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LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. -- A week ago Warren Bosch put an exclamation point on Edinboro's 27-12 win over Kent State with a pin. On Saturday Bosch came through once again to help the Fighting Scots to a key Eastern Wrestling League victory at Rider. Bosch won in overtime over Greg Velasco 2-1 to give Edinboro a 20-16 win over the Broncs. The Fighting Scots, ranked fifth in InterMat's Tournament Rankings and 15th in the latest NWCA/USA Today Division I Coaches Poll, are now 10-4 overall and 3-0 in the EWL. Rider, ranked 25th in the NWCA poll, is now 7-5 and 1-1, respectively. Bosch and Velasco exchanged escape in the second and third periods to send the match into overtime. Neither wrestler scored in overtime. Bosch would start on the bottom for the first 30-second tiebreaker and escaped for a 2-1 lead. He then rode out Velasco, surviving a wild scramble, for the decision. Bosch improved to 12-15 while Velasco is 11-9. The match was tight throughout. Kory Mines, ranked 17th at 125 lbs., boosted his record to 24-6 with a 9-1 major decision over J.R. West. The Broncs took a 6-4 lead as Rob Deutsch pinned Anthony Rivera at 4:50 in the 133 lb. match. Rivera has now lost all five of his matches while filling in for third-ranked A.J. Schopp, falling to 3-10. Second-ranked Mitchell Port gave the lead back to Edinboro with a 15-4 major decision over Chuck Zeisloft at 141 lbs. Zeisloft, a national qualifier a year ago, trailed just 3-2 after one period, but Port would lead 7-2 after two periods and pull away for his 16th win by bonus points this season. He is now 26-0 and 122-15 for his career. Second-ranked Dave Habat squared off against 19th-ranked B.J. Clagon at 149 lbs. in the lone match between two ranked wrestlers. Habat jumped out to a 4-1 lead after one period, but Clagon pulled to within 6-5 after two periods. The redshirt freshman would knot the score with an escape, but a takedown and riding time gave Habat a 9-6 decision. He is now 25-1 and 123-25 for his career. Habat's victory gave Edinboro an 11-6 advantage, but Rider would win at 157 and 165 lbs. to move ahead 13-11. At 157 lbs., Kasey Burnett-Davis fell to 11-10 while just missing out on upsetting 18th-ranked Chad Walsh (20-5). Walsh's third-period escape was the only point in the 1-0 decision. Conor Brennan (5-3) followed with a 12-4 major decision over Casey Fuller (14-12). Edinboro would win the next two matches to reclaim the lead at 17-13. Patrick Jennings won his third straight match with a 4-3 decision over Ryan Wolfe (11-9). Jennings led 4-0 after two periods and hung on to improve to 23-8. The 184 lb. match between 13th-ranked Vic Avery and 2014 national qualifier Clint Morrison went into a tiebreaker with Avery prevailing 3-2. Tied at 1-1 after a scoreless minute of overtime, Morrison gained a 2-1 lead with an escape in the first 30-second tiebreaker. With Avery on the bottom, he would score the winning points on a reversal to improve to 21-6 while Morrison fell to 8-8. Vince Pickett returned to the lineup at 197 lbs., but the junior continued to struggle. Tied with Don McNeil (10-5) at 2-2 after two periods, Pickett would drop a 5-2 decision for his ninth straight loss while falling to 12-13. Edinboro concludes its two-match road trip on Sunday with an EWL match at Bloomsburg on Sunday at 2 p.m. Results: 125 lbs. –- #17 Kory Mines (EU) maj. dec. J.R. Wert (RU) 9-1 133 lbs. – Robert Deutsch (RU) fall over Anthony Rivera (EU) 4:50 141 lbs. -- #2 Mitchell Port (EU) maj. dec. Chuck Zeisloft (RU) 15-4 149 lbs. -- #2 Dave Habat (EU) dec. #19 B.J. Clagon (RU) 9-6 157 lbs. – #18 Chad Walsh (RU) dec. Kasey Burnett-Davis (EU) 1-0 165 lbs. – Conor Brennan (RU) maj. dec. Casey Fuller (EU) 12-4 174 lbs. – Patrick Jennings (EU) dec. Ryan Wolfe (RU) 4-3 184 lbs. – #13 Vic Avery (EU) dec. Clint Morrison (RU) 3-2 tb 197 lbs. – Don McNeil (RU) dec. Vince Pickett (EU) 5-2 Hwt. – Warren Bosch (EU) dec. Greg Velasco (RU) 2-1 tb

ITHACA, N.Y. -- The winner of the Cornell-Penn dual has won at least a share of the Ivy League title every season for the last 28 years. If it's to be 29 that's good news for the Big Red. No. 7 Cornell rallied from a halftime deficit with a big second half, winning the meet's final six matches en route to a 26-9 triumph over the Quakers on Saturday afternoon at Newman Arena. The Big Red improved to 9-1 (3-0 Ivy) and extended its win streak over Ivy opponents to 66 in the process. The Big Red shut out the Quakers 18-0 over the final five matches, spurred on by a first period fall by sophomore Dylan Palacio over Ray Bethea to turn the tide of the dual and get the crowd of better than 2,100 back into the match. Consecutive overtime wins, including a late rally to get there for Duke Pickett, and another top-five win for Gabe Dean, was one of three consecutive matches the Big Red won by a single point or in overtime. Nahshon Garrett earned a takedown four seconds into the match and dominated throughout, earning two nearfall to take a 4-0 lead with 2:56 of ride time into the second period. He dominated throughout, building more than four minutes of ride time before closing the match with a takedown with 20 seconds left to take home the tech fall. Bricker Dixon earned a takedown in the final minute of the first period against NCAA qualifier Caleb Richardson to take a 2-1 lead into the second. After choosing down and adding a point with an escape, Dixon gave up a reversal to Richardson early in the third to tie the match at 3-3 and rode him out final the final 75 seconds to lock in the riding point and win 4-3. Jason Canfora picked up a first period takedown in the final 15 seconds to take a 2-0 lead into the second. A Canfora reversal made it 4-0, and after a Ryan Dunphy escape, the Penn wrestler picked up a stalling point to head into the final period up 5-1. Dunphy earned a late escape to keep the match from being a major, but the Quakers were able to take the 6-5 lead. T.J. Cobb's first period takedown ended up being the difference in the match, as Chris Villalonga's escape point in the first and then in the second after choosing down put the match into sudden victory. After a couple scrambles where Villalonga just missed picking up the two, Cobb was able to get the advantage for two and the win to give the Quakers a 9-5 advantage. Cornell got back within a point of the visitors at halftime when Brian Realbuto earned a 7-2 win over Brooks Martino to send the home team to the break trailing 9-8. After resuming action, Palacio had the biggest result of the day, shaking off an early takedown from Ray Bethea, escaping and tilting the Quaker for the fall to put the Big Red back into the lead. Pickett and Dean won consecutive sudden victory contests with takedowns, Pickett only coming after locking in riding time late in the third, allowing the escape and then picking up the match-tying takedown with 11 seconds remaining in regulation. Dean nearly had three late takedowns to win his match against fifth-ranked Lorenzo Thomas, but settled for the walk-off win after defending a Thomas shot. Jace Bennett won at 197 with a narrow 3-2 decision thanks to a third period takedown that not only put him into the lead at 3-1, but erased a ride time point for Canaan Bethea. An escape by the Quaker got him back within a point, but Bennett was able to hold him off for the win. At heavyweight, Jacob Aiken-Phillips was in control throughout against Penn freshman Patrick Garren, taking a 2-1 lead and nearly two minutes of ride time into the second. That ride time creeped to nearly four minutes heading into the third period, and a pair of takedowns for the Big Red senior clinched the 8-2 decision. Cornell returns to action when it visits No. 11 Lehigh tomorrow at 3 p.m. in Bethlehem, Pa. Results: 125: #3 Nahshon Garrett (C) won by technical fall over Jeremy Schwartz (P), 19-4 133: Caleb Richardson (P) won by decision over Bricker Dixon (C), 4-3 141: Jeff Canfora (P) won by decision over Ryan Dunphy (C), 9-2 149: #16 C.J. Cobb (P) won by decision over #7 Chris Villalonga (C), 4-2 (sv1) 157: #7 Brian Realbuto (C) won by decision over Brooks Martino (P), 7-2 165: #11 Dylan Palacio (C) won by fall over Ray Bethea (P), 2:17 174: Duke Pickett (C) won by decision over Brad Wukie (P), 7-5 (sv1) 184: #1 Gabe Dean (C) won by decision over #5 Lorenzo Thomas (P), 3-1 (sv1) 197: #14 Jace Bennett (C) won by decision over Canaan Bethea (P), 3-2 285: Jacob Aiken-Phillips (C) won by decision over Patrick Garren (P), 8-2

FARGO, N.D.--North Dakota State University won seven of 10 matches including pins from 125-pound sophomore Josh Rodriguez and 149-pound redshirt freshman Clay Ream to push past Cal Poly 27-9 in a non-conference dual Friday, Jan. 23, before 377 spectators at the Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse. The Bison have won four straight dual matches to improve to 5-3 on the season, while Cal Poly drops to 1-11. The Mustangs wrestle at South Dakota State on Sunday. NDSU jumps back into Western Wrestling Conference action next weekend, traveling to Air Force on Friday, Jan. 30, and 18th-ranked Wyoming on Sunday, Feb. 1. "I think we're getting some momentum heading into the middle of our (Western Wrestling) conference duals. I know we started out a little slow, but we're heading in the right direction," said NDSU assistant coach Manny Rivera. "We're young and the experience is helping. These guys are looking better each time out. The more they wrestle, the better they are going to get." North Dakota State recorded four straight victories after Cal Poly's Dominic Kastl posted a 6-3 decision over Kurtis Julson (Inver Grove Heights, Minn.) in the 174-pound weight division. Julson drops to 12-8 overall and 4-4 in duals. NDSU 184-pound junior Hayden Zillmer (Crosby, Minn.) fell behind 2-1 early to the Mustangs' Nick Fiegener, but used two-point takedown to take a 3-2 lead after the first period. Zillmer, who is ranked 9th nationally, outscored Fiegener 6-1 over the final two periods to post a 9-3 win. It was the eighth dual win in eight tries for Zillmer, who improved to 24-4 overall. North Dakota State 197-pound redshirt freshman Tommy Petersen (Lakeville, Minn.) jumped out to a 10-3 lead after the first period with a pair of takedowns and two nearfalls against J.T. Goodwin. Petersen held off Goodwin's late rally to record a hard-fought 14-12 win. Petersen broke a four-match losing streak with his first dual victory in five tries and is now 9-11 on the season. NDSU 285-pound senior Evan Knutson (Wausau, Wis.) followed with an 8-3 decision over Cal Poly's Nicolas Johnson to put the Bison ahead 9-3. Knutson improved to 18-7 overall and 6-2 in dual action. North Dakota State received a boost when Rodriguez (Guadalupe, Calif.) recorded his first pin of the season at 6:58 over the Mustangs' Yoshito Funakoshi at 125 to extend NDSU's lead to 15-3. The 20th-ranked Rodriguez has won seven of his last nine matches to improve to 12-5 overall and 7-1 in duals. "I was thinking before the match, I hadn't got a pin yet. I was searching for the pin. I was patient, an opportunity opened up for me and I was able to capitalize on it," said Rodriguez. "I try to go out there with a clear mind. I always try to think positive and try to score points." Cal Poly stopped the Bison run when Victor Trujillo outlasted redshirt freshman Kyle Gliva (Inver Grove Heights, Minn.) for a 9-7 decision. Glive drops to 5-6 overall and 0-2 in duals. NDSU started another run with redshirt freshman Mitch Bengtson's 6-0 decision over Colton Schilling in the 141-pound weight class. Bengtson (St. Cloud, Minn.) is now 17-9 overall and 5-3 in duals. North Dakota State 149-pounder Ream (Wentzville, Mo.) followed with his sixth pin of the season at 1:39 over Jacob Leon to put the Bison ahead 24-6. Ream, who has won six of his last eight, improve to 18-9 overall and 7-1 in duals. "Our team is coming together right now. Our team chemistry is good. We've been focusing on individual aspects and what we need to improve on, and that's how the team has improved as a whole," said Ream. "I feel like we've really grown and we're finally becoming college wrestlers. The beginning of the season we were a little shaky, and now we're starting to get our feet under us and grow." NDSU redshirt freshman Grant Nehring (Kimball, Minn.) returned to the 157-pound weight division to earn an 8-2 decision over the Mustangs' Colt Shorts. Nehring, who wrestled at 165 in the last two duals, improved to 4-9 overall and 1-2 in duals. Cal Poly's Travis Berridge recorded a takedown midway in the first overtime to defeat redshirt freshman Trevour Chavez (Bethel, Alaska) 3-1. Chavez drops to 4-8 overall and 0-2 in duals. Results: 174: Dominic Kastl (Cal Poly) over Kurtis Julson (NDSU), Dec 6-3 184: Hayden Zillmer (NDSU) over Nick Fiegener (Cal Poly), Dec 9-3 197: Tommy Petersen (NDSU) over JT Goodwin (Cal Poly), Dec 14-12 285: Evan Knutson (NDSU) over Nicolas Johnson (Cal Poly), Dec 8-3 125: Josh Rodriguez (NDSU) over Yoshi Funakoshi (Cal Poly), Fall 6:58 133: Victor Trujillo (Cal Poly) over Kyle Gliva (NDSU), Dec 9-7 141: Mitch Bengtson (NDSU) over Colton Schilling (Cal Poly, Dec 6-0 149: Clay Ream (NDSU) over Jacob Leon (Cal Poly), Fall 1:39 157: Grant Nehring (NDSU) over Colt Shorts (Cal Poly), Dec 8-2 165: Travis Berridge (Cal Poly) over Trevour Chavez (NDSU), SV-1 3-1

