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ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- The Navy wrestling team (10-3, 4-1 EIWA) won two of the final three matches of the evening to overcome a four-point deficit and defeat archrival Army West Point (3-7, 2-4 EIWA), 19-17, in the annual Star Match held Saturday at Alumni Hall. The Midshipmen have dominated the series against the Cadets as they improved to 49-6-5 overall and 27-1-2 in matches held in Annapolis. "Tonight's win was a total team effort - the wrestlers, the Brigade of Midshipmen, our alumni and our senior leadership team," said Navy head coach Joel Sharratt, who won his first Star Match as a head coach. "The atmosphere inside Alumni Hall was electric and the energy and excitement the Brigade brought to the match can't be explained. It was absolutely an amazing experience to be part of." Army opened up with an early lead as Sean Badua dealt Navy sophomore 125-pound Brant Leadbeter (Owings, Md.) a 5-3 loss in the night's first match. Navy, though, would answer by winning three straight and building a 10-3 advantage. Sophomore Zack Davis (Granger, Ind.) sparked the run, jumping out to a 5-0 advantage in his match against Army West Point 133-pound rookie Austin Harry before taking the match 8-1. Meanwhile, Navy freshman 141-pound Nicholas Gil (Crystal Lake, Ill.) sought sweet revenge after dropping a 6-5 decision to the Cadets' Logan Everett in the finals of the All-Academy Championship. Gil recorded three takedowns to take a 6-4 lead into the final period before Everett trimmed the lead to one with a takedown with uner a minute to go. Everett gave Gil the optional escape with 37 seconds to go, but got the point back with six seconds left after Gil was called for his second stall of the period. Everett's comeback would be too little, too late as Gil hung on for the 8-7 win. The Mids capped their three-match winning streak with a 10-1 victory by sophomore 149-pound Corey Wilding (Pittsburgh, Pa.). Earning his 21st win of the season, Wilding nearly had his foe, Army junior Mark Marchetti, pinned on the edge of the mat, but instead was awarded the takedown and four-point near fall late in the second period. Wilding tacked on an escape and a takedown, along with better than two minutes of riding time for the nine-point major decision to give the Mids a 10-3 lead in the match. "Our lightweights had a slow start, but a good fight," added Sharratt. "Davis dominated Harry, but I think he left a team point out there and at the EIWA and NCAA Championships, we need those points to be able to climb the ladder. "Wilding and Gil are like ball-peen hammers. Gil was winded in the final period with the time off from injury the last couple of weeks, but it was a solid win that pushes him back to the place he needs to be for the conference and national championships. I see the improvement in Corey each match he wrestles. He has made incredible strides and now the skill and confidence are lining up with his work ethic." Army, though, fought its way back into the match thanks to a three-match winning streak of its own, including back-to-back major decisions by Russell Parkson Jr. at 157 pounds (14-2) and Andrew Mendel at 165 pounds (11-3) to give the Cadets a 14-10 lead, their first since the opening bout. The third of the three wins came at perhaps the most anticipated weight class of the evening - 174 pounds. Wrestling along the edge throughout the match, 18th-ranked Brian Harvey of Army West Point held on for a 3-2 win over 19th-ranked Jadaen Bernstein (Glen Gardner, N.J.). With a takedown by Harvey and a pair of escapes by Bernstein, the two were knotted up at 2-2 heading into the final period. Harvey earned what would be the go-ahead point just five seconds into the final period. The loss was Bernstein's first blemish in dual action this season (7-1). The momentum changed in a hurry when senior 184-pound Mathew Miller (Edgewood, Md.) stepped onto the mat to face Army West Point junior Samson Imonode. Miller, the nation's 12th-ranked wrestler, pinned Imonode in the championship bout of the All-Academy Championship in just over a minute (1:07). It took him 11 seconds longer, but Miller extended his winning streak to 10 in a row by pinning Imonode in 1:18. Sixteen of Miller's 26 wins this season have come by fall which is tied for the fourth most in a single season by a Navy wrestler and the most since Ed Prendergast posted 17 in 2006-07. Meanwhile, he has pinned 39 opponents over his career which stands as the second most in program history behind John Reich's (1979-83) 63. Miller, meanwhile, closed out his dual slate with a flawless 8-0 mark this season and 17-3 for his career. "The excitement of the Iron Curtain (Bernstein, Miller, Woulfe) was palatable," said Sharratt. "Bernstein constant engagement and stalking of his foe brought the crowd to their feet and into the match. "And what can I say about Mat Miller? He is a special competitor and he stupped up in front of a full house at Alumni Hall in his final match in front of the hometown crowd." Senior Michael Woulfe (Oak Park, Ill.) fed off the energy from the better than 2,500 fans in attendance and pushed the Mids' lead to five (19-14) behind a 6-3 victory over Army West Point senior Bryce Barnes at 197 pounds. Woulfe jumped out on top with a takedown 1:23 into the match and never trailed in the bout as he improved to 27-10 this season and 8-1 in dual action. "Michael Woulfe's win should push him further up in the coaches rankings and he is poised to have a great postseason run," Army West Point junior Trevor Smith earned the 5-0 victory at heavyweight over Navy's Nick Mabry (New Braunfels, Texas), but the decision would not be enough as the Mids clinched the Star, 19-17. The Midshipmen return to action Saturday and Sunday, March 5-6 when they travel to Princeton to take part in the 2016 EIWA Championship. Results: 125 - Sean Badua (A) dec Brant Leadbeter (N), 5-3 / 0-3 133 - Zack Davis (N) dec Austin Harry (A), 8-1 / 3-3 141 - Nicholas Gil (N) dec Logan Everett (A), 8-7 / 6-3 149 - Corey Wilding (N) major dec Mark Marchetti (A), 10-1 / 10-3 157 - Russell Parsons Jr. (A) major dec Drew Daniels (N), 14-2 / 10-7 165 - Andrew Mendel (A) major dec John Keck (N), 11-3 / 10-11 174 - #18 Brian Harvey (A) dec #19 Jadaen Bernstein (N), 3-2 / 10-14 184 - #12 Mathew Miller (N) fall Samson Imonode (A), 1:18 / 16-14 197 - Michael Woulfe (N) dec Bryce Barnes (A), 6-3 / 19-14 285 - Trevor Smith (A) dec Nick Mabry (N), 5-0 / 19-17

LANCASTER, Pa. -- Antonio Pelusi's takedown in sudden victory delivered Franklin & Marshall's wrestling team a thrilling 19-17 senior day win over Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) opponent Sacred Heart on Saturday evening at the Mayser Center. The victory was the third in a row for the Diplomats and improved their record to 6-12, 1-8 EIWA, while the Pioneers dropped to 2-15, 0-10 EIWA. Before the match, F&M honored its seven-member senior class of No. 14 Rick Durso, Brandon Giovanetti, Colin Gironda, Charles Kerkesner, Aaron Moldoff, Scott Stevens and Sharron Townsend. The home team was trailing by one point with one match to go in the night. Pelusi held a narrow advantage heading into his final frame at 285, but surrendered an early escape in the third that tied the bout at 1-1. However, Pelusi claimed the victory with a clutch takedown in the first sudden victory period to end the match. A 14-4 major decision from Moldoff (125), followed by a 3-0 decision from Stevens (133) and a dominant 15-0 tech. fall from Durso (141) propelled the Diplomats out in front by a 12-0 tally heading into 149. The Pioneers followed with three wins of their own to suddenly cut the defecit to one at 12-11. Josh Young stepped to the mat at 174 and fought back from being down 4-1 after one, recording three takedowns and a total of eight back points to give F&M some much needed bonus points with a 17-8 major. Sacred Heart registered a pair of decisions at 184 and 197 to pull within one and setup the exciting conclusion at 285. F&M ended its regular season with the decision and will return to action at the EIWA Championships, which are hosted by Princeton and will run from March 5-6. Check back with GoDiplomats.com in the near future for more information about the tournament as it becomes available.

EDINBORO, Pa. -- For the first time since 2012, the West Virginia University wrestling team downed rival Edinboro, topping the Fighting Scots 18-15 in McComb Fieldhouse in Edinboro on Saturday evening. The Mountaineers' (8-10, 0-4) last win over the Fighting Scots (8-10, 6-0 EWL) also came at McComb Fieldhouse, as WVU upset then-No. 10 ranked Edinboro by a score of 18-17. No. 17 Dylan Cottrell picked up his 27th win of the season with an upset of No. 15/16 Austin Matthews at 157 pounds, while No. 9/10 won his team-best 28th match of the year at 197. Seniors A.J. Vizcarrondo (HWT) and Ross Renzi (174) closed out their dual match careers with victories as well. “It was a great win for our program heading into the postseason,” said WVU coach Sammie Henson. “Tony DeAngelo and Ross Renzi had key wins, while Dylan Cottrell continues to build on a solid season with another win over a ranked opponent. I'm happy to see our seniors go out with a ‘W.'”” After the Fighting Scots went up 5-0 on a tech. fall at 125, Keegan Moore returned to the lineup and picked up the win at 133 to get the Mountaineers on the board, down 5-3. A pair of first-period takedowns gave him a 4-2 lead over Edinboro's Anthony Rivera. Rivera cut Moore's lead to one at 4-3 with an escape in the second. Moore chose bottom to start the third and escaped to win a 5-3 decision. DeAngelo battled for a 5-4 decision over Tyler Vath at 141 pounds as the Mountaineers took a 6-5 lead. DeAngelo scored the first takedown of the bout in the first period, though Vath escaped to put the score at 2-1. Starting on bottom in the second, DeAngelo used a reversal to take a 4-2 advantage after Vath added another escape. Vath scored a takedown following a neutral start in the third to tie the score 4-4, but DeAngelo used an escape to break the tie in the third and take the win. Edinboro took a close win at 149 to for an 8-6 lead before Cottrell scored an upset over Matthews at 157. Cottrell scored first, taking a 2-0 lead into in the second where he added an escape for a 3-0 advantage. Matthews's lone point of the bout came soon after on a penalty on Cottrell, who then rode Matthews through the third to add the riding time point for the 4-1 decision. WVU took a 9-8 lead, but Edinboro responded with a win at 165 to go back on top, 11-9. Renzi scored a win in his last career dual match, topping Patrick Jennings in a 3-2 decision. Neither scored in the first, with Jennings taking a 1-0 lead on an escape in the second. Renzi started on bottom in the third, scoring an escape for the tie and a takedown for the win as the Mountaineers pushed ahead of the Fighting Scots, 12-11. Edinboro took a 14-12 lead after winning a decision at 184 before Smith put WVU on top once more with a 3-0 decision over Vince Pickett at 197. Smith led 2-0 after a first-period takedown, pushing his advantage to 3-0 after an escape in the second. Starting neutral in the third, neither wrestler scored to hand Smith the win and give the Mountaineers a 15-14 lead. Vizcarrondo secured the team victory, using a second-period escape for a 1-0 win over Corey Beck at heavyweight as the Mountaineers defeated the Fighting Scots 18-15. West Virginia travels to Kansas City, Missouri, in two weeks for the 2016 Big 12 Championship. The tournament will take place at the Sprint Center on March 5-6. Results: 125: Sean Russell (EU) tech. fall Ryan Elliott (WVU), 19-0 (5:31) 133: Keegan Moore (WVU) dec. Anthony Rivera (EU), 5-3 141: Tony DeAngelo (WVU) dec. Tyler Vath (EU), 5-4 149: No. 19 Patricio Lugo (EU) dec. Zachary Moore (WVU), 3-2 157: No. 17 Dylan Cottrell (WVU) dec. No. 15/16 Austin Matthews (EU), 4-1 165: Casey Fuller (EU) dec. Connor Flynn (WVU), 7-2 174: Ross Renzi (WVU) dec. Patrick Jennings (EU), 3-2 184: No. 5 Vic Avery (EU) dec. Bubba Scheffel (WVU), 8-4 197: No. 9/10 Jacob A. Smith (WVU) dec. Vince Pickett (EU), 3-0 HWT: A.J. Vizcarrondo (WVU) dec. Corey Beck (EU), 1-0

