eight official bouts overall with four pins in that time frame. “He’s feeling more explosive up at 174,” Santoro said of Martinez. “He’s feeling better each week and come March he’s going to be a different wrestler.” Junior Nathaniel Brown followed Martinez’s fall with Lehigh’s second technical fall of the dual, an impressive 20-5 victory over Anthony Mancini at 184. Brown nearly pinned Mancini early but had to settle for a 7-1 lead after one period before racking up six more takedowns before the match was stopped at 5:48. After eight consecutive bonus point wins to open the dual, the final two bouts ended in regular decisions. At 197, junior John Bolich overcame an early 4-1 deficit, defeating Charles Kerkesner 6-5 with the decisive point coming via 1:30 of riding time. Sophomore heavyweight Doug Vollaro broke open a 4-1 match with three late takedowns, but just missed out on the riding time point and had to settle for a 10-3 decision over Isaiah Cromwell in the final bout. The Mountain Hawks return to Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall on Sunday to face longtime EIWA rival and sixth-ranked Cornell at 3 p.m. Tickets can be purchased online at LehighTickets.com or Sunday afternoon at the Grace Hall ticket office. Results: 125 – Scott Parker (Lehigh) tech fall Edgar Garcia (F&M) 19-4, 5:50 133 – Mason Beckman (Lehigh) major dec. Scott Stevens (F&M) 14-6 141 – Robert Ruiz (F&M) Fall Dean Somers (Lehigh) 2:32 149 – Drew Longo (Lehigh) major dec. Tommy Quinlan (F&M) 14-4 157 – Mitch Minotti (Lehigh) fall Rob King (F&M) 1:33 165 – Marshall Peppelman (Lehigh) major dec. Andrew Francos (F&M) 10-12 174 – Santiago Martinez (Lehigh) Fall Gordon Bolig (F&M) 1:28 184 – Nathaniel Brown (Lehigh) tech fall Anthony Mancini (F&M) 20-5, 5:48 197 – John Bolich (Lehigh) dec. Charles Kerkesner (F&M) 6-5 285 – Doug Vollaro (Lehigh) dec. Isaiah Cromwell (F&M) 10-3 Attendance – 1,369 Referee – Mark Cesari

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Backed by four bonus point wins, including two pins, the NC State wrestling team defeated visiting Kent State 26-13 Saturday afternoon in Reynolds Coliseum. Redshirt-junior Nick Gwiazdowski set a new school record with his 42nd straight victory, and his pin at 285 pounds clinched the dual for the Wolfpack (12-4). The dual started at 133 with a Kent State win. The Pack then won back-to-back bouts, #23 Sam Speno defeated #29 Tyler Small 6-5 at 141, then redshirt-freshman Beau Donahue recorded his second career pin to push the Pack's lead to 9-4 after three matches. Kent State came back with their own back-to-back wins at 157 and 165 pounds to retake the lead at 10-9. NC State closed out the dual win by winning four of the final five matches. #17 Pete Renda scored a 12-1 major decision at 174 followed by freshman Nicky Hall's 9-5 win at 184 pounds. Gwiazdowski's school record 42nd straight win came in style, as he pinned #30 Mimmo Lytle in the second period to clinch the dual with the Pack up 22-13 going into the final bout. Redshirt-senior Joe DeAngelo closed it out strong with a 15-3 major decision. From the locker room: "I'm very happy with the outcome today. We showed great intensity, and the work we have done in practice is starting to show during our matches. Nick's accomplishment is very impressive. To get that many straight wins at this level means he is on his A-game each time out which is very difficult to do." - head coach Pat Popolizio Up Next: The Pack will be in road action for the next three duals, starting with a trip to ACC rival North Carolina on Sunday, Feb. 1 at 1 p.m. at the Eddie Smith Field House. Results: 133: #17 Mack McGuire (KSU) major dec. Chris Wilkes; 10-2 - 0-4 141: #23 Sam Speno (NCSU) dec. #29 Tyler Small; 6-5 - 3-4 149: Beau Donahue (NCSU) fall Mike DePalma; 1:35 - 9-4 157: #4 Ian Miller (KSU) dec. Chad Pyke; 8-3 - 9-7 165: Tyler Buckwalter (KSU) dec. #17 Max Rohskopf; 8-7 - 9-10 174: #17 Pete Renda (NCSU) major dec. Mike Vollant; 12-1 - 13-10 184: Nicky Hall (NCSU) dec. Jerald Spohn; 9-5 - 16-10 197: #24 Cole Baxter (KSU) dec. Michael Macchiavello; 1-0 - 16-13 285: #2 Nick Gwiazdowski (NCSU) fall #30 Mimmo Lytle; 4:34 - 22-13 125: #28 Joe DeAngelo (NCSU) major dec. Del Vinas; 15-3 - 26-13