VESTAL, N.Y. -- Binghamton (5-6, 3-1 EIWA) won six bouts and used a pair of bonus-point wins to forge a 22-14 victory over visiting Drexel (4-7, 1-1 EIWA) in an EIWA match Friday night at West Gym. The match began a weekend homestand that wraps up on Sunday when the Bearcats host Penn at 1 p.m. Senior 125-pound David White, ranked No. 27 in the NCAA Coaches' Panel, gave BU a quick 6-0 lead with a second-period pin. Then the Bearcats shrugged off some setbacks in the middle weights and rattled off five consecutive wins to end the match. "The guys did a great job tonight," head coach Matt Dernlan said. "Right out of the gate David (White) set the tone with his pin. He established momentum, dictated the action and when he had the opportunity to secure bonus points he did it." After White's win, Drexel responded with four straight wins to take a 14-6 lead. Redshirt freshman Zack Zupan got the comeback started with a 7-2 decision at 165. Zupan (14-11) snapped a 2-2 tie early in the third period with an escape and then added two takedowns for the final cushion. At 174, freshman Steven Schneider scored a key decision, working the edge of the mat for a takedown 38 seconds into overtime and a 4-2 win. From there, BU's upper weights flexed their muscle. Junior 184-pound Jack McKeever built three minutes of riding time in his 5-1 decision. Ranked No. 31 in the NCAA Coaches' Panel, McKeever improved to 15-7 overall. 7-4 in duals. Senior 197-pound Caleb Wallace then used a five-point second period to post an 8-0 major decision. Wallace had a takedown and back points and added another takedown and riding time in the third to give BU a 19-14 lead. Senior heavyweight Tyler Deuel, ranked No. 22, finished off the win with a comfortable 7-1 decision. He raised his record to 15-4 overall, 9-2 in duals. "Schneider's match was a huge swing match for us," Dernlan said. "Our backs were against the wall. Steven's been grinding it and he found a way to get it done. That was a big, mature win for a true freshman. I'm most proud of Caleb (Wallace), though. he was pretty down all week after the Columbia match and he carried that repsonsibility all week and I was proud that he not only got the win tonight for himself, but got a major decision. That put the match away and took the pressure off Tyler. It was great showing by our upper weights." On Sunday, Binghamton will see the fourth-ranked team in the EIWA in the Quakers. "Penn is one of the top three or four teams in the EIWA and we'll have to have our best effort," Dernlan said. "In his league there aren't any easy wins ... you have to fight for every match. That's what we want and that's why we came into the EIWA. We want to be battle-tested for the end of the year." Results: 125 No. 27 David White (BU) WBF Eric Ochoa (D), 3:53 (BU 6, Drexel 0) 133 No. 15 Kevin Devoy Jr. (D) TF Joe Nelson (BU), 17-0, 5:58 (BU 6, Drexel 5) 141 David Pearce (D) dec. Dylan Caruana (BU), 12-5 (Drexel 8, BU 6) 149 No. 22 Matthew Cimato (D) dec. Colton Perry (BU), 5-1 (Drexel 11, BU 6) 157 Noel Blanco (D) dec. Vincent DePrez (BU), 6-3 (Drexel 14, BU 6) 165 Zack Zupan (BU) dec. Nick Elmer (D), 7-2 (Drexel 14, BU 9) 174 Steve Schneider (BU) dec. Stephen Loiseau (D), 4-2 in OT (Drexel 14, BU 12) 184 No. 31 Jack McKeever (BU) dec. Alex DeCiantis (D), 5-1 (BU 15, Drexel 14) 197 Caleb Wallace (BU) major dec. Joshua Murphy (D), 8-0 (BU 19, Drexel 14) Hwt No. 22 Tyler Deuel (BU) dec. Joey Goodhart (D), 7-1 (BU wins 22-14)

Greeley, Colo. –-- The Oregon State wrestling team remained undefeated on Friday with a 40-6 victory at Northern Colorado in the opening dual of a two-match road trip. The 20th-ranked Beavers (6-0) won 8 of 10 bouts and earned bonus points in each victory in dispatching the Bears. They stretched their winning streak to nine consecutive duals over the past two seasons. Jack Hathaway (133), Devin Reynolds (141) and Seth Thomas (165) all pinned their opponent. Alex Elder (157) and Taylor Meeks (184) won by technical fall and Ronnie Bresser (125), Abraham Rodriguez (149) and Joe Latham (174) each earned major decisions. “We wrestled well and wrestled aggressively,” OSU coach Jim Zalesky said. “It was nice to get bonus points in every weight class we won.” The Beavers conclude the road trip on Sunday with a 10 a.m. dual at South Dakota State. OSU’s next home match is Feb. 7 Senior Night bout against Cal Poly, starting at 7 p.m. Seniors Brian Engdahl, Latham, Meeks, Kurtis Ramsay, Patrick Rollins and Nick Schlager will be honored before the match. For more information on the Oregon State wrestling team, follow the club’s official Twitter account at Twitter.com/OSU_Wrestling or by Facebook at Facebook.com/OregonStateWrestling. Results: 125: Ronnie Bresser (OSU) major dec. Trey Andrews (UNC), 16-6 133: Jack Hathaway (OSU) pinned Abe Fox (UNC), 2:00 141: Devin Reynolds (OSU) pinned Ben Polkowske (UNC), 6:27 149: Abraham Rodriguez (OSU) major dec. Kyle Rodriguez (UNC), 20-7 157: Alex Elder (OSU) tech, fall Tyler Kinn (UNC), 16-0 165: Seth Thomas (OSU) pinned Mitchell Polkowske (UNC), 6:42 174: Joe Latham (OSU) major dec. Josh Van Tine (UNC), 12-2 184: Taylor Meeks (OSU) tech. fall Keith Johnson (UNC), 18-2 197: Trent Noon (UNC) dec. Cody Crawford (OSU), 3-1 Hwt.: Brian Macchione (UNC) dec. Nate Keeve (OSU), 3-1

BOISE, Idaho -- The Arizona State wrestling team (7-5, 2-1 Pac-12) used three bonus-point wins to hold off Boise State (2-5, 0-2 Pac-12), 20-18, on Friday night at Taco Bell Arena as part of the Broncos’ Beauty and the Beast Meet with its gymnastics program. Redshirt freshman Christian Pagdilao started things off for ASU with a 16-5 major decision win over Jake Valarde at 149 pounds, his 11th consecutive win dating back to competition at the Daktronics Open on Nov. 2. Pagdilao is now 7-0 in duals and 4-0 in bonus-point victories this season. Redshirt junior Blake Stauffer picked up ASU’s second major decision of the night, 13-4 over Austin Dewey at 184 pounds. Stauffer’s record this season improves to 21-1, 11-1 in dual competition, and Stauffer is 6-0 in major decisions this season, also improves to 16-0 in majors in his career. At 197 pounds, redshirt junior Josh DaSilveira earned his sixth pin of the season, this time in 2:57 over Cody Dixon. DaSilveira has won by pin in four of his last five contests. Also for ASU, redshirt senior Chace Eskam gave ASU a crucial three points with his 3-1 win over Gaylen Edmo at heavyweight. The Sun Devils would end the dual by losing the final three weights, 125, 133, and 141, each by very close margins, but ASU managed to hold onto a two-point edge over the Broncos at the end of the night. Up next, the Sun Devils travel to Stanford, Calif., to take on another Pac-12 contest against Stanford on Sunday at 11 a.m. PT/Noon MT. The dual is set to air on the Pac-12 Networks. Results: 149: Christian Pagdilao (ASU) def. Jake Valarde (BSU): Maj 16-5 (ASU 4, BSU 0)= 157: Steven Hernandez (BSU) def. Oliver Pierce (ASU): Dec 3-1 (ASU 4, BSU 3) 165: Chris Castillo (BSU) def. Joel Smith (ASU): Inj (ASU 4, BSU 9) 174: Ray Waters (ASU) def. Austin Dewey (BSU): Dec 8-5 (ASU 7, BSU 9) 184: Blake Stauffer (ASU) def. Xavier Callejas (BSU): Maj 13-4 (ASU 11, BSU 9) 197: Josh DaSilveira (ASU) def. Cody Dixon (BSU): Fall 2:57 (ASU 17, BSU 9) HWT: Chace Eskam (ASU) def. Gaylen Edmo (BSU): Dec 3-1 (ASU 20, BSU 9) 125: Carson Khun (BSU) def. Ares Carpio (ASU): Dec 5-3 (ASU 20, BSU 12) 133: Michael Cook (BSU) def. Judson Preskitt (ASU): Dec 9-8 (ASU 20, BSU 15) 141: Geo Martinez (BSU) def. Matt Kraus (ASU): Dec 5-3 (ASU 20, BSU 18)