OREM, Utah -- The Utah Valley University wrestling team recorded just its second shutout in program history on Saturday afternoon with a 39-0 rout over Grand Canyon on Senior Day at UVU. The Wolverines dominated the contest as they picked up five bonus-point wins en route to the 39-point blowout. Three of Utah Valley's (4-10, 0-4 Big 12) four seniors capped their home careers with a victory on Saturday, while 18th-ranked senior Chasen Tolbert sat the contest out with an injury. "The guys came out with a lot of energy tonight. They were excited to wrestling in front of the crowd being the last home meet and Senior Night," said head coach Greg Williams. "That was the most consistent effort that we've had throughout our lineup where everyone came out and wrestling with a lot of energy." Redshirt sophomore Jarod Maynes got the Wolverines off to a strong start with a hard earned 5-4 decision over GCU's (5-19) Uzo Owuama in the opening bout of the contest at 141 pounds. Junior Trevor Willson (149) and redshirt freshman Raider Lofthouse (157) then followed with back-to-back first-period falls to catapult UVU to an early 15-0 lead. Following a trio of decision victories by sophomore Brayden Humpherys (165), senior Ross Taylor (174) and redshirt freshman Will Sumner (184) -- by respective scores of 5-4, 8-4 and 5-4 -- senior 197-pounder Derek Thomas returned to the lineup for the first time since late December with a bang as he earned a 15-0 technical fall victory over GCU's Austin Trujillo. Thomas recorded a pair of takedowns and a trio of nearfalls en route to his 10th victory of the season (10-3). After a win by forfeit by sophomore Dustin Dennison at heavyweight and a double forfeit at 125, senior 133-pounder Jade Rauser capped the contest with a 14-4 major decision over Trayton Libolt. Rauser was the aggressor in the match, as he jumped out to a 10-3 first-period lead following four takedowns and a two-point nearfall. He then sealed his 12th win in his last 13 matches with two more takedowns in the second stanza. With the victory, the three-time UVU NCAA qualifier now sits in sixth place on the all-time school record books with a 70-28 career record. The contest marked the 2015-16 regular-season finale for UVU and was its first shutout victory since it blanked Northern Colorado by the same score (39-0) on Jan. 26, 2013. The Wolverines will now prepare for their first trip to the Big 12 Championships on March 5-6 at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri. There, UVU will try to qualify as many of its 10 grapplers that it can for the NCAA Championships that will be held March 17-19 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Results: 141: Jarod Maynes (UVU) over Uzo Owuama (GCU), Dec. 5-4 149: Trevor Willson (UVU) over Joseph Huber (GCU), Fall 2:46 157: Raider Lofthouse (UVU) over Steven Abayon (GCU), Fall 1:20 165: Brayden Humpherys (UVU) over Casey Larson (GCU), Dec. 5-4 174: Ross Taylor (UVU) over Kenneth Moore (GCU), Dec. 8-4 184: Will Sumner (UVU) over Austin Gaun (GCU), Dec. 4-3 197: Derek Thomas (UVU) over Austin Trujillo (GCU), TF 15-0 (6:09) 285: Dustin Dennison (UVU) over Unknown, For. 125: Double Forfeit 133: Jade Rauser (UVU) over Trayton Libolt (GCU), MD 14-4 Exhibition: Trayton Libolt (GCU) over Tyler Scott (UVU), Fall 4:27

PHILADELPHIA -- The Drexel wrestling team secured its sixth win in a row as it defeated Penn, 23-16 on Saturday night at the Daskalakis Athletic Center to close out its regular season schedule on a high note. The victory marked the first time the Dragons have overcome the Quakers in their last 13 match-ups, with Drexel's last win in the series coming on Feb. 18, 1989. The win also gave Drexel claim to the Abner's Cheesesteak Trophy for the first time since the tradition between the two neighboring schools began three years ago. Along with this, the squad's six consecutive wins mark the first win streak of this length for the Dragons since 2006. Zack Fuentes started the Dragons off by pinning Penn's Jeremy Schwartz in the second period of the 125 match to give Drexel an early 6-0 advantage. David Pearce followed with a strong 4-1 decision at 133 over Caleb Richardson, who was ranked 27th in the NCAA Coaches' Poll going into this weekend's competition. Then back-to-back major decisions from Kevin Devoy Jr. and No. 11 Matthew Cimato at 141 and 149 respectively would add to the Drexel advantage, putting them ahead in the team score, 17-0 just four matches into the dual. Penn began to retaliate with the 157 match as No. 25 May Bethea pinned Mike Comunale to cut Drexel's lead to 17-6. The Quakers' Brooks Martino went on to edge Austin Rose in the 165 match, 5-3 and then No. 13 Casey Kent took a 9-1 major from Nick Elmer to bring the team score to 17-13. Penn's No. 15 Lorenzo Thomas would bring the Quakers within one point as he earned an 8-3 decision over Stephen Loiseau at 184. With the Dragons lead cut to 17-16 with two matches to go, Joshua Murphy came out to wrestle at 197. Murphy took a 1-0 lead with an escape in the second period, but then Penn's Joe Heyob earned an escape of his own to even the score at the start of the third period. It seemed as if the match would go to overtime as time wound down in regulation, but then Murphy secured a crucial takedown with just one second remaining to earn a 3-1 victory and extend Drexel's lead to 20-16. Needing to hold the Quakers off for the last match, Joey Goodhart came out and fought off Penn's Patrik Garren at heavyweight. Goodhart was able to keep control of the hard-fought match and built up almost two minutes of riding time. An escape to start the third period gave Goodhart even more of the advantage and he would go on to earn a 2-0 victory, which in turn secured a 23-16 win on the day for the Dragons. With the win, the Dragons finish the regular season at 10-7 overall and 6-3 in EIWA action. The loss moves the Quakers to 6-6, 6-5 EIWA. Next up, the Dragons will travel to Princeton, N.J. to compete in the 2016 EIWA Championships on March 5 and 6. Results: 125: Zack Fuentes (DU) WBF Jeremy Schwartz (Penn) @ 4:59 133: David Pearce (DU) DEC No. 27 Caleb Richardson (Penn), 4-1 141: Kevin Devoy Jr. (DU) MAJ A.J. Vindici (Penn), 11-3 149: No. 11 Matthew Cimato (DU) MAJ Eric Friedman (Penn), 10-2 157: No. 25 May Bethea (Penn) WBF Mike Comunale (DU) @ 2:47 165: Brooks Martino (Penn) DEC Austin Rose (DU), 5-3 174: No. 13 Casey Kent (Penn) MAJ Nick Elmer (DU), 9-1 184: No. 15 Lorenzo Thomas (Penn) DEC Stephen Loiseau (DU), 8-3 197: Joshua Murphy (DU) DEC Joe Heyob (Penn), 3-1 285: Joey Goodhart (DU) DEC Patrik Garren (Penn), 2-0

COLLEGE PARK, MD -- The Broncs won six of 10 bouts, two by fall, to defeat the University of Maryland Saturday in the final dual meet of the season. “It was a nice win,” said Rider head coach Gary Taylor. “The kids wrestled well, they wrestled hard and they beat some good kids, so I am very pleased.” For Rider (12-9) sophomore Chad Walsh (Cherry Hill, NJ/Camden Catholic), senior Conor Brennan (Brick, NJ/Brick Twp.), senior Robert Deutsch (Cherry Hill, NJ/Eastern Regional), senior Curt Delia (Mullica Hill, NJ/Delsea), junior Ryan Wolfe (New Castle, Del./Caravel) and sophomore B.J. Clagon (Toms River, NJ/Toms River South) won. Deutsch defeated the 10th ranked wrestler in the nation to tie the score at 3-3. “Rob wrestled very smart, very hard the whole time and that was a nice win for him against a very good wrestler,” Taylor said. “That will help carry some momentum into the conference and nationals. He's been wrestling very well since coming back from his injury, and a lot more intense than in any point in his career. He's being aggressive but also smart.” Deutsch is expected to be a four-time NCAA qualifier. “This could be his year,” Taylor said. “He's won matches at the NCAAs so he knows what it's about, it's about match-ups. Different styles are better against different styles. Right now he is being very aggressive and that will help against a lot of different styles.” Walsh, ranked 15th in the nation, trailed 6-1 before getting his ninth pin of the season, improving to 23-6. “Chad does not get rattled,” Taylor said. “He trailed a very good wrestler today but Chad does not panic when someone gets a lead on him. It was pretty impressive and he did a great job.” Brennan, ranked ninth in the nation, won a major decision to give Rider a 16-6 lead. In his final career dual meet Delia won by fall. “Good for Curt,” Taylor said. “He did a nice job, had a nice take down. He's wrestling well.” Wolfe won a major decision to improve to 17-4 in dual meets. Rider defeated Maryland in 2006 and lost to the 23rd ranked Terrapins in 2008, the last meeting between these two teams. Rider has now won four of the nine meetings with Maryland since the series began in 1988. Rider will now compete in the Eastern Wrestling League Championship Tournament March 5 at Lock Haven. “The good news is we didn't have any injuries coming out of matches (and wins over) tough teams like Hofstra, Princeton and Maryland to end the dual meet season,” Taylor said. “I feel good going into the EWLs healthy.” Results: 125 Michael Beck-M dec. Zach Valcarce-R 5-1 0-3 133 Rob Deutsch-R dec. Geoffrey Alexander-M 13-7 3-3 141 Alfred Bannister-M dec. Paul Kirchner-R 4-2 3-6 149 B.J. Clagon-R dec. Wade Hodges-M 4-0 6-6 157 Chad Walsh-R wbf Lou Mascola-M 4:32 12-6 165 Conor Brennan-R major dec. Tyler Manion-M 12-3 16-6 174 Curt Delia-R wbf Derrick Evanovich-M 6:47 22-6 184 Mark Colabucci-M dec. Michale Fagg-Daves-R 3-1 22-9 197 Ryan Wolfe-R major dec. Josh Snook-M 13-4 26-9 Hwt Yousif Hemida-M dec. Mauro Correnti-R 6-4 26-12