YPSILANTI, Mich. -- Spartan heavyweight Chris Nash recorded a 17-5 major decision over Eastern Michigan's Gage Hutchison in the last match of the dual to secure Michigan State's 18-16 victory against the Eagles Friday night at the Convocation Center. In a back-and-forth dual that featured five lead changes, the Spartans (4-7) found themselves down 13-4 after the first five matches, but they came storming back to win four of the next five to win for the 17th time against the Eagles in 19 meetings. Mitch Rogaliner got things started for Michigan State with a dominating 15-3 major decision over Blake Caudill at 125 pounds. The Eagles (7-7) bounced back to win the next four bouts, including three consecutive by one point, which were all decided by riding time. Vincent Pizzuto edged Hermilo Esquivel at 133 pounds, 9-8, Michael Shaw beat Terry Turner, 6-5, at 141, and Nick Barber topped Nick Trimble at 149, 5-4. In the 157-pound match, Kaelan Richards, who has wrestled at 149 all season long, moved up one division but dropped a major decision to Brandon Zeerip, 18-5. Roger Wildmo got MSU back on track with a 12-4 major decision against Devan Murray at 165 pounds, which included 4:23 of riding time. Wildmo, who placed third at the Purple Raider Open last weekend, has won five of his last six matches and leads the team with 15 victories. Nick Proctor continued his winning ways at 174, notching his fourth dual victory in a row, this time with a last-second takedown against Kayne McCallum to win 3-1. John Rizqallah put the Spartans back on top at 14-13 with his 3-0 shutout of Mike Curby at 184 pounds. The lead was short lived, however, as Nick McDiarmid fell in a narrow 3-1 decision at 197 on a last-second takedown to Anthony Abro, setting up the decisive Nash-Hutchison match at heavyweight. For Nash, he improved his overall record to 10-4 this season with his 17-5 major decision over Hutchison and delivered his second dual win in a row following a 7-4 win over Ohio State's Ray Gordon last Friday. Michigan State returns to action Sunday, Jan. 25 when it hosts No. 17 Wisconsin at 1 p.m. in Jenison Field House. Results: 125: Mitch Rogaliner (MSU) major dec. Blake Caudill (EMU), 15-3. MSU leads, 4-0 133: Vincent Pizzuto (EMU) dec. Hermilo Esquivel (MSU), 9-8. MSU leads, 4-3 141: Michael Shaw (EMU) dec. Terry Turner (MSU), 6-5. EMU leads, 6-4 149: Nick Barber (EMU) dec. Nick Trimble (MSU), 5-4. EMU leads, 9-4 157: Brandon Zeerip (EMU) major dec. Kaelan Richards (MSU), 18-5. EMU leads, 13-4 165: Roger Wildmo (MSU) major dec. Devan Marry (EMU), 12-4. EMU leads, 13-8 174: Nick Proctor (MSU) dec. Kayne McCallum (EMU), 4-2. EMU leads, 13-11 184: John Rizqallah (MSU) dec. Mike Curby (EMU), 3-0. MSU leads, 14-13 197: Anthony Abro (EMU) dec. Nick McDiarmid (MSU), 3-1. EMU leads, 16-14 285: Chris Nash (MSU) major dec. Gage Hutchison (EMU), 17-5. MSU wins, 18-16

NORWALK, Ohio -- In front of a sellout crowd at Norwalk High School, the Ohio State wrestling team used three pins and five wins via bonus points to roll past Indiana, 31-13, on Friday evening. With the win, Ohio State is 8-3 overall (4-1 Big Ten) while Indiana falls to 2-6 (0-5 Big Ten). Redshirt senior Logan Stieber, playing in front of friends and family just six miles from his hometown of Monroeville, Ohio, was the star of the night, earning his eighth pin of the year to send the sellout crowd into frenzy at 141 pounds. Stieber needed just 2:14 to pin Indiana's Sean Brown. He moved to 16-0 on the year and 106-3 in his career. The other key win for the Buckeyes came at 165 pounds where redshirt freshman and fifth-ranked Bo Jordan came from behind to defeated seventh-ranked Taylor Walsh is sudden victory overtime, 6-4. Jordan trailed 4-2 late in the first period before a takedown tied the score and then sealed the win with a takedown just 30 seconds into the sudden victory period. Jordan improved to 10-0 this season. At 184 pounds, Kenny Courts pinned Indiana's Jake Masengale in 2:56, giving Ohio State a 9-4 lead just three matches into the dual. It was Courts' third pin of the year. In the next match at 197 pounds, true freshman Kyle Snyder continued his stellar campaign with an 18-7 major decision over Luke Sheridan. A forfeit at 125 ponds gave Ohio State a 19-7 lead in the match, and then Johnni DiJulius picked up his team-leading 18th win of the year with a fall over Alonzo Shepherd in 4:27. In all, Ohio State won six of 10 matches with four falls and a major decision. The dual win is also the Buckeyes' fourth in a row. Ohio State is back in action on Sunday, Jan. 25 when it travels to College Park, Md. to face Maryland at noon. Results: 125: Nathan Tomasello (Ohio State) won by forfeit | OSU 19, IU 7 133: Johnni DiJulius (Ohio State) over Alonzo Shepherd (Indiana) (Fall 4:27) | OSU 25, IU 7 141: Logan Stieber (Ohio State) over Sean Brown (Indiana) (Fall 2:14) | OSU 31, IU 7 149: Trevor Moody (Indiana) over Randall Languis (Ohio State) (Dec 3-2) | OSU 31, IU 10 157: Luke Blanton (Indiana) over Kyle Visconti (Ohio State) (Dec 13-7) | OSU 31, IU 13 165: Bo Jordan (Ohio State) over Taylor Walsh (Indiana) (SV-1 6-4) | OSU 3, IU 0 174: Nathan Jackson (Indiana) over Dominic Prezzia (Ohio State) (MD 12-3) | IU 4, OSU 3 184: Kenny Courts (Ohio State) over Jake Masengale (Indiana) (Fall 2:56) | OSU 9, IU 4 197: Kyle Snyder (Ohio State) over Luke Sheridan (Indiana) (MD 18-7) | OSU 13, IU 4 285: Garret Goldman (Indiana) over Ray Gordon (Ohio State) (Dec 3-2) | OSU 13, IU 7 *Match started at 165 pounds

Champaign, Ill. -- No. 13 Nebraska (6-1, 3-1 Big Ten) built an early 10-0 lead and never looked back in a 22-9 win over No. 12 Illinois at Huff Hall on Friday night. Aaron Studebaker got the Huskers started on the right track with a come-from-behind win over Jeff Koepke at 197 pounds. The sophomore from Raymond, Neb., earned a takedown with 10 seconds left to pick up a 4-3 victory. No. 17 Collin Jensen (HWT) and No. 11 Tim Lambert (125) each posted shutouts to give NU a 10-0 lead after three matches. At 141 pounds, No. 10 Anthony Abidin took down 12th-ranked Steven Rodrigues by a 10-4 decision following Eric Montoya’s 3-2 loss to No. 4 Zane Richards at 133 pounds. At 149 pounds, Justin Arthur notched an 8-4 decision over Kyle Langenderfer to give the Huskers a 16-3 advantage after six bouts. Third-ranked James Green (157) suffered his second consecutive loss on the season with his 2-0 setback against No. 4 Isaiah Martinez. Green, a three-time All-American, is 18-3 during the 2014-15 campaign. Austin Wilson fell to No. 8 Jackson Morse, 2-1, at 165 pounds before top-ranked Robert Kokesh (174) held on for a 5-3 decision against ninth-ranked Zac Brunson. Kokesh, a two-time All-American, improves to 23-0 on the season. In the final match of the night, No. 18 TJ Dudley (184) defeated No. 20 Nikko Reyes by a 6-3 decision. The Huskers return home to face No. 21 Rutgers on Sunday at the Devaney Center at noon (CT) live on the Big Ten Network. Results: 197: Aaron Studebaker (NEB) by dec. over Jeff Koepke (ILL), 4-3 (NEB 3, ILL 0) HWT: No. 17 Collin Jensen (NEB) by major dec. over Chris Lopez (ILL), 8-0 (NEB 7, ILL 0) 125: No. 11 Tim Lambert (NEB) by dec. over Dominic Olvieri (ILL), 5-0 (NEB 10, ILL 0) 133: No. 4 Zane Richards (ILL) by dec. over Eric Montoya (NEB), 3-2 (NEB 10, ILL 3) 141: No. 10 Anthony Abidin (NEB) by dec. over No. 12 Steven Rodrigues (ILL), 10-4 (NEB 13, ILL 3) 149: Justin Arthur (NEB) by dec. over Kyle Langenderfer (ILL), 8-4 (NEB 16, ILL 3) 157: No. 4 Isaiah Martinez (ILL) by dec. over No. 3 James Green (NEB), 2-0 (NEB 16, ILL 6) 165: No. 8 Jackson Morse (ILL) by dec. over Austin Wilson (NEB), 2-1 (NEB 16, ILL 9) 174: No. 1 Robert Kokesh (NEB) by dec. over No. 9 Zac Brunson (ILL), 5-3 (NEB 19, ILL 9) 184: No. 18 TJ Dudley (NEB) by dec. over No. 20 Nikko Reyes (ILL), 6-3 (NEB 22, ILL 9)

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The No. 16-ranked University of Michigan wrestling team used wins early and late to claim a decisive 24-12 victory over No. 17 Wisconsin on Friday evening (Jan. 23) in front of 1,125 fans at Cliff Keen Arena. The Wolverines claimed seven individual matches to deal Wisconsin its first Big Ten Conference loss of the season. Junior/sophomore Conor Youtsey set the tone at the opening weight, securing U-M's only bonus win with a second-period fall against Matt Cavallaris at 125 pounds. The Wolverine wrestler dominated the match, scoring on five takedowns to build up a 12-3 advantage before sticking Cavallaris off a crusher late in the middle frame, at the 4:41 mark. It was Youtsey's second pin of the season. After the Badgers gained back several team points with a technical fall at 133 pounds, Michigan earned three straight decisions to carry a 10-point advantage into the intermission break. Sophomore/freshman George Fisher, ranked 17th in the latest InterMat poll, scored a pair of takedowns en route to a 6-2 win over Jesse Thielke at 141 pounds. After a couple early flurries produced no points, Fisher struck late in the first period, finishing on a single-leg takedown on the edge in the waning seconds of the frame. He added another single leg off a second-period restart but quickly got to high and gave up a late reversal. He rode out the final period, however, accumulating 1:39 in time advantage. Freshman Alec Pantaleo, ranked ninth at 149 pounds, used a second-period takedown to defeat Rylan Lubeck, 3-1, at claim his fifth straight dual win. Pantaleo opened scoring with a second-period escape and finished on a single leg, winning the short ensuring scramble, late in the frame. Pantaleo improved to 4-0 in Big Ten duals. Sophomore Brian Murphy, ranked 15th nationally, picked up his third straight dual win, scoring two takedowns to defeat Jarod Donar, 6-1, at 157 pounds. Murphy finished on single-leg attacks in the first and third periods and rode for 3:10 time advantage. Wisconsin picked up an extra point at 165 pounds, where fourth-ranked Isaac Jordan earned a 9-0 major decision over 10th-ranked junior/sophomore Taylor Massa, but U-M again responded with three straight wins at the upperweights. Fifth-year senior Jake Salazar, who bumped up two weight classes to 174 pounds, surged to an 8-3 decision over Frank Cousins, breaking open the bout with three explosive double-leg takedowns in the final three minutes. After just missing on several double-leg attacks in the first period, he finished one with just 12 seconds remaining in the second and appeared to take the gas out of Cousins. He scored two more early in the third and added a stall point but could not finish again late in the frame to settle for the decision. Sophomore Domenic Abounader, ranked 10th at 184 pounds, needed extra time to defeat the Badgers' Ricky Robertson but gutted out a 2-1 decision with the rideout in the second tiebreaker. The wrestlers traded just one escape apiece and little else through the opening nine minutes of the bout, but Abouander claimed the upperhand with a quick, six-second escape in the first of two 30-second goes in the second tiebreaker. He rode out Robertson in the second 30, putting a cap on it with a hard return in the final five seconds. Fifth-year senior Max Huntley, ranked eighth at 197 pounds, used a big third-period comeback to defeat ninth-ranked Timmy McCall, 9-6, in the first of back-to-back marquee matches. Huntley trailed by four points midway through the second period after giving up a double leg and two near-fall points when he was returned straight to his back. Huntley cut the gap with a single leg late in the frame then score five points out of a third-period scramble, initiating the situation with a single-leg attack and securing three near fall. The Badgers' third-ranked Connor Medbery used a comeback of his own to claim the second marquee bout, using a late takedown and near fall to defeat seventh-ranked sophomore Adam Coon, 7-3, in the heavyweight contest. After scoring on a quick first-period single leg, Coon led 3-1 until the final 15 seconds of the match when Medbery finished on a single leg and, just like in Huntley's match, returned the Wolverine wrestler straight to his back. The Wolverines will close out the weekend on the road, traveling to Bloomington, Ind., to wrestle Indiana at 1 p.m. on Sunday (Jan. 25) at University Gymnasium. The dual will be streamed live on BTN Plus, via BTN2Go.com. Results: 125 -- Conor Youtsey (U-M) pinned Matt Cavallaris, 4:41 U-M, 6-0 133 -- #10 Ryan Taylor (UW) tech. fall Zebulon Hilyard, 21-6 (6:24) U-M, 6-5 141 -- #17 George Fisher (U-M) dec. Jesse Thielke, 6-2 U-M, 9-5 149 -- #9 Alec Pantaleo (U-M) dec. Rylan Lubeck, 3-1 U-M, 12-5 157 -- #15 Brian Murphy (U-M) dec. Jarod Donar, 6-1 U-M, 15-5 165 -- #4 Isaac Jordan (UW) major dec. #10 Taylor Massa, 9-0 U-M, 15-9 174 -- Jake Salazar (U-M) dec. Frank Cousins, 8-3 U-M, 18-9 184 -- #10 Domenic Abounader (U-M) dec. Ricky Robertson, 2-1 TB2 U-M, 21-9 197 -- #8 Max Huntley (U-M) dec. #9 Timmy McCall, 9-6 U-M, 24-9 Hwt -- #3 Connor Medbery (UW) dec. #7 Adam Coon, 7-3 U-M, 24-12