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Paul Petrov recorded his seventh pin of the season and Tyler Smith, Victor Lopez and Tyler Greene all posted major decisions to lead the Bucknell wrestling team to a 24-15 victory at Columbia Saturday afternoon. It was the sixth win in the last seven duals for the Bison, who finished the regular season with a 12-6 overall record and 6-3 against EIWA competition. Columbia finished its regular season 9-7, 7-4 EIWA. Bucknell won six of the match's bouts, with four coming for bonus points. Rustin Barrick and Tom Sleigh also earned decisions for the Bison, who have a program-record 37 dual wins over the last three campaigns. Columbia scored three decisions and a forfeit at 285 pounds for its points. No. 11/9/12 Petrov got things started for Bucknell with his pin of Britain Carter at 125 pounds. The fall came with 10 seconds remaining in the third period. It was the 28th victory of the season for Petrov, who has 18 pins in his four-year career. After a Columbia win at 133 pounds, nationally ranked Smith and Lopez posted back-to-back major decisions for the Bison. It was a high-scoring bout for Smith, who defeated Joe Moita 25-12, while Lopez registered a 9-0 shutout of Dan Reed. Columbia's Markus Scheidel (157) and Tyrel White (165) entered the match nationally ranked and both posted decisions, bringing the Lions to within 14-9. That was as close as they would get, however, as Barrick and Sleigh - who are both nationally ranked themselves - posted back-to-back decisions and Greene followed with a 9-0 shutout at 197 pounds. Next up for both Bucknell and Columbia is the EIWA Championships, which will take place March 5-6 at Princeton. Results: 125: No. 11/9/12 Paul Petrov (B) pinned Britain Carter (C), 6:50. 133: Angelo Amenta (C) dec. Grim Gonzalez (B), 7-5. 141: No. --/16/-- Tyler Smith (B) maj. dec.Joe Moita (C), 25-12. 149: Victor Lopez (B) maj. dec. Dan Reed (C), 9-0. 157: No. --/19/18 Markus Scheidel (C) dec. Zach Kelly (B), 4-2 (sv1). 165: No. --/28/-- Tyrel White (C) dec. Robert Schlitt (B), 7-3. 174: No. 20/22/-- Rustin Barrick (B) dec. No. --/33/-- Zack Hernandez, 6-1. 184: No. --/23/-- Tom Sleigh (B) dec. Mike Fetchet (C), 8-7 (sv1). 197: Tyler Greene (B) maj. dec. Troy Hembury (C), 9-0. 285: No. --/27/-- Garrett Ryan (C) wins by forfeit Rankings are Intermat/WrestlingReport/FloWrestling

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ROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Brown University wrestling won all eight bouts that were contested on its way to a 37-6 win over Hofstra University in its regular season finale on Senior Day at the Pizzitola Sports Center on Saturday afternoon. The Bears (5-10, 3-8 EIWA) won six bouts in bonus points – with two technical falls, three major decisions, and a forfeit – en route to the victory over the visiting Pride (5-13, 1-7 EIWA). In his final home match, senior Augustus Marker (Castle Rock, Colo.) won via major decision, 8-0, at 197 lbs. in the final contested bout of the dual meet. Sophomores Charlie Banaszak (Bethesda, Md.) and Christian LaBrie (Exeter, R.I.) each won via technical fall at 141 and 165 lbs. respectively while juniors Steven Galiardo (Chicago, Ill.) and Justin Staudenmayer (Plymouth Meeting, Pa.) both earned major decisions at 149 and 157 lbs. respectively. Sophomores Michael Russo (Jersey City, N.J.), Andrew LaBrie (Exeter, R.I.), and Austin Pfarr (Marysville, Ohio) all gained wins through decision at 125, 174, and 184 lbs., and classmate Zeke Salvo (Baltimore, Md.) added a win via forfeit at 133 lbs. Russo opened the dual with a 3-1 sudden victory at 125 lbs. over Bryan Damon. After each wrestler notched an escape, Russo posted a takedown in the sudden victory period. After a forfeit at 133 lbs., Banaszak gained a 17-1 technical fall win at 141 lbs. over Marcus Begay. He tallied three 4-point near falls in the opening period as part of his path to victory. At 149 lbs., Galiardo took a 17-5 major decision win against Kyle Krasavage. He totaled three takedowns and a 4-point near fall in the first and added two takedowns in the second as part of his triumph. Staudenmayer garnered a 10-1 major decision win at 157 lbs. vs. Jahlani Callender, registering his 13th straight win. He posted two takedowns and a riding time point in the third to seal the victory. Christian LaBrie shut out Bobby Fehr at 165 lbs., 16-0, for a technical fall. He posted a takedown with a subsequent 4-point near fall in each of the first and second frames. At 174 lbs., Andrew LaBrie won 7-2 over Frank Affronti, pulling away in the third period – a frame that he won, 4-0. Pfarr followed with a 5-4 win at 184 lbs. against Cory Damiana, notching an important escape in the third. Marker closed the competitive portion of the meet with an 8-0, shutout win at 197 lbs. over Omar Haddad. Marker gained a 2-0 lead after the first and still led 6-0 through two frames. Mike Hughes won for Hofstra in the heavyweight division via forfeit. Next, Brown will compete at the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) Championships at Princeton from Saturday, March 5 to Sunday, March 6. Results: 125: Michael Russo (B) def. Bryan Damon (H), Dec. 3-1, SV-1 (Brown 3-0) 133: Zeke Salvo (B) wins via forfeit (Brown 9-0) 141: Charlie Banaszak (B) def. Marcus Begay (H), TF 17-1 (Brown 14-0) 149: Steven Galiardo (B) def. Kyle Krasavage (H), MD 17-5 (Brown 18-0) 157: Justin Staudenmayer (B) def. Jahlani Callender (H), MD 10-1 (Brown 22-0) 165: Christian LaBrie (B) def. Bobby Fehr (H), TF 16-0 (Brown 27-0) 174: Andrew LaBrie (B) def. Frank Affronti (H), Dec. 7-2 (Brown 30-0) 184: Austin Pfarr (B) def. Cory Damiana (H), Dec. 5-4 (Brown 33-0) 197: Augustus Marker (B) def. Omar Haddad (H), MD 8-0 (Brown 37-0) 285: Mike Hughes (H) wins via forfeit (Brown 37-6)

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Ohio wrestling team picked up its eighth-straight dual win with a 18-16 victory at American, closing out the regular season Friday. The highlight of the match was freshman Cameron Kelly (Bellbrook, Ohio) picking up a technical fall victory in dominating fashion, 16-0. "We lost some battles but we won the war," said head coach Joel Greenlee. "You have to take the positives away from today, but we need to be more active, we need to take more attempts." As the Bobcats look ahead to the MAC Championships Greenlee said, "My expectations going into the MAC tournament is to win it. We're going to go into the tournament with the attitude that we're going to win it, and then make changes from there." 149 - Cullen Cummings v. Tom Page The final dual of the Bobcats season started at 149-pounds with redshirt sophomore Cullen Cummings (Wheaton, Ill.). The match started with multiple shots to scramble situations, but all ended in stale mates. Cummings ended the first on top with an arm drag takedown. Cummings extended his lead in the second with an escape, as they ended the period on their feet. In the third Page earned an escape followed by another Cummings takedown, which led to 6-4 decision in favor of Cummings. 157 - Spartak Chino v. John Boyle RS senior Spartak Chino (Wheaton, Ill.) took on American's John Boyle at 157-pounds. The two seniors started scoreless in their second match up of the season. Chino managed an escape in the second period, followed by a Boyle takedown. Boyle earned another point with riding time and took the match by decision, 3-1 165 - Austin Reese v. Mitchell Wightman RS freshman Austin Reese (Urbana, Ohio) faced Mitchell Wightman at 165-pounds. The match appeared even at the beginning, but Wightman scored a takedown at the end of the initial period. In the second, Wightman added four near fall points. Reese ended the match on top with a tough ride the entire third period, but took a 6-0 loss. 174 - Cody Walters v. Michael Eckhart In his final regular season match, RS senior Cody Walters (Macedonia, Ohio) came out firing with an immediate takedown against Michael Eckhart at 174-pounds. Walters pulled Eckhart over for a four point near fall to end the first. Again off the whistle Walters shot into a blast double takedown. Walters allowed Eckhart to escape to grab another takedown in the period. He ended the match with a reversal and earned another point off of stalling on his way to 14-1 major decision victory. 184 - Andrew Romanchik v. Jason Grimes In the 184 match, RS senior Andrew Romanchik (independence, Ohio) took on Jason Grimes. Grimes took Romanchik down, which was followed by a quick escape in the opening frame. Time ran out before Romanchik could his takedown at the end of the first. Each wrestler started the next two periods with escapes, and Romanchik took multiple shots but was unable to secure the takedown dropping a close 3-2 decision. 197 - Phil Wellington v. Jeric Kasunic In the 197-pound matchup RS senior Phil Wellington (Euclid, Ohio) grabbed a single leg takedown off of the whistle, and stayed on top, ending the period with 2:51 of riding time against Jeric Kasunic. Kasunic went down in the second, but Wellington gave him point to go neutral. In the third, Wellington gave up a point in stalling, but was able to score an escape and takedown to take the match 6-2. 285 - Jesse Webb v. Jake Scanlan The heavyweight match was dead even all three periods as sophomore Jesse Webb (Bennington, Vt.) picking up the win over Jake Scanlan. Each wrestler managed an escape as they headed into overtime. In the sudden victory Webb scored off of Scanlan's shot attempt to win 3-1. 125 - Shakur Laney v. David Terao Freshman Shakur Laney (Canal Winchester, Ohio) faced off against David Terao at 125-pounds. Terao took Laney down four times and added eight near fall points through the first two frames. In the final period Laney scored off of a blast double and scored off of another takedown, but Terao took a major decision 20-8. 133 - Cameron Kelly v. James Giaccia Kelly was flawless in the last regular season match of his freshman year. Kelly earned a quick takedown, and exposed Giaccia to his back three times to score twelve near fall points. Adding a point with riding time, Kelly won 16-0 by technical fall in the first period. 141 - Noah Forrider v. Tyler Scotton The final match of the day started scoreless in the initial period as RS sophomore Noah Forrider (Marysville, Ohio) faced off against Tyler Scotton. All that was managed in the second was an escape by Forrider. In the last period, Scotton took Forrider down and added two more near fall points. Forrider ended with an escape, but lost the match 5-2. Results: 125: David Terao (AU) over Shakur Laney (OHIO) (20-8) 133: Cam Kelly (OHIO) over James Giaccia (AU) (16-0) 141: Tyler Scotton (AU) over Noah Forrider (OHIO) (5-2) 149: Cullen Cummings (OHIO) over Tom Page (AU) (6-4) 157: John Boyle (AU) over Sparty Chino (OHIO) (3-1) 165: Mitchell Wightman (AU) over Austin Reese (OHIO) (6-0) 174: Cody Walters (OHIO) over Michael Eckhart (AU) (14-1) 184: Jason Grimes (AU) over Andrew Romanchik (OHIO) (3-2) 197: Phil Wellington (OHIO) over Jeric Kasunic (AU) (6-2) 285: Jesse Webb (OHIO) over Jake Scanlan (AU) (3-1)