IOWA CITY, Iowa -- University of Iowa wrestling won 9-of-10 matches against Northwestern on Mediacom Mat inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena to record a 38-3 final victory Friday night. The Hawkeyes (10-0, 5-0) allowed just two Wildcat (9-5, 1-4) takedowns in the competition. Highlighting the match were wins by No. 3 Brandon Sorensen over No. 1 Jason Tsirtsis at 149, and No. 9 Nick Moore over No. 6 Pierce Harger at 165. After a scoreless first period, Tsirtsis opened scoring with an escape in the second. After choosing down, Sorensen evened it up with an escape in the third to force overtime. After two more escapes and a second overtime, Sorensen escaped then rode it out in the second tie break period to record the 3-2 final win and hand defending national champion Tsirtsis his first loss of the season. "I was keeping my pressure on him high and I could feel him starting to fade, but I don't like close matches like that,” Sorensen said. “I need to get to my offense and really focus on getting my shots. "I had to really stay heavy and keep my hips behind his, keeping the pressure forward. Returning him to the mat at the end, that was big." Sorensen is now 4-1 against ranked opponents -- defeating the last four he’s met -- and improves 3-0 all-time in Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Hawkeye head coach Tom Brands is excited with what he has done with his opportunity at 149. "I think when you get an opportunity, you seize it and that's what he's done,” Brands said. “Good for him, good for the weight class, and it doesn't reflect anything on Brody Grothus. We've still got a guy there that has a couple of different options so we've got to keep getting building off of the injury, and he's been live this week so we've got to keep him moving forward as well. "Sorensen has done a good job with his opportunity and that's what you want from young guys." Moore earned his first victory over a top 10 opponent this season with his defeat of Harger at 165. With the score knotted 2-2 following a pair of escapes by Moore and a Harger reversal, the match headed into overtime where Moore secured the 4-2 win with a takedown at the 20 second mark. "Those guys are pretty stingy,” Moore said. “You just have to stay focused for seven minutes and you have to refocus during the match and make sure you're where you need to be. When something opens up, you need to be ready for it, and I was ready for it tonight. I have to build on this. It’s about opening things up instead of waiting for them to open up." “Our snaps are strong, he's strong, that was a match that we pointed to and we owed him a little bit,” Brands said. “That helps us for the end of the year when you're looking at seeding in the Big Ten and rankings. You've got an opportunity when you're in on that leg, seize it.” Also recording a win over a ranked opponent was No. 4 Nathan Burak at 197. He remains unblemished at 13-0 following a 4-3 win over No. 13 Alex Polizzi. Trailing 3-1 heading to the third period, Burak used an escape and a takedown with 13 seconds left to complete the come from behind win. It marks his 13th straight victory. A tech fall win at 125, pin at 133, decision at 141, tech fall at 157, forfeit at 174, and major decision at 184 rounded out scoring for the Hawkeyes. No. 5 Thomas Gilman set an aggressive tone, opening the dual with a 21-6 win over Garrison White at 125. He used six takedowns -- four of which came in the first minute -- and five nearfall points to close out the match and remain an undefeated 10-0 in dual action. At 133, No. 5 Cory Clark rebounded from his first loss in Carver-Hawkeye Arena a week ago, pinning his opponent Dominic Malone at the 2:56 mark. It was his 16th win of the season and his eighth by pin. No. 6 Josh Dziewa shut out Jameson Oster 6-0 with a take down, nearfall and 3:59 of riding time at 141, stretching his win streak to three in a row. Following Sorensen with a tech fall victory at 157 was No. 17 Michael Kelly. He used five takedowns, a pair of nearfalls and an escape to secure his 16-3 win. After a forfeit at 174, No. 8 Sammy Brooks recorded a major decision win over Mitch Sliga 18-6 with eight takedowns and 2:38 of riding time at 184. The lone loss for the Hawkeyes came in double overtime at 285. No. 4 Mike McMullan defeated No. 1 Bobby Telford 3-1 in double overtime, ending the fight with a takedown at the 17 second mark. The loss is the first of the season for Telford and ends his 18-match win streak. Top-ranked Iowa travels to Minneapolis to face No. 2 Minnesota in dual action on Friday, Jan. 30. The 6 p.m. (CT) competition will be shown live on the Big Ten Network. NOTES: Attendance was 8,104… #3 Brandon Sorensen defeated defending national champion and #1 ranked Jason Tsirtsis, handing him his first loss of the season… Sorensen is 4-1 against ranked opponents, defeating the last four he’s met (#17 Ken Theobold – Rutgers, #5 Hunter Stieber – Ohio State, #2 Josh Kindig – Oklahoma State, #1 Jason Tsirtsis)… Sorensen is 3-0 all-time in Carver-Hawkeye Arena… #9 Nick more defeated his first top 10 ranked opponent of the season with an overtime win over #6 Pierce Harger… Nathan Burak (13-0) remains undefeated on the season with a 4-3 win over #13 Alex Polizzi… Bobby Telford lost his first match of the year 3-1 in double overtime to #4 ranked Mike McMullan, ending his 18-match win streak. Results: 125 - #5 Thomas Gilman (IA) tech. fall Garrison White (NW), 21-6 in 4:16; 5-0 133 - #5 Cory Clark (IA) pinned Dominic Malone (NW), 2:56; 11-0 141 - #6 Josh Dziewa (IA) dec. Jameson Oster (NW), 6-0; 14-0 149 - #3 Brandon Sorensen (IA) dec. #1 Jason Tsirtsis (NW), 3-2 TB-2; 17-0 157 - #17 Michael Kelly (IA) tech. fall Ben Sullivan (NW), 18-3; 22-0 165 - #9 Nick Moore (IA) dec. #6 Pierce Harger (NW), 4-2 OT; 25-0 174 - #2 Mike Evans (IA) wins by forfeit, 31-0 184 - #8 Sammy Brooks (IA) maj. dec. Mitch Sliga (NW), 18-6; 35-0 197 - #4 Nathan Burak (IA) dec. #13 Alex Polizzi (NW), 4-3; 38-0 285 - #4 Mike McMullan (NW) dec. #1 Bobby Telford (IA), 3-1 2OT; 38-3

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Mizzou wrestling continued its outstanding 2014-15 season Friday evening at the Hearnes Center with a 22-10 win over No. 7 Oklahoma State. The third-ranked Tigers took home wins in seven of 10 matches, en route to their 20th consecutive dual victory dating back to last season. Friday night's win gave the Tigers the best start to a season in program history. Mizzou's 16-0 record to begin the 2014-15 season surpasses the previous record of 15-0 by the 1967-68 Tigers squad. In all, 2,529 fans came through the turnstiles and witnessed the Tigers historic win. Friday's attendance marked the third largest all-time Mizzou wrestling crowd at the Hearnes Center. Sophomore J'den Cox remained perfect on the season, shutting out Luke Bean by a 5-0 decision. The win is Cox's 42nd consecutive triumph which stands as the longest individual winning streak in NCAA wrestling. Redshirt senior Drake Houdashelt tallied the lone bonus points for Mizzou, as he defeated Davey Dolan by 13-4 major decision. Redshirt senior Alan Waters, redshirt sophomore Lavion Mayes and redshirt freshman Willie Miklus all took home impressive wins over ranked Cowboys opponents. Waters gave Mizzou a quick team lead at 125 pounds after defeating No. 10 Eddie Klimara by 9-8 decision. After dropping the 133 pound contest, Mayes responded nicely for the Tigers with an 8-4 decision win over No. 18 Dean Heil. Houdashelt followed his teammate's 141 pound victory with his standout major decision at 149 pounds. Sophomore Joey Lavallee was up next at 157 pounds and produced an exciting 3-2 decision over Anthony Collica. After redshirt senior Johnny Eblen delivered a thrilling win in overtime at 174 pounds, Miklus took home the final ranked win of the night at 184 pounds with his 8-5 decision over No. 15 Nolan Boyd. Mizzou wraps up their weekend set on Sunday, Jan. 25 against MAC opponent Northern Illinois. The dual is set for a 1 p.m. (CT) start, and can be viewed for free online at MizzouNetwork.com. Check-in to MUTigers.com for the latest information on all things Mizzou wrestling. You can also find the Tigers on social media, by liking us on Facebook and following us on Twitter (@MizzouWrestling). Results: 125: No. 1 Alan Waters (M) over No. 10 Eddie Klimara (OSU) by 9-8 decision 133: Gary Wayne Harding (OSU) over No. 18 Zach Synon (M) by 4-2 decision 141: No. 6 Lavion Mayes (M) over No. 18 Dean Heil (OSU) by 8-4 decision 149: No. 2 Drake Houdashelt (M) over Davey Dolan (OSU) by 13-4 major decision 157: No. 11 Joey Lavallee (M) over Anthony Collica (OSU) by 3-2 decision 165: No. 1 Alex Dieringer (OSU) over Mikey England (M) by 15-3 major decision 174: No. 5 Johnny Eblen (M) over Kyle Crutchmer (OSU) by 4-3 (TB1) decision 184: No. 9 Willie Miklus (M) over No. 15 Nolan Boyd (OSU) by 8-5 decision 197: No. 1 J'den Cox (M) over Luke Bean (OSU) by 5-0 decision HWT: No. 5 Austin Marsden (OSU) over No. 10 Devin Mellon (M) by 2-1 (TB1) decision

KRASNOYARSK, Russia -- Andrew Howe (Norman, Okla./New York AC) won a silver medal at 74 kilos/163 pounds on the first day of the highly-respected Ivan Yarygin Memorial Grand Prix. Andrew Howe of the USA scores a takedown during the Ivan Yarygin Grand Prix on Friday, and went on to claim a silver medal (Photo/United World Wrestling)In the finals, Howe lost to Ahmed Gadzhimagomedov of Russia, 2-2. The Russian led 2-0, when Howe scored twice in the final minute. The Russian won the tie-breaker by having the highest value scoring move, a two-pointer. Gadzhimagomedov has previously won gold medals at the Ramzan Kadirov Cup, the Moscow Lights and the Intercontinental Cup tournaments in Russia, as well as the Copa Brazil and the Ukrainian Memorial International. Howe scored a 5-2 win over Boris Makoev of Russia in the semifinals. Makoev was second at the 2013 Dave Schultz Memorial in the USA. Read more