MINNEAPOLIS -- In front of a raucous crowd at Williams Arena, No. 17 Minnesota put together its most dominant performance since the season's opening day, knocking off No. 14 Iowa State, 30-10, on Friday night. The Gophers picked up wins in seven of the night's bouts, with back-to-back bonus point wins to cap both halves of the dual. "I think the way [the team] wrestled was really good. … That's the way we want to wrestle," said head coach J Robinson. "That's the way you want to look. You want to feel positive about what we're doing, where we are. The hard work we're putting in, it's going to pay off for us." The Gophers blew open the match heading to the halftime intermission with back-to-back pins at 149 and 157 pounds. No. 16 Jake Short picked up his first fall since the Cliff Keen Invitational in December in the first period of his match with Dante Rodriguez. Short cinched up a cradle on Rodriguez along the edge of the mat early in the period and remained patient as his opponent fought to either free himself or get out of bounds. Short maintained control and eventually released the cradle, settling in over Rodriguez's chest to earn the fall. Building off the momentum his teammate created, Brandon Kingsley found himself cradling Renaldo Rodriguez-Spencer in the closing seconds of the first period, a sequence that ended when time expired in the opening frame. Kingsley got a second chance though, getting back to his cradle after defending a shot from Rodriguez-Spencer midway through the second period. On this occasion, he had plenty of time on the clock and finished off the pin. It was Kingsley's sixth fall of the season and his first to come more than 100 seconds into a match. That 12-point surge turned what had been a 6-3 Gopher lead through three matches into a commanding 18-3 advantage through five. That lead largely held through the first three matches after halftime, with the Gophers up 11 heading to their dependable duo at 197 pounds and heavyweight. Due to an injury to Iowa State's regular starter at 285, the Cyclones bumped up wrestlers from lower weight classes for the final two bouts and the Gophers capitalized on these mismatches to close the dual in convincing fashion. First, at 197, No. 3 Brett Pfarr surrendered only an escape to Patrick Downey while piling up more takedowns as the match progressed, eventually taking a 12-1 major decision. The major was Pfarr's 13th on the season, the highest total on the team. Pfarr finishes his 31-2 regular season with more major decisions (13) than regular decisions (11). No. 9 Michael Kroells followed with takedowns and four-point near falls in both the first and second period of his heavyweight contest, finishing off Marcus Harrington in the second period with a 15-0 tech fall. The tech was the first for Kroells since his opening match of the season at the Daktronics Open. His five team points capped the 30-10 win for the Gophers. Prior to the consecutive pins heading into halftime, Minnesota built its early lead by taking the night's opening match at 125 pounds, a 3-2 decision for Steve Polakowski sealed with a third-period takedown of Kyle Larson. After a 10-5 decision for No. 7 Earl Hall over Ben Morgan at 133 pounds, No. 6 Tommy Thorn put the Gophers back in front with his 4-0 decision over Nathan Boston. The win gave Thorn 30 on the season, joining Pfarr as a 30-match winner for the Gophers this season. Following halftime, a major decision at 165 pounds gave Iowa State its only bonus points of the dual, but a win for Nick Wanzek over two-time NCAA qualifier Lelund Weatherspoon at 174 pounds recaptured any waning energy in the crowd, bringing them to their feet as Wanzek finished a late takedown to wrap up an 8-6 victory. The 20-point margin of victory was the second-largest for the Gophers this season, trumped only by a 31-3 win against Grand Canyon in Minnesota's first dual of the season. The difference was the largest in the Gopher/Cyclone series since a 34-6 Gopher victory in December 2011. Friday's contest kicked off eight high-profile duals that will be part of the NWCA National Championship Dual Series this weekend. It also marked the end of the Gophers regular season, a campaign that ends a 10-8 overall record, the 11th straight winning season for Minnesota. Minnesota will be off next week before heading to the Big Ten Championships the first weekend in March (Mar. 5-6) in Iowa City. Results: 125: Steve Polakowski (Minn) dec Kyle Larson (ISU), 3-2 / Minnesota 3 -- Iowa State 0 133: No. 7 Earl Hall (ISU) dec Ben Morgan (Minn), 10-5 / Minnesota 3 -- Iowa State 3 141: No. 6 Tommy Thorn (Minn) dec Nathan Boston (ISU), 4-0 / Minnesota 6 -- Iowa State 3 149: No. 16 Jake Short (Minn) fall (1:46) Dante Rodriguez (ISU) / Minnesota 12 -- Iowa State 3 157: Brandon Kingsley (Minn) fall (4:31) Renaldo Rodriguez-Spencer (ISU) / Minnesota 18 -- Iowa State 3 165: No. 10 Tanner Weatherman (ISU) maj dec Brandon Krone (Minn), 13-2 / Minnesota 18 -- Iowa State 7 174: Nick Wanzek (Minn) dec Lelund Weatherspoon (ISU), 8-6 / Minnesota 21 -- Iowa State 7 184: Dane Pestano (ISU) dec Chris Pfarr (Minn), 9-2 / Minnesota 21 -- Iowa State 10 197: No. 3 Brett Pfarr (Minn) maj dec Patrick Downey (ISU), 12-1 / Minnesota 25 -- Iowa State 10 HWT: No. 9 Michael Kroells (Minn) tech fall (6:11) Marcus Harrington (ISU), 15-0 / Minnesota 30 -- Iowa State 10

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Michigan State wrestling team rallied from an 11-3 deficit to defeat Cleveland State Friday night at Woodling Gym, 21-17, in the final dual of MSU head coach Tom Minkel's career. Minkel, who is in his 25th year at the helm of the program, is retiring following the 2015-16 season. "It was a pretty emotional win for us as a team," said Minkel. "I know going into the dual our guys very much wanted to get a win and to wrestle well, and it was evident both before and during the dual they were all pretty pumped up to get the win. I know they knew that it meant a lot to me, and it meant a lot to them I think to go out with a win in my last dual as their coach. It was a tough dual - Cleveland State has a pretty tough team - but they got it done, and I'm enormously proud of them. It was a great way to wrap up the dual meet season." Each team won five matches in the back-and-forth dual, but pins by 125-pounder Mitch Rogaliner and 141-pounder Javier Gasca proved to be the difference. With the Spartans trailing 11-3 after the first four bouts, Rogaliner's fall in just 1:03 against John Martin sparked the Spartan comeback. Garth Yenter held off Alfredo Gray in the final seconds at 133 pounds to record an 8-7 decision, followed by Gasca's first-period pin (2:44) over Mike Carlone that put MSU on top, 18-11. Gasca improved to 19-5 on the season and finished 9-2 in dual meets. "Mitch and Javier both just went out on a mission," remarked Minkel. "There was no, 'just win the match first,' they went out to get a fall. Those two falls were huge - we don't win the dual without them. They really stepped it up." The Vikings (7-8) trimmed their deficit to 18-14 with two matches to go following Nick Montgomery's 6-2 decision against Kaelan Richards at 149 pounds, but Mark Bozzo clinched the victory for the Spartans (2-14) with a 4-1 triumph over Chas Busz at 157. CSU's Nathan Wynkoop closed the dual with a 6-1 win over Dean Vettese at 165 pounds. Red-shirt freshman Shwan Shadaia also picked up three points for MSU with his 3-1 decision in the 184-pound match against Xavier Dye. With the dual season now complete, the Spartans will now train for the upcoming Big Ten Championships, which are being held in Iowa City on March 5-6. Results: 174: Gabe Stark (CSU) dec. Travis Curley (MSU), 7-2. CSU, 3-0 184: Shwan Shadaia (MSU) dec. Xavier Dye (CSU), 3-1. Tied, 3-3 197: Sam Wheeler (CSU) major dec. Jacob Cooper (MSU), 13-5. CSU, 7-3 HWT: Riley Shaw (CSU) major dec. Dimitrus Renfroe (MSU), 13-2. CSU, 11-3 125: Mitch Rogaliner (MSU) pinned John Martin (CSU), 1:03. CSU, 11-9 133: Garth Yenter (MSU) dec. Alfredo Gray (CSU), 8-7. MSU, 12-11 141: Javier Gasca (MSU) pinned Mike Carlone (CSU), 2:44. MSU, 18-11 149: Nick Montgomery (CSU) dec. Kaelan Richards (MSU), 6-2. MSU, 18-14 157: Mark Bozzo (MSU) dec. Chas Busz (CSU), 4-1. MSU, 21-14 165: Nathan Wynkoop (CSU) dec. Dean Vettese (MSU), 6-1. MSU wins, 21-17