ANDERSON, S.C. -- Totaling three pins on the evening, Anderson University wrestling added its second Super Region 2 victory of the season, knocking off King, 28-21, Thursday evening at the Abney Athletic Center. The victory marked its 10th dual win of the season, as the Trojans have won two of their last three matches heading into the regional duals next week. Seniors Dan Telhada and Sean Turner were joined by freshman Austin Price with pins on the evening, as Telhada and Turner have won their last three respective bouts by pin. For Price, the win by fall was his first of his collegiate career. With the dual beginning at 184, Price gave AU an early 6-3 lead following his extra-time pin at the 7:48 mark. Despite the advantage, King bounced back with a pin at heavyweight, followed by a decision at 125, as it marched out to a 12-6 lead. Following a Tornado forfeit at 133, which handed junior Zak Hale his 14th victory of the season, King added to its lead with a win by fall at 141. With the pin, the visitors carried an 18-12 lead with four bouts remaining. Entering the night with eight pins on the season, it took Telhada just over four minutes to claim the pin over King’s Landon Reed at 149. With the victory, Telhada evened up the team score at 18-18. Turner fed off the momentum from Telhada’s win and needed just over two minutes to hand Anderson the lead back, as he pinned Travis Edwards at 149. For Turner, the win by fall was his seventh pin of the season, as he improves to 13-4 on the campaign. King’s Kody Eichlein brought the Tornado back within four with a narrow 3-2 decision over AU’s Jared Costa. With the dual on the line, sophomore Tre’vontay Rhodes secured the team triumph with a 16-2 major decision over Trevor Wentt at 174. The win was Rhodes’ 14th win of the season and fourth of his last five bouts. Anderson looks to continue its winning ways inside the region when it heads to the Super Region 2 Duals on Jan. 30 in Tiffin, Ohio. The Trojans will face four opponents in an eight-hour timeslot, beginning with Ashland at 9 a.m. and Findlay at 11 a.m. The Black and Gold close out the Duals with a 1 p.m. matchup with host, Tiffin, and eventually close the day with a 3 p.m. meeting against Lake Erie. Results: 184: Jesse Masters (KING) dec. Michael Gallagher (AU), 5-4 (KING 3-0) 197: Austin Price (AU) pinned Eldon Valery (KING), 7:48 (AU 6-3) 285: Garrett Fosdyck (KING) pinned Wyatt McCrackin (AU), 1:20 (KING 9-6) 125: Jon Boatman (KING) dec. Tyler Fitzpatrick (AU), 3-2 (KING 12-6) 133: Zak Hale (AU) won by forfeit (TIE 12-12) 141: Frank Yattoni (KING) pinned Charlton Clark (AU), 1:00 (KING 18-12) 149: Dan Telhada (AU) pinned Landon Reed (KING), 4:01 (TIE 18-18) 157: Sean Turner (AU) pinned Travis Edwards (KING), 2:09 (AU 24-18) 165: Kody Eichlein (KING) dec. Jared Costa (AU), 3-2 (AU 24-21) 174: Trevontay Rhodes (AU) maj. dec. Trevor Wentt (KING), 16-2 (AU 28-21) BOUT-BY-BOUT 184: Masters (KING) dec. Gallagher (AU), 5-4 Masters opened scoring with a takedown with just under two minutes left in the opening period. Following a Gallagher escape, Masters added his second takedown of the period with 49 seconds left, but Gallagher escaped with seven seconds left and faced a 4-2 deficit after the first period. Gallagher added his third escape early in the second period for the round’s only scoring. In the final two minutes, Masters posted his lone escape to take a 5-3 lead. The Tornado was called for a stall late in the period, but the deficit was too much for Gallagher to overcome. 197: Price (AU) pinned Valery (KING), 7:48 Both grapplers could not find much offense, as two early escapes in the second and third periods by each wrestler was the lone scoring in regulation. With the next point winning the bout, Price was able to toss Valery and capture the pin with just 12 seconds left in the sudden-victory round. 285: Fosdyck (KING) pinned McCrackin (AU), 1:20 Fosdyck grabbed an early takedown to open the bout and needed just over a minute to earn the pin in the heavyweight bout. 125: Boatman (KING) dec. Fitzpatrick (AU), 3-2 Boatman recorded a takedown with just under a minute remaining in the first period for the round’s only points. Boatman racked up the riding time in the second period, as he remained on top for the full two minutes of the round. In the third period, Boatman was called for stalling three times, handing Fitzpatrick two points to even the score at 2-2. With over a full minute of riding time when the final horn sounded, Boatman earned the extra point and claimed the decision. 133: Hale (AU) won by forfeit The two-time national qualifier has now won 14 of his last 15 bouts. 141: Yattoni (KING) pinned Clark (AU), 1:00 The Tornado posted an early takedown seconds in the bout was able to turn Clark for the first-round pin. 149: Telhada (AU) pinned Reed (KING), 4:01 The upset-minded Reed earned the first points with a takedown just 20 seconds into the bout. Looking to get on top for the first time, Telhada earned a reversal with two minutes left in the period and remained on top for the remainder of the bout. Telhada added to his lead with nine near-fall points to close out the first period. Telhada continued his attack in the second period, tallying three near-fall points 28 seconds into the bout, before eventually pinning Reed and tying the team score at 18-18. 157: Turner (AU) pinned Edwards (KING), 2:09 Two takedowns by each grappler handed Edwards a quick 3-2 lead a minute into the match. Looking to bounce back, Turned tallied a reversal and eventually followed with two near-fall points to take a 6-3 lead. While remaining on top, Turner began to flip Edwards and earn the first-period pin at 157. 165: Eichlein (KING) dec. Costa (AU), 3-2 A takedown from Eichlein with just over a minutes left in the first period, gave the Tornado an early 2-0 lead. Costa was able to escape Eichlein just six seconds later and faced a one-point deficit heading into the second period. Choosing to go on the bottom, Eichlein added to his lead with an escape and took the 3-1 lead into the final period. To open the final round, Costa escaped Eichlein just two seconds in, but could not find the score again, falling by decision. 174: Rhodes (AU) maj. dec. Wentt (KING), 16-2 Wentt claimed a takedown just before the two-minute mark, but Rhodes immediately countered and went on top with a reversal to even the score at 2-2. Moments later, Rhodes quickly added to his lead with six near-fall points to take an 8-2 lead into the second period. Starting neutral, Rhodes grabbed his second takedown of the bout early into the second round and later posted two near-points. With the scoring, Rhodes carried a 12-2 lead into the final two minutes. In the last round, Rhodes added two more takedowns to eventually take the 16-2 major decision.

ALAMOSA, Colo. -- On Thursday night, the Western State Colorado University wrestling team defeated rivals Adams State University in convincing fashion. The Mountaineers surrendered only two matches, taking a 43-10 dual victory. Western (7-1, 3-0 RMAC), ranked 11th in Division II, remained undefeated in conference duals, notching a big road dual victory against ASU (0-4, 0-4 RMAC). In all Western's victories on Thursday, the Mountaineers scored bonus points. After dropping the first match of the night, ASU looked to have momentum in Plachy Hall Gym. However, the Grizzlies decided to forfeit the 133-pound match, tying the dual at six points. The Mountaineers then rattled off three victories. At 141 pounds, Corbin Bennetts (Jr., Buena Vista, Colorado) earned a 14-2 major decision before Ian Steen (So., Graham, Washington) earned a fall 25 seconds into the 149-pound match. Shawn Beiriger (RFr., Del Norte, Colorado) then followed with a fall of his own at 157 pounds, giving Western a 22-6 lead. ASU would get four points back at 165 pounds, the final points of the match for the home team. Returning All-American Elliot Copeland (Sr., Bennett, Colorado) at 174 pounds made quick work of his opponent in the next match. Copeland earned a 15-4 major decision in his first dual match of the season. The Mountaineers earned another forfeit at 184 pounds, before Sam Mangum (Sr., McAllen, Texas) earned his fourth tech fall of the season, 18-3. At 285 pounds, Peter Anguiano (Sr., Elk Grove, California) recorded his sixth fall of the season, 2:43 into the match. Western will send wrestlers to the Rocky Mountain Collegiate Open on Saturday before continuing the dual season against Colorado State University - Pueblo on Jan. 29 at 7 p.m. in Pueblo, Colorado.

United World Wrestling opted this week to change the sport of wrestling. After four decades of the same presentation of wrestling, the federation chose a massive overhaul of mat colors and uniforms for referees and wrestlers. The impact of the decision can't be overstated. The original mats, the bright yellow and red that are ubiquitous to wrestling rooms around the globe, were chosen for a different age. All the way back in 1972 ABC asked the federation to adopt the mat color to better coincide with -- get this -- the color of the broadcaster's jackets for the Munich Games. The motivation in using bright yellow was to help penetrate the black and white television still widely in use and provide some color-pop for television sets who were in the first phases of Technicolor. The new mats -- blue and orange in the theme of the federation's new style -- are not made darker to suit any broadcaster's jacket. In an attempt to provide an improved, more subtle viewing experience, the mats have been darkened to allow the colors of the athletes uniforms to be highlighted. There is less need to impress ABC and more need to impress online audiences. Gone are the standard red and blue of the international singlet. The new colors will be a representation of the flag, national animal, or whatever else is chosen by the member federations. Designs, meant to appeal to audiences and allow a quicker recognition of wrestlers from a distance, will be a massive boon to the sport's televised appeal. Against the darkened backdrop the uniforms will look in-place -- whereas set against curb yellow the viewing experience would be akin to watching the Wizard of Oz on acid. Wrestlers aren't the only ones to change their uniforms, referees will no longer dress like a traveling band of gypsies. The suit and yellow ties have been replaced with trousers and a polo shirt. The change will allow the referees more flexibility to get closer to the action and take the viewer's attention away from their wedding attire and back where it belongs: the wrestlers. And finally ... the death of the singlet. The favorite baton by which to whip the sport of wrestling has been eliminated. The distraction is gone and in its place an opportunity to increase youth participation and the revenue of teams who can market to those who want to "dress like the team." There will be different uniforms for all three styles, with women likely to keep an outfit more similar to the standard fare. Meanwhile Greco-Roman and freestyle will see drastic improvement, with much less exposed spandex and almost certainly some type of shorts. The uniform designs are still being tested, revised and reviewed. The sports community demanded that wrestling make modernizations to the sport, and it has responded. At its core the sport will remain the same, the truths about what it takes to succeed on the mat are unchanged by what the competitors are wearing. Wrestling is wrestling no matter the surface, no mind the color scheme, so why not make it better? To be clear, the singlet, like a bad first job, was not a mistake but a learning experience. In its time and place a single piece of shiny lycra was the solution, but after five decades of being battered by its bad publicity it's time to bury it for good. In America, lycra has come to define wrestling, but that wasn't always the case and a return to something more "modest" isn't without precedent. Also worth noting is that countries around the world have wrestled for centuries and never once have they worn a singlet. The change has arrived and though it wasn't as fast as some wanted and will feel unnatural to others, it's the next step in a long process of wrestling to reach more people around the globe. Wrestling is changing, and that's good for business. To your questions ... Q: Is Joey McKenna taking some sort of Olympic redshirt this year? -- @Robbybobbi Foley: No. He just hasn't enrolled in school. From what I understand he can take a year, or maybe two, to start his collegiate career, and he seems to be taking his time. Olympic redshirts can only be taken in Olympic years. Joey McKenna won a Junior World silver (Photo/T.R. Foley)Though much of the USA and the world has focused on the meteoric rise of Aaron Pico, McKenna matched his output at last year's Junior World Championships, earning a runner-up finish. Since then he's also placed third at Midlands and is signed up to compete at Medved -- who for those who don't know -- is one of the toughest tournaments of the year. McKenna has the chance to be a world-caliber wrestler and it'll be interesting to see if he makes his way to Stanford or stays closer to home to continue training at Lehigh. I've never been that talented at a physical thing so it's difficult to know which option is best. I'd imagine the best decision would be the one that feels most natural today, as he committed to Stanford 18 months ago -- well before his recent spat of success. Q: I'm interested in your thoughts on what is going to happen with wrestling as a result of the full cost of attendance now being granted for Power 5 conference schools. I work in athletics development at a major Division I university. We hit our goal this year of just over $15 million raised. Our increased cost for full cost of attendance in 2015 will be $700,000 and in 2016 by over $1.2 million (or approximately what it costs to run the wrestling program). There's no doubt that programs will be dropped by Power 5 schools -- wrestling, swimming, baseball, track ... you name it. I could foresee a situation where the Power 5 conferences will be whittled down to a handful of sports (a dozen teams or so). This is, of course, terrible news for wrestling and all Olympic sports. However, I wonder if it may turn into good news. I could foresee a scenario where Power 5 schools are basically semi-pro football and basketball with some women's sports thrown in to comply with Title IX. Then, the remaining conferences, not being able to offer the full cost of attendance stipend, being closer to the true essence of college athletics -- offering scholarships but not having the semi-professional funding that we have in the Power 5 today. Being more similar to a enrollment driven schools, I could see mid-majors adding Olympic sports with some scholarship but not fully funded, knowing that kids want the opportunity to compete in college. Interesting article here. -- John H. Foley: You paint an apocalyptic scene. I don't know what the implosion of college athletics will look like, but I'm hoping for less "The Road" and more a triumphant phoenix rising from the ashes. I'd even settle for a scene reminiscent of "Mad Max." The paid athletes won't extend past the top sports, and like you mentioned there will need to be an offset on the women's side. That could mean contraction, but don't count out the creative bookkeeping of America's top colleges and universities. There is value in an academic scholarship, and with the skyrocketing cost of tuition that number is very high. Don't be surprised if that is no longer counted as a benefit, but as a dollar amount, a payment made to an employee. In-kind donations like clothing and other benefits like a training table, physical therapy, weight room, tutors and other items will all be listed as a cost to the athlete. When tallying up that variety of services many scholarships are well in excess of $50,000 per year, an amount sure to satisfy the requirement of pay-to-play. For the outsiders, the big-time players of NCAA football and basketball, other considerations will need to be made, but those can also be offset by donations and individual sponsorship. Imagine if Johnny Manziel could sign autographs drunk at 4 a.m.? Kid would've been making $80k in cash and kill the argument about proper compensation. The line from fixed budgets to an open marketplace for the purchase and retention of talent, will not be straight. The process will be slow and complicated, but none of it will be adjusted at the insistence of a few hundred thousand wrestlers. The wrestling community has a nasty habit of not adapting to change, and should the athletes in basketball and football start cashing checks, it would be to our advantage to not complain. What had complaining ever earned the community. Title IX has been proven a loser cause in 2015, while Division I enrollment-based schools has been proven a winner. Even the Save Olympic Wrestling movement didn't succeed simply because we moaned loudly, but because we made changes. What might those changes need to be? I think wrestling needs to look at a model outside of the college system. We see in countries around the world that there can be a robust model at the club level. Will that support the 250k youth wrestlers in America? Unclear, but with creative leadership it might. Wrestling has its own media outlets and speaks to itself. Most wrestling programs are earning as much money from yearly donations as they are taking money from the school's they represent. Maybe not every school, but there are more than a few that can make that claim. Could wrestling convert those fans to adjoining Club programs? Life outside the NCAA might be more interesting. There would be less red tape and more opportunity to change the rules when necessary, as opposed to when the NCAA deems it appropriate. Maybe wrestling in America could adopt freestyle rules and better help prepare young wrestlers for the Russian and Iranian opponents they face on the international scene? If we accept that the sporting world is going to change, then we can be more capable of delivering a clear response. We'll need leadership and we'll need to absorb some losses, but wrestling -- the sport, the lifestyle you and I and so many others enjoy -- is not at threat. You can't eliminate something that exists in the blood of every human on the planet. You can erase the sport of curling from memory, because sliding a rock across ice isn't part of human nature, but you can never eliminate the desire to wrestle, or the role it has played in history. We are better off than 90 percent of the at-risk sports. If wrestling can put aside its indignation at being deemed "at-risk" we could avoid the way of the Dodo and recognize that sure as the world spins the people on it will change their minds. So should we. MULTIMEDIA HALFTIME Marcelo Garcia is likely the greatest grappler to have ever walked the planet. He also, by chance, is one of the planet's nicest. This month he promoted three brown belts to black, but before he did the ADCC and world champion took time to tell his class that it takes more than brawn and grit to become a black belt. It also takes generosity and kindness. The first ten minutes are the most interesting. Special congratulations to my best friend and college wrestling teammate Will Durkee who yesterday received his black belt from monster human being and jiu-jitsu royalty Roberto "Cyborg" Abreu. Durkee introduced me to jiu-jitsu and is one the biggest wrestling heads I know. I'm sure he'll be an excellent role model for lower belts and will continue to find success in competition. Best Move of the Year! Post by United World Wrestling. Q: I was wondering what your thoughts are on having dual meets held concurrently with other sporting events. I keep score at the University of Nebraska. For the second year, we held a both a dual meet and a gymnastics meet at the same time, on the same floor. We've come to label it as Tumble N Rumble. I think some other schools have done this too. We've also held high school duals before our duals too to draw in crowds and highlight the sport of wrestling. This year we also held two high school duals before the Rumble N Tumble, featuring some good schools, Grand Island and Omaha Skutt of Nebraska, and Blue Springs and Staley of Missouri. I think this has helped grow interest in both sports. I'm curious what your thoughts are and if you have experienced these types of events. -- Jared H. Foley: That's a very interesting idea -- a little bit of creative marketing has never ever hurt wrestling or gymnastics. I like gymnastics and consider it a cousin sport to wrestling, demanding a power to strength to body awareness combination not seen in basketball, football or ... curling. Though I haven't heard of this partnership until now, by mentioning this idea I'm sure more schools will look at creating this type of interaction. With what success is unclear, but in finding new fans the sport of wrestling can help grow on its recent success in the media. Best of luck! Q: Has anybody ever tried to have a pro wrestling tournament? Make it golf-style results, top X amount of finishers in each weight class get guaranteed money. It seems to me that when companies pick certain wrestlers to wrestle for money or try to create leagues, they come off as too manufactured. Everybody likes a tournament where the underdog can pull upsets and the winner is the actual best of that weight class. If sports like running, sailing, golf, spelling bees, etc. can get air time and sponsors, wrestling should be able to get them easily, in my somewhat unbiased opinion. Start off small and over time increase the money as popularity grows and so will the wrestlers and sponsors. This seems like a more stable platform for pro wrestling than coming up with semi-arbitrary dual meets. Your takedown tournaments would work in this format as well. -- Tom V. Foley: I have the solution: The Weight Class Grand Prix System. You invite the top, most marketable wrestlers in the world for a one-day weight class grand prix. Two groups of five with the top finishers in the group going for a cash prize. Sponsorships, livestreaming and media coverage would be easier than ever to access as the model has already proven effective in other sports, including the Copa Podio in jiu-jitsu. For example, the USA could host the 74 kilos Grand Prix in New Jersey. Get a well-outfitted 4k seat arena with VIP areas, beer sales and some good in-arena effects. Invite Burroughs, Dake, Howe and Taylor who are all guys from the region, throw in Tsargush (Russian from Brighton Beach) and any Iranian you choose (as we've seen, they travel very well). Now make the prize to win $100k and you will have a media frenzy. There would need to be 18 Grand Prix event and some of these would need to be doubled up within a country, but by spreading the wealth and making the event about one weight class, it's likely that the talent will concentrate for the experience, attention and cash. Interesting Comment of the Week! By Jacob R. I am not sure if this is something you have ever experienced, but on countless occasions while catching a cab or Uber to the airport, train station, or wherever, I have had the most interesting discussions about international wrestling with my drivers. If the dude is from Iran, it comes as no surprise that he will have great knowledge of who the best wrestlers are from that country as well as who the top guys are from the U.S. This is likewise the case for drivers from Mongolia, Turkey, and Russia. I can't wait to meet someone from Senegal! As a fan of international wrestling it is always a pleasure to talk with folks from other parts of the world and get their take on things. Follow-Up on Last Week's Big Ten Question: Paul Diefenbach of Okemos, Michigan: Of the 14 who won Big 10 titles every year, three were confirmed as unbeaten, five were found to have losses, and six could not be determined. Here is some info on two of the six: Jim Heffernan lost to Jude Skove of Ohio State in February 1985. Ed Banach was probably unbeaten. His sophomore- senior losses in 1981-84 were to Mark Schultz of Oklahoma (2), Mike Mann of Iowa State (3), and Colin Kilrain of Lehigh. His last freshman loss was to Rick Worel of Cal Poly. I can't find the other two losses, but both occurred before Christmas 1980 and therefore were not Big Ten duals.

The North Central College wrestling team hosted Wheaton College on Thursday night and earned a 24-23 conference win after both sides battled through injuries. The Cardinals took a different route with their lineup by moving six of their wrestlers up a weight class after inserting recent College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin Wrestler of the Week (CCIW) Howard Beatty into the 141-pound class. At 125, sophomore Dominic Boggia started the night off against the Thunder's Carlos Fuentez. Fuentez won with a 19-5 major decision, putting the Thunder up 4-0. The Cardinals took the 133-pound class when Brandon Malone dominated the Thunder's Tom Foy with a 6-0 decision giving the team three points. This started off a string of success for the Cardinals with Beatty (141) and Layten Binion (149) winning both of their matches. Beatty quickly handled Jeremiah Brown of the Thunder by pinning him at 1:59. Binion had a tough matchup with the Thunder's Campbell Morton, but he pulled out a 6-2 decision to make the overall score 12-4. The dual took a bad turn for the Cardinals after the Thunder's Mark Savenok (157), Stephen Aiello (165) and Frank Aiello (174) all won their matchups. Savenok would beat the Cardinals' Nathan Segal (157) with a 7-2 decision. Blake Olson (165) lost his matchup with Stephen Aiello with a fall at 4:55 and Eric Kirkman (174) lost against Frank Aiello with a 13-5 major decision. The score stood at 17-12 with the Thunder in front before the Cardinals' Matt Marcotte (184) hit the mat against Tim Blickle. The match was in favor of Blickle for most of the time but Marcotte would roar back and come up with a surprise pin at 6:46 which put the Cardinals up 18-17. The Cardinal's Vincent Pizzo (197) faced a tougher matchup in the Thunder's Dan Olsen, who is 20-4 on the year. Pizzo gave a strong effort but would be pinned at 4:16. The Cardinals found some luck when the Thunder could not field a wrestler in the 285-class due to injuries, thus giving Dylan Mahler a victory due to medical forfeit. This final decision gave the Cardinals a 24-23 win, improving their overall record to 4-3 and their CCIW record to 1-1. The Cardinals travel to the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater on Saturday for the Border Brawl Duals that begin at 9:00 a.m. Links to live video and stats can be found at northcentralcardinals.com.