STILLWATER -- The third-ranked Oklahoma State wrestling team defeated No. 14 North Carolina, 33-6, on senior night in a dual full of upsets. The Cowboys (13-2) extend their win streak to 11 with the victory over the Tar Heels. "It was a good match to watch," coach John Smith said. "If I were up in the stands I'd become a big wrestling fan really quick. There was a lot of action and you can tell Coleman (Scott) has really put his stamp on that program. He doesn't have guys sitting around; they're looking for points. Those two matches at 149 and 174 was what needs to happen. You've got to score points and we did that." The first upset of the night came at 141 pounds, where Dean Heil suffered his first loss of the season to No. 9 Joey Ward. The match went in to sudden victory, where Ward got the takedown and claimed the win. Anthony Collica, ranked No. 12 in the nation at 149 pounds, quickly redeemed the Cowboy loss picking up his fourth pin a row, this time over No. 5 Evan Henderson. Collica led the Tar Heel, 5-4, going into the third period and started in the top position. At the 1:25 mark, Collica put Henderson to his back for the pin. The Cowboy extends his streak to six-straight matches resulting in bonus points. "I knew I had to come out and wrestle hard, and to keep attacking," Collica said. "I gave up the first takedown, but pushed through it and grabbed the next one. I felt him wearing down a little bit, so I took advantage of that." In the final upset of the night, Chandler Rogers handed No. 2 Ethan Ramos his third loss of the season in a wild match. Rogers went up early with takedown and a four-point nearfall and Ramos wasn't able to overcome the Cowboy's lead. Rogers went on to score a reversal, nearfall and three escapes to win the bout, 13-8. "I wasn't expecting it," Rogers said. "I try to take it one match at a time. Coach always tells me that rankings don't matter, and what matters is who wants it more. I never try to get too overconfident, but it's good to be confident in yourself and to put your best foot forward. The whole time before the match, I was telling myself that if I stick to the plan and do everything right, things might go my way. No one goes out there planning on beating the No. 2 guy in the nation, so I was real happy with it." The night was also about saying farewell to three treasured seniors who wrestled their final matches in Gallagher-Iba Arena. Eddie Klimara began the dual with bonus points for the Cowboys, earning a technical fall over Cody Karns in 4:40. The senior wowed the crowd with four takedowns and two four-point nearfalls to dominate the Tar Heel. Klimara wrapped up his career in Gallagher-Iba Arena with a 27-3 home record, including a 7-1 mark this year. "It was a great experience wrestling for the Cowboys in Gallagher-Iba," Klimara said. "It's a sad thing that it was my last home dual but the fans and coaches have been awesome, and it was one of the best choices I've made in my life to come to school at OSU." Senior and top-ranked Alex Dieringer amassed 28 wins in Gallagher-Iba after defeating No. 11 John Staudenmayer with an 11-1 major decision at 165 pounds. After a slow start in the first, wrapping up the first three minutes scoreless, he turned it on in the second period, scoring nine points and took a huge lead into the third period. Dieringer extends his win streak to 73 and owns the fourth-longest win streak in Cowboy Wrestling history. He trails Mike Sheets by just one match for third place on the all-time list. "It was a good feeling to see all the support tonight," Dieringer said. "These fans are awesome and that's one of the big reasons I came here. They've been loyal and true since I got here and I can't thank them enough for that." The final senior of the night was Austin Marsden, ranked fifth at heavyweight. The Illinois native, went out in style, picking up his 100th career win in front of a rowdy home crowd. Scoring more bonus points for the Pokes, Marsden stayed consistent throughout the match, picking up a takedown in each period. He also scored two sets of nearfall points, which put the match in his control and gave him a 16-1 tech fall over Cory Daniel. "It was great timing," Marsden said. "My dad kept telling me, 'you better not lose because I'm coming down for senior night and for the big 100.' So I told him I would take care of it. It was very humbling to be able to be a part of this program, and to be able to leave a mark in it as well. I was just very fortunate to be able to wrestle for Oklahoma State." The Cowboys also picked up big wins at 133, 157 and 184 pounds to push the Pokes to their 11th-straight dual win. Oklahoma State will travel to State College, Pa., to face No. 1 Penn State in the NWCA Bowl Dual Series championship match on Sunday at 4 p.m. CT. Results: 125: No. 6 Eddie Klimara (OSU) TF Cody Karns (UNC), 18-2; 4:40 133: Gary Wayne Harding (OSU) MD James Szymanski (UNC), 14-6 141: No. 9 Joey Ward (UNC) dec. No. 1 Dean Heil (OSU), 3-1 SV1 149: No. 12 Anthony Collica (OSU) fall No. 5 Evan Henderson (UNC); 5:35 157: Ryan Blees (OSU) dec. Robert Henderson (UNC), 6-5 165: No. 1 Alex Dieringer (OSU) MD No. 11 John Staudenmayer (UNC), 11-1 174: Chandler Rogers (OSU) dec. No. 2 Ethan Ramos (UNC), 13-8 184: No. 13 Nolan Boyd (OSU) dec. No. 19 Alex Utley (UNC), 10-6 197: Chip Ness (UNC) dec. Preston Weigel (OSU), 5-3 285: No. 5 Austin Marsden (OSU) TF Cory Daniel (UNC), 16-1; 6:47

EVANSTON, Ill. -- Northwestern sent its senior off in style with a 20-19 win over Duke Friday night at Welsh-Ryan Arena. It was a freshman, however, that provided the winning edge as Conan Jennings won a 2-1 decision at heavyweight to tie the match at 19 and send it to criteria. Jennings opponent, Brendan Walsh, was called for his second stalling with one second left in the match, giving Jennings the winning point. The Wildcats won on criteria because Duke forfeited at 133 lbs. "I am really proud of the guys," interim head coach Matt Storniolo said. "Tonight was a true team effort. All 10 guys had their fingerprints on this win." Seniors Garrison White and Dominick Malone went out winners in their final matches at home. White won by 11-2 major decision over Thayer Atkins at 125 lbs. to put the Wildcats on the board before Malone followed with a win by forfeit at 133. Fellow senior Jameson Oster had a tough loss at 141, but No. 6 Jason Tsirtsis responded with a definitive 5-0 win over No. 10 Mitch Finesilver, and Northwestern took a 13-8 lead into intermission. The Wildcats picked up a win by Mitch Sliga at 174, but Duke fought back to take a 19-16 lead into the final match of the night between Jennings and Walsh, where Chicago's Big Ten Team won in thrilling fashion. Northwestern is right back at it on Sunday for the season finale at Wisconsin in a dual that begins at noon CT. Results: 125: Garrison White (NU) maj. dec. Thayer Atkins (Duke), 11-2 [NU 4, Duke 0] 133: #19 Dominick Malone (NU) Win by Forfeit [NU 10, Duke 0] 141: Zach Finesilver (Duke) maj. dec. #19 Jameson Oster (NU), 9-0 [NU 10, Duke 4] 149: #6 Jason Tsirtsis (NU) dec. #10 Mitch Finesilver (Duke), 5-0 [NU 13, Duke 4] 157: Connor Bass (Duke) maj. dec. Anthony Petrone (NU), 12-1 [NU 13, Duke 8] 165: #18 Jake Faust (Duke) maj. dec. Luke Norland (NU), 15-5 [NU 13, Duke 12] 174: Mitch Sliga (NU) dec. Alec Shenk (Duke), 7-3 [NU 16, Duke 12] 184: Trey Adamson (Duke) maj. dec. Regis Durbin (NU), 14-4 [NU 16, Duke 16] 197: #5 Conner Hartmann (Duke) dec. Jacob Berkowitz (NU), 8-2 [NU 16, Duke 19] 285: Conan Jennings (NU) dec. Brendan Walsh (Duke), 2-1 [NU 19, Duke 19] *Northwestern wins on criteria [NU 20, Duke 19]

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- A trio of West Virginia natives led the way as the WVU wrestling team closed out its home slate with a 30-6 win over Clarion at the WVU Coliseum on Friday evening in Morgantown. No. 17 Dylan Cottrell of Spencer earned his team-best 14th bonus-point victory with a first-period pin, while redshirt freshman Ryan Elliott of Fairmont won by decision in his first career dual match start. Charleston's Jacob A. Smith, ranked No. 9/10 in the nation, recorded his 27th win of the season in leading the Mountaineers (7-10, 0-4) past the Golden Eagles (6-12, 2-4 EWL). "I'm so proud of the way our men stayed to the game plan on Senior Night," said coach Sammie Henson. "I have to give the best match of the night to Ryan Elliott. His first start as a Mountaineer and he starts us of with the 'W.' It's a great sign of family, and we love the way our West Virginia natives represent their home state." West Virginia celebrated Senior Night during its final match of the season in the Coliseum. Ross Renzi (174), Bubba Scheffel (184), A.J. Vizcarrondo (HWT) and Chris Nelson (HWT) were honored during the dual. Elliott got the Mountaineers off to a hot start with a 10-4 decision over Patrick DeWitt at 125. He used a first period takedown for a 2-0 lead before adding seven points in the second, including another takedown and four near fall points, to pad his advantage at 9-2. DeWitt opted for a neutral start to the third and scored a takedown, but Elliott claimed riding time in taking the win as WVU jumped out in front, 3-0. Cory Stainbrook added three more team points to the board with a 7-4 decision over Roshaun Cooley at 133. Cooley scored first on a takedown but Stainbrook escaped and went for two, taking a 3-2 lead into the second. Stainbrook repeated his scoring in the second, making it 6-2 before adding riding time in the third to close out the win and put the Mountaineers on top 6-0. Clarion got on the board with a decision at 141 pounds to put the score at 6-3 before Zachary Moore became the first of two freshmen to tally a win in sudden victory. Wrestling at 149, Moore trailed Brodie Zacherl, 1-0, after two periods but tied the score with an escape in the third. The bout headed to sudden victory, where Moore scored the takedown and four back points in earning the 7-1 decision as WVU led 9-3. Cottrell made quick work of Jake Keller at 157, picking up his third pin of the year in 1:36. Connor Flynn then grabbed another win in overtime at 165, scoring the takedown for a 3-1 decision over Evan Delong. The Golden Eagles took another win at 174, but WVU remained on top 18-6. Scheffel used a pair of takedowns and a reversal in winning an 8-2 decision against Dom Rigous at 184 before Smith held Dustin Conti scoreless with a 4-0 decision at 197 pounds to put the Mountaineers ahead 24-6. Vizcarrondo found himself trailing 8-2 after two periods in the heavyweight bout against Zach Deluca, but would win by injury forfeit as WVU took the dual 30-6. West Virginia will wrap up the regular season on Saturday when the Mountaineers travel to Edinboro for a 7 p.m. dual at McComb Fieldhouse. Results: 125: Ryan Elliott (WVU) dec. Patrick DeWitt (CU), 10-4 133: Cory Stainbrook (WVU) dec. Roshaun Cooley (CU), 7-4 141: No. 18/19 Brock Zacherl (CU) dec. Tony DeAngelo (WVU), 4-3 149: Zachary Moore (WVU) dec. Brodie Zacherl (CU), 7-1 SV-1 157: No. 17 Dylan Cottrell (WVU) pinned Jake Keller (CU), 1:36 165: Connor Flynn (WVU) dec. Evan Delong (CU), 3-1 SV-1 174: Michael Pavasko (CU) dec. Ross Renzi (WVU), 6-2 184: Bubba Scheffel (WVU) dec. Dom Rigous (CU), 8-2 197: No. 9/10 Jacob A. Smith (WVU) dec. Dustin Conti (CU), 4-0 HWT: A.J. Vizcarrondo (WVU) def. Zach Deluca (CU), injury forfeit (6:16)