The No. 2 University of Wisconsin-Whitewater wrestling team won its 17th consecutive Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference dual match Thursday, taking seven of the 10 individual bouts to defeat fifth-ranked UW-La Crosse 23-9 on the road. The Warhawks (12-1 overall, 5-0 WIAC) secured two wins by major decision and another five by decision in a closely-contested bout. After the Eagles (15-4, 3-1) won at 133 pounds to tie the affair at 3-3, UW-Whitewater was victorious in three consecutive matches to surge to a 13-3 advantage. UW-La Crosse took two of the next three before the Warhawks finished with two straight victories to secure the win. Seniors Elroy Perkin (Greenfield/Whitnall) and Anthony Edgren (New Lisbon/New Lisbon) highlighted the night for UW-Whitewater with major decisions at their respective weights. Perkin, ranked fourth by the National Wrestling Coaches Association and third by D3wrestle.com, knocked off No. 2/6 Kasey Einerson 10-2 at 149 pounds. Perkin jumped out to a 7-2 lead in the first period with a takedown, reversal and near fall, and extended his lead to earn four points and improve his record to 7-3 for the year. Edgren, the consensus No. 8 wrestler in the nation at 285 pounds, enjoyed a big third period to down Cody Endres 9-0. Edgren recorded three near falls, including two three-pointers, to pick up four points. Junior Shane Siefert (Mundelein, IL/Carmel) improved to 18-2 at 197 pounds with an 8-3 decision over fellow top-five wrestler Eric Twohey. Siefert, the consensus No. 1 in the country, earned a takedown and two near falls against Twohey, ranked fifth, in the first period. Other winners for the Warhawks included juniors Matt Adcock (Bloomingdale, IL/Lake Park), Tom Gerszewski (Crystal Lake, IL/Crystal Lake South), sophomores Zac Denny (Machesney Park, IL/Harlem) and Jordan Newman (Blaine, MN/St. John's Military Academy). Adcock, who entered the match ranked eighth by D3wrestle.com and 10th by the NWCA at 141 pounds, overcame a 4-2 deficit in the second period to win 8-5 and to improve to 15-7 on the season. Gerszewski slotted 10th by the NWCA and ninth by D3wrestle.com, rode a first-period takedown to earn a 6-1 decision at 157. Denny (125 pounds) and Newman (174) each scored first in their respective matches and hung on late for victories. Denny tallied a 5-3 decision, while Newman, ranked 10th by the NWCA, registered a 4-2 decision. UW-Whitewater hosts the six-team Rocky Rococo Border Brawl Duals this Saturday at Kachel Fieldhouse. The Warhawks open the day against Concordia (Wis.) at 11 a.m. Results: 125: Z. Denny (UW-Whitewater) d. Ryan Weinmann (UW-La Crosse) by decision, 5-3 133: No. 10/10 Dustin Weinmann (UW-La Crosse) d. No. 5/7 R. Hauser (UW-Whitewater) by decision, 11-5 141: No. 10/8 M. Adcock (UW-Whitewater) d. Cody See (UW-La Crosse) by decision, 8-5 149: No. 4/3 E. Perkin (UW-Whitewater) d. No. 2/6 Kasey Einerson (UW-La Crosse) by major decision, 10-2 157: No. 10/9 T. Gerszewski (UW-Whitewater) d. Derek Weinmann (UW-La Crosse) by decision, 6-1 165: No. 6/5 Tyler Schneider (UW-La Crosse) d. T. Becker (UW-Whitewater) by decision, 5-1 174: No. 10 J. Newman (UW-Whitewater) d. Sean O'Neil (UW-La Crosse) by decision, 4-2 184: No. 5/5 Richard Carlson (UW-La Crosse) d. No. 8/9 R. Aprahamian (UW-Whitewater) by decision, 4-1 197: No. 1/1 S. Siefert (UW-Whitewater) d. No. 5/5 Eric Twohey (UW-La Crosse) by decision, 8-3 285: No. 8/8 A. Edgren (UW-Whitewater) d. Cody Endres (UW-La Crosse) by major decision, 9-0

No. 15 Fort Hays State picked up three falls, two technical falls and 17 bonus points on the way to a 41-8 victory over Newman on Wednesday, Jan. 21 at Gross Memorial Coliseum. The Tigers (6-5, 2-1 MIAA) secured the conference victory behind seven individual match wins, including falls from Bradley Little (157), Jon Inman (184) and Cash Drylie (197). Noah Killip (141) and Trey Page (285) had technical falls while Kregg Clarke picked up a major decision in the win. FHSU closed the dual with six consecutive victories. After an open weight at 125 pounds gave FHSU a 6-0 lead in the match, Newman cut the lead to three (6-3) after Dustin Reed (NU) won by decision, 5-2, against Anthony Calderon at 133 pounds. Killip (141) dominated in his bout with Travis Rodenbaugh to give FHSU an 11-3 lead, picking a 16-1 technical fall. Scoreless through the first, Killip exploded in the second period to take a 10-1 lead. Killip recorded two take downs, two two-point near-falls and a stalling point in the second. After a takedown to start the third, Killip turned Rodenbaugh for three near-fall points as time expired – recording the technical fall in seven minutes with a riding time point. Newman answered with a technical fall of its own at 149 pounds, as Taylor Mies (NU) won, 18-2, in 3:40 over Matt Ziegler to bring the Tigers' lead back to three (11-8). At 157 pounds, three first period takedowns helped Bradley Little take control early against Forlanda Parker (NU), though he wouldn't need the points after a second period reversal gave way towards a pin in 3:15. Kregg Clarke furthered the Tigers lead (21-8) at 165 pounds, knocking off Zach Duwe (NU) by major, 9-1. Clarke had takedowns in the first two periods to gain the advantage, earning the major with a three-point near-fall and over three minutes of riding time for the match. No. 8 Josh Rodriguez just missed a major decision in his match with Michael Kubik (NU), winning 7-1 after adding a riding time point to two takedowns and a reversal. FHSU led, 24-8, at that point. Inman, also ranked eighth nationally, made quick work of Newman's Dalton Weidl at 184 pounds, pinning his opponent in 2:45. Inman picked up a takedown early and after an official reset, stuck Weidl to pick up his 10th fall of the year. Drylie (197) followed with a pin of his own in 3:39 against Bobby Bowman. Up 3-2 after the first, Drylie reversed Bowman in the second before recording the pin near the midway point of the second to give FHSU a 36-8 lead. Sixth-ranked Page closed the match with the Tigers' second technical fall of the night, dominating his match with Lex Plummer to win, 15-0, in the first period. Page had a takedown and 13 near-fall points in the first 2:27 of the match to secure the win. Seniors Garrett Jones (133), Bryce Lewis (165), Rodriguez and Page were honored prior to the match for Senior Night. FHSU is back in action on Friday, Jan. 23 at No. 3 Nebraska-Kearney. Match time in Kearney, Neb., is set for 6 p.m. Results: 125 – Adam Ludwin (FHSU) wins by forfeit ... FHSU leads, 6-0 133 – Dustin Reed (NU) wins by decision (5-2) over Anthony Calderon (FHSU) … FHSU leads, 6-3 141 – Noah Killip (FHSU) wins by technical fall (16-1, 7:00) over Travis Rodenbaugh (NU) … FHSU leads, 11-3 149 – Taylor Mies (NU) wins by technical fall (18-2, 3:40) over Matt Ziegler (FHSU) … FHSU leads, 11-8 157 – Bradley Little (FHSU) wins by fall (3:15) over Forlanda Parker (NU) … FHSU leads, 17-8 165 – Kregg Clarke (FHSU) wins by major decision (9-1) over Zach Duwe (NU) … FHSU leads, 21-8 174 – No. 8 Josh Rodriguez (FHSU) wins by decision (7-1) over Michael Kubik (NU) … FHSU leads, 24-8 184 – No. 8 Jon Inman (FHSU) wins by fall (2:45) over Dalton Wiedl (NU) … FHSU leads, 30-8. 197 – Cash Drylie (FHSU) wins by fall (3:39) over Bobby Bowman (NU) … FHSU leads, 36-8 285 – No. 6 Trey Page (FHSU) wins by technical fall (15-0, 2:27) over Lex Plummer (NU) … FHSU leads, 41-8

WAYNESBURG, Pa. -- Waynesburg University and Washington & Jefferson got the 2014-15 Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) schedule off to a thrilling start on Wednesday night at the Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse. The Yellow Jackets bounced back from a slow start by winning the final three matches of the evening to pull out a 22-17 victory over the Presidents. The Yellow Jackets (15-6, 1-0) tied their program record for most dual victories in a season. Waynesburg and W&J's (2-10, 0-1) lineups featured a combined nine wrestlers who have been featured in either the D3wrestle.com or NWCA rankings this season. The Presidents got out to a fast start with decisions at 125, 133 and 141 pounds, respectively, to take a 9-0 lead. Waynesburg senior Luke Lohr got his team off the slide by notching an 11-2 major decision that trimmed the deficit down to 9-4. The Presidents responded with a major decision of their own at 157 pounds to go back up by nine points (13-4), before senior Sam Guidi put together perhaps the most dominant showing of the evening, which came by way of a pin in 1:04. W&J rebounded with a major decision win at 174 to make the score 17-10, but the Jackets were just about to finally put the match out of reach. Waynesburg senior Patrick Jennings got into some early trouble in his bout at 184 pounds, but was able to come back and grab a crucial 6-5 decision thanks to takedown late in the third period. A forfeit at 197 pounds gave the Jackets its first lead of the night at 19-17 and set up a winner-take-all bout at heavyweight. Jacket junior Greg Kumer faced off with President freshman Antonio Santoro. Both 285-pounders managed an escape each through regulation and the contest went into overtime. After a scoreless minute of sudden victory, the bout advance into the thirty-second ride-out periods. Santoro won the coin flip and escaped from the down position to go up 2-1. During the second-period Kumer not only escaped but was also able to pick up the bout and match-clinching takedown before time expired. With the win, Waynesburg improved to 7-0 against W&J under head coach Ron Headlee. The Jackets are off until Thursday, Jan. 29, when they host Penn State Dubois. Start time is scheduled for 7 p.m. Results: 125 – Seth Carr (WJ) 6, Gordan Bieber 2 0-3 133 – Jacob Spearman (WJ) 5, Filippo Crivelli 3 0-6 141 – Daniel Pommerer (WJ) 12, Dom Ciaramella 8 0-9 149 – Luke Lohr (WU) 11-2 Maj. Dec. Logan Strope 4-9 157 – Nick Carr (WJ) 18-4 Maj. Dec. Derek Hull 4-1 3 165 – Sam Guidi (WU) Pin 1:04 Declan Haggerty 10-13 174 – Sonnieboy Blanco (WJ) 18-4 Maj. Dec. Eric Tuck 10-17 184 – Patrick Jennings (WU) 6, William Oberschelp 513-17 197 – Gennaro Bonaventura (WU) wins by forfeit 19-17 285 – Greg Kumer (WU) 4-2 OT Antonio Santoro 22-17 Exhib. (125) – Mike Roberts (WU) 7, Samuel Horwitz 4 Exhib. (157) – Landon Lohr (WU) 11, Blynn Shideler 4

ALAMOSA, Colo. -- No. 19 Colorado Mesa won eight of the ten bouts in a 39-7 win over Adams State in a Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference wrestling dual in Plachy Hall. The Mavericks benefited from a pair of forfeits in the dual and also picked up three pins on the night. The dual started at 133 pounds where the Mavericks picked up one of the two forfeits on the night. That brought Daniel Salazar up at 141 pounds. Salazar fell behind early 2-0 but rebounded with a pin of JC Henderson at the 4:16 mark of the match. No. 3 James Martinez earned the second pin of the night at 157 pounds when he pinned Jacob Deaguero at the 3:34 mark of the match. Martinez led the match 13-0 before putting Deaguero on his back for good. Jordan Passehl had the final pin of the night for Colorado Mesa. Passehl earned his pin in 41 seconds over Grizzly Austin Andrade. Nick Swanson, Bruno Nicoletti and Paco Retana all earned decision wins on the night as well. Colorado Mesa will take their 10-0 dual meet record to Pueblo for a dual tomorrow night with the CSU-Pueblo ThunderWolves at 7:00pm. Results: 125: #3 Jerry Huff (ASU) dec Colby Christensen, 9-1 133: Jonathon Stelling (CMU) wins by forfeit 141: Daniel Salazar (CMU) pins JC Henderson, 4:16 149: Nick Swanson (CMU) dec Devin Vasquez, 9-4 157: #3 James Martinez (CMU) pins Jacob Deaguero, 3:34 165: Mark Mabry (ASU) dec Jessie Hoffschneider, 7-6 174: Bruno Nicoletti (CMU) dec Mario Garcia, 5-4 184: Mitch Wyatt (CMU) wins by forfeit 197: Paco Retana (CMU) dec Amer Tipura, 7-4 285: Jordan Passehl (CMU) pins Austin Andrade, 0:41