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Purdue won at six weights, including two with bonus points, on its way to a 23-12 win over SIU Edwardsville inside Holloway Gymnasium on Friday. Luke Welch provided a technical fall and Tanner Lynde turned in a pin as the No. 23 Boilermakers moved to 9-7 on the season. “It is always good to get a win especially late in the year going into Big Tens,” Purdue head wrestling coach Tony Ersland said. “I am glad that a lot of our guys got good experience tonight. I still think that we can be more aggressive in spots. I thought we did enough to win, but we can still do more. That is what the next two weeks will be about, getting them to do more.” At 133 pounds, L. Welch put on a show in a 23-7 technical fall of Dakota Leach in 6:23. He racked up nine takedowns, five of which came in the third period. The redshirt sophomore also tilted for a four-count in the opening period of action. The technical fall is the second of his career as he improved to 15-11. Lynde's aggressiveness was evident from the first whistle in a 4:44 pin of Derek Nagel at 184. It only took eight seconds for him to get his first takedown. As the end of the first period neared, the redshirt junior had the Cougar locked in a cradle and was driving forward for the fall, but time expired before he could get him flat. Lynde took full advantage of a neutral start in the second by taking Nagel down. He found the headlock on the far side of the mat and it was over. It was the fifth fall of the season for Lynde as he evened his season mark at 11-11. “Tanner is one of the guys that stood out to me tonight,” Ersland said. “There was a lot of action in his match. He wrestled through when the other guy could have made a move. I was really excited with the way he wrestled; he wrestled with a lot of energy and hustle. He took control of that match.” The Boilermakers received decisions from Danny Sabatello (141), Doug Welch (157), No. 8 Chad Welch (165) and Drake Stein (197). Purdue's six seniors, Andy Hoselton, Sabatello, Luke Schroeder, Drake Stein and C. and D. Welch, will be recognized prior to the regular season and home finale Sunday starting at 12:40 p.m. ET. The Boilermakers will then go to battle against Duke at 1 p.m. #BoilerNotes • Purdue won six weights, two with bonus points … the Boilermakers scored first in all six matches that they won. • Purdue is now 6-1 in non-conference duals. • Luke Welch's 23 points are the most scored in a match by a Boilermaker this season … he now has a pair of 20+ point matches in his career … it was his 50th career match. • Danny Sabatello won the 40th dual match of his career … Tyler Kral wrestled in the 60th match of his career. • The Welch Trio made their 22nd start together … all three won for the seventh time this season and the ninth time overall. • Sabatello and Doug Welch have started 34 consecutive duals since the start of the 2014-15 season … Sabatello is 24-10 during that stretch and D. Welch is 26-8. • With a four-point nearfall, Chad Welch earned a spot on the season back points record list with 143 … he is tied for 17th with Frank Laccone (1995) … he also moved into 11th on the career back points list with 143, climbing ahead of Sabatello (140) and Jason Silverstein (1999-2001), who had 141. • Friday's dual started at 125 … 14 of the 16 duals this season have started at 125 … the Boilermakers have also won at least one bout with bonus points in all but two duals. Results: 125 - Freddie Rodriguez (SIUE) dec. Luke Schroeder (Purdue) 16-10 133 - Luke Welch (Purdue) tech. fall Dakota Leach (SIUE) 23-7 141 - Danny Sabatello (Purdue) dec. Trevor Feagans (SIUE) 10-5 149 - John Fahy (SIUE) dec. Jeremy Golding (Purdue) 10-3 157 - Doug Welch (Purdue) dec. Erik Travers (SIUE) 7-3 165 - No. 8 Chad Welch (Purdue) dec. Nate Higgins (SIUE) 6-3 174 - Connor McMahon (SIUE) dec. Peter Andreotti (Purdue) 7-0 184 - Tanner Lynde (Purdue) pinned Derek Nagel (SIUE) 4:44 197 - Drake Stein (Purdue) dec. Jake Tindle (SIUE) 7-5 285 - Chris Johnson (SIUE) dec. Tyler Kral (Purdue) 4-2

BUIES CREEK, N.C. -- Campbell wrestling dominated Davidson 42-3 on the mat Friday night at Carter Gym on senior night. The Camels recorded their largest victory margin as they wrapped up their regular season 3-13 and 3-4 in Southern Conference action. Davidson falls to 4-14 overall and 0-6 in the SoCon. The Camels got off to a good start as freshman wrestler Collin Stewart earned bonus points right off the bat with a 16-0 technical fall over Zamir Ode. Stewart earned three four-point near falls, a takedown, an escape and a point for riding time to take the 125-pound bout for the home team. Nathan Kraisser followed with another solid performance as he earned his 30th win of the season by pinning Dustin Runzo in 4:28. His pin over Runzo becomes his eighth of the season and fifth in the last six duals. Prior to earning the pin, Kraisser racked up four takedowns, an escape and a four-point near fall. Campbell earned an easy six points to give them a 17-0 lead over Davidson as the visitors forfeited the 141-pound weight class. The forfeit gave Zack Barker his first dual victory of the season. The 149-pound bout was close compared to the previous two matches as Kaleb Warner and Aidan Conroy went scoreless through the first period. Warner earned an escape for the only points of the second period while Conroy countered with an escape of his own at the beginning of the third. The Campbell grappler managed a takedown with time expiring on the clock to pull out the 3-1 decision and keep the Camels lead (20-0). Davidson earned its only points of the dual during the 157 bout, as Tony Palumbo edged out Quentin Perez in a 4-3 decision to put the team score at 20-3. Redshirt senior Paul Duggan took to the mat next to face Adam Flatt at 165-pounds. The Campbell grappler carried the momentum into his match as he scored a quick 10 points in the first period on two 4-pt. near falls and a takedown. Duggan scored six more points on a takedown and 4-pt. near fall in the second but Flatt managed to get two points on a reversal. Starting the third period on top, Duggan got two, 2-pt. near falls and the point for riding time to win in a 19-2 tech fall (6:33) over Flatt. The win became Duggan's 20th of the season as he pushed the Camels further out of the Wildcat clutches (25-3). Alex Vosburgh and Nathaniel Powers squared off next at 174-pounds. Vosburgh held a three-point lead (7-4) through the first period after earning three takedowns and an escape. Powers came within two points in the second period after earning the escape, but Vosburgh sealed the bout as he scored three points in the third to win by a 10-6 decision (28-3). The win was Vosburgh's first of the season and as a Camel. Ville Heino extended the Campbell lead by recording his eighth major decision of the season over Konner Pritchard. Heino held the 7-1 lead going into the third and reached bonus points by earning three more takedowns and the point for riding time to win the bout in a 14-5 major. The home team's success continued at 197-pounds as Austin McNeill defeated Michael Moore. McNeill earned his first collegiate major decision over Moore as he took the bout 14-0 over the Wildcat. McNeill's points came from a reversal, takedown, an escape, two 4-pt. near falls and the point for riding time. Last to take the mat was Jere Heino who closed the match out strong as he pinned Will Cooley in just 1:27. Heino's pin, just his third of the season, earned six team points and put the final score at 42-3 with the Camels emerging victorious on senior night. Results: 125: Collin Stewart (Campbell) tech. fall Zamir Ode (DAV) 15-0, 3:10 133: Nathan Kraisser (Campbell) over Dustin Runzo (DAV) Fall, 4:28 141: Zack Barker (Campbell) win by forfeit 149: Kaleb Warner (Campbell) dec. over Aidan Conroy (DAV) 3-1 157: Tony Palumbo (DAV) dec. over Quentin Perez (Campbell) 4-3 165: Paul Duggan 9(Campbell) tech. fall over Adam Flatt (DAV) 19-2, 6:33 174: Alex Vosburgh (Campbell) dec. over Nathaniel Powers (DAV) 10-6 184: Ville Heino (Campbell) maj. dec. over Konner Pritchard (DAV) 14-5 197: Austin McNeil (Campbell) maj. dec. over Michael Moore (DAV) 14-0 285: Jere Heino (Campbell) fall over Will Cooley (DAV) 1:27

BUFFALO, New York -- Seven Panthers won their matches to help UNI wrestling snap a five-dual losing streak to close out the regular season with a win over Buffalo, 29-9. The Panthers ended their season 4-10 overall, 3-5 in the MAC. The Bulls finished with their most wins since 2004, falling to 10-9 overall, 2-6 in the MAC. UNI jumped out to a 15-0 lead over Buffalo with falls at 125 pounds from Leighton Gaul and at 133 pounds from Josh Alber. It was Gaul's first dual win of the year and Alber's second fall in as many weeks. At 141 pounds, Tyler Willers was tied 2-2 with Brandon Lapi. He earned four nearfall points to go up 6-2. And escape narrowed the gap 6-3 for Lapi, but Willers went on to win his first career dual, 6-5. Buffalo got on the board with a decision at 149 pounds, but Bryce Steiert gave the Panthers its third set of bonus points at 157 pounds. Steiert was up 8-1 to start the third and had already racked up two minutes of riding time. He went on to win with a 13-2 major decision over Alex Smythe. Cooper Moore returned to the lineup at 165 pounds for the first time since Feb. 5. At the end of the second period, Moore led 3-0 with 2 minutes, 30 seconds in riding time. Moore went on to secure his riding time and earn his fourth major decision of the season, 8-0. At 184 pounds, Drew Foster went up 2-0 with more than two minutes of riding time after the first period. Foster locked up riding time and released Joe Ariola of Buffalo in the second period. Ariola's takedown put Buffalo up 3-2 to start the third. Foster notched two escapes in the third, but Ariola grabbed a takedown to push the match into sudden victory. Foster kept the Panthers rolling with a takedown to win 7-5. Blaize Cabell gave up a takedown at the end of the heavyweight match, but his four takedowns and escape gave him the 9-6 decision. Results: 125 – Leighton Gaul (UNI) pinned #33 Kyle Akins, 3:42 133 – #13 Josh Alber (UNI) pinned Bryan Lantry, 4:47 141 – Tyler Willers (UNI) dec. Brandon Lapi, 6-5 149 – Colt Cotten (UB) dec. Adam Perrin, 9-6 157 – #23 Bryce Steiert (UNI) maj. dec. Alex Smythe, 13-2 165 – #19 Cooper Moore (UNI) maj. dec. Rrok Ndokaj, 8-0 174 – Muahmed McBryde (UB) dec. Taylor Berger, 5-2 184 – Drew Foster (UNI) dec. Joe Ariola, 7-5 SV1 197 – James Benjamin (UB) dec. Cody Krumwiede, 2-0 285 – #15 Blaize Cabell (UNI) dec. Jake Gunning, 9-6

NORFOLK, Va. -- Brandon Jeske scored a dual meet-winning takedown in the final five seconds of the 125 bout to propel the Old Dominion wrestling team (6-12, 1-6 MAC) to a thrilling 20-19 criteria win over Northern Illinois Friday night at the Ted Constant Center. With the victory, ODU captured its 500th program win, and Steve Martin became the second-winningest coach in Old Dominion history. Beginning at 133, NIU's Austin Eicher earned a 15-4 major decision over Josh Markham, but All-American Chris Mecate rebounded in a big way for the Monarchs, pulling out a pivotal 2-0 decision over No. 15 Steve Bleise, 2-0. No. 8 Alexander Richardson followed up with a commanding 11-5 win over Gabe Morse at 149 to put the Monarchs out in front 6-4. At 157, Andrew Morse regained the lead for the Huskies, 7-6, with a 3-0 victory over ODU's Austin Eads, but Seldon Wright earned his third straight win by defeating Shaun'Qae McMurtry in an exciting 7-6 bout at 165. Jack Dechow, ranked 11th, sandwiched a big major decision win over Quinton Rosser at 184 between two Northern Illinois pins at 174 and 197, but Austin Coburn put the Monarchs in position to win the dual meet after bumping up to 285 and taking down Arthur Bunce, 4-2. Trailing 19-16 on the scoreboard, the Monarchs tied the bout with Jeske's last second takedown to earn the come-from-behind criteria win. It was ODU's first MAC dual meet win of the season. ODU closes out the dual season this Sunday at 1 p.m. against Central Michigan in the Jim Jarrett Gymnasium on Senior Day. Results: 133: Austin Eicher (NIU) maj. Josh Markham (ODU), 15-4 141: #16 Chris Mecate (ODU) dec. #15 Steve Bleise (NIU), 2-0 149: #8 Alexander Richardson (ODU) dec. Gabe Morse (NIU), 11-5 157: Andrew Morse (NIU) dec. Austin Eads (ODU), 3-0 165: Seldon Wright (ODU) dec. Shaun'Qae McMurtry (NIU), 7-6 174: Trace Engelkes (NIU) pin Terrell Forbes (ODU), 6:15 184: #11 Jack Dechow (ODU) maj. Quinton Rosser (NIU), 10-2 197: #17 Shawn Scott (NIU) pin Kaleab Fetahi (ODU) 6:21 285: Austin Coburn (ODU) dec. Arthur Bunce (NIU), 4-2 125: Brandon Jeske (ODU) dec. Alijah Jeffery (NIU), 3-1

PITTSBURGH -- Redshirt sophomore Ryan Solomon lifted Pitt wrestling team (10-6, 2-3 ACC) to 19-17 victory Friday night at the Fitzgerald Field House over No. 23 Virginia (6-7, 1-4 ACC). "Any time you can come out with a win it's good," head coach Jason Peters said. "I would have loved to see our seniors go out with a win, but they had good opponents so hats off to those guys. I'm just thankful for what they've done over the last four or five years. It was a good night for Pitt wrestling." Freshman LJ Bentley got the night started with a close 3-2 decision over Virginia's Nick Herrmann. Sophomore Dom Forys followed that by collecting his 23rd win on the season after a 17-4 major decision over Joe Martinez at 133 pounds. Forys recorded seven takedowns in the match. Virginia claimed the following three bouts and the lead 10-7. Redshirt sophomore Cody Wiercioch gave the Panthers some momentum at 165 pounds after a 12-6 decision over Garrett Peppelman to tie the dual 10-10. Freshman TeShan Campbell put on a show for his hometown crowd as he recorded his first pin as a college wrestler. He pinned Drew Hull in 3:21, giving Pitt a 16-10 lead. The Cavaliers regained the lead after claiming 184 and 197 pounds. Trailing by just one point, 17-16, Solomon's takedown and escape were enough to lift the Panthers to a 19-17 win. Pitt will finish the regular season Sunday, Feb. 21 at Clarion. The dual is set for 2 p.m. For all things Pitt wrestling, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. Results: 125 - No. 26 LJ Bentley (P) dec. No. 25 Nick Herrmann (V), 3-2 - Pitt leads 3-0 133 - No. 20 Dom Forys (P) maj. dec. Joe Martinez, 17-4 - Pitt leads 7-0 141 - Justin VanHoose (V) dec. No. 10 Mikey Racciato (P), 11-4 - Pitt leads 7-3 149 - Chris Yankowich (V) dec. Robert Lee (P), 3-2 - Pitt leads 7-6 157 - Andrew Atkinson (V) maj. dec. Ronnie Garbinsky (P), 11-1 - Virginia leads 10-7 165 - No. 26 Cody Wiercioch (P) dec. Garrett Peppelman (V), 12-6 - Tied 10-10 174 - No. 26 TeShan Campbell (P) pins Drew Hull (V), 3:21 - Pitt leads 16-10 184 - Tyler Askey (V) maj. dec. Zach Bruce (P), 13-3 - Pitt leads 16-14 197 - No. 14 Zach Nye (V) dec. No. 25 Nick Bonaccorsi (P), 3-2 - Virginia leads 17-16 285 - No 17 Ryan Solomon (P) dec. No. 30 Pat Gillen (V), 3-2 - Pitt wins 19-17

VESTAL, N.Y. -- An 8-6 decision by Tyler Greene at 197 pounds evened the score and Joe Stolfi followed with his 11th pin of the year to lift the Bucknell wrestling team to a 21-15 victory at Binghamton Friday evening. The Bison captured six of the 10 bouts to improve to 11-6, 5-3 EIWA on the year, while the Bearcats fell to 11-7, 7-4 EIWA. It was the second straight year the Bucknell-Binghamton match came down to the final bout. Last year, Stolfi narrowly lost by decision to nationally ranked Tyler Deuel in Davis Gym, but this year he pinned Connor Calkins in 4:31 to clinch the Bison victory. Stolfi improved to 17-1 on the year as he posted his 12th consecutive win. Greene took the mat with Bucknell trailing 15-12. He ended up on the right side of an 8-6 decision against Mark Tracy. It was the fifth win by decision of the night for the Bison and it tied the score at 15-15, setting the stage for Stolfi. Paul Petrov opened the match with an 8-1 decision at 125 pounds for Bucknell. After a Binghamton pin at 133 pounds, the Bison won three of the next four bouts by decision. Tyler Smith was victorious at 141, while Victor Lopez won at 149 and Robert Schlitt at 165. Those three decisions were by a combined 14 points with the closest margin being four points. Following Schlitt's win at 165, the Bison held a 12-9 lead, but nationally ranked Bucknell wrestlers Rustin Barrick (174) and Tom Sleigh (184) both lost by one point to nationally ranked foes. The Bison improved to 5-2 all-time against Binghamton with Friday's victory. Bucknell will conclude the regular season Saturday with a 1 p.m. match at Columbia. Bucknell 21, Binghamton 15 Exhibition: Kyle Kelly (Bing) maj. dec. Ben Bliss (Buck), 16-4. 125: No. 11/9/12 Paul Petrov (Buck) dec. Steven Bulzomi (Bing), 8-1. 133: Jacob Nicholson (Bing) pinned Grim Gonzalez (Buck), 0:31. 141: No. --/16/-- Tyler Smith (Buck) dec. Dylan Caruana (Bing), 9-4. 149: Victor Lopez (Buck) dec. Jesse Dellavecchia (Bing), 6-1. 157: Vincent DePrez (Bing) dec. Logan Kerin (Buck), 8-5. 165: Robert Schlitt (Buck) dec. Anthony DePrez (Bing), 5-1. 174: No. --/28/-- Jack McKeever (Bing) dec. No. 20/22/-- Rustin Barrick (Buck), 3-2. 184: No. 18/20/-- Steve Schneider (Bing) dec. No. --/23/-- Tom Sleigh (Buck), 5-4. 197: Tyler Greene (Buck) dec. Mark Tracy (Bing), 8-6 285: No. 8/8/16 Joe Stolfi (Buck) pinned Connor Calkins (Bing), 4:31. Rankings are Intermat/WrestlingReport/FloWrestling

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- On Senior Day at the Malkin Athletic Center, the Harvard wrestling team emerged with a 34-15 victory over Hofstra in the final dual of the season. The Crimson, which improved to 8-4 overall and 5-3 in the EIWA, won seven of the 10 bouts, while the Pride falls to 5-12 and 1-6. The match opened with a victory by Tyler Tarsi, as he shut down Jahlani Callendar with a 4-0 decision at 157 lbs. Devon Gobbo, ranked No. 19 in the country at 165, followed with a technical fall against Cory Goshkagarian, winning, 18-3, and putting Harvard up, 8-0, in the team score. After Hofstra pulled ahead by a slight margin, 9-8, Josh Popple picked up a major decision as he defeated Omar Haddad, 10-2, at 197. With four matches remaining and the Crimson trailing, 15-12, Nolan Hellickson earned a late pin against Bryan Damon, as he emerged with a victory at 6:41, making it 18-15 in favor of Harvard. At 133, Jeffrey Ott also pinned his opponent as he put down Marcus Begay at the 4:46 mark and stretched the lead to 24-15. Co-captain Todd Preston, ranked No. 11 in the country, won by forfeit at 141, and Patrick Hogan, also a co-captain, capped the win over Harvard with a major decision against Kyle Krasavage, 13-4. The Crimson will now prepare for the upcoming EIWA Championships, hosted by Princeton March 5-6. Results: 157: Tyler Tarsi (Harvard) dec. Jahlani Callendar (Hofstra), 4-0, 3-0 165: No. 19 Devon Gobbo (Harvard) tech. fall Cory Goshkagarian (Hofstra, 18-3, 8-0 174: Frank Affronti (Hofstra) dec. Josef Johnson (Harvard), 5-4, 8-3 184: Cory Damiana (Hofstra) pinned Michael Mocco (Harvard), 6:40, 8-9 197: Josh Popple (Harvard) major dec. Omar Haddad (Hofstra), 10-2, 12-9 285: Mike Hughes (Hofstra) won by forfeit, 12-15 125: Nolan Hellickson (Harvard) pinned Bryan Damon (Hofstra), 6:41, 18-15 133: Jeffrey Ott (Harvard) pinned Marcus Begay (Hofstra), 4:46, 24-15 141: Todd Preston (Harvard) won by forfeit, 30-15 149: Patrick Hogan (Harvard) major dec. Kyle Krasavage (Hofstra), 13-4, 34-15

Pete Di Pol will be serving as head coach of both the men's and women's wrestling programs at MacMurray College, the NCAA Division III school located in west-central Illinois announced Thursday . PeteDiPolbioDi Pol brings both high school and collegiate wrestling coaching experience to MacMurray. During the 2015-16 school year, Di Pol has coached at Bishop Heelan High School in Sioux City, Iowa where he turned around the program from just 10 wins in 2014-15 to 24 victories this season. Earlier in his career, Di Pol coached at high schools in his native New Jersey. Before taking on the job at Heelan last year, Di Pol had coached at Baker University in Baldwin City, Kansas, from 2013-2015. During that time, his teams earned to two national rankings, No. 16 in 2014 and No. 14 in 2015, and it won the conference duals championship in 2015. Before coming to the Midwest, Di Pol coached at the collegiate level at what is now Rowan College at Gloucester County in Sewell, New Jersey. From 2011-13, Di Pol guided his teams at the community college to conference championships, and fourth and fifth-place finishes in the nation in 2012 and 2013, respectively. "MacMurray Athletics is excited about getting a head coach who has Pete's impressive and repeated success in building championship programs to help the College launch its men's and women's wrestling programs," said Justin Fuhler, MacMurray's athletic director. "We know he can hit the ground running, and we wouldn't be the least surprised if MacMurray wrestling quickly returns to its former glory under his direction." "Getting a chance to build a program from the ground up is an opportunity that not many coaches get," said Di Pol. "The historic past of MacMurray Wrestling will make that job easier, and I'm looking forward to fielding a strong team from Day One." "It is evident with my discussions with our Athletic Director Justin Fuhler and College President Dr. Mark Tierno that they are committed to ensuring the success of the wrestling program and our future wrestlers on and off the mat," Di Pol said. "Their passion for this new program resonated with my own passion and desire to succeed here and develop champions on and off the mat as well." MacMurray had announced the return of wrestling in early January, resurrecting its men's program which had been eliminated in 2007, and adding a new women's program. Both programs are expected to take to the mat during the 2016-17 school year. MacMurray College describes itself as "a four-year, career-directed college with a strong liberal arts tradition." Founded in 1846, the school -- with an enrollment of approximately 600 students -- is located in the city of Jacksonville, about 30 miles west of the state capital of Springfield. The Highlander sports teams compete in NCAA Division III.