PEMBROKE -- Visiting Coker used Derrick Booth's 5-2 decision at 165 pounds to forge a 15-8 lead, but the 14th-ranked UNC Pembroke wrestling team won each of the final four matches of the evening to register a 20-15 win over the upset-minded Cobras on Wednesday evening in the English E. Jones Center. The Braves (6-2) have now won 17 of their last 19 dual matches dating back to December 2013, including both series matchups with Coker. The setback snapped a four-match win streak for the Cobras (10-2) whose only other loss this season was to 12th-ranked Newberry. Coker grabbed each of the night's first two matches, including Derrick Nelson's first-period (1:44) pin of Quan Le at 133 pounds, to stake claim to an early 9-0 advantage, but Daniel Ownbey got the Braves on the board a short time later with a dominant 17-5 major decision over RaSean McArthur. Rashad Cunningham got the visitors back on track with an 11-4 decision over newcomer Hayden Fry in the 149-pound bout, but Reggie Allen helped the hosts chop into their deficit once again with a 12-2 major decision over Derrick Rothermel at 157 pounds. Booth took down a determined Joe Remaklus in the 165-pound match to pad Coker's lead back out to seven points, but Terrence Zaleski sparked a comeback for UNCP in the 174-pound contest when he rallied back from an early 5-2 deficit to slip by Rocco Hladney, 12-11. Mikey Thomas pulled out an overtime win over Luis Peguero at 184 pounds to pull the Black & Gold to within two points, before Stuart Nadeau gave his team the lead for good on the shoulders of a 4-2 decision over Robert Parland in the 197-pound bout. Chris Giddens sealed the outcome with a 5-2 win over John Allen Griswold in a battle of the heavyweights. The Braves will be back in action again on Thursday when they make the short trip up U.S. 74 to take on St. Andrews (6-6) on Harris Court. Wrestling action is slated to get underway at 7 p.m. Results: 125: Mikel Nelson (CC) dec. Caison Scott (UNCP) D 9-3 133: Derrick Nelson (CC) pinned Quan Le (UNCP) F 1:44 141: No. 2 Daniel Ownbey (UNCP) maj. dec. RaSean McArthur (CC) M 17-5 149: Rashad Cunningham (CC) dec. Hayden Fry (UNCP) D 11-4 157: Reggie Allen (UNCP) maj. dec. Derrick Rothermel (CC) M 12-2 165: Derrick Booth (CC) dec. Joe Remaklus (UNCP) D 5-2 174: No. 4 Terrence Zaleski (UNCP) dec. Rocco Hladney (CC) D 12-11 184: Mikey Thomas (UNCP) dec. Luis Peguero (CC) TB-1 4-3 197: Stuart Nadeau (UNCP) dec. Robert Parland (CC) D 4-2 285: Chris Giddens (UNCP) dec. John Allen Griswold (CC) D 5-2 Exh (133): Arie Freeman (UNCP) pinned Varlee Kelleh (CC) F 4:39 Exh (285): Alex Green (CC) dec. Danny Berrier (UNCP) D 3-2 Starting Weight: 125 Records: Coker 11-2; UNC Pembroke 6-2

Springfield, Mass. -- The Springfield College wrestling program picked up six individual victories in a dual meet with Norwich, and defeated the Cadets, 29-12 on Wednesday evening in the Springfield College Field House. After freshman Kyle Layne (Croster, N.J.) won by forfeit at 133, sophomore Jacob Strohman (East Longmeadow) defeated James Duncan (Brewster, N.Y.), 10-1, to give the Pride a 10-0 lead. At 149, sophomore Zach Joseph (Clifton Park, N.Y.) defeated Connor Gatto (Uxbridge, Mass.) by tech fall, 16-0, to give the Pride a 15-0 lead, before senior Eric Hamrick (Collingswood, N.J.) pinned Alex Kwmuntis (Peabody, Mass.) in 2:38 to give the Pride a 21-0 lead. At 165, the nation's top-ranked Dylan Foley (Southborough, Mass.) bested Tyler Jacobs (Madison, Conn.) by tech fall, 17-2 to give the Pride a 26-0 lead, only to have William Burns (Mascoutah, Illi.) topple Will Henson (Barnstable, Mass.), 11-5, to give Norwich its first points of the day. With a 26-4 lead, Norwich's Nick Smith (Hanover, Mass.) won by forfeit at 184 before Jacob Towse (West Springfield, Mass.) knocked off sophomore Hunter Ayen (Gouverneur, N.Y.) at 197 by a score of 5-3, to make it 26-12 in favor of the hosts. In the last bout of the day, junior Irakli Kakauridze (Howell, N.J.) knocked off Steven Maldonado (Nyack, N.Y.) at 285 by decision, 5-2, to give Springfield the 29-12 dual meet victory. Springfield will resume action this weekend when it will host the NEWA Dual Championships on Sunday, January 25 in the Springfield College Field House at 9:30 a.m. 125 - No contest 133 - Kyle Layne (SPR) - wins by forfeit (6-0) (6-0) 141- Jacob Strohman (SPR) def. James Duncan (NOR) - (Dec., 10-1) (10-0) 149 - Zach Joseph (SPR) vs. Connor Gatto (NOR) - (TF 16-0)(16-0) 157 - Eric Hamrick (SPR) vs. Alex Kwmuntis (NOR) - (Fall 2:38)(20-0) 165- Dylan Foley (SPR) vs Tyler Jacobs (NOR) - TF, 17-2 (26-0) 174 - William Burns (NOR) vs. Will Henson - (Dec.,11-5) (26-3) 184 - Nick Smith (NOR) wins by forfeit - (6-0)(26-9) 197 - Jacob Towse (NOR) def. Hunter Ayen (SPR) vs.- (Dec.,5-3) (26-12) 285 - Irakli Kakauridze (SPR) def. Steven Maldonado (NOR) - (Dec., 5-2) (29-12)

Seton Hill cut an early 13-point deficit to four, but the 18th-ranked Pitt-Johnstown wrestlers used pins from Corey Bush and Zac Bennett and pulled away from the Griffins for a 26-12 PSAC victory, Wednesday night in the Sports Center. Pitt-Johnstown made it five straight wins and improved to 6-1 overall and 3-1 in the PSAC... (Full Results) The Mountain Cats jumped on the Griffins to start. Evan Link opened the match with a dominating 10-0 win over Mike Soria at 125 lbs., and Bush pinned Collin Dees at 4:31 to make it 10-0 Pitt-Johnstown. At 141 lbs., sixth-ranked Sam Hanau held off Pat Owens, 4-3, to increase it to 13-0. Seton Hill battled their way back in it with three straight decision wins. Ty Lydic's 3-1 overtime win over Cole Landowski at 149 lbs. got the Griffins on the board, before 2014 National Qualifier Zach Voytek dealt Steve Edwards a 6-3 loss at 157 lbs. Ryan Walters then earned a 9-5 decision over Boe Bonzo at 165 lbs. to get Seton Hill to within four. However, John Blankenship and Adam Nickelson followed with victories for the Mountain Cats to end the Griffins' run. At 174 lbs., Blankenship, ranked third in the region, dealt the region's sixth-ranked wrestler Brett Smith an 8-3 setback, and Nickelson dealt Christian Bosco a 12-3 major decision loss at 184 lbs. to build the Pitt-Johnstown lead to 20-9. After Devante Chance's lay-up extended it to 38-26, Dale Clancy hit a late free-throw for the Mountain Cats to make it 38-27 at the break. Seton Hill answered with a 7-6 overtime win by Morris Lawson over Forest Tuttle at 197 lbs., but it was a little too late for the Griffins. Bennett came out ant 285 lbs. and pinned Alex Soutiere at 58 seconds to give the Mountain Cats the 26-12 victory. With the loss, Seton Hill dropped to 5-3 overall and 2-3 in the PSAC. Pitt-Johnstown travels to Millersville for a conference match on Saturday and to Wheeling Jesuit (WV) on January, 30, before returning home to host Lake Erie (OH) on February 6 at 7 p.m. and a tri-match with Ohio Valley (WV) and Tiffin (OH) on February 7. 125 lbs. Evan Link (UPJ) Major Decision Mike Soria (SHU) 10-0 4-0 UPJ 133 lbs. Corey Bush (UPJ) Fall Collin Dees (SHU) 4:31 10-0 UPJ 141 lbs. #6 Sam Hanau (UPJ) Decision Pat Owens (SHU) 5-4 13-0 UPJ 149 lbs. Ty Lydic (SHU) Decision Cole Landowski (UPJ) 3-1 SV1 13-3 UPJ 157 lbs. Zach Voytek (SHU) Decision Steve Edwards (UPJ) 6-3 13-6 UPJ 165 lbs. Ryan Walters (SHU) Decision Boe Bonzo (UPJ) 9-5 13-9 UPJ 174 lbs. John Blankenship (UPJ) Decision Brett Smith (SHU) 8-3 16-9 UPJ 184 lbs. Adam Nickelson (UPJ) Major Decision Christian Bosco (SHU) 12-3 20-9 UPJ 197 lbs. Morris Lawson (SHU) Decision Forest Tuttle (UPJ) 7-6 OT 20-12 UPJ 285 lbs. Zac Bennett (UPJ) Fall Alex Soutiere (SHU) :58 26-12 UPJ

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- No. 17 Augustana College wrestling recorded pins at 133 and 184 pounds and improved to 2-0 in NSIC action in a 35-3 win over MSU Moorhead (3-4, 0-3 NSIC) on Wednesday night at the Elmen Center. The Vikings are now 13-4 on the season and have won six straight duals. Augustana won nine of the 10 bouts on the night, including the two pins. Augustana also benefitted from major decisions at 141 and 197 pounds. Top-ranked TJ North gave the Vikings an early 3-0 lead over the Dragons winning a 10-3 decision over Shane Novak at 125 pounds. North nearly gave the Vikings a 4-0 lead but Novak was able to get an escape with just two seconds left in the third period to avoid the major decision. After trailing for much of the first period and into the second, Morgan Engbrecht got a takedown near the end of the second period to take a 5-4 lead into the period of the 133-pound bout. Engbrecht continued to put on the pressure and eventually pinned MSUM's Blake Bosch in 6:34 to give the Vikings a 9-0 lead in the dual. Fourth-ranked Jeremiah Peterson extended Augustana's lead to 13-0 after winning a 9-1 major decision over Philippe Walker. Peterson grabbed a 5-0 lead in the first period and never let it go, extending his lead to 9-0 after a late escape and a takedown to get the major decision after Walker gained one point for riding time. Augustana extended its lead to 16-0 after Jacob Anderson won an 8-3 decision over Isaac Novace in the 149-pound bout. Bradyn Neises (157 pounds) was the next Viking to pick up a victory, winning a 5-3 decision over Garret Hoffner to push the lead to 19-0 at the midway point of the dual. Parker Swanson (165 pounds) won his 14th match of the season earning a 6-1 decision over Dan Murakami pushing the Augustana lead to 22-0. The Dragons got on the board in the 174-pound bout when Michael Joseph won a 5-2 decision over Logan Henning to make the score 22-3. The Vikings answered quickly in the 184-pound match when Aero Amo pinned Shawn Porter in 25 seconds to push Augustana's lead to 28-3. Fifth-ranked Jayd Docken went to work in the 197-pound bout, sealing the victory with four takedowns in the third period, earning a 14-3 major decision over Chris Bascon making the score 32-3 after nine bouts. Trailing 1-0 heading into the third period in the 285-pound bout, Michael Lowman stormed back to earn a 3-1 victory to make the final score 35-3 in favor of the Vikings. Augustana returns to NSIC action this Saturday, traveling to Marshall, Minn., to take on Southwest Minnesota State at 7 p.m. Match Scores 125: No. 1 TJ North won by decision (10-3) over Shane Novak; AC 3, MSUM 0 133: Morgan Engbrecht pinned Blake Bosch in 6:34; AC 9, MSUM 0 141: No. 4 Jeremiah Peterson won by major decision (9-1) over Philippe Walker; AC 13, MSUM 0 149: Jacob Anderson won by decision (8-3) over Isaac Novacek; AC 16, MSUM 0 157: Bradyn Neises won by decision (5-3) over Garret Hoffner; AC 19, MSUM 0 165: Parker Swanson won by decision (6-1) over Dan Murakami; AC 22, MSUM 0 174: Michael Joseph won by decision (5-2) over Logan Henning: AC 22, MSUM 3 184: Aero Amo pinned Shawn Porter in 0:25; AC 28, MSUM 3 197: Jayd Docken won by major decision (14-3) over Chris Bascon; AC 32, MSUM 3 285: Michael Lowman won by decision (3-1) over Nader Abdullatif; AC 35, MSUM 3