Logan Stieber turned a lot of heads this week in Belarus when he wrestled defending World champion Frank Chamizo (Italy) to a razor-thin 10-8 decision loss. Logan Stieber gets in on a shot against Kellen Russell at the 2015 U.S. Open (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com)Stieber would eventually go 4-1 on the day and take the bronze, signaling to many in the wrestling community that the former Buckeye is a serious contender for Rio 2016. Stieber's failures have mostly come from a lack of conditioning, lackadaisical/dangerous defensive positions and last-minute (last-second) failures in tactics. While all very critical parts of wrestling success, his victories in spite of these issues seems to reaffirm that he's rocketing to the top of the 65-kilo division. In his way is Brent Metcalf, who is still one of the best wrestlers in the world at the weight class, despite not taking home hardware. Most American fans are interested in medals as the only sign of progress, but on close inspection Metcalf too has been making significant changes and improvements for more than two years. Also at 65 kilos is Jordan Oliver who on his best day is very difficult to outwrestle. He has incredible coaching and owns the last win over Stieber. Still, Stieber intrigues a lot of wrestling fans, if only because he wrestles with fluidity in difficult positions and often comes out with points. That conversion reminds many of the best Russians we've seen over the last twenty years. Winners. Guys who take a dead-to-rights hi-crotch attempts and turn them into ballet-like four-point throws. Stieber, more than anyone at the weight class, can make those highlight reel moves happen. The Olympic Team Trials will be can't miss programming in April for several reasons, but none more so than the impending free-for-all at 65 kilos. To your questions … Q: What is your stance on the argument that we (USA) should replace folkstyle with freestyle because "we'd win more world/Olympic medals"? Is increasing the likelihood that elite wrestlers win international medals a goal of our high school/college level wrestling programs? What's wrong with promoting a traditional American style that we can (proudly) think of as our own? None of this is intended to say that folkstyle can't be improved (pushout rule, please!), but why would we want to discard folkstyle? I think that UWW is doing a great thing trying to promote/support traditional wrestling styles all over the world, and I hope that other Americans can see the value in ours. -- Irv Foley: We discuss these rule changes often, but I don't think it comes through enough that I see the value in preserving our traditional form of the sport. Can it be wacky? Yes. Are the rules nonsensical at times? Obviously. But there are a lot of people who love the sport just the way it is. I think pushouts would help and a little more attention to proper stall calls, but overall Americans enjoy the product and want to see more of it all the time. I think that there is a balance that can be struck, where more medals would be won at the international level if only for a few changes. Still, there is success at the international level, interest at home and a longstanding well-documented history attached to the sport. There is value in that tradition, which I and others like you want to preserve. Q: Virginia Tech is the second best non-Big Ten team. Why the hell aren't they wrestling Penn State (again) or Iowa in the NWCA National Duals Championship Series? Selecting NC State over them is a slap in the face. -- Mike C. Foley: For me the new NWCA National Duals was a very confusing situation to follow. What is the long term goal behind this year's format? Who supports it internally? Why this format? Maybe I had my head in the sand at the beaches of Rio, but this snuck up on me. Re-reading the press releases has given me much more insight, but the first-blush response to hearing about everything was more head scratching than head nodding. The jump is based on the USA Today/NWCA Division I Coaches Poll, which fed back to strength of schedule, number of wins and a variety of other numbers. NC State did wrestle a brutal schedule and a Penn State-Virginia Tech rematch seems kind of anti-climactic so I don't mind the matchups. However, if they want to use this as a formula for eventually choosing the team title in March I think that some adjustments would need to be made. I don't see an undefeated Alabama losing in the SEC title game to an undefeated Florida and the latter not jumping the former. Yes, I just used a football metaphor. MULTIMEDIA HALFTIME John Danaher discusses the need for cross-training in grappling sports for all grappling sports … Very smart human Blind female high school wrestler Q: What is your takeaway from the Kyle Snyder-Khadzhimurat Gatsalov match at the Medved International? -- Mike C. Foley: First, for anyone who missed the match, Snyder was winning 2-1 before getting caught chasing a shot and pancaked for four points, losing 5-4. The match was a decent display for Snyder. He opened up a nice 2-0 lead in a hostile environment and wrestled hard for six minutes. Was a silly mistake to make, but overall it's fixable and it's not the Olympics. At no point was Snyder outclassed. What Snyder is trying to achieve this year is absolutely bonkers! I understand that he came late to the NCAA season, but when he did so I thought he'd stay on the collegiate mats. Instead, about a week removed from a dual meet he heads to Belarus to take on a pack of former World and Olympic champions -- many of whom are hitting the mats for only the second or third time in the last six months. Despite this schedule, I know that Snyder won't be run down by the Olympic Games in August. It's difficult to remember, but Snyder won a World title after very few senior level freestyle matches. Now is his learning time, and I suspect that the product will be improved by the start of Rio 2016. So, overall, a very positive outing. Q: Should college wrestling move to a light/dark singlet rather than ankle bands? This is a leading question … of course they should. -- Darrin H. Foley: Sure, but that would take some re-education of referees, some startup capital for each team and some progress on ensuring that white singlets don't reveal too much about our athletes' private lives. I'd prefer to keep drawing closer to the idea of a rash guard and fight shorts. I roll jiu-jitsu every day in the type of shorts we'd use and have yet to see an issue. Also, as I've stated ad nausea we would increase youth participation, create higher revenue sales and be more palatable to the main stream. The argument for keeping them is shorter: Because … tradition. Q: Seems like it's going to be a sad ending to Hunter Stieber's college wrestling career. How are you going to remember him? -- Mike C. Foley: Agreed on the sad part. Wish he'd have found more success after his surgeries. When I think of Hunter I think of the Mitchell Port loss at the 2013 NCAA Championships and how a win there would've probably propelled him to an NCAA title and bumped the family title total to five -- one more than the over/under set by Brian Muir.

Fairfax, Va. -- The George Mason University wrestling team defeated Virginia Military Institute, 16-15 in thrilling fashion but lost to Lock Haven, 22-14. Mason had strong efforts from redshirt senior captain Vince Rodriguez(133) redshirt senior captain Greg Flournoy(157) and redshirt freshman Matt Voss(HWT). With the two results, Mason moves to 8-13 on the season and 2-4 in the Eastern Wrestling League. The first dual of the night against EWL foe Lock Haven started out well for the Patriots, who led 7-0 after the first two matches. Redshirt sophomore Ibrahim Bunduka(125) was victorious by major decision 16-3 and Rodriguez followed up the act with an impressive 5-2 win by decision over the number 33 ranked wrestler in the country, Robert Rehm. After Rodriguez's victory, the four matches starting at 141 and ending at 165 were extremely close. In the first period of each of those four matches, not one point was scored by either team. Flournoy was the only Patriot to come out on top in those four matches, winning by decision, 6-1. Flournoy's win gave the Patriots a 10-6 advantage going into the final five matches of the dual. The lead would evaporate for Mason as the Bald Eagles took control. Even though the Patriots were not in a position to win the dual, Voss wrestled strong and was able to earn a victory by major decision in the final match of the dual, 11-3. Voss gained control of the match in the second period and refused to let his opponent gain any momentum the rest of the way. However, the Patriots would go down by the final score of, 22-14. In the next dual against VMI, the Patriots split their first four matches. Rodriguez won by decision, 4-1, capping off an undefeated night for the Fresno, Calif. native. Redshirt senior Blake Roulo(149) brought the Patriots level with the Keydets at 6, when he won by decision, 7-3. Flournoy followed up Roulo with a decision victory, 3-1. The Patriots then lost two matches in a row before redshirt junior Luke Ludke(184) turned in his best performance of the season. Ludke dominated VMI's Ben Wagner and earned a major decision victory, 11-3, which put the Patriots up by one, 13-12. After a tough loss by freshman Cameron Houston in overtime, the table was set for Voss to once again be the hero of a dual. Voss found himself down 1-0 after a VMI escape but the young Patriot produced a massive reversal to flip the script and take the lead, 2-1. Voss ended up losing a point due to his opponent's escape, but due to riding time, Voss won by decision 3-2 meaning the Patriots were victorious as well, 16-15. Mason will have little time to regroup for Senior day Feb. 21 against American University after two competitive and grueling duals. The Patriots final regular season dual will begin at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, at the RAC. Lock Haven 22, George Mason 14 125: Ibrahim Bunduka (George Mason) over Jake Field (Lock Haven) (MD 16-3) 133: Vince Rodriguez (George Mason) over Robert Rehm (Lock Haven) (Dec 5-2) 141: Cody Wheeler (Lock Haven) over Tejon Anthony (George Mason) (Dec 5-1) 149: Daniel Neff (Lock Haven) over Blake Roulo (George Mason) (Dec 3-2) 157: Gregory Flournoy (George Mason) over Aaron McKinney (Lock Haven) (Dec 6-1) 165: Cody Cordes (Lock Haven) over Patrick Davis (George Mason) (Dec 4-2) 174: Tyler Wood (Lock Haven) over Ryan Forrest (George Mason) (Dec 7-3) 184: Tristan Sponseller (Lock Haven) over Luke Ludke (George Mason) (TF 18-3 5:50) 197: Phil Sprenkle (Lock Haven) over Cameron Houston (George Mason) (TF 17-2 0:00) 285: Matt Voss (George Mason) over Brad Emerick (Lock Haven) (MD 11-3) George Mason 16, VMI 15 125: Dalton Henderson (Vmi) over Ibrahim Bunduka (George Mason) (Dec 4-3) 133: Vince Rodriguez (George Mason) over Dominick Gallo (Vmi) (Dec 4-1) 141: Darren Ostrander (Vmi) over Tejon Anthony (George Mason) (Dec 10-5) 149: Blake Roulo (George Mason) over Stevan Smith (Vmi) (Dec 7-3) 157: Gregory Flournoy (George Mason) over Neal Richards (Vmi) (Dec 3-1) 165: Shabaka Johns (Vmi) over Patrick Davis (George Mason) (Dec 9-2) 174: Mark Darr (Vmi) over Ryan Forrest (George Mason) (Dec 7-4) 184: Luke Ludke (George Mason) over Ben Wagner (Vmi) (MD 11-3) 197: Taylor Thomas (Vmi) over Cameron Houston (George Mason) (TB-1 7-5) 285: Matt Voss (George Mason) over Urayoan Garcia (Vmi) (Dec 3-